1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... e7e6  3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... b8c6  5. b1c3  5... d8c7  6. c1e3  6... a7a6  7. d1d2  7... g8f6  8. e1c1 White plays the English Attack, a fashionable system against many variations of the Sicilian Defense. Note that the pawn is still on f2, so he is not yet committed the traditional f3-g4 attacking plan. 8... f8e7  9. f2f4 [%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] An even more aggressive plan. 9... b7b5  10. e4e5  10... b5b4 The game becomes tactical and from the time spent it's clear that both players were trying to remember their analysis. 11. c3b5 [%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] 11... a6b5  12. d4b5  12... c7b8  13. e5f6  13... g7f6  14. b5d6  14... e7d6  15. d2d6  15... b8d6  16. d1d6  16... a8a2  17. c1b1  17... a2a5 The rook is well-placed on the fifth rank, preventing White's bishop from going to b5. 18. e3b6 The first new move of the game. 18... a5a8 There's nothing really wrong with this move, but I think 19. f1b5  19... c6e7  20. h1d1  20... a8b8 A solid and good move. 21. b5d3  21... c8b7  22. g2g3 [%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This is the case of a move that looks bad and is actually bad. It's too slow to simply protect the pawn when Black is preparing ...Nc8. 22... b7f3 [%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate. 23. d1f1  23... f3g2  24. f1f2  24... e7c8 [%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 25. b6c7  25... b8b7  26. f2g2  26... b7c7 Now Black is no longer in any mating danger and has an extra pawn, but b4 is a weakness. 27. d6d4  27... b4b3 [%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 28. c2c3 [%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 28... e8e7  29. d4b4  29... d7d5 Carlsen is in the kind of position he loves—an endgame with a small advantage. 30. b4b3 [%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 30... c8d6  31. g2e2 