World Chess Championship Game Three: Vishwanathan Anand roars back to beat Magnus Carlsen, pulls level in 12-game series
Anand had a different strategy this time around, as he outclassed his heir apparent throughout the contest.
Indian chess maestro,Vishwanathan Anand, pulled off a comeback win against Norway's Magnus Carlsen, in game three of the World Chess Championship in Sochi, and set the ball rolling for the matches to come by.
Anand, who had succumbed to a disappointing defeat against Carlsen in game two, had a different strategy this time around, as he outclassed his heir apparent throughout the contest.
Carlsen looked like a pale shadow of his former self, as he crumbled in front of Anand's excellent opening game, and had no reply to the latter's 'Kasparov style' chess, which ultimately swung the tie in his favour.
Anand had excellent strategy to Carlsen's counter-attacking game plan, as he patiently held fort for over three-and-a-half-hours, to finish off the contest, and gain a morale-boosting win.
The fact that Anand spent only 31 minutes to deploy 23 moves, at the beginning of the contest, showcases his supreme planning and tactical acumen throughout the contest.
Anand may do well to remember his loss against Carlsen, in last year's World Championship tournament in Chennai, and will definitely try to make a roaring comeback, in the remaining games to come by.