The struggle was extremely tense and dramatic

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand, who clinched his fifth World Championship title at Moscow on Wednesday, said he is really relieved to achieve the milestone after an incredibly tense battle with challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel. "I am too tensed to be happy but really relieved," said Anand after wining two of the four rapid chess games to win the tie-break with a 2.5-1.5 margin.

"It was incredibly tensed. Well, when I woke up this morning, I knew it would end one way or the other but didn't know how it will go. Match was so even that I had no sense of what shape the tie-break would take. I think that right now, the only feeling you have is relief.

The 42-year-old Anand, who has given a fillip to the game in India as brand ambassador of IT company NIIT, said he was a little tensed going into the tie-breaker.

"Given the fact that we drew 12 games and it was decided by tie-breakers is a reasonable situation. After such a long and tough match probably it was the only thing that could have separated us. I was too tensed," he said.

"In the fourth game, I knew I shouldn't play too hard for a draw but somehow at the board I started to do exactly that. I was pretty happy when my rooks were doubled. He had a lot of chances in the third and fourth game but things want my way in the end and I can say I won only because I won," he added.

Anand's wife Aruna was also ecstatic at his achievement and said: "It is a happy moment, it was very tough. It went down to the tie-breaker and even today it was going to and froth, in the end it went our way and I am happy about it.

"There was no clear indication. We didn't anticipate anything. You can't be prepared for such scheme of things to happen. It went all the way to the tie-breaker and that showed the preparation of both the teams."
Anand and Gelfand had drawn the final regular match in their 12-game Moscow series to leave the world championships level. Anand had earlier won the world chess championship in 2000, 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com

The struggle was extremely tense and dramatic

The struggle was extremely tense and dramatic

GAMES 14

This is Grandmaster Sergey Shipov continuing commentary on the World Championship match tie-breaks. The second rapid chess encounter is about to begin. In the break between the games the most important thing is to breathe, walk around a bit and cast off the tension on your shoulders. To rest at least a little. We await the continuation of the battle... Anand was the first to sit down. He's livened up and pulled himself together. The demon has whispered in his ear... [see Shipov's introduction to the first game!]

1. e4 c5

The Sicilian Defence.

2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5

The Rossolimo Variation

3... e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. d4

The novelty of the season! In the eighth game Vishy chose 7. Bb2

7... d6 8. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2

Black has sacrificed a pawn, luring the enemy knight to c6 - where it's in danger.

10... Bb7 11. Na5

In case of 11. d5 Ne7! 12. Nxe7 Bxe7 White has no time for 13. c4 due to 13... Bf6!

11... Bxg2 12. Rg1

Black has won back the pawn and due to the advantage of the two bishops... No, it's too early to draw conclusions. First you need to develop and avoid losing immediately. And then things will be clearer.

12... Bh3

It seems White should have an initiative. After 12... Be4 there might follow 13. Be3 with Nb1-c3 to come. Here they're not playing for pawns.

13. dxc5

With a lead in development you're obliged to attack.

13... dxc5 14. Nc3

This threatens the newly-arrived knight jumping to d5 or b5. The suspicion is that this is all still the Champion's analysis. If that's the case, then it's going to be tough for the Challenger... At the very least he's going to lose a lot of time resolving his problems and will land straight in serious time trouble.

14... O-O-O

Killing two birds with one stone. The king has fled the centre while his rook-assistant has taken control of the d5-square.

15. Bf4

But will the black king feel cosy on the queenside? That's not clear. For now there's the threat... or rather the mild threat, of Nc3-b5-a7. But if a7-a6 there'd follow Nc3-a4! with the threat of mate. Gelfand's already noticeably behind on time: 0:24-0:14. That's no trifle.

15... Bd6

Precisely in Boris' style. He's ready to give up a pawn or two, but nevertheless seize the initiative. That's how he played in the serious games as well, and in rapid chess that counterattacking method of defence is even more relevant. The computer recommended the calm 15... Nf6 16. Nb5 Rd7 17. Rad1 Nd5! and, strangely enough, everything comes together for Black. He doesn't lose immediately and there's an ocean of struggle ahead.

16. Bxd6 Rxd6

Should the g7-bait be taken?

17. Rg5!

A very strong response. The c5-pawn is much more important than its friend on g7. Gelfand is obviously suffering at the board. He realises he's fallen right into a trap. He's clearly worse. Much worse. In case of 17. Rxg7 Nh6 Black got real counterplay, as the white king's got nowhere to hide.

17... Nf6

Better to develop late than never.

18. Rxc5+ Kb8

Black's a pawn down and it seems his compensation is insufficient. The bishop is, of course, strong, but for now it's firing into empty space. And empty space feels no pain.

19. Nc4

An instinctive desire to play more solidly and improve the piece coordination.

19... Re8+ 20. Ne3

Anand's settled for the bird in the hand, paying no attention to bigger birds in the bush. His idea is simple - to move the rook from a1, exchange a couple of pieces and gradually convert the extra pawn. Singer's sewing machine recommends 20. Kf3 , but it just knows no fear. In contrast to Vishy.

20... Ng4

Boris is attacking... but what? Is the h2-pawn really so appealing? I don't think so. For posterity here's the false path that the Russian commentators on the official site led me along: 20... Nh5 An amusing trick. Gelfand offers his opponent the chance to take the knight, blundering Bh3-g4+. But what's he attacking? No-one's yet died from a check. The king will calmly go to f3. 21. Ncd5 A sensible decision. Vishy is centralising his pieces and provoking his opponent into an exchange operation connected to the exchange on d5. ( I'd suggest the principled 21. Rd1 )

21. Ncd5

Everything's solid for White.

21... Nxe3 22. Nxe3?!

Played very quickly. But is it correct? It was better to play 22. fxe3! , freeing the f2-square for the king and leaving the knight-hegemony in the centre. In that case White would maintain a persistent edge.

22... Bg4+ 23. f3 Bc8

Black has unexpectedly got powerful counterplay. Anand has clearly played poorly. He's got a serious edge in terms of time, but how should he play now? The e3-knight is pinned and the second rank is weak.

24. Re1

Vishy hasn't lost his cool and has made the most solid move. Singer approves!

24... Rh6

Boris is skillfully keeping the flame of the initiative alive.

25. Rh1 Rhe6

Gelfand wasn't able to play the extremely subtle 25... Rd6 with the threat of Bc8-a6+. He's already in real time trouble!

26. Rc3 f5

The knight is hanging over the abyss.

27. Kd2

His comrades will save him. Well done, Anand - what else can you say? He's showing agility to escape.

27... f4 28. Nd5 g5

Black continues the attack. He couldn't delay.

29. Rd3

An interesting rearrangement. Lining up with the d5-knight! But it was stronger to play 29. h4

29... Re2+ 30. Kc1 Rf2

The black rooks have developed terrifying activity. The Champion is already taking serious risks.

31. h4

He realised that passive defence will no longer help. Big complications are beginning. The clocks aren't in the Challenger's favour: 0: 09-0:01!

31... Ree2

Nevertheless. I looked at the line 31... Bb7 32. hxg5 Ree2 33. Nxf4 Rxc2+ 34. Kd1 Rxa2 35. Ke1 Rxf3 36. Rxf3 Ra1+ 37. Kd2 Rxh1 38. Re3 and things would end peacefully.

32. Rc3

The move 32. Nb4 had a serious drawback - 32... g4 33. fxg4 Bxg4 , and the f4-pawn becomes a real threat.

32... Bb7 33. Rd1

Bold, but risky. Will the black passed pawn make it to h1?

33... gxh4

Of course.

34. Nxf4 Re8

An extremely complex position! In time trouble you wouldn't wish something like this even on your worst enemy.

35. Rh1

Black's passed pawn has been disarmed. The smoke is clearing...

35... Rc8 36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37. Rxh4 Bf5

Black is two pawns down, but his activity leaves him with drawing chances. Good ones! Boris is playing under the regime of 10 seconds a move. Vishy has the option of taking breaks.

38. Rh5 Bxc2

It was too late to take fright.

39. Rb5+ Ka8

Of course not 39... Kc7? 40. Rc5+!

40. Nd5

Threatening mate-in-one.

40... a6

We didn't get a blunder.

41. Ra5 Kb7

The suspense has been maintained.

42. Nb4 Bg6 43. Nxa6 Rxf3 44. Nc5+ Kb6 45. b4

White's two connected passed pawns are good, but Black also has a trump. And his bishop is stronger than the white knight.

45... Rf4 46. a3 Rg4 47. Kd2

I'll no longer manage to commentate in time. I'll simply enter the moves!

47... h5 48. Nd7+ Kb7 49. Ne5 Rg2+ 50. Kc3 Be8 51. Nd3 h4

If I was playing White I'd be in a state of shock! Black's pawn is just about to queen.

52. Re5

But Anand is calm.

52... Bg6 53. Nf4 Rg3+ 54. Kd4 Bc2 55. Rh5 Rxa3

A great achievement for Gelfand!

56. Rxh4

Things are ripening for a draw.

56... Rg3 57. Nd5 Rg5 58. b5

But the battle goes on. White's got practical chances with his opponent's flag about to fall.

58... Bf5 59. Rh6 Bg4 60. Rf6 Rf5 61. Rb6+ Ka7 62. Rg6 Bf3

A wonderful position for the bishop.

63. Rg7+ Kb8 64. Nc3 Bb7 65. Kc4 Bf3 66. Kb4 Bd5

A flattering offer to switch to Philidor's drawn position.

67. Na4

Rejected.

67... Rf7 68. Rg5 Bf3 69. Nc5

The noose is tightening.

69... Kc7 70. Rg6

Boris' flag almost fell here!

70... Kd8 71. Ka5

Vishy's like a steam-roller!

71... Rf5 72. Ne6+

The knight jumps and sets forks. Very dangerous!

72... Kc8 73. Nd4

And this is getting serious.

73... Rf8 74. Nxf3 Rxf3 75. Kb6

And it's over! The black king's squeezed out.

75... Rb3 76. Rg8+ Kd7 77. Rb8

Black resigned. The Champion nevertheless tortured the Challenger! Playing on flags the knight turned out to be stronger than the bishop. 1-0

GAME 13

Hello, dear friends! This is Grandmaster Sergey Shipov inviting you to watch the tie-break games that will today decide the fate of the title. Four encounters are planned at a time control of 25 minutes per game with a 10 second increment after each move. If the score ends 2-2 then we'll see blitz with a 5+3 time control. And if five blitz mini-matches end 1-1 there'll be Armageddon... In any case, the toughest of tests awaits the players. The stakes are immensely high and nerves will be stretched to breaking point. For Gelfand this spring day in Moscow is the most important of his career, and perhaps of his whole life. He's at the peak and on the verge of taking a step into immortality. While for the great Anand... That's the thing - what kind of day this is for him will determine the outcome. After all, why should Vishy worry too much? He's a multiple World Champion who's won the title in all the formats and systems that it's been held. By the way, Anand's also been the rapid and blitz World Champion. In principle, today's a normal weekday for the Indian grandmaster. Just a Wednesday! He can turn up and play a rapid and blitz chess match for a decent prize fund. If Vishy does that easily and boldly, or at least coolly, he'll unquestionably win. However, if someone authoritative whispers in his ear this morning something like, "come on, fighter, pull yourself together, get in the mood. Today's a really important day," then he might be doing the Champion a disservice. Anand's nervous system is a subtle and fragile substance. Sometimes it fails. Crumbles under the stress. And that authoritative demon whispering in his ear might be himself - Vishy Anand... Well, and now a few words about more down-to-earth matters. I expect surprises at the start of the games. The players will still have a lot of opening ideas stashed away. In rapid chess it's especially important to force your opponent to puzzle over things in the opening, as there's no option of falling into an hour-long slumber, digging deep and producing a series of accurate moves. The player ends up having to play on sight, and it's important that happens not to you but to the person sitting opposite. So those are the two keys to success in today's mini-match: it's just a Wednesday and opening with a cunning serve. Well, and a little luck...

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6

Again the Slav Defence. The good old Nimzowitsch has been retired.

3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7

The Meran Variation?

6. Qc2

No, the Anti-Meran.

6... Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5

A rare continuation! Usually Black takes on c4 and then attacks on the queenside.

9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4

The match tradition continues. Gelfand always opens the centre as wide as possible.

10... exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5

We're not going to get a Tower of Babel [i.e. 8 pieces on the d-file], but rapid simplifications, equality and a draw are perfectly likely.

12... h6 13. b3

Boris wasn't surprised for long and has played a novelty! The c1-bishop couldn't get to g5. Now his path leads to b2. Previously seen were 13. Nxd4 , 13. h3 and 13. Re1

13... Ne5

Vishy's reaction was instant. Simplifications in the centre are favourable for Black.

14. Nxe5 Bxe5

The d5-pawn is already under attack. And will White equalise?

15. Re1

Yes, he'll equalise! And even fight for an advantage. He's better developed. The d5-pawn doesn't strike me as tasty. Anand is having a serious think, as far as that's possible in the given chess genre.

15... Re8

A restrained and solid move. In the line 15... Qxd5 there could have been entertaining complications: 16. Ba3 Rd8 17. Bc4 Qa5 18. Qg6! Qc7 19. Rxe5 (bold, but it doesn't win) ( better is 19. Qh5! ) 19... Qxe5 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Bf8 and here Black doesn't resign but instead plays for a win with 21... Be6! 22. Bxg7+ Qxg7 23. Qxe6 d3! and so on. If 15... Qd6 there would follow the cunning 16. Qe2! with the trap 16... Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Bf4? 18. Qe4! winning.

16. Bb2

The d4-pawn is in the firing line.

16... Bd7

Development and active play should help Black. I can't work out what the clocks show - in that regard the broadcast on the official site has been done carelessly.

17. Qd2

With the clear intention of picking the apple on d4. A ripe one.

17... Qf6

Reinforcing the "apple" and provoking g2-g3 and f2-f4. From the point of view of playing to equalise it looked good to play 17... Qg5

18. g3

Gelfand is playing principled chess! Bold.

18... Rac8

Anand's ignoring all the threats... It'll be interesting to see where the d3-bishop will go? To e4, c4 or f1? It's possible that at some point Black will have to play g7-g5 to defend against f2-f4. Visually the position strikes me as one in which Black should find decent counterplay even if he loses a pawn. His pieces are well-placed. I managed to look at the complications after 18... Bg4 19. f4 but I'm not sure about the conclusion. Therefore I'll hide it from you...

19. a4?!

A mysterious manoeuvre. I won't even try to comment on it! Let's go on... Black's been given an important tempo. For instance, for Qf6-f3!, after which White loses the pawn on either d5 or b3. It was nevertheless stronger to play 19. Bf1 , for example, 19... g5 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bf5 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Qb4! with an initiative for White.

19... Qf3

Precisely! Now White is forced to switch to the defensive. The move 19.a4 turned out to be too clever for its own good. ["woe from wit"] Both players now have a single-digit number of minutes i.e. less than ten.

20. Be4

Boris is looking for counterplay in the centre. In rapid chess it looked practical to get counterplay after 20. Qe2 Qxd5 21. Bc4 Qd6 22. Qh5 , though I've no doubt analysis would show a defence for Black.

20... Qxb3

A juicy fruit.

21. Reb1

Another super-subtle decision. And when you're subtle things tend to go from bad to worse... On 21. Bxd4 there was the unpleasant 21... Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Rc4 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rd4 with a tough ending for White.

21... Bxg3

A street fight has begun! Good manouvres have been retired. What's important is to play as quickly as possible. However you can! White's e4-bishop is en prise, but Black's queen is in a dangerous position. The computer recommended the icy move 21... Rc4! with an edge for Black. But people aren't capable of being quite so cool at the board.

22. Ra3

A strong response. Now they're playing for three results. Black's also taking serious risks.

22... Qb6

A human being couldn't play otherwise. The machine waxes lyrical about the variation 22... Qc4! 23. Rc1 Bf4! 24. Qxf4 Qe2 with a double attack on e4 and b2.

23. Bxd4 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qd6+ 25. Rg3 Rxe4 26. Bxg7 Kh7

As a result of a forced series of moves we've ended up with a totally crazy position! Both sides are bad...

27. Rxb7

Bold! Boris is playing extremely sharply, on the brink of the abyss. Well done!

27... Rg8

With your flag hanging kings come first. The experience of playing for long years...

28. Qxh6+

This leads to exchanges and a probable draw. Both sides had chances of winning after 28. Qd3 Qf4 29. Kg2!

28... Qxh6+ 29. Bxh6 Rxg3 30. Kxg3 *

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GAME 12

[Event "Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.05.28"]
[EventDate "2012.05.10"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "2"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.b3 d6 7.e5 Ng6 8.h4 Nxe5 

9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Nd2 c4 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.Qf3 Qd5 13.Qxd5 cxd5 14.Nxe5 f6 15.Nf3 e5 

16.O-O Kf7 17.c4 Be7 18.Be3 Bb7 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.Rfc1 a5 21.Bc5 Rhd8 22.Bxe7  1/2-1/2

GAME 11

[Event "Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship"]
[Site "0:14:33-1:02:33"]
[Date "2012.05.26"]
[EventDate "2012.05.10"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "2"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5

 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd7 9.a3 Ba5 10.Qe2 Bc6 11.Rd1 Bxc3

 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Bd3 Qa5 14.c4 cxd4 15.exd4 Qh5 16.Bf4 Rac8 

17.Ne5 Qxe2 18.Bxe2 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Rfd8 20.a4 Ne4 21.Rd3 f6 

22.Bf4 Be8 23.Rb3 Rxd4 24.Be3 Rd7  1/2-1/2

GAME 11
Hello everyone, I am GM Arkadij Naiditsch, welcome to the live coverage of game 11 of the World Chess Championship!
The game starts in just a few minutes, today is one of the last days for the New books discounted package at the Chessdom shop.
What to expect from Gelfand today? This is his last White, in the previous games he managed to put a lot of pressure on Anand so probably this won't be an easy day for the World Champion.
Another question is what kind of opening will Anand choose today? He faced problems in Slav and in Nimzo as well...
1. d4 So we see the first move of Gelfand, the usual 1.d4.
1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 And Anand is going again for the Nimzo-Indian defence.
4. e3 It seems like he really got fed of suffering in Slav. We have the main Nimzo with 4.e3, Rubinstein variation. This time we can expect Anand to be better prepared than in the previous game.
4... O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 Till now they follow the moves from the 9th game. It will be interesting to see if Anand is going to repeat 7.0-0 dxc4 or this time go for the main lines with 7...Nc6.
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd7 Wow, this is a real surprise, 8...Bd7!? I am myself playing Nimzo with Black for the last 10 years and never even thought about this move.
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And indeed, the database is showing that this move is super rare, but been already played by very strong players like Korchnoi or Jussupow (old school move).
Gelfand also appears to be surprised about the opening choise of Anand. But I think Anand's team did a good job this time. We are in the 11th game of the match, both players are tired, and it is very difficult to fight against a good preparation, even knowing that you should be better as White.
Probably the main moves for White should be now 9.a3 or 9.Bd3.
At 9.a3 of course Black will have to take 9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 Bc6 (if 10...Qa5 11.Rb1! is very strong) so we are reaching a typical Nimzo-Indian position. White got a bishop pair, Black got the better pawn structure...
In case of 9.Bd3 cxd4! 10.exd4 Bc6 I think that Black should be doing fine. The usual problem of the isolated pawn positions, the bishop on c8, is out now on c6.
By now it is clear, Gelfand is out of his preparation. I guess Anand and particularly his team took a deep breath after losing the opening duel in so many games in a row. Finally they managed to surprise the very well prepared Boris Gelfand.
Of course now 9.d5?! would be a positional mistake because of 9...Bxc3 10.dxe6 Bxe6!, important move, 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.bxc3 Qxd1 and in this endgame Black has no problems at all, the White bishop on c1 is a very bad piece.
Gelfand is already thinking for 30 minutes! This is not looking good. He is anyway very tired from the match, and a 30 minutes thought is clearly not making him fresher. Anand's chances are increasing with every minute Gelfand is spending on this position. I think Gelfand is considering now maybe to make a "safe play" and play something very solid, and I think this is 9.Bd3.
In case of 9.a3 position would be quite dynamic after 9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 and somehow I don't think Gelfand is self-confident enough to go into it.
9. a3 Ba5 After a very long thought Gelfand is playing 9.a3!?, a sign that he is ready to fight today, and Anand answers quickly 9...Ba5.
I thought 9...Bxc3 would be played, but not. Of course 9...Ba5 is a very solid move, now 10.dxc5? is bad because of 10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 and only Black can push for an edge here.
Maybe White could try to play 10.Bd2!?, seems like a logical choice to me, even if after 10...cxd4 11.Nd4 Nc6 the position is looking probably equal.
10. Qe2 Bc6 11. Rd1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 We see a series of quick moves. In my opinion, Black managed to trick White is bit. Moves Qe2 and Rd1 are not fitting well now into the idea of position, and the idea of White is to play e4. Probably at 13.Bd3 is coming 13...Be4.
13. Bd3 And we see Gelfand is playing 13.Bd3 anyway, why? Probably because he could not find anything else. In case of 13.Bb2 Qc7! (threatening Ng4 next) probably White would have nothing better than to play 14.Bd3 anyway, so why not to play it immediately.
13... Qa5 *

GAME 10 

[Event "Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship"]
[Site "0:52:33-0:51:33"]
[Date "2012.05.24"]
[EventDate "2012.05.10"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "2"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 e5 6.Nxe5 Qe7 7.Bb2 d6 8.Nc4 d5 

9.Ne3 d4 10.Nc4 Qxe4+ 11.Qe2 Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2 Be6 13.d3 Nf6 14.Nbd2 O-O-O 

15.Rhe1 Be7 16.Kf1 Rhe8 17.Ba3 Nd5 18.Ne4 Nb4 19.Re2 Bxc4 20.bxc4 f5 

21.Bxb4 cxb4 22.Nd2 Bd6 23.Rxe8 Rxe8 24.Nb3 c5 25.a3  1/2-1/2

GAME 9

[Event "Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship"]
[Site "0:09:33-0:54:33"]
[Date "2012.05.23"]
[EventDate "2012.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "2"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 

8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nbd7 12.Rac1 Rc8 13.Bd3 Bxc3 

14.bxc3 Qc7 15.c4 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Rfe8 17.Rfd1 h6 18.Bh4 Qd6 19.c5 bxc5 

20.dxc5 Rxc5 21.Bh7+ Kxh7 22.Rxd6 Rxc1+ 23.Rd1 Rec8 24.h3 Ne5 25.Qe2 Ng6 

26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28.Kh2 Rc7 29.Qb2 Kg7 30.a4 Ne7 31.a5 Nd5 

32.a6 Kh7 33.Qd4 f5 34.f4 Rd7 35.Kg3 Kg6 36.Qh8 Nf6 37.Qb8 h5 38.Kh4 Kh6 

39.Qb2 Kg6 40.Qc3 Ne4 41.Qc8 Nf6 42.Qb8 Re7 43.g4 hxg4 44.hxg4 fxg4 

45.Qe5 Ng8 46.Qg5+ Kh7 47.Qxg4 f6 48.Qg2 Kh8 49.Qe4 Kg7  1/2-1/2

GAME 8

[Event "Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship"]
[Site "Moscow, Russia"]
[Date "2012.05.21"]
[EventDate "2012.05.10"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Ne2 O-O 7.Nec3 Nh5
8.Bg5 Bf6 9.Bxf6 exf6 10.Qd2 f5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.g4 Re8+ 13.Kd1
Bxb1 14.Rxb1 Qf6 15.gxh5 Qxf3+ 16.Kc2 Qxh1 17.Qf2 1-0

GAME 7

[Event "Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship"]
[Site "0:02:33-0:02:33"]
[Date "2012.05.20"]
[EventDate "2012.05.10"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.c5 Nbd7 7.Qc2 b6
8.cxb6 Nxb6 9.Bd2 c5 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.exd4 Bd6 12.Bg5 O-O 13.Bd3
h6 14.Bh4 Bb7 15.O-O Qb8 16.Bg3 Rc8 17.Qe2 Bxg3 18.hxg3 Qd6
19.Rc2 Nbd7 20.Rfc1 Rab8 21.Na4 Ne4 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.Qc2 g5
24.Qc7 Qxc7 25.Rxc7 f6 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.Nd2 f5 28.Nc4 Nf6
29.Nc5 Nd5 30.Ra7 Nb4 31.Ne5 Nc2 32.Nc6 Rxb2 33.Rc7 Rb1+
34.Kh2 e3 35.Rxc8+ Kh7 36.Rc7+ Kh8 37.Ne5 e2 38.Nxe6 1-0