[Event "Baguio City 44/200"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Ninov, K."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rnrk1/1b3ppp/1q2p3/p3P1P1/1p1N4/3BQ3/PPP4P/2KR1R2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 2. g6+ $1 Kg8 (2... Kxg6 3. Qd3+) 3. Qh3 Nf6 4. exf6 fxg6 5.
fxg7 1-0

[Event "Cannes 47/63"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pR5p/3p1rpk/1Q2pn2/P2r4/2qN2P1/5PKP/3R4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1... Ne3+ $1 2. Kg1 (2. fxe3 Qc2+ 3. Kh3 Rh4+ $1 4. gxh4 Rf3+ 5. Kg4 Qg2# {#})
2... Qc2 $1 3. Rf1 Rxd3 (3... Rxd3 4. Qd7 Qxf2+ $1) 0-1

[Event "Manila (izt) 49/385"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r3qk1/5ppp/p1ppr3/2p5/4N3/1PN1B3/1PP2PPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. Rxd6 $1 $18 Rxe4 (1... Rxd6 2. Bxc5 Rbd8 3. Nxd6 Rxd6 4. Ne4 $18) 2. Nxe4 f5
(2... Re8 3. Bxc5 (3. Nf6+ gxf6 4. Rxc6 $16) 3... Rxe4 4. Re6 Qxc5 5. Rxe4 $18)
3. Rxc6 fxe4 4. Rxa6 c4 5. bxc4 Qc8 (5... Rxb2 6. c5 $18) 6. Ra2 Qxc4 7. b3 Qc3
8. Ra4 Re8 9. Rc4 Qa5 10. Rc5 $1 (10. Rd1 Rd8) 10... Qa3 11. Rd1 h6 12. h3 $18
*

[Event "Amsterdam 50/234"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Fedorowicz, J."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Fedorowicz,J"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1q3k1/r4p1p/4pBp1/1pN2P2/p1n1P3/2P3Q1/PP4PP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. Nxe6 $5 (1. Bd4 e5 2. Bg1 Rc7) (1. Nd3 exf5 2. exf5 Qc6 $17) 1... fxe6 2.
fxg6 h6 $8 3. Qh3 $1 $18 *

[Event "Madras (m/4) 51/272"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Drejev, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3k3r/p4p1p/bp2pN2/3pP3/3Q4/1q4P1/1r5P/2R1N1KR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. Nxd5 $1 $18 exd5 (1... Qxd5 2. Qxb2 Bb7 3. Ng2) 2. e6 Ke7 (2... Rf8 3. e7+
Kxe7 4. Qe5+ Kd8 5. Rc3 $1 Qb4 6. Qc7+ Ke8 7. Re3+) (2... Re8 3. exf7 Rf8 4.
Qf6+ Kd7 5. Qc6+ $1 Ke7 6. Qc7+ Kf6 7. Rc6+ Kg7 8. Qe5+ Kxf7 9. Rc7+) 3. Rc3 $1
{[><e3]} Qb5 4. Rc7+ Kxe6 5. Qe3+ Kf6 6. Qe7+ Kf5 7. Qxf7+ Kg5 $138 (7... Kg5
8. Nf3+ Kg4 9. Qf4+ Kh3 10. Ng5# {#}) (7... Ke5 8. Nf3+ Ke4 9. Qf4+ Kd3 10.
Qd4+ Ke2 11. Kg2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 54/186"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "br4k1/1qrnbppp/pp1ppn2/8/NPPBP3/PN3P2/5QPP/2RR1B1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. Nxb6 $1 Nxb6 2. Na5 Qa7 3. c5 dxc5 4. bxc5 Nc8 (4... Nfd7 5. cxb6 Nxb6 6.
Qg3 $18) 5. c6 Rb6 (5... Nb6 6. Rb1 $18) 6. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Linares (m/1) 55/227"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivancsuk, V."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2r5/p2bkp2/1p2p3/7P/PP4R1/K1P1RB2/3r4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1... e4 $1 $19 2. Rxe4+ (2. Rg1 Rxg1 3. Bxg1 f5) 2... Be5 3. Rxe5+ (3. c3 Rd2+
4. Kb1 Rxf2) 3... fxe5 4. Kb2 Rd2 0-1

[Event "I b Linares 57/288"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Barejev, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q1rk1/5p2/2b3p1/3pP1bp/1PpB2B1/2P5/4Q1PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. Bxh5 $1 $18 gxh5 2. Qxh5 Be8 (2... f6 3. Qg6+) (2... Qe7 3. h4 $1 Bxh4 4.
Rf4) 3. Rf6 $1 (3. Rf6 Bc1 4. e6 fxe6 5. Rg6+) 1-0

[Event "Wijk aan Zee (m/3) 59/364"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Juszupov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2b1nk1/8/r4p2/P2Rp2p/R1p1P1pP/2P1B1P1/N3KP2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 2. Nb4 Raa8 3. a6 Ne6 4. Nd5 Rxd5 (4... Kf7 5. Nb6 Ra7 $8 6.
Nxc4 Raa8 7. Nb6 Ra7 8. Nd5 Raa8 9. a7 Rd7 10. Ra6 $1 $18) 5. exd5 Nc7 6. d6
Nb5 7. Rb4 (7. Kd2 $1 Nxd6 8. a7 Nb5 9. Kc2 $18) 7... Nxc3+ 8. Kd2 Nd5 9. Rb7
c3+ 10. Kc2 Rxa6 11. Rb8+ (11. Rb8+ Kf7 12. d7 Ra2+ 13. Kb1 c2+ 14. Kxa2 Nxe3
15. Kb2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 60/237"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Polgár, J."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr1b1r/1b1n1p2/p2pp1p1/q5P1/2pNPPQ1/2N5/PPP2B2/2KR2R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 2. Qxe6 Kb8 (2... Bg7 3. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 4. Rxd4 Qb6 5. Rgd1 $1 Rh1
$140 $4 6. Rxc4+) (2... d5 3. Nxd5 $40) 3. Qxg6 $1 (3. Bd4 Rh4) 3... Rh3 (3...
Nc5 $2 4. Bxc5 Qxc5 5. Qf6 $1 $18) 4. Kb1 $1 (4. Bd4 Rxc3 $1 5. Bxc3 Qxa2 $132)
(4. Qf5 Qxf5 5. exf5 Rf3 6. Rgf1 Bg7 $1 7. Ne2 (7. f6 Nxf6 8. gxf6 Bxf6 $14)
7... Re8) 4... Rf3 (4... Rxc3 5. Be1 $18) 5. Bd4 Rxf4 6. Qh7 $1 $16 *

[Event "Sanghi Nagar (m/2) 61/586"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, G."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1r1k/p4ppp/bp1p1n2/2pPn3/2P1BQ2/2P1P1N1/P4PPP/R1BR2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1... g5 $1 2. Qxg5 $8 (2. Qf5 Bc8 3. Qxg5 Rg8) 2... Rg8 3. Qh6 Rxg3 4. hxg3
Nxe4 5. f3 Nxg3 $17 *

[Event " Wijk aan Zee 65/156"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Gelfand, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/1p2q3/p3pbn1/2p2R2/8/1B1P2Q1/PPP3PP/4R2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Rxe6 $1 (1. Qxg6+ $2 Qg7 2. Rxe6 Qxg6 3. Rexf6+ Kh7 $8 $19) 1... Kg7 (1...
Bxe6 2. Qxg6+ Qg7 3. Bxe6+ Kh8 4. Rh5+) 2. Rxe7+ Bxe7 3. Rxf8 Bxf8 4. h4 $1 (4.
h4 Kh7 5. h5 Ne7 6. Qf3) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund 67/246"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adams, Mi"]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Adams,Mi"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/Q3p1kp/5rp1/3P1q2/1PP1p1nP/5pP1/5P2/R4NK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1... e3 $8 2. Nxe3 Nxe3 3. Qxe7+ Rf7 4. Qxe3 Qh3 5. Qe5+ (5. Qc3+ Rf6 6. Ra7+
Kg8 7. Ra8+ $11) 5... Kh6 6. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund 67/304"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Polgár, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rkb1r/8/5p1n/p1n1p2p/1pN5/1P3N1P/P1PBR1P1/5RK1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Nfxe5 $1 fxe5 2. Rxe5+ Kd7 3. Rd5+ (3. Bxh6 $1 Rxh6 4. Rd5+ Bd6 5. Nxd6 Kc6
6. Rxc5+ $1 Kxc5 7. Nf7 $18) 3... Kc8 4. Rxf8 $1 $18 Rdxf8 5. Rxc5+ Kb8 6. Rxa5
h4 7. Rb5+ $1 (7. Bxb4 Rf5 8. Bd6+ Kb7 9. Be5 Rd8) 7... Kc7 8. Bxb4 Re8 9. Bd6+
Kd7 10. Rb7+ Ke6 11. Be5 (11. Be5 Rhg8 12. Rb6+) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund 67/309"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rb1k/2r3p1/pp2p1Pp/2nq4/P5N1/4B2Q/1PP3RP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Bxh6 $1 (1. Nxh6 gxh6 2. Bxh6 $1 (2. g7+ Bxg7 (2... Rxg7 3. Qxh6+ Kg8 4.
Rxf8+) 3. Bxh6 Kg8) 2... Bxh6 3. Qxh6+ Kg8 4. g7 Qxg2+ 5. Kxg2 Rxg7+ 6. Kh1
Nxa4) 1... gxh6 2. g7+ $1 (2. Rxf8+ Rxf8 3. g7+ Kxg7 4. Qxh6+ Kf7) 2... Bxg7 (
2... Rxg7 3. Qxh6+ Kg8 4. Nf6+) 3. Nxh6 {[/\ Nf7]} Qxg2+ 4. Qxg2 Bxh6 5. Qg6
1-0

[Event "Las Palmas 68/346"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn3rk1/2q2ppp/b2b4/1R1pN3/3P1B2/3B4/5PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Bxh7+ $1 (1. Rxd5 $16) 1... Kxh7 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Rb3 Bxe5 $2 (3... Bc8 $6 4.
Rg3 Qe7 5. Bh6 $1 Bxe5 6. dxe5 g6 7. e6 $3 {(Dzindzichashvili,R)} Bxe6 (7...
Qxe6 8. Bxf8 $18) 8. Qe5 f6 9. Rxg6+ $18) (3... f6 $1 4. Rh3 fxe5 5. dxe5 Qc4
$1 (5... Rxf4 6. e6 Kf8 7. Qh8+ Ke7 8. Qxg7+ Kxe6 9. Re1+ $1 Re4 10. Rh6+ $18)
6. Re1 $1 Qxf4 7. Qh7+ Kf7 8. exd6 Nc6 (8... Re8 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Re7+ $3 Rxe7 (
10... Kf6 11. Qf3 $1 $18) 11. Qh7+ Kf6 (11... Kf8 12. dxe7+ Ke8 13. Qxg6+ Kxe7
14. Rh7+ $18) 12. Qxe7+ Kf5 13. Qf8+ $1 Ke5 14. Re3+ $18) 9. Rf3 Qxf3 10. gxf3
Bc4 11. h4 $18 (11. Kh1 $18)) 4. Rh3 f6 5. dxe5 $18 Qe7 (5... Qc4 6. Re1 $1
Qxf4 7. Qh7+ Kf7 8. e6+ Ke8 9. Qg6+) 6. Qh7+ Kf7 7. Rg3 Ke8 (7... Rg8 8. Qg6+
Kf8 9. exf6) 8. Rxg7 Qe6 9. exf6 Nc6 10. Ra1 Kd8 11. h4 Bb7 12. Rc1 Ba6 13. Ra1
Bb7 14. Rd1 Ba6 15. Qb1 $1 Rxf6 16. Bg5 $138 1-0

[Event "Groningen (m/2) 71/302"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k2r/2Rb1p2/p3p1pp/1pBnP3/4q2P/5N2/2P2PP1/1R1Q2K1 w kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 2. Rb4 $18 Qxb4 (2... Qf5 3. g4) 3. Bxb4 Rhc8 4. Bd6 Rc4 5. Nd2
Rd4 6. c3 Rd3 7. c4 Rxd2 8. Qxd2 bxc4 9. Qxh6 1-0

[Event "Wijk aan Zee 71/452"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Szalov, Va"]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/5pk1/p5p1/1p6/1P3P2/P3RKP1/1b2N2q/1Q6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Bc1 $1 $19 2. Nxc1 Qh1+ 3. Kf2 (3. Ke2 Rxc1 4. Qb3 Qg2+ 5. Kd3 Rc6 $1)
3... Rxc1 4. Qd3 Rg1 0-1

[Event "Linares 72/208"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barejev, E."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rr2k1/5pp1/p2p3p/qp1Pp1bP/8/5P2/PPP3P1/1K1QRB1R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rxc2 $1 2. Kxc2 Qxa2 3. f4 Rc8+ 4. Kd2 Bxf4+ 5. Ke2 Qxb2+ 6. Kf3 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Dortmund 73/344"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Juszupov, A."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/pp2bpp1/4bn1p/2p5/3P4/P1PB1N1P/2QB1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 2. Re1 $16 Qd6 3. Bc4 (3. dxc5 Qxc5 4. Rxe6 Bd6) (3. Bxh6 $1
gxh6 (3... Nd5 4. Bh7+ Kh8 5. Bxg7+ Kxg7 6. Qg6+ Kh8 7. Bg8 $1 Nf6 8. Re4 $3
Nxg8 9. Rg4 $18) (3... cxd4 4. Bc4 $40) 4. Bc4 Kh8 $1 (4... Nd5 5. Qg6+ Kh8 6.
Qxh6+ Kg8 7. Rxe6 $18) (4... Kg7 5. Rxe6 Qc7 6. Ne5 $40) 5. Rxe6 Qc7 6. Ne5 (6.
Nh4 Rg8 7. Qd2 (7. Ng6+ Rxg6 8. Qxg6 Ng8) 7... Rg5) 6... Bd6 (6... Rg8 7. Qd2
$1 Kg7 8. Qd3 Kh8 9. Qe3 $1) 7. Ng6+ $1 (7. Rxd6 Qxd6 8. Qg6 Ne4 9. Qxe4 $13)
7... Kg7 8. Nh4 $3 Kh8 9. Qd2 $1 (9. Qg6 Bh2+ 10. Kh1 Ng8 (10... Qf4 $2 11.
Qg7+ $3 Kxg7 12. Re7+ $18)) (9. Qf5) 9... Kh7 (9... Bh2+ 10. Kh1) 10. Bd3+ Kg8
11. Qxh6 $40) 3... Nd5 4. Qe4 (4. Bxh6 Rf5 $1 (4... Rf6 5. Ng5 $1 Rxh6 6. Rxe6
$1 $18) (4... Rxf3 5. gxf3 Bf6 6. Qg6 $16) 5. Re5 $1 (5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Rxe6 Rxf3
7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Rxe7 Rf7 9. Rxf7 Qxf7 10. Be3 $11) 5... Rxf3 $1 (5... Raf8 6.
Bxd5 Rxe5 7. Qg6 $1 $18) (5... Rxe5 6. dxe5 Qd7 7. Qg6 $16) 6. gxf3 Bf6 $1 $132
) 4... Rad8 $8 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Bxh6 (6. Qxe6+ Kh8 7. Bxd5 Rxd5 8. Qxe7 Qxe7 9.
Rxe7 Rxf3 10. gxf3 Rxd2 11. Rxb7 Rd3 12. Rxa7 Rxc3 13. Kg2 Kh7 $14 {/\ Kg6})
6... Rxf3 $8 7. gxf3 gxh6 8. Qxe6+ Kf8 9. Re5 $16 *

[Event "Wijk aan Zee 74/272"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/2r1kp2/3p2p1/p2Pp1q1/Pp4P1/1P1bN3/KP5Q/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. Ra8 $1 Qf6 (1... Bb1+ 2. Kxb1 Qxe3 3. Qh4+ g5 4. Qh8 Qd3+ 5. Ka2 Qxd5 6.
Qf8+ Ke6 7. Re8+ Kd7 8. Re7+ Kc6 9. Qa8+ $18) (1... Qxe3 2. Qh4+ g5 3. Qh8 $18)
(1... Ba6 2. Qh8 $1 Bc8 (2... Rc8 3. Ra7+ $18) 3. Nc4 Qxg4 4. Nb6 $18) 2. g5 $1
Qg7 3. Qd2 $1 e4 4. Ng4 Rd7 (4... Rc2 5. Nf6) 5. Nf6 Rd8 6. Qc1 $1 (6. Rxd8
Kxd8 7. Qe3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg 74/280"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Sadler, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Sadler,M"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1pr2pk1/pq1p2p1/3Pb2n/7r/1NP2B2/PP1Q3P/1K1RR3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 2. d6 Rd7 3. Qe1 $1 (3. Qg5 Qf2 $1 $19) 3... e4 $8 4. Qxh4 (4.
Qxh4 exf3 5. Qd4+ Qxd4 6. Nxd4 f2 (6... Rxd6 7. Nf5+ $1) 7. Rf1 Rxd6 8. Rxf2
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 75/437"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Szvidler, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1nk1/3rp1b1/p1n3p1/1p2P1N1/2pP2P1/4B3/PP5Q/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. Ne6 $1 Qa5+ (1... Nxe6 2. Bxc4 $1 Qa5+ (2... bxc4 3. Qh7+ Kf7 4. O-O+ $18)
3. Bd2 Qxd2+ 4. Kxd2 Rxd4+ 5. Ke3 bxc4 6. Qh7+ Kf7 7. Raf1+ $18) 2. Bd2 Nxe5 $1
(2... Qb6 3. Nxg7 $18) 3. Be2 $1 c3 (3... Qb6 4. Nxf8 $18) 4. Bxc3 $6 (4. bxc3
$1 Nf7) 4... b4 5. Nxg7 bxc3 $2 (5... Nf7 $1 6. Bd2 Kxg7 $16) 6. Qh8+ Kf7 7.
O-O+ 1-0

[Event "Frankfurt (rapid) 76/(299)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Kramnyik, V."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4k1r/pp2bppp/2p3b1/3q4/3P1BP1/2Q2N2/PP3P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 2. Qb4+ Kd8 (2... c5 3. dxc5 Kd8 4. c6 $1 b6 5. Re1 Re8 6. c7+
Kd7 7. Ne5+ $18) 3. Qxb7 Rc8 4. Bg5+ f6 5. Qxg7 $18 *

[Event "Frankfurt (rapid) 79/256"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b3k1/1p1n1r1p/1q2p1p1/p3PpQN/1PpP1P1P/2P3R1/6P1/R1B1K3 w Q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. b5 $1 {[/\ Ba3 ><f8]} Qxb5 (1... Kh8 2. Ba3 $18 {/\ Qb6}) (1... Nf8 2. Ba3
Bd7 3. Nf6+ Kh8 4. h5 $18) 2. Ba3 b6 3. Qh6 Bb7 4. Rxg6+ hxg6 5. Qxg6+ Kh8 6.
Qxf7 Rg8 7. Bf8 $1 (7. Bf8 Nxf8 8. Nf6 $18) (7. Nf6 Nxf6 8. exf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "New Delhi (m/2) 80/108"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Macieja, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/5p2/1p2pp1p/pPq5/Pn6/1B6/1P2QPPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. Bxe6 $1 $18 fxe6 (1... Re8 2. Qg4+ Qg5 3. h4) 2. Qxe6+ Kh8 (2... Kg7 3. Rd7+
Kg6 4. Qf7+ Kg5 (4... Kf5 5. g4+ Kxg4 (5... Ke5 6. Re7+ Kd4 7. Qxf6+ Kd3 8.
Re3+ Kd2 9. Rc3 $1) 6. Qe6+ f5 7. Qg6+ Kf3 8. Qg3+ Ke2 9. Kg2 $1) 5. h4+ Kf5 6.
g4+ Kxg4 7. Qxf6 $1 (7. Qe6+ f5 (7... Kxh4 8. Rg7 $18) 8. Qg6+ Kf3 (8... Kf4 9.
Qg3+ Ke4 10. Re7+ $1 $18) 9. Qg3+ (9. Qh5+ Kf4 10. Qxh6+ Kf3 11. Qh5+ Kf4 12.
Qg5+ Kf3 13. Qg3+ Ke2 14. Kg2 Rg8 15. Qxg8 Qxf2+ 16. Kh3 Nd3) 9... Ke2 10. Kg2
Rg8 11. Qxg8 Qxf2+ 12. Kh3 Nd3 $1 $11) 7... Rg8 8. Kh2 Kh5 9. Rd6) 3. Qxf6+ Kg8
4. Qe6+ Kh8 (4... Kf8 5. Qxh6+ Ke8 6. Qe6+ Kf8 7. g3) 5. Qxh6+ Kg8 6. Qe6+ Kh8
7. h3 Rf8 8. Qh6+ Kg8 9. Qg6+ Kh8 10. Qg3 $1 Qc2 $2 (10... Rf6 11. Rd8+ Rf8 12.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 13. Qe5+ Qg7 14. Qb8+ Kh7 15. Qxb6) 11. Rd4 1-0

[Event "New Delhi (m/2) 80/379"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Bologan, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b1rb1k/2r2ppp/n2p4/3P2PN/3NPQ2/2p3RP/1q3PK1/1B1R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. Nf6 $1 Re5 (1... Rd8 2. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 3. g6+ $1 Kg8 (3... fxg6 4. Qh4+ $18)
4. Qh4 fxg6 5. Qxd8 $18) 2. g6 $1 fxg6 (2... gxf6 $2 3. Qxf6+ Bg7 4. Qd8+ $18)
(2... h6 3. gxf7 $1 (3. Nh7 Kg8 $1 4. Bc2 {/\ Rb1+/=}) 3... g5 (3... Rxf7 $2 4.
Qxh6+ $1) 4. Ne8 Bf5 5. Nxc7 gxf4 6. Rg8+ Kh7 7. Ne8 $1 Bxh3+ 8. Kxh3 Rh5+ 9.
Kg4 Rg5+ 10. Kf3 Rg6 11. e5 $18) (2... hxg6 3. Qh4+ Rh5 4. Nxh5 gxh5 5. Bc2 $1
(5. Qxh5+ Kg8 6. Bc2 Nb4 7. Rb1 Nxc2 8. Rxb2 cxb2 9. Rb3 Nxd4) 5... g6 6. Rb1
Qa2 7. Qd8 Kg7 8. Rb8 $1 $18) 3. Nd7 $1 Be7 4. Nxe5 dxe5 5. Qf7 h6 6. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde (rapid) 89/318"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lékó, P."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/6p1/p1p5/1p5n/3P1rq1/2P1QN2/PP5P/5R1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1... Ng3+ $1 $19 2. hxg3 Qh3+ 3. Kg1 Qxg3+ 4. Kh1 Rh4+ 5. Nxh4 Qxe3 6. Ng2 Qe2
7. Rf5 Qxb2 8. Rc5 Qxa2 9. Rxc6 a5 0-1

[Event "Deutschland 92/280"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Nisipeanu, L.-D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2q1r1k1/1p3ppp/pnr5/2npPN2/1b1B1P2/1PN1Q3/P5PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 2. f5 $18 h6 (2... Kf8 $142 3. e6) 3. e6+ Kh7 4. Qe5 Rg8 5.
exf7 Rg5 (5... Rg4 6. Qe7) 6. Qe7 (6. Qe7 Nd3 7. f8=Q+ Bxe7 8. Qf7+) 1-0

[Event "Calvia (ol) 92/292"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Charbonneau, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3n4/2p2pk1/3r2p1/6Np/1P1q3P/4QR2/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. Rxf7+ $1 (1. Rxf7+ Nxf7 2. Ne6+ Rxe6 3. Qxd4+ Kf8 (3... Rf6 4. b5 Nd6 5. Qc5
$18) 4. Qc5+ Re7 5. b5 $16) 1-0

[Event "Szófia 93/12"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Adams,Mi"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n1rr1k1/5pb1/pp2p1p1/2qp3p/2PNQ2P/1P2P1PB/P2R1P2/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. Nxe6 $1 (1. cxd5 Rxd5 $11) 1... dxe4 $1 (1... Rxe6 2. Bxe6 dxe4 3. Rxd8+ Bf8
(3... Kh7 4. Rxb8 fxe6 5. Rd7 Kh6 6. Rbb7 $18) 4. Rxb8 fxe6 5. Rdd8 $18) 2.
Rxd8 Qe7 3. Rxe8+ Qxe8 4. Rd8 Qxd8 5. Nxd8 Bf6 $1 (5... Kf8 6. c5 $16) 6. Nb7
Be7 7. c5 $1 (7. Bg2 f5 8. f3 exf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. e4 fxe4 11. Bxe4 Kg7 12. Kg2
Nc5 $11) 7... Bxc5 (7... bxc5 8. Bf1 Kg7 9. Bc4 $16) 8. Nxc5 bxc5 $14 *

[Event "Wijk aan Zee 96/187"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Gelfand, B."]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r2k2r/2q1bppp/p2pbn2/N1B1p3/2p1P3/2N2P2/PPPR1QPP/2KR4 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]

1. Rxd6 $1 Qxa5 $8 (1... O-O 2. Rc6 $1) 2. Rxe6 fxe6 3. Bxe7 $16 Rb7 (3... Kxe7
$2 4. Qa7+ $1 $18) (3... Kf7 4. Bxf6 Rb7 (4... gxf6 5. Rd7+ Ke8 $8 6. Qa7 Qb4
7. a3 $1 Qxb2+ 8. Kd2 Qxa3 9. Qxb8+ Kxd7 10. Qxh8 $18) 5. Bh4 Qb4 6. Kd2 Qxb2
7. Qe3 Rd7+ 8. Ke1 Rxd1+ 9. Kxd1 $18) 4. Bd6 Nd7 (4... Kf7 5. f4 exf4 6. e5 $18
) 5. Qh4 $16 (5. Qg3 Kf7 6. Qg5 Qd8 7. Qxd8 Rxd8 8. Bxe5 Rc8) *

