Anand (2783) – Kramnik (2772) [D18]
World Championship (7), 23.10.2008
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.e4 0–0 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Re8 15.Ne1 Bg6 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Nd3 Qb6 18.Nxb4 Qxb4 19.b3 Rac8 20.Ba3 Qc3 21.Rac1 Qxe3 22.fxe3 f6 23.Bd6 g5 24.h3 Kf7 25.Kf2 Kg6 26.Ke2 fxe5 27.dxe5 b6 28.b4 Rc4 29.Rxc4 dxc4 30.Rc1 Rc8 31.g4 a5 32.b5 c3 33.Rc2 Kf7 34.Kd3 Nc5+ 35.Bxc5 Rxc5 36.Rxc3 Rxc3+ 1/2
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kram is lucky that he got a draw. before the match started, there were bloggers who predicted(with their divine power??) that kram will east anand alive…now that anand is doing that…poor kram, hapless…it appears these bloggers are hiding now…now it has conclusively proved that kram has been just a flash in the pan. he also might have utilised the toilet effectively when he defeated kasparov, nobody might have noticed that at athat time…anyway he does not have any existence without toile
it has conclusively been proven that you are a pathetic troll.
Kramnik was skillful that he got a draw. And I am one of thos bloggers who still predict Kramnik will crush Anand in the World Championship. The only thing I mis calculated that this was a 12 game match not a 24 game match. In a 24 game match Anand would never stand a chance. Kramnik is just warming up now. And as far as I am concerned Kramnik is still the truthful World Champion until he gets beaten in a traditional 24 game match. Anand is the real flash in the pan, using a couple of shallow tricks to build his pathetic 3 game lead in this match. And as far as the toilet goes, Soviet authorities proved 100% that the wire in the ceiling was harmless. Anand is a “coffee house” player and this proves it!
Go back under your bridge you big fat TROLL !!!
so you want now 24 games…we will see for that then..last times when kram won, it was toilet+24 etc, now only 12, that is the reason he is being humiliated by anand now. so you also want the way kram always wins? let then we reduce the number of moves to 1 total and give kram white in all games…anyway you can give a recommnedation list to FIDE to save that soul whaterver way it can be done..the world has seen that kram is nowhere near anand in talent or creativity…in game3 3 and 5 etc kram made spectacular blunders that even a coffe house player will see, albeit in time trouble…..so world knows who is coffee house player..even if anand is coffe house player, he is crushing kram, so kram is below that a toilet player..the other day kasparov said kram is the favourite, he is also eating his words now…kramnik has become now one of the all time greatest world champions reading from the bottom of the list..! poor fellows..
I’m a big Anand fan.I’ve always thought he was underrated in terms of his true chess talent and legacy. In the past I didn’t feel he was psychologically tough enough against Kasparov or the first match with Kamsky. But I don’t know why it’s necessary to denigrate Kramnik. All the top players have been great for chess(with the exception of Topolov’s antics.)We prove whose best by playing a match. It’s difficult to accept well a longer match would have helped. All we can go by is what we have, an for whatever reason, presently Anand is superior.
both are great champions. it’s unwise and foolish to denigrate either. you have winning streaks and losing streaks in every sport. same thing with chess. anand now in the middle of a purple patch but things not going too well for kramnik. it happens.
Geez ….whats with all this vitriol? Kramnik is getting thumped. Its good to see. But being disrespectful is also wrong. I never liked Mr Kramnik for A Avoiding a rematch with Kasparov and B his disrespect for Anand in recent interviews.C Playing second rate pretenders…Reminds me of Alekhines little games. But that said…he’s still a wonderful chess player. He got a draw today because he earned it. The Topalov match was NOT a 24 game match. Unfortunately this 24 game system has not been used since the KK matches in the early 90’s and I miss those. A much fairer way to determine a WCC.
Knowing Anands history….I’m really not sure about this match….at least not yet. Good luck to both.
Mike Magnan