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Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez 2012[editar]

Campeón vigente Aspirante
Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand
Bandera de la India Viswanathan Anand Bandera de Israel Boris Gelfand
Ganador del Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez 2012
Nacido el 11 de diciembre de 1969
Edad: 42 años
Nacido el 24 de junio de 1968
Edad: 43 años
Ganador del Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez 2010 Ganador del Torneo de Candidatos 2011
FIDE rating: 2791 (Número 4 del mundo)[1] FIDE rating: 2727 (Número 20 del mundo)[1]

El Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez 2012 fue un encuentro de ajedrez entre el defensor del título Viswanathan Anand, de India y Boris Gelfand, de Israel, ganador del Torneo de Candidatos 2011.[2]​ Después de dieciséis partidas, incluyendo cuatro de ajedrez rápido Anand retuvo el título.[3]​ El encuentro, celebrado bajo los auspicios de la FIDE, tuvo lugar entre el 10 y el 30 de mayo de 2012 en la Galería Tretyakov, Moscú, Rusia.[4][5]​ El fondo para premios era de 2,55 millones de dólares[6]

Anand era el campeón vigente tras haber ganado el título en 2007 y haberlo defendido en 2008 contra Vladimir Kramnik y en 2010 contra Veselin Topalov. Boris Gelfand se convirtió en el aspirante en el año 2012 después de ganar el Torneo de Candidatos de 2011, en el que participaron ocho jugadores. Por lo tanto, este encuentro constituía la tercera defensa consecutiva para Anand.[7]

El encuentro estaba previsto a doce partidas con control clásico de tiempo. Si un jugador alcanzaba 6,5 puntos sería declarado vencedor y el encuentro terminaría. Sin embargo, al cabo de las doce partidas el resultado era de empate a 6 puntos, por lo que fue necesario jugar cuatro partidas de ajedrez rápido para decidir el campeón. Anand ganó el desempate al ganar la segunda partida, mientras que las otras tres terminaron en tablas

Torneo de Candidatos[editar]

El proceso de selección del aspirante ha estado sometido a cambios a lo largo del tiempo. Un cambio importante se produjo el 25 de noviembre de 2008, cuando se anunció que en lugar de un encuentro entre dos jugadores se celebraría un Torneo de Candidatos entre ocho jugadores. El cambio fue criticado por varios jugadores y comentaristas, así como por la Asociación de Profesionales del Ajedrez. En junio de 2009 la FIDE indicó que el formato sería mediante encuentros individuales.[8]

Originalmente, la sede prevista para los encuentros de candidatos fue Bakú, pero Levon Aronian anunción que él no jugaría en Azerbaiyán y sus encuentros deberían celebrarse en un país diferente.[9]​ La sede se cambió a Kazán en julio de 2010, a pesar de lo cual el azerbaiyano clasificado Shakhriyar Mamedyarov se mantuvo en el torneo.[10]

En noviembre de 2010, el entonces número dos del mundo Magnus Carlsen se retiró del Torneo de Candidatos alegando que el proceso de selección no era suficientemente moderno ni justo.[11]​ Fue reemplazado por Alexander Grischuk.[12]

Así pues, los participantes en el Torneo de Candidatos fueron los siguientes:

Número Motivo Clasificado ELO enero de 2010 Ranking FIDE enero de 2010 Ranking FIDE mayo de 2011
1 Perdedor del Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez 2010 Bandera de Bulgaria Veselin Topalov 2805 2 7
2 Segundo jugador mejor clasificado en el mundo
(average of July 2009[13]​ and January 2010[14]​ ratings)
Bandera de Rusia Vladimir Kramnik 2788 4 4
3 Ganador del Grand Prix de la FIDE 2008-2010 Bandera de Armenia Levon Aronian 2781 5 3
4 Ganador de la Copa mundial de ajedrez 2009 Bandera de Israel Boris Gelfand 2761 6 16
5 designado por los organizadores del Torneo Bandera de Azerbaiyán Shakhriyar Mamedyarov[15] 2741 11 9
6 Sustituto de Carlsen Bandera de Rusia Alexander Grischuk 2736 15 12
7 Subcampeón del Gran Premio de la FIDE 208-2010 Bandera de Azerbaiyán Teimour Radjabov 2733 16 13
8 Perdedor del encuentro para decidir el aspirante al Campeonato del mundo de 2010. Bandera de Estados Unidos Gata Kamsky 2693 40 18

Emparejamientos y programa[editar]

La FIDE hizo públicos los encuentros el 7 de febrero de 2011, mientras que las partidas se disputaron en Kazán, Rusia entre los días 5 y 25 de mayo. Los empates se resolvieron por partidas rápidas a 25 minutos con incremento de 10 segundos por jugada.

El programa del evento fue el siguiente:[16][17]

Cuartos de final
  • 5 de mayo - Primera partida
  • 6 de mayo – Segunda partida
  • 7 de mayo – Tercera partida
  • 8 de mayo – Cuarta partida
  • 9 de mayo – Desempates
Semifinales
  • 12 de mayo – Primera partida
  • 13 de mayo – Segunda partida
  • 14 de mayo – Tercera partida
  • 15 de mayo – Cuarta partida
  • 16 de mayo - Desempates
Final
  • 19 de mayo – Primera partida
  • 20 de mayo – Segunda partida
  • 21 de mayo – Tercera partida
  • 22 de mayo – Descanso
  • 23 de mayo - Cuarta partida
  • 24 de mayo – Quinta partida
  • 25 de mayo – Sexta partida
  • 26 de mayo – Desempate y ceremonia de clausura

Resultados[editar]

Las cifras entre paréntesis corresponden a desempates.

Cuartos de final, 4 partidas[18]Semifinales, 4 partidas[19]Final, 6 partidas[20]
         
1  Bandera de Bulgaria Veselin Topalov 
8  Bandera de Estados Unidos Gata Kamsky 
 Bandera de Estados Unidos Gata Kamsky  2(2)
 Bandera de Israel Boris Gelfand  2(4)
5  Bandera de Israel Boris Gelfand 
4  Bandera de Azerbaiyán Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 
 Bandera de Israel Boris Gelfand 
 Bandera de Rusia Alexander Grischuk 
3  Bandera de Armenia Levon Aronian  2(1½)
6  Bandera de Rusia Alexander Grischuk  2(2½)
 Bandera de Rusia Alexander Grischuk  2(3½)
 Bandera de Rusia Vladimir Kramnik  2(2½)
7  Bandera de Rusia Vladimir Kramnik  2(4½)[21]
2  Bandera de Azerbaiyán Teimour Radjabov  2(3½)

Encuentro final[editar]

El presidente ruso Vladimir Putin saluda a Anand y Gelfand tras la competición

Tras ganar el Torneo de Candidatos, Boris Gelfand adquirió el derecho a disputar el Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez 2012 a Viswanathan Anand.El encuentro se celebró en la Galería Tretyakov de Moscú, Rusia entre los días 11 y 30 de mayo de 2012.

Condiciones[editar]

Por cada partida ganada el vencedor obtendría un punto y en caso de tablas cada jugador conseguiría medio punto. El encuentro se programó a 12 partidas, aunque terminaría antes si uno de los jugadores llegaba a 6,5 puntos. El ritmo de juego sería el siguiente:

  • 120 minutos para las primeras 40 jugadas.
  • Ampliación de 60 minutos en la jugada 41.
  • Ampliación de 15 minutos en la jugada 61, con incremento de 30 segundos por jugada.

En caso de empate al final de las 12 partidas, habría una serie de desempates:

  1. Tras un sorteo de colores se disputarían cuatro partidas de ajedrez rápido a 25 minutos más 10 segundos por jugada.
  2. Si persistía el empate se sortearían de nuevo los colores y se jugarían dos partidas a 5 minutos más 10 segundos por jugada. Si el encuentro seguía empatado se jugarían otras dos partidas al mismo ritmo y así hasta un máximo de diez partidas.
  3. Si al cabo de las diez partidas se mantenía el empate, el campeón se determinaría por el método armagedón: habría un nuevo sorteo de colores y el ganador podría escoger si jugar con blancas con un tiempo de 5 minutos o con negras con 4 minutos de tiempo, con incremento en ambos casos de 3 segundos por jugada a partir de la 61. En caso de tablas quien jugara con las piezas negras sería declarado campeón.[22]

Enfrentamientos previos[editar]

Antes del encuentro Anand y Gelfand habían jugado 35 partidas entre ellos con ritmo de juego clásico, las cuales Anand había ganado seis y Gelfand cinco, habiendo terminado en tablas las 24 restantes. La última victoria de Gelfand se remontaba al año 1993.

Enfrentamientos previos[23]
Anand Tablas Gelfand Total
Clásico Anand blancas 5 10 0 15
Gelfand blancas 1 14 5 20
Total 6 24 5 35
Rápido 11 23 1 35
Total 17 47 6 70

Resultados[editar]

Fase regular[editar]

Partida Día Anand Gelfand Situación
1 11 de mayo ½ ½ Anand ½ – Gelfand ½
2 12 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 1 – Gelfand 1
3 14 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 1½ – Gelfand 1½
4 15 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 2 – Gelfand 2
5 17 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 2½ – Gelfand 2½
6 18 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 3 – Gelfand 3
7 20 de mayo 0 1 Anand 3 - Gelfand 4
8 21 de mayo 1 0 Anand 4 – Gelfand 4
9 23 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 4½ – Gelfand 4½
10 24 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 5 – Gelfand 5
11 26 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 5½ – Gelfand 5½
12 28 de mayo ½ ½ Anand 6 – Gelfand 6

Desempate[editar]

Partida Día Anand Gelfand Situación
13 30 de mayo ½ ½ Anand ½ – Gelfand ½
14 1 0 Anand 1½ – Gelfand ½
15 ½ ½ Anand 2 – Gelfand 1
16 ½ ½ Anand 2½ – Gelfand 1½

Por tanto, Anand revalidó su título de campeón mundial de ajedrez al vencer en el desempate.

Partidas[editar]

Fase regular[editar]

Partida 1, Anand ½ - Gelfand ½[editar]

a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 rd f8 g8 kd h8
a7 b7 rd c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 bd h7 pd
a6 pd b6 c6 d6 bl e6 f6 g6 pd h6
a5 b5 c5 pd d5 e5 f5 bd g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 nl f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 pl d3 e3 f3 pl g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 rl d2 e2 f2 g2 pl h2 pl
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 rl f1 g1 kl h1
Partida 1, posición final

Defensa Grunfeld, D85

1.d4 Cf6 2.c4 g6 3.Cc3 d5 4.cxd5 Cxd5 5.e4 Cxc3 6.bxc3 Ag7 7.Cf3 c5 8.Ab5+ Cc6 9.d5 Da5 10.Tb1 a6 11.Axc6+ bxc6 12.0-0 Dxa2 13.Tb2 Da5 14.d6 Ta7 15.Ag5 exd6 16.Dxd6 Rd7 17.Dxc6 Dc7 18.Dxc7 Txc7 19.Af4 Tb7 20.Tc2 0-0 21.Ad6 Te8 22.Cd2 f5 23.f3 fxe4 24.Cxe4 Af5 ½–½.






Partida 2, Gelfand ½ - Anand ½[editar]

a8 b8 c8 rd d8 e8 rd f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 pd c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 pd h7 kd
a6 pd b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 pd g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 rl d5 e5 f5 nd g5 h5 pd
a4 b4 bl c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 pl c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 pl b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 pl g2 pl h2 pl
a1 b1 c1 d1 rl e1 f1 kl g1 h1
Partida 2, posición final

Defensa semieslava, D45

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Cc3 Cf6 4.e3 e6 5.Cf3 a6 6.b3 Ab4 7.Ad2 Cbd7 8.Ad3 0-0 9.0-0 Ad6 10.Tc1 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Cxe4 Cxe4 14.Axe4 Cf6 15.dxe5 Cxe4 16.exd6 Dxd6 17.Ae3 Af5 18.Dxd6 Cxd6 19.Cd4 Tfe8 20.Cxf5 Cxf5 21.Ac5 h5 22.Tfd1 Tac8 23.Rf1 f6 24.Ab4 Rh7 25.Tc5 ½–½.








Partida 3, Anand ½ – Gelfand ½[editar]

a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 pd c7 rl d7 pl e7 f7 g7 h7 pd
a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 kd h6
a5 pd b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 pd g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 pl c3 d3 e3 f3 pl g3 h3
a2 rd b2 c2 d2 e2 rd f2 g2 pl h2
a1 b1 c1 kl d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 rl
Partida 3, posición final

Defensa Grunfeld, D70

1.d4 Cf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Cxd5 5.e4 Cb6 6.Cc3 Ag7 7.Ae3 0-0 8.Dd2 e5 9.d5 c6 10.h4 cxd5 11.exd5 C8d7 12.h5 Cf6 13.hxg6 fxg6 14.0-0-0 Ad7 15.Rb1 Tc8 16.Ra1 e4 17.Ad4 Ca4 18.Cge2 Da5 19.Cxe4 Dxd2 20.Cxf6+ Txf6 21.Txd2 Tf5 22.Axg7 Rxg7 23.d6 Tfc5 24.Td1 a5 25.Th4 Tc2 26.b3 Cb2 27.Tb1 Cd3 28.Td4 Td2 29.Axd3 Txd3 30.Te1 Td2 31.Rb1 Af5+ 32.Cxf5+ gxf5 33.Te7+ Rg6 34.Tc7 Te8 35.Th1 Tee2 36.d7 Tb2+ 37.Rc1 Txa2 ½–½.





Partida 4, Gelfand ½ - Anand ½[editar]

a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
Partida 4, posición final

Defensa semieslava, D45

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Qc2 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 exd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 15.h3 Bd7 16.Rad1 Re8 17.Nxd4 Rc8 18.Qb1 h6 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Rc5 21.Rfe1 Rxd5 22.Bc3 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bc5 24.Qc2 Bd4 25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc8 g6 27.Bg4 h5 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 29.Bf3 b6 30.Rc1 Rd6 31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 Nd5 33.g3 Ne7 34.Be4 Kg7 ½–½.






Partida 5, Anand ½ - Gelfand ½[editar]

a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
Partida 5, posición final

Defensa Siciliana, variante Sveshnikov

1.e4 c5 2.Cf3 Cc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Cxd4 Cf6 5.Cc3 e5 6.Cdb5 d6 7.Ag5 a6 8.Ca3 b5 9.Cd5 Ae7 10.Axf6 Axf6 11.c4 b4 12.Cc2 0-0 13.g3 a5 14.Ag2 Ag5 15.0-0 Ae6 16.Dd3 Axd5 17.cxd5 Cb8 18.a3 Ca6 19.axb4 Cxb4 20.Cxb4 axb4 21.h4 Ah6 22.Ah3 Db6 23.Ad7 b3 24.Ac6 Ta2 25.Txa2 bxa2 26.Da3 Tb8 27.Dxa2 ½–½.





Partida 6, Gelfand ½ - Anand ½[editar]

a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
Partida 6, posición final

Defensa semieslava, D45

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Cc3 Cf6 4.e3 e6 5.Cf3 a6 6.Dc2 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Ae2 Ae6 9.0-0 Cc6 10.Td1 cxd4 11.Cxd4 Cxd4 12.Txd4 Ac5 13.Td1 De7 14.Af3 0-0 15.Cxd5 Axd5 16.Axd5 Cxd5 17.Txd5 Tac8 18.Ad2 Axe3 19.Ac3 Ab6 20.Df5 De6 21.Df3 f6 22.h4 Dc6 23.h5 Tfd8 24.Txd8+ Txd8 25.Dxc6 bxc6 26.Te1 Rf7 27.g4 Ad4 28.Tc1 Axc3 29.Txc3 Td4 ½–½.

Game 7, Gelfand-Anand, 1–0[editar]

Gelfand scored the first win of the match. Commentators considered 23...g5? to be the critical mistake, allowing Gelfand to get a winning position with 24 Qc7 Qxc7 25 Rxc7. Anand sacrificed his bishop for counterplay but it was not enough. In the final position, black can queen his pawn but cannot stop the threat of Ng6+ followed by Rg7 mate.[24]

Semi-Slav Defence, D45

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.c5 Nbd7 7.Qc2 b6 8.cxb6 Nxb6 9.Bd2 c5 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.exd4 Bd6 12.Bg5 0-0 13.Bd3 h6 14.Bh4 Bb7 15.0-0 Qb8 16.Bg3 Rc8 17.Qe2 Bxg3 18.hxg3 Qd6 19.Rc2 Nbd7 20.Rfc1 Rab8 21.Na4 Ne4 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.Qc2 g5 24.Qc7 Qxc7 25.Rxc7 f6 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.Nd2 f5 28.Nc4 Nf6 29.Nc5 Nd5 30.Ra7 Nb4 31.Ne5 Nc2 32.Nc6 Rxb2 33.Rc7 Rb1+ 34.Kh2 e3 35.Rxc8+ Kh7 36.Rc7+ Kh8 37.Ne5 e2 38.Nxe6 1–0
Black resigns.

Game 8, Anand-Gelfand, 1–0[editar]

Position after 16... Qxh1
a8 rd b8 nd c8 d8 e8 rd f8 g8 kd h8
a7 pd b7 pd c7 d7 e7 f7 pd g7 h7 pd
a6 b6 c6 d6 pd e6 f6 g6 pd h6
a5 b5 c5 pd d5 pl e5 f5 g5 h5 pl
a4 b4 c4 pl d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 nl d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 pl b2 pl c2 kl d2 ql e2 f2 g2 h2 pl
a1 b1 rl c1 d1 e1 f1 bl g1 h1 qd
Game 8: Anand played 17. Qf2!, which trapped Gelfand's queen, resulting in immediate resignation from Black.

Anand started the game with the same play as in the third game, but Gelfand early deviated by playing 3 ...c5 instead of 3 ...d5, which was seen in the game 3. The game was followed with 4.d5 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.Nec3 Nh5. Gelfand tried to provoke g4 by playing 7 ...Nh5, but Anand did not opt for that line. But after few moves the Black bishop occupied the f5 square and let White the opportunity to play 12.g4 with a fork on the Black's bishop and knight. The game continued with 12 ...Re8+ 13.Kd1 Bxb1 14.Rxb1.[25]​ Gelfand made a serious error on move 14, overlooking Anand's 17 Qf2, which trapped Gelfand's queen. This idea was also missed by grandmaster commentators Peter Leko and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who preferred Black's position until Anand played 17 Qf2.[26]​ Gelfand could have saved his queen by sacrificing his knight with 17...Nc6, but his position was still lost.[25]

At only 17 moves, this was the shortest decisive game in World Championship history.[27]

King's Indian Defence, E60

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.Nec3 Nh5 8.Bg5 Bf6 9.Bxf6 exf6 10.Qd2 f5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.g4 Re8+ 13.Kd1 Bxb1 14.Rxb1 Qf6 15.gxh5 Qxf3+ 16.Kc2 Qxh1 17.Qf2! 1–0
Black resigns.

Game 9, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½[editar]

Position after 18 ...Qxd6!?
a8 b8 c8 rd d8 e8 rd f8 g8 kd h8
a7 pd b7 c7 d7 nd e7 f7 pd g7 pd h7
a6 b6 pd c6 d6 qd e6 pd f6 nd g6 h6 pd
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 pl d4 pl e4 f4 g4 h4 bl
a3 b3 c3 d3 bl e3 f3 ql g3 h3
a2 pl b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 pl g2 pl h2 pl
a1 b1 c1 rl d1 rl e1 f1 g1 kl h1
Game 9: Anand provoked Gelfand to play 19.c5?!, and subsequently exchange a rook, bishop and a pawn for Black's queen.

For the first time in the match, the Nimzo-Indian Defence was played. Gelfand obtained a slight edge in the opening by having a position with a bishop pair and hanging central pawns against two knights and a healthy pawn structure on the opposite side. Gelfand chose a concrete line in the middlegame that was criticized by several Grandmasters and exchanged a rook, bishop and pawn for the Anand's queen. However, Anand found a way to make a fortress and defended the game that was drawn after 49 moves as the longest game since the start of the match.[28]

Black played 15 ...Bxf3, which was evaluated to be a strange and unnecessary move, according to Peter Svidler. In the following moves White got a better position with a bishop pair and a mobile center. But, Black played 18 ...Qd6!? and provoked White to play 19.c5?!. The move was criticised in the press room and moves like 19.a3, proposed by Smirin or 19.h3, proposed by Grischuk and Shipov were probably better. The game entered an endgame with a queen for White and a rook, knight and a pawn for black. White was trying to play on the a7 pawn and to attack on the kingside, but Black appeared to have found the right evaluation in the end. He played 40 ...Ne4! before the time control, and the game was drawn after move 49.[28]

Nimzo-Indian Defence, E54

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nbd7 12.Rac1 Rc8 13.Bd3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Qc7 15.c4 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Rfe8 17.Rfd1 h6 18.Bh4 Qd6 19.c5 bxc5 20.dxc5 Rxc5 21.Bh7+ Kxh7 22.Rxd6 Rxc1+ 23.Rd1 Rec8 24.h3 Ne5 25.Qe2 Ng6 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28.Kh2 Rc7 29.Qb2 Kg7 30.a4 Ne7 31.a5 Nd5 32.a6 Kh7 33.Qd4 f5 34.f4 Rd7 35.Kg3 Kg6 36.Qh8 Nf6 37.Qb8 h5 38.Kh4 Kh6 39.Qb2 Kg6 40.Qc3 Ne4 41.Qc8 Nf6 42.Qb8 Re7 43.g4 hxg4 44.hxg4 fxg4 45.Qe5 Ng8 46.Qg5+ Kh7 47.Qxg4 f6 48.Qg2 Kh8 49.Qe4 Kg7 ½–½
A draw by mutual agreement.

Game 10, Anand-Gelfand, ½–½[editar]

Sicilian Defence, Rossolimo Attack, B30

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 e5 6.Nxe5 Qe7 7.Bb2 d6 8.Nc4 d5 9.Ne3 d4 10.Nc4 Qxe4+ 11.Qe2 Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2 Be6 13.d3 Nf6 14.Nbd2 0-0-0 15.Rhe1 Be7 16.Kf1 Rhe8 17.Ba3 Nd5 18.Ne4 Nb4 19.Re2 Bxc4 20.bxc4 f5 21.Bxb4 cxb4 22.Nd2 Bd6 23.Rxe8 Rxe8 24.Nb3 c5 25.a3 ½–½
A draw by mutual agreement.

Game 11, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½[editar]

Position after 16. ... Rac8
a8 b8 c8 rd d8 e8 f8 rd g8 kd h8
a7 pd b7 pd c7 d7 nd e7 f7 pd g7 pd h7 pd
a6 b6 c6 bd d6 e6 pd f6 nd g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 qd
a4 b4 c4 pl d4 pl e4 f4 bl g4 h4
a3 pl b3 c3 d3 bl e3 f3 nl g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 ql f2 pl g2 pl h2 pl
a1 rl b1 c1 d1 rl e1 f1 g1 kl h1
Game 11: At this point, Gelfand decided not to take a risk and enter the exchange of queens with 17. Ne5 instead of 17. Nd2 e5! and some complications in the position.

The game started in a Nimzo-Indian Defence as in the game 9. First surprise of the game was at move 8, when Anand played 8 ...Bd7, a developing move with idea to bring the knight on the c6 square in the future. The instigator of this move was David Bronstein, but it was popular and played mostly during the middle of the 20th century.[29]

At move 17 (see diagram), Gelfand decided not to take a risk by playing 17.Ne5 instead of the more ambitious 17.Nd2 followed with 17 ...e5! and some complications. The position that arrived after the exchange of queens was slightly better for White, but with a huge safety for Black. Both players agreed to a draw after 24 moves were played.[29]

Nimzo-Indian Defence, E54

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd7 9.a3 Ba5 10.Qe2 Bc6 11.Rd1 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Bd3 Qa5 14.c4 cxd4 15.exd4 Qh5 16.Bf4 Rac8 17.Ne5 Qxe2 18.Bxe2 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Rfd8 20.a4 Ne4 21.Rd3 f6 22.Bf4 Be8 23.Rb3 Rxd4 24.Be3 Rd7 ½–½
A draw by mutual agreement.

Game 12, Anand-Gelfand, ½–½[editar]

Position after 10. Nd2
a8 rd b8 c8 bd d8 qd e8 kd f8 bd g8 h8 rd
a7 pd b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 pd g7 pd h7 pd
a6 b6 c6 pd d6 e6 pd f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 pd d5 e5 pd f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 pl
a3 b3 pl c3 d3 pl e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 pl b2 c2 pl d2 nl e2 f2 pl g2 pl h2
a1 rl b1 c1 bl d1 ql e1 kl f1 g1 h1 rl
Game 12: Gelfand spent 40 minutes and sacrificed two pawns by playing 10. ... c4!, seeking active play.

Sicilian Defence, Rossolimo Attack, B30

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.b3 d6 7.e5 Ng6 8.h4 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Nd2 c4 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.Qf3 Qd5 13.Qxd5 cxd5 14.Nxe5 f6 15.Nf3 e5 16.0-0 Kf7 17.c4 Be7 18.Be3 Bb7 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.Rfc1 a5 21.Bc5 Rhd8 22.Bxe7 ½–½
A draw by mutual agreement.

Tiebreak[editar]

Anand retained the world title by defeating Gelfand in the rapid round. He was able to put time pressure on Gelfand in all four games. In the second game with white, Anand played his moves so fast that Gelfand was forced to make moves with very few seconds to spare.[30]

Game 13, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½[editar]

Position after 21. Reb1
a8 b8 c8 rd d8 e8 rd f8 g8 kd h8
a7 pd b7 pd c7 d7 bd e7 f7 pd g7 pd h7
a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 pd
a5 b5 c5 d5 pl e5 bd f5 g5 h5
a4 pl b4 c4 d4 pd e4 bl f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 qd c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 pl h3
a2 b2 bl c2 d2 ql e2 f2 pl g2 h2 pl
a1 rl b1 rl c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 kl h1
Game 13: Anand, playing black played 21. ... Bxg3 but 22. Ra3! was a strong reply.[31]

Semi-Slav Defense, D46

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 h6 13.b3 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Re1 Re8 16.Bb2 Bd7 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.g3 Rac8 19.a4 Qf3 20.Be4 Qxb3 21.Reb1 Bxg3 22.Ra3 Qb6 23.Bxd4 Bxh2+ 24.Kxh2 Qd6+ 25.Rg3 Rxe4 26.Bxg7 Kh7 27.Rxb7 Rg8 28.Qxh6+ Qxh6+ 29.Bxh6 Rxg3 30.Kxg3 Bc8 31.Rc7 Kxh6 32.Rxc8 Rxa4 ½–½
A draw by mutual agreement.

Game 14, Anand-Gelfand, 1-0[editar]

Position after 71. ... Rf5?
a8 b8 c8 d8 kd e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 rl h6
a5 kl b5 pl c5 nl d5 e5 f5 rd g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 bd g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
Game 14: Anand, playing white, exchanged his knight for Black's bishop by playing 72. Ne6+!, resulting in classical Lucena position, which is won for White.

Sicilian Defence, Rossolimo Attack, B30

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. d4 d6 8. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Bb7 11. Na5 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bh3 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nc3 0-0-0 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Rg5 Nf6 18. Rxc5+ Kb8 19. Nc4 Re8+ 20. Ne3 Ng4 21. Ncd5 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 Bg4+ 23. f3 Bc8 24. Re1 Rh6 25. Rh1 Rhe6 26. Rc3 f5 27. Kd2 f4 28. Nd5 g5 29. Rd3 Re2+ 30. Kc1 Rf2 31. h4 Ree2 32. Rc3 Bb7 33. Rd1 gxh4 34. Nxf4 Re8 35. Rh1 Rc8 36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37. Rxh4 Bf5 38. Rh5 Bxc2 39. Rb5+ Ka8 40. Nd5 a6 41. Ra5 Kb7 42. Nb4 Bg6 43. Nxa6 Rxf3 44. Nc5+ Kb6 45. b4 Rf4 46. a3 Rg4 47. Kd2 h5 48. Nd7+ Kb7 49. Ne5 Rg2+ 50. Kc3 Be8 51. Nd3 h4 52. Re5 Bg6 53. Nf4 Rg3+ 54. Kd4 Bc2 55. Rh5 Rxa3 56. Rxh4 Rg3 57. Nd5 Rg5 58. b5 Bf5 59. Rh6 Bg4 60. Rf6 Rf5 61. Rb6+ Ka7 62. Rg6 Bf3 63. Rg7+ Kb8 64. Nc3 Bb7 65. Kc4 Bf3 66. Kb4 Bd5 67. Na4 Rf7 68. Rg5 Bf3 69. Nc5 Kc7 70. Rg6 Kd8 71. Ka5 Rf5 72. Ne6+ Kc8 73. Nd4 Rf8 74. Nxf3 Rxf3 75. Kb6 Rb3 76. Rg8+ Kd7 77. Rb8 1-0
Black resigns.

Game 15, Gelfand-Anand, ½–½[editar]

Position after 25. ...Nxe5
a8 b8 bd c8 d8 e8 f8 rd g8 kd h8
a7 pd b7 c7 rd d7 e7 qd f7 g7 h7
a6 bl b6 c6 pd d6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 pl d5 pd e5 nd f5 pd g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 pl e4 nd f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 nl d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 pl
a2 pl b2 rl c2 ql d2 e2 f2 g2 pl h2
a1 b1 rl c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 kl h1
Game 15: Here, Gelfand played 26. Rxb8, relinquishing most of the advantage he had built over the course of the game, and allowed Anand back to the game. Had he played 26. Nxe4!, he would have had a winning position.

Slav Defense, D12

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. 0-0 Bd6 10. h3 0-0 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rd1 Rac8 13. c5 Bb8 14. f4 Ne8 15. b4 g5 16. Rb1 f5 17. b5 gxf4 18. exf4 Nef6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Ba6 Rc7 21. Be3 Ne4 22. Rb2 g5 23. Rdb1 gxf4 24. Bxf4 e5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxb8 Ng6 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28. Qf2 Qg7 29. Kh2 Rcf7 30. Qg3 Nf4 31. R8b3 Qxg3+ 32. Rxg3+ Kh7 33. Rd1 Ne6 34. Be2 Rf2 35. Bg4 Nf4 36. Rb1 Rf7 37. Rb8 Rxa2 38. Rc8 e3 39. Rxe3 Rxg2+ 40. Kh1 Rd2 41. Rxc6 Ne6 42. Rf3 Rxf3 43. Bxf3 Nxd4 44. Rc7+ Kh6 45. Bxd5 Rc2 46. Be4 Rc3 47. Kg2 Kg5 48. Kh2 Nf3+ 49. Bxf3 Rxf3 50. Rxa7 Rc3 51. Rc7 Kf4 52. Rc8 Ke5 53. c6 Kd6 54. h4 Ra3 55. Kg2 Re3 56. h5 Re5 57. h6 Rh5 58. Rh8 Kxc6 59. Rh7 Kd6 ½–½
A draw by mutual agreement.

Game 16, Anand-Gelfand, ½–½[editar]

Final position after 56. Kb2
a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 rd b6 c6 d6 pd e6 rl f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 pd d5 pl e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 pd c4 pl d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 pl c3 d3 e3 f3 kd g3 h3
a2 b2 kl c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
Game 16: Final position of game 16, where both players agreed to draw, which meant Anand won the match.

Sicilian Defence, Canal–Sokolsky Attack, B50

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Ngf6 5. e5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Bxc3 Qa6 10. exd6 exd6 11. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 f6 13. b3 Bb5+ 14. Kd2 Bc6 15. Rad1 Kf7 16. Kc1 Be7 17. d5 Bd7 18. Bb2 b5 19. Nd2 a5 20. Rhe1 Rhe8 21. Re3 f5 22. Rde1 g5 23. c4 b4 24. g3 Bf8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Nf3 Kg6 27. Re6+ Kh5 28. h3 Bf7 29. Rf6 Bg6 30. Re6 Re8 31. Bf6 g4 32. hxg4+ Kxg4 33. Nh2+ Kh3 34. Nf3 f4 35. gxf4 Kg4 36. Ng5 Ra8 37. Re3 Kf5 38. Bb2 a4 39. Ne6 Bh6 40. Rh3 Bxf4+ 41. Nxf4 Kxf4 42. Bf6 Ra7 43. Re3 Be4 44. Bh4 axb3 45. Bg3+ Kf5 46. axb3 Ra1+ 47. Kd2 Ra2+ 48. Ke1 Ra6 49. f3 Bb1 50. Kd2 h5 51. Kc1 h4 52. Bxh4 Kf4 53. Bg5+ Kxg5 54. Kxb1 Kf4 55. Re6 Kxf3 56. Kb2 ½ – ½
A draw by mutual agreement.

Match results[editar]

World Chess Championship Match 2012
Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points 13 14 15 16 Total
{{Geodatos Viswanathan Anand bandera icono-país nombre = variante = India tamaño =

}} || 2791

½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 ½ 1 ½ ½
{{Geodatos Boris Gelfand bandera icono-país nombre = variante = Israel tamaño =

}} || 2727

½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 ½ 0 ½ ½

Timeline of changes[editar]

The procedures for choosing the challenger and host underwent a number of changes and controversies. A timeline is shown below:

  • February 2007 – FIDE initially announces that the challenger will be the winner of the Chess World Cup ("Proposal A").[32]​ This leads to protests from a number leading grandmasters,[33][34]​ so this proposal is soon scrapped.
  • June 2007 – FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announces a structure culminating in a two-player Challenger Match:
    • The first stage is the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010, a grand prix series of tournaments between twenty-one élite players, beginning in April 2008.
    • In late 2009, FIDE will stage the Chess World Cup 2009, a series of knockout mini-matches following a similar format to the Chess World Cup 2007 (128 players, seven rounds).
    • In 2010, an eight-game Challenger Match will be played between the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010 winner and the Chess World Cup 2009 winner.[35]
    • The winner of the challenger match will play the defending champion in a twelve-game match in September 2011.[36]
    • Starting with this 2011 championship FIDE plans to hold future World Chess Championships on a two-year cycle in the same format.[37][38]
  • February 2008 – Alexander Morozevich announces he is boycotting the Grand Prix, saying the process is too long, unwieldy and disorganised. He claims that Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov are also boycotting.[39]
  • March 2008 – The line-up for the Grand Prix is announced. The top four rated players in the world at the time (Kramnik, Anand, Topalov, Morozevich) are not in the tournament; other eligible players not participating are Alexei Shirov and Judit Polgár. The Week in Chess reports that Kramnik and Topalov are not participating because the event had insufficient prize money.[40]
  • April–May 2008 – First Grand Prix tournament takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • July–August 2008 – Second Grand Prix tournament takes place in Sochi, Russia.
  • 23 November 2008 – Qatar, who was scheduled to hold the third Grand Prix beginning on 13 December, withdraws as a host nation, and is replaced by Elista, Russia.
  • 25 November 2008 – Ilyumzhinov announces the new structure (the eight-player Candidates Tournament described above, instead of a two-player Challenger Match).[41]
  • 26 November 2008 – The changes are ratified the next day at the FIDE Congress.[42]
  • 5 December 2008 – Magnus Carlsen withdraws from the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010 in protest at the changes partway through the cycle. He argues that the Grand Prix players have been disadvantaged, as the winner now qualifies for an eight-player tournament instead of a two-player Challenger Match.[43]
  • 6 December 2008 – Levon Aronian issues an open letter of protest, but does not withdraw from the Grand Prix.[44]
  • 11 December 2008 – Michael Adams withdraws from the Grand Prix for similar reasons to Carlsen.[45]
  • 13 December 2008 – The third Grand Prix tournament begins in Elista, Russia, with a number of changes to the playing list (see FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010).
  • 15 December 2008 – Ilyumzhinov announces that both events will take place (the two-player Challenger Match and the eight-player Candidates Tournament), with a final decision on the structure in March 2009.[46]
  • 16 December 2008 – The Association of Chess Professionals objects to the change, saying, "The system of the World Championship cannot be changed once the cycle has started."[47]
  • 11 February 2009 – Universal Event Promotion (UEP), the company which organised the World Chess Championship 2008 match, submits a bid to host the Candidates Tournament as a series of matches.[48]
  • 9 March 2009 – FIDE accepts UEP's bid, confirming that an eight-player Candidates Tournament will take place. No mention is made of the Challenger Match. There is also a slight change to the qualification for the Candidates' tournament: two players (rather than one) are to be taken from the ratings list, and the winner of the World Chess Cup 2009 qualifies, but the runner-up does not.[49]
  • 22 June 2009 – FIDE announces regulations for the eight-player Candidates Tournament, indicating it will be organised as a series of short matches.[8]
  • October 2009 – it is reported that the Candidates matches will be organised by Azerbaijan, but that the matches involving Armenia's Levon Aronian will be played elsewhere; and that the matches will be played at the end of 2010 and start of 2011.[9]
  • 20 October 2009 – The FIDE Executive Board gave an option to London to organise the event and announced that it would only open the bidding procedure if London would not take the option.
  • 20 April 2010 – London confirms holding an option to organise the 2012 World Chess Championship.[50]
  • 26 July 2010 – The FIDE Presidential Board in Tromso, Norway decides to move the Candidates matches from Azerbaijan to Kazan, Russia, with Mamedyarov's position intact. If Topalov refuses to play in Kazan, Alexander Grischuk, the third-place finisher in the FIDE Grand Prix, will take his place.[10]
  • 28 July 2010 – After learning of FIDE's intention of replacing him with Grischuk should he refuse to play, Topalov backs off of his previous statement refusing to play in Russia, and indicates that he will participate in Kazan.[51]
  • 29 July 2010 – Topalov (through his manager) indicates that he would still refuse to play a match against any Russian in Kazan; this could not theoretically happen until the Candidates final, since Kramnik and Grischuk are the only Russians in the Candidates tournament and play in the lower half of the bracket, while Topalov plays in the upper bracket; at the time of this statement, Kramnik was the only Russian in the field.[52]
  • 5 November 2010 – Magnus Carlsen decides not to take part in the planned Candidate Matches.[11]
  • 10 November 2010 – FIDE announces that Grischuk will replace Carlsen. Any other withdrawals will be replaced by Dmitry Jakovenko, the fourth-place finisher in the FIDE Grand Prix.
  • 3 February 2011 – London withdraws its 2012 World Championship bid.[53]
  • 28 June 2011 – Moscow confirms bidding to host the 2012 World Championship.[54]
  • 13 July 2011 – Chennai bids to host the 2012 World Championship.[55]
  • 9 August 2011 – Skolkovo near Moscow chosen as 2012 World Championship venue.[56]
  • 26 November 2011 – 2012 World Championship match in Moscow relocated to Tretyakov Gallery.[57]
  • 20 February 2012 – hosting agreement signed between the Russian Chess Federation and the Tretyakov Gallery.[58]

Referencias[editar]

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  2. «FIDE Candidates Finals: Gelfand wins right to challenge Anand in 2012!». chessbase.com. 25 de mayo de 2011. 
  3. Williams, Stuart (30 de mayo de 2012). «India's Anand keeps world chess title after shootout». 
  4. «Tretyakov Gallery to host chess crown battle». RT.com. 20 February 2012. Consultado el 29 February 2012. 
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  7. Stephen Moss (30 de mayo de 2012). «Anand remains king of world chess as Gelfand's time runs out | Sport». London: The Guardian. Consultado el 31 de mayo de 2012. 
  8. a b FIDE Regulations, released on FIDE web site on 22 June 2009 [1]
  9. a b FIDE Candidates Tournament split between two venues, Chessbase, 18 October 2009
  10. a b [2]Uso incorrecto de la plantilla enlace roto (enlace roto disponible en Internet Archive; véase el historial, la primera versión y la última).
  11. a b «Chess News – Magnus Carlsen drops out of World Championship cycle». ChessBase.com. 5 November 2010. Consultado el 25 de mayo de 2013. 
  12. «Grischuk to replace Carlsen in the Candidates». ChessBase.com. 10 November 2010. Consultado el 25 de mayo de 2013. 
  13. Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadas Top 100 Players July 2009
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  18. «Round 1 pairings & results». kazan2011.fide.com. 9 de mayo de 2011. 
  19. «Round 2 pairings & results». kazan2011.fide.com. 12 de mayo de 2011. 
  20. «Round 3 pairings & results». kazan2011.fide.com. 20 de mayo de 2011. 
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  24. World Championship G7 – Gelfand draws first blood and leads, Chessbase, 20 May 2012
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  26. World Championship G8 – Anand strikes back, wins in 17 moves!, Chessbase, 21 May 2012
  27. Video commentary and impressions from Moscow, Chessbase, 23 May 2012
  28. a b Gelfand-Anand G9, a Nimzo-Indian, drawn after 49 moves (VIDEO), ChessVibes, 23 May 2012
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  31. Commentary by Sergei Shipov
  32. Chessvibes on the cycle, 2 March 2007
  33. ACP position on FIDE Proposals for future World Championship Cycles, Association of Chess Professionals board, 27 February 2007
  34. Alexei Shirov on the Decision regarding future World Championship Cycles, published on ACP web site, 16 March 2007
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  36. Regulations for the World Chess Championship Cycle 2007–2009, FIDE web site. Retrieved 4 December 2008
  37. Tallinn Presidential Board Maps New World Chess Championship Cycle, FIDE press release, 24 June 2007. Includes chart of future cycles
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  39. Alexander Morozevich: “I am not giving up the fight!”, Chessbase, 27 February 2008
  40. The Week in Chess 697 17 March 2008
  41. Breaking: Ilyumzhinov announces Candidates Tournament, ChessVibes, 25 November 2008
  42. http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/3552-the-79th-fide-congress-completed-its-session-in-dresden, FIDE web site, 26 November 2008
  43. Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Grand Prix, Chessbase, 5 December 2008
  44. Levon Aronian: FIDE must reverse its decision!, Chessbase, 6 December 2008
  45. Adams withdraws from Grand Prix cycle, Chessbase, 11 December 2008
  46. «Ilyumzhinov: Final decision in March next year». Chessbase.com. Consultado el 21 December 2011. 
  47. Press-release: The ACP objects to FIDE's abrupt changes in the World Championship cycle, Association of Chess Professionals, 16 December 2008
  48. «UEP makes bid for Candidates Tournament 2010 and WCh Match 2011». Chessvibes.com. Consultado el 21 December 2011. 
  49. Presidential Board meeting 1st quarter 2009, FIDE Press Release
  50. Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadas chess.co.uk
  51. By mishanp on 24 July 2010 (24 July 2010). «Candidates Matches Once More In Turmoil». Chessintranslation.com. Consultado el 21 December 2011. 
  52. By mishanp on 29 July 2010 (29 July 2010). «Interview by Yuri Vasiliev with Topalov's Manager, Silvio Danailov on July 29, 2010». Chessintranslation.com. Consultado el 21 December 2011. 
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  54. Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadas Moscow2012
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  57. «Contract on the World Chess Championship Match 2012». FIDE. Consultado el 26 de noviembre de 2011. 
  58. «FIDE world champion title match to be held in Tretyakov Gallery». FIDE. Consultado el 20 de febrero de 2012. 

Enlaces externos[editar]

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