It's probably not a preview of the kind of chess we'll see in the World Championship match later this year, but Magnus Carlsen decisively beat Viswanathan Anand at the Tal Memorial today. It took just 29 moves for Carlsen to force Anand's resignation in a position where Carlsen didn't have an immediate win, but Anand could do little but wait around for Carlsen to improve his position move after move. It wasn't an impressive performance from the current champion, but one would expect that his preparation is dedicated to the match rather than this tournament.
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