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Carlsen leaves the board, scoresheet in hand, smiling at last. Perhaps he was remembering his first tournament victory from long ago.
In the press conference that followed the match, Carlsen was a gracious Champion, full of compliments for his Indian hosts, who, in his opinion, exceeded expectations both for himself and for his team.
Originally posted by Magnus Carlsen
"I've been treated very well here in India. I've been made to feel very comfortable. In general, at some point I started to settle in and got the match into my strengths... playing to my strengths towards the end.
I'm so happy with the way I've been treated here. Everything's been top notch. My every wish has been attended to ... and for my team as well. It's been beyond both expectations and anything I've ever experienced in other places. So ... thank you very much ... and I'm sorry the match turned out the way it did.
Spoken like a true Canadian, apologizing for victory. lol.
Last edited by Nigel Hanrahan; Friday, 22nd November, 2013, 02:19 PM.
Reason: quote
Bottom line:
Press conference is disaster ( with poor audio and organization, any NBA, NFL, and cricket post match presser is better organized technically) Anastasia ( spelling?) is cute, but amateur and should not be doing this. Her way or controlling the room (or lack there of) is telling. She gets almost angry at journalists who are sometimes asking dumb questions.. but hey.. it's their job. Players should be taking PR training, they are totally inept and don't want to disclose anything.
If they wanted conferences in English, there should have been at least one native English speaker in the team.
All in all:
This was a total amateur hour.
Of course, this is all just my opinion..
Cheers,
Anand held the title between 2000 -2002 when FIDE was holding the knockout championships. Kramnik was what they called the Classical World Champion. Anand took back the title from Kramnik in 2007.
He knows what he has to do to take the title back. It will be interesting to see how busy he says in the next year or two. I hope he earns another crack at winning the title.
I think Botwinnik was the only 3 time champion. Anand only 2 times.
As Nigel tweeted yesterday with his impeccable sense of timing (!?) it is the end of an era. We can only hope that the new Champion will carry the crown with the dignity it deserves and has not always received.
Spare a thought for the dethroned King. Anand has been a truly classy champion, bringing nothing but credit to himself and to the game. For nearly seven years, he has held the title and beaten off all comers until this week he came up against an irresistible force. He has inspired chess fans, old and new, around the world and in particular has made chess a televised spectator sport in the world's largest democracy. He has set a high standard for sportsmanlike play---contrast the behaviour of the players in this match with Reykjavik or "toiletgate". Away from the board, he has been a model family man and citizen. And he has given us some truly great chess.
Thank you Vishy Anand for your contribution to the Royal Game. Live long and prosper!
After the tenth game, both players spoke to the media separately and were also together for a few minutes.
Q: (FIDE Press Officer) Your general review of the match?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) I was trying to keep playing. At some point started to make mistakes. I simply blundered Qg5. I saw the same tactic for Qc5 but I simply put the queen on g5. And the same e5 happened. I simply don’t know the evaluation after that. This knight ending is very dangerous. As the match in general, it is clear that he dominated. At the start of the match I thought my chances depended on my ability to last long games without making a lot of mistakes. This year I had lot of problems creeping into my play. I kind of try to pay some attention to that. In the end it was in vain. The way I lost the fifth game is the way I thought I could not afford to lose. A fine position in the opening, then a slip. The fifth game was a heavy blow. I really hoped not to be afraid of him in long games but simply match him. This was not to be. After that it became worse and worse. I guess when it rains it pours. It is fair enough to congratulate him. My mistakes did not happen by themselves. Clearly he managed to provoke them. Full credit to him.
Q: (FIDE Press Officer) Carlsen has also joined up. It is an important moment in history. We have a new world champion. After 3-4 questions we can finish the Anand press conference.
Q: When did it go wrong?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) Things look different at hindsight. At that moment I did not attach excessive significance. I was disappointed that I did not call the position right. Even so it was only one moment when I can take on b2. The other moment I don’t think was that serious. It was a little disappointing then. As far as I am concerned, game five was when it all started to go wrong.
Q: (T.N. Ragu, Deccan Chronicle) Would you have chosen a better successor than Magnus?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) I did not chose him!
Q: (Amit Karmarkar, The Times of India) Not being champion. Does it take the pressure off you? The monkey is off your back?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) It takes the pressure off you! At the same time to want it is also excessive.
Q: (Ashok Venugopal, New Indian Express) We expect you to win the candidates and play Carlsen next year?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) I want to first get some rest. Take stock of what has happened. Come to terms with everything here. At the end of the day, my play in the match was a big disappointment. I did not manage to achieve any of the things I aimed for. I assume I will play in the Candidates. You are going too fast. I will take rest and take it from there.
Q: (T.N. Ragu, Deccan Chronicle) What is your message to your fans? The whole country was expecting you to win?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) Obviously I am disappointed with my play. Despite lot of support somehow my play never got going. I am sorry for them that it wasn’t a better match.
Q: (Peter Doggers, Chess Vibes) Is there anything you regret from things off the board, for example in terms of opening choices or otherwise?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) I had a feeling that this match will be about execution. I had any strategy I wanted. Executing it, holding at the board, seeing it through was its all about. I tried to pay lot of attention to that. This year in tournaments, so many things have gone wrong. I felt that would be the crucial area. Game five was the real low point for me. After that at least you can say that I was depressed. I didn’t manage to understand either him or me! I was simply unable to execute my strategy.
Q: (FIDE Press Officer) Before Anand would leave, I would like Carlsen to say something about his opponent?
A: (Magnus Carlsen) Vishy’s been world champion for so long. One of the greatest of all time. I am honoured to have played a match with him. Of course very very happy to get the better of him. I really hope he will be back from the candidates.
(Part II will be given as a separate post when it appears on the Official Site)
++++++++++ Viewers’ Comments
- We have witnessed the history written: the best chess player all-time has just become the world chess champion. 100 years later, people will look at this match and study it as we have done so for Capa-Alekhine, Lasker-Steinitz, or Fischer-Spassky etc...
Congratulations to Magnus not only for the truly deserved crown but also for giving the rest of us the hope that chess is beyond deep opening preparations, short and dry draws as well as huge egos. You go there and you play to the end because there is always something to play for! This should be the lesson Magnus has taught each of us.
- I will not waste a single cent for a book about this awful match. Anand-Gelfand was more interesting, at least there were opening ideas also for amateurs and a convincing victory of the challenger vs. a well playing Anand. This just was bullying a broken guy.
- I can sympathize with you. In pure chess terms this may not make a great tournament/match book. (The back-stories, however, would be most interesting.) Of course one cannot – and, as I read your post, you do not – blame Magnus for this or criticize his play at all. Rather, this match had the makings of a lopsided battle and it turned out to be such. As I have said all along, the rating differential obviously reflects real playing strength. (Matters are equally lopsided if you look at the practical history of Carlsen-Anand encounters going back more than 20 games.) If Anand were to play a match with an opponent who had the same rating deficit that Anand himself faced, he would be playing #65 in the world rankings. Were that to occur, we could expect a similar result.
I look forward to further achievements from Magnus. It is a privilege to follow such a phenomenon who is advancing the game in pure chessic terms as well as in popularity.
- For Vishy, I hope he enjoys a career without the championship. I suspect that he will realize that the crown has at times been burden. And from his present disappointment I hope some relief (and a lot more fun) will grow. Shirov’s path generally seems for him a good one to emulate.
- The match lacked fun chess, but any other result than Carlsen winning to become WC would have been bizarre. Carlsen is WC however and he takes over where Kasparov left off, as the dominant Number One.
- Vishy was an off-the-charts genius with talent galore. Later, he become added being a consumate professional mastering the methods and tools of his era better than anyone else. We are now in a new era, however, characterized by a chamption with even more talent and new and unique methods that will influence and advance the game.
Great victory by Carlsen! He played almost completely without weaknesses, conducted himself in a professional, patient and confident manner, and made the most of his chances. A worthy champion.
Anand was very gracious in the press conference, admitting that Carlsen dominated the match and did a very good job at provoking weak moves and applying pressure. It was also hilarious to see Anand curse.
Carlsen was a gentleman in the press conference. I liked that he acknowledged Anand’s legendary status, and that he hopes to see him in the Candidates.
- Finally, it is interesting how accurate many pro-Carlsen fans were, who predicted he would win just by doing his normal thing. Carlsen admitted he felt nervous and vulnerable in the first few rounds, but once those jitters went away, he treated the match like any other event, only paying attention to what was going on over the board. He claims to have not felt the psychological warfare, and to not have done anything other than his normal preparation. The fact that Anand’s match experience, team of seconds, and opening preparation that were so often cited as elements in his favor were of no use against Carlsen’s normal approach is very interesting. Perhaps matches will be treated and talked about differently from now on?
- Who were Carlsen's seconds?
- He only admitted to GM Hammer. Looks like the rest of his team and they role will remain a mystery, at least for a little while.
Last edited by Wayne Komer; Friday, 22nd November, 2013, 06:13 PM.
Reason: added press conference
Interesting fact:
In 2008, Anand was winning against Kramnik after 9 games with 6-3, and 2 wins with Black, and one with White :) Like Carlsen vs Anand :)
Kramnik lasted 2 more games. Can Anand do his best and be better than Kramnik? :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_C...mpionship_2008
Anastasiya was only doing her job. Sometimes getting an answer is as difficult as pulling teeth. Both Ivanchuk and Kamsky have given her a lot of trouble in the past at press conferences by just clamming up and saying nothing.
Someone said that Anand’s ironic reply here was not against Karlovich – it was against a journalist who said at the first press conference that there were rumours that Anand tended to be lazy and loved to eat.
I have not verified this.
I am sure that Nigel just tweeted a general comment. He hardly thought it would be read aloud by a Norwegian journalist to the players at the Press Conference.
Kasparov, in Hong Kong, was tweeting all through the game, pithy self-truths like “Anand knew keeping queens on was his best chance against Carlsen. But not three queens! He overdid it!”
The transcript of the game nine press conference of Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand is below:
...omitting transcript of various questions...
(The official transcript omits a couple of irrelevant questions such as what are the players plans for developing chess in schools and communities; Anand was asked about his long think by press officer Anastasiya Karlovich: “Did you try really to calculate all these complications, all these variations till the end somehow, or was it possible?” Anand replied: “No, I was thinking what to eat tonight.”)
I watched the press conference (on replay - not quite live) and I clearly heard A.K. (the FIDE press officer) include the subordinate clause 'or was it possible?' and I thought Anand's flippant reply was rather denigrating and unfair. Of course, he is upset - and rightly so - but had he been paying attention he might have not lost the game and he might have understood the point of her question. Anyway, much ado about nothing - he has more or less squandered his title defence at this point. I understand how seriously good Anand has been and that makes Carlsen's result even more remarkable.
Footnote: I woke up and checked the live app on my phone just in time to see ...b8/Q+ and then the almost immediate Nf1 (!) and even in a sleepy condition I realized it was not sufficient and I spotted Qe1 right away and thought, oh-oh Anand's busted... after reviewing some more detailed analysis throughout today, it is clear Anand pushed too hard at various points (of course, the match standing was the reason for that) and unfortunately he got punished. I hope Carlsen will be an active World Champion.
Another note: I saw the tweet from Nigel Short about the changing of the guard (end of an era) and I must admit my first reaction was that it was somewhat tasteless (as in technically premature) BUT I realize now that Tweets are live and subject to emotion of course and I realize that Short intended no disrespect. I thought the journalist who brought it up in the press conference was a idiot... no shortage of them as usual.
I was glad to see that prior to the press conference, the duelling duo conducted an extended post mortem at the board. I think this helped Anand recover his equilibrium before facing the media crowd. It was also quite sporting of Carlsen to indulge the champ, although such chatty is usually easier to muster as the victor.
I am looking forward to the game tomorrow, come what may.
The transcript of the game nine press conference of Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand is below:
Q: (FIDE Press Officer) Magnus can you please tell us what happened?
A: (Magnus Carlsen) So we get a very very sharp position from the opening. Basically I missed something with f4 because in general I would like to block the pawns. He can play Qb1, Rb6 and attack the pawn, which is a bit inconvenient for me. So, here I had to go all out for counterplay. And I mean, there are an amazing number of complicated lines here. I wasn’t sure. As it happens my moves were not that complicated. I had to play the only move all the time. Fortunately for me, he blundered.
Q: (FIDE Press Officer) At this moment (after 24. f6) did you also consider 24…gxf6?
A: (Magnus Carlsen) Yes, 24…gxf6 is an option. But 25. Nh5 looks very dangerous here. I can maybe go 25…fxg5 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Qxg5 Rg8. Anyway, I thought in case of 24. f6 here I would have to play …g6 anyway. So it didn’t matter. Clearly, Nf1 is a blunder. He just missed Qe1-Qh4. 28. Bf1 Qd1 29. Rh4 Qh5 30. Nxh5 gxh5 31. Rxh5 Bf5 32. Bh3 Bg6 33. e6 Nxf6 34. gxf6 Qxf6 35. Re5 fxe6 36. Qe3 here. This is what we discussed after the game. White should be able to hold.
Q: (FIDE Press Officer) Can you also give us your scenario of what happened? The world champion.
A: (Viswanathan Anand) The position was very very interesting. Here I spent a hell of a lot of time essentially getting into this position. If the king goes to h8 usually it looks like it should be lost. As I have the extra resource of Qf7 check. Here I was anticipating Qh8. Because f6, g6, Qh4, b2 and more or less similar idea like in the game. The difference is when Rb1 happened he has Qa5. But after this, I am kind of forced to go in with Rf4. What I missed initially was this: I wanted to play Bh3, Bxh3, Rxh3, Qd7, Rh5, Qf5, g6 I thought was a draw. But later I saw Qb6, Qb1+.
Q: (Amit Karmarkar, The Times of India) Magnus, it was quite tense today. Can you describe the tension you were going through?
A: (Magnus Carlsen) It was really tough game. From the opening it was clear it is going to be unbalanced. And I run a serious danger of getting mated which I hadn’t in previous games. I had to deal with the situation. I had to create counterplay. It was really tough game.
Q: (FIDE Press Officer) Were you scared in any particular moment in this game?
A: (Magnus Carlsen) Basically all the time. The white pawns look extremely menacing. At the same time I was trying to calculate this as well as I could. I did not find a forced mate. It seems there wasn’t any mate. At least no obvious one.
Q: (Kristian Madsen, Politiken) Grandmaster Anand, you came out needing a win today. You showed us some of the attacking chess which has been associated with your name throughout your career. You dominated the World No. 1 for 25 or 27 moves. For the game to end this way, how do you feel your emotions right now?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) In general, the match situation did not leave me with much of a choice. I saw a couple of moments when I could exit. For instance, here I could play 22. cxb4 and try to get the knight to c3. Then black is also out of serious danger at the same moment. I had to give it a shot. When he played Na6 I saw this variation. It is not that difficult to calculate. There were always finessess. It seemed to be very dangerous for black. And, I could play e6 somewhere with fxe6, f6 which is a second kind of chance. I decided to give it a shot. In the end, it was irresponsible, silly whatever you want to call it. I had been calculating around about 40 minutes when I went f5 b3, Qf4 I think. And what I was calculating was this line. It was a draw. When I found Qd6 there, I couldn’t see a way forward. When I got to this position, I suddenly saw Nf1, Qd1, Rh4, Qh5, Rh5, gxh5, Ne3 and the knight is coming to e7. By a miracle, black will probably play Be6, for Bxd5 he might have to play Qxd5. For a second I got excited. The problem, I missed the knight which was on g3 has just moved. As soon as I put the knight on f1 I knew what I had done. What can I say?
(Magnus Carlsen) It should be noted that if Bf1, Qd1, Ne2 would be met by Qd3 or Qe1 works then. (Viswanathan Anand) If I had seen this Qe1 I would have seen the other one as well. Because I only saw Qd3, Rh4, Qe3 this ladder.
Q: (V Kameswaran, United News of India) You have had many hat-trick wins in your career. Will it be possible for you?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) The situation does not look very good.
Q: There was lot of praise for your going for a win. Can you explain your mindset and why you chose such a sharp opening?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) I needed to change the course of the match rather drastically. That’s why I kind of went for this. I had a rest day to kind of get familiar with all this. Because it is a very complicated line.
Q: Were you glad you did it?
A: (Viswanathan Anand) I was in a way. Still I think I had to do this. This was the correct choice. I had no regrets for this.
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(The official transcript omits a couple of irrelevant questions such as what are the players plans for developing chess in schools and communities; Anand was asked about his long think by press officer Anastasiya Karlovich: “Did you try really to calculate all these complications, all these variations till the end somehow, or was it possible?” Anand replied: “No, I was thinking what to eat tonight.”)
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