Carlsen-Anand 2014

[Cyberchess]

A sicilian in the fourth game, probabably we will not see anymore 1..e5 from Anand with black pieces or at least a spanish. Maybe in the spanish oppening Carlsen sails better than Anand.

Agreed. Hopefully at the very least no more Berlin variation in this match.


Well, I predicted that Vishy would fare better playing outside of India, and thus far he has exceeded my expectations.

Round 4 saw Vishy saddled with split Ps on the queenside, but he managed to defend accurately, and Magnus was unable to make progress in the end.

Let’s see how it goes tomorrow…

Hangin' on the edge of my seat regards,
John

Anand failed to heed our forewarning here. Doesn’t anyone play the French these days?

Disappointing Finish Regards,
John

[ricard60]

A sicilian in the fourth game, probabably we will not see anymore 1..e5 from Anand with black pieces or at least a spanish. Maybe in the spanish oppening Carlsen sails better than Anand.

Agreed. Hopefully at the very least no more Berlin variation in this match.


Well, I predicted that Vishy would fare better playing outside of India, and thus far he has exceeded my expectations.

Round 4 saw Vishy saddled with split Ps on the queenside, but he managed to defend accurately, and Magnus was unable to make progress in the end.

Let’s see how it goes tomorrow…

Hangin' on the edge of my seat regards,
John

Anand failed to heed our forewarning here. Doesn’t anyone play the French these days?

Disappointing Finish Regards,
John

Or why not a Caro-Khan? Does it anyone plays it either?. I thought Anand would come up with a solid defense with black and leave it all for the 12th game to play it with white.

seconds preparation regards
Ricardo

[Monsieur Plastique]

Carlsen should now be looking for new challenges. Such as playing Owens Defense as black and Birds Opening as white.