India's defending champion Viswanathan Anand drew with Israel's Boris Gelfand for the fourth consecutive game for the World Chess Crown at Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery on Tuesday.
Just like in the second game, the grandmasters turned to the Slav defense. It led them to a draw after the 34th move of Anand, who was playing as black.
The series score is level at 2-2, with each competitor getting half a point per draw.
The 42 year-old Anand has held the undisputed World Chess Champion title since October 2008, when he defeated Russia's Vladimir Kramnik in Bonn, Germany. He defended his title in 2009 by beating the Bulgarian Veselin Topalov 6.5–5.5 in his home capital Sofia.
Gelfand, 43, gained the right to become the world title contender after a win last May over the Russian Alexander Grischuk at a contenders' tournament in Kazan, Russia. The fifth game will take place on Wednesday.
After a total of 12 games over three weeks winner will receive $1.5 million, while the loser will earn $1 million. The last match will take place on 31 May.
Russian billionaire and Gelfand’s school friend Andrey Filatov paid $7 million from his own pocket to hold the event in one of the halls of the renowned State Tretyakov Gallery before the eyes of some 400 spectators.
Many others follow the matches on the huge electronic board hanging outside.
