World Chess Championship (Game 9)

[michiguel]

I really hope Anand gets 43. Bxe6 and then a draw.

Rybka said -0.4 but Fritz stated -1.42 in Yasser's comp when he played 43. Bf1 to avoid Rb1 check. And Yasser said that Rybka should catch up with Fritz!!!!

Bf1 is a stupid move.

Rybka may have a slightly wrong score but Fritz is smoking something

Miguel

[Anil]

It looks like Kramnik desperately trying to find a win here.

Time remaining:
VA 58 mins - VK 43

Somebody asked Yasser that why do engines not see the draw after Bxe6? for which he has blamed horizon effect.

[BubbaTough]

True Uri. Its also not completely clear Anand is the number 1.
-Sam

I guess it depends on your definition of number 1. If this game closes out the match, not only will he be World Champion, but also have the highest rating. What else does he need to do?

Nothing, He has done all that can be done. He is the undisputed chess World Champion. Nice to have one after years of confusion...though a longer match would be nice...particularly if Kramnik would keep playing such fun chess when his back is against the wall.

Uri sounded a bit bothered by me calling the challenger for the World Championship (and x-World Champion?) 2nd best, after years of terrorizing the chess world after an amazing victory over the Legendary Garry Kasparov, so I thought I would just get a little conservative and admit any claim about who is the best, or second best, or third best, or whatever, is always open to debate.

-Sam

[Anil]

All calculations in Kramnik's mind must be leading to draw. He's still not played his 41st move ... 25 mins gone, 35 remaining.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 Ba6 23. a4 Rc5 24. Qxf4 Rxe5 25. b3 Bxb5 26. axb5 Rxb5 27. Be4 Bc3
28. Bc2 Be5 29. Qf2 Bb8 30. Qf3 Rc5 31. Bd3 Rc3 32. g3 Kh8 33. Qb7 f5 34. Qb6
Qe5 35. Qb7 Qc7 36. Qxc7 Bxc7 37. Bc4 Re8 38. Rd7 a4 39. Rxc7 axb3 40. Rf2 Rb8
41. Rb2 h5 *

[d]1r5k/2R5/4p3/5p1p/2B5/1pr3P1/1R5P/7K w - - 0 42

[Anil]

Rybka now says draw 0.00

(42. Kg2 h4 43. Rc6 hxg3 44. hxg3 Rg8 45. Kf2 Rgxg3 46. Rxe6 f4 47. Bd5 Rh3 48. Bg2 Rhd3 49. Be4 Rh3 50. Bg2 Rhd3 51. Be4 Rh3 52. Bg2 Rhd3 53. Be4 Rh3 54. Bg2 Rhd3 55. Be4 Rh3 56. Bg2 Rhd3 57. Be4 Rybka3_8cpu (0:00.30)+0.00|d20)

(42. Kg2 h4 43. Rc6 hxg3 44. hxg3 Rg8 45. Kf2 Rgxg3 46. Rxe6 f4 47. Bd5 Rh3 48. Bg2 Rhd3 49. Be4 Rh3 50. Bg2 Rhd3 51. Be4 Rh3 52. Bg2 Rhd3 53. Be4 Rh3 54. Bg2 Rhd3 55. Be4 Rh3 56. Bg2 Rhd3 57. Be4 Rybka3_8cpu (0:01.21)+0.00|d22)

[Karmazen & Oliver]

All calculations in Kramnik's mind must be leading to draw. He's still not played his 41st move ... 25 mins gone, 35 remaining.

I´m not sure... the eng of rooks and pawns is better for black, kramnik.. uff after h5... of course.

I like more Tc2. but Chess tiger say end rook more pawns, the problem is that rybka sacrificate rooks to end bishop versus rook 0.5-0-5

now... wait

[BubbaTough]

It looks like Kramnik desperately trying to find a win here.

Time remaining:
VA 58 mins - VK 43

Somebody asked Yasser that why do engines not see the draw after Bxe6? for which he has blamed horizon effect.

No offense to Yasser, but he does not know what he is talking about.

-Sam

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 Ba6 23. a4 Rc5 24. Qxf4 Rxe5 25. b3 Bxb5 26. axb5 Rxb5 27. Be4 Bc3
28. Bc2 Be5 29. Qf2 Bb8 30. Qf3 Rc5 31. Bd3 Rc3 32. g3 Kh8 33. Qb7 f5 34. Qb6
Qe5 35. Qb7 Qc7 36. Qxc7 Bxc7 37. Bc4 Re8 38. Rd7 a4 39. Rxc7 axb3 40. Rf2 Rb8
41. Rb2 h5 42. Kg2 h4 *

[d]1r5k/2R5/4p3/5p2/2B4p/1pr3P1/1R4KP/8 w - - 0 43

[BubbaTough]

Kramnik still trying to find a win...good for him! I guess it is possible for Kramnik to push this so hard he loses. I hope not, the headlines would annoy me.

-Sam