NEW DELHI—Anatoly Karpov once critically remarked that Viswanathan Anand “doesn’t have the character” to win big games. It was made to a journalist by Karpov, while Anand and his wife sat at the adjacent table, after the final. It was a decidedly unpleasant feeling to be seen as a good player who lacked the conviction to win big,” Anand writes in his book. “I felt it was perhaps true that I had lacked the intent and the mental fortitude to win a World Championship title. In 2000, the first leg of the FIDE World Championship was held in New Delhi and Anand grabbed the home advantage with both hands.

Source: Huffington Post December 15, 2019 10:10 UTC