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Ninth round of Candidates 2014 finished with a whole point advance for Anand.
Commentary of Round 9 games by GM Alexander Delchev
Anand-Topalov (1-0)
Anand showed his wish to enter in an open fight, choosing the sharp line 6.h3 in Najdorf which theory is still in development. He already played it in 2013, so it was surely analysed by Topalov's team.... see game with commentary
Commentary of games from previous rounds
Results - round 9
| SNo. | Name | FED | Res. | Name | FED | SNo. | ||
| 2 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 1-0 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | RUS | 4 |
| 1 | GM | Andreikin Dmitry | RUS | ½-½ | GM | Svidler Peter | RUS | 3 |
| 6 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 1-0 | GM | Topalov Veselin | BUL | 8 |
| 5 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 1-0 | GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 7 |
Standings
| Name | Fed | FIDE Elo | Pts. | S-B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2770 | 6 | 25.75 |
| 2 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2830 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2787 | 4.5 | 20.5 |
| 4 | Sergey Karjakin | RUS | 2766 | 4.5 | 19.5 |
| 5 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | AZE | 2757 | 4.5 | 18.75 |
| 6 | Dmitry Andreikin | RUS | 2709 | 4 | 17.75 |
| 7 | Peter Svidler | RUS | 2758 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Veselin Topalov | BUL | 2785 | 3.5 | 16.75 |
Pairings for all rounds
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