Originally posted by lucifershammerThat could very well be true. I'm impressed with Leko so far - he rebounded after disasterous start, betrayed 1.e4, had guts to play Marshall and kept calmness in time troubles.
[b]Scene: Kramnik camp. The night before.
Svidler: "... 25. bxa6 and it's a clear win for White."
Kramnik: "Hold on, let me see ..."
Svidler: "Trust me - I've seen this position many times before. My Shredder analysis says, 'Forced win for White'."
Kramnik: "You sure?"
Svidler: "Of course! I'm the Marshall expert."
Yeah, right. 😀[/b]
In fact, Kramnik is completely winning - Fritz has him at +4.0 according to the official website. Amazing how difficult it is to draw when that is all you need, even for one of the most solid players in the world.
So Kramnik draws the match, and retains the title of World Champion (or whatever - World Classical Champion, I think!).
Originally posted by KneverKnightI think Anand is simply chuffed no-one recognises him as a valid Chess Champion for winning that travesty of a knock-out tournament a few years back. Quite sad, really.
Yes, Kramnik wins the match by winning the last game. He now will play the winner of the Kasparov-Kasimdzhanov match for the overall unified chess championship. Too bad Anand wasn't playing, but maybe next time.