21 Oct 08
Originally posted by vipiuI was looking at the game 'live', but something seems to be going wrong... Kramnik seemed to have lost another pawn, though, although I haven't been looking very clearly
the GM is saying on the site that there is no compensation for the pawn...so I suppose Anand can push him back now...
I hope Kramnik will not resign and he will try to fight for this 0,5 points...
21 Oct 08
Originally posted by vipiuI find it's more fun to follow the game without reading any commentary. That way you can see where the plans you thought up diverged from the players'. You can go through the commentary when it's all finished and if you are lucky the reasons for not playing the moves you thought of may be given.
the GM is saying on the site that there is no compensation for the pawn...so I suppose Anand can push him back now...
21 Oct 08
Originally posted by Fat LadyAgree, problem is, I don't really have time for all that after-analyzing...
I find it's more fun to follow the game without reading any commentary. That way you can see where the plans you thought up diverged from the players'. You can go through the commentary when it's all finished and if you are lucky the reasons for not playing the moves you thought of may be given.
21 Oct 08
Originally posted by tomtom232I read somewhere that Kramnik has been suffering from ill health for years and this could well be the last time he competes at the highest level.
I wouldn't say that quite yet. Many players have lost the championship only to gain it back again soon after.
21 Oct 08
Originally posted by Fat LadyI think in his last few interviews, Vlad has stated that his health problems have been corrected and are behind him, so I doubt that his health is a significant factor.
I read somewhere that Kramnik has been suffering from ill health for years and this could well be the last time he competes at the highest level.
21 Oct 08
Originally posted by chesskid001It's hard to say... if Kramnik was playing bad then Anand would have a high performance rating and if Kramnik wasn't playing quite as bad but still lost then Anand would have a high performance rating.
Or perhaps it is not that Kramnik is a bad player, but that Anand is a very good one? He has a performance rating near 3000 in this match.
21 Oct 08
Forgive me if this was already discussed, but in the most recent game, Kramnik at one point offered a queen trade early on (move 5 I think) and Anand rejected it. Now obviously it depends on the situation, but in that position, would it not have made sense to trade down material and "play it safe" in order to increase the likelihood of a draw, which would be better for Anand considering he'd already won two games? Was Anand's rejection of the queen trade dictated by the resulting position, or was it maybe more of a psychological thing? Maybe Anand thought he had a solid advantage keeping more material on the board, as he had already won two games and felt keeping things more complicated favored him?
21 Oct 08
Originally posted by stockton1984It's not just about trading down for a draw. You have to make the right trades at the right tim. Apparently, it wasn't the right time.
Forgive me if this was already discussed, but in the most recent game, Kramnik at one point offered a queen trade early on (move 5 I think) and Anand rejected it. Now obviously it depends on the situation, but in that position, would it not have made sense to trade down material and "play it safe" in order to increase the likelihood of a draw, which wo ...[text shortened]... board, as he had already won two games and felt keeping things more complicated favored him?