Viswanathan Anand admits he will be under "some pressure" when he takes on Magnus Carlsen at the Zurich Chess Challenge, starting Wednesday. Anand sharing his thoughts with ET from Switzerland, says "I guess my game (against Magnus) will attract a lot of attention". Anand's season will open with the event. "I am looking forward to a nice start to 2014," he says of his expectations.
The Zurich Chess Challenge (ZCC) will feature six of the absolute best of the chess world, including newly-minted world champion Carlsen, last year's tournament winner Fabiano Caruana and current world number 2 Levon Aronian. It is "one of the best events of the year," Anand says.
The winner will enter the record books, as the Challenge is the strongest tournament in chess history. The average rating of the participants is a stratospheric 2801, making it the first Category 23 tournament.
It is a sprint rather than a marathon, with just five rounds of classical chess. "True, it is a short event, but with blitz and rapid events as well," says Anand.
He also points out that "4 out of 6 played in Wijk, so they will be continuing in a way," referring to the just-concluded Tata Steel event held in Wijk aan Zee.
Anand was tracking that event and has words of praise for the winner, Aronian who scored a tremendous 8 point of 11 rounds. "It was a very impressive run by Levon," he says. Anand points out with a smile that Aronian actually blew the last game, but still won with a "1.5 point margin after the loss".
The Zurich Chess Challenge (ZCC) will feature six of the absolute best of the chess world, including newly-minted world champion Carlsen, last year's tournament winner Fabiano Caruana and current world number 2 Levon Aronian. It is "one of the best events of the year," Anand says.
The winner will enter the record books, as the Challenge is the strongest tournament in chess history. The average rating of the participants is a stratospheric 2801, making it the first Category 23 tournament.
It is a sprint rather than a marathon, with just five rounds of classical chess. "True, it is a short event, but with blitz and rapid events as well," says Anand.
He also points out that "4 out of 6 played in Wijk, so they will be continuing in a way," referring to the just-concluded Tata Steel event held in Wijk aan Zee.
Anand was tracking that event and has words of praise for the winner, Aronian who scored a tremendous 8 point of 11 rounds. "It was a very impressive run by Levon," he says. Anand points out with a smile that Aronian actually blew the last game, but still won with a "1.5 point margin after the loss".
Source: Sports News in Hindi
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