4/14/2023 – In his new Power Play Show, GM Daniel King uses game 2 of the World Championship match in Astana as a starting point, and compares it with two games from a previous match for the title, the 2008 confrontation between Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.
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I am taking game 2 of the Ding Liren vs Ian Nepomniachtchi match as a starting point, and comparing it with two games from the 2008 World Championship match between Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. There are certain similarities with the pawn structure, and these battles are certainly worth revisiting.
That came as a surprise! Does it remind you of some earlier World Championship games? Let us revisit Kramnik vs Anand from 2008...
Ding - Nepomniachtchi, Astana 2023 (2)
White to play
Some similarities with Ding vs Nepomniachtchi! By the way, why didn’t Kramnik take on d4 in this position?
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