You just have to look at his tournament record and that he consistently pushes his limits so much. " At the same time, he was super gracious to praise his opponent's tenacity by saying: "He is very, very impressive.
He told the official site "It's a pity because I really played a good game. Anand was upset for not winning in classical. Anand would have probably converted this chance against any other rival but the 31-year-old Norwegian. Rc6, Carlsen also showed why he is the undisputed monarch of the cerebral game. The computer evaluation gave a huge edge to Anand, but once he played 32.
His two active rooks, nice queenside attack and a clear b-pawn opened visions of victory. In a 40-move game of Two Knights Defense in an Italian Opening, Anand punished Carlsen in the opening and middle-game. Anand rallied after a slight disappointment of only drawing the classical game and used the tournament's radical-but-justified regulation of playing an Armageddon game in a bid of not awarding equal points to both players at any cost. It was worth the trouble for those who watched the webcast on their phones inside the restrooms to ensure that their colleague's sleep won't get disturbed or to those who secretly watched in the darkness of their bedrooms after their wives dozed off.
Nd5) in the classical game and although the final fizz was missing, he brought reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen to his knees in the over-the-board Norway chess tournament. The 52-year-old Indian uncorked a novelty (13. Viswanathan Anand's virtuous display once again underlined that it will be almost impossible to produce another Anand.
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