Black is ready to bring his knights close to the enemy camp. In the meantime he connects the rooks.
1. g1f3  1... d7d5  2. g2g3  2... g8f6  3. f1g2  3... g7g6  4. e1g1  4... f8g7  5. d2d4  5... e8g8  6. c2c4  6... c7c6  7. d1b3  7... d8b6 A  solid line in which Black holds well against the Fianchetto line in the  Grunfeld. 8. f1d1  8... c8f5  9. b3a3 A novelty. Firouzja wants to avoid the endgame. 9... d5c4  10. f3e5  10... f5e6 Aronian decided that the c4-pawn is more valuable. 11. a3e7 