More like it. The rest day has done them good. The first two games are history.
This game went right down to the wire leaving both with a King and Bishop v King and Bishop.
Nothing new at this level. Topalov - Adams Sofia 2007 finished the very same way.
RHP has over 50 examples of such an ending appearing.
(except some of the RHP lads have played on and on looking for a mate…bless them.)
tonymelissa9389 and stevewu have had this KB v KB twice
Game 8659326 and
Game 8966182
(both games ended in a draw. Neither of them stumbled into the mate….there is a mate.)
Carlsen - Anand, Game 3 2013 World Championship. from the final position.
[FEN "8/6k1/8/4K3/2B5/6b1/8/8 w - - 0 52"]
52. Kd4 Kf6 53. Kc3 Ke5 54. Kb2 Kd4 55. Ka1 Kc3 56. Bd3 Kb3 57. Bb1 Be5 {I wonder if both players know they missed this. This mate can only be done with Bishops of opposite colours so who ever said opposite coloured Bishops draw is talking out of the back of their head.}
As for the actual game itself.
How can this be OK. Surely Anand could have pulled more out of this than he did.
If Carlsen is going to spot him bad positions and get away with it then Carlsen
has won the war of nerves.
Anand may look back on this as a missed chance, but Carlsen is slippery.
There were dozens of variations going through Anand’s mind.
I thought it all petered out on move 35. with Anands 35…Bf6.
This is a pure hackers view and the idea (the hit on f2) can appear earlier
but possibly so can the same defensive set - up.
[FEN "1r1r4/6k1/4p1p1/1p5p/1q2B2P/3p2P1/1b1R1P2/3R2KQ w - - 0 35"]
35. Qf3 {Now instead of Bf6 the more aggresive} 35... Bd4 {Black has Rf8 coming.} 36. Bxd3 {Taking back a pawn and giving his Queen a good square.} 36... Rf8 37. Qe4 Rf6 {And Black has all the making of a solid opposite coloured Bishop attack on f2. Which should, in theory tie down the White bits so Black can nurse home the b-pawn.} 38. Kg2 {Break the pin. To answer further presure with f3 or f4.} 38... e5 {Cement in the Bishop} 39. Rc2 {Take the Rook out of the Black Queens sights and hold in reserve Rc7+} 39... Rbf8 {Plan a big swap off on f2 and promote the b-pawn.} 40. Rc7+ {Careful Black. 40...Kg8 41.Qd5+ and 40...Kh8 or Kh6 meet 41.Qb7 White is winning.} 40... R8f7 41. Rdc1 {Again any thoughts of still going for f2 by say 41...Qd2 then 42.Rxf7+ will mate Black. 42...Kxf7 43.Rc7+ and Qd5. So Black to sets up the Alekhine Shotgun.} 41... Qf8 42. f4 {And who is attacking who? No wonder this line or something like it was rejected. Not saying I have it all, but there were enough Carlsen snares knocking about to keep Anand at bay. Maybe Anand decided to draw before move 35. Who knows but he had an edge and he let it go in a controlled dribble.}
Anand Carlsen - game three
12 Nov '13 12:391 edit
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