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
a6
14.Rc1
Rg8
15.h4
h5
In game three, Anand had played 15...h6, and had found himself with a boxed in bishop as well as a stymied kingside after Topalov had continued with h5 and g4. This time Anand doesn't plan to let this happen.
16.Ne2
Bd6
17.Be3
Ne5
18.Nf4
Rc8
19.Bb3
Rxc1+
20.Bxc1
Ke7
21.Ke2
Rc8
22.Bd2
[22.Rd1
Rc6
23.Be3
Bc5
24.Bd2
f6
25.Nxe6
Rxe6
26.Bxe6
Kxe6
27.f4
Bxe4
28.fxe5
Kxe5
and this game has almost no chances at all for White. - Nigel Short]
22...f6
23.Nxg6+
Obviously Topalov analyzed taking on e6 in depth, but not only does it lead to nothing, it only gives Black chances to swipe the game away from him. [For example, if he took it with 23.Bxe6
Black would play 23...Rc2
24.Rb1
Nc4
25.Bxc4
Bxf4
26.Rd1
Rxb2
recovering the pawn with an active game.; If White took instead with 23.Nxe6
Anand could follow-up with 23...Bf7
24.Nd4
Bxb3
25.Nxb3
Rc2
26.f4
almost forced (since 26.Rb1?
would run into 26...Nc4
27.Kd3
Rxb2
and White is in trouble.) 26...Nc6
27.Rb1
Rc4
and again Black would recover the pawn with an active game.]
23...Nxg6
24.g3
Ne5
25.f4
Nc6
26.Bc3
Bb4
27.Bxb4+
Nxb4
28.Rd1
Nc6
29.Rd2
g5
30.Kf2
g4
31.Rc2
Rd8
32.Ke3
Rd6
33.Rc5
Nb4
34.Rc7+
Kd8
35.Rc3
Ke7
36.e5
Rd7
37.exf6+
Kxf6
38.Ke2
Nc6
39.Ke1
Nd4
40.Bd1
a5
41.Rc5
Nf5
42.Rc3
Nd4
43.Rc5
Despite saying he would not offer any draws, Topalov obviously sees nothing better than repeating moves without committing hara-kiri.
43...Nf5
44.Rc3
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