Position after 8.Ne4

GM Aronian (2739) – GM Ivanchuk (2751) [D37]
03.03.2008 / Linares – Round 11

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Qc2 dxc4 8.Ne4 (Aronian is catching Ivanchuk off guard with this move) b5 9.a4 Bb7 10.axb5 a6 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.Qxc4 0–0 13.Qxc7 axb5 14.Rxa8 Bxa8 15.e3 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qxf3 17.Rg1 Qf5 18.Qc3 Qb1+ 19.Kd2 Nd7 20.Qc2 Qa2 21.Bd3 e5 22.b3 ½–½

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