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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.10.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "pfren"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.08"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qe2 Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Bh3 19. Qf2 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Bf4 $3 {
FANTASTIC novelty! White took on d5, entering a typical pawn-up, drawish
endgame- but what happens if white accepts the gift?} 21. gxf4 (21. Bxd5 {This
is the safe approach which Karjakin chose in the game.} Bxd2 22. Bxd2 (22. Qxd2
Qxd5 {is clearly worse than the game continuation.}) 22... Qxd5 23. Qe4 Qd7 24.
Re1 Be6 25. Bf4 Re8 (25... Bxa2 {looks safe enough for Black. Aronian
obviously did not care, and he was opting for the drawn ending which occured
in the game.} 26. Qe7 Qxe7 27. Rxe7 a5 $11) 26. Qe5 {White has other more
challenging moves, but they do not change much} f6 27. Qd6 {...and here
Aronian missed a spectacular draw-although the game is drawn, anyway...} Bc4 $1
28. Qxd7 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 Re2+ {with an instant draw.}) (21. Qe2 $5 {An
interesting winning try, and maybe best.} Be3+ 22. Kh1 Re8 23. Nf1 (23. Bxd5
Qxd5 24. Ne4 Rxe4 25. Bxe3 Re6 {should be completely equal.}) 23... Bxf1 24.
Qxf1 Kf8 25. Bc2 c5 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Bd2 Ne3 28. Bxe3 Rxe3 {This
opposite-coloured bishop endgame should end in a draw, although white is still
a pawn up... :P}) 21... Nxf4 22. Bd1 {Only move to defend.} Nd3 23. f4 (23. Qg3
f5 $1 24. Nf1 f4 25. Bb3+ Kh8 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. Re1 c5 {and Black has fully
adequate compensation for his pawn.}) 23... Bg4 24. Qg3 {Other Queen moves can
be answered by the same medicine.} Bxd1 25. Qxd3 Re8 26. Qg3 (26. Nf1 Be2 27.
Ng3 Qh3 28. Qxe2 Rxe2 29. Nxe2 Qf3 30. Ng3 h5 {and white is in some trouble,
it seems.}) 26... f5 $1 27. d5 (27. Nf1 $5 Re6 28. Qf2 (28. Qg2 Bf3 29. Qf2 Qh3
{and white is in trouble.}) 28... Re2 29. Ng3 (29. Qg3 Re6 $11) 29... Qg4 30.
Qf1 h5 $1 31. Qxd1 Rg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qxd1 {and Black is fully equal in this
endgame.}) 27... cxd5 28. Nf1 Re6 29. Qd3 Rg6+ 30. Ng3 Bf3 31. a4 (31. Bd2
Rxg3+ 32. hxg3 Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Qg2+ {with a draw.}) 31... Be4 32. Qf1 {Only move.}
Qh4 $1 33. Qf2 {Only move, again.} h5 $1 34. axb5 axb5 35. Kf1 Qh3+ 36. Ke1 h4
37. Nf1 (37. Nxe4 fxe4 (37... dxe4 {also seems good enough.}) 38. f5 Rg2 39.
Qf1 Qg4 {And white should settle for a draw with 40.f6 or 40.Be3.}) 37... Rg2
38. Qe3 Qg4 {...and Black has at least adequare compensation for his piece.} (
38... Bf3 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. Re8 Rc2 {should be also fine for Black.}) *