1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. c2c3 It's interesting to note that both players that needed a draw with White in this round, both of them with a broad repertoire and capable of playing any opening, chose the Alapin against the Sicilian. To be fair, one of them lost and the other saved a worse position. 2... g8f6  3. e4e5  3... f6d5  4. g1f3  4... b8c6  5. d2d4  5... c5d4  6. c3d4  6... d7d6  7. f1c4  7... d5b6  8. c4b5 This is one of the main lines of the Alapin. 8... c8d7  9. b1c3  9... d6e5  10. d4e5  10... g7g6  11. e1g1  11... f8g7  12. d1e2  12... e8g8  13. h2h3  13... d7e6 A novelty. 14. f1d1  14... d8c7  15. c1f4  15... a8d8  16. a1c1 Both sides played normal moves. White has no advantage, but at this point it was hard to imagine him losing. 16... b6d5  17. c3d5  17... e6d5  18. f3d4  18... c7b6 [%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 19. d4c6  19... b7c6  20. b5c4  20... d5c4  21. e2c4  21... d8d1 