World Chess: The Painter and the philistineMonday, 27 October 2008Australia’s first Grandmaster Ian Rogers writes from Bonn, Germany: On Friday night in Bonn, Vladimir Kramnik, his wife Marie and an old friend and former assistant, Evgeny Bareev, enjoyed a...
Anand-Kramnik game 9 LIVE Commentary
Anand, V (2783) – Kramnik, V (2772) World Championship – Game 9 Bonn, Germany 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 Kramnik is trying to dictate this game with something new in this match. Let’s...
LIVE Commentary delay
As Gabor has pointed out, Europe just started daylight saving time. Therefore, the LIVE Commentary will begin at 10 am NY Time and 9 am Texas time. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
WC Closing Ceremony
Ladies and Gentlemen, We would like to inform you about the schedule on the day the World Championship will have a decision. The match is decided in that moment one of the players has achieved 6,5 points (further games...
Media analysis
Will Viswanathan Anand win it in style?26 Oct 2008, 0110 hrs IST , Amit Karmarkar , TNN For the first time in this 12-game tussle, Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik have played two successive draws. But hey, wasn’t that...
Game 9 LIVE Commentary – Prediction
I will do game 9 LIVE commentary at 3 pm (Bonn time), 9 am (NY time), 8 am Texas time. Anand is leading 5.5 – 2.5 after 8 games. He needs 1/2 point to guarantee a tie and 1...
Slightly better for the first time in the match
Anand one point awayAssociated PressPosted: Oct 25, 2008 at 0016 hrs IST Bonn, October 24 : World chess champion Viswanathan Anand inched closer to retaining his title with a draw Friday against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik in the eighth...
Kramnik – Anand game 8 LIVE
[Event “World Championship”][Site “Bonn, Germany”][Date “2008.10.24”][Round “8”][White “Kramnik, V.”][Black “Anand, V.”][Result “1/2-1/2”][ECO “D39”][WhiteElo “2772”][BlackElo “2783”] 1.d4 Kramnik chose to open with d4 again. 1…Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 Surprise! Anand chose to take. This is not solid...
Spectator Vantage Point
Spectator Vantage Point: Anand-Kramnik Round 7www.fide.com by Lakhdar Mazouz, FIDE Press Officer, photo by Torsten Behl, Official Photographer Tragedy, hopeless situation, a death condemnation, a disaster to Kramnik, these were some of the words used by the Press after...
Game 8 prediction
I will do game 8 LIVE commentary at 3 pm (Bonn time), 9 am (NY time), 8 am Texas time. Anand is leading 5 – 2 after 7 games. Kramnik will have White in game 8. What is your...