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Posted by chessbaker mailcafe.net
10/13/2008 04:00:24 play online chess | Subject: WCC
Message: Tomorrow the match between Anand and Kramnik starts for the world tittle.
Seems that on GK nobody is busy with it.... or am I wrong?
Say something about it; who do you think will win and why,prognoses and etc.
I think Anand will win,but with only one point ahead.In my opinion Kramnik is not so good as Anand.Also physical he looks not so fit. As you see him I found he looks always very tired.But that's my opinion ,so common and let us know what yours
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Posted by heinzkat mailcafe.net
10/13/2008 07:48:26 play online chess |
Message: "Seems that on GK nobody is busy with it... or am I wrong?"
There is not so much "chess talking" in the forums here, which does not mean there is no interest in chess ...! Of course we will follow the match. Here is a link:
www.uep-chess.com
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Posted by ketchuplover mailcafe.net
10/13/2008 11:32:59 play online chess |
Message: I'm picking Kramnik to win. Just a gut feeling. I'm downloading the foidos thing now. Hopefully I'll be able to watch it live FOR FREE! I'm not paying for it!!
Being that I'm on dial-up I'm cautiosly optimistic.
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Posted by chessbaker mailcafe.net
10/13/2008 12:09:24 play online chess | wcc
Message: I can not open that foidos thing.I try it from yesterday morning without success
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Posted by heinzkat mailcafe.net
10/13/2008 14:37:58 play online chess | If I understand correctly...
Message: They want you to pay some 90 euros for the software (and you can just follow the WCC then):
www.foidoschess.tv
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Posted by heinzkat mailcafe.net
10/13/2008 15:21:43 play online chess | ...
Message: Tip: try ChessVibes. So far it has always delivered pretty good covering of events (games, analysis, videos, interviews...); I'm sure in Bonn the coverage will excel again:
www.chessvibes.com
(for example, a video of the opening press conference is available there, and all for free)
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Posted by ketchuplover mailcafe.net
10/13/2008 16:13:29 play online chess |
Message:
chess.ca
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Posted by pgroenborg mailcafe.net
10/14/2008 05:53:40 play online chess | Not my hero
Message: I'm with Anand all the way, but Kramnik is very, very solid, like a rock. Remember Kramnik was the one to overthrow Kasparovs 15 years reign - and I was hoping for Kasparov at the time.
I am not a fan of Kramniks style, Anand plays a more lively game I think.
However they have battled in more than a hundred games, the score is more than 90 draws and 19 victories for Anand and 15 for Kramnik, so it is going to be very tight, we should be lucky to get more than 2 or 3 decisive games in the match I think, it is only 12 games, a short match.
I really excited about it, although I fear the cold Russian will beat the warm Indian.
Cheers and have fun
Peter
ps spellchecking of above is funny, it doesn't recognise the players mentioned, lol
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Posted by blake78613 mailcafe.net
10/14/2008 08:23:26 play online chess |
Message: Anand is certainly a talented player. I am not certain that he has the temperament for match play. Psychologically, I give Kramnik an edge.
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Posted by ketchuplover mailcafe.net
10/14/2008 09:54:29 play online chess |
Message: First game drawn in 32. Semi Slav exchange. Kramnik had white.
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Posted by lighttotheright mailcafe.net
10/14/2008 11:39:32 play online chess | Well!!!
Message: That was a rather simple game. I expected something a little more complicated for a World Championship game. There wasn't a whole lot of risk taken on either side.
Given that these guys have played as much as has been stated earlier, I would not expect them to need to feel each other out that much. But that was the sense I got from just observing the moves only. They seemed to be testing what each other might do.
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Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net
10/14/2008 12:20:14 play online chess | Light, then I would suspect ....
Message: That if the players are starting slow, they are seeking to see what can be gained on their own talents and saving the TN's and Improvements for a more critical point. Which will also give the other side less time to switch openings and study something like that. I havent actually seen the game yet. Maybe too to get comfortable with the venue and cast of characters involved. Maybe they just dont have much new ... cough, choke. Yeah, the Russian #1 and th\\Champ with most the rest of the world behind him ... I also suspect they will have a few things in store to dazzle us. ( Got to admit it, even seen a senior ccm make even a Petroff dazzle once. Ah gosh that was HARD ...oh, and of course it did Draw :))
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Posted by pgroenborg mailcafe.net
10/14/2008 12:55:00 play online chess | Numbers
Message: I read about that high number of games between them somewhere on the net, can't recall the source right now, think it was Chess Vibes, but not sure. Other bloggers use different source? i.e. wikipedia has this to say:
Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik have played 51 classical chess games, of which Kramnik won six, Anand took four wins, and 41 games were drawn.
In rapid games, the score is 10–2 in favour of Anand with 34 draws. In blitz the score is 2–2 with four draws. In the blindfold games the score is 4–3 in favour of Kramnik with six draws. In Advanced Chess Kramnik leads 1–0 with seven draws.
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Posted by ketchuplover mailcafe.net
10/15/2008 10:31:51 play online chess |
Message: Game two drawn. More lively than game one imo. I think Kramnik should've tried Rd2 on move 31
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Posted by lighttotheright mailcafe.net
10/16/2008 10:28:24 play online chess |
Message: If 31, ,,, Rd2 then 32. Bb3. Kramnik didn't have an effective attack here.
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Posted by lighttotheright mailcafe.net
10/16/2008 10:52:11 play online chess |
Message: I was trying to think of something else Annand could have tried instead of the queen swap on move 19. If 19. Be7 Rde8 20. Bg5 Qc5 21, h3 h6, Black looks OK and White would probably have to look for a drawn position anyway.
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Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net
10/17/2008 16:30:23 play online chess | already ...
Message: A win for Anand. That's a pretty quick score on K.
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Posted by lighttotheright mailcafe.net
10/17/2008 22:26:56 play online chess |
Message: Now that was a good and exciting game! That's the kind that we expect from a World Champion.
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Posted by vulpecula mailcafe.net
10/20/2008 09:05:24 play online chess | Another win for Vishy
Message: Can anyone see Kramnik recovering from this ??
Regards, Guy
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Posted by ketchuplover mailcafe.net
10/20/2008 09:29:25 play online chess |
Message: Stick a fork in Kramnik. He's done.
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Posted by ogedei mailcafe.net
10/20/2008 11:37:46 play online chess | oy
Message: Just when Kramnik has two Blacks in a row, too...
Time to come out swinging with Black for the first time in years, Vlad.
Good luck with that!
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Posted by cairo mailcafe.net
10/20/2008 13:56:42 play online chess | It
Message: certainly look rather overwhelming for Kramnik and I personally hope that Anand goes all the way, but don't count Kramnik out yet, he is known as a gritty competitor when it looks worse......
best wishes
Cairo
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Posted by ogedei mailcafe.net
10/21/2008 11:41:31 play online chess | Game 6
Message: Wow.
It seems that Anand is working to to prove the old (and heretofore discredited) adage that, "great players never castle!"
It's a great match, but let's hope Vlad can find his form quickly so that we have some competitive games.
It's tough to watch won of your chess heroes going down in flames...
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Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net
10/21/2008 12:32:32 play online chess | ouch~!
Message: Says Anand to Kramnick?
www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqeSUAlI5uI&feature=PlayList&p=03E110C6C3A1931B&index=2&playnext=3&playnext_from=PL
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Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net
10/21/2008 12:43:58 play online chess | btw ...
Message: 1.I know Anand is just too polite to actually Say It ...
2. Thats an extended play you have never heard, I bet.
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Posted by ketchuplover mailcafe.net
10/27/2008 16:39:43 play online chess |
Message: kramnik wins game 10. Anand leads 6-4. Play resumes Wednesday.
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