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At World Championship Match 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand defeated Bulgarian Grandmaster Veselin Topalov playing with Black in 12th game to successfully defending the World Chess Championship title!!!

Viswanathan Anand (2787) bt Veselin Topalov (2805) 6½-5½

Game Twelve - 11th May
Veselin Topalov (2805) - Viswanathan Anand (2787) 1-0

GM Viswanathan Anand (India,2787) 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 - 6½
GM Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria,2805) 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 - 5½

Anand used Queen's Gambit declined for the first time in this championship match ... This is supposed to safe opening for Black ... Match was moving as per text book moves until 27 moves, Anand played interesting 28 move, Ba8 ... Topalov made bad moves on 31 and 32, those were exf5 and fxe4 ... He walked into Anand's trap ... After that Topalov had no practical chances to hold but he kept fighting on because this was the final game of the world championship ... After 56 moves Topalov resigned and Anand scripted memorable victory.

Game 12 moves
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. 0-0 b6 14. Bd3 c5 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. dxc5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 bxc5 19. Qc2 Bb7 20. Nd2 Rfd8 21. f3 Ba6 22. Rf2 Rd7 23. g3 Rbd8 24. Kg2 Bd3 25. Qc1 Ba6 26. Ra3 Bb7 27. Nb3 Rc7 28. Na5 Ba8 29. Nc4 e5 30. e4 f5 31. exf5 e4 32. fxe4 Qxe4 33. Kh3 Rd4 34. Ne3 Qe8 35. g4 h5 36. Kh4 g5+ 37. fxg6 Qxg6 38. Qf1 Rxg4+ 39. Kh3 Re7 40. Rf8+ Kg7 41. Nf5+ Kh7 42. Rg3 Rxg3+ 43. hxg3 Qg4+ 44. Kh2 Re2+ 45. Kg1 Rg2+ 46. Qxg2 Bxg2 47. Kxg2 Qe2+ 48. Kh3 c4 49. a4 a5 50. Rf6 Kg8 51. Nh6+ Kg7 52. Rb6 Qe4 53. Kh2 Kh7 54. Rd6 Qe5 55. Nf7 Qxb2+ 56. Kh3 Qg7 = 0-1