Chess Classic Mainz

(1) Polgar,J (2718) - Anand,V (2774) [B90] Rapid Match Mainz GER (5), 16.08.2003 [Kateryna Lahno] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.g4 Nfd7 9.Qd2 Nb6 10.0-0-0 N8d7 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.Kb1 Rc8 13.Bg5N Qc7 14.Rhe1 Ne5 15.f4 Nec4 [ 15...Nbc4 16.Bxc4 ( 16.Qc1 Nxd3 17.cxd3 h6 18.Bh4 ( 18.dxc4 hxg5 19.cxb5 gxf4 ) 18...Na3+ 19.Ka1 Qb6 20.Bf2 b4 and Black is better) 16...Nxc4 17.Qd3 Na3+ 18.Ka1? b4 is better for Black] 16.Qc1 h6 17.Nd5 Qc5? [ 17...Nxd5 18.exd5 Bxd5 Why not this, Vishy?? ( 18...hxg5? 19.dxe6 gxf4 ( 19...Be7 20.exf7+ Kxf7 21.Bf5 with attack; 19...d5 20.exf7+ Kxf7 21.Ne6 with attack) 20.exf7+ Kxf7 21.Qxf4+ Kg8 22.Bf5 with attack) ] 18.Nb3 Qf2 [ 18...Qc6!? ] 19.Rf1 Qg2 [ 19...Qxh2 20.Nxb6 Nxb6 21.Qe3 Nc4 22.Qa7 with initiative] 20.Nxb6 Nxb6 21.Qe3 Nc4 22.Qa7 Bxe4 23.Qxa6 Rb8 [ 23...Bb7 24.Qxb5+ Bc6 25.Qxc4 Bd7 26.Qd4 hxg5 27.fxg5 +/-] 24.Rg1 hxg5 [ 24...Bb7 25.Qxb5+ Qc6 26.Qxc6+ Bxc6 27.Bh4 +/-] 25.Rxg2 Bxg2 26.Bxc4 bxc4 27.Qa4+ Black resigned 1-0

(2) Anand,V (2774) - Polgar,J (2718) [B90] Rapid Match Mainz GER (6), 16.08.2003 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 Qb6 7.g4 Nc6 8.Nb3 e6 9.Qe2 Qc7 10.Be3 b5 11.0-0-0 Nd7 12.Qf2 b4 13.Ne2 a5 14.Nbd4 Be7 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Nd4 Qb7 17.Nb5 Qb8 18.Qd2 0-0 19.Nxd6 Ne5 20.f4 Nf3 21.Qf2 Bxd6 22.Qxf3 Bb7 23.Kb1 a4 24.Bd3 Qc7 25.Qf2 e5 26.f5 a3 27.b3 Qc3 28.Bc1 Qc7 29.Qe2 Bc5 30.Bc4 Bd4 31.g5 Qc6 32.Rhe1 Ba6 33.Bxa6 Rxa6 34.Rd3 Rc8 35.Rh3 Qc7 36.c4 bxc3 37.Kc2 Rd6 38.Rd1 g6 39.Qg4 Rcd8 40.Rdd3 Bb6 41.Qh4 h5 42.gxh6 Kh7 43.Rxd6 Qxd6 44.fxg6+ fxg6 45.Qg4 Qd4 46.Qe2 Qg1 47.Rg3 Qh1 48.Rf3 Qg1 49.Rf7+ Kh8 50.Rf1 Qc5 51.Qc4 Qd6 52.Bg5 Rf8 53.Qd5 Qb8 54.Rxf8+ Qxf8 55.Qxe5+ Kh7 56.Qg7+ Qxg7 57.hxg7 Bd4 58.Be7 Kxg7 59.Bxa3 Kf6 60.Bb4 1-0