The second game of the match ends in draw, with Anand playing the Semi Slav as one of his main lines. I think the game was heading to a draw right out of the opening, and some commentators had predicted it after the pawn and piece exchanges in the center.

Score now at 1-1, with Anand to play white side in game 3.

Game 2 ( taken form Chessvibes) -

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1
10. Re1 h6 11. Rc1 Re8 12. h3 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Nh4 Nf8 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 e4 18. h4 b5 Nepomniachtchi,I (2718) -Inarkiev,E (2695)/Sochi 2012
10... e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6
The first new move. 14... exd4 15. Rc4 Nf6 16. Bb1 Bg4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 g5 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Kg7 22. Qxb7 d3 23. Qb4 Riazantsev,A (2688)-Matlakov,M (2630)/St Petersburg 2011
15. dxe5
Gelfand thought for about half an hour here. At the press conference he said that it was a critical moment, and that 15. Bg5 was the major alternative. "It leads to a more complicated game but I couldn't find an advantage for White." After 15... exd4 16. Rc4 we transpose to the game Goganov-Rublevsky, Taganrog 2011 which ended in a draw after 16... h6 17. Rxd4 hxg5 18. Rxd6 Qe7 19. Bb1 Bg4 20. Re1 Bxf3 21. Rxe7 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 23. Rde1 b5 24. h3 g6 25. Be4 Nxe4 26. R7xe4 Rac8 27. a4 Rd3 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Kg7 30. Ra8 Rxb3 31. Rxa6 bxa4 32. Rxa4 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Rb2 34. Kg1 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Rb2 36. Kg1 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 1/2-1/2
15... Nxe4 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Be3
White is still slightly better. The threat is to exchange queens followed by Bc5 and a rook to d1 winning material
17... Bf5 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Nd4
Invading immediately leads to nothing because b7 is protected: 19. Rc7 Rfc8 20. Rfc1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Rc8 = An interesting alternative was 19. Bf4 and perhaps try Rc7 on the next move.
19... Rfe8!?
Afterwards this decision by Anand to let his bishop being traded was praised by Gelfand. After 19... Bg6 20. Rc7 Rac8 21. Rfc1 Shipov gives 21... f6! 22. Ne6 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Rf7 =
20. Nxf5 Nxf5 21. Bc5 h5
A strong move that fits with the strategy.
22. Rfd1 Rac8
From here Anand started to look very calm - he knew he had solved all his problems.
23. Kf1 f6 24. Bb4 Kh7 25. Rc5 1/2-1/2