1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 Ne7 8. O-O Ng6 9. Bb3 a6 10. Re1 Ba7 11. Nf1 Be6 12. d4 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Qc8 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Nf5 Ndf8 17. h4 h6 18. h5 hxg5 19. hxg6 Nxg6 20. Nxg5 Qd7 21. g3 21. Re3 seems to give White an almost winning attack. Simply transfer the rook over to the kingside. 21... d5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. exd5 Rad8 24. Kg2 Rxd5 25. f4?! 25. c4 Rd7 26. d5 25... f6 26. Ne4 Rdd8 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. d5 Rxd5! Karjakin accurately calculates there are no tricks. 29. Nh6+ Kf8 29... gxh6 30. Nf6+ 30. Rf1+ Nf4+! 31. gxf4 gxh6 32. f5 Kf7 Black is up a pawn. Svidler has a good knight on e4, but it is not enough. Karjakin defends accurately. 33. Rad1 Rg8+ 34. Kf3 c6 35. c4 Rd4 36. Rxd4 exd4 37. Rh1 Rh8 38. Rg1 38. Nd6+ Ke7 (38... Kf6 39. Rg1) 39. Nxb7 38... Rd8 39. f6 Ke6 40. Rg7 Rd7 41. Rg8 d3 42. Re8+ Kf7 43. Rh8 Ke6 44. Rxh6 losing, but there is no difference between a loss and a win anymore. 44... d2 45. f7+ Ke7 and Karjakin is the World Cup winner! 0-1 [Alejandro Ramirez]