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Game 9 — Another dramatic draw

by scribe | May 6, 2010 | 2010 world championship, endings, games

Here’s the thing about Veselin Topalov — he just can’t play it safe. For today’s game, Vishwanathan Anand prepared a variation of the Nimzo-Indian where he gives up a queen for two rooks. Topalov didn’t have to venture into the...

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Game 9 — Another dramatic draw

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