1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nf6
3.Nxe5
d6
4.Nf3
Nxe4
5.d4
d5
6.Bd3
Nc6
7.0-0
Be7
8.c4
Nb4
9.Be2
0-0
10.Nc3
Bf5
11.a3
Nxc3
12.bxc3
Nc6
13.Re1
Re8
[ 13...dxc4
14.Bxc4
Bd6
15.Bg5
The main line here.]
14.Bf4
dxc4
[ Against Alexey, he was worse after: 14...Na5
15.cxd5
Qxd5
16.Ne5
c6
17.c4
Qd8
18.Bh5
g6
19.Bg4
Bg5
20.Bxg5
Qxg5
21.Bxf5
Qxf5
22.Re3
Rad8
23.Qe1
b6
24.Rd1
f6
25.Ng4
Rxe3
26.Nxe3+/-
Shirov-Karpov Prague 2002]
15.Bxc4
Bd6
16.Rxe8+
Qxe8
17.Ng5
Bg6
18.Bxd6
cxd6
19.Qg4
A new move from Karjakin in a very fashionable position. [ 19.h4
Qe7
( 19...h6
20.h5
( 20.Nh3
Na5
) 20...Bxh5
21.Qxh5
) 20.Qg4
h6
21.Nh3
( 21.Nf3
Be4
( 21...Qe4
22.Qg3
Rd8
23.Re1
Qf5
24.Ba2
Qf6
25.Nh2
Qf5
26.Ng4
Kf8
27.Bb1
Qh5
28.Qf4
Bxb1
29.Rxb1
Rd7
30.Ne3
Ne7
31.g3
Nd5
32.Nxd5
Qxd5
33.Re1
Re7
34.Rxe7
Kxe7
35.Qe3+
Qe6
1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Karpov,A/Wijk aan Zee NED 2003/The Week in Chess 428 (35). ) 22.Nd2
Bh7
) 21...Qf6
( 21...Qe4
22.Nf4
Ne5
23.dxe5
Qxc4
24.Qg3
dxe5
25.Nxg6
fxg6
26.Qxe5
Rf8
27.Qg3
Qf4
28.Qxf4
1/2-1/2 Gonzalez,Y-Morovic Fernandez,I/Havana CUB 2003/The Week in Chess 444 (61). (61)) 22.Nf4
Bf5
23.Qf3
Re8
24.Nh5
Qg6
25.Ng3
Be6
26.Re1
Re7
0-1 Shirov,A-Anand,V/Monte Carlo MNC 2003/The Week in Chess 437 (73)]
19...h6
20.Nf3
Qe4
21.Qg3
Qc2
22.Nh4
Be4
23.Re1
d5
24.Bf1
Qd2
[ The third game of the match continued 24...Qb2
25.a4
Rd8
26.h3
Qa3
27.Re3
Qd6
28.Qg4
Qf6
29.Nf3
Ne7
30.Nd2
Bg6
1-0 Karjakin,S-Topalov,V/Leon ESP 2003 (85). (84)]
25.Re3
Rc8
26.h3
Qc1
27.Qg4
Rd8
28.a4
Ne7
29.c4
Ng6
30.cxd5
Bxd5
31.Nxg6
fxg6
32.Qxg6
Bf7
33.Qe4
Qa1
34.Re1
Qxd4
35.Qxb7
Rf8
36.Qe4
Qxe4
37.Rxe4
Re8
38.f3
Rxe4
39.fxe4
Bg6
40.Bc4+
Kf8
41.e5
Bf7
42.e6
Be8
43.a5
Ke7
44.Kf2
Kd6
45.Ke3
Bc6
46.g3
g5
47.Kd4
Bb7
48.h4
gxh4
49.gxh4
Bc6
50.Bd5??
Bxd5
51.e7
Bc6
[ 51...Kxe7??
52.Kxd5
and white wins.] 0-1