World Chess Championship (Game 10)

[AdminX]

I don't know about you, but I sure hope today is the last day. Can Anand seal the deal? Anyway I think its safe to say the we are now in the endgame. Game Data to follow soon ...

[JuLieN]

Professionnal chess should be the passion of a life for any chess professionnal. I don't see any passion nor enjoyment on Kramnik's face anymore.

[AdminX]

Professionnal chess should be the passion of a life for any chess professionnal. I don't see any passion nor enjoyment on Kramnik's face anymore.

I really wonder why Kramnik decided to offer the queen trade in yesterdays game. I thought he had Anand for a moment in game 9 until he allowed his queen to be traded off the board. Chances had looked pretty good for black until then.

Postion before 33. ... f5
[d]1b3r1k/1Q3pq1/4p2p/p7/8/1PrB2P1/7P/3R1R1K b - - 0 33

Postion before 35. ... Qc7
[d]1b3r1k/1Q6/4p2p/p3qp2/8/1PrB2P1/7P/3R1R1K b - - 0 35

[Mark]

Ted- Thanks for your excellent coverage of this event!

[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 "6"]
[EventDate "2008.10.27"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 *

[d]rnbqk2r/pppp1ppp/4pn2/8/1bPP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 4

[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 "14"]
[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 *

[d]rnbq1rk1/pp3ppp/4pn2/3p4/1bPN4/2N3P1/PP2PPBP/R1BQK2R w KQ d6 0 8

[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 "17"]
[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 *

[d]rnbq1rk1/pp3ppp/4p3/3n4/1b1N4/1QN3P1/PP2PPBP/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 9

[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 "18"]
[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 *

[d]rnb2rk1/pp3ppp/4p3/q2n4/1b1N4/1QN3P1/PP2PPBP/R1B1K2R w KQ - 0 10

[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 "19"]
[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 *

[d]rnb2rk1/pp3ppp/4p3/q2n4/1b1N4/1QN3P1/PP1BPPBP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 10

[rlsuth]

Ted,

I just wanted to say thanks for all the hard work you've put into these threads over the past couple of weeks, Good job providing a quality thread for people to discuss this championship!