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Originally posted by vipiu"Anand and Gelfand are tied at 2.5-2.5 after the first five games, all draws, and Kasparov said nothing was likely to change soon." 😀
http://en.ria.ru/sports/20120518/173540997.html
Kasparov opinion about the current match...amazing, he shares the opinion of many "chess fans"
Kasparov is well known for his arrogant statements towards other chess players. Some of these statements are relly annoying, like describing Judith Polgár as a "circus puppet".
But his arrogance can be excused due to his geniality.
Originally posted by vipiuYes, after the game Leko told that he didn't see Qf2
on the las chessbase article about WCC:
"We would strongly advocate replaying the HD video stream that is provided by the organisers (below) and fast forward to the position after White's 14th move – that's around 16:41:00 into the stream, and especially from 16:48:00 onwards. Very entertaining – do not miss it!"
Both GM commentators: Leko and Ian Nepomia...missed Anand's Qf2...and Gelfand confirms missing this move in press conference.
Originally posted by WilfriedvaI was a bit shocked to find out that Anand is older than me. I always imagine him as a young guy. Both these guys in their mid 40s. Is this the oldest WC in history?
Appearances.
Anand always looked like a schoolboy to me,don't think that'll ever change.
Gelfan,I can't decide,homeless drunk or nutty professor.
...and yes, Gelfand does look like he sleeps in that suit...
Originally posted by PacifiqueAnand is clearly not at his best and probably doesn't really deserve to be level at this stage of the match. Gelfand's play has really been that great either, but then again he's playing someone who is more talented than he is.
Anand`s play don`t impress me so far. I would have no doubt about the winner, if not Gelfand`s play in game 8.
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Originally posted by Fat LadyI think they'll both play overly safe in these next two games and we'll see the match cone down to the 4-game 25 min tie breaker round. It would be really fun though see it go all the way to the Armaggedon round though.
Anand is clearly not at his best and probably doesn't really deserve to be level at this stage of the match. Gelfand's play has really been that great either, but then again he's playing someone who is more talented than he is.
In case of a tie at the end of 12 games, there will be a series of tie breaks.
Colors will be drawn and four rapid games will be played. The time control for these games will be 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.
If the score is tied after the four rapid tie break games, colors will be drawn and two blitz games (5 minutes plus 10 seconds increment per move) will be played. If the score is tied after two blitz games, another two-game blitz match will be played, under the same terms. The process will repeat, if necessary, until five blitz matches have been played.
If the score is tied after ten blitz games, a single sudden-death "Armageddon game" will determine the champion. The winner of a draw of lots gets to choose the colour to play, with white given 5 minutes and Black 4 minutes. Beginning with move 61, a three-second increment will be added following each move. If the game is drawn then the player of the Black pieces is declared champion.
Anand defeated Topalov (with Black) in the last WCh match, when Topa self destructed in the final game. Gelfand will need to control his nerves and keep some control on the clock. One slip up now for either player is curtains, so I'd be surprised to see a sharp opening - but that's certainly what I would wish for!