Anand vs carlsen game 3 moves

Qh1 White's queen looks like the worst piece now but Carlsen had probably forseen it did not matter too much right. His position remains worse but he has enough counter play. Rxe3 Bd4 Anand could have possible gone for the 'b2' pawn grab instantly.

It was a better move according to engines. However Anand felt white would still have his share of counter play. Rad1 The game is now headed towards a draw. The presence of opposite coloured Bishops does little to enhance chances of a decisive result Bxb2.

Rxd8 Bxd8 Chess-wise, a draw could be agreed here itself. But Carlsen played on probably just to make sure he played till the very end. Sign in Create a Rediffmail account. November 12, IST. Get Rediff News in your Inbox: email. It was around that moment that the Twitter-sphere suddenly discovered something quite important.

Anand's sequence of moves, until Rc6, had all been played before! Well, sort of. The position after Rxd5 has been seen before in Tomashevsky-Riazantsev but with the pawn on h3. White won in 36 moves CarlsenAnand. The thing is, after 1. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 0—0 6. White can also play 8. Bxa6 Rxa6 Nb5 a4 Rc1 Ne4 Nd2 Ndf6 Nxe4 Nxe4 Qxa4 Ra5 Qc6 bxa3 Qxb6 Qd7 There are some differences, some nuances based on the weakness of the g3 square see the analysis to the game below , but still.

It was very likely that Anand had seen these games! But I also had to check other openings. It's not like I spent all day on this line; I had to check other stuff as well. But luckily I managed to play this one quite well and remembered what to do and so on. And still, the Norwegian fans had reasons to be mildly optimistic. While the minutes were ticking away, Carlsen was actually playing rather well, and found some excellent resources, such as I know the computer was suggesting Bb4!?

Chess has changed CarlsenAnand. But the move was answered by the equally strong: Ra1, a move Anand was very happy with, as he said at the press conference. Prevents Bd2 2. Keeps Black's main asset at bay 3. Makes use of whole army 4.

Makes Magnus think CarlsenAnand. For his next 13 moves Carlsen had just 10 minutes left, then 9, He allowed a deadly pin, and Anand easily wrapped up the game. CarlsenAnand score: 1,,5. To comeback like this after such a distraught defeat is not for everybody but then again Vishy doesn't come in "everybody" CarlsenAnand. Just a fantastic game from start to finish by Anand. Qg4 h5 Qh3 Be6 Qh1 This kind of play is reminiscent of his victory against Karjakin at the Tata Steel The Queen on h1 is nothing new for Carlsen, even the pawn structure is identical to that game.

Ne4 A calm move like Kg7 avoids Ng5 arriving with check and prepares play on the Queenside, where it is safe to say Magnus' Queen will be slightly out of position. The main difference between this game and his encounter with Karjakin is that Anand has the 2 bishops and the a-file is also open, two things that work against Carlsen here. Kg7 Ng5 b5 An interesting choice. I expected Bc8 or Bd7 to keep the Bishop pair a little longer. But even the opposite coloured Bishop endgames can be quite dangerous for White, especially with the Bg2 attacking nothing important on the long diagonal and White's Queen very far out of play.

The c4 break can create a passed pawn very quickly Rxe3 Bd4 The Bishop is actually placed very well here, pressuring f2 and b2. It looks like Anand doesn't want to cash in his advantage for a pawn too quickly, preferring to keep the tension. I like this decision, as things were far from clear after Bxb2 Rae1 with Bd5 coming and immense pressure on e6. Re2 c4 Carlsen is down to 10 minutes in an inferior position.

The pressure is rising and it will be difficult to defend in time pressure. Be4 c3 creates a passed pawn at last, but there would follow some pressure against the now exposed Black King.

Safest is cxd3 and probably bring the Rook to the f-file and pressure f2 which was the intention back when Bd4 was played.

I like Be4 because it finally gives some life to the Qh1. Next should be Qf3 and Kg2 if there is time. Also, the control of the a8 square is preventing Anand from contesting the open file for the moment and Ra6 adds additional pressure to the weak e-pawn at any time.

Rd2 Magnus is also getting very short of time at this stage, and admittedly that is one of his weak points. He lost games in the Candidates because he was short of time and it's not a situation he often finds himself in. Anand can use the pressure of his position coupled with the time situation to look for more. Qb4 Rad1 Bxb2 Although down 2 pawns, the d-pawn will fall and White will have to defend an uncomfortable position with an outside passed pawn. There are better winning chances for Black because all of the major pieces are still on the board, but as soon as White activates his Queen it will be hard to make progress.

Qf3 Bf6 If the pawn on e6 were on f7 here, there would be better winning chances, or even if the h-pawn had not advanced to h5 yet. In the current position the pawn on g6 will need constant defense and I think that is enough pressure to save White the draw.

By controlling the light squares Magnus can prevent the b-pawn advance, while adding pressure to e6 and g6 with his Queen and Bishop. Rxd3 Rxd3 Rxd3 Rd8 Exchanging so many pairs of rooks removes the winning chances, and now White has a number of ways to make the draw.

The game should end in a draw shortly I would think. Rxd8 Bxd8 Bd3 Qd4 I think that he has a strong sense of when his opponents lose the handle on the position, as he said in an interview regarding the game with Levon Aronian at the Sinquefeld Cup.

When he has a feeling that his opponent lost the grasp of the position and wants to bail out with a draw, he instead chooses to play on. It's also probably the biggest advantage that he has held all game, so maybe he is just relishing it! Kg2 g5 Bc4 h4 Qc7 hxg3 Qxg3 e5 Ke4 Bd4 Kf5 Bf2 Kxe5 And the games comes to a draw. Join me tomorrow for live commentary of R4 of Anand - Carlsen! I think Anand should not exchange rooks Look at the postion after 25th moves white was having a very poor posted queen