11 May 10
Originally posted by atticus2The comments by the playchess viewers were very funny, some guys said Danailov would sue everyone if Topalov lost.
I'm genuinely surprised that Anand has won. I'd have expected Danailov to smash his face in at the first hint of defeat today. Maybe Danailov is growing soft. Still, Anand hasn't got out of the country yet
11 May 10
Originally posted by sonhouseNope, I think taking on f5 was bad but taking on e4 the move after that was just a tremendous blunder, that bishop becomes terribly strong and white is just lost after that.
So what was Topy's worse error in the last game? The R-f2 thing or ruining his kingside pawn position?
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11 May 10
Originally posted by Gatussohave to give praise to topalov for playing very aggressively.
I think Anand was the better player this match (although the first game was a disaster) and Topalov just got way too scared of the tie-breaks. I am happy with the result though, my money is on either Kramnik or Carlsen as the new challenger!
11 May 10
Originally posted by tonytiger41me too. although that probably ultimately cost him the win.
have to give praise to topalov for playing very aggressively.
but for once the wc match was actually fun to watch. almost no boring games. and anand played more lively than usual as well. an anand-kramnik match would've been completely different, probably 12 early draws with nobody taking any risks.
11 May 10
Originally posted by greenpawn34when was the last time Ray Keene *didn't* write an instant book on the world championship match?
I hope someone brings out one of these 'instant books' ...
I think he's got an unbroken record going back to 1974 (not that the Karpov-Korchnoi match was a World Championship match really but it was the closest thing we had to one back then and RDK wrote a book about that one too)