1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1b5  3... a7a6  4. b5a4  4... g8f6  5. e1g1  5... f6e4 Of course,  Mamedyarov can play anything, but the Open Spanish is not among his  regular choices. Usually, it's the Steinitz with g7-g5! 6. d2d4  6... b7b5  7. a4b3  7... d7d5  8. d4e5  8... c8e6  9. c2c3  9... f8c5  10. b1d2  10... e8g8  11. b3c2  11... e4f2  12. f1f2  12... f7f6  13. d2f1  13... c5f2  14. g1f2  14... f6e5  15. f2g1  15... e6g4  16. c1g5 Is that a novelty? 16... g4f3  17. d1d2  17... d8d6  18. g2f3  18... e5e4 This position is tricky, but, of  course, Mamedyarov's solution is the most direct. 19. f3e4  19... c6e5  20. g1h1  20... e5f3  21. d2g2  21... a8e8 A typical Mamedyarov move. Black brings his last piece into action, while avoiding exchanges. 22. g5e3 Van Foreest's plan is correct. White needs to keep all minor  pieces on the board to take away squares from the black rooks. 22... c7c5  23. f1g3  23... d5d4  24. a1d1  24... g8h8  25. c3d4  25... c5d4  26. e3g1  26... f3g1  27. g2g1  27... d6f4  28. g1g2  28... e8c8  29. g2e2  29... f4e3  30. c2b3  30... f8f2 Well, it didn't happen. 31. e2e3  31... d4e3  32. e4e5  32... g7g6 Mamedyarov keeps his cool. The rapid advance of White's passer doesn't faze him. 33. e5e6  33... a6a5  34. h1g1  34... h8g7  35. g3e4  35... f2f4 Black is  already playing for a win. 36. e4d6  36... c8c5 We can state that White's king is in big trouble. 37. h2h4  37... c5e5  38. d6f7  38... f4g4  39. g1h2  39... e5e4 This surprising error begins a new stage of  the game. 40. d1d7  40... g4h4  41. h2g3  41... h4g4  42. g3f3 Now the White king is close by, and the fight  continues. 42... g7f6  43. f7d6  43... e3e2  44. d7f7  44... f6g5 Third error in a row, and Black's advantage is gone. 45. d6e4  45... g4e4  46. f3e4  46... e2e1q  47. e4d4 Now White shouldn't ever lose this.  47... e1b4  48. d4e5  48... a5a4  49. b3d5  49... b4b2  50. e5d6  50... b2h2  51. d6c6  51... b5b4  Mamedyarov never quits! 52. f7a7  52... h2b8 This one is easy to miss. 53. a7b7  53... b8a8  54. e6e7  54... b4b3  55. c6d7 It all came to the final blunder. 55... b3a2  56. b7b5  56... a8a7  57. d5b7  57... g5h6 