Anand Beats Gelfand And Retains The World Chess Championship 2012 Title

World chess champion the legendary Indian GM\Viswanathan Anand was able to retain his title after successfully beating the Israeli GM\Boris Gelfand  in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow .The match that  lasted from May 11 to 30 was over twelve games plus tiebreaks. The prize fund was US $2.55 million, the winner getting $1.53 million (60%), the loser $1.02 million (40%).

Scoreboard

Classical chess games

Players	Rtng	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Tot.	Perf.	+/–
Vishy Anand	2791	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	6.0	2727	–11
Boris Gelfand	2727	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	0	½	½	½	½	6.0	2791	+11

Rapid chess tiebreak games

Players	Rtng	R1	R2	R3	R4	Tot.	Perf.
Vishy Anand	2791	½	1	½	½	2.5	2815
Boris Gelfand	2727	½	0	½	½	1.5	2703

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