GM Morozevich (2758) – GM Svidler (2735) [C45]15.09.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 0–0 8.0–0 Ne5 9.Bb3 d6 10.f3 Be6 11.Kh1 Bc4 12.Rf2 d5 13.Bc2 dxe4 14.Nd2 Bd3 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.fxe4...
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Final position after 31.Nf5 GM Grischuk (2726) – GM Aronian (2750) [C88]15.09.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.c3 Bf6 12.Nbd2 Nf4 13.Ne4 Nxd3 14.Nxf6+...
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