1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... d7d6  3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... g8f6  5. b1c3  5... a7a6  6. c1g5  6... e7e6  7. f2f4  7... d8b6  Vachier-Lagrave lost two painful games in Wijk an Zee earlier this year in the Poisoned Pawn Variation. However, the point of having a reliable  opening repertoire is that despite the occasional cracks, the foundation  will remain solid and one can repair the building relatively fast and  easy. 8. d1d2  8... b6b2  9. a1b1  9... b2a3 The other main direction of the line was  tested by Radjabov recently: