Fans expect ‘Chennai Tiger’ to bounce back in style
By Express News Service – CHENNAI
Published: 16th November 2013 11:41 AM
Last Updated: 16th November 2013 11:41 AM
GM Abhijeet Gupta too concurred with experts and admitted that Viswanathan Anand made a mistake in the 45th move. “Anand should have played Ra1in the 5th move and not what he really did. It (loss) will certainly hurt him. He must recover and go for a win quickly in the next few games. For in the later stage Carlsen armed with a lead may make things difficult for Anand,’’ said Abhijeet.
Srija meets Susan
Sixteen-year old Srija Seshadri of Tamil Nadu who is one of most promising youngsters in the country with an ELO rating on 1991 is great fan of Susan Polgar. Srija who is the Asian u-14 and u-12 champion bagging golds in both the events was keen to meet Susan and today managed to meet and take a photograph with her. Srija believes that Susan is an inspiration for all the players in her age group.
Another Anand fan
Arjuna award winning Indian table tennis player S Raman who is a lover of chess was at the venue today to watch Anand play. “I generally follow chess once in a while on the net. Since Anand was playing here (Chennai) naturally I wanted to see the match. It was interesting, the only problem was that there was no live commentary for the audience,’’ said Raman.
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But all of them believe that the Chennai ‘Tiger’ would bounce back strongly and give a fitting reply to Carlsen.
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As his fan (for his skills and modesty) for about 20 years, I wish the Tiger roars again! Just remembered what Kasparov said recently, “An old tiger may not be able to chase and catch its prey but if you put your head in its mouth, you can see the teeth are still sharp” – in his own words..
Fingers crossed! Enjoyed your unburdened commentary too
Anand is finished, long live King Magnus.
Its really dangerous to go all out against a class player like Magnus or any strong opponents.But, its also very dangerous for Magnus to be defensive in the remainding matches.
Magnus is such a strong player will know what to do.
Vishy is known for his fight back spirit and chess brilliance , but I thinks we are now witnessing a new champion!