Kramik-Anand (Game 10) after 29 Qd6!
Here are a few variations.
29.. Nxc3? 30 Re7 Curtain
29 ..Bf7 30 Qb4! The knight in a4 is stranded
If we try 30 ..Rab8 31 a6 Nb6 32 Bb6 with large advantage for White.
If we try 30..Qc6 31 Rd1 No rush, threatening 32 Rd7. If Black continues31..Rd8 32 Rd8 Rd8 33 Rb8 and a7 falls
29..Rd8 30 Qb4! Rab8 31 a6 with for instance 31..Rb7 32 ab7 +-.
Clearly it was a premature position to resign, but Anand saw no salvation being low on time and facing Kramnik in very inferior position. He preferred to resign a bit early and focus on the next game ( a draw will suffice to earn him the World Chess Champion title).
In other circumstances we would have expected Anand to continue a couple of moves, as it is never too late to blunder
29.. Nxc3? 30 Re7 Curtain
29 ..Bf7 30 Qb4! The knight in a4 is stranded
If we try 30 ..Rab8 31 a6 Nb6 32 Bb6 with large advantage for White.
If we try 30..Qc6 31 Rd1 No rush, threatening 32 Rd7. If Black continues31..Rd8 32 Rd8 Rd8 33 Rb8 and a7 falls
29..Rd8 30 Qb4! Rab8 31 a6 with for instance 31..Rb7 32 ab7 +-.
Clearly it was a premature position to resign, but Anand saw no salvation being low on time and facing Kramnik in very inferior position. He preferred to resign a bit early and focus on the next game ( a draw will suffice to earn him the World Chess Champion title).
In other circumstances we would have expected Anand to continue a couple of moves, as it is never too late to blunder
2 comments:
I don't think that Anand was in inferior position because after Rd8 there are not really danger positions for blacks. So, this is still a big misterious. Why Anand resigned? Only Anand can explain it.
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