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Carlsen v Anand 2013

Chennai · Nov 2013

Carlsen 6½–3½ Anand

Carlsen won 6½–3½.

Momentum

The score gap, game by game: up is Carlsen.

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The coach's numbers

Magnus Carlsen94.1 · 0 blunders, 5 mistakes
Viswanathan Anand93.2 · 1 blunders, 7 mistakes

The turning point

The game that moved the match the most: Carlsen's chance of winning the title went from 69% to 85%. Its costliest move:

Carlsen v Anand 2013, Game 5

Carlsen v Anand · 1–0

55... c4+ by Anand: chances 14% → 4%

Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 2013: Carlsen v Anand › Game 5

The match, move by move

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Model: Carlsen's chance of winning the match

How the match could have been read, move by move: Reading the match.

Every game

Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.

Game 1: Carlsen v Anand ½–½

16 moves · Nf3 d5 g3 g6 · accuracy Carlsen 95.5, Anand 96.2

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 2: Anand v Carlsen ½–½

25 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Anand 95.3, Carlsen 95.6

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 3: Carlsen v Anand ½–½

51 moves · Nf3 d5 g3 g6 · accuracy Carlsen 91.5, Anand 91.5

Costliest move: 49... Bd4 (Anand, 48% → 33%)

Game 4: Anand v Carlsen ½–½

64 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Anand 89.5, Carlsen 90.8

Costliest move: 43... Rdd3 (Carlsen, 68% → 49%)

Game 5: Carlsen v Anand 1–0

58 moves · c4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Carlsen 93.8, Anand 91.8

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 6: Anand v Carlsen 0–1

67 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Anand 92.7, Carlsen 94.8

Costliest move: 63. Ra3+ (Anand, 22% → 3%)

Game 7: Anand v Carlsen ½–½

32 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Anand 95.2, Carlsen 95.3

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 8: Carlsen v Anand ½–½

33 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Carlsen 97.3, Anand 97.1

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 9: Anand v Carlsen 0–1

28 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Anand 87.5, Carlsen 92.1

Costliest move: 28. Nf1 (Anand, 62% → 10%)

Game 10: Carlsen v Anand ½–½

65 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 d6 · accuracy Carlsen 94.3, Anand 95.5

No move cost more than 12%.

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