Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand (2008) Bonn Fire

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Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand
"Bonn Fire" (game of the day Mar-26-2018)
Anand - Kramnik World Championship Match (2008), Bonn GER, rd 5, Oct-20
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Blumenfeld Variation (D49) · 0-1

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Oct-20-08		Softpaw: Anand is totally out prepping these lines, forcing Kramnik into time trouble. Then Kramnik blunders after finding amazingly accurate moves.

Oct-20-08		melianis: Congrats to Anand!! Kramnik is in deep trouble after this one.

Oct-20-08		SetNoEscapeOn: <notyetagm> Agreed. I just think it was a combination of them playing Anand's type of positions, the clock, and some sort of blackout by Kramnik. It's clear now that Qe5 was a trap move... On ICC the GMs were wondering why not Qc2.

Oct-20-08		OneArmedScissor: Is this win or the other win from Anand better? Oh geez I just do not know.

Oct-20-08		notyetagm: <percyblakeney: Nxd4 can still not be played.> Very prescient comment. You should have told Kramnik!

Oct-20-08		chancho: Kramnik was just hit by a 2x4. He's probably still reeling from the impact.

Oct-20-08		Landman: Anand's chances of winning the match have to be around 90% now. Where's Jeff Sonas when you need him? =)

Oct-20-08		tpstar: <chessgames.com> Thanks for the live broadcast. =) Congratulations to <GM Renier Gonzalez> who spotted the winning tactic in real time. We are lucky to have you and <GM Julio Becerra> with us. Anand is clearly winning the preparation game.

Oct-20-08		SetNoEscapeOn: Now he may trot out e4.

Oct-20-08		Softpaw: Congratulations to Anand!

Oct-20-08		SetNoEscapeOn: <OneArmedScissor: Is this win or the other win from Anand better? Oh geez I just do not know.> I think game 3 was better, this game was really decided by a blunder... But still this guy is not put away yet. Too many games left. Anand needs to go split the next two games. Then his advantage will be more solid.

Oct-20-08		notyetagm: <SetNoEscapeOn: Now he may trot out e4.> LOL! Kramnik is being DEMOLISHED by Anand's Semi-Slav. Kasparov is probably kicking himself for not having prepared the Semi-Slav for his 2000 match with Kramnik.

Oct-20-08		nimzo knight: 33.. black to move makes a good tuesday puzzle (or maybe wednesday). Great job Vishy. Really surprising Kramnik did not see the combination.

Oct-20-08		Eyal: <Mateo: Once again complete disaster for Kramnik. What a bad opening choice. Under time pressure it should be noticed tht once again Kramnik's play became shaky.> Yeah, Kramnik allowed Anand once again to take the game into a territory where the latter felt much more at home (not just because of opening prep, but also the general nature of the position). And you don't want to get into a tactical fist-fight with Anand in time trouble.

Oct-20-08		notyetagm: <Boomie: Anand's strategy is clear now. Draw with white and win with black.> Good point. What in the world is Kramnik going to play in his next White game? Does Kramnik have the balls to play d4,c4 again and run into another Semi-Slav ass-beating? Maybe Kramnik should try the Colle system next time he has White. LOL!

Oct-20-08		roughstuff: <k0mi: <roughstuff> then what was it? how shall we call it?!> I don´t know but what was wrong with Qe2 instead of taking the queen. I am not sure it was adeliberate trap.more like a blunder.

Oct-20-08		MindCtrol9: <What Kramnik must do now is to get some distraction away from chess,and relax,prepere his mind in a very positive way,otherwise there is nothing that he could achieve tomorrow>

Oct-20-08		SetNoEscapeOn: <notyetagm> I actually meant Anand in the next two games; since Kramnik might be unbalanced, mix things up even more, try to confuse him. I don't think Anand should just play for draws because Kramnik can win those kinds of positions sometimes.

Oct-20-08		percyblakeney: 29. Nxd4 is of course a losing blunder, but by then white doesn't have any moves that give an advantage, and it wasn't easy to see the winning line in time trouble, even engines took a while to find it.

Oct-20-08		chessic eric: I think it is wrong to call Nxd4 a blunder for not having seen ...Ne3!! A mistake, certainly, but hardly a blunder. I think of a blunder as missing an obvious move or just hanging something valuable, but not seeing ...Ne3!! in time trouble doesn't count imo. Since <GM Renier Gonzalez> pointed out the line we all knew what was coming, but that foresight doesn't change the situation on the board.

Oct-20-08		madlydeeply: WHAT A BAD ASS! Anand takes it to Kramnik twice with the Meran and beats him both times!! With Black! more CAPS and exclamations points !!! This surpasses all possible expectations! How can chess make a fellah so happy i swear... Well, I apprciate you Vishy.

Oct-20-08		k0mi: <roughstuff> Qe2 but when? instead of taking the queen: 31.Qe2 and black is a piece up.

Oct-20-08		flapjack: Anand may invite a fat lady to the next game and have her ready to sing.

Oct-20-08		Eyal: <Anand's strategy is clear now. Draw with white and win with black.> Well, that was pretty much his strategy at Linares this year as well...

Oct-20-08		Softpaw: Kramnik says he probably would have played Rd1 instead of RxRc8, if he had had more time.

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