Vladimir Kramnik: “I am Not Available for Any Offers Throughout Next Two Months”

In an interview to Chesspro GM Kramnik was asked whether he would agree to help Anand in the upcoming WC match against Carlsen if he got such a request:

“Honeslty I have no idea. I haven’t thought of that at all. I have my own plans connected to rest… After such a tough competition and preparation which was tiresome, I want to recover. I definitely won’t be available for any offers throughout the next two months and then we will see. If Vishy offers, I may think of that…”

In Kramnik’s opinion the second world title match between Anand and Carlsen will differ from the first one:

“Firstly Vishy that we saw in Fall and Vishy who won the Candidates’ are two different players. He has definitely overcome the drowsiness that messed up his play for the last several years. Secondly, despite a quite rough loss, he gained the experience he needed before the match in Chennai. It was clear that Anand was afraid to play, he was afraid of making mistakes and he was constantly rechecking himself.. Logically the challenger has to be nervous while playing the match, but in this case he was the one anxious. Now he just has nothing to lose, so Vishy will have a psychological initiative. This might help him to play better.

Full article here.

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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