Carlsen, Aronian, and Moro might play exactly the same. Unfortunately for them they were not able to qualify for this type of match where the stakes and pressure exceed anything they have ever experienced.

In the opening, white played a completely new gambit in order to secure long term positional advantages. Then black sacrificed two pawns, but in return it was he who had more active pieces, giving him compensation for the sacrificed pawn. Overall, quite an interesting game with three positional pawn sacrifices.

The great battle to determine which of these two players sucks the least tragically continues.

It is sad to see Anand wilt under the minor pressure generated by a challenger barely in the top 20. Poor Kramnik had to comment on this game knowing that he still has twice as much talent as Gelfand and is in twice as good form as Vishy.

This pretense of a "world championship" is almost as absurd as when that moniker adorned the second Fischer-Spassky match.

I don't know is Vishy will hold it together in the tiebreaks. Gelfand is no more impressive than he ever is, but at least he is not in a nerve-wracked free fall. If Vishy squeaks through, however, I would bet that he will not opt to defend his title. He does not suffer from self-delusion. He sees the writing on the wall and he has no fighting spirit left. He will simply bow to the class of players who have now surpassed him.

Looks like the "masses" have found chessvibes. Bummer.

Yes...Anand made his fans very disappointed through his short draw offers...specially in two games where he had huge time advantage and position was just getting interesting. Anand said they offer draw when it is obvious to them that the game is going nowhere! What nonsense! If you can tell after only 20 moves or so that the "game is going nowhere" then what does it say about the chess itself? Why play it? Waiting to see if opponent forgot the computer analysis? Isn't chess supposed to be still open-ended with near-infinite possibilities? Then how can you tell that after only 20 moves or so "game is going nowhere". Anand self-inflicted a severe blow to his credibility and fame in this match.

Not to agree, it is very interesting to people, only page I could load (lower traffic I guess) with live games was http://es.chessdom.com/2012/campeonato-del-mundo-%c2%a1en-directo/ all the others plus also official site were slow.

So this means everyone is interested, including you.

you must be living in a cave. chess is already boring in the eyes of the world.

you must be living in a cave. chess is already boring in the eyes of the world.

You have the right to make your comments but I think your comments are unchartiable and ill-informed. This is a World Chess Championship - highest stakes in Chess. They do not play just to entertain you and I!
While you are taking about sterile and boring chess, how about your World Cup "Football" matches? Interesting enough?! And in that game you cannot prepare every move with computers like you can with chess at this level.
I expect people in this forum from Europe and elsewhere to have at least average intelligence. Please dignify it with your comments. I see it lacking with most people with comments in the WC match when it comes to Anand.

Agree.
It looks as Anand is afraid of winning.

What is not suspicious that takes place in Moscow?

Yeah, suspicious at least. The way I see there are only 2 possibilities: Or this have been pre-arranged or they are more than "friends".

Brisago had 4 decided games, the Benoni game in the penultimate round and an exciting last game.
Compared to that it was a thriller.

and why not Carlsen vs Carlsen while you're at ?!?!?

yeap ! or just flip a coin instead like someone proposed the day before yesterday :)

@pircalert +10 Anand is still the WCC. Gelfy didn't beat him.

I honestly doubt it. Anand will crumble under the pressure. I am almost certain. So pitiable. It's about time Gelfand gives him the coup de grace. We have been seeing enough of this.

Just to add, Anand even OFFERED the draw! Outrageous.