World Championship Rest Day 2 – Daniel King opines on action and lack of

The World Chess Championship 2012 is being staged in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, between the current World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India and the winner of the Candidates tournament Boris Gelfand of Israel. The match is over twelve games and lasts from May 11 to 30. The prize fund is US $2.55 million, the winner getting $1.53 million (60%), the loser $1,02 million (40%).

Second rest day

You might think that an official rest day meant no chess-related material, but GM Daniel King made a private broadcast with a summary on the action until now, and more specifically commented on the lack of action many have been grumbling about.

To further spice up the video, he read the comments by Steve Giddins on computers and chess, and had something to say about that as well. Still, it is not just a talk show, and in his ever-popular style, he draws a parallel between Anand and... Petrosian! Surprised? See the video and judge for yourself.

Second rest day wrap-up show by GM Daniel King

GM Danny King will be tomorrow's live commentator during the games as of 1:30 PM Paris time (7:30 AM NY time) and hosts a wrap-up show on the action with analysis and comments at 8 PM Paris time (2 PM NY time). The show is free for all Premium susbcribers, be sure to see it!

Scoreboard

Players	Rtng	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Tot.	Perf.	+/–
Vishy Anand	2791	½	½	½	½									2.0	2727	- 4
Boris Gelfand	2727	½	½	½	½									2.0	2791	+ 4

Remaining schedule

Days of play, with live commentators on Playchess.com. Note that the games start at 15:00h local time = 13:00 CEST, 07 a.m. New York or here in your location.

Wed	May 16	Rest day
Thur	May 17	Game 5	Daniel King
Fri	May 18	Game 6	Loek van Wely
Sat	May 19	Rest day
Sun	May 20	Game 7	Lawrence Trent
Mon	May 21	Game 8	Oliver Reeh
Tues	May 22	Rest day
Wed	May 23	Game 9	Daniel King

Thur	May 24	Game 10	Yannick Pelletier
Fri	May 25	Rest day
Sat	May 26	Game 11	Daniel King
Sun	May 27	Rest day
Mon	May 28	Game 12	Sam Collins
Tues	May 29	Rest day
Wed	May 30	Tiebreaks
Thurs	May 31	Closing

Links

The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 11 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs.

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