Kolkata, June 14 (PTI) Sharing the secret of his success at the World Championship, Indian chess wizard Viswanathan Anand today said he unnerved rival Veselin Topalov by playing fast and aggressively towards the climax of title battle.
“Inevitably, you start to adapt your opponent’s game after a few rounds. I was observing him for 7-10 games. In the 10th game, I switched back to play faster and fought back…
It seemed to have an affect on him (Topalov),” Anand said about his secret of the success in Sophia in May.
Anand said it was the most difficult World Championship as none of the earlier championships went full distance.
“For the first time, it went full distance and was undecided till the last round. It was a see-saw and a pretty unique struggle. We fought till the end, so clearly it’s the toughest of them all.
–Agencies