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Friday. January 20. The day after the storm. The weather is behaving well, after reading my criticism in the previous report. Wijk aan Zee from its best side. Of course it is at the centre of attention here at the chess tournament, and capricious as it is it may turn at any moment.
This is what the weather did the night before, in its wild and drunken frenzy
The next morning, pretending like nothing had happened. This is the De Moriaan
(as in the aluminium car with the gull-wing doors) which is actually a sports
complex with a giant hall, where the event is being staged.
Anand before the storm – the fatal game against Kramnik
David Navara, always ready to oblige with a smile
David vs Topalov – it's going to be a tough fight
Sergey Karjakin, one of the GMs who may hit 2700 before he starts to shave
Teimour Radjabov, right, preparing to work on Ruslan Ponomariov
Anand taking a keen interest in Topalov vs Navara – the latter in
a typical pose, a bit away from the board. It reminds us of Rubinstein, who
would go to great lengths to make sure he was not in any way disturbing the
opponent.
Peter Svidler, working on the opening agaist his Armenian opponent
A tough battle, with both sides in full concentration mode
Alexei having a very rough spell in Wijk aan Zee
And it's back to work in his game against Karjakin
Tatiana Kosintseva, who is playing in the B Group
Sister Nadezhda Kosintseva losing to GM Mikhail Krasenkow in Group C
Dutch IM Manuel Bosboom in action in group C
The key game in round six, which may ultimately decide the outcome of the
tournament
Peter Svidler, still hard at work
Fighting for flag and country: Teimour Radjabov from Azerbaijan
Turkey's top GM Suat Atalik, playing in Group B
Everybody's favourite: 12-year-old Hou Yifan in Group C
13-year-old Parimarjan Negi beating Dutch GM John van der Wiel
The working position of young chess grandmasters
Topalov, still working in his game against David Navara
But the talented young Czech hangs on and draws the game
The end: Anand has resigned his game against Vladimir Kramnik
The final position, which changed the dynamics of this tournament
Kramnik shows his win to the journalists in the press center
And giving interviews to TV crews from Holland and Russia
Video of Kramnik analysing his game – 9:13 min
Part two – 9:17 min
Part three – 8:26 min [all videos by ChessVibes]
