Anand, Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012 - Complete Live Schedule, Game 7 Resumes May 20

Here is the complete schedule and format of the Anand, Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012. Live broadcast of the World Chess Match would resume on May 20 at the official website. (Click on the photo to go to the official website of the venue of the Anand Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012 - Tretyakov State Gallery in Moscow. This particular exhibit at the gallery is 'Moscow Patio' oil on canvas by Vasily Dmitriyevich Polenov.

Schedule for World Chess Championship Match 2012

Day	Date	Match event	Time
Day 1	10 May	Opening ceremony	19.00/20.00
Day 2	11 May	Game  1	15.00
Commentators: Nigel Short, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 3	12 May	Game  2	15.00
Commentators: Nigel Short, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 4	13 May	Rest day
Day 5	14 May	Game  3	15.00
Commentators: Jan Timman, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 6	15 May	Game  4	15.00
Commentators: Jan Timman, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 7	16 May	Rest day
Day 8	17 May	Game  5	15.00
Commentators: Joel Lautier, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 9	18 May	Game  6	15.00
Commentators: Peter Svidler, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 10	19 May	Rest day
Day 11	20 May	Game  7	15.00
Commentators: Peter Leko, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 12	21 May	Game  8	15.00
Commentators: Peter Leko, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 13	22 May	Rest day
Day 14	23 May	Game  9	15.00
Commentators: Peter Svidler, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 15	24 May	Game  10	15.00
Commentators: Peter Svidler, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 16	25 May	Rest day
Day 17	26 May	Game  11	15.00
Commentators: Vladimir Kramnik, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 18	27 May	Rest day
Day 19	28 May	Game  12	15.00
Commentators: Peter Svidler, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
Day 20	29 May	Rest day
Day 21	30 May	Tie break	12.00

The closing ceremony shall take place on the day after the FWCM has been decided or one day thereafter.

Here are some fun posts at the B&W chess magazine website about the Anand, Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012 that you might like to read:

Dream Chess Lineup for Any World Championship Format
Top 6 Reasons Why Anand, Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship Will be Fun

Top 5 Anand Gelfand 2012 Chess Jokes of World Chess Championship Special Chess Game: When 'a' File was Full 


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Gary Kasparov Comments Anand Gelfand 2012 Game 6 at Moscow World Chess Championship

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Dream Chess Lineup for Any World Championship Format

Saturday May 19 is rest day at the Anand Gelfand 2012 world chess championship being played in Moscow. Here is a fun post for the rest day. Maybe, if there were a chess tournament to decide the strongest chess player in the world, we could invite a dream line-up. No statistics whether this is a recommended format or something. This is just a fun idea. Of course, we are leaving out Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand because they are already playing. You might imagine the chess we would witness as fans if such a tournament were to take place!


Dream Chess Lineup for Any World Championship Tournament

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Kasparov Comments Anand Gelfand 2012 Game 6 at Moscow World Chess Championship - Anand, Gelfand Remarks Updated

Gary Kasparov was in the Anand Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship commentary room on Friday in Moscow during the sixth game. Of course you could view the complete recording of the live broadcast of the Anand Gelfand Match 6 at the official website. (Photo: Fide)

Here are excerpts of all the Gary Kasparov comments made during Game 6 with commentators GM Peter Svidler and New in Chess editor Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam.

Click to read Gary Kasparov Anand Gelfand 2012 Game 6 Comments compiled by B&W.

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World Chess Championship 2012 - Replay Drawn Game 6 Moves with Chess King

Game 6 of World Chess Championship 2012 in
Moscow between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand about to begin. Photo: Fide.

Game 5 Result: 1/2-1/2

Anand-Gelfand Match Score: 3.0-3.0

The sixth game and the same result. Anand and Gelfand once again played the Slav Defence. This time the challenger opted for the variation 6.Qc2 instead of 6.b3. The game developed further on quietly: Black got an isolated pawn in the centre, but it was compensated for by a somewhat passive position of the white pieces. Soon the d5-pawn was exchanged and the position simplified. By move 25 each side had a rook and a bishop of the same colour remaining on the board. The resulting endgame was estimated as drawn and four moves later the contenders agreed to a draw. The match score is equal: 3-3. Tomorrow, on 19 May, the opponents have a rest day. The seventh game will be played on Sunday, 20 May. Boris Gelfand will play White.

Today Garry Kasparov, the 13th world champion, was the honoured guest at the match. At the press conference, Garry readily answered many questions from the journalists in great detail. Then he joined first the English-speaking commentators, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam and Peter Svilder, and after that the Russian-speaking commentators, Ilya Smirin and Alexander Grischuk, and took part in analyzing the game. Later Kasparov went down to the chess courtyard where he played a simul against young talented Russian chess players.

Replay Game 6 Moves with Chess King.

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Gary Kasparov Press Conference Video Anand Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship (Missing video comments transcript updated)

Eugene Potemkin recorded this press conference at the Anand Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship in Moscow on May 18 during Game 6. As always it is worth hearing what legendary chess-player-turned politician has to say. A recording is also available at the official website.

Another video by popular Indian chess journalist Vijay Kumar.

Abridged transcript of press conference comments by Gary Kasparov at Anand Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship in Moscow via the official website: Click here

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Gary Kasparov at Anand Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship on Friday

The 13th World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov will visit the Anand Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship Match in Moscow on Friday during the sixth game of the event. He will address a press conference and also visit the commentary room to join Alexander Grischuk (in Russian) and Peter Svidler (in English). They will discuss the Game 6 moves of the Anand Gelfand Chess Game 6 during the live broadcast and the comments will be available both to the spectators and visitors to the official website for the match. 

Later, Kasparov will play a simultaneous exhibition chess game with young chess players who are taking part in the children’s programme at the World Championship Match. Prize winners and winners in the world, Russian and European children’s chess championships will be taking part in the simul. Stay tuned at the official website of the Anand Gelfand 2012 World Chess Championship in Moscow.


Click to read Gary Kasparov Anand Gelfand Game 6 Comments compiled by B&W. (Link added from our latest post.)

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