Written and annotated by GM Alejandro Ramirez.
Levon Aronian vs. Anish Giri was a very closed affair. No big pawn breaks occurred; instead it was a game that was defined by maneuvers and repositioning. Aronian was always better, continually had a slight edge, but at no point was there a clear path to improvement. After a couple of slight mistakes, Giri’s position was perfectly fine and the opposite-colored bishops sealed the result.