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  5. b1c3 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. 5... b8c6  6. e2e3  6... d7d6  7. g1e2  7... e7e5  8. d4d5 Fixing the center at once. 8... c6e7  9. b2b3 [%mdl 4][%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;Interesting;persistent;true] [#] An interesting sideline. It should be noted that both players are practically still blitzing. 9... f6d7 Aronian also blitzed out this novelty, not that it is a totally unexpected move in the KID... 10. c1b2  10... f7f5  11. f2f4 [%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] \"I think this was quite a good decision.\" (Mishra) Indeed, by locking the center White deprives his opponent of interesting knight outposts. As for his light-squared bishop, Mishra knew he can always bring it back into the game via the f1-square. 11... e5e4  12. e2d4  12... d7f6  13. e1g1  13... c7c5  14. d5c6 [%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Also a good and necessary decision. 14... b7c6  15. d1d2  15... a7a6  16. f1d1 The pressure along the d-file ties Black's hands, thus making his kingside play unlikely, at least for the time being. 16... d8c7  17. d4e2  17... f8d8  18. c4c5 [%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Another powerful decision. Mishra was correctly afraid that after the possible c6-c5 his pieces would lack air. 18... f6e8  19. c3a4  19... g7b2  20. d2b2 The more powerful of the black bishops has been swapped off, and Aronian has to think about his own king safety. 20... e7d5 If anything, Black can activate his knights. 21. b2c1 