Though the Indian connect of that defence was missed by many, the choice of Grunfeld Defence was still interesting because Anand had lost the first game of the World Chess Championship match against Veselin Topalov at Sofia in 2010 after adopting the
Матч за звание чемпиона мира. София 25.04.2010 Вторая партия. Ч1
Gelfand played a classical defence that was first played by an Indian, Moheschunder Bannerjee in 1855, more than 60 years before Ernst GrГnfeld used it to stun future World Champion Alexander Alekhine at Vienna in 1922. The impact was so stunning that the opening was named after the Austrian grandmaster.
Though the Indian connect of that defence was missed by many, the choice of Grunfeld Defence was still interesting because Anand had lost the first game of the World Chess Championship match against Veselin Topalov at Sofia in 2010 after adopting the same system with black pieces.
Quick moves
However, soon it was Gelfand's turn to look surprised as Anand unleashed a quick pawn push on the sixth turn to shred the challenger's queen-side defence and the two players soon settled for a draw, happy to gained a few brownie points in the first skirmish.
Источник: Hindustan Times
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