wcc 2008 game5
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.exf6 gxf6 13.0-0 Qb6 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.Bxb5 Rg8
Vishy gets his novelty in first !
[15...Bd6 Game 3]
16.Bf4 Bd6 17.Bg3 f5
[17...Bxg3 18.hxg3 Helps White block the g file]
18.Rfc1 f4
[18...Ke7 19.Nxd4 Qxd4 20.Rd1 Rxg3 21.Rxd4 Rxg2+ 22.Kf1 Rag8 (22...Rxh2 23.Qd2) 23.Qd2 Ne5 24.Rxd6 Rg1+ 25.Ke2 Bf3+ 26.Ke3 Rxa1 looks better for White]
19.Bh4 Be7 20.a4
now the idea of Qd6 presents itself to play Qd5. This just looks unclear but not bad for White. I feared for Kramnik when Anand got his novelty in first and Kramnik had to think for a long time. He is way behind on the clock
20...Bxh4
[Vishy is out of preparation clearly now 20...Qd6 21.a5?! Qd5]
21.Nxh4
Qd6 idea Qd5 is possible and Ke7 is even on with the idea of Rxg2+ but White has resources here for example Ra3 or Qh5
21...Ke7
and now both
22.Ra3
[22.Qh5 Qd6 23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.f3 Fritz 24...Qd6 25.Re1; Not 22.b4 Rxg2+! 23.Nxg2 Rg8 24.f3 d3+ 25.Qf2 Bxf3 26.Qxb6 Rxg2+ 27.Kf1 Nxb6 28.Bxd3 Nd5 Coming to e3.; 22.Nf5+ Kf6 seem OK for Black]
22...Rac8
[22...Rg5 23.Qd2 (23.Bxd7 Kxd7 24.Nf3 Rg7) ]
23.Rxc8
[23.Rd1]
23...Rxc8 24.Ra1
26 minutes left
24...Qc5
[24...Rg8]
25.Qg4 Qe5 26.Nf3 Qf6
holding d4 and f4
[26...Bxf3 27.Qxf3+/=]
27.Re1
[27.Nxd4 Qxd4 28.Rd1 Nf6-/+; 27.Bxd7 Kxd7 28.Nxd4 Ke7! with compensation in the form of a beautiful bishop 29.Rd1 Rc4 30.Ne2 Rxa4; 27.Rd1 Ne5 28.Nxe5 Qxe5 29.Qh4+ Qf6 30.Qxf6+ Kxf6]
27...Rc5
[27...Nf8!? Yusupov]
28.b4
Played very quickly 0.18 remaining to 0.50
28...Rc3
Avoiding simplificiation in Kramnik's time pressure. I feel Vishy is clearly better here
29.Nxd4?
I don't believe it, we had this in the analysis room ten minutes ago. this loses !
[29.Bxd7 Kxd7 30.Ng5 h6 31.Nh7 Qe5 32.Rxe5]
29...Qxd4 30.Rd1 Nf6
The point which Kramnik has doubtless seen but there is a classic sting in the tail
31.Rxd4 Nxg4 32.Rd7+ Kf6 33.Rxb7 Rc1+ 34.Bf1 Ne3
That's it, brilliant, White will be a bishop up with two connected passed pawns and he can resign. One of the most elegant finishes to a WCC game ever
35.fxe3 fxe3 0-1
