Today marks the first anniversary of Magnus Carlsen’s incredible Game 6 victory over Ian Nepomniachtchi during the 2021 World Chess Championship Match. As you may recall, the first five games of the Carlsen-Nepomniachtchi were drawn. Their sixth game, however, was an epic battle where both players took risks for a decisive result. Magnus Carlsen’s talentContinue reading “One Year Later… Carlsen-Nepo Game Six”
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World Chess Championship 2013: Carlsen Wins Game 5!
In Round 5 of the 2013 Fide World Chess Championship Match, Magnus Carlsen delivered a figurative punch to the gut of the Champion, Viswanathan Anand. It has become clear that Magnus Carlsen respects Viswanathan Anand’s opening knowledge much more than he respects his actual chess skills. Carlsen’s plan with the white pieces has been toContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Carlsen Wins Game 5!”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: The World Awaits Game 12
All eyes are on Moscow as Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand prepare to do battle one last time in this match at classical time controls. With the match tied at 5.5 a piece, Boris Gelfand has managed to silence his critics and stun the current World Champion Viswanathan Anand. For Anand, the comparisons between this match and his World Championship match againstContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: The World Awaits Game 12”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Preview 1
As I stated in my last post, most chess players figure that Anand will easily defend his title in the upcoming World Chess Championship. I guarantee you that Viswanathan Anand knows that it will be no easy task to stop his challenger from taking the title from him. In fact, the last time Anand playedContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Preview 1”