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Pain and Dismemberment

11/2/2013

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PictureYour suffering will be legendary.
“When you lose, you really feel a sense of self ... You actually feel that you are being taken apart, rather than just your pieces.”
--Viswanathan Anand

The rest of Vishy's interview is published at the Financial Times.  'Tis one of the best chess interviews I've read in a while.

Other champions speak of what it feels like to win, or as Vishy paraphrases Fischer in the article, "to crush a man's ego."  Vishy talks about what it feels like to lose.  But then, the last two decisive games between Anand and Carlsen were very painful, flesh-rendering ordeals.

I am looking forward to this match!  I want Magnus to win, but I don't think he should be a 3-1 favorite as the oddsmakers have it.  Anything can happen in a short match, and Anand, at number 8 in the Live Ratings, is already playing on borrowed time and has nothing to lose.

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