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World chess champion Viswanathan Anand (R, partly seen) of India makes a move against his opponent, Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov during their fifth game at the
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World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India (L) writes a note during the seventh game against his opponent Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov at the FIDE World
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World chess champion Viswanathan Anand (R) of India makes a move against his opponent Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov during the start of the FIDE World Chess
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