If the match is tied after 12 games then they go into the play off.
I was going to suggest Anand tried Bxc6 v The Berlin, infact I went back
a few posts because I was sure I did.
It's what I do and have many typical me wins with it.
I went into detail about this idea in a January 2011 Blog.
http://www.redhotpawn.com/blog/blogread.php?blogpostid=39
(that Blog had 5,500+ hits, Obviously Magnus was one of them).
Of course without a6 being played and Black castling Queenside then
it's a tough nut to crack. Indeed this is where my losses and draws
come from in this variation.
I recall a Chess season where I P.12 W.11 L.0 D1.
The sole draw was against the lowest graded player of the twelve
I played and he 0-0-0 in this line.
So thanks to this game Black will never play 0-0 again and walk into a
Kingside attack that I have off to pat. I have over 20 wins with Black
castling Kingside in OTB play and about 10 or more on here.
greenpawn34 - zebano RHP 2009
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. Nf1 O-O-O {One of the few times I scored a win against Queenside castling.} 10. Ng3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 {Here Zeabno did not like the look of me playing Nf5 so....} 11... g6 {In the Anand-Carlsen game played Nd7 before playing g6. The differrence being...} 12. Bg5 {The f6 KNight is gone. Black resigned. He can save the f6 Knight but lose the d6 Bishop.} 12... Bb4+ {Under normal circumstances I would play Ke2 or Kf1 here. I would never move my c2 pawn as that gives Black play down the d-file. But here to keep the piece I would have to.} 13. c3
A quick Look at the Anand - Carlsen game.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 {Here White cannot take the e-pawn with the Knight due to Qd5 hitting the Knight f2 (mate). I like Qe2 here. You have to get off that d-file before a Rook goes to d8 and e4 hangs, it preps 0-0-0 and sets a trap which I cooked up.} 6. Qe2 Ng4 {The thinking being the are expecting Be3 when they win a Bishop for a Knight. Some players actually think the game is always won when they make this trade.} 7. h3 {You invite them in.7...Bxf2+ losses a Black a piece so...} 7... Nxf2 {This also losses a piece but.....} 8. Rf1 Nxh3 9. gxh3 Bxh3 {...Black get three pawns for it. Nobody has played this against me...yet, but it will happen one day.}
And a nice piece of nonsense to cheer us up.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 {Carlsen could have gone fishing with...} 6... Ng4 7. O-O Be6 8. h3 h5 {White cannot take that Knight. I wonder why Magnus never went for this.}