Another Draw at Sochi’s World Chess Championship as Carlsen Prefers Safety to Adventure
November 22, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, SOCHI, Vishwanathan Anand, World Chess ChampionshipThe 10th Game was the seventh draw in the ongoing World Chess Championship match at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Game 2 and 6 have been won by Magnus Carlsen and Game 3 by Anand. In the drawn Games, there have been some close calls and some anxious moments but no clear position […]
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World Chess Championship Sochi Game 9: The Shortest Game of the Tournament Ends in Draw
November 21, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan Anand, World Chess ChampionshipAfter the drawn Game 9, Magnus Carlsen continues to hold the one- point lead over Anand. This is an advantageous position for the Norwegian as the score reads 5-4. With three Games remaining, all the champion needs to do is draw Game nos. 10, 11 and 12 and still retain the world champion’s crown. For […]
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Playing with Whites, Anand Fails to Pull off a Win in Game 8 at the World Chess Championship
November 20, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan Anand, World Chess ChampionshipAfter the epic 122-move seventh Game, the Champion and Challenger played the eighth Game on November 18, 2014. Since Anand played with Whites, most of his well-wishers expected him to force a win to come at level terms with Carlsen. After all, it is usual in chess at any level that most times, players tend […]
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World Chess Championship: Titanic 122-Move Game 7 Lasts Nearly 7 Hours Before an Epic Draw
November 18, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Chess Masters, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan Anand, World Chess ChampionshipThe 7th game of World Chess Championship at Sochi was a make-or-break affair for the Indian challenger. Vishy Anand had to avoid a loss in any case after blowing up a straightforward winning chance in Game 6 on Saturday. But Anand waded into troubled waters in the Berlin Defense and needed to sacrifice his bishop […]
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Anand Misses a Chance on a Blunder by Carlsen and Loses Game 6 in World Chess Championship
November 16, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Chess Masters, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessThe World Chess Championship in Sochi is through the halfway mark. With 6 games played and another 6 remaining, the Champion leads the Challenger by one full point. But that is not all. When the match resumes on Monday, Carlsen will play with whites again and that makes him a huge favorite at Sochi. But […]
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World Chess Championship Enters a Fascinating New Phase at Sochi after Draws in Games 4 & 5
November 15, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Chess Masters, Magnus Carlsen, SOCHI, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessOn Wednesday and Friday at the World Chess Championship in Sochi, Games 4 and 5 ended in draws. But these were not the boring and goalless draws of a football match. After the decisive outcomes of games 2 and 3, the next two games played on either side of Thursday’s rest day were truly exciting. On […]
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The Chennai Tiger Bites Back: In Game 3 at Sochi, Carlsen Gets Crushed by Anand
November 13, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Chess Masters, Magnus Carlsen, SOCHI, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessIn a sudden turnaround, Indian challenger Vishy Anand roared back into reckoning in Game 3 at Sochi’s World Chess Championship with an emphatic victory over titleholder Magnus Carlsen. The match is now tied at 1½-1½ and 9 games remain in the championship. Playing with white, it was a must-win situation for Anand or else, his […]
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Carlsen Looking Ominous After Crushing Anand In Game 2 at Sochi
November 11, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, SOCHI, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessPredictability is such an important factor for business managers that they use it to great effect in market-based situations. It is not a mere hunch but it has its basis on sound logic and statistical probability. The same predictability, however, can become a huge liability in the game of chess! In the ongoing World Chess […]
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64 Squares, 32 Pieces, 2 Great Minds but There Will be Just 1 Champion at Sochi
November 2, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, SOCHI, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessFor those, who follow Vishy Anand, the FIDE World Chess Championship encounter at Sochi between Magnus Carlsen and the Chennai Tiger is very eagerly awaited. It has been one year since the Norwegian outsmarted Anand at Chennai with a relatively heavy margin of 6½–3½ and displaced the Indian to become the new World Chess Champion. […]
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Anand is the Master Performer at Bilbao Despite Loss to Aronian on Final Day
September 21, 2014 R K Gupta
Aronian, Bilbao Masters, Chess, Chess Masters, Indian Sport News, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessOn Friday, Vishwanathan Anand played his round 5 match against Ukraine’s Ruslan Ponomariov and even as the game ended in a draw; Anand led the competition with 11 points. On the nearby table Levon Aronian desparately needed a win against Spain’s Vallejo Pons to remain in contention at the Bilbao Masters. But Vallejo was a […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |