I want Anand. But I think Carlsen.
Carlsen vs Anand
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ya, but its gonna be an intense match, do you think that the chennai environemtn will affect his play?
Carlsen wins WC by 2 points. Both wins a million euros.
@isaac its a completely different scenario from where he usually plays but its a possiblity. I really dont have a good guess on whose gonna win the match cause we dont know how good carlsen is as a match player
Don't underestimate Anand! He's a very strong match player. Carlsen has proved himself in tournament play, but match play is a different animal.
The experience factor is a very interesting situation. A lot of people are pointing out Anands tremendous experience in matches & Carlsens lack of any matches at all. But as someone observed (maybe Anand or one of the other top players) the history of the world championship matches are full of examples where it made absolutely no difference who was more experienced. The inexperienced player won the match just as often as the more experienced one. That's even more interesting I think. Someone should go check those stats out, I'm sure it's all there in the records somewhere. I don't feel like doing it though, I just wanna veg out.
thats why this match is so interesting, its the power of youth vs the power of match experience
If Anand wins, especially if he wins decisively, people may start to critique elo scores.
One of the disadvantages for Anand will be that Carlsen is extremely difficult to prepare for. He is willing to play almost any opening and has proven he can play each in a variety of styles.
After Anand's disappointing match with a 1st time WC challenger Gelfand, WC match experience cannot be a big factor. Anand have nothing to be ashamed if he lose to a future greatest chess player.
Yes, I believe Anands big advantage in opening prep will be completely nullified by Carlsens unpredictable opening choices. I'm sure Magnus will play good, solid, maybe even main line openings because it is such an important event. No crazy, sideline stuff I don't think. BUT, there's just no telling what Magnus will play is the thing. He can play e4, d4, or c4, even Nf3. & as black he has a wide range of choices. & if Anand deliberately tries sideline stuff himself so that Carlsen can't predict what Anand will play then I think that plays into Carlsens style. I can't wait.
I tried this by listing all the matches for the world championship, the winner was (or champion if tied) listed first, the person who I believed had more experience in high level matches I bolded.
Steinitz-Zukertort 1886
Steinitz-Chigorin 1889
Steinitz-Gunsberg 1890
Steinitz-Chigorin 1892
Lasker-Steinitz 1894
Lasker-Steinitz 1896
Lasker-Marshall 1907
Lasker-Tarrasch 1908
Lasker-Schlechter 1910
Lasker-Janowsky 1910
Capablanca-Lasker 1921
Alekhine-Capablanca 1927
Alekhine-Bogoljubow 1929
Alekhine-Bogoljubow 1934
Euwe-Alekhine 1935
Alekhine-Euwe 1937
Botvinnik-Bronstein 1951
Botvinnik-Smyslov 1954
Smyslov-Botvinnik 1957
Botvinnik-Smyslov 1958
Tal-Botvinnik 1960
Botvinnik-Tal 1961
Petrosian-Botvinnik 1963
Petrosian-Spassky 1966
Spassky-Petrosian 1969
Fischer-Spassky 1972
Karpov-Korchnoi 1978
Karpov-Korchnoi 1981
Karpov-Kasparov 1984
Kasparov-Karpov 1985
Kasparov-Karpov 1986
Kasparov-Karpov 1987
Kasparov-Karpov 1990
Kasparov-Short 1993 (outside of FIDE)
Kasparov-Anand 1995
Kramnik-Kasparov 2000
Kramnik-Leko 2004
Kramnik-Topalov 2006
Anand-Kramnik 2008
Anand-Topalov 2010
Anand-Gelfand 2012
Experience wins 24-17
Carlsens style of opening is definitely going to be difficult to counter, but its a long series of games and he will need many different opening suprises
but like im more impressed with his ability to draw blood from a stone over his opening prowess
Who are the teams (list of GM's) helping each side prepare?
With the World Champion Match coming near, what are your thoughts on it? Who do you think will win?