The matchup of the day is Kramnik vs. Kamsky. Kamsky is one of the few people who actually defeated Kramnik in a match. But that was then and this is now. What is your prediction for this matchup?
Round 6 matchups:
Vladimir Kramnik – Gata Kamsky
Alexander Morozevich – Ruslan Ponomariov
Peter Leko – Vassily Ivanchuk
Alexei Shirov – Evgeny Alekseev
S. Mamedyarov – Boris Gelfand
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kamsky is going to come on top taking the poor form kramnik is in right now…!
What is this? Kramnik propaganda?
Excluding a rapid playoff, the truth is that, actually, Kramnik has lost more matches than he has won!
He is far from being an invincible match player.
Yes lets look at Kramnik’s record in serious matches.
FIDE 1994-1996 cycle:
– WIN against Yudashin (4.5-2.5)
– LOSS against Gelfand (3.5-4.5)
PCA 1994-1995 cycle:
– LOSS agains Kamsky (1.5-4.5)
1998 match with Shirov (for the right to play Kasparov):
– LOSS against Shirov (3.5-5.5)
2000 “Braingames” match:
– WIN against Kasparov (8.5-6.5)
2004 “classical” world championship
– TIE against Leko (7-7)
2006 “unification” match:
– TIE against Topalov (6-6)
So basically Kramnik only cought Garry on the wrong foot, that was it. All other matches he has either lost or drawn.
The game itself is getting crazy; Kramnik has a rook, piece, pawn and attack for the queen. On another note, why is Gata still trotting out the Grunfeld when he KNOWS that no-one other than Svidler will play the exchange?
LOL Ponomariov’s screwed!
Yep, Moro is indeed screwing over “Super” mariov. g4-g5 was a very original plan. Other games are pretty tense; Mamedyarov caught out Gelfand in his preparation – Gefand now having huge time-trouble.
Well, it seems that Morozevich is going to increase his lead!
He is clearly winning while the other games seem to be headed towards a draw.
Still, Gelfand may be getting into time trouble so Mamedyarov can profit from that… let’s see! 🙂
@ 7:59, I think “screwed” is the wrong word. Try “vaporised”, “annhilated”, “obliterated” or indeed all of them. Then you get close.
Chucky has a screaming …Nd4 threat (move 29)
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MORO?
Kamsky perpetual.
Phew. Moro did win.
BREAKING NEWS:
Morozevich is now virual world number 1 with 2798.9 above Anand’s 2798!
I think Moro may have just broken the live ‘magical 2800’ by defeating Ponomariov.
(This would make Moro the current #1 human player in the world in my book!)