World Chess Championship (Game 4)

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 *

[d]r1bq1rk1/pp2bppp/8/2npB3/8/P3PN2/1P3PPP/R2QKB1R b KQ - 0 11

[Anil]

Seems to be a good attacking opening. Knights already exchanged.

Will Anand go for the bishop pair again in this game?

[AdminX]

Bf5 was played

[d]r2q1rk1/pp2bppp/8/2npBb2/8/P3PN2/1P3PPP/R2QKB1R w KQ - 0 12

[Anil]

Looks like Kramnik surprised Anand by playing 11. .. Bf5.

Either Anand is out of his opening preparation or has too many good options now!

Okay... he played 12. Be2.

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5 12. Be2 Bf6 *

[d]r2q1rk1/pp3ppp/5b2/2npBb2/8/P3PN2/1P2BPPP/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 13

[AdminX]

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship 2008"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 *

[d]r4rk1/pp3ppp/5q2/2np1b2/8/P3PN2/1P2BPPP/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 14

[Anil]

Time pressure was the main reason Anand won the last match and that was due to his excellent opening preparation. Here, Kramnik might be better. But, this game also seems to be heading towards a no-draw result!

[AdminX]

Nd4 was played

[d]r4rk1/pp3ppp/5q2/2np1b2/3N4/P3P3/1P2BPPP/R2QK2R b KQ - 0 14

[rightrook]

Thanks Ted for posting the good links..

http://www.chessok.com/

I downloaded the free Chess Assistant interface.......won my first game, and now I am watching game 4...

It also shows what Rybka 3 is thinking...


regards

Robert