Topalov vs Anand – Game #12: 2010 World Chess Championship

May 11, 2010 ChessTerra Chess Lectures

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This is an analysis video covering Game 12 of the 2010 World Chess Championship wcc between Viswanathan Anand (India) and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria). The opening is the Queens Gambit Declined.

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