Post date: Nov 22, 2013 5:1:39 PM
Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen becomes World Chess Champion after Indian defender Viswanathan Anand ends Game 10 in draw during the championship.
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA (NOVEMBER 22, 2013) (ANI) - Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen became the World Chess Champion on Friday (November 22) after defeating Indian grandmaster and five-time title holder, Viswanathan Anand.
Carlsen, who will turn 23 on November 30, closed the championship by winning three and drawing seven games of the 12-match series. While speaking to media persons in India's southern Chennai city, Carlsen said that he was honoured to play against Anand, who had been the champion for so long."Ya (yes), it feels good. It's been tough both here and London but I have been treated very well here in India," said Carlsen.
He also spoke about his game during the World Chess Championship.
"(In) the first couple of games, the second one was more or less normal draw. Ya (yes), I was just a little bit nervous and perhaps not quite ready for such a big occasion but after game three and four as I said I managed to settle in and realised that I don't have to do things very differently from what I usually do and that was the turning point," said Carlsen.
Meanwhile, a visibly disappointed Anand, who for the first time failed to win even a single match in a championship, congratulated Carlsen for his victory.
"Well it's clear that he dominated. At the start of the match, I thought that my chance depended on my ability to last long games without making a lot of mistakes, this year I have had lot of problem creeping into my play and I kind of try to pay some attention to that. But in the end it was in vain," said Anand.
Anand has won the title five times in 2000, 2007, 2008 2010 and 2012..