1. e2e4  1... e7e6  2. d2d4  2... d7d5  3. b1c3  3... g8f6  4. e4e5  4... f6d7  5. f2f4  5... c7c5  6. g1f3  6... b8c6  7. c1e3  7... f8e7  8. d1d2  8... a7a6  9. f1d3 Provoking Black's next queenside expansion. 9... b7b5  10. a2a3  10... c5c4  11. d3e2 The center is blocked, and both sides have  clear plans. White is playing on the kingside and Black on the opposite  wing, disregarding where the opponent is going to castle. 11... d7b6  12. e1g1  12... c8d7  13. e2d1 A novelty and a nice, multifunctional move.  Anand can regroup his pieces now in various ways, like Nc2-e2-g3 or  Qd2-f2-g3, but above all he can bring his light-squared bishop into the  game with c2-c3 and Bd1-c2 to support the f4-f5 advance. 13... g7g6 