<p>Four-time women’s World chess champion Susan Polgar of Hungary feels that India’s Viswanathan Anand can perhaps add another strategist rather than making wholesome changes to his A-team - his seconds - for his Championship match against defending champion Magnus Carlsen later this year.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Susan, also a winner of five Chess Olympiads, said in an email interview that Anand need not change his entire team.<br /><br />“He had a good team. Maybe just a few small changes, or perhaps adding another strategist,” Polgar said.<br /><br />Anand’s team during last year’s failed title defence were his compatriots Sandipan Chanda, K Sasikiran, Hungarian Grandmaster Peter Leko and Poland’s Radoslaw Wojtaszek. <br /><br />Susan said good seconds can make a big difference as they help in opening preparation and also provide mental support.<br /><br />“Good seconds can make a big difference since the players have little time to do all the analyses and preparation on their own,” Polgar said.<br /><br />According to her, trust, compatibility and expertise are the factors taken into consideration by a player while choosing his team of seconds.<br /><br />“You have to have 100 percent confidence in your seconds and trust their analysis and advice. Various seconds are chosen due to specific skills,” she added.<br /><br />According to her, seconds are changed depending “on the circumstances,” past results and availability. <br /><br />Danish Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen was a former second for Anand but ahead of last year’s world championship he switched to Carlsen’s camp.<br /><br />Polgar declined to go into the probable reasons for Anand’s loss to Carlsen while defending the title last year.<br /><br />“Obviously a lot went wrong since he lost, in addition to not winning a game. However, I prefer not to point these things out because I do not want his future opponents exploiting it,” Polgar said.</p>
<p>Four-time women’s World chess champion Susan Polgar of Hungary feels that India’s Viswanathan Anand can perhaps add another strategist rather than making wholesome changes to his A-team - his seconds - for his Championship match against defending champion Magnus Carlsen later this year.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Susan, also a winner of five Chess Olympiads, said in an email interview that Anand need not change his entire team.<br /><br />“He had a good team. Maybe just a few small changes, or perhaps adding another strategist,” Polgar said.<br /><br />Anand’s team during last year’s failed title defence were his compatriots Sandipan Chanda, K Sasikiran, Hungarian Grandmaster Peter Leko and Poland’s Radoslaw Wojtaszek. <br /><br />Susan said good seconds can make a big difference as they help in opening preparation and also provide mental support.<br /><br />“Good seconds can make a big difference since the players have little time to do all the analyses and preparation on their own,” Polgar said.<br /><br />According to her, trust, compatibility and expertise are the factors taken into consideration by a player while choosing his team of seconds.<br /><br />“You have to have 100 percent confidence in your seconds and trust their analysis and advice. Various seconds are chosen due to specific skills,” she added.<br /><br />According to her, seconds are changed depending “on the circumstances,” past results and availability. <br /><br />Danish Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen was a former second for Anand but ahead of last year’s world championship he switched to Carlsen’s camp.<br /><br />Polgar declined to go into the probable reasons for Anand’s loss to Carlsen while defending the title last year.<br /><br />“Obviously a lot went wrong since he lost, in addition to not winning a game. However, I prefer not to point these things out because I do not want his future opponents exploiting it,” Polgar said.</p>