World Chess C'ship: Anand loses Game 9 to Carlsen

Extending the lead of 6-3 over current world champion Viswanathan Anand in the ninth game of the World Chess Championship on Thursday, Norway's Magnus Carlsen is just half a point away from victory. Carlsen now needs to draw one of the remaining three games to clinch the title, whereas Anand needs to beat Carlsen in all of them.