GM Mamedyarov (2731) – GM Eljanov (2720) [E10]
Elista GP, 25.12.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 Bb4+ 5.Nbd2 dxc4 6.Qc2 b5 7.a4 c6 8.g3 Bb7 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.0–0 Qc8 11.b3 c3 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 c5 14.Qg4 h5 15.Qh4 f6 16.Be3 c4 17.axb5 Bd5 18.Ra4 Be7 19.bxc4 g5 20.Nxg5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 fxg5 22.Qe4 Nf6 23.Qg6+ Kd8 24.Rfa1 h4 25.d5 h3+ 26.Kg1 Rg8 27.Qd3 exd5 28.cxd5 Ke8 29.d6 Bd8 30.Rxa7 Rxa7 31.Rxa7 c2 32.d7+ Nxd7 33.Qe4+ Kf8 34.Qf5+ Bf6 35.Bc1 Qc3 36.Qxh3 Rg7 37.Kg2 Qd4 38.Ba3+ Kg8 39.Ra8+ Kf7 40.Qf5 g4 41.Rd8 White wins 1–0
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