10.04.06 Game 7 started as a Queen's Gambit Accepted and ended 60 moves later when Topalov offered a draw. The match score now stands at Topalov 3 Kramnik 4 with five games to go. Game 8 is tomorrow--watch it here. In off-board developments, Topalov's manager, Silvio Danilov, points out the percentage correlation between Kramnik's moves during the match and the preferred moves of Fritz 9 in the same positions. Is this psychological warfare, a blatant accusation of cheating or both?

Game 7 underway

World Chess Championship Match Elista, Kalmikia 2006

Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Current Match Score: Topalov 3 Kramnik 4

12 games played September 23 - October 13, 2006
All games begin at 7:00 a.m. Eastern

The games will be broadcast here via a LIVE Game Link. Watch Game 8 on Thursday, October 5 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern. See REVISED full match schedule below.

Round 7 October 4, 2006
Veselin Topalov (2813) - Vladimir Kramnik (2743) 1/2

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Regardless of the controversy surrounding this match the players shake before Game 7.

Chief Arbiter Guert Gijssen starts Topalov's clock to officially begin the game.

Both players away from the board during Game 7.

Danailov's letter:

Coincidence Statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik
with recommendations of the chess program Fritz 9

Elista, October 4, 2006

After very detailed analyze of all games of the match we would like to present to your attention coincidence statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik with recommendations of chess program Fritz 9.

First game:
From 75 moves: After the 12th move of Topalov Ba6, a novelty, from 65 remaining moves ’Äì 41 moves match with the first line of Fritz 9. (63% of matches)

Second game:
From 63 moves: After 17th move, where the theory ends, from remaining 46 moves ’Äì 40 moves match with the first line of Fritz 9. (87% of matches)

Third game
From 38 moves: after 10th move, when the theory ends, from 46 remaining moves ’Äì 40 match with the first line of Fritz 9. (86% of matches)

Forth game:
From 54 moves: After 14th move, when the theory ends, from 40 remaining moves ’Äì 30 match with the first line of Fritz 9. (75% of matches)

Sixth game:
From 31 moves: After 13th move, when the theory ends, from 18 remaining moves ’Äì 14 match with the first line of Fritz9. (78% of matches)

Thus, out of 5 games ’Äì 78% of GM Kramnik’Äôs moves match with the first line of Fritz9.

Sincerely
Silvio Danailov

Please note the REVISED Match Schedule:

October 3 - rest day
October 4 - Game 7 Topalov-Kramnik
October 5 - Game 8 Kramnik-Topalov
October 6 - rest day
October 7 - Game 9 Topalov-Kramnik
October 8 - Game 10 Kramnik-Topalov
October 9 - Rest day
October 10 - Game 11 Topalov-Kramnik
October 11 - Rest day
October 12 - Game 12 Kramnik - Topalov
October 13 - Tiebreaks and Closing Ceremony
October 14
October 15