World Chess Championship (Game 7)

[Terry McCracken]

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.

Anand studied Kramnik well. It also seems he knows him well, both his chess and psychology.

[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 "58"]
[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 dxc4 *

[d]4r3/p2n2p1/1p1Bp1k1/4P1p1/PPp5/4P2P/4K1P1/5R2 w - - 0 30

[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 "59"]
[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 dxc4 30. Rc1 *

[d]4r3/p2n2p1/1p1Bp1k1/4P1p1/PPp5/4P2P/4K1P1/2R5 b - - 0 30

[Anil]

Word on PlayChess: Anand offered draw??!!
Don't know how true this is?

Anand is almost a pawn up now: +0.86 Rybka3 analysis at Depth 26

(30. Rc1 Rc8 31. g4 a6 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 c3 34. Kd1 Nf6 35. exf6 Rd8 36. fxg7 Rxd6+ 37. Kc2 Kxg7 38. Kxc3 Kf6 39. Kb4 Ke5 40. Rc8 Rd3 41. Rg8 Rxe3 42. Rxg5+ Kf4 43. Rh5 Re4+ 44. Kc3 Re3+ 45. Kd2 Rybka3_8cpu (0:00.00)+0.86|d26)

[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 "61"]
[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 dxc4 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. g4 *

[d]2r5/p2n2p1/1p1Bp1k1/4P1p1/PPp3P1/4P2P/4K3/2R5 b - g3 0 31

[AdminX]

Word on PlayChess: Anand offered draw??!!
Don't know how true this is?

Anand is almost a pawn up now: +0.86 Rybka3 analysis at Depth 26

(30. Rc1 Rc8 31. g4 a6 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 c3 34. Kd1 Nf6 35. exf6 Rd8 36. fxg7 Rxd6+ 37. Kc2 Kxg7 38. Kxc3 Kf6 39. Kb4 Ke5 40. Rc8 Rd3 41. Rg8 Rxe3 42. Rxg5+ Kf4 43. Rh5 Re4+ 44. Kc3 Re3+ 45. Kd2 Rybka3_8cpu (0:00.00)+0.86|d26)

No, it was Kramnik

[AdminX]

Black's king and knight are almost not even playing in the game.

[Jack Lad]

Brilliant move by Anand! - now he should win.

[AdminX]

Time: White 0:57 - Black 0:35

[Anil]

Brilliant move by Anand! - now he should win.

I too hope that he wins again.

But, at Susan Polgar's blog:

30.Rc1 Rc8 Once Anand plays g4, Black has no way of getting his King past midfield. Anand is consolidating his position toward guaranteeing himself a draw with zero risk. He does not want to give Kramnik a chance to get his King into play with Kh5, h4 then g3.

I feel Susan may be a bit biased against Anand. Her comments always seem to be rooting for Kramnik!