Odin starts with King pawn up, fighting for the center!
Odin moves his Knight out, fighting for the center. This is the main move in this position.
Odin plays the open Sicilian- fighting for the center- and opening up for his Bishop. This is the most ambitious way to play.
Anna captures the pawn as Odin`s pawn attacks it.
This move places a pawn right in the center, fighting for central squares. However, it also weakens some squares, making it a slightly risky variation.
Anna moves her pawn forward, threatening to win a Knight on the next move! So Odin will probably move his Knight forward.
Anna moves her Bishop out, defending against the deadly pinn that Odin had created.
Odin gives away his Bishop for the Knight of Anna. In general, the Bishop is slightly better then a Knight. But Odin`s idea is that when the Knight of Anna is gone, his central Knight will not have a defender of the central square!
Odin moves his pawn forward, trying to attack Anna`s Queenside!
Anna attacks the Knight of Odin while not allowing Odin to break up her Queenside pawns.
Anna castles, improving her King and her Rook. It's a smart move to make!
Odin moves his Queen up, preparing for a long castle
Anna goes for the attack on the Queenside- trying to open files.
Odin keeps the Queenside closed—this is very typical. You do not want your opponent to have open files so they can attack you where you are weak!
Anna gives an unpleasant check- asking Odin how to react to it. Lets see how Odin deals with it!
Odin offers to exchange the Queens- as he tries to resolve the problems caused by Anna`s preparation!
Anna accepts the Queen exchange!
Odin recaptures the Knight so that he can keep his pawn structure solid.
Odin goes for the long casting. Odin King seems safe enough, but the main problem for Odin is that Anna`s Knight is firm in the middle of the board!
Anna makes an improving move with her pawn, giving her Bishop more room to play with. In addition, it plays with the idea of breaking Odin`s pawn center with a pawn break. That's a strong move!
Odin moves in with his Knight, mirroring Anna`s strong central Knight! From here, it controls a lot of squares!
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Anna felt the pressure from the Knight of Odin, but the problem was that Odin had another Knight that would go right back to the central square, so this Bishop capture did not give Anna anything- but it gave away the Bishop pair. Not such a big mistake, though.
Of course, Odin recaptures with the Knight- as the central knight is the hope for Odin in this position!
Anna moves her Bishop to the best square- preparing to move it to a better square in the future!
Odin takes the initiative in typical fashion, putting some pressure on Anna`s center. But the engine says maybe he is not entirely ready for this!
Odin moves his flank pawn forward, trying to open files towards Anna`s King!
However, because the Queens are exchanged here, the impact of a more exposed King will be significantly reduced. Still, many pieces are on the board, so both players should watch out for their King.
Anna captures Odin`s pawn in the center and says: I am a pawn up!
Odin captures Anna`s pawn to open up for his Rook and has weakened the King of Anna slightly.
Anna recaptured naturally as the pawn was hanging.
Odin activates his Rook, trying to regain the pawn that Anna has just taken. How will Anna keep her extra pawn now?
Anna moves her Knight away from the center- but it now attacks Odin`s pawn- Anna is trying to stay a pawn up.
Odin defends the pawn that Anna just attacked.
Anna captures another pawn; things are heating up!
Odin recaptures his pawn- he wants to take Anna`s pawn on the next move- if allowed!
Anna wonders how she can make the most of that at this moment; she is a pawn. But she is now close to being down to her last 10 minutes.
Anna moves her Bishop out, attacking the Rook of Odin!
Odin, however, does not seem to think there is anything wrong with capturing Anna's Central pawn. What does Anna have in store now?
Odin finds the most annoying move for Anna; the pressure is building up!
Anna`s pieces are now not so well coordinated- she needs to watch out not to blunder something!
Anna exchanges off Odin`s Rook.
Odin recaptures with his Bishop and keeps the pressure.
Anna moved her Bishop away, as it was under pressure. But she is a bit passive now!
Odin exchanges his Bishop for Anna Knight. Odin hopes his central Knight will prove stronger than Anna`s Bishop. Let's see if he is right!
Anna recaptures with her Rook, trying to keep it active. She will now try to activate her Bishop sometime in the future.
Odin is now bringing his King closer to the action. As we are in the endgame, the King should actively participate in the action!
Anna offers to exchange the Rook!
Odin declines the exchange of Rook and instead goes for a counterattack on Anna`s King.
Anna moves her King quickly up, defending against the tricks of Odin for now!
Odin makes a good move- going after Anna's weak undefended pawn.
Anna gives a check!
Odin moves his king away as it were standing in check!
Anna pushes forward- creating counterplay with her pawn!
Odin wins a pawn at the edge of the board! But his Knight is misplaced now!
Anna makes a move with 3 seconds left!! Gives a check again.
Odin moves forward with his King.
Anna defends her strong pawn!
Odin is a pawn up now!
Anna moves her Bishop and keeps her strong pawn. Both players are playing well here in this tense endgame.
Odin spots a tactic! Tricky for Anna now!
Anna seems to be very close to a draw now!
Odin plays on!
Once again, the game started as a Sveshnikov Sicilian. Anna was well prepared, blitzing her moves and gaining an edge on the board. She was better in the middlegame but started to use much time, and the momentum switched. Odin was pressing from there on, and he kept the pressure until the very end, but after Anna's tough defense, she was finally rewarded with a draw! Odin missed some chances, but Anna`s fighting spirit must be the main story of this game, getting that draw in the end! Stay tuned to the last game of the Anna vs Odin match, starting in 1 hour.
And we have a draw!
Heroic defense for Anna, the draw is in the bank now!
Odin will try to trick Anna, but this is an easy theoretical draw here.
Soon the last pawn is taken, and the draw is clear!
Anna has found the defense all the way now- Odin just has some final tricks here- but we moving towards a draw.
Odin is up a pawn, but the problem for him is that his pieces are a bit clumsy. But do not be fooled by the engine- this is not an easy draw for Anna. But she is fighting really well so far!
Anna is in a really difficult endgame now- Odin has a chance to win the match here!
Odin plays on! The tense endgame continues.
Are we going to see a repetition of moves?
Anna now has 1,5 minutes, so her time situation is improving.
Odin has won a pawn, but because Anna has the most dangerous pawn here, she has compensation. But when you are playing on seconds, there is little time to calculate; intuition takes over!
Anna is now in severe time trouble- but her position is objectivly okay! This can go both ways!
I believe the last moves have been going in favor of Anna; she now has a very active Rook and can try to attack some of Odin's weak pawns. Though the engine still thinks it is balanced.
We now have an exciting endgame- it looks pretty balanced, but there is still a lot of play left!
Even though the engine thinks Odin's advantage is minimal, the situation is critical for Anna because of the time and momentum change. In addition, she needs to deal with an unpleasant position.
Anna is now down to 22 minutes, while Odin has 34. However, Anna's position is good, though it is not obvious how to continue here.
Anna, who got off to a great start on the clock and the board, is now taking a long time to think. She is trying to understand how to deal with Odin`s flank attack strategy. But she needs to watch out so that she will not again land herself in time trouble—the clock ticks very fast!
Odin is taking considerable thought here, taking 13 minutes and counting! Odin seems unsure how to meet this strong counterattack by Anna exactly.
The opening phase of the game has been an excellent success for Anna. She has more time than she started (because the players get 30 seconds for each move they make), which is helpful as she often struggles with time pressure. Furthermore, Anna is in a better position because her knight in the center looks very hard to deal with for Odin!
The players are playing really fast because it is the same variation as played in rounds 1 and 3. Let's see if the players have prepared something special for this game!
Odin seems to have mixed something up in his preparation, as Anna is better here! Anna is totally in her preparation—Odin is in trouble!
The game is about to start!
Welcome to round 5 of the Anna vs Odin match! So far, The match has been thrilling, with not a single game lacking in excitement. Yesterday's drama saw Odin almost winning in game 3, but Anna's resilience turned the tide, leveling the score. Anna's performance in game 4 was exceptional, but Odin's experience prevailed, and Odin ultimately took the whole point. With the score at 2.5-1.5 in Odin's favor, the final day is a make-or-break moment. Who will hold their nerve and emerge victorious on the final day of the Anna vs. Odin match? The action kicks off in 30 minutes, right here in the Take` Take` Take app!