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[Event "WCh"]
[Site "Bonn GER"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik,V"]
[Black "Anand,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "IM Malcolm Pein"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
{It wasn't a riveting start but you don't get many risks taken in game one
when the score is still level. Kramnik asked a question, Anand answered
confidently} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 {The Exchange Slav, the sure
way to play with zero losing chances so an ideal choice for game one} cxd5 5.
Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 {Black cannot continue symmetrically for too long
of course but this is the most solid choice} 8. Qb3 Bb4 9. Bb5 O-O {
Black breaks the symmetry but this is still the main line of chess opening
theory} 10. Bxc6 (10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc6 Bxb2 12. Bxb7 Bxa1 13. Rxa1 Rc8 14.
Bxc8 Qxc8 15. Qa3 Qb7 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Rxc8+ Qxc8 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20.
Qa6 {and in Malakhov-Ivanchuk White calmly exploited his better placed queen
by playing Bf4-b8 x a7 and he won. This shows the pleasant edge White can
achieve sometimes in this line and Black has to struggle to equalise
completely}) 10... Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Rc8 {Here and on the next move Anand avoids
bxc6 when the pawn would be very weak. White can easily exert control over c5
and then lay siege to the pawn} (11... bxc6 12. Qxc6 Qa5+ 13. Qc3 Qxc3+ 14.
bxc3 Ne4) (11... bxc6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Rfc1 {and the c5 square is weak}) 12. Ne5
Ng4 (12... bxc6 {Leaves Black with a permanently weak pawn on an open file})
13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Qb4 (14. Qa3 Rxc6 15. Qxa7 Rc2 16. O-O Be2 17. Rfc1 Rxb2)
14... Rxc6 $1 {Avoiding the structural weakness referred to above even at
the cost of a pawn. If there is one man who can make your life miserable if
you have a bad pawn structure it is Kramnik} 15. Qxb7 Qc8 16. Qxc8 (16. Qb3 Qa6
{and Rfc8 and Rc2 is coming}) 16... Rfxc8 {Black has compensation for the
pawn. He controls the c file completely and has active rooks} 17. O-O a5 18. f3
Bf5 19. Rfe1 Bg6 20. b3 (20. Kf2 Rc2+ 21. Re2 Rxe2+ 22. Kxe2 Rc2+) 20... f6 21.
e4 {There is nothing else active White can undertake but now Anand gets some
real counterplay} dxe4 22. fxe4 Rd8 23. Rad1 Rc2 {White cannot stay a pawn
ahead and d4-d5 is well met by e6-e5. The next few move just force
simplification and a draw, a minor victory for Anand, he made light of the
attempted squeeze} 24. e5 (24. a4 {or Rc3} e5 25. dxe5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 fxe5 27.
Bxe5 Bxe4) (24. d5 e5) 24... fxe5 (24... Rxa2 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Rxe6 Bc2 $11)
25. Bxe5 Rxa2 26. Ra1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rd5 28. Rc1 Rd7 (28... Rb5 29. Rc7 Rxb3 30.
Rxg7+ Kf8 {is also harmless}) 29. Rc5 Ra7 30. Rc7 Rxc7 31. Bxc7 Bc2 32. Bxa5
Bxb3 {IM Malcolm Pein runs the London Chess Centre www.chess.co.uk/shop and
ChessBase USA www.chessbaseusa.com} 1/2-1/2
[Event "WCh"]
[Site "Bonn GER"]
[Date "2008.10.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand,V"]
[Black "Kramnik,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "IM Malcolm Pein"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
1. d4 {A surprise but not a total surprise. Vishy has played 1.d4 with success
occasionally and of course he has a specific idea.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {
The solid Nimzo-Indian. Kramnik avoids the sharp lines of Slav Defence in
which he recently lost to AlexanderMorozevich} 4. f3 {This super sharp line
appeared in the 1930s. In the Nimzo the battle for the e4 square is
fundamental in many lines. 4.f3 has been championed recently by the Russian
GMs Viktor Moskalenko and Yuri Yakovich. Now there is crazy stuff after this
sequence - 4...c5 5.d5 Nh5 idea Qh4+ 6.Nh3 and if Qh4+ 7.Nf2 Qxc4 8.e4. The
line was made famous after Florin Gheorghiu played a beautiful game against
Bobby Fischer at Havana 1966.} d5 {Of course Kramnik plays the solid answer} 5.
a3 {Reaching the Saemisch Variation} Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 {
This is a highly analysed main line. White intends e2-e4 and in some lines he
hangs to the c5 pawn for a while to obstruct Black's possible play on the cfile
} f5 9. Qc2 Nd7 {
A cunning choice to avoid a prepared idea. Kramnik avoids the main lines with}
(9... O-O 10. e4) (9... f4 10. e4 fxe3 11. Bd3) 10. e4 fxe4 11. fxe4 N5f6 12.
c6 {As in game one Anand avoids pawn weaknesses. The c3 pawn might be targeted
if Black could organise Nd7xc5 and Qd8-c7} bxc6 13. Nf3 Qa5 14. Bd2 {14.Be2 was
possible. Had Vishy managed to place his bishops on c4 and e3 he may have had
an edge. Now it seems roughly level} (14. Be2 Nxe4 $2 15. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 16. Kf2
Qxa1 17. Qxe6+ Kf8 18. Bf4 Qxh1 19. Bd6 {Would be calamitous}) 14... Ba6 {
Kramnik wants to exchange one bishop because White's bishop pair can be strong}
15. c4 Qc5 16. Bd3 Ng4 {
Definitely the most aggressive move of the match so far !} 17. Bb4 Qe3+ 18. Qe2
O-O-O 19. Qxe3 Nxe3 20. Kf2 Ng4+ 21. Kg3 Ndf6 {Opening up the rook on d8 to
attack the bishop on d3. An active choice but is also risky and entails a pawn
sacrifice} 22. Bb1 h5 23. h3 h4+ 24. Nxh4 Ne5 25. Nf3 Nh5+ 26. Kf2 Nxf3 27.
Kxf3 e5 $1 {Kramnik has compensation for the sacrificed pawn based on the poor
bishop on b1, open files for his rooks and the agility of his knight in a
closed position} 28. Rc1 Nf4 29. Ra2 {Rd2 was a threat} Nd3 30. Rc3 Nf4 {
Offering a repetition} 31. Bc2 Ne6 {Kramnik's knight is a great piece. He
might play c6-c5 when Rf8+ is possible. Also there is the idea of Nd4+ and
takes on c2 when we get opposite coloured bishops which increase Black's
chances of a draw} 32. Kg3 Rd4 {Black intends to take on c4 and if 33.c5 then
both white bishops are hemmed in by pawns and Black has decent compensation. A
well played game by Kramnik who probably avoided some sharp preparation. Anand
did not look totally at home in the positions that arose and perhaps he might
have played on with 33.Rb2. Although he is losing the c4 pawn this inevitably
releases his light squared bishop. Notes by Malcolm Pein who runs
www.chess4less.com and the London Chess Centre www.chess.co.uk
Players who want to study this line can check out the book by Yuri Yakovich
http://www.classicalgames.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=001129 }
1/2-1/2
[Event "WCh"]
[Site "Bonn GER"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik,V"]
[Black "Anand,V"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D49"]
[Annotator "IM Malcolm Pein"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
{The first decisive game of the match}
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 {Kramnik invites the
sharp Meran Variation which he has aso played himself with Black} dxc4 7. Bxc4
b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qb6 14.
Qe2 Bb7 {
A brilliant novelty. Previously Black defended the b5 pawn with Ba6 or b4} 15.
Bxb5 Bd6 {Intending Ke7 Rg8 and Ne5 with a winning attack} 16. Rd1 ({
It's already too late to play safe. If} 16. Bd3 Rg8 17. Be4 Nc5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 {
d4-d3 looms large}) 16... Rg8 17. g3 {Obviously very risky but} (17. Bd3 Ne5
18. Be4 d3 $1) (17. Rxd4 Rxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Qxd4 {are both good for Black}) 17...
Rg4 18. Bf4 (18. Nd2 Ke7 $3 19. Bxd7 (19. Qxg4 Qxb5) 19... Rag8 $1 20. Bb5 d3
21. Qxd3 Rxg3+ 22. hxg3 Rxg3+ 23. Kf1 Rxd3 24. Bxd3 Qd4 {is unclear}) 18...
Bxf4 19. Nxd4 {
Kramnik commits to a piece sacrifice but perhaps 19.Rxd4 was better} (19. Rxd4
O-O-O (19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxd4 21. Rd1 $1) 20. Rad1 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxb5 22.
Qxg4 Bc7) 19... h5 $1 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxd7 Kf8 22. Qd3 Rg7 $1 23. Rxg7 Kxg7
24. gxf4 Rd8 25. Qe2 Kh6 $1 26. Kf1 (26. f5 Rg8+ 27. Kf1 Bg2+ 28. Ke1 Bc6 29.
Qd2+ Kh7 30. Bxc6 Qxc6 $1 31. Ke2 Qb5+ 32. Kf3 Rg4 {wins}) 26... Rg8 27. a4 $2
(27. Rc1 Bg2+ 28. Ke1 Bh3 29. f5 $1 Rg1+ 30. Kd2 Qd4+ 31. Bd3 Qxb2+ 32. Rc2 {
survives}) 27... Bg2+ 28. Ke1 Bh3 $1 29. Ra3 (29. Rd1 Bg4 30. Qe3 Qxe3+ 31.
fxe3 Bxd1 32. Kxd1 Rg2) 29... Rg1+ 30. Kd2 Qd4+ 31. Kc2 (31. Rd3 Qxb2+ 32. Ke3
Qa1 {wins, Re1 follows}) 31... Bg4 32. f3 Bf5+ 33. Bd3 $4 (33. Kb3 Rc1 34. a5
Bc2+ 35. Qxc2 $1 Rxc2 36. Kxc2 Qc5+ 37. Kb1 Qxb5 38. a6 {
saves the game but Black can also play}) (33. Kb3 Rc1 34. a5 Qd5+ 35. Bc4 Qb7+
36. Bb5 Rc5) 33... Bh3 $2 {Amazing, Vishy misses} (33... Bxd3+ 34. Rxd3 (34.
Qxd3 Rg2+) 34... Qc4+ 35. Kd2 Qc1) 34. a5 {Kramnik has one swindling idea left
} Rg2 35. a6 Rxe2+ 36. Bxe2 Bf5+ 37. Kb3 Qe3+ 38. Ka2 Qxe2 39. a7 Qc4+ 40. Ka1
Qf1+ 41. Ka2 Bb1+ (41... Bb1+ 42. Kb3 Qxf3+ 43. Kb4 Qxf4+ 44. Kc3 Be4) 0-1
[Event "WCh"]
[Site "Bonn GER"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand,V"]
[Black "Kramnik,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "IM Malcolm Pein"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
1. d4 Nf6 {Forgive me but today I was watching this game on 3G from Anfield,
the home of Liverpool Football Club and seeing Liverpool come back from 1-2
down to beat Wigan 3-2 was distracting and joyful in equal measure. If Kramnik
was planning to come back from 1-2 down tday then 7.a3 sent a message that a
wild fight was not on the agenda. I found it hard to know what to take from
this game. Was Anand just being too cautious? or did Kramnik just demonstrate
how to hold a slightly inferior position without breaking sweat?} 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 {3.Nc3 Bb4 was Game 2 but Vishy also shows he is happy to play against the
Queen's Indian 3...b6} d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 {Anand prefers Bf4 to the more
common Bg5 - this can lead to sharp positions where White castles queenside}
O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 (6... c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Qc2 Bxc5 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O {
is the sharp stuff}) 7. a3 c5 {The standard response in the centre now White
can force Black to accept an isolated queen's pawn} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5
10. dxc5 Nxc5 {Anand's wants a position where he can play with a tiny edge and
try to exert psychological pressure. Kramnik avoids this skilfully} 11. Be5 {
White emphasises his control of the square in front of the isolated pawn. This
is essential, the pawn must be blocked before it can beattacked} Bf5 (11... Bf6
{is standard but again, Kramnik may be motivated by a desire to avoid any
preparation} 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 {and Black continued with
Ne6 and equalised quickly in Kasparov v Kramnik Blitz 2001 draw in 24.}) 12.
Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd4 (14. Qd4 Qxd4 (14... Qc6 15. Rc1 $2 Nd3+) 15.
Nxd4 Bd7 {would be a tempo up on the line above but Black could play Qc6 when
he menaces Nb3}) 14... Ne6 {Black fights for the d4 square} 15. Nxf5 (15. Nxe6
fxe6 {is good for Black}) 15... Qxf5 16. O-O Rfd8 {Black is more active and
this compensates for the weak d5 pawn. If he plays d5-d4 he will be fine} 17.
Bg4 Qe5 18. Qb3 Nc5 19. Qb5 b6 20. Rfd1 Rd6 ({Solidly played, not} 20... d4
21. b4 $1) 21. Rd4 a6 22. Qb4 h5 {If the side with the isolani can advance it
he is usually fine. This is not a rash attacking move, it's positionally
motivated. Once the white bishop has been driven away from the h3-c8 diagonal
Black can play Ne6 controlling the d4 square and then d5-d4 solves his
problems as we will see.} 23. Bh3 Rad8 24. g3 g5 $1 {
Kramnik plays to evict the bishop as mentioned above.} (24... Ne6 25. Bxe6
fxe6 {And Black's slighly loose position may give Anand faint hopes. Kramnik
had a think hereabouts and concluded he can expand safely}) 25. Rad1 g4 26. Bg2
Ne6 27. R4d3 d4 {Thematic, every Black piece is focused on d4} 28. exd4 Rxd4
29. Rxd4 Rxd4 {Malcolm Pein runs ChessBaseUSA Chessbaseusa.com, the
London Chess Center www.chess.co.uk/shop and is Executive Editor of CHESS
magazine www.chess.co.uk/mag.html Occasionally he sneaks off to watch a
game of football.} (29... Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Nxd4 {and Black's centralised queen
and knight ensure he cannot come to any harm. For example} 31. Qxb6 Qe1+ 32.
Bf1 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Qe4 {forces perpetual}) 1/2-1/2
[Event "WCh"]
[Site "Bonn GER"]
[Date "2008.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik,V"]
[Black "Anand,V"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D49"]
[Annotator "IM Malcolm Pein"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
{ChessCube: For those of you who would like to discuss the game - you can go
to www.ChessCube.com/play and enter the WCC chat room. Once there, if you have
questions, please click on the "?" symbol above the board. Mark Levitt:
Welcome to Game 5 of the Kramnik vs. Anand match. Anand leads 2.5-1.5. IM
Malcolm Pein is in Bonn, Germany and will make ringside comment from
time-to-time.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 {IM Malcolm Pein: Once
again the Slav. IM Malcolm Pein: Anand arrives first. Kramnik offers the
Meran again.} e6 5. e3 Nbd7 {IM Malcolm Pein: Post game analysis suggested
that Kramnik was better, so he offers a repeat - who will blink first?} 6. Bd3
dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13.
O-O $2 Qb6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Bxb5 Rg8 {Mark Levitt: The players are moving at a
rapid pace. Obviously a lot of home analysis has bolstered both sides
confidence!} 16. Bf4 {IM Malcolm Pein: Played with a flourish - and Kramnik
heads off to the private room.} Bd6 {IM Malcolm Pein: Good afternoon all. I
have made it from Liverpool to Bonn, so greetings from the VIP room. Kramnik
bashed out 16.Bf4 and then dispensed with his jacket!} 17. Bg3 {
IM Malcolm Pein: This is a solid move. Now Black can exchange.} (17. Bg3 Ke7
18. Nxd4 Ne5 (18... Qxd4 19. Rfd1) 19. Rfd1 {Fritz 11: +/= (0.56)}) 17... f5 {
IM Malcolm Pein: Seeking to bludgeon open the g-file with ...f4 Fritz 11:
revised: =/+ (-0.60) Mark Levitt: Fritz 11 incorrect position. Disregard.
Mark Levitt: Announcement: If you refresh your browser now we have a new
version that allows you to play your own moves on the screen while spectating.
Work it out foryourself!} (17... Bxg3 18. hxg3 {
IM Malcolm Pein: leaves the g-file forever blocked.}) 18. Rfc1 (18. Rfc1 f4 19.
Bh4 {Fritz 11: = (0.07) Mark Levitt: revised: =/+ (-0.60)}) (18. Ne5 {
Fritz 11: has been sugested by some viewers, but then} Bxe5 19. Qxe5 {
Fritz 11: =/+ (-0.30)}) 18... f4 19. Bh4 {Mark Levitt: Announcement: If you
refresh your browser now we have a new version that allows you to play your
own moves on the screen while spectating. Work it out for yourself!} Be7 (19...
Be7 20. a4 Qd6 21. Ra3 Rd8 22. Bxe7 Kxe7 {Fritz 11: =}) 20. a4 {Mark Levitt:
This move protects the b5-bishop and intends 21.Ra3 to defend the f3-knight.
Mark Levitt: Or rather Ra3 at the right time! Mark Levitt: Once the
dark-squared bishops are exchanged, the a3-square becomes available.} Bxh4 21.
Nxh4 Ke7 {IM Malcolm Pein: Black has a threat here. White cannot ignore it.
Qh5 seems best but if b4 then look what happens} 22. Ra3 {
IM Malcolm Pein: Now Rg5 suggests itself to stop Qh5 and prepare Rag8} (22. Qh5
Qd6 23. Bxd7 Qxd7) (22. Kf1 Rg5 23. Nf3 Rd5 24. Rd1 Nf6) (22. b4 Rg3 (22...
Rxg2+ 23. Nxg2 Rg8 24. f3 d3+ 25. Qf2 Bxf3 26. Qxb6 Rxg2+ 27. Kf1 Nxb6 {
IM Malcolm Pein: with nasty threats of Nb6-d5-e3 or Rxh2} (27... Bc6 28. Bxc6 {
Rxc6} () {Nd5} 28... Rxh2 29. Kg1 Rc2 {Rxb6 d2} (29... Rc2 {dxc2})))) 22...
Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Ra1 Qc5 (24... Rc5 25. Rd1) 25. Qg4 Qe5 (25... Qe5 26.
Nf3 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Rc2 28. Rd1 Nc5 29. b4 Ne4 30. Bd3 Ng5 31. Qb7+ Rc7 32. Qb8
h6 {Fritz 11: = (0.00)}) 26. Nf3 Qf6 27. Re1 (27. Nxd4 Qxd4 28. Rd1 Nf6 29.
Rxd4 Nxg4 30. Rd7+ Kf6 31. Rxb7 Rc2 32. b4 Nxf2 33. a5 Ne4 34. a6 {
Fritz 11: (0.83)}) (27. Bxd7 Kxd7 28. Nxd4 Ke7 {
IM Malcolm Pein: and Black has compensation.}) 27... Rc5 (27... Nf8 {
IM Malcolm Pein: was given by Yusupov in the commentary room}) 28. b4 Rc3 29.
Nxd4 {Fritz 11: not good according to Fritz} Qxd4 (29... Qxd4 30. Rd1 Nf6 31.
Rxd4 Nxg4 32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. h3 Rc1+ 34. Bf1 Bc8 {Fritz 11: (-1.78)}) 30. Rd1 Nf6
31. Rxd4 Nxg4 32. Rd7+ Kf6 {Mark Levitt: If Fritz is correct, then Kramnik
must be in big trouble with only 13 minutes remaining .} 33. Rxb7 Rc1+ 34. Bf1
Ne3 {Mark Levitt: Wow!!} 35. fxe3 fxe3 {There is no way out for Kramnik} 0-1
[Event "WCh"]
[Site "Bonn GER"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand,V"]
[Black "Kramnik,V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "IM Malcolm Pein"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 {Anand play
…(truncated)…