World champion Viswanathan Anand finished second in the Pearl Spring Chess tournament after beating Etienne Bacrot of France on Saturday
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World champion Viswanathan Anand finished second in the Pearl Spring Chess tournament after beating Etienne Bacrot of France on Saturday.u00a0
This win was Anand's revenge for his fourth round loss to Bacrot.u00a0Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the title with a full point margin.
He overcame Vugar Gashimov of Azerbaijan after a hard-fought battle.Carlsen finished with seven points in all regaining the world number one ranking in unofficial live ratings.u00a0
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