20.01.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 h5 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Nbd7 11.Qd2 g6 12.0–0–0 Nb6 13.Qa5 Bh6 14.Bxh6 Rxh6 15.Kb1 Rc8 16.Qb4 Kf8 17.c4 Kg7 18.g3 Rh8 19.Rc1 Qc7 20.Bh3 Rce8 21.Rhd1 Re7 22.a3 Rd8 23.Nd2 Nbd7 24.Qc3 a5 25.Bxd7 Nxd7 26.f4 Nf6 27.Rf1 b6 28.h3 Qd7 29.f5 Rf8 30.Qe3 e4 31.g4 hxg4 32.hxg4 Re5 33.Rf4 Qd8 34.g5 Nh5 35.f6+ Kg8 36.Rxe4 Rfe8 37.Ka2 a4 38.Rc3 Qc7 39.Qd4 Qc5 40.Qxc5 White wins 1–0
Group A
V. Anand 1-0 V. Topalov
L. van Wely 1/2 P. Leko
M. Carlsen 1/2 B. Gelfand
V. Kramnik 1/2 J. Polgar
T. Radjabov 1/2 V. Ivanchuk
S. Mamedyarov 1/2 L. Aronian
P. Eljanov 1/2 M. Adams
Group B
N. Short 1-0F I. Cheparinov
M. Krasenkow 1-0 G. Sargissian
E. Bacrot – H. Koneru
P. Harikrishna 1/2 E. L’Ami
Y. Hou 1/2 I. Nepomniachtchi
D. Stellwagen 1/2 J. Smeets
W. Spoelman 0-1 S. Movsesian
Group C
A. Braun 0-1 F. Caruana
I. Krush 1-0 P. Carlsson
J. van der Wiel 1-0 E. Grivas
S. Li 0-1 D. Reinderman
A. Ushenina 1-0 D. Ruijgrok
F. Nijboer 0-1 M. van der Werf
P. Negi 1-0 Z. Peng
They look happy.
Is this Anand’s Topa style comeback.
Glad that Anand whupped Topailov.As for Cheparinov he deserves to be forfeited. After all it is true that Short’s equanimity would have been disturbed,had his opponent agreed to put out a limp hand,after the arbiter warns him of a forfeit. Topailov and Cheparinov,ever so controversial. Cheparinov was suspected of ‘cheating’ ie: helping out Topailov,during the San Luis WCC. The chess world would be better off,without such chumps.Short is a thorough gentleman,but disliked by some because he does not mince words.
Did Topalov resign early? I don’t see him losing outright after bxQc5