Anand looking to build as strong of a center as possible, in his final White game of the match.
A hugely committal move, weakening his position quite heavily. But he just wants to shut down the dangerous pawn advance by Anand at all costs.
The position reaching something very typical looking, but one where Anand continues to keep a nice edge due to his very healthy control of the center.
At least Kasparov has managed to inflict some pawn damage on the left hand side, in exchange for the bishop pair.
Long term, Kasparov will try to find some counterplay against this structurally weak pawn. This is a very typical idea in Nimzo Indian positions, and this one looks more or less exactly like that!
A very surprising move. Anand pushes his pawn forward, which opens up the scope for Kasparov's bishop-queen battery on the left hand side.
Anand has traded one pawn for the other, but now Kasparov will get to plant a monster knight on an advanced outpost.
This knight is looking monstrous, but Anand does have some kingside attacking prospects.
Kasparov makes a good decision to give up a pawn on the kingside, in order to be able to take the sting out of the attack and coordinate his forces.
Anand's attack is gathering steam here. He could lift up a rook soon and cause a lot of damage quickly.
Kasparov scrambles to try and get the queens off the board, in order to dull Anand's attack.
Now Anand can push the pawn forward and win the game on the spot!
$8,000 in this jackpot blitz game as Vishy secures his first win of the match. It may be too late to fight for the title, but it's very nice to see him getting on the scoreboard at last. Perhaps it had something to do with the pressure being off his shoulders at last. In any case, it took 10 games to defeat Garry Kasparov, but he has managed it. And he's got another shot at picking up a further $8,000 in the final blitz game, which would allow him to tie Garry for bonus prize money given the rising prizes in this 'Clutch' format. Let's tune in to game 12!
Two blitz games remain
The battle for the title is officially over, but Anand and Kasparov will be back at the board shortly, in order to slug it out over the two remaining blitz games.
For Anand, this is an opportunity to try and finally break down the defenses of his formidable opponent, as well as to grab the lion's share of the remaining bonus prize money.
I suspect we'll see a far more relaxed duel for what remains of the evening, though Garry's tremendous competitive drive means that we can expect to see him fighting tooth and nail to leave the playing hall today without having suffered a single defeat. So far, it's 10 unbeaten games in a row for the 13th World Champion!