Sochi
has today delivered happiness and will
it be prove to be luckier than Chennai ?
Sochi, is a city
in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Black Sea coast near the border
between Georgia/Abkhazia and Russia. Being part of the Caucasian Riviera, it is
one of the very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to
hot summers and mild winters. Sochi
hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014, as
well as the Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix from 2014 until at least 2020.
More importantly, it is the venue now for the ‘World
Chess Championship 2014’ - the title match
between the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, and challenger Viswanathan
Anand, to determine the 2014 World Chess Champion. It is being held from 7
November to 28 November 2014, under the auspices of the World Chess Federation
(FIDE).
It has been a rather disappointing start for Indian
Grand Master Viswanathan Anand in this championship. After losing his crown to
Magnus Carlsen last time, he was expected to change his strategy and come back
stronger. In the first game, Anand
salvaged a draw but lost the second and we were worried that it should not be a
repeat of 2013 championship when Anand never could beat the Norwegian even
once.
Today is a happy day – a few minutes ago, Viswanathan
Anand pulled off a sensational victory over world chess champion Magnus Carlsen
on Tuesday in the third game of the ongoing world title match at Sochi,
springing back from his disappointing defeat two days ago to restore parity in
the 12-game match. From the beginning, Anand took the fight to Carlsen and
seized the initiative very early in the game. His playing style on Tuesday was
reminiscent of former world champion Gary Kasparov’s in a 1995 world
championship match in New York.
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
11th Nov 2014 @ 09.20 pm.
11th Nov 2014 @ 09.20 pm.
Photo credit : www.sochi2014.fide.com/round-1
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