1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... d7d6  3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... g8f6  5. b1c3  5... a7a6  6. f2f3  6... e7e5  7. d4b3  7... c8e6  8. c1e3  8... b8d7  9. g2g4  9... f8e7  10. d1d2  10... e8g8  11. e1c1  11... b7b5  12. g4g5  12... f6h5  13. c1b1  13... d7b6  14. b3a5  14... a8c8  15. a2a3  15... g7g6  16. h2h4  16... h5g3  17. h1g1  17... g3f1  18. g1f1  18... b6a4  19. c3a4  19... b5a4  20. h4h5  20... d8d7 A novelty. The  queen is well placed on the seventh rank, both ready to protect the black  king from the kingside attack and get to a better position on b5 for  instance. 21. f1h1  21... f8e8  22. d2h2  22... e7f8  23. e3d2 Nice regroupment by Aronian. Bb4 will hit the backward pawn, defend the knight and block the b-file from the  major piece attack. 23... c8c7 Very logical, the rook overprotects the  seventh rank thus allowing a chance to the queen to be activated. Logical, but not perfect. 24. d2b4  24... e8b8  25. d1d3  25... d7b5  26. d3c3 But this is a serious mistake. One pair  of rooks less means more room for the black pieces to operate. They just  fit in perfectly. 26... b8c8  27. c3c7  27... c8c7  28. h1d1  28... c7d7  29. d1d3  29... f8e7 This is the thing. The bishop no longer needs to protect the king and can enter the battle. 30. h5g6  30... f7g6  31. h2d2  31... b5b6  32. d2c1  32... e7d8 It is the knight which is more attractive to  the world champion. In order to save it Aronian needs to weaken the second rank. 33. c2c4  33... b6f2  34. a5c6 Another natural move and yet another mistake.  This game is a nice example that obvious does not mean best. 34... d8g5 A well-calculated temporary sacrifice which secures Black a pleasant endgame. 35. c1g5  35... f2f1  36. b1c2  36... e6c4  37. g5e3  37... c4d3 