WCC Bonn Round 2
10.15.08 Exactly as in Game 1, both players made 32 moves in Game 2 before agreeing to a draw. The difference today was that Anand, typically a 1. e4 player, ventured 1. d4 in his first game with the white pieces. Could this be a harbinger of more Queen pawn games to come?
Match Score
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Anand |
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½ |
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1.0 |
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Kramnik |
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½ |
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1.0 |
Images courtesy ChessBase.com and uep-chess.com
World Champion Viswanathan Anand vs. challenger Vladimir Kramnik
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.
When: 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
Schedule
Game 1: Tuesday October 14 Replay Game 1
Game 2: Wednesday October 15 Replay Game 2
Free Day: Thursday October 16
Game 3: Friday October 17
Game 4: Saturday October 18
Free Day: Sunday October 19
Game 5: Monday October 20
Game 6: Tuesday October 21
Free day: Wednesday October 22
Game 7: Thursday October 23
Game 8: Friday October 24
Free Day: Saturday October 25
Game 9: Sunday October 26
Game 10: Monday October 27
Free Day: Tuesday October 30
Game 11 Wednesday October 29
Free Day Thursday October 30
Game 12: Friday October 31
Free Day: Saturday November 1
Tiebreak: Sunday November 2
The moves of the game are projected on a huge screen behind the players.
All are in good spirits at the post-game press conference.
