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World Chess Championship: Ready to attack, says Anand
November 08, 2013 18:53 IST
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Billed as the most high-profile clash in chess history in more than 40 years, the World Chess Championship match -- between defending champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway -- begins in Chennai on Saturday, with the experts divided over who will walk away with the coveted title.
The hype surrounding the match between the ageing five-time champion Anand and 22-year-old world No 1 Carlsen, comparable to the historic clash between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972, will come to an end when the two take on each other in the opening game at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The players will be behind a glass cube when the first game begins at 1500 IST.
A glass cube was first introduced in the Masters Chess tournament in Bilbao, Spain. The idea is to keep spectator noise away from the players. This effective technique does not even let the sound of a huge sneeze sneak in.
Carlsen has the advantage of playing white in the opener, but that may not count much as both players get six white and black games in this 12-game November 9-28 contest.
Anand has been in similar situations before, while Carlsen is playing his first match in a World Championship. So, while the Norwegian enjoys the tag of favourite, his mannerisms, thus far, have suggested that he is gullible like any other youngster in a certain sense.
Twirling in his chair, scratching his head while answering questions during the first press conference on Thursday, Carlsen gave the impression of someone tense, but exuded confidence once the tete-a-tete was over.
[hl]That is a sort of a weird time. For some reason India does a half hour thing. If the Algebra is right, you can see the game start at 3:30 AM Saturday morning, 'live streaming', on YouTube.[/hl]
This is the link where the games will be streamed live.
Vishwanathan Anand & Magnus Carlsen - World Championship 2013 - Press Meet
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Published on Nov 7, 2013
Vishwanthan Anand, reigning world champions gives his first press statements live from Hyatt, Chennai, India on his World Championship Match with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen.
Catch all the matches live and exclusive here on youtube.com/aicfofficial. Subscribe for all updates.
November 08, 2013 18:53 IST
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Billed as the most high-profile clash in chess history in more than 40 years, the World Chess Championship match -- between defending champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway -- begins in Chennai on Saturday, with the experts divided over who will walk away with the coveted title.
The hype surrounding the match between the ageing five-time champion Anand and 22-year-old world No 1 Carlsen, comparable to the historic clash between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972, will come to an end when the two take on each other in the opening game at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The players will be behind a glass cube when the first game begins at 1500 IST.
A glass cube was first introduced in the Masters Chess tournament in Bilbao, Spain. The idea is to keep spectator noise away from the players. This effective technique does not even let the sound of a huge sneeze sneak in.
Carlsen has the advantage of playing white in the opener, but that may not count much as both players get six white and black games in this 12-game November 9-28 contest.
Anand has been in similar situations before, while Carlsen is playing his first match in a World Championship. So, while the Norwegian enjoys the tag of favourite, his mannerisms, thus far, have suggested that he is gullible like any other youngster in a certain sense.
Twirling in his chair, scratching his head while answering questions during the first press conference on Thursday, Carlsen gave the impression of someone tense, but exuded confidence once the tete-a-tete was over.
[hl]That is a sort of a weird time. For some reason India does a half hour thing. If the Algebra is right, you can see the game start at 3:30 AM Saturday morning, 'live streaming', on YouTube.[/hl]
This is the link where the games will be streamed live.
Vishwanathan Anand & Magnus Carlsen - World Championship 2013 - Press Meet
aicfofficial·16 videos441
12,866
Published on Nov 7, 2013
Vishwanthan Anand, reigning world champions gives his first press statements live from Hyatt, Chennai, India on his World Championship Match with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen.
Catch all the matches live and exclusive here on youtube.com/aicfofficial. Subscribe for all updates.
