by scribe | May 30, 2012 | 2012 world championship, Crestbook, current news, games, translations
In today’s series of four 25-minute games, Viswanathan Anand defeated Boris Gelfand 2.5-1.5 to retain his world championship crown. Grandmaster Sergey Shipov commented on all four games at www.crestbook.com, and you can find Colin McGourty’s translations...
by scribe | May 28, 2012 | 2010 world championship, 2012 world championship, Crestbook, current news, games, positions
In the 2010 World Championship match, Vishy Anand went into the final game deadlocked with Veselin Topalov. It seemed as if the best he could hope for was a tie and a playoff… but then he unexpectedly ended the match with a stirring victory as Black! Could...
by scribe | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
The twelfth and final “classical” game of the Anand-Gelfand match has ended in a draw. For chess fans this game was typical of the whole match — very promising initially, but disappointing in the end for the spectators. Anand, as White, played a new...
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...
