CONTENTS

Back Cover
Title page
System of Signs

The Best Game of the Preceding Volume

The Most Important Theoretical Novelty of the Preceding Volume

THE MOSCOW GRAND PRIX GM Ivan Ivanišević

THE EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2019
– CHAMPION’S REPORT FROM SKOPJE GM Vladislav Artemiev
– MY BATTLES IN SKOPJE GM Ferenc Berkes
– EL NINO’S CHESS SPRING GM David Antón Guijarro
DAVID IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN GM David Navara
THE POWER OF IMAGINATION GM Rafael Leitão
A RARE BUT THRILLING ENDGAME GM Mihail Marin
THE SCHEVENINGEN VARIATION – THE HEART OF THE SICILIAN GM Miloš
Perunović
THE REHABILITATED CARO-KANN GM Aleksander Delchev
NEW TRENDS AND IDEAS IN THE ZAITSEV VARIATION GM Burak Firat
MAGNUS – ALL ALONE AT THE CHESS OLYMPUS GM Danilo Milanović
NOT ALL DRAWS ARE MADE EQUAL GM Michael Prusikin

Games
Classification of Openings
A00-A24
A25-A49
A50-A74
A75-A99
B00-B24

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B25-B49
B50-B74
B75-B99
C00-C24
C25-C49
C50-C74
C75-C99
D00-D24
D25-D49
D50-D99
E00-E24
E25-E49
E50-E74
E75-E99
Index

Combinations GM Branko Tadić

Endings IM Goran Arsović
Endgame Blunders IM Zoran Petronijević
Studies FM Branislav Đurašević
Correspondence Chess CCE Vladimir Tašić
Tournaments

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SISTEM ZNAKOVA • СИСТЕМА ЗНАКОВ • SYSTEM OF SIGNS •
ZEICHENERKLÄRUNG • SYSTÈME DE SYMBOLES • SISTEMA DE
SIGNOS • SPIEGAZIONE DEI SEGNI • TECKENFÖRKLARING •

² white stands slightly better

³ black stands slightly better
± white has the upper hand
µ black has the upper hand
+– white has a decisive advantage
–+ black has a decisive аdvantage
= even
∞ unclear
© with compensation for the material
‰ development advantage
О greater board room
‚ with attack
ƒ with initiative
„ with counterplay
ʘ zugzwang
# mate
! a very good move
!! an excellent move
? a mistake
?? a blunder
!? a move deserving attention
?! a dubious move
∆ with the idea
™ only move
¹ better is
‡ centre
¸ king's side
« queen's side
× weak point
¬ endgame
® bishops of opposite color
¯ bishops of the same color
º double pawns
¼ passed pawn
> advantage in number of pawns

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† time
86/203 Chess Informant
E 12 Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
¦ 3/b Encyclopaedia of Chess Endings
N a novelty
(ch) championship
(izt) interzonal tournament
(ct) candidates' tournament
(m) match
(ol) olympiad
corr. correspondence game
RR editorial comment
R various moves
ª with
– see

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 139/123. C54
Aleksey GOGANOV 2612 — Abhimanyu PURANIK 2538
Moscow 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.Bb3 h6 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.h3 Re8 10.Re1
Be6 11.Bc2 Ba7 12.Nf1 d5 13.ed5 [13.Qe2 – 135/121] 13...Qd5 [13...Bd5 – 132/124] 14.Ng3
Rad8 15.b4!? [15.Be3 – 80/(348)] 15...b5 N [15...Qd6] 16.a4 Bb6 17.Bd2 Qd6 18.Qc1 Bc8
19.ab5 ab5 20.Ra8 Nd5

21.Re4!? [… Rh4‚; 21.Ne4 Qg6 22.Ng3 Qd6=] 21...f5 22.Rc8! [22.Rh4? e4ƒ … 23.de4? Qg3–+]
22...fe4 [22...Rc8? 23.Nf5 Qd7 (23...Qf6 24.Bb3+–) 24.Ng7! Kg7 25.Bh6 Kf7 26.Qg5+–]
23.Ne4 Qf8 24.Bb3!? [24.Rd8 Rd8 a) 25.Qe1 Nf4 26.Kh2!? Qf5 (26...Nd3 27.Qe2±) 27.Qf1∞;
b) 25.Qa3 Nf6 26.Ng3∞] 24...Kh8 25.Bh6!? Rc8 [25...gh6 26.Bd5 Rc8 (26...Rd5? 27.Re8 Qe8
28.Qh6+–) 27.Bc6©] 26.Bd5 Ne7 27.Ne5! gh6 28.Nf7 Kh7 29.Bb3 Rcd8 30.d4? [30.Nf6 Kg6
31.Ne8 Re8 32.d4©] 30...Nd5 31.Bc2 Kg8 32.Nh6 Kh8 33.Qg5 Rd7 34.Ng4 Re6? [34...Qg8
35.Qh6 Rh7–+] 35.Ng3? [35.Qh5! Kg8 36.Bb3 c6 37.Ngf6 Rf6 38.Nf6 Qf6 39.Qe8 Kg7
40.Qd7 Qe7 41.Qg4 Kf6 42.Qf3 Kg7 43.Bd5 Qe1 44.Kh2 Bc7 45.g3 cd5 46.Kg2±] 35...Qf4
36.Qh5 Kg8 37.Bf5 Re1 38.Kh2 Rg7? [38...Rde7! 39.Qh4 (39.Qg6 Kf8–+) 39...Qd6µ]

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39.Be4!+– Re4 [39...Nf6 40.Nf6 Qf6 41.Qe8 Qf8 42.Bd5 Rf7 43.Bf7 Kg7 44.Nf5+–] 40.Qd5
Kf8 41.Qe4 Qe4 42.Ne4 c6 43.f4 Bc7 44.Ne5 Be5 45.de5 Rd7 46.Nd6 Ra7 47.f5 Ra2 48.Kg3
Re2 49.Kf4 Rf2 50.Kg5 Ke7 51.g4
1 : 0 Br. Tadić

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 139/135 C92
Sam SHANKLAND 2725 — DING LIREN 2813
Wijk aan Zee 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.c3
[10.a3] 10...Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.Nbd2 Re8 13.Nf1 h6 14.Ne3 [14.Ng3 – 114/123] 14...Bf8
15.b4?! cb4 16.cb4 Nc6 17.a3

17...d5! N [17...a5] 18.Ng4?! [18.Nd5 Nd5 19.ed5 Qd5 20.Bb3 Qd7 21.Bb2=] 18...Ng4 19.hg4
de4 20.de4 Qd1 21.Rd1 a5! 22.ba5?! [22.Rd7!? Bc8 23.Rc7„] 22...Na5 23.Rb1 Bc6 24.Nd2
Red8 25.Kf1 Nb7! 26.Rb3 Bd7 [26...Rac8!] 27.f3?! [27.Nf3 Rac8 (27...Bg4? 28.Rd8 Rd8
29.Ne5=) 28.Ne1 b4 29.Rb1! Bb5 30.Kg1 Rd1 31.Bd1] 27...Rac8 28.Bb1

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28...b4! 29.Rb2 [29.ab4 Ba4–+] 29...Ba4 30.Re1 Rc7!–+ 31.Ba2 [31.ab4 Rdc8] 31...ba3 32.Rb6
Bc5 33.Rb1 Bc2!
0 : 1 B. Abramović

C92

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d3 Na5 11.Bc2
c5 12.Nbd2 Re8 13.Nf1 h6

14.Ne3 1 Bf8 15.b4 2 cb4 16.cb4 Nc6 17.a3 d5 3 18.Nd5 4 Nd5 19.ed5 Qd5 20.Bb3 Qd7 21.Bb2 Bd6
22.Bd5 a5= 5
15.Nh2 d5 16.Nhg4 de4 17.Nf6 6 Qf6 18.de4 Rad8 19.Qe2 Bc8 7 20.a4 b4 21.Nd5 Qg6 22.Kh1 Bb7= 8
14.Ng3 Bf8 15.Nh2 d5 16.Ng4 9 de4 10 17.Nf6 11 Qf6 18.de4 Bc8 19.Nh5 Qh4 20.Qf3 Be6 21.Ng3 12 g6
22.Nf1 Rad8=
15.d4 cd4 16.cd4 d5 17.Ne5 13 de4 14 18.Bf4 15 Rc8 19.a3 16 Nc4 17 20.Bb3 Qb6∞
16...ed4 17.Nd4 Rc8 18 18.b3 19 d5 20 19.e5 Ne4 20.Ne4 21 de4 21.Be4 Be4 22 22.Re4 Nc6= 23

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14.d4 cd4 15.cd4 ed4 16.Nd4 Bf8 17.Nf5 [17.Ng3 – 14.Ng3] 17...Rc8 18.N1g3 Qc7 19.Re2
Nc4 20.Qd4 Ne5 21.Bf4 Qc5 22.Rd1 Qd4 23.Nd4 Ng6 24.Bc1 d5= 25.ed5 Re2 26.Nge2 Bd5
27.Bb3 1/2 : 1/2 Ruslan Ponomariov 2706 – Vladimir Akopian 2708, Karlovy Vary 2007
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15.Nf5 d5 16.Qe2 Rc8 17.Nh2 c4 18.dc4 Nc4 19.Rd1 Qb6 20.ed5 Nd5 21.Qg4 Kh8³ Mohamed
Henni 2314 – Fouad El Taher 2477, Cairo 2001;
15.Ng4 Ng4 16.hg4 d5 17.Qe2 g6 18.Bd2 de4 19.de4 Bc8 20.Rad1 Qc7 21.Nh2 Be6 22.Bb1
Rad8 23.Bc1 Nc4= Ali Bitalzadeh 2390 – Levente Vajda 2547, Deutschland 2008
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17...a5 18.ba5 Na5
a) 19.Rb1 Bc6 [19...d5!? 20.Rb5 Bc6 21.Rb1 de4 22.de4 Be4=] 20.Nf5 Qc7∞ Rashid
Nezhmetdinov – Mikhail Yudovich sr., Baku 1964;
b) 19.Bb2 Rc8 20.Rb1 Qc7 21.Qd2 Bc6=
4
18.Ng4?! Ng4 19.hg4 de4 20.de4 Qd1 21.Rd1 a5!

a) 22.ba5?! Na5 23.Rb1 Bc6 24.Nd2 Red8 25.Kf1

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25...Nb7! 26.Rb3
a1) 26...Bd7
a11) 27.f3?! Rac8 28.Bb1 b4! 29.Rb2 [29.ab4 Ba4–+] 29...Ba4 30.Re1 Rc7!–+ Samuel
Shankland 2725 — Ding Liren 2813, Wijk aan Zee 2019 – 139/135;
a12) 27.Nf3 Rac8 28.Ne1 b4 29.Rb1! Bb5 30.Kg1 Rd1 31.Bd1 Bc6µ;
a2) 26...Rac8!–+;
b) 22.Rd7!? Bc8 23.Rc7∞ Boško Abramović
5
Boško Abramović
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17.de4 Ng4 18.Qg4

a) 18...Re6„;
b) 18...Qf6 19.Nd5 Bd5 20.ed5 Nc4 21.a4 Nd6 22.Be3 c4 23.ab5 ab5 24.Ra8 Ra8 25.f4 Ra2

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26.Bc1 ef4 27.Qf4 Qd8∞ Antonio Pazos Porta 2325 – Ahmad Asgarizadeh 2423, Abu Dhabi
2017
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19...c4 20.b4 Nc6 21.Nd5 Qg6 22.Qg4 Qg4 23.hg4

a) 23...Nb8!?
a1) 24.a4 Bd5 25.ed5 Nd7 [25...Rd5?! 26.ab5 ab5 27.Ra8 Red8 28.Be4 R5d6 29.Be3±] 26.ab5
ab5 27.Ra5 Nf6∞;
a2) 24.Rd1 Bd5 25.ed5 Nd7 26.Be4 Nb6 27.Be3 Na4 28.Rac1 g6∞;
b) 23...Nd4! 24.cd4 ed4 25.Bd2 Bd6 26.Kf1 d3 27.Bd1 Bd5 28.ed5 Re1 29.Ke1 Be5 [29...Re8
30.Kf1 Be5©] 30.Rc1 Rd5 31.Bf3 Rd6 32.Bc3± Boško Abramović 2460 – Mark Hebden 2475,
Paris 1988; 30...Re8©
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23.cb4 cb4 24.Be3 Rc8= Luke McShane 2669 – Mark Hebden 2423, Great Britain 2018 –
139/(135)
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16.Qf3 d4 17.Bd2 Nc6 18.Rad1 Bc8 19.Bb3 Na5 20.Bc2 Nc6 21.Nf5 Be6 22.Bb3 Bb3 23.ab3
Kh7 24.Ng4 Ng4 25.hg4 g6 26.Ng3 Ra7³ Sergei Zhigalko 2652 – Mihail Nikitenko 2403,
Minsk (rapid) 2017;
16.Qe2 g6 17.Bd2 c4 18.Rad1 cd3 19.Bd3 de4 20.Ne4 Be4 21.Be4 Ne4 22.Qe4 f5 23.Qe2 Qc7
24.Bc1 Bg7 25.Nf1 Rad8 26.g4 Qf7 27.Rd8 Rd8 28.Rd1 Rd5 29.b3 Nc6 30.Rd5 Qd5= Miodrag
R.Savić 2503 – Nikola Nestorović 2509, Veliko Gradište 2017
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16...Re6
a) 17.Nf6 Rf6 18.Qe2 d4 19.f4

a1) 19...ef4?! 20.Nh5 Re6 21.Nf4 Re5 22.Bd2∞ Anna Endress 2138 – Ketino Kachiani-
Gersinska 2364, Deutschland 2014;
a2) 19...Rf4! 20.Bf4 ef4 21.Nh5 Qg5 22.Qg4 Qe5³;
b) 17.ed5 Qd5 18.Ne4 Nh7 [18...Ng4 19.hg4 Be7∞] 19.Qf3 Rd8 20.Bd2 Qd7

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b1) 21.Qf5?! Qe7 22.Qh5 Kh8 23.Nh2 c4µ Tihomir Yanev 2391 – Ante Brkić 2598, Skopje
2016;
b2) 21.Qg3! f5 [21...Be4 22.Re4 Nf6 23.Nh6 Kh8 24.Rh4 gh6 25.Bh6±] 22.Nh6 Rh6 23.Bh6
fe4 24.de4 Qf7∞
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17.de4 Ng4 18.Qg4 Bc8 19.Nf5 Qf6 20.Qg3 Kh8 21.Ne3 Be6 22.b3 Rad8 23.Bb2

a) 23...Qf4∞;
b) 23...Qg5 24.Qg5 hg5 25.Rad1 f6 26.Rd8 Rd8 27.Rd1 Rd1 28.Bd1 c4 29.b4 Nc6= Mo Ly 2486
– Yannick Gozzoli, 2630, PRO Chess League (Internet-rapid) 2019
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21.Kh2?! Rad8 22.Rg1 Be7³ Anup Deshmukh 2229 – Pandian Karthikeyan 2506, India 2017
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17.de5 de4 [17...Ne4 18.Bf4 Bb4 19.Re2 Rc8 20.Ne4 de4 21.Be4 Be4 22.Re4 Rc4 23.Rc4 Nc4

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24.b3± A.R.Saleh Salem 2581 – Vladislav Kovalev 2554, Dubai (rapid) 2014] 18.ef6 Qd1
19.Rd1 ef3 20.fg7 Bg7 21.Nf5 fg2 22.Ng7 Kg7 23.Bd2 Nc4 24.Bc3 Kf8 25.Rd7 [25.Bb4 Kg7
26.Bc3 Kf8=] 25...Bc6 26.Rc7 Rac8 27.Rc8 Rc8 28.b3 Nb6∞
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17...Ne4 18.Bf4 Rc8 19.Bd3 Qb6 20.Qg4ƒ Melikset Khachiyan 2508 – Zhanibek Amanov 2361,
Los Angeles 2013
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18.Be3 Nc4 19.Nc4 bc4 20.Qe2 Bd5 21.Bd2 Rb8 22.Bc3 g6 23.Nf1 Nh5 24.g3 Qd7∞ 25.Ne3
1/2 : 1/2 Carlos Robaina Hernández 2182 – Omar García Martínez 2326, Camagüey 2010;
18.Ng4
a) 18...Bb4 19.Re2 Ng4 20.hg4 Qh4 21.Ne4 f5 22.Ng3 Bd6 23.Bf5 Bf3!?
a1) 24.Re8 Re8 25.Bg5 Qg3 26.fg3 Bd1 27.Bd2 Nc4 28.Rd1 Nd2 29.Rd2 Bg3 30.Rd1 Re2
[30...Re1?! 31.Re1 Be1 32.Kf1 Bh4 33.Ke2² Emanuel Berg 2587 – Ari Ziegler 2358, Tylösand
2012] 31.d5 Bd6=;
a2) 24.Bg5! Be2 25.Bh4 Bd1 26.Rd1 g5 27.Ne4±;
b) 18...Nc4 19.b3 Nd6 20.Bf4 Nd5 21.Be5
b1) 21...Rc8?! 22.Ne4 Ne4 23.Be4
b11) 23...f6?!

24.Qf3! fe5 25.Qf5! [25.de5 (Artyom Timofeev 2677 – Jan Gustafsson 2640, Sarajevo 2010)
25...Qd7 26.Rad1 Rcd8 27.Rd3 Qe6∞] 25...Bb4 26.Nh6 gh6 27.Qh7 Kf8 28.Qh6 Kf7
29.Bg6+–;
b12) 23...h5 24.Bd5 Bd5 25.Ne3 g6 26.Nd5 Qd5 27.Rc1²;
b2) 21...Qd7 22.Bd6 Bd6 23.Ne4 Bb4 24.Ne5 Qc7∞;
18.b3 Nc6 19.Bb2 Nb4 20.Bb1 Qc7 [20...Rc8 21.a3 Nc6 22.Ne4 Ne5 23.Nf6 Qf6 24.de5 Qe6
25.b4² Leinier Domínguez Pérez 2726 – Gata Kamsky 2726, Tashkent 2012] 21.a3 Rad8 22.ab4
Re5 23.de5 Rd1 24.Rd1

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24...e3! 25.fe3 Nd7∞
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19.Re2 Nc4 20.Nc4 Rc4 21.Be5 Bd6 22.b3 Rc7 23.Bf6 Qf6 24.Ne4 Be4 25.Be4 Rce7 26.Qd3
Bc7 27.g3 Bb6 28.Rd1 g6 29.Rdd2 Kg7 30.Kg2 Rc8© Emanuel Berg 2616 – Leonid Gerzhoy
2469, Sarajevo 2010
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19...Qd5 20.b4 [20.Nf5?! Red8 21.b4 Nc4 22.Bb3 Qe6 23.Ne3 Nd5 24.Bg3 Nde3 25.Re3 Qb6µ
Awonder Liang 2554 – Ray Robson 2644, Saint Louis 2017] 20...e3! 21.f3 Nc4 22.Nf5ƒ
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17...Nc6 18.Nc6 Bc6 19.Bf4 Qb6 20.Be3! Qb7 21.Bd4

a) 21...Ne4 22.Qd3 d5 [22...f5 23.Nf5±] 23.f3 Rad8 24.fe4 de4 25.Qe3±;
b) 21...Nd7

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22.b4! d5 [22...a5 23.f4 ab4 24.Qg4ƒ] 23.e5 Bb4 24.Qg4 Nf8 25.e6! fe6 26.Nh5 Re7 27.Bg7
Rg7 28.Ng7
b1) 28...Be1?? 29.Nf5 Kh8 [29...Kf7 30.Nd6+–] 30.Qd4 1 : 0 Emanuel Berg 2550 – Axel
Ornstein 2413, Sverige 2012 – 114/123;
b2) 28...Qg7 29.Qb4+–;
17...d5 18.e5 Ne4

19.Ngf5! Nc4 [19...Re5 20.f3 Bc5 21.fe4 de4 22.Kh1 Qd5 23.Qg4 g6 24.Nh6 Kh7 25.Bf4+–;
19...g6 20.Nh6 Bh6 21.Bh6 Qh4 22.Be3 Nc4 23.Nf3 Ne3 24.Nh4 Nd1 25.Rad1 Re5 26.Ng6
fg6 27.f3 Rae8 28.fe4 R8e7 29.Kf2 de4 30.Ke3² Emanuel Berg 2581 – Gabriel Sargissian 2667,
København 2007] 20.f3 Nc5 21.b4!? Nd7 [21...Ne6?? 22.Nh6 gh6 23.Qd3 Bg7 24.Qh7 Kf8
25.Nf5+–] 22.Nh6 gh6 23.Qd3 f5 24.Qf5 Re7 25.Qg6 Kh8 26.Bh6 Qb6 27.Qb6 Ndb6 28.Bf8
Rf8 29.e6∞
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18.Bd2?! Nc4 19.Bc3 b4 20.Bb4 Nb2³
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18...g6 19.Bb2 Bg7 20.Qd2 d5 21.e5 Ne4 22.Ne4 de4 (Béla Lengyel 2350 – Péter Lukács 2480,
Budapest 1993) 23.Be4 Re5 24.Bb7 Re1 25.Re1 Nb7 26.Rd1=
21
20.Nf1? Re5 21.Bb2 Rg5 22.f3? Rg2!–+
22
21...Bb4?!

a) 22.Bb7?! Nb7 23.Re2 Bc3 24.Bb2 Bb2 25.Rb2 Re5= 26.Rd2 Rd5 27.Qg4 h5 28.Qf4 Qd6
29.Qe3 Qb6 30.Rad1 Rcd8 31.Qf4 g6 1/2 : 1/2 Jordi Magem Badals 2425 – Felix Izeta Txabarri
2380, Andorra la Vella 1987;
b) 22.Qg4! Qd4! [22...Be1? 23.Bh6 g6 24.Bg6 Kh8 25.Bg5+–; 22...Re5 23.Bh6 Qf6 24.Bb7
Rd8 25.Re5 Qe5 26.Qg7 Qg7 27.Bg7 Kg7 28.Nc6 Nc6 29.Bc6± Sarah Longson 2103 – Mark
Hebden 2460, Great Britain 2017] 23.Bh6 [23.Bh7? Kh7 24.Qd4 Be1 25.Bb2 Red8µ] 23...g6
[23...Qe5? 24.Bh7+–; 23...Bf8 24.Bh7 Kh7 25.Qd4 gh6 26.Qb6 Bb4 27.Qf6+– Rasim Aliev –
Anar Allahverdiyev 2380, Azerbaijan (ch) 1997]

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24.Rad1! Qe5! [24...Qb6? 25.Bb7 Be1 26.Bc8 Qf2 27.Kh2 Re5 28.Ba6!+– Bc3? 29.Qc8 Kh7
30.Qc3 1 : 0 Lev Psakhis 2550 – Miloš Pavlović 2460, Yerevan 1988 – 45/406] 25.Bb7 Be1!
[25...Qe1 26.Re1 Re1 27.Kh2 Bd6 28.f4 Rcc1 29.Bd5! Rh1 30.Kg3 Rc3 31.Kf2 Bc5 32.Ke2
Re3 33.Kd2+–] 26.Bc8 Bf2! 27.Kf2 Qc5 28.Qd4²;
21...Re5!?

a) 22.Bh7 Kh7 23.Re5 Nc6 24.Re4 [24.Qc2? (Tatev Abrahamyan 2273 – Ali Morshedi 2290,
Los Angeles 2009)

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24...Kg8! 25.Nc6 Rc6 26.Qe2 Rg6 27.g3 Qd4–+] 24...Qd5 25.Qg4 Ne7 26.Re7 Be7 27.Be3 Bf6
28.Rd1 Rd8³;
b) 22.Bb7 Re1 23.Qe1 Nb7=
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23.Bb2 Re5 24.Re5 Ne5 25.Qe2 Ng6 26.Qe4 Qd7 27.Re1 Rd8 28.Nc6 Rc8 29.Nd4 Rd8 30.Nc6
Rc8 31.Nd4 1/2 : 1/2 Peter Svidler 2727 – Dmitry Jakovenko 2737, Russia (ch) 2008

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MOSCOW GRAND PRIX
Tournament Review

The Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi won the first

leg of the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix Series, after beating his
compatriot Alexander Grischuk in the final match. The
tournament was both unusual and entertaining since
FIDE decided to organize a series of knock-out events,
instead of the "Swiss" system which was used in the
previous cycle. The surprises started in 1st round when
the top seed by rating Anish Giri lost to the lowest rated
participant Daniil Dubov. Overall, in the first round only
two matches (out of eight) were decided in tie-breaks. However, there were more tie-breaks in
later rounds, but we never witnessed any blitz games or Armageddon.
The final was decided in the second tie-break rapid game (25 minutes + 10 seconds) when
Nepomniachtchi won the crucial encounter against Grischuk. It was a fiercely fought Italian
game, and Ian got early opening advantage, which he was able to convert after 36 moves. Both
the finalists were pleased with their performance in Moscow, even though they disagreed about
the quality of the new format. Nepomniachtchi was very critical about the system stating: "In my
opinion the whole system makes some harm to the quality of play, because sometimes you want
to take a less risky decision, to not take any extra risks and play safely, and somehow you are
missing the best continuations which are connected with some serious play, and especially the
tiebreak it's very tough..."
While Grischuk stressed that the knock-out was his cup of tea: "For me it's actually the opposite.
I think a knockout is the best format for me, I usually play best in knockouts, and I think anyway
probably it was my best tournament in terms of quality in a very long period, and if I won today
of course I would be happy, but you cannot be happy when you lose..."
In this Grand Prix series there are 21 participants, and each of them will compete in three out of
four events scheduled. The next tournament will be held in Riga (Latvia), and the last two in
Hamburg (Germany), and Tel Aviv (Israel) respectively. Of course, the main goal for all the
participants is qualification for the Candidates Tournament in 2020, with the top two players in
overall standings securing their place in that prestigious event.

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Here we present some of the best games and most important moments of the Tournament
according to the choice of our editorial board.

Round 1
Giri – Dubov ½ : 1½

A16
Giri, Anish (2787) - Dubov, Daniil (2690)
Moscow (m/1), 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 e5 5.Nxe5

5...O-O!? In this position all the alternative moves are considered to be inferior for Black!
5...Nxe4 6.Nxe4 Bxe5 7.d4 Bg7 8.Bg5 f6 9.Be3²;
5...Qe7 White has the old classical continuation available 6.Nf3 (However, the engine offers a
completely new idea 6.d4 d6 7.Bg5!?²) 6...Nxe4 7.Nd5 Qd8 8.d3ƒ and White should be better.
6.Nf3 Re8 7.d3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2N
9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.Be2 Qd6 11.O-O c5© With a positional compensation for the pawn in view of
the mighty dark-squared bishop, control over the d4 square and potentially weak d3 pawn
Aronian,Levon 2784 - Grischuk, Alexander 2752, chess.com (blitz) 2016 - 133/(11) (11...Nc6)
9...Bg4 10.Qb3
10.Be2 Bxf3 11.gxf3 (11.Bxf3 Nb4 12.O-O Nxd3=) 11...Nb4 12.Be3 N8c6 13.a3 Na6©
10...Nxc3 11.bxc3 Na6 12.Be2 Nc5 13.Qc2 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qh4 15.d4 Ne6 16.Qc1 c6 17.a4
Qh3©

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Round 1
Duda – So 1½ : 2½

D44
Dubov, Daniil (2690) - Giri, Anish (2787)
Moscow (m/2), 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.a4 c6 7.Nc3

The game transposed into the Botvinnik variation, and its rarely played version with 7. a4!?
7...b4 8.Nb1 Ba6 9.e5!?
A more common move is 9.Qc1 Dizdar,Goran 2549 - Sveshnikov,Evgeny 2541, Slovenija 1999
- 78/(418)

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9...h6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.exf6 There is only three games in the database that reached this position -
and one of those is the game between two computers!
11...c5N
11...Qxf6
12.Nbd2 c3 13.bxc3 bxc3 14.Ne4 cxd4

15.Bb5+! Bxb5 16.axb5 Qd5

16...d3! 17.O-O c2 18.Qd2 Qd5™ 19.Nc3 Qd6 White retains initiative after 20.b6!?ƒ
17.Qxd4 Qxb5 18.Nxc3
Dubov missed the chance to execute various tactical possibilities after 18.Ne5! Nd7

(18...Qb4 19.Ra4! Qxd4 20.Rxd4 Na6 21.Rc4 Nb4 22.Ke2 c2 23.Rc1+-) 19.Ra5! Qb1+ 20.Ke2

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Qb2+ 21.Kf3 Nxe5+ 22.Qxe5 Rc8 (threatening Qc7) 23.Rxa7 Qb6 24.Re7+ Bxe7 25.fxe7+-
18...Bb4 19.O-O-O Qa5
It was better to try 19...Qb6∞
20.Nb5 Na6 21.Qd7+ Kf8 And in the game continuation it transpired that the white king stands
a bit better than its counterpart.
22.Kb1ƒ Ba3 23.Rd3 Qb4+ 24.Kc2 Qa4+ 25.Kd2 Bb4+ 26.Ke2 Kg8 27.Ne5 Qc2+ 28.Kf3
Rf8 29.Rhd1 h5 30.Qd4 Rh7 31.Qf4 Bc5 32.Nd4 Qa2 33.R1d2 Qd5+ 34.Ke2 Bb4 35.Ndc6
Qc5 36.Ne7+ Kh8
And Giri resigned before Dubov had chance to play 36...Kh8 37.Nxf7+!
1-0

Duda, Jan Krzysztof (2728) - So, Wesley (2754)

Moscow (m/1), 2019

Wesley So had already played this variation against the Italian, but here he must have confused
the lines, or had a really bad day overall. He commited a really curious mistake in the early phase
of the game!

1...Kh8?!
He should have played 1...Nb6 2.b4 (2.h3 Bh5 3.b4 (3.Ne4 Nxc4 4.Nxc5 Nd6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nxe5
Nxe5 7.Rxe5 b6 8.Nb3 f5„; 3.Ba2 Qxd3 4.a5 Bxf3 5.Nxf3 Qxd1 6.Rxd1 Nc8 7.b4 Be7 8.Bd5
Bf6=) 3...Nxc4 4.Nxc4 Bd6=) 2...Be7 3.h3 Bh5 4.Ba3 Nxc4 5.Nxc4 f6 6.b5 Nb8=
2.h3 Bh5 3.Ne4 Ba7 4.Ng3 Bg6

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4...Bxf3 5.Qxf3 Nde7 Protects the pawn, but the white bishop pair gives White a stable
advantage. The light-squared bishop is especially strong! 6.Ne4 f6 7.b4±
5.Nxe5 Nxe5

6.Rxe5± White obtained a clear advantage, and the game was reaching its climax!
6...Nb6 7.Qf3 c6 8.Bf4 Bb8 9.Ree1 Nxc4 10.dxc4 Qh4 11.Ne2 Ba7 12.Bd6 Rfe8 13.Nf4 Bc2
14.c5 a5 15.Re2 Bb3 16.Ra3 A true miniature! 1-0

B78
So, Wesley (2754) - Duda, Jan Krzysztof (2728)
Moscow (m/2), 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7
10.O-O-O Ne5 11.Bb3 Rc8 12.Kb1 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.g4 b5 15.b3 b4 16.bxc4 bxc3
17.Qxc3 Qc7

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Duda played very quickly until this moment.
18.g5 Nh5

19.Ka1! The best solution, even though it is not easy to place own king under the x-ray.
However, it was important to open the b-file for the white rooks!
19.Kc1 Socko,Bartosz 2630 - Stocek,Jiri 2572, Deutschland 2006 - 99/(152)
19...Rc8 20.Rb1 Be6 21.Rb2 Bxc4 22.Rhb1 d5 23.exd5N
In the correspondence database there is the following game 23.Rb7 Qd8 24.Qd2 dxe4 25.fxe4
Nf4 26.R1b2± where White managed to convert the advantage in Pavlicek,Miroslav - Prchly,
Milos, corr 2014
23...Nf4 24.Rb7 Qe5 25.R1b4 Nxd5 26.Rxc4 Rf8 27.Rc5 Nxc3 28.Rxe5 Bxe5 29.Nc6±

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Wesley So converts very decisively in the continuation.

So, Wesley (2754) - Duda, Jan Krzysztof (2728)

Moscow (m/3-rapid), 2019

1.Nf3
In the first game of the tie-break the players reached the following position. White is a pawn up,
but he does not have any apparent advantage since his queenside pawns are weak and there is no
much material left on the board. Alas, Duda obviously tried to secure draw as quickly as possible
and commited a terrible blunder.

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1...Bxf2??
Black could have retained the balance with 1...Bb6 2.Bd3 Rxe2 3.Bxe2 Rc2 4.Kf1 Ne4 5.Ne1
Rd2 6.Nd3 Bd4 7.Ke1 Rc2 8.Kd1 Rd2+ 9.Ke1 Rc2=
2.Bxc6 Rxe2 3.Bxb5+- Re3 4.Kxf2 Rb3 5.Bxa4 Ne4+ 6.Kg2 Rb8 7.Bc2 Nd6 8.b4 Rc8 9.Bb3
Rc3 10.a4 This mini-match was a rather thrilling one with the first three games being decided in
White's wins. Unfortunately, Duda was not able to win the second game of the tie-break, so he
was eliminated from the tournament. One very serious blunder decided the final outcome of the
match. 1-0

Round 1
Karjakin – Grischuk ½ : 1½

Grischuk, Alexander (2772) - Karjakin, Sergey (2752)

Moscow (m/2), 2019

Alexander Grischuk, Moscow GP 2019;

Photo: World Chess
In the second game of the mini-match, the players reached this highly entertaining "half-
endgame". The computer evaluation is the infamous "equal", but I am sure that it is easier to play
with the white pieces.

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1.Ra3 cxd4 Obviously, Karjakin intends to clarify the
position, so he releases the tension.
2.exd4 Re8 3.Nf1!? Now Grischuk starts playing in a
very decisive manner!
3...Be4
It was better to proceed with ¹3...Ne4+ 4.Bxe4 Rxe4 5.f3 (5.Ne3 Rce7 6.Ke2 f5 7.Kf3 f4
8.Ng4 Re2 9.Kxf4 Rc2„) 5...Re8 6.Ne3 Rce7 7.Re1 f6 8.Rb3 (8.Ra4!?; 8.Raa1!?) 8...Kc6 9.g3
(9.g4 f5!?∞) 9...Bg8 10.Ng2 Rxe1 11.Nxe1 Bf7 12.g4 g6 13.hxg6 Bxg6 14.Ng2² With a
favourable ending for White.
4.Ne3 Bxf3? Makes White's task much easier.
Sergey should have tried 4...Rce7 5.Re1 Kc7 6.Bd1 Bf5 7.f3 (7.g4 Be6 8.f3 g6²) 7...Kb8²
5.Nf5+ Kc6

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6.gxf3± And opening of the g-file allows Grischuk to develop the initiative.
6...Rg8 7.Raa1 Kd7 8.Rag1 Rgc8 9.Rc1 Rg8 10.Rce1 b6 11.a6 b5 12.Re5

12...Rb8?
Black has a bit better chances for survival after 12...Rgc8 13.Ne7 Re8 14.Rhe1 Rc4± - still,
White retains a clear edge.
13.Rg1! Nxh5 14.Rxd5+ Ke6 15.Re5+ Kd7 16.Nxg7+- Nxg7 17.Rxg7 Kd6 18.Rh7 b4
19.Rxh6+ Kd7 20.Rd5+ Ke7 21.Re5+ Kd7 22.cxb4 Rxb4 23.Ke3 Rc3+ 24.Ke4 Rcc4 25.Rd5+
Ke7 26.f4 Rc2 27.f3 Ra4 28.f5 Re2+ 29.Kf4 Rea2 30.Rhd6 1-0

Round 1
Nepomniachtchi – Aronian 1½ : ½

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 Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773) - Aronian, Levon (2762)
Moscow (m/1), 2019

1.d4 Ian options for a rare Ruy Lopez line, avoiding the Marshall attack (a real speciality of
Aronian's), not trying to claim any opening advantage but to sidestep all the forced variations.
1...Nxd4
1...d6 2.c3 Bg4 Is the main line.
2.Bxf7+ Rxf7 3.Nxe5 Rf8 4.Qxd4 Bb7 5.Nc3 Black should have a realy good play for the
pawn, but he must proceed with extreme precision!
5...c5 6.Qd1 b4 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Bd6 9.c4
The most common is 9.f4 Bxe5!? 10.fxe5 Qh4 11.Be3 Qc4 12.b3 Qxd5 13.Qxd5+ Bxd5
14.Red1 Be6 15.Bxc5 Rfc8= with inevitable draw, as in Amin,Bassem 2609 - Leko,Peter 2717,
Ningbo 2011
9...bxc3 10.bxc3

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10...a5?!
10...Rf5 11.f4 c4!∞
Black could have gone for a highly interesting exchange sacrifice 10...Rxf2!? 11.Nf3! (11.Kxf2?
Bxe5 12.Rxe5 Qf6+³ And Black is better.) 11...Rxf3 12.Qxf3 Bxh2+ 13.Kh1 Bd6 14.Qh5 Qf6©
11.Nf3 Qf6 12.Bg5 Qg6 13.Be7 Bxe7 14.Rxe7² Qd6 15.Qe2 Bxd5 16.Rd1 Rab8 17.Ne1
17.h3
17...Qc6 18.Qe5 Bf7 19.Rdxd7 Rfe8 20.Qf4 Qf6 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Qd2 Qe6
22...Qf4! 23.Nf3 Qxd2 24.Rxd2 Kf8= With decent drawing chances.
23.Rd8 h6 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.a3 Qa4 26.Qc1 Bg6 27.Nf3 Qb3 28.Ne5 Bc2 29.Ng4 a4 30.h3
Bf5 31.Ne5±

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And Nepomniachtchi converted the advantage in style.

Round 1
Wei Yi – Jakovenko 1½ : ½

Jakovenko, Dmitry (2708) - Wei, Yi (2736)

Moscow (m/2), 2019

According to the engines Black’s position is completely hopeless. However, that is not easy to
prove in practice.

1.Qf3!?
Stronger is 1.Qd3 Nxg3 2.fxg3 (threatening Bf7 followed by Qg6) 2...Be8 3.h4! Nd5 4.Kh2 f6
5.Bxd5 Qxd5 6.Ne3 Qe6 7.Nf5+ Kh8 8.Nxh6+-
1...Nxd4 2.Nxd4 Bxd4

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3.Rad1?!
3.Rfd1! c5 4.Ra7 Ra8 5.Rb7+- Black is facing severe material loss, for example: 5...Qe7 6.Nxd7
Nxd7 7.Qf5 Rfd8 8.Bc2 Kf8 (8...Qf6 9.Rxd7+-) 9.h4 gxh4 10.Bc7+-
3...c5∞ 4.Nxd7 Qxd7 5.Bxb8 Rxb8 After a few missed opportunities, White has the exchange
for a pawn. However, Black has decent compensation thanks to his powerful d4 bishop.
6.Bc2 Qd5 7.Qg3?!
In case of the queen swap 7.Qxd5 Nxd5 8.Rd2 only White can play for the full point.
7...Re8 8.b3 Nh5 9.Qg4 Nf4 10.h4 Re2 11.hxg5 hxg5 12.Bd3 Rb2 Now, Jakovenko goes down
very quickly.
13.Bxb5?
On the other hand, he could have continued the struggle by means of 13.Bf5 Kf6 14.Bh7 Rxb3µ
even though it would be Black who is trying to win the game.
13...Rxb3 14.Ba6 Kg6!

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A very interesting final position, since the f5 pawn push cannot be prevented. There is no
defence for White! 0-1

Round 1
Vitiugov – Svidler ½ : 1½

A36
Vitiugov, Nikita (2734) - Svidler, Peter (2739)
Moscow (m/1), 2019

1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.b3 e5 6.Bb2 Nge7 7.e3 d6 8.Nge2 O-O 9.d3 Rb8
Most likely Vitiugov planned the long castle in case of 9...Be6 10.Nd5 Qd7 11.h4 f5 12.Qd2
Rae8 13.h5 b5 14.hxg6 hxg6 15.Nec3 bxc4 16.dxc4 e4 17.O-O-Oƒ Larsen,Bent -
Kavalek,Lubomir, Lugano 1970 - 9/ 50

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10.h4!?N The introduction to a very interesting plan with the long castle. I think that I have ever
seen such idea in this position.
10.O-O; 10.Qd2
10...h6 11.Qd2 Bg4 12.O-O-O a6 13.f3 Be6 14.h5 d5 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.hxg6 fxg6 17.Kb1
Qe7 18.f4² 1/2-1/2
I believe that White has somewhat easier play, as his king is safer. However, Nikita was not sure
about the exact evaluation and offered a draw. Svidler accepted the offer and went on to win the
second game with the White pieces.

Round 1
Wojtaszek – Mamedyarov 1½ : ½

Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2724) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2781)

Moscow (m/1), 2019

Radosław Wojtaszek, Moscow GP 2019;

Photo: World Chess
After a really complicated struggle Mamedyarov achieved a clearly better position. However, his
attempts to realize the advantage produced a few mistakes, and eventually he ended up losing the
game!

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1...Ndc3
It was better to continue with 1...Rd7 with a powerful threat of Nb6 and winning the d4 pawn, for
example: 2.h4 Nb6 3.Rc5 Nxd4µ
2.Kh2 Ne4 3.Re2 Nec3 4.Re3 Nd5 5.Re2 Rd7 6.Kg3 Nf6
Black could have taken the d4 pawn once again, after 6...Nb6µ
7.h4 Rd8 8.hxg5 hxg5 9.Bxf6 exf6³„ Clearly, Black has advantage, but White managed to force
some exchanges and open the lines thus creating counterplay.
10.Rh2 Kg7 11.Rd2 Rd7 12.Rc1 Bd5 13.Kf2 Kf7 14.Rc5 Ke7 15.Re2+ Kd6 16.Re8 Nxd4-+
17.Ra5

17...Bb7

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Black misses a rather simple win after 17...Nc6 18.Rxa6 Rb7 19.Rf8 Ke7 20.Raa8 Bf7-+ and
after the capture on b4, the g4 pawn is in danger too.
18.Ra3 Kd5? 19.Rc3 Bc6?

A very interesting position occurred after the White's next move! 20.Ke3+- Now Black loses
one of his light pieces by force! The threat is Rc5, and if Black makes a knight move, then Rc5
followed by Re6 winning the bishop. A really unfortunate game for Mamedyarov. Suddenly,
Wojtaszek became a favourite to win the mini-match!
20...Nb3 21.Re6!
21.Rxb3 Kc4∞ With unclear position.
21...Bb5
21...Ba4 22.Rd3+ Kc4 23.Re4++-
22.Rxb3 Kc4 23.Rb1 Kc3 24.Rxf6 Rd3+ 25.Ke4 Rd4+ 26.Ke5 Rxg4 27.Rb6 Bd3 28.Rc6+ Kd2
29.Rb2+ Ke3 30.f6 1-0

Round 1
Radjabov – Nakamura 1½ : 2½

Nakamura, Hikaru (2761) - Radjabov, Teimour (2759)

Moscow (m/3-rapid), 2019

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1.Kh5 1-0

The only decisive game in this match. The final position is very interesting and deserves
attention.

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 Teimour Radjabov vs Hikaru Nakamura, Moscow 2019; Photo: World Chess

Round 2
Nakamura – Dubov 2½ : 1½

D33
Nakamura, Hikaru (2761) - Dubov, Daniil (2690)
Moscow (m/1), 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6 7.Bg2 cxd4 A very rare variation of
the Tarrasch defence, and quite an interesting opening choice by Dubov.
8.Nxd4 Bc5!? 9.Nb3

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9...Bb6
In case of 9...Bb4 The legendary Rubinstein showed a clear path to advantage more than a
century ago! 10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 O-O 12.Bg5 Be6 13.Nc5 Qe7 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.c4 dxc4
16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Qd4² Rubinstein,Akiba - Marshall,Frank James, Breslau 1912
10.O-O
10.Nxd5 O-O 11.O-O (11.Nxb6 Qxd1+ 12.Kxd1 axb6©) 11...Nxd5 12.Qxd5 (12.Bxd5 Qe7)
12...Bg4©
10...d4 11.Na4 O-O 12.Bg5 Re8

13.Nxb6
Up to this moment, Nakamura played the strongest moves, but here he missed 13.Re1! h6
14.Nxb6 axb6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Qxd4² bringing White a slight advantage.

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13...axb6 14.e3 d3N
14...dxe3 15.Bxe3 Bd7 16.Re1 h6 17.h3 Qc7∞
15.Bxf6 gxf6∞

Round 2
Grischuk – So 2½ : 1½

D41
Grischuk, Alexander (2772) - So, Wesley (2754)
Moscow (m/4-rapid), 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.e4 Nc6 8.Bb5 dxe4 9.Qxd8+
Kxd8 10.Ng5 Be6 11.Nxe6+ fxe6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Ke2

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The evaluation of this theoretical position is close to equal, with maybe only a very slim
advantage for White. Wesley So played the line before with the black pieces, while Alexander
Grischuk did not have the chance to face it with white. Therefore, it was very interesting to
witness further developments.
13...Bb4 14.Na4
14.Rd1+ Sjugirov,Sanan 2678 - Lupulescu, Constantin 2626, Jerusalem 2015 - 124/139
14...Ke7 15.Rd1 Rhd8 16.Rxd8 Rxd8 17.Be3 Ra8N This is not the losing mistake, since it is not
an oversight, but it does lead to a very passive position.
It was possible to continue with 17...Nd5 18.Bxa7 e5; The best option for Black was ¹17...Rd5
18.Rc1²

It is a real pleasure to see how Grischuk converts this endgame. He managed to improve his

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position step by step showing remarkable technique.
18...Kd7 19.Rc4 Bd6 20.b3 Nd5 21.Rxe4 Nxe3 22.Kxe3 Rf8 23.h3 Rf5 24.Ke2 h5 25.Nb2
Bc5 26.Nd3 Kd6 27.h4 Bb6 28.g3 Ra5 29.a4

29...g5?! So is trying to clinch a draw by forcing the reduction of material, but that makes his
position even worse.
30.b4 Rd5 31.hxg5 Rxg5 32.a5 Bc7 33.Nc5 e5 34.Re3 Rg4 35.Ne4+± Ke7 36.f3 Rg6 37.Rc3
Kd7 38.Rc1 Bd6 39.Rd1 Kc7 40.Nxd6 Rxd6 41.Rh1 Rg6 42.Rxh5 Rxg3 43.Rxe5 Kd6 44.Re4
Rg5 45.Rc4 Rg1 46.Ke3 Kd5 47.Rc5+ Kd6 48.Ke4 Re1+ 49.Kf5 Rb1 50.Rc4 Kd5 51.Re4 c5
52.Re5+ Kd4 53.bxc5 Rb5 54.f4 Rxa5 55.Ke6 Ra6+ 56.Kd7 Rf6 57.c6 Rxf4 58.Ra5 Rf7+
59.Kc8 Kc4 60.c7 Kb4 61.Rxa7 1-0

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 Alexander Grischuk vs Wesley So, Moscow GP 2019; Photo: World Chess

Semi-final
Nepomniachtchi – Wojtaszek 3½ : 2½

Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773) - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2724)

Moscow (m/6-rapid), 2019

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1...d5!? Improvement compared to the 4th game of this match,
when Black went for 1...Be6 and obtained quite good position. Too ambitious?
2.exd5 Ne8 With the idea of transfering the knight to d6 and activate the pawns on the kingside.
3.d6!? A very interesting decision! Ian does not want to allow Radek to position the knight on
d6, even if it costs him a pawn.
3.a5 f5∞
3...Bxd6
3...Nxd6?? 4.Nd5 Qd8 5.Nxe7+ Qxe7 6.Qxd6+-
4.Nd5 Qc6 5.Nfe3
Apparently, Radek forgot that he had to control the e7 square, so he proceeded with 5...Bc5?

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Black would keep quite decent position in case of 5...f5 6.Ne7+ Bxe7 7.Qxd7 Bg5=
6.b4! Bd6
6...Bxe3?? 7.Ne7+
7.c4+- Ian made a really excellent use of all the available tempi, gaining a huge advantage in the
process. Black lacks good squares for his pieces and faces serious material loss. The threat is c5
followed by Ne7.
7...b6 8.a5 e4 9.Qd4 Be6 10.axb6 Bxd5 11.Qxd5 Qxd5 12.Rxd5 Bxb4 13.Rxa6 Nd6 14.b7
Nxb7 15.Rb6 1-0

THE MOSCOW GRAND PRIX DECIDED IN THE ALL-RUSSIAN FINAL

Final
Grischuk – Nepomniachtchi 1½ : 2½

D85
Grischuk, Alexander (2772) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773)
Moscow (m/1), 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be2!? An
extremely rare variation! However, being a great expert in the realms of the Gruenfeld Defence,
Ian finds the best moves!
8...Nc6 9.d5 Bxc3+ 10.Bd2 Bxa1 11.Qxa1 Nd4 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 O-O 14.O-O
14.Bh6 Qa5+ 15.Kf1 f6 16.Bxf8 Kxf8³
14...Qb6 15.Qc3

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15...Bd7! Completes development very quickly! Once again, the best possible solution.
15...f6 16.Be3 (16.Bh6 Mohr,Stefan 2485 - Lputian,Smbat 2540, Altensteig 1989 - 48/ 611)
16...Qd8 17.Bc4 It could be rather unpleasant for Black. (17.h4!?)
16.Bh6 f6 17.Bxf8 Rc8!?N A clever in-between move moving the queen from the c-file.
17...Kxf8
18.Qf3 Kxf8 19.e5 Kg7=

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 Nepomniachtchi won the first Grand Prix, Moscow 2019; Photo: World Chess

C54
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773) - Grischuk, Alexander (2772)
Moscow (m/4-rapid), 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.a4 a6 7.h3 Ba7 8.O-O h6 9.Re1 O-O
10.Nbd2 Re8 11.b4 Be6
11...Ne7 Vachier Lagrave,Maxime 2796 - Jakovenko,Dmitry 2721, Palma de Mallorca 2017 -
134/107
12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Qc2 Qd7

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14.Nc4N
The white knight can be regrouped to the other flank as well, so he would not be obliged to react
in the centre in case of 14.Nf1 d5 15.Ng3 etc.
14...d5 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Ne3 Qd7?!
The position is roughly equal after 16...Bxe3 17.Bxe3 Rae8= with idea of e4 pawn advance.
17.Nc4?! It seems that Ian missed the opportunity to develop his initiative right away. This
game was played in the rapid portion of the match so the repetition was quite understandable. It
influences the opponent in psychological manner quite often.
Better is 17.b5!
17...Qd5 18.Ne3 Qd7

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¹18...Bxe3
19.b5! Na5 Prevents White to play Nc4, but the black knight on a5 stays out of the play as the
result.
Opening of the a-file would increase Black's problems: 19...axb5 20.axb5 Ne7 21.Ra5±;
19...Ne7 20.bxa6 bxa6 21.Nc4 - and the e5 pawn is lost.
Same is 19...Nd8 20.bxa6 bxa6 21.Nc4
20.c4 Bd4 21.Rb1² axb5
Grischuk does not have time to bring the a5 knight back to the play: 21...b6 22.Nf5 Nb7
23.N5xd4 exd4 24.Bb2±
22.axb5 Ree8 23.c5 Nd5 24.Nxd5 Qxd5 25.Nxd4 exd4
25...Qxd4 26.Re4 Qd5 27.Be3±
26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Bf4± Re7 28.Qa4 b6 29.c6+- Black is still playing without the a5 knight.
29...Kh7 30.Rb4 Qe6 31.Rxd4 f5
31...Qe1+ 32.Kh2 Qxf2 33.Re4+-
32.Be3 g5 33.Qb4 Rg7 34.Rd8 Nb3 35.Bd4
35.Rd7+-
35...Re7?
It was necessary to capture 35...Nxd4 36.Qxd4 Kg6 37.Rd7 Re7 38.g4+- and Black cannot
avoid trades and transition to the winning endgame for White.
36.Qxe7+!

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CHAMPION’S REPORT FROM SKOPJE

Vladislav Artemiev became the Winner of EICC 2019; Photo: eicc2019.mk

HOW I BECAME THE EUROPEAN CHAMPION

The young chess star shares his thoughts about the accomplishments and
future challenges
I was delighted to visit Skopje so soon after winning the European Blitz Championship last year
there. I hoped to perform well again, but was also a bit concerned because I had a really tough
tournament in Astana just before the European Individual Championship (World Team Cup,
Astana, March 2019). My major goal was qualification for the upcoming World Cup, but of
course I wanted to play well and battle for the first place!
Being somewhat tired I tried to save the energy throughout the Championship, and invest

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maximum effort for the later stages of the tournament.
Therefore I played few shorter games, for example the
5th round duel against Maksim Chigaev, trying to make
the best possible use of the free day after that round.
Having rested and relaxed, I played a really entertaining
game in the very next round against David Paravyan.
After a couple of draws with the black pieces I won two
games with white against Hráček, and young uprising
Russian star Andrey Esipenko. Before the ultimate round I was leading the event, and had to
hold against the very strong Maxim Rodshtein. My opponent had the initiative, but eventually I
managed to secure a draw and win the European Championship in classical chess!
I am extremely happy with the result, title I won, and of course qualification for the World Cup
in Khanty-Mansiysk 2019. The World Cup is the most important event this year and I will try to
give my best there.
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the organizers who showed great hospitality and
provided us with excellent playing conditions. I hope to return to Skopje soon and play some
great games again!

Over the last couple of months Artemiev managed to rise to prominence, and establish himself
as the leader of new generation of players capable of battling with the elite players in the world.
Taking into account his results in classical chess, starting from Gibraltar Open, then World
Team Championship, European Individual Championship, and finally Russian Team
Championship, we come to the most impressive result with the white pieces – 20 games played,
16 wins and 4 draws, and against quite strong opposition (the average ELO of Artemiev’s
opponents over those 20 games is 2606).

Now, let's enjoy in the Champion's adventures!

In the following game against a very solid Czech grandmaster, Artemiev reached the current
position having a slight initiative. However, he is missing the light-squared bishop so it is
questionable if the kingside attack has any reasonable grounds.

Artemiev, Vladislav (2736) - Hracek, Zbynek (2578)

Skopje, 2019

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1.Re3!? Rf8 Hracek options for a very passive solution. He is defending the f7 point, but also
blocks the passage for his own king towards the centre.
1...h6!? 2.Bf4 Qf8 3.Rce1 Bb6„
2.Rce1 Qb4?!
Black should have reduced the material forcing the trades 2...Nd7 3.Nxc6 bxc6 (3...Bxg5
4.Ne7+ Bxe7 5.Rxe7±) 4.Bf4 Qg6 5.Qd1!? a5 6.Na4²
3.Qf5 Allows the rook to join the attack via the 3rd rank, and with a tempo.
3...Ra8

4.Rd1

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Vladislav misses a really good opportunity to punish the Black's queen adventure and destroy the
black pawn cover 4.Bh6!! gxh6 5.Qf4!→ Ne8 (5...Kh8 6.a3! And the black queen does not have
any good squares available, for example: 6...Qxb2 (6...Qd6 7.Nxf7++-; 6...Qe7 7.Ng6++-)
7.Qxh6 Qxa3 8.Rg3+-) 6.Qxh6 Bf6 7.Rg3+ Kh8 8.Nd7 (8.Nxc6 Qd6 9.Nxd5 Bg7 10.Qxd6
Nxd6 11.Ne5 Rad8 12.Ne3+-) 8...Bxd7 9.Rxe8 Qd6 10.Nxd5 Be5 11.Qxf8+ Qxf8 12.Rxf8+
Rxf8 13.dxe5+-
4...Ne8 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.Rg3 Kh8 7.Rdd3 Be8 8.a3?
It was possible to play 8.Rxg7! Kxg7 9.Rg3+ Kh8

10.Nc6!! freeing the e5 square for the bishop 10...Bxc6 11.Be5 Qe7 12.Qg4+-
8...Qxb2?

Black could have prevented the rook sacrifice by means of 8...Qb6 9.Rde3 Rg8 (9...Qe6??

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10.Qg5 Rg8 11.Ng6++-) 10.Bg5 with pressure on the d5 pawn.
9.Rxg7! Now, Vladislav does not miss the second chance to strike!
9...Kxg7 10.Rg3+ Kh8 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Bh6 Bf6
12...Rg8 13.Rxg8+ Kxg8 14.Qg4++-
13.Qxf6+ 1-0

Vladislav Artemiev vs Zbynĕk Hráček, Skopje 2019; Photo: eicc2019.mk

A34
Artemiev, Vladislav (2736) - Paravyan, David (2627)
Skopje, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e3 e6 6.Nxd5 exd5

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7.b4!? a very principled solution fighting for the d4 square. In the first round of the
Championship the same variation occurred in Mircea-Emilian Parligras - Gabriel Gaehwiler.
7...c4
Gaehwiler optioned for capture on b4 7...cxb4 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Rc1 Be6N (So far the common reply
was 9...a6) 10.Bb5² (10.Nd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 f6 12.Bd3 (It does seem tempting to leave the black
king in the centre after 12.Bb5+!? Kf7 (White would be able to use the weak light squares in
view of 12...Bd7? 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qxd5±) 13.f4 (Or 13.Bd3 h5!?) 13...Rc8 14.O-O Rxc1
15.Qxc1 Qc8 16.Qb1 b6 17.Rc1 Bc5 18.Be2 a5 19.Bf3© White does have decent compensation
for the pawn with all the three results still possible.) 12...Bd6 13.Qh5+ Bf7 14.Qg4 O-O 15.Qf5
g6 16.Qxf6 Qxf6 17.Bxf6 Rfc8 (The Swiss IM did not proceed in the most precise manner
17...d4?! 18.Bxd4 Bxa2 19.Ra1 Bf7 Gaehwiler is aware that he will inevitably lose the pawn.
After quite precise bishop manoeuvres White obtained a decisive advantage. (It was principled to
continue with 19...b3 even though the white bishops seem to be very threatening Black is able to
complicate the matters by advancing his queenside pawns. 20.Bc4+ Rf7 21.h4! a5 (21...Kf8
22.Bxf7 Kxf7 23.f4 a5 24.h5) 22.f4 h5 (22...a4 23.h5) 23.O-O!? (23.g4!?) 23...Kf8 24.Bxf7
Kxf7 25.f5±) 20.Rxa7 Rxa7 21.Bxa7 Ra8 22.Bd4 Bc5 23.Be5 Bd6 24.Bb2 Ra2 25.Bd4 Bc5
26.Bb1 Ra5 27.Bb2± Parligras,Mircea Emilian 2657 - Gaehwiler,Gabriel 2414, Skopje 2019)
18.Ke2 a5 and the black pawns on the queenside would be a really decent compensation for a
somewhat worse pawn structure.)
8.Bb2 Bxb4 9.Bxg7 Rg8 10.Be5 Nc6 11.Bg3

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11...c3N
At Wijk aan Zee 2017, in high class game Nepomniachtchi,Ian 2767 - Harikrishna,Pentala 2766
- 131/(7) there followed 11...Bf5 12.Be2 Be7 13.O-O h5 14.d3 h4 15.Bf4 d4 White obtained a
significant advantage after 16.exd4 Nxd4 (Black should have played 16...Bh3 even though after
the exchange sacrifice 17.g3 Bxf1 18.Bxf1 Nxd4 19.Rb1© White's prospects seem to be more
promising due to the poor position of the black king.) 17.dxc4 Nxe2+ 18.Qxe2 Bd3 19.Qe5
Bxf1 20.Rxf1±
12.a3 cxd2+
It seems more reasonable to play 12...Ba5!?
13.Nxd2 Bc3 14.Rc1 d4 15.Bd3 h5
Also, it was interesting to try 15...Qa5 but White will manage to castle anyway after 16.Rc2
16.O-O And both sides have chances in this position. However, from the strategic standpoint
Black's position is shaky due to the placement of his king.
16...h4

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17.Ne4!?
Vlad could have optioned for a calmer continuation 17.Bf4 and then after 17...Bh3 18.Be4 Bxg2
19.Bxg2 h3 20.Bg3 hxg2 21.Re1ƒ Black's king is still in no man's land.
17...hxg3 18.fxg3 It is not easy to grasp all the nuances of this piece sacrifice, but the elite
players often rely on their powerful intuition is such situations.
18...Be6 19.Qh5 Qa5 20.Qh4
Of course, Artemiev was not satisfied with the position arising after 20.Nf6+ Ke7 21.Bb5 Qxa3
22.Qh4 Rgd8!? because it was not obvious how to strengthen the position for White. However,
after 23.Kh1 it is not clear how can Black solve the positon of his weak king either.
20...Qe5 21.Nf6+ Kd8?
Quite a strange move by Paravyan. Black would retain decent chances after 21...Kf8 and then,
for example: 22.Be4 dxe3 23.Nh7+ Ke8 (White would achieve a very dangerous attack after
23...Kg7 24.Ng5→) 24.Nf6+ Kf8= and it seems that White would be forced to settle for
repetition.
22.Nxg8+ Kc7 23.Nf6
Artemiev could have prevented the loss of the d3 bishop - 23.Ne7! Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Qxd3
25.Nxc6 Kxc6 26.Rfd1+- with Qd4 to follow.
23...Bd2?
Paravyan complicates the position without any apparent necessity. Instead, he could have taken
the piece 23...Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Qxd3 with pretty unclear play and mutual chances - 25.Qf4+ Kb6
26.Ne4 (26.Rb1+ Ka6) 26...Qc4 27.Nd6 Qc5 28.Rb1+ Ka6 29.Nxb7 Qd5∞

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24.Ne4?! White decided to return the material and reach a roughly equal position.
Even though, he could have proceeded with 24.Rc2! Qxe3+ (24...Bxe3+ 25.Kh1) 25.Rf2 Qxd3
26.Rcxd2±
24...Bxe3+ 25.Kh1 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Rh8 27.Qf4 Qxf4 28.gxf4 Bf5 29.Kg1 The material is
balanced, but White still has a slightly better chances. His pawns have greater mobility, so he
needs to prepare the advance of his kingside pawns.
29...Bg6
Black could not easily resist in case of 29...a5 30.Rc5 (30.h3?! Rh4 31.Rf1 b5!) 30...Bxe4
31.Bxe4 and, in general a bishop dominates knight in positions with pawns on both flanks.
31...Re8 32.Bf3 Re3 33.a4 Ra3 34.h4 Rxa4 35.h5 Ra1+ 36.Kh2 Re1 37.h6 Re8 38.g4 a4 39.g5 a3
40.Rc1±
30.h3 a5 31.Rc5 b6 32.Rg5 Ne7 33.Kf2 f6 34.Rb5 Rd8 35.g4 Nd5
Black would have a bit better chances to clinch a draw after 35...Bxe4 36.Bxe4 d3 37.Rb1 d2
38.Rd1 Rd4 39.Ke3 Ra4 40.Rxd2 Rxa3+ 41.Rd3 Ra1
36.f5 Be8 37.Rxd5!? For the second time Artemiev is trying to secure a full point by sacrifice.
Instead, he could have resorted to a calmer solution and convert the advantage without much
risk. 37.Rb1 Bc6 38.Rc1± And the white pawns are ready to roll.
37...Rxd5 38.Nxf6 Re5 39.Nxe8+ Rxe8 40.g5 Kd6 41.f6 b5 42.h4 b4 43.a4?
White had a winning position after 43.axb4 and if Black tries to create a passer 43...a4 White
wins by force - 44.g6 a3 45.g7 Ke6 46.g8=Q+ Rxg8 47.Bc4++-
43...b3?
The final mistake by Black. He could have proceeded with 43...Rb8 44.h5 Ke6 keeping quite

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decent chances for a draw.
44.g6 Ke6 45.f7 Rb8 46.h5 Kf6 47.h6 b2 48.Kf3 Rd8 49.Kg4 Rc8 50.h7

And Black ended up in a zugzwang, since his king cannot control White's f and h pawns.
Therefore he is forced to keep the rook on the 8th rank, allowing the white king to march freely
over the whole board.
50...Rd8 51.Kh5 Kg7 52.Kg5 Rd5+ 53.Kg4 Rd8 54.Kf5 Rc8 55.Ke6 Rb8 56.Ke5 Rd8
57.Bb1Θ Rb8 58.Kxd4 Rb4+ 59.Kc5 Rh4 60.Kb5 Rh5+ 61.Kc4 Rh3 62.Be4 Kf8 63.Bf5 Rh2
64.Kc3 Kg7 65.Bc2 Rh4 66.Kxb2 Rh3 67.Bf5 Rh5 68.Bd3 Rh4 69.Kc3 Rf4 70.Be4 Rh4
71.Kd4 Rh5 72.Kc4 1-0

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MY BATTLES IN SKOPJE

The European Championship in Skopje was the best organized qualification event I have ever
participated in. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my second Robert Markuš who
helped me a lot during the tournament. Without his diligent work it would be much harder for me
to score such excellent result! I started the Championship really well, and after the 5th round I
was among the leaders. Unfortunately, I lost the rhythm after the rest day and scored only one
point in the following three games. Eventually, I managed to regain the composer and started

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playing well again, scoring +2 in the final stage of the tournament.
Dear Informant readers, now I would like to show you a few games from the Championship.
A87
Gledura, Benjamin (2630) - Demuth, Adrien (2510)
Skopje, 2019

1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.b3

d6 7.Bb2 c6 8.c4 Na6 9.Nbd2 e5
9...Qe8 10.Qc2 h6 Is a safer choice!
10.dxe5 Nd7
10...Ng4 11.Qc2 Nxe5 12.Rad1 Qe7 13.Bc3 Bd7
14.b4² Is considered to be sligthly better, according to
opening theory.
11.Ba3 Nxe5
11...c5 12.e6 Nb6 13.h4!? (13.Qc2 Bxe6 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.Bb2 Nb4 16.Qb1 Rad8 17.Bxg7
Qxg7 18.Ne1 a5 19.a3 Nc6 20.Nd3 g5∞ Korobov,Anton 2695 - Anton Guijarro,David 2679,
Poikovsky 2017) 13...Nc7 14.Qc2 Bxe6 15.Bb2² Would be sligthly better for White.
12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Nf3 Bxa1 14.Qxa1 Nc5 15.Rd1

15...Qe7
Benjámin Gledura, Skopje 2019; Photo:
eicc2019.mk
15...Qf6? Occurred in the classical stem game! Black immediately panicked, and went into a
completely wrong direction! 16.Qc1 Qe7 17.Bb2 Ne4 18.Qe3! Be6 19.Qd4 Kf7 20.h4 Rad8

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21.Ng5+! Nxg5 22.hxg5 Rd7 23.f4 Qd8 24.Kf1±
Shirov,Alexei 2500 - Bareev,Evgeny 2590, Lviv (zt)
1990 - 49/128
16.Qd4 Ne4
16...Qf6!? This is the engine solution for Black's
problems. However, I believe that but with accurate
human moves White can get a long term advantage even
here. 17.Qf4 Ne4 18.h4 Re8 19.Bf1! No need to hurry
since all positional factors are in White's favour. 19...a5
20.Bxd6 a4 (20...Nxd6 21.Rxd6 Re6 22.e4! Rxd6 23.e5
Qe6 24.exd6→) 21.Be5 Qe7 22.b4 Qxb4 23.Ba1©
17.Nd2 Nc5

18.b4
18.Nb1! I would choose this calmer, more positional approach. 18...a5 19.Nc3 Qf6 20.Qd2 Re8
21.Bb2ƒ
18...Qxe2?! Black accepts the "Greek gift"!
18...Na4 19.Qd3 Be6 20.Qc2 Nb6 21.Bb2 h6 22.a4 Kh7 23.a5 Nd7 24.a6∞ With mutual
chances, but objectively Black is not worse.
19.Nf3 Ne6

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20.Qa1!ƒ The key move of White's aggressive plan, connected to 18.b4. At the moment Black
lost the harmony of his pieces. On top of that, his king is weak, and additionally he needs to lose
a few tempi for the improvement of his queen. To make things even worse, there is a terrible
draft on the dark squares.
20...f4™
20...Qxc4? 21.Rxd6 a5 22.Bf1! Qc2 23.Nd4+-;
20...Rd8? 21.Re1 Qxc4 22.Bf1 Qg4 23.Qc3 d5 24.h3 Qh5 25.Rxe6 Bxe6 26.Bb2 d4 27.Nxd4+-
21.g4!

21...Qxc4? The losing mistake in a very difficult position!

21...Ng7 22.h3! Qxc4 (22...Be6?! 23.Rd2 Qxc4 24.Ng5 Qa6 25.Bb2±) 23.Rxd6 Be6 24.Qe5
Rae8 25.Bb2 Rf7 26.Ng5 Bd7 27.Nxf7 Rxe5 28.Nxe5 Qxb4 29.Rxd7 Qxb2 30.Rd8+ Ne8

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31.Rxe8+ Kg7 32.Bf3! Qxa2 33.Kg2ƒ and White got some initiative, because the black king is
terribly weak, so it is hard to find good defence against the g5 followed by h4 plan.
21...Nc7 22.h3! Be6 23.b5! c5 24.Ng5 f3 25.Bf1 Qe5 26.Qxe5 dxe5 27.Bxc5 Rfd8 28.Rc1 Rac8
29.Be3©
22.Rxd6 Ng7

23.Bf1! After this precise move the defence is destroyed!

23...Qe4 24.Ne5 Re8 25.Bc4+ Kh8 26.Bb2 Be6 27.Bxe6 Nxe6 28.Nd7+ 1-0
Gledura played really well in Skopje, and went on to qualify for the World Cup.

E90
Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard (2525) - Berkes, Ferenc (2666)
Skopje, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.h3 O-O 7.Nf3 e6 8.Bd3 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+
10.Be3

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10...Rxe3+
I chose this risky line, because I wanted to play something interesting and unusual, instead of the
passive, slightly inferior line with 10...Bh6 I noticed this move in the games by Alexander
Morozevich and Aleksandar Indjic, but my idea of handling the line was a bit different.
11.fxe3 Qe7 12.O-O Nbd7 13.Qd2

13...Nh5! The thematic plan with 13...Ne5 offers somewhat better prospects for White, because
Black is not in time to consolidate his position.
13...Ne5? 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Rf3 Bd7 (15...Nd7 16.Raf1 f5 17.Kh1 Qe7 18.e4 Ne5 19.R3f2±)
16.Raf1± Gelfand,Boris 2755 - Morozevich,Alexander 2760, Moscow 2013 - 118/201
14.Ne2?!

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White is preparing g4, Ng3, Rf2, Raf1 plan, which would be advantageous for him.
14.g4 Ng3 15.Rf2 h5 16.Kg2 h4 … Ne5, Bd7-e8 with excellent compensation.
14.e4 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Ne2 Bd7 17.Rf3 The following game is a really excellent example
of how to play such positions with the black pieces. 17...Rf8 18.Raf1 a6 19.b3 Nf6 20.Kh1 Bc8
21.Bc2 Nd7³ Martinovic,Sasa 2565 - Radovanovic,Nikola 2398, Hrvatska 2017
14.Qf2 Ne5 15.Be2 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Nf6 17.Qh4! Bd7 18.Rae1 Re8 19.Qf4 h5„;
14.Rf2 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Raf1 Ng3 17.Rxf7 Nxf1 18.Rxf1 Bd7© It seems to me that Black
has a decent compensation for a draw.
14...Bh6!N It is very important to provoke Nf4, because the knight would stand badly there
being the main target of Black's counterplay.
14...Ne5?! 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Rf3 Bd7 17.Raf1 f5 (Guseynov,Albert 2213 - Benidze, Davit 2478,
Cesme 2015) 18.b4! b6 19.Nf4 Nf6 20.bxc5 bxc5 21.Rb1±
15.Nf4 Ng3 16.Rfe1 Nf6 17.Kh2 Nge4 18.Qc2 Bd7„

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 Ferenc Berkes, Skopje 2019; Photo: Chess
Informant
We can conclude that the theoretical skirmish finished
quite satisfactory for Black! He has full control of the
dark squares, White's king is weak, while his pawn
structure is rather shaky. On top of that, the white rooks
have problem finding the open files to operate on.
19.Ne6
19.Bxe4 Nxe4 20.Ne6 Nf6 21.Nf4 Re8→;
19.Re2 Re8 20.Rae1 a6 (20...g5? 21.g4!) 21.a4 Qd8
22.b3 b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.cxb5 Qa5©
19...Bxe6 20.dxe6
20.Bxe4?! Does not work because of very concrete
reasons - 20...Bxh3 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.gxh3 Rf8 23.Kg2
Nh5→
20...Qxe6 21.Bxe4 Nxe4 A good bishop, plus pawn with better pawn structure for the exchange
give Black more than enough compensation.
22.Qb3
22.Rad1 Re8 23.Kg1 Was the best defence.
22...b6 23.Qa4 Bg7 24.Re2 h5! 25.Rd1

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25...g5
25...Rf8!! A brilliant prophylactic move, with the idea of keeping White's queen far away from
defence. 26.Qxa7 (26.Rd5 g5 27.Kg1 f5µ) 26...Qxc4 27.Rde1 b5µ;
25...Re8 26.Qc6 g5 - transposes to 25...g5.
26.Qc6 Re8 27.Qd5

27...Qd7?! A very "human" decision, but perhaps not the best. I missed my opponent's defence!
27...Qg6 28.g4!? (28.Kg1 Ng3 29.Rf2 Bf6!?³) 28...hxg4 29.hxg4 Bxb2! 30.Qc6 Kf8! 31.Rd5³;
27...g4 28.Qxe6 Rxe6 29.Nd2 Be5+ 30.Kg1 Ng3 31.Rf2 Kf8 32.Nf1 Ne4 33.Rc2³;
27...Qf6! Perhaps this was the best continuation, preventing the g4 defence. 28.Qc6 Re6
29.Qa8+ Kh7 30.Qd5 h4 31.Kg1 Qg6→

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28.Kg1 g4 29.hxg4?
29.Ng5™ Re5 (29...Nxg5? 30.Qxg5 Re5 31.Qh4! The key move of White's defence, with mutual
chances in the continuation. Most likely the game will end up in perpetual check, because both
kings are very weak.; 29...Nf6?? 30.Qxd6 Qf5 31.h4™+-) 30.Qa8+ Re8 31.Qd5=
29...Qxg4?! A good move, but 29... hg4 was much better! However, I immediately realized that
the game move would give me a really strong attack, so I played it quickly to save time on the
clock.
29...hxg4 30.Ng5 (30.Nd2 Ng3 31.Rf2 Rxe3; 30.Nh4 Re5 31.Qa8+ Kh7 32.g3 Bh6-+)
30...Nf6!! 31.Qxd6 Qf5-+
30.Qc6 Re6 31.Qc8+ Kh7 32.Qd7 h4!

I am using my kingside pawns as battering-rams. It is very hard to find counterplay for White.
33.Rd5† Kg6
33...Kh6! The engine's solution is also very strong.
34.Rf2
34.Rf5!? My opponent mentioned this brilliant idea after the game. However, it could not change
much compared to the game continuation. 34...Nf6 35.Rf4 Qxf4 36.Qxe6 Qxf3 37.Qxf7+ Kxf7
38.gxf3 d5-+
34...Nf6 35.Qc8 Nxd5 36.cxd5 Re4-+ 37.Qd8 Qg3 38.Nd2 Rxe3 39.Nf1 Re1 40.Qg8 Kh6
41.Qxf7 Bd4 42.Qf8+ Kh7 0-1

E05
Berkes, Ferenc (2666) - Ter Sahakyan, Samvel (2590)
Skopje, 2019

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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Ne5

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Skopje 2019; Photo:

eicc2019.mk
7...Qd6 In the finish of the tournament my opponent
tried to surprise me with this rare move. Black's idea is
to solve the problem of his queen, and directly attack the
d4 pawn.
8.Na3 Qa6 9.Naxc4 Rd8 10.b3
10.Qc2 Kramnik, Vladimir 2800 -
Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar 2809, Berlin (ct) 2018 -
136/160
10...c5

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11.a4!! I was very well prepared for this line, and came up with this strong move. No matter how
Black takes the d4 pawn, my initiative is very strong, thanks to the lead in development,
combined with the strong g2 bishop, in relation to Black's weak queen on a6.
11...Nbd7N
11...cxd4 12.Ba3 Bxa3 13.Rxa3 Nc6 14.Nd3±;
11...Rxd4 12.Qc2 Rd8 13.Bb2 Nbd7 14.Rad1 Nxe5 15.Rxd8+ Bxd8 16.Nxe5ƒ;
11...Nfd7 12.Bd2!? Nxe5 (12...cxd4 13.b4) 13.dxe5 Nc6 (13...Bd7 14.Ba5 Rc8 15.Qd2 Bc6
16.e4 b6 17.Bc3ƒ) 14.e3 b5 15.axb5 Qxb5 16.Qg4 Bb7 17.Bc3 Rd3 18.Rfc1ƒ
12.Bd2!
The engine's suggestion is stronger than the "human-like" 12.Ba3 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Rxd4 14.Qc2²
12...Nxe5
12...cxd4? 13.b4 Nxe5 14.b5 Qxb5 15.axb5 Nxc4 16.Be1 e5 17.Qc1 Nd6 18.Bb4±
13.dxe5 Nd5

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14.Qc1! If Black gets enough time to consolidate his position, White's advantage would be very
small. The key of increasing the advantage is to exchange the crucial defender!
14...Bd7
14...h6? 15.Bxh6 gxh6 16.Qxh6 Nc3 17.Bf3 Rd4 18.Rfc1 Nd5 19.e3+-
15.Bg5 Bc6

16.Bxd5! Liquidating into the winning endgame.

Although, some other moves also give White a clear advantage, for example 16.h4 or 16.e4
16...Bxg5 17.Bxc6 Bxc1 18.Bb5 Bg5?! Now my job becomes much easier!
18...Bb2 19.Ra2 Bc3 20.Bxa6 bxa6 21.Rc2 Bb4 22.f4±
19.Bxa6 bxa6 20.Rfd1± White is winning thanks to his excellent blockading knight, better pawn

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structure, and considerable space advantage. 20...Be7 21.Rac1 Kf8 22.f4
22.Nd6? Would give Black chances to survive. 22...Bxd6 (22...f6 23.Rxc5 fxe5 24.Rc6 e4
25.Rd2 e3 26.fxe3 Rab8 27.Rd3±) 23.Rxd6 Rxd6 24.exd6 Rc8 25.d7 Rd8 26.Rxc5 Rxd7 27.Rc6
Rb7 28.Rxa6 g5²
22...Rab8
22...h5 23.Kf2 g5 I expected this active defence, with the idea of reducing the material even
further. 24.e3 Rab8 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Ke2± … Rd1
23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Kf2 Ke8 25.Kf3 Rd5 26.g4 h6

27.Rh1! The next step is to increase the space advantage on the kingside by means of h4-h5.
Black's passive defence is doomed.
27...Kd7
27...Bh4 28.Nd6+ Kf8 29.Rc1 Be7 30.b4!? Is not the only solution. 30...Bxd6 31.exd6 Rxd6
32.bxc5 Rc6 33.Ke4 Ke7 34.Kd4 Kd7 35.Kc4 Kc7 36.h4+-
28.h4 Ke8 29.h5 Rd7 30.Rc1 Rb7 31.Rc3 Kd7 32.Ke4 Rb4 33.Rd3+ Ke8 34.Kf3 Rb8 35.e3
Rb4

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36.Ke2!+- I felt tired at the end of the tournament, so I chose the safest options without any
hurry! The final part of the game is a matter of technique.
36...Rb8 37.Kd2 Rb7 38.Kc3
38.Rd6 Rxb3 39.Rxa6 Rb7 40.Kc3 Kd7 41.f5+- Seemed to be strong as well.
38...Rc7 39.Rd1 Kf8 40.Rd2 Kg8 41.Nd6 Kf8 42.Rd3 Rc6 43.Ne4 Rc7 44.f5! exf5
44...Bh4 45.fxe6 fxe6 46.Rd6 Ke7 47.Rxa6+-
45.gxf5 Ke8 46.f6
46.Kc4!?
46...gxf6 47.exf6 Bd8
47...Bf8 48.Nd6+ Bxd6 49.Rxd6 a5 50.Ra6 Kd7 51.Kc4 Rb7 52.e4 Rb4+ 53.Kd5+-
48.Kc4 Rc6 49.Nd6+ Kf8 50.Nxf7 Kxf7
50...Bxf6 51.Nxh6 Bg5 52.Nf5 Re6 53.Kd5 Re8 54.e4+-
51.Rxd8 Kxf6 52.Kd5 Rc7 53.e4 Rb7 54.e5+ Ke7 55.Rh8 Rxb3 56.Rh7+ Ke8 57.Rxh6 a5
58.Rh8+ Ke7 59.Rh7+ 1-0
Finally, I joined the +5 group of participants after this excellent win!

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Baron, Tal (2506) - Lupulescu, Constantin (2611)
Skopje, 2019

Lupulescu started the tournament slowly, but after the rest day he woke up. Eventually, after the
excellent finish he managed to qualify for the World Cup.

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 b5
10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Kb1 Qb6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.f5

13...h5 This sideline became more fashionable over the last years few years!
13...b4 Is the main line 14.Ne2 e5 15.Ng3 h5 (15...Qc5?! 16.Nh5²) 16.h4∞
14.Bd3?! Obviously, Baron confused the opening lines, and allowed Black to close the centre in
his favour! White is not in time for Ng3 & h4!
14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Bd3 is considered to be the main line. (15.Qf4 Tukhaev,Adam 2536 -
Murariu,Andrei 2526, Romania 2012 - 117/62) 15...b4 16.Ne2 Bh6 17.Qe1 Qc5∞ Was played
by the expert Andriy Vovk twice, and with much success for Black.
14...b4 15.Ne2 e5!

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15...Bh6 16.Nf4! e5 17.Bc4!„ Would lead to unclear play, for example: 17...Bxe4 (17...Bxf4?
18.Qxd6 Qb7 19.Qxf6 Rh6 20.Qg7 Qe7 21.g3!±; 17...Rd8? 18.Nd5 Bxd2 19.Nxb6 Be3 20.Nd5
Bxd5 21.Rxd5±) 18.Qe2 Bxc2+ 19.Qxc2 Bxf4 20.g3 Be3 21.Qa4+ Kf8 22.Bxf7©
16.Ng3? Too cooperative. Instead, White could have proceed with 16.Bc4 with mutual chances!
16.h4? Bh6 17.Qe1 Ke7µ;
16.Bc4 a5 (16...Bxe4 17.Ng3 (17.Nf4 Bh6 - 15...Bh6) 17...Bc6 18.Bd5 Bxd5 19.Qxd5 Rc8
20.Ne4 Be7 21.Nxd6+ Bxd6 22.Qxd6 Qc6 23.Rd2 a5=; 16...h4!? 17.Rhe1 a5 18.b3) 17.Qd3
Qc5 18.Nc1 a4 19.b3∞ With a rather standard play for both sides.
16...h4
16...Bh6 17.Qe2 h4 18.Nf1 - 16...h4
17.Nf1 Bh6 18.Qe2 Ke7 19.Nd2 a5

20.Bc4 White lost many tempi for the knight moves. On his part, Black could exchange queens
with some endgame advantage, but he chose to play for attack. A really well-thought decision in
a difficult tournament situation!
20...a4
20...Qe3 21.Rhe1 Qxe2 22.Rxe2 Rhg8³
21.Nf3

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21...b3!µ A well-timed tactical bomb! White's defence is not ready for such turn of events!
22.cxb3 axb3 23.Bxb3 Ba4? The only mistake Black made in this game!
He should have inserted 23...Bb5! instead. 24.Qe1 (24.Bc4 Qa6-+; 24.Rd3 - compared to the
game Black has two more tempi.) 24...Ba4-+
24.Rd3 Bb5 25.Qc2
25.Rhd1µ With some chances for survival.
25...Bxd3 26.Qxd3 Ra5 27.Nxh4? White goes for the material, but that decision leads him to
defeat immediately!
Instead, he should have gone for the passive defence with 27.Rd1 Rc5 28.Ng1 Rhc8 29.Ne2
Kf8! 30.Nc3 with some chances to save the game. 30...Kg7 31.Qxd6 Qb4! 32.Qd3 Rxc3
33.bxc3 Rxc3 34.Qd5 Rc7µ White's king is terribly weak. In practical games it is impossible to
defend such positions.
27...Rc5 28.Nf3 Rhc8 29.Nd2 Qb4 30.Rd1

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30...Qxd2! 0-1

A65
Korobov, Anton (2686) - Erdos, Viktor (2612)
Skopje, 2019

Before the game both players had +3 score and played very well in the tournament.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 d6 6.e4 exd5 7.cxd5 Bg7 8.Nge2

Viktor Erdos played this line many times before. Against Levon Aronian and Radoslaw
Wojtaszek he chose the old main line with 0-0, h5, a6 etc. In general, he obtained playable
positions, but lost those games in the complications.
8...a6 9.a4 Nbd7 10.Ng3 Nh5 A rare line with very complicated strategic ideas. Black is
playing for the active piece play on both flanks, trying to break White's strong centre by means

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of f5 and b5 pawn pushes. However, in order to achieve that he has to destroy his own pawn
structure.
11.Nxh5 gxh5 12.Be3
12.Be2 Bd4! 13.Bf4 Rg8 14.g3 Ne5 15.Qd2 Bh3 16.Bxe5 dxe5 17.Bf1 Bd7! Black had a really
good play in this high level game. 18.Ne2 h4 19.Nxd4 cxd4 20.Kf2 Rc8 21.Bd3 Qf6 22.Rhg1
h5³ Vitiugov, Nikita 2721 - Grischuk,Alexander 2752, Russia (ch) 2016 - 130/28
12.Bd3 Ne5 (12...O-O 13.O-O f5 14.exf5 Ne5 15.Bc2 Bxf5 16.Bxf5 Rxf5 17.Ne4 c4 18.Qc2!²
Aronian,Levon 2801 - Svidler,Peter 2763, Palma de Mallorca 2017) 13.Bc2 Qh4+! In my
opinion this plan is really strong, provoking the weakness in White's kingside structure. It should
give Black a quite decent counterplay. 14.g3 Qh3 (14...Qe7 15.h3! c4 (15...f5? 16.f4) 16.f4
Nd3+ 17.Bxd3 cxd3 18.Kf2! O-O 19.Qxd3 f5 20.e5! dxe5 21.d6 Qe6 22.fxe5 f4 23.Bxf4 Bxe5
24.Rad1ƒ) 15.Kf2 h4∞ With rather unclear play.
12...O-O
12...Ne5 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O f5 15.f4 Ng4 16.Bxg4 hxg4 17.e5 b6 (17...dxe5 18.Bxc5 Rf7
19.d6 b6 20.Be3 Bb7 21.Qd2²) 18.e6 Bb7 19.Qd3 Qe7 20.Rfd1± Yakubboev,Nodirbek 2522 -
Mis,Mieszko 2307, Porto Carras 2018
13.Qd2N
13.Be2
13...f5 14.Be2

The critical position! 14...fxe4

14...Ne5?! 15.O-Oƒ Is worse for Black, because it is very hard to defend against f4, e5 pawn
break.

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14...Nf6?! 15.e5 dxe5 16.Bxc5 Re8 17.a5ƒ;
14...Qf6 From the theoretical point of view this was the best choice for Black. 15.exf5 (15.O-O?!
f4 16.Bf2 b6 17.Kh1 Ne5 18.Rab1 Kh8 19.Rfc1 a5„ Black has excellent attacking prospects on
the kingside, since White's positional plan based on b3, Nb5-a3-c4 is extremely slow.) 15...Qxf5
16.O-O Ne5 17.Bh6 (17.Ne4 Qg6) 17...Bxh6 18.Qxh6 Qg6 19.Qxg6+ hxg6 20.Ne4 Nf7 21.g4
Kg7² Is slightly better for White, but I believe that with precise defence Black can hold.
15.Nxe4 Nf6 16.Ng5! White correctly avoids the trade of knights.
16.O-O Nxe4 17.fxe4 Bg4=
16...Re8?!
16...Qe7 According to engine this is the best defence for Black. However, from the human
perspective in both lines White has a long term initiative. 17.O-O (17.Ra3 h6 18.Ne6 Bxe6
19.dxe6 Qxe6 20.O-O©) 17...h6 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.fxe4 Rxf1+ 20.Rxf1 Qxe4 21.Bd3 Qe5
22.Bxh6 Bd7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Re1 Qf6 25.Qe3 Rf8 26.a5²
17.O-O Qe7 18.Ra3 Bd7

19.Re1!± White won the opening battle. The black king is weaker than its counterpart, while the
e6 square is crucial weakness!
19...b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Bd3 Qe5 Erdos is trying to find the best practical
chances, but Korobov flawlessly solves all the problems!
23.Bxc5 Qxd5 24.Bxh7+ Kh8 25.Bd4! Ra4 26.b4 Ra2 27.Qe3 Ra3

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28.Qf4!+- White's attack cannot be stopped!
28...Nxh7 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7 30.Re7+ Kg6 31.Nxh7 Ra1+ 32.Kf2 Ra2+ 33.Kg3 h4+ 34.Qxh4
Qd2 35.Nf8+ Kf5 36.Rf7+ Ke5 37.Qe4# A really superb game by Korobov! 1-0

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 David Antón Guijarro, Praha 2019; Photo: Chess Informant

EL NIÑO’S CHESS SPRING

At the Praha Chess Festival (6 – 15 March 2019) the in-form David Antón Guijarro managed to
win the Challengers tournament with a remarkable score (6 out of 9 points), and was promoted to
the highest group for the next edition of the same event.

Later on, in Skopje he participated in the European Individual Chess Championship (18 – 28
March), and proved high class by finishing in the top 10 (8 out of 11 points), only half a point
less than the winner, Vladislav Artemiev. Here we present you some of David Antón's best

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games from these events, embellished by his lucid and deep annotations!

C78
Shirov, Alexei (2667) - Anton Guijarro, David (2643)
Praha Challengers, 2019

In the first round I played against the top seed with the
black pieces. Quite a good challenge!
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 Lately I
have been playing the Open Spanish, so Shirov options
for the main move which avoids it.
5.O-O Nxe4
5...Bc5
5...b5 and 5...d6 are also quite common.
6.c3 d6 7.O-O Ba7 8.Bg5 I believe this move makes more sense if Black has already castled.
Now I can push my pawns easily.
8...h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3

10...h5! There are other options but this is the most aggressive one.
11.h4 Nh7

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The simplest solution.
11...g4 12.Ng5 Ng8 Is the line that computer suggests but it looks really complicated after 13.d4
f6 14.f4
12.Nbd2?!
12.d4 Was the critical move, and then after 12...g4 13.Ne1 Black cannot play the intended Nf8-
g6 on time. 13...Nf8? (13...Bd7!) 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.dxe5
12...g4 13.Ne1 Nf8 Now the knight goes to g6 attacking the h4 pawn and overprotecting e5.
14.d4 Looking for counterplay in the centre.
14...exd4 15.Bxc6+ I thought that this move was forced but it seems cd4 is possible as well.
15.cxd4 b5 16.Bb3 Nxd4 Looks like a pawn up but... 17.Bd5 c6

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18.Nb3! and suddenly Black is in trouble.
15...bxc6 16.cxd4 Ng6 The pawn on h4 cannot be defended so White needs to create
counterplay in the centre.
17.Qa4 Bd7 18.e5 d5

19.f3? A bad move. Now the position is lost for White.

During the game I was thinking about 19.e6 fxe6 20.Qc2 Nxh4 - Black is two pawns up, but
White can play around the dark squares.
19...c5 20.Qa3

20...c4! A very important move, controlling the white knights and attacking the d4 pawn.
20...cxd4? 21.Nd3 And suddenly the knights become strong.

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21.Nc2 Alexei tried to create chaos but I was well-prepared for that.
21...Bf5 22.Nb4 Bxd4+ 23.Kh2 Qd7 24.Nxa6 A good try, threatening Nc7.
24...Ra7! Avoiding White's idea and winning the knight.
25.Rad1 Qc8 26.Qa4+ Bd7 27.Qa5

27...Be6! Better move than taking on a6 immediately.

28.Nxc4 Qxa6 29.Rxd4 Qxa5 30.Nxa5 Rxa5 And Alexei resigned. 0-1

Anton Guijarro, David (2643) - Nguyen, Thai Dai Van (2546)

Praha Challengers, 2019

Black has good compensation for the pawn. The knight on d3 is very strong and the immediate

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threat is Nb2.
1.Nf4! The best continuation is to give the pawn back in order to achieve coordination the
pieces.
1.Be1? Rb8³; 1.Nd5 f5∞
1...Nxb2 2.Rxd8 Rxd8 3.Nfd5 Nd3

4.Bc7! The key move that gives sense and logic to the whole line.
Of course not 4.Ne7+ Kf8 5.Nc6 Bxc3 6.Nxd8 Bd4+ 7.Kh1 Bb6 8.Nc6 c3 and White would
suffer if he wishes to clinch a draw.
4...Bxc7 5.Nxc7 Bc8 6.Rb8 Now everything is clear. The white pieces have much better
coordination, while the c4 pawn is terribly weak.
6...Ne5 7.N7b5 Nc6 8.Ra8 g5 9.Nd5 a6

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10.Na3 Winning the pawn and the game.
10...c3 11.Nxc3 Be6 12.Rxd8+ Nxd8 13.Kf2 Nc6 14.Nc2 f5 15.a3 Kf7 16.Ke3 f4+ 17.Kd3
a5 18.Nd5 Bc8 19.Nc7 Ke7 20.Kc4 Kd6 21.Nb5+ Ke5 22.Kc5 Nd8 23.Ne1 Ne6+ 24.Kb6
a4 25.Nd3+ Kf6 26.e5+ Ke7 27.Nb4 Nf8 28.Nd4 Be6 29.Kc7 1-0

Antón Guijarro vs Jan Krejčí, Praha 2019; Photo: Chess Informant

C54
Anton Guijarro, David (2643) - Svane, Rasmus (2610)

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 Skopje, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 I've played this line a few times with
good results.
6...d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Be3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Qc2 Ba5
The main line is 12...Bg6 but there are also some games with Ba5. I even played it with Black
against GM Daniel Forcen Esteban two years ago, in Espana rapid Championship.
13.O-O Nxc3
13...Bxf3!? 14.gxf3 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Qg5+ 16.Kh1 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qf5 This line is what I
analyzed at home and it is what I thought he would play. After 18.Rfc1 Black has enough
compensation for the piece but it is still very complicated.
14.bxc3 Bxf3 15.gxf3

15...Qd7! Threatening Qh3 and Nd4.

16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.f4 The position is roughly equal but I think that Black should be careful.
17...Qg6+?! The endgame is clearly better for White.
17...f6 Is the right move. After 18.Kg2 avoiding fe5 and Rf3, and the position is still unclear.
17...Qxc3 18.Qe2 With good compensation for the pawn.
18.Qxg6 fxg6 If the Black's king gets to f5 Black should be fine, but with the next two moves I
prevented that plan.
19.Rab1! Bb6 20.Kg2! Rae8
The point is that after 20...Kf7 21.c4! dxc4

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22.Kf3! Ke6 23.Ke4 my king gets to the centre first stopping Kf5 or Kd5.
21.Rfc1 The plan is to push c4, winning the e4 square for the king.
21...c6 22.a4 Re7 23.c4 dxc4 24.Rxc4 Rd7 It is difficult to propose something for Black.
25.Kf3 Kf7
25...g5 Does not work because of 26.Ke4 gxf4 27.Bxf4 Bxd4 28.e6!
26.Ke4 Rfd8

26...Ke6 27.Bd2 with the idea of a5-a6 and White is winning.

27.h4! Threatening h5. Most likely, the position is already lost for Black.
27...h5 28.f5 gxf5+ 29.Kxf5 Rd5 30.Ke4 g6 31.f4 The idea is simple. I will play f5 so the h5

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pawn will become weak. Also, the e5 pawn is very strong with my king on f5.
31...Rg8 32.Rcb4 Rd7
32...Rb8 33.Rf1 Ke6 34.Rg1 Kf7 35.f5+-
33.a5 Bxa5 34.Rxb7 And, the rest is easy.
34...Rd8 35.f5 gxf5+ 36.Kxf5 Ke8 37.Bg5 Bb6 38.Bxd8 Rxb7 39.Bf6 Rd7 40.Rg1 Rf7 41.Rg8+
41.e6?? Rxf6+ 42.Kxf6 Bxd4+
41...Rf8 42.Rg5 Kd7 43.Rxh5 Bxd4 44.Rh7+ Kc8 45.Ke4 Bc5 46.h5 a5 47.h6 a4 48.Rg7 a3
49.h7 a2 50.e6 1-0

Nils Grandelius vs David Antón Guijarro, Skopje 2019; Photo: eicc2019.mk

Anton Guijarro, David (2643) - Paichadze, Luka (2576)

Skopje, 2019

After missing a completely winning position I got the endgame being a pawn up. However,
Black has very good drawing chances.

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1.Kf3! Avoiding some checks and preparing g3 if neccesary to restrict the black knight.
1...Rac7 2.Rb6! Rf7
2...R2c3+ 3.Rxc3 Rxc3+ 4.Ke2 Ne4 (4...Kg7 5.Rxf6) 5.Nxd5 Ra3 with some chances for Black.

3.Rb5! The only move. Other moves are probably draw immediately. The idea is to play Rba5
and exchange one pair of rooks by Ra7.
3...Nh5?!
3...Ne4? 4.Rxd5; 3...Rc1 Was a better try.
4.g3 Rc1 5.Rxd5+- Now it is clear that White is winning.
5...Rf1+ 6.Ke2 Nxf4+ 7.gxf4 R7xf4 8.Raxa5 R4f3 9.Rd7+ Kg6 10.Ra6+ Kg5 11.Rg7+ Kh5

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12.Rg2 Rf8 13.Ra7 Kh6 14.Ra3 Rh1 15.d5 Rh5 16.Rd3 Rb8 17.d6 Rb2+ 18.Kf3 Rh3+ 19.Rg3
Rhh2 20.d7 Rhf2+ 21.Ke4 And Black resigned. 1-0

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 David Navara, Praha 2019; Photo: Chess Informant

DAVID IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN

David Navara won his 9th title of Czech Champion after a brilliant performance in Ostrava.
Although he was a favourite, it is always difficult to compete for the national title. Nevertheless
he proved to be too strong for all of his rivals. The 2019 Czech Championship was an open
tournament with almost 70 participants who played 9 rounds of thrilling chess. Navara finished
clear first scoring 8 out of 9 points, while Lukáš Černoušek and Pavel Šimáček finished behind
him, with 7 and 6½ points respectively.

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Here we present you two games played by the Champion, with exclusive annotations by David
Navara.
D06
Navara, David (2733) - Cernousek, Lukas (2438)
Cesko (ch), 2019

The game against Černoušek from the penultimate round

proved to be very important for the final standings. With
a win I would be a sole leader. My opponent, eventually,
finished clear 2nd.
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5
6.e4 Nf6

6...Nb4 7.Bb5+!? Bd7 8.Bc4 N8c6 9.Nxc6 Nxc6 10.O-O e6 11.Be3 Be7 12.Nc3 O-O 13.f4²
Silva, Marcus Antonio Roli - Sande,Oystein, corr 2008
7.Bf4!?N
7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Nc3 e5 or 7.Nc3 e5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 is the main line.

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7...e5! Black reacts correctly, even though he had plenty of possibilities to go astray.
7...Nxe4? 8.Qc2!? (8.Bb5+!? Bd7! (8...Nd7? 9.Qe2 Nf6 10.Nc3 e6 11.O-O-O Bb4 12.Nxe6
fxe6 13.Qxe6+ Qe7 14.Qb3 Kf8 15.Bxd7 Nxd7 16.Nd5 Qc5+ 17.Kb1+-) 9.Qe2!→) 8...Nd6!
(8...Nf6 9.Nb5 Nd5 10.Be5 Nc6 11.N1c3! Ndb4 12.Qa4 Na6™ 13.Rd1 Bd7 14.Qe4 Nxe5
15.Qxe5 e6 16.Be2 Qb8 17.Qd4 Bc6 18.O-O Qd8 19.Qg4!? Qf6 20.Nd4!±) 9.Nc3 Bd7
(9...Nc6 also allows White to generate a strong attack: 10.Nxc6 (10.O-O-O!?) 10...bxc6 11.O-O-
O→ (11.Rd1!?)) 10.O-O-O!? Nc6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Qe2!? (12.Bc4±) 12...e6 13.Qe5 Qb6
(13...Qd7 14.Rxd6 Qxd6 15.Qxd6 Bxd6 16.Bxd6±) 14.Rxd6 Bxd6 15.Qxd6 Rd8 16.Qe5 Qxf2
17.Bg5! Qd4 18.Qxd4 Rxd4 19.Be3 Rg4 20.Bxa7±;
7...e6? 8.Nc3 a6 9.Be2 Bc5 10.Nb3 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 Bb4 12.f3±;
7...Nc6?! 8.Bb5!? (8.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 bxc6 10.f3²) 8...Bd7 (8...Nxe4? 9.Qc2!→ Qd5
10.Na3! Bd7 11.O-O-O! Nxd4 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.Qxe4 Qc6+ 14.Qxc6+ Nxc6 15.Nb5 Rc8
16.Nc7+ Rxc7 17.Bxc7±) 9.Bxc6!? bxc6 10.Nc3±;
7...Nbd7 8.Bb5 (8.e5?! Nxe5! 9.Bb5+ Nc6! 10.Nxc6 (10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Nxc6 bxc6=) 10...Qxd1+
11.Kxd1 a6! 12.Nc3 Bd7!?=; 8.Nb5 e5 9.Qc2 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 O-O=) 8...e5!
transposes to the game. (8...e6?! 9.O-O (9.Nc3 Bb4 10.O-O! O-O 11.Nde2 a6 (11...e5!?)
12.Bxd7 Bxd7 13.e5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qb3! (15.Qxd5 Bb5 16.Qe4 Bc5©) 15...Qe7
16.Nd4 Rfd8 (16...Bc5 17.Qxd5) 17.Qg3ƒ) 9...a6 (9...Nxe4? 10.Re1 Nf6 11.Nxe6! fxe6
12.Rxe6+ Be7 (12...Kf7 13.Bc4+-) 13.Bd6+-) 10.Bxd7+ Bxd7 11.Nc3 Bb4 12.Qb3 Bxc3
(12...Qa5!?) 13.Qxc3! (13.bxc3 O-O! 14.Qxb7 Qc8 15.Rab1 Qxc3 16.Be5 Rfd8 17.Rfc1 Qd3=)
13...O-O (13...Nxe4? 14.Qe3 Nf6 15.Bd6±) 14.f3²; 8...a6?! 9.Bxd7+ Nxd7

(9...Qxd7?! 10.e5 g5!? (10...Nd5 11.e6! fxe6 12.Be5±) 11.Be3! (11.Bxg5 Rg8„) 11...Nd5
(11...Ne4 12.O-O±) 12.e6±; 9...Bxd7 10.Nc3 e6 11.e5 Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.O-O²) 10.Nc3!!
(10.e5? Nxe5) 10...e5 (10...e6 11.O-O²) 11.Bg3 Bb4 (11...exd4? 12.Nd5 Qa5+ (12...Bb4+
13.Nxb4±) 13.Kf1 Ra7 (13...f5!? 14.Nc7+ Kf7 15.Qb3+! Kg6 16.Nxa8±) 14.Rc1! Bc5 15.b4

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Qb5+ (15...Qxa2 16.Qxd4!? (16.bxc5) 16...O-O 17.bxc5+-) 16.Kg1 b6 17.a4! Qc6 18.bxc5
bxc5 19.Qxd4!±; 11...h5 12.Nf3² (12.h4?! Bb4!)) 12.Nf5! O-O 13.O-O Nf6 14.Bxe5 Qxd1
15.Raxd1 Bxc3 16.Ne7+ Kh8 17.bxc3 Nxe4 18.Nd5!?²)
8.Bb5+
8.Bxe5?? Qa5+-+
8...Nbd7!
8...Bd7 9.Bxe5²
9.Bxe5 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 O-O!

11.Bxd7!
11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.O-O Bxc3 13.bxc3 Nxe4=; 11.Bf4 Nxe4=
11...Nxd7!
11...Bxd7? 12.O-O Bxc3 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.bxc3 Rac8 15.Qd2±
12.Bf4
12.Nc2 Nxe5 (12...Qg5!? 13.Bg3 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 Nc5 15.Qd5 Qxd5 16.exd5 Re8+ 17.Ne3 f5
18.O-O Bd7©) 13.Nxb4 Qg5!©;
12.Bg3 Nc5 13.f3 (13.O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nxe4=) 13...Na4!©
12...Nc5!
12...Qf6?! 13.Bg3 Nc5 14.O-O Bxc3 15.e5! Qg6 16.bxc3²;
12...Re8?! 13.f3²
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13.f3?! b6 14.O-O Bxc3! 15.bxc3 Ba6 16.Re1 Nd3³
13...Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nxe4 15.Qf3ƒ White's position remains easier to play. That being said, Black
should be able to equalize with a couple of accurate moves. In actual fact, he has several ways to
reach the equality.
15.Qc2 Nc5 16.Rfe1 Bd7=
15...Qd5
15...f5!? 16.Qd3 (16.Rfe1!? Qd5 (16...Qa5 17.c4) 17.Rad1 Qc4! (17...Qxa2? 18.g4!→; 17...Re8
transposes to 15...Qd5 16.Rfe1 Re8 17.Rad1 f5) 18.Be5 Bd7=) 16...Be6 17.f3 Nc5 18.Qb5 Rc8
19.Nxe6 Nxe6 20.Rad1 Qe8 (20...Qb6+ 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.Be5ƒ) 21.Qb3 Qf7=
16.Rfe1 Nf6
16...Re8 17.Rad1 f5 (17...Bf5!? 18.c4 Qc5 19.Nxf5 Qxf5 20.h3 Qe6!? (… Qc6) (20...h6?!
21.Rd5 Qg6 22.Re5!²; 20...Nf6 21.g4²) 21.Qd3 Qc6=) 18.a4!? Bd7 19.Nb5 Nf6! 20.Qxd5+!
Nxd5 21.Be5! Bxb5 22.axb5 Nb6!=;
16...f5!? 17.Rad1 Qc4! (17...Qxa2? 18.g4!) 18.Be5 Bd7=
17.Qd3 The simplification
17.Qxd5 Nxd5 18.Bd6 Rd8 19.c4 Bg4 20.cxd5?! Rxd6 21.Nb5 does not bring White anything,
as his passed pawn can be stopped quite easily. On the contrary, Black might soon get a slight
advantage.
17...Re8
17...Bd7 18.Re5 Qd6 19.h3ƒ
18.Rxe8+
18.c4 Rxe1+ (18...Bf5 19.cxd5 Bxd3 20.d6ƒ) 19.Rxe1 Qa5 20.Bd2!? Qd8= (20...Qxa2?
21.Bc3± threatening 22. Ra1.)
18...Nxe8 19.c4 Qa5
19...Bf5!? 20.Qd2 (20.cxd5 Bxd3 21.d6 Rd8=) 20...Qd7 21.Nxf5 Qxf5 22.Re1 h6 23.h3 b6=
20.Nb3 Qb6!
20...Bf5? 21.Nxa5 Bxd3 22.Rd1! Be4 23.f3 Bc6 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Rd7±;
20...Qf5?! 21.Qd8 Qe6 22.Rd1ƒ
21.c5 Qf6 22.Re1
22.Qe4 Be6 23.Qxb7? Rd8-+
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23...Qe7=
24.Qf3 Rd8 25.Bg3
25.Qxb7?? Bd5-+
25...Rd7
25...Qc2!? 26.Qxb7 Rd1! 27.f3 Bxb3 28.axb3 Qxc5+ 29.Kf1 Rxe1+ 30.Bxe1ƒ;
25...Bc8 26.Qd5 Qf6™ looks dangerous for Black, even though his position holds. 27.Qe4ƒ
26.c6 bxc6 27.Qxc6

27...Re7?† Black prevented 28.Qa8 and created some back rank threats, but probably missed my
reply.
He could have maintained equality by means of 27...Qd3! 28.Qa8 (28.Nc5 Qc3! (28...Qd5?!
29.Qb5!²) 29.f3 Re7=) 28...Rd8 29.Qxa7 Qe2! (29...Bxb3? 30.axb3 Qxb3? 31.Qe7 Qd1 32.h3!?
+-) 30.f3 Rd1 31.Qf2 (31.Qa5 Rxe1+ 32.Bxe1 Bxb3 33.axb3 Qe3+ 34.Bf2 Qxb3=) 31...Rxe1+
32.Qxe1 Qxa2= Cernousek,Lukas; Navara, David
28.Qc5!± It turns out that Black also has problems with his weak back rank!
28.Qa8? Bd7=; 28.h3? Bd7!=; 28.Nd4? Bd7!=
28...Qf6
28...Rb7? 29.Qc8! Re7 30.Qd8 Qf6 31.Bd6+-;
28...Rd7 29.Nd4!± (29.Qc8 f5™²)
29.Nd4 Rd7 30.Nxe6 Re7?!
30...Qxe6? 31.Qc1+-

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After 30...fxe6 31.h3± White would possess a stable advantage owing to the weakness of Black's
a7 and e6 pawns. In actual fact, even Black's king could feel unsafe.
31.h3!
31.Qc8? h6!² (31...Rxe6? 32.Qxe8+! Rxe8 33.Rxe8#)
31...h6?!
31...fxe6±
32.Re3 Now Black loses the a7 pawn in many lines, after which White's passed a_pawn becomes
unstoppable.
32...fxe6
32...Rxe6 33.Rxe6 Qxe6 34.Qxa7+-
33.Rf3 Qg5

33...Qa1+ 34.Kh2 Rf7 35.Rxf7 Kxf7 36.Qxa7++-

34.Be5! and Black resigned. There was no good way to parry the threats of 35.Rg3 Qh4 36.Rg4
and 35.h4 Qh4 36.Rh3 Qg5 37.f4
34.Be5 Rf7 (34...h5 35.h4 Qxh4 36.Bg3!+-) 35.Rxf7 Kxf7 36.Qxa7++-
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 David Navara vs Lukáš Černoušek, Ostrava 2019; Photo by Ilona a Libor Hromídkovi

Kraun, Tomas (2456) - Navara, David (2733)

Cesko (ch), 2019

1...Kf5! Black activates his king. White's position is already beyond saving, but in a practical
game it is not so easy to prove that.
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It is too late for 2.Kh3 Bf4 3.Bf2 Ke6!µ when White appears to be in a sort of zugzwang after
4.Bh4 Rh8 5.Kg4 a4! Letting the Black rook to the 2nd rank is highly undesirable, but 6.Rd8!?
(No better is 6.Bf2 Rh7!? 7.Bh4 Rg7+ 8.Kh3 Rd7!-+, when the b2 pawn is about to fall.)
6...Rxd8 7.Bxd8 Bc1 8.Ba5 Bxb2 9.Bb4 does not help either in view of 9...Bc1 10.Kg3 Be3
11.Kg4 Kd5 12.Kf5 Bb6 13.Kf6 (13.Bf8? Ba5-+; While 13.Kg4 e4! 14.f4 Bd8 is also lost for
White, but it is very complicated to prove that) 13...e4! 14.fxe4+ Kxe4 15.Ke6 Be3 16.Kd6 Kd3
17.Kc6 Kc2! 18.Kxb5 Kb3-+ … Bd2
After 2.Rd7 Bf4! 3.Bxf4 Kxf4 4.Rf7+ Ke3-+ Black creates a passed pawn and supports it with
his active king.
2...Bf4 3.Bxf4 Kxf4 4.Rxb5

4...a4! Winning a tempo cannot be wrong.

That said, 4...Rg5?! 5.Rxa5 Kxf3 was also winning, e.g. 6.Rd5!? (6.a4 Kf2! 7.Kh3 Rg3+ 8.Kh4
e4-+) 6...Rg2+ 7.Kh1 (7.Kh3 Rg6! 8.Kh2 e4-+) 7...Re2! 8.a4 Kg3! 9.Rd1 Rxb2-+
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5...Rb8!
5...Kxf3? 6.Rxe5 Rg2+ 7.Kh3 Rxb2 8.Rc5 Rb3 (8...Rb8 9.Rxc4 Rh8+ 10.Rh4=) 9.Rxc4 Rxa3
leads to a draw only, if White defends correctly.
5...Rd8?! was slightly less accurate than the game continuation, but Black should still win after
6.Kg1 Rd2 7.Kf1 Rxb2 8.Ke1 Ra2! 9.Rxc4+ Kxf3 10.Rh4!? (10.Rxa4 e4 11.Ra7 Ra1+ 12.Kd2
e3+ 13.Kd3 Rd1+! 14.Kc4 e2-+) 10...Rxa3 11.Kd2 Ra1-+, as White is unable to stop both
pawns. In particular, pushing the pawn to a2 followed by Rg1-g2 wins in many lines.
6.Rxc4+ Kxf3 7.Rxa4
After 7.Rb4 many sensible rook move win. I would probably choose 7...Re8 (7...Rh8+! 8.Kg1 e4
9.Rxa4 e3 10.Ra7 Rg8+! 11.Kh2 Rf8! 12.Re7 e2-+ is the most forcing way.) 8.Rxa4 (8.Rb6 e4
9.c4 e3 10.Rf6+ Ke2 11.c5 Kd2-+) 8...Kf2!? 9.Kh3 (9.Rh4 e4 10.Rf4+ Ke1-+) 9...e4 10.Ra7 e3
11.Rf7+ Kg1 12.Rg7+ Kh1 I got here in my calculations but had not foreseen the last finesse:
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13...e2!-+ Now Black's rook collects all three pawns, as White's king is too far to save them.
(13...Rh8+? 14.Kg3 Rg8+ 15.Kf3 Rxg2 16.Kxe3 Rxb2 17.c4 leads to a draw.)
7...Rxb2+ 8.Kg1
8.Kh3 Rb1 9.Kh2 e4-+
8...Rb1+ 9.Kh2 e4-+ 10.Ra8 e3 11.Rf8+ Ke4 12.Re8+ Kd3 13.Rd8+ Kxc3 14.Rc8+ Kd2
15.Rd8+ Ke1 16.Kg2
16.Rg8 Rb2+-+ (16...e2?? 17.Rg1++-)
16...e2 17.Re8 Kd2 18.Rd8+ Kc3 19.Rc8+ Kd4 0-1

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THE POWER OF IMAGINATION

Creativity is a fundamental skill for a good chess player.

It can be reflected in many ways – a new idea or concept
in the opening, for instance. You might believe that to
be easy as nowadays one can find more ideas with the
help of the computer. However, I would say it is the
opposite, for the very same reason. In modern-day chess
it became much harder, since all the players are using
the machine, so one must be really creative in order to
find a new idea.
Most often imagination in chess is reflected in calculation. This is the case when you are able to
find an exotic idea that solves the problem in hands. Very few things can be more satisfying than
those moments when you find that creative solution after thinking for several minutes.
Imagination also reflects in ability to pay attention to your opponent's resources. One must be
creative not only for himself, but also when searching for opponent's moves and threats.
That is the subject of this article – "exotic" moves and ideas.
I will show you some games from two qualifying tournaments held in South America for the
spots at the World Cup 2019. There is currently a very strong generation of players in Argentina,
Brazil, Chile and Peru and they are willing to show their skills in the World Cup. So, let's see
what happened in some of the best games from these tournaments.
In our first game we will see, once again, how important calculation is. If you miss your
opponent's resource sometimes that can be your last mistake...

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Delgado Ramirez, Neuris (2616) - Rodriguez Vila, Andres (2480)
Montevideo (zt), 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.exd5 A harmless move. Neuris is a practical player, so he is not
interested in debating the most principled opening choices.
4.e5 Delchev,Aleksander 2552 - Seifert, Christopher 2321, Deutschland 2018 - 138/117
4...exd5 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.h3 O-O 7.Ngf3 c5 8.dxc5

8...a5! A standard move in the French which allows Black to solve his problems completely.
9.O-ON
9.a4
9...Nbd7 10.Nb3 a4 11.Nbd4 Nxc5 A typical case where it is good to have an isolated queen's
pawn. Black's pieces are very active and his position is pleasant.
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13...f5! Andres always looks for active chances, so this kind of move comes naturally to him.
14.Nb5 f4 15.Bd4

15...Ra6! A strong manoeuvre that has been seen many times in similar positions. This rook lift
exposes the white king to danger. Can we call it a "creative move"? I do not think so. There is a
difference between creativity and pattern recognition method. I enjoy moves and ideas which are
uncommon. For a grandmaster it is not hard to reach the idea of playing Ra6 here since it is such
a thematical move. Of course, that fact does not make it less strong.
16.Nc3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Bf5 18.Qb5 Nxc3 19.Bxc3?!
19.bxc3 The computer prefers this move, although Black's position is still more comfortable.
19...Be4µ 20.Rfe1 Black is clearly better, but how to retain the pressure? You should not let your
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20...Bf6?! This is slow and allows White to equalize.
20...Bxf3 21.gxf3 is not such a big deal for White since there is no easy way to exploit the
weaknesses, and now White can attack the d5 pawn.
20...Rg6 looks tempting but White can bail out with the thematic exchange sacrifice. 21.Rxe4!
dxe4 22.Qc4+ Kh8 23.Ne5©;
20...Rb6 is a precise move that would lead to a big advantage. 21.Qe2 Rg6µ;
20...Qc8! - this option is my favorite. A strong move that combines attack and defence. The
queen now aims at the kingside and the Re4 sacrifice loses strength. This kind of move is very
easy to miss, so you must be well trained in the "Candidate Moves" technique to find it. 21.Ne5
This natural move is refuted by 21...f3!µ and Black has a decisive attack.
21.Bb4
21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Nd2=
21...Re8 22.Rad1 Rae6 23.c3 Bh4!? An interesting move by Black freeing space for the e6 rook
and bringing the bishop to the attack.
23...Qc8 would be more normal, although White can keep the equality game after 24.Kh2!=
(24.Nd4? Bd3; 24.Qxa4? Bxf3 25.Rxe6 Rxe6! 26.gxf3 Re5-+)
24.Rxe4!? A strong sacrifice, apparently reducing Black's attacking potential.
24.Nxh4 leads to a nice variation with a forced draw 24...Qxh4 25.f3 Bxf3 26.Qxe8+ Rxe8
27.Rxe8+ Kf7 28.Rf8+

28...Kg6! (28...Ke6?! 29.Rf1 Bxg2 30.R1xf4! Qxh3 31.R4f7! and Black is under pressure.)
29.Rf1 Bxg2 30.Kxg2 (30.R1xf4? Qxh3-+) 30...Qg3+ with perpetual check.
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25.Rxd5?

White makes a tactical blunder. There were a few ways to keep the game balanced. How would
you play with the black pieces now?
25.Qxa4 Re2 26.Bc5 Bf6=;
25.Qxb7 Re2 26.Nxh4 Qxh4 27.Qxd5+ Kh8 28.Qf3 Rxb2 29.c4© with some compensation.
25.Ba5 was the most precise. 25...Qe7 (25...Qf6? 26.Qxd5+ Kh8 27.Qh5±) 26.Bb4
(26.Qxd5+?! Kh8 27.Bb4 Qd8! 28.Bd6 Re2³) 26...Qd8= with a draw.
25...Re1+! This move is obvious. Of course, Neuris saw it when he took on d5. But the point
comes later.
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26.Kh2 Bxf2-+
26...Bxf2+!!-+ This is the real point. A beautiful double sacrifice that decides the game. There is
nothing White can do: he must give up the queen to avoid mate.
27.Kxf2 Qh4+ 28.Kg1
28.Kf3 Re3# checkmate.
28...Rxe1+ 29.Qf1
29.Kh2 Qg3# checkmate.
29...Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 f3 And the rest is easy.
31.Rd4 fxg2+ 32.Kxg2 Qg5+ 33.Kf3 h5 34.h4 Qc1 35.Ke4 Qxb2 36.Kd5 Qg2+ 37.Kd6 Kf7
38.Kc7 Qc6+ 39.Kb8 b5 40.Ka7 Ke6 41.Kb8 Qb6+ 42.Kc8 g6 43.Rd2 Qc6+ 44.Kb8 Kf5
45.Rd6 Qe8+ 46.Kc7 Qe7+ 47.Kb6 Qxh4 48.Kxb5 Qe4 49.c4 h4 50.Rd5+ Kg4 51.Bd6 g5
52.Rd2 Qe3 0-1

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Mareco, Sandro (2651) - Pichot, Alan (2566)
Montevideo (zt), 2019

SandroMareco is one of the strongest players in South America, and he has real hopes of
crossing the 2700 barrier. Here we will see his battle against the talented former World U-16
Champion Alan Pichot. This game was also decided in a calculation battle.
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7
8...cxd4 is more common.
9.dxc5 Bxc5 A pawn sacrifice.
9...Nc6 Taimanov,Mark - Rubinetti,Jorge Alberto, Palma de Mallorca (izt) 1970 - 10/572
10.Bxb5+ Nbd7 11.Ba4
11.Bd3 is also possible.
11...O-O 12.Nc3 Qc7 13.e4

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 Sandro Mareco
Black is a pawn down but has some compensation
thanks to better development.
13...Bd6N A small innacuracy.
I think Black should have played: 13...Bb4! with good
hopes for equality, for instance: 14.Bc2 Bxc3 15.bxc3
Qxc3 16.Rb1 Rfc8! 17.Rxb7 Qxc2 18.Qxc2 Rxc2 19.e5
Nc5!∞ and Black is doing fine.
14.Bg5 Ne5 15.Rac1 Qa5?!
Black should have played the computer suggestion:
15...Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Be5 Needless to
say, this is not easy for human eyes to notice. 18.Nd5 (18.Qh3) 18...Qa5 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6
20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Bc6 (21.Qxf6 Qxa4 and White has no more than perpetual check.) 21...Bxc6
22.Rxc6² Maybe white can still apply some pressure here.
16.Bf4 White had other options as well.
16.Nd2²; 16.Bxf6 gxf6²
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17...Nxe4! Surely, the best chance.
17...e5? 18.Bh6! and Black has big problems.
17...Bxf4 18.Qxf4 Qb4 19.Bb3 a5 This was also very logical, although White has the advantage
after (19...Nxe4? 20.Rfe1+-) 20.f3! The point is that after 20...a4 21.Nxa4 Rxa4 22.Bxa4 Qxa4
23.Qc7± White is much better.
18.Nxe4 Qxa4 19.Bxd6 Bxe4 20.Qg4 h5!?
20...Rfc8? 21.Be5+-;
20...f5 21.Qf4± Playing this position would be a real nightmare for Black.
21.Qxh5 Rfd8 22.Qe5 Bg6 23.Qg3?! I am not sure why Mareco gave the pawn back.
23.a3±
23...Qxa2 24.h4 Qd5 25.Be5 Qd3 26.f3 Qe3+ 27.Kh2 Rac8 28.Rfe1 Qh6 29.Bc7

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29...Rd4? Pichot is a very dangerous tactician, so he is trying to outsmart Mareco in the
complications. He missed however, an imaginative move at the end of the line.
29...Re8 30.Rc5 Bf5 and Black has good chances to hold the draw.
30.Bf4! An obvious move, but the real problem comes later.
30...Rxf4 31.Rxc8+ Kh7

How would you play as White now?

32.Rh1!! This nice move decides the game. Probably this is what Pichot missed.
32.Kg1 Rxh4© This would be the obvious continuation and Black would have a clear
compensation.
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32...Rxh4+ 33.Qxh4! that is it 33...Qxh4+ 34.Kg1 Qxh1+ 35.Kxh1 And White has a technically
winning position.
33.Qf2 Ra4 34.g3+- Mareco converts his advantage without any problems. 34...e5 35.Rd1 Bf5
36.Rb8 Rc4 37.Rd2 e4 38.Rdd8 Kg6 39.Rh8 Qc1 40.h5+ Kg5 41.f4+ 1-0
Let us see one more example from Mareco’s opus. In this game the agressive GM José Cubas,
from Paraguay, is punished for his excessive optimism in the opening.

B46
Cubas, Jose Fernando (2505) - Mareco, Sandro (2651)
Montevideo (zt), 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.f4 This system against the Taimanov is
quite dangerous for black.
6...a6 7.Nxc6 bxc6!

This is the move I like most, although 7...Qxc6 is a more popular continuation.
8.Bd3 d5 9.e5? Too hasty. Probably Cubas wanted to hinder development of the black g8
knight, but that is way too optimistic.
9.O-O;
9.Qe2 Praggnanandhaa,R 2539 - Chigaev,Maksim, Wijk aan Zee II 2019 - 139/57
9...c5N
9...Nh6
10.b3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nh6 12.g4??

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And, this is suicidal. Can you find the winning sequence for Black?
12.O-O?
12...c4! 13.bxc4 Bb4! 14.Bd2 Bxc3 15.Bxc3

15...d4-+ White suffers a heavy material loss. Mareco converts the point without problems.
16.Bb4 Bxh1 17.Kd2 Qb7 18.a3 Bf3 19.Qf2 Rd8 20.h3 Be4 21.Bd6 Bxd3 22.Kxd3 f6
23.Qxd4 fxe5 24.fxe5 Qf3+ 25.Kd2 Qg2+ 26.Kc3 Qxh3+ 27.Kb4 Nf7 28.Qe4 Qh2 29.Rd1
Nxd6 30.Qc6+ Kf7 31.exd6 Rb8+ 32.Kc3 Qe5+ 33.Rd4 Qe3+ 34.Rd3 Qe1+ 35.Kd4 e5+
36.Kd5 Qh1+ 37.Kc5 Rhc8 0-1

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 Cori Quispe, Kevin (2497) - Supi, Luis Paulo (2556)
Santiago de Guayaquil (zt), 2019

This game decided the fate of the young and talented Brazilian GM Supi. He was leading the
competition and was close to qualifying for his first World Cup. He missed, however, the correct
move in the diagram position, which would have guaranteed an very important draw.

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How would you play with the black pieces in the diagram position?
1...Rf7? This leads to an extremely difficult position.
1...fxe4! was the right choice. In actual fact, the is not difficult to spot, but it is not easy to work
out all the lines. 2.dxe4 (2.Bxe7 Rxe7 3.Nxf8 exd3 4.Rd2

4...e4! is an important move. 5.Rf1 Kxf8 6.Rxf4+ Kg7 7.Rf1! Bd5 8.Re1 Rf7 9.Rf2 Rc7 10.Rd2
Rf7 with a draw.) 2...Bxe4 3.Re2 (3.Bxe7 is also possible. 3...Rxe7 4.Rd2 Rff7 5.Nc5 Bg6
(5...Bb7 6.Rd6) 6.Nxa6 e4 with equal chances.) 3...Bxc5+ 4.Nxc5 Ba8 5.Rae1! with a probable
draw. (5.Nxa6 Re7³)
2.Bxe7 Rexe7 3.Nc5 fxe4

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4.dxe4 Now we have a typical case of "good knight vs. bad bishop".
4...Rc7 5.Rac1 Bc8 6.b4+- Black's position is hopeless.
6...Rfe7 7.Nd3 Rxc2 8.Rxc2 Bb7 9.Nc5 Kf7 10.Rd2 Rc7 11.Rd6 Bc8 12.Kf2 Ke7 13.Rh6 Ke8
14.Rh5 Re7 15.Nd3 1-0

Santiago, Yago de Moura (2472) - Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag (2531)

Santiago de Guayaquil (zt), 2019

Krikor Mekhitarian managed to qualify for his first World Cup. He scored an important win in
the penultimate round in a highly dramatic fashion. Once again, calculation was the decisive
factor.

1.Ra5?!

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1.Nb6 White could choose to force a draw or keep playing for the win after this move. 1...Rb8
(1...Ra7? 2.Nc8 Ra8 3.a7) 2.Nd5² (2.Nc4)
1...Nc7! A tricky move. Black forces matters and demands from White to find some precise
moves for the draw.
2.Rxc5
But, of course not 2.a7? Nb3;
2.Be3!? Rxa6 3.Rxc5=
2...Nxa6 How can White escape?
3.Rd5? Losing immediately. I guess Yago lost hope for survival. However, chess is an incredibly
resourceful game. Sometimes you just need a little imagination...
3.Ra5! Nb3 and now White had to find the drawing move 4.Nb6! saving the day. 4...Ra7 5.Nc8=
3...Nb4 4.Rd6+ Ke7 White's pieces are all hanging.
5.Bd2 Nd3+ 6.Ke3

6...Nb2!-+ winning the exchange and the game.

7.Nxb2 Kxd6 8.Nd3 Ra2 9.f4 Ke6 10.fxe5 fxe5 11.Nc5+ Ke7 12.g4 g5 13.Kd3 Ra3+ 14.Kc4
Rxh3 15.Kd5 Nf3 16.Bb4 Rh1 0-1
I will end this article with a game by another player who qualified for the World Cup. The young
and talented Peruvian GM Alcántara Martínez. Peru nowadays is an incredible source of talented
players.
The game itself is nothing special, but it illustrates the concept of modern creativity in the
opening.

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 B90
Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (2570) - Cruz, Cristhian (2569)
Santiago de Guayaquil (zt), 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h4!? I do not know who invented this
continuation, but it shows how far chess players are going in order to create fresh ideas in the
most explored and analyzed openings. To create something new nowadays it is not enough to
turn the computer on. You have to dig much deeper!
One thing, however, remains unchanged. The player who seeks for creative moves and is willing
to make independent analysis will have a good preparation.
6...e5 7.Nb3 Be6

The standard Najdorf reaction.

8.Bg5!? A move employed by Caruana in an internet game.
8.f4 is much more popular. Deac,Bogdan Daniel 2549 - Solomon,Kenny 2420, Gibraltar 2018 -
136/86
8...Nbd7 9.Qd2 Be7 Black will quickly land in a bad position, so it is time to start looking for
alternatives.
9...h6!? This is a logical move and probably better than the text. 10.Bxf6 (10.Be3 Ng4)
10...Nxf6 11.O-O-O Be7∞
10.O-O-O Rc8 11.Kb1 b5 12.f3 O-O 13.g4² b4?
13...Qc7²
14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 a5 16.Bb5± This position is already very close to lost for Black.
Curiously, all of the moves had been played before. Even though, it was an internet game, one of

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16...Ra8N Already desperation.

16...Nc5 17.Bc6 Nxb3 18.cxb3± Caruana, Fabiano 2811 - Andriasian,Zaven 2585, Pro Chess
League (Internet-rapid) 2018
17.Bc6 Qc7
17...Ra7 18.Be3+-
18.Bxa8 Rxa8 19.Qd3 a4 20.Nd2 a3 21.b3 Ra5 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.fxe4 Bf8 24.Be3 Qb7 25.g5
Nc5 26.Qc4 Nd7 27.Rhf1 f6 28.Rf3 Be7 29.Rdf1 Ra8 30.Bd2 Ra7 31.Qxb4 1-0

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EVERY NEW IDEA IS ACTUALLY A LONG FORGOTTEN ONE

There is an almost unanimous opinion that, in chess as in other fields, the beginning of the third
Millennium features an explosion of information that is without precedent.
To me, this seems a bit exaggerated. I remember that as a kid I found similar statements in many
of the opening monographies of the ’80s, the ’70s and even of the ’50s. Believe it or not, a
similar informatics explosion is described in the introduction of the first edition of the Bilguer’s
Handbuch, the Chess Encyclopaedia of the 19th century.
There is nothing really new in life or in chess. In every game, there comes a moment when a
novelty inevitably pops up, but one cannot be sure that the idea behind it has not been played
before.

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In this column, I will try to highlight the way in which certain strategic and tactical ideas have
maintained their actuality over the decades and sometimes centuries. I invite you to re-discover
with me some long forgotten chess from the past.
Mihail Marin

A RARE BUT THRILLING ENDGAME

The theme of this article is a type of ending which, as far as I know, never enjoyed a deep
theoretical examination, possibly because it occurs in practice rather rarely. I was commentating
this game live, following with great interest the course of events after the thematic endgame was
reached.

Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2693) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, 2019

1.Bc6? After a long manoeuvering phase in which

Carlsen maintained the pressure despite Vallejo's tough
defence, White makes the decisive mistake.
The correct defence was 1.Rxg3 Bxg3 2.Kxg3 leading
to another endgame about which almost nothing is
known (even though, the tablebase evaluates it as draw).
On the other hand, it is widely known that if we add a
pair of pieces to a drawn ending with material advantage
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chances. For instance, two knights against a sole king is drawn, but if we add a rook for both
players it becomes a win. And yet, in this case adding a knight to each side does not change the
evaluation with respect to the rook versus bishop ending. Of course, this is extremely hard to
evaluate over the board.
1...g2 2.Bxg2 Nf4+ 3.Rxf4+ Bxf4

The main difference is that in the ending, which is our main subject today, the presence of
opposite coloured bishops offers Black higher attacking chances (an issue known in the
middlegame, too). While the game was approaching this moment, I recalled an old game Predrag
Nikolic - Viktor Kortschnoj (examined below) where the same type of endgame was reached.
Nikolic won the game, and I remember that somewhere in the comments was claimed that those
positions were always winning. The game was played much before strong engines or Nalimov
tables were available, but that did not shatter my faith in the old evaluation, as it also
corresponded to what intuition was telling me. Before moving on, I should clarify a few
principles I followed when analyzing the games below. Since all the positions are won for the
player with a material advantage, objectively there should be no such terms as "better or worse
move". "Better" and "worse" should be translated not only as "quicker" or "longer" winnning
paths according to the tablebases, but also as "humanly coherent - or not". Many times I have
ignored defences based on chaotic or random knight moves which would prolong the defence for
a few moves, because examining them could distract the attention from the main plan. There are
some typical manoeuvres which the reader should remember, such as: long bishop retreats,
dominating the knight with the bishop, or the bishop with the rook, and not least pushing the
enemy king to the edge of the board while approaching with our own king.
4.Bf3 In order to put up resistance, White has to set up some sort of fortress (or barrier). This is
best done by placing the bishop close to the knight on squares of the same colour, in order to
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4...Bb8 5.Ng3 Kg5 6.Ne2 Here it is - the desired fortress! Even though the white king will be
stuck on the edge of the board, the enemy king cannot approach easily, because of the barrier set
on g1, g2, g3, g4, f4, e4, d4, c3 squares.
6...Bc7 7.Kg2 Kh4 8.Kf2 Bb6+ 9.Ke1 Be3

White is almost completely paralyzed but he still has practical hopes that Black will not manage
to break his fortress. However (*spoiler alert*), in practice the stronger side not always wins,
even at grandmaster level. If the stronger side hesitates on the winning path he may face a
looming danger of a draw due to the 50 move rule, while maintaining the global domination
frequently requires setting up zugzwang, which is not always easy to understand by intuition.
10.Kd1 The king correctly moves away from his counterpart.
If 10.Kf1 Kh3 11.Bg2+ Kh2 is curtains.
10...Kg5 Since there is no way to come closer to the white king, the black monarch takes a long
tour to the other wing. But as we will see, this plan will not change the evaluation much in
objective terms. It only helped Carlsen to understand that something more radical was needed.
Black could have immediately started a very similar regrouping to the one that occurred in the
game: 10...Rd2+ 11.Ke1 Rd8! This kind of rook retreat is a frequent issue. The rook enjoys high
mobility along the eighth rank, posing big danger to the white king. 12.Bb7 (12.Kf1 leads to a
rapid defeat: 12...Rd1+ 13.Kg2 Re1 14.Nc3 Rg1+ 15.Kh2 Rc1 16.Ne2 Rf1 winning one of the
pieces, for instance 17.Kg2 Rf2+) 12...Kg4! Clearing the h4-square for the bishop in view of the
following sequence. 13.Be4 Bd2+ The purpose of this manoeuvre is forcing the king closer to
h1. 14.Kd1 (Or if 14.Kf2 Rf8+ 15.Kg2 Be3-+) 14...Bg5+ 15.Ke1 Bh4+-+ and Black wins
quickly.
11.Be4 Kf6 12.Bf3 Ke5 13.Bg2 Kd6 14.Be4 Kc5 15.Bf5

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At this moment Carlsen must have understood that static play would not win, so he finally found
the right plan.
15...Rd2+!
One of the tricks I noticed while commenting the game was that 15...Kb4 16.Be4 Kc4 allows an
immediate draw with 17.Bd5+ Kxd5 18.Nc3+
16.Ke1 Rd8 17.Be4

17...Kc4
17...Rf8 would have led to similar (mirrored) play as after the recommended 10...Rd2. But the
difference is that the white king enjoys more space on the kingside than it did on the opposite
wing, meaning that the whole king transfer from one wing to the other was not the best idea.
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This simplifies Black's task. White was too keen to keep his fortress intact. Instead, he should
have allowed the position to become a bit chaotic with 18.Ng3 We will have this kind of
situation in our complementary games.
18...Rf8+

19.Ke1?! This loses very quickly.

Vallejo must not have been happy to get closer to the enemy king. It seems that he believed
19.Kg2 was impossible due to 19...Rf2+ In fact, after 20.Kh1! things are not that simple as
20...Rxe2? 21.Bd3+! Kxd3 leads to a stalemate. Instead of taking the knight, Black should just
transfer his king back to the kingside with a decisive attack.
19...Bf2+ 20.Kd2 Rd8+ 21.Kc2 Be3 22.Bf3 Rd2+ 23.Kb1 Kb3 White's king will soon meet its
demise. 24.Nc1+ Ka3 25.Ne2 Rb2+ 26.Ka1 Rb8 0-1

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 Carlsen vs Vallejo Pons, GRENKE Chess Classic 2019; Photo by Georgios Souleidis

Nilsson, Zandor - Martens, Rolf

Sverige (ch), 1967

Against the queen, this would be a perfect fortress. The king cannot cross the barrier created by
the bishop and knight (a3-b3-c3-c2-c1) and the queen cannot prevent waiting moves such as
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The power of a bishop and rook is in the fact that they can distribute their duties. It is enough to
imagine position with the king on a1, the bishop controlling a2 and the rook delivering a back
rank check to understand that there are concrete problems for White.
1.Kb3 Kd6 2.Nb5+ This move can only delay the loss for a few plies. 2...Kc6 3.Nd4+ Kd5
4.Nb5 Bc2+ 5.Kb4 Rf4+ 6.Nd4

6...Bd3 Now Black will start playing without a clear system of attack. Black's position remains
winning after the last move, but until the end of the game he will not find a constructive plan.
Here is a possible winning continuation: 6...Bh7 The bishop retreats as far as possible from the
main battlefield, keeping an important diagonal under control but avoiding to stand in the rook's
way, as this piece must high mobility between the opposite flanks. 7.Ba1 Rf8 8.Kc3 Ra8 This is
the first moment when we notice a drawback in White's fortress: the bishop has limited mobility.
9.Bb2 Rc8+ White's king has two possible directions to go. 10.Kb3 The king remains closer to
his soldiers, but with the current placement of the black pieces the area will be narrow. (10.Kd2
When going this way the king has to be careful not to get separated from his pieces along, say,
the e-file, as that would lead to a relatively quick end. 10...Bb1 Just a way of passing the move to
White. The b1 square is safe for a while. 11.Ke3 Rb8 12.Ba1 Re8+ 13.Kd2 Staying in the safe
zone. 13...Ra8 14.Bb2 Kc4 15.Kc1 Bd3 Dark clouds have gathered around the white king.
16.Kd2 Rb8 17.Kc1 (17.Ba1 allows the immediate access to the first rank: 17...Rb1 18.Bc3
Rf1!-+ The best way of switching to the kingside and threaten a check along the second rank. (If
18...Rg1 the bishop could break free with 19.Ba5 since the knight would be taboo.; Or if 18...Rh1
then 19.Nf3)) 17...Rf8! As in the line above, using the f-file for the rook's transfer is best, as it
prevents Nf3. 18.Kd2 Rf2+ 19.Kc1 Be4

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Zugzwang! White has to dismantle his fortress. 20.Ne6 (20.Ba1 Rf1+ 21.Kb2 Kxd4) 20...Rc2+
21.Kb1 Kb4 Threatening ...Rc6 winning the knight. 22.Nd4 Rc8+ followed by ...Ra8.) 10...Bg6
Preparing the bishop's transfer to h5-d1 at the right moment and also creating some sort of a
zugzwang. 11.Kb4 Rc4+ 12.Ka3 Bh5 13.Kb3 (13.Nb5 would prolong the winning process by a
few moves, but I have not examined it, because I wanted to avoid confusion. The crucial thing is
to understand Black's final regrouping.) 13...Bd1+ 14.Ka2 Ke4 15.Ka1 Kd3

All the pieces are on attacking positions now. 16.Ka2 Ra4+ 17.Kb1 Ra6 18.Kc1 Bh5! Now that
the enemy king does not have access to b3, so the bishop returns to its initial diagonal. 19.Kb1
Bg6 20.Kc1 Rf6 21.Kb1 Bf7 - yet another zugzwang. White has to dismantle the fortress.
22.Nb5 (22.Ne2 Rf5 23.Nc1+ Kd2 White is paralyzed, if 24.Na2 the humanly simplest (even
though not among the engines' favourite) is 24...Bxa2+ 25.Kxa2 Kc2-+ with a simple win since
the king finds himself in the wrong corner.) 22...Rf1+ 23.Bc1 Kc4! Gaining a tempo for getting
to b3 without allowing the enemy king's advance. 24.Nd6+ Kb3 25.Nxf7 Rxf7 With the same

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ending as above.
7.Kb3 Rf2 8.Ba1 Bc4+ 9.Kc3 Rh2 10.Bb2 Ba2 11.Ba1 Bb1 12.Bb2 Rh8 13.Kb4 Rc8 14.Kb3
Ke4 15.Ne6 Kd3 16.Nf4+ Kd2 17.Be5 Be4 18.Kb4 Ke3 19.Nh5 Bd3 20.Nf6 Rc4+ 21.Kb3
Rc5 22.Kb4 Rc6 23.Ba1 Kd2 24.Nd5 Kc2 25.Ne3+ Kc1 The way in which Black forced White
to open his fortress in some of the lines we analysed reminds me of a fox rolling a hedgehog into
the water, with the same purpose. 1/2-1/2
The first time I came across this type of ending was the game below, as mentioned in the
introduction.

Nikolic, Predrag (2620) - Kortschnoj, Viktor (2630)

Tilburg, 1987

Black’s situation is worse than in the previous examples since his king is further from the
fortress created by the minor pieces. The next move apparently allows him to improve his
coordination, but as we will see things are not entirely clear.
RR Fragment of this game you can find in Chess Informant 44/(657).
1.Rb8!? A familiar rook switch to the rank on which it has almost unlimited freedom.
More natural and, according to the table bases, better, would have been 1.Rg2
1...Kd2 2.Bg6 This is the point. Had the king reached d3 or c4, the win would have taken much
more time. But with the bishop and king dominating the black monarch Black's coordination
remains imperfect.
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3.Rb3!? If I remember correctly the time rate used in 1987, this must have been the last move
before control and the second adjournement. White creates some sort of a zugzwang. Optimally,
the bishop should control e3 in order to prevent king's approach and the black king should
prevent Rb2.
Since the knight also needs defence, Black is obliged to allow White to activate one of his
pieces.
3...Bg7

The main alternative was 3...Kd2 4.Rb2+ Kc1 5.Rc2+ Kd1 6.Rg2 Kc1 7.Bf5 In order to
maintain the fortress intact, the king has to step onto a dangerous file. 7...Kd1 8.Rg4! Preparing
the decisive rook switch with a gain of time. 8...Ba7 9.Rg7 Bb6 10.Rg6 Ba7 11.Ra6 Bc5 12.Rc6
Finally, Black has to allow the enemy king's approach. 12...Bb4 (The point behind forcing the
enemy king to d1 is that 12...Bd4 13.Rd6 wins the bishop.) 13.Ke3 Nd5+ 14.Ke4 Nc3+ 15.Kd3-

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4.Ke3 An obvious move, probably the sealed one. Nikolic played very precisely and
systematically in the next phase, doubtlessly the fruit of his home analysis.
4...Bf6 5.Kd3 Nd5 6.Be4 Nc3 7.Bf5 Nd5 8.Rb5 Nc3 9.Rb6 Bh8 10.Bh7! A familiar move,
clearing space for the rook in order to allow its transfer to the second rank with gain of time.
This could not be achieved immediately with 10.Rh6 due to 10...Be5 defending h2.
In fact, after 10...Na2 Kortschnoj decides not to expose his bishop.
Also, after 10...Be5 White would need one more quiet move to create zugzwang: 11.Rb7 (If
11.Re6 Bh8 the intrusion still requires some preparing.) 11...Bh8 12.Bg8 Be5 13.Re7 Bh8
14.Rh7 Be5 15.Rh5 Bf6 16.Rh2+- transposing to the game.
Or if 10...Nd5 11.Rb8 Bg7 12.Rb5 Nc3 13.Rg5 Bf6 14.Rg2 with similar result.
11.Bg8 Nc3 12.Rh6 Be5 13.Rh5 Bf6 14.Rh2

The same position as in the line above. 14...Be5 15.Rg2 Bh8 16.Rc2+ Kb1
16...Kd1 17.Rh2 attacks the bishop and threatens Rh1

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17.Bh7! Preparing a deadly battery, resulting in forcing the enemy king to the corner. 17...Na2
18.Kd2 Ka1 19.Rc8 Bd4 20.Kc2
20.Kc2 A possible continuation was 20...Nb4+ 21.Kb3 Na2 22.Ra8 Ba7 23.Bg6 Nc1+ 24.Kc2
1-0
We shall now examine two examples in which play has a more chaotic character, meaning that
the defending side will not stick to static defence (as he was forced in the previous examples)
and that his king will enjoy more freedom.

Kupreichik, Viktor (2496) - Zapolskis, Antanas (2375)

Plovdiv, 2003

1...Bd6?! An inaccuracy which will remain unpunished.

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The king should have approached his pieces with 1...Kf5! trying to stay on e6 or f5 if possible,
something Korchnoi was not allowed to do in the previous game.
2.Rh8?!
Missing the chance to prevent Black's optimal regrouping with 2.Bc2!
2...Kf5 The play reaches the normal path, which does not mean that Black should save the game
with correct play. But over the board things will not be that easy for White.
3.Bb3 Be5 4.Ra8 Bc3 5.Rc8 Bb4 6.Rb8 Bc3 7.Rb5+ Be5 8.Ra5

8...Nd7 This allows White to make progress by simple means.

More stubbron would have been 8...Ne8 and if 9.Ra6 Nd6 restoring the fortress on a different
location.
9.Ra6! Kg5
The point is that Black cannot defend the sixth rank with 9...Nf6? due to 10.Bc2+ Kg5 11.Ra5
Ng4 (11...Nd7 12.Ba4 wins quicker.) 12.Bd3 Kh5 13.Be2! Kg5 14.Ke4+- winning the bishop.
10.Rc6
A little bit quicker way to activate the king was 10.Bc2 Bf6 11.Ra5+ Ne5+ 12.Ke4 and the king
will reach f5 soon.
10...Bb2
The paradoxic 10...Bb8 was more stubborn since White does not have an immediate way to start
attacking the enemy pieces.
11.Ra6
The fastest way to take advantage of Black's chaotic piece placement was 11.Rd6! Nf6

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(11...Ne5+ 12.Ke4 leaves Black hanging in.) 12.Bc2 Be5 13.Ra6 Bh2 (Defending f4 as if
13...Bb2 14.Ra5+ Kh6 15.Kf4) 14.Rb6! Amasingly, the bishop does not have a good square
along the h2-b8 diagonal. 14...Bc7 (14...Be5 15.Rb5 loses the bishop as in a line above.) 15.Rb7!
Gaining the essential tempo to push the king back to the h-file. 15...Bh2 16.Rg7++-
11...Bc3 12.Bc2 Nf6?!

This allows White to execute a familiar manoeuvre. 13.Rb6! Bd2 14.Bd3! Clearing the c-file
and forcing Black to expose his bishop due to zugzwang. The knight cannot move because of
Rg6.
14...Bc1 15.Rb1 Bd2 16.Rb2 Bc1 17.Rc2 Ba3 Before delivering the check White forces the
bishop onto an unfavourable square.
18.Rg2+ Kh4 19.Rg6 White should win easily now. His next two moves are accurate but then he
will lose the thread.
19...Bb2 20.Bc4! Preparing the bishop's transfer to f7, in order to restrict the enemy king.
20...Be5 21.Bf7! Bc3

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22.Rg1
It is hard to say why did White refrain from 22.Kf4 Possibly, he feared that his king would not
be able to escape from the enemy knight's attacks but this is not true. 22...Nh5+ 23.Ke4 Ng3+
(Or if 23...Nf6+ 24.Kf5 Ba1 the rook would soon trap the bishop: 25.Rg1 Bc3 26.Rc1 Bb2
27.Rc2 Ba1 28.Ra2 Bc3 29.Ra4+ Kg3 30.Ra3+-) 24.Kf3 Nf1 25.Rg4+ Kh3 26.Ra4! Nh2+
27.Kf2 Ng4+ 28.Ke2 Both minor pieces are in danger now. 28...Ne5 29.Be6+ Kg2 30.Ra8
followed by Rg8+- with a decisive attack.
22...Be5 23.Re1 Bc3
23...Bb8!
24.Rc1 Bd2 25.Rc2 Bh6 26.Rc5
26.Rc4+! Kg5 27.Rc5+ Kh4 28.Rf5+-
26...Bd2 27.Rb5 Bc1 28.Rb1 Bd2

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29.Ra1 Apparently, White lost the hope.
White should have tried to build the attack once again with 29.Rg1!
29...Kg5 30.Ra2 Bc3 31.Rc2 Bd4 32.Rc4 Be5 33.Rc5 Kf5 Black has restored his fortress, so
White has to start all over again. However, the game soon ended in a draw.
34.Rb5 Nd7 35.Be8 Nf6 1/2-1/2
In the following game the winning method is the least obvious from all the examples examined
in the article.
Black’s king is well centralized, meaning that the winning process is likely to take longer.

Krasenkow, Michal (2630) - Haznedaroglu, Kivanc (2471)

Turkiye, 2017

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1...Bd1 2.Rc5 Bb3 3.Rc7 Nc4 4.Bc1 Ne5 5.Bb2 Nc4 6.Re7+ Kd5 7.Bg7 Ba4 8.Kf4 White has
finally established some domination.
8...Bc2 9.Rd7+ Ke6 10.Rc7 Bd3 11.Rc5 And now the king is forced closer to the edge of the
board.
11...Bf1 12.Bc3 Bd3 13.Bb4 Bf1 14.Ke4 Nd6+ 15.Ke3 Nb7
A desperate move, placing the knight on a really unvourable square. But if 15...Nc4+ 16.Kd4
Black's coordination is very poor.
16.Rc7 Bg2 17.Kf4 Nd8 18.Rg7 Nc6 19.Ba3 Correctly maintaining the control over this
diagonal in order to prevent Black from restoring his coordination.
19...Bh1

20.Rg6+! Kf7
The king cannot step forward since if 20...Kd5 21.Rg1 Be4 (The only square) 22.Rd1+ wins the
bishop or the knight, for instance 22...Nd4 23.Bb2
21.Rh6 Bg2 22.Kg5?!
It would have been better to dominate the knight with 22.Bc5! Bd5 23.Kf5 Ke8 (If 23...Kg7
24.Rd6 Bh1 25.Rd7+ The king has to retreat to the back rank since if 25...Kh6 26.Be3+
checkmate follows; 23...Ne7+ 24.Ke5 soon wins a piece in view of the threats Be7 and Rh7)
24.Rd6 Bg2 25.Kf6 Tightening the net around the enemy king. 25...Bh1 26.Rd3 Bg2 27.Re3+
Kd7 28.Rg3 Bh1 29.Rg7+ Kc8 30.Ke6 and Black cannot survive for much longer.
22...Nd4 This prolongs the resistance for a bit.
23.Rf6+ Ke8 24.Rf2 Bd5 25.Kf6 Nb5! 26.Bb4! Dominating the knight.
26...Kd7! 27.Ke5 Bb3 28.Rb2 Bf7

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29.Rd2+
White could have played even better by 29.Rh2 Bb3 30.Rh1 Bc4 31.Rd1+ Ke8 32.Ba5 Ke7
33.Bd2! Planning Bg5 followed by the rook's intrusion and pushing the king far from its forces.
33...Kd7 34.Bg5+ Ke8 (34...Kc6 35.Rc1 wins the bishop.) 35.Rd8+ Kf7 36.Rd7+ Kg6 37.Bc1
and the king is helpless.
29...Kc6 30.Rc2+ Kd7 31.Ba5 Bh5 32.Rf2 Na7!? Another unaesthetic move, clearing the c6
square for the king.
33.Rd2+ Kc6

34.Rb2
A quicker way to set up the net around the king was: 34.Rc2+ Kb5 (34...Kb7 35.Kd6 is simpler.)
35.Be1 Bg6 36.Rc1 Nc6+ 37.Kd6 Nd4 Black does not have a fortress so he has to defend

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dynamically. 38.Rc5+ Kb6 39.Kd5 Nc2 (39...Nb5 40.Rc6+ wins the bishop.) 40.Ba5+ Ka6
41.Bc3 Ne3+ 42.Ke5 Kb7 (The bishop had no good squares to parry the threat Rb6, for instance
42...Bb1 43.Ra5+ Kb6 44.Ra1 attacking the bishop and threatening Bd4) 43.Bd4 Nc2 44.Bf2
Dominating the knight. 44...Na3 45.Kd6 Ka6 46.Rg5 Be4 47.Kc5 Nb5 48.Re5 Bd3 49.Bg3 Bf1
50.Re1 Bd3 51.Re8 Bf1 52.Rb8 Bd3 53.Be1 The position has acquired familiar contours...
53...Be2 54.Rb6+ Ka7 55.Re6 Bf1 56.Rf6 Setting up the domination against the bishop before
advancing with the king. 56...Be2 57.Rf2 Bd3 58.Rd2 Bf1 59.Kc6! A good moment to advance
as there is no check along the long diagonal.
34...Bg4 35.Bb6 Nb5 36.Be3 Bd1 37.Rb1 Be2 38.Re1 Bf3 39.Rf1 Be2 40.Rf6+ Kd7 41.Rf2
Bh5 42.Bf4 Bf7 43.Rc2 Na3 44.Rc5 Bg8 45.Kf6 Nc4 46.Rc7+
46.Rg5!
46...Kd8 47.Rg7 Bd5

Now there was a coherent plan available: 48.Rg5

The most effective way to carry the attack starts with the familiar retreat 48.Bh2! Kc8 (48...Ke8
49.Bc7 soon pushes the king closer to h8.; Or if 48...Na3 49.Ke5 Bb3 50.Kd4 Be6 51.Bc7+ Kc8
52.Kc5+-) 49.Rc7+ Kd8 50.Rc5 Bg8 (After 50...Ne3 51.Bf4 Black can save his pieces only by
dooming his monarch: 51...Ng4+ 52.Kf5 Bf3 53.Ke6! followed by Bg5 with checkmate.)
51.Rg5 More domination. 51...Bh7 52.Rd5+ Ke8 (52...Kc8 53.Rc5+ wins the knight.) 53.Bc7
followed by Rd8

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THE HEART OF THE SICILIAN

In my opinion there could hardly be a passionate,

devoted Sicilian player who does not embark on the
Scheveningen adventure once in a while. Why is the
Scheveningen so interesting? Firstly, it is the crossroads
of many Sicilian variations, where many of the lines
known from the other variations come together. After
5...e6, White is already facing a serious choice. He can
option for a quiet play by means of 6.Be2 0-0, or he can
choose 6.Be3 with the idea of opposite side castling and
pawn storms. Also, he can be very aggressive and go for the Keres Attack, 6.g4! showing his
intentions very clearly. In all of the possible continuations Black has decent resources at his
disposal, as we will see in this article. In my opinion, the Scheveningen is a wise choice for the
open tournaments, and must-win games in particular. Dear readers, here I suggest you some of
the possible lines and plans for Black, without intention to cover all the possibilities available in
this variation. However, I believe that the presented analysis will be useful for your opening
preparation.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6

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B 80
English Attack
6.Be3

6.Be3

6...Be7 7.f3 h5!?

The modern solution. The h7-h5 became one of the most popular moves in the realms of the
Sicilian, and often utilised by many Serbian players (Branko Damljanovic, Ivan Ivanisevic and
Velimir Ivic), and I also explored this line in some of my games. By executing the h5 Black
prevents the so called English attack on the kingside. On the other hand, Black will have hard
time castling short, but sometimes he is able to achieve that! Black usually continues with the
queenside development: a6, Nbd7, Bb7, Rc8...

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8.Qd2 a6 9.O-O-O
9.Be2

This move was tested in the Topalov - Nakamura match. 9...Bd7 10.a4 (10.O-O-O Nc6 11.g3 b5
12.a3 Rc8∞ Topalov,Veselin 2749 - Nakamura,Hikaru 2780, Saint Louis (m/1-rapid) 2017)
10...Nc6 11.Nb3 Rc8 12.a5 O-O 13.O-O Ne5∞ Topalov,Veselin 2749 - Nakamura,Hikaru 2780,
Saint Louis (m/5-rapid) 2017
9...b5 10.Bd3
10.g3!? Bb7 11.Bh3

11...Nc6 White is well prepared to execute sacrifice on e6, so Black should attack the d4 knight.
12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Kb1 b4 14.Ne2 a5∞ Topalov,Veselin 2749 - Nakamura,Hikaru 2780, Saint
Louis (m/11-blitz) 2017

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10...b4
Black must be very careful. Nevertheless, in a few games he managed to survive 10...Bb7?

11.e5! b4 (11...dxe5 12.Nxe6!+-) 12.Nxe6! bxc3 (12...fxe6 13.Bg6+ Kf8 14.exf6+-) 13.Qxc3
fxe6 14.Bg6+ Kf8 15.exd6 Nbd7 (15...Bxd6 16.Rxd6!+-) 16.dxe7+ Qxe7 17.Qc7 Bd5 (17...Rb8
18.Ba7+-) 18.c4+-;
10...e5?! Unfortunately, my attempt against Svetushkin did not prove to be the best solution for
Black. 11.Nf5! (Even though I had luck because Svetushkin returned the knight to b3, allowing
me to obtain really good play 11.Nb3 Nbd7∞ Svetushkin, Dmitry 2561 - Perunovic,Milos 2620,
Karlsruhe 2016) 11...Bxf5 12.exf5 d5 13.f4! b4 14.fxe5 bxc3 15.Qxc3 Ng4 16.Bd4ƒ

White has a devastating initiative.

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11.Nce2 e5 12.Nf5 Bxf5 13.exf5 d5∞ Now the f4 push cannot be played, as after e4 push the d3
bishop will be trapped.
11...Qa5 12.b3 Bd7 13.a3 Bxa4 14.axb4 Qc7 15.bxa4 O-O!∞

Repp,Heinrich - Gnutov,Yuri, corr. 2015 For the time being, this position occurred only in
correspondence games. After Nbd7, Rfc8, Rb8 and d5 Black has quite decent chances to gain
initiative. Overall, the position is totally unclear, while both players have trumps of their own.

B 81
Keres Attack
6.g4

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4

The Keres Attack! This line is, doubtlessly, the hardest test for Black, since it demands

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extremely precise play. On the other hand, by playing 6.g4 White has a really great responsibility
to proceed with creative play.
6...h6
6...Nc6 7.g5 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Nd7 9.Be3 a6 10.Be2 Qc7 11.f4 b6 12.f5ƒ Keres,Paul -
Bogoljubow,Efim, Salzburg 1943. The stem game of the variation, and great contribution to
chess theory by the legendary Paul Keres.
7.h4
7.h3 Nc6 8.Be3 (8.Bg2 Be7 9.Be3 O-O transposes into 8.Be3) 8...Be7 9.Bg2 O-O 10.Qe2
(10.O-O Nxd4 11.Qxd4 e5 12.Qd3 Be6 13.Rfd1 (13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 Nd7∞ Matinian,Nikita
2426 - Kurnosov,Igor 2663, Russia 2012) 13...a6 14.Ne2 Qc7 15.Ng3 Rfd8 16.Nf5 Bf8 with the
idea of d5; Ismagambetov,Anuar 2508 - Yu, Yangyi 2675, Tabriz 2014) 10...Nxd4 11.Bxd4 e5
12.Be3 Be6 13.O-O-O Rc8 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 Bd7∞
7...Nc6 8.Rg1 d5 Obviously, Black is aiming for simplifications. Formerly, Black used to
continue with
8...h5 9.gxh5 Nxh5 10.Bg5 Nf6 11.Qd2 Qb6 12.Nb3² Zhu,Chen 2518 - Ehlvest,Jaan 2610,
Gibraltar 2007 - 99/160
9.exd5
9.Bb5 Bd7 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Be3 Be7 13.Qe2 (13.Qd2 O-O 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.O-
O-O Rb8ƒ) 13...Nxd4 14.Bxd7+ Qxd7 15.Bxd4 O-O 16.O-O-O Qe6 17.Qd2 Bxh4 18.f4 Rfe8
19.Rh1 Bg3 20.Rhg1 Bh4= Harikrishna,Pentala 2705 - Andreikin,Dmitry 2727, La Habana 2013
9...Nxd5 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Be3

11...Qxh4! A cold-bloded capture! The position is very complex, and White tried to obtain the
initiative in various ways. My assessment is that Black should have satisfactory resources and

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play in all the possible lines. This capture was tested by the Polish superstar Duda as well.
11...Be7 12.Qd2 Bxh4 (12...O-O 13.g5±) 13.O-O-O Kf8 (13...O-O 14.g5±) 14.f4 Bf6 15.Be2
Kg8 16.Bf3± Kovacevic,Aleksandar 2517 - Damljanovic,Branko 2562, Srbija (ch) 2015
12.Qf3
12.Nb5 Qe7 13.Qxd5 Be6 14.Qe4 a6 15.Nc3 Rd8 16.Bd3 Qb4∞ (16...g6!?; 16...Nb4!?)
12.Qe2 Nxd4 13.Bxd4+ Qe7 14.Qxe7+ Kxe7 15.O-O-O f6! (Black's idea is to free the f7
square, so the king or bishop could hide via e6 on f7.) 16.c4!? Kf7 17.cxd5 h5∞
12...Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Qe7+ 14.Be2 Qe4

15.O-O-O
15.Qc3 Be6 16.f3 Qf4 17.Bb5+ (17.Be5 Qa4 18.b3 Qb4 19.Bxg7 Rg8 20.Bd4 Qxc3+ 21.Bxc3=
Maze,Sebastien 2615 - Duda,Jan Krzysztof 2724, France 2018 - 137/ 81) 17...Bd7 18.Bxd7+
Kxd7 19.Rd1 (Black was a pawn up after 19.Qd3?! Re8+ 20.Kf1 a6³ Preventing Qb5 with the
idea of h5 and opening the h-file, as in Nepomniachtchi,Ian 2763 - Duda,Jan Krzysztof 2738,
Saint Petersburg (blitz) 2018) 19...Bd6 20.Qb3 Rae8+ 21.Kf1 Kc7∞
15...Qxf3 16.Bxf3 Be6 17.Rge1 Kd7 18.c4 Rc8 19.b3 b5! 20.Bc3 bxc4 21.Bxd5 Bxd5
22.Rxd5+ Kc6 23.bxc4 Rg8!=

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With the idea of Bc5, and Black was able to equalize in Grebenshchikov,Aleksandr -
Guberna,Aleksandr, corr. 2015

B 83
6.Be2

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2

6...Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 Nc6 9.f4

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The classical Scheveningen position. When he reaches the Scheveningen from this move order
Black should have the advantage since he did not move his queen yet, nor the a pawn. The most
common moves are 9...Qc7 and 9...a6, but Black also has the option to play 9...Bd7 or 9...e5.
After 9...e5 Black should be able to equalize very quickly, while 9... Bd7 demands a bit more
struggle.
9...e5 10.Nb3
10.Nf5 Bxf5 11.exf5 exf4 12.Bxf4 (12.Rxf4 d5 13.Kh1 Re8³ Mecking,Henrique 2615 -
Spassky,Boris 2650, Nice (ol) 1974 - 17/484) 12...d5 13.Bf3 d4 14.Ne4 Rc8³
Also Black's position is stable after 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Qe1 (12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Rad1
Be6 14.Rxd8+ Bxd8= with the idea of Bb6) 12...Be6 13.Qg3 Qa5 14.Bh6 Ne8∞
Or 10.fxe5 dxe5 11.Nf5 Bxf5 12.Rxf5 Qa5 13.Kh1 Rad8 14.Bd3 Nd4 15.Bxd4 Rxd4∞
10...exf4 11.Bxf4
11.Rxf4 Be6 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne5 14.Rb4 (14.c4 Nfd7 15.Rf2 Bg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5∞
Praggnanandhha, Rameshbabu 2447 - Andreikin,Dmitry 2734, Reykjavik 2017) 14...Qc7 15.a4
Nfd7 16.Nd4 g6∞ Duda,Jan Krzysztof 2587 - Polgar,Judit 2685, Polska - Magyarorszag (m)
2014
11...Be6 12.Kh1 d5 13.e5
13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Qxd5 (15.Bf3 Qxd1 16.Rfxd1 Rfd8=) 15...Bxd5 16.Rad1
Rad8=
13...Nd7 14.Nxd5 Ndxe5 15.c4
15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Qe1 (16.Na5 Rad8 17.Nxc6 Nxc6 18.Qe1 Bd5∞ White is in the possession
of the bishop pair, but Black has the more active pieces and control over the centre, so we can
conclude that the position is a rather complex one with mutual chances.) 16...Rad8 17.Qg3 Ng6

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18.Bg5 f6 19.Be3 Rfe8 20.Rfe1 Bd5∞ Klovans,Janis 2455 - Tseskhovsky, Vitaly 2575, Riga
1981 - 32/310
15...Bg5

This position occurred in two games by the ex World Champion Garry Kasparov: 16.Nc5
16.Bg3 Bh4 17.Bf4 Bg5=;
16.Qc1 Bxf4 17.Nxf4 Qe7 18.Qc3 Rad8 19.Rae1 Kh8 20.a3 f6∞ Kuzmin,Gennadi 2550 -
Kasparov,Garry 2630, USSR (ch) 1981 - 33/(339)
16...Bxf4 17.Nxe6
17.Rxf4 b6 18.Ne4

18...b5! 19.b3 bxc4 20.Bxc4 Kh8∞ Geller,Efim 2615 - Kasparov,Garry 2625, Moscow 1981 -

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31/290
17...fxe6 18.Nxf4 Rf6=

B 86
Sozin Attack
6.Bc4

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4

6...Be7
Black can transpose into some of the main Sozin lines by means of 6...a6 or 6...Nc6
7.Be3 O-O 8.Bb3

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8...Na6! The point of Black's play, as he uses the a6 square as a springboard in order to transfer
the knight on the excellent c5 square. From c5 Black attacks e4 and controls the powerful b3
bishop.
9.f4
9.Qf3 Nc5 10.O-O-O Bd7 11.g4 Rb8 12.g5 Ne8 13.h4 b5µ with a quick a5 push to follow, and
action on the queenside.
9.f3 Nc5 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.O-O-O a6³ Practical tournament games showed that Black had a more
concrete play in positions with the opposite side castling.
9...Nc5 10.Qf3 a5 A quite solid alternative is
10...a6 11.f5 (11.O-O-O Qc7 12.g4 b5; 11.g4 d5∞) 11...Qc7∞
11.O-O-O
11.a4 e5 12.Nf5 Bxf5 13.exf5 Nxb3 14.cxb3 Qd7∞ (14...e4∞)
11.O-O a4 12.Bc4 a3 13.b3

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13...Ncxe4! 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 d5 16.Bxd5 Qxd5∞ Berndt, Stephan 2445 -
Tischbierek,Raj 2439, Deutschland 2006
11...a4 12.Bc4 a3 13.b3 Bd7∞

13...Qa5 14.Bd2 Qb6∞ Moraru,Marius 2308 - Parligras,Mircea Emilian 2420, Romania 2001 -
81/213

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THE REHABILITATED CARO–KANN

How to treat the ensuing middle-game positions with

both colours?
Fundamental plans, manoeuvres, tactics and typical
endgames.
Dear chess friends, in this article I present you a
thorough and complete research of the recently very
popular Caro-Kann line.
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6

Not many players will accept such devaluation of their pawn structure, and especially not so
early in the opening stage of the game. In the Spanish Exchange variation Black faces the same
issue. However, there are some pluses for Black in the Spanish "kingdom" since his bishop pair
may become very potent. Here, in the realms of Caro-Kann, Black does not have any tangible
compensation for his doubled pawns.
Moreover, White has a very straightforward plan at his disposal: to exchange all the pieces and
go for the ("winning ") pawn endgame. But then, the natural question arises - why so many TOP

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players, such as Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Pentala
Harikrishna, Baadur Jobava, Ferenc Berkes and many others have recently started playing it on a
regular basis? What is the reason for the rehabilitation of this line?
I hope that after reading my article you will be able to find the answer to this question. In my
opinion, for the time being even the strongest engines cannot produce the correct evaluation of
many positions arising from this line, and explain what White should be aiming for in a clear
manner.
There are obvious similarities to the (sudden) popularity of the "Berlin Wall" after Kramnik's
usage of that Spanish variation in the World Championship match against Garry Kasparov. The
arising endgames share same logics to a certain extent.
So, without further ado, let us delve deep into the labyrinth of Caro-Kann!

MODEL GAMES

In order to start playing a new opening line with success, you must have a few model games to
follow, or at least some guidelines.
I will present you three miniatures which depict quite well the core of Black’s tactical ideas in
this line. I firmly believe that it is much wiser to start learning a new line with the basic,
fundamental ideas, playing through some model games. Only after, one should begin with a deep
theoretical research. Model, sample games will give you a clear picture of the ensuing positions
and character of play.
B15
Salonika, Saina (2022) - Nurgali, Nazerke (2068)
Montevideo (blitz), 2017

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6

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6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Qc7
The most precise move order is 8...Re8 9.Qc2 h5! - the idea of this new move is discussed in the
theoretical part of the article.
9.Qc2!? A very good move with the idea of creating the weaknesses on the kingside. All the
possible replies have their pros and cons.
9...h6?! You will see in Part 2 (The Ideas for White) that the black h6 pawn is an easy target for
White after Ng3-h5, Be3, Qd2 or g4-g5.
9...g6?! Is a typical mistake because of 10.h4+-;
9...h5! And the black h-pawn may actively participate in the attack.
10.Be3 Re8 11.h3 White is ready to castle short. However, the modern theory considers the plan
with the long castle to be more promising.
11.O-O-O!? White's pawn march g4-g5 will reveal Black's problems created after the h6 move.
11...Nd7 12.O-O Nf8 In general, this is the best setup for Black if White castles short, as he will
proceed with Be6 (or Bd7) and Rad8 thus completing his development and reaching a very
pleasant equality. Black's pieces possess great activity, so he can be pleased with the opening
phase of the game.
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White improves his queen, planning to offer the exchange after Bf4, or even to execute sacrifice
on h6.
13.c4!?
13...Ng6! A very strong move! Black's knight controls the f4 square, so all the ideas with Bf4
exchange are prevented. Also, the knight might be on its way to the h4 square.
14.Rae1 Be6 15.c4 Rad8 Black's moves are easy to understand and reproduce, as nothing
extraordinary clever is required, and no special knowledge of the opening theory is needed.
Black is simply following the basic strategic concepts of opening play.
16.Qc1
White had to find the only path to salvation. 16.c5! Bf8 17.b3 f5= - however, accepting the weak
pawn on d4 means that Black will enjoy a very pleasant game.
16...Qc8
Simple and strong, but even better is 16...Qd7! 17.Ng3 Nh4 18.Bxh6 Bxg3µ
17.Ng3 Nh4 18.Bxh6!?

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18.Kh2! According to the engines this is the only way to defend against Bh3 sacrifice. However,
this king move looks very suspicious since the king willingly steps into the pin. Black has many
good continuations here: 18...Bc7!? (18...b5!? 19.cxb5 Bd5; or 18...Nxg2!? 19.Kxg2 Bxh3+
20.Kh2 h5!?; 18...h5!?)
18...Bf8! A very strong move! Now, White is in a serious trouble.
18...gxh6? 19.Qxh6+-
19.Nh5!? The only chance for White is counterattack. In actual fact, White almost managed to
confuse his opponent.
19.Be3 Bxh3 20.Qd1 g6µ;
19.Bf4 Rxd4µ;
19.Qf4 Ng6 20.Qf3 Rxd4µ;
19.Bd2 Rxd4 20.Bc2 Red8 21.Bc3 Rxc4µ
19...Nxg2? This a terrible mistake.
The only winning move for Black is 19...Bxh3! 20.Re3 Rxe3 21.Qxe3 Bf5 22.Qg3 Ng6 23.Bc1
Rxd4-+
20.Nxf6+! White finds the saving trick!
20.Kxg2 Bxh3+ 21.Kh1 (21.Kh2 Bxf1 22.Bxf1 Qf5) 21...Bxf1 22.Bxf1 Rxe1 23.Qxe1 Qg4
20...gxf6 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.Kxg2
22.Qh6+ Ke7 23.Kxg2 Rh8
22...Bxh3+ 23.Kh1??

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Curiously, after the "odd looking" 23.Kh2! Be6 (23...Bxf1?? 24.Qh6+) 24.Qf4 Ke7 25.Kg2=
White's king miraculously survives!
23...Bg2+! 24.Kxg2
24.Kg1 Qh3 25.f3 Qh1+ 26.Kf2 Qh2 27.Be4 Bxf1+ 28.Kxf1 Rxd4
24...Qg4+ 25.Kh2 Kg7 And checkmate cannot be prevented. 0-1

B15
Lund, Gunnar (2244) - Sidali, Elias Hulleberg (1763)
Oslo (rapid), 2017

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.Qc2

9...h5! Although rated only 1700 ELO, Black demonstrates much better theoretical preparation
compared to the previous game, as he is fully aware of the modern way to handle the line under
our examination.
10.O-O The plan with the long castle is considered to be a more dangerous one. I refer you to the
the theoretical part of my survey for further details.
10...h4 11.h3 Nd7 12.Be3 Nf8 Black is following the familiar setup with one small, but
important improvement. The h4 pawn is a great attacking resource. When Black creates the
battery on the b8-h2 diagonal it will be very awkward for White to deal with all the threats.
13.c4 Be6
13...Bc7!?
14.a3 Qd7 With the straightforward idea of sacrificing the bishop on h3, since White seems to be
unable to prevent that blow.
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15.Rfe1? Bxh3!;
15.Nf4?! Bxf4 16.Bxf4 Qxd4³;
15.c5 Bc7³

15...Bxh3! Black already obtained a winning position!

16.gxh3 Qxh3 17.Nf4 Qg4+ 18.Kh2 Ne6 0-1
It is not easy to explain what happened in this game! White was a clear rating favourite but got
totally destroyed in a miniature. I cannot think of any other opening line where Black has such an
opportunity to outplay White so effortlessly. Doubtlessly, this game gave Black enormous
pleasure!

B15
Svensson, Anders (2084) - Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal (2422)
Lund, 2018

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6

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6.Nf3 In my opinion the knight development on f3 is worse than on e2.
6...Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.h3 Nd7 10.c4 Nf8 11.Be3 Be6 12.Qd2 Qd7 We reached a
familiar position. Black is winning since there is no defence against the bishop sacrifice. One can
only imagine how many games finished in such manner.
13.Rad1 Rad8
Immediately winning is 13...Bxh3 14.gxh3 Qxh3 15.Qd3 (15.Bf4 Bxf4 16.Qxf4 Rxe2)
15...Qg4+ (15...Rad8-+) 16.Kh1 Ng6 17.Ne5 Qh3+ 18.Kg1 fxe5 19.Bg5 Qc8-+
14.Rfe1

14...Bxh3!-+ 15.gxh3 Qxh3 16.Bf4 Re4 17.Bxd6

17.Bg3 Bxg3 18.Bf1 Rxe1 19.Rxe1 Qg4 20.fxg3 Qxf3 21.Re3 Qf5-+

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17...Rxd6 18.Nh2 Rh4 19.Bf3 f5 20.Re8 Rg6+ 0-1
I will leave the conclusions to you, but it is clear how dangerous for White is to enter this line
without any concrete ideas and plans in mind.

PART 1
THEORETICAL SURVEY

Systems with 6.Nf3

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6

6.Nf3 This move gives Black the opportunity to develop the bishop to g4. Also, it is quite easy
to understand the main problem for White in this structure - the f3 knight is severely restricted by
the f6 pawn.
6.Bd3 Is not a serious alternative, but you will not find it that bizarre after examining the Juan
Luis Estrada - Francisco Prieto Gallardo game in part 2 of our survey. 6.c3! - introduces the main
line.
6...Bd6
6...Bf5!?
7.Bd3
7.Bc4 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.h3 Nd7= Recuero Guerra,David 2455 - Narciso Dublan,Marc 2551,
Espana 2011
7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Qc7 9.h3 Be6 10.c4 Qd7 11.Re1 Na6 12.Bf1 Rfe8 13.a3 Nc7 14.Bd2 b5
15.b3 Bf5= Bologan, Victor 2648 - Salem,A R Saleh 2628, Baku (ol) 2016
7...O-O 8.O-O

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8...Bg4
A more flexible option is 8...Re8!? 9.h3 (9.Nh4 g6 10.Bh6 c5! Is the strongest reply to White's
kingside aggression! 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Re1 Be6 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Rxe3 Nc6³ Antipov,Mikhail Al
2580 - Yu,Yangyi 2738, Gibraltar 2017) 9...Be6 10.c4 Qd7 11.Re1 Na6 12.Bd2 Nc7 13.Nh4
Rad8 14.Qf3 g6 15.Bc3 f5∞
9.h3 Bh5 10.Be4 Na6
10...Re8 11.Qd3 Bg6 12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.Bd2 Nd7 1/2 : 1/2 Ghaem Maghami,Ehsan 2574 -
Berkes,Ferenc 2648, Rasht 2017
11.a3 Qd7 12.Qd3 g6!?
12...Bg6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Re1 Nc7 15.c4 Rad8 16.Bd2 g5
13.Nd2
13.g4 Bxg4
13...f5 14.Bf3 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 Nc7=

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Followed by the typical Nd5-f6-e4 manoeuvre, achieving a very solid counterplay, as in Ghaem
Maghami,Ehsan 2569 - Ehlvest,Jaan 2524, Bandar-e Anzali 2016

Systems with 6.Bc4

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4

6...Bd6 7.Qe2+!? White is aiming to liquidate the position into endgame obtaining a small, but
long-lasting advantage. Also, we must stress that White is playing without any risk!
7.Ne2 O-O 8.O-O Nd7 (8...Be6 9.Bd3!; 8...Bg4!?) 9.Ng3 Nb6 10.Bd3 g6 11.Bh6 Re8 12.c3 f5
13.Re1 Be6 14.Qd2 (14.b3 Qh4³) 14...Nd5 15.a3 Qh4 16.Bg5 Bf4 17.Bxf4 Nxf4 18.Ne2 Nxg2
19.Kxg2 Bd5+ 20.Kg1 Qh3 21.f3 Qxf3 22.Ng3 f4 23.c4 fxg3 24.cxd5 gxh2+ 25.Kxh2 Qxd5=
7...Be7!? Black avoids the endgame and tries to keep the open fight going.

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7...Kf8?! Looks very suspicious.
7...Qe7 Is, of course, the strongest move if you do not mind a draw. Also, there is nothing to be
afraid of: 8.Qxe7+ (8.Nf3 Qxe2+ 9.Bxe2 Bf5 10.c4 O-O 11.O-O Re8 12.Be3 Nd7 13.h3
(13.Rfe1 Rad8=) 13...Rad8=) 8...Kxe7 9.Ne2 Be6 10.Bd3! (10.Bb3 a5=) 10...Nd7 11.O-O
(11.Bf4!? Rad8 12.Bxd6+ Kxd6 13.O-O-O Rhe8 14.Nf4 f5 15.b3 Nf6=; 11.Be3 Nb6 12.O-O-O
Nd5) 11...Rhd8 (11...g5 12.f4) 12.Nf4 Nb6 (12...c5) 13.c3 (13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Bxh7?! Rh8)
13...Bxf4 14.Bxf4 c5=
8.Nf3
8.Be3 O-O 9.O-O-O Bd6 (Or immediately 9...b5) 10.h4 b5 11.Bb3 a5→ And Black's attack
develops much faster, as in Kovalevskaya,Ekaterina 2370 - Zaitseva,Ludmila 2320, Orel (zt)
1995
8...O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Re1

10...Na6!
Or a more common 10...Nd7 11.Bf4 Nf8 12.c3 Be6=
11.Bf4
11.Bxa6 bxa6 12.c3 Bb7 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Rad1 Rad8 15.b3 Bf8∞
11...Nc7 12.Qd3 Nd5 And the black knight stands much better on d5 than on f8.
12...a5!?
13.Bg3 Be6=

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Systems with 6.c3
White Castles Short

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3

6...Bd6
6...Bf5 This move looks very natural, but White has an extremely strong reply at his disposal -
7.Ne2! Bd6 8.Ng3 Bxg3 (8...Bg6 9.Bc4 (9.Be2; 9.f4!?) 9...O-O 10.O-O Nd7 11.f4!?; 8...Be6
9.Bd3²) 9.hxg3 O-O 10.Be3 Qd5 11.g4!? (11.Qh5!?)
If Black wishes to avoid the complications arising in the main lines, and is not afraid of the
endgame - then a very playable option may be 6...Qd5!? 7.Ne2!? (7.Nf3 Bd6 8.Be2 (8.Bd3 O-O
9.O-O Bg4! Is awkward. 10.Qc2? Bxf3 11.Bxh7+ Kh8 12.gxf3 g6 13.Bxg6 Rg8-+) 8...O-O
9.O-O Bc7 10.h3 Bf5! Was fine for Black in Hou,Yifan 2673 - Jobava,Baadur 2727, Wijk aan

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Zee 2015; 7.Qf3 Qxf3 (7...Bd6?! 8.Qxd5 cxd5²) 8.Nxf3 Bd6 Reaching a very typical endgame.)
7...Bd6 8.Nf4 Qe4+ 9.Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.Bxe2 O-O 11.Be3 Re8 12.Kd2 Nd7 13.Rae1 c5!=
7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 If White wants to castle short, then it is better to keep the queen on d1, since
it is much easier to activate her to f3 or h5.
8...Re8 9.O-O Nd7!

9...Qc7 Preventing the exchange of the bishops is not so good since after the annoying 10.Ng3!
Be6 and (10...Nd7 11.Nf5 and if Black is careless 11...Bf8?? (11...Nf8) 12.Nh6+! White wins!
12...gxh6 13.Qg4+ Kh8 14.Qf5) 11.f4! gives White a stable initiative.
10.Ng3!? In my opinion this is the sharpest option - White is intending to create kingside
pressure by means of Qf3, Nf5 or f4, so Black must play very carefully.
10.Qc2 Is already easily parried by 10...Nf8 (10...h5)
10.Be3 Nf8 11.Qc2 (11.Ng3 g6 (11...Be6) 12.Ne4 (12.Qd2 Qc7 13.f4 f5) 12...Bc7 13.Qd2 Ne6
14.Rae1 f5=) 11...Bc7 12.Rfe1 h5!;
10.Bf4!? Is the best plan from strategic point of view. Without his dark-squared bishop Black's
chances to create an attack are not significant. 10...Nf8 11.Bxd6 (11.Qd2 Ng6) 11...Qxd6
12.Ng3 Ng6!? (12...g6 13.Qd2 (13.Ne4 Qd8 14.Qd2) 13...Kg7 14.Rae1 Bd7 15.Ne4²) 13.Qc2
Qf4! (13...Be6 14.f4!? Nxf4 15.Bxh7+ Kh8 16.Be4 Bd5 17.Rae1ƒ) 14.Rae1 Bd7 15.Nf5
(15.Qb3 b6 16.Bc4 Rf8 17.Re4 Qd6 18.Rfe1 f5 19.R4e2 Nf4) 15...Bxf5 16.Bxf5 Nf8 17.Bd3 g6
18.Bc4 Qc7 19.Re3 Re7 20.Rfe1 Rae8 21.Rxe7 Rxe7 22.Rxe7 Qxe7 23.g3 Kg7 24.Kg2 f5 (with
Nd7-f6 to follow) 25.Qe2 Qe4+ 26.f3 Qxe2+ 27.Bxe2 Kf6=
10...g6! Black should have the possibility of meeting f4 with f5!
10...Nf8 11.f4 Qc7 (11...g6?! 12.f5) 12.f5! (12.Qf3 c5!) 12...c5 13.Nh5

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11.Ne4

11.Qf3 f5! 12.Bxf5 gxf5 13.Nxf5 Re6;

11.f4?! f5
11...Be7! The only move!
11...Bc7? 12.Re1 - now black cannot push 12...f5? (12...Nf8 13.Nxf6+; 12...Kg7 13.Qd2!)
13.Bg5+-;
11...Bf8 12.Bf4 f5 13.Nd6 Bxd6 14.Bxd6 Nf6 15.Bf4±
12.Re1
12.Bf4 Nf8!=
12...f5 13.Ng5 Nb6
13...Nf6
14.h4 Nd5 15.h5 Bf6 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8 17.Bd2 Qe7 18.Nf3 Be6 19.Qe2 Re8=

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Main line 9...h5 10.0–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2! Re8+
9.Ne2 h5!

This move "rehabilitates" the whole line, thus making it fully playable.
It is not too difficult to reach this option by using the method of elimination.
A) 9...h6 looks quite unstable as White can either play for the piece sacrifice on h6, or try
massive pawn attack with g4-g5.
B) 9...g6?! is suspicious as after 10.h4 Black's position looks scary, although it still might be
viable with correct play.
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So, What should Black do? 9...h5 is the only alternative. But, the following question arises next -
Is this move correct, and is there a logical plan behind it?
YES - There are some situations where the h5 pawn push is very helpful:
1. If White castles short - then h5-h4 increases Black attacking prospects.
2. Ng3 is not anymore an option for White, as it will be met with h5-h4.
3. If White castles long then the h5 advance helps Black to slow down White's attack for a while.
4. In the endgame the h4 pawn plays an important role, invading space and fixing the white g2
weakness.
So, then what is the negative side of this move?
I am quite sure that for the moment the ball is in White's court, so let's leave it there!
9...g6 10.h4!?→
10.O-O!
In case of 10.h3 Be6! is a good move when White castles long, and the position might become
very dangerous. (10...Nd7) 11.O-O! (11.Bd2 Nd7 12.O-O-O b5 (12...Bxa2 13.c4 Qb6 14.b4;
12...a5 13.Kb1 a4→) 13.Kb1 Nb6ƒ 14.g4 h4!∞; 11.Be3 Nd7 12.O-O-O Bd5 (12...Qa5 13.b3
b5) 13.Rdg1 b5ƒ) 11...Qc7 12.Be3 Nd7 13.c4 Nf8 14.Rad1 Ng6!„ … Rad8, Qd7 or Qc8
10...h4

11.h3 Sooner or later White should play this move.

11.Re1 Nd7 12.Bf4 Nf8 (Do remmember the trick: 12...Rxe2?? 13.Qxe2 Bxf4 14.Qe4+-)
13.Qd2 Somewhat easier solution is 13...h3! (13...Be7 Is too risky. Black intends to play f5, g5.
14.h3! g5 15.Bh2 f5 16.f3 (16.Rad1 f4 17.c4 Bf6 18.d5 cxd5 19.cxd5 Bd7 20.Nc3 Rxe1+

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21.Rxe1 Qa5∞; White could have played 16.Kh1!? f4 17.Ng1 Bf6 18.Nf3 Be6 19.Qc2²)
16...Bf6 17.Kh1 f4 18.Bg1 Be6 19.c4 Qd7 20.Kh2 Rad8 21.Rad1² Beerdsen,Thomas 2441 -
Svane, Rasmus 2579, Maastricht 2018) 14.Bxd6 (14.g3?! Bg4 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.Nc1 Qd5
17.Bf1 Ne6³) 14...Qxd6 15.Qf4 (15.g3 Bg4 16.Nf4 (16.Qf4? Qd5) 16...g5) 15...Qd5 16.Qg3
Qxg2+ 17.Qxg2 hxg2 18.Kxg2=
11...Nd7 12.c4
12.Be3 Nf8 13.Rad1 (13.Bf5?! A bad move. It is Black who needs to exchange the light-squared
bishops. 13...Bxf5!? 14.Qxf5 Bc7 White should be very cautious. For example 15.Rfd1?! Ng6
16.Nf4 Qd6 17.Nxg6 fxg6 18.Qxg6 Re6! Black wants to play ...Re8 with a very strong attack,
so he does not need to hurry with ...Qh2) 13...Ne6 14.c4 Ng5 15.Rfe1 Bc7 16.a3 (16.d5 cxd5
17.cxd5 Rxe3! 18.fxe3 Qd6 19.Nf4 Ba5! (19...Bd7 20.Qf2 Re8 21.Qxh4) 20.Re2 (20.Rf1 Bd7
21.Qf2 Re8 22.Qxh4 Rxe3 23.Kh1 Ne4©) 20...Bd7 21.Kh1 Re8 22.Rf1 f5 23.Bxf5 Bb5 24.Bd3
Bxd3 25.Qxd3 Ne4 26.Rf3 (26.Kg1 Ng3 27.Rf3 Nxe2+ 28.Qxe2 Bb6©) 26...Ng3+ 27.Rxg3
hxg3 28.Qb5 Qd8 29.e4 a6 30.Qb3 (30.Qxb7?? Qf6-+) 30...Qc7©; 16.Nf4 Bd7 17.Nh5 Qc8
18.f4?! (18.f3!?) 18...Nxh3+ 19.gxh3 Bxh3→ 20.Qh2 (20.Kf2 Bg4 21.Be2 Rxe3 22.Kxe3 Bxh5
23.Bxh5 Qh3+) 20...Rxe3 21.Rxe3 Qg4+ 22.Kf2 Qxh5 23.Rxh3 Qxd1 24.Rxh4 Kf8 25.Rh8+
Ke7 26.Rxa8 Qxd3=) 16...Bd7 17.Nf4 Qc8„;
12.Bd2 Nf8 13.Rae1 Bc7 (13...Be6 14.f4!?) 14.b3 (14.Nf4 Be6 15.Nxe6 Nxe6∞
Ostrovskiy,Aleksandr 2414 - Antal,Gergely 2534, Charlotte 2018; 14.c4 Ne6„) 14...g6
(14...Ne6!? Threatening ...Qd6. 15.f4 Sooner or later White should play f4. For example:
(15.Bh7+?! Kh8 16.Bf5 Qd6 17.Nf4 Bd7³) 15...Qd6 16.Rd1 Ng5!?

17.fxg5? (17.c4 Nxh3+!? (17...Bf5 18.Bxf5 Rxe2 19.Bd3 (19.Qd3 Rae8 20.Bg4 R2e4 21.Bc1 c5
22.dxc5 Qxc5+ 23.Kh1 f5=) 19...Rxd2 20.Qxd2 Ne6 21.Kh1 Rd8) 18.gxh3 Bxh3 19.Rf2 Bg4
20.Bc1 Re7©; 17.Rfe1 Bxh3 18.gxh3 Nxh3+ 19.Kh2 Nf2 20.Kg2 Nxd1 21.Qxd1 Qd5+ (21...f5
22.Rh1 Qg6+) 22.Kf2 f5) 17...Qh2+ 18.Kf2 Bxh3 19.Rg1 Bg4-+) 15.Kh1 Qd6

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16.Bf4!? The only way to fight for an advantage. (16.f4 f5 17.Ng1 White can win the h4 pawn,
but Black will get full compensation after transferring the knight from f8 to h5. 17...Be6 18.Nf3
Nh7 19.Nxh4 Nf6 20.Bc1 (20.Nf3?! Nh5³) 20...Bd5 21.Re5 Be4 22.Nf3 Qd7 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8©)
16...Rxe2™ (16...Qd8?! 17.Qd2 Ne6 18.Bxc7 Qxc7 19.Qh6±) 17.Bxd6 Rxc2 18.Bxc7 Rxc3
(18...Rxa2=) 19.Bb1 Bf5! The point of Black's play! (19...b6? 20.Re8 Bb7 21.Rxa8 Bxa8 22.Bf4
c5 23.Bd2 cxd4 24.Bxc3 dxc3 25.Rc1+-) 20.Ba5 Bxb1 21.Bxc3 Bxa2 22.Ra1 (22.d5 cxd5
23.Re7 b6 24.Ra1 Bxb3 25.Raxa7 Rxa7 26.Rxa7 Kg7 27.Rb7 Bc4 28.Rxb6 Ne6=) 22...Bxb3
23.Rfb1 Bd5 24.Rxb7 g5 25.Raxa7 Re8² Black should be able to secure a draw.
12...Nf8 13.Be3

13...Bc7!
13...Ne6 14.Rad1 Ng5
14.Rad1! White wants to play d5, and he is not afraid of ...Qd6.

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14.Rfe1 g5 (14...Ng6 15.Bxg6 fxg6 16.Qxg6 Be6 17.b3 Bf7 18.Qc2 g5 (… Qd6) 19.c5 Kg7©)
15.Kf1 (15.Bd2 Qd6 16.f4 Ne6 17.Kh1 Ng7 18.Nc3 Rxe1+ 19.Rxe1 f5 20.Ne2 g4 21.Bc3
Bd7³; 15.c5 Bb8 16.d5!? Qxd5 17.Nc3 Qd8 18.Rad1 Qc7 19.Ne4 Rxe4 20.Bxe4 Qh2+ 21.Kf1
Ne6) 15...Qd6 16.Ng1∞
14...f5!?

A new idea! Quite an interesing pawn sacrifice. The other continuations are too passive for my
taste. Now, accepting the sacrifice is the only way to fight for advantage and leads to a highly
complicated positions with 3 connected passed pawns for the piece.
14...g5 15.c5! (15.Bc1 Qd6 16.f4 g4 17.c5 Qd7 18.d5) 15...Bb8 16.Bc1 Qc7?! 17.f4±;
14...Ng6 15.Bxg6 fxg6 16.Qxg6 Be6 17.d5;
14...Ne6 15.d5 Qd6 16.f4 Nc5 17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Rf3 Bb6 19.Kh1²;
14...Qd6 15.Bf4 (15.Nf4 Bd7 16.c5 Qe7 17.d5 Bxf4 18.Bxf4 cxd5 19.Bd6 (19.b4©) 19...Qe6
20.b4 a6 21.a4©) 15...Rxe2 16.Bxd6 Rxc2 17.Ba3 Be6 (17...Bf5?! 18.Bxf5 Re2 19.Bd3 Ree8
20.d5±) 18.d5!? (Sumets,Andrey) (18.Bxc2 Bxc4 19.Rfe1 Ne6©) 18...cxd5 (18...Bf5!? 19.Bxf5
Rxc4 20.d6 Bb6 21.d7 Rf4 22.Bg4 g6∞) 19.cxd5 Rxf2 20.Rxf2 Bxd5 21.Bh7+ Kxh7 22.Rxd5
Ne6∞ Kanmazalp,Ogulcan 2473 - Motylev,Alexander 2669, Batumi 2018
15.Bxf5
15.Kh1 f4 16.Nxf4 g5 17.Nh5 Qd6µ;
15.d5 Ng6! 16.Bxf5 Bxf5 17.Qxf5 Qd6 18.g3 hxg3 19.c5 gxf2+ 20.Rxf2 Qf8 21.d6 Bxd6
22.cxd6 Rxe3µ;
15.Bc1 Qf6 16.f4 (16.d5 Ng6 17.dxc6 bxc6„) 16...Bd7 (16...Be6) 17.b3 Qg6 18.Nc3 Rad8
19.d5 Nh7 20.Ba3 Nf6 21.d6 Bb8 22.c5 Re3„;

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15.Bd2 g6 16.d5 cxd5 17.cxd5 a6∞;
15.Rfe1 Ng6 16.Bc1 Qd6∞
15...Qd6 16.Nf4
16.Bf4? Rxe2 17.Bxd6 Rxc2 18.Bxc2 Bxd6µ
16...g5 17.c5 Qf6 18.Bxc8 gxf4 19.Bxb7 Rab8
19...fxe3 20.fxe3 Qe6 21.Bxa8 Qxe3+ 22.Qf2±
20.Bxc6 Qxc6 21.d5 Qf6 22.Bc1

22.Bd4? Qg5
22...Be5!
22...f3 23.Qa4
23.Rfe1 Bd4!
23...Ng6 24.d6 f3 25.d7 Red8 26.c6 Bc7 27.Rd5 Nf4 28.Bxf4 Qxf4 29.g3 hxg3 30.Re4+-
24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.c6 Ng6 26.b4∞

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9...h5
White Castles Long

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Re8+
9.Ne2 h5 10.Be3

If White looks for the refutation of the 9...h5 plan he should castle long and try to achieve h3, g4.
Black has 4 pawns on the kingside and after the manoeuvre Nd7-f8 his king seems to be out of
any danger.
If White manages to play h3, g4 - Black should blockade the kingside by means of h4! Then, if
White continues with g4-g5, Black should go for the f5 advance thus keeping the kingside
closed. Black's counterplay is connected to Be6, Qa5 and Rc8, planning the b5 pawn push.
10.Bd2!?

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there is no big difference between Be3 and Bd2, for example: 10...Nd7! (10...Be6?! - after this
move White should castle short and play f4. 11.O-O Nd7 12.Nf4! (12.f4?! f5) 12...h4 13.Nxe6²;
10...Qa5!? Was played by Nakamura in a rapid game with the intention of preventing the long
castle by White. 11.O-O Nd7 12.Bf4!² Rxe2?! 13.Qxe2 Bxf4 14.Qe4+-) 11.O-O-O Nf8 12.h3
(12.c4 Be6 13.Rhe1 b5! 14.c5 Bc7 15.Nf4 Qxd4 (15...Bxf4 16.Bxf4 Qd5 17.Be4 Qxa2)
16.Nxe6 Nxe6 17.Be3 Qb4„; 12.Nf4 Qc7! 13.g3 (13.Nxh5 Bg4 14.Ng3 Bxd1 15.Rxd1 c5)
13...Bg4 14.Rde1 Bf3 15.Rhg1 c5 16.Re3 Qc6„; 12.Kb1 Be6

13.f4!? (13.h3 b5 14.g4 h4 (14...Bd5 15.gxh5!); 13.Ng3 g6 14.c4 (14.Ne4 b5 15.f3 a5„)
14...f5∞; 13.Nf4 Bxf4! 14.Bxf4 b5„) 13...f5! (13...b5 14.Ng3→ Guerra Mendez,Jose Angel
2531 - Asis Gargatagli,Hipolito 2529, Espana 2018) 14.Rde1 (14.Ng3 g6) 14...g6 15.h3 Bd5
16.Rh2 h4„) 12...Be6 13.Kb1 b5 (13...Bd5 14.f3) 14.g4 h4 15.Rhg1 a5 White has difficulties to
open the files on the kingside. 16.f4 (16.g5 f5 17.Nf4 g6) 16...Bd5 17.f5 (17.g5 f5) 17...Nh7!ƒ

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10...Nd7
In case of 10...Be6?! White should be flexible and play 11.O-O! (11.O-O-O a5 12.Kb1 a4 13.c4
a3 14.b3 Na6→) 11...Nd7 12.Nf4²
11.O-O-O
11.Ng3?! It is probably too early for this move. 11...Nb6 (11...h4 12.Nf5 Nb6 13.Nxh4 Nd5
14.O-O) 12.O-O-O And after either (The pawn cannot be taken: 12.Nxh5?! Nd5 13.O-O
(13.Qd2 Bg4 14.Ng3 f5-+; 13.O-O-O Bg4 (13...Qa5 14.Bd2 Bg4³; 13...Rxe3 14.fxe3 Nxe3
15.Qe2 Nxd1 16.Rxd1 Be6) 14.Be2 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 g6 16.Ng3 f5µ) 13...Bg4 14.Ng3 Nxe3
15.fxe3 Bxg3 16.hxg3 Rxe3³; 12.O-O!? h4 13.Ne4 Bc7) 12...Nd5 Bernotas,Arturs 2436 -
Berkes, Ferenc 2671, Batumi 2018 (or 12...h4 Paehtz,Elizabeth 2464 - Grandelius, Nils 2647,
Gibraltar 2018, Black obtained the initiative.)
11...Nf8
11...a5!?
12.h3
12.Ng3 g6;
12.Kb1 Be6

13.c4 (13.Nf4 Bxf4 14.Bxf4 b5 15.Be4 Bd5 16.Rhe1 Bxe4 17.Rxe4 Ne6 18.Rde1 a5 19.Bc1 a4
Black has got an excellent position after 20.f4 Qd5! 21.R4e2 Nc7 22.f5 Qd7 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
24.Rxe8+ Qxe8 Abrahamyan,Tatev 2364 - Krush,Irina 2444, USA (ch) 2017, a very unpleasant
endgame for White was reached.) 13...Rc8 14.h3 - and Black has a choice - to play b5, or to
block the kingside by means of h4 first - (14.Ng3 g6) 14...b5 (14...h4!? 15.Nc3! (15.Rdg1 b5
16.c5 Bb8 17.Nc3 b4! 18.Ne4 f5µ Saric,Ivan 2669 - Howell,David 2676, Ryadh (blitz) 2017)
15...Bb4 (15...Ng6 16.Rhe1 Bb4∞ 17.f4 Ne7 18.f5 Bd7 19.Bd2; 15...b5 16.d5! cxd5 17.Nxb5)

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16.Ne4 f5 17.Nc5 (17.Ng5 g6) 17...Bxc5 18.dxc5 Qf6 19.Bf4 (19.Rhe1 f4 20.Bd2 Red8 21.Bc3
Qg5) 19...Nd7 20.Bd6 f4„) 15.c5 Bb8 16.g4 h4! (16...Bd5 17.Rhg1 Bh2 18.gxh5 Bxg1
19.Rxg1→) 17.Rhe1 Bd5 18.Nc3 Bf3 19.Be2 Bxe2 20.Nxe2 Ne6 21.Nc3 b4 22.d5!?∞
12...Be6 13.Kb1!?
13.c4 b5! 14.cxb5 (14.d5?! cxd5 15.c5 Qa5!ƒ; 14.c5 Bc7 15.Be4 (15.Nc3 b4 16.d5 cxd5 17.Ne2
Be5 18.f4 Bd6!ƒ) 15...Bd5³) 14...Bxa2!?;
13.g4!? Qa5 14.a3 Bd5 15.Rhg1 Bf3 16.gxh5 Qxh5∞
13...Bd5!? The bishop is performing very important defensive and attacking functions.
13...b5 14.g4 h4 15.Rhe1 Bd5 16.Nf4 Bxf4 17.Bxf4 Ne6 18.Bc1 Qd6∞
14.Rhg1
14.c4?! Bxg2 15.Rhg1 Bf3µ
14...b5
14...Bh2?! 15.c4! Bxg1 16.cxd5²
15.g4
15.Nf4 Bxf4 16.Bxf4 a5 17.g4 Bf3! 18.gxh5 Bxh5 19.Rde1 Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Bg6=
15...h4 16.g5

16...Bh2!
16...g6 17.gxf6 Qxf6∞
17.Rg4
17.Rh1 Bxh1 18.Rxh1 Bc7; 17.gxf6 Qxf6 18.Rg4 Bf3

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17...Bf3 18.Rxh4 fxg5 19.Bh7+
19.Rg4 Bxg4 20.hxg4 Qd5
19...Kh8 20.Be4+ gxh4 21.Bxf3 Qf6³

Gutenev,Alexander 2456 - Cheparinov,Ivan 2709, Saint Petersburg (blitz) 2018

PART 2
THE IDEAS FOR WHITE

In my opinion, this game ended the life of the 4...Nf6 and 5...ef6 line for quite a while, as it
seems to be the reason for the disappearance of the line from the tournament practice for several
decades.

B15
Znosko-Borovsky, Eugene - Tartakower, Saviely
Paris, 1925

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 g6?!
44 years later Black made the very same mistake: 8...Re8+ 9.Ne2 g6 (9...h5!) 10.h4 c5 11.h5 f5
12.hxg6 hxg6 13.g4! Qc7 14.Bg5 Qc6 15.O-O-O c4 16.Bxc4! Bf8 (16...Qxc4 17.Bf6+-) 17.Qb3
Qc7 18.Bxf7+ 1 : 0 Planinec,Albin - Puc,Stojan, Cacak 1969 - 8/159
9.Ne2 Qc7

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10.h4! Re8 11.h5 Bg4 The best reply, but still not enough for equality.
11...f5! 12.hxg6 fxg6 13.g4!? Black's defence is far from being easy.
12.hxg6 fxg6 13.f3 Be6 14.Bxg6!+- And the game is over.
14...Re7 15.Bxh7+ Kf8
15...Rxh7 16.Qg6+ Rg7 17.Qe8+
16.Qg6 Rf7 17.Qg8+ Ke7 18.Bg6 Bg3+ 19.Kd1 Bh2 20.Bxf7 Bxf7 21.Qh8 Bd6 22.Rh6 1-0

B15
Estrada, Juan Luis - Prieto Gallardo, Francisco
San Juan de la Arena, 1992

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6

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6.Bd3!? This seems to be completely incorrect. Maybe so - but, still it might work in one game,
just for the sake of pleasure!
6...Qxd4 7.Nf3 Qd8 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.Bf4

10...Nd7?! Curiously, this is the only mistake in the game.

10...Be6?! 11.Nd4
The correct response is 10...c5! 11.Nh4 g6 (11...Nc6 12.Qh5!→) 12.Qf3 Nc6 13.Rad1 Qb6
14.Qg3©;
10...Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 (11...Bh5?! 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Qxd8 Bxd8 15.Bd6) 12.Qxf3
Nd7?! (12...Re8 13.Rad1) 13.Qe4
11.Qe2! Re8 12.Rad1 Black is already in some sort of zugzwang.
12...g6

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13.Bc4!+- - the rest of the game is just a brutal torture - 13...a5 14.Bh6 g5 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7
16.Nxg5+ Kg6 17.Ne6 Qb6 18.Qg4+ Kxh6 19.Qg7+ Kh5 20.Qxh7+ Kg4 21.Re4# 1-0

B15
Kaplan, Julio - Donner, Jan Hein
San Juan, 1969

In my opinion this game is very useful for understanding White’s attacking ideas.
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Bd6 7.Ne2 O-O 8.O-O Qc7
8...Bf5?! - it is always a very dangerous idea to develop the bishop on f5 or e6 against the Ne2
setup. 9.Ng3 Bg6 10.f4! h6 11.f5 Bh7 12.Qg4 Kh8 13.Nh5 And Black is lost, as in
Dexter,Daniel 2241 - Fuchs,Judith 1967, Leipzig 2004
9.Ng3 Nd7?! Now we can get some clue about White's attacking potential in the setup with Ne2
and 0-0.
9...Be6 10.Bd3 g6!?
10.Re1
10.Qh5!? Looks very promising for White. On his part, Black should know a couple of very
important defensive moves: 10...c5 (10...g6?! 11.Qh4 f5 (11...Re8?? 12.Bxf7++- Iruzubieta
Villaluenga,Jesus 2310 - Zubia Aramburu,Mikel, Espana 1991) 12.Bh6 Qd8 (12...Re8? 13.Nxf5
Nb6 14.Qf6+-) 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.Rfe1→) 11.Nf5 g6 12.Nh6+ Kg7 13.Qh4 cxd4 14.Nxf7 Rxf7
15.Qh6+ Kh8! (15...Kg8 16.Bxf7+ Kxf7 17.Qxh7+) 16.Bxf7 Ne5©
10...c5! Only the active counterplay can save Black.
10...g6 11.Bh6 Rd8 12.Qf3+-;
10...Nb6 11.Bd3 g6 12.Nh5!ƒ

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11.Nf5!?
11.Qh5! cxd4 12.Bd3 g6 13.Qh4 Rd8 14.Bh6© And White's attack should not be
underestimated.
11...Bxh2+?
11...cxd4! 12.Nxd6 (12.Nxg7 Kxg7 13.Qg4+ Kh8 14.Bh6 Rg8 15.Re8 Bf8; 12.Qg4 Bxh2+
13.Kh1 g6 14.Nh6+ Kg7 15.Bxf7 Bd6) 12...Qxd6 13.Re4 Ne5 14.Rxd4 Qe7 15.Bb3 Be6= -
looks pretty equal.
12.Kh1 Nb6
12...g6 13.Nh6+ Kg7 14.Re7
13.Ne7+ Kh8

14.Qh5!! Nxc4
14...Bd6 15.Bxf7 Bxe7 16.Bg6 h6 17.Bxh6
15.Re4!!+- Apparently, Donner had no antidote for Qh7 followed by Rh4# checkmate.
15...Bg3 16.fxg3 Qxg3 17.Rh4 Bf5 18.Nxf5 Qg6 19.Qxg6 fxg6 20.dxc5 Rfe8 21.Rxc4 Re1+
22.Kh2 gxf5 23.Rd4 Rae8 24.b4 f4 25.Rxf4 Rd1 26.b5 1-0

Lechtynsky, Jiri - Novak, Ivan

CSSR (ch) 13/210, 1972

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1.Rxe6! fxe6 2.Qg4+-

Kapengut, Albert - Tarasevich, V.

Orel, 1974

1.Nxf6+! gxf6 2.Qxf6 Bd5

2...Qe7 3.Qxh6 Qf8 4.Qh5 Bd5 5.Qg5+ Kh7 6.Bf1+-
3.Re7 Nc7 4.R1e5 1-0

Tomba, Ivan (2175) - Damia, Angelo (2021)

Italia (ch), 2003

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1.Qf3! Bxd5 2.Nxf6+ Kh8
2...gxf6 3.Qg3+
3.Nxd5+- 1-0

Baramidze, David (2440) - Bindrich, Falko (2284)

Deizisau, 2003

1.Nh5! Qc8
1...f5 2.Bxf5; 1...Nd7 2.Bxh6
2.Bxh6 gxh6 3.Qd2 Nh7 4.Qxh6 1-0

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 Tissir, Mohamed (2490) - Giffard, Nicolas (2372)
Bethune, 2006

1.d5! cxd5
1...Bf5 2.d6 Qc8 3.c5+-
2.Nxf6 Re7
2...gxf6 3.Bxf6+ Kg8 4.Qd2+-
3.cxd5 Bxd5 4.Nh5 f6 5.Nxf6!+-
Sieber, Fiona (2234) - Ley, Sabrina (1792)
Deutschland (ch), 2017

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1.d5! cxd5 2.c5 Na8 3.c6 Qxc6 4.Bxa7+-

Khalifman, Alexander (2640) - Seirawan, Yasser (2595)

Wijk aan Zee 51/138, 1991

1.Rxe8!! Rxe8 2.Nh6+! gxh6

It would have been kinder from Black's part to allow a more spectacular 2...Kh8 3.Qxf7 Bd6
4.Qg8+!! Rxg8 5.Nf7#
3.Qg4+ And 4.Bf6 will force checkmate. 1-0

PART 3
THE IDEAS FOR BLACK

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 Haldorsen, Benjamin (2448) - Artemiev, Vladislav (2736)
Skopje, 2019

1...Bc7! Completes the ideal setup for Black. All his pieces are pointed towards the kingside.
White should be very careful and watch out for Black's threats against the weak points h3 and f3.
Also, Black may create the battery with Bd6 in order to exert even more pressure on the white
castle.
2.a3! White decides to take space on the queenside, which is a very good practical decision. It
appears that Black does not have enough resources for successful attack.
2.d5 cxd5 3.cxd5 Rxe3! signals a positional exchange sacrifice aimed at obtaining a long-term
pressure on the dark squares 4.fxe3 Qd6 5.Nf4 Ba5 6.Re2 (6.Rf1 Bd7) 6...Bd7 7.Kh1 (7.Rf1
Re8) 7...Re8 8.Rf1 Bc7©;
2.Nf4 Bd7 3.Nh5 Qc8 4.f4 Nxh3+ 5.gxh3 Bxh3 6.Qf2 (6.Kf2 Bg4 7.Be2 Rxe3 8.Kxe3 Bxh5
9.Bxh5 Qh3+-+; 6.Qh2 Rxe3 7.Rxe3 Qg4+) 6...Rxe3 7.Rxe3 Qg4+ 8.Kh2 Qxh5 9.Rxh3 Qxd1
10.Qxh4 Qd2+=
2...Bd7 3.Nf4 Qc8 4.Bf1 defending the h3 pawn just in case.
4.d5 a5 5.Bc1 Be5; 4.Bc1!?
4...Bf5 5.Qc1 Be4?!
Black clinched the control. With his last move the new European Champion increases the
pressure on g2 and h3 points. The alternative, more "natural" continuation which improves
Black's position was: 5...Ne4!? 6.d5 g5 7.Nh5 Bg6 8.Be2 cxd5 9.Rxd5 Be5³
6.d5! Qb8 Black keeps on playing for tricks.

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6...Rd8!?
7.b4
7.Kh1 cxd5 8.cxd5 Bd6
7...a6
7...cxd5 8.Nxd5 (8.cxd5 a5) 8...Nxh3+ 9.Kh1 Bxd5 10.Rxd5 Nf4 11.Bxf4 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Bxf4
13.Rd7 a5∞;
7...a5 8.c5 cxd5 9.Nxd5 Nxh3+ 10.Kh1 Bxd5 11.Rxd5 Nf4=
8.c5 Forcing the issues!
8.Be2!?
8...cxd5 9.Nxd5 Nxh3+ 10.Kh1 Qc8 11.Nxc7 Qxc7 12.Rd4 Qe5 White has a decent
compensation for the sacrificed pawn, but it is not easy to find the best continuation
13.Rxe4
13.Qd2 Qf5 14.Rxe4 Qxe4 15.f3 Qc6 (15...Qe5 16.gxh3 Rad8)
13.f3 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qg3 15.Bg2 f5©
13...Qxe4 14.f3 Qf5 15.gxh3 Qxf3+ 16.Bg2 Qg3 17.Bd2
17.Re2 Rad8 18.Bf2 Rxe2! 19.Bxg3 hxg3©
17...Rad8 18.Rxe8+ White has no advantage, but this move is too risky.
A better solution was 18.Kg1„
18...Rxe8 19.Qf1 Rd8!-+

Rajbhandari, Rijendra (1959) - Chanda, Sandipan (2579)

Kathmandu, 2018

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1...Qf5! 2.f3 Nxh3+!-+ totally destroying White's king side
3.Kh2
3.gxh3 Qxf3 4.Nc3 Re3!! 5.Qg2 Rxc3-+
3...Ng5 4.d5 Nxe4 5.fxe4 Rxe4 6.d6 Qe5+ 7.Kg1 Re1+ 0-1

Dahl, Trygve (2193) - Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal (2397)

Norge, 2017

1...Bxf4! 2.Bxf4 Qd5 3.a3 Qa2+ 4.Kc1 Bb3 5.Qg2 Qa1+ 6.Bb1 Bd5 7.Qf1 Ne6 8.Be5 Be4
9.Rd3 Nc5 10.dxc5 Rxe5 11.Qe2 Rae8 12.Rhd1 Bf5 0-1
Bracker, Frank (2392) - Voigt, Martin (2346)

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 Deutschland, 2018

1...Qd6! forcing decisive weakening of the light squares

2.f4
2.g3 Qe6!
2...Re4 3.Rf3 Rce8 4.Kf2 Black's domination is complete. On top of that, he and has various
methods of increasing the advantage.
4...Nd7! Black options for the most common plan: f6-f5 followed by Nf6.
4...g5
5.c4 f5 6.g4 Nf6 7.g5 Ng4+! 0-1

Forgacs, Leo - Duras, Oldrich

Saint Petersburg, 1909

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1.Nf4?! White plays the most logical move, but in the given position it actually gives a pawn
away.
1...Bxf4 2.Bxf4 Qd5 3.b3 Qxg2³ with the black king being safe on h8 White does not have a
sufficient compensation for the pawn.
Goethart, Gerardus Hendrik - Polak, Joseph
Nederland, 1935

1...Nxc4!! an unexpected thunder out of the blue sky.

2.Bxc4 Bb4-+

Crockart, George - Kleboe, Jim

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 Turnkey (rapid), 1998

1...f5! 2.g3
2.Qd1 f4 3.Bc1 was the only defence, but Black retains strong initiative after 3...Qf6µ
2...f4!-+ 3.gxf4 Bxf4 4.Bxf4 Rxe2! 5.Qxe2 Nxf4 6.Qe5

6...Qh4!! what a beautiful finish!

Salazar Farias, Luis German (2065) - Palomo, Franklin Annervys (2195)

San Cristobal, 2012

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1...Rxe2! 2.Qxe2 Bxf3-+

Eggenstein, Frank - Meyer, A.

Recklinghausen, 1994

1...Bb4! 2.c3 Qd5-+

Oparin, Grigoriy (2005) - Svinarenko, Pavel (2141)
Moscow, 2008

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It seems like White has the initiative. However... 1...Bf8!!-+

PART 4
ENDGAMES & SIMPLE POSITIONS

Savchenko, Boris (2562) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2746)

Saint Petersburg (rapid), 2018

If White correctly exchanges the dark-squared bishop, and then trades the queens as well, the
game reaches this type of endgame.

Now, the easiest way for White to obtain the advantage seems to be 1.Kf1! Improving the king
and preparing the elimination of the rooks - 1...Re8 followed by 2.Re1 is the most basic White's

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strategy to increase the advantage.
1...g6
1...Ne6 Exchanging the knights here leads to passive defence, as Black builds the fortress waits.
2.Nxe6 Bxe6 3.f4 f5 4.Re5 g6 5.Rae1 Kf8 6.a3 a5 now it is very difficult for White to show any
big improvements. His plan might be to transfer the king to the queenside, and then to push
forward the pawns. But, it is very difficult to achieve such an undertaking. 7.R1e3 Kg7 8.Ke2 a4
(8...Red8 9.Kd2 b6) 9.Kd2 Red8=
2.a4 Kg7
2...a5 3.Rxe8 Rxe8 4.Rb1 Ra8!=
3.Rxe8 Rxe8 4.Re1

4...Rxe1+ Nakamura is not afraid to exchange the second pair of rooks. Many players would
doubt such a decision since the presence of the rooks usually offers greater drawing chances to
the weaker side. Perhaps, he considered himself to be the better player of the two, so the
exchange of all the rooks was his plan to score a full point.
I believe that after 4...Ne6 5.Nxe6+ Bxe6 6.b4 Rd8 7.Ke2 f5 8.f4 (8.Kd2 Kf6) 8...Kf6 9.Kd2
Bd5 10.g3 hxg3 11.hxg3 Be6 12.Re5 a6 13.Ke3 Rh8„ Black's counterplay is good enough to
keep the balance.
4...Rd8?! 5.Re7
5.Kxe1 Nh7 This was the most important rapid event of the 2018, so naturally Nakamura was
obliged to try the impossible and win the game! In this situation keeping the knight is the correct
decision.
6.d5?! White cracks under pressure.

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6.b4 f5 7.Kd2 Nf6= or 6.Ke2 the minor pieces endgame should be better for White, or at least
equal.
6...cxd5 7.Bc2 h3!?
7...f5 8.Nxd5 Bc6 9.Bb3 b6 10.g3 hxg3 11.hxg3 Ng5=
8.Nxh3
8.g3 Ng5 9.Bd1 Be6
8...Bxh3 9.gxh3 Ng5 10.Bb3
10.h4 Nf3+ 11.Ke2 Nxh4 12.b4!?² (12.Ke3 Kf8 13.Kd4 Nf3+ 14.Kxd5 Ke7 15.h3 f5; 12.Bb3
d4 13.cxd4 Nf5 14.Kd3 Nd6)
10...d4 11.h4 Nf3+ 12.Ke2 Nxh4
12...Ng1+ 13.Kf1 Nf3
13.cxd4 Nf5 14.Kd3 Nd6= now Black is able torture White without any risk. Nakamura did
exactly that untill move 121, but did not manage to win the game.

Kokarev, Dmitry (2608) - Oparin, Grigoriy (2609)

Espana, 2018

This is the same type of endgame position as the previous one.

1...Nc7 prepares the exchange of the bishops 2.Nc1
2.Nf4 g5 3.Nd3 (3.Nh5+ Kg6 4.Ng3 h5 5.Bd3+ f5 6.f4 h4 7.Ne2 Nd5) 3...Rxe1+ 4.Rxe1 Be6
5.Bxe6 Nxe6 followed by c5.
2...Be6! avoiding the exchange of rooks.

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3.Bb3 Rd6
3...a5
4.f3 Red8! Black has the more active rooks and intends to push c6-c5.
5.Kf2 a5 Black improves all his pieces even further, and makes useful waiting moves. On the
other hand, White has no clear plan for further improvement, so he should watch out for the c6-
c5 pawn break.
6.Bc2
6.Bxe6 Nxe6 … c5
6...Bc4
6...c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.Rxd6 Rxd6 9.Nb3 Rb6ƒ
7.Bd3
7.Re7 Rc8!;
7.a4 Ne6;
7.f4 f5 8.g3 Ne6 9.Nd3?! c5
7...Bxd3
7...Be6=
8.Rxd3 c5 9.Ne2 b5 10.a3 c4
10...Ne6 11.Red1 c4 12.R3d2 Nc5 13.Nc1
11.Rd2 Nd5 12.g3! Re6
12...Re8 13.Nf4 Rxe1 14.Kxe1 Nxf4 15.gxf4 Kf8 16.Re2=
13.Nf4 Nxf4 14.gxf4 Kf8 15.Re4 Rd5 16.Rd1 a4 1/2-1/2
The analysis of this position suggests that White's intention to get serious advantage in the line
we examine should not be connected to this type of endgame.

Arjun, Kalyan (2445) - Buhmann, Rainer (2581)

Karlsruhe, 2019

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1...a4! Black has a very concrete counterplay. The position is about equal, but it is White who
must attention.
2.Nxe6 Rxe6! Exchanging a pair of rooks helps Black to invade along the a-file.
3.Bc4
3.bxa4 Rxa4 4.Rb1 b5 5.Bc2 Ra3³
3...Nd5?!
However, the obvious path was 3...Rxe1 4.Rxe1 b5 5.Re7 (5.Bf1 Kf8³) 5...bxc4
4.Bxd5!? Rook endgames, as usual, have very strong drawish tendencies.
4.bxa4 Rxe1 (4...Rxa4 5.Bb3 Ra5) 5.Rxe1 Nxc3 6.Re7 Rxa4 7.Bxf7+ Kh7 8.Rxb7 Rxd4 9.h3=
4...cxd5 5.bxa4
5.b4 Rc6 6.Re3 Rac8 7.Rc1 Rc4
5...Rxa4 6.Rb1 b6 7.Rb2 Rc6 8.h3 Rxc3 9.Rd1 Rc6 10.Rdd2 Kf8 11.Rb5 Ra5 12.Rdb2 Rxb5
13.Rxb5 Rc1+ 14.Kh2 Rc2 15.Rxd5 Rxf2 16.Rb5 Rxa2 17.Rxb6 Rd2 18.Rb8+ Ke7 19.Rb7+
Ke6 20.Rb6+ Kf5 21.Rb7 Kg6 22.Rb4 f5 23.d5 Kg5 24.Rb7 Kf6 25.Rb6+ Ke5 26.Rb7 g5
27.Rxf7 Rxd5= and White managed to secure a draw.

Gofshtein, Leonid (2531) - Ponferrada Luque, Victor

Sevilla, 2001

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In this position the light bishops were exchanged. In general, that should be favourbale for Black,
as his plan is to fight for the e4 square by means of f5, Íd7-f6-e4. Black should be able to keep
the balance without much trouble.
1.b3! Rfd8?!
1...Nd7 2.c4 Rfd8=
2.c4
2.Ba5!
2...c5?! Black should be careful when going for the c5 push if he got the dark squared bishop.
Most likely it is better to improve the position with 2...Nd7 3.Bc3 f5= this should be enough to
keep the equality (3...Nf8 after c4 Black may change the plan and focus on attack on the d4
pawn! 4.g3 Ne6 5.Rd2 Be7„)
3.g3
3.d5 Nd7 4.Bc3 Kf8 5.Nd2 f5 6.g3²
3...h6
3...cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bf8 5.Nb5 Nd7 6.f4 a6 7.Nc3²
4.Be3!?
4.d5
4...Nd7 5.Rd1 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ne5 7.Nb5 Bb8 8.Rxd8+ Rxd8 9.Bxa7+-
In the following position we have knight against bishop with the queenside pawns being blocked.
Unfortunately, there is just no good square for the knight, while the h4 pawn is very strong as it

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is fixing the g2 weakness.

Setyaki, Azarya Jodi (2378) - Wen, Yang (2599)

Ho Chi Minh City, 2019

1...Kf8 2.Nc1 Red8

2...Bc4 3.Rxe8+ Rxe8 4.Rd1 a5 5.b3 Be6 6.a4 b5µ
3.Rd1 a5! Black starts the typical operation of fixing the pawn majority.
4.Rfe1 a4 5.Nd3 b6 6.Nb4 Bb3
Black could have avoided the exchange sacrifice by means of 6...c5!? 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.Nc6 Rdc8-
+
7.Nxc6
7.Rc1 c5
7...Rd6 8.d5 Bxd1 9.Rxd1 Re8 10.Kf1 Re4 11.f3 Rc4 12.Nb4
12.Ke2 f5 13.Nb4 b5 14.Rd2 g5
12...Ke7 13.Kf2 Kd7 14.Nc2 Kc7 15.Ne3 Rf4 16.g3 hxg3+ 17.Kxg3 g5 18.Ng2 Rf5 19.Ne3
Re5 20.Kf2 Rd8 21.Rd4 b5 22.c4 f5 23.f4 gxf4 24.Rxf4 Rde8 25.Nxf5 Re4 26.Rf3 Re2+
27.Kg3 Rxb2 28.c5 Rb3
28...Re5!
29.Nd4 Ree3
29...Rxf3+ 30.Kxf3 Rb8 31.Nc2 Kd7 32.Nb4 Rh8 33.Kg4 f5+ 34.Kg3 f4+ 35.Kg4 f3 36.Kg3
f2 37.Kxf2 Rxh3

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30.Nxb5+ Kd8 31.Rxe3 Rxe3+ 32.Kf4 Rb3 33.Na7 Rxa3 34.c6 Rxh3 35.d6 Rc3 36.Nb5 Rxc6
0-1

Briestensky, Rastislav (2310) - Berkes, Ferenc (2688)

Slovensko (rapid), 2018

White achieved the best possible position – bishop against knight with perfect pawn structure.
Black’s counterplay is connected, as usual, to c6-c5 pawn push, or to transfer of the knight to e4
square, and fighting for the control over the open file.
1.Bc4
1.b4!? Re8 (1...b5 2.a4 a6 3.Bg4; 1...f5) 2.a4 Nc7 3.Bf3 a6 4.a5 Nd5 5.Re1 Rxe1+ 6.Qxe1 Kf8
7.g3 g6 8.Kf1 f5 9.Qd2 f4=
1...h5!? Berkes is a great positional player. He understands that it is impossible to make any
progress without the opponent's help. So, the best strategy here is to wait.
It was possible to spring into action immediately 1...b5!? 2.Bb3 c5 3.d5 c4 (3...Nf4 4.c4 bxc4
5.Bxc4 Ng6 6.Re1 Ne5 7.b3 g6 8.Qa5 Rd7 9.h3 Re7) 4.Bc2 Nc5 5.b3 cxb3 6.axb3 a5 7.Ra1 a4
8.bxa4 bxa4 9.Bxa4 g6 10.Bc2 Qxd5 11.Qxd5 Rxd5=
2.Bxe6 demonstrating that White's only wish is to force a draw.
2.Qe2 g6 3.Bb3 Kg7 4.h4 Nc7 5.g3 Re8 6.Qf3 f5 7.Kg2 Nd5 8.Rd2 Re4 9.Re2 Qe7 10.Kf1 b5
would be the ideal setup if White does nothing.
2...fxe6 3.Qe2 Qd5 4.c4 the first small mistake. I cannot see the point of weakening the d4 pawn.
4.a3 a5
4...Qf5 5.h3 Kf7 6.b3 h4 7.Rd2 Qf4 8.Qe3?! exchanging the queens looks like the most direct

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path to the draw, but in fact it is a terrible positional error. In the resulting endgame the white
rook will be passive and his only function will be to defend the weak pawn on d4
8...g5 9.Kf1
9.Qe2 Rxd4µ; 9.Qc3 Qe4³
9...e5
9...c5!?; 9...Qxe3!? 10.fxe3 e5
10.Qxf4
10.Qd3 e4 11.Qc3 c5 12.d5 Qh2
10...gxf4 11.d5
11.Ke2 Rxd4 12.Rxd4 exd4 13.Kd3 (13.b4 Ke6) 13...f3! 14.gxf3 c5-+
11...cxd5 12.cxd5 Ke7 13.Ke2 Kd6 14.Kf3 f5 15.Rc2 a5 16.Rc4 Rd7 17.b4 axb4 18.Rxb4
Kxd5 19.Rb5+ Kd4 20.Rb6 Kc3-+ the activity of the black king and the material advantage
makes the position easily won for Black.
21.a4 Kd2
21...Rd3+ 22.Ke2 Rd2+ 23.Ke1 Rb2 24.Re6 Kd3 25.Rd6+ Kc4 26.Re6 e4-+
22.Rb2+ Kd1 23.Rb1+ Kc2 24.Rb6 Rd3+ 25.Ke2 e4 26.f3 Re3+ 27.Kf2 Rb3 28.Rf6 Kd2
29.Rd6+ Rd3 30.fxe4 Rxd6 0-1
In the following position we have the same material distribution as in the previous example. But,
here Black controls the open file and has good chances for the kingside attack.

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1...Re8
A bit better was to try 1...h4! 2.d5 (2.gxh4 Ne6) 2...hxg3 3.fxg3 Qe5³
2.d5! Nxf3
2...h4 3.dxc6
3.Qxf3 cxd5 4.Qxd5?!
4.cxd5 Qe4 5.Rd1 Kg7=
4...Qe4+
4...Rd8 5.Re1 Qc7 6.Qb5 a6 7.Qb4 Qc6+ 8.Kg1 f4!³
5.Kg1 Re5
5...h4!?³; 5...Qxd5 6.cxd5 Rd8 7.Rc1 Rxd5 8.Rc7 Rb5 9.b3³
6.Qd6 Re8 7.Qd5 h4!?³ 8.Qxe4 Rxe4 9.b3 Re2 10.gxh4 Rxa2 11.Rd1 b6
11...Rb2 12.Rd3 Kg7 13.Kg2 Kf6 14.h5 gxh5 15.Kg3 f4+ 16.Kxf4 Rxf2+³
12.Rd7! the active rook saves White.
12...Ra3 13.Kg2 a5 14.Rb7 Rxb3 15.c5 a4 16.cxb6 a3 17.Ra7 Rxb6 1/2-1/2

Song, Raymond (2329) - Sengupta, Deep (2551)

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Now we have the knight and rook endgame position. I assume that here White should have the
greatest winning chances imaginable. However, the h4 pawn is doing a great job in fixing the
weakness on g2. Let us see what happened.
1...f5 Preparing f6 and Kf7.
1...g5
2.b3
2.Nc5 Nxb2 3.Nxb7 Nc4 4.Nc5 a5
2...Na3 3.Kf1 Nb5 4.Rac1 f6 5.a4 Nd6 6.f3 g5 7.Rxe8+ Rxe8 8.Re1 is a pretty typical operation
of exchanging all the rooks - this hopefully eliminating any drawish tendencies.
8...Kf7 The exchange of the rooks is unavoidable.
8...Rd8 9.Re7 Kf8 10.Rc7 Re8
9.Rxe8 Kxe8 10.Ke2 f4! 11.Ne1 Nf5 12.Nc2 Kd7 13.Kd3 Ng3
13...a5!?
14.b4 Nf1 15.Ke2 Ng3+ 16.Kd3 Nf1 Black adopts the passive defence hoping to create a
fortress.
16...b5!?
17.c4 Ke6
17...a6; 17...b5 18.axb5 cxb5 19.c5 Kc6=
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Now the endgame becomes very tricky.
18...Kd7?
18...cxb5! 19.axb5 Ng3 20.c5 Nf5 21.Kc4 Kd7= 22.d5? b6! 23.c6+ Kd6µ
19.c5! f5
19...a5 20.b6;
19...b6! 20.bxc6+ Kxc6 21.Nb4+ Kb7 22.c6+ Kc7 23.d5 Ne3 24.Na6+ Kd6 25.c7 Kd7 26.Ke4
Nc4 27.Kf5 Ne3+ 28.Kxf6 Nxd5+ 29.Kxg5 Nxc7 30.Nb4
20.bxc6+?
20.b6! was winning 20...a6 (20...axb6 21.cxb6 Kd6 22.a5 c5 23.Na3; 20...a5 21.Ke2 Ng3+
22.Kf2 Nh5 23.Na3) 21.a5 Kc8 22.Na3 Ne3 23.Nc4 Nxg2 24.Nd6+ Kb8 25.Nxf5+-
20...bxc6 21.a5 Kc7=
Fillion, Steve (2139) - Lopez Linares, Lizandro Fernando (1984)
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This is a fairly common position. White should be playing for a win, but just take a look at what
happened in a few moves.
1...f5! is a typical idea - to transfer the passive knight to the central e4 square.
2.Kc3 Nd7 3.Rhe1 Nf6 4.Rxe8
4.Kd3 looks very bad with the rook on d8, but Black cannot make use of it 4...g5 5.g3 g4 6.Bg2
f4 7.gxf4 Nh5 8.Be4 Nxf4+ 9.Kc3 h5³
4...Rxe8 5.Kd3 g5 6.g3
6.h3 h5 7.g3 g4 8.Bg2 h4 9.Rh1 (9.gxh4 Nh5) 9...f4 10.gxh4 f3 11.Bf1 Ne4 (11...Re1 12.Kd2
Ra1 13.Ke3!) 12.Rh2 Nf6=
6...g4 7.Bg2
7.Be2 c5 8.dxc5 (8.d5 f4 9.gxf4 Re4 10.f3 gxf3 11.Bxf3 Rxf4) 8...Ne4
7...f4 Suddenly doubled pawns show a much greater potential than White's pawn majority on the
queenside.
8.gxf4 Nh5 9.Be4?
9.Bf1 Nxf4+ 10.Kd2 Re4 11.Kc3 Re6³ (11...h5³)
9...Nxf4+ 10.Ke3 Nh3 0-1
The following position seems to be much better for White. The possession of bishop pair and an
extra pawn on the queenside are undisputable pluses. But, in fact it is Black who is fighting for
the advantage. Howcome?
1. The presence of the queens on the board prevents White from activating his pawn majority,
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2. White’s dark-squared bishop is not doing much, and cannot be easily activated. Simply put, it
is a bad bishop in this structure.

Manukian, Artak (2196) - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2718)

PRO Chess League (Internet-rapid), 2019

1...a5! On the other hand, Black's plan is very simple:

1. Devaluate White's pawn majority (by means of a5-a4)
2. Exchange the light squared bishops
3. Attack White's kingside pawns.
2.Be4?! is a totally incorrect decision.
2.b3! was the only chance to prevent Black's plan 2...Qd8! threatening Qe7 or Qd6 (2...Ne6
3.Bf2 Nf4 4.Bf1 Qd8 5.Kb2) 3.c4 (3.Bf2 Qd6; 3.Kb2 Ne6) 3...bxc4 4.bxc4 Be6 5.Bc3 Qd6
6.Kb2 Qxh2 7.Bxa5 Ng6 8.Be1 Nf4 9.Bf1 (9.a4 Qg1) 9...h4 10.a4 Qh1 11.Qf2 h3 12.gxh3
Bxh3 13.Be2 Bf5 14.a5 Bd3 15.Qf1! (15.a6 Bxe2 16.Qh4 Qg1 17.Qxf4 Qxe1 18.Qb8+ Kh7
19.Qh2+=) 15...Qh2! (15...Qxf1 16.Bxf1 Bxf1 17.a6 Ne6 18.Bg3+-) 16.Qf2 Qh1=
2...Ne6 3.Bd2 Qc7 4.g3 Qd6
4...a4!
5.Qd3
5.a4! b4 6.Qd3„
5...a4 6.Qe2 g6 7.Bd3 Qd7 with the Ng5 idea in mind.
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8.h3?! the last weakening of White's structure which cannot be repaired.
8.Kd1 Ng5 9.Bxg5 fxg5 10.Kd2³
8...Qd6
8...Ng5
9.Qf2 Ng5 10.Bxg5 fxg5 11.Be4 h4! 12.g4 Bxe4 13.fxe4 Qg3-+
Tissir, Mohamed (2354) - Salomon, Johan (2488)
Sitges, 2017

White still got a serious theoretical advantage – bishop against knight in the open position and an
extra pawn. But, the combination of Q+N is more flexible and more useful in creating attack
against the king. In my opinion, it is only Black who can play for a win.
1...b5! Fighting for the light squares.
2.Qc3 Qe6 3.cxb5 White should play this soon or later.
3.Qd3 Nb6
3...cxb5
3...axb5 4.a4!
4.Ba3 Nb6?! Allowing White to create counterplay.
A bit more precise was 4...Qe4!
5.Qc5 Nd5 6.Qf8+ Kh7 7.Bc1 White achieved the counterplay against the black king, and that
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7...Qe7 8.Qa8 Nc3 9.Be3 Qe6 10.Qf8 g5!? 11.hxg5 fxg5 12.Kg1
12.Bxg5 Qh3+ 13.Ke1 Qh1+ 14.Kd2 Ne4+
12...Nd1
12...Ne4! 13.Qa8 Qg4 14.Qf8 Qf3³
13.d5!
13.Bd2 Qf6 14.Be1 Nb2
13...Qxd5 14.Bxg5!= Qxg5 15.Qxf7+ Kh6 16.Qf8+=

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NEW TRENDS AND IDEAS IN THE ZAITSEV
VARIATION

Dear Informant readers, I decided to analyze the Zaitsev

Variation and present information about all White's
possibilities. It is well known that the Zaitsev offers
White an oportunity to make a three move repetition,
which can be annoying from time to time. Of course, it
depends on our opponents's level of play, rating, or
tournament situation. However, I believe that it is a very
interesting choice when draw is acceptable or desired
result and you want to play dynamic positions. During
my study I found some interesting improvements hoping that those will be useful for you.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8

Grandmaster Igor Zaitsev has around twenty games in database in the variation named after him,
as he is the one who introduced it to the chess world. Black's general idea is to go ...Bf8 next and
create difficulties for White's typical Nbd2-f1 manoeuvre thanks to strong pressure on the e4

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pawn.
11.Nbd2
11.Ng5 Rf8 12.Nf3 Re8 13.Ng5 Rf8 14.Nf3 Re8 the infamous draw, if White is content with it;
12.f4 It is an interesting early try by White. This will be analyzed in Chapter 1.
11...Bf8

Now White has five distinctive possibilities, so I will examine these options in different chapters.
12.Ng5 is not a critical move, but it has been played by some elite players such as Nakamura.
This will be analyzed in Chapter 2.
12.Bc2 With the last move White is trying to slowly arrange his typical Nf1-g3 manoeuvre.
However, he is still not ready to do that since after Nf1 there is ...ed4 and after White's recapture
cd4, there is the ...Nb4 idea to attack both the c2 bishop and the e4 pawn. This move will be
analyzed in Chapter 3.
12.a3 This tricky move is often chosen by grandmasters and elite players. One of the reasons
behind it may be the fact that it is also the move computer likes the most. It will be analyzed in
Chapter 4.
12.d5 I would call this continuation the modern line against the Zaitsev. White wants to obtain a
strategic position and outplay his opponent. This will be analyzed in Chapter 5.
12.a4 This is the most played move in the position. As I can see in the database, it is not so
fashionable anymore. Lately, it has not been chosen often by strong players. Still it remains one
of the important lines in the Zaitsev Variation, and will be analyzed in Chapter 6.

CHAPTER 1

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7

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10.d4 Re8 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.f4

Now Black has two options: taking on f4, or taking on d4. Taking on f4 is a well known move
that leads to equality. Alternatively, I give you short analysis of the 12...ed4 option as well, so
you can see where it leads to.
12...exf4
12...exd4 13.cxd4 (13.e5?! dxe5 14.fxe5 Nd5 15.Qh5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qd7 and Black had an
easier position to play, as in Garcia Garcia,Ruben 2302 - Perez Candelario,Manuel 2498,
Andorra la Vella 2004) 13...d5 14.e5 Ne4 with interesting and complicated positions.
13.Bxf4 Na5! 14.Bc2

14...Nd5! A very strong move which neutralizes White's initiative on the kingside.
14...c5!? is an interesting option as well.

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15.exd5
15.Nxh7?? Nxf4 16.Nxf8 Bh4!?N A new move! (16...Qxf8 17.Rf1 g5 18.Nd2 Qg7 19.a4 Nc4
20.Nxc4 bxc4µ Rajna,George 2405 - Zaitsev,Igor A 2450, Szolnok 1975) 17.Rf1 Qg5 18.Qg4
(18.Qf3 Bg3-+) 18...Qxg4 19.hxg4 Ne2+ 20.Kh2 Rxf8-+ It is very interesting that the e2 knight
will stay alive, as it is not possible to touch it.
15.Qh5 h6 16.exd5 Bxg5 transposes to 15.ed5
15...Bxg5 16.Qh5 h6 17.Nd2 Bxd5 18.Ne4 Bxf4 19.Qf5 g6 20.Nf6+= Kg7 21.Nh5+ gxh5
If Black does not want to make a draw and plays: 21...Kh8 22.Qxf4 Qg5 23.Qxg5 hxg5 24.Nf6
Be6 25.d5!?² White has some initiative.
22.Qh7+ Kf6 23.Qf5+ 1/2 : 1/2 Djukic,Nikola 2523 - Erdos,Viktor 2627, Batumi 2018

CHAPTER 2

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Ng5

12...Re7
12...d5 13.exd5 Na5 14.dxe5 Nxb3 15.Nxb3 Qxd5 16.Qxd5 Nxd5 17.Na5 Bc8² Computer
evaluates this position as only slightly better for White, which means that Black has sufficient
compensation. However, I do not consider this to be a very practical choice.
13.d5
13.Bxf7+ Rxf7 14.Nxf7 Kxf7 15.Nf3 Was played twice so far. It is a dubious way of playing,
since giving two minor pieces for the rook and pawn does not seem to be logical - 15...Kg8!?³
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13.Ngf3 Once again, if White tries to clinch a draw, Black has something different on his mind.
13...exd4 14.cxd4 Qe8!?N A new move! 15.d5 Nb4 16.Re3 preventing ...Nd3

16...a5! Creating a place for the knight on b4. 17.a3 Na6 18.Bc2 Nc5³ here Black's chances are
preferable.
13...Na5 14.Bc2 c6 15.b4
15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.b3 Qc7 17.a4 bxa4 18.bxa4 h6 19.Ngf3

19...Bd7!?N A new move! (19...d5 20.Ba3 Re6 21.Bb4 Nb7 22.exd5 Bxd5 23.Bf5 Ree8 24.Ne4
Bxe4 25.Bxe4 Rad8 26.Qb3 Nd6 27.Bxd6 Bxd6 28.Rad1 a5= Kamsky,Gata 2741 -
Ponomariov,Ruslan 2742, Thessaloniki 2013) 20.Ba3 Ree8³ Black's pawn structure is much
better than White's. Therefore, Black's chances are preferable in this middlegame position.
15...Nc4 16.Nxc4 bxc4 17.dxc6 Bxc6 18.Nf3

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White wants to play Bg5 in order to exchange dark squared bishop for the black knight and gain
better control over the d5 square.
18.Qe2 h6 19.Nf3 Rc8 transposes to 18.Nf3
18...h6! Preventing the Bg5 idea is very important.
19.Qe2 Rc8 20.a4 Re8
20...d5!? is possibly the right away as well.
21.Rd1 Qc7 22.Nd2 d5 And Black had no problems after 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.Ne4 Bb7=
Nakamura,Hikaru 2729 - Svidler,Peter 2734, Amsterdam 2010

CHAPTER 3

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Bc2

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12...exd4!? Opening up the e-file for the rook on e8 looks pretty logical to me.
12...g6 is the main move, and generally after 13.d5 Nb8 play reaches the spirit of the Breyer
variation.
13.cxd4 g6!? This is an interesting way to deal with 12. Bc2. It is kind of a new idea and it has
been played only twice so far.
14.a3 has not been played yet, but after this the game transposes to Robson,Ray 2667 -
Priyadharshan,Kannappan 2553, rapid game played at PRO Chess League on chess.com 2019.
14.Nf1?! This move is dubious for sure. 14...Nb4 Taking bishop pair for free. 15.Ng3 Nxc2
16.Qxc2 c5!? 17.d5 Bg7∞ Position is in the spirit of Benoni, which is preferable for Black.
14.Bb1 Going away from ...Nb4 and preparing Nf1. But, this is not the way White should
proceed. I believe that 14.a3 is better than 14.Bb1, since the bishop on b1 is not well placed, and
later on will have to move somewhere else in order to allow the a1 rook to enter the play.
14...Bg7 15.Nb3 There are many ways to play for Black. (15.Nf1 is a new move! 15...Na5
16.Ng3 c5 17.d5! Black leads in development so it is logical for White to close the centre.
(17.b3?! Black leads in development, so White cannot play in such a casual manner. 17...cxd4!
18.Nxd4 d5! If you lead in development, try to open up the position and make use of it! 19.e5
Ne4! 20.Bf4 Bxe5 (20...Qb6!? could be even stronger than capturing the pawn on e5.) 21.Bxe5
Rxe5 Black is a clear pawn up.) 17...Nc4 18.Bd3 (18.a4 Nd7 19.Ra2 Nde5 20.Nxe5 Nxe5 Black
has no problems in this position. In my opinion, once again, it is a preferable Benoni type of
position.) 18...Ne5 (18...Nb6 is also possible. But, White has some space advantage in the centre
thanks to his e4 and d5 pawns. These pawns are limiting the mobility of the black pieces.
Therefore, it is logical to exchange one pair of knights.) 19.Nxe5 Rxe5 20.Bf4 Re8 this position
is very playable for Black.) 15...Nb8 (15...Na7!? A bit strange, but possible move. Black attacks
the e4 pawn. 16.Bg5 Qb8!? (with the idea of ...c5 push) 17.e5 Nd7! (17...Nd5? 18.Na5±)
18.Na5 Bd5! 19.Be4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 c5 and Black has a very decent position.; 15...a5!? Aiming

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to disturb the knight on b3. 16.d5 Nb8 17.a4 bxa4 18.Rxa4 c6 19.Bd2 (19.dxc6 Nxc6=)
19...cxd5 20.Nxa5 Qd7!=) 16.Bg5

16...Qc8!? (16...h6?! 17.Na5 hxg5 (17...Bc8?! 18.Bd2± c5 19.a4 b4 20.e5! Qxa5 21.exf6 Rxe1+
22.Qxe1 Bf8 23.Bxg6 Bb7 24.Qe8 Bd5 25.Bh7+! 1 : 0 Ziatdinov, Raset 2424 - Kruchev,Boris
2289, Voronezh 2004) 18.Nxb7 Qc8 19.Na5²) 17.e5 Nfd7! 18.Na5 Bd5 19.a4 Nb6 and Black is
doing very well.
14.b3 Nd7 (14...Bg7 15.Bb2 Nh5 16.Rc1 Ne7 is also possible to play.) 15.a3!

(15.Bb2 Nb4! 16.Bb1 d5! 17.e5 c5 and Black has no problems.) 15...d5!? (15...Nxd4 does not
work 16.Nxd4 Bg7 17.N2f3 c5 18.Bg5! the point 18...f6 19.Bh4²) 16.e5 (16.Bb2 b4!? 17.exd5
Rxe1+ 18.Qxe1 Ne7 19.Nc4 Bxd5∞ Computer evaluates this position as slightly better for
White, nevertheless it is perfectly playable for Black.) 16...f6 17.e6 Nb6 18.h4! Bc8 19.h5 f5
20.Nf1 Bxe6© White has compensation for the missing pawn.

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14...Bg7 15.Nf1 Na5
15...Nb8 This is also possible but does not change the course of the game. 16.Ng3 c5 17.d5
Nbd7 Computer evaluates the position as slightly better for White, which is usual for the Benoni
pawn structure. I believe that the position is playable for Black.
16.Ng3 c5 17.d5

17...Nc4!?N A new move!

17...Nd7
18.b3 Nb6
18...Ne5 19.Nxe5 Rxe5 20.Bb2 Re8 21.Qd2 h5∞ computer evaluates it as slightly better for
White, but this is completely playable position for Black.
19.Bg5 h6 20.Bd2 Nfd7∞ Soon Black will push his pawns on the queenside trying to get some
space advantage. Both sides have their chances.

CHAPTER 4

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a3

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Idea behind this move is that after 12...g6 White will play 13.Ba2 not allowing Black to play
...Nb8 and ...Nbd7 manoeuvre.
12...Na5!? I would like to show you an interesting option where, most likely, our opponent will
not be fully prepared.
12...h6 is the main move.
12...g6 is the alternative to the main move. 13.Ba2 Bg7 (13...Nb8? 14.Ng5! Re7 15.Nxf7 Rxf7
16.Nf3!±) 14.b4 leads to interesting and sharp positions.
13.Bc2
13.Ba2 a2 is not an ideal square for the bishop. 13...exd4 (13...c5 14.b4 exd4! 15.cxd4!
(15.bxa5? dxc3 16.Nf1 Nxe4µ) 15...Nc4 transposes to 13...ed4.) 14.cxd4 c5!? 15.b4 (15.d5 c4
Once again we reached the Benoni type of pawn structure where bishop on a2 does not make any
sense. For that reason I will not go any deeper here. Black has fully playable position.) 15...Nc4
16.e5!? (16.Nxc4 bxc4 pawn on e4 is weak.) 16...Nxd2 17.Bxd2 Ne4 18.Qc2 Nxd2 19.Bxf7+
Kxf7 20.Qf5+ Kg8 21.Ng5

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21...Be4!! 22.Rxe4 Qxg5! 23.Qxg5 Nxe4 24.Qe3 dxe5! 25.Qxe4 exd4 26.Qd5+ Kh8 27.bxc5
Red8 28.Qc6 Rac8 29.Qxa6 Rxc5 Black will continue with d3 and will save the game without
much difficulties.
13...c5

14.b4! This is the way White should play.

14.d5 I believe that such move does not make any sense. 14...c4! Typical move in the Chigorin
variation. When White commits his pawn to a3 and weakens the b3 square, it is logical to push
the pawn to c4. 15.Nf1

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15...Bc8!? Our bishop was misplaced on b7, therefore we need to regroup it to d7. We also have
the idea of Nb7-c5 trying make our a5 knight knight more useful. In general it is very difficult to
analyze this type of closed position, because, more or less, every move is available.
14...exd4!
14...Nc6? 15.d5 Nb8 16.bxc5 dxc5 17.c4!±
15.cxd4
15.bxa5!?N A novelty! 15...dxc3 16.Nb1! (16.Nf1? Nxe4µ Soon Black will have 3 pawns for
the missing knight and these pawns will be very strong!) 16...Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4! It is
better for White to play for the initiative. (18.Nxc3 Bxf3 19.Rxe8 Bxd1 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Nxd1
d5

Black has very nice compensation for the missing knight. ) 18...Rxe4 19.Nxc3 Re8 20.Nd5 Qxa5

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21.Qd3! h6! The position is very complicated, since there is a huge disbalance in material.
Anyway it does not change much, as the position is very diffucult to play for both sides.
Computer evaluates it as slightly better for White, but I am not sure that it is true. Black will try
to advance his pawns on c, b and a-files.
15...cxb4 16.axb4 Nc6!
16...Nc4? 17.Nxc4 bxc4 18.d5!±
17.Rb1 Rc8 18.d5 Ne5 19.Nxe5
19.Bb2 g6 20.Ba1 Nfd7 21.Nd4 Bh6 (21...Bg7 is also possible.) 22.Nf1 Nc4 23.Rb3 Nde5
24.Ne2 a5!? (24...Bg7= Zhigalko,Sergei 2647 - Beradze,Irakli 2425, Tbilisi 2016) 25.bxa5 Qxa5
26.Bc3 Qb6 27.Qd4 Qxd4 28.Nxd4 Nd7! 29.Rxb5 Nc5© Black has very active pieces, so I
believe his compensation will be quite enough.
19...dxe5 20.Nf1

20...Nh5!?N A new move. Black wants to place his knight on f4.

20...Re7 21.Ne3 Ne8 22.Bd3 Nd6 23.Bb2 f6 24.Qd2 Rec7 25.Rf1 Qe7 26.Ba1² Black's position
is solid. However, the main problem is that Black does not have any active plans. 26...Re8!?
could be better to play, because our bishop on b7 is misplaced, so we need to come to d7 with it.
(26...Ra8? 27.f4± Bacrot,Etienne 2695 - Beliavsky,Alexander 2646, Hersonissos 2007 -
101/267) 27.f4 Bc8 28.fxe5 fxe5² White is slightly better but the position is still fine for Black,
since he can place his queen somewhere else than e7 to free 7th rank, and play ...Rf7 in order to
exchange one pair of rooks.
21.Qxh5! It is a very correct concept, as otherwise the knight would arrive on f4 and becoming
an extremely powerful piece. Anyway, the centre is closed, therefore bishop pair does not make
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21.Bd3 Nf4 22.Ng3 Qg5!? (22...Nxd3?! Computer suggests this move, and evaluates the
position as equal. However, in my opinion it is not logical to exchange our f4 knight for the d3
bishop. Especially, if we have choice not to do so. The centre is closed, White's e4 and d5 pawns
limit our bishop on b7. Therefore, it is better to keep our f4 knight on the board. 23.Qxd3 g6
24.Bd2 f5 25.f3 f4 26.Nh1!± The knight will arrive on f2 and stop Black's pawn advance on the
kingside.) 23.Be3 Qg6!? threatening ...Bd5. (23...Rc3 24.Bf1 Rec8 I believe Black is active
enough not to be worse.) 24.Bf1 h5! Black has decent prospects.
21...Rxc2 22.Ne3!
22.Ng3 g6 23.Qd1 Rc4 24.Bd2 f5 25.f3 Qb6+! If we compare the position with 21.Bd3 and then
22...Nd3?!, Black is much more active because he is a few tempi up. 26.Kh2 (26.Kh1 f4 27.Ne2
g5 with nice attacking chances.) 26...f4 27.Nh1 (it's still difficult for White to play Nf2) 27...Qd4
Black has nice initiative.
22...Ra2!∞ Black's rook on a2 is active, so there is no need to turn it back home to c8 just to
have it on c-file. Computer evaluates this position as slightly better for White. But, this is quite
natural, since White has space advantage, and the d5 passer. However, in practice it is not that
easy to make a clear judgement. White has b4 pawn, which is impossible to protect with any
other pawn, so that can be a long term weakness. Also, Black can try ... a5 and exchange those
pawns in order to create the b-passer for himself. Both sides have their chances, so it does not
matter much what computer thinks.

CHAPTER 5

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5

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12...Na5? 13.Bc2 c6 14.b4 Nc4 15.Nxc4 bxc4 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Bg5!± with the Ba4 idea in
mind. Exchanging the rest of minor pieces and having a good knight against bad bishop situation
is White's dream, and in this position White will be able to achieve that.
13.Nf1

13...c6!? This move was played 36 times. Black is trying to trick his opponent with the move
orders. Now, if White takes on c6, Black takes with the bishop and puts immediate pressure on
the e4 pawn. Therefore, White has to play Ng3, and that should make Black content. You will
find more details in the analysis.
13...Nbd7 14.N3h2 (14.Ng3 and this move stops c6 advance. Therefore Black needs to play
14...Nc5 to be able to push ...c6 next. (14...c6?? 15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.Ng5 Re7 17.Nf5+-) 15.Bc2 c6
16.b4 (If 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.b4 Ne6 This is an extra option thanks to White's early dc6.) 16...Ncd7
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This is another critical position in the main line 13...Nbd7. With our move order it is not possible
for White to achieve this. ) 14...c6 15.dxc6 Bxc6 After both 16.Bg5 and 16.Ng3 the play
transposes to our line.
14.dxc6
14.Bg5 Nbd7 (14...cxd5!? 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Qxd5 Nd7 18.Ne3 Nb6 19.Qd3
Qe6 20.Red1 Rac8 21.Nd5 Nxd5 22.Qxd5 Rc5 White has some pressure but nothing
substantial.) 15.Ne3 Qb6!?N A new move! (15...c5 This was Zaitsev's choice. 16.Nf5 (16.c4 h6
17.Bh4 g5 18.Nxg5 hxg5 19.Bxg5 Be7 20.Nf5 Kh8© with complicated game.) 16...h6 17.Bd2
Bc8!? putting the bishop to the right diagonal. (17...c4 18.Bc2∞ Tseshkovsky,Vitaly 2530 -
Zaitsev,Igor A 2455, Cappelle-la-Grande 1995) 18.Bc2 a5 I think that this position is fully
playable.) 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.Bxd5 Rac8 20.Bb3

20...d5! Piece activity is such an important element in chess. 21.Bxd5 Rcd8 22.Qb3 Nxd5
23.exd5 Bc5© Black has enough compensation for the pawn.
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14...Nxc6!? 15.Bg5 Na5 16.Bc2 Nc4 does not look bad either.
15.Bg5! We could not trick White with our move order. However, in order to outsmart us White
must play this line against the Zaitsev.
15.Ng3 h6 (15...a5!?) 16.Nh2 Nbd7 17.Ng4 (17.Qf3 Nc5 18.Ng4 Nxb3 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6
20.Qxf6 gxf6 21.axb3 d5 22.exd5 Bxd5 23.b4

23...Kh7! Black's king is going to cover the weak f5 square. 24.Be3 Kg6= and Black should not
have any problems.) 17...a5 Black wants to gain activity on the queenside and disturb the bishop
on b3. 18.a3 (18.Nf5 a4 19.Bc2 Nc5!? 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.Qg4 Kh8= and Black is doing fine.)
18...Nxg4!? 19.hxg4 (19.Qxg4 In my opinion, this attempt does not make sense much sense.
19...Nf6 20.Qf3 a4 21.Ba2 d5 and Black is on top.) 19...Nc5 20.Ba2 Qf6 21.f3 Reb8 22.Be3
b4= ƒ Black obtains solid initiative on the queenside.

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15...Nbd7 16.N3h2 The position transposed to one of the main positions in the Zaitsev.
16...h6!?
16...Qc7!? Lately, this has been played by strong players such as Nikita Vitiugov and Viktor
Erdos.
17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Ng3
18.Bd5 Bxd5 19.Qxd5 Nb6!?N A new move. The knight reaches the idea square to cover d5.
20.Qd3

20...d5! 21.exd5 Rad8 22.Ng4 Qg5= Soon Black will be able to take the pawn back and have
comfortable position.
18...Qg6 19.Ng4 Nc5 20.Bd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 h5 22.Ne3 Rac8 White's queen on d5 cannot free
that square for the knight right away because the e4 pawn is under attack.
23.Rad1 Red8= I don't know how White can improve his position. The chances are even.

CHAPTER 6

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4

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12...h6 13.Bc2 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 g6
15...c5 16.d5 Nd7 17.Ra3 f5 18.exf5= The famous game Kasparov,Garry 2800 - Karpov,Anatoly
2730, New York/Lyon (m/4) 1990 - 50/ 390
16.Ra3
16.b3 c5 17.Bb2 Bg7 18.Bc3 Rc8! Black's chances are preferable.
16.e5 dxe5 17.dxe5 Nh5 Now it does work! (17...Nh7!? is also possible to play.) 18.e6 (18.Qb3
c5 19.Ne4 c4© Black has very comfortable position, and later went on to win in Arakhamia
Grant,Ketevan 2385 - Kachiani Gersinska,Ketino 2365, Azov (izt) 1990 - 51/(357); 18.axb5
axb5 19.Rxa8 Bxa8 20.Ne4 (20.Qb3!? could be better. 20...c5= Black has no problems.)
20...Qxd1 21.Rxd1 f5³ Black was slightly better in the game: 22.Nc3 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Rxe5 24.f4
Rc5 25.Be3 Rc4 26.Nxb5 Nxf4 27.b3 Nxh3+ 28.Kh2 Rh4 29.Kg3 Rh5 30.f4 g5 1/2 : 1/2
Vegh,Endre 2330 - Petran,Pal 2425, Budapest 1997) 18...f5!? Black had no problems after:
19.axb5 axb5 20.Rxa8 Bxa8 21.Ne5 Qd5 22.Ndf3 Qxd1 23.Rxd1 Rxe6 24.Rd8 Bxf3 25.Nxf3
Rd6 26.Rxd6 Bxd6 27.Bxh6 Bf4 28.Bxf4 Nxf4= Echavarria,Johann - Mendoza,Rafael 2305,
Colombia 1995
16.d5 Is not creating any problems - 16...c6! 17.Qb3 a5 18.dxc6 bxa4 19.Qxa4 Bxc6 20.Qd1
Qc7!? Black will play Rad8 and push d5 to get initiative. 21.Ra3 Rad8³ Black has better
chances.
16...Bg7 17.e5
17.Rae3 c5 18.d5 Nd7 19.Nf1 Nb6 20.axb5 axb5 In my opinion, playing with the black pieces is
easier. 21.Ra3

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21...Nc4! would be slightly better for Black. (21...Rxa3= Tal,Mihail 2605 - Hazai,Laszlo 2450,
Sochi 1982) 22.Rxa8 Qxa8ƒ Black has initiative on the queenside.
17...dxe5 18.dxe5

18...Nh7!?N A new move!

[Viswanathan Anand; 18...Nh5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qb3 c5 21.Ne4 Bxe5 (21...Bd5 22.Qd1± The
knight on h5 is problematic.) 22.Nxc5± Anand,Viswanathan 2715 - Kamsky, Gata 2710, Las
Palmas (m/1) 1995 - 63/312]
19.axb5 axb5 20.Qb3 c5 21.Ne4 Bd5!? 22.Qd1

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22.Qe3 Nc6 23.Qxc5 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rxe5 25.Bf4 Rxa3 (25...Bf8 26.Qxb5 Rf5 27.Rxa8 Bxa8
28.Be5 Bc6! 29.Qxc6 Rxe5 30.Ba2 Kg7 31.Qc3 Qa5 32.Re3 Qxc3 33.Nxc3 Ra5∞ It is not easy
to improve White's position but it is not fun to play with Black either.) 26.bxa3 Bf8 27.Qd4 Re8
28.Rd1 Bxe4 29.Qxd8 Rxd8 30.Rxd8 Bxb1 31.Bxh6 Ba2!= Covering d5 square is important
because White wants to take on f8 and then go Rd5 with advantage. Black should hold this
position.
22.Qc3 Bxe4 This is an extra option. (22...Nc6 23.Qxc5 Nxe5 transposes to 22.Qe3) 23.Bxe4
Rxa3 24.bxa3 Na2 25.Qxc5 Nxc1 26.Qxc1 Ng5! 27.Nxg5 hxg5 28.Bc6 Rxe5 29.Rxe5 Bxe5
30.Bxb5 Bd4=
22...Nf8
22...Bxe4!? 23.Bxe4 Qxd1 (23...Rc8 is also possible to play.) 24.Rxd1 Rad8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8
26.Be3 Ng5! 27.Nxg5

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(27.Bxg5 hxg5 28.Ra5! Re8! 29.Rxb5 Bxe5 30.Rxc5 Bxb2 31.Rc4 (31.Nxg5 Bf6 32.Rc4 Bxg5
33.Rxb4 Bd2= I think defending this position should not be such a difficult job.) 31...Na2
32.Nxg5 Bf6 33.Nf3 Nc3 34.Bc2 Rb8= Black has huge chances to clinch a draw.) 27...Bxe5!
An important intermediate move! 28.f4 Bxb2 29.Rb3 hxg5 30.Rxb2 Re8 31.Bxc5 Na6 32.Bc6
Re6 33.Bd4 Rxc6 34.fxg5 Nc7=
23.Nxc5 Rxa3 24.bxa3 Nc6 25.Ne4 Nxe5 26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.Bxh6 Ne6© Black has very active
pieces, which provides quite decent compensation.

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MAGNUS CARLSEN ALL ALONE AT THE CHESS
OLYMPUS

Magnus Carlsen won the Gashimov Memorial Tournament in Shamkir for the fourth time thus
completing a brilliant 2990 performance. In the last round he beat Alexander Grischuk after a
tough battle demonstrating a unique persistence and over-the-board fighting spirit. He secured
the title before the last round, but he still displayed extraordinary will to win with the greatest
possible margin. Carlsen finished the tournament undefeated with +5 score (7 out of 9 points),
two points ahead of his closer pursuers Ding Liren and Sergey Karjakin. In actual fact, we can
safely conclude that it had nothing to do with the opponents anymore, as Carlsen was pushing his
own boundaries, trying to reach new heights.

Here we present some of the best games and most important moments of the Tournament
according to the choice of our editorial board.
In the following game Veselin Topalov displayed amazing chess strength, quite reminesent to his
very best. Both players conducted the opening phase of the game very precisely, but then

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Mamedyarov tried to gain initiative at any cost. In the highly topical Zaitsev Ruy Lopez,
Topalov sacrificed a pawn, and continued to play very energetically, punishing all the
inaccuracies Mamedyarov made.

C92
Topalov, Veselin (2740) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2790)
Shamkir, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7

6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8
11.Ng5 Rf8 12.Nf3 Re8 13.Nbd2 Of course, Topalov is
not satisfied with the notorious Zaitsev draw by
repetition, showing great fighting spirit!
A great number of times a draw was agreed after
13.Ng5 Rf8 14.Nf3 Re8
13...Bf8 14.a3 g6 15.Ba2 Bg7 16.b4 exd4 17.cxd4

17...a5!? A principled solution. Black needs to start the queenside activity, without losing any
more time on reshuffling the pieces. White controls the centre and has spatial advantage, so
Black must act quickly.
17...Nd7 Kapengut,Albert 2455 - Dydyshko,Viacheslav, USSR 1983 - 36/426
18.Rb1N A novelty!
The common continuation is 18.Qb3 Qd7 19.Bb2 axb4

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 Magnus Carlsen, Shamkir 2019; Photo:
Official site
and after a glance at the correspondence chess database,
we can establish that even a piece sacrifice is possible in
order to create a pawn phalanx on the queenside, for
example: 20.d5!? bxa3 21.dxc6 Bxc6 22.Bd4 Bxe4
23.Nxe4 Rxe4 24.Qxf7+ (24.Rxe4 Nxe4 25.Re1 Nf6
26.Ng5 d5 27.Qc3 Ra6∞) 24...Qxf7 25.Bxf7+ Kxf7
26.Ng5+ Kg8 27.Nxe4 Nxe4 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.Rxe4
c5©
18...axb4 19.d5 Ne5 20.Nxe5 dxe5 21.Rxb4 c6 22.dxc6
Bxc6 23.Qf3 Bf8 24.Rb1

24...Ra4 Now the complications begin! At a first glance, Black managed to obtain some initiative

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with active play and pressure on the e4 pawn. However, thanks to constant threats along the f-file
White has a solid compensation after the pawn sacrifice.
Mamedyarov could have slowly improved his position by means of 24...Kg7!? 25.Nf1 Bc5
26.Ng3 h6∞
25.Nf1! Rxe4
The play would reach calm waters after 25...Bxe4 26.Rxe4 Rxe4 27.Bg5 Rf4 28.Bxf4 exf4
29.Rxb5 Kg7= with balanced position, and surely much better outcome for Black than in the
actual game.
26.Rd1 Qe7 27.Bg5 Bg7 28.Ne3

Topalov is playing in the most precise manner "allowing" Mamedyarov to commit decisive
mistakes. The black pieces are all tangled up, so it is not easy to find any good moves for Black.
28...Qxa3
By means of a series of tactical moves Black could have unpinned himself: 28...Rc4!? 29.Nd5
Bxd5 30.Rxd5 Rf4! 31.Qe2 Rf5 32.Bh4 g5!?

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Reaching the position where White has the opportunity to sacrifice a piece and put even more
pressure on the black king: (Or 32...Rf4 33.Bg5 Rf5=) 33.Rdxb5!? (33.Qc2 Nxd5 34.Qxf5 Qf6
(34...gxh4 35.Bxd5 e4 36.Bc6 Qe5=) 35.Qxf6 Nxf6 36.Bxg5 Ne4 37.Be3 Nc3 38.Rb2 Bf8
39.Rc2 Nxa2 40.Rxa2 Ra8 41.Rb2=) 33...gxh4 34.Rb7 Qxa3 35.Bxf7+ Kh8 36.Bxe8 Nxe8
37.Qg4 Rf8 38.Qxh4² The position is roughly equal, but White surely has somewhat better
practical chances.
29.Ra1

29...Qc5?
Black should have proceeded with 29...Qe7! 30.Bd5 (30.Bxf6 Bxf6 31.Bd5 Rf4) 30...Rxe3
31.Qxe3 Bxd5 32.Bxf6 Qb7! 33.Bxg7 Kxg7∞ and the black b-pawn should be quite decent
compensation.
30.Rdc1! Rc4?

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By executing a piece sacrifice Mamedyarov would retain some practical chances to hold after the
sequence of forced moves: 30...Ra4! 31.Rxc5 Bxf3 32.gxf3 Rea8 33.Rc2 h5 (Of course not
33...e4? since the 8th rank is terribly weak, and White manage to strikes - 34.Rac1!+-) 34.Bxf6
Bxf6 35.Nd5 Bd8 36.Nc3 Rc8 37.Rd1 Ba5 38.Nxa4 Rxc2 39.Bb3 Rd2 40.Rxd2 Bxd2 41.Nc5±

And it would take some effort to convert in this position. Black could't count on the "wrong
bishop" motif in order to secure a draw!
31.Qd1! Ne4
31...Rxc1 32.Rxc1 Qb6 33.Bxf6 Bxf6 34.Qd6+-
32.Bxc4 bxc4 33.Rxc4 1-0
In the third round Anand and Mamedyarov played a really interesting, fiercely fought game.
Mamedyarov managed to gain some advantage with the black pieces in the topical line of the
Italian game. However, he overlooked a really pretty tactical blow! Obviously, Shakhriyar is in a
bad shape lately, and once again it becomes apparent how difficult it is to stay above the magical
2800 line! All the other elite players, such as Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon
Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, as well as the USA stars Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So,
experienced those rough periods at some stage. This game clearly shows that he lacks focus and
concentration, while his opening play is not questionable.

C54
Anand, Viswanathan (2779) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2790)
Shamkir, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 Ba7 8.Na3 Ne7 9.Nc2 Ng6
10.Be3 Bxe3
10...O-O Anand, Viswanathan 2762 - Aronian,Levon 2786, Moscow (ct) 2016 - 128/112

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11.Nxe3 O-O 12.Qc2 c6 13.a5N A new move, and a very demanding one. Later on it will
transpire that the a5 pawn is weak and must be protected by the a1 rook.
The most common continuation is 13.b4 with gradual invasion of the queenside. Of course,
Black will try to react with the activity in the centre...
13...d5 14.Bb3 Be6 15.exd5 cxd5 16.d4 e4 17.Ne5
17.Nd2 Rb8 (17...Re8 18.f3 exf3 19.Nxf3 Rb8 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Nd7 22.Nxd5 Nxe5
23.Rfd1 Qh4 24.Ra4 Ng4 (24...Qh5!?) 25.h3 Qg3 26.hxg4 (26.Rxg4 Bxg4 27.hxg4 Re1+=)
26...Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Re1+ 28.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 29.Kh2 Qh4+=) 18.f3 exf3 19.Nxf3 b6„
17...Qd6 18.f4 exf3 19.Nxf3 Rae8 20.Rfe1

20...Bd7!
If we examine the pawn structure we can conclude that the d5 pawn represents a potential
weakness. However, it is not clear if White will be able to increase pressure. Obviously,
Mamedyarov is aware of that so he shifts his attention to the kingside. Basically, his plan
consists of:
Phase 1 - Improving the pieces and transfering the bishop to b5 trying to fight for the open e-file
Phase 2 - Advancing the pawns on the kingside
Overall, the Azeri star demonstrated a really high level of play in this game, despite the defeat.
21.g3 h6
It is possible to start the battle for the e-file right away. By defending the attacked a5 pawn White
is forced to abandon the e-file. For example: 21...Re7!? with the idea of 22.Nf5 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1
Qc7! 24.Ra1 Re8³
22.Qg2 Re7 23.Nc2?! Anand starts a really overambitious knight regrouping.

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It was essential to force the exchanges and simplify the position, for example: 23.Bc2 Rfe8
24.Nf5 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 Qc7 26.Qf1 Ne4 (26...b5? 27.Nxh6+!±) 27.Bxe4 Rxe4 28.Ng2 Nf8³
23...Rfe8 24.Nb4 Bb5 25.Rxe7 Rxe7 Black successfully completed the first phase of his plan,
gaining control over the e-file and positioning the bishop on the f1-a6 diagonal. Now, he should
start the second phase - pawn advancement!
26.Bd1?!

White should have neutralized Black's domination along the e-file. 26.Re1 Rxe1+ 27.Nxe1 Ne7³
With the idea of Qd8 and the white a5 pawn will become a juicy target. However, the black d5
pawn is also under attack of the white pieces.
26...h5!?ƒ 27.Qh3?! Bd7
Black could have played 27...h4! without bishop's support.
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29...h4! 30.Bc2 hxg3
Mamedyarov could have proceeded in a more concrete manner, and after 30...Re3! 31.Bxg6 (or
31.Qc8+ Nf8-+) 31...Rxf3 32.Qc8+ Be8-+ White's position would be hopeless.
31.Qxg3
It is very hard to believe that Anand was not aware of the gravity of the position. He was well-
advised to force trades and reach the endgame being down a pawn. Now, It is Mamedyarov who
calls all the shots... 31.Bxg6 gxh2+ 32.Qxh2 Qxh2+ 33.Kxh2 Re2+ 34.Kg1 fxg6µ
31...Nf4 32.Kh1 Re3
After a series of natural moves, Mamedyarov could have cemented the knight on h5 and limit all
the White's threats along the g_file. Eventually, he would be able to convert his advantage.
¹32...N6h5 33.Qg4 g6 34.Rg1 Re3 35.Bd1 Bd7 36.Qh4 Bf5-+
33.Rg1 g6
It was still possible to coordinate the pieces with 33...N6h5
34.Qf2 Re2 35.Qh4

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35...Ne4? Doubtlessly, Mamedyarov was certain that he had played the winning move!
Alas, this was the last opportunity for Black to demonstrate domination of his forces on the
board! - 35...N6h5-+
36.Bxe4 dxe4 37.Ne5 Nd3

Now, we will witness the famous motif known from the classical Tigran Petrosian - Vladimir
Simagin game, played 63 years ago (!!!). Of course, the ex-World Champion does not miss such
opportunities, and executes a powerful tactical blow! I would like to refer you to the Anand -
Leko blindfold game played in 2009.

Go to Anand - Leko
Familiar, isn't it?!

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38.Qh8+! Objectively, this combination is only enough for eqiality!
38...Kxh8 39.Nxf7+ Kh7 40.Nxd6

40...Bd7?† Most likely this mistake is the product of time scramble. The game would end in a
draw after
40...Nxb4 41.Nxb5 (41.cxb4? Bc6-+) 41...Nd3 42.Nd6 e3 43.Nc4=
However, there would have been more complications in case of 40...Ne1!? 41.Nf7 Nf3 42.Ng5+
Kh6 43.Nxf3 exf3 44.Rf1 b6 45.axb6 a5

46.b3! (46.b7 Re8µ) 46...axb4 47.c4 (Black would be able to score a really effective win after the
terrible 47.b7?? Re1!! 48.Rxe1 f2 49.Rd1 Bc6+ 50.d5 Bxd5+ 51.Rxd5 f1=Q#) 47...Ba6 48.Rxf3
with mutual chances, for example: 48...Re6 49.Rh3+ Kg7 50.c5 Re1+ 51.Kg2 Bb7+ (51...Bf1+
52.Kf2 Bxh3 53.Kxe1 Bg2 54.Kd2 Kf6 55.Kd3 Bd5 56.b7 Bxb7 57.Kc4 Ke6 58.Kxb4 Kd5

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59.Kb5 Kxd4 60.c6 Bc8 61.b4 g5 62.Kb6 Kd5 63.b5 Kd6 64.Ka7 Kc7 65.Ka8 Bh3 66.Ka7
Bc8!=) 52.Kf2 Rd1 53.Ke3 Bd5 54.Kf4 Kf6∞
41.Nxe4! Bf5
Black does not have time to play 41...Nxb4 because of 42.Nf6+ and then 42...Kg7 43.Nxd7
Nd3 44.b4! and Black cannot achieve much after the knight check on f2. He would not be able to
hold the endgame being down in material. For example: 44...Rc2 45.Ne5!? Nxe5 46.dxe5 Rxc3
47.Rd1 Re3 48.Rd7+ Kh6 49.Rxb7 Rxe5 50.Rb6 Re4 51.Kg2+- and the rook endgame should be
easily winning for White after the king transfer to the queenside.
42.Ng5+ Kh6 43.Nxd3 Bxd3

44.Rg3!+- Anand gives back one pawn in order to free the passage for his king towards the
centre.
44...Re1+ 45.Kg2 Re2+ 46.Kg1 Re1+ 47.Kf2 Re2+ 48.Kf3 Rxb2

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49.Kf4 Viswanathan activates his king in the most effective manner and gains decisive
advantage
49...Bf5 50.Ke5 Rxh2 51.Nf7+ Kg7 52.Nd6 Re2+ 53.Kd5 Kf6 54.c4 Vishy does not hurry to
simplify into the rook ending, but instead advances his pawns even further.
54.Nxb7? Be4+
54...Re7 55.Rf3 Rd7 56.c5 Re7 57.Rf2
Also, White wins after 57.Nxf5 gxf5 58.Kd6 Re8 59.Kc7+-
57...Rh7 58.Nxf5 gxf5 59.Kd6 Rh8 60.Rd2 f4 61.Kc7 Rh7+ 62.Kc8 f3 63.d5 1-0

Go back to the game

Anand, Viswanathan (2791) - Leko, Peter (2751)

Nice (blindfold) 105/117, 2009

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1.Bxf7+! Rxf7 2.Qh8+! 1-0

Mamedyarov vs Anand, Shamkir 2019; Photo: Official site

It appears so that after the successful defence of the World Champion title, Magnus regained his
super confidence and belief in own chess prowess. Now he is approaching the "scary" 2900 ELO
margin once again! In the following game he chooses the Sveshnikov Sicilian variation which he

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used with great success in the match against Fabiano Caruana. The new "victim" is none other
than the always tough-to-beat Sergey Karjakin.

B33
Karjakin, Sergey (2753) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)
Shamkir, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.c4
Ng6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb4 Bf5 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qb4 Bf5 14.h4 h5

15.Bg5N
15.Be2N a6 16.Nc3 Nf4 17.Bxf4 exf4 18.c5 dxc5 19.Qxf4 (The ensuing position does not differ
much after 19.Qa4+ b5 20.Qxf4 Qf6 21.Ne4 Bxe4 22.Qxe4+ Qe7=) 19...Qf6 20.Ne4 (1/2 : 1/2
Ivic,Velimir 2516 - Milanovic,Danilo 2495, Srbija (ch) 2019) 20...Bxe4 21.Qxe4+ Qe7=;
15.Qa4 Bd7 16.Qb4 Bf5 17.Be3 Caruana, Fabiano 2832 - Carlsen,Magnus 2835, London (m/12)
2018 - 138/64
15...Qb8 16.Be2
In the commentary of the World Championship match, Grandmaster Ernesto Inarkiev suggested
16.g3!? a6 17.Nc3 Be7 18.Be3∞ with a pretty unclear position which is yet to be developed - see
138/64
16...a6 17.Nc3 Qc7
17...Nf4 18.Bf1 Be7 19.Bxe7 Kxe7 20.g3 Ng6 (Houdini 6.03 - Stockfish 260318, Internet 2018)
21.Be2²
18.g3 Be7 19.Be3
Karjakin could have proceeded with less risk: 19.Bxe7 Nxe7 20.O-O Bg6 21.Qa4+ Qd7 22.c5!?

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Is a quite logical attempt to gain the initiative, but it does not disturb Black's position very much.
22...Qxa4 23.Nxa4 O-O-O!? 24.Rac1 dxc5 25.Nxc5 Kb8 26.Rc3 Nf5 (26...Rxd5 27.Bf3)
27.Rb3 (27.Bc4 Nd4∞) 27...Ka8! And White is not in time to capture on b7 because of Nd4.
Black will transfer the knight to d6 next, and obtain control over the position.
19...e4

20.O-O

It was more principled to continue with 20.Qa4+!? Bd7 (20...Qd7?! After the queen swap White
would be in position to reshuffle his pieces in a favourable manner: 21.Qxd7+ Kxd7 22.Bd4 -
the white pawns on the queenside are very mobile, while the knight can support their
advancement after Na4 or Nd1-e3.; Keeping the black king in the centre may produce some
further difficulties for Black, but White would have to keep on playing in a very concrete
manner. For example: 20...Kf8 21.Rd1 (Cvak,Rudolf - Calio,Mario Filippo, corr 2018) 21...Ne5

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22.c5!ƒ) 21.Qd1 Bf5 (21...O-O?! 22.Nxe4 f5 23.Bxh5 Ne5 24.Ng5 Bxg5 25.hxg5 Qxc4 26.Qd4
Be8 27.Be2 Qxd4 28.Bxd4 Bf7 29.O-O-O²) 22.Bxh5 Ne5 23.Be2 Rc8 (23...Nxc4? 24.Qa4++-)
24.Na4 Qa5+ 25.Bd2 Qd8 26.b3 O-O (26...b5!? 27.cxb5 axb5 28.Bxb5+ Kf8 29.Kf1 g5©)
27.Nc3 (27.Kf1?! b5! 28.cxb5 axb5 29.Bxb5 e3! 30.Bxe3 Qa5 31.Be2 Rc2ƒ) 27...Re8©
20...O-O!
While Sergey collects the pawn, Magnus activates his pieces! 20...Ne5 21.Bb6 Qd7 22.c5 Nd3
23.Bxd3 exd3 24.Ne4 dxc5 25.Bxc5 (25.Nxc5? Qd6µ) 25...a5 26.Qd4 O-O 27.Bxe7 Qxe7 28.f3
Ra6!? 29.Qxd3 Rg6„ 30.Kh2 Qe5 31.Rae1 Qxg3+ 32.Nxg3 Bxd3 33.Rf2∞
21.Bxh5 Ne5 22.Be2 Qd7 23.Qa4
The attempt to neutralize Black's initiative by executing trades is still viable. For example: 23.c5
dxc5 24.Bxc5 Bxc5 25.Qxc5 Bg4 26.Qe3 f5!? 27.Bxg4 Nxg4 28.Qd4 Rae8© - even though the
material is reduced, Black has better prospects.
23...Qc8

24.c5
Karjakin had the opportunity to gain some activity by returning the material: 24.Qd1!? Nxc4

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25.Bd4! Nxb2 26.Qd2 Nc4 (26...Nd3 27.Nxe4 Bxe4 28.Bxd3 Bxd3 (28...Bxd5?! 29.Qf4ƒ)
29.Qxd3 Qh3 30.Qf3²) 27.Qf4 Ne5 28.Nxe4∞
24...dxc5 25.Nxe4 c4 26.Nc3?! Removing the knight from the centre allows Black to speed up
his initiative.
White should have proceeded with 26.Qc2 Re8 27.Rad1 b5 although Black still got many more
useful moves at his disposal. (27...Nd3? 28.Bxd3 cxd3 29.Qxc8 Raxc8 30.f3±)
26...b5 27.Qd1 b4 28.Na4 The white knight moved from e4 to the much worse a4 square. Now,
Magnus opens up the light squares...
28...Be4! 29.Qd4
Most likely, Sergey based his defence on 29.f3? However, his position falls apart after the
invasion of the black pieces - 29...Qh3! 30.Bf4 Ng4!-+;
29.Kh2 Qf5 30.Nb6 Rad8ƒ
29...Qf5
29...Nf3+ 30.Bxf3 Bxf3 31.Qf4 Bxd5 32.Nb6 Qe6 33.Nxa8 Bxa8©
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The white king is becoming even weaker now. Magnus does not miss the opportunity to organize
a decisive attack.
30.Bf4 Nf3+ 31.Bxf3 Bxf3 32.Qe3 Qg4µ
It was necessary to play 30.f3! Nxf3+ (30...Bxf3 31.Rae1∞) 31.Rxf3 Bxf3 32.Rf1 Bf6 33.Qd2
c3! 34.bxc3 bxc3 35.Nxc3 Rfc8 36.Rxf3 Bxc3 37.Qd1 (37.Rxf5 Bxd2 38.Bxd2 Rc2 39.Ba5
Rxe2 40.d6 Ra7 41.Bc7 Rd2µ) 37...Qd7³
30...Qg6!
30...Ng4 31.Bxg4 Qxg4 32.Qxe4 Qxg3+ 33.Kh1=;
30...Nd3 31.g4! Qxd5 (31...Qh7 32.h5∞) 32.Qxd5 Bxd5 33.Nb6 Rad8 34.b3∞
31.Bf2 Nd3 32.h5
32.Qxc4 Nxf2 33.Kxf2 Rac8 34.Qd4 Bf6 35.Qxb4 Rc2-+
32...Qf5 33.Bg4
33.g4 Nxf4!-+
Sergey could have prolonged the resistance after 33.Bxd3 cxd3 34.Qe5 Qxe5! 35.fxe5 Bxd5
36.Rfd1 (36.Nb6 Rad8-+) 36...Bc6! 37.Nc5 Rad8 38.Nxd3 Bf3 39.Rd2 Bg5-+ but Black still
comes on top.
33...Qxg4 34.Qxe4 Bd6-+ Black brings the pieces into attack with constant threats, while White
pays the price for the isolated pieces on the queenside.
35.Qg2
35.Qxc4 Nxf4-+
35...Rae8 36.Bd4 Qxh5 37.Qf3 Qg6 38.Kh1 Re4 39.Bf2 Rfe8 Karjakin resigns in a completely

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hopeless position. 0-1

Carlsen vs Karjakin, Shamkir 2019; Photo: Official site

In the game against Anish Giri, Magnus demonstrated superiority in various types of positions
and structures. A very solid Dutchman defended pretty well, but Magnus managed to seize the
initiative. Anyhow, it did not seem like Carlsen would be able to score a win in such a powerful
attack. After 16 moves we reach the position with no knights on the board. However, Magnus
made a great use of his powerful bishop pair...

Carlsen, Magnus (2845) - Giri, Anish (2797)

Shamkir, 2019

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1.f4 exf4

2.gxf4! A brilliant move by Carlsen! He sacrifices a pawn in order to gain time and organize the
attack on the kingside.
Black would have a decent compensation after 2.exf4 Rd8 3.Rce1 (3.Bxa5?? g6-+) 3...Qf8
4.Kh1 Bc5 5.f5 Rxd3 6.Re4 Bd7 7.Rg4 Rxc3 8.bxc3 Kh8 9.a4 f6∞
2...Qxe3+?! Giri could not resist and took the bait!
2...f5?! 3.Rf3 … Rg3‚
The most precise is 2...Kh7! and then 3.f5, after the series of forced moves (Black would be in
time to block the white pawns after 3.e4 g6 4.Qf3 f5! 5.e5 Bc5+ 6.d4 Bb6∞; or 3.Kh1 g6 4.Qe2
f5∞) 3...Qxe3+ 4.Kh1 Qg5 5.Qh3 Re8 6.Rg1

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6...Qxf5! 7.Be4 Qxe4+ 8.dxe4 Bxh3 9.Rxg7+ Kh8 White must settle for a draw. 10.Rg5+!
(10.Rg3+? Be5) 10...Kh7 11.Rg7+ Kh8=
3.Kh1 Rd8?
It is necessary to restrict the white dark-squared bishop and open the passage for the black king
towards the centre. ¹3...f6 4.Be4 (Giri would be able to organize defence after 4.Rce1 Qc5 5.f5
Bd7 6.Be4 Be8 7.Qg4 Rd8 8.Rg1 Rd7∞) 4...Qh3 5.Qg6 Bg4 6.Qh7+ Kf7 7.Bg6+ Ke6 8.Rce1+
Kd7 9.Qxg7+ Kc8 10.Be4ƒ
4.Rce1
4.f5? Qg5µ
4...Qc5

5.f5→ The scope of the black pieces is very limited, so Magnus increases the pressure on the

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kingside with each move.
5...Bf8 6.Be4 Rd5
6...Re8 7.Rf3+-
7.Rf3 b5 8.Rg1 Ra7

9.Bf6!? It is really hard to resist such an attractive solution!

Also, Black would not be able to put much resistance after 9.Rfg3 f6 10.Qxh6 Rd6 11.Bxf6+-
9...g6

10.Qh3
Magnus misses the opportunity to finish the game with fireworks: 10.Rxg6+! fxg6 11.Qxg6+
Bg7 (11...Rg7 12.Bxg7 Qc1+ 13.Kg2 Bxg7 14.Bxd5+ cxd5 15.f6+-) 12.Bc3+- and there is no

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defence after f6.
10...Rd6 11.Qh4 Giri is forced to sacrifice the exchange in order to stop a quick checkmate.
Now, Magnus easily converts being up in material.
11...Rxf6 12.Qxf6 Be7 13.Qxc6 Qxc6 14.Bxc6 Kg7 15.fxg6 fxg6 16.d4 a4
White would face somewhat more complicated technical task in case of 16...Bf6 17.d5 Bxb2
18.Bxb5 Bd4 19.Rc1 Bg4 20.Rg3 Bf5 21.Bd3 Be5 22.Rf3 Bg4 23.Rff1 g5 24.Rc6+-
17.d5 b4 18.Be8! Bg5 19.h4 Bxh4 20.Rxg6+ Kh7 21.Rc6 Bg4 22.Rf4 Rg7
22...Rg7 Giri resigned and did not allow Carlsen to play 23.Bg6+!
1-0

How to stop the player with unparalleled fighting spirit?

Giri vs Carlsen, Shamkir 2019; Photo: Official site

In the second round game versus the ex World Champion Anand, Carlsen proved once again that
he is superior in the long games when manoeuvering and patience matter the most.

D37
Carlsen, Magnus (2845) - Anand, Viswanathan (2779)
Shamkir, 2019

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Qa5
10.Rd1

10...Rd8!? This continuation is gaining popularity.

Usually Black moves the bishop back 10...Be7 in order to avoid the b4 push with tempo
Carlsen,Magnus 2853 - Nakamura,Hikaru 2814, Saint Louis 2015 - 125/128
11.Be2
Obviously, White cannot go for 11.b4? Nxb4 12.axb4 Bxb4 13.Rc1 Ne4-+
11...Ne4

12.cxd5 Magnus deviates from the game he played against Fabiano Caruana in the World
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In the second game of the match he proceeded with 12.O-O Nxc3 13.bxc3 h6 14.a4 Ne7 15.Ne5
Bd6 16.cxd5 Nxd5 17.Bf3 Nxf4 18.exf4 Bxe5 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.fxe5 Qc7= - but Caruana was
able to obtain equality without much trouble Carlsen,Magnus 2835 - Caruana, Fabiano 2832,
London (m/2) 2018 - 138/166
12...Nxc3 13.bxc3 exd5 14.O-O h6 15.a4 Bd6 16.Bxd6 Rxd6 17.c4 Be6 18.c5 Rdd8 19.Rb1
Qc7 20.Qb2 Rab8 21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.Qxd4 b6 23.cxb6 Rxb6 Anand does not have any problems
in the current position, but Carlsen is just warming up!
24.h3 Rc8 25.Rfd1 Qc3
It was more precise to offer the queen trade on c5, in order to prevent the advance of the white a
pawn. This mistake will prove to be very costly for Anand. 25...Qc5 26.Qxc5 Rxc5 27.Rxb6
axb6 28.Rb1 Bd7 29.Rxb6 Bxa4=
26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.a5! Rxb1 28.Rxb1

28...Rc5?
Black could have tried the passive defence 28...Rc7 29.Rb8+ Kh7 30.a6 Bc8 moving the king
closer to the centre.
Also, Black could have resorted to active play. For example: 28...g5!? with the idea of 29.Rb7
(29.a6 Bc8 30.Rb8 Kg7=) 29...Rc1+ 30.Kh2 Rc2 31.Bb5 Rxf2 32.Rxa7 d4! 33.exd4 (33.e4 Kg7
(preparing defensive Bc8!) 34.a6 Rb2 35.Rb7 Bc8=) 33...Bd5 34.Kg1 Rxg2+ 35.Kf1 Ra2 36.a6
Kg7= And White cannot gain any advantage.
29.a6
Carlsen misses the opportunity to punish Anand's imprecise play: 29.Rb8+! Kh7 30.a6 and the
passive defence is not sufficient 30...Bc8 because of 31.Rb7!+- collecting the black a7 pawn.
Also, Black should not play 31...Rc1+ 32.Kh2 Bxb7 33.axb7 Rb1 34.Bd3++-

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29...g6?
Anand lost precious time trying to create counterplay on the kingside. Instead if 29...g5 30.Rb7
Rc1+ 31.Kh2 Rc2 32.Bb5 Rxf2 33.Rxa7 Ra2 (33...d4 34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.Rd8!+-) 34.Rc7 d4
35.exd4 Bd5 36.Bf1 White will push forward his d-passer after Rc5.
Again, Black could have saved himself after 29...Bc8! 30.Rb8 g6!= (Of course, White is able to
use the b1-h7 diagonal for the tricky tactical motif 30...Kh7?? 31.Rb7)
30.Rb7 Rc1+ 31.Kh2 Rc2 32.Bb5 Rb2 33.Kg3+- Black has no counterplay, since White is
defending the f2 pawn and threatens Bf1 which would render Black's position hopeless.
33...Bc8
White would win in a really sparkling manner in case of 33...Kg7? 34.Bd7+-; 33...Kf8 34.Bf1+-
34.Rb8 Kg7 35.Rxc8 Rxb5 36.Rc7 Ra5 37.Rxa7 Kf6 38.Ra8 Ra3

39.Kh2 Magnus is not allowing Anand to create a passed pawn on the d-file, so he moves his
king away. Now, the rest is the matter of technique...
39...h5 40.a7 Ra2 41.h4 Kf5 42.f3 Ra1 43.g3 And Anand resigned. White built a real wall
restricting the black king from approaching. On the other hand, White will easily activate his
own king across the queenside. 1-0

3000 ELO does not look so impossible anymore

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Anand vs Carlsen, Shamkir 2019; Photo: Official site

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Not all the results of chess games are "equal" in status. Apparently, draws are "inferior"
to decisive games, and many chess fans would like to see draws being "expelled" from
modern tournaments. Some efforts were made in that direction, but with no significant
success.
In this article I would like to cast a bit different light on this subject. Since a draw is the most
likely result if the players are of roughly equal strength we should devote attention to some of
those "boring" duels that actually made some difference! In actual fact, draws could contain
fierce battles and rich adventures! Let me show you proof for such a claim... so, here we go!
E06
Georgiadis, Nico (2547) - Prusikin, Michael (2523)
Schweiz, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O

c6 7.Qc2 b6 8.Nbd2 Bb7 9.e4 Na6 10.a3 c5 11.exd5
exd5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.b4 Ne6 14.Bb2 Rc8

15.Nh4N A novelty, but a very logical one. The knight is going to the f5 square.
15.Ne5!? Nd7!? (15...Qc7) 16.Ng4 Qc7 17.Rad1 dxc4 18.Qxc4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rfd8 20.Qxc7
Rxc7= Grammatica,Andrea - Besozzi,Ferdinando, corr 2016
15...Ne4!? is surely the most principled reaction.
16.Nxe4

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16.Bxe4!? dxe4 17.Nf5 Ng5 18.h4 Qxd2! 19.Qxd2 Nf3+ 20.Kh1 Nxd2 21.Nxe7+ Kh8
22.Nxc8 e3+ 23.Kh2 e2 24.Rfe1 Nf3+ 25.Kh3 Bxc8+ 26.Kg2 Nxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Re8=
16...Rxc4!? the only way for Black to fight for the initiative.
16...Bxh4 17.Nd2= is just equal.
17.Qd3
17.Qb3!? Bxh4 18.gxh4 Rxe4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Qg3 Qd2∞ leads to a very interesting position
which is extremely hard to evaluate.
17...Bxh4 18.Nd2

18.gxh4? Nf4-+
18...Rg4 Perhaps, this is too risky in objective terms.
18...Rc6! 19.Rad1 (19.gxh4? Nf4 20.Qf5 Nxg2 21.Kxg2 d4 22.f3 Qxh4→) 19...Bf6 20.Bxf6
Qxf6 21.Qxd5=
19.f4! is by far the best defence. I have to admit that I completely missed that move.
19...Bf6
19...h5!?
20.Bxf6 Qxf6
20...gxf6!? would have saved the rook, but the resulting position is simply bad for Black because
of the numerous pawn weaknesses. 21.Rad1±
21.h3?!

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21.Nf3! was the correct way to go, with some advantage for White: 21...Nxf4 22.gxf4 d4 23.Rf2
Rxf4 24.Raf1±
21...Ba6!! a really nice blow, which was clearly overlooked by my opponent.
22.Qxa6 Rxg3 23.Kh2! Nxf4! 24.Kxg3 Qg5+ 25.Kf3!

25.Kf2? Re8! 26.Rg1™ Nh5!-+

25...Re8?! leads to only a draw.
There were two ways to fight for more, but both of those were extremely difficult to find over
the board: 25...Qxg2+!? 26.Kxf4 g5+ 27.Kf5 Qxh3+ 28.Kxg5 Kh8! 29.Rg1! Qe3+ 30.Kh5
Qxd2 31.Qf1 Qh2+ 32.Kg5 Rg8+ 33.Kf5 Qc2+ 34.Kf6 Qc6+ 35.Kxf7 Qe8+ 36.Kf6 Rf8+
37.Kg5 Rxf1 38.Raxf1 Qe5+ 39.Kh4³;

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25...h5!! 26.Kf2! there is no Nh5 now (26.Rg1?! h4 27.Bh1 Qf5 28.Rae1 Nd3+ 29.Ke2 Re8+
30.Be4 Nxe1 31.Rxe1 dxe4µ) 26...Qxg2+ 27.Ke1 Qxh3 28.Rf3 Qg4 29.Kd1 (29.Qf1 Re8+
30.Kd1 Ng2-+) 29...Ne6µ
26.Rae1™ Qxg2+ 27.Kxf4 g5+ 28.Kf5 Qxh3+ 29.Kxg5 Qg3+ 30.Kf5 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2
C67
Halprin, Alexander - Pillsbury, Harry Nelson
Muenchen, 1900

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 "The Berlin wall", 60 years before it was actually
built in Berlin, or 100 years before it was used by Kramnik in Berlin!
5.d4 Nd6 6.dxe5!?
6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Bg5+ Ke8 10.Nc3 h6 11.Bf4 Be6 12.Rad1 Rd8
13.Ne4 c5 14.Rxd8+ Kxd8 15.Rd1+ Kc8 16.h3 b6 17.Kf1 Be7 18.a3 Rd8 19.Rxd8+ Kxd8 20.c3
Bd5 21.Nfd2 Kd7 22.Ke2 g5 23.Bh2 Nh4 24.g3 Ng6 25.f4 Ke6µ Harmonist,Max -
Tarrasch,Siegbert, Breslau 1889. A truly impressive demonstration of the early "Berlin" ideas.
6...Nxb5 7.a4

7...d6!?

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Surprisingly, the whole variation is still very modern nowadays.
7...Nbd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d5 10.Qd3!? (10.Nc3!? c6 11.Ne2!? Be7 12.a5 O-O 13.b4 f6
14.Bf4 Bf5 15.c3 Qd7 16.Rfe1² Sutovsky,Emil 2683 - Nihal,Sarin 2483, Douglas 2017) 10...c6
11.a5 Be6 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.Ne2 Bf5 14.Qc3 Be7 15.Bh6! Rg8 (15...d4 16.Nxd4 gxh6 17.e6
Bxe6 18.Nxe6 Rg8 19.Nf4± Vitiugov,Nikita 2726 - Harikrishna,Penteala 2730, Praha 2019 -
139/129) 16.Bxg7 Rxg7 17.e6 Rxg2+ 18.Kxg2 fxe6 19.Ng3 Bg6 20.Rfe1²;
7...Nxe5!? 8.Nxe5 Nd6 9.Ra3! (9.Qg4 h5=) 9...Be7 10.Rh3 Nf5™

11.Nxf7! Kxf7 12.Qd5+ Ke8 13.g4 d6 14.gxf5 c6 15.Qb3 d5 16.Re1 Kf7 17.Nc3 Bxf5 18.Rf3
g6 19.Qxb7 Rc8 20.Ne2 Rc7 21.Qb3 Bf6 22.Ng3 Re8 1/2 : 1/2 Rivas Maceda,Juan -
Packroff,Hermann, corr 2016
8.e6!! No mighty computers, no powerful engines! This move is a product of a human brain -
and it is by far the best way for White to proceed!

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8...fxe6
8...Bxe6 9.axb5 Ne5 10.Nd4! (10.Ng5?! Bc4 11.Re1 Be7 12.Na3 Bxg5 13.Nxc4 Bxc1 14.Nxe5
O-O 15.Rxc1 dxe5 16.Qxd8 Rfxd8 17.Rxe5= Showalter,Jackson Whipps - Pillsbury,Harry
Nelson, Paris 1900) 10...Bd7 (10...Be7 11.f4 Bg4 12.Qe1 c5! 13.Nb3!N (13.fxe5 cxd4 14.Qg3
Qd7³ Berbatov,Kiprian 2455 - Matamoros Franco,Carlos 2545, Malaga 2010) 13...Nd7 14.f5©)
11.f4! (11.Nc3 Be7 12.f4 Ng4 13.Nd5 O-O 14.f5 Nf6 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Re1 Qd8 17.Bg5 h6
18.Bh4© Didier,M - Pillsbury,Harry Nelson, Paris 1900) 11...Ng4! 12.Ra3!? Be7 13.Rg3→
9.axb5 Ne7
9...Nb8? 10.Ng5 Be7 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qh6 Bf8 13.Qh3± Janowski,Dawid Markelowicz -
Showalter,Jackson Whipps, New York (m/10) 1899
9...Nb4!? 10.Ng5 Be7 (10...Qf6 11.Ra4! a5 (11...Nd5 12.Re1 Nb6 13.Rf4 Qg6 14.h4 Be7
15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.h5 Bg4 17.Rxg4 Qf7 18.Bg5 Nd5 19.Nc3+- Baghdasaryan, Vahe 2362 -
Vovk,Andrey 2551, Lviv 2011) 12.bxa6 Nxa6 13.h4! Be7 14.Rf4 Qg6 15.Nf7 O-O 16.h5 Qxf7
17.Rxf7 Rxf7

(Karim,Ismael 2407 - Granda Zuniga,Julio 2610, San Cristobal de La Laguna 2009) 18.h6! g6
19.c4 Nb4 20.Nc3±) 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qh6 Bf8 13.Qh3 Qf6 14.Ra4! Nd5 (14...d5 15.Qb3 h6
16.Nf3 c5 17.bxc6 Nxc6 18.Re1 Bg7 19.Rf4 Qd8 20.h4 Ne7 21.c4 Qb6 22.Qc2ƒ Alban,Alexis -
Oh,Benjamin, corr 2016) 15.Re4 e5 16.Qb3 h6 17.Qxd5 hxg5 18.Rc4 g4 (18...Rh7 19.Nc3 Qf5
20.Ne4 Qe6 21.Bxg5 Rf7 22.Qd3 d5 23.Re1 Bg7 24.Rc5 Rd7 25.Nd2± Daurelle,Herve -
Obukhov,Gennady Nikolaevich, corr 2011) 19.Nc3 Rh7 20.f3 Rf7 21.Qe4 Qf5 22.Nd5 c6
23.bxc6 b5! 24.Rc3 Be6 25.c7 Qxe4 26.fxe4 Rxf1+ 27.Kxf1 Kd7 28.Rb3 Bxd5 29.exd5 a6 1/2 :
1/2 Larin,Igor Yaroslavovich - Grigoryev,Valery Borisovich, corr 2012
10.Nc3 Ng6!
10...Nf5 11.Nd4 Qf6 (11...Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Kf7 (12...c5 13.bxc6 bxc6 14.Re1 a6 15.Bf4±)

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13.Ne4 Be7 14.Ra3ƒ Lacasa Diaz,Jose Antonio 2424 - Narciso Dublan,Marc 2467, Mondariz-
Balneario 2002) 12.b6 cxb6 13.Ndb5 Qd8 14.g4 Nh4 15.Ne4 d5 16.Bf4ƒ Sarana,Alexey 2573 -
Khismatullin,Denis 2627, Russia 2018
11.Ng5
11.Qd4!²
11...Be7 12.Qh5 Bxg5 13.Bxg5 Qd7

14.b6!! The first new move! Pillsbury already had a lot of experience in this variation. On the
other hand, the level of Halprin's preparation is absolutely stunning!
14.Ra3 O-O 15.Ne4 Nf4 16.Bxf4 Rxf4 17.Rh3 h6µ Wolf, Heinrich - Pillsbury,Harry Nelson,
Muenchen 1900
14...cxb6 15.Nd5!! exd5 16.Rfe1+ Kf8 17.Ra3! Ne5

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18.Rxe5! dxe5 19.Rf3+ Kg8 20.Bh6!! Qe7

21.Bxg7! Kxg7
21...Qxg7?? 22.Qe8++-
22.Rg3+ Kf8 23.Rf3+ Unfortunately, after all of this fireworks, there could only be one result -
draw!
23...Kg7 24.Rg3+ Kf8 1/2-1/2
B01
Pavasovic, Dusko (2561) - Bauer, Christian (2631)
Rogaska Slatina, 2011

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Ne2 Nc6 7.f3

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7.Bd2! is a more precise move order: 7...O-O-O 8.f3± leads to the game position, but avoiding
7...Be6, for example: 8...Be6

9.Ne4! Qb6™ 10.Bxe6+ fxe6 11.Ng5±

7...Bh5?!
7...Be6!? curiously, this move seems to be quite sufficient for equality 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.O-O O-O-
O 10.Qd3 e5 11.Qf5+ Rd7 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.Qxe5 Nxe5= Vehi Bach,Victor Manuel 2321 -
Munoz Pantoja, Miguel Angel 2459, Montcada 2013
8.Bd2 O-O-O 9.Nb5?!
9.a3! is pretty close to a forced win: 9...Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Rxd4 11.Nb5 Qb6 12.Nxd4 Qxd4
13.Qe2 Qxb2 14.O-O e6 15.Rab1!? (15.Bb4 Nd7 16.Qd2 Bc5+ 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.Qe3 Qb6
19.Kh1∞ Pirs,Matjaz - Montgomery,Robert, corr 2012) 15...Bc5+ 16.Kh1 (16.Be3? Qe5=
Stets,Dmitry 2427 - Poetsch,Hagen 2351, Senden 2009) 16...Qd4 17.Bg5±
9...Qb6 10.a4 a5 11.Ra3 Bg6! 12.c3 e5! 13.Rb3

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13...exd4!? The queen sacrifice is not forced - but perfectly playable option!
14.Nd6+ Bxd6 15.Rxb6 dxc3 16.bxc3 cxb6 17.Nd4
17.Be3? Bg3+ 18.hxg3 Rxd1+ 19.Kxd1 Ne5³;
17.O-O!? Bc5+ 18.Kh1 Rd6 19.Qc1 Ne5 20.Bb5 Bd3=
17...Bc5 18.Be3 Rhe8 19.Kf2 Ne5 20.Bb5

20...Neg4+!? Perhaps not the best move, but rather a "primus inter pares" sort of option.
However, doubtlessly, it is the most beautiful one!
20...Nd5!? 21.Bd2 (21.Bxe8 Nd3+! 22.Qxd3™ (22.Kg3 Nxe3-+) 22...Bxd3 23.Bxf7 b5µ)
21...Nc6!? 22.Bxc6 bxc6 23.Re1=
21.fxg4 Ne4+ 22.Kf3 Nxc3 23.Qd2

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23...Rxe3+! 24.Kxe3!
24.Qxe3!? leads to a very difficult endgame for White: 24...Be4+ 25.Kg3 Bxd4 26.Qc1 Be5+
27.Kf2 Kb8 28.Re1 f6³ despite the small material advantage White faces difficulties in the
continuation.
24...Rxd4 25.Qxd4 Nd5+!
25...Bxd4+ 26.Kxd4 Nxb5+ 27.axb5²
26.Kf3 Bxd4 27.Rd1

27...Be4+! Once again, Bauer choses the most spectacular move!

27...Nc3 28.Rxd4 Nxb5 29.axb5 f6=
28.Kxe4! Nc3+ 29.Kxd4 Nxd1

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The last act of the drama we witnessed - Black is two pawns up, but is he going to win? 30.h3!
No! The (half) trapped knight miraculously saves the day for White!
30...Kc7 31.Kd3 Kd6 32.Kd2 Nf2 33.Ke3 Nd1+ 34.Kd2 1/2-1/2
B31
Prusikin, Michael (2536) - Koop, Thorben (2414)
Bayerisch Eisenstein, 2015

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.d3!?

6.e5!? dxe5 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.Re1 Qc7 9.d3 c4! 10.h3 Be6 11.Qe2 cxd3 12.cxd3 Nf6 13.Nxe5 O-
O 14.Bd2 c5 15.Rac1 Rac8 16.Nf3 Rfd8© Lovakovic,Franjo - Eljoseph, Harel, corr 2017
6.Re1!? Bd7 7.a4 Rc8 8.d3 Nf6 9.Nd5 O-O 10.Bg5 a6 11.Bxf6 exf6 12.Bc4 f5 13.c3=
Carlsen,Magnus 2832 - Giri,Anish 2771, Stavanger (blitz) 2017
6...Bd7 7.a3!? Trying to save the light square bishop.
7...Rc8
7...Nf6 is more logical in my opinion.
8.Bc4 Nf6 9.h3 O-O 10.Be3 a6N
10...Ne8 Bascetta,Biagio - Sylvester,Gary, corr 2011
11.Ba2 b5 12.Qd2 Qc7 13.Rac1 A necessery move in order to prepare Bh6.
13.Bh6? Nd4!; 13.Ne2!?
13...Qb7 14.Bh6 c4 15.Qg5?! Seems a bit too straight forward. 15...Rfe8
15...Ne5! 16.Nxe5 Bxh6! 17.Qxh6 dxe5 and Black has nothing to worry about.

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16.Qh4 Bh8 17.Ng5

I was quite sure that I had a very dangerous attack in hands, but then: 17...Nd4! 18.f4

18...a5!! - Doctor, everybody ignores me! - Next, please! (was my inner monologue at the time)
19.f5! b4 20.fxg6 fxg6!?

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20...hxg6 was not less fascinating... and would have led to a draw as well after: 21.Nd5 Ne2+!
22.Kh2 Nxc1 23.Rxf6! Or 23...Qxd5!! (23...exf6

24.Bg7!! Bxg7 25.Nxf6+!! Kf8 (25...Bxf6 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Qxf7# checkmate.) 26.Ngh7+ Ke7
27.Nd5+ Ke6 28.Ng5+ Ke5 29.Nf3+ Ke6 30.Nf4# checkmate.) 24.Rxg6+!! fxg6 25.exd5=
21.dxc4!! This is one of possible ways to reach a peaceful end of the game. Remarkably, the
engine needs a lot of time to come to this continuation and evaluate it as playable.
The other viable option was 21.axb4 axb4 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.Bg7! h5 24.Bxh8 Kxh8 25.exd5
Qa7 26.Kh1 b3 (26...Nf5 27.Rxf5 Bxf5 28.Bxc4©) 27.Nf7+ Kg7 28.Nxd6 exd6 29.Qf6+ Kh7
30.Qf7+ Kh6 31.Qf4+=
21...bxc3 22.c5+ e6

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22...d5 23.Qf2! cxb2! 24.Rcd1=
23.Bg7!! Bxg7
23...Nh5!? 24.Bxh8 Ne2+ 25.Kh2! Nxc1 26.Rf7!! Kxh8 27.Rxh7+ Kg8 28.Qf2 Rf8™ 29.Qd4
Rf6™

30.Bxe6+!! Bxe6 31.Rxb7 Ne2 32.Qxd6 Nhg3 33.Qe7 Nf1+ 34.Kh1 Nfg3+=
24.Rxf6! h6
24...Ne2+ 25.Kh2! (25.Kh1?? Ng3+!! 26.Kh2 Nh5-+) 25...h5 26.Rxg6=
25.Rxg6 hxg5 26.Rxg7+ Kxg7 27.Qxg5+ Kh7 28.Qh5+ Kg7 29.Qg5+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

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A00-A24

1. A01
Wei, Yi (2728) - Xu, Yi (2545)
China 140/1, 2019

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 g6 4.f4

4.Bb5 - 139/1
4...Bg7 5.Nf3 d6 6.fxe5 Nge7 7.Nc3 Nxe5 8.Nxe5 dxe5 9.Bc4 Nf5!?N
9...O-O
10.O-O Nd6 11.Ba3 O-O
11...f5 12.Qf3 c6∞
12.Qf3 Kh8 13.Nb5 f5 14.Qd5

14...Nxb5!
14...Nxc4 15.Qxc4 c5 16.Bxc5 Rf6 17.d4² (17.Bxa7? b6µ)
15.Bxf8 Qxf8 16.Qxb5 c6 17.Qa5 b6 18.Qc3 e4 19.d4 exd3 20.Qe1
20.Qxd3? b5µ
20...Bxa1 21.Qxa1+ Qg7 22.Qd1

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22.Bxd3 Bd7 23.e4 fxe4 24.Bxe4 Re8 25.Bf3=
22...b5
22...Bb7! 23.Bxd3 c5³
23.Bxd3 Be6 24.Qf3 Bd5 25.Qf4
25.e4?? fxe4 26.Bxe4 Qd4+-+
25...Re8 26.Qd4 Be4 27.Rd1 Qxd4 28.exd4 Bxd3 29.Rxd3= Kg7 30.Kf2 Kf6 31.Rc3 Re6
32.b4 Rd6 33.Ke3 Ke6?!
¹33...Re6+ 34.Kf3 (34.Kd3 f4„) 34...Rd6=
34.Kd3

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34...h6?
¹34...f4! 35.Ke4 (35.Ra3 Rd7 36.Ke4 g5 37.Ra6 Kd6 38.Kf5 Kd5„) 35...Kf6 36.Rc5 g5=
35.Ra3! Rd7 36.c4
36.Ra6! Rc7 (36...Kd5 37.a4+-) 37.a4 Kf7 (37...bxa4 38.b5+-) 38.axb5 cxb5 39.g3±
36...bxc4+ 37.Kxc4 f4 38.Ra6 Rc7?
¹38...Kf5 39.Rxc6 Re7 40.Ra6±
39.d5++- Kd7
¹39...Ke5 40.Rxc6 Rd7 41.Rxg6+-
40.dxc6+ Rxc6+
40...Kd6 41.b5
41.Rxc6 Kxc6 42.a4 g5 43.Kd4 g4 44.Ke4 f3 45.gxf3 gxf3 46.Kxf3 Kd5 47.Kg4 Kc4 48.Kh5
Kxb4 49.Kxh6 Kxa4 50.h4 1-0

2. A13
Delchev, Aleksander (2563) - Di Benedetto, Edoardo (2404)
Italia 140/2, 2019

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.b3 Be7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.Nc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qc2 Nc6
8...b6 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.d4 Nc6 11.a3 Bg4 12.Be2∞
9.a3!
9.h4 Ncb4 10.Qb1 b6 11.a3 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Nd5
9...Nxc3
9...f5 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.d4 (11.Be2) 11...cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 f4 14.Bd3²
10.Bxc3
10.dxc3 Qc7 (10...e5 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bc4) 11.Bd3 h6 12.O-O b6=
10...b6N
10...Bd7 - 128/4
11.h4

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11...Qd6
11...Bb7? 12.Ng5→; 11...f5 12.Bc4 Bf6 13.b4! (13.Ng5 Bxc3 (13...Qe7 14.Qxf5) 14.Nxe6
(14.Qxc3 Qe7) 14...Bxd2+ 15.Qxd2 Bxe6 16.Bxe6+ Kh8=) 13...Bxc3 (13...Kh8 14.bxc5 bxc5
15.Rb1ƒ; 13...Qe7 14.Rb1) 14.Qxc3 cxb4 15.axb4 Qe7 16.Rb1 (16.b5 Na5 17.Ba2 Bd7 18.Qb2
Rac8 19.O-O Rc5 20.Nd4 Kh8 21.Rfc1 e5 22.Rxc5 Qxc5 23.Rc1) 16...Bb7 17.h5 h6 (17...Rac8
18.h6ƒ) 18.Nh4²
12.Bd3

12.Ng5?! f5∞
12...f5!
12...h6 13.g4 (13.Bh7+ Kh8 14.Ng5 f5) 13...e5 14.Rg1 Be6 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Be4 Bd5 17.g5 h5
18.g6 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 f5 20.Qc2 Kg8 21.Ng5 Qxg6 22.b4 Bf6 23.bxc5 bxc5 24.Rb1→

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13.g4 Bf6
13...Bb7! 14.gxf5 (14.Rg1 Bf6 15.Be2 Rac8„) 14...Nd4 15.exd4 (15.Nxd4 cxd4 16.Bb4 Qe5
17.f4 Qf6µ) 15...Bxf3 16.dxc5 Qf4 17.Rg1 Bf6 (17...e5 18.Bb2 Kh8 19.Qc4 Qh2 20.Rg3 Qh1+
21.Bf1 Rxf5 22.Rh3 Qg1 23.Rg3) 18.Rg3∞ … 18...exf5? 19.Bxf6 Rxf6 20.Qc4++-
14.Rg1
14.gxf5 exf5 15.h5 Bb7 16.Rh3∞
14...Ne5?!
14...Bb7!
15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.f4 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Qe7 18.O-O-O Qf6
18...Qxh4 19.gxf5 Qf6 20.e4 Qxc3+ 21.dxc3 exf5 22.Bc4+ Kh8 23.e5 Rb8 24.Rd6 b5 25.Bd5
Bb7 26.c4 bxc4 27.bxc4 Bxd5 28.cxd5+-
19.Bc4± fxg4 20.Rxg4 a6 21.Rg5 Ra7 22.Qxf6 Rxf6 23.a4 h6 24.Re5 Kf8?

24...Kf7 25.a5 b5 26.Bd3 (26.Rxc5 bxc4 27.Rxc8 cxb3 28.Rc5 Rf5 29.Rxf5+ exf5 30.Kb2 Rd7
31.Kxb3) 26...Rc7 27.Kb2 Ke7 28.Be4 Kd6 29.d4
25.a5!+- b5 26.Rxc5 Bd7 27.Bd3 Ke7 28.Kb2 Kd6 29.Rdc1 Rf7 30.b4 Re7 31.Be4 Be8
32.R1c3 1-0
3. A13
Navara, David (2739) - Karjakin, Sergey (2753)
Shamkir 140/3, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6 7.Qb3 Rb8 8.d4 b5 9.Ne5!?
9.O-O - 94/(3)

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9...Nxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7

11.O-O
11.Bf4 c5 (11...g5?! 12.Be3 Nxe5 13.O-O! (13.Ba7 Rb7 14.Bxb7 Bxb7 15.O-O h5!? (15...c5
16.Rd1 Qc7 17.a4 Qc6 (17...b4 18.a5) 18.f3 g4 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nd2∞) 16.Rd1 Qf6ƒ) 13...Bd6
14.Nd2 O-O (14...f5 15.Ba7!; 14...Bb7 15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.Ne4 h6 17.Rad1 Qe7 18.f4 gxf4
19.Bxf4±) 15.Ne4±) 12.O-O Be7 13.Nd2 O-O 14.Rfd1 Qc7 15.Ne4 Nxe5 16.g4!? f6 17.Qg3©
11...c5N
11...Nxe5 12.Rd1 Bd6 13.Bf4 Qe7 (13...Qf6 14.Nd2; 13...Ng6 14.Bc6+ Kf8 (14...Bd7?
15.Bxd6 Bxc6 16.Bb4±) 15.Be3ƒ) 14.Nd2 O-O 15.Ne4 Nc4 16.Nxd6 cxd6 17.Qb4 a5 18.Bxd6
Qxd6 19.Qxd6 Nxd6 20.Rxd6 Bb7 21.Bxb7 Rxb7 22.Rc1²
12.a4 Be7 13.axb5 O-O

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¹13...axb5
14.Rd1
14.Qa2!? axb5 15.Qa7 Qb6 16.Rd1 c4 17.Qxb6 (17.Rxd7? Bxd7 18.Qxd7 Rbd8 19.Qxe7 Rd1+
20.Bf1 Rxc1µ) 17...Nxb6 (17...Rxb6 18.Ra7ƒ) 18.Be3 Bb7 19.Bxb6 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 (20.Ba7 Rb7
21.Kxg2 Ra8 22.Bc5 Rxa1 23.Bxe7 h5 24.Bb4²) 20...Rxb6 21.Ra7 Bc5 22.Nc3²
14...Qc7
¹14...axb5
15.Nc3 axb5

16.Nxb5! Qb6 17.Qa4 Nxe5

17...Qxb5 18.Qxb5 Rxb5 19.Bc6 Rb6 20.Bxd7²
18.Bf4 Bf6
18...Qxb5 19.Bxe5 (19.Qxb5 Rxb5 20.Bxe5=) 19...Qxa4 20.Rxa4 Rb6 21.Ra7 Bf6 22.Bc3²
19.Nc3
19.Nd6! Qxb2 20.Qa7 Bd7 21.Ne4 Bb5 22.Ra2 Qb3 23.Rc1ƒ
19...Bb7 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.Ne4 Qxb2 22.Ra2 Qb4 23.Qxb4 cxb4 24.Ra5 Nc4 25.Bxb8 Nxa5
26.Bd6 Rd8 27.Rb1 Nc6 28.Rc1 Nd4 29.Kf1 b3 30.Rb1
30.Nxf6+ gxf6 31.Be7 Ra8 32.Rb1 Rb8 33.Bxf6 Nc2=
30...Nf5 31.Nxf6+ gxf6 32.Bb4 Rb8 33.Rxb3= h5 34.Rb2 Kg7 35.Bc3 Rc8 36.Rb3 Rc4
37.Kg2 Nd4 38.Bxd4 Rxd4 39.e3 Ra4 40.Rb5 f5 1/2-1/2

4. A16
Giri, Anish (2787) - Dubov, Daniil (2690)

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 Moscow (m/1) 140/4, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 e5 5.Nxe5 O-O!

5...Qe7 6.d4 (6.Nf3 Nxe4 7.Nd5 Qd8 8.d3ƒ) 6...d6 7.Bg5!?ƒ; 5...Nxe4 6.Nxe4 Bxe5 7.d4 Bg7
8.Bg5 f6 9.Be3²
6.Nf3 Re8 7.d3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2N
9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.Be2 Qd6 11.O-O c5© - 133/(11) (11...Nc6)
9...Bg4 10.Qb3
10.Be2 Bxf3 11.gxf3 (11.Bxf3 Nb4 12.O-O Nxd3=) 11...Nb4 12.Be3 N8c6 13.a3 Na6©
10...Nxc3 11.bxc3 Na6 12.Be2 Nc5 13.Qc2 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qh4„ 15.d4 Ne6
15...Nxe4!? 16.fxe4 Rxe4 17.Kd1 Rxe2! 18.Kxe2 Qg4+ 19.Kf1 (19.Ke1? Qg2 20.Rf1 Re8+
21.Be3 Rxe3+-+) 19...Qh3+ 20.Kg1 Qg4+ 21.Kf1=
16.Qc1 c6 17.a4 Qh3© 18.Rb1 b6 19.Be3 Rac8 20.Qd2

20...f5ƒ 21.Qd3 Kh8 22.e5 c5 23.d5 f4 24.dxe6 Rcd8 25.Qe4 fxe3 26.fxe3 Rxe6 27.Rd1 Rde8
28.Bf1 Qh6 29.Qf4

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29...g5
29...Qh5! 30.Bb5 Rf8 31.Qg4 Qxe5µ
30.Qg4 Bxe5 31.Bb5 Rf8 32.Rd7 Bf4 33.Bd3 Rxe3+ 34.Kf2 Rfe8 35.h4 R3e7 36.Rxe7 Rxe7
36...Rxe7 37.hxg5 Qxh1 38.Qxf4 Qe1+ 39.Kg2 Rg7 40.Qf8+ Rg8 41.Qf6+ Rg7=
1/2-1/2
5. A18
Delchev, Aleksander (2563) - Sadzikowski, Daniel (2523)
Italia 140/5, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.Nf3 b6 8.d4 Bb7 9.Bd3 h6
9...Bd6? 10.Bg5 Bxf3 11.Qd2! Bf4 12.Bxf4 Bxg2 13.Rg1+-; 9...Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Qxf3 11.gxf3
Nd7 12.a4 Bd6N (12...a5

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- 140/(5) 13.Rb1N (13.Be4 O-O-O 14.Rb1²; 13.Be3) 13...Bd6 14.Be4 Ra7 15.Bc6 Ke7 16.f4²
Johansen,D (2356)-Zhao,Z (2532) Ballarat 140/(5) 2019; 12...c5) 13.a5 O-O 14.O-O Rad8
15.Be3 Nf6 16.Rfb1 h6 17.Bf1 Nd7

18.f4² Batsiashvili,N (2453)-Babiy,O (2289) Antalya 140/(5) 2019

10.O-O Bd6
10...Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Qxf3 12.gxf3 Nd7 13.a4 a5 14.Be4 Rd8 (14...Rb8 - 115/ (6)) 15.Re1 Bd6
16.f4 (16.Rb1 g5 17.Rb5 Ke7 18.Bc6 Nf6 19.Be3 (19.c5 bxc5 20.dxc5 Be5)) 16...Nf6 17.Bc6+
Kf8 18.Rb1 Nh5 19.f5 exf5 20.Rb5 g6 21.Bf3²; 10...Nd7 - 91/5
11.Nd2! Qh4
11...O-O 12.Re1 Nd7 13.Ne4 Qe7 14.Nxd6 Qxd6 15.Qh5
12.g3

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12...Qe7? - 140/5
12...Qh3 13.Ne4! O-O 14.Re1 Nd7 15.a4 Rab8 16.a5 Be7 17.Qf3 f5 18.Bf1! Qg4 19.Qxg4 fxg4
20.Bg2±; 12...Qd8!N 13.Be4 (13.Ne4 Be7 14.Re1 Nd7 15.Qh5²) 13...Bxe4 14.Nxe4 Nd7
(14...O-O 15.Re1 Nd7∞) 15.Qg4 g6 Golikov,D (2278)-Hesse,H (2174) Stockholm 140/(5) 2019
(15...g6 16.Qf3ƒ)
13.Rb1N
13.c5! bxc5 14.Rb1 Bc6 15.Nc4 (15.Nb3 Qf6 16.Na5 Bf3 17.Qa4+ Nd7 18.dxc5 Bxc5
19.Bb5±) 15...O-O (15...cxd4 16.Na5 Qd7 17.Nxc6 Nxc6 18.Bb5+-) 16.Na5 Qe8 (16...Bd7
17.Qf3 c6 18.Rb7+-) 17.dxc5 Bxc5

18.Bxh6! f5 (18...gxh6 19.Qg4+ Kh8 20.Qh5+-) 19.Nxc6 Nxc6 20.Bf4±

13...c5 14.Ne4

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14.Be4 O-O∞
14...O-O 15.Qh5
15.Re1! Nd7 16.Nxd6 Qxd6 17.Bf4 Qc6 18.Be4 Qc8 19.d5ƒ
15...f5
15...Nd7 16.Nxd6 Qxd6 17.Bxh6 gxh6 18.Qxh6 f5 19.Qg6+=
16.Nxd6 Qxd6 17.Bf4 Qc6

18.d5!?
18.f3 cxd4 19.cxd4 Qd7 20.d5 Na6∞
18...exd5 19.Rbe1 dxc4?
19...d4 20.f3 Qf6 21.Be5 Qf7 22.Qxf7+ Rxf7 23.cxd4 cxd4 24.c5 Ba6 25.Bxa6 Nxa6 26.cxb6
axb6 27.Bxd4=
20.Bxc4+ Kh7 21.f3 Ba6?
21...Qg6 22.Qxg6+ Kxg6 23.Re7±
22.Re6 Bxc4 23.Qg6+ Kg8 24.Rxc6 Nxc6 25.Qxc6 Bxf1 26.Kxf1+- Rad8 27.Be5 Rf7 28.Qe6
Rd7 29.f4 Kh7 30.h4 h5 31.a4 Rde7 32.Qc6 Rd7 33.Ke2 Rfe7 34.a5 bxa5 35.Qxc5 a4 36.Qa5
Rb7 37.Qxa4 Rb2+ 38.Kf3 1-0

6. A18
Carlsen, Magnus (2861) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2761)
Abidjan (rapid) 140/6, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.fxg7 cxd2+ 7.Bxd2 Bxg7 8.Qb3

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8.Qc2 - 1/24
8...Nc6 9.Nf3 Qe7 10.Bd3 O-ON
10...f5!? 11.O-O O-O 12.Rfe1 e5 13.c5+ Kh8

14.Nxe5!? Nxe5 15.Bc3 Qxc5 (15...Be6? 16.Rxe5! Bxe5 17.Bxe5+ Kg8 18.Qxb7 Qxc5
19.Bc3±) 16.Rxe5 Bxe5 17.Qa3 Qxa3 18.Bxe5+ Kg8 19.Bc4+ Rf7 20.bxa3 Kf8 21.Bxf7 Kxf7
22.Bxc7 Be6=
11.O-O-O?!
11.O-O
11...a5 12.a3 e5 13.Bc3 f5 14.c5+ Kh8 15.Bb5 Be6 16.Qc2

16...Qxc5

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16...Nb4! 17.axb4 axb4 18.Bxe5 (18.Bxb4? Bh6+-+) 18...Bxe5 19.Nxe5 Ra1+ 20.Kd2 Ra5!
21.Qd3 (21.Bd3? Rxc5-+; 21.Rhe1 Rxb5µ) 21...Rd8 (21...Qxc5!?) 22.Bd7™ Bxd7 23.Qd4 Kg8
24.Ke3 f4+ 25.Kxf4 Rxc5 26.Nxd7 Rxd7 27.Qxd7 Rc4+ 28.Qd4 Rxd4+ 29.Rxd4 Qf6+ 30.Ke3
Qe5+ 31.Re4 Qxb2µ
17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.Nxe5 Qe4

19.Qd2
19.Rd3! Rad8 (19...Bxe5? 20.Re1+-; 19...f4? 20.Nf7+! Bxf7 21.Bxg7+ Kxg7 22.Rg3++-)
20.Re1 Qf4+ 21.Kb1±
19...Ba2! 20.Nd3 Qc4 21.Rhe1 Rae8 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Re1 Rxe1+ 24.Nxe1 Qc6 25.Nf3
25.Qd8+ Bg8 26.Kd2 Qh6+ 27.Kd3 Qa6+ (27...Qxh2 28.Bxg7+ (28.Qf6?? Bc4+!-+)
28...Kxg7 29.Qg5+±) 28.Kd2=
25...Bxc3 26.bxc3 Bd5 27.Qd4+ Kg8 28.Nh4 Qe6 29.Kd2 b6 30.f3 Bc4 31.Nxf5 Qe2+
32.Kc1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

7. A20
Vitiugov, Nikita (2734) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (2691)
Russia 140/7, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.e4!?

4.Nf3 - 134/3
4...d5
4...Bc5 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O (6.d4?! exd4 7.O-O (7.Nxd4? Qb6 8.Be3 Qxb2 9.Nd2 Ng4-+) 7...Bg4
8.Nbd2 O-Oµ) 6...Bg4 7.d3 a5 8.h3 (8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 Be6∞) 8...Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nbd7 10.h4 Nf8
11.Na3 Ne6 12.Nc2 O-O∞

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5.cxd5 cxd5 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.O-O

8...Bg4
8...Be7 9.d4!? (9.Re1 Bg4 10.Qa4 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 O-O 12.a3 (12.Nc3?! Ndb4³) 12...f5ƒ)
9...Bg4!? (9...exd4 10.Nxd4 O-O 11.Nc3!? (11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Qa4 Qb6 13.Nc3 Be6∞) 11...Bf6
(11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nxd4 13.cxd4²)) 10.dxe5 O-O 11.Qa4 Qd7 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Rad8
(13...Nxe5 14.Qxd7 Nxd7 15.Nd4 Nc5 16.Ba3ƒ) 14.Qf4 f6©
9.Qa4N
9.Qb3
9...Qd7 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Qe4
11.Qxd7+ Bxd7 12.Bxd5 O-O-O 13.d4 (13.Nc3?! Nd3©) 13...Bb5!? 14.dxe5 Bxf1 15.Nc3
(15.Bxf7?? Rd1-+) 15...Bb4 (15...Bh3?! 16.Bxf7²) 16.Bxf7 Bxc3 17.Bg5™ Bxe5 (17...Bxb2
18.Rxf1 Bxe5 19.Bxd8 Rxd8=) 18.Rc1+ Kb8 19.Bxd8 Rxd8 20.Kxf1 Bxb2 21.Rc2 Bf6=
11...O-O-O?!
11...Qf5 12.Qxf5 (12.Qxd5 Bf3 13.Qb5+ Bc6 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.Qb7 Nf3+ 16.Kg2 (16.Kh1?
Rc8 17.Kg2 h5 18.d3 h4-+) 16...Nh4+ (16...Rc8 17.Qb3 Nd4 18.Qe3+ Ne6 19.d4 Be7 20.Nc3
O-O 21.Qe5 Qg6 22.Be3²) 17.gxh4 Qg4+ 18.Kh1 Qf3+ 19.Kg1 Qg4+=) 12...Bxf5 13.Bxd5 O-
O-O 14.d4™ (14.Nc3? Bd3 15.Rd1 Bc5µ; 14.Bg2? Bd3 15.Re1 Bd6µ ×Ra1, Bc1, Kg1)
14...Rxd5 15.dxe5 Bh3!? (15...Rxe5 16.Bf4 Re6 17.Rc1+ Rc6 18.Nd2 Be7 19.Nc4ƒ) 16.Nc3
(16.Re1 Bb4 17.Nc3 Bxc3 18.bxc3 b6©) 16...Rxe5 17.Bf4 Bxf1 18.Bxe5 Bh3 19.Rc1 f6 20.Bd4
(20.Nb5+ Kd7 21.Bb8 (21.Rc7+? Kd8 22.Bf4 a6 23.Nd4 g5 24.Rxb7 gxf4 25.Ra7 Bc8-+)
21...a6 22.Nd4 Bd6 23.Bxd6 Kxd6∞) 20...a6 21.Bb6 Kb8 22.Ne4 Be7∞
12.Qxe5² Nb4 13.d4 Bd6?
13...Nc6 14.Bxc6!? (14.Qf4 Bd6 15.Qe3 Rhe8 16.Qc3 Kb8 17.Be3²) 14...bxc6 (14...Qxc6?

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15.Bf4 Bd6 16.Qg5 Qf3 17.Bxd6 Rxd6 18.Nd2 Qf5 19.Qxg7 Rhd8 20.Nc4 Rg6 21.Qe5 Re6
22.Qxf5 Bxf5 23.Ne3 Be4 24.Rad1+-) 15.Nc3 (15.Be3 Bd6 16.Qa5 Bf3 17.Nd2 Bd5 18.f3²)
15...Bb4 (15...Qxd4?! 16.Qa5 Qb6 17.Qa4 Rd4 18.Qc2 Qa6 19.Re1±) 16.Be3²
14.Qa5
14.Qxg7 Rhg8 (14...Nc2 15.Bg5²) 15.Qh6 (15.Qxh7?? Rh8 16.Qg7 (16.Qe4 Rde8-+) 16...Bh3
17.Be4 (17.Rd1 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Qh3+ 19.Kg1 (19.Kf3 Rdg8-+) 19...Qxh2+ 20.Kf1 Qh1+
21.Ke2 Qh5+ 22.g4 Qb5+ 23.Kf3 Qd5+ 24.Ke2 Rde8+-+) 17...Bxf1 18.Kxf1 Qe6 19.Nd2
Rdg8 20.d5 Qh3+ 21.Bg2 Rxg7 22.Bxh3+ Rxh3-+) 15...Nc2 (15...Rg6? 16.Qd2 Bh3 17.Nc3
Bxg2 18.Kxg2+-) 16.Bg5!? Rg6 17.Qh4 Rdg8 18.Rc1 Rxg5 19.Rxc2+ Kb8 20.Nd2 Be7 21.Bf3
Bf5 22.Rc4 Rxg3+ 23.Qxg3+ Rxg3+ 24.hxg3²
14...Kb8 15.Nc3 Rhe8

16.Nb5?!
16.Be3!? Nc2 (16...b6 17.Qb5 Qxb5 18.Nxb5 Nd3 (18...Nc2 19.Nxd6 Nxe3 20.fxe3 Rxd6
21.Rxf7+-) 19.Nxd6 Rxd6 20.a4!?+-) 17.Rac1 Nxe3 18.fxe3 a6 (18...Rxe3? 19.Nb5 b6 (19...a6
20.Qb6 axb5 21.Bxb7+-) 20.Qa4 Rc8 (20...Re2 21.Rc7+-) 21.Rxc8+ Kxc8 22.Nxa7+ Kd8
23.Nb5+-) 19.Ne4 Bc7 (19...Qe7 20.Nxd6 Rxd6 21.Rc3+-) 20.Qb4+-
16...b6 17.Qxb4!? Bxb4 18.Bf4+ Bd6 19.Bxd6+ Qxd6 20.Nxd6 Rxd6 21.d5± Rd7 22.h3 Bh5
23.g4 Bg6 24.Rfd1 f6 25.a4 Rd6 26.a5 Re7 27.Rd4 bxa5 28.Rxa5 Rb7 29.Rd2

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29...Rdb6?
29...h5!? 30.Kh2 hxg4 31.hxg4 Rb4 32.Re2 Rxg4 33.Re7 a6 (33...Bf5 34.Raxa7 Rb4 35.Rxg7
Rxb2 36.Kg3 Bc8 37.Rae7±) 34.Rxg7 Bf5 35.Rxg4 Bxg4 36.Bf1 Bc8 37.b3 Rb6 38.Bc4±
30.d6+- Rxb2 31.Rxb2 Rxb2 32.d7 Kc7
32...Rd2 33.Bd5 Kc7 34.Rxa7+ Kd8 35.Bc6 Ke7 36.Ra8
33.Rxa7+ Kd8 34.Bc6 Rb8 35.f4 h5 36.Kf2 hxg4 37.hxg4 Bd3 38.Ra3 Bc4 39.Re3 Kc7 40.Re8
Rd8 41.Kg3 Rxd7
41...Bf7 42.f5 Bb3 43.Kh4 Bf7 44.g5 Bg8 (44...Bb3 45.gxf6 gxf6 46.Kh5) 45.Ba4 Bh7 46.Kg4
Bg8 47.Re7 Kd6 (47...Ra8 48.d8=Q+ Kxd8 49.Re8+) 48.Rxg7
42.Bxd7 Kxd7 43.Re1 Bf7 44.Kh4 Kd6 45.g5 Kd7 46.Kg4 Be6+ 47.f5 Bc4 48.gxf6 gxf6
49.Kh5 1-0

8. A21
Dubov, Daniil (2703) - Erdos, Viktor (2612)
Skopje 140/8, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Be7 4.d4 exd4 5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.Nxe7 Qxe7 7.Bg5
7.Qe3 Qxe3 8.Bxe3 Nc6 9.Rc1 - 63/(14)
7...Nc6 8.Qc3 Ne5!?
8...d6
9.g3N - 140/8
9.f3 - 140/(8) 9...h6 10.Bh4 d6 11.b3 Bf5 (11...a5!?) 12.O-O-O Bh7 13.Qb2 (13.e4? Nxe4-+;
13.Kb2 a5 14.a4 Ne4 15.Bxe7 Nxc3 16.Kxc3 Kxe7=) 13...O-O-O 14.e4 g5 15.Bf2

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Abdisalimov,A (2367)-Gagare, S (2026) Moscow II 140/(8) 2019 (15.Bf2 Nfd7 … f5∞)9.Nf3N
d6 10.e3 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Nxe5

12...dxe5? (12...Ne4 13.Qa5 Qxe5 14.Qxe5+ dxe5=) 13.Bg3 Nd7 14.h4 g4 15.c5 h5 16.Rc1 c6
17.Bd3± Carlsen,M (2875)-Anand, V (2767) Stavanger (Armageddon) 140/(8) 2019
9...d6 10.Bg2 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nh3 Bxh3 13.Bxh3 h5!? 14.Bg2 c6 15.h3
15.h4 Ng4 (15...O-O-O 16.O-O Ng4 17.Qa3!? Kb8 18.b4ƒ) 16.Qxf6 Nxf6=
15...Rh6 16.Rd1 g5 17.h4 gxh4 18.Rxh4 O-O-O 19.Qd4 Kb8 20.b4 Qe7 21.Re4
21.b5 c5 22.Qd5 Rg8 23.a4ƒ
21...Re6 22.Re3 Ng4 23.Rxe6 fxe6 24.Bf3 e5 25.Qe4 Nf6 26.Qh4 d5„ 27.cxd5 cxd5 28.Kf1 e4
29.Bg2 Qe5 30.f4?
30.Rc1 d4 31.Rc5 Rc8 32.Rxc8+ Kxc8 33.f4 exf3 34.Bxf3 Kc7=
30...Qe7 31.Bh3 Rg8 [×Qh4] 32.e3 a6 33.a4 Ka7 34.Bf5 Rg7 35.Kg2 Qc7 36.Rd2 Qc3 37.Re2
Qd3 38.Kf2 Qc3 39.Kg2 Qa1 40.Rf2
40.Qh1 Qxa4 41.Qc1 Qxb4 42.Rb2 Qa5-+
40...Rc7 41.Qh1 Rc1 42.Rf1

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42...Rc2+
42...Qb2+! 43.Kh3 Ng4! 44.Bxg4 (44.Rxc1 Nf2+-+) 44...hxg4+ 45.Kh4 (45.Kxg4 Qe2+-+)
45...Qh8+-+; 42...Ng4! 43.Bxg4 (43.Rxc1 Qb2+-+) 43...hxg4 44.Qg1 (44.f5 Qb2+ 45.Kg1
Rxf1+ 46.Kxf1 Qc1+ 47.Kg2 Qd2+ 48.Kf1 Qd1+ 49.Kg2 Qe2+ 50.Kg1 Qxe3+ 51.Kh2 Qd2+
52.Qg2 e3 53.f6 e2 54.f7 Qh6+-+) 44...Qb2+ 45.Kh1 Qh8+ 46.Kg2 Qh3+ 47.Kf2 Rc2+
48.Ke1 Qh8!-+
43.Kh3 Qc3 44.Rd1 Qxb4 45.Rb1 Qd2 46.Kh4

46...Ng4?
46...Qxe3? 47.Rxb7+ Kxb7 48.Qb1+ Ka7 49.Qxc2„; 46...d4! 47.exd4 (47.Kg5 dxe3 48.Kxf6
Qd8+ 49.Kg6 (49.Kg7 Rc7+ 50.Kh6 Qf6+ 51.Bg6 Rc8-+) 49...Rc6+ 50.Kxh5 Qh8+ 51.Kg4
Qg7+ 52.Kh3 Rh6+-+) 47...Qa5 48.d5 (48.Be6 Qc7 (… Qe7 ×Kh4) 49.Kh3 h4!-+) 48...Qxd5
49.Qg1+ Ka8 50.Qb6 Ng8!-+ … Ne7

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47.Bxg4 hxg4 48.Kg5 Rc7 49.Qe1 Qh2 50.Qb4 Rg7+ 51.Kf6 Qh6+
51...Qh8! 52.Qb6+ Ka8 53.f5 d4 54.exd4 e3-+
52.Ke5 Rd7
52...Rf7!
53.f5 Qxe3
53...d4 54.exd4 e3 55.d5 e2 56.Ke4! Ka8!µ
54.Qd4+ Qxd4+ 55.Kxd4 Kb8 56.f6 Kc7 57.Rf1 Rf7?
57...Rd8! 58.Rf5 (58.f7 Rf8 59.Kxd5 Kd7=) 58...e3 59.Kxe3 Kd6 60.Kf4 b5 61.axb5 axb5
62.Kxg4 Ke6 63.Kg5 Rg8+ 64.Kf4 Rf8 65.Re5+ Kxf6 66.Rxd5=
58.Kxd5 Kd7 59.Kxe4 b5
59...Ke6 60.a5! Rf8 61.f7+-
60.axb5 axb5 61.Kf5 Ke8 62.Kg6 Ra7 63.Re1+ Kf8 64.Rc1 Ra8 65.Rh1 1-0

9. A22
Carlsen, Magnus (2845) - Anand, Viswanathan (2774)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/9, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e4 Bxc3 5.dxc3 d6

5...O-O - 110/13
6.f3

6...a5N
6...O-O

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7.Nh3 a4N
7...Na6 - 140/(9) 8.Nf2 Nc5 9.Be2 Qe7 10.Qc2 O-O 11.Nd1 Be6 12.Ne3 c6 13.O-O d5 14.cxd5
cxd5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Bxd5= Svidler,P (2736)-Tomashevsky,E (2705) Deutschland
140/(9) 2019
8.Nf2 Be6 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.Qe2 c6?
10...Nc5 11.Bc2 Nfd7 12.Nd1! (12.f4? Nb6µ) 12...O-O 13.Ne3²; 10...h5!?
11.f4ƒ Nb6
11...exf4 12.gxf4 Nc5 13.f5 Bd7 14.Bf4±
12.Be3 c5 13.O-O-O Qe7 14.f5 Bd7 15.g4 h6 16.h4 O-O-O 17.g5 Ne8 18.Bd2
18.Ng4 h5 19.Nf2 Nc7 20.b3 Kb8 21.Qb2±
18...hxg5 19.hxg5 Nc7 20.Ng4 Rdg8 21.Rh2 Qf8 22.Rdh1 Kb8 23.b4 axb3 24.axb3± Nc8
25.Kb2 Qd8 26.Rh7 Rxh7 27.Rxh7 Rh8

28.Qh2
28.Rxg7 Qf8 29.Nf6 (29.f6 Ne8) 29...Qxg7 30.Nxd7+ Ka7 31.Nf6ƒ; 28.g6! Rxh7 (28...fxg6
29.Rxg7 Be8 (29...gxf5 30.exf5 Ne8 31.Bg5 Qc7 32.Rg6 Rf8 33.Ne3 Bc6 34.f6 e4 35.Bc2 Qf7
36.Rh6+-) 30.Qf2±) 29.gxh7 Qh8 30.Qh2 f6 31.b4! Nb6 32.Ne3 Be8 (… Nd7-f8 ×h7) 33.Nd5
Ncxd5 34.cxd5 c4 (34...Nd7? 35.Bb5+-) 35.Be2±
28...Rxh7 29.Qxh7 Qf8 30.Ne3 Ne7 31.Kc2 Qg8 32.Qh4 Qf8 33.Kd1 Nc6 34.Qh7 Ne7
35.Ke2 Nc8 36.Kf2 Ne7 37.Be2 Qg8 38.Qh1 g6!? 39.Qh6 Ne8 40.f6 Nc6 41.b4
41.Nd5 Nc7 42.Nb6 (42.Ne7? Nxe7 43.fxe7 Qe8 44.Qf8 Ne6³) 42...Be6 43.Be3ƒ
41...Nc7 42.bxc5 dxc5 43.Nd5 Ne6 44.Be3 Ka7

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44...Qe8 45.Qh1 Qd8²
45.Bg4 b6 46.Nc7 Qc8 47.Nb5+ Kb8 48.Nd6 Qg8
48...Qa6!?„ 49.Nxf7 Qa2+ 50.Kg3 Qxc4 51.Qh2 Qxc3∞
49.Qh1 Qf8 50.Qd1 Ncd8 51.Nb5 Bc6 52.Kg1 Nc7?

52...Bxb5 53.cxb5 Kc7 54.Qd5 Qd6 55.Qa8 Qd3„

53.Bf2! [×e5] 53...Nb7 54.Bg3 Bxb5 55.cxb5 Qd6 56.Qe2?
56.Qxd6 Nxd6 57.Bxe5 Nxe4„ 58.Bf4 Nxc3 59.Be6 Ne2+-+ ×Kg1
56.Kg2! ∆Qxd1 57.Bxd1 Nd6 58.Bxe5 Nxe4 59.Bf4 Nxc3 60.Bb3+-
56...Ne6 57.Bxe6 Qxe6 58.Qh2 Qg4 59.Kf2 Qxe4 60.Bxe5+ Kc8 61.Qh3+ Kd8 62.Qh8+
Kd7 63.Qh3+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

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10. A25
Istratescu, Andrei (2555) - Kunin, Vitaly (2531)
Lienz 140/10, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 d6

4...Nf6 5.e3 O-O 6.Nge2 a6 7.d3 (7.d4 Ba7 8.d5 Ne7 9.d6 Nf5 10.dxc7 Qxc7 11.b3 d6 12.O-O
Be6 … Ne7∞; 7.a3 d6 8.b4 Ba7 9.d3 Ne7! 10.O-O c6 11.h3 Be6 12.Bb2 Qd7„) 7...d6 (7...Re8
8.O-O Rb8 9.a3 b5 10.b4 Bf8 11.Qc2²) 8.b3 Ba7 9.Bb2 Be6 10.Nd5²; 4...a6 5.e3 Nge7 - 138/11
5.a3
5.e3 a6 6.Nge2 Ba7 7.b3 - 128/9
5...a6 6.e3 Ba7 7.Nge2 h5!?

7...Nge7 8.b4 Bf5 9.d3 (9.d4 exd4 10.exd4 O-O 11.O-O Qd7 12.Be3 Bh3 13.Bxh3 Qxh3
14.Nf4 Qd7 … Nf5∞) 9...Qd7 10.h3 O-O 11.Bb2 Rae8 12.Rc1 h6 (12...f6 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5
Ne7 15.Qb3) 13.Qd2 (13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Ne7 15.e4 Bh7 16.d4 f5„) 13...Nd8!? (13...f6
14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5+ Be6=) 14.Nd5 (14.d4 exd4 15.exd4 c6„ … d5) 14...f6 15.Nxe7+ Rxe7
16.h4 Bg4 17.d4 c6 18.a4 exd4 19.Nxd4 Nf7∞
8.h4
8.d4 h4 9.b4 Nf6 (9...h3 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.dxe5 (11.c5 Bg4ƒ … Bf3) 11...Bg4 (11...dxe5
12.Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.c5 a5 14.f3 Be6 15.Kf2 Nf6 16.g4²; 11...Qe7 12.exd6 cxd6 13.O-O Nf6
14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Qf3²) 12.exd6 cxd6 13.O-O Bf3 14.Qd3²; 9...Nge7 10.c5 Bf5 11.Bb2 Qd7

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12.d5!? Nd8 13.h3 dxc5 14.g4 cxb4 15.Na4 Bg6 (15...bxa3 16.Bxe5 f6 17.Bd4 Bg6 18.Rxa3©)
16.axb4 Qd6 17.O-O©) 10.Qd3 (10.c5 Bf5 11.h3 dxc5 12.dxc5 Qxd1+ 13.Nxd1 Be4∞)
10...Rh5„ … Bf5
8...Nf6
8...Bg4 9.b4 Qd7 10.Bb2 Nge7 11.Rc1 (11.Nd5 O-O 12.d3 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Ne7=) 11...O-O
12.O-O Bh3 13.Ne4²; 8...Nh6!? 9.b4 O-O 10.Bb2 (10.d4 exd4 11.exd4 Nf5„; 10.Nd5 Ne7
11.Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.Bb2 c6„) 10...Bg4 11.Ne4 (11.O-O Qd7 12.Re1 Rae8 13.Ne4 Bh3 14.Bh1
Bf5∞ … Ng4) 11...Qd7 12.Rc1 Kh8 13.Qc2 Rae8 14.N2c3 (14.b5 axb5 15.cxb5 Ne7∞)
14...Nd4! 15.exd4 exd4 16.O-O dxc3 17.Qxc3 f6∞ … Re7, Rfe8
9.b4N
9.d4 O-O 10.O-O Bg4 11.Qd3 (11.f3 Bd7 12.Kh2 Re8 13.d5 Na5 14.b3 b5„) 11...Qd7 12.d5
Ne7„ … c6
9...Bg4 10.Bb2 Qd7
10...O-O 11.Qc2 Qd7 12.Rc1 Bf5 13.d3 … Nd5²
11.Nd5² Nxd5
11...O-O-O?! 12.Nxf6 gxf6 13.b5±; ¹11...Rh6 12.O-O O-O-O 13.Rc1 Kb8 14.Kh2 Ne7
15.Nxf6 Rxf6 16.d4²
12.cxd5 Ne7 13.f3 Bf5 14.e4 Bg6
14...Bh7 15.d4 f6 16.Bh3 Qd8 17.Be6 c6 18.dxc6 Nxc6 19.Qb3 Ke7 (19...Qe7 20.O-O-O±)
20.dxe5 dxe5 21.Rd1 Nd4 22.Bxd4! Bxd4 (22...exd4 23.Nf4+-) 23.Bd5 Ba7 24.f4 Qb6 25.Rf1±
15.d4 f6 16.O-O!?
16.Bh3 Qd8 17.Be6 c6 18.dxc6 Nxc6 19.Qb3 Qe7 20.O-O-O Bf7 21.Bxf7+ Qxf7 22.Qxf7+
Kxf7 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Rxd6 Be3+ 25.Kb1 Nxf3 26.Rd7+ Kg6 27.Nf4+ Bxf4 28.gxf4²
16...c6 17.dxc6 bxc6
¹17...Qxc6 18.Rc1 Qb6 19.Kh2 O-O 20.f4

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20...Rad8 (20...Rfd8 21.Qb3+ Bf7 22.Qf3 Ng6 23.dxe5 dxe5 24.fxe5 Qe3 25.Ng1!±) 21.a4!?
(21.d5 Rc8 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Bh3²) 21...Kh7 (21...d5 22.fxe5 dxe4 23.Ba3! fxe5 24.Rxf8+ Rxf8
25.b5±; 21...Qxb4 22.Bc3 Qb6 23.Rb1 Qc6 24.Qb3+ Bf7 25.d5 Qe8 26.Qxb7 Bc5 27.fxe5 fxe5
28.Ng1! Rb8 29.Qxa6 Ra8 30.Qd3 Bxg1+ 31.Kxg1 Qxa4 32.Rb7 Ra7 33.Rb6 Nc8 34.Rb4 Qd7
35.Kh2±) 22.Qb3 (22.Qd2 Ng8! … Nh6∞) 22...Bf7 (22...Ng8 23.Nc3 … Nd5) 23.Qf3² ∆Nc6
24.d5! Nxb4 25.Bc3 a5 26.Bd2 Na2 27.Rc2 Nb4 28.Rc3 Qa6 29.Bh3 Bc5 30.g4!→
18.Kh2 Bf7 19.f4 Qc7
19...Rd8 20.Qd3 Qb7 21.Rad1±
20.dxe5 dxe5 21.fxe5 fxe5 22.Qc2 O-O

23.Ng1!± Bxg1+
23...Be3 24.Nf3 Ng6 25.Bh3 a5 26.Bf5+-

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24.Kxg1 c5 25.Qxc5 Qxc5+ 26.bxc5 Nc6 27.Bc3
27.Rf5 Rfe8 (27...g6 28.Rf6+-) 28.Bf1 Rab8 29.Rf2 Re7 30.a4 Reb7 31.Bc3 Rb3 32.Rf3!? Nd4
33.Bxd4 Rxf3 34.Bxe5 Re8 35.Bd6
27...Rfd8
27...Rab8 28.Rab1 Rb5 (28...Rfd8 29.Rb6±) 29.Rxb5 axb5 30.Rd1 Ra8 31.Bb2± ∆Nd4 32.Bxd4
exd4 33.Rxd4 Rc8 34.Bh3 Rxc5 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Kf2 Rc3 37.e5!+-
28.Rfd1
28.Rac1 Rab8 29.Rf5 Rb3 30.Bxe5 Nxe5 31.Rxe5 Rxg3 32.Rg5+-
28...Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Rb8 30.Bh3!?
30.a4 Rb3 31.Rc1 Ra3 32.a5 Bc4 33.Bb2 Ra4 34.Bf3±
30...Rb5 31.Bb4 Nxb4 32.axb4 Rxb4 33.Rc1
33.Rd8+! Kh7 34.Rd7 Be8 35.Re7 Bc6 36.Bf5+ Kg8 37.Rxe5±
33...Rb7 34.Bc8 Rc7?!
34...Ra7 35.c6 Rc7 36.Bxa6 Be8 37.Bc4+ (37.Bb7 Kf7 38.Kf2 Ke6 39.g4 hxg4 40.Kg3 Bg6)
37...Kf8 38.Rf1+ Ke7 39.Rf5 Kd6 40.Bd5 Bxc6 41.Bxc6 Rxc6 42.Rxh5 Ke6²
35.Bxa6 Kf8 36.Be2 Ke7 37.Kf2 Ra7 38.Rc3± Kd7 39.Bb5+ Kc7 40.Rd3 Be6
40...Rb7 41.Rd7+ Kb8 (41...Kc8 42.Ba6 Kxd7 43.Bxb7 … Bd5±) 42.Rd8+ Kc7 43.Rf8 Bg6
44.Rg8±
41.Rd6 Bg4
¹41...Bf7 42.Rd7+ Kb8 43.Rd8+ Kc7 44.Rf8 Bb3 45.Rf5! Ra5 46.Be2 Rxc5 47.Rg5 Rc2
48.Ke3 Rc3+ 49.Kd2 Rc2+ 50.Kd3±
42.Rd5 Ra5 43.Be8 Ra2+ 44.Ke3 Ra3+ 45.Kd2 Rxg3 46.Rxe5 Rh3 47.Bb5 Rxh4 48.Re7+ Kd8
49.Rxg7+- Bf3 50.Rd7+ Kc8 51.c6 Kb8 52.c7+ Kc8 53.Ba6+ Kxd7 54.c8=Q+ Ke7 55.Qc7+
Ke6 56.Bc4+ Kf6 57.Qd8+ 1-0

11. A28
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2774) - Aronian, Levon (2752)
Stavanger 140/11, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 Qe7 7.d4
7.b3 - 137/12
7...Ne4
7...exd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 c5 10.Qh4 d5

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11.f3N (11.cxd5) 11...O-O 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Qxe7 Nxe7∞ Mamedyarov,S (2781) -Wojtaszek,R
(2724) Moscow (m/2) 140/(11) 2019
8.Qd3 exd4 9.Nxd4 O-O 10.Be2 Nxd4 11.Qxd4

11...b6N
11...Qb4+
12.O-ON
12.f3 - 140/(11) 12...Nc5 13.h4 Bb7 14.Bd2 f5 15.h5 h6 16.O-O-O Rae8∞ Jumabayev,R (2604)
-Vitiugov,N (2720) Gibraltar 140/(11) 2019
12...Bb7 13.Rd1

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13...d6N
13...Bc6 14.f3 (14.b3 f5 15.Bb2 Rf6 16.Qe5 Re6! 17.Qxc7 Re8© (17...f4!?)) 14...Ng5 15.b3
(15.e4 f5∞; 15.Bd2 f5 16.b4 d6∞) 15...f5 16.Bb2 Rf6∞; 13...Nc5 - 140/(11) 14.b4 (14.b3 d6
15.Bb2 f5∞) 14...Ne6 15.Qxd7 Qf6 16.Ba3

16...Rad8 1/2 (16) Ellis,J-Oen,G corr 140/(11) 2019 (16...Rad8 17.Qa4 (17.Qb5? Ng5µ)
17...Qg6 18.f3 Rde8 19.Bd3 f5©)
14.f3 Ng5 15.b4! Rae8
15...h5!? 16.e4 h4 17.Qe3 Ne6 18.Bb2²; 15...a5 16.a3 f5
16.a4 f5 17.c5 dxc5
17...Ne6

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18.bxc5 Ne6 19.Bc4?!
19.Qc4 bxc5 (19...Qxc5?! 20.Qb3 f4 (20...Qe7 21.Ba3 c5 22.a5 bxa5 23.Bc4±) 21.Bb5 c6
22.Bc4 Bc8 23.Re1! Qf5 24.exf4±) 20.Ba3 Kh8 21.Rac1 Qg5 22.Rc3²
19...Rd8! 20.Bxe6+ Qxe6 21.Qxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Kf7

23.Rd1?!
23.Bb2 Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Bxf3! 25.gxf3 Qxf3+ 26.Kg1 Qe2 27.Ba3 (27.Bd4 Qg4+ 28.Kh1 Ke7-
+) 27...b5!! 28.axb5 (28.c6 b4 29.Rd7+ Kg6 30.Bxb4 Qg4+ 31.Kh1 Qe4+ 32.Kg1 Qxb4-+;
28.Rd7+ Kg6 29.Rf1 Qe3+ 30.Kh1 Qxa3 31.axb5 Qxc5 32.Rg1+ Kf6 33.Rgxg7 Qxb5 34.Rdf7+
Ke5 35.Rxc7 Qf1+ 36.Rg1 Qf3+ 37.Rg2 Qd1+ 38.Rg1 Qd5+ 39.Rg2 a5-+) 28...f4 29.Rf1 f3
30.Rf2 Qe1+ 31.Rf1 Qe3+ 32.Rf2 (32.Kh1 Qe2-+) 32...Qg5+-+; 23.Ba3 Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 g5!
25.Rd7+ Kg6 26.cxb6 (26.Rxc7?? Qe5-+) 26...axb6 27.Bb2 Qe2 28.Bd4 g4-+; 23.Ra3! bxc5
(23...Qc4 24.Bd2 Ba6 25.Rad3∞) 24.Rc3 Qf6 25.Rd7+ Ke8 26.Rcd3 Qa1 27.Rd1 Qxa4
28.R7d2³
23...bxc5 24.Re1
24.Bd2 g5 25.Rac1 c4 26.Rf1! Kg6 27.Rf2 g4 (27...h5 28.e4! fxe4 29.fxe4³) 28.fxg4 fxg4 29.e4!
Bxe4 30.Bc3³
24...c4 25.Bd2

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25...g5! 26.Bc3?!
26.e4 fxe4 (26...g4 27.fxg4 Qe5 28.Ra2 c3 29.Bg5 fxg4 30.Rf2+ Kg6 31.Bf4³) 27.fxe4 Qe5
28.Rf1+ Kg6 29.Rac1 Qd4+ 30.Rf2³
26...g4 27.fxg4 Qe4 28.Ra2 Qd3 29.Ba1?
29.Bd4 h5! (29...c3? 30.Rc1 fxg4 31.Rf2+ Ke6 32.Rxc3=; 29...fxg4 30.Rf2+ Ke6 31.Rf6+ Ke7
32.Ref1 Bd5 33.R1f5 Qb1+ 34.Rf1 Qe4 35.R1f2µ) 30.gxh5 (30.gxf5 c3 31.Rf2 c2 32.Bb2 Qd1
33.Rff1 (33.Ref1 Ba6-+) 33...Qd2 34.e4 Ba6 35.Bc1 Qd4+ 36.Be3 Qc3-+) 30...c3 31.Rf2 c2
32.Ref1 Be4 33.Bb2 Qd1 34.h6 Kg6µ
29...c3 30.Rf2 Be4 31.Rc1 c2 0-1
12. A29
Carlsen, Magnus (2845) - Giri, Anish (2797)
Shamkir 140/12, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.O-O O-O 8.d3 h6!?
8...Re8 - 138/17
9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.a3

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10...a5N
10...Be6 11.b4 Be7 12.Ng5 Qd6 13.Nxe6 Qxe6 14.Bb2ƒ; 10...Bg4
11.Bd2 Qe6 12.Rc1 Qe7 13.Bc3 Nd4 14.e3 Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Bd6 16.Qh5 c6 17.f4 exf4 18.gxf4!

18.exf4 Rd8 19.Rce1 (19.Bxa5?? g6-+) 19...Qf8 20.Kh1 Bc5 21.f5 Rxd3 22.Re4 Bd7 23.Rg4
Rxc3 24.bxc3 Kh8 25.a4 f6∞
18...Qxe3+?!
18...f5?! 19.Rf3 … Rg3‚
18...Kh7! 19.f5 (19.e4 g6 20.Qf3 f5! 21.e5 Bc5+ 22.d4 Bb6∞; 19.Kh1 g6 20.Qe2 f5∞)
19...Qxe3+ 20.Kh1 Qg5 21.Qh3 Re8 22.Rg1 Qxf5! 23.Be4 Qxe4+ 24.dxe4 Bxh3 25.Rxg7+
Kh8 26.Rg5+! (26.Rg3+? Be5) 26...Kh7 27.Rg7+ Kh8=

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19.Kh1 Rd8?
19...f6 20.Be4 (20.Rce1 Qc5 21.f5 Bd7 22.Be4 Be8 23.Qg4 Rd8 24.Rg1 Rd7∞) 20...Qh3
21.Qg6 Bg4 22.Qh7+ Kf7 23.Bg6+ Ke6 24.Rce1+ Kd7 25.Qxg7+ Kc8 26.Be4ƒ
20.Rce1
20.f5? Qg5µ
20...Qc5

21.f5→ Bf8 22.Be4 Rd5

22...Re8 23.Rf3+-
23.Rf3 b5 24.Rg1 Ra7 25.Bf6!?
25.Rfg3 f6 26.Qxh6 Rd6 27.Bxf6+-
25...g6 26.Qh3
26.Rxg6+! fxg6 27.Qxg6+ Bg7 (27...Rg7 28.Bxg7 Qc1+ 29.Kg2 Bxg7 30.Bxd5+ cxd5 31.f6+-)
28.Bc3 … f6+-
26...Rd6 27.Qh4 Rxf6 28.Qxf6 Be7 29.Qxc6 Qxc6 30.Bxc6 Kg7 31.fxg6 fxg6 32.d4 a4
¹32...Bf6 33.d5 Bxb2 34.Bxb5 Bd4 35.Rc1 Bg4 36.Rg3 Bf5 37.Bd3 Be5 38.Rf3 Bg4 39.Rff1 g5
40.Rc6+-
33.d5 b4 34.Be8! Bg5 35.h4 Bxh4 36.Rxg6+ Kh7 37.Rc6 Bg4 38.Rf4 Rg7
38...Rg7 39.Bg6+!+-
1-0

13. A29

320
 Carlsen, Magnus (2845) - Naiditsch, Arkadij (2695)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/13, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5

5.Bg2 - 137/14
5...a5
5...Bc5 - 119/13
5...e4 6.Nh4 Bc5 (6...O-O - 130/13) 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.e3 g5? (9...d6 10.f3²) 10.Nf5 d6

11.f3 (11.Nfe7+! Kg7 (11...Rxe7 12.Nxf6+ Kg7 13.Nxe4+-) 12.Nxf6 Qxe7 13.Nxe8++-)
11...Nxd5 12.cxd5 Bxf5 13.dxc6N (13.fxe4) 13...bxc6 14.b4 Bxb4 15.fxe4± Deac,B (2603)-
Povah,N (2329) Gibraltar 140/(13) 2019
6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.d3
8.e3!? Bf8 9.d4 d6∞
8...Nxd5
8...h6 - 75/(24)
9.cxd5 Nd4

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10.Nxd4!?N
10.Nd2 c6 11.Ne4 cxd5 12.Nc3 d6 13.e3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Ne6 15.Bxd5 Rb8 16.c4 b6∞; 10.Ng5
d6 11.e3 Ne2+ 12.Qxe2 Qxg5∞
10...exd4 11.e4
11.Qc2!? d6 12.e4 Bd7∞
11...c6!
11...d6? 12.f4! c6 13.f5±
12.Bf4
12.f4 cxd5 13.exd5 b5=
12...cxd5 13.a3!?
13.exd5 d6 14.a3 Bc5 15.Qh5 g6 16.Qh6 Bf5 17.Rfd1 Qe7=
13...Bc5
13...Bf8 14.h4!? dxe4 15.dxe4 Qb6=
14.b4
14.Qh5!? d6 15.Rfe1
14...Bf8 15.exd5 d6= 16.bxa5 Qxa5 17.Bd2
17.Be4!? Bh3 18.Qh5 Rxe4 19.dxe4 Bxf1 20.Kxf1 Qc3 21.Rc1 Qxa3 22.Kg2 b5 23.Rc7 g6
24.Qd1=
17...Qa6 18.Qf3
18.Re1 Rxe1+ 19.Bxe1 g6=

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18...g6 19.Bb4
19.Rfc1 Bf5 20.Bf1 Rac8 21.Bb4 Bg7=
19...Bf5
19...h5!? 20.h3 Bg7=
20.Rad1 Re5 21.g4 Bd7

22.Qf4
22.Rc1!? Qb6 23.h3 f5
22...h5
22...Bg7!? 23.h3 (23.Qxd4?! h5 24.h3 hxg4 25.hxg4 Rg5 26.Qf4 Rxg4 27.Qxd6 Qb5³) 23...f5
24.Rc1 fxg4 25.hxg4 Rf8=
23.h3 hxg4
23...Qb6!?=
24.hxg4 Qb6 25.Bf3 Ba4
25...f5 26.gxf5 Bxf5=
26.Rc1
26.Rde1!? Rae8 27.Be4 Qd8 28.Qg3 Bb5=
26...Bg7 27.Kg2 Bb3 28.Rh1
28.Rfe1 Qd8 29.Re4 Rxe4 30.Bxe4 Be5=
28...Bxd5 29.Bxd5 Rxd5 30.Rh3 Qd8 31.Qf3 Rb5 32.Qg3 Qg5

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32...Rb6 33.Qh4 Qxh4 34.Rxh4 Bf6 35.Rh3 Kg7 36.Rc7 Re8=
33.Rc7 Rd8 34.Rh1 Qd5+ 35.Qf3 Qxf3+
35...Qe6!? 36.Kg1 Bf6=
36.Kxf3 d5
¹36...Bf6 37.Rc4 Rd5=
37.Rhc1 Be5 38.Rc8 Rxc8 39.Rxc8+= Kg7 40.g5 f6?!
40...f5 41.gxf6+ Kxf6 42.Kg4 Ke6=
41.Re8 Rb6 42.Re7+ Kg8

43.Kg4?
43.Kg2! Kh8 44.gxf6 Bxf6 45.Rd7 Kg8 46.Kg3 Bg5 47.f4 (47.Rxd5 Bc1 48.Rxd4±) 47...Bh6
48.Rxd5 Rf6 49.Rxd4±
43...f5+!= 44.Kf3 Bh2 45.Rd7 Rb5 46.Bd6
46.Rd8+ Kf7 47.Rh8 Be5 48.Rh7+ Kg8=
46...Bxd6 47.Rxd6 Rb3
47...Kf7 48.a4 Rb3 49.Rxd5 Rxd3+ 50.Ke2 Ra3 51.Rxd4 Ke6=
48.Rxg6+ Kh7 49.Rh6+ Kg7 50.Kf4 Rxd3 51.a4
51.Rd6 Rxa3 52.Rxd5 Ra7 53.Rxf5 b5 54.Rxb5 Rd7 55.f3 d3=
51...Rc3 52.Rd6 Rc5 53.Rd7+ Kg6 54.Rxb7 Rc6 55.a5 d3 56.Ke3 Rc5 57.f4 d2 58.Kxd2 Rxa5
59.Rd7 Kh5 60.Ke3 1/2-1/2

14. A30

324
 Artemiev, Vladislav (2736) - Kulaots, Kaido (2544)
Skopje 140/14, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 c5 5.g3 b6 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.O-O d6
7...O-O - 129/15
8.e3 O-O 9.d4 cxd4 10.exd4 d5 11.Ne5 Nc6 12.Nc3 e6 13.Rc1 Ne7N
13...a6? 14.cxd5 Nxe5 (14...exd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Rxc6±) 15.dxe5 Nxd5
16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Rc6±
14.Ba3 a6 15.Na4 Re8 16.c5 bxc5 17.Nxc5 Bc8 18.g4 Nd7

19.Nxf7!
19.Re1²
19...Kxf7 20.Nxe6 Kxe6 21.Re1+ Ne5
21...Kf7 22.Rxe7+ Rxe7 23.Bxd5+ Kf8 (23...Re6 24.Bxe6+ Kxe6 25.Qf3+-) 24.Bxa8±
22.dxe5 Kf7
22...Bb7! 23.f4 (23.Qf3 Rc8∞) 23...Rc8∞
23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.Bxd5?!

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24.e6!→
24...Be6?
24...Bxg4! 25.Rc7+ (25.Qd2 Be6 26.Qf4 Bxd5 27.e6 Bxe6 28.Rc7+ Qxc7 29.Qxc7+ Kf8
30.Qd6+ Kf7 31.Rxe6 Rxe6 32.Qd7+ Kf6 (32...Re7? 33.Qd5++-) 33.Qd4+ Kf7=) 25...Qxc7
26.Qxg4 Rac8 27.Qg5+ Kf8 28.Qf4+ Ke7=
25.Bxa8 Qxa8 26.Qd6+ Kf7 27.h3± Bf8 28.Qc6 g5 29.Qb6 Rc8 30.Qe3 Be7 31.Rxc8 Qxc8
32.Rc1 Qb7 33.Rc3 Kg7 34.Qd3 a5 35.Qd4 Kf7 36.Kh2 Bb4 37.Qd3 Kg7 38.Qf3 Qxf3
39.Rxf3 Bd2
¹39...Bd5 40.Rd3 Be4 41.Rd7+ Kf8 42.h4 Bc5 43.Rd2±
40.Rf6 Bf4+ 41.Kg1 Bf7 42.Ra6 Bd2 43.Kf1 Bg6 44.Ke2 Bc3 45.Ra7+ Kf8 46.Ke3 Bb1
47.a3 Bg6
47...Ke8 48.f4 gxf4+ 49.Kxf4 Bd2+ 50.Kf3 Bg6 51.h4+-
48.e6 h6 49.Rc7 Bf6 50.Rc5 Bd8 51.Rc8 Ke7

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52.f4
52.Kd4 Bb6+ 53.Ke5 Bd3 54.h4! gxh4 55.f4 Ba6 (55...Bg1 56.Rc1 Bf2 57.Rc7+ Kf8 58.Kd6
Be3 59.e7+ Kf7 60.e8=Q+ Kxe8 61.Re7++-) 56.Rc6 h3 57.f5! (57.Rxb6?! h2 58.f5 h1=Q
59.f6+ Kd8 60.e7+ Kc7 61.Rxa6 Qe1+=) 57...h2 58.f6+ Kd8 59.e7+ Kd7 60.Rd6+ Ke8
61.Rxb6 Bc8 62.Rb8+-
52...Bb6+ 53.Kf3 gxf4 54.Kxf4 Bd4 55.Rc6 Bb2 56.a4 Bd4 57.Rc4 Bf2 58.Ke5 Bg3+ 59.Kd5
Be1 60.Rc7+ Ke8 61.Rc1 Bd2 62.Rc8+ Ke7 63.h4 Bd3 64.Rc7+ Ke8 65.Kd4 Bb1 66.Ke5 Be1
67.Rc1 Bg3+ 68.Kd5 Bh7 69.Rc3 Bf4 70.Rc5 Ke7 71.Rxa5 Bg8 72.Ra6 Bd2 73.a5 Kf6 74.g5+
hxg5 75.hxg5+ Bxg5 76.Rc6 Kf5 77.a6 Be3 78.b4 1-0

15. A30
Maghsoodloo, Parham (2671) - Jones, Gawain C B (2702)
Malmoe 140/15, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.b3 g6 4.Bb2 Bg7 5.g3

5.e3 - 138/(18)
5...O-O 6.Bg2 d6 7.d4

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7...d5?!
7...Ne4 8.Nfd2!? (8.O-O - E60) 8...Nxd2 (8...Ng5!?) 9.Qxd2

9...Nc6N (9...cxd4 10.Bxd4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 Qa5+ 12.Nc3 Nc6 13.Qd2²) 10.Bxc6 (10.dxc5
Bxb2 11.Qxb2 Qa5+ 12.Nc3 Qxc5 13.O-O Be6 14.Rad1²) 10...bxc6 11.dxc5 Bxb2 12.Qxb2
Qa5+ 13.Nc3 Qxc5 14.O-O Qe5= Jobava,B (2629)-Sjugirov,S (2663) ProChessLeague (Int.-
rapid) 140/(15) 2019
7...Qa5+ 8.Bc3 (8.Nc3²) 8...Qc7 9.O-O Ne4 (9...Re8!?) 10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Nbd2 (11.e3!?)
11...Bf5 12.e3 Qa5 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Ne1 (14.Qc1=) 14...Bxg2 15.Kxg2N (15.Nxg2) 15...cxd4
16.exd4

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16...d5 (16...b5! 17.Nf3 bxc4 18.bxc4 Rab8µ) 17.c5 b6³ Andreikin,D (2725)-Ponkratov,P (2630)
ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 140/(15) 2019
8.dxc5
8.cxd5 - 32/(652)
8...dxc4
8...Qa5+ 9.Nbd2²
9.Nbd2 Na6
9...cxb3 10.axb3 Na6 11.Qc1²
10.O-O
10.Nxc4!?
10...Nxc5 11.Nxc4 Be6 12.Qc1N
12.Rc1
12...Rc8 13.Rd1 Qe8= 14.Qf4
14.Bd4 Bxc4 15.Qxc4 Ne6 16.Qb4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4=
14...Nce4?!
14...Bxc4 15.Qxc4 Nce4=
15.Nfe5 b5 16.Na5² Rc2 17.Bd4
17.Bxe4 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Rxb2 19.Nac6²
17...Bd5 18.Qe3 Qa8 19.Bh3?!

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19.f3 Nd6 20.Qd3 Rfc8 21.Bh3 e6 22.Nac4²
19...h6 20.Rdc1 Ng5?

20...Rxc1+! 21.Rxc1 Ng5∞

21.Bf1?
21.Rxc2 Nxh3+ 22.Kf1 Bxb3 23.Rc6 Bd5 24.Rac1 Ng5 25.f3±
21...Rfc8∞ 22.Rxc2 Rxc2 23.Rc1 Qc8 24.Nac6
24.Rxc2 Qxc2 25.Qd3 Qc1 26.Nf3 Nh3+ 27.Kg2 e5 28.Bxe5 Nxf2 29.Kxf2 Ng4+ 30.Kg1
Bxe5 31.Qxd5 Qe3+ 32.Kh1 Qc1 33.Kg1 Ne3 34.Qd8+ Kg7 35.Kf2=
24...Rxc1?
24...Nh3+! 25.Bxh3 Qxh3 26.Nxe7+ Kh7 27.Nxd5 (27.Nf3 Ng4-+) 27...Nxd5 28.Rxc2 Nxe3
29.fxe3 Bxe5 30.Bxe5 Qf5 31.Rc5 g5-+ (31...Qh5-+)
25.Qxc1 Kh7 26.f3?

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26.Qc5 Ne6 27.Bh3 Bxc6 28.Nxc6 a6 29.e3 Ne4 30.Qd5²
26...Nd7! 27.Qc3 Ne6 28.Nxe7?!
28.Nb4 Bb7 29.Nbd3 Nxe5 30.Nxe5 Nxd4 31.Qxd4 b4 32.Kf2 Qc3-+
28...Qb7! 29.f4
29.Nxd5 Qxd5 30.Bxa7 Bxe5 31.Qd3 Bd4+ 32.Bxd4 Nxd4-+
29...Nxe5 30.Nxd5 Nxd4 31.e4 Nec6-+
31...Ng4!?-+
32.Kh1 Ne7 33.Qc7 Qxc7 34.Nxc7 b4 35.Bc4 Kg8 36.Kg2 g5 37.Kf2 Ng6 38.Nd5 a5 39.e5
Kf8
39...gxf4 40.gxf4 Nh4
40.Ke3 Nc6 41.Ke4 h5 42.Bb5 Nce7 43.Nb6 gxf4 44.Nd7+
44.gxf4 f5+
44...Kg8 45.gxf4 Nf8 46.Nc5 Ne6 47.Nd3
47.Nxe6 fxe6 48.Bc4 Kf7
47...Bh6 48.h4 Kg7 49.Bc4 Kg6 50.Bxe6 fxe6 51.Nc5 Kf7 52.Nb7 Nd5 53.Nd6+ Ke7 54.f5
Nc3+ 55.Kd3 Bf4
55...Nxa2
56.f6+ Kd7 57.Kd4 Bg3 58.Nb7 Bf2+ 59.Kd3 Nxa2 60.Nxa5 Bxh4 61.Nb7 0-1

16. A30
Artemiev, Vladislav (2754) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (2691)

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1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3

5.Nc3 - 139/(14)
5...Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ndb4 8.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Nxc6 10.Nc3
10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Be3 e5 12.Nc3 Be6 13.f3 (13.Kc2 - 45/(31)) 13...a5N (13...Bb4) 14.Na4
(14.Ke1=) 14...Bb4 15.b3 O-O 16.Kc2

16...f5 (16...Bf5+³) 17.Rhd1= Ubilava,E (2495)-Zhukova,N (2377) Gibraltar 140/(16) 2019

10...Bd7 11.Be3 g6 12.Ke1
12.Rc1 - 72/32
12...Bg7 13.Rc1

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13...f5N
13...O-O
14.f4 Kf7= 15.Kf2 Rac8 16.Rhd1 Be6 17.Nd5
17.Na4!? Bxa2 18.Rd7 b5 19.Nc5 Nb4=
17...Rhd8 18.b4
18.b3 b6 19.Rc4 Nb8=
18...Bd4?!
18...Bb2 19.Rc2 Ba3 20.b5 Na5 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Rd3 (22.Bxa7 Nc4=) 22...Nc4 23.Bxa7 b6
24.Rc3 Bb2=
19.Bxd4! Bxd5

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20.Bb6!? axb6 21.Rxd5
21.Bxd5+ Kf6 22.a3 Rd6 23.e4 fxe4 24.Bxe4 Rcd8 25.Rxd6+ Rxd6 26.Ke3 e5 27.Rc4²
21...Nxb4 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Rb5 Nc6 24.Rxb6 Nd8 25.Ke3
25.a4 Rc5 26.Rb4 Ra5=
25...e6 26.Kd3 Ke7
26...Ra8 27.Rb2 Ke7=
27.a4

27...Rc1?
27...Ra8 28.Rb4 Kd6 29.Rd4+ Kc7=

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28.Bxb7+- Ra1 29.Rb4 Nxb7
29...h6 30.Ba6 g5 31.Kc2 gxf4 32.Rxf4 Nc6 33.Kb2 Rd1 34.Rh4
30.Rxb7+ Kf6 31.Rb4
31.Rxh7? Ra3+ 32.Kd2 Ra2+ 33.Ke1 Rxa4=; 31.Ra7
31...Ra2
31...e5 32.Kc4 exf4 33.gxf4 Ke6 34.h4 Kd6 35.Kb5 Kc7 36.Rc4+ Kb7 37.e4 fxe4 38.Rxe4 Rf1
39.Re7+ Kb8 40.Kb6 Rb1+ 41.Kc5 Rf1 42.Rf7 h5 43.Rf6
32.Kc4 Rxe2
32...e5 33.Kb3 Ra1 34.e3 (34.Rb6+ Ke7 35.Rb7+ Ke6 36.Rxh7 Rb1+ 37.Kc3 Ra1 (37...Rc1+
38.Kd3 Rd1+ 39.Ke3 exf4+ 40.gxf4 Ra1 41.Ra7) 38.Ra7 exf4 39.gxf4 Kd5 40.Kb2 Rf1 41.e3
Rf3 42.Re7) 34...Ke6 (34...e4 35.Kb2 Re1 36.Rb3 Re2+ 37.Ka3) 35.e4 exf4 36.exf5+ Kxf5
37.Rxf4+ Ke5 38.Kb4
33.a5 e5 34.a6 exf4 35.gxf4 g5 36.Ra4 Re4+ 37.Kb5 Re8 38.a7 gxf4 39.a8=Q Rxa8 40.Rxa8
Ke5 41.Kc4 Ke4 42.Re8+ Kf3 43.Kd3 Kg2 44.Rf8 1-0
17. A31
Damljanovic, Branko (2486) - Milanovic, Danilo (2495)
Srbija (ch) 140/17, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 b6 4.e4 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7 7.f3 e6 8.Be3 a6 9.Be2 Be7
10.Qd2 O-O 11.O-O Qc7
11...Nbd7
12.Rfc1
12.Rfd1 - 101/(103)
12...Rc8
12...Nbd7 13.a4 Rfb8 14.b4ƒ
13.b4!?
13.Bf1 Nbd7 14.Rab1 Qd8 15.b4 Rab8 16.Nb3N (16.Qf2) 16...Ba8?! (16...d5! 17.cxd5 exd5
18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.exd5 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Nf6=) 17.a4 Qf8 (17...Ne5 18.c5ƒ) 18.a5 bxa5 19.Nxa5
Bd8 20.Na4 Nb6 21.Nxb6 Bxb6 22.Bxb6 Rxb6

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23.e5! dxe5 24.c5 Rbb8 25.Bxa6 Rd8 Yilmaz,M (2636) -Kulaots,K (2544) Skopje 140/(17) 2019
(25...Rd8 26.Qf2 e4 27.c6+-)
13...Nbd7 14.Na4 Qd8 15.Nb3N

15.Rab1
15...Bc6
15...d5? 16.cxd5 (16.exd5 exd5 17.c5 bxc5 18.Naxc5 Nxc5 19.Nxc5 Rc7 20.Bd4±) 16...exd5
17.e5!? Rxc1+ 18.Rxc1 Nxe5 19.Nxb6 Rb8 20.Na5 Ba8 21.Qd4 Ned7 22.Nxa8 Rxa8 23.Nc6
Qe8 24.Nxe7+ Qxe7 25.Bf1+-; 15...a5 16.bxa5 bxa5 17.Rab1 (17.c5 dxc5 18.Naxc5 Nxc5
19.Qxd8+ Bxd8 20.Nxc5 Bc6 21.Rab1²) 17...Bc6 18.Nc3 a4 19.Nd4 Nc5 20.Nxc6 Rxc6
21.Qc2²
16.Nb2

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16.Nc3 Ne5 (16...Bb7=) 17.a4 Bd7 18.Nd1 (18.a5 Nxc4 19.Bxc4 Rxc4 20.b5!? (20.axb6 Rxb4
21.Na5 Rxb6!? 22.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 23.Kh1 h6©) 20...bxa5 (20...axb5?! 21.axb6 b4 22.Rxa8 Qxa8
23.Ra1 Qb8 24.Nd1±) 21.Nxa5 Bxb5!? 22.Nxc4 Bxc4 23.Na4 Bb5©) 18...d5!? (18...a5 19.b5
Qc7 20.Nf2 Rd8∞) 19.exd5 exd5 20.c5 (20.cxd5 Rxc1 21.Nxc1 Bc8!? 22.Nc3 (22.Bg5 Qxd5
23.Qxd5 Nxd5 24.Bxe7 Nxe7∞) 22...Bb7 (22...Bxb4 23.N1a2!? Bd6 24.Rb1 Ned7 25.Nb4
Bb7∞) 23.N1a2 (23.Bd4 Ng6 24.Nd3 Nxd5 25.Nxd5 Bxd5∞) 23...Nxd5 24.Nxd5 Bxd5
(24...Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Bxd5 26.Bxb6 Bf6 27.Nc3 Nd7 28.Nxd5 Bxa1 29.Bf2©) 25.Rd1 Bb3
26.Qxd8+ Bxd8 27.Rd2 Bxa4 28.Bxa6 Bf6 29.Bf1∞) 20...Nc4!? 21.Bxc4 dxc4 22.Rxc4
(22.cxb6? cxb3 23.b7 Rxc1 24.bxa8=Q Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1 Qxa8 26.Qxb3 Qb8µ) 22...Qe8!?
23.Rd4 (23.a5 Be6 24.Rc3 Bxb3 25.Rxb3 bxc5 26.bxc5 Bxc5∞) 23...bxc5 24.Nxc5 Bxc5
25.bxc5 Rxc5∞
16...Bb7 17.a4?!
17.Na4 Bc6=; 17.Nd3!? Bc6 18.Nd4 Bb7 19.a3²
17...a5?!
17...d5!? 18.exd5 exd5 19.c5 bxc5 20.bxc5 d4!? 21.Qxd4 (21.Bxd4 Nxc5 22.Nxc5 Bxc5 23.Rc4
a5 24.Rd1 Bb4 25.Qe3 Nd5 26.Qe4 Qg5∞) 21...Bd5 22.Nc4 (22.c6 Bxb3 23.cxd7 Nxd7
24.Qd3 Be6∞) 22...Nxc5 23.Nxc5 Bxc5 24.Qe5 Bxe3+ 25.Qxe3 Rc6∞
18.c5!?² dxc5
18...bxc5 19.Nxa5 Bxe4 20.fxe4 Nxe4 21.Qe1 (21.Qd3 Nef6 22.Nb3 Nd5 23.bxc5 (23.Bd2 Bf6
24.Ra2 cxb4„) 23...Nxe3 24.Qxe3 Bg5 25.Qf2 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Nxc5 27.Nxc5 Rxc5 28.Rxc5
dxc5 29.Bb5 (29.Qxc5?! Qd2 30.Qb5 Qd6 31.Qb3 (31.Nc4? Qd4+ 32.Kf1 Qf4+ 33.Ke1 Rb8
34.Qc5 Rb1+ 35.Bd1 h6µ) 31...Rb8 32.Bb5 Qd4+ 33.Kf1 Rc8 34.Nd1 g6³) 29...Qc7∞) 21...Bh4
22.g3 Bf6 23.Rab1 cxb4 24.Nc6 Rxc6!? 25.Rxc6 Bc3 26.Qd1 Ne5 27.Rb6 Bd2! 28.Bd4 Bc3
29.Kg2 (29.Be3 Bd2=) 29...Nd2 30.Be3 Nxb1 31.Qxb1²
19.bxa5 bxa5 20.Nc4?!
20.Bb5!? Bc6 21.Nc4 Rab8 (21...Bxb5?! 22.axb5 Rab8 (22...a4 23.Nba5 Nb6 24.Nc6 Nxc4
(24...Qxd2? 25.Nxe7+ Kf8 26.Nxd2 Kxe7 27.Bxc5+ Rxc5 28.Rxc5+-) 25.Qxd8+ Bxd8
26.Rxc4 Nd7 27.Rcxa4 Rxa4 28.Rxa4+-) 23.Rxa5±) 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Nbxa5 Ra6 24.Rcb1 Rb4
25.Rxb4 cxb4 26.Nb3²
20...Ba6!? 21.Nbxa5 Qc7 22.Bf1 Rcb8

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23.Qc2?!
23.Qe1 Rb4 24.Bd2 Bxc4!? 25.Bxb4 Bxf1 26.Qxf1 (26.Kxf1? Qxh2µ) 26...Bd6 27.g3 (27.h3?
Be5 28.Be1 (28.Ra2?? Bd4+ 29.Kh1 Nh5 30.Be1 Rxa5-+) 28...Rxa5! 29.Bxa5 Qxa5 30.Rd1
Bxa1 31.Rxa1 Nb6 32.Qb5 Qxb5 33.axb5 Kf8µ) 27...h5„; 23.Rd1!? Rb4 24.Qc2 Nb6 25.Nxb6
Rxb6 26.Nc4 Rb7 (26...Bxc4 27.Bxc4 Bd6 28.g3 Be5 29.Ra2 Bd4 30.Bxd4 cxd4 31.Bb5
(31.Rxd4? Rc6 32.e5 Qxe5 33.Qd2 g6„) 31...Qa7 32.Qd3²) 27.a5²
23...Ne8!?
23...Nd5 24.exd5 exd5 25.Bf2 dxc4 26.Nxc4 Bf6 27.Bg3 (27.Rab1 Bd4∞) 27...Bd4+ 28.Kh1
Qd8 29.Bxb8 Bxa1 30.Rxa1 Rxb8 31.a5²
24.Nb3 Nd6∞ 25.Nbd2 Nxc4 26.Nxc4 Bf6 27.Ra2 h6 28.Na3?!
28.Kh1∞
28...Bxf1³ 29.Rxf1 Nb6 30.Nb5 Qc6 31.Rb1† c4† 32.f4 [×e4]
32.Bf2 Ra6 33.Nd4 Bxd4 34.Bxd4 Rd8 35.Be3 Rd3 36.Bf2 Nxa4³; 32.Nd4 Qc5 33.Nf5 Qc7
34.Nd4 c3ƒ
32...Be7 33.a5?!
33.Nd4 Qc7 34.a5 Nd7 35.Rxb8+ Rxb8³
33...Nd7³ 34.Nd4 Qa6
34...Rxb1+ 35.Qxb1 Qc7 36.a6 Bc5³
35.e5 Nc5 36.f5?!
36.Rab2 Rxb2 37.Qxb2 Nd3 38.Qb5 Bc5³
36...Nd3µ 37.fxe6 fxe6 38.Rf1

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38...Rf8!?-+ 39.Raa1 Bc5 40.Rxf8+ Rxf8 41.Qe2 Nf4! 42.Qc2
42.Qg4 h5 43.Qf3 (43.Qg5 Bxd4 44.Bxd4 Ne2+ 45.Kh1 Nxd4-+; 43.Qd1 Qb7 44.Qc2 Nd3
45.Qe2 Qe4 46.Nc2 Nf4 47.Qf3 Qxc2 48.Bxc5 Ne2+-+) 43...Nd5 44.Qh3 Nxe3 45.Qxe3 Rd8
46.Rd1 Qxa5-+
42...Nd5 43.Bf2 Rxf2 44.Qxf2 Qa7 45.Rd1 Nc3 0-1

18. A34
Artemiev, Vladislav (2736) - Paravyan, David (2627)
Skopje 140/18, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e3 e6 6.Nxd5 exd5 7.b4!? c4
7...cxb4 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Rc1 Be6N (9...a6) 10.Nd4 (10.Bb5²) 10...Nxd4 11.Bxd4 f6 12.Bd3
(12.Bb5+!? Kf7 (12...Bd7? 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qxd5±) 13.f4 (13.Bd3 h5!?) 13...Rc8 14.O-O Rxc1
15.Qxc1 Qc8 16.Qb1 b6 17.Rc1 Bc5 18.Be2 a5 19.Bf3©) 12...Bd6 13.Qh5+ Bf7 14.Qg4 O-O
15.Qf5 g6 16.Qxf6 Qxf6 17.Bxf6

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17...d4?! (17...Rfc8 18.Ke2 a5„) 18.Bxd4 Bxa2 19.Ra1 Bf7 (19...b3 20.Bc4+ Rf7 21.h4! a5
(21...Kf8 22.Bxf7 Kxf7 23.f4 a5 24.h5) 22.f4 h5 (22...a4 23.h5) 23.O-O!? (23.g4!?) 23...Kf8
24.Bxf7 Kxf7 25.f5±) 20.Rxa7 Rxa7 21.Bxa7 Ra8 22.Bd4 Bc5 23.Be5 Bd6 24.Bb2 Ra2 25.Bd4
Bc5 26.Bb1 Ra5 27.Bb2± Parligras,M (2657)-Gaehwiler,G (2414) Skopje 140/(18) 2019
8.Bb2 Bxb4 9.Bxg7 Rg8 10.Be5 Nc6 11.Bg3

11...c3N
11...Bf5 - 131/(7)
12.a3 cxd2+
12...Ba5!?
13.Nxd2 Bc3 14.Rc1 d4 15.Bd3 h5

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15...Qa5 16.Rc2ƒ … 0-0
16.O-O h4 17.Ne4!?
17.Bf4 Bh3 18.Be4 Bxg2 19.Bxg2 h3 20.Bg3 hxg2 21.Re1ƒ
17...hxg3 18.fxg3 Be6 19.Qh5 Qa5 20.Qh4
20.Nf6+ Ke7 21.Bb5 Qxa3 22.Qh4 Rgd8!? 23.Kh1
20...Qe5 21.Nf6+ Kd8?
21...Kf8 22.Be4 dxe3 23.Nh7+ Ke8 (23...Kg7 24.Ng5→) 24.Nf6+ Kf8=
22.Nxg8+ Kc7 23.Nf6
23.Ne7! Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Qxd3 25.Nxc6 Kxc6 26.Rfd1+-
23...Bd2?

23...Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Qxd3 25.Qf4+ Kb6 26.Ne4 (26.Rb1+ Ka6) 26...Qc4 27.Nd6 Qc5 28.Rb1+
Ka6 29.Nxb7 Qd5∞
24.Ne4?!
24.Rc2! Qxe3+ (24...Bxe3+ 25.Kh1) 25.Rf2 Qxd3 26.Rcxd2±
24...Bxe3+ 25.Kh1 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Rh8 27.Qf4 Qxf4 28.gxf4 Bf5 29.Kg1 Bg6
29...a5 30.Rc5 (30.h3?! Rh4 31.Rf1 b5!) 30...Bxe4 31.Bxe4 Re8 32.Bf3 Re3 33.a4 Ra3 34.h4
Rxa4 35.h5 Ra1+ 36.Kh2 Re1 37.h6 Re8 38.g4 a4 39.g5 a3 40.Rc1±
30.h3 a5 31.Rc5 b6 32.Rg5 Ne7 33.Kf2 f6 34.Rb5 Rd8 35.g4 Nd5
35...Bxe4 36.Bxe4 d3 37.Rb1 d2 38.Rd1 Rd4 39.Ke3 Ra4 40.Rxd2 Rxa3+ 41.Rd3 Ra1

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36.f5 Be8 37.Rxd5!?
37.Rb1 Bc6 38.Rc1±
37...Rxd5 38.Nxf6 Re5 39.Nxe8+ Rxe8 40.g5 Kd6 41.f6 b5 42.h4 b4 43.a4?
43.axb4 a4 44.g6 a3 45.g7 Ke6 46.g8=Q+ Rxg8 47.Bc4++-
43...b3?

43...Rb8! 44.h5 Ke6=

44.g6+- Ke6 45.f7 Rb8 46.h5 Kf6 47.h6 b2 48.Kf3 Rd8 49.Kg4 Rc8 50.h7 Rd8 51.Kh5 Kg7
52.Kg5 Rd5+ 53.Kg4 Rd8 54.Kf5 Rc8 55.Ke6 Rb8 56.Ke5 Rd8 57.Bb1Θ Rb8 58.Kxd4 Rb4+
59.Kc5 Rh4 60.Kb5 Rh5+ 61.Kc4 Rh3 62.Be4 Kf8 63.Bf5 Rh2 64.Kc3 Kg7 65.Bc2 Rh4
66.Kxb2 Rh3 67.Bf5 Rh5 68.Bd3 Rh4 69.Kc3 Rf4 70.Be4 Rh4 71.Kd4 Rh5 72.Kc4 1-0

19. A42
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2677) - Adhiban, Baskaran (2701)
La Habana 140/19, 2019

1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 c5 5.Nge2

5.d5 - 75/45
5...Nc6 6.d5 Na5 7.Rb1!?N
7.Bd2 a6 8.Ng3 h5 9.Bd3 h4 10.Nf1 h3 11.g3 Bd7∞
7...Nf6 8.Ng3 O-O 9.Be2 e6 10.O-O exd5 11.cxd5
11.exd5 Nd7 (11...Re8 12.Bd2 b6 13.Re1²; 11...h5 12.Bg5) 12.Nce4 Ne5 13.f4!? Nexc4 14.f5
f6 15.Qc2 Ne5 16.Bd2ƒ

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11...a6 12.b4 Nd7!?
12...cxb4 13.Rxb4 Nd7 14.Bd2 b5 (14...Re8) 15.a4 Nc4 16.Bxc4 (16.axb5 Nxd2 17.Qxd2
Nc5©) 16...bxc4 17.Rxc4 Ne5 18.Rb4 Bg4©
13.Qd2
13.bxa5 Bxc3 14.Bf4 Qf6 (14...Ne5 15.Bh6 Re8 16.f4 Nd7 17.Kh1±; 14...Qe7 15.Rb3 Bxa5
16.Bh6 f6 (16...Re8? 17.Nf5! Qf6 18.Bg7 Qd8 19.Ba1!+-; 16...b5 17.Nf5 Qxe4 18.Qa1 f6
19.Nxd6 Qxe2 20.Re3 Qh5 21.Bxf8±) 17.Re3 Re8 18.e5! fxe5 (18...dxe5 19.Nf5 Qd8 20.d6+-)
19.Ne4±) 15.Qc1 (15.Bd2 Rb8 16.Rb3 Bd4 17.a4ƒ) 15...Bxa5 16.Bg5 Qe5 17.f4 Qd4+ 18.Kh1ƒ
13...cxb4 14.Nd1 h5

15.Bxh5! Nc4?
15...gxh5 16.Nxh5 (16.Rxb4 Ne5 17.Nxh5 Qh4 18.Nxg7 Kxg7 19.f4 Nec4 20.Qc3+ f6 21.Rxc4
Nxc4 22.Qxc4 Rh8 23.Qc7+ Kg8 24.Qxd6 Qxh2+ 25.Kf2∞) 16...Qh4™ 17.Nxg7 Kxg7
18.Ne3 (18.Bb2+ f6 19.Qxb4 Nc5 20.Qxa5 Rh8 21.Qc7+ Kg6 22.Qxd6 Nxe4 23.Qc7 Rh7
24.Bxf6 Nxf6 25.Qd6 Bf5∞) 18...Ne5 19.f4 Ng4 20.g3 Qh5 21.Nxg4 Bxg4 22.Qxb4²
16.Qxb4 b5 17.Be2 Nc5
17...a5 18.Qe1 Ba6 19.Bxc4 bxc4 20.Nc3 Nc5 21.Be3 Nd3 22.Qd2±
18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.Bb2
19.Qa3 Qh4 (19...Bd7 20.Bb2 Rb8 21.Ne3 Rxb2 (21...Bxb2 22.Rxb2±) 22.Rxb2 c3 23.Rc2 Bb5
24.Rfc1 Nd3 25.Rxc3 Nxc1 26.Rxc1±; 19...Re8 20.Bb2 Nxe4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Ne3±) 20.Bb2
Bxb2 21.Rxb2 Nxe4 22.Ne3±
19...Nd3 20.Qa3?!
20.Qxc4 Nxb2 21.Nxb2 Bd7 22.Nd3 Bb5 23.Qb3 Qa5²

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20...Nxb2 21.Nxb2?!
21.Rxb2 Bxb2 22.Nxb2 a5 23.Qc3 Ba6 24.Nd1©
21...c3 22.Nc4

22...Qc7?
22...a5! 23.Nxd6 (23.e5? Ba6-+; 23.Nb6 Rb8 24.Na4 Ba6 25.Nxc3 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 Qb6µ;
23.Qxd6 Qxd6 24.Nxd6 Ba6 25.Rfc1 Rfb8-+; 23.Ne3 Ba6 24.Rfe1 Qc7 25.Rbc1 Rfc8µ)
23...Ba6 24.Rfe1 Rb8 25.Rbc1 Be5 26.Ndf5 gxf5 27.Rxc3! (27.Nxf5 Qf6µ) 27...Bc8!µ
(27...Bxc3 28.Qxc3©)
23.Na5!
23.Nxd6?! c2 24.Rbc1 Rb8 25.e5 (25.Nxc8 Rfxc8 26.d6 Qc4µ) 25...Bxe5 26.Nde4 f5 27.d6
Qg7 28.Nc5 Bb2 29.Qd3 Bxc1 30.Rxc1 Rb4 31.Qxc2 Rd4µ
23...Rb8 24.Rxb8 Qxb8 25.Nc6 Qb5
25...Qb2 26.Qxd6 c2 27.Ne2 (27.Qc5? Bg4 28.f3 Bd7 29.Ne2 Bxc6 30.Qxc6 Bd4+ 31.Kh1
(31.Nxd4 Qxd4+ 32.Kh1 Qd1 33.Rg1 Rb8-+) 31...Be3-+; 27.Qf4 Bd7-+) 27...Qb5 28.Nc1
Bb7∞
26.Qxd6 c2 27.Qc7
27.Ne7+ Kh7 28.Qc7 Qb1 29.Nxc8 Bb2 30.Nb6 (30.Ne2 Qd1 31.Qc4 Rxc8 32.Qxc8 Qxe2
33.h4 Qxf1+ 34.Kxf1 c1=Q+ 35.Qxc1 Bxc1∞) 30...c1=Q 31.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 32.Qxc1 Bxc1
33.Kf1∞
27...Bf6 28.Na7

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28.e5 Bg5 29.d6 Qxf1+ 30.Nxf1 c1=Q 31.h4 Bf4 32.d7 Bxd7 33.Qxd7∞
28...Qb7??
28...Qd7 29.Qc5 (29.Qxd7 Bxd7 30.Rc1 Ba4µ) 29...Be7 30.Qe3 Qa4 31.Nc6 (31.Qc3 Bg4
32.Nc6 Ba3 33.f4 Bd1 34.Nf5 gxf5 35.Qg3+ Kh7 36.Qh4+=; 31.h4 Ba3 32.h5 Bg4 33.hxg6
Bd1 34.Qh6 fxg6 35.Qxg6+ Kh8 36.Qh6+ Kg8 37.Nc6 Rf7=) 31...Ba3 32.e5 Bd7 33.Ne4
(33.e6 Bxc6 34.dxc6 c1=Q 35.Rxc1 Bxc1 36.Qxc1 fxe6=) 33...Bxc6 34.Nf6+ Kg7 35.Nh5+
gxh5 36.Qg5+ Kh7 37.Qxh5+=
29.Qxb7 Bxb7 30.Rc1+- Bg5 31.Rxc2 f5 32.Rc7 Ba8 33.Nc6 Bf4 34.Ra7 Bxc6 35.dxc6 Re8
36.Rxa6 fxe4 37.Ra4 1-0
20. A45
Paravyan, David (2627) - Anton Guijarro, David (2643)
Praha II 140/20, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 d6 4.Nc3 h6

4...Nbd7 - 104/(164)
5.Bd2

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5.Bf4 e5 6.dxe6 Bxe6 7.e4 Nc6 8.Nf3

8...g5N (8...Qb6!?) 9.Be3 Bg7 10.Be2 O-O∞ Hauge,L (2468)-Cornette,M (2552)

ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 140/ (20) 2019
5...b5!?N
5...e6
6.Nxb5 Nxd5 7.e4N
7.Nc3 - 140/ (20) 7...Bb7 (7...Nb6!?∞ Alikhan Irgaliyev (2175)-Jeffery Xiong (2672), Pro Chess
League (Internet-rapid) 2019) 8.Nxd5 Bxd5 9.Bxh6 Bc6 10.Bd2 Nd7©
7...Nb6 8.a4 a6 9.Nc3
9.a5 axb5 10.axb6 Rxa1 11.Bxb5+ Bd7 (11...Nd7?! 12.Qxa1 Qxb6 13.Qa8 Qb7 14.Qxb7 Bxb7

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15.f3 e6 16.Ne2 Be7 17.Bc3²) 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.Qxa1 Qxb6 14.Ne2 e6 15.Qa8+ Qb8 16.Qc6
Qb6 17.Qc8+ Qd8 18.Qxd8+ Kxd8=; 9.Na3 Bb7! (9...Nxa4? 10.Nc4 Nb6 11.Ba5 N8d7 12.e5!
±; 9...Nc6 10.a5 Nd7 11.Nc4 Bb7 12.Nf3 e6 13.c3 Be7 (13...g5!?) 14.Bf4 e5 15.Be3 Nf6
16.Bd3²) 10.Bd3 (10.a5 N6d7 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.Nc4 Nce5∞) 10...e6 11.a5 N6d7 12.Nf3 Be7
13.O-O Nc6∞
9...Nc6 10.f4?!
10.Nf3 e6
10...e6³ 11.Nf3 Be7 12.Bd3 O-O 13.a5 Nd7 14.Ne2 d5 15.b3
15.c4 Nf6 16.exd5 exd5µ
15...dxe4 16.Bxe4 Bb7 17.O-O Nf6 18.Bd3 Nb4µ 19.Bc4 Ne4 20.Be1 Bf6 21.c3 Nc6
21...Nd5!?
22.Qc2 Nxa5 23.Bd3 Nd6 24.Ne5 Qc7 25.Ng4 Be7 26.c4 Nc6 27.Bc3 f5 28.Ne5 Bf6 29.Rae1
Rad8 30.Ng3 Nb4 31.Bxb4 cxb4 32.c5 Nb5 33.Qc4 Bxe5 34.Rxe5 Kh8 35.Be2 Nd4 36.Re3
a5 37.Rf2 Nxe2+ 38.Rexe2 Bd5 39.Qc2 Rc8 40.Qb2 Qxc5 41.Rc2 Qe3 0-1

21. A46
Efimov, Igor (2439) - Van Foreest, Jorden (2601)
France 140/21, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.dxc5 e6 4.c4

4.e3 - 70/376
4...Bxc5 5.Nc3 O-O 6.e3 b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.O-O a6 9.b3

9...Qc7N

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9...Be7 10.Bb2 d6 11.Nd4 Nbd7 12.Bf3 Qc7 13.Rc1 Rac8∞
10.Bb2 Ng4?! 11.h3 Bxf3 12.hxg4 Bb7
12...Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Nc6 14.Ne4 Be7 15.g5±
13.Bf3
13.a3! Nc6 14.b4 Be7 15.f4±
13...Rd8?!
13...Nc6 14.Ne4 Be7 15.Rc1 Rac8²; 13...Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Nc6 15.Ne4 f6 16.Rad1 Rad8²
14.Bxb7 Qxb7 15.g5 b5 16.Qg4
16.Qh5 d6 (16...bxc4? 17.g6+-) 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Qh4 Nd7 19.Ne4
16...bxc4 17.Ne4
17.Qxc4 Be7 18.Qh4 d5 19.Rad1∞
17...Bf8

18.f3?
18.g6!? fxg6 (18...hxg6?? 19.Qh4 f6 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Qxf6+-) 19.Qf3 Nc6 20.Ng5 Re8
21.Qf7+ Kh8 22.Rad1 Re7 23.Qf3©; 18.Bf6 Rc8; 18.g3! d5 (18...Nc6 19.Kg2 Qb5 20.Rh1 Qf5
21.Qxf5 exf5 22.Nd2 d5 23.Rh4ƒ; 18...cxb3 19.Kg2ƒ) 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.gxf6+ Kh8 21.Ba3!
Bh6 22.Qh5 Nd7 23.Qxh6 Rg8∞
18...Nc6

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19.Nf6+??
19.Kf2 Qb5™ 20.Rh1 Qf5 21.bxc4 (21.Rh5 Qxg4 22.fxg4 d5 23.Rah1 h6 24.gxh6 dxe4 25.hxg7
Rd2+ 26.Kg1 Rxb2 27.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 28.Rh8+ Ke7 29.Rxa8 Rb1+ 30.Kh2 Rxh1+ 31.Kxh1 c3
32.Rxa6 Ne5 33.Ra5 Nd3 34.Ra7+ Kd6 35.Ra6+ Kd5 36.Ra5+ Kc6 37.Ra4 Ne5-+; 21.Qxf5
exf5 22.Ng3 Nb4 23.Bd4 f4! 24.Nf5 fxe3+ 25.Nxe3 cxb3 26.axb3 Nd3+ 27.Kg3 Rdb8µ)
21...Qxg4 22.fxg4 d5 23.cxd5 exd5 24.Ng3 d4µ
19...gxf6 20.gxf6+ Kh8 21.Kf2 Qb4 22.Rad1 cxb3 23.Qh5 Qc5 24.Qxf7 Qc2+ 25.Kg3 Qxb2
26.Rh1 Bd6+ 27.Rxd6 Rg8+ 0-1

22. A46
Ragger, Markus (2696) - Pantsulaia, Levan (2611)
Skopje 140/22, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 Qc7 7.O-O h5N
7...Bc5 - 75/49
8.Qe2 Bc5?!
8...d6 9.Bg5 Bd7 10.c4 Nc6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Nc3²
9.Nb3 Ba7

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10.Bf4
10.e5! Ng4 11.Bf4 Nc6 (11...Rg8 12.h3 g5 13.Bd2 Qxe5 14.Qf3 Nh6 (14...Nf6? 15.Bc3+-)
15.Nc3 Nc6 16.Rae1 Qf5 17.Qxh5±) 12.N1d2 g5 (12...Ncxe5 13.h3 Nxf2 14.Rxf2 Bxf2+
15.Qxf2 d6 16.Ne4±; 12...Bb8 13.Rae1±) 13.Bxg5 Qxe5 14.Ne4 d5 15.Bf4 Qxb2 16.Nd6+ Kf8
17.Bxd5±
10...e5 11.Bg5 d6 12.Nc3 Be6 13.Bxf6
13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bf5 15.c4 Nd7 16.Kh1 Kf8 17.Rae1² (17.f4 e4!„)
13...gxf6 14.Rad1
14.h4 Nd7 15.Rad1 Nb6∞
14...h4 15.Qd3
15.Nd5 Bxd5 (15...Qd8!? 16.Rd2 hxg3 17.hxg3 Nc6 18.Rfd1 Rg8 19.Kf1 Rg6∞ (19...Bg4))
16.Rxd5 Nc6 17.Rfd1 hxg3 18.hxg3 O-O-O 19.R1d3 Kb8 20.Qd2 Rhg8∞; 15.Qf3 hxg3 16.hxg3
Rh6 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5 Nc6∞
15...hxg3 16.hxg3 Nc6!
16...Ke7
17.Qxd6 Qxd6 18.Rxd6 Ke7
18...Nd4 19.Nxd4 Bxd4 20.Rd1 Ke7 21.R6xd4 exd4 22.Rxd4∞
19.Rd2 Rag8 20.Nd5+?!
20.Ne2 b5 (20...Bg4 21.Nc3 Be6=) 21.Rfd1 a5ƒ
20...Bxd5 21.exd5

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21...Rxg3! 22.dxc6 Rhg8 23.Rfd1 Rxg2+ 24.Kf1 Rh2??
24...Rg1+ 25.Ke2 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 bxc6 27.Na5 Bb6! (27...Rc8 28.Rd3 Bb6 29.Ra3∞) 28.Nxc6+
Ke6 29.Nb4 Rg2 30.Nd3 Rh2³
25.cxb7 Rgg2

26.Nc5!+- f5 27.Rd7+??
27.Re2 e4 (27...f4 28.Rd3 Kf6 29.Ke1 Kf5 30.Ne4+-) 28.b4 Kf6 29.Ke1+-; 27.Re1 e4
28.Re3+-
27...Kf6??
27...Kf8! 28.Ne6+

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(28.R1d2 e4 29.Rc7 Kg7 30.Ne6+ Kf6 31.Nd8 Kg6 32.Nxf7 f4∞) 28...Ke8! (28...fxe6 29.Rd8+
Kg7 30.R1d7+ Kf6 31.Rf8+ Kg5 32.Rg8++-; 28...Kg8 29.R1d2 Rxf2+ (29...e4 30.Rc7 e3
31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.Rxf7+ Kg6 33.Rg7+ Kf6 34.Rxg2 Rxg2 35.fxe3 (35.Kxg2?? e2=) 35...Rxc2
36.Nd4 Rxb2 37.Nb3 Rxa2 38.Ra8 Rb2 39.Na5+-; 29...f4 30.Rc7 f3 31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.Rxf7+
Kg6 33.Rxf3+-) 30.Rxf2 Rxf2+ 31.Ke1 Rxc2 32.b3! fxe6 (32...Rc6 33.Rd8+ Kh7 34.Nf8+ Kg7
35.Ra8+-) 33.Rd8+ Kf7 34.Ra8+-) 29.Nc7+ Kf8 30.R1d2 f4 31.Rd8+ Kg7 32.Ne8+ Kg6
33.Nd6 Kg7 34.Rd7 Bxf2∞
28.R1d6+ Kg5 29.Rd2 e4
29...Kf6 30.R7d6+ Kg7 31.Rxa6+-
30.Rxf7 Kf4
30...Kg4 31.b4 f4 32.Rg7+ Kf3 33.Rxg2 Rxg2 34.Nxe4+-
31.Re2 Rg8 32.Rxe4+ Kg5 33.Re5 1-0

23. A47
Milanovic, Danilo (2495) - Ivanisevic, Ivan (2611)
Srbija (ch) 140/23, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 b6 3.e3 Bb7 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bd3

5.h3 - 136/29
5...d6!?
5...Be7
6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.h3
7.e4!?

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7...Qe7 8.Bh2 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5N
9...Nxe5
10.e4 g6!? 11.Qe2

11...Bh6!? 12.Nc4 O-O

12...Bf4 13.Bxf4 exf4 14.e5 (14.O-O O-O 15.Rfe1 Nc5 16.Ncd2 Rad8ƒ) 14...Nd5 15.O-O-O O-
O-O 16.c3 Nc5 17.Bc2 a5∞
13.O-O
13.Ncxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bg7 15.O-O-O (15.f4?! Nh5 16.O-O-O Nxf4 17.Bxf4 Bxe5 18.Bh6
Rfd8³) 15...Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe5 17.Rhe1 Qg5+ 18.Kb1 Bxe4 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Qxe4 Qxe4
21.Rxe4 Rfe8 22.Rde1 Rxe4 23.Rxe4 Rd8 24.Kc1 Kf8=
13...Nc5
13...Bf4!? 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.Qd2 Nxe4 16.Qxf4 Nec5∞
14.Ncxe5 Nfxe4 15.Bc4 Bg7 16.Rad1 Nd6

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17.Nxf7!?
17.Rfe1 Nxc4 18.Qxc4 Qe6!? 19.Qxe6 (19.Qc3 Rfe8 20.b4 Bxf3!? (20...Nd7 21.Qxc7 Nxe5
22.Nxe5 Re7 23.Rd7 Rxd7 24.Qxd7 Bxe5! 25.Qxb7 (25.Qxe6?? Bxh2+-+) 25...Bxh2+
26.Kxh2 Qxe1 27.Qxa8+ Kg7 28.Qxa7 Qe5+ 29.g3 Qd4 30.Kg2 Qd5+ 31.Kh2 Qd4=)
21.Qxf3 Nd7 22.Nd3 Qc4ƒ) 19...Nxe6 20.Nxf7 Rxf7 21.Rxe6 Bxf3 22.gxf3 Bxb2 23.Rc6 Raf8
24.Bg3 (24.Bxc7 Rc8 25.Rd8+ Rxd8 26.Bxd8 Rxf3 27.Kg2 Ra3 28.Rc8 Kf7 29.Rc7+ Ke8
30.Bg5 h5 31.Be3 (31.Rc6 Bd4 32.Rxg6 Rxa2 33.Rd6 Bc5 34.Rd2 a5³) 31...Rxa2³) 24...Rxf3
25.Rxc7 R8f7 26.Rxf7 Rxf7³
17...Qxe2 18.Nxd6+ Qxc4 19.Nxc4 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Rxf3 21.Bxc7 Rxh3 22.Rfe1
22.Bg3 Ne4 23.Kg2 Rh5 (23...Nxg3 24.fxg3 Rh5 25.c3∞) 24.a4 Rf8 25.Rfe1 Nxg3 26.fxg3
Rhf5 27.Re2∞
22...Rh4 23.b3 Rd4 24.Be5
24.Rxd4 Bxd4 25.Kg2∞
24...Bxe5 25.Nxe5 Rad8 26.Rxd4 Rxd4 27.Re2
27.Nc6 Rd7 (27...Rd2 28.Re8+ Kg7 29.Re7+ Kf6 (29...Kh6 30.b4 Na4 31.c4 a5 32.Ra7 Nc3
33.bxa5 bxa5 34.Rxa5 Rxa2 35.Rxa2 Nxa2 36.c5 Nc3 37.Na7 Kg7 38.c6 Nd5 39.Nb5 Ne7
40.Na7 (40.c7 Nc8=) 40...Nd5=) 30.Rxh7 Ne4 31.Rxa7 Rxc2 32.Nb4 Rxf2 33.Nd5+ Kg5
34.Nxb6 Re2 35.a4 Kg4 36.a5 Re1+ (36...Kg3 37.Kf1 Nc3 38.b4 Rf2+ (38...Rb2? 39.Re7 Nb5
40.Re3+ Kg4 41.Nd5±) 39.Ke1 Re2+ 40.Kf1=) 37.Kg2 Re2+ 38.Kg1=) 28.c4 Kg7 (28...Rc7
29.Ne7+ Kf7 30.Nd5∞) 29.b4 Na4 30.Re3 Rc7 31.b5∞
27...Kg7 28.Nc6 Rd7 29.b4 Na4 30.c4 Kf6
30...Rc7 31.b5∞
31.Kg2 h5 32.Re8

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32.Rc2 g5 (32...Rc7 33.Nd4 Ke5 34.Nb5 Rd7 35.Re2+ Kf5 36.Rc2= ×a4) 33.c5 bxc5 34.bxc5
Rc7 35.Nb8 Ke6 (35...Nxc5 36.Rxc5 Rxc5 37.Nd7+ Kf5 38.Nxc5 h4! 39.Kh3 (39.Nb7 g4
40.Nd6+ Kf4 41.Nb5 h3+ 42.Kg1 Kf3 43.Nd4+ (43.Nxa7?? h2+ 44.Kxh2 Kxf2-+) 43...Ke4
44.Nc6 Kf3=; 39.f3 g4=) 39...Kf4 40.Kh2 (40.Ne6+ Kf3 41.Nxg5+ Kxf2 42.Kxh4 Ke2=)
40...Kf3 41.Kg1 g4 42.a4 g3 43.fxg3 hxg3 44.Nd3 Ke4 45.Nb4 Kd4 46.Nc6+ Kc5 47.Nxa7
Kb4=) 36.c6 Kd6 37.Rd2+ Ke6 38.Re2+ Kd6 39.Rd2+ Ke6=
32...Nb2 33.Ra8?!
33.Rf8+!? Kg7 34.Ra8 Nxc4 35.Rxa7 Rxa7 36.Nxa7=
33...Nxc4³ 34.Rxa7 Rd2
34...Rd6!? 35.b5 Rd2 36.a4 Ra2 37.Nb4 Rb2 (37...Rd2 38.Nc6 Ra2=) 38.Nd5+ Ke5 39.Ne7 g5
40.Nc8 g4 41.Rh7 Kf4 42.Rf7+ (42.Rxh5?? Ne3+ 43.Kg1 Kf3-+) 42...Kg5 43.Rg7+ Kf6
44.Rh7 Kg6 45.Rh8 Ra2 46.Ne7+ Kg5 47.Rg8+ Kf6 48.Nd5+ Kf7
35.a4 g5
35...Ne3+ 36.Kg3 (36.Kf3? Ng4 37.Ra6 Rxf2+ 38.Ke4 Re2+ 39.Kd3 Re3+ 40.Kd4 h4-+)
36...Nf5+ 37.Kg2 g5 38.Ra8 Ne3+ (38...g4 39.Rf8+ Kg5 40.Rg8+ Kh4 (40...Kf4 41.Rf8 Kg5
42.Rg8+=) 41.Rf8 Ne3+ 42.Kg1 Nd5 43.Rf5=) 39.Kf3 Ng4 40.a5! bxa5 41.bxa5 Rxf2+
42.Ke4™ Ra2 43.a6 Nf2+ 44.Ke3 Nd1+ 45.Kd4 g4 46.a7 g3 47.Rf8+ Kg7 48.Rf5! h4 49.Na5
Rd2+ 50.Ke5 Rd8 51.Nc6 Ra8 52.Kf4=
36.Ra8 Ne3+ 37.Kg1†
37.Kf3!? Ng4 38.a5=
37...Rd1+ 38.Kh2 Ng4+ 39.Kg2 Rd2 40.Kg3
40.a5!? bxa5 41.bxa5 Rxf2+ 42.Kg1 Ra2 43.a6 Ra1+ (43...h4 44.a7 Ke6 (44...h3?? 45.Rf8+ Ke6
46.a8=Q h2+ 47.Kh1+-) 45.Re8+ Kd6 46.a8=Q Rxa8 47.Rxa8 Kxc6 48.Ra5 h3 49.Rxg5 h2+
50.Kh1 Ne3 51.Kxh2 Nd5=) 44.Kg2 Ra2+ 45.Kg1=
40...Rd3+
40...Rc2 41.b5 Rc3+ 42.f3 Ne3 43.Kf2 h4 44.a5 bxa5 45.b6 Rb3 46.b7 Nd1+ 47.Ke1 Rxb7
48.Kxd1 Rb1+ 49.Kc2 (49.Ke2?? h3 50.Nxa5 h2 51.Rh8 h1=Q 52.Rxh1 Rxh1-+) 49...Ra1
50.Kb2 Rg1 51.Nxa5 Ke5 (51...Kf5 52.Rf8+ Kg6 53.Rh8 Kg7 54.Rh5 Kg6 55.Rh8=) 52.Nc4+
Kf4 53.Rf8+ Kg3 54.Rf5 Kf2 55.Ne5 Rg3 (55...h3 56.Ng4+ Kg3 (56...Rxg4?? 57.fxg4+ Kg3
58.Rxg5 h2 59.Rh5+-) 57.Kc3 Rf1 (57...h2 58.Nxh2 Kxh2 59.Kd3=) 58.Kd2 Rxf3 59.Rxg5
Kf4 60.Rg8 Rg3 61.Ke2 Rxg4 62.Rxg4+ Kxg4 63.Kf2=) 56.Ng4+ Kg2 57.Ne3+ Kg1 (57...Kf2
58.Ng4+=) 58.Ng4=
41.f3 Ne3 42.Kf2 h4 43.Rd8?!
43.Rf8+!? Kg7 44.Rf7+! Kxf7 (44...Kg8 45.Rb7 Nd5 (45...Nf5 46.Kg2 Ne3+ 47.Kf2=) 46.a5
bxa5 47.bxa5 Rd2+ 48.Kg1 Ra2 49.Rb5 Nf4 50.Rxg5+ Kh7 51.Rg4 Ra1+ 52.Kf2 Ra2+ 53.Ke3

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(53.Kg1 Ra1+=) 53...Ng2+ 54.Ke4 Re2+ 55.Kd3 (55.Kd4 h3 56.Rg3 Nf4 57.Rg4 h2 58.Rh4+
Kg6 59.Ne7+ Kg5 60.Rg4+)) 45.Ne5+ Ke6 46.Nxd3 Nc4 47.Kg2 Kd5 48.Nf2 Kd4 49.Ne4
(49.Nh3 Kc3 50.Nxg5 Kxb4 51.Kh3 Kxa4 52.Kxh4 b5 53.Ne6=) 49...g4 50.fxg4 Kxe4
51.Kh3 Ke5 52.Kxh4 Kf6 53.Kh5 Kg7=
43...Ra3³ 44.Rd6+ Kf5 45.Ne7+?!†
45.Nd4+!? Kf4 (45...Ke5 46.Nb5 Rb3 47.Re6+! Kxe6 48.Nd4+ Kd5 49.Nxb3 Nc2 50.b5
(50.a5 b5 51.a6 Kc6 52.f4 gxf4 53.Kf3 h3 54.Nc5 Kb6 55.Nd3) 50...Kc4 51.a5! Kxb5 52.axb6
Kxb6 53.Nd2 Nd4 54.Ne4 Ne6 55.Kg2 Kc6 56.Kh3 Kd5 57.Nxg5 Nxg5+ 58.Kxh4 Nxf3+=)
46.Ne2+ Ke5 (46...Kf5 47.Nd4+=) 47.Rxb6 g4 48.Rb5+ Kd6 49.Rb6+ Kd5 50.Rg6 g3+
51.Nxg3 hxg3+ 52.Kxg3 Rxa4=
45...Ke5 46.Rxb6 Nd1+

47.Kg2??
47.Kg1! Rxf3 48.Rb5+ Kf6 49.a5 Kxe7 50.a6 Ra3 51.Ra5 Rg3+ 52.Kh2 (52.Kf1 Ne3+ 53.Kf2
Nc4 54.a7 Nb6 55.Rb5 Ra3 56.Rxb6 Rxa7 57.Rg6=)
47...Ra2+-+ 48.Kg1 h3 49.Rh6 Rg2+ 0-1

24. A49
Meier, Georg (2628) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/24, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d6 6.b3 b5

6...Nc6 - 134/18
6...c5 - 118/(24)
6...e5 - 130/189, E60

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7.Ne1 c6 8.Nd3 a5∞
7...Bb7

8.Nbd2
8.Qd3!? a6

9.c4N (9.a4 bxa4 (9...b4 10.c3 bxc3 11.Nxc3 Nbd7 12.Rab1 Rb8 13.Rfd1 e6 14.b4 Nb6∞)
10.Rxa4 Nbd7 11.c4 Re8 12.Qc2 e6∞) 9...bxc4 (9...Nbd7 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.Qc2 bxc4 12.bxc4
Rb8∞) 10.bxc4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Rb8 12.Rab1 Re8 13.Bc3 Qc8 14.Bh3² Triapishko,A (2506)-
Khanin,S (2524) Russia (ch) 140/(24) 2019
8...Nbd7 9.c4 bxc4

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10.Nxc4
10.bxc4!? e6 11.Rb1 Rb8∞
10...a5! 11.Rc1 c5
11...Ra6!?
12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Bd4 Ncd7N
13...Nfe4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qd4+ Nf6= (15...f6? 16.Nfd2±)
14.a4
14.Qd2 Ra6 15.Rfd1 Qa8=
14...Ra6
14...Ba6?! 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd4 Bxc4 17.Bxa8 Bxe2 18.Nxe2 Qxa8 19.Nc3²
15.Na3 Qa8
15...Rc6!?
16.Nb5 Rc6 17.Rxc6 Bxc6 18.Ne1 Bxg2
18...Bh6!? 19.Bxc6 Qxc6 20.Nd3=
19.Nxg2 Rc8 20.Na7 Rd8

21.Qc2?
21.Nb5 e5 22.Bc3 (22.Bb2 d5 23.Ne3 h5∞) 22...Ne4 23.Ne3 Nb6=
21...e5! 22.Be3 d5µ 23.Nc6 Re8 24.Bd2

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24.Rc1 Bf8 25.Qd3 d4 26.Bd2 Rc8µ
24...Ne4
24...Bf8!? 25.Nxa5 Rc8 26.Qb2 Ne4 27.Be1 d4 28.Nc4 Nec5 29.a5 (29.f4 Nxa4 30.Qd2 Qe4
31.fxe5 Nc3µ) 29...Qd5 30.f4 e4µ
25.Nxa5
25.Be1 Bf8 26.Ne3 Ndf6 27.Nxa5 Rc8 28.Qd3 Rb8³
25...Rc8! 26.Qa2?
26.Qd1 Ndf6 27.b4 d4 28.b5 Nxd2 29.Qxd2 Ne4 30.Qe1 Re8 31.Nc6 Qxa4-+; 26.Qb2 Nxd2
27.Qxd2 Nf6 28.f3 Bf8µ
26...Ndf6-+ 27.Be1 Nc3! 28.Bxc3 Rxc3 29.b4 Bf8?!
29...d4 30.Nb3 Qd5 31.Rb1 Ne4
30.Qb2
30.Nb3 Bxb4 31.a5 Ne4 32.Ne1 Bd6 33.Nf3 d4 34.Ra1 Rc8 35.a6µ
30...d4µ 31.e3

31.Ne3!? Qc8! (31...h5? 32.Nec4 h4 33.Nxe5 Qe4 34.Nac4 Rc2 35.Qb3 h3 36.Qf3³) 32.Nac4
Qe6 33.Nd2 Qh3! 34.Nf3 Bh6 35.Nd1 Bc1 36.Qb1 Rxf3 37.exf3 e4 38.Qb3 Bd2 39.Nb2 Bc3-
+
31...Ne4!-+ 32.exd4 exd4 33.Nb3 d3! 34.Rc1
34.Nc5 Bxc5 35.bxc5 d2
34...Rxc1+ 35.Qxc1 Qxa4 36.Qc4 Nc5

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36...d2
37.Nd2 Qa1+ 38.Nf1 d2 39.Ne3 Ne6 40.Qb3 Qe1 41.Kg2 Bxb4 42.Qb2 h5 43.h4 Ba5
44.Qb8+ Nf8 45.Qa8 Bc3 46.Qc6 Qc1 47.Qd5 Ne6 48.Qc4 Ba5 49.Qd5 Bb4 50.Qb5 Qc3
51.Qd5 Qc1 52.Qb5 Bc3 53.Qa4 Bd4 54.Nd1 Kg7 55.Kf3 Bf6 56.Ke2 Nd4+ 57.Kd3 Qb1+
58.Kxd2 Qe4 0-1

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25. A61
Zhigalko, Andrey (2541) - Yilmaz, Mustafa Enes (2636)
Skopje 140/25, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Nd2 Bg7 8.Nc4 O-O 9.Bf4 Ne8
10.e3 Nd7!

10...b6 - 108/(22)
11.Nxd6N
11.Be2 Nb6 12.Nxb6 Qxb6 13.Qd2 Bd7∞; 11.Qd2 Nb6; 11.Bxd6 Nxd6 12.Nxd6 Bxc3+
13.bxc3 Qf6 14.Ne4 Qe5 15.Qd3 Re8 16.Ng3 h5!©
11...Nxd6 12.Bxd6 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qf6 14.Bxf8 Qxc3+ 15.Ke2 Qb2+ 16.Ke1 Qc3+ 17.Ke2
Qb2+ 18.Kf3

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18.Ke1 Qc3+=; 18.Qd2 Qxa1 19.Bh6 Ne5 (19...c4 20.g4 Nc5 21.Bg2 Qf6∞) 20.f3 Bd7 21.Kf2
c4 22.Bf4 Rc8∞
18...Kxf8
18...Qf6+ 19.Kg3 Qe5+ (19...Qg5+ 20.Qg4 Qe5+ 21.Qf4 Qxa1 22.Bh6 Qb2 23.h3±) 20.f4
Qxe3+ 21.Qf3 Qxf3+ 22.Kxf3 Kxf8 23.a4²; 18...h5! 19.Be7 (19.Bh6?? Ne5+ 20.Kg3 h4+
21.Kf4 Nd3+ 22.Kg5 Nxf2-+; 19.h3 Kxf8„) 19...Ne5+ 20.Kg3 Ng4 21.Qe1 (21.Qf3 Qxa1
22.d6 Nh6 23.e4 Qe5+ 24.Qf4 Qc3+ 25.Qf3 Qe5+=) 21...Qe5+ 22.f4 Qxe7 23.h3 Nxe3 24.Kf2
Qf6! 25.Kxe3 Bd7 26.Kf3 Re8 27.Qc1 (27.Be2? Qd4 28.Qc1 Qxd5+ 29.Kf2 Qd4+ 30.Kf1
Bc6µ) 27...Qd4=
19.Qc1 Qe5
¹19...Qf6+ 20.Ke2 b6 21.f3 Bb7 22.Kf2 (22.e4 Bxd5! 23.exd5 Re8+ 24.Kf2 Qd4+ 25.Kg3
Qe5+ 26.f4 Qd4 27.Kh3 (27.h3 Re3+ 28.Kh2 Qxf4+ 29.Kg1 Qd4 30.Kh2 Qf4+=) 27...Re3+
28.g3 Qxf4 29.Qc4 Qf2 30.Qh4 Ne5 31.Bb5 Qf5+ 32.Kg2 Qf3+ 33.Kh3 Qf5+=) 22...Bxd5
23.Be2 Qh4+ 24.g3 Qf6©
20.Ke2 b6 21.f3 Nf6
21...Bb7 22.Kf2 Bxd5 23.Be2 Kg8 24.a4 Rc8²
22.Kf2 Nxd5 23.Bc4 Nc3 24.a4 Bd7 25.Qc2
25.Ra3 Nxa4 26.Qa1 Qxa1 27.Rhxa1 b5 28.Bb3 Rc8 29.Bxa4 bxa4 30.Rc3²
25...Bf5 26.Qd2 Qf6 27.Rhc1 Ne4+
27...Qh4+ 28.Kg1 Qxc4 29.Rxc3 Qb4 30.a5±
28.fxe4 Be6+ 29.Kg1 Bxc4 30.Qc3

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30.Qc2 Be6 31.a5 Rb8 32.axb6 axb6 33.Rab1 Qg5©
30...Qxc3 31.Rxc3 Be6 32.a5 Rb8 33.axb6 axb6 34.Rb1?
34.Kf2 c4 35.Ke2 b5 36.Rca3 Ke7 37.Ra8 Rxa8 38.Rxa8 Kd6 39.Kd2 b4 40.Rb8=
34...c4 35.Rc2

35...Ke7?
35...b5! 36.Rb4 (36.Rcb2?! Bd7³) 36...Ke7 37.Rd2! (37.Rcb2 Kd6 38.Rxb5 Rxb5 39.Rxb5 c3
40.Ra5 c2 41.e5+ (41.Ra1 Kc5 42.Rc1 Bb3 43.Kf2 Kb4 44.Ke2 Kc3-+) 41...Kc6 42.Ra1 Kc5
43.Rc1 Bb3! (43...Bf5? 44.Kf2 Kc4 45.e4! Bxe4 46.Ke3 Kd5 47.e6 fxe6=) 44.Kf2 Kc4 45.Ke2
Kc3-+) 37...Bd7³
36.Rcb2 Kd6 37.Rxb6+ Rxb6 38.Rxb6+ Ke5 39.Kf2 Kxe4 40.Ke2 1/2-1/2

26. A61
Gledura, Benjamin (2622) - Perunovic, Milos (2604)
Magyarorszag 140/26, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.Bf4 a6 8.a4 Bg7 9.h3 O-O 10.e3
Ne8 11.Be2 Nd7 12.O-O Rb8 13.a5
13.Bh2 Qe7 14.Qc2 f5 15.Nd2 Ne5 16.Rfe1 g5!?∞; 13.Nd2 - 122/25
13...b5 14.axb6 Rxb6 15.Qc2 Qe7 16.Nd2 Ne5 17.Bh2

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17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.Nc4 Rb4 19.Nxe5 (19.Na5? Bxh3! 20.f4 (20.Nc6 Qg5 21.Bf3 Rh4µ)
20...Bxc3 21.Qxc3 Bd7 22.Bxa6 Qh4µ) 19...Qxe5 20.Bxa6 Bxa6 21.Rxa6 Nf6 22.Rd1 Rfb8
23.Ra2 h5©; 17.Nb3 Nc7 18.Na5 Bd7∞
17...f5
17...Nc7 18.f4 (18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.Nc4 Rb4∞; 18.Ra5 - 138/31) 18...Nd7 19.Nc4 (19.e4 Nb5∞)
19...Rb4 20.f5 (20.e4 Nb5 21.Bd3 Nd4 22.Qf2 Nb3 23.Rae1 Bd4 24.Ne3 c4 25.Bb1 Ndc5ƒ)
20...Ne5 21.f6 (21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.Bd3 Nb5∞) 21...Bxf6 22.Ne4 Bg7 23.Ncxd6 Nxd5 24.Qxc5
Rxb2 25.Qxd5 Rxe2 26.Nxc8 Rxc8 27.Rxa6∞
18.Rfe1N
18.Kh1 - 140/(26) 18...Nc7 19.Rfe1 Bd7 20.f4 Nf7 21.Bd3 Rfb8 22.Nc4 Rb4 23.e4 fxe4
24.Nxe4

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24...Qf8?! (24...Qh4!? 25.Bg3 Qh5 26.Nc3 Bd4 27.Be2 Qh6=) 25.f5 Bxf5 26.Nxc5 Rc8
(26...Rxb2 27.Nxb2 Rxb2 28.Qa4±) 27.Bxf5 gxf5 28.Nd7 Qd8 29.Ncb6 Rxb2 30.Qxf5 Nh6
31.Qh5 Rb5 32.Rac1 1-0 (32) Ben Artzi,I (2382)-Iliaguev,N (2360) Israel 140/(26) 2019
18.Bxe5 - 140/ (26) 18...Bxe5 19.Nc4 Rb4 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.Bxa6 Nf6 22.Bxc8 Rxc8 23.Rfd1
Rcb8 24.Ra2 R8b7 25.Qe2 Ne4 26.Nxe4 fxe4 27.Rd2 Rb3 (27...Kf7!?) 28.Qg4

28...Kf7?! (28...Qf5 29.Ra8+ Kg7=) 29.Qc8 Qe8 30.Qg4² Lin,Y (2345) -Lahav,M (2126) Graz
140/(26) 2019
18...Rb4?
18...Nc7 19.Bxe5 (19.Nc4 Nxc4 20.Bxc4 Bd7∞; 19.Bf1 Bd7 20.f4 Nf7 21.Nc4 Rb4 22.e4 fxe4
23.Nxe4 Qd8ƒ) 19...Bxe5 20.Nc4 Rb4 21.Nxe5 Qxe5 22.Ra4 Rb6∞
19.Bxa6 Bxa6 20.Rxa6 Qb7
20...Rxb2? 21.Qxb2 Nd3 22.Qb1 Nxe1 23.Ne2+-
21.Ra2 Nc7 22.b3 #
22.Rea1! Nf7 (22...Nxd5 23.Bxe5 Bxe5 24.Ra7 Rxb2 (24...Qc6 25.R1a6 Nb6 26.Nc4! Rxc4
27.Qb3+-) 25.Qd3 Nb4 26.Qc4+ d5 27.Qxc5 Nd3 28.Qa5 Qc6 29.Nxd5±) 23.e4 Rb8 24.Ra7
Qb6 25.Qd1 Nb5 26.Nxb5 (26.Rxf7!? Kxf7 27.exf5ƒ) 26...Qxb5 27.exf5 Qd3! 28.fxg6 hxg6
29.Nf3 Qxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Rxb2 31.Bf4²
22...Nxd5
22...c4 23.Bxe5 cxb3 24.Nxb3 Bxe5 25.Na5 Qb6 26.Nc6 Bxc3 27.Qxc3 Nxd5 28.Qc2 Rb5
29.Nd4 Rc5 30.Qd2±; 22...Nb5 23.Nxb5 Rxb5 24.Bxe5 Bxe5 25.Nc4±
23.Bxe5

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23.Nxd5 Qxd5 24.Rd1 Rfb8 (24...Qd3 25.Qxd3 Nxd3 26.Bxd6 Rd8 27.Bc7 Rd7 28.Ra8+ Kf7
29.Ba5 Rb5 30.Kf1²) 25.Nc4 Qf7 26.Bxe5 dxe5 27.e4²
23...Bxe5?
23...dxe5 24.Nxd5 Qxd5 25.e4 fxe4 26.Nxe4 (26.Rxe4 Rd4²) 26...Qxb3 27.Qxb3+ Rxb3
28.Nxc5 Rb4²
24.Nxd5 Qxd5 25.Nc4 Qe6
25...f4 26.exf4 Bd4 (26...Bxf4 27.Ra7 Rf7 28.Re8+ Kg7 29.Rxf7+ Kxf7 30.Re4±) 27.Ra7 Rxf4
28.Re8+ Rf8 29.Qe2! Bxf2+ 30.Kh1 Bh4 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Qg4 Qg5 33.Qc8+ Qd8 34.Qc6±;
25...Qe4 26.Qxe4 fxe4 27.Nxe5 dxe5 28.Rc1 Rc8 29.Ra5 Rxb3 (29...Kg7 30.Raxc5 Rxc5
31.Rxc5 Kf6±) 30.Raxc5 Rxc5 31.Rxc5 h5 32.Rxe5 Rb4±
26.Ra6 Rfb8?
26...Rd8 27.Rd1 f4 28.Qe4 fxe3 29.Qxe3±
27.Rd1 Rxb3 28.Nxe5 Qxe5 29.Raxd6 Kg7?
29...Rb1 30.Qxb1 Rxb1 31.Rd8+ Kf7 32.Rxb1 Ke7 33.Rdb8±; 29...R3b7 30.R6d5±
30.Rd7+ Kh6 31.Qc4+- R3b4 32.Qf7 Qh8
32...Rh8 33.Re7 Qb2 34.f4
33.Rc7
33.f4 Rb1 34.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 35.Kh2
33...Rb1 34.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 35.Kh2 Rb6 36.f4 1-0

27. A62
Yuffa, Daniil (2582) - Saric, Ivan (2703)

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 Skopje 140/27, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O Re8
10.Bf4 Ne4 11.Nxe4 Rxe4 12.Nd2 Rxf4 13.gxf4 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Bg7 15.e4
15.Nc4 - 116/24
15...Nd7 16.Re1 Bh6 17.e5 Bxf4 18.e6 Ne5 19.Re4 Qf6

20.Ra4N
20.Qa4 Bxd2 21.Qe8+ Kg7 22.Rxe5 (22.e7? Bf5! 23.Qxa8 Qxe7 24.Rxb7 (24.Qxb7 Qf6
25.Re2 Bf4-+) 24...Qf6 25.Rxe5 (25.Re2 Nd7!-+) 25...Qxe5µ) 22...dxe5 23.e7 Bf5 24.Qxa8
Qxe7 25.Rxb7 Qf6 26.Qe8 Bf4∞; 20.e7 Bg4 21.Qa4 (21.f3 Bd7 22.Rxb7 Be8∞) 21...Bxd2
22.e8=Q+ Rxe8 23.Qxe8+ Kg7 24.Rxb7 c4 25.Rb8 Kh6=
20...Bxd2?
20...fxe6 21.Ne4 Qh4 22.dxe6 (22.h3 c4!? (22...b5; 22...Bd7) 23.Nxd6 Nd3 24.Qc2 Bxd6
25.Rxc4 Qxf2+ 26.Qxf2 Nxf2 27.Kxf2 e5∞) 22...Bxe6 23.Ng3 (23.Rxb7 Rf8∞) 23...Rf8
(23...Bd7 24.Qd5+ Kh8 25.Qxb7 Rf8 26.Rxa7 Rf7∞) 24.Qxd6 Qxh2+ 25.Kxh2 Ng4+ 26.Kg1
Bxd6 27.Rxb7 Rxf2∞
21.Qxd2 fxe6

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22.dxe6?!
22.Rf4! Qd8 (22...Qe7 23.dxe6 Rb8 24.Rd1 Bxe6 25.Re4 Bf5 26.Re3 Qf6 27.Qxd6 Qxd6
28.Rxd6±) 23.Re4! Rb8 24.dxe6 Bxe6 25.f4 Bf5 (25...Nc4 26.Qc3±) 26.fxe5 Bxe4 27.Bxe4
dxe5 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 29.Rxb7±
22...Bxe6 23.Qxd6
23.Rf4 Qd8 24.Rxb7 Rb8 25.Rxb8 Qxb8 26.h3²
23...Rd8 24.Qxc5 Qf5 25.Qc1 Nf3+?!
25...Rf8 26.Ra3! (26.Qe1 Nd3 27.Qe3 Nf4 28.Re1 Bd7 29.Rxa7 Nxg2 30.Kxg2 Re8 31.Qb3+
Be6 32.Rxe6 Qg4+ 33.Kf1 Rxe6=) 26...Qxf2+ 27.Kh1 Rd8 28.Qc7 Qd4 29.h3²
26.Kh1?
26.Bxf3 Qxf3 27.Rf4 Qd5 28.Qe3±
26...Nd2
26...Bd5! 27.Qd1 (27.Rf4 Qh5 28.h3 Nd2!ƒ) 27...Kg7©
27.Rbb4

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27...Qxf2?
27...Bd5? 28.Rd4+-; 27...Qe5 28.Ra3 (28.Rxb7 Bd5; 28.Rxa7 Bd5) 28...Nc4! 29.Rab3 (29.Rxc4
Qe2 30.Bf1 Rd1 31.Rc8+ Kg7 32.Qc7+ Kh6 33.Qf4+ g5 34.Qf8+ Kg6 35.Qe8+ Kf6=)
29...b6²
28.Rf4 Qe2
28...Qb6 29.Qe1 Bf5 30.Rfb4 Qe6 31.Qxe6+ Bxe6 32.Bxb7+-
29.Rad4 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Nc4 31.Re4 1-0
28. A62
Kozul, Zdenko (2582) - Livaic, Leon (2472)
Hrvatska 140/28, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7
10.Bf4 Qe7 11.h3 Nh5 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bd2 f5

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14.Rb1
14.Ng5 f4! 15.Ne6 fxg3 16.Nxf8 Nxf8©; 14.e4 f4 15.g4 Nhf6 16.Bxf4 Nxg4 17.Bg3 Nge5∞;
14.Qc2 - 62/75
14...Ne5 15.Nxe5N
15.b4 Nxf3+ 16.exf3 c4 17.Re1 Qc7 18.f4 Bd7∞; 15.Re1 Bd7; 15.Qc1
15...Bxe5 16.b4?
16.Bh6 Rf7 17.e3 Nf6
16...cxb4
16...f4!

17.bxc5 (17.g4 Qh4! 18.gxh5 (18.bxc5 Bxg4-+) 18...Bxh3-+; 17.Ne4 Bf5 18.g4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4

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Ng3! 20.fxg3 Bd4+ 21.Kg2 Qxe4+ 22.Rf3 fxg3-+) 17...fxg3 18.fxg3 Rxf1+ (18...Bxc3
19.Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.cxd6 Qe5 21.Bxc3 Qe3+! 22.Kh1 Qxc3 23.Rb3 Qe5 24.Rf3+ Kg8 25.Qb3
Nf6µ) 19.Qxf1 Nxg3 20.Qf3 Bf5 21.e4 Bd7µ
17.Rxb4 Nxg3
17...f4!? 18.g4 Qh4 19.Be1 f3 20.exf3 Nf4 21.Rxf4 Bxf4 22.Ne4 Bd7∞
18.fxg3 Bxc3 19.Bxc3 Qe3+ 20.Kh2 Qxc3 21.Rb3 Qe5?!
21...Qf6 22.Qc1 b6 23.e4³; 21...Qc7 22.Qd4 b6 23.Rc3 Qg7 24.Qxg7+ Kxg7 25.e4 Bd7 26.Rc7
Rf7 27.exf5 gxf5³
22.Qc1! b6 23.Re3 Qf6

24.Qa3?
24.Qc7 Ba6 (24...Rf7 25.Re8+ Rf8 26.Rxf8+ Qxf8 27.e4 Ba6 28.Rf4©; 24...Rd8 25.Re7 Ba6
26.g4 Rac8 27.Qxa7 Ra8 28.Qc7 Rac8=) 25.Re6 Qd8 26.Qc6 (26.Qxd6 Qxd6 27.Rxd6 Bxe2
28.Re1 Bb5³) 26...Rc8 27.Qa4 Bc4 28.Qxa7 Ra8 29.Qb7=
24...Bd7 25.Rc1
25.Rc3 Bb5µ
25...f4 26.Re4 fxg3+ 27.Qxg3 Rae8 28.Rc7
28.Rf1 Qxf1 (28...Qg7 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Qxd6 Rxe2 31.Qb8+ Be8 32.Kh1 h5 33.d6 Qe5µ)
29.Bxf1 (29.Rxe8 Qf6µ) 29...Rxe4 30.Qxd6 Rxf1 31.Qxd7 Rxe2+ 32.Kg3 Rf7 33.Qc8+ Rf8
34.Qc4 Ree8µ; 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.e4 Rc8µ
28...Bf5 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Bf3
30.e3 Re7 31.Rc6 Qe5 32.Rxd6 Qxe3µ

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30...Be4 31.Rxa7 Bxf3 32.Qxf3 Qe5+ 33.Kg1 Rf8 34.Qg4 Qe3+ 0-1

29. A65
Korobov, Anton (2686) - Erdos, Viktor (2612)
Skopje 140/29, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 d6 6.e4 exd5 7.cxd5 Bg7 8.Nge2 a6 9.a4 Nbd7 10.Ng3
Nh5 11.Nxh5 gxh5 12.Be3
12.Be2 Bd4! 13.Bf4 Rg8 14.g3 Ne5 15.Qd2 Bh3 16.Bxe5 dxe5 17.Bf1 Bd7! 18.Ne2 h4
19.Nxd4 cxd4 20.Kf2 Rc8 21.Bd3 Qf6 22.Rhg1 h5³ - 130/28
12.Bd3 Ne5 (12...O-O 13.O-O f5 14.exf5 Ne5 15.Bc2 Bxf5 16.Bxf5 Rxf5 17.Ne4 c4 18.Qc2!²)
13.Bc2 Qh4+! 14.g3 Qh3 (14...Qe7 15.h3! c4 (15...f5? 16.f4) 16.f4 Nd3+ 17.Bxd3 cxd3
18.Kf2! O-O 19.Qxd3 f5 20.e5! dxe5 21.d6 Qe6 22.fxe5 f4 23.Bxf4 Bxe5 24.Rad1ƒ) 15.Kf2 h4
16.Ne2∞
12...O-O
12...Ne5 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O f5 15.f4 Ng4 16.Bxg4 hxg4 17.e5 dxe5 (17...b6 18.e6 Bb7 19.Qd3
Qe7 20.Rfd1±) 18.Bxc5 Rf7 19.d6 b6 20.Be3 Bb7 21.Qd2²
13.Qd2N
13.Be2
13...f5 14.Be2

14...fxe4
14...Ne5?! 15.O-Oƒ; 14...Nf6?! 15.e5 dxe5 16.Bxc5 Re8 17.a5ƒ; 14...Qf6 15.exf5 (15.O-O?! f4
16.Bf2 b6 17.Kh1 Ne5 18.Rab1 Kh8 19.Rfc1 a5„) 15...Qxf5 16.O-O Ne5 17.Bh6 (17.Ne4
Qg6) 17...Bxh6 18.Qxh6 Qg6 19.Qxg6+ hxg6 20.Ne4 Nf7 21.g4 Kg7∞

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15.Nxe4 Nf6 16.Ng5!
16.O-O Nxe4 17.fxe4 Bg4=
16...Re8?!
16...Qe7 17.O-O (17.Ra3 h6 18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.dxe6 Qxe6 20.O-O©) 17...h6 18.Ne4 Nxe4
19.fxe4 Rxf1+ 20.Rxf1 Qxe4 21.Bd3 Qe5 22.Bxh6 Bd7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Re1 Qf6 25.Qe3 Rf8
26.a5²
17.O-O Qe7 18.Ra3 Bd7

19.Re1!± b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Bd3 Qe5 23.Bxc5 Qxd5 24.Bxh7+ Kh8 25.Bd4!
Ra4 26.b4 Ra2 27.Qe3 Ra3

28.Qf4!+- Nxh7 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7 30.Re7+ Kg6 31.Nxh7 Ra1+ 32.Kf2 Ra2+ 33.Kg3 h4+
34.Qxh4 Qd2 35.Nf8+ Kf5 36.Rf7+ Ke5 37.Qe4# 1-0

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 30. A65
Urbina Quiroz, Edwin - Civitill, Alfredo
corr 140/30, 2018

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 e6
10.Be2 exd5 11.cxd5 a6 12.a4 Bd7 13.h3 b5 14.f4

14.O-O b4!? 15.Nb1 c4 16.Nd2 (16.f4 Nd3 17.Bxd3 cxd3 18.Qxd3 Qe8! 19.b3 h5 20.Nd2 h4
21.Nh1 Rc8 22.Bd4 Rc3!„) 16...c3 17.f4 Neg4 18.hxg4 cxd2∞
14...b4!?
14...Nc4 15.Bxc4 bxc4 16.O-O Rb8 17.e5 Ne8 18.Qe2 (18.Qd2 f5!? (18...Qc8 - 105/200) 19.e6
Bc8 20.Bf2 Rb3„) 18...dxe5 19.Bxc5 exf4 20.Bxf8 Bxf8 21.Rxf4 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Bd6©
15.Nb1

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15...Re8!
15...Qe7!?
16.fxe5
16.O-O Nxe4! 17.Nxe4 Nc4! 18.Bxc4 Rxe4µ 19.Qd3 Rxe3 20.Qxe3 Bd4-+
16...Nxe4! 17.Nxe4 Qh4+ 18.Bf2
18.Nf2? Rxe5µ
18...Qxe4 19.e6
19.O-O Qxe5³
19...Bxe6!
19...fxe6 20.O-O!
20.dxe6 Rxe6

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21.Nd2
21.Kf1!? Rae8 22.Bxa6 (22.Bf3 Qc4+ 23.Kg1 Bd4! (23...Bxb2 24.Nd2±) 24.Nd2 Bxf2+
25.Kxf2 Qd4+ 26.Kg3 (26.Kf1 Qd3+ 27.Kg1 Qe3+ 28.Kf1= (28.Kh2?! Qf4+ 29.Kg1
(29.g3?? Re2+!))) 26...Qe5+ 27.Kf2 Qe3+ 28.Kg3=) 22...Qf4! 23.Nd2 (23.Kg1?? Re1+!-+)
23...Bxb2 24.Ra2 Re1+ 25.Qxe1 Rxe1+ 26.Kxe1 Bc3 27.Ke2 Qf5©
21...Qxg2 22.Rg1 Qxh3 23.Rg3 Qh1+N
23...Qh2 24.Nf1 Qh1 25.Rg1 Qh3=
24.Rg1 Qh3 1/2-1/2
31. A65
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2724) - Svidler, Peter (2739)
Moscow (m/2) 140/31, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 e6 4.e4 c5 5.d5 d6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Nge2 O-O 8.Ng3 exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4
h5 11.Bg5 Qe8 12.Bd3 Nh7 13.Bf4 Qe7 14.Nge2 Nd7 15.O-O Ne5 16.Bc2 Rb8
16...Bd7 - 125/(27)
17.a5 b5N
17...b6
18.axb6 Rxb6 19.Bc1 h4
19...Rb4
20.f4 Ng4 21.h3 Ngf6 22.Ra2

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22...Bd7
¹22...Nh5 23.Be3 (23.Qe1 f5ƒ; 23.Bd3 N7f6 (23...Re8 24.Rf3 g5∞) 24.Qe1 Re8∞; 23.e5 dxe5
24.f5 Bxf5 25.Bxf5 gxf5 26.Rxf5 Nf4 27.Nxf4 exf4 28.Rxf4 (28.Bxf4? Bxc3 29.bxc3 Qe4-+)
28...Re8∞) 23...f5 (23...Rb4∞) 24.e5 dxe5 25.b4! exf4 26.Bxc5 Rd6∞
23.Qe1 Nh5 24.Be3 Rfb8
24...f5 25.e5 (25.Bf2 g5 26.exf5 Bxf5 27.Bxf5 Rxf5 28.fxg5 Nxg5 29.Bxh4 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1
Qe5©) 25...Rfb8 26.e6 Bb5 27.Nxb5 Rxb5 28.Rxa6 (28.b3 Qb7∞) 28...Rxb2 29.Bd3 R2b3
30.Nc1 (30.Qd1 N7f6∞) 30...R3b4∞
25.b3 Rxb3
25...Qd8!? 26.Bf2 Qc8 27.Bxh4 (27.Kh2 g5„) 27...Bxh3 28.f5! (28.gxh3 Qxh3 29.Qf2 (29.e5?
dxe5 30.Be4 exf4 31.Bg2 Qg4µ) 29...Bxc3 30.Nxc3 c4! 31.b4 Qxc3 32.Qf3 Qxf3 33.Rxf3
N7f6∞) 28...Bg4 29.fxg6 fxg6 30.e5 Bxe5 31.Bxg6 Rxb3 32.Ra4∞; 25...Ng3 26.Nxg3 hxg3
27.Rf3 Nf6 28.Qxg3 Nh5 29.Qe1 f5 30.Bf2±
26.Bxb3 Rxb3 27.Bd2
27.Rxa6 Ng3 28.Ra8+ (28.Nxg3 Bxc3 29.Ra8+ Kg7 30.Qd1 Rb4 31.Qc2 Bd4 32.Bxd4+ Rxd4
33.Ne2 Rxe4 34.Nc3 Re3∞) 28...Nf8 29.Nxg3 Rxc3 30.e5 Rxe3 31.Qxe3 hxg3∞
27...Bd4+?
27...Bb5 28.Nxb5 axb5 29.e5 (29.f5 Ng5∞) 29...dxe5 30.Ra8+ (30.Nc1 Rg3 31.Ra8+ Nf8
32.fxe5

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32...Bxe5! 33.Bh6 Kh7 34.Bxf8 Bd4+ 35.Kh2 (35.Kh1? Qd7!-+) 35...Rxg2+ 36.Kxg2 Qg5+
37.Kh1 (37.Kh2 Be5+ 38.Kh1 Ng3+ 39.Kg2 Nf5+ 40.Kh1 Ng3+=) 37...Qxd5+ 38.Kh2
Be5+=; 30.f5 g5∞) 30...Nf8 31.f5 gxf5 32.Rxf5 Ng3 33.Nxg3 hxg3∞; 27...Bc8
28.Kh2

28...N7f6?
28...Rb6 29.Qa1 (29.Na4 Rb8 30.e5 Bb5 31.Nxd4 (31.Nac3 Ng3©) 31...cxd4 32.Bb4 Bxf1
33.Bxd6 Qb7 34.Bxb8 Ng3 35.Bd6 Qxd5©) 29...Ng3 30.Rb1 Rxb1 31.Qxb1 Nf6 32.Rxa6
Nfxe4 33.Nxe4 Qxe4 34.Qxe4 Nxe4 35.Be1²
29.Rf3
29.Rxa6 Ng3 30.Ra8+ Kh7 31.Nxg3 hxg3+ 32.Kh1 Bxh3! 33.Qxg3! (33.gxh3 Rb2! 34.Ra3
(34.Rf3 Nh5ƒ) 34...g2+ 35.Kxg2 Bxc3 36.Rxc3 Qxe4+ 37.Kg1 (37.Qxe4 Nxe4 38.Ra3 Rxd2+

378
39.Kf3 f5=) 37...Qxd5©) 33...Bd7 34.f5±
29...Rb4
29...Rb6 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.Rxe3±
30.Rxa6+- Rc4 31.Ra7
31.Ra8+ Kg7 32.Nxd4 cxd4 33.e5 Ne8 34.Ne4 dxe5 35.f5! ∆gxf5 (∆35...Bxf5 36.Bg5 f6
37.Rxf5! gxf5 38.Qxh4) 36.Rxe8 Bxe8 37.Rxf5 f6 38.Qxh4
31...Qd8 32.Qa1 Nxe4
32...Kg7 33.Qa6 Rb4 34.Qxd6
33.Ra8 Bc8 34.Qa6 Nxd2 35.Rxc8 Nxf3+ 36.gxf3 Qxc8 37.Qxc8+ Kg7 38.Nxd4 Rxd4
39.Qd8 Rd2+ 40.Kg1 Nxf4 41.Qxd6 Nxh3+ 42.Kf1 1-0

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A75-A99

32. A80
Baron, Tal (2506) - Piorun, Kacper (2631)
Skopje 140/32, 2019

1.d4 f5 2.Bf4!? Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.h4! h6

4...Bg7 5.h5 Nxh5 6.Rxh5 gxh5 7.Qxh5+ Kf8 8.Qxf5+ Kg8 9.Nf3± - 50/(98)
5.Nc3 d6 6.Qf3 Bg7
6...e6 7.O-O-O Nc6 8.e4 Qe7 9.exf5 gxf5 10.Bc4 Na5 11.Ba6!? Qf7 12.Kb1 Bg7 13.Nh3 Bd7
14.Bxb7 Rb8 15.Ba6 Rb6 16.Be2 O-O©
7.Qg3 Kf7 8.O-O-O Nc6N
8...Nh5 9.Qf3 c6 10.Bd3 Rf8 11.Nge2 Kg8²
9.Be2
9.Bc4+!? e6 10.Nf3 Na5 11.Be2²
9...e6
9...Qe8 10.Nf3 Kf8 11.h5! g5 12.Nxg5 hxg5 13.Bxg5 Bh6 14.Bxh6+ Rxh6 15.e4ƒ
10.Bf3 Qe7 11.Nge2! e5

11...Bd7 12.Rhe1ƒ … e4

380
12.Nd5 Nxd5
12...Qe6 13.Nxc7 Qxa2 14.Nxa8 Na5 (14...exf4 15.Nxf4 Ne7 16.Nd3 Rd8 (16...Be6 17.Qxd6
Rxa8 18.Bxb7 Re8 19.Qa6+-) 17.Kd2!±) 15.Nc3 (15.dxe5 Nc4-+) 15...Qa1+ 16.Kd2 Qxb2
17.dxe5 dxe5 18.Bxe5 Ne4+ 19.Bxe4 Bxe5 20.Bd5+ Kf6 21.f4 Bxc3+ 22.Ke2 Qxc2+ 23.Kf3±;
12...exf4 13.Nexf4 Nxd5 14.Bxd5+ Ke8 15.Nxg6 Qf6 16.Nxh8 Bxh8 17.e4 Nxd4 18.Rhe1 f4
19.e5! dxe5 20.Qg8+ Qf8 21.Rxd4±
13.Bxd5+ Kf8

14.dxe5?
14.e4! exd4 (14...exf4? 15.Nxf4 Ke8 16.Rhe1+-; 14...Nxd4 15.Nxd4 exf4 16.Qxg6 fxe4
17.Rhe1ƒ) 15.Bd2!?ƒ
14...dxe5 15.e4?
15.Qxg6 exf4 16.Nxf4 Ne5 17.Qg3 a5 18.a4 (18.e4 c6) 18...Ra6³
15...exf4 16.Nxf4 Ne5µ 17.Bb3 c6 18.Rhe1
18.Qxg6 Nxg6 19.Nxg6+ Ke8 20.Nxe7 Kxe7 21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Rhe1+ Kf8µ
18...g5!-+ 19.exf5
19.Nh5 f4 20.Qc3 b5-+
19...gxf4 20.Qxf4 h5 21.Kb1 a5 22.a4 Qf6 23.Qd4 Bxf5 0-1
33. A87
Gledura, Benjamin (2630) - Demuth, Adrien (2510)
Skopje 140/33, 2019

1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.b3 d6 7.Bb2 c6 8.c4 Na6 9.Nbd2 e5

381
9...Qe8!? 10.Qc2 h6 … g5
10.dxe5 Nd7
10...Ng4 11.Qc2 Nxe5 12.Rad1 Qe7 13.Bc3 Bd7 14.b4²
11.Ba3 Nxe5
11...c5 12.e6 Nb6 13.h4!? (13.Qc2 Bxe6 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.Bb2 Nb4 16.Qb1 Rad8 17.Bxg7
Qxg7 18.Ne1 a5 19.a3 Nc6 20.Nd3 g5∞) 13...Nc7 14.Qc2 Bxe6 15.Bb2²
12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Nf3 Bxa1 14.Qxa1 Nc5 15.Rd1

15...Qe7N
15...Qf6? 16.Qc1 Qe7 17.Bb2 Ne4 18.Qe3! Be6 19.Qd4 Kf7 20.h4 Rad8 21.Ng5+! Nxg5
22.hxg5 Rd7 23.f4 Qd8 24.Kf1± - 49/128
16.Qd4 Ne4
16...Qf6!? 17.Qf4 Ne4 18.h4 Re8 19.Bf1! a5 20.Bxd6 a4 (20...Nxd6 21.Rxd6 Re6 22.e4! Rxd6
23.e5 Qe6 24.exd6→) 21.Be5 Qe7 22.b4 Qxb4 23.Ba1©
17.Nd2 Nc5 18.b4
18.Nb1! a5 19.Nc3 Qf6 20.Qd2 Re8 21.Bb2ƒ
18...Qxe2?!
18...Na4 19.Qd3 Be6 20.Qc2 Nb6 21.Bb2 h6 22.a4 Kh7 23.a5 Nd7 24.a6∞
19.Nf3 Ne6

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20.Qa1!ƒ f4™
20...Qxc4? 21.Rxd6 a5 22.Bf1! Qc2 23.Nd4+-; 20...Rd8? 21.Re1 Qxc4 22.Bf1 Qg4 23.Qc3 d5
24.h3 Qh5 25.Rxe6 Bxe6 26.Bb2 d4 27.Nxd4+-
21.g4! Qxc4?
21...Ng7 22.h3! Qxc4 (22...Be6?! 23.Rd2 Qxc4 24.Ng5 Qa6 25.Bb2±) 23.Rxd6 Be6 24.Qe5
Rae8 25.Bb2 Rf7 26.Ng5 Bd7

27.Nxf7! Rxe5 28.Nxe5 Qxb4 29.Rxd7 Qxb2 30.Rd8+ Ne8 31.Rxe8+ Kg7 32.Bf3! Qxa2
33.Kg2ƒ; 21...Nc7 22.h3! Be6 23.b5! c5 24.Ng5 f3 25.Bf1 Qe5 26.Qxe5 dxe5 27.Bxc5 Rfd8
28.Rc1 Rac8 29.Be3©
22.Rxd6 Ng7 23.Bf1! Qe4 24.Ne5 Re8 25.Bc4+ Kh8 26.Bb2 Be6 27.Bxe6 Nxe6 28.Nd7+ 1-0

34. A96

383
 Pajeken, Jakob Leon (2339) - Pap, Misa (2491)
Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 140/34, 2019

1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6

6...Ne4!?
7.Nc3 a5!?
7...Ne4
8.Qc2
8.Re1 Ne4 9.Qc2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 (10.Qxc3 - 2/67)
8...Nc6 9.a3
9.e4 fxe4 10.Nxe4 e5„ (10...Qe8!?)
9...e5 10.dxe5?!
10.d5! Nb8 11.Ng5 g6 12.Rb1! (12.Bd2²) 12...Nh5 13.Ne6 Bxe6 14.dxe6 c6N (14...Nc6
15.Qa4ƒ) 15.Bh6 Rf6 16.e4

16...f4? (16...Na6 17.Na4ƒ) 17.Qb3 Qc7 18.c5!? (18.Rbd1 Na6 19.Na4±) 18...dxc5 19.a4ƒ
Andonovski,L (2276)-Nikolovski,N (2391) Severna Makedonija (ch) 140/(34) 2019
10...dxe5 11.Rd1
11.e4 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Bf5„
11...Qe8∞ 12.Nb5
12.Nd5 Bd8 13.Be3 e4„ (13...Qh5 - 32/147)
12...Bd8„ 13.Nh4?N

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13.b3 e4
13...e4!?³
13...f4!? 14.Nf3 (14.gxf4? e4 15.Bf1 Qh5 16.Ng2 Ng4-+) 14...Qh5 15.gxf4 Bf5„
14.Bf4 Qf7 15.Qc3?
15.e3 Be6 16.Bf1 h6µ; 15.Rxd8 Rxd8 16.Bxc7 (16.Nxc7 Nd4 17.Qd1 Ne6 18.Qxd8+ Nxd8
19.Nxa8 h6-+) 16...Nd4 17.Rd1 Ne8 18.Nxd4 Nxc7³
15...Nh5?!
15...Ne8-+; 15...Be6-+
16.Rxd8™ Nxd8! 17.Bxc7

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17.Be5 Ne6-+
17...g5! 18.Bd6?!
18.g4 fxg4 19.Bxe4 Qxf2+ 20.Kh1 Qxh4-+; 18.Bxa5 gxh4 19.Bb4 Be6 20.Bxf8 Qxf8µ
18...gxh4 19.Bxf8
19.Nc7 Rb8 20.Nd5 Nc6-+
19...Qxf8-+ 20.Nc7 Rb8 21.g4 Nf4!?
21...Ng7-+; 21...Qg7-+
22.Qe5 Nxe2+
22...Nxg2
23.Kf1 Nc6!?
23...Nf7! 24.Qxa5 h3 25.Bxh3 Nf4-+
24.Qd5+ Kh8! 25.Kxe2

25...Qg7?!µ
25...Qe7! 26.Nb5 Be6-+
26.Qd6 Be6!?
26...Qxb2+ 27.Ke3 f4+! 28.Kxf4 (28.Kxe4 Bxg4-+) 28...Bxg4!!-+
27.Nxe6 Qxb2+ 28.Ke3
28.Qd2 Qxa1
28...Qxa1-+ 29.Kf4 Qg1

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29...Qb2
30.Qd7 Qxf2+
30...Qxh2+ 31.Ke3 Qe5
31.Kg5 Rg8+ 32.Kh6
32.Kh5 Qxg2
32...Rg6+ 33.Kh5 Qxg2 0-1

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B00-B24

35. B03
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy (2581) - Plischki, Sebastian (2397)
Praha (open) 140/35, 2019

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 O-O 9.b3 Bf5
10.Be2
10.Nf3 d5 (10...e5 11.Be2 Nc6 12.O-O²) 11.c5 Nc8 12.b4 (12.h3 Nc6 13.Be2 Be4 14.Nxe4
dxe4 15.Ng5 Nxd4 16.O-O) 12...Bg4 13.Be2 e6∞
10...e5
10...d5 - 112/62
11.Nf3 e4

11...Nc6 12.d5 Ne7 13.h3! (13.h4!?) 13...Bc8 14.O-O Nf5 (14...f5?! 15.Ng5!; 14...h6 15.c5
dxc5 16.Bxc5 Re8 17.d6 Nc6 18.Nb5 e4 19.Nfd4ƒ) 15.Bg5 f6 16.Bd2 Nh6 17.b4 (17.Ne4 Nf7
18.Re1 Re8 19.Bf1 h6 20.Ba5 f5 21.Nc3 Bd7²) 17...Nf7 18.Qb3 f5 (18...a5 19.a3 f5 20.c5 axb4
21.axb4 e4 22.Ne1ƒ) 19.c5ƒ; 11...Bg4 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.c5 Nc8 14.O-O Nc6 15.h3²
12.Ng5N
12.Nd2
12...d5
12...Qe7 13.g4 Bc8 14.Ngxe4 f5 15.gxf5 gxf5 16.Bg5

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13.c5
13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.g4 Bd7 16.O-O±
13...Nc8 14.g4 Be6 15.Qd2 Nc6 16.h4 Qd7

17.Rg1?!
17.h5 Bxg4 18.Nxh7 (18.hxg6 hxg6 19.Nh7 N8e7 20.Bg5 f6 21.Nxf8 Rxf8 22.Bh6 g5©)
18...Kxh7 19.hxg6+ Kg8 20.Bh6 f5 21.Nxd5 Bxe2 22.Bxg7 Qxg7 23.Qxe2 Nxd4 24.Qc4 Nf3+
25.Kd1 Qd4+ 26.Qxd4 Nxd4 27.Rh7©
17...N8e7 18.h5?! gxh5! 19.gxh5 Kh8 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Bg4
21.Bg4 Nf5 22.Bxf5 Rxf5 23.Ne2 (23.h6 Bf6 24.Kd1 e5 25.dxe5 Rxe5 26.Bf4 Qf5µ)
23...Rxh5µ
1/2-1/2

36. B03
Delchev, Aleksander (2556) - Dimitrov, Radoslav (2535)
Bulgaria (ch) 140/36, 2019

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 O-O 9.b3 Bf5!?
10.Be2 e5
10...d5!? 11.c5 Nc8 12.h3 (12.g4!?) 12...Nc6 13.Nf3 Be4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Ng5 Nxd4 16.O-O
a5 (16...Nf5 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.Rfd1 Rf8 19.Nxe4) 17.Nxe4 Na7 18.Bc4 Nac6 19.Re1=
11.dxe5?!
11.d5! Bd7 12.Qd2 Na6 13.h4 f5 14.Bg5 Bf6 15.Nh3 Nc5 16.h5ƒ; 11.Nf3 - 140/35
11...dxe5 12.Nb5N

389
12.c5 N6d7∞ (12...Nc8 13.Nf3 Nc6 14.O-O Nd4 15.Bc4 Bg4 16.Bxd4 exd4 17.Ne4∞)
12...Nc6 13.Nf3 Nb4
13...e4 14.Nfd4; 13...Qb8 14.Qd6! Qc8 15.O-O∞
14.O-O
14.Bc5 Nxa2
14...Nd3?!
14...Nxa2 15.Ra1 Nb4 16.Rxa7 (16.Bc5 Nc6 17.Bxf8 Qxf8©) 16...Rxa7 17.Nxa7 Nc8 18.Nb5
Qe7 19.Bg5 f6 20.Bd2 Rd8 21.Bxb4 Rxd1 22.Bxe7 Rxf1+ 23.Kxf1 Nxe7 24.Nd6 b6=
15.Rc2 a6
15...Nf4 16.Rd2 Nxe2+ 17.Qxe2 Qe7 18.Nd6±
16.Nc3 e4?!

16...Nf4 17.Rd2 Qc7 18.c5 Nc8²

17.Nxe4?!
17.Ng5! Nb4 (17...Qe7 18.Ngxe4 Nb2 19.Qb1 Bxc3 20.Nxc3) 18.Rd2 Qe8 19.Ngxe4 Bxe4
20.Nxe4 Qxe4 21.Bxb6±
17...Bxe4 18.Bxd3
18.Rd2 Bc3 19.Rxd3 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 Qxd3 21.Bxd3 Nd7 22.Be4©
18...Qxd3
18...Bxd3 19.Rd2 Bxc4 20.Rxd8 Rfxd8 21.Bxb6 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Bb5 23.Nd4 Bd7 24.Nc2 Bc6
25.Nd4 Be8 26.Rc1=

390
19.Rd2 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Qf5 21.Bxb6 Qg5+
21...Be5 22.Be3 Qh3 23.f4 Bc7 24.Kh1 b5©
22.Kh1 Be5 23.Rg1 Qh6 24.Rg2 Bf4 25.Rd7
25.Rd5 Rfe8 26.Bd8 Qh3 27.Bg5 Bc7 28.f4 Re4 29.Rg3 Qe6 30.Kg2 Bxf4 31.Bxf4 Rxf4=
25...Rfe8 26.Ba5! Qh3 27.Rxb7 Re5 28.Bc7
28.Bd8 Rh5 29.Qd7 Rf5=
28...Rg5 29.Qg1 Re8

30.Rg3??†
30.Rxg5 Re1 31.Rg3 Bxg3 32.Bxg3 Rxg1+ 33.Kxg1 h5 34.c5 h4 35.Rb8+ Kh7 36.c6 hxg3
37.hxg3 Qh6 38.f4 Qh5 39.c7 Qd1+ 40.Kh2 Qh5+=
30...Bxg3 31.fxg3 Rf5
31...Re2-+
32.f4 Qg4
32...Re2-+
33.Rb8
33.Qf1 Rh5 34.Rb8 Rxb8 35.Bxb8 Qxg3 36.Qe2 Rh3 37.Bd6 Qe3 38.Qxe3 Rxe3-+
33...Rxb8 34.Bxb8

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34...Qf3+?
34...Ra5! 35.Qd4 Qe2 36.Be5 Qf1+ 37.Qg1 Qf3+ 38.Qg2 Qxg2+ 39.Kxg2 Rxa2+ 40.Kf3
Rxh2-+
35.Qg2 Qd1+ 36.Qg1 Qc2 37.Be5 Rh5 38.h4 Qxa2 39.Qb6 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

37. B07
Artemiev, Vladislav (2736) - Firouzja, Alireza (2657)
Astana 140/37, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.Re1 Nbd7 7.e4 e5 8.Nc3 b6!?
8...c6 - 121/42
9.h3 Bb7 10.d5
10.a4 a5 11.d5 - 111/46
10...Qe7 11.Bg5N
11.Be3
11...h6 12.Be3 Rac8!? 13.Qd2 Kh7

392
14.Nh2! c6 15.dxc6 Rxc6 16.Ng4 Qe6
16...Nxg4 17.hxg4 Nf6 18.g5 (18.f3!?) 18...hxg5 19.Bxg5ƒ … Nd5
17.Bxh6
17.Nxh6?! Rxc3! 18.bxc3 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Bxe4 20.Ng4 Rh8! … Kg8ƒ
17.Nxf6+!? Nxf6 18.a4²
17...Nxg4 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.hxg4 Qxg4 20.Nb5 Nf6 21.Nxd6 Ba6
21...Bc8!? 22.Re3 Qh5 23.Rc3 (23.Rd3 Bh3 24.f3 Bxg2 25.Qxg2 Nh7 26.c3 Ng5 27.Kf2 Rh8
28.Rf1 (28.Ne8+ Rxe8 29.Rh1 Nxe4+! 30.fxe4 Rf6+ 31.Ke1 Qg5 32.Ke2=) 28...Nh3+ 29.Ke1
Qg5 30.Rd2∞) 23...Rxc3 24.Qxc3 Bh3 (24...Be6©) 25.Qc7 (25.Bxh3 Qxh3 26.Qf3 Nh7 27.Rd1
Ng5 28.Qg2 Qg4 29.Rd3 Qe2 30.f4 Nh3+ 31.Qxh3 Rh8 (31...Qxc2 32.Qf1 Rh8 33.Qf3 exf4
34.gxf4 Rh4©) 32.Qxh8+ Kxh8 33.Nxf7+ Kg7 34.Nxe5 Qe1+ 35.Kh2 Qxe4∞ (35...Qe2+
36.Kg1=)) 25...Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Ng4 27.Rh1 Ne3+ 28.fxe3 Qe2+ 29.Kg1 Qxe3+ 30.Kf1 Qf3+
31.Kg1 Qxg3+ 32.Kf1=
22.Rad1 Rh8 23.b3 Rc7?!
23...Qh5 24.c4 Bc8 25.Nxc8 Rhxc8„ … Ng4, b5
24.c4 Rd7 25.Qc3 Qe6 26.f4 Ng4 27.fxe5 Bb7?

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27...Qxe5 28.Qxe5+ Nxe5 29.Rd5 f6 30.Red1²
28.Ne8+! Kg8
28...Rxe8 29.Rxd7 Qxd7 30.e6++-
29.Rxd7 Qxd7 30.Nf6+ Nxf6 31.exf6 Qc7 32.Rd1 Rh5 33.Qe3 Qe5 34.Qf4 Qc5+ 35.Kf1 Bc6
36.Rd8+ Kh7 37.Qb8 1-0
38. B10
Delchev, Aleksander (2556) - Hoefelsauer, Thomas (2354)
Deutschland 140/38, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Nbd7

5...Bd7?! 6.Bc4±
6.Nf3
6.Nc3 - 109/48
6...g6
6...Nxd5 7.Nc3!; 6...a6!
7.O-O
7.d6 e6 8.d4 Bxd6 9.O-O O-O=
7...a6N
7...Nxd5?! 8.Qb3!ƒ; 7...Bg7?! 8.d6 e6 9.d4 O-O (9...Qb6 10.a4 Qxd6 11.b3 … Ba3) 10.Nc3
Qb6 (10...a6 11.Bd3 Qb6 12.Bf4 Qxb2 13.Rc1 Qb6 14.Qd2) 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Be5 (12.Bg5 Qxd6
13.Rc1 a6 14.Bd3 Nhf6 (14...h6 15.Ne4) 15.Qd2²) 12...f6 13.Bg3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Qxd6 15.Bc4

394
Nb6 16.Bb3² ∆Bd7 17.Re1 Kh8 18.Ne4 Qe7 19.Rc1 Rac8 20.Nc5±
8.Ba4
8.Qa4 Bg7 9.Nc3 O-O©
8...Nxd5?!
8...b5! 9.Bb3! (9.Bc2 Nxd5) 9...Nc5 10.Bc2 Nxd5 11.d4 Ne6 12.Nc3 (12.Re1 Bg7 13.Nc3
Bb7) 12...Bb7 13.Be4 (13.a4 Bg7 14.axb5 axb5 15.Rxa8 Qxa8 16.Nxb5 O-O) 13...Bg7 14.Re1
(14.Qb3 Nxc3) 14...Nxc3 (14...O-O 15.Qb3 Nec7 16.Bg5) 15.bxc3 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 O-O 17.Qb3
Nc7 18.Ba3 Re8 19.Rc1 Nd5 20.c4 bxc4 21.Qxc4 (21.Rxc4 e6) 21...Rc8 (21...Qa5 22.Bc5)
22.Bc5=
9.Nc3 Nb6?! [×Nb6]
9...Nc7! 10.d4 Bg7 11.Re1 O-O 12.Bg5 (12.Bb3 Nf6 13.Ne5) 12...Nf6 13.Bb3 Be6 14.Rc1²
10.Bb3 Nc5?

10...Bg7?? 11.Bxf7++-; 10...e6 11.d4 Bg7 12.d5; 10...Nf6! 11.Ne5 e6 12.d4 Bg7 13.Re1 O-O±
11.Ng5?!
11.Bxf7+! Kxf7 12.d4 Ne6 13.Qb3+- Kg7 (13...Ke8 14.Be3) 14.Be3 Qd6 15.Rac1 Bd7
(15...Nd7 16.Ne4 Qb6 17.d5 (17.Qd1+-) 17...Qxb3 18.axb3 Nd8 19.Rc7 Nf7 20.Rfc1+-)
16.Rfe1 (16.d5 Nc5 17.Qb4 e5 18.dxe6 Nxe6 19.Qxd6 Bxd6 20.Bxb6) 16...h6 17.d5 (17.Ne5)
17...Nc5 18.Qb4 Nca4 19.Qxd6 exd6 20.Nxa4 Nxa4 21.Rc7 Rd8 22.Bd4+ Kg8 23.Bf6 Rc8
24.Rxc8 Bxc8 25.Bxh8 Kxh8 26.Re8+-
11...e6 12.d4 Nxb3 13.Qxb3 Be7
13...Bg7 14.Nge4 (14.Qa3 Bf8 15.Qa5 Be7) 14...O-O 15.Bg5 f6 16.Bf4 Nd5 17.Bd6 Re8

395
18.Ba3 Nxc3 19.bxc3 Qd5 20.Rfe1²
14.Nge4
14.Nf3
14...O-O 15.Bh6 Re8 16.Rfe1 Nd5
16...Bd7 17.Nc5 Bc6 18.Nxe6! fxe6 19.Rxe6 Kh8 20.d5 Bxd5 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Rd1 Bf6
23.Rxd5 Rxe6 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.g4±
17.Nxd5 exd5

18.Qxd5!± Bf5 19.Qe5

19.Qxb7! Rb8 (19...Qxd4 20.Rad1) 20.Qc6 Qxd4 21.Rad1 Qxb2 22.Nd6+-
19...f6 20.Qg3 Qd5 21.Qf3
21.Nc3 Qf7 22.d5
21...Qf7
21...Kh8 22.Re3 Rad8 23.Rae1→
22.a3
22.Nc3 Bb4 23.d5
22...Rad8
22...Bxe4 23.Rxe4 f5 24.Re3 Bf6 25.Rd1→
23.Rad1 Be6

396
23...Bxe4 24.Rxe4 f5 25.Re2 Bf6 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.d5 Bxb2 28.d6
24.d5! Bf5
24...Bxd5 25.Rxd5 Rxd5 26.Nxf6+ Bxf6 27.Rxe8+ Qxe8 28.Qxd5+ Qf7 29.Qd6 Qe7 30.Qd1!
(30.Qxe7 Bxe7 31.Bd2 Kf7 32.f4 Ke6 33.Kf2 Kd5 34.Kf3 Kc4 35.g4 Kb3 (35...Bf6 36.Bc3)
36.Bc3) 30...Bxb2 (30...Bd4 31.g3 Qe5 32.Qf3 Qf5 33.Qe2 Qf7 34.b4) 31.Qb3++-
25.Nc3 Bd6 26.Bf4 h5 27.h3 Kg7 28.Rxe8 Qxe8 29.Bxd6 Rxd6 30.g4 hxg4 31.hxg4 Bd7
32.Qf4
32.Ne4 Rb6 33.g5+-
32...Rb6 33.b4 a5 34.b5 Qe5 35.Qxe5 fxe5 36.f3 a4 37.Re1 Kf6 38.Re4 Ke7 39.Rxe5+ Kd6
40.Rg5 1-0

39. B12
Solodovnichenko, Yuri (2572) - Landa, Konstantin (2622)
France 140/39, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Qg4 Nd7

5...h5 - 70/112
6.Bb5
6.Nf3
6...Qc7
6...a6! 7.Bxd7+ (7.Ba4 h5 8.Qd1 Bxc5 9.Nf3 b5 10.Bb3 Nh6³) 7...Bxd7 8.Nf3 (8.Be3 Ne7
9.Nf3 Nf5 10.Nbd2 Qa5) 8...h5 9.Qf4 Bxc5 10.Be3 Be7 11.Nc3 Nh6∞
7.Nf3 Qxc5 8.Nc3 Qb4 9.Qg3

397
9...a6N
9...Ne7 10.a3 Qa5 11.O-O a6 12.Bd3²
10.a3 Qa5 11.Be2 d4?
11...Ne7 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.O-O-O Nc5 14.Nd4 Nc6 15.Be3 Bd7 16.f4²
12.b4
12.Nxd4 Qxe5 13.Be3 Ngf6 14.O-O-O Qxg3 15.hxg3±
12...Qc7
12...Bxb4 13.axb4 Qxa1 14.O-O Qxc3 15.Qxg7+-
13.Ne4 Qxc2 14.Nfg5 Nh6 15.Bd3 Qc7?
15...Qb3 16.Rb1 (16.Bf4 Nf5 17.Qh3 h6 18.Nxf7 Kxf7 19.O-O Qd5 20.g4 Nxe5 21.Bxe5 Qxe5
22.f4 Qd5 23.gxf5 exf5 24.Ng5+ Kg8 25.Qf3 Be6 26.Nxe6 Qxe6 27.Qxb7±) 16...Qd5 17.f4
Nf5 18.Qh3 Be7 19.O-O±
16.Bf4 Nf5 17.Qh3 h6
17...Nxe5 18.O-O Be7 (18...h6 19.Nxf7! (19.Rac1? hxg5 20.Qxh8 Nf3+ 21.gxf3 Qxf4µ)
19...Kxf7 20.Rac1 Qb8 21.g4+-) 19.Rac1 Qd8 (19...Qb8 20.Rxc8+ Qxc8 21.Bxe5+-) 20.Bxe5
Bxg5 21.Nxg5 Qxg5 22.f4 Qg6 23.Rc7+-
18.Rc1 Qb6

398
19.Nf3
19.Nxf7! Kxf7 20.g4 Ne7 21.Nd6+ Kg8 22.g5 Nf5 23.Bxf5 exf5 24.Qb3+ Kh7 25.g6+ Kxg6
26.Rg1+ Kh7 27.Qf7+-
19...a5 20.g4 axb4 21.gxf5 exf5 22.Nd6+
22.e6 Qxe6 (22...fxe6 23.Bc7+-) 23.Nxd4+-
22...Bxd6 23.exd6 Nc5 24.Nxd4 O-O 25.Rg1?!
25.Nxf5 Nxd3+ 26.Qxd3 Bxf5 (26...bxa3 27.Rxc8 Raxc8 28.O-O+-) 27.Qxf5 bxa3 28.O-O+-
25...Nxd3+ 26.Qxd3 Rxa3
¹26...bxa3 27.Bxh6 Re8+ 28.Kf1 g6 29.Qc3 Bd7 30.Rg3±
27.Be5
27.Qe2! Bd7 (27...b3 28.Qe5 Qa5+ 29.Ke2 Qxe5+ 30.Bxe5 g6 31.Rc7+-) 28.Ne6!! fxe6
(28...Bxe6 29.Qe5+-) 29.Qe5 Rf7 30.Bxh6+-
27...g5 28.Qd2?!
28.Nb3+-
28...f6 29.Bxf6

399
29...Re8+?
29...Rxf6 30.Rxc8+ (30.Rxg5+ hxg5 31.Qxg5+ Kf7 32.Rc7+ Qxc7 33.dxc7²) 30...Kh7 31.Kf1
(31.d7 Rd6∞) 31...Qxd6 32.Qe2 Qd5 33.Rc7+ Rf7 34.Rxf7+ Qxf7±
30.Ne2 Bd7 31.Bxg5 1-0

40. B12
Chigaev, Maksim (2637) - Riazantsev, Alexander (2653)
Russia 140/40, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.Qg4

6.Nf3 - 133/(64)
6...Ne7 7.Nf3

400
7...Ng6
7...O-O 8.Bd3 f5

9.Qg3N (9.exf6 Rxf6 10.Qh5 h6 (10...g6 11.Qh4 Nd7 (11...Rxf3 12.gxf3 Nbc6 13.Bh6 Qe8
14.Nc3²) 12.Nc3=) 11.b4 Bd6 12.Bb2 Nd7 13.Nbd2 e5 14.O-O e4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Bxe4©)
9...Nbc6 (9...Ng6!?) 10.O-O Ng6 11.b4 Be7 12.Bb2² Tari,A (2615)-Sadzikowski,D (2523)
Reykjavik 140/(40) 2019
8.Bd3
8.h4!? f5 (8...h5 9.Qg3 Nc6 10.Bd3 Nce7 11.Bg5 Bd7 12.Nc3²; 8...Qc7 9.h5 Nxe5 10.Qxg7
Nxf3+ 11.gxf3 Rf8 12.Bh6 Nc6 13.Nc3 Bd7 14.O-O-O O-O-O∞) 9.Qg3 f4 (9...Nc6 10.h5 f4
11.Qg4 Ncxe5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Qxg7 Nf7 14.Nc3 e5 (14...Bd6 15.Bd2 Be5 16.Qg4 Bd7
17.O-O-O²) 15.Bxf4! Bf8 (15...exf4? 16.Bb5+ Bd7 17.O-O-O+-) 16.Bb5+ Bd7 17.Qg4 Bxb5
18.Nxb5 Qa5+ 19.Nc3 d4 20.O-O-Oƒ) 10.Bxf4 Nxf4 11.Bb5+ (11.Qxf4 Qb6³) 11...Bd7
12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.Qxf4 Qb6 14.O-O Qxb2 15.Nbd2∞
8...Nc6N
8...O-O
9.Nc3 - 140/ 40
9.Qg3N Qc7 10.b4 Be7 (10...Bf8!?) 11.Bb2 O-O 12.h4 f6 (12...f5 13.Nc3 Ncxe5 14.Nxd5 exd5
15.Nxe5 Bf6=) 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Qxg6 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 fxe5 16.Ng5 Bxg5 17.hxg5 Bd7 18.Qh5
Qxc2 19.Nd2

401
19...Rxf2? (19...Qf5→) 20.Kxf2 Qxd2+ 21.Kg1 Be8? (21...Qd4+ 22.Kh2 Qf4+ 23.Kg1
Qd4+=) 22.Qh8+ Kf7 23.Rf1+ Ke7 24.Qxg7+ Kd6 25.Rh7 e4 26.Qc7# 1-0 (26) Tari,A (2618)-
Van Foreest,J (2601) chess.com (Internet-blitz) 140/(40) 2019
9...h5
9...O-O 10.Qh5 Bd7 11.O-O Be8 12.b4 Bb6 13.Ne2 Rc8 (13...f6?! 14.exf6 Rxf6 15.b5 Na5
16.Bb2±) 14.Bb2²
10.Qg3 h4 11.Qg4 Ncxe5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Qxg7 Nxd3+ 14.cxd3 Rh5

15.d4
15.Bh6 Qe7 16.Rc1 Qf8 17.Qxf8+ Bxf8 18.Bxf8 Kxf8 19.d4 Bd7∞; 15.Qg8+ Bf8 16.Bd2 a5
17.Qg4 Rh7 18.O-O Bg7∞
15...Bf8 16.Qg4 Rf5

402
¹16...Rh7 17.O-O Rg7 18.Qe2 Bd7 19.Bf4²
17.O-O
17.Qe2!

17...Be7 (17...Bd7 18.g4 hxg3 19.hxg3 Bg7 20.Be3 Kf8 (20...Rc8?! 21.Rh7 Kf8 (21...Qf6
22.g4±) 22.Bh6 Bxh6 23.Rh8+ Ke7 24.Rxd8 Kxd8 25.Kf1±) 21.O-O-O Rc8 22.Kb1 Qb6
23.Qd2±) 18.g4 Rf6 19.Bg5 Rg6 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.f4²
17...Bd7 18.Be3
18.Bf4 Qf6 19.Be5 Qh6 20.Rfe1 Qh5 21.h3 Rc8∞
18...Qf6 19.Rac1 Bd6
19...Qh8!? 20.h3 Bd6 21.Bg5 Be7 (21...f6!? 22.Bxh4 Kf7©) 22.Bxe7 Kxe7∞
20.Qg8+ Bf8 21.Qg4 Bd6 22.Qg8+ Bf8 23.Qg4 1/2-1/2
41. B12
Topalov, Veselin (2740) - Navara, David (2739)
Shamkir 140/41, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.Qg4

6.Nf3 - 138/49
6...Ne7 7.Nf3 Qb6

403
8.Bd3!N
8.Nc3?!
8...Nbc6
8...Bxf2+ 9.Ke2 Nbc6 (9...a5 10.Rf1 Bc5 11.Qxg7 Rg8 12.Qxh7 Rxg2+ 13.Kd1±) 10.Rf1 Bc5
11.b4 Bd4 12.c3 Nxe5 13.Qxd4 Nxd3 14.Qxd3²
9.O-O Ng6 10.Nc3 Qc7 11.Re1 O-O 12.Qh5 Bd7

13.b4
13.Ng5 h6 14.Nf3 (14.Nxf7? Rxf7 15.Qxg6 Bxf2+-+) 14...Be8∞; 13.Nd1! Nce7 (13...Be8
14.Ne3 f6 15.Ng4!ƒ) 14.b4 Bb6 15.Ne3 f5 16.exf6 Rxf6 17.Bb2ƒ
13...Be7 14.Bd2

404
14.Bg5 a6 15.Rad1 Be8 16.Bd2²
14...f5 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Rac1
16.Rad1 Nd4 17.Ng5 Bxg5 18.Qxg5 Nf4 19.Bxf4 (19.Qg3 Rac8) 19...Qxf4 (19...Rxf4?
20.Nxd5! exd5 21.Re7 Ne6 (21...Rf7 22.Bxh7+! Kxh7 23.Qh5++-) 22.Qxd5 Rd8 23.Qxe6+
Bxe6 24.Rxc7+-) 20.Qxf4 Rxf4 21.Be4 Nb5 22.Nxb5 (22.Nb1 a5∞ (22...Rc8 23.Bd3=))
22...Bxb5=; 16.Nb5!? Qb8 17.Rad1 a6 18.Nc3 Nd4 19.Ng5 Bxg5 20.Bxg5²
16...Nd4 17.Nxd4 Bxd4 18.Nd1 Qb6 19.Be3 e5 20.c3
20.c4!? dxc4 21.Bxc4+ Kh8 22.Bd3 Rf6 23.g3 Bc6 24.Bxd4 Qxd4! (24...exd4?! 25.f4±)
25.Bxg6 Rxg6 26.Qxe5 Qd7© 27.b5 Bxb5 28.Rc7 Re6!„
20...Bxe3 21.Nxe3 Rae8 22.Bb1
22.Bxg6 hxg6 23.Qg5²
22...d4 23.cxd4 exd4 24.Nc4?!

24.Nd5 Qd8 25.Bxg6 hxg6 26.Qxg6 Bc6 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Nf4 Be4 29.Qg3 d3 30.Rd1 d2
31.Qb3+ (31.Qe3? Bg6! 32.Rxd2 Qf6 33.Qb3+ Bf7 34.Qd1 Qxf4-+) 31...Kh8 32.Qh3+ Kg8=
24...Qf6
24...Qc6! 25.Na5 (25.Nd2 Qxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Nf4+ 27.Kg1 Nxh5 28.Nb3 Nf4 29.Nxd4 Rd8³)
25...Qxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Nf4+ 27.Kg1 Nxh5 28.Ba2+ Kh8 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Bf7 Re5 31.Bxh5
Rxh5 32.Nxb7 Bh3 33.f4∞
25.f3 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Bf5 27.Bxf5 Qxf5 28.Qxf5 Rxf5 29.Re8+
29.Nd6 Rd5 30.Nxb7 d3 31.Rd1 Ne5 32.Kf2 Nc4 33.Nc5 d2 34.Ke2 a5 35.Nd3 (35.Ne4 Nxa3
36.bxa5 Nc4 37.Nxd2 Nxd2 38.Rxd2 Rxa5=) 35...Nxa3 36.Rxd2 axb4 37.Nxb4 Rxd2+

405
38.Kxd2²
29...Rf8 30.Rxf8+ Kxf8 31.Nd6 Nf4 32.Kf2 d3 33.Ke3 Nxg2+ 34.Kxd3 Ne1+! 35.Ke4 Nc2
36.Nxb7 Nxa3 37.Nd8 Nc2 38.Nc6 a6 39.Kd3
39.f4 Kf7 40.Kd3 Ne1+ 41.Kc4 Ke6 42.Nb8 Kd6 43.Nxa6 Ng2=
39...Ne1+ 40.Ke2 Nc2 41.Kd2 Na3 42.Kd3 Nb5 43.Nb8 Nc7 44.Ke4 Ke7 45.Ke5 Kd8
46.h4 g6 47.f4
47.Kf6 Nd5+ 48.Kg7 Nxb4 49.Nxa6 (49.Kxh7?? a5-+) 49...Nxa6 50.Kxh7 Ke8 51.Kxg6
Kf8=
47...Ke7 48.Nc6+ Kd7 49.Nd4 Ke7 50.Nc2 Ne8 51.Ne3 Nf6 52.f5 Kf7 53.Nc4 gxf5 54.Kxf5
Nd5 55.b5 1/2-1/2

42. B12
Predojevic, Borki (2621) - Lobron, Eric (2508)
Karlsruhe 140/42, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 c5!? 5.Nc3

5.dxc5 - 123/46
5...Nc6 6.Bb5 Rc8N
6...e6 7.g4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Bxc2 9.Kd2 Ne7 10.Kxc2 a6 11.Bxc6+ Nxc6 12.Qf4 d4 13.Ne4 Qd5©
7.Be3
7.dxc5!? d4 8.Bxc6+ Rxc6 9.Nce2 Rxc5 10.Nxd4 Rxe5+ 11.Be3 Nf6 12.Nxf5 Qa5+ 13.c3 Rxf5
14.Nf3²
7...cxd4 8.Qxd4 a6 9.Bxc6+ Rxc6?
9...bxc6
10.O-O-O
10.Qxd5 Qxd5 11.Nxd5 e6 12.Nc3 Bb4 13.Ne2 Bxc2∞
10...e6
10...h5 11.Qxd5 Qxd5 12.Rxd5 e6 13.Rd2 Bb4 14.Nge2 Ne7 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Nxc3±
11.g4 Bc5 12.Qf4 Bxe3+ 13.fxe3

406
13.Qxe3 Bxg4 14.Qg3 Bxd1 15.Qxg7 d4 (15...Bxc2 16.Qxh8 Ke7 17.Kxc2 d4 18.Rh3 dxc3
19.bxc3∞) 16.Qxh8 dxc3 17.Qxg8+ Kd7 18.Qxf7+ Kc8 19.bxc3 Rxc3 20.Qxe6+ Kb8 21.Qd6+
Qxd6 22.exd6 Bxc2 23.Ne2 Rc5=
13...Rxc3! 14.gxf5!
14.bxc3 Be4 15.Nf3 (15.Qxe4 dxe4 16.Rxd8+ Kxd8 17.Nh3 h5 18.Rd1+ Ke8 19.g5 Ne7
20.Rd4 (20.Rd6 Ng6 21.Rb6 Nxh4 22.Rxb7 Ng6∞) 20...Nf5 21.Rxe4 Ke7∞; 15.Rh2 Ne7
16.Rf2 O-O∞) 15...Qc7 16.Rhf1 Qxc3 17.Rf2 (17.Nd4?! Nh6µ) 17...Ne7 18.Ng5 O-O 19.Nxe4
Qa3+ 20.Kb1 Ng6 21.Nf6+ gxf6 22.Qxf6 Qb4+ 23.Kc1 Qa3+=
14...Rc4 15.Qg3
15.Qxc4 dxc4 16.Rxd8+ Kxd8 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.Nf3 Nh6 19.Ng5 Ke7 20.Rf1 b5∞
15...Ne7! 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Qxg7 Rg8
17...Rf8 18.Qxh7 Qc7 19.Qd3 Qxe5 20.h5±
18.Qxh7 Qb6 19.Nf3?
19.Rh3 Rg2 (19...Re4 20.Qh5+ Kd7 21.Qf3 Rxe5 22.Ne2 Rf5 23.Nf4±) 20.Ne2 Qc7 21.Kb1
Qxe5 22.Nd4±
19...Rb4?

407
19...Qxe3+ 20.Nd2 Rcg4∞
20.Qh5+
20.Ng5! Qxe3+ (20...Rxb2 21.Qf7+ Kd7 (21...Kd8 22.Nxe6+ Kc8 23.Nd4 Rb1+ 24.Kd2 Rg2+
25.Kd3 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1±) 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6 23.Nxe6 Rxa2 24.Kb1 Ra3 25.Nc5+ Ke8 26.Nb3±)
21.Kb1 Qxe5 22.b3 Kd7 23.Rhf1±
20...Kd7 21.b3 Qxe3+ 22.Kb1 Rg2?

22...Rf4 23.Ng5 Rc8 24.Rhf1 Rxf1 25.Rxf1 Qd2 26.Rc1 Qf4²

23.Ng5?!
23.Ne1! Rg6 24.Nd3 Rbg4 (24...Rh6 25.Qg5+-) 25.Qh8 Rg8 (25...Ng8 26.Rhf1 Rh6 27.Rf7+
Kc6 28.Rh7 Rxh7 29.Qxh7±) 26.Qf6 R8g6 27.Qf1±

408
23...Qc3?!
23...Qxe5 24.Qf3 Rg3 25.Qf2 (25.Qf8 Qf5 26.Qh8 Rg2 27.Qc3 Nc6„) 25...Re3 26.Rhe1 Nf5²
24.Rc1 Rb6?
24...Rf4 25.Qh6 Qxe5 26.Rhe1 Qf6 27.Rxe6 Qxh6 28.Rxh6±
25.Rh3
25.Rhf1 Rc6 (25...Nf5 26.Qf7+ Ne7 27.Nh7+-) 26.Rf7 Qxe5 (26...Rxc2? 27.Rxe7+ Kxe7
28.Qh7+ Kd8 29.Qxc2+-) 27.Qh7 Qd6 28.Nf3+-
25...Qxe5 26.Qf3 Rh2
26...Qe2 27.h5 Qxf3 28.Nxf3 Rg8 29.h6 Rh8 30.h7+-
27.Nf7 Qe2 28.Qxe2
28.Rxh2 Qxh2 29.Rh1 Qc7 30.Qf6+-
28...Rxe2 29.h5 Rf2
29...Rc6 30.h6 Rc8 31.h7 Ng6 32.Rg3 Ke7 33.Nh6 Nh8 34.Rg8 Rf8 35.Rcg1+-
30.Ne5+ Kd6 31.Re1 Rf5 32.Nd3
32.c4!+-
32...Rf7 33.h6?
33.c4! dxc4 (33...Kc7 34.c5 Rc6 35.Ne5+-) 34.Ne5+-
33...Rh7 34.Rg1?
34.c4 dxc4 35.Ne5 Rb5 36.Nxc4+ Kd7 37.Ne5+ Kd6 38.Rhe3 Nf5 39.Re4 Rxe5! (39...Nxh6?
40.Nc4+ Kd7 41.Rh1+-) 40.Rxe5 Rxh6±
34...Rc6 35.Nf4
35.Rg7 Rxg7 36.hxg7 Rc8 37.Rh8 Ng8∞
35...Rc8
35...e5 36.Ng6 Nxg6 37.Rxg6+ Ke7 38.Rxc6 bxc6=
36.Re1
36.Rg7 Rch8 37.Nxe6 (37.Rxe7 Kxe7 38.Ng6+ Kf6 39.Nxh8 Rxh8 40.h7 Kg7 41.Re3 Re8
42.Rh3 Rh8=) 37...Rxh6 38.Rxh6 Rxh6=
36...e5 37.Nd3 e4 38.Nf2 Rch8 39.c4 Rxh6 40.Reh1 1/2-1/2
43. B12
Sjugirov, Sanan (2661) - Riazantsev, Alexander (2653)

409
 Russia 140/43, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Bb4!?

6...Ne7 - 128/47
7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Bg5 Ne7N
8...Qa5 9.Ne2 (9.Rc1!? Qxa2 10.Bb5+ Nc6 11.Ne2 Ne7 12.O-O©) 9...Nc6 10.a3 Bxc3+
11.Nxc3 f6 12.exf6 Nxf6 13.Bb5²; 8...f6 9.exf6 gxf6 10.Be3 Ne7 11.Be2 Bg6 12.Nh3²
9.Bd3 Bxc3+?!
9...Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Qa5 11.Ne2 (11.Nf3 Qa6!) 11...Qa6 (11...Nbc6 12.O-O Nf5 13.a3 Be7 14.b4
Qd8∞) 12.Qd2 Nd7 13.O-O f6 14.exf6 gxf6 15.Bf4 Kf7∞
10.bxc3 Qc7 11.Ne2 Nd7
11...Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Nd7 13.O-O f6 14.exf6 gxf6 15.Bf4 Qc4 16.Qf3 Kf7 17.Rab1 b6 18.Ng3±
12.Bxf5 Nxf5 13.O-O f6?
13...O-O 14.Ng3 g6 (14...Nxg3 15.fxg3 f6 (15...Qxc3? 16.Rc1 Qxg3 (16...Qa5 17.Be7 Rfe8
18.Bd6+-) 17.Rc7 Nb6 18.Qxh5+-) 16.exf6 Nxf6 17.Bxf6 Rxf6 18.Rxf6 gxf6 19.Qf3 Qf7
20.Re1±) 15.Re1! Rfe8 (15...Qxc3? 16.Nxf5 exf5 17.e6+-) 16.Rb1 b6 17.Qf3²
14.exf6 gxf6 15.Nf4 Kf7

15...Ng7 16.Ng6 Rg8 (16...Rh7 17.Bf4 Qc6 18.Qd3±) 17.Bf4 Qc6 18.Bh6 Kf7 19.Nf4±; 15...e5
16.Ng6 Rh7 17.Qf3 Ne7 18.Nxe7 Kxe7 19.Bd2±
16.Nxe6?
16.Re1! Rae8 (16...fxg5 17.Nxe6 Qc6 (17...Qd6 18.Nxg5+ Kg7 19.Re6 Qf8 (19...Qf4

410
20.Re7++-) 20.Qf3+-) 18.Nxg5+ Kg7 19.Re6 Qc4 20.Qf3 Raf8 21.Rae1+-; 16...Nf8 17.Bxf6!
Kxf6 (17...Qxf4 18.Bxh8+-) 18.Rxe6+ Nxe6 (18...Kf7 19.Rf6+!+-; 18...Kg7 19.Rg6+!+-)
19.Nxd5+ Kg6 20.Nxc7 Nxc7 21.Rb1+-) 17.Qf3 Ng7 18.Rab1 Qc6 19.Bxf6! Nxf6 20.Nd3
Ke7 21.Ne5 Qa6 22.c4+-
16...Kxe6 17.Re1+ Kf7 18.Qf3 Ne7?
18...Kg6 19.Re6 (19.Bf4 Qc6-+) 19...Rae8 20.Rae1 Ng7 21.Bxf6 (21.Rxf6+ Nxf6 22.Qxf6+
Kh7 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Rxe8+ Nxe8 25.Qg6+ Ng7-+) 21...Nxe6 22.Bxh8 Ng5! 23.Qd3+ Ne4-+
19.Rxe7+
19.Re3!? Rae8 20.Rae1 Qd8 (20...Qd6 21.Bf4 Qa6 22.a4©) 21.Re6 Ng6 22.Qxd5 Kg7 23.Bd2
Rxe6 24.Rxe6 Qc8 25.c4©
19...Kxe7 20.Re1+ Kf7 21.Qxd5+ Kf8 22.Bf4?
22.Qe4 Kg7! (22...fxg5? 23.Qe7+ Kg8 24.Qxg5+ Kf8 25.Qf5+ Kg8 26.Re7+-; 22...Qd8?
23.Qg6 fxg5 (23...Rc8 24.Bf4 Rc6 25.d5 Rb6 26.d6+-) 24.hxg5 Rg8 (24...Rc8

25.d5!! Rxc3 26.d6+-) 25.Qf5+ Kg7 26.Re6 Qf8 (26...Nf8 27.Qe5+ Kf7 28.Rf6++-) 27.Qg6+
Kh8 28.Qxh5+ Kg7 29.Rg6+ Kf7 30.Rf6++-) 23.Qe7+ Kg8 24.Qe6+ Kg7 25.Qe7+=
22...Qxf4 23.Qxd7 Rh6!
23...Kg8 24.Re7 Rh6 25.Re8+ Rxe8 26.Qxe8+ Kg7 27.Qe7+ Kg6 28.Qe8+=
24.g3?
24.Re3 Rg6 25.Qh7 Qg4 26.Qxb7 Qc8 (26...Re8 27.Qb4+ Kf7 28.Qb7+=) 27.Qh7 Rg7
28.Qh8+ Kf7 29.Qxh5+ Kg8 30.Qd5+ Kh8µ
24...Qf3 25.d5 Qxc3 26.Qe7+

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26.Re7 Qc8 27.Qd6 Kg8 28.Rd7 Kh8 29.Qe7 Qf8-+
26...Kg8 27.d6 Rh7 28.Qe6+ Rf7 29.d7 Rf8
29...Kg7 30.Qe8 Rf8 31.Qe7+ Kh6-+
30.Rd1 Qc7 31.Qf5

31...Rd8??
31...Kg7 32.Qxh5 Rd8 33.Rd4 (33.Qg4+ Kf8 34.Qb4+ Re7 35.Rd6 Rdxd7 36.Rxf6+ Kg7-+)
33...Qe5 (33...Rdxd7? 34.Rg4+ Kf8 35.Re4=) 34.Rg4+ Kf8 35.Qh6+ Ke7-+
32.Qg6+ Kf8
32...Rg7 33.Qe8+ Kh7 34.Qxh5+ Kg8 35.Qe8+=
33.Qh6+ Kg8 34.Qg6+ Kf8 35.Qh6+ Ke7 36.Qe3+ Kf8 37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Qg6+ Kf8 39.Qh6+
Kg8
39...Rg7 40.Qxf6+ Kg8 41.Qe6+ Kh8 42.Qe8+=
40.Qg6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

44. B12
Praggnanandhaa, R. (2536) - Eljanov, Pavel (2661)
France 140/44, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Nge2 Nd7 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.Bg5 Qa5
9...f6 - 111/(51)
9...Qb6 10.Rc1 f6 (10...dxc4) 11.exf6 gxf6 12.Be3 Qxb2 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Bd3
Qb4+ 16.Ke2 Bxd3+ 17.Qxd3 O-O-O 18.Rc2N (18.Rc3) 18...Qa4 19.Rb1 Nb6 20.Rb3

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20...Nc4∞ Kadric,D (2547)-Erenburg,S (2576) Saint Louis II 140/(44) 2019
10.Bd3N
10.a3 f6 (10...c5) 11.b4 Qc7 12.exf6 gxf6 13.Be3 Nb6„
10...Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Qa6 12.b3 f6
12...dxc4 13.Qxc4 (13.bxc4 O-O-O 14.Qe2 f6 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Bd2 c5 17.Nb5 (17.dxc5 Ng6ƒ)
17...cxd4 18.Nxd4 Nc5 19.Be3 Qa5+ 20.Kf1∞) 13...Qxc4 14.bxc4 Nb6 15.Rb1 Rb8 16.c5
Nbd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Ne4ƒ
13.exf6 gxf6 14.Bd2 dxc4
¹14...O-O-O 15.O-O e5 16.dxe5 (16.Rad1!?) 16...Nxe5 17.Qc2 d4 18.Nce4 c5 19.b4
(19.Nxc5?! d3! 20.Qc3 Qc6 21.Nce4 Nf5!³; 19.f4 Ng4 20.Rae1 Nc6∞) 19...cxb4 20.a3ƒ
15.bxc4
15.Qe2 cxb3 16.Qxe6 (16.Qxa6 bxa6 17.axb3 c5 18.Nce4 Nd5 19.Rxa6 Kf7 20.dxc5 Nxc5
21.Nxc5 Bxc5 22.Ne4 Bb6=) 16...O-O-O 17.Nge2 Ng6 18.Qf7 (18.Qxb3 Bd6∞) 18...b2
19.Rb1 Qd3 20.Rxb2 Bd6∞
15...Nb6?!

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15...O-O-O 16.O-O Nb6 17.Qf3 Nxc4 18.Qxf6 (18.Bc1 Nd5 19.Nxd5 cxd5 20.Qxf6 Bb4∞)
18...Nxd2 19.Qxh8 Nxf1 20.Rxf1 Qd3 21.Nce2 Nf5∞
16.Nce4
16.Qf3! f5 (16...Qxc4 17.Qxf6 Rg8 18.Nce4 O-O-O 19.Rc1 Qxd4 20.Qxe6+ Rd7 21.Bg5±)
17.O-O Qxc4 (17...Nxc4 18.Bg5 O-O-O 19.Rfe1 Rd6

20.Nce4!! fxe4 21.Qf6 Rg8 22.Nxe4 Qa3 23.Rac1 Nb6 24.Nxd6+ Qxd6 25.Rxe6+-; 17...O-O-
O 18.c5 Nbd5 19.Bg5±) 18.Bg5 O-O-O 19.Rab1 Ned5 20.Rfc1±
16...O-O-O 17.Rc1 Ng6 18.O-O
18.Nxf6 Ne5 19.Qe2 Nexc4 20.Bg5 (20.Qxe6+ Kb8 21.Bf4+ Bd6 22.Bxd6+ Nxd6©) 20...Bb4+
21.Kf1²

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18...Ne5 19.Qe2 Nexc4 20.Be3
20.Rc2! Qa4 (20...Nxd2 21.Rxc6+ Kb8 22.Qxa6 bxa6 23.Nxd2 Rxd4 24.Nf3 Rd6 (24...Ra4
25.Rxe6 Bc5 26.Rxf6 Rxa2 27.Ne4±) 25.Rfc1²) 21.Bf4 e5 (21...Rxd4? 22.Nc3 Qxc2 23.Qxc2
Rxf4 24.Qg6+-) 22.Nc3 Qa5 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Rb1²
20...Qa4?!
20...Be7 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.dxc5 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Nd5 24.Qxe6+ Kb8 25.Rb1²
21.Nxf6 Nxe3 22.Qxe3 Bg7 23.Qxe6+ Kb8 24.Nf5 Bxf6 25.Qxf6 Rhf8?
25...Ka8 26.Rce1 Qxa2 27.Ng7²
26.Qe5+ Ka8 27.Ng7! Rd5
27...Nd5 28.Ne6 Rde8 (28...Rfe8 29.Rce1 a6 30.f4+-) 29.Rce1 Qxa2 30.Qxh5+-
28.Qh2 Rg8
28...Rc8 29.Ne6 Rd7 30.Nc5 Qxd4 31.Nxd7 Qxd7 32.Qe5+-
29.Ne6 Rd7 30.Nc7+ Rxc7
30...Kb8 31.Ne8+ Ka8 32.Nf6+-
31.Qxc7 Qxd4 32.Rfe1 Qxh4 33.Re7 Rb8 34.Qe5
34.Rxc6! Qg4 (34...Qxe7 35.Qxe7 bxc6 36.f4+-) 35.Rc5 h4 36.Rg7+-
34...a6 35.Rb1
35.Rxc6! bxc6 36.Qc7 Qxe7 37.Qxe7+-
35...Nc4?!
35...Nd5 36.Rg7+-
36.Qg7
36.Qc7! Na5 37.Re5+- Nc4 38.Re8
36...Nd6 37.Rd7 Qe4 38.Qh7 Qe6 39.Rd1 Nb5 40.Qc2
40.Rd8 Qxa2 41.Qxh5+-
40...Qf6 41.Re1 Rg8 42.Qh7 Rf8 43.f3 Qc3 44.Qe7 Rg8 45.Red1 Qc2 46.R7d2 Qc4

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47.Rd8+
47.a4! Qxa4 (47...Nc3 48.Rb2 Rb8 49.Rd8 b5 50.Rd7+-) 48.Rd8+ Rxd8 49.Rxd8+ Ka7
50.Qc5++-
47...Rxd8 48.Rxd8+ Ka7 49.Rd7 Ka8 50.Qe8+
50.Rxb7 Qc1+ (50...Qd4+ 51.Kh1 Qd1+ 52.Kh2+-; 50...h4 51.Rd7 Qc1+ 52.Kf2 Qc2+ 53.Ke3
Qc1+ 54.Ke4 Qc2+ 55.Kf4+-) 51.Kh2 Qf4+ 52.Kh3 h4 53.Qg7+-; 50.a4 Nc3 51.Rxb7+-
50...Ka7 51.Qe3+ c5 52.Qe7 Qc1+ 53.Kh2 Qf4+ 54.Kh3 Qf5+ 55.Kh2 Qf4+ 56.Kh3 Qf5+
57.Kg3 h4+
57...Qg6+ 58.Kh4 Qc6 59.Kxh5+-
58.Kxh4 Qf4+ 59.g4 Qh6+ 60.Kg3 Qc6 61.Qf7
61.g5 Nd4 62.Qf7+-
61...Nd6 62.Qe7 Nb5 63.Kh2
63.g5+-
63...Qb6 64.Rd5 Nc3 65.Rxc5?
65.Re5 Na4 (65...c4 66.Qc5+-) 66.g5+-
65...Nd5! 66.Qf8?

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66.Rxd5 Qf2+ 67.Kh3 Qxf3+ 68.Kh4 Qh1+ 69.Kg3 Qxd5 70.Qe3+ Ka8 71.g5±
66...Qb4!= 67.Rc8 Qd2+ 68.Kh3
68.Kg3 Qe1+ 69.Kh3 Qh1+ 70.Kg3 Qe1+
68...Nf4+ 69.Kg3 Ne6 70.Ra8+ Kb6 71.Qf6 Qe1+ 72.Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2
45. B14
Artemiev, Vladislav (2736) - Hracek, Zbynek (2578)
Skopje 140/45, 2019

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 cxd4
7...Bd6 - D 32
8.exd4 Be7
8...Bb4 - 102/(90)
9.O-O O-O 10.Ne5 Bd7 11.Bg5 Rc8 12.Re1 Re8 13.Rc1 a6 14.Bxc6 Bxc6 15.Qf3

417
15...Qd6
15...Qb6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Qxd5 Bxe5 19.Qxe5!±; 15...h6! 16.Bh4 Qb6 17.Bxf6
Bxf6 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Qxd5 Bxe5 20.Qxe5 Rxe5 21.Rxc8+ Kh7 22.dxe5 Qxb2∞
16.h3N
16.Re3
16...Bd8
16...h6 17.Bf4 Qb4 18.Rcd1! Qxb2 19.Bxh6! (19.Rd3!?) 19...gxh6 20.Rd3→
17.Re3!? Rf8
17...h6!? 18.Bf4 Qf8 19.Rce1 Bb6„
18.Rce1 Qb4?!
18...Nd7 19.Nxc6 bxc6 (19...Bxg5 20.Ne7+ Bxe7 21.Rxe7±) 20.Bf4 Qg6 21.Qd1!? a5 22.Na4²
19.Qf5 Ra8

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20.Rd1
20.Bh6!! gxh6 21.Qf4!→ Ne8 (21...Kh8 22.a3!+-) 22.Qxh6 Bf6 23.Rg3+ Kh8 24.Nd7
(24.Nxc6 Qd6 25.Nxd5 Bg7 26.Qxd6 Nxd6 27.Ne5 Rad8 28.Ne3+-) 24...Bxd7 25.Rxe8 Qd6
26.Nxd5 Be5 27.Qxf8+ Qxf8 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.dxe5+-
20...Ne8 21.Bf4 Nf6 22.Rg3 Kh8 23.Rdd3 Be8 24.a3?
24.Rxg7! Kxg7 25.Rg3+ Kh8 26.Nc6! Bxc6 27.Be5 Qe7 28.Qg4+-
24...Qxb2?

24...Qb6 25.Rde3→ ∆Qe6?? 26.Ng6++-

25.Rxg7! Kxg7 26.Rg3+ Kh8 27.Nxd5 Nxd5 28.Bh6 Bf6 29.Qxf6+ 1-0

46. B15

419
 Haldorsen, Benjamin (2448) - Artemiev, Vladislav (2736)
Skopje 140/46, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Re8+
9.Ne2 h5
9...g6 - 116/60
10.O-O h4 11.h3 Nd7 12.Be3 Nf8 13.Rad1

13...Ne6N
13...Bc7
14.c4 Ng5 15.Rfe1 Bc7 16.a3!
16.d5 cxd5 17.cxd5 Rxe3! 18.fxe3 Qd6 19.Nf4 Ba5 20.Re2 (20.Rf1 Bd7) 20...Bd7 21.Kh1
(21.Rf1 Re8) 21...Re8 22.Rf1 Bc7©; 16.Nf4 Bd7 17.Nh5 Qc8 18.f4 Nxh3+ 19.gxh3 Bxh3
20.Qf2 (20.Kf2 Bg4 21.Be2 Rxe3 22.Kxe3 Bxh5 23.Bxh5 Qh3+-+; 20.Qh2 Rxe3 21.Rxe3
Qg4+) 20...Rxe3 21.Rxe3 Qg4+ 22.Kh2 Qxh5 23.Rxh3 Qxd1 24.Qxh4 Qd2+=
16...Bd7 17.Nf4 Qc8 18.Bf1
18.d5 a5 19.Bc1 Be5∞; 18.Bc1!?
18...Bf5 19.Qc1 Be4?!

420
19...Ne4!? 20.d5 g5 21.Nh5 Bg6 22.Be2 cxd5 23.Rxd5 Be5∞
20.d5! Qb8
20...Rd8!?
21.b4
21.Kh1 cxd5 22.cxd5 Bd6∞
21...a6
21...cxd5 22.Nxd5 (22.cxd5 a5) 22...Nxh3+ 23.Kh1 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 Nf4 25.Bxf4 Rxe1 26.Qxe1
Bxf4 27.Rd7 a5∞; 21...a5 22.c5 cxd5 23.Nxd5 Nxh3+ 24.Kh1 Bxd5 25.Rxd5 Nf4=
22.c5
22.Be2!?
22...cxd5 23.Nxd5 Nxh3+ 24.Kh1 Qc8 25.Nxc7 Qxc7 26.Rd4 Qe5 27.Rxe4
27.Qd2 Qf5 28.Rxe4 Qxe4 29.f3 Qe5 30.gxh3 Rad8©; 27.f3 Bxf3 28.gxf3 Qg3 29.Bg2 f5©
27...Qxe4 28.f3 Qf5 29.gxh3 Qxf3+ 30.Bg2 Qg3 31.Bd2?!
31.Re2 Rad8 32.Bf2 Rxe2! 33.Bxg3 hxg3©
31...Rad8 32.Rxe8+?
32.Kg1„
32...Rxe8 33.Qf1

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33...Rd8!-+ 34.Bf4
34.Be1 Qxa3
34...Qxa3 35.Qe1 Qa4 36.Kh2 Re8?
36...a5!-+
37.Qd2 Qb5 38.Bf3?
38.Be3!
38...Qf1 39.Qg2 Qc4 40.Qd2 Qf1 41.Qg2 Qd3 42.Qf2 g5 43.Bd2 Kg7 44.Qg2 Kh6 45.Qf2
Kg6 46.Qg2 Re7 47.Bc1 Qd4 48.Qb2 Qxb2+ 49.Bxb2 Re3 50.Kg2 Rb3 51.Ba3 Rxa3 52.Bxb7
Kf5 0-1

47. B19
Piorun, Kacper (2631) - Rodshtein, Maxim (2673)
Skopje 140/47, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 e6 8.Ne5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3
10.Qxd3 Nd7 11.Bf4 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Qa5+ 13.c3 Nf6 14.O-O Ng4 15.Rad1

422
15...Qd8N
15...O-O-O 16.Qf3 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Rxd1 18.Rxd1 Qxe5 19.Qxf7²; 15...Nxe5 16.dxe5 Rd8
17.Qxd8+ Qxd8 18.Rxd8+ Kxd8 19.Rd1+ Kc7

20.Rd3 (20.h5N Be7 21.Kf1 Rd8 22.Rxd8 Kxd8 23.Ne4 f6 Guseinov,G (2664)-Eljanov,P (2680)
ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 140/(47) 2019 (23...f6 24.f4 b5=); 20.Nh5) 20...Be7 21.Rf3 Rf8
22.Nh5 g6 23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.Rxf6 Kd7 25.h5 gxh5 26.Rxh6 Ke7 27.Rxh5 Rd8 28.Rh4 Rd1+
29.Kh2 Rd2 30.Rb4 b5 31.f4

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31...f6N (31...a5 - 138/55) 32.exf6+ Kxf6 33.a4 a5 34.Rb3 bxa4 35.Ra3 Rxb2 36.Rxa4 Rc2
37.Rxa5 Rxc3= Narva, M (2365)-Girya,O (2461) Antalya 140/(47) 2019
16.Ne4 Qxh4 17.Bg3 Qh5?!

¹17...Qd8 18.c4© … d5
18.d5! Qxd5
18...exd5 19.Rfe1! O-O-O 20.Qd4 b6 21.c4 Kb7 22.cxd5 Rxd5 (22...Qxd5?? 23.Qa4+-)
23.Qa4→
19.Qe2 Qf5 20.Qd3
20.Qd2! Be7 (20...e5 21.Rfe1 Be7 22.Nd6+ Bxd6 23.Qxd6+-; 20...Qd5 21.Qf4 Qf5 22.Qc7 e5
23.Rfe1 Be7 24.f3 Nf6 25.Nd6+ Bxd6 26.Qxd6 e4 27.Rd4+-) 21.Qd7+ Kf8 22.Qxb7 Re8

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23.Qxc6±
20...Qd5 21.Qe2 Qf5 22.Qd3
22.Qd2!±
1/2-1/2

48. B22
Pap, Misa (2501) - Priasmoro, Novendra (2452)
Djenovici 140/48, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.c3
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Na3!? (5.d4 - 118/46) 5...Bf5 (5...Bg4; 5...Nf6 6.Bc4 Qd8
7.O-O a6 8.Nc2 b5 9.Be2 Bf5N (9...e6) 10.d4 e6 11.a4 b4 12.Ne3

12...Bg6 (12...Be4∞) 13.Ne5 Qc7 (13...Na5 14.Bf3 Rc8 15.d5ƒ) 14.Bf3 Be4 15.Bxe4 Nxe4
16.Qf3 Nxe5 17.Qxe4 Nc6 18.d5 Qe5 19.Qf3± Pap,M (2480)-Radnai,A (2266) Roquetas de
Mar 140/(48) 2019) 6.Bc4 Qd7 7.O-O e6 8.Re1!?N (8.Bb5) 8...Nf6?! (8...a6∞) 9.Bb5 Qc7
10.Qa4 Nd7 11.d4 Nb6

425
12.Qa5!± Lajthajm,B (2407) -Roganovic,M (2524) Srbija 140/(48) 2018
2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Na3 g6!? 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Bc4
6.d4 cxd4 7.Bc4 Qe4+ 8.Be3 - 77/96
6...Qe4+ 7.Be2 Nf6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nb5 Na6
9...O-O! 10.cxd4 - 137/(43) (10.Nc7? Nd5 11.Nxa8 dxc3-+)
10.Nbxd4 O-O 11.O-O Qd5 12.Re1 e6?!N

[×Bc8]
12...Nc5=
13.Bf4! Rd8 14.Ne5

426
14.Qc2²
14...Qc5 15.Bf3!?
15.Qb3!?
15...Nd5 16.Bg3 f6 17.Nd3 Qb6 18.Qb3!?
18.Bxd5 Rxd5 19.b4² (19.Nf4 Rd8 20.Nfxe6 Bxe6 21.Rxe6 Qxb2! (21...Rxd4?? 22.Qe2+-)
22.Bd6 Bh6„)18.Qa4! Nac7 (18...Bd7? 19.Qb3!+-) 19.Qc4 Kh8!? (19...e5 20.Nb4 Be6
21.Nxe6 Qxe6 22.Rad1 Nxb4 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Qxc7+-)
18...Qxb3 19.axb3 Kf7

19...e5 20.Rxa6 bxa6 21.Nc6 Be6 22.Nc5 Bf7 23.Nxd8 Rxd8 24.Rd1±
20.Red1!± Bf8
20...e5 21.Rxa6 bxa6 22.Nc6 Rd7 (22...Be6 23.Nxd8+ Rxd8 24.Nc5+-) 23.Nc5+-
21.Nb5
21.b4!+-
21...Bd7 22.Nd6+?
22.Nd4 Bc8 23.b4 Be7 24.Nb3 g5 (24...Bd7 25.Na5 Bc8 26.Nc5 Nxc5 27.bxc5+-) 25.b5 Nac7
26.c4+-
22...Bxd6 23.Bxd6 Bc6 24.Bg3± Rac8?!
24...Rd7 25.b4 Rad8
25.b4! Bb5 26.h3! g5 27.Ra5
27.Nc1!? Nb6 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Bxb7+-

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27...Bc4 28.b5
28.Ne1!?; 28.Nc1!?
28...Nc5 29.Nxc5 Rxc5 30.Rxa7 Rxb5 31.Rd4 Rc8 32.Rxc4 Rxc4 33.Be2 Rbc5 34.Rxb7+ Kg6
35.Bd3+ f5 36.Bd6 Rc6 37.Bxc4 Rxc4 38.Kf1+- f4 39.Ke2 Re4+ 40.Kf3?!
40.Kd2+-; 40.Kd3!? Re1 41.b4 Rd1+ 42.Kc2 Rg1 43.c4 Nf6 44.g4 Rg2 45.Kd3 Rxf2 46.Bf8+-
40...Re1
40...Nf6
41.c4 Nf6 42.Rb5 Re4 43.b3?!
43.c5
43...h5! 44.g4! fxg3
44...hxg4+ 45.hxg4 Re1 46.Re5 (46.Rb6 Rg1) 46...Rb1 47.Rb5 Rg1 48.c5 Rxg4 (48...Nxg4
49.c6+-) 49.c6+-
45.fxg3 Re1 46.Re5?!
46.h4! gxh4 (46...g4+ 47.Kf2+-) 47.gxh4+-
46...Rb1
46...g4+! 47.hxg4 hxg4+„
47.Re3?!
47.Rxe6 Rxb3+ 48.Ke2± Kf7 49.Re7+ Kg6 50.Re3
47...Kf5
47...g4+ 48.hxg4 Nxg4„
48.Re5+
48.Ke2!+-
48...Kg6 49.Rb5 Re1
49...h4! 50.gxh4 gxh4 51.c5 Rc1 52.b4 Rc3+ 53.Kf4 Rc4+ 54.Ke3 Nd5+ 55.Kd3 Rc3+ 56.Kd4
Kf5 57.Ra5± Rc1 (57...Rxh3 58.c6+-) 58.b5+-
50.Bb4?
50.Rb8+-; 50.g4+-
50...Rf1+?
50...g4+! 51.hxg4 hxg4+ 52.Kf2 Rb1„

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51.Kg2 Rb1 52.Be7 Ne4 53.Kf3 Nd2+ 54.Ke3
54.Ke2
54...Nxb3 55.Rxg5+ Kf7 56.Bb4 Nc1 57.Bc3
57.Rb5! Rb3+ 58.Kd2 Nd3 59.Bc3+-
57...Rb3 58.Kd2 Ne2 59.Kxe2?!
59.Be5! Ng1 60.Kc2 Re3 (60...Ra3 61.Rxh5+- Nf3 62.Bc3) 61.Bd4+-
59...Rxc3

60.h4!
60.Kf2 h4!„
60...Kf6 61.Kf2
61.c5 e5 62.Rxh5 Rxc5 63.g4
61...Rxc4
61...Rc2+ 62.Kf3 Rc3+ 63.Kg2 e5 64.Rxh5 Rxc4 65.Rh8 Rb4 66.Kh3+-
62.Rxh5 e5 63.Rh8?
63.Kf3+-
63...Kf5 64.Rf8+ Kg4 65.Rg8+! Kf5 66.h5! Rc6?!
66...Rc2+ 67.Ke3 Rh2 68.g4+ Ke6 69.Rg6+ Kd5 70.h6 Rh3+ 71.Kf2 e4 72.Kg2 e3 73.Rg5+
Kd4 74.Kxh3 e2 75.h7 e1=Q 76.h8=Q++-
67.Ke3!?

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67.g4++-
67...Rc3+ 68.Kd2 Rc6 69.g4+ Kf4 70.g5 e4 71.h6 e3+ 72.Kd1! 1-0
49. B22
Zumsande, Martin (2492) - Ochsner, Bjorn Moller (2476)
Aarhus 140/49, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.a3!?
9.Qe2 - 91/(92)
9...b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Bd3
11.Bxd5 Bxd5 12.Nc3∞
11...dxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.Qe4
13.Rd1
13...g6 14.Qg4?!

14...Qc7?!
14...Nc5! 15.Bc2 Ba6³
15.Re1 Rfc8N
15...Nc5 16.Bc2 Ba6 17.Bh6∞
16.Bh6 Nc5 17.Bc2 Ba6∞ 18.Nbd2 Bd3„ 19.Rac1 Qd7 20.Qd4 Bxc2 21.Rxc2 Qb5!?
21...Nb7 22.Rxc8+ (22.Rec1 Rxc2 23.Rxc2 Nc5∞) 22...Rxc8∞
22.b4 Nd7?!

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22...Na4∞
23.Nc4 Qa4 24.Rd2 b5?
24...a5 25.Ne3 Nxe3 26.fxe3 (26.Bxe3 Rd8∞) 26...Ra7 27.Qf4 Qxa3 28.Red1 Rc1 29.Ng5 Bxg5
30.Qxg5 f6 31.exf6 Kf7 32.Qb5±
25.Nd6!± Rc3?!

25...Bxd6 26.exd6 N7f6 (26...f6 27.Rxe6+-; 26...N5f6 27.Ne5+-) 27.Qe5+-; 25...N7b6

26.Nxc8 Rxc8 27.Rd3±; 25...Qxa3 26.Nxc8 Rxc8 27.Rdd1±
26.Ng5??
26.Qg4! N7b6 (26...Bxd6?? 27.Rxd5!+- exd5 28.exd6) 27.Nd4 Bxd6 28.exd6 Qxa3 29.Rdd1
Rd3 30.Qe2 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Nd7 32.Nc6! (32.Qxb5±) 32...N5b6 33.Rc1+-
26...Bxg5 27.Bxg5 Rxa3µ 28.h3?!

431
28.Qe4
28...a5! 29.Qh4?
29.bxa5 Qxd4 30.Rxd4 R3xa5 31.Bd2µ
29...Ra1-+ 30.Re2 Nc3 31.Re3 Nd5 32.Re4 Nc3 33.Re3 Nd5 34.Re4 Rxe1+ 35.Rxe1 Qxb4
36.Re4 Qb1+ 37.Kh2 h5 38.g4 Nc3
38...hxg4
39.Re3 Nd5 40.Re4?
40.gxh5! Nxe3 41.Bxe3 Qd3 42.Ne4 Qd5µ
40...Nc3
40...hxg4
41.Re3 Qb4 42.Bh6
42.Qg3
42...Nd5 43.Re4 Qc5 44.gxh5 Nxe5 45.Rxe5 Qxd6 46.Qg3 Rc8
46...a4
47.Kg2 b4 48.Bd2 Ne7 49.Bf4 Rc4 50.Bg5 Nc6 51.Bf6 Nxe5 52.Bxe5 Qd5+ 53.Kh2 Rc1
54.Qe3 Rh1+ 55.Kg3 Rg1+ 0-1
50. B23
Nakamura, Hikaru (2761) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2780)
Abidjan (rapid) 140/50, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd2!? Nf6 6.b3 e6 7.Bb2 d5!?

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7...a6 - 136/50
8.exd5 exd5 9.O-O-O Be6

10.Kb1N
10.a3 - 140/ (50) 10...Bc5 11.Nf3 O-O 12.Bd3 Rc8 13.Rhe1 Re8 14.h3

14...Qa5 (14...a6!? 15.Kb1 Qa5∞) 15.Nb5 Qxd2+ 16.Rxd2= Caruana,F (2819)-Vachier

Lagrave,M (2773) Karlsruhe/Baden Baden 140/(50) 2019
10.Nf3
10...Qa5
10...Bb4?! 11.Qg5!? g6 (11...O-O?! 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Qxf6 gxf6 15.Rxd5 Rfd8
16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Bd3 Ne5 18.Nh3!? Nxd3 19.Rd1 Ba3 20.Rxd3 (20.cxd3 Bc5!?) 20...Re8

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21.Rd1 Re2 22.Rf1 Kg7 23.Ng1 Rd2 24.Nf3 Re2 25.Nd4 Rd2 26.Nb5 Bc5 27.Kc1 Rxf2
(27...Rd5 28.c4±) 28.Rxf2 Bxf2 29.Kd2±) 12.f3!? (12.Nxd5? Nxd5 13.Rxd5 (13.Qxd8+?? Rxd8
14.Bxh8 Nc3+ 15.Bxc3 Rxd1+ 16.Kb2 Rxf1-+) 13...Bxd5 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8 15.Bxh8 Ke7
16.Bb2 Bxb3 17.Be2 Be6µ) 12...O-O 13.Nge2 Re8 14.h4 Be7 15.Qf4²
11.Nb5!?
11.Nge2 Bb4 12.a3 (12.f3 O-O 13.Nd4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Rfc8 15.Na4 b5 16.a3 Bxa3 17.Bxa3
bxa4 18.Qxa4 Qxa4 19.bxa4; 12.Qg5 O-O-O!? 13.f3 h6 14.Qe3 Rhe8 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.Qd2 a6∞)
12...Bxa3 13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.Bxa3 O-O-O 16.Bb2 Ndb4 17.Rc1 f6 (17...Bf5?
18.Bxg7 Rhg8 19.Bc3±) 18.Nf4 Bf5 19.Bc3 Rhe8 20.Bc4∞
11...Qxd2
11...Bb4!? 12.Qf4 (12.Qg5?! Ne4!? 13.Qxg7 O-O-O 14.a3 Bxa3 15.Nxa3 (15.Bxa3 Nxf2
16.Rc1 Rhg8 17.Qb2 (17.Qxh7 Nxh1µ) 17...Nxh1µ) 15...Rhg8 16.Qxh7 Nxf2 17.Rc1 Nxh1µ)
12...Rc8 13.a3 (13.Bd3 Be7 14.Nd6+ Bxd6 15.Qxd6 Nb4) 13...Be7 14.Bd3 O-O 15.Nh3
(15.Nf3 Ne4∞) 15...a6 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.Qxd6 d4∞
12.Rxd2 Ne4 13.Re2™ O-O-O 14.f3 a6!?
14...Nf6 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.Rd2 Bc5 17.Bb5 Rhe8 18.Nge2 Kb8∞
15.Nd4
15.fxe4 axb5 16.e5 (16.exd5 Rxd5 17.Re1 Bb4 18.Rc1 Bf5

19.a3 (19.Bxg7?? Rg8 20.Bf6 (20.Bb2 Bd2 21.Rd1 Nb4-+) 20...Rg6 21.Bh8 Bd2 22.Rd1 Nb4
23.Bd3 Rxd3! 24.cxd3 Rxg2 25.Nf3 Bxd3+ 26.Kb2 (26.Ka1?? Bc3+ 27.Bxc3 Rxa2#) 26...Be3+
27.Ka3 Nc6 28.Bc3 (28.Rxd3?? b4+ 29.Ka4 Rxa2+ 30.Kb5 Ra5+ 31.Kc4 Rc5#) 28...Be2-+)
19...Be7 20.Nf3 Rhd8 21.Be2 g5 22.h3 Be4 23.Rhe1 f5∞) 16...b4 (16...d4 17.Nf3 d3 18.cxd3
Rxd3 19.Rc2 Rd1+ 20.Rc1 Rxc1+ 21.Kxc1 b4) 17.Re1 Bc5 18.Bd3 Bf2 19.Re2 (19.Rd1 d4∞)

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19...Bd4 20.Nf3 Bxb2 21.Kxb2 h6∞
15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bc5 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.Rd2 Rhe8 19.Ne2 Bf5 20.Kb2 Ne6 21.g4 Bg6 22.h4
h6 23.Bg2 d4 24.Rhd1 d3 25.cxd3 Nd4
25...Nc7 26.f4 f5 27.gxf5 Bxf5 28.Ng3 Bg4 29.Rc1 Kb8 30.Be4 Nd5 31.f5 Ne3 32.Kb1 Rd6
33.Rf2 (33.h5 Nd5 34.Rf2 Nf6) 33...h5 (33...Rf6 34.h5 Rd6) 34.Nf1 (34.Re1 Nd5) 34...Nxf1
35.Rfxf1 Rf6 36.Rf4²
26.Nxd4 Rxd4 27.Kc3 Red8 28.h5 Bh7 29.Bf1² Rf4 30.Be2 f5!?
30...Rfd4 31.Re1 R8d7 (31...R8d6 32.Bf1 Kd7 33.Re5 Rf4 34.Be2 Rc6+ 35.Kb2 f6 36.Rd5+ Kc7
37.d4²) 32.Bf1 Kd8 33.Re3 f6 34.Rd1 Bg8 35.Re4 R4d6 36.Rde1 Bf7 37.R1e3 Rc7+ 38.Kb2²
31.Rg1 Rd7 32.g5 Rh4
32...Rfd4 33.Bf1 Kc7 34.gxh6 gxh6 35.Rdg2 f4 36.Rg7 Bf5 37.Rxd7+ Rxd7 38.Rg8±
33.gxh6 gxh6 34.d4 Rxh5 [×Rh5]
34...Rh3 35.d5 f4 36.d6 Rxh5 37.Bc4 Re5 38.Rg4 b5 39.Bf1 h5 (39...Re3+ 40.Kb4 Rf7 41.Be2+-
) 40.Rxf4 Rf5 41.Rxf5 Bxf5 42.a4 h4 43.axb5 axb5 44.Bxb5 Rh7 45.Ra2 Kb7 (45...h3?? 46.Bc6
Kd8 47.Ra8+ Bc8 48.d7 Rxd7 49.Bxd7 Kxd7 50.Ra7+ Ke6 51.Rh7+-) 46.Kd4 h3 47.Rh2+-
35.Bc4± Kc7 36.Rdg2

36...f4™ 37.Be6 Re7 38.Rg7 Kd6 39.Rxe7 Kxe7 40.Bc8 Bf5

40...Kf6 41.Bxb7 a5 42.a4 Rh2 43.b4 Rc2+ 44.Kb3+-
41.Bxf5!? Rxf5 42.Rg7+ Kf6 43.Rxb7 h5 44.Kc4 Kg6 45.d5 h4 46.d6 h3 47.Re7!?
47.d7?? Rf8 48.Rb6+ Kg5 49.Re6 Rd8 50.Re7 Kg6 51.Re6+ Kg5 52.Re7=
47...Rf8 48.Kd5 Rh8 49.Re1 Kg5

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49...h2 50.Rh1 Kf7 51.Ke5 Rh6 52.Kxf4 Ke6 53.Kg3 Rg6+ 54.Kxh2 Kxd6 55.Rg1 Rf6
56.Kg3+-
50.d7 Rd8 51.Kc6 Kh4 52.Re8
52.Re8 Rxd7 53.Kxd7
1-0

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B25-B49

51. B30
Svidler, Peter (2735) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/51, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 d6 6.Nd2 Nf6 7.Nf1 Nd7 8.Nd5
8.a3 - 140/52
8...Nb6 9.Nxb6 axb6 10.c3 O-O 11.Ne3 Bg5 12.O-O Kh8

13.a3?!N
13.Bd2 - 83/112
13.Nd5 Bxc1 14.Qxc1 f5 15.f4 Be6 16.b3!?
13...f5 14.Nxf5
14.Nd5 Bxc1 15.Rxc1 f4∞
14...Bxc1 15.Rxc1 Bxf5 16.exf5 d5 17.Ba2
17.Bb5 Rxf5 (17...Na7 18.a4 Rxf5 19.Qg4=) 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.c4=
17...Rxf5 18.Qg4 Rf6 19.f4
19.g3 Qd6 20.f4 Raf8 21.fxe5 Nxe5 22.Rxf6 Qxf6 23.Qe2∞
19...exf4 20.Qg5 Qf8! 21.Qxd5 Rd8 22.Qf3?

437
22.Qh5 Rxd3 23.Rce1 g6 24.Qh4 Kg7³; 22.Qg5! Rxd3 (22...f3 23.Rxf3 Rxf3 24.gxf3 Qxf3
25.Rf1 Qxd3 26.Bb1„) 23.Rce1∞
22...Ne5→ 23.Qe4
23.Qxb7? f3→; 23.Qe2? Nxd3 24.Rcd1 c4!µ
23...Ng4!
23...Nxd3 24.Rcd1 Rfd6 25.Bb1 Re8 26.Qa4 c4 (26...Nxb2? 27.Qc2+-) 27.Bxd3 cxd3 28.Qxf4
Qxf4 29.Rxf4 d2 30.Kf2=
24.Rce1 Ne3 25.Rf2
25.Rxf4?! Rxf4 26.Qxe3 Qd6 27.Bd5 Rff8 28.Be4 Rde8µ
25...Re8 26.Qxb7 g5! 27.Rfe2?
27.Qf3 g4 28.Qe2 Qh6 29.g3 Qh3! 30.Rxf4 (30.gxf4 Rff8!-+) 30...Rxf4 31.gxf4 g3 32.Bd5 Re7!
33.Be4

33...c4! 34.Qxe3 Qxh2+ 35.Kf1 Rxe4! 36.dxe4 g2+-+

27...g4 28.Rf2 Qh6 29.Qc7 Ref8 30.h3 gxh3 31.g3 fxg3 32.Rxf6 h2+ 33.Kh1 g2# 0-1

52. B30
Karjakin, Sergey (2752) - Carlsen, Magnus (2861)
Abidjan (rapid) 140/52, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 d6 6.Nd2 Nf6 7.Nf1 Nd7 8.a3!?
8.Ne3 - 90/101
8...Nb6 9.Ba2 O-O 10.Ne3 Be6 11.Ncd5 Bg5 12.O-O Bxe3 13.fxe3 Ne7 14.c4

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14.Qf3
14...f5N
14...Ng6 - 140/(52) 15.b4 Nd7 16.Rb1 b6 17.Bb3 Rc8 18.Ba4 (18.Bd2!? Qg5 19.Rf2²)
18...Bxd5 19.cxd5 Rc7 (19...c4!? 20.Bb5 Nf6 21.a4²) 20.Bd2² Glek,I (2464) -Potapov,P (2492)
Russia 140/(52) 2019
15.Bd2 Bxd5?!
15...Qd7
16.exd5 Nd7 17.b4 b6 18.Bb3 Ng6 19.Ba4 Qe7 20.Bc6
20.Qe2 Rf7 21.Rae1 Raf8 22.g3²; 20.e4!? fxe4 (20...f4 21.Qg4 Rad8 22.Rab1ƒ) 21.dxe4 Rxf1+
22.Qxf1 Rf8 23.Qe1²
20...Rad8 21.Qa4 Nf6! 22.bxc5 bxc5 23.Rxf5?
23.Rae1!? ∆e4 24.d4 cxd4 25.exd4 f4 26.Bxf4 Ng4 27.Qd1 Nxf4 28.Qxg4 Qf6 29.Qe6+! Nxe6
30.Rxf6 Rxf6 31.dxe6 Kf8 32.d5©
23...e4
23...Nh4! 24.Rff1 e4 25.d4 Ng4!→
24.Qc2 Ng4
24...Nh4!? 25.Rf4 g5 26.Rff1 Ng4 27.h3 exd3 28.Qxd3

28...Nf2! 29.Qe2 (29.Rxf2 Rxf2 30.Kxf2 Qf6+-+) 29...Qe5 30.Rab1 Nf3+! 31.Kxf2 Nd4+-+
25.Raf1 Rxf5 26.Rxf5 Qh4
26...Rf8!? 27.Rxf8+ Qxf8µ

439
27.h3 Nxe3 28.Bxe3 Qe1+ 29.Kh2 Qxe3 30.dxe4 Nf4 31.Qb2?†
31.g3? Ne2-+; 31.Qd1! Qxe4 32.Qg4 Rf8 33.Rxf8+ Kxf8 34.Qc8+ Kf7 35.Qd7+ Kg6
(35...Kg8 36.Qd8+ Kf7 37.Qd7+=) 36.Qxd6+ Kh5 37.Be8+! g6 38.Bxg6+ Nxg6 (38...hxg6
39.g4+ Kg5 40.Qd8+ Kh6 41.Qh8+ Kg5 42.Qd8+=) 39.Qxc5∞
31...Qxe4 32.Bd7?
32.Rg5 Ng6µ
32...g6! 33.Rf6 Nd3 34.Qc3 Rxd7 35.Re6 Qf4+ 0-1
53. B32
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773) - Carlsen, Magnus (2861)
Abidjan (rapid) 140/53, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Be7 8.g3!?
8.Be3 - 124/48
8...Nf6 9.Bg2 b5
9...Bg4 10.Qd3 b5 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Nb8 13.c4 O-O∞
10.Nd5

10...Nxd5!?N
10...h5; 10...O-O; 10...Be6
11.exd5 Nb8 12.O-O Nd7 13.c4 O-O 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Nc2 f5 16.Nb4 Bf6 17.Nc6 Qe8
18.a4!? Nc5
18...bxa4 19.Rxa4 Ba6 20.Rxa6!? Rxa6 21.Qd3 Ra1 22.Qxf5 Kh8∞

440
19.Be3 Nxa4 20.Qc2 Bd7
20...Qh5
21.b3 f4 22.bxa4
22.Bd2 e4!? (22...Nc5 23.Rxa8 Qxa8 24.Bb4²) 23.Rae1 f3 24.Bxf3 Nc3 25.Bxc3 Bxc3 26.Rxe4
Bf5 27.Rxe8 Bxc2 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Rc1 Bd3 30.Rxc3 Ra1+ 31.Bd1 Rxd1+ 32.Kg2 Be4+ 33.f3
Bxd5 34.Ne7+ Kf7 35.Nxd5 Rxd5=
22...fxe3 23.axb5 Rxa1 24.Rxa1 Bg5 25.b6?!
25.f3 Bd8 26.Nxd8 Qxd8 27.Bf1! Qb6 (27...Rxf3 28.Qe4 Rxf1+ 29.Rxf1 Bxb5 30.Rb1 Qb6©)
28.Be2
25...exf2+ 26.Kh1 Bc8 27.Rf1 Qf7 28.Qe2 e4 29.h4

29.Qxe4 Ba6 30.Qe6 Bxf1 31.Bxf1 Kh8 32.h4 Bc1 (32...Qf3+ 33.Kh2 Bxh4 34.gxh4 Qf4+
35.Kh3 Qf3+ 36.Kh2=) 33.Qxd6 Qf3+ 34.Kh2 Ba3 35.Qe6 Qd1 36.Kg2 Qf3+ 37.Kh2=
29...e3!! 30.hxg5 Re8 31.Kh2
31.Nb4 Qf5! 32.Nd3 Ba6 33.Rd1 Bxd3 34.Rxd3 Qxd3 35.Qxd3 e2 36.b7 e1=Q+ 37.Bf1 Qe7
38.Qa6 Rb8-+
31...Bg4 32.Qxg4 e2 33.b7 Qxb7 34.Rxf2 e1=Q-+ 35.Qf5 Qe3 36.Rf3 Qe2 37.Nd4 Qe5
38.Qg4 Qbxd5 39.Nf5 Qde6 40.Qh5 Qg6 41.Qg4 h5 42.Qc4+ d5 43.Qb5 Qxg5 44.Qd7 h4
45.Rf1 hxg3+ 46.Kg1 g6 47.Bxd5+ Kh8 0-1
54. B33
Karjakin, Sergey (2753) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)
Shamkir 140/54, 2019

441
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.c4
Ng6
9...Nf5?! - 53/(157)
10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb4 Bf5 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qb4 Bf5 14.h4 h5

15.Bg5 - 140/54
15.Be2N a6 16.Nc3 Nf4 17.Bxf4 exf4 18.c5 dxc5 19.Qxf4 (19.Qa4+ b5 20.Qxf4 Qf6 21.Ne4
Bxe4 22.Qxe4+ Qe7=) 19...Qf6 20.Ne4 1/2 (18) Ivic,V (2516)-Milanovic,D (2495) Srbija (ch)
140/(54) 2019 (20.Ne4 Bxe4 21.Qxe4+ Qe7=)15.Qa4 - 138/64
15...Qb8 16.Be2
16.g3!? a6 17.Nc3 Be7 18.Be3∞ - 138/64
16...a6 17.Nc3 Qc7
17...Nf4 - 140/(54) 18.Bf1 Be7 19.Bxe7 Kxe7 20.g3 Ng6 Houdini-Stockfish Internet 140/(54)
2018 (20...Ng6 21.Be2²)
18.g3 Be7 19.Be3
19.Bxe7 Nxe7 20.O-O Bg6 21.Qa4+ Qd7 22.c5!? Qxa4 23.Nxa4 O-O-O 24.Rac1 dxc5 25.Nxc5
Kb8 26.Rc3 Nf5 (26...Rxd5 27.Bf3) 27.Bc4 Nd4∞
19...e4

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20.O-ON
20.Qa4+ - 140/(54) 20...Kf8 (20...Bd7 21.Qd1 Bf5 (21...O-O?! 22.Nxe4 f5 23.Bxh5 Ne5
24.Ng5 Bxg5 25.hxg5 Qxc4 26.Qd4 Be8 27.Be2 Qxd4 28.Bxd4 Bf7 29.O-O-O²) 22.Bxh5 Ne5
23.Be2 Rc8 (23...Nxc4? 24.Qa4++-) 24.Na4 Qa5+ 25.Bd2 Qd8 26.b3 O-O (26...b5!? 27.cxb5
axb5 28.Bxb5+ Kf8 29.Kf1 g5©) 27.Nc3 (27.Kf1?!

27...b5! 28.cxb5 axb5 29.Bxb5 e3! 30.Bxe3 Qa5 31.Be2 Rc2ƒ) 27...Re8©) 21.Rd1 Cvak,R-Calio,
M corr 140/(54) 2018 (21.Rd1 Ne5 22.c5ƒ)
20...O-O!
20...Ne5 21.Bb6 Qd7 22.c5 Nd3 23.Bxd3 exd3 24.Ne4 dxc5 25.Bxc5 (25.Nxc5? Qd6µ) 25...a5
26.Qd4 O-O 27.Bxe7 Qxe7 28.f3 Ra6!? 29.Qxd3 Rg6„ 30.Kh2 Qe5 31.Rae1 Qxg3+ 32.Nxg3
Bxd3 33.Rf2∞

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21.Bxh5 Ne5 22.Be2 Qd7 23.Qa4
23.c5 dxc5 24.Bxc5 Bxc5 25.Qxc5 Bg4 26.Qe3 f5!? 27.Bxg4 Nxg4 28.Qd4 Rae8©
23...Qc8 24.c5
24.Qd1!? Nxc4 25.Bd4! Nxb2 26.Qd2 Nc4 (26...Nd3 27.Nxe4 Bxe4 28.Bxd3 Bxd3
(28...Bxd5?! 29.Qf4ƒ) 29.Qxd3 Qh3 30.Qf3²) 27.Qf4 Ne5 28.Nxe4∞
24...dxc5 25.Nxe4 c4 26.Nc3?!
26.Qc2 Re8 27.Rad1 b5∞ (27...Nd3? 28.Bxd3 cxd3 29.Qxc8 Raxc8 30.f3±; 27...Bf8 28.Rd4 Bc5
29.Rd2∞)
26...b5 27.Qd1 b4 28.Na4 Be4 29.Qd4
29.f3 Qh3! 30.Bf4 Ng4!-+; 29.Kh2 Qf5 30.Nb6 Rad8ƒ
29...Qf5
29...Nf3+ 30.Bxf3 Bxf3 31.Qf4 Bxd5 32.Nb6 Qe6 33.Nxa8 Bxa8©
30.f4?

30.Bf4 Nf3+ 31.Bxf3 Bxf3 32.Qe3 Qg4µ; 30.f3! Nxf3+ (30...Bxf3 31.Rae1∞) 31.Rxf3 Bxf3
32.Rf1 Bf6 33.Qd2 c3! 34.bxc3 bxc3 35.Nxc3 Rfc8 36.Rxf3 Bxc3 37.Qd1 (37.Rxf5 Bxd2
38.Bxd2 Rc2 39.Ba5 Rxe2 40.d6 Ra7 41.Bc7 Rd2µ) 37...Qd7³
30...Qg6!
30...Ng4 31.Bxg4 Qxg4 32.Qxe4 Qxg3+ 33.Kh1=; 30...Nd3 31.g4! Qxd5 (31...Qh7 32.h5∞)
32.Qxd5 Bxd5 33.Nb6 Rad8 34.b3∞
31.Bf2 Nd3 32.h5

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32.Qxc4 Nxf2 33.Kxf2 Rac8 34.Qd4 Bf6 35.Qxb4 Rc2-+
32...Qf5 33.Bg4
33.g4 Nxf4!-+; 33.Bxd3 cxd3 34.Qe5 Qxe5! 35.fxe5 Bxd5 36.Rfd1 (36.Nb6 Rad8-+) 36...Bc6!
37.Nc5 Rad8 38.Nxd3 Bf3 39.Rd2 Bg5-+
33...Qxg4 34.Qxe4 Bd6-+ 35.Qg2
35.Qxc4 Nxf4-+
35...Rae8 36.Bd4 Qxh5 37.Qf3 Qg6 38.Kh1 Re4 39.Bf2 Rfe8 0-1

55. B33
Caruana, Fabiano (2819) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/55, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.c4
Ng6
9...Nf5?!
10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb4 Bf5!? 12.h4 h5!?
12...a6 - 138/63
13.Bg5 Qb8 14.Qa4N
14.Be2 - 140/54
14...Bd7 15.Qc2
15.Qa5!? b6 16.Qd2²
15...Bxb5
15...a6 16.Nc3 Be7 17.Bd3 Bxg5 18.hxg5 Nf4 19.Bf1 Qc7 20.g3 Ng6 21.Ne4 h4 22.O-O-O²
16.cxb5
16.Bd3 Qc7 17.cxb5 Qxc2 18.Bxc2 Be7 19.Bxg6 Bxg5 20.hxg5 fxg6 21.Rc1 Kd7=
16...Be7 17.Bd3 Nf8

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¹17...Bxg5 18.hxg5 Ne7 19.Qa4 Qd8 20.b6+ Kf8 21.bxa7 g6 22.O-O Kg7 23.Qb3²
18.b6?!
18.O-O Nd7 (18...Bxg5 19.hxg5 Qd8 20.g6 Nxg6 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.Qxg6+ Kf8 23.f4±) 19.Bf5
Qc8 20.Rfc1 Qd8 21.Bh3±
18...Nd7 19.bxa7 Qxa7 20.O-O Bxg5! 21.hxg5 O-O 22.Bf5 Rad8?
22...Nc5 23.g6 fxg6 24.Bxg6 Rf6 25.Bxh5 Raf8=
23.b4?
23.Rae1 Qc5 24.Qd3 Nb6 25.Bh7+ Kh8 26.Be4 g6 27.Rc1 Qd4 28.Qxd4 exd4 29.Rc7 Rd7
30.Rxd7 Nxd7 31.Rd1±
23...Qd4!= 24.Qc7
24.g3!? Qxb4 25.Rab1 Qc5=
24...Nb6 25.Rad1
25.Qxb7 g6 26.Rad1 Qxb4 27.Rb1 Qf4 28.Bxg6 Nd7 29.Bc2 Qxg5 30.Qb4 Nc5
25...Qf4! 26.Bh3
26.Qxb6 Qxf5 27.Qxb7 Qxg5 28.Qa6 f5=
26...Na4!
26...Qxb4? 27.g6! Na4 28.gxf7+ Kh7 29.a3 Qc5 30.Qe7 Nc3 31.Bd7!+-
27.g6 fxg6 28.Qc2 b5
28...Qxb4 29.Qxg6 Nc5 30.Be6+ Nxe6 31.dxe6 Qh4 32.f4 exf4 33.Qe4=

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29.Qxg6 Rf6 30.Qxh5?!
30.Be6+ Kh8 31.Qxh5+ Rh6 32.g3 Qxb4 33.Qf5 Nc5 34.Kg2 Qe4+ 35.Qxe4 Nxe4 36.Rfe1=
30...g6 31.Qg4 Qxg4 32.Bxg4 Rf4 33.Be6+ Kg7 34.Rc1
34.a3 Nc3 35.Rde1 Ra8 36.Re3 Rxa3 37.Rc1=
34...Rxb4 35.Rc7+ Kh6 36.g3?!
36.a3 Rd4 37.Rb1 Nc5 38.Rxb5 Rd1+ 39.Kh2 Rf8=
36...Nc5
36...Kg5!? 37.Rf7 Nc3 38.a3 Rd4 39.f4+ exf4 40.gxf4+ Rxf4 41.R1xf4 Ne2+ 42.Kf2 Nxf4
43.Rb7 Rf8 44.Ke1 Ra8 45.Rb6 Rxa3 46.Rxd6 b4 47.Rb6 b3 48.Kd2=
37.f4 exf4 38.Rxf4 Rxf4
38...Rb1+ 39.Kg2 Rb2+ 40.Kh3 (40.Kf3 Rxa2 41.Rh4+ Kg5 42.Rg4+ Kf6 43.Rf4+ Ke5 44.Bf7
Rd7 45.Rc8 Raa7 46.Re8+ Re7 47.Bxg6 Kxd5 48.Rxe7 Rxe7 49.Rb4 Kc6 50.Rb1³) 40...Nd3
41.Rh4+ Kg5 42.Rg4+ Kf6 43.Rf7+ Ke5 44.Kh4 Nf2 45.Rxg6 Rxa2 46.Kg5=
39.gxf4 Ra8 40.Rc6! Ne4 41.Bh3
41.Kg2 Rxa2+ 42.Kf3 Nd2+ 43.Kg4=
41...Rxa2 42.Bg2 Ng3 43.Rxd6 Ne2+
43...b4 44.Rb6 Ne2+ 45.Kf1=
44.Kf1 Nxf4 45.Be4 Ra4

46.Bxg6!?
46.Bf3=

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46...Nxg6 47.Rb6 Rf4+ 48.Ke1 b4 49.d6 Rd4 50.d7! Rxd7 51.Rxb4= Kg5 52.Ke2 Re7+
53.Kd2 Kf5 54.Rb5+ Ne5 55.Rb4 Rd7+ 56.Ke2 Nd3 57.Ra4 Nf4+ 58.Ke1 Kg4 59.Ra3 Rd8
60.Rc3 Rh8 61.Ra3 Rh2 62.Kd1 Kf5 63.Re3 Nd5 64.Re8 Kf4 65.Kc1 Nc3 66.Re7 Ne4 67.Re8
Ke3 68.Re7 Rh6 69.Rc7 Kd3 70.Rd7+ Rd6 71.Rxd6+ Nxd6 1/2-1/2

56. B40
Gunina, Valentina (2506) - Muzychuk, Mariya (2563)
Kazan (wct) 140/56, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 b6 4.Bd3!? Bb7 5.Bb2 Nc6

5...Nf6 - 103/97
6.e5!?
6.a3
6...Nb4N
6...d5 7.exd6 Nf6 8.O-O Bxd6∞
7.Be2 Nd5 8.g3 Nh6 9.c4 Nb4 10.O-O Nf5 11.d4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 d6
13...h5!? 14.Nc3 (14.h4 g5ƒ) 14...h4 15.Nb5 (15.Bf3 Nc6∞) 15...Nc6 16.Bf3 Nxd4 17.Nxd4
Qb8∞; 13...Be7 14.Nc3 Nc6 15.Nb5 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 O-O=
14.Bf3 dxe5
14...Nc6 15.exd6 (15.Nc3 Nxd4!? (15...dxe5 16.Bxe5 Nxe5 17.Bxb7 Qxd1 18.Raxd1 Rb8∞)
16.Bxb7 dxe5 17.Bxa8 Qxa8©) 15...Qxd6 16.Bb2 (16.Nc3 Rd8 17.Nb5 Qe7 18.Bd5∞) 16...O-
O-O 17.Qxd6 Rxd6=
15.Bxb7 Rb8 16.Bxe5
16.Qf3!?

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16...exd4 (16...Qxd4? 17.Rd1! e4 (17...Qxa1 18.Bc6+ Nxc6 19.Qxc6+ Ke7 20.Rd7+ Kf6
21.Qf3+ Kg6 22.Qxf7+ Kh6 23.Qxe6+ Kh5 24.Qf5+ Kh6 25.h4+-) 18.Bxe4 Qxa1 19.Nc3
Qxd1+ 20.Qxd1±) 17.a3 Qc7 18.Be4 Na6 19.Bc6+ Ke7 20.b4 Rd8 21.Nd2©
16...Rxb7 17.Qf3
17.Nc3
17...Rd7 18.a4
18.Nc3 Nd3 19.Qh5 Nxe5 20.Qxe5 Bc5=; 18.a3 Nc2 19.Ra2 Nd4 20.Bxd4 Rxd4 21.Qc6+ Ke7
22.Nc3 g6∞
18...f6
18...h5!?
19.Bc3 Bc5 20.Qh5+ Ke7
20...g6 21.Qe2 Kf7 22.Nd2 e5∞
21.Na3 Qe8
21...Nd3! 22.Nc2 a5ƒ
22.Qe2 Qa8
22...Qg6 23.Rad1 Rhd8ƒ
23.Qg4 Kf7
23...g6
24.Rad1 Nd3?!
24...Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rd8 26.Qh5+ Kg8 27.Rxd8+ Qxd8 28.Bxb4 Bxb4 29.Nc2 Be7=

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25.b4! Be7 26.Nb5 Rhd8 27.Nd4 Bxb4?
27...Ne5! 28.Qxe6+ (28.Qh5+ Kg8 29.f4 Nxc4 30.Qe2 Qc8 31.Qxe6+ Kh8„) 28...Kf8 29.f4
Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Nf3+ (30...Rxd4? 31.fxe5 Re4 32.Qh3+-) 31.Rxf3 Qxf3 32.Re4 (32.Rxd8+ Bxd8
33.Qe1 Be7=) 32...Re8 33.Bd4 Qd1+ 34.Kg2 Qxa4 35.b5²
28.Qxe6+ Kf8 29.Rxd3
29.Bxb4+ Nxb4 30.Qg4 Kf7 31.Rfe1+-
29...Bxc3 30.Nf5 Qb7

31.Nh6?
31.Qe7+!! Rxe7 32.Rxd8+ Kf7 33.Nd6+ Ke6 34.Nxb7 Rxb7+-
31...gxh6 32.Rxc3 Rd6 33.Qf5 Qf7
33...Qd7 34.Qh5 Kg7 35.Re1 Rd1 36.Re3 Rxe1+ 37.Rxe1²
34.Qf3 Rd4 35.Re1 Kg7 36.Rce3
36.a5 h5 37.c5 bxc5 38.Rxc5 h4 39.Rh5²
36...R8d7 37.Re4 h5 38.Qf5 Rxe4 39.Rxe4 Rd1+
¹39...Re7 40.Rd4 (40.Rxe7 Qxe7 41.Qxh5 Qe1+ 42.Kg2 Qe4+ 43.Kh3 Qxc4=) 40...Qe8
41.Rd6 Re1+ 42.Kg2 Qe4+ 43.Qxe4 Rxe4=
40.Kg2 Qb7 41.Kh3 Qf7
41...Qd7 42.Re6 Qf7
42.a5 bxa5 43.Qc5
43.Rh4 Qd7 44.Rxh5 Qxf5+ 45.Rxf5 Rd4 46.Rxa5 Rxc4 47.Rxa7+ Kg6²

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43...Qd7+ 44.Kh4 Re1
44...Rh1 45.g4 (45.Re7+?? Kh8-+) 45...Rxh2+ 46.Kg3 Qd3+ 47.Re3 Rh3+ 48.Kxh3 Qf1+
49.Kg3 Qg1+ 50.Kh3 Qh1+=
45.Rd4 Qe7 46.Qf5
46.Qxe7+ Rxe7 47.Kxh5 (47.c5 Rc7 48.Rc4 Kg6 49.c6 a4=) 47...Re5+ 48.Kg4 Rc5=
46...Re5 47.Qd3 Qf7?!
47...Kh6 48.Rd7 (48.Qd2+ Kg6 49.Qd3+ Kh6=) 48...Re4+ 49.Kh3 Qe6+ 50.Kg2 h4 51.f3
Re2+ 52.Kf1 Re1+ 53.Kf2 Re2+=
48.f4 Re7 49.c5
49.Rd5 Qg6 50.Qd1 Qe4 51.Rxh5 Qxc4 52.Qg4+ Kh8 53.Qf5 Qe6 54.Qxa5²
49...Qg6 50.Qd1 Re1?
50...a4! 51.c6 (51.Rxa4 Kh6 52.Ra6 Re1 53.Qd7 Re7=; 51.Qxh5 Rc7 52.Qxg6+ Kxg6 53.Rxa4
Rxc5 54.Rxa7 Rh5+=) 51...a3 52.Rd7 Qf7 53.Rd5 a2 54.Ra5 Qc4 55.Qxh5 Qxc6 56.Rxa2²
51.Qxh5 Rh1
51...Re7 52.f5 Qxh5+ 53.Kxh5 Rc7 (53...Re5 54.Rd7+ Kf8 55.g4 Rxc5 56.Rxh7+-) 54.Rg4+
Kf8 55.Rc4 Kg7 56.c6 a6 57.Rg4+ Kf8 58.Kh6+-
52.Rd7+ Kf8 53.Qxg6?
53.Rd2! Qxh5+ (53...a4 54.c6 Qxh5+ 55.Kxh5 Rc1 56.Rd8+ Ke7 57.Rd7+ Ke6 58.Rxa7 Rc2
(58...Rxc6 59.Kh6 Rc2 60.Kxh7 Rxh2+ 61.Kg6 Rg2 62.f5+ Kd6 63.Kxf6 Rxg3 64.Rxa4+-)
59.h4 Rxc6 60.Rxa4+-) 54.Kxh5 Rc1 55.Kh6 Rxc5 56.Kxh7 Kf7 57.Rd7+ Ke6 58.Rxa7 Kf5
59.Kg7+-
53...Rxh2+ 54.Kg4 hxg6= 55.Rxa7
55.f5 Rc2! 56.fxg6 Rxc5=; 55.c6 Ke8 56.Rxa7 Rc2=
55...Ra2 56.Kf3 f5 57.Ke3 Ra4 58.Kd3 Ke8 59.Ra6 Ra3+ 60.Kd4 Rxg3 61.c6 Kd8 62.Kc5
Rc3+ 63.Kd6 Rd3+ 64.Ke5 Rc3 65.Kf6 Kc7 66.Rxa5 Rxc6+ 67.Kg5 Kd7 68.Ra7+ Ke8
69.Rg7 Kf8 70.Rxg6 Rxg6+ 71.Kxg6 Kg8 72.Kxf5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

57. B42
Navara, David (2733) - Babula, Vlastimil (2549)
Cesko (ch) 140/57, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Qg4 Qf6 9.Bg5
9.Nc3 - 136/59
9.Qg3 Qg6 (9...h5!?) 10.Bf4 Qxg3N (10...Nf6) 11.Bxg3 Ke7 12.N1d2 d6∞ Saric,I (2692)-

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Babula,V (2538) Slovensko 140/(57) 2019
9...Qg6 10.Qh4 h6 11.Bf4 Nf6N
11...e5 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Qg5 14.Qxg5 hxg5 15.N3d2²
12.N1d2
12.e5?! Qg4 13.Qg3 g5 14.exf6 Qxf4 15.Qxf4 gxf4³
12...e5 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 b5 15.a4 Rb8 16.axb5 axb5 17.Nf3 O-O

17...Qg4 18.Qe1 O-O 19.Nh4 d6 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.h3 Qg5 22.Rxf5 Qg6∞
18.Nbd4! Qg4
18...exd4 19.e5 Qg4 20.exf6 Qxh4 21.Nxh4 g6
19.Nxb5
19.Nf5 Qxh4 20.N3xh4 Kh7 21.Nd6 Nb4 22.Nf3 Ng4
19...Qxh4 20.Nxh4 Nxe4
¹20...d5 21.Nd6 Nb4 22.exd5 Nxd3 23.cxd3 Nxd5 24.Nc4 f6©
21.Ng6
21.Nf5 g6 (21...Nc5 22.Be2 Ba6 23.c4 g6 24.Nfd6²) 22.Nfd6 Nxd6 23.Nxd6 Nb4 24.Ra7
(24.Be4ƒ) 24...Nxd3 25.cxd3 Rxb2 26.Rc1 Rb8 27.Rc5ƒ
21...Rd8
21...fxg6?? 22.Bc4++-; 21...Nd2 22.Nxf8 Nxf1 23.Nxd7 Bxd7 24.Bxf1 Nb4 25.Na3±
22.Bxe4 Rxb5 23.Bxc6

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23.c4 Rxb2 24.Bd5 Kh7 25.Bxf7 (25.Rxf7 Kxg6 26.Raf1 Kh7 27.Be4+ Kg8 28.Bd5=; 25.Nh4
f6∞) 25...d6∞
23...dxc6 24.Ne7+ Kf8 25.Nxc6
25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Ra7 f6 27.b3 Rd5=; 25.Ra7 Be6 26.Nxc6 Rc8 27.Rd1 Rxb2=
25...Re8

26.b4?!
26.b3! Rb6 (26...Rc5 27.Nb4²; 26...Bb7 27.Na5 Be4 28.c3 Rd8 29.b4 Rd3 30.Rac1 Rxe3
31.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 32.Rxe1²) 27.Na5 Be6 28.c4²
26...Rb6 27.Ra7
27.Na7 Rxb4 28.Nxc8 Rxc8 29.Ra7 f6 30.Rd1 Rg4 31.Rdd7 Kg8=
27...Rxc6 28.Rfxf7+ Kg8 29.Rxg7+ Kh8 30.Rgc7 Rxc7
30...Rg6 31.Ra8 Bd7 32.Rxe8+ Bxe8 33.c4 Bc6 34.g3 Be4 35.b5∞
31.Rxc7 Bf5 32.b5 Rc8 33.Re7
33.Rxc8+ Bxc8 34.Kf2 Kg7 35.Kf3 Kf6 36.c4 Be6 37.c5 Bc4 38.b6 Bd5+ 39.e4 Bc6=
33...Rxc2 34.Rxe5 Bd3 35.b6 Rb2 36.Re6 Kg7 37.g4 Be2 38.h3 Bf3 39.e4 h5 40.g5 h4 41.e5
Rg2+ 42.Kf1 Rxg5 43.b7 Bxb7 44.Re7+ 1/2-1/2

58. B48
Perunovic, Milos (2604) - Horvath, Adam (2493)
Magyarorszag 140/58, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Qd3

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6.Be3 - 137/66
6...Nf6 7.Ndb5 Qb8 8.Qg3 d6 9.Be3 a6 10.Nd4 h5 11.f3 Bd7
11...e5N 12.Nb3 Be6 13.O-O-O Qc7 14.Kb1 Rc8 15.Qf2 b5 16.Qd2² Caruana,F (2828) -
Harikrishna,P (2726) Saint Louis (m/4-rapid) 140/(58) 2019
11...Qc7
12.O-O-O b5 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Bd3N
14.Bf4
14...b4 15.Ne2 a5
15...e5 16.Bg5 Be7 17.Rhf1 a5 18.f4 a4 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Rf5ƒ
16.Nd4 Bd7 17.Rhe1 h4
¹17...e5 18.Nf5 (18.Bc4!?; 18.Bg5!? exd4 19.e5 dxe5 20.Rxe5+ Be7 21.Rde1 Be6 22.f4 h4!
23.Qf3 O-O (23...b3 24.axb3 Kf8 25.f5 Bd5 26.Bxf6 Bxf3 27.Bxe7+ Kg8 28.gxf3©) 24.Kb1©)
18...g6 19.Nh4∞
18.Qf2 a4 19.Kb1 g6 20.h3! Be7
20...e5?!

21.f4! exd4 22.Bxd4 Bg7 (22...Be7 23.e5 Nd5 24.exd6 Qxd6 25.Bxh8+-) 23.e5 Nd5 (23...Nh5
24.exd6+ Kf8 (24...Be6 25.Bxg6+-) 25.f5 gxf5 26.Bxf5 Bxf5 27.Qxf5+-) 24.exd6+ Kf8 25.f5!
gxf5 (25...Nc3+ 26.bxc3 bxc3+ 27.Bb6+-) 26.Bxg7+ (26.Bxf5+-) 26...Kxg7 27.Qd4+ Nf6
28.Re7 Be6 29.Qe5+-
21.f4 d5 22.exd5
22.f5! dxe4 (22...gxf5? 23.Bf4 e5 24.exd5 exf4 (24...Ne4 25.Bxe4 fxe4 26.Rxe4 f6 27.Nc6+-)

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25.Bxf5 Kf8 26.Rxe7! Kxe7 27.Nc6+ Bxc6 28.Qc5++-) 23.Bf4 Qb7 24.fxe6 fxe6 25.Bc4→
22...Nxd5 23.Be4
23.f5 Nc3+ 24.bxc3 bxc3+ 25.Nb3 axb3 26.cxb3 gxf5∞
23...Ra5
23...Rh5 24.f5!
24.Bxd5 Rxd5 25.Nf3 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Bc6 27.Ne5 Be4??

27...Bd5 28.Bd4 Rh5 29.Bc5²; 27...Qb5! 28.Bd4 O-O 29.Re1∞

28.b3?
28.Bc5! b3 29.Rd7 bxc2+ 30.Kc1 Bf6 31.Qd4 Bc6 32.Re7+! (32.Rxf7+-) 32...Bxe7 33.Nxc6+-
28...axb3 29.axb3 Qc8?!
29...f6 30.Bd4 Qb7 31.Nc4 Qc6 32.Rd2∞
30.Bd4
30.Rd7! f6 (30...Rh5 31.Rxe7+ Kxe7 32.Bc5+ Ke8 33.Bxb4±) 31.Rxe7+ Kxe7 32.Bc5+ Ke8
33.Nc4 Qa8 34.Qd4 Bxc2+ 35.Kxc2 Qxg2+ 36.Nd2±
30...O-O 31.Qe2 Qa8 32.Re1 Bf5 33.Ng4 Kh7?!
33...Qa5 34.Nh6+ Kh7 35.Nxf5 Qxf5 36.Be5ƒ
34.Qe5 Rg8?
34...f6 35.Qc7 Qd8 36.Qa7 Kg7 37.Ne3²
35.Nf6+ Bxf6 36.Qxf6 Bxc2+

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36...Qf8 37.Qxh4+ Qh6 38.Qf6+-
37.Kc1! g5 38.Qxf7+ Kh6 39.Rxe6+ Bg6 40.f5 Qa3+ 41.Bb2 1-0

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59. B51
Geller, Jakov (2518) - Rodshtein, Maxim (2699)
Russia 140/59, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.c3 Nf6 5.Qe2 a6 6.Ba4 g6

6...e5 - 133/ 68
7.O-O Bg7 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 O-O 10.Bb3
10.e5 Nd5 (10...dxe5 11.dxe5 Ng4 12.e6 Nc5 13.exf7+ Rxf7 14.Bc2∞) 11.e6 N7b6 12.exf7+
Rxf7 13.Bb3 (13.Ng5 Nf4 (13...Nxa4? 14.Nxf7 Kxf7 15.Qf3+ Nf6 16.Qb3+±) 14.Qe4 d5
15.Nxf7 dxe4 16.Nxd8 Ne2+ 17.Kh1 Nxa4©) 13...Bg4 14.Nc3 e6∞
10...e5N
10...Nb6
11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.Nc3 Nc5 14.Bd5 Bd7
14...Bg4 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Ne6 17.Bxe6 Qxe6 18.Bg5²
15.Bg5 Rab8 16.Bc4 Bc6 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5 b5 19.Bb3 Qa7 20.Bxf6
20.Rxe5 Nxb3 21.axb3 Qb6 (21...Rfe8 22.Bxf6 Bxf6 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.e5²) 22.g3²
20...Bxf6 21.Qe3
21.Nxe5 Rbe8 22.Ng4 (22.Rxc5 Qxc5 23.Nd7 Qd4 24.Rd1 Qxb2 25.Qf3 Bd4 26.Nxf8 Rxf8=)
22...Bg7 23.Qe3 Rxe4 24.Qxc5 Qxc5 25.Rxc5 Rxg4=
21...Rbc8 22.Nxe5 Qe7?
22...Bxe5 23.Rxe5 Qc7 24.Rd5 Nxb3 25.axb3 (25.Qxb3 Qc2 26.Rd3 Qe2 27.Re3 Qd2=)
25...Qc2 26.Rd2 (26.h4 Qxb2 27.Rxa6 Rc1+ 28.Kh2 Rc2=) 26...Qc1+ 27.Qe1 Qxe1+ 28.Rxe1
Rfd8=
23.Nxf7 Nxb3
23...Rxf7 24.Rc1+-; 23...Qxe4 24.Qxe4 Nxe4 25.Ne5 Kh8 26.f4±
24.Nh6+ Kh8
24...Kg7 25.axb3 Rfd8 26.Ng4 Bxb2 27.Rf1 Rxd5 28.Qh6+ Kh8 29.exd5±
25.axb3 Bxb2 26.Rad1 Bg7 27.Rd7 Qe6

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27...Qc5 28.Qxc5 Rxc5 29.Ng4±
28.R1d6 Qe5 29.g3?
29.Ng4 Qa1+ 30.Rd1 Qc3 31.g3±
29...Rc3 30.Qd2
30.Nf7+ Rxf7 31.Rxf7 Qxd6 32.Qa7 Qe6 33.Rxg7 Rc1+ 34.Kg2 Qxe4+ 35.Kh3 Qf5+=;
30.Qa7 Rc1+ 31.Kg2 Qxe4+ 32.Kh3 Bxh6 33.Rxh7+ Kg8 34.Rxh6 Qf5+ 35.Kg2 Qf3+=
30...Rcf3 31.Ng4

31...Qa1+??
31...Qxe4 32.Rxg7 Kxg7 33.Qb2+ (33.Rd7+ Kg8 34.Nh6+ Kh8 35.Qb2+ R3f6 36.Nf7+ Rxf7
37.Rxf7 Qe1+ 38.Kg2 Qe4+) 33...Kf7 34.Nh6+ (34.Ne5+ Ke7 35.Rd2 Qe1+ 36.Kg2 Rxf2+
37.Rxf2 Rxf2+ 38.Qxf2 Qxe5 39.Qa7+; 34.Rd7+ Ke8 (34...Ke6? 35.Qd2+-) 35.Rxh7 R3f7
36.Rxf7 Kxf7 37.h3∞) 34...Ke7 35.Rd2 Qe1+ 36.Kg2 Qe4=
32.Kg2+- Rxb3
32...h5 33.Rxg6 hxg4 34.Rgxg7+-
33.e5 Rb2 34.Qe3 Rg8 35.Rxg7 Rxg7 36.Rd8+ Rg8 37.Qg5 1-0

60. B51
Mamedov, Rauf (2701) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2771)
Astana 140/60, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.c3 Nf6 5.Qe2 a6 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bc2 Bb7 8.d4 g6 9.O-O Bg7
10.e5
10.Rd1 - 130/60

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10...dxe5 11.dxe5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nd5
12...Nh5!?
13.e6! N7f6N
¹13...fxe6 14.Qxe6 Nc7 15.Qh3 O-O (15...Qc8!?) 16.Rd1 e6 17.Nd2 Ne5 18.Ne4 Nxf3+
19.Kh1 Qh4 20.Qxh4 Nxh4 21.Bg5 Nf3 22.Be7 Rf7 23.Bxc5∞
14.c4 bxc4 15.exf7+ Kxf7 16.Nd2

16...Bh6?!
16...c3 17.Nc4 cxb2 (17...Rf8 18.Re1 Kg8 19.Qe6+ Kh8 20.bxc3 Qe8∞) 18.Ne5+ Kg8 19.Bxb2
Nf4 20.Qc4+ N6d5 21.Be4 e6 22.Kh1©
17.Ne4
17.Re1 Bf4 (17...Kg7 18.Nxc4 Bxc1 19.Raxc1 Ra7 20.Bb3 Rf8 21.Rcd1±; 17...Nf4 18.Qxc4+
N6d5 19.Ne4 e6 20.Bxf4 Bxf4 (20...Nxf4 21.Rad1±) 21.Bb3 Qh4 22.Ng3 Bxg3 23.hxg3 Qxc4
24.Bxc4±) 18.Ne4 Bxc1 19.Raxc1 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Qd6 21.Qxc4 e6 22.Bb3±; 17.Nxc4 Bxc1
18.Raxc1 Nf4 19.Qe5 Qd4 20.Bb3 Qxe5 21.Nxe5+ Kg7 22.Rxc5±
17...Bxc1 18.Raxc1 Nxe4 19.Bxe4
19.Qxe4 e6 20.Qxc4 Qg5+ 21.Qg4 Qxg4+ 22.fxg4 c4 23.Be4 Rhc8∞
19...e6 20.Qxc4 Qg5+ 21.Kh1 Rhd8 22.Rfd1
22.Qxc5 Rdc8! 23.Qxc8 Rxc8 24.Rxc8 Nf4 25.Rc7+ Kg8 26.Rg1 Qb5=
22...Rab8 23.b3
23.Qxa6? Rxb2 24.Qa7+ Ne7µ; 23.Qxc5 Rxb2 24.Bxd5 exd5 (24...Rxd5? 25.Rxd5 Qxd5
26.Qc7+ Kf6 27.Qf4+ Qf5 28.Qd4+ Qe5 29.Qd8++-) 25.Qa7+ Kg8 26.Rc7 Qf6 27.Kg2

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Qg5+=
23...Nf4 24.Rg1 Qe5 25.Rce1?!
25.Qxc5 Qxc5 26.Rxc5 Rd2 27.Rc7+ (27.Rg4 Rd1+ 28.Rg1 Rd2=) 27...Kg8 28.Rc2 Rbd8©;
25.Qxa6 Kg8 26.Qa7 Qf6 27.Rxc5 Rb4 28.Rc4 (28.Qa5 Rbd4 29.Rc4 Rd1 30.Rc1 R1d4=)
28...Rb5 29.Rc5 Rb4=
25...Qd6 26.Rg4?
26.Rc1 Nh3 27.Rge1 (27.Rgf1 Rdc8ƒ) 27...Nxf2+ 28.Kg2 Nxe4 29.Rxe4 Qd2+ 30.Re2 Qg5+
31.Kf2 Rd5ƒ; 26.Rg5 Rb4 27.Qxc5 Rd4 28.Qxd6 R8xd6ƒ
26...Rb4 27.Rxf4+
27.Qc1 e5µ; 27.Qc3 Rd4 28.h4 e5µ
27...Qxf4 28.Qxc5
28.Qxa6 Rd2 29.Qa7+ Kg8-+
28...Rb5 29.Qa7+ Kf8 30.Rg1
30.Kg2 Rg5+ 31.Kf1 Qxh2 32.Ke2 Qf4-+
30...Rh5 31.Rg3 Qh6 0-1
61. B51
Jakovenko, Dmitry (2719) - Ding, Liren (2809)
Shenzhen 140/61, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.O-O a6 5.Bd3 Ngf6 6.Re1 e6 7.a4 b6 8.c3 Bb7 9.Qe2 Qc7
10.Na3 Be7 11.Bb1
11.Bc2 - 137/69
11...e5N
11...O-O 12.d4 cxd4 (12...d5 13.e5 Ne4 14.Bf4 Rae8 15.Bd3 f6 16.exf6 Qxf4 17.fxe7 Rxe7∞)
13.cxd4 Rfc8 14.Bd3∞
12.d4 cxd4 - 140/61
12...O-O?!N 13.d5 Ne8 (13...Rfb8 14.Nh4 g6 15.g3 Bc8²) 14.Nc4

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14...Kh8 (14...Nef6 15.Bc2 Rfb8²) 15.Bd3 f5 16.exf5 Bxd5 17.Ng5 Bxg5 18.Bxg5 Nef6
19.Bc2 Rab8 20.Ne3 Bb7 21.c4 e4 22.Rad1 Rbd8 23.Ng4 Rde8 24.Bf4± Xu,Y (2546)-Li,S
(2507) China (ch) 140/(61) 2019
13.cxd4 exd4 14.Nxd4 O-O 15.Qc4
15.Nf5 Rfe8 16.Nxe7+ (16.Bf4 Bf8∞) 16...Rxe7 17.Bf4 Rae8 18.f3 Ne5∞
15...Qd8
15...Rfc8 16.Nf5 Bf8 17.Qxc7 Rxc7 18.Bf4 Ne5∞
16.Nf5 Re8 17.Bg5

17...Bf8
17...d5 18.exd5 (18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.Qb4 dxe4 20.Rd1©) 18...Bxd5 19.Qh4 (19.Nxe7+ Rxe7

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20.Qb4 Rxe1+ 21.Qxe1 Qc7∞) 19...Bxa3 20.Ne3! h6 (20...Bxb2? 21.Bxh7+ Nxh7 22.Bxd8
Bxa1 23.Rxa1±) 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Rxa3 Be4=
18.Ba2 Ne5?!
18...Bxe4 19.Qxf7+ Kh8 20.Bxf6 (20.Bb1 Bd5 21.Rxe8 Qxe8 22.Qxe8 Rxe8 23.Bd3∞)
20...Nxf6 21.Be6 Bxf5 (21...d5 22.Rxe4! dxe4 23.Nc4©) 22.Bxf5 d5 23.Nc2∞; 18...d5 19.exd5
h6 20.Rxe8 (20.d6 hxg5 21.Qxf7+ Kh8 22.Ne7 Bxe7 23.dxe7 Qc7µ) 20...Qxe8 21.Bxf6 Nxf6
22.Qd4 Rd8∞
19.Qb3 Bc8?
19...d5 20.Qg3 Ng6 21.e5 Ne4 22.Rxe4 Qc8 23.Nd4! dxe4 24.Bxf7+! Kxf7 25.Qb3+ Re6
26.Rc1 Bc5 27.Rxc5! Qxc5 (27...bxc5 28.Nxe6+-) 28.Qxe6+ Kf8 29.Qd7 Re8 30.Nf5 Rxe5
31.Qxg7+ Ke8 32.Qxh7 Rxf5 33.Qxg6+ Kf8 34.Be3±; 19...Kh8 20.Rad1±
20.f4 Be6

21.Qg3?!
21.Bxf6! gxf6 (21...Qxf6 22.fxe5+-) 22.Qg3+ Ng6 23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.Nh4 Kf7 25.f5±
21...Ng6 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.Nd4 e5 24.fxe5
24.f5 exd4 25.fxg6 hxg6 26.Nc2 (26.Rad1 Rc8 27.Qb3+ Kh8 28.Nc2 Qc7 29.Bxf6 Qxc2
30.Qxc2 Rxc2 31.Bxd4∞) 26...d5 27.Bxf6 Qxf6 28.e5 Qc6 29.Nxd4 Bc5 30.Qc3∞; 24.Ne6!?
Rxe6 25.f5 Re8 26.fxg6 d5∞
24...Nxe5
24...dxe5 25.Nf5 Bc5+ 26.Kh1 Kh8 27.Nc4 Ra7∞
25.Nac2 Nf7?!

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25...Kh8∞
26.Bh4
26.Qb3 d5 27.Bxf6 Qxf6 28.Rf1 Qe5 29.exd5 Bc5 30.Rae1 Qh5 31.Kh1 Rxe1 32.Rxe1²
26...Kh8 27.Nb4

27...g5!?
27...d5 28.Nxd5 (28.Nbc6 Qd7 29.Bxf6 (29.exd5 Nxd5∞) 29...gxf6∞) 28...Rxe4 29.Rxe4 Qxd5
30.Bxf6 (30.Rf4 Nh5) 30...Qxe4 31.Re1 Qd5 32.Be5∞
28.Bxg5
28.Nbc6 Qd7 29.Bxg5 Nxg5 30.Qxg5 Nxe4 31.Qd5 Nf6 32.Qf3 Bg7 33.Nf5ƒ
28...Nxg5 29.Qxg5 Nxe4 30.Qxd8
30.Qd5 Qh4 31.Ne6 (31.Nf3 Qf2+ 32.Kh1 Qc5∞) 31...Nc5∞
30...Raxd8 31.Nxa6 Bg7 32.Rad1 Rc8
32...Nc5 33.Rxe8+ Rxe8 34.Nc7 Re4 35.Nf5 Rxa4=
33.Nb5 Bxb2 34.Nac7 Re5 35.Re2 Nc3 36.Nxc3
36.Rxe5 dxe5 37.Rd7 Nxb5 38.axb5=
36...Bxc3 37.Rxe5 Bxe5 38.Nb5 Rc6 39.Nd4 Rc4 40.Nf3 Bf4 41.Rd3 Rxa4 42.g3 Be5 1/2-1/2
62. B51
Jones, Gawain C B (2702) - Saric, Ivan (2694)
Malmoe 140/62, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bxd7+ Bxd7 7.Nc3 Rc8 8.e5!?

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8.O-O e5 9.Qd3 h6 10.Nd2 Qc7 (10...Nf6 - 125/(55)) 11.Rd1 Nf6 12.Nf1 Bg4 13.f3 Be6
14.Ne3 Be7 15.Bd2 O-O 16.Kh1

16...Qc5N (16...Rfd8) 17.Be1 b5 18.b4! Qb6 19.a4 Bc4 20.Qd2 Rfd8 21.axb5 axb5 22.Nf5²
Dominguez Perez,L (2739)-Xiong,J (2663) USA (ch) 140/(62) 2019
8...dxe5 9.Nxe5 f6
9...Bc6 10.Qxd8+ Rxd8 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd2²
10.Nxd7 Qxd7 11.Qxd7+ Kxd7 12.Be3 e5

13.f4N
13.O-O-O+ Ke6 14.f4 Nh6 15.fxe5 fxe5 (15...Ng4? 16.exf6 Nxe3 17.Rhe1 Bc5 18.Nd5±)
16.Ne4²

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13...Nh6 14.O-O-O+ Kc6 15.Rhf1
15.fxe5 Ng4 16.Rhe1 Nxe5 17.Ne2 Bc5 18.Nd4+ Kb6 19.Ne6 Bxe3+ 20.Rxe3 g6=
15...Nf7 16.Rd3 Bd6 17.Ne4 Rhd8 18.Rb3
18.Rc3+ Kd5 19.Nxd6 Nxd6 20.Rd3+ Ke6 21.fxe5 fxe5²
18...exf4 19.Nxd6 Nxd6 20.Bxf4 Ne4
¹20...Nf5 21.Re1 Rd4 22.Bd2 h5²
21.Re3 Re8?!
21...Rd4 22.c3 Ra4 23.a3 Rd8 24.b4 (24.g4 Nd2 25.Rf2 Ne4=) 24...f5 25.Kb2 b5 26.g4 Rd2+
27.Kb3 Rg2 28.Rh3 Rxg4 29.c4²; 21...Nc5! 22.Re7 Rd7 23.Rfe1²
22.Rfe1 Kd5
22...f5 23.g4 g6 24.gxf5 gxf5 25.Rh3
23.Rd1+ Kc5 24.Rde1 Kd5
24...f5 25.g4 g6 26.gxf5 gxf5 27.Rh3 Nf6 (27...Re7 28.Rh5±) 28.Rf1 Nd5 29.Bh6±
25.Rd3+ Kc6 26.Rd4 f5 27.g4 Nf6
27...g6 28.gxf5 gxf5 29.Red1 b5 30.Rd7 h5 31.Rh7 Rh8 32.Ra7±
28.Red1
28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.gxf5 Nh5! 30.Bg3 (30.Bd2 Re5=; 30.Bd6 Rd8 31.Be5 Rxd4 32.Bxd4 Kd5
33.c3 Ke4=) 30...Nxg3 31.hxg3 h5 32.Rh4 Re3 33.Rxh5 Rxg3²
28...fxg4 29.Rd6+ Kb5 30.R1d3
30.a4+ Kxa4 31.Rb6 Re7 32.Bd2 (32.Rd3 Ka5 33.Rdb3 Re1+ 34.Kd2 Re7 35.Kc1 (35.Kd1
Rd8+ 36.Bd2+ Rxd2+ 37.Kxd2 Ne4+ 38.Kd1 Rd7+ 39.Ke2 Nc5 40.R3b4 Rd5∞) 35...Re1+=)
32...Nd5 33.Rb3 Rec7 34.Ra3+ Kb5 35.Ra5+ Kc6 36.c4 Nf6 37.Be3 b5 38.Rxa6+ Kb7 39.Rb6+
Ka8 40.c5ƒ (40.Rxb5 Rxc4+ 41.Kb1∞)
30...Rc6
30...Re1+ 31.Kd2 Rce8 32.Rb3+ Kc5 33.Rc3+ Kb5=
31.Rb3+ Kc5 32.Rd1 Nd5 33.Bg3 Re2 34.Rxb7 Ne3 35.Rd3?

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35.Rd8 Rxc2+ (35...Nf1 36.Rxg7 Nxg3 37.hxg3 h5 38.Rh7 Rh2 39.b3±) 36.Kb1 Rg2 37.a3 Nd5
38.Rbd7 Rd2 39.Rxd5+ Rxd5 40.Bf2+ Kc4 41.b3+ Kxb3 42.Rxd5 Rf6±
35...Rxc2+?
35...Rf6! 36.b4+ (36.Rc7+ Kb6 37.b3 Rc6 38.Rxc6+ Kxc6 39.Rd2 Rxd2 40.Kxd2 Nf1+ 41.Kd3
Nxg3 42.hxg3 h5=) 36...Kc4! (36...Kc6? 37.Rc7+ Kb5 38.Kb2±) 37.Rc7+ Kxb4 38.a3+ Kb5
(38...Ka4?? 39.Rd4+ Ka5 40.Rb4 Rf5 41.Rc6+-) 39.Rb3+ Ka4 40.Kb2 a5 41.Rc5 Rf3∞
36.Kb1 Re2 37.Rxg7?!
37.Rxe3! Rxe3 38.Bf2 Re6 39.Rb3 Kd4 40.Kc2+-
37...Nc4?
37...Nf5 38.Rg5 (38.Rxg4 Nxg3 39.Rc3+ Kb6 40.Rxc6+ Kxc6 41.hxg3²) 38...Rf6 39.Rd1 h6
40.Rh5 Kc4±
38.Rg5++- Kb4
38...Kb6 39.Rb3+ Ka7 40.Rg7++-
39.a3+ Ka4 40.b3+ Kxa3 41.bxc4+ Kb4 42.Rxg4 Rxc4 43.Bd6+ Kb5 44.Rb3+ Ka4 45.Rb4+
Rxb4+ 46.Rxb4+ Ka5 47.Rh4 1-0

63. B52
Areshchenko, Alexander (2652) - Jankovic, Alojzije (2549)
Magyarorszag 140/63, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.f3
O-O 10.Be3 Nc6 11.O-O a6 12.Qd3
12.Na4!? Rab8 13.Nb6 Qd8 14.Nxc6N (14.c5) 14...bxc6 15.Na4 Nd7 16.Rb1

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16...f5„ Mamedov,R (2701)-Gaehwiler,G (2414) Skopje 140/(63) 2019
12...Ne5 13.Qe2 Rfc8
13...e6 - 133/70
13...Rac8 14.b3 b5 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.cxd5 e6! 17.dxe6 (17.f4 exd5 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Nf3 dxe4
20.Ne1 (20.Ng5 f5©) 20...Rc3©) 17...fxe6 18.Rad1 Rfe8∞ (18...Nc6∞)
14.b3 b5 15.Nd5 Rab8 16.cxb5 axb5

17.Nb4!?N
17.Rac1 Rc5 (17...Nxd5 18.exd5 b4 19.h3 e6 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Bf2±) 18.Nb4
Qb7 19.Qd2²
17...d5 18.Rad1 e6

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18...dxe4 19.Ndc6 exf3 20.gxf3 Nxc6 (20...Qe6 21.Nxb8 Rxb8 22.Bd4 Nh5 23.Rfe1+-)
21.Rxd7 Nxd7 22.Na6 Rb7 23.Rc1±
19.exd5
19.a3 Rb7 20.Bf2 dxe4 21.fxe4 (21.Nf5 exf5! 22.Rxd7 Nexd7©) 21...Nfg4„; 19.Bg5 Qe7
(19...Qb7 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.exd5 exd5 22.Ndc2 Bg7 23.Nxd5 Kh8 24.f4²) 20.a3 Qa7 21.Bxf6
Bxf6 22.exd5 Qxa3 23.Nbc2 Qa7 24.dxe6 Nc6 25.exf7+ Kxf7 26.Qe6+ Kg7 27.Qe3 Nxd4
28.Nxd4²
19...Nxd5 20.Nxd5 exd5 21.Bf4 Re8 22.Qd2 Qa7
¹22...Ra8 23.Rfe1 b4 24.Re3 (24.Qxb4 Rxa2∞) 24...h5∞
23.Kh1 Qa6 24.Rfe1 Ra8 25.Qe2 b4?
25...Qxa2 26.Qxa2 Rxa2 27.Nxb5 f6 28.Nc7 Rb8 29.Nxd5 Rxb3 30.Nxf6+ Bxf6 31.Bxe5 Bxe5
32.Rxe5 Rd2²; 25...Nd7 26.Qxe8+ Rxe8 27.Rxe8+ Nf8 28.Rd2 h5 29.h3²; 25...h5 26.Qxb5
(26.Nxb5 Nxf3! 27.Qxf3 Qxb5∞) 26...Qxa2 27.Bg3²
26.Qxa6 Rxa6 27.Nb5
27.Nc2! Rxa2 (27...Rb6 28.Rxd5 f6 29.Re2±) 28.Nxb4 Raa8 29.Nxd5±
27...Rxa2
¹27...Re7 28.Rxd5 Rd7 29.Rxd7 Nxd7 30.Re2 h5±
28.Nc7 Rc8 29.Nxd5
29.Bxe5! Bxe5 30.Nxd5+-
29...Nc6 30.Rc1 Bf8
30...Bc3 31.Nxc3 bxc3 32.Rxc3 Raa8 33.Rec1 Ne7 34.Rxc8+ Rxc8 35.Rxc8+ Nxc8 36.Kg1+-
31.Nb6 Rd8 32.Rxc6 Ra6 1-0

64. B53
Bosiocic, Marin (2614) - Shevchenko, Kirill (2535)
Skopje 140/64, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qe3 Nf6 6.Be2 g6

6...Bg4 - 137/73
7.O-O Bg7 8.h3 d5
8...O-O 9.Rd1 Be6 10.Nc3 Rc8N (10...Qc7) 11.Rb1 - 140/(64) (11.a3N Qa5 12.Rb1 Ne5
13.Nxe5 Qxe5

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14.f4ƒ Dragun,K (2591)-Gajewski,G (2613) Polska (ch) 140/(64) 2019) 11...Qc7 12.a3 a6
13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 Na5 15.c3 b5 (15...Nb3!?) 16.Qd3 Qc4 17.Bg5 Qxd3 18.Bxd3 (18.Rxd3
Ne4 19.Rdd1=) 18...Nc4 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 (19...exf6 20.Nd4 Nb6 21.Nc2 h5=) 20.Ne1 a5 21.Be2
1/2 (21) Demchenko,A (2679) -Volokitin,A (2634) Deutschland 140/(64) 2019
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Qb3 Nb6 11.Rd1N
11.c4
11...Qc7 12.Na3 O-O 13.Nb5 Qb8 14.c4 Be6 15.Nbd4 Bd7?!
15...Qc8 16.Nxc6 (16.Nxe6 Qxe6 17.Qe3 Qxe3 18.Bxe3 Na4∞) 16...bxc6 17.Bf4 Qa6 18.Rac1
c5∞; 15...Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Bd7 17.a4±
16.Be3?!
16.a4 Rd8 17.Be3 (17.a5 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 (18.Nxd4? Ba4µ) 18...Bxd4 19.Nxd4 Na4 20.Nf3©)
17...Be8 18.Rd2 e5 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 20.a5 Rxd2 21.Nxd2 Nd7 22.c5±
16...Nxd4 17.Rxd4
17.Bxd4 Ba4µ
17...Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Bc6 19.Re1
19.Qe3 Bxf3! 20.Bxf3 Nxc4 21.Qxe7 Qd8µ; 19.Ne5 Nd7 20.Nxd7 Bxd7 21.Rd1©
19...Qf4
19...Rd8 20.Be5 Qc8 21.Nd4 Bd7 (21...Nd7 22.Bg4©) 22.Qg3 f6 23.Bd3©
20.Be3 Qc7 21.Bh6 Rfe8 22.c5 Nd5 23.Bc4 Rad8 24.Qa3
24.Ng5! e6 (24...Qf4 25.Rd1 Qe5 26.f4! Qe3+ 27.Qxe3 Nxe3 28.Bxf7+ Kh8 29.Re1„; 24...b5
25.cxb6 axb6 26.a4©) 25.Ne4 Qe5 26.Qg3 Qxg3 (26...Qd4 27.Bg5©) 27.fxg3©

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24...b5
24...e5 25.Ng5³
25.cxb6 Nxb6??

25...axb6 26.Ne5 b5 27.Qf3 f6 28.Nxc6 Qxc6 29.Bb3 Kh8³

26.Bxf7+! Kxf7 27.Ng5+ Kg8
27...Kf6 28.Re6+ Kf5 29.g4+ Kf4 30.Qe3#
28.Ne6 Nd5
28...Rd1 29.Qc3! Rxe1+ 30.Qxe1 Qd6 31.Qc3+-
29.Nxc7 Nxc7 30.Qc3 1-0

65. B61
Wei, Yi (2733) - Adly, Ahmed (2611)
Astana 140/65, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2 Rc8 8.f4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4
Qa5 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 e6
11...Qc5? 12.O-O-O Qxd4 13.Rxd4 Rc5 14.exf6 (14.Bb5! Bxb5 (14...Rxe5 15.Bxf6+-;
14...Rxc3 15.exf6 Bxb5 16.bxc3+-) 15.Rhd1+-) 14...Rxg5 15.Bc4 exf6N (15...Rg4 16.Rd3 Rxc4
17.Rhd1 exf6 18.Rxd7±) 16.Rhd1 Bc6 (16...Be6 17.Rd8+ Ke7 18.Bxe6 Kxe6 19.Re8+ Kf5
20.g3+-) 17.Rd8+ Ke7 18.Ne4 Re5

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19.Rc8!+- Hector,J (2488)-Dragicevic,D (2339) Vaxjo 140/(65) 2019
12.O-O-O Bc6 13.Nb5 Bxb5 14.exf6 Bc6 15.h4 Bc5?
15...g6 - 114/63
16.Qe5 g6 17.h5! Bb6
¹17...gxh5 18.Be2 Rg8 19.Rxh5 Bb6 20.Qxa5 Bxa5 21.g4±
18.Qxa5 Bxa5 19.hxg6 fxg6 20.Bc4N
20.Bd3 - 140/(65) 20...O-ON

(20...Kf7 21.Rh6!+-) 21.Bc4! Rce8 22.Rd6 Bxg2 23.Rh2 Bd5 (23...Bc6 24.Rxe6 Rxe6 25.Bxe6+
Kh8 26.f7+-) 24.Rd7+- Navara,D (2732)-Kraus,T (2427) Cesko 140/(65) 2018
20...Kf7

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21.Rh6?!
21.Rd6! Rce8 22.Rhd1 Rhf8 (22...h6 23.Rd7+ Bxd7 24.Rxd7+ Kf8 25.Bf4 Rd8 26.Rxb7+-)
23.Rd7+ Bxd7 24.Rxd7+ Kg8 25.Rg7+ Kh8 26.Rxb7 Rc8 (26...Bd8 27.Bb5 h6 28.Bxh6 Bxf6
29.Bxe8 Rxe8 30.Rxa7+-) 27.Bh6 Rxf6 (27...Rxc4 28.Bxf8+-) 28.Bg7+ Kg8 29.Bxf6 Rxc4
30.Rxa7+-
21...Be8 22.Bb3?
22.Bd3 Rc5 23.Bh4 Kf8 (23...Bc7 24.Bxg6+ Kf8 25.Bf2 Rc6 26.Bxe8 Bf4+ 27.Kb1 Kxe8
28.Rh3+-) 24.Be1! Bxe1 25.Rxe1±
22...Rc5 23.Be3 Re5 24.Bd4!?
24.Bxa7 Bc6 (24...Re2!?) 25.c3 (25.Rdh1 Re1+ 26.Rxe1 Bxe1„) 25...Re2 26.Rdh1 Kxf6
27.Rxh7 Rxh7 28.Rxh7 Bxg2²
24...Re4 25.Bxa7 Bc7 26.Rh3
26.Kb1 Bc6 27.c3 Bf4 28.Rhh1 h5³
26...Bc6
26...h5! 27.Rhd3 Bf4+ 28.Kb1 Bb5 29.Rd4 Rxd4 30.Bxd4 g5µ
27.Bc5
27.Rhd3 Bf4+ 28.Kb1 h5 29.g3 Be5³
27...h5 28.Rhd3
28.g3µ; 28.Bd6 Bxd6 29.Rxd6 g5µ Paunovic,Tomislav
28...Bf4+ 29.Kb1

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29...h4!
29...Kxf6?! 30.g3 Bc7 31.Rf1+ Kg7 32.Rdf3∞
30.Be7 Be5 31.a3
31.R3d2µ Paunovic,Tomislav
31...g5 32.Bb4
32.R3d2!? Paunovic,Tomislav
32...g4-+ 33.Rf1 Bb8?!
33...h3 34.gxh3 gxh3 35.Bxe6+ Kxe6 36.f7 Reh4 37.f8=Q Rxf8 38.Bxf8 h2-+; 33...Bb5 34.c4
Bc6-+
34.Bc3
34.Rg1 Paunovic,Tomislav
34.Be7

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34...Bb5! (34...h3? 35.gxh3 gxh3 36.Rg1+-) 35.c4 Bc6-+
34...h3 35.gxh3 gxh3 36.Rg1 Be5 37.Rh1 h2 38.Rd2 Bxc3
38...Rg4! 39.Ka2 Rg1 40.Bxe5 Rxh1-+
39.Rdxh2 Rxh2 40.Rxh2 Re1+ 41.Ka2 Bxf6 42.c3 Ke7 43.Bc4 Rh1 44.Rxh1 Bxh1 45.Kb1
Be4+ 46.Kc1 Bg5+ 47.Kd1 Kd6 48.a4 Bd5 0-1

66. B62
Paravyan, David (2627) - Stocek, Jiri (2592)
Praha II 140/66, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd3 a6 8.Nxc6
8.O-O-O - 139/(64)
8...bxc6 9.O-O-O Qa5 10.Qg3 Rb8 11.Bc4 h6N
11...Be7
12.Be3 Nd7?!
12...Nh5!?
13.Bb3 c5?!
13...Rb7; 13...h5
14.Bf4! e5 15.Bd2 Qc7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.Ba5
17.Bc3+-
17...c4 18.Nc7+
18.Bxc4 Qxb2+ 19.Kd2 Qd4+ 20.Qd3 (20.Bd3 Nc5∞) 20...Qxf2+ (20...Qxd3+ 21.cxd3±)

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21.Kc1±
18...Ke7 19.Bxc4 Qxb2+ 20.Kd2 Qd4+ 21.Qd3
21.Bd3?! Nf6∞
21...Qc5

21...Qxf2+ 22.Kc1 Qc5

23.Rhf1! Nf6 (23...Qxa5 24.Rxf7+ Kd8 25.Ne6+ Ke8 26.Nxg7+ Kd8 27.Ne6+ Ke8 28.Qg3!
Kxf7 29.Rf1+ Nf6 30.Nxf8+ Kxf8 31.Qg6 Qa3+ 32.Kd2 Qb4+ 33.Kd3 Ke7 34.Qxf6+ Kd7
35.Qxh8 Qb2 36.Bd5+-) 24.Bb3+-; 21...Bb7 22.Qxd4 exd4 23.Rb1±
22.Qd5!+- Qxf2+?
22...Qxd5+ 23.Nxd5+ Ke8

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23.Kc3 1-0

67. B62
Ragger, Markus (2696) - Sanal, Vahap (2511)
Skopje 140/67, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Qd3
8.O-O - 109/124
8...h6N
8...a6; 8...Qb6; 8...Be7
9.Bh4 Qb6 - 140/67
9...Be7N 10.O-O-O O-O 11.Bxc6 Bxc6 12.f4 Rc8 13.Rhe1 a6 14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.e5 Ne8
16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Kb1 b5 18.Ne4 d5 19.Ng3 b4∞ Chanda,S (2534)-Maghsoodloo,P (2673)
Sharjah 140/(67) 2019
10.O-O-O
10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.O-O-O (11.Nb3 Rg8 12.g3 a6 13.Bxc6 bxc6=) 11...a6 12.Ba4 Nxd4 13.Bxd7+
Kxd7 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Rxd4 Rc8=
10...Nxd4
10...Be7 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 (11...bxc6 12.e5! cxb5 13.exf6 gxf6 14.Ne4±) 12.Bxf6 gxf6 (12...Bxf6
13.Qxd6 Bxb5 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Nxb5 Rxa2 16.f4²) 13.f4 O-O-O 14.Bxc6 Qxc6 15.f5 Kb8
16.Rhe1²; 10...Rc8!?
11.Bxd7+ Nxd7 12.Qxd4 Qxd4 13.Rxd4 a6 14.Rhd1 Ne5 15.Bg3 g5?!
15...Be7
16.Bxe5 dxe5 17.Rc4 b6
17...b5 18.Rc7 Bb4 19.Rdd7 O-O 20.Nd1²
18.Rc6 Bc5?!

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18...b5 19.a4 (19.Rc7 - 17...b5) 19...Bb4 20.Na2 Be7 21.Rc7 bxa4 22.Rdd7 Bd8 23.Rb7²
19.Na4! Bxf2 20.Nxb6 Be3+ 21.Kb1 Bxb6 22.Rxb6± [R 9/s] 22...O-O 23.c4 Kg7 24.Kc2 g4
¹24...a5
25.c5+-
25.b4!?
25...a5 26.Kc3 Rae8 27.Rd7 Kg6 28.c6 f5 29.exf5+ exf5?!
29...Rxf5 30.c7 Rc8 31.Rb8 Rff8 32.Rxc8 Rxc8 33.b3 Kf5 34.a3; 29...Kxf5 30.c7
30.c7+ Kg5 31.Rbd6 Rc8 32.Kd2 f4 33.Rd8 f3 34.gxf3 gxf3 35.Rxf8 Rxf8 36.Rd8 1-0
68. B67
Puranik, Abhimanyu Sameer (2538) - Anton Guijarro, David (2642)
Moscow 140/68, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.Kb1
Nxd4
9...Be7 - 114/64
10.Qxd4 h6 11.Bh4
11.Bc1
11...Be7 12.f4 Bc6 13.f5 e5N
13...Qc7? 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Bc4 g5 16.Bf2 e5 17.Qd3±
14.Qd3 O-O 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Be2

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16.Qxd6 Qxd6 17.Rxd6 Rfd8 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8©
16...Rc8 17.Nd5
17.Qxd6 Qxd6 18.Rxd6 Be7 (18...Rfd8 19.Rhd1 Rxd6 20.Rxd6 Rd8 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.b4²)
19.Rd3²
17...b5
¹17...Bxd5 18.Qxd5 Qc7 19.c3 Rfd8=
18.Qb3
18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Bf3 Rfd8 20.h4ƒ
18...Bb7 19.c4 Bxd5 20.Rxd5 bxc4 21.Bxc4 Rb8 22.Qd3 Qb6 23.b3 a5 24.a4
24.Rxd6 Qb4©
24...Rfc8 25.Rc1
25.Rxd6? Qb4 26.Rc1 Qa3-+; 25.Rb5!?
25...Bg5 26.Rc2 Qg1+ 27.Ka2

27...Be3! 28.Qd1
28.Rxd6 Bd4 29.Rxd4 Qxd4 30.Qxd4 exd4 31.Rd2 Rd8³
28...Qxd1 29.Rxd1 Bd4= 30.Rdd2 Kf8 31.g4 Ke7 32.h4 Rc7 1/2-1/2
69. B67
Baron, Tal (2506) - Lupulescu, Constantin (2611)
Skopje 140/69, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 b5

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10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Kb1 Qb6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.f5 h5
13...b4 14.Ne2 e5 15.Ng3 h5 (15...Qc5?! 16.Nh5²) 16.h4∞
14.Bd3?!
14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Bd3 (15.Qf4 - 117/62) 15...b4 16.Ne2 Bh6 17.Qe1 Qc5∞
14...b4 15.Ne2 e5!
15...Bh6 16.Nf4! e5

17.Bc4!„ ∆Bxe4 (17...Bxf4? 18.Qxd6 Qb7 19.Qxf6 Rh6 20.Qg7 Qe7 21.g3!±; 17...Rd8?
18.Nd5 Bxd2 19.Nxb6 Be3 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5±) 18.Qe2 Bxc2+ 19.Qxc2 Bxf4 20.g3 Be3
21.Qa4+ Kf8 22.Bxf7©
16.Ng3?
16.h4? Bh6 17.Qe1 Ke7µ; 16.Bc4 a5 (16...Bxe4 17.Ng3 (17.Nf4 Bh6) 17...Bc6 18.Bd5 Bxd5
19.Qxd5 Rc8 20.Ne4 Be7 21.Nxd6+ Bxd6 22.Qxd6 Qc6 23.Rd2 a5=; 16...h4!? 17.Rhe1 a5
18.b3) 17.Qd3 Qc5 18.Nc1 a4 19.b3∞
16...h4
16...Bh6 17.Qe2 h4 18.Nf1 - 16...h4
17.Nf1 Bh6 18.Qe2 Ke7 19.Nd2 a5 20.Bc4N
20.Rhe1
20...a4
20...Qe3 21.Rhe1 Qxe2 22.Rxe2 Rhg8³
21.Nf3 b3!µ 22.cxb3 axb3 23.Bxb3 Ba4?

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23...Bb5! 24.Qe1 (24.Bc4 Qa6-+; 24.Rd3) 24...Ba4-+
24.Rd3 Bb5 25.Qc2
25.Rhd1µ
25...Bxd3 26.Qxd3 Ra5 27.Nxh4?
27.Rd1 Rc5 28.Ng1 Rhc8 29.Ne2 Kf8! 30.Nc3 Kg7 31.Qxd6 Qb4! 32.Qd3 Rxc3 33.bxc3 Rxc3
34.Qd5 Rc7µ
27...Rc5 28.Nf3 Rhc8 29.Nd2 Qb4 30.Rd1 Qxd2! 0-1

70. B68
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2692) - Gupta, Abhijeet (2602)
Sharjah 140/70, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 Be7
10.Nf3 b5 11.e5 b4 12.exf6 bxc3 13.Qxc3 gxf6 14.Bh4 d5 15.Kb1 Rb8
15...Rc8 - 112/122
16.a3
16.Bxa6 Nb4©
16...Rg8N
16...a5; 16...O-O
17.Bxa6 Qb6
17...Rxg2? 18.Rhg1 Rg6 19.f5! exf5 20.Bf2±
18.Bf1 Ra8© 19.Qb3 Qa7 20.Qc3
20.Rd3!?
20...Rb8
¹20...Qb6
21.Rd3
21.Bxf6 Bxa3 (21...Bxf6 22.Qxf6 Qxa3 23.Ng5 Qe7 24.Qxe7+ Kxe7 25.g3²) 22.b3 Ra8©
21...Na5
21...d4!? 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.Qxd4 Qxd4 24.Rxd4 Bxa3 25.b3 Be7 26.Bf2²
22.Nd2!
22.Bxf6?! Nc4 23.Bd4 Qa4 24.b3 Nxa3+ 25.Kc1 Qa8³ ‚
22...Nc4 23.Nxc4 dxc4 24.Rxd7

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24.Rh3 ∆e5 (24...Bc6 25.Bxf6±) 25.Rf3²
24...Qxd7 25.Bxc4© Qc6
25...Rxg2 26.Bxf6 Bxf6 27.Qxf6 Rd8=; 25...f5!?
26.Re1
26.Rd1!?
26...Kf8!
26...Qxg2? 27.f5+-; 26...Rxg2 27.Bxf6 Rxh2 28.Be5²; 26...Bxa3 27.Qxa3 Qxc4 28.Bxf6 Qb4
29.Qxb4 Rxb4 30.g3ƒ
27.Re2 Qc5?!
27...Rc8
28.h3 Kg7 29.Ka2 Rgc8?!

29...Rbc8 30.Re4 h6=

30.Qg3+! Kh8 31.Bb3± Ra8
¹31...Qd4
32.Qf3! Rd8 [… Ra3] 33.Re4 Ra6 34.Bf2 Qc6 35.Bd4
35.f5!?
35...Rda8 36.Kb1 Rd8 37.Qe3 Qb5?
37...Raa8±; 37...Rd7±
38.Bc4! 1-0

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 71. B69
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2692) - Nihal, Sarin (2578)
Sharjah 140/71, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Be7 9.f4 Bd7
10.Nf3 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Kb1 Qb6 13.Bd3 O-O-O 14.Rhe1 Na5N
14...Rhe8 - 139/71
15.f5 Kb8 16.fxe6
16.Ne2!?
16...fxe6 17.Ne2 Nc6
¹17...Nc4 18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.Qc3 Rc8∞
18.Nf4 Ne5

19.Bf1!
19.c3 Nxd3 20.Qxd3²
19...Ng6 20.g3 Nxf4 21.gxf4 Rhe8
¹21...e5 22.Nh4 Rhg8 (22...Bf8 23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.exf5 Bh6 25.Qd5 Bxf4 26.Bg2 Rhg8 27.Rd3±)
23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.exf5 Rg4 25.Bg2 Rxf4 26.Qd5 Rxf5 27.Re3 Rg5 28.Rc3 e4 29.Qxe4 d5
30.Qxe7 Rxg2 31.Qxh7²
22.Bh3± Bf8 23.Qc3
23.Nd4!?
23...e5 24.Bxd7 Rxd7 25.fxe5 fxe5?!

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25...Rc7 26.Qd3 dxe5 27.Nh4±
26.Nh4 Rc8 27.Qf3 Bh6 28.Nf5 Bf4 29.h4 Rc6 30.Re2 Rdc7 31.Qh5 Qc5 32.Qe8+ Ka7?!
32...Rc8
33.Ne7 Rb6 34.Nd5 Rc8 35.Qe6+- Qc4 36.Rg2 Rb7 37.Qf5 Bh6 38.a3 a5 39.Qf2+ Ka6
40.Qe1 Qc5 41.Rd3 Rbb8 42.Rf2 b4?!
42...Bf4
43.axb4 axb4 44.Rb3 Rb5 45.Nxb4+ Ka7 46.Rf7+ Rc7 47.Rxc7+ Qxc7 48.Qf2+ Qc5 49.Qf7+
49.Ra3+
49...Ka8 50.Ra3+
50.Qe8+
50...Ra5 51.Qg8+ 1-0

72. B70
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar (2636) - Praggnanandhaa, R. (2532)
Moscow 140/72, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.Nb3 O-O 9.O-O
Be6 10.Re1 Rc8
10...h6 - 58/242
10...a5 - 58/243
11.Bf1 Nd7 12.Qd2 a6 13.Rab1 Re8 14.Nd5 Nce5 15.c3 Nb6N
15...Nc4
16.Rbd1 Bg4 17.Be2 Bd7
17...Nec4 18.Qc1 Bxe2 19.Rxe2 Qd7∞
18.h3 Nec4 19.Qc1 f6
19...Ba4!?
20.Bf4 Na4 21.Bxc4 Rxc4 22.Qc2 b5 23.a3 Rc8 24.Be3 Be6
24...e6!? 25.Nf4 Bf8=
25.f4 Bf7 26.f5 e6 27.fxe6
27.Nf4!?
27...Rxe6 28.Bd4 Nc5
28...f5!? 29.Bxg7 Kxg7 30.Nd4 Rxe4 31.Rxe4 fxe4 32.Qxe4 Nc5 33.Qg4 h5 34.Qf3 Qg5=

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29.Bf2 Qe8 30.Nd2 Qc6 31.b4 Nd7 32.Nb3 Ree8
32...f5!?
33.Na5 Qa8 34.Qd2
34.Nf4 Bf8=
34...Bxd5 35.exd5
35.Qxd5+ Qxd5 36.exd5 Rxe1+ 37.Rxe1 Rxc3 38.Re8+ Bf8 39.Nc6 Ne5 (39...Rxa3 40.Bd4©)
40.Nd4 Kf7 41.Ra8©
35...f5 36.Re6
36.c4 bxc4 37.Rxe8+ Rxe8 38.Nxc4 Bf8=
36...Nf6 37.Qd3 Ne4
37...Nh5!?
38.c4 bxc4 39.Nxc4 Qb8
39...Rxe6 40.dxe6 Qc6 41.e7 Kf7 42.Nb6 (42.Nxd6+ Qxd6 43.Qb3+ Qe6 44.Rd8 Rc1+ 45.Kh2
Be5+ 46.g3 Nf6 47.Qxe6+ Kxe6 48.e8=Q+ Nxe8 49.Rxe8+ Kd5µ) 42...Rb8 43.Nd5 Rc8=
40.Bd4 Qc7 41.Bxg7 Kxg7 42.Qd4+ Kg8 43.Nd2
43.Nb6 Rb8 44.Nc4 Rbc8=
43...Ng5 44.Re3 Rxe3 45.Qxe3 Nf7 46.Nf3 Qc2 47.Re1 Qb2 48.Nd4 Ne5 49.Nc6 f4?!
49...Re8!? 50.Kh1 (50.Rf1 Qa2=) 50...Rf8=
50.Qxf4 Nd3 51.Qf1?!
51.Qg4 Qf2+ 52.Kh2 Nxe1 53.Qxc8+ Kg7 54.Qg4²
51...Rf8?!
51...Nxe1 52.Ne7+ Kg7 53.Nxc8 Nxg2=
52.Qe2 Qxa3
52...Rf2 53.Qxb2 Rxb2 54.Rf1±
53.Qe6+
53.Qe3! Qb2 54.Re2 Qc1+ 55.Qxc1 Nxc1 56.Re6²
53...Kg7 54.Qe3 Qb2 55.Re2 Qa1+?
55...Qc1+ 56.Qxc1 Nxc1 57.Re6 Rf6=
56.Kh2 Nf4 57.Rf2 Nxd5 58.Qa7+ Kg8 59.Rxf8+ Kxf8 60.Qb8+!

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60.Qxh7 Qc1=
60...Kg7 61.Qxd6 Nf6

62.Ne5?!
62.Nd4! Ng8 63.Qc7+ Kh6 (63...Kf6 64.Nf3!+-) 64.Qc5!+-
62...Ng8± 63.Qc7+ Kh8 64.Nf7+ Kg7 65.Ne5+ Kh8 66.Nf7+ Kg7 67.Ng5+ Kh6 68.Ne6
68.Nxh7?! Qf1=; 68.Qxh7+ Kxg5 69.h4+ Kf5 70.Qxg8 Qe5+ 71.Kh3±
68...g5 69.Qg3 Qf6 70.h4 g4?
70...Kh5 71.Nxg5±
71.Qxg4+- Qe5+?
71...Ne7
72.Kh3 Ne7 73.Ng5
73.Nd8
73...Qc3+?!
73...Qe3+ 74.g3 Kg7 75.Qh5
74.g3 Ng6 75.Qd7
75.Ne6 Qf6 76.Qg5+ Qxg5 77.hxg5+ Kh5 78.g4#
75...Nf8
¹75...Nxh4 76.Nf7+ Kg6 77.Qe8!
76.Qf5 Ng6 77.Ne6 Qc1 78.Qg5+ 1-0

485
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B75-B99

73. B76
Cheparinov, Ivan (2683) - Gazik, Viktor (2535)
Skopje 140/73, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O
Be6 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Qa5 12.Kb1 Rfc8 13.a3 Rab8 14.h4 b5 15.Nd5 Qxd2 16.Rxd2
Bxd5 17.exd5 a5 18.h5 Nd7 19.g5 Bxd4
19...Ne5 - 125/58
20.Rxd4 Rc5 21.Bh3
21.hxg6² hxg6 22.Be2
21...Nf8 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.Re1 Rb7 24.f4
24.c3
24...Nh7?!
24...b4! 25.axb4 Rxb4 26.Rxb4 axb4 27.Rxe7 Rc4! (27...Rxd5 28.Re4 b3 29.Bg4²) 28.f5 Rh4
29.Re3

29...f6! 30.fxg6 (30.gxf6 g5 31.Ka2 Kf7©) 30...fxg5 31.Rg3 Kg7 32.Bf5 Rh5 33.Ka2 Nxg6
34.Kb3 Ne5 35.Kxb4 Kf6 36.Be6 g4©
25.Bf1N
25.c3

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25...Nf8
25...b4!?
26.Bh3
26.b4!? axb4 27.axb4 Rc3 28.Bd3²
26...Nh7?! 27.Re3 Rbc7 28.c3
28.Bf1!?²
28...Rc4 29.Ree4 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 [R 9/i] 30...f6! 31.Bf1 Rc5?
31...Rb7=
32.Kc2 fxg5 33.fxg5 Nxg5 34.b4 axb4 35.axb4 Rc8 36.Rg4! Nf3?!
36...Nh7±
37.Rxg6+
37.Bxb5?! Ne5²
37...Kf7

38.Rg4! e5 39.dxe6+ Kxe6 40.Bxb5

40.Re4+! Kf5 41.Bd3 Kg5 42.Bxb5±
40...d5 41.Ba6 Rb8 42.Rg3 Ne5 43.Kb3 Nd7 44.Ka4 Nf6 45.Ka5 Ne4 46.Rd3 Ke5 47.Rh3
Kd6 48.Rh6+ Ke5 49.Rh5+ Kd6 50.Rh3 Ke5?
50...Kc6²
51.b5!+- Nc5

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¹51...Ra8
52.Rh6
52.b6! Ra8 53.Kb5 Nxa6 54.b7 Ra7 55.Kb6 Rxb7+ 56.Kxb7 Nc5+ 57.Kc6 Ne4 58.Rd3
52...Ne4
¹52...Ra8
53.Kb4
53.b6
53...Nd6?
53...Nf6
54.Rh5+ Ke6 55.Kc5 Ne4+ 56.Kd4 Nf6 57.Rh6 Ke7 58.Kc5 Ne4+ 59.Kc6 Nxc3?!
59...Ra8 60.Rh3 Ke6 61.Kb7
60.b6 Ra8 61.Rh7+ Ke6 62.Ra7 Rd8 63.b7 Rd6+ 64.Kc7 Rd7+ 65.Kb6
65.Kc8?? Ne4=
65...Rd6+ 66.Ka5 1-0

74. B76
Hracek, Zbynek (2578) - Mamedov, Rauf (2701)
Skopje 140/74, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O
d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Qb6 14.Na4
14.Qe5 Be6 15.Na4 Qa5 16.b3 Qb4 17.c4 Nf6 18.Bd3 Rfd8

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(18...Nd7 - 128/70) 19.Bc2N (19.h4; 19.Qc5) 19...Nd7 20.Qc3 Qa3+ (20...a5!?) 21.Qb2
(21.Kb1 Rab8 22.Ka1 Nc5 23.Nxc5 Qxc5=) 21...Qb4 (21...Qxb2+ 22.Kxb2²) 22.h4 Nb6
23.Qc3 Qa3+ 24.Qb2 Qb4 25.Qc3 1/2 (25) Edouard,R (2658)-Christiansen,J (2539) Skopje
140/(74) 2019
14...Qa5 15.b3 Qc7 16.Bc4
16.h4 - 110/(106)
16...Rd8 17.g3N
17.Rhe1; 17.g4
17...Bf5 18.Qc5 Qe5 19.Qd4
19.c3!?
19...Qc7 20.Qc5 Nb6
20...Qe5=
21.Nb2
21.Nc3!? Nxc4 22.Qxc4 c5∞
21...Rd6 22.Rhe1 Rad8 23.Bf1
23.a4!?
23...Be6 24.Rd3 Rd5
24...a5!?
25.Rxd5 Rxd5 26.Qc3 Qd6
26...Rh5!?

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27.Nc4
27.Bc4!? Nxc4 (27...Qc5? 28.b4 Qf2 29.Bxd5 Nxd5 30.Qd2 Qxf3 31.Nd3±) 28.Nxc4 Rc5
(28...Qc5 29.Kb2²) 29.Re4 Qc7=
27...Qc5
27...Rc5!? 28.Nxd6 Rxc3 29.Nb7 Rxf3 30.Nd8 Bd7 31.Bg2 Rf2 32.Bxc6 Bf5 33.Be4 Bh3
34.Bd3 Kf8=
28.Kb2 Rf5?!

28...Rh5
29.Ne5!± Qf2?
29...Qxc3+ 30.Kxc3±
30.Ng4! 1-0

75. B78
Robson, Ray (2667) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2746)
USA (ch) 140/75, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7
10.O-O-O Rb8 11.Bb3 Na5 12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 b5 14.Nd5 Nxb3+
14...e5 - 92/(203)
15.Nxb3 e5 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.h4 Rb6 18.h5 Qe7 [… g5] 19.hxg6N
19.Qe3
19...fxg6 20.Qe3 Be6 21.Rhf1

491
21.Kb1 b4=
21...Rc6 22.f4?!
22.Kb1
22...Qc7 23.Rd2 a5³ 24.Kb1 a4 25.Nc1 b4 26.Rdf2?!
26.f5; 26.g3
26...exf4! 27.Rxf4 Rc8µ 28.Rf6?

28.Nd3 b3 29.cxb3 axb3 30.a3 Bc4 31.Nb4 Bxf1 32.Rxf1 Rc2 33.Qxb3+ Qc4 34.Qxc4+
R2xc4µ; 28.Ne2 Rxc2 29.Nd4 Bc4 30.Nxc2 Bxf1 31.Rf2µ; 28.Qf3!?
28...Rxc2!-+ 29.Rxe6 Qc4 30.Ref6 a3! 31.bxa3 bxa3 32.Qxa3 Rxc1+! 33.Rxc1
33.Qxc1 Qxe4+
33...Qxe4+ 34.Kb2 Qe5+ 35.Rc3 Rb8+!
35...Qxf6? 36.Qb3+ Kh8 37.a4µ
36.Kc2?
36.Ka1 Qxf6 37.Qc1
36...Qxf6 37.Rf3 Qd4 38.Rb3 Qe4+ 39.Kc1 Qe1+ 40.Kc2 Qe2+ 41.Kb1 Qd1+ 42.Qc1 Rxb3+
43.axb3 Qxb3+
¹43...Qxc1+ 44.Kxc1 Kf7
44.Ka1 Qa4+ 45.Kb2 Qb5+ 46.Ka1 Qc5 47.Qd2 h5 48.Kb1 Kg7 49.Qb2+ Qe5 50.Qb7+
Kh6 51.Kc1 d5 52.Kd1 Qe4 53.Qb2 Kg5 54.Qd2+ Kg4 55.Qh6 g5 0-1

76. B81

492
 Abdumalik, Zhansaya (2464) - Christiansen, Johan Sebastian (2561)
Capo d'Orso 140/76, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 Be7 8.Be3 Nfd7 9.h4 Nc6
10.g5 O-O 11.Bg2 Nde5
11...Nxd4 - 21/393
12.Qe2
12.O-O?!

12...f6!N (12...Nxd4) 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.f4 Nc4³ Nozdrachev,V (2489)-Motylev,A (2650) Russia
140/(76) 2019
12...Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.Be3 Bd7 15.f4 Na5

493
15...Rc8
16.O-O!?N
16.O-O-O Rc8 17.f5 (17.Kb1 Nc4 18.Bc1 Na3+ 19.Ka1 b5∞) 17...Nc4 18.Bd4 Qa5 19.f6 e5!
20.fxe7 (20.Bh3 Bxh3 21.fxe7 Rfe8 22.Rxh3 exd4 23.Rxd4 Nxb2 24.Kxb2 Rxc3 25.Rxc3 Qb6+
26.Kc1 Qxd4 27.Rc7 Qg1+ 28.Qd1 Qe3+ 29.Qd2 Qg1+=) 20...Rfe8 21.Qf2 Be6 22.Bf1 Nxb2
23.Kxb2 Qb4+ 24.Ka1 exd4 25.Nd5 Bxd5 26.exd5 Qc3+ 27.Kb1 Qb4+=; 16.f5 Rc8 17.O-O-O
- 16.0-0-0
16...Rc8 17.f5 Nc4 18.Bd4 f6! 19.g6 Qe8 20.Qh5
20.b3 Ne5 21.Bh3 (21.h5 Bd8∞) 21...exf5 22.gxh7+ Kxh7 23.Bxf5+ Bxf5 24.Rxf5∞
20...h6 21.b3
21.Bh3?! e5 22.Bf2 Nxb2 23.Qf3 Na4 24.Nd5 Bc6³; 21.Rf2 Nxb2 22.fxe6 Bxe6 23.Nd5 Nc4
24.Nf4 Bd7³; 21.Rf3! Nxb2 22.Rb1 Nc4 23.Rxb7∞
21...Na3

22.Rf2??
22.fxe6 Bxe6 23.Rf2 Qd7 24.Re1 b5 (24...Bg4 25.Qa5 Nb5 (25...f5!? 26.Qxa3 Bxh4 27.e5
Bxf2+ 28.Bxf2 dxe5 29.Rxe5 Qd2 30.Qb4 Qxc3 31.Qxc3 Rxc3 32.Bd5+ Kh8 33.Re7²)
26.Nxb5 Qxb5 27.Qxb5 axb5²) 25.Nd5 Bd8 26.Ne3 b4„
22...e5 23.Be3 Rxc3 24.Bxh6
24.Bd2 Rxc2 25.Bxh6 gxh6 26.Qxh6 Rf7 27.Rxc2 Nxc2 28.Rc1 Bf8 29.gxf7+ Qxf7 30.Qg6+
Qxg6 31.fxg6 Ne3 32.Rc7 Nxg2 33.Rxd7 Nxh4 34.Rxb7 Nxg6µ
24...gxh6 25.Qxh6 Rf7 26.gxf7+ Qxf7 27.Bf3

494
27.Rd1 Bf8 28.Qg6+ Qxg6 29.fxg6 Kg7 30.h5 d5!-+
27...Qh7 28.Qd2
28.Rg2+ Kh8 29.Qxh7+ Kxh7-+
28...Rxc2 29.Qd5+ Kf8 30.Qxb7 Rxf2 31.Qa8+ Kg7
31...Be8! 32.Kxf2 Qxh4+ 33.Kg2 Nc2 34.Rc1 Ne3+ 35.Kg1 Qg3+-+
32.Kxf2 Qxh4+ 33.Kg1
33.Kg2 Nc2 34.Qa7 Nxa1 35.Qxd7 Nc2 36.Qxe7+ Kh6-+
33...Nc2 34.Rf1
34.Qa7 Qg3+ 35.Bg2 Ne3-+
34...Qg3+ 35.Kh1 Qh3+ 36.Kg1 Ne3 37.Rf2 Qg3+ 38.Bg2 Ng4 39.Re2 Bb5 40.Qa7 Qh2+ 0-1

77. B81
Pavlidis, Antonios (2533) - Vlachos, Anatole (2399)
Greece 140/77, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 e5 8.Nf5 g6
8...h5!? 9.g5 Nxe4 10.Nxg7+ Bxg7 11.Nxe4 d5 12.Ng3 e4 (12...d4) 13.c3 Nc6 14.Nxh5 Be5©
9.Bg2!?
9.g5 gxf5 (9...Nxe4? 10.Nxe4 Bxf5 11.Nf6+ Ke7 12.Bb6 (12.Nd5+ Ke8 13.Bb6+-) 12...Qc8
13.Bc7+-) 10.exf5 d5 (10...Bxf5 11.gxf6) 11.gxf6 d4 12.Bc4∞
9...gxf5 10.exf5 h6
10...d5!? 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 Nc6 13.Qd3 (13.c3 Nd4 14.Be4 Nb5) 13...Bb4+ 14.c3 Ne7!³
11.Qe2 Bd7!?
11...Rg8 12.h3 Bd7 (12...Nc6 13.O-O-O Qa5 14.f4 Bd7 15.Qf2±; 12...Qc7 - 47/284) 13.Bxb7
Bc6 14.Bxa8 Bxa8 15.Rg1 - 68/203
11...Nc6 12.O-O-O Bd7 13.f4 Qe7 (13...Qa5 14.h3 Rc8 (14...O-O-O 15.Qf2ƒ) 15.Kb1©)
14.Rhe1 exf4 (14...O-O-O 15.Bf2±) 15.Bxf4 Qxe2 16.Rxe2+ Kd8 17.h3©
12.Bxb7 Bc6 13.Bxa8 Bxa8 14.Rg1

495
14...Qa5?!N
14...Nbd7
15.O-O-O Nbd7
15...Nd5 16.Qc4± Nxc3 (16...Nxe3 17.fxe3±) 17.Qc8+ Qd8 (17...Ke7 18.Qxb8 Nxa2+ 19.Kb1
Nc3+ 20.bxc3+-) 18.Qxc3±
16.f4
16.Qc4
16...Ne4 17.Nxe4
17.Bd2! Nxc3 18.Bxc3 Qb5 (18...Qxa2? 19.fxe5+-) 19.Qe3±
17...Bxe4 18.Bd4?
18.Qc4! Bb7 19.Rd3±
18...d5! 19.fxe5 Qxa2 20.e6?

496
20.Kd2∞
20...Bb4! 21.exd7+ Kxd7 22.c3 Re8 23.Rd3
23.Rg3 Ba3-+; 23.cxb4 Qb1+ 24.Kd2 Qc2+ 25.Ke1 Bf3 26.Qxe8+ Kxe8-+
23...Ba3 24.Qc2 Bxd3 25.Qa4+ Kc7 26.Qa5+ Kc8 0-1
78. B84
Fedoseev, Vladimir (2715) - Chanda, Sandipan (2534)
Sharjah 140/78, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.g4 d5 10.e5
Nfd7 11.g5 Nc6 12.h4
12.Qd2 - 139/(78)
12...Nxd4 13.Bxd4 b5 14.a3 b4 15.axb4 Bxb4 16.Kf2?! a5 17.h5N
17.Na4!?; 17.Kg3
17...Ba6 18.Bg4?! Bc5! 19.Kg3 Rb8ƒ 20.g6

497
20.h6 g6ƒ
20...Rb4!³
20...Rxb2? 21.Nxd5 Rb5 22.c4±
21.Bg1
21.gxf7+ Kxf7 (21...Kh8 22.Ra4! Bxd4 23.Rxb4 Bxc3 24.bxc3 axb4 25.Bxe6©) 22.Bg1

22...Ke8! (22...Bxg1 23.Bxe6+! Kxe6 24.Qxd5+ Ke7 (24...Kf5? 25.e6+ Kf6 26.Rhxg1+-)
25.Qd6+ Ke8 (25...Kf7 26.Qd5+ Ke7=) 26.Qe6+ Qe7 27.Qxe7+ Kxe7 28.Nd5+ Ke6 29.Nc7+
(29.Nxb4 Bf2+ 30.Kxf2 Rxf4+ 31.Ke3 Rxb4=) 29...Kf5 30.Rhxg1 Bc4 31.Kf3 Nxe5+ 32.fxe5
Rc8 33.Rxg7 Rb7=) 23.Nxd5 exd5 24.Qxd5 Bxg1 25.Rhxg1 Rfxf4-+
21...Bxg1

498
21...h6!?; 21...Kh8!?
22.Qxg1

22...Nxe5! 23.fxe5 Qg5 24.Kh3 Kh8

24...hxg6 25.hxg6 Qxg6 26.Qg3 Rc8µ
25.Qg3 fxg6 26.Bd1 Qf5+
26...Qd8!?
27.Bg4 Qg5
27...Qf7! 28.hxg6 Qxg6 29.Rag1 (29.Rxa5? Rxg4! 30.Qxg4 Qh6+ 31.Qh4 Qe3+ 32.Qg3 Rf3
33.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 34.Kh2 Qf2+ 35.Kh3 Bf1+ 36.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 37.Kg3 g5-+) 29...Rff4 30.Qh4
Qe8µ
28.Rag1
28.Be2 Qf5+ 29.Bg4 Qf7! - 27...Qf7
28...Rff4 29.Qh4
29.Be2? Qf5+ 30.Kg2 Bxe2-+
29...Qxh4+
29...Rf3+! 30.Rg3 Bf1+ 31.Rxf1 Qxh4+ 32.Kxh4 Rxf1 33.hxg6 Rh1+ 34.Rh3 Re1µ
30.Kxh4= gxh5 31.Kxh5 d4 32.Na2?!
32.Nd1=
32...Rxb2?!
32...Rb5! 33.Re1 (33.Kh4 Rxe5µ) 33...h6³

499
33.Rb1 Rxb1 34.Rxb1 h6 35.Rb6
35.Bxe6? Kh7-+
35...Bc4
35...Kh7 36.Rxa6 g6+ 37.Kh4 h5 38.Kh3 Rxg4 39.Nc1²
36.Nc1
36.Bxe6 Bxe6 37.Rxe6 Kh7 38.Re7 Re4 39.e6²
36...Kh7 37.Kh4™ Re4?!
37...Rf2 38.Bxe6 Bxe6 39.Rxe6 Rxc2=
38.Nd3!² a4?!
38...g6; 38...Kg6
39.Rb4! Bxd3 40.cxd3 Rxe5 41.Rxa4 Kg6 42.Bf3 h5?
42...Rg5 43.Rxd4 Kf6±
43.Rxd4 Kh6 44.Be4! g6 45.Rd7 Ra5 46.Rf7 1-0

79. B90
Deac, Bogdan Daniel (2609) - Rodshtein, Maxim (2673)
Skopje 140/79, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h4 e5 7.Nb3 Be7
7...Be6 - 136/86
8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.g3 Be7
10...O-O 11.Qd2 Nc6 12.Nd5N

500
(12.O-O-O) 12...Nd4?! (12...a5 13.Bg2 (13.a4 Nb4 (13...Rc8∞) 14.Nxb4 axb4 15.Qxb4 d5©)
13...a4 14.Nc1 Bxd5 15.exd5 Na5∞ (15...Nb8!?)) 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.O-O-O
Bg4 16.Be2 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 Rac8 18.f4 Rfe8 19.Rhe1² Deac,B (2609)-Petriashvili,N (2465)
Skopje 140/ (79) 2019
11.Qd2 Nd7 12.O-O-O

12...Nf6!N
12...Nb6 13.f4 Rc8 14.f5 Bd7 15.Kb1²
13.f4 b5 14.Bh3 - 140/79
14.f5N Bd7 15.Qd3 (15.Kb1 h5!? 16.Rh2 Bc6„) 15...Rc8 16.Kb1 O-O (16...b4 17.Nd5 Nxd5
18.Qxd5 Bc6 19.Qd3 a5∞) 17.Nd2 Bc6 18.Bg2 Qb6 19.Bf3 h5!? (19...b4 20.Nd5 Nxd5
21.exd5 Bb5 22.Qe4 a5ƒ) 20.Qe2?! (20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5 a5ƒ) 20...a5 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.exd5

501
22...a4! 23.Bxh5?! a3-+ Esipenko,A (2620) -Matlakov,M (2697) Russia 140/(79) 2019
14...O-O 15.fxe5
15.Kb1 Bxh3 16.Rxh3 a5ƒ
15...dxe5 16.Qxd8 Raxd8 17.Rxd8 Rxd8 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.a3 Rc8³ 20.Kd2 a5
20...b4 21.axb4 Bxb4 22.Kd3 Rd8+ 23.Ke3 Ng4+ 24.Kf3 h5 25.Nd1!∞
21.Kd3 Rd8+ 22.Ke3 a4
22...Ng4+!? 23.Ke2 Rc8 24.Kd2 a4 25.Nc1 Bc5 26.Nd3 Be3+ 27.Ke2 Bd4³
23.Nc1 Bc5+
¹23...Rc8 24.N1a2 Bc5+ 25.Kf3 Bd4³
24.Ke2?!
24.Kf3 Rd2 (24...Rb8 25.Nd3 Bd4 26.Ne2∞) 25.Nd3 Bb6 26.Re1! Rxc2 (26...Ba5 27.Rc1 Bxc3
28.bxc3 Nd7 29.Ke3 Rg2 30.Kf3=) 27.Re2 Rxe2 28.Nxe2 Ba5 29.Nxe5 Bc7 30.Nc6 Nd7=
24...Bd4
24...Rc8 25.Nxb5 Nxe4 26.Kf3 Nf6³
25.N1a2?!

502
25.Nxb5! Nxe4 (25...Bxb2 26.Nd3 Nxe4 27.Kf3 Nc3 28.Nxc3 Bxc3 29.Rb1∞) 26.Kf3 Nf2
27.Rf1 e4+ (27...Bxb2 28.Kxf2 Rf8+ 29.Ke2 Rxf1 30.Kxf1 Bxc1 31.Ke2=) 28.Ke2 Bxb2
29.Kxf2 Rf8+ 30.Ke2 Rxf1 31.Kxf1 Bxc1 32.Nc3=
25...Nh5! 26.Rh3 Rf8 27.Nd1 Nf6 28.Nac3 Rb8 29.Kd3 Nd7
29...b4 30.axb4 (30.Nxa4 Ra8-+) 30...Rxb4 31.Rh1 Bc5µ; 29...Kf7 - 29...Nd7
30.Ke2 Nf6 31.Kd3 Kf7µ 32.h5 g5
32...b4 33.axb4 Rxb4 34.Rh4 Bb6 35.Ne2 Nd7µ
33.hxg6+ Kxg6 34.Rh1 h5 35.Rf1 Nd7 36.Ke2 Nc5 37.Rf3 Bxc3 38.Nxc3 b4 39.Nd1
39.axb4 Rxb4 40.Nd1 Nxe4µ
39...Nxe4 40.Re3 Kf5 41.Rf3+
41.axb4 Rxb4 42.Ra3 Rd4µ
41...Kg4 42.Ne3+ Kg5
42...Kh3! 43.Nf1 (43.g4+ Ng3+ 44.Kf2 h4 45.Nf1 e4-+) 43...bxa3 44.bxa3 Rb5 45.Rd3 Rc5-+
43.Nc4 bxa3 44.Rxa3
44.bxa3 Rc8 45.Nxe5 Rc5! (45...Rxc2+? 46.Kd3 Nd2 47.Rf2 Rc5 48.Nf7+ Kg4 49.Kxd2 Kxg3
50.Rf6 Rf5=) 46.Nf7+ Kg6 47.c4 Nxg3+ 48.Rxg3+ Kxf7µ
44...Rb4 45.Nxe5 Rxb2 46.Kd3 Rb4 47.Nf3+ Kf6 48.Nd4 e5-+ 49.c3
49.Kxe4 Rxd4+ 50.Ke3 Ke6-+
49...Nc5+ 50.Kc2 Rb6 51.Ne2 Kf5 52.c4 Rb3 0-1

80. B90

503
 Zanan, Evgeny (2514) - Yilmaz, Mustafa Enes (2636)
Skopje 140/80, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 h5 9.Nd5 Bxd5
10.exd5 Nbd7 11.Qd2 g6 12.O-O-O Nb6 13.Kb1 Nfxd5 14.Bf2
14.Bg5 - 134/(75)
14...Nf6 15.Qe1N
15.Bd3; 15.Na5 Qc7 16.Bh4 Nfd7 17.f4 Rc8 18.c3 Nc5 19.Nb3 Ne6 20.Bf6 Rg8 21.fxe5 dxe5
22.Bd3 Nd7 23.Bg5 Be7 24.Be3 f5∞ (24...Nf6∞)15.Bh4 Be7 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Qxd6 Qxd6
18.Rxd6 Bd8 19.Rd1 Rb8 20.Be2 Ke7 21.Nc5 Bc7=
15...Be7 16.g3
16.f4 Nfd7 (16...exf4 17.g3 fxg3 18.hxg3∞ (18.Bd4!?)) 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Bd3 Qc7∞
16...Qc7 17.Bd3?!
17.f4 Nbd7 18.Bg2 a5∞
17...Rc8 18.f4 Nc4 19.Nd2?!
19.Qe2 b5 20.Rhe1 O-O 21.c3 Rfe8³
19...b5 20.h3 O-O 21.f5

21...d5!-+ 22.Bxc4
22.fxg6 Nxb2! 23.Kxb2 (23.gxf7+ Rxf7-+) 23...Qc3+ 24.Kb1 Ba3-+
22...bxc4 23.Nf3 Bd6 24.g4
24.Ka1 Rb8-+

504
24...Rb8 25.gxh5 Ne4
25...Ba3! 26.b3 Ne4-+
26.Qe3 Bc5 27.Qh6 Rxb2+! 28.Kxb2 Rb8+ 29.Ka1 Qa5 0-1

81. B90
Semjonovs, Ilja (2401) - Keymer, Vincent (2509)
Skopje 140/81, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Qd2 O-O
10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.g4 b5 12.g5 Nh5 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 f6 15.gxf6 Bxf6 16.Na5 Nf4
17.Nc6 Qe8
17...Qc7 - 97/173
18.Qb4 Qh5 19.Rg1

19.Bxf4 exf4 20.Qxd6 Qxf3 21.Qe6+ Kh8 22.Be2 Qe3+ 23.Qxe3 fxe3 24.d6 Bh4 (24...Rac8
25.Ne7) 25.Rd4 Bf6 26.Rdd1

505
26...Bh4N (26...Bg5 27.h4 Bh6 28.c3 Rf2!? 29.Rhe1 g6=) 27.Rd4 Bf6 28.Rdd1 Bh4 29.Rd4 1/2
(29) Dragun,K (2585)-Kovalyov,A (2628) USA 140/(81) 2019
19...Qxf3!N
19...Bg5 20.Qxd6 Ne2+ 21.Bxe2 Bxe3+ 22.Kb1 Bxg1 23.Qxd7 Bc5 24.b4! (24.d6) 24...Bd4
25.d6ƒ
20.Rg3 Qh5 21.Qxd6 Rf7 22.Bxf4 exf4 23.Rh3

23...Qf5?!
23...Qg5!? 24.Kb1 (24.Rf3 Qh5=) 24...Re8∞; 23...Bxb2+! 24.Kxb2 Qxd1 25.Qe6 (25.Bd3 Nf6
(25...Nf8 26.Ne7+ Rxe7 27.Qxe7 Qg1 28.Qe5 Rd8 29.Rh4 Qe3=) 26.Ne5 Re8 27.Nxf7 Re1
28.Qb8+ Kxf7 29.Qc7+ Kf8 (29...Re7 30.Qxf4 Re1 31.Qc7+=) 30.Qd6+ Kf7 31.Qc7+=)
25...Nc5 26.Ne7+ Kf8 (26...Kh8?? 27.Rxh7+! Kxh7 28.Qh3+ Qh5 29.Qxh5#) 27.Ng6+ Kg8

506
28.Ne7+ Kf8=
24.Qe6 Qg5 25.Rf3?!
25.Rxh7! Kxh7 (25...Ne5 26.Rh3 (26.Qh3 g6 27.Rxf7 Nxf7 28.d6±) 26...g6 (26...Nxc6 27.Qxc6
Rd8 28.Qxa6 f3+ 29.Kb1±) 27.c3±) 26.Qxf7 f3+ 27.Kb1 Ne5 28.Nxe5 Qxe5 29.c3±
25...Nc5
25...Ne5 26.h4! (26.Be2!? Nxf3 27.Bxf3 Kf8 28.d6 (28.Qd6+ Be7 29.Qe6 Bf6=) 28...Re8
29.Qh3 Qh4 30.Qxh4 Bxh4 31.d7 Rd8 32.Nxd8 Bxd8=) 26...Qh5 27.Ra3ƒ (27.Nxe5 Qxe5
28.c3 Qxe6 29.dxe6 Rff8=)
26.Qe2 Rff8 27.Qg2
27.d6 Rae8 28.Qd2 Re6! 29.h4 (29.Bh3 Re3 30.Qg2 Qxg2 31.Bxg2 Re2 32.Bh3 Rxh2 33.d7
Nb7∞) 29...Qh5 (29...Qxh4? 30.Bh3+-) 30.Rxf4 Ne4 31.Qe3 Rxd6 32.Be2 (32.Rxd6 Nxd6
33.Qe6+ Qf7 34.Qxd6 (34.Rxf6 Qxe6 35.Rxe6 Rxf1+ 36.Kd2 Nf5=) 34...Bxb2+ 35.Kxb2 Qxf4
36.Qd5+ Qf7 37.Bg2 Qxd5 38.Bxd5+ Kh8=) 32...Qe8 33.Rxe4 Rxd1+ 34.Bxd1 Qxc6=
27...Qf5
27...Qxg2 28.Bxg2 Rae8 29.Rf2 Na4 30.Nd4 g5∞; 27...Rae8 28.Qxg5 Bxg5 29.d6 Re3 30.Bg2
Rf6∞ (30...Re2!?)
28.Bd3?!
28.Qh3 Qg5 29.c3 Rac8∞
28...Nxd3+ 29.Rfxd3

29.Rdxd3 Rae8 30.Qd2 Qe4 31.Kb1 g5µ

29...f3! 30.Qf2 Qf4+µ

507
30...Qh5! 31.d6 (31.Nd4 Qxd5-+) 31...Rae8 32.d7 (32.Rd5 Qh6+ 33.Kb1 Bh4-+) 32...Re2
33.Qg3 (33.Qg1 Qg5+ 34.Kb1 Qxg1 35.Rxg1 Re6 36.d8=Q Bxd8 37.Nxd8 f2-+) 33...Qc5-+
31.Kb1 Bh4 32.Qf1 f2 33.Nd4
33.d6 Rae8 34.d7 Re1-+
33...Qe4
33...Qe5 34.Ne6 Rf7µ
34.Ne6 Rf5 35.Rd4 Qe1 36.Nf4
36.Rxh4 Qxd1+ 37.Qxd1 f1=Q-+
36...Re8-+ 37.Ne6 Re7 38.Rc1 Re5 39.Rdd1 Qxf1 40.Rxf1 Rxd5 41.Nf4 Rde5 0-1

82. B90
Bocharov, Ivan (2568) - Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2750)
Russia 140/82, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 h5 9.Nd5 Bxd5
10.exd5 Nbd7 11.Qd2 g6 12.Be2 Bg7 13.O-O b6 14.c4 O-O 15.Rae1
15.Rac1 - 127/(82)
15.Rab1 Re8 16.Na1 e4N (16...h4) 17.f4 Ng4 18.Bxg4 hxg4 19.Nc2 f5 20.Nd4 Bxd4 21.Bxd4
a5 22.Qe3 Re7 23.Qa3 Qc7 24.Rbc1

24...Rae8∞ Bjerre,J (2470)-Hansen,S (2590) Danmark (ch) 140/(82) 2019

15.Kh1

508
15...Nc5N (15...Re8) 16.Nxc5 bxc5 17.b4 cxb4 18.Qxb4 h4 19.Rab1 Nh5 20.Qd2 f5 21.Rfe1
Rf7 22.Bf1 Kh7 23.Kg1 Rc8 24.Rb4 1/2 (24) Fressinet,L (2652)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2590) Skopje
140/(82) 2019
15...Rc8 16.Kh1 Re8 17.Qd1 a5 - 140/82
17...Rb8 18.Nd2 b5 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.fxe4 bxc4 21.Qc2 Nb6 22.Rf3 Rf8=; 17...Nh7N 18.Nd2
a5 19.Qb1 Nc5 20.b3 Bf6 21.Ne4 Bh4 22.g3 Nxe4 23.fxe4 Bg5

24.Bg1 (24.Qd3 h4 25.Kg2 Kg7∞) 24...h4 25.Bg4 Rb8 26.Qd3 hxg3 27.hxg3 Kg7 28.Kg2 Nf6
29.Bd1 Qd7 30.Bf2 b5³ Nguyen,T (2556)-Rodshtein,M (2674) Cesko 140/(82) 2019
18.Bg5 Qc7 19.Nd2N
19.Qb1; 19.Bh4; 19.h3
19...e4! 20.Nb1?!

509
20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.fxe4 Rxe4 22.b3 Nc5 23.Bd3 Rxe1 24.Rxe1 Be5=
20...exf3 21.gxf3 Ne5?!
21...b5! 22.b3 (22.cxb5 Qc2ƒ) 22...bxc4 23.bxc4 Nh7³; 21...Nh7!?
22.Na3 Qd7 23.Rg1 Qf5?!
23...b5 24.cxb5 Qf5 25.Be3 h4 26.Rg2 Nh5©
24.Qb1?!
24.Ref1! Rc5 25.Qd2±
24...Qh3
24...Qxb1! 25.Rxb1 Nc6! 26.dxc6 Rxe2 27.Nb5 Nh7 28.c7™ Be5 29.f4 Nxg5 30.fxe5 Rxe5
31.Rbf1 Ne6 32.Rxf7! Kxf7 33.Nxd6+ Kg7 34.Nxc8 Nxc7 35.Nxb6 Re2 36.Rg2 Re1+=
25.Rg3 Qd7 26.Bf1 Nh7 27.Bh3

27...Ng4! 28.Be3!
28.Bxg4 Rxe1+ 29.Qxe1 hxg4µ
28...Rxe3 29.Rxe3 Nf2+ 30.Kg2 Nxh3 31.Rxh3 Bh6
31...Be5!? 32.Re2 Nf6 33.Qd3 Re8©
32.Re2 Bf4?!
32...b5! 33.cxb5 (33.Rh4 bxc4 34.Nxc4 Rc5©) 33...Nf6 34.Qd3 Rc5©
33.Rh4
33.b3 Qd8 34.Nb5²

510
33...Qd8! 34.Qe1 Qg5+ 35.Kh1 Nf6 36.Rxf4?!
36.b3 Nxd5 37.Rg2 Qf6 38.Nc2 Bg5 39.Rxh5 gxh5 40.Qh4 Kf8 41.Qxg5 Qxg5 42.Rxg5 Nc3
43.Rxh5 Kg7=
36...Qxf4 37.Qg3 Qxg3
37...Qf5 38.Kg2 Re8 39.Rxe8+ Nxe8³
38.hxg3 Kf8 39.Kg2 Re8= 40.Rxe8+
40.Rd2 Re1 41.b3 Ke7 42.Nc2 Rc1=
40...Kxe8 41.Nb5 Ke7 42.b3 Nd7 43.Kf2 a4
43...f5 44.Ke3 g5 45.Nd4 Kf6=
44.Ke3 axb3 45.axb3 Nc5 46.Nd4 Kf6 47.Nb5 Ke7 48.Nd4 Nd7
48...Kf6=
49.Nc6+ Ke8!
49...Kf6?! 50.Na7 g5 51.Nc8±
50.Na7 Kd8 51.Nb5 Ke7 52.Na7 Nc5 53.Nc8+ Kd7 54.Nxb6+ Kc7 55.Na4 Nxb3 56.Nc3
Nc5 57.Nb5+ Kd7 58.Nd4 Ke7 59.Nc6+ Kf6 60.Na7 Ke7 61.Nc6+ Kd7 62.Nd4 Nb7 63.f4
Nc5 64.Nf3 Ke7 65.Kd4 f6 66.Ke3 Kf7 67.Kd4 Ke7 68.Ke3 Kf7 69.Kd4 Ke7 1/2-1/2

83. B90
Bocharov, Ivan (2568) - Sjugirov, Sanan (2661)
Russia 140/83, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 h5 9.Nd5 Bxd5
10.exd5 Nbd7 11.Qd2 g6 12.Be2 Bg7 13.O-O b6 14.Rac1 O-O 15.c4 Re8 16.h3
16.Na1 - 127/(82)
16...a5
16...Nh7 17.Bd1 (17.Na1 Bf6! 18.Nc2 Bg5„) 17...Rc8 (17...Bf6 18.Qe2 Bg5∞) 18.Qe2

511
18...a5N (18...Nhf6 19.Qf2 Kh7 20.Qd2 Kg8=) 19.Nd2 Nc5 20.b3 Bf6 21.a3² Bjerre,J (2470)-
Teplyi,I (2418) Danmark 140/(83) 2019
16...Rc8 17.Na1 h4 18.Nc2N (18.Bg5 e4 19.f4 b5!„) 18...Nh5 19.Nb4 Nb8 (19...Ng3 20.Rfe1
e4 21.Nc6 Qf6 22.b3 Ne5∞; 19...Nf4!?) 20.Bd1?! (20.Rfe1 Ng3 21.Bd3 a5∞) 20...Ng3 21.Re1
Nf5 22.Ba4?!

(22.Bb3 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Bf6³) 22...b5! 23.Bb3 e4 24.fxe4 Rxe4µ Caspi,I (2461) -Donchenko,A
(2593) Skopje 140/(83) 2019
17.Na1 Kh7N
17...h4
18.Nc2

512
18...Ng8! 19.Na3 Bh6„ 20.f4 f5 21.Nb5 Nc5 22.Bd3 Nf6 23.fxe5
23.Nc3 h4!
23...Bxe3+ 24.Qxe3 Rxe5 25.Qd2
25.Qd4 Qe7 26.Bc2 Nfe4ƒ
25...Nfe4 26.Bxe4 Nxe4 27.Qe3 Nc5 28.Qa3?!
28.Qc3 Qf6 29.Rce1 Rae8 30.b3 h4³
28...Qe7µ 29.Nd4 Re4
29...Re3! 30.Rc3 Re4 31.Nf3 Re8µ
30.Nf3 Re8 31.h4
31.Qc3 Re3 32.Qd4 Re2 33.Rfe1 Qe3+ 34.Qxe3 R2xe3³
31...Kg7 32.b4
32.Rce1 Qf6µ; 32.Qc3+ Qf6µ
32...axb4 33.Qxb4 Re2 34.Qxb6?!
34.Qc3+ Qf6 35.Qxf6+ Kxf6 36.Rb1 Nd7µ
34...Qe3+ 35.Kh1

513
35...Qf4!-+ 36.Qc7+ R8e7 37.Qd8 Qg3 38.Rg1 Nd3 39.Rcf1 R2e4 40.Nh2 Kf7 41.Rf3 Rxh4!
0-1

84. B90
Martinez Alcantara, Jose (2570) - Cruz, Cristhian (2569)
Guayaquil (zt) 140/84, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h4 e5 7.Nb3 Be6

8.Bg5!?
8.f4 exf4 (8...g6 9.Be2 Nc6 (9...Nbd7 - 132/87) 10.g4 h6 11.f5 gxf5 12.gxf5 Bxb3 13.axb3 Qb6
14.Kf1N (14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Qxd5 Nb4 16.Qc4 (16.Qd2?! d5! 17.exd5 O-O-Oµ) 16...d5 17.exd5
Qd4„) 14...Rg8 15.Ra4 d5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Nd4

514
18.Bd3?! (18.Be3 Bc5 19.Rc4 Qf6! 20.Qd3 (20.Rxc5? Nxf5-+) 20...Nxf5 21.Bxc5 Rg3 22.Qd2
b5! 23.Ke1 (23.Rc3? Ne3+ 24.Ke1 Rg1+! 25.Rxg1 Qxh4+ 26.Rg3 Qxg3#) 23...bxc4 24.Qb4
cxb3 25.Qa4+ Kd8 26.Rf1 Qxh4 27.Bb6+ Ke7 28.Bc5+ Kd8=) 18...Qf6ƒ Rakotomaharo,F
(2429)-Martinovic,S (2554) Zagreb 140/(84) 2018) 9.Bxf4 Nc6 10.Qd2 d5 11.O-O-O Bb4
12.Bg5 Nxe4 13.Qe3 Nxg5 (13...Qc8 - 133/(87)) 14.Nxd5 Bd6 15.Nb6 Ne4 16.Qxe4 Qxb6
17.Rxd6 Qc7 18.Rd2N (18.Rd1) 18...O-O 19.Bd3 g6 20.h5 Ne5 21.hxg6 fxg6

22.Kb1 Khanin,S (2512) -Yandarbiev,R (2302) Moscow II 140/(84) 2019 (22.Kb1 Rae8 23.Be2
Nc4 24.Bxc4 Bxc4 25.Qh4 Rf1+ 26.Rxf1 Bxf1=)
8...Nbd7 9.Qd2 Be7
9...h6!? 10.Bxf6 (10.Be3 Ng4) 10...Nxf6 11.O-O-O Be7∞
10.O-O-O Rc8 11.Kb1 b5 12.f3 O-O 13.g4² b4?

515
13...Qc7²
14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 a5 16.Bb5±

16...Ra8N
16...Nc5 17.Bc6 Nxb3 18.cxb3±
17.Bc6 Qc7
17...Ra7 18.Be3+-
18.Bxa8 Rxa8 19.Qd3 a4 20.Nd2 a3 21.b3 Ra5 22.Ne4+- Nxe4 23.fxe4 Bf8 24.Be3 Qb7
25.g5 Nc5 26.Qc4 Nd7 27.Rhf1 f6 28.Rf3 Be7 29.Rdf1 Ra8 30.Bd2 Ra7 31.Qxb4 1-0

85. B90
Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2750) - Paravyan, David (2610)
Russia 140/85, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 Be6 9.Qd2 O-O
10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.g4 b5 12.g5 Nh5 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 f6 15.gxf6 Rxf6 16.Na5 Nf4
17.Nc6
17.Kb1 - 82/(221)
17...Qf8 18.Kb1 Bd8 19.c4 Bb6
19...bxc4 20.Bxc4 (20.Nxd8 Qxd8 21.Bxc4 Nb6 22.Bf1∞; 20.Qb4 Rf7 21.Qxc4 Bb6 22.Bc1
a5∞ (22...Rf6)) 20...Bb6 21.Bxb6 Nxb6 22.Bb3 Ng6∞ (22...Nd7!?)
20.cxb5 axb5 21.Bxb5 Kh8N
21...Bxe3 22.Qxe3 Rf7 23.Rd2 Kh8 24.Rc1 Nf6 25.Bc4²
22.Rhf1 Qf7 23.Bc4

516
23...Ng6
23...Bxe3! 24.Qxe3 Ng2 25.Qc3 Nh4 (25...Qg6+ 26.Bd3 Qh6©; 25...Nc5©) 26.Be2 Qg6+
27.Qd3 Qh6©
24.Be2
24.Bg5 Rf5 25.Bd3 Nf4! 26.Bxf4 Rxf4 27.Be4 Nf6©
24...Nf4 25.Bc4 Ng6
25...Bxe3 - 23...Be3
26.Qf2 Bxe3 27.Qxe3 Rf4
27...Nh4 28.Be2 Rf4 29.Qc3 Nc5©
28.Be2 Ne7
28...Nc5 29.a3 Qf5+ 30.Bd3 Nxd3 31.Qxd3 Qh3©
29.a3
29.Nxe7 Qxe7 30.Rd2 Rh4©
29...Nc5
29...Nxd5 30.Qb3 N7b6 31.Rc1 Qf5+ 32.Ka1²; 29...Nf5!? 30.Qc3 (30.Qc1 Nf6 31.Bd3 Nh4ƒ)
30...Nb6 31.Qd2 (31.Rg1 Rh4©) 31...Na4©
30.Nxe7 Qxe7 31.Rg1 Rb8 32.b4 h5?!
32...Rh4 33.Rd2 Rxh2 34.Rc1 Qf8 35.Ka2 Nd7 36.Rc6²
33.Rd2
33.Rc1!? Qf6 (33...Qh4 34.Rxc5! dxc5 (34...Rfxb4+ 35.axb4 Qxb4+ 36.Kc2 Qa4+ (36...Qb2+

517
37.Kd1 dxc5 38.Ke1+-) 37.Kc1+-) 35.Qxe5-+; 33...h4) 34.Rc4 Rxc4 35.Bxc4 Qf5+ 36.Kb2±
33...Qh4 34.Rb2± Na4?
34...Nd7 35.Qa7 Rf7 36.Rc1±
35.Qa7+- Nc3+ 36.Kc2 Rg8 37.Kxc3 Rd4 38.Qf7 Rf4 39.Qa7
39.Qg6 Rf6 40.Qg5+-
39...Rd4 40.Bb5 Qf4 41.Re2! Qxf3+ 42.Kb2 Qxd5 43.Ba4 Qf3 44.Rgg2 Qf6 45.Bc2 Rf4
46.Rg6 Qf8 47.Rh6+
47.Rh6+ gxh6 48.Qh7#
1-0

86. B90
Anand, Viswanathan (2774) - Keymer, Vincent (2516)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/86, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.O-O O-O
8...Nbd7 - 41/281
9.Ng3 Be6 10.Nd5 Bxd5 11.exd5 g6 12.c4 Nbd7 13.Bh6 Re8 14.Rc1 Bf8N - 140/86
14...a5; 14...Nc5N 15.Bb1 a5 16.b3

16...Rb8! 17.f4 exf4 18.Bxf4 b5 19.Qf3 bxc4 20.Rxc4 Rb4 (20...Ncd7!? 21.Rc6 a4 22.Bxd6
(22.bxa4 Qa5∞) 22...Bxd6 23.Rxd6 axb3 24.axb3 Rb6 25.Rc6 Re5∞) 21.Bd2 Rxc4 22.bxc4
Ncd7 23.Bc3 Qb6+ 24.Kh1 Rf8∞ Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Wojtaszek,R (2724) Moscow (m/1)
140/(86) 2019
15.Bg5 h6 16.Bd2 a5 17.b3² h5 18.Re1 Bg7 19.h3 Qe7 20.Be3 Qf8 21.Qd2 h4 22.Ne2 Nh5

518
23.Nc3 f5 24.Bg5 Nf4 25.Bxf4
25.Bxh4?! Bh6³
25...exf4 26.Re6

26...Ne5?
26...Rxe6 27.dxe6 Nc5 28.Be2 (28.Nd5 Nxe6 29.Re1 Be5 30.Nb6 Re8 31.Qxa5 Nd4∞; 28.Rd1
Nxe6 29.Be2 Be5 30.Bf3 Nc5∞; 28.Nb5 Nxe6 29.Be2 Nc5 30.Bf3 Be5 31.Re1∞) 28...Nxe6
29.Bf3 Nc5 30.Nd5 Be5 31.Nxf4 Qh6 32.Qd5+ Kh8 33.Ne2 Rf8∞
27.Be2 Rxe6 28.dxe6 Re8 29.Qd5 Qe7

30.Nb5!±
30.Qxa5? f3 31.Bf1 Nc6 32.Qa3 Qg5µ

519
30...Qxe6 31.Qxb7 Re7 32.Qb8+
32.Qa8+!? Kh7 33.Rd1 Nf7 34.Bf1±
32...Kh7 33.Qxd6 Qxd6 34.Nxd6 Bf8
34...Nd7 35.Kf1 Nc5 36.Rd1±
35.Nb5 Nc6
¹35...Rd7 36.c5 Rd2 37.Bf1 Nc6²
36.Kf1± Re5 37.a3
37.Rd1 Nb4 38.Rd2
37...Bc5
37...Kg7 38.Rd1
38.Bf3 Nd4 39.Nxd4 Bxd4 40.Rb1+- Re6
40...Rc5 41.Bd5 Rc8 42.b4 axb4 43.axb4 Rb8 44.Rd1+-
41.b4 Rb6
41...axb4 42.axb4 g5 43.c5
42.Rd1 Bb2 43.c5 1-0
87. B90
Xu, Xiangyu (2583) - Lu, Shanglei (2606)
China (ch) 140/87, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 Be6 9.Bxe6 fxe6
10.Ng5 Qd7 11.Qf3 Nc6 12.Qh3 Nd8 13.Bb6
13.O-O-O - 21/ (421)
13...h6 14.Bxd8N
14.O-O-O
14...Bxd8 15.O-O-O

520
15.Nxe6 Ba5 16.f4 exf4 17.Qf5 Bxc3+ 18.bxc3 Kf7 19.Nxf4 Qxf5 20.exf5 Rac8=
15...Ba5! 16.f4 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Ke7
17...O-O 18.Qxe6+ (18.fxe5 hxg5 19.exf6 Rxf6 20.e5 Rh6 21.Rxd6 (21.Qg3 d5 22.Qxg5 Qc7=)
21...Qa4 22.Qd3 Qxa2 23.Rd8+ Rxd8 24.Qxd8+ Kh7 25.Qd3+ Kg8=) 18...Qxe6 19.Nxe6 Rf7
20.Rhe1 exf4 21.Rxd6 Ng4 22.h3 Ne5 23.Rd5 Nc4 24.Rc5 b5©
18.Nf3 Nxe4 19.Qh4+
19.fxe5 d5 20.Nd4 Rac8 21.Rhf1 Rxc3 22.Qh5 Kd8 23.Qg6 Re8 24.Rf7 Qa4 25.Rxb7 Qxa2
26.Rb8+ Kc7 27.Qxe8 Qa1+ 28.Rb1 Qa3+ 29.Rb2 Qa1+=
19...Ke8
19...Kf8!? 20.fxe5 (20.Nxe5? Qa4 21.Ng6+ Kg8-+) 20...Qa4 21.Kb2 d5 22.Nd4 Qd7
23.Rhf1+ Kg8∞
20.Nxe5
20.fxe5?! d5³
20...Qa4! 21.Qh5+ Kd8 22.Kb2

521
22...Nxc3! 23.Rxd6+?
23.Qg6 Nxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Qb4+ (24...Rc8 25.Nf7+ Kc7 26.Nxh8 Qb4+ 27.Ka1 Qc3+=) 25.Ka1
Qc3+ 26.Kb1 Qb4+²
23...Kc8 24.a3 Qb5+ 25.Kxc3
25.Ka1? Qc5-+; 25.Kc1? Ne2+ 26.Kd2 Nxf4-+
25...Qc5+µ 26.Kb2
26.Kb3 Qxd6 27.Nc4 Qc7 28.Qe2 Kb8µ
26...Qxd6 27.Rd1 Qb6+ 28.Kc1 Rd8 29.Rxd8+ Qxd8 30.Qf7
30.Nc4 Kb8 31.Qc5 a5 32.Nd6 b6 33.Qd4 Ra7-+
30...Kb8! 31.Qxg7 Qd6 32.Qg3 Ka7 33.Qe3+ Qb6 34.Qc3 Rd8-+ 35.g3 Rd6
35...Qg1+ 36.Kb2 Rd1 37.Nf3 Qb6+
36.Nc4 Qc5 37.Qe3 Qxe3+ 38.Nxe3 h5 39.Nc4 Rd4 40.Ne5 Kb6 41.Nd3 Kc6 42.h3 Kd5
43.g4 h4
43...hxg4 44.hxg4 e5 45.fxe5 Rxg4
44.Kd2 Ke4 45.Ke2 Rc4 46.Kd2 Rc8 47.g5 Kf3 48.a4 b6 49.Kd1 Kg3 50.Ke2 Rxc2+ 51.Ke3
Kxh3 0-1

88. B91
Wen, Yang (2602) - Li, Shilong (2507)
China (ch) 140/88, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.Bg2 b5 9.Nd5 Nbd7
10.Nec3 Nb6 11.Nxf6+

522
11.Nxe7 Qxe7 12.Bg5 b4

(12...h6 - 129/(84)) 13.Nb1N (13.Nd5 Nbxd5 14.exd5 O-O 15.O-O (15.a3 bxa3 (15...Rb8!?)
16.Rxa3 Bf5 17.O-O h6 18.Be3 Rfc8 19.c3 Rab8∞) 15...Bf5 16.a3 a5∞; 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Nd5
Nxd5 15.Qxd5 Rb8 16.O-O O-O∞) 13...h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.a3 bxa3 16.Rxa3 O-O 17.O-O Be6
18.b3 Rfd8 19.Nc3 (19.c4 a5 20.Nc3 a4 21.Nxa4 Nxa4 22.Rxa4 Rxa4 23.bxa4 Bxc4 24.Re1
Ra8=) 19...Qe7 20.Qa1 Rdc8 21.Re1 Qc7 22.Re3 a5 23.Bf1 (23.Rxa5?? Rxa5 24.Qxa5 Ra8
25.Qb4 Ra1+ 26.Bf1 Bh3-+) 23...Qc5∞ Ochsner,B (2486)-Bjerre, J (2470) Danmark (ch)
140/(88) 2019
11...Bxf6 12.b3 Qc7 13.Qd3 O-O
13...b4!? 14.Nd1 a5 15.c4 bxc3 (15...Bb7 16.Ne3 Nd7 17.O-O Nc5 18.Qc2²) 16.Qxc3
(16.Nxc3 O-O 17.O-O Ba6 18.Nb5 Qc6 19.a4 Nd7„) 16...Qb7 17.O-O O-O 18.Ba3 Rd8
19.Ne3 a4∞
14.Ba3 Be7 15.O-O Bd7N

523
15...Be6 16.Nd1 Nd7!? (16...Rfd8 17.Ne3²) 17.Ne3 Nc5 18.Qe2 Qb7 19.Nf5 Rfd8 20.Nxe7+
Qxe7 21.Rad1=
16.Nd1! a5
16...Bc6 17.Ne3 Nd7 18.c4²
17.Ne3² Rac8
17...b4 18.Bb2 a4 19.a3
18.Rfd1 b4 19.Bc1
19.Bb2 Be6 20.Rac1 Rfd8 21.c4 (21.c3 Qa7„) 21...Bg5=
19...Qc5
19...d5!? 20.exd5 Bd6 21.g4²
20.Qe2 a4
20...d5 21.exd5 f5 22.a3 Bd6 23.axb4 axb4 24.Ra7ƒ
21.Qe1
21.Bd2!? d5 22.exd5 f5 23.Rac1 f4 (23...Bb5 24.Qe1 f4 25.Ng4±) 24.c4! bxc3 (24...fxe3?!
25.Bxe3 Qc7 26.d6 Bxd6 27.c5+-) 25.Rxc3 Bb5 26.Nc4±
21...d5 22.exd5 f5
22...Qd6 23.a3! f5 24.axb4 f4 25.c4! Qxb4 (25...fxe3 26.Bxe3+-) 26.d6! Bxd6 27.Qxb4 Bxb4
28.Nd5 Nxd5 29.Bxd5+ Kh8 30.bxa4±
23.a3!
23.d6!? Bxd6 24.a3! axb3 25.axb4 Qxb4 26.c3! Qc5 27.Qd2 f4 28.Qxd6 b2 29.Bxb2 fxe3

524
30.Qxc5 Rxc5 31.fxe3±
23...f4

¹23...axb3 24.d6! Bxd6± - 23. d6

24.d6! Bxd6 25.axb4 Qxb4 26.c3! Qxb3
26...Qc5 27.Ba3+-
27.Rxd6+- fxe3 28.Bxe3 Rf6 29.Rxf6 gxf6 30.Rb1 Qxc3
30...Qxc3 31.Qxc3 Rxc3 32.Rxb6
1-0
89. B92
Deepan Chakkravarthy, J. (2534) - Can, Emre (2586)
Dubai 140/89, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 b6
10.f3 Bb7 11.Be3 b5 12.a4 b4 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nd7 15.c3 bxc3 16.bxc3 Bg5 17.Bxg5
17.Bf2 - 115/(80)
17...Qxg5 18.Rb1 Qd8 19.c4 Qc7N

525
19...Rb8 20.Qd2 Ba8 21.c5 Nxc5 22.Nxc5 dxc5 23.d6 Rxb1 24.Rxb1 e4 25.fxe4 Bxe4 26.Rd1ƒ
20.c5! Nxc5
20...dxc5 21.d6 Qd8 22.Na5! Qxa5 23.Rxb7 Rad8 24.h3©
21.Nxc5 dxc5 22.a5! Qd7
22...Rfd8?! 23.d6! Qd7 24.Rb6 e4 25.fxe4 Bxe4 26.Bxa6±
23.Qc2!² c4
23...Rad8?! 24.Rfd1 Qc8 (24...Bxd5 - 23...Bd5) 25.d6±; 23...Bxd5?! 24.Rfd1 Rad8 25.Bc4 Qc6
26.Qd2 Bxc4 27.Qxd8 f6 28.Qd7±; 23...Qxd5 24.Rfd1 Qc6 25.Bd3 Ra7 26.Bxh7+ Kh8 27.Bf5
Bc8 28.Be4 Qc7 29.Qf2 Qe7 30.Rd5ƒ
24.Bxc4 Rfc8 25.Qa2
25.Rfd1!? Rc5 26.d6 Rac8 27.Rxb7! Qxb7 28.d7 Rd8 29.Bxf7+! ∆Kxf7 30.Qxc5 Rxd7 31.Qc4+
Kf8 32.Re1²; 25.Qb3 g6 (25...Rc5 26.d6 Rac8 27.Bxf7+! Qxf7 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7 29.Rxb7+±)
26.d6 Bc6 27.Qd3²
25...Rc7?!
25...Rc5 26.d6 Rd8 27.Rfd1²
26.Rfd1 Rac8?

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26...Rd8 27.d6 Rc5 28.Qb3 h5 29.Bf1±
27.Rxb7!+- Rxb7 28.Bxa6 Rbc7 29.Bxc8 Qxc8 30.d6 Rd7 31.h3 Qa6 32.Qd5 1-0

90. B92
Vovk, Yuri (2579) - Shevchenko, Kirill (2539)
Chorzow (rapid) 140/90, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Be6
10.Bf3 Nbd7 11.a4 Qb8 12.a5
12.Nd2 - 123/88
12...Rc8 13.h3 b5N
13...h6 - 140/(90) 14.Nd5N (14.Nd2 b5 (14...Rc5= 15.Na4 Rc6 16.Nc3 Rc5=) 15.axb6 Nxb6
16.Nf1 a5 17.Ne3 a4„) 14...Nxd5 15.exd5 Bf5 16.c3 (16.Nd4 exd4 17.Rxe7 Ne5∞) 16...Nf6
(16...Qc7 17.Ra4 Bg6 18.Rb4 Rab8 19.Be3 f5∞ (19...Bg5∞)) 17.Ra4 Qc7 (17...Bd8 18.Be3 b5
19.axb6 Bd7 20.Ra3 Bxb6∞; 17...Bd7!?) 18.Be3 Re8 19.Nd2 Nd7 20.Nc4 Nc5 21.Bxc5 Qxc5
22.Nb6 Rad8 23.Bg4 Bg6 24.Bh5 Bh7 25.Qf3

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25...Bf6∞ Vovk,Y (2579)-Wojtaszek,R (2724) Chorzow (rapid) 140/(90) 2019
14.axb6 Nxb6 15.Na5 Qc7
15...Bd8 16.Nd5 (16.Bd2 Rc5 17.Be2 Nbd7 18.Nb3 Rc6 19.Bd3 a5„) 16...Nbxd5 17.exd5
Bxa5 18.Rxa5 Bf5 19.c3 Qc7 20.Ra4 a5∞
16.Be3 Rab8
16...Nc4 17.Nxc4 Qxc4 18.Na4 Nd7 19.Re2 Qc6 20.b3 h6 21.c4²
17.Nd5 Nbxd5
17...Bxd5 18.exd5 Nc4 19.Nc6! Nxe3 20.Rxe3 Rxb2 21.Rxa6²
18.exd5 Bf5?!
18...Bd7 19.c4 Rxb2 20.Nc6 Bxc6 21.dxc6 e4 22.Qd4! Rbb8 23.Bxe4 Nxe4 24.Qxe4²
19.Nc6± Rxb2 20.c4
20.g4! ∆Bg6 (20...Bxc2?! 21.Qc1+-) 21.g5 Ne8 22.Rxa6
20...Ra8

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20...Bf8 21.Rxa6 Rb1 22.Qd2²
21.Nxe5!
21.Bd4!? Rc2 22.c5±
21...dxe5 22.d6 Bxd6 23.Bxa8 Bb4
23...a5 24.c5 Be7 (24...Bxc5 25.Bxc5 Qxc5 26.Qd8+ Qf8 27.Qxa5+-) 25.g4 Bg6 26.Qa4+-
24.Re2 Rxe2 25.Qxe2+- a5 26.c5 Qc8 27.Qb5 Bc3
27...Qxa8 28.Qxb4
28.Bb7 Qc7 29.Rd1 h5 30.Qb6 Qe7 31.Qd8+ Qxd8 32.Rxd8+ Kh7 33.c6 a4 34.c7 a3 35.Ra8
Bb2 36.Bc5 1-0

91. B94
Liu, Qingnan (2543) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (2692)
China 140/91, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 e5 9.Nf5
Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Be2 h6 12.Bh4 exf4 13.O-O g6 14.Rxf4 g5 15.Rb3 Qa5 16.Nxd6+ Bxd6
17.Qxd6 gxf4 18.Ra3 Qb6+ 19.Qxb6 Nxb6 20.Bxf6 Rg8 21.Rb3 Nd7 22.Nd5 Rb8N
22...Rg6 - 112/149
22...b5!? 23.Bh4 (23.Bc3 Bb7 24.Nc7+ Kd8 25.Nxa8 Bxa8 26.Bd2 Bxe4 27.Bf3=) 23...Bb7
24.Nc7+ Kf8 25.Nxa8 Bxa8 26.Rd3 Nc5 27.Rd8+ Kg7∞
23.Bd4 b5

529
23...b6 24.Rh3 Bb7 25.Rxh6ƒ
24.Ba7! Rb7 25.Rc3 Kd8 26.Bf2!² Ne5
26...Rg5 27.Rc6! (27.Bh4 Ne5 - 26...Ne5) 27...Rxd5 (27...f3 28.Bf1! fxg2 29.Be2 Rxd5 (29...f6
30.Rxa6 Re5 31.Bd3±) 30.exd5 Rc7 31.c4±) 28.exd5 Rc7 29.Bh4+ f6 30.Bd3±
27.Bh4+ Rg5 28.Rc5
28.Kf2 Ng6 29.Bxg5+ hxg5 30.Rc5²
28...Ng6
28...Be6 29.Nxf4 Kd7 30.Bxg5 hxg5 31.Nxe6 Kxe6 32.Kf2²
29.Bxg5+ hxg5

530
30.Nb4! Rc7 31.Rd5+! Ke7 32.Rxg5 Bb7
32...Kf8 33.Bd3 Rc3 34.Nd5 Ra3 35.Kf2 Rxa2 36.h4 Nxh4 37.Nxf4±
33.Bd3 Rd7
33...Ke6 34.a4ƒ
34.Nd5+± Ke6
34...Bxd5 35.exd5±
35.Kf2
35.h4! Nxh4 36.Nxf4+ Kf6 37.Rh5 Ng6 38.e5+! Kg7 39.Rg5±
35...Bxd5 36.exd5+ Kf6?!
36...Rxd5?! 37.Rxd5 Kxd5 38.Bxg6! fxg6 39.Kf3 Ke5 40.Kg4 Ke4 41.Kg5 Ke3 42.Kxg6 Kf2
43.Kf5 Kxg2 44.Kxf4 Kxh2 45.Ke5+-; 36...Kd6 37.Kf3±
37.Rf5+
37.Rh5 Rd8 38.h4 Ke7 39.Kf3+-
37...Ke7

38.h4!+-
38.Rh5 Kd6 39.h4+-
38...Nxh4 39.Rh5 Ng6 40.Bxg6 fxg6 41.Rh7+ Kd6 42.Rxd7+ Kxd7 43.Kf3 Kd6 44.Kxf4
Kxd5 45.Kg5 Ke4 46.Kxg6 Kf4 47.Kf6 Kg3 48.Ke5 Kxg2 49.Kd5 Kf3 50.Kc6 Ke4 51.Kb6
Kd5 52.Kxa6 Kc6 53.a3 Kc5 54.Kb7 Kc4 55.Kb6 b4 56.a4 Kc3 57.Kb5 1-0

92. B96

531
 Martinez Ramirez, Lennis (2452) - Ortiz Suarez, Isan (2519)
Cuba (ch) 140/92, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.a3 Nbd7
10.Be2!? Be7
10...e5 11.fxe5 (11.Nf5 - 131/86) 11...dxe5 12.Nf5 g6

13.Ne3!! Qxb2 (13...Qxe3 14.Bf2 Qg5 15.h4 Qxg2 16.Bf3 Qxh1+ 17.Bxh1±; 13...Be7
14.Nc4²) 14.Ncd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bd6 16.Bf2±
11.Bf2 Qc7 12.g4 g5N
12...Nc5!? 13.Bf3 d5!„ 14.e5 (14.exd5 Qxf4) 14...Nfe4 15.Bxe4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Qe2
b5∞
13.f5 Ne5 14.h3
14.h4!?
14...Bd7 15.Nf3 Bc6 16.Qd4 Rc8 17.Bg3 Nxf3+
17...Ned7!? 18.Nd2 (18.O-O-O? e5µ) 18...Qb6 19.Qxb6 Nxb6=
18.Bxf3² e5 19.Qe3 b5 20.h4 Rg8 21.hxg5 hxg5 22.Bf2 a5 23.Rh6 Qb8 24.Qd3 b4 25.axb4
axb4 26.Nd1 d5?! 27.exd5 e4 28.Qd4
28.Qe3!?
28...exf3 29.Rxf6 Qb5?

532
29...Bxd5 30.Rb6 Qf4 31.Ra7² (31.Qxd5? Rh8-+)
30.c4!+- bxc3 31.Nxc3 Qxb2 32.Rb1 Bxf6 33.Qxf6 Qa3 34.d6 Kf8 35.Qe7+ Kg7 36.Qxg5+
1-0

93. B96
Garcia Pantoja, Roberto (2514) - Ortiz Suarez, Isan (2519)
Cuba (ch) 140/93, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2
10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bxf6!?
11.e5 - 135/92
11...gxf6 12.Be2
12.f5 Nc6 13.fxe6 fxe6 14.Be2 Nxd4 15.Qxd4N (15.Bh5+) 15...Bg7 16.Bh5+ Ke7

533
17.Nd5+? (17.e5 fxe5 18.Qe3 Qc5 19.Qxc5 dxc5 20.O-O Rf8 21.Rxf8 Kxf8 22.Rf1+ Kg8
23.Rf7 e4! 24.Nxe4 b5∞) 17...exd5 18.Qxd5 Qc3+ 19.Kd1 Qc7-+ 20.e5 dxe5 21.Kc1 Rf8
22.Rd1 f5 23.Rb3 e4 24.Rg3 Be5 25.Rg8 Be6 0-1 (25) Janko,Z (2247)-Stohl,I (2503) Slovensko
140/(93) 2019
12...Be7 13.f5N
13.O-O
13...h5?!
13...Nc6!? 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Bh5+ Kd8∞; 13...Qa5!? 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Bg4 Nc6! 16.Nxe6 Kf7
17.O-O Bxe6 18.Bxe6+ Kxe6 19.Qd5+ Qxd5 20.exd5+ Kf7 21.dxc6 bxc6 22.Rb7 Rab8 23.Ra7
d5 24.Rxa6 Bc5+ 25.Kh1 Rhc8³
14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Bc4 Qc5 16.Bxe6 Nc6 17.Bxc8 Nxd4 18.Bxb7 Rb8

534
19.Bd5
19.Kd1!²
19...Rxb1+ 20.Nxb1 Nxc2+ 21.Ke2 Kd7
21...Nd4+ 22.Kd3²
22.Rd1
22.Rc1 Rc8 23.Nc3!? Qxc3 24.Qxc3 Rxc3 25.Kd2 Rc5 26.Rxc2 h4=
22...Rc8 23.Bb3 f5= 24.Qd3
24.exf5 Qe5+ 25.Kf2 Qc5+=
24...Bh4
24...fxe4 25.Qxe4 Rf8 26.Qb7+=
25.g3 Bf6 26.Nd2 Nd4+ 27.Kf1 Nxb3 28.Nxb3
28.axb3 ∆Qc2 29.Nc4 Qxd3+ 30.Rxd3²
28...Qc6 29.Re1 1/2-1/2

94. B96
Tsydypov, Zhamsaran (2546) - Rodshtein, Maxim (2699)
Russia 140/94, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.a3 Be7
10.Bf2 Qc7 11.Qf3 Nbd7 12.O-O-O b5 13.g4 Bb7 14.Bd3
14.Bg2 g5 15.h4 gxf4 16.g5 Ne5 17.Qxf4 hxg5 18.hxg5 Rxh1 19.Rxh1 Nfd7 20.Bh3N (20.Kb1
- 135/90) 20...Ng6 (20...Nf8!? 21.Qg3 Rc8 22.Kb1 Qa5∞) 21.Qg3 O-O-O

535
(21...Nde5?! 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.Bxe6±) 22.Bxe6!? fxe6 23.Nxe6 Qc4 24.Nxd8 Kxd8 25.Qe3
(25.b3 Qe6∞) 25...Qc5∞ Salimova,N (2415)-Sebag,M (2461) Antalya 140/(94) 2019
14...Nc5 15.Kb1 d5N
15...Rc8 16.Rhf1 d5 (16...O-O 17.g5 hxg5 18.fxg5 Nfd7 19.Qh5 Ne5 20.Rg1 g6 21.Qh4ƒ) 17.e5
Nfe4 18.Be1 O-O 19.Nce2 f6 20.exf6 Bxf6∞
16.e5 Nfe4 17.Be1 O-O-O 18.Qe3 g5?!

18...Kb8 19.Rf1 Rhe8 20.f5²

19.f5! f6?
19...Qxe5? 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Bg3 Qf6 22.fxe6 fxe6 (22...Nxe6 23.Rhf1 Nf4 24.Nce2+-)
23.Rhf1 Qg7 24.Nb3+-; 19...Rhe8 20.Rf1ƒ
20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.exf6 Bxf6 22.Bg3+- Be5
22...Bxd4 23.Rxd4 e5 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.h4+-
23.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.Rhf1 exf5
24...Rhf8 25.b4 exf5 26.Rxf5 (26.gxf5) 26...Rxf5 27.gxf5
25.Rxf5 Qe7 26.b4 Nd7

536
26...Na4 27.Nxa4 bxa4 28.Qg3
27.Ncxb5! axb5 28.Qc3+ 1-0

95. B97
Caruana, Fabiano (2819) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2779)
Stavanger 140/95, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3
10.f5 Be7 11.fxe6 Bxe6 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Bc4 Nbd7 14.Bxe6 Nc5

15.Bc4!?N
15.Bf5 - 140/96
15...Ncxe4?!

537
15...Rc8 16.O-O Ncd7 17.Rf5ƒ; 15...b5 16.O-O (16.Bd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Qxc3+ 18.Bd2 Qxc2
19.Qc6+ Kf7 20.Qd5+ Ke8=; 16.Bb3 Ncxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Qd5 Qb4+ 19.c3 Qxc3+
20.Kd1 Nf2+ 21.Ke2 Bxg5 22.Qxa8+ Ke7 23.Qb7+ Kd8 24.Qa8+=) 16...bxc4 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
(17...gxf6 18.Nd5 Nxe4 19.Qd4 Qc5 20.Qxc5 dxc5 21.Rbe1 Rd8 22.Nxe7 Kxe7 23.Rxe4+ Kf7
24.Rxc4²) 18.Qxd6 Qxc3 19.e5 Qe3+ 20.Kh1 Ne4 21.Qc6+ Kf7 22.exf6 gxf6 23.Qd7+ Kf8
24.g3 Nf2+ 25.Kg2 Ne4 26.Rb7 Qd2+ 27.Qxd2 Nxd2 28.Rxf6+ Kg8 29.Rff7=
16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bf7+! Kxf7
17...Kf8? 18.Bxe7+ Kxe7 19.Rxb7+ Kd8 20.Qd4 Qc1+ 21.Ke2 Qxc2+ 22.Kf3 Ng5+ 23.Kf4
Nxf7 24.Rxf7 Qc5 25.Qxc5 dxc5 26.Rd1+ Ke8 27.Rdd7±
18.Qd5+ Ke8 19.Qxe4 Qa5+ 20.Kd1 Qxg5 21.Rxb7 Rf8
21...Qe5 22.Re1±; 21...d5 22.Qe6 Rf8 (22...Qf6 23.Re1 Qd4+ 24.Kc1 Qa1+ 25.Rb1 Qf6
26.Qxf6 gxf6 27.Rb7±) 23.Re1 Rf7 24.Rxe7+ Rxe7 25.Qc6+ Kd8 26.Qxa8+ Kd7 27.Qb7+ Ke8
28.Rxe7+ Qxe7 29.Qa8+ Qd8 30.Qxa6±
22.Re1 Rf7 23.Rxe7+ Rxe7 24.Qxa8+ Kf7 25.Rf1+ Kg6 26.Qxa6 Qe5 27.Qd3+ Kh6 28.c3
28.g3 g6²
28...Qxh2 29.Qd2+ Kg6 30.Rf4 Re6?!
30...h5 31.Qxd6+ Kh7 32.Qxe7 Qxf4 33.Qe2²; 30...Qh5+ 31.g4 Qe5 32.a4 h5 33.gxh5+ Qxh5+
34.Kc1 Qe2! 35.Qxd6+ Kh5„
31.Qc2+
31.Kc2 h5 32.a4 Kh7 33.Rf5 (33.a5 Re5 34.Ra4 Qg1 35.a6 g6! 36.a7 (36.c4 Re7=) 36...Rb5
37.Rb4 Rxb4 38.cxb4 Qxa7 39.Qxd6=) 33...Rg6 34.Kb3 Rxg2 35.Rxh5+ Qxh5 36.Qxg2²
31...Kh6 32.Qf2 Qh5+ 33.Kd2
33.g4 Qd5+ 34.Kc1 Qe5 35.Qh2+ Kg6 36.Qc2+ Kh6∞
33...Qd5+ 34.Kc1 g6
¹34...g5 35.Rd4 Qc5 36.Kc2 Kg7∞
35.a4 Qe5 36.Kc2

538
36...g5?
36...Qe2+! 37.Qxe2 (37.Kb3 Qd1+ 38.Kb4 Qb1+ 39.Ka3 Qa1+=) 37...Rxe2+ 38.Kb3 Rxg2
39.a5 (39.Rh4+ Kg7 40.a5 g5 41.a6 Re2 42.Rd4 h5∞) 39...g5 40.Rf6+ (40.Ra4 Re2 41.a6 Re8
42.a7 Ra8 43.Kc4 g4=) 40...Kh5 41.Rxd6 g4 42.a6 Re2 43.a7 Re8 44.c4 g3 45.c5 g2 46.Rd1
Kg4 47.c6 h5 48.c7 Kg3 49.Rc1 Rc8 50.Ra1 Ra8=
37.Rd4 Kg6 38.Qf3?
38.g4 Rf6 39.Qd2±
38...h5 39.Rd5 Qe2+ 40.Qxe2 Rxe2+ 41.Rd2 Re6??
41...Re8! 42.Kb3 (42.Rxd6+ Kf5 43.c4 h4 44.c5 g4 45.c6 Rh8=) 42...h4 43.a5 g4 44.a6 Kg5
45.Kc4 h3 46.gxh3 gxh3 47.a7 Ra8 48.Ra2 Kf4 49.Kb5 Kg3 50.Kb6 h2 51.Ra1 Rh8 52.Kb7
Rh7+=
42.a5+- h4 43.Kb3 g4 44.Kb4 Re1
44...d5 45.Ra2 h3 46.gxh3 gxh3 47.Kc5+-
45.Ra2 Rb1+ 46.Kc4 h3 47.gxh3 gxh3 48.a6 Rb8 49.Kd5 Ra8 50.Kxd6 h2 51.Rxh2 Rxa6+
52.Kd5 Kf7
52...Ra5+ 53.Kc6 Ra6+ 54.Kb5 Ra8 55.c4 Rb8+ 56.Ka6 Rc8 57.Rc2+-
53.Re2 Ra8 54.c4 Rd8+ 55.Kc6 Rc8+ 56.Kb5 Rb8+ 57.Ka6 Rc8 58.Re4 Kf6 59.Kb7 Kf5
60.Rd4 1-0

96. B97
Wei, Yi (2736) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773)
Moscow (m/3-rapid) 140/96, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3

539
10.f5 Be7 11.fxe6 Bxe6 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Bc4 Nbd7 14.Bxe6 Nc5 15.Bf5
15.Bb3 Rc8 16.O-O Nxb3 17.Rxb3 Qc5+ 18.Be3 Qc4 19.Rf4 Nh5! 20.Rf3 Nf6=
Perunovic,Milos
15...g6 16.Bh3
16.O-O gxf5 17.Rxf5 Rf8 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Nd5 O-O-O 20.Rxf6 (20.Nxf6 Nxe4 21.Qd4 Nxf6
22.Qa7 Rde8 23.Qxb7+ Kd8 24.Qb6+ Kd7 25.Qb7+=) 20...Nxe4= - 132/103
16...Nfxe4
RR16...Ncxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Qd4 Qc3+ 19.Qxc3 Nxc3 20.Bxe7 Kxe7 (20...Nxb1?! 21.Bf6
Rf8 22.Bb2±) 21.Rxb7+ Kf6 22.O-O+ Kg5 23.g3ƒ Perunovic,Milos
17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Qd4 Qc3+ 19.Qxc3 Nxc3 20.Bxe7 Kxe7
20...Nxb1?! 21.Bf6 Rf8 22.Bb2±
21.Rb3
21.Rxb7+ Kf6 22.O-O+ Kg5 23.g3ƒ
21...Ne4 22.Rxb7+ Kf6 23.O-O+ Kg5 24.g3 Rab8 25.Ra7 Rb2N
25...Nc5 26.Bg2 h5 27.h4+ Kh6 28.Rd1 Rb6=
26.Bg2 d5 27.h4+
27.Rd7 Kh6 28.Rxd5 Re8 (28...Nc3 29.Rd7 Ne2+ 30.Kh1 Rxc2 31.Rff7 Rc1+ (31...Rxa2?
32.Bf3 a5 33.Rfe7 Nc3 34.h4+-) 32.Bf1 Nc3 33.h4²) 29.Re1 Rxc2 30.Ra5 Re6 31.Bxe4 Rc4
32.Kg2 Rcxe4 33.Rxe4 Rxe4 34.Rxa6 Re2+ 35.Kg1 Kg5=
27...Kg4 28.Kh2

540
28...Nxg3?!
28...Rxc2! 29.Rf4+ Kh5 30.Kh3 (30.Rd7 Kh6 31.Rxd5 Re8 32.g4 Re7=) 30...Nf2+ 31.Kh2
Ne4=
29.Bh3+! Kxh4 30.Rf4+ Kg5 31.Kxg3± Rxa2 32.Rg4+
32.Rf2 Re8 33.Bf1 Re3+ 34.Kg2
32...Kh6 33.Rc7 Ra3+ 34.c3 Re8 35.Rh4+ Kg5 36.Rg4+ Kh6 37.Kf3 Re1 38.Rh4+ Kg5
39.Rg4+ Kh6 40.Rh4+ Kg5 41.Rd4 Re5 42.Rc5
42.Rg4+ Kf6 43.Rc6+ Kg7 44.Rd4
42...h5 43.Bd7 h4?!

43...a5 44.Bc6 Ra1 45.Bxd5²

44.Bc6?!
44.Rg4+! Kf6 45.Rxh4±
44...Rf5+ 45.Ke3 h3 46.Rdxd5
46.Bxd5 h2 47.Rd1 Kh4 48.Rc4+ Kg3 49.Be4 Rh5 50.Rc6 g5∞
46...h2= 47.Rxf5+ gxf5 48.Be4 Kh4 49.Bf3 Kg3 50.Rc8
50.Rxf5 Rxc3+ 51.Ke2 Rc2+ 52.Ke3 Rc3+=
50...f4+ 51.Ke4 Ra4+! 52.c4 Ra3 53.Rg8+ Kh4 54.Rh8+ Kg3 55.Rg8+ Kh4 56.Bh1 Ra1
57.Rh8+ Kg3 58.Rg8+ Kh4 59.Bg2 Ra2
¹59...Rc1 60.Kxf4 Rxc4+ 61.Ke3 Rc3+
60.Kf3 Rc2 61.Rg4+ Kh5 62.Rxf4 Rc1 63.Ke3 Kg5 64.Re4 Rg1 65.Kf3 Rf1+ 66.Ke2 Rg1

541
67.Kf2 h1=Q 68.Bxh1 Rxh1 69.Re5+ Kf6 70.Ra5 1/2-1/2

542
C00-C24

97. C03
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris (2616) - Rodriguez Vila, Andres (2480)
Montevideo (zt) 140/97, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.exd5

4.e5 - 133/104
4...exd5 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.h3 O-O 7.Ngf3 c5 8.dxc5

8...a5! 9.O-ON
9.a4
9...Nbd7 10.Nb3 a4 11.Nbd4 Nxc5 12.Be3 Nfe4 13.a3 f5! 14.Nb5 f4 15.Bd4

543
15...Ra6! 16.Nc3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Bf5 18.Qb5 Nxc3 19.Bxc3?!
19.bxc3 Be4 20.Qxb7 Rg6 21.Kh2 Rf7 22.Rfe1 Bf8 23.Qb5 Qc8 24.Rab1„
19...Be4µ 20.Rfe1
20.Qxb7 Rg6 21.Kh2 Rf7 22.Qb5 Qc8→
20...Bf6?!
20...Bxf3 21.gxf3; 20...Rg6 21.Rxe4! dxe4 22.Qc4+ Kh8 23.Ne5©; 20...Rb6! 21.Qe2 Rg6µ;
20...Qc8! 21.Ne5 f3!µ
21.Bb4
21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Nd2=
21...Re8 22.Rad1 Rae6 23.c3 Bh4!?
23...Qc8 24.Kh2!= (24.Nd4? Bd3-+; 24.Qxa4? Bxf3 25.Rxe6 Rxe6! 26.gxf3 Re5-+)
24.Rxe4!?
24.Nxh4 Qxh4 25.f3 Bxf3 26.Qxe8+ Rxe8 27.Rxe8+ Kf7 28.Rf8+ Kg6! (28...Ke6?! 29.Rf1
Bxg2 30.R1xf4! Qxh3 31.R4f7!²) 29.Rf1 Bxg2 30.Kxg2 (30.R1xf4? Qxh3-+) 30...Qg3+=
24...Rxe4 25.Rxd5?
25.Qxa4 Re2 26.Bc5 Bf6=; 25.Qxb7 Re2 26.Nxh4 Qxh4 27.Qxd5+ Kh8 28.Qf3 Rxb2 29.c4©;
25.Ba5 Qe7 (25...Qf6? 26.Qxd5+ Kh8 27.Qh5±) 26.Bb4 (26.Qxd5+?! Kh8 27.Bb4 Qd8!
28.Bd6 Re2³) 26...Qd8=
25...Re1+! 26.Nxe1

544
26.Kh2 Bxf2-+
26...Bxf2+!!-+ 27.Kxf2 Qh4+ 28.Kg1
28.Kf3 Re3#
28...Rxe1+ 29.Qf1
29.Kh2 Qg3#
29...Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 f3-+ 31.Rd4 fxg2+ 32.Kxg2 Qg5+ 33.Kf3 h5 34.h4 Qc1 35.Ke4 Qxb2
36.Kd5 Qg2+ 37.Kd6 Kf7 38.Kc7 Qc6+ 39.Kb8 b5 40.Ka7 Ke6 41.Kb8 Qb6+ 42.Kc8 g6
43.Rd2 Qc6+ 44.Kb8 Kf5 45.Rd6 Qe8+ 46.Kc7 Qe7+ 47.Kb6 Qxh4 48.Kxb5 Qe4 49.c4 h4
50.Rd5+ Kg4 51.Bd6 g5 52.Rd2 Qe3 0-1

98. C07
Safarli, Eltaj (2662) - Bluebaum, Matthias (2616)
Skopje 140/98, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Qc7 9.Qe2
Ne7 10.Nf3 Ng6 11.e5 f6!?
11...c5 12.c3 (12.c4 - 133/108) 12...Be7 13.h4 f6 14.exf6 gxf6

545
15.Bh6N (15.Bb5 h5³) 15...Nf4 16.Bxf4 Qxf4 17.Bb5 Bxb5 18.Qxb5+ Kf7 19.Qe2 Rhg8
20.g3∞ Fawzy,A (2468)-Stankovic,M (2465) Paracin 140/(98) 2019
12.Bxg6+
12.exf6 gxf6 13.O-O Kf7 14.c4 e5 15.Bc2∞
12...hxg6 13.O-ON
13.Bf4?! g5 14.Bg3 Qb6 15.c3 Be7³
13...Kf7 14.c4 Be7 15.Bf4 Qb6
15...g5? 16.exf6 Qxf4 17.fxe7 Kxe7 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.h3±
16.h4 d4 17.b4

17...a5?

546
17...Bxb4? 18.Rfb1 Qa5 19.a3 Be7 20.Rb7 Qd8 21.exf6 gxf6 22.Rd1 c5 (22...Bc8 23.Rc7+-)
23.Nxd4!+-; 17...Qxb4 18.Rab1 Qa4 19.Rb7 c5 20.exf6 gxf6 21.g4!? (21.Re1 Rae8) 21...e5!
22.Bxe5 (22.Nxe5+ fxe5 23.Bxe5 Rxh4 24.Qf3+ Ke8 25.Rxd7 Qxd7 26.Qxa8+ Kf7 27.f3∞)
22...Rae8 23.Re1 (23.Ng5+ Kf8! 24.Qf3 Rxh4 25.Bxf6 Rxg4+ 26.Kh2 Rh4+ 27.Kg1=) 23...Qc6
24.Rxa7 Bd8 25.Qe4ƒ; 17...c5 18.bxc5 (18.b5 Rh7! 19.a4 Rah8 20.a5 Qd8∞) 18...Qxc5 19.Rad1
Rad8 20.Rxd4 Bc6 21.Rxd8 Rxd8©
18.Rad1! axb4 19.Rxd4 Rad8
19...Ra7 20.exf6 gxf6 21.Rfd1 Qd8 22.g4±
20.exf6 gxf6

21.Be5! fxe5?
21...c5 22.Rf4 Kg7 23.Bb2 (23.Rxf6 Bxf6 24.Bxf6+ Kxf6 25.Qe5+ Ke7 26.Qg7+ Kd6 27.Rd1+
Kc7 28.Ne5 Kc8 29.Rxd7 Rxh4∞) 23...Qd6 (23...Bc8 24.Ne5!±) 24.Re4 Bc8 (24...Kg8 25.Rd1
Qc7 26.Rg4±) 25.Ng5±; 21...Kg7 22.Rf4 fxe5 (22...Rhf8 23.Bb2±) 23.Qxe5+ Kg8 24.Ng5 Qb8
(24...Bxg5 25.Qxg5 Rh7 26.h5! Rf8 27.hxg6 Rg7 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.Qf6+ Kg8 30.Rd1 Qc7
31.Rd4+-) 25.Qe4 Rh6 26.Nf7 Rh7 27.Rg4 g5 28.Nxd8 Qxd8 29.Rd1±
22.Nxe5+ Kg7
22...Ke8 23.Qd3 Rg8 24.Rxd7 Qa5 25.Rd1+-
23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.Qg4! Rh6
24...g5 25.Qxe6+-
25.Nxd7 Qc7 26.Qxe6 Bxh4
26...Qd6 27.Re1 Qxe6 28.Rxe6 Bxh4 29.g3 Bd8 30.Rxc6+-
27.g3 Qd8

547
27...Bg5 28.Rd1 Qd8 29.Qxc6+-
28.Re1 Qg5 29.Kf1 1-0
99. C07
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2667) - Bluebaum, Matthias (2618)
Magdeburg 140/99, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.c3
7.N2f3 - 66/(240)
7...Bc5

7...Be7 8.N2f3 (8.Bd3

8...e5!? (8...a6) 9.Nf5 (9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Qf3 exd4 11.Qxd5 Nc6 12.O-O dxc3 13.bxc3 O-Oƒ)

548
9...Nf4 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Ne4 (11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Nxe7 Nxg2+ 13.Kf1 Nf4³) 11...Nxg2+
12.Kf1 Bxb5+ 13.Kxg2 Qxd1 14.Rxd1 Bc6 15.f3©) 8...O-O 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O Qc7

(10...Re8 11.Re1 Bf6 12.Bc2 a6 (12...g6 13.Bh6 N7b6 14.a4 Bd7 15.Bb3 a5 16.Ne5 Qc7
17.Ng4 Bh8 18.h3 e5 19.Nb5 Qc6 20.Qf3²) 13.a3N (13.Qe2; 13.Qd3; 13.h4) 13...b5∞
Rozentalis,E (2524)-Bluebaum,M (2620) Oesterreich 140/(99) 2019) 11.Re1N (11.Nb5 Qb8∞)
11...a6 12.Qc2 N7f6 13.Bg5 b6 14.Bh4 Nf4 15.Be4 Bb7 16.Bxf6 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Bxf6 18.Rad1
Rad8= Grandelius,N (2688)-Nisipeanu,L (2667) Malmoe 140/ (99) 2019
7...a6 8.N2f3 Qc7 9.Bd3

9...Bd7N (9...Nf4; 9...g6) 10.O-O Nc6 11.Re1 Nxd4 12.Nxd4 Bd6 13.Qh5∞ Dubov,D (2703)-
Harika,D (2471) Moscow 140/(99) 2019
8.Ne4N

549
8.N2f3 O-O 9.Bd3 e5! 10.Nxe5 (10.Nb3 Bb6 11.O-O Nc6∞) 10...Re8 11.f4 Qh4+ (11...Nc6
12.Bxh7+ Kxh7 13.Qh5+ Kg8 14.Qxf7+ Kh7=) 12.g3 Qf6 13.O-O Nc6©; 8.Bb5+ Bd7
9.Bxd7+ Nxd7 10.N2f3 Qb6=
8...Bxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.Be2 Nc6 11.Qc5 f5 12.Nd6
12.Ng5 f4 13.Nf3 Nb6!? 14.O-O Rf5 15.Qa3 e5 16.Rd1 Qe8 17.Bd3 Rh5∞
12...Qe7 13.Be3
13.b3 Rd8 14.Ba3 Qf6 (14...a5 15.O-O a4∞) 15.Rc1 Nf4 16.Bf1 Ne7 17.g3 b6 18.Qe3 Nfd5
19.Qd2 a5∞
13...f4 14.Bd2 Rd8
14...Rf5!? 15.Qa3 Re5 16.Kf1 (16.Nc4 Rxe2+! 17.Kxe2 Qg5 18.Nd6 e5 19.Nxc8 Rxc8©)
16...Ne3+ 17.Bxe3 (17.fxe3 fxe3 18.Be1 Ra5 19.Qb3 Qxd6∞) 17...fxe3 18.Nc4 Qh4 19.Nxe3
b6©
15.Ne4 Qe8 16.f3
16.c4 Qg6 17.cxd5 (17.f3 Nf6 18.Nxf6+ gxf6 19.Bc3 e5∞) 17...Rxd5 18.Qc3 Qxe4 19.f3 Qf5
20.O-O Bd7 21.Bc4 Rd6 22.Rad1©
16...b6 17.Qf2 e5 18.O-O Bf5 19.Ba6 Na5
19...Bxe4 20.fxe4 Nf6 21.Qe2 Kh8 22.Rad1 g5ƒ; 19...Nf6 20.Nxf6+ gxf6
20.Rfe1 Qc6 21.Qe2?
21.b3 Nf6 22.Nxf6+ gxf6 23.c4 Nb7 24.Bxb7 Qxb7ƒ; 21.Bf1 Nf6 22.Nxf6+ gxf6 23.b3 Rd7
24.c4 Nb7³
21...Bxe4 22.fxe4
22.Qxe4 b5-+
22...Nc7 23.Bd3 Qd6 24.Bc4+ Kh8
24...Nxc4 25.Qxc4+ Ne6 26.Rad1 Qc5+ 27.Qxc5 Nxc5 28.Bc1 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 Re8µ
25.Bd5 Nxd5 26.exd5 Qxd5 27.Rad1 Qxa2 28.Qxe5 Nc4 29.Qe6
29.Qxf4 Qxb2 30.Qxc4 Rxd2 31.Qe4 Rf8 32.Rxd2 Qxd2µ
29...Qb3 30.Qe2

550
30...Nxb2
30...Qxb2! 31.Qxc4 (31.Bxf4 Qxe2 32.Rxd8+ Rxd8 33.Rxe2 a5-+) 31...Rxd2 32.Qc6 Rf8
33.Rxd2 Qxd2 34.Re8 Qd1+ 35.Kf2 Qc2+ 36.Kg1 Qb1+ 37.Kf2 Qa2+ 38.Kg1 Rxe8 39.Qxe8+
Qg8-+
31.Rb1 Qc2
31...Qa3 32.Bxf4 Nd3 33.Be5 Qf8 (33...Nxe1 34.Bxg7+! Kxg7 35.Qe5+ Kf8 36.Qf5+ Ke7
37.Rxe1+ Kd6 38.Rd1+ Kc6 39.Qf3+ Kc5 40.Qf2+=) 34.Rf1 Qe7 35.Rf5 a5µ
32.Bxf4 Qxe2 33.Rxe2 Nc4?!
33...Nd3 34.Be3 Re8 35.Rd1 Ne5 36.Ra2 Nc4 37.Bd4 Re7µ
34.Re4 Rac8 35.Re7

551
35...a5?!
35...Rf8! 36.Bg3 a5 37.Be5 Nxe5 38.Rxe5 Rxc3 39.Reb5 a4 40.Rxb6 Ra8µ
36.Be5 Nxe5 37.Rxe5 Rd6 38.Reb5 Ra8?
38...h6 39.Rxb6 Rxb6 40.Rxb6 Rxc3 41.Ra6 Rc5 42.Kf2³
39.Rxb6 Rxb6 40.Rxb6 a4 41.Kf2 a3 42.Rb1 Kg8 43.Ke3 Kf7 44.Kd3 Ke6 45.Kc2 Rf8
45...Kd5 46.Rd1+ Kc4 47.Rd4+ Kc5 48.Kb1=
46.Rb6+ Kd5 47.Kb3 Rf2 48.c4+ Kc5 49.Rb5+ Kc6 50.Kxa3 Rxg2 51.Rh5 h6 1/2-1/2

100. C10
Kobalia, Mikhail (2610) - Antipov, Mikhail Al (2595)
Russia 140/100, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 h6 4.Nf3

4.e5 - 129/97
4...Nf6 5.Bd3 Bb4 6.exd5 exd5 7.O-O O-O 8.h3
8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Ng3 Re8

10.Ne5N (10.Nf5) 10...Bxe5 11.dxe5 Rxe5 12.Bf4 Re8 13.Qd2© Adhiban,B (2689)-
Nakamura,H (2749) ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 140/(100) 2019
8...Re8 9.Re1 Rxe1+
9...Ne4 10.Bd2 Nxd2 11.Rxe8+ Qxe8 12.Qxd2ƒ
10.Qxe1 c6 11.Bf4

552
11...Na6?!N
11...Be6 12.a3 (12.Ne5 Nbd7 13.Qe3 Nc5! 14.Be2 Nce4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4=) 12...Bf8 13.Ne2
Nbd7 14.Ng3 Qb6 15.Qc1ƒ
12.a3 Bf8 13.Ne2 Nc7 14.Ne5 Nce8?!
14...Ne6 15.Be3 Qb6 16.Qc1²
15.c3 Nd6 16.Ng3
16.g4!?
16...Qb6
16...Qe7 17.Qe2 Be6 18.Re1 Re8 19.Bb1±
17.Qe2 Nfe4 18.Re1?!
18.Nh5! Qd8 19.f3 Nf6 20.Ng3 Qb6 21.Re1²
18...Be6
18...Nxg3! 19.Bxg3 (19.fxg3!?) 19...Be6 20.Qc2 Re8 21.Bf4²
19.Nh5

553
19...Re8??
19...Qd8 20.f3 Nf6 21.Ng3 Qb6 22.Ng6 Nc4 23.Nxf8 Rxf8 24.Bc1±
20.f3 f6
20...Ng5 21.h4 Nh7 22.Qc2 f5 23.Ng6 Qd8 24.Be5±; 20...Nf6 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Qf2! Qd8
23.Qg3+ Kh8 24.Ng4 Bxg4 25.hxg4±
21.fxe4 dxe4
21...fxe5 22.exd5 cxd5 23.Bxe5+-
22.Bxe4
22.Ng4! exd3 (22...f5 23.Bxd6 Bxd6 24.Ngf6+ gxf6 25.Nxf6++-) 23.Nhxf6+ Kh8 (23...gxf6
24.Nxf6+ Kf7 25.Qh5+ Kxf6 26.Bxd6 Bxd6 27.Qxh6+ Kf7 28.Qh7+ Kf6 29.Rf1++-; 23...Kf7
24.Qe5+-) 24.Qe5 gxf6 25.Nxf6 Bg7 26.Bxh6! Bxh6 27.Qh5+-
22...Nxe4
22...fxe5 23.Bg6 Bf7 24.Bxf7+ Nxf7 25.Qg4 Kh8 26.Bg3+-
23.Qxe4 Bf7

554
23...fxe5 24.Nf6+!+-
24.Nxf6+! gxf6 25.Re3 1-0

101. C10
Anand, Viswanathan (2774) - Meier, Georg (2628)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/101, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Be3 Bd6 8.Bd3
8.Ne5!?N O-O

9.Qf3!? Nd5 10.O-O-O c5 11.Nc4 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Bc7 13.Bd3∞ Bauer,C (2647)-Meier,G (2623)
Nancy (rapid) 140/(101) 2019
8.h3;

555
8.g3;
8.c4;
8.Bg5
8...O-O
8...Bd7 - 77/(269)
9.Qe2 b6 10.O-O-O Bb7 11.Kb1 c5 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 Rc8

14.Rhe1N
14.dxc5 Rxc5 15.Bg3 Rd5 16.c4 Rxd3 17.Rxd3 Be4 18.Rd1 Be7∞
14...Bxf3 15.Qxf3 c4 16.Be4 g5 17.Bg3 Bxg3 18.fxg3 Kg7
18...c3 19.bxc3 Kg7©
19.c3 b5 20.g4
20.Bc2 Rb8 21.h4 g4 22.Qf4 b4 23.cxb4 Rxb4 24.Re5 c3 (24...Qb6? 25.Rg5++-) 25.b3
(25.Rg5+ hxg5 26.Qxg5+ Kh8 27.Qh6+ Kg8=) 25...Re8! 26.Rc5 Re7 27.Rxc3 Rd7∞; 20.h4 g4
21.Qf4 Qc7 22.Bc2 Qxf4 23.gxf4 Rb8∞
20...Qd6 21.Rf1
21.h4 gxh4 22.Rh1 Nxe4 23.Qxe4 b4 24.Rxh4 bxc3 25.Rxh6 Kxh6 (25...Rh8 26.Rxh8 Rxh8
27.bxc3 Qg3=) 26.Rh1+ Kg5 27.Qh7 Rh8 28.Qg7+ Kf4 29.Qxf7+ Kxg4 30.Qg7+ Kf4 31.Rf1+
Ke3 32.Qg5+ Ke2 33.Qc1 Qg3 34.Qd1+ Ke3 35.Rf3+ Qxf3 36.Qxf3+ Kxd4 37.Qxc3+ Kd5=;
21.g3 b4 22.h4 bxc3 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.Qxc3 Nxe4 25.Rxe4 f6∞
21...Nxe4 22.Qxe4 Qxh2 23.d5

556
23.Qb7 Rb8 24.Qf3 Qf4 25.Qxf4 gxf4 26.Rxf4 Rfd8∞
23...Qd6! 24.Qd4+
24.dxe6 Qxe6 25.Qd4+ (25.Qxe6 fxe6 26.Rd7+ Kg6 27.Re1 Rc6 28.Rxa7 Rf4 29.Rb7 Rxg4
30.Re2 Rc5 31.Rxe6+ Kh5µ) 25...Kg8 26.Rf5 (26.Rf6 Rcd8!µ) 26...a6³
24...e5 25.Qxa7 Rc5 26.Qb7 e4 27.Rf5 e3 28.Kc1

28.Re1 Rc7 (28...Qg3 29.Ref1 Qc7 30.Qxc7 Rxc7 31.Re5 Rd8 32.Rff5 Rcd7 33.Kc2 f6 34.Rxe3
Rxd5=) 29.Qxb5 Qg3 30.Re2 Qxg4 31.Rf3 Qe4+ 32.Kc1 Rd8 33.Rexe3 Qxd5 34.Qxd5 Rxd5
35.b4 cxb3 36.axb3 h5ƒ
28...b4! 29.Qxb4?
29.Rdf1 Rc7 30.Qxb4 Qa6 (30...Rc5 31.Qb7 Rc7=) 31.d6 Rb7 32.Qc5 Qxa2 33.Rxf7+ Rbxf7
34.Rxf7+ Rxf7 35.Qe5+=
29...Rb8 30.Qa4
30.Qa3 Qb6 31.Re1 Ra5 32.Qb4 Qa7 33.Qxc4 Rxa2-+
30...Rcb5 31.Qa7 R8b7 32.Qxe3 Rxb2 33.Qe5+ Qxe5 34.Rxe5 Rxg2 35.Rd4?
35.d6 Rbb2 36.Rd4 Rxa2 37.Kb1 Rgb2+ 38.Kc1 Rf2 39.Kb1 Rfb2+ 40.Kc1 Rc2+ 41.Kb1
Rab2+ 42.Ka1 Rb8 43.Rxc4 Rd2 44.Rd4 (44.Rc6 Rd8-+) 44...Rxd4 45.cxd4 Rd8 46.Kb2 (46.Rd5

557
46...f5!! 47.Rxf5 Rxd6 48.d5 Kg6 49.Re5 h5 50.gxh5+ Kf6 51.Re1 Rxd5 52.Kb2 g4-+)
46...Rxd6 47.Kc3 Kg6 48.Kd3 h5 49.gxh5+ Kxh5µ
35...Rg1+ 36.Kc2

36.Rd1 Rxg4 37.d6 Rd7µ

36...Rgb1! 0-1
102. C10
Saric, Ivan (2694) - Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2667)
Malmoe 140/102, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bxf6 Nxf6 8.Bd3 Nxe4
9.Bxe4 c5 10.Qe2

558
10.c3 - 88/(258)
10...Qa5+
10...cxd4 11.O-O-O Qb6 12.Rxd4 Be7 13.c3

13...Bf6!?N (13...O-O) 14.Rb4 Qc5 15.Kb1 Rb8 16.Rd1 b5∞ Nisipeanu,L (2694)-Meier,G
(2636) Magdeburg 140/(102) 2019
11.c3 Be7

12.O-O-O!?N
12.O-O cxd4 13.cxd4 O-O 14.Ne5 Bf6 15.Bc2 Rd8 16.Qe4 g6∞
12...cxd4
12...Qxa2 13.Ne5 (13.Qb5+ Bd7 14.Qxb7

559
14...O-O! 15.Qxd7 Rab8 16.Rd2 Bf6 17.Bb1 (17.Rhd1 Rfd8 18.Qc7 cxd4 19.Nxd4 Qa1+
20.Kc2 Qxb2+ 21.Kd3 Rxd4+ 22.cxd4 Qxd4+ 23.Ke2 Qxe4+ 24.Kf1 Rb7) 17...Qa1 18.Qc6
cxd4 19.Qe4 d3! 20.Qxd3 Rfc8©) 13...O-O 14.dxc5 Qa5 (14...Bxc5 15.g4±) 15.g4 Qxc5 16.h4ƒ
13.Rxd4 Bf6 14.Rb4 O-O
14...Qxa2 15.Qb5+ Bd7 16.Qxb7 Rd8 17.Rd1 Qa1+ 18.Bb1 Qa5 19.Rd2 g5∞
15.Kb1 Rd8 16.g4 Bd7 17.h4 Be7 18.Rd4
18.Rxb7 Rab8 19.Rxb8 Rxb8 20.Ne5 Bb5 (20...Be8©) 21.Qe3 Bf6 22.Bc2 Be8©
18...Bb5
18...Bc5 19.Rdd1 Bb5 20.Qc2 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Rd8∞
19.Qc2 Rxd4
19...Qa6 20.Rhd1 (20.g5 f5! 21.gxf6 Bxf6∞) 20...Rxd4 21.Rxd4 Rd8 22.h5 Rxd4 23.Nxd4 Bd7∞
20.cxd4
20.Nxd4 Bc4 21.a3 Rd8ƒ
20...Ba4!? 21.b3

560
21...Bc6!
21...Qb6 22.g5ƒ
22.Bxc6
22.g5 Bxe4 23.Qxe4 hxg5 24.hxg5 Qf5 25.Qxf5 exf5∞; 22.Ne5 Bxe4 23.Qxe4 Rc8 24.Qxb7
(24.Qf3 Qc3 25.Qxf7+ Kh8=) 24...Qc3 25.Qxe7 Qc2+ 26.Ka1 Qc3+=
22...bxc6 23.Qxc6 Rd8 24.Rc1
24.h5 Bf6 25.Rd1 (25.Qe4 Rc8=) 25...e5 26.Re1 exd4 27.Re8+ Rxe8 28.Qxe8+ Kh7 29.Qxf7
Qc3 30.Qg6+ Kg8 31.Qe8+=
24...h5! 25.Qe4 hxg4 26.Qxg4 Bf6
26...Qb5 27.Qe4 a5 28.Ne5 Bf6=
27.h5 Qa6 28.Rc4 Rc8 29.Nd2
29.Rxc8+ Qxc8 30.Qe4 Qa6 31.Kb2 Qf1 32.Qc2 (32.Qe3 Qh3=) 32...Qb5=
29...Rxc4 30.Nxc4 Qc6 31.Kc2 Qd5
31...Qh1! 32.Ne5 Qa1 33.a4 Qa2+ 34.Kc3 Qa1+ 35.Kc2 Qa2+=
32.Kd3 Qh1 33.Nd2 Qa1?!
33...Qb7 34.Ne4 Bd8 35.Nc5 (35.Nc3 Bf6=) 35...Qb5+ 36.Kc2 (36.Ke3 Qa5 37.Qe4 Qe1+
38.Kd3 Qxf2 39.Qa8 Qf1+ 40.Kc3 Qc1+=) 36...Qf1 37.Qf3 Qa1=
34.a4 Kh7?!
34...Be7 35.h6 Bf6 36.hxg7 Bxg7 37.Qf4 a6 38.Nc4²
35.Qf4

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35.Qe4+ Kh6 36.d5! exd5 37.Qxd5 Qc3+ 38.Ke2±
35...Qg1 36.h6
36.Ke2 Qa1 37.Qe4+ Kh6 38.d5±
36...Bg5?
36...Qa1 37.hxg7 Kxg7²
37.Qxf7
37.Qg3! Qxg3+ 38.fxg3 gxh6 (38...Kxh6 39.Nc4+-) 39.Nc4 Be7 (39...f5 40.b4 h5 41.b5+-)
40.Ne5 Bd6 41.a5 a6 (41...f6 42.Nc6 Bxg3 43.Nxa7+-)
37...Bxh6 38.Qxe6
38.Qf3 Bxd2 (38...Qc1 39.Ne4+-; 38...Qg5 39.Qe4+ Kh8 40.Nf3 Qc1 41.Qe1 Qb2 42.Qxe6
Qxf2 43.Qe8+ Kh7 44.Qe4+ Kh8 45.Ne5+-) 39.Kxd2+-
38...Qxf2 39.Qe2 Qg3+ 40.Nf3 Bf4 41.Qe4+ Kh6 42.Kc4 g5

43.b4
43.Ne5! Bxe5 44.dxe5 g4 45.b4 Kg5 (45...Qf3 46.Qxf3 gxf3 47.Kd3 Kg5 48.b5 Kf4 49.e6 Kg3
50.e7 f2 51.e8=Q f1=Q+ 52.Qe2 Qf5+ 53.Qe4 Qf1+ 54.Kc3+-) 46.a5 a6 47.Kd4+-; 43.d5 Qh3
(43...g4 44.Nd4 Qf2 45.d6+-) 44.Ne5 Qc8+ 45.Kd4±
43...g4 44.Qe6+?
44.Ne5 Kg5 45.a5+-
44...Kg7 45.Qe7+ Kg6 46.Nh4+?
46.Qe4+ Kf6 47.Ne5 Bxe5 48.dxe5+ Qxe5 49.Qxg4±

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46...Kh5 47.Qh7+
47.Nf5 Qf3=
47...Kg5 48.Qe7+ Kh5 49.Nf5 Qf2 50.Qh7+ Kg5 51.Ne7 Qa2+ 52.Kc5 Qe6 53.Qg7+ Kh5
54.Qh7+ Kg5 55.Qg7+ 1/2-1/2

103. C11
Narayanan, Srinath (2572) - Gavrilescu, David (2479)
Moscow 140/103, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2!? c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Nf3
7.f4 a5 8.Nf3 a4 9.Be3!? (9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Ned4 a3 11.b4 Ne4 12.Qd3 Bd7„; 9.a3 Be7 10.h4
cxd4 (10...O-O 11.Ng5ƒ) 11.Nexd4 (11.cxd4 Nb6 12.Nc3 Bd7∞ … Na5) 11...Nc5 12.Be3 Bd7
13.h5 h6∞) 9...Qb6 10.Rb1 Be7 11.g3 f6 12.Bg2!? (12.Bh3 cxd4 13.Nexd4 (13.exf6 dxe3
14.fxe7 Nf6 15.O-O Ne4∞) 13...fxe5 14.Nf5 Bc5 15.Nxg7+ Ke7 16.Bxc5+ Nxc5 17.O-O
Ne4+ 18.Kh1 exf4 19.gxf4 Rg8 20.Nh5 Qf2 21.Ng5 Qh4∞) 12...cxd4 13.exf6 dxe3 (13...Nxf6
14.Nexd4 Ng4 15.Qd3 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 O-O 17.O-O Bc5 18.Kh1²) 14.fxe7 Nf6 15.O-O Ne4
16.Ned4 Nxe7 17.Qd3 Nf5 18.Rfe1 O-O 19.Ne5²
7...a5!?
7...cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 - 138/122
7...b5 8.Nf4 b4 9.c4!? Nb6 (9...dxc4 10.d5²) 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Bb5 (11.Nxd5!? Qxd5 12.Be3
cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4²) 11...Qb6 12.Ba4 Be7 13.Qc2 ∆Qa6 14.dxc5 O-O 15.Nxd5
exd5 16.Bxc6 (16.Be3 b3! 17.Bxb3 Nb4„) 16...Qxc6 17.Be3 Ba6 18.O-O-O²; 7...Be7 8.a3 O-O
(8...a5 9.Nf4 a4 (9...O-O 10.Bd3 Qb6 11.h4± ‚) 10.Bd3 Nb6 11.Qe2!? Na5 12.Rb1 Nb3
13.Be3 cxd4 14.Nxd4²) 9.Nf4 Qa5!? (9...cxd4 10.cxd4² g5 11.Nh5 f6 12.h4 fxe5 13.Nxg5
Nxd4 14.Bd3 e4 15.Bxe4 dxe4 16.Qxd4 Qa5+ 17.b4 Qe5 18.Qxe5 Nxe5 19.Nxe4±) 10.Be3
(10.Bd2 Qb6! 11.Be3 Qxb2=) 10...Nxd4 (10...cxd4 11.b4!±) 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.Bxd4 Qc7
13.Bd3 Nxe5 14.Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.Qh5+ Kg8 16.Bxe5 Bd6 17.Bxg7 (17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Nd3 f6
19.O-O e5 20.Rad1 Be6∞) 17...Kxg7 18.Qg5+=; 7...Qa5!? 8.a3 (8.Bd2 - 55/284) 8...cxd4 9.b4
Qc7 10.cxd4 b5 11.Nf4 Qb6 12.Rb1 a5 13.bxa5 Rxa5 14.Nh5!? Ba6 15.Be2 g6 16.Nf6+ Nxf6
17.exf6 Bxa3 18.Bxa3 Rxa3 19.O-O©
8.Nf4?!
8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.a3 (10.Ng3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qb4+ 12.Qd2 Nb6„) 10...f6 11.exf6
Nxf6 12.Ng3 e5 13.dxe5 Bg4 14.Be2 Nxe5=; 8.h4 a4 (8...b5 9.Nf4 Qb6 10.a3 Ba6 11.Be3 b4
12.axb4 axb4 13.Nh5ƒ) 9.a3 Qa5 10.Bf4 Be7! (10...cxd4 11.Nexd4 Nc5 12.h5!? h6 13.Rh4ƒ)
11.h5 O-O 12.h6 g6 13.g3 f6 14.Bh3 fxe5 15.Bxe6+ Kh8 16.Bxd7 exf4 17.Bxc8 Raxc8 18.Nxf4
Bd6„; 8.g3 a4 9.Bh3 (9.Bg2 a3 10.bxa3 (10.b3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Qa5 13.Bxb4
Qxb4+ 14.Kf1 Ndb8!? 15.Bh3 Bd7 16.Kg2 O-O 17.Nf4 Rc8 18.Rc1 Qe7 … Na6∞) 10...Qa5
11.O-O Qa4„) 9...cxd4 10.cxd4 Bb4+ 11.Kf1 O-O 12.Kg2 Nb6 13.Nf4 Be7 14.Bg4 Nc4!

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(14...Bd7 15.h4 Nc4 (15...a3 16.b3 Nb4 17.Ng5→) 16.Qd3 h6 17.Nh5! (17.Ng5 Bxg5 18.hxg5
N4xe5! 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Qe2 Nxg4 21.gxh6 g5 22.Nh3 e5 23.Nxg5 d4∞) 17...Nb4 18.Qd1→
a3 19.b3 Nb2 20.Qd2 N2d3 21.Nxg7!±) 15.h4 Qb6„
8...cxd4!
8...a4 9.Bd3 (9.a3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Qb6 11.c4 Nxd4 12.cxd5 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 Nxe5 14.Qg3 Ng6
15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.Nxe6 Qxe6+ 17.Qe3 Qxe3+ 18.Bxe3 O-O-O 19.Bb5=) 9...a3 10.b3 cxd4
11.cxd4 g5!? (11...Bb4+ 12.Kf1!? Bc3 13.Nh5 Kf8 14.Be3 Bxa1 15.Qxa1 Nb4 16.Bb1ƒ)
12.Nh5 g4 13.Ng5 Nxd4 14.Qxg4 Nc6 15.f4 Qb6 16.Qe2 Nd4 17.Qf2 h6 18.Nh7 Bc5
19.N7f6+ Kd8∞
9.cxd4

9...Bb4+!?N
9...g5 10.Ne2 (10.Nd3 g4 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Nd2 Nxd4 14.Qa4 Nc6 15.Qxg4
Ncxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Qg7 Ng6 18.Bd3 f5) 10...g4 11.Nfg1 (11.Nd2 f6 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.h3
e5 14.Nc3 Nb4! 15.a3 exd4 16.Nb5 Ne5!µ) 11...Qb6 (11...f6 12.h3 fxe5 13.hxg4 Qb6 14.a3!
exd4 15.Nf4 Bd6!? 16.g5 Bxf4 17.Bxf4 e5 18.Qh5+ Kd8 19.Bd2 Nc5 20.Rc1 Be6! 21.g6 Ne4
22.Nf3 Qxb2 23.gxh7 Kd7!ƒ) 12.a3 a4 13.h3 (13.f4 Nc5! 14.Be3 Ne4³) 13...Ndxe5! 14.dxe5
Bc5 15.Qd2 (15.Be3 d4! 16.Bf4 d3µ) 15...Bxf2+ 16.Kd1 d4 17.hxg4 Nxe5 18.Nf4 (18.Qb4 d3!
19.Qxb6 dxe2+ 20.Bxe2 Bxb6µ) 18...d3! 19.Nxd3 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 Bxg1 21.Rxh7 Rxh7 22.Qxh7
Qb3+ 23.Ke1 (23.Qc2 e5µ) 23...Qg3+ 24.Kd1 Qxg4+ 25.Be2 Qd4+ 26.Ke1 Qf2+ 27.Kd1 Ra5!
28.Bd2 Rc5 29.Rc1 Rxc1+ 30.Bxc1 Qf5³
10.Bd2 g5 11.Bxb4?!
11.Nd3 g4 (11...Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2 g4 13.Ng1 Nxd4 (13...Qb6 14.Ne2 Nxd4 15.Nc3 O-O
16.Be2∞) 14.h3 g3 (14...Nc6 15.hxg4 Ndxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.g5 Qb6 18.Nf3 Nxf3+ 19.gxf3
Bd7 20.Rc1©) 15.fxg3 f6 16.exf6 Qxf6 17.Ne2 Nf5 18.g4 Nd6 19.Qf4 Ne4 20.g3=) 12.Nxb4

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axb4 13.Ng1 Nxd4 14.Bf4 Nc6!? (14...Nf5 15.h3 Qa5 16.b3 g3 17.fxg3 Qb6 18.Bd3 Ne3
19.Qd2 Qd4 20.Rc1 Nxg2+ 21.Kd1 Nxf4 22.gxf4 Rxa2 (22...Qb6 23.Ne2 Nf8 24.Nd4 Bd7
25.Nb5!©) 23.Qxa2 Qxd3+ 24.Qd2 Qxb3+ 25.Qc2 Qxc2+ 26.Rxc2 Kd8 27.Nf3 b6 28.Ng5
Ke7 29.Rc7∞) 15.Qxg4 b3 16.a3 Ra4 17.Be2 Qa5+ 18.Kf1 Qc5!? 19.Be3 Rxg4 20.Bxc5 Nxc5
21.Bxg4 Nxe5³ … Nc4
11...axb4 12.Ne2
12.Nd3 g4 13.Nd2 (13.Ng1 Nxd4 14.Ne2 Nc6µ) 13...Nxd4 14.Nb3 Nxb3 15.Qxb3 Qg5
16.Qxb4 Nxe5 17.Qd4 f6 18.Be2 h5³
12...g4 13.Nfg1 f6µ 14.Nf4

14.h3 fxe5 15.hxg4 b3! 16.axb3 Rxa1 17.Qxa1 Qb6µ

14...b3! 15.Qxg4
15.Qxb3 Nxd4 16.Qc3 fxe5 17.Nge2 Nb5 18.Nxe6 Nxc3 19.Nxd8 Nxe2 20.Ne6 Nd4-+
15...Nxd4 16.Nxe6 Qa5+ 17.Kd1 Nc2-+ 18.Nf3 Nxe5 19.Qg7 Bxe6 20.Qxf6 Nxf3 21.Qxe6+
Kd8 22.gxf3 Kc7
22...Qc5!
23.Rg1?
23.Rc1 Rhe8 (23...Rae8 24.Qf7+ Kb8 25.Qf4+ Ka7 26.axb3 Rhf8 27.Qd6! Nb4 28.Qc5+ Qxc5
29.Rxc5∞) 24.Qf7+ Kb6 25.Qf6+ Ka7 26.axb3 Rac8 27.Be2 Rf8 28.Qh4 Nb4 29.Qd4+ Kb8!
30.Kd2 (30.Qe5+ Ka8-+) 30...Rxc1 31.Rxc1 Na2+ 32.b4 Nxc1! 33.bxa5 Nb3+ 34.Kc3 Nxd4
35.Kxd4 Kc7 36.Kxd5 Rf5+ 37.Ke4 Rxa5µ
23...Rae8 24.Rg7+ Kb8 25.Re7 Qd8 26.Qe5+ Ka8 0-1

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 104. C11
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2692) - Lupulescu, Constantin (2610)
Moscow 140/104, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 a6

9.Nd1!?N
9.Be2 Nc6 10.O-O b5 11.a3 Qb6∞; 9.Bd3 b5 10.dxc5!? (10.O-O Nc6 11.Nd1 b4 12.Nf2 a5
13.c3 Ba6∞) 10...Nc6 11.Qf2 Qa5 12.O-O (12.Nd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 b4 14.c6 Nc5 15.Ne2
Qb6„) 12...b4 13.Ne2 Nxc5 14.Ned4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Qc7„ … Ne4
9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.O-O-O Qa5 - 139/107 (10...Nc6 11.Kb1 (11.g4 b5„; 11.f5 exf5 12.Nxd5 Be6
13.Bc4 Rc8„) 11...b5 12.Bxc5 Bxc5 13.Bd3 Nb4 (13...Qc7 14.g4ƒ) 14.Ne2 Qb6 15.Ned4 Ra7
16.g4ƒ; 10...Nbd7 11.f5!? (11.Qe1 b5„) 11...exf5 (11...Ne4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.f6!→) 12.Nxd5
b5 13.Rg1!? Re8 (13...Bb7 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.b4 Ne4 16.Qxd7 Qxb4 17.Rd3 Nc3 18.Rxc3
Qxc3 19.Bd4 Qc8 20.Qxc8 Raxc8 21.Bd3 Be4 22.Kd2²) 14.g4 f4 15.Bxf4 Bb7 16.Bg2²;
10...b5 11.f5! Na4 (11...b4?! 12.Bxc5 bxc3 13.Qxc3±) 12.f6! gxf6 13.Bd3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Nd7
15.Rhf1©)
9...cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.c3 Nc5 12.Nf2 Bd7 13.Be2 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Bb5 15.Bxb5 axb5
16.O-O Ra6!?
16...Qc7 17.b4 Nd7 18.Nd3 g6 19.f5! gxf5 20.Qh6 Kh8 21.Qh5© ƒ
17.Qe3
17.b4 Ne4 18.Qe3 Nxf2 19.Rxf2 Qd7 20.g4 f6∞; 17.Qc2 Qc7 18.a3!? … Rae1
17...Qc7 18.Ng4!? Rfa8
18...Ne4!? 19.a3 Ra4 20.f5 Bg5 21.Qh3 Nd2 22.Qh5!? h6 23.f6 Nxf1 24.fxg7 Kxg7 25.Rxf1

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Rxd4 26.cxd4 Qc4 (26...Qc2 27.h4 Bd2 28.Nf6 Qd3 29.Qg4+ Kh8 30.Rd1 Qe3+ 31.Kh2 Qf2
32.Kh3²) 27.h4 Qxd4+ 28.Kh2 Bd2 29.Nf6 Qd3 30.Rf2 (30.Rf3 Qg6³) 30...Be1 31.Ne8+ Kg8
32.Nf6+=
19.f5! exf5 20.Rxf5 Rxa2 21.Raf1ƒ Ra1 22.Rxf7 Ne6 23.Qg3 Qc4?!
23...Rxf1+ 24.Rxf1 Rf8 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 (25...Bxf8 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Nxd5 Qc4 28.Qf3 Kg8
29.Be3²) 26.Ne3 (26.h4 b4 27.Ne3 bxc3 28.bxc3 Qc6 29.h5 Ke8! 30.Qf3 Bc5!) 26...Nxd4
27.Qf4+ Ke8! 28.cxd4 Qc1+ 29.Kf2 Qxb2+ 30.Kf3 Qc3 31.e6 Bf6 32.g4 Qxd4 33.Qd6 Qe4+
34.Ke2 Qg6™ 35.Qc5 (35.Qxd5 Kf8 36.Qxb5 Qe8=) 35...Bd8! 36.Qxd5 Be7! 37.Qxb5+ Kf8
38.Qe5 b5 39.h3 Qf6=
24.Ne3?!
24.Nh6+! Kh8 25.Qg4 R8a6 (25...Rxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Qc8 27.Nf5±) 26.h4! Rxf1+ 27.Rxf1 Bc5
28.Nf7+ Kg8 29.Rf2! Bxd4 30.cxd4 Nxd4 31.Qh5 h6 32.Nd6±
24...Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Nxd4 26.Qf2 Ne2+ 27.Kh1 Qf4= 28.Qxe2 Qxe5 29.Qd3 Bd6 30.Ng4
30.Qxd5+ Qxd5 31.Nxd5 Ra2 32.Rb1 Kf7 33.g3 Ke6 34.Ne3 b4 35.Nc2
30...Qe4 31.Qxb5 Rf8 32.Kg1†
32.h3=
32...h5 33.Rxf8+?
33.Nf2 Qf5 34.g3
33...Bxf8 34.Nf2

34...Qb1+?†
34...Bc5! 35.Qf1 Qe3 36.g3 (36.b4 Ba7 37.c4 dxc4 38.Qxc4+ Kf8! 39.Qc8+ Ke7 40.Qxb7+

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Kd6-+) 36...Qd2 37.b4 Bb6 38.Kg2 g5µ
35.Qf1 Qxb2 36.Qd1!= d4 37.Qxd4 Qb1+ 38.Nd1 Qb5 39.Ne3 Qc5 1/2-1/2
105. C11
Banzea, Alexandru Bogdan (2373) - Jianu, Vlad Cristian (2544)
Bucuresti 140/105, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.Nd1!? Bb7
9...b4 - 112/156
9...cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc5 12.c3 (12.Nf2 O-O 13.O-O-O Qb6 14.h4 b4„ … a5-a4;
12.Ne3 O-O (12...Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Nb8!?) 13.O-O-O (13.c3 Qb6 14.Bd3 a5 15.O-O b4„) 13...b4
14.h4 (14.Bxc5 Nxc5 15.Qxb4 Qc7©) 14...Qb6 15.h5 a5 16.h6 g6∞) 12...Qb6 13.Qe3 b4
14.Bd3 a5 15.O-O Ba6 16.Bxa6 Rxa6 17.Nf2 bxc3 18.bxc3 O-O 19.Nd3 Bxd4 20.cxd4² -
113/100
9...Qb6 10.c3 (10.Be2 cxd4 (10...b4 11.c4 ∆bxc3 12.Nxc3 Rb8 13.b3 Qa5 14.Rc1 cxd4 15.Nxd4
Nxd4 16.Bxd4²) 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc5 13.c3 b4 14.O-O O-O 15.Ne3 Rb8!? (15...a5
16.f5!? Nxe5 17.f6©) 16.Bd3 (16.Rad1 bxc3 17.bxc3 f6„) 16...a5 17.Rad1 g6∞) 10...a5
(10...cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.cxd4 a5 13.Bd3 Bb4 14.Nc3 O-O 15.O-O² ∆Ba6 16.f5±) 11.Bd3
b4 12.O-O Ba6 13.Bxa6 Qxa6 14.f5!? exf5 15.Bf4 bxc3 16.Nxc3 Nxd4!? (16...Nb6 17.a4!?
cxd4 18.Nb5 Bb4 19.Qc2 O-O 20.e6!ƒ) 17.Nxd5 Qc6 18.Ne3 g6 19.Rad1 Be7 20.Bh6
(20.Nxd4 cxd4 21.Qxd4 Bc5 22.Qc3 O-O 23.Kh1 Rfc8 24.Nd5 Ra6∞) 20...f6!? 21.exf6 Bxf6
22.Nxd4 Bxd4 23.Rf4 Bf6 24.h3 Ne5∞; 9...Rb8!? 10.c3 (10.Be2 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.Nf2
(12.c3 b4 13.g4 bxc3 14.bxc3 Nb6!? 15.dxc5 Na4„) 12...b4 (12...Kh8 13.c3 ∆c4 14.Ng5ƒ)
13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Nd4 Bd7 (14...Qc7 15.c3 bxc3 16.Qxc3²) 15.Nb3 Na4„) 10...b4!? 11.c4
dxc4 12.Bxc4 (12.d5 c3 13.bxc3 exd5 14.Qxd5 Qc7 15.Qd2 Be7∞) 12...cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
14.Bxd4 Bb7 15.O-O (15.Ne3 Bc5 16.Rd1 O-O) 15...Nb6 16.Ne3 Bxg2! 17.Kxg2 Nxc4
18.Nxc4 Qd5+ 19.Kg3 Qxc4 20.Rac1 Qd5 21.Rfd1 Be7∞
10.Nf2N
10.Be2 cxd4 (10...b4!?) 11.Nxd4 Nc5 (11...Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc5 13.c3²) 12.Nf2 (12.O-O Ne4
13.Qe1 Qb6 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.c3 a5∞) 12...Nxd4 (12...Be7 13.c3²) 13.Bxd4 Ne4 14.Qe3 Be7
(14...Rc8 15.c3²) 15.c3 b4 16.O-O bxc3 17.bxc3 O-O 18.Rab1 Qc7∞
10...Rc8
10...cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Nb8!? 13.c3 Nc6 14.Bd3 g6∞
11.Be2 Qc7 12.Rc1!?
12.c3 cxd4 (12...Be7 13.O-O Na5 14.b3²) 13.Nxd4 b4 14.O-O bxc3 15.bxc3 Nd8!? (15...Na5
16.f5!→) 16.Rac1 Ba3 17.Rc2 Nc6 18.c4 Nxd4 19.Bxd4 O-O 20.c5!? Nb8!? (20...Bxc5
21.Bxc5 Nxc5 22.Rfc1 Qb6 23.Rb2 Qc7 24.Qb4 Qc6 25.Bd1!?©) 21.Nd3 Nc6 22.Bf2 d4

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23.Rb1 (23.Bg4 Ne7 24.Bxd4 Rfd8©) 23...a5 24.Bf3 Rb8∞
12...cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nb6 14.Nxc6
14.b3 Ba3 15.Bxb5 O-O! 16.Bxc6 Bxc1 17.Qxc1 Bxc6 18.O-O Nd7∞
14...Qxc6 15.Bd4 Nc4!?
15...Bc5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Nd3 Qc4 18.b4 Qc6 (18...Qxa2 19.Nc5²) 19.Nc5 Na4 20.Nxa4
bxa4 21.c4 dxc4 22.Rxc4 Qb6 23.Qd4 Qxd4 24.Rxd4 Ke7=
16.Qc3 Bc5 17.b3
17.Nd3 b4!? 18.Nxb4 Qb6 19.Bxc5 Rxc5 20.b3 Nxe5 21.Qxe5 Qxb4+ 22.c3 Qa3 23.O-O O-O
24.Qd6 d4!? 25.cxd4 Qxc1 26.dxc5 Qe3+ 27.Rf2 a5 28.Qc7 Bd5 29.Qxa5 Ra8©
17...b4 18.Qd3 Na3 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.O-O Qc3
20...g6!? 21.Kh1 h5 22.Qg3 (22.Qd2 Qc3 23.Qd1 Kf8∞) 22...Nb5 23.Bd3 Nd4∞
21.Qd1!?
21.f5 O-O 22.Bg4 Rfe8 23.fxe6 fxe6 24.Qh3 Qxh3 25.Nxh3 Nxc2 26.Nf4 Ne3 (26...Nd4
27.Rxc8 Bxc8 28.Rc1©) 27.Bxe6+ Rxe6 28.Nxe6 Nxf1 29.Rxf1 Re8 30.Nc5 Bc8 31.e6 a5
32.Rd1 Bxe6=
21...Qe3
21...a5!? 22.Bd3 g6 23.Ng4 Rc7 24.Nf6+ Kd8∞ … Kc8-b8
22.Bd3
22.g3 h5³
22...Qxf4?!
22...g6 23.Qg4 h5 24.Qg5 Qc5=
23.Ng4?!
23.Qh5! g6 24.Qe2 Qd4 (24...O-O? 25.Ne4) 25.Kh1© ∆Rc7 26.Nh3! O-O 27.Rf4 Qc3 28.Ng5ƒ
23...Qd4+
23...Qg5!? 24.Qe2 d4 25.h4 (25.Qf2 f5 26.exf6 Qxg4 27.Be2 Qxg2+! 28.Qxg2 Bxg2 29.fxg7
Rg8 30.Bh5+ Ke7 31.Rf7+ Kd6 32.Kxg2 Rc7µ) 25...Qxh4 26.Rf4 Qg5 27.Rcf1 h5 28.Nh2 O-O
29.Rxd4 Nb5! 30.Rxb4 Nc3 31.Qf2 Rc7 32.Nf3 Bxf3 33.Qxf3 Qxe5 34.Kh1 g6 35.Bxa6
(35.Bxg6? Ne2-+) 35...Qd6 36.Rc4 Rxc4 37.Bxc4 Nxa2³
24.Kh1 h5?!

569
24...Rc7 25.Qe2 Nb5 26.Bxb5+ axb5 27.Qxb5+ Ke7 28.Nf2 Ra8 29.Rcd1 Qc5 30.Qe2 Qxc2
31.Rd2 Qg6³
25.Rxf7! hxg4 26.Rxb7 Qxe5 27.Qg1
27.Bg6+ Kd8 28.Qg1 Nb5 29.Rf1 d4 30.Rff7 Rxh2+ 31.Qxh2 Qe1+ 32.Qg1 Qh4+=
27...Nb5!?
27...O-O 28.Rxb4 Nxc2 29.Rxc2 (29.Rxg4 Ne3 30.Rg3 d4³) 29...Rxc2 30.Bxc2 Qc3 31.Rxg4
Qxc2 32.h3=
28.Rf1 Rh6 29.Rbf7 Nd6?
29...Rf6 30.Bg6 Rxf1 31.Rxf1+ Ke7 32.Rf7+ Kd6 33.Qb6+ Rc6 34.Qb8+ Rc7 35.Bd3 Qe1+
36.Rf1 Qc3 37.Bxb5 axb5 38.Qd8+ Kc6 39.Qe8+ Kd6=
30.Rf8+ Kd7 31.Qa7+ Kc6
31...Rc7 32.R1f7+ Nxf7 33.Rxf7+ Kc6 34.Qxa6+ Kc5 35.Qa5+ Kd4 36.Qxc7 Rxh2+ 37.Kg1
Qxc7 38.Rxc7 Rh6 39.Rxg7 e5 40.Rxg4+ e4 41.Kf2+-
32.Qxa6++- Kc5 33.Qa7+ Kc6 34.Qa4+ Kc5 35.R8f4!?
35.Rxc8+ Nxc8 36.Qa5+ Kc6 37.Bb5+
35...Rch8
35...Rxh2+ 36.Kxh2 g5 37.Qxb4+ Kc6 38.Qa4+ Kc5 39.b4+
36.Qxb4+ Kc6 37.Qa4+ Kc5 38.b4+ Kb6 39.Qa5+ Kc6 40.Qc5+ Kd7 41.Rf7+ 1-0
106. C11
Smirin, Ilia (2618) - Christiansen, Johan Sebastian (2539)
Skopje 140/106, 2019

570
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 O-O 9.a3 Rb8

9...a6 - 101/(199)
10.Be2N
10.g3 b6 11.h4 a6 12.Bg2 (12.h5 h6 13.g4∞) 12...Bb7 13.O-O∞
10...b6 11.O-O f6
¹11...Bb7 12.Rad1 a6 13.Qe1∞
12.exf6
12.dxc5! Nxc5 (12...bxc5? 13.Nxd5! exd5 14.Qxd5+ Kh8 15.Qxc6±; 12...fxe5 13.fxe5 Ndxe5
14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Rxf8+ Qxf8 16.Nxd5!±) 13.exf6 Bxf6 14.Nd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4²
12...Nxf6 13.Kh1 Ng4 14.Bg1 Bd6 15.g3
15.Ne5 Ngxe5 16.fxe5 (16.dxe5 Be7 17.Qd3 g6 18.Qh3∞) 16...cxd4 17.exd6 (17.Bxd4 Bxe5
18.Rxf8+ Qxf8 19.Rf1 Qe8 20.Bxe5 Nxe5 21.Qf4 Nc6 22.Bh5! g6 23.Bf3©) 17...dxc3 18.Qxc3
Rxf1 19.Rxf1 Qxd6 20.Qf3 (20.h3©) 20...Bd7 21.Qf7+ Kh8 22.h3©
15...Nh6!?
15...Bb7? 16.Ng5±; 15...Qd7 16.Rae1 Bb7 17.Bb5 Rbe8∞
16.dxc5
16.Ne5?! Bxe5 17.fxe5 Nf7³; 16.Nb5 Be7 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.fxe5 a6 19.Nc3 cxd4 20.Bxd4
Bc5∞; 16.Bb5 Ne7 17.Bd3 c4 18.Be2 Nc6∞
16...bxc5

571
17.Nxd5?
17.b4!? cxb4 18.Nb5 a5 19.Bd3 bxa3 (19...Nf7 20.axb4 Nxb4 21.Nxd6 Nxd6 22.Bc5∞) 20.Qc3
Rxb5 21.Bxb5 Bb7 22.Bxc6 Qc8 23.Rfb1 Bb4 24.Rxb4 axb4 25.Qxb4 Qxc6 26.Nd4 Qc8
27.Rxa3 Nf5∞
17...exd5 18.Qxd5+ Nf7 19.Qxc6 Bb7 20.Qa4 g5! 21.fxg5 Ne5 22.Qb3+ Rf7 23.Qc3 Qf8
23...Qxg5! 24.Rf2 (24.Rad1 Qg4 25.Rxd6 Nxf3 26.Qb3 c4-+) 24...Qg4 25.Raf1 Rbf8 26.Kg2
h5 27.Qb3 (27.h3

27...Qxg3+!! 28.Kxg3 Nxf3+ 29.Kg2 Nh4#) 27...Be4-+

24.Kg2 Re8

572
25.Rad1??
25.Qb3 Kh8 26.Qc3 Qg7 27.Rad1 (27.Bxc5 Bxc5 28.Qxc5 Ng4-+) 27...Bf8 28.Rd2 (28.Qd2
Qg6 29.Be3 Qh5 30.Bf4 Ng6µ) 28...Qxg5 29.Be3 Qg7 30.Bxc5 Rc8 31.Bxf8 Rcxf8µ
25...Nxf3 26.Bxf3 Re2+ 27.Kh3 Bxf3 28.Rxf3 Qc8+ 29.g4 Re4 30.Rf5
30.Rg3 Bxg3 31.Qxg3 Rff4 32.Re1 Rxg4 33.Rxe4 Rxe4+ 34.Kg2 Rg4-+; 30.Kg2 Qxg4+ 31.Kf2
Ref4 32.Rd3 c4 33.Re3 Bc5-+
30...Rxf5 31.Rxd6 Rff4 32.Kg2 Re2+ 0-1
107. C11
Santos Ruiz, Miguel (2560) - Edouard, Romain (2658)
Skopje 140/107, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 O-O 9.dxc5 Qa5
10.O-O-O b6 11.Bb5 Nb4 12.a3 bxc5 13.Bxd7
13.Kb1 Rb8 14.axb4 cxb4 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Bxd7 Bxd7 17.Qxd5 Qxd5 18.Rxd5 Bc6 19.Ra5
Rfc8 20.Nd2 Bxg2 21.Rg1 Bh3

573
22.b3N (22.Nb3) 22...Rc6 23.Rxa7 Bf8 24.Ra5 Rbc8 25.Nc4 Be6 26.Nd6 Bxd6 27.exd6

27...Rxd6 (27...Rxc2 28.Rc1 Rxc1+ 29.Bxc1 Bxb3 30.Bd2=) 28.f5 Bd7 29.Bf4 Rb6 30.Rd5 Be8
Charmeteau,S (2292)-Ragger,M (2682) France 140/(107) 2019 (30...Be8 31.Rd6²)
13...Bxd7 14.axb4 cxb4 15.Nb1 Rfc8 16.Nd4

574
16...Qa1N
16...Qa2 - 140/(107) 17.f5 exf5

18.Rhf1? (18.Qd3! a5 19.Qb3 Qxb3 (19...Rxc2+ 20.Qxc2 Rc8 21.Rd2 b3 22.Qxc8+ Bxc8ƒ)
20.Nxb3 a4 21.Na1 f4 22.Bxf4 Bf5ƒ) 18...a5 - 132/(111) 19.Nxf5N (19.Qf2) 19...Bxf5 20.Rxf5
a4µ Firouzja,A (2669)-Lupulescu,C (2634) Reykjavik 140/(107) 2019
17.Qd3
17.f5! exf5 18.Rhf1 a5 19.Qd3
17...a5 18.f5?

575
18.Kd2 a4 19.Ke2 Qxb2 20.Nd2 (20.Rd2 Qa1 21.Rdd1 a3 22.Nd2 Qc3ƒ) 20...Qc3 (20...Rc3
21.Rb1 Qa3 22.Ra1 Rxd3 23.cxd3 Qxa1 (23...Qb2 24.Rhb1 Qc3 25.Rc1 Qb2=) 24.Rxa1 f6∞)
21.Ra1 Qc7 22.Kf2 Ra5ƒ
18...exf5?
18...a4! 19.Kd2 (19.Rhf1 a3 20.bxa3 bxa3-+) 19...Qxb2 20.Ke2 exf5µ
19.e6?
19.Nxf5 Bxf5 20.Qxf5 b3 21.c3 (21.Rd2 g6 22.Qd3 d4 23.Qxd4 bxc2 24.Rxc2 Rxc2+ 25.Kxc2
Rc8+-+) 21...a4 22.Bd4 (22.Rd2 a3 23.Kd1 a2 24.Ke2 g6 25.Qd3 d4! 26.Bxd4 Bg5 27.Be3
Bxe3 28.Kxe3 Re8-+) 22...a3 23.bxa3 g6 24.Qh3 Bg5+ 25.Rd2 Rc4µ; 19.Rhf1 g6 (19...a4
20.Nxf5 Bxf5 21.Rxf5∞) 20.g4! a4 (20...fxg4 21.Rxf7! Kxf7 22.e6+ Bxe6 23.Rf1+ Bf6 24.Bg5
Bf5 25.Rxf5 gxf5 26.Qxf5 Ra6 27.Qxh7+ Bg7 28.Qf5+=) 21.gxf5 a3 22.e6 a2 23.fxg6

576
23...fxe6 (23...axb1=Q+? 24.Kd2+-; 23...hxg6 24.Kd2 Bxe6 25.Rg1 Bf6 26.Rxg6+ fxg6
27.Qxg6+ Bg7 28.Qxe6+ Kh8 29.Qh3+ Kg8 30.Qe6+=) 24.gxh7+ Kh8 25.Kd2 Qxb2 26.Rf7∞
19...fxe6-+ 20.Nxf5 exf5 21.Qxd5+ Kh8 22.Qxd7 Bf6
22...b3 23.c3 (23.Rd2 Bf6 24.c3 Bxc3 25.bxc3 Rxc3+ 26.Kd1 Rxe3 27.Qxf5 (27.Qd8+ Re8
28.Qd3 Rad8 29.Qxb3 a4 30.Qb4 Rb8-+) 27...g6-+) 23...Ba3 24.bxa3 Rxc3+ 25.Kd2 Qb2+
26.Ke1 Rxe3+ 27.Kf1 Rae8-+
23.Rd4
23.Bd4 b3 24.c3 (24.c4 Rxc4+ 25.Bc3 a4-+) 24...Bg5+ 25.Rd2 Bxd2+ 26.Kxd2 Qxb2+ 27.Ke3
Re8+ 28.Kf4 Qxg2-+
23...b3 24.c3 a4 25.Qf7 a3 26.Qxb3 a2 27.Qc2

27...Rxc3! 0-1

108. C11
Bosiocic, Marin (2614) - Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2670)
Skopje 140/108, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 a6
10.O-O-O Nxd4
10...Qc7 11.Nb3 Bb4 12.Kb1 b5 13.h4 Rb8 14.h5
11.Bxd4 Qc7
11...b5? - 110/144
12.Qe3 b5 13.Bd3
13.Nxd5!? exd5 14.e6 fxe6 15.Qxe6+ Kf8 16.Qxd5 Bxd4 17.Rxd4 Qa7 18.Qd6+ Kf7 19.Qd5+

577
Kf8=
13...b4
13...Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Qc5 15.Ne2 b4 16.Kb1²
14.Ne2
14.Nxd5 exd5 15.e6 fxe6 16.Qxe6+ Kf8 17.Qxd5 (17.Bxg7+ Kxg7 18.Qg4+ Kf8 19.Qf5+ Kg7
20.Qg5+ Kf8 21.Qf5+=) 17...Bxd4 18.Qxa8 Bf6 19.Rhe1©
14...a5

15.Bb5N
15.Rhe1 Ba6 16.Kb1 O-O 17.f5 a4 18.f6 Rfc8∞; 15.Kb1 O-O 16.Qh3 h6 17.g4 Ba6 18.g5 a4
19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.gxh6 g6 21.Qd3 Rfa8 22.h4 Bxd4=
15...O-O 16.Bxd7 Bxd4 17.Nxd4 Bxd7 18.h4
18.g4 f6„
18...a4 19.Kb1 f6 20.exf6
20.h5 fxe5 21.fxe5 h6 22.g4 a3 23.b3 Rac8 24.Rhg1 Qc3 25.Qxc3 Rxc3 26.g5 hxg5 27.Rxg5∞
20...Rxf6 21.g3 Rc8 22.Rhe1

578
22.Rd3 Be8 23.h5 Qd6∞
22...Be8! 23.Qe5 Bg6 24.Qxc7 Rxc7 25.Kc1
25.f5 Bxf5 (25...exf5 26.Ne6 Rxe6 27.Rxe6 f4 28.Rxg6 hxg6 29.gxf4=) 26.Nxf5 exf5 27.Rxd5=
25...Be4

26.Re3??
26.Rd2 h6 27.Kd1 Rc4³
26...h6?
26...e5! 27.fxe5 Rf2 28.Rd2 (28.c3 a3 29.Ne2 axb2+ 30.Kxb2 Rxc3-+) 28...Rxd2 29.Kxd2 Rc4
30.c3

579
30...a3!-+
27.a3 b3 28.c3 g5 29.hxg5 hxg5 30.fxg5 Rf2 31.Rd2
31.Nxe6 Rc2+ 32.Kb1 Re7 (32...Rf7 33.Rxe4 Rff2 (33...dxe4 34.g6 Rf8 35.Nxf8 Kxf8=)
34.Rxa4 Rxb2+ 35.Ka1 Ra2+ 36.Kb1=) 33.Nf4 Re2+ 34.Rxe4 R7xe4 (34...R2xe4 35.Nxd5±)
35.Nxe2 Rxe2=
31...Rf1+ 32.Rd1 Rxd1+
32...Rcf7 33.Ree1 Rxe1 34.Rxe1 Rf2 (34...e5 35.Nc6 Rf2 36.Nb4∞) 35.c4 Rg2 36.Re2 Rxg3
37.Nxe6 Bd3 38.Re5 dxc4 39.Nf4=
33.Kxd1 e5 34.Nf3 Bxf3+
34...Re7 35.Ke2 Kg7 36.Ne1 Kg6 37.c4 Kxg5 38.cxd5 Bxd5 39.Nd3=
35.Rxf3 Rh7 36.Rf2
36.Re3 e4 37.Re2 Rh5 38.c4 dxc4 39.Kd2 Rh1 40.Rxe4=
36...Rh3 37.Re2 e4 38.c4 Rh1+
38...dxc4 39.Kd2 (39.Rxe4? c3-+) 39...Rxg3 40.Rxe4 c3+ (40...Rg2+ 41.Kc1=) 41.bxc3 Rg2+
(41...Rg1 42.Rb4=) 42.Kc1=
39.Kd2 Rb1 40.Ke3 dxc4

580
41.Kd4?
41.Kxe4 c3 (41...Rxb2? 42.Rxb2 c3 43.Rxb3 axb3 44.Kd3+-) 42.bxc3 Kf7 43.Rf2+ Kg6
44.Kf4=
41...Rc1 42.Ke5 Kg7 43.Kf5
43.Kxe4 Rc2 44.Ke3 Rxe2+ 45.Kxe2 c3-+
43...e3 44.Kf4 c3 45.bxc3 Rxc3 46.g4 Rc7 47.Kf3 Rf7+ 48.Kg3 Rb7 0-1
109. C11
Melkumyan, Hrant (2661) - Martinovic, Sasa (2558)
Skopje 140/109, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2
10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 13.Bxd7+ Bxd7 14.Rb3 Qe7 15.Rxb7 Qd8 16.Bb6 Qc8
17.Rc7 Qd8 18.Qd4 Ba3 19.O-O
19.Nb1 - 130/102
19...Rc8 20.Rxc8
20.Rb7 Qxb6 21.Rxb6 Bc5 22.Ne2 Ke7 (22...O-O 23.Rxa6 Bb5 24.Qxc5 Rxc5 25.Ra5 Rxc2
26.Rxb5 Rxe2=) 23.Rxa6 Bxd4+ 24.Nxd4 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Kf2 Rxa2 27.Rb1=; 20.Ra7 Rc4
(20...Qxb6?! 21.Qxb6 Bc5+ 22.Qxc5 Rxc5 23.Na4! Rxc2 24.Rb1 Rc8 25.Nb6 Rb8 26.Rb4! Bb5
(26...Bc6 27.Nxd5! Rxb4 28.Nxb4±) 27.a4 O-O 28.axb5 Rxb6 29.Rxa6²) 21.Bxd8 Rxd4 22.Bb6
Rc4 23.Rf3 Bb4 24.Ne2 Ke7∞
20...Qxc8

581
21.f5N
21.Rf3 O-O 22.Rg3 Re8! 23.f5 Bf8 24.f6 g6³
21...Qc4
21...Qc6 22.f6 (22.Rb1 O-O 23.Rb3 Rb8 24.Rxa3 Rxb6 25.Rb3=) 22...gxf6 23.Rxf6 Rg8 24.Rf3
Be7 25.Qf2 Rg7 26.Bd4 Qc4∞
22.Qxc4
22.Rf3 O-O 23.Rg3 Rb8 24.Nxd5 Qxd5 25.Rxa3 Qc6 26.Rb3 exf5∞
22...dxc4 23.f6 gxf6 24.exf6 Rg8 25.Be3?
25.Rf4 Rg6 26.Rxc4 Rxf6 27.Ne4 Rg6 28.Bc5 Bxc5+ 29.Nxc5 Bb5 30.Rb4∞
25...Bc6 26.g3

582
26...Rg6?
26...Bd6 27.Rb1 (27.Ne2 Kd7 28.Nd4 Bd5µ) 27...Bc7 28.Rb4 Rg4 29.Nd1 h5 30.Nf2 a5 31.Rb1
Rg6µ
27.Rf4 e5 28.Rxc4 Rxf6 29.Ne4 Rg6 30.Bc5

30.Nc5 Bd5 (30...f5 31.Rc3 Bb4 32.Rc4 a5 33.Nd3 f4 34.Nxb4 axb4 35.Bf2=) 31.Ra4 Bxc5
32.Bxc5 Rc6 33.Ra5³
30...Bxc5+
30...Bc1! 31.Rb4 Kd7 32.Bf2 Ke7 33.Bc5+ Ke6³
31.Nxc5= Bd5 32.Ra4 Rc6 33.Nxa6 Rxc2 34.Ra5 Rg2+
34...Bb7 35.Rxe5+ Kd7 36.Rc5 Rg2+ 37.Kf1 Rb2 38.Ra5

583
35.Kf1 Rxa2 36.Nc7+ Kd7 37.Rxd5+ Kxc7 38.Rxe5 Rxh2 1/2-1/2

110. C11
Aronian, Levon (2763) - Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2693)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/110, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2
10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 13.Bxd7+ Bxd7 14.Rb3 Qe7 15.Rxb7 Rc8
15...Qd8 - 130/102
16.Qe3 Qd8 17.O-O Rc4

18.Rfb1
18.f5?! Qc8 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Rfb1 Rxd4 21.Rb8 Bc5 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.Kh1 Rd1+ 24.Nxd1
Bxe3 25.Nxe3 Rf8³; 18.Kh1!? Qc8 19.Rfb1 Bc5 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Qxc5 Rxc5∞
18...Be7 19.f5 Bg5
19...Bc8 20.Ra7 Bg5 21.Qf2 O-O 22.f6 gxf6 23.exf6 Qd6∞
20.Qf2
20.Qd3 O-O 21.f6 (21.Ne4 Bc8™ (21...Bb5 22.Nd6 Rb4 23.Qd1 Rxb1 24.Qxb1 Qa5 25.c3±)
22.Bb6 Be3+! (22...Qe8? 23.Nxg5 Bxb7 24.fxe6 g6 25.exf7+ Rxf7 26.Nxf7 Qxf7 27.Be3+-)
23.Qxe3 Qh4 24.Nf6+ (24.Nd6 Bxb7 25.Nxc4 dxc4∞) 24...gxf6 25.Rc7 Rxc7 26.Bxc7 fxe5
27.Bxe5 f6 28.Bd6 Re8∞) 21...Bc6 (21...gxf6?! 22.Ne4! Rxd4 23.Qxd4 fxe5 24.Qxe5 dxe4
25.Rd1±) 22.Re7 (22.Bb6 Qe8 23.Re7 Qc8=) 22...h6 23.g3 h5 24.h4 Bh6 25.Kh2 Qc8 26.fxg7
Bxg7 27.Ra7∞
20...exf5 21.e6 fxe6 22.Bxg7 Rg8 23.Be5

584
23.Bd4 Be7µ
23...d4N
23...Bf6 24.Rb8 (24.Rxd7 Kxd7 25.Qa7+ (25.Rb7+? Ke8 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.Rb8+ Kd7 28.Rxg8
Qxc3µ) 25...Rc7 26.Bxc7 Qxc7 27.Qxa6 Rb8 28.Rxb8 Qxb8 29.Qa4+ Ke7³) 24...Rc8
(24...Bxe5!? 25.Rxd8+ Kxd8©) 25.Rxc8 Bxc8 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.Ne2©
24.Qe2 Be3+
24...Rxc3 25.Qh5+ Kf8 26.Qxh7 Be7 27.Qh6+ (27.Bd6 Rxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Bc6+ 29.Kg1 Qxd6
30.Rb8+ Bd8 31.Qh8+ Ke7 32.Qg7+ Ke8 33.Qg8+=) 27...Kf7 28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Qh6+=
25.Kf1 Qh4 26.Rxd7
26.Ra7 Rc8 27.Rbb7 Rd8 28.g3 f4! 29.Ne4 fxg3

585
30.Nd6+ (30.Nf6+?! Qxf6+ 31.Bxf6 g2+ 32.Qxg2 Rxg2 33.Kxg2 Bc6+ 34.Kg3 Bxb7 35.Rxb7
(35.Bxd8 d3 36.Rxb7 dxc2 37.Rc7 c1=Q 38.Rxc1 Bxc1³) 35...Rc8³) 30...Ke7 31.Nc8+ Rxc8
(31...Ke8 32.Nd6+ Ke7=) 32.Rxd7+ Ke8 33.Re7+ Qxe7 34.Rxe7+ Kxe7 35.Bxg3∞
26...Kxd7 27.Rb7+ Ke8 28.Rb8+ Kf7 29.Rb7+
29.Rxg8 Kxg8 30.Bg3 Qe7 31.Qxc4 dxc3 32.Qxa6 Qd7=
29...Ke8 30.Rb8+ Kf7 31.Rb7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

111. C11
Svidler, Peter (2735) - Meier, Georg (2628)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/111, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2
10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bb4 13.Rb3 Qa5 14.a3 Be7 15.f5 exf5 16.Nxd5 Qxd2+
17.Kxd2 Bd8 18.Rc3

18.c4 a6 19.Bxd7+ (19.Ba4 O-O 20.Rhb1©) 19...Bxd7 20.Rxb7 Rc8 21.Kd3 h5! 22.Rhb1 Rh6
23.Rb8 Rhc6 24.c5²; 18.Rg3 - 40/358
18...Ba5?!N
18...a6 19.Bd3 O-O 20.Rf1 (20.Bxf5 Ba5 21.Rd1 Bxc3+ 22.Kxc3 Kh8 23.Nc7 Nc5 24.Bxc5
Bxf5=) 20...Ba5 (20...g6 21.Nc7 Bxc7 22.Rxc7©) 21.Ne7+ Kh8 22.Rxf5 Rd8 23.e6 (23.Rxf7
Nf8 24.e6 Nxe6 25.Be5 Bd7 26.Nf5 Bxc3+ 27.Bxc3©) 23...Bxc3+ 24.Kxc3 fxe6 25.Rh5 Nf8
(25...Nf6 26.Bxf6 Rxd3+ 27.cxd3 gxf6 28.Rc5 Bd7 29.Rc7 Rd8 30.Rxb7∞) 26.Ng6+ Nxg6
27.Bxg6 h6 28.Rxh6+ Kg8 29.Rh7 Rd7 30.Rh4©
19.Nc7+ Bxc7 20.Rxc7 Kd8 21.Rc3 Nf8 22.Bc5
22.Rd3!

586
22...Bd7 (22...Kc7 23.Bc5 Bd7 (23...Ne6 24.Bd6+ Kd8 25.Rb1+-) 24.Bd6+ Kc8 25.Bxd7+
Nxd7 26.Rf1 g6 27.g4±) 23.Rb1 b6 (23...Kc7 24.Rc3+ Kd8 (24...Bc6 25.Bc5 Ng6 26.Bd6+
Kd7 27.Rxc6! bxc6 28.Bc4+-) 25.Bxd7 Nxd7 26.Rxb7±) 24.e6! Bxb5 25.Rxb5 Ke7 26.exf7
Ne6 27.Bc3 Rhf8 (27...Kxf7 28.Rxf5+ Kg6 29.Re5 Rae8 30.Rd7±; 27...Nc5 28.Bxg7 Nxd3
29.cxd3 Kxf7 30.Bxh8 Rxh8 31.Rxf5+±; 27...f4 28.Rf5 a5 29.Be5 Rhd8 30.Bxf4 Rxd3+ 31.cxd3
Nxf4 (31...g6 32.f8=Q+ Nxf8 33.Rb5²) 32.Rxf4²) 28.Rxf5 (28.Bb4+ Nc5 29.Bxc5+ bxc5
30.Rb7+ Ke6 31.Rdd7²) 28...Rxf7 29.Bb4+ Ke8 30.Rxf7 Kxf7 31.Rd7+ Kg6²
22...Bd7 23.Bxf8
23.Rd3 Ke8 24.Rb1 Bxb5 25.Rxb5 Ne6 26.Bd6 b6©
23...Bxb5 24.Bxg7 Rg8 25.Bf6+ Kd7

26.Rd1!? f4?

587
26...Rxg2+ 27.Kc1+ (27.Ke3+ Ke8 28.Rc7 Bc6 29.e6 fxe6 30.Rxh7 Kf8∞) 27...Ke8 28.Rc7
(28.Rh3 Rc8=; 28.Rd4 Rxh2 29.Rg3 Kf8 30.Bg7+ Ke8 31.Bf6 Kf8=) 28...Bc6 29.e6 fxe6
30.Rxh7 f4 31.Rh8+ Kf7 32.Rxa8 Kxf6 33.Rf8+ Ke5∞
27.g3 fxg3?
27...Ke6! 28.Kc1 (28.gxf4 Rac8 29.Rg3 Kf5 30.Rdg1 Rxg3 31.hxg3 Bc6=; 28.Rc7 fxg3 29.hxg3
Rxg3 30.c4 Bc6 31.Re7+ Kf5 32.Rxf7 Ke4„) 28...Be2 29.Rd6+ Kf5 30.gxf4 Rac8 31.Rxc8
Rxc8²
28.Kc1+ Ke8 29.hxg3

29...Bc6?
29...h6 30.Rd4 Rg6 31.g4 Kf8 32.Rh3 Rc8 33.Rd2 Rxg4 34.Rxh6 Rg8 35.Rh7 Bc4 36.Kb2+-;
29...h5 30.Rd2 Rg4 31.Rf3 Bc6 32.Rf5 Rxg3 33.Rxh5 Rg8 34.Kb2±
30.Rd4+- Rg6 31.Rcd3 Kf8 32.Rh4 h6
32...Kg8 33.g4 Be4 34.Rdh3
33.g4 Bb5 34.Rd2 Re8 35.g5 Rxg5 36.Rxh6 Rg8 37.Rdh2 1-0
112. C16
Urkedal, Frode (2525) - Agdestein, Simen (2569)
Norge 140/112, 2019

1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 5.Qg4 Bf8 6.Nf3 Ne7

588
6...Ba6 - 67/376
7.h4!?
7.Bg5 Qd7

8.a3!? h6N (8...Nf5) 9.Bxe7

589
9...Qxe7? (9...h5! 10.Qg3 Qxe7∞) 10.Nxd5± Volokitin,A (2635)-Radovanovic, N (2426)
Skopje 140/(112) 2019
7...h5N
7...h6 8.h5 Qd7 9.b4!?²
8.Qf4 Ba6 9.Nd1?!
9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Ng5 (10.Ne2 Nb4 11.Qd2 c5 12.c3 Nbc6 13.Qd1∞) 10...Nf5 11.Nd1 (11.f3)
11...c5 12.Ne3 Nh6 13.c3∞
9...Bxf1 10.Kxf1 Qd7 11.Kg1
11.g3 c5 12.c3 Nbc6 13.Kg2 Rc8 14.Qd2 Nf5 (14...f6!?) 15.Ne3 Nxe3+ 16.Qxe3 cxd4 17.cxd4
Be7=
11...c5 12.c3 Nbc6 13.Rh3 Rc8 14.Ng5
14.Qd2 Nf5 15.Ne3 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Ne7!ƒ
14...Ng6 15.Qd2 Be7 16.Nf3 b5 17.Qe2 b4 18.Be3 cxd4 19.cxd4 Bd8 20.b3 Nce7 21.Nb2
Nf5 22.Nd3
22.Na4 Be7³
22...Qb5 23.Qd2 Rc3 24.Nc5 Ngxh4?
24...Be7 25.Na4 Rc7 26.Bg5 f6 27.Be3 Kf7³
25.Nxh4 Bxh4
25...Nxh4 26.a3 Rxc5 27.dxc5 bxa3 28.Rxa3+-
26.a3

590
26...Rxc5?
26...Rxe3! 27.fxe3 bxa3 28.Rxa3 O-O 29.Rxa7 Rc8²
27.dxc5 bxa3 28.Rxa3 O-O 29.b4 Qc4 30.Bg5?
30.Rxa7 Rb8 (30...Qe4 31.Bf4+-) 31.Kh2 Rxb4 (31...Qe4 32.c6+-; 31...d4 32.Bg5 Bxg5
33.Qxg5 Qxb4 34.Qxh5 Nh6 35.Rg3+-) 32.c6 Rb8 33.c7 Rc8 34.Bg5 Bxg5 35.Qxg5+-
30...Bxg5 31.Qxg5 h4?
31...Qxb4 32.Qxh5 (32.Ra1 Qxc5 33.Qxh5 Nh6²) 32...Qe1+ 33.Kh2 Qxe5+ 34.g3 Nh6!
35.Qxe5 (35.Rxa7 Qd4∞) 35...Ng4+ 36.Kg2 Nxe5 37.Rxa7 Rc8 38.f4 Nc6 39.Rd7²
32.g4?!
32.Qd2 a6 33.Qc3±
32...hxg3 33.Raxg3 Qe2
33...Nxg3 34.Rxg3 g6 35.Rh3+-; 33...Qxb4! 34.Rc3 (34.Rg4 Qe1+ 35.Kg2 Qxe5 36.Qh5 f6
37.Rb4 (37.Qh7+ Kf7 38.Rb3 Rb8 39.Rbg3 Rg8∞) 37...d4 38.Qh7+ Kf7 39.Rb7+ Ne7=)
34...Qe4 35.c6 Qxe5 36.c7 Qe1+ 37.Kg2 Qe4+ 38.Kf1 f6∞
34.Rg4 Qxe5?
34...Qe1+ 35.Kg2 Qxe5 36.Qh5 f6 37.Qh7+ Kf7 38.Ra3 Ra8 39.Qh5+ Ke7 40.Qh2±
35.Qh5 f6 36.Qg6 Qc7

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37.Qh7+
37.Rg2! Qe5 (37...Rf7 38.Rgh2 Kf8 39.Rh8+ Ke7 40.Ra8+-) 38.Rh5 Qe1+ 39.Kh2 Qe5+
40.Rg3 Rf7 (40...Qc7 41.Qh7+ Kf7 42.Rxf5+-) 41.Qh7+ Kf8 42.Qh8+ Ke7 43.Qa8 Qc7
44.Rh8+-
37...Kf7 38.Rhg3 Rg8 39.Rf3?!
39.Ra3 Qb8 (39...Ne7 40.Qh5+ g6 41.Qh7+ Rg7 42.Qh2±) 40.Qh5+ g6 (40...Kf8 41.Ra6+-)
41.Qh2 e5 42.Qh3±
39...Qe5 40.Kg2
40.Ra3 a6 41.b5 (41.Rxa6 Qe1+ 42.Kg2 Ne3+! 43.Kf3 Nxg4 44.Ra7+ Kf8 45.Ra8+ Ke7
46.Rxg8 Qxf2+ 47.Kxg4 Qg2+=) 41...Qe2 42.Rga4 Ng3! (42...Qxb5 43.Rxa6 Qxc5∞) 43.Rxg3
Qd1+ 44.Kg2 Qxa4 45.b6 Qb5=
40...d4?!
40...Qe2 41.Qg6+ (41.Qh3 g5∞) 41...Ke7 42.Rxf5 exf5 43.Qxf5 Qe5∞; 40...a6∞
41.Qh5+ Ke7 42.Qh7 Kf7 43.Ra3 Qc7
43...Qb8 44.Qh5+ g6 45.Qh2 Qxh2+ 46.Kxh2 e5 47.Rxa7+ Ke6„
44.Qg6+
44.Kg1!
44...Kf8 45.Qh5

592
45...Qd7?!
45...Qb7+! 46.Kg1 (46.Kh2 Qxb4=) 46...Qxb4 47.Rxa7 Qe1+ 48.Kg2 Ne3+ 49.fxe3 Qe2+
50.Kh3 Qf3+ 51.Kh2 Qe2+=
46.Qh3
46.Kg1
46...e5?
46...g5 47.Kg1 Kg7 48.c6 Qc7 49.Qh2 Qe7∞
47.Qf3
47.Re4! g6 48.Re1 Kf7 49.Rea1 Ra8 50.Ra6+-
47...Ne7
47...g5 48.Kg1 Rg7 49.b5+-
48.Ra6 Nc8

593
48...Kf7 49.c6 Qe6 (49...Qc7 50.Qb3+ Kf8 51.b5+-) 50.Rxa7+-
49.Rxf6+! gxf6 50.Qxf6+ Qf7 51.Qd8+ 1-0

113. C18
Saric, Ivan (2691) - Drasko, Milan (2418)
Italia 140/113, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 Kf8
7...f5 - 125/88
8.Bd2 b6 9.a4!? Ne7 10.Nf3

10...cxd4N
10...Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.O-O h6 13.a5 b5 14.Rfb1 Rb8 15.Qf4²

594
11.cxd4
11.Ra3!? Ba6 12.Bd3 Bxd3 13.cxd3 Nbc6 14.cxd4 h6 15.O-O Kg8∞
11...Qxc2 12.Bb5
12.Rc1 Qxa4µ; 12.Qh5 h6 13.Bb5 a6 14.Rc1 Qe4+ 15.Be2 Nbc6 16.Be3 Bd7 17.O-O©
12...Qe4+ 13.Qxe4 dxe4 14.Ng5

14...Nbc6?!
14...a6 15.Bc4 (15.Be2 Bb7 16.f3 (16.Rb1?! h6 17.Rxb6 Bd5 18.Nh3 g5µ) 16...exf3 17.Nxf3
h6! 18.O-O Nd5©) 15...Bb7 16.f3 exf3 17.O-O h6 18.Nxf3 Bd5 19.Bd3©
15.O-O Bb7
15...Nxd4 16.Bb4 a6 (16...a5 17.Ba3 f6 18.Rad1 fxg5 19.Rxd4 Kf7 20.f4!²) 17.Rad1 axb5
18.Rxd4 Ke8 19.axb5 Nf5 20.Rc4 Bd7 21.Rfc1²
16.Rfc1?!

595
16.Nxe4! Nxd4 17.Nd6 Nb3 (17...Bd5 18.Be3 Ndc6 19.f4²; 17...Bc6 18.Be3 Nc2 (18...Nb3
19.Ra3 Na5 20.Rc1±) 19.Bxc6 Nxc6 20.Rac1 N2b4 (20...Nxe3 21.fxe3 Nxe5 22.Nxf7! Nxf7
23.Rc7±) 21.Bd2±) 18.Nxb7 Nxd2 19.Rfd1 Nb3 20.Rab1 Nc5 21.Nxc5 bxc5 22.h4!² (22.Rd7
g5! 23.Bd3 Nc6 24.Be4 Nxe5 25.Rc7 Rd8 26.Rxc5 Ng6=)
16...Rd8?!
16...h6 17.Nxe4 Nxd4 18.Nd6 Bc6 19.Bc4 (19.Be3 Bxb5 20.Bxd4 Bc6 21.a5 Kg8=; 19.Rc4
Nb3 20.Ra2 Bxb5 21.axb5 Nxd2 22.Rxd2 Nd5=) 19...Bd5 20.Be3 Ndf5 21.a5 Bxc4 22.Rxc4
bxa5 23.Rc7 g5=
17.Be3 Na5?!
17...a6 18.Bf1 Na5 19.Rab1 h6 20.Nh3 g5 21.Rxb6 Rd7 22.Rcb1²
18.Rc7 h6

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19.Rac1!?
19.Bd2! hxg5 20.Bb4 Kg8 21.Bxe7 Rxd4 22.Bxg5²
19...Rc8?
19...hxg5 20.Rxe7 Kxe7 21.Bxg5+ Kf8 (21...f6 22.Rc7+ Kf8 23.exf6 gxf6 24.Bxf6±) 22.Bxd8
Kg8 23.Rc7 Kh7 24.Bg5²; 19...a6! 20.Rxe7 (20.Bd7 hxg5 21.Bxg5 Rh5 22.Bxe7+ Kxe7
23.Bc8+ Kf8 24.Bxb7 g6∞) 20...Kxe7 (20...hxg5? 21.Rcc7 axb5 22.Rxf7+ Kg8 23.Rxg7+ Kf8
24.Bxg5 Rc8 25.Rcf7+ Ke8 26.axb5+-) 21.Rc7+ Kf8 22.Nxf7 Rc8 23.Rd7 Rh7 (23...axb5
24.Nxh8 Ke8 25.Rxg7 bxa4∞) 24.Nd6 axb5 (24...Rb8 25.Be2ƒ) 25.Nxc8 Bxc8 26.Rd8+ Kf7
27.Rxc8 bxa4∞
20.Rxc8+
20.Rd7 g6 (20...Bc6 21.Bxc6 Naxc6 22.Nxe4±) 21.Rxc8+ Bxc8 22.Rd8+ Kg7 23.Rxh8 Kxh8
24.Nxf7+ Kg7 25.Nd6 Bb7 26.Ne8+ Kf7 27.Bxh6±
20...Nxc8 21.Nxe4 Ne7 22.Nd6 Bc6 23.Rc3
23.h4±
23...g6 24.Bc1 Kg7 25.g4 Bxb5?
25...g5 26.h4 gxh4 27.Kh2 Ra8 28.f4±
26.axb5 Nd5 27.Rf3 Rf8 28.h4 f5?
28...a6 29.bxa6 Nc6 30.Be3± (30.Nb5±)
29.exf6+ Nxf6 30.Bxh6+! Kxh6 31.g5+ Kh7 32.gxf6 Rd8 33.f7 Kg7 34.h5 1-0

114. C19
Liang, Awonder (2590) - Akobian, Varuzhan (2625)
USA (ch) 140/114, 2019

597
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 cxd4 8.Bd3 Qc7 9.Ne2 dxc3
10.Qxg7 Rg8 11.Qxh7 Nbc6 12.Bf4 Bd7 13.Bg3 Nxe5 14.O-O O-O-O 15.Qh4
15.Rfe1 - 49/356
15...N5g6
15...N7c6 16.Nxc3 f5 17.Nb5 Qb8 18.Nd4²
16.Bxc7
16.Qd4 Qa5 (16...Nc6 17.Bxc7 Nxd4 18.Bxd8 Nxe2+ 19.Bxe2 Nf4 20.Bf3 Kxd8 21.g3²) 17.f4
Nc6 18.Qxc3 Qxc3 19.Nxc3²
16...Nxh4 17.Bxd8 Rxg2+ 18.Kh1 Kxd8

19.Rab1N
19.f4
19...e5
19...Neg6 20.Rb4 (20.Rxb7? Ne5µ) 20...a5 21.Rd4 f5∞
20.Rxb7 Bc6 21.Rb8+ Kc7 22.Rh8 d4 23.f3 Neg6 24.Bxg6
24.Rh7 Kd6 25.Rxf7 (25.Ng3 Rxg3! 26.hxg3 Nxf3 27.Rxf7 Ng5+ 28.Kg1 Nxf7 29.Bxg6
Ng5∞) 25...Ba4 26.Rxa7 (26.Rc1

598
26...e4! 27.fxe4 Ne5∞) 26...Bxc2 27.Ra6+ Kc5 28.Bxc2 Rxe2 29.Bd3 (29.Bxg6? Nxg6 30.Rxg6
d3-+) 29...Rb2∞
24...Nxg6!?
24...fxg6 25.Nxc3 dxc3 26.Rxh4 Rxc2 27.Rc4 Kd6∞
25.Kxg2 Nxh8 26.h4 f6 27.Kf2 Kd6 28.h5 Ba4 29.Rg1
29.Rb1 Nf7 30.Rb7 Ng5 31.h6 Bxc2 32.f4 (32.Rxa7 Bh7∞) 32...Nh3+ 33.Ke1 Nxf4 34.Nxf4
exf4 35.h7 Bxh7 36.Rxh7 Ke5 37.Ke2 c2 38.Rc7 Ke4! 39.Re7+ Kf5 40.Kd2 (40.Rc7 Ke4)
40...f3! 41.Re1 Kf4 42.Rc1 (42.Kxc2? f2) 42...f2 43.Kd3 Kf3 44.Kxd4 f5 45.Kd3 f4 46.Kd4
(46.a4 Kg2 47.Rxc2 Kg1 48.Rc1+ f1=Q+ 49.Rxf1+ Kxf1 50.Ke4 Ke2=) 46...Kg2 47.Rxc2 Kg1
48.Rc1+ f1=Q 49.Rxf1+ Kxf1 50.Ke4=
29...Nf7 30.Rb1 Bxc2

599
31.Rb7?
31.Rc1 Ba4 32.Nxc3 dxc3 33.Rxc3∞
31...Nh6?!
31...Ng5! 32.h6 (32.Rxa7 Nh3+ 33.Ke1 (33.Kf1 Bd3-+) 33...Ng1!-+) 32...Bf5 33.Nc1 Kc6µ
32.Rxa7 Bb3
32...Bd3
33.a4 Bc4 34.a5 c2 35.Nc1 f5?
35...Nf5 36.h6 (36.a6 d3 37.Ke1 Nd4 38.Kd2 Nxf3+ 39.Kc3 d2 40.Kxc2 e4=) 36...Nxh6 37.a6
d3 38.Ke1 Nf7 39.Ra8 f5 40.a7 Bd5 41.Rf8 Ke7 42.a8=Q Bxa8 43.Rxa8 e4 44.fxe4 fxe4=
36.Rh7?

36.a6 e4 37.Ra8 e3+ (37...d3 38.a7+-) 38.Kg2 d3 39.Rd8+ Ke7 40.Rxd3 Bxa6 41.Rxe3++-
36...Ng8?
36...Nf7! 37.a6 (37.h6? d3 38.Ke3 f4+ 39.Kd2 e4 40.fxe4 Ng5-+) 37...d3 38.Ke1 (38.Ke3 f4+
39.Kd2 e4! 40.fxe4 (40.a7 e3+ 41.Kc3 d2 42.a8=Q (42.Kxc2 Bd5∞) 42...dxc1=Q∞) 40...Ng5
41.Nxd3 Bxd3 42.e5+ Ke6 43.Rc7 Bxa6 44.Rc6+ Kxe5 45.Rxa6 f3=) 38...e4 39.fxe4 fxe4
40.Kd2 Ne5 41.Rh8 Nf3+ 42.Kc3 d2 43.Kxc2 (43.Rd8+ Kc7 44.Rxd2 Nxd2 45.Kxd2 Bf7
46.h6 Bg6=) 43...e3 44.Rd8+ Kc7 45.a7 Bd5! 46.a8=Q (46.Rxd5 dxc1=Q+ 47.Kxc1 e2 48.a8=Q
e1=Q+=) 46...Bxa8 47.Rxa8 dxc1=Q+ 48.Kxc1 e2 49.Re8 e1=Q+ 50.Rxe1 Nxe1 51.h6 Nd3+
52.Kd2 Ne5=
37.h6?!
37.Ke1! Nf6 (37...d3 38.Rh8 e4 39.fxe4 fxe4 40.Kd2 Kc5 41.h6 Kd4 42.Nxd3 e3+ 43.Kxc2

600
Bxd3+ 44.Kc1 Nf6 45.Rd8+ Kc3 46.Kd1+-) 38.Rb7! (38.Rh8 e4 39.fxe4 (39.Rd8+ Kc5 40.fxe4
fxe4=) 39...Kd7! 40.h6 (40.a6 Bxa6 41.Ra8 Bc4 42.Ra4 Bf7 43.Rxd4+ Ke6=) 40...d3 41.h7
(41.e5 Ne4 42.e6+ Ke7 43.Nxd3 Bxd3 44.Rc8 f4 45.h7 f3 46.Rxc2 Bxc2 47.h8=Q f2+ 48.Ke2
Bd3+ 49.Kxd3 f1=Q+ 50.Kxe4 Qe2+=) 41...Nxe4 42.Rd8+ Kxd8 43.h8=Q+ Kc7 44.Nxd3
Bxd3=) 38...Nxh5 39.a6 Bd5 40.Rb8 Bxf3 41.a7 Nf4 42.Kd2±
37...e4??
37...Nf6 38.Rg7 (38.Rh8 e4 39.fxe4 fxe4 40.Rc8 Kd5 41.Ke1 e3=) 38...e4 39.fxe4 fxe4 40.h7
Nxh7 41.Rxh7 e3+ 42.Kf3 Bd5+ 43.Kg3 Be4 44.Rh6+ Kc5=
38.fxe4 fxe4 39.Rd7+!+- Kxd7 40.h7 e3+ 41.Kf3 e2 42.Kf2 Nf6 43.h8=Q Ke7 44.Qh4 d3
45.Qxc4 d2 46.Qxe2+ Kf8 47.Qxd2 Ne4+ 48.Ke2 Nxd2 49.Kxd2 Ke7 50.a6 1-0

115. C19
Sethuraman, SP. (2624) - Froewis, Georg (2438)
Karlsruhe 140/115, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 cxd4 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7
Qc7 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 dxc3 12.Nxc3 a6
12...Nd4 13.Bb2 Bd7 14.O-O-O Qb6 15.Qd3 Ndf5 16.Nb5 Rc8 17.g3²
13.Qd3 Bd7 14.Bd2 Rc8 15.Ne2 Na5
15...Nf5 - 56/318
16.Nd4 Nc4 17.g3 Nf5
17...Bb5!? 18.Qb3 (18.Nxb5 axb5 19.Bb4 Qb6 20.Be2 Rh8∞) 18...Qc5 19.Nxb5 (19.Be3 Nc6
20.Bxc4 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Qxd4 22.Bxb5+ axb5∞) 19...axb5∞; 17...Nc6!?
18.Nxf5 exf5

601
19.Bg2N
19.Rc1
19...Qb6 20.Qb3
20.c3 Rh8 21.Rb1 Bb5 22.Qd4 Qa5 23.e6 Rh6 24.exf7+ Kf8∞; 20.Bxd5 Be6 21.Bxc4 Bxc4
22.Qe3 Qxe3+ 23.Bxe3 Bd5 24.Rf1 Rxc2 25.Rf2²
20...Bb5
20...Qc5! 21.Qd3 (21.Qb4 Ne3„) 21...Nb2 22.Qxd5 Qxc2 23.Rc1 (23.O-O Bc6 24.Qa2 Bxg2
25.Rfc1 Qxd2 26.Rxc8+ Ke7 27.Rc7+ Kd8 28.Qxf7 Qe3+ 29.Kxg2 Qe4+=) 23...Nd3+ 24.Ke2
Nxc1+ 25.Rxc1 Qb2 26.Rxc8+ Bxc8 27.Qc5 Qb5+ 28.Qxb5+ axb5 29.Bb4=
21.Rd1

21.O-O-O!?
21...Na5?
21...Rh8! 22.h4 (22.a4 Nxd2 23.Rxd2 Rxh2! 24.Rf2 Qa5+ 25.Rd2 Qb6=) 22...d4 23.a4 Nxd2
24.Rxd2

602
24...d3! (24...Rc3 25.Qb2 Re3+ 26.Kd1 Be2+ 27.Kc1 Qxb2+ 28.Kxb2 Rh6 29.Rxd4 Rxg3
30.Bd5±) 25.Rxd3 (25.cxd3 Qe3+ 26.Kd1 Bc6 27.Re1 Qxg3 28.e6 Bf3+ 29.Bxf3 Qxf3+
30.Rde2 f6∞) 25...Qa5+ 26.Rd2 Bxa4 27.Qxb7 (27.Qd5 Rc5 28.Qd6 Rxc2 29.Qb8+ Ke7
30.Qd6+ Ke8=) 27...Rxc2 28.Qd5 Bb5∞
22.Bxa5 Qxa5+ 23.Rd2 Rc3 24.Qb4
24.Qxd5 Rxc2 25.a4! Rc1+ 26.Kf2 Qb6+ 27.Qd4 Qxd4+ 28.Rxd4 Rc2+ 29.Ke3 Rxg2 30.axb5
Rh8! 31.bxa6 bxa6 32.Ra4 Rh6±
24...Re3+ 25.Kd1
25.Kf2?! Qb6µ
25...Rxa3?
25...Qxa3 26.Qxa3 Rxa3 27.Ke1 Bc6 (27...Bc4 28.Bxd5 Bxd5 29.Rxd5 Rh8 30.Kf2²) 28.Rd4
Ke7 29.Kd2²
26.Qxa5 Rxa5

603
27.Rxd5! Ra1+?!
27...Ke7 28.Kd2 Rc8 29.Rd6 (29.Bh3 Ra3 30.Bxf5 Rh8 31.Rd4 Bc6 32.Be4 Bxe4 33.Rxe4 Rxg3
34.hxg3 Rxh1±; 29.Rc1 Rh8) 29...Ra2 30.Rc1 Ba4 31.Bxb7 Rcxc2+ 32.Rxc2 Rxc2+ 33.Ke3
Rxh2 34.Rxa6±
28.Kd2 Rxh1 29.Bxh1 Bc6 30.Rc5! Kd7
30...Rh8 31.Bxc6+ bxc6 32.h4 Rg8 33.Rxc6 Rxg3 34.h5+-
31.Bxc6+ bxc6 32.Ra5 Rh8 33.h4 Rg8 34.Ra3 a5 35.Ke2
35.Rd3+ Ke7 36.Kc3 Rb8 37.Kc4+-
35...a4 36.Kf3 Ra8 37.h5 Ke6 38.h6 Rh8
38...f6 39.h7 (39.g4+-) 39...fxe5 40.Rxa4 e4+ (40...Rh8 41.Ra7+-) 41.Ke3 Rh8 42.Ra7+-
39.Rxa4 Rxh6 40.Rd4 Ke7 41.c4 c5 42.Rd5 Rc6 43.g4 Ke6

604
44.Kg3
44.Rd6+! Rxd6 45.gxf5+ Kxf5 46.exd6 Ke6 47.Kg4 Kxd6 (47...f6 48.Kh5 Kxd6 49.Kh6+-)
48.Kf5 Ke7 49.Ke5+-
44...fxg4 45.Kxg4 Rc8 46.Rd6+ Ke7 47.Kf5 1-0

605
C25-C49

116. C42
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2667) - Fridman, Daniel (2644)
Magdeburg 140/116, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7
9.O-O-O Nf6 10.Bd3 c5 11.Kb1
11.Rhe1 - 128/107
11...Rb8 12.Rhe1 b5 13.Bg5N

13.Bf4
13...Be6N
13...c4?!

606
- 140/(116) 14.Nd4! Bd7 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.Bxf5 Ne4 17.Bxe4 Bxg5 18.Qxd6 Qxd6 19.Rxd6±
Vidit,S (2711)-Gelfand,B (2655) Praha 140/(116) 2019
14.Qf4 Qa5 15.b3 h6
15...Rb6 16.Qh4 Rfb8 17.Re3! h6 (17...Ra6 18.Bxf6 Qxa2+ 19.Kc1 Bxf6 20.Qxh7+ Kf8
21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.Qxb8 Bxc3 23.Qc7++-) 18.Bxh6 Nd5 19.Bh7+ Kf8 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7
21.Qg3+ Kh8 22.Rxd5 Bxd5 23.Qh3 Kg7 24.Qg4+ Kh8 25.Bd3+-; 15...c4! 16.Bf5 cxb3
17.cxb3 b4 18.Bxe6 (18.Rxe6?! fxe6 19.Bxe6+ Kh8 20.c4 Rbe8³) 18...fxe6 19.Qe3 bxc3
20.Qxe6+ Kh8 21.Rc1∞
16.Bxh6! Nd5
16...gxh6 17.Qxh6 c4 18.Rxe6! cxd3 (18...fxe6 19.Qg6+ Kh8 20.Ng5+-) 19.Rxd3+-
17.Bh7+ Kxh7 18.Rxd5 Bxd5 19.Bxg7
19.Rxe7!? Bxf3 (19...gxh6 20.Qf5+ Kg7 21.Nh4! Qxc3 22.Qg6+ Kh8 23.Qxh6+ Kg8
24.Re3+-) 20.Re3

607
20...Bh5! (20...gxh6 21.Qf5+ Kh8 22.Qf6+ Kh7 23.Rxf3 Rg8 (23...Qd8 24.Qf5+ Kh8 25.Rh3
Kg7 26.Rg3+ Kh8 27.Qf4+-) 24.Rh3 Rg6 25.Qxf7+ Rg7 26.Qf5+ Rg6 27.Rg3 Rg8 28.h4+-)
21.Rh3 Rbe8 (21...g6 22.g4+-) 22.Rxh5 Re6 23.Bg5+ Kg8 24.Qh4 (24.Qf5 g6 25.Bf6 Rxf6
26.Qxf6 gxh5 27.Qg5+=) 24...f6 25.Bd2∞
19...Kxg7 20.Qg4+ Kh7?
20...Kh8 21.Rxe7 (21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg4+= (22.Rxe7 Bxf3 23.Qg5+ Kh7 24.gxf3 Rbe8=))
21...Qxc3 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Qxd5 (23.Re5 dxe5 24.Qg5+=) 23...Rbe8 24.Qxd6 Rxe7 25.Qxe7∞
21.Rxe7

21...Bxf3??
21...Qxc3 22.Ng5+ Kh6 (22...Kh8 23.Qh4+ Kg7 24.Re3 Qd4 25.Qh7+ Kf6 26.Qh6+ Kf5
27.Rd3 Qxd3 28.cxd3+-) 23.Re3 Qxe3 24.fxe3+-; 21...Rbe8! 22.Ng5+ (22.Qh5+ Kg7 23.Qg5+

608
Kh7 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Qxd5 Qc7 26.Qd3+ Kg7 27.Qxb5²) 22...Kh6! (22...Kh8? 23.Qh4+ Kg7
24.Qg3 Kh8 (24...Kf6 25.Rd7!+-) 25.Qxd6+-) 23.Qh4+ Kg6 24.Nh7 Be6™ (24...Rh8 25.f4
Rxe7 26.f5+ Kxf5 27.Qf6+ Ke4 28.Qxe7+ Be6 29.Ng5+ Kd5 30.Nxe6 Qxc3 31.Ng5±;
24...Qd8 25.Nxf8+ Rxf8 26.Qg4+ Kf6 27.Rd7 Qb6 28.Qh4+ Kg6 29.Qg3++-) 25.f4 Qxc3™
26.g4 Kg7 27.f5 (27.Ng5 Bd5 28.Qh7+ Kf6 29.Qh4 Kg7=) 27...Qd2 28.f6+ Kg8 29.Ng5
Qd1+ 30.Kb2 Qd4+ 31.Ka3 Qb4+ 32.Kb2 Qd4+=
22.Qxf3 Qd8 23.Qh5+ Kg7 24.Qg5+ Kh7 25.f4! d5 26.f5 Rb6 27.f6 Rxf6 28.Qxf6 Kg8
29.Qg5+ Kh8 30.Qh6+ Kg8 31.Re3 1-0
117. C45
Shankland, Samuel L (2731) - Xiong, Jeffery (2663)
USA (ch) 140/117, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Nb3 Qg6 6.f3
6.Qf3 - 21/212
6...Nf6 7.Bf4 Bb4+

8.Kf2N
8.c3 Be7 9.Na3!? (9.Qd2 O-O 10.c4 Nh5 11.Be3 f5 12.exf5 Qxf5 13.Be2 Nf4 14.Bxf4 Qxf4
15.Qxf4 Rxf4 16.Nc3∞) 9...O-O 10.Nb5

609
10...d5! 11.Nxc7 (11.exd5 Qf5) 11...Nh5 12.Be3 (12.Nxd5 Bh4+ 13.g3 Nxf4 14.Nxf4 Bxg3+
15.hxg3 Qxg3+ 16.Ke2 Qxf4ƒ) 12...dxe4 13.Nxa8 exf3 14.Qxf3 Ne5 15.Qd5 Bh4+ 16.g3
Bxg3+ 17.hxg3 Qxg3+ 18.Kd2 Nf6 19.Qb5 (19.Qg2 Nc4+ 20.Kd3 Ne5+ 21.Kd2 Nc4+=)
19...Ne4+ 20.Kc2 Nd6 21.Bd3 Nxb5 22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Bf5+=
8...O-O
8...a5
9.a3?
9.Bd3 Nh5 (9...Qh5 10.a3 Be7 11.Nc3±) 10.Bxc7 d6 11.a3 Nf4 12.Bf1 Ne6 13.axb4 Nxc7
14.Nc3 Nxb4 15.Qd2²
9...Be7 10.Bd3
10.Nc3 Nh5 11.Be3 d6 12.Nd4 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 f5³
10...Nh5 11.Bxc7
11.Be3 d6 12.Nc3 f5µ
11...d6 12.e5
12.Nc3 f5
12...Bh4+ 13.Kf1
13.g3 Bxg3+ 14.hxg3 Qxg3+ 15.Ke2 Nf4+ 16.Kd2 Nxd3 17.cxd3 Qxe5-+
13...Qh6 14.exd6
14.Bxd6 Re8 15.Nc3 Nxe5-+
14...Re8 15.Nc3

610
15.N1d2 Nf6! 16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Rxe4 18.fxe4 (18.d7 Re6-+) 18...Be6-+
15...Ne5
15...Nf6! 16.Qd2 Bg5 17.Qd1 Be3µ
16.Nc5?

16.Bb5 Be6 17.d7 Nxd7 18.Ne2 (18.Bxd7 Bc4+-+) 18...Nhf6µ; 16.Ne4! Nf4 17.Nbc5 Nfxd3
(17...b6 18.d7 Bxd7 19.Nxd7 Nexd3 20.cxd3 Nd5 21.Qd2 Qxd2 22.Nxd2 Nxc7µ) 18.Nxd3
Bd7 19.Qd2 Qh5µ
16...Nxf3! 17.N3e4
17.Qxf3 Re3 18.d7 Rxf3+ 19.gxf3 Bxd7 20.Nxd7 Qc6-+; 17.d7 Bxd7 18.Nxd7 Nd2+-+
17...Bg4?
17...Ne5-+; 17...f5! 18.Qxf3 fxe4 19.Bxe4 Nf6 20.d7 Bxd7 21.Bf4 Bg5-+
18.d7! Re5 19.Bxe5 Nxe5 20.Qd2 Qc6 21.h3?
21.a4! Nxd3 (21...a6 22.Qc3 Nxd7 23.Nxd7 Qxd7©) 22.Qxd3 b6 23.Nf2 bxc5 24.Nxg4 Nf4
25.Qf3 Qa6+ 26.Kg1 Ne2+ 27.Kf1 Nf4+ 28.Kg1=
21...Bxd7 22.Nxd7 Nxd7 23.Qc3 Qh6
23...Qe6! 24.g4 Nf4 25.Qd4 Ne5³
24.g4?
24.g3! Bxg3 25.Be2 Be5 26.Qf3 Nf4³
24...f5?
24...Qf4+ 25.Ke2 (25.Kg2 Ndf6 26.Nxf6+ Nxf6-+) 25...Ndf6 26.Qd2 (26.Nxf6+ Bxf6-+)

611
26...Nxe4 27.Qxf4 Nxf4+ 28.Ke3 Nxd3 29.cxd3 Nc5-+
25.gxf5 Re8

26.Qc4+?
26.Rh2 Kh8 (26...Qf4+ 27.Kg1 Rxe4 28.Bxe4 Qxe4 29.Qd3 Qxd3 30.cxd3 Ne5∞) 27.Qd2 Qb6
28.Re2 Ndf6 29.Qb4 Nxe4 30.Qxb6 axb6 31.Kg1 Nef6 32.Rxe8+ Nxe8∞
26...Kh8 27.Rg1
27.Rh2 Qf4+ 28.Kg2 Ne5 29.Qc5 Qf3+ 30.Kg1 Nxd3 31.cxd3 Nf4-+
27...Qe3 28.Rg2 Nf4 29.Rh2 Nxh3
29...Nf6-+; 29...Qf3+ 30.Kg1 Bd8 31.Nf2 Bb6-+
30.Kg2
30.Nf2 Bxf2 31.Qg4 Bg3 32.Qxh3 Bxh2 33.Qxh2 Ne5-+
30...Nf4+ 31.Kh1 Qf3+ 32.Kg1 Qg4+
32...Bd8 33.Qd4 Nh3+ 34.Rxh3 Qxh3 35.Qxd7 Bb6+ 36.Nf2 Qg3+ 37.Kh1 Qf3+ 38.Kh2
Qxf2+ 39.Kh1 Qh4+ 40.Kg2 Re3-+
33.Kh1 Qf3+ 34.Kg1 Bd8 35.Rf1 Bb6+ 36.Nf2 Qg3+ 37.Kh1 Qf3+ 38.Kg1 Nh3+ 39.Rxh3
Qxh3 40.Qf4 Nf6 41.Bb5 Re4 0-1

118. C45
Cheparinov, Ivan (2683) - Predke, Alexandr (2611)
Skopje 140/118, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.h4 a5

612
9.g3

9.c4 - 83/298
9...f6!?N
9...Nb6N - 140/ (118) 10.b3 a4 11.Ba3 Qd8 12.Bxf8 Kxf8 13.Nc3 Qe7 14.Qe3 axb3 15.cxb3∞
Idani,P (2604)-Sychev,K (2545) Moscow 140/(118) 2019
9...Ba6
10.c4 Ba6 11.Nd2 fxe5 12.b3 O-O-O
12...Nb4 13.Ne4 d5 14.a3 dxe4 15.axb4 Qxb4+ (15...Qf6 16.Bd2 Bxb4 17.Bxb4 axb4 18.Bg2
O-O 19.Bxe4©) 16.Bd2 Qxb3 17.Qh5+ (17.Qxe4 Bb4 18.Qxc6+ Ke7 19.Qxc7+ Kf8 20.Rd1∞)
17...Kd8 18.Bh3 Bxc4 19.Qf5 Qd3 20.Bf1 (20.Bg5+ Ke8 21.Qxe5+ Kf7 22.Qf5+ Ke8=)

613
20...Qd5 21.Bxc4 Qxc4 22.Rc1 Qd5 23.Rd1 Ke8∞
13.Ne4 Nf6 14.Bh3 h6 15.O-O g5 16.Ba3
16.Nxf6 Qxf6 17.Bb2 Bd6 18.h5 Rhf8 19.Rae1∞
16...Qf7
16...Qxa3 17.Nxf6 gxh4 18.Nxd7 Kb7 19.Nxe5 hxg3 20.Bg2 Bd6 21.Nxc6 Rde8 22.Qd2∞
17.Bxf8 Qxf8

17...Rhxf8? 18.Nc5 Bb7 19.b4 axb4 20.a3+-

18.b4! Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Qf6
19...Qxb4? 20.Rfb1 Qc5 21.Rb2+-; 19...axb4 20.a3 Qc5 (20...bxa3? 21.Qe3 c5 22.Rfb1+-)
21.axb4 Qxc4 22.Qxe5→
20.bxa5 gxh4?
20...Kb8 21.Rab1+ Ka8 22.Rfd1 d5 23.cxd5 gxh4 24.d6 (24.dxc6 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 hxg3
26.fxg3∞) 24...Rxd6 25.Rxd6 Qxd6 26.Qxh4∞
21.Rab1 hxg3 22.fxg3 Qd6 23.Rf3
23.Rb2! Qc5+ (23...Qd4+ 24.Qxd4 exd4 25.Rfb1+-; 23...Rdg8 24.Kh2+-) 24.Kh1 Qxc4
25.Qxc4 Bxc4 26.Rfb1 Bb5 27.a4+-
23...Qc5+

614
24.Kh2?
24.Kh1! Bxc4 25.Bf1 Bxf1 26.Rfb3 Qa7 (26...Bb5 27.Rxb5!+-) 27.Rxf1 h5 (27...Qd4 28.Qxd4
exd4 29.a6 d5 30.Rf7+-; 27...d6 28.Rfb1 Kd7 29.Qg4+ Ke7 30.Qg7+ Ke6 31.Rf3+-) 28.Rfb1
h4 29.g4+-
24...Bxc4 25.Rc3 Bd5??
25...Qf2+ 26.Qg2 Qxg2+ 27.Bxg2 Bxa2 28.Rb2 Be6 29.a6 d5 30.Rxc6 Kd7 31.Rbc2 Ke7
32.Rxc7+ Rd7∞
26.Rxc5
26.Qe2! Qxa5 (26...Qa7 27.Rc2 c5 28.Rcb2+-) 27.Rc2 Rdf8 28.Rcb2+-
26...Bxe4 27.Rb4?
27.Rb2! Bd3 28.Rc3 Bb5 29.Rcb3+-
27...Bd3 28.a6
28.Rc3 c5 29.Rxc5 Rhf8 30.a6 Bxa6 31.Ra5 Rf2+ 32.Kg1 Rf6 33.Bg2 e4! 34.Bxe4 d5 35.Bxd5
Rdd6∞
28...Bxa6 29.Ra5 Bb5
29...Bb7 30.Ra7+-
30.a4 Kb7 31.axb5 c5
31...Kb6 32.Ra6+ Kc5 33.Rb1 cxb5 34.Rc1+ Kb4 35.Rxc7±
32.Rba4
32.Rb1 d5 33.b6 cxb6 34.Rxc5∞

615
32...d5 33.Ra6
33.Ra7+ Kb6 34.R7a6+ Kxb5 35.R6a5+=
33...c4 34.Rc6 e4 35.Ra1 Rhf8 36.Rd1 Rf2+ 37.Kg1 Rf3

38.Rg6??
38.Rxc4 Rxg3+ 39.Kh2 dxc4 (39...Rd3 40.Rxd3 exd3 41.Rc3=) 40.Rxd8 c3 41.Rd4 Rd3
42.Rxe4=; 38.Be6 Rxg3+ 39.Kf2 Rd3 40.Rxd3 cxd3 41.Ke3 h5 42.Rc5=
38...c3 39.Bg2
39.Bg4 Rxg3+ 40.Kf2 Rd3 41.Ke2 c2 42.Rc1 h5 43.Be6 (43.Bxh5 d4-+) 43...d4-+
39...Rd3 40.Rc1 Rd6 41.Rxd6 cxd6 42.Rc2 Kb6 43.Kf2 Kxb5 44.Bf1 Kb4 45.Rc1 Rf3+
46.Ke1 Ka3 0-1

119. C45
Radjabov, Teimour (2756) - Topalov, Veselin (2740)
Shamkir 140/119, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Nb6 9.Nc3
a5 10.Bd2 g6!?
10...a4 - 91/277
11.Ne4 Bg7 12.Nf6+ Kd8 13.O-O-O Ba6 14.Qg4 Kc8 15.Bxa5

616
15...h5!N
15...Qxe5 16.Bc3! (16.Bxb6? cxb6 17.Qxd7+ Kb8 18.Qd6+ Qxd6 19.Rxd6 Bc8µ) 16...Qe6
(16...Qf5 17.Qxf5 gxf5 18.b3 d5 19.Bd3 dxc4 20.Bxf5+ Kb7 21.Ne4²) 17.Qxe6 fxe6 18.Nxd7
Bxc3 19.Nxb6+ cxb6 20.bxc3 Kc7 21.h4²
16.Qg3 h4 17.Qg4 Qxe5 18.Bc3 Qf5 19.Qxf5 gxf5 20.Nxd7
20.b3 d5 21.Bd3 dxc4 22.Bxf5+ Kb7 23.Ne4 Rh5! 24.Nc5+ Ka7 25.Bxg7 Rxf5 26.Bd4 Rg8∞
20...Bxc3 21.Nxb6+ cxb6 22.bxc3 Kc7 23.Be2 Rag8 24.Rhg1 c5 25.g3 hxg3 26.hxg3 Rh2
27.Rgf1 f4! 28.Rd2 Bc8 29.Bf3 fxg3 30.fxg3 Rxd2 31.Kxd2 Rxg3 32.Bd5

32...Be6
32...f5 33.Rh1 Rg6 34.Rh8 Rf6 35.Ke3 f4+ 36.Kf3=

617
33.Bxe6 fxe6 34.Rf7+ Kd6 35.Rb7 Kc6 36.Re7 Kd6 37.Rb7 Kc6 38.Re7 Kd6 1/2-1/2

618
C50-C74

120. C54
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773) - Grischuk, Alexander (2772)
Moscow (m/4-rapid) 140/120, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.a4

6.O-O a6 7.a4 Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Re1 h6 10.Nf1 Re8 11.h3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.b4 d5 14.Qc2
Qd7 15.Ng3 Rd8 16.Bb2 b5

(16...dxe4 17.dxe4 Qd3 18.Qxd3 Rxd3 19.Rad1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 g6=) 17.axb5N (17.Qb3 -
140/(120) 17...dxe4 18.dxe4 Rd6 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nf5 Rd3 21.Rxa7

619
21...Rxf3 (21...Nxa7? 22.Nxe5±) 22.gxf3 Nxa7 23.c4 Qd2 24.Qc3 bxc4 25.Qxd2 Rxd2 26.Bxe5
Swiercz,D (2655) -Jumabayev,R (2609) Astana 140/(120) 2019 (26.Bxe5 Nh5 27.Bxc7 Nb5
28.Bb6 c3 29.Be3 Rb2=)) 17...axb5 18.Bc1 Bb6 19.Be3?! (19.Rb1=) 19...Bxe3 20.Rxe3

20...dxe4 (20...d4! 21.cxd4 Nxb4 22.Qb3 exd4 23.Ree1 c5³) 21.dxe4 Ne7 22.Ree1 Ng6 23.Nf5
Qc6 24.g3 Ree8= Wang,H (2735)-Leko,P (2674) Hengshui (blitz) 140/(120) 2019
6...a6 7.h3 Ba7 8.O-O h6 9.Re1 O-O 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.b4 Be6
11...Ne7 - 134/107
12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Qc2 Qd7

620
14.Nc4N
14.Rb1

- 140/(120) 14...Rd8N (14...b5) 15.b5 Ne7 16.Nc4 Ng6

621
17.b6!? 1/2 (17) Van Foreest,J (2612)-Radjabov,T (2757) Wijk aan Zee 140/ (120) 2019 -
140/(120) (17.Na5N axb5 18.Rxb5

18...b6 (18...Nh5! 19.Rxb7? Ngf4 20.Rxa7 Rg6-+) 19.Nc4 Rde8 20.Ne3² Firouzja,A (2618) -
Safarli,E (2681) Bandar-e Anzali 140/ (120) 2019)14.Nf1 - 140/(120)
14.Bb2
14...d5 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Ne3 Qd7?!
16...Bxe3 17.Bxe3 Rae8= … e4
17.Nc4?!
17.b5!
17...Qd5 18.Ne3 Qd7

622
¹18...Bxe3
19.b5! Na5
19...axb5 20.axb5 Ne7 21.Ra5±; 19...Ne7 20.bxa6 bxa6 21.Nc4± ×e5
19...Nd8 20.bxa6 bxa6 21.Nc4± ×e5
20.c4 Bd4 21.Rb1² axb5
21...b6 22.Nf5 Nb7 23.N5xd4 exd4 24.Bb2±
22.axb5 Ree8 23.c5 Nd5 24.Nxd5 Qxd5 25.Nxd4 exd4
25...Qxd4 26.Re4 Qd5 27.Be3±
26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Bf4± Re7 28.Qa4 b6 29.c6+- Kh7 30.Rb4 Qe6 31.Rxd4 f5
31...Qe1+ 32.Kh2 Qxf2 33.Re4
32.Be3 g5 33.Qb4 Rg7 34.Rd8 Nb3 35.Bd4
35.Rd7
35...Re7?

623
35...Nxd4 36.Qxd4 Kg6 37.Rd7 Re7 38.g4
36.Qxe7+! 1-0

121. C54
Anand, Viswanathan (2779) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2790)
Shamkir 140/121, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 Ba7 8.Na3 Ne7 9.Nc2 Ng6
10.Be3 Bxe3
10...O-O - 128/112
11.Nxe3 O-O 12.Qc2 c6

13.a5N

624
13.b4
13...d5 14.Bb3 Be6 15.exd5 cxd5 16.d4 e4 17.Ne5
17.Nd2 Rb8 (17...Re8 18.f3 exf3 19.Nxf3 Rb8 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Nd7 22.Nxd5 Nxe5
23.Rfd1 Qh4 24.Ra4 Ng4 (24...Qh5!?) 25.h3 Qg3 26.hxg4 (26.Rxg4 Bxg4 27.hxg4 Re1+=)
26...Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Re1+ 28.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 29.Kh2 Qh4+=) 18.f3 exf3 19.Nxf3 b6„
17...Qd6 18.f4 exf3 19.Nxf3 Rae8 20.Rfe1 Bd7! 21.g3 h6
21...Re7!? 22.Nf5 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Qc7! 24.Ra1 Re8³
22.Qg2 Re7 23.Nc2?!
23.Bc2 Rfe8 24.Nf5 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 Qc7 26.Qf1 Ne4 (26...b5? 27.Nxh6+!±) 27.Bxe4 Rxe4
28.Ng2 Nf8³
23...Rfe8 24.Nb4 Bb5 25.Rxe7 Rxe7 26.Bd1?!

26.Re1 Rxe1+ 27.Nxe1 Ne7³ … Qd8 ×a5

26...h5!?ƒ 27.Qh3?! Bd7
¹27...h4µ
28.Qg2 Bb5 29.Qh3 h4! 30.Bc2 hxg3
30...Re3! 31.Bxg6 Rxf3 32.Qc8+ Be8-+
31.Qxg3
31.Bxg6 gxh2+ 32.Qxh2 Qxh2+ 33.Kxh2 Re2+ 34.Kg1 fxg6µ
31...Nf4 32.Kh1 Re3
¹32...N6h5 33.Qg4 g6 34.Rg1 Re3 35.Bd1 Bd7 36.Qh4 Bf5-+

625
33.Rg1 g6
33...N6h5
34.Qf2 Re2 35.Qh4 Ne4?
35...N6h5-+
36.Bxe4 dxe4 37.Ne5 Nd3 38.Qh8+! Kxh8 39.Nxf7+ Kh7 40.Nxd6 Bd7?

40...Nxb4 41.Nxb5 (41.cxb4? Bc6-+) 41...Nd3 42.Nd6 e3 43.Nc4=; 40...Ne1!? 41.Nf7 Nf3
42.Ng5+ Kh6 43.Nxf3 exf3 44.Rf1 b6 45.axb6 a5 46.b3! (46.b7 Re8µ) 46...axb4 47.c4 Ba6
48.Rxf3 Re6 49.Rh3+ Kg7 50.c5 Re1+ 51.Kg2 Bb7+ (51...Bf1+ 52.Kf2 Bxh3 53.Kxe1 Bg2
54.Kd2 Kf6 55.Kd3 Bd5 56.b7 Bxb7 57.Kc4 Ke6 58.Kxb4 Kd5 59.Kb5 Kxd4 60.c6 Bc8
61.b4 g5 62.Kb6 Kd5 63.b5 Kd6 64.Ka7 Kc7 65.Ka8 Bh3 66.Ka7 Bc8!=) 52.Kf2 Rd1 53.Ke3
Bd5 54.Kf4 Kf6∞
41.Nxe4! Bf5
41...Nxb4 42.Nf6+ Kg7 43.Nxd7 Nd3 44.b4 Rc2 45.Ne5!? Nxe5 46.dxe5 Rxc3 47.Rd1 Re3
48.Rd7+ Kh6 49.Rxb7 Rxe5 50.Rb6 Re4 51.Kg2+-
42.Ng5+ Kh6 43.Nxd3 Bxd3 44.Rg3+- Re1+ 45.Kg2 Re2+ 46.Kg1 Re1+ 47.Kf2 Re2+ 48.Kf3
Rxb2 49.Kf4 Bf5 50.Ke5 Rxh2 51.Nf7+ Kg7 52.Nd6 Re2+ 53.Kd5 Kf6 54.c4 Re7 55.Rf3 Rd7
56.c5 Re7 57.Rf2
57.Nxf5 gxf5 58.Kd6 Re8 59.Kc7
57...Rh7 58.Nxf5 gxf5 59.Kd6 Rh8 60.Rd2 f4 61.Kc7 Rh7+ 62.Kc8 f3 63.d5 1-0
122. C54
Anton Guijarro, David (2643) - Svane, Rasmus (2610)
Skopje 140/122, 2019

626
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 O-O
10.Be3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Qc2 Ba5
12...Bg6 - 138/139
13.O-O

13...Nxc3N
13...Bxf3!? 14.gxf3 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Qg5+ 16.Kh1 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qf5 18.Rfc1 (18.fxe4 Qxh3+
19.Kg1 Qg4+=) 18...Qxh3+ 19.Kg1 Ng5 20.Be2 Nxf3+ 21.Bxf3 Qxf3©
14.bxc3 Bxf3 15.gxf3

15...Qd7! [… Qh3, Nd4] - 140/122

15...f6N

627
16.f4 fxe5 17.fxe5 Qh4 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Kg2 g5 20.f3 Rae8 1/2 (20) Sebastian,D (2442)-
Gustafsson,J (2641) Deutschland 140/(122) 2019
16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.f4 Qg6+?!
17...f6 18.Kg2; 17...Qxc3 18.Qe2©
18.Qxg6 fxg6 19.Rab1! Bb6 20.Kg2! Rae8
20...Kf7 21.c4! dxc4 22.Kf3! Ke6 23.Ke4©
21.Rfc1 c6 22.a4 Re7 23.c4 dxc4 24.Rxc4 Rd7 25.Kf3 Kf7
25...g5?! 26.Ke4 gxf4 27.Bxf4 Bxd4 28.e6!+-
26.Ke4 Rfd8

628
26...Ke6 27.Bd2 … a5-a6ƒ
27.h4! [… h5] 27...h5 28.f5 gxf5+ 29.Kxf5 Rd5 30.Ke4 g6 31.f4 [… f5] 31...Rg8 32.Rcb4 Rd7
32...Rb8 33.Rf1 Ke6 34.Rg1 Kf7 35.f5+-
33.a5 Bxa5 34.Rxb7 Rd8 35.f5 gxf5+ 36.Kxf5 Ke8 37.Bg5 Bb6 38.Bxd8 Rxb7 39.Bf6 Rd7
40.Rg1 Rf7

41.Rg8+
41.e6?? Rxf6+ 42.Kxf6 Bxd4+-+
41...Rf8 42.Rg5 Kd7 43.Rxh5 Bxd4 44.Rh7+ Kc8 45.Ke4 Bc5 46.h5 a5 47.h6 a4 48.Rg7 a3
49.h7 a2 50.e6 1-0

123. C54
Karjakin, Sergey (2753) - Topalov, Veselin (2740)
Shamkir 140/123, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 O-O
10.Be3 Ba5!?
10...Bg4 - 138/(139)
11.Qb3

629
11.Rc1
11...Bxc3+N
11...Nxd4!? 12.Nxd4 c5 13.Ne2 a6 (13...d4?! 14.O-O-O!) 14.O-O axb5 15.Nxd5 Be6 16.Rfd1
(16.Nef4 Nd2! 17.Bxd2 Bxd2 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Nc3 c4 20.Qxb5 Qc7 21.Rad1 (21.Nd5 Qa5
22.Qxa5 Rxa5 23.Nb6 c3=) 21...Rfd8©) 16...Bd2! 17.Bxd2 Bxd5 18.Qc2 (18.Qxb5? Bc6
19.Qb3 Ba4-+) 18...Nxd2 19.Rxd2 Be4 20.Rxd8 Bxc2 21.Rd2 Bf5=; 11...Bf5
12.bxc3 Na5 13.Qb4 b6 14.O-O Bf5 15.Rfc1
15.Rfe1 c6 16.Bd3 Ng3 (16...Nd6 17.Bg5 f6 18.exf6 gxf6 19.Bf4²) 17.Ba6 Ne4 18.Bf4 Re8
19.Rac1 h6 20.h3 Bg6∞
15...Rc8 16.Ba6 Rb8 17.Bd3 Re8 18.h3 c6
18...c5!?
19.Bf4 Rb7 20.Qb2 b5 21.Qe2 Nc4 22.Ng5
22.a4 a5 23.axb5 cxb5 24.Ng5 Nxg5 25.Bxf5 Ne6∞
22...Nxg5 23.Bxf5 Ne6 24.Bg3 b4
24...c5 25.Qg4 Qb6 (25...cxd4 26.cxd4 Qb6 27.Rd1 g6 28.Bxe6 Qxe6 29.Qf4 Qf5!?∞) 26.dxc5
Qxc5∞ … a5
25.Qg4 Qb8
25...a5!?
26.h4
26.Qh4 h6 27.Qg4 a5 28.Bf4 Kf8∞ (28...Nxf4 29.Qxf4 c5 30.dxc5 bxc3 31.Rxc3 Qxe5

630
32.Qxe5 Rxe5 33.Bd3 Rc7 34.Rb3 Re8 35.Rb5 a4 36.c6 Rxc6 37.Rxd5=)
26...a5 27.h5 Qa7 28.Rab1 Nd2 29.Rb2 Nc4 30.Rb3 Nd2 31.Rb2

31...Nc4
31...bxc3!? 32.Rxb7 Qxb7 33.Rxc3 Qb2 34.Rxc6 Nxd4 35.Rc5 Qa1+ 36.Kh2 Nf1+ 37.Kh3
Nxg3 38.Kxg3 Nxf5+ 39.Qxf5 Qxa2 (39...g6 40.Qf6 Qxe5+ 41.Qxe5 Rxe5 42.h6 Kf8 43.Rxa5
Ke7 44.a4 Rg5+ 45.Kf3 Rf5+ 46.Ke2 Rh5=) 40.Qd3 Rd8 41.Qc3 Qe2 (41...a4?? 42.Rc8 Rf8
43.Qc5+-) 42.Rc8 Rf8 43.Qc5 Qxe5+ 44.f4 Qe1+ 45.Kh2 Re8 46.Qc6=
32.Rb3 Nd2 1/2-1/2
124. C54
Duda, Jan Krzysztof (2728) - So, Wesley (2754)
Moscow (m/1) 140/124, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.a4 a6
8...Nb6 - 132/121
9.Re1 Bg4 10.Nbd2

631
10...Kh8?!N
10...Nb6 - 140/(124) 11.b4N (11.h3 Bh5 12.b4 (12.Ne4 Nxc4 13.Nxc5 Nd6 14.g4 Bg6
15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 b6 17.Nb3 f5„; 12.Ba2 Qxd3 13.a5 Bxf3 14.Nxf3 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Nc8
16.b4 Be7 17.Bd5 Bf6=) 12...Nxc4 13.Nxc4 Bd6=) 11...Be7 12.h3 Bh5 13.Ba3 Nxc4 14.Nxc4
f6 15.b5 Nb8= Brodt,A-Voll,A corr 140/(124) 2018
10...Ba7;
10...Qd7
11.h3 Bh5 12.Ne4 Ba7 13.Ng3 Bg6
13...Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Nde7 15.Ne4 f6 16.b4±
14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Rxe5± Nb6 16.Qf3 c6 17.Bf4 Bb8 18.Ree1 Nxc4 19.dxc4 Qh4 20.Ne2 Ba7
21.Bd6 Rfe8 22.Nf4 Bc2 23.c5 a5 24.Re2 Bb3

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25.Ra3!
25.Ra3 Be6 (25...Bc4 26.Re4! Rxe4 27.Qxe4+-) 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Rb3 Bxc5 28.Bxc5 Qc4
29.Rxb7 Qxc5 30.Qg4+-
1-0

125. C54
Giri, Anish (2797) - Karjakin, Sergey (2753)
Shamkir 140/125, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.h3 a5 10.d4

10.Nbd2 Be6 - 139/122

10...Ba7N

633
10...exd4 11.cxd4 Bb4 12.Nc3²
11.Bb3!? Re8 12.Bc2 Bd7
¹12...exd4 13.cxd4 Nb4 14.Nc3 Nxc2 15.Qxc2 c6∞
13.Na3 Qc8 14.Nb5 Bb6 15.Bb1 exd4
15...Bxh3?! 16.gxh3 Qxh3 17.Nh2 Qh4 (17...exd4 18.cxd4 Qh4 19.Ra3 Nxe4 20.Ng4! Nf6
(20...Ng5 21.Rf1±) 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Rf3 Qh4 24.Rf4 Qg5+ 25.Kf1±) 18.Kg2
Re6 (18...exd4 19.cxd4 Nxe4 20.Ng4 f5 21.Ra3!±; 18...Ne7 19.Rh1 Ng6 20.Nf1 Nf4+ 21.Bxf4
Qxf4 22.Qf3±) 19.Rh1±
16.cxd4 Nb4 17.Ra3! Re7?!
17...Qd8 18.Bf4²
18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Nfd5

19...Nh7 20.Nh4 Qe8 21.Bf4±

20.Nh4?!
20.Bxh6!! gxh6 21.Nh4→ Kh8 22.Rg3 Re6 (22...Qe8 23.Qf3 Rd8 (23...Rxe5 24.Rxe5 Qxe5
25.Qxf7+-; 23...Re6 24.Qg4 Qf8 - 22...Re6) 24.Nc3+-) 23.Qg4 Qf8 24.Qf5 Nf6 25.Rf1 Rc6
26.Qf3 Qe7 (26...Nfd5 27.Qe4+-) 27.exf6 Rxf6 (27...Qxf6? 28.Qe4+-) 28.Qc3±
20...Qe8 21.Qe2
21.Qh5 Nf6! 22.Qe2 Nc6∞
21...Nc6 22.Nf3 Rd8 23.Kh2 f5!„ 24.g4?
24.Rd3 Qf7!? (24...Be6 25.Nbd4 Nxd4 26.Nxd4 Bxd4 27.Rxd4 Red7∞) 25.Bd2 Ree8∞

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(25...Be6 26.Nbd4 Nxd4 27.Nxd4 Bxd4 28.Rxd4 b6∞)
24...fxg4 25.Qd3 g6?
25...g5! 26.Qxd5+ (26.Nxg5 Ncb4 27.Qg3 hxg5 28.Bxg5 Rg7 29.Bxd8 Qxd8-+) 26...Be6
27.Qe4 gxf3µ
26.Qxd5+ Be6 27.Qe4 gxf3 28.Rg1 Bf7

29.Ba2?
29.Qh4! Nxe5 30.Bxh6 Rdd7 31.Qf6 Bd5 32.Bxg6 Nxg6 33.Rxg6+ Kh7 34.Rg4 Bxf2 35.Be3!?
(35.Bd2 Bg1+ 36.Kxg1 Re1+ 37.Bxe1 Qxe1+ 38.Kh2 Qf2+ 39.Kh1 Qf1+ 40.Kh2=) 35...Rxe3
(35...Bxe3?? 36.Rh4++-) 36.Rxe3 Qxe3 37.Qg6+ Kh8 38.Qf6+ Kh7=
29...Bxa2 30.Rxg6+ Qxg6! 31.Qxg6+ Rg7 32.Qxg7+
32.Qh5 Rg2+ 33.Kh1 Rd1#
32...Kxg7 33.Rxa2 Rd1 34.Ra1 Kf7 0-1
126. C55
Praggnanandhaa, R. (2537) - Firouzja, Alireza (2682)
Xingtai 140/126, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 g5 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.Bb3 O-O
8...g4

635
9.Nh4?!N (9.Ne1 h5 10.f4 exf4 11.Rxf4 Qe7 12.Nc2²) 9...Nxe4! 10.Nxe4 Qxh4³
Praggnanandhaa,R (2536)-Wei,Y (2736) chess. com (Int.-m/14-blitz) 140/(126) 2019
9.Nc4 Be6 10.Re1

10...g4!?N
10...Re8 - 57/326
11.Nfd2 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Ne4

636
13...b6?!N
13...a5 - 140/(126) 14.Nc5 (14.Ng3 Nf4) 14...Bc8 15.Ne3 Nf4 16.Nxg4 b6∞ Nozdrachev,V
(2489)-Chigaev,M (2637) Russia 140/(126) 2019
14.Ng3 Qd7
14...Qh4 15.Ne3 Nxe3 16.Bxe3 Bxb3 17.axb3 f5 18.f4 gxf3 19.Qxf3±; 14...Nf4 15.Nxe5 Bxe5
16.d4 Bxb3 (16...Bd6 17.Bxf4 Bxf4 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Qxg4+ Kh8 20.Rxe6+-) 17.axb3 Bd6
18.Qxg4+ Qg5 19.Qf3±
15.Nh5 f6 16.d4 Qf7 17.Nxg7 Kxg7 18.dxe5 f5 19.Qe2?!
19.f4 gxf3 20.Qxf3 Rad8 21.Nd2! f4 22.Qf2 Kh8 23.Nf3±
19...f4 20.Ba4 Nce7 21.Nd6! Qh5 22.c4 f3 23.Qe4 Nb4
23...cxd6? 24.exd6 Ng6 25.cxd5 Bxd5 26.Qd4+ Kh7 27.Bc2+-
24.Bf4?!
24.Bd2 a5 25.Bc3±
24...Nd3! 25.Bc2?!
25.Qxd3 Rxf4 26.Ne4 fxg2 27.Nf6 Qf5 28.Qxf5 Rxf5 29.Ne8+ Kf7 30.Nxc7±
25...Rxf4 26.Qxa8?

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26.Qxd3 Ng6 27.Ne4 fxg2 28.Rad1 Qh4 (28...Raf8 29.Nf6 Qg5 30.Qxg6+ Qxg6 31.Bxg6
Kxg6 32.b3±) 29.Ng3 Qg5 30.Qxg6+ Qxg6 31.Bxg6 Kxg6 32.b3 Raf8 33.Rd2²
26...Rf8
26...Nxf2!! 27.Ne8+ (27.Kxf2 Qxh2 28.Rg1 cxd6-+; 27.Qd8 Nh3+ 28.gxh3 f2+ 29.Kh1
fxe1=Q+ 30.Rxe1 Qh4-+) 27...Kf7 28.Nxc7 (28.Nf6 Rxf6 29.exf6 g3 30.hxg3 Ng4 31.Qxf3
Qh2+ 32.Kf1 Bxc4+ 33.Bd3 Bxd3+ 34.Qxd3 Qh1+ 35.Ke2 Qxg2+ 36.Kd1 Nf2+-+) 28...Bc8
29.Be4 (29.Re3 Qh4-+) 29...Nxe4 30.Rxe4 f2+ 31.Kf1 Qxh2 32.Rxf4+ Qxf4-+
27.Qe4 g3 28.hxg3 fxg2 29.Qh4 Qxh4
29...Qf3? 30.Qxe7+ Rf7 31.Qxf7+ Bxf7 32.Bxd3 cxd6 33.exd6+-
30.gxh4 Nxe1 31.Rxe1 Nc6
31...Ng6 32.Nb5 (32.Bxg6 Kxg6 33.Nb5 Bxc4 34.Nxc7 Rc8 35.b3 Rxc7 36.bxc4 Rxc4©)
32...Nxh4 (32...Bxc4

638
33.Re4! Bxb5 34.Rg4 Be8 35.Bxg6 Bxg6 36.h5 Rf5 37.Rxg6+ Kf8 38.Rxh6 Rxe5 39.Rh7±)
33.Re4 Ng6 34.Nxc7 Bf5 35.Re3 Bxc2 36.Ne6+ Kg8 37.Nxf8 Kxf8 38.Kxg2∞; 31...Rd8
32.Ne4 Bxc4 33.Kxg2±
32.Nb5 Bxc4 33.Nc3?
33.Nxc7 Rc8 (33...Bxa2 34.Ba4 Ne7 35.Kxg2±) 34.b3 Bf7 35.e6 Rxc7 36.exf7 Nd4 37.Be4
Kxf7 38.Kxg2±
33...Bf1
33...Rf4! 34.Kxg2 Rg4+ 35.Kh2 Be6 36.f3 Rxh4+ 37.Kg2 Kf7∞
34.Re4
34.Nd5 Rd8 35.Nxc7 Rd2 36.Ne6+ Kf7 37.Bb3 Ke7 38.Nf4 Nd4 39.Bd5 Bc4 40.Bxg2 Rxb2²
34...Rf3 35.Ne2 Bxe2 36.Rxe2 Nd4 37.Rd2 c5?
37...Rf4 38.Kxg2 h5! 39.f3 (39.Bd1 Rxh4 40.Bxh5 Rxh5 41.Rxd4 Rxe5 42.Rd7+ Kf6 43.Rxc7
Re2=; 39.Kg3 Rf3+ 40.Kg2 Rf4) 39...Nxf3 40.Kg3 Rf7 41.e6 Nxd2 42.exf7 Nc4 43.b3 Nd6=
38.Kxg2 Rf8

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39.b4?
39.Be4 h5! 40.Rd3 Kf7 41.Rg3 Ke6 42.f3 (42.Rg5 Rf4 43.Bd3 Rxh4 44.Bc4+ Ke7 45.Kg3 Rh1
46.Rg7+ Kd8 47.Rxa7²) 42...Kxe5 43.Rg5+ Kf4 44.Rxh5±
39...Kf7 40.bxc5 bxc5 41.f4 Ke6 42.Kg3 Rg8+ 43.Kf2 Kd5 44.e6 Rb8
44...Kxe6?? 45.Rxd4+-
45.f5 Ke5 46.Ke3 Re8
46...Nxf5+ 47.Bxf5 Kxf5 48.e7 Re8 49.Rd7 Kf6=
47.Rf2 Nxc2+ 48.Rxc2 Kxf5 49.Rxc5+ Kf6 50.Kf4 Rxe6 1/2-1/2

127. C55
Radjabov, Teimour (2756) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)
Shamkir 140/127, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 d6 7.a4 a5

640
7...h6 - 84/267
8.Nbd2N
8.Nc3
8...Nd7!? 9.Re1 Nb6 10.Bb3 Kh8 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nf1
13.Ne4 d5 14.Ng3 Qd6 15.Qe2 (15.Be3 Bg6∞) 15...Rae8 16.Be3 Bd7∞ (16...Bg6?! 17.Bxb6
cxb6 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Qxe5 Qxe5 20.Rxe5 Bc5 21.Rxe8 Bxf2+ 22.Kh2 Rxe8 23.d4 Re3
24.Nh1 Bh4 25.Rf1²)
13...Bg6 14.Ng3 Bf6 15.Ne4 d5
15...h6!? 16.Be3 Nd7 17.Bd5 Qc8∞
16.Nxf6 Qxf6 17.Bg5 Qf5
17...Qd6 18.Bh4 Rae8 19.d4 e4 20.Bg3 Qd7 21.Nh4 (21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.Bxe5²) 21...Bf7
22.Qd2²
18.Qd2 Rae8 19.Be3
19.Nh4 Qe6 20.f4 Qd6 21.Re2!?ƒ
19...Bh5 20.Bd1 Qd7 21.Bxb6 cxb6 22.Qg5 Qf7 23.Qh4 Bg6 24.Bb3 Qd7 25.Qg3 d4

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26.Nxe5?!
26.Bc4! (… Bb5, ×e5ƒ) 26...dxc3?! 27.bxc3 Bxd3? 28.Rad1 e4 29.Ng5+-
26...Nxe5 27.Rxe5 dxc3 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.bxc3 Qxd3 30.Qxd3
30.Qc7!? h6 31.Rd1 Qe2 32.Qxb6 Bc2 33.Rf1 Bd3 34.Rc1²
30...Bxd3 31.Rd1 Be4 32.Rd6 Bc6= 33.Bd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 Re1+ 35.Kh2 h6 36.Rd7 Rc1
37.Rxb7 Rxc3 38.Rxb6 Rc4 39.Ra6 Rxa4 40.f4 Rxf4 41.Rxa5 1/2-1/2
128. C56
Anton, Teodor (2439) - Miron, Lucian Costin (2455)
Romania (ch) 140/128, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5

5.O-O Bc5 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.Nxd4 O-O - 125/95
5...d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.O-O Bc5 10.f3
10.Be3 Bb6 (10...Qb8 11.Nc3 Bxd4 (11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bb6 13.e6! Bxe6 14.Nxe6 fxe6
15.Qh5+ Kf8 16.Rae1 Qe8 17.Qh3 Kf7 18.c4ƒ) 12.Bxd4 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 O-O 14.Bd4²) 11.f3
(11.Nd2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 c5 13.Bg5 Qc8 14.Ne2 Bc6∞) 11...Ng5 12.f4 Ne4 (12...Ne6!? 13.c3
(13.f5?! - 6/326) 13...c5!? (13...g6 14.Nd2 c5 15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.Nf3 Qd7 17.h3²) 14.Nxe6 fxe6
15.f5 (15.Qh5+ g6 16.Qh3 O-O 17.Nd2 d4„) 15...Qh4!? (15...O-O 16.f6 gxf6 17.Bh6 f5
18.Bxf8 c4+ 19.Kh1 Qxf8 20.Nd2²) 16.f6 gxf6 17.exf6 Rf8 18.Qf3 O-O-O 19.a4 c4 20.Bxb6
axb6 21.Nd2 Bc6 22.Rae1 Rd6∞) 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 c5 15.Nf3 d4 16.Bf2 Bc6 17.a4 a5
18.Qd3 (18.f5 Bxf3 (18...Qd5 19.Bh4! h6 20.Rae1²) 19.gxf3 Qd5 20.Bh4 g6„) 18...Qd5
19.Rfe1 (19.b3 Qe4=) 19...O-O-O 20.b3 f6 (20...h6 21.f5ƒ) 21.Re2 Rhe8„
10...Ng5 11.f4

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11.Be3 O-O (11...Ne6!? 12.f4 Qb8 13.f5 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 15.Qxd4 Qb6 16.c3 Qxd4+
17.cxd4 Rb8 18.Nd2 Rxb2 19.Nb3 Ke7 20.g4 Rb8 21.Rf2 Rxf2 22.Kxf2 a5 23.Nxa5 Rb2+„ …
c5) 12.f4 (12.Qd2 f6 13.exf6 (13.Kh1 h6 - 24/251) 13...Qxf6 14.Nc3 Nf7 15.Nb3 Bd6 16.Nc5
Bf5„) 12...Ne6 13.c3 Qe8!? 14.Nd2 Bb6 15.b4 (15.N2b3 f6 16.Qd2 fxe5 17.fxe5 Rxf1+
18.Rxf1 Nf8 19.a4 a5 20.Nf3 Bf5 21.Bc5 Be4=) 15...f6 16.N2f3 a5„
11...Ne4 12.Be3 O-O
12...Qe7 13.Nd2 Nxd2 (13...f5 14.Nxe4 fxe4 15.b4! Bb6 (15...Bxb4 16.e6!±) 16.c4ƒ) 14.Qxd2
Bb6 15.b4 a5 16.f5! O-O 17.Rae1²; 12...Qb8!? 13.Nd2 (13.Qc1 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 c5 15.Bf2 Bb5
16.Rd1 Nxf2 17.Kxf2 Bc6„; 13.b3 Qb6 14.c3 a5∞) 13...Qxb2 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qd2 Rd8!?
(15...Qb4 16.Qf2 Qc4 17.Nf5 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Qc5 19.Rad1 O-O-O 20.Rb1 Be6 21.Rb2 f5
22.exf6 gxf6 23.Rfb1²; 15...O-O 16.Nb3 Bxe3+ 17.Qxe3 Be6 (17...Qxc2 18.Rad1 Be6 19.Rd2
Qc4 20.f5±) 18.Qc5 Bxb3 19.axb3 Rad8 20.Ra4 e3 21.Qxc6 Rd2 22.Rc4 h5 23.e6²) 16.Rfb1
Qa3 17.Rb3 Qa6 18.Qc3 Be7 19.Rbb1 (19.f5 c5 20.e6 fxe6 21.fxe6 cxd4 22.exd7+ Rxd7
23.Rb8+ Bd8 24.Bxd4 O-O³) 19...c5 20.Nb3 Qc6 21.Nxc5 (21.Bxc5 Rb8=) 21...O-O 22.Rb3
Bc8 23.h3 f6„; 12...Bb6 - 85/309
13.Nd2 Nxd2
13...f6!? 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qe2 (15.b4!? Bb6 (15...Bxb4?! 16.e6 Be8 17.c3 Bd6 18.Qg4 Kh8
19.f5 c5 20.Nb3 Qe7 21.Qxe4±) 16.exf6 (16.Qd2 a5 17.bxa5 (17.Nb3 Be6 18.Bxb6 cxb6
19.bxa5 Bxb3=) 17...Rxa5 18.Nb3 Rd5 19.Qe2 fxe5 20.Bxb6 cxb6 21.c4 Rd3 22.Qxe4 Bf5
23.Qxe5 c5©) 16...Qxf6 17.c3 (17.c4 Bg4 18.Qd2 Bxd4=) 17...c5 18.Nc2 (18.bxc5 Bxc5
19.Qh5 Bb6 20.Qd5+ Qf7= 21.Qxe4? Rae8 22.Qf3 Qc4µ) 18...Bb5 19.bxc5 Bxf1 20.Qxf1
Qxc3 21.cxb6 axb6 22.Qe2 Ra4 23.a3 Rd8 24.Rc1 Qd3 25.Kf1 c5„) 15...Bg4! (15...Qe7
16.Qc4+ Kh8 17.Nf5 Bxe3+ 18.Nxe3 fxe5 19.Qxe4±) 16.Qf2 Qd7 (16...Qd5 17.Nxc6!± -
16/210) 17.Nb3 Bxe3 18.Qxe3 fxe5 19.fxe5 Qd5 20.Rxf8+ Rxf8 21.Re1 (21.Qxa7 Qc4 22.Qd4
Qxc2 23.Nc5 e3 24.Qxe3 Qxb2=) 21...Qxe5 22.Qxe4 Qxe4 23.Rxe4 Bd1 24.c3 Rb8=
14.Qxd2 Bb6
14...Qe7 15.Rae1! Bb6 (15...a5 16.f5! Qxe5 17.Ne6ƒ ∆Bb4 18.c3 fxe6 19.cxb4 Rxf5 20.Bd4
Rxf1+ 21.Rxf1 Qh5 22.bxa5 e5 23.Bc5±; 15...Bxd4 16.Qxd4 Bf5 17.Qc3 Qe6 18.Rf3 … Rg3ƒ)
16.f5! Qxe5 17.Nxc6! Qd6 18.Bxb6 Qxc6 19.Ba5 Rfe8 20.Rd1 Qc5+ 21.Rf2 c6 22.f6ƒ
15.Rae1
15.Nb3 f6 16.exf6 (16.Nc5 Qe7 (16...Re8 17.Qc3 Qe7 18.Rae1 Bf5 19.Bd4²) 17.Qc3 fxe5
18.fxe5 a5!? (18...Rae8 19.b4 Rf5 20.Bd4²) 19.Rae1 Rxf1+ 20.Rxf1 Re8 21.Bd4 h5 … Bc5=;
16.Bc5 fxe5 (16...Re8 17.Rae1²) 17.fxe5 Qh4 18.Kh1 (18.Qe3 Bf5 19.Rf4 Qe7! 20.Re1 Bxc2
21.Rxf8+ Qxf8 22.Bxf8 Bxe3+ 23.Rxe3 Bxb3 24.Bxg7 Bxa2 25.Rg3 Kf7=) 18...Rxf1+
(18...Rf5!? 19.Rxf5 Bxf5 20.Rf1 Be4 21.a4 a5 22.e6 h6 23.c3 Re8 24.e7 Bxc5 25.Nxc5 Qxe7
26.b4 axb4 27.cxb4 Qe5∞) 19.Rxf1 Re8 20.Qc3 h6 21.Nd4 Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Qe4 23.Nf3 Qe2
24.Re1 Qa6 25.a3 Bf5 … Be4=) 16...Bxe3+ (16...Qxf6 17.Nc5 Bf5 18.Bd4 Qg6 19.Rf3 Qd6

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20.b4 a5 21.c3²) 17.Qxe3 Qxf6 18.c3 Qd6 19.Rae1 a5!? (19...Rae8 20.Qxa7 Ra8 21.Qf2 Rxa2
22.Nc5 Rb8 23.Re2 Bg4 24.Rd2 Bf5 25.h3 h5 26.Re2 … Rfe1²) 20.Qf2 a4 21.Nc5 Bc8 22.Qe3
(22.b4 axb3 23.axb3 Ba6=) 22...Ra5 23.Nd3 d4!? 24.Qxd4 Ba6 25.Qxd6 cxd6 26.Rf3 Bc4 27.a3
Rb5©
15...c5 16.Ne2
16.Nb3? d4 17.Bf2 Bb5µ
16...d4 17.Bf2 Be6
17...f5!? 18.b3 Bc6 19.c4 a5∞
18.b3 Qd7N
18...Qd5 19.c4! dxc3 (19...Qc6 20.Bh4! Bf5 21.a4 a5 22.Ng3±) 20.Qxd5 (20.Qxc3 Rad8
21.Ng3 Qd2„) 20...Bxd5 21.Nxc3 Bc6 22.Rc1²; 18...a5!? 19.Ng3 (19.a4 Qd7 20.c4 dxc3
21.Qxd7 Bxd7 22.Rc1 (22.Nxc3 Be6 23.Rb1 Bf5 24.Rbc1 Rfd8 … Rd3) 22...c4 23.bxc4 Bxf2+
24.Rxf2 Bxa4 25.Nxc3 Bb3 26.Ne4 a4 27.Nc5 Rfb8 28.Rb2 Ra5=) 19...Qd7 20.c4 (20.Qd3 c4!
21.bxc4 Qc6„) 20...a4 (20...f5!? 21.a4 Qf7 22.Ne2 Rae8 23.Nc1 Qh5 24.Nd3 Bd7„) 21.f5
Bxf5 22.Nxf5 Qxf5 23.Bxd4 Qd7 24.Bc3 Qxd2 25.Bxd2 axb3 26.axb3 Rfd8 27.Bg5 Rd3
28.Re3 Rxe3 29.Bxe3 Re8 30.Rd1 Kf8 31.Bf4 Ke7 32.Kf2 Ke6=
19.c4!² f6
19...a5 20.a4 f6 21.exf6 Rxf6 22.Bh4 Rf7 (22...Rff8 23.Ng3 Rae8 24.f5 Bf7 25.Ne4±) 23.Ng3
c6 24.Qd3 Raf8 25.f5! Bxf5 26.Rxf5 Rxf5 27.Re7 Qc8 28.Nxf5 Qxf5 29.Qxf5 Rxf5 30.Rb7 d3
31.Rd7²
20.exf6 Rxf6 21.Bh4 Rff8
¹21...Rf7 22.Ng3 c6 23.h3 Bc7 (23...Raf8?! 24.Ne4 h6 25.g4! Bxg4 26.hxg4 Qxg4+ 27.Bg3
Bc7 28.Qe2±) 24.Ne4 Bf5 25.Nxc5 Qd6 26.Ne4 Qh6 27.Bg5 Qg6 28.Ng3 d3 29.Rf3 Rd7
30.Be7!?²
22.Ng3 Rae8 23.f5 Bf7 24.Qd3?!
24.Ne4 c6 25.g4±; 24.f6 Rxe1 25.Rxe1± ∆d3 26.fxg7 Re8 27.Rf1! (27.Ne4 Rxe4 28.Rxe4 Ba5
29.Qxa5 d2 30.Re1™ d1=Q 31.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 32.Be1 Bg6 … Be4) 27...Qd4+ 28.Kh1 Ba5
29.Qxa5 d2 30.Rd1 Qxh4 31.Qxd2 Qd4 32.Ne2 Qf2 33.Ng1+-
24...Ba5! 25.Rxe8
25.Re4 h6 26.Rg4 Re3 27.Qd1 Kh8„
25...Rxe8 26.Ne4 Qc6 27.Rf4 Bb4 28.Qf3 Qd7?

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28...Kf8!? 29.f6 (29.h3 Ba3! (… Bc1) 30.Qf1 Rxe4 31.Qf3 Rxf4 32.Qxc6 Rxh4∞) 29...g6
30.Rg4 (30.Bg5 h5) 30...Re6 31.Bg5 Kg8∞
29.Qd3?†
29.Rg4! Kf8 30.f6 g6 31.Qf4+-
29...Qc6
29...h6!? 30.h3 Kf8 31.f6 g6 32.Bg3 Qe6 33.Kh2 Ba3
30.h3
30.Qf3 Kf8 - 28...Kf8!?
30...Bh5
¹30...Kf8 31.Ng5 (31.Qf3 Ba3! - 28...Kf8!?) 31...Re3 32.Qd1 Qe8„ 33.Nxh7+ Kg8 34.Nf6+
gxf6 35.Qg4+ Kf8 36.Bxf6 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Qe3 38.Qg7+ Ke8 39.Qh8+ Kd7 40.Qd8+ Kc6
41.Qa8+ Kb6 42.Qb8+ Kc6=
31.f6
31.g4!? Bf7 32.g5 Bh5 (32...Re5 33.Qf3 Qe8 34.Qg2!→ ∆Kh8 35.g6 hxg6 36.f6!+-) 33.g6 h6
34.Bf2 Rf8 35.Qg3 Qe8 36.Qh4 Be2 37.Bg3! d3 38.f6 Qxg6 39.fxg7 Qxg7 40.Rxf8+ Qxf8
41.Nf6+ Kf7 42.Nd5²
31...Bg6

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32.Qf3! Qe6
32...Rxe4!? 33.f7+ Bxf7 (33...Kf8? 34.Be7++-) 34.Qxe4 Qxe4 35.Rxe4 Bg6 36.Re7 Bc2
(36...d3 37.Bg5±) 37.Bg5 d3 38.Rd7 Bc3 39.Kf2 Kf8 40.Bc1 Ke8 41.Rd5 c6 42.Rh5 Kd7²
33.Kh1! h6 34.Rg4?
34.Qg3 Qf7 35.fxg7 Be1! 36.Rxf7 Bxg3 37.Rf8+ Kxg7 38.Rxe8 Bxh4 39.Re5±; 34.a3! Bxa3
35.Qg3 Kh7 36.fxg7 Bxe4 37.Rf8+-
34...Bxe4?†
34...Qf7! 35.Kh2 (35.Qg3 Kh7=) 35...h5 36.Rf4 Bxe4 37.Rxe4 Rxe4 38.Qxe4 Bd2 39.fxg7
Bf4+ 40.g3 Be3=
35.Rxe4 Qf7 36.Rg4?
36.Rxe8+ Qxe8 37.fxg7 Kxg7 38.Qg3+ Kf8 39.Qf4+ Kg7 (39...Kg8 40.Qxh6+-) 40.Qxc7+
Qf7 41.Qe5+ Kg6 42.Kg1±
36...g5?
36...g6! 37.Bg3 Re3 38.Qa8+ Re8=
37.Bxg5 hxg5 38.Rxg5+ Kf8 39.Rh5 Re1+ 40.Kh2 Qg6 41.Qd5
41.Rh8+! Kf7 42.Qc6+-
41...Qg8 42.Qd8+
42.f7!+-
42...Kf7 43.Qd7+ Kxf6 44.Rf5+ Kg6 45.Rg5+?
45.h4! Bd2 46.h5+ Kh6 47.Rf6+! Kxh5 48.Qh3+ Kg5 49.Qf5+ Kh4 50.Rg6+-

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45...Kxg5 46.Qg4+ Kh6 47.Qxg8 d3= 48.Qf8+ Kg6 49.Qg8+ Kh6 50.Qh8+ Kg6 51.Qg8+
1/2-1/2

129. C65
Malakhov, Vladimir (2660) - Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2750)
Russia 140/129, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Be6 7.O-O Bd6 8.d4 Nd7
9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Bxe5 11.f4

11...Qd4+!?
11...Bd4+ 12.Kh1 f5 (12...Qe7?! 13.f5 Bd7 14.Nc4 Bc5 15.Bf4 O-O-O 16.Qe1!?±; 12...f6 13.c3
Bb6 14.f5 Bf7 15.e5!? fxe5 16.Qg4 Qd5 17.Ne4²) 13.Qh5+ (13.Qe2 O-O 14.Nf3 fxe4 15.Qxe4
Bc4 16.Be3 (16.Rd1 c5 17.c3 Re8 18.Ne5 Bd5 19.Qe2 Bxe5 20.fxe5 c6 21.c4 Rxe5! 22.Qxe5
Bxg2+ 23.Kxg2 Qxd1 24.Bh6 Qg4+ 25.Kh1 Qf3+ 26.Kg1 Qg4+=) 16...Bxe3 (16...Bxf1?!
17.Bxd4 Re8 (17...Ba6?? 18.Ng5+-) 18.Be5 Ba6 19.Ng5 g6 20.Qe1 Bc4 21.Qh4 h5 (21...Qe7?!
22.Re1 Rad8 (22...h5 23.b3 Bf7 24.c4 b5 25.Qg3 Rad8 26.h3+- … Ne4-f6) 23.b3 Ba6 24.c4+-)
22.Qg3 Bd5 23.b3 c5 24.Qd3 Bf7 25.Qc3²) 17.Qxc4+ Qd5 18.Qxd5+ cxd5 19.g3 Rfe8 20.Rad1
c6∞) 13...g6 14.Qe2 O-O 15.Nf3 Bc5 16.Ng5 Qe7 17.Re1 Rfe8 18.e5 Rad8 19.Nxe6 Qxe6
20.Be3 Bxe3 21.Qxe3 b6 22.b3²
12.Kh1 Bd6 13.Qe2
13.f5 Bd7 14.Qe2 O-O-O 15.Nf3 Qa4 16.b3 Qa5 17.Bd2 Bb4 18.Bxb4 Qxb4 19.Ng5 Rde8∞
13...f6N
13...O-O-O

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- 140/(129) 14.c3N (14.f5 - 131/(119)) 14...Qc5? (14...Qb6 15.e5 Be7 16.f5 Bd7 17.Nc4 Qa6
18.b3 (18.e6 fxe6 19.fxe6 Be8 20.Bf4 Qb5 21.b3 Rf8∞) 18...c5 19.a4 f6 20.e6 Bc6∞) 15.f5 Bd7
16.Nc4 Rhe8 17.b4 Qb5 18.a4 Qa6 19.Bg5 f6

20.Rfb1 (20.Bh4!?±) 20...fxg5 21.b5 cxb5 22.axb5 Bxb5 23.Rxa6 Bxa6 24.Nxd6+ Rxd6
25.Qg4± Leko,P (2674)-Wang,H (2735) Hengshui (rapid) 140/(129) 2019
14.c3 Qc5 15.c4?!

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15.e5 fxe5 16.f5 Bf7 (16...Bd5?! 17.c4 Bf7 18.b3 Qd4 19.Rb1 O-O-O 20.Ne4²) 17.Re1 O-O-O
18.Ne4 Qc4 19.Qf2 Qa6 (19...Kb8 20.Bg5 Rd7 21.b3 Qa6 22.f6 g6 23.c4©) 20.Bg5 Rd7 21.b3©
15...O-O-O³ 16.Rb1
16.e5 fxe5 17.f5 Bf7 18.b3 Qd4 19.Rb1 e4 (19...Rhe8 20.Ne4 Bb4 21.Qf3 Qd3 22.Be3 Ba3
23.Rbd1 Qc2 24.Rde1 Qd3 (24...Qxa2?? 25.Bg5 Be7 26.Ra1 Qc2 27.Bxe7 Rxe7 28.Rxa7+-)
25.Rd1 Qc2 26.Rde1=; 19...Qh4 20.Ne4 Be7 21.Bb2 Rhe8∞) 20.Nxe4 Rhe8 21.Nxd6+ cxd6
22.Qf3 Qe4 23.Qxe4 Rxe4 24.Kg1∞
16...Qd4 17.b3 Bb4 18.Nf3 Qd3 19.Qxd3 Rxd3 20.e5 Bf5 21.Bb2 fxe5 22.Bxe5 Rhd8

23.Rbc1
23.h3 g6 24.Rb2!? Re3 25.Kh2 h5³

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23...g6 24.h3 a5 25.Kh2 a4 26.bxa4
26.Rf2 axb3 27.Ra1!? (27.axb3 Rxb3µ) 27...b2 28.Rxb2 c5 29.Rb3 b6µ
26...Ra3 27.Nd4
27.Rf2 Bc5 28.Rb2 (28.Re2 Bd3 29.Rb2 Rxa4µ) 28...Rxa4 29.Rc3 Rd1-+
27...Be4 28.Rf2 Bc5 29.Rd2 Bxd4 30.Rxd4
30.Bxd4 c5 31.Re1 Bc6 32.Be3 Rxd2 33.Bxd2 Rxa2 34.Re2 Bxa4 35.g4 Bb3 36.Rf2 Bxc4 37.f5
gxf5 38.gxf5 Kd7-+
30...Rxd4-+ 31.Bxd4 Rxa2 32.Kg3 Rxg2+ 33.Kh4 Bf5 34.c5
34.Re1 Rd2 35.Bf6 Rh2 36.Re8+ Kd7 37.Re3 h6 38.Bg7 h5 39.c5 (39.Kg5 Rc2 40.a5 Rxc4
41.Rb3 Kc8) 39...Rc2 40.Rb3 Kc8 41.Rc3 (41.Bc3 Rf2 42.Be5 Ra2) 41...Ra2 42.Be5 (42.Rc4
Ra3 43.Rc3 Rxa4) 42...Rxa4
34...Ra2 35.Ra1 Rd2 36.Be5 Rd3 37.Kg5 Rxh3 38.a5 h5 39.a6 Rg3+ 40.Kf6 bxa6 41.Rxa6

41...Kb7
41...Kd7?? 42.Ra7=
42.Ra2 h4 43.Rb2+ Kc8 44.Bd4 h3 45.Rd2 Rg4 46.Ke5 Rh4 47.Bg1 Rh8 48.Kf6 Kb7 49.Ra2
Re8 50.Kg5 Re4 51.Bf2
51.Rb2+ Ka6 52.Bh2 (52.Kf6 Rxf4 53.Ke7 Rf1 54.Bh2 Rd1) 52...Re1 53.Kh4 Rc1
51...h2 0-1

130. C65
Carlsen, Magnus (2845) - Grischuk, Alexander (2771)
Shamkir 140/130, 2019

650
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Ba4

7...Ne7
7...Bb6 - 110/(166)
8.Bc2 - 140/130
8.Bg5N Ng6 9.Nh4 h6 10.Nxg6 fxg6 11.Be3 Ng4 12.Bxc5 dxc5∞ Narayanan,S (2572)-
Afanasiev,N (2508) Moscow 140/(130) 2019
8.Be3 Bb6 9.Bc2 (9.Bb3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 Ng6=) 9...Ng6 10.d4 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Nbd2 Qd7
13.Kh2 Nh4 14.Rg1 exd4 15.cxd4 Rae8 16.Qf1 Nxf3+ 17.gxf3 Bg6=; 8.Nbd2 Ng6 9.d4 Bb6
10.Bc2

10...Re8N (10...c6) 11.Re1 c6 (11...exd4! 12.cxd4 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.Nb3 a5 15.a4 Nh4 16.g4
Nxg4 (16...Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3 Bg6∞) 17.Nxh4 Qxh4 18.hxg4 Bxg4 19.Qd3

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19...Qh5 (19...Re6?! 20.Qg3 Qh5 21.Qh2 Qg6 22.Kf1±) 20.Qg3 (20.Bd1 f5 21.Bxg4 Qxg4+
22.Qg3 Qh5 23.Bd2 fxe4∞) 20...Bf3= 21.Qh2 Qg4+ 22.Qg3 Qh5=) 12.h3 h6 13.a4 Be6 14.Nf1
Qd7 15.Ng3 Rad8 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Qc1² Karjakin,S (2753)-Jakovenko,D (2735) Saint
Petersburg (blitz) 140/(130) 2018
8...Ng6 9.d4 Bb6 10.a4 c6

11.dxe5!?N
11.Nbd2
11...Nxe5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.a5 Bc5 15.Nd2 Be6 16.Re1 b5 17.Nb3 Bxb3
17...Be7 18.a6! (18.f3 a6 19.Be3 Nd7 20.Red1 c5=) 18...Rd7 19.f3 c5 20.Na5²
18.Bxb3 Ng4

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18...Rab8
19.Re2 Rd6 20.Bg5!
20.h3? Nxf2 21.Rxf2 Rf6-+
20...Kf8

20...h6? 21.Be7
21.Rf1!
21.h3 h6! 22.Bh4 (22.Bd2?? Nxf2!-+) 22...Nf6∞
21...Nf6?!
21...h6 22.Bc1²; 21...Rb8!? 22.g3 b4 23.Bc4 bxc3 24.bxc3 h6 25.Bc1 Rbd8„
22.g3 a6 23.Kg2 Nd7
23...Rad8 24.Bc1!? R6d7! 25.f4 Bd6„ … Bc7 ×a5
24.Bc1 Ba7 25.f4 f6
25...Re8?? 26.Bxf7!+-
26.h4 Re8 27.h5 h6
27...exf4 28.gxf4 Nc5 29.Bc2 Nd3 30.e5 Nxc1 31.Rxc1 fxe5 32.fxe5 g6 33.Rce1±; 27...c5 28.h6
c4 29.Bc2 gxh6 30.Rh1 Kg7 31.Kf3ƒ
28.Ba2 c5 29.Be3!?
29.Bd5?! exf4 … Rd5
29.c4!? b4 (29...Nb8? 30.fxe5 Rxe5 31.Bf4+-; 29...Bb8 30.cxb5 axb5 31.Bd2±; 29...exf4

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30.gxf4 Nb8 31.e5±) 30.Bb3ƒ
29...exf4
29...Ke7 30.Bd5 Rd8 31.Rd1 Bb8 32.Red2± … Kh3-g4-f5
30.gxf4
30.Bxf4 Ne5 31.Bd5 c4=
30...Rxe4 31.Bb1
31.Rfe1! Re7 32.Kf1 Rc6 (32...Rd3 33.Bb1 Rd5 34.Bf2 Rxe2 35.Kxe2± ∆Rxh5? 36.Bg6 Rd5
(36...Rh3 37.Kd2+-) 37.Kf3+-) 33.Bb1±
31...Re7
31...Ra4 32.Bg6 Kg8 33.Bf2 Nf8 34.Re7+-
32.Rfe1

32...f5??†
32...Nb8! 33.Kf3 (33.Bg6 Nc6 34.Bf2 Rxe2 35.Rxe2 Ne7 36.f5 Rc6! 37.c4² (37.Bg3 c4∞))
33...Nc6 34.Bf5 Rd8 (34...c4? 35.Bxa7 Rxe2 36.Rxe2 Nxa7 37.Bg6 Rd8 38.Re6+-) 35.Bf2 Rxe2
36.Rxe2 Ne7 37.Bb1ƒ
33.Bxf5+- Nf6 34.Kf3 Nd5 35.Rd2 Rd8 36.Be4 Red7 37.Red1 Nf6 38.Rxd7 Nxd7 39.Rd6 1-0

131. C65
Anand, Viswanathan (2779) - Giri, Anish (2797)
Shamkir 140/131, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.Nbd2 Re8 7.O-O a6 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Nc4
Nd7 10.Re1

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10.b4 - 120/113
10...Bf8 11.d4 exd4 12.cxd4

12...Nb6N
12...Nf6 13.Nce5 Be6 14.h3 Nd7 15.Nd3²; 12...b5!? 13.Na5 Qf6∞
13.Nxb6 cxb6 14.h3 b5 15.Bf4 Be6 16.Re3 f6 17.b3 Qd7 18.Qc2 Rad8 19.Rd1 Qf7 20.Bg3
Qh5 21.Bc7 Rd7 22.Bb6 Bb4?!

22...Bf7 23.Ne1 f5 24.exf5 Rxe3 25.fxe3 Bd5©

23.Ne1! Bf7 24.Nd3 Bd6 25.Rde1 Bb8 26.f4ƒ
26.g4 Qh6 27.Kg2 Bg6∞

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26...f5
¹26...Qh4 27.e5 Bg6 28.g4 f5 29.Qf2 (29.g5!? ×Qh4) 29...Qe7 30.Rg3 Qf7 31.Kh2 Rde7
32.Reg1ƒ
27.Ne5
27.e5 Bd5„
27...Bxe5 28.dxe5 fxe4 29.Qxe4 Rd2
29...Bd5 30.Qc2 Rf7 31.Rf1 g6 32.Qf2 Qh6 33.Bc5ƒ … Kh2, g4
30.R3e2 Bd5 31.Qe3 Rxe2 32.Rxe2 Qf5 33.g4! Qb1+ 34.Kf2 h5 35.f5

35...Qh1
35...h4 36.Bd4 Qh1 37.e6 Qh2+ 38.Ke1 Qg3+ 39.Kd2+-
36.Kg3 Re7 37.Bc5 Re8 38.e6 Kh7 39.Qg5 1-0

132. C67
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2773) - Naiditsch, Arkadij (2695)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/132, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
9.h3 Ne7 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.Nc3 Ng6 12.b3
12.Re1 - 112/189
12...Be7
12...Bd7 13.Bb2 Nf4

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14.Kh2N (14.Rd4) 14...Bf5 15.Nd4 Bg6 16.g4 Ne6 17.Nf5 h5 18.Kg3² Lagarde,M (2773)-
Hammer,J (2695) ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 140/(132) 2019
13.Ne4 a5
13...f6

14.Bb2 (14.Re1 Kf7 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Bh6 Bd7 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.Re3 Bc8 19.Rde1 Rhe8 20.g4
c5 21.Kh2 b6 22.Kg3 Bb7 23.c3 a5∞) 14...Kf7 15.Re1

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15...h5N (15...a5 16.a4 Rd8 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Ng3∞) 16.Re3 h4 17.Rae1 (17.exf6 gxf6 18.Nh2
Bf5 19.Ng4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4²) 17...Rh5∞ Guseinov,G (2664) -Howell,D (2693) Astana 140/(132)
2019
14.Re1 a4 15.Bb2 Be6 16.Nd4

16...Nf4N
16...Bd7 17.Nf6+!? gxf6 18.exf6 Rg8 19.Re3 axb3 20.axb3 Rxa1+ 21.Bxa1 c5 22.Ne2 Be6
23.fxe7 Kxe7∞
17.Rad1 h5 18.h4 Nd5 19.c4 Nb4 20.a3 Na6 21.b4 c5 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.b5 Nb8 24.f4 Rf8

658
25.Nf6+!
25.g3 Nd7„ … Nb6 ×c4
25...gxf6 26.exf6 Bd6
26...Bxf6? 27.Rxe6+ Be7 28.Rde1 Rf7 29.Bf6+-; 26...Rxf6 27.Bxf6 Bxf6 28.Rxe6+ Kf7
29.Rxf6+! Kxf6 30.Rd8±
27.Rxe6+
27.Rd5! Nd7 28.Rxe6+ Kf7 29.Rdxd6 cxd6 30.Re7+ Kg6 31.Rg7+ Kf5 32.Rxd7ƒ
27...Kf7 28.Rde1 Rd8 29.g4! hxg4 30.h5 Nd7 31.Re7+! Bxe7 32.Rxe7+ Kg8 33.Rg7+

33.h6 Nf8 34.Rg7+ Kh8 35.Be5 Nd7 36.f7 Nxe5 (36...Rf8 37.Kg2!?©) 37.fxe5 Rd3 38.e6 Re3
(38...Rg3+ 39.Kf2 Rf3+ 40.Kg2 Rd8 41.e7 Rd2+ 42.Kg1 Rd1+ 43.Kg2 Rd2+=) 39.e7 Rxe7

659
40.f8=Q+ Rxf8 41.Rxe7 Rf3 42.Rxc7 b6 43.Rb7 Rxa3 44.Rxb6 Rc3=
33...Kh8
33...Kf8?? 34.h6+-
34.f7 Rf8 35.f5 Nb6 36.Bf6 Nxc4 37.Rxg4+
37.h6? Nd6-+
37...Kh7 38.Rg7+ Kh6 39.Rg6+ Kh7
39...Kxh5 40.Rg5+ Kh4 41.Rg2+ Kh3 42.Kf2 Rxf7 43.Rg3+ Kh2 44.Rg2+ Kh1 45.Rg1+=
40.Rg7+ Kh6 41.Rg6+ Kh7 42.Rg7+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

660
C75-C99

133. C76
Gunina, Valentina (2506) - Lagno, Kateryna (2554)
Kazan (wct) 140/133, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 Bd7 6.O-O g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.Bg5 f6 9.Be3 Nh6
10.dxe5 dxe5
10...fxe5 - 44/(399)
11.c4 Nf7 12.Nc3 Ne7?!
12...O-O 13.b4 f5∞
13.Qb3N
13.Bc5
13...Bxa4 14.Qxa4+ Qd7 15.Qb4 b6 16.Rfd1 Qc6 17.Nd5
17.Rac1 … Nd5±
17...Nxd5 18.exd5?!
18.cxd5 Qd7 19.Rac1 Bf8 20.Qb3 Bd6 21.Nd2 O-O 22.Nc4ƒ
18...Qd7 19.c5 bxc5 20.Bxc5 Nd6 21.Bxd6 cxd6 22.Rac1 O-O 23.Rc6 Rfb8 24.Qa3 Bf8 25.h3
Qb7 26.b3 Qb5 27.Qc1 a5 28.Nh2 f5 29.Qg5
29.g4!? a4 (29...f4 30.Rc4 a4 31.b4) 30.gxf5 axb3 31.fxg6 hxg6 32.axb3 Qxb3 33.Rc3 Qb2=
29...Qb7
29...Rb7! 30.g4? f4µ
30.Rdc1 Qe7 31.Qd2 e4 32.Rc7 Qe5 33.Re1
33.Nf1 f4 34.Nh2 h5 35.Qc2! … 35...Qxd5 36.Nf3„
33...Rb5 34.Rd1 a4 35.bxa4 Rxa4 36.Rc8 Rb2

661
37.Qh6?
37.Qg5 Rb7 (37...Raxa2 38.Qd8 Qg7 39.Rc7 Qh6 40.Qd7 Rxf2 41.Qf7+ Kh8 42.Qf6+ Kg8=)
38.Nf1 Rxa2 39.Ne3 Kg7 40.Nc4 Be7!? 41.Qc1 Qf6µ
37...Qg7 38.Qf4 Raxa2 39.Rf1
39.Qxd6 Rxf2 40.Qe6+ Qf7-+
39...Rc2?
39...Qd7 40.Qc1 Qa7-+
40.Re8
40.Qxd6 Rxc8 41.Qe6+ Qf7 42.Qxc8 Qxd5µ
40...Qf7 41.Rb8 Rab2?!
41...Qe7 42.Qh6 Re2 43.Rc8 e3-+
42.Rxb2 Rxb2 43.Rd1 Qa7 44.Nf1 Bh6 45.Qh4 Kg7?

662
45...Rc2 46.Rb1 Kg7-+
46.Ra1! Qxa1
¹46...Qf7 47.Ra6 Rb5 (47...Qf8 48.Qg3) 48.Rxd6 Rxd5 49.Rxd5 Qxd5 50.Qe7+ Kg8 51.g4!³
47.Qe7+= Kg8 48.Qe6+ Kf8 49.Qc8+ Ke7 50.Qc7+ Ke8 51.Qc8+ Ke7 52.Qc7+ Kf6
53.Qxd6+ Kg5 54.Qe7+ Kh5 55.g3! Bg5 56.Qxh7+ Bh6 57.Qe7 Bg5 58.Qh7+ Bh6 59.Qe7
Bg5 60.Qh7+ 1/2-1/2
134. C77
Jakovenko, Dmitry (2704) - Fedoseev, Vladimir (2680)
Poikovsky 140/134, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5
9...O-O - 137/121, C78
10.Bg3

663
10...Be6N
10...Ba7 - 140/ (134) 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Bc2 Nh5

13.b4N (13.a4) 13...Nc6 14.Bb3 Nxg3 15.hxg3∞ Nisipeanu,L (2670)-Sanal,V (2511) Skopje
140/(134) 2019
11.O-O Qd7!? 12.d4 Bxb3 13.axb3 exd4
13...Bb6 14.dxe5 (14.d5 Nb8 15.Nbd2 O-O 16.h3 c6 17.c4²) 14...Nxe4 15.exd6 Nxg3 16.Re1+
Kf8 17.hxg3 Qxd6 18.Qxd6+ cxd6 19.Na3 Kg7 20.Red1 Rhd8 21.Nc2²
14.cxd4 Bb6 15.Re1 Nh5 16.d5 Nb4?!
16...Ne7 17.Ne5 (17.e5 O-O 18.Nc3 Ng6 19.exd6 (19.Ne4 f5!„) 19...cxd6 20.Ne5 dxe5
21.Qxh5²) 17...dxe5 18.Qxh5 Qd6 19.Nc3²

664
17.Nd4 Ng7?
17...Nxg3 18.hxg3 O-O-O! 19.Na3 (19.Qd2 a5 20.Nc3 h5 21.Nf5 g4²) 19...h5 20.Qd2 a5
21.Nf5 g4 22.Kf1²
18.Qd2 Bc5
18...a5 19.Qxb4! axb4 20.Rxa8+ Ke7 21.Nf5+ Nxf5 22.exf5+ Kf6 23.Rxh8 Qxf5 24.Nd2±
19.f3?!
19.Nc6! Nxc6 20.dxc6 Qd8 (20...Qxc6 21.Qc3 O-O 22.b4+-) 21.b4 Bb6 22.Nc3 O-O
23.Nd5+-
19...O-O
19...Nc2! 20.Qxc2 Bxd4+ 21.Bf2 Be5 (21...Bxf2+ 22.Qxf2 O-O 23.g4!±) 22.Nc3 O-O 23.Ne2
f5 24.Nd4 fxe4 25.Rxe4±
20.Bf2 f5 21.Nc3

21...fxe4?!
21...Rae8 22.exf5 Nxf5 23.Ne6 Bxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Rf7 25.Ne4 c6 (25...Nxd5? 26.N6xg5 hxg5
27.Qxd5+-; 25...c5 26.Rad1±) 26.Qxb4 cxd5 27.Nxd6 Nxd6 28.Nc5²
22.Rxe4 Rae8 23.Ne6?!
23.h4 Re5 (23...Rxe4 24.Nxe4 Nxd5 25.hxg5±) 24.hxg5 hxg5 25.Rae1 Qe7 26.Kf1!±
23...Nxe6 24.dxe6 Qc6 25.Rae1 Rf5
25...d5 26.Re5 Bxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Rf6 28.e7±; 25...Bxf2+ 26.Kxf2 Qc5+ 27.Kf1 a5 28.h4 Qf5
29.hxg5 hxg5 30.Nd1±

665
26.h4 Nd5
26...d5 27.Rg4 Bxf2+ 28.Qxf2 (28.Kxf2 Rf4! 29.Rxf4 gxf4„) 28...Nd3 29.Qc2 Nxe1 30.Qxf5
Qxe6 31.Qxd5 Qxd5 32.Nxd5±
27.hxg5 Rxg5

28.Nxd5?!
28.Rh4! Nxc3 29.Rxh6 Bxf2+ (29...Qd5 30.Qf4 Qf5 31.Qxf5 Rxf5 32.bxc3 Kg7 33.Rh1±)
30.Kxf2 Qc5+ 31.Kf1 Nb1 32.Rxb1±
28...Qxd5 29.Qc2 Bxf2+ 30.Qxf2 Rg6
30...Re7 31.Qh4 Qc5+ 32.Kf1 Qc2 33.R4e2 Qg6²
31.Qe3
31.e7! Qxb3 32.f4 Qg3 33.Qd2 c6 34.f5 Qg5! 35.Qf2 Rf6 36.Rf4²
31...Qg5 32.Qf2 Qd5 33.Qe3 Qg5 34.g4 h5 35.Qxg5
35.Qd4 Qh4 36.R1e2 hxg4 37.Rg2 Qh6 38.Rgxg4 Rxg4+ 39.Rxg4+ Kf8∞
35...Rxg5 36.Kg2 Kg7 37.Kg3 hxg4 38.f4
38.fxg4 Re7 39.b4 Kf6=
38...Rd5 39.Rh1 Kf6 40.Re3
40.Rh6+ Kf5 41.Re3 Rd2 42.Rh5+ Kg6 43.Rg5+ Kf6=
40...Rd2 41.Rh7

666
41...Rxb2?
41...Kg6 42.Rxc7 Rxb2 43.Kxg4 (43.Rd7 Rb1 44.Rxd6 Rg1+ 45.Kf2 Rh1 46.Rxa6 Kf5=)
43...Rg2+ 44.Kf3 Rg1 45.Rd7 Rf1+ 46.Kg4 Rg1+=
42.Rf7+ Kg6 43.f5+ Kg5 44.e7 Rh8 45.Rg7+ Kf6
45...Kxf5 46.Rxg4 Re8 (46...Rbh2 47.Rf3+ Ke5 48.e8=Q+ Rxe8 49.Re3+ Kd5 50.Rxe8+-)
47.Rf4+ Kg6 48.Rf8 Rxb3 49.Rxb3 Rxe7 50.Ra3+-
46.Rg6+ Kf7 47.Rh6! Re8 48.Ree6?
48.Kf4 g3 (48...Rf2+ 49.Kg5 Rf3 (49...Rg8+ 50.Rg6 Re8 51.f6+-) 50.Rxf3 gxf3 51.Rh7+ Kg8
52.f6 Kxh7 53.f7 Rxe7 54.f8=Q Rg7+ 55.Kf6+-) 49.Rh7+ Kg8 50.f6 Kxh7 51.f7 Rxe7 52.f8=Q
Rxe3 53.Qf7+ (53.Kxe3? g2=) 53...Kh8 54.Qf6+ Kg8 55.Qxb2±
48...Rxb3+ 49.Kf4
49.Kxg4 Rg8+ 50.Kf4 Ke8 51.Rh7 Rb2 52.Rg6 Rxg6 (52...Rg2? 53.Rxg8+ Rxg8 54.f6+-)
53.fxg6 Rg2 54.g7 a5 55.Ke4 a4 56.Rh8+ (56.Kd5 Kd7=) 56...Kxe7 57.g8=Q Rxg8 58.Rxg8 b4
59.Rg7+ Kd8 60.Kd5 a3 61.Kc4 c5=

667
49...Rh3= 50.Rhf6+ Kg7 51.Rg6+ Kf7 52.Rgf6+ 1/2-1/2
135. C77
Shirov, Alexei (2667) - Anton Guijarro, David (2643)
Praha II 140/135, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 Bc5

5...b5 - 139/132
6.c3 d6 7.O-O Ba7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3

10...h5!N
10...Bg4
11.h4 Nh7

668
11...g4 12.Ng5 Ng8 13.d4 f6 14.f4∞
12.Nbd2?!
12.d4 g4 13.Ne1 Bd7!∞ (13...Nf8? 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.dxe5±)
12...g4 13.Ne1 Nf8 14.d4 exd4 15.Bxc6+
15.cxd4 b5 16.Bb3 Nxd4 17.Bd5 c6 18.Nb3!ƒ
15...bxc6 16.cxd4 Ng6 17.Qa4 Bd7 18.e5 d5 19.f3?
19.e6 fxe6 20.Qc2 Nxh4∞
19...c5 20.Qa3 c4!
20...cxd4? 21.Nd3
21.Nc2 Bf5 22.Nb4 Bxd4+ 23.Kh2 Qd7 24.Nxa6

24...Ra7!-+ 25.Rad1 Qc8 26.Qa4+ Bd7 27.Qa5 Be6! 28.Nxc4 Qxa6 29.Rxd4 Qxa5 30.Nxa5
Rxa5 0-1

136. C78
Jakovenko, Dmitry (2708) - Wei, Yi (2736)
Moscow (m/2) 140/136, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4

669
9...Bd7

9...Bb6; 9...O-O - 137/121

10.O-ON
10.Nbd2 - 140/(136) 10...Bb6 11.Nf1 g5 12.Bg3 Ne7 13.Ne3 Ng6 14.O-O Nh7 15.Nd2 Nf6
16.Nf3 Nh7 17.Nd2 Nf6 18.Nf3 1/2 (18) Karthikeyan,M (2560)-Kovalev,V (2703) Moscow
140/(136) 2019
10...Bb6 11.a4 Rb8 12.axb5 axb5 13.Na3 g5 14.Bg3 Ne7?!

670
14...Na5 15.Ba2 O-O 16.Nc2²
15.d4! exd4
15...Nxe4 16.dxe5 Nxg3 17.hxg3 O-O 18.exd6 cxd6 19.Nc2 (19.Qxd6 Nf5 20.Qd3 Bc8©
(20...Nxg3?? 21.Qg6++-)) 19...Be6 (19...Nf5 20.g4±) 20.Nb4±
16.e5 dxe5 17.Nxe5 O-O 18.cxd4± Nf5 19.Nc2 Kg7 20.Qf3
20.Qd3 Nxg3 21.fxg3 (… Bf7!) 21...Be8 22.h4! Nd5 23.Kh2 f6 24.Bxd5 Qxd5 25.Ne3 Qe6
26.Nf5+ Kh8 27.Nxh6+-
20...Nxd4 21.Nxd4 Bxd4

22.Rad1?!
22.Rfd1! c5 23.Ra7 Ra8 24.Rb7 Qe7 25.Nxd7 Nxd7 26.Qf5 Rfd8 27.Bc2 Kf8 (27...Qf6

671
28.Rxd7+-) 28.h4 gxh4 29.Bc7+-
22...c5∞ 23.Nxd7 Qxd7 24.Bxb8 Rxb8 25.Bc2 Qd5 26.Qg3?!
26.Qxd5 Nxd5 27.Rd2²
26...Re8 27.b3 Nh5 28.Qg4 Nf4 29.h4 Re2 30.hxg5 hxg5 31.Bd3 Rb2 32.Bxb5?
32.Bf5 Kf6 33.Bh7 Rxb3µ
32...Rxb3 33.Ba6

33...Kg6! [… f5!] 0-1

137. C78
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2693) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/137, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 O-O 7.d4 Ba7 8.dxe5 Nxe4 9.Bc2
9.Qd5 - 109/201
9...d5 10.exd6 Nxd6 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bf4

672
12...g5!N
12...Kh8
13.Bxd6
13.Bg3?! f5 14.Qd5+ Nf7 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Bb3 (16.Bxc7? Rd7-+) 16...h6³
13...Qxd6 14.Qxd6 cxd6 15.Nbd2 g4
15...d5 16.Bb3 Be6 17.Rfe1 Bf7
16.Nh4 d5 17.Nf5
17.Rfe1!? Kh8 18.Nb3 d4= (18...f5 19.Rad1²)
17...d4 18.Nc4 Bxf5 19.Bxf5 h5 20.Rad1 Rfd8 21.a4 Ne7 22.Be6+ Kg7 23.Rfe1 f5 24.Na5
Rab8 25.Kf1 Kf6
25...dxc3 26.bxc3 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Kf6=
26.Bb3 Ng6
26...dxc3 27.Re6+ Kg5 28.bxc3 Rxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Rd8 30.Bxg4 hxg4 31.Rxe7 Rd1+ 32.Re1 Rd2
33.Re2=
27.Re6+ Kg5 28.g3 dxc3 29.bxc3 Rxd1+ 30.Bxd1 Rd8

673
31.f4+! gxf3 32.Bxf3
32.h4+? Nxh4 33.gxh4+ Kf4-+
32...h4 33.Nc4?!
33.Bxb7 Rd2 (33...h3 34.Nc6 Rd1+ 35.Ke2 Rb1 36.Nd8!±) 34.gxh4+ Nxh4 35.Rxa6 Bc5
36.Nc4 (36.Nb3 Rf2+ 37.Ke1 Be3©) 36...Rxh2 37.Ra5 Be7 38.Rb5 Bf6 39.a5 Bxc3 40.a6 Ra2=
33...hxg3 34.hxg3 Bb8 35.Kg2 b5 36.axb5 axb5

37.Ne3?!
37.Na3 f4 (37...Rd2+ 38.Re2=) 38.Be4 Nf8 39.Rb6 fxg3 40.Rxb5+ Kf4 41.Rd5 Re8 42.Bd3
Ng6!? (42...Ne6 43.Nc4=) 43.Bxg6 Re2+ 44.Kg1 Ba7+ 45.Rd4+ Bxd4+ 46.cxd4 g2 47.Bh5
Ra2 (47...Rd2 48.Nb5 Kg3 49.Nc3=) 48.Bf7 Rxa3 49.Kxg2=

674
37...Rd2+ 38.Kh3 Rd3 39.Be2 Rxc3 40.Bxb5 f4 41.Be8 Nf8 42.Rb6 Be5 43.Nf1 fxg3 44.Rc6
Ra3 45.Rb6 Ra2 46.Rb4 Ne6 47.Rg4+ Kf6 48.Bc6?
48.Rxg3! Bxg3 49.Kxg3 Ra3+ 50.Kg4³
48...g2! 49.Bxg2 Nf4+ 50.Rxf4+ Bxf4 51.Bf3 Bb8 52.Ng3 Kg5 53.Ne2 Bc7 54.Kg2 Kh4
55.Kf2 Bb6+ 56.Ke1 Be3 57.Kd1 Kg5 58.Be4 Kf6 59.Bf3 Ke5 60.Bg2 Kd6 61.Be4 Kc5
62.Bf5 Rd2+ 63.Ke1 Rd8 64.Be4 Kc4

65.Kf1?†
65.Ng3! Bc5 (65...Bf4 66.Ne2) 66.Ke2 Kd4 67.Bc2³
65...Rf8+-+ 66.Ke1 Bf2+ 67.Kd2
67.Kf1 Bc5+ 68.Ke1 Bb4+ 69.Kd1 Rd8+ 70.Kc1 Bc5
67...Rd8+ 68.Kc2 Be3 69.Bf3 Rd2+ 70.Kb1 Kb3 71.Nc1+ Ka3 72.Ne2 Rb2+ 73.Ka1 Rb8 0-1

138. C81
Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2546) - Muzychuk, Anna (2539)
Kazan (wct) 140/138, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Be7
10.Rd1 O-O 11.c4 bxc4 12.Bxc4 Bc5 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Qb8 15.Bb3 Na5 16.Nd4 c5
17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.f3 c4

675
19.Ba4N
19.fxe4 - 140/(138) 19...cxb3 20.exd5 bxa2 (20...Nc4 - 118/100) 21.Rxa2 Nc4 22.Qd4 Qb3
23.Nc3 Rac8

24.h3N (24.Rb1 Ne3! 25.Qxe3 Rxc3 26.Qxc3 Qxa2 27.Rd1 exd5 28.Qd4 Rb8= (28...Qc4=))
24...Nxb2 25.Rb1 Qxc3 26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.Rbxb2 exd5 28.Rxa6= Tari,A (2613)-Robson,R
(2667) Saint Louis) 140/ (138) 2019
19...Qxb2
19...c3 20.Nxc3 Nc4 21.Qd4 Nxc3 22.bxc3 Qxe5 23.Qxe5 Nxe5 24.Bb3²
20.fxe4 Qxa1 21.exd5 Rad8
21...exd5? 22.Nc3 Qb2 23.e6 d4 24.Qxd4 Qa3 25.Qe3+-; 21...Qxa2 22.Bd7 (22.Nc3 Qa3
23.dxe6 (23.Bd7 exd5 24.e6 Rae8∞) 23...Rad8 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.h3=) 22...exd5 23.e6 Qc2

676
24.Nc3 Nb3! 25.e7 (25.Rxd5 Qc1+ 26.Qxc1 Nxc1 27.e7 Rfe8 28.Re5=) 25...d4 26.exf8=Q+
Rxf8 27.Qe6+ Kh8 28.Rf1 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Qc1+ 30.Kf2 Qf4+ 31.Kg1 Qc1+=
22.Nc3 Qb2 23.d6 Qa3

24.Qd4?!
24.Rb1! Rb8 (24...h6 25.h3 Rf7 26.d7 Rfxd7 (26...Rdf8 27.Kh2±) 27.Bxd7 Rxd7 28.Rb8+ Kh7
29.Kh2²; 24...Kh8 25.d7 (25.h3 Rb8 26.Rxb8 Rxb8 27.Bd7 Rb1+ 28.Kf2 Rb2+ 29.Kg1 Rb1+=)
25...Qe7 26.Ne4ƒ (26.Qd4!?; 26.h3)) 25.Rxb8 Rxb8 26.Bd7 Kh8 (26...Rb1+? 27.Kf2 Qb2+
28.Kg3 Rc1 29.Bxe6+ Kh8 30.d7 Nc6 31.Na4 Qb1 32.Bd5+-) 27.Bxe6 Nc6 28.Bxc4 Qb4
29.Bb3 Nd4 30.Na4! (30.d7?! Qc5 31.Ne4 Qxe5 32.Qg5 Qc7 33.Qe7 Qc1+ 34.Kf2 Qf4+
35.Ke1 Rf8³) 30...Nf5 31.Qf2 Nd4 32.h3 h6∞
24...Kh8?!
24...Nb7! 25.Qxc4 (25.Bc6 Nc5 26.h3 (26.Qxc4 Rc8 27.Bf3 Kh8µ) 26...Qa5µ) 25...Rc8
26.Qxe6+ Kh8 27.Qb3 Rxc3 28.Qxa3 Rxa3 29.Bb3 Rxb3 (29...g6µ) 30.axb3 Nd8µ
25.h3 Nb7

677
26.Kh2?!
26.Bc2 Nc5 (26...Qb2 27.Bxh7 Kxh7 28.Rb1 Qc2 29.Rxb7 Qc1+ 30.Kh2 Qf4+ 31.Qxf4 Rxf4
32.Re7∞) 27.Qxc4 Rc8 28.Qd4 Qb2 29.Rd2 Qc1+ 30.Kh2∞; 26.Bc6 Nc5 27.Qxc4∞
26...Qc5 27.Qe4 Rf5! 28.Nd5?

28.Re1 Qf2 29.Re2 Qf4+ 30.Qxf4 Rxf4µ; 28.Rb1 Na5 29.Re1 g6µ
28...Nxd6?
28...Rdf8! 29.Nc7 (29.Ne3 Rxe5 30.Qxb7 Rxe3 31.d7 Qe5+ 32.Kg1 Re1+-+) 29...Qxe5+
30.Qxe5 Rxe5 31.d7 Nd8-+
29.Ne7 Qc7
29...Rff8 30.exd6 Rxd6 31.Bc2! g6 32.Nxg6+ hxg6 33.Qh4+ Kg8 34.Qg3 e5 35.Bxg6 Rxd1

678
36.Be8+ Kh7 37.Qh4+ Kg7 38.Qg5+=
30.Qh4 Nf7 31.Ng6+?!
31.Rxd8+ Nxd8 32.Nxf5 exf5³
31...Kg8 32.Ne7+ Kh8
32...Kf8
33.Ng6+?!
33.Rxd8+ Nxd8 34.Nxf5 exf5³
33...Kg8 34.Ne7+ Kf8 35.Rxd8+ Nxd8 36.Ng6+

36.Nxf5 exf5 37.Kh1 Ne6 38.Bc2 h6µ

36...Kg8?
36...Kf7! 37.Qxh7 Rg5 38.Nh8+ Ke7 39.Ng6+ Rxg6 40.Qxg6 Qxe5+ 41.Kg1 Nf7-+
37.Ne7+ Kf8 38.Ng6+ Kg8 39.Ne7+ Kf7 40.Nxf5 exf5 41.Kh1 Qxe5
¹41...h6 42.Qh5+ Ke6ƒ
1/2-1/2
139. C88
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773) - Aronian, Levon (2762)
Moscow (m/1) 140/139, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.d4!? Nxd4
8...d6 9.c3 Bg4 - C91

679
9.Bxf7+ Rxf7 10.Nxe5 Rf8 11.Qxd4 Bb7 12.Nc3 c5
12...Qe8 - 26/300
13.Qd1 b4 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 Bd6 16.c4
16.f4 Bxe5!? 17.fxe5 Qh4 18.Be3 Qc4 19.b3 Qxd5 20.Qxd5+ Bxd5 21.Red1 Be6 22.Bxc5
Rfc8=
16...bxc3 17.bxc3

17...a5?!N
17...Rf5 18.f4 c4!∞; 17...Rxf2!? 18.Nf3! (18.Kxf2? Bxe5 19.Rxe5 Qf6+µ) 18...Rxf3 19.Qxf3
Bxh2+ 20.Kh1 Bd6 21.Qh5 Qf6©; 17...Qf6!? 18.f4 Rae8 19.Be3 Bxe5 20.fxe5 Rxe5 21.Bxc5
Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 Rc8 23.Bd4 Qg6=
18.Nf3 Qf6 19.Bg5 Qg6
19...Qxc3 20.Rc1 (20.Rb1 Ba6 21.Rb6 Bf4 22.Bxf4 Rxf4 23.d6²) 20...Qa3 21.Be7 Bxe7
22.Rxe7±
20.Be7 Bxe7 21.Rxe7² Qd6 22.Qe2 Bxd5 23.Rd1 Rab8 24.Ne1
24.h3±
24...Qc6 25.Qe5 Bf7 26.Rdxd7 Rfe8 27.Qf4

680
27...Qf6! 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.Qd2 Qe6
29...Qf4! 30.Nf3 Qxd2 31.Rxd2 Kf8 32.h3 Re4©
30.Rd8 h6 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.a3 Qa4 33.Qc1 Bg6 34.Nf3 Qb3 35.Ne5 Bc2 36.Ng4 a4 37.h3
Bf5 38.Ne5± Kh7 39.Kh2 Qa2 40.Kg1 Kg8

41.Qf4+- Qxa3
41...Bc2 42.Qc4+ Qxc4 43.Nxc4+-
42.Qxf5 Qxc3
42...Qb3 43.Nd7 a3 44.Nxc5 Qd1+ 45.Kh2 a2 46.Qe6+ Kh7 47.Qxa2 Qd6+ 48.g3 Qxc5 49.c4
43.Nc6 Kh8 44.Qf7 Qb3 45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.Qe4+ Kh8 47.Na5 Qd1+ 48.Kh2 Qd6+ 49.f4 a3
50.Qa4 c4 51.Qxc4 Qd2 52.Nb3 Qe3 53.Nc1 h5 54.h4 Qe7 55.Qc8+ Kh7 56.Qf5+ g6 57.Qh3

681
Qf7 58.f5 Qc7+ 59.Qg3 Qxc1 60.Qxg6+ Kh8 61.Qxh5+ Kg7 62.Qg6+ Kf8 63.Qf6+ Ke8
64.Qe6+ Kf8 65.Qd6+ Kf7 66.Qe6+ Kf8 67.Qf6+ Kg8 68.Qe5 Kf7 69.f6 Qc4 70.Qe7+ Kg6
71.Qg7+ Kf5 72.Qg5+ 1-0

140. C88
Aronian, Levon (2763) - Svidler, Peter (2735)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/140, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d4 d6
10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Nbd2 Bc5 12.a5
12.h3 h6 (12...Qe7 - 122/ (125)) 13.Qe2 Qe7 14.Nc4 Rd8

15.c3N (15.Be3) 15...a5 16.Nfd2

(16.Be3=) 16...Be6 (16...Ba6! 17.Qf3 Rab8 18.Bd1 Nh7 19.Be2 Ng5 20.Qg3 Qe6³) 17.Bc2

682
Nd7 18.Ne3 Nf8 Sebag,M (2476)-Monpeurt,C (2166) France 140/(140) 2019 (18...Nf8

19.Nd5! Bxd5 20.exd5 Rxd5 21.Ne4 Bb6 22.Qf3ƒ; 18...Bxe3 19.Qxe3 Nc5∞)
12...h6 13.h3 Qd6 14.Qe2 Be6 15.Nc4 Qe7 16.Be3
16.c3 - 128/122
16...Rab8 17.Bxc5
17.Red1 Nxe4 18.Ba4 Ng3 19.fxg3 Bxc4 20.Qxc4 Bxe3+ 21.Kh2
17...Qxc5 18.Ncd2

18...Rfe8?!N
¹18...Bxb3 19.cxb3!? (19.Nxb3 Qb5=) 19...Nxa5 20.Rec1 Qb6 21.Ra4!?©

683
19.Qxa6 Ra8 20.Qe2 Nxa5?
20...Rxa5 21.Bxe6 Rxa1 22.Rxa1 (22.Bxf7+!? Kxf7 23.Rxa1 Qxc2 24.Qf1 Nd4 25.Qc4+ Qxc4
26.Nxc4 Nxe4 27.Ncxe5+ Kg8 28.Nxd4 Rxe5 29.Nc6 Rb5 30.Re1 Nf6=) 22...Rxe6 23.Nb3
Qd6²
21.Bxe6 fxe6
21...Rxe6? 22.Nb3 Qb6 23.Nfd2+- … Nc4
22.Ra4 Ra7?!

22...Nc6 23.Nb3 Qe7 24.Rea1±

23.Qe3! Qxe3 24.Rxe3 c5 25.Nxe5 Nc6 26.Rxa7 Nxa7 27.Rd3 Nb5 28.f3 Ra8 29.Nb3 Rc8
30.Nc4 Kf8 31.Kf2 Ke7 32.Rd1! g5
32...Ra8 33.Ke3 (33.Nxc5? Rc8) 33...Ra7 34.g4 g5 35.Ne5+-
33.Ra1 Nd7 34.Ke3 Nd6 35.Nxd6 Kxd6 36.Ra6+ Ke7 37.Na5 Ne5 38.g3 1-0

141. C92
Topalov, Veselin (2740) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2790)
Shamkir 140/141, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.Nf3 Re8 13.Nbd2 Bf8 14.a3 g6 15.Ba2 Bg7 16.b4 exd4 17.cxd4
a5!?

684
17...Nd7 - 36/426
18.Rb1N
18.Qb3 Qd7 19.Bb2 axb4 20.d5!? bxa3 21.dxc6 Bxc6 22.Bd4 Bxe4 23.Nxe4 Rxe4 24.Qxf7+
(24.Rxe4 Nxe4 25.Re1 Nf6 26.Ng5 d5 27.Qc3 Ra6∞) 24...Qxf7 25.Bxf7+ Kxf7 26.Ng5+ Kg8
27.Nxe4 Nxe4 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.Rxe4 c5©
18...axb4 19.d5 Ne5 20.Nxe5 dxe5 21.Rxb4 c6 22.dxc6 Bxc6 23.Qf3 Bf8 24.Rb1 Ra4
24...Kg7!? 25.Nf1 Bc5 26.Ng3 h6∞
25.Nf1 Rxe4 26.Rd1 Qe7 27.Bg5 Bg7 28.Ne3 Qxa3
28...Rc4!? 29.Nd5 Bxd5 30.Rxd5 Rf4! 31.Qe2 Rf5 32.Bh4 g5!? (32...Rf4 33.Bg5 Rf5=)
33.Rdxb5 (33.Qc2 Nxd5 34.Qxf5 Qf6 (34...gxh4 35.Bxd5 e4 36.Bc6 Qe5=) 35.Qxf6 Nxf6
36.Bxg5 Ne4 37.Be3 Nc3 38.Rb2 Bf8 39.Rc2 Nxa2 40.Rxa2 Ra8 41.Rb2=) 33...gxh4 34.Rb7
Qxa3 35.Bxf7+ Kh8 36.Bxe8 Nxe8 37.Qg4 Rf8 38.Qxh4∞
29.Ra1

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29...Qc5?
29...Qe7! 30.Bd5 (30.Bxf6 Bxf6 31.Bd5 Rf4) 30...Rxe3 31.Qxe3 Bxd5 32.Bxf6 Qb7! 33.Bxg7
Kxg7 34.f3∞
30.Rdc1! Rc4
¹30...Ra4 31.Rxc5 Bxf3 32.gxf3 Rea8 33.Rc2 h5 (33...e4? 34.Rac1!+-) 34.Bxf6 Bxf6 35.Nd5
Bd8 36.Nc3 Rc8 37.Rd1±
31.Qd1 Ne4
31...Rxc1 32.Rxc1 Qb6 33.Bxf6 Bxf6 34.Qd6+-
32.Bxc4 bxc4 33.Rxc4 1-0

142. C95
Alekseenko, Kirill (2644) - Oparin, Grigoriy (2613)
Skopje 140/142, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8
10.d4 Nbd7 11.c4 c6 12.Nc3 b4
12...Bb7 - 13/324
12...Qc7 - 132/137
13.Na4 c5 14.d5 Re8 15.g3
15.Bc2 Nf8 16.b3 Ng6 17.Nb2 Bd7 18.a3 a5 19.Ra2 h6 20.Be3 Nh7 21.Qd2

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21...Rb8?!N (21...Qc8 22.Rea1 Qb7∞; 21...Ng5) 22.axb4 axb4 23.Rea1 Ng5 24.Nxg5 hxg5

25.Bd1 (25.Bd3!?) 25...Nf4 26.Bg4ƒ Abdusattorov,N (2560)-Kovalev,V (2703) Moscow

140/(142) 2019
15...Nf8 16.Kg2 h6 17.Bc2

687
17...N6h7N
17...Ng6; 17...Bd7
18.a3 a5 19.b3 Bd7 20.Rh1 f5! 21.exf5 e4! 22.Nd2
22.Bxe4? Bf6-+
22...Bf6 23.Ra2 Bxf5 24.Re1 Ng5 25.h4 Nf3ƒ

26.Rxe4!
26.Nxf3? exf3+ 27.Kh2 (27.Kg1 Bxc2 28.Rxc2 Rxe1+ 29.Qxe1 bxa3 (29...Qe8µ) 30.Bxa3
Qd7! 31.Qe4 Qh3 32.Qxf3 Bd4 33.Bb2 Re8 34.Rc1 Nd7 35.Qg2 Qf5-+ … Ne5) 27...Bxc2
28.Rxc2 Rxe1 29.Qxe1 Qe8µ
26...Bxe4 27.Nxe4 Nd4 28.Bb1 Ra7 29.Be3

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29.Bf4 Be5 30.Bxe5 Rxe5 31.axb4 axb4 32.Naxc5! Rxa2 33.Qxd4 Ra3 34.Nd3 Re8 35.Bc2
Qb8∞
29...Nf5→ 30.Bd2 Rf7 31.axb4 axb4 32.Qg4 Bd4 33.Nb2?

33.h5 Qd7 34.Kh3!? Be5³

33...Nxh4+! 34.Kh3
34.gxh4 Rxe4 35.Qxe4 (35.Bxe4 Rxf2+ 36.Kh1 Rxd2-+) 35...Rxf2+ 36.Kg3 Rxd2 37.Nd3 Rd1-
+
34...Nhg6 35.f4 Rfe7 36.Qf5 Nh8 37.Ra6 Rxe4 38.Bxe4 g6 39.Qg4 Rxe4 0-1

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D00-D24

143. D02
Delchev, Aleksander (2563) - Pasko, Llambi (2436)
Kosovo 140/143, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Nf3 c5 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bg3 O-O 7.Nbd2 Qc7
7...Nc6 - 128/133
8.Rc1!? Nbd7
8...b6 9.c4 Nbd7 10.b4 dxc4 (10...Bb7?! 11.cxd5 exd5 (11...Nxd5 12.bxc5 bxc5 13.Bb5)
12.bxc5 bxc5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Nb3; 10...Rb8)
9.c4

9...dxc4N
9...b6 10.b4!; 9...Bxg3 10.hxg3
10.Bxc4
10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.Nxc4 Qe7 (11...Qd5 12.Be2 b5) 12.dxc5 Qxc5 13.Be2² (13.Qd6 b6 14.Be2
Bb7 15.O-O Bd5²)
10...Bxg3 11.hxg3 cxd4
11...b6 12.e4 cxd4 13.Bd5
12.Nxd4 Qa5

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12...Ne5!? 13.Be2 Qe7 14.O-O²
13.g4!?
13.O-O Nb6 14.a3 Bd7 15.Bd3 Rac8=
13...h6
13...Rd8 14.Nb3 Qe5 15.Qc2 (15.Nf3 Qxb2 16.g5 Ne4 (16...Nd5 17.Rc2 Qa3 18.Bd3 Nf8)
17.Rc2 Qa3 18.Qd3) 15...b5 (15...Qg5 16.Be2) 16.Bd3 h6 17.Nf3 Qd6 18.g5ƒ
14.b4!?
14.Nb3!? Qe5 (14...Qxa2 15.f4 Qxb2 (15...Nb6 16.g5 Nfd5 17.Bxd5 Nxd5 18.Nc4 Qa4
19.gxh6; 15...b5 16.Bxb5 Rb8 17.Bxd7 Bxd7 18.g5 Nd5 19.gxh6 Rfc8 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.hxg7
Qxb2) 16.g5; 14...Qb4 15.a3 (15.g5 hxg5 16.Qf3 Ne5 17.Qg3 Ng6 18.Bd3) 15...Qd6 16.f4 Re8
17.O-O Nb6?! 18.g5±) 15.Nf3 Qxb2 16.g5 hxg5 17.Nxg5 g6 18.Rc2 Qe5 19.Nf3 Qf5 20.Nbd4
Qa5+ 21.Kf1 Nc5 22.Qa1 Nce4 23.Kg1 Rd8 24.Bd3 e5 25.Nb3 Qd5 26.Nxe5 Be6 27.f3±
14...Qxb4
14...Qg5? 15.N2f3 Qxg4 16.Rh4 Qxg2 17.Bf1 Qg6 18.Bd3 Qg2 19.Rh2 Qg4 20.Kf1 e5 (20...g5
21.Rxh6) 21.Bf5+-
15.g5
15.Rb1 Qd6 16.f4 (16.g5 hxg5 17.Ne4 Qe5) 16...Nd5 17.Qf3∞
15...hxg5!
15...Ne4 16.gxh6 Qxd2+ (16...Nxd2 17.hxg7) 17.Qxd2 Nxd2 18.Kxd2 Nf6 19.Bd3 g6 20.f4
Bd7 21.Rc7 Rab8 22.Rb1±
16.Nxe6

691
16.Qf3 Rd8 17.Qh3 Kf8 18.Bxe6 Nc5 19.Qh8+ Ke7 20.Nf5+ Kxe6 21.Qxd8 Kxf5 22.Rc4 Be6
23.Rxc5+ Qxc5 24.Qd3+ Ne4 25.g4+ Kg6 26.Qxe4+ Kf6 27.Qf3+ Kg6=
16...fxe6 17.Bxe6+ Rf7 18.a3
18.Bxf7+ Kxf7 19.Rc7! Kg8 20.Qc2 Nb6 21.Rh6! Bd7 (21...Qd6 22.Rxg7+ Kxg7 23.Qg6+ Kf8
24.Rh7 Qxd2+ 25.Kxd2 Nxh7 26.Qxh7 Be6 27.Qh6+ Kf7 28.Qxg5 Bxa2 29.g4) 22.Rxf6 gxf6
23.Qg6+ Kf8 24.Qxf6+ Kg8 25.Qxg5+ Kf7 26.Rxb7 Qd6 27.Nf3 Re8 28.Rxa7 Qb4+ 29.Nd2
Re6∞
18...Qd6
18...Qa5! 19.Bxf7+ (19.Qb3? Ne5 20.Bxc8 Ne4-+) 19...Kxf7 20.Qb3+ Ke7³
19.Bxf7+
19.Qb3! Ne5 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.Bxc8 Nd3+ 22.Ke2 Nc5 (22...Nxf2 23.Rf1) 23.Rh8+ (23.Qc4
Nd5 24.Bg4 b5) 23...Kxh8 24.Qxf7 Qd3+ 25.Ke1 Qc2 26.Be6 Nd3+ 27.Ke2 Nc1+
19...Kxf7 20.Qb3+

20...Ke7!
20...Qe6 21.Qxe6+ Kxe6 22.Rh8 Nb6 23.Rc7²; 20...Qd5 21.Qxd5+ Nxd5 22.Ne4©
21.Nc4 Qc6!
21...Qc5 22.O-O Nb6 23.e4 Be6 24.Nxb6 Qxb6 25.Qg3 Kf7 26.Qxg5 Kg8 27.Rfe1 Re8=
22.Qb4+ Qc5! 23.Rh8
23.Na5 Qxb4+ 24.axb4 a6 (24...Nb6; 24...b6 25.Nc6+ Kf7) 25.Rh8 Ne8µ
23...Qxb4+?!

692
23...b6µ
24.axb4 Nf8?!
24...b6 25.Ra1 Nd5 (25...a6 26.e4 Nxe4 27.Ra3 Bb7 28.Rxa8 Bxa8 29.Rxa6 Bd5 30.Nxb6 Nxb6
31.Rxb6 Nd6) 26.b5 Nc7µ
25.Na5?!
25.Nd6! Bd7 26.Nxb7=
25...Bd7?!
25...Ne8 26.Rc5 Ne6 27.Re5 Kf6!µ
26.Nxb7 Rb8 27.Nc5 Rxb4 28.Ra1 Rb5
28...a6 29.Rxa6 Rb1+ 30.Kd2 Bb5 (30...Rb2+ 31.Ke1) 31.Rb6=
29.Nxd7 N8xd7
29...N6xd7 30.Rxa7 Rb1+ 31.Ke2 Rb2+ 32.Kf1 Ne6 33.Rha8 (33.Rc8 Kd6 34.Rca8)
30.Ra8 1/2-1/2
144. D06
Navara, David (2733) - Cernousek, Lukas (2438)
Cesko (ch) 140/144, 2019

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nf6

6...Nb4 7.Bb5+!? Bd7 8.Bc4 N8c6 9.Nxc6 Nxc6 10.O-O e6 11.Be3 Be7 12.Nc3 O-O 13.f4²;
6...Nc7 - 41/423
7.Bf4!?N

693
7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Nc3 e5
7...e5!
7...e6? 8.Nc3 a6 9.Be2 Bc5 10.Nb3 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 Bb4 12.f3±; 7...Nxe4? 8.Qc2!? (8.Bb5+!?
Bd7! (8...Nd7? 9.Qe2 Nf6 10.Nc3 e6 11.O-O-O Bb4 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Qxe6+ Qe7 14.Qb3 Kf8
15.Bxd7 Nxd7 16.Nd5 Qc5+ 17.Kb1+-) 9.Qe2!→) 8...Nd6! (8...Nf6 9.Nb5 Nd5 10.Be5 Nc6
11.N1c3! Ndb4 12.Qa4 Na6™ 13.Rd1 Bd7 14.Qe4 Nxe5 15.Qxe5 e6 16.Be2 Qb8 17.Qd4 Bc6
18.O-O Qd8 19.Qg4!? Qf6 20.Nd4!±) 9.Nc3 Bd7 (9...Nc6 10.Nxc6 (10.O-O-O!?) 10...bxc6
11.O-O-O→ (11.Rd1!?)) 10.O-O-O!? ∆Nc6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Qe2!? (12.Bc4±) 12...e6 13.Qe5
Qb6 (13...Qd7 14.Rxd6 Qxd6 15.Qxd6 Bxd6 16.Bxd6±) 14.Rxd6 Bxd6 15.Qxd6 Rd8 16.Qe5
Qxf2 17.Bg5! Qd4 18.Qxd4 Rxd4 19.Be3 Rg4 20.Bxa7±; 7...Nc6?! 8.Bb5!? (8.Nxc6 Qxd1+
9.Kxd1 bxc6 10.f3²) 8...Bd7 (8...Nxe4? 9.Qc2!→ ∆Qd5 10.Na3! Bd7 11.O-O-O! Nxd4
12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.Qxe4 Qc6+ 14.Qxc6+ Nxc6 15.Nb5 Rc8 16.Nc7+ Rxc7 17.Bxc7±)
9.Bxc6!? bxc6 10.Nc3±; 7...Nbd7 8.Bb5 (8.e5?! Nxe5! 9.Bb5+ Nc6! 10.Nxc6 (10.Qa4 Bd7
11.Nxc6 bxc6=) 10...Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 a6! 12.Nc3 Bd7!?=; 8.Nb5 e5 9.Qc2 Bb4+ 10.Bd2
Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 O-O=) 8...e5! - 7...e5 (8...e6?! 9.O-O (9.Nc3 Bb4 10.O-O! O-O 11.Nde2 a6
(11...e5!?) 12.Bxd7 Bxd7 13.e5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qb3! (15.Qxd5 Bb5 16.Qe4 Bc5©)
15...Qe7 16.Nd4 Rfd8 (16...Bc5 17.Qxd5) 17.Qg3ƒ) 9...a6 (9...Nxe4? 10.Re1 Nf6 11.Nxe6!
fxe6 12.Rxe6+ Be7 (12...Kf7 13.Bc4+-) 13.Bd6+-) 10.Bxd7+ Bxd7 11.Nc3 Bb4 12.Qb3 Bxc3
(12...Qa5!?) 13.Qxc3! (13.bxc3 O-O! 14.Qxb7 Qc8 15.Rab1 Qxc3 16.Be5 Rfd8 17.Rfc1 Qd3=)
13...O-O (13...Nxe4? 14.Qe3 Nf6 15.Bd6±) 14.f3²; 8...a6?! 9.Bxd7+ Nxd7

(9...Qxd7?! 10.e5 g5!? (10...Nd5 11.e6! fxe6 12.Be5±) 11.Be3! (11.Bxg5 Rg8„) 11...Nd5
(11...Ne4 12.O-O±) 12.e6±; 9...Bxd7 10.Nc3 e6 11.e5 Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.O-O²) 10.Nc3!!
(10.e5? Nxe5) 10...e5 (10...e6 11.O-O²) 11.Bg3 Bb4 (11...exd4? 12.Nd5 Qa5+ (12...Bb4+
13.Nxb4±) 13.Kf1 Ra7 (13...f5!? 14.Nc7+ Kf7 15.Qb3+! Kg6 16.Nxa8±) 14.Rc1! Bc5 15.b4
Qb5+ (15...Qxa2 16.Qxd4!? (16.bxc5) 16...O-O 17.bxc5+-) 16.Kg1 b6 17.a4! Qc6 18.bxc5
bxc5 19.Qxd4!±; 11...h5 12.Nf3² (12.h4?! Bb4!)) 12.Nf5! O-O 13.O-O Nf6 14.Bxe5 Qxd1

694
15.Raxd1 Bxc3 16.Ne7+ Kh8 17.bxc3 Nxe4 18.Nd5!?²)
8.Bb5+
8.Bxe5?? Qa5+-+
8...Nbd7!
8...Bd7 9.Bxe5²
9.Bxe5 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 O-O! 11.Bxd7!
11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.O-O Bxc3 13.bxc3 Nxe4=; 11.Bf4 Nxe4=
11...Nxd7!
11...Bxd7? 12.O-O Bxc3 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.bxc3 Rac8 15.Qd2±
12.Bf4
12.Nc2 Nxe5 (12...Qg5!? 13.Bg3 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 Nc5 15.Qd5 Qxd5 16.exd5 Re8+ 17.Ne3 f5
18.O-O Bd7©) 13.Nxb4 Qg5!©; 12.Bg3 Nc5 13.f3 (13.O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nxe4=) 13...Na4!©
12...Nc5!
12...Qf6?! 13.Bg3 Nc5 14.O-O Bxc3 15.e5! Qg6 16.bxc3²; 12...Re8?! 13.f3²
13.O-O
13.f3?! b6 14.O-O Bxc3! 15.bxc3 Ba6 16.Re1 Nd3³
13...Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nxe4 15.Qf3ƒ
15.Qc2 Nc5 16.Rfe1 Bd7=
15...Qd5
15...f5!? 16.Qd3 (16.Rfe1!? Qd5 (16...Qa5 17.c4) 17.Rad1 Qc4! (17...Qxa2? 18.g4!→;
17...Re8) 18.Be5 Bd7=) 16...Be6 17.f3 Nc5 18.Qb5 Rc8 19.Nxe6 Nxe6 20.Rad1 Qe8
(20...Qb6+ 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.Be5ƒ) 21.Qb3 Qf7=
16.Rfe1 Nf6
16...Re8 17.Rad1 f5 (17...Bf5!? 18.c4 Qc5 19.Nxf5 Qxf5 20.h3 Qe6!? (20...h6?! 21.Rd5 Qg6
22.Re5!²; 20...Nf6 21.g4²) 21.Qd3 Qc6=) 18.a4!? Bd7 19.Nb5 Nf6! 20.Qxd5+! Nxd5 21.Be5!
Bxb5 22.axb5 Nb6!=; 16...f5!? 17.Rad1 Qc4! (17...Qxa2? 18.g4!) 18.Be5 Bd7=
17.Qd3
17.Qxd5 Nxd5 18.Bd6 Rd8 19.c4 Bg4 20.cxd5?! Rxd6=
17...Re8
17...Bd7 18.Re5 Qd6 19.h3ƒ

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18.Rxe8+
18.c4 Rxe1+ (18...Bf5 19.cxd5 Bxd3 20.d6ƒ) 19.Rxe1 Qa5 20.Bd2!? Qd8= (20...Qxa2?
21.Bc3±)
18...Nxe8 19.c4 Qa5
19...Bf5!? 20.Qd2 (20.cxd5 Bxd3 21.d6 Rd8=) 20...Qd7 21.Nxf5 Qxf5 22.Re1 h6 23.h3 b6=
20.Nb3

20...Qb6!
20...Bf5? 21.Nxa5 Bxd3 22.Rd1! Be4 23.f3 Bc6 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Rd7±; 20...Qf5?! 21.Qd8
Qe6 22.Rd1ƒ
21.c5 Qf6 22.Re1
22.Qe4 Be6 23.Qxb7? Rd8-+
22...Be6 23.Be5 Qg6
23...Qe7=
24.Qf3 Rd8 25.Bg3
25.Qxb7?? Bd5-+
25...Rd7
25...Qc2!? 26.Qxb7 Rd1! 27.f3 Bxb3 28.axb3 Qxc5+ 29.Kf1 Rxe1+ 30.Bxe1ƒ; 25...Bc8 26.Qd5
Qf6™ 27.Qe4ƒ
26.c6 bxc6 27.Qxc6

696
27...Re7?†
27...Qd3! 28.Qa8 (28.Nc5 Qc3! (28...Qd5?! 29.Qb5!²) 29.f3 Re7=) 28...Rd8 29.Qxa7 Qe2!
(29...Bxb3? 30.axb3 Qxb3? 31.Qe7 Qd1 32.h3!?+-) 30.f3 Rd1 31.Qf2 (31.Qa5 Rxe1+ 32.Bxe1
Bxb3 33.axb3 Qe3+ 34.Bf2 Qxb3=) 31...Rxe1+ 32.Qxe1 Qxa2=
28.Qc5!±
28.Qa8? Bd7=; 28.h3? Bd7!=; 28.Nd4? Bd7!=
28...Qf6
28...Rb7? 29.Qc8! Re7 30.Qd8 Qf6 31.Bd6+-; 28...Rd7 29.Nd4!± (29.Qc8 f5™²)
29.Nd4 Rd7 30.Nxe6 Re7?!
30...Qxe6? 31.Qc1+-; 30...fxe6 31.h3±
31.h3!
31.Qc8? h6!² (31...Rxe6? 32.Qxe8+! Rxe8 33.Rxe8#)
31...h6?!
31...fxe6±
32.Re3 fxe6
32...Rxe6 33.Rxe6 Qxe6 34.Qxa7+-
33.Rf3 Qg5

697
33...Qa1+ 34.Kh2 Rf7 35.Rxf7 Kxf7 36.Qxa7++-
34.Be5!
34.Be5 Rf7 (34...h5 35.h4 Qxh4 36.Bg3!+-) 35.Rxf7 Kxf7 36.Qxa7++-
1-0
145. D12
Ding, Liren (2812) - Mamedov, Rauf (2701)
Astana 140/145, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Nxg6 hxg6
10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.g3 Be7 12.Kf2 g5 13.Kg2
13.Be2 - 120/128
13...Rd8
13...g4 14.fxg4 Nxg4 15.Be2 f5∞
14.Qxb6 axb6

698
15.a4N
15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.a4²
15...O-O 16.cxd5 exd5 17.Bd3 g4 18.f4
18.fxg4 Nxg4 19.h3 Ngf6 20.g4²
18...Rfe8 19.h3

19...Nc5!? 20.Bc2
20.dxc5 d4 21.Ne2 dxe3 22.Bc3 Rxd3 23.cxb6 Nd5∞
20...Nce4 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 gxh3+ 23.Rxh3
23.Kf3!? dxe4+ 24.Kxe4 Bb4+ 25.Kd3 Bxd2 26.Kxd2 c5 27.Rxh3 f5 28.Rah1 cxd4 29.Rh8+
Kf7 30.Rxe8 dxe3+ 31.Kxe3 Rxe8+ 32.Kd3 b5! 33.axb5 Re4©

699
23...dxe4 24.g4 f6 25.b4 Rd5 26.Rhh1 Ra8 27.Bc3 Kf7= 28.Kf2 Bd6 29.Ke2 Be7 30.Kd2 b5
31.a5 Rdd8 32.Rh5 Ke6 33.Kc2 Rh8 34.Rah1 Rxh5 35.Rxh5 [R 9/k] 35...Rd8 36.Kb3 Rd5?!
36...Rf8!?; 36...Bd6!?
37.f5+ Kf7 38.Be1² g5?
38...Rd8
39.Rh7++- Ke8 40.Bg3 Rd7 41.Bb8 Bf8

42.Rh1! Kf7 43.Ba7! Kg7 44.Bc5 Bd6

44...Bxc5 45.bxc5 Re7 46.Ra1
45.Ra1 Bg3 46.a6 bxa6 47.Kc3
47.Rxa6?! Bf2±
47...Rd8
47...Bb8 48.Rxa6 Rc7 49.d5 cxd5 50.Rb6 Rc8 51.Rxb5
48.Rxa6 Be1+ 49.Kc2 Rh8 50.Rxc6 Rh2+ 51.Kd1 Bd2?!
51...Bc3; 51...Rh1
52.d5 Bc3 53.Rc7+ Kg8 54.d6 1-0

146. D13
Xiong, Jeffery (2663) - Robson, Ray (2667)
Saint Louis 140/146, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 a6 7.Rc1 Bf5 8.e3 e6 9.Qb3 Nh5
9...Ra7 - 91/340

700
10.Be5N
10.Qxb7 Na5 11.Qc7 Nxf4 12.Qxd8+ Rxd8 13.exf4 Rb8 14.Bxa6 (14.Nh4!? Be4©) 14...Rxb2
15.O-O Bd6 16.Nb5 Ke7 17.Nxd6 Kxd6©
10...f6
10...Na5!? 11.Qa4+ (11.Qd1 Nc6∞) 11...Nc6∞
11.Bg3 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Bg6
12...g5!?
13.Nh4 Bf7 14.Bd3 f5 15.g4! g6
15...Be7

16.gxf5! Bxh4 17.fxe6 Bxe6 18.Qxb7 Rc8 19.Qxg7 Rf8 20.g3 Bf6 21.Qxh7²
16.gxf5
16.f4!?
16...exf5 17.Nf3
17.Na4!?
17...Bd6 18.O-O O-O 19.Ne2 Na5 20.Qd1 Qf6= 21.Qa4
21.g3!?
21...Nc4 22.Qc2 Na5 23.Ne5!? Bxe5 24.dxe5 Qxe5 25.Qc7 Qxc7 26.Rxc7© Rfc8?
26...Rab8 27.Rfc1 (27.b3 Rfc8 28.Rfc1 Nc6! 29.Rxc8+ Rxc8³) 27...Nc4 28.b3 Ne5 29.R1c3©
27.Rfc1 Rxc7 28.Rxc7 d4?

701
28...Rb8 29.b3 Nc6 30.Bxa6 Nd8 31.Bd3 Ne6 32.Rc1²
29.Nxd4! Bxa2 30.b4 Nc6 31.Nxc6 bxc6 32.Rxc6 a5 33.b5 a4
33...Kf8 34.b6 Rb8 35.Ba6 Bd5 36.Rc8+ Rxc8 37.Bxc8 Ke7 38.b7 Bxb7 39.Bxb7 Kd6
40.Bf3+-
34.b6 Rb8 35.Ba6 Kg7
35...Bd5 36.Rc8+ Rxc8 37.Bxc8 Kf7 38.b7 Bxb7 39.Bxb7 Ke6 40.Bf3+-
36.b7 Bd5 37.Rc5 Be6 38.Rc8 Rxb7 39.Bxb7 Bxc8 40.Bxc8 Kf6 [NB 1/g] 41.Ba6 Ke5 42.f3
42.f4+? Kd5 43.Bd3 a3 44.Bb1 Kc4 45.Ba2+ Kd3 (45...Kc3 46.Bf7

46...Kd3 (46...Kb2?? 47.e4! fxe4 48.Kf2 h5 (48...a2 49.Bxa2 Kxa2 50.g4+-) 49.g3 Kc2 50.Ke3
Kd1 51.Ba2 (51.Kxe4? Ke2=) 51...Ke1 52.Bc4! Kd1 53.Kxe4 Ke1 54.Ke3 Kd1 55.Kf2 Kd2

702
56.Bf7 Kc1 (56...Kd1 57.f5! gxf5 58.Bxh5+ Kd2 59.Bf7+-) 57.Ke3 Kd1 58.Kd3 Ke1 59.Kc3
a2 60.Bxa2 Kf2 61.Kd4 Kxg3 62.Ke5 h4 63.Bb1+-) 47.Kf2 h5 48.g3 Kd2 49.Kf3 Kd3 50.Be6
Kd2 51.e4 fxe4+ 52.Kxe4 Ke2!=) 46.Kf2 h5 47.g3 Kd2 48.Kf3 Kd3 49.Bf7 Kd2 50.e4 fxe4+
51.Kxe4 Ke2!=; 42.Bc4!?; 42.Kf1!?
42...f4
42...Kd5 43.Bb5 a3 44.Be8 Kc4 45.Kf2 Kd3 46.Bf7 h5 47.g3 g5 48.Bd5 h4 49.g4™ fxg4
50.fxg4 Kc3 51.Ke2 Kb4 52.e4 Kc5 53.Ke3 Kd6 54.Kd4 Ke7 55.e5 Kd7 56.Kc3+-
43.Kf2 a3 44.Bc4 h5 45.exf4+ Kxf4 46.g3+ Kf5 47.Ba2 g5 48.Ke3

48...Ke5
48...g4!? 49.Bb1+ Kg5 50.f4+ Kf6 51.Ke4 Ke6 52.Ba2+ Kf6 53.Kd4 Ke7 54.Kc3 Kd6 55.Bc4
Kc5 56.Bf1 a2 (56...Kd5 57.Bg2+ Ke6 (… Kf5=) 58.Be4!+-) 57.Kb2 Kd4 58.Bg2 (58.Kxa2??
Ke4 59.Bg2+ Kf5=) 58...Ke3 59.f5 Kf2 60.Bc6 Kxg3 61.f6+-
49.Bb1 Kf6
49...g4 50.fxg4 hxg4 51.Ba2+-
50.Ke4 Ke6 51.Ba2+ Kf6 52.Bb3 Kg6 53.Ke5 Kg7 54.Kf5 Kh6 55.Ba2 1-0
147. D14
Sevian, Samuel (2642) - Mamedov, Rauf (2701)
Astana 140/147, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Ne5 Qb6
9...Bxc3+ - 135/133
10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Be2 Ne4 12.f3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Be7 14.c4 g5

703
15.Be5N
15.Bg3
15...f6 16.Bg3 h5 17.h4
17.c5!? Qxb3 18.axb3 h4 19.Bc7 Kd7 20.Ba5ƒ
17...gxh4 18.Rxh4 Qb4+
¹18...Qxb3 19.axb3 a5
19.Kf2
19.Qxb4 Bxb4+ 20.Kf2²
19...a5 20.Rc1 Qxb3 21.axb3

704
21...Ba3! 22.Ra1 Bb4= 23.e4 Bg6 24.cxd5 cxd5 25.Bb5+ Ke7 26.Bc6 Rac8 27.exd5 Rhd8!
28.Rhh1 exd5
28...Bc3!?
29.Rhc1 Bd2 30.Rc5 Bb4 31.Rcc1 Bd2 32.Rc5 Bb4 1/2-1/2

148. D16
Wei, Yi (2733) - Zhou, Jianchao (2615)
Moscow 140/148, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.O-O cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7
10.e4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Bc6 12.Qe3 a6
12...Qb6 - 133/(137)
12...Be7 - 133/137
13.Rd1 Qc7 14.Qe2 Be7

14...Qe5 15.f3 (15.f4 Bc5+ 16.Kf1 Qh5 17.Qxh5 Nxh5 18.Ke2 Bb4=) 15...Bc5+ 16.Be3=
15.Bg5N
15.e5 Nd7 16.Bf4 O-O∞
15...Rd8 16.Rxd8+
16.e5 Rxd1+ (16...h6 17.Rxd8+! Bxd8 18.Bd2 Nd5 (18...Nd7 19.b4!²) 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Bb3²)
17.Rxd1 Nd7 18.Bxe7 Kxe7=
16...Qxd8 17.Rd1 Qa5

705
17...Qc7=
18.Nd5!² Nxd5 19.exd5 Bxg5
19...Bxa4?! 20.b3±
20.dxc6 bxc6 21.Qe4?!
21.Bxe6! O-O™ 22.Bb3²
21...O-O= 22.Qxc6 Qb4 23.Bxa6 Qxb2 24.Qc5 Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8 26.Qc6 Qb4 1/2-1/2

149. D20
Espinosa Veloz, Ermes (2516) - Quesada Perez, Yasser (2538)
Cuba (ch) 140/149, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Bf5 6.Ne2 e6 7.Nbc3 Nb6 8.Bb3 Nc6 9.O-O
Qd7 10.Be3 O-O-O 11.Rc1 Kb8
11...h5 - 90/(341)
12.Na4 f6 13.Nxb6 axb6

706
14.Ba4N
14.exf6; 14.f4 Bg4 15.Ba4 Bxe2 16.Bxc6 Bxd1 17.Bxd7 Rxd7 18.Rcxd1 Be7=
14...fxe5 15.Bb5?!

15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.dxe5 c5 17.Qb3 Qc6=

15...Qd5! 16.Nc3 Qd6 17.Bxc6?!
17.dxe5 Qxe5 (17...Qxd1=) 18.Qa4 Nd4!³
17...bxc6
¹17...Qxc6µ
18.dxe5 Qxd1 19.Rfxd1 Be7 20.f3 c5 21.Kf2 Rxd1?!

707
21...Kb7³
22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Rxd8+ Bxd8 24.Ne2 Bb1 25.Nc3 Bg6 26.Ne2 Kc8 27.g3 Kd7 28.h4 c6
29.Nf4
29.Nc3 Bc7 30.f4=
29...Bf7 30.Bd2 Bc7 31.Bc3 c4 32.g4 b5 33.Bd4? c5! 34.Bxc5 Bxe5-+ 35.Ne2 Bxb2 36.Bd4
Bxd4+ 37.Nxd4 b4 38.Ke3 e5 39.Ne2 Bg6 40.Nc1 Bb1 41.f4 exf4+ 42.Kxf4 Kd6 43.g5 Kd5
44.Ke3 g6 0-1

708
D25-D49

150. D27
Bok, Benjamin (2638) - Xiong, Jeffery (2663)
Saint Louis 140/150, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.b3 b5 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.Bb2 Bb7
10.a4 b4 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Rc1 O-O 13.Nc4 cxd4
13...Rc8 - 49/(456)
14.Bxd4
14.Qxd4; 14.Nxd4
14...Nd5 15.Nfe5 Nc5 16.Bf3 Rc8 17.Nd3

17...a5N
17...Ba8
18.Bxc5
18.Nce5
18...Bxc5 19.Nf4
19.Nxc5?! Rxc5 20.Qd4 (20.Be4 Ba6µ) 20...Qc7µ
19...Be7 20.Qd4 Nxf4
20...Bf6?! 21.Qa7 Qc7 (21...Nxf4 22.Qxb7!±) 22.Qxa5 Nxf4 23.Qxc7 Rxc7 24.exf4²;

709
20...Rc5!?
21.Qxf4 Bd5?!
21...Bxf3 22.Qxf3 Qc7 23.Rfd1²; 21...Bg5 22.Qe5 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Bf6 24.Qxa5 Qd3 25.Qxb4
Rb8 26.Qd6 Qxb3²
22.Rfd1
22.Rcd1
22...Rc5 23.Bxd5 exd5 24.Ne5

24.Qf3 dxc4 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.bxc4 b3©

24...Rc3! 25.Nc6 Qd7 26.Nd4 Bd6
¹26...Bf6=
27.Qf3?!
27.Qf5 Qxf5 (27...Bxh2+ 28.Kf1 Qxf5 29.Nxf5±) 28.Nxf5 Bc5 29.Rxc3 bxc3 30.Rc1 g6
31.Nd4 Bxd4 32.exd4 Rc8 33.Rc2²
27...Bxh2+ 28.Kh1
28.Kxh2 Qc7+ 29.Qg3 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Qxc1 31.Nf5 g6 32.Ne7+ Kg7 33.Nf5+ Kf6 34.Qd6+
Kxf5 35.Qxf8 Qc7+ 36.Kh3 Ke4µ; 28.Kf1
28...Be5µ 29.Nb5
29.Ne2
29...Rxb3 30.Qxd5 Qe6 31.Kg1
31.Qxe6 fxe6 32.Rc5 Bf6µ

710
31...Rb2 32.Qxe6
32.Rc5 Qxd5 33.Rcxd5 Bf6µ
32...fxe6-+ 33.f4
33.Rc5 Bf6
33...Bf6 34.Rc7 Ra2 35.Nd4 Rxa4 36.Rb7 Re8 37.e4?

37.Nc6
37...Ra1! 0-1

151. D29
Mareco, Sandro (2651) - Pichot, Alan (2566)
Montevideo (zt) 140/151, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.dxc5 Bxc5
9...Nc6 - 10/572
10.Bxb5+ Nbd7 11.Ba4
11.Bd3
11...O-O 12.Nc3 Qc7 13.e4

711
13...Bd6N
13...Bb4! 14.Bc2 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qxc3 16.Rb1 Rfc8! 17.Rxb7 Qxc2 18.Qxc2 Rxc2 19.e5 Nc5!∞
14.Bg5 Ne5 15.Rac1 Qa5?!
15...Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Be5 18.Nd5 Qa5 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Bc6
(21.Qxf6 Qxa4 22.Qg5+ Kh8 23.Qf6+ Kg8=) 21...Bxc6 22.Rxc6²
16.Bf4
16.Nd2²; 16.Bxf6 gxf6²
16...Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3

17...Nxe4!
17...e5? 18.Bh6!; 17...Bxf4 18.Qxf4 Qb4 19.Bb3 a5 (19...Nxe4? 20.Rfe1+-) 20.f3! a4 21.Nxa4

712
Rxa4 22.Bxa4 Qxa4 23.Qc7±
18.Nxe4 Qxa4 19.Bxd6 Bxe4 20.Qg4 h5!?
20...Rfc8? 21.Be5+-; 20...f5 21.Qf4±
21.Qxh5 Rfd8 22.Qe5 Bg6 23.Qg3?!
23.a3±
23...Qxa2 24.h4 Qd5 25.Be5 Qd3 26.f3 Qe3+ 27.Kh2 Rac8 28.Rfe1 Qh6 29.Bc7 Rd4?
29...Re8 30.Rc5 Bf5
30.Bf4! Rxf4 31.Rxc8+ Kh7

32.Rh1!!
32.Kg1 Rxh4©
32...f6
32...Rxh4+ 33.Qxh4! Qxh4+ 34.Kg1 Qxh1+ 35.Kxh1+-
33.Qf2 Ra4 34.g3+- e5 35.Rd1 Bf5 36.Rb8 Rc4 37.Rd2 e4 38.Rdd8 Kg6 39.Rh8 Qc1 40.h5+
Kg5 41.f4+ 1-0

152. D31
Rasmussen, Allan Stig (2543) - Prusikin, Michael (2510)
Deutschland 140/152, 2018

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Nge2
7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Re8=; 7.Qf3 - 118/125
7...O-O 8.h3

713
8...c6!N
8...Re8 9.g4!? c6 10.Bg2²
9.Qc2 a5 10.Bxd6
10.O-O-O?! Na6→
10...Qxd6 11.Nf4 Re8 12.Be2 Nbd7 13.O-O Nf8 14.Na4 Ng6! 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.Qc5 Qd8
17.Qb6 Qe7 18.Qc5 Qd8 19.Qb6 Qe7 20.Nc5? g5 21.Rfe1!
21.Rac1 g4 22.hxg4 Bxg4!→
21...g6!
21...g4?! 22.hxg4 Bxg4 23.Qxb7
22.Rac1 Kg7

714
22...g4!? 23.hxg4 Kg7 24.Qb3 Nxg4 25.Bxg4 Bxg4 26.f3=
23.Rc3?
23.g4! Ne4 24.Nxe4 Qxe4 25.Qc7 Rh8 26.Qg3 Bd7 27.Bf3 Qe7 28.Bg2=
23...Rh8
23...g4! 24.h4 (24.hxg4 Nxg4 25.Bxg4 Bxg4 26.Qxb7 Qh4-+) 24...Rh8 25.g3 g5 26.hxg5 Ne4-
+
24.Bf3 g4 25.hxg4 Nxg4 26.g3
26.Kf1 Qh4 (26...Rh1+ 27.Ke2 Nxf2-+) 27.Rc2 Bf5 28.Rd2 Rae8 29.Qxb7

29...Qg3!!-+

715
26...Qf6 27.e4 g5! 28.e5 Rh1+! 29.Kg2
29.Bxh1 Qxf2#; 29.Kxh1 Qh6+ 30.Kg1 Qh2+ 31.Kf1 Qxf2#
29...Rh2+ 30.Kg1 Rh1+ 31.Kg2 Rh2+ 32.Kg1 Qh6 33.Rc2 Bf5 34.Rd2 Rh8 35.Kf1 Qh3+
36.Ke2 Nxf2 37.Bxd5 Bg4+ 38.Bf3 Bxf3+ 39.Kxf3

39...Qxg3+! 0-1

153. D37
Carlsen, Magnus (2845) - Anand, Viswanathan (2779)
Shamkir 140/153, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Qa5
10.Rd1 Rd8 11.Be2 Ne4

716
12.cxd5N
12.O-O - 138/166
12...Nxc3 13.bxc3
13.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14.bxc3 Rxd5 (14...exd5=) 15.Rxd5 exd5 16.a4=
13...exd5 14.O-O h6
14...Be6? 15.Ng5! g6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Bg4±
15.a4
15.Nd4!?
15...Bd6! 16.Bxd6 Rxd6

17.c4 Be6 - 140/153

17...Rb8N 18.c5 Rd8 19.Rd2 Be6 20.Rb1 Rdc8 21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.exd4 Bd7 23.Bb5 Bf5 24.Bd3
Bd7= Mamedyarov,S (2790)-Karjakin,S (2753) Shamkir 140/(153) 2019
18.c5
18.cxd5 Rxd5 19.Rxd5 Bxd5=
18...Rdd8
18...Rd7 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.exd4 Rc7=
19.Rb1
19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.exd4 Bd7=
19...Qc7 20.Qb2 Rab8

717
20...Na5!?
21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.Qxd4 b6 23.cxb6 Rxb6 24.h3 Rc8 25.Rfd1

25...Qc3?!
25...Qc5 26.Qxc5 Rxc5 27.Rxb6 axb6 28.Rb1 Rc2=; 25...Qc2!?
26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.a5 Rxb1 28.Rxb1 Rc5?
28...Ra3 29.Rb8+ (29.a6 g5 30.Rb7 Ra1+ 31.Kh2 Ra2! 32.Bb5 Ra5 33.Bd3 Ra3 34.Bf1 Ra1=)
29...Kh7 30.a6 Kg6 31.Rb7 Kf6 32.Rxa7 Ra1+ 33.Kh2 Ra2 34.Bb5 Rxf2 35.Rc7 Ra2 36.a7
Ke5™ 37.Kg1ƒ; 28...Rc7 29.Rb8+ Kh7 30.a6 Bc8=
29.a6?
29.Rb8+! Kh7 30.a6 Kg6 (30...Bc8? 31.Bd3+ g6 32.Rb7! Kg7 33.Rxa7+-) 31.Rb7±
29...g6?
29...Bc8! 30.Rb8 g6! 31.Ra8 (31.Rb7?? Bxb7 32.axb7 Rc1+ 33.Kh2 Rb1-+) 31...Rc7 32.Bg4 f5
33.Bf3 Kg7 34.Bxd5 Bxa6=
30.Rb7 Rc1+ 31.Kh2 Rc2 32.Bb5 Rb2
32...Rxf2 33.Rxa7 Ra2 (33...d4 34.Ra8+ (34.exd4 Bd5 35.Kg3 Rxg2+ 36.Kf4+-) 34...Kg7
35.Rd8! Ra2 36.exd4+-) 34.Rc7 d4 35.exd4 Bd5 36.Bf1+-
33.Kg3 Bc8 34.Rb8 Kg7 35.Rxc8 Rxb5 36.Rc7 Ra5 37.Rxa7 Kf6?!
37...d4! 38.exd4 (38.e4? Ra3+ 39.f3 Kf6²) 38...Rd5 39.Kf4 Rxd4+ 40.Ke5 Ra4
38.Ra8 Ra3

718
39.Kh2!+- [×d5] 39...h5 40.a7 Ra2
40...h4 41.g4 hxg3+ 42.fxg3! Kg7 43.Kg2 Kf6 44.Kf2 Kg7 45.Ke2 Kf6 46.Kd2 Kg7 47.Kc2
Kf6 48.Kb2 Ra4 49.Kc3 Ra1 50.Kb4 Ra2 51.Kc5
41.h4 Kf5 42.f3 Ra1 43.g3
43.g3 Ra2+ 44.Kg1 Kf6 45.Kf1 Kf5 46.Ke1 Kf6 47.Kd1 Kf5 48.Kc1 Kf6 49.Kb1 Ra5 50.Kb2
Ra4 51.Kb3 Ra1 52.Kb4 Ra2 53.Kc5
1-0
154. D38
Navara, David (2739) - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2711)
Praha 140/154, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Nxc5 9.cxd5
Qxd5 10.Be3 Nce4 11.Qb4!?
11.Qe5 - 131/145
11...a5 12.Qd4 O-O 13.Ne5 a4

719
14.Nd3N
14.f3? Qa5+! 15.Qb4™ Qxe5 16.fxe4 Bd7µ
14...Rd8
14...Qa5+ 15.Qb4²
15.Qxd5
15.Qb4!? Qf5∞
15...Nxd5 16.Bc1
16.Bd4!?
16...b5?!
16...f5!?; 16...Bd7!?
17.f3 Nd6 18.e4 Nb6 19.Bd2
19.Bf4 Nbc4 20.Bxd6 (20.Rc1!?) 20...Nxd6 21.Nb4ƒ
19...Ndc4 20.Bc3 Ne3 21.Ke2 Nbc4= 22.Ne5 Ba6 23.Nxc4
23.Rc1 f6 24.Nxc4 Nxc4 25.Ke1 Ne3 26.Bb4 Rac8 27.Rxc8 Bxc8=
23...Nxc4 24.Rc1?

720
24.Kf2 Nxb2 25.Be2 Nc4 (25...Nd3+ 26.Ke3©) 26.Bxc4 bxc4 27.Rab1©
24...b4! 25.Bxb4
25.axb4 Nd2+µ
25...Nd2+ 26.Ke3 Nxf1+ 27.Rhxf1 Bxf1 28.Rxf1 Rac8µ 29.Bc3 f6 30.h3 Kf7 31.Rg1 Rd7
32.Ke2 Kg6 33.Ke3 Kg5 34.Rc1 Kg6 35.Kf2 h5 36.Kg3 Rd3 37.Kf2 h4 38.Ke2 Rd7 39.Ke3
Kh5 40.Rf1 Rcd8 41.Ke2 Rb8 42.Rc1 Rb3 43.Rf1 Kg5 44.Ke3 Rb6 45.Rc1 Rbd6 46.Ke2 Rd3
47.Be1 Rb3 48.Rc2 e5 49.Bc3 Kg6 50.Ke3
50.Be1
50...Rd1

51.f4?

721
51.Ke2
51...Re1+! 52.Kd2
52.Kf3 Rf1+-+; 52.Kd3 exf4-+
52...Rxe4 53.fxe5 fxe5 54.Kd3 Rd4+ 55.Ke3 Kf5 56.Rf2+ Rf4 57.Rd2 Rc4 0-1

155. D39
Arsovic, Goran (2380) - Salgado Lopez, Ivan (2622)
Skopje 140/155, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.O-O
Rd8 10.Qe2 Qe7

10...Nd7 - 75/(391)
11.Rad1N
11.Rfd1
11...Nd7 12.e5 Nf8 13.Ne4 Bd7 14.Bb5
14.Ne1 Bxe1 15.Rfxe1 Ba4 16.b3 Bc6=
14...Rab8 15.Rc1 Ba5 16.Nc5 Be8=
16...Bxb5 17.Qxb5 Bb6=
17.Rfd1 Bb6 18.b4 Bxb5 19.Qxb5 Rd5 20.Qe2 c6
20...Bxc5 21.Rxc5 c6 22.Qc4 Rdd8 23.Qc3=; 20...Ng6!? 21.Qe4 Bxc5 22.Rxc5 c6 23.h4 Qd8
24.Rdc1 Ne7³
21.Rc4 Rbd8 22.Rdc1

722
22.Ne4 Ng6 23.g3 Qc7=
22...Qc7 23.h3 Ng6 24.Qe4 Ne7 25.a3 Bxc5! 26.Rxc5
26.bxc5 b5 27.cxb6 axb6 28.a4 Ra8³
26...R5d7
26...Qb6! 27.g4 Qa6 28.R5c3 Qa4 29.Qc2 Qxc2 30.R3xc2 a5³
27.g4
27.a4 Qb6 28.Rb1 Rd5³
27...Rd5³ 28.Kg2 R8d7
28...Rxc5 29.dxc5 Rd5 30.h4 Ng6 31.Re1 Qd8³
29.h4 Qd8 30.h5

30...Rxd4! 31.Nxd4 Rxd4 32.Qf3 Rd3 33.Qe4 Nd5?!

33...Rxa3 34.b5 Rd3 35.bxc6 Nxc6³
34.R5c4?
34.b5 Ne7 35.R1c4 Rd7 36.bxc6 Nxc6 37.Rxc6 (37.Rb5 a6 38.Rxb7 Rxb7 39.Qxc6 Rb5=)
37...bxc6 38.Qxc6=
34...Rxa3?

723
34...Nb6! 35.R4c3 (35.R4c2 Rd4 36.Qf3 Qg5 37.Kh3 Nd7-+; 35.R1c3 Rd5 36.Rc5 Rd4 37.Qf3
Na4-+) 35...Rd4 36.Qe2 (36.Qe1 Rxg4+ 37.Rg3 Qg5-+) 36...Nd5-+
35.b5! Ne7 36.Rd4
36.Qd4 Qxd4 37.Rxd4 g5! 38.hxg6 Nxg6 39.bxc6 bxc6 40.Re4 Ra5 41.f4²
36...Qb6?
36...Qc7 37.Rd6 g5! 38.hxg6 Nxg6 39.bxc6 bxc6 40.Rdxc6 Qxe5 41.Qxe5 Nxe5 42.R6c3 Ra4
43.f3²
37.Rd7+- Nd5 38.bxc6 bxc6 39.Rb1 1-0

156. D41
Adhiban, Baskaran (2683) - Ding, Liren (2812)
Astana 140/156, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2
Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Rc8 15.Bb3 Re8 16.h3
Nf6
16...h6 - 94/332
17.Qf4 Nh5 18.Qh2 h6

724
19.h4

19.Ne5; 19.d5
19...a5N
19...a6N - 140/(156) 20.Ne5 Nf6 21.Qf4 Qd6?! 22.g4± Navara,D (2738)-So,W (2765) Saint
Louis (m/ 5-rapid) 140/(156) 2019
19...b5

725
- 140/(156) 20.d5 - 140/(156) (20.Ne5N a5 21.d5 exd5 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.exd5∞ Babula,V
(2549)-Pulpan,J (2418) Cesko (ch) 140/(156) 2019) 20...exd5 21.Nd4 a5 22.e5 a4 23.Bc2 Rc4
24.e6 Bc8 25.exf7+

25...Kxf7 (25...Kf8?? 26.fxe8=Q+ Qxe8 27.Qd6+ Kf7 (27...Kg8 28.Rxe8+ Kf7 29.Bg6#)
28.Bg6+ Kg8 29.Rxe8#) 26.Rxe8 Qxe8 27.Qd6 Nf6 28.h5 Qe7 29.Bg6+ Kf8 30.Nxb5 Bg4
31.f3 Bd7 32.Qb8+ Be8 33.Nd4 Rxd4 1/2 (33) Feletar,D-Bergmanolson,M corr 140/(156) 2019
19...Nf6 20.d5 exd5 21.e5 Nd7 22.Nd4 Nc5 23.Nf5 Re6 24.Nd6 Rc7 25.Bc2© ƒ
20.g4 Nf6 21.Qf4 b5 22.Ne5 Rc7
22...a4?

726
23.d5! exd5 (23...axb3 24.dxe6 Rxe6 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.axb3±) 24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.exd5±
23.a4 bxa4
23...b4!?
24.Bxa4 Rf8 25.f3

25.d5 Qd6!∞
25...Qd6!∞ 26.Ng6
26.g5 hxg5 27.hxg5 Nh5 28.Qh2 g6∞
26...Qxf4 27.Nxf4 Rc4 28.Bb3 Rc3
28...Rb4 29.Ba2∞

727
29.Rd3 Rfc8 30.Rb1! Ba6
30...g5 31.hxg5 hxg5 32.Rxc3 Rxc3 33.Nxe6 Rxf3 34.Nxg5 Bxe4 35.Nxf3 Bxb1 36.Ne5 Kg7=
31.Rxc3 Rxc3 32.Kf2 g5 33.hxg5 hxg5 34.Nxe6!?
34.Ne2
34...Bd3 35.Rb2 a4

35...fxe6 36.Bxe6+ Kf8 37.Rb7 Bxe4 38.fxe4 (38.Rf7+ Ke8 39.fxe4 (39.Rxf6? Ke7 40.Rh6
Rxf3+ 41.Ke2 Rf6 42.Rxf6 Kxf6µ) 39...Nxe4+ 40.Ke2=) 38...Nxe4+ 39.Ke2=
36.Bxa4
36.Ba2!?
36...fxe6 37.Rb6 Kf7 38.Bb3
38.Rb7+ Kg6 39.Rb6=
38...Bc4 39.Rb7+ Kg6 40.Bxc4 Rxc4 41.Rb6 Kf7 42.Rb7+ Kf8 43.Ke3 Rc3+ 44.Ke2 Rc6
45.Rb5 Nh7 46.d5 exd5 47.Rxd5 Kg7 48.f4 gxf4 49.Kf3 Nf6 50.Rg5+ Kf7 1/2-1/2
157. D41
Sevian, Samuel (2642) - Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2739)
USA (ch) 140/157, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2
Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Rc8 15.Bb3 Re8 16.d5
exd5 17.exd5 Nc5
17...Rxe1+ - 95/(314)

728
18.d6 Bxf3 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.gxf3

20...Qc6!N
20...Qd7 - 140/(157) 21.Re1

21...Re8N (21...Ne6) 22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Qg5 Kf8

729
24.Kg2 - 140/(157) (24.Qd5!N h6 25.h4² Anton Guijarro,D (2643)-Bindrich,F (2610) Skopje
140/(157) 2019) 24...Qd7 25.Qd5 Nxb3 26.axb3 f6 27.f4 g6 28.f3 a5 29.Qd4

29...Qe6? (29...Kf7=) 30.Kf2 Ke8 31.Qxb6+- Navara,D (2738) -So,W (2765) Saint Louis
(m/11-blitz) 140/(157) 2019
21.Bd5
21.Kg2 Nxb3 (21...Rd8 22.Qg5²) 22.axb3 Rd8 (22...h6!?) 23.d7 h6=; 21.Qg5!?
21...Qd7 22.Qf4 Rd8= 23.Be4
23.Qh4!?
23...g6 24.h4 Qe6
24...Ne6!?

730
25.h5 Nd7 26.Bd5 Qf6 27.Qe3 Nc5 28.Rd4

28...gxh5!?
28...Ne6 29.Bxe6 Qxe6=
29.Rf4 Qg6+ 30.Kh1 Ne6
30...Rd7 31.Qd4=
31.Rc4 h6 32.Bxe6
32.Qe5 Qg5=
32...Qxe6 33.Qxe6 fxe6 34.Rc7 a5 35.Rc6 b5 36.Rb6
36.Ra6 a4 37.Rb6 a3 38.Kg2 Kf7 39.Rxb5 Rxd6 40.Rb3 Ra6 41.Rb5©
36...a4 37.Kg2 Kf7 38.a3?
38.f4 a3 39.Rxb5 Rxd6 40.Rxh5 (40.Rb3©) 40...Rd2 41.Rxh6 Rxa2 42.Rh7+ Kf6 43.Ra7=;
38.Rxb5 Rxd6 39.Rb4 a3 40.Rb3 - 36.Ra6
38...Rg8+ 39.Kf1 Rg5³ 40.d7?!
40.Rb7+ Kf6 41.Rh7 Rd5 42.Rxh6+ Kf7 43.Ke2 Rxd6 44.Rxh5 Rd5 45.Rh7+ Kf6 46.f4³
40...Ke7 41.Rxe6+ Kxd7 42.Rxh6 Rc5 43.f4

731
43...Kc7! 44.f5
44.Ke2 Rc2+ 45.Kd3 Ra2 46.Kd4 (46.Ke4 Rxa3 47.f5 Rb3 48.Ra6 (48.f6 Kd6 49.Rxh5 Ke6-+)
48...Rb2! 49.f4 Re2+ 50.Kd3 Re1-+) 46...Rxa3 47.Kc5 Rb3 48.Rh7+ Kd8 49.Kd6 Rd3+!
50.Kc5 a3 51.Rxh5 (51.Kxb5 a2 52.Ra7 Rd2 53.Kb4 h4-+) 51...Rd1 52.Rh8+ Ke7 53.Rh7+ Kf6
54.Rh6+ Kg7 55.Ra6 Ra1 56.Kb4 Rb1+ 57.Kc3 b4+ 58.Kc2 Rb2+ 59.Kc1 Rxf2-+
44...Rxf5 45.Ke2 Kb7 46.f3?!
46.f4 b4 47.axb4 a3 48.Rh7+ Kb6 49.Rh8 Kb5 50.Kd3 Kxb4 51.Kc2
46...b4! 47.axb4 a3-+ 48.Rd6 Rf8
48...Rg5!?
49.Kf2 Ra8 50.Rd1 Kb6 51.Kg3 Kb5 52.Kh4 Rf8! 53.Rf1 Rf5 54.f4 Kxb4 55.Rf2 Ra5 56.Ra2
Kb3 57.Ra1 a2 58.Rf1 a1=Q 59.Rxa1 Rxa1 60.Kxh5 Rf1 61.Kg5 Kc4 62.f5 Kd5 0-1

732
D50-D99

158. D71
Rodshtein, Maxim (2673) - Alekseenko, Kirill (2644)
Skopje 140/158, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Qa4 Bg7 6.cxd5 O-O!?

6...Nxd5 - 126/143
7.dxc6
7.Nc3 cxd5 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.O-O Ne4 10.Bf4

10...Bf5N (10...Bg4) 11.Rac1 Qd7 12.Rfd1 Rfd8 13.Nh4

733
13...b5 (13...Nxc3!? 14.bxc3 Bg4∞) 14.Qxb5 Nxd4 15.Qxd7 Bxd7 16.Kf1∞ Moroni,L (2553)-
Jones,G (2698) Italia 140/(158) 2019
7...Nxc6 8.Nf3

8...Nd5 - 140/158
8...e5; 8...Nd7N 9.Qd1 Nb6 10.O-O Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Qxd4 12.Qxd4 Bxd4 13.Nc3 Bd7 14.Bxb7
Rab8 15.Bf3 Na4 (15...Rfc8 16.Rd1 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Rxc3 18.Bf4²) 16.Rd1 e5

734
17.Nd5 (17.Nxa4 Bxa4 18.Rd2 Rfc8 19.e3 Bc5 20.b3 Bb4 21.Rd1 Bc6 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Bb2±)
17...Kg7 18.Rb1 Bf5 19.e4 Be6∞ Paravyan,D (2627)-Puranik,A (2538) Moscow 140/(158) 2019
9.O-O
9.Nc3
9...Nb6 10.Qa3

10...Be6!?N
10...Nxd4 - 140/(158) 11.Nxd4

735
11...Qxd4?! (11...Nc4! 12.Qb4 Qxd4 13.Nc3 Be6 14.Rd1 (14.Qxe7 Rfd8 15.Qb4 a5 16.Qb5
Rd7©) 14...Qb6 15.Qxb6 axb6 16.Bxb7 Rad8©) 12.Nc3 Qf6 13.Rd1 Nc4 14.Qc5 Be6 15.Bxb7
Rad8 (15...Rab8 16.Qxa7±) 16.Bg5 Qe5 17.Bxe7 Qxc5 18.Bxc5 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Re8 20.Nd5
Nxb2 Stupak,K (2542)-Manik,M (2413) New Delhi 140/(158) 2019 (20...Nxb2 21.Rd2±)
11.e3 a5 12.Bd2 Bd5 13.b3 a4 14.Qb2 axb3
14...e5! 15.Nxe5

(15.dxe5? Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nxe5-+) 15...a3! 16.Qc1 (16.Qc2 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Rc8µ) 16...Nxe5
17.dxe5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Qd5+ 19.Kg1 Bxe5 20.Bc3 (20.Nc3 Qd3ƒ) 20...Rfc8 21.Qe1 Nd7ƒ
15.axb3 Rxa1 16.Qxa1 Bxb3?!
16...e5!? 17.Bc3 (17.Nxe5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Qd5+ 20.e4 Qxe4+ 21.f3 Qxe5
22.Qxe5 Nxe5 23.Bc3 Ned7=) 17...Bxf3 18.Bxf3 exd4 19.Bb2!²

736
17.Bc3
17.Rc1 Bc4 (17...Qa8 18.Qb2 Qa2 19.Qxa2 Bxa2 20.Nc3 Be6 21.Rb1±) 18.Be1ƒ
17...Bc4 18.Rc1

18...Nd5?!
18...Qa8 19.Nbd2 Qxa1 20.Rxa1 Be2 21.Ng5 Rc8 22.Bb2²
19.Be1 Bd3 20.Qa3 Bf5 21.Nbd2 Nf6 22.Nb3 Qb6 23.Nc5 Re8 24.Nd2
24.Qa2!?ƒ
24...Bc8 25.Nc4 Qc7 26.Qb2 Nd7 27.Nxd7 Bxd7 28.Nb6 Bf5 29.Qb5 Qd8 30.Na4 Bd7
31.Qb3 e5?!
31...Na5 32.Qb4 Nc6 33.Qa3 Qa8 34.Ra1±
32.d5
32.Qxb7! ∆Nxd4 33.exd4 Bxa4 34.Bd5 Kh8 (34...Re7? 35.Rc8+-) 35.Bxf7 Qb8 36.Rc7+-
32...Na5 33.Qa2 Bb5
33...b5 34.Nc5 Nc4 35.Qa7 Bc8 36.Qa8 Bf8 (36...Nd6? 37.Ba5 Qf6 38.Bc7 Rf8 39.Qc6 Nc4
40.d6+-) 37.Qc6 Nd6 38.Ra1±
34.Rc5 Bxa4 35.Qxa4 b6 36.Bxa5 bxa5

737
37.d6!+-
37.Rxa5 Bf8 38.Ra7±
37...Qb8
37...Bf8 38.d7 Re7 39.Rd5 Re6 40.Qxa5 Qxa5 41.Rxa5 Rd6 42.Bc6 Be7 43.Rxe5+-
38.Rc7 Rd8 39.Qa2! Rf8 40.Bd5 Qb6 41.Bxf7+ Kh8 42.Qd5 Rd8 43.Be6 h5 44.Qe4 1-0
159. D77
Esipenko, Andrey (2620) - Tsydypov, Zhamsaran (2546)
Russia 140/159, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nxc4 Be6 9.b3 Bd5
10.Bb2 Ne8
10...a5 - 111/(223)
11.e3 Nd6 12.Qe2 a5 13.a4 Nb4 14.Rfd1

738
14...Qe8N
14...Be4 15.Ne1 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qd7 17.Ba3²
15.Ne1 Nxc4 16.bxc4 Bxg2 17.Nxg2 e5 18.d5 b6 19.e4 Qd7

20.Ne1! f5
20...Rfe8 21.Nd3 Nxd3 22.Qxd3²
21.Nf3! fxe4
21...f4 22.Ng5±
22.Ng5 Qf5
22...e3 23.fxe3 Qf5 24.Ne6±; 22...Nd3 23.Nxe4 Nxb2 24.Qxb2 Qf5 25.Re1 Rad8 26.Rad1±

739
23.Nxe4± Qf3
23...Rf7 24.Bc3 Na6 25.Rab1±
24.Qxf3 Rxf3

25.d6?!
25.Ra3!? Rxa3 (25...Raf8?! 26.Rxf3 Rxf3 27.d6 cxd6 28.Rxd6 Rb3 29.Bc3 Na2 30.Bd2+-)
26.Bxa3 Nc2 27.Bb2 Nd4 28.Kg2 h6 29.Bc3±; 25.Kg2! Raf8 (25...Rb3 26.Bc3 Nc2 27.Rac1
Nd4 28.Rb1 Ra3 29.Ra1 Rb3 30.Rdb1 Rxb1 31.Rxb1+-) 26.Ra3±
25...cxd6
25...Rf7 26.Rac1 Rd7 27.c5 bxc5 28.dxc7 Rxc7 29.Rxc5 (29.Rc4!?) 29...Rxc5 30.Nxc5²
26.Rxd6 Rb3 27.Bc1
27.Bc3 Na6 28.Bd2 Nc5 29.Nxc5 bxc5 30.Ra2 Rb1+ 31.Kg2²
27...Nc2
27...Rd3 28.Rxd3 Nxd3 29.Be3 Nb2 30.Bxb6 Nxc4 31.Bc5²
28.Ra2 Nd4 29.Rb2
29.Bd2 Ra7 30.Kg2 Bf8 31.Rd5²
29...Rxb2 30.Bxb2 Rc8 31.Rxb6 Rxc4 32.Rb8+ Bf8 33.Ba3

740
33...Nf3+?
33...Ne6 34.f3 (34.Bxf8 Nxf8 35.Ng5 Kg7 36.Rb7+ Kg8 37.Nf7 e4 38.Nh6+ Kh8 39.Ng4©)
34...Rxa4 35.Bd6 Ra1+ 36.Kf2 Ra2+ 37.Ke3 Rxh2 38.Bxe5©
34.Kf1+-
34.Kh1! Rxe4 35.Rxf8+ Kg7 36.Rxf3+-
34...Nxh2+ 35.Kg2 Rxe4 36.Kxh2 Rxa4 37.Rxf8+ Kg7 38.Bd6 1-0
160. D77
Vrolijk, Liam (2445) - Howell, David (2697)
Deutschland 140/160, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O d5 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c3 8.bxc3 c5 9.Re1 Nc6
10.e4 Bg4
10...cxd4 - 124/151
11.Bb2 Ne8 12.Nc2 Nd6

741
13.Qd3N
13.Ne3; 13.Rb1
13...Qa5 14.Ne3
14.e5 Nb5 (14...Bf5 15.Qe2 Qb5 16.Ne3 Qxe2 17.Rxe2 Bd3 18.Ree1 Nc4 19.Nxc4 Bxc4∞)
15.Ne3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Rfd8 17.Nc4 Qa6 18.a4 Nc7∞
14...Bxf3 15.Bxf3 cxd4 16.cxd4 Qb5 17.Qd2 Rfd8
17...e5! 18.dxe5 (18.d5 Nd4 19.Bg2 f5„) 18...Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Nd5 Rac8 21.Bg2 Kh8
22.Rab1 b6∞
18.e5 Nc8?!

18...Ne8 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.f4 Nc7∞

742
19.Qc2! e6
19...Nxd4? 20.Bxd4 Rxd4 21.Rab1 Qe8 (21...Rb4 22.Rxb4 Qxb4 23.Rb1 Qa5 24.Bxb7+-)
22.Qc5 Qd8 23.Nd5 Rd2 24.Rxb7+-
20.a4
20.d5 exd5 21.a4 Qa5 22.e6! f6 (22...fxe6 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qb2+ Kf7 (24...e5 25.Nxd5 Rxd5
26.Qxb7++-) 25.Ng4+-; 22...N8e7 23.exf7+ Kxf7 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Qb2+ d4 26.Bxc6! Nxc6
(26...bxc6 27.Qb7 Re8 28.Ng4 Qd8 29.Re6+-) 27.Qxb7+ Kh8 28.Qxc6 dxe3 29.Rxe3+-)
23.Qb3±
20...Qa6

21.d5! Nxe5
21...exd5?! 22.Nxd5 Nb6 23.Nc7 Qc4 24.Qxc4 Nxc4 25.Nxa8 Nxb2 26.Bxc6 bxc6 27.Nc7+-
22.Bxe5! Bxe5 23.Rab1± Bg7?!
23...Nb6 24.dxe6 fxe6 25.Qe4 Bg7 26.Qxe6+ Kh8 27.Ng4±
24.dxe6 Qxe6 25.Nd5+- Qd6 26.Nc7
26.Rbd1 Qa3 27.Nc7 Nb6 28.Nxa8
26...Qf6 27.Nxa8 Qxf3 28.Rbd1 Rf8 29.Nc7 h5 30.Ne8 Nb6 31.a5 Nd5 32.Nxg7 Nf4
32...Kxg7 33.Qd3
33.gxf4 Qg4+ 34.Kh1 Qf3+ 35.Kg1 Qg4+ 36.Kf1! Qh3+ 37.Ke2 Qg4+ 38.Ke3 Kxg7 39.Qe4
Rc8 40.Rc1 Rd8 41.Qe5+ Kg8 42.f3 Qh3 43.Red1 Rf8 44.Qe7 Kg7 45.Rd8 Rxd8 46.Qxd8
Qxh2 47.Qd4+ f6 48.Qd8 1-0

161. D77

743
 Artemiev, Vladislav (2736) - Esipenko, Andrey (2603)
Skopje 140/161, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 d5 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c3 8.bxc3 c5 9.Re1 Nc6
10.e4 cxd4 11.cxd4 Bg4 12.Bb2 Nd7

13.Rb1!N
13.Nc2 - 124/151
13...Nb6 14.d5 Bxb2 15.Rxb2 Ne5 16.Qb3 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Na4
17...Nxf3+ 18.Qxf3 Rc8 19.Qb3²
18.Rc2 Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3 Rc8 20.Rec1 Rxc2 21.Rxc2²
21.Nxc2 Nc5 22.Nd4 Qd6 23.Nb3 (23.Kg2 e6„) 23...Nxb3 24.Qxb3²
21...Qd7 22.Nc4 f6 23.Na5 Kg7?!
23...f5 24.Nc4 Nc5 25.e5 b6 26.Qd1²; 23...b6 24.Nc6 Nc5 25.Rd2 e6 26.h4²
24.Qa3 b6?!

744
24...f5 25.Re2 f4 26.Re1 Rc8 27.Nb3 b6 28.Nd4±; 24...Nb6 25.Nc4 Nc8 26.Kg2²
25.Nb3! Nc5
25...Rb8 26.Rc6+-
26.Nxc5 bxc5 27.Rxc5 Rb8 28.Rc6 Rb7 29.Kg2+- Qg4 30.Re6 Kf7 31.Qa6
31.Qa5 Rb6 32.h3 Qe2 33.Rxe7+ Kxe7 34.Qxa7+ Ke8 35.Qxb6 Qxe4+ 36.Kg1
31...Rb6

32.Qxa7
32.Rxe7+?! Kxe7 33.Qxa7+ Ke8 34.Qxb6 Qxe4+ 35.f3 Qxd5 36.Qxf6±
32...Rxe6 33.dxe6+ Qxe6 34.Qa8 Kg7 35.a4 g5 36.a5 h5 37.h3 g4 38.h4 Qb3 39.Qd5

745
39.a6 Qf3+ 40.Kg1 Qd1+ 41.Kh2 Qf3 42.Qa7 Qxe4 43.Qe3
39...Qf3+ 40.Kg1 Qe2 41.Qc5 e5
41...Qxe4 42.a6
42.Qe7+ Kg6 43.Qe8+ Kh6 44.Qa4 Qa6 45.Qb4 Kg6 46.Qb6 Qe2 47.a6 Qe1+ 48.Kh2 Qxe4
49.a7 Qf3 50.Qb2 Kg7 51.Qd2 Kg6 52.Qa2 Qa8 53.Qb1+ 1-0

162. D79
Santos Latasa, Jaime (2582) - Cheparinov, Ivan (2683)
Skopje 140/162, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 O-O 8.Ne5 Bf5 9.O-O Ne4
10.Qb3
10.Bf4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nc6 12.Nxc6 (12.Qb3 - 41/(525)) 12...bxc6 13.Qa4 e6 (13...Qd7 14.Rac1
Rac8 15.Rfd1 Rfd8 16.c4 Be4

17.f3N (17.Rd2) 17...Bf5 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Qxd7 Bxd7 20.Bc7 Re8= 21.e3 Bb5 22.Bf1 a6 1/2
(22) Leko,P (2679)-Mamedyarov,S (2817) Deutschland 140/ (162) 2019) 14.Qxc6 Rc8 15.Qa4
Rxc3 16.Rfc1

746
16...Rxc1+N (16...Rc4) 17.Rxc1 Qb6 18.e3 Qb2 19.Qd1 h5 20.a4 Bg4 21.Qe1² Ding,L (2812)-
Carlsen,M (2845) Shamkir 140/(162) 2019
10...Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Rd1 Qb6 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Be3 Rfd8

16.f3N
16.h3 h5=
16...exf3 17.Bxf3 Rd6 18.a3?!
18.Kf2 Rad8 19.Rdc1 Rxd4 20.Rxc6 Rb4 21.Rxb6 Rxb2 22.Rxb2 Bxb2 23.Rg1=; 18.Rd2 e5
19.dxe5 Rxd2 20.Bxd2 Bxe5 21.Bc3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Bd7 23.Rd1 Be6 24.Rd2 Rxa2 25.Rxa2 Bxa2
26.Bxc6=
18...Rad8 19.Rdc1?!

747
19.Bf2 Bxd4 (19...Be6 20.Rdc1 Bd7 21.Rc2∞) 20.Bxd4 Rxd4 21.Rxd4 Rxd4 22.Bxc6 Rd2 23.b4
Rxe2 24.a4 Rc2 25.Bg2 Bd3³ 26.a5 bxa5 27.bxa5 Ba6 28.Bf1 Rc6³
19...Re6! 20.Bf2

20.Kf2? Rxe3! 21.Kxe3 Bxd4+-+

20...Rxd4!
20...Be4!? 21.Bxe4 Rxe4 22.e3 c5³
21.Rxc6
21.b4 Rd2 (21...Rd8 22.Rd1 Rc8 23.Ra2 b5³) 22.Rd1 Bxa1 23.Rxd2 b5³
21...Rxc6 22.Bxc6 Rd6
22...Rd2 23.Bf3 Bxb2 24.Re1 Rd6µ
23.e4 Bh3
23...Rxc6 24.exf5 Bxb2 25.Ra2 (25.Rb1 Bxa3 26.fxg6 hxg6 27.Rxb6 Rc2µ) 25...Be5µ
24.Ba4
24.Bd5 e6 25.Bb3 Rd2µ
24...Bxb2 25.Rd1
25.Rb1 Bxa3 26.Rxb6 Rd2 27.Rb1 Bd6µ
25...Bxa3 26.Rxd6

748
26...exd6!
26...Bxd6 27.Bxb6 f6µ
27.Bxb6 Bc5+ 28.Bxc5 dxc5-+ 29.Kf2 f6 30.Kf3 Kf7 31.g4 Bf1 32.h4 g5 33.hxg5 fxg5
34.Kf2 Bc4 35.Ke3 Kf6 36.Bd1 Ke5 37.Bf3 h6 38.Bd1 Ba2 39.Bc2 c4 40.Ba4 Bb1 41.Bc6 c3
42.Bb7 c2 43.Kd2 Kf4 0-1

163. D82
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2724) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2781)
Moscow (m/1) 140/163, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.Ne2
Qxc5 10.Qb3 Qa5 11.O-O Nbd7

749
11...Nc6 12.h3

12...Qh5N (12...Ne5 - 87/407) 13.Rfd1 Na5 14.Qb4 Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Qa5 16.b4 Qb6² Ringoir,T
(2516)-Yoo,C (2388) Burlingame 140/(163) 2019
12.Nb5N
12.a3 - 106/(142)
12.Rfd1 Nc5 13.Qb5 Qxb5 14.Nxb5 Be6 15.Bxe6 Nxe6 16.Be5∞
12...Ne4
12...e5 13.Bg5 (13.Nd6!? exf4 14.Bxf7+ Kh8 15.Nxf4 Qb6 16.Rfd1©) 13...Ne4 14.Be7 Nd2
15.Qc2 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 (16.Bxf8? Nxf8 17.Qxc4 Be6 18.Qd3 e4 19.Qxe4 Qxb5µ) 16...Nb6
17.Qc5 Na4 18.Qb4 Qxb4 19.Bxb4 Rd8 20.b3 Nb6 21.Rfd1ƒ; 12...Nb6 13.Nc7 Rb8 14.Nc3
(14.Nb5 Ra8=) 14...Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Bd7 16.b4 Qh5 17.N7d5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 e5 19.Bg3 Be6
20.e4∞
13.Bc7
13.Nc7 Nd2 14.Qb5 Qxb5 (14...Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Rb8 16.Nd5 e5 17.Bg5±) 15.Bxb5 Nxf1
16.Nxa8 Nd2 (16...e5 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bh4 g5 19.Kxf1 gxh4 20.Nc3±) 17.f3 (17.Rd1 Ne4
18.Bxd7 e5 19.Bg3 Bxd7 20.Rxd7 Rxa8 21.Rxb7 Rd8©) 17...Nf6 (17...Ne5 18.Rc5 Nec4
19.Bxc4 Nxc4 20.Rxc4 Be6 21.Rc7 Bxa2 22.Rxe7 Rxa8 23.Rxb7²) 18.e4 Rd8 19.Bxd2 Be6
20.Bb4 Rxa8 21.b3²
13...b6
13...Nb6! 14.Nxa7 Nd2 15.Qxb6 Qxa7 16.Qxa7 Rxa7 17.Rfd1 Nxc4 18.Rxc4 Rxa2ƒ
14.Bxf7+ Rxf7 15.Qd5 Nec5
15...Nef6 16.Qxa8 Qxb5 17.Nd4 (17.Qxc8+ Rf8 18.Qb7 Qxe2 19.Qxa7 Qxb2∞) 17...Qa6

750
18.Nc6 Nf8 (18...Rf8 19.Nxe7+ Kh8 20.Nc6ƒ) 19.Nd8 (19.Qxa7 e6∞) 19...Bf5 20.Nxf7
Kxf7∞
16.Qxa8 Qxb5

17.Nd4?!
17.Qxc8+ Rf8 18.Bd8 Qxe2 (18...Bxb2 19.Rce1∞) 19.b4 Qxa2 20.bxc5 Nxc5 21.Rcd1∞
17...Qa6 18.b4
18.Bg3 Nf8 19.b4 Bb7 20.Qb8 Bxd4 21.exd4 Nd7 22.Qc7 Bd5µ
18...Nd3 19.Rcd1 Nb2
19...Nxb4! 20.Ne6 (20.Nc6 Nxc6 21.Rxd7 Nb4µ) 20...Nf8 21.Nxg7 Bb7 22.Qd8 Nc6 23.Qd2
Kxg7µ
20.Rb1 Bxd4 21.exd4 Nc4 22.Rbc1
22.b5 Qb7 23.Qxb7 Bxb7 24.Rfc1 Bd5 25.Bg3 Nf6³
22...b5 23.a4 Qb7 24.Qxb7 Bxb7 25.axb5 Na3 26.f4 Nxb5 27.Be5 Rf8µ 28.g3 Kf7 29.f5 g5
30.g4 a6 31.Kf2 Nf6 32.Rg1 Rh8
32...e6 33.fxe6+ Kxe6µ
33.Ke2 h6 34.h3 Rd8 35.Rc4 Rg8 36.Re1 Nd5 37.Kf2 Rd8 38.Kg3 Ndc3 39.Kh2 Ne4 40.Re2
Nec3 41.Re3 Nd5 42.Re2 Rd7 43.Kg3 Nf6 44.h4

751
44...Rd8
44...Nd6! 45.Rc1 (45.Bxd6 Rxd6-+) 45...Nde4+ 46.Kh3 h5! 47.gxh5 (47.hxg5 Nxg5+ 48.Kg3
hxg4-+) 47...g4+ 48.Kh2 Nxh5-+
45.hxg5 hxg5 46.Bxf6 exf6 47.Rh2 Kg7 48.Rd2
48.Re2 Rd7µ
48...Rd7 49.Rc1 Bd5 50.Kf2 Kf7 51.Rc5 Ke7 52.Re2+
52.Rc8µ
52...Kd6 53.Re8 Nxd4 54.Ra5 Bb7
54...Nc6 55.Rxa6 Rb7 56.Rf8 Ke5µ
55.Ra3

752
55...Kd5?
55...Re7 56.Rd8+ Ke5 57.Rc3 Nb5 58.Re3+ Be4µ
56.Rc3 Bc6??
56...Nb5 57.Rd3+ Nd4 58.Rc3=; 56...Nc6 57.Rd3+ Nd4 58.Rc3=
57.Ke3+- Nb3
57...a5 58.Rc5+ Kd6 59.Kxd4 axb4 60.Kc4 Kc7 61.Kxb4+-
58.Re6 Bb5 59.Rxb3 Kc4 60.Rb1 Kc3 61.Rxf6 Rd3+ 62.Ke4 Rd4+ 63.Ke5 Rxg4 64.Rb6 Bd3
65.Rc6+ Kd2 66.Rb2+ Ke3 67.f6 1-0

164. D85
Grischuk, Alexander (2772) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773)
Moscow (m/1) 140/164, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be2 Nc6 9.d5
9.Be3 Bg4 10.e5 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qa5+ (11...O-O - 42/(601)) 12.Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.Nxd2 Bxe2
14.Kxe2 O-O

753
15.Rhd1N (15.Rab1 - 140/ (164) 15...Rfd8 16.Nf3 Rd7

17.g4N (17.Rhd1 e6=) 17...e6 18.h4 h6 19.Rhc1 Bf8 20.Rc4 Rad8= Sahoo,U (2388)-Gupta,A
(2581) New Delhi 140/ (164) 2019; 15.f4 Rfd8 16.Nf3 Rac8 17.Rab1 b6 18.Rhd1 e6 19.g4
Ne7=) 15...Rfd8 (15...Rad8 16.Ne4

754
16...f5! 17.exf6 exf6 18.Nc5 (18.d5?! Nb4³) 18...Rfe8 19.Nxb7 Rxd4=; 15...Nb4 16.Ne4 Nd5
17.Rac1 Rac8=) 16.Ne4 b6 17.Rac1 Nb4 18.Nc3 Rac8 19.a3 Nc6 20.f4² Nguyen,H (2023) -
Luong,P (2271) Vietnam (ch) 140/(164) 2019
9...Bxc3+ 10.Bd2 Bxa1 11.Qxa1 Nd4 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 O-O 14.O-O Qb6 15.Qc3 Bd7
15...f6 16.Bh6 (16.Be3 Qd8 17.Bc4!? Ivanisevic,Ivan (17.Rd1 Bd7 18.e5 Rc8 19.Qb3 fxe5
20.d6+ e6∞; 17.h4!?)) 16...Bd7 - 15...Bd7 (16...Rf7 - 48/611)
16.Bh6 f6 17.Bxf8 Rc8 18.Qf3 Kxf8 19.e5

19...Kg7N
19...Qd4 20.exf6 (20.d6 Qxe5 21.Qxb7 Ke8 22.Ba6 Qxd6 23.Qb3 Be6 24.Qa4+ Bd7=)
20...Qxf6 21.Qe4 b6= (21...Bf5 22.Qe3 b6 23.Bd1 Rc4 24.Bb3 Re4 25.Qh6+ Qg7 26.Qd2
Qd4=)

755
20.exf6+
20.Qe4 fxe5 21.Qxe5+ Qf6 22.Qe4 Bf5 23.Qe3 b6=
20...exf6
20...Qxf6 21.Qe4 - 20.Qe4
21.h3
21.Qf4 Re8 22.Qd2 (22.Bg4 Bxg4 23.Qxg4 Qd6) 22...Qd6 23.Bf3 b6=
21...Qd6 22.Qd3 h5 23.Qd2 b5

24.Qa5
24.Rb1 a6 25.Bf3 Rc4=
24...a6 25.Bf3 Be8= 26.h4 Bf7 27.g3 Rc4 28.Rd1 Rc2 29.Be4 Rc8 30.Bg2 Rc7 31.Bf3 Rc4
32.Bg2 Kg8 33.Bf3 Kh7 34.Kg2 f5 35.Qd2 b4 36.Qe3 Rc7 37.Rd3 a5 38.a3 bxa3
38...bxa3 39.Rxa3 Bxd5 40.Rxa5 Bxf3+ 41.Qxf3=
1/2-1/2
165. D85
Firouzja, Alireza (2682) - Gomez, John Paul (2467)
Xingtai 140/165, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 O-O 9.Ne2
c5 10.O-O Nc6 11.Be3 Na5 12.dxc5 Qc7
12...Nc4
13.Nf4 e6

756
14.Qe2N
14.Nd3 - 72/(417) 14...b6 15.Bf4 e5 16.Be3 Rd8 17.cxb6 (17.Qc2 bxc5 18.c4 Bf8∞) 17...axb6
18.Qc2 Nc4©
14...b6
14...Rd8
15.Rfd1 Be5?
15...bxc5 16.Rab1 Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Qxd8 18.Bxc5 Bb7©; 15...Bb7! 16.f3 (16.Rd7 Qe5 17.f3
(17.Rc1 Bxe4∞) 17...Qxc3 18.Rc1 Qa3 19.Bb5∞) 16...Rfd8 17.Rxd8+ (17.cxb6 axb6) 17...Rxd8
18.Rd1 Rxd1+ 19.Qxd1 Bxc3=
16.g3 bxc5 17.Rab1 Bb7?
17...Rd8 18.Nd3 Bg7 19.Nxc5±; 17...Bd6 18.Ng2 (18.Nh5!?) 18...Be5 19.Qb5 Bb7 20.Rd7 a6
21.Qxb7 Qxb7 22.Rbxb7 Nxb7 23.Rxb7±; 17...c4 18.Rb5±
18.Rd7 Qc8

757
19.Nxe6! fxe6 20.Qg4 Rf6
20...Kh8 21.Qxe6 Bg7 (21...Bf6 22.e5 Bg7 23.Qe7 Rg8 24.Bh6 Qf8 25.Bxg7+ Rxg7 26.Qxg7+
Qxg7 27.Rxg7 Kxg7 28.Rb5+-) 22.Qe7 Rg8 23.Rbxb7 Nxb7 24.Bb3 Qf8 (24...Na5 25.Bxg8
Qxg8 26.Qxc5+-) 25.Bxg8 Qxe7 26.Rxe7 Kxg8 27.Rxb7 Bxc3 28.Bxc5±; 20...Rf7 21.Qxe6
Qe8 22.Qxe8+ Rxe8 23.Rdxb7 Nxb7 24.Bxe8+-; 20...Re8 21.Qh4 Bg7 22.Bh6+-
21.Qh4
21.Bh6 Bxc3 (21...Rf7 22.Qxe6 Qe8 23.Qxe8+ Rxe8 24.Rdxb7+-) 22.Rbd1 Bd4 23.Qh4+-
21...Rf7
21...h5 22.Rbxb7 Nxb7 23.Qg5 Qf8 24.Qxe5+-
22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23.Qxh7+ Bg7 24.Bh6
24.Rd1 Bc6 25.Bxc6 Qxc6 26.Bh6 Rg8 27.Rd3 Qxe4 28.Rd7+ Ke8 29.Qxg8+ Kxd7
30.Qxg7++-
24...Qh8 25.Qxg7+ Qxg7 26.Bxg7 Kxg7
26...Bxe4 27.Rb5 Nb7 28.Bh6±; 26...a6 27.Bh6 Bxe4 28.Re1 Bd5 29.Bc2±
27.Rb5 Bxe4 28.Rxa5 Rb8
28...Bd5 29.Bb5+-
29.Rb5 Rc8 30.f4 Kf6 31.Ra5 Rd8 32.Kf2 c4 33.Rxa7

758
33...Bf5
33...Rd3 34.Bc2 Rd2+ 35.Ke3 Rxc2 36.Kxe4 Rxc3 (36...Rxh2 37.a4 Rg2 38.a5 Rxg3 39.Kd4
Rf3 40.a6 Rxf4+ 41.Kc5 Rf5+ 42.Kb4 Rf1 43.Rc7 Ra1 44.Kb5 g5 45.Rxc4+-) 37.a4 Ra3
38.Ra5+-
34.Bd7 Rb8 35.Kf3 Rb1 36.Be8 e5 37.Ra6+ Kg7 38.fxe5 Rc1 39.Kf4 Kh6 40.g4 Rf1+ 1-0

166. D85
Lupulescu, Constantin (2634) - Jones, Gawain C B (2698)
Reykjavik 140/166, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.h3 O-O 9.Be3
9.Be2 - 138/176
9...Qa5 10.Bd2 e6 11.Be2 Qc7 12.Rc1

759
12...b6N
12...Nc6
13.h4 Bb7 14.e5 Nc6 15.h5 Rfd8∞
15...cxd4 16.cxd4 Qd7 17.Bg5 Ne7∞
16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Rc2
17.Kf1 cxd4 18.cxd4 Qd7 19.Bg5 Nxd4! 20.Bxd8 Rxd8 21.Nxd4 Qxd4 22.Qxd4 Rxd4 23.Bf3
(23.Rc7 Ba6 24.Rc1 Bxe2+ 25.Kxe2 Bxe5©) 23...Ba6+ 24.Be2 (24.Kg1 Bxe5³) 24...Bb7=
17...cxd4 18.cxd4 Qe7! 19.Bg5 Qb4+ 20.Kf1

20.Rd2 Nxd4! 21.Bxd8 Rxd8 22.a3 Qa5 23.Kf1 Bxf3 24.Bxf3 Qxe5³

760
20...Nxd4! 21.Bxd8?!
21.Rd2 Bxf3™ 22.Bxf3 Qb5+ 23.Be2 Qxe5 24.Bxd8 Rxd8³
21...Nxc2 22.Bf6 Bxf3
22...Rc8!? 23.Qd7 Nd4 24.Ne1 Nxe2 25.Qxb7 Qc4 26.Rh4 Nd4+ 27.Kg1 Bxf6 28.exf6 Rd8µ
23.gxf3
23.Bxf3 Rc8 (23...Nd4 24.Bxa8 Qc4+ 25.Ke1 Qc3+ 26.Qd2 Qa1+ 27.Qd1=) 24.Bb7 Qc4+
25.Kg1 Nd4 26.g3 (26.Bxc8? Ne2+ 27.Kh2 Qf4+ 28.Kh3 Qf5+ 29.g4 Qf3+ 30.Kh4 Qxf2+
31.Kg5 Qe3+ 32.Kh4 Qh6#) 26...Rc7 27.Rh4 Rd7µ
23...Qc3µ 24.Qc1
24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Qc1 Rh8µ
24...Bxf6
24...Qa1 25.Qxa1 Nxa1 26.Rh4 Rc8 27.Ba6 Rc7µ
25.exf6 Qa1 26.Qxa1 Nxa1 27.Rh4 Rc8 28.Rd4
28.Ba6 Rc1+ 29.Kg2 Rc7µ
28...Nc2 29.Rd7 Nb4 30.Rxa7 Nd5 31.Ke1 Nxf6 32.Ba6 Rc3

33.Bb7
33.Be2 Nd5 34.Kd2 Rc7 35.Ra4 g5-+
33...Rc7 34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.Ba6 Nd5-+ 36.Rb8 Rc1+ 37.Kd2 Rc3 38.Bb7 Rxf3 39.Ke1
39.Bxd5 exd5 40.Ke1 Kf6 (40...Ra3) 41.Rxb6+ Ke5 42.Rb7 g5
39...Rf5

761
39...Kf6 40.Bxd5 exd5 - 39.Bd5
40.Bxd5 Re5+ 41.Kf1 Rxd5 42.Rxb6 Ra5 43.Rb2 g5 44.Ke2 Ra3 45.Kd2 g4 46.Kc1 f5 47.Re2
Kf6 48.Kb2 Rh3
48...Ra8 49.Rc2 f4
49.a4 Rh2 50.Rc2 f4 51.a5 g3 52.a6 gxf2 53.a7 f1=Q 54.a8=Q Qb5+ 55.Ka1 Qe5+ 56.Kb1
Qe1+ 57.Kb2 Qb4+ 58.Kc1 Rxc2+ 59.Kxc2 Qc5+ 60.Kb2 Kf5 61.Qb7 Qe5+ 62.Kc1 Qe1+
62...f3 63.Qf7+ (63.Qxf3+ Qf4+) 63...Kg4
63.Kb2 Qd2+ 64.Kb1 Qd1+ 65.Kb2 Qe2+ 66.Kc1 Kg4 67.Qg7+ Kf3 68.Qh6 Qc4+
68...e5
69.Kd2 Qd5+ 70.Ke1 Qe5+ 71.Kd2 Kg2 72.Qg6+ Kf2 73.Qh6 f3 74.Qh4+ Qg3 75.Qd4+
Kg2 76.Qe4 Qg5+ 77.Kc3 Qf5 78.Qb7 Qe5+ 79.Kc2 Kg3 80.Qb3 Qe4+ 81.Kb2 Kg2 82.Qc3
f2 83.Qg7+ Kf3 84.Qf7+ Ke3 0-1

167. D85
Martinez Duany, Lelys (2547) - Espinosa Veloz, Ermes (2516)
Cuba (ch) 140/167, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd2 O-
O 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.Nc4 Qd8 12.cxd4 b5
12...f5!? 13.Qb3 Kh8 (13...Be6 - 139/167) 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.dxe5 Nc6

16.Bb5N (16.Bh6; 16.Rd1; 16.Qc3) 16...f4 17.Bc5 Nd4 (17...Qa5+ 18.Rc3

762
18...Be6! 19.Qb2 Rac8 20.O-O Qxa2 21.Qxa2 Bxa2∞) 18.Qb4 Nxb5 19.Qxb5 b6 (19...f3 20.O-
O fxg2 21.Rfd1 Qe8 22.Qxe8 Rxe8 23.Kxg2²) 20.Ba3 Be6 21.O-O Rc8 22.Rxc8 Bxc8 23.Qb3
Qd7 24.Rd1 Qe6 25.Qxe6 Bxe6 26.Bxe7 Rc8 27.h4² Gonzalez Garcia,J (2492)-Alsina Leal,D
(2470) Espana 140/(167) 2019
13.Nd2 Bb7
13...Bxd4 14.Rxc8 Qxc8 15.Bxd4 Rd8 16.Be3 a6 17.Be2²
14.d5 a6

15.Qb3N
15.Nb3 Nd7 16.Be2²; 15.a4
15...f5

763
15...Nd7
16.Rc7! Bc8?
16...Qxc7!? 17.d6+ Bd5™ 18.Qxd5+ (18.dxc7 Bxb3 19.cxb8=Q Raxb8 20.Nxb3 Rfd8 21.Be2
Rbc8 22.O-O Rc2 23.Bd1 Rxa2∞) 18...e6 19.dxc7 exd5 20.cxb8=Q Raxb8 21.exf5 d4 22.Bg5
Rxf5 23.Nf3 Rc8²
17.Bg5± Bf6?!
17...Be6 18.Rxe7±
18.Bxf6 Rxf6 19.e5+- Rf7 20.d6 Kf8 21.Qd5 1-0

168. D85
Carlsen, Magnus (2875) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2774)
Stavanger 140/168, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1
8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Rc1 O-O 10.Be2 Qa5 11.O-O Qxa2 12.Ra1 Qb2 13.Qd3 Qb6 14.Rfb1 Qc7 15.Qc4
b6 16.h3

764
16...Bd7N

(16...Bc8) 17.d5 -140/(168) (17.dxc5N bxc5 18.Qxc5 Qxc5 19.Bxc5 Bc6= Le,Q (2714)-Vachier
Lagrave, M (2780) Gibraltar 140/(168) 2019) 17...e6 18.Ra3 Bc8 19.Rd1 a6 20.Qa2

765
20...exd5 (20...Re8!?) 21.exd5 Nd7 22.d6 Qc6 23.Bc4 Bb7 24.Bg5 Nf6 25.Bxa6 Bxa6 26.Rxa6
Rxa6 27.Qxa6 Nd7 28.Qd3 b5 29.Bf4 b4 30.cxb4 1/2 (30) Schmidt,T-Feletar,D corr 140/(168)
2018
8...O-O 9.Nf3 Nd7!?
9...Qa5 - 132/161
10.Be2

10...Qa5N
10...b6?! 11.e5 Bb7 12.h4 h5 13.Ng5±; 10...Nf6 11.Nd2 b6 (11...b5!?) 12.O-O Bb7 13.f3²
11.O-O Qxa2 12.Nd2 Qa5 13.h4!? b5
13...Nf6 14.h5 gxh5 (14...Nxh5 15.e5) 15.f3 cxd4 16.cxd4©

766
14.h5 Bb7 15.h6 Bh8 16.e5 Qc7?
16...c4 17.Bg5 e6 (17...Rfe8 18.f4ƒ) 18.Be7 Rfe8 19.Bd6©
17.Bxb5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Qb7+ 19.Qf3
19.d5 Qxb5 20.c4 Qa5 21.f4 Rfb8 22.Ne4±
19...Qxb5 20.Rb1 Qa6

20...Qa4 21.Rb7 Rad8 (21...Rab8 22.Rfb1 Rxb7 23.Rxb7 Rb8 24.Rc7+-) 22.Ne4±
21.Ne4
21.Rb7! Rad8 22.Ne4 Qa2 (22...cxd4 23.cxd4 f6 (23...Qxb7 24.Nf6+ exf6 25.Qxb7 fxe5
26.d5±) 24.Nd6! e6 (24...exd6 25.Qd5+ Rf7 26.e6+-; 24...Qa2 25.Rxa7 fxe5 (25...Qe6 26.d5
Qxe5 (26...Nxe5 27.dxe6 Nxf3 28.Nf7+-) 27.Nc4 Qf5 28.Qxf5 gxf5 29.d6+-) 26.Rxa2 Rxf3
27.Kxf3 exd4 28.Bg5 Rf8+ 29.Kg2 exd6 30.Be7+-) 25.Qg4 Qa2 26.Ra1 Qd5+ 27.Qe4+-)
23.Rd1±
21...cxd4 22.cxd4 f6 23.Ng5
23.Nd6!? Qa2 24.Rb2 Qe6 25.d5 Qxe5 26.Nc4 Qc3 27.Rb7 Qxc4 28.Rxd7©
23...e6

767
23...fxg5? 24.Qd5+ e6 25.Qxd7 Rf7 26.Qb5 Qxb5 27.Rxb5+-
24.Ra1?!
24.Qb7! Qxb7+ (24...Qe2 25.Qxd7 Qg4+ 26.Kh2 fxg5 27.f3 Qf5 28.Rb7 Rf7 29.Qxf7+ Qxf7
30.Rxf7 Kxf7 31.Rb1+-) 25.Rxb7 Nxe5 26.Nxe6 Rf7 27.Rfb1 Rxb7 28.Rxb7 Nf7 (28...Nc4
29.d5+-) 29.d5 f5 30.Bf4 a5 31.d6 Bf6 32.Rc7±
24...Qb6 25.exf6
25.Rfb1 fxg5 26.Rxb6 Rxf3 27.Rxe6 Rf7 28.Rea6 Nxe5 (28...Nf8 29.Bxg5©) 29.dxe5 Bxe5=;
25.Nf7!? Kxf7 26.Rfb1 Qd8 27.Rb7 Kg8 28.Qc6 Qe8 29.Rxd7 Rf7 30.Rd6 Qxc6+ 31.Rxc6
fxe5 32.dxe5 Bxe5 33.Raa6=
25...Bxf6! 26.Qe4 Bxg5 27.Bxg5 Qd6 28.Rfe1
28.Ra5 Nb6 29.Re1 Rf7 30.Qxe6 Qxd4=
28...Qd5 29.Qxd5 exd5 30.Ra5
30.Ra6 Rf5 31.f4 Nb6 32.Re6 Nc4 33.Bf6 Rf8 (33...Rxf4? 34.Re7+-) 34.Bg7 Rb8 35.Rxa7 Rf7=
30...Rf5 31.f4 Nf6 32.Re7
32.Re5 Ne4 33.Raxd5 Nxg5 34.Rxf5 gxf5 35.fxg5 a5 36.Rxf5 a4=
32...Ne4= 33.Rg7+ Kh8 34.Raxa7 Rxa7 35.Rxa7 Kg8 36.Rg7+ Kf8 37.Be7+ Ke8 38.Rxh7 Rf7
39.Rxf7 Kxf7 40.Kf3 Kg8 41.Kg4 Kh7 42.Bf8 Nf6+ 43.Kh4 Ne4 44.Bg7 Nd6 45.Kg5 Ne4+
46.Kg4 Nd6 1/2-1/2

169. D85
Edouard, Romain (2658) - Huzman, Alexander (2582)
Skopje 140/169, 2019

768
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.h3 O-O 9.Be2 Nc6
10.Be3 cxd4 11.cxd4 f5 12.Bc4+ Kh8 13.O-O fxe4
13...f4 14.Bc1 Nxd4

15.Ba3N (15.Nxd4 - 138/176) 15...Qa5 16.Bxe7 Re8

17.Bd6 - 140/(169) (17.Nxd4N Rxe7 18.Rc1 Rxe4 19.Nb5 Be6 20.Bxe6 Qxb5 21.Bc8 Rd4
22.Qg4 Qe8 23.Rfe1 Qf8 24.Bxb7 1/2 (24) Erdos,V (2612) -Ragger,M (2696) Skopje 140/(169)
2019) 17...Rxe4 18.Rc1 Qd8 Van Foreest,J (2618)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2780) La Roche-sur-Yon
(blitz) 140/(169) 2019 (18...Qd8

769
19.Bc5! Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Bf5 21.Rfd1 Qg5 22.Bd5±; 18...Bd7 19.Bc7 Qxc7 20.Bd3 Ne2+!
21.Bxe2 Qd8 (21...Bc6 22.Bb5 Bf6∞) 22.Bc4 Be8∞)
14.Ng5 Nxd4 15.Nf7+ Rxf7 16.Bxf7

16...Qd6 17.Qd2 - 140/169

17.Rc1N Bd7 18.Qd2 Rf8 19.Rfd1 e5 20.Bc4 Bc6 21.Bf1 Qe7 22.Rc4 Qf6© 23.Bg5 Qf7 24.Be3
Qf6 25.Bg5 Qf7 26.Be3 Qf6 1/2 (26) Rakhmanov,A (2629) -Esipenko,A (2620) Russia
140/(169) 2019
17...Bd7

770
18.Rad1N
18.Rab1 Bc6 19.Bc4 e5© (19...Rd8)
18...e5 19.Rfe1 Bc6© 20.Bb3 Qa3 21.Bh6
21.Bg5 a5 22.Qc1 Qf8©
21...Rf8
21...Bxh6 22.Qxh6 Rf8 23.Qe3 Qc5©
22.Bxg7+ Kxg7 23.Qc3 a5 24.Rc1
24.Rxd4 exd4 25.Qxd4+ Rf6³; 24.Qd2 a4 25.Bc2 Rf4∞ (25...Qxa2 26.Bxe4 Qxd2 27.Rxd2 Nb3
28.Ra2 Bxe4 29.Rxe4 b5 30.Rxe5 Rf5∞)
24...a4 25.Bc4 Qe7 26.a3 Qf6 27.Qe3
27.Qd2 h5 28.Rb1 Qe7©
27...Nf5 28.Qd2 Rd8
28...e3!? 29.fxe3 Qg5 30.Qe2 Nh4 (30...Nxe3 31.Bb5! Bxb5 32.Rc7+ Kh6 33.Qxe3²) 31.Qg4
Qxg4 32.hxg4 Nxg2 33.Rf1 Nxe3 34.Rxf8 Kxf8 35.Be2∞
29.Qe2?

771
29.Qb2 Nd4 30.Rc3 Qg5 31.Rg3 Qf4∞
29...h5?!
29...Qg5! 30.Qg4 (30.Rcd1 e3 31.f3 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Nd4-+) 30...Qe7 31.Rxe4 (31.Rcd1 Rxd1
32.Qxd1 Qxa3-+) 31...Bxe4 32.Qxe4 Rc8-+
30.Red1
30.Qb2 Nh4 (30...Nd4!?) 31.Re3 Qg5 32.Rg3 Qf4ƒ
30...Rf8
30...Rd4 31.Qb2 Rxd1+ 32.Rxd1 e3 33.Rb1 exf2+ 34.Qxf2 e4∞
31.Bd5 Nd4 32.Rxd4?!
32.Qxe4 Bxd5 (32...Qxf2+ 33.Kh1 Ne2 34.Qxe5+ Kh6 35.Rxc6 bxc6 36.Bxc6 Ng3+ 37.Kh2
Nf1+=) 33.Qxd5 Ne2+ 34.Kh1 Nxc1 35.Rxc1 Kh6 36.f3 Qe7∞
32...exd4 33.Bxc6 bxc6 34.Qxe4 Qxf2+ 35.Kh1 Qf4
35...Qe3 36.Qxc6 Qxa3-+
36.Qxc6 Kh6?
36...d3! 37.Qc3+ Kh6 38.Rd1 Rd8 39.Rd2 h4-+
37.Rd1 Qe3
37...Qe5 38.Qc1+ (38.Qxa4 d3! 39.Qb4 Rf2 40.Qh4 Qe2 41.Rg1 d2-+) 38...Qe3 39.Qc4 Rd8
40.Qxa4 d3³
38.Qxa4= d3 39.Qb3?

772
39.Qb4 Rf7 40.Qc3 Rd7 41.a4=
39...Rd8?
39...Qe2! 40.Kh2 (40.Qxd3 Rf1+-+) 40...d2 41.Rb1 Qe5+ 42.Qg3 Qd4 43.Rd1 h4 44.Qg4
Qe5+ 45.Kh1 Rf4-+
40.Qc3 Qe2 41.Re1
41.Rd2 Qe1+ 42.Kh2 Qe4 43.a4=
41...Rc8 42.Qa5
42.Qa1 Qd2 43.Qe5=
42...Qf2 43.Rd1 Qe3 44.Qb4 Rd8 45.a4= d2 46.a5 Rd7 47.a6 Qe2 48.Qf4+ Kh7 49.Qa4 Re7
50.a7 Qe1+ 51.Kh2 Qe5+ 52.Kh1 Qg3 53.Rg1 d1=Q 54.Rxd1 Re1+ 55.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 56.Kh2
Qe5+ 57.Kh1 1/2-1/2
170. D85
Akobian, Varuzhan (2625) - So, Wesley (2762)
USA (ch) 140/170, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-
O 10.Nf3 Rd8 11.d5 e6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Be3 Nc6 14.h4
14.Be2 - 116/(155)
14...exd5 15.exd5 Bg4 16.Be2

773
16...c4! 17.Bxc4
17.d6 Be6 18.Bf4 Rd7 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.cxd4 Qxd2+ 21.Kxd2 Rc8 22.Bf3 Bf8 23.Kc3 b6∞
17...Bxf3 18.gxf3
18.d6+ Kh8 19.gxf3 Ne5 20.Be2 Bf8 21.Qc2 Qd5 22.Qe4 Rxd6=
18...Ne5 19.Be2 Qxd5 20.Qxd5+ Rxd5

21.Rd1N
21.Kf1 Rc8 22.Bxa7 (22.c4 Rd7 23.f4 Nc6 24.Bf3 Ne7 25.Kg2 b6 26.c5 bxc5 27.Rxc5 Rxc5
28.Bxc5 Rc7 29.Bd6 Rd7 30.Rd1 Kf7=) 22...Bh6 23.Rb1 (23.Be3 Bxe3 24.fxe3 Rd2=; 23.Rc2
b5 24.h5 Bf4=) 23...Rxc3 24.Kg2 Rd2 25.Rhe1 Rc7=
21...Rxd1+ 22.Bxd1 Rc8

774
22...h5!? 23.Bb3+ Kh7 24.Ke2 b6 (24...f5 25.Rd1 Re8 26.f4 Nc6 27.Rd7 Re7=) 25.Rd1 Rc8
26.f4 Ng4 27.Rd7 Nxe3 28.fxe3 a5=
23.h5 f5
23...Nd3+ 24.Kf1 Nc5 25.Be2 b6 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Bc4+ Kf8 28.Rg1 g5=
24.Bb3+ Kf8 25.Ke2 b6=
25...Nd7 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Rg1 Nc5 28.Rxg6 Nxb3 29.axb3 Rxc3=
26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Rh7

27...Re8! 28.Bc1 Nd7+ 29.Kd2 Nc5 30.Ba3 Re7 31.Bxc5 bxc5 32.Kd3 Re1 33.Rh4 Rf1
34.Ra4 Be5 35.Rxa7 Rc1 36.Kc4 Rxc3+ 37.Kd5 c4
37...Bd4=
38.Bxc4 Bh2 39.a4 Bg1 40.a5 Bxf2 1/2-1/2
171. D90
Prusikin, Michael (2517) - Lin, Yi (2345)
Lienz 140/171, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h4 c6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Ne5
9.Qb3!? Na5 10.Qa3 Nc4 11.Bxc4 dxc4 12.O-O Bd7 13.Ne5² - 139/(170)
9...Qb6
9...Nxe5 10.Bxe5 Ne4 11.Bxg7 Nxc3 (11...Kxg7 12.h5²) 12.bxc3 Kxg7 13.h5²
10.a3?!
10.Qb3! Qxb3 (10...Bf5 11.Qxb6 axb6 12.f3±) 11.axb3 Nb4 12.Kd2 h5 13.Nd3 Nc6 14.f3 Bf5

775
15.Ne5 Rfc8 16.Bb5²
10...Ne4

10...Ng4?! 11.Na4 Qa5+ 12.b4 Nxb4 13.axb4 Qxb4+ 14.Qd2 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Nxf2 16.Rg1²;
10...Nh5!? 11.Nxc6! bxc6 12.Na4 Qd8 13.Bh2²; 10...Nxe5!?
11.Nxc6!N
11.Nxe4
11...bxc6 12.Na4!
12.Nxe4?! dxe4 13.Qc2 c5!=
12...Qa5+ 13.b4 Qd8 14.Bd3! a5 15.O-O! axb4 16.axb4
16.Bxe4!? dxe4 17.axb4²
16...Ba6 17.Bxa6 Rxa6 18.Qd3! Ra7
18...Qa8? 19.Nb6! Rxa1 20.Nxa8 Rfxa8 21.Rb1±
19.Nc5
19.Nc3!±
19...Nxc5 20.bxc5 Qa8

776
20...Rxa1 21.Rxa1 e5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Qxh4 24.Qa6±
21.Rxa7!?
21.Qc3!?²; 21.Rab1!?²
21...Qxa7 22.h5 e5?!
22...Ra8! 23.Rb1²
23.dxe5! gxh5
23...Qxc5 24.h6 Bh8 25.Ra1 Qe7 26.Qd4 f6 27.e6!! Qxe6 28.Ra7 Rf7 29.Ra8+ Rf8 30.Qa1+-
24.Rc1?!
24.Qf5!? Qxc5 25.Qxh5 d4 26.exd4 Qxd4 27.Bg3 Qe4=; 24.Qd4!²
24...Re8
24...Qd7!=
25.Qf5² Qe7 26.Qxh5 Bxe5 27.Qg4+ Kh8 28.Rb1 Bxf4?! 29.Qxf4± Kg7 30.Qg4+ Kh8
31.Qd4+ Kg8
31...Qe5? 32.Rb8!!+-
32.Rb6 Qe6 33.Qf4?!
33.Qa4 Rc8 34.Rb4±
33...h6

777
34.Qa4! Rc8 35.Rb4! Kh7 36.Rf4 Rg8 37.Qa7 Rg7 38.Qc7?!
38.Qb7!
38...f5!= 39.Qb8 Rg4! 40.Rf3 Qe4
40...d4
41.Rg3! Rxg3 42.Qxg3 Qg4?
42...Qc2!=
43.Qc7+ Kg8 44.Qd8+ Kf7 45.Qc7+ Kg8 46.g3! Qg6 47.Kf1 Qf6 48.Ke2?
48.Qd7+-
48...Kf8?
48...Qe6=
49.Qd7!+- Qb2+ 50.Kf3 Qe5
50...Qf6 51.Kf4 Qg5+ 52.Ke5 f4+ 53.Qf5+
51.Qxc6 Qe4+ 52.Ke2 Qc4+ 53.Ke1 Qc1+ 54.Ke2 Qc4+ 55.Kd2 Qb4+ 56.Kc2 Qc4+ 57.Kb2
Qe2+ 58.Ka3 Qxf2 59.Qxh6+ Kf7 60.Qf4 Qc2 61.Kb4 1-0

172. D96
Martinez Duany, Lelys (2547) - Martinez Ramirez, Lennis (2452)
Cuba (ch) 140/172, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Qb3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Bf4 dxc4 7.Qxc4 b5 8.Qb3
8.Qd3 - 56/562
8...Be6 9.Qc2 b4 10.Na4 Bf5

778
11.Qc1N
11.Qb3
11...O-O 12.e3 Nbd7
12...Qa5!? 13.b3 Rc8 14.Bc4 Nbd7 15.Ne5 Nd5 16.O-O Nxe5 (16...N7b6 17.Nc5²) 17.Bxe5
Bxe5 18.dxe5 Rd8 19.a3 bxa3 20.Qxa3 Nb4 21.Rfc1 e6=
13.Nc5
13.Qxc6 Rc8 14.Qa6 Nd5 15.Bg3 b3„
13...Nxc5 14.Qxc5 Ne4
14...Qb6!?
15.Qxc6 Rc8 16.Qa4 e5! 17.Bxe5
17.dxe5 g5 18.Bg3 h5ƒ
17...Bxe5 18.Nxe5?
18.dxe5™ b3! 19.axb3 Rc2 20.Be2 Nc5 21.Qd4 Nxb3=
18...Qh4 19.Nd3

779
19.g3 Nxg3 20.fxg3 Qe4-+
19...Nxf2!! 20.Nxf2 Rfe8→ 21.Be2 Rxe3 22.O-O
22.Kf1 Rc2 23.Re1 Qxd4-+
22...Rxe2 23.Qxa7 Rcc2µ 24.d5 Be4?!
24...Rxb2!
25.Qb8+ Kg7 26.Qe5+ Kh6 27.g3 Qh5 28.Qxh5+ Kxh5 29.Rad1 Bf5 30.d6 Bd7 31.Rd4 g5
32.Rxb4??

32.g4+ Kg6 (32...Kh4? 33.Rd3+-) 33.Rxb4 Rxb2 34.Rxb2 Rxb2 35.a4 Rd2 36.Ra1 Rxd6 37.a5
Bc8=

780
32...Bh3!-+ 33.Rb3 Bxf1 34.g4+
34.d7 Re1!
34...Kh4 35.d7 Re1 36.Re3 Rxe3 37.d8=Q Re1 38.Qa5 Ra1 39.Qd8 Bd3+ 0-1

173. D97
Heimann, Andreas (2627) - Hamdouchi, Hicham (2584)
France 140/173, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 a6 8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5
10.dxc5 Be6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Be3 Rc8 13.Rd1 Qa5!?
13...b4 - 122/170
14.c6
14.a3 b4 15.axb4 Qxb4 16.c6 (16.Nd4 Nxc5 17.Nxe6 Nxe6 18.O-O Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Bxc3
20.Qxb4 Bxb4 21.Bxa6 Rc2 22.b3 Bc5=; 16.O-O Ng4 17.Bxa6 Nxe3 18.fxe3 Rxc5©) 16...Rxc6
17.Nd4 Rd6 18.Nxe6 Rxd1+ 19.Bxd1 fxe6 20.O-O Rb8∞
14...Nb8
14...Rxc6 15.Nd4 Rd6 16.O-O²
15.Nd4

15.Ng5 Bxa2 16.O-O (16.Ra1 Bb3 17.Rxa5 Bxc2∞) 16...Rxc6 17.b4 Qc7 18.Bc5 Rxc5 19.bxc5
Qxc5 20.Qxa2 Qxg5∞
15...Bc4N
¹15...Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.f3 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Be6 19.Qf2 Rxc6 20.O-O Nd7∞

781
16.e5?!
16.Bxc4 bxc4 17.h3 e5 (17...Nxc6 18.Nxc6 Rxc6 19.O-O²) 18.Ne2 Nxc6 19.a3 Rfd8 20.O-O²
16...Nd5 17.Bd2

17.Bxc4 bxc4 (17...Nxe3 18.Bxf7+ Rxf7 19.fxe3 Nxc6 20.Rf1 Nxe5 21.Rxf7 Nxf7ƒ) 18.Nf5
Nxe3 19.Nxe7+ Kh8 20.fxe3 Rce8 21.Nd5 Nxc6 22.O-O Nxe5³
17...Nb4
17...Qb6! 18.Qe4 (18.Bxc4 Nb4 19.Qe4 Qxd4! 20.Bb3 N8xc6³) 18...Nxc3 19.Bxc3 Bxe2
20.Nxe2 Nxc6³
18.Qe4 Qb6
18...Rfd8 19.O-O N8xc6 20.Ncxb5 Bxb5 21.Nxc6 Bxc6 22.Bxb4 Qb6 23.Qg4 Bxe5 24.Bxe7
Re8∞
19.Be3 Qc7 20.f4
20.a3 N4xc6 21.Bxc4 bxc4 22.f4 e6 23.O-O Ne7∞
20...N8xc6 21.a3 Nxd4 22.Rxd4
22.Bxd4 Bxe2 23.Qxe2 Nc6 24.Bf2 Rfd8∞
22...Nc6 23.Rd2
23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 e6 25.Rc5 Qd7 26.O-O Ne7∞
23...Na5 24.Nd5 1/2-1/2

782
783
E00-E24

174. E05
Berkes, Ferenc (2666) - Ter Sahakyan, Samvel (2590)
Skopje 140/174, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Qd6 8.Na3 Qa6 9.Naxc4
Rd8 10.b3
10.Qc2 - 136/160
10...c5

11.a4!! Nbd7N
11...cxd4 12.Ba3 Bxa3 13.Rxa3 Nc6 14.Nd3±; 11...Rxd4 12.Qc2 Rd8 13.Bb2 Nbd7 14.Rad1
Nxe5 15.Rxd8+ Bxd8 16.Nxe5ƒ; 11...Nfd7 12.Bd2!? Nxe5 (12...cxd4 13.b4) 13.dxe5 Nc6
(13...Bd7 14.Ba5 Rc8 15.Qd2 Bc6 16.e4 b6 17.Bc3ƒ) 14.e3 b5 15.axb5 Qxb5 16.Qg4 Bb7
17.Bc3 Rd3 18.Rfc1ƒ
12.Bd2!
12.Ba3 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Rxd4 14.Qc2²
12...Nxe5
12...cxd4? 13.b4 Nxe5 14.b5 Qxb5 15.axb5 Nxc4 16.Be1 e5 17.Qc1 Nd6 18.Bb4±
13.dxe5 Nd5 14.Qc1! Bd7
14...h6? 15.Bxh6 gxh6 16.Qxh6 Nc3 17.Bf3 Rd4 18.Rfc1 Nd5 19.e3+-

784
15.Bg5 Bc6 16.Bxd5! Bxg5 17.Bxc6 Bxc1 18.Bb5 Bg5?!
18...Bb2 19.Ra2 Bc3 20.Bxa6 bxa6 21.Rc2 Bb4 22.f4±
19.Bxa6 bxa6 20.Rfd1± Be7 21.Rac1 Kf8 22.f4
22.Nd6? Bxd6 (22...f6 23.Rxc5 fxe5 24.Rc6 e4 25.Rd2 e3 26.fxe3 Rab8 27.Rd3±) 23.Rxd6 Rxd6
24.exd6 Rc8 25.d7 Rd8 26.Rxc5 Rxd7 27.Rc6 Rb7 28.Rxa6 g5²
22...Rab8
22...h5 23.Kf2 g5 24.e3 Rab8 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Ke2± … Rd1
23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Kf2 Ke8 25.Kf3 Rd5 26.g4 h6

27.Rh1! Kd7
27...Bh4 28.Nd6+ Kf8 29.Rc1 Be7 30.b4!? Bxd6 31.exd6 Rxd6 32.bxc5 Rc6 33.Ke4 Ke7
34.Kd4 Kd7 35.Kc4 Kc7 36.h4+-
28.h4 Ke8 29.h5 Rd7 30.Rc1 Rb7 31.Rc3 Kd7 32.Ke4 Rb4 33.Rd3+ Ke8 34.Kf3 Rb8 35.e3
Rb4

785
36.Ke2!+- Rb8 37.Kd2 Rb7 38.Kc3
38.Rd6 Rxb3 39.Rxa6 Rb7 40.Kc3 Kd7 41.f5+-
38...Rc7 39.Rd1 Kf8 40.Rd2 Kg8 41.Nd6 Kf8 42.Rd3 Rc6 43.Ne4 Rc7 44.f5! exf5
44...Bh4 45.fxe6 fxe6 46.Rd6 Ke7 47.Rxa6+-
45.gxf5 Ke8 46.f6
46.Kc4!?
46...gxf6 47.exf6 Bd8
47...Bf8 48.Nd6+ Bxd6 49.Rxd6 a5 50.Ra6 Kd7 51.Kc4 Rb7 52.e4 Rb4+ 53.Kd5+-
48.Kc4 Rc6 49.Nd6+ Kf8 50.Nxf7 Kxf7
50...Bxf6 51.Nxh6 Bg5 52.Nf5 Re6 53.Kd5 Re8 54.e4+-
51.Rxd8 Kxf6 52.Kd5 Rc7 53.e4 Rb7 54.e5+ Ke7 55.Rh8 Rxb3 56.Rh7+ Ke8 57.Rxh6 a5
58.Rh8+ Ke7 59.Rh7+ 1-0

175. E05
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2674) - Huschenbeth, Niclas (2586)
Oesterreich 140/175, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Na3
Bxa3 10.bxa3 Ba6 11.Qd2 Rb8
11...Qc8

786
12.Qc2!?N (12.a4 Rd8 13.Rb1 e5! 14.Bxc6 Qf5 15.Qa5! (15.Ra1 c3 16.Qxc3 exd4 17.Qf3 Qxf3
18.Bxf3 Rac8 19.Ba3 c5³) 15...Qxb1 16.Qxa6 Qb6 17.Qxc4 Rxd4 18.Qc2 Rb8 19.Be3 Qb2
20.Qxb2 Rxb2 21.Bxd4 exd4 22.Rd1 Rxe2 23.Rxd4 Kf8=) 12...Rd8 13.Rd1 h6 14.a4 Rb8
15.Ba3 Nd5 16.Bc5

16...Rb6?! (16...c3 17.e4 Rb2 18.Qc1 Nb6 19.Qxc3 (19.Bxb6 c2! 20.Qxb2 (20.Rd2 Rb1
21.Rxb1 cxb1=Q 22.Qxb1 cxb6∞) 20...cxd1=Q+ 21.Rxd1 cxb6∞) 19...Nxa4 20.Qa3 Bb5∞)
17.Bxb6 cxb6 18.Rab1 b5 19.axb5 cxb5 20.e4 Nb6 21.Qc3 Na4 22.Qa5ƒ Fridman,D (2629)-
Bifulco,M (2278) Karlsruhe 140/(175) 2019
12.Qa5 Qc8 13.a4 Rd8 14.Ba3
14.Rd1 e5!
14...Rxd4

787
14...Nd5 15.e4 Nb6

16.Rfd1! (16.Bc5 c3 17.Rfc1 h6! 18.Qb4 c2! 19.Rxc2 Bd3 20.Rd2 Qa6 21.Bxb6 (21.Qa3 Be2
22.Qe3 Bc4=) 21...cxb6 22.Qc3 Be2 23.Re1 Bh5 24.Qxc6 Qa5 25.Qc1 b5! 26.axb5 Rdc8
27.Qb2 Rxb5 28.Rc1! Rxb2 29.Rxc8+ Kh7 30.Rxb2 Qe1+ 31.Bf1 Qxe4 32.Rc4=) 16...c3
17.Rac1 Be2 18.Re1 Qa6 19.Qxc3 Nxa4 20.Qxc6 Rxd4 21.Qxa6 Bxa6 22.Rxc7²
15.Rfb1 Rxb1+
15...Rb6 16.Bc5 Rd7 17.Rd1 (17.Qe1?! Nd5 18.Bxb6 cxb6³) 17...Nd5

(17...h6? 18.Rxd7 Nxd7 19.Bxb6 cxb6 20.Qd2± - 129/165) 18.e4N (18.Bf3 Rb8 19.Bd4 Rd6=
20.Be5 Rd7 21.Bd4 Rd6= (21...f6!? 22.e4 Nb6 23.e5 f5 24.Bxc6 Rd8 25.Qc5©)) 18...Nf6
19.Qc3? (19.Bxb6 cxb6 20.Qe5 h6 21.Rac1∞) 19...Rd3 20.Qc2 Rb7 21.Bf1 Nxe4 22.Bxd3
(22.Be3 Qd7µ) 22...cxd3 23.Qc1 Qd8 24.Be3 Qd5-+ Jacobson,B (2329)-Ringoir,T (2541)
Charlotte 140/(175) 2018

788
16.Rxb1 h6 17.Bc5 Rd5

18.e4?N
18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Bxa7 Nd7 20.Bc5 e5 21.e3 Kh7∞; 18.Qb4 Rd8 19.Qa5 c3 20.Qxc3 Bxe2
21.Re1 Bh5=
18...Rd3 19.h3 c3! 20.Kh2
20.Bf1 Nxe4 21.Bxd3 Bxd3-+
20...Nd7 21.Bxa7
21.Be3
21...c2 22.Rc1 Qb7 23.Be3

23...Rxe3!?

789
23...Qb2 24.Qxa6 Rxe3 25.Rxc2 Qxc2 26.fxe3 Ne5 27.g4 Qf2 28.Kh1 Kh7 29.a5 Qxe3 30.Qf1
c5 31.a6 c4-+
24.fxe3 Bd3 25.Qc3 Qb1 26.Rg1
26.Qd2 Ne5 27.a5 Qxa2 28.Qc3 f6 29.Kg1 Qb1 30.Qd2 Nc4-+
26...Ne5
26...Be2! 27.Qd2 Bd1-+
27.Qxe5 Qxg1+ 28.Kxg1 c1=Q+ 29.Kh2 Qc2 30.Qf4 Qxa2 31.e5 c5 0-1

176. E06
Georgiadis, Nico (2547) - Prusikin, Michael (2523)
Schweiz 140/176, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.Qc2 b6 8.Nbd2 Bb7 9.e4 Na6
10.a3 c5
10...Rc8 - 43/617
11.exd5 exd5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.b4 Ne6 14.Bb2 Rc8

15.Nh4N
15.Ne5!? Nd7!? (15...Qc7) 16.Ng4 Qc7 17.Rad1 dxc4 18.Qxc4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rfd8 20.Qxc7
Rxc7=
15...Ne4!? 16.Nxe4
16.Bxe4!? dxe4 17.Nf5 Ng5 18.h4 Qxd2! 19.Qxd2 Nf3+ 20.Kh1 Nxd2 21.Nxe7+ Kh8
22.Nxc8 e3+ 23.Kh2 e2 24.Rfe1 Nf3+ 25.Kh3 Bxc8+ 26.Kg2 Nxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Re8=
16...Rxc4!?

790
16...Bxh4 17.Nd2=
17.Qd3
17.Qb3!? Bxh4 18.gxh4 Rxe4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Qg3 Qd2∞
17...Bxh4 18.Nd2

18.gxh4? Nf4-+
18...Rg4
18...Rc6! 19.Rad1 (19.gxh4? Nf4 20.Qf5 Nxg2 21.Kxg2 d4 22.f3 Qxh4→) 19...Bf6 20.Bxf6
Qxf6 21.Qxd5=
19.f4! Bf6
19...h5!?
20.Bxf6 Qxf6
20...gxf6!? 21.Rad1±
21.h3?!

791
21.Nf3! Nxf4 22.gxf4 d4 23.Rf2 Rxf4 24.Raf1±
21...Ba6!! 22.Qxa6 Rxg3 23.Kh2! Nxf4! 24.Kxg3 Qg5+

25.Kf3!
25.Kf2? Re8! 26.Rg1™ Nh5!-+
25...Re8?!
25...Qxg2+!? 26.Kxf4 g5+ 27.Kf5 Qxh3+ 28.Kxg5 Kh8! 29.Rg1! Qe3+ 30.Kh5 Qxd2 31.Qf1
Qh2+ 32.Kg5 Rg8+ 33.Kf5 Qc2+ 34.Kf6 Qc6+ 35.Kxf7 Qe8+ 36.Kf6 Rf8+ 37.Kg5 Rxf1
38.Raxf1 Qe5+ 39.Kh4³; 25...h5!! 26.Kf2! (26.Rg1?! h4 27.Bh1 Qf5 28.Rae1 Nd3+ 29.Ke2
Re8+ 30.Be4 Nxe1 31.Rxe1 dxe4µ) 26...Qxg2+ 27.Ke1 Qxh3 28.Rf3 Qg4 29.Kd1 (29.Qf1
Re8+ 30.Kd1 Ng2-+) 29...Ne6µ

792
26.Rae1™ Qxg2+ 27.Kxf4 g5+ 28.Kf5 Qxh3+ 29.Kxg5 Qg3+ 30.Kf5 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

177. E08
Schmid, Roland (2292) - Delchev, Aleksander (2552)
Deutschland 140/177, 2018

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 c6 9.Bf4
dxc4
9...Ne4 - 136/166
10.Qxc4
10.e4?! b5 11.b3 cxb3 12.axb3 Bb7 13.Rd1 (13.Nc3 b4 14.Na4 c5ƒ) 13...c5³
10...Nd5 11.Nc3
11.Bd2 c5!

12.Rd1! (12.e4 N5b6 13.Qc2 (13.Qe2 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Ne5 15.Bc3 Na4) 13...cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nf6
15.Bc3 Bd7 16.b3 Qc7 17.Qe2 Rfe8 18.Bb2 e5; 12.Nc3 N7b6 13.Qb3 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxc3
15.Bxc3 e5 16.Nc2 Be6 17.Qb5 Rc8! 18.Rfd1 (18.Bxb7 Rc5 19.Qa6 Bc4 20.Qxa7 Qc7 21.b4
Ra8 22.Qxa8+ Nxa8 23.Bxa8 Rb5 24.Rfc1 Bxe2; 18.Qxe5 Bf6 19.Qe3 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Nd5©)
18...Qc7 19.Ne3 Bc5 20.Rac1 a6 21.Qa5 Qb8 22.Bb4 Bxe3 23.fxe3 Nc4 24.Rxc4 Bxc4 25.Bxf8
Rxf8=; 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nc3 (13.Rd1 b6 14.Nc3 Bb7) 13...Nb6 14.Qf4 (14.Qg4 e5 15.Qh5 e4
16.Ng5 Bf5∞) 14...f6 15.Rfd1 e5 16.Qh4 Be6 17.Be3 Qe8=) 12...b6! 13.e4! (13.dxc5 Nxc5
14.Nc3 Bb7; 13.Nc3 Bb7) 13...Nb4 14.Bxb4 (14.dxc5 bxc5 15.Nc3 Ba6; 14.Qb3 a5) 14...cxb4
15.Nbd2 Bb7 16.Rac1 Rc8 17.Qd3 Nf6 18.Ne5 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Qa8 20.f3 Rc8=
11...Nxf4 12.gxf4 Nb6
12...Qc7 13.e3 Nb6 14.Qe2 f6 15.Ne4 Bd7 16.Rac1 Be8 17.Nc5 Bf7

793
13.Qb3 a5 14.a3
14.Qc2 f6 15.e3 Bd7 16.Ne4 Be8 17.Nc5 Bxc5 18.dxc5 Nd5 19.Nd4 Bf7 20.Rfd1 e5=
14...a4!
14...Bd7 15.Ne5 Be8 16.e3 a4 17.Qd1 f6 18.Nd3 Kh8
15.Qc2 f6
15...Nd5 16.e3 Nxc3 17.bxc3
16.Ne4

16.e3 Bd7 17.Kh1 (17.Ne4 Be8 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.Qxc5 Nd5) 17...Be8
16...Ra5N
16...Bd7 17.e3 Be8=; 16...e5!? 17.fxe5 (17.dxe5 fxe5 18.Nxe5 Rxf4 19.e3 Rf5 20.f4 Nd5)
17...fxe5 18.dxe5 (18.Nxe5 Qxd4) 18...Qe8© 19.Nd6 (19.b4 Qg6 20.Kh1 Rf4; 19.Ng3 h5 20.e4
Qf7; 19.e3 Bd8 20.Rae1 (20.Nd6 Qh5 21.Nxc8 Rxc8 22.Ne1 Qxe5 23.Nd3 Qf5) 20...Bc7)
19...Bxd6 20.exd6 Nd5 21.e3 Rf6 22.Qc4 Qh5 23.Qh4 Bg4 24.Qxh5 Bxh5 25.Nd2 Rxd6=;
16...Nd5
17.e3 Kh8 18.Rac1 Qe8 19.Qd2
19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Nd7 21.Nd2 Qd8 22.Nc4 Rxc5
19...Rh5!? 20.Ng3 Rh6 21.Qa5 Bd8 22.Qc5 Bc7 23.Qb4 Rg8 24.Rfd1 Qf7

794
24...g5! 25.fxg5 fxg5 26.e4 (26.Ne5 g4 27.Qc3 Rg7 28.e4 Qe7) 26...g4 27.Ne5 Bxe5 28.dxe5
Nd7 29.Rd6 (29.Qd6 Qg6) 29...Rhg6 30.Qxa4 Qe7 31.Qd4 Rg5 32.Nf1 Nxe5 33.Ne3 Qg7
34.Kh1 h5 35.Rd8 Bd7 36.Rxg8+ Kxg8 37.Rd1 Kh7 38.Nc4 Nxc4 39.Qxc4 e5
25.e4?!
25.Qa5 Nc4 26.Qb4 b5; 25.h4 Rd8 26.Qc3 Bd7 27.Qc2 Be8 28.Bf1 Qg8 29.Kg2 Bf7
25...Qf8! 26.Qxf8 Rxf8 27.Ne2 Rd8 28.Ne1 Bb8
28...g5 29.fxg5 (29.e5 gxf4) 29...Bxh2+ 30.Kf1 fxg5 31.Nf3 g4 32.Nxh2 Rxh2 33.Nf4 Rh6
34.Ke2³
29.Nd3 Rh4 30.e5 Rf8 31.Nc5 g5!³ 32.Ne4 Nd5 33.exf6 gxf4
33...Bxf4 34.Nxf4 Nxf4 35.Bf1 Ne2+ 36.Bxe2 Rxe4 37.Rc2 Rxf6 38.f3 Ref4 39.Rc4
34.Bf3 Nxf6 35.Nxf6 Rxf6 36.Rc4 Rh3
36...e5 37.dxe5 Rf8 38.Kh1 Bxe5 39.Rxa4 Bxb2
37.Rxa4
37.Bg2 Rb3 38.Rxa4 Rxb2 39.Ra8 Rxe2 40.Rxb8 Rf8 41.Bh3 f3ƒ
37...Rg6+?!

795
37...Rxf3 38.Ra8 Rf8 39.Rxb8 Rg8+ 40.Kf1 e5ƒ
38.Kf1?
38.Bg2! f3 39.Ng3 fxg2 40.Ra8 Bxg3 41.Rxc8+ Kg7 42.fxg3 Rgxg3 43.hxg3 Rh1+ 44.Kxg2
Rxd1 45.Rc7+ Kg6 46.Rxb7 Rxd4=
38...Rxf3 39.Ra8 Rg8 40.Rxb8 e5 41.Ke1
41.Rxc8 Rxc8 42.dxe5µ
41...e4-+ 42.Nc3 e3 43.fxe3 fxe3 44.Ne4 Rgf8 45.Ng3 h5 46.Rxc8 Rxc8 47.Nxh5 Rf2 48.Rd3
Rxh2 49.Nf4 Rg8 0-1

796
E25-E49

178. E32
Akobian, Varuzhan (2625) - Xiong, Jeffery (2663)
Saint Louis 140/178, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.g3 Bd7 8.Bg2 Bc6 9.Nf3
9.f3 - 136/175
9...a5 10.b3

10...a4N
10...Be4 - 34/ 662
11.b4 b5
11...Re8!?; 11...h6!?
12.Bg5 bxc4
12...Ne4?! 13.Bxd8 Nxc3 14.Bxc7 bxc4 15.Bxd6 Rd8 16.Bc5±
13.Qxc4 Bd5 14.Bxf6
14.Qc2 Nbd7 15.O-Oƒ
14...Qxf6!
14...Bxc4 15.Bxd8 Rxd8 16.Nd2 Bd5 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Rc1²; 14...gxf6 15.Qd3 f5 16.O-O²

797
15.Qxc7 Nc6

16.O-O!
16.Qxd6 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Bxg2 18.Rg1 Be4 19.e3 Rac8³
16...Rfd8 17.Rac1
17.Rfc1!?
17...Rac8!
17...Nxd4?! 18.Nxd4 Qxd4 (18...Bxg2 19.Rfd1!±) 19.Rfd1 Qb2 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Qc3 Qxe2
22.Rxd5±
18.Qb6 Rb8 19.Qa6 Bxf3! 20.Bxf3 Nxd4 21.Bc6
21.Qxa4 Nxf3+ 22.exf3 Qxf3=
21...d5 22.Qd3 e5?!
22...Nb3! 23.Rc3 (23.Rb1 Rdc8 24.Bxa4 Rc3 25.Qd1 Nd4 26.e3 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Ne5©) 23...e5
24.e4 (24.Bxa4? e4 25.Qc2 Nd4µ) 24...dxe4 25.Qe3=
23.Bxa4 e4
23...h5!?
24.Qd2 Ra8 25.Rfd1 Nxe2+ 26.Qxe2 Rxa4

798
27.Qb5
27.Rxd5! Rxd5 28.Qb5!±
27...Rxa3= 28.Rxd5 e3! 29.fxe3 Rxe3 30.Rxd8+ Qxd8 31.Qc5 Qe8 32.b5 Re1+ 33.Rxe1 Qxe1+
34.Kg2 Qe2+ 35.Kg1 Qe1+ 36.Kg2 Qe2+ 37.Kg1 1/2-1/2

179. E32
Akobian, Varuzhan (2625) - Sevian, Samuel (2642)
USA (ch) 140/179, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.g3 e5 8.Nf3 Nc6
8...exd4 - 47/673
9.Bg2 Ne4 10.Qe3 f5

799
11.b3N
11.O-O
11...Qf6 12.Bb2 exd4 13.Nxd4 Bd7 14.Rb1 Qg6 15.O-O
15.Nb5!?
15...Rae8∞ 16.Qf4
16.Qd3!?
16...a6 17.Rfe1 h6
17...Nxd4!? 18.Bxd4 Ng5∞
18.Rbd1 Ne5 19.Nf3 Ng4 20.Rf1 Qf7 21.Nd4 Qh5 22.h3 Ngf6
22...c5!?
23.Qf3 Qg6 24.e3?!
24.Qd3!=
24...Ng5ƒ
24...b5!?
25.Qxb7

25...f4! 26.exf4 Nxh3+ 27.Bxh3 Bxh3

800
28.Rfe1
28.Qxc7? Re3!!-+
28...Ne4
28...Re4! 29.Nc2 (29.f5 Qg4µ; 29.Qxc7 Qg4µ) 29...Rxf4 30.Bxf6 Rxf2! 31.Qd5+ Kh7 32.Kxf2
Qxf6+ 33.Ke2 Qf2+ 34.Kd3 Bf5+ 35.Re4 Re8 36.Re1 Re5 37.Qd4 Qxg3+ 38.Kd2 c5µ
29.Qd5+?
29.f5! Bxf5 30.Nxf5 Qxf5 31.Qd5+ Qxd5 32.cxd5=
29...Kh7 30.Ne2 Bf5
30...Rf7!-+
31.Kg2?!
31.Nc3µ
31...Nc5-+ 32.Nc3?
32.Qd2
32...Rxe1 33.Rxe1 Nd3 34.Re4 Bxe4+ 0-1

180. E34
Nikolov, Momchil (2577) - Delchev, Aleksander (2566)
Bulgaria (ch) 140/180, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3

6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Bd2 O-O 9.h3 a5!
6...c5

801
6...O-O
7.Bd2
7.a3! Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 cxd4! 9.cxd4 (9.exd4 e5!) 9...O-O 10.Nf3 (10.Nh3 b6 11.Nf4 Qd7 12.Bd3
Ba6 13.O-O Rc8 14.Qe2 Qa4; 10.Ne2 b6 11.Nc3 Qc6) 10...b5! (10...b6 11.Bc4 Qc6 12.O-O
Ba6 13.Ne5 Qe4=) 11.Qa2 (11.a4 b4; 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.O-O Nbd7 13.Qb1 a6 14.a4 bxa4
(14...Ne4; 14...Bc6 15.Ba3 Rfb8 16.axb5 Bxb5 17.Rc1) 15.Rxa4 Rfb8 16.Qa1 Bc6) 11...Qxa2
12.Rxa2 a6 13.Rc2 (13.Bd2 Bb7 14.a4 Bd5 15.Ra1 Nc6; 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bd2 Nc6
16.Bb5 Rb8) 13...Bb7 14.Bd3 Nbd7 15.Ke2 Rfc8 16.Bd2 Rxc2 17.Bxc2 Rc8 18.Rc1 Nb6=
7...Bxc3 8.Bxc3
8.bxc3 O-O 9.c4 (9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Bd3 c4 11.Be2 b6∞) 9...Qd6 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.Be2! (11.Bd3
cxd4 12.exd4 e5) 11...b6 12.O-O Bb7 13.Rfd1 (13.Bc3 cxd4 14.exd4 Ng4 15.g3 Rac8 16.Bb2
Rfe8 17.Qb3 e5) 13...Rac8 14.Rac1 (14.Bc3 cxd4 15.exd4 Bxf3) 14...Rfd8=
8...cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6 10.Bxf6
10.Bc3 O-O 11.Nf3 Rd8 (11...e5!?) 12.Be2 Qe4 13.Qb3 (13.Rc1 Qxc2 14.Rxc2 Ne4) 13...e5
14.O-O Be6 15.Ng5 Bxb3 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.axb3 Nd2=
10...gxf6 11.Ne2 Bd7! 12.Nc3

802
12.a3 Ne7 13.Nc3 (13.Nf4 Qa5+ 14.b4 Qe5 15.Rc1 Rc8 16.Qd2 Rxc1+ 17.Qxc1 Ng6) 13...Qe5
14.Be2 (14.O-O-O!?) 14...Bc6 15.Bf3 Bxf3 16.gxf3 O-O-O 17.Nd5+ Nc6 18.Ne7+ Kc7=
12...Nb4!?
12...Qe5 13.Be2 Ne7 14.Bf3 Bc6 15.Bxc6+ Nxc6 16.O-O-O f5 17.h3²
13.Qc1

13.Qb1 Qa5 14.a3 Nd5 15.b4 Nxc3 16.bxa5 Nxb1 17.Rxb1 O-O-O 18.Be2 Bc6=; 13.Qd1 Qf5
14.Rc1 Bc6
13...Qf5N
13...Qg5 - 87/(451)

803
14.e4 Qe5 15.Be2
15.f4 Qd4 16.Qd2=
15...Rg8 16.O-O f5!ƒ 17.a3
17.f4 Qd4+ (17...Qg7 18.Rf2!) 18.Kh1 fxe4 19.Nb5 Bxb5 20.Bxb5+ Ke7 21.Qc7+ Kf6 22.f5
e5 23.Rad1 Nd3µ; 17.exf5 Bc6 18.g3 Qxf5∞
17...Nc6 18.f4
18.Rd1 Nd4 19.Qd2 Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 O-O-O∞; 18.exf5 Nd4
18...Qg7 19.Rf2

19...Nd4! 20.Qf1
20.exf5 Nb3 21.Qd1 Nxa1 22.Nb5 O-O-O 23.Qc1+ Bc6 24.Nxa7+ Kc7 25.Nxc6 bxc6 26.Bf3
Rd6 27.Qxa1 Qd4∞
20...O-O-O?!
20...fxe4 21.Nxe4 Bc6 22.Ng3 O-O-O 23.a4 (23.Rc1 Kb8→) 23...Nxe2+!? (23...h5!?; 23...Nb3)
24.Qxe2 (24.Rxe2 h5) 24...Qd4 25.a5 Rd5 26.a6 h5 27.axb7+ Kb8 28.Re1 (28.Rc1 Bxb7 29.Rc3
h4-+) 28...h4 29.Ne4 Bxb7→
21.exf5 Nxf5

804
21...Bc6 22.fxe6 fxe6 23.Bb5„
22.Bb5! Kb8 23.Bxd7 Rxd7 24.Qb5 f6
24...Rgd8 25.Re1 h5 26.Qe5+ Qxe5 27.fxe5 Rd2 28.Ne4=
25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Nxd1 Rd8 27.Nc3 Qc7
27...h5 28.Qe2 Qf7 29.Ne4∞
28.g3 a6
28...h5 29.Qe2 h4 30.Qxe6 hxg3 31.hxg3 Nxg3 32.Qxf6
29.Qe2 Qb6 30.Kg2 Rd4
30...Ne3+ 31.Kf3 Nd5 32.Nxd5 Rxd5 33.Qc2=; 30...h5 31.Kh3!∞
31.Qf3 Rd7
31...Qd8 32.Re2 Rd3 33.Qe4∞
32.Ne4 Ne3+ 33.Kh3 f5 34.Nf6 Rd3 35.Re2 Qd4 36.Nd7+ Qxd7 1/2-1/2

181. E35
Ruff, Maximilian (2326) - Pap, Misa (2491)
Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 140/181, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bf4
7.Bg5 - 140/182
7...c5!?
7...Ne4

805
8.dxc5 Ne4
8...Nc6 9.e3
9.e3 Bf5 10.Bd3 Nd7 11.c6
11.Nd4 Bg6 12.c6 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 bxc6 14.O-O (14.Nxc6 Qf6 15.Nb4 (15.Nd4 Ndc5µ)
15...Ndc5³) 14...c5 15.Nb5 c4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Qd1 Qb6 18.Nc7 Rad8 19.Qa4 (19.Nxd5
Qb7³) 19...Nc5 20.Qb5 Rd7³
11...bxc6 12.Nd4 Bg6
12...Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Bg6
13.O-O Bxc3

14.bxc3N
14.Nxc6 Qf6 15.Bxe4 Bxb2 16.Bxg6 Bxa1 17.Bxh7+ Kh8∞
14...Ndc5?!
14...c5! 15.Nb5 c4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Qd1 Qb6 18.Nc7 Rad8 19.Qa4 Nc5³
15.Nxc6!
15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.Qd2 Qb6³
15...Qf6
15...Qe8!? 16.Ne5 Bf5©
16.Ne5
16.Nd4? Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Ng3µ
16...Bf5?!

806
16...Rac8 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Rac1∞
17.g4! g5!?
17...Nxd3?! 18.Qxd3 Be6 19.f3 Nc5 20.Qb5 Rfc8 21.Rac1²
18.gxf5 gxf4 19.Bxe4?
19.exf4! Qxf5 20.f3 Qxf4 21.fxe4 Qxe5 22.Rf5 (22.exd5?? Qe3+-+) 22...Qe7 23.Rxd5 Kh8„
19...dxe4!³
19...Nxe4? 20.exf4 Qxf5 21.f3²
20.exf4
20.Ng4? Qh4 21.Kh1 Kh8-+
20...Qxf5 21.Qd2?

21.Qe2 Qxf4 22.Nc4 (22.Qg4+ Qxg4+ 23.Nxg4 f5³) 22...Rad8³

21...f6!-+ 22.Qe3
22.Qd5+ Ne6! 23.f3 (23.Nc6 Qg4+ 24.Kh1 Qf3+ 25.Kg1 Kh8-+) 23...exf3-+
22...fxe5!
22...Rac8 23.Nc4 Rfd8 24.Rfd1 Nd3
23.Qxc5 Qg4+ 24.Kh1 Qf3+ 25.Kg1

807
25...Rf6!!
25...Rxf4? 26.h3 (26.Qd5+ Kg7 27.h3 Rf6 28.Qxe5 Rg8 29.Kh2 Kh6 30.Rg1 Qxf2+ 31.Kh1
Qf3+ 32.Kh2 Rfg6-+) 26...Qxh3 27.Qd5+ Kg7 28.Qxe5+ Rf6 29.Rfe1 Qf3 30.Rxe4„;
25...Rf7? 26.Qd5 Rf8 27.Rfe1 Kh8 28.Qxe4 Rg8+ 29.Kf1 Qh3+ 30.Ke2 Qh5+³
26.Qd5+ Kg7 27.Qxe5 Rg8! 28.Rfd1 Qh3??†

28...Kf7+?? 29.Kf1 Qh3+ 30.Ke2; 28...Kh6+ 29.Kf1 Qh3+ (29...Rgg6!!-+) 30.Ke2 Qf3+
31.Kf1 (31.Ke1?? Rg1+ 32.Kd2 Qd3+ 33.Kc1 Rxd1+ 34.Kb2 Rb6+ 35.Ka3 Qa6+ 36.Qa5
Qxa5#; 31.Kd2?? Rd8+ 32.Ke1 (32.Kc2 Qe2+-+) 32...Rg6 33.Rxd8 Rg1+ 34.Kd2 Qxf2#)
31...Rgg6; 28...e3! 29.Qxe3 (29.Rd8 exf2+ 30.Kf1 Rxd8 31.Qe7+ Kg6! 32.Qxd8 Qh1+ 33.Ke2
(33.Kxf2 Rxf4+-+) 33...f1=Q+ 34.Rxf1 Re6+ 35.Kd2 Qg2+ 36.Kc1 Qxf1+-+; 29.Rd7+ Kf8+-
+) 29...Kf7+ 30.Kf1 Qg2+ 31.Ke2 Re8-+

808
29.Kh1??
29.Rd8!! Rxd8 30.Qe7+ Kg6 (30...Rf7?? 31.Qg5+ Kf8 32.Qxd8+ Kg7 33.Qg5+ Kh8 34.Rb1+-
) 31.Qxd8 Qg4+ 32.Kf1 Qh3+ 33.Kg1=
29...Qf3+ 30.Kg1 Kh6+?
30...e3 31.Qxe3 (31.fxe3 Kf8+) 31...Kf7+ 32.Kf1 Qg2+ 33.Ke2 Re8 34.Rd7+ Kf8-+
31.Kf1

31...Rfg6??†
31...Qh3+ 32.Ke2 Qf3+ 33.Kf1 (33.Kd2 Rd8+ 34.Kc2 Qe2+-+) 33...Rgg6-+; 31...Rgg6!
32.Rd2 (32.Rd5 Rxf4) 32...Rxf4 33.Rb1 Qh3+ 34.Ke2 Rxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Qf3+ 36.Ke1 Rg1#
32.Rd6!= Rxd6 33.Qxd6+ Rg6 34.Qf8+ Kh5 35.Qc5+ Kh6 36.Qf8+ Kh5 37.Qc5+ Kg4
38.Qc8+ Kh4 39.Qd8+ Kh5 40.Qd1 Rg2! 41.Qd5+ Kh6 42.Qd6+ Rg6 43.Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

182. E35
Nihal, Sarin (2578) - Praggnanandhaa, R. (2532)
Moscow 140/182, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 c5 9.dxc5
9.e3 - 138/193
9...Nbd7 10.e3 Qa5 11.Be2 Ne4 12.O-O Bxc3 13.bxc3

809
13...Ndxc5N
13...Qxc3 14.Qb1!? (14.Rfc1)
14.Rfc1
14.c4 dxc4 (14...g5 15.Bg3 Bf5 16.Nd4 Bg6 17.Qb2 dxc4 18.Bxc4∞) 15.Bxc4 Nd6∞
14...Re8 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.c4
16.f3!? Nd6 17.Bg3 Nc4 18.Nb3 Qb6∞
16...dxc4 17.Bxc4 Rac8 18.Qe2
18.Qb2 b5∞
18...Nd6 19.Bd5 Ne6 20.Bxe6
20.Nxe6 Rxc1+ 21.Rxc1 Qxd5 22.Nc7 Rc8=
20...Bxe6 21.Bg3 Nf5
21...Ne4=
22.Nxe6 Rxc1+
22...Nxg3 23.hxg3 fxe6=
23.Rxc1 Rxe6
23...Nxg3 24.hxg3 ∆Rxe6 25.Rc8+ Kh7 26.Qc2+ g6 27.Qb2 Qe5 (27...Re5 28.Qa1!±)
28.Qxb7±
24.Bf4 Ne7 25.h3 Nc6 26.Rd1 Qa4 27.Rd2 Re8 28.Qg4 Qe4 29.Kh2 Qe6 30.Qd1 Qf6 31.Qg4
Qe6 32.Qd1 Qf6 33.Qb3 Rd8 34.Rxd8+ Nxd8 35.Qd5 Qe7

810
35...Ne6? 36.Qxb7 Nxf4 37.Qb8+ Kh7 38.Qxf4±; 35...Nc6 36.Qd7 b6=
36.Kg3!? Nc6 37.h4 Qe6
37...Nb4=
38.Qxe6 fxe6 39.Bd6 g6
39...h5!?
40.Kf4 b5 41.g4 Kf7 42.h5 gxh5
42...Kf6 43.Bf8 Kf7 44.Bxh6 Nb4=
43.gxh5 a5 44.Ke4 a4 45.f4 Kf6
45...b4 46.Kd3 Kf6 47.Kc4 b3 48.axb3 axb3 49.Kxb3 Kf5 50.Bf8 Kg4 (50...Ke4 51.Bxh6
Kxe3 52.Kc4 (52.f5+ Ke4 53.f6 Nd8 54.Bg7 Kf5 55.Kc4 Kg5 56.h6 Kg6 57.Kc5 Nf7 58.Kc6
Nxh6=)) 51.Bxh6 Kxh5 52.Bf8 e5=
46.a3 Kf7
46...b4?? 47.axb4 a3 48.b5 a2 49.bxc6 a1=Q 50.Be5++-; 46...Na5 47.Be5+ Kf7 48.Bc3 Nc4
49.Bb4 Kf6=
47.Kd3 Kf6 48.e4 Kf7 49.Kc3 Kg7 50.Kd3 Kf7 51.Bc5 Ke8
51...e5! 52.fxe5 (52.f5 Kf6=) 52...Nxe5+ 53.Kd4 Nd7 54.Bd6 Nf6=
52.Bd4
52.Kc3!?
52...b4
52...Kf7 53.Kc3 Kf8 54.Be3 Kf7 55.f5 exf5 56.exf5 Kf6 57.Bxh6 Kxf5=

811
53.axb4 Nxb4+ 54.Kc4 Nc2 55.Bf2

55.Bg7 Kf7 56.Bxh6 Ne3+ 57.Kb4 Nf1 58.Bg5 Ng3=

55...e5?
55...Kd7! 56.Kc3 Na3 (56...Na1!?) 57.Kb4 Nb1 58.Be1 (58.Kxa4 Nc3+=) 58...Kc6 59.Kxa4
Kc5 60.Kb3 Kd4 61.e5 (61.Kb2 Kxe4 62.Kxb1 Kxf4 63.Bd2+ Kg4=) 61...Ke4 62.Kb2 Kxf4
63.Kxb1 Kxe5 64.Bd2 Kf5=
56.Kc3 Na3 57.fxe5+- Kf7
57...Nb5+ 58.Kb4 Nc7 59.Be3
58.Be3! Kg7 59.Bb6? Kf7?
59...Nb1+! 60.Kb4 (60.Kd3 a3 61.Kc2 a2 62.Kb2 Nd2=; 60.Kb2 Nd2=; 60.Kc2 Na3+ 61.Kd3
Nb1=) 60...Nd2=
60.Be3 Kg7 61.Bc5 Nb5+ 62.Kb4 Nc7 63.Kxa4 Ne6 64.Be3 Kf7 65.Bxh6 Nc5+ 66.Kb5
Nxe4 67.Bf4 Nf2 68.h6 Ng4 69.e6+ Kxe6 70.h7 1-0

183. E36
Lenderman, Aleksandr (2637) - Sevian, Samuel (2642)
USA (ch) 140/183, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg5
Ba6 10.Qa4 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Rc1
12.Rd1 - 106/(166)
12...Qb6 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Rc2 Rd8 15.e3 Bxf1 16.Rxf1 Nc6 17.Ke2 Na5 18.Nd2

812
18.b4 cxb4 (18...Qa6+ 19.b5 Qb6 20.Qg4+ Kf8 21.Rb1ƒ) 19.axb4 Qd6 20.Rd2 Qc6 21.Qxc6
Nxc6 22.b5 Ne7 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Ra1 Rd7 25.Nd4ƒ
18...Rd5N
18...Qd6 19.Rfc1²; 18...Rab8
19.Rfc1
19.b4 cxb4 20.axb4 Nb7 21.Rfc1 a5=
19...f5 20.g4

20...Rad8!
20...fxg4 21.Qxg4+ Kf8 22.e4²

813
21.gxf5
21.b4 Qd6 22.Rd1 Nc6 23.bxc5 Qd7 (23...Rxc5 24.Rxc5 Qxc5 25.gxf5 exf5=) 24.Qf4 Kh8∞
21...exf5= 22.h3 Kf8
22...h6!? 23.Rg1+ Kh7 24.Nc4 Nxc4 25.Qxc4 Qe6=
23.Ke1 Kg8 24.Ke2 Kf8 25.Ke1 Kg8 26.Ke2 1/2-1/2
184. E36
Topalov, Veselin (2740) - Ding, Liren (2812)
Shamkir 140/184, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 O-O 5.Qc2 d5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3
dxc4 10.Qxc4 Nc6 11.Qc3 Re8 12.Ne5
12.Rd1 - 134/178
12...Rb8

RR12...Nxe5 13.dxe5 Qe7 14.g3 (14.Rc1 Bd7=) 14...b6 15.Bg2 Rb8 16.Rd1 (16.O-O-O!?)
16...Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Qxd8 18.O-Oƒ Paunovic, Tomislav
13.g3N
13.e3 - 140/(184) 13...Nxe5 14.dxe5 Qe7 15.Rc1 Bd7 16.Be2 Bc6 (16...Rbd8!?) 17.O-O Red8
18.f4 (18.Rfd1 Qg5 19.f3 a6 20.Rxd8+ Qxd8=) 18...Rd7 19.g3 Rbd8 20.Rfd1 Bd5 21.b4 f5
22.exf6 gxf6= Hegde,G-Babasyan,A corr 140/(184) 2018
13...Rd8 14.e3
14.Bg2 Nxd4 15.Qxc7 Nc2+! 16.Qxc2 Qxe5 17.O-O b6 18.Rfd1 Ba6=

814
14...Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qf3 16.Rg1 Qc6!?
16...Bd7 17.Be2 (17.Bg2?! Qh5! 18.h3 Bb5 19.g4 Qh4µ) 17...Qc6 18.Rc1 Qb6=
17.Qxc6 bxc6 18.Rb1
18.Ra2!?
18...c5 19.Be2
19.Bc4 Bb7 20.b3 Bf3³
19...Kf8
19...Bd7!?
20.f3 Ke7 21.Bc4 Rb6 22.Ke2 Bd7 23.b3 Rdb8 24.Rbc1 Bb5= 25.Rgd1 Ra6 26.Bxb5
26.a4 Bxc4+ 27.Rxc4 Rxb3 28.Rxc5 - 26.Bb5
26...Rxb5 27.Rd3?!
27.a4 Rxb3 28.Rxc5=
27...Rxa3³ 28.Rcd1 Ra2+ 29.Ke1

29...Rb8?!
29...f5!³
30.Rd7+ Kf8 31.Rxc7 Kg8 32.Rd2 Rxd2 33.Kxd2 Rxb3 34.Rxc5= Rb2+ 35.Kd3
35.Rc2 Rb5 36.Rc8+ Kh7 37.Rc7=
35...Rxh2 36.g4 Ra2 37.Rc8+ Kh7 38.Rc7 Kg6 39.f4?!
39.e4©

815
39...Rg2 40.Ke4 Rxg4 41.Kf3 Rg1 42.Rxa7 h5 43.Ra8 Kh7
43...Rf1+ 44.Kg2 Re1 45.Kf2 Rb1
44.Rf8 Kg6 45.Rh8
45.Ra8
45...Ra1 46.Kg2 Ra5 47.Kf3 Rb5 48.Re8 Rb7 49.Rh8 Ra7 50.Kg2 f6 51.exf6 gxf6 52.Re8 Kf7
53.Rh8 Ra5 54.Kf3 Kg7 55.Re8 e5 56.Ke4 h4 57.fxe5 fxe5
57...Rxe5+ 58.Rxe5 fxe5 59.Kf3=
58.Kf5 h3 59.Re7+ Kh6 60.Re8?
60.Kg4! h2 61.Re6+ Kg7 62.Re7+ Kf6 63.Rh7=
60...Ra7! 61.Rb8 h2 62.Rb6+!
62.Rb1? Rg7 63.Rh1 Rg5+ 64.Kf6 Rh5 65.e4 Kh7! 66.Kf7 Rh6-+
62...Kh5 63.Rb1 Kh4 64.e4 Re7 65.Ra1 Re8 66.Rb1 Kg3 67.Rb3+™ Kg2 68.Rb2+ Kh3
69.Rb3+ Kh4 70.Rb1 Rh8 71.Kxe5 Kg3 72.Rh1 Kg2 73.Rxh2+ Rxh2 74.Kf6 Kf3 75.e5 Kf4
76.e6 Rh6+ 77.Kf7 Kf5 78.e7 Rh7+ 79.Kf8 Kf6 80.e8=N+ [R 1/a] 80...Kg6 81.Nd6 Rd7
82.Ne8 Rf7+ 83.Kg8 Ra7 84.Kf8 Rd7 85.Kg8 Rf7 86.Nd6 Rd7 87.Ne8 Kf5 88.Kf8! Kg5
89.Kg8 Kg6 90.Kf8 Rf7+ 91.Kg8 Rf1 92.Ng7 Kf6 93.Nh5+ Kg5 94.Ng7 Kg6 95.Ne8 Rf3

96.Ng7?
96.Nc7™ Rc3 97.Ne8=
96...Kf6!+- 97.Nh5+ Ke6?
97...Kf5!

816
98.Kh7?
98.Kg7 Rf1 99.Kh7=
98...Kf5!-+ 99.Ng7+ Kf6! 100.Nh5+ Kg5! 101.Ng7 Rh3+ 102.Kg8 Kf6! 103.Ne8+ Ke6
104.Ng7+ Ke7 105.Nf5+ Kf6! 106.Nd6 Rh5

106...Rd3! 107.Ne8+ Ke7 108.Ng7 Rd5! 109.Kh7 Kf8! 110.Kg6 Rd6+ 111.Kh7 Rd7
107.Nf7?!
107.Ne4+ Ke6! 108.Kg7 Re5! 109.Nd2 (109.Nc3 Re3 110.Nb5 Rd3 111.Nc7+ Ke7 112.Nb5
Kd7) 109...Kf5 110.Kf7 Rc5!
107...Rd5 108.Nh6 Rd8+ 109.Kh7 Rd7+ 110.Kg8 0-1

185. E38
Lysyj, Igor (2642) - Kamsky, Gata (2664)
Russia 140/185, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Qc7 6.a3 Bxc5 7.b4 Be7 8.Nb5 Qc6 9.Nf3 d6
10.e4

817
10...Bd7N
10...a6 - 91/460
11.e5
11.Nxd6+ Qxd6 12.e5 Qc7 13.exf6 Bxf6 14.Bb2 Bxb2 15.Qxb2 O-O=; 11.Bb2!?
11...dxe5 12.Nxe5 Qc8 13.Nxd7 Nbxd7 14.Bf4?!
14.Be2 O-O 15.O-O a6 16.Nd4ƒ
14...e5 15.Be3 a5 16.Rb1 axb4 17.axb4

17...Qc6! 18.f3 Nd5 19.Bd2 Nf4 20.Qb3

20.Bxf4 exf4 21.Bd3∞

818
20...O-O 21.g3 Ne6 22.Be2 e4 23.O-O Rfd8
23...Ne5!?
24.Bc3 Nf6 25.Rbe1 Rac8?!
25...h5!?
26.f4 h5 27.c5?!
27.f5 Nc7 (27...Ng5 28.h4 Ngh7 29.Rf4²) 28.Nd4²
27...Nd5 28.Bb2??

28.f5 Nxc5 29.bxc5 Nxc3! 30.Qxc3 Bxc5+ 31.Kg2 Rd2©

28...Nxb4!-+ 29.f5
29.Qxb4? Bxc5+
29...Bxc5+ 30.Kh1 Ng5 31.h4 Rd3! 32.Qc4
32.Bxd3 exd3+ 33.Kh2 Nf3+
32...Rxg3 0-1

186. E41
Mesaros, Florian (2449) - Prusikin, Michael (2517)
Lienz 140/186, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Nf3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 d6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O e5 9.d5 Ne7
10.Nd2 O-O 11.Qc2 g6 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4
13.exf4 - 10/ 658

819
13...Ng4 14.Nf3

14...f6!
14...h6!? 15.h3 Ne5 16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Rf3 f5³
15.h3 Ne5 16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Rf1 f5!

18.a4N
18.Bd2
18...a5 19.Bd2 Qd6 20.Rf2
20.Rab1 b6 21.Be1 g5 22.Bg3 Bd7³
20...Bd7 21.Rb1 b6 22.Be2 Rf6 23.Be1 Raf8 24.Rf3

820
24.e4 f4µ
24...g5 25.Bg3 Ng6 26.Rbf1 Qe7
26...f4 27.Be1 e4! 28.Qxe4 Bf5-+
27.e4 f4 28.Be1 h5 29.Rd3 g4 30.Qd1 f3! 31.gxf3 Nf4! 32.Bh4 g3! 33.Bxg3 Rg6 34.Kh2 Qg5
34...Rxg3 35.Kxg3

35...Bxa4!! 36.Qxa4 (36.Qd2 Qg5+ 37.Kf2 Nxh3+ 38.Ke1 Qg3+ 39.Rf2 Qxf2#; 36.Qe1 Qg5+
37.Kf2 Nxh3#) 36...Qg5+ 37.Kf2 Qg2+-+
35.Rg1 Nxh3 36.f4 exf4 37.Bf2 Nxg1 38.Qxg1 Qf6 39.Qe1 Qe5 40.Bf3 Bg4 41.Bh1 f3+
42.Bg3 f2! 43.Qf1 Qg5 44.Bg2 h4 45.Bxf2 Be2 0-1

187. E49
Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2705) - Martirosyan, Haik (2616)
Skopje 140/187, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 c6 8.Ne2
8.a4 - 66/477
8...b6 9.O-O Ba6 10.cxd5 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 cxd5 12.c4 Nc6 13.cxd5 Qxd5

821
13...exd5
14.f3N
14.Nf4
14...Na5 15.e4 Qb3
15...Qc4!?
16.Qxb3 Nxb3 17.Ra2
17.Rb1 Na5 (17...Nxc1 18.Rfxc1 Rfc8 19.Kf2²) 18.Bf4 Rfc8 19.Rfc1ƒ
17...Rac8 18.Be3

18...Rfd8

822
18...Nd7!?
19.Rb1 Na5 20.a4 Ne8 21.Bd2 Nc6= 22.a5 Nxd4 23.Nxd4 Rxd4 24.axb6 axb6 25.Be3 1/2-
1/2

823
E50-E74

188. E52
Yu, Yangyi (2764) - Vaibhav, Suri (2590)
Gibraltar 140/188, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bd2 Bb7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Rc1 a6
9...Be7 - 138/197
10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.f4 Nc5

14.Bb1
14.Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.Qh5+ Kg8 16.Rf3 (16.f5 d4 (16...f6) 17.Ne4 (17.f6? Ne6-+) 17...Bxe4
18.Bxb4 Qd5 19.Rf4 Qxe5 20.Rh4 f6 21.Qh7+ Kf7 22.Qg6+ Ke7 23.Qg3 Qxg3 24.hxg3 Bxf5
25.exd4 a5 26.Ba3 Rfd8µ) 16...f6 (16...f5 17.Rh3 Ne6 18.Qh7+ Kf7 19.Qxf5+ Ke7 20.Qg4 d4
21.Be1 dxc3 22.bxc3 Bc5 23.Bh4+ g5 24.Bxg5+ Nxg5 25.Qxg5+ Kd7 26.Rd1+ Kc8 27.Rxd8+
Rxd8∞) 17.Rh3 fxe5 18.fxe5 Ne6 19.Qh7+ Kf7 20.Qh5+ Kg8=
14...d4 15.Ne2 Qd5 16.Rf2 Bxd2?!
16...dxe3 17.Bxe3 Qxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Rad8=
17.Qxd2 d3 18.Nc3 Qd7
18...Qe6!? 19.b4 Ne4 20.Nxe4 (20.Qxd3 Rfd8 21.Qc2 Nxf2 22.Qxh7+ Kf8 23.Qh8+ Ke7
24.Qh4+ Kf8 25.Qxf2 Qc4∞) 20...Bxe4 21.Rc3ƒ
19.b4 Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Rc4! Qf5

824
22.Qd1!N
22.Rf1
22...h5
22...c5!? 23.bxc5 bxc5 24.g4 Qg6 25.f5 Qc6 26.Bxd3 Rfd8 27.Rd2 Bxd3 28.Rxd3 Rxd3
29.Qxd3²
23.Rd2 Rfd8 24.Rc3± Qe6 25.a3 Rd7
25...a5 26.b5±
26.Qxh5 Rad8 27.Ba2 Bd5 28.Bxd5 Rxd5 29.Qf3 Qd7 30.Qe4 c5 31.bxc5 bxc5 32.h3! Qb5
33.Kh2 a5 34.Qc4 Qb1?
34...Qc6
35.Rb3! Qf1
¹35...Qe1 36.Rdxd3 Rxd3 37.Rxd3 Rxd3 38.Qxd3 c4 39.Qd7+-
36.Rb7+- Kf8 37.Qc3 [… e6] 37...R8d7 38.Rxd7 Rxd7 39.Qxc5+ Ke8 40.Rb2 1-0

189. E54
Peralta, Fernando (2580) - Aronian, Levon (2767)
Gibraltar 140/189, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 b6
10.Re1 Bb7 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.a3 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Rc8

825
13...Ne7 - 100/433
14.c4?!N
14.Bc2; 14.a4; 14.Bb2; 14.Bg5
14...Na5 15.Ne5 Nd7! 16.Qh5
16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.d5 (17.Qh5 f5µ) 17...exd5 18.Bb2 h6 19.cxd5 Qxd5 20.Qg4 Qg5 21.Qxg5
hxg5³
16...g6 17.Qh3 Nxe5 18.dxe5

18...Nb3!
18...Nxc4 19.Qg3© ‚

826
19.Bxg6 fxg6 20.Qxb3 Qd4 21.Ra2

21.Qb2 Qg4 22.f4 Rxc4µ

21...Rxc4³ [… Qe4 ×g2] 22.Qg3 - 140/189
22.Bh6N Qd5 23.Qg3 Rc3 24.Rd2 Rxg3

25.Rxd5 (25.fxg3? Qc5+-+) 25...Rxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Bxd5+ 27.Kf1 Bc4+ 28.Kg2 Rd8 29.Kf3 Kf7
30.Ke4 Ke8 31.Be3 Kd7³ Potkin,V (2597) -Salomon,J (2495) Reykjavik 140/(189) 2019
22...Rf5 23.h3 Rc3 24.Qg4 Qd5 25.Rae2 Qc6
25...Kf7!?
26.Bb2

827
26.Bd2!? Rc4 (26...Rxa3 27.Rc1 Qd7 28.Be3©) 27.Qg3∞
26...Rc4 27.Qg3 Qc5 28.Rd2
28.Qe3!?
28...Bd5 29.Red1

29...g5
29...Rc2!?
30.Bd4 Qc7 31.f3 h5 32.Kh2 Qg7 33.h4
33.Rd3
33...gxh4 34.Qxh4 Qxe5+! 35.Bxe5
35.Kg1!?
35...Rxh4+ 36.Kg3 Rc4 37.Bb2 Kf7 38.Rh1 Ke7
38...Rg5+!? 39.Kf2 h4ƒ
39.Rh4 Rc8 40.Kf2 Kd6 41.Ke3 a5 42.a4 Rc6 43.Re2 Kc7 44.Re1 Rg5 45.g4
45.Re2
45...hxg4 46.fxg4?!
46.Rxg4 Rf5 47.Rg7+ Kc8µ
46...Rc4

828
47.Rc1?!
47.Bd4 Rb4 (47...Rxa4 48.Rb1³) 48.Rh7+ Kc6µ
47...Rxc1 48.Bxc1 Re5+ 49.Kf2 Re4-+ 50.Rh7+ Kc6 51.g5 Rxa4 52.g6 Ra2+ 53.Ke1 Rg2
54.g7 e5 55.Rh6+ Kb5 56.Rd6?!
56.Be3 Bc6
56...Bc4 57.Bh6
57.Rd7 Ka4
57...a4 0-1

190. E54
Wang, Yue (2684) - Wei, Yi (2728)
China 140/190, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 b6
10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Rc1 Nc6 12.a3 Be7 13.Ba2 Rc8 14.Re1 h6 15.Bh4 Nh5 16.Bg3 Nxg3 17.hxg3
Bf6 18.d5

829
18...Bxc3!N
18...exd5 - 137/190
19.Rxc3 exd5 20.Bxd5 Rc7! 21.Ree3
21.Rd3 Rd7 22.Ree3 Qf6∞
21...Re7
21...Rd7 22.Red3 Qf6 23.Qa4²; 21...Ba6!?
22.Red3 Qe8 23.b4 Ne5 24.Bxb7 Rxb7
24...Nxd3 25.Bc6 Nxf2 26.Kxf2²
25.Re3
25.Rd5 Re7=
25...Qd8

830
25...Nxf3+ 26.gxf3 Re7 27.Kg2 Rxe3 28.Rxe3ƒ
26.Qxd8
26.Qc2!?
26...Nxf3+ 27.gxf3 Rxd8= 28.f4 Kf8 29.Kg2 Re7 30.Kf3 g6 1/2-1/2
191. E57
Giannoulakis, Lampros (2307) - Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios (2587)
Greece 140/191, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxc4 5.e3 c5 6.Bxc4 cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O
Nc6 10.Re1 b6 11.a3
11.Rc1!?
11...Bb7 12.Qd3 h6!?
12...Rc8 13.Rad1 h6 14.Bh4 Nh5 15.d5! ∆Bxh4 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Ba6 Rc7 (17...Qxd3 18.Rxd3
Bxf3 19.Bxc8 Bxg2) 18.Qc4 Bxf3 19.Rxd8 Bxd8²
13.Bf4
13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.d5 Na5 15.dxe6 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Qc8©; 13.Bh4 Nh5 14.Bg3 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Bf6
16.d5 exd5 17.Nxd5 Na5 18.Ba2ƒ; 13.Be3 - 58/601
13...Bd6 14.Ne5

831
14.Be5 Bxe5 (14...Ng4; 14...Qe7) 15.dxe5 Qxd3 16.Bxd3 Rfd8 17.Rad1 Nd5 18.Nxd5 (18.Ne4
Nf4„ 19.Nd6 Nxd3 20.Rxd3 Ne7 21.Nd4∞ (21.Red1? Bxf3 22.Rxf3 Ng6! 23.Re3 Rd7µ …
Rad8, ×e5)) 18...Rxd5 19.Be4 Rdd8 20.Rc1 Na5 21.Bxb7 Nxb7 22.b4²
14...Ne7N
14...Bxe5 15.dxe5 Qxd3 16.Bxd3 Rfd8 17.Rad1 Nd5 18.Nxd5 Rxd5 19.Be4²; 14...Nh5 15.Nxc6
Bxc6 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.d5! Nf4 18.Qg3 Bxd5 19.Bxd5 exd5 20.Nxd5 Qxd5 21.Qxf4=
15.Rad1?!
15.Nxf7!? Rxf7 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.Rxe6 Qd7 18.Rxf6 gxf6 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.Qh7+©
15...Nfd5 16.Bc1 Bxe5
16...Rc8!?
17.dxe5
17.Rxe5? Ng6 … Nf4
17...Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Qc7 19.Rd4?!†
19.Bd2!
19...Rac8
19...Rfd8; ¹19...Nf5
20.Qh3 Rfd8

832
20...Nf5 21.Rg4 Qxc4!? 22.Rxc4 Rxc4©
21.Rg4! Qxe5!?
21...Ng6 22.Rxg6 Qxc4 23.Rxg7+! Kxg7 24.Bxh6+! Kg6™ 25.g4!! Rd4 26.Qh5+ Kh7
27.Qxf7+ Kxh6 28.g5+! Kxg5 29.Qg7+ Kh5™ 30.Qh7+ Kg5 31.Qg7+=
22.Rxe5 Rd1+ 23.Bf1 Rcxc1 24.g3 Nf5!
24...Ba6?? 25.Qxh6+-; 24...Ng6? 25.Rxg6 (25.Rxe6? Ba6; 25.Re2! Bf3 26.Rge4) 25...fxg6
26.Rxe6 Ba6 27.Re7! Bxf1 28.Qe6+ Kh7 29.Rxg7+=; 24...Kh7!?
25.Rxf5?
25.Re2? Ba6 26.Rge4 Nd4 27.Rxd4 Rxd4-+; 25.a4? Nd4! 26.Rxd4 Rxd4 27.b4™ Bf3!
(27...Rxb4? 28.Rxe6 fxe6 29.Qxe6+ Kh8 30.Qf7=) 28.a5 Rdd1!µ (28...bxa5?! 29.Rxa5 Be2
30.Qg2 Rxf1+ 31.Qxf1 Bxf1 32.Kxf1 Rxb4 33.Rxa7 g5³)25.b4™ Nd4 26.Rxd4 Rxd4= 27.Qh5
Rdd1 28.Qe2 Bd5 29.Rxd5 Rxf1+ 30.Kg2 exd5 31.Qe8+ Kh7 32.Qxf7=
25...exf5 26.Ra4
26.Rf4 g5! (26...Be4 27.Rxe4 Rxf1+! (27...fxe4 28.Kg2 Rxf1 29.Qd7=) 28.Kg2 Rg1+ 29.Kf3
fxe4+ 30.Kxe4-+) 27.Rxf5 Bc8-+ 28.g4 Rxf1+ 29.Qxf1 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Bxf5 31.gxf5 Kg7-+
26...Bf3
26...a5!-+
27.Rxa7?

833
27.Rf4™ Be4 28.Rxe4 Rxf1+! 29.Qxf1 (29.Kg2 Rg1+ 30.Kf3 fxe4+ 31.Kxe4 Rgd1-+)
29...Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 fxe4-+
27...g5! 28.Re7
28.Rc7 Rxc7 29.Qxf5 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Rc1#
28...g4 0-1
192. E63
Moroni, Luca Jr (2564) - Arsovic, Goran (2380)
Skopje 140/192, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Be6
10.Nd2 Qb8
10...Qc8 - 131/(190)
11.Bxf6
11.Qa4 Nd7

834
12.Bxc6N (12.Qa3) 12...bxc6 13.Qxc6 Qxb2 14.Nd5

14...e4! 15.Rab1 (15.Qxc7 Rfe8 16.Rfe1 Qa3 17.Rab1 Qxa2∞; 15.Rad1; 15.Rfd1!?) 15...Qxa2
16.Nxe4 Bxd5 1/2 (16) Kantor,G (2501)-Szabo,K (2493) Magyarorszag 140/ (192) 2019
(16...Bxd5 17.Qxd5 Rae8 18.Qxd7 Rxe4 19.Be7 Rd4 20.Qxc7 Rxc4 21.Qd7 Rfc8= (21...Ra8=))
11...Bxf6 12.Nde4 Be7 13.Nd5

835
13...Qd8!N
13...Bxd5; 13...Rd8
14.Qa4
14.Nec3 Bg5 15.h4 Bh6∞; 14.e3 f5 15.Nec3 Bg5∞; 14.h4!?
14...Bxd5?!
14...f5 15.Nec3 (15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nc3 e4„) 15...Bg5 16.Rad1 Qb8 17.b4 (17.c5 Kh8∞)
17...e4 18.b5 Nd8 19.c5 Rf7∞
15.cxd5 Nd4 16.e3 Nf5 17.Rac1² Nd6 18.Nc5 Re8 19.Bh3
19.Rc3 a5 20.Qc2²
19...Bg5
19...Bf8 20.e4 Bh6 21.Rc2 Re7 22.Re1 a5²
20.Rc2 Re7
¹20...e4 21.Rd1 Re7 22.Bg2 Bf6 23.Nb3 (23.Nxe4? Nxe4 24.Bxe4 b5 25.Qb4 a5-+) 23...a5∞
21.Rfc1 h5
21...e4 22.Nb3 Bf6∞
22.Nd7?!

836
22.Bg2²
22...b5!?
22...e4 23.Nc5 Bf6 24.Nb3 h4∞
23.Qa6 Rxd7 24.Bxd7 Qxd7 25.Rxc7 Qd8 26.Qc6

26...Qf8! 27.h4
27.Rd7 Rd8 (27...Rc8? 28.Rxd6! Rxc6 29.dxc6 Bd8 30.Rd7+-) 28.a4 bxa4 29.Qxa4 e4 30.Rcc7
Bf6∞
27...Bf6 28.Rc2
28.Rd7 Rd8 29.Rxa7 e4 30.b3 g5„

837
28...Kg7
28...e4 29.Rd7 Be5∞
29.Qa6 Qd8 30.R2c6

30...Ne8!
30...Bxh4 31.gxh4 (31.Rxd6 Qxc7 32.gxh4 Qe7∞) 31...Qxh4 32.Rxd6 Qg4+ 33.Kf1 Qd1+
34.Kg2 Qg4+=
31.Rc8 Rxc8 32.Qxc8
32.Rxc8 Qxd5! 33.Rxe8 Qd1+ 34.Kg2 Qd5+=
32...Qxd5!= 33.Qxe8 Qd1+ 34.Kh2 Qd2 35.Kg2 Qd5+ 36.Kf1 Qd1+ 37.Kg2 Qd5+ 38.Kh2
Qd2 39.Kg2 1/2-1/2

193. E70
Schitco, Ivan (2424) - Bacrot, Etienne (2683)
Karlsruhe 140/193, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2 O-O 6.Ng3 h5 7.Be2 Nbd7
7...h4 - 98/(421)
8.O-O e5

838
9.d5 h4 - 140/193
9...a5; 9...Nh7N 10.Re1 h4 11.Nf1 f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.f4 a6 14.Be3 exf4 15.Bxf4 Ne5∞
Schitco,I (2437)-Smirin,I (2605) Chisinau 140/(193) 2019
10.Nh1 Nh7 11.Be3 f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.f4 exf4
13...e4 14.Nf2 a6
14.Bxf4 Ne5

15.Qd2N
15.Nf2 - 45/(718)
15...Bd7
15...Ng6

839
16.Nf2 Qf6 17.Rae1 Kh8 18.Kh1 Ng6 19.Bh6 Bxh6 20.Qxh6 Ne5
20...Qg5 21.Qxg5 Nxg5 22.Nd3 Rae8∞
21.Qf4 Rg8 22.Nh3 Rg7 23.Nd1 Re8
23...Rag8 24.Ne3 c5
24.Ndf2 Reg8 25.Rg1 Rf8 26.Bh5

26...Rg4!?
26...Ng5 27.Ref1 (27.Nxg5 Qxg5 28.Qxg5 Rxg5 29.Be2 f4ƒ) 27...Nxh3 28.Nxh3 c5∞
27.Bxg4 fxg4 28.Qxf6+ Rxf6 29.Ne4 gxh3 30.Nxf6 Nxf6 31.Rgf1
31.Ref1 hxg2+ 32.Rxg2 Nfg4 33.Rf4 Kh7 34.h3 Nh6 35.Rxh4 Ng6 36.Re2 Bf5∞
31...hxg2+ 32.Kxg2 Kg7 33.h3 Kg6 34.b3 b5 35.Rc1 bxc4 36.bxc4 Bf5 37.Rfd1 Bd3 38.c5
Nxd5 39.Kf2 Be4 40.cxd6 cxd6 41.Rxd5 Bxd5 42.Rd1 Be4 43.Rxd6+ Kg5 44.Ra6 Nc6
45.Ke3 Bg2 46.Kf2 Be4 47.Ke3 Bd5 48.a3 Bg2 49.Kf2 Be4 50.Ke3 Bd5 51.Ra4 Be6 52.Ra6
Bd7 53.Kf2 Ne5 54.Rxa7 Bxh3 55.Ra5 1/2-1/2

194. E70
Wang, Shixu B (2392) - Aryan, Chopra (2553)
Xingtai 140/194, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2 O-O 6.Ng3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bd3
8.Be2 - 135/190
8...Na6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Be3

840
10...h5N
10...Ne8
11.Qd2 a4
11...h4 12.Nge2 c6 13.Bg5 Nc5 14.Bc2 (14.Bxh4? Nfxe4!µ) 14...h3 15.g4 Rb8∞
12.O-O Nh7
¹12...h4 13.Nge2 Nh5 14.f4 Nxf4 (14...a3 15.f5) 15.Nxf4 exf4 16.Rxf4 h3 17.g3 Qe7„
13.Nge2 a3 14.bxa3!?
14.b3 f5 15.exf5 gxf5 16.Rae1 Kh8 17.Bc2 Rg8„
14...f5 15.f4

841
15.exf5 gxf5 16.Bc2 b6 17.f4 e4 18.Nd4 Nc5∞
15...g5! 16.fxe5
16.g3 gxf4 (16...fxe4 17.Nxe4 exf4 18.Bd4 Be5) 17.gxf4 Qh4 (17...Nc5 18.Bxc5 dxc5 19.exf5
Rxa3∞) 18.Kh1 Nf6 19.Bf2 Qg4 20.fxe5 dxe5 (20...Qf3+ 21.Kg1 Qg4+ 22.Kh1=) 21.Ng1 fxe4
22.Bc2∞
16...f4 17.e6 fxe3 18.Qxe3 Nc5
18...Be8

19.e5! Nc5 (19...dxe5 20.Ng3 (20.Rxf8+ Bxf8! 21.Qe4 Nf6 22.Qf5 Qe7µ) 20...Qe7 21.Nge4ƒ)
20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Rxf8 Bxf8 22.Ng3 Bg6 (22...Rxa3 23.Rf1 Be7 24.Qc1! Ra6 25.Qc2+ Kh8
26.exd6 Rxd6 27.Nf5±) 23.Rf1©
19.exd7 Qxd7 20.e5?!
20.Bc2 Be5 (20...Rxf1+ 21.Rxf1 Rxa3 22.e5 Bxe5 23.Bxh7+ Kxh7 24.Qxg5±) 21.a4 Qg7©
20...Bxe5 21.Bxh7+ Qxh7
21...Kxh7 22.Qxg5 Qg4 23.Qxg4 Rxf1+ 24.Rxf1 hxg4 25.Nb5 Ra4=
22.Qxg5+ Kh8 23.Qe3
23.Rxf8+ Rxf8 24.Rd1 Nd3 25.Qd2 Nf4 26.Nxf4 Rxf4ƒ
23...Rg8 24.Qh3 Rg4

842
25.Rf3?
25.Kh1 Rag8 26.Rg1 Rxc4 27.Raf1 Nd7³
25...Ne4 26.Nxe4 Bxa1 27.N4g3 Rag8 28.Rf5 R4g5 29.Rxg5
29.Rf1 Be5 30.Nf4 Bxf4 31.Rxf4 Rg4 32.Rf5 R8g5-+
29...Rxg5 30.Qe6 Be5 31.Qc8+
31.Ne4 Rg4 32.N2g3 Bxg3 33.Nxg3 Qb1+ 34.Nf1 Qg6-+
31...Qg8 32.Qd7 h4 33.Qh3 Qh7 34.Nf1 Qe4 35.Ne3 Rg7 36.Nf5
36.Kf2 Rf7+ 37.Ke1 Bg7 38.Qe6 Re7 39.Qxe4 Rxe4 40.Kf2 Bd4 41.Nxd4 Rxd4-+
36...Qxe2 37.Qxh4+ Kg8 38.Nh6+ Kh7 39.Ng4+ Kg6 0-1

843
E75-E99

195. E81
Rallabandi, Praveen Kumar - Bokar, Jason
corr 140/195, 2018

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5
10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.Bg5 Qb6!? 13.Qd2 exd5 14.cxd5 h3 15.g4
15.gxh3 - 136/196
15...Nh7 16.Be3 Qd8 17.Ng3
17.Rg1!? b5 18.Rg3∞
17...a6 18.O-O Qh4

19.Kh1N
19.a4 - 140/(195) 19...f5 20.gxf5 gxf5 21.f4 Ng4 22.Bxg4 Qxg4

844
23.e5N (23.Kh1) 23...dxe5 24.Bxc5 Rf7 25.Rae1 (25.Kh1!?) 25...b6 26.Bxb6 Qg6 27.d6 e4
28.Nd1 Bd7 29.b4 Bxa4 30.Ne3 Bd7 31.Kh1 1/2 (31) Elyoseph,H-Schakel,C corr 140/(195)
2018
19...Bd7 20.Rg1 Bb5!? 21.Raf1 Nc4 22.Bxc4 Bxc4 23.Rc1 b5!? 24.Nd1
24.b3 b4∞
24...Bxa2 25.b4

25...cxb4!
25...Bc4?! 26.bxc5 Qf6 27.Nf5!→
26.Qxa2 a5 27.Rb1 Qe7
27...Rfc8!?

845
28.Nf2 a4! 29.Nxh3
29.Rxb4?! Qf6! 30.Qe2 a3 31.Bd4? Qxd4 32.Rxd4 Bxd4 33.Qd2 Ra4µ
29...b3 30.Qf2 Be5! 31.f4 Bc3 32.e5 dxe5 33.Bc5 Qb7 34.Ne4
34.Bxf8? Qxd5+ 35.Qg2 Qxg2+ 36.Kxg2 Nxf8-+
34...b4 35.Rgd1 b2 36.Bxf8 Rxf8
36...Nxf8? 37.Rxb2+-
37.Rxb2 Bxb2 38.Qxb2 a3 39.Qb3 Ra8 40.f5 a2 41.Qb2 b3 42.fxg6 fxg6 43.Kg2 Ra4 44.Nhf2
Rd4 45.Rc1 Qxd5 46.Rc8+ Kg7
46...Kg7 47.Rc7+ Kg8 48.Rc8+=
1/2-1/2
196. E81
Tasic, Vladimir - Squires, Michael
corr 140/196, 2018

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5
9...e6!? 10.Be2 exd5 11.cxd5 a6 12.a4 Bd7 13.h3 b5 14.O-O Rb8 15.f4 Nc4 16.Bxc4 bxc4
17.Qd2² - 76/67, A65
10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6
11...h3 12.g4±
12.Bg5
12.Nd2?! exd5 13.cxd5 h3 14.g3 a6 15.O-O b5„; 12.f4 Nxc4!? 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5
dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5©
12...h3 13.Ne3 hxg2 14.Rg1!?
14.Nxg2 - 134/195
14...Qa5

846
15.Qd2 exd5 - 140/196
15...Nh7?!N 16.h4 (16.Bh4!?) 16...f5 (16...Nxg5 17.hxg5+-) 17.Be7 Rf7 18.Bxd6 Qd8
19.Bxe5± Elyoseph,H-Yalov,S corr 140/(196) 2018
16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nexd5 Bh4+ 18.Kd1

18...Kh7?
18...Kg7!? 19.f4 Nc6 20.f5 Bd7 21.Qf4 Rh8=; 18...Qd8 19.Kc2 Kg7! (19...Nc6 20.Rad1
(20.Rac1 Kg7 21.f4 Rh8=; 20.f4 Nd4+ 21.Kb1 Kg7=; 20.Qe3 Nd4+ 21.Kb1 Bh3=) 20...Kg7
21.f4 Rh8 22.f5 Nd4+ 23.Kb1 Bg5=; 19...a6 20.Rad1±) 20.Rad1 (20.f4 Nc6 21.Rad1 Rh8=;
20.Rac1 Nc6 21.f4 Rh8=; 20.Qe3 Nc6 21.Rad1 Rh8=) 20...Rh8 21.f4 Nc6 22.Kb1 (22.f5 Bg5
23.Qd3 Nd4+ 24.Kb1 Nxf5 25.exf5 Bxf5 26.Ne4 Rh3 27.Bf3 Qe8 28.Ndc3 Bf6 29.Ka1 Qe7
30.Nd5 Bxb2+! 31.Kxb2 Qe5+ 32.Ndc3 (32.Kc1 Re8µ) 32...Re8 33.Rxg2 Bxe4 34.Qxe4
(34.Bxe4 Rxd3 35.Rxd3 a6∞) 34...Qxc3+ 35.Kxc3 Rxe4 36.Rd3 Rd4 37.Be2 Rdxd3+ 38.Bxd3

847
b6=) 22...Bh3 23.Bf3 Bf6=
19.f4 Nc6 20.f5

20.Qe3 Be6 21.f5 Bxd5 22.Qh3 (22.exd5 Nd4 23.Qh3 Qd8=) 22...Qd8 (22...g5 23.exd5 Nd4
24.Rxg2±) 23.Nxd5 Qg5 24.Rc1²
20...a6N
20...Qd8 21.Rxg2 Rg8 22.Qf4±; 20...Rh8 21.Rxg2±; 20...Rg8 21.Rxg2 Qd8 22.Qf4 g5 (22...gxf5
23.Rxg8 Kxg8 24.Kc2 Nd4+ 25.Kd3 Kh7 26.Rg1 Bf6 27.Bg4 Be5 28.Qf2 fxg4 29.Qxf7+ Kh6
30.Ne7 Bf5 31.Nxf5+ Nxf5 32.Rxg4 Qf6 33.Qxf6+ Bxf6 34.exf5+-) 23.Qf3 Rh8 24.Qe3 Kg7
25.Kc2 Rh7 26.Rd1 Kh8 27.f6 Bd7 28.e5!+-
21.Qf4 Qd8 22.Rxg2 Rg8
22...g5 23.Qe3 Re8 24.Qh3 Rh8 25.Bh5±
23.Kc2 Nd4+
23...g5 24.Qe3 Nd4+ 25.Kd3 Kh8 (25...g4 26.Bxg4 b5 27.b3 Qg5 28.Qh3+-; 25...Rg7 26.Rag1
Kh8 27.f6 Rh7 28.Ne7+-; 25...Kg7 26.Rag1 f6 27.Bh5 Nc6 28.Qh3+-) 26.Rag1 Rg7 27.f6 Rh7
28.Ne7+-
24.Kd3! g5
24...gxf5 25.Rxg8 Kxg8 26.Qh6 fxe4+ 27.Nxe4 Nxe2 28.Ndf6+ Bxf6 29.Nxf6+ Qxf6
30.Qxf6+-
25.Qe3+- Rg7 26.Rag1 Kh8™ 27.f6 Rh7™ 28.Ne7 Be6

848
29.Rxg5! Bxg5 30.Qxg5 Qf8 31.Ncd5 Bxd5
31...Nxe2 32.Kxe2 Rxh2+ 33.Ke1 Kh7 34.Nc7+-
32.cxd5 Rxh2 33.Bh5 Rh3+ 34.Kd2 a5 35.Kc1
35.Qg7+! Qxg7 36.fxg7+ Kh7 37.g8=Q+ Rxg8 38.Nxg8 Rxh5 39.Nf6+ Kh6 40.Nxh5 Nf3+
41.Ke3 Nxg1 42.e5+-
35...Rh2
35...c4 36.Kb1 Rd8 37.Qg7+ Qxg7 38.fxg7+ Kh7 39.Bxf7+-
36.e5 dxe5 37.Kb1
37.Kb1 Rd8 38.Qg7+ Qxg7 39.fxg7+ Kh7 40.Bxf7 Rh6 41.g8=Q+ Rxg8 42.Bxg8+ Kh8
43.Be6! Rf6 (43...Nxe6 44.Ng8+-) 44.Ng6+ Kh7 45.Nxe5 Rf8 (45...Nxe6 46.Nd7!+-)
46.Nd7+-
1-0
197. E90
Van Foreest, Lucas (2515) - Indjic, Aleksandar (2620)
Skopje 140/197, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Bd3 e6 8.O-O exd5 9.exd5 Bg4
10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nbd7
11...Nfd7!? 12.Qd1 Ne5 13.Be2 f5 14.f4 Nf7 15.Bd2 Nd7∞
12.Qd1 Nh5 13.Bd2
13.Ne4 - 122/193
13...f5

849
13...Bd4!? 14.Ne2 (14.Nb5 Bxb2 15.Rb1 Be5 16.f4 a6 17.fxe5 axb5 18.e6 (18.exd6 b4 19.g4
Ng7∞) 18...Ne5 19.Bh6 Qh4! 20.Bxf8 Rxf8ƒ; 14.Bh6 Bg7 15.Bd2 (15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qd2 f5∞)
15...Bd4=) 14...Bxb2 15.Rb1 Bg7 16.f4 (16.Rxb7 Ne5 17.Qc2 Re8∞) 16...f5 17.Rxb7 Re8∞
14.f4

14...Qh4N
14...Bd4+ 15.Kh2 a6 16.g4 fxg4 17.Qxg4 b5 18.cxb5 axb5 19.Bxb5 Ndf6 20.Qg2 Ng7©
15.Be1 Qd8
15...Qe7 16.Kh2 a6 17.Bd2 Bd4 18.Qf3 Rae8 19.Rae1 Qf7∞
16.Kh2 a6 17.Bd2 Bd4 18.Qf3 Ng7 19.Rab1 Bf6 20.g4 fxg4 21.Qxg4 Bd4
21...b5 22.cxb5 axb5 23.Bxb5 Nf5 24.a4 Bd4©
22.Ne2 b5 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Bxb5
24.Nxd4 cxd4 25.Bxb5 Nc5©
24...Nf6?!
24...Nf5! 25.a4 (25.Nxd4 cxd4 26.a4 Nc5 27.Rfe1 Nxa4 28.Bc6 Nb6 29.Bxa8 Qxa8©) 25...Nf6
26.Qf3 Nh5 (26...Ra7 27.Bd3 Rxa4 28.Bxf5 gxf5 29.Nxd4 cxd4 30.Be1²) 27.b4 Ra7„
25.Qg2 Rxa2? 26.Nxd4 cxd4

850
27.f5! Qb6
27...gxf5 28.Rxf5 Kh8 29.Rf3±; 27...Nxf5 28.Rxf5 Ng4+ 29.Qxg4 Rxf5 30.Qxd4+-
28.Bd3 Qb3 29.Rf3 Rxb2 30.fxg6??
30.Rxb2 Qxb2 31.fxg6 hxg6 (31...Ng4+ 32.Kg3! Nf6 (32...Rxf3+ 33.Qxf3 Nf6 34.Bg5+-)
33.gxh7+ Kh8 34.Qf2+-) 32.Rg3 Nd7 33.Bxg6 d3 (33...Ne5? 34.Bh5+-) 34.Bxd3 Kh8 35.Be4
Qf6 36.Bc3 Ne5 37.Kg1+-
30...Rxb1 31.gxh7+ Nxh7 32.Bxh7+
32.Rg3 Rf7 33.Bg6 Qb7 34.Bxf7+ Qxf7 35.Bh6 Ng5 36.Bxg7 (36.Bxg5 Rb7=) 36...Kxg7
37.Rxg5+ Kh8=
32...Kxh7 33.Rxf8
33.Rxb3 Rxb3 34.Qe4+ Kg8 35.Qxd4 Ra8 36.Qf6 Ra2 37.Qd8+ Kh7 38.Qh4+ Kg6µ
33...Qd3 34.Bh6

851
34.Rf7 Qg6 35.Rf4 Qxg2+ 36.Kxg2 Rb3 37.Rxd4 Nf5 38.Rf4 Rd3 39.Rxf5 Rxd2+ 40.Kf3 Kg6=
34...Nh5??
34...Rb7 35.h4 Re7=
35.Qg8+ Kxh6 36.Qe6+ Kh7
36...Qg6 37.Rh8+ Kg5 38.h4++-
37.Qe7+ Ng7 38.Qh4+ 1-0

198. E90
Fodor, Tamas Jr (2520) - Ivanisevic, Ivan (2597)
Magyarorszag 140/198, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.h3 e6 8.Bd3 Na6 9.Be3 exd5
10.exd5 Nb4
10...Nc7 - 134/196
11.Bb1
11.Be2 Bf5 12.Rc1 Ne4?!

852
(12...Re8 13.a3 Na6 14.O-O Ne4∞) 13.g4N (13.Nxe4 Bxe4) 13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nxa2 15.gxf5
Nxc1 16.Qxc1 Qf6 17.fxg6 Qxc3+ 18.Qxc3 Bxc3+ 19.Kd1 hxg6 20.Kc2 Bg7 21.Rb1 b6 22.h4
Rfe8 23.Bd3² Cuenca Jimenez,J (2513)-Amin,B (2709) Sverige 140/(198) 2019
11...b5!

12.a3
12.Nxb5 Ba6 (12...Qb6!?) 13.O-O (13.a4 Nfxd5! 14.cxd5 Bxb2 15.Ra3 Bxa3 16.Qb3 (16.Nxa3
Qa5 17.Nd2 Nxd5µ) 16...Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Qa5+ 18.Nd2 Qxa4µ) 13...Bxb5 14.cxb5 Qb6³;
12.cxb5 a6 13.O-O axb5 14.Bg5 Qd7 15.a3 Bb7 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.axb4 cxb4
19.Ne4 Bxb2 20.Rb1 Bg7µ
12...Qa5 13.O-O
13.Nd2 bxc4 14.Nxc4 Qa6 15.axb4 Qxa1 16.b5 (16.bxc5 Ba6µ) 16...Nd7µ

853
13...bxc4 14.Bf4

14...Qa6?!N
14...Rd8

- 140/(198) 15.Re1N (15.Bxg6?! hxg6 16.axb4 Qxb4³) 15...Nd3 16.Bxd3 cxd3 17.Qxd3 Qb6
18.Qd2∞ Harsha,B (2481)-Vocaturo,D (2626) Gibraltar 140/(198) 2019
14...Re8! 15.Bxg6 (15.Bxd6 Bb7 16.Bxg6 (16.axb4 Qxa1 17.bxc5 Qxb2-+) 16...Nbxd5
17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Be5 Rxe5 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.Nxe5+ Kg8µ) 15...hxg6 16.axb4 Qxb4 17.Ra2
(17.Bxd6 Qxb2 18.Na4 Qb7µ) 17...Bf5 18.Bxd6 Ne4 19.Nxe4 Bxe4³
15.Bxg6 hxg6?
15...Nd3 16.Bxd3 cxd3 17.Qd2 Bf5 18.Bh6 Bg6 19.Nh4 Rfe8∞

854
16.axb4 Qb7

17.bxc5
17.b5! Bf5 (17...Rd8 18.Ra6 Ne8 19.Re1±) 18.Bxd6 Rfd8 19.Ra6 Bd3 (19...Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4
21.Rc6 Qxb5 22.Ng5 Bf5 23.g4 Bd7 24.Rc7±) 20.Rc6! Bxf1 21.Qxf1±
17...dxc5 18.Qd2 Bf5 19.Ne5?
19.Rfe1 Rfd8 (19...Bd3 20.d6 Ne4 21.Nxe4 Bxe4 22.Ng5! Bd3 (22...Bxg2 23.Re7 Qd5
(23...Qc6 24.Qe3 Bd5 25.Rd1+-) 24.Qe3 Bxb2 25.Re1+-) 23.Be5 (23.Qd1!? ∆Bxb2 24.Qg4→)
23...Bxe5 24.Rxe5±) 20.Rad1 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Be6 22.Bd6! Rxd6 23.Nf6+ Bxf6 24.Qxd6 Rd8
(24...Qxb2? 25.Rxe6 fxe6 26.Qxe6+ Kh8 27.Qf7+-; 24...Bxb2 25.Ng5+-) 25.Qxc5 Qxb2
26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.Qxa7 Bf6 28.h4!±
19...Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Nxc4
21.Nc6 Bxd5 22.Qxd5 Rfc8 23.Ra4 Qxc6 24.Qxc4 a5 (24...Bxb2? 25.Ra6+-) 25.b3∞
21...Qxd5
21...Bxd5 22.Na5 Qd7 (22...Qb4 23.Qxd5 Qxf4 24.Qxc5 Bxb2 25.Rad1∞) 23.Rfd1 Rfe8!
24.Be3 Rad8 25.Ra3 Qc7 26.Rd3 Bf6 27.Rxd5 Rxd5 28.Qxd5 Rd8 29.Qf3 Rxd1+ 30.Qxd1
Qxa5=
22.Qxd5 Bxd5 23.Ra4
23.Rfc1 Bd4 24.Ra5 Be6 25.Rc2=
23...Rfe8

855
24.Be3?!
24.Rc1 Re4 25.Be3 Rb8 (25...Rxc4 26.Raxc4 Bxc4 27.Rxc4 Bxb2 28.Ra4 Bd4 29.Bxd4 cxd4
30.Rxd4=) 26.f3 Rh4 27.Nb6 Rxa4 28.Nxa4 Bd4 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Rd1 Rb4 31.Nc5=; 24.b3=
24...Rab8
24...Reb8! 25.Rc1 (25.Rfa1 Rb4µ) 25...Rb4 26.Rxb4 cxb4 27.b3 Be6³
25.Rd1 Be6 26.Rc1 Rb4 27.b3 Rxa4
27...Rxb3 28.Rxa7 Bd4 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Rc7 Rd8 31.Ne5=
28.bxa4 Rb8
28...Bd4 29.Nd6 Rb8 30.Ne4 Bxe3 (30...Rb3 31.Kh2 Bxe3 32.fxe3 Rxe3 33.Nxc5=) 31.fxe3 c4
32.Ng5 Rb4 33.Nxe6 fxe6 34.a5=; 28...Bf8!?
29.Bxc5 Rc8 30.Nd6 Rc6 31.Ne4 Bd5 32.Ng3 a6
32...Bf8 33.Be3 Rxc1+ 34.Bxc1 Bb4

856
35.Nf1! Bc6 36.Bd2 Bxd2 37.Nxd2 Bxa4 38.f4=; ¹32...Bb2 33.Rb1 Rxc5 34.Rxb2 Ra5 35.Rb4
Bc6 36.f3 Rxa4 37.Rb8+ Kg7=
33.Ne2 Bb3 34.a5 Ba4
34...Bb2 35.Rb1 Rxc5 36.Rxb2 Bd5 37.Nf4 Rxa5 38.Nxd5 Rxd5=
35.Bb6 Rxc1+ 36.Nxc1 Kf8= 37.f3 Ke7 38.Kf2 Kd6 39.Nd3 Bb5 40.Ke3 Kd5 41.f4 Bf8
42.h4 Bd6 43.Nf2 Be7 44.g3 Bd7 45.Nd3 f6 46.Nf2 f5 1/2-1/2

199. E90
Thybo, Jan (2525) - Berkes, Ferenc (2666)
Skopje 140/199, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.h3 O-O 7.Nf3 e6 8.Bd3 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+
10.Be3 Rxe3+!? 11.fxe3 Qe7 12.O-O Nbd7 13.Qd2 Nh5!
13...Ne5? 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Rf3 Bd7 (15...Nd7 16.Raf1 f5 17.Kh1 Qe7 18.e4 Ne5 19.R3f2±)
16.Raf1± - 118/201
14.Ne2?!

857
14.e4 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Ne2 Bd7 17.Rf3 Rf8 18.Raf1 a6 19.b3 Nf6 20.Kh1 Bc8 21.Bc2
Nd7³; 14.g4 Ng3 15.Rf2 h5 16.Kg2 h4© … Ne5, Bd7-e8
14.Qf2 Ne5 15.Be2 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Nf6 17.Qh4! Bd7 (17...a6!?) 18.Rae1 Re8 19.Qf4 h5„;
14.Rf2 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Raf1 Ng3 17.Rxf7 Nxf1 18.Rxf1 Bd7©
14...Bh6!N
14...Ne5?! 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Rf3 Bd7 17.Raf1 f5 18.b4! b6 19.Nf4 Nf6 20.bxc5 bxc5 21.Rb1±
15.Nf4 Ng3 16.Rfe1 Nf6 17.Kh2 Nge4 18.Qc2 Bd7„ 19.Ne6
19.Bxe4 Nxe4 20.Ne6 Nf6 21.Nf4 Re8→; 19.Re2 Re8 20.Rae1 a6 (20...g5? 21.g4!) 21.a4 Qd8
22.b3 b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.cxb5 Qa5©
19...Bxe6 20.dxe6
20.Bxe4?! Bxh3 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.gxh3 Rf8 23.Kg2 Nh5→
20...Qxe6 21.Bxe4 Nxe4 22.Qb3
22.Rad1 Re8 23.Kg1
22...b6 23.Qa4 Bg7 24.Re2 h5! 25.Rd1

858
25...g5
25...Rf8!! 26.Qxa7 (26.Rd5 g5 27.Kg1 f5µ) 26...Qxc4 27.Rde1 b5µ; 25...Re8 26.Qc6 g5 -
25...g5
26.Qc6 Re8 27.Qd5 Qd7?!
27...Qg6 28.g4!? (28.Kg1 Ng3 29.Rf2 Bf6!?³) 28...hxg4 29.hxg4 Bxb2! 30.Qc6 Kf8! 31.Rd5³;
27...g4 28.Qxe6 Rxe6 29.Nd2 Be5+ 30.Kg1 Ng3 31.Rf2 Kf8 32.Nf1 Ne4 33.Rc2³; 27...Qf6!
28.Qc6 Re6 29.Qa8+ Kh7 30.Qd5 h4 31.Kg1 Qg6→
28.Kg1 g4

29.hxg4?
29.Ng5™ Re5 (29...Nf6?? 30.Qxd6 Qf5 31.h4™+-; 29...Nxg5? 30.Qxg5 Re5 31.Qh4!)
30.Qa8+ Re8 31.Qd5=

859
29...Qxg4?!
29...hxg4 30.Ng5 (30.Nd2 Ng3 31.Rf2 Rxe3; 30.Nh4 Re5 31.Qa8+ Kh7 32.g3 Bh6-+)
30...Nf6!! 31.Qxd6 Qf5-+
30.Qc6 Re6 31.Qc8+ Kh7 32.Qd7 h4! 33.Rd5† Kg6
33...Kh6!
34.Rf2
34.Rf5!? Nf6 35.Rf4 Qxf4 36.Qxe6 Qxf3 37.Qxf7+ Kxf7 38.gxf3 d5-+
34...Nf6 35.Qc8 Nxd5 36.cxd5 Re4-+ 37.Qd8 Qg3 38.Nd2 Rxe3 39.Nf1 Re1 40.Qg8 Kh6
41.Qxf7 Bd4 42.Qf8+ Kh7 0-1

200. E90
Kuzubov, Yuriy (2644) - Ivanisevic, Ivan (2616)
Deutschland 140/200, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Bd3 e6 7.h3 O-O 8.Nf3 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+
10.Be3 Nbd7 11.O-O a6 12.a4 Nh5 13.Bg5 f6

14.Bh4!N
14.Bd2 - 39/471
14...Bh6
14...Nf4 15.Bc2 Nb6 16.b3 (16.Nd2 Nd7 17.Bg3 Bh6∞; 16.Bb3 Nd7∞) 16...Qd7! 17.Bg3
(17.Re1 Rxe1+ 18.Nxe1 f5∞) 17...Nxg2 18.Kxg2 Qxh3+ 19.Kg1 Bg4 20.Qd3 Bf5 (20...f5!?
21.Bd1 Nd7©) 21.Qd2 Bh6 22.Bxf5 gxf5 23.Qd3 (23.Qd1? f4 24.Bh2 Kh8 25.Kh1 Rg8 26.Rg1
Rxg1+ 27.Nxg1 Qxc3µ) 23...Re3! 24.fxe3 Bxe3+ 25.Qxe3 Qxg3+ 26.Kh1 Qh3+=

860
15.Re1 Rxe1+
15...Nf4 16.Ne4±
16.Qxe1 Qf8 17.a5 Rb8 18.Ne4

18...Bf4?!
18...b6 19.axb6 Rxb6 20.Ra2 Bg7 21.Bc2 f5 22.Ned2 (22.Neg5 Ne5 23.Ne6 Bxe6 24.dxe6 Bf6
25.Nxe5 dxe5 26.Bxf6 Nxf6 27.Qxe5 Qe7=) 22...h6 23.Be7 Qe8 24.Qe6+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Bf6
26.Bxd6 Qxe6 27.dxe6 Rxd6 28.exd7 Bxd7 29.Bxd7 Rxd7 30.Rxa6 Bxb2=
19.g4! g5
19...Ng7 20.Bg3 Bxg3 (20...Ne5? 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Bxe5 fxe5 23.b4+-) 21.Nxg3 b6 22.axb6
Rxb6 23.Qc3±
20.Bg3
20.Ng3! Ne5 (20...Nxg3 21.Bxg3 Ne5 (21...Bxg3 22.fxg3 Ne5 23.Nxe5 fxe5 24.b4±) 22.Nxe5
fxe5 23.b4 cxb4 24.Rb1±; 20...Ng7 21.Ne2 Ne5 22.Nxe5 Bxe5 (22...dxe5 23.Nxf4 exf4 24.Qe4
Bf5 25.gxf5±) 23.Bg3±) 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Nxh5 gxh4 23.f4 Bd4+ 24.Kh1±
20...Nxg3?
20...Ne5 21.Qe2! (21.Nxe5 Nxg3 22.Nxg3 Bxe5²) 21...f5 22.Nxe5 fxe4 (22...Nxg3 23.fxg3
Bxe5 24.Nxg5 Qg7 25.Nf3±) 23.gxh5 exd3 24.Nxd3 Bxg3 25.fxg3 Bxh3 26.Re1±
21.fxg3 Ne5
21...Be5 22.Nxe5 Nxe5 23.Qe3+-
22.Qe2 Nxf3+ 23.Qxf3 Be5 24.Rf1 Bd4+ 25.Kh1
25.Kg2! b6 26.Nxf6+ Bxf6 27.Qxf6 Qxf6 28.Rxf6 bxa5 29.Rxd6 Rxb2+ 30.Kf3+-

861
25...Qh6 26.Kg2
26.h4! Bd7 (26...gxh4 27.g5 Qf8 28.Nxf6+ Bxf6 29.Bxh7+! Kxh7 30.Qh5+ Kg7 31.gxf6++-)
27.Nxg5+-
26...b6 27.Nxd6?!
27.Nxf6+ Bxf6 28.Qxf6 Qxf6 29.Rxf6 bxa5 30.Rxd6 Rxb2+ 31.Kf3+-
27...bxa5 28.b3

28...Bd7?
28...Be5 29.Nxc8 Rxc8 30.d6+-; 28...Rxb3 29.Re1 Rb2+ 30.Re2 Bd7 31.Rxb2 Bxb2 32.Bf5 Be5
(32...Qf8 33.Ne4 Be8 34.d6±) 33.Ne4 Bxf5 34.Qxf5±
29.Bf5+- Qg7
29...Qf8 30.Ne4 Bxf5 31.Qxf5 Rxb3 (31...h6 32.d6+-) 32.Nxg5+-
30.Bxd7
30.Be6+ Bxe6 (30...Kh8 31.Nf5) 31.dxe6 Qe7 32.Qd5
30...Qxd7 31.Nf5 Be5 32.d6 Qb7 33.Ne7+ Kg7 34.Nc6 Qxb3 35.d7
35.Nxb8 Qxb8 36.d7 Qb2+ 37.Rf2 Qd4 38.Qd5
35...Qxf3+ 36.Rxf3 Rb2+ 37.Rf2 Rxf2+ 38.Kxf2 Bc7 39.d8=Q Bxd8 40.Nxd8 f5 41.Ne6+ Kf6
42.Nxc5 f4 43.gxf4 gxf4 44.Na4 1-0

201. E90
Firouzja, Alireza (2682) - Karthikeyan, Murali (2593)
Xingtai 140/201, 2019

862
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nf3 Qa5 8.Nd2
8.Bd3 - 3/691
8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Rd1 (9.d5 Nd4! 10.Rd1 (10.Nxd4?! cxd4 11.Bxd4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Qxd2+
13.Kxd2 Bxd4µ) 10...Nxf3+ 11.gxf3∞) 9...cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Be6 12.Be2 Rfc8
13.b3 a6 14.O-O b5 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Qe3 Ng4 17.Bxg4 Bxd4 18.Qxd4 Qxc3 19.Qxc3 Rxc3
20.Bxe6 fxe6 21.Rd2 Kf7=
8...cxd4 9.Nb3

9...Qxc3+!!N
9...Qh5 10.Be2 Bg4 11.Nxd4 Bxe2 12.Ndxe2 Nc6 13.O-O Ne5 14.b3 Nc6 15.Qc2 Rac8
16.Rac1 Qa5 17.Rfd1 Nb4 18.Qd2 Nc6 19.Nf4 Rfd8 20.Qc2 (20.Nfd5!?) 20...Nb4 21.Qe2
(21.Qd2!?; 21.Qb1!?) 21...e6∞
10.bxc3 dxe3 11.f3
11.Bd3 exf2+ 12.Kxf2 Nc6 13.Re1 Ne5©
11...Nh5! 12.Qc1 Bh6 13.g4 Nf4
13...Ng3!? 14.Rg1 Bf4 15.Nd4 Nd7 16.Ne2 Nxe2 17.Bxe2 Ne5©
14.Kd1

863
14.Qc2 Nc6 15.h4 Ne5 16.Nd4 Be6 17.g5 Bg7©
14...Ne6
14...Nd3! 15.Bxd3 (15.Qc2 Nf2+-+) 15...e2+ 16.Kxe2 Bxc1 17.Rhxc1 Na6³
15.Kc2 Nc6 16.h4 Bf4 17.Qd1 Ne5 18.Nc1
18.Be2 Bd7 19.h5 Rac8 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Qf1 Kg7©
18...Bd7 19.a4 Rac8 20.Ne2
20.Nd3 Nxd3 21.Bxd3 Nc5³
20...Bh6 21.g5 Bg7 22.Bh3 Nxf3
22...Rxc4! 23.f4 (23.Bxe6 fxe6! 24.f4 Ng4µ) 23...Nf3 24.Qd3 Rfc8µ
23.Qd3 Ne5 24.Qxe3 Nxc4µ 25.Qf2 Rc5 26.Rhb1
26.Ra2 Bc6 27.Bg2 f5
26...Bc6 27.Bg2 f5 28.gxf6 Bxf6
28...Rxf6 29.Qg3 Bh6 30.Rb4 Ne3+ 31.Kb2 a5-+
29.Rf1

864
29...Bxc3!
29...Ra5 30.Qg3 Nc5-+
30.Qxc5 Nxc5 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Kxc3
32.Nxc3 Ne3+ 33.Kd2 Nxg2-+
32...Ne5 33.a5 Nxe4+ 34.Bxe4 Bxe4 35.Nd4 Bd5 36.Nb5 a6 37.Nc7 Bc6 38.Rf1+ Kg7
38...Nf3 39.Ne6+ Ke8-+
39.Ne6+ Kh6 40.Rf8 Kh5 41.Rh8 h6-+ 42.Rh7 Kxh4 43.Rxh6+ Kg4 44.Nd4 Kg5 45.Rh2
Bd5 46.Re2 Kf4 47.Rf2+ Nf3 48.Re2 e5 49.Nc2 Be4
49...g5
50.Ne3 d5 51.Kb4 Nd4 52.Re1 Kf3 0-1

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I – Combinations with mating attack

II – Combinations to reach the draw
III – Other combinations

1. Artemiev, Vladislav (2736) - Hracek, Zbynek (2578)

Skopje, 2019
Ia

1.? +–

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1.Rd1
1.Bh6! gxh6 2.Qf4! Ne8 (2...Kh8 3.a3! Qd6 (3...Qe7 4.Ng6++-; 3...Qxb2 4.Qxh6 Be7 5.Rg3+-
) 4.Nxf7++-) 3.Qxh6 Bf6 4.Rg3+ Kh8 (4...Bg7 5.Nf3! Kh8 (5...Qd6 6.Rxg7+ Nxg7 7.Qxd6+-)
6.Rxg7 Nxg7 7.Ng5+-) 5.Nd7 (5.Nxc6 Qd6 6.Nxd5 Bg7 7.Qxd6 Nxd6 8.Ne5 Rad8 9.Ne3+-)
5...Bxd7 6.Rxe8 Qd6 7.Nxd5! Be5 8.Qxf8+ Qxf8 9.Rxf8+ Rxf8 10.dxe5+-

874
1...Ne8 2.Bf4ƒ

2. Sychev, Klementy (2545) - Sasikiran, Krishnan (2678)

Moscow, 2019
Ic

1...? –+

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1...Bh3!
1...Rc6 2.Qxb5 Bh3 3.Qxc6 Qxc6 4.gxh3µ
2.gxh3 Rc6 3.Qxc6 Qxc6-+

3. Anand, Viswanathan (2767) - Ding, Liren (2805)

Stavanger (blitz), 2019
Ic

875
1.? +–

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1.Bxg7! Bxf5 2.Qh6! Re6 3.Bh8! 1-0

4. Gilevych, Artem (2403) - D'Costa, Lorin (2402)

Cannes, 2019
If

1.? +–

876
 Show/Hide Solution

1.Ne5! Nxe5
1...Nd8 2.Rc7 Qxc7 3.Nxg6+ Rxg6 4.Qxc7+-
2.Rc8+ Kf7 3.dxe5 Rxe5 4.Rh8
4.Rc6! Re4 5.Qb8 Qg5 6.Qh8! Qxh6+ 7.Kg2 Re6 8.Rc7+ Re7 9.Rc8 Qg7 10.Qd8 Kf6 (10...g5
11.Qxd5++-) 11.Rc6+ Kg5 12.Re6+-
4...Kf6 5.Qd4±

5. Anand, Viswanathan (2779) - Navara, David (2739)

Shamkir, 2019
II h

1...? =

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1...Rd1+! 2.Nxd1 Qd4+ 3.Ke1

3.Kc1 Qa1+ 4.Kd2 Qd4+= - 3.Ke1
3...Qg1+ 4.Kd2 Qd4+= 1/2-1/2

6. Ding, Liren (2773) - Grischuk, Alexander (2750)

Stavanger (blitz), 2019

877
 III c

1...? –+

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1...c4! 2.bxc4 Rxa6?

2...Bc5! 3.Rb1 (3.a7 Bb7-+) 3...Bd7 4.Nb6 Bf5 5.h4 Rxa6-+ (5...Bxb1 6.Nd7+ Ke7 7.Nxc5
Ra5µ)
3.Ne7„

7. Janzelj, Tim (2384) - Di Nicolantonio, Lucas (2379)

Radenci, 2019
III f

878
1...? –+

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1...Nxc4
1...Ncd3+! 2.Ke2 (2.Rxd3 Nxc4-+) 2...Nxc4 3.Nxc4 Bf7 4.Ne3 (4.Ke3 Bxc4 5.Bf1 Nb2!-+)
4...Nf4+ 5.Ke1 Rxd2 6.Rxd2 Rxd2 7.Kxd2 Nxg2 8.Nxg2 Bxa2-+
2.Nxc4=

8. Svane, Rasmus (2599) - Flom, Gabriel (2460)

Moscow, 2019
III f

879
1.? +–

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1.Bxf7+! Kxf7 2.Qb3+ Nd5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Qa3! Bb7

4...Qd1+ 5.Kh2 Qd8 6.Qa7+ Kg8 7.Nc3 Bf8 8.b4+-
5.Nc3 Qd7 6.Qa2+ Qe6 7.Qa7 Qd7 8.Ne4 Bc8 9.Qa2+ Qd5
9...Qe6 10.Ng5++-
10.Qxd5+ cxd5 11.Nd6+ Ke6 12.Nxc8+-

9. Schitco, Ivan (2426) - Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2574)

Moscow, 2019
III g

880
1...? –+

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1...Bb6ƒ
1...Bxf2+! 2.Kxf2 e3+ 3.Nxe3 (3.Bxe3 Ng4+ 4.Kg1 Bxg2 5.Kxg2 Nxe3+ 6.Nxe3 Rxe3 7.Nc6
Rxe2+ 8.Kf1 Qf6+ 9.Kxe2 Re8+ 10.Kd2 b4! 11.Nxb4 Qd4+ 12.Nd3 Qe3+ 13.Kc3 Rc8+
14.Kb2 Rb8+ 15.Kc2 Rxb1 16.Rxb1 Ne5 17.Rd6 (17.Nxe5 Qe2+-+) 17...Nc4-+) 3...Bxg2
4.Kxg2 Nc5! 5.Rxc5 Qxd2 6.Rxf6 (6.Nf1? Rxe2+ 7.Kh1 Re1-+) 6...Rxe3 7.Rf2 Qxa5-+

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 1. Aronian, Levon (2763) - Keymer, Vincent (2516)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, 2019
NB 2/f

1.? =

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1.Kf1!
1.Nb4?! Kd6 2.Kf1 Na8! 3.Ke2 Kc7µ
1...Kd5 2.Nb4+! Kc4
2...Kd6 3.Ke2 Na8 4.Ke3 Kc5 5.Nd3+ (5.Nc2 b4 6.Nd4 Kd6 (6...Kc4? 7.Nxe6 b3 8.Kd2+-)
7.Kd3=) 5...Kb6 6.Nf4 Kxa7 7.Nxe6 b4 8.Nd4 Ka6 9.Kd3=
3.Nc6= Kd3
3...b4 4.Ke2 b3 5.Kd2 Kc5 6.Nd8 Kd6 7.Kc1 Kd7 8.Nf7 Kc6 9.Nd8+ Kd7 10.Nf7=
4.Ke1 Na8 5.Nd8 e5 6.Nc6 Ke4
6...e4 7.Kd1 e3 8.fxe3 Kxe3 9.Ne7 Ke4 10.Ke2=
7.Kd2 Kd5 8.Nb4+ Kc4 9.Nc6 Kd5 10.Nb4+ Ke4 11.Nc6 f4 12.Kc3 Kd5 13.Nb4+ Ke4 1/2-
1/2

2. Esipenko, Andrey (2620) - Pershin, Denis (2409)

Russia, 2019

884
 NB 3/b

1...? –+

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1...Kc3! 2.Nf4
2.Ne1 a5 3.Kd1 Be3 4.Nc2 Bf4 5.Na3 a4 6.Nb5+ Kb3 7.Nd4+ Kb2 8.Nb5 Be5 9.Ke2 Kb3
(9...Kc2-+ - 2.Nf4) 10.Kd2 Kb4 11.Na7 Kc4 12.Kc2 a3-+
2...Kc2 3.Nd5 a5 4.Nc7 a4 5.Nb5 Be5 6.Na3+ Kb3 7.Nb1 Bc3! 8.Kd1 Ba5 9.Kc1 Bb4
9...Bb4 10.Kd1 Kb2-+
0-1

3. Burovic, Rijad (2393) - Sadikhov, Ulvi (2479)

Sarajevo, 2019
NB 4/b

885
1...? –+

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1...c4! 2.Kg6 c3 3.Bxc3

3.h5 c2 4.Bb2 a3-+
3...Nxc3 4.h5 Nxd5 5.h6 Nf6! 6.Kxf6 a3 7.h7 a2 8.Kf7 a1=Q 9.Kg8 Qa8+ 10.Kg7 Qg2+ 0-1

4. Stupak, Kirill (2547) - Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2680)

Budapest, 2019
R 6/a

886
1...? =

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1...Kh6! 2.bxa4
2.b4 Rb3=
2...Rd1+! 3.Kg2 Rd2+ 4.Kh3 Rh2+! 5.Kg4 Rxh4+! 6.gxh4 1/2-1/2

5. Ding, Liren (2809) - Rapport, Richard (2726)

Shenzhen, 2019
R 6/b

1...? =

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1...f5!=
1...Rxf2? 2.b5 f5 3.Rb4 f4 4.g4!+-
2.f4 Kg6 3.Kc5 Rc2+ 4.Kd5 Rd2+ 5.Kc6 Rc2+ 6.Kd6 Rd2+ 7.Kc7 Rc2+ 8.Kd6 Rd2+ 9.Kc5
Rc2+ 10.Kd4 Rd2+
10...gxf4 11.gxf4 Rf2 12.Ra6+ Kh5 13.Ke5 Rb2=
11.Kc3 Rg2 12.b5 Rxg3+ 13.Kc4 Re3
13...Rg2 14.b6 Rc2+ 15.Kb5 Rc8 16.b7 Rb8 17.Kb6 gxf4=

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14.b6 Re8 15.Kc5 gxf4 16.Rxf4 Kg5 17.Rb4 f4 18.b7 Rb8 19.Kc6 f3 20.Kc7 Rxb7+ 21.Kxb7=
f2 22.Rb1 Kf4 23.Kc6 Kf3 24.Kd5 Kg2 25.Ke4 f1=R 26.Rxf1 Kxf1 27.Kd5 1/2-1/2

6. Chatalbashev, Boris (2521) - Teplyi, Igor (2418)

Danmark (ch), 2019
R 6/e

1.? +–

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1.Kf5!
1.Kg3? g5 2.Rxc6 Kf7=
1...Rh2
1...Rh5+ 2.Ke6! f5 3.Rxc6 Rh6+ 4.Kd5 Rh2 5.Ke5 Rxf2 6.d5+-
2.Rxc6 Rxf2+ 3.Ke6+- Ra2
3...Re2 4.Rc3+-
4.Rc8+ Kh7 5.d5 Kg6 6.d6 Ra6 7.Kd5 Kf5 8.d7 Ra3 9.d8=Q Rd3+ 10.Kc4 Rxd8 11.Rxd8
Kg4 12.Kd4 f5 13.Rf8 g6 14.Rf6 g5 15.Rf8 1-0

7. Sevian, Samuel (2642) - Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2739)

USA (ch), 2019
R 7/i

888
1...? –+

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1...Kc7! 2.f5
2.Ke2 Rc2+ 3.Kd3 (3.Kf1 Rc3 4.Rxh5 Kb6-+) 3...Ra2 4.Kd4 Rxa3 5.Kc5 Rb3 6.Rh7+ Kd8-+
2...Rxf5-+ 3.Ke2 Kb7 4.f3 b4! 5.axb4 a3 6.Rd6 Rf8
6...Rg5 7.Kf2 (7.f4 Rg1 8.Kf2 a2-+) 7...a2 8.Rd1 h4 9.Ra1 h3-+
7.Kf2 Ra8 8.Rd1 Kb6 9.Kg3 Kb5 10.Kh4 Rf8! 11.Rf1 Rf5! 12.f4 Kxb4 13.Rf2 Ra5 14.Ra2
Kb3 15.Ra1 a2 16.Rf1 a1=Q 17.Rxa1 Rxa1 18.Kxh5 Rf1 19.Kg5 Kc4 20.f5 Kd5 0-1

8. Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2693) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, 2019
R 9/e

889
1...? –+

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1...Bf2+! 2.Kd2
2.Kf1 Bc5+ 3.Kg2 (3.Ke1 Bb4+ 4.Kd1 Rd8+ 5.Kc1 Be7-+) 3...Rf2+ 4.Kh1 Bd6 (4...Rxe2??
5.Bd3+!=) 5.Bb7 Kd3 6.Ba6+ Ke3 7.Kg1 Bc5 8.Kh1 Rf6-+
2...Rd8+!-+ 3.Kc2 Be3 4.Bf3 Rd2+ 5.Kb1 Kb3
5...Bg5 6.Bh5 Kb3 7.Nc1+ Ka3-+
6.Nc1+ Ka3 7.Ne2 Rb2+ 8.Ka1 Rb8 0-1

9. Krejci, Jan (2588) - Biolek, Richard Jr (2442)

Cesko (ch), 2019
R 9/o

890
1...? =

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1...h5! 2.gxh6+ Rxh6+ 3.Kg4 Rg6+ 4.Kf3

4.Kxf4 Ra2 5.Kf5 Rxa4 6.Rg8+ Kxg8 7.Kxg6=
4...Rd3+
4...Ra2 5.a7 Ra3+ 6.Ke2 Ra2+=
5.Ke2 Re3+ 6.Kf2 Rb6 7.a7 Rb2+ 8.Kf1 Rb1+
8...Ra3 9.Re8! Rb1+ 10.Re1 Rxe1+ 11.Kxe1 Rxa4=
9.Kf2 Rb2+ 10.Kf1 Rb1+ 11.Kf2 1/2-1/2

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 Szwed, Jacek (2387) - Harff, Marcel (2412)
Iraklion, 2019
§ 3/c3

In this endgame the rivals exchanged mistakes, so a peaceful conclusion is reached.

1.Kc3?
1.Kc4 Kc7 2.b4 axb4 3.Kxb4 Kb7 4.Kc3 Ka6 5.Kb4=
1...Ke6-+ 2.Kc4 Kd7?
2...e4! 3.Kd4 f5 4.Ke3 Ke5 5.gxf5 Kxf5 6.b4 axb4 7.a5 b3 8.a6 b2 9.a7 b1=Q-+
3.Kd3= Ke6 4.Ke4! Kd7 5.Kd3 Ke6 6.Ke4 Kd7 7.Kd3 Ke6 8.Ke4 1/2-1/2

Goumas, Georgios (2386) - Shyam, Sundar M (2519)

Karlsruhe, 2019
§ 3/c3

892
1...b5? A step in the wrong direction. Instead, Black should have improved his king.
1...Kf6 2.Ke2 Ke6 3.Kd3 Kd6 4.b3 Kc5 5.b4+ Kd6 6.Ke3 Kc6 7.Kf3 e4+ 8.Kf2 a5 9.Ke2
Kb5 10.Kf1 e3 11.Ke2 Kc4 12.h4 gxh4 13.Kxe3 Kxc3-+
2.b4= Kf6 3.Kd3 Ke6 4.Ke3 e4 5.Kd2 Ke5 6.Ke3 Ke6 7.Kd2 Kd6 8.Ke2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

Plat, Vojtech (2535) - Przybylski, Wojciech (2320)

Chorzow (rapid), 2019
§ 3/d4

1...g5? Black goes for the wrong pawn break. He should have centralized his king in order to
create a solid defensive setup.

893
1...Ke6 2.b3 Ke7=
2.hxg5!+- fxg5 3.f4! h4+ 4.Kh3 g4+ 5.Kxh4 1-0
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2692) - Lan, Zilun (2333)
China, 2019
§ 6/c3

After the next move Black spoils his winning chances.

1...a6? Once again, the king should have been improved first.
1...Ke5! 2.Ke3 a6! 3.h5 Kf6 4.Kf4 e3 5.Kxe3 Kg5 6.Kf3 e5 7.Ke4 Kxg4 8.Kxe5 Kxh5-+
2.Ke2!= Kd5 3.Kd2 Kd6 4.Ke2 Kd5 5.Kd2 1/2-1/2

Cabarkapa, Novak (2454) - Ivic, Velimir (2516)

Srbija (ch), 2019
NB 2/d

894
1.Ne3? White should not have moved the knight. It was essential to keep the black knight away
from e5.
1.f4 Nc5 2.Ne5 Ne6+ 3.Ke3 Nf8 4.h4 Ke7 5.Kd4 Ke6 6.g4+-
1...Ne5= 2.Nxd5 1/2-1/2

Kantans, Toms (2513) - Socko, Bartosz (2627)

Chorzow (rapid), 2019
NB 2/i

Next we will examine a highly tricky knight endgame.

1.b7? Too ambitious pawn push. Again, an important king move was overlooked.

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1.Kd4! Nxb6 2.Nxb6 Kf6 3.Ke4+-
1...Nc5= 2.b8=N a4
2...Nd3+ 3.Ke4 Nb4
3.Nc6 Ke8
3...Nd3+ 4.Ke4 a3
4.Nb6
4.Nd6+ Kd7 5.Nb4 Ke7 6.Nc8+ Kf7 7.Nc2 Nd7+ 8.Kd6 Nf6²
4...a3 5.Nb4
5.Nd4=
5...Nd3+ 6.Nxd3?! White misses another chance for equality.
6.Kd4
6...a2 7.Kxe6 a1=Q 8.Nc4 Qa6+ 9.Kd5 Qb7+ 10.Kd4 Qd7+ 11.Ke4 Qc6+ 12.Kd4 Qf6+
13.Ke4 Qg6+ 14.f5 Qg2+ 15.Kd4 Qg4+ 16.Kd5 Qxf5+ 17.Nde5 Ke7 18.Ne3 Qb1 There was
still a glimmer of hope left. Alas... 19.Nc6+?
19.Kc5 Qc1+ 20.N5c4=
19...Kf6 20.Nd4 Qb7+ 21.Kc5
21.Kc4 Ke5-+
21...Qe7+ 0-1

Jovanic, Ognjen (2515) - Kovacevic, Blazimir (2475)

Hrvatska (ch), 2019
NB 2/i

896
1...Nh5+? The knight check was tempting, but once again it was much wiser to improve the
king.
1...Kc4 2.Ke5 Nd7+ 3.Ke6 Nc5+ 4.Kf7 Nd3 5.Nxh7 Nf4=
2.Ke4+-
2.Ke5+-
2...h6 Black plays on, but there are no saving chances.
2...Nf6+ 3.Ke5 Nd7+ 4.Ke6 Nc5+ 5.Kf6+-
3.Nf7 Kc5 4.g4 Ng3+ 5.Kf3 Nf1 6.Nxh6 Kd5 7.Kf4 Nd2 8.Kg5 Ne4+ 9.Kxg6 Ke5 10.h4
Kf4 11.g5 Kg3 12.h5 Kh4 13.Nf7 1-0

Kriebel, Tadeas (2515) - Ftacnik, Lubomir (2512)

Slovensko, 2019
R 5/i

897
Black had some chances to secure a draw, but he missed the correct rook move.
1...Rh2?
1...Rc2+ 2.Kb6 a2 3.Ra3 Kd6 4.b5 Rc8 5.Ka7 Rc7+ 6.Ka6 Rc8! 7.Kb7 Rc7+ 8.Kb8 Rh7=
2.Rxa3+- Black is doomed now! 2...Rxh4 3.Rd3 Rh5+ 4.Kc6 Rh6+ 5.Kb7 Rh5 6.Ka6 1-0

Zelcic, Robert (2520) - Martinovic, Sasa (2555)

Hrvatska (ch), 2019
R 6/e

Black spoils his winning chances by pushing his passer to the 2nd rank too soon.
1...b2?

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1...Kc3 2.Rc6+ Kd4 3.Rxe6 Rc1 4.Rb6 Rc5 5.Rxg6 b2 6.Rb6 Kc3 7.Rxb2 Kxb2 8.Ke3 Kc3
9.Ke4 Kb3 10.g4 Rb5-+
2.Kg5= Now, White gained a decent counterplay, surely enough for a draw. 2...Kc3 3.Rc6+
Kd4 4.Rb6 Kc3 5.Rc6+ Kd4 6.Rb6 Rg1 7.Rxb2 Rxg3+ 8.Kf4 Rh3 9.Rd2+ Kc5 10.Kg5 Rxf3
11.Kxg6 Rf5 12.Rd8 Rd5 13.Rh8 Kd6 1/2-1/2
Velicka, Petr (2430) - Plat, Vojtech (2533)
Bohuslavice (rapid), 2019
R 7/d

Black had some chances to clinch a draw, since his rook is well positioned. However, he should
have kept the white king entrapped.
1...Ke5?
1...Ra1!=
2.Kf1+- Now the white king is free to roam, and there is no way to save the game. 2...Kf5
3.Ke1 Ke5 4.Kd1 Ke4 5.Rf6 Ke5 6.Rf4 Rxa6 7.Rxg4 Ra2 8.Ke1 Kf5 9.Rf4+ Kg5 10.Kf1 Ra5
11.Kg2 Ra2 12.Rb4 Ra3 13.f3 Ra1 14.Rb5+ Kg6 15.g4 Ra4 16.Kg3 Rc4 17.Rb6+ Kg7 18.f4
Rc1 19.Kh4 Rc5 20.f5 Kf7 21.Kg5 Rc4 22.Rb7+ Kf8 23.Kh5 Rf4 24.Kg5 Rc4 25.f6 Kg8
26.Kh5 Kf8 27.g5 Kg8 28.Kg6 Rc8 29.Rg7+ Kh8 30.Rh7+ 1-0

Yu, Yangyi (2751) - Harikrishna, Pentala (2723)

Shenzhen, 2019
Q 0/c2

899
Curiously, this position occurred in two games. In both cases the white player lost in the same
manner!
1.h5? The losing move!
Instead, White could have secured a draw after 1.Ke7! Qg7 2.Ke8 Qe5+ 3.Kf8 Qf6 4.Ke8
Qe6+ 5.Kf8=
1...Qh7! Harikrishna finds the correct winning path. 2.Ke8 Kd5 3.h6 Qe4+
In the first game Black proceeded with 3...Qg6 4.h7 Ke6 5.h8=N Qh5 0 : 1 Zapata
Arbelaez,Estiven 2220 - Saladen Dulce,Rafael 2168, Colombia 2019
4.Kd8 Ke6 0-1

Ghazarian, Kirk Vagho (2209) - Gupta, Abhijeet (2602)

Reykjavik, 2019
Q 4/k

900
1.Kd2 1/2 : 1/2 !!!
White settled for a draw by repetition. However, he could have won the game after: 1.Kc3 Qc1+
(1...h3 2.d7 h2 3.d8=Q Qe1+ 4.Kb3 a4+ 5.Ka2 h1=Q 6.Q8h8+ Kg6 7.Qdf6#; 1...Qf8 2.d7 Qd8
3.Qd6 h3 4.Kd2 Kg4 5.Qe6+ Kg3 6.Qe8 Qf6 7.d8=Q+-) 2.Kb3 a4+ 3.Kb4 Qc2 4.Kb5 Qf5+
5.Kxb6 h3 (5...Qd7 6.Qf6 h3 7.Qe7 Qc8 8.d7 Qb8+ 9.Kc6 Qa8+ 10.Kd6 Qb8+ 11.Ke6 Qb6+
12.Qd6 Qxe3+ 13.Kf7+-) 6.d7 Qe6+ 7.Kb5 Qf5+ 8.Kxa4 Qc2+ 9.Kb4+-

901
THE FAMOUS CHESS STUDY AND ITS LESSER-KNOWN
TWINS

Szaja Kozłowski
In this article we will try to establish if twin studies
increase the quality of the original. First of all, we
should define the twins as positions which are usually
different only in placement of one of the pieces
compared to the original study. According to the rules,
those studies are regarded as a single one, but with two,
three, or even more twins. Quite rarely the twins are
being discovered after a while, and then a new study
(twin) is named after the previous authors (authors of
earlier twins). We are exploring such rare situations in
our article now.
Recently, Steffen Nielsen from Denmark, a
distinguished composer, conducted a Facebook Survey
asking from his fellow composers to list the most
popular and often reproduced studies in the history. In
my opinion, the main study of our article is one of 10
most famous studies, so the story of its twins becomes
even more amazing!
The first study (original) was reproduced many times,
and is published in the FIDE Album (1914–1944/III, No.597). The author is Szaja Kozłowski
(Poland, 1910 – 1943) who died during the Nazi occupation of Poland in 1943 in the Łódź
Ghetto. His classical studies are characterized by superb clarity of thought. Study No.7 in this
article is quite typical for his style, and also very famous among the problemists. Overall,
Kozłowski published 29 studies according to the Van der Heijden's database.
Harold van der Heijden is a Dutch composer of chess endgame studies. He was born in Veghel,
The Netherlands, in 1960. His collection of endgame studies is most certainly the largest
collection in the world. He is the author of one of the twin studies.
Finally, I had the pleasure of discovering yet another twin study, and it is presented here as No.3

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in the article.

1. Kozlowski, Szaja
Świat Szachowy, 1931

1.? +–

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The author composed this brilliant study at the young age of 21. White is not winning after the
obvious 1.g7? since the position remains drawn even if he manages to capture the f7 pawn. The
modern EGTB 7 technology confirms the correctness of author’s analysis. The theme is the
annihilation of the white bishop in the most sophisticated position.
1.Rg7+!
1.g7? Ra8 2.Rh1 Ra3+ 3.Ke4 Ra4+ 4.Kd5 Ra5+ 5.Kc6 Ra6+ 6.Kb7 Re6 7.Rc1 Re7+ 8.Kb6
(8.Kb8 Re8+ 9.Rc8 Rxc8+ 10.Kxc8 f5) 8...Re6+ 9.Rc6 Re8 10.Rc7 Re6+ 11.Kb7 Re8 12.Rd7
Kh7 (12...f5 13.Rd5) 13.Rxf7 Re6 14.Rf8 Rg6
1...Kxh8 2.Rh7+ Kg8 3.g7! Ra8
3...Kxh7 4.gxf8=Q
4.Rh8+ Kxg7 5.Rxa8 1-0

2. Van der Heijden, Harold

EBUR, 2002

903
1.? +–

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After Szaja Kozłowski 1931.

In this twin study Van der Heijden managed to shift the white king from f3 to e3, and create
something remarkable with only a slight twist. Obviously, the solution is completely different, as
the solution of the Kozłowski’s study becomes only a try in Van der Heijden’s interpretation.
The precision is truly astonishing! Even the famous Alexander Hildebrand congratulated Van der
Heijden for this amazing achievement "My congratulations for your marvelous variation of the
Kozłowski idea!".
1.Be5!
1.Rg7+? Kxh8 2.Rh7+ Kg8 3.g7? Re8+
1...fxg6 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Ke4! g5 4.Kd5! g4 5.Ke6 g3 6.Bf6!
6.Rxg3+? Kh7
6...g2 7.Kf5
7.Rxg2+ Kh7 8.Kf5
7...g1=Q 8.Rxg1+ Kh7 9.Rh1+ Kg8 10.Kg6 1-0

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After Szaja Kozłowski 1931 & Harold Van der Heijden 2002
Recently, I have discovered another twin and gave a lecture about it during the XIV Belgrade
Problem Chess Festival (24-26 May 2019). The study can be concluded with the White’s 4th
move since the further solution is not straightforward. However, the study has full merit thanks
to the precise 1st, 3rd, and 4th move by White and quite active Black’s counterplay.
1.Bd4!!
1.Ba1? fxg6 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Kc5 Rf1! 4.Bd4 Rd1!= (4...Rc1+? 5.Kd5! Rd1 6.Rd7+! Kg8
7.Ke6!+-)1.Bc3? fxg6 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Kc5 Rf3! 4.Bd4 Rd3!=; 1.Be5? fxg6 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Kc6
Rf5!=
1...fxg6 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Kc5!
3.Kc6? Rf4! 4.Rd7+ Kg8 5.Kd5 Rf7!=; 3.Kc4? Rf5! 4.Kd3 Rh5!=
3...Rf5+
3...Rf4 4.Rf7++-
4.Kd6!+-
4.Kc6? Rf4! 5.Ba1 Rf1 6.Ra7+ Kg8 7.Kd6 Rf7=
4...Rf4 5.Ba1 or 5.Bb2/5.Bc3/5.Be5 5...Rf1 6.Ra7+ Kg8 7.Ke6! Re1+
7...Rf7 8.Rxf7+-; 7...Rb1 8.Ra8+ Kh7 9.Rh8#

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8.Kf6? Rb1= or 8...Rf1+=
8...g5
8...Rf1 9.Rg7+ Kf8 10.Rxg6+-
9.Rg7+ Kh8
9...Kf8 10.Rh7+-
10.Re7+!
10.Rxg5+? Kh7 11.Kf7 Rf1+ (11...Kh6? 12.Bf4+-) 12.Bf6 Kh6! 13.Rg8 Kh5!=
10...Kg8 11.Re8+ Kh7 12.Kf7! 1-0

4. Dvizov, Evgeny
2.c Slepjan-50 JT Zvezda (Zvyazda), 2004

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In 2004 there was an unsuccessful attempt to improve the initial idea. Curiously, neither the
author, nor the judge did notice that the study was incorrect due to the trivial 1.Bg7!, and hidden
1.Rh5! GM Marjan Kovačević showed me this interesting example.
1.Rg7+!
1.g7? Ra8 (1...Kxh7? 2.gxf8=R!)

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1...Kxh8 2.Rh7+ Kg8 3.g7! Kxh7
3...Ra8 4.Rh8+ Kxg7 5.Rxa8
4.gxf8=R!
4.gxf8=Q?
1-0

5. Selezniev, Alexey
100 Endspiele (Selesniev) #57, 1940

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Way back in 1940 the idea was explored again, with the minor promotion into a rook, but
without the bishop sacrifice on h8.
1.Rh7+ Kg8 2.g7 Kxh7 3.gxf8=R
3.gxf8=Q?
1-0

6. Kuznetsov, Anatoly Georgievich

Moscovitch Komsomolets, 1962

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Again, we witness the minor promotion into a rook, without the passive bishop sacrifice.
However, Black may use the right to castle as one of defensive resources.
1.Rh7 Nxg6
1...Rg8 2.gxf7+; 1...Rf8 2.g7 Rg8 3.Rh8; 1...O-O 2.g7 Kxh7 3.gxf8=Q
2.hxg6 O-O! 3.g7 Kxh7 4.gxf8=R!
4.gxf8=Q?
1-0

7. Kozlowski, Szaja
Głos Poranny, 1931

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Now we come back to the hero of this article. This amazing study should prove to be very
interesting for practical chess players.
1.Nd7+ Kc7 2.Nf8! Kd8
2...Kd6 3.Kg4! (3.Kf4? Kd5!) 3...Kd5 4.Kh5 Ke5 5.Kg5 Ke4 6.Kh6 Kf5 7.Kg7 Kg5 8.Nd7+-
; 2...Kc8 3.Kf4 Kd8 4.Kg5 Ke8 5.Kh5! (5.Kh6? Kxf8) 5...Kxf8 6.Kh6!+-
3.Kf4
3.Kg4
3...Ke8 4.Kg5! Kxf8 5.Kh6! Ke8 6.Kg7 Bh7 7.Kxh7 Kf8 8.Kh8+-
8.Kh6? Kg8=
1-0

8. Van der Heijden, Harold

Algemeen Dagblad, 2003

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A superb miniature by Harold Van der Heijden. White wins thanks to extremely subtle play!
1.Kh1!
1.e5? fxe5 2.g5 e4 3.g6 e3 4.g7 e2 5.g8=Q e1=Q 6.Qg3+ Ke2!; 1.g5? fxg5; 1.Kh3? Kf3! 2.e5
fxe5 3.g5 e4 4.g6 e3 5.g7 e2 6.g8=Q e1=Q
1...Kf1
1...Kf3 2.e5 fxe5 3.g5 e4 (3...Kf2 4.g6 e4 5.g7 e3 6.g8=Q) 4.Kg1! e3 5.Kf1 e2+ 6.Ke1; 1...Ke3
2.e5 (2.g5? fxg5 3.e5 Kf2 4.e6 g4 5.e7 g3 6.e8=Q g2+ 7.Kh2 g1=Q+ 8.Kh3 Qg3#) 2...fxe5 3.g5
e4 4.g6; 1...Kg3 2.e5 fxe5 3.g5
2.e5! fxe5 3.g5 e4 4.g6 e3 5.g7 e2 6.g8=Q e1=Q 7.Qg2# 1-0

9. Djurasevic, Branislav
1st pr. MT 90 H. Steniczka Win Section, 2019

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I am very proud of this study, which won the 1st prize at the very strong tournament.
Positions with material K+B+N+N=K+R are usually drawn. White plays for mate, while Black
hopes to achieve a stalemate.Who will prevail?
1.Nef6!
1.Nhf6? Ra1+! (1...Ra7? 2.Nd6!+-) 2.Kc2 Rc1+! expecting the white king to come on the d-file.
(2...Rg1? 3.Nd6!+-) 3.Kd3 or 3.Kd2 3...Rg1! 4.Nd6 Rd1+!=
1...Ra7
1...Ra1+ 2.Kb2! Rg1 3.Nf4 Rg3 we reach the same position as after Black's 3rd move in the
main variation. 1...Rc4+ 2.Kd2! Rc7 3.Nf4 Rg7 4.Ke3+-
2.Nf4!
2.Kd2? Rf7!=
2...Rg7 3.Kb2!! A mysterious winning move!
3.Kd2? Rg3! 4.Bf8 Rd3+!=
3...Rg3! Preventing White's king to cross the 3rd rank 4.Bf8! An important tempo move,
controlling both a3 and b4 squares. 4...Rb3+ 5.Ka1!!
5.Ka2? Rg3 6.Ka1 Rg2!=
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5...Rb1+ 6.Ka2 Rb2+ 7.Ka3 Rb3+ 8.Ka4 Rb4+ (8...Ra3+ 9.Bxa3+-) 9.Bxb4+-; 5...Ra3+
6.Bxa3+-
6.Ka2!+- 1-0
I composed this study during a very pleasant evening walk. The initial placement of the white
knights was g7 and f6, but the placement in the actual study is much better since both knights
play important role in the solution. Taking king flights by means of the initial move is irrelevant,
even though it usually annoys the composers of the orthodox problems.

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THE SÄMISCH-BENONI MAZE

In this article I would like to cast light on a highly modern and topical variation which transcends
usual classifications. The play is very rich for both sides, with numerous strategic ideas and
tactical resources available. The results and evaluations reached in correspondence games once
again push the boundaries of our common understanding. I am sure that the over-the-board
practice will find these lines both interesting and rich enough for further developments. I hope
you will enjoy playing the Sämisch-Benoni lines with more confidence after examining the
suggested analysis.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3

THE INFLUENCE OF CORRESPONDENCE CHESS ON DEVELOPMENT OF

OPENING THEORY

It is well known that correspondence chess players invest a lot of energy in their opening
preparations. In the pre-engine era, it was of upmost importance to spend days focused on the
analysis in order to discover each and every subtlety in certain line or variation. With the
emergence of modern engines and databases all the necessary information became available to a
much wider chess audience. As a result, the level of play got much higher and deeper in every

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A 65
The Kingdom of Benoni
9...e6

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 e6

10.Be2 exd5 11.cxd5 a6 12.a4 Bd7 13.h3 b5 14.f4

14.O-O b4!? In my opinion this move offers a very satisfactory play for Black. (14...Rb8 15.f4
Nc4 16.Bxc4 bxc4 17.Qd2 Ne8 (17...Rb3 18.e5 Ne8 19.Nge4±) 18.f5 Be5 19.Rf3 f6 20.Nge2
g5 Black is trying to block the play on the kingside and realize the initiative along the b-file.
21.Bf2 Qe7 22.Bg3 Ng7 23.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.h4! g4 25.Rf4 Be8 (The blockade of the kingside

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would cause serious weakening such as 25...h5?! because White would be in time to reroute the
knight to f4 and gain a clear advantage.) 26.g3 Kh8 27.Kh2 Rg8 28.Rg1 Thanks to his spatial
advantage White has enough time to improve the position of his pieces. (Black would gain
counterplay after 28.Rxg4? Bh5µ) 28...Rb4 29.Rf2

29...Nh5 Preventing the white knight to get to f4. (29...Bxa4?! 30.Qh6 (30.Ra1±) 30...Be8
31.Nf4 Bf7 32.h5 Ne8 33.Ra1±) 30.a5ƒ Rallabandi, Praveen - Williamson,Dawn, corr 2017)
15.Nb1 c4 16.Nd2 (16.f4 Nd3 17.Bxd3 cxd3 18.Qxd3 Qe8! 19.b3 h5 20.Nd2 h4 21.Nh1 Rc8
22.Bd4 Rc3!„ with decent counterplay.) 16...c3 17.f4 Neg4 18.hxg4 cxd2∞
14...b4!? The idea of the piece sacrifice is well known from some of the correspondence games!
14...Nc4 15.Bxc4 bxc4 16.O-O! Rb8 17.e5 Ne8 18.Qe2 (18.Qd2 f5!? (18...Qc8
Tomashevsky,Evgeny 2646 - Inarkiev,Ernesto 2669, Russia (ch) 2008 - 105/200) 19.e6 Bc8
20.Bf2 Rb3„ Cuccumini,Vittorio - Koch,Hans-Georg, corr 2014) 18...dxe5 19.Bxc5 exf4
20.Bxf8 Bxf8 21.Rxf4 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Bd6© Black gained full compensation in Isigkeit,Hans-
Juergen - Jonsson,Dadi Orn, corr 2012
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15...Re8! Black is seeking activity along the e-file and weak dark squares on the kingside. On his
part, White is forced to take the e5 knight even though it does not have any available squares.
16.fxe5
If white tries to castle first, Black can respond directly - 16.O-O Nxe4! 17.Nxe4 Nc4! 18.Bxc4
Rxe4 and Black regains the piece reaching a superior position. It is not possible to defend the
bishops 19.Qd3 because of 19...Rxe3 20.Qxe3 Bd4-+
16...Nxe4! Black is sacrificing the other knight!
17.Nxe4 Qh4+ 18.Bf2
White should not play 18.Nf2 since after 18...Rxe5µ the pressure along the e-file becomes
unbearable. Black has the possibility of bringing the other rook into the play.
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Black would have more than a decent compensation after 19.O-O Qxe5³
19...Bxe6!
If 19...fxe6 20.O-O! with the idea of Bd3, and White stands better.
20.dxe6 Rxe6

21.Nd2
21.Kf1 Rae8 22.Bxa6 (22.Bf3 Qc4+ 23.Kg1 Bd4! The threat is Re1! (There is no time for
23...Bxb2 because of 24.Nd2±) 24.Nd2 Bxf2+ 25.Kxf2 Qd4+= And there is no way to escape
from the perpetual check. 26.Kg3 (26.Kf1 Qd3+ 27.Kg1 Qe3+ 28.Kf1= (28.Kh2?! Qf4+
29.Kg1 (29.g3?? Re2+!))) 26...Qe5+ 27.Kf2 Qe3+ 28.Kg3=) 22...Qf4! 23.Nd2 (23.Kg1??
Re1+!-+) 23...Bxb2 24.Ra2 Re1+ 25.Qxe1 Rxe1+ 26.Kxe1 Bc3 27.Ke2 Qf5©

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After a series of only moves for White we reach the position with mutual chances. White is up in
material, but the connected black passers look very threatening and powerful.
21...Qxg2 22.Rg1 Qxh3 And White was forced to repeat the moves - 23.Rg3 Qh1+ 24.Rg1 Qh3
1/2 : 1/2 Urbina Quiroz, Edwin Alberto - Civitillo, Alfredo, corr 2018

E 81
The Sämisch Realms
9...h5

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5

10.Be2

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The white g3 knight is already very restricted, so probably it was wiser to go for 10...e6!? 11.O-
O (11.Bg5 Qb6!? 12.Qb3 exd5 13.Qxb6 axb6 After the exchange of queens Black achieved
balanced play. 14.cxd5 Bd7 15.a4 Rfe8 16.h4 Ra5! 17.Ra3 Rea8 18.Rb3 Bxa4 19.Rxb6 Nfd7
20.Rxb7 c4© Cleto,Dirceu jr - Sanchez, Milton Goncalves, corr. 2017) 11...exd5 12.cxd5 (A65)
12...a6 13.a4 Bd7 (It is also possible to play 13...Nh7 14.Qd2 Re8 15.a5 h4 16.Nh1 Rb8 17.Nf2
f5 18.Rfe1 Nf7 19.Bf1 b5 20.axb6 Qxb6∞ and Black managed to generate desired Benoni type
of activity, as in Stieger,Helmut - Koch,Hans-Georg, corr 2018) 14.Qd2 (14.h3 h4 15.Nh1 b5„)
14...b5!? 15.axb5 axb5 16.Nxb5 Bxb5 17.Bxb5 Qb6 18.Be2 Rxa1 19.Rxa1 Rb8=
Giannetto,Salvatore - Yeo, Gareth, corr. 2017
11.Nf1 e6
11...h3 12.g4±
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12...h3
12...Qb6!? A clever tempo move aimed at breaking the pin and chasing away the white bishop
from g5. Black begins the battle for the dark squares. 13.Qd2 exd5 14.cxd5 h3 15.g4 Nh7
16.Be3 Qd8 17.Ng3 (17.Rg1!? b5 18.Rg3∞) 17...a6 18.O-O Qh4 19.Kh1 Bd7 20.Rg1

White is slowly preparing the advancement of the kingside pawns. Since that would prove
extremely dangerous for Black, he resorts to tactical solutions. His powerful g7 bishop allows
efficient counterplay. 20...Bb5 21.Raf1 Nc4 22.Bxc4 Bxc4 23.Rc1 b5!? 24.Nd1 (24.b3 b4∞)
24...Bxa2 25.b4

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25...cxb4! (White would be able to develop a really dangerous attack after 25...Bc4?! 26.bxc5
Qf6 27.Nf5!) 26.Qxa2 a5 27.Rb1 preventing a4 pawn push. (Rallabandi, Praveen - Bokar,Jason,
corr 2018) 27...Rfc8©

A very complicated position occurred. Black has two pawns for the piece, but that is not of
crucial importance. Passed pawns, the open c-file and powerful g7 bishop secure Black the equal
chances.
13.Ne3 hxg2 14.Rg1 Qa5 15.Qd2 exd5
15...Nh7 16.h4 (16.Bh4!?) 16...Nxg5 (16...f5 17.Be7 Rf7 18.Bxd6 Qd8 19.Bxe5±
Elyoseph,Harel - Yalov,Shimon, corr 2018) 17.hxg5+-
16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nexd5 Bh4+ 18.Kd1

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It is imprecise to play 18...Kh7? 19.f4 Nc6 20.f5 a6 (20...Rg8 21.Rxg2 Qd8 22.Qf4 g5 (22...gxf5
23.Rxg8 Kxg8 24.Kc2 Nd4+ 25.Kd3 Kh7 26.Rg1 Bf6 27.Bg4 Be5 28.Qf2 fxg4 29.Qxf7+ Kh6
30.Ne7 Bf5 31.Nxf5+ Nxf5 32.Rxg4 Qf6 33.Qxf6+ Bxf6 34.exf5+-) 23.Qf3 Rh8 24.Qe3 Kg7
25.Kc2 Rh7 26.Rd1 Kh8 27.f6 Bd7 28.e5!+-; 20...Qd8 21.Rxg2 Rg8 22.Qf4±; 20...Rh8
21.Rxg2±) 21.Qf4 Qd8 22.Rxg2

22...g5 (22...Rg8 The black g8 rook looks very clumsy and blocks his own king. 23.Kc2 Nd4+
(23...g5 24.Qe3 Nd4+ 25.Kd3 Kh8 (25...g4 26.Bxg4 b5 27.b3 Qg5 28.Qh3+-; 25...Rg7 26.Rag1
Kh8 27.f6 Rh7 28.Ne7+-; 25...Kg7 26.Rag1 f6 27.Bh5 Nc6 28.Qh3+-) 26.Rag1 Rg7 27.f6 Rh7
28.Ne7+-) 24.Kd3 The safest place for the white king. 24...g5 (24...gxf5 25.Rxg8 Kxg8 26.Qh6
fxe4+ 27.Nxe4 Nxe2 28.Ndf6+ Bxf6 29.Nxf6+ Qxf6 30.Qxf6+-) 25.Qe3 Rg7 26.Rag1 Kh8™
27.f6 Rh7™ 28.Ne7+- Tasic,Vladimir - Squires,Michael, corr 2018) 23.Qe3 Re8 24.Qh3 Rh8

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19.Kc2

19...Kg7! This is the correct path to equality as Black is intending to transfer the rook to h6 via
h8 in order to defend the weakness of the g6 point which will become apparent after the f4-f5
pawn push.
19...a6 20.Rad1±;
19...Nc6 20.Rad1 (20.Rac1 Kg7 21.f4 Rh8=; 20.f4 Nd4+ 21.Kb1 Kg7=; 20.Qe3 Nd4+ 21.Kb1
Bh3=) 20...Kg7 21.f4 Rh8 22.f5 Nd4+ 23.Kb1 Bg5∞
20.Rad1
20.f4 Nc6 21.Rad1 Rh8∞;
20.Rac1 Nc6 21.f4 Rh8∞;
20.Qe3 Nc6 21.Rad1 Rh8∞
20...Rh8 21.f4 Nc6 22.Kb1
22.f5 Bg5 23.Qd3 Nd4+ 24.Kb1 Nxf5 25.exf5 Bxf5 26.Ne4 Rh3 27.Bf3 Qe8 28.Ndc3 Bf6
29.Ka1 Qe7 30.Nd5 Bxb2+! 31.Kxb2 Qe5+ 32.Ndc3 (32.Kc1 Re8µ) 32...Re8 33.Rxg2 Bxe4
34.Qxe4 (34.Bxe4 Rxd3 35.Rxd3 a6∞) 34...Qxc3+ 35.Kxc3 Rxe4 36.Rd3 Rd4 37.Be2 Rdxd3+
38.Bxd3 b6=
22...Bh3 23.Bf3 Bf6∞

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Table of Contents
Back Cover 4
Title page 5
System of Signs 8
The Best Game of the Preceding Volume 10
The Most Important Theoretical Novelty of the Preceding Volume 12
THE MOSCOW GRAND PRIX GM Ivan Ivanišević 25
– CHAMPION’S REPORT FROM SKOPJE GM Vladislav Artemiev 58
– MY BATTLES IN SKOPJE GM Ferenc Berkes 68
– EL NINO’S CHESS SPRING GM David Antón Guijarro 90
DAVID IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN GM David Navara 102
THE POWER OF IMAGINATION GM Rafael Leitão 113
A RARE BUT THRILLING ENDGAME GM Mihail Marin 130
THE SCHEVENINGEN VARIATION – THE HEART OF THE SICILIAN
151
GM Miloš Perunović
THE REHABILITATED CARO-KANN GM Aleksander Delchev 164
NEW TRENDS AND IDEAS IN THE ZAITSEV VARIATION GM Burak
221
Firat
MAGNUS – ALL ALONE AT THE CHESS OLYMPUS GM Danilo
243
Milanović
NOT ALL DRAWS ARE MADE EQUAL GM Michael Prusikin 271
Classification of Openings 287
A00-A24 289
A25-A49 311
A50-A74 361
A75-A99 380
B00-B24 388
B25-B49 437
B50-B74 457
B75-B99 487
C00-C24 543
C25-C49 606
C50-C74 619

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D00-D24 690
D25-D49 709
D50-D99 733
E00-E24 784
E25-E49 797
E50-E74 824
E75-E99 844
Index 866
Combinations GM Branko Tadić 874
Endings IM Goran Arsović 882
Endgame Blunders IM Zoran Petronijević 892
Studies FM Branislav Đurašević 902
Correspondence Chess CCE Vladimir Tašić 913
Tournaments 925

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