SPORT-ANAND 2LST

As for the support he received from Gary Kasparov and
Vladimir Kramnik during the Championships, Anand said it gave
him a boost.
"It is difficult to say very precisely ... There were
many difficult moments in the match, a lot of tense moments,
suddenly you get a phone call from Gary or Kramnik, and it
definitely cheered me up a lot. This is the first time that I
received this kind of help," he said.
Asked which of the matches in the Championship were
tough, Anand pointed out four games.
"I should have drawn the eighth game. At the end of a
long defence I mixed up and forgot a move that I had seen
earlier. I am not trying to take credit away but if you press
your opponent all the time, mistake will happen. But still,
that is the tough way to lose a game.
"In the 12th game, I decided to change my strategy a bit.
I had played an opening the queens-gambit declined that I had
not intended to before the match. It gave me a psychological
boost and it worked extremely well with the black pieces," he
said.
On Russian domination of World Championship titles, Anand
said, "I would say that their dominance was not what it used
to be. I doubt that any country will dominate like Soviet
Union." PTI RE
RBT


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