World Chess Championship (Game 6)

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2008.10.21"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. h3 b6 10. g4 Qa5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5
15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Rg1 Rac8 17. Bg2 Ne7 18. Bb4 c5 19. dxc5 *

[d]2r2rk1/pb2nppp/1p2pn2/2P5/1B4P1/P4N1P/1P2PPB1/2R1K1R1 b - - 0 19

[Anil]

Now, the only good move seems to be bxc5. Will we see a mistake from Kramnik at this stage. Anand is slightly better here... but all other moves seem to make black worse.

[Anil]

Nigel Short (GM UK) on Playchess: "It is all very clever. You leave you king in the centre, in preparation for the endgame, and connect your rooks via the third rank. 21st century chess!"

[Terry McCracken]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2008.10.21"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. h3 b6 10. g4 Qa5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5
15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Rg1 Rac8 17. Bg2 Ne7 18. Bb4 c5 19. dxc5 *

[d]2r2rk1/pb2nppp/1p2pn2/2P5/1B4P1/P4N1P/1P2PPB1/2R1K1R1 b - - 0 19

I find it interesting that in the two games that Anand has won so far, he hasn't castled!

He's sacrificed that priviledge in this game as well. It's working against Kramnik, causing him untold stress.

Terry

[AdminX]

Here is more audio from Yasser Seirawan on the game part 2. (Interview with GM Karpov)

[AdminX]

Nigel Short (GM UK) on Playchess: "It is all very clever. You leave you king in the centre, in preparation for the endgame, and connect your rooks via the third rank. 21st century chess!"

It is a very insightful comment indeed!

[Terry McCracken]

Nigel Short (GM UK) on Playchess: "It is all very clever. You leave you king in the centre, in preparation for the endgame, and connect your rooks via the third rank. 21st century chess!"

I think Nigel is right.

[plattyaj]

Nigel Short (GM UK) on Playchess: "It is all very clever. You leave you king in the centre, in preparation for the endgame, and connect your rooks via the third rank. 21st century chess!"

Excellent, let me remove my castling bonus from Schola and watch as it crushes the competition.

What will be interesting is to find the improvements that come for these openings and see if they can stand the test of time.

Andy.

[AdminX]

I find it interesting that in the two games that Anand has won so far, he hasn't castled!

He's sacrificed that priviledge in this game as well. It's working against Kramnik, causing him untold stress.

Terry

Yes, Terry I noticed that as well.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2008.10.21"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. h3 b6 10. g4 Qa5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5
15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Rg1 Rac8 17. Bg2 Ne7 18. Bb4 c5 19. dxc5 Rfd8 *

[d]2rr2k1/pb2nppp/1p2pn2/2P5/1B4P1/P4N1P/1P2PPB1/2R1K1R1 w - - 0 20