Chess With Sam Collins

Vishy Anand vs Anton Demchenko

World Rapid 2017

Last December, Vishy Anand won the world rapid championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, beating Vladimir Fedoseev in a tiebreak. At 48, the former Classical World Champion continues to win elite events against rivals 20 years his junior.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 Bd7 9.f4 Be7 10.Nf3 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6

This pawn structure was a favourite ...