{"id":1423,"date":"2011-12-10T11:09:35","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T11:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2011-12-10T11:09:35","modified_gmt":"2011-12-10T11:09:35","slug":"anand-plays-draw-against-kramnik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1423","title":{"rendered":"Anand plays draw against Kramnik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>London: <\/strong>After a victory in round five, World Champion and NIIT  MindChampion, Viswanathan Anand appeared to have perked up and played a  sparkling game against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik of  Russia. However the effort could only earn him a draw as Kramnik  defended accurately in the sixth round of the London Chess Classic 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> The battle between these two World Champions was the highlight of Round  six, as they have been adversaries for almost two decades and decisive  results between them have been rare. Anand had defeated Kramnik  comprehensively in their World title clash in 2008 at Bonn, Germany. <\/p>\n<p> Anand who has been bogged down by draws, uncorked a superb sacrifice to  liven up the proceedings at the Olympia Conference Centre but Kramnik  returned back a piece for two pawns to blunt out Anand\u2019s dangerous play.<\/p>\n<p> The Category 20, nine player Round Robin event is poised for an exciting  finish with just three more rounds to do. All the four encounters in  the sixth round ended in draws but they were hard fought ones, far from  the dull routine ones. A victory fetches 3 points while 1 point is  awarded for a draw.<\/p>\n<p> Hikaru Nakamura with 11 points is the sole leader though he has played  one game more than Vladimir Kramnik, Magnus Carlsen and Luke McShane who  are bunched behind him with 9 points each. Nakamura on his 24th  birthday on Friday had to play precisely against McShane to earn the  draw. <\/p>\n<p> Carlsen had a bye and assited the commentary team. Michael Adams after  three back to back defeats would be a relieved player after holding  Levon Aronian to a draw.<\/p>\n<p> Anand and Levon Aronian follow next with 6 points apiece, then Nigel  Short with 4 points while Adams and David Howell are at the bottom with 2  points each.<\/p>\n<p> Anand wielding Whites once again stuck to the Queen Pawn opening and it  was a Queen\u2019s Gambit Declined variation where Anand sacrificed a rook  for <br \/> A knight on the 25th turn. Kramnik however in turn counter sacrificed a  bishop for two pawns to bring parity to the game. The draw was signed on  the 39th turn when all the fizz had gone out of the position.<br \/> Anand will take on Aronian with the Black pieces in a crucial game in  Round 7, late Saturday night. On 11th December, on his 43rd birthday,  Anand wielding Whites is paired against Carlsen in the 8th round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round six<br \/> <\/strong>Round 6: Friday, December 9, 2011<br \/>Michael Adams\u00bd-\u00bdLevon Aronian\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>Vishy Anand\u00bd-\u00bdVladimir Kramnik\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>David Howell\u00bd-\u00bdNigel Short\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>Luke McShane\u00bd-\u00bdHikaru Nakamura\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>Magnus Carlsen (bye) \u2013 assisting commentary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>London: <\/strong>After a victory in round five, World Champion and NIIT  MindChampion, Viswanathan Anand appeared to have perked up and played a  sparkling game against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik of  Russia. 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