Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Topalov – Anand (6th round)

This game was one of the most exciting moments of this tournament.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 (If 3.Nc3 Bb4, we have a “Nimzo” [the Nimzowitsch defence] which has been Karpov, Anand and Kramnik’s favourite weapon for some time) 3...b6 (This order of moves leads us to the Queen’s Indian Defence, Indian because the bishop goes on the little side and Queen because the pawn move is played on the Queen’s side of the board. Against d4, if we play Nf6 and g6, we have chances to play the King’s Indian. Logical.) 4. g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 (the last two black moves are popular because they are supposed to disrupt White’s game) 7.Nc3

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