World Chess Championship (Game 3)

[AdminX]

They are saying black has ideas of Ke7 and doubling rooks on g-file for a kingside attack.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15.
Bxb5 Bd6 16. Rd1 Rg8 17. g3 Rg4 *


[d]r3k3/1b1n1p1p/1q1bpp2/1B6/3p2r1/5NP1/PP2QP1P/R1BR2K1 w q - 0 18

[Anil]

Lets try to guess Anand and Kramnik's Plan here.

Anand may be thinking of Ke7 and Rag8 (doubling the rooks) and then, attacking the king with some piece sacrifice.

Edit: Ted, you posted the same just before my post. I just saw it.

[AdminX]

Here is some audio from Yasser Seirawan on the game. Hey what else can I do? Kramnik is still thinking.

[Anil]

Kramnik must definitely be thinking that Black is slightly better in this position, with a mounting attack on white's king.

[gerold]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15.
Bxb5 Bd6 16. Rd1 *

[d]r3k2r/1b1n1p1p/1q1bpp2/1B6/3p4/5N2/PP2QPPP/R1BR2K1 b kq - 0 16

He is taking a little time on his next move.

[AdminX]

Bf4 was played after a very long think!

[d]r3k3/1b1n1p1p/1q1bpp2/1B6/3p1Br1/5NP1/PP2QP1P/R2R2K1 b q - 0 18

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15.
Bxb5 Bd6 16. Rd1 Rg8 17. g3 Rg4 18. Bf4 *

Anand replied with Bxf4
[d]r3k3/1b1n1p1p/1q2pp2/1B6/3p1br1/5NP1/PP2QP1P/R2R2K1 w q - 0 19

[Anil]

He is taking a little time on his next move.

Both players are not to be seen in their chairs! Are they playing off the board?

[beachknight]

I just joined.

More moves played according to playchess server:

16 Rd1 Rg8 17 g3 Rg4 18 Bf4 Bxf4

best,

[beachknight]

After a quick think, Anand captured on f4.

best,