Second playoff game completed

Carlsen Magnus (NOR) – Aronian Levon (ARM) 1/2
Candidates Matches Elista,Russia, 2007

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.b3 0-0 8.Bb2 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.Rc1 Nd7 12.d4 Rc8 13.Qd2 Nf6 14.Rfd1 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qd5+ 17.f3 h6 18.e4 Nxe4 19.Qe2 Nf6 20.Nc6 Qxc6 21.Rxc6 Rxc6 22.Bxf6 Bxf6 23.Qa6 Rc7 24.Kh3 g6 25.Qa4 Rfc8 26.Rd7 Kg7 27.b4 h5 28.Qd1 g5 29.Rxc7 Rxc7 30.Kg2 Rc4 31.a3 a5 32.b5 Rd4 33.Qc2 Rd5 34.a4 Bd4 35.Qe4 Bf6 36.Qc2 Rd4 37.Qc6 Bd8 38.Qc3 e5 39.f4 gxf4 40.gxf4 Bf6 41.fxe5 Bxe5 42.Qc2 Rg4+ 43.Kh1 Bd4 44.h3 Rg3 45.Qf5 h4 46.Kh2 Rg6 47.Kh1 Bf6 48.Qf2 Bg5 49.Qd4+ Rf6 50.Kg2 Kg6 51.Qe4+ Kh6 52.Qe8 Kg7 53.Qe5 Bf4 54.Qd4 Bg3 55.Kh1 Kg6 56.Qe4+ Kh6 57.Qe3+ Kh7 58.Qe4+ Rg6 59.Qf5 Kg7 60.Qd5 Rd6 61.Qf5 Kf8 62.Qe4 Re6 63.Qa8+ Kg7 64.Qd5 Kg6 65.Qd3+ f5 66.Qd5 Rd6 67.Qc4 Kf6 68.Qc3+ Be5 69.Qe1 Bg3 70.Qc3+ Ke7 71.Kg2 Kd7 72.Kf3 1/2-1/2

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Adams, Michael (ENG) – Shirov, Alexey (ESP) 0-1
Candidates Matches Elista,Russia, 2007

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 a6 6.Bb3 Ba7 7.0-0 d6 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 g5 10.Nh2 g4 11.hxg4 Rg8 12.Qf3 Qe7 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Bxg4 15.Nxg4 Nxg4 16.Qh3 Nd8 17.Nd2 Ne6 18.Re2 0-0-0 19.Rf1 Kb8 20.Nf3 h5 21.Qh4 f6 22.Nh2 Rdf8 23.Rf5 Nxh2 24.Qxh2 h4 25.Bxe6 Qxe6 26.c4 Rh8 27.Ref2 Rh6 28.Qh3 Rg8 29.R5f3 Qe7 30.Kf1 Rg5 31.Ke2 Qg7 32.Qh1 Rhg6 33.Kf1 Rg3 34.Qxh4 Rxg2 35.Rh3 Ka7 36.Rh2 Rg1+ 37.Ke2 Rb1 38.Kf3 Re1 39.Qh3 a5 40.Rfg2 Rf1+ 41.Ke2 Rb1 42.Kf3 Rf1+ 43.Ke2 Rg1 44.Rxg1 Rxg1 45.Kd2 Rb1 46.Kc3 Qg1 47.Qg2 Rc1+ 48.Kb3 Qd1+ 49.Ka3 Qxd3+ 50.b3 Rxc4 51.Rh7 Qc3 0-1

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Gelfand, Boris (ISR) – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (UZB) 1/2
Candidates Matches Elista,Russia, 2007

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0-0 8.Be2 b6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.Bb2 Qe7 11.Rad1 Rfe8 12.Rfe1 Rad8 13.Bd3 c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Bf5 Nf8 16.Bh3 Ng6 17.Nb5 Bb8 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.b4 a6 21.Nc3 Qc7 22.Na4 d4 23.Qxc5 Bxf3 24.Qxc7 Bxc7 25.gxf3 dxe3 26.fxe3 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Rxe3 28.Bf1 Ra3 29.Nc5 Rxa2 30.Bxa6 Nh4 31.Bb7 Bxh2+ 32.Kf1 Nf5 33.Rd3 Bf4 34.Ne4 Kg7 35.Nc3 Ra7 36.Bc8 Nd6 37.Nd5 Ra1+ 38.Kg2 Be5 39.Bd7 Ra2+ 40.Kf1 Nc4 41.f4 Bd6 42.Bf5 h5 43.Rc3 Nd2+ 44.Ke1 h4 45.Rc2 Nf3+ 46.Kf2 Ra3 47.Rc3 Rxc3 48.Nxc3 Nd4 49.Bh3 Bxb4 50.Nd5 Bc5 51.Kg2 f5 52.Kh2 Kg6 53.Bg2 Ne6 54.Kh3 Bf2 55.Bf3 Bg3 56.Bd1 Nd4 57.Ne7+ Kf6 58.Nd5+ Ke6 59.Nc3 Bxf4 60.Kxh4 Ke5 61.Kh3 Bd2 62.Ne2 Ne6 63.Ng1 Be3 64.Nf3+ Kf4 65.Kg2 Nc5 66.Bc2 Ne4 67.Nh4 Nd6 68.Nf3 Bc5 69.Bb3 f6 70.Nh4 Kg4 71.Nf3 Ne4 72.Ne1 Nc3 73.Nd3 Bb6 74.Bc2 Nd5 75.Bd1+ Kg5 76.Kf3 Nc3 77.Bb3 Nb5 78.Bd5 Nd4+ 79.Kg2 Ba5 80.Nc5 Kg4 81.Ne6 Nc2 82.Bf3+ Kh4 83.Bc6 Ne1+ 84.Kf2 Nd3+ 85.Kg2 Ne5 86.Bb5 Bd2 87.Be2 Be3 88.Bd1 Bb6 89.Ng7 Kg5 90.Ne6+ Kg6 91.Bc2 Nc4 92.Kf3 Nd6 93.Kf4 Bg1 94.Bxf5+ Nxf5 95.Nf8+ Kf7 96.Kxf5 Kxf8 97.Kxf6 1/2-1/2

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