Newly-crowned world chess champion Viswanathan Anand today ridiculed the chess championship rules that will require him to play the former chess champion Vladimir Kramnik in a few months' time to retain the title. The 37-year-old Indian Grandmaster, who won the chess championships last week in Mexico, told PTI from Madrid that the International Chess Federation (FIDE) formulated the complicated rules to win a few votes during their election last week and hoped such a cycle would not be repeated in future. "These are ridiculous rules. It was decided by FIDE during their elections last year in order to win a few votes. I hope it is not repeated in future," Anand said. Under the FIDE rules, Anand will have to play Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the previous Chess Champion who ...

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