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[Event "WCh 2014"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2014.11.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 {This
style of the "Aronian Queen's Gambit" has become popular in recent years. In
the super-tournament going on in Moscow, Tashir, we have seen his position
several times.} c6 (7... Nh5 {has been the favorite of the Black players in
Tashir.}) 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 {White's expansion on the queenside looks
scary, but if Black can look it down, open the a-file successfully and trade
off his light-squared bishop (which is many times simply dead), then he can
hold comfortably. Of course, doing this takes a long time.} Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6
12. b5 $1 {This creation of a passed pawn has been known for some time. All of
this is well-known theory.} cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 15. Nb5 a4 16. Rc1 Ne4
17. Ng5 {Taking twice on g5 is certainly impossible, but taking once might be
necessary.} Ndf6 (17... Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Ra5 (18... Nxg5 $4 19. Nd6 $18 {rips
apart the blockade and wins the queen.}) 19. Be7 $5 Re8 (19... Rxb5 20. Bxf8
Kxf8 21. Qxa4 Ra5 22. Qxb4+ {is somewhat unclear. The passed pawn on c7 does
compensate for Black's two knights against a rook.} Ke8 $1 $13) 20. Bxb4 Rxb5
21. Qxa4 $14 {and the rook on b5 is trapped. This must favor White as Black's
rook on e8 is very passive.}) 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Ra5 20. fxe4 {Even though
both players took a long time to get here (about an hour and a half to get to
this position between the both of them) only 20.fxe4! is a novelty.} (20. Qe2
Qd7 21. fxe4 Rc8 $1 $15 {Aronian-Adams, 2013. Vishy must have taken a fresh
look at this game.}) 20... Rxb5 21. Qxa4 Ra5 22. Qc6 bxa3 23. exd5 Rxd5 24.
Qxb6 {A fascinating position. Material is equal, but White's position is
clearly to be preferred. The reason is that the a-pawn is not as dangerous as
the c-pawn, which needs to be blockaded immediately.} Qd7 25. O-O (25. Qa6 {
The computers were screaming for this move to be played in many occassions,
but it was not always that clear.}) 25... Rc8 (25... g5 26. Qb8 $1 Rc8 27.
Qxc8+ Qxc8 28. Rb1 $16) 26. Rc6 {Interestingly, this exact position was seen
in the game Tomashevsky, Evgeny - Riazantsev, Alexander from the 2008 Russian
Super Final. Except, in that game, White's pawn was on h3, and not on h2!Â
Tomashevsky also won that game rather cleanly.} g5 {Black is running out of
resources. He has to devote too much to stopping the c-pawn and this means
that his a-pawn is not playing.} 27. Bg3 Bb4 28. Ra1 $1 {An excellent move.
There is no way to rip through the blockade immediately, so Anand adds
pressure on the a-pawn.} Ba5 29. Qa6 $1 {Keeping an eye on the a-pawn and
especially the bishop on a5.} Bxc7 30. Qc4 $1 {The pressure on the bishop is
huge. This will cost Carlsen a piece. At this point he was also very low on
the clock.} (30. Rxa3 {was also strong as the bishop is pinned regardless.})
30... e5 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. dxe5 {As Svidler pointed out, Black has excellent
chances to draw this game if he can break the pin and put pressure on White's
weak pawns. But that, simply put, is not going to happen!} Qe7 33. e6 $1 {The
easiest. Now Black's king is also a factor. There is no way to dismantle the
pin, Black's position is simply resignable.} (33. Rc5 Qd7 34. Rxa3 Rb8 35. Rxc7
Rb1+ 36. Kf2 Qf5+ 37. Kg3 Qxe5+ 38. Kg4 h5+ 39. Kxh5 Qxh2+ 40. Kxg5 Qxg2+ (
40... Qg3+) 41. Qg4 Rb6 42. Kf5+ Qxg4+ 43. Kxg4) 33... Kf8 34. Rc1 {And it is
over! Anand does it! Excellent preparation by the Indian player and absolutely
precise and surgical game to beat Carlsen very cleanly.} 1-0