Viswanathan Anand of India defeated Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the ‘No-Castling (NC) World Masters’ match of the Sparkassen Trophy in Dortmund, Germany.
- ‘No-Castling Chess’ is a new form of chess created by Vladimir Kramnik. It aims to make chess less predictable and more energetic.
- NC World Masters is part of the 48th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting held July 10-18, 2021. It has been held annually since 1973 and was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.