1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... d7d5  4. b1c3  4... f8e7 Unsurprising choice by Nakamura  who obviously feels very safe in the Queen's Gambit. 5. c1f4  5... e8g8  6. e2e3  6... b8d7  7. c4c5  7... c7c6  8. h2h3  8... b7b6  9. b2b4  9... a7a5  10. a2a3  10... h7h6  11. f1d3  11... c8a6  12. e1g1  12... d8c8  13. c3a4  13... c8b7 Basically, winning a valuable tempo. 14. d1c2  14... a6d3  15. c2d3  15... f6e4 With the extra pressure against the c5 pawn  White cannot push b4-b5 that easily. 16. f1b1  16... a5b4  17. a3b4  17... b6b5  18. a4c3  18... f7f5 Now it is a Stonewall set-up, without the usually poor light-squared  bishop for Black, but with an open a-file which favors White. 19. c3e2 The beginnig of a nice maneuver. 19... e7f6 From here on  Nakamura wishes for one thing only- the e6-e5 break. On the queenside it  is like a game of a "blink." Whoever blinks first gives something along  the a-file. 20. f3e5  20... e4g5  21. e5d7  21... b7d7  22. e2c1 Aronian proceeds with the knight dance. It seems as the knight is heading towards the a5 square. 22... g5f7  23. d3c3 Aronian overprotects the e5 square. 23... f8e8  24. c1d3 Aha, this is where the kngiht was heading to! e6-e5 is out of the equasion for good. 24... d7b7  25. b1b3 And it is White who can make  better progress on the queenside. 25... a8a4 Nakamura decided to defend aggressiveley. 26. a1a4  26... b5a4  27. b3a3  27... b7b5  28. c3c2  28... e8a8  29. f4c7  29... f6d8 This must have been  based on miscalculation. 30. c7a5 The pawn is a goner, Nakamura started shaking his head in  disbelief at this point. 30... d8f6 Back to the e6-e5 break, Black's  only chance. 31. f2f4 White stops the e6-e5 break for good, but how dangerous this pawn  clash really was? 31... g7g5 Blunder or not, Nakamura always finds counterplay. 32. g2g3  32... h6h5  33. c2a4  33... b5a4  34. a3a4  34... h5h4  35. g3h4 And the counterplay pays off! 35... g5f4  36. d3f4  36... e6e5 Even in the endgame this is good. 37. f4g6  37... e5d4  38. e3d4  38... f6d4  39. g1f1  39... d4f6 Black is back in the game. He  brought his pieces out and traded a bunch of pawns. 40. a4a2  40... g8h7  41. h4h5  41... f7g5  42. g6f4  42... g5e4  43. f4d3  43... f6d4  44. a2g2  44... f5f4 I have the feeling that Black was already playing  for a win himself. 45. d3f4  45... a8f8  46. a5c7  46... f8f7  47. f1e2 Or perhaps Nakamura missed this  move?! 47... d4c3  48. f4e6  48... c3b4  49. c7d6  49... b4c3 With both players down on seconds on the clock  inaccuracies now become inevitable. 50. e6g5  50... e4g5  51. g2g5  51... c3b4  52. g5g4  52... f7b7 The major problem is the c5 pawn  and Black is trying to demolish it asap. 53. e2d3  53... b7b5  54. d3d4 But Aronian is on time. White's centralized position has certain attacking potential  which is easy to underestimate. 54... b4a3  55. g4g6  55... b5b3  56. d4e5  Vintage Aronian. He can create a storm in the tiny little glass of water. 56... b3h3 Black is careful. 57. e5e6  57... h3h5  58. g6g3  58... a3b4  59. e6d7 Now it is awkward for Black who will lose both his  queenside pawns. Sooner or later he will have to part with his bishop for  the dangerous passer. 59... d5d4  60. d7c6  60... h5f5  61. g3d3  61... b4c3 For a while  Nakamura tries to keep the bishop alive and this migth have costed him  dearly. 62. c6d7  62... c3b4  63. d7c6  63... b4c3  64. d3g3  64... c3b4  65. c6b5  65... b4e1  66. g3h3  66... h7g6  67. b5c4  67... e1a5  68. c4d4  68... g6f7  69. h3h7  69... f7f6  70. d4e4  70... f5f1  71. e4d5  71... f1d1  72. d5c6  72... a5b4  73. h7h4  73... b4a3  74. h4h3  74... a3b4  75. h3b3  75... d1d4  76. c6b5  76... b4c5 Finally Nakamura accepted the inevitable and chose the  torture. Only computers may claim that this is an easy draw. The practical problems that the defender faces, especially when low on time and  significant. Even if he knows how to defend. 77. b5c5  77... d4d1  78. b3e3  78... d1c1  79. c5d5  79... c1d1  80. d5c6  80... f6f5  81. e3f3  81... f5e4  82. f3f4  82... e4e3  83. f4h4  83... e3f3  84. c6c5  84... f3e3  85. d6e5  85... d1d8  86. e5d6  86... d8a8 