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This position is from the Candidates tournament in 2016 in Moscow. Anand won from Topalov in this position. How did he do it?


Solution:

The mate threat from doubling the rooks on the 8th rank because of White’s first move led Black to desperate fruitless measures, and the win after the 6th move is obvious. 1.h5 Rxf2+ 2.Nxf2 Ra2 3.Rff8 Rxf2+ 4.Kh3 g4+ 5.Kxg4 f5+ 6.Rxf5

 


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