The 2019 Tata Steel event saw a lot of draws in the first round. One player who started with the full point was Viswanathan Anand, who scored a pretty direct win over Jorden Van Forrest. With both players attacking on opposite wings, Van Forrest lost control of some crucial squares on the kingside, and Anand successfully invaded with rooks and knights. 20.f3 was a small mistake, but 21.Ne5 was the big one. After Anand pushed the f pawn to f4, it was just a question of how Anand was going to finish the game off.
Van Foreest,Jorden (2612) - Anand,V (2773) [B13]
81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED (1), 12.01.2019
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 g6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Nd3 e6 12. Nd2 Rg8 13. O-O O-O-O 14. a4 Ne4 15. Rc1 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. b4 Kb8 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Qe3 Ne7 20. f3 Ng6 21. Ne5 f4 22. Qe1 Nf5 23. Nxg6 Rxg6 24. Rf2 Rdg8 25. c4 Ne3 26. cxd5 Nxg2 27. Qe5 Qxe5 28. dxe5 Ne1+ 0-1
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