1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1b5 The Rossolimo discussion continues between the two top players. 3... g7g6  4. e1g1  4... f8g7  5. b5c6  5... b7c6  6. f1e1  6... d8c7  7. h2h3  7... d7d6  8. c2c3  8... g8f6  9. d2d4  9... c5d4  10. c3d4  10... e8g8  11. b1c3  11... c8b7  12. e4e5 A  logical novelty. Giri needs to act before his opponent consolidates and  makes use of his main trumps: the bishop pair and the wider center. 12... d6e5  13. d4e5  13... f8d8  14. d1c2  14... f6d5  15. c3d5  15... d8d5  16. e5e6 Causing some trouble to the enemy's  castling position. 16... f7f6  17. c1e3  17... a7a5 Flexible and strong. The  world champion is not afraid of a blockade. 18. e3c5 White would love to keep the position this way with the black  bishops at bay. 18... b7a6  19. a1c1 A tricky move. The black bishop is lured away from  the long diagonal. 19... g7h6  20. c5e3 In order to deprive the opponent of the bishop pair. 20... h6e3  21. e1e3  21... c6c5 Carlsen is OK with the trades. The sooner an  endgame emerges, the faster he would digest the e6-pawn as the endgame is  a nightmare scenario for White. 22. c1d1  22... a8d8 Forcing one more trade. 23. d1d5  23... d8d5  24. c2a4  24... c7d8 Not  fearing the white queen's entry. 25. e3e1  25... g8g7  26. a4c6 At the end Giri infiltrated into the enemy camp. 26... a6d3  27. f3d2  27... g6g5  28. d2b3 The beginning of the end: Giri seeks improvement of the knight but in the process allows yet another trade, this time with devastating  consequences. 28... c5c4  29. b3c5  29... d8d6 Without the queens, the e6-pawn should leave  the stage sooner or later. 30. c6d6 