1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Qa4 17. Nd2 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Na5 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Qc2 b6 21. Bd3 h6 22. Bh7+ Kf8 23. Be4 Qd6 24. Nf3 Be6 Adams-Anand, Sofia 2005 17... Bd7 18. Qc2 Bf5 19. Qb2 Na5 20. Nd2 Bxg3 21. hxg3 c5 22. Qb5 b6 23. Bg4! A nice small tactical shot that doesn't have to worry Black too much, though. 23... Kf8 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Nf3 Qd5 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nf3 Qc4 28. Qd7! Qxc3 29. Rac1 Qb3 There was nothing wrong with 29... Qxa3 after which 30. dxc5 Nb3 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Qd6+ Kg8 33. Qd5+ Kf8 (33... Kh8? 34. Re1) 34. Qd6+ is a draw. 30. Qxa7 cxd4? Now it's suddenly all over. 30... c4!? 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Qd7 Qc3 33. Re7 33. Qe7+ Kg8 34. Qe6+ Kf8 35. Nxd4 is killing. 33... Qc4?! 33... Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qh6+ 35. Nh4 Ra8 36. f4 34. Kh2 34. Nd2! Qc1+ 35. Kh2 34... Nc6 35. Rxg7 Rd8 36. Qc7 Rc8 37. Qd7 Rd8 38. Qg4! Ne7 39. Rxh7 Qg8 40. Qh4 1-0

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 b6 6. Nb3 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. g3 h6 9. Bg2 Ne7 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nd5 13. c4 N5f6 14. d5 cxd5 15. cxd5 O-O 16. Nd4 Bg4 17. f3 e5 18. fxg4 exd4 19. Nb3 Rae8 20. Rf1 d3 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Ne4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxd3 Nc5 25. Qf3 Qb7?! 25... f6 26. Bd2 Rfe8= 26. Rad1 Rfe8 27. Nd4 Now White is getting serious attacking chances... 27... Na4? ...but Pedersen clearly underestimates them. How is that possible against this opponent? ;-) 28. Nf5! Funny enough 28. Ne6! Bc5+ 29. Kh1 Nxb2 30. Nxg7 leads to exactly the same. 28... Bc5+ 29. Kh1 Nxb2 29... f6 30. Bc1 and White also has a clear plus. 30. Nxg7! Nxd1 30... R8e5 31. Rb1 31. Nxe8 Nf2+? Relatively better was 31... Rxe8 32. Rxd1 32. Rxf2 Rxe8 33. Bf6! Of course. 33... Re1+ 34. Kg2 Qd7? The only way to prevent a direct loss was 34... Kf8 35. Qh5 Ke8 but 36. Re2+ Rxe2+ 37. Qxe2+ Kd7 38. Qe4 should win at the end. 35. Qh5 Kf8 36. Qh8# 1-0