1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 d6 8. Qc4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. a4 a6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 O-O-O 17. Rf2 Rdf8 18. Raf1 Qe7 Radjabov has done some homework. This is a deviation from 18... Rxf2 19. Rxf2 Kb8 20. b3 Qe7 21. Qe4 g6 22. Qf3 which was slightly better for White in Topalov-Radjabov, Morelia/Linares (9) 2008 19. Qe4 g6 20. Rf3 Kb8 21. b3 Rxf3 22. Qxf3 Qg5 23. h3 Rc8 24. Kh2 Here too, White has a very small advantage of course. 24... Qh4 25. c4 a5 26. e4 Qh6 27. Qf2 b6 After his game against Topalov, Radjabov wasn't so happy about his plan with ...Rc8 and . ..c6. This time he tries a static pawn structure. 28. g3 Kb7 29. Kg2 Ra8 30. h4 g5! Black sacrifices a pawn which can only be taken at the cost of letting Black activate his queen. 31. Qe3 Rg8 32. Rf5 Qh5 33. hxg5 33. Rxg5 Rxg5 34. Qxg5 Qe2+ and Black gives perpetual. 33... Qd1 34. Rf7 Qh5 35. Qf3 Qxg5 36. Rxh7 Qf4! Liquidating to a drawn rook ending. 37. Rh5 Rg7 38. Qd3 Qc1 39. Qf3 Qf4 40. Qxf4 exf4 41. Rh3 fxg3 42. Rxg3 Rh7 43. Kf3 Rf7+ 44. Ke3 Rf1 45. Kd4 Rd1+ 46. Rd3 Re1 47. Re3 Rd1+ 48. Kc3 Rc1+ 49. Kd2 Rb1 50. e5 dxe5 51. Kc2 Rh1 52. Rxe5 Rh3 53. Re2 Kc8 54. Rd2 Kd7 55. Rd3 Rh2+ 56. Kc3 Rh1 57. Rg3 Rd1 58. Rg7+ Kd6 59. Rg6+ Kd7 60. Rc6 Rc1+ 61. Kb2 Rd1 62. Kc2 Rd4 63. b4 axb4 64. Kb3 Rd1 65. Kxb4 Rb1+ 66. Kc3 Ra1 67. Kb3 Rb1+ 68. Ka2 Rb4 69. Ka3 Rb1 1/2-1/2