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As it happened: Carlsen wins Game Six with black

Pulasta Dhar November 16, 2013, 20:42:02 IST

Live updates as Anand takes on Carlsen in Game Six of the World Chess Championship.

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As it happened: Carlsen wins Game Six with black

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Game Five report: With seven games to come in the 12-games match, Carlsen now leads 3-2, drawing the first blood in his trademark style. It started with a Notebbom opening that went in to the Marshall gambit that never happened. Typical to his style of getting a position wherein he can just continue playing for a long time, Carlsen chose something that has not been seen in elite chess. [caption id=“attachment_1233401” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] AFP Anand and Carlsen. AFP[/caption] Anand equalised easily with some timely manoeuvres and it appeared that he had nothing to worry about while Carlsen was still pressing for some advantage. The hallmark of Carlsen’s play has been to mesmerize opponents from seemingly innocuous positions and to make them commit mistakes. This was exactly what happened at the Hyatt. Anand had a perfect balance on the board even after losing a pawn but what saved him in the previous game with his clock ticking away caused him the game today (PTI). Click here to read the full report .

If there is one place Pulasta Dhar wanted to live, it would be next to the microphone. He writes about, plays and breathes football. With stints at BBC, Hallam FM, iSport, Radio Mirchi, The Post and having seen the World Cup in South Africa, the Manchester United fan and coffee addict is a Mass Media graduate and has completed his MA in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Sheffield."

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