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[Event "World Championship"]

[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2010.04.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[ECO "D17"]
[EventDate "2010.04.24"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Eventtype "match"]
[Eventrounds "12"]
[Eventcountry "BUL"]
[Sourcetitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2010.05.18"]
[CurrentPosition "r5r1/1p1nk1pb/p2bpp1p/P6P/NPBBP3/5P2/4K1P1/2R4R b - b3 0 20"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.
Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4
{What a juicy endgame we have here.}
11...Nfd7
{Compared to the more "natural" Nbd7 this move does not block the f
pawn which may enable the option of f6-e5 and Bf7 making that "good"
Slav bishop better.}
( 11...Nbd7 12.Nxc4 {And white should have a more comfortable game
} )
12.Nxd7
( 12.Nxc4 Nc6 13.Bf2 )
12...Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6
{Probably Avoiding Nb5 which would virtually force 0-0-0.}
14.Rc1 Rg8 15.h4 h6
( 15...h5 {Stockfish preffers this and I first I was worried about Ne2
and Nf4 but seems like it isnt a problem.} 16.Ne2 Bd6 17.g3 Ne5 18.Kf2
( 18.Ba2 Nd3+ 19.Kd2 Nxc1 20.Rxc1 )
)
16.Ke2 Bd6
{Better than at e7 where it would avoid the king from getting to the
square already mentioned.}
17.h5 Bh7 18.a5 Ke7 19.Na4
{Controlling c5 which is needed to play b4.}
( 19.b4 Bxb4 20.Rb1 Bc5 21.Bxc5+ Nxc5 )
19...f6 20.b4 Rgc8
( 20...Bxb4 {Black can grab the pawn but it gets complicated and
sharp.} 21.Rb1 Bxa5 22.Rxb7 Rgb8 23.Bc5+ Ke8 24.Rxb8+ Rxb8 25.Bd6 Rc8
26.Bxe6 Rc2+ 27.Ke3 )
21.Bc5 Bxc5 22.bxc5 Rc7
( 22...Nxc5 23.Nb6 )
23.Nb6 Rd8
( 23...Nxb6 24.cxb6 {With ideas of Bxa6!} 24...Rc5 25.Bxa6 Rxc1 26.
Rxc1 Rxa6 27.Rc7+ Kd6 28.Rxb7 Rxa5 29.Rxg7 Bxe4 30.fxe4 Rxh5 31.b7 Rb5
32.Rh7 )
24.Nxd7 Rdxd7 25.Bd3
{Preparing c6.}
25...Bg8
{That bishop needs to see the light.}
26.c6 Rd6
( 26...bxc6 27.Bxa6 Ra7 28.Rxc6 Rd6 29.Rxd6 Kxd6 30.Rd1+ Kc5 31.Bc8 )

27.cxb7 Rxb7 28.Rc3 Bf7


( 28...e5 {Seems more logical to me.} )
29.Ke3 Be8 30.g4 e5 31.Rhc1 Bd7 32.Rc5 Bb5 33.Bxb5 axb5 34.Rb1 b4 35.Rb3
Ra6 36.Kd3 Rba7 37.Rxb4 Rxa5 38.Rxa5 Rxa5 39.Rb7+ Kf8 40.Ke2 Ra2+ 41.Ke3
Ra3+ 42.Kf2 Ra2+ 43.Ke3 Ra3+ 44.Kf2 Ra2+ 45.Ke3 Ra3+ 46.Kf2 1/2-1/2

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