Round 7 pairings:
Levon Aronian – Vladimir Kramnik
Vishy Anand – Alexander Morozevich
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen
Vassily Ivanchuk – Boris Gelfand
Ruslan Ponomariov – Peter Leko
Prediction?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Round 7 matchups
Here is mine.
Levon Aronian – Vladimir Kramnik 1-0
Vishy Anand – Alexander Morozevich
1-0
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen
0-1
Vassily Ivanchuk – Boris Gelfand
1/2
Ruslan Ponomariov – Peter Leko
1/2
There is no point making predictions. However, it’s fun to kibitz, so here goes my $0.02.
Aronian has just lost a game, and Kramnik has just won. So, psychologically, Aronian is more likely to bomb out, and Kramnik more likely to play well.
Ivanchuk and Gelfand have both won in the last round, so they will be in high spirits. Their game should be exciting.
Anand will be trying hard to win because of the tournament situation. But Moro is no push-over. In past tournaments, Anand has prevailed more often, so he has a psychological advantage. He also has white.
Svidler is not in form, and Carlsen is recovering from cold/flu. I’d think this game is likely to have the lowest energy level.
Aronian – Kramnik 1/2
Anand – Moro 0-1
Chucky – Gelfand 1/2
Svidler – Carlsen 1/2
Ponomariov – Leko 1/2
Levon Aronian – Vladimir Kramnik 1/2
Vishy Anand – Alexander Morozevich
1-0
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen
0-1
Vassily Ivanchuk – Boris Gelfand
1/2
Ruslan Ponomariov – Peter Leko
1/2
all games will be drawn today …
I Wish Anand.
Anand will beat Moro, Kramnick may beat or draw Aronian, all others should be drawn with a small probability of Carlsen beating Svidler.