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