2008 World Championship Match, Bonn
V Anand (2783) vs. V Kramnik (2772)
Annotated by:
alloutwin (1200)
Chess opening:
Nimzo-Indian (E35), classical, Noa variation, 5.cd ed
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Game 6 of the 2008 World championship match played in Bonn.
Anand leads 3.5 to 1.5, Kramnik has lost twice with black, and surely needs a result now to keep his hopes alive going into the second half of the matches.
http://live.chessdom.com/games has the full game score and annotations from a GM. |
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1. d4
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Every one of these matches has been started 1. d4. Neither player willing to take the risk of the generally more tactical 1. e4
I wont bother putting in all the complicated computer generated variations, if you wish to do this then by all means leave comments, otherwise just enjoy the game |
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1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2
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Nimzo-Indian, classical variation |
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4... d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5
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Taking with the pawn leads to sharper variations, although I initially was surprised by the move, it is played in about half the games in this position. |
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6. Nf3 Qf5
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All very standard pre-prepared opening theory, black allows white to double the f-pawns, but gains pressure on the e4 pawn |
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7. Qb3
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A more unusual move according to the database |
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7... Nc6
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Rather than retreat the bishop Kramnik protects it, and exerts pressure on the d4 pawn |
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8. Bd2
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Unpinning the knight |
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8... O-O 9. h3
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Preparing g4 |
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9... b6
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Aiming to fianchetto the bishop and exploit weaknesses along the a8-h1 diagonal if Anand playes g4 |
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10. g4
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Played anyway |
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10... Qa5 11. Rc1
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Giving the option of recapturing with the rook |
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11... Bb7
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As planned, perhaps threatening Nxd4 since f3 knight will be pinned to the rook |
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12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3
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Protecting the pawn on d4 and attacking the queen |
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13... Qd5
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No other safe squares, but this prompts a queen exchange which would normally lead to a fairly boring game. |
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14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd2 Nf6
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Again threatening Nxd4. Though Anand would have the threat Rxc7 once the knight moves. |
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16. Rg1
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Puts the rook on a good file, and removes the pin |
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16... Rac8
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Kramnik removes the pin on his knight |
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17. Bg2
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Another simple threat with Ne5 |
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17... Ne7 18. Bb4 c5
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Rather than passively defend the knight with Rfe8, Kramnik sac's a pawn in exchange for a good attack through the centre |
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19. dxc5 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 bxc5 22. Rxc5 Ne4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8
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After all those exchanges we will see Anand having to retreat all his pieces into defensive positions |
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