1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... e7e5 Radjabov has always have been  one of the main (if not the best) Kalashnikov players. 5. d4b5  5... d7d6  6. b1c3  6... a7a6  7. b5a3  7... b7b5  8. c3d5  8... g8f6 Now it all transposes to the Sveshnikov. It is  interesting how the chess fashion changes with the reign of our kings.  During the Karpov times, literally no one dared to try this line against  the world champion (except for Dolmatov, and it all ended in an  instructive demolition of the second player.) But now that both Gelfand  and Carlsen tried this at WCC matches successfully, it has a reputation of an excellent opening. (Not that this would have changed Radjabov's mind on playing it, but still...) 9. c1g5  9... f8e7  10. g5f6  10... e7f6  11. c2c3  11... f6g5  12. a3c2  12... a8b8  13. h2h4  13... g5h6  14. f1e2  14... e8g8  15. e2g4  15... c8e6 Black does not want to swap the  light-squared bishops, except when it happens on the e6-square. 16. e1f1  16... d8d7  17. g4f5 Nope, that is not a sacrifice. 17... g8h8  18. d1h5  18... e6f5  19. e4f5 Finally the trade has been forced, but Black does  not do too bad. 19... f7f6  20. a1d1  20... a6a5  21. h1h3 The rook enters the game in a conventional, French way. 21... b8e8  22. h3d3  22... e5e4 Better late than never! 23. d5f6 Either this is connected with calculation, or it's a very desperate move. 23... f8f6  24. d3d6  24... f6f5  25. d6c6  25... f5f2 A desperado. 26. f1f2  26... d7c6  27. f2g1  27... b5b4 Black is close to winning, while he needs a draw to wrap up the match. This explains some of his future decisions. 28. c3b4  28... a5b4  29. c2b4  29... c6b6  30. g1h1  30... e8f8  31. a2a3  31... e4e3  32. h5e5  32... b6g6  33. b4d5  33... g6c2  34. d1g1 A desperate winning attempt by Dubov. 34... c2f2  35. e5e7  35... e3e2  36. d5c3  36... h6g5 Beautiful! 37. e7g5  37... e2e1q 