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V Anand vs V Kramnik Round 7 World Chess Championship Bonn, Germany 1.d4 d5 2 c4 c6 Kramnik goes for the Slav. 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5 a4 Bf5 This line was played in the Kramnik Topalov match. Hopefully, Kramnik is comfortable with this theory and can hope to stem the rot. 6 e3 e6 7 Bxc4 Bb4 8 O-O Nbd7 9 Qe2 It's the main line with Qe2. Bg6 10 e4 O-O 11 Bd3 Bh5 12 e5 Nd5 13 Nxd5 cxd5 14 Qe3 Re8 15 Ne1 Bg6 16 Bxg6 hxg6 17 Nd3 Qb6 Surely, Anand has prepared something for the Slav. But at the moment, though Anand is slightly plus, the position looks to be OK for Kramnik. 18 Nxb4 Qxb4 19 b3 Rac8 20 Ba3 Qc3 21.Rac1 Qxe3 22.fxe3 f6 23.Bd6 g5 24.h3 Kf7 25.Kf2 Kg6 26.Ke2 fxe5 27.dxe5 b6 28.b4 Rc4 29.Rxc4 dxc4 30.Rc1 Rc8 31.g4 a5 32.b5 c3 33.Rc2 Kf7 34.Kd3 Nc5+ 35.Bxc5 Rxc5 36.Rxc3 Rxc3+ Kramnik creates an impregnable fortress. Draw 1/2-1/2

Enjoy the Anand vs Kramnik Games. We have several in store this weekend. Remember, we will be covering the most important chess event of the year live. You can have as much of Anand vs Kramnik as you want. Kramnik is almost unbeatable at Dortmund. But please excuse him for his 2008 Dortmund performance and give some allowance for "match preparation". To be fair to him, even Anand performed poorly at Bilbao. Key Moments 24 ... f5 (probably bringing the Knight on the 'h' rank back into play with Nf6 and defending was more prudent. But Vishy is known to fight for counterplay chances. 25 ... Rc8. Loses a pawn in the next few moves. Ng5 was much better. 31 ... e4!! Anand is right back into the game. Notice how it affects Kramnik. He is clearly shaken and lets Anand rule the next stage and by move 34, Anand is slightly better and wins the pawn back in due course. 38. Qg4 Kramnik lays a trap as they approach the first time control. 38 ... Nf5? Blunder :-( Misses the bishop f...

Kramnik went into the head to head lead by beating Anand again in 1996. The game was played at Las Palmas and the opening was a Symmetrical English Double Fianchetto Hedgehog. A fascinating game, but one riddled with major errors, where Kramnik applied tremendous pressure without his Queen. Catch the game here with more details ...

Judit Polgar played a brave game to beat Gelfand with black pieces. Topalov was ground down by Van Wely who seems to be in fine nick. At least he is creating chances for himself. There is this feeling that his training with Kramnik is working, and working very well. Kramnik beat Eljanov in his normal efficient, no nonsense style. Round 4 results : Group A Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon ½-½ Ruy Lopez Centre Attack Radjabov, Teimour - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ Gruenfeld Russian Lékó, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ Caro Kann Van Wely, Loek - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 Old Benoni Kramnik, Vladimir - Eljanov, Pavel 1-0 English Opening Anand, Viswanathan - Adams, Michael ½-½ Queens Indian Gelfand, Boris - Polgar, Judit 0-1 Catalan Group B Bacrot, Etienne - Movsesian, Sergei ½-½ QGD Ragozin Harikrishna, P - Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 Queen's Pawn Opening Cheparinov, Ivan - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 Anti-Meran Gambit Short, Nigel D - Koneru, Humpy ½-½ Petroff's Defence Sargissian, Gabriel - ...