Anand's 'Sweet 17' Date with Gelfand at World Chess Championship 2012; Game 8 Moves

One game at a time, and one move at a time was all reigning world chess champion India's Viswanathan Anand needed on Monday at the 2012 World Chess Championship against challenger Israel's Boris Gelfand. Gelfand was possibly all nerves as he blundered away is Queen. It was a trifle unfortunate for the Israel grandmaster who has been in super form lately. But then, chess is a cruel game. Tuesday, May 22, is a rest day. The match is alive and it's still way to go. Game 9 of the championship match will resume on Wednesday, May 23, and you can stay tuned at the official website for the live broadcast of the game. Gelfand will play White in the ninth chess game of the match. We hope to see you back at the B&W Chess Mag website for our fun posts on the Anand, Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012 Match. You can check the Game 8 moves in our Chess King applet.

Anand, Viswanathan (2799) - Gelfand, Boris (2739)

Result: 1-0

Site: Moscow RUS

Date: 2012.05.21

[...] 1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 ¥g7 6.¤e2 O-O 7.¤ec3 ¤h5 8.¥g5 ¥f6 9.¥xf6 exf6 10.£d2 f5 11.exf5 ¥xf5 12.g4 ¦e8+ 13.¢d1 ¥xb1 14.¦xb1 £f6 15.gxh5 £xf3+ 16.¢c2 £xh1 17.£f2

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