Anand scores the first decisive point in game two of the 8-game rapid match against Leko. He is now leading 1.5 – .5.

GM Anand (2783) – GM Leko (2751) [D90]
Chess match (2), 03.06.2009

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 0–0 10.Rc1 Rd8 11.d5 e6 12.Bg5 Re8 13.d6 Bd7 14.Bh6 Qd8 15.h4 f6 16.e5 Bc6 17.h5 g5 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.exf6+ Qxf6 20.h6+ Kh8 21.Qxg5 Rf8 22.Qxf6+ Rxf6 23.Ne5 Rf5 24.Nxc6 Nxc6 25.Rd1 Rd8 26.Rh4 Rf6 27.Bb5 Ne5 28.Rh5 Nf7 29.Rxc5 Rxh6 30.d7 a6 31.Bf1 Kg7 32.Rc7 b5 33.Rc6 Kf6 34.Rxa6 Rh5 35.Rb6 Rc5 36.Bxb5 Rxc3 37.a4 Ke7 38.a5 Rg8 39.Kf1 Ra3 40.a6 Nd8 41.Be2 Rg5 42.Bc4 Rc5 43.Bxe6 Rca5 44.Bc4 Ra1 45.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 46.Ke2 White wins 1–0

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