I guess it’s my job to liven things up

I didn’t know what really his intentions were: Viswanathan Anand
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 16:12

Chennai: Time might be running out and the throne slipping away but defending champion Viswanathan Anand made it clear that he will come back harder in the next game after drawing the eighth tie of the World Chess Championship rather easily, here on Tuesday.

“Of course the match situation explains itself and I guess it‘s my job to liven things up but I guess I will try in the next game,” Anand said in the post game conference.

Anand gave nothing away to Carlsen who played white and was expected to push harder with his two points lead. When asked if the choice of King pawn opening by Carlsen was a surprise Anand said no.

“In general in a match you should not be surprised, but I had not prioritized `e4`,” the defending champion said. Elaborating on the game, Anand said it was “generally a fairly solid system for white” but not entirely without chances if black played inaccurately.

“The only may be interesting moment was if I go Qg5, h4 is strong but after just Qd8 we liquidate to a drawn ending,” he said.

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