10DuLKaR Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 vs The World Chess Championship 2012 will be a match between the current world champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the Candidates tournament. The match will take place on 10?1 May 2012 in the Engineering Building of the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia and will determine the World Chess Champion. The match will be held under the auspices of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. The prize fund is 2.55 million US Dollars. The defending champion is Anand, having held the title since 2007. He last defended his title by winning the World Chess Championship 2010 against Veselin Topalov. The challenger is Gelfand, who won the tournament of eight-player Candidate Matches. You can watch the live game video feed here - http://moscow2012.fide.com/en/ You can view only the moves and analysis here - http://livechess.chessdom.com/site/ Current Score: Gelfand 4 — 4 Anand All Games: Game 1: Anand ½ — ½ Gelfand Game 2: Gelfand ½ — ½ Anand Game 3: Anand ½ — ½ Gelfand Game 4: Gelfand ½ — ½ Anand Game 5: Anand ½ — ½ Gelfand Game 6: Gelfand ½ — ½ Anand Game 7: Gelfand 1 — 0 Anand Game 8: Anand 1 — 0 Gelfand /discuss :hatsoff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Oh wow brings back memories of ICF Chess League... those were the days. :sigh: Good luck to Anand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Oh wow brings back memories of ICF Chess League... those were the days. :sigh: Good luck to Anand. Haha yeah.. ICL. :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidhoni Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Anand :cheer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 The opening ceremony for the world chess champion match will be held in Moscow on 10 May 2012. The ceremony will mark the start of the three-week match. The name of the new world champion will be announced at the end of May. During the opening ceremony, which will be held in the Mikhail Vrubel Hall of the State Tretyakov Gallery, it will be determined which of the match participants will play white during the first game. The drawing procedure will be conducted by the event’s Chief Arbiter, Ashot Vardapetyan. The ceremony will conclude with a concert by pianist Denis Matsuev and other young Russian musicians. Ilya Levitov, the president of the Russian Chess Federation board, noted that the opening and drawing will be entirely consistent with the match concept, which aims to emphasise the connection between chess and culture. “The match will be held at the Tretyakov Gallery, one of the best Russian pianists will perform at the opening, and well-known cultural figures – in addition to great chess players and former champions – have agreed to serve as honoured guests of the championship,” Mr Levitov said. The first game of the match will begin at 3.00pm on 11 May. Just over a day in opening ceremony!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Everything is ready in the Engineering Building In accordance with the match regulations for the chess crown, the world champion and the challenger for this title conducted an inspection of the match hall in the Engineering Building of the State Tretyakov Gallery. The ceremony was attended by Chairman of the Management Board of the Russian Chess Federation Ilya Levitov, Chief arbiter Ashot Vardapetyan, Match supervisor FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, Appeals Committee Chairman Kurt Jungwirth, FIDE Vice President Israel Gelfer, Assistant to the FIDE President Berik Balgabaev and Chairman of the Israeli Chess Federation Moshe Slav. Both chess players were satisfied with the match venue and organisation. Match begins in about 19 hours!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 The stage is set. Just under 7 hours to go. Anand will open game 1 with White. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sehwag1830 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 First match draw http://www.firstpost.com/sports/world-chess-championship-gelfand-holds-anand-to-draw-306840.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Oh wow brings back memories of ICF Chess League... those were the days. :sigh: Good luck to Anand. :agree: Hope Anand winsB-> Edit these are rapid matches right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Game 1 was a draw after 24 moves, Gelfand opted for Grunfeld defense, which he hasn't played since 2001! Game 1 Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. d5 Qa5 10. Rb1 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O Qxa2 13. Rb2 Qa5 14. d6 Ra7 15. Bg5 exd6 16. Qxd6 Rd7 17. Qxc6 Qc7 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Bf4 Rb7 20. Rc2 O-O 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Nd2 f5 23. f3 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Bf5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Edit these are rapid matches right? Nope these aren't Rapid games. The time control for each game shall be: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting after move 61 has been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Game 1 Part 1 igaJ6-5XRN0 Part 2 DEC6ZAqsW_s Part 3 cdj5QJDJImE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Wonly 24 moves... :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Anand rock solid in game 2 Gelfand's efforts to take the initiative go in vain World champion Viswanathan Anand easily resisted challenger Boris Gelfand's efforts to take the initiative as the second game of their world chess title match in Moscow ended in a 25-move draw in three hours. A near full house in the 300-seat theatre at Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery saw Gelfand open the game by advancing his queen pawn, as Anand had done the previous day. Surprise move Anand responded with the solid Slav variation of the Queen's Gambit and on the fifth move surprised Gelfand with a modest pawn move, an idea he had never tried before. After Anand's 14th move, the 43-year-old Israeli expended half an hour choosing a plan. “It was a critical moment,” said Gelfand, with Anand indicating his agreement. “There were two main options and I was trying to choose between the two.” Gelfand's decision to liquidate the centre of the board was neutralised by Anand, playing quickly and confidently. “This line was supposed to be better for white,” explained Anand, “but I had checked it and my 17th move was very exact; on other moves my pieces were pushed to bad positions.” Safety play After multiple piece exchanges the players soon reached a sterile endgame where Gelfand pushed for some time in the hope of provoking a mistake from Anand. However Anand, 42, started playing slowly and carefully, making sure that his position stayed invulnerable. “For some time I was able to maintain some pressure,” said Gelfand, “but my opponent made a very good decision [on move 19] to give away his bishop, after which my king was cut off [from the action] and I couldn't find the slightest idea how to create problems for him.” Gelfand realised that his efforts were in vain and offered a draw as he made his 25th move, an offer immediately accepted by Anand. The two players stayed at the board discussing whether Gelfand had missed any opportunities, but “we both agreed that he hadn't” said Anand. “I can always set up a very solid fortress.” After two games of the 12-game contest, the score is tied at 1-1. Gelfand has already shown that he has come to the title match very well prepared and has given Anand no chances. Gelfand, the underdog, will be pleased with the score, but knows that he cannot relax. In 2008, Anand's title match against Vladimir Kramnik also started cautiously with two draws but the Indian then broke the shackles with three wins from the next four games to effectively end the contest. New tale, every time Anand is not relying on history, saying “Every match has its own story or trend, and we will have to see how this one develops.” Sunday will be a free day with the third game of the match to be played on May 14, starting at 4.30 p.m. IST. Ian Rogers is an Australian Grandmaster http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3412985.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Game 2: Queen's Gambit Declined 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 bd6 10.Rc1 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.dxe5 Ne4 16.exd6 Qxd6 17.Be3 Bf5 18.Qxd6 Nxd6 19.Nd4 Rfe8 20.Nxf5 Nxf5 21.Bc5 h5 22.Rfd1 Rac8 23.Kf1 f6 24.Bb4 Kh7 25.Rc5 ½–½ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roshanrocks Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 second game also drawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Game 3 drawn as well - 1. d4, Nf6 2. c4, g6 3. f3, d5 4. cxd5, Nxd5 5. e4, Nb6 6. Nc3, Bg7 7. Be3, 0-0 8. Qd2, e5 9. d5, c6 10. h4, cxd5 11. exd5, N8d7 12. h5, Nf6 13. hxg6, fxg6 14. 0-0-0 Bd7 15. Kb1, Rc8 16. Ka1, e4 17. Bd4, Na4 18. Nge2, Qa5 19. Nxe4, Q:d2 20. Nxf6+, Rxf6 21. Rxd2, Rf5 22. Bxg7, Kxg7 23. d6, Rfc5 24. Rd1, a5 25. Rh4, Rc2 26. b3, Nb2 27. Rb1, Nd3 28. Nd4, Rd2 29. Bxd3, Rxd3 30. Re1, Rd2 31. Kb1, Bf5+ 32. Nxf5, gxf5 33. Re7+, Kg6 34. Rc7, Re8 35. Rh1, Ree2 36. d7, Rb2+ 37. Kc1, Rxa2 ½–½ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roshanrocks Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 hmmmm :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 hmmmm :(( In 2008, Anand's title match against Vladimir Kramnik also started cautiously with two draws but the Indian then broke the shackles with three wins from the next four games to effectively end the contest :regular_smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidhoni Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 3 games drawn..chess is so boring for viewers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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