Amber-rapid 17th
 
Nice / 2008.03.17
 
Black: Aronian, Levon (2739)
 

 
White: Gelfand, Boris (2737)

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A40: Queen's Pawn Game (including English Defence, Englund Gambit, Queen's Knight Defence, Polish Defence and Keres Defence)
 

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 a5 7. Ngf3 Na6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Ne5 Nxc5 10. Nxd7 Nfxd7 11. exd5 exd5 12. Qe5 O-O 13. Qxd5 Qb6 14. a4 Rad8 15. O-O Qg6 16. Nb3 Qxc2 17. Nxa5 Nb6 18. Qf3 Nd5 19. b4 Nxb4 20. Ba3 Ne6 21. Qxb7 Bd6 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 23. Nc6 Qd2 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Bc4 Nf4 26. g3 Ne6 27. Rad1 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kg2 Bf8 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. a5 Rd5 32. a6 Bc5 33. a7 Bxa7 34. Qxa7 Kf8 35. h4 h5 36. Kf3 Rf5+ 37. Ke3 Re5+ 38. Kf4 Rf5+ 39. Ke4 Rd5 40. f3 Rf5 41. Qd7 Rf6 42. g4 hxg4 43. fxg4 Rf1 44. h5 Kg8 45. Qxe6+ Kh8 46. Qe8+ Kh7 47. Qg6+ Kh8 48. g5 Rf8 49. Ke5 Ra8 50. h6 gxh6 51. Qxh6+ Kg8 52. Qe6+ Kh8 53. Kf5 Ra7 54. Qe5+ Rg7 55. g6 (White wins)