The reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand gave an interview for RIA Novosti correspondent Viktor Ivanov.
Anand highlighted that Magnus Carlsen is a very strong player and his results speak for themselves. Anand also said that he will undergo a serious preparation for the world championship match.
Anand did not want to share who will be his seconds after the withdrawal of Peter Heine Nielsen and Rustam Kasimdzhanov. He added that he doesn’t really pay attention on who will be in Carlsen’s team, even if it is Garry Kasparov himself.
Anand revealed that his preparation will start with analysis of Carlsen’s games: “I try to understand the opponent and then decide on how to tune my own game and try to achieve that.”
Full interview (in Russian language)
I am expecting this answer from the champ. I give the kid the edge.
Your pick: Experience (Anand) vs Talent (Carlsen)
Could the World Championship Match be half in India and half in Norway (or Carsen’s favorite spot)?
If Magnus plays in India he will lose the match. If he plays on neutral ground he will win.
This is the case of the quantum mechanics uncertainty principle, where the subject affects the result of the experiment. Moreover, since there are two subjects studdying each other, the incertainty doubles, since neither Magnus nor Annand will play as usual as result of their mutual preparation.