1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Nbd7 Another Naidorf, but with e6 this time. 8. O-O b5 9.a4 is interesting now, with b4 10.Nc6 idea. 9. a4 b4 10. Nc6 Qc7 11. Nxb4 d5 is a must here. And Topalov will regain the pawn. 11... d5 12. Nxa6 Bxa6 13. exd5 Bd6 14. h3 Anand sacrificed a piece! He has 3 pawns though. We will enjoy an interesting battle of three connected passed pawns and a piece. 14... exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Topalov's chances look higher. He has to castle now 16... Bb7 17. Qc4 Black played Bb7 and Anand used the chance to offer a queens trade. 17... Bc6 Topalov naturally refused. 18. b4 After b4 Anand has the initiative. 18... Qb7 His passed pawns are very dangerous. 19.Rfd1 is good now. And gives Anand the advantage. But Topalov is strong in such open tactical positions. 19. Rad1 Rad1 was a very strange move - why this one? 19... Be7 Ne5 was much better than Be7. 20. b5 Bxg2 21. Rxd7 Kxd7 22. Qg4+ Ke8 And f5 was better than Ke8. 23. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Anand didn't take on g7 so black has no counter play in this endgame. The two connected passed pawns are unstoppable. In no time he realized his opening plan of creating strong passed pawns. 24... Rxa4 25. b6 Topalov is lost. 25... Ra5 26.Bf4 wins right away. And so does 26.Rd1 26. Rd1 Bg5 It was played, another great move by Anand. 27. b7 Ke7 28. Bb6 Re5 29. Bd8+ More great moves by Anand. He realized beautifully and Topalov resigned. A trully great game, Anand made a problematic piece sacrifise, but followed it with a lot of beautiful ideas and Topalov didn't manage to figure some of them out. 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 Another Spanish, this time Anand played normally and the position is well known. 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14.Nf5 is main here. The position they reached is a favorate of top players. 14. Nf5 Ne6 Topalov has a small edge. 15. Bd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nc5 White has a space advantage, but black has two bishops. The light-squared bishop is weak though. 17.Qg4 played so far in this position. And it looks best, with 17...Bf6 18.Bg5 to follow. 17. Qg4 Bf6 18.Ne4 has been played here, but 18.Bg5 is also good 18. Bg5 He tries to sharpen things with Bg5, h5 is essential here. 18... h5 19. Qf4 Now Be5 20.Qf3 19... Be5 20. Qf3 20..a5 is good, intending b4. 20... f6 Topalov has a choice of retreat, to d2 or h4. Bd2 looks better, to keep the bishop working on both flanks. 21. Bd2 Qf7 22. Rad1 Nd7 The position equalized. 23. Bf4 After Nb6 the white d-pawn is weak. 23... Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Nb6 Black destroyed the Nc3 first, but he missed Qg3! with Bxd6! ideas. 25. Qg3 Kh7 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Bxd6 Nxd5 28. Bc5 Re5 Complete equality. 29. Nh4 Neither side has chances for an attack. And a draw will almost surely be the result. 29... Kg8 30. Nf3 Re8 But Topalov has to try, because he is black in the last game. 31. Nd4 Kh7 32. Qd3+ Qg6 Anand is just waiting to see what is Topalov going to come with. 33. Qxg6+ Kxg6 34. f3 Queens were exchanged and it's a complete draw. 34... Nf4 35. Kf2 Kf7 Anand planted a strong knight on f4. 36. Rd2 Rd8 36...Topalov has no chances of winning this position. 37. Bb4 Ne6 38. Nxe6 He knows this and forced a draw. Again like in game 1 Topalov got samo opening advantage, but Anand managed to neutralize it and secured the draw. Topalov's task in the last game is going to be very very hard to win with black. 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. Be2 Nb6 Nb6 hasn't brought black success at high level - 0/3 in strong players' games so far. 12. O-O d5 Topalov played the programmed d5. 13. a5 But is seems Anand is well prepared. 13... d4 d4 is a high level novelty. 14. axb6 dxe3 15. Qxe3 And it looks like a good one, Anand has weak dark squares. 15... Nd7 Topalov has full compensation for the pawn. 16. Na4 Rc8 17.Na5 is best now. And Anand will have an advantage, looks like Nd7 and Rc8 were not accurate. 17. Na5 Now Bg5 is essential. So the black queen can go to e7 if opposed by a white rook from d1. Or harrased by a knight from b7. 17... Bg5 The white knights on a4 and a5 turned out strong - anyone remember Tarash? 18. Qd3 Qd3 was also not bad, Anand still has the edge. 18... Rb8 Topalov defended b7, but he is a pawn down and behind on development. But he has some positional pluses, that give him partial compensation. 19. Rfd1 O-O 20. Kh1 Qf6 Kh1 was not best and now Topalov has real compensation. 21. c4 h4 And 21.Qa3 was good again 22. c5 Qh6 23.c6 and 23.Qd6 are both strong. White is won, again Topalov's compensation was lost somewhere on the way. 23. c6 23.Qd6 Nf6 was not so clear and Anand chose the better c6. 23... bxc6 24. Nxc6 The passed b-pawn is very strong. 24... Nf6 Topalov made an interesting exchange sacrifice. 25. f4 But Anand reacted with the very strong f4!, not letting Nh5. 25... Bxf4 26. Nxb8 Rxb8 27. Nc5 White is won, Topalov's only chance is the kingside. 27... Ng4 Topalov tried his best chance with Ng4. 28.Rf1 is best now. 28. Rf1 Anand played it and he is winning. Topalov's attack is going nowhere and the b-pawn is unstopable. 28... Ne3 29. Qd6 Re8 After 30.b7 white wins right away. 30. Nxe6 But Nxe6 is safe and also winning, just more slowly. 30... Qg6 31.Rf2 ends it again. 31. Rf2 h3 32.g3 and 32.b7 both win. 32. gxh3 32.gh3 is aslo simple and winning. Topalov is thinking but there are no more resourses. 32... fxe6 33. b7 Qxe4+ 34.Bf3 33... Qxe4+ 34. Bf3 Qd4 35. b8=Q Rxb8 36. Qxb8+ Kh7 37. Qb7 Nd5 38.Rg2 will be the finish. Topalov resigned. After a nice pawn sacrifice in the opening, he lost orientation and let Anand biuld a strong queenside pressure with his two knights. Anand then masterfully combined queenside attack and kingside defence and won a very good game. 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. c3 Rb8 The main line in Spanish game and Anand surprised Topalov with super rare 9...Rb8. 10. d3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 Rb8 is a strange move in black's plan, without white playing a4. 13. Nf1 Re8 14. a3 h6 15. Ng3 The position is calm and equal. 15... Be6 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Ne2 Anand exchanged pawns in the center and Topalov has a slight advantage. 18... d3 19. Bxd3 Ne5 20. Ned4 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Black has a weak d-pawn, while white has no weaknesses at all. 21... Rc8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 After e5 Topalov gets a permanent advantage. 23. e5 dxe5 24. Qg6 e4 The black kingside is not defended well. 25. Ne5 25.Bxh6 was much stronger though. Now 25...Qd4! looks best. 25... Bc5 Anand chose the more cautious 25...Bc5. 26.Nf7 or 26.Bxh6, Topalov is still thikning. 26. Qf7+ Kh7 27. Qg6+ Kg8 28. Bxh6 Re7 Topalov repeated moves and took on h6. 29. Rad1 Qe8 Topalov missed a strong 29.Qg3! with Bg5 idea. 30. Bg5 Qxg6 31. Nxg6 But his endgame is clearly better. 31... Rec7 Anand's pawns are weak. 32. b4 Ba7 33. Rd6 Kh7 Black's counter play will be against the f2 pawn. 34. Ne5 Strong Ne5! move and Topalov will start collecting the pawns on the sixth rank. 34... Rc2 35. Bh4 Probably yes, his pieces are active. 35...Rc1 is strong and after 36.Kf1 Nh5. 35... Rc1 36. Kf1 Nd5 Or Nd5, the important thing is to get to f4. Looks like Anand managed to get compensation for the pawn he will lose. 37. Bg5 37...Rxe1+ followed by Rc2 equalizes. 37... e3 38. fxe3 But Anand tries his luck with the sharp e3. 38... Bxe3 39. Nf3 Nf3 was strong and Topalov is better again. 39... Nf4 Nf4 was a mistake - the knight was black's best chance for counter play. 40. Bxf4 Bxf4 41. Rdxe6 Topalov is a healthy pawn up now. 41... R8c6 42. Rxc6 Rxc6 But he took the wrong rook, should have taken on c1. Now the active black rook will provide compensation. 43. h4 After 43...Bc1 draw looks inevitable. 43... Bc1 And Anand played it. 44. g4 Topalov tries for a small force attack, but there are not enough resourses. 44... Bxa3 45. Re4 g6 A clear draw now. 46. Ke2 46...Rc4 forces the draw 46... Rc4 Anand also has no chances here, so he played it. 47. Ng5+ Kg7 48. Re7+ Kf8 49. Re6 Rxg4 The draw was agreed. An interesting game, in which Topalov missed some chances to fight for victory with 25.Bxh6!, 29.Qg3! and in the endgame 42.Rxc1! Anand's good active defence in the endgame is also worth mentioning. 1/2-1/2