Anand or Topalov?

10 May 2010 – The World Chess Championship is now still at an even keel of 5.5:5.5 going into the 12th game of the series. There is still no clear leader between Anand and Topalov. If the series goes into blitz rapid and armageddon games, the pun is that Anand is the favorite as he is a known blitz chess player and he is deadly at blitz chess.

Below is the summary of the dates, score and brief comments so far. The players will have a one day of rest today, 10th May 2010 and will resume game 12 on Tuesday, 11th May 2010.

Game No.	Date	Anand	Topalov	Comments
1	24 April 2010	0	1	Topalov wins first game as white,  1-0
2	25 April 2010	1	0	Anand playing white, equalises, 1-1.
3	27 April 2010	½	½	Topalov as white could not force a win, overall 1½ : 1½.
4	28 April 2010	1	0	Anand wins as white with 1.d4, in a Catalan Opening, Anand leads 2½ : 1½.
5	30 April 2010	1	0	Anand successfully defends as black and gets a draw. Anand leads 3:2
6	01 May 2010	½	½	Anand leads 3½:2½.
7	03 May 2010	½	½	Anand leads 4:3.
8	04 May 2010	0	1	Topalov won game 8. Overall score 4-4.
9	06 May 2010	½	½	Topalov repeats three fold repetition to settle for draw. 4½:4½
10	07 May 2010	½	½	Anand offers draw. Overall 5:5
11	09 May 2010	½	½	Another draw. Overall 5½:5½
12	11 May 2010