Defending chess champ wins game 3
For the first time in the series, the contestants really mix it up.
Last update: October 17, 2008 – 7:19 PM
BONN, GERMANY – Defending world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India scored the first victory in his title match against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia with a third game that saw both players go at each other with gusto.
After a dull draw in game one and a complex but civilized draw in game two, the two engaged in play they described as “complicated,” but that description hardly caught the flavor of Friday’s game.
Anand, playing black, opted for the supersharp Meran Variation of the Semi-Slav Defense.
Anand’s 14th move, a bishop to b7, was a novelty at this level of play.
Computer analysis suggested that white had a clear advantage, but the difficulties facing a flesh-and-blood player were considerable.
Kramnik told reporters afterward, “It’s a mess, but I wasn’t worse.”
Source: http://www.startribune.com
“It’s a mess, but I wasn’t worse”
No you weren’t. After move one you weren’t worse at all.
Muahahahahahaha.
I don’t like Russian chess players. They drink too much vodka which makes their heads bigger. With big heads they scare their opponents and win games this way.