Forget the ratings difference, forget the country weather, forget the food. When two players are head to head, looking each others eyes, and the clock is turning on, all that difficulties gone far far away. In their minds only the board and the pieces exist, and sure, the fear...
What is your prediction about Anand vs Carlsen?
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Tacticator wrote:
Carlsen is like Fischer, both in chess ability (rated much higher than the World #2 in their respective era) and personality (extreme - Fisher makes alot of demands, while Carlsen withdraws from MANY tournaments because of disagreements).
It will be a pity if they actually host the WCC in India. Even though i am not a fan of Carlsen, I believe and hope that Carlsen will win this.
I disagree, Carlsen is nowhere near Bobby Fischer atm. One big thing that separates them is you name it, and you know what. It is The World Title, buddy.
You can't rank a World champion with a candidate that never holds the title. BF demands came when he was the champion. While Carlsen is a candidate.
Until Carlsen becomes a World Champion, he will be remembered as someone with the highest rating but not a World Champion. And that's a pity.
I hope he will become a World Champion.
With all this talk about Anand being a fluke, and a weak champion, someone like Euwe, I am beginning to think I could take him on.
I think it will be a close thing which, could go either way. I like the way Carlsen makes it less about prepared analysis and more about finding ideas over the board. However, Anand will not be a walkover in my opinion, he has a lot of World Championship MATCH experience which, Magnus lacks. And, experience does count. I'm hoping for a very interesting match between two differing approaches to the game.
In no future reality will Anand be a "walkover". The logical thinker would expect the match to be close...even though Carlsen's rating is in orbit. Anand is too good to be beaten like a drum...so all those hoping for a "bloodbath", should also prepare to be disappointed.
This being said...I believe Carlsen will win, by the smallest of margins...but I would also be happy if Anand surprises the bookies and keeps his crown...I love them both, so either way...I win, and I also loose.
12-0 to Carlsen
Where is the option: the next FIDE world championship match will be between some other two than Carlsen vs Anand? (at least one contender is changed).
I expect Anand to struggle at the begining, but hold out and maybe be a point behind up to maybe the 7th game. The Carlsen will begin to slowly pick up pace and win by maybe a 3 point margin.
8-4 to Carlsen.
Anand is the most under-appreciated champion in the history of the game. He may indeed lose to Carlsen, but he is a great champion.
Tapani wrote:
Where is the option: the next FIDE world championship match will be between some other two than Carlsen vs Anand? (at least one contender is changed).
you are right. I mean games in Anand vs Carlsen match, not matches. thanks.
Rasparovov wrote:
8-4 to Carlsen.
pdve wrote:
12-0 to Carlsen
Not possible. The match would stop once a player has more than 6 points.
Zinsch wrote:
Rasparovov wrote:
8-4 to Carlsen.
pdve wrote:
12-0 to Carlsen
Not possible. The match would stop once a player has more than 6 points.
ok. to be serious, carlsen will probably win by a comfortable margin if he does not throw away games.
pdve wrote:
ok. to be serious, carlsen will probably win by a comfortable margin if he does not throw away games.
You mean : Carlsen will win by a large margin, if he always win with White and does not lose with Black ?
I agree with that.
Moer seriously, if Carlsen wins by more than a 1.5 - 2 point difference, I would be extremely surprised. A WC match is extremely tricky, Carlsen is not the out-of-this world genius most people see. Anand is certainly not a "fluke", and has a huge experience of those matches. My bet is on Anand, but in any case, with a tight score.
Zinsch wrote:
Rasparovov wrote:
8-4 to Carlsen.
pdve wrote:
12-0 to Carlsen
Not possible. The match would stop once a player has more than 6 points.
Meh, they should let them play 12 games for the entertainment.
Rasparovov wrote:
Zinsch wrote:
Not possible. The match would stop once a player has more than 6 points.
Meh, they should let them play 12 games for the entertainment.
What entertainement ? Neither player has any motivation to play serious chess after the other has won. They can blitz out something at a 2000 level before leaving, but that's about it.
If you want them to play at full strength for 12 games, you have to set up a score-dependant money prize repartition. But I think it would be really mean.
Anand. Carlsen isn't ready yet...
Who wins the 1st game? Carlsen. Second? Carlsen. 3rd. Carlsen. 4th. draw. 5th. draw. 6th. draw. 7th. draw. 8th. Carlsen. Game over.
Carlsen - Anand 6-0.
But what time is it? Time to rest.
Carlsen's personality is hardly like Fischer's.