Anand, Viswanathan – Kramnik, Vladimir

2791 2009 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Anand (2791) against Kramnik (2759), 2009: a Petroff Defense that leaves familiar ground early. White trades in the centre, captures on d5 on move 13 and plants the queen in the enemy camp while Black claws back material on the queenside. The engine flags no turning point here: no single move flips the game, only a gap in consistency. White plays 100% moves rated at least "good", Black 75%, and you can see that gap in the d4-d5-d6 march and the h4-h5-h6 push, every White move taking ground without giving any back. It ends on 30.Qf6, a win for White. The lesson: steadiness beats brilliance.