Boring World Championship

I have no problem with drawn games.  I am disappointed with how the games were drawn.  In both games, Carlsen and then Anand, had not prepped for the position and bailed.  Anand plays the Caro often yet chose to go straight for a draw.  In the first game, Carlsen was surprised by an early move and was out of preparation. 

My expectations are that the contestants will play to win the match, adopting a strategy in individual games that best suits that purpose. I also expect that both players will embrace the search for truth in new positions. This search cannot be measured in number of moves.

I am not disappointed. Rather, I like the match so far.

If Qg4 is better than Qxd5, we may see it again. Such arguments often follow draws in subsequent games. If Black's resources are always sufficient, as Carlsen often says, Anand likely will opt to try a different line.

Among several exciting developments in these "boring" draws: game one offers a case study relevant to the next argument about databases and correspondence chess concerning the notion that players unthinkingly play the percentages. Anand's ninth move previously scored 100% for White. Statistics will bite you in the ass if you do not understand the position.

It is nothing but an insult to all chess players :-)

Honestly, suppose soccer was like this and germany plays brazil,.. Both teams play well and the match is close. After 25 minutes the two captains call the referee and say that they agreed a draw.

The public is informed that they can go home..

This is the first match I've ever watched. As long as I'm using my brain while monitoring the match (anylizing, playing through variations, etc.), I'm not bored with it. Disappointed that no decisive games have been played yet, I may be. But they have only played two.

Now, golf is boring.

Got the wrong guy, I agree entirely with you, Anand -Topalov was the last 'fighting' match (5 decisive games out of 12) but that was down to Topalov's character. If both players don't want to take any chances you get Anand -Gelfand (except Gelfand lost playing a totally dubious line in the Kings Indian, weirdly out of character)..

Gelfand-Anand was not as exciting as Anand-Topalov. But amazingly, the match was played at an extremely high level. One statistician rated the performance of both players at +2900 for the match! He ranked Gelfand's play as 2920, and Anand's at 3002. 

I generally don't find games played by humans at that incredible level to be boring. Neither player tried Grischuk's tactic of aiming for draws as white just to get to the tie-breaks. If I saw that in this match, I would be furious. But that's not happening. 

This is just the first two games of a twelve game match. The fireworks will go off. Not all games will be "damp squibs" (Nigel Short's term). 

http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~regan/papers/pdf/ReBiNF13av.pdf

i remember my first beating in a championship match. I took it like a man with my woman watching but i also went out swinging. The opponent had respect for me  because of that but none for the rest of my team.

When the spot light is on you that is the time to showcase your skills. For that money i play Anand and trust me i will start off swing like a crazy man. None of that draw crap. If he beat me then he beat me. Game 2 i come swinging again but smarter and with some adjustments. More so that Anand has shown fear.

I agree. But I have a better idea. If the game is a draw and lasts less than 4 hours i.e. less than 40 moves, then play another game. And those 2 games count as 1 game. Whoever gets more than 1 point is awarded 1 point, otherwise 0. If both games are draws, then they get 1/2 point each.

FIDE has to introduce yellow and red cards for boring moves

One boring move = yellow card

Two boring moves = red card

2 red cards in 1 year = life time suspension

The white player accepting a draw loses a finger.

See i have a better idea that goes back to about the 50's. Have each chair with each opponent chained down and wired to an live electric switch. Every time you get checked you get a  mild but sturdy shock. I think game play strategy will change. I think Carlsen will get a kick out of shocking Anand and the game ends in resignation before move 40. Carlsen wins.

How about this ....(playing around with ideas).

For every draw you intiate you lose 10% of your winnings! Which go to charity!

Splendid! A real improvement that spares the crowd a minimum of 65 minutes of tedium plus that additional time awarded at the end of a soccer game to reward fake injuries, stoppages for racist taunting, and the laughing dancing crying man-hugging joyous celebration that accompanies the rare and incredibly impressive feat of kicking a ball into a giant net. 

I think that 2 games is not enough to be angry like this!.... They're testing and waiting the moment to attack.... Maybe it follows like this!, in this case ok....but now after 2 games i think so extrem how the people are dissapointed

I never thought an event this popular could be shorter than a Mike Tyson fight when he was at his prime!

I am old school on this. a draw is a draw...BUT...the format could be changed to encourage more fight by implementing football('sic' soccer) scoring. one point for a draw (handshake) and three points for a win (Goooooaaaallll!!!!!) I imagine there would be more fighting games. Just a thought. Still love the game and still hate early draws but I am a hack at chess so who cares what I think?!

I agree that the games become boring, not because of the moves of the posittional style, but because of the fast draws ! BUT, we have also think like those great players: They are going for the title, they have 12 games to play and they don't want to risk a lose because of energetic play at the first games !! I hope that the last games, and mostly the last five games will be really intresting 

NO.  Doesn't work for the world championship because its a zero sum game anyway.  whoever wins more games wins the match.