
Game of Thrones: Viswanathan Anand takes on World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen on Saturday
The venue is the Russian resort town of Sochi, where the facilities built for the 2014 Winter Olympics that took place in February will be put to use.
The venue is the Russian resort town of Sochi, where the facilities built for the 2014 Winter Olympics that took place in February will be put to use.
Viswanathan Anand will be out for revenge, aiming to strike back at the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen who unseated him from the throne last year.
"Lots of work, coffee and Coldplay," sums up Viswanathan Anand as he begins training for yet another world championship.
The Norwegian was threatening to run away with the tournament when Anand brought him down in the 12th round.
Viswanathan Anand recounts the Candidates Tournament, from beating top seed Levon Aronian to keeping Sergey Karjakin at bay.
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