1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 A Good psycholog ical choice from Vishy. To play the Archangelsky variation 7. Re1 Bc5 or 7. c3 Ne4! without good preparation is not such a smart decision. Kramnik decides to play an Italian fashion game. This is funny because the situation is very similar to just a few rounds ago when Kasparov played Kramnik. White then also strayed away from the Marshall gambit. 7. d3 Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. c3 Bf8 11. Nf1 11. Ng5 Re7! (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5?? 13. Qh5) 12. a4 h6 13. Ngf3 Re8 11... h6 12. Ng3 d6 Finally Anand plays d6 - More active was... 12... d5 Not so good, White may benefit from Black's hanging pieces after.. 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. d4! with a clear advantage. 13. a3 Passing the invisible border between the forces is not so easy, after... 13. Nf5 d5! And Black considerably improves his position in the center... 13... Na5 14. Bc2?! The combination of the moves a3 and Bc2 doesn't seems so promising, better is to keep Bishop on the active diagonal. 14. Ba2 c5 15. b4 Nc6 14... c5 15. b4 Nc6 16. d4 cxd4! The attempt to win a pawn is dubious after... 16... exd4 17. cxd4 cxb4 will be refuted after 18. d5 b3 19. Bxb3 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Bb2 Rc8 19. Bb3 g6 Probably strong enough was... 19... d5!? 20. e5 Nd7 21. Bxd5 (21. Bxd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Nb6) 21... Nb6 22. Bxc6 Bxc6 with full compensation for a pawn.. 20. h4 White has no advantage, so Kramnik tries to attack the King-side. However, Black's pieces are so well coordinated...that any real success on the King-side for White is not possible. After the obvious... 20. Nxd4 Ne5! Black has a small advantage due to the weakness of c4. 20... Bg7 21. h5 Nxh5 22. Nxh5 gxh5 23. Bd5 Black is better after 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Qg5 The weak pawn on e4 and Black's active pieces are more important factors than the weaknesses on his King-side. 23... Ba8 24. Bxc6 Pieces exchange after 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Bxd5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qxd5 Qf6= Doesn't give much opportunity to continue the game. 24... Rxc6 25. Bxd4 Rc4 26. Qd3 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Qf6 28. Rad1 h4 29. a4 Rxb4 This is basically a draw offer, but after... 29... Qg6 30. f3! h3 31. Re2 White is out of danger. 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qd2 Ra4 32. Nxb5 Raxe4 Game drawn. 33.Re4 Re4 34.Qd6 and Anand does not have enough material to realize his small advantage. 1/2-1/2 [GM Alterman and J.Doss]