1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 Anand is well-known in the Chess World as a specialist of the Caro-Kann defense, but he usually deploys the 4... Nd7 variation. 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 An 'ancient' line - which became very popular after the WC match between Spassky and Petrosian in 1966. 11. Bf4 A Fresh nuance. Months ago Kramnik won a brilliant game against Bareev in the same line. The main idea is just to prevent black from the typical Qc7 and 0-0-0. However Anand has a different pattern for this line. 11... e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 The opening phase has passed. White has a clear plan with Ne5 then the subsequent g4-g5, so Vishy must immediately activate his forces. 16... Qd5! 17. Ne5 Qe4 By swapping the Queens Black only solves the problems of the White King-side attack, however, in the endgame white has a clear Space advantage in return. 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Rhe1 Nf6 20. g4 Rfd8 21. Be3 This prevents c6-c5 for a while. Now black has no serious chances for counterplay, but black's position is still very solid - just not any weaknesses - Anand begins to construct an impenetrable fortress. 21... Bd6 22. f3 Rac8 23. c4 a5 24. a4 Nd7 25. Bd2 The first signal. The pawn on a5 will be a serious drawback in the Bishop endgame . 25... Bc7 26. Bc3 Nxe5 27. dxe5 c5 Vishy decides to block the position on the Queen-side in hopes that Kasparov can't create any serious threats on the King-side. 28. Kc2 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 White has no winning chances in the bishop endgame after.. 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 and Black easily prevents any white attempts on the King-side 31. Kd3 b6 32. Ke4 g5! 33. Bd2 Be7 34. f4 gxf4 35. Bxf4 Bg5 36. Bg3 Kg7 with a fortress. 29... Rd8+ 30. Ke2 Rd7 31. f4 Bd8 32. f5 Bg5 33. f6! Garry is working very hard to create a hole in the black position. Now black has two weaknesses to defend, a5 and h6. Maybe it will be enough for awin? 33... b6 34. Ra1! lifting the rook to b3 via Ra3! 34... Rd8 Bad was the immediate... 34... gxf6 35. exf6 Bf4 36. Rd1! and the resulting bishop ending is very dangerous. 36... Rxd1 37. Kxd1 Bc7 38. Ke2 Kh7 39. Kf3 Bd6 40. Ke4 intending next Be5! and Black's Queen-side will be lost. 35. Ra3 gxf6?! Passive but maybe more accurate was 35... Rc8 36. Rb3 Rc6 37. fxg7! Kxg7 38. Bd2 Bxd2 39. Kxd2 f6 40. Rd3 with some chances - like 40... fxe5 41. Rd7+ Kf6 42. Ke3 and Rh7 coming soon. Black's rook is just too passive. 36. Rb3! 36. exf6 fails after... 36... e5! 37. Rb3 Rd6 and white is just losing his f6 pawn due to... 38. Bxe5?? Re6! 36... Bf4 37. Rxb6? A mistake in the time trouble. Much stronger was... 37. exf6 Rd6 38. Kf3 e5 39. Ke4 Re6 40. Kf5! And black's position is in dier circumstances - The Rook returns to the game after Ra3-a1-d1. 37... Bxe5 38. Bxe5 fxe5 39. Rb5 Rd4 40. Rxc5 Rxg4 41. b3 Rg3 The following endgame appears to be drawish, however White's passed pawns are obviously more dangerous than the connected "f" and "e" pawns for Black. 42. Rxe5 Rxb3 43. Rxa5 f5 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. c5! Only chance 45... Rc3 46. Rc8 Ra3 47. c6 Rxa4 48. Re8! Rc4 49. Rxe6 White's pawn is much more dangareous - but ok, already more than 100 years ago Tarrash informed us that all Rooks endings are drawn. 49... f4 50. Rg6+ Kh7 51. Kd3 Rc5 52. Kd4 Rc1 53. Ke4 Rc4+ 54. Kd5 Rc3 Nothing promised 55. Kd4 55. Rg4 f3 56. Rf4 Kg7 57. Kd6 Rd3+ 58. Ke7 Re3+ 59. Kd8 Rd3+ 60. Kc8 Rc3 61. c7 Rd3 62. Rf5 Rc3 and white can't improve a position. 63. Kd7 Rd3+ 64. Kc6 Rc3+ 65. Kb6 Rb3+ 66. Kc6 Rc3+ 67. Rc5 Rxc5+ 68. Kxc5 f2 draw 55... Rc1 56. Ke4 Rc4+ 57. Kf3 Kh8?? A tragic mistake! This was White's last chance to put black in a small zugzwang. I don't know what was overlooked by Anand, but black should hold after... 57... Rc5 58. Kxf4 Rxh5 59. Re6 (59. Rd6 Rc5 60. Ke4 h5=) 59... Kg7 60. Ke4 Kf7! 58. Rxh6+ Kg7 59. Rd6 With the additional h-pawn Kasparov easily forces the win. 59... Kh7 60. Kg4 Kg7 61. Rd7+ Kf6 62. c7 1-0 [GM Alterman and J.Doss]