GM Aronian (2737) – GM Topalov (2777) [E36]
Bilbao Grand Slam, 09.09.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 0–0 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.g3 Ba6 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.Bg2 c5 12.b4 Rc8 13.Qa4 Bb7 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.0–0 a6 16.Rd1 Nd5 17.Bg5 Qe8 18.Bd2 N5b6 19.Qc2 Nf6 20.bxc5 Be4 21.Qb3 Na4 22.Bb4 a5 23.Bxa5 Nxc5 24.Qb2 Na4 25.Qd4 Qb5 26.Bb4 Rfe8 27.Qe5 Qb7 28.Rac1 h6 29.h3 Bd5 30.Qa1 Ne4 31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Rc1 Rxc1+ 33.Qxc1 Qa7 34.Qc8+ Kh7 35.e3 Nxg3 36.Nd4 Ne4 37.Qc2 f5 38.Nxe6 Bxe6 39.Bxe4 Qf7 40.Bg2 Nb6 41.Qc5 Nd5 42.Qf8 Qh5 43.Qd6 Bf7 44.Qe5 Nf6 45.f3 Qg6 46.a4 f4 47.exf4 Qb1+ 48.Qe1 Qa2 49.a5 Bg6 50.Bf1 Nd5 51.Bd2 Qa4 52.a6 Nxf4 53.Bxf4 Qxf4 54.a7 Qa4 55.Qf2 +- Qa1 56.Kh2 Qa4 57.Bc4 Qa5 58.Qa2 1-0
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Aronian is quite a dangerous player, isn’t he?