27 Sep '06 16:20>
Two draws now.
Originally posted by no1marauderIt was Ne4 *after* Be7. There was some analysis on playchess claiming it won outright, not sure about that. Wait for NiC. But it looked very strong.
There's been three games: two have had decisive results and one was a rather interesting and well played draw. If anything it seems to me Kramnik had a slight advantage with a protected passed d-pawn opposed by Black's doubled a-pawns but under extreme time pressure decided to take the perpetual IF Topalov allowed it. I'm getting a little sick of this "K ...[text shortened]... onnecting the rooks and forcing the exchange of Black's well placed dark squared bishop.
Originally posted by YugaThat's hilarious. Great article. 450 Spassky draws under 20 moves?? I bet there was tennis court near those tournaments.
Regarding Kramnik's drawing reputation, which appears to be justified to some extent:
"World Champions and Draws"
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2096
Originally posted by TommyCSmyslov, Petrosian, and surprisingly (at least to some), Tal all had almost 400 draws under 20 moves in their careers too against GM's, although Spassky has played less games against GM's than Smyslov and Tal.
That's hilarious. Great article. 450 Spassky draws under 20 moves?? I bet there was tennis court near those tournaments.
Originally posted by no1marauderhe did tho!! he was up .89 for a while with fritz, i know thats not huge, and kramnik is great at defending slightly inferior postions, but he just missed a couple moves tho, anyhow, hes gotta get a couple wins here
An interesting game but Topalov never seemed in a position to have decent winning chances.
Originally posted by alexstclaireStop looking at Fritz evaluations and listen to what the Grandmasters are saying. Or better still, look at the games yourself.
he did tho!! he was up .89 for a while with fritz, i know thats not huge, and kramnik is great at defending slightly inferior postions, but he just missed a couple moves tho, anyhow, hes gotta get a couple wins here
Originally posted by YugaI knew it! Kramnik = Drawmnik.
Regarding Kramnik's drawing reputation, which appears to be justified to some extent:
"World Champions and Draws"
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2096
Kramnik provides insightful analysis of his greatest predecessors.
http://www.kramnik.com/eng/interviews/getinterview.aspx?id=61
Originally posted by omulcusobolaniO, I thought they played all 12 games regardless of the results and then if there was a tie then they would go on to tie breaks.
There are 12 games but it's the first to 6 1/2 so kramnik only needs 7 more draws.