1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 The Dragon again! 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 This is considered the main line these days. 12... Re8 13. h4 h5 14. Bh6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 Apparently the two giants are of the opinion Black is doing fine after the sharp continuation 17. g4 hxg4 18. h5 Rh8 which was tried in several games. 17... e5 18. Nxf6 Qxf6 19. Nb3 Rec8 20. Qxd6 Be6 21. c3 b5 21... a5 22. Nxa5 Ra4 23. Nb3 Ra6 24. Qd2 Rca8 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. hxg5 Rxa2 27. Nc5 Bc4 28. Kc2 R8a5 29. Nd3 Rb5 30. Nb4 Zherebukh-Goumas, Plovdiv 2008 22. Qd2 a5 23. Qg5 Just like in Zherebukh-Goumas, 23. Nxa5 Ra4 24. Nb3 Rca8 25. Qg5 seems a reas onable alternative. In the game Black's activity gives enough compensation. 23... Qxg5 24. hxg5 a4 25. Nd2 R4c7 26. a3 Rd7 27. Kc1 f6 28. gxf6+ Kxf6 29. Nf1 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Rd8+ 31. Ke1 Kg5 32. g3 Rd3 33. Nd2 Bc4 34. Nxc4 bxc4 35. Ke2 Rd6 36. Rh2 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 A move Fischers sometimes used in simuls. 5... b6 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Nf3 e6 8. g3 Black's 5th move has weakened the h1-a8 diagional and so this is a logical development. 8... Nbd7 9. Bg2 Rc8 10. O-O Bd6 11. Qe2 Qc7 Black has quickly removed the rook from c8, avoiding tricks, and now also prevents Nf3-e5. It seems Leko knew the 5.Nc5 line very well. 12. c4 12. Nh4 O-O 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Qd3 g6 15. Nd2 c5 16. Nc4 cxd4 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. c3 Felgaer-Gomez Esteban, Elgoibar 2004 12... O-O 13. Be3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Bg4 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Qe2 Bg4 17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Qe2 White is in danger of getting worse, as Black is ready for either ...c5 or ...e5. Still, in such a rapid match, such quick draws are no less disappointing! 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ No more Dragon. This line suits Leko's still better. 3... Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Rc8 A similar idea is known in the line 9.0-0 0-0 10.f3 where Ivanchuk played 10...Rc8! for the first time against Delchev in 2003, the idea being 11.b3 d5!. 10... Nc6 11. O-O Rfd8 12. Rc1 Rac8 13. b3 e6 14. Qf3 Qe7 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Bd4 Rdc8 18. a4 Nd7 Adams-Cheparinov, Baku 2008 11. b3 a6 12. a4 e6 13. Rc1 b6 14. O-O Qb7 15. Nf3 Rd8 The immediate 15... Ne8 may be answered by 16. Bd4 16. e5 Ne8 17. Bf4 The simple 17. exd6 Rxd6 (17... Nxd6 18. a5!) 18. Qe2 Rd8 19. Bg5 might give better chances for an small advantage. 17... Nc6 18. exd6 e5 19. Be3 Rxd6 20. Qe2 Nd4 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Nd5 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 This seems to be about equal, but Leko will later prove it's more comfortable for White. His structure is better and Black's bishop is limited to the task of defending the d4 pawn. 24. Qd3 Re8 25. Rfe1 Rde6 26. Kf1 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Qe7 29. c5 Qxc5 30. Qxa6 Qc1 31. Qc4 Qd1 32. Qc2 Qa1 33. Ke2 Kg7 34. Nd3 Qa3 35. Qc4 Qa2+ 36. Kd1 Qb1+ 37. Ke2 Qa2+ 38. Kf3 Qb1 39. Ke2 Qa2+ 40. Kd1 Qb1+ 41. Ke2 Qa2+ This position has been reached for the 4th time but both players did not offer a handshake, probably because they remembered the second game!? 42. Kf1 In any case, Leko deserves credit for playing for a win here. And why not? Probably he's seen White's ideal set-up long before: the knight on d3 stopping Black's passed pawn and the queen on b5 protecting the knight and supporting the queenside majority. 42... Qb1+ 43. Ne1 h5 44. Qc2 Qa1 45. Ke2 Qa3 46. Nd3 Qe7+ 47. Kf1 Qe4 48. Qc4 Bg5 49. Qb5 Bf6 50. b4 This is it. White has some winning chances now. 50... Qe6 51. a5 Qb3 51... bxa5 52. bxa5 (52. Qxa5 Qc4 53. Qa3 Be7) 52... Qa2 53. g3 52. axb6 Qb1+ 53. Ke2! Magnus had missed this strong move. He had expected 53. Ne1 d3 54. Qxd3 Qxb4= as given by Henrik Carlsen. 53... Qc2+ 54. Ke1 Qb1+ 55. Kd2 Qa2+ 56. Kd1 Qb1+ 57. Nc1 d3 58. Qxd3 Qxb4 59. Qb3 Qd6+ 60. Nd3 Bd4 61. b7 Ba7 Black seems to be lost here, but Magnus will defened well for a long time. 62. Kd2 Bb8 63. g3 Qd7 64. h4 Qd6 65. Qc3+ Kh7 66. Qc8 Kg7 67. Ke2 Ba7 68. Qc3+ Kh7 69. Qb3 Kg7 70. Kf1 Kg8 71. Qb5 Bb8 72. Kg2 Kg7 73. Qc4 Qd7 74. Qe4 Qb5 75. Ne1 Qd7 76. Nf3 Kg8 77. Nd4 Kg7 78. Ne2 Kg8 79. Nc3 Kg7 80. Qd5 Qe7 81. Ne4 Ba7 82. Nd6 Bb8 83. Nc4 Qc7 84. Na5 Ba7 85. Nc4 Bb8 86. Nd2 Ba7 87. Ne4 Qe7 88. Qc6 Qe5 89. Qc3 Bd4 90. Qf3 Ba7 91. Ng5 Qc7 92. Qd5 Qe7 93. Nf3 Bb8 94. Qc6 Ba7 95. Qc3+! If possible, Black shouldn't have allowed this move. 95... f6 This is forced now but the weakening of the e6 is decisive. 96. Qb3? A big blunder, allowing perpetual. Winning was 96. Qc6 Qd8 97. Ng1! Qe7 98. Nh3 96... Qe2! 97. b8=Q The following moves were not directly shown on the internet, as Leko used a reversed rook. :-) 97... Qxf2+ 98. Kh3 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Ne5 g6 6. Bd3 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Nc3 Nb8 10. h3 a6 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. a3 Carlsen-Morozevich, Amber Rapid (Nice) 2008 6... Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. c3 Nc6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. f4 Nf6 11. Be3 Bf5 12. Nd2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 e6 14. Rae1 Rc8 15. Bf2 Ne8 16. Ndf3 Nd6 17. Ng5 Qe8 18. Qh3 h6 It's possible White can sacrifice here, and Magnus did look for ways. 19. Ngf3 It does look a bit speculative: 19. Nexf7 Rxf7 20. Rxe6 Re7 21. Rxd6 hxg5 22. f5 19... Ne4 20. g4 f6 21. Nd3 f5 22. gxf5 exf5 23. Bh4 b5 24. a3 a5 25. Kh1 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Rg1 bxc3 28. bxc3 Kh7 29. Rg2 Ne7 30. Nc5 Ng8 31. Reg1 Rc6 32. Be1 Ne7 33. Ng5+ Nxg5? "The decisive mistake" - Magnus Carlsen. Henrik: "Both players were down close to the 10 second increment at this time but Magnus played very accurately and improved his position. After 38.Bf4 black is probably lost." 34. fxg5 h5 35. Re2 Qf7 36. Bd2 Ng8 37. Rge1 Rcc8 38. Bf4 Rfe8 39. Qf3 Rxe2 40. Qxe2 Bf8 41. Qa6 Re8 42. Ne6 Qd7 43. Kg2 Bg7 44. Re3 Qc8 45. Qxc8 Rxc8 46. Nc7 Bf8 47. Nxd5 Kg7 48. Kf3 Kf7 49. Nb6 Rc6 50. Nd7 Bg7 51. Be5 Bf8 52. d5 Rc4 53. d6 Rc6 54. Nxf8 Kxf8 55. Bf4 Rc8 56. Ke2 Kf7 57. Kd3 Rd8 58. c4 This was the first time Carlsen ever beat Leko 1-0