Victory eluded Viswanathan Anand yet again as the world champion played out a draw with Russian Vladimir Kramnik in the eighth and penultimate round of the Tal Memorial Chess Tournament in Moscow. Looking to control some damage after losing as many as three games in one of the strongest tournaments ever, Anand did everything right and gave no chances to Kramnik who is on an unfamiliar last spot in the tournament he has won before. With just one round remaining, the draw did not help Anand's cause for a comeback but did not do any further damage either.