Viswanathan Anand is the new World Champion. He has won the match against Vladimir Kramnik with a score of 6.5-4.5.

Vladimir's comments after the match when asked if he was relieved it was over were:

"Relieved? No. You're relieved when you win, disappointed when you lose. But life goes on. I made mistakes in preparation. I am eager to improve. I will make serious changes to my preparation for tournaments and even to my play. It was a harsh lesson, but I will work. For the moment, I will relax. I hope someday to fight for the world championship again. I'm happy to have played the match and to play with Anand. It was a very interesting chess experience. It's not over [in that] I will continue to make use of the lessons here."

This seems to be a bit more humble an assessment from his earlier statements regarding the match. Chess is a learning experience and Anand's hard working reputation deserves this recognition. Anand is now the only person in history to win the championship by tournament, knock out, and match. Congrats, Vishy!

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