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Thursday, October 16, 2008 (13:01:10) |
| Tags : Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, World Chess Championship |
Second straight draw for Anand, Kramnik |
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Bonn: Viswanathan Anand surprised Vladimir Kramnik by going in with a Nimzo-Indian even as many expected a Petroff from him in the second game of the World Chess Championship on Wednesday that also ended in a draw. With this both games have ended in draws and in the third game Kramnik will hold white pieces. The opening surprisingly was in Nimzo-Indian Samisch variation and like the first game ended in a 32-move draw.
After Anand drew easily with black it seemed he would capitalize with white and he did try. There were expectations of a Petroff Defence, in which Kramnik lost at Dortmund to Arkady Naiditsch and Vasily Ivanchuk. But the NIIT-backed Anand instead of 1. e4, went in for a 1. d4. It was a sharp game from Anand's side and both players once again sized each other well. At no stage did either seem to have an any definite advantage.
Into the middle game, Anand did try and create more play for himself, but Kramnik did not give him any chances. A fair bit of the opening line seemed to have been prepared by Anand in advance and Kramnik also read it well enough not to allow any advantage to the Indian.
Though there was no overt aggression, it was clear that there was greater probing in the second game than the first. Ultimately the duo decided to split the point and move on. The first player to reach 6.5 points in the 12-game final will be declared the World Champion. The third game of the match will be played Thursday. In case of a 6-6 draw, they will play a tie-breaker. (IANS) |
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