World Championship Match – Anand down 5:3
After back-to-back wins by Magnus Carlsen in the fifth and sixth games, Viswanathan Anand has his back against the wall and must win two of the remaining games to take the match to a tie-break playoff.
Game 8 – Tuesday, November 19
Fans were disappointed to see Anand not trying to win Game 8 on Tuesday. If there are three more draws, Carlson will clinch.
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Chess is a competitive game. If you are not going to fight and try to win, why play at all.
— Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru) November 19, 2013
Game 9 – Thursday, November 21
Realistically, Game 9 is Anand’s last chance in the match. He has white, and if he pulls off a win, he’ll have three more chances to win a second game and tie the match, including another chance with white.
If not, and the game ends in another draw, Anand will face the daunting task of having to beat the world’s top-rated player twice in three games, including at least one win with black – more than even the most ardent Vishy supporters can plausibly expect from him. If ever there was a time for Anand to pull out a secret weapon, this is it!
No one should miss game 9. Anand promised that it'll be exciting. I agree. Go get your neighbors & huddle your kids up for this :) @FWCM2013
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 20, 2013
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finally, some excitement! #AnandCarlsen
— Eric Hansen (@hansenchess) November 21, 2013
Poor @vishy64theking thinking at move 23- so many natural promising moves and only one that you can make. #FWCM2013
— Anish Giri (@anishgiri) November 21, 2013
This position is certainly critical. #Anand has spent like 40m on the move already. Time to finally make a decision! #AnandCarlsen
— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 21, 2013
A sad finish. At least Vishy showed real fight today… #AnandCarlsen
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013
Shocker! #FWCM2013
— Anish Giri (@anishgiri) November 21, 2013
End of an era… #AnandCarlsen
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013
Wow!
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