1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Be7 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 7. Bxe4 dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Bxd8 9. Nd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. e6 fxe6 13. Nxe6 Re8 14. Nxd8 Raxd8 15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Rfe1 Bg6 17. Rad1 Shirov-Adams, Elista Candidates 2007 7... Bh5 8. Re1 It's known that openings are not Kamsky's strongest point. Although it looks quite standard, we're already in pretty unknown territory here. 8... Nc6 9. Nc3 Bg6 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 d4 12. Ne4 O-O 13. a3 Qd5 14. Qf4 Rfe8 15. Re2 Bf8 16. Ng3 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Re6? This plan to put pressure on e5 is probably not good here, if we look at the position a few moves later. An interesting pawn sacrifice is 17... Qb3!? 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Rad8 20. Qc4 (20. Qxa7 Rxd3 and Black is very active) 20... Qxc4 21. dxc4 Rd4 22. Rc1 g6 again with e play for Black - in fact, it's not easy for White to keep the extra pawn. 18. Nh5! A "mysterious knight move" that will reveal its ideas very soon. 18... Rae8 19. Rae1

19... a5 It seems Black misses White's threat, but it's actually not clear what Black can do about it. His position is already extremely difficult. 19... Rg6 20. Nh4 Qb5 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Ng3 Qxd3 23. e6 looks "plus minus" in a few moves. 20. Qg4! In different ways White threatens to win the exchange. Black tries to fight, but it's already lost. 20... Rg6 21. Nf4 Rxg4 22. Nxd5 Rg6 23. g4 23. Nxc7 was perfectly possible but White goes for more. 23... Rd8 The exchange could be saved by 23... f6 but after 24. exf6 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 gxf6 26. Nxc7 this looks very close to winning for White as well. 24. Nf4 Rh6 25. g5

25... Re6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Rc1 Rd5 28. Rc4 Bc5 29. h4 An exchange down and no counterplay - here even Carlsen can't be saved anymore. 29... Bb6 30. Kg2 Ne7 31. h5 Rd8 32. Re4 Nf5 33. Nh4 Ne7 34. Kg3 g6 35. Kg4 Rd5 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. a4 Kf7 38. Rc1 Rd8 39. Rh1 Kg7 40. Ng2 Nf5 41. Nf4 Re8 42. Ree1 c5 43. Rh3 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Na5 13. Ba2 exd4 14. cxd4 c5 15. d5 15. b4 cxb4 16. Ng5 Nc4 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxc4 Rxa2 19. Rxa2 bxc4 20. Qa4 b3 21. Rae2 Qc7 Volokitin-Morozevich, Biel 2006 15... c4 16. b4 cxb3 White voluntarily lets go of his king's bishop - a rare thing in the Ruy Lopez. 17. Bxb3 b4 Black might have refrained from 17... Nxb3 because of 18. Qxb3 with pressure on b5. Then 18... Nd7! seems best(18... Qd7 19. Bb2 Be7 20. axb5 Qxb5 (20... axb5 21. Nd4) 21. Qa2! and both Black's bishops are bad.) (18... Qb6 19. Bb2 Nd7 20. Bd4 Nc5 21. Bxc5 dxc5 (21... Qxc5 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Nc4) 22. Rab1 b4 23. e5) and then 19. Ba3! (19. axb5 Nc5 20. Qb1 axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Qxb5 Ba6 is dangerous for White) 19... Qb6 and White might be slightly more comfortable. 18. Bc2 Bc8 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. Ba3 Bxh3 21. Bxb4 Bg4 22. Bd3 Ra8 23. Re3 White has a slight edge here too, I think, but Black keeps on manoeuvering very accurately. 23... Nb7 24. Qf1 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Rb7 Rb8 28. Rxb8 Qxb8 29. Qb1 Qxb1+ 30. Bxb1 c4 31. Nxc4 Nxe4 32. Re3 Nd6 33. Rxe8 1/2-1/2