World Chess Championship (Game 10)

[Anil]

Seems like Blunder by Anand
25. Bf1 Rybka3_8cpu (0:01.30)+1.18|d19

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.10.27"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be3 Be2
21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Bg4 23. Qa6 f6 24. a4 Qf7 25. Bf1 *

[d]r1r3k1/p4qpp/Qn3p2/2p1p3/P3P1b1/2P1B1P1/5P1P/R3RBK1 b - - 0 25

Kramnik,V - Anand,V, World Chess Championship 2008 2008
r1r3k1/p4qpp/Qn3p2/2p1p3/P3P1b1/2P1B1P1/5P1P/R3RBK1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Shredder 11 UCI:

25...Be6 26.Qa5
= (0.12) Depth: 6/18 00:00:00 37kN
+/- (1.22) Depth: 11/30 00:00:04 3416kN

25...c4 26.Reb1 Qe6 27.Rb4 Qe8 28.Bxb6 axb6 29.Bxc4+ Be6 30.Bxe6+ Qxe6 31.Qxb6 Qxb6 32.Rxb6 Rxc3 33.a5 Rc4 34.f3 Rc3 35.Kg2 Rc2+ 36.Kh3 Kf7
+/- (0.92) Depth: 11/30 00:00:04 3882kN
+/- (1.35) Depth: 14/31 00:00:18 17141kN

25...Re8 26.a5 Nd7 27.Reb1 Kh8 28.Rb7 Reb8 29.Bc4 Qe7 30.Rab1 Qd8 31.Qd6 Rxb7 32.Rxb7 Qxa5 33.Rxd7 Qa1+ 34.Kg2 Bxd7 35.Qxd7 Qxc3
+/- (1.20) Depth: 14/35 00:00:43 40117kN
+- (1.54) Depth: 15/33 00:01:08 64212kN

25...Be6 26.Reb1 Rab8 27.a5 Bc4 28.Bxc4 Nxc4 29.Bxc5 Nd2 30.Rxb8 Rxb8
+- (1.44) Depth: 15/38 00:01:21 77565kN
25...c4
+- (1.43) Depth: 15/38 00:01:27 83104kN

25...Qc7 26.a5 Nd7 27.f3 Bh5 28.Bc4+ Bf7 29.Bxf7+ Kxf7 30.Qc4+ Kf8 31.Red1 a6 32.Qe6 Ra7 33.Rd6 Re8 34.Qd5 Rc8 35.Rxd7 Qxd7 36.Bxc5+ Rxc5 37.Qxc5+ Kg8
+/- (1.28) Depth: 15/39 00:01:32 88342kN

25...Kh8 26.a5 Nd7 27.Bc4 Qh5 28.Bd5 Rab8 29.h4 f5 30.exf5 Qxf5 31.Qxa7 Rb2 32.Ra2 Rxa2 33.Bxa2 Qe4 34.Rb1 Ra8 35.Qb7 Qxb7 36.Rxb7 Rxa5 37.Bd5 Ra1+ 38.Kh2 Rd1 39.Bg2
+/- (0.93) Depth: 15/44 00:01:49 105mN
+/- (1.27) Depth: 18/42 00:03:03 178mN

[Terry McCracken]

As black I don't like the a8 rook. So I like the Rc7 move with the idea of Rac8 to follow at some point however Anand plays ....

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2008.10.27"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be3 Be2
21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Bg4 23. Qa6 f6 *

[d]r1r3k1/p5pp/Qn3p2/2p1p2q/4P1b1/2P1B1P1/P4PBP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 24

23..f6?! with the idea of Qf7 looks a little weak with 24. a4! coming? Yes, 23..Rc7 or even Bf3 looks better.

[BubbaTough]

looks like another good opening and middlegame with 2 bishops for Kramnik. Nice to see him playing well again. It will be interesting to see if Anand can hold this position against Kramnik.

-Sam

[Anil]

May be Anand can still hold with:

25... Rc7 26. a5 Bc8 27. Qb5 Bd7 28. Qe2 Nc8 29. Red1 h6 30. Rab1 Kh7 31. Rd2 c4 32. f4 Ne7 33. a6 Bc6 34. Bg2 Qe6 Rybka3_8cpu (0:11.13)+1.10|d23

Only hope now is a blunder/mistake by Kramnik, perpetual, fortress.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2008.10.27"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be3 Be2
21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Bg4 23. Qa6 f6 24. a4 Qf7 25. Bf1 Be6 *

[d]r1r3k1/p4qpp/Qn2bp2/2p1p3/P3P3/2P1B1P1/5P1P/R3RBK1 w - - 0 26

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2008.10.27"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be3 Be2
21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Bg4 23. Qa6 f6 24. a4 Qf7 25. Bf1 Be6 26. Rab1 *

[d]r1r3k1/p4qpp/Qn2bp2/2p1p3/P3P3/2P1B1P1/5P1P/1R2RBK1 b - - 0 26

[AdminX]

Ted to Anand,

Hey Anand all you have to is make a quick draw at the 1st opportunity and take home your Title, so please don't try to give the fans a show today ... Please! Take the title and run.

[Terry McCracken]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2008.10.27"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be3 Be2
21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Bg4 23. Qa6 f6 24. a4 Qf7 25. Bf1 Be6 *

[d]r1r3k1/p4qpp/Qn2bp2/2p1p3/P3P3/2P1B1P1/5P1P/R3RBK1 w - - 0 26

This doesn't look good for Anand. I'm surprised by his uncertain moves these past few games?

What can he answer 26. Reb1 with?

[Terry McCracken]

Ted to Anand,

Hey Anand all you have to is make a quick draw at the 1st opportunity and take home your Title, so please don't try to give the fans a show today ... Please! Take the title and run.

Kramnik played Rab1!? hmmm...