Vladimir Kramnik News
Magnus Carlsen was 22 years, 357 days old when he claimed the title of world chess champion.
The 50-year-old, who is making his maiden appearance on the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, had earlier lost to Peter Leko, Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik and Anish Giri.
Russia's Vladimir Kramnik got the better of Anand 2.5-0.5, leaving the Indian struggling at the bottom of the table on Thursday night.
Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's quest for a record sixth title suffered a setback as he slumped to a shock defeat against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the seventh round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament, here.
The highlights of Anand's campaign were the innovative ideas he displayed, suffered only defeat against Hikaru Nakamura in the third round.
Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia won the USD 200000 prize money tournament.
Kramnik got a small advantage in the middle game and nurtured it well when Anand did not find the best response.
Anand played some exemplary chess after a disastrous showing in the Gibraltar International.
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