So Carlsen again ran short on time, and passed the 40th move with less than 1 minute on the clock. But the match turned into a Queens-only endgame, and both sides's attempts to turn one of their pawns into an advantage, failed. In the end both players controlled the final positions of the match to a degree that the resulting draw was inevitable. Fair deal.
4. Carlsen - Anand 1/2 : 1/2
total 2 : 2
That finishes the first third of the championship, again an exciting game and good play by both players. After this opening of their duel, they face the remaining 8 games from a state of total equality in points. Anand is in much better shape than last year. The duel is of much more intensity and quality, I would say. It is two equals fighting it out so far. Anand benefits from his known pedantic preparation, something where Carlsen lacks maybe, which maybe is the reason why the clock does not love him. When Anand won game 3, he admitted at the press conference that he had prepared the game's moves until 24th move at least. Carlsen must have known the matches that were copied ion that game, too - I wonder whether he "forgot" them or had not cared for them during his theoretic studies, and for that reason had to waste so much time while Anand could play fast? In the end, time pressure was what broke Carlsen's neck in game 3.
Tomorrow they have a break again. Game 5 will be held on Friday, 12:00 UTC.