Bulgaria’s Topalov Presses for Win in World Chess Championship

Topalov and Anand drew their 11th game late Sunday night. Photo by BGNES

The decisive game of the World Chess Championship in Sofia will be played on Tuesday with Bulgarian challenger Veselin Topalov expected to go on an all-out war to grab the world title from India’s Viswanathan Anand.

Topalov will play with the white pieces at the most crucial moment in his career, which experts say is in his favor.

The 11th game of the Sofia World Chess Title Match between Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand ended in a draw.

Thus, with only one game to go, both Topalov and Anand have 5.5 points. The 11th game ended on the 65th; the world champion from India played with the white pieces.

If there is no winner in the last game, the two chess masters will face each other in a tie-break of four fast-chess games, which will be played on Thursday.

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