Carlsen Anand - Norway Chess 2013 - Press Conference

Wonderful to see the World Championship Contestants to have such a cordial press conference after a drawn match in Norway. Especially @6:38 when Anand pauses for the audience to find the winning move for White

It is official now Magnus Vs Anand

An amazing conclusion to the London Candidates Tournament ensured that World No 1 and the highest rated player in Chess history Mr Magnus Carlsen from Norway will be playing against the reigning World champion Vishy Anand for the World champion title later in 2013

FIDE has already agreed when the previous World Championship took place that Chennai will get the first option to host the Championship tourney provided Anand wins it. Apparently based on a recent interview by Henrik Carlsen (Carlsen's father) Magnus would refuse to play in Chennai thats no fun :) meaning no world championship in Chennai. Have to see where would they play the tourney.

Yipeeee !!!! Anand is still the World Champion

Im thrilled to say that Anand has retained his World Crown. but Im also disappointed that he needed a tie break to win against a lowly ranked challenger in Boris Gelfand. I was watching the Rapid Games live on Chessbomb. No one held a decisive positional advantage in any of the four games but in each one of them Anand was well ahead of time proving to everyone that he is still the "Speed King" in chess.

This was such a good news for Anand and India. He clearly deserves a Bharat Ratna for his FIVE yes FIVE World Tiles. But i have to agree with Kasparov that this was by far the lowest quality in World championship Chess.I hope in 2014 Anand gets to meet the rising young players like Carlsen or Nakamura or even maybe Anish giri for the World Championship.Then maybe he can retire as he has already reached his retirement age in Chess. I have embedded the Chess analysis of the decisive Game in the Rapid Game Tie-break below. Anand will probably go down in history as the best defensive player in the world.

Anand fought back with an early win

Back to the World Championships this time im not that excited as Anand is playing a lowly ranked player in Gelfand but still he managed to lose Game 7 after a string of draws. But Fortunately he came back on a Gelfand blunder in Game 8 with one of the shortest victories ever in World Championships.

I believe Anand should try to finish this series as soon as possible cause leaving it till the end is not going to help anybody but still Anand still holding on to the World title at his age is remarkable.