Topalov vs Anand Game 10

[AdminX]

[d]6k1/pb4bp/1p1q2p1/nB1N1p2/4P3/4BP1P/P5P1/2Q3K1 b - - 0 22

[AdminX]

[d]6k1/pb4bp/1p1q2p1/nB1N1p2/4P3/4B2P/P4PP1/2Q3K1 w - f6 0 22

f5 appears to be a very good move on Blacks part.

I expect a draw within 5 moves.

I'll take that bet, and double it! Just not going to happen!

[AdminX]

[d]6k1/pb4bp/1p1q2p1/nB1N1p2/4P3/4B2P/P4PP1/2Q3K1 w - f6 0 22

f5 appears to be a very good move on Blacks part.

I expect a draw within 5 moves.

I'll take that bet, and double it! Just not going to happen!

I hope you are right. I'd like to see how this unbalanced position develops. However, I have the feeling they had enough yesterday.

With the way Anand has been playing of late, I think Topalov might win today. He does have a very small positional edge.

[AdminX]

[d]6k1/pb4bp/1p4p1/nB1Nq3/4P3/4B2P/P5P1/2Q3K1 w - - 0 24

[AdminX]

[d]6k1/pb4bp/1pn3p1/3Nq3/4P3/3BB2P/P5P1/2Q3K1 w - - 0 25

[yanquis1972]

With the way Anand has been playing of late, I think Topalov might win today. He does have a very small positional edge.

interestingly computers seem to think otherwise; the eval tends to rise from favoring black towards 0.00 as depth increases.

[gerold]

[d]6k1/pb4bp/1p4p1/n2Nq3/4P3/3BB2P/P5P1/2Q3K1 b - - 0 24

Topalov is playing for winning on time already...

Black finely gets his Knight out.

[AdminX]

With the way Anand has been playing of late, I think Topalov might win today. He does have a very small positional edge.

interestingly computers seem to think otherwise; the eval tends to rise from favoring black towards 0.00 as depth increases.

That's what I would expect them to show in the position below.

[d]6k1/pb4bp/1p4p1/n2Nq3/4P3/3BB2P/P5P1/2Q3K1 b - - 0 24

[gerold]

Anand played Nc6. What was wrong with Bxd5?

Make for an interest end game if they do not trade Queens.
The game is even at this point IMO.

[yanquis1972]

With the way Anand has been playing of late, I think Topalov might win today. He does have a very small positional edge.

interestingly computers seem to think otherwise; the eval tends to rise from favoring black towards 0.00 as depth increases.

That's what I would expect them to show in the position below.

[d]6k1/pb4bp/1p4p1/n2Nq3/4P3/3BB2P/P5P1/2Q3K1 b - - 0 24

why, out of curiosity?