Latest News
Anand Crushes Kramnik, One point behind Sole Leader
World Champion
Viswanathan Anand Crushed Vladimir Kramnik in the 12th round game of
the Corus Chess . His chances of winning the Sixth Corus Chess Title are only
theoretical. With only Sunday’s last round to go, ‘Vishy’ lags a full point
behind A-Group leader Magnus Carlsen
Viswanathan Anand opened with e4 but Kramnik, opted for his favourite Petroff
with black, and after some twenty moves
a white exchange sacrifice not long after proved it was far from solid enough.
By then it was clear to everyone else that Kramnik was in deep trouble. Anand
handled the remainder so well that some experts said he played like a computer
and wondered “whether this meant the world champion is super-human.”
In Group B Parimarjan Negi
lost to Tomi Nybeck in just 41 moves while Harikrishna
In C group GM Abhijeet Gupta
defeated World Jr champion and
compatriot Somaya Swaminathan
Magnus Carlsen who secured
his position on top of the standings by keeping Hungary’s Peter Leko to a draw
with black in 12th-round action.
In the last round Anand will have black pieces against dutch Grandmaster Leok Van Wely
Standings after 12 rounds, A Group:
1-2. Carlsen - 8,
3. Kramnik and Shirov - 7½,
4. Anand - 7,
5-7. Nakamura, Karjakin and
Ivanchuk - 6½,
8-9. Leko and Dominguez - 6,
10. Caruana - 5,
