Round 8: Anand draws again, moving closer to defending his title
Well, you read the title right, Anand just drew the round 8 games with black against Kramnik and is only 1 point away from defending his title.
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| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Perf |
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2783 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | . | 5½ | 2913 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | . | 2½ | 2642 |
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Round 7: Anand draws
Round 7 game ended in a draw after 36 moves from a Slav Defence game. Anand is now leading with 5 - 2. Kramnik will need to score at least 4 out of the last 5 games to force the match into tie break.
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| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Perf |
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2783 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | . | . | . | . | . | 5 | 2930 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 2625 |
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Round 6: Anand wins again
Anand wins again!! This time with White to beat Kramnik in a Nimzo Indian Defence where Anand produced yet another novelty!
On half time, after 6 games, Anand is in the lead with 4.5 points over Kramnik’s 1.5 points.
Annotation by IM Malcolm Pein is available at the Week in Chess. 
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| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 32 | D14 | Slav Exchange |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 32 | E25 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 41 | D49 | Queens Gambit Meran |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 29 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 35 | D49 | Queens Gambit Meran |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 47 | E34 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
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| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Perf |
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2783 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4½ | 2965 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1½ | 2590 |
Official website: http://www.uep-worldchess.com/
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Round 5: Anand wins with black again
Round 5 saw another black win by Anand with the Queen’s Gambit Meran. This put Anand in the lead with 3.5 - 1.5 after 5 rounds.
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| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 32 | D14 | Slav Exchange |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 32 | E25 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 41 | D49 | Queens Gambit Meran |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 29 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 35 | D49 | Queens Gambit Meran |
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| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Perf |
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2783 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3½ | 2921 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1½ | 2634 |
Round by round annotation by IM Malcolm Pein is available at The Week In Chess.
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Anand is leading with 2.5 over 1.5 after 4 rounds
The score in the world championship is now 2.5-1.5 in favor of Anand as he had won the round 3 games with the black pieces!
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World Chess Championship 2008
The world championship match of Anand defending his title against Kramnik will start on the 14th of October, 2008.
When: From October 14 – November 02, 2008
Where: Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn
Prize fund: 1.5 million Euro (= US $2.35 million)
Patron: German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück
Main sponsor: Evonik Industries AG
Duration and time controls: The match consists of twelve games, played under classical time controls: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61.
Prize fund: The sum of 1.5 million Euro (approximately 2.35 million US Dollars) including taxes and FIDE license fees, is split equally between the players.
Schedule
Tuesday, October 14, Game 1
Wednesday, October 15, Game 2
Thursday, October 16, Free day
Friday, October 17, Game 3
Saturday, October 18, Game 4
Sunday, October 19, Free day
Monday, October 20, Game 5
Tuesday, October 21, Game 6
Wednesday, October 22, Free day
Thursday, October 23, Game 7
Friday, October 24, Game 8
Saturday, October 25, Free day
Sunday, October 26, Game 9
Monday, October 27, Game 10
Tuesday, October 30, Free day
Wednesday, October 29, Game 11
Thursday, October 30, Free day
Friday, October 31, Game 12
Saturday, November 1, Free day
Sunday, November 2, Tiebreak
Official Website: http://www.uep-worldchess.com/
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Topalov Top FIDE Oct08 Rating List
Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2791 10 1975
2 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2787 9 1977
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2786 50 1969
4 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2786 31 1990
5 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2783 10 1969
6 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 16 1975
7 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2757 23 1982
8 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2751 23 1987
9 Leko, Peter g HUN 2747 16 1979
10 Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2737 39 1983
11 Wang, Yue g CHN 2736 23 1987
12 Adams, Michael g ENG 2734 16 1971
13 Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2732 12 1978
14 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2731 16 1985
15 Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2730 24 1990
16 Kamsky, Gata g USA 2729 22 1974
17 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2727 24 1976
18 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2726 34 1972
19 Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2720 26 1983
20 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2719 27 1968
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Alexandra Kosteniuk, Women’s World Champion!!
The final round of the championship had just being concluded by Kosteniuk beating Hou YiFan with 2.5-1.5 when she repeats checks. Alexandra Kosteniuk is thus the New Women’s World Champion!!
Official website: http://nalchik2008.fide.com/
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Carlsen Top the Live Rating List
The 18 years old Magnus Carlsen is leading the Chess Grand Slam Final with 1 point ahead of Topalov and his is now number 1 on the Live Rating List.
Rank Name Rating Change Born
1 Carlsen 2796,1 +21,1 1990
2 Anand 2790,4 -7,6 1969
3 Morozevich 2787,0 -1 1977
4 Topalov 2785,8 +8,8 1975
5 Ivanchuk 2781,9 +0,9 1969
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More Malaysian Events Rated for Apr08 FIDE Rating
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