GM Aronian (2757) – GM Svidler (2727) [A29]
Nanjing, China, 21.12.2008
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0–0 Be7 8.a3 0–0 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 f6 11.d3 Nd4 12.Nd2 c6 13.Nde4 Nd5 14.e3 Nf5 15.Bd2 Rf7 16.Ne2 b6 17.Qc1 Rc8 18.Rd1 Bf8 19.Be1 Rd7 20.Rb2 Nh6 21.Rc2 Ne7 22.Rc3 Nf7 23.d4 Bg4 24.f3 Be6 25.Nf2 Rd6 26.Rcd3 Nf5 27.dxe5 Nxe5 28.Rxd6 Nxd6 29.Nd4 Bd7 30.f4 Nec4 31.e4 c5 32.bxc5 Rxc5 33.Bb4 Rc8 34.e5 Nxe5 35.Qb1 Nef7 36.Bd5 a5 37.Bxd6 Bxd6 38.Ne4 Qe7 39.Qxb6 Bxa3 40.Qxa5 Kf8 41.Bxf7 Qxe4 42.Bd5 Qe3+ 43.Kh1 Bc5 44.Qd2 Qxd2 45.Rxd2 Bxd4 Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Not a bad performance by Aronian.