2006 World Chess Championship -- GAME 1

1. d4 for Kramnik - LIVE

Game 1 has just started. Kramnik is White and he opened with 1.d4. Topalov came up with a novelty on move 12...Ba6. It was quite a clever move for psychological reason but someone like Kramnik would not panic so much. If White would have played 13. Qxa5 Bb7 14.Qxd8 Rxa1 15.Qxf8+ Kxf8 16.0-0 Ra2 and White is a little better in the endgame.

They are on move 25 now and Kramnik has a small edge but Topalov is fighting agressively. He has an active position and he is going for the win even with a pawn down endgame.

Here are the moves up to date:

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 c6 9.a4 b5 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Qg5 0-0 12.Qxb5 Ba6 13.Qa4 Qb6 14.0-0 Qxb2 15.Nbd2 Bb5 16.Nxc4 Bxa4 17.Nxb2 Bb5 18.Ne5 Ra7 19.Bf3 Nbd7 20.Nec4 Rb8 21.Rfb1 g5 22.e3 g4 23.Bd1 Bc6 24.Rc1 Be4 25.Na4 Rb4 26.Nd6 Bf3 27.Bxf3 gxf3 28.Nc8 Ra8 29.Ne7+ Kg7 30.Nc6 Rb3 31.Nc5 Rb5 32.h3 Nxc5 33.Rxc5 Rb2 34.Rg5+ Kh6 35.Rgxa5 Rxa5 36.Nxa5 Ne4 37.Rf1 Nd2 38.Rc1 Ne4 39.Rf1 f6 40.Nc6 Nd2 41.Rd1 Ne4 42.Rf1 Kg6

Thanks to Susan Polgar's Chess Blog- http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2006/09/1
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