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GM Ian Rogers was overheard discussing a rumor in the commentary box with GM Yasser Seirawan that GM Vladimir Kramnik may quit chess if he loses this match. We'll keep you updated on this and break the news when we hear more about this. Editor Here's the update - in the press conference after game 11, Kramnik said he has no plans to retire and that he enjoys chess even now. To his credit, he agreed that he was outprepared and he promised to learn and change the way he plays.

Anand leads the match 5.5 - 2.5 and has the white pieces. If he has any novelties left up his sleeve, he can seal the match on Sunday with a win. A slower route is via two draws. An interesting point to note here is that Anand has now moved ahead in the head to head scores against Kramnik in the Classical games section. Please note that the German time has now moved to Winter time and so the games start one hour later for most of you not in Europe. Classical Games 59 Games, 46 draws Anand +1 (7 wins, 6 losses) For all the scores in all formats, see the earlier head to head post . Match Score V Anand ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ Total - 5.5 Kramnik ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Total - 2.5 V Anand vs V Kramnik Round 9 World Chess Championship Bonn, Germany 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 It's the Slav Defence 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Anand prefers the sharp line in the anti-Moscow gambit. Slower is 6. Bxf6 6 ...dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.Qc2 Not seen in regular play. Kramnik can get an edge wit...