VISHY ANAND WINS THE FIRST ROUND AGAINST TOPALOV @ AMBER!

VISHY ANAND WINS THE FIRST ROUND AGAINST TOPALOV @ AMBER!
The rate of play is 25 minutes per game per player. With every move made in the blindfold games 20 seconds is added to the clock, with every move made in the rapid games 10 seconds is added.

Tournament: Amber 2011; Round: 01-Rapid
White: Topalov
Black: Anand
Date: Sat Mar 12 2011; Result: ½-½
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6 16. d5 Ne7 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. Bf3 Ng6 19. Nxg6 Bxg6 20.Qb3 b6 21. Re3 Bf5 22. Rae1 Qd6 23. h3 Bd7 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. hxg4 b5 26. Re5 Rab8 27. R1e3 c4 28. Qc2 b4 29. cxb4
Qxb4 30. g3 Qb1+ 31. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 32. Kg2 Rd1 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kh7 35. Rc8 Rxd5 36. Rxc4 ½-½
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Tournament: Amber 2011; Round: 01-Blind
White: Anand
Black: Topalov
Date: Sat Mar 12 2011; Result: 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Rd2 Be7 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Kh2 h5 17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Nc5 Rxd2 19.Rxd2 Bc8 20. b4 h4 21. Rd3 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. g4 hxg3+ 24. Kxg3 b6 25. Nd3 Be6 26. a3 Bd5 27. Nd4 Ke7 28.Nf5+ Kf8 29. f4 Be4 30. Kg4 f6 31. exf6 gxf6 32. h4 Nh8 33. Ng3 Bh7 34. f5 Nf7 35. Kf4 Nd6 36. Nf2 Bg8 37. Nfe4 Ne8 38. h5 Kg7 39. Nf2 Ba2 40. Ng4 Bb1 41. h6+ Kh7 42. c3 Nd6 43. Nxf6+ Kxh6 44. Ng4+ Kg7 45. Ne5 Kf6 46. Nh5+ Ke7 47. Nxc6+ Kf8 48. Ng3 Nb5 49. Ne2 Bd3 50. a4 Bxe2 51. axb5 Bxb5 52. Nxa7 Bd7 53. c4 Ke7 54. Ke5 Be8 55.Nb5 c6 56. f6+ Kd7 57. Nd6 Bg6 58. c5 bxc5 59. bxc5 Bb1 60. Nc4 Ba2 61. Nb6+ Ke8 62. Kd6 Kf7 63. Kxc6 Kxf6 64.Kd6 Bb1 65. c6 Bd3? 66. Nd7+ Kg7 67. Nc5 1-0


Round 1 results

14.30 Blind
Nakamura-Carlsen ½

Aronian-Giri 1-0

Ivanchuk-Gashimov 0-1

16.00 Blind
Karjakin-Gelfand 0-1

Grischuk-Kramnik 1-0

Anand-Topalov 1-0

17.45 Rapid
Carlsen-Nakamura 1-0

Giri-Aronian 0-1

Gashimov-Ivanchuk 1-0

19.15 Rapid
Gelfand-Karjakin 1-0

Kramnik-Grischuk 0-1

Topalov-Anand ½

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