Carlsen beats Anand

Carlsen beat Anand in the 6th round of the Linares Open tournament, thus breaking his drawing jinx. Anand played provacatively abandoning caution and missed several drawing chances. Carlsen played his steady game to slowly overpower Anand in an endgame that was reduced to a Rook vs Knight one.

One gets the feeling that Anand is operating at a much higher risk taking level after the match against Kramnik. In most games, he is managing to frighten his opponents, but when faced with solid play, he tends to slip a bit and hand over the game.