1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 Black loses a tempt to put the White bishop on a bad square 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Defending c4 and unmasking the Bg2 9...Nfd7 Necessary to shift the annoying knight, Nbd7 would lose the c6 pawn 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.Nxe4 bxc4 16.Qe2 Rb8 [16...c5 In round one Karjakin lost to Bologan after 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 Rxc5 19.b4 Rb5 20.Rad1 Qc7 21.a4 and the rook had not good retreat because 21...Rbb8 (21...Rb6 22.Qg4 g6 23.b5 Bb7 24.Qd4 f6 25.Qd7 Qxd7 26.Rxd7 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Bc5 28.Rc7 Ba3 29.Rxa7 with connected passed pawns) 22.Be5] 17.Bf1 Bb4 [17...Nb6 18.Nc5 Qc8 (18...Bxc5 19.dxc5 Nd5 20.Be5 Rb4 21.bxc4 with a huge advantage because if 21...Bxc4 22.Qg4 f6 23.Qxe6+ Rf7 24.Bc3) 19.Nxa6 Qxa6 20.bxc4] 18.Qd2 Qa5 19.Bxb4 Qxb4 20.Qf4! Rbd8 21.Rab1! Qa3 [21...Qb6 was safer, attacking d4 and if 22.Qe3 c3 but not(22...cxb3 23.Rxb3 Bb5 24.a4) ] 22.bxc4 Nb6 23.Rbc1 Qa5 [23...Qxa2?? 24.Ra1 Qb3 25.Rxa6] 24.Nc5 Now White's minor pieces dominate his pawns are secure and the black queen becomes short of squares 24...Nd7 25.Nb3! Qxa2 [25...Qb6 26.c5 Qb7 27.Na5 Qc8 28.Bg2 Bb5 29.a4 Bxa4 30.d5!] 26.Qe3! Rb8 27.Nd2! There is no defence to Ra1 and Reb1 27...c5 desperation 28.Ra1 Qb2 29.Rxa6 cxd4 30.Qe2 d3 31.Qe3 [31.Qxd3?? Nc5] 31...Ne5 32.Qxe5 Qxd2 33.Qe3 Qxe3 34.Rxe3 d2 35.Rd3 [35.Rd3 Rfd8 36.Rad6]  

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