1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
g6
3.Nc3
d5
After the traumatizing loss in game one, Anand is finally back with the Gruenfeld, presumably confident a similar disaster is not in store.
4.cxd5
Nxd5
5.e4
Nxc3
6.bxc3
Bg7
7.Bc4
c5
8.Ne2
Nc6
9.Be3
0-0
10.0-0
b6
Deviating from game one where he had instead continued with 10...Na5.
11.Qd2
Bb7
12.Rac1
Rc8
13.Rfd1
cxd4
14.cxd4
Qd6N
For all practical purposes, this is the novelty.
15.d5
Na5
16.Bb5
Rxc1
17.Rxc1
Rc8
18.h3
Rxc1+
19.Qxc1
e6
20.Nf4
exd5
21.Nxd5
f5
22.f3
fxe4
23.fxe4
Qe5
24.Bd3
Nc6
25.Ba6!
Though this move should not give White an edge against best play, the maze Black must steer through is complex, and anything less leaves Topalov better.
25...Nd4?!
Wishing to avoid unnecessary complications, but best was [25...Bxa6
26.Qxc6
Qa1+
27.Kf2
(27.Kh2
Be5+
28.Bf4
Bxf4+
29.Nxf4
Qe5
30.g3
(30.Kg3
g5
31.Qa8+
Kf7
32.Qxa7+
Ke8
33.Qa8+
Ke7=
) 30...Qb2+
31.Ng2
Bf1
32.Qe8+
And White must take the perpetual.) 27...Qxa2+
28.Kg3
Qa3!
29.Qa8+
Qf8
30.Qxa7
Be5+
31.Kh4
Qf1
32.g3
Bc8
33.g4
Bf6+
34.Nxf6+
Qxf6+=
]
26.Qc4
Bxd5
27.Qxd5+
Qxd5
28.exd5
White has a very favorable endgame thanks to his bishop pair now.
28...Be5
29.Kf2
Kf7
30.Bg5
Nf5
31.g4
Nd6
32.Kf3
Ne8
33.Bc1
Nc7
34.Bd3
Bd6
35.Ke4
b5
36.Kd4
a6
37.Be2
Ke7
38.Bg5+
Kd7
39.Bd2
Bg3
40.g5
Bf2+
41.Ke5
Bg3+
42.Ke4
Ne8
43.Bg4+
Ke7
44.Be6
Nd6+
45.Kf3
Nc4!
Topalov had undoubtedly missed this move, and now the World Champion has almost equalized. There is still play left, but Anand can certainly start breathing calmer now.
46.Bc1
Bd6
47.Ke4
a5
48.Bg4
Ba3
49.Bxa3+
Nxa3
50.Ke5
Nc4+
51.Kd4
Kd6
52.Be2
Na3
53.h4
Nc2+
54.Kc3
Nb4
55.Bxb5
Nxa2+
56.Kb3
Nb4
57.Be2
Nxd5
58.h5
Nf4
59.hxg6
hxg6
60.Bc4
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