1. g1f3  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... g7g6  3. b1c3  3... d7d5  4. c4d5  4... f6d5  5. h2h4  5... d5c3  6. b2c3  6... f8g7  7. h4h5  7... c7c5  8. a1b1 "I forgot some things here" (Mamedyarov). And born out of necessity came the next novelty. 8... b7b6  9. e2e4  9... e8g8  10. h5g6  10... h7g6  11. d2d4  11... c8b7 Apparently determined to punish his  opponent for the challenging play, the world champion sank into deep  thought and decided not only to win, but to tear his opponent into small  pieces. 12. f3g5  12... c5d4  13. d1g4 As it turned out, this was the right idea but the  wrong way. 13... b8d7  14. g4h3  14... d7f6  15. e4e5  15... f6h5  16. e5e6  16... d8d5 I've completely missed this move" (Carlsen).  Now tables are turned. It is the world champion who needs to seek  salvation. 17. e6f7  17... f8f7  18. f1d3  18... d5e5 Also missed by the world champion. 19. e1d1  19... d4c3  20. g5f7  20... g8f7  21. h1e1 Short of time and frustrated, Carlsen now proves why he is the best player in the world, demonstrating epic defensive  skills and nonhuman stamina against Mamedyarov, one of the world's finest  attackers! 21... c3c2 Opening every single line and diagonal against the white  king. Survival does not seem possible. 22. d3c2  22... a8d8  23. c1d2  23... e5d6  24. h3e3 The only move. 24... h5f4 Then Nf4-g2 happens no matter what and Black wins, right? 25. d1c1 No, there is another fantastic resource in this game. 25... g7h6  26. c1b2  26... d8c8  27. b1c1  27... e7e6 Mamedyrov keeps playing for the win! 28. b2b1  28... b7g2  29. c2b3  29... c8c1  30. d2c1 Carlsen stabilized the situation and might even  start thinking about something more than a draw. 30... g2h3  Mamedyarov's turn to regroup his troops. 31. c1b2  31... h3f5  32. b1a1  32... h6g7 It  is important to weaken the long diagonal. 33. b2g7  33... f7g7  34. e1d1  34... f4d3  35. b3c4  35... d6e5  36. e3e5  36... d3e5  37. c4e2  37... g6g5  38. d1c1  38... g7f6  39. c1c7  39... f5d3  40. e2d3  40... e5d3  41. c7a7  41... d3f2 The time trouble is over. The sharp middlegame battle led to a sharp endgame position. It turned out to be dynamically  balanced, and both opponents proved equal to each other. 42. a7b7  42... g5g4  43. b7b6  43... g4g3  44. a2a4  44... f2e4  45. b6b1  45... e4c5  46. a4a5  46... f6e5  47. a1b2  47... e5f4  48. b2c3  48... g3g2  49. c3c4  49... c5a6  50. c4b5  50... a6b8  51. b5c4  51... b8a6 Mamedyarov offers repetition. 52. c4b5  52... a6b8  53. b5c4 