1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... d7d5  4. g2g3  4... f8e7  5. f1g2  5... e8g8  6. e1g1  6... d5c4  7. d1c2  7... a7a6  8. a2a4  8... c7c5  9. d4c5  9... e7c5  10. c1f4  10... b8c6  11. b1d2  11... f6d5  12. d2c4  12... d8e7 A logical novelty. Grischuk  keeps the knight in the center in order to control the Catalan bishop. In  the process he protects the dark-squared bishop, connects the rooks and is ready to finish the development. 13. f4d2  13... c8d7  14. f3g5 Provoking a slight weakening on the kingside... 14... f7f5 ...which Grischuk is OK with. 15. g5f3  15... c6b4  16. c2d1  16... f5f4 Black  is playing for the initiative himself. 17. c4e5 