GM Ivanchuk (2781) – GM Anand (2798) [D18]
Bilbao Grand Slam Final, 08.09.2008
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.Qb3 a5 10.Na2 Be7 11.Nh4 Be4 12.Nc3 Bd5 13.Bxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5 15.Nf3 Qb6 16.Qxb6 Nxb6 17.b3 f6 18.Bd2 Kd7 19.Rfc1 Rhc8 20.Ne1 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Ba3 22.Rc2 Nc8 23.Nd3 Ne7 24.Nc5+ Bxc5 25.Rxc5 b6 26.Rc2 h5 27.f3 Nc6 28.Kf2 Rb8 29.Ke2 b5 30.axb5 Rxb5 31.Ra2 Rxb3 32.Bxa5 Nxa5 Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
It’s must be tough for Anand to play in Bilbao while preparing for Kramnik.
No, it’s actually quite easy. He tries to draw his bad positions and the others he lose effortless within 25 moves.
It’s far more difficult to play for prizes.
He will stay champion for another ten years; that is the main thing.
okay
He’s ranked lowest here at the moment. About the future we’ll see, who can predict? Another 10 yrs, hm, don’t think thát will happen.
okay (the real one)