Viswanathan Anand Wins The Bronze At The World Rapid Chess Championship

Viswanathan Anand Wins The Bronze At The World Rapid Chess Championship

Here is a blow by blow account of how Anand won the match yet lost the crown in the World Rapid Chess Championship.

Five time world champion Viswanathan Anand had kept himself in contention by gaining 3.5 points on the penultimate day of the World Rapid Chess Championship. With 7 points from 10 games, Anand was Number.3 in the strongest ever rapid chess tournament.

The Indian ace was now in the race to gain a superb finish to find himself at the top spot on the podium. World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway came up with an inspired performance on the match's second day to gain a lead on 8 out of 10 possible games.

Carlsen was followed by Armenia's Lebon Aronian whos staged a grand comeback in the event to be on 7.5 points. Carlsen made 4 points our of 5 games on the second day. Aronian scored 4.5 in the 5 games.

Being the number one player in the rapid is all about anticipating obstacles even before they arise. The Classical world champions are on the quest when it comes to faster versions of the game. Other Indians in the fray did not make it to the magic mark as against Anand, with the exception of Andhra Grandmaster P. Harikrishna.

Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly and M. Shyam Sundar scored 4.5 points. Sandipan Chanda and Debashish Das have 4 points in 10 games. Indian rapid champion Sriram Jha was on 3 points following the second day of the tournament.

Indian Rapid champion Sriram Jha is on three points after a difficult second day in the event. Indian chess ace Anand came up with a massive victory over reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen yet settled for the bronze medal in the World Chess Championship concluded recently.

Winning the battle yet losing the war has its consequences. Carlsen won the gold despite the defeat and Anand is now set for a re-match with the Norwegian player in the coming months.

5 time world champion Anand has lost the crown this time, but the match between the two was inspirational. Anand kept trying till the end but Carlsen notiched a win on 11 points. Italian Fabiano Caruana earned his silver medal. Being a runner up has its rewards too.

But the biggest part about any game is not the victory or the loss, it is the moments that drive the game and enthrall the spectators. The element of the unexpected and the unpredictable is what gives the game its special flavor.