GM Kramnik – GM Anand [E06]
19.01.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.Rc1 Be4 12.Qb3 Nc6 13.e3 Qa8 14.Qd1 Nb8 15.Ba5 Rc8 16.a3 Bd6 17.Nbd2 Bd5 18.Qf1 Nbd7 19.b4 e5 20.dxe5 Bxe5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.f3 Nc4 23.Nxc4 Bxc4 24.Qf2 Re8 25.e4 c6 26.Rd1 Rd7 27.Rxd7 Nxd7 28.Rd1 Qb7 29.Rd6 f6 30.f4 Re6 31.Rd2 Re7 32.Qd4 Nf8 33.Qd8 Rd7 34.Rxd7 Qxd7 35.Qxd7 Nxd7 36.e5 fxe5 37.Bxc6 Nf6 38.Bb7 exf4 39.gxf4 Nd5 40.Kf2 Nxf4 41.Ke3 g5 42.Bxa6 Kf7 43.a4 Ke7 44.Bxb5 Bxb5 45.axb5 Kd7 46.Ke4 Ne2 47.Bb6 g4 48.Bf2 Nc3+ 49.Kf5 Nxb5 50.Kxg4 Ke6 51.Kg5 Kf7 52.Kf5 Ke7 53.Bc5+ White wins 1-0
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GM Topalov – GM Navara [A32]
19.01.2007
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Qd3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Nc5 9.Qf3 d6 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.0-0 Ne5 12.Qf4 Bd7 13.Nb5 Bxb5 14.cxb5 0-0 15.Rd1 Rc8 16.Qd4 Qc7 17.f4 Ng4 18.c4 f5 19.h3 Nf6 20.Bb2 Nce4 21.Qe3 Qxc4 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Bxe4 fxe4 24.Rxd6 Qxb5 25.Rad1 Rc6 26.Kf2 Qb6 27.Qxb6 axb6 28.Rxc6 bxc6 29.Rd6 Kf7 30.Rxc6 h5 31.Rxb6 Ra8 32.Rb4 Rxa2 33.Rxe4 Ra3 34.Re3 Ra4 35.Kf3 f5 36.Rb3 Kf6 37.Rb8 Ra3+ 38.e3 Kg7 39.Re8 Ra6 40.Rc8 Ra4 41.Rc6 Kf6 42.Rb6 Kf7 43.Rb8 Kg7 44.h4 Ra3 45.Re8 Ra6 46.Re7+ Kg6 47.e4 Kf6 48.Rh7 fxe4+ 49.Kxe4 Ra3 50.Rh6+ Kf7 51.Rxh5 Rxg3 52.Rh6 Rh3 53.h5 Kg7 54.Rg6+ Kf7 55.Rg5 Kf6 56.Rg6+ Game drawn 1/2-1/2
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GM Motylev – GM Carlsen [C48]
19.01.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Ba4 Bc5 6.Nxe5 0-0 7.Nd3 Bb6 8.e5 c6 9.0-0 Ne8 10.Ne2 Qh4 11.Nxd4 Qxd4 12.Bb3 d5 13.Qe2 f6 14.e6 Nc7 15.c3 Qh4 16.g3 Qh6 17.Nc5 Bxc5 18.d4 Qh3 19.dxc5 Nxe6 20.Be3 Re8 21.Qd2 Nf8 22.Rae1 Ng6 23.f3 h5 24.Bd4 Bf5 25.c4 Ne7 26.Re3 Be6 27.Qe2 Kf7 28.g4 Ng6 29.f4 Bxg4 30.cxd5 Bxe2 31.dxc6+ Kf8 32.Rxh3 Bxf1 33.Kxf1 bxc6 34.f5 Nf4 35.Rh4 Nd3 36.Be6 Rab8 37.Rxh5 Rb4 38.Rh8+ Ke7 39.Bxf6+ Kxf6 40.Rxe8 Rxb2 41.Rf8+ Ke5 42.Rf7 Nxc5 43.Rxg7 Rxh2 44.Rxa7 Nxe6 Game drawn 1/2-1/2
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Ha!
For all the Krammnik haters – ‘in your face!’
I am disappointed in Anand. Quick draw with Carlsen and loosing to Kramnik. Sigh.
i would love to see some analysis of the game.
Disappointed in Motylev not getting the easy win over magnus.
The last couple of rounds with the top 3 facing off should be exciting.
Wait just one darn minute! How many times did Kramnik go to the bathroom? And was he closely watched while he was in there, someone could have written out his next moves on the toilet paper! Daniolov must get to the bottom of this. This crap can not be tolerated, it shouldn’t matter who this pisses off. We should all make a big stink about this, clear the air as it were. Kramnik’s execrable behavior can not be tolerated. We should put Daniolov in the sewer below the player’s toilet so he can see what’s going down. Inquiring minds want to know.
Great Kramnik – cool and relaxed
Anand continues to dissapoint.
Why did Anand resign? After 53..Kf7, I see no way to win this game. If the white king attacks the knight, the black king moves to its aid. If the white king attacks the h pawn, the black king moves to its aid. White has no way to drive the king away from most light squares especially since black can simply hop the knight to and fro b5 to lose tempo. Not even bishop and king together can keep the knight away from all those squares to win the knight or force an exchange of bishop and knight (most likely winning the game). There are six squares reachable from b5 after all – a3, a7, c3, c7, d4 and d6. Bishop on e5 can, for example cover 4 of those, but the remaining two are too far apart to be guarded by the king.
Example moves:
54. Ke5 Ke8
55. Kd5 Kd7
56. Kc4 Kc6
57. Be7 Nc7
58. Bd8 Nb5
59. Ba5 Na7
If the white king marches towards the h pawn, the black king can keep pace, too.
This is leading nowhere.
even when kramnik wins, like today for example, his games are pretty boring – be honest- his win against anand was nothing spectacular
i agree kramnick i so boring… even in his win…
Anand is truly disappointing… why 20 move draws with the easy guys? these guys are so lazy….
I like the fighters like Topalov and Radjabov. Their games are always exciting.
Topa will win the tournament… expect a string of draws from kramnik now that he has a point.
what will be black’s response to a4? I guess that’s why Anand resigned
arne vogel,
I think after 55…Ke8 white plays 56.Ke6. Thus knight has to move then white King approaches to help the white pawn to advance.
Azer/Baku
Can someone please tell me why Judit Polgar is not playing this year.
Thank you.
I meant after 54..Ke8 white plays 55.Ke6
Azer/Baku
I think kramnik’s style is brilliant. He understands chess much deeper than anyone else.
Those who do not like Kramnik’s style are not able to look deeply enough at this chess to understand his brilliance. Thus the problem rests with the chess fan not with Kramnik.
It is ok to not be able to understand his games as long as you do not attack kramnik. But attacking him because you do not understand chess deeply simply shows your ignorance.
Almost all of us enjoy a good wild attacking game. But the true genius who deeply understands chess will play closer to Kramnik’s style.
Kramnik is a Match Champion. To be a tournament champion a more wild style like Topalov and Radjabov is better. But to be a Match Champion then Kramnik style is perfect.
“I think after 55…Ke8 white plays 56.Ke6. Thus knight has to move then white King approaches to help the white pawn to advance.”
Ok, I see. I tried
55. .. Kd8
56. Kf7 Kd7
57. Kg7 Ke8
58. Kxh7 Kf7
instead to trap the white king on the h file, but
59. Kh6 Kf6
60. Be3 Nd6
61. Bd4+
and black is in deep trouble. In effect, this online endgame tablebase says it’s a loss in 23 moves.
“I think kramnik’s style is brilliant. He understands chess much deeper than anyone else.
Those who do not like Kramnik’s style are not able to look deeply enough at this chess to understand his brilliance. Thus the problem rests with the chess fan not with Kramnik.
It is ok to not be able to understand his games as long as you do not attack kramnik. But attacking him because you do not understand chess deeply simply shows your ignorance.
Almost all of us enjoy a good wild attacking game. But the true genius who deeply understands chess will play closer to Kramnik’s style.
Kramnik is a Match Champion. To be a tournament champion a more wild style like Topalov and Radjabov is better. But to be a Match Champion then Kramnik style is perfect.”
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hear, hear!
couldn’t agree more!!!
When Kramnik plays games like these, i think that nobody minds how he plays.
But when Kramnik starts trading queens, playing petroff when possible, or offering draws at movement 20 I get bored.
Specially with the early draws…, the game to be played, and he is OK with half the points
Kramnik’s opening/middle game style is one dimensional and limited: play closed positions. Thats why he is known as Drawnik. His end game is where he is truly phenomenal. Tha neccessarily does not make him a person with a “deep understanding”. It just makes him a person with a certain style that is difficult to defeat.
heh – some people really do not understand anything about chess – they go for the fancy and shiny things… pff
Chess is not about entertaining other people. A professional player of chess makes money by winning tournaments, and matches.
Shirov used to create fireworks on the board. How do you think he is feeling now ? This is probably his last supertournament.
Players like Shirov burn bright and burn out fast. This happened to Shirov, Tal etc. and will happen to Topalov. However, players like Kramnik will be able to play top level chess at very old ages. Look at Smyslov as an example.
Kramnik does not care a bit about your opinions on his style. He cares about winning tournaments, and staying as the world champion, a title which he took from Kasparov in a match by not loosing a single game.
If Kramnik chess understanding is so deep ? ;-). More deep that anyone other ??! Then why he is winning so rarely !
May be he understands how to make the draws not the chess play:-).
P.
Kramnik’s win against Anand was very fine.
At first sight I thought he made awkards moves like b4, f3. Then later on I understood a little his deep strategy…
For those who don’t want to see how deep Kramnik’s understanding is.
Take this:
http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=502&lp_lang_view=en
Go on like that Vladimir!
“If Kramnik chess understanding is so deep ? ;-). More deep that anyone other ??! Then why he is winning so rarely !”
He doesn’t exactly win “rarely”. He has had pretty good results throughout his career, wouldn’t you say?