2012-05-30 : Vishy Anand Retains World Championship
World Champion Vishy Anand has retained his title in a tense and exciting tie-break playoff with Boris Gelfand.The Indian champion missed a winning opportunity in the first game with black, but won the second game of the 4-game tie-break when some excellent preparation drove Gelfand into terrible time-trouble and he lost a drawn ending.
Anand was lucky to survive a cramped position in game three, with the challenger missing the crushing 26. Nxe4, and Anand drew the final game to retain the title. View games here
After the match Anand's immediate reaction was, "I'm too tense to be happy, but I'm really relieved".
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