Is everyone following the games on ICC or Playchess ? Looks like some blood might be drawn today after 4 draws in round 1.
I’m on ICC listening to Mig and Joel.
I’m watching the games here:
partidas.chessmexico.com/
And discussing Aronian - Anand here:
chessgames.com/perl/chesslive
- Enrique
Solid win for Anand. It looks like Kramnik is going to defeat Morozevich as well.
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I thought Moro was winning til Kram played b6! Very surprising / shocking that after white trades his light square bishop, black can never get the kingside attack going.
Hopefully Anand - Kramnik tomorrow will have some fireworks.
Anand jumps ahead of Kramnik with his win over Svidler today. Grischuk beat Morozevich, Gelfand is still battling with Aronian.
I think Anand is still the favorite but I really do like Gelfand and hope he finishes in the top three. He seems like a really nice, happy guy. It was great to see the photo of him with his arm over Aronian’s shoulder after beating him yesterday. That’s what sportsmanship is all about.
I would give the most credit to Aronian for sportsmanship!
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I think Anand is losing to Grischuk today. Gelfand drew.
Gelfand crushed Kamsky in their elimination match. Kamsky didn’t have adequate opening help, but still to get crushed like that … Gelfand is looking very strong and steady and he has a chance to win it all.
Anand managed to get a draw.
He sure did. The next WC is very very difficult to beat. Did Grischuk really have to give up his h-pawn at that time? I guess he thought it was a simple win and miscounted something.
Anand has sealed it with a draw against Leko today.
Malcolm Pein’s notes at chesscenter.com/twic/event/m … 1314m.html agree that 52. Rd4, giving up the h-pawn, was inadvisable. But he thinks white could still have won with a different 58th move.