Did Carlsen beat Anand?

India’s Viswanathan Anand suffered his second consecutive loss, going down to world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the second round of the USD 150,000 chess24 Legends of Chess online tournament.

Does Magnus Carlsen enjoy chess?

Now, however, he’s “very happy just to play chess”. Except he’s not just playing chess, he’s also connecting with his fans via an app called Play Magnus: users play a computer version of Carlsen at different ages (“anyone can beat Magnus five … the moves are absolutely random”).

Where was the chess match between Anand and Carlsen held?

Over a year after the match Carlsen also revealed that Pavel Eljanov had been among his seconds in the Chennai match. The match between Anand and Carlsen took place at the Hyatt Regency Chennai hotel in Chennai, India, from 9 to 22 November 2013, under the auspices of FIDE.

How did Magnus Carlsen lose the World Chess Championship?

Carlsen started the second half by staying ahead of the field, but a loss to Ivanchuk allowed Kramnik to take the lead in round 12 by defeating Aronian. In the penultimate round Carlsen pulled level with Kramnik by defeating Radjabov, while Kramnik drew against Gelfand.

How is Viswanathan Anand compared to Magnus Carlsen?

So Anand may not be so far behind Carlsen as the raw numbers show – which isn’t a huge gap anyway. Add to this Anand’s match experience over the years, and it would be hard to portray the defending Champ as underdog, even against Carlsen. That’s as of now, of course. Anand is 41 and at or near his peak strength.

Who is the current world number one chess player?

This is the most recent battle between the current world number one, and the current world chess champion. Before this match the record between these two players in offical FIDE matches had Anand leading Carlsen 11-7, with 21 draws.