Anand scored the only 7th round win against Grischuk

Vishy Anand brought life into dry Anti-Marshall and outplayed Alexander Grischuk in his trademarked fluent style. In the words of our commentator Kalin Karakehayov: “An incredible game by Anand! In a seemingly harmless position he managed by a series of strong moves starting with 31.h4!, to break through the kingside to the weak d6 pawn… After he got two strong connected pawns, he made a very original and beautiful sacrifice of the e4 pawn with 41.d6!! in order to push the d-pawn and activate his pieces. Only a few moves after this the game was over.” With this win, Anand is taking the sole lead, half point ahead of Boris Gelfand.

If ultra-solid Petroff is his answer to 1.e4, Gelfand didn’t hesitate to run into ultra-sharp Botvinnik Semi-Slav against reigning champion Vladimir Kramnik. Kramnik’s first round encounter with Peter Svidler probably supplied hints here and there. Nevertheless, Kramnik was first to produce the novelty with 13. Qc1, deviating from the usual move order Be5 and only then Qc1. In a very dynamic position, Boris kept the king in the center and advanced pawns on both flanks. His avant-garde play was real pleasure for the viewers and inventive moves like 25…a5!, 28…Rd6, 31…h3!, finally 33…0-0-0!! helped him ensuring the draw.

Alexander Morozevich – Peter Leko was drawn after the complex struggle in Scotch opening and Peter Svidler had to agree on tie after the Exchange Ruy Lopez brought him nothing against Levon Aronian.

Annotated games in round 7

Kramnik – Gelfand with IM Kalin Karakehayov

Anand – Grischuk with IM Kalin Karakehayov

Annotated games from the World Chess Championship in Mexico 2007

Aronian – Kramnik with IM Kalin Karakehayov

Leko – Anand with IM Kalin Karakehayov

Gelfand – Morozevich with Goran Urosevic

Grischuk – Svidler with Goran Urosevic

Gelfand Aronian with IM Kalin Karakehayov

Leko Kramnik with IM Kalin Karakehayov

Grishchuk Morozevich

Anand Svidler

Anand – Gelfand with IM Miodrag Perunovic

Anand Kramnik with GM Vladimir Dimitrov

Morozevich – Aronian with IM Miodrag Perunovic

Grischuk Aronian with Goran Urosevic

Morozevich Anand with GM Vladimir Dimitrov

Leko Gelfand with Goran Urosevic

Aronian Anand with IM Miodrag Perunovic

Svidler Leko with IM Miodrag Perunovic

Kramnik Svidler with IM Miodrag Perunovic

VSK Gorenje and Beograd Beopublikum continue the race. Partizan surprisingly 4th

Partizan continues surprisingly strong as they beat favored Novosadski SK today with a clean 4-2. Underrated but experienced Grandmasters held their lines, while Greek GM Stelios Halkias and young Montenegrin IM Anto Rmus were the executors. VSK Gorenje is back on the winning track, SK ZTP fell 3.5-2.5. Legend Dragoljub Velimirovic signed his 4th win in a beautifully played queens endgame against GM Goran Todorovic. Download TWIC files next week and examine it closely.

Beograd Beopublikum is breathing on Gorenje’s neck as they whooped Agronom 4.5-1.5. Arkadij Naiditsch was pressing too hard with Black against unambitious Dragan Kosic, but this loss was compensated by his team-mates’ 4 wins. Radnicki defeated Bora Kostic, the only decided game was between GM Barlov and IM Benkovic. Last placed Rad chopped one point off of BSK Gambit.

Each round in Women’s League brings at least one surprise. The heroine was Snezana Zecevic who defeated so-far effective WFM Ljilja Drljevic for Zlatar’s 2-2 vs BAS. Srem suffered disastrous 0-4 defeat at the hands of experienced Radnicki Rudovci. Spartak and Rad scored easy wins and the leading pack of four teams continues the chase for the title.

Men’s League, Round 7 on 2007/08/28 at 15.00

Radnicki – Bora Kostic 3.5-2.5

GM Zahar Efimenko (UKR 2624) – GM Andrei Maksimenko (UKR 2505) draw

GM Dragisa Blagojevic (MNE 2502) – FM Boban Bogosavljevic (SRB 2491) draw

IM Nenad Aleksic (SRB 2374) – GM Milan Drasko (MNE 2552) draw

GM Dejan Antic (SRB 2468) – GM Bosko Abramovic (SRB 2516) draw

GM Dragan Barlov (SRB 2469) – IM Petar Benkovic (SRB 2465) 1-0

IM Zoran Novoselski (SRB 2375) – GM Sinisa Drazic (SRB 2480) draw

Agronom – SK Beograd Beopublikum 1.5-4.5

GM Dragan Kosic (MNE 2501) – GM Arkadij Naiditsch (GER 2652) 1-0

IM Andjelko Dragojlovic (SRB 2432) – GM Igor Miladinovic (SRB 2605) 0-1

Zoran Grujic (SRB 2362) – GM Goran Cabrilo (SRB 2496) 0-1

IM Atanas Kizov (MKD 2396) – GM Aleksa Strikovic (SRB 2567) 0-1

FM Miroslav Mihalj (SRB 2323) – GM Veljko Jeremic (SRB 2523) draw

Ratko Bulajic (SRB 2321) – GM Miodrag R Savic (SRB 2514) 0-1

Valjevski SK Gorenje – SK ZTP 3.5-2.5

GM Branko Damljanovic (SRB 2606) – GM Borki Predojevic (BIH 2628) 0-1

GM Ivan Ivanisevic (SRB 2595) – GM Miroslav Markovic (SRB 2442) draw

GM Viorel Iordachescu (MDA 2584) – IM Branko Tadic (SRB 2500) 1-0

GM Dragoljub Velimirovic (SRB 2442) – GM Goran M Todorovic (SRB 2471) 1-0

GM Mihajlo Stojanovic (SRB 2601) – IM Milos M Pavlovic (SRB 2438) draw

GM Borko Lajthajm (SRB 2511) – Nikola Nestorovic (SRB 2424) draw

Sloga Amiga – Spartak 2-4

GM Konstantin Sakaev (RUS 2634) – GM Nikola Sedlak (SRB 2590) draw

GM Bojan Vuckovic (SRB 2563) – GM Dusan Popovic (SRB 2551) draw

GM Dejan Pikula (SRB 2504) – GM Zoran Jovanovic (CRO 2537) 1-0

GM Dusan Rajkovic (SRB 2522) – GM Nikola Djukic (MNE 2531) 0-1

IM Zoran Arsovic (SRB 2451) – Dejan Leskur (SRB 2482) 0-1

Jovan Todorovic (SRB 2409) – FM Sinisa S Popov (SRB 2481) 0-1

Partizan Partner Inzinjering – Novosadski SK DDOR 4-2

GM Stelios Halkias (GRE 2580) – GM Robert Markus (SRB 2586) 1-0

GM Bozidar Ivanovic (MNE 2426) – GM Aleksandar Kovacevic (SRB 2566) draw

GM Milan Matulovic (SRB 2389) – GM Dragan Solak (SRB 2566) draw

GM Miroslav Tosic (SRB 2437) – GM Vladislav Nevednichy (ROM 2523) draw

IM Goran Arsovic (SRB 2470) – GM Miroljub Lazic (SRB 2465) draw

IM Anto Rmus (MNE 2376) – IM Zdenko Stupavski (SRB 2378) 1-0

Rad – BSK Gambit 3-3

GM Evgeny Postny (ISR 2598) – GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR 2582) 1-0

GM Dragan Paunovic (SRB 2531) – GM Milos Pavlovic (SRB 2541) draw

IM Zeljko Djukic (SRB 2402) – IM Slavisa Brenjo (SRB 2485) draw

FM Sinisa Dujkovic (SRB 2407) – GM Slobodan Martinovic (SRB 2447) draw

IM Zdenko Krnic (SRB 2385) – GM Vladimir G Kostic (SRB 2395) draw

IM Milos Jovicic (SRB 2347) – IM Mihajlo Zlatic (SRB 2450) 0-1

Round 7 standings:

1. VSK Gorenje 12.0

2. Beograd Beopublikum 11.0

3. Spartak 10.0

4. Partizan 9.0

5. BSK Gambit 8.0

6-8. Novosadski SK DDOR, ZTP and Bora Kostic 7.0

9. Radnicki 6.0

10. Sloga Amiga 4.0

11. Agronom 2.0

12. Rad 1.0

Women’s League, Round 8 on 2007/08/28 at 15.00

Jugovic – Spartak 1-3

WIM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR 2330) – WGM Anna Muzychuk (SLO 2456) draw

WIM Marija Marcetic (SRB 2199) – WGM Maria Manakova (SRB 2321) 0-1

Violeta Jovanovic (SRB 2152) – WGM Mirjana Maric (SRB 2291) draw

WFM Jelena Mladenovic (SRB 2114) – WIM Andjelija Stojanovic (SRB 2235) 0-1

Radnicki Rudovci – Srem Novi Drvni Kombinat 4-0

WGM Irina Chelushkina (SRB 2340) – WGM Margarita Voiska (BUL 2314) 1-0

WGM Ana Benderac (SRB 2305) – Milica Bjeloglav (SRB 2008) 1-0

WGM Gabriela Olarasu (ROM 2283) – Ana Gebejes (SRB 2056) 1-0

WIM Vesna Zivkovic (SRB 2088) – Jovana Bojovic (SRB 1918) 1-0

SK ZTP – Barajevo 3-1

WGM Irina Sudakova (RUS 2358) – Lena Miladinovic (SRB 1815) draw

WIM Marijana Savic (SRB 2141) – Ivana Radunovic (SRB 0) 1-0

Marija Rakic (SRB 2247) – WFM Mila Paramentic (SRB 1987) 1-0

WFM Marija R Stojanovic (SRB 2156) – Radmila Nedeljkovic (SRB 1877) draw

SK BAS – Zlatar 2-2

WGM Natasa Bojkovic (SRB 2423) – IM Cristina Adela Foisor (ROM 2372) draw

IM Inna Gaponenko (UKR 2458) – WFM Marija Urosevic (SRB 2072) 1-0

WGM Svetlana Prudnikova (SRB 2355) – Radmila Kovacevic (SRB 2085) draw

WFM Ljilja Drljevic (MNE 2257) – Snezana Zecevic (SRB 0) 0-1

MPS Progres – Rad 0.5-3.5

IM Tatjana Vasilevich (UKR 2377) – IM Anna Ushenina (UKR 2502) draw

WIM Marija Petrovic (SRB 2197) – Jovana Vojinovic (MNE 2217) 0-1

WIM Antonina Dragasevic (SRB 2153) – Sandra Djukic (SRB 2153) 0-1

WFM Galina Zelenaya-Azaric (SRB 2099) – Jovana Eric (SRB 2041) 0-1

Nis – bye

Round 8 standings:

1-3.. Spartak (7) and Radnicki Rudovci (7) 12.0

4. BAS (7) and Rad (8) 11.0

5. Jugovic (8) 8.0

6-7. Zlatar (8) and ZTP (7) 7.0

8. Srem Novi Drvni Kombinat (7) 5.0

9. MPS Progres (7) 4.0

10. Nis (7) 3.0

11. Barajevo (7) 0.0

Photos and report by IA Branka Vujic-Katanic