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Game 11 — Positional battle, another draw

by scribe | May 9, 2010 | 2010 world championship, endings, games, tournaments

After a blazing start, with three decisive games in the first four, the last two-thirds of the Anand-Topalov match has turned into a war of nerves. Today’s game was no exception. It was played almost entirely on a strategic level, with tactics only in the...

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