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WOW! WOW! Anand up by 3!

It is getting worse for former World Champion Kramnik. He lost again today. I think this casteling thing is over rated!
Anand, V (2783) - Kramnik, V (2772) [E34]World Championship in Bonn Germany 21.10.2008
  • 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Bd2 0–0 9.h3 b6 10.g4 Qa5 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.a3 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.Bd2 Nf6 16.Rg1 Rac8 17.Bg2 Ne7 18.Bb4 c5 19.dxc5 Rfd8 20.Ne5 Bxg2 21.Rxg2 bxc5 22.Rxc5 Ne4 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd3 Nd5 25.Bd2 Rc2 26.Bc1 f5 27.Kd1 Rc8 28.f3 Nd6 29.Ke1 a5 30.e3 e5 31.gxf5 e4 32.fxe4 Nxe4 33.Bd2 a4 34.Nf2 Nd6 35.Rg4 Nc4 36.e4 Nf6 37.Rg3 Nxb2 38.e5 Nd5 39.f6 Kf7 40.Ne4 Nc4 41.fxg7 Kg8 42.Rd3 Ndb6 43.Bh6 Nxe5 44.Nf6+ Kf7 45.Rc3 Rxc3 46.g8Q+ Kxf6 47.Bg7+ black resigns. 1–0.
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Posted by thechessdoctor at 10/21/2008 06:15:00 PM
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3 comments:

  1. Harish SrinivasanOctober 21, 2008 at 6:49 PM

    Well the castling is surprising.

    Out of the 6 games, Anand did not castle in 4 of them. Out of these 4 games that he did not castle, he won 3.

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  2. KWReganOctober 21, 2008 at 8:46 PM

    Here is Dennis Monokroussos' running commentary. Whether Black could have held up to move 35, especially by 33...Re8(!), may be fascinating to analyze.

    Monokroussos will have a full replayable game board with analysis up sometime.

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  3. Harish SrinivasanOctober 21, 2008 at 9:07 PM

    Yes, 33...Re8 seems to win back one of the pawn. I guess with ...Re8 white's idea is to take on d2 and then regain the pawn on e3.
    If 34.Re2 then 34...Ng3 35.Rf2 and here also black wins back the e3 pawn.

    Still black will be a pawn down, but looks better than the game continuation atleast.

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