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| May-07-10 | | lost in space: As I am cheering for Anand I a happy with the result! |
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| May-07-10 | | SetNoEscapeOn: <whatthefat>
Well I think the idea is that he thought "yes, I want a draw, but I'll still go through the arbiter," but then decided to just shake hands: <nuwanda: <call14: I think 1st draw without repetition!!
Did Topa asked draw? Any idea?>
as far as i could see on the webcam, Anand offered a draw directly to Topalov, who had a quick glance at the arbiter and accepted> |
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May-07-10
 | | chrisowen: <JG27Pyth> A go rasing the king giving him no space but Ananad ail not and danger did soon pass. Try angle of approach d5 controlling in the late stages he did do. It is proof right away the draw done theory a hand also. Topalov's Rd1 replaces h4 dare Smbat. |
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| May-07-10 | | rossvassilev: Anand yet again succeeds at drawing with the Grunfeld. |
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| May-07-10 | | PinnedPiece: Well, not the first black win.
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| May-07-10 | | SuperPatzer77: Hey, chess folks! I'm rooting for Vishy Anand. About time for Anand to draw a game with Topalov in the Gruenfeld Defense. Well, let's look forward to watching the 11th game between Anand (White) and Topalov (Black). <zarg> You're absolutely right. Well-defended by Vishy Anand! Don't be panicky. Black has kept the White's d-pawn attack under control successfully. Bravo, Anand!! SuperPatzer77 |
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| May-07-10 | | operative: It's good to see some other openings besides the Slav and Catalan-yawn-
finally! |
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| May-07-10 | | AgentRgent: <operative: It's good to see some other openings besides the Slav and Catalan-yawn- finally!> Check out game 1... |
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May-07-10
 | | keypusher: <operative: It's good to see some other openings besides the Slav and Catalan-yawn- finally!> The games have been pretty exciting...who cares if they keep playing the same openings? I think anyone who complains about this match should be compelled to play over all 48 games from K-K I. |
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| May-07-10 | | znsprdx: <Ulhumbrus: Anand has invited Topalov to make Bobby's blunder by 47 Bg8 Kf8 48 Bxh7 Kg7 trapping the bishop.> just for the record your page 24 comment re <Bobby's blunder> doesn't really apply: Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 page 8: < 
click for larger view> 29...Bxh2 30. g3 h5 31. Ke2 h4 32. Kf3 the planned h3 33. Kg4 Bg1 34. Kxh3 Bxf2 but he overlooked that 35. Bd2! [at 12 ply!] would keep the Bishop trapped. A blunder yes, but he certainly did not overlook 30. g3. instead RJF played ...32.Ke7(realizing his oversight) 33.Kg2 hxg3
34.fxg3 Bxg3 35.Kx[B]g3
If I'm not mistaken there remains some debate as to whether a draw was still possible.... |
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| May-07-10 | | call14: On the draw offer, I am still confused. How come Anand would have asked draw when the last move was made by Topa? |
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May-07-10
 | | chancho: From Chessbase:
<We were told that Anand proposed the draw, verbally with one word, in Spanish. Topalov signalled the arbiter and indicated his acceptance. There was no penalty or disqualification for violating the "Sofia rules" (no direct draw offers allowed). Apparently the World Championship rules are in force.> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... |
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May-07-10
 | | kamalakanta: This game gives me some hope that Anand can still win this match. |
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| May-07-10 | | SetNoEscapeOn: <znsprdx>
That's news to me. I always thought that while it was an obvious blunder, Bxh2 definitely did not lose. Maybe some 50 ply computer analysis has revealed otherwise? |
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| May-07-10 | | TrueBlue: FFS, this site should be called http://www.iloveanand.com or http://www.iwantosleepwithanand.com or http://www.icantlivewithoutananad.com or http://www.ineedaroomwithanand.com. It's sad that it is almost impossible to find an objective comment about the match here ... |
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| May-07-10 | | acirce: <SetNoEscapeOn> Well, if there is a draw, it was well enough hidden for Kasparov not to find it. |
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| May-07-10 | | Ulhumbrus: <znsprdx> I use the expression "Bobby's blunder" to refer to the getting of the bishop trapped in that way. As for what Fischer overlooked, Gligorich may have suggested in his book on the match that Fischer overlooked the move Bd2. Or Fischer could have just made an uncharacteristic oversight. We don't know. |
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| May-07-10 | | Ulhumbrus: From the chessbase website: <commenting on the game Anand said “I think I got a decent position but a careless 24th move allowed Topalov to get some play”> |
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| May-07-10 | | acirce: <Anand offered a draw directly to Topalov, who had a quick glance at the arbiter and accepted> Curious that Topalov shows such disrespect to the organizers, the sponsors and the city of Sofia. |
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| May-07-10 | | parisattack: Another interesting game.
Times change - the Exchange Grunfeld used to be so dynamic in the 50s-60s (Gligoric's games as White are especially pleasing) - now it seems somewhat sterile. I guess that is what happens when main lines are analyzed to move 25-30! Two game WCC match on tap now. That is some discouraging...but not as much as the prospect of the WCC being decided by a Blitz playoff. |
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| May-07-10 | | SufferingBruin: <TrueBlue> I disagree entirely. You can find plenty of objective comments on this or any other board. For example: it's an objective fact that Danailov does not breathe oxygen but sulfur. No one disputes that he is humanoid but there is plenty of disagreement as to whether he is, in fact, a carbon-based life form (I say no). While it is an open debate as to whether Topalov performed a ritual animal sacrifice with a cow or a goat, there is but no question that in order to secure Danailov's support, the blood of some mammal was needed. So please don't mistake those of us who are cheering on Anand as having a man-crush on Anand. It's just that, in looking at the evidence objectively, what else were we to do? |
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May-07-10
 | | Ron: <SufferingBruin> Funny post there, reminds me of the writing style of R.A. Lafferty, an under-rated writer of the fantastic. |
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May-07-10
 | | LIFE Master AJ: <<May-07-10 <SufferingBruin: <TrueBlue>> I disagree entirely. You can find plenty of objective comments on this or any other board.
For example: it's an objective fact that Danailov does not breathe oxygen but sulfur. No one disputes that he is humanoid but there is plenty of disagreement as to whether he is, in fact, a carbon-based life form (I say no). While it is an open debate as to whether Topalov performed a ritual animal sacrifice with a cow or a goat, there is but no question that in order to secure Danailov's support, the blood of some mammal was needed. So please don't mistake those of us who are cheering on Anand as having a man-crush on Anand. It's just that, in looking at the evidence objectively, what else were we to do?> > Funny post, I had trouble staying in my chair while reading it. HILARIOUS!!! Who says that chess players have no sense of humor? |
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| May-08-10 | | notyetagm: Topalov vs Anand, 2010 Wow, I am so glad Anand stopped playing Kramnik's "Oliver Twist" Slav variation. Why "Oliver Twist"?
Anand: <Please, sir, can I have some draw?> Topalov: <You want DRAW?!?!> |
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| May-08-10 | | jhoro: I think the talk about winning chances on moves 41 & 44 is exaggerated. For example 41.Ke3 Bc5 seems to hold
click for larger viewas well as 44.Kf3 Bd6
click for larger viewmust be optical illusion |
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