George Duke wrote on Thu, Nov 21, 2013 05:52 PM UTC:
It appears blundering Anand won't win a single game OrthoChess world
championship at Anand's own home turf Chennai, India, http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-09-thrilling-fight-tarnished. Wins are 3 Carlsen with 9 down 3 games to go (as usual Draws really lead 6 to 3). Strictly, it has happened six times before that loser wins
nary a game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_chess_championships. [added 23.Nov.13: Showing the decay, in that list it is pathetic that 6 wins have been enough since Fischer won 7 in 1972.]
(22.Nov.13: foregone conclusion -- http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-final-magnus-victorious)
23.nov.13: Hey Chess fans, give Anand credit for using a really big word "Microcosm," (wow! or lol up-to-date) in first line that last report -- regardless neither Vishy nor Magnus nor the hoi polloi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi Fundamentalists in general can wield a shatranj Alfil, xiangqi Cannon, carreran Centaur or shogi Lion.
