The world chess champion from Norway is showing he has a flair for another game by moving to the top of the standings in Fantasy Premier League, an online soccer competition played by more than 7 million people.
Magnus Carlsen finished the tournament with a whopping 27 points and broke his own record in the Grand chess tour, bettering his 26.5 points scored at Abidjan, Ivory Coast earlier this year.
Anand started with a loss to Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi but then went on to beat Armenian Levon Aronian and Wesley So of the US. He then lost to Carlsen while the rest of the games were drawn.
Magnus Carlsen has shared his experience of how he felt while ringing the Eden Bell alongside five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand won one, lost one and drew one game as Magnus Carlsen extended his lead by three points.
Chess Grandmasters Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen rang the bell to begin the second day of the Day-Night Test.
Vishwanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen are reportedly invited to ring the bell ahead of the day/night Test between India and Bangladesh at Eden Gardens.
The loss proved costly as Anand slipped to joint sixth spot from his overnight joint second position, while, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan stretched his lead to a full point after his third straight victory in the tournament.
Playing with black pieces, the former world champion played the contest on an aggressive note which caught the world number one Carlsen off guard.
Stavanger (Norway): Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand lost to world champion Magnus Carlsen from a winning position to finish fifth in the blitz event that acts as a curtain raiser for the Norway Chess tournament which
Baden-Baden (Germany): Former world champion Viswanathan Anand continued to struggle against nemesis Magnus Carlsen of Norway and lost after a blunder in the fourth round of Grenke Chess Classic now underway here.The loss with white
Chennai: In a battle of nerves between Norwegian World chess champion Magnus Carlsen held up his own better, said the losing challenger from India Viswanathan Anand Sunday.Addressing the media after losing the 11th game and
Sochi (Russia): Trailing by a full point with just two games remaining, Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand would desperately need a victory to stay afloat against Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship match here
Sochi (Russia): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand failed to break the ice and played out another draw in the tenth game of the world chess championship, here Friday.With the seventh draw in ten games, Anand
Sochi (Russia): Despite being down 4-5 with just three more games to go, Viswanathan Anand Thursday said he was fine with an easy draw in the ninth game and insisted that he still has a
Sochi (Russia): A well-prepared Viswanathan Anand managed the easiest of draws with black pieces in his ninth round match against Magnus Carlsen on Thursday but the Norwegian inched closer towards retaining his World Championship crown
Chennai: The 2014 World Chess Championship is poised interestingly, as the title challenger from India, Viswanathan Anand, has to take some risk to strike soon to be in contention for the crown with Norwegian world
Sochi: Facing a point deficit with just four games to go, five times world champion Viswanathan Anand is in a now-or-never situation in the World Chess Championship match against Magnus Carlsen.With the scores favouring Carlsen
Sochi (Russia): Challenger Viswanathan Anand did not get much out of his prepared variation and had to settle for a draw in the eighth round to remain a point behind in the World Chess Championship
Sochi: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw after suffering for a long time in the seventh game of the world chess championship against Magnus Carlsen now underway here.Trying to recuperate from a double
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