World Number One Magnus Carlsen confirmed his stature as the top ranked current player s he won the Grenke Chess Classic played at Baden Baden, Germany . Magnus Carlsen won the tournament after a tiebreak – two rapid, two blitz and finally one armageddon game – against Arkadij Naiditsch. At the end of the scheduled 7 rounds, Carlsen and Naiditisch were tied at the 4.5 points each, before Carlson stepped up his game in the tie breaker.
Indian grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand had a disappointing campaign and finished 7th with 2½ points suffering three defeats in the league round.