Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess

339 Pages·2001·11.59 MB·English

by  Vishy Anand

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Conetnts
Introduction 5
I V. Anan-dv.I nkioCva,l cu1t9t8a6 7
2 V. Anan-d K. Ninvo,W orlJdu niCohra mpionship,
BaguCiioty1 987 12
3 V. Anan-dS .A gdesteWiorn,lJ du niCohra mpionship,
BaguCiioty1 987 16
4 V.A nand- J.Be njaminW,ij kaa Zene 1 989 23
5 M.Thl - V.A nandY,o uvtshV e tesr,Caa nnne1s9 89 29
6 V.A nand-B.S passkyY,o uvtshV eetranCsa,nn 1e9s8 9 34
7 M.K uijf-V. AnandW,ij ka aZene 1990 40
8 M.P eturss-oVn.A nandM,a niIlneatr zo/n9a90l 43
9 V. Anand-I.M oroviFce rnandeNzo,v Sia Odl ymp1i9a9d0 49
10 A.B eliavs-kVy.A nandM,u ni1c9h9 1 54
11A .K arpov-V.A nandC,a dnidamtaetsc( h6B )r,u ss1e99l1s 59
12V .A nand-G.K asparo1ivl,b u1rg9 91 67
13G .K asproav-V.A nandR,e ggEimoi l1i9a9 112 74
14 V.A nand- E.B areeDvo,rtm un1d9 92 81
15V .A nand-R.H iibneDr,o rtmu1n9d9 2 87
16V. Anand-I.S okoloSvW,I FrTap iBd,r uss19e9l2s 90
17V. lvanch-uVk.A nandM,a tc(h) 1 ,L ina1re9s9 2 92
18V .A nand-G.K amskyA,l ekhMiemnoer iMaols,c 1o9w9 2 98
19V .A nand-V.I vanchLuki,nre as1 993 102
20 B.G elfa-nVd.A nandL,i na1r9e9s3 106
21V. Anand-E. BareeLvi,nre as1 993 101
22 V. Anand-F.I zetMaa,d rid 1993 151
23 V. Anand-L.F tacnBiki,eI ln terz1o9n93a l 191
24 L.0 1-1V. AnandB,i eIlne trzonal/993 126
25 M. Adams- V.A nandE,u ropeCalnu bs FinCaupl ,
Hilve1r9s9u3m 130
26 V.A nan-dA.Be 1iavskPy,CA Q ualifiGeror.n ing1e9n9 3 163
27 J.Be njami-nV.A nandP,C A QualGifiroenr.i ng1e9n9 3 124
28 V.A nan-dG.K amsky,L ina1r9e9s4 148
4 VISHANYAND :M YB ESGTAM ESO FC HESS
29 V.A nandJ-,P olgLairn, a1re9s94 153
30 V.A nand-GK.am sky,P CAC andidat(e) s3Las, Palma1s99 5 157
31 V.A nandG-.K amsky,P CAC andida(t9Lae)ss,Pa lmas1 9951 64
32V .A nandG-.K amsky,P CAC adnidate(1s 1 )La, s P alm1a9s9 15 71
33 V.A nan-dJ.T immanTa,lM emrioalR,i g1a9 95 176
34 V.A nan-dG.K aspar,oP vCAW orldC hampio(n9s)hi,p
NewY or1k9 95 184
35V .A nan-dB.Ge lfaWinjdk,a aZene 1 996 189
36 V.A nan-dJ.P olgaArm,b eRrap idM,on tCea r1l9o96 198
3 7V .A nandV-.T opoavlD,o nmu1n9d9 6 202
38 V.A nandV-.l vacnhukL,a s Palmas 1996 207
39 V.A nand-AK.a rpovLas, Palm1a9s9 6 2ll
40 V.A nan-dJ,L autiBeire,l /997 216
41J L.a uti-eV.rA nandB,i /e9l97 220
42 V.K ramnik-V. AnandB,e lgr1a9de9 7 225
43 P.N ikio-clV.A nandF,I DWEo rldC h.G,ro ning1e9n9 7 234
44 V.A nan-dA. Shir,Fo IvDWEo rlCdh .G,ro nin1g9e9n7 238
45 V.A nandA-.K arp,oF vIDWEo rldC hF.in a(l6 ),
Lausan1n9e9 8 244
46 V. AnandV-.T opa,lW oijvkaan Ze1e9 98 249
4 7V. IvanchukV.- AnandL,i nares 1998 253
48 V. AnandV-.K ramnik1i,l burg 1998 2S7
49 V.A nandL-.0 11Eu,ro peCalnbu sC upB,e lgr1a9de9 9 262
50 D.R eindenn-aVn.A nandWi,j kaan Zee1 999 269
51V. Anan-dJ .P ikeWtij,ka aZne 1e 999 273
52 V.A nandP-.S vidlLeirnre,as 1 999 277
53V .T opaloVv.A -nandL,i na1re9s9 9 283
54 V. Anan-dP .N ikolWiijcka, a Zene 2 000 291
55 V. AnandA-.K halmiafn,F IDEWo rldC upS,h eny2a00n0g 297
56 V. AnandM-.A dams,F IDEWo rlCdh .N,e wD el2h00i0 304
57 V. Anan-dA.S hirFoIvD,EW orldC hF.in a(l4 T)eh,e r2a00n 0 3ll
Combinations 316
Solutions 326
IndoefxO pponents 335
IndoefxO penings 336
Symbols 336
Introduction
Id onw'at ntot s pendt oom ucht imoen b iograpdheitcaaiblle sca,u tsheii ssa
booka boutm yg amesos I,w ilblec ontenta b wriietsfhk etch.
Iw as borno n1 1tDhe cembe1r9 6i9n C henn(aMia draasn)dl, e arntc hess
att hagee o fs ifxr ommy m otheAr y.e alra tIej ro intehdTe aJ. C hescsl uibn
ChennaAi c.o upolfey earlsa tIew re ntto M anilwah emny f athheardan as­
signmentth earend gotc auguhpti nt heP hilippcihneesfsse verers ulting
fromt h1e9 7K8arp ov-KorchWnooril Cdh ampionmsahticphR .e turnitnog
Indiiatw, as notu nt1i9l8 t3h aIat chieavr ede ablre akthroughI.n t hayte arI
wonbo tht hen ationSaulb -Jun(iuonrd 1e6r)a- ndJ uni(ourn d1e9r)-t itles,
and qualififeodtr h e( adunlatt)i ocnhaalm pionsThhiecp h.a mpionisthsiepl f
was heltdh feo llowyienagar n,dI fi nishfeodu rItnh1 .9 8I5g ainmeydI nter­
natioMnaaslt er attti htteli em;Iew ast hyeo ungeAssti aenv etroa chietvhei s
distinctIin1o 9n8.I6 w ont hNea tioCnhaalm pionasnhdibp e camIen dia's
youngcehsamtp ion.
The followyienarg1, 9 8w7a,s s pecial.h aAvfitpnelgra ytehdre tei mebse ­
forei nt hWeo rlJdu niCohram pionshfiinpi,s hliOngt5 ht,ah n d7 thI,fi nally
won thist itlIenD. e cemboefrt hseam ey earI b ecamteh weo rldy'osu ngest
grandmast(eartt h atti me).
In Jul1y9 90,Ib rokteh routghh2e 6 00b arrieIrnt. h sea mmeo nthIq, u ali­
fied fotrh Cea ndidaftreostm h Mea nilIan terzoTnhaefil r.s rto unodft he
Candidawtase sh elidnJ anuary 1a9n9dIw1 o,n m ym atcha gainst bDurte ev,
int hqeu arter-finIla olsnstar rowltyo K arpovi na m atcthh ahti ngoedn t hfie­
nalg ameA.f ttehrid si sappoinItc moenncte,n troantt edo urnament pwliatyh
some succeIsw so:no utritga htR eggEimoi li1a9 191(2a heoafdK arpoavn d
Kasparov)an d inM osco(wN ovemb1e9r9 2).
In1 99I3q ualiffioebrdo tthh Fe IDEa ndPC A Candidatceysc lThees .f ol­
lowiynegar I w ass uccesisntf huPelC AC andidactycelsde e,f eatifnigrR sot­
manishinan d theAnd amst or eacthhe F inoaflt hCe andidaItnte hseF. I DE
cycIlw ea sl esfso rtunaltoes,it noKg am skya ftehra vibneegn t wog ameusp
withthr ee top lay.
Ine arl1y9 9I5d efeated Kiamnts hkeFy i noaflt hPCeA Candidates and
gaintedh rei gthotf aceK asparovf or PtChAeW orlCdh ampionisnhN iepw
YorkA.s everybody knIos wtsart,e dw elblu tf adeidnt hes econhda lf.
6 VJHSYA NANDM:Y BEST GAMEOSF C HESS
Howevleors,i tnhgim sa tcwha sn otth een dof t hweo rldan d in 1996I w as
bacoknt hteo urnamternatfii nli,s hjionigfin rts t Kwriatmhn aitDk o rtmund
andb eatiKnags pairnot vh Fei noaflt hGee nevQau ickpHloawye.v teher ,
mositm portanetv eonft1 99h6 adn othitnodg ow itchh esosnJ: u n2e7 thI
marrieAdcu nai nC hennai.
199w7a sas uccesysefuaIlrn A. p riIlfi nishjeodifin rtsw ti tKhr amnaitk
DosH ermanaansdi nM ayI b ecatmhefire s tp erstoown i nt hAem bert our
namentM oinna ctow icTeh.e rfeo lloaww eidni nt hFer ankRfaupritsd e,c ­
ondp laicneD ortmunadn do utrighfitr sitnB ieFli.n alItl iyef,do fi rr sptl ace
witIhv anchautkB elgrianNd oev ember.
Att heen dof 1 99I7p articiipnta hFteIe DdWE o rlCdh ampionshheilapdt
Groninangde sni,n Icq eu aliffioetrdh fien aaltL ausanthniees v esnpti lled
oveirn t1o9 98I. reacthhefiedn ala gaiKnarposvt, butth etinre dnetsooski ts
toanldl, d espai3 t-er3 e suilntt h mea tciht seIll ofst,th tei e-bDeresapki.t e
thiesa rdliys appoin19t9mw8ea nsmt y,m osstu ccesysefaruu plt o th att ime.
Iw ont hceh eOsssc aanrd, t ookfi rsptl aicnefi vem ajotro urnameantWit jsk
aan Zee,L inarMeasd,r iFdr,a nkfuanrdt T ilburg.
199s9tarted welsli,n Ics ec or+e6da tW ijaank lJ!e tofi nishha lapof i nt
behinKda sparovt,h reebs utotf t hyee awra sr athdeirs appoinTthiepn rgo.b­
lemsst arattLe idn arewsh,e reI l osact r ucgiamaelt oK asparoWvh.e ther
thiwsa st hseo lcea uisesh ardt os ayb,ua tta nyr atIse tr uggwlietdmh y f orm
fosre vemroanlt thhse reafter.
Then ewm illenbneiguanmw itahm odessutc caetsWi sj ka aZJ!en, Where
Ifi nishjedo isnetc onbduo,tn caeg aiLni narepsr ovdeids courHaogwi­ng.
evefrr,o tmh ipso ionntm yf orrma piidmlpyr ovanedd m,y p lareyg ainetdh e
freshannedvs isg owuhri chha db eetnh feo undaftoimroy nr uonf s ucciens
1998F.i rIsw to nt haed vanccehde esvs einntLe ona ndt hFer ankfurratp id,
andt heInw asj oifinrtsa ttD ortmunAd f.u rtheinr t hwFeiID nE W orlCdu p
inS henyanlgem fte in excelslheanpeft o trh cer uceivaelon ftt hyee ar-the
FIDEW orld ChampiTohnitssih miteph .e wrea sn od isappoianttt hmee nt
lahsutr danlde I,a chiemvyeg dr eattersitu mtpodh a twei tahd ecisi3v1e1 2-'h
victionrt hyfie n aalg aiSnhsitr ov.
NowI w ilsli gonffan d leatvheree a detrose njotyhg eam es.
VishAnyan d
ColladSpoa.i n
Jun2e0 01
Game 1
V.A nan-dVl.k niov
Calcu1t9t68a
SiicaiRnli,hc teRra-uzer
1 e4 cS itw ilbled ifcfuilfto Brl actkog et
2 lLi3 d6 atW hitec'-sp awwnhse,re aWsh ite
3 d4 cxd4 wilalt tatchkde 5 -paTwhne.m ove
4 �d4 .!M6 l..l.ll:lbh4abede np laybeedf oirne ,
s 00 � Vitolins-JIunkirmoavl,1a 9 85.
6 i.gS e6 12l:t he(1D )
7 'l'd2 i.e7
8 0-0-0 0-0
9 ll:lb3
In 198t6h is movienv owgause
thantkots h eeff ortofs M ikhaTiall .
9 aS
10a4 dS
11i. bS
A move fiprslta yine dT al-Sis­
megaT,a xco Int1e9r58z,eo vneanl
thouTghal a scribtehsem ove's in­
ventionto VitolTaiwlno �nt. h agtam e
and scorane de vegnr eastuecrc ess
whehen beat Korcwihtnihoat it t he 12. •. dxe4
198M5o ntpelClainedri dTaotuers­ Afte1r2 .'il.lc.71 3e 5ll:l e8 14
namentI.fi gurtehda Itc oulddo ll:ld4!B laciksin ab adw ayD.u et o
worsethan tof ollionTw a lf'oost ­thwee aknoefst sh ee6 -paBwlna,c k
steps. canp'lta .yf. .6a ndh ies8 -kniigsh t
11 ll:lb4 badpllya ced.
Sisnipelgaay eld.l lt:l. x.e 4a nd 13'i xi'd8
Kon:hnoli. l..dxle..l4..i. b4i sa n­ Really tnheew m ofivreso tft he
othepors sibialftietry ;1 2e xedx5d g5a meV.i topllianys1ed 3ll:l xell4lxe4
13'l' f4f,o llobwyee dx changoens 1411r xd8� xg5+15 'i i'xg5/t:\xg156
c3and f6bo,t hs idweis leln d uh4p, r egaitnhipeni ge cwiet ahn u n­
withf ractp.a•wrnse tdru ctubruets c,l epoasri tion.
8 VJHSYAN AND: MYB ESGTAM ES OFC HESS
... l:l.xd8 17l:l. d1
13
Mterl 3....t .x d81 4ll lxe4..t e7 Everythwiinttghe mpo.
(l.4ll. l.x e41 5..t xd8ll lxf21 6l:l. d2 17 ..te7( D)
isv eryp romisfionrWg h iteB;l ack
hasn o reasonadbelfee ntcoet he
threats of1 7..t xa5 and1 ..t7e 7 )1 5
lllxf6+..t xf6( l.5g. .x f61 6..t h6i s
similtoa thre g ame1)6 ..t xf6g xf6
17l:l. d6B laccka np lanye ith.be.6r.
nor. e.5.,a nds oh as seriopurso b­
lemdse velophiinqsg u eenside.
14ll lxe4 lllbd5 (D)
18ltl xf6+?!
Whitree tathiena sd vantage after
this movBel,a cbckuo tu lhda vpeu t
upm orer esistaItnw case p.r obably
strongteorp la1y8 ll ld6!I. w ould
notc laitmh atth iissa forcedw in
(Larsoennc oeb servetdh aatl llo ng
variatairoewn rso ngb!u)t,B laciks
definitienrl eya trolu ble:
15c 4 l)1 8. .b6. 19..t c6!( no1t9 ..t e3
Ap ositioungallyl ym obvuett, h e becausneo wB laccank reasonably
maitnh inisgt oe xplWoihti tel'esa dp la1y9 .ll .l.x b5w!i tah s atisfactory
ind evelopmTeont th.ie sn dW,h itep ositaifotnee irt h2e0rc xb005!
muskte etph ed -filoepe n. or2 0a xbtr5a nspostioln ign2a e b e·
15 - !i:Jc7 low)19 . .l:l..b 82 0..t f4a!n dW hite's
15ll .lb4. .oc cupitehse ' holcer'e ­piecoecsc udpyo minatpoisnigt ions.
atedb yW hitep'rse vimoouvse b,u t 2)1 8.ll .l.x b5a ndn owt hearer e
the1n6 l:l. xd8+..t xd81 7l:l. d1..t e7 twopo ssibllien es:
18ll ld6e 5 (l.8.b6 . 19..t e3!al so 2a) 19a xb5b6 (bes1t9..;. a4 20
netasp awn1)9ll lxc8l:l. xc280 ll lxa5 llla5!a nd1 9. ..2 0h..t 6x f6..tx f26 1
winasp awn. lllc5are morep romisfionWrgh ite)
16l:l. xd8+..t xd8 20..t e3a 42 1ll la1ll ld5!2 2c xd5
ANAND - INIOKV,C ALCUITA 1986 9
.bd62 3d xei.6e ?2 4e xf7�+x f7 i.c5. 20. .e.5i sw orsaes,a fte2r1
with fair compensaftoitroh pnea wn.i. c5i. xc52 2ll:l xc5i. g42 3ll d5
2b)1 9c xb5! c(otnhciesdt ehes :lc82 4b 3B lacqku'ese nspiadwen s
d5-squbaruBetl, a ccakn m'atk fuel l arei ntr oub.l e
useo fi tl).9 .b .62 0ltl c4( 2i.0e 3 21& s (DJ
�!as inl inle)2 0. .. 2ll1bltld 84 The alterna2t1if v4am eb itiously
(intenlLlcd6i)2 ngI. ..i.(b2.7l. .i.da7t temtpost qsu aBslha cbku,ht e c an
22ltl e5i sa lsgooo df oWrh it2e2) frehei mseblysf a crifiac pianwgn :
l0xb6i. xg22 3ltl c4!( althou2gl.h.. e252i.! c 5( 22f xe5i.?e!6 2 3
Blahcak s ttwhobe i shotphsme,a ssli:l d2a 4p revenWthsi tseu pporting
ofp awnosn t heq ueensiistd hee hics4 -pabwynb 3a,n dt hetnh ce4 -
mosti mportanfta ctiontr h epo si­pawint sieasl tft acbky.e. i..d b4 and
tio2n3;ltld 7 isl esasc cursaitnec .e.:l .c8 )2 2. .. i.(fn6o2 t2. i..x.c 5?,
afte2r3. ll.c.8 2+4 � bli. e4+t hingwsh en23 ll:l xc5g ivWehsi teex actly
are gettiqnugi mtees s2y3.) ll. c.8 2 4 whahtew antasn)nd o w2 3f xef5a ils
b3( Whiotnel nyee dst op la�yb 2 to2 3.i. .g.5 +24 �c2i. e6a ndB lack
and ltlxa5t od ecitdhege am e withi sd oinwge lalsW hitcea nnhoatn g
hiqsu eensipdaes speadw nhso;w ­ont oa ltlh pea wn(sf oirn sta2n5c e
ever, Blacckan try tow ina p awn)� c3:l c8f,o llobwyes do mceo mbi­
24. i..d.5 25 �b2!i. xc42 6ll cl! natioof.n .a .4a n.d.b .6 ).
(wheInc hecktehdipo ss itiwoint h
Fritizst, ai dt haBtl acwka sw inning!
SurprisIe ldo,o kteods eew hy)
26 ...:C 5 (thiists h ree asbounat,ft er
somteh ouIgf hotu nads olut2i7o n)
llxc4 llx2g8:l5 c 8+i. f8 29b 6!
(Blaicshk e lpl2e9.s.: s.c) 5 ( after
29. ltld..7 30b 7:l d53 1ltl c6B lack
hasno defentceobo th3 2!De7+ and
32 :ld8)3 0b ltld77 31ltl b5!a nd
Blacckan nomtee tt hteh reoaf3t 2
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18 gxf6
19i.e3 lLlxbS 21 eS?
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bishsoopm aei anrd preveWnhtist e I)2 2.. e. 52 3i. xe5i.!x c52 4
forcthiene gx chanogfeb ishobpys ll d8i.+f 82 5i. d6a nWdh itwei ns.