World Chess Championship (Game 1)

[AdminX]

I will try to keep this link updated with details as I get them.
PS: I knew I should have taken the day off @#!$ I bet the phone will ring all day!

[AdminX]

Okay, so it's day one. The time is 8:30 am. I have just logged in to the Foidos Chess website. The login went well. English commentary is being provided by Yasser Seirawan, Russian commentary by Adrian Mikhalchishin, and Spanish commentary by Miguel Illescas. Of course I have already been hit with my 1st IT phone call of the day. Citrix Server not mapping the correct printer, go figure ... Okay now where was I again. Lastly German commentary is by the following:

GM Pfleger
GM Yussupov
GM Bishoff

[AdminX]

Here is our opening:

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramnik"]
[Black "Anand"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3
Bb4 9. Bb5 0-0 *


[d]r2q1rk1/pp3ppp/2n1pn2/1B1p1b2/1b1P1B2/1QN1PN2/PP3PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 10

[AdminX]

Kramnik gets up from the table to talk a walk now.

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3
Bb4 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Rc8 12. Ne5 Ng4 *

[d]2rq1rk1/pp3ppp/2B1p3/3pNb2/3P1Bn1/2Q1P3/PP3PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 13

[Anil]

Nice coverage, Ted.

For the moves one can use: (Free and Live)
http://chessok.com/broadcast/live.php?k ... pgn&game=0

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3
Bb4 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Rc8 12. Ne5 Ng4 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Qb4
Rxc6 15. Qxb7 *

[d]3q1rk1/pQ3ppp/2r1p3/3p4/3P1Bb1/4P3/PP3PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 15



Kramnik,V - Anand,V, World Chess Championship 2008 2008
3q1rk1/pQ3ppp/2r1p3/3p4/3P1Bb1/4P3/PP3PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Rybka 3:

15...Qa5+ 16.b4 Qa4 17.0-0 Rb6 18.Qc7 Rxb4 19.Bd6 Rc4[] 20.Bc5 Bf5 21.Qxa7 Qxa7
+/= (0.32) Depth: 13 00:00:00 8kN
+/= (0.32) Depth: 14 00:00:00 15kN

15...Qc8 16.Qxc8 Rfxc8[] 17.0-0 Bf5 18.f3 f6 19.g4 Bd3 20.Rf2 g5 21.Bg3 Rc2 22.h4 h6 23.b3 Kg7 24.hxg5 hxg5 25.Kg2 Kg6 26.Rd1 Be2
+/= (0.31) Depth: 14 00:00:02 49kN
+/= (0.30) Depth: 20 00:03:31 6978kN

[Anil]

What's happening? What's Anand's 15th move?

[AdminX]

Well Anand is taking some thinking time on this position. So here are some Screenshots to hold you.

[Anil]

Thanks.

Queens exchanged.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3
Bb4 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Rc8 12. Ne5 Ng4 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Qb4
Rxc6 15. Qxb7 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Rfxc8 17. O-O a5 *


[d]2r3k1/5ppp/2r1p3/p2p4/3P1Bb1/4P3/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - a6 0 18

Kramnik,V - Anand,V, World Chess Championship 2008 2008
2r3k1/5ppp/2r1p3/p2p4/3P1Bb1/4P3/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - a6 0 1

Analysis by Deep Rybka 3:

18.a3 Be2 19.Rfe1
= (0.23) Depth: 6 00:00:00 1kN

18.f3
+/= (0.32) Depth: 6 00:00:00 2kN
+/= (0.44) Depth: 19 00:01:19 3297kN