1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. Ne2 Ba6 11. O-O Re8 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. Ra2 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Rad1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Na5 17. e4 was suggested by Gavrikov. 14... Qd7 15. Re2 Re6 16. Bb2 Rd8 17. Rd1 Ne7 17... g6 Serper-Onischuk, San Diego 2006 18. e4! dxe4 19. fxe4 h5 20. Qc2!? Gavrikov 18. e4 Qa4 19. Bc1 Rc8 20. Rde1 g6 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. Be3 Rc8 23. Bd4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Nf5 27. Bxb6 Qxe4 28. fxe4 axb6 29. exf5 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Nc5 10. Qe2 Be7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Bg3! I like this move. White prevents tricks with ...Nxe4 and already supports f2-f4 and e4-e5. 12. f4 Nfxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxb3+ 14. Nxb3 Bxh4 15. Rxd6 Qc7 16. g3 Be7 17. Rd2 Bd7 18. Rhd1 Bb5 Estay-Michel Yunis, Santiago 1998 12... Qc7? Naiditsch considered this move as the first clear mistake. 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qa5 15. Kb1 Bd7 16. f4 b5 17. g4 b4 18. g5 bxc3? This loses. At first sight 18... hxg5 doesn't seem to terrible for Black because after 19. fxg5 Ne8 20. Nd5! exd5 21. Bxd5 he has the surprising 21... Nd3! e.g. 22. Bxg7 (22. Bxa8 Nxe5 23. Rhe1 Bd6) 22... Qxd5 (22... Nxg7 23. Bxa8 Ne5 24. Qe4!) 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. Qxd3 Bg4 19. gxf6 gxf6 You cannot call this a blunder anymore - Black was lost already. 19... Bxf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh5 Kh7 22. Nxe6! 20. Nf5! exf5 21. Bxc3 Qd8 22. Qh5 Kh7 23. Rhg1 Qe8 24. Rg3 Rg8 The only move that prevents a direct mate. 24... Nxb3 25. Qxh6+ Kxh6 26. Rh3+ Kg6 27. Rg1# 25. Bxf7 Rxg3 26. hxg3 Black resigned - he has to give up his queen. 1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 Ne8 14. e4 Bc6 15. Qc2 Qb7 15... Nd7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nf6 20. Ne4 Mamedyarov-Kramnik, Dortmund 2008 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 f6 Prevents e4-e5 forever - or so it seems. 17... Nd7?! 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Dlugy-Berzinsh, Liepaja 2006 18. Ne1 Here 18. e5 is quite interesting: 18... fxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rc8 21. Nf3 Nc6 18... Nd7 19. Ra1 Rdb8 20. Ra3 Rb7 21. e5?! But here it's probably not good. 21... Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxg2 23. Bxd6 After 23. Bxf6 Black might go for 23... Bc6 which is wrong after the text move because the c5 would become weak. 23... Nxd6 24. Kxg2 Nf5 Now White's pieces look rather clumsy - Black has a clear plus. Probably b3 cannot be saved anymore. 25. Ra6 Nd4 26. Nf3 Nxb3 27. Rd3 e5 It's not so easy to win it - this was also the opinion of IM (with five GM norms) Michael Hoffman, who came to support Gusti today. He hoped for a blockade on the white squares. 28. Rd5 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ 29. Ne4 Rbd7 30. g4!? 29... Bxd8 30. Rd6 Be7 31. Ra6 Nd4 No blockade today. Black is a healthy pawn up now. 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. Nb5 d3! Well played by Leko. 34. Kf1 Bc5 35. Rc6 d2?! But this is inaccurate. Preferable is 35... Bb4 36. Ra6 Kf7 36. Ke2 Rd7 37. Nc3 Bd4 37... Bxf2 38. Kxf2 d1=Q 39. Nxd1 Rxd1 40. b4 is probably a draw. 38. Kxd2?! After 38. Nd1 Kf7 39. c5 Black still has to show whether his advantage is winning or not. 38... Bxf2+ 39. Nd5 a5 40. b3 Kf7 41. g4 Rb7 42. Ke2 42. Kc2 e4 42... Bd4 43. h4 e4 44. h5 Rxb3 45. Rc7+ Ke6 45... Ke6 46. Rxg7 Rb2+ followed by 47...a4 is winning. 0-1

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. h4 dxc4 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. g5 Nh7 Because he attacks pawn g5, Black has time to protect his c4 pawn. However, the knight on h7 doesn't look very nice. 11... Nd5 12. Bxc4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. Be2 O-O-O 15. Qc2 Kb8 Milov-Najer, President's Cup, Baku 2008 12. Bg2 Bb4 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. a3 Ba5 15. Bd2 Nf8 16. Ne4 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Qe7 18. Qb4 Being a pawn, Kramnik still goes for the ending. 18... Qxb4+ 19. axb4 Kd7 20. b5 Kc7 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Nd2 Nfd7 23. Ra5! White prevents 23...e5 and indeed has nice compensation here. 23... a6 24. Bf1 Rhb8 25. Rh3 Kd6 25... Nd5 26. Nxc4 Rb5 27. h5 Rxa5 28. Nxa5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 c5 Landa 26. h5 gxh5 27. Rxh5 Ke7 28. Rh7 g6 29. Kd1 Ra7 30. Kc1 Rc7 31. Ne4 Rcb7 32. Nd2 Rc7 33. Ne4 Rcb7 34. Rxa6 Kramnik decides to play on, but it will be a draw soon anyway. 34... Nd5 35. Bxc4 Rxb2 36. Nd2 36. Rxc6? Rb1+ 37. Kd2 R8b2+ 38. Kd3 Nb4+ 39. Kc3 Rc2# 36... R2b6 37. Rxb6 N5xb6 38. Bd3 Nf8 39. Rh4 Nfd7 Just like Gustafsson, Nepomniachtchi plays an excellent tournament. Eight times winner Kramnik isn't even winning the Oscar for supporting act this time. 1/2-1/2