1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. c2c3 It's interesting to note that both players that needed a draw with White in this round, both of them with a broad repertoire and capable of playing any opening, chose the Alapin against the Sicilian. To be fair, one of them lost and the other saved a worse position. 2... g8f6  3. e4e5  3... f6d5  4. g1f3  4... b8c6  5. d2d4  5... c5d4  6. c3d4  6... d7d6  7. f1c4  7... d5b6  8. c4b5 This is one of the main lines of the Alapin. 8... c8d7  9. b1c3  9... d6e5  10. d4e5  10... g7g6  11. e1g1  11... f8g7  12. d1e2  12... e8g8  13. h2h3  13... d7e6 A novelty. 14. f1d1  14... d8c7  15. c1f4  15... a8d8  16. a1c1 Both sides played normal moves. White has no advantage, but at this point it was hard to imagine him losing. 16... b6d5  17. c3d5  17... e6d5  18. f3d4  18... c7b6 [%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 19. d4c6  19... b7c6  20. b5c4  20... d5c4  21. e2c4  21... d8d1  22. c1d1  22... b6b2 At this point I was pretty sure Arjun would find a way to steer the game toward a theoretically drawn endgame, but chess is full of resources and surprises. 23. e5e6 [%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate. 23... b2f6  24. f4e3  24... f6e6  25. c4e6  25... f7e6  26. e3a7  26... f8a8  27. d1d7  27... g8f7  28. a2a4 [%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Arjun surely regrets this move. The match would be over after 28.Kf1. 28... g7e5 [%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An excellent move. The bishop goes to d6 and suddenly White's pieces are clumsy on the queenside. 29. g1f1  29... e5d6  30. f1e2  30... e6e5  31. e2d3  31... f7e6  32. d7b7  32... e6d5  33. f2f3 White's pieces are stuck, none of them can move. The a-pawn is not such a big threat. But Black still needs to find a way to break the resistance. 33... c6c5  34. a4a5  34... a8f8 [%c_effect f8;square;f8;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A big mistake, releasing White's rook. 35. a5a6 [%c_effect a6;square;a6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] 35... f8a8 [%c_effect a8;square;a8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] White is tied again. 36. d3c3 [%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] 36... g6g5 [%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 37. c3d3  37... h7h5 Now Black is close to winning. 38. d3c3 [%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The final mistake, after which there's no salvation. 38... e5e4 [%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 39. f3e4  39... d5e4  40. c3c4 The counterplay is not fast enough. 40... e4f4  41. c4b5  41... h5h4  42. b7d7  42... f4g3  43. a7b6  43... c5c4  44. b6c7  44... d6c7  45. d7c7  45... g3g2  46. c7c5  46... a8g8  47. a6a7  47... g2h3  48. b5a6  48... g5g4  49. a6b7  49... g4g3  50. c5c8  50... g8c8  51. b7c8  51... g3g2  52. a7a8q  52... g2g1q The queen endgame is easily winning. 53. a8f3  53... g1g3  54. f3h1  54... h3g4  55. h1e4  55... g3f4  56. e4e2 