Featured is a sharp rapid (15+10) game between Jorden Van Foreest and Vishy Anand, “The Tiger of Madras,” from Round 12 of the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championship, held on June 13th. The game enters a Ruy Lopez, Morphy Defense, with Anand sparking dynamic play as early as move 7 with …d5. Lines quickly open on the queenside, pawns are sacrificed, and Anand’s pieces soon maul Van Foreest’s vulnerable king.
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Image of Viswanathan Anand by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 f6 11. a4 Ba7 12. Ne4 Kh8 13. Re1 Be6 14. h3 Bg8 15. Ng3 b4 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Bc4 Na5 18. Ba2 c5 19. Ne4 bxc3 20. bxc3 c4 21. dxc4 Nc7 22. c5 Bxa2 23. Rxa2 Qd5 24. c4 Nxc4 25. Bc3 Rfd8 26. Qe2 Ne6 27. Nfd2 Ne3 28. Rb2 Rxb2 29. Bxb2 Nxg2 30. Rc1 Ngf4 31. Qxa6 Nxc5 32. Qc4 Qa8 33. Ba3 Ncd3