[Event "Final Chess Masters Bilbao 2009"]
[Site "Plaza Nueva Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian"]
[Black "Karjakin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Remark "Message"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8.
 Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bb7 
    ( 11... Bxc3 {Is a well known variation, preventing the continuation 
    of the game} )
12. d5!? {Following a game of Sasikiran, Aronian was hoping for an 
interesting game for today.} 12... Bxc3 13. dxe6 Bxf3 14. gxf3 fxe6 15. 
bxc3 Qc7!? {The novelty. White has a extremely damaged pawn structure for 
his bishop pair in an open position. The game looks unclear and extremely 
unbalanced.} 16. Ba3 Nc5 17. Rd4 Kh8 18. Re1 {Preventing the move of the 
"e" pawn and preparing the exchange of queens} 18... Rac8 19. Qe5 Qf7 {
Black should not exchange queens, it is easier to explote the white 
weakened pawn structure with queens, and the team queen and knight can be 
better than queen and bishop.} 20. Bc1!? {After a long think Levon decided
to keep tension. The game is complicated, with chances for both sides.} 
20... Nd5? {After the game both players condemned this move as the 
critical mistake. Now white can force a favourable exchange of pieces and 
queens.} 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Qxd5 {Now is difficult for black to prevent the
exchange of queens. After that, the team rook and bishop proves to be 
extremely efficient.} 22... Qxf3 
    ( 22... h6 {This was suggested as an improvement for black} )
23. Qxf3 Rxf3 24. Re7! Rxc3 25. Be3 {White's activity compensates the 
material investment} 25... Ra3 26. Rg4 h5 27. Rg5 h4?! {With a trick in 
mind, but nothing else.} 
    ( 27... Rd8 {Preventing the following manoeuvre} )
28. Bd4 Kh7 
    ( 28... Ne6 29. Rh5+ 
        ( 29. Rxe6?? Rc1+ 30. Kg2 h3# )
    29... Kg8 30. Rxe6 {And white wins easily} )
29. Rgxg7+ {Winning, but Rykba found a forced mate} 
    ( 29. Rexg7+ Kh6 30. Rg4 Rh3 31. R7g6+ Kh7 32. R6g5 Kh6 33. Bg7+ Kh7 
    34. Bf8! {And mate} )
29... Kh6 30. Bb2 {And the game is over} 1-0

[Event "Final Chess Masters Bilbao 2009"]
[Site "Plaza Nueva Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk"]
[Black "Shirov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Remark "Message"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 
8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Be7 14. 
Re1 O-O 15. Qg4 Re8 16. Bb5 Kh8 17. Bd2 {Up to here, nothing new under the
sun. Shirov played in the same way against Kramnik recently} 17... a6 18. 
Bc6 Qc7!? {The new move, Shirov deviates from his game against Kramnik, 
now a forced simplification occur} 19. Rac1 Nxe5 20. Bxb7 Nxg4 21. Rxc7 
Nxc7 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Nc6 Nd5!? {It looks that it's better to keep 
Knights, in order to have the good "d5" square.} 
    ( 23... Bf8 {Is the other option, but white's advantage is small but 
    persistent, probably even better than the game} )
24. Nxe7 Nxe7 25. Bxb4 Nd5 26. Bd2 Rc8?! {Probably the critical move. 
Shirov forces the exchange of rooks. After this the advantage of the 
queenside majority becomes definite.} 
    ( 26... Rb8!? {Maybe this move is interesting, but it allow white to 
    play on the "c" file.} )
27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Ne5 29. Nc5 Nb4 30. b3! {Now white forces a 
favourable exchange of pawns} 30... Nxa2 31. Bb2 Nc6 32. Nxa6 {After a 
serie of forced moves white has between clear and decisive advantage.} 
32... Kg8 33. Kf1 f6 34. Ke2 Nab4 35. Nxb4 Nxb4 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. Kd4 Nc2+ 
38. Kc5! {The most precise way for winning} 38... Ne1 39. Kc6 Nxg2 40. b4 
Nf4 41. b5 Nd5 42. Kd6! {The bishop is sufficient for helping the pawn, 
now the king should attack the kingside} 42... Kg6 43. Bd4 Kg5 44. b6 Nxb6
45. Bxb6 e5 46. Ke6 e4 47. Kf7 f5 48. Kxg7 h5 49. Kf7 f4 50. Ke6 Kg4 51. 
Ke5 Kf3 52. h4 1-0