Anand vs. Gelfand WCC 2012 started

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Robot 9"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+30:20/3600+30:900+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bf3 O-O
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Rac8 18. Bd2 Bxe3 19. Bc3 Bb6 20. Qf5 Qe6
21. Qf3 f6 22. h4 Qc6 23. h5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxc6 bxc6 *

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[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Robot 9"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+30:20/3600+30:900+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bf3 O-O
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Rac8 18. Bd2 Bxe3 19. Bc3 Bb6 20. Qf5 Qe6
21. Qf3 f6 22. h4 Qc6 23. h5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. Re1 Kf7 27.
g4 *

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[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Robot 9"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+30:20/3600+30:900+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bf3 O-O
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Rac8 18. Bd2 Bxe3 19. Bc3 Bb6 20. Qf5 Qe6
21. Qf3 f6 22. h4 Qc6 23. h5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. Re1 Kf7 27.
g4 Bd4 28. Rc1 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Rd4 1/2-1/2

DRAW

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[JuLieN]

[AdminX]

Well at least I still have Kamsky vs Nakamura today! By the way I don't think the game was that bad.

http://www.uschesschamps.com/

[JuLieN]

By the way I don't think the game was that bad.

No, you're right. I was actually hoping for a subtle ending like in the Petrossian/Botvinnik game I posted yesterday: I'm sure Petrossian would have been able to do something with white against black's weaker pawn structure.

Has the final technics improved so much since 1963 that we can't try anymore to push the finale a bit more?

[tomgdrums]

By the way I don't think the game was that bad.

No, you're right. I was actually hoping for a subtle ending like in the Petrossian/Botvinnik game I posted yesterday: I'm sure Petrossian would have been able to do something with white against black's weaker pawn structure.

Has the final technics improved so much since 1963 that we can't try anymore to push the finale a bit more?

On his blog, GM Nigel Davies, made a not of how well prepared Gelfand has been for this match. I think it was yesterday that Gelfand played an opening that he has rarely if ever played so Anand wasn't prepared.

Which makes me think that Anand was playing some good chess to get the draws since it seems Gelfand is a little better prepared??

So although it is boring for us (ACK! ANOTHER DRAW??)

It does seem Gelfand has come to win, albeit boringly!

[JuLieN]

By the way I don't think the game was that bad.

No, you're right. I was actually hoping for a subtle ending like in the Petrossian/Botvinnik game I posted yesterday: I'm sure Petrossian would have been able to do something with white against black's weaker pawn structure.

Has the final technics improved so much since 1963 that we can't try anymore to push the finale a bit more?

On his blog, GM Nigel Davies, made a not of how well prepared Gelfand has been for this match. I think it was yesterday that Gelfand played an opening that he has rarely if ever played so Anand wasn't prepared.

Which makes me think that Anand was playing some good chess to get the draws since it seems Gelfand is a little better prepared??

So although it is boring for us (ACK! ANOTHER DRAW??)

It does seem Gelfand has come to win, albeit boringly!

Yes, this is a good assessment. Suffice to see how annoyed Anand looked yesterday: his body language was shouting it.

So now we're up to a 6-games finish. What could be Gelfand's ace in the sleeve? He must have prepared a very strong novelty for one of the two last games (not sooner, to prevent Anand from having time to react). Because Gelfand can't wait for the rapid games: Anand is, with Carlsen, the best player in the world at such pace.

All in all, Gelfand looks happy, and Anand looks annoyed, which shows that he doesn't feel like he is controlling the match.

At least we have an happy Tom during the press conferences

[tomgdrums]

By the way I don't think the game was that bad.

No, you're right. I was actually hoping for a subtle ending like in the Petrossian/Botvinnik game I posted yesterday: I'm sure Petrossian would have been able to do something with white against black's weaker pawn structure.

Has the final technics improved so much since 1963 that we can't try anymore to push the finale a bit more?

On his blog, GM Nigel Davies, made a not of how well prepared Gelfand has been for this match. I think it was yesterday that Gelfand played an opening that he has rarely if ever played so Anand wasn't prepared.

Which makes me think that Anand was playing some good chess to get the draws since it seems Gelfand is a little better prepared??

So although it is boring for us (ACK! ANOTHER DRAW??)

It does seem Gelfand has come to win, albeit boringly!

Yes, this is a good assessment. Suffice to see how annoyed Anand looked yesterday: his body language was shouting it.

So now we're up to a 6-games finish. What could be Gelfand's ace in the sleeve? He must have prepared a very strong novelty for one of the two last games (not sooner, to prevent Anand from having time to react). Because Gelfand can't wait for the rapid games: Anand is, with Carlsen, the best player in the world at such pace.

All in all, Gelfand looks happy, and Anand looks annoyed, which shows that he doesn't feel like he is controlling the match.

At least we have an happy Tom during the press conferences

Happy indeed!

Man! Wouldn't it be crazy if Gelfand uncorked a Bird opening in one of the last two games?? Now THAT would some fun....!!

[Jack Lad]

BG may have missed a win in this game. He could have played 13. Nxd5! instead and even if he could not win from here it at least would have been a very interesting battle to watch.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5
[d] r2qk2r/1p3ppp/p3bn2/2bp4/3R4/2N1P3/PPQ1BPPP/R1B3K1 w kq - 1 13
13. Nxd5 Bxd4 14. Nc7+ Kf8 15. exd4 Rc8 16. Qc5+ Kg8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qb4 Qd7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bh4 a5 21. Qd2 Qd5 22. Bd1 Rc4 23. Qe3 Qf5 24. Bb3 Nd5 25. Qd2 Rc6 26. Bg3 Nb6 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Nd5 29. h3 Kf7 30. Qc5 b6 31. Qc6 Rd8 32. Be5 Kg8 33. f3 Qf7 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Qxb6 Rc8 36. Qxa5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rc2 38. f4 Rxb2 39. a4 Qb7 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Qf8 Ra2 42. f5 Rf2 43. a5 Qd7 44. a6 Rxf5 45. Qa3 Rf7 46. Bd6 Qc6 47. Bc5 Rd7 48. a7 Rd8 49. Qd3+ Kg8 50. Qb1 Re8 51. Qb8 Kf7 52. Qf4+ Kg8 53. Qg3 g5 54. Qd3 Kh8 55. Qc3 Qc7+ 56. Kg1 Qc6 57. Qb3 Kg8 58. Qb8 Kf7 59. Kh2 Kf6 60. Bf8 Kg6 61. Be7 Rc8 62. Bd6 Kg7 63. Be5+ Kf7 64. Bc7 Re8 65. Bd8 Re2 66. Bxg5 Ra2 67. Bh4 Ra6 68. Bg3 Ra1 69. Bd6 Ke6 70. Bc7 Ra6 71. Qg8+ Kd7 72. Qd8+ Ke6 73. Be5 Kf7 74. Qb8 1-0
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