Anand vs Topalov Game 9

[Terry McCracken]

I tell you, this is how I feel after I let the computer analyze my games.

Viswanathan Anand

We lose our pawns once past 40.

You just had to go and rub salt into my wounds, didn't you!

I'm long past 40....sigh....

[Terry McCracken]

Well, seems I was correct when I said it was a match between who can play the worst moves. Another blunder again...

I wonder how much Topalov team payed Anand to make such blunders...?

Time Control errors.

[Sven]

Well, seems I was correct when I said it was a match between who can play the worst moves. Another blunder again...

I wonder how much Topalov team payed Anand to make such blunders...?

Both are actually not playing the best moves like we've seen in previous games. Topalov just gave Anand the advantage again, although only slight advantage.

Stockfish 1.7.1 "thinks" that you may be right:
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 21	+0.92	236.9M	3:55.14	Nxe6 Kb6 Nf4 Qa1+ Kh2 a5 h5 g5 Rh6+ Kb5 Ne2 Ka4 Rd6 Qe1 Ng3 Qc3 Rd5 Nf7 Nf5 Qh8 g4 Qa1 Ne3 Qb2+ Kg3 Qc1 Kg2 Qb2+ Kf1 Qa2 Nc4

Sven

[Sven]

I still consider this a very difficult position for both. Engines are like monsters in such tactical games, there is so much that even human GMs can miss here.

I also think this is a nice game for the spectators, very much happening indeed and going up and down!

Sven

[kingliveson]

I still consider this a very difficult position for both. Engines are like monsters in such tactical games, there is so much that even human GMs can miss here.

I also think this is a nice game for the spectators, very much happening indeed and going up and down!

Sven

File B pawn is a problem for Anand.

[Terry McCracken]

I still consider this a very difficult position for both. Engines are like monsters in such tactical games, there is so much that even human GMs can miss here.

I also think this is a nice game for the spectators, very much happening indeed and going up and down!

Sven

Capablaca wouldn't have fouled up...

[Terry McCracken]

I still consider this a very difficult position for both. Engines are like monsters in such tactical games, there is so much that even human GMs can miss here.

I also think this is a nice game for the spectators, very much happening indeed and going up and down!

Sven

File B pawn is a problem for Anand.

Nxe6 or die.

[AdminX]

[d]8/p6R/2k1N1p1/4n3/1p2R2P/2q2P2/6P1/7K b - - 0 43

[Terry McCracken]

Better late than never...sigh...

[Sven]

Any high-end machines out there today to run SF analysis on it for this game? My Core2Duo 2.5 GHz laptop is far from "state of the art", of course ...

Sven