Kramnik,Vladimir (2769) - Aronian,Levon (2750)

WCh Mexico City MEX (14), 29.09.2007

E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 b5 15.Re1 bxc4 16.Bf1 Nb6 17.Rb1 Nd5 A sound move 18.Ba1 Bb4 19.Nc5 Bxe1 20.Qxe1 cxb3 21.Nxa6 bxa2 22.Rb2 Nc7 23.Rxa2 Nxa6 [23...Nb5 24.Bd3 +-] 24.Rxa6 Qd7 25.Qc3 f6 26.Qc5 Rf7 27.Bc3 Qb7 28.Qc4 Qd7 29.Bg2 Kh8 30.Bxc6 Qb7 31.Kg2 [31.Bxb7?! Rxc4 32.Rxa7 g5 +-] 31...h6 32.d5 [32.Bxb7 is no comparison 32...Rxc4 33.Be4 f5-+] 32...Qb8 [32...exd5 33.Bxb7 Rxc4 34.Bxd5 Rxc3 35.Bxf7 Rc7+-] 33.dxe6 Re7 34.Bb4 Rec7 35.e7 [35.e7 Rxc6 36.Rxc6+-] 1-0


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Anand,Viswanathan (2792) - Leko,Peter (2751)

WCh Mexico City MEX (14), 29.09.2007

Morozevich,Alexander (2758) - Gelfand,Boris (2733)

WCh Mexico City MEX (14), 29.09.2007

C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nxd4 12.Qd1 Ne6 13.Bf5 d4 14.Ne2 d3 15.Nf4 Nd4 16.Bxd3 0–0 17.Be3 Bc5 18.Qb1 [18.a3 Re8+=] 18...Qd6 19.Rd1 Qe5 20.Bxh7+ Nxh7 21.Nd3 Qf5 22.Nxc5 Nc2 23.b4 Qg6 [23...Nf6 24.Rd2 Nxe3 25.fxe3=] 24.a4 [24.Ne6 Rae8 25.Rc1 Rxe6 26.Qxc2 Qg4 +-] 24...Nxa1 25.Qxg6 [Weaker is 25.Qxa1 b6 26.Nd7 Rfd8=+] 25...fxg6 26.Rxa1 Nf6 27.h3 [27.Nxb7?! Rfb8 28.Nc5 Rxb4=+] 27...Rfe8 28.a5 b6 29.Nb3 White prepares c5 29...Ne4 30.c5 bxc5 31.Nxc5 Nc3 32.Na6 Nd5 33.Rc1 Nxe3 34.fxe3 Rxe3 35.Rxc7 Re2 36.Kh2 Rf8 37.Rxa7 Rff2 38.Kg3 Rxg2+ 39.Kf3 Rgf2+ 40.Kg3 Rg2+ 41.Kf3 Rgf2+ 42.Kg3 g5 43.b5 Rf5 44.b6 Re3+ 45.Kg2 [45.Kg4 Rxa5 46.b7 Rb3 47.Ra8+ Kh7=] 45...Re2+ [45...Rxa5 46.Nc7 Rc5 47.b7 Rc2+ 48.Kf1=+]
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Svidler,Peter (2735) - Grischuk,Alexander (2726)

WCh Mexico City MEX (14), 29.09.2007