The  Russian GM decided to play in the spirit of the Chebanenko line, for a  knight blockade.
1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. g1f3  2... c8f5  3. c2c4  3... e7e6  4. b1c3  4... g8f6  5. f3h4  5... f5g6  6. d1b3  6... b8c6 A very fresh position arose where Aronian tries to  calm down the aggressive black pieces. 7. c4d5  7... e6d5  8. e2e3  8... f8b4  9. h4g6  9... h7g6  10. c1d2  10... e8g8  11. f1d3  11... f8e8  12. e1g1 Aronian completed his development and it  is Artemiev's turn to make an important decision.