Move 1 e4 (black to move)
FEN: rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 1
Comment: At this point in the event Anand was leading and Polgar was hot on his heels. She has the White pieces and can take a serious shot at beating Anand and winning the tournament!

Move 2 c6 (white to move)
FEN: rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/2p5/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2
Comment: Despite Anand's classical handling of most positions he has adopted a hedgehog attitude when playing Black against 1. e4. He's played the Caro-Kann Defense quite a lot recently. He's one of the best defenders among the top GMs.

Move 5 Bf5 (white to move)
FEN: rn1qkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/5b2/3PN3/8/PPP2PPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 1 5
Comment: This has been a popular move for decades and is more common than Karpov's favorite 4...Nd7 or 4...Nf6.

Move 6 h4 (black to move)
FEN: rn1qkbnr/pp2pppp/2p3b1/8/3P3P/6N1/PPP2PP1/R1BQKBNR b KQkq - 0 6
Comment: In this position, as in the Advance Variation, White finds it most profitable to provoke a weakening in Black's position by threatening Bg6. It also allows White, if she chooses, to virtually force a bishop trade by Ng1-f3 and Bf1-d3. Black's bishop is very good and Black's light-square pawns make White's bishop mediocre, so a trade is considered best.

Move 8 h5 (black to move)
FEN: r2qkbnr/pp1nppp1/2p3bp/7P/3P4/5NN1/PPP2PP1/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 8
Comment: Some players like this move some do without.

Move 10 Qxd3 (black to move)
FEN: r2qkbnr/pp1nppp1/2p4p/7P/3P4/3Q1NN1/PPP2PP1/R1B1K2R b KQkq - 0 10
Comment: With Ph5 having weakened the king-side White will usually aim for O-O-O to keep his king safe and "connect" the rooks.

Move 13 Kb1 (black to move)
FEN: r2qk2r/pp1nbpp1/2p1pn1p/7P/3P1B2/3Q1NN1/PPP2PP1/1K1R3R b kq - 3 13
Comment: She might be preparing for ...Nd5 and Bf4-c1, b2-b3 and Bc1-b2 or she might just be defending Pa2 to "complete castling" while waiting a move to see more of Black's plan.

Move 14 O-O (white to move)
FEN: r2q1rk1/pp1nbpp1/2p1pn1p/7P/3P1B2/3Q1NN1/PPP2PP1/1K1R3R w - - 4 14
Comment: Now it's clear that White's Ph5 can't support g2-g4-g5 and a natural breakthrough in front of Kg8. Maybe in future games we'll see White hold back on h4-h5.

Move 16 g4 (black to move)
FEN: r4rk1/pp2bpp1/2p1pn1p/q6P/3P1BP1/3Q1N2/PPP2P2/1K1R3R b - - 0 16
Comment: This is the most straight-forward approach - opening the g-file by offering the pawn as a gambit or by g4-g5 to force the matter. Black has no offense to counter-balance this, so he has to play some defense.

Move 17 Nxg4 (white to move)
FEN: r4rk1/pp2bpp1/2p1p2p/q6P/3P1Bn1/3Q1N2/PPP2P2/1K1R3R w - - 0 17
Comment: Fritz7 loves pawns, so he sees this as a clear advantage to Black. It threatens ...Ng4xf2.

Move 18 Qf5 (white to move)
FEN: r4rk1/pp2bpp1/2p1p2p/5q1P/3P1Bn1/3Q1N2/PPP2P2/1K4RR w - - 2 18
Comment: A person doesn't have to see all the analysis to know it's dangerous to waste time when your opponent is working up an offense against their king. Anand was playing according to the general idea that trading-off the attacking pieces will dissipate the offensive.

Move 18 Qd2 (black to move)
FEN: r4rk1/pp2bpp1/2p1p2p/5q1P/3P1Bn1/5N2/PPPQ1P2/1K4RR b - - 3 18
Comment: This is a difficult position for both players. Black has thrown his pieces in front of the approaching steamroller and he might be able to hold it back. But, one false move and his position may crumble.

Move 19 g5 (white to move)
FEN: r4rk1/pp2bp2/2p1p2p/5qpP/3P1Bn1/5N2/PPPQ1P2/1K4RR w - g6 0 19
Comment: Courageous and possibly correct.

Move 19 hxg6 (black to move)
FEN: r4rk1/pp2bp2/2p1p1Pp/5q2/3P1Bn1/5N2/PPPQ1P2/1K4RR b - - 0 19
Comment: else the offensive just stops

Move 20 fxg6 (white to move)
FEN: r4rk1/pp2b3/2p1p1pp/5q2/3P1Bn1/5N2/PPPQ1P2/1K4RR w - - 0 20
Comment: threatening ...Qf5xf4

Move 22 Rxf8 (white to move)
FEN: 5rk1/pp2b3/2p1p1p1/8/3P2n1/5q2/PPPQ1P2/1K4RR w - - 0 22
Comment: Black has won two minor pieces for a rook, but his king remains a bit weak. White has to play offense or be ground down in a simple ending.

Move 22 d5 (black to move)
FEN: 5rk1/pp2b3/2p1p1p1/3P4/6n1/5q2/PPPQ1P2/1K4RR b - - 0 22
Comment: This appears to be required because White's pieces have no good squares to move onto. With d4-d5 White might gain Qd2-d4-h8.

Move 23 Qd4 (black to move)
FEN: 5rk1/pp2b3/4p1p1/3p4/3Q2n1/5q2/PPP2P2/1K4RR b - - 1 23
Comment: threatening Rg1xg4 or Qd4xg4

Move 24 Rxg6+ (black to move)
FEN: 5rk1/pp2b3/4pnR1/3p4/3Q4/5q2/PPP2P2/1K5R b - - 0 24
Comment: This flushes the Black king out to another position. But, is it more or less exposed at f7?

Move 25 Kf7 (white to move)
FEN: 5r2/pp2bk2/4pnR1/3p4/3Q4/5q2/PPP2P2/1K5R w - - 1 25
Comment: threatening ...Kf7xg6 or ...Qf3xh1+

Move 26 Rc8 (white to move)
FEN: 2r5/pp2bk2/4pnR1/3p4/3Q4/5q2/PPP2P2/1K4R1 w - - 3 26
Comment: Black might be thinking of ...Qf3-f5 with the threat of ...Qf5xc2+ (mating) or of ...Qf5xg6 to simplify the position.

Move 27 Qh4 (black to move)
FEN: 2r2k2/pp2b1R1/4pn2/3p4/7Q/5q2/PPP2P2/1K4R1 b - - 6 27
Comment: threatening Qh4-h8+ mating

Move 29 Kf8 (white to move)
FEN: 2r2k2/pp2b1R1/4pn2/3p4/Q7/5q2/PPP2P2/1K4R1 w - - 9 29
Comment: Anand probably chose this move to encourage a repetition with Qa4-h4, but he could have played on with 28...Nf6-d7.

Move 31 Kf8 (white to move)
FEN: 2r2k2/pp2b1R1/4pn2/3p4/Q7/5q2/PPP2P2/1K4R1 w - - 13 31
Comment: And so, Anand won the tournament and Polgar finished second, her best high-level tournament finish ever! She gave a first-rate try in this game and should be proud of her tournament performance. I would expect to see more of the same (or better) in future tournaments.