Reports | September 19, 2007 16:15

[lang_nl]Anand grijpt koppositie[/lang_nl][lang_en]Anand takes the lead[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Een geweldige vijfde ronde kreeg ik hier in Mexico meteen voorgeschoteld. Terwijl ik bezig was om de eerste beelden, van het begin van de ronde, te monteren, waren de spelers in prachtige gevechten verwikkeld. Alleen Leko-Kramnik was een vrij rustige remise zodat ik al snel met de camera naar de zaal hiernaast snelde om hun post-mortem (vrij zeldzaam op dit WK) en persconferentie te filmen. Later op de dag won Anand met wit van Svidler en tijdens hun persconferentie versloeg Grischuk met wit Morozevich. Een derde witoverwinning werd geboekt door Gelfand; slachtoffer was Aronian.[/lang_nl][lang_en]It was a great fifth round I've been watching here in Mexico. this fifth round that I could watch on the spot A great fifth round it was, While I was editing the footage of the start of the round, the players were involved in some great fights. Only Leko-Kramnik was a quiet draw which forced me to run to the room next to the press room quickly to film their post-mortem (a rare thing here at the Wch) and press conference. Much later Anand took the clear lead by beating Svidler with White and during their press conference Grischuk won with White against Morozevich. A third White win was scored by Gelfand; his victim was Aronian.[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Eerst maar even mijn eerste filmpje tonen:

Als je wereldkampioen wilt worden, dan moet je kunnen winnen met wit. Aangezien Anand in zijn eerste twee witpartijen niet in de buurt was geweest van voordeel, zal hij blij geweest zijn met Svidlers 2...Pc6. Natuurlijk volgde daarna het Marshall Gambiet en net als Svidler zelf eerder dit toernooi had gedaan, ging Anand in op het pionoffer. Svidler reageerde aanvankelijk goed op Vishy's voorbereiding maar had daar wel veel tijd voor nodig en in beginnende tijdnoodfase raakte hij het spoor bijster.

De persconferentie van Anand-Svidler:

Je zou kunnen zeggen dat Grischuk-Morozevich draaide om ?ɬ©?ɬ©n zet. Toen Moro met zwart besloot om zowel pion c3 als a3 mee te nemen, had hij in de vooruitberekeningen waarschijnlijk het fraaie zetje 24.exf5! gemist. Tenminste, dat vermoeden werd geuit door Grischuk tijdens de persconferentie en Morozevich ontkende het niet. Na de kwaliteitswinst vond Grischuk het al uit.

De persconferentie:

Leko-Kramnik was vooral interessant vanwege de Italiaanse opening, die weinig voorkomt op dit niveau. Maar misschien gaat dat wel veranderen want de reden voor Leko moge duidelijk zijn: niet weer een Russische verdediging. Kramnik vond wits tweede zet niet vervelend - hij heeft hem zelf ook meerdere malen gespeeld - en zo kwamen de twee heren met de o zo solide speelstijl toch nog snel een puntendeling overeen.

Hier de post-mortem van de heren:

En hier de persconferentie die ze meteen na hun analyse gaven:

Gelfand speelde een uitstekende partij vandaag. Zijn nieuwe idee 6.Pf3 en 7.e4 was al een lekker begin; een nieuwtje dat hij al sinds april op de plank had liggen. Hij vond 25...g4 principieel maar vroeg zich toch af of het goed was, aangezien hij enkele zetten later 'gewoon een pion voor stond'. Aronian dacht dat hij zijn dame misschien beter op c8 had kunnen zetten.

De stand:[/lang_nl][lang_en]First I'll show you my first video:

If you want to become world champion, you have to be able to win with White. Anand hadn't come close to an advantage in his first two White games and so he must have been happy to see Svidler's 2...Nc6. Of course what followed was the Marshall Gambit and just like Svidler had done before in this tournament, Vishy accepted the pawn sacrifice. At first Svidler reacted well to his opponent's preparation but he needed much time and in upcoming time trouble he went astray.

The press conference op Anand-Svidler:

You could say Grischuk-Morozevich was all about one move. When Moro decided to take both the pawns on c3 and a3, he probably had missed the great move 24.exf5!. At least that's what Grischuk suspected and said during the press conference and Morozevich did not deny it. After winning the exchange Grischuk considered the position winning already.

The press conference:

Leko-Kramnik was mostly interesting because of the Italian opening, that doesn't occur that much on this level. But perhaps this is going to change because the reason for Leko is clear: no more Petroff. Kramnik did not dislike White's second move - he played it himself a few times - and so the two gentlemen with the oh so solid style cruised to a quick draw anyway.

Here their post-mortem:

And there the press conference they gave right afterwards:

Gelfand played a very strong game today. His new idea 6.Nf3 and 7.e4 was already a nice start; a novelty that was lying on the shelf since April. He thought 25...g4 to be the principled move but still he wasn't sure if it was good, because a few moves later he was "simply a pawn up". Aronian thought his queen might have better gone to c8.

Standings:[/lang_en]



[lang_nl]Speelschema:

Ronde 1: donderdag 13 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Kramnik 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Svidler
Morozevich 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Aronian
Anand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Leko
Ronde 2: vrijdag 14 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Svidler 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Leko
Gelfand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Grischuk
Aronian 
0-1  Anand
Kramnik 
1-0  Morozevich
Ronde 3: zaterdag 15 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Morozevich 
1-0  Svidler
Anand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Aronian
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Ronde 4: zondag 16 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Svidler 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Aronian 
1-0  Leko
Kramnik 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Grischuk
Morozevich 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Anand
Rustdag: maandag 17 september 2007
Ronde 5: dinsdag 18 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
1-0  Svidler
Grischuk 
1-0  Morozevich
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Gelfand 
1-0  Aronian
Ronde 6: woensdag 19 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Aronian 
   Kramnik
Gelfand 
   Morozevich
Grischuk 
   Svidler
Leko 
   Anand
Ronde 7: donderdag 20 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
   Grischuk
Kramnik 
   Gelfand
Morozevich 
   Leko
Svidler 
   Aronian

Tweede helft

Ronde 8: vrijdag 21 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Svidler 
   Kramnik
Aronian 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Anand
Leko 
   Grischuk
Rustdag: zaterdag 22 september 2007
Ronde 9: zondag 23 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
   Aronian
Grischuk 
   Gelfand
Leko 
   Svidler
Morozevich 
   Kramnik
Ronde 10: maandag 24 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Aronian 
   Grischuk
Gelfand 
   Leko
Kramnik 
   Anand
Svidler 
   Morozevich
Ronde 11: dinsdag 25 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Svidler
Grischuk 
   Kramnik
Leko 
   Aronian
Rustdag: woensdag 26 september 2007
Ronde 12: donderdag 27 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Aronian 
   Gelfand
Kramnik 
   Leko
Morozevich 
   Grischuk
Svidler 
   Anand
Ronde 13: vrijdag 28 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Aronian 
   Svidler
Gelfand 
   Kramnik
Grischuk 
   Anand
Leko 
   Morozevich
Ronde 14: zaterdag 29 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
   Leko
Kramnik 
   Aronian
Morozevich 
   Gelfand
Svidler 
   Grischuk

Zondag 30 september

Eventuele tiebreaks, sluitingsceremonie

[/lang_nl][lang_en]Playing schedule:

Round 1: Thursday, Sept. 13th 2007, 14:00h
Kramnik 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Svidler
Morozevich 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Aronian
Anand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Leko
Round 2: Friday, Sept. 14th 2007, 14:00h
Svidler 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Leko
Gelfand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Grischuk
Aronian 
0-1  Anand
Kramnik 
1-0  Morozevich
Round 3: Saturday, Sept. 15th 2007, 14:00h
Morozevich 
1-0  Svidler
Anand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Aronian
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Round 4: Sunday, Sept 16th 2007, 14:00h
Svidler 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Aronian 
1-0  Leko
Kramnik 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Grischuk
Morozevich 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Anand
Free day: Monday, Sept. 11th 2007
Round 5: Tuesday, Sept. 18th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
1-0  Svidler
Grischuk 
1-0  Morozevich
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Gelfand 
1-0  Aronian
Round 6: Wednesday, Sept. 19th 2007, 14:00h
Aronian 
   Kramnik
Gelfand 
   Morozevich
Grischuk 
   Svidler
Leko 
   Anand
Round 7: Thursday, Sept. 20th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
   Grischuk
Kramnik 
   Gelfand
Morozevich 
   Leko
Svidler 
   Aronian

Second half

Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st 2007, 14:00h
Svidler 
   Kramnik
Aronian 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Anand
Leko 
   Grischuk
Free day: Saturday, Sept. 22nd 2007
Round 9: Sunday, Sept. 23th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
   Aronian
Grischuk 
   Gelfand
Leko 
   Svidler
Morozevich 
   Kramnik
Round 10: Monay, Sept. 24th 2007, 14:00h
Aronian 
   Grischuk
Gelfand 
   Leko
Kramnik 
   Anand
Svidler 
   Morozevich
Round 11: Tuesday, Sept. 25th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Svidler
Grischuk 
   Kramnik
Leko 
   Aronian
Free day: Wednesday, Sept. 26th 2007
Round 12: Thursday, Sept 27th 2007, 14:00h
Aronian 
   Gelfand
Kramnik 
   Leko
Morozevich 
   Grischuk
Svidler 
   Anand
Round 13: Friday, Sept. 28th 2007, 14:00h
Aronian 
   Svidler
Grischuk 
   Anand
Leko 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Kramnik
Round 14: Saturday, Sept. 29th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
   Leko
Kramnik 
   Aronian
Morozevich 
   Gelfand
Svidler 
   Grischuk

Sunday, Sept. 30th 2007

Possible tiebreaks, closing ceremony

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Merijn's picture

Good job Peter!!

Enjoy!

peter's picture

Steve, do you think the chess world had a world champion in 1949? (Btw Julian sits next to me and sends his regards!)

name's picture

I think, peter talked about chicken-egg problem.

Gerard's picture

@Shad

"La femme d'argent" from the album "Moon Safari" by Air, a French duo. Great album by the way.

Bert de Bruut's picture

Well Steve, dont worry, a match is scheduled for next year, no matter what!

Steve Giddins's picture

Yes, the world champion in 1949 was Botvinnik. On two occasions, necessity has forced the determining of a champion without a match. One was when Alekhine died in 1946, taking the title to the grave with him. The other was in 1975, when the champion (Fischer) refused to defend his title against the duly qualified challenger (Karpov). In both cases, it was not possible for the title to change hands in the usual way, so other arrangements had to be made. If Kramnik drops dead tomorrow, or retires from chess, then again we would have to find a way to determine a new champion. But all the while he is alive and playing, the only way for anybody to become champion is to beat him in a match.

jussu's picture

Steve,
Kramnik, if he doesn't win in Mexico, will disagree with you, but I guess you are free to call whoever you wish world champion. In any case, there will be a match between Kramnik and the new one, which, although a bit unjust, is a Good Thing [TM].

Steve Giddins's picture

Well, Kramnik's motivation for saying what he did, and agreeing to play in Mexico remains a mystery. I assume he was bribed with a substantial amount of money - that's usually the reason people abandon their principles. Whatever his reason, it is a great shame for chess, and it undoes much of the good he did a year ago, when facing down Topalov. Of course, the correct course of action was to refuse to play in Mexico and insist that it be a Candidates' event, the winner of which would earn the right to a world championship match against Kramnik.

jussu's picture

The most wonderful thing Kramnik did was to agree to play a match against Topalov (winning that match comes in second). Both Kramnik and Topalov made some sacrifices in order to end the Kasparov's schism. The conditions for Mexico were part of the conditions of the Elista match: that the winner would play in Mexico and the loser would not, but most importantly, that there would be no controversy as to who is the current world champion and which way the next one would be determined.

I'm not happy to see the WCC title being given out in a tournament format, but let's not beg for yet another schism. Looks like we really may look forward to a match between the two chess giants of the 21st century. Isn't it great!

forest's picture

Zwijmel! Ownage to the bone!

Steve Giddins's picture

Yes, excellent coverage of a very strong tournament. But to enter a note of controversy, I hope that none of your readers will fall into the trap of regarding this event as a world championship. Let's be quite clear about it - whatever happens in Mexico, Kramnik remains the true world champion, until such time as somebody defeats him in a match. That is how one becomes world chess champion - by defeating the existing champion in a match. Always has been so, always will be, whatever the FIDE dunderheads (to coin a phrase) might say.

Aleksander's picture

Supreme coverage!

Steve Giddins's picture

What on earth are you talking about??

name's picture

Steve,
Suppose, Kramnik wins this match, according to your logic I can and of course you can challenge him and FIDE will be wrong in not allowing me and you.

Shad's picture

Yes, fantastic coverage, Peter. Please keep this up. There's one thing I'd like to know though, if anyone could tell me, what is the intro music to all the videos in this article? I swear, I've heard this tune many times and always wondered what it's name was. Can anyone tell me?

name's picture

Dont be emotional. Just read again what you have written.

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