India’s GM Viswanathan Anand won the Sparkassen Trophy after playing out a draw in his fourth and final round No Castling’ game against longtime rival Vladimir Kramnik of Russia on Sunday.

Playing white in a Tarrasch variation, Anand, a former world champion, settled for a draw in 40 moves, to win the match 2.5-1.5. The Indian maestro won the opening game of the series before the next three ended in stalemate.