Anand (2799) - Ivanchuk (2751) [B85]
Morelia/Linares (7) 2008
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Nb3 b6 15. g4 Bc8 16. g5 Nd7 17. Qf2 Bb7 17... Bf8 18. Bg2 Bb7 19. Rad1 g6 20. Bc1 Rbc8 21. Rd3 Nb4 22. Rh3 Bg7 23. Be3 Re7 24. Kg1 Rce8 25. Rd1 f5 26. gxf6 Nxf6 27. Rg3 Rf7 28. Bxb6 Qb8 29. Be3 Nh5 30. Rg4 Nf6 31. Rh4 g5 32. fxg5 Ng4 33. Qd2 Nxe3 34. Qxe3 Nxc2 35. Qb6 Ba8 36. Rxd6 Rb7 37. Qxa6 Rxb3 38. Rxe6 Rxb2 39. Qc4 Kh8 40. e5 Qa7+ 41. Kh1 Bxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Nd4+ and we don't have to tell you which famous game this was. ;-) 18. Bg2 Na5 19. Rad1 Nxb3 20. cxb3 Bc6 21. b4 b5 22. a5 Rbc8 23. f5 Ne5 24. Qg3 24. Bb6 Qb7 25. f6 Bf8 Shipov 24... Bf8 24... Nc4 25. Bd4 Nxb2 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. g6! Bf8 28. Bh3 Shipov 25. Bd4 exf5 26. exf5 Qb7 27. Bxc6 27. Rf2!? Shipov 27... Qxc6+ 28. Qg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Nc6 30. Nd5 Ne7 31. Bc3 White is definitely a bit better here, but apparently the tournament leader didn't want to run risks and called it a day. 1/2-1/2