White is clearly better and won quickly.

Ignoring the Threat

Sacrifices may occur at unexpected moments. One surprise factor is when a threat to gain material does not produce a logical response but is answered by a counter-reaction that had not been anticipated at all.

By moving his queen to g4 White has just posed the threat of Bh6 , which would win the exchange.

Ignoring the threat, and using the time and extra pawn to seize the center.

White's attack has come to a stop and her pawn centerstarts to crumble.

Black has gained a second pawn for the exchange and went on to convert his advantage.

Again ignoring the threat!

This is it: Black has time to grab a second pawn.

And now Anand made a move which most of us would have found difficult:

In order to exchange queens and safeguard his king, Black is prepared to spoil his pawn structure. Indeed, the white rooks have difficulty becoming active and the bishop is just loose. Black, on the other hand, has a strong bishop on g7, a centralized king, and a central passed pawn to boot. Eventually, Anand proved his point in this game.