Susan Polgar
Executive Director of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence
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Checkmate in 3! It's very cute. http://t.co/3Vdul4DX
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Sorry, internet connection died :( Anyway, nice hold by Anand. Now Anand has an edge with 2 white in final 3 games.
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32...Kh7 33. Qd4 f5 34. f4 This is very strange. White must try the h4, g4 - g5 plan to have any practical chances.
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31. a5 Nd5 32. a6 Gelfand is trying a different plan, but I am still having a hard time to find a convincing path.
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30...Ne7 Anand is doing exactly that. Gelfand's only chance is to find a way to make play with h4 - g5.
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30. a4 This is a surprise. Black can play Ne7 then Nd5. This is a solid fortress.
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I don't expect either to take crazy chances in the final few games as a loss may prove to be hard to overcome at this stage of the match.
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With only 4 games left, they want to hold with as little effort as possible with black and playing for 2 results with white.
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28... Rc7 29. Qb2 Kg7 If Gelfand wants to, he can make Anand sweat this out for a while. However, it is not so easy to make a serious dent.
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26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 Black is planning his Rook on the 7th rank to build a fortress. The question is can white make progress
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23...Rec8 += 24. h3 Nd5 25. Qe2 Ng6 Now white must take on f6. White cannot allow the black knight to go to d5.
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19...bxc5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Bh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxd6 Rxc1+ 23. Rd1 They continued as expected. White is playing for 2 results, no danger of losing
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19. c5 interesting move. Here is a possible continuation 19...bxc5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Bh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxd6 Rxc1+ 23. Rd1 Rec8 +=
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This is the critical moment for Gelfand. He must find the right plan if he wants the full point. This why he is spending a lot of time here.
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How does white plan to maximize his advantage. One of the plans is to work on the idea of d5.
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18...Qd6 This is the best possible move for Anand. It gives his Queen more mobility. The question now is what should white do?
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18. Bh4 as expected. I am puzzled of some of Anand's moves in this game. He is giving white an excellent position voluntarily.
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I like white's position a lot better. 16. Qxf3 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 h6 I expect 18. Bh4 Black has an issue finding good squares for his pieces.
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14...Bxf3 This is a total stunner. Why would black give up his Bishop? It is now a pair of Bishops versus a pair of Knights.
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13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. c4 Black's position is fine, even though white has a pair of Bishops.
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12...Rc8 Anand spent a lot of time to make this move. White could make a play for the Kingside or the center. I give white a slight edge +=
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11...Nbd7 12. Rac1 It's interesting that even though Anand surprised Gelfand with the Nimzo, White is playing faster.
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7...dxc4 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 We have yet to see a novelty so far.
10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Both are still in theory.
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5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O This is so far the main line of the Nimzo Indian. Anand is very familiar with this opening.
