Anand vs Topalov Game 7

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[JuLieN]

Hehe, nice drawing

SO here we go for the last half of the match. And when one think of it, Anand has actually a huge advantage : Topalov must win two games without losing a single one, in order to win the championship.... and he'll have white three times. It seems pretty impossible to do against Anand.

In my opinion, this 12-games format is a bit too short. If I remember well, the classic one was "first one to reach 12 points", which made twice as long championships. Maybe more costly to the organizers, but certainly more interesting to the chess public.

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Hehe, nice drawing

SO here we go for the last half of the match. And when one think of it, Anand has actually a huge advantage : Topalov must win two games without losing a single one, in order to win the championship.... and he'll have white three times. It seems pretty impossible to do against Anand.

In my opinion, this 12-games format is a bit too short. If I remember well, the classic one was "first one to reach 12 points", which made twice as long championships. Maybe more costly to the organizers, but certainly more interesting to the chess public.

Funny, I had not thought about that until you just mentioned it! Here is hoping for a great second half.

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[Uri Blass]

Hehe, nice drawing

SO here we go for the last half of the match. And when one think of it, Anand has actually a huge advantage : Topalov must win two games without losing a single one, in order to win the championship.... and he'll have white three times. It seems pretty impossible to do against Anand.

In my opinion, this 12-games format is a bit too short. If I remember well, the classic one was "first one to reach 12 points", which made twice as long championships. Maybe more costly to the organizers, but certainly more interesting to the chess public.

It is not correct that topalov must win 2 games.

6-6 means playoff so topalov has chances to win the title even in case of result 6-6
I also do not think that 2 wins for topalov is something impossible.

I hope that anand is going to win the match but topalov is the better player based on the fide rating list.

I did not analyze game 7 with rybka but it seems that this time topalov is more prepared because only anand thinks so I am afraid that topalov is going to win today.



Uri

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[JuLieN]

At depth 25, Stockfish would now play 16. exd5 with a +92 mark. It hesitated with 16. Rf2 for a long time.

I remember I played exd5 in such a position against comp with white and lost because its pawns proved too strong for me. But there were probably better moves for white than the ones I played.

Still, I prefer Anand after exd5.

@Uri
Thanks for the usefull precision. I'm still stuck with the old rules that crowned the reigning champion in case of a draw.

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At depth 25, Stockfish would now play 16. exd5 with a +92 mark. It hesitated with 16. Rf2 for a long time.

I remember I played exd5 in such a position against comp with white and lost because its pawns proved too strong for me. But there were probably better moves for white than the ones I played.

Still, I prefer Anand after exd5.

Yeah, I see that as well, 16. ... exd5 does make for a interesting game.

Anand,V - Topalov,V, World Chess Championship 2010
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Analysis by Stockfish 1.7.1-16 JA 64bit:

1. +/- (0.92): 16.exd5 Bxf1 17.Qxf1 exd4 18.a4 Qxd5 19.axb5 Qxb5 20.Qc1 a6 21.Be1 Rc8 22.Bf2 Bg5 23.f4 Bf6 24.Nd2 d3 25.Rb1 Be7 26.Ne4 Qc6 27.Nc3 Bb4 28.Qd2 Rb8 29.Bd4 Qd6 30.Be3 Qc6 31.Re1 f6 32.Bd4 Bc5 33.Bf2 Bxf2+ 34.Qxf2 Kf7

2. +/= (0.48): 16.dxe5 Bc5+ 17.Rf2 Nc7 18.Qe2 Rd8 19.Na3 c3 20.Bg5 Rd7 21.Rb1 cxb2 22.Nc2 Bxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Qe8 24.Bf4 h6 25.Nb4 a5 26.Nd3 b4 27.Nc5 Re7 28.Rxb2 g5 29.Be3 Nb5 30.Qd3 Rxe5 31.Rc2 Qc6 32.Na4 Qd7 33.Qxd7 Bxd7 34.Nb6

3. +/= (0.36): 16.Rf2 Nc7 17.dxe5 Bc5 18.Qe2 Rd8 19.Na3 c3 20.Bg5 Rd7 21.Rb1 cxb2 22.Nc2 Bxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Qe8 24.Bf4 Be6 25.Rxb2 Bc4 26.Qe1 g5 27.Bxg5 Qxe5 28.Qc1 Ne6 29.Be3 Qh5 30.h4 f5 31.e5 f4 32.Bxf4 Rf7 33.Na3 Nxf4 34.Nxc4 bxc4 35.gxf4 Qxh4+ 36.Kf1 Rxf4

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