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Viswanathan Anand has been the World Champion since 2007, winning the title in an 8 player double round robin tournament.
Since then he has defended his title in match conditions three times, defeating former Champions Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov 3-1 with 7 draws and 3-2 with 7 draws respectively. His most recent defence came in May 2012 against Boris Gelfand. Tied 1-1 with 10 draws, the match was decided by tie break games which Anand won 1-0 with 3 draws.
Anand is scheduled to defend his title again in Autumn 2013, against the winner of a candidates tournament contested by Boris Gelfand, Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Teimour Radjabov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexander Grischuk and Peter Svidler.
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Who is the chess champion of 2012?
Viswanathan Anand
Who is the chess champion?
The current world chess champion is Viswanathan Anand
Who is the chess champion who wrote a book about another chess champion?
The answer is Garry Kasparov.
Who is the world chess champion 2012?
Anand defeated Gelfand in the Rapid tiebreaks 2.5 to 1.5.
Who was the women's chess champion of 2008?
The women's chess champion for 2008 was Alexandra Kosteniuk.
What is a champion chess player called?
Chess World Champion
Who is the male champion of CHESS in india?
Viswanathan Anand is the current World Chess Champion as well as an Indian Grand Chess-master .
Is Fischer the world Chess Champion?
Bobby Fischer is not the current World Chess Champion. Anand is.
Who is the 1969 chess champion?
Boris Vasilievich Spassky , he was the 10th World Chess Champion .
Bobby Fischer became world chess champion in 1972?
TRUEBobby Fischer became world chess champion in 1972.
Who was a lawyer and a chess player?
The brilliant Paul Morphy was both. He was recognized as the world chess champion but before there was a formal champion.
Who is todays leading chess champion in the world?
The "Lion of madras" Viswanathan Anand of India is the current World Chess Champion .
