| COMBINATIONS : Pin on the first rank | October 29, 2008 |
Anand, Fifteenth World Chess Champion !
Viswanathan Anand wins the World Chess Championship, which has taken place in Bonn, Germany, from October 15th to October 29th, against Vladimir Kramnik by 6.5:4.5.
In the same time, India dominates World Youth Championship at Vietnam with twelve medals.
India is well-known for his chess stars: Parimrajan Negi, Humpy Koneru, Pentalya Harikrishna, Krishnan Sasikiran... India is now the great chess nation !
Anand wins a lot of game with black pieces using the sharp 'Bb7' variation of the Meran defense. Here is the fifth game of the match, which ended with a tactic shot:
KRAMNIK - ANAND (Bonn 2008, 5th of the match) |
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Kramnik - Anand 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Bxb5 Rg8 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bg3 f5 18. Rfc1 f4 19. Bh4 Be7 20. a4 Bxh4 21. Nxh4 Ke7 22. Ra3 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Ra1 Qc5 25. Qg4 Qe5 26. Nf3 Qf6 27. Re1 Rc5 28. b4 Rc3 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 30. Rd1 Nf6 31. Rxd4 Nxg4 32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. Rxb7 Rc1+ 34. Bf1 |
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| "Vishy" Anand, a great champion ! |