disappointed with kamsky!!

Because his opening prep is complete garbage.

another question.. how do u guys know about the time they took?? I don't see that information in the official site (or have I missed it??)

You have to watch the game live as it happens, they show the remaining time there.

ah i see.. thx for the info..

I saw those time clocks.  I tought there was a mistake.  Or, maybe I didn't know how to read them.  But I guess he did do poor job of time management.

Also, I would refer to his "seconds" as his "posse".  How about that?  Nice.

With 12. Rae1, Black's Queen was threatened, so Black defended with the knight and with 13. Bd3, White threatened 14. Bxg6+ hxg6 15. Qxg6+ forcing the king to move. Castling also served to get the king off of the open file with the rook potentially threatening the queen and king

maybe he should play some 10 minute blitz games on chess.com for some lessons in time management!!

At a glance, the game looked more exciting than the dull slavs in the recent world campionship match.

It's quite sad to see that much of the game is prepared at home with the computers. Out of the opening preparation and the players become very hesitating. How come a super-GM like Kamsky is simply shocked by 4.Bc5, a frequent move in a very frequent oppening?

 Perhaps the exchange slav that was played might be considered "dull" (Kramnik nearly won that game) but the semi-slavs that were played were anything but dull ! You dont beat Kramnik with black playing "dull openings" !

I don't see how "some psychological aspect" could affect Kamsky that badly, as he is known for psychological strength.

I think it's too early to call the match over, since we're only talking about a one point difference, only one quarter of the way into the match.

I also think it's too early to say that Kamsky's preparation is not good, as we have seen little or none of it.  He clearly didn't know what openings Topalov had preparation in, just like Topalov still has little or no information about what opening lines Kamsky's preparation is in.

Herein lies Kamsky's advantage:  Topalov has clearly disclosed some of his preparation in the first two rounds, and Kamsky and his seconds are going to have the following rest day to analyze what intelligence they have recieved.  What are Topa and his seconds going to do with their rest day (other than rest)?  Prepare more of their own novelties?  They should have that work done by now.  They have no idea what to analyze in an attempt to neutralize Kamsky's preparation, and have little more idea what to expect from Kamsky than we do.

That being said, we all knew going into this that Kamsky was being billed as a clear underdog, especially since his opponent is #1 on the ratings list, and those of us who choose to root for him know full well that we are rooting for the underdog (isn't it more fun to watch your man win if he's the underdog?).

Indeed, Kamsky (consuming so much time on the first 10 moves) decided to resign the game in the opening. I wonder: if Topalov plays a hammer like Cochrane gambit (as he did before), then Kamsky will simply resign on the spot. It is very sad to see a challenger to the world title freezing up without the opening book or Fritz by his side.

Well, this is just one game...but honestly is Kamsky's play really all that surprising? We all know Topalov is a better player, and MUCH better prepared.