Bilbao Masters

(1) Karjakin,Sergey (2722) - Grischuk,A (2733) [C92] 2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao ESP (3), 08.09.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a3 h6 13.d5 Nb8 14.Nh2 Nbd7 15.Qf3 Qc8 16.Ndf1 c6 17.dxc6 Qxc6 18.Ng4 Re7 19.Ng3 d5 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Nf5 Re6 22.Qg3 Kh8 23.Be3 h5 24.Rad1 Nxe3 25.Ngxe3 Rg6 26.Qh2 Rf6 27.Bd5 Qc8 28.Qg3 g6 29.Qg5 Bg7 [29...Bxd5 30.Rxd5 Re6 ] 30.Ne7 Qc7 31.Ng4 Rf4 [31...hxg4?? 32.Qh4+ Bh6 33.Qxh6# ] 32.Nh6 Rf8 33.Nxf7+ R4xf7 34.Nxg6+ Kh7 35.Qxh5+ Bh6 36.Bxf7 Rxf7 37.Rxd7 Rxd7 [37...Qxd7 38.Nxe5 ] 38.Nf8+ Kg7 39.Ne6+ 1-0

(2) Shirov,A (2730) - Aronian,L (2773) [C89] 2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao ESP (3), 08.09.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Qh5 18.a4 Re6 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nf1 Bf5 21.Qd2 Bh3 22.Bd1 Qg6 23.Bf3 Qf5 24.Bh1 Rfe8 25.Re2 h5 26.Qc2 Qg4 27.Ree1 h4 28.Qd1 Qf5 29.Qf3 [29.Qb1 ] 29...Qg6 [29...Qg6 30.Qd1 hxg3 (or 30...Bxf1 31.Kxf1 hxg3 etc.) 31.hxg3 Bxf1 32.Kxf1 Bxg3 33.Bxd5 cxd5 34.Qf3 Rf6 35.Qg2 Qd3+ 36.Kg1 (36.Re2 Bxf2 37.Bxf2 Rxe2 is hopeless) 36...Rg6 37.fxg3 (37.Kh1 Bb8 38.Qh3 Rh6 and the white queen is lost.) 37...Rxe3 38.Rxe3 Qxe3+ 39.Kh1 Rxg3 and here too the queen is lost.] 0-1