World Chess Championship (Game 7)

[AdminX]

Anand may win again!

White does have a very small edge. I think Kramnik will draw.

[Anil]

Analysis from ChessOK by Rybka3 at depth 25:

28. b4 Rc4 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Kd2 a6 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Rc8 33. Kc3 Nc5 34. Kxc4 Na4+ 35. Kd3 Nb2+ 36. Kd2 Nc4+ 37. Ke2 Nb2 38. Ra1 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 Nd3 40. Rd1 Nb2 41. Rd4 Nc4 42. Rg4 Kf5 43. e4+ Rybka3_8cpu (0:07.50)+0.46|d25

[Terry McCracken]

Anand has just a slight edge here but nothing more - I forecast a quick draw.

Position is equel. Anand is saving his energy for when he needs it, Kramnik must do all the work.

[AdminX]

Analysis from ChessOK by Rybka3 at depth 25:

28. b4 Rc4 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Kd2 a6 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Rc8 33. Kc3 Nc5 34. Kxc4 Na4+ 35. Kd3 Nb2+ 36. Kd2 Nc4+ 37. Ke2 Nb2 38. Ra1 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 Nd3 40. Rd1 Nb2 41. Rd4 Nc4 42. Rg4 Kf5 43. e4+ Rybka3_8cpu (0:07.50)+0.46|d25

I find it sad the Kramnik is getting beat in his own playing style.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15.
Ne1 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Nd3 Qb6 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. b3 Rac8 20. Ba3 Qc3 21.
Rac1 Qxe3 22. fxe3 f6 23. Bd6 g5 24. h3 Kf7 25. Kf2 Kg6 26. Ke2 fxe5 27. dxe5
b6 28. b4 *

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[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2008.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15.
Ne1 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Nd3 Qb6 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. b3 Rac8 20. Ba3 Qc3 21.
Rac1 Qxe3 22. fxe3 f6 23. Bd6 g5 24. h3 Kf7 25. Kf2 Kg6 26. Ke2 fxe5 27. dxe5
b6 28. b4 Rc4 *

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Okay, I think Kramnik is starting to slip.

[Anil]

Analysis from ChessOK by Rybka3 at depth 25:

28. b4 Rc4 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Kd2 a6 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Rc8 33. Kc3 Nc5 34. Kxc4 Na4+ 35. Kd3 Nb2+ 36. Kd2 Nc4+ 37. Ke2 Nb2 38. Ra1 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 Nd3 40. Rd1 Nb2 41. Rd4 Nc4 42. Rg4 Kf5 43. e4+ Rybka3_8cpu (0:07.50)+0.46|d25

I find it sad the Kramnik is getting beat in his own playing style.

At this level of chess, Kramnik has done considerably well by not giving any major tactics opportunity (except for Kramnik's Nxd4 mistake/miscalculation). Anand has been forced to play extreme positional chess here and luckily his preparation has been the best with some novelties here and there!

[Terry McCracken]

Update: Kramnik did offer a Draw to Anand on move 21. Of course Anand declined with 22. fxe3

That's good psychology, putting stress on Kramnik. Pray that Anand though doesn't become overconfident. That is the danger I see in this tactic.

[Anil]

+0.79 if Anand exchanges the rook.

29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. g4 a6 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 c3 34. Kd1 Nf6 35. exf6 Rybka3_8cpu (0:03.07)+0.79|d25

Also from: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/
After 28...Rc4
White needs to play 29.Rxc4 dxc4 30.Kd2 and White's position is solid with a slight advantage. White cannot allow Black to double the Rooks on the c file.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15.
Ne1 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Nd3 Qb6 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. b3 Rac8 20. Ba3 Qc3 21.
Rac1 Qxe3 22. fxe3 f6 23. Bd6 g5 24. h3 Kf7 25. Kf2 Kg6 26. Ke2 fxe5 27. dxe5
b6 28. b4 Rc4 29. Rxc4 *

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