World Championship (Game Seven)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 {Heading for another possible Marshall or anti Marshall.} 4... Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O {Now 8.c3 d5 a Marshall Gambit or an anti Marshall} 8. a4 {The anti Marshall. We might see a full Marshall Gambit before the end of this match.} 8... Rb8 {This was played in game 5. In Game 3 Carlsen played 8..Bb7} 9. axb5 axb5 10. h3 d6 11. d3 {In game 5 Nepo played 11. c3 so he tries something new.} 11... h6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Nd5 {Carlsen will not give up that e7 Bishop.} 13... Bf8 14. Nxf6+ {Puts the Black Queen on an award looking square. Other than that cannot see the point.} 14... Qxf6 15. c3 Ne7 {As in game 5 this Knight heads for g6.} 16. Be3 {d4 is coming.} 16... Be6 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Bxb3 {Always a minor victory if Black swaps off the Spanish Bishop in a normal Ruy Lopez.} 19. Qxb3 Ng6 20. Rec1 {Offering the e4 pawn for the c7 pawn.} 20... c5 {Carlsen invites more exchanges.} 21. e5 {A last chance by Nepo to infuse some fire into this game.} 21... Qf5 22. dxc5 dxc5 23. Bxc5 {I now want Nf4 with the threat of Ne2+. That is the best I do with this game.} 23... Bxc5 {The axe man now visits the board and chop down loads of tress.} 24. Rxc5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. Qc3 Qxc3 28. bxc3 {And that is that a clear draw.} 28... Rc8 29. Ra5 Rxc3 30. Rxb5 {The players are not allowed to agree a draw till move 40. So we get to see...} 30... Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rc3 32. h4 g6 33. g3 h5 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Ra5 Kf6 36. Rb5 Kg7 37. Ra5 Kf6 38. Rb5 Kg7 39. Ra5 Kf6 40. Ra6+ Kg7 41. Ra7 {A draw was agreed. A rest day for both players after the energy burned up yesterday.}