April 24 - May 11, 2010
Viswanathan Anand won the championship against Topalov with a score of 6.5 to 5.5.
Veselin Topalov
Veselin Topalov
Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand .
Viswanathan Anand
Magnus Carlsen defeated Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2013 .
The world's most popular chess player in the world was Bobby Fischer. Nowadays Garry Kasparov is very popular as well. EDIT: All true. However, Kasparov no longer plays competitive chess so his popularity, as far as a chess player, has waned, and Fischer is, well, dead. Currently the most popular Grandmasters are Vaselin Topalov, Vishy Anand, and Magnus Carlsen, and, if you are from the USA, Hikaru Nakamura. Currently, Vishy Anand is the reigning World Chess Champion recognized by FIDE. He won the undisputed title in 2008 against Vladimir Kramnik. This match was necessary as Anand was crowned the champion via being the victor in a Championship Tournament, not as a result of Match Play. The result against Kramnik put that 'dispute' to rest. Vaselin Topalov defeated Gata Kamsky to win the right to challenge Anand in the next championship match, which has yet to be scheduled in its finality. also Kasporov
Anand won the 2008 World Chess Championship on the 29th of October in 2008. It was held in Bonn, Germany. Use the link below to discover more.
Viswanathan Anand is the 1st player in chess history to have won the world championship in all 3 formats. Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess champion that was born on December 11, 1969.
As of march 22nd, 2010, Viswanathan Anand is the current world chess champion. However, he will soon play Topalov for the title. Anand is still world champion after winning topalov 6 1/2 to 5 1/2 its 5/30/2010
Viswanathan Anand has won the World Chess Championship in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012 .