 "World Chess Championship day 5- Carlsen leads three-two")
Magnus Carlsen took the lead in the world championship match by winning one of his trademark long endgames in 59 moves. Carlsen achieved a small but clear advantage after an interesting opening. However, Viswanathan Anand defended steadily for a long period and both players said they felt the position was equalised around move 34-35.
But, after the time control, it became apparent that White still held some advantage in a Rook and Bishop ending. Carlsen played perfectly to convert the situation into a full point.
Carlsen started with an English opening and it quickly transposed into a sharp variation of the Slav Defence to the Queen’s Gambit. On move 5, Carlsen avoided the mainline, which involves a pawn sacrifice for the initiative.
Instead, he played for a safe position with an early Queen exchange and a small advantage. Anand was under pressure throughout, but he gradually eased his position and started to get play for his pieces as well.
Interestingly, the position was so complex, neither player was entirely sure where they made errors or even what the decisive error was.
However, around move 52, it seems to have been decisively lost, having transposed into a pure single Rook endgame where White had far-advanced passed pawns.
Anand said he underestimated the technical difficulties while Carlsen as is his wont, just kept playing steadily.
The Norwegian challenger now leads 3-2 with seven games to play. Anand receives the advantage of the white pieces in the next two games so he will have to try and hit back immediately.
THE GAME SCORE
White: Magnus Carlsen Vs Black: Viswanathan Anand
World Championship Match 2013 Chennai, Game #5
* 1.c4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 c5 7.a3 Ba5 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qd3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Ng4 12.0-0-0 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Bc7 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Qxd8+ Bxd8 White has a small clear advantage, with a better pawn structure and a strong light square bishop
* 16.Be2 Ke7 17.Bf3 Bd7 18.Ne4 Bb6 19.c5 f5 20.cxb6 fxe4 21.b7 Rab8 22.Bxe4 Rxb7 23.Rhf1 Rb5 24.Rf4 g5 25.Rf3 h5 26.Rdf1 Be8 27.Bc2 Rc5 28.Rf6 h4 29.e4 a5 30.Kd2 Rb5 31.b3 Bh5 32.Kc3 Rc5+ 33.Kb2 Rd8 34.R1f2 Rd4 Anand felt dubious about his last move, while Carlsen thought it was strong
* 35.Rh6 Bd1 36.Bb1 Rb5 37.Kc3 c5 38.Rb2 e5 39.Rg6 a4 40.Rxg5 Rxb3+ 41.Rxb3 Bxb3 42.Rxe5+ Kd6 43.Rh5 Rd1 44.e5+ Kd5 45.Bh7 Rc1+ 46.Kb2 Rg1 47.Bg8+ Kc6 48.Rh6+ Kd7 49.Bxb3 axb3 50.Rxh4 Rxg2+ 51.Kxb3 Ke6 The engines say that the position is winning for white after 52.a4 Kxe5 53.a5 Kd6 54.Rh7 Kd5 55.a6 c4+ 56.Kc3 Ra2 57.a7 Kc5 58.h4 Kd5 (1-0) One of the white pawns will queen
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But, after the time control, it became apparent that White still held some advantage in a Rook and Bishop ending. Carlsen played perfectly to convert the situation into a full point.
Carlsen started with an English opening and it quickly transposed into a sharp variation of the Slav Defence to the Queen’s Gambit. On move 5, Carlsen avoided the mainline, which involves a pawn sacrifice for the initiative.
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Instead, he played for a safe position with an early Queen exchange and a small advantage. Anand was under pressure throughout, but he gradually eased his position and started to get play for his pieces as well.
Interestingly, the position was so complex, neither player was entirely sure where they made errors or even what the decisive error was.
However, around move 52, it seems to have been decisively lost, having transposed into a pure single Rook endgame where White had far-advanced passed pawns.
Anand said he underestimated the technical difficulties while Carlsen as is his wont, just kept playing steadily.
The Norwegian challenger now leads 3-2 with seven games to play. Anand receives the advantage of the white pieces in the next two games so he will have to try and hit back immediately.
THE GAME SCORE
White: Magnus Carlsen Vs Black: Viswanathan Anand
World Championship Match 2013 Chennai, Game #5
* 1.c4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 c5 7.a3 Ba5 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qd3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Ng4 12.0-0-0 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Bc7 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Qxd8+ Bxd8 White has a small clear advantage, with a better pawn structure and a strong light square bishop
* 16.Be2 Ke7 17.Bf3 Bd7 18.Ne4 Bb6 19.c5 f5 20.cxb6 fxe4 21.b7 Rab8 22.Bxe4 Rxb7 23.Rhf1 Rb5 24.Rf4 g5 25.Rf3 h5 26.Rdf1 Be8 27.Bc2 Rc5 28.Rf6 h4 29.e4 a5 30.Kd2 Rb5 31.b3 Bh5 32.Kc3 Rc5+ 33.Kb2 Rd8 34.R1f2 Rd4 Anand felt dubious about his last move, while Carlsen thought it was strong
* 35.Rh6 Bd1 36.Bb1 Rb5 37.Kc3 c5 38.Rb2 e5 39.Rg6 a4 40.Rxg5 Rxb3+ 41.Rxb3 Bxb3 42.Rxe5+ Kd6 43.Rh5 Rd1 44.e5+ Kd5 45.Bh7 Rc1+ 46.Kb2 Rg1 47.Bg8+ Kc6 48.Rh6+ Kd7 49.Bxb3 axb3 50.Rxh4 Rxg2+ 51.Kxb3 Ke6 The engines say that the position is winning for white after 52.a4 Kxe5 53.a5 Kd6 54.Rh7 Kd5 55.a6 c4+ 56.Kc3 Ra2 57.a7 Kc5 58.h4 Kd5 (1-0) One of the white pawns will queen