1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... g7g6  3. b1c3  3... d7d5 The Grunfeld is always to be expected when  Vachier-Lagrave has the black pieces. 4. c1g5  4... f6e4  5. g5f4  5... e4c3  6. b2c3  6... c7c5  7. c4d5  7... d8d5  8. e2e3  8... c5d4  9. d1d4  9... d5d4  10. c3d4  10... b8c6  11. g1f3 Despite the  queenside majority the arising endgame does not look particularly pleasant for Black. He has problems with the development of his queenside and the  majority does not play an important role for the time being. 11... e7e6  12. a1b1  12... f7f6 In order to control the important central stronghold. 13. h2h4  13... f8b4  14. e1d1  14... b4e7  15. f1c4  15... c6a5 This looks premature. 16. c4d3  16... c8d7  17. d1e2  17... e8g8  18. e3e4 Preparing a maneuver which Black  underestimated, or forgot about. 18... a8c8  19. f4d2 The point! Black's pawns are doubled for starters. 19... b7b6  20. d2a5  20... b6a5  21. b1b7 What's more, the seventh rank is in Aronian's hands and he is close to winning the match. 21... f8d8  22. b7a7  22... c8b8  23. h1c1  23... b8b2  24. c1c2  24... b2c2  25. d3c2  25... e7b4  26. c2b3  26... g8f8  27. e4e5 Fixing a pawn on a light square. 27... f6e5  28. f3e5  28... d7e8  29. e2e3  29... b4c3  30. e5f3  30... e8d7  31. a7c7  31... c3b2  32. f3g5  32... h7h6  33. g5h7 Very  illogical, weird, and a la Aronian strong. 33... f8e8  34. b3c2 Nope, this was not needed. The bishop was perfect on the  diagonal. 34... d8c8  35. h7f6  35... e8e7  36. c7c8  36... d7c8  37. f6g4  37... h6h5  38. g4e5  38... b2c1  39. e3e2  39... g6g5 Now White needs to  find a narrow winning path. 40. h4g5 Which is never easy in time  trouble. 40... c1g5  41. f2f4  41... g5f6  42. g2g3  42... c8b7  43. e2e3  43... b7d5 Now Vachier-Lagrave almost escaped. In the endgame the bishop pair often compensates for the pawn  deficit. 44. a2a4  44... e7d6  45. e5f7  45... d6e7  46. f7g5  46... d5c6  47. c2d1  47... f6g7  48. g5f3  48... g7f6  49. f3e5  49... c6e8  50. e5c4  50... h5h4 More pawns traded means more  chances for a draw. 51. g3h4  51... f6h4  52. c4a5 One more pawn goes down but  the bishops are superb. 52... h4e1  53. a5b7  53... e8c6  54. b7c5  54... e1b4  55. d1f3  55... c6e8  56. f3e2  56... e8c6 