As you can see to the left, I've added the newsfeed to the World Blitz Championship 2008 in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. I've been looking forward to this event, bad news for me is that I do have yet ANOTHER doctor's appt. on Nov, 7. I hope I don't miss too many games. I am going to try (to the best of my ability) to keep up with the games and post them on my website (this would be all of them) and special ones here. Here is the list of players committed to playing at this date.
Participants:
Amin Bassem (Egypt)*
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)*
Krishnan Sasikiran (India)
Gata Kamsky (USA)*
Alexander Morozevitch (Russia)
Leinier Domiguez Perez (Cuba)*
Rafael Vaganian (Armenia)
Sergey Rublevsky (Russia)
Teimur Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
Vlad Tkachev (France)
Peter Svidler (Russia)
Alexander Grischuk (Russia)
Boris Gelfand (Israel)
Judit Polgar (Hungary)
Vassiliy Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
Murtas Kazhgaleev (Kazakhstan)
(Spelling of Names at Official Site)
* Known to have played TransWarp
Also, I wanted to update my list of World Junior Champions played by TransWarp. Order is: ICC handle; Real Name; Country Represented; Year Won; Site of Tournament.
Dlugy: GM Maxim Dlugy USA (1985) Sharjah, UAE
GMAlex: GM Emil Sutovsky Israel (1996) Medellin, Colombia
junior: GM Ilya Gurevich USA (1990) Santiago, Chile
garompon: GM Pablo Zarnicki Argentina (1992) Buenos Aires, Argentina
A-Adly: GM Ahmed Adly Egypt (2007) Yerevan, Armenia
tomcruise: GM Pentala Harikrishna (2004) Kochi, India
azerichess: GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2-time Winner (2003) Nahkchivan, Nahkchivan Autonomous Republic (2005) Istanbul, Turkey
These are of course the U-20 Champions who now are given the GM Title if they win the tournament as it's so strong. 1994's winner GM Helgi Grétarsson being the first to get the award (source Wikipedia). It's pretty cool to have had these GM's play TransWarp, No World Champion as far as I know, or other World Junior Champions...but with so many anonymous GM's playing, who knows! Of all the WJC's above, Dlugy has played TransWarp the most I would say, with 305 ICC searchable games, don't think he has played any bullet (again, these aren't saved on the server). TransWarp just passed 10,500 games with 2 games from former World u-18 Champion Robert Kempinski! As I look at the u-18, u-16, u-14, u-12 and u-10 World Junior Champions, I see many more who have progressed to FM, IM & GM status (Even untitled Jorge Sammour-Hasbun! Representing Honduras at the time, tied with John Viloria of the US in the u-10 category in 1988, ICC handle NECF-InSchools & 2 year in a row Dos Hermanas online tournament champion. Maybe I will do a post on all those Champions who have played on an even slower day! :)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
TransWarp's Latest Action
With all the tournaments going on around the world, games have been slow to come. I hope that's the reason! GM Maxim Dlugy took some time out of his day to play some games again, I thank him of course. I do not want to embarrass any player, but when there haven't been many games, the lastest just happens to be a win by TW. I like posting human wins or draws, especially of those courteous players I have been priviledged to chat with on ICC.
GM Maxim Dlugy vs TransWarp
GM Maxim Dlugy vs TransWarp
A little late (X-Ray appt this time..Boo) Anand Wins World Championship!
GrandMaster Viswanathan Anand won the World Title of Chess yesterday with a draw, giving him 6.5 pts out of a possible 12 to eliminate GM Vladimir Kramnik's challenge. Final score being 6.5-4.5 in Anand's favor, Kramnik just didn't seem to be in the match, I don't know if his auto-immune disease played a factor, but as a fellow auto-immune disease victim, I know that play is very hard while hurting. GM Kramnik suffers from Ankylosing Spondylitis, Here's a quote from Medicinenet.Com of what it is exactly.
"Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac joints. The sacroiliac joints are located in the low back where the sacrum (the bone directly above the tailbone) meets the iliac bones (bones on either side of the upper buttocks). Chronic inflammation in these areas causes pain and stiffness in and around the spine. Over time, chronic spinal inflammation (spondylitis) can lead to a complete cementing together (fusion) of the vertebrae, a process referred to as ankylosis. Ankylosis leads to loss of mobility of the spine.
Ankylosing spondylitis is also a systemic rheumatic disease, meaning it can affect other tissues throughout the body. Accordingly, it can cause inflammation in or injury to other joints away from the spine, as well as other organs, such as the eyes, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Ankylosing spondylitis shares many features with several other arthritis conditions, such as psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, and arthritis associated with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Each of these arthritic conditions can cause disease and inflammation in the spine, other joints, eyes, skin, mouth, and various organs. In view of their similarities and tendency to cause inflammation of the spine, these conditions are collectively referred to as "spondyloarthropathies."
Ankylosing spondylitis is two to three times more common in males than in females. In women, joints away from the spine are more frequently affected than in men. Ankylosing spondylitis affects all age groups, including children. The most common age of onset of symptoms is in the second and third decades of life."
www.medicinenet.com
Many people ask why I just use a computer to analyse games (Like the WC Match). At one time I may have been able to do so, but now with 150mg of slow-release morphine, percocet and valium as well as about 15 other drugs coursing through my system, it's very hard to concentrate, so I use the computer as a tool (Deep Rybka 3.0 is the engine, developed by IM Vasik Rajlich, who I thank heartfully for his help). And since I am observing the games, many people ask for computer evaluations, they want to have an idea what the computer says about the game, possible lines and who the computer favors at that moment, it can also show errors in the game in almost real-time as well as awesome moves no one saw (except other titled players & very strong players watching, as well as the average patzer like me who actually sees it in a rare moment of clarity!) So I respect GM Kramnik in his try for the World Championship with this condition, as my Dad has the same illness, I know what he can be going through during flares. There are times when you can be in relative comfort when medicine has reduced the inflammation and it's a mild case, but still, to be a Super-GM with this condition, is an achievement in it's own. Sadly, I suspect he will have trying times ahead, and hope he does well.
Here is the game...after the long personal commentary...
GM Anand vs GM Kramnik: Annotations courtesy of Chessdom.Com
Anand has White pieces and needs only to draw. This shouldn't be too hard for him, though Kramnik finally found his form.
1.e4 I thought that this move won't be played at all in the match.
1... c5 (1... e5 would pretty much mean surrendering the title.)
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 ( Instead of Anand's favorite 6.Be3)
6... e6 7.f4 Qc7 In the main lines of 7...Qb6 or 7...Nbd7 White may force the draw result.
8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.f5 (9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Be2 is the most popular way for White to fight for opening advantage.)
9... Qc5 (9... Nc6 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Bc4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Rg8 13.O-O-O bears no risk for White.)
10.Qd3 Nc6 11.Nb3 Qe5 The Queen got to an excellent square. The drawback is that 'b6' is left unprotected.
12.O-O-O exf5 Capturing the pawn seems anti positional, but otherwise Black has no active plan.
13.Qe3 Bg7 ( Kramnik spent a lot of time over this move and now the clock readings are equal: 1.10 1.10. Nevertheless, it seems to weird to be good. 13... fxe4 seems to be risky, but deserved testing. In lines as 14.Rd5 Qe6 15.Nxe4 (15.Nd4 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 is stronger) 15... f5 16.Nxd6+ Bxd6 17.Qxe6+ fxe6 18.Rxd6 Ke7 Black is OK.)
14.Rd5 Qe7 15.Qg3 Rg8 Kramnik is balancing with only moves the threat to get into strategically lost position.
16.Qf4 fxe4 17.Nxe4 f5 (17... Be6 only looks promising. In fact 18.Rd1 Kf8 19.Ng3 leaves Black without any counterplay.)
18.Nxd6+ Kf8 19.Nxc8 Rxc8 20.Kb1 After this precise move Black chances to launch a counterattack vanished into thin air.
20... Qe1+ Obligatory.
21.Nc1 Ne7 22.Qd2 Qxd2 23.Rxd2 Bh6 24.Rf2 ( Anand woulb be happy to share the point and is not looking for a win after 24.Rd7)
24... Be3 Draw agreed. Kramnik has to fight hard for the draw with no winning chances, so he preferred to surrender the match. As I have predicted, Vishy effortlessly drew, and deservedly defended his title of World Chess Champion.
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"Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac joints. The sacroiliac joints are located in the low back where the sacrum (the bone directly above the tailbone) meets the iliac bones (bones on either side of the upper buttocks). Chronic inflammation in these areas causes pain and stiffness in and around the spine. Over time, chronic spinal inflammation (spondylitis) can lead to a complete cementing together (fusion) of the vertebrae, a process referred to as ankylosis. Ankylosis leads to loss of mobility of the spine.
Ankylosing spondylitis is also a systemic rheumatic disease, meaning it can affect other tissues throughout the body. Accordingly, it can cause inflammation in or injury to other joints away from the spine, as well as other organs, such as the eyes, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Ankylosing spondylitis shares many features with several other arthritis conditions, such as psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, and arthritis associated with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Each of these arthritic conditions can cause disease and inflammation in the spine, other joints, eyes, skin, mouth, and various organs. In view of their similarities and tendency to cause inflammation of the spine, these conditions are collectively referred to as "spondyloarthropathies."
Ankylosing spondylitis is two to three times more common in males than in females. In women, joints away from the spine are more frequently affected than in men. Ankylosing spondylitis affects all age groups, including children. The most common age of onset of symptoms is in the second and third decades of life."
www.medicinenet.com
Many people ask why I just use a computer to analyse games (Like the WC Match). At one time I may have been able to do so, but now with 150mg of slow-release morphine, percocet and valium as well as about 15 other drugs coursing through my system, it's very hard to concentrate, so I use the computer as a tool (Deep Rybka 3.0 is the engine, developed by IM Vasik Rajlich, who I thank heartfully for his help). And since I am observing the games, many people ask for computer evaluations, they want to have an idea what the computer says about the game, possible lines and who the computer favors at that moment, it can also show errors in the game in almost real-time as well as awesome moves no one saw (except other titled players & very strong players watching, as well as the average patzer like me who actually sees it in a rare moment of clarity!) So I respect GM Kramnik in his try for the World Championship with this condition, as my Dad has the same illness, I know what he can be going through during flares. There are times when you can be in relative comfort when medicine has reduced the inflammation and it's a mild case, but still, to be a Super-GM with this condition, is an achievement in it's own. Sadly, I suspect he will have trying times ahead, and hope he does well.
Here is the game...after the long personal commentary...
GM Anand vs GM Kramnik: Annotations courtesy of Chessdom.Com
Anand has White pieces and needs only to draw. This shouldn't be too hard for him, though Kramnik finally found his form.
1.e4 I thought that this move won't be played at all in the match.
1... c5 (1... e5 would pretty much mean surrendering the title.)
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 ( Instead of Anand's favorite 6.Be3)
6... e6 7.f4 Qc7 In the main lines of 7...Qb6 or 7...Nbd7 White may force the draw result.
8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.f5 (9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Be2 is the most popular way for White to fight for opening advantage.)
9... Qc5 (9... Nc6 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Bc4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Rg8 13.O-O-O bears no risk for White.)
10.Qd3 Nc6 11.Nb3 Qe5 The Queen got to an excellent square. The drawback is that 'b6' is left unprotected.
12.O-O-O exf5 Capturing the pawn seems anti positional, but otherwise Black has no active plan.
13.Qe3 Bg7 ( Kramnik spent a lot of time over this move and now the clock readings are equal: 1.10 1.10. Nevertheless, it seems to weird to be good. 13... fxe4 seems to be risky, but deserved testing. In lines as 14.Rd5 Qe6 15.Nxe4 (15.Nd4 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 is stronger) 15... f5 16.Nxd6+ Bxd6 17.Qxe6+ fxe6 18.Rxd6 Ke7 Black is OK.)
14.Rd5 Qe7 15.Qg3 Rg8 Kramnik is balancing with only moves the threat to get into strategically lost position.
16.Qf4 fxe4 17.Nxe4 f5 (17... Be6 only looks promising. In fact 18.Rd1 Kf8 19.Ng3 leaves Black without any counterplay.)
18.Nxd6+ Kf8 19.Nxc8 Rxc8 20.Kb1 After this precise move Black chances to launch a counterattack vanished into thin air.
20... Qe1+ Obligatory.
21.Nc1 Ne7 22.Qd2 Qxd2 23.Rxd2 Bh6 24.Rf2 ( Anand woulb be happy to share the point and is not looking for a win after 24.Rd7)
24... Be3 Draw agreed. Kramnik has to fight hard for the draw with no winning chances, so he preferred to surrender the match. As I have predicted, Vishy effortlessly drew, and deservedly defended his title of World Chess Champion.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Kramnik gets a win!
GM Kramnik shows a fighting spirit as he wins game 10, he still has to win the next 2 games to tie, but it shows he's not giving up! It was a good game to watch from what I got to see, missed most of the moves due to doc's appt, bad back has me up to 180mg morphine sr in the morning for a week, have to get an x-ray to make sure it's just muscle pain due to disability.
GM Kramnik vs GM Anand
GM Kramnik vs GM Anand
Just one draw needed for Anand to win World Championship!
After game 9, which was a back and forth game, where Kramnik seemed to have good chances, the position slowly deteriorated into a theoretical draw. In game 10, if Anand draws or wins, the World Championship is retained by him.
Here is game 9
GM Anand vs GM Kramnik
Game 10 is tomorrow at 10:00 EDT (ICC Server Time) Sadly, I will miss part of it or all of it due to doctor's appt.
Here is game 9
GM Anand vs GM Kramnik
GM Viswanathan Anand IND 2783 = = 1 = 1 1 = = = 6.0
GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS 2772 = = 0 = 0 0 = = = 3.0
Game 10 is tomorrow at 10:00 EDT (ICC Server Time) Sadly, I will miss part of it or all of it due to doctor's appt.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Anand spanks Kramnik with wins in games 5-6
In the World Championship Chess Match, it appears GM Viswanathan Anand will retain the title with an awesome performance against former title holder GM Vladimir Kramnik. With the score 5.5-2.5 in favor of GM Anand, all he needs is 1 win in the last 4 games, for Kramnik to gain the title, he must win all 4 games left in the 12 game match. Anand played solid and took draws in games 6 and 7, really putting the pressure on Kramnik. If Kramnik comes back, it will be one of the most amazing comebacks in chess history. But the way GM Anand is playing, I would say that's one in a million. Here are games 7-8
GM Anand GM Kramnik Game 7
GM Kramnik GM Anand Game 8
GM Anand GM Kramnik Game 7
GM Kramnik GM Anand Game 8
quick note on fun poll
For fun and something completly different, I put a poll up of some of the scariest foods in the world. I like watching Exotic Foods with Andrew Zimmern. There are some pretty strange things there, that's for sure. So a quick note on each choice.
1. Balut: A goose embryo 18 days old, still in the shell..you get the beak, feet, feathers and all. Crack open the top of the shell, drink the fluid, then chow down on the rest.
2. Tarantula: Eaten by tribes in South America, I imagine other places too, but the large "Goliath Tarantula" which even eats birds is the primary one. It's eaten by tribes in the Amazon, put it on a stick, hold over fire like a marshmallow, then eat up!
3. Bhut Jolokia Chili: A chili from India and Bangladesh, it has been recently been discovered to be hotter than the dreaded Red Savina Habañero! It has a Scoville (heat) rating of 577,000. The Bhut Jolokia comes in at a tongue frying 1,000,000 Scovilles. Needless to say, I chose a Tarantula!
4. The Durian Fruit: A large spiny looking fruit from SouthEast Asia. It's scent is so foul that it's banned from many hotels! Some people have claimed it smells like "rotten, mushy onions" (Andrew Zimmern from above) while others claim it smells like rotten garbage and dirty sweat socks, eep! Not for me!
1. Balut: A goose embryo 18 days old, still in the shell..you get the beak, feet, feathers and all. Crack open the top of the shell, drink the fluid, then chow down on the rest.
2. Tarantula: Eaten by tribes in South America, I imagine other places too, but the large "Goliath Tarantula" which even eats birds is the primary one. It's eaten by tribes in the Amazon, put it on a stick, hold over fire like a marshmallow, then eat up!
3. Bhut Jolokia Chili: A chili from India and Bangladesh, it has been recently been discovered to be hotter than the dreaded Red Savina Habañero! It has a Scoville (heat) rating of 577,000. The Bhut Jolokia comes in at a tongue frying 1,000,000 Scovilles. Needless to say, I chose a Tarantula!
4. The Durian Fruit: A large spiny looking fruit from SouthEast Asia. It's scent is so foul that it's banned from many hotels! Some people have claimed it smells like "rotten, mushy onions" (Andrew Zimmern from above) while others claim it smells like rotten garbage and dirty sweat socks, eep! Not for me!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Slow Day Today, GM Dlugy gets another draw!
GM Maxim Dlugy got another draw vs TransWarp this morning playing the white pieces with a Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz Defense played. Today is a rest day for the Kramnik-Anand WC 2008 Match..all Anand pretty much has to do is play solid defense. According to the "unofficial daily ratings page" (seen in links) Anand is currently back over 2800 FIDE Elo. But remember, the Official FIDE ratings only come out quarterly. Here is GM Dlugy's game vs TransWarp
Photo from GM Dlugy's Website, link in links list. One of my favorite players, getting to play him in a simul in a Kansas Open in the 90's. I hope the photo taker doesn't mind my using this photograph.
Dlugy vs TransWarp
Photo from GM Dlugy's Website, link in links list. One of my favorite players, getting to play him in a simul in a Kansas Open in the 90's. I hope the photo taker doesn't mind my using this photograph.
Dlugy vs TransWarp
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
GM Viswanathan Anand Takes Game 5 & 6 of World Championship
GM Anand gains another win with the black pieces vs GM Vladimir Kramnik, in the 2008 World Championship Match 2008. The winner of this match will become World Champion and have to take on the winner of the GM Gata Kamsky vs GM Veselin Topalov match to take place in November (Maybe...still many unknowns on sites, etc in one word-politics)
GM Vladimir Kramnik vs GM Viswanthan Anand
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GM Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik
Viswanathan Anand - Vladimir Kramnik
WCC 2008
Round 6
Bonn
21.10.2008 Commentary Courtesy of Chessdom.Com
Having 2 points lead, Anand will supposedly start playing solidly even as White, in order to maintain the gap. Anand rarely loses as White, so the chances are very slim that in the remaining 3 games he has Black, the outcome of the match could become unclear. Nevertheless, there are 7 more games for Kramnik to try to level the score. And he sure craves for the title, so will do his best to recover. So, game 6, 15.00 CET.
1.d4 In the first of his two White games in a row, the Indian keeps on with this opening move.
1... Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Back to Nimzo-Indian?
3... Bb4 Definitely.
4.Qc2 This time Anand goes for the most popular choice
4... d5 ( The modern main line. 4... O-O was played in the majority of games a decade ago.) (4... c5 has its merits as well, but fashion is constantly changing.)
5.cxd5 Qxd5 ( The sharp positions arising after 5... exd5 don't match with Kramnik's style.)
6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qb3 (7.Qxf5 exf5 is slightly favorable for White, but Black generally manages to hold the position. Anyway, Anands match strategy involves playing complicated middlegame, not endings with symbolic plus.)
7... Nc6 (7... c5 8.a3 Ba5 9.Qc4 is insufficient for full equality.)
8.Bd2 O-O 9.h3 A new move. The usual plan for Black is a7-a6, Bb4-d6 and e6-e5. Instead of developing his kingside by 9.e3 or 9.g3 Anand threatens with the aggressive g2-g4.
9... b6 (9... a6 10.g4 Qa5 11.e3 followed by Bd3 and O-O-O, may lead to a strong attack against the Black monarch.)
10.g4 Qa5 Now Anand has to decide how to proceed. (10... Qa5 (10... Qg6 11.Bg2) 11.e4 Rd8 puts the center under pressure and a lot of tactical motives may arise. Just a example: 12.g5 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Rxd4 15.Nc3 Bb7 with dangerous initiative.) (10... Qa5 11.a3 Bb7 12.Rc1 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd5 is about equal.) ( Developing the Bishop on the long diagonal could be an interesting idea. 10... Qa5 11.Bg2 Ba6 12.O-O Rad8 13.a3 may pose problems for Black: 13... Be7 14.g5 Nd5 15.Nb1 is an illustration: 15... Qb5 16.Qxb5 Bxb5 17.e4 Bxf1 18.Kxf1 and Nd5 is trapped.)
11.Rc1 Safety is preferred, having in mind the match standings. Time: 1.29 1.45.
11... Bb7 The most precise move seems to be 12.Rg1.
12.a3 This standard move lets Black obtain good counterplay. (12.Rg1 Rad8 13.a3 is a better way to go for the same idea, as the pressure over the long diagonal would be reduced.)
12... Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 Now f7-f5 is to be considered with.
15.Bd2 ( Of course not 15.e4 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Na5 17.Bd3 f5)
15... Nf6 16.Rg1 As Nc6xd4 was threatening, Anand finally makes this Rook move.
16... Rac8 17.Bg2 Ne7 ( The conclusion is that after 17... Ne7 18.Bb4 Rfe8 (18... c5 19.dxc5 Rfd8 20.Ne5 is not to be recommended.) 19.Ne5 White keeps some small advantage.)
18.Bb4 c5 Passive defense doesn't suit the Russian.
19.dxc5 ( The forced lines after 19.dxc5 a5 20.Bd2 Ne4 21.Ng5 Nxd2 22.Bxb7 Nb3 23.Bxc8 Nxc1 24.Bb7 bxc5 25.Ne4 are in White's favor.)
19... Rfd8 20.Ne5 Bxg2 21.Rxg2 Facing problems, Kramnik is again running low on time: 0.56 0.38.
21... bxc5 (21... a5 22.Bd2 Ne4 23.cxb6 Nxd2 24.Rxc8 Nxc8 25.b7 Na7 26.Rg3 and White is winning.)
22.Rxc5 In game 2 Black saved the day being a pawn down. Will be he able to repeat such achievement?
22... Ne4 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd3 (24.Bxe7 Rc1 mate.)
24... Nd5 25.Bd2 Rc2 26.Bc1 Black is simply a pawn down without any compensation.
26... f5 27.Kd1 Rc8 28.f3 Nd6 The natural 29.e3 planning Rg2-c2 should consolidate White's advantage. Clock readings: 0.34 0.18.
29.Ke1 a5 30.e3 e5 31.gxf5 e4 (31... Nxf5 32.e4 Nh4 33.Rg3 Nb6 34.Bg5 Ng6 35.h4 is hopeless.)
32.fxe4 Nxe4 33.Bd2 a4 34.Nf2 The game has not finished yet, but the final result is almost certain.
34... Nd6 35.Rg4 Nc4 36.e4 (36.Nd1 was a good solid move, but Anand decides to go offensive.)
36... Nf6 37.Rg3 Nxb2 (37... Nxe4 38.Nxe4 Re8 39.Bc3 wins a pawn but transfers into an easily lost ending.)
38.e5 (38.Bc3 Nh5)
38... Nd5 ( Or 38... Re8 39.Bc3 Nc4 40.e6 Nd6 41.Ng4)
39.f6 Kf7 ( Here is a forced winning line: 39... Kf7 40.Ne4 Ke6 41.Ng5+ Kxe5 42.f7 Rf8 43.Rf3 Nd3+ 44.Rxd3 h6 45.Rxd5+ Kxd5 46.Bb4)
40.Ne4 Nc4 41.fxg7 (41.Rxg7+ Ke6 42.f7)
41... Kg8 (41... Rg8 42.Nd6+ Nxd6 43.exd6 Ke6 44.Bh6 Kxd6 45.Rf3 Ne7 46.Rf8 with easy win.)
42.Rd3 Ndb6 43.Bh6 Nxe5 44.Nf6+ Kf7 45.Rc3 Rxc3 (45... Rb8 46.g8Q+ Rxg8 47.Nxg8 Kxg8 48.Bf4)
46.g8Q+ Kxf6 47.Bg7+ Black resigned. Anand convincingly outplayed his opponent and well deservedly won for third time. Kramnik once again blundered - 18...c5? - and is already hopelessly behind in the match, having in mind his horrible form.
annotations by GM Dimitrov
Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2783 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 . . . . . . 4½
Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 . . . . . . 1½
Kramnik would have to win 3 games in the last 6 games to tie the match, looks pretty much over to me.
GM Vladimir Kramnik vs GM Viswanthan Anand
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GM Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik
Viswanathan Anand - Vladimir Kramnik
WCC 2008
Round 6
Bonn
21.10.2008 Commentary Courtesy of Chessdom.Com
Having 2 points lead, Anand will supposedly start playing solidly even as White, in order to maintain the gap. Anand rarely loses as White, so the chances are very slim that in the remaining 3 games he has Black, the outcome of the match could become unclear. Nevertheless, there are 7 more games for Kramnik to try to level the score. And he sure craves for the title, so will do his best to recover. So, game 6, 15.00 CET.
1.d4 In the first of his two White games in a row, the Indian keeps on with this opening move.
1... Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Back to Nimzo-Indian?
3... Bb4 Definitely.
4.Qc2 This time Anand goes for the most popular choice
4... d5 ( The modern main line. 4... O-O was played in the majority of games a decade ago.) (4... c5 has its merits as well, but fashion is constantly changing.)
5.cxd5 Qxd5 ( The sharp positions arising after 5... exd5 don't match with Kramnik's style.)
6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qb3 (7.Qxf5 exf5 is slightly favorable for White, but Black generally manages to hold the position. Anyway, Anands match strategy involves playing complicated middlegame, not endings with symbolic plus.)
7... Nc6 (7... c5 8.a3 Ba5 9.Qc4 is insufficient for full equality.)
8.Bd2 O-O 9.h3 A new move. The usual plan for Black is a7-a6, Bb4-d6 and e6-e5. Instead of developing his kingside by 9.e3 or 9.g3 Anand threatens with the aggressive g2-g4.
9... b6 (9... a6 10.g4 Qa5 11.e3 followed by Bd3 and O-O-O, may lead to a strong attack against the Black monarch.)
10.g4 Qa5 Now Anand has to decide how to proceed. (10... Qa5 (10... Qg6 11.Bg2) 11.e4 Rd8 puts the center under pressure and a lot of tactical motives may arise. Just a example: 12.g5 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Rxd4 15.Nc3 Bb7 with dangerous initiative.) (10... Qa5 11.a3 Bb7 12.Rc1 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd5 is about equal.) ( Developing the Bishop on the long diagonal could be an interesting idea. 10... Qa5 11.Bg2 Ba6 12.O-O Rad8 13.a3 may pose problems for Black: 13... Be7 14.g5 Nd5 15.Nb1 is an illustration: 15... Qb5 16.Qxb5 Bxb5 17.e4 Bxf1 18.Kxf1 and Nd5 is trapped.)
11.Rc1 Safety is preferred, having in mind the match standings. Time: 1.29 1.45.
11... Bb7 The most precise move seems to be 12.Rg1.
12.a3 This standard move lets Black obtain good counterplay. (12.Rg1 Rad8 13.a3 is a better way to go for the same idea, as the pressure over the long diagonal would be reduced.)
12... Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 Now f7-f5 is to be considered with.
15.Bd2 ( Of course not 15.e4 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Na5 17.Bd3 f5)
15... Nf6 16.Rg1 As Nc6xd4 was threatening, Anand finally makes this Rook move.
16... Rac8 17.Bg2 Ne7 ( The conclusion is that after 17... Ne7 18.Bb4 Rfe8 (18... c5 19.dxc5 Rfd8 20.Ne5 is not to be recommended.) 19.Ne5 White keeps some small advantage.)
18.Bb4 c5 Passive defense doesn't suit the Russian.
19.dxc5 ( The forced lines after 19.dxc5 a5 20.Bd2 Ne4 21.Ng5 Nxd2 22.Bxb7 Nb3 23.Bxc8 Nxc1 24.Bb7 bxc5 25.Ne4 are in White's favor.)
19... Rfd8 20.Ne5 Bxg2 21.Rxg2 Facing problems, Kramnik is again running low on time: 0.56 0.38.
21... bxc5 (21... a5 22.Bd2 Ne4 23.cxb6 Nxd2 24.Rxc8 Nxc8 25.b7 Na7 26.Rg3 and White is winning.)
22.Rxc5 In game 2 Black saved the day being a pawn down. Will be he able to repeat such achievement?
22... Ne4 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd3 (24.Bxe7 Rc1 mate.)
24... Nd5 25.Bd2 Rc2 26.Bc1 Black is simply a pawn down without any compensation.
26... f5 27.Kd1 Rc8 28.f3 Nd6 The natural 29.e3 planning Rg2-c2 should consolidate White's advantage. Clock readings: 0.34 0.18.
29.Ke1 a5 30.e3 e5 31.gxf5 e4 (31... Nxf5 32.e4 Nh4 33.Rg3 Nb6 34.Bg5 Ng6 35.h4 is hopeless.)
32.fxe4 Nxe4 33.Bd2 a4 34.Nf2 The game has not finished yet, but the final result is almost certain.
34... Nd6 35.Rg4 Nc4 36.e4 (36.Nd1 was a good solid move, but Anand decides to go offensive.)
36... Nf6 37.Rg3 Nxb2 (37... Nxe4 38.Nxe4 Re8 39.Bc3 wins a pawn but transfers into an easily lost ending.)
38.e5 (38.Bc3 Nh5)
38... Nd5 ( Or 38... Re8 39.Bc3 Nc4 40.e6 Nd6 41.Ng4)
39.f6 Kf7 ( Here is a forced winning line: 39... Kf7 40.Ne4 Ke6 41.Ng5+ Kxe5 42.f7 Rf8 43.Rf3 Nd3+ 44.Rxd3 h6 45.Rxd5+ Kxd5 46.Bb4)
40.Ne4 Nc4 41.fxg7 (41.Rxg7+ Ke6 42.f7)
41... Kg8 (41... Rg8 42.Nd6+ Nxd6 43.exd6 Ke6 44.Bh6 Kxd6 45.Rf3 Ne7 46.Rf8 with easy win.)
42.Rd3 Ndb6 43.Bh6 Nxe5 44.Nf6+ Kf7 45.Rc3 Rxc3 (45... Rb8 46.g8Q+ Rxg8 47.Nxg8 Kxg8 48.Bf4)
46.g8Q+ Kxf6 47.Bg7+ Black resigned. Anand convincingly outplayed his opponent and well deservedly won for third time. Kramnik once again blundered - 18...c5? - and is already hopelessly behind in the match, having in mind his horrible form.
annotations by GM Dimitrov
Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2783 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 . . . . . . 4½
Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 . . . . . . 1½
Kramnik would have to win 3 games in the last 6 games to tie the match, looks pretty much over to me.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Latest Games from GM Igor Smirnov (Charodej)
With today being a rest day in the World Championship Match between Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik, I will post TransWarp's latest Draw, again by Charodej (GM Igor Smirnov FIDE 2496 in Oct, 2008 Rating List. I have to work on the defense against the A00 Saragossa Opening, he will play a couple of games, Deep Rybka fights then it draws against the Saragossa and Charodej runs with the points. Heck, I would too! :)
When I'm having bad days physically, it gets tough getting motivated to work on the opening books, but I have good (for me) days to try. So I might log off a few hours today to work on that opening. If you look in TransWarp's history (for ICC members) You will see that GM Smirnov only tries A00 Saragossa as white. So I will post a TransWarp win as well. Those who aren't members, you can get a free week, just click on the Internet Chess Club link and remember to list TransWarp as the person who referred you if you end up signing up! It will help a lot! Here is the game.
Charodej vs TransWarp
Charodej vs TransWarp
When I'm having bad days physically, it gets tough getting motivated to work on the opening books, but I have good (for me) days to try. So I might log off a few hours today to work on that opening. If you look in TransWarp's history (for ICC members) You will see that GM Smirnov only tries A00 Saragossa as white. So I will post a TransWarp win as well. Those who aren't members, you can get a free week, just click on the Internet Chess Club link and remember to list TransWarp as the person who referred you if you end up signing up! It will help a lot! Here is the game.
Charodej vs TransWarp
Charodej vs TransWarp
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Kramnik-Anand Championship Match games 3-4
Here are the last two games in the Kramnik-Anand World Championship Match 2008, Anand achieved a win with black in round 3 to take the lead in the match!
Game 3
Game 4
Standings: Anand 2.5 Kramnik 1.5
In TransWarp news, Charodej (GM Igor Smirnov) found a drawing line in the A00 Saragossa opening, hopefully I've fixed this, but it spanked TransWarp down even further into the 3700's, it's a long trip back to 3800 when it's 1 pt at a time! Now as the championship match is going on, TransWarp has again become idle...ugh.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
TransWarp achieves 3820 for first time since March!
GM Safarli & GM Bassem Amin courtesy of Chessdom.com
TransWarp passed the 3800 rating barrier at ICC for the first time since it's run to 3932 in March, 2008. GM Bassem Amin (Egypt) went on a marathon run of games (over 80 in a row!) to put TransWarp over 3800, but later achieved 2 draws at the end where he forced repetition. Deep Rybka 3.0 strangely did not change it's learning in those games and the opening book had to be changed. GM Amin later said he thought he had found a win in the position, but I had changed the opening in time. Here are the 2 draws that brought TransWarp back to reality! Well 3 draws, TransWarp climbed back above 3800, but 2 rapid draws brought her back down.
B-Amin(3257) vs TransWarp(3820)
1. post rating B-Amin 3272 TransWarp 3805
rather than post the next 2 identical games, I will post the ratings pre and post game.
2. B-Amin(3263) vs TransWarp(3814) 1/2-1/2 B-Amin(3278) TransWarp(3799)
3. B-Amin(3276) vs TransWarp(3801) 1/2-1/2 B-Amin(3291) TransWarp(3786)
All three games are identical, I was watching TV at the time and missed Rybka repeating the moves. I caught it after seeing a message by Iridium pop up (who was watching the games and changed the book, a thanks to Iridium!).
GM Amin played two more games and left TransWarp bruised at 3790. Again, I would like to thank GM Amin for playing all the games, he usually played 15 0 standard games, but went on a blitz blitz (pun intended)
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov plays TransWarp!
TransWarp was lucky enough to get to play 2 games vs "azerichess" GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Fide 2731 and #14 in the world in the October Fide Rating list. This is one of the highest known players to play since GM Gata Kamsky played TransWarp (ICC handle "Talion") It is a great honor to have azerichess play TransWarp, and actually played while holding a 3400+ ICC rating.
Here are the games. The World Championship games will be posted on the website soon (I hope, not a good day for me..just one of those things). Photo Courtesy of Chessdom.Com
TransWarp vs Azerichess
Azerichess vs TransWarp
Sunday, October 12, 2008
800 TransWarp games for download
Just a reminder, I didn't really explain where the file was very well. It is on the Official TransWarp Chesspage. The 800 games are games from ICC with TransWarp playing various high-rated players on ICC, many GM's and IM's. Here is the link to the file.
http://www.transwarpchess.com/games.html
http://www.transwarpchess.com/games.html
Saturday, October 11, 2008
GM Bu Xiangzhi gives TransWarp a game!
GrandMaster Bu, Xiangzhi CHN 2714 #26 in the world in the October, 2008 rating list was the last person to play TransWarp. He was interrupted by a kibitz questioning his playing computers, whether or not this affected his game, I do not know, I just know it was rude by that ICC member. Here is that game. Since TW broke 3700 it's been tougher to get players as they have to be rated over 3025 to play. The higher rated GM's and IM's do not want to lose a lot of rating pts per game. For instance, GM Bu, rated 3224 before the game, gave up 2pts for the loss, where if depressnyak ICC 3637 would give up 12 pts for a loss. So I don't expect a game from depressnyak :) There are a few that will give up to 4pts per game, but usually only 1 game, that's okay by me, after all, I just think it's fun. depressnyak wants to show his stuff vs other high rated players, which is totally cool, but I wonder if he would risk 32pts vs a player 700 pts below him? Just some pondering is all.
Look for the latest batch of games by TransWarp at TransWarp's Official Website, link in the links block. About 800 new games to GM Bu's game above.
Look for the latest batch of games by TransWarp at TransWarp's Official Website, link in the links block. About 800 new games to GM Bu's game above.
Here's something I'm looking forward to watching!
World Blitz Chess Championship 2008 (Sasikiran and Kamsky join)
7-8 November 2008, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
The World Blitz Chess Championship will take part 7-8 November 2008 in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. The games of the tournament will be played with a classical time control of 5 minutes for the whole game for each opponent, without increment.
The tournament will be a round robin of 16 players. The first five players of the World Blitz Championships in 2006 and 2007, as well as the continental blitz champions for 2008 receive the right to be seeded automatically. Right of participation is also granted to the 15th Asian Games champion and the nominee of the Organizing committee.
Participants
Alexander Morozevich (Russia)
Leinier Domiguez Perez (Cuba)
Rafael Vaganian (Armenia)
Sergey Rublevsky (Russia)
Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
Vladislav Tkachiev (France)
Peter Svidler (Russia)
Alexander Grischuk (Russia)
Boris Gelfand (Israel)
Judith Polgar (Hungary)
Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
Murtas Kazhgaleev (Kazakhstan)
Update: 2 more players to join the competition have been announced and these are
Krishnan Sasikiran
Gata Kamsky
The total number of players is 16, the last two will be announced these days.
Prize fund
This year's World Blitz Championship has a very high prize fund - 350, 000 Swiss Francs. 80% of them (280, 000 Swiss Francs) are for the participants, and the rest is for FIDE. All players will receive prizes. The champion will receive 80 000 Swiss Francs and the 16th place is awarded 5000 Swiss Francs.
Official website: worldblitz2008.kz
Courtesy of Chessdom.Com
7-8 November 2008, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
The World Blitz Chess Championship will take part 7-8 November 2008 in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. The games of the tournament will be played with a classical time control of 5 minutes for the whole game for each opponent, without increment.
The tournament will be a round robin of 16 players. The first five players of the World Blitz Championships in 2006 and 2007, as well as the continental blitz champions for 2008 receive the right to be seeded automatically. Right of participation is also granted to the 15th Asian Games champion and the nominee of the Organizing committee.
Participants
Alexander Morozevich (Russia)
Leinier Domiguez Perez (Cuba)
Rafael Vaganian (Armenia)
Sergey Rublevsky (Russia)
Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
Vladislav Tkachiev (France)
Peter Svidler (Russia)
Alexander Grischuk (Russia)
Boris Gelfand (Israel)
Judith Polgar (Hungary)
Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
Murtas Kazhgaleev (Kazakhstan)
Update: 2 more players to join the competition have been announced and these are
Krishnan Sasikiran
Gata Kamsky
The total number of players is 16, the last two will be announced these days.
Prize fund
This year's World Blitz Championship has a very high prize fund - 350, 000 Swiss Francs. 80% of them (280, 000 Swiss Francs) are for the participants, and the rest is for FIDE. All players will receive prizes. The champion will receive 80 000 Swiss Francs and the 16th place is awarded 5000 Swiss Francs.
Official website: worldblitz2008.kz
Courtesy of Chessdom.Com
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
GM Mamedov checkmates TransWarp
After a 340 game no loss streak, muisback (GM Rauf Mamedov) checkmated TransWarp! TransWarp had just gotten into the 3700's but was bumped back into the high 3600's after this loss. It had had a 94 (if I remember right) no loss or draw streak just prior, but Charodej (GM Igor Smirnov) broke that streak. When GM Mamedov won, TW was at 3709, but the 31 pts it lost took it to 3678, GM Mamedov played 2 more games, giving back 4 pts, to where TW sits now at 3682, waiting for that slow climb back into 3700 territory :) Congrats to GM Mamedov! Only 4th Checkmate on TransWarp in over 1000 games, joining GM Maxim Dlugy, Rahmaninov (anonymous GM)& GM Vladimir Malakhov (Akademik). There were also 3 flag losses to Goldmund(2) & Charodej(1), one of which was an opening lock-up where JimmyS(C) a bot that monitors computer accounts, noticed it had locked up and norated it. The 2 other times, TransWarp had bad internet connections (it happens, no excuse) and when it would log back on, lose 15 seconds as a penalty. Just one of those things.. But I count the 4 checkmates as downright spankings! :D Congrats again to those GM's who did it!
muisback vs TransWarp
Nice job by GM Rauf Mamedov!
muisback vs TransWarp
Nice job by GM Rauf Mamedov!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Rauf Mamedov gives it another go
GM Rauf Mamedov (ICC Handle GeneraLisimus, he has several) gave TransWarp a go this morning. Thanks to him for playing, it's been pretty quiet lately, I think that sadly, Rahmaninov fell below 700pts below TransWarp, I hope he gains some pts soon, I enjoy his play.
GeneraLisimus vs TransWarp
GeneraLisimus vs TransWarp
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Never Talk about a No Loss or Draw Streak!
Right after the previous post, GM Rahmaninov (his ICC handle, he's anonymous) http://www.chessclub.com/activities/finger.php?handle=Rahmaninov, went on a tear, achieving 3 draws in a row right away and a total of 6 in his last 62 games. He seems to have good moments, achieving draws that lowers TW's rating (TW gives up 15 rating pts for a draw vs him as it's set to accept challenges up to 700 pts below it's rating). I could raise the level to 500 like some have, assuring at least 2pts per win to offset those draws, but then that wouldn't be fun, would it? Some computers do this. I think I saw one set only to 250 pts below it's rating, seems to me that would restrict a lot of play.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Latest Draw vs TransWarp
TransWarp seems to be doing quite well lately, since I've made some adjustments to the opening books. ChessPartner is very limited in what you can do with your books...use the ones they have on their site or make your own. I was trying the ones from their site, but decided to have at making my own custom books again. I had held off of this due to the fact that if you don't make them right, Rybka will tend to crash. They have done well without crashing on me, however there was 1 crash when my computer did an autoupdate of Norton and restarted. Luckily JimmyS was there to save me from more than 1 loss. Here is the latest draw, TransWarp as of this morning hasn't given up a loss or draw in 58 games.
GM "Rahmaninov" (anonymous) vs TransWarp
I'm sure someone will pull off a draw soon, it's just a matter of time, Rahmaninov is quite determined to spank TransWarp! I wish him luck, I DO root for the humans! It takes quite an ability to be able to think that fast and beat or draw with Deep Rybka 3.0 "Human" 64-bit. I wish I had a tenth of their ability! Kudos to all that try!
GM "Rahmaninov" (anonymous) vs TransWarp
I'm sure someone will pull off a draw soon, it's just a matter of time, Rahmaninov is quite determined to spank TransWarp! I wish him luck, I DO root for the humans! It takes quite an ability to be able to think that fast and beat or draw with Deep Rybka 3.0 "Human" 64-bit. I wish I had a tenth of their ability! Kudos to all that try!
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