1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nd4 12. Bd2 12. Nd2 c5 13. a4 Nf4 14. Nef3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Nxb3 16. cxb3 Ne6 17. Be3 Bf6 Karjakin-Bacrot, Khanty-Mansiysk 2007 12... c5 13. Nc3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Nb4 15. Rc1 f6 16. Nf3 Qc7 17. Ne4 Rfe8 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. c4 bxc3 20. bxc3 Ba3 21. Rc2 Rad8 22. Qa1 Bf8 23. Rce2 Re7 24. Nd4 Rde8 25. b4 Kh8 26. Ng3 g6 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Qd1 f5 30. Qe2 Kg8 31. Qxe7 Bxe7 32. f4 h5 33. Nge2 Kf7 34. Kf2 Bf6 35. Nf3 Ke6 36. Ned4+ Kd6 37. Ne2 Bd5 38. Ke3 Bd8 39. g3 Bb6+ 40. Nfd4 Bg2 41. c4 bxc4 42. dxc4 Ba7 43. Nc3 Kd7 44. h4 Bf1 45. c5 a5 46. Ncb5 Bxb5 47. Nxb5 Bb8 48. Kd3 axb4 49. Kc4 Ke6 50. Nd4+ Kd7 51. Kxb4

51... Bc7 52. Kb5 Bd8 53. Nf3 Kc7 54. Ne5 Bf6 55. c6 Be7 56. Nxg6 Ba3 57. Ne5 Bb2 58. Nf7 Bd4 59. Nh6 Bg1 60. Nxf5 Bf2 61. Ng7 Bxg3 62. Nxh5 Bxh4 63. Kc5 Kd8 64. Kd6 Be1 65. Nf6 Bb4+ 66. Ke6 1-0

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 O-O 6. Bg2 Re8 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc2 Bxc3 9. dxc3 h6 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 a5 12. b3 b6 13. h3 Be6 14. g4 Qd7 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. Bg3 Rad8 17. Rad1 d5 18. Qc1 Qc6 19. cxd5 Nfxd5 20. c4 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 f5 22. g5 hxg5 23. Qxg5 Qc5 24. Kh2 Nc6 25. Rxd8 Nxd8 26. Qf4 Re7 27. f3 e3 28. Rd1 Nf7 29. h4 Qa3 30. Rd3 Qxa2 31. Rxe3 Qa3 32. h5 Qc5 33. Bf1 c6 34. Bh3 Bd7 35. Bf2 Re5 36. Kg2 b5 37. Kf1 bxc4 38. Rxe5 Qxe5 39. Qxc4 Qh2 40. Bg2 Qxh5 41. Qc5 Qg6 42. Qxa5 Be6 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. Qxc6 Bxb3 45. Qc3 Qe6 46. Be3 Bc4 47. Kf2 Bxe2 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. Bf4 Ne7 8. Be2 c5 9. dxc5 Bg4 10. Nfd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 a6 12. O-O Ng6 13. Bg3 Bxc5 14. f4 O-O 15. c3 Rae8 16. Kh1 Bb6 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. h4 Ne7 19. h5 h6 20. Bh4 Nc6 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Qg3 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Nb8 24. Rc1 Nc6 25. Qe3 Qd7 26. g4 f6 27. exf6 gxf6 28. g5 fxg5 A strong reply would have been 28... e5! and it looks like White has gone too far. 29. fxg5 hxg5 And here 29... e5 was enough for a draw: 30. Rf6 exd4 31. Rxh6+ Kg8 30. Bxg5 Qh7 31. Bf6+ Rxf6 32. Rxf6 Qxh5+ 33. Kg2 Rg8+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Rg2+ 36. Rf2 Qh2 37. Rcf1 e5? Here this move is a blunder. 37... Rxf2+ 38. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 39. Rxf2 Kg7! and White still has to prove something. 38. Qf3 1-0

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. e4 Qc8 14. Qg4 Bf6 15. Nf3 Kh8 16. h4 Carlsen-Aronian, Elista Candidates sf 2007 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Nc6 Nc5 15. Qb5 Qd7 16. Be3 Kh8 17. Nd4 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 a6 19. Nd4 Bf6 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21. Rc4 b5 22. Rxc5 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4

24. Rec1 g6 25. Rc7 Kg8 26. R1c2 Rad8 27. Ra7 Rc4 28. Rxc4 bxc4 29. Rxa6 Rd2 30. Rb6 Rxe2 31. a4 c3 32. bxc3 Ra2 33. Rb4 Kf8 34. c4 Ke7 35. c5 h5 36. h4 e5 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. c6 Kd6 39. Rb7 f5 40. Rg7 Kxc6 41. Rxg6+ Kd5 42. Ra6 e4+ 43. Ke3 Ra3+ 44. Ke2 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 Ra1+ 46. Kg2 Ra2 47. Ra8 e3 48. Rd8+ Ke6 49. Re8+ Kf6 50. Rxe3 Rxa4 51. Re8 Kg7 52. Kf3 Rb4 53. Rd8 Ra4 54. Ke3 Re4+ 55. Kd3 Ra4 56. Rd4 Ra3+ 57. Ke2 Rb3 58. Rd3 Rb4 59. Rd7+ Kg6 60. Rd6+ Kg7 61. Rd5 Kg6 62. Kd3 Ra4 63. Rc5 f4 64. Rg5+ Kh6 65. g4 hxg4 66. Rxg4 Kh5 67. f3 Rb4 68. Ke2 Rb2+ 69. Kd3 Rb4 70. Kd2 Ra4 71. Ke1 Ra2 72. Rxf4 Rh2 73. Rf8 Rxh4 74. Kf2 Kg6 75. Rg8+ Kf5 76. Kg3 Ra4 77. Rb8 Kg5 78. f4+ Kf6 79. Rb6+ Kf7 80. Rb5 Ra1 81. Kg4 Kg7 82. Kf5 Rf1 83. Rb7+ Kh6 84. Rf7 Ra1 85. Re7 Rf1 86. Re4 Kg7 87. Re7+ Kh6 88. Rd7 Rf2 89. Ke5 Kg6 90. Rd6+ Kf7 91. Kf5 Kg7 92. Rd7+ Kh6 93. Rd1 Kg7 94. Ra1 Rf3 95. Ra7+ Kh6 96. Ra4 Kg7 97. Ra7+ Kh6 98. Ra1 Kg7 99. Rg1+ Kf7 100. Kg5 Kg7 101. Ra1 Rg3+ 102. Kf5 Rf3 103. Ra4 Rf1 104. Ra7+ Kh6 105. Rd7 Rf2 106. Rd1 Kg7 107. Rg1+ Kf7 108. Kg5 Kg7 109. Rg3 Rf1 110. Rg2 Rf3 111. Kf5+ Kf7 112. Rb2 Kg7 113. Rb4 Rf1 114. Rb2 Rf3 1/2-1/2

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. d5 Nce7 9. c4 Nf6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. c5 Nh5 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Be3 Rac8 15. Na4 Qb5 16. Nb6 Rcd8 17. Rc1 Nc8 18. a4 Qe8 18... Qxb2? 19. Nc4 Qb4 20. Bd2 Qc5 21. Ncxe5 19. Qb3

It looks depressing for Black but it's not so bad as it seems. 19... Nxb6 20. Bxb6 Rd7 21. Rc4 Bh6 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 f5! The worst is over for Black. 24. Ng5 Nf4 25. g3 h6 26. Nf3 26. gxf4 exf4 27. Qxf4 hxg5 28. Qxg5 fxe4= 26... fxe4 27. Qxe4 Nh5 28. Nd2?! After this move White's d-pawn gets into trouble. 28. Nh4 Kg7 29. f3 might still be a tiny bit better for White. 28... Qf7 29. Qd3 Nf6 30. f4 Rybka tries to defend with 30. Rcc1 Nxd5 31. Nc4 Rfd8 32. Rfd1 Nf6 33. Nb6 Re7 34. Rc8 Ree8 35. Rdc1 30... Kg7 White's d-pawn is lost and Black even has time for solid moves like this. 31. fxe5 dxe5 32. d6 Qe6 33. Rc7 Rff7 33... Rxc7 34. dxc7 Qb6+ was already possible here. 34. Ne4 Rxc7 35. dxc7 Qb6+ 36. Kg2 Qxc7 37. Nc3?! 37. b4 37... Qc6+ 38. Kg1 Qb6+ 39. Kh1 Qxb2 40. Qc4 Qb6 41. Ne4 a5 42. Nc5 Qc6+ 43. Kg1 Re7 44. Qb5 e4 45. Qxc6 bxc6 46. Rc1 Nd5 47. Kf2 Kf6 48. Nb3 Rb7 49. Nxa5 Rb2+ 50. Ke1 Nb4 51. Rc3 Rxh2 52. Nxc6 Nd3+ 53. Kd1 Ra2 54. a5 h5 55. Rc2 Ra3 56. Kd2 Ne5 57. Nxe5 Kxe5 58. Rc5+ Kd4 59. Rg5 Ra2+ 60. Kd1 Kd3 61. Rd5+ Ke3 62. Rg5 Kf2 63. Rxg6 Rxa5 64. Rf6+ Kxg3 65. Ke2 Rg5 66. Rf1 h4 67. Ke3 h3 68. Rg1+ Kh4 69. Rh1 Rg2 70. Kxe4 h2 71. Kf3 Kh3 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Nce4 Ndf6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Nc4 Rb8 15. Nb6 Qd8 16. a5 Bd7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 f5 19. Rb1 Bb5 20. b4 cxb4 21. Rxb4 Qe7 22. Re1 Rbe8 23. Qb3 Nf6 24. Rxb5 axb5 25. Qxb5 Ne4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Be3 h5 28. Rb1 Kh7 29. Qd7 Bh6 30. Bd4 Bg7 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qxe7+ Rxe7 33. Nc4 Ref7 34. Nxd6 Rxf2 35. Re1 e3 36. Nxb7 h4 37. Nc5 Kh6

38. d6? Necessary was 38. gxh4 although then Black can force the draw with 38... Kh5 39. a6 Kxh4 40. Ne6 Kh3 38... h3 Now White is getting mated. 39. Ne4 Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rxe2 41. Rd1 Ra2 Stronger was 41... Rff2! but this also wins easily. 0-1