Radjabov, T (2744) – Aronian, L (2737) [C45]
Grand Slam Final, Bilbao, (5), 06.09.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 bxc6 7.Nd2 d6 8.Nb3 Bb6 9.a4 a5 10.Bd2 Qxf3 11.gxf3 Ne7 12.Rg1 Ng6 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Ne5 15.Be2 g6 16.f4 Nd7 17.Bf3 c5 18.e5 Ra7 19.exd6 cxd6 20.Nd2 Nb6 21.Ne4 Ke7 22.Nc3 Bd7 23.Kf2 Rb8 24.Rgd1 Na8 25.Nd5+ Ke6 26.b3 Nc7 27.Nc3 Ke7 28.Rd2 Be6 29.Rad1 Ra6 30.e4 Rb4 31.Na2 Rb8 32.Nc3 Rb4 33.Na2 Rb8 34.Nc3 ½–½
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Ivanchuk, V (2781) – Topalov, V (2777) [E34]
Grand Slam Final, Bilbao (5), 06.09.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qxf5 exf5 8.a3 Be7 9.Bg5 c6 10.e3 Be6 11.Nd2 Nbd7 12.Bc4 Nd5 13.Bxe7 Kxe7 14.Bxd5 cxd5 15.f3 Rhc8 16.Kf2 Rc6 17.a4 Rb6 18.Ra2 a5 19.b3 Rc8 20.Ne2 Nb8 21.Rc1 Rbc6 22.Rxc6 Rxc6 23.Nb1 Na6 24.Na3 Nb4 25.Rd2 b6 26.Nb5 Bd7 27.h3 h6 28.h4 g6 29.f4 Rc8 30.Nbc3 Kd6 31.Na2 Na6 32.Nec3 Nc7 33.Rc2 Ne8 34.Nb5+ Ke7 35.Rxc8 Bxc8 36.Nbc3 Nf6 37.b4 Ba6 38.b5 Bc8 39.Nc1 h5 40.N1e2 Kd6 41.g3 Ne4+ 42.Ke1 Be6 43.Kf1 Bc8 44.Ke1 Be6 ½–½
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They’re all taking it easy for the rest day 🙂
Wow, like everyone here owes Kramnik $5 dollars. Everyone drew like a World Champion.
*sense the sarcasm?*