Anand just lost game 1 of the World Championship against Topalov.
Topalov, Veselin (2812) – Anand, Vishy (2791) [D87]
World Championship (1), 24.04.2010
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 Qd6 17.f4 f6 18.f5 Qe5 19.Nf4 g5 20.Nh5+ Kg8 21.h4 h6 22.hxg5 hxg5 23.Rf3 Kf7 24.Nxf6 Kxf6 25.Rh3 Rg8 26.Rh6+ Kf7 27.Rh7+ Ke8 28.Rcc7 Kd8 29.Bb5 Qxe4 30.Rxc8 1–0
This is a stunning loss for Anand right off the bat. What is your take?
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i think GM could of saved his neck around move 24, after the Night sacrifize..
ill be back.
jb.
Quite normal, indeed!
Te best wins… no surprise! 🙂
24..Nxf6 th, instead of Bd7 the simple return of material with
Bx(f5) and if he gets checked with the rookon h6 he covers the check with the bishop on g6!
that way he saves the pawn (g5) and more importantly or as import, he avoids that nasty crumps on the back up file.
the last moves are they right?
on the broadcast they first moved Qxe5!!! then Qxe4 and wte replied with Rxc8, and here its diff.
anyway nice cooking atr home, weell done topalov, and good luck anand,
i think anand was still tired from the long trip and also the pressure of being in bulgaria has influenced hima bit,
i hope he can come back to have a good match although this was a good game of topa
no more from me now, who had the most laughts at the club?
bye,
jb.
Stunning loss, yes.
Nobody can say about the consequences. But I am confident Anand will strike back in game 4, 5and 6. 😉
okay
Wow, a terrible start for Anand! Given how aggressive Topalov is and his thing about not offering draws, the next game will also be d4 (playing e4 would elicit the Najdorf).
Anand played right into Topalov’s hands by choosing the Gruenfeld. I expected the Slav. Hope Anand’s reply against d4 is going to change.
Although Topalov & crew are douchebags, he has the perfect strategy of going into this match all guns blazing. He has nothing to lose.
I hope Anand levels the scores tomorrow.
~Septimus
I question vishy’s opening preparation; i’m in no way saying Vishy isn’t capable of playing the grunfeld with black pieces, but I just think his choice of opening plays to topalov’s strength.
Don’t worry ANAND Will be back
Probably in between the 12th and
16th move the game accelerated !
Wrong opening choice for Anand. The Gruenfeld has a poor record in World Chess Championship Matches. Kasparov lost to Kramnik with it in the 2nd game of their 2000 BGN World Championship Match. I hope Anand can recover from this devastating loss.
Is the Grunfeld a normal defense for Anand? Topalov seemed deeply prepared for this defense. Did it perhaps leak out what Anand was preparing for? All I can say is that 23. …Kf7 was a really horrid blunder to my eye. The position looks like a typical problem tactic that Susan posts here all the time asking for white’s best continuation. After 24. Nf6, the position plays itself nicely even without the aid of Fritz or Rybka.
If fatigue was the major factor, then Anand is in deep trouble as he won’t get a break that really allows him to recover. I hope move 23 was just a rare oversight on his part that is not indicative of how the rest of the match will unfold.
Also, your move list differs from the live broadcast at the end, though there were hiccups in the live feed as well.
Wrong opening choice for Anand. The Gruenfeld has a poor record in WCC matches. Kasparov lost to Kramnik with it in the 2nd game of their 2000 WCC match. I hope Anand recovers from this devastating loss.
Well done, Topalov! You have already found it, keep the track!
Here is available the first game:
http://www.anand-topalov.com/uploads/File/Games/Download/Games/Game_1.zip
Nice Win By Topalov. But there are 11 more games to play.
(I pine for the 24 game matches..but alas..)
It ain’t over yet.
Mike Magnan
Last 2 moves are not correct. From official site:
29. … Qxe4
30. Rxc8+
1-0
I protest! Anand is a prisoner in Bulgaria!
I really liked Topa’s 19. Nf4. Motivating the knight as the first major piece into Vishy’s territory instead of his queen (as rybka suggested) enabled Topa to make the decisive breakthru. I thought it was a decicive move, moreso than 23. Rf3.
By the way – Topalov just reached his highest ever (live)rating and is numero uno in the world. One game can mean quite a bit, considering the impact it has on the match as well.
Peter Svidler (on ICC) suspected that one player forgot his computer preparations, while the other player did not even make a move.
Peter Svidler can talk whay he want. He also was Topalished in Topalopa style. Topa’s clients are jealousy.
Such is modern chess, aam1. Chess variants such as 960 looking more and more appealing.
Anand,will definitely come back strongly. No doubts on that. Right now the situation demands that he should think of chess and nothing else,and leave the other issues out of his mind.
He should strive to win,despite all odds. That would be a more satisfying victory for him, isn’t it?
Do you think Anand lost because of his lack of preparation, or was it also fatigue?
Considering latest Anan’d form he might not win a single game against Topa.
Topalov’s preparation was excellent. On the other hand, I can’t help feeling (and I said this before today’s game) that the match is already somewhat tainted by the refusal of the Bulgarians to grant Anand’s request for a 3 day postponement in view of the air traffic disruption. Anand may well still be recovering from the 40 hour car trip to Sofia. Wait a few days and see what happens.
Well, the game is truly on from game 1, then, no easing into it.
As to the result, that comes from not playing the dutch ;)… I am sure I would lose if I tried the grünfeld.
Anyway, with the opening, the good thing is that Anand kept the possibility of perhaps winning, as I understand it.
could we stop with this fatigue excuse.
Anand got there on Tuesday morning. Game played on Saturday afternoon. That is four days of rest.
It isn’t as if Anand was driving the trip. I am sure it was as comfortable as can be for him and he had plenty of sleep and relaxing music along the way.
Now with the open forum, does anyone know a good way to learn a very broad opening system such as the Vienna Game?
I have played Ruy Lopez and King’s Gambit, but I don’t so much enjoy the struggle that usually comes from the first– I prefer to pressure black with the second’s positions– but I want more flexibility than only King’s Gambit. I think for me the Vienna would be very good, there are chances for quick wins and I like the typical positions. However, there is so much of it, it is difficult to practise any single line, as black can always play differently and usually does.
As I think it, the Vienna is better for white than the Petrov, at least.
who are topalov’s and anand’s seconds?
Adding to the last, I recall years before in an online game, I managed to play the whole Frankenstein-Dracula line intuitively without knowing what it was, I had not looked at the Vienna at all then (I probably remember this because I managed to get the queen clear and win).
Opening study is also fun. Openings must be aligned to the person, so the opening repertoire tells of a person. King’s Gambit and Vienna, French (classical)and Dutch is good for me personally. My Grand Prix Attack is not completely satisfactory (though not bad, problem is it can lead to playing against the French Defence), but after working on the Vienna I can look at the Closed Sicilian closer. Don’t know what this tells of me, though ;).
Quite bad start for Anand, let’s hope he will have more resources than against Kasparov!
Analysis and fatigue aside, coming out in a series, whether it be a sport or game, and losing badly, is a mental deficit that can be very difficult to surmount. Sometimes keeping with an overall plan brings back stability, and sometimes panic can make it worse. In football it’s called the “Hail Mary” pass. We’ll see how Anand bounces back, or not.