1. c2c3  1... e7e5  2. c3c4  2... g8f6  3. b1c3  3... f8b4  4. h2h4 Carlsen apparently insisted on trying this  one more time! 4... e8g8  5. e2e3  5... c7c6 A classical approach by a classical player. 6. g2g4  OK, now it starts to make sense. Carlsen is fighting for the center the  way people do it in the Reti opening. And the way another great  Scandinavian, Bent Larsen, loved to do with the g-pawn. 6... d7d5 A  central break against the g-pawn thrust. 7. g4g5  7... f6e8  8. a2a3  8... b4e7  9. c4d5  9... c6d5  10. d2d4 The world champion does not allow d5-d4. 10... e5d4  11. e3d4  11... b8c6  12. f1g2  12... e8c7 Very solid play by the Russian GM. 13. g1e2  13... c8f5  14. e2g3  14... f5e6  15. e1g1 The opening was a success for both  sides. Svidler has an excellent position with all his pieces out, while  Carlsen... managed to castle. 15... d8d7  16. c1f4  16... a8d8  17. f1e1  17... f8e8  18. d1d3 From a strategical point of view now  everything makes sense for Carlsen. He has pressure against the d5 pawn  whereas his opponent is too far away from the alternative weakness on d4.  The extra space on the kingside also adds strength to the first player's  position. All in all, Svidler has to be careful. 18... e7d6 Initiating  relieving trades. 19. g3h5  19... e6g4  20. e1e8  20... d8e8  21. f4d6  21... d7d6  22. d3g3  22... d6g3  23. h5g3 With the  knight on e2 this would not be forced. Now more trades take place. 23... c6d4  24. c3d5  24... c7d5  25. g2d5  25... g8f8  26. d5b7  26... e8b8  27. b7e4  27... b8b2  28. a1c1 Whereas now Black still needs to  demonstrate accuracy. 28... b2b3  29. c1c4  29... d4f3  30. e4f3  30... g4f3  31. g3f5  31... f8e8 Panic in the time trouble! 32. c4c7  32... f3d5  33. f5g7 Now Carlsen wins a fat pawn... 33... e8d8  34. c7c5  34... d5b7  35. c5a5 ...but then goes astray. 35... b3h3  36. g1f1  36... h3h4  37. a5a7 Everything in accordance with the  plan, and... wrong! 37... d8c7  38. a7a5  38... h7h6 Svidler is still fixated on a draw and misses a second chance. The move in the game trades more pawns and is logical, but the king would  have been priority, even in the endgame. 39. g5h6  39... h4h6  40. a5f5  40... b7a6  41. f1e1  41... h6h3  42. f5f7  42... c7b6 The limited material saves Black. 43. f2f3  43... h3h1  44. e1f2  44... h1a1  45. f7f6  45... b6a5  46. g7e6  46... a1a3 And Black survived after 47. e6d4  47... a6c4  48. f2g3  48... a5b4 Just because Carlsen missed a simple shot too. 49. g3f4  49... b4c3  50. f4e4  50... a3a8  51. d4c6  51... c4e2  52. f3f4  52... a8a4  53. e4e5  53... e2f3  54. f4f5  54... a4a6  55. c6d4 