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Who will win the upcoming Anand-Kramnik World Championship match?

Created on Fri, 10/03/2008.

Comments:

by rich - 3 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 27854

Anand owns this guy.

by erik - 3 years ago
Bay Area, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 12891

close survey!

by ih8sens - 3 years ago
Sudbury, Ontario Canada
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 3341

Where's the 'I don't care" option? :D.

by ouverture - 3 years ago
Rotterdam Netherlands
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 8

Kramnik is up 4%, which is either pure coincidental or personal bias towards the player.

I really cannot tell, but Anand has been doing better lately than Kramnik, though the preparation also plays a huge role in championship performance, and can therefore not be taken as an objective measurement.

by jaller435718 - 3 years ago
TX. United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 11285

50-50

We'll just have to see who wins the actual game!

by SonofPearl - 3 years ago
Wales
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 11920

Very close survey results!!! Surprised

by NikolayStavrogin - 3 years ago
İZMİR Turkey
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 756

it will not be easy for two sides. but I think kramnik and his supporters will be disappointed. Vishy is top of his form.

by 4ngus - 3 years ago
My city Brazil
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 15

Vladimir classic player, so I bet he'll make it!

by vishalpnp1984 - 3 years ago
New Delhi India
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 77

East or West..

India is the BEST..

by immortalgamer - 3 years ago
Oregon United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1484

I think a clash of two chess titans comes down to who prepares better.  I believe Kramnik will have more wins and Vishy will have a lot of draws.  After his showing in the last tournament I think his chess has lost a certain edge. 

People have said that he was holding back because of this match with Kramnik...but as will all competative exploits, if you are a gamer, you always want to win. 

Kramnik wins this one.  Solid in ever aspect of the game, and his defense is unyeilding much like Lasker's during his long reign as champ.

by trentthechessnut - 3 years ago
Picton, NSW Australia
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 424

I think Kramnik is the supreme matchplay player.  I think you will see lots of draws with Kramnik grinding out 1 or two wins to win the match.

by jaller435718 - 3 years ago
TX. United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 11285

Wow! Close! I wonder who will win but I vote Anand!

by golem3 - 3 years ago
United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 364

Anand. Cool, composed and a winner

by Pavrey - 3 years ago
Mumbai India
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 876

Though Kramnik will be well prepared with his battery of seconds and other helpers, the scales will tilt in favour of Anand once the games begin, because Anand has an extremely good understanding of chess positions and very rarely makes a mistake of judgement. And if Anand wants to draw with black, it is little that anyone can do about that! So, what is my verdict - yes, Anand.

by AMcHarg - 3 years ago
Livingston Scotland
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1476

I quote Pavrey "...the scales will tilt in favour of Anand once the games begin, because Anand has an extremely good understanding of chess positions and very rarely makes a mistake of judgement."

...and Kramnik doesn't understand chess positions and usually makes mistakes?  I think Kramnik will win, Anand has already shown himself to be vulnerable under pressure this year, and despite Kramnik not playing particularly well either he is still better poised in my opinion.  There is more pressure on Anand to win because he is the World Champion and taking everything into account I would be surprised if Anand won.

by mq1982 - 3 years ago
Manchester England
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 297

Kramnik all the way.

Better endgames, play under time pressure and imagination.  I'm happy the voting is so close and hope the match is too :-)

by nobutter - 3 years ago
Elizabeth, NJ United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 8

Kramnik beat Kasparov. 

by ApacheAH-64A - 2 years ago
Connecticut United States
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 672

I KNOW AND DONT CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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