World Chess Championship (Game 8)

[VP]

f5 draw!!!
Come on guys! Shake Hands!!!

Isn't it past your bedtime? Thanks for cluttering the board.

Hey Terry, did someone reset your post count? Last I remember, you had many more posts that this.

[Terry McCracken]

Kramnik burnt all his bridges. Now His Queen is cut off and he can only hope for a draw.

What are you talking about? Kramnik never had any real advantage.

It's been a draw for several moves now.

[Anil]

VK 13 mins : VA 18 mins

7 more moves to 40

[VP]

Kramnik burnt all his bridges. Now His Queen is cut off and he can only hope for a draw.

What are you talking about? Kramnik never had any real advantage.

It's been a draw for several moves now.

What I am talking about is very simple. VK has to TRY and win.
But with his move, he virtually ended ALL chances.

I though you would have understood

[Terry McCracken]

f5 draw!!!
Come on guys! Shake Hands!!!

Isn't it past your bedtime? Thanks for cluttering the board.

Hey Terry, did someone reset your post count? Last I remember, you had many more posts that this.

Go to bed or to *** I don't care which. This has nothing to do with the game.

This is meant to inflame, nothing more nothing less.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.10.24"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxf6 Bxb5 11. Ndxb5 gxf6 12. O-O Nc6 13. a3 Bxc3 14.
Nxc3 Rg8 15. f4 Rd8 16. Qe1 Qb6+ 17. Rf2 Rd3 18. Qe2 Qd4 19. Re1 a6 20. Kh1 Kf8
21. Ref1 Rg6 22. g3 Kg7 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Kh8 25. Nc3 Rg8 26. Kg2 Rd8 27.
Qh5 Kg7 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qh5 Kg7 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. e5 f5 33. Qf6+
Kg8 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qf6+ Kg8 *

[d]3r2k1/1p3p1p/p1n1pQ2/4Pp2/3q1P2/P1N3P1/1P3RKP/8 w - - 0 36

[Terry McCracken]

Kramnik burnt all his bridges. Now His Queen is cut off and he can only hope for a draw.

What are you talking about? Kramnik never had any real advantage.

It's been a draw for several moves now.

What I am talking about is very simple. VK has to TRY and win.
But with his move, he virtually ended ALL chances.

I though you would have understood

I know all this and he never had a chance. That is my point!

[VP]

f5 draw!!!
Come on guys! Shake Hands!!!

Isn't it past your bedtime? Thanks for cluttering the board.

Hey Terry, did someone reset your post count? Last I remember, you had many more posts that this.

Go to bed or to *** I don't care which. This has nothing to do with the game.

This is meant to inflame, nothing more nothing less.

It was a genuine question as I have hardly visited the forums lately.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.10.24"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxf6 Bxb5 11. Ndxb5 gxf6 12. O-O Nc6 13. a3 Bxc3 14.
Nxc3 Rg8 15. f4 Rd8 16. Qe1 Qb6+ 17. Rf2 Rd3 18. Qe2 Qd4 19. Re1 a6 20. Kh1 Kf8
21. Ref1 Rg6 22. g3 Kg7 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Kh8 25. Nc3 Rg8 26. Kg2 Rd8 27.
Qh5 Kg7 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qh5 Kg7 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. e5 f5 33. Qf6+
Kg8 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Re2 *

[d]3r2k1/1p3p1p/p1n1pQ2/4Pp2/3q1P2/P1N3P1/1P2R1KP/8 b - - 0 36

[Terry McCracken]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.10.24"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxf6 Bxb5 11. Ndxb5 gxf6 12. O-O Nc6 13. a3 Bxc3 14.
Nxc3 Rg8 15. f4 Rd8 16. Qe1 Qb6+ 17. Rf2 Rd3 18. Qe2 Qd4 19. Re1 a6 20. Kh1 Kf8
21. Ref1 Rg6 22. g3 Kg7 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Kh8 25. Nc3 Rg8 26. Kg2 Rd8 27.
Qh5 Kg7 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qh5 Kg7 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. e5 f5 33. Qf6+
Kg8 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qf6+ Kg8 *

[d]3r2k1/1p3p1p/p1n1pQ2/4Pp2/3q1P2/P1N3P1/1P3RKP/8 w - - 0 36

Thanks Ted for covering the game.

They'll announce draw anytime now.