After
the first half of the World Championship,
the favorite, 38‑year‑old
Indian Viswanathan Anand is half‑way
to becoming World Champion. Second
is 39‑year‑old Israeli
Boris Gelfand, who has been playing
extremely well after his disappointing
first round against Anand. Third
is World Champion Vladimir Kramnik
(Russia, 32), who, like Anand and
Gelfand, has not lost a game yet.
During
rounds one through six, Anand and
Gelfand shared first position, followed
closely by Kramnik. Then in round
seven, Gelfand played against Kramnik.
It was a great game with winning
chances from both players, but the
game ended in a draw. It was Anand’s
opportunity to take the lead in
solitary, and that is exactly what
he did. Today we present that game.
His opponent was Alexander Grischuk
(Russia, 24), who at the beginning
of the tournament had chances to
win several games. But he did not
take full advantage of thos opportunities
and won just one game against Alexander
Morozevich (Russia, 30). Morozevich
must miss those lost points now,
because before losing in round seven
against Anand, he lost to Peter
Leko (Hungary, 28).
Carlos
García Hernández
