Leko on hyperdrive!

Peter Leko won yesterday’s game as Black against Kramnik, in the Dannemann World Chess Championship. Kramnik allowed a Marshall Gambit & was soundly beaten. Peter Svidler, who is one of Kramniks seconds, is a big fan of this line and should have looked it up for Kramnik. But, alas, Svidler seems to have overlooked something Leko’s seconds didnt! I wonder which one of Leko’s seconds specializes in Spanish lines..Is it Tkachiev or Akopian? BTW, Chessbase has a report on round 8 here.

I have to admit that Leko didn’t look that formidable as compared to Kramnik, at the start of this championship. Of course, he was a child prodigy and all those things, but still Kramnik is K R A M N I K, right? It seems now Leko has a good chance of winning this and getting a shot at playing Kasparov (provided Kaspy wins against Kazimdzhanov, which many have started doubting!) for the Unified World Chess Champion title…One thing is for sure: Whoever wins that unified title will be crushed by Anand, if he can maintain his current form till that time ! Also, the way Leko came back from his first round defeat is really commendable! Go Leko, go!!!