The fantastic broadcast of Game 10 in the Anand, Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship Match from Moscow - the Mecca of Chess - would continue today at the official website.
In the ninth game, Viswanathan Anand decided against the Slav Defence
and played the Nimzo-Indian Defence with black. In response, Boris
Gelfand selected the solid Rubinstein System. Following the opening,
White acquired moveable pawns in the centre and an advantage of two
bishops; at the same time the Black positions had no weaknesses. Soon
the challenger had an opportunity to deal a blow to the centre with a
move of 19.с5. As a result of this tactical operation, White won a queen
for a rook, bishop and pawn. Experts believed that a draw was the most
likely outcome, but White nevertheless still had a small chance for
victory. Gelfand tried long and hard to undermine the black defence,
although he may not have acted as accurately as he should have. White
managed to open the kingside, however Anand successfully restructured
his forces and with his concise play fought off all threats from his
opponent after building a fortress. The opponents agreed to a draw on
the forty-ninth move. You can replay all the Game 9 moves in our Chess King applet. You cannot afford to miss any of the games now in the 2012 Anand, Gelfand World Chess Championship!
