Anand - Topalov game 12

This is a really good game played between Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria and Viswanathan Anand from India. This series was played in Sofia, Bulgaria. This series was played between 24th April and 13th May. This was one of the reasons why Topalov took a lot of risk to win the game because he was defeated by Kramnik on the 13th of May 2009. So, he became a bit superstitious. Before this game the points of both the players were equal (5.5). Anand was Black and Topalov was White. This was a typical QP opening wherein White started of with d4. Before this series Anand had played just 67 games against Topalov. Anand won 17 games 13 as White and 4 as Black and drew 37 games (the rest were won by Topalov). This game was the only Black victory of the series. Anand later referred to this game as the toughest of his career. I have picked up a really good video with detailed analysis.

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Be2 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.O-O b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qc2 Nf6!? 17.dxc5 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 bxc5 19.Qc2 Bb7 20.Nd2 Rfd8 21.f3 Ba6 22.Rf2 Rd7 23.g3 Rbd8 24.Kg2 Bd3 25.Qc1 Ba6 26.Ra3 Bb7 27.Nb3 Rc7 28.Na5 Ba8 29.Nc4 e5 30.e4 f5! 31.exf5? e4! 32.fxe4?? Qxe4+ 33.Kh3 Rd4 34.Ne3 Qe8! 35.g4 h5 36.Kh4 g5+ 37.fxg6 Qxg6 38.Qf1 Rxg4+ 39.Kh3 Re7 40.Rf8+ Kg7 41.Nf5+ Kh7 42.Rg3 Rxg3+ 43.hxg3 Qg4+ 44.Kh2 Re2+ 45.Kg1 Rg2+ 46.Qxg2 Bxg2 47.Kxg2 Qe2+ 48.Kh3 c4 49.a4 a5 50.Rf6 Kg8 51.Nh6+ Kg7 52.Rb6 Qe4 53.Kh2 Kh7 54.Rd6 Qe5 55.Nf7 Qxb2+ 56.Kh3 Qg7 0–1

Anand won the game thus retaining the World Title.

The Evergreen Game

This game is another classic played by Adolf Anderssen and Dufresne. Anderrsen was playing white and Dufresne black. This called the Evan's gambit. In this opening white gives up material to gain advantage in development. The game went on like this:

White: Anderssen

Black: Durfesne

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bc4 Bc5

4. b4 Bxb4

In case white continued with c3 it would be called the Giuocco Piano (Italian Game) where in after...

4. c3 Nf6

5. d4 exd4

6. cxd4 Bb5 +

1)...there would be two possibilities here Nc3 which is a gambit where white sacrifices a pawn and develops his pieces. At the end of this variation the position would be unclear because black has more material but white has a solid position.

2)...the other possibility is Bd2. Here black exchanges his black bishop. At the end of this variation the position will be equal. Now, back to the game.

5. c3 Ba5

6. d4 exd4

7. O-O d3?!

8. Qb3!? Qf6

9. e5 Qg6

10. Re1! Nge7

11. Ba3 b5?!

12. Qxb5 Rb8

13. Qa4 Bb6

14. Nbd2 Bb7

15. Ne4 Qf5?

16. Bxd3 Qh5

17. Nf6+!? gxf6

18. exf6 Rg8

19. Rad1 Qxf3?

20. Rxe7+! Nxe7

21. Qxd7+! Kxd7

22. Bf5+ Ke8

23. Bd7+ Kf8

24. Bxe7# 1-0

The Immortal Game

This game was played between two great players, Adolf Anderrsen and Lionel Kieseritzky.

Anderrsen playing white chose to play the King's Gambit which was accepted by Black. Anderrsen sacrificed his two rooks, one bishop and his queen to mate Black.

1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Bc4 Qh4+?!
4. Kf1 b5
5. Bxb5 Nf6
6. Nf3 Qh6
7. d3 Nh5
8. Nh4 Qg5
9. Nf5 c6
10. g4 Nf6
11. Rg1! cxb5?
12. h4! Qg6
13. h5 Qg5
14. Qf3 Ng8
15. Bxf4 Qf6
16. Nc3 Bc5
17. Nd5!? Qxb2
18. Bd6! Bxg1?
19. e5! Qxa1+
20. Nxg7+ Kd8
21. Qf6+! Nxf6
22. Be7#

Fischer-Spassky Game 6 - The match Of the Century

In the sixth game, for the first time in his life, Fischer opened with 1. c4, nullifying Spassky's extensive opening preparation. Yet again, Spassky played passively. After 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. e4 d4 21. f4 Qe7 22. e5 Rb8 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Nf8 25. b3 a5 26. f5, White had a crushing attack.

The game continued 26... exf5 27. Rxf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc7 32. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 Qd8 34. R1f2 Qe8 35. R2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe8 37. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 1-0

After this game, Spassky joined the audience in applauding Fischer's win. Psychologically, he had already lost the match. He would later reluctantly refer to this game as the best of the match.

Anand

Viswanathan Anand was born on 11 December 1969 (1969-12-11) (age 40) in Mayiladutharai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2007 till today. He defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008. With this win he became the world's first chess player to have won the World chamionship in all three formats: knockout, tournament and match. He defended his title once again against Topalov in a twelve match series in 2010. He became a grandmaster in 1988 at the age of 19. He is proud of the fact that his mother taught him chess. Anand held the FIDE World championship for two years from 2000 to 2002. He was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award which was awarded in 1991-92, India's highest sporting honour. He has also been awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.

Anand wins!!

Anand won in the 12th and final round against Topalov. He played black in this round and won. This was the one and only win by black. Topalov exchanged the queen for a rook and a bishop. He resigned after Anand's 56th move Qg7. This move is winning a piece for Anand.