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LUIS, Argentina, October 1, 2005: Viswanathan Anand gave ample
evidence of his fine form with a crushing victory over English
Grandmaster Michael Adams in the third round of the FIDE World
Chess Championship taking place in the Hotel Potrero de los
Funes Complex, in the Province of San Luis, Argentina. The
NIIT Brand Ambassador Anand, who won his first round against
Judit Polgar and then held out for a marathon draw against
arch-rival Veselin Topalov, took just 32 moves against Adams
to register his second of the tournament.
All
four games produced results, as against four draws in the
previous round. Peter Svidler beat an out-of-form Peter Leko,
and Judit Polgar won a very nice game against Rustam Kasimdzhanov.
Topalov needed well over six hours to grind down Alexander
Morozevich.
Anand
and Topalov, both rated at 2788 share the lead at 2.5 points
out of three and they are followed by Svidler, the only other
unbeaten player after three rounds.
The
Anand-Adams game was in Ruy Lopez, Chigorin. It then went
into the game went into the Zaitsev variation much like the
famous Kasparov v Karpov battles. Almost from the time the
clash entered the middle game, Anand seemed to have an edge.
The
position in the middle game after 15 moves was one which has
been analysed and has rich history. The game followed the
Kasparov v Karpov clashes of 1986, where black has poorer
positions.
Anand
kept inching ahead with a novelty on 23rd move with 23. Qd2.
Even then for sometime it seemed Anand might have to work
hard for his win. But as the game progressed, it showed Anand
had a definite winning line in mind and he managed it successfully.
On the 32nd move Adams resigned and it was another win for
Anand.
The
FIDE World Chess Championship runs from September 27 to October
16, 2005.
Results
of Round 3: Anand beat Adams; Svidler beat Leko; Polgar beat
Kasimdzhanov;
Morozevich
lost to Topalov.
Standings after Round 3: 1. Anand and Topalov 2.5 each; 3.
Svidler 2.0; 4. Polgar 1.5; 5. Adams, Kasimdzhanov and Morozevich
1.0; 8. Leko 0.5;
Pairings
for fourth round: Kasimdzhanov v Anand; Leko v Polgar; Morozevich
v Svidler; Topalov v Adams.
Anand
v Adams
W
Ch Arg Round 3
1.
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8.
c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4
Nb4
15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Qb6
20. Nf5 Ne5
21.
Rg3 g6 22. Nf3 Ned3 23. Qd2 Bxd5 24. Nxh6+ Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Qxf2+
26. Kh2
Nxe1
27. Nh4 Ned3 28. Nxg6 Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31.
Qf6+ Kg8
32.
Bh6 1-0
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