1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Ne1 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Nd3 Qb6 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. b3 Rac8 20. Ba3 Qc3 21. Rac1 Qxe3 22. fxe3 f6 23. Bd6 a5 23... g5 24. h3 Kf7 25. Kf2 Kg6 26. Ke2 fxe5 27. dxe5 b6 28. b4 Rc4 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. g4 a5 32. b5 c3 33. Rc2 Kf7 34. Kd3 Nc5+ 35. Bxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 1/2-1/2 Anand-Kramnik, Bonn (7) 2008 24. Bc7 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Bc7 was perhaps even stronger. 24... fxe5 25. dxe5 b6 26. Rc3 Rf8 27. Rfc1 Rf5?! 28. g4! Rf7 Perhaps Anand had missed that after 28... Rg5 29. h3 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Rxc3 White can take back with the bishop. 29. Bd6 Now Black cannot avoid the loss of a pawn. 29... Nc5 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Rxc5 Rcf8 32. Rxa5 Rf3 33. Ra7 g5 34. Re1 d4 35. exd4 Rxb3 36. Rf1 Rd3 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. a5 Rxd4 39. h3 Kg8 40. a6 Ra4 41. Kf2 Ra5 42. Kf3 Rxe5 43. Re7 Kh7 44. Re8 Ra5 45. Rxe6 Ra3+ 46. Ke4 Rxh3 It's amazing but it seems that this rook ending is a draw. 47. Kd5 Rc3 48. Rb6 g6 49. Kd6 Kh6 50. Rb8 50. Kd7 Rc4 51. a7 Ra4 52. Rb7 Ra3 and White cannot make progress because Black can always sacrifice his rook to get stalemated. 50... Ra3 51. Ra8 Kg7 52. Kc5 Ra1 53. Kb6 Rb1+ 54. Ka7 Rb4 55. Rb8 Rxg4 56. Rb5 Ra4 57. Rxg5 Rb4 58. Rc5 Kh6 59. Rc6 Kh5 60. Rb6 Rf4 61. Rb5+ g5 62. Kb6 Rf6+ 63. Ka5 Rf7 64. Kb6 Rf6+ 65. Ka5 1/2-1/2

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 Bh5 8. h3 Be7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 g5 12. c5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne2 O-O 16. a3 b5 17. Rb1 N5b6 18. Rd1 Nc4 19. Bf1 Ndb6 20. Kg2 Rfd8 Wang Yue-Inarkiev, Elista GP 2008 12... Qxb3 13. axb3 Na6 14. Bd2 Nc7 15. f4 gxf4 16. exf4 g6 17. Be3 a6 18. Ke2 Rh7 19. Bf2 O-O-O 20. Raf1 Rdh8 21. Kd3 Bd8 22. Be1 Kd7 23. b4 Kc8 24. Bd2 Kd7 25. Be1 Kc8 26. Bd2 Kd7 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 h5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15. f4 15. g4 hxg4 16. h5 Nxh5 17. Rxh5 gxh5 18. Qh2 Ng6 19. Qxh5 Qa5 20. f4 Rxg5 21. fxg5 e6 Radjabov-Carlsen, Baku GP 2008 15... Nc4 16. Qd3 Qc8 17. f5 gxf5 17... Ne5 18. Qe2 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Kh7 20. Rh3 Nfg4 21. Nf3 Qc5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rg3 Bb5 24. Qe3 gxf5 25. exf5 Qa3 26. Bxe7 Ng4 27. Qg5 Bh6 28. Qxh5 Rxe7 29. Qxg4 Re8 30. Bxf7 1-0 Macieja-Moskow, Gausdal 2008 18. exf5 Ne5 19. Qe2 Neg4 20. Rhf1 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc3 22. Bc1 a5 23. Bb2 Qe3 24. Rde1 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 a4 26. Bc4 Ne5 27. Bb5 Rc8 28. Bxd7 Nfxd7 29. Nf3 Rc4 30. Nxe5 Nxe5 31. g3 Rg4 32. Rg2 Nc4 33. Bc1 Be5 34. Rf3 f6 35. c3 Kf7 36. Kc2 Ke8 37. Kd3 b5 38. Be3 Kd7 39. Bf4 Kc6 40. Rf1 Kc5 41. Rf3 Kd5 42. Rf1 Kc6 43. Rf3 Nb6 44. Bd2 Nd7 45. Bf4 Nc5+ 46. Kc2 Ne4 47. Re2 d5 48. Ree3 Kd6 49. Rf1 Rg8 50. Rd1 Kc6 51. Rf1 Bxf4 52. Rxf4 Nxg3 53. Rxe7 Ne4 54. Kd3 Rg2 55. a3 Kc5 A good try would have been 55... Rg3+! 56. Ke2 (56. Kd4 Nc5 57. Re3 Rg1 58. Ref3 Rd1+ 59. Ke3 Ra1) 56... Rxc3 57. Rf3 Rc2+ 58. Ke3 (58. Kd3 Rd2+ 59. Ke3 d4+! 60. Kxe4 Re2+) 58... Rh2 59. Rf4 Ra2 with excellent winning chances. 56. Rc7+ Kd6 57. Rc8 Ra2 58. Kd4 Rd2+ 59. Ke3 Ra2 60. Kd4 Rd2+ 61. Ke3 Ra2 62. Kd4 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 Be6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 Bxd5 20... axb4 21. cxb4 Kh8 22. b5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 24. Bc6 Be3 25. O-O (25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kd1 Qd3+ 27. Ke1 Qe3+ 28. Kd1 1/2-1/2 Smeets-Wang Yue, Wijk aan Zee 2009) 25... Bd4 26. Ra2 f5 27. exf5 Rxf5 28. g3 Rbf8 29. Kg2 Bxf2 30. Qg4 g6 31. Ra8 Rxa8 32. Bxa8 Qe3 33. Bf3 d5 34. Bxd5 Qd2 35. Qd1 Qb2 36. Qb3 Qxb3 37. Bxb3 Bd4 38. Bc2 e4 39. Bxe4 1/2-1/2 Grischuk-Illescas Cordoba, Dresden OL 2008 21. Bxd5 axb4 22. cxb4 Qb6 23. O-O 23. Rb1 Kh8 24. O-O f5 25. Qa5 fxe4 26. Qxb6 Rxb6 27. Rb3 Rc8 28. Ra1 g6 29. Ra8 Rxa8 30. Bxa8 Leko-Carlsen, Morelia/Linares 2008 30... Bd2 31. b5 Rb8 32. Bxe4 Ba5= 23... Qxb4 24. Qd7 24. Qxb4 Rxb4 25. Ra7 Bd2 26. Rfa1 h5 27. Rd7 Kh7 28. Raa7 Rb1+ 29. Kh2 Rf1 30. Rxf7 Dominguez Perez-Jakovenko, Foros 2007 30... Bf4+! 31. g3 Rxf2+ 32. Kg1 Be3 33. Rxg7+ Kh6 34. Rh7+ Kg6 35. Rag7+ Kf6= 24... Kh8 25. Ra4 Qb5 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27. Bxf7 Bd2 28. Rfa1 Bc3 29. Ra8 Rbb8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Ra6 g6 32. Rxd6 Bd4 33. h5 gxh5 34. Bxh5 34. Bxh5 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Bxf2= 1/2-1/2