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Anand v Topalov 2010

Sofia · Apr 2010

Anand 6½–5½ Topalov

Anand won 6½–5½.

Momentum

The score gap, game by game: up is Anand.

Topalov +1levelAnand +1startgame 12

The coach's numbers

Viswanathan Anand91.8 · 2 blunders, 12 mistakes
Veselin Topalov91.6 · 3 blunders, 12 mistakes

The turning point

The game that moved the match the most: Anand's chance of winning the title went from 43% to 100%. Its costliest move:

Anand v Topalov 2010, Game 12

Topalov v Anand · 0–1

47. Kxg2 by Topalov: chances 37% → 13%

The coach: Rf7+ instead (the arrow) — with it, Topalov was slightly worse.

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The match, move by move

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Model: Anand's chance of winning the match

How the match could have been read, move by move: Reading the match.

Every game

Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.

Game 1: Topalov v Anand 1–0

30 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Topalov 87.4, Anand 84.5

Costliest move: 28. Rcc7 (Topalov, 73% → 50%)

Game 2: Anand v Topalov 1–0

43 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Anand 91.4, Topalov 89.1

Costliest move: 42... d4 (Topalov, 18% → 2%)

Game 3: Topalov v Anand ½–½

46 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Topalov 94.7, Anand 94.1

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 4: Anand v Topalov 1–0

32 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Anand 89.8, Topalov 87.0

Costliest move: 27... Be4 (Topalov, 50% → 7%)

Game 5: Topalov v Anand ½–½

44 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Topalov 93.9, Anand 93.6

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 6: Anand v Topalov ½–½

58 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Anand 90.9, Topalov 91.4

Costliest move: 29. Na7 (Anand, 50% → 36%)

Game 7: Anand v Topalov ½–½

58 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Anand 92.3, Topalov 93.1

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 8: Topalov v Anand 1–0

56 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Topalov 94.4, Anand 91.9

Costliest move: 33... Rxd6 (Anand, 24% → 7%)

Game 9: Anand v Topalov ½–½

83 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Anand 93.3, Topalov 93.3

Costliest move: 71... Qa1 (Topalov, 50% → 31%)

Game 10: Topalov v Anand ½–½

60 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Topalov 89.8, Anand 91.5

Costliest move: 10... b6 (Anand, 47% → 33%)

Game 11: Anand v Topalov ½–½

65 moves · c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 · accuracy Anand 94.2, Topalov 94.5

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 12: Topalov v Anand 0–1

56 moves · d4 d5 c4 e6 · accuracy Topalov 90.4, Anand 93.7

Costliest move: 47. Kxg2 (Topalov, 37% → 13%)

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