Then he turned to leave, head bent and a shy smile escaping his lips. He was world champion, and the child in him was taking a private moment to tell himself that.

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Then he turned to leave, head bent and a shy smile escaping his lips. He was world champion, and the child in him was taking a private moment to tell himself that. (BCCL)

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The dethroned Anand perhaps summed it up best, when he later admitted, "My mistakes didn't happen just by themselves. Clearly, he managed to provoke them." (BCCL)

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It wasn't the happiest of title defences by the Indian. This is the first time in eight world championship matches starting from 1995 that Anand has failed to win even a single game. Struggling all year from keeping errors creeping into his game, it all came crashed after a promising start which had raised hopes of a fascinating contest. (PTI)

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