World Chess Championship, Rounds One and Two
This year's contenders will not be like last year where there were only two people fighting for the title. Instead, it will be a eight player double round robin. The contenders this year will be (organized by rating) Vishwanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Leko, Levon Aronian, Peter Svidler, Boris Gelfand and Alexander Grischuk. All of the players have a rating well above 2700, the threshold for the coveted, though unofficial, title of "super grandmaster".
The Players (Player - Rating)
Vishwanathan Anand 2792
Vladimir Kramnik 2769
Alexander Morozevich 2758
Peter Leko 2751
Levon Aronian 2750
Peter Svidler 2735
Boris Gelfand 2733
Alexander Grischuk 2726
Round one finished in a quick draw by all players. Although somewhat boring, it seemed to have been planned in order to conserve strength for the overall fight. Round two, however, saw blood as both Anand and Kramnik, the top seeds won their games. Anand's game is slightly more impressive because he won as black while Kramnik, who undoubtly fought just as hard, won with white, against Aronian and Morozevich, respectively.
The other players saw draws, which is not very uncommon at such a high level of chess. However, this is somewhat of a setback for chess theory as games do not go on to see where they could have led, for example, a deep but confusing position filled with traps of surprises. Understandably, the playing level of these players are so high, making just one mistake will usually cost the game.
All the players are under strict security due to the controversy caused my last year's security problem over a bathroom. Although the added security doesn't seem necessary, it is probably a good idea as this is the world championship.
Games three and four will follow.
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