World Chess Championship (Game 10)

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2008.10.27"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be3 Be2
21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Bg4 23. Qa6 f6 24. a4 Qf7 25. Bf1 Be6 *

[d]r1r3k1/p4qpp/Qn2bp2/2p1p3/P3P3/2P1B1P1/5P1P/R3RBK1 w - - 0 26

This doesn't look good for Anand. I'm surprised by his uncertain moves these past few games?

What can he answer 26. Reb1 with?

The pressure must be getting to him. Quick draw is all he needs. 23. .... Bf3 was a better plan.

[Anil]

Ted to Anand,

Hey Anand all you have to is make a quick draw at the 1st opportunity and take home your Title, so please don't try to give the fans a show today ... Please! Take the title and run.

Send the msg to Anand via Yasser on Foidos... if possible pass on the winning move to him.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2008.10.27"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be3 Be2
21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Bg4 23. Qa6 f6 24. a4 Qf7 25. Bf1 Be6 26. Rab1 c4 *

[d]r1r3k1/p4qpp/Qn2bp2/4p3/P1p1P3/2P1B1P1/5P1P/1R2RBK1 w - - 0 27

[Anil]

From ChessOK:
26... c4 ? A mistake, stronger was 26... Rcb8
(27. a5 Nd7 28. Rb7 Nb8 29. Rxf7 Nxa6 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. Bxa7 Kf8 32. Rb1 Ke7 33. f4 Kd6 34. Kf2 Nc5 35. fxe5+ Kxe5 36. Rb5 Kd6 37. Ke3 Rybka3_8cpu (0:00.56)+2.04|d19)

[BubbaTough]

Ted to Anand,

Hey Anand all you have to is make a quick draw at the 1st opportunity and take home your Title, so please don't try to give the fans a show today ... Please! Take the title and run.

Kramnik played Rab1!? hmmm...

I guess it is a tactical shot preventing ...Bc4 and preparing for getting in Rb7. Pretty good move. Wrong rook you think, letting knight consider risky manuevers via a4?

-Sam

[rlsuth]

Send the msg to Anand via Yasser on Foidos... if possible pass on the winning move to him.

At the bottom of a cup of yogurt?


I wonder who will remember that?

[AdminX]

Ted to Anand,

Hey Anand all you have to is make a quick draw at the 1st opportunity and take home your Title, so please don't try to give the fans a show today ... Please! Take the title and run.

Send the msg to Anand via Yasser on Foidos... if possible pass on the winning move to him.

I wish I could, but I can't talk to Anand while the game is in progress! Nobody can.

[Jack Lad]

Ted to Anand,

Hey Anand all you have to is make a quick draw at the 1st opportunity and take home your Title, so please don't try to give the fans a show today ... Please! Take the title and run.

Kramnik has the advantage here - he should be able to grab the black pawn on c5 at some point but I can't see a way to convert this into a win.

So Anand will probably hold the draw and take the title.

[Terry McCracken]

Ted to Anand,

Hey Anand all you have to is make a quick draw at the 1st opportunity and take home your Title, so please don't try to give the fans a show today ... Please! Take the title and run.

Crap! Anand must be feeling time pressure and played c4? I think Kramnik may win now?

[rlsuth]

Wow, c4 just looks so wrong. I wonder if Anand is trying to lose this?




Purely rhetorical question btw.