The toughest challenge for Anand?

Chess experts say age and self-belief will collapse the Norwegian an rim larger than Viswanathan Anand in the globe title match

Official website of FWCM 2013 Anand – Carlsen is now live!

Chess success in India due to Anand

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Korchnoi: Carlsen has achieved his success due to "hypnotic abilities"

KOLKATA: It's around bringing the X-factor to the postpone and Magnus Carlsen, the Mozart of Chess, has a a small number of up his sheath. Viswanathan Anand, of avenue, knows how to counter for the most part, but there's something more to facilitate might comprehend the Indian champion thinking at some point in the World Chess Championship initial in Chennai on November 9.

Edge for Anand statistically

World Chess: Statistically it is advantage Anand; on form, it is Carlsen

Chennai: The clash itself is still a fine two weeks away but the phone call is already physical in support of the World Chess Championship match linking Viswanathan Anand and humanity digit single Magnus Carlsen, who is partially the Indian legend’s age.

Carlsen doesn't impress with level of fighting

The draw could be defending champion Anand's ally

PUNE: Garry Kasparov, the humanity campaign in support of almost 20 years, pragmatic so as to Viswanathan Anand's odds of beating Magnus Carlsen will better if the cut is even by the side of the halfway stage of the 12-game match, preparatory at this point from November 9.

Anand has established himself as an all round player

Abhijeet Gupta

NEW DELHI: He expects the World Championship sword fight linking Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen to be an intense contest but Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta feels his nationality is still the favorite in the much-anticipated face-off owing to the wealth of experience he has.

World Championship: ‘Form is temporary, class is permanent’

World Chess Championship 2013: A classic clash of styles
Oct 26 2013
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India will defend his crown aligned with World #1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway by the side of Hyatt Regency, Chennai this November. An intense 12-game match under classical instant controls, followed by rapid and crackdown tie-breakers if de rigueur will decide the World Chess Champion. The championship has been labeled as ‘youth versus experience’ as of the age difference (22 time old Carlsen aligned with 43 time old Anand).