1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. c2c3 It's interesting to note that both players that needed a draw with White in this round, both of them with a broad repertoire and capable of playing any opening, chose the Alapin against the Sicilian. To be fair, one of them lost and the other saved a worse position. 2... g8f6  3. e4e5  3... f6d5  4. g1f3  4... b8c6  5. d2d4  5... c5d4  6. c3d4  6... d7d6  7. f1c4  7... d5b6  8. c4b5 This is one of the main lines of the Alapin. 8... c8d7  9. b1c3  9... d6e5  10. d4e5  10... g7g6  11. e1g1  11... f8g7  12. d1e2  12... e8g8  13. h2h3  13... d7e6 A novelty. 14. f1d1 