White also revealed after the game that he expected his opponent to go for the KID. After yesterday's win, Aronian got a chance to fight for medals in case of a win, therefore such an assumption was extremely logical.
1. d2d4 For this game, Mishra decided to surprise his opponent with the left-pawn move. 1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... g7g6  3. g2g3  3... f8g7  4. f1g2  4... e8g8 