[Event "Candidates Tournament 2020: Round 3 Gam"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/1sG"] [Date "2020.03.20"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BlueRepublik"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D85"] [Opening "Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "2020-21 Candidates Tournament Analysis - by GM Marian Petrov"] [ChapterName "Giri Anish- MVL 1/2"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/ldhgOlvJ/nZ8cS3Uh"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 { Grünfeld defense is on the board. MVL main reply against d4 } 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 (5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 { is far more popular }) 5... Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 { this is the idea of Bd2 } 7... c5 8. d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qd2 { white is dreaming of play on the dark squares and attack the king } 10... Qd6 11. f4 e6 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bxb5 exd5 14. Bc4 { exploiting the pin, temporarily } 14... Bb7 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. O-O Nb6 17. Be2 d4 18. e5 Qd7 19. cxd4 { black should be able to take the pawn back } 19... Rad8 20. Rad1 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Qxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 cxd4 { Black can defend his pawn easy and white dont have any other plan to progress } 24. Rd3 Rd8 25. Bd1 Nc4 26. Kf2 Nb2 27. Rd2 Nc4 28. Rd3 Nb2 29. Rd2 Nc4 30. Rd3 { And a draw with repetition } *