Viswanathan Anand has won the World Chess Championship after another draw with challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the 11th game of the world championship match in Bonn on Wednesday 2008. Vishy, as he is popularly known has now won the crown for the third time. Anand had earlier won the Championship in year 2000 and 2007.

Playing his final white game against the Russian, Anand forced Kramnik for a draw after the 24th move to win the championship 6.5-4.5.

Anand was in the driver seat even before the start of the penultimate game of the championship as he required only a draw against his challenger Kramnik to clinch the title. And after the 10th game fiasco, Anand kept things under control against the Russian through-out the match on Wednesday.

In the tenth game on Monday, for the first time Kramnik came into reckoning in what had been a one-sided affair so far. The Russian punished Anand's reckless play in great style and proved his fighting qualities just while everyone thought that the match was over.

The 12-game final carries a purse of 1.5 million euros (about USD 1.8 million) and both get equal amounts regardless of the result on Wednesday.