1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Ncxb4 13. g3 Be6 14. Bg2 Rb8 15. O-O a5 16. b3 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qb6 18. Rad1 Rfd8 Amonatov-Timofeev, Russian Team Ch 2008 13... Nxb4 14. Nxb4 Qb6 After this Black is already doing fine, according to Radjabov. 15. Nd5 15. Qd2 Rb8 16. a3 a5 15... Qxb2 16. Bd3 Bd8! The bishop will be very strong on the a7-g1 diagonal and soon it's actually White who has to play accurately. 17. O-O Be6 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Rb8 20. Rfb1 Bxd5 21. cxd5 a5 22. Ra4 Bb6 23. b4 axb4 24. Raxb4 Ba7 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rxb8+ Bxb8 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. g3 Ba7 30. h4 Bd4 31. Kf3 Ba7 32. Ke2 Bd4 33. Kf3 Ba7 34. Ke2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. Rhe1 13. h4 h5 14. g4 (14. Bh6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rhe1 Anand-Carlsen, Mainz rapid 2008) 14... hxg4 15. h5 Nxh5 16. Rdg1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bf6 (17... Rxc3? 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxh5 Rxb3 20. Qxa5 Rxb2+ 21. Ka1 Anand-Carlsen, Mainz rapid 2008) 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qe3 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 e6 Karjakin-Radjabov, Sochi GP 2008 13... b5 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rxc3 Black could also try the immediate 15... a5 because then 16. f4 Neg4 17. Qh4 a4 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. e5 can be answered by 19... b4! for example 20. Ncb5 Nd5 21. e6 Rxf4 22. exd7 Qxd7 16. bxc3 a5 17. f4 Neg4 18. Qh4 a4 19. Bxf7+ The fireworks start. 19... Rxf7 20. e5 20. h3!? 20... Nd5 20... dxe5 21. fxe5 Nd5 22. e6 Rf6 23. Qxg4 Nxc3+ 24. Ka1 Nxd1 25. exd7 Nf2 26. Qe2 Qxd7 27. Nf3 Ng4 28. Qxe7= 21. e6 Nxc3+ 22. Kc1 22. Ka1 Bxe6 23. Nxe6 Qc8 24. Rd4 Nxa2 25. Qh3 is highly unclear 22... Bxe6 22... Rf6 23. exd7 Qxd7 was a way to play on, but it loosk dangerous after 24. Rd3 Nxa2+ 25. Kb1 Nb4 26. Rg3 h5 27. Qg5! 23. Nxe6 This leads to a draw. 23... Qa5 24. Qxg4 Nxa2+ 25. Kb2 Qc3+ 25... Nc3 26. Rd4! a3+ 27. Kb3! a2 28. Kb2 is for White. 26. Kxa2 Qxc2+ 27. Ka1 Qc3+ 28. Kb1 Qb3+ 29. Ka1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 After the g ame Aronian said he didn't know this move. His reaction is a bit passive but he wanted to "avoid the complicated lines". 7... Bh5 8. h3 Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Bd3 Be7 Funny enough, the game has transposed to one of Aronian's White games: 11... a6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. c5 Nbd7 15. f4 Nh5 16. O-O f5 17. b4 Aronian-Ivanchuk, Warsaw rapid match (03) 2003 12. O-O-O a5 13. Kb1 Qa6 14. Ne2 a4 15. Qc2 dxc4 16. Bxc4 b5 17. Bd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 The following, original rook manoeuvre "had to be played" (Aronian). 20... Rh5 21. Rc1 Rd5 22. e4 Rd7 23. e5 Rad8 24. Be3 Nd5 25. Nc6 Nb4 26. Nxb4 Bxb4 27. Qe4 Bd2 28. Qh4 Bxe3 29. fxe3 b4 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qxg7 a3 32. Qf6+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qh4+ Ke8 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qh4+ Ke8 37. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2