World Chess Championship 2014: Game 7 (Live)

Magnus Carlsen takes on Viswanathan Anand in game 7 of the World Chess Championship

Viswanathan Anand is trailing Magnus Carlsen by a point, and will be facing the Norwegian with the Black pieces today. Magnus will be looking to pull ahead further as he once again starts with White today in game seven. Can the Indian resist the Norwegian from increasing the lead or will Anand try for more and go all out for a win?

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TT WW 19:28 1.#MTVStars 2.#FOUROutNow 3.#CarlsenAnand 4.#GadTPMP 5.#SporBakan?n?GenelMüdürüMüYönetiyor 6.Heyward 7.STVdeKaosVar YalanVar

— TopTrends WORLDWIDE (@TopTrendWW) November 17, 2014

A picture is worth a thousand words! Game 7 #CarlsenAnand #c24live pic.twitter.com/jFpwLEQXWT

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 17, 2014

Lol, 2 moves away from tripling mainstream match coverage with "longest game in world championship history" headlines, draw. #CarlsenAnand

— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) November 17, 2014

Finally: Carlsen 1/2 Anand #anandcarlsen2014 #CarlsenAnand #c24live #chess pic.twitter.com/OR6VFcZd76

— Chess_Enthusiast (@EnthusiastChess) November 17, 2014

People are gonna hate magnus for this!! We did not get the record for the longest game :P #CarlsenAnand #anandcarlsen14 @SusanPolgar

— Pradeep Prabhakaran (@impradeepp) November 17, 2014

No Record! MC will try it tomorrow again ;) #CarlsenAnand

— Julius (@weetzler) November 17, 2014

Finally.... #carlsenanand

— Hardik (@HardikAsawa) November 17, 2014

Draw!!! #CarlsenAnand

— Rohit Bhat (@iRohitBhat) November 17, 2014

This game will end 50 moves after 104. Kxc6 @anandcarlsen14 #CarlsenAnand

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

Anything else now is nothing but formalities. Why are they not just agreeing to a draw? #CarlsenAnand #c24live

— Tiger Lilov (@tigerlilov) November 17, 2014

The longest WC game is 124 moves if I'm not mistaken. It is between Karpov vs Korchnoi #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14 This will be new record

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

Epic! Sopiko "Ian, do you have any funny stories for us?" Ian points to the game. #CarlsenAnand

— Raj (@rajkashana) November 17, 2014

"Trending India:11:34 PM IST" 1. #ModiInAustralia 2. #CarlsenAnand 3. #SydneyStorm 4. #MTVStars 5. #SackIPLChief

— TrendieIN - Trends (@TrendieIN) November 17, 2014

The man has brought them fresh scoresheets — sorely needed. #Move79 #CarlsenAnand pic.twitter.com/e1wNxVMDvz

— Oliver Roeder (@ollie) November 17, 2014

Ok I know what's Carlsen upto. He wants to drain Vishy's energy as much as he can hoping for a easy day tomorrow. #CarlsenAnand @Wish4Vishy

— SHRINJAN RAJKUMAR (@shrinjanR) November 17, 2014

If you're watching in India, hoping Vishy will somehow queen a pawn, Magnus would only allow that as part of a mating trap. #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

Or maybe Magnus is such a monster that he'll now win a pawn, then another & play for mate just as Vishy's eyes start to swivel #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

78..Kc4 We've reached the point where it's more tiring for Carlsen to play for a win than for Vishy to hold the draw. #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

Now the position is more or less a technical draw. But Anand has to make sure no blunder #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

74. Kf2 Rh3 75. Rc1 Kb4 76. Ke2 and Rc3 Now it should be a draw. White has to change rooks and cannot make progress #CarlsenAnand

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

"The shortest game of match", expected to be a quick draw has reached 73 moves, 5h 45 mins. #CarlsenAnand pic.twitter.com/YIxIEfjTCe

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 17, 2014

I don't like Rc4.Why not take with a pawn,then play Ne5 hitting c6?It's also draw probably but much more complicated I daresay #CarlsenAnand

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 17, 2014

Ah! 70..bxc4 it is! Surgical precision. Now wait for the pawn exchange, unless @MagnusCarlsen has something up his sleeve now. #CarlsenAnand

— Aakaash Narayanan (@aakaashn) November 17, 2014

70...bxc4! played. Hats off to Vishy, a very tough move to even consider for a human. #CarlsenAnand #wellplayed #draw

— Jan Gustafsson (@GMJanGustafsson) November 17, 2014

Why all fanciful lines? Why not just Rg5? How can White improve? cxb5, then Kxb5 and easy to exchange the b3 pawn. #CarlsenAnand

— Narayanan Srinath (@nsrinath69) November 17, 2014

bc4-bc4,Kb4 seems to be easiest way to draw if Rc4 then Rg3 #CarlsenAnand

— Abhijeet Gupta (@iam_abhijeet) November 17, 2014

Things getting tricky for Anand after Carlsen's 70th move. http://t.co/y0E1LJoqfx #CarlsenAnand pic.twitter.com/pbcCJlWK1y"

— Piyush Joshi (@PCJoshiII) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand This match just gets interesting! It certainly is one of the best endgames i have seen so far! #TeamCarlsen

— Jatin Verma (@JatinVerma05) November 17, 2014

Vishy has active pawns & king, & white's king's exposed. But it's precisely when the draw seems close you have to be careful. #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

#anandcarlsen2014 #CarlsenAnand Arbiter already sleeping :( pic.twitter.com/A2Oz81EynL

— Dhruva Pandey (@Dhruvapandey) November 17, 2014

Exhausting just following this match! Salute the stamina and focus of the players.... #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14 #Sochi2014

— Hariprasad R C (@hariprasadrc) November 17, 2014

waiting for the 1/2-1/2 to be agreed! Do it fast magnus want to sleep #carlsenAnand

— Yesenia (@Yesenia_Mathews) November 17, 2014

There is even a slightly fanciful stalemate defence available for Vishy in one line #CarlsenAnand

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 17, 2014

"Trending India:10:38 PM IST" 1. #ModiInAustralia 2. #SackIPLChief 3. #SydneyStorm 4. #CarlsenAnand 5. #MTVStars

— TrendieIN - Trends (@TrendieIN) November 17, 2014

It's been 5 hours, they must be exhausted. It's such an intense fight! #CarlsenAnand

— Ella Zwart (@_cyberella) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand Why are people moaning - "dry?" "arid"???. If you cant enjoy this, take up draughts.This is chess at it's purest. Fantastic

— Mervyn (@vermynhath) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand finally anand moves a pawn.

— Ramnarayanan (@ramnarayananram) November 17, 2014

b5 played by Vishy Anand #CarlsenAnand

— Ramaswamy Lakshmanan (@ramas_cal) November 17, 2014

Aha Vishy does play b5, feeling proud :) #CarlsenAnand

— swarnendu sil (@sswarnendu) November 17, 2014

The game is likely to last beyond 100 moves, and there's an outside chance it might get to 200 moves. #CarlsenAnand #seeyouontheotherside

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

Carlsen is trying to tire Anand out again. #CarlsenAnand

— Andrew Szép (@SaschaBenny) November 17, 2014

'Jousting' is the word that comes to mind as I am watching this endgame #CarlsenAnand

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 17, 2014

Carlsen trying to bore Anand to death now. This game may take another 150 moves or so. #CarlsenAnand

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 17, 2014

White might also want to advance the King into Black's camp, ideal could be d8 or d7, for example, to try and win c7. #CarlsenAnand

— Yelena Dembo (@yelenadembo) November 17, 2014

Unless Anand blunders, you can safely go out for a nice walk, return and find them still shuffling the pieces back and forth #CarlsenAnand

— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 17, 2014

Only Magnus has chances to win. Black has zero chance to win #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand Both the players have a point. 'I am not moving my pawn first'

— Xavier (@xavier_selvam) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand Stockfish giving +2,23 after 43...Rh6, but at this moment the comp evaluations should be ignored.

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 17, 2014

Wow! What an endgame :) Looks like much better for white, but not easy to find a target. #CarlsenAnand

— Yelena Dembo (@yelenadembo) November 17, 2014

Was analyzing the position where black stays passive and white exchanges rooks on the 7th (e.g. Nd5, c4, Re7). It's a win. #CarlsenAnand

— Erwin l'Ami (@erwinlami) November 17, 2014

I predict that Magnus will faff around for a while before pushing c4. He wants to keep the tension for as long as possible #CarlsenAnand

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 17, 2014

I hope this proves to be a stronger fortress than the Fort Eorlingas #CarlsenAnand #LordoftheRings

— Abhijeet Gupta (@iam_abhijeet) November 17, 2014

Anand seems to be confident with his fortress. He is challenging Magnus to make progress #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

1 point lead and now having the chance to grind Anand in this endgame! Magnus is having the time of his life! :) #CarlsenAnand

— Sagar Shah (@sagarchess1) November 17, 2014

Guys, grab a popcorn and learn from one of the best endgame players of our generation on how to torture your opponent! :) #CarlsenAnand

— Sagar Shah (@sagarchess1) November 17, 2014

Vishy went for a piece sacrifice just so he could push for a win - or get lost. No settling for a draw here. #CarlsenAnand

— Kumar Luv (@KumarLuv) November 17, 2014

I just made this funny observation.. Vishy is looking more at Magnus than the chess board itself.. what the hell is going on? #carlsenanand

— Draper Mayuri (@drapermayuri) November 17, 2014

Seems like people are overestimating White's chances. The ending looks pretty drawish to me. #CarlsenAnand

— Fabiano Caruana (@FabianoCaruana) November 17, 2014

Blunder or master stroke. Result will tell #carlsenanand pic.twitter.com/gPrXj8k9bA

— RP (@prakash85) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand Game 7. I wonder if Anand has practiced this ending, maybe numerous times in preparation for this match. Not unheard of.

— Mark Crowther (@MarkTWIC) November 17, 2014

So far in this match Anand is going for the most direct/forcing lines even if they don't work out particularly well. Bad sign #CarlsenAnand

— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 17, 2014

Today will be a long day, that's for sure! #torture #CarlsenAnand

— Anish Giri (@anishgiri) November 17, 2014

Bxg4 ..:O :O...Why go for fanciful lines when you're already a game down in the match...?? #CarlsenAnand

— Yashraj Purohit (@purohit1yashraj) November 17, 2014

gutsy Anand plays the ultimate gamble .... #CarlsenAnand #chess

— Abhay (@mathurabhay) November 17, 2014

I think black should somehow hold this, but it'll be a torture honestly #CarlsenAnand

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 17, 2014

WOW! Anand just sacrificed his bishop hoping it's enough for a draw. Comp evaluations don't mean anything here. #CarlsenAnand

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 17, 2014

Oooops! Bxg4!? #CarlsenAnand

— victorhdiaz (@vhzulu) November 17, 2014

Lucky vishy played Bg4. #CarlsenAnand

— Abhishek Varier (@abhishekvarier) November 17, 2014

Interesting that engines don't consider taking on g4, Svidler assuming it is the whole point. #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 17, 2014

Is that a blunder? #CarlsenAnand

— LORDY OPIZ (@Lordylicious) November 17, 2014

Neither giving up a piece for two pawns, nor simplifying into an endgame with connected passers for White looks appealing #CarlsenAnand

— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 17, 2014

30. Bxe5! #CarlsenAnand #geometry

— Jan Gustafsson (@GMJanGustafsson) November 17, 2014

The idea of 29. Rh8+ is to answer Kd7 with 30. Rh5 when Nd7 is no longer legal. #CarlsenAnand #subtle

— Jan Gustafsson (@GMJanGustafsson) November 17, 2014

Without risking too much, Magnus almost forces Vishy to put himself into time problems. #CarlsenAnand

— Hans Augustsson (@haugsire) November 17, 2014

Rg8-Bxe5-fxe5-Rh5-Rf8-Ke3-Bd5-Ne4-Bxe4-Kxe4-Rf4+ now Ke3 or Kxe5, Kxe5 seems winning after Rxf3-Ke6! #CarlsenAnand

— Teymur Rajabov (@rajachess) November 17, 2014

Carlsen should avoid swapping the rooks in order to prevent the black king from stepping on the floor. #CarlsenAnand

— Andrea Bronstering (@kontexterin) November 17, 2014

Once again, Anand is creating problems for himself in a dry position. I still do not like Ne5 at all. #carlsenanand @anandcarlsen14

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

28...Ne5 Not sure about the idea of this move. I don't like it. 29.Bxe5 fxe5 30.Rh8+ Rg8 31.Rh5 Rf8 32.Ke3 Bd5 33.Ne4 #carlsenanand

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

Anand took 25 minutes to play the relatively risky Ne5. But he should have played that move in Game 6! :) #CarlsenAnand

— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 17, 2014

Surprise! 29. Bxe5 fxe5 30. Rh5 wins-the pawn back at least #CarlsenAnand

— Jan Gustafsson (@GMJanGustafsson) November 17, 2014

26...Ne5 is quite a radical decision by @vishy64theking #CarlsenAnand

— Robert Ris (@RobertRis) November 17, 2014

28..Ne5 is a bold solution from Vishy. After 29Bxe5 fe 30.Rh5 his idea might be Bxg4 drawing, but 30.Ne4!? looks unpleasant. #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

Practically speaking, this position is not very pleasant for Black. Some concessions are ok; others aren't. Not nice to choose #CarlsenAnand

— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 17, 2014

more than 20 minutes for a move....is he making strategy for next game? #CarlsenAnand

— Ashish (@ashishoo9) November 17, 2014

It is a surprisingly awkward position for Anand, despite the limited material. The odd imprecision and he could be in trouble.#CarlsenAnand

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 17, 2014

Don't know if it it'll reach move 40 this game. . . #CarlsenAnand

— Asimulator (@asimplify) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand What do you do in between the game to ease the pressure? I wonder what restless Carlsen does - he gets off after every move :)

— Ankush Samant (@ankushsamant) November 17, 2014

VIshy lagging in time need to move little fast #CarlsenAnand

— Tanmay Patil (@tnmptl) November 17, 2014

I wonder if we can draw any conclusions about Anand taking over fifteen minutes for this move. #CarlsenAnand

— Dana Litman (@DanaLitman) November 17, 2014

28.Ng3 As expected. White is still slightly better. He has more than enough compensation for the pawn. White is pushing to win #carlsenanand

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

I am drinking my coffee in this "INDIA" coffee mug, I purchased it in U20 World Junior last month. #CarlsenAnand pic.twitter.com/MNc1ZYIno5

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 17, 2014

With 28.Ng3 White's idea is Nh5, Bxc7 and Nf4 with a fork. But potentially both rook and knight endgames look drawish #CarlsenAnand

— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 17, 2014

Long-term, the Black a-pawn is potentially extremely dangerous, but I don't see it having much relevance at the moment. #CarlsenAnand

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 17, 2014

Long-term, the Black a-pawn is potentially extremely dangerous, but I don't see it having much relevance at the moment. #CarlsenAnand

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 17, 2014

I don't like c5.Ng3 Ne4 maneuver is now stronger-gets two targets.Anand makes too many commital pawn moves in this match.#CarlsenAnand

— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 17, 2014

28Ng3. Tense. No exchanges any time soon. Could be one of those games that seems deadly dull until it completely catches fire #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

There is general passivity and lack of co-ordination in the Black camp. But it is hard to believe it is anything substantial #CarlsenAnand

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 17, 2014

Svidler believes that the game is starting now (after W's 27th). #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 17, 2014

Magnus has the better side of equality, but after 26...Kd8 27.Nf5 the imbalances mean there's a faint whiff of a 3rd result. #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

26...Kd8 is a good option for Anand here. @anandcarlsen14 #CarlsenAnand

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

So finally Vishy remembers all his analysis and makes the most obvious Nf7! #CarlsenAnand

— Abhijeet Gupta (@iam_abhijeet) November 17, 2014

I dont like 25...Nf7 because it allows 26.Ne3-f5. Maybe 25...Bd7!? is a valid option, how is white going to make progress? #CarlsenAnand

— Erwin l'Ami (@erwinlami) November 17, 2014

Going back to work. Vishy's chances of drawing are high, but Magnus headed straight for this, so will be some wrinkles ahead. #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

Usually during the commentary break something exciting happens, so...when is the first break? #CarlsenAnand

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 17, 2014

Maybe 25...Nf7 (novelty) is vishy's idea- so if 26.Bxc7 f5, and if 26Ne3 maybe Kf8. #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

The players made around 25 moves in 20 minutes. They're well prepared #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14 Magnus will squeeze, Anand will hold.

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

A draw is a positive result for Vishy Anand today. He'll have 3 white games to strike back. #CarlsenAnand @Wish4Vishy

— SHRINJAN RAJKUMAR (@shrinjanR) November 17, 2014

Forget that last tweet. They're following Giri-Radjabov, where White was better but they'll know that. #CarlsenAnand http://t.co/MrQWlgKKZS

— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 17, 2014

Very prudent play by Anand. He takes the express route to draw-land. Lots of Whites coming up for him. #CarlsenAnand

— Douglas Berger (@philochess) November 17, 2014

Again why not Ng7? Anand is playing too fast. #CarlsenAnand This game is surely headed for a draw. @chessdom

— Wandering_Sonata (@Neelanjana_B) November 17, 2014

Could be the most minuscule of advantages to White, but there is hardly any material left #dryandtechnical #CarlsenAnand

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 17, 2014

The traditional theory in WC matches is the player who suffered a loss should try to stop the bleeding if they have black next #CarlsenAnand

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

From opening to endgame....Game 7 #CarlsenAnand

— Claudia Munoz (@chesscampeona) November 17, 2014

Already into the endgame, but Magnus is going to play on for a while. #CarlsenAnand

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 17, 2014

This is heading for the quickest draw of the match. #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14 Anand can save energy to focus on the last 5 games.

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

Anand's choice of Berlin shows the caliber of this man! he's prepared! even after loss he plays this line..he'll surely hold! #CarlsenAnand

— Amar Godbole (@amargodbole) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand Game 7. "White wins about 1 out of 5 here. Loses none." Svidler.

— Mark Crowther (@MarkTWIC) November 17, 2014

12.Rad1 Be6 13.Ng5 Rh6 Magnus is absolutely prepared vs the Berlin. It is an opening in Anand's repertoire. #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 17, 2014

Magnus is playing safe and solid - slight edge and a bit of suffering for black, but usually this ends in a draw. #CarlsenAnand

— Fabiano Caruana (@FabianoCaruana) November 17, 2014

Game time in Sochi. Vishy needs to hold or gain a point. I've been told not to panic but I've decided to panic anyway. #CarlsenAnand

— Emily (@ESKeith) November 17, 2014

Vishy chooses Berlin. This is going to be very interesting. #CarlsenAnand Hold it together Vishy!

— Kumar Luv (@KumarLuv) November 17, 2014

#CarlsenAnand game 7 is a Berlin Ruy Lopez!

— Carlsen - Anand 2014 (@anandcarlsen14) November 17, 2014

Just thinking of how ferociously Anand played his blacks in his match with Kramnik... #CarlsenAnand

— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 17, 2014

No need to panic for @vishy64theking . A draw would be a good result today. He still has time #CarlsenAnand

— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 17, 2014

“When you don't expect a gift, you don't look for it”. - Vishy Anand #CarlsenAnand

— Prashant K (@theRedSlayer) November 17, 2014