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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Anand, Gelfand 2012 Game 9 Starts Today - Live Broadcast at Official Website

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Hi everyone,

Are you ready for the live broadcast of the Anand Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship Game 9 within a few hours at the official website?



During the press conference, which took place immediately after the game 8, Boris Gelfand confessed that he simply failed to spot white's 17. Qf2. After playing 14...Qf6, he could only see 17. Qf4, after which white would have to play either 18. Bd3 or 18. Bh3. The Israeli grandmaster also considered the possibility of offering a losing exchange after a potential 15. Kc2 Nf4 16. Ne4 continuation. An interesting position appeared after 16... Re4 17. fe. “I played a risky variation and thought it would turn out okay, but I didn't anticipate White's last move. It's difficult to say where I could have played better. I think that, if this variation fails, then the whole concept is wrong. Of course, I could have just played Knight to g7 or f6 on the 14th move instead of Qf6, but then Black's position would have been worse after 15. h4.”



You can also find all the games played at the world chess championship 2012 so far with analysis at www.chess-king.com.




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