If Anand gets to +1 in the match...

Musikamole · 2013-11-11T09:08:21-08:00

...can he easily...and I do mean easily...draw the rest of the games to retain his title? How easy is it for chess players of his strength to intentionally draw games, with the White or Black pieces? Carlsen and Anand both seem to be quite good...as Magnus says...to pull the emergency brake, forcin

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philidorposition

Nov 11, 2013

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SmyslovFan wrote:

philidor_position wrote:

I don't think we have enough data yet to evaluate their level of ambition.

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Of course we do. They are playing for the world championship. You don't get there by accident. An unambitious person will never be world champion of chess.

I agree completely but that much goes without saying. I was referring to their aggressiveness (probably the more accurate term to discuss the topic at hand) in the current match specifically.