Anand vs Topalov Game 2

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I like the black position here. The position looks even, with chances for both sides. I am pretty sure both players are happy with their opening play in this game.

Anand,V - Topalov,V, World Chess Championship 2010
Analysis by Stockfish 1.7.1 JA 64bit:

15.Nce5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qf6 17.Nd3 b6 18.Bxd5 bxa5
=/+ (-0.44) Depth: 6 00:00:00 4kN
=/+ (-0.64 --) Depth: 7 00:00:00 6kN

15.Rfd1 b5 16.Nce5 Bb7 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Nb4 Rfc8 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Qd3 Rc4 22.b3 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Re8
= (-0.24 ++) Depth: 7 00:00:00 6kN
=/+ (-0.40) Depth: 9 00:00:00 13kN

15.Bxd5 exd5 16.Nb6 Bxb6 17.Bxb6 Nxb6 18.Qxb6 Bg4 19.Qxd4 Qxe2 20.Rfe1 Qd2 21.Qxg4 Qxd3 22.Rc7 Qb5 23.Qf5 Qa5 24.Ree7 Rbe8 25.Rxb7 Rxe7 26.Rxe7 Qxa2 27.Kg2 d4
= (0.16 ++) Depth: 9 00:00:00 14kN
= (-0.08 --) Depth: 15 00:00:00 312kN

15.Rfd1 b6 16.Bb4 Nc5 17.Qa3 Re8 18.Nxb6 Nxb4 19.Nxc8 Rexc8 20.Nxb4 Qd6 21.e3 e5 22.Nd5 dxe3 23.Nxe3
= (0.16 ++) Depth: 15 00:00:00 420kN
+/= (0.32 ++) Depth: 29 00:06:26 1168mN

[AdminX]

Who do you prefer here?

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[AdminX]

Capablanca would love the black here I think.

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[AdminX]

Looks like we will have a good fight today.

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[royb]

Looks like we will have a good fight today.

[d]1b1rr1k1/5pp1/1pR1pn2/p2n3p/P2p1P2/3N2P1/P2BP1BP/2R3K1 w - h6 0 25

Here, Black played ...Ne3 which I think was weak. How will Black be able to hold onto the pawn at e3 after Bxe3 and dxe3?

[AdminX]

Looks like we will have a good fight today.

[d]1b1rr1k1/5pp1/1pR1pn2/p2n3p/P2p1P2/3N2P1/P2BP1BP/2R3K1 w - h6 0 25

Here, Black played ...Ne3 which I think was weak. How will Black be able to hold onto the pawn at e3 after Bxe3 and dxe3?

Yeah, I thought he would try to play e5 at that point. e5 seemed like a Topalov type move to me.

[metax]

White gets the pawn back.

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Most engines favor white here.

[AdminX]

Looking good for Anand now.

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[AdminX]

And the rest as they say is ...

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