Anand is the Mainz 2008 Chess Classic Champion. In the main event Anand and Carlsen tied for first place and then Anand won a tiebreak match 3-1(!).

Here you'll find the four games ...

[Event "13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Final"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h4 h5 14. g4 hxg4 15.
h5 Nxh5 16. Rdg1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Rxc3 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxh5 Rxb3 20. Qxa5 Rxb2+
21. Ka1 gxh5 22. f4 Be6 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. fxe5 Rb5 25. Qc7 Rxe5 26. Qxe7+ Rf7
27. Qxd6 Rxe4 28. Rh1 Rf5 29. Qe7+ Kg6 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Rd1 Rd5 32. Rxd5 exd5
33. Qxh5 b5 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Qxd5 Ra4 36. Qg5 Rc4 37. Kb2 Rb4+ 38. Kc1 Ra4 39.
a3 Rc4 40. Kd2 Rd4+ 41. Ke1 Ra4 42. Kf1 Rc4 43. Kg1 Rc6 44. Qd5 Rg6 45. a4 bxa4
46. Qd7+ Kh6 47. Qxa4 Kg5 48. c4 Kf5 49. c5 Ke5 50. Qd7 1-0

[Event "13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Final"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qc1 Rc8 13. Rd1 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Be3 Ng4 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qd5 18. h3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 c5 20. Nf4 Qf5 21.
dxc5 Bxc5 22. Qd3 Qf6 23. Qd2 Rfd8 24. Qa5 e5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nd3 Bb6 27.
Qc3 Bd4 28. Qe1 e4 29. Nf4 Bxb2 30. Rd1 Be5 31. Nd5 Qe6 32. Qa5 Rd6 33. Ne3
Rxd1+ 34. Nxd1 h6 35. Kg2 Qc6 36. Ne3 g6 37. Qb4 Kg7 38. Kh2 Bc3 39. Qe7 Bd4
40. Qb4 Qc5 41. Qd2 Bxe3 42. fxe3 b4 43. Kg2 a5 44. Kf2 a4 45. Qb2+ Kg8 46. Qd2
b3 47. axb3 axb3 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49. Qd2 Qb6 50. Qb2+ Qf6+ 0-1

[Event "13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Final"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. b3 Be7 8.
Bb2 O-O 9. c4 a6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Rad1 Qa5 14. Kh1 Qh5
15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. g3 Nhf6 17. Kg2 Rc7 18. f3 Rec8 19. Rf2 Kf8 20. Rfd2 h5 21.
h4 Ne5 22. Nce2 Ng6 23. Nc2 Ne8 24. Ne3 b5 25. f4 Kg8 26. f5 Nf8 27. Nf4 g6 28.
fxe6 fxe6 29. e5 dxe5 30. Bxe5 Rc6 31. Kf3 Bf6 32. Bxf6 Nxf6 33. Rd8 Rxd8 34.
Rxd8 Kf7 35. Rb8 N8d7 36. Rb7 Rb6 37. Ra7 Rd6 38. c5 Rc6 39. b4 e5 40. Nfd5 Kf8
41. a3 Ke8 42. Nxf6+ Nxf6 43. Rg7 e4+ 44. Ke2 a5 45. Rxg6 Kf7 46. Rg5 axb4 47.
axb4 Ra6 48. c6 Rxc6 49. Rxb5 Rc1 50. Rc5 Rb1 51. b5 Rb3 52. Nc4 Ke6 53. b6 Nd5
54. Rc6+ Ke7 55. Rc5 Ke6 56. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Final"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 1/2-1/2

These two epitomize what sportsmen should be ...

Fierce competition on the board ...

Compatriots off the board ...