Sunday, March 16, 2008

Classic Games:
V. Topalov (2783) - V. Anand (2779)
Morelia/Linares, 2007
Result: Draw

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 14. a4 Nd5 15. cxd5 Bxf1 16. d6 Bxg2 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Kxg2 f5 19. b4 Qd7 20. Qe2 Qd5 21. f3 exf3+ 22. Nxf3 h6 23. Re1 Rfe8 24. Qc2 Rad8 25. Bd2 Qd7 26. Kf2 Rc8 27. Bf4 Qd5 28. Re5 Qd7 29. h4 Ra8 30. Bd2 Rac8 31. Qc4 Kh7 32. Bc3 Qd6 33. Ne1 b5 34. Qc5 Qd8 35. Nd3 1-0, Topalov-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2007 14... b5 15. Qe2 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bb4 Bxd4 17. Bxf8 Bxa1 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Be7 Re8 20. Bg5 Bd4 21. Bxc6 Rb8 22. Rd1 e5 23. cxb5 Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. Be3 Rd5 26. Kf1 g6 27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Ke2 Kg7 29. Kd3 Kf6 30. Rc1 g5 31. Rc6+ Kg7 32. Ra6 Rf5 33. f4 gxf4 34. gxf4 Rxf4 35. Rxa7 Rh4 36. b4 Rxh2 37. b5 Rb2 38. a4 Rb4 39. Ra6 h5 40. Ke4 h4 41. Kf3 d3 42. Rd6 Rxa4 43. Rxd3 Rb4 44. Rd5 Kg6 45. Rd6+ Kg5 46. Rb6 Rb3+ 47. Kf2 Rb2+ 48. Kg1 f5 49. Rb8 Kg4 50. b6 f4 51. b7 Kf3 52. Kh1 Rb1+ 53. Kh2 h3 54. Ra8 Rxb7 55. Ra3+ Kg4 56. Rc3 Rb2+ 57. Kg1 f3 58. Rc1 Kg3 59. Ra1 Rg2+ 60. Kh1 Rh2+ 0-1, Mateuta-Parligras, Sovata 2001 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 bxc4 17. Qe2 Nd5 18. Be5 Qg5 19. Bd6 Rfd8 20. bxc4 Rac8 21. Qc2 Nb6 22. cxb6 Rxd6 23. Qa4 Bb7 24. Qxa7 Qe7 25. Qa3 c5 26. Qa7 Rd7 27. Rad1 1-0, L'Ami-Iordachescu, Vlissingen 2006 15... bxc4 16. Rfd1 Nd5 17. Be1 Nb6 18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Nxa6 Qxa6 20. a4 20. Bxc6 Rac8 21. Bg2 Ba3 22. Bd2 Rfd8 is OK for Black. 20... Rab8! A great move. 21. Bf3 21. Bxc6 Qc8 and c4 is unpinned with tempo. 21. a5 Nd5 22. bxc4 Bf6= 21... Bf6 22. Rac1 Nd5 23. Qxc4 Qb7 24. Qxc6 Qxb3 With some fine manoeuvres, Anand has solved all his opening problems. 25. Be4 Nb4 26. Qd7 a5 27. Rb1 Qa2 28. Qa7 Qxa4 29. Ra1 Qb5 30. Qxa5 Nd5 1/2-1/2

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