1. e2e4  1... e7e6 Grischuk is sticking to his French strategy for this leg of the  Candidates. 2. d2d4  2... d7d5  3. b1c3  3... g8f6  4. e4e5  4... f6d7  5. c3e2  5... c7c5  6. c2c3  6... b8c6  7. f2f4  7... f8e7  8. g1f3  8... f7f6 Immediately challenging the center. 9. c1e3 \"I prepared something else, but for some reason played this.\"  (Wang) 9... e8g8  10. g2g3  10... d8b6  11. d1d2 Grischuk said that he knew that  this is not a very good move. But it is ambitious as White wants to hold  on to his huge center and squeeze his opponent later on. This was the  reason for the hour that he took on the clock now. 72 minutes to be  precise. 11... c5d4 A logical novelty. White's set-up is ambitious but  shaky. Black needs to attack before the opponent manages to consolidate  and castle. 12. f3d4  12... d7c5 The invested time demanded that Black speeds up a bit, and  this is not optimal. 13. e5f6  13... e7f6  14. d4b3  14... c5e4 Very active and aggressive play. Black is ready to part with  the exchange. 15. d2d3  15... b6c7  16. f1g2  16... e4d6  17. e3f2 Preserving the important dark-squared bishop. 17... d6c4  18. d3c2  18... c6e7  19. e1g1 Finally castling. Grischuk considered this a  provocation and decided to go all in. 19... e6e5 As active as it can get. 20. f4e5  20... c8f5 The obvious point behind Black's move. 21. e5f6 The exclam is for the courage. We do not often witness  positional piece sacrifices. 21... f5c2  22. f6e7  22... f8e8  23. e2f4  23... c4b6 \"A very precise move.\" (Wang) 24. f4d5  24... b6d5  25. g2d5  25... g8h8  26. b3d4  26... c7d7 Missed by White. 27. c3c4  27... c2g6  28. d4e6  28... e8e7  29. a1e1 The culmination of the sharp battle. 29... g6f7  \"If it was not for:\" 30. e6g7 Now Wang escapes. 30... f7d5  31. e1e7  31... d7e7  32. g7f5  32... e7f8  33. f2d4  33... h8g8  34. c4d5 While Black is busy safeguarding his king White  pushes up his passer: 34... h7h5  35. d5d6  35... g8h7  36. f5e7  36... f8e8  37. f1f6 And  creates mating net after 37... a8d8  38. d4c3 The threat is Ne7-f5 and  then mate along the h-file, therefore: 38... d8d6  39. f6d6  39... e8e7  40. d6d4 