Anand, V (2788) – Aronian, L (2786) [D15]
Tal Memorial (9), 14.11.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.c5 Nbd7 7.Bd3 e5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Nd7 10.e6 Nxc5 11.exf7+ Kxf7 12.b3 Nxd3+ 13.Qxd3 Qg5 14.g3 Qf6 15.Bb2 Qf3 16.Rg1 Bg4 17.a3 Re8 18.Rc1 b4 19.axb4 Bxb4 20.h3 Bxh3 21.g4 Bxg4 22.Rg3 Qf5 23.Qd4 Re4 24.Qa7+ Qd7 25.Qb6 c5 Black wins 0–1
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Ponomariov, R (2739) – Morozevich, A (2750) [E04]
Tal Memorial (9), 14.11.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.e3 0–0 9.Nbd2 e5 10.Nxc4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Qxd4 13.exd4 Rd8 14.Rfd1 Bg4 15.Re1 Bb4 16.Rec1 Rab8 17.a3 Bf8 18.Ne3 Rxd4 19.Rxc7 Be2 20.Rxb7 Rxb7 21.Bxb7 Nd7 22.Nf5 Ra4 23.Re1 Bb5 24.Re8 h6 25.Be7 g6 26.b3 Ra5 27.Bb4 White wins 1–0
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aronian u funn! haha
12.b3? by the world champ???? somebody has put halucinatory drugs in his drink. Probably some interested party testing it’s efficacy for future use!