World Championship: first game drawn (update)
Update: press conference video added
The first game of the 2008 World Championship Match between Vladimir Kramnik with White against Viswanathan Anand with Black has ended in a draw. We have photos and the game with comments - a video with the press conference will follow later.After some technical problems during the day, for which we apologize, ChessVibes seems to be functioning normal again. So let's have a look at that first game now!
About fifteen minutes before the game - all is set...
...including chairs, board, pieces and sponsor logos...
...and after the players have arrived, they have to wait for a few minutes...
...until the VIPs have arrived to make the first move.
And then, after waiting for so long, the match has finally started!
In a beautiful setting - the theater room of the Art & Exhibition Hall in Bonn, Germany
| Name | Nat. | Rtg |
G01
14/10 |
G02
15/10 |
G03
17/10 |
G04
18/10 |
G05 20/10 |
G06
21/10 |
G07
23/10 |
G08
24/10 |
G09
26/10 |
G10
27/10 |
G11
29/10 |
G12
31/10 |
|
| Anand | IND | 2783 | ?Ǭ? |
?Ǭ? | |||||||||||
| Kramnik | RUS | 2772 | ?Ǭ? |
?Ǭ? |
The players with GM Klaus Bischoff at the press conference
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