1. e2e4  1... e7e6  2. d2d4  2... d7d5  3. b1c3  3... f8b4  4. e4e5  4... c7c5  5. a2a3  5... b4c3  6. b2c3  6... b8c6  7. d1g4  7... g7g6 Back in 2004, my friend GM Andrés Rodriguez visited my town and, during breaks of his main activity (playing the game \"Burnout\" on PlayStation 2), he analyzed this obscure sideline of the Winawer with the computer, trying to convince me of its correctness. Naturally my reaction was, as good friends always do, to try to dismiss the line as unplayable, at the same time nicknaming 7...g6 as the \"PlayStation Variation'. What I couldn't imagine is that my friend would be brave enough to start testing it, achieving excellent results and becoming its main specialist. Today, as I witnessed Carlsen playing it, I texted my friend to tell him that finally the PlayStation line gained the deserved spotlight and that he was almost 20 years ahead of his time. 8. h2h4 White has many attempts to refute Black's daring play. Anand goes to a very direct approach. 8... h7h6  9. h4h5  9... g6g5  10. f2f4  10... d8a5  11. c1d2  11... f7f5  12. g4g3  12... g5g4 Black closes the the kingside and now creates the positional threat of closing the queenside as well with ...c5-c4. White must act. 13. d4c5 A natural move and the same idea that was tried in the Giri-Carlsen game, but here Anand had a tempting option. 13... g8e7  14. f1d3  14... a5c5  15. g1e2  15... c6a5  16. g3f2  16... c5f2  17. e1f2 The endgame is more or less equal, but maybe it's easier for Black to play. He will be doing all the pressing from now on. 17... c8d7  18. a3a4  18... e8f7  19. h1b1  19... b7b6  20. d2c1 A typical maneuver in the French. The bishop goes to the a3-f8 diagonal. 20... e7c6  21. c1a3  21... c6d8 An interesting move to maneuver the knight that took me by surprise when I was following the game. 22. a3b4  22... d8b7  23. e2d4  23... h8b8  24. d4b3  24... a5c4  25. d3c4  25... d5c4  26. b3d4  26... b8c8  27. a4a5  27... b6b5  28. b1d1  28... d7e8  29. d4e2  29... a7a6  30. d1d4  30... c8d8  31. a1d1  31... d8d4  32. d1d4 It looks like the game will soon end in a draw, but Carlsen has this extraordinary ability of turning drawish positions into full points. 32... e8c6  33. d4d2  33... g4g3 [%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A very nice move, sacrificing a pawn to bring the rook to life on the g-file. 34. f2g1  34... a8g8  35. e2d4  35... g8d8 [%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;Interesting;persistent;true] 36. b4d6 [%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This gives Black some chances. 36... c6e4 [%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 37. d6b4  37... d8d5 Incredible precision. Carlsen wants to play Nd8-c6. 38. g1f1 [%c_effect f1;square;f1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 38... b7d8  39. f1e1 Anand defends well. The king protects the rook and the d4-knight is not pinned anymore. 39... d8c6  40. d4e2  40... d5d2 