Thrilling first rapid game

The first rapid game in the tie-breaker between Anand and Gelfand ended in a draw . Both players were really fighting here unlike their twelve standard games where they were very cautious.

Anand played white  black in the first game. It was a pretty thrilling game with a very sharp position where it is not easily clear who was better in the late middle-game. Both white and black king-sides seem exposed and this is not the kind of position you want to play in this type of time control. At this point - five minutes for Gelfand and three for Anand.

But within a space of two minutes, both players exchanged off all the pieces except for a rook each to reach a drawn rook ending.