World Chess Championship Game 9 - Carlsen defeats Anand to take 6-3 lead

Magnus Carlsen withstood huge pressure from Viswanathan Anand to win Game 9 after an error late in the game from Anand. The Norwegian now leads the championship 6-3, with three games to go.

The moves of the game are given below:

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. g4 O-O 11. Bg2 Na5 12. O-O Nb3 13. Ra2 b5 14. Ng3 a5 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4 Nxc1 17. Qxc1 Ra6 18. e5 Nc7 19. f4 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa6 Nxa6 22. f5 b3 23. Qf4 Nc7 24. f6 g6 25. Qh4 Ne8 26. Qh6 b2 27. Rf4 b1=Q+ 28. Nf1 Qe1 0-1

Here are some of the top tweets that came in during the match:

BLUNDER, GAME OVER for Anand! #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— anbudan_BALA (@anbudan_BALA) November 21, 2013

I’m devastated for Anand #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen a true great. Can’t wait to see him in #Londonchessclassic

— Peter Warne (@PeterWarne29) November 21, 2013

I guess he suddenly forgot about Qe1.. Damn.. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Ashwin Jayaram (@Ashwin148) November 21, 2013

#Vishy blundered? #AnandCarlsen Oh! God !

— Abdulla Madumoole (@AMadumoole) November 21, 2013

The last 30 mins of a chess game can be as exciting as the 4th quarter of a basketball match. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Chiranjit Ojha (@ChiranjitOjha) November 21, 2013

And, Anand has a forced win! :) This is fantastic! #AnandCarlsen What a fantastic match!

— Goonjan Mall (@goonjanmall) November 21, 2013

I never thought Anand could move that Queen to f4. No wonder he is a genius! This is now a blitz and stunning game. #AnandCarlsen

— Adarsh (@TheAdarsh_) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen White can play Qf6 followed by bringing the Rook to h4 via f4. How will @MagnusCarlsen defend h7. Not possible.

— Vipin Zamvar (@vipinzamvar) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen, #FWCM2013 the moment of truth is drawing closer 25. Qh4 Ne8 *

— Williams 4Ever (@williams4ever) November 21, 2013

I like the way how everyone with their engines running says of course Black should have played 24…gxf6 :) #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

Interesting how unpopular the exchange on b4 was with the expert voices. #AnandCarlsen

— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 21, 2013

Anand’s time advantage is rapidly shrinking. He needs to hope that his next move is the winning one. #AnandCarlsen

— Chris Orcutt (@chrisorcutt) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Tal method 23.e6 fxe6 f6!?…

— Olivier Evan (@OlivierEvan) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Black passed pawn in b3 should be enough to hold the position for Magnus.

— Projet WYZ (@theWYZproject) November 21, 2013

Black has a very bad bishop in comparison to an excellent bishop of white. Isn’t that enough for a win if it goes to endgame. #AnandCarlsen

— Anthony Joseph (@anthonyjos) November 21, 2013

I like Anand’s game today. Not very defensive, thinking of making chances. Much better. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Harsha Kollaramajalu (@hkollar) November 21, 2013

GMs seem to favor White position, but Carlsen plays the moves suggested by Houdini. I side with Houdini #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Krishnamoorthy (@krishnamoorthy) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen after 22 moves, white to play. Explosive stuff! pic.twitter.com/JYrk98Rgvx

— Deepak Mohoni (@deepakmohoni) November 21, 2013

23. h4 #AnandCarlsen

— Stephen Davies (@sahelsteve) November 21, 2013

Anands move Qf4 leads carlsen resigns in next few moves #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Sasidhar Vasam (@sasivasam) November 21, 2013

I hope someone spikes Anand ‘s tea with a strong dose of Crocin just to be sure that he doesn’t mess this up #AnandCarlsen

— Karthik Iyengar (@karthik_i) November 21, 2013

Lets go Anand! @FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— Erick Godoy (@Ekyleki) November 21, 2013

@nigelshortchess Now H4 is scary ! #AnandCarlsen

— Ben (@PassedPawn) November 21, 2013

Black is better IF he survives the middle game. Anand must press to win but precise defense could win this for Carlsen. #AnandCarlsen

— Glenn Wilson (@KVChess) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Move #23 perfectly equal position on the board, agree computer engines.

— Projet WYZ (@theWYZproject) November 21, 2013

I still think Magnus knowns best even if it is getting very tricky for him. #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen #sjakkvm

— GaryLanechess (@garylanechess) November 21, 2013

f6 banta hai boss! #AnandCarlsen

— Siddharth Raikar (@RaikarS) November 21, 2013

Anand just thought up an end game. An inward smile shining in his eyes looked at Carlsen asking, “Will you fall for it?” #AnandCarlsen

— Sudhamshu Hebbar (@sudhamshu) November 21, 2013

In positions like this 22.b3 is where #magnuscarlsen always squeezes every ounce out of a position #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 21, 2013

Only pieces ready to enter attack are rock and knight.Black has queen and rock to defend,plus passed pawn. #AnandCarlsen I like MC here.

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 21, 2013

A double-edged position, thrilling action coming up! Kingside attack for White vs. protected passed pawn for Black #AnandCarlsen

— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 21, 2013

#anandcarlsen The computer sees an almost clear advantage for black. Is it possible to see that as a human being?

— Martin Murch (@MarMurch) November 21, 2013

I like Anand’s position more, I assume that computer is showing a little better for black because of that b3 pawn. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Sara Ja?imovi? (@JacimovicSara) November 21, 2013

The King and pawn endgame is looking very promising for Black. But in the meantime… #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

GM Johannessen in Norwegian lounge: Either Anand will win by checkmate, or Magnus will win with his b pawn. #AnandCarlsen

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 Black can easily defend those 3 silly pawns on the kingside. And the …b3 pawn gives a real endgame advantage.

— DRMWZRD (@DRMWZRD) November 21, 2013

#FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen #trickyknight b3 Nh5 Nc7 Nf6 gxf6 gxf6 Kh8 Qh5 Rg8 ! white gets nothing !

— Ben (@PassedPawn) November 21, 2013

Come on Anand! #AnandCarlsen

— Suman Kumar (@sumank) November 21, 2013

What a fantastic game on. #AnandCarlsen

— Goonjan Mall (@goonjanmall) November 21, 2013

Even the die hard Magnus fans are rooting for Anand on this one. We want an exciting game! #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Marie Baltodano (@themariebalto) November 21, 2013

b3 is typical machine response as expected from Carlsen. Lets see! #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— anbudan_BALA (@anbudan_BALA) November 21, 2013

Anand must win. Terrible position by Carlsen. #AnandCarlsen

— JP Vallestero (@JohnVallestero) November 21, 2013

The man is a machine. b3! #AnandCarlsen

— Victor Havik (@VictorXI) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen After 22.f5 from Vishy there still no clear pathway through Black’s defense.

— Projet WYZ (@theWYZproject) November 21, 2013

Carlsen’s time may be somewhat of a factor here.. #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— Christopher Paul (@oldmacdonald105) November 21, 2013

Anand will not lose this one The king is cruising 4 victory #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 Anand is BACK yall!!

— Thabang Bhili (@THABANGBHILI) November 21, 2013

The game just couldn’t have been more exciting! Dream scenario for today- thank youfor your opening choice @MagnusCarlsen! #FWCM2013

— Anish Giri (@anishgiri) November 21, 2013

Svidler: “Apart from 22…b3 I can’t really see a move for Black” http://t.co/Xh7XYOemSe #AnandCarlsen

— Chess in Translation (@ChessinT) November 21, 2013

20.axb4 was not in the spirit of the position at all. Both 20.a4 and 20.f5 were much stronger attacking moves. #FWCM2013

— Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru) November 21, 2013

If anyone is still watching #IndvsWI, you are missing a lot boss. Go Vishy Go #AnandCarlsen

— Shubham Agrawal (@shubhs0707) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Crafty engine scores 22. … b3 as -0.20 and Fritz11 SE scores it at 0.00

— Hilary Reynolds (@HilaryReynolds2) November 21, 2013

Srsly, you Norwegian chess computer…? Even after after 22. f5 ?? #AnandCarlsen pic.twitter.com/t907YZUGGM

— Janne Strang (@jannestrang) November 21, 2013

I would play g6 outright, than Be6 and simply block everything #AnandCarlsen Can somebody test that with an engine pls?

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 21, 2013

Why didn’t Anand play like this from game 2? #AnandCarlsen

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 21, 2013

I like Vishy’s position. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 21, 2013

Today’s #AnandCarlsen game is now at a very important juncture. Go Anand!

— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) November 21, 2013

Why Anand, oh why #anandcarlsen #fcwm2013

— carokann (@carokann) November 21, 2013

in f6-g6-Qf4 stuff black always has Re8-e6 and Qf8 to protect g7 #AnandCarlsen

— Denis Shipulin (@DeniShipulin) November 21, 2013

Oh, I didn’t like 20.axb4 at all. He surely had to go all-in #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

#anandcarlsen #FWCM2013 Do you guys think Anand fired Leko?

— Sam Thompson (@samuelmaxton) November 21, 2013

@FaBiebulous f5,f6,Qe1,Ne2,Qh4,Qh6-A.’s plan. Six moves.I am analyzing without engine,but I think MC has time to prevent it #AnandCarlsen

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 I predict Magnus will pick third full point, and finish the match tomorrow. Based on position, and playing-styles.

— Heikki Kallio (@GoblinTheodoric) November 21, 2013

@ChessNetwork anand will beat carlsen #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— BMC -Training Center (@BmcTraining) November 21, 2013

20.h4 with idea Raf2 f5 h5 …#AnandCarlsen

— Olivier Evan (@OlivierEvan) November 21, 2013

Anand should double his rooks on the f-file instead of massive exchanges on q-side. #anandcarlsen #fcwm2013 #trickyknight

— carokann (@carokann) November 21, 2013

My head hurts from trying to calculate this but I prefer black. So many places where white could go wrong #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Lars Joar Hognestad (@larshognestad) November 21, 2013

Pleased to see Vishy playing this exciting chess but I’m just getting the feeling he will lose today anyway. Hope I’m wrong! #AnandCarlsen

— Thomas Rendle (@TERendle) November 21, 2013

Svidler: “I can’t see a mate yet, but maybe that’s because the cricket started and I was up at 3am…” http://t.co/Xh7XYOemSe #AnandCarlsen

— Chess in Translation (@ChessinT) November 21, 2013

Only the Amma image moves : RT @SusanPolgar Exclusive no look handshake again in game 9 #AnandCarlsen pic.twitter.com/Elo0mpfGxf

— Deepak Mohoni (@deepakmohoni) November 21, 2013

Looks like both #AnandCarlsen are going for the kill… Will be interesting to see, who will prevail…

— Ismail Mohamed (@ismohd87) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen this game is totally for you anand.. dont let it draw again.@WarnerBrosEnt

— Light (@eviltweats) November 21, 2013

Anand’s preparation is solid.he is playing now for 2 results-win,lose. Positioned for attack, exchanges will result in loss. #AnandCarlsen

— Thesaint8x (@Thesaint8x) November 21, 2013

Carlsen’ s break is getting shorter in this game. Way to go Anand. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Anthony Joseph (@anthonyjos) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 – there will be blood!

— Mark Watts (@MarkFPWatts) November 21, 2013

18…Nc7 covers d5 and b5 but not f5; After 19.f4 b4!? looks possible, but not obviously good. Vishy has prospects. #AnandCarlsen

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 21, 2013

Rb2 anand #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— BMC -Training Center (@BmcTraining) November 21, 2013

Svidler: “Anand couldn’t have imagined getting as good a position as this today” http://t.co/Xh7XYOemSe #AnandCarlsen

— Chess in Translation (@ChessinT) November 21, 2013

Exciting. Hard to see this being drawn. Impressed by how confident Magnus looks. #AnandCarlsen

— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 21, 2013

I am sure g4 would have made billion ppl happy #AnandCarlsen

— Abhijeet Gupta (@iam_abhijeet) November 21, 2013

Proper chess today! Not this flaccid, limp-cocked stuff we have had the past 2 rounds #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 Vishy has to go for an all out attack if he wants to win today….he cant afford to wait for Carlsen to make mistake

— Venkata Krishnan (@vkrishnan83) November 21, 2013

I like this for White. Hope the game lives up to the occasion. #AnandCarlsen

— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Leko and Topalov relived Capablanca’s Ne8- and …f5-plan. This is a different approach by Carlsen.

— Schachfreunde Berlin (@SchachfrBerlin) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen was pe5 a blunder move from white ?

— zeefu (@zeefu) November 21, 2013

The game is very interesting. Anand is clearly the aggressor today. He is trying. @FWCM2013 #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 21, 2013

18…b4!? should be the move of a man with a heightened sense of danger #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

18…g6 19f4 Ng7 20Qb1!? looks promising though – targetting b5 and considering the sacrifice on f5. #AnandCarlsen

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 21, 2013

Really don’t like this 18. e5-sucking life out of the position, that’s not good for Anand in my opinion #AnandCarlsen

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen 18.e5 could turn up suboptimal in this position

— Projet WYZ (@theWYZproject) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 Today we got a game!! Good stuff. Too bad Vishy didn’t start the match this way, a real loss for chess and himself!

— DRMWZRD (@DRMWZRD) November 21, 2013

@FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen #fwcm2013 #AnandCarlsen best move here is f4 . .my idea . .

— Buzzinga! (@goBuzzinga) November 21, 2013

The move 18…f6 looks absolutely horrible from human point of view. 18…g6 intending Ng7 looks better #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— Robert Ris (@RobertRis) November 21, 2013

18e5!?…there will be tension for some time to come. If 18…g6 maybe even f4, Ng7 f5!? and sac the exchange. #AnandCarlsen

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 21, 2013

Anand could play 18.e5! and only later push f4-f5. #anandcarlsen #fcwm2013 #trickyknight

— carokann (@carokann) November 21, 2013

Finally Anand woke up today and is piling on the pressure. A real test for Carlsen. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Peter Dunleavy (@P_Dunleavy) November 21, 2013

What about e5 f4 f5 etc so that f6 is stronger?? #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen. @TaniaSachdev @LawrenceTrentIM

— ananda subramaniam (@anandsss) November 21, 2013

Since all of #magnuscarlsen pieces except a rook are in the backrank, I’m going to say they are “inactive” #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 21, 2013

Excepting attack with e5. Time for Anand to win the crucial game. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Sasidhar Vasam (@sasivasam) November 21, 2013

Finaly some action from Anand. I think that we are up for a looong game and a good chess fight. Go go Magnus! #anandcarlsen

— Jakov Jorgacevic (@JakovJorgacevic) November 21, 2013

This is kind of chess I woke up for at 3:00am! #AnandCarlsen still have good chess to play! Will we see blood today? #FWCM2013 #trickyknight

— CzTeacherMan (@CzTeacherMan) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 We are seeing the original Vishy today and happy for that… very nice commentary @ lawrence and Tania…

— chowdary (@a1chowdary) November 21, 2013

Problem with black is that Anand’s attack aims at the king-he can let his entire queenside be smashed and still succeed #AnandCarlsen

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 21, 2013

Got to love this wide open game. Like the way Vishy is came out as white and waiting for Carlsen the magician. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— WhiteMamba46 (@WhiteMamba46) November 21, 2013

The war of pawns rages on as Carlsen trades minors #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen #trickyknight

— CzTeacherMan (@CzTeacherMan) November 21, 2013

So Anand is on full on attack! He has no other option, right. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— SathishK (@Sathish) November 21, 2013

Reflection after 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4: This is very much the type of double-edged position Anand needs. Match is still alive! #AnandCarlsen

— Olle Häggström (@OHaggstrom) November 21, 2013

The emperor is ready to strike back. @vishy64theking might finally nail @MagnusCarlsen today #Game9 #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— Anand Datla (@AnandDatla) November 21, 2013

The position is more dangerous for Black than the cold-blooded comp. evaluations indicate #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

Anand looks in great position today #AnandCarlsen

— Shuvankar Mukherjee (@shuvankr) November 21, 2013

@ValenteMusics Games 3,4,5 and 6 were supper exciting, and this game will be too. I have no complaints about this match #AnandCarlsen

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen At move 15 the game looks like a deep strategic battle to finely unbalance Black’s position.

— Projet WYZ (@theWYZproject) November 21, 2013

Go Anand for center with e4 – I think g5 is premature #fwcm2013 #AnandCarlsen

— Tushar Sarda (@TusharSarda) November 21, 2013

Game 9 does not disappoint #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— CzTeacherMan (@CzTeacherMan) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 why play 14… h6? It’s asking for trouble.

— Pablo Byrne (@anBhanna) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen What is Vishy upto. All my understandings and calculations have gone. Just fingers crossed. Common Anand common

— Anand Tripathi (@AnandTripathi01) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Houdini still prefers black.The other engines disagree.

— Cairy Hunt (@Cairy_Hunt) November 21, 2013

The knights on b3 can be relegated to relative meaninglessness very soon… #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen #trickyknight

— CzTeacherMan (@CzTeacherMan) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Nb3 a bone in your throat.

— Lowestoft Chess Club (@LowestoftCC) November 21, 2013

Definitely the right strategy by Anand, regardless of the objective merits. The position is very unbalanced #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

Anand playing on the k-side; Carlsen on the q-side – an exciting game ahead! #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Graham Clayton (@Graham_Clayton) November 21, 2013

#FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen I expected an opening like that today. isn’t that quite simular to the 08 games vs. Topalov where A did quite well?

— philipp s (@yayacmtx) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen: g4 vs b5. It is oficially on! #FWCM2013

— Vincent Visser (@VinVisser) November 21, 2013

very interesting: Chess Grandmasters play online often under assumed names #FWCM2013

— Shimon Lerner (@slerner) November 21, 2013

Hoping Vishy gets this… considering the risk taken in this wild opening #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 #trickyknight

— Anirudh More (@anirudhmore) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen At move #13 computers still do not foresee any real problem for Magnus playing with the black pieces.

— Projet WYZ (@theWYZproject) November 21, 2013

And the complications are about to begin after this 13th move in G9 #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 ……

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 21, 2013

#FWCM2013 Anand is going to get crushed

— JG Estiot (@jgestiot) November 21, 2013

Ra2 – that Rook will swing across the 2nd rank to help with Vishy’s King-side attack. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Graham Clayton (@Graham_Clayton) November 21, 2013

Houdini giving clearly better for black…Is this some preparation #AnandCarlsen

— koravi (@koravi143) November 21, 2013

Is this the first time in the match Anand has been twenty minutes ahead of Carlsen on the clock? #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen #trickyknight

— CzTeacherMan (@CzTeacherMan) November 21, 2013

Game 9 is sharp and theoretical so far. #AnandCarlsen Looks like Anand prep.

— Ole Hjortland (@olehjortland) November 21, 2013

Hans Berliner suggested in a 90s book that only the f3-system could give advantage in the Nimzo. #anandcarlsen #trickyknight #fcwm2013

— carokann (@carokann) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Vishy chewed his finger nails down to the knuckles

— Nicholas Carter (@Slonstamonsta) November 21, 2013

I’d play 11. …, Bxg4! intending to follow up with Qh4. #AnandCarlsen

— Matthew Rees (@reesmf) November 21, 2013

With Bg2, Anand keeps the option of the e4-break if he plays Ng3. #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Graham Clayton (@Graham_Clayton) November 21, 2013

Pawn storm for Vishy against the castled King – g5 to attack the knight, or h4 first? #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Graham Clayton (@Graham_Clayton) November 21, 2013

@nigelshortchess I really don’t like Carlsen’s 0-0. Walking right into the storm, so it seems…#AnandCarlsen

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 21, 2013

Nimzo with f3 and 10. g4. The tiger is back! I’m rooting for Magnus, but he shouldn’t have it too easy. @FWCM2013 #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— Raimund Klein (@Schachschiri) November 21, 2013

#FWCM2013 Anand confidently playing quick and with a line with lots of attacking possibilities.. Seems well prepared in this one..

— Carles Gallego (@Carles_Gallego) November 21, 2013

Black is about 3 tempi up on Gheorghiu-Fischer, Havana 1966, but that shouldn’t worry Vishy too much #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

For the first time in the match, game 9, Anand is playing something exciting and aggressive! #AnandCarlsen

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 21, 2013

Na5 logical here #AnandCarlsen

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 21, 2013

Nimzo f3!!! Hooked on to the seats #AnandCarlsen

— Sethuraman (@sethuramanchess) November 21, 2013

g4 on the board #FWCM2013 this is going to be a fun game.

— Eric Barber (@BarberChess) November 21, 2013

It seems we’re in for a treat today. Both the champions seem to be serious. We’re in for a fight! Send your #wish4vishy #AnandCarlsen

— Wish4Vishy (@Wish4Vishy) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 Why didn’t Vishy play like this from the start of the match!? I don’t get it…

— DRMWZRD (@DRMWZRD) November 21, 2013

Judging by the extraordinary level of interest in this match #AnandCarlsen is it not a pity that Vishy hasn’t played in India more often?

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 20, 2013

Will Anand achieve either the e4 or g4 pawn break? #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Graham Clayton (@Graham_Clayton) November 21, 2013

Maybe we will get a fight today! #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— William F. Hill Jr (@WmHillJr) November 21, 2013

We will have a game today! Hold on to your seat! @FWCM2013 #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen Crouching Tiger of Madras is ready for a fight today :)

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 21, 2013

Crazy start to #anandcarlsen game 9….. Good to see some really different game by #Anand . Hope he can win today..

— Amrudesh (@amrudspeak) November 21, 2013

Finally an opening with balls #AnandCarlsen

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 21, 2013

I did not know that #Anand had not beaten #magnuscarlsen in 2.5 years. Great tidbit in the broadcast #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 21, 2013

Anand is ready to play like a tiger rather than a scardy cat. #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen #sjakkvm

— GaryLanechess (@garylanechess) November 21, 2013

Anand have made 7 moves in 48 seconds…it shows how strong he has prepared..wish he wins today.. #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen

— shrinivas (@shrinivas63) November 21, 2013

I like what I am seeing so far in this #Chess G9 #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 21, 2013

What a rushing start @ the 9th game of the #chess #AnandCarlsen # #FWCM2013 . Anand seems very focused today.

— Sebastian Wark (@ironbyte) November 21, 2013

Finally 1.d4!! and we have Nimzo Indian #AnandCarlsen

— Harikrishna (@HariChess) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen Expect an early endgame. Expect a late end of game. @FWCM2013 Game 9 #FWCM2013

— Subhashish Nandi (@SubhashishNandi) November 21, 2013

#AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 So now for probably the most crucial game of the match, Anand will walk into Magnus homepreparation against d4!

— DRMWZRD (@DRMWZRD) November 21, 2013

1.d4! finally! fingers crossed for an interesting game! #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Ashwin Jayaram (@Ashwin148) November 21, 2013

Carlsen first to think… #FWCM2013 #AnandCarlsen #trickyknight

— CzTeacherMan (@CzTeacherMan) November 21, 2013

AND THEY’RE OFF! Anand goes with 1.d4, and the moves are coming hot and fast from there. #anandcarlsen #fwcm2013 http://t.co/ZtWoe6OHvr

— Glen Tickle (@glentickle) November 21, 2013

There it is 1.d4! No BERLIN today #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 NIMZO Indian for #magnuscarlsen.

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 21, 2013

Yeah!! Got the 1st move – how about a Nimzo Indian? #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013

— Pablo Byrne (@anBhanna) November 21, 2013

I will not be surprised if @MagnusCarlsen wins game 9 today and game 10 tomorrow to finish #AnandCarlsen #FWCM2013 ..go for kill Magnus !

— Prasad Bhave (@PVBhave) November 21, 2013