New Delhi, Nov 24 : Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen defeated Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand in the 11th game of the World Chess championship to retain the title which he had won in Chennai last November.

The 12 game Match went Carlsen's way with a 6.5-4.5 score making the last round redundant.

NIIT MindChampion, Anand, might have lost the game but won admiration from everyone for converting the usually dull and dry Berlin defence position into an entertaining and exciting duel.

In fact there were moments in the game, just like in the previous encounters in this Match, when the Indian appeared to be treading the path to victory but Carlsen kept his cool and made precise moves.

The five-time World Champion was grace personified and displayed his class in the post-game press conference by generously praising his opponent. Anand said that he played much better, adding that he kept getting interesting positions, which were not really happening, in Chennai.

Anand admitted that Carlsen had strong nerves, adding that the Norwegian is obviously very strong and all things taken into account he just played better.

Anand also instantaneously denied that he would quit Chess, which indicated the passion and love the Indian chess grandmaster had for the game and the applause emphatically showed the love and respect showered on this five-time Champion.

Commenting on the World Chess Championship 2014, Rajendra Pawar, chairman of NIIT Limited, said that an aggressive game and a strong fight-back by five-time World Champion and NIIT MindChampion Anand augurs well for his victory next time.

Pawar added that meanwhile Anand continues to inspire millions of young Indians to embrace the game of Chess. He said that Anand is a true legend who has placed India back, prominently, on the world chess map. (ANI)