1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
e6
3.Nc3
Bb4
4.Nf3
c5
5.g3
cxd4
6.Nxd4
Ne4
7.Qd3
Nxc3
8.bxc3
Be7
9.Nb5
[9.Bg2
0-0
10.0-0
d6
11.Rd1
a6
12.Nb3
Qc7
13.Bf4
e5
14.Be3
Nd7
15.Nd2
f5
16.Rab1
Rb8
17.Ba7
Ra8
18.Be3
Rb8
19.Ba7
Ra8
0-1 Nakamura,H (2708)-Karjakin,S (2720)/Wijk aan Zee 2010/CB04_2010 (48)]
9...Nc6
10.Bg2
0-0
11.Bf4
e5
12.Bc1
b6
After this move, Karjakin gets a tough game in which he is playing catchup. [12...d6
was worth considering. If 13.Ba3
Qa5
14.0-0
(14.Bxd6?!
Rd8
15.Bc7
Rxd3
16.Bxa5
Rd7
and Black is doing well.) 14...Be6
15.Bxd6
Rfd8
16.c5
Rd7
Threatening a6.]
13.0-0
Bb7
14.Rd1
Na5
15.Bxb7
Nxb7
16.Qxd7
Nc5
17.Qxd8
Rfxd8
18.Be3
White's queenside structure is ugly, but he is still up a pawn.
18...Rdc8
19.a4
Bf8
20.Rd5
Ne6
21.Rxe5
Rxc4
22.a5
bxa5
23.Rxa5
a6
24.Kg2
h6
25.h4
Rcc8
26.Nd4
Nc5
27.Ra2
Nb7
28.Bd2
Nd6
29.Nf5
Nc4
30.Ne7+
Bxe7
31.Rxe7
h5
32.Bc1
a5
33.Rd7
a4
34.Ba3
Nxa3
35.Rxa3
Rab8
36.Rxa4
Rxc3
37.Raa7
With both rooks pressuring the 7th, an extra pawn, intact structure, the Armenian's winning chances look extremely good.
37...Rf8
38.e4
Rcc8
39.e5
Rce8
40.f4
Rd8
Obviously a key forkroad in the endgame.
41.e6
[41.f5
was the obvious alternative. 41...Rxd7
42.Rxd7
Rb8
43.Kf3
Rb3+
44.Ke4
Kf8
(44...Rxg3
would lose to 45.Rd8+
Kh7
46.e6
fxe6
47.fxe6
Rg1
48.Ke5
Re1+
49.Kd6+-
) 45.Rd3
and though better, White may not be able to convert. Still, it might have offered Aronian his best practical chances.]
41...Rxd7
42.exd7
Rd8
43.g4
This line is probably the reason Aronian played e6, howevere it seems he missed that this allows his young opponent a clear drawing path. Since most of Karjakin's moves are fairly straightforward, he has no troubles now.
43...hxg4
44.f5
f6
45.Kg3
Kf7
46.Kxg4
Ke7
47.Rc7
Kf7
48.h5
Ke7
49.Kh4
Kf7
50.Rb7
Ke7
51.h6
gxh6
52.Kh5
Kf7
53.Rb6
Rxd7
54.Kxh6
Re7
55.Rb8
Rd7
56.Kh7
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