Mainz: World Champion Viswanathan Anand brushed aside the challenge of Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen to comprehensively win the Grenkeleasing Rapid world chess championship by a 3-1 margin.

Anand, now an 11-time winner with last eight times in a row, left the chess pundits gasping with some spectacular chess in the first game which had such a denting affect on Carlsen that he just could not manage a comeback.

For the records, Anand won the first two games itself and needed just a draw in the remainder of the 4-games final.