Kramnik v Anand Advanced Chess

[Harvey Williamson]

# 23rd November 2007: Advanced Chess Match between Viswanathan Anand (India) and Vladimir Kramnik (2 games under rapid time control)

Venue: GUM, Red Square, 2, Moscow (Russia) Official Website: http://russiachess.org/eng/

In a recent interview Kramnik said:

This is purely a show. In this form of play, the computer’s role is 80% and yours only 20%. But this 20% is decisive. You have to know how to use the computer well, when to turn it on and when to switch it off. I hope I manage to do so.

The full interview http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4219

[Hetman]

Hi,
It is the interesting show before the real match.
It is the other problem if the adavanced chess will start to replace the OTB chess as the motorcycle races replaced the horse races.
Rgds
Hetman

[Terry McCracken]

Hi,
It is the interesting show before the real match.
It is the other problem if the adavanced chess will start to replace the OTB chess as the motorcycle races replaced the horse races.
Rgds
Hetman

That would be the death of chess...

[Hetman]

That would be the death of chess...

I hope that not but it is probable .

The people are still competing in the traditional way (light athletics) and
in the 'technical sports'.

We do have the chess on the hexagonal board and no very strong programms , fortunately.

Rgds
Hetman

[Ted Summers]

[Event "Tal - Advanced Chess"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.11.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "GM Anand, Viswanathan(IND)"]
[Black "GM Kramnik, Vladimir(RUS)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Ubiyca"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Nd4 Bc4 14.
Rfe1 Bb4 15. Bd2 Rd8 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Nf4 18. Kh2 c5 19. Nf5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1
Ne6 21. f3 Bb5 22. Rd2 h5 23. Kg3 Bc6 24. Kf2 {
Kramnik - Anand Advanced match final score: 1-1} 1/2-1/2



[Event "Tal - Advanced Chess"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "GM Kramnik, Vladimir(RUS)"]
[Black "GM Anand, Viswanathan(IND)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Ubiyca"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 a5 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15.
h3 Re8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Ne2 Bd6 19. Nd4 Nh5 20. Rfe1 Nf4 21. Bf1
Ne6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. f4 f6 24. Qb3 Qf7 25. Bb6 a4 26. Qa2 Rd7 27. Be2 g6 28.
e5 Bc7 29. Bxc7 Rxc7 30. Bg4 f5 31. Bf3 Kg7 32. Rd8 Ree7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34.
Red1 c5 35. Be2 c4 36. R1d6 Be4 37. Kf2 Re6 38. R8d7+ Rxd7 39. Rxd7+ Re7 40.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 Bd5 43. Ke3 b4 44. Kd2 c3+ 45. bxc3 bxa3 46.
Kc1 Ke6 47. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Harvey Williamson]

Hi Ted,

Thanks for the games. Do you know what engines were used?

Best Wishes,

Harvey

[Hetman]

The 1st game Berliner Wall - tested in match vs Kasparov. I think it was psychological manouver by Kramnik before the real match. Stop Anand from playing e4 ?

2nd game Merane System by A. Rubinstein. I have not any opinion about the game, yet.

I do not think that computers were giving much more to that game in comparison to usual one. The home preparation was played, probably. Home preparation done with computer, of course.
It will be interesting to know the others opinions and impressions.
Rgds
Hetman

[Ted Summers]

Hi Ted,

Thanks for the games. Do you know what engines were used?

Best Wishes,

Harvey

Hi Harvey,

No I don't know what engines were used. I had missed the match and had to download the games later.

[Beryllo]

Hi,
It is the interesting show before the real match.
It is the other problem if the adavanced chess will start to replace the OTB chess as the motorcycle races replaced the horse races.
Rgds
Hetman

That would be the death of chess...

Well said: at this time control advanced chess is only a show. I do not think it will replace tournament otb play, but we have it already, where it belongs, at another time control: correspondence chess!

[tano-urayoan]

Here is a short video of both games with comments from the players after the games. Maybe someone with a good eye will get a glimpse of the engine(s) used, altough i believe the players do not want to make free publicity to any engine in particular.
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1321337184