WCC 2014 G6: Carlsen Blunders but Still Wins

November 15, 2014

Club players can take heart; even the best of the best make mistakes. A notorious double blunder occurred in today's game that could have sent the game and the entire match on a different trajectory. Carlsen's 26. Kd2 allowed Anand to win at least two pawns with a winning game but both missed the tactic until (as so often happens in chess) they made their respective moves and looked at the board with fresh eyes. After dodging this bullet Carlsen, perhaps buoyed by his stroke of luck, went on to win. After six games he now leads 3.5-2.5.

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IM Lawrence Trent Reviews WCC Game 5

November 14, 2014

International Master Lawrence Trent's excellent analysis of Game 5 of the World Chess Championship Match.

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WCC 2014 G5: It's a Draw

November 14, 2014

Game 5 saw yet another opening twist. This time it was a Queen's Indian Defense to the Queen's Gambit Declined. We've had five openings in five games! Tomorrow's Game 6 marks the midpoint of the Match. In the second half of the match players switch colors (like American football teams switching end zones at the half) and this means Carlsen will have two consecutive whites. His comment on the situation was, "I'm quite optimistic. It's not going to be easy. Since I have two whites in a row this is the moment to pull ahead." Time will tell if that assessment comes to fruition.

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Who Will Win? Take the Survey!

November 13, 2014

It's a rest day in Sochi. After four games the match is all knotted up at 2.0 points. Our question to you is: Who will win the World Chess Championship Match 2014? Take our SurveyMonkey survey!

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IM Lawrence Trent Reviews WCC Game 4

November 12, 2014

Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson joins International Master Lawrence Trent as he takes look at Game 4. The match is now tied at 2.0. The first player to 6.5 points will be decared World Champion.

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WCC 2014 G4: Shall We Dance? Game 4 Ends in a Forty-Seven Move Draw

November 12, 2014

The opening of a chess game is, in many ways, like a superbly choreographed dance. One player offers a particular genre to which the other player may accept or decline and offer another possibility. Carlsen offered his, Shall we tango? with 1.e4. Anand replied, How about a mosh? (1...c5) and after Carlsen played 3. g3 the players decided on a particular offshoot of the waltz known as a non-main line Paulsen Sicilian in which White sidesteps the razor-sharp theoretical discussions of the Kan, Scheveningen or Open Sicilian.

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IM Lawrence Trent Reviews WCC Game 3

November 11, 2014

International Master Lawrence Trent takes an insightful look at Vishy Anand's win in Game 3. Sound preparation, skillful handling and an innovation of the game Aronian-Adams Bilbao Masters 2013 were the key ingredients to Anand's match-equalizing win.

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WCC 2014 G3: Anand to Carlsen--Game On!

November 11, 2014

After a devastating loss in Game 2, the Tiger from Madras came back with a vengeance in Game 3 and tied the match at 1.5 points apiece. Anand played a super sharp line in the Queen's Gambit Declined and established a passed pawn on c7 on move 14. He was clearly still in his preparation after his 23rd move and beyond. When Carlsen spent 30+ minutes thinking on move 17 it was evident that the challenger had prepared a particularly venomous line that was hitting its mark and the hunter had become the hunted.

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IM Lawrence Trent Reviews WCC Games 1 and 2

November 9, 2014

Thanks to our friends over at chess24 we are now able to bring you daily reviews of the World Championship games. Here, International Master and chess commentator Lawrence Trent recaps the highlights of the first two games of the match.

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WCC 2014 G2: Carlsen Scores with White and Takes Lead 1.5-0.5

November 9, 2014

Magnus Carlsen did not wait long to get on the board with his first win. In this the second game of the match, Carlsen essayed a Ruy Lopez to which Anand responded with one of Carlsen's own favorites--The Berlin Defense. Carlsen, playing confidently, built up a nice advantage and after 26. Kh2 GM John Fedorowicz, commenting on the game for the Internet Chess Club, said, "White can't go wrong." He didn't and forced Anand to resign after White's 35th move. Tomorrow is a rest day. Action resumes on Tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern time.

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