Topalov vs Kramnik: Game 11

Game 11 drawn. Wednesday is a Rest day. Final game 12 is on Thursday with a playoff on Friday if required [See details at the ICC LIVE COVERAGE file]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.Rb1 N

Position after 8. Rb1

Novelty. [ 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bg2 ( 9.Bd2 Be7 10.b3 0-0 11.Bg2 dxc4 12.bxc4 e5 13.Qb3 Rb8 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.0-0 Rfd8 16.Bc1 Nf8 17.Bb2 exd4 18.exd4 Ne6 19.d5 Nc5 20.Qc2 Bd6 21.Ba3 Rbc8 22.dxc6 bxc6 23.Ne2 Ne6 24.Bxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 Qxd6 26.Rd1 Qe5 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 2005/CBM 105 ext) 9...dxc4 10.Qe2 Be7 ( 10...Nb6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Rd1 Nfd5 13.e4 Nb4 14.Be3 0-0 15.a3 Na6 16.d5 exd5 17.exd5 Qe8 18.Bxb6 axb6 19.Re1 Bf6 20.Qxc4 b5 21.Rxe8 bxc4 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.dxc6 bxc6 24.Bf1 Nc5 25.Bxc4 Na4 26.Ne4 Bxb2 27.Rb1 Nc3 28.Nxc3 Bxc3 29.Rb7 Rxa3 30.Rxf7 Kh7 31.Rc7 Bf6 32.Rxc6 g5 33.Kg2 Kg6 34.Bd5 Kf5 35.f3 Ke5 36.Be6 Rd3 37.Bc8 Rd2+ 38.Kh3 Kd4 39.Kg4 Rxh2 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Frankfurt 2000/CBM 078) 11.0-0 0-0 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.Qxc4 e5 14.b4 Nb6 15.Qb3 exd4 16.exd4 Qd7 17.b5 Nbd5 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.bxc6 bxc6 20.Bd2 Bf6 21.Rac1 Rac8 22.Ba5 Rfe8 23.Qd3 Bd8 24.Bd2 Bf6 25.Rc2 Ne7 26.Bb4 Nd5 27.Ba5 Bd8 28.Bd2 Bf6 29.Rdc1 Ne7 30.Rc4 Red8 31.Be3 Nd5 32.Bf3 Qe6 33.Kg2 Nxe3+ 34.Qxe3 Qd6 35.d5 c5 36.Rxc5 Rxc5 37.Qxc5 Qxc5 38.Rxc5 Be5 39.a4 Kf8 40.Ra5 Bd4 41.Rb5 Ke7 42.Rb4 Bc5 43.Rc4 Kd6 44.h4 Rb8 45.Rf4 Ke7 46.Re4+ Kd6 47.Rf4 Ke7 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 2003/CBM 093 ext] 8...Nbd7 9.c5 a5 10.a3 e5 11.b4 axb4 12.axb4 Qc7 Black is OK. 13.f4!? exf4 [13...Nh5 14.dxe5 Ng3 15.hxg3 Rxh1 16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Be7] 14.exf4 Be7 15.Be2

Position after 15. Be2

15...Nf8 16.0-0 Ne6 17.g3 Qd7 18.Qd3 Ne4 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Qxe4 Qxd4+ 21.Qxd4 Nxd4 22.Bc4 0-0

Position after 22...0-0

White has a little egde: pair of bishops and more space, but black position is solid. 23.Kg2 Ra4 24.Rd1 Rd8 [24...Bxc5? 25.Be3 Ne6 26.Bb3+/-] 25.Be3 Bf6 [25...Nc2!?] 26.g4?! Dangerous 26...Kf8 [26...Ra3! 27.Bf2 Rc3 and black is OK] 27.Bf2 [27.g5 Nf5!] 27...Ne6 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 [ 28...Nxd8!?] 29.f5?!

Position after 29.f5?!

Losing the slight advantage.29...gxf5 30.gxf5 Nf4+ 31.Kf3 Nh5= 32.Rb3 Bc7 35.Be4 Ne5+ 36.Kg2 Ra2 37.Bb1 Rd2 38.Kf1 Ng4 39.Bg1?! [39.Bg3? Bxg3 40.Rxg3 Ne5-/+; >=39.Be1!? Nh2+ 40.Kg1 Re2 41.Bc3] 39...Bh2 40.Ke1 [40.Bxh2 Rxh2 41.Kg1 Rxh4 42.b5 Ne5-/+]

Position after 40.Ke1

40...Rd5?! [40...Rg2! 41.Bd4 ( 41.Be3? Nxe3 42.Rxe3 Rg1+; 41.Bxh2 Rxh2-/+) 41...Be5 42.Bxe5 Nxe5-/+] 41.Bf2 Ke7 42.h5 Nxf2 43.Kxf2 Kf6 44.Kf3 Rd4 45.b5 45...Rc4 46.bxc6 bxc6 47.Rb6 Rxc5 48.Be4 Kg5 49.Rxc6 Ra5 50.Rb6 Ra3+ 51.Kg2 Bc7 52.Rb7 Rc3 53.Kf2 Kxh5 54.Bd5 f6 55.Ke2 Kg4 56.Be4 Kf4 57.Bd3 Rc5 58.Rb4+ Kg3 59.Rc4 Re5+ 60.Re4 Ra5 61.Re3+ Kg2 62.Be4+ Kh2 63.Rb3 Ra2+ 64.Kd3 Bf4 65.Kc4 Re2 66.Kd5 1/2-1/2

Final game 12 is on Thursday with a playoff on Friday if required
(Foto: WCC Website oficial)

Chronological summary of the MATCH

• GAME 1. Kramnik-Topalov (1-0)
  September, 23th. Kramnik (1.0) - Topalov (0.0)
• GAME 2. Topalov-Kramnik (0-1) John Henderson
  September, 24th. Kramnik (2.0) - Topalov (0.0)
• Monday, September, 25th. Rest day
• GAME 3. Kramnik-Topalov (1/2) GM Am. Rodríguez
  September, 26th. Kramnik (2.5) - Topalov (0.5)
• GAME 4. Topalov-Kramnik (1/2) IM Angel Martín & John Henderson
  September, 26th. Kramnik (3.0) - Topalov (1.0)
• Thursday, September, 28th. Rest day
• Protest of Silvio Danailov, manager of Topalov
  September, 28th
• Decision of the Appeals Committee
  September, 28th
• Open letter of Carsten Hensel, manager of Kramnik
  September, 28th
• Answer of Silvio Danailov to FIDE
  September, 29th
• Vladimir Kramnik forfeited game 5
  September, 29th. Kramnik (3.0) - Topalov (1.0)
• Open Letter of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to Vladimir Kramnik
  September, 29th
• Requests of Vladimir Kramnik to proceed with GAME 5
  September, 29th
• GAME 6 is postponed
• Ilyumzhinov takes part
  September, 30th
• The "Toilet problem" solved, but no information about games
  October, 1st
• No game Sunday
• Ilyumzhinov declarations: "Now we are negotiating the issue of the score"
  October, 1st
• Ilyumzhinov decided: "Monday Game 6 will take with score 3-2"
  October, 2nd
• Ilyumzhinov official statement: "Match will be continued. The score 3:2"
  October, 2nd
• Kramnik plays on in game 6 under protest
• Read the full text of the OFFICIAL Kramnik's statement
  October, 2nd
• GAME 6. Topalov-Kramnik (1/2) IM Angel Martín
  October, 2nd. Kramnik (3.5) - Topalov (2.5)
• FIDE President thanks both participants
  October, 2nd
• Press Conference after Game 6 drawn. Declarations of Kramnik
  October, 2nd
• Decision of the Appeals Committee to the appeal of Mr. Kramnik
  October, 3rd
• Carsten Hensel Press Release about Decision of the new Appeals Committee
  October, 3rd
• Silvio Danailov Press Release acussing Kramnik of use chess programs
  October, 3rd
• GAME 7. Topalov-Kramnik (1/2) IM Angel Martín
  October, 4th. Kramnik (4.0) - Topalov (3.0)
• Carsten Hensel Press Release about Danailov's accusations of cheating
  October, 4th
• Kramnik's press conference after game 7
  October, 4th
• GAME 8. Kramnik-Topalov (0-1) GM Am. Rodríguez
  October, 5th. Kramnik (4.0) - Topalov (4.0)
• Friday, October, 6th. Rest day
• GAME 9. Topalov-Kramnik (1-0) GM Am. Rodríguez
  October, 7th. Kramnik (4.0) - Topalov (5.0)
• GAME 10. Kramnik-Topalov (1-0) IM Angel Martín
  October, 8th. Kramnik (5.0) - Topalov (5.0)
• Press conference after game 10
  October, 8th
• Monday, October, 9th. Rest day

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ICC Webcast schedule for match Topalov vs Kramnik All times are US eastern. Add 4 hours for GMT. Add 6 hours for CET   Replay   REST DAY Wednesday, October 11   07:00   GAME 12 Kramnik vs Topalov Thursday, October 12    IM Bill Paschall and GM John Fedorowicz    GM Amador Rodríguez (spanish)   07:00   TIEBREAKS Friday, October 13    IM Bill Paschall    IM Michael Rahal (spanish)   View this week's entire Webcast schedule