Anand wins the Leon tournament!

Vishy Anand scored a 2.5-1.5 victory over FIDE champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov to win the 18th Ciudad de Leon Chess tournament.

It was a great comeback, Anand, after losing the first game, pulled himself togheter to crush opponents Naidorf defence in the second game with wonderfull 26.Nf5 blow.

Wise opening choice by Anand in the third game, solid Sicilain Paulsen, but Kasimdzhanov puts strong pressure on the center and Queen`s wing. Anand was persistant in defence and finally managed to draw with pawn down on move 68.

In 4th game Kasimdzhanov was aiming for Marshall attack, but Anand prefered quiet continuation 8.h3. After few moves of Knights manoeuvring, a good possibility of trades occured for Anand, which he uses instantly to gain an significant advantage. Brilliant sacrifice 30.Nc4 to destroy Black`s pawns on queenside forced Kasimdzhanov to resign few moves later.

Final 1st game
White: Kasimdzhanov, R
Black: Anand, V
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. a4 Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. a5 Bb7 13. Na4 Rc8 14. Qc3 Bxe4 15.fxe4 Nxe4 16. Qb4 Qh4+ 17. Kd1 Qxg4+ 18. Kc1 e5 19. Nb6 exd4 20. Rg1 Qe6 21.Nxc8 dxe3 22. Qb8 f5 23. Nxd6+ Ke7 24. Qc7+ Kf6 25. Qd8+ Ke5 26. Nxe4 Kxe4 27.Ra4 Qd5 28. Qe8+ Kf4 29. Rf1+ Kg5 30. Qxe3+ Kg6 31. Qb6+ Kh5 32. Qxa6 c3 33.Qe2+ Kg6 34. b3 Bc5 35. Rd1 Qc6 36. Qd3 Be7 37. Rc4 Qg2 38. Qxc3 Qxh2 39. Rc6+Bf6 40. a6 Ra8 41. Rdd6 Qh4 42. b4 f4 43. Qd3+ Kh6 44. Qe4 Ra7 45. b5 Qg5 46.Qh1+ Kg6 47. Rd5 Qg4 48. Qe4+ Kh6 49. Qh1+ Kg6 50. Rd1 Qf5 51. Qg1+ Qg5 52.Qxg5+ Kxg5 53. c4 f3 54. Kc2 Be5 55. Rc8 Kg4 56. Re8 Bf4 57. Rg1+ Bg3 58. b6Rxa6 59. b7 Rb6 60. b8=Q Rxb8 61. Rxb8 f2 62. Rxg3+ Kxg3 63. Rf8 1-0

Final 2nd game
White: Anand, V
Black: Kasimdzhanov, R
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Rc8 15.Qxb4 Qc7 16. Kb1 Nfd7 17. Nb2 d5 18. Qd2 dxe4 19. f4 Nf6 20. Be2 Nd5 21. Nc4Nd7 22. g5 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Bd5 24. Rhf1 Bc5 25. Qc3 hxg5 26. Nf5 Bxc4 27. Nxg7+Ke7 28. Bxc4 Rhg8 29. hxg5 e3 30. f5 Ne5 31. fxe6 Rxg7 32. Rd7+ Nxd7 33. Qxg7 1-0

Final 3rd game
White: Kasimdzhanov, R
Black: Anand, V
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Bd6 10. g3 Be7 11. c4 Nxe4 12. Bf3 Nf6 13. c5 O-O 14. Rc1 Ne515. Bg2 d6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Nb3 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Ba7 Ra8 21.Bc5 Qf6 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qxd5 Qf6 24. Nc5 Nc6 25. Rc3 Rd8 26. Ne4 Qxc3 27.Nxc3 Rxd5 28. Bxd5 Bd7 29. Ne4 Rd8 30. Ng5 Be8 31. Re1 Kf8 32. Nxh7+ Kg8 33.Ng5 Kf8 34. Bf3 Nb4 35. a3 Nc2 36. Rd1 Nd4 37. Bg4 Bc6 38. h4 Rd5 39. Re1 f640. Nf3 Bd7 41. Nxd4 Bxg4 42. Re4 Bd7 43. f3 Kf7 44. Kf2 f5 45. Rf4 Kf6 46. Ke3Ke5 47. Ne2 Bc6 48. Rd4 Rb5 49. b4 Kf6 50. Rd6+ Ke7 51. Rd2 Kf6 52. Kf4 Rb6 53.Rd6+ Ke7 54. Rg6 Kf7 55. h5 a5 56. bxa5 Rb3 57. Nd4 Rxa3 58. Nxf5 Rxf3+ 59. Kg5Kf8 60. g4 Be4 61. Nd4 Ra3 62. Re6 Rxa5+ 63. Kf4 Bc6 64. Nxc6 bxc6 65. Rxc6 Ra866. Kf5 Kg8 67. Kg6 Rb8 68. Rc7 1/2-1/2

Final 4th game
White: Anand, V
Black: Kasimdzhanov, R
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Bg5 Ne8 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Ne3 Nf6 17. c3 Qc7 18. Nh2 Be6 19. Nhg4 Nd7 20. Qf3 c4 21. Nf5Bxf5 22. exf5 f6 23. a4 d5 24. Ne3 Qc6 25. dxc4 dxc4 26. Qxc6 Nxc6 27. b4 Nb628. a5 Nd7 29. Rad1 Rad8 30. Nxc4 bxc4 31. Bxc4+ Kh8 32. Bxa6 Ne7 33. Bb7 Nxf534. g4 Ne7 35. c4 Nb8 36. a6 Nbc6 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38. b5 Na5 39. Ra1 1-0