by scribe | May 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
The tenth game of the World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand ended in a relatively short, 25-move draw. However, in his comments GM Shipov does not seem as scornful as he sometimes does when the players settle for a bloodless draw. In...
by scribe | May 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Before I had even finished hauling myself out of bed and taking a shower, Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand had already called it quits for the day. The opening led directly to an endgame, and even though Anand had a little pressure it wasn’t enough to keep the game...
by scribe | May 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Game 9 of Gelfand-Anand has just ended with a draw. According to GM Sergey Shipov, Gelfand let a real opportunity slip. He got a huge if not decisive advantage out of the opening, but apparently rushed a little bit and allowed Anand to reach a difficult but defensible...
by scribe | May 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
At some point yesterday (5/20/2012) this blog had its 100,000-th visitor. Congratulations, whoever you were! Unfortunately I have no prize to offer, unlike the bogus web advertisements with a blinking light saying you are the millionth visitor. Just for comparison, my...
by scribe | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here is my translation of GM Sergey Shipov’s analysis of the seventh game of the World Championship match. I was going to call this post “OLd Man Chess” because Shipov criticizes Anand at one point for playing like an old man. But I decided that...
by scribe | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Boris Gelfand has won the seventh game of the Anand-Gelfand match, and has now taken a one-game lead with five games remaining. He conducted a very impressive queenless mating attack. As GM Sergey Shipov says, Anand was “not recognizable” in this game,...
