Anand-Carlsen Borefest Continues |
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| Tuesday, 19 November 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 By GM Daniel Gormally, England, FIDE 2504 
It was desperately disappointing today to see that Anand, two points behind, has virtually given up on the match. When he needed to win games, to sharpen the fight, he chose the Berlin defence. It seems to me that Anand is already resigned to his fate, and although he may be intending to make a fight of the last few games, I very much doubt he'll change his overall negative strategy. Such a shame. However, something a friend of mine pointed out to me before the World Championship Match may be significant. Anand is booked to play the London Classic which starts only a few days after the World championship match. So far Carlsen is yet to accept- he may well be intending to celebrate his win. This is a tip in itself as to who the overall of this match will be, as surely the winner of the match will be too tied down in media obligations, for example I expect Carlsen to be doing the American chat show tour after the match, assuming he wins. Maybe I'm being harsh, but the fact that Anand agreed to play the London Classic, and Carlsen did not, suggests to me that Anand already resigned himself to losing his title before the match even began. Bonus from Pogonina.com: a demotivator dedicated to both Carlsen and Anand playing the Berlin in the match -  Originally published in GM Danny Gormally's blog Other posts by GM Danny Gormally: Magnus, is this all he has? A clash of kings Do we overrate ourselves? Computers and their all-pervading influence on modern chess From Russia with love The England Chess Team & Jack Wilshire Should the grandmaster title be scrapped? ECF Book of the Year? Is being a chess pro worth it - continued? Is being a chess pro worth it? An Elitist Game? Does hard work in chess pay off? World Cup Final preview World Chess Cup Semi-Final preview World Chess Cup Quarter-Final preview World Chess Cup 1/8-final preview Why are Russians so good at chess? British Champs-2013 Ghent and now the British I'll never be fat again! Lessons learnt! The sad case of Borislav Ivanov: Part II Does Anyone Have a Cure for Anger Problems? The Depth of Chess Fundraising in chess Nurturing a Chess Prodigy The Sad Case of Borislav Ivanov 4NCL Impressions: no country for old men - Part II 4NCL Impressions: no country for old men One move, one line - Part II One move, one line Candidates Final Review & Preview of Upcoming World Championship Match Would Carlsen have beaten Capablanca?
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