Thursday, October 12, 2006

Match Ends 6-6

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bd2 Bb4 10. Qb3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bg2 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 f5 14. O-O Qe7 15. cxd5 exd5 16. b4 Nf6 17. Rfc1 Ne4 18. Qb2 O-O 19. b5 Rac8 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Qe2 g5 22. Rab1 Qd7 23. Rc2 Rf6 24. Rbc1 g4 25. Rb2 Rh6 26. Qa6 Rc7 27. Rb8+ Kh7 28. Qa3 Rb7 29. Qf8 Rxb8 30. Qxb8 Qf7 31. Qc8 Qh5 32. Kf1 Nd2+ 33. Ke1 Nc4 34. Bf1 Rf6 35. Bxc4 dxc4 36. Rxc4 Qxh2 37. Ke2 Qh1 38. Rc5 Qb1 39. Qa6 Qb2+ 40. Kf1 Qb1+ 41. Ke2 Qb2+ 42. Kf1 Rh6 43. Qd3 g6 44. Qb3 Rh1+ 45. Kg2 Rh2+ 46. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 47. Kh1 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

Analysis by GM Marin
Analysis by GM Belov

It's worth noting that Kramnik overperformed relative to his rating...
Player
Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Tot.
Perf.
Veselin Topalov
2813
0
0
½
½
(1)
½
½
1
1
0
½
½
6.0
2702
Vladimir Kramnik
2743
1
1
½
½
(0)
½
½
0
0
1
½
½
6.0
2844

I still think he might smoke Topalov in the tiebreak, making any talk of lawsuits moot. Tomorrow might see a new (?) world champion.

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