Viswanathan Anand, the five-time world champion defeated Jaime Santos Latasa from Spain with a score of 3-1 in the finals.
This was Anand’s tenth title in León. His first Leon masters title came in 1996.
It was a 4-player knockout tournament featuring Arjun Erigaisi, Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov and Jaime Santos.
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The drawing of game lots resulted in Vishy Anand facing Veselin Topalov in the first semifinal and Arjun Erigaisi facing Jaime Santos in the second semifinal. Anand defeated Topalov by a 2½-1½ score in the first semifinal. In the second semifinal, Arjun suffered a defeat against Santos Latasa with a score of 1.5-2.5.
Each match consisted of four rapid games (20 minutes for the game plus 10-second increments). In case of a draw, two blitz games followed (5 minutes + 3-second increments) if the tie still remained, the match winner would be decided in Armageddon match.