World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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Black is more than half a pawn up as per Rybka 3 eval:

21... Bc5 22. Qd7 Bc6 23. Qd3 gxf4 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Be3 26. Na3 Qxe5 27. b3 Rc3 28. Nc4 Qf5 29. Nd6 Qg6 30. Nc4 Kh8 31. Nxe3 fxe3 32. Rde1 Rc2 33. Rxe3 Rxa2 34. Re2 Rxe2 35. Qxe2 Kg8 36. Qb5 Rybka3_8cpu (0:02.44) -0.56|d20

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 *

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 Ba6 *

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 Ba6 23. a4 *

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 Ba6 23. a4 Rc5 *

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 Ba6 23. a4 Rc5 24. Qxf4 *

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 Ba6 23. a4 Rc5 24. Qxf4 Rxe5 *

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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It feels like maybe Kramnik could have gotten more than this, but he has clear edge here. Is he going to try to win a pawn in an opposite bishop situation?

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[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Qg7 17. e5 c5 18. Nxb5 cxd4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Qxd4
gxf4 22. Bf3 Ba6 23. a4 Rc5 24. Qxf4 Rxe5 25. b3 *

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Re: World Chess Championship (Game 9)

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BubbaTough wrote:It feels like maybe Kramnik could have gotten more than this, but he has clear edge here. Is he going to try to win a pawn in an opposite bishop situation?

-Sam
Kramnik's gone for it!