World Chess Championship: Anand Draws Game 1 With Carlsen
Chennai: World champion Viswanathan Anand started his title defense in style, holding off world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to a draw in quick time in the first game of the World chess championship

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There was much speculation about Anand going for a sharp position and he did not disappoint his backers.
"I know after two moves its Reti, after that I don't know what it is," said Anand smilingly in the post match conference.
After Anand's 10th move Carlsen thought he had no chances and went for the repetition of moves by force.
However the highest rated player in the world did not think he was worse at any point in the game.
"I would not have minded if he (Anand) had continued, my long term prospects are not bad," Carlsen said.
Anand simply repeated the knight moves while Carlsen moved his queen a few times to get the same position three times. The players immediately shook hands.
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