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The World Championship 2007 is taking place from September 12 to 30 in the Sheraton Centro Histórico Hotel in Mexico City. Eight players are qualified – the tournament is a double round robin. The prize fund is US $1.3 million.
| Round 13: Friday, Sept. 28th 2007, 14:00h | ||
Levon Aronian |
Peter Svidler | |
Boris Gelfand |
Vladimir Kramnik | |
Peter Leko |
Alexander Morozevich | |
Alexander Grischuk |
Viswanathan Anand | |
Full chess commentary by GM Mihail Marin will follow
Vishy Anand at the start of round 13 (with Peter Svidler and Alexander Morozevich
in the background)
Peter Leko grimly determined to improve his position on the cross table
The slouch: Alexander Grischuk in his usual position in top level chess
You can recognise the arched back from a mile away
Peter Svidler once again essentially playing blindfold chess
Only occasionally will the eyes pop open for a quick check of the positions
Alexander Morozevich likes to balance his chin on his thumb
Easily the most animated player, the one who puts the most obvious energy into
the game
Boris Gelfand gives "taking a closer look at the position" a new meaning
And how the man doth suffer during the game...
Boris Gelfand in the press conference with Vladimir Kramnik...
...who tries to catch a glimpse of the position Grischuk-Anand on the monitor
Peter Leko after improving his position by defeating Alexander Morozevich
Meanwhile back in the hall Anand is defending a desperate rook ending against
Grischuk
Alexander Grischuk after Anand managed to pull it off and hold the game
to a draw
Anand in his press conference after the game
Anand speaking to the public in Spanish and English
Russian TV journalists Marina Makarycheva and Elmira Mirzoeva
An Anand fan, Vikram Arunachalam, 11, from the US
Guest commentator Susan Polgar chats with chief organiser Jorge Saggiante
Photos by Frederic Friedel in Mexico City
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Playchess commentator GM Yasser Seirawan
The games of the World Championship 2007, which start at 14:00h local time (check the time in your location here), will be broadcast live on the official site and on Playchess.com server, where there will be daily live audio commentary by GM Yasser Seirawan, with a minimum of three one hour lectures per round, beginning approximately thirty minutes after play has started. For a charge of ten Ducats (about one Euro) a visitor gets a twelve hour pass to listen to the live lectures.
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