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| FIDE World Championship 2005, San Luis, Argentina. Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 12
WCh-FIDE San Luis ARG (ARG), 28 ix-16 x 2005 cat. XX (2739)
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1 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2788 ** 1= == 1= 1. 1= 1= 1. 9.0 2929
2 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2738 0= ** =. 11 == 1= == 1. 7.5 2829
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788 == =. ** 0. 01 =1 1= 11 7.5 2827
4 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2707 0= 00 1. ** =1 =1 =. == 6.0 2741
5 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2670 0. == 10 =0 ** =. == 01 5.0 2686
6 Leko, Peter g HUN 2763 0= 0= =0 =0 =. ** 1. 1= 5.0 2684
7 Adams, Michael g ENG 2719 0= == 0= =. == 0. ** == 4.5 2655
8 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2735 0. 0. 00 == 10 0= == ** 3.5 2577
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Round 12 (October 11, 2005)
Topalov, Veselin - Svidler, Peter 1/2 21 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Morozevich, Alexander - Polgar, Judit 1/2 54 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Adams, Michael 1/2 48 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 53 C42 Petroff's Defence
 Peter Svidler had the fairly tricky task of trying to play for a win with black without risking his chances for second. The game was drawn after 22 moves. Photo © http://www.wccsanluis.net Chess from Malcolm Pein Chess for Thursday October 13th 2005 Veselin Topalov needs just two draws to be crowned Fide World Champion after keeping his closest rival Peter Svidler at arms length in their twelfth round game at San Luis in Argentina. The Bulgarian leads the field by 1.5 points and needs just two draws to take the crown and the first prize of $300,000. He remains unbeaten on 9/12 with Svidler on 7.5 Playing white Topalov declined Svidler's invitation to discuss the sharp Marshall Gambit and instead played a quiet line and headed straight for an endgame with opposite coloured bishops. Svidler agreed the draw on move 21. Vishy Anand joined Svidler in second place but his run of four points in his last five games has come too late. Anand defeated Peter Leko with the black pieces, no easy task, after a theoretical argument in the Petroff. The position was balanced but Leko then appeared to overestimate his chances and was outplayed as Anand found his best form. Michael Adams was fortunate to survive against Rustam Kasimdzhanov. The England number one got his pieces jumbled up in the opening as he defended the Ruy Lopez and his opponent, who just got the better of him in the final of last year's Fide championship missed a very promising continuation. As played Adams lost a pawn but defended stoutly to secure the half point. Round twelve of fourteen. Kasimdzhanov draw Adams, Ruy Lopez Anti Marshall 8.a4 Bb7, 48; Leko 1-0 Anand, Petroff Defence, 53; Morozevich - Polgar, Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 Ng4, 54; Topalov - Svidler, Ruy Lopez Anti Marshall, 8.h3 Bb7 21; Scores: 1 Topalov (Bulgaria) 9/12; 2-3 Anand (India), Svidler (Russia) 7.5; 4 Morozevich (Russia) 6; 5-6 Leko (Hungary), Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) 5; 7 Adams (England) 4.5; 8 Polgar (Hungary) 3.5 With Black's queen in such a dominant position Leko should perhaps have sought refuge in an endgame with 24.Qb3 Qxb3 (24. ...Qd7 25.Qxb7) 25.Nxb3 b3 26.d5 although Black has no problems, the extra doubled pawn costs white at least a tempo to recoup and the Bh4 controls e1. 29. ...Ng6! assumes the initiative so 30.Qc4 was another chance to simplify but after 30. ...Qxc4 31.Nxc4 b6 Black intends Nh4 and Rg3 and stands better. Leko tries to complicate but Anand's king remains safe and he simply grabs a couple of pawns. Rather than get into a pawn race Anand advances his king to create a mating net with rook, knight, king and pawn. P Leko - V Anand FIDE WCh (12) San Luis 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf5 14.Re1 Rfe8 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.h3 Be4 17.Nd2 Bxg2 18.Bg4 Bh1 19.f3 Bh4 20.Rf1 f5 21.Bh5 g6 22.Kxh1 gxh5 23.Rg1+ Kh8 24.Qf1 Bf6 25.Rb1 Ne7 26.Bg5 Bxg5 27.Rxg5 Rg8 28.Rxg8+ Rxg8 29.Qe2?! Ng6 30.Rb5 Qc6 31.Rxf5 Qxc3 32.Rd5 Qxa3 33.Kh2 Qf8 34.Qe6 Qf4+ 35.Kh1 Rf8 36.Qe2 h4 37.Rd7 Rf7 38.Rd8+ Kg7 39.Ne4 Qxf3+ 40.Qxf3 Rxf3 41.Nc5 b6 42.Ne6+ Kf6 43.Nxc7 Rxh3+ 44.Kg1 Rd3 45.Nb5 Kg5 46.Nxa7 h3 47.Nc6 Kg4 48.Ra8 Kg3 49.Ra1 h2+ 50.Kh1 Nf4 51.Ne5 Re3 52.Rd1 Kh3 53.Nf7 Rg3 0-1 Anand  Leko Final position after 53...Rg3. Black is playing Ne2 and Rg1 mate is unstoppable. |
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