A huge controversy has erupted in with regards to the 2013 World Chess Championship match to be held in Chennai in November this year. Indian television news channel Times Now aired this section of a press conference held recently during World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen’s visit to inspect the venue in Chennai. Sources from Viswanathan Anand‘s team told Times Now that the “illness clause” was against the spirit of the championship. Anand is set to take on Carlsen over 12 games to decide the World Chess Champion.
You can watch the video below from the Times Now news cast.
Edited by Staff Editor