World Chess Championship : First Game: Draw

World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw after 32 moves, with black against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the first game of the World Chess Championship here today.

Playing with white, it was a rather insipid approach by Kramnik that led to the dull draw. The Russian, well-known for his safety first approach, in fact did not trouble Anand at all.