WCC 2014 G7: Anand Holds Grueling 122-Move Draw

November 17, 2014

Everyone knew that Game 7 had the potential to put Carlsen in a nearly insurmountable match position. Carlsen threw everything he had at his opponent who held on like grim death and defended the second-longest World Chess Championship game in history. (The longest was the game between Korchnoi and Karpov in Baguio 1978. It was drawn in 124 moves.) There are five games remaining in the match in which Anand has three whites. Thanks to his incredible performance today, the challenger remains very much in the hunt.

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Houlton Open Tournament Report

November 16, 2014

Eight players turned out to compete in the Houlton Open played on Saturday, November 16 at the Art Studio in Houlton, Maine. Topping the single-section event was Roger Morin with 3.0 points. He was followed by three players scoring 2.0 points: Ray Haines, Roger Peterson and Lance Beloungie. Roger Harison, Dan DeLuca and Caleb Hunter each put up a point and David Hunter rounded out the crosstable. Here's the tournament report and a selected game.

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IM Lawrence Trent Reviews WCC Game 6

November 16, 2014

International Master Lawrence Trent and Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson analyze Game 6 of the World Chess Championship Match.

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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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