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Tournament: Anand - Gelfand 2012
Round: 12
White: Anand, Viswanathan
Black: Gelfand, Boris
Date: Mon May 28 2012
Result: ½-½ [Download PGN]
Tournament: Anand - Gelfand 2012
Round: 12
White: Anand, Viswanathan
Black: Gelfand, Boris
Date: Mon May 28 2012
Result: ½-½ [Download PGN]
Hello everyone and welcome to the last game of the World Chess
Championship 2012 with me GM Csaba Balogh! The score of the match is
equal, in case of a decisive game we will know the World Champion today,
in case of a draw we will have rapid and blitz tiebreaks.
Right after the match the book 365 Greatest Chess Puzzles
will be published and I am happy that I can announce this during the
final moments of the most important event for 2012, the World Chess
Championship! The tension is on the maximum, there is no way back after
one mistake. I think the first move is about 50-50 between e4 and d4, I
personally expect 1.e4 from the World Champion. A few minutes remain to
the start. Enjoy!
1. e4 As I expected, 1.e4 is typical for Anand's tactics in the current match situation.
1... c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Anand repeats 3.Bb5, let's see who will deviate first from game 10
3... e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 so, Anand plays 5.d3 instead of 5.b3, which we have seen in game 10. It means, that Anand's team could not find any advantage after the strong 5.b3 e5! move
5... Ne7 6. b3 6. b3 is a real surprise, with only one high-level game in the database, which continued with Ng6 Bb2 f6 and e5 ,in Spassky-Gulko 1990. I am quite sure, such move could not be seriously analyzed by Gelfand's team, so it is a chance for Anand to catch him in the opening and achieve some advantage. 6...Ng6 7.Bb2 and f6 seems to be the most logical, and the question there is, if Anand prepared the 8.e5 move or some interesting action with 8.h4 ? Gelfand is in deep thought. It must be a good feeling for Anand, since in the previous games of the match Gelfand showed huge preparation and achieved quickly equality with the Black color. As a side note, The World Championship is finishing soon, but there are multiple very strong events following. In June there are Tal Memorial, Kings Tournament, Topalov Vallejo match, Women's world rapid and blitz, Seirawan - Karpov match, and these are just some of the events that we will be following live here for you with the Chess Evolution team.
6... d6 Gelfand played 6...d6, with the idea of reaching the ideal structure with e5. Positionally the critical move is 7.e5 after which the doubled c-pawns become vulnerable, but the question is what happens if Black takes 7...dxe5 8.Nxe5 Qd4
7. e5 Ng6 8. h4 8.h4 played instantly. Impressive preparation. A positional pawn sacrifice. After 8...Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 White probably wants to put the c5 pawn under pressure with the Bishop and the knight.
8... Nxe5 All will develop as expected in the line given. While watching that, another side note, we already listed the coming events in June, but July will not be less exciting as Dortmund 2012, Biel Chess 2012 are taking place, followed by the Chess Olympiad 2012 (see list of announced teams and send us more if you know).
9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nd2 It is clear, that White is playing against the c8 bishop. It has no future in this game, cannot be activated, cannot have any target, at least in the next 10-15 moves. The game could continue with 10...Be7 11.Bb2 f6 and 12.Qh5! . A nice check, which forces Black to decide between two unpleasant continuations. To play g6 is further weakening the pawn structure, what White can use later with an h5 push, or to play Kf8 but then O-O is not possible anymore. White is playing on long term positional compensation, based on Black's unhealthy pawn structure and the c8 bishop.
10... c4 Gelfand is giving back the pawn, in order to solve the problem around the c8 bishop. His idea is to push c5 after which the bishop arrives to b7. Very deep idea, but on the other hand after 11.Nxc4 I think White has a small advantage. Important that on 11...Ba6 with the idea of 12.Nxe5? Qd4, White has 12.Qf3! The move 10...c4 most probably puts an end to Anand's preparation as well, so the "human" fight starts. I think, Gelfand's idea could 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.Qf3 and Qd5! when, White has two possibilities. One is to go for an endgame with pawn up, but finally it is Black who has the better structure and his bishops would start to work after 13.Qxd5 cxd5 14.Nxe5 Bd6. Other option is 13.Qg3, which allows e4 to get rid of the doubled pawns. It leads to amazing complications after O-O.
11. Nxc4 Seems like the game is going to be an excellent lecture on positional pawn sacrifices! Another option for Black is first to exchange the dark squared bishops with 11...Bb4 12.Bd2 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 and only then Ba6, but I think, this is agreeing to suffer in a worse position.
11... Ba6 Gelfand goes for the critical Ba6, and it is going to be Anand's turn to decide the character of the game after 12.Qf3 Qd5 13.Qxd5 or 13.Qg3.
12. Qf3 Qd5 We reached a very interesting moment of the game. Probably both continuations mentioned give White a small edge, but Qxd5 prepares for a very long fight, where probably in case of precise defense by Black he can save the game, while Qg3 is really complicated, which objectively should favor for White. On the other hand one mistake from the White side could change the evaluation, while a mistake from Black could lead to immediate finish of the the game, since the Black king is still stuck into the center. This could be a very difficult decision even in a random game, but now at the steak is the World Champion title!
13. Qxd5 so Anand prefers to not risk and goes for the endgame, where only he can win. A practical decision!
13... cxd5 14. Nxe5 I think, Black should play 14...f6 and maybe e5 in the next move.
14... f6 15. Nf3 e5 Very nice play by Gelfand! Instead of suffering with a pawn up, he preferred to sacrifice 2 pawns and staying a pawn down for activity. I think Black is fine. He is going to attack the c2 pawn, and when it moves to c4 Bb7 and the bishop pair gives Black excellent compensation for draw. I think, 13.Qg3 was objectively better.
16. O-O after 16.O-O Black can finish the development with 16...Kf7 and Be7, then bringing the rooks to c8 and d8
16... Kf7 17. c4 Be7 Black has a very easy play with Rhd8 then a possible plan could be Bb7 and a5-a4. The bishoppair dominates the board. It is very hard to suggest a plan for White, which could improve on his position. Any kind of pawn moves leads to kind of weakaning, of what the bishoppair could make use.
18. Be3 The only plan I could imagine fo White is somthing like Rfd1, Kf1-e2 and in one moment to take on d5 and transfer the knight to c4 through d2
18... Bb7 We must admit, that the move 8.h4 is very useful now, otherwise Black could play g5 taking ground on the kingside. Now Black shows clear intention to play a5-a4.
19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Rfc1 Black has two pleasant options. He can play 20...Rfc8, since 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Bxa7 does not work because of Ra8 and Bxb3 next move. Or he can just continue the plan with 20...a5 and on 21.Rc7 simple Rfc8 22.Rac1 Rxc7 23.Rxc7 and Ke6 overtaking the initiateve.
20... a5 Gelfand played the move a5! I think, a clever idea could be to play Bc5 with a draw offer.
21. Bc5 if White would have continued pressing, he could only cause problems to himself. It is the right time to settle for draw. Black can simple take on c5 and on f3, then Rhd8 with a completely drawn rook endgame
21... Rhd8 Gelfand prefers to keep his nice d5 bishop. This move does not change the evaluation, but I would have preferred the more forcing line with taking on f3. Now White can take on e7 then Rc7 and try to hold the pawn with Ne1.
22. Bxe7 and Anand offers the draw! A very interesting game! So, the match will be decided in rapid tiebreak on Wednesday! Thanks for watching with me GM Balogh Csaba and the Chess Evolution team, see you for more live commentary soon! Tiebreaks coming in the World Chess Championship! ½-½
1. e4 As I expected, 1.e4 is typical for Anand's tactics in the current match situation.
1... c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Anand repeats 3.Bb5, let's see who will deviate first from game 10
3... e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 so, Anand plays 5.d3 instead of 5.b3, which we have seen in game 10. It means, that Anand's team could not find any advantage after the strong 5.b3 e5! move
5... Ne7 6. b3 6. b3 is a real surprise, with only one high-level game in the database, which continued with Ng6 Bb2 f6 and e5 ,in Spassky-Gulko 1990. I am quite sure, such move could not be seriously analyzed by Gelfand's team, so it is a chance for Anand to catch him in the opening and achieve some advantage. 6...Ng6 7.Bb2 and f6 seems to be the most logical, and the question there is, if Anand prepared the 8.e5 move or some interesting action with 8.h4 ? Gelfand is in deep thought. It must be a good feeling for Anand, since in the previous games of the match Gelfand showed huge preparation and achieved quickly equality with the Black color. As a side note, The World Championship is finishing soon, but there are multiple very strong events following. In June there are Tal Memorial, Kings Tournament, Topalov Vallejo match, Women's world rapid and blitz, Seirawan - Karpov match, and these are just some of the events that we will be following live here for you with the Chess Evolution team.
6... d6 Gelfand played 6...d6, with the idea of reaching the ideal structure with e5. Positionally the critical move is 7.e5 after which the doubled c-pawns become vulnerable, but the question is what happens if Black takes 7...dxe5 8.Nxe5 Qd4
7. e5 Ng6 8. h4 8.h4 played instantly. Impressive preparation. A positional pawn sacrifice. After 8...Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 White probably wants to put the c5 pawn under pressure with the Bishop and the knight.
8... Nxe5 All will develop as expected in the line given. While watching that, another side note, we already listed the coming events in June, but July will not be less exciting as Dortmund 2012, Biel Chess 2012 are taking place, followed by the Chess Olympiad 2012 (see list of announced teams and send us more if you know).
9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nd2 It is clear, that White is playing against the c8 bishop. It has no future in this game, cannot be activated, cannot have any target, at least in the next 10-15 moves. The game could continue with 10...Be7 11.Bb2 f6 and 12.Qh5! . A nice check, which forces Black to decide between two unpleasant continuations. To play g6 is further weakening the pawn structure, what White can use later with an h5 push, or to play Kf8 but then O-O is not possible anymore. White is playing on long term positional compensation, based on Black's unhealthy pawn structure and the c8 bishop.
10... c4 Gelfand is giving back the pawn, in order to solve the problem around the c8 bishop. His idea is to push c5 after which the bishop arrives to b7. Very deep idea, but on the other hand after 11.Nxc4 I think White has a small advantage. Important that on 11...Ba6 with the idea of 12.Nxe5? Qd4, White has 12.Qf3! The move 10...c4 most probably puts an end to Anand's preparation as well, so the "human" fight starts. I think, Gelfand's idea could 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.Qf3 and Qd5! when, White has two possibilities. One is to go for an endgame with pawn up, but finally it is Black who has the better structure and his bishops would start to work after 13.Qxd5 cxd5 14.Nxe5 Bd6. Other option is 13.Qg3, which allows e4 to get rid of the doubled pawns. It leads to amazing complications after O-O.
11. Nxc4 Seems like the game is going to be an excellent lecture on positional pawn sacrifices! Another option for Black is first to exchange the dark squared bishops with 11...Bb4 12.Bd2 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 and only then Ba6, but I think, this is agreeing to suffer in a worse position.
11... Ba6 Gelfand goes for the critical Ba6, and it is going to be Anand's turn to decide the character of the game after 12.Qf3 Qd5 13.Qxd5 or 13.Qg3.
12. Qf3 Qd5 We reached a very interesting moment of the game. Probably both continuations mentioned give White a small edge, but Qxd5 prepares for a very long fight, where probably in case of precise defense by Black he can save the game, while Qg3 is really complicated, which objectively should favor for White. On the other hand one mistake from the White side could change the evaluation, while a mistake from Black could lead to immediate finish of the the game, since the Black king is still stuck into the center. This could be a very difficult decision even in a random game, but now at the steak is the World Champion title!
13. Qxd5 so Anand prefers to not risk and goes for the endgame, where only he can win. A practical decision!
13... cxd5 14. Nxe5 I think, Black should play 14...f6 and maybe e5 in the next move.
14... f6 15. Nf3 e5 Very nice play by Gelfand! Instead of suffering with a pawn up, he preferred to sacrifice 2 pawns and staying a pawn down for activity. I think Black is fine. He is going to attack the c2 pawn, and when it moves to c4 Bb7 and the bishop pair gives Black excellent compensation for draw. I think, 13.Qg3 was objectively better.
16. O-O after 16.O-O Black can finish the development with 16...Kf7 and Be7, then bringing the rooks to c8 and d8
16... Kf7 17. c4 Be7 Black has a very easy play with Rhd8 then a possible plan could be Bb7 and a5-a4. The bishoppair dominates the board. It is very hard to suggest a plan for White, which could improve on his position. Any kind of pawn moves leads to kind of weakaning, of what the bishoppair could make use.
18. Be3 The only plan I could imagine fo White is somthing like Rfd1, Kf1-e2 and in one moment to take on d5 and transfer the knight to c4 through d2
18... Bb7 We must admit, that the move 8.h4 is very useful now, otherwise Black could play g5 taking ground on the kingside. Now Black shows clear intention to play a5-a4.
19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Rfc1 Black has two pleasant options. He can play 20...Rfc8, since 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Bxa7 does not work because of Ra8 and Bxb3 next move. Or he can just continue the plan with 20...a5 and on 21.Rc7 simple Rfc8 22.Rac1 Rxc7 23.Rxc7 and Ke6 overtaking the initiateve.
20... a5 Gelfand played the move a5! I think, a clever idea could be to play Bc5 with a draw offer.
21. Bc5 if White would have continued pressing, he could only cause problems to himself. It is the right time to settle for draw. Black can simple take on c5 and on f3, then Rhd8 with a completely drawn rook endgame
21... Rhd8 Gelfand prefers to keep his nice d5 bishop. This move does not change the evaluation, but I would have preferred the more forcing line with taking on f3. Now White can take on e7 then Rc7 and try to hold the pawn with Ne1.
22. Bxe7 and Anand offers the draw! A very interesting game! So, the match will be decided in rapid tiebreak on Wednesday! Thanks for watching with me GM Balogh Csaba and the Chess Evolution team, see you for more live commentary soon! Tiebreaks coming in the World Chess Championship! ½-½
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