Finishes: Colors & Stains

September 2007 in Mecico City, a point ahead of his nearest rivals, GMs Vladimir

Kramnik of Russia and Boris 🧬 Gelfand of Israel. Anand's final score was 'plus four' (or

'+4'), meaning that he won four more games than he 🧬 lost. Since he did not lose a single

game, we can also write his score as +4-0=10, meaning four wins, 🧬 no losses, and ten

draws. His closest rivals finished at 'plus two', both +3-1=10. The diagram shows the