Shirov, Ponomariov, van Wely and Aronian battled to draws

GM Shirov – GM Ponomariov [B90]
24.01.2007

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.f3 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Nb6 13.Bxb6 Qxb6 14.a5 Qb7 15.Bc4 Be7 16.Ra4 Rb8 17.Qd3 Ra8 18.Qd2 Rb8 19.Nc1 Bd8 20.b3 0-0 21.Na2 e4 22.Nxb4 Re8 23.Kd1 e3 24.Qc3 e2+ 25.Bxe2 Nxd5 26.Nxd5 Qxd5+ 27.Bd3 Bf6 28.Qc4 Qg5 29.Qg4 Qe3 30.Qf5 g6 31.Qf4 Bc3 32.Qxe3 Rxe3 33.Re4 Re8 34.Rxe3 Rxe3 35.Bxa6 Bxa5 36.Kc1 Kf8 37.Kb2 d5 38.Ka3 Bc3 39.b4 Ke7 40.Ka4 Kd6 41.Rb1 Re1 42.Rxe1 Bxe1 43.Kb3 f5 44.c3 h5 45.Bb5 g5 46.Kc2 f4 47.Kd3 h4 Game drawn 1/2-1/2

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GM van Wely – GM Aronian [D38]
24.01.2007

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 c5 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 h6 10.Qe3+ Qe7 11.Qxe7+ Kxe7 12.Bf4 b6 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.b4 a5 15.bxc5 Nxc5 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.f3 Rhc8 18.g4 Ne8 19.h4 Nd6 20.Rd1 Na4 21.e3 Rab8 22.Rh2 Nb2 23.Ra1 Rb6 24.Rd2 Nbc4 25.Rc2 Nb5 26.Nxb5 Rxb5 27.e4 Rb3 28.Be2 Nxa3 29.Rxc8 Bxc8 30.Bd1 Rxf3 31.Bc1 Rh3 32.Bxa3+ Ke6 33.exd5+ Kxd5 34.Bf8 Rxh4 35.Rxa5+ Ke6 36.Bxg7 Rh1+ 37.Kd2 f6 38.Rh5 Rxd1+ 39.Kxd1 Kf7 40.Rxh6 Bxg4+ Game drawn 1/2-1/2

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