Anand vs. Gelfand WCC 2012 started

[gleperlier]

[d]2r3k1/pp1b2bp/6p1/3P1r2/n2B4/5P2/PP1RN1P1/K4B1R w - - 1 7

HIARCS 13.2 MP:

19/45 00:47 42 294 247 882 943 +0,82 Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 d5-d6 Rf5-c5 Rd2-d1 Rc5-c2 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Rh1-h4 Kg7-h8 Rh4-d4

[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 Qa5 19. Nxe4 Qxd2 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6
21. Rxd2 Rf5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 *

[d]2r5/pp1b2kp/6p1/3P1r2/n7/5P2/PP1RN1P1/K4B1R w - -
Very accurately played by Gelfand!
We're heading towards draw #3.

[gleperlier]

[d]2r5/pp1b2kp/6p1/3P1r2/n7/5P2/PP1RN1P1/K4B1R w - - 0 8

HIARCS 13.2 MP:

20/40 00:48 42 079 573 859 085 +0,88 d5-d6 Rf5-c5 Rd2-d1 Kg7-g8 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Rh1-h4 a7-a5 Rh4-e4 a5-a4 b3xa4 Bd7-c6 Re4-d4 Nb6xa4 Rd1-c1 b7-b6 Rc1xc5 b6xc5 Rd4-d1

[Uri Blass]

[d]2r3k1/pp1b2bp/6p1/3P1r2/n2B4/5P2/PP1RN1P1/K4B1R w - - 1 7

HIARCS 13.2 MP:

19/45 00:47 42 294 247 882 943 +0,82 Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 d5-d6 Rf5-c5 Rd2-d1 Rc5-c2 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Rh1-h4 Kg7-h8 Rh4-d4

It seems that hiarcs overevaluates passed pawns.
White has no advantage.

[JuLieN]

(Thx Robert for posting the game).

If only ONE of the players was in a combative mood, he would have done everything to prevent the exchange of the queens. They both agreed to it.

Up to now this match is a big disappointment.

[gleperlier]

[d]2r5/pp1b2kp/3P2p1/5r2/n7/5P2/PP1RN1P1/K4B1R b - - 0 8

HIARCS 13.2 MP:

20/38 00:27 24 500 197 900 014 +0,77 Rf5-c5 Rd2-d1 g6-g5 g2-g4 h7-h6 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Ka1-b2

[Uri Blass]

[d]2r5/pp1b2kp/3P2p1/5r2/n7/5P2/PP1RN1P1/K4B1R b - - 0 8

HIARCS 13.2 MP:

20/38 00:27 24 500 197 900 014 +0,77 Rf5-c5 Rd2-d1 g6-g5 g2-g4 h7-h6 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Ka1-b2

I hope that gelfand is stronger than hiarcs and that gelfand is going to find Nb6 that leads to equality.

Hiarcs seems to be totally positionally blind because based on houdini Rc5 is a blunder and Nb6 is the best move by a big margin.

[gleperlier]

[d]2r5/pp1b2kp/3P2p1/5r2/n7/5P2/PP1RN1P1/K4B1R b - - 0 8

HIARCS 13.2 MP:

20/38 00:27 24 500 197 900 014 +0,77 Rf5-c5 Rd2-d1 g6-g5 g2-g4 h7-h6 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Ka1-b2

I hope that gelfand is stronger than hiarcs and that gelfand is going to find Nb6 that leads to equality.

Hiarcs seems to be totally positionally blind because based on houdini Rc5 is a blunder and Nb6 is the best move by a big margin.

Vitruvius version 1.12b:

22 00:51 165 998 808 3 197 000 +0,03 Na4-b6 Ka1-b1 Nb6-c4 Rd2-d4 Rf5-e5 b2-b3 Bd7-f5+ Kb1-a1 Nc4-e3 Rd4-d2 Bf5-d7 Ne2-g3 Rc8-c1+ Ka1-b2 Re5-c5 Bf1-d3 Rc1xh1 Ng3xh1 Rc5-d5 Nh1-g3 Ne3xg2 Kb2-c3 Ng2-f4 Bd3-e4 Rd5-c5+ Kc3-b2 Rc5-b5 Ng3-e2 Nf4xe2 Rd2xe2 Rb5-b6 Re2-d2 h7-h5

[Houdini]

(Thx Robert for posting the game).

If only ONE of the players was in a combative mood, he would have done everything to prevent the exchange of the queens. They both agreed to it.

Up to now this match is a big disappointment.

Even without queens the current game is very interesting, actually.
A high-level dynamic balance between white's extra pawn and black's lead in development. Typical Grünfeld Defense.

[JuLieN]

[d]2r5/pp1b2kp/3P2p1/5r2/n7/5P2/PP1RN1P1/K4B1R b - - 0 8

HIARCS 13.2 MP:

20/38 00:27 24 500 197 900 014 +0,77 Rf5-c5 Rd2-d1 g6-g5 g2-g4 h7-h6 b2-b3 Na4-b6 Ka1-b2

I hope that gelfand is stronger than hiarcs and that gelfand is going to find Nb6 that leads to equality.

Hiarcs seems to be totally positionally blind because based on houdini Rc5 is a blunder and Nb6 is the best move by a big margin.

Sorry, Uri, but... the irony! Gelfand just played Rfc5