Magnus, the world's #1 (for now...?) #1614144 and the undisputed best chess player of the last two decades -- arguably ever -- is on the ropes. In the tournament and about to lose his spot as world #1 (#1613921).
He had a great position against Shakh... and squandered it away for a draw. Trailing Anish by 6 points, with 9 points left to play for, he's not entirely out. (But it's not far off... we need some truly epic Magnesian magic)
Also, CRAZY checkmate-in-1 blunder in a TOTALLY winning position. Rapport vs Pragg... look at that, you can hang checkmate-in-1, too; just like a supergrandmaster!
Anish threw a barbecue with some home-cooked preparation in some sort of English-by-transposition (#1608022). On move #7, we go h4 -- obviously. This should come with a "kids, don't do this at home" warning... No development, no castling, just HURL PAWNS at your opponent.
...a few moves later, and the pawn is on h6. Annoying! And in the skirmish we get the funniest-looking white pawns of the day (maybe tournament??). Why in the world is there a pawn on f6?!
Anish hunts Mishra's king out into the open, who counterpunches by attacking the b1 rook with the bishop. Move it? Defend it?
Nah, just sac it... brilliance by castling, eh?
My e2 bishop (together with the queen and dark-squared bishop already posed to jump in) is worth WAAAY more as an attacker than what you gain in material by snatching my rook.
Mishra, wisely, doesn't dare taking it. (And computer says that was the right choice...). On the next move, the bishop gets pinned to the king: no more free rook for yah. With all that stuff happening on the kingside, you go and steamroll black in the middle of the board as well! Sexy:
Maybe we should have titled this game "The Revenge of the Pawns."
Anish fibbled it a little, allowing Mishra back into the game and into an even-material rook-and-pawn endgame, snagged a pawn, and never looked back. Easy pickings.
It was +4 or +5 at some point, but elite grandmasters can manage it comfortably with +2.5/2.9 as well. NO WORRIES.
Magnus, how disappointing!