No-Castling Chess: Viswanathan Anand gets better of Kramnik: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday defeated Vladimir Kramnik in the No-Castling match for the Sparkassen Chess Trophy.
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Anand won the first game and drew the remaining three to win the event. On Saturday, Anand was held to a draw by Vladimir Kramnik in the third game of their four-game No-Castling match.
The fourth and final game was contested on Sunday. Heading into the final game, Anand just needed to draw to register a win.
The second game between Anand and Kramnik had ended in a draw on Wednesday. Anand had earlier won the opening game on Tuesday to take the lead.
Castling is not allowed in this format in a bid to make the game more interesting.
Castling is a move to protect the king and activate the rook. It’s the only time in chess a player can move two pieces in one move.
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