Norwegian World chess champion Magnus Carlsen and Indian challenger Viswanathan Anand decided to split points in their ninth game of the World Chess Championship held in Sochi in Russia Thursday.
The peace treaty was signed after Carlsen made his 20th move.
At the end of this game, Carlsen leads the table with five points to Anand's four in their 12-game match.
(Venkatachari Jagannathan can be contacted at v.jagannathan@ians.in)