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World Chess Championship 2012 (Games and Results)
World Chess Championship 2012
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 29th May 2012
Anand and Gelfand at the end of game 10. Photo © | http://moscow2012.fide.com
The World Chess Championship match between defending Champion Viswanathan Anand and his Challenger Boris Gelfand takes place in Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery. 10th (Opening Ceremony) - 30th (Play-offs) May 2012. Game 1 Friday 11th May 2012 3pm Local Time 12pm BST. TWIC live coverage at TWIC's live page where Malcolm and are tweeting during play and producing PGN commentary during play. Reports every day, videos from Europe-Echecs, photos etc. The match was tied 6-6 and so there is a play-off starting at 9am BST Wednesday 30th May 2012.
Viswanathan Anand retains World Chess Championship after Rapid win against Gelfand (Tie-breaks)
Viswanathan Anand has successfully defended his World Chess Championship title in Moscow by defeating his challenger Boris Gelfand in a very tense rapid tiebreak match 2.5-1.5 following a 6-6 draw at a longer time control. Thus Anand has defended the title he gained Mexico City in a tournament in 2007 for a third time following matches against Kramnik in Bonn 2008 and Topalov in Sofia 2010. Anand paid tribute to Gelfand's "enormous determination and his strength" starting with 2009's World Cup in Khanty Mansiysk and through the Kazan Candidates. The match has been criticised for the short draws but it certainly was tough in the openings and neither player gave much in the way of opportunities and Anand by way of explanation pointed out that "the problem in such a tight match is every mistake has a much higher value" which made the match even more cautious. For Anand the "critical moment in the match" was his loss in game 7 "That day I really thought I'd blown the match" and immediate equalisation by winning game 8 which was "very important for my morale". Given Anand's state of mind (he hardly slept) perhaps Gelfand was trying to move in for the kill in game 8 which might explain his over-aggression in a game so out of character from the rest of his play. The rapid playoff was dramatic with Gelfand's time trouble probably being the decisive factor in him losing game two and failing to win game three. Anand acknowledged "I understood that in all fairness this match simply could have gone either way." Questions over Anand's current form will continue but he will surely defend his title late in 2013 or early 2014. Not a great match by any means but certainly extremely tough professional chess, in fact a product of the system that Gelfand qualified from. Extensive press conference quotes now available along with a summary of the games in the rapid match. Closing press conference and closing ceremony tomorrow, I believe starting 2pm Moscow time, 11am BST.
World Chess Championship 2012 (Tie-breaks)
Mark Crowther (Wed May 30 19:36:00 2012)
Artist Andrey Molchanovsky is justly proud of his creation, the World Chess Championship Trophy. Photo © Eric van Reem. More on his photo website: | http://mateinmoscow.wordpress.com/
World Chess Championship 2012 (12)
World Chess Championship goes to Rapid and Blitz playoff after Game 12 draw
Mark Crowther | Mon May 28 23:24:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (11)
Anand opening surprise allows him to draw Game 11 against Gelfand
Mark Crowther | Sat May 26 15:00:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (10)
Gelfand holds easily with black against Anand's Sicilian in Game 10
Mark Crowther | Thu May 24 14:29:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (9)
Gelfand fails to exploit bad opening from Anand in Game 9
Mark Crowther | Wed May 23 23:14:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (8)
Anand wins in just 17 moves of World Championship Game 8
Mark Crowther | Mon May 21 20:08:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (7)
Gelfand finally breaks through against Anand to take 4-3 World Championship lead
Mark Crowther | Sun May 20 22:03:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (Kasparov Simul)
Kasparov Simul at the World Chess Championship
Mark Crowther | Sun May 20 13:41:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (6)
Anand preparation holds Gelfand in Game 6 as Kasparov opines
Mark Crowther | Fri May 18 20:28:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (5)
Gelfand comfortably holds the draw with black in World Championship Game 5
Mark Crowther | Thu May 17 15:51:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (4 Playoff)
Gelfand applies only small pressure to Anand in World Championship Game 4 draw
Mark Crowther | Tue May 15 19:47:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (3)
Anand-Gelfand World Championship Game 3 drawn after tense fight
Mark Crowther | Mon May 14 20:32:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (2)
Anand holds Gelfand with black in World Championship Game 2
Mark Crowther | Sat May 12 17:15:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (1)
Gelfand surprises Anand with a Gruenfeld and draws comfortably in World Championship Game 1
Mark Crowther | Sat May 12 01:17:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (Opening Ceremony)
Anand draws white pieces for game 1 against Gelfand
Mark Crowther | Thu May 10 18:36:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (Website)
Official site of the world chess title match launched
Mark Crowther | Mon Mar 26 16:19:00 2012
World Chess Championship 2012 (Press Release)
World Chess Championship 2012 Letter
Mark Glukhovsky | Thu Mar 15 20:02:00 2012
Videos
World Chess Championship 2012 (10)
Henrik Danielsen and Vijay Kumar videos of Anand-Gelfand Gm10
ChessDom | Fri May 25 16:28:00 2012
Two ChessDom videos from Round 10. A game report by Vijay Kumar and analysis by GM Henrik Danielsen.
World Chess Championship 2012 (8)
Europe-Echecs video report on Anand-Gelfand Game 8
Europe-Echecs | Wed May 23 02:01:00 2012
Europe-Echecs account of Anand's 17 move win in the World Chess Championship Game 8 in Moscow.
World Chess Championship 2012 (8)
Anand defeats Gelfand in just 17 moves ChessDom Video
ChessDom | Wed May 23 01:59:00 2012
ChessDom video of Anand's win against Gelfand in game 8 with various comments.
World Chess Championship 2012 (7)
Henrik Danielsen video of Gelfand-Anand Gm7
ChessDom | Sun May 20 22:34:00 2012
ChessDom have daily videos by Henrik Danielsen on the World Chess Championship. Here is his of game 7 which saw the first decisive game.
World Chess Championship 2012 (6)
Europe-Echecs World Chess Championship 2012 Video Game 6
Europe-Echecs | Fri May 18 19:43:00 2012
Boris Gelfand couldn't make any headway in Game 6 against Viswanathan Anand but Garry Kasparov was in town for the day with his thoughts.
World Chess Championship 2012 (5)
Europe-Echecs World Chess Championship 2012 Video Game 5
Europe-Echecs | Thu May 17 18:55:00 2012
The 5th game of the World Chess Championship might not have been that exciting but the Europe Echecs video also has interviews with Nepomniachtchi, Anna Gunina and Evgeny Sveshnikov and a nice exchange between Alexander Grischuk and the man he lost out to in the Candidates final Boris Gelfand.
World Chess Championship 2012 (4)
Europe-Echecs World Chess Championship 2012 Video Game 4
Europe-Echecs | Tue May 15 19:56:00 2012
Europe-Echecs video report on the Round 4 draw between Boris Gelfand and Viswanathan Anand.
World Chess Championship 2012 (3)
Europe-Echecs World Chess Championship 2012 Video Game 3
Europe-Echecs | Tue May 15 14:38:00 2012
Europe-Echecs World Chess Championship video for round 3 with Robert Fontaine. Interviews of Gunina, Bologan and Timman. Shows the best moment of the press conference where Vishy missed a mate in 2 in his analyses ;)
World Chess Championship 2012 (3)
Henrik Danielsen video of Anand-Gelfand Gm3
ChessDom | Mon May 14 23:14:00 2012
ChessDom have daily videos by Henrik Danielsen on the World Chess Championship. Here are his videos of game 3 in two parts.
World Chess Championship 2012 (2)
Europe-Echecs World Chess Championship 2012 Video Game 2
Europe-Echecs | Sun May 13 12:37:00 2012
Arrival of players, short resume of the game, press conference with the home prep of Vishy 17…Bf5, and small interviews of Joel lauder regarding this start of the match.
World Chess Championship 2012 (2)
Henrik Danielsen video of Gelfand-Anand Gm2
ChessDom | Sun May 13 12:36:00 2012
ChessDom have daily videos by Henrik Danielsen on the World Chess Championship. Here is his of game 2.
World Chess Championship 2012 (1)
Henrik Danielsen video of Anand-Gelfand Gm1
ChessDom | Sat May 12 14:38:00 2012
ChessDom have daily videos by Henrik Danielsen on the World Chess Championship. Here is his of game 1.
World Chess Championship 2012 (Opening press conference)
Europe-Echecs World Chess Championship Video Report 1
Europe-Echecs | Fri May 11 18:14:00 2012
Europe-Echecs are on the spot. Their Video report number 1, has interviews with Nigel Short and Sergey Karjakin, including sound-bites from the press conference.
World Chess Championship 2012 (Interview)
Europe-Echecs video interview Andrei Filatov the World Championship sponsor
Europe-Echecs | Thu May 10 20:05:00 2012
Andrei Filatov who is the main sponsor of the World Chess Championship match in Moscow is interviewed in with English interpretation by Europe-Echecs. He talks about his vision for the event and the use of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
World Chess Championship 2012 (Moscow RUS)
Fri 11th May 2012 - Wed 30th May 2012 -
Official Site
World Championship (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games
WCh Rapid Playoff (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Rapid Games
WCh Blitz Playoff (2 players 10 Rds Match Indiv TC:5m+3spm)
World Championship (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games
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| WCh Moscow | ||||||
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| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 24 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 25 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 37 | D70 | Gruenfeld Defence |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 34 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 27 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 29 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 38 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Gelfand, Boris | 1-0 | 17 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 49 | E54 | Nimzo Indian |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 25 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 24 | E54 | Nimzo Indian |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 22 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
| WCh Moscow (RUS), 11 v - 31 v 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Perf | ||
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2791 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 2727 | ||
| Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2727 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 2791 | ||
WCh Rapid Playoff (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC: 25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Rapid Games
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| WCh Rapid Playoff Moscow | ||||||
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| Gelfand, Boris | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 32 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Gelfand, Boris | 1-0 | 77 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 63 | D12 | Slav Defence |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 56 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
| WCh Rapid Playoff Moscow (RUS), 30 v 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Perf | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2791 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 2822 | ||||||
| Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2727 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 2704 | ||||||
WCh Blitz Playoff (2 players 10 Rds Match Indiv TC: 5m+3spm)
