CHESS- World chess championship 2012

World Chess Championship 2012



RULES & REGULATIONS FOR THE FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH



Defending champion Viswanathan Anand vs. Challenger Boris Gelfand

Where and when: Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, May 2012

The prize fund is 2.55 million US Dollars.


The winner gets $1,530,000 (60%) and the loser $1,020,000 (40%)

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Visvanath Anandh:

Born in : Mayiladuthurai, India
Born on : December 11, 1969

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Boris Abramovich Gelfand

Born in : Minsk, USSR
Born on : June 24, 1968

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May 10, 2012 OPENING CEREMONY
May 11, 2012 GAME 1
May 12, 2012 GAME 2
May 13, 2012 REST DAY
May 14, 2012 GAME 3
May 15, 2012 GAME 4
May 16, 2012 REST DAY
May 17, 2012 GAME 5
May 18, 2012 GAME 6
May 19, 2012 REST DAY
May 20, 2012 GAME 7
May 21, 2012 GAME 8
May 22, 2012 REST DAY
May 23, 2012 GAME 9
May 24, 2012 GAME 10
May 25, 2012 REST DAY
May 26, 2012 GAME 11
May 27, 2012 REST DAY
May 28, 2012 GAME 12
May 29, 2012 REST DAY
May 30, 2012 TIE-BREAK GAMES
May 31, 2012 CLOSING CEREMONY

1. GAME 1
The first game took place on 11 May and finished in a draw after 24 moves

Viswanathan Anand ½ - ½ Boris Gelfand

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Game 1, Anand-Gelfand, ½–½


Grunfeld Defense, D85
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
½–½
A draw by mutual agreement

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2 GAME 2.

The second game took place on 12 May and finished in a draw after 25 moves

Boris Gelfand ½ - ½ Viswanathan Anand

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Semi-Slav Defense, D451. 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,


Game 2, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½

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3. GAME3

The third game took place on 14 May and finished in a draw after 37 moves

Viswanathan Anand ½ - ½ Boris Gelfand

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Grünfeld Defence, D70
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




Game 3, Anand-Gelfand, ½–½

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4. GAME 4

The fourth game took place on 15 May and finished in a draw after 34 moves

Boris Gelfand ½ - ½ Viswanathan Anand

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Semi-Slav Defense, D451. 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. Qc2 e5
11. cxd5 cxd5
12. e4 exd4
13. Nxd5 Nxd5
14. exd5 Nf6
15. h3 Bd7
16. Rad1 Re8
17. Nxd4 Rc8
18. Qb1 h6
19. Nf5 Bxf5
20. Bxf5 Rc5
21. Rfe1 Rxd5
22. Bc3 Rxe1+
23. Rxe1 Bc5
24. Qc2 Bd4
25. Bxd4 Rxd4
26. Qc8 g6
27. Bg4 h5
28. Qxd8+ Rxd8
29. Bf3 b6
30. Rc1 Rd6
31. Kf1 a5
32. Ke3 Nd5
33. g3 Ne7
34. Be4 Kg7


Game 4, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½

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5. GAME 5

The fifth game took place on 17 May and finished in a draw after 27 moves

Viswanathan Anand ½ - ½ Boris Gelfand

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Sicilian Defense, B331. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4, Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 e5
6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bg5 a6
8. Na3 b5
9. Nd5 Be7
10. Bxf6 Bxf6
11. c4 b4
12. Nc2 0-0
13. g3 a5
14. Bg2 Bg5
15. 0-0 Be6
16. Qd3 Bxd5
17. cxd5 Nb8
18. a3 Na6
19. axb4 Nxb4
20. Nxb4 axb4
21. h4 Bh6
22. Bh3 Qb6
23. Bd7 b3
24. Bc6 Ra2
25. Rxa2 bxa2
26. Qa3 Rb8
27. Qxa2


Game 5, Anand-Gelfand, ½–½

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6. GAME 6

The sixth game took place on 18 May and finished in a draw after 29 moves

Boris Gelfand ½ - ½ Viswanathan Anand

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Semi-Slav Defense, D451. d4 d5
2. c4 c6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. e3 e6
5. Nf3 a6
6. Qc2 c5
7. cxd5 exd5
8. Be2 Be6
9. 0-0 Nc6
10. Rd1 cxd4
11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. Rxd4 Bc5
13. Rd1 Qe7
14. Bf3 0-0
15. Nxd5 Bxd5
16. Bxd5 Nxd5
17. Rxd5 Rac8
18. Bd2 Bxe3
19. Bc3 Bb6
20. Qf5 Qe6
21. Qf3 f6
22. h4 Qc6
23. h5 Rfd8
24. Rxd8+ Rxd8
25. Qxc6 bxc6
26. Re1 Kf7
27. g4 Bd4
28. Rc1 Bxc3
29. Rxc3 Rd4


Game 6, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½

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Anand 3 - Gelfand 3
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Gelfand4 - Anand 3.

7 GAME 7

The seventh game took place on 20 May and Boris Gelfand was able to achieve a victory after 38 moves

Boris Gelfand 1 - Viswanathan Anand 0

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Slav Defense, D45
1. d4 d5
2. c4 c6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. e3 e6
5. Nf3 a6
6. c5 Nbd7
7. Qc2 b6
8. cxb6 Nxb6
9. Bd2 c5
10. Rc1 cxd4
11. exd4 Bd6
12. Bg5 O-O
13. Bd3 h6
14. Bh4 Bb7
15. O-O Qb8
16. Bg3 Rc8
17. Qe2 Bxg3
18. hxg3 Qd6
19. Rc2 Nbd7
20. Rfc1 Rab8
21. Na4 Ne4
22. Rxc8+ Bxc8
23. Qc2 g5
24. Qc7 Qxc7
25. Rxc7 f6
26. Bxe4 dxe4
27. Nd2 f5
28. Nc4 Nf6
29. Nc5 Nd5
30. Ra7 Nb4
31. Ne5 Nc2
32. Nc6 Rxb2
33. Rc7 Rb1+
34. Kh2 e3
35. Rxc8+ Kh7
36. Rc7+ Kh8
37. Ne5 e2
38. Nxe6


Game 7, Gelfand-Anand, 1–0

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Gelfand 4 - Anand 4.

8 GAME 8
The eighth game took place on 21 May and Viswanathan Anand was able to achieve a victory after 17 moves

Viswanathan Anand 1 - 0 Boris Gelfand

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1. d4 Nf62. c4 g6
3. f3 c5
4. d5 d6
5. e4 Bg7
6. Ne2 0-0
7. Nec3 Nh5
8. Bg5 Bf6
9. Bxf6 exf6
10. Qd2 f5
11. exf5 Bxf5
12. g4 Re8+
13. Kd1 Bxb1
14. Rxb1 Qf6??
15. gxh5 Qxf3+
16. Kc2 Qxh1
17. Qf2!


Game 8, Anand-Gelfand, 1–0

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Gelfand 4.5 - Anand 4.5

9 GAME 9
The ninth game took place on 23 May and finished in a draw after 49 moves.

Boris Gelfand ½ - ½ Viswanathan Anand

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Nimzo-Indian Defence, E54
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. e3 0-0
5. Bd3 d5
6. Nf3 c5
7. 0-0 dxc4
8. Bxc4 cxd4
9. exd4 b6
10. Bg5 Bb7
11. Qe2 Nbd7
12. Rac1 Rc8
13. Bd3 Bxc3
14. bxc3 Qc7
15. c4 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 Rfe8
17. Rfd1 h6
18. Bh4 Qd6
19. c5 bxc5
20. dxc5 Rxc5
21. Bh7+ Kxh7
22. Rxd6 Rxc1+
23. Rd1 Rec8
24. h3 Ne5
25. Qe2 Ng6
26. Bxf6 gxf6
27. Rxc1 Rxc1+
28. Kh2 Rc7
29. Qb2 Kg7
30. a4 Ne7
31. a5 Nd5
32. a6 Kh7
33. Qd4 f5
34. f4 Rd7
35. Kg3 Kg6
36. Qh8 Nf6
37. Qb8 h5
38. Kh4 Kh6
39. Qb2 Kg6
40. Qc3 Ne4
41. Qc8 Nf6
42. Qb8 Re7
43. g4 hxg4
44. hxg4 fxg4
45. Qe5 Ng8
46. Qg5+ Kh7
47. Qxg4 f6
48. Qg2 Kh8
49. Qe4 Kg7


Game 9, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½

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10 GAME 10

Gelfand 5 - Anand 5

The tenth game took place on 24 May and finished in a draw after 25 moves.

Viswanathan Anand - ½ - Boris Gelfand ½

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Sicilian Defence, B30
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 e6
4. Bxc6 bxc6
5. b3 e5
6. Nxe5 Qe7
7. Bb2 d6
8. Nc4 d5
9. Ne3 d4
10. Nc4 Qxe4+
11. Qe2 Qxe2+
12. Kxe2 Be6
13. d3 Nf6
14. Nbd2 0-0-0
15. Rhe1 Be7
16. Kf1 Rhe8
17. Ba3 Nd5
18. Ne4 Nb4
19. Re2 Bxc4
20. bxc4 f5
21. Bxb4 cxb4
22. Nd2 Bd6
23. Rxe8 Rxe8
24. Nb3 c5
25. a3


A draw by mutual agreement.

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11 GAME 11

Gelfand 5.5 - Anand 5.5

The eleventh game took place on 26 May and finished in a draw after 24 moves.

Game 11, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½

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Nimzo-Indian Defence, E54
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. e3 0-0
5. Bd3 d5
6. Nf3 c5
7. 0-0 dxc4
8. Bxc4 Bd7
9. a3 Ba5
10. Qe2 Bc6
11. Rd1 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nbd7
13. Bd3 Qa5
14. c4 cxd4
15. exd4 Qh5
16. Bf4 Rac8
17. Ne5 Qxe2
18. Bxe2 Nxe5
19. Bxe5 Rfd8
20. a4 Ne4
21. Rd3 f6
22. Bf4 Be8
23. Rb3 Rxd4
24. Be3 Rd7


A draw by mutual agreement.

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12 GAME 12

Gelfand 6 - Anand 6

The twelth game took place on 28 May and finished in a draw after 22 moves.

Anand ½–½ Gelfand

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Sicilian Defence, B30
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 e6
4. Bxc6 bxc6
5. d3 Ne7
6. b3 d6
7. e5 Ng6
8. h4 Nxe5
9. Nxe5 dxe5
10. Nd2 c4
11. Nxc4 Ba6
12. Qf3 Qd5
13. Qxd5 cxd5
14. Nxe5 f6
15. Nf3 e5
16. O-O Kf7
17. c4 Be7
18. Be3 Bb7
19. cxd5 Bxd5
20. Rfc1 a5
21. Bc5 Rhd8
22. Bxe7

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Head-to-head record
----------------- Anand -------- Draws ------------- Gelfand ----------- Total
Anand white -- 5 ----------------- 10 ----------------- 0 ----------------- 15
Gelfand white -- 1 ----------------- 14 ----------------- 5 ----------------- 20
Total -------- 6 ----------------- 24 ----------------- 5 ----------------- 35

aanaa,

Any channel live telecasts the match?

Heartiest congratulations to Vishwanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Championships for the 5th time.....:clap: :clap: :clap:

Chess rules
played 12 games - both are 6/ 6 points
so tie break
They will play 4 games in this tie break match
25 minutes for the the game 10 seconds / move

If tie again
then play "blitz" - 5 minutes to a game 3 seconds per move.

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Originally Posted by Saai

aanaa,

Any channel live telecasts the match?

http://www.chessdom.com/anand-gelfand-game-10-live/

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Tie break Games

1st Game:

Gelfand-Anand, ½–½

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Semi-Slav Defence: Stoltz Variation, D451.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 h6 13.b3 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Re1 Re8 16.Bb2 Bd7 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.g3 Rac8 19.a4 Qf3 20.Be4 Qxb3 21.Reb1 Bxg3 22.Ra3 Qb6 23.Bxd4 Bxh2+ 24.Kxh2 Qd6+ 25.Rg3 Rxe4 26.Bxg7 Kh7 27.Rxb7 Rg8 28.Qxh6+ Qxh6+ 29.Bxh6 Rxg3 30.Kxg3 Bc8 31.Rc7 Kxh6 32.Rxc8 Rxa4 ½–½
A draw by mutual agreement.

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2nd Game:

Anand 1 - Gelfand 0

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. d4 d6 8. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Bb7 11. Na5 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bh3 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nc3 O-O-O 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Rg5 Nf6 18. Rxc5+ Kb8 19. Nc4 Re8+ 20. Ne3 Ng4 21. Nd5 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 Bg4+ 23. f3 Bc8 24. Re1 Rh6 25. Rh1 Rhe6 26. Rc3 f5 27. Kd2 f4 28. Nd5 g5 29. Rd3 Re2+ 30. Kc1 Rf2 31. h4 Ree2 32. Rc3 Bb7 33. Rd1 gxh4 34. Nxf4 Re8 35. Rh1 Rc8 36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37. Rxh4 Bf5 38. Rh5 Bxc2 39. Rb5+ Ka8 40. Nd5 a6 41. Ra5 Kb7 42. Nb4 Bg6 43. Nxa6 Rxf3 44. Nc5+ Kb6 45. b4 Rf4 46. a3 Rg4 47. Kd2 h5 48. Nd7+ Kb7 49. Ne5 Rg2+ 50. Kc3 Be8 51. Nd3 h4 52. Re5 Bg6 53. Nf4 Rg3+ 54. Kd4 Bc2 55. Rh5 Rxa3 56. Rxh4 Rg3 57. Nd5 Rg5 58. b5 Bf5 59. Rh6 Bg4 60. Rf6 Rf5 61. Rb6+ Ka7 62. Rg6 Bf3 63. Rg7+ Kb8 64. Nc3 Bb7 65. Kc4 Bf3 66. Kb4 Bd5 67. Na4 Rf7 68. Rg5 Bf3 69. Nc5 Kc7 70. Rg6 Kd8 71. Ka5 Rf5 72. Ne6+ Kc8 73. Nd4 Rf8 74. Nxf3 Rxf3 75. Kb6 Rb3 76. Rg8+ Kd7 77. Rb8 1-0

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Anandh :clap:


Game 3

Gelfand-Anand, ½–½

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 O-O 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rd1 Rac8 13. c5 Bb8 14. f4 Ne8 15. b4 g5 16. Rb1 f5 17. b5 gxf4 18. exf4 Nef6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Ba6 Rc7 21. Be3 Ne4 22. Rb2 g5 23. Rdb1 gxf4 24. Bxf4 e5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxb8 Ng6 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28. Qf2 Qg7 29. Kh2 Rcf7 30. Qg3 Nf4 31. R8b3 Qxg3+ 32. Rxg3+ Kh7 33. Rd1 Ne6 34. Be2 Rf2 35. Bg4 Nf4 36. Rb1 Rf7 37. Rb8 Rxa2 38. Rc8 e3 39. Rxe3 Rxg2+ 40. ¢h1 Rd2 41. Rxc6 Ne6 42. Rf3 Rxf3 43. Bxf3 Nxd4 44. Rc7+ Kh6 45. Bxd5 Rc2 46. Be4 Rc3 47. Kg2 Kg5 48. Kh2 Nf3+ 49. Bxf3 Rxf3 50. Rxa7 Rc3 51. Rc7 Kf4 52. Rc8 Ke5 53. c6 Kd6 54. h4 Ra3 55. Kg2 Re3 56. h5 Re5 57. h6 Rh5 58. Rh8 Kxc6 59. Rh7 Kd6 ½–½
A draw by mutual agreement.

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Game 4:

Anand ½ – Gelfand ½

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Ngf6 5. e5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Bxc3 Qa6 10. exd6 exd6 11. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 f6 13. b3 Bb5+ 14. Kd2 Bc6 15. Rad1 Kf7 16. Kc1 Be7 17. d5 Bd7 18. Bb2 b5 19. Nd2 a5 20. Rhe1 Rhe8 21. Re3 Bf8 22. Rde1 g5 23. c4 b4 24. g3 Bf8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Nf3 Kg6 27. Re6+ Kh5 28. h3 28… Bf7 29. Rf6 Bg6 30. Re6 a4 31. Bf6 g4 32. hxg4+ Kxg4 33. Nh2+ Kh3 34. Nf3 Kg4 35. gxf4 Kg4 36. Ng5 Ra8 37. Re3 Kf5 38. Bb2 a4 39. Ne6 Bh6 40. Rh3 Bxf4+ 41. Nxf4 Kxf4 42. Bf6 Ra7 43. Re3 Be4 44. Bh4 axb3 45. Bg3+ Kf5 46. axb3 Ra1+ 47. Kd2 Ra2+ 48. Ke1 Ra6 49. f3 Bb1 50. Kd2 h5 51. Kc1 h4 52. Bxh4 Kf4 53. Bg5+ Kxg5 54. Kxb1 Kf4 55. Re6 Kxf3 56. Kb2

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Anand wins 8½ – 7½

Viswanathan Anand :clap: :clap: :clap:

all 16 games:

http://moscow2012.fide.com/en/

All Games

• Tie-break 4 Anand - Gelfand ½ — ½
• Tie-break 3 Gelfand - Anand ½ — ½
• Tie-break 2 Anand Gelfand 1 - 0
• Tie-break 1 Gelfand - Anand ½ — ½
• Game 12 Anand — Gelfand ½ — ½
• Game 11 Gelfand — Anand ½ — ½
• Game 10 Anand — Gelfand ½ — ½
• Game 9 Gelfand — Anand ½ — ½
• Game 8 Anand — Gelfand 1 — 0
• Game 7 Gelfand — Anand 1 — 0
• Game 6 Gelfand — Anand ½ — ½
• Game 5 Anand — Gelfand ½ — ½
• Game 4 Gelfand — Anand ½ — ½
• Game 3 Anand — Gelfand ½ — ½
• Game 2 Gelfand — Anand ½ — ½
• Game 1 Anand — Gelfand ½ — ½

Game	Day, Date	Anand	Gelfand	Standing
1	Friday, 11 May	½	½	Match tied ½ – ½
2	Saturday, 12 May	½	½	Match tied 1 – 1
3	Monday, 14 May	½	½	Match tied 1½ – 1½
4	Tuesday, 15 May	½	½	Match tied 2 – 2
5	Thursday, 17 May	½	½	Match tied 2½ – 2½
6	Friday, 18 May	½	½	Match tied 3 – 3
7	Sunday, 20 May	0	1	Gelfand led 4 – 3
8	Monday, 21 May	1	0	Match tied 4 – 4
9	Wednesday, 23 May	½	½	Match tied 4½ – 4½
10	Thursday, 24 May	½	½	Match tied 5 – 5
11	Saturday, 26 May	½	½	Match tied 5½ – 5½
12	Monday, 28 May	½	½	Match tied 6 – 6

Tie-break

Game	Format	Anand	Gelfand	Standing
13	Rapid	½	½	Tie break even ½ – ½
14	1	0	Anand leading 1½ – ½
15	½	½	Anand leading 2 – 1
16	½	½	Anand wins 2½ – 1½

Tie break

Wednesday, 30 May

2½

1½

Anand wins 8½ – 7½

Time control for rapid games: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.

How Boris Gelfand reached final

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/436/chess2o.jpg

Sachin fans really are a gift that keeps on giving when they call Anand, Federer, Messi, or what have you as SRT of their respective field.

Anand

:clap:

Kid,

Just a related note: Indian Govt has always put Vishwanathan Anand FIRST when it comes to recognition. First Sportsman to get the highest Indian award for a sportsman - Rajni Gandhi Kel ratna. Padma Sri at 18 :) . Probably he is popular than Sachin globally.

Yeah, SRT is a local fellow.

sachin_rt: Congratulations to Vishwanathan Anand. 5th world chess championship..... You make all Indians so proud!!

:clap:

Vishy :2thumbsup:

Visu :cool: :clap:

மழைவிட்டும் தூவானம் ....................

Viswanathan Anand: I had an impression that it just would be a really tough match

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After the end of the fourth rapid game both players came to the press conference.


About tie-break

Viswanathan Anand: “Yes, of course the tie-break was incredibly tense. When I woke up this morning I had this feeling that one way or the other the match would finish today. I simply didn’t know how it was going to be. The match was so even that I had no sense what shape the tie-break would take. I think right now I only feel that I’m relieved. I think I’m too tense to be happy.

The game one was an incredibly tense start and I have no idea we were playing correctly or not. When all those complications happened after 21…Bg3 and the forced line with 26.Bg7 I played 26…Kh7. To be honest I saw 27.Rb7 but I could not believe it. Had it happened, the game would have gone really nuts there.

In the second game I think I was better during the most of the game but, of course, Boris was defended extremely well and the result should be a draw. However he didn’t have much time and actually the position was unpleasant for Black when I had my pawn on b5. With my knight on c5 and rook on seventh rank anything can happen. Boris blundered and made me a gift.

I had a lost position during the third game but I was lucky to have some contra play at least. So I had this pawn mass in the center and g-file, even Rg7. But honestly speaking the score in the match could have been equalized right away.
In the fourth game it was enough to make draw and I know that I was not supposed to play too hard for a draw because it can be finished very badly but somehow at the board I just started to do it. Let’s say I was happy when my rooks were doubled and I’ve got this trick with Re6. Still I think my opponent had a lot of chances in the games 3 and 4.”

Boris Gelfand: “The fight was variable today and I believe I had an edge. In the second game I think I played well and had more than enough compensation for the pawn. Most likely the problem in the tie-break for me was lack of time. When you don’t have time it’s not easy to make all best moves and big mistakes in the second and third games were decisive for the fate of the match. I had also an advantage in the fourth game but again I needed more time to find the best way to develop my edge. In the fourth I game spent a lot of time after 5.e5 because I was trying to find the best variation for Black in order to get complicated position and have some chances to win.”

About the match

Viswanathan Anand: “I had an impression that it just would be a really tough match. At the beginning everyone could see that the preparation of both of us was more or less balanced. I was not getting anything special with White neither was Boris at least at the first half of the match. The problem of such tight matches is that every mistake has higher value. In the match with so few chances it was incredibly heavy blow to lose the 7th game. I would say it was the critical moment for me because I was not getting a lot of chances and it’s exactly the situation when you don’t want to be behind. I cannot remember such a black day like I had after that game. I could not sleep and that day I really thought I lost the match. So I won the next game and it was very important for my moral stability. We continued trying till the end. Some of you might think we were waiting for the tie-break but it was not like that. I was not just ready to do something insane in order to avoid tie-break. In the game twelfth we had some interesting ideas but Boris found the brilliant move c4 over the board I think. Deciding the fate of the match in tie-break is quite reasonable. Things went my way that’s all what I can say. It was mostly the battle of nerves. I just can say I won because I won and that’s it.

Personally I never felt like I was the favorite, well, I know Boris too long to think like that. I saw how Boris was playing during the World Cup in 2009 and Candidates matches in 2011. He showed his strength.”

Boris Gelfand: “My strategy has been quite simple – to play one game after another, try to put maximum problems to my opponent, make best moves. I think I showed many interesting ideas in the openings and found good solutions during the games. So I believe I played quite solid. After none of the game I was not thinking about my chances I was just very focused on the preparation for the next one.”

Both players refused to tell the names of other seconds who helped them during the match. “There were many people who wanted to assist me during the match. I accepted help of some of them but it’s too early to share those secrets,” – said Boris Gelfand.

When asked if he thinks it’s a proven fact that those skeptic people, who thought he would be not able to keep fighting against World Champion, were wrong, Boris Gelfand answered: “I’ve seen this movie before. For the last 15 years people has been trying to send me to the pension. I became second in the world championship and everyone said it was my ‘last song’, I won the World Cup and public was telling it was an accident, I won the candidate matches – the format was wrong or my opponents were not good enough. So I try not to listen what people say about me but just do what I used to do.”

Answering the question what he thinks about such great attention to the match in Israeli media Boris Gelfand said: “It’s always nice when people supporting you in your country and I heard it was really big support. It’s important that this moment will be kept and chess will get better position in society. Chess is on the very low stage today. We had many talented players but people were telling them ‘it is not a profession, it is just waste of time, you should get another job.’ As a result we lost few generations of players. We have a few professional chess players left in the country. I do hope hundreds of thousands children will learn how to play chess and we will see top tournaments in our country and such profession will be able to exist in Israel.”

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World Champion Vishwanathan Anand :thumbsup: worthy of Bharat Ratna :)

Anand :thumbsup:

Congratulations Anand. You made all of us proud. I rate Anand only next to Kasparov in the all time greatest list, considering longevity and arguably the best ever in rapid chess.

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Match Venue
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The closing ceremony

இந்தத் திறனாளரை முதன் முதலில் இனம் கண்டு கொண்ட அவரது முதல் குருவான இந்தப் பெண்மணியும் வாழ்த்துக்கு உரியவர்.அவர் ஏற்கனவே மிகவும் மகிழ்ச்சியில் இருப்பார்,ஏனெனில் அவர் ஆனந்தின் அம்மா !!!

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• 1983-ம் ஆண்டு தேசிய அளவிலான சப்-ஜூனியர் செஸ் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டியில் பட்டம் வென்றார் ஆனந்த். இதுதான் தேசிய அளவிலான போட்டிகளில் அவர் பெற்ற முதல் வெற்றி.
• 1984-ம் ஆண்டு தனது 15-வது வயதில் சர்வதேச மாஸ்டர்ஸ் செஸ் போட்டியில் பட்டம் வென்ற இந்தியாவின் இளம் செஸ் வீரர் என்ற பெருமைக்குரியவரானார்.
• தனது 16-வது வயதில் தேசிய சாம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டியில் பட்டம் வென்றார்.
• 1987-ல் உலக ஜூனியர் செஸ் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் வெற்றி கண்டார். இதில் வெற்றி கண்ட முதல் இந்தியர் ஆனந்த்.
• 1988-ல் கோவையில் நடைபெற்ற சர்வதேச செஸ் போட்டியில் வெற்றி கண்டு இந்தியாவின் முதல் கிராண்ட் மாஸ்டர் ஆனார்.
• 1991-ம் ஆண்டு உலக செஸ் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டிக்கு முதல்முறையாக தகுதிபெற்றார். அந்தப் போட்டியின் முதல் சுற்றில் ரஷியாவின் அலெக்ஸீ கிரீவை வென்ற ஆனந்த், காலிறுதிச் சுற்றில் ரஷியாவின் அனடோலி கார்போவிடம் வீழ்ந்தார்.
• 1995: ஃபிடே உலக செஸ் போட்டியின் அரையிறுதியில் அமெரிக்காவின் கதா காம்ஸ்கியிடம் வீழ்ந்தார்.
• பிசிஏ உலக செஸ் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் இறுதிச்சுற்றில் ரஷியாவின் கேரி காஸ்பரோவிடம் தோல்வி கண்டார்.
• 1997: ஸ்விட்சர்லாந்தின் லாசன்னே நகரில் நடைபெற்ற ஃபிடே உலக செஸ் போட்டியின் இறுதிச்சுற்றில் ரஷியாவின் கார்போவிடம் தோல்வி கண்டார்.
• 2000: ரஷியாவின் அலெக்ஸீ ஷிரோவை வீழ்த்தி முதல் முறையாக உலக செஸ் சாம்பியன் ஆனார்.
• 2001: உலக செஸ் போட்டியின் அரையிறுதியில் உக்ரைனின் இவான் சுக்கிடம் தோல்வி கண்டார்.
• 2005: அமெரிக்காவின் சான் லூயிஸில் நடைபெற்ற உலக செஸ் போட்டியில் பல்கேரியாவின் வேஸிலின் டோபாலோவுக்கு அடுத்தபடியாக இரண்டாவது இடத்தைப் பிடித்தார்.
• 2007: மெக்ஸிகோவில் நடைபெற்ற உலக செஸ் போட்டியில் 2-வது முறையாக சாம்பியன் ஆனார்.
• 2008: ஜெர்மனியில் நடைபெற் உலக செஸ் போட்டியில் ரஷியாவின் விளாதிமிர் கிராம்னிக்கை வீழ்த்தி சாம்பியன் பட்டத்தைத் தக்கவைத்துக் கொண்டார்.
• 2010: பல்கேரியாவின் தலைநகர் சோபியாவில் நடைபெற்ற உலக செஸ் போட்டியில் உள்ளூர் நாயகனான வேஸலின் டோபாலோவை வீழ்த்தி 2-வது முறையாக சாம்பியன் பட்டத்தைத் தக்கவைத்துக் கொண்டார்.
• 2012: ரஷிய தலைநகர் மாஸ்கோவில் நடைபெற்ற உலக செஸ் போட்டியில் இஸ்ரேலின் போரீஸ் கெல்ஃபான்டை வீழ்த்தி 3-வது முறையாக சாம்பியன் பட்டத்தைத் தக்கவைத்துக் கொண்டார்.

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