Chess World Championship

After Game 7 marathon, Viswanathan Anand climbs back on board

Game 7 of the Magnus Carlsen-Viswanathan Anand match-up was chess' equivalent of a marathon and when the players come out for Game 8, the mental fatigue will be a huge factor.

Winning the Candidates felt like oxygen, says Viswanathan Anand

After losing his World Championship title, Anand bowed out in the group stage of the London rapid and also his performance at Zurich in March was not upto the mark.

Anand 'ready to attack' at Chess World Championship

In terms of hype, the match between five-time champion Anand and world number one Carlsen is comparable to the historic clash between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky way back in 1972.

Beating Kramnik at Bonn was an important step for Anand

Although he had won two world titles in knockout and tournament formats, Anand still had to win the world championship in a match.