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FI. Praful Zaveri: Good afternoon Prasad! What a game!! Truly scintillating. Wasn't it?
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: Goodness gracious, It had all of us at the edge of our seats still the very end. It is a pity that it ended the way it did
FI. Praful Zaveri: It was a kind of game we expect in a world championship. I enjoyed it thoroughly. We hope that the viewers have enjoyed it as well!
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: You bet they did. It was a classic encounter where one side ended-up with material plus at the cost of development while the other found itself with active pieces as compensation
FI. Praful Zaveri: The engines were favouring White for better part of the game but we all know that they are known to favour material superiority.
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: The engines are so obsessed with material that they generally tend to disregard a long term positional edge
FI. Praful Zaveri: We are all set for start of game-4! Gelfand is thinking!
FI. Praful Zaveri: Anand has won a Pawn and a positive result looked likely however; the activity of Black's pieces saved the day for him
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: The players have repeated the same moves as in game 2
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: The players have literally blitzed the first 15 moves
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: Anand has got Gelfand thinking
FI. Praful Zaveri: Again, we have a novelty by Anand on move 15...Bd7. Black had earlier tried h6 in Krush - Enhbat, 2005, which had ended in a draw
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: Coming back to our discussion about game 3, Black's active pieces surely saved him. My heart was bleeding for the f1 bishop, Anand managed to exchange it in time or else it would have died of suffocation
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: I agree with you Praful, first of all he shies away from the line in the previous game (1) and to add to that he was trailing the challenger on the clock in game 3- not particularly good signs
FI. Praful Zaveri: The champion better pull up his socks earlier rather than later.
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: Anand seems to rely heavily on defence of late. I feel defensive victories give him more pleasure. Has he lost his attacking touch?
FI. Praful Zaveri: I hope not. Its only that Anand is facing a different kind of challenge this time ...
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: Do you think it is just a matter of time before he draws first blood...waiting for the right moment to strike maybe??
FI. Praful Zaveri: I think he is just trying to get measure of Gelfand before going for it all out.
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: Alright. We are already 18 moves into game 4. your prediction Praful...
FI. Praful Zaveri: Wild complications!! Ending in a victory for Anand!
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: So be it
FI. Praful Zaveri: Before we go back to the game, I would like to thank one of our viewers, Akash Kotak for his appreciation to DNA for live feed of the games. Yes Akash, DNA is the first newspaper to do this!!
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: Are we headed to SPLITSVILLE yet again?
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: With no pawns in the centre and none of the sides in any particular discomfort, the inevitable is approaching :-(
FI. Praful Zaveri: Yes, Prasad - turning out to be a dull affair.
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: I distinctly remember the Anand-Kasparov Match of 1995 when Doordarshan decided to telecast it live only after Anand had taken the lead by winning game 9.
FI. Praful Zaveri:Yes! It had caught the fancy of chess players! We certainly need live broadcast of top level Chess tournaments
FI. Praful Zaveri: After 24.Qc2, Fritz13 and Houdini evaluate the position as perfect 0.00!!
FI. Praful Zaveri: Another draw likely after 27...h5 as Queens would be exchanged.
FI. Praful Zaveri: White has a choice to go for a Bishop versus Knight ending after 29.Rd1
FI. Praful Zaveri: Its' exemplary to see Anand handle this type of ending!
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: It's rather puzzling, which one of the two wants to win this position
FI. Praful Zaveri: Testing each other's nerves!
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: I hope our viewers are enjoying this nail-biting finish
FI. Praful Zaveri: Apart from nerves, they are also testing each other's end-game skills!
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: They're just delaying the inevitable
FI. Praful Zaveri: Peace treaty signed!
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: Finally!!
FI. Praful Zaveri: Once again hoping that Anand will come with fresh ideas after a well deserved rest day.
FI. Praful Zaveri: Bye for now from 'Team DNA'. We will catch action live on Thursday, 17 May, 2012 at 16.30 IST
FI. Prasad Deshmukh: A very good afternoon from Team DNA and welcome to our Live coverage of game 4 of World Chess Championship 2012