I'm starting to wonder if the Anand-Topalov match can be as exciting as the Karpov-Ilyumzhinov match and the Danailov vs The World match. Meanwhile, back at the ranch in Sofia under an ash cloud far, Topalov manager and Sofia organizer Darth Danailov is saying he's going to sue FIDE for delaying the start of the match one day to accommodate Anand, who was unable to fly to Sofia as scheduled due to the volcano. Wow, there's a sentence I never thought I'd write. (Not the part about Danailov suing somebody.) To be fair for a change, it's not untoward to seek redress and remuneration when a decision has cost you money.
I'm a little surprised they've shifted the entire match schedule, since now days when the organizers may have scheduled VIPs to come might be off days. I suppose forcing play three days in a row a few times to catch up to the original schedule would have been considered disadvantageous for Anand, the older player and the one coming off the 40-hour bus ride from hell.
The drawing of the lots is over and Topalov has white in game one on Saturday. The first round starts two hours later than the rest of the rounds, at 10am EDT instead of 8. Official site is here.
What are the conditions that will lead to victory for Anand? For Topalov? Anand's preparation has reached tremendous levels in recent years and it has more impact in a match than in a tournament. And he's won one of these before. I'm not sure Topalov really benefits much from his match experience against Kramnik simply because he lost and has that as baggage. Topalov is the magic man, however, and his ability to transform positions only needs to manifest once or twice to have a decisive impact on the match. If Anand plays as well as he did against Kramnik, even without the explosive preparation he showed there, he wins.
Post some coverage links, mainstream and ongoing, and I'll put as many as I can up in tomorrow's grand finale listicle.
Article Source: Daily Dirt Chess Blog
I'm a little surprised they've shifted the entire match schedule, since now days when the organizers may have scheduled VIPs to come might be off days. I suppose forcing play three days in a row a few times to catch up to the original schedule would have been considered disadvantageous for Anand, the older player and the one coming off the 40-hour bus ride from hell.
The drawing of the lots is over and Topalov has white in game one on Saturday. The first round starts two hours later than the rest of the rounds, at 10am EDT instead of 8. Official site is here.
What are the conditions that will lead to victory for Anand? For Topalov? Anand's preparation has reached tremendous levels in recent years and it has more impact in a match than in a tournament. And he's won one of these before. I'm not sure Topalov really benefits much from his match experience against Kramnik simply because he lost and has that as baggage. Topalov is the magic man, however, and his ability to transform positions only needs to manifest once or twice to have a decisive impact on the match. If Anand plays as well as he did against Kramnik, even without the explosive preparation he showed there, he wins.
Post some coverage links, mainstream and ongoing, and I'll put as many as I can up in tomorrow's grand finale listicle.
Article Source: Daily Dirt Chess Blog
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