World Chess Championship 2013 – Games!

World Chess Championship 2013.

White : Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Black : Viswanathan Anand (India)

Date: Saturday Nov 09 2013 ; Round : 1

Score : 0.5-0.5

Moves:

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5

8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nb6 11. c5 Nc4 12. Bc1 Nd5 13. Qb3 Na5

14. Qa3 Nc4 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qa3 Nc4 ½-½

World Chess Championship 2013

Viswanathan Anand (India) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Sunday Nov 10; Round 2; Caro-Kann Defence  Score : 0.5-0.5

Moves

1. e4 c6 .

2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5

5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6

8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7

11. f4 Bb4+  12. c3 Be7 13. Bd2 Ngf6

14. O-O-O O-O . 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe5

17. fxe5 Qd5 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. h5 b5

20. Rh3 a5 21. Rf1 Rac8 22. Rg3 Kh7 23. Rgf3 Kg8

24. Rg3 Kh7 25. Rgf3 Kg8 ½-½

World Chess Championship 2013.

White : Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Black : Viswanathan Anand (India)

Date: Nov 12 2013, Tuesday ; Round : 3  Score - 0.5- 0.5

Moves

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6

3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 e5

7. Qxc4 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Bd2 Nd4

11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 c6 13. Bb4 Be6 14. Qc1 Bd5

15. a4 b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8

19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21. h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be5

23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qh1 c5 26. Ne4 Kg7 27. Ng5 b5

28. e3 dxe3 29. Rxe3 Bd4 30. Re2 c4 31. Nxe6+ fxe6

32. Be4 cxd3 33. Rd2 Qb4 34. Rad1 Bxb2 35. Qf3 Bf6

36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 Qd4

40. Bxb5 Qf6 41. Qb7+ Be7 42. Kg2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5

44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 hxg3 46. Qxg3 e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+

48. fxg3 Bc5 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kf5 Bf2 51. Kxe5 Bxg3+ ½-½

World Chess Championship 2013

Viswanathan Anand (India) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013; Round : 4; Ruy Lopez Berlin

Score : 0.5- 0.5

Moves

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6

7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 Kc8

12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Ne1 Ng6

17. Nd3 b6 18. Ne2 Bxa2 19. b3 c4 20. Ndc1 cxb3 21. cxb3 Bb1

22. f4 Kb7 23. Nc3 Bf5 24. g4 Bc8 25. Nd3 h5 26. f5 Ne7

27. Nb5 hxg4 28. hxg4 Rh4 29. Nf2 Nc6 30. Rc2 a5 31. Rc4 g6

32. Rdc1 Bd7 33. e6 fxe6 34. fxe6 Be8 35. Ne4 Rxg4+ 36. Kf2 Rf4+

37. Ke3 Rf8 38. Nd4 Nxd4 39. Rxc7+ Ka6 40. Kxd4 Rd8+

41. Kc3 Rf3+ 42. Kb2 Re3 43. Rc8 Rdd3 44. Ra8+ Kb7 45. Rxe8  Rxe4

46. e7 Rg3 47. Rc3 Re2+ 48. Rc2 Ree3 49. Ka2 g5 50. Rd2 Re5

51. Rd7+ Kc6 52. Red8 Rge3 53. Rd6+ Kb7 54. R8d7+ Ka6

55. Rd5  Re2+ 56. Ka3 Re6  57. Rd8 g4 58. Rg5 Rxe7

59. Ra8+ Kb7 60. Rag8 a4 61. Rxg4 axb3 62. R8g7 Ka6

63. Rxe7 Rxe7 64. Kxb3 ½-½

World Chess Championship 2013.

White : Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Black : Viswanathan Anand (India)

Date: Nov 15 2013, Friday ; Round : 5;  Semi-Slav

Score - 1- 0

Moves

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7. a3 Ba5

8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be3 9... Nc6 10. Qd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. O-O-O Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bc7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Be2 Ke7 17. Bf3 Bd7 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. c5 f5 20. cxb6 fxe4 21. b7 Rab8 22. Bxe4 Rxb7 23. Rhf1 Rb5 24. Rf4 g5 25. Rf3 h5 26. Rdf1 Be8 27. Bc2 Rc5 28. Rf6 h4 29. e4 a5 30. Kd2 Rb5 31. b3 Bh5 32. Kc3 Rc5+ 33. Kb2 Rd8 34. R1f2 Rd4 35. Rh6 Bd1 36. Bb1 Rb5 37. Kc3 c5 38. Rb2 e5 39. Rg6 a4 40. Rxg5 Rxb3+ 41. Rxb3 Bxb3 42. Rxe5+ Kd6 43. Rh5 Rd1 44. e5+ Kd5 45. Bh7 Rc1+??

( 45. ... Ra1 46. Rg5 Rxa3 47. Bg8+ Kc6 48. Bc4 Bxc4+ 49. Kxc4 Re3 50. Rg6+ Kb7 51. Kb5 a3 52. Rg7+ Kb8 53. Rg8+ Kc7 54. Rg7+ Kb8 55. Rg8+ )  46. Kb2 Rg1 47. Bg8+ Kc6 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Bxb3 axb3 50. Kxb3 Rxg2 51. Rxh4 Ke6 52. a4 Kxe5 53. a5 Kd6 54. Rh7 Kd5 55. a6 c4+ 56. Kc3 Ra2 57. a7 Kc5 58. h4 Kd5 1-0

World Chess Championship 2013

Viswanathan Anand (India) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Saturday Nov 16; Round 6; Ruy Lopez; Score : 0-1

Moves

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 Bxb3 13. axb3 Nb8 14. h3 Nbd7 15. Nh2 Qe7 16. Ndf1 Chess GM Project Live from Hyatt Hotel, Chennai, as was the case, yesterday!

Bb6 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. b4 a5 19. bxa5 Bxa5 20. Nhg4 Bb6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qg4  Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qe7 25. Rf1 c5 26. Kh2 c4 27. d4 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Qb7 It seems like the game is moving towards another draw.....As there seems to be nothing in the game going 4 Anand!  29. Rd1 Qc6 30. Qf5 exd4 31. Rxd4 Re5 32. Qf3 Qc7 33. Kh1 Qe7 Anand seems to be taking time to get out of the loss he suffered yesterday.....34. Qg4 Kh7 35. Qf4 g6  36. Kh2 Kg7 37. Qf3  Re6 38. Qg3  Rxe4 39. Qxd6 Rxe3 40. Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rd5 Rb7 42. Rd6 (Preventing 42........Kf6)  f6 Anand has 13 minutes LESS, in the second time control! 43. h4  Kf7 44. h5  gxh5 45. Rd5 Kg6 46. Kg3 Rb6 47. Rc5 Slowly moving towards a draw!  47....f5 48. Kh4 Re6 49. Rxb5 Re4+ 50. Kh3 Kg5 51. Rb8 h4 52. Rg8+ Kh5 53. Rf8 Rf4 54. Rc8  Rg4 55. Rf8 Rg3+ 56. Kh2 Kg5 57. Rg8+  Kf4 58. Rc8 Ke3 59. Rxc4 f4 60. Ra4??

(60. b4 h3 61. gxh3 Rg6 62. Rc7 f3 63. Re7+ Kd3 64. b5 Rg2+ 65. Kh1 Rb2 66. Kg1 Kxc3 67. b6 Rxb6 68. Kf2 Rf6 69. Re3+ Kd4 70. Rxf3 Ra6 71. Kg2 Ke4 72. Kg3 Rg6+ 73. Kf2 Rg7 74. Rf6 h5 75. Re6+ Kf4 76. Rf6+ Ke4 77. Re6+) h3 61. gxh3 Rg6 62. c4 f3 63. Ra3+  Ke2 64. b4 f2 65. Ra2+  Kf3 66. Ra3+ Kf4 67. Ra8 Rg1 0-1 Anand Resigns!

World Chess Championship 2013

Viswanathan Anand (India) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Monday Nov 18; Round 7; Berlin Defense; Score : 0.5 – 0.5

Moves

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nf1 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 g6 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Ne2 Rhe8 14. Kb1 b6 15. h4 Kb7 16. h5 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nc5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. g3?! (Anand making a passive move where as the need of the hour is some initiative from his side that he can come back in the match?!) a5 (After 16minutes!) 20. Rh7 Rh8 21. Rdh1 Rxh7 22. Rxh7 Qf6 23. f4 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Qf3 f5 27. exf5 gxf5 28. c3 (By 5pm –That’s 2 hours into the game - White’s 28^th move is done! Its like they are in a hurry & the pieces are flying on the board!) Ne6 29. Kc2 Ng5 30. Qf2 Ne6 31. Qf3 Ng5 32. Qf2 Ne6 ½-½  By 5.15 pm the game is drawn by repetition & the press meet of the players is on! Just around 2 hours & 32 Moves......And, NOTHING SPECIAL!

A very important game for Anand as only 4 games remain to be played after this one; and, Carlsen leads by 2 points & he has white pieces, in this game! A Very Crucial Game, ofcourse, for Anand!

World Chess Championship 2013.

White : Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Black : Viswanathan Anand (India)

Date: Nov 19 2013, Tuesday ; Round : 8 : Ruy Lopez Berlin

Score - 0.5- 0.5

Moves

1. e4 And, Its King Pawn! e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 Another Berlin! 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 (Just 8 minutes Over!) 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 (Lightning Speed, Really!) 16. Qe2 c6 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 (3.33pm) Ng7 20. Be5 (Exchange & go for a draw?!)  Ne6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Ng4 Qd8 24. Qe5 Ng7 25. Qxe8+ Nxe8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Nf6+ Kf8  Magnus going for the draw & Anand supporting it! 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. f4 f5 30. Kf2 b5 31. b4 Kf7 32. h3 h6 33. h4 h5 ½-½

Magnus’ idea of drawing the remaining games & maintaining the ‘2’ point comfortable lead to win the World Champion Crown is getting executed, here! Now, after the rest day tomorrow, Anand REALLY has to come up with something EXTRA ORDINARY that he stands the chance to draw the 12 game match & go for the tie breaker session! Any way, it can be considered a ‘Relief Break’ tomorrow for Anand as after the rest day he has the white pieces, the one out of the last 2 whites he will have in the 12 game classical match!

World Chess Championship 2013

Viswanathan Anand (India) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Monday Nov 21; Round 9; Nimzo Indian, Samish; Score : 0 – 1

Moves

1 d4 Something ‘certain’ in his mind! Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 f3 d5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 c5 7 cxd5 exd5 8 e3 c4 9 Ne2 Nc6

10 g4 O-O 11 Bg2 Anand is trying to do something! Na5 12 O-O Nb3 Probably, for the first time in the match, Magnus has fallen back on time & he is thinking! 13 Ra2 b5 14 Ng3 What Anand has achieved in this game is that he has prevented Magnus from rushing the game into the end game & a probable draw! a5 15 g5 Ne8 16 e4 Nxc1 17 Qxc1 Ra6 18 e5 Nc7 19 f4 b4 20 axb4 axb4 21 Rxa6 Nxa6

22 f5 b3 23 Qf4 Nc7 24 f6 g6 Situation very tense! 25 Qh4 Ne8

26 Qh6 b2 27 Rf4 b1=Q+ 28 Nf1 Qe1 0 – 1 As White’s threat of a mate has evaporated!

World Chess Championship 2013.

White : Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Black : Viswanathan Anand (India)

Date: Nov 22, 2013, Friday ; Round : 10 : Sicilian Rossolimo

Score - 0.5- 0.5

Moves

1. e4 c5 Sicilian, black’s best chance to have an attacking game! And, Anand leaves no stone unturned in his last ditch effort to keep the match alive! Even a draw will trumpet the end of the match as Magnus needs ‘ONLY’ a draw to become the 20^th World Champion! 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O Bc6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. b3 Qc7 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rac1 h6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. h3 Qc7 Game is going to have a middle game & no immediate exchange of pieces, in the air, that will be useful to Magnus’ plan of entering the end game as fast as possible is going to happen! Anand can have a relief that this game is going to his liking! 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Qd2 Kf8 Slow & steady game goes on where little by little both the sides are trying to better their positions! 21. Qb2 Kg8 22. a4 Qh5 23. Ne2 Bf6 24. Rc3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qe5 26. Qd2 Nf6 27. Re3 Rd7 28. a5 Qg5 Anand seems to be heading nowhere! 29. e5 Ne8 30. exd6 Rc6 31. f4 Qd8 32. Red3 Another series of exchanges & another draw?! Rcxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qxd6 Nxd6 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Kd4 Kd7 39. Kc5 Kc7 40. Nc3 Nf5 41. Ne4 Ne3 42. g3 f5 43. Nd6 g5 44. Ne8+ Kd7 45. Nf6+ Ke7 The end game seems to be drawish....BUT, will the World Champion dish out another blunder?! 46. Ng8+ Kf8 47. Nxh6 gxf4 48. gxf4 Kg7 49. Nxf5+ exf5 50. Kb6 Ng2 51. Kxb7 Nxf4 52. Kxa6 Ne6 53. Kb6 f4 54. a6 f3 55. a7 f2 56. a8=Q f1=Q 57. Qd5 Qe1 58. Qd6 Qe3+ 59. Ka6 Nc5+ 60. Kb5 Nxb3 61. Qc7+ Kh6 62. Qb6+ Qxb6+ 63. Kxb6 Kh5 64. h4 Kxh4 65. c5 Nxc5 ½-½ And, here ends a billion hopes of an Anand come back & Magnus Carlsen of Norway becomes the New World Chess Champion with a score of 6.5 – 3.5, in favour of the Norwegian!