by Aviv Friedman

Anand - Adams:

Anand - Adams:   I was actually hoping for a revenge-hungry Anand to push hard to even the score here. Vishy is probably not thrilled about how this tourney has been going, and is eager to have it behind him. The start didn't reveal it: The classical Petroff from round 5's Kasparov-Adams was repeated, and everyone was eager to see when and where the first detour will happen, alas… when it did happen as late as move 26 (26…Qc6! instead of Adams' 26…Qd5) white played one more move and a draw was agreed. After the game, Anand said he didn't mind repeating the line because he got a good impression of it, but upon seeing the improvement of 26…Qc6! he realized had nothing, and hence offered a draw. As I am expressing my mandatory whine about fight-less draws, I will also mention that Adams doesn't subscribe to Ljubo's claim that 20…Bg6 is a mistake and repeated it. Keep your eyes peeled for new developments in this line in future events.

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