Anand vs. Leko (Linares – Round 13)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 Re8 10.Nc3 h6 11.Nd5 Na5 (This is the first interesting move. Black chose to give up a Bishop instead of retreating to f8.) 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7 13.Nh4 (I like White’s position here.) 13…Nxb3 14.Nf5 Qe6 15.axb3 d5 16.Qf3 dxe4 17.dxe4 Kh7 18.Qg3 (White has an incredible Knight on f5. Black has a weak a6 pawn. Small edge for White.) 18…Rg8 (A curious move. I like 18…Nh5 a lot better.) 19.f3 Ne8 20.Bd2 Nd6 21.Ne3 (White is in good shape. Black has a tactical shot by playing Bxe4.) 21…Bxe4 (After spending a lot of time on this move, Leko decided to take the Pawn. This should make the game quite interesting. The only way for White to maintain an edge is by playing 22.Bc3. 22.fxe4 will lose due to Nxd4 forking the Queen and Bishop.) 22.Bc3 Bg6 23.Qxe5 Qxe5 24.Bxe5 Rgd8 (This is the best continuation for White that leads to a small edge. I don’t expect Anand to push here. We may see a draw soon.) 25.g4 f6 26.Bg3 (White has nothing to lose. Black has to solve the a6 pawn problem but that is not a big deal.) 1/2 Vishy is coasting to his Linares victory.
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Pascal just said all the games are going to be short draws. That’s craptastic.
64 squares and 64 years for the great Bobby Fischer! Happy Birthday Bobby!
I wish Fischer was still in chess. Can you imagine what American chess would be like right now if he wasn’t on the lamb.
Ничья. Sometimes I could just pinch Anand.
That’s why Susan comments on Topa’s games most of the time – there it’s clear that at least one of the players will not seek the draw and will accept it only if a clear loss awaits otherwise.
@martin – GM Topalov’s over all short drawing rate is not much apart from, e.g. GM Leko’s short drawing rate…
believe it or not, or do a little statistics if you refuse to be a believer…
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PS: of course, GM Susan Polgar has the lowest short drawing rate of all chess GMs – no matter whether they are alive or dead … *smirk
vohaul, what happened to the mutant-looking pic that you sported before? I beg to differ about the number of short draws that Topa and Leko have done (for the past 3 years).
martin, I wouldnt take short draws either if I had papa (mama?) helping
me with Fritz during the game.