The World Championship Predictions

Originally posted by Fat Lady
How about this line for Gelfand:
[pgn]
[FEN "rn1qr1k1/pp3p1p/3p2p1/2pP3n/2P3P1/2N2P2/PP1Q3P/Rb1K1B1R w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

{--------------
r n . q r . k .
p p . . . p . p
. . . p . . p .
. . p P . . . n
. . P . . . P .
. . N . . P . .
P P . Q . . . P
R b . K . B . R
white to play
--------------}
1. Rxb1 Qf6 2. gxh5 Qxf3+ 3. Kc2 Qxh1 4. Qf ...[text shortened]... Anand seems to have several very clear plans if Gelfand just retreats his knight on move 14.

Originally posted by Fat Lady
How about this line for Gelfand:
[pgn]
[FEN "rn1qr1k1/pp3p1p/3p2p1/2pP3n/2P3P1/2N2P2/PP1Q3P/Rb1K1B1R w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

{--------------
r n . q r . k .
p p . . . p . p
. . . p . . p .
. . p P . . . n
. . P . . . P .
. . N . . P . .
P P . Q . . . P
R b . K . B . R
white to play
--------------}
1. Rxb1 Qf6 2. gxh5 Qxf3+ 3. Kc2 Qxh1 4. Qf ...[text shortened]... Anand seems to have several very clear plans if Gelfand just retreats his knight on move 14.

wow Vishy wins with a Chandler trap! the two grandmasters in the studio are floored!

Obviously Gelfand didn't like my idea much - he followed it so far and then resigned before getting to the position that I though was interesting.

Originally posted by Pacifique
And if Anand plays Bg2 instead of dxc6....?

It's over! Anand wins in 17 moves! What a statement!!

Game decided by blunder. Are fans of "real chess" happy now?

Originally posted by vipiu
Bg2 Qxh2 ?

noooo...not again, please, not again equal score...please...don't tell me that now again both players are happy with a draw in the next game, and in the next one...etc 🙁

Originally posted by 93confirmed
Can't White just play Kd2 after the Knight check. I don't see a line that would save the Queen.

Originally posted by Pacifique
Game decided by blunder. Are fans of "real chess" happy now?

Originally posted by vipiu
yes! please point the blunder

Originally posted by Pacifique
Move 14 of course.

just give the guys a difficult sharp position(not analyzed at home) and they will blunder every 5-10 moves. Spare me with remarks that the first games were drawn due to their perfect play and preparation. They are not engines.

Originally posted by vipiu
some say that the position was already grim for black...