I’m trying to work on my Best Films of 2008 a little early this year. I went through the list of Oscar-eligible films and copied all the titles I haven’t seen yet that might make my “best of” list. I’m sure some of these are great1 and some have almost no chance, but if you have an opinion (for or against) please comment.
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This article lists the times taken by Anand and Kramnik for the moves of the 11th and final game of their 2008 World Chess Championship Match in Bonn. Anand needed a draw to win the match; he got it today.
Game 11, October 29th, 2008
Anand Kramnik
White Black
1. e4 (1:59) c5 (1:58)
2. Nf3 (1:59) d6 (1:58)
3. d4 (1:59) cxd4 (1:58)
4. Nxd4 (1:59) Nf6 (1:58)
5. Nc3 (1:59) a6 (1:57)
6. Bg5 (1:58) e6 (1:57)
7. f4 (1:58) Qc7 (1:56)
8. Bxf6 (1:56) gxf6 (1:56)
9. f5 (1:56) Qc5 (1:51d)
10. Qd3 (1:42) Nc6 (1:49)
11. Nb3 (1:38) Qe5 (1:47d)
12. O-O-O (1:34) exf5 (1:36d)
13. Qe3 (1:17) Bg7 (1:11d)
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This article lists the times taken by Anand and Kramnik for their moves in the 10th game of their 2008 World Chess Championship Match in Bonn.
Kramnik keeps it alive with his first win.
Game 10, October 27th, 2008
Kramnik Anand
White Black
1. d4 (1:58) Nf6 (1:59)
2. c4 (1:58) e6 (1:59)
3. Nc3 (1:58) Bb4 (1:59)
4. Nf3 (1:57) c5 (1:58)
5. g3 (1:57) cxd4 (1:58)
6. Nxd4 (1:56) O-O (1:58)
7. Bg2 (1:56) d5 (1:58)
8. cxd5 (1:56) Nxd5 (1:57)
9. Qb3 (1:56d) Qa5 (1:55)
10. Bd2 (1:54) Nc6 (1:54)
11. Nxc6 (1:54) bxc6 (1:54)
12. O-O (1:54) Bxc3 (1:54)
13. bxc3 (1:54) Ba6 (1:54)
14. Rfd1 (1:53) Qc5 (1:53)
15. e4 (1:53) Bc4 (1:53)
16. Qa4 (1:52) Nb6 (1:53)
17. Qb4 (1:52) Qh5 (1:53)
18. Re1 (1:52d) c5 (1:38)
19. Qa5 (1:51) Rfc8 (1:34)
20. Be3 (1:51d) Be2 (1:20)
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This article lists the times taken by the players in Game 9 of the 2008 World Chess Championship Match between Anand and Kramnik in Bonn.
Game 9, October 26th, 2008
Anand Kramnik
White Black
1. d4 (1:59) d5 (1:59)
2. c4 (1:59) e6 (1:59)
3. Nf3 (1:59) Nf6 (1:59)
4. Nc3 (1:58) c6 (1:59)
5. Bg5 (1:58) h6 (1:59)
6. Bh4 (1:58) dxc4 (1:58)
7. e4 (1:58) g5 (1:58)
8. Bg3 (1:58) b5 (1:58)
9. Be2 (1:58) Bb7 (1:58)
10. Qc2 (1:57) Nbd7 (1:57)
11. Rd1 (1:57) Bb4 (1:47d)
12. Ne5 (1:49) Qe7 (1:43d)
13. O-O (1:40) Nxe5 (1:35)
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This article lists the times taken for the moves of the 8th game of the 2008 World Chess Championship between Anand and Kramnik in Bonn, Germany.
Game 8, October 24th, 2008
Kramnik Anand
White Black
1. d4 (1:59) Nf6 (1:59)
2. c4 (1:59) e6 (1:59)
3. Nf3 (1:59) d5 (1:59)
4. Nc3 (1:58) dxc4 (1:59)
5. e4 (1:58) Bb4 (1:59)
6. Bg5 (1:57) c5 (1:58)
7. Bxc4 (1:57) cxd4 (1:58)
8. Nxd4 (1:56) Qa5 (1:58)
9. Bb5+ (1:54) Bd7 (1:57)
10. Bxf6 (1:53) Bxb5 (1:57)
11. Ndxb5 (1:44d) gxf6 (1:56)
12. O-O (1:39) Nc6 (1:56)
13. a3 (1:27d) Bxc3 (1:55)
14. Nxc3 (1:25d) Rg8 (1:43d)
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Bonn, 2008.
The 12 game 2008 World Chess Championship match is between Viswanathan Anand of India, the titleholder, and challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, a former World Champion, who beat Kasparov in a 16 game match 8 years ago.
After two draws at the start, Anand won game 3, and after another draw, won two in a row, and leads, 4 1/2 to 1 1/2. It was referred to as “a major tragedy in the making” by one of the German commentators.
Up to about 15 years ago, these matches were for 24 games. The shorter length makes it more difficult to catch up after losing a few early games. This is because of the high percentage of draws in chess at the grandmaster level.
Vladimir is sounding discouraged, talking about just winning one game, before considering his chances of winning the match.
Tragedy or comedy? That is the question.
The writers here at CrackTeam.org gave it some thought. The tasteless result is below.
Read at your own risk. You have hereby been warned.
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“Ladies and Gentlemen: at the Bonn Chess Comedy Club, from the USA, let’s welcome our guest comedian!”
“Hey, it’s great to be here. Thanks for the welcome. Wow! Thanks for the applause. Thank you.”
“Yeah! A great audience! Thank you, thank you!
“All right! Thank you. Thank you!”
“Hey! If you love me before I even open my mouth, how do I know it’s not just PHYSICAL?”
Th-boomp.
“Bonn’s a crazy town. I came in here, thinking that the big match was too SHORT. The way Kramnik feels right now, he’s thinking the match is too LONG!”
This article lists the times taken by Anand and Kramnik for the moves of the 5th game of their 2008 World Chess Championship Match in Bonn, Germany.
Game 5, October 20th, 2008
Kramnik Anand
White Black
1. d4 (1:59) d5 (1:59)
2. c4 (1:59) c6 (1:59)
3. Nf3 (1:59) Nf6 (1:59)
4. Nc3 (1:59) e6 (1:59)
5. e3 (1:59) Nbd7 (1:59)
6. Bd3 (1:59) dxc4 (1:59)
7. Bxc4 (1:59) b5 (1:59)
8. Bd3 (1:59) a6 (1:59)
9. e4 (1:58) c5 (1:58)
10. e5 (1:58) cxd4 (1:58)
11. Nxb5 (1:58) axb5 (1:58)
12. exf6 (1:58) gxf6 (1:58)
13. O-O (1:58) Qb6 (1:58)
14. Qe2 (1:58) Bb7 (1:58)
15. Bxb5 (1:57) Rg8 (1:58)
16. Bf4 (1:56d) Bd6 (1:57)
17. Bg3 (1:43d) f5 (1:53)
18. Rfc1 (0:59d) f4 (1:43)
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This article lists the times taken for the moves of Game 3 of the 2008 Viswanathan Anand – Vladimir Kramnik World Chess Championship Match in Bonn, Germany.
Game 3, October 17th, 2008
Kramnik Anand
White Black
1. d4 (1:59) d5 (1:59)
2. c4 (1:59) c6 (1:59)
3. Nf3 (1:59) Nf6 (1:59)
4. Nc3 (1:59) e6 (1:59)
5. e3 (1:58) Nbd7 (1:58)
6. Bd3 (1:58) dxc4 (1:58)
7. Bxc4 (1:58) b5 (1:58)
8. Bd3 (1:58) a6 (1:58)
9. e4 (1:57) c5 (1:58)
10. e5 (1:57) cxd4 (1:57)
11. Nxb5 (1:57) axb5 (1:57)
12. exf6 (1:57) gxf6 (1:57)
13. O-O (1:56) Qb6 (1:57)
14. Qe2 (1:56) Bb7 (1:57)
15. Bxb5 (1:45) Bd6 (1:56)
16. Rd1 (1:22) Rg8 (1:51)
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