Kramnik had been granted a match after not winning the World Chess Championship 2007 tournament .
The World Chess Championship 2008 was a best - of - twelve - games match between the incumbent World Chess Champion , Viswanathan Anand , and the previous World Champion , Vladimir Kramnik .
Vladimir Kramnik had been granted a match after not winning the World Chess Championship 2007 tournament .
The World Chess Championship 2008 was a best - of - twelve - games match between the incumbent World Chess Champion , Viswanathan Anand , and the previous World Champion , Vladimir Kramnik .