Game 8 of the 2014 FIDE World Championship took place on Tuesday, with GM Viswanathan Anand producing only a modicum of pressure. He could not net the full point as White against the champion GM Magnus Carlsen.
White got nothing from his
pressure on the b1-h7 diagonal; otherwise the pawns were symmetrical
and not much happened. The game ended in a draw after Anand stopped
trying in a bishop ending.
Carlsen spent much less
time than Anand and was seen with his eyes closed for part of the first
15 minutes of the match. He alternatingly slumped to his left and then
right while not on move. The Norwegian used barely more than 40 minutes
for the entire game (Anand used an hour more on his clock).
