1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O Qb6 Topalov plays a much safer line than Shirov, which seems to give Black an easy game quite easily. But Anand probably couldn't care less in this specific situation! 11... Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 O-O 15. Qf3 Radjabov-Shirov, Morelia/Linares (13) 2008 12. Qxd6 12. Rhf1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 O-O 16. Qb3 Qa5 17. Kb1 Rfe8 18. Bd3 evenrtually ended in a draw in Felgaer-Gelfand, Khanty Mansiysk 2005 12... Be7 12... Qxf2 is dangerous: 13. Bh5! (threatening to take on e6) 13... g6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Rd8 16. Qc7 Nb4 17. Rhf1 Bg5+? (17... Qh4) 18. Nd2! Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 O-O 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qa7 Rfc8 23. Kd1 Bxd2 24. Kxd2 Rxc2+ 25. Ke3 Rbc8 26. Be4 1-0, T.Willemze-Bezemer, Amsterdam 2004 13. Nd5 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Qe3 Qxe3+ 15. fxe3 Bg5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Bxe3+ 18. Kb1 b5 19. Bg4 Rfd8 20. Rhd1 g6 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Rd5 Nc6 23. c3 1/2, Schweitzer-Hoepfl, Germany 2006 13... Bxd5 14. Qxd5 O-O 15. Qd2 White has to give back the pawn; bad is 15. Rhf1 Rac8 16. Qd2 Nb4 15... Qxf2 16. Bc4 Qh4 17. Qe2 This position is completely equal, with no risks involved. Exactly what Vishy needed. 17... Rac8 17... Nb4 18. Kb1 b5 19. Bd5 Rac8 20. c3 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Qf6 22. Rhd1 Shipov 18. a3 Bf6 19. Kb1 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. g3 Qg5 22. Rhf1 Qe3 With 22... Rfe8 Topalov could have played on, but he decided that he wouldn't win this position against this opponent today. 23. Rf3 1/2-1/2