Mecz Anand-Carlsen o Mistrzostwo Świata 2013 w szachach, partie – Carlsen nowym mistrzem świata!

   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.22"] [Round "10"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Result "½-½"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O Bc6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. b3 Qc7 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rac1 h6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. h3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Qd2 Kf8 21. Qb2 Kg8 22. a4 Qh5 23. Ne2 Bf6 24. Rc3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qe5 26. Qd2 Nf6 27. Re3 Rd7 28. a5 Qg5 29. e5 Ne8 30. exd6 Rc6 31. f4 Qd8 32. Red3 Rcxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qxd6 Nxd6 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Kd4 Kd7 39. Kc5 Kc7 40. Nc3 Nf5 41. Ne4 Ne3 42. g3 f5 43. Nd6 g5 44. Ne8+ Kd7 45. Nf6+ Ke7 46. Ng8+ Kf8 47. Nxh6 gxf4 48. gxf4 Kg7 49. Nxf5+ exf5 50. Kb6 Ng2 51. Kxb7 Nxf4 52. Kxa6 Ne6 53. Kb6 f4 54. a6 f3 55. a7 f2 56. a8=Q f1=Q 57. Qd5 Qe1 58. Qd6 Qe3+ 59. Ka6 Nc5+ 60. Kb5 Nxb3 61. Qc7+ Kh6 62. Qb6+ Qxb6+ 63. Kxb6 Kh5 64. h4 Kxh4 65. c5 Nxc5 ½-½   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. g4 O-O 11. Bg2 Na5 12. O-O Nb3 13. Ra2 b5 14. Ng3 a5 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4 Nxc1 17. Qxc1 Ra6 18. e5 Nc7 19. f4 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa6 Nxa6 22. f5 b3 23. Qf4 Nc7 24. f6 g6 25. Qh4 Ne8 26. Qh6 b2 27. Rf4 b1=Q+ 28. Nf1 Qe1 0-1   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Result "½-½"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Qe2 c6 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Ng4 Qd8 24. Qe5 Ng7 25. Qxe8+ Nxe8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. f4 f5 30. Kf2 b5 31. b4 Kf7 32. h3 h6 33. h4 h5 ½-½   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Result "½-½"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nf1 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 g6 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Ne2 Rhe8 14. Kb1 b6 15. h4 Kb7 16. h5 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nc5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. g3 a5 20. Rh7 Rh8 21. Rdh1 Rxh7 22. Rxh7 Qf6 23. f4 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Qf3 f5 27. exf5 gxf5 28. c3 Ne6 29. Kc2 Ng5 30. Qf2 Ne6 31. Qf3 Ng5 32. Qf2 Ne6 ½-½   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.16"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   {Komentarz: IM Tania Sachdev}  1. e4 {Vishy started with 1.e4, he's definitely aiming for the kill today. but that does not necessarily mean a crazy variation. He's going to aim for a long nagging advantage. }  1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {Ruy Lopez, repeating a previous game from round 4 }  3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 {This will transpose into closed Ruy Lopez positions if black play 8...b5 9.Bb3 d6. In these positions black aims at getting a successful ...d5 break. White aims at developing Nbd2-f1-g3 }  8... b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Bg5 {In these set ups this is the drawback of having the black bishop actively placed on c5 and not e7, the f6 knight gets pinned and its difficult to get out of it. Move 10 and we already have a new position. This hasn't been played before. Vishy did play against Aronian earlier this year at the Alekhine Memorial and went 10.Nbd2 instead of Bg5. The game ended in a draw without much trouble for black, so 10.Bg5 could be Vishy's improvement over his previous game. One of blacks plans could also be to play Rb8 followed by b4 to gain counter on the queenside. }  10... Be6 {Magnus challenges white's strong light squared bishop, also a typical motif in these lines. An interesting continuation would be 12.Be6 Fe6 13.b4 Bb6 14.a4 and if 12. Be6 Re6 13.d4. White can also continue with an alternative plan of 12.d4 Bb3 (12...Bb6?? d5) 13. ab3 ed4 14.cd4 Bb6 15.Nc3. The first line, after a4 white aims at creating a weakness for black on b5 after ab5 ab5 and then after Na3 it would be difficult for black to defend this pawn }  11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 {Black can play 12... Bb6 just against white's d4 at any point. Normally taking Be6 with white has to be very careful and with some concrete idea. If it is not giving white something immediately black gains control over the center after fe6. Follow also the multi Twitter commentary here }  12... Bxb3 {13.ab3 is a typical recapture to open the a file }  13. axb3 {White's plan could be Nf1-Ne3 while black should try to get play on the queenside with a5-a4 or a break in the center with d5 }  13... Nb8 {very interesting idea by Magnus, he wants to regroup with Nbd7 so he can get out of the pin. Note: for reports in Spanish visit Ajedrez Chessdom here }  14. h3 {turns out was not just a quiet move, white has the idea of Nh2-Ng4 subtly building pressure on the kingside }  14... Nbd7 15. Nh2 Qe7 {The idea is to reply Ng4 with Qe6. Once the light squared bishops are exchanged blacks queen on e6 is well placed. }  16. Ndf1 {white aims for the g3/e3 square aiming to get Nf5. Black after getting out of the pin has 2 ways to continue in the position either play for the d5 break or play on the queenside with a5-Bb6 }  16... Bb6 {a typical move against whites d4/b4 at any point can continue with a5 to free the rook on a8 and for queenside activity. A sample line 17.Ne3 a5 18.Nf5 Qe6 19.Ng4 Kh7 looks optically dangerous for black but should not be any real problems. Black should play Qe6 soon to get out the pin and Kh7 is an important move against any sacrifices on h6 }  17. Ne3 Qe6 18. b4 {black normally plays a5 so white gets rid of the double pawns and play opens on the queens side. }  18... a5 19. bxa5 Bxa5 {Black seems to be doing fine. though white has Nf5 but when at any time the knight jumps to f5 the d5 break for black could become a reality. For example 20.Nf5 Bb6 21.Ng4 Ra1 22.Nf6 Nf6 23.Qa1 d5 Interview with WGM Sopiko Guramishvili and WIM Ljilja Drljevic here }  20. Nhg4 Bb6 21. Bxf6 {Very surprising! A series of exchanges is coming after Qf6 white cannot jump with Nd5 as f2 is unprotected }  21... Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qg4 {black looks completely fin after 23...Be3 24fe3 Qe7 followed by c6 }  23... Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qe7 25. Rf1 c5 {black threatens c4! I actually prefer black here thought its very close to equality }  26. Kh2 c4 {And we have c4, Magnus is pressing! Initially I thought 27. d4 is not possible, but I was wrong white's idea is 27...ed4 28.ed4 Ra1 29.Ra1 Qe4 30 Qe4 Re4 31.Ra8 Kh7 32. Rb8 and white wins back the pawn however its still very equal and much closer to a draw }  27. d4 {Another interesting alternative for black is 27...b4 and if 28.cb4 Rab8 29.Ra4 and now ed4 30.ed4 Qe4 }  27... Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Qb7 {Threatening ...ed4. If white goes 29.d5 black can continue Rb8 with the idea b4 These positions are exactly what Magnus likes and is best at. }  29. Rd1 {even just 29...ed4 30.Rd4 Re6 and black is good, good enough for some real advantage or not is to be seen, though I can't imagine black actually being able to get anything real but with Magnus he's known to win positions which seemed impossible to win. Vishy's cautious docile play was quite unexpected. He did make a comeback against Topalov and Gelfand after losing first in the previous world championships. But today's game has not been quite in the spirit of I-NEED-TO-WIN }  29... Qc6 30. Qf5 exd4 31. Rxd4 Re5 32. Qf3 {white's idea is to reply 32...f5 with Qd1 }  32... Qc7 {White can play Rd5 now trading rooks. As white's pawn structure is worse black has a better position, but its not enough to win}  33. Kh1 Qe7 {The game seems to be heading for a draw . Though structurally black is better. It is hard to imagine anything real for black. My guess for Vishy's uninspired play today is that after yesterdays loss he wants a break to get over it with the rest day tomorrow and will fight it out after that. }  34. Qg4 Kh7 35. Qf4 g6 {while white is completely stuck defending the e4 pawn and cant really move around black wants to continue improving his position with... Kg7-h5, however white can just keep doing nothing and black improving the position as he can still hard to imagine a real idea to win with black as much as he can }  36. Kh2 Kg7 37. Qf3 Re6 38. Qg3 Rxe4 39. Qxd6 Rxe3 40. Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rd5 Rb7 42. Rd6 f6 43. h4 Kf7 44. h5 gxh5 45. Rd5 Kg6 46. Kg3 Rb6 47. Rc5 f5 48. Kh4 Re6 49. Rxb5 Re4+ 50. Kh3 Kg5 51. Rb8 h4 52. Rg8+ Kh5 53. Rf8 Rf4 54. Rc8 Rg4 55. Rf8 Rg3+ 56. Kh2 Kg5 57. Rg8+ Kf4 58. Rc8 Ke3 59. Rxc4 f4 60. Ra4 {And this is a blunder for white! Critical play was needed and b4 was the only correct move in the situation. }  60... h3 61. gxh3 Rg6 {Up to Ra4 Anand had full control on the situation and now it gets dangerous after for example 62. Ra7 f3 63. Re7+ Kf2 64. h4 Rg2+ 65. Kh3 Kf1 66. Ra7 Rg6 67. h5 Rg5 68. Ra6 f2 69. Rxh6 Kg1 70. Rf6 Rxh5+ Another endgame, another grinding for hours and Magnus is heading for a success.}  62. c4 {f3 and practically the game is over! Magnus pulls a rabbit out of a hat, endgame magic. Constantly posing small problems to Anand, he manages to get a winning position. }  62... f3 63. Ra3+ Ke2 64. b4 f2 65. Ra2+ Kf3 66. Ra3+ Kf4 67. Ra8 {Rg1 is the best move here, but even a cute underpromotion will work now, or of course at a later stage }  67... Rg1 0-1   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. O-O-O Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bc7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Be2 Ke7 17. Bf3 Bd7 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. c5 f5 20. cxb6 fxe4 21. b7 Rab8 22. Bxe4 Rxb7 23. Rhf1 Rb5 24. Rf4 g5 25. Rf3 h5 26. Rdf1 Be8 27. Bc2 Rc5 28. Rf6 h4 29. e4 a5 30. Kd2 Rb5 31. b3 Bh5 32. Kc3 Rc5+ 33. Kb2 Rd8 34. R1f2 Rd4 35. Rh6 Bd1 36. Bb1 Rb5 37. Kc3 c5 38. Rb2 e5 39. Rg6 a4 40. Rxg5 Rxb3+ 41. Rxb3 Bxb3 42. Rxe5+ Kd6 43. Rh5 Rd1 44. e5+ Kd5 45. Bh7 Rc1+ 46. Kb2 Rg1 47. Bg8+ Kc6 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Bxb3 axb3 50. Kxb3 Rxg2 51. Rxh4 Ke6 52. a4 Kxe5 53. a5 Kd6 54. Rh7 Kd5 55. a6 c4+ 56. Kc3 Ra2 57. a7 Kc5 58. h4 Kd5 1-0   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Result "½-½"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 Kc8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Ne1 Ng6 17. Nd3 b6 18. Ne2 Bxa2 19. b3 c4 20. Ndc1 cxb3 21. cxb3 Bb1 22. f4 Kb7 23. Nc3 Bf5 24. g4 Bc8 25. Nd3 h5 26. f5 Ne7 27. Nb5 hxg4 28. hxg4 Rh4 29. Nf2 Nc6 30. Rc2 a5 31. Rc4 g6 32. Rdc1 Bd7 33. e6 fxe6 34. fxe6 Be8 35. Ne4 Rxg4+ 36. Kf2 Rf4+ 37. Ke3 Rf8 38. Nd4 Nxd4 39. Rxc7+ Ka6 40. Kxd4 Rd8+ 41. Kc3 Rf3+ 42. Kb2 Re3 43. Rc8 Rdd3 44. Ra8+ Kb7 45. Rxe8 Rxe4 46. e7 Rg3 47. Rc3 Re2+ 48. Rc2 Ree3 49. Ka2 g5 50. Rd2 Re5 51. Rd7+ Kc6 52. Red8 Rge3 53. Rd6+ Kb7 54. R8d7+ Ka6 55. Rd5 Re2+ 56. Ka3 Re6 57. Rd8 g4 58. Rg5 Rxe7 59. Ra8+ Kb7 60. Rag8 a4 61. Rxg4 axb3 62. R8g7 Ka6 63. Rxe7 Rxe7 64. Kxb3 ½-½   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Result "½-½"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]  {Komentarz: GM Vidit Gujrathi}  1. Nf3 {It's Nf3 again ! Although in WCH, it is quite common to stick to the desired repertoire I didn't expect Carlsen to go for Nf3. It will be interesting to see what he has planned. } 1... d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 {This is new in the match ! If Anand goes for c6 setup again. Carlsen can play b3 immediately, and as he hasn't played d4 here It's will be a better setup than in game one. }  3... dxc4 {I still expected the solid c6.I am sure that Anand must have prepared something very concrete here.Qa4 check will be a normal continuation here. }  4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 {We have a very original position already at move 5.Here white has to sooner or later play Qc4.White a lot of times also goes Na3 after dc4 but the fusion of Qa4 & Na3 doesn't go so well. I am surprised that Carlsen is thinking already.He probably is just recollecting his preparation. }  6. Nc3 {The point of delaying Qc4 is that now Black can't play Nf6 due to Ne5 ! Now black has to decide on a setup for his pieces. e5 - Nge7 seems the most normal. }  6... e5 {Just as expected, The next moves for black are almost automatic. Nge7, O-O ,h6,Be6 . }  7. Qxc4 Nge7 {White will play 0-0- d3 and try to develop some play on queenside, while black will go 0-0-h6-Be6 etc. I like the fact that we now have a very original position on the board and not some deep analyzed main line.Today we will definitely see a big fight. }  8. O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 {So far, everything is going as expected :) White has to take an important decision now. How to develop the c1- bishop? Bd2 seems like the safest square for now.Other option is to go Qh4 immediately. After Bd2 we can see the very typical English maneuvering for example: 10.Bd2-Be6 11.Qa4 followed by Rfc1-Ne4-c5 }  10. Bd2 Nd4 {Wow.. I wasn't expecting this.It might already be a slight inaccuracy.The difference between playing Be6 followed by Nd4 and direct Nd4 is subtle. Now After 10...Nd4 11.Nd4-ed4 12.Ne4 Be6 White can go 13. Qc1 ! gaining a tempo by attacking h6 and then play Nc5. }  11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 {Here black must take a decision on how to develop the queenside.c6 seems like a start. Then White can play the tricky 13.Qc1-Kh7 and 14.Bb4 ! Tying up black's pieces. Direct 13.Bb4 will be inaccurate because of Be6 and Bd5. }  12... c6 {He does go for c6 ! Here white has to be quite precise to increase the pressure.To me 13.Qc1 and then Bb4 seems the best way to do it, as it ties down black's pieces causing some development problems. White usually in such position goes for b4-a4 but after b6 it doesn't bring anything. Black then also threatens Be6 and f5! trapping the knight. }  13. Bb4 {I don't know if this is such a good idea.Black can play 13...Be6 14.Qc5 Nd5 15.Ba3 and now the key move,the energetic f5 ! }  13... Be6 14. Qc1 {I am very surprised with the last two white moves.If white had gone 13.Qc1 he would have gained a tempo by attacking h6.We would have the same position with black king on h7. Now black here has better ways to develop. Bd5 is a very natural move here.I think white already has lost the slight initiative he possessed. Note: Do not forget to get your copy of the fresh Garry Kasparov's choice here }  14... Bd5 {Tides have turned ! Somehow I don't see a clear plan to untangle the pieces. Qf4 is a natural move, But there I don't like f5.White's pieces are not in perfect harmony so it is slightly uneasy to play with white here. Usually exchange of queens is better for white in such structures.But here I am not so sure,as black keeps annoying pressure after 15.Be7 Qe7 16.Qc5 -Rfe8 17.Qe7 Re7 18.Rfe1-Rae8 !? }  15. a4 {Here black can go for either b6 immediately or with the inclusion of a5-ba3 and then b6.I would have gone for the immediate b6 as I don't want like the weakening of queenside. However,The key will be to asses the position after the b6 16.Be7 Qe7 17.Rfe1 (threatening Nd2) Rac8 ! Supporting the c6 pawns so that he can play Be6 after Nd2. In any case It's apparent that white is struggling a bit. Stockfish - Gull just started, follow live at this link }  15... b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 {Anand did go for b6 and Carlsen is trying to use the fact that black didn't include a5. The key here will be the timing of Nd2 trying to exchange the d5 bishop. I don't think Black should exchange it,I guess he can put more pressure with double bishops. }  17... Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8  19. axb6 axb6 {Black has deployed his rooks in an interesting way.He supports both his weak pawns on b6 and c6.The position is quite complicated. Black now has to find ways to increase his pressure before white untangles his pieces.Maybe h5 with the idea of Bh6,increasing the activity of the g7 bishop is a start !? See the commentary of my colleague IM Hambleton here }  20. Qf4 {I thought white will play on the light squares with Qc2-Nd2 plan.Qf4 is interesting as well,threatening Nd6.After Rd8 white can play h4 !? The position becomes more concrete now.Also in some positions White has to be careful not to allow the annoying Qb4 !? }  20... Rd8 {Now Nd2 is an option,but g5 is a bit awkward to meet there. White can play h4 here,preparing Nd2 and exchange of bishops. Also, Carlsen doesn't seem nervous in the Live feed . We all know how comfortable he is in such slow,strategic positions. }  21. h4 {Now black can play Ra8 to challenge the control over a-file.Although the evaluation still seems unclear,the position looks slightly easier to play with White. Black also has an interesting possibility to go Kh7 supporting h6 with idea of Be5 !? }  21... Kh7 {Here it is very important to take a strategic decision.h5 is a possibility but I wouldn't play it as after g5 I feel that the Queen is a little awkwardly placed.Nd2 is a decent alternative. }  22. Nd2 {Now Anand can force a repetition of moves with 22...Be5 23.Qg4-Be6 24.Qe4-Bd5. But he also has a very tempting possibility to play 23..h5 and force the queen weirdly on h-file. }  22... Be5 23. Qg4 {On a second thought I now see that White can avoid the repetition with the simple Qf3-Bd5 and e4 }  23... h5 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qh1 {The queen looks very awkward on h1 ! But it isn't the first time we see this in Carlsen's game. If I recollect properly he already showed such a motif against Karjakin earlier. }  25... c5 26. Ne4 Kg7 {If white doesn't react quickly black's queenside pawns can be very dangerous. Perhaps White can play Ng5!? as after Bb3 white has Ra3 and after Bc8 Bh3.. In any case the Queen on h1 doesn't seem well placed and black can count on some initiative. }  27. Ng5 b5 {A very strong energetic move.Although it allows Ne6 and opposite coloured bishops,Black still holds the initiative due to the active Queenside pawns. White's position is a little worrisome now as Anand seems to be increasing his advantage steadily. Carlsen is taking a while to play,the position is clearly uncomfortable. }  28. e3 {A risky move,but I like it.Objectively it might be inferior but it is very tricky and a good practical try.After 28..de3 29.Re3-Bb2 30.Rae1 white creates a lot of play for the pawn. Tension is rising ! }  28... dxe3 29. Rxe3 Bd4 29.. Bd4 !? {Understandable.Taking the pawn on b2 looked quite risky.But what after Re2? Maybe c4 !? The battle is definitely heating up ! }  30. Re2 c4 {As expected.It will be foolish to open the b-file with dc4.Maybe Ne6-fe6 and Be4 !? is possible }  31. Nxe6+ fxe6 {Carlsen is down to 10 minutes in an inferior position.The pressure is rising and it will be difficult to defend in time pressure. }  32. Be4 cxd3 33. Rd2 Bd3 {was clearly bad,as it allowed the simple Bxf2. Now Black can play Rf8 !? to pile up the pressure on the kingside.It will be very difficult to defend against the tricky threats in time trouble here. 33... Qb4 Rf8 seemed more threatening to me,but maybe black just wants to take the b2-pawn. }  34. Rad1 Bxb2 {Black didn't want to complicate things because of lack of time.Now the big question is whether it's possible to convert the extra pawn. Opposite colour bishops are always tricky }  35. Qf3 Bf6 {Black still has some tricky ideas here & white should be accurate. For example: 36.Rd3- Rd3 37.Rd3- Bd4 ! and black's initiative becomes dangerous }  36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Rd8 {I don't see why he didn't play Bd4.Now White has excellent chances of draw considering how weak Black's king is and of course the opposite coloured bishops. }  38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 {It's clearly a draw now }  39... Qd4 40. Bxb5 Qf6 41. Qb7+ Be7 {Such a drastic change has happened in the last few moves.I am still wondering why black didn't play Bd4 instead of Rd8. }  42. Kg2 {Carlsen declined a draw,but objectively he has no chance of winning here. Has to be a draw. }  42... g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 hxg3 46. Qxg3 e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+ 48. fxg3 Bc5 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kf5 Bf2 51. Kxe5 Bxg3+ ½-½   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.10"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Result "½-½"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   {Komentarz: GM Vidit Gujrathi}   1. e4 c6 {Anand starts with e4 and Carlsen opts for 1..c6 Caro kann! A surprise! It is an extremely solid opening, but in WCC e5 has been played more often. }  2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 {The mainline of Caro Kan.The other option was to go with 3.e5. There are a lot of forced lines in 3.Nc3,I hope to see some exciting stuff today. }  3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 {The other way to play is Nd7,which is not that popular these days. Karpov used it very well in the 90s }  5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 {The mainline is Nd7 which I have played myself quite often. while the text isn't that well explored. }  8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 {They have followed the mainline after e6 until here.Here White can play f4 and Bf4. f4 is certainly more aggressive. }  11. f4 Bb4+ {A known motif. In various lines of caro-kann this check is played. The idea is to provoke c3 which loosens the grip on d3. }  12. c3 Be7 {A very less explored line.Here white has to take an important decision.Usually in such positions White should sacrifice the h4 pawn and gain momentum in development.13.Bd2-Bh4 14.O-O-O looks like the way to go }  13. Bd2 Ngf6 {Both players are blitzing their moves here.It will be interesting to see whose preparation will be superior. Note: expect photos at this link in a few minutes}  14. O-O-O O-O {The other option was to play c5 !? Now white has to chose a proper plan.The knight on g3 is awkwardly placed,so he needs to redeploy it. White can either go for the simple Ne4 or for a slower manoeuvrings with maybe Qf3-Ne2 and g4 !? Generally,in such positions White's basic aim to is develop initiative on kingside while Black tries to breakthrough with c5. }  15. Ne4 {I am surprised that Anand took a while to play.As I recall he already had played 14.Qe2 in Alekhine Memorial earlier. Now Black can take use of the fact that White hasn't played the usual h5 by 15..Ne4 16.Qe4 Nf6 17.Qe2- h5 !? Although he certainly needs to take 18.g4 in consideration there. 15 moves are over and no signs of early draw. So far so good ;) }  15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe5 {I expected Nf6. Now,after the almost forced 17.fe5 Qd5 18.Qg4 Kh7 19.Kb1 black can go for f5 !? Black also has the complicated option of playing f5 immediately after Qg4. Although I am not so sure about it. }  17. fxe5 Qd5 {Exchanging the queens seems like a simple draw. After Qg4 white must consider the immediate f5 seriously.18.Qg4 f5 19.Qg6 Qa2 20.Bh6-Rf7 looks unclear to me. }  18. Qxd5 {Surprise ! Now I don't think white has any edge here. ed and cd are both possible,but ed5 followed by f6 looks very convincing to me. }  18... cxd5 19. h5 {Now black can go for some queenside expansion with b5-a5 - Rfc8. Looks equal to me. }  19... b5 {Yes,he does go for it ! I don't see how white can put some pressure on black here.Rh3-g3 lift is easily parried with Kh7. This is certainly an opening success for Magnus. Do not forget to get your copy of the fresh Garry Kasparov's choice here }  20. Rh3 a5 21. Rf1 {I see a draw already. After any black move white will play Rg3-Kh7 and Rgf3 followed by a repetition. }  21... Rac8 22. Rg3 Kh7 23. Rgf3 Kg8 24. Rg3 Kh7 25. Rgf3 Kg8 ½-½   [Event "Mistrzostwa Świata 2013"] [Site "Chennai, Indie"] [Date "2013.11.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"] [Result "½-½"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2775"]   {Komentarz: IM Aman Hambleton} 1. Nf3 {An interesting choice to start us off! We've all been wondering how this match will start, and by the looks of it Magnus is trying to play safe, and perhaps looking for a favourable move order into a Queen's Gambit or Catalan structure. Their last match in the Tal Memorial this year was a Nimzo-Indian which Carlsen got the better of, but I think Magnus is trying to cater to his style and avoid Anand's thorough preparation, at least in the early stages of this match. } 1... d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 {In typical Carlsen fashion we've reached a position which does not involve much theoretical knowledge, but does require a careful understanding of which advantages are most important to fight for. Already we can see Carlsen probably intends Bb2 with later ideas of c4 and Ne5. The Nb1 can choose it's path a bit later, perhaps opting to go via d2-f3 to further support the e5 square. This game will revolve around the central tension and control of key squares (e5,e4). } 6... O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 {White has completed his development very simply, and will now be looking at central breaks as we enter the middlegame phase. The position is slightly symmetrical, and in such positions White usually holds the dictating power. At the moment Ne5 Nxe5 dxe5 Ng4 will drop the d-pawn but pick up the e-pawn and simplify too much for Magnus' liking. A move like Rc1 would make sense, developing and adding support to c4 indirectly. There are also ideas of Nh4 attacking the Bishop in order to get a quick e4 break in as well. On the other hand, Anand would like to trade pieces, the natural reaction to a cramped position. Ne4 is a standard way to eliminate a pair of knights, and afterwards he can easily bring the Nd7 to f6 and occupy e4 again. When you have two pieces that want to use the same square (e4), it's usually a good idea to liquidate one pair and free up space in your position. Vishy would certainly be content with a draw as Black in the first game, and with Magnus' opening choice I don't think he wants to be overly optimistic here. We'll see if he manages to trade the pieces or if Magnus insists on keeping the position rich with possibilities. } 9... dxc4 {Anand clarifies his intentions to target the light squares in Magnus' position. After bxc4 Nb6 Magnus probably has to play c5 because of Qb3 Be6 and Ne5 or Nd2 is not available because of Qxd4. The move c5 is one that needs tactical justification, because if Black can simply play Nc4 and trade off the Bb2 I think he could be happy with his position. The testing move seems to be c5 Nc4 Bc1 and although Carlsen is giong backwards, Anand needs to be careful not to trap his Knight behind enemy lines. } 10. bxc4 Nb6 11. c5 Nc4 {The variations that exist after Bc1 are very concrete; Carlsen needs to be careful of the tactics that arise after e5! If he doesn't play Bc1 then Black is slightly preferrable in the long term with the Bishop pair, and I don't think Carlsen wants to back down from the tactical challenge with White in game 1 of this match. Black has the initiative at the moment but in positions like this he has to tread very carefully so that White doesn't trap the Nc4 or expand in the center with tempo. } 12. Bc1 Nd5 {A safe choice, avoiding the complications of e5 or even Qa5 where the Nc4 remains stranded for a longer period of time. Nd5 forces the issue with White's Knight, and after Nxd5 he can add support with either Qxd5 or cxd5. cxd5 followed by b6 cements the knight on its outpost and also undermine White's pawn chain. The alternative for White is Qb3 where we could already see a repetition of moves with Na5 Qa3 Nc4 Qb3! Trying to avoid the exchange entirely with the creative Na4?! intending to take advantage of Black's overextended Nc4, will just result in Black playing b5 himself and activating his pieces with tempo. I expect that Carlsen is already not too happy with most of the continuations yielding no advantage so early in the game. It wouldn't surprise me if he went for Nxd5. } 13. Qb3 {Carlsen is essentially offering a draw with this move, if Anand would like to take it. Na5 and after either Qb2 or Qa3, returning the N to c4 leaves White with no other option. I think this is a signal so soon in the match, and Anand may sense weakness and play for the win. } 13... Na5 14. Qa3 Nc4 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qa3 {And the games comes to a draw. Thank you for following with me IM Aman Hambleton, I will see you in the online playing zone. Join me tomorrow for live commentary of R2 of Anand - Carlsen! } 16... Nc4 ½-½