Viswanathan Anand: It's a little bit historic and a little bit of a surprise. Historic because he…

“ It's a little bit historic and a little bit of a surprise. Historic because he is the youngest world champion in history. Surprise because 20 minutes before the end, it didn't look like it (the championship title) is going to be decided today. We thought there would be a tiebreaker. A very very pleasant surprise,

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“ It was exhausting not playing,

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“ His performance so far has been good. I think he has faced many of these people before in multiple tournaments,

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