Indian media Saturday said a new world order had dawned after local favourite Viswanathan Anand was outplayed by Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen in the battle for the world chess title.
Carlsen, the 22-year-old reigning world number one, won three games and forced a seventh draw on Friday to achieve the victory mark of 6.5 points in Anand's home city of Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.
Under the headline 'New world order', the Mail Today newspaper said Anand's defeat "signalled the change of guard at the top of the chess world".
"His (Carlsen) brand of fighting, aggressive chess may also mark a new era," the English-language daily said, wondering if Anand would "try and earn a right to challenge Carlsen late next year".
Anand, who at 43 is 21 years older than his rival, lost the title he has held since 2007 despite a last-gasp fight in an attritional 130-move game on Friday that lasted four hours and 45 minutes.
Carlsen played four draws early in the tournament to counter Anand who could never recover from blunders he made in the crucial fifth game.
The Times of India said that with Anand's comprehensive defeat, an era had ended in chess. Full story...
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Carlsen, the 22-year-old reigning world number one, won three games and forced a seventh draw on Friday to achieve the victory mark of 6.5 points in Anand's home city of Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.
Under the headline 'New world order', the Mail Today newspaper said Anand's defeat "signalled the change of guard at the top of the chess world".
"His (Carlsen) brand of fighting, aggressive chess may also mark a new era," the English-language daily said, wondering if Anand would "try and earn a right to challenge Carlsen late next year".
Anand, who at 43 is 21 years older than his rival, lost the title he has held since 2007 despite a last-gasp fight in an attritional 130-move game on Friday that lasted four hours and 45 minutes.
Carlsen played four draws early in the tournament to counter Anand who could never recover from blunders he made in the crucial fifth game.
The Times of India said that with Anand's comprehensive defeat, an era had ended in chess. Full story...
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