Anand has been the game’s undisputed champion since 2007 — having won his fifth title last year in Moscow — but experts predict the end of the road for the Indian against current world number one Carlsen.
It could take up to 12 games and a tie-breaker over a three-week period before the contest is eventually settled, but the young pretender appears to have a clear edge over the incumbent.
Both players have enjoyed a remarkably similar rise in their careers since they were teenagers.
Anand became an international master at 15, was crowned Indian champion at 16, won the world junior title at 17 and became the country’s first grandmaster at 18.
Carlsen turned grandmaster at 13 and in 2010, aged 19, he became the youngest player in history to be ranked world number one. He won the Candidates Tournament this year to earn the right to challenge Anand.
“Chess is not like football or other sports, but still it works against you if you are much older than your opponent,” said Russian Vladimir Kramnik, who lost the title match to Anand in 2008.
“Carlsen has much more energy, more motivation as he has not been a world champion yet,” Kramnik was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
It could take up to 12 games and a tie-breaker over a three-week period before the contest is eventually settled, but the young pretender appears to have a clear edge over the incumbent.
Both players have enjoyed a remarkably similar rise in their careers since they were teenagers.
Anand became an international master at 15, was crowned Indian champion at 16, won the world junior title at 17 and became the country’s first grandmaster at 18.
Carlsen turned grandmaster at 13 and in 2010, aged 19, he became the youngest player in history to be ranked world number one. He won the Candidates Tournament this year to earn the right to challenge Anand.
“Chess is not like football or other sports, but still it works against you if you are much older than your opponent,” said Russian Vladimir Kramnik, who lost the title match to Anand in 2008.
“Carlsen has much more energy, more motivation as he has not been a world champion yet,” Kramnik was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
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