Short of time and frustrated, Carlsen now proves why he is the best player in the world, demonstrating epic defensive  skills and nonhuman stamina against Mamedyarov, one of the world's finest  attackers!
1. g1f3  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... g7g6  3. b1c3  3... d7d5  4. c4d5  4... f6d5  5. h2h4  5... d5c3  6. b2c3  6... f8g7  7. h4h5  7... c7c5  8. a1b1 "I forgot some things here" (Mamedyarov). And born out of necessity came the next novelty. 8... b7b6  9. e2e4  9... e8g8  10. h5g6  10... h7g6  11. d2d4  11... c8b7 Apparently determined to punish his  opponent for the challenging play, the world champion sank into deep  thought and decided not only to win, but to tear his opponent into small  pieces. 12. f3g5  12... c5d4  13. d1g4 As it turned out, this was the right idea but the  wrong way. 13... b8d7  14. g4h3  14... d7f6  15. e4e5  15... f6h5  16. e5e6  16... d8d5 I've completely missed this move" (Carlsen).  Now tables are turned. It is the world champion who needs to seek  salvation. 17. e6f7  17... f8f7  18. f1d3  18... d5e5 Also missed by the world champion. 19. e1d1  19... d4c3  20. g5f7  20... g8f7 