WCh Mexico City MEX (14), 29.09.2007
C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nxd4 12.Qd1 Ne6 13.Bf5 d4 14.Ne2 d3 15.Nf4 Nd4 16.Bxd3 0–0 17.Be3 Bc5 18.Qb1 [18.a3 Re8+=] 18...Qd6 19.Rd1 Qe5 20.Bxh7+ Nxh7 21.Nd3 Qf5 22.Nxc5 Nc2 23.b4 Qg6 [23...Nf6 24.Rd2 Nxe3 25.fxe3=] 24.a4 [24.Ne6 Rae8 25.Rc1 Rxe6 26.Qxc2 Qg4 +-] 24...Nxa1 25.Qxg6 [Weaker is 25.Qxa1 b6 26.Nd7 Rfd8=+] 25...fxg6 26.Rxa1 Nf6 27.h3 [27.Nxb7?! Rfb8 28.Nc5 Rxb4=+] 27...Rfe8 28.a5 b6 29.Nb3 White prepares c5 29...Ne4 30.c5 bxc5 31.Nxc5 Nc3 32.Na6 Nd5 33.Rc1 Nxe3 34.fxe3 Rxe3 35.Rxc7 Re2 36.Kh2 Rf8 37.Rxa7 Rff2 38.Kg3 Rxg2+ 39.Kf3 Rgf2+ 40.Kg3 Rg2+ 41.Kf3 Rgf2+ 42.Kg3 g5 43.b5 Rf5 44.b6 Re3+ 45.Kg2 [45.Kg4 Rxa5 46.b7 Rb3 47.Ra8+ Kh7=] 45...Re2+ [45...Rxa5 46.Nc7 Rc5 47.b7 Rc2+ 48.Kf1=+] 1/2-1/2
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