Carlesn wins fifth game against Anand

Magnus Carlsen, left and Viswanathan Ananad. (photo courtesy of FIDE website)

The fifth game of the FIDE World Championship Match between India’s Viswanathan Anand and Sweden’s Magnus Carlsen sponsored by Tamil Nadu state and currently ongoing in Chennai, finished in Carlsen’s favour after 58 moves of play.

The first four games were all drawn.

The challenger started the game with pawn to c4 and after sidelining several popular openings,