The Anand-Carlsen World Championship Match of 2013 is evolving into a sporting event similar to that of Ali-Frasier 1971. In both cases, the battles were marketed as being the “Fight of the Century/Match of the Century ” and in both cases the athletes exceeded the promotional hype with super human abilities during the event. JoeContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 4”
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World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 3
The third game of the Anand-Carlsen World Chess Championship Match was perhaps the most exciting and revealing game yet. Magnus Carlsen employed the Reti Opening as white but it was Anand who seemed better prepared for its complexities. After gaining an advantage, Vishy, as in game 2, failed to take the risks necessary to reallyContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 3”
World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 2
So, as in game 1, the second round of the 2013 World Chess Championship ended in a rather short draw. Many chess enthusiasts feel that this is the sort of play that gives chess a bad name among sports writers and casual fans. However, this is far to simplistic of a view point given theContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 2”
World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 1
The FIDE World Chess Championship Match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen got off to a quiet start in Chennai, India. Viswanathan Anand had no issues with securing a draw with the black pieces and got the job done in a mere sixteen moves. This has to be seen as a small victory for theContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 1”
Why You Should Care About the Upcoming World Chess Championship Match
On November 9, 2013 the world is going to stop. Billions of people around the globe will be watching live as two titans clash in what may be the greatest chess match ever played. Viswanathan Anand, the Pride of India, will be taking on the charismatic “Mozart of Chess,” Magnus Carlsen. By the end ofContinueContinue reading “Why You Should Care About the Upcoming World Chess Championship Match”
World Chess Championship 2013: Preview 3 of the Anand-Carlsen Match
In our third preview game of the 2013 World Chess Championship Match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen, we are going to examine a stunning defeat of Anand at the hands of the cunning Russian chess player, Alexander Morozevich. In my humble opinion, this game clearly illustrates what is perhaps the best strategy for MagnusContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Preview 3 of the Anand-Carlsen Match”
World Chess Championship 2013: Preview 2 of the Anand-Carlsen Match
In our first preview game to the 2013 World Chess Championship, we studied a game where a young Magnus Carlsen demolishes his opponent. In preview two to the World Chess Championship Match between Anand and Carlsen, we will examine a game where our current World Chess Champion destroys Vassily Ivanchuk with style. [Event “It”]ContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Preview 2 of the Anand-Carlsen Match”
World Chess Championship 2013: Preview 1 of the Anand-Carlsen Match
With the Anand-Carlsen World Championship Match just days away, I have decided to start posting some of my favorite games played by either Viswanathan Anand or Magnus Carlsen. Our first game is taken from the 2003 World Youth Chess Championships. In the gem below, a fourteen-year-old Magnus Carlsen drops the “hammer” on his fellow Norwegian.ContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Preview 1 of the Anand-Carlsen Match”
World Chess Championship 2013: Why I think Anand will win.
The majority of chess commentators seem to be figuring that Magnus Carlsen will defeat Viswanathan Anand and win the World Championship in his first attempt. This is likely do to the fact that, lately, Carlsen has been playing better chess than the current World Champion. Certainly, the challenger has proven that he is capable ofContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Why I think Anand will win.”
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 againstContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: The World Awaits Game 12”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Game 11
Game 11 of the 2012 World Chess Championship match between Anand and Gelfand was nearly decided by the clock. Inexplicably, Boris Gelfand became uncomfortable with the position and used 40 minutes of his time to choose a relatively routine move early in the game. Gelfand is truly lucky that his clock management issue in game 11 did not end up becoming theContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Game 11”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Game 9
Game 9 of the 2012 World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand was a very exciting affair. Boris Gelfand came close to a win but in the end Viswanathan Anand defended like a world champion. Scholastic chess players would be very wise if they try to comprehend the method in which Anand avoided a lossContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Game 9”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: The World Awaits Game 9
They were dancing in Tel Aviv after Anand confused himself to a loss in game 7 with moves like 7… b6 and 21… Ne4. A similar dance party took place in Mumbai when Gelfand tricked himself with 8… Bf6 and then blundered his queen with 14… Qf6 in game 8. It certainly seems that the contestants have been beating themselvesContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: The World Awaits Game 9”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Game 8
Round eight of the 2012 World Chess Championship saw reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand return to form and deliver a stunning knock-out blow to his opponent Boris Gelfand. Anand’s decisive plan began with the deceptively quiet move of “10 Qd2” and finished with Boris Gelfand’s queen being trapped on move 17. After Boris resigned, chess enthusiasts realised that thisContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Game 8”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Game 7
Boris Gelfand wins! Want to know why Anand lost? Check out the best analysis of Anand-Gelfand game 7 below: (For ease of reading try pasting the text below into your favorite chess program.) [Event “Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship”] [Site “Moscow, Russia”] [Date “2012.05.20”] [Round “7”] [White “Boris Gelfand”] [Black “Viswanathan Anand”] [Result “1-0”] [ECOContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Game 7”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: The World Awaits Game 7
Chess fans the world over are eagerly awaiting the start of game 7 in the 2012 Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship. Many visitors to this site from India are becoming more concerned that their national hero’s best years are behind him and he may not have enough desire to keep the world chess championship in an Indian’s hands. Likewise,ContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: The World Awaits Game 7”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Round 6
Game six of the 2012 World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand began in exactly the same manner as games two and four. By move six, Boris Gelfand decided to try a different line against Anand’s Semi-Slav. The real fun began when Anand decided to gambit a pawn on move 14. Unfazed by his opponent’s ingenuity, GelfandContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Round 6”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Round 5
Game 5 of the 2012 World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand began with 1 e4. Gelfand, as was expected, opted for a Sicilian Defence. This game, like its four predecessors, was incredibly well-played and ended in a draw. Anyone who was hoping this match would be a blood sport must be disappointed. Chess purists, onContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Round 5”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Round 4
The World Chess Championship of 2012 saw yet another draw in round 4. As in game two, Boris Gelfand played 1. d4 and Anand opted for another Slav style defense. The key point on this game came on move 16 for black. Viswanathan Anand played Re8 instead of Rc8 and thus avoided whatever diabolical plans his opponent had in store for him. AnotherContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Round 4”
Anand-Gelfand 2012: Round 3
Game three of the 2012 World Chess Championship began with Anand playing 1. d4 and Gelfand playing a Grunfeld as in round 1. As we would expect, Anand’s team has done some preparation with the current world champion on how to counter Boris Gelfand’s new-found strategy. Their strategy of playing 3. f3 nearly produced the first decisive result of the match. Fortunately for Boris Gelfand,ContinueContinue reading “Anand-Gelfand 2012: Round 3”