World Chess Championship 2012 Moscow, Game 5 Sicilian, Sveshnikov Variation Anand,Viswanathan (2799) – Gelfand,Boris (2739) 17.05.2012 1.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 ½–½
Game 5: World Chess Championship 2012 – Anand vs Gelfand
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Game 6: Anand vs. Gelfand – 2012 FIDE World Chess Championship
May 18th, 2012Video Playlist: ►www.youtube.com ►facebook.com This is game 6 (six) from the 2012 Fide World Chess Championship match between the current champion, Viswanathan Anand (India), and challenger Boris Gelfand (Israel). Opening: Queen’s Gambit Declined Semi-Slav ECO D45 [Event "2012 World Chess Championship"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2012.05.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2791"] [Plycount "58"] [Eventdate "2012.??.??"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Qc2 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Be2 Be6 9.OO Nc6 10.Rd1 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Rxd4 Bc5 13.Rd1 Qe7 14.Bf3 OO 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 1/2-1/2 draw Internet ChessClub chessclub.com
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May 18th, 2012Anand-Gelfand Match Score: 3.0-3.0
The sixth game and the same result. Anand and Gelfand once again played the Slav Defence. This time the challenger opted for the variation 6.Qc2 instead of 6.b3. The game developed further on quietly: Black got an isolated pawn in the centre, but it was compensated for by a somewhat passive position of the white pieces. Soon the d5-pawn was exchanged and the position simplified. By move 25 each side had a rook and a bishop of the same colour remaining on the board. The resulting endgame was estimated as drawn and four moves later the contenders agreed to a draw. The match score is equal: 3-3. Tomorrow, on 19 May, the opponents have a rest day. The seventh game will be played on Sunday, 20 May. Boris Gelfand will play White.
Today Garry Kasparov, the 13th world champion, was the honoured guest at the match. At the press conference, Garry readily answered many questions from the journalists in great detail. Then he joined first the English-speaking commentators, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam and Peter Svilder, and after that the Russian-speaking commentators, Ilya Smirin and Alexander Grischuk, and took part in analyzing the game. Later Kasparov went down to the chess courtyard where he played a simul against young talented Russian chess players.
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Garry Kasparov Comments about the Anand-Gelfand World Chess
May 18th, 2012“The most ‘popular,’ the most ‘successful’ writers among us (for a brief period, at least) are, 99 times out of a hundred, persons of mere effrontery–in a word, busy-bodies, toadies, quacks.”–Edgar Allan Poe
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Game 2: Anand vs. Gelfand – 2012 FIDE World Chess Championship
May 15th, 2012►facebook.com ►twitter.com This is game 2 (two) from the 2012 Fide World Chess Championship match between the current champion, Viswanathan Anand (India), and challenger Boris Gelfand (Israel). Opening: Queen’s Gambit Declined Semi-Slav ECO D45 [Event "WCh 2012"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.05.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2791"] [Plycount "49"] [Eventdate "2012.05.11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 OO 9.OO Bd6 10.Rc1 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.dxe5 Nxe4 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 1/2-1/2 Internet ChessClub chessclub.com
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Europe-Echecs World Chess Championship 2012 Video Game 4 – 4
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World Chess Championship 2012 Moscow, Game 2 Gelfand vs Anand
May 12th, 2012Boris Gelfand vs Vishwanathan Anand WCC 2012 Moscow, Game 2, 12.05.2012 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 [5...Nbd7] 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0 Bd6 10.Rc1 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 [12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Ne2] 12…dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 [14...exd4 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7 16.Ng5+ Kg8 17.Qh5 Nf6] 15.dxe5 [15.Bg5 exd4 16.Qxd4 Bxh2+ 17.Kxh2 Qxd4 18.Nxd4 Nxe4³] 15…Nxe4 16.exd6 Qxd6 17.Be3 Bf5 18.Qxd6 Nxd6 19.Nd4 20.Nxf5 Nxf5 21.Bc5 h5 22.Rfd1 Rac8 23.Kf1 f6 24.Bb4 Kh7 25.Rc5½–½
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Chess World.net: World Chess Championship 2012 – Game 2 – GM Gelfand vs GM Anand
May 12th, 2012►Kingscrusher’s Greatest Hit Videos! : tinyurl.com ►Play FREE online chess at www.chessworld.net or realtime at http Chess World.net: World Chess Championship 2012 – Game 2 – GM Gelfand vs GM Anand [Event "Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship"] [Site "0:20:33-0:52:33"] [Date "2012.05.12"] [EventDate "2012.05.10"] [Round "2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Boris Gelfand"] [Black "Viswanathan Anand"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "49"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 (3. Nf3 Bf5 (3… Nf6 4. e3 Bf5)) 3… Nf6 4. e3 e6 ( 4… Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7 (6… b6 7. Bb5+ Nbd7) 7. Nxd5) 5. Nf3 a6 ( 5… Nbd7) 6. b3 (6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5) (6. c5) 6… Bb4 7. Bd2 (7. Bb2 Ne4 8. Qc2 Qa5 9. Rc1 Qxa2 10. Ra1 Bxc3+) 7… Nbd7 8. Bd3 OO 9. OO Bd6 ( 9… Re8 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bxd2 12. dxc6) 10. Rc1 (10. e4) (10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 Bc7 13. Na4) 10… e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5) 12… dxe4 (12… exd4 13. Nxd5 (13. Nxd4 Nc5)) 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. dxe5 (15. Bg5 exd4 16. Qxd4 (16. Nxd4 h6 17. Bxf6 (17. Bh4 g5) 17… Qxf6) (16. Bb1) (16. h3 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxd4) 16… Bxh2+ 17. Nxh2 ( 17. Kxh2 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxe4) 17… Qxd4) 15… Nxe4 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Be3 Bf5 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Nd4 Rfe8 (19… Bg6 20. Rc7 (20. f3) (20. f3 Nf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Rc7) 20… Rac8) 20. Nxf5 (20. Bf4 Re4) 20… Nxf5 21. Bc5 h5 22. Rfd1 (22. h3 h4) 22… Rac8 23. Kf1 (23. Rd7 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Re1#) 23… f6 24. Bb4 ( 24. Rd5 g6 (24 <b>…</b>
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May 6th, 2012Oh, God, Thousand Buddha,
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