GM Anand (2803) – GM Vallejo (2684) [B13]
Leon Advanced Chess – Game 2, 30.05.2008
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Ne5 e6 6.Nd2 Nc6 7.c3 Bd6 8.f4 g6 9.Qf3 Nh5 10.g4 Ng7 11.Qh3 h5 12.Bd3 Kf8 13.Ndf3 Kg8 14.Bd2 Bd7 15.0–0–0 Be8 16.Rdg1 Ne7 17.Ng5 Qc7 18.Kb1 Rb8 19.gxh5 Rxh5 20.Qg4 Nef5 21.Qd1 b5 22.Be2 Rh4 23.Ngf3 Rh3 24.Bf1 Rh8 25.h4 b4 26.c4 dxc4 27.Bxc4 f6 28.Qb3 fxe5 29.fxe5 Be7 30.Bxe6+ Kf8 31.Bxf5 Nxf5 32.h5 Qd7 33.d5 Qa4 34.Qxa4 Bxa4 35.h6 b3 36.Rxg6 bxa2+ 37.Ka1 Bb3 38.Rh5 Ke8 39.Rxf5 Bxd5 40.e6 Be4 41.h7 Ba3 42.Rg8+ Ke7 43.Rf7+ Kxe6 44.Ng5+ Kd5 45.Rxb8 Rxb8 46.bxa3 White wins 1–0
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Anand is now leading 1.5-.5
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Thanks for the rapid updates with moves. I am not getting live coverage from the official site.
From the pictures posted on Chessbase, Anand seems to have lost some weight and looks younger. I suppose he’s getting in shape physically, for his match against Kramnik.