Can't believe I sat here and watched a single chess game for 4 hours... But what a hell of a first match! #CarlsenAnand #ChessChampionship
— Codyesseus (@codyhale2828) November 8, 2014
like soviet burecuracy Vishy created all the problems for himself and then solved them admirably says Peter Svidler . lollll #CarlsenAnand
— ? ?????? ? (@cosmicbakchod) November 8, 2014
Amazingly @vishy64theking found a long sequence of "only" moves and also a perpetual check to draw. #CarlsenAnand
— anand xyz (@anand_bombay) November 8, 2014
Phew! Vishy saves the draw. Something went wrong but it promises to be an exciting match #CarlsenAnand
— Juma Ali (@JumaBahati) November 8, 2014
44...Re7 45. Qd5 Re1 46. Qd7+ Kh6 47. Qh3+ Kg7 48. Qd7+ 1/2 What a save by Vishy and what a miss by Magnus. #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 8, 2014
Wow. Great first game! :) #CarlsenAnand
— Squarology (@Squarology) November 8, 2014
So Anand escapes! #CarlsenAnand Great start to the #FWCM2014
— Flying Spook (@FlyingSpook) November 8, 2014
what a first game!! my goodness!! .. #CarlsenAnand
— Sanchito Banerjee (@ritul89) November 8, 2014
Vishy escaping. Dramatic fighting game. Both will have mixed feelings I bet. But light years better than start in Chennai! #CarlsenAnand
— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 8, 2014
ok.it's a draw #CarlsenAnand
— ?inh Anh (@yuichan_forever) November 8, 2014
Vishy may have wriggled out of #CarlsenAnand G1 with 44. Qh1! Svidler: 'Vishy is incredibly slippery.'
— ???????? (@SubhashishNandi) November 8, 2014
Nice move Anand. What a way to fight back. #CarlsenAnand
— Mohammed Asif (@mohdasif55) November 8, 2014
Groovy! Qh1 and Anand finds something as Game 1 comes down to the wire #CarlsenAnand
— Matthew DeBord (@mattdebord) November 8, 2014
Everything today: incisive opening prep, complex middlegame, and now a rich endgame. what is called a full "thali" meal :) #CarlsenAnand
— Jaideep Unudurti (@Unudurti) November 8, 2014
Finally! It appears @vishy64theking has rescued a sinking vessel in #CarlsenAnand #CarlsenAnand2014
— Shiva (@TraderDXB) November 8, 2014
Qh1-excellent play by Anand. Which you can't say for LVG's boys, despite winning. #CarlsenAnand #MUNCRY
— Andrija Djuranovic (@andrijadj) November 8, 2014
Unless I am totally missing something, Vishy is fine. Qh1 was what Magnus missed when he played Re2 @anandcarlsen14 #CarlsenAnand
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 8, 2014
Qh1 it is!!!!! Wow… #CarlsenAnand
— Ashutosh Datar (@adatar) November 8, 2014
44. Qh1 by Anand instead of 44. Rxb5 wow #CarlsenAnand
— SquareONE (@HamzaAzamUK) November 8, 2014
Star move from @vishy64theking ! If he didn't find that he was toast #CarlsenAnand
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 8, 2014
Successful rush of shopping to corner store. Fully stocked - and the game is still on. NRK saying Mags just let his edge slip. #CarlsenAnand
— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 8, 2014
42..... Re3 looks stronger than Re2 43 Rb4 has thrown Carlsen in deep thought and rethinking ! #CarlsenAnand #DrawPossible
— Pras?d Bh?ve? (@PVBhave) November 8, 2014
#carlsenanand this game couldn't get better, Vishy lead, then looking like a draw, Magnus lead, Vishy on defense, and it just keeps going
— Bridgette Guild (@JalaranDeVine) November 8, 2014
Why do people keep saying it's a draw? Black is looking quite comfortable to me. #CarlsenAnand
— Ella Zwart (@_cyberella) November 8, 2014
looks like Vishy can hold on the position now! just needs to avoid time trouble. #CarlsenAnand
— Mandar Savarkar (@mandarsavarkar) November 8, 2014
Anand undergoing sado-magnusochistic endgame torture. #CarlsenAnand
— Mehul Gohil (@mehulgorilla) November 8, 2014
#c24live #CarlsenAnand The computer analysis score is usually much more horrifying than the actual position....
— Deven Joshi (@DevenJoshi7) November 8, 2014
1st inaccuracy for Magnus. Now Rb4 and Vishy should be able to hold comfortably. #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 8, 2014
Carlsen gave away the advantage with 42. Re2? #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14
— Chess India Network (@ChessIndiaNet) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand Computers now see a draw
— Projet WYZ (@theWYZproject) November 8, 2014
Wow I don't even think he realizes that he's hogging the airtime, let the WGM speak, Can one of the organizers tell him!!! #CarlsenAnand
— S. Tafazoli (@STafazoli) November 8, 2014
When I were @Sopiko20, I'd hit @polborta in the face for interrupting me whenever I tried to say something #CarlsenAnand #girlpower
— René (@renepijl) November 8, 2014
The ideal way to spend the Saturday. The newspaper, a nice bit of music and a fascinating 1st game in #CarlsenAnand with lovely commentary.
— Antoon Frehe (@tnttoon) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand Come on Vishy!!
— Vandana (@vidhpp) November 8, 2014
Vishy's Rd1 is one of those shift-in-gear moves. He's stopped pretending to be equal but firmly resolves to equalise. #CarlsenAnand
— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 8, 2014
Svidler great analysis but hey give your fellow commentator some space. Don't just cut her in between #CarlsenAnand #CarlsenAnand14
— Rohit Jain (@tenalirama) November 8, 2014
Magnus continues to deliver that patient and persistent grind to the end #CarlsenAnand Game 1 promise fullfilled.
— Claire C. Grant (@TVJGM) November 8, 2014
#carlsenanand @MagnusCarlsen @anandcarlsen14 pic.twitter.com/Hppq97u2hf
— Pipo (@Indian_Badass) November 8, 2014
After ...a4 Black has 4 small advantages: 1.Better structure 2.Better king. 3.More active pieces 4.He's Magnus. #CarlsenAnand
— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 8, 2014
There is one and only chance in this match for Anand now, it is to make draw in this game. No draw,no crown.#CarlsenAnand
— Teymur Rajabov (@rajachess) November 8, 2014
Amazing how Carlsen can swing a match. Seemingly bad position turned into Anand being in trouble in a few short moves. #CarlsenAnand
— Weldie (@Weldibeast) November 8, 2014
I personally saw Magnus play soccer/basketball w/ my own eyes. He has incredible stamina. He can play on & on #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 8, 2014
@MagnusCarlsen 's ability to grind with the slenderest of advantages is remarkable. Vishy is under the cosh now #CarlsenAnand
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 8, 2014
Things heading south for Anand, will have to work hard to hold draw here. Unpleasant pos. to defend against Magnus. #CarlsenAnand
— Akshat Chandra (@QuestToGM) November 8, 2014
Anand will have to fight for a draw now losing the advantage of white pieces ! Endgame is a special strength of #Carlsen #CarlsenAnand
— Pras?d Bh?ve? (@PVBhave) November 8, 2014
Trying to figure out how Vishy got himself into this pickle. Not a good position for him. Got some serious thinking to do! #CarlsenAnand
— Poshin David (@poshin_david) November 8, 2014
The ghosts of Chennai are back to haunt Anand. Misplaying a drawn endgame. Carlsen gradually tightening the noose now… #CarlsenAnand
— Ashutosh Datar (@adatar) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand This is tough! A real tough ending!
— Mohit Jain (@KuchBhiKarwalo) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand I m afraid vishy might lose...its Chennai all over again
— bhavnesh diwan (@bhavnesh123) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand G1 - As time control approaches, really starting to like this for Black now. #chess
— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess) November 8, 2014
Psychological test for Vishy now. He screwed up, is worse, and the predator sitting opposite is back in his natural habitat. #CarlsenAnand
— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand systematic, long-drawn slaughter once again. Poor Anand.
— Thomas Arnesen (@thomas_arnesen) November 8, 2014
It's only a "dead draw" when the players shake hands and sign the score sheets. Still some work to be done. #CarlsenAnand
— Fabiano Caruana (@FabianoCaruana) November 8, 2014
Phase 1: Sharp opening surprise, aggression; MC copes. Phase 2: Microadvantage for champ, unpleasant memories for VA; ... #CarlsenAnand
— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 8, 2014
Pretty important that Vishy holds this position, and holds it comfortably - important not to fear equal positions. #CarlsenAnand
— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) November 8, 2014
Carlsen effortlessly making lightning-fast moves in a difficult endgame. #CarlsenAnand
— anand xyz (@anand_bombay) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand 10mins each this is where the fun begins #teamCarlsen
— Mckenna (@mckennaleon) November 8, 2014
#carlsenanand is now trending in #Bangalore http://t.co/4NzUjlCCWP
— Trendsmap Bangalore (@TrendsBangalore) November 8, 2014
The very people who are now saying "dead draw" would lose it with either colour to these players #CarlsenAnand
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 8, 2014
Tune into live commentary by @polborta and @Sopiko20 if you want to improve your chess and your english at the same time!! #CarlsenAnand
— Abhijeet Gupta (@iam_abhijeet) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand pic.twitter.com/A7kVKr1imL
— Jaime Zuluaga (@jazuar) November 8, 2014
It's hard to make progress here for either side. A draw is most likely unless someone overpresses or relaxes prematurely #CarlsenAnand
— Natalia Pogonina (@Pogonina) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand After watching today's match, seems like next three weeks will be fun. Go Anand !
— Sushant Gupta (@SushantGupta147) November 8, 2014
8 out of 9 moves happened with an interval less than 40secs. Things moving fast now #CarlsenAnand
— Jus saying... (@sajeesh_nerd) November 8, 2014
Nothing like waking up on a Saturday morning to the tune of Game 1 of the World Chess Championship match! #anandcarlsen2014 #CarlsenAnand
— Akshat Chandra (@QuestToGM) November 8, 2014
For starters this has been an exciting game. Me thinks this match will be Legen wait for it. . .Dary #CarlsenAnand @Wish4Vishy
— SHRINJAN RAJKUMAR (@shrinjanR) November 8, 2014
It seems 2b Draw!! But I can assume a change in result for a time being as Vishy has strong command at Rapid Chess, Lets See! #CarlsenAnand
— ♥Shweta~Chess?Queen♥ (@baariish) November 8, 2014
After the early excitement, this game tamed out and will likely head to a drawn 1st game. #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand What can we expect from Carlsen's "less than 1 minute per move" right now ?
— Vladimir Yaschenko (@karateydeporte) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand This match is getting interesting minute by minute... Time will be an important decision maker...!!! Lets see
— Akshat gangwal (@akshatgangwal) November 8, 2014
Tiger of Madras beats Mozart of Chess! Would be great! Come on Vishy!#CarlsenAnand
— Usha Rani (@usharanivv) November 8, 2014
Norwegian tabloids have managed to sink to a level that is even below the Daily Mail. #CarlsenAnand
— Raj (@rajkashana) November 8, 2014
I'm thinking #CarlsenAnand will be a draw. With both getting close to time trouble neither will want to risk the first game of the match
— Peter Warne (@PeterWarne29) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand Whatever special "Carlsenesque|Endgame|Dry" positions Anand had prepared for, it is being tested right in the first game!
— Asim Pereira (@asimpereira) November 8, 2014
All three results are possible, despite the reduced material #CarlsenAnand
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 8, 2014
Major pieces...dynamic equality? Positional or material gains vs perpetual check seems 'on the cards' :) #CarlsenAnand
— Prathamesh Mokal (@chessblackbelt) November 8, 2014
Go Anand go!!!! #CarlsenAnand http://t.co/iO2zedTe0j
— All India Chess Fed. (@chessfederation) November 8, 2014
Thoroughly enjoying live coverage of game one, fantastic commentary and insight by @polborta thanks for all your hard work! #CarlsenAnand
— Matthew Ehrenreich (@ehrenreich_matt) November 8, 2014
Looks like carlsen is slightly better, but I have been wrong before #CarlsenAnand #sochi2014 #c24live
— Yohanna Shavit (@yohashavit) November 8, 2014
Its already a better game for Carlsen, but lets be optimistic !! #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14
— Dhyani Dave (@dhyani3) November 8, 2014
21 Rhe1 Nd8 Anand has lost his initiative. Black is doing well. I have an uneasy feeling for Anand now. #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 8, 2014
After Nd8, I think Vishy will just play f5. I don't know why my engine thinks Black is better #CarlsenAnand
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 8, 2014
4 screens and the TV in the background, not enough to follow #CarlsenAnand pic.twitter.com/qXnq0Ceccb
— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 8, 2014
Sad that I am the only one excited but #CarlsenAnand & no one around me had a clue whats happening. But glad to know rest of world watching
— Mihir Agashe (@akash_mihir) November 8, 2014
Are we going to see a mirror of Anand-Topalov 2010, when Vishy ditched the Grunfeld after losing the 1st game with it? #CarlsenAnand
— Fabiano Caruana (@FabianoCaruana) November 8, 2014
Was this the bishop? :D #CarlsenAnand pic.twitter.com/mcmeReHAyH
— Vidit Gujrathi (@viditchess) November 8, 2014
Amelia is really into the #CarlsenAnand match. @MagnusCarlsen, looks like you have a new fan. pic.twitter.com/ngePo6uRIJ
— Glen Tickle (@glentickle) November 8, 2014
Maybe I am naive, but I think Vishy prepared this surprising positional concept at home. #CarlsenAnand
— Anish Giri (@anishgiri) November 8, 2014
Enjoying #CarlsenAnand game 1! It's wonderful to know that tho I'm watching alone, the whole chess world is focused on the same awesomeness.
— Lorraine Doré (@elle_dore) November 8, 2014
Oh yes! We have a different, far more dangerous Anand this time :) #CarlsenAnand
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 8, 2014
Vishy and Carlsen both have 1:13 left on the clock. The time advantage is gone. The early blitz is a forgotten memory. #CarlsenAnand
— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) November 8, 2014
Henrik (pappa) Carlsen tells @nrksjakk that Junior was clearly surprised in the opening. #CarlsenAnand
— Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) November 8, 2014
Magnus' position is absolutely fine after 15. Bh3. He got out of the edgy opening phase without any damage. #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) November 8, 2014
Ok c6 played. Good bye those who thought it is 1-0. #CarlsenAnand
— Teymur Rajabov (@rajachess) November 8, 2014
Vishy switched from Green Tea to Orange juice. That's a surprise for Magnus already! #CarlsenAnand @anandcarlsen14 @Wish4Vishy
— SHRINJAN RAJKUMAR (@shrinjanR) November 8, 2014
Call me superstitious but the last two times when the match started with Gruenfeld it ended with a victory for Vishy #govishy #CarlsenAnand
— Abhijeet Gupta (@iam_abhijeet) November 8, 2014
In my experience, spectators tend to grossly overestimate the level of preparation in these matches #CarlsenAnand
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) November 8, 2014
#CarlsenAnand has started! Besides a few dozen FIDE officials, there's only a handful of spectators. pic.twitter.com/HFQBNHXqgg
— ChessVibes (@ChessVibes) November 8, 2014
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