We will follow you and your computer right into the loo: It's the Kramnik - Anand World Championship Chess 2008 thread

Opening on E4? Screw that, D4's the new thing man!

Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

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Game 1: 0,5 - 0,5
Game 2: 0,5 - 0,5
Game 3: 0 - 1
Game 4: 0,5 - 0,5

Anand leads 2,5 to 1,5 up to game five.

Schedule:
Game 1 Tuesday October 14 3 p.m.
Game 2 Wednesday October 15 3 p.m.
Game 3 Friday October 17 3 p.m.
Game 4 Saturday October 18 3 p.m.
Game 5 Monday October 20 3 p.m.
Game 6 Tuesday October 21 3 p.m.
Game 7 Thursday October 23 3 p.m.
Game 8 Friday October 24 3 p.m.
Game 9 Sunday October 26 3 p.m.
Game 10 Monday October 27 3 p.m.
Game 11 Wednesday October 29 3 p.m.
Game 12 Friday October 31 3 p.m.
Tiebreak Sunday November 02 3 p.m.

Main website: http://www.uep-worldchess.com/

So, anyone else on dis ting?

i tried to figure out Anand's win in the third match, Kramnik playing with white gave up, yet i didn't see a quick checkmate (he was on chess with only one option though, so obviously etc...) Someone point out a nice analysis please.

i did notice the string of D4 openings.

Should've put this one on the Subs board, shouldn't I? ;)

Have you seen this one (pdf)?

i tried to click that one, but got an empty page. seems to work, though, thanks :)

Kramnik takes game 5 as well, with black no less! Quite an impressive, daring win too.

Analyses by Susan Polgar

Ef me, Anand won it again, obv.

Plus, yet another d4 opening. Crazy (old) times ey?

he's not gonna give this away. Interestingly, when i started playing chess it seemed playing with white was easier, but lately i've had easier wins playing with black. Now Anand wins playing black 2 times, maybe it IS easier. I found a nice program Chessbase Light, without it, those paper-only articles really fly over my head. (or whatever that's called)

Hmm, don't know which is easier. It's all about action and/or reaction I think, having a game-plan or relying on your opponent screwing up. I do think Anand winning with black two times in a row says something about him taking over the game at some point. He seems a bit more adventurous because of this; when it's time he'll attack, even when playing black.

Thanks for the tip on Chessbase Light, will try it out soon! (I only play Chessmaster Challenge, which has nothing to do with analysing games played in real life)