Position after 21.b3
GM Carlsen (2733) – GM Radjabov (2735) [C63]
07.03.2008 / Linares – Round 14
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.0–0 Bc5 7.Qd3 d6 8.Qc4 Qe7 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Nd4 12.Nxd4 Bxd4 13.Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.a4 a6 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 0–0–0 17.Rf2 Rdf8 18.Raf1 Qe7 19.Qe4 g6 20.Rf3 Kb8 21.b3 = Rxf3 22.Qxf3 Qg5 23.h3 Rc8 24.Kh2 Qh4 25.c4 a5 26.e4 Qh6 27.Qf2 b6 28.g3 Kb7 29.Kg2 Ra8 30.h4 g5 31.Qe3 Rg8 32.Rf5 Qh5 += 33.hxg5 Qd1 34.Rf7 Qh5 35.Qf3 Qxg5 36.Rxh7 Qf4 37.Rh5 Rg7 38.Qd3 Qc1 39.Qf3 Qf4 40.Qxf4 exf4 41.Rh3 fxg3 42.Rxg3 Rh7 43.Kf3 Rf7+ 44.Ke3 Rf1 45.Kd4 Rd1+ 46.Rd3 Re1 47.Re3 Rd1+ 48.Kc3 Rc1+ 49.Kd2 Rb1 50.e5 dxe5 51.Kc2 Rh1 52.Rxe5 Rh3 53.Re2 Kc8 54.Rd2 Kd7 55.Rd3 Rh2+ 56.Kc3 Rh1 57.Rg3 Rd1 58.Rg7+ Kd6 59.Rg6+ Kd7 60.Rc6 Rc1+ 61.Kb2 Rd1 62.Kc2 Rd4 63.b4 axb4 64.Kb3 Rd1 65.Kxb4 Rb1+ 66.Kc3 Ra1 67.Kb3 Rb1+ 68.Ka2 Rb4 69.Ka3 Rb1 1/2
Carlsen has a slight edge (a pawn up), but it seems to me that a draw is the most likely result. Radja has a great ending technique and it would be very difficult for Carlsen to convert this game to a full point