World Champion Viswanathan Anand tamed former World Champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia in successive two encounters to win the rapid four-game chess series 3.5 to 0.5 at Bastia in France. Anand who was leading the series 1.5 to 0.5 after winning the first game and drawing the second with the Russian beat Karpov in both the remaining games to ensure a spectacular victory.Anand will now move to Moscow to take part in the Tal Memorial chess tournament, commencing from Thursday, which is arguably the toughest event of the year. The field of the championship includes Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Levon Aronian of Armenia, among others.