Carlsen, Magnus(2835)
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Praggnanandhaa R(2707)
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1.c4e52.Nc3Nf63.Nf3Nc64.g3d55.cxd5Nxd56.Bg2Nf6A rare move compared to 6. ... Nb6.7.b4Bd6N7...a6has been tried before, but 7. b4 has only been reached twice, so we are in uncharted waters already.7...Bxb4?!8.Nxe5!is a tactic familiar, with colors reversed, from the Benoni.Nxe5?(8...O-O9.Nxc6bxc610.O-O(10.Bxc6Bh3!?should offer Black some compensation for the Exchange.))9.Qa4+Nc610.Bxc6+bxc611.Qxb4±8.b5Nd49.Qa4Nxf3+10.Bxf3O-O11.O-Oa612.d3h613.Ba3Rb814.Bxd6cxd615.Rab1axb516.Qxb5Bd717.Qb6Bc618.Qxd8Rfxd819.Bxc6bxc620.Kg2Ra821.Rb6...The endgame is equal, and neither side errs. Each side has a few weaknesses, but they are able to successfully trade them off until nothing is left but a dead draw.21....Rdc822.Rc1d523.Rc2Nd724.Rb1Nc525.Rbc1Ra526.Nb1Ne627.Nd2Rca828.Nf3e429.dxe4dxe430.Nd2e331.Nc4...31.fxe3Rxa231....Rxa232.Nxe3Nd433.Rxa2Rxa234.Rc4c535.Rxc5Rxe21/2-1/2 The game is a draw.1/2-1/2