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Who did Anand defeat to win the 2000 FIDE World Chess Championship?

  • Garry Kasparov

  • Vladimir Kramnik

  • Veselin Topalov

  • Alexei Shirov

Answer

In the 2000 FIDE World Chess Championship, Anand defeated Alexei Shirov in a six-game match. This victory marked Anand's first world championship title and established him as a dominant force in the chess world.
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