WCC 2010 Anand-Topalov Fritz 12 analysis

(1) Topalov,V (2805) - Anand,V (2787) [D86] WCh Sofia BUL (1), 24.04.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] D87: Exchange Grünfeld: Classical Line: Variations without ...cxd4 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Na5 11.Bd3 b6 12.Qd2 e5 13.Bh6 cxd4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.cxd4 exd4 16.Rac1 [16.f4 f6 17.e5 (17.f5 Bd7 18.Nf4 Nc6 19.Bb5 Ne5 20.Qxd4 g5 21.Ne6+ Bxe6 22.Qxd8 Rfxd8 23.fxe6 Ng6 24.Rac1 Rac8 25.e5 fxe5 26.Rf7+ Kg8 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Rxa7 Kf8 29.Rxh7 e4 30.Bd7 Kg8 31.Rf7 Rf8 Najer,E (2665)-Safarli,E (2594)/Moscow 2010/Mega2010 Update 10/1-0 (38)) 17...Bd7 18.exf6+ Qxf6 19.Ng3 Kh8 20.f5 gxf5 21.Bxf5 Bxf5 22.Rxf5 Qd6 23.Raf1 Nc6 24.Ne4 Qe7 25.Qh6 Rxf5 26.Rxf5 Ne5 27.h3 Ng6 28.Rh5 Rg8 29.Nf6 Rg7 30.Nxh7 Rxh7 Topalov,V (2796)-Kamsky,G (2725)/Sofia 2009/CBM 129/1/2 (36)] 16...Qd6N [16...Bb7 17.f4 Rc8 18.Rxc8 Qxc8 19.f5 Nc6 20.Rf3 Ne5 21.Rh3 Rh8 22.f6+ Kg8 23.Qh6 Qf8 24.Qxf8+ Kxf8 25.Nxd4 Ke8 26.Bb5+ Kd8 27.Rc3 a6 28.Ba4 b5 29.Bb3 Re8 30.Nf3 1/2 Karjakin,S (2732)-Carlsen,M (2765)/Foros 2008/CBM 125; 16...Bb7 17.Rfd1= ] 17.f4 f6 18.f5 Qe5 19.Nf4 [19.Rf3 Bd7 20.Ba6 gxf5 21.Rg3+ Kh8+- ] 19...g5=/+ 20.Nh5+ [20.Nd5 Rf7=/+ ] 20...Kg8 21.h4 h6 [21...gxh4 22.Qh6 Qe7 23.Rf4+- ] 22.hxg5 [22.a4 Bd7 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.Qa2+ Rf7=/+ ] 22...hxg5-/+ 23.Rf3 [>=23.a4 Bb7 24.Qa2+ Rf7 25.Rf3=/+ ] 23...Kf7?? [>=23...Bb7-/+ ] 24.Nxf6+/- Kxf6? [>=24...Qxf6 25.Rc7+ Ke8 26.Bb5+ Kd8+- ] 25.Rh3+- Rg8 26.Rh6+ Kf7 27.Rh7+ Ke8 [27...Rg7 28.Rxg7+ Kxg7 29.Qxg5+ Kf8 30.Qd8+ Qe8+- ] 28.Rcc7 Kd8 [28...Nc6 29.Bc4 Qxe4 30.Bxg8 Qb1+ 31.Kh2 Qxf5 32.Bd5+- ] 29.Bb5 Qxe4 [%tqu "","", "",Rxc8+,"",10] [29...a6 [%tqu "","","",Rce7,"",10] 30.Rce7! Ra7 31.Rxe5 Rxh7+- ] 30.Rxc8+! [30.Rxc8+ Kxc8 31.Qc1+ Nc6 32.Bxc6 Qe3+ 33.Qxe3 dxe3 34.Bxa8+- ] 1-0

(2) Anand,V (2787) - Topalov,V (2805) [E04] WCh Sofia BUL (2), 25.04.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] E04: Open Catalan: Nf3 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.Ne5 c5 7.Na3 cxd4 8.Naxc4 Bc5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bd2 Nd5 11.Rc1 Nd7 12.Nd3 Ba7 13.Ba5 Qe7 14.Qb3 Rb8 15.Qa3N [15.Nce5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qf6 17.Nd3 b6 18.Bb4 Rd8 19.Bxd5 Rxd5 20.Rc7 Bb7 21.Be7 Qf5 22.Qc2 e5 23.Rc1 h6 24.Nb4 d3 25.exd3 Rd7 26.Rxb7 Rbxb7 27.Qc8+ Kh7 28.Nxa6 Qxd3 29.Nb4 Qd2 Gulko,B (2559)-Shulman,Y (2606)/Tulsa 2008/CBM 124 Extra/0-1; 15.Bxd5 exd5 16.Nb6 Bxb6 17.Bxb6 Nxb6 18.Qxb6 Qxe2= ] 15...Qxa3 16.bxa3 [16.Nxa3 b6 17.Bb4 Nc5= ] 16...N7f6 [16...Nc5 17.Rfe1 b6 18.Bb4=/+ ] 17.Nce5= Re8 18.Rc2 b6 19.Bd2 Bb7 20.Rfc1 Rbd8 [20...b5 21.Nc6 Bxc6 22.Rxc6= ] 21.f4 [21.a4 h6= ] 21...Bb8 [21...h5 22.Nc6 Bxc6 23.Rxc6=/+ ] 22.a4= a5 [22...Ba7 23.Bf3=/+ ] 23.Nc6 [23.Bf3 Ba7= ] 23...Bxc6 24.Rxc6 h5 25.R1c4 [25.Bf3= ] 25...Ne3 [25...Ba7!?= ] 26.Bxe3+/= dxe3 27.Bf3 [27.Rxb6 e5 28.Bc6 Re7 29.Nxe5 Bxe5 30.fxe5 Ng4+/= ] 27...g6 [27...Rd6 28.Rxd6 Bxd6 29.Rc6= ] 28.Rxb6+/= Ba7 [28...Re7 29.Kg2+/= ] 29.Rb3 Rd4 [29...Re7 30.Kg2+/- ] 30.Rc7 Bb8 31.Rc5 Bd6 [31...Rxa4?? 32.Bc6 Rxa2 33.Bxe8+- ] 32.Rxa5 Rc8 [32...h4 33.Ra7+/- ] 33.Kg2+- Rc2 34.a3 [>=34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.Ra7+- ] 34...Ra2? [>=34...Nd5+/- ] 35.Nb4+- Bxb4 [35...Rad2 36.Ra8+ Kg7 37.a5+- ] 36.axb4 [36.Rxb4?! Rd3+/- ] 36...Nd5 [36...Nd7 37.Ra7+- ] 37.b5 Raxa4 [37...Nb6 38.Ra6 Nd7 39.b6 Nxb6 40.Raxb6+- ] 38.Rxa4 Rxa4 39.Bxd5 exd5 40.b6 Ra8 41.b7 Rb8 42.Kf3 d4 [42...Kf8+- ] 43.Ke4 1-0

(3) Topalov,V (2805) - Anand,V (2787) [D17] WCh Sofia BUL (3), 27.04.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] D17: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5: Lines with Nh4 and 6 Ne5 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6 14.Rc1 Rg8N [14...Rc8 15.Ne2 (15.Ba2 Rg8 16.Ke2 Nb8 17.Rhd1 Nc6 18.Bb6 Bb4 19.Rd2 Ke7 20.Rcd1 Nb8 21.Rd4 a5 22.R1d3 Bc5 23.Bxc5+ Rxc5 24.Bc4 Nc6 25.Rd7+ Kf6 26.Bb5 Ne5 27.Rxb7 Nxd3 28.Kxd3 Rd8+ 29.Ke3 Rcc8 Zhang Zhong (2618)-Megaranto,S (2517)/ Jakarta 2007/CBM 116 ext/1-0 (33)) 15...Rg8 (15...Bb4+ 16.Kf2 0-0 (16...Bc5 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.b4 Nxa4 19.Bb5+ Rc6 1-0 Maslik,M (2367)-Vacek,O (2155)/ Brezova 2009/CBM 132 Extra) 17.h4 h5 18.Nf4 Kh7 19.Rhd1 e5 20.Nxg6 Kxg6 21.Be3 Nc5 22.Rd6+ Kh7 23.Rb6 a5 24.b3 Rc7 25.Rd1 Nxa4 26.bxa4 1/2 Mareco,S (2526)-El Debs,F (2480)/Campinas 2010/Mega2010 Update) 16.h4 h6 17.Kf2 Rc6 18.b4 Kd8 19.h5 Bh7 20.b5 axb5 21.Bxb5 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 g5 23.Bxd7 Kxd7 24.Be5 Kd8 25.Rc7 f6 26.Nd4 Bxe4 27.Nxe6+ Ke8 28.fxe4 fxe5 29.Rxb7 Gyimesi,Z (2610)-Bindrich,F (2512)/Germany 2008/CBM 124/1-0] 15.h4 [15.0-0 Bd6+/= ] 15...h6 [15...h5 16.Kf2+/= ] 16.Ke2 [16.Kf2 Bd6+/- ] 16...Bd6+/= 17.h5 Bh7 18.a5 [18.Kf2 Rc8 19.Be2 Bc5+/= ] 18...Ke7 19.Na4 f6 [19...Rac8 20.Bb3+/= ] 20.b4 [20.Rhd1 Rac8+/= ] 20...Rgc8 21.Bc5 [21.Nc5 Rc7+/= ] 21...Bxc5= 22.bxc5 Rc7 [22...Nxc5? 23.Nb6 Rab8 24.Nxc8+ Rxc8 25.g4+- ] 23.Nb6 Rd8 24.Nxd7 Rdxd7 25.Bd3 Bg8 [25...f5 26.c6 bxc6 27.Bxa6 fxe4 28.Bc4= ] 26.c6 Rd6 [26...Rxc6 27.Rxc6 bxc6 28.Ra1= (‹28.Bxa6 Ra7 29.Bc4 Rxa5-/+ ) ] 27.cxb7 Rxb7 28.Rc3 Bf7 [28...Rb2+ 29.Ke3 Ra2 30.Rc7+ Rd7 31.Rxd7+ Kxd7 32.Rb1= ] 29.Ke3 [29.Rhc1 Be8+/= ] 29...Be8 [29...e5 30.Rhc1+/= ] 30.g4 [30.Rhc1 Bd7+/= ] 30...e5 31.Rhc1 Bd7 32.Rc5 [32.Rc7 Rb4= ] 32...Bb5 [32...Rb3 33.R1c3 Rb2 34.Be2= ] 33.Bxb5+/= axb5 34.Rb1 [34.Rc7+ Rd7 35.Rc8 Ra7= ] 34...b4 35.Rb3 Ra6 36.Kd3 Rba7 37.Rxb4 Rxa5 38.Rxa5 Rxa5 39.Rb7+ Kf8 40.Ke2 Ra2+ 41.Ke3 [41.Ke1 Kg8= ] 41...Ra3+ 42.Kf2 Ra2+ 43.Ke3 [43.Kg3 Ra6= ] 43...Ra3+ 44.Kf2 Ra2+ 45.Ke3 [45.Kg3 Ra6= ] 45...Ra3+ 46.Kf2 1/2-1/2

(4) Anand,V (2787) - Topalov,V (2805) [E04] WCh Sofia BUL (4), 28.04.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] E04: Open Catalan: Nf3 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.Na3N [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 (18...Ra6 19.Nbd3 Nbd7 20.Rfb1 Nxe5 21.Nc5 Nc6 22.e3 Rb6 23.Bxc6 Rfb8 24.Bf3 a4 25.Nxa4 Bxa4 26.Rxb6 Rxb6 27.Rxa4 g6 28.e4 Rb8 29.e5 Nd7 30.Bc6 Rd8 31.Rb4 g5 32.Kg2 Nf8 33.Kf3 Meier,G (2664)-Wojtaszek,R (2640)/Novi Sad 2009/CBM 133/1-0 (45)) 19.Bf3 (19.Nbd3 Nbd7 20.Rfb1 Nxe5 21.Rxb5 Nxd3 22.exd3 1/2 Ushenina,A (2452)-Kosintseva,T (2524)/Rijeka 2010/ Mega2010 Update) 19...Nbd7 20.Nec4 Rb8 21.Rfb1 g5 22.e3 g4 23.Bd1 Bc6 24.Rc1 Be4 Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813)/Elista 2006/CBM 115/1-0 (75); 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Qg5 b4 12.Qxg7 Rg8+/= ] 10...Bd7 11.Ne5 Nd5 12.e4 Nb4 13.0-0 0-0 14.Rfd1 [14.d5 Be8 15.Rad1 f6 16.dxc6 Qxd2 17.Rxd2 fxe5 18.axb5 Bxc6 19.bxc6 N8xc6 20.Nxc4 Rad8+/- ] 14...Be8 [14...Qc7 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.d5+/= ] 15.d5+/= Qd6 [15...Qb6 16.Qc3+/= ] 16.Ng4 [16.dxc6 Qxe5 17.axb5 f6+/- ] 16...Qc5 [16...exd5 17.exd5 f5 18.Ne3+/= ] 17.Ne3+/- N8a6 [17...h6 18.dxc6 bxa4 19.Naxc4 Bxc6 20.Rac1+/- ] 18.dxc6 bxa4 19.Naxc4 Bxc6 20.Rac1 h6 21.Nd6 Qa7 22.Ng4 [>=22.Rc4 Rad8 23.Qc1+/= ] 22...Rad8? [22...Nc5 23.Rc4 Nbd3+- ] 23.Nxh6++- gxh6 [23...Kh7 24.Ng4 f6 25.Ne3+- ] 24.Qxh6 f6 [24...Rfe8 25.e5 Rxd6 26.Rxd6+- ] 25.e5 Bxg2?? [25...Qg7 26.Qxg7+ Kxg7 27.Bxc6 fxe5 28.Bxa4 Nd5+- ] 26.exf6 [26.Kxg2 Qg7 (26...fxe5 27.Qg6+ (27.Qxe6+ Kh7 28.Qh3+ Kg7 29.Nf5+ Kf6 30.Qh6+ Kxf5+- ) 27...Kh8 28.Rc4 Rxf2+ 29.Kh3 Qh7+ 30.Rh4 Qxh4+ 31.Kxh4+- ) 27.Qh4 Qg5+/= (27...fxe5? 28.Rc4 Nd5 29.Rxd5 exd5 30.Rg4+- ) ] 26...Rxd6 [26...Qh7 27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Rc4+- ] 27.Rxd6 Be4 [27...Qh7 28.Qg5+ Kh8 29.Rc4 Qxh2+ 30.Kxh2 Rf7 31.Rh4+ Rh7 32.Rd8# ] 28.Rxe6 Nd3 [28...Qh7 29.Qg5+ Bg6 30.f7+ Kxf7 31.Re7+ Kg8 32.Rxh7 Kxh7+- ] 29.Rc2 Qh7 [%tqu "","","",f7+, "",10] 30.f7+! Qxf7 [30...Rxf7 31.Re8+ Mate attack; 30...Kxf7 31.Rf6+ Mate attack; 30...Qxf7 31.Qg5+ Double attack (31.Rxe4 Deflection; 31.Rxa6 Zwischenzug) ] 31.Rxe4 Qf5 32.Re7 [32.Re7 Rf7 33.Rc8+ Qxc8 34.Qg6+ Kh8 35.Qh5+ Kg8 36.Qxf7+ Kh8 37.Qg7# ] 1-0

(5) Topalov,V (2805) - Anand,V (2787) [D17] WCh Sofia BUL (5), 30.04.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] D17: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5: Lines with Nh4 and 6 Ne5 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6 14.Rc1 Rg8N [14...Rc8 15.Ne2 (15.Ba2 Rg8 16.Ke2 Nb8 17.Rhd1 Nc6 18.Bb6 Bb4 19.Rd2 Ke7 20.Rcd1 Nb8 21.Rd4 a5 22.R1d3 Bc5 23.Bxc5+ Rxc5 24.Bc4 Nc6 25.Rd7+ Kf6 26.Bb5 Ne5 27.Rxb7 Nxd3 28.Kxd3 Rd8+ 29.Ke3 Rcc8 Zhang Zhong (2618)-Megaranto,S (2517)/ Jakarta 2007/CBM 116 ext/1-0 (33)) 15...Rg8 (15...Bb4+ 16.Kf2 0-0 (16...Bc5 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.b4 Nxa4 19.Bb5+ Rc6 1-0 Maslik,M (2367)-Vacek,O (2155)/ Brezova 2009/CBM 132 Extra) 17.h4 h5 18.Nf4 Kh7 19.Rhd1 e5 20.Nxg6 Kxg6 21.Be3 Nc5 22.Rd6+ Kh7 23.Rb6 a5 24.b3 Rc7 25.Rd1 Nxa4 26.bxa4 1/2 Mareco,S (2526)-El Debs,F (2480)/Campinas 2010/Mega2010 Update) 16.h4 h6 17.Kf2 Rc6 18.b4 Kd8 19.h5 Bh7 20.b5 axb5 21.Bxb5 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 g5 23.Bxd7 Kxd7 24.Be5 Kd8 25.Rc7 f6 26.Nd4 Bxe4 27.Nxe6+ Ke8 28.fxe4 fxe5 29.Rxb7 Gyimesi,Z (2610)-Bindrich,F (2512)/Germany 2008/CBM 124/1-0] 15.h4 h5 16.Ne2 Bd6 17.Be3 [17.0-0 Ke7+/= ] 17...Ne5 18.Nf4 Rc8 19.Bb3 Rxc1+ 20.Bxc1 Ke7 21.Ke2 [21.Kf2 Bc5+ 22.Ke2 Rc8+/= ] 21...Rc8 22.Bd2 [22.Be3 f6+/= ] 22...f6= 23.Nxg6+ [23.Bxe6 Rc2 24.b3 Nc6 25.Nxg6+ Kxe6= ] 23...Nxg6 24.g3 Ne5 [24...Bxg3? 25.Rg1 Nf4+ 26.Kd1+- ] 25.f4 Nc6 26.Bc3 [26.Ba2 Nd4+ 27.Kd3 Rd8= ] 26...Bb4 [26...b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Rd1= ] 27.Bxb4+ Nxb4 28.Rd1 Nc6 29.Rd2 g5 30.Kf2 g4 [30...Na5 31.Bd1 g4 32.Rc2= ] 31.Rc2 Rd8 32.Ke3 Rd6 [32...Na5 33.Rc7+ Kd6 34.Rc3 Nxb3 35.Rxb3= ] 33.Rc5 White plans e5 33...Nb4 34.Rc7+ Kd8 35.Rc3 Ke7 36.e5 [36.Bc4 e5+/= ] 36...Rd7= 37.exf6+ [37.Bc4 fxe5 38.fxe5 Rd1= ] 37...Kxf6 38.Ke2 Nc6 39.Ke1 [39.Bc2 Nd4+ 40.Ke3 Nxc2+ 41.Rxc2 Rd1= ] 39...Nd4 40.Bd1 [40.Kf2 Nf3 41.Ke3 Rd2= ] 40...a5 [40...Rd8 41.Kf2= ] 41.Rc5 Nf5 42.Rc3 Nd4 43.Rc5 Nf5 44.Rc3 1/2-1/2

(6) Anand,V (2787) - Topalov,V (2805) [E04] WCh Sofia BUL (6), 01.05.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] E04: Open Catalan: Nf3 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.Ne5 c5 7.Na3 cxd4 8.Naxc4 Bc5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 [10.Bd2 Nd5 11.Rc1 Qf6 12.Nd3 Be7 13.e4 Nc7 14.Bf4 Nb5 15.e5 Qf5 16.Nb6 Nc6 17.Nxa8 Bd8 18.g4 Qg6 19.Bg3 Kh8 20.a4 Nba7 21.b4 f5 22.Qb3 Qxg4 23.b5 axb5 24.axb5 Ne7 Gelfand,B (2703)-Aronian,L (2649)/Bastia 2003/CBM 098/1-0; 10.Qb3 Nd5 11.Bd2 Nd7 12.Nd3 b6 13.Rac1 Rb8 14.Nxc5 bxc5 15.Qa3 Bb7 16.Rfd1 Bc6 17.Ba5 Qg5 18.Bc7 Rb4 19.Bd6 Ra4 20.Qb3 Rb4 21.Qa3 Rc8 22.Nd2 Ra4 23.Qb3 Rb4 24.Qa3 Ra4 Le Roux,J (2485)-Edouard,R (2597)/Nimes 2009/CBM 132/1/2 (41)] 10...h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6N [11...gxf6 12.Nd3 Be7 13.Qd2 Kh7 14.Rac1 Ra7 15.Qf4 Nc6 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Qe4+ Kg7 18.Qg4+ Kh7 19.Qe4+ f5 20.Qxc6 Rc7 21.Qa4 Bb7 22.Na5 Ba8 23.Rxc7 Qxc7 24.Rc1 Qd6 25.Nc6 Bg5 26.f4 Raetsky,A (2399) -Panchanathan,M (2441)/Biel 2004/EXT 2005/1/2 (52); ‹11...gxf6 12.Nd3 Be7 13.Qd2+/- ] 12.Nd3 Ba7 13.Qa4 Nc6 [13...Qe7 14.Na5= ] 14.Rac1 e5 [14...Rb8!? 15.Bxc6 bxc6= ] 15.Bxc6+/- b5 16.Qc2 [>=16.Bxb5!? axb5 17.Qxb5+/= ] 16...Qxc6= 17.Ncxe5 [17.Ndxe5?? Qd5 18.Na5 Qxe5-+ ] 17...Qe4 18.Qc6 [18.Qd2 Re8 19.f3 Qb7= ] 18...Bb7 19.Qxe4 Bxe4 20.Rc2 Rfe8 21.Rfc1 f6 22.Nd7 [22.Nc6 Kf7= ] 22...Bf5 [22...Re7 23.N7c5 Bxc5 24.Rxc5= ] 23.N7c5= Bb6 [23...Bxc5 24.Rxc5 Bxd3 25.exd3= ] 24.Nb7+/= Bd7 25.Nf4 [25.Nd6 Re6 26.Nc8 Rxc8 27.Rxc8+ Bxc8 28.Rxc8+ Kf7+/= ] 25...Rab8 [25...Rac8 26.Nd6 Rxc2 27.Rxc2= ] 26.Nd6+/= Re5 27.Nc8 [27.Nd3 Re6 28.Nc8 Re8 29.Nxb6 Rxb6= ] 27...Ba5 [27...Bg4 28.h3 Bf5 29.Nd3+/= ] 28.Nd3+/= Re8 29.Na7 [29.Nd6!? Re6 30.Nf5= ] 29...Bb6 [29...Ra8!? 30.b4 Rxa7 31.bxa5 Bf5=/+ ] 30.Nc6= Rb7 [30...Bxc6 31.Rxc6 Rxe2 32.Kf1= ] 31.Ncb4 a5 [31...Bf5 32.Nd5= ] 32.Nd5+/= a4 33.Nxb6 [33.N3f4 Bf5 34.Rc6 Bd8= ] 33...Rxb6= 34.Nc5 Bf5 35.Rd2 Rc6 36.b4 [36.Rxd4? Rec8 37.Rd5 Bg6-+ ] 36...axb3 [36...Kf7 37.Re1 Rd6 38.Red1= ] 37.axb3 b4 38.Rxd4 Rxe2 39.Rxb4 Bh3 40.Rbc4 Rd6 41.Re4 Rb2 [41...Rc2 42.Re8+ Kf7 43.Ree1= ] 42.Ree1 [42.Rh4 Rc2 43.Re1 Rxc5 44.Rxh3 Rf5= ] 42...Rdd2 43.Ne4 Rd4 [43...Rd3 44.Nc3=/+ ] 44.Nc5 Rdd2 45.Ne4 Rd3 46.Rb1 [46.Rc3 Rxc3 47.Nxc3 Rxb3=/+ ] 46...Rdxb3=/+ 47.Nd2 [47.Rbc1 Kh7=/+ ] 47...Rb4 48.f3 g5 49.Rxb2 Rxb2 50.Rd1 Kf7 51.Kf2 h5 [51...Be6 52.Ke3=/+ ] 52.Ke3 Rc2 53.Ra1 Kg6 54.Ra6 Bf5 55.Rd6 [55.h4 Rc3+ 56.Kf2 g4= ] 55...Rc3+=/+ 56.Kf2 Rc2 57.Ke3 Rc3+ 58.Kf2 Rc2 1/2-1/2

(7) Anand,V (2787) - Topalov,V (2805) [E10] WCh Sofia BUL (7), 03.05.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] E11: Bogo-Indian 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.Bf4 dxc4 9.Ne5 b5 10.Nxc6 Nxc6 11.Bxc6 Bd7N [11...Ba6 12.Bxa8 Qxa8 13.Qc2 Qc6 14.Bg5 Bb7 15.f3 e5 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.d5 Bxd5 18.Nc3 Bc6 19.Rad1 Qe6 20.e4 f5 21.exf5 Rxf5 22.Ne4 Rf8 23.Qe2 a5 24.Qe3 Rc8 25.Rfe1 h6 26.Nf2 Gelfand,B (2750)-Ivanchuk,V (2748)/Nice 2010/Mega2010 Update 15/1/2 (33)] 12.Bxa8 Qxa8 13.f3 [13.Nd2 Nd5+/= ] 13...Nd5 14.Bd2 e5 [14...Qb7!? 15.e4 Bf6+/= ] 15.e4+/- Bh3 16.exd5 [16.Rf2 Nc7 17.dxe5 Bc5+/- ] 16...Bxf1 17.Qxf1 exd4 18.a4 Qxd5 19.axb5 Qxb5 20.Rxa7 Re8 21.Kh1 [21.Kg2 Qc6+/- (21...Qxb2? 22.Qxc4 h6 23.Qa4+- ) ] 21...Bf8 [>=21...Qxb2!? 22.Qe1 h6+/= ] 22.Rc7 d3 23.Bc3 Bd6 [23...Bc5 24.Nd2 Qb6 25.Be5 Rxe5 26.Rc8+ Bf8 27.Nxc4+/- ] 24.Ra7 h6 [24...Bb4+/= ] 25.Nd2 [25.Ra5!? Qb7 26.Ra4+/= ] 25...Bb4= 26.Ra1 Bxc3 27.bxc3 Re2 28.Rd1 Qa4 29.Ne4 [29.g4 h5 30.gxh5 Qc2 31.Nxc4 Qxc3= ] 29...Qc2 [29...f5!? 30.Rd2 fxe4 31.Rxe2 dxe2 32.Qxe2 Qa1+ 33.Kg2 Qxc3 34.Qxe4 Kf8= ] 30.Rc1 Rxh2+ 31.Kg1 Rg2+ 32.Qxg2 [32.Kh1 Rh2+ 33.Kg1 Qb2= ] 32...Qxc1+ 33.Qf1 Qe3+ [33...d2 34.Nxd2 Qxd2 35.Qxc4= ] 34.Qf2 Qc1+ 35.Qf1 [35.Kg2 f5 36.Qc5 fxe4 37.Qc8+ Kh7 38.Qf5+ g6 39.Qf7+ Kh8 40.Qf8+ Kh7 41.Qf7+ Kh8 42.Qf8+ Kh7 43.Qf7+= ] 35...Qe3+ [35...d2 36.Nxd2 Qxd2 37.Qxc4= ] 36.Kg2 f5 37.Nf2 Kh7 38.Qb1 Qe6 39.Qb5 [39.Qa2 Qd5= ] 39...g5 [39...d2 40.Qc5= ] 40.g4+/= fxg4 41.fxg4 Kg6 42.Qb7 d2 43.Qb1+ Kg7 44.Kf1 [44.Kf3 Qe1 45.Qb7+ Kg6 46.Qb6+ Kg7+/= ] 44...Qe7 45.Kg2 [45.Qd1 Qe3= ] 45...Qe6 [45...Qe2 46.Qd1 Qe3 47.Qf3= ] 46.Qd1 [46.Kf3 Qe1 47.Qb7+ Kf6 48.Qb6+ Kg7 49.Qd4+ Kg6 50.Qd6+ Kg7 51.Qc7+ Kg6 52.Qc6+ Kg7+/= ] 46...Qe3= 47.Qf3 Qe6 48.Qb7+ Kg6 49.Qb1+ Kg7 50.Qd1 [50.Kf3 Qe1 51.Qb7+ Kf6 52.Qc6+ Kg7 53.Qd7+ Kg6+/= ] 50...Qe3= 51.Qc2 Qe2 [51...Qe1 52.Qd1= ] 52.Qa4+/= Kg8 53.Qd7 [53.Qd1 Qe1+/= ] 53...Kf8 54.Qd5 Kg7 55.Kg3 Qe3+ 56.Qf3 Qe5+ 57.Kg2 Qe6 58.Qd1 1/2-1/2

(8) Topalov,V (2805) - Anand,V (2787) [D17] WCh Sofia BUL (8), 04.05.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] D17: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5: Lines with Nh4 and 6 Ne5 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 Rc8 14.Bb5 a6 15.Bxd7+ Kxd7 16.Ke2 [16.a5 f6 17.0-0-0 Ke8 18.Rd2 Bb4 19.Bb6 Ke7 20.Rhd1 Be8 21.Rd8 Bc6 22.R8d4 Bxc3 23.bxc3 e5 1/2 Iotov,V (2575)-Stojanovic,D (2473)/Pleven 2010/ Mega2010 Update] 16...f6 17.Rhd1 Ke8 18.a5N [18.Bb6 Bc5 19.Bxc5 Rxc5 20.Rd6 Ke7 21.Rad1 Be8 22.R6d3 a5 23.Ke3 Bc6 24.Nb5 Rc8 25.Na7 Rc7 26.Nxc6+ R5xc6 27.R1d2 Rc4 28.b3 Rc3 29.h4 h5 30.Kf4 Rxd3 31.Rxd3 e5+ 32.Ke3 Rc2 Bocharov,D (2614)-Amonatov,F (2574)/Voronezh 2007/CBM 118 ext/1/2 (60); 18.Rac1 Rc6 19.Na2 Rxc1 20.Nxc1 Be7 21.Bb6 e5 22.Nd3 Bf7 23.Rc1 Bd8 24.a5 Ke7 25.Rc8 Re8 26.Rb8 Bc4 27.Rxb7+ Kf8 28.Ke3 Be7 29.Bc5 Bb5 30.b4 h6 31.Rb6 Bc4 32.Rb7 Bxc5+ Maletin,P (2545)-Amonatov,F (2650)/Novokuznetsk 2008/CBM 126/1-0 (49); 18.Rac1 Rg8+/= ] 18...Be7 [18...Rc6 19.Rac1 Bd6 20.Na4 Rxc1 21.Rxc1= ] 19.Bb6 [19.Rac1 Rg8+/= ] 19...Rf8 20.Rac1 f5 [20...Rf7 21.Na2 Rxc1 22.Nxc1+/= ] 21.e5 Bg5 [21...Rc4 22.b3 Rc6 23.Na4+/- ] 22.Be3 f4 [22...Bxe3 23.Kxe3 f4+ 24.Kd4+/= ] 23.Ne4+/- Rxc1 24.Nd6+ [24.Bxc1?! Bxe4 25.fxe4 Bd8= ] 24...Kd7 25.Bxc1 Kc6 26.Bd2 Be7 27.Rc1+ [27.Bb4 Rd8+/- ] 27...Kd7+/= 28.Bc3 [28.Bb4 Rd8+/= ] 28...Bxd6 29.Rd1 Bf5 30.h4 g6 [30...Rd8 31.Rxd6+ Kc7 32.Rb6+/= ] 31.Rxd6+ Kc8 32.Bd2 Rd8 33.Bxf4 Rxd6 [33...h5 34.Rb6+/= ] 34.exd6 Kd7 35.Ke3 Bc2 [35...h6 36.Kd4+/- ] 36.Kd4 Ke8 37.Ke5 Kf7 38.Be3 [38.Bg5 Ba4+/- ] 38...Ba4 [38...Bb3 39.Kf4+/- ] 39.Kf4 [39.Bc5 Bc6+- ] 39...Bb5 [39...Kf6 40.Bd4+ e5+ 41.Bxe5+ Ke6 42.Ke4+/- ] 40.Bc5 [40.Kg5 e5+- ] 40...Kf6+/- 41.Bd4+ Kf7 [41...e5+!? 42.Bxe5+ Ke6+/- ] 42.Kg5+- Bc6 43.Kh6 Kg8 44.h5 Be8 45.Kg5 Kf7 46.Kh6 [46.hxg6+ hxg6 47.Kf4 Bb5+- ] 46...Kg8 47.Bc5 [47.hxg6!? hxg6 48.Kg5 Kf7+- ] 47...gxh5+/- 48.Kg5 [48.b3 Kh8+/- ] 48...Kg7 49.Bd4+ Kf7 50.Be5 h4 51.Kxh4 Kg6 52.Kg4 Bb5 53.Kf4 Kf7 54.Kg5 Bc6? [>=54...Ke8+/= ] 55.Kh6+- Kg8 56.g4 -- [Analiza Fritz 12: 56...Bb5 57.b3 Bc6 58.f4 Bd7 59.Bb2 Bc6 60.Bc3 Bd7 61.Bf6 Bb5 62.Bg7 Bc6 63.Ba1 Bd7 64.Be5 Bb5 65.Bd4 Bd7 1.73/38 ] 1-0

(9) Anand,V (2787) - Topalov,V (2805) WCh Sofia BUL (9), 06.05.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] E54: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: Main Line: 7...dxc4 Bxc4 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.0-0 cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Re1 Nbd7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Bd3 Re8 14.Qe2 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qc7 16.Bh4 Nh5 [16...Qf4 17.Bg3 Qg4 18.Nd2 Qxe2 19.Bxe2 Red8 20.f3 Nb8 21.Nb3 Nc6 22.Red1 Nh5 23.Bf2 e5 24.Bh4 f6 25.Bc4+ Kf8 26.Bf2 exd4 27.Nxd4 Nxd4 28.cxd4 Nf4 29.Be3 Nd5 30.Bxd5 Bxd5 31.a3 Poobesh Anand,S (2372)-Gavrilov, A (2464)/Pardubice 2005/CBM 107 ext/1/2 (68)] 17.Ng5 g6 18.Nh3N [18.Qd2 Bd5 19.f3 Bc4 20.Bb1 Qf4 21.Qf2 f5 22.Nh3 Qd6 23.Bg5 b5 24.Qh4 e5 25.Rcd1 exd4 26.Rxd4 Rxe1+ 27.Qxe1 Qe6 28.Qd2 Re8 29.Bh4 Nb6 30.Rd8 Nd5 31.Rxe8+ 1/2 Psakhis,L (2611)-Hillarp Persson,T (2549)/Torshavn 2000/CBM 078 ext (31); 18.Qd1 h6 19.Nh3 e5+/= ] 18...e5 19.f3 Qd6 20.Bf2 [20.Qb2 f6= ] 20...exd4 21.Qxe8+ Rxe8 22.Rxe8+ Nf8 23.cxd4 [23.Bxd4 Bc6 24.Re3 Ne6= ] 23...Nf6 24.Ree1 Ne6 The isolani on d4 becomes a target 25.Bc4 Bd5 [25...Nxd4? 26.Rcd1 Nxf3+ 27.gxf3+- ] 26.Bg3 Qb4 27.Be5 Nd7 28.a3 Qa4 29.Bxd5 Nxe5 30.Bxe6 Qxd4+ 31.Kh1 fxe6 32.Ng5 Qd6 33.Ne4 [33.h4 h6 34.Rc8+ Kg7 35.Rc7+ Kg8 36.Rc8+ Kg7 37.Rc7+ Kg8 38.Rc8+= ] 33...Qxa3 [>=33...Qe7= ] 34.Rc3 [34.Rc8+ Kg7 35.Rc7+ Kh6= ] 34...Qb2 [34...Qb4!?-/+ ] 35.h4 [35.Rc8+ Kg7 36.Rc7+ Kf8 37.Rc8+ Kf7 38.Rc7+ Kf8 39.Rxa7 Nd3= ] 35...b5 [35...Qb4 36.Rd1 Kg7 37.Rc7+ Kh6 38.Rxa7= ] 36.Rc8+ Kg7 37.Rc7+ Kf8 [37...Kg8!? 38.Nf6+ Kf8 39.Nxh7+ Ke8= ] 38.Ng5+/- Ke8 39.Rxh7 [39.Nxe6?! a5 40.Rxh7 Qc3+/- ] 39...Qc3 40.Rh8+ [40.Re2 b4+/= ] 40...Kd7 41.Rh7+ Kc6 42.Re4 b4 43.Nxe6 [43.Rxa7? b3 44.Nxe6 Kb6-+ ] 43...Kb6 44.Nf4 White prepares the advance h5 44...Qa1+ [44...Qc1+ 45.Kh2 Nc6 46.Nd5+ Kc5 47.Nf4= ] 45.Kh2 a5 [45...Nc6 46.Rh6 b3 47.Rxg6= ] 46.h5 gxh5? [>=46...g5 47.Rh6+ Kb5+/= ] 47.Rxh5+- Nc6 48.Nd5+ Kb7 49.Rh7+ Ka6 50.Re6 Kb5 51.Rh5 Nd4? [>=51...Nd8!? 52.Nb6+ Ka6+- ] 52.Nb6++- Ka6 53.Rd6 Kb7 54.Nc4 Nxf3+ 55.gxf3 Qa2+ 56.Nd2 Kc7 [56...Kc8+- ] 57.Rhd5 [57.Rhh6 a4 58.Kg3 Qa1+- ] 57...b3 [57...a4 58.Kg3 Qa1 59.Rd7+ Kc8 60.Rh7 Qg1+ 61.Kf4+- ] 58.Rd7++- Kc8 59.Rd8+ [59.Rg7 Qc2 60.Rgg5 Qb2 61.Rc5+ Kb7 62.Rb5+ Kc6 63.Rgc5+ Kd7 64.Rd5+ Ke6+- ] 59...Kc7 60.R8d7+ Kc8 61.Rg7 a4? [61...Qb2 62.Rdd7 Qe5+ 63.Kg1+- ] 62.Rc5+ [>=62.Rdd7 a3 63.Kg3+- ] 62...Kb8+/- 63.Rd5 Kc8 64.Kg3 [>=64.Rdd7 Qc2 65.Kg3+- ] 64...Qa1+/- 65.Rg4 [65.Rdd7!? Qe1+ 66.Kg4+/- ] 65...b2= 66.Rc4+ Kb7 67.Kf2 b1Q 68.Nxb1 Qxb1 69.Rdd4 Qa2+ 70.Kg3 a3 71.Rc3 Qa1 [71...Qg8+ 72.Kf2 Qa2+ 73.Kg3 Qg8+ 74.Kf2 Qa2+ 75.Kg3= ] 72.Rb4++/= Ka6 73.Ra4+ Kb5 74.Rcxa3 [74.Raxa3 Qg1+ 75.Kh3 Qf1+ 76.Kg4 Qg2+ 77.Kf5 Qh3+ 78.Kf4 Qh4+ 79.Ke3 Qe7+ 80.Kf2 Qd6+/= ] 74...Qg1+ 75.Kf4 Qc1+ 76.Kf5 Qc5+ 77.Ke4 Qc2+ 78.Ke3 Qc1+ 79.Kf2 Qd2+ 80.Kg3 Qe1+ 81.Kf4 Qc1+ 82.Kg3 Qg1+ [82...Qe1+ 83.Kg4= ] 83.Kf4 1/2-1/2

(10) Topalov,V (2805) - Anand,V (2787) WCh Sofia BUL (10), 07.05.2010 [Fritz 12 (15m)] D87: Exchange Grünfeld: Classical Line: Variations without ...cxd4 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 b6 11.Qd2 [11.Rc1 Bb7 12.d5 Ne5 13.Bb3 c4 14.Bc2 e6 15.dxe6 Nd3 16.Bxd3 Qxd3 17.exf7+ Rxf7 18.Ng3 Bxe4 19.Qa4 Qd5 20.Nxe4 Qxe4 21.Rfe1 Qd5 22.Rcd1 Qb7 23.Qxc4 Rc8 24.Qe6 Bxc3 25.Re2 Qc6 Polugaevsky,L (2625)-Miles,A (2560)/Wijk aan Zee 1979/MCD/1/2] 11...Bb7 12.Rac1 [12.Rad1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Rc8 14.Rc1 Qd7 15.Bb5 a6 16.Ba4 b5 17.Bb3 e6 18.Rfd1 Rfd8 19.Bg5 f6 20.Be3 Ne7 21.Nf4 Rxc1 22.Bxe6+ Kh8 23.Bxd7 Rxd1+ 24.Qxd1 Rxd7 25.f3 f5 26.Ne6 h6 Haffner,E-Schwab,T/Kettig 1994/GER/1-0 (32)] 12...Rc8 13.Rfd1 cxd4N [13...Na5 14.Bd3 e5 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Bh6 Re8 17.Qe3 Qe7 18.f4 Bg7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Ng3 Rcd8 21.Bb5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Rxd8 Qxd8 24.Be2 Nc6 25.h3 Qe7 26.e5 f6 27.exf6+ Kxf6 28.Kf2 De Boer,G (2335) -Smejkal,J (2540)/Berlin West 1984/MCD/0-1 (44)] 14.cxd4 Qd6 15.d5 [15.e5 Qb4+/= ] 15...Na5 [15...Ne5 16.Bb3= ] 16.Bb5 Rxc1 17.Rxc1 Rc8 [17...f5 18.Bf4 Be5 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.exf5 Qxf5 21.Nc3= ] 18.h3 [18.Rxc8+!? Bxc8 19.Nd4+/= ] 18...Rxc1+= 19.Qxc1 e6 20.Nf4 exd5 21.Nxd5 f5 22.f3 fxe4 23.fxe4 Qe5 24.Bd3 [24.Qc2 Bxd5 25.Qc8+ Bf8-/+ ] 24...Nc6 [24...Bxd5!? 25.exd5 Bf8=/+ ] 25.Ba6 Nd4 [25...Bxa6 26.Qxc6 Qa1+ 27.Kh2 Be5+ 28.Bf4 Bxf4+ 29.Nxf4= ] 26.Qc4 Bxd5 27.Qxd5+ Qxd5 28.exd5 Be5 29.Kf2 Kf7 30.Bg5 [30.Bd2 Nf5+/= ] 30...Nf5 [30...Bd6 31.a4+/= ] 31.g4 Nd6 32.Kf3 Ne8 33.Bc1 [33.Ke4 Bh8+/= ] 33...Nc7 [33...Ke7 34.Ke4 Ba1 35.Ba3+ Nd6+ 36.Ke3+/= ] 34.Bd3 [34.Bc4 b5 35.Bb3 Ke7+/= ] 34...Bd6 [34...Nxd5?? 35.Bc4+- ] 35.Ke4 b5 36.Kd4 [36.g5 a6+/- ] 36...a6 37.Be2 Ke7 38.Bg5+ [38.h4 Ne8+/= ] 38...Kd7 39.Bd2 Bg3 40.g5 Bf2+ 41.Ke5 [41.Ke4 Ne8+/- ] 41...Bg3+ 42.Ke4 Ne8 43.Bg4+ Ke7 44.Be6 [44.Kf3 Nd6+/= ] 44...Nd6+ 45.Kf3 Nc4 46.Bc1 [46.Bc3 Be5 47.Be1 a5+/= ] 46...Bd6 [46...Be1 47.Bc8 a5 48.Ba6= ] 47.Ke4 [47.Bc8 a5= ] 47...a5= 48.Bg4 [48.Kd4 Ne5= ] 48...Ba3 49.Bxa3+ Nxa3 50.Ke5 [50.Be6 Nc4= ] 50...Nc4+= 51.Kd4 Kd6 52.Be2 Na3 [52...Ne5 53.Ke4 Nf7 54.h4= ] 53.h4 Nc2+ 54.Kc3 Nb4 [54...Ne3 55.Bxb5 Nf5 56.Bd3 Nxh4 57.Be4= ] 55.Bxb5 [55.Kb3 Nxd5 56.Bxb5 Ne3= ] 55...Nxa2+ 56.Kb3 Nb4 57.Be2 Nxd5 58.h5 Nf4 [58...gxh5 59.Bxh5 Kc5 60.g6 a4+ 61.Kxa4 hxg6 62.Bxg6= ] 59.hxg6 hxg6 [59...Nxe2?? 60.gxh7 Nd4+ 61.Ka4+- ] 60.Bc4 1/2-1/2

(11) Anand,Viswanathan (2787) - Topalov,Veselin (2805) [A29] World Chess Championship Sofia / Bulgaria (11), 09.05.2010 [Kajetan Kupka] Today I will provide live coverage again. Game 11. Anand have to push strongly if he thinks about winning the match. To refresh this site please use "Ctrl+R". I will try to put all moves but not in real time. I plan to have a big delay today, because I need to work with the other project simultanously. A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with g3 1.c4! ufff :) 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a3 0-0 9.b4 Be6 10.d3 f6 11.Ne4 Qe8N [11...Qd7 12.Qc2 a6 13.Rb1 Rab8 14.Be3 Nd5 15.Bc5 Bd6 16.Rfd1 b6 17.Bxd6 cxd6 18.d4 Nce7 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.Rbc1 Rfc8 21.Qb2 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Rc8 23.e3 Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 Nc7 25.Nc3 Ned5 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Nd2 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 Ne6 29.Qc4 b5 30.Qc2 Ng5 31.h4 Nf7 1/2 Christiansen,L (2575)-Kavalek,L (2595)/South Bend 1981/MCD] 12.Nc5 Bxc5 13.bxc5 Nd5 14.Bb2 Rd8 15.Qc2 Nde7 16.Rab1 Ba2 17.Rbc1 Qf7 18.Bc3 Rd7 19.Qb2 Rb8 20.Rfd1 Be6 21.Rd2 h6 22.Qb1 Nd5 23.Rb2 b6 24.cxb6 cxb6 25.Bd2 Rd6 [Fritz 12:1) 25...Rd6 26.Rbc2 Qb7 27.Qb2 Qd7 28.Qb5 Rc8 29.Qa4 Qb7 30.Qe4 b5 31.Rc5 a6 32.d4 exd4 33.Nxd4 Nxd4 34.Rxc8+ Bxc8 35.Qxd4 Bf5 36.e4 0.60/17 ; Fritz 12:2) 25...Rc8 26.Rbc2 Rd6 27.Qb5 Qb7 28.a4 a6 29.Qb2 Rcd8 30.Qa3 Qd7 31.Rb1 Qb7 32.a5 b5 33.e4 Nde7 0.63/17 ] 26.Rbc2 [Fritz 12:1) 26.Rbc2 Qd7 27.Qb5 Nc7 28.Qa4 b5 29.Qe4 Nd5 30.Rc5 a6 31.Qh4 Rc8 32.d4 exd4 33.Nxd4 Rc7 34.Nxe6 Qxe6 35.Be4 0.59/17 ; Fritz 12:2) 26.a4 Bg4 27.e3 Rc8 28.Rbc2 Qd7 29.Qb5 Nde7 30.Ne1 Be6 31.Be4 Bd5 32.Nf3 Bxe4 33.dxe4 Rd8 34.Kg2 Rd3 35.Qc4+ 0.36/17 ] 26...Qd7 27.h4 [Fritz 12:1) 27.Qb2 a6 28.Be1 Nde7 29.Nh4 Nd5 30.Bc3 Nce7 31.Bd2 Nc6 32.e3 Nde7 33.Rc3 Nd5 34.Rc4 b5 35.Rc5 Rc8 36.Ng6 Bf7 0.43/17 ; Fritz 12:2) 27.Qb5 Nc7 28.Qb2 Nd5 29.Qb1 a6 30.Rc4 Nde7 31.R4c3 Nf5 32.Qb2 b5 33.e4 Nfe7 34.Qc2 Rd8 35.Be3 Rxd3 36.Rxc6 Nxc6 0.42/17 ] 27...Rd8 28.Qb5 Nde7 [Fritz 12:1) 28...a6 29.Qb1 Bf7 30.Qb2 Bg6 31.Qb3 Bf7 32.Qb1 Be6 33.Qb2 Bg4 34.e3 Nde7 35.Ne1 Bh3 36.Be4 Qe6 37.Bf3 Bf5 38.e4 Bg4 39.Qxb6 Nd4 40.Bxg4 0.09/21 ; Fritz 12:2) 28...Nc7 29.Qb2 Nd5 30.Be1 Bg4 31.Rc4 Be6 32.Bd2 Nde7 33.R4c3 Nd5 34.R3c2 Bg4 35.e3 Nde7 36.Ne1 Bf5 37.Qb3+ Be6 38.Qb5 Bd5 39.Bc3 Bxg2 0.17/21 ] 29.Qb2 Bd5 30.Bb4 Nxb4 31.axb4 Rc6 32.b5 Rxc2 it is hard to calculate but according to Fritz analysis the only way is to take with the rook 33.Rxc2 [Fritz 12:1) 33.Rxc2 Rc8 34.Rxc8+ Nxc8 35.Qb1 Be6 36.d4 exd4 37.Qd3 Bf5 38.Qc4+ Qe6 39.Qxe6+ Bxe6 40.Nxd4 Kf7 41.f4 Nd6 42.Kf2 f5 43.Ke3 Kf6 -0.04/19 ; Fritz 12:2) 33.Qxc2 Qxb5 34.Bh3 Qc6 35.Qb2 Qb7 36.Qa3 a5 37.h5 Bf7 38.Bg4 e4 39.Nh4 exd3 40.exd3 Rd4 41.Bf3 Bd5 42.Kg2 -1.36/18 ] 33...Be6 34.d4 e4 [Fritz 12:1) 34...Bf5 35.Rc4 e4 36.Nd2 Be6 37.Rc2 Qxd4 38.Qxd4 Rxd4 39.Bxe4 Bf5 40.Bxf5 Nxf5 41.e3 Ra4 42.Nf3 Kf7 43.h5 Ke6 44.Kg2 Kd5 45.Rd2+ -0.03/20 ; Fritz 12:2) 34...e4 35.Nd2 Qxd4 36.Qxd4 Rxd4 37.Bxe4 Bf5 38.Bxf5 Nxf5 39.e3 Ra4 40.Rc6 Ra5 41.Nf3 Ra1+ 42.Kg2 Ra2 43.Kg1 Kf7 44.e4 Ne7 45.Rc7 Ke6 46.Kg2 -0.01/20 ] 35.Nd2 [Fritz 12:1) 35.Nd2 Qxd4 36.Qxd4 Rxd4 37.Bxe4 f5 38.Bc6 Rb4 39.e3 Kf7 40.Rc1 Kf6 41.Kg2 g5 42.hxg5+ hxg5 43.Nf3 Rc4 44.Rxc4 Bxc4 45.Nd4 Nd5 -0.17/21 ; Fritz 12:2) 35.Nh2 Qxd4 36.Qxd4 Rxd4 37.Nf1 Rc4 38.Ne3 Rxc2 39.Nxc2 f5 40.f3 exf3 41.exf3 f4 42.Nd4 Bd5 43.gxf4 Ng6 44.Nc6 Kf7 45.Ne5+ Kf6 -1.56/21 ] 35...Qxd4 36.Nxe4 Qxb2 37.Rxb2 Kf7 38.e3 g5 39.hxg5 hxg5 40.f4 [Fritz 12:1) 40.f4 gxf4 41.exf4 Nf5 42.Kf2 Ke7 43.Rb4 Rd4 44.Rb2 Rd7 45.Rb4 Kf7 46.g4 Nh4 47.f5 Bd5 48.Bf1 Rc7 49.Rd4 Rc2+ -0.19/18 ; Fritz 12:2) 40.Kf1 Kg6 41.Ke1 Nd5 42.Rd2 Rd7 43.Rd4 f5 44.Nd2 Nc3 45.Rxd7 Bxd7 46.Bc6 Be6 47.Nf3 Kf6 48.Nd4 Bc4 49.Kd2 -0.24/18 ; Fritz 12:3) 40.Rb1 Nd5 41.Rc1 g4 42.Bf1 Rd7 43.Be2 Rc7 44.Rxc7+ Nxc7 45.Kf1 Ke7 46.Ke1 Bf5 47.Nc3 Kd6 48.e4 -0.27/18 ] 40...gxf4 41.exf4 Rd4 42.Kf2 Nf5 [Fritz 12:1) 42...Nf5 43.Bf3 Ke7 44.Re2 Rc4 45.Ra2 Rc7 46.Rd2 Rd7 47.Rxd7+ Bxd7 48.Bg4 Nxg3 49.Kxg3 f5 50.Bxf5 Bxf5 51.Kf3 Bd7 -0.15/20 ; Fritz 12:2) 42...Bd5 43.Nc3 Bxg2 44.Kxg2 f5 45.Ne2 Rd5 46.Kf3 Nc8 47.Rc2 Nd6 48.Rc7+ Ke6 49.Rxa7 Nxb5 50.Ra6 Rd6 51.Ke3 Ke7 52.Ra8 Rd1 -0.06/20 ; Fritz 12:3) 42...Rd7 43.Rb1 Kg7 44.Re1 Nf5 45.Bh3 Rd4 46.Nc3 Rd2+ 47.Re2 Rxe2+ 48.Nxe2 Kf7 49.Nc3 Nd6 50.Bxe6+ Kxe6 51.Ke3 Nf5+ 52.Kf3 Nd6 -0.01/19 ] 43.Bf3 Bd5 44.Nd2 Bxf3 45.Nxf3 Ra4 46.g4?!=/+ [Fritz 12: 46.Rd2 Ke7 47.Kg2 Ra3 48.Re2+ Kf7 49.Rd2 Ke6 50.Nd4+ Nxd4 51.Rxd4 Ra5 52.Rb4 f5 53.Rb1 Kd5 54.g4 fxg4 55.Kg3 Ra2 56.Kxg4 Rg2+ 57.Kf5 Kc5 -0.12/21 ] 46...Nd6 [Fritz 12:1) 46...Ne7 47.Rd2 Rxf4 48.Kg3 Rb4 49.Rd7 Rxb5 50.Rxa7 Rb4 51.Rd7 Rb3 52.g5 Ke6 53.Rd2 fxg5 54.Kg4 Rxf3 55.Kxf3 b5 -0.57/19 ; Fritz 12:2) 46...Nd6 47.Kg3 Ne4+ 48.Kh4 Nc5 49.f5 Ne4 50.Rb3 Nd6 51.Kg3 Rc4 52.Rb2 Kg7 53.Kh3 Ra4 54.Rb3 Ne4 55.Rb2 Nc3 56.Kh4 Rf4 57.Kg3 Rc4 58.Kh3 Rc5 59.Nd4 -0.34/19 ; Fritz 12:3) 46...Ng7 47.Kg3 Ne6 48.f5 Nc5 49.Re2 Ne4+ 50.Kh3 Nc3 51.Re6 Rf4 52.Kg3 Rb4 53.Rc6 Nxb5 54.g5 fxg5 55.Nxg5+ Kf8 56.f6 Rb3+ 57.Kg4 -0.24/18 ] 47.Kg3 Ne4+ 48.Kh4 Nd6 draw proposition ? 49.Rd2?! appears to be a wrong choice, nerves do not stand up? [Fritz 12:1) 49.Kg3 Kf8 50.f5 Kf7 51.Rb3 Rc4 52.Rb2 Kg8 53.Rb3 Kg7 54.Rb2 Kf7 55.Rb3 Kf8 56.Kh3 Ra4 57.Rb2 Ke7 58.Re2+ Re4 59.Rxe4+ Nxe4 60.Kh4 Nd6 61.Nd4 -0.17/18 ; Fritz 12:2) 49.Rd2 Nxb5 50.f5 Nc3 51.Rd7+ Ke8 52.Rb7 Nd5 53.Kh5 Rf4 54.Nh4 a5 55.g5 fxg5 56.Kxg5 a4 57.Rxb6 Rxf5+ 58.Kxf5 Nxb6 59.Nf3 -0.99/18 ; Fritz 12:3) 49.Rb3 Rxf4 50.Kh5 Rc4 51.Kh4 Re4 52.Kg3 Ra4 53.Nh4 Ne4+ 54.Kg2 Ke6 55.Nf5 Ke5 56.Rb2 Nc3 57.Ne3 Kf4 58.Kf2 Ne4+ -1.64/18 ; 49.-- ] 49...Nxb5 [Fritz 12: 49...Nxb5 50.f5 a5 51.Rd5 Rb4 52.Kh5 Nc3 53.Rd7+ Ke8 54.Rd3 Ne4 55.g5 a4 56.Kg6 Nc5 57.Rc3 fxg5 58.Nxg5 Rb3 59.Rxb3 Nxb3 60.f6 -1.13/19 ] 50.f5 Anand is in a big big troubles!....sorry for lack of my commentaries today but I really don`t know how to comment this game :) 50...Re4 It is very important moment, so I will let Fritz to analysie up to depth 25... [Fritz 12:1) 50...Rf4 51.Kg3 Rb4 52.Rd7+ Ke8 53.Rh7 a5 54.g5 Nd6 55.gxf6 Ne4+ 56.Kg2 Nxf6 57.Rh6 Ng4 58.Re6+ Kd7 59.Kg3 a4 60.Rg6 Ne3 61.Ne5+ -1.13/22 ; Fritz 12:2) 50...Nc3 51.Kh5 Rf4 52.Ng1 Re4 53.Rd3 Na4 54.Rd6 Nc5 55.Rc6 Re3 56.Rc7+ Re7 57.Rc6 Re1 58.Rc7+ Ke8 59.Nf3 Re7 60.Rc6 Re3 61.Nd4 Rd3 62.Ne6 Ne4 63.g5 -0.96/22 ; Fritz 12:3) 50...a5 51.Rd5 Rb4 52.Kh5 Nc3 53.Rd7+ Ke8 54.Rd3 Ne4 55.g5 a4 56.Kg6 fxg5 57.Ne5 Nc5 58.Rd2 Nb3 59.Re2 Nd4 60.Re4 -0.74/22 ] 51.Kh5 [Fritz 12:1) 51.Rd7+ Ke8 52.Rd5 Nc7 53.Rd3 a5 54.Kh5 a4 55.g5 fxg5 56.Kg6 Re2 57.Nxg5 Rg2 58.Re3+ Kf8 59.Rd3 Ne8 -0.61/22 ; Fritz 12:2) 51.Kh5 Rf4 52.Rd7+ Ke8 53.Rd3 Ke7 54.Rb3 Nd6 55.Rd3 Nc4 56.Nh4 Ke8 57.g5 fxg5 58.Kxg5 Rg4+ 59.Kh5 a5 60.Nf3 Re4 61.f6 Re3 62.Rxe3+ Nxe3 -0.81/22 ] 51...Re3 52.Nh4 Nc3= 53.Rd7+ [Fritz 12:1) 53.Rd7+ The only move 53...Re7 54.Rd3 Ne4 55.Ng6 Nc5 56.Nxe7 Nxd3 57.Nc8 a5 58.Nxb6 Nb2 59.g5 a4 60.Nxa4 Nxa4 61.gxf6 Nc3 62.Kg5 Nd5 63.Kg4 Nxf6+ 64.Kg5 -0.24/20 ; Fritz 12:2) 53.Rd8 a5 54.g5 fxg5 55.Kxg5 Rg3+ 56.Kf4 Ne2+ 57.Ke4 Rg4+ 58.Kf3 Rxh4 59.Kxe2 Rb4 60.Kd3 a4 61.Kc3 Rb3+ 62.Kc2 b5 63.Rb8 Kf6 64.Rf8+ Ke5 65.f6 -1.26/19 ] 53...Re7 draw draw draw.... we are waiting for the last game 54.Rd3 the only chance is that Topalov will make en error :)) 54...Ne4 55.Ng6 Nc5 56.Ra3 Rd7 57.Re3 Kg7 58.g5= b5 white 0h:31 min black 0h:18 min 59.Nf4 b4 60.g6 b3 [Fritz 12: 60...b3 61.Rc3 Rd4 62.Rxc5 Rxf4 63.Rc7+ Kg8 64.Rc8+ Kg7 65.Rc7+ 0.00/10 ] 61.Rc3 I can feel it in my transistors...we will be witnesses of a blunder :) stake is too high, nerves can not endure... [Fritz 12:1) 61.Rc3 Rd4 62.Rxc5 Rxf4 63.Rc7+ Kg8 64.Rc8+ Kg7 65.Rc7+ 0.00/6 ; Fritz 12:2) 61.Re8 b2 62.Rb8 Rd4 63.Rxb2 Rxf4 64.Rb7+ Kf8 65.Rxa7 Rxf5+ 66.Kh6 Ne6 67.g7+ Nxg7 68.Rxg7 Rf2 69.Rb7 Rh2+ 70.Kg6 f5 71.Kxf5 Rd2 72.Rb8+ Kf7 73.Rb7+ 0.00/25 ] 61...Rd4 hmmm, not yet...draw... white 33 min, black 25 min, time 7:33 p.m. GMT+1 62.Rxc5 Rxf4 63.Rc7+ Kg8 64.Rb7 [Fritz 12:1) 64.Rc8+ Kg7 65.Rc7+ 0.00/2 ; Fritz 12:2) 64.Rg7+ Kxg7 0.00/2 ; Fritz 12:3) 64.Rc3 b2 65.Rc8+ Kg7 66.Rc7+ Kg8 0.00/5 ; Fritz 12:4) 64.Rxa7 Rf3 65.Ra8+ Kg7 66.Ra7+ Kh8 67.Ra8+ Kg7 0.00/24 ; Fritz 12:5) 64.Rb7 Rf3 65.Rxa7 Rd3 66.Ra8+ Kg7 67.Ra7+ Kg8 0.00/24 ; Fritz 12:6) 64.Rd7 Rf3 65.Rd8+ Kg7 66.Rd7+ Kg8 0.00/22 ; Fritz 12:7) 64.Rc5 Rf3 65.Rc8+ Kg7 66.Rc7+ Kg8 0.00/5 ; Fritz 12:8) 64.Rc1 Rf3 65.Rc8+ Kg7 66.Rc7+ Kg8 0.00/5 ; Fritz 12:9) 64.Rc6 Rf3 65.Rc8+ Kg7 66.Rc7+ Kg8 0.00/5 ; Fritz 12:10) 64.Re7 Rf1 65.Re8+ Kg7 66.Re7+ Kf8 67.Rf7+ Kg8 68.Rb7 Rh1+ 69.Kg4 Rb1 70.Rb8+ Kg7 71.Rb7+ Kf8 72.Rb8+ Kg7 0.00/16 ] 64...Rf3 65.Rb8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

(12) Topalov,Veselin (2805) - Anand,Viswanathan (2787) [D56] World Chess Championship Sofia/Bulgaria (12), 11.05.2010 [Fritz 12 (25m)] D56: Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defence 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Be2 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.0-0 b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qc2 Nf6 [16...Ba6 17.Rc1 Rfc8 18.h3 cxd4 19.Nxd4 Rxc3 20.Qxc3 Rc8 21.Qd2 1/2 Grischuk,A (2748)-Jakovenko,D (2753)/Dagomys 2009/CBM 130] 17.dxc5 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 bxc5 19.Qc2N [19.b3 Bb7 20.Qf4 (20.Qe5 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Rbc8 22.Rd1 1/2 Olsen,H (2376)-Grabarczyk,M (2516)/Klaksvik 2008/CBM 126 Extra) 20...Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Rfd8 22.Rfc1 Rd2 23.R1c2 Rbd8 24.g3 Rxc2 25.Rxc2 Rd5 26.Kg2 Qd6 27.h4 a6 28.Rc4 Rd2 29.Ra4 Qd3 30.h5 f6 31.g4 Kh7 1/2 Kulaots,K (2531) -Grabarczyk,M (2510)/Borup 2008/CBM 126 Extra (31)] 19...Bb7 20.Nd2 [20.e4 Rfd8+/= ] 20...Rfd8 21.f3 [21.Rxc5?? Rxd2 22.Qxd2 Qxc5-+ ] 21...Ba6 [21...e5 22.Rc1 (22.Rxc5 Rxd2 23.Qxd2 Qxc5-+ ) 22...Qg5 23.Rd1= ] 22.Rf2 [22.Rc1 Qd7 23.Ne4 c4= ] 22...Rd7 [22...Rd5 23.e4 Rd7 24.g3= ] 23.g3 [‹23.Rxc5 Rxb2 24.Qxb2 Qxc5-/+ ] 23...Rbd8 24.Kg2 [24.Rxc5?? Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Rxd2 26.Rc8+ Bxc8 27.Qxd2 e5-+ ] 24...Bd3 [24...h5 25.Ne4 (25.Rxc5?? Rxd2 26.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 27.Qxd2 Qxc5-+ ) 25...Bd3 26.Qa4= ] 25.Qc1 [25.Qa4 e5= ] 25...Ba6 26.Ra3 [26.Rxc5?? Rxd2 27.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 28.Qxd2 Qxc5-+ ] 26...Bb7 [26...Bd3 27.Rc3= ] 27.Nb3 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn [27.e4 f5+/= ] 27...Rc7 [27...Rc8 28.Rd2= (28.Rxa7? Bxf3+ 29.Rxf3 Rxa7-+ ) ] 28.Na5 [28.e4 c4 29.Nd2 Rd3 30.Rxa7 f5= ] 28...Ba8 [28...Ba6 29.Rc3= ] 29.Nc4 [29.Qc2 e5= ] 29...e5= 30.e4 f5 31.exf5 [31.Nd2 fxe4 32.Nxe4 c4= ] 31...e4 32.fxe4? [>=32.Re3 exf3+ 33.Kg1=/+ (33.Rexf3? Rd3 34.Qf1 Rxf3 (34...Bxf3+?! 35.Rxf3 Rxf3 36.Qxf3-/+ ) 35.Rxf3 Qe4-+ ) ] 32...Qxe4+-+ 33.Kh3 Rd4 34.Ne3 Qe8 35.g4 h5 36.Kh4? [36.Nc2 hxg4+ 37.Kg3 Qe5+ 38.Rf4-+ ] 36...g5+! 37.fxg6 [37.Kxg5 Rg7+ Deflection] 37...Qxg6 38.Qf1 Rxg4+ 39.Kh3 Re7 40.Rf8+ [40.Qd1 Rd4 41.Nf5 Qxf5+ 42.Rxf5 Rxd1 43.Rg3+ Rg7 44.Rxc5-+ ] 40...Kg7 41.Nf5+ [41.Rxa8?? Rxe3+! 42.Qf3 Rxf3+ 43.Rxf3 Rh4+ 44.Kxh4 Qg4# ] 41...Kh7 42.Rg3 [42.Nxe7?? Rh4+!! 43.Kxh4 Qg4# ; 42.Rxa8?? Rh4+!! 43.Kxh4 Qg4# ] 42...Rxg3+ 43.hxg3 Qg4+ 44.Kh2 Re2+ 45.Kg1 Rg2+ 46.Qxg2 Bxg2 47.Kxg2 Qe2+ 48.Kh3 c4 49.a4 [49.Nh4 Qxb2 50.Rf5 c3 51.Rxh5+ Kg8-+ ] 49...a5 [49...Qxb2 50.Re8 c3 51.Nd4-+ ] 50.Rf6 [50.Rf7+ Kg6 51.Rf8 Qxb2 52.Nh4+ Kg7-+ ] 50...Kg8 51.Nh6+ [51.g4 Qxg4+ 52.Kh2 Qe2+ 53.Kh3 Qxb2 54.Rg6+ Kf7-+ ] 51...Kg7 52.Rb6 Qe4 53.Kh2 Kh7 54.Rd6 Qe5 55.Nf7 [55.Rd2 Kxh6 56.Kg2-+ ] 55...Qxb2+ 56.Kh3 Qg7 [56...Qg7 57.Nh6 c3-+ ] *