5/8/2023 – When Vishy Anand talks about World Championship matches, he knows what he's talking about. He was World Champion from 2007 to 2013, played six World Championship matches and one World Championship tournament, and reached the final of the World Knockout Championships twice. In an interview with Sagar Shah, Anand takes a look at the World Championship match between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi and talks about the critical moments of the games, opening preparation, match psychology, Magnus Carlsen and the future of the World Chess Championship.
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In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of King’s Indian and Pirc structures with colours reversed, often arising from the French or Sicilian.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Sagar's journey to Chennai starts! 0:43 - In Vishy Anand's home! Was this one of the most exciting World Championship matches of all time? 2:58 - The overall level of play in World Championship 2023 compared to the other matches 5:11 - Game 1 - an exciting draw 7:00 - Game 2 - What was 4.h3? 11:25 - Ding's prep leaked in lichess 12:42 - Game 3 - a small miss by Nepomniachtchi 13:37 - Game 4 - Ding's energetic play 20:16 - Game 5 - Nepo's powerful d3 Ruy Lopez 24:26 - Game 6 - Ding plays the London system in a WC match for the first time 30:09 - Game 7 - The resurrection of French Defense in World Championships 39:00 - Game 8 - Ding Liren's Cannonball prep: Ra2!? 47:53 - What is it about the World Championship which puts so much pressure on players? 52:40 - Game 9 - Going for the Berlin 54:34 - Vishy's moment of panic before facing Kramnik for the World Championship match 57:30 - Game 10 - High-class preparation by Nepo 59:30 - Game 11 - Nepo rushing with it 1:00:47 - Game 12 - most dramatic of them all? 1:08:05 - Game 13 - Ian's actual meltdown 1:13:24 - Game 14 - Ng5: Interesting or dubious? 1:17:08 - Rapid tiebreaks game 1 - Brilliant defense by Nepomniachtchi 1:17:45 - Rapid tiebreaks game 2 - a missed opportunity 1:18:09 - Rapid tiebreaks game 3 - Both players get a break 1:18:24 - Rapid tiebreaks game 4 - The game which decided it all 1:26:33 - Ding's reaction after becoming the World Champion 1:28:52 - The situation now with Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen 1:30:10 - Magnus Carlsen's decision to not defend his title 1:31:40 - Nepo and Ding's team of seconds 1:33:14 - Is there a need to change the format of WCC? 1:34:40 - Thank you Vishy for your insights!
The first DVD with videos from Anand's chess career reflects the very beginning of that career and goes as far as 1999. It starts with his memories of how he first learned chess and shows his first great games (including those from the 1984 WCh for juniors). The high point of his early developmental phase was the winning of the 1987 WCh for juniors. After that, things continue in quick succession: the first victories over Kasparov, WCh candidate in both the FIDE and PCA cycles and the high point of the WCh match against Kasparov in 1995. Running time: 3:48 hours
Vishy Anand is one of the greatest chess talents of all times. On this DVD he speaks about his career, his views on chess, and presents the most beautiful and interesting games of his career.
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GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
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In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of King’s Indian and Pirc structures with colours reversed, often arising from the French or Sicilian.
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