Here are the matchups from round 12:
GM Svidler Peter – GM Anand Viswanathan
GM Morozevich Alexander – GM Grischuk Alexander
GM Kramnik Vladimir – GM Leko Peter
GM Aronian Levon – GM Gelfand Boris
What are your predictions?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Go Anand! You’re the best!!
GM Svidler Peter – GM Anand Viswanathan
GM Morozevich Alexander – GM Grischuk Alexander
GM Kramnik Vladimir – GM Leko Peter
GM Aronian Levon – GM Gelfand Boris
All 1-0.
Unknown wrote: The quality of Jan van Reek’s analyses might be surprising, because chess analysis used to be the domain of over-the-board grandmasters. Chess software made it possible for study composers and correspondence players to analyse at a similar level. Scientific ability has become a more important quality.
Is the writing above true? Can an amateur today be a GM analyst, using Zappa, Rybka and others? Obliged.
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it never was easier to become a world champion in chess as in a 14 – round – tournament … i am for matches to determnine a world champion in chess, thats it and thats all.
GM Svidler Peter – GM Anand Viswanathan 1-0 –
“Vishy” should lose at least one game in this tournament.
GM Morozevich Alexander – GM Grischuk Alexander 1-0 –
“Moro” will strike back after the bitter defeat to Anand.
GM Kramnik Vladimir – GM Leko Peter 1/2 – As always…
GM Aronian Levon – GM Gelfand Boris 0-1 – Boris will overtake Levon in the opening, and keep to himself some hope.
YEVLEV.
Svidler-Anand will be a quiet draw.
Morozevich-Grischuk hard to say. I predict either a wild draw or Moro wins.
Kramnik-Leko will be a draw where Kramnik tries to get some edge and Leko defends like a rock.
Aronian-Gelfand ditto.
Svidler-Anand will be 1/2-1/2.
Peter Svidler probably follows and watches more cricket than is good for a chess player’s killer instinct. All he appears to want to do is avoid losing, and he thinks the best way to do that is by settling for draws.
If draws = increased Elo rating, then Svidler would be around Elo 3000+ by now.
Svidler/Anand 1/2
Morozevich/Grischuk 1-0
Kramnik/Leko 1/2
Aronian/Gelfand 1/2
The safest prediction is always three draws and one White win. Of the 4 white players, Morozevich and Svidler have the most to prove, as they are tied for last, but Svidler is not likely to think he can beat Anand, while Morozevich will certainly try his utmost to beat Grischuk.
Mark
1) Quick draw
2) 1-0.
3) Quick draw
4) 1-0. There is money at stake!
From the main page (about the game Anand vs Morozevich):
“The ending could not be more exciting: Anand sacrificed his Queen, and offered his Rook in order to allow his valiant Knight to give the mortal step that assured the crowning of a pawn.”
Does the person who writes this even watch the games?
Instead of finding such impressive expressions they should just take care of telling the truth – no one sacrifized a queen here…..
So if they allow to blame Kramnik (we, the watchers may do, but should the officials do?), then I blame them.
Sam Sloan
“Unknown wrote: The quality of Jan van Reek’s analyses might be surprising, because chess analysis used to be the domain of over-the-board grandmasters. Chess software made it possible for study composers and correspondence players to analyse at a similar level. Scientific ability has become a more important quality.
Is the writing above true? Can an amateur today be a GM analyst, using Zappa, Rybka and others?”
I personally do not believe so. The beauty of annotations is not in the specific variations, but in the conveyance of ideas. Brute-Force analysis via computer never conveys an idea the way a true GM can.
That is why it is beneficial to examine well-annotated games written by the great masters in non-Informant formats, with actual words, expounding on the thought processes of the players and ideas in play on the board.
Kramnik should be a bit upset today and I look for a kill by him against Leko.
All GrandMasters should make known when and where they got their highest chess titles.
i think morozevich had a draw against anand and possibly a win. his queen move was bad. it allowed an easy counter move and the game was over. if morozevich just moved his king first then tryed that move it would have been better. i believe his queen and king attacking anands run away pawn would have given anand real problems.
Kramnik is winning this game:
Kramnik-Leko
In Kramnik-Leko, 30. Bh3 looks devastating — but Kramnik is taking forever on the move, so it must not be so obvious.
And Gelfand wins too:
Aronian-Gelfand
Unbelievable. Three decisions in 4 games! A win for Black! Grandmasters got tired of draws!
Mark