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| May-21-12 | | Caissanist: Gelfand seems to be the Lajos Portisch of our day, the best prepared player in the world but not a top 50 GM once he finds himself in a position that he has not planned for ahead of time. Not that I was expecting this. Nobody was expecting this. |
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May-21-12
 | | HeMateMe: Maybe just a very bad case of nerves. With Six games left, Gelfand saw the $2M winners share here, whatever it is, plus another $2M or so for a guaranteed one more match. A lifetime of financial security, just another six draws...I think this might be the culprit. |
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| May-21-12 | | Caissanist: Nice to see a tiny flash of the "real" Vishy, although Gelfand played so poorly it is hard to say if it is for real. I really hope Anand stomps Gelfand for the rest of the match, that is the only way the title will have any credibility. |
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May-21-12
 | | Domdaniel: It's not exactly pleasant for Black, but he could have played on with 17.Qf2 Nc6 18.dxc6 (alternatives seem to work out well for Black) 18...Qxc6 19.Bd3 etc.
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Black is far from lost here. White's minor pieces will be stronger than the Rook, of course, but Black's extra pawns go a long way towards constructing a fortress. As others have said, Gelfand must have been overcome by the shock of blundering, and just resigned in disgust. |
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| May-21-12 | | micartouse: <frogbert: of course. he always sees everything when he's commenting over the phone, without using a board, and the current elite players are at it. currently, as a commentator, kasparov is as strong as rybka and houdini, even when blindfold!> Exactly. While he's waiting at the airport for his luggage before a summit of important business and political leaders. |
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| May-21-12 | | capanegra: <<tamar> Neither Leko nor Nepomniachtchi saw 17 Qf2, and it took a moment for it to register with them, so to me it appears Anand laid a very deep trap.> Good observation. Gelfand made a couple of awful moves after an original innovation in the opening, but Anand also deserves credit for having seen the Queen trap when in their first analysis (with no stress and the possibility to play variations on board) both Leko and Nepo didn't. |
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| May-21-12 | | Adriano Saldanha: I think it is the shortest non drawn game in official WCC history. |
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| May-21-12 | | Eyal: <Shipov's comment on 9. ... exf6: <I've never seen something like this in all my life [...]>> (http://www.chessintranslation.com/l...)Alongside the probable psychological meltdown, I suppose that helps to explain such an early blunder as well - they've been playing something really new (and not just a small nuance of a well-known line) from quite an early stage of the game, and without the safety-net of a tabiya it's much easier to blunder badly. It happens all the time in Fischer Random. |
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| May-21-12 | | lost in space: Dhoooo! |
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| May-21-12 | | frogbert: <Didnt Natalia append a jaw-dropping number of ?'s in her ... Qf6 post> scormus, has wgm pogonina claimed not to use any engines while making her commentary? if so, i must have missed that. |
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| May-21-12 | | frogbert: <Black is far from lost here. White's minor pieces will be stronger than the Rook, of course, but Black's extra pawns go a long way towards constructing a fortress.> didn't leko opinion that it was clearly lost for black, dom? or something of the kind? i think technique at this level doesn't leave much room for wriggling from the black side of this position. |
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| May-21-12 | | frogbert: (and leko was *not* using an engine when he made that comment.) |
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May-21-12
 | | FSR: What on Earth? I come here and the game is already over - and in 17 moves? What is going on?! |
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May-21-12
 | | LIFE Master AJ: I cannot ever recall a miniature having been played in a FIDE World Championship game ... I am sure that Gelfand saw 17...Nc6; he was just so disgusted after his oversight, that he did not feel like playing on. Besides, its not that bad. Yesterday, Anand had an off day and Gelfand won, today the tables were turned and it was Anand who collected an easy point. Wonder what tomorrow holds!?!?!??? |
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| May-21-12 | | Eyal: Btw, Shipov also evaluates the final position as "absolutely hopeless" for Black, giving the line 17....Nc6 18.dxc6 Qxc6 19.Bg2 Qc8 (19...Qd7 20.Nd5!) 20.Rf1 Qf5+ 21.Qxf5 gxf5 22.Rxf5. |
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May-21-12
 | | Check It Out: Amazing. Historical - the shortest decisive world championship game ever. Gelfand must be reeling; and, unlike anand, he won't be able to get right back to the board and dust off: he has to sit on this loss for an extra day. |
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May-21-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...
Chessbase already has its report up ... |
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May-21-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: Anand,Viswanathan (2799) - Gelfand,Boris (2739)
Match Game # 8 / 21,05,2012.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 [3...d5 Anand - Gelfand (2012, game 3)] 4.d5 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.Nec3 Nh5 Novelty [7...Na6 8.Be2 Nc7 9.Be3 a6 10.a4 Rb8 11.0-0 Bd7 12.Na3 Nfe8 13.Qd2 e6 14.a5 b5 15.axb6 Rxb6 16.Rfb1 Qb8 17.Ra2 Rb4 18.Bg5 f5 19.exf5 Rxf5 20.Bd3 Rf7 21.dxe6 Nxe6 22.Nd5 ... 0-1, Laznicka Viktor (CZE) - Polzin Rainer (GER), Bundesliga 2006/07, 2007] 8.Bg5 Bf6 9.Bxf6 exf6 10.Qd2 [10.g4 Ng7 11.Qe2 Nd7 12.Nd2 Re8 13.0-0-0 f5 14.h3 fxe4 15.fxe4 a6 16.Qe3 Ne5 17.Nf3 Houdini Aquarium (0:05:49) +0.16|d26] 10...f5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.g4 Re8+ [12...Bxb1 13.Rxb1 Ng7 14.Bd3 Nd7 15.0-0 Ne5 16.Be2 f5 17.gxf5 Nxf5 18.f4 Nf7 19.Rbe1 Qh4 20.Nb5 Houdini Aquarium (0:05:46) +0.00|d26] 13.Kd1 Bxb1 14.Rxb1 Qf6 ? [14...Ng7 15.Kc2 Nd7 16.Be2 Qh4 17.Nb5 Qe7 18.Rbe1 Rad8 19.Bd3 Qf8 20.f4 Rxe1 21.Rxe1 a6 22.Nc3 +0.28|d26] 15.gxh5 White is better 15...Qxf3+ 16.Kc2 Qxh1 17.Qf2 Z0[Nc6 dxc6 Qxc6 17.Bd3 Re5 18.Rf1 Qc7 Nd5 18...Rxd5 19.cxd5 c4 20.Be2 Re8 h4 Re5 Bg4 Houdini Aquarium (0:02:01) +1.48|d24] 1-0 |
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| May-21-12 | | knightsacrifice: In Boris' defense the GM commentators Leko and Nepomniachtchi thought Qf6 was an obvious move. They were analysing 15. Kc2 variations so they also missed gxh5. They thought Kc2 was the only move white had and that white was lucky to have it. After it was played Leko said he saw it but didn't take it seriously and Nepom said he didn't see the point in it, still looking at a bishop move after Qxh1. Only after Qf2 did they both see the trap and saw it was lost. Very interesting. A quick resignation though, but quickly after gxh5 Boris was shaking his head and looking upset so it is logical. |
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May-21-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: GM V. Anand (2791) - GM B. Gelfand (2727) [E60]
FIDE World Champ. (G#8) / 21,05,2012.
[A. Ramirez / ICC]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 This has been a popular way of trying to avoid the Grunfeld. Shirov used it successfully in the late 90s against Kramnik and it gave Anand great chances in the third game of this match. 3...c5 4.d5 The position now goes into the Benoni waters, a defense that is not very popular for Black right now - but white has committed to playing f3. 4...d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.Nec3 This knight dance is seen sometimes in this variation to bolster the center and to develop the knight - notice it isn't very useful on e2. 0.36/0 7...Nh5 0.44/0 [7...e6 had been played once before, but I'm sure Gelfand was out of preparation by now.] 8.Bg5 0.11/0 Bf6 very logical - White's dark squares are weak, so Gelfand exchanges the bishops to emphasize the weaknesses. 0.33/0 9.Bxf6 0.19/0 exf6 Opening the file and allowing f5. 0.43/0 10.Qd2 The start of a develish trap. Looking back at the game, you just wonder when Vishy saw the upcoming sequence. 0.44/0 10...f5 0.00/0 11.exf5 0.28/0 Bxf5 0.48/0 12.g4 0.50/0 Re8+ 0.36/0 13.Kd1 0.73/0 Bxb1 0.36/0 14.Rxb1 0.65/0 Qf6?? I understand that not too many people saw Vishy's idea. However, you always have to be careful playing such a brilliant tactician. 1.69/0 [14...Nf6 15.Kc2 Nbd7 16.Be2 Must favor White a little. His space advantage is considerable and his king is quite safe. Maybe Na6-c7 is better than Nbd7.] 15.gxh5 When a world champion hangs an exchange and a pawn, you should know you are lost. 1.52/0 15...Qxf3+ 2.05/0 16.Kc2 Qxh1 17.Qf2!! Surprise! The queen is trapped in the corner. The treat is simply Bd3 and there is no adequate defense. Black resigned instead of continuing in a hopeless situation.[17.Qf2 Na6 18.Bd3 Nb4+ 19.Kd2 Nxd3 20.Kxd3 Doesn't help Black one bit.;
17.Qf2 Nc6 18.dxc6 Qxc6 19.Bg2 Qd7 20.Nd5 is beyond hopeless when you play someone of Anand's caliber. Or even a little less.] 1-0 |
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May-21-12
 | | offramp: Can you hear me Ariel Sharon etc... |
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| May-21-12 | | galdur: A very cunning trap. |
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May-21-12
| | FSR: Zukertort managed to lose <two> World Championship games of 19 moves to Steinitz, one with each color. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... But Gelfand has outdone him. |
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May-21-12
 | | Open Defence: < Hesam7: <Leko: I am very weak with the mouse>
:D he has been the best commentator so far, very scholastic.> send him <knight13> |
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May-21-12
 | | Richard Taylor: I heard it was win for Anand and I was surprised as I didn't think it was so late...I thought Anand would (or might) make come back today back but this a strange game. Still not very convincing but very dramatic...So anything can happen...Fischer blundered in Game one or two in the 1972 fiasco but anything can happen in chess! It is as often hard to follow a win as to recover from a loss. Kasparov did that when he lost a game to Anand their WC match..came back the next day all fired up and angry, with prepared variation and won, and wouldn't shake hands and so on... |
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