Anand,V – Rebel10 (exp)

Anand avoids the main theoretical variations.

Anand,V (2795)
Rebel10 (exp)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: July 21, 1998
Location: 8 game match
Tournament: game-6 (15:00 all)
Round:
Opening: A07 Réti (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3), King's Indian Attack (Barcza System)
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Published on: February 20, 2020

[Event "game-6 (15:00 all)"]
[Site "8 game match"]
[Date "1998.07.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand,V"]
[Black "Rebel10 (exp)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[ECO "A07"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 { Anand avoids the main theoretical variations. } 2... Bg4 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 { Out of book Rebel produces this slightly inferior move. The knight shouldn't block the c-pawn. } 5. d3 { Anand doesn't try to take advantage of Black's last move. 5 d4 was possible, after which the knight on c6 looks a bit silly. } 5... e5 { Now we have a kind of Pirc-Ufimzev, with reversed colours. } 6. h3 Be6 7. a3 { White prefers a kind of Modern Defence setup, by means of a3 and b4. } 7... Be7 8. b4 a6 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. e3 f5 { Active play, like Rebel always does. } 12. c4 { With a little trick in mind: 13 Ng5! Bxg5 14 cxd5. } 12... dxc4 13. dxc4 Bf6 14. Qc2 e4 { This move is possible, because White is not able to retake on d4 with a piece. Still, white's centre is getting stronger, but also after 10 minutes of thought Rebel would have played e5-e4. } 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 c6 17. Rfd1 Nb6 18. Bf1 Qc7 { A tense struggle lies ahead. Anand has the initiative on the queen's side, but he must be aware of moves like ... e3, ... f4. In the meantime Black's pieces are well coordinated to catch up with the White pawns in the centre. } 19. Nb3 Qf7 20. Na5 Rfd8 { Always a difficult question: Which rook belongs on d8? 20 ... Rad8 seems playable as well, to keep the other rook at f8 and try for ... f5-f4. } 21. a4 Rd7 { 21 ... Rac8 was better, to stop the advance b4-b5. } 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Rc7 24. c5 { Maybe too hasty. Rebel's choices 24 Qb3 or 24 bxc6 come into consideration. } 24... cxb5 25. Bxb5 Rcc8 26. Qe2 Nd5 27. Nc4 { White has the better chances now, although the situation is still pretty tense. } 27... Be7 28. Ne5 Qf6 { Moving the queen to h6 is not such a good idea. 28 ... Qf8 seems better. } 29. Bc4 Qh6 30. h4 Kh8 { A mistake, losing a pawn. The logical follow-up after moving the queen to h6 would have been the sharp 30 ... g5!? I think this would have given Anand a tough time. } 31. Bc1 { A very strong move. Now after 31 ... Qf6 32 Rxa8 Rxa8 33 Qb2 Black will lose the b7-pawn. } 31... Rxa1 32. Bxh6 Nc3 33. Rxa1 { Vishy misses the easy 33 Bxg7+, winning a pawn and probably the game. } 33... Nxe2+ 34. Bxe2 gxh6 35. Ra7 { Now White hasn't much anymore. Better is 35 Rb1 or even 35 Rd1 (proposed by Rebel). } 35... Bf6 36. Rxb7 Bxe5 37. dxe5 Rxc5 38. Re7 Bd5 39. Rd7 Bg8 { Forces the draw. } 40. Re7 Bd5 41. Rd7 Bg8 42. Re7 Bd5 { Draw by repetition. Actually I claimed the draw after White's last move 42 Re7, stating that the computer was going to play 42 ... Bd5, leading to the move-repetition. Anand accepted. 1/2-1/2 } 1/2-1/2

[Event "game-6 (15:00 all)"]
[Site "8 game match"]
[Date "1998.07.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand,V"]
[Black "Rebel10 (exp)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[ECO "A07"]

Anand,V – Rebel10 (exp)

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