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New Delhi: <\/strong>Indian Grandmasters Parimarjan Negi and Krishnan Sasikaran hailed Viswanathan Anand for his incredible fifth World Chess Championship title after the Indian defeated Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in a rapid-chess tie-breaker in Moscow Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“It was a great win and I want to congratulate him,” said Negi, India’s youngest GM.<\/p>\n

Negi, who is also world’s second youngest GM, said he always looked up to Anand as an idol while growing up.<\/p>\n

“I was inspired by Anand. I have always been motivated by him. As a five-year-old, it was great to know that an Indian was best in the world. Anand is definitely one of the best in rapid chess,” he said.<\/p>\n

Negi said he was touched when Anand called him to congratulate on becoming the youngest Indian GM. <\/p>\n

“He personally called me to congratulate me when I became India’s youngest GM. It was a great gesture and a big honour for me,” said Negi.<\/p>\n

Anand sealed his fourth-consecutive world title beating Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in the four-match tie breaker at Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery. The tournament went into the tie-breaker after Anand and Gelfand drew the 12th game Monday. They were tied 6-6 after the final round.<\/p>\n

Anand went ahead in the tie-breaker after winning the second game in 77 moves following a draw in the first. The first game ended in a draw in 33 moves. The remaining two games ended in draws.<\/p>\n

Sasikaran said Anand showed great character in winning the title despite losing the seventh round. <\/p>\n

“Anand has become a great fighter. After losing a game (seventh) he came back so strongly. He played the match defensively,” said Sasikaran.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Anand’s personality, Sasikaran said: “He’s quite a simple and humble person. He is a very easy person to talk to and has a great sense of humour.” (IANS)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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