Yesterday ended the first game of the final match candidates, which met Boris Gelfand and Alexander Grischuk. Applicants will play six classic games, and if the result is a draw, then they will continue to sort things out in rapid chess. The first game of the match ended in a draw. The party held a very lively, although Grischuk, playing white.
From previous parties Grischuk, which he spent with Vladimir Kramnik, it was noticeable that in the queen gambit Grischuk refused to fight to win, and ambulances offered a draw. This time Alexander even managed to get an edge on the output of the debut. Alexander Grischuk played in the queen gambit 4. CF4, in order to avoid security Lasker. Then the contestants went on to play and repeated the interesting moves in the party played between Peter Heine Nielsen and Alexander Beliavsky. Then, after much deliberation, Boris Gelfand evaded interesting continuation 14 .... e4, followed by 15 ... Le8. Then there were the forced moves, after which Grischuk got a slight advantage. On the 25th move of the game, Alexander Grischuk played 25. COP 3, and this course looked quite strong. But Gelfand was able to arrive in time to stop the white on the queenside. Boris Gelfand demonstrated the good quality of defense counsel, and the game ended in a draw. Watch the game broadcasts.
Apr.10
