Final position
GM Ivanchuk (2787) – GM Galkin (2608) [C42]
28.11.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.Ne5 0–0–0 13.Qf3 g6 14.g4 Bh4 15.Nc3 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Be6 17.g5 f6 18.gxf6 Rhf8 19.Qxd5 Bxd5 20.f7 Bxf7 21.Bh6 Bd5 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 23.Re2 Rf5 24.h3 a5 25.a4 b6 26.Rb1 Rg5+ 27.Ng4 Bc6 28.Ra1 Rf5 29.Raa2 Bd5 30.Rab2 Bc6 31.Ra2 Bd5 32.Rab2 Game drawn ½–½
GM Naiditsch (2639) – GM Carlsen (2714) [C45]
28.11.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 Ne5 8.Be2 Qg6 9.0–0 d6 10.Kh1 0–0 11.Nd2 d5 12.Bh5 Qd6 13.f4 Bxd4 14.cxd4 N5c6 15.f5 f6 16.Qg4 Kh8 17.Rf3 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Qd5 19.Raf1 Nxf5 20.Rxf5 Qxa2 21.Bg6 Game drawn ½–½
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