Viswanathan Anand holds Vladimir Kramnik of Russia

DORTMUND: Viswanathan Anand played out a draw in his fourth and final round game of the 'No Castling' Chess tournament against long-time rival Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to win the Sparkassen Trophy, in Dortmund, on Sunday.

Playing white in a Tarrasch variation, former World champion Anand settled for a draw in 40 moves, to win the match 2.5-1.5. The Indian maestro won the opening game of the series before the next three ended in draws.

Kramnik, also a former World champion, had forced a draw in the third game on Saturday to keep alive his chances of levelling the scores in the four-game contest.

The event was played as part of the "No-Castling" Chess, devised by the Russian GM.

Castling is not allowed in this format in an effort to make the game more interesting. Agencies

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