The defending champion, who was playing with black pieces, managed to negate the advantage Carlsen had starting the 12-game rubber with white.
Billed as the most high-profile clash in chess history in more than 40 years between defending and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the World Chess Championship began today in Chennai.Carlsen has the advantage of playing white in the opener but that may not count much as both players get six white and black games in this 12-games November 9-28 contest.The experts, however, are divided over who will walk away with the coveted title. Watch the live video below. ####
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