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Anand Leads Kramnik by a Huge Margin

For those who joined in late. Vishy Anand again beat Kramnik, this time with the white pieces today. He leads the World Chess Championship match by a commanding 4.5-1.5 score. Barring any cataclysmic occurence, Anand has the title in his hands. Tomorrow is a rest day. Here's a wish - Kramnik rests and comes out fighting to make this like a match. Match Scores V Anand 4.5 - V Kramnik 1.5 Kramnik 0.5, 0.5, 0, 0.5,0,0 V.Anand 0.5, 0.5, 1, 0.5,1,1

Anand v Kramnik Game 6 Live Coverage

The Game 6 of the World Chess Championship, which will indicate half time for the Championship, will be played today. Anand has a comfortable 2 point lead at this stage (3.5-1.5). In addition to this, the defending champion Anand has the advantage of the white pieces. Will he crush Kramnik while he's down or go for a safe draw? Watch the live analysis and annotations that we'll be providing yet again. An interesting aside here. Anand is now back to the World's No. 1 position, just ahead of Veselin Topalov on the Live Chess Ratings list. Vishwanathan Anand(2783) vs Vladimir Kramnik(2772) Game 6 (Game starts at 3 PM Bonn Time) World Chess Championship Match October 21, 2008 Bonn, Germany 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Anand has again started with the Queen pawn. He varies on the third move instead of the Nf3 that he played earlier, but a repeat of the first initial moves of the 2nd game is on the cards. 3 .... Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 A Nimzo Indian Classical with d5. Anand chooses the so...