Here is the first game of the World Champion-ship match between defending champion Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik that was played on Wednesday. Anand pressed for a win with the White pieces, but developed some time trouble, and therefore accepted his opponent’s offer of a draw.
The World Championship is currently being played in Bonn, Germany; a 12-game match with a schedule from October 14—November 2. The match is being played under classical time controls as follows:
Two hours per player for the first 40 moves, followed by one hour per player for the next 20 moves and finally, fifteen minutes per player for the rest of the game. Players are also given an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61. The prize fund for the match is US$2.35 million and would be split equally between the players. Germany’s Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck is the patron of the match.
Anand,V (2783) – Kramnik,V (2772)
WCh Bonn GER (2), 15.10.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 f5 9.Qc2 Nd7 10.e4 fxe4 11.fxe4 N5f6 12.c6 bxc6 13.Nf3 Qa5 14.Bd2 Ba6 15.c4 Qc5 16.Bd3 Ng4 17.Bb4 Qe3+ 18.Qe2 0-0-0 19.Qxe3 Nxe3 20.Kf2 Ng4+ 21.Kg3 Ndf6 22.Bb1 h5 23.h3 h4+ 24.Nxh4 Ne5 25.Nf3 Nh5+ 26.Kf2 Nxf3 27.Kxf3 e5 28.Rc1 Nf4 29.Ra2 Nd3 30.Rc3 Nf4 31.Bc2 Ne6 32.Kg3 Rd4 ½-½. DRAW.
