FIDE World Chess Championship thread

[JuLieN]

[pgn][Event "FWCM 2013"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 e5 7. Qxc4 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Bd2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 c6 13. Bb4 Be6 14. Qc1 Bd5
15. a4 b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21.
h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qh1 c5 26. Ne4 Kg7 27. Ng5 b5 28.
e3 dxe3 29. Rxe3 Bd4 30. Re2 c4 31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Be4 cxd3 33. Rd2 Qb4 34.
Rad1 Bxb2 35. Qf3 Bf6 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 Qd4 40.
Bxb5 Qf6 41. Qb7+ Be7 42. Kg2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 hxg3 46. Qxg3
e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+ 48. fxg3 Bc5 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kf5 Bf2 51. Kxe5 Bxg3+ 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
This one was a tough fight! We can't deny this! And Anand made the strongest push here, I think.

[Ozymandias]

Yes, and quite a surprise. I was totally expecting the Be6-Bd5 repetition at move 23.

[Michel]

All engines were suggesting 29 ... Bxb2 but the complications resulting from this move seem far from clear.

[Laskos]

I also get 70%/30% with similar parameters. Betters give 71%/29%, very close to these simulations.

Well, after todays game, my opinion is chances are even. The difference in rating in Carlsen favor is very well compensated with Anand match experience.

If you are so sure, then bet on Anand, he has 12/5 odds compared to your estimated 5/5, a hefty win of 240% above the betted money.

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

[pgn][Event "FWCM 2013"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 e5 7. Qxc4 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Bd2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 c6 13. Bb4 Be6 14. Qc1 Bd5
15. a4 b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21.
h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qh1 c5 26. Ne4 Kg7 27. Ng5 b5 28.
e3 dxe3 29. Rxe3 Bd4 30. Re2 c4 31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Be4 cxd3 33. Rd2 Qb4 34.
Rad1 Bxb2 35. Qf3 Bf6 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 Qd4 40.
Bxb5 Qf6 41. Qb7+ Be7 42. Kg2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 hxg3 46. Qxg3
e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+ 48. fxg3 Bc5 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kf5 Bf2 51. Kxe5 Bxg3+ 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
This one was a tough fight! We can't deny this! And Anand made the strongest push here, I think.

Now they're starting to play real chess

A beautiful game where Anand indeed pushed harder with the black pieces but it seems that Carlsen is well prepared for the Reti Opening....
Dr.D

[S.Taylor]

[pgn][Event "FWCM 2013"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 e5 7. Qxc4 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Bd2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 c6 13. Bb4 Be6 14. Qc1 Bd5
15. a4 b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21.
h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qh1 c5 26. Ne4 Kg7 27. Ng5 b5 28.
e3 dxe3 29. Rxe3 Bd4 30. Re2 c4 31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Be4 cxd3 33. Rd2 Qb4 34.
Rad1 Bxb2 35. Qf3 Bf6 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 Qd4 40.
Bxb5 Qf6 41. Qb7+ Be7 42. Kg2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 hxg3 46. Qxg3
e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+ 48. fxg3 Bc5 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kf5 Bf2 51. Kxe5 Bxg3+ 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
This one was a tough fight! We can't deny this! And Anand made the strongest push here, I think.

Now they're starting to play real chess

A beautiful game where Anand indeed pushed harder with the black pieces but it seems that Carlsen is well prepared for the Reti Opening....
Dr.D

No, he DIDN'T push very hard.
37....Rd8? throws away pushing for a win.
After exchanges resulting from that, the opposite bishops make any win impossible.
I ask, WHY ON EARTH did he do that?

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

[pgn][Event "FWCM 2013"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 e5 7. Qxc4 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Bd2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 c6 13. Bb4 Be6 14. Qc1 Bd5
15. a4 b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21.
h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qh1 c5 26. Ne4 Kg7 27. Ng5 b5 28.
e3 dxe3 29. Rxe3 Bd4 30. Re2 c4 31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Be4 cxd3 33. Rd2 Qb4 34.
Rad1 Bxb2 35. Qf3 Bf6 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 Qd4 40.
Bxb5 Qf6 41. Qb7+ Be7 42. Kg2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 hxg3 46. Qxg3
e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+ 48. fxg3 Bc5 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kf5 Bf2 51. Kxe5 Bxg3+ 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
This one was a tough fight! We can't deny this! And Anand made the strongest push here, I think.

Now they're starting to play real chess

A beautiful game where Anand indeed pushed harder with the black pieces but it seems that Carlsen is well prepared for the Reti Opening....
Dr.D

No, he DIDN'T push very hard.
37....Rd8? throws away pushing for a win.
After exchanges resulting from that, the opposite bishops make any win impossible.
I ask, WHY ON EARTH did he do that?

The black passer on the b-file is not that easy to get to the first rank Shimon....

And with the opposite coloured bishops it's most certaily a draw....

So Anand avoided the long way around and Carlsen accepted with pleasure....

Maybe,just maybe we're going to witness a more exciting chess from now on....
Dr.D

[S.Taylor]

why?

[JuLieN]

Shimon has a point : according to SF4 one move was certainly above a handful of other. Not by a big margin (half a pawn), but clearly it was the only move that didn't draw directly :

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-0.48/39 37...Bd4 38.Qe2 Rf8 39.Rf3 Qc5 40.Kg2 b4 41.Rxf8 Qxf8 42.Bc2 Qf6 43.Bb3 e5 44.f3 Qc6 45.Qc2 Qc3 46.Qxc3 Bxc3 47.Kf2 Bd4+ 48.Ke2 Bc5 49.Bd5 Bb6 50.Kf1 Kh6 51.Ke2 g5 52.hxg5+ Kxg5 53.Bb3 Bc7 54.Kf2 Kf5 55.Bd5 Bb6+ 56.Ke2 Bc5 57.Ke1 Bd4
0.00/39 37...Qe7 38.Qd1 Rd8 39.Qb1 Rxd3 40.Qxd3 b4 41.Bxg6 Qd8 42.Qxd8 Bxd8 43.Bc2 Bb6 44.Bd1 Kg6 45.Kf1 Kf5 46.f3 Ke5 47.g4 hxg4 48.fxg4 Bd8 49.g5 Kf5 50.Ke2 Bxg5 51.hxg5 Kxg5 52.Bb3 Kf6 53.Bd1 e5 54.Bb3 e4 55.Bd1 Kg5 56.Bb3
0.00/38 37...Re8 38.Rd1 Re7 39.Qd3 Qc4 40.Bxg6 Qxd3 41.Bxd3 b4 42.Bc4 Kf7 43.Rd6 Rc7 44.Bxe6+ Ke7 45.Rb6 Rc1+ 46.Kh2 Rc2 47.Bb3 Rxf2+ 48.Kg1 Rf3 49.Rxb4 Rxg3+ 50.Kf2 Rh3 51.Re4+ Kf8 52.Be6 Rxh4 53.Rxh4 Bxh4+ 54.Ke3 Bg5+ 55.Kd4 h4 56.Kc5 Ke7 57.Bg4
0.00/38 37...Rf8 38.Rd7+ Rf7 39.Rxf7+ Kxf7 40.Qd3 Bd4 41.Bxg6+ Kf6 42.Kf1 Qb2 43.Qc2 Qxc2 44.Bxc2 b4 45.Bd1 Kf5 46.f3 Bc5 47.Ke2 Bd6 48.Bc2+ Ke5 49.Kd3 b3 50.Bxb3 Kf5 51.f4 e5 52.fxe5 Bxe5 53.Bd1 Bxg3 54.Bxh5 Bxh4 55.Kc4 Be7 56.Bg6+ Kxg6
+0.02/38 37...Qe1+ 38.Kg2 Rd8 39.Rxd8 Bxd8 40.Bd3 Qe5 41.Qb7+ Kf6 42.Bxb5 Qd5+ 43.Qxd5 exd5 44.Bd3 Bb6 45.f3 Bd4 46.f4 Bc5 47.Bc2 Bd4 48.Kf3 Bc5 49.Bd3 Bb6 50.Ke2 Bc5 51.Bc2
+0.02/38 37...Rd8 38.Rxd8 Bxd8 39.Bd3 Qe1+ 40.Kg2 Qe5 41.Qb7+ Kf6 42.Bxb5 Qd5+ 43.Qxd5 exd5 44.Bd3 Bb6 45.f3 Bd4 46.f4 Bc5 47.Bc2 Bd4 48.Kf3 Bc5 49.Bd3 Bb6 50.Ke2 Bc5 51.Bc2 Bb6
+0.16/38 37...Qc5 38.Rd7+ Be7 39.Bd3 Rf8 40.Qe2 Rf7 41.Bxb5 Bd6 42.Rxf7+ Kxf7 43.Bc4 Qe5 44.Qf3+ Qf5 45.Qe3 Qe5 46.Qd3 Bc5 47.Kg2 Qf5 48.Qe2 Qf6 49.Qc2 Kg7 50.Bb3 Bd4 51.Qe2 e5 52.Bd5 Qf5 53.Be4 Qf7 54.Qc2
+0.16/38 37...Be7 38.Rd7 Qc5 39.Bd3 Rf8 40.Qe2 Rf7 41.Bxb5 Bd6 42.Rxf7+ Kxf7 43.Bc4 Qe5 44.Qf3+ Qf5 45.Qe3 Qe5 46.Qd3 Bc5 47.Kg2 Qf5 48.Qe2 Qf6 49.Qc2 Kg7 50.Bb3 Bd4 51.Qe2 e5 52.Bd5 Qf5 53.Be4 Qf7 54.Qc2 Qe6 55.Qc7+ Qf7 56.Qxf7+ Kxf7 57.f3
+2.96/38 37...Qf8 38.Rd7+ Be7 39.Qc3+ Kf7 40.Qc2 Rd8 41.Bxg6+ Kg8 42.Rc7 Qf6 43.Bxh5 b4 44.Rb7 Kh8 45.Be2 Rg8 46.Bd3 Rg7 47.Qe2 Bd6 48.Qh5+ Kg8 49.Qe8+ Bf8 50.Rxb4 Qe7 51.Qxe7 Rxe7 52.Re4 e5 53.Kg2 Kf7 54.Re3 Bh6 55.Re2 Rd7 56.Bb5 Re7 57.Ra2 Bf8 58.Kf3
+3.75/38 37...Rg8 38.Rd7+ Be7 39.Qe3 Rd8 40.Rb7 Re8 41.Bd3 Qc3 42.Bxb5 Qxe3 43.fxe3 Kf7 44.Bxe8+ Kxe8 45.e4 Bf6 46.Kg2 Bc3 47.Kf3 Be5 48.Rb5 Bc3 49.e5 Kf7 50.Rc5 Bd2 51.Rc7+ Kf8 52.Rd7 Bh6 53.Ke4 Ke8 54.Rh7 Kf8 55.Rc7 Bd2 56.Kf3 Bh6 57.Ke4

37. ..., Bd4.

[S.Taylor]

wow, that was very funny after move 37 Lucky for Carlsen maybe.

opposite bishops are a bit like each player having an extra piece. The one who can use his is lucky.