Good news for India, Viswanathan Anand capped a wonderful fortnight with not just the title at the Morelia-Linares Super Grandmasters chess tournament but also ensured that he would be listed world number one in the ratings to be released in April.

Most importantly, it marked the first time in a decade that Anand, who has been in world’s top-3 for last 15 years, that he will officially be rated as No. 1 in the world. Though, he won the World Championships in 2000, but Garry Kasparov was world No.1 then.

In the last round, Anand eschewed all risks and played a draw against Vassily Ivanchuk. This result took his tally to 8.5 points and with Magnus Carlsen, his closest rival, losing his final round to Peter Leko, Anand sealed the title. In theory, Anand won by a full point at 8.5 points and Topalov ended shared last with Leko with six points.

Via: Indiatimes