Topalov v. Kramnik

Personally I feel that 12 games are too few to decide a championship, it should have been a minimum of 24. Seeing especially the way Kramnik escaped vs Leko, it will make less of a mouth-watering contest with only a dozen games.

On the game, Topalov appeared to be pressing too hard and rejected the repeating of moves.

TO be serious: Vladimir Kramnik will win the match because of following reasons.
Playing his "old" repertoire 1. Nf3 or 1. d4 (he seldom loses a game with it). With black a solid Russian defence or Berliner wall.
Curios I am when he opens 1.e4. A invitation to the sicilian can be in favour of V.Topalov.
We will see!!

game two is lookingn fairly drawish but it seems if anyone would win the game it would be kramnick🙁

topa is maybe okay now but certainly not winning: 42. bg5

If anyone wants to see the game,

http://www.worldchess2006.com/main.asp?id=918

looking bad for topa, hes lost very likely🙁
he was winning both games and is going to end up losing both games

its so hard to tell what the position is, topa is down a whole rook but has two passed pawns on the sixth rank supported by the king and might get another passer but hes down a rook!!! im so confused....

Originally posted by chesskid001
If anyone wants to see the game,

http://www.worldchess2006.com/main.asp?id=918

its over topalov loses

So, Topalov misses a draw in game one and a win in game two. Could have been a game up, instead he's two down. Not looking good for him!