Anand vs. Gelfand WCC 2012 started

[gleperlier]

Anand played 16.Ka1 like suggested by Komodo 4.

But after 16...e4 17.Bd4 position it better for Black ?


[d]2rq1rk1/pp1b2bp/1n3np1/3P4/3Bp3/2N2P2/PP1Q2P1/K2R1BNR b - - 1 2

Komodo64 SSE Version 4:

1 00:00 194 1 940 000 -0,39 e4xf3 Ng1xf3
2 00:00 306 3 060 000 -0,49 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Qd8-c7
3 00:00 1 055 1 055 579 -0,33 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5
4 00:00 1 491 1 491 819 -0,45 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Nb6-d7
5 00:00 2 046 1 023 562 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Nb6-d7 d5-d6
5 00:00 2 350 1 175 645 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Nb6-d7 d5-d6
6 00:00 2 880 960 527 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Rf8-e8 d5-d6 Nb6-d7
6 00:00 4 172 834 540 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Rf8-e8 d5-d6 Nb6-d7
7 00:00 4 959 826 691 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Rf8-e8 d5-d6 Nb6-d7 Qd2-d4
7 00:00 6 263 894 718 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Rf8-e8 d5-d6 Nb6-d7 Qd2-d4
8 00:00 8 070 807 135 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Rf8-e8 d5-d6 Nb6-d7 Qd2-d4 Nd7xe5 Nf3xe5
8 00:00 13 280 830 060 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Rf8-e8 d5-d6 Nb6-d7 Qd2-d4 Nd7xe5 Nf3xe5
9 00:00 18 570 807 366 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Rf8-e8 d5-d6 Nb6-d7 Qd2-d4 Nd7xe5 Nf3xe5 Nf6-d7 Qd4-d5+ Bf5-e6
9 00:00 32 019 800 456 -0,41 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4-e5 Rf8-e8 d5-d6 Nb6-d7 Qd2-d4 Nd7xe5 Nf3xe5 Nf6-d7 Qd4-d5+ Bf5-e6
10 00:00 63 884 808 614 -0,25 e4xf3
10 00:00 103 989 812 376 -0,26 e4xf3 Ng1xf3
10 00:00 147 338 818 508 -0,28 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4xb6 Qd8xb6 d5-d6 Qb6-c5 Rh1-h4 Bf5-e6 Nf3-g5 Be6-g4 Bf1-e2 Bg4xe2 Nc3xe2 Qc5-f2
10 00:00 158 613 821 785 -0,28 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Bd4xb6 Qd8xb6 d5-d6 Qb6-c5 Rh1-h4 Bf5-e6 Nf3-g5 Be6-g4 Bf1-e2 Bg4xe2 Nc3xe2 Qc5-f2
11 00:00 283 198 818 449 -0,44 e4xf3 Ng1xf3
11 00:00 357 359 819 586 -0,43 e4xf3
11 00:00 424 344 827 137 -0,28 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Rf8xd8 Rd1xd8+ Bf6xd8 b2xc3 Bd8-f6 Ka1-b2 h7-h5
11 00:00 424 395 824 023 -0,28 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Rf8xd8 Rd1xd8+ Bf6xd8 b2xc3 Bd8-f6 Ka1-b2 h7-h5
12 00:00 609 907 842 365 -0,27 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Bd8-f6 Rc3-c7 Rf8-f7 Rc7xf7 Kg8xf7 a2-a3 h7-h6 Ka1-a2 Kf7-g7 Nf3-d4 Bf5-e4
12 00:00 674 598 831 764 -0,27 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Bd8-f6 Rc3-c7 Rf8-f7 Rc7xf7 Kg8xf7 a2-a3 h7-h6 Ka1-a2 Kf7-g7 Nf3-d4 Bf5-e4
13 00:01 905 703 837 175 -0,27 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Bd8-f6 Rc3-c7 Rf8-f7 Rc7xf7 Kg8xf7 a2-a3 h7-h6 Ka1-a2 Kf7-g7 Nf3-d4 Bf5-e4
13 00:01 1 023 004 834 516 -0,27 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Bd8-f6 Rc3-c7 Rf8-f7 Rc7xf7 Kg8xf7 a2-a3 h7-h6 Ka1-a2 Kf7-g7 Nf3-d4 Bf5-e4
14 00:02 1 884 971 835 566 -0,31 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 b2xc3 Bd8-f6 Ka1-b2 h7-h5 Rc4-c7 Bf5-e4 Rd1-d7 g6-g5 Rd7-d2 h5-h4 Rc7-d7
14 00:02 2 266 700 821 580 -0,31 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 b2xc3 Bd8-f6 Ka1-b2 h7-h5 Rc4-c7 Bf5-e4 Rd1-d7 g6-g5 Rd7-d2 h5-h4 Rc7-d7
15 00:03 2 972 296 823 169 -0,31 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 b2xc3 Bd8-f6 Ka1-b2 h7-h5 Rc4-c7 Bf5-e4 Rd1-d7 g6-g5 Rd7-d2 h5-h4
15 00:04 3 627 903 822 124 -0,31 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 b2xc3 Bd8-f6 Ka1-b2 h7-h5 Rc4-c7 Bf5-e4 Rd1-d7 g6-g5 Rd7-d2 h5-h4
16 00:05 4 837 112 832 991 -0,34 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 b2xc3 b7-b5 Rc4-c5 a7-a6 Ka1-b2 Bd8-f6 Rc5-c7 b5-b4 Nf3-d4 Bf6-e5 Rc7-e7 b4xc3+ Kb2xc3
16 00:07 6 204 344 825 418 -0,34 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 b2xc3 b7-b5 Rc4-c5 a7-a6 Ka1-b2 Bd8-f6 Rc5-c7 b5-b4 Nf3-d4 Bf6-e5 Rc7-e7 b4xc3+ Kb2xc3
17 00:12 10 000 836 831 612 -0,29 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Bd8-f6 Rc3-c7 Bf5-e4 a2-a3 g6-g5 Rc7-c4 Be4-c6 Ka1-a2 h7-h5 Rd1-d2 h5-h4 Ka2-b3 Kg8-g7
17 00:13 11 031 459 830 750 -0,29 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Bd8-f6 Rc3-c7 Bf5-e4 a2-a3 g6-g5 Rc7-c4 Be4-c6 Ka1-a2 h7-h5 Rd1-d2 h5-h4 Ka2-b3 Kg8-g7
18 00:16 13 860 302 840 015 -0,27 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Rf8-e8 a2-a3 Bd8-b6 Ka1-a2 Kg8-g7 Nf3-d4 Bf5-g4 Rd1-d2 Re8-e7 Rd2-d3 a7-a6 Ka2-b3 Bb6-c7 Rd3-e3
18 00:17 15 076 152 840 873 -0,27 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Rf8-e8 a2-a3 Bd8-b6 Ka1-a2 Kg8-g7 Nf3-d4 Bf5-g4 Rd1-d2 Re8-e7 Rd2-d3 a7-a6 Ka2-b3 Bb6-c7 Rd3-e3
19 00:28 23 846 736 842 192 -0,28 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Rf8-e8 a2-a3 Bd8-b6 Ka1-a2 h7-h5 Rd1-e1 Re8xe1 Nf3xe1 Kg8-g7 Ka2-b3 Kg7-f6 Rc3-f3 Bb6-d4 Ne1-d3 g6-g5 Kb3-b4 g5-g4
19 00:35 29 765 347 843 324 -0,28 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Rf8-e8 a2-a3 Bd8-b6 Ka1-a2 h7-h5 Rd1-e1 Re8xe1 Nf3xe1 Kg8-g7 Ka2-b3 Kg7-f6 Rc3-f3 Bb6-d4 Ne1-d3 g6-g5 Kb3-b4 g5-g4
20 00:48 41 220 978 848 798 -0,26 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Rf8-e8 a2-a3 Bd8-b6 Ka1-a2 h7-h5 Rd1-e1 Re8xe1 Nf3xe1 Kg8-g7 Ka2-b3 Kg7-f6 Rc3-f3 g6-g5 Ne1-d3 Bb6-d4 Kb3-b4 h5-h4 Kb4-c4
20 00:56 47 984 812 845 167 -0,26 e4xf3 Ng1xf3 Bd7-f5 Rh1-h4 Nb6xd5 Bf1-c4 Rc8xc4 Bd4xf6 Bg7xf6 Rh4xc4 Nd5xc3 Qd2xd8 Bf6xd8 Rc4xc3 Rf8-e8 a2-a3 Bd8-b6 Ka1-a2 h7-h5 Rd1-e1 Re8xe1 Nf3xe1 Kg8-g7 Ka2-b3 Kg7-f6 Rc3-f3 g6-g5 Ne1-d3 Bb6-d4 Kb3-b4 h5-h4 Kb4-c4

[gleperlier]

[d]2rq1rk1/pp1b2bp/5np1/3P4/n2Bp3/2N2P2/PP1QN1P1/K2R1B1R b - - 3 3


Komodo64 SSE Version 4:

18 00:56 42 140 585 745 855 -0,58 e4xf3 g2xf3 Na4xc3 Ne2xc3 Qd8-c7 Bf1-d3 Qc7-d6 Qd2-g5 a7-a6 Bd4-e5 Qd6-b6 Qg5-h4 Rf8-f7 Rh1-e1 Qb6-c5 Ka1-b1 b7-b5 Be5-d4 Qc5-d6 Qh4-g5 b5-b4 Bd4-e5 Qd6-b6
18 01:03 47 716 133 748 922 -0,58 e4xf3 g2xf3 Na4xc3 Ne2xc3 Qd8-c7 Bf1-d3 Qc7-d6 Qd2-g5 a7-a6 Bd4-e5 Qd6-b6 Qg5-h4 Rf8-f7 Rh1-e1 Qb6-c5 Ka1-b1 b7-b5 Be5-d4 Qc5-d6 Qh4-g5 b5-b4 Bd4-e5 Qd6-b6

[gleperlier]

[d]2rq1rk1/pp1b2bp/5np1/3P4/n2Bp3/2N2P2/PP1QN1P1/K2R1B1R b - - 3 3

20 02:32 118 781 138 778 872 -0,30 Qd8-a5 Nc3xe4 Qa5xd2 Ne4xf6+ Rf8xf6 Rd1xd2 Rf6-f5 Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 d5-d6 Na4-b6 Ne2-c3 Rf5-d5 Rd2-d3 Bd7-f5 Rd3xd5 Nb6xd5 Bf1-d3 Nd5xc3 Bd3xf5 g6xf5 b2xc3 Rc8xc3 Rh1-d1 Rc3-c8 Ka1-b2 Kg7-f6 Rd1-h1 Rc8-d8 Rh1xh7 Rd8xd6 Rh7xb7 Rd6-d2+ Kb2-b3 Rd2xg2 Rb7xa7 Kf6-e5 Ra7-c7 Ke5-f4 Rc7-c5
21 02:33 120 175 780 780 686 -0,46 Qd8-a5 Nc3xe4

Hum... score of my Arena is from black point of view. So Komodo and Houdini thinks Anand is bette by +0.30 to +0.40.

[Houdini]

[Event "World Chess Championship"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[ECO "D70"]
[Result "*"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3
Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. h4 cxd5 11. exd5 N8d7
12. h5 Nf6 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Ka1
e4 17. Bd4 Na4 18. Nge2 *

Anand has played the very good 18.Nge2!, White has a small edge
For the first time in the game Gelfand is thinking.

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Code: Select all

28/64  1:35   +0.29    18...Qa5 19.Nxe4 Qxd2 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6 
                       21.Rxd2 Rf5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.d6 Nb6 
                       24.Nc3 Rd5 25.Rd3 Bf5 26.Rxd5 Nxd5 
                       27.Bd3 Nxc3 28.Bxf5 gxf5 29.bxc3 Rd8 
                       30.Rd1 Kf6 31.Kb2 Ke6 (1.694.001.360) 17789

[gleperlier]

[d]2r2rk1/pp1b2bp/5np1/q2P4/n2Bp3/2N2P2/PP1QN1P1/K2R1B1R w - - 4 4

Komodo64 SSE Version 4:

19 00:24 18 834 198 762 552 +0,35 Nc3xe4 Qa5xd2 Ne4xf6+ Rf8xf6 Rd1xd2 Rf6-d6 b2-b3 Rd6xd5 b3xa4 Bd7xa4 Rh1-h4 Ba4-b5 Ka1-b1 Rc8-d8 Ne2-c3 Bb5xf1 Nc3xd5 Rd8xd5 g2-g3 Bg7-e5 Kb1-c2 Be5xg3 Rh4-e4 Kg8-f7 Bd4xa7 Rd5xd2+ Kc2xd2 h7-h5 Ba7-e3 Kf7-f6 Be3-d4+ Kf6-f5 Re4-e7 Bf1-c4 Re7xb7

[rbarreira]

Interesting comment in the live stream:

"If they agreed to a draw now it would be very disappointing but it would still be the most interesting game so far" <-- that says something hehe.

[gleperlier]

[d]2r2rk1/pp1b2bp/5np1/q2P4/n2Bp3/2N2P2/PP1QN1P1/K2R1B1R w - - 4 4

Vitruvius version 1.12b:

20 03:00 544 956 168 3 023 000 +0,25 Nc3xe4 Qa5xd2 Ne4xf6+ Rf8xf6 Rd1xd2 Rf6-f5 Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 d5-d6 Na4-b6 Ne2-c3 Rf5-d5 Rd2-d3 Bd7-f5 Rd3xd5 Nb6xd5 Bf1-d3 Nd5xc3 Bd3xf5 g6xf5 b2xc3 Rc8xc3 Rh1-d1 Rc3-c8 Ka1-b2 Kg7-f6 Rd1-h1 Rc8-d8 Rh1xh7 Rd8xd6 Kb2-c3 Rd6-c6+ Kc3-d3 Rc6-d6+ Kd3-e3 Rd6-a6 Rh7-h6+ Kf6-e5 f3-f4+ Ke5-d5 Rh6xa6 b7xa6 a2-a4 a6-a5 g2-g3 a7-a6

[gleperlier]

[d]2r2rk1/pp1b2bp/5np1/3P4/n2BN3/5P2/PP1qN1P1/K2R1B1R w - - 0 5

Delphil 2.9b:

15 01:13 39 959 972 0 +0,91 Ne4xf6+

[gleperlier]

[d]2r2rk1/pp1b2bp/5Np1/3P4/n2B4/5P2/PP1qN1P1/K2R1B1R b - - 0 5

HIARCS 13.2 SP:

19/47 02:45 71 819 816 433 377 +0,41 Rf8xf6 Rd1xd2 Rf6-d6 Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Ne2-f4 Rc8-c1+ Ka1-b2 Rc1-e1 g2-g3 Bd7-b5

[gleperlier]

Now Gelfand has to take the Knight with his Rook and not with the Bishop.

[d]2r2rk1/pp1b2bp/5Np1/3P4/n2B4/5P2/PP1qN1P1/K2R1B1R b - - 0 5

HIARCS 13.2 MP:

21/50 02:00 101 683 718 845 063 +0,60 Rf8xf6 Rd1xd2 Rf6-d6 Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Ne2-f4 Rc8-c1+ Ka1-b2 Rc1-e1 g2-g4 Bd7-c6 Rd2-h2 Nb6xd5 Rh2xh7+