The World Chess Championship 2008 was a best-of-twelve-games match between the World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand, and the previous World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik. Kramnik had been granted a rematch after losing his title to Anand at the World Chess Championship 2007.
After eleven games, Anand successfully defended his title by a final score of 6½–4½ (three victories and one defeat).
The match took place at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn, Germany, between 14 October and 29 October 2008.
Read more about World Chess Championship 2008: Background, Previous Head-to-head Record, Match Conditions, Schedule and Results, Match Results
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