[lang_nl]Hoewel er na vandaag nog vier ronden te spelen zijn, was het treffen Kramnik-Anand natuurlijk een cruciale partij op dit WK. Vishy overleefde opnieuw een stelling met een kleine materi?ɬ´le achterstand tegen Kramnik en wist zijn voorsprong in het klassement te behouden omdat Gelfand eerder al eeuwig schaak had gegeven tegen Leko. Svidler werd verrast door de openingskeuze van zijn tegenstander maar had toch ?ɬ©?ɬ©n zet lang kunnen winnen. Het werd remise. Aronian won volgens de woorden van zijn tegenstander Grischuk met een ?¢‚ǨÀúbriljante aanval' in het eindspel.[/lang_nl] [lang_en]Although after today four rounds still have to be played, the game Kramnik-Anand was of course a crucial one at this WCC. Again Vishy survived a position with a slight material deficit against Kramnik and consolidated his lead since Gelfand had placed a perpetual at Leko's king. Like in almost any game, Svidler was surprised by Morozevich's opening choice but still could have won in one position. It was a draw. Aronian won, according to his opponent Grischuk with a "brilliant attack" in the ending.[/lang_en]
[lang_nl]De hele dag ging de aandacht uit naar Kramnik-Anand. Sommigen waren verbaasd over Vishy's openingskeuze, die te scherp zou zijn, maar met de voorbereiding zat het snor. Een uitgekiend kwaloffer leidde tot een situatie waarin beide partijen hun stelling niet echt konden verbeteren.
Allereerst een intro, waarvan je ongetwijfeld de regisseur Macauley herkent, die voor ICC in Mexico is. Sinds ik hier ben heb ik zijn filmpjes niet meer getoond hier maar ik moet ze zeker nog een keer noemen want ze zijn zoals de Amerikanen zeggen top-notch. Bekijk ze
Hier de volledige persconferentie:
Svidler kan er gelukkig nog om lachen maar hij had voor de zoveelste maal weinig aan zijn voorbereiding toen de door Morozevich zeer weinig gespeelde Caro-Kann op het bord kwam. Beide spelers hadden in tijdnood last van schaakblindheid en overzagen dat Te7 overbelast was in een bepaalde variant.
Gelfand moest zich op de persconferentie andermaal verdedigen dat hij binnen dertig zetten remise had gespeeld. Hij prees Leko's voorbereiding en probeerde uit te leggen dat er echt wel voldoende interessante partijen gespeeld worden op het WK.
Aronian-Grischuk was bijzonder vanwege het originele openingsfase maar vooral vanwege de slotcombinatie van de witspeler.
Anand is bijzonder dichtbij de wereldtitel. Met een punt voorsprong op Gelfand speelt hij nog tegen Morozevich met wit, Svidler met zwart, Grischuk met zwart en tegen Leko met wit. Normaal gesproken (en in deze vorm) gaat hij niet meer verliezen en niemand anders zal op 8,5 uit 14 komen. Maar wie weet.
De stand (klik voor grotere versie):[/lang_nl][lang_en]All day all attention was focused on Kramnik-Anand. Some were surprised by Vishy's opening choice and called it too sharp, but with his preparation nothing was wrong. A well-timed exchange sacrifice eventually led to a situation in which both sides couldn't really improve their position anymore.
First an intro. You will surely recognize its director Macauley, who's in Mexico for ICC. Since I'm here, I haven't embedded his videos but I surely have to mention them again because in my humble opinion they're top-notch. Watch them
And here the full press conference:
The good thing is that he can still laugh about it, but Svidler keeps on preparing for anything but the openings his opponents play. Morozevich chose the Caro-Kann, which he very rarely does. In the time scramble both players suffered from a blind spot and missed a mate on g7 in a certain variation.
It wasn't the first time Gelfand had to defend himself for playing a draw within thirty moves. He praised Leko's preparation and tried to explain that enough interesting games have been played so far at this WCC.
Aronian-Grischuk was special because of its original start and even more because of the very nice final combination by White.
Anand is very close to the world title now. With a point clear of Gelfand he'll play Morozevich with White, Svidler with Black, Grischuk with Black and then Leko with White. He will not lose a game, normally speaking (and with this form) and it's highly unlikely somebody else will be able to score 8,5 out of 14.
Standings (click for bigger version):[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Uitslagen/speelschema:
| Ronde 1: donderdag 13 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Kramnik
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?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Svidler |
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Morozevich
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?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Aronian |
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Anand
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?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Gelfand |
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Grischuk
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?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Leko |
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| Ronde 2: vrijdag 14 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Leko |
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Gelfand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Grischuk |
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Aronian
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0-1 |
Anand |
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Kramnik
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1-0 |
Morozevich |
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| Ronde 3: zaterdag 15 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Morozevich
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1-0 |
Svidler |
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Anand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Kramnik |
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Grischuk
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Aronian |
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Leko
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Gelfand |
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| Ronde 4: zondag 16 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Gelfand |
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Aronian
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1-0 |
Leko |
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Kramnik
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Grischuk |
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Morozevich
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?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Anand |
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Rustdag: maandag 17 september 2007
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| Ronde 5: dinsdag 18 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Anand
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1-0 |
Svidler |
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Grischuk
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1-0 |
Morozevich |
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Leko
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?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Kramnik |
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Gelfand
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1-0 |
Aronian |
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| Ronde 6: woensdag 19 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Aronian
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Kramnik |
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Gelfand
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1-0 |
Morozevich |
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Grischuk
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Svidler |
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Leko
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Anand |
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| Ronde 7: donderdag 20 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Anand
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1-0 |
Grischuk |
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Kramnik
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Gelfand |
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Morozevich
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Leko |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Aronian |
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Tweede helft
| Ronde 8: vrijdag 21 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Kramnik |
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Aronian
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Morozevich |
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Gelfand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Anand |
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Leko
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1-0 |
Grischuk |
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Rustdag: zaterdag 22 september 2007
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| Ronde 9: zondag 23 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Anand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Aronian |
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Grischuk
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1-0 |
Gelfand |
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Leko
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Svidler |
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Morozevich
|
1-0 |
Kramnik |
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| Ronde 10: maandag 24 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Aronian
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1-0 |
Grischuk |
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Gelfand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Leko |
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Kramnik
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Anand |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Morozevich |
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| Ronde 11: dinsdag 25 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Anand
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Morozevich |
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Gelfand
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Svidler |
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Grischuk
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Kramnik |
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Leko
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Aronian |
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Rustdag: woensdag 26 september 2007
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| Ronde 12: donderdag 27 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Aronian
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Gelfand |
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Kramnik
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Leko |
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Morozevich
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Grischuk |
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Svidler
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|
Anand |
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| Ronde 13: vrijdag 28 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Aronian
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Svidler |
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Gelfand
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Kramnik |
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Grischuk
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Anand |
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Leko
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Morozevich |
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| Ronde 14: zaterdag 29 september 2007, 14.00 uur |
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Anand
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Leko |
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Kramnik
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Aronian |
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Morozevich
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Gelfand |
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Svidler
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Grischuk |
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Zondag 30 september
Eventuele tiebreaks, sluitingsceremonie
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[/lang_nl][lang_en]Results/schedule:
| Round 1: Thursday, Sept. 13th 2007, 14:00h |
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Kramnik
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Svidler |
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Morozevich
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Aronian |
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Anand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Gelfand |
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Grischuk
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Leko |
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| Round 2: Friday, Sept. 14th 2007, 14:00h |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Leko |
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Gelfand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Grischuk |
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Aronian
|
0-1 |
Anand |
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Kramnik
|
1-0 |
Morozevich |
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| Round 3: Saturday, Sept. 15th 2007, 14:00h |
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Morozevich
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1-0 |
Svidler |
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Anand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Kramnik |
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Grischuk
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Aronian |
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Leko
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Gelfand |
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| Round 4: Sunday, Sept 16th 2007, 14:00h |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Gelfand |
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Aronian
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1-0 |
Leko |
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Kramnik
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Grischuk |
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Morozevich
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Anand |
|
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Free day: Monday, Sept. 11th 2007
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| Round 5: Tuesday, Sept. 18th 2007, 14:00h |
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Anand
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1-0 |
Svidler |
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Grischuk
|
1-0 |
Morozevich |
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Leko
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Kramnik |
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Gelfand
|
1-0 |
Aronian |
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| Round 6: Wednesday, Sept. 19th 2007, 14:00h |
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Aronian
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Kramnik |
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Gelfand
|
1-0 |
Morozevich |
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Grischuk
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Svidler |
|
Leko
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Anand |
|
| Round 7: Thursday, Sept. 20th 2007, 14:00h |
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Anand
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1-0 |
Grischuk |
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Kramnik
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Gelfand |
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Morozevich
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Leko |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Aronian |
|
Second half
| Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st 2007, 14:00h |
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Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Kramnik |
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Aronian
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Morozevich |
|
Gelfand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Anand |
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Leko
|
1-0 |
Grischuk |
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Free day: Saturday, Sept. 22nd 2007
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| Round 9: Sunday, Sept. 23th 2007, 14:00h |
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Anand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Aronian |
|
Grischuk
|
1-0 |
Gelfand |
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Leko
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Svidler |
|
Morozevich
|
1-0 |
Kramnik |
|
| Round 10: Monay, Sept. 24th 2007, 14:00h |
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Aronian
|
1-0 |
Grischuk |
|
Gelfand
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Leko |
|
Kramnik
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Anand |
|
Svidler
|
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? |
Morozevich |
|
| Round 11: Tuesday, Sept. 25th 2007, 14:00h |
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Anand
|
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Morozevich |
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Gelfand
|
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Svidler |
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Grischuk
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Kramnik |
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Leko
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Aronian |
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Free day: Wednesday, Sept. 26th 2007
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| Round 12: Thursday, Sept 27th 2007, 14:00h |
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Aronian
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Gelfand |
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Kramnik
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Leko |
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Morozevich
|
|
Grischuk |
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Svidler
|
|
Anand |
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| Round 13: Friday, Sept. 28th 2007, 14:00h |
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Aronian
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Svidler |
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Grischuk
|
|
Anand |
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Leko
|
|
Morozevich |
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Gelfand
|
|
Kramnik |
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| Round 14: Saturday, Sept. 29th 2007, 14:00h |
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Anand
|
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Leko |
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Kramnik
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Aronian |
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Morozevich
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Gelfand |
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Svidler
|
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Grischuk |
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Sunday, Sept. 30th 2007
Possible tiebreaks, closing ceremony
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[/lang_en]
Comments
peter
4 years 4 months ago
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The title referred more to the fact that Anand is leading and Kramnik had declared his White game of crucial importance in the tournament. In this sense, Anand has survived Kramnik's attempt to catch him.
Marvol
4 years 4 months ago
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Excellent as always Peter.
Just one thing that slightly bugs me - I was trying to keep quiet about it but you keep repeating it...
Verliezen = to lose, with only one o.
It just hurts every time I see it spelled 'loose' (= los) :(.
That's all, really. Sorry to be a pedantic pain in the (...).
pete
4 years 4 months ago
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I am glad there are players like Morozevich to break up the monotony otherwise it would have been kinda dull tournament. I miss Topalov and Ivanchuk here, they would have made the games more interesting for sure.
peter
4 years 4 months ago
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Thx Marvol, I'll try to watch that.
Christos (Greece)
4 years 4 months ago
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Excellent work, excellent videos, as always!
One question: In the first short video of Kramnik - Anand, we can see they had a post-mortem analysis, with Grischuk also participating. Do you have the full video with sound, and will you upload it?
Harish Srinivasan
4 years 4 months ago
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Thanks for the great videos and interviews. Just one thought, I wonder why you have in it, "Anand survives". I thought, Anand was always better in the game and it was "Kramnik survives". Anyway, keep up the good work.
Carl Lumma
4 years 4 months ago
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Does anyone know what the last questions (to Kramnik) was, and what Kramnik said in reply? I can't make it out in this audio. Is there a transcript anywhere?
-Carl
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