Norwegian Magnus Carlsen goes into the 11th and penultimate match of the World Chess Championship against challenger Viswanathan Anand knowing that victory will see him retain his title.
The 23-year-old held out for a draw in the tenth match of the rubber to maintain his one-point lead over the Indian Grandmaster with just two games remaining in the event in Sochi.
Seven of the ten games so far have been draws, with two wins to Carlsen and one to Anand, and the Indian now knows that another defeat will end his hopes of winning back the title. All three victories in the rubber have gone to the player using white pieces and it is Carlsen who will have that advantage in game 11. If Anand can survive the test then he will have one final chance to take the confrontation to sudden death on Tuesday, when he plays white in game 12.
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