GM Leko (2751) – GM Anand (2783) [D97]
Chess Match (4), 04.06.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0–0 7.e4 a6 8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5 10.dxc5 Bb7 11.0–0 Nbd7 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 Nxc5 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.Qa3 Rfe8 16.Bg5 Qf8 17.Bd2 Bxe5 18.Nxe5 Rxe5 19.Rfe1 Rae8 20.Bf1 Rxe1 21.Rxe1 Rxe1 22.Bxe1 Ne6 23.Qg3 f6 24.Bc3 Qd8 25.h4 Kf7 26.Qe3 h5 27.a3 Qd5 28.Qb6 g5 29.hxg5 fxg5 30.f3 h4 31.Qe3 h3 32.gxh3 Qxf3 33.Qxf3+ Bxf3 34.Kf2 Be4 35.Ke3 Bf5 36.Be5 Kg6 37.Bg2 Nc5 38.Bd6 Nd3 39.b3 Ne1 40.Bb7 Nc2+ 41.Kd2 a5 42.Bg2 b4 43.axb4 axb4 44.Bc5 Na1 45.Bd5 Bxh3 46.Bxb4 Bf5 47.Bc5 Nxb3+ 48.Bxb3 Be4 49.Ke3 Kf5 50.Ba4 Bh1 51.Bc2+ Ke6 52.Kf2 Kd7 53.Kg3 Kc6 54.Be3 Kb7 55.Kg4 Ka8 56.Kxg5 Bg2 Game drawn ½–½
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Anand barely survived.
It’s still needs a champion to escape harmless from a precarious condition. That’s exactly what separates the good from the greats.