Linares Round 2

Anand (2786) - Topalov (2757) [B90]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 b4 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. 0-0-0 Ne5 12. b3 d5 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxb4 dxe4 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Kb1 Qc7 20. Qa4+ Kf8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. Bxc4 a5 24. Ba6 Rb8 25. fxe4 h5 26. gxh5 Nxe4 27. Rd4 Nf6 28. Be2 Nxh5 29. Rh4 g6 30. Rg1 Ke7 31. Ra4 Ra8 32. Bf3 Ra7 33. Rg5 f5 34. Rxg6 Kf7 35. Rg2 Nf6 36. Re2 Rh3 37. Bh1 Ng4 38. Kb2 Kf6 39. Bg2 Rxh2 40. Bf3 Rxe2 41. Bxe2 Ne3 42. c4 e5 43. c5 e4 44. b4 Rc7 45. bxa5 Rxc5? [45...Ke5! 46.a6 Ra7 47.c6 Nd5 48.Bc4 Nc7] 46. a6 Nd5 47. a7 Nc7 48. a8Q Nxa8 49. Rxa8 f4 50. Rf8+ Ke5 51. Bg4 f3 52. Rf5+ Kd4 53. Rxc5 Kxc5 54. Kc3 Kb5 55. Kd2 f2 56. Be2+! [56.Ke2? e3 57.Be6 Kb4 58.Bd5 Ka3] Kb4 57. Kc2 Ka3 58. Kb1 e3 59. Ka1 1-0

Kasparov (2804) - Kasimdzhanov (2678) [C42]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 0-0 10. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Bf4 Na5 16. Bf1 c5 17. Be5 cxd4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxd4 Bg6 20. h4 Rad8 21. Qa4 Qc5 22. Qb4 Rd5 23. g4 h5 24. Bg2 hxg4 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Qe7 Qd8 27. Qb4 Qd5 28. Qe7 Qd8 29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. Re7 Rc8 31. Rc1 Kg7 32. Rd1 f5 33. Ne6+ Kf6 34. Rc7 Rh8 35. Nf4 Rxh4 36. Kg2 Kg5 37. Nxg6 fxg6 38. Rh1 Rxh1 39. Kxh1 Kf4 40. Kg2 Ke4 41. Kg3 b5 42. Rxa7 Nc4 43. Ra6 Kd3 44. Kf4 Kxc3 45. Rxg6 Nxa3 46. Kxf5 Nc4 47. Ke4 Nd2+ 48. Ke3 Nc4+ 49. Ke2 b4 50. Rxg4 b3 51. Kd1 Nb2+ [Kasparov has the better position but had only 3 minutes and 9 moves to mak the time control.] 1/2-1/2

Adams (2741) - Leko (2749) [C88]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 Rb8 15. Qe2 Nh5 16. g3 Qe8 17. Ba3 Nb3 18. Ra2 Nxd2 1/2-1/2 [A grandmaster draw. I guess Leko was satisfied to draw as black and Adams was just happy not to lose again.]

Standings: Anand (+1). Kasimdzhanov, Kasparov, Leko, Topalov, Vallejo (0). Adams (-1).