Topalov vs Anand Gmae 8

[Milos]

[d]8/1p3k1p/p2Pp3/Pb2B1K1/8/5P2/1P4P1/8 b - - 0 54

Anand is slowly but surely bringing himself into zeitnot. It's not over till the fat lady sings...

[rlsuth]

I think Anand just blundered with Bc6 didn't he?

[AdminX]

Topalov,V - Anand,V, World Chess Championship
[d]6k1/1p5p/p1bPp2K/P3B3/8/5P2/1P4P1/8 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Stockfish 1.7.1-16 JA 64bit:

56.Bc3 Bd7 57.g4 Be8 58.Bd4 Bc6 59.f4 Bb5 60.Bc3 Bc6 61.Be5 Bd7 62.g5 Bb5 63.Bd4 Bd7 64.Bg7 e5 65.fxe5 Bf5 66.g6 hxg6 67.e6 Bxe6 68.Kxg6
+- (1.69) Depth: 6 00:00:00 2kN
+- (1.69) Depth: 8 00:00:01 5kN

56.g4 Kf7 57.Kxh7 Bxf3 58.g5 Be4+ 59.Kh6 Bc6 60.g6+ Kg8 61.Kg5 Bb5 62.Kf6 Kf8 63.g7+ Kg8 64.Ke7 Bc6 65.d7 Bxd7 66.Kxd7 Kh7 67.Kxe6 Kg8 68.Kf6
+- (2.30 ++) Depth: 8 00:00:01 5kN
+- (8.20 ++) Depth: 32 00:00:09 33135kN

[AdminX]

[d]6k1/1p5p/p1bPp2K/P3B3/6P1/5P2/1P6/8 b - g3 0 56

[Sven]

I think Anand just blundered with Bc6 didn't he?

He obviously did. Bc6?? +- but IMO Ke8 =.

Sven

[AdminX]

[Event "World Chess Championship"]
[Site "Sofia/Bulgaria"]
[Date "2010.05.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Robot 4"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]

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 Nfd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxc4 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6
15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Ke2 f6 17. Rhd1 Ke8 18. a5 Be7 19. Bb6 Rf8 20. Rac1 f5 21.
e5 Bg5 22. Be3 f4 23. Ne4 Rxc1 24. Nd6+ Kd7 25. Bxc1 Kc6 26. Bd2 Be7 27. Rc1+
Kd7 28. Bc3 Bxd6 29. Rd1 Bf5 30. h4 g6 31. Rxd6+ Kc8 32. Bd2 Rd8 33. Bxf4 Rxd6
34. exd6 Kd7 35. Ke3 Bc2 36. Kd4 Ke8 37. Ke5 Kf7 38. Be3 Ba4 39. Kf4 Bb5 40.
Bc5 Kf6 41. Bd4+ Kf7 42. Kg5 Bc6 43. Kh6 Kg8 44. h5 Be8 45. Kg5 Kf7 46. Kh6 Kg8
47. Bc5 gxh5 48. Kg5 Kg7 49. Bd4+ Kf7 50. Be5 h4 51. Kxh4 Kg6 52. Kg4 Bb5 53.
Kf4 Kf7 54. Kg5 Bc6 55. Kh6 Kg8 56. g4 1-0

[rlsuth]

WOW, I didn't expect him to resign straight away.

[michiguel]

[d]6k1/1p5p/p2Pp3/Pb2B3/5K2/5P2/1P4P1/8 b - - 0 53

This is not over yet. Anand needs to solve g4 f4->f5 exf5 gxf5. If the B and the K are not in the proper position, black may lose. When the King goes to push the f pawn, Black should go Kf7, when the K goes to b6, Kd7. It is still a draw but Topalov may try to push this for a while.

Miguel

In fact, White should place the B in c5, Kh6, (forcing black to play Bd3 Ke8) the go with the Kf6, g4 f5 --> and black is in trouble. At least it is a plan that black should be careful.

Miguel

[Milos]

I think Anand just blundered with Bc6 didn't he?

Sure, that's what happens when you are under pressure and in zeitnot and you don't have a bunch of 3200 elo engines to make it easy for you.
That's what human means...

So, Sven explain now to me how a WC GM managed to lose what you so confidently confirmed as a draw??? Or the level in your club must be really high though...so high that you would draw this easily in Anand's shoes wouldn't you?

[muxecoid]

Shouldn't it be a draw with opposite squared bishops?