CONTENTS

Back Cover
Title page
System of Signs

The Best Game of the Preceding Volume

The Most Important Theoretical Novelty of the Preceding Volume

RIGA FIDE GRAND PRIX GM Danilo Milanović

DANNY'S CHESS DIARY GM Daniel Gormally
A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION, OR HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED PREPARATION? GM Ivan
Ivanišević
NEW TRENDS IN MAROCZY GM Miloš Perunović
MOVES THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND GM Rafael Leitão
THE REHABILITATED CARO-KANN – Part II GM Aleksander Delchev
THE RUY LOPEZ – Exchange Variation GM Michael Prusikin
THE BENKO GAMBIT GM Miša Pap
FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES – Vintage Tal’s Magic Douglas Griffin
THE BEST OF CHESS INFORMANT – Magnus Carlsen
– THE BEST GAMES Part 1
– THE BEST GAMES Part 2
– THE MOST IMPORTANT THEORETICAL NOVELTIES
– EXCELLENT MOVES AND COMBINATIONS
– ENDINGS

Games
Classification of Openings
A00-A24
A25-A49
A50-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-D74
D75-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
† time
86/203 Chess Informant
E 12 Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings

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¦ 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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 140/53. B32
Ian NEPOMNIACHTCHI 2773 – Magnus CARLSEN 2861
Abidjan (rapid) 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 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 Nd5 12.ed5 Nb8 13.c4 0-0∞] 10.Nd5 Nd5!? N [10...h5; 10...0-0;
10...Be6] 11.ed5 Nb8 12.0-0 Nd7 13.c4 0-0 14.cb5 ab5 15.Nc2 f5 16.Nb4 Bf6 17.Nc6 Qe8 18.a4!?
Nc5 [18...ba4 19.Ra4 Ba6 20.Ra6!? Ra6 21.Qd3 Ra1 22.Qf5 Kh8∞] 19.Be3 Na4 20.Qc2 Bd7 [20...Qh5]
21.b3 f4 22.ba4 [¹ 22.Bd2 e4!? (22...Nc5 23.Ra8 Qa8 24.Bb4²) 23.Rae1 f3 24.Bf3 Nc3 25.Bc3 Bc3
26.Re4 Bf5 27.Re8 Bc2 28.Ra8 Ra8 29.Rc1 Bd3 30.Rc3 Ra1 31.Bd1 Rd1 32.Kg2 Be4 33.f3 Bd5 34.Ne7
Kf7 35.Nd5 Rd5=] 22...fe3 23.ab5 Ra1 24.Ra1 Bg5 25.b6?! [25.f3 Bd8 26.Nd8 Qd8 27.Bf1! Qb6
(27...Rf3 28.Qe4 Rf1 29.Rf1 Bb5 30.Rb1 Qb6©) 28.Be2] 25...ef2 26.Kh1 Bc8 27.Rf1 Qf7 28.Qe2 e4
29.h4 [29.Qe4 Ba6 30.Qe6 Bf1 31.Bf1 Kh8 32.h4 Bc1 (32...Qf3 33.Kh2 Bh4 34.gh4 Qf4 35.Kh3 Qf3
36.Kh2=) 33.Qd6 Qf3 34.Kh2 Ba3 35.Qe6 Qd1 36.Kg2 Qf3 37.Kh2=]

29...e3!! 30.hg5 Re8 31.Kh2 [31.Nb4 Qf5! … 32.Nd3 Ba6 33.Rd1 Bd3 34.Rd3 Qd3 35.Qd3 e2 36.b7
e1=Q 37.Bf1 Qe7 38.Qa6 Rb8–+] 31...Bg4 32.Qg4 e2 33.b7 Qb7 34.Rf2 e1=Q–+ 35.Qf5 Qe3 36.Rf3
Qe2 37.Nd4 Qe5 38.Qg4 Qbd5 39.Nf5 Qde6 40.Qh5 Qg6 41.Qg4 h5 42.Qc4 d5 43.Qb5 Qg5 44.Qd7
h4 45.Rf1 hg3 46.Kg1 g6 47.Bd5 Kh8
0 : 1 Branko Tadić

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 140/201. E90
Alireza FIROUZJA 2682 – Murali KARTHIKEYAN 2593
Xingtai 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3 c5 7.Nf3 Qa5 8.Nd2 [8.Bd3 – 3/691; 8.Qd2 Nc6 a)
9.d5 Nd4! 10.Rd1 (10.Nd4?! cd4 11.Bd4 Ne4 12.Ne4 Qd2 13.Kd2 Bd4µ) 10...Nf3 11.gf3∞; b) 9.Rd1
cd4 10.Nd4 Nd4 11.Bd4 Be6 12.Be2 Rfc8 13.b3 a6 14.0-0 b5 15.cb5 ab5 16.Qe3 Ng4 17.Bg4 Bd4
18.Qd4 Qc3 19.Qc3 Rc3 20.Be6 fe6 21.Rd2 Kf7=] 8...cd4 9.Nb3

9...Qc3!! N [9...Qh5 10.Be2 Bg4 11.Nd4 Be2 12.Nde2 Nc6 13.0-0 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.bc3 de3 11.f3 [11.Bd3 ef2 12.Kf2 Nc6 13.Re1 Ne5©] 11...Nh5! 12.Qc1 Bh6 13.g4 Nf4
[13...Ng3!? 14.Rg1 Bf4 15.Nd4 Nd7 16.Ne2 Ne2 17.Be2 Ne5©] 14.Kd1 [14.Qc2 Nc6 15.h4 Ne5
16.Nd4 Be6 17.g5 Bg7©] 14...Ne6 [14...Nd3! 15.Bd3 (15.Qc2 Nf2–+) 15...e2 16.Ke2 Bc1 17.Rhc1
Na6³] 15.Kc2 Nc6 16.h4 Bf4 17.Qd1 Ne5 18.Nc1 [¹ 18.Be2 Bd7 19.h5 Rac8 20.hg6 hg6 21.Qf1
Kg7©] 18...Bd7 19.a4 Rac8 20.Ne2 [20.Nd3 Nd3 21.Bd3 Nc5³] 20...Bh6 21.g5 Bg7 22.Bh3 Nf3
[22...Rc4! 23.f4 (23.Be6 fe6! 24.f4 Ng4µ) 23...Nf3 24.Qd3 Rfc8µ] 23.Qd3 Ne5 24.Qe3 Nc4µ 25.Qf2
Rc5 26.Rhb1 [26.Ra2 Bc6 27.Bg2 f5] 26...Bc6 27.Bg2 f5 28.gf6 Bf6 [28...Rf6 29.Qg3 Bh6 30.Rb4 Ne3
31.Kb2 a5–+] 29.Rf1

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29...Bc3! [29...Ra5 30.Qg3 Nc5–+] 30.Qc5 Nc5 31.Rf8 Kf8 32.Kc3 [32.Nc3 Ne3 33.Kd2 Ng2–+]
32...Ne5 33.a5 Ne4 34.Be4 Be4 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 Kh4 43.Rh6 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 Goran Arsović

E90

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3 c5 7.Nf3

7...Qa5 8.Nd2 cd4 9.Nb3 Qc3 1 10.bc3 de3 11.f3 2 Nh5 12.Qc1 Bh6 13.g4 Nf4 3 14.Kd1 4 Ne6 5 15.Kc2 Nc6© 6
8.Qd2 Nc6 7 9.d5 8 Nd4 10.Rd1 9 Nf3 10 11.gf3 Nh5 12.Bh6 f5 13.Bg7 Kg7 14.Rg1 fe4 15.fe4 Nf4∞ 11
8.Bd3 Nfd7 12 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Be2 13 e5 14 11.dc5 dc5 12.Nd5 Qd8 15 13.Qd2 a5 14.Rad1 Nd4 15.Rfe1 b6∞ 16
7...cd4 8.Nd4 b6 17 9.g3 18 Bb7 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.0-0 Rb8 19 12.Qc2 20 a6 13.a4 21 e6 22 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.b3 Rbc8∞
23

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9...Qh5 10.Be2 Bg4 11.Nd4 Be2 12.Nde2 Nc6 13.0-0 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.Qb1!?] 21...e6∞ Maria
Kursova – Tamara Chistiakova, Menorca 1996
2
11.Bd3 ef2 12.Kf2 Nc6 13.Re1 Ne5©
3

13...Ng3!? 14.Rg1 Bf4 15.Nd4 Nd7 16.Ne2 Ne2 17.Be2 Ne5©

4
14.Qc2 Nc6 15.h4 Ne5 16.Nd4 Be6 17.g5 Bg7©
5

12
14...Nd3! 15.Bd3 [15.Qc2 Nf2–+] 15...e2 16.Ke2 Bc1 17.Rhc1 Na6³
6
16.h4 Bf4 17.Qd1 Ne5

a) 18.Nc1 Bd7 19.a4 Rac8 20.Ne2 [20.Nd3 Nd3 21.Bd3 Nc5³] 20...Bh6 21.g5 Bg7 22.Bh3
a1) 22...Rc4! 23.f4 [23.Be6 fe6! 24.f4 Ng4µ] 23...Nf3 24.Qd3 Rfc8µ;
a2) 22...Nf3 23.Qd3 Ne5 24.Qe3 Nc4µ 25.Qf2 Rc5 26.Rhb1 [26.Ra2 Bc6 27.Bg2 f5] 26...Bc6 27.Bg2 f5
28.gf6 Bf6 [28...Rf6 29.Qg3 Bh6 30.Rb4 Ne3 31.Kb2 a5–+] 29.Rf1

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a21) 29...Ra5 30.Qg3 Nc5–+;
a22) 29...Bc3! 30.Qc5 Nc5 31.Rf8 Kf8 32.Kc3 [32.Nc3 Ne3 33.Kd2 Ng2–+] 32...Ne5 33.a5 Ne4
34.Be4 Be4 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–+ Alireza Firouzja 2682 – Murali Karthikeyan 2593, Xingtai 2019 – 140/201;
b) 18.Be2 Bd7 19.h5 Rac8 20.hg6 hg6 21.Qf1 Kg7©
7
8...cd4 9.Nd4 Nc6

a) 10.0-0-0 Nd4 11.Bd4 Be6 12.Kb1 Rfc8 13.Bf6 Bf6 [13...ef6 14.Nd5 Qd8 15.g4 a6 16.f4 Rab8 17.f5
Bd5 1/2 : 1/2 Sergey Kalinitschew 2431 – David Arutinian 2562, Olomouc 2011] 14.Nd5 Qd2 15.Nf6
Kg7 16.Rd2 Kf6 17.b3 a5=;
b) 10.Nb3 Qb4!? [10...Qc7 11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Be2 Ne8 13.0-0 f5 14.c5 Rd8 15.Bc4 Kh8 16.Nd5 Qb8
17.Bg5 Nf6 18.Nf6 Bf6 19.Bh6 Bg7 20.Bg7 Kg7 21.Qc3 Rf6 22.ef5 gf5 23.f4± Jorge Arraya Revilla –
Urbano Vicondo, corr.1973] 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.Rc1 [12.a3 Bc3 13.Qc3 Qc3 14.bc3 b6³] 12...Nc5 13.Be2
Be6∞
8
9.Be2? cd4 10.Nd4 Nd4 11.Bd4 Ne4! 12.Ne4 Qd2 13.Kd2 Bd4 14.Rab1 f5–+ Cesar Céspedes 2111 –

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Hugo Chávarro 2296, Colombia (ch) 2013;
9.Rd1 cd4 10.Nd4 Nd4 11.Bd4 Be6 12.Be2 Rfc8 13.b3 a6 14.0-0 b5 15.f4 [15.cb5 ab5 16.Qe3 Ng4
17.Bg4 Bd4 18.Qd4 Qc3 19.Qc3 Rc3 20.Be6 fe6 21.Rd2 Kf7 22.Re1 h5 23.h4 Rc5 24.f3 e5³ Douglas
[Link] – Petri Kopsa, corr.2007] 15...b4 16.Nd5 Bd5 17.ed5 Ne4 18.Qe3 Nc3 19.Rd2 Bd4 20.Qd4
Qc5=;
9.Bd3 Nd7
a) 10.Be2
a1) 10...f5 11.ef5 [11.d5 (Nikola Ostojić 2443 – Štefan Mazúr 2464, Valjevo 2017) 11...Nce5 12.ef5 Nf3
13.Bf3 Ne5 14.Be2 Bf5∞] 11...cd4 12.Nd4 Nd4 13.Bd4 Qf5 14.0-0²;
a2) 10...cd4 11.Nd4 Nc5 12.Rd1 Nd4 13.Bd4 Bd4 14.Qd4 Na4ƒ;
b) 10.d5 Nce5 [10...Nd4 11.Bd4 cd4 12.Ne2 Qb6 13.0-0 e6 14.de6 fe6„] 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Be2 a6 13.0-0
b5 14.cb5 ab5 15.Nb5 Qa4 16.Nc3 Qb4 17.Rfc1 Ba6 18.Rc2 Rfb8 19.Ba6 Ra6 20.Qe2 Qc4© Sarasadat
Khademalsharieh 2419 – Teodora Injac 2244, Tarvisio 2017
9
10.Nd4?! cd4 11.Bd4

11...Ne4! 12.Ne4 Qd2 13.Kd2 Bd4µ

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10...e5 11.de6 Nf3 12.gf3 Be6 13.Rc1 Nd7 14.f4 Nf6 15.f5 Bd7 16.fg6 hg6 17.Bg2 Bc6 18.0-0 Rfe8
19.Rfe1 Re6 20.Nd5 [20.Bf4 Rae8 21.Qd3 Qb6 22.b3 Nh5 23.Bd2 Be5³ Alexei Iljushin 2490 – Sugar
Gan-Erdene 2355, Moscow 2019] 20...Qd2 21.Bd2 Rb8∞
11
16.Rg3 Bd7 17.Rf3 Nh5 18.Be2 Rf3 19.Bf3 Nf6 20.h4 Qb4 21.Qe2 Re8 22.Rd2 e5 [22...h5!?∞] 23.de6
Re6 24.Kd1 Bc6 25.Kc1 a6 26.h5 b5 27.cb5 ab5∞ Mircea-Emilian Părligras 2616 – Ashot Parvanyan
2374, Deutschland 2017
12
8...cd4 9.Nd4 Nc6

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a) 10.Nb3 Qd8 [10...Qc7 11.0-0 Ne5 12.Nb5 Qb8 13.N3d4 Bd7 14.Nc3 a6 15.a4 Qc7 16.b3 Qa5 17.Rc1
Nd3 18.Qd3 Rfe8 19.f4 e6 20.Nc2 Rac8 21.b4 Qc7 22.Na3 Bc6 23.a5 Qe7 24.b5 Bd7∞ Roberto Bosetti
– Daniel Quigley, corr.2008]
a1) 11.f4 e5 12.0-0 ef4 13.Bf4 Nh5 14.Bh2 a5! [14...Ne5 15.Be2 Be6∞ Mark Bluvshtein 2583 – Donaldo
Paiva 2138, Khanty-Mansiysk (ol) 2010] 15.a4 Be5³;
a2) 11.0-0 Nd7 12.Qd2 b6∞;
b) 10.0-0

b1) 10...Nd4 11.Bd4 Nh5 [11...Be6 12.Rc1 Rfc8 13.b3 a6 14.f4 b5 15.f5! Bd7 16.Bf6 Bf6 17.Nd5 Bd4
18.Kh1 Qd8 19.Qf3 Qf8 20.e5! bc4 21.f6!± Viatcheslav Osnos – Abo Shagalovich, USSR 1967 – 3/691]
12.Bg7 Kg7 13.Be2 Nf6 14.Qd3 Be6 15.Nd5 Bd5 16.ed5 Qc5 17.b3 a5 18.Rfe1 a4 19.Qd2 ab3 20.ab3
Kg8 21.Ra8 Ra8 22.Bf1 Qc7 23.g4² René Raijmaekers – Wolfgang Zugrav, corr.2017;
b2) 10...Nd7 11.Be2

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b21) 11...Nc5
b211) 12.f4 Qd8 13.Bf3 Nd4 14.Bd4 e5 15.fe5 Ne6 16.Be3 Be5 17.Qe1 Nd4 18.Qd2 Nf3 19.Rf3 Be6
20.b3 Qa5 21.Bd4 b5! [21...a6 22.Be5 de5 23.Qf2 Rac8 24.Rd1 Qc5 25.Qc5 Rc5 26.a4² Brandon
Jacobson 2455 – Christopher Woojin Yoo 2426, Charlotte 2019] 22.cb5 Bb3 23.Qe3 Rac8=;
b212) 12.Nb3 Nb3 13.ab3 Qe5 14.Qd2²;
b22) 11...Re8 12.Rc1 Nd4 13.Bd4 Bd4 14.Qd4 Qc5 15.Qd2 a5 16.Nd5 Nf6 17.Qe3! Rb8 18.Qc5 dc5
19.e5 Nd5 20.cd5 b6 21.Rfd1 Kg7 22.f4 f6 23.Rd2² Elio Troia – Aleksey Tikhobaev, corr.2011;
b23) 11...Nd4 12.Bd4 Bd4 13.Qd4 Qc5 [13...Qb6 14.Qb6 Nb6 15.Rad1 a5 16.f4 a4 17.Rd4 Bd7 18.Rfd1
Bc6 19.Kf2 Rfc8 20.Ke3 f5 21.ef5 gf5 22.g4² Anatoly Karpov 2655 – Zahar Efimenko 2660, Russia
2008] 14.Rad1 Qd4 15.Rd4 Ne5 16.f4 Nc6 17.Rd2 f6 18.Nd5 Rb8 19.a3 Be6 20.b4 Rbc8 21.Rc1 Kf7
22.Kf2 Rg8 23.h4 h6 24.g3² Wang Hao 2718 – John Miciano 2317, Ho Chi Minh City 2019;
b3) 10...Be6 11.Ne6 fe6 12.Rc1 Kh8 13.Be2 Rad8 14.Qb3 Qc7 15.Rfd1 Nd7 16.Qa3² Evgeny
Tomashevsky 2758 – Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2634, Baku (m/4-rapid) 2015;
b4) 10...Bd7 11.Nb3 Qd8 12.c5 Be6 13.cd6 ed6 14.Nd4 Nd4 15.Bd4 Qa5 16.Qf3 Nd7 17.Bg7 Kg7
18.Qg3 Ne5 19.Be2 Qb6 20.Rad1 Rac8 21.Rd2² Mikkel Antonsen 2445 – Emanuel Berg 2551, Sverige
2018;
8...Nc6 9.d5 [9.0-0 Nd7 – 8...Nfd7] 9...Nb4 10.0-0 Nd3 11.Qd3 Nd7 12.Bf4 a6 13.Rfe1 b5 14.e5 bc4
15.Qc4 Rb8 16.Qe2 Qb4∞ Xu Minghui 2368 – Raunak Sadhwani 2482, Xingtai 2019; 13.a4²
13
10.d5 Nd4 11.Bd4 cd4 12.Nb5 Qb6 13.Rb1 a6 14.Na3 e5 15.de6 fe6 16.b4 (Gonzálo Gómez Barrera
2058 – Trilce Cosme Contreras 2051, Asunción 2019) 16...Qd8 17.Rc1 b6³;
10.Ne2 Qb6 11.d5 Nce5 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.Rb1 Qa6 14.Nc3

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14...f5! 15.f3 f4 16.Bf2 Bd7„ Oliver Jurado Pérez – Josep García, corr.2003
14
10...cd4 11.Nd4 – 8...cd4
15
12...Re8 13.a3 Qd8 14.b4 b6 15.Rb1 Nd4 16.Nd4 cd4 17.Bd2 Bb7 18.Qb3 Bc6 19.Rfc1 Rb8 20.Bg4
Nf6∞ Mircea-Emilian Părligras 2638 – Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya 2265, Netanya (open) 2019
16
16.Bg5 f6 17.Bh4 Bb7 18.Nd4 [18.b3 Re8∞] 18...cd4
a) 19.Bg4 Nc5
a1) 20.f4 Bh6 21.Bg3 Bd5 22.cd5 f5! 23.Bf3 [23.ef5 gf5 24.Be2 Qd5? 25.Qc2 Kh8 26.Bc4 Qc6 27.Re5
Rac8∞; 24...Kh8–+] 23...fe4 24.Be4 Bf4–+ Kaumandur Raghunandan 2424 – Branko Damljanović 2466,
Đenovići 2019;
a2) 20.Qc2 h5 21.Be2 Rc8ƒ;
b) 19.Qc2 Bh6∞
17
8...Nc6 – B38
18
9.Qd2 Bb7 10.f3 Nbd7 11.Bh6

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a) 11...e6 12.Bg7 Kg7 13.0-0-0 d5 14.ed5 ed5 15.h4 h5 16.Qg5 [16.Kb1!?] 16...Re8 17.Bd3 [17.Nf5
Kg8 18.Kb1ƒ] 17...Ne5 18.Bc2 Nh7 19.Qd8 Rad8 20.cd5 a6 21.Rhe1 Nf6

a1) 22.Be4 Bd5 23.Nd5 Nd5 24.Bd5 Nd3 25.Rd3 Re1 26.Kd2 Rg1∞ Rasmus Svane 2599 – Vladislav
Kovalev 2703, Moscow 2019;
a2) 22.Ne6! fe6 23.Re5 Nd5 24.Nd5 ed5 25.Rde1 Re5 26.Re5 Kf7 27.Kd2²;
b) 11...Bh6 12.Qh6 e6 13.0-0-0 a6 14.h4 Nh5 15.Rh3 Qf6 16.Nde2 Qe7 17.g4 Ng7 18.Qd2 Ne5 19.Nf4
Rfd8 20.Kb1 Rac8 21.b3 Bc6∞ Nils Grandelius 2655 – Maksim Chigaev 2599, Porto Carras 2018
19

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11...Rc8 12.e5! de5
a) 13.Bb7 ed4

a1) 14.Bc8 dc3 [14...de3 15.Bd7 ef2 16.Rf2 Nd7 17.Rd2 Qc7 18.Rd7 Qg3 19.Kf1 Qh3 20.Ke1 Bc3
21.bc3 Qe3 22.Kf1 Qh3=] 15.Bb7 cb2 16.Rb1 Ne5 17.Qd8 Rd8 18.Rb2 Nc4 19.Re2 Ne3 20.Re3 e6©;
a2) 14.Qd4 Nh5 15.Qd3 Nc5 16.Qd8 Rcd8 17.Bg2 Rd3∞;
b) 13.Ne6! fe6 14.Bb7 Rc4 15.Qe2 [15.Qb3 Rc7 16.Qe6 Kh8 17.Bg2²] 15...Qc7 16.Nb5 Qb7 17.Qc4
Nd5 18.Rac1 a6 19.Nc3± Daniel Sadzikowski 2523 – Sigurbjörn Björnsson 2312, Reykjavík 2019;
11...Re8 12.Re1 Nc5 13.Qc2 e5 14.Nde2 Rc8 15.Red1 Qe7 16.b4 Ne6 17.Qd3 Ba6 18.Nb5 Red8 19.a4
Bb5 20.ab5 Rc7 21.Rac1² Eldar Gasanov 2506 – Vasilios Kotronias 2474, Nakhchivan 2019;
11...Nc5 12.Qc2 Rc8 13.Rfd1 Qd7 14.a4 a5 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Rd2 Ne8 17.Nb5 e6 18.Ndc3 Qe7 19.Re1
Rd8 20.f4² Maxim Matlakov 2714 – Vladislav Kovalev 2629, Minsk 2017
20
12.b3 a6 13.Rc1 Ba8 14.a4 1/2 : 1/2 Mladen Palac 2539 – Zoran Arsović 2427, Bosna i Hercegovina 2018
21
13.Rad1 e6 14.Rfe1 Qe7 15.Qd2 Rfc8 16.b3 Ba8 17.Nde2 Ne8 18.Bh6 Bh6 19.Qh6

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19...b5! 20.cb5 ab5 21.Qe3 b4 22.Na4 e5 23.Nc1 Nc5 24.Nb2 Nf6 25.f3 Ncd7 26.Nc4 d5 27.ed5 Nd5
28.Qf2 Nc3³ Matthias Blübaum 2640 – Bassem Amin 2693, Wijk aan Zee II 2018
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13...h5 14.b3 e6 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Bg5! Rfc8 17.f4 e5 18.Nde2 ef4 19.Bf4 Ne8 20.Nd4 Nc7 21.Qf2 Ne5
22.Nd5 Nd5 23.ed5± Tan Zhongyi 2502 – Sébastien Mazé 2596, Gibraltar 2019
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16.f4 Rfd8 17.Nde2 Nc5 18.g4 Qb8 [18...h6!?] 19.Ng3 Qa8 20.g5 Ne8 21.Rfe1 Nc7 22.Kh2

22...d5! 23.Bc5 bc5 24.e5 h6 25.h4 hg5 26.hg5 Bc6∞ David Antón Guijarro 2642 – Pauline Guichard
2378, Gibraltar 2019

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TOURNAMENT REVIEW

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Riga Grand Prix 2019;

Photo by Niki Riga / World Chess
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the second leg of the 2019
FIDE Grand Prix series after a spectacular final against
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The final mini-match went all the
way to the Armageddon game which was both thrilling and a
bit unjust for the loser. However, Mamedyarov's victory is a
well-deserved one since he managed to take the lead twice
during the final. On his part, Vachier-Lagrave showed great
composure and fighting spirit and won twice on demand to
prolong the match. In the make-or-break Armageddon game
the Azeri star was victorious with the black pieces.
The event took place in Riga (Latvia), Mikhail Tal's
hometown, so both the spectators on sight and the ones
following the live broadcast were hoping for some of Tal's
flair in the games of the modern-day chess knights. However, for many players this event was do-or-die
one, as another bad result would end their hopes of qualifying to the Candidates Tournament via the
Grand Prix series. For instance, Anish Giri suffered another blow from a "lower" rated opponent in the
first round, as he lost to Sergey Karjakin. Even the bigger surprise was the first round elimination of
Hikaru Nakamura after losing the mini-match to the semi-retired Veselin Topalov. Yet another first round
victim was Levon Aronian who lost to Yu Yangyi. Obviously the quality of play was somewhat killed by
the format of mini-matches, but the excitement was on a really high level.
After the second leg, Mamedyarov joins Alexander Grischuk in the Grand Prix lead, but Vachier-Lagrave
is also in a really good position to fight for a place in the Candidates Tournament since he will play two
more events unlike Grischuk and Mamedyarov. The final two tournaments in the series will be held in
Hamburg (Germany) and Tel Aviv (Israel) and will produce the top two players overall who will
rightfully claim their places at the 2020 Candidates!
Here we present some of the best games and most interesting moments of the Riga Grand Prix
Tournament according to the choice of our editorial board.

MINIATURES

Vachier-Lagrave won quite convincingly in the first round showing good form early in the Tournament,
as he dismissed the Czech star David Navara.

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 B11
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2775) - Navara, David (2734)
Riga (m/1), 2019

1.e4 c6 2.Nf3!? It is hard to assume that Navara was caught

by surprise since Vachier-Lagrave plays this sideline for quite
a while.
2...d5 3.Nc3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 Nf6 6.Be2!?
6.d3 Karjakin,Sergey 2760 - Esipenko,Andrey 2564, Riyadh
(rapid) 2017 - 135/37
6...e6 7.O-O Evidently, Maxime is very confident in this
Caro-Kann line. Database counts numerous wins for him and
only one draw!
7...Bc5 8.Rd1 Is obviously an improvement over the game he played against Fedoseev two years ago.
8.d3 Nbd7 9.Qf4 O-O 10.Rd1 Ne8 11.Qg3 Kh8 12.d4 Bb6 13.a4² Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime 2791 -
Fedoseev,Vladimir 2726, Dortmund 2017
8...Bd4 9.Qf4 With the idea of provoking Black to advance his pawns thus allowing White to open up the
position which is surely favourable for the player with the pair of bishops.
9...e5?! Quite risky and not at all necessary.
It was more principled to accept the pawn sacrifice 9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 (or 10.dxc3 Nxe4 11.Bd3 f5∞)
10...Nxe4 11.Ba3 (11.Rb1 Qe7 12.Bf3 Nf6 13.Rb3 O-O 14.Ba3 c5 15.d4 b6 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.c4ƒ)
11...Nd7 12.Rab1©
10.Qg3 dxe4N
10...O-O 11.d3 Qd6 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Nb5 Qb6 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.c3² and White managed to convert the
bishop pair advantage after a long endgame struggle in Bacrot,Etienne 2677 - Zelcic,Robert 2508, Zagreb
2018
11.d3 exd3 12.Bxd3 Nbd7?!
White would be able to retain the initiative after 12...O-O 13.Ne2 Bxf2+ 14.Qxf2 e4

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15.Nd4! exd3 16.Nf5ƒ
13.Ne2?!

Curiously, Vachier-Lagrave did not option for the practical solution giving back the pawn and claiming a
clear advantage: 13.Qxg7 Rg8 14.Qh6 Qe7 15.Bf5 Qf8 (15...O-O-O 16.Bg5+-) 16.Qh4 Qg7 17.g4±
13...O-O?
Unfortunately, Navara misses the opportunity to return into the game after 13...Bb6! as now the capture
on g7 gives Black chance to obtain a very decent counter-play. 14.Qxg7 Rg8 15.Qh6 e4! 16.Bc4 Qe7„
14.Bf5 Nc5
14...g6 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Rxd4 Qe7 17.Bxd7 Nxd7 18.Bg5 f6 19.Qb3+ Rf7 20.Qxb7 Rb8 21.Qxa7 fxg5
22.Rxd7 Qxd7 23.Qxb8++-
15.Bh6 Nh5
Navara could have prolonged the battle after 15...Ne6 16.Bxe6 Nh5 17.Qg4 fxe6 18.Qxe6+ Rf7 19.Be3±

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but anyway, White wins the pawn and the rest should be the matter of technique.
16.Qg4 Black is on the verge of losing material in view of the latent c3 threat!
16...Qd6
16...g6 17.Nxd4 exd4 18.Bxf8 Qxf8 19.Rxd4+-
17.Qxh5 Qxh6 18.Qxh6 gxh6 19.c3 1-0

D37
Grischuk, Alexander (2766) - Vitiugov, Nikita (2727)
Riga (m/3-rapid), 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.e3 Nb6 7.Bxc4 Nxc4 8.Qa4+ c6 9.Qxc4 Nd5
10.Bg3
The alternative for White is 10.O-O Nxf4 11.exf4 Be7 12.Rfe1 O-O 13.Ne5 Qb6 with somewhat pleasant
spatial advantage, but also weaker pawn structure.
10...Qb6 11.Qe2 Bb4
The Russian grandmaster Vadim Zvjaginsev in two of his games proceeded with 11...Nxc3 12.bxc3
Qb5!? and after 13.c4 Qa5+ 14.Kf1 Be7 15.h4 O-O 16.h5 f6 17.Kg1 b6 the game against GM Baskaran
Adhiban (Moscow 2015) ended in a draw. A year later, Zvjaginsev revisited the very same position with
full confidence in the rapid game versus Sychev. White continued with 18.Rh4?! Ba6 (Probably, it is
more precise to begin with 18...Qc3 and only then Ba6) 19.Rc1 Rae8 20.Qc2 c5 21.d5 e5∞
Sychev,Klementy 2453 - Zvjaginsev,Vadim 2679, Tallinn (rapid) 2016
12.O-O! The most principled continuation!
Defending the pawn allows Black to obtain a very pleasant play. For example: 12.Rc1 Qb5 13.Qxb5 cxb5
14.Nd2 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Ba3 16.Rb1 Bd7 17.Ne4 Bc6 18.Nd6+ Bxd6 19.Bxd6= Mesaros,Florian 2415 -
Rambaldi,Francesco 2568, Biel (open) 2017
12...Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bxc3 14.Rab1 Qd8 15.Rb3N A novelty!
The most common continuation in the practice was 15.Ne5 Ba5 16.Qb2 O-O 17.Rfc1© Jianu,Vlad
Cristian 2588 - Marin,Mihail 2581, Romania 2014 - 122/138
15...Ba5 16.e4

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16...Bc7? Vitiugov wishes to delay castling and exchange the dark-squared bishops first, but that proves
to be a mistake. Now, Grischuk is presented with the opportunity to regroup his forces to the kingside.
Black should have gone for 16...O-O! 17.e5 Qd5! 18.Ng5 (18.Bh4 Bd8!) 18...f5! (The alternative
defensive option is 18...Bd8!?) 19.Bf4 Bd7 20.Nxh7!? After the knight sacrifice Black is obliged to
continue with great caution in order to keep his position alive. (After 20.Rh3 h6 White cannot achieve
more than a draw - 21.Nh7 Kxh7 22.Rxh6+ gxh6 23.Qh5 Be8 24.Qxh6+ Kg8 25.Qg5+ Kf7 26.Qf6+
Kg8 27.Qg5+=) 20...Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Rh3 Be8 23.Qh7+ Kf7 24.Rg3 Ke7 (24...Rg8? 25.Bh6+-)
25.Rxg7+ Bf7 (25...Rf7? 26.Bg5++-) 26.Bg5+ Ke8 27.Rxf7 Rxf7 28.Qg8+ Rf8 29.Qg6+ Rf7 (29...Kd7?
30.Qg7++-) 30.Qg8+ Rf8=
17.Bh4 Of course, White keeps his pieces in play and transfers forces to the kingside.
17...Qd7 18.Rd1 O-O?
Instead, Vitiugov should have tried 18...f6

19.Ne5! and after this extremely effective sacrifice White retains the initiative 19...Qe7 (Black loses right
away in case of 19...fxe5? 20.dxe5 Qf7 21.Rf3 Qg6 22.Qd2+-) 20.Qh5+ g6 21.Qh6 (21.Nxg6? Qf7)

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21...Qf8 22.Qd2ƒ (22.Qc1!?)
19.Ne5 Qe8

20.Bf6!! Now, after a really beautiful tactical blow the black king will be checkmated!
20...Bd8
20...gxf6 21.Qh5+- and there is no escape for the black king after the rook transfer to h3.
21.Bxg7! Kxg7 22.Rg3+ Kh8 23.Qh5
23.Qh5 f6 (23...Bf6 24.Rh3+-; 23...Rg8 24.Nxf7++-) 24.Qxe8 Rxe8 25.Nf7#
1-0

DYNAMICS

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765) - Dubov, Daniil (2700)

Riga (m/1), 2019

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It is always extremely interesting to witness a duel between players who are known to fight for initiative
at any cost. Even though Dubov chose a very solid Tarrasch Defence, the fireworks quickly began...
7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 Lately Dubov has been trying to revive this slightly forgotten line where Black
releases the tension in the centre quite early.
9.Nb3
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.O-O (So far White was not able to find any advantage after 10.Qc2 O-O 11.O-O Bb6
12.Na4 Bd7N (12...Ba6; 12...Bb7; 12...Re8) 13.b3 Re8 14.Bb2 h5!? is a very typical reaction for this kind
of position. White is trying to control dark squares, while Black is intending to gain control on the
kingside since there is no white knight on f3. 15.e3 h4 16.Nxb6 axb6 17.Qc3 Rc8 18.Rad1 hxg3 19.fxg3
Re6 20.e4 Qf8 21.Rf4 Rce8 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Bxd5 cxd5∞ Rodshtein,Maxim 2685 - Dubov,Daniil 2700,
Netanya 2019) 10...O-O 11.Na4 Bb6 12.Nxb6 axb6 13.Qc2 Bd7 (13...c5?!N 14.Bg5 Be6 15.e4 d4 16.e5ƒ
h6 17.exf6 hxg5 18.fxg7 Re8 19.Bxa8 Qxa8 20.f4± Nakamura,Hikaru 2754 - Dubov,Daniil 2700, Paris
(rapid) 2019) 14.b3 Re8= and Black managed to reach a very stable position.
9...Bb6 10.Na4N
10.O-O d4 11.Na4 O-O 12.Bg5 Re8 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.e3 d3 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.a3 Be6 17.Rc1 Rc8 18.Rc3
Ne5 19.Nd4 Rxc3 20.bxc3² Nakamura,Hikaru 2761 - Dubov,Daniil 2690, Moscow (m/1) 2019
10...O-O 11.Nxb6 axb6 12.Be3 h5!? A principled decision! Black is aware of all the defects in his
position, so he is trying to gain adequate compensation playing in a highly active fashion. The doubled
pawns on the queenside offer him full control over the a-file and opportunity to quickly bring the rook
into play via a4 square! 13.O-O
13.Bg5 Qd6 14.O-O (14.Qd2 Re8) 14...Qe5„
13...h4 14.Bg5 h3 15.Bh1 Re8 16.Re1 Bg4 17.a3 Qd6 18.Qd2 Qe5 19.f3 Be6 20.Rad1

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20...d4! There is no time for relief! Mamedyarov cannot stabilize the position and make use of all the
weaknesses in Black's camp.
21.f4
21.Nxd4 Nxd4 22.Bf4 (22.Qxd4?? Qxg5) 22...Nxe2+ 23.Qxe2 Qa5„
21...Qb5 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.Qxd4 Bb3 24.Rd3
24.Rd2 Ra4! 25.Qd3 Qc5+ 26.e3 Rae4!ƒ and Black was able to obtain a very dangerous initiative.
24...Bc4 25.Rc3
White would not be able to relax after 25.Rd2 Rad8 26.Qxd8 Rxd8 27.Rxd8+ Kh7∞ since the exposed
position of his king offers Black quite good chances.
25...Bxe2 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qxf6

27...Bf3 28.Re5
Most likely the game would end in a draw after 28.Rec1 Bxh1 29.f5 Qd5 30.Qg5+ Kf8 31.Qh6+ Kg8

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32.Qg5+=
28...Rxe5 29.fxe5 Bxh1 30.e6 Was Mamedyarov's final attempt to play for more.
30.Kxh1 Qd5+ 31.Qf3 Rd8=
30...Qd5! 31.Qxf7+ Kh8 32.Qf6+ Kg8 33.Qg6+ Kh8 34.Qf6+ Kg8 35.Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

Yu, Yangyi (2736) - Grischuk, Alexander (2766)

Riga (m/2), 2019

A typical Catalan position has been reached.

17...Bxg2
Instead, he could have proceeded with 17...Qa6= with a roughly equal position.
18.Kxg2 Qa6 19.Rc2 At this point, Yu decided to force a couple of trades and satisfy himself with a
draw. The mini-match proceeded to tie-break which was won by Grischuk.
However, the Chinese star could have continued the fight in a more aggressive manner: 19.Qf3! Qxa4
20.Bg5 Nd5

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21.Bh6! Nf6 (21...gxh6? would be a terrible mistake leading to White's victory after 22.Rxd5! exd5
23.Qg4+ Kh8 24.Nxf7+ Rxf7 25.Qxc8+ Bf8 - it was necessary to foresee the rook deflection from the f-
file at the moment when the bishop sacrifice was executed 26.Rc7! and it will soon become evident that
the black rook cannot reach the f8 bishop in order to protect it - 26...Rf6 27.Qd8 Rf5 (27...Qa6 28.Qd7+-)
28.e4! dxe4 29.g4! Rf3 (29...Rf4 30.Qd4+ Kg8 31.Qd5+ Kh8 32.Qe5++-) 30.Qd4+ Kg8 31.Qd5+ Kh8
32.Qxe4+-) 22.Qf4 Rc7 23.e4ƒ and White was able to gain more than compensation for the pawn.
(23.Bxg7? Nh5; 23.Qg5 Ne8)
19...Bd6 20.Nd7 Rxc2 21.Qxc2 Rc8 22.Nxf6+ 1/2-1/2

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 Alexander Grischuk vs Yu Yangyi, Riga Grand Prix 2019; Photo by Niki Riga / World Chess

ENDINGS

Dubov, Daniil (2700) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765)

Riga (m/2), 2019

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After a draw in the first game of themini-match Mamedyarov decided to play the Grünfeld Indian
Defence. Dubov did not handle all the intricacies of the position with necessary precision so the endgame
with a pawn extra for Black was reached. At a first glance, a draw seems to be the most logical outcome
since there is no much material left on the board.
But, how to continue?
1.Be5
Dubov could have forced transition into the bishop and rook versus rook endgame which should be
theoretically drawn 1.Bxa7! Bxa7 2.Re1! Rh6 3.f5 exf5 4.Re5+ Kc4 5.Rxf5 Rh2+ 6.Ke1 Kd3 7.Kf1=
reaching the famous Philidor position.
1...Rh2+ 2.Kd3 Rh3+ 3.Kd2 Kc4 4.Rc1+ Kd5 5.Rc8 Ke4 6.Re8 Rh6 7.Kc3 Be3 8.Ra8 Rh1
Also, a draw should be reached after 8...Bxf4 9.Bxf4 Kxf4 10.Rxa7 Ke3 (10...e5 11.Kd2=) 11.Ra6=
9.Re8 Rc1+ 10.Kb3 Rc6 11.Rf8 Rb6+ 12.Kc4 Rc6+ 13.Kb3 Rb6+ 14.Kc4 a5

15.Ra8?
Dubov misses the last opportunity to stay in the game: 15.Kc3! and Black is not able to win unless some
major mistake on White's part occurs - 15...a4 16.Ra8 Bxf4 17.Bf6! Rc6+ 18.Kb4 Be5 19.Bh4 - and the
best Black can hope for is the rook and bishop versus rook endgame.
15...Rc6+ 16.Kb3
16.Kb5 Rc5+ 17.Ka6 Bxf4-+
16...Bxf4 17.Bc3 Bc7 18.Rc8 a4+ 19.Kc2 Ke3 A really important victory for Mamedyarov in the first
round of the Grand Prix. Obviously, his self-confidence was boosted after this fine game and his level of
play peaked in the final phase of the event. 0-1

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2775)

Riga (m/8-blitz), 2019

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After winning the first 5 minute tie-break game of the final match, Mamedyarov needed only a draw in
this game in order to win the Tournament.
However, after some 50 moves of hard-fought play the rook endgame with an extra pawn for Black
occurred on the board.
1...f5
Vachier-Lagrave misses the opportunity to break the white kingside pawns 1...h5! with the idea of taking
on g4 and possibly creating a passed pawn by pushing f5. After the capture on h5 2.gxh5 gxh5 Black will
storm on the white f and h pawns.
2.Re8 Kd4 3.gxf5 gxf5 4.f4! Obtaining quite reasonable drawing chances!
4...Ra6 5.Re5 Rh6 6.Rxf5 Rxh4 7.Kxa3 Ke4

8.Rf7?! Imprecision which leads to some practical chances for Black. It is a blitz game after all!
White could have saved himself with 8.Rb5! and Black cannot take on f4 in a convenient manner. For
example: 8...Rxf4 (Black would completely degrade the position of his own king after 8...Kxf4 9.Rb4+

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Kg3 10.Rb3+ Kf2 11.Rb2+ Ke1 12.Rb1+ Kd2 13.Rb2+ Kc1 14.Rg2 - and the white king has just enough
time to start the journey towards the kingside - 14...Kd1 15.Kb3 Ke1 16.Kc3 Kf1 17.Ra2 Re4 18.Ra7 h5
19.Kd3 Rb4 20.Ke3= etc.) 9.Rh5 Rf7 10.Kb3 Rc7 11.Rh1= the white king is cut off, but Black cannot
advance his pawn.
8...h5 9.f5 Rf4 10.f6 Kf5 11.Kb3 Kg6 12.Ra7?
12.Rd7! was the only viable move for White, as he intends to reach the d-file with his king. 12...Rxf6
13.Kc3 h4 14.Kd2 Re6 15.Rd8 and White managed to reach desirable position. The rook will control the
advancement of the pawn from behind, standing on h8. White's king reached the key d2 square which
should grant him a draw in the theoretical position with the black king on h1 (escaping the checks) and
pawn on h2. See Educative example.
12...Rxf6 13.Kc3

13...Rd6! The white king is far away which allows Vachier-Lagrave to convert the advantage in style!
14.Ra8 h4 15.Rg8+ Kf5 16.Rh8 Kg4 17.Rg8+ Kf3 18.Rh8 Kg3 19.Rg8+ Kh2 20.Rg4 h3 21.Rg8 Kh1
22.Rg7 h2 23.Rg8 Rd1 24.Kc2 Rg1 0-1

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 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Riga Grand Prix 2019; Photo by Niki Riga / World Chess

EDUCATIVE EXAMPLE

This position is a theoretical draw.

Black is not able to prevent the white king from reaching the key f2 square. For example:
1...Ra6 2.Ke2 Ra1 3.Kf2 Rg1 4.Rf8! The simplest solution! 4...Rg7 5.Kf1=

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THE WINNER

In the Tournament Final there was a clash between two players who displayed the best form during the
whole event. Mamedyarov experienced crises in some of the more recent tournaments, but in Riga he was
back on track. He played with great energy in the first game of the final mini-match against Vachier-
Lagrave.

D85
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2775)
Riga (m/1), 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qa4+!? Mamedyarov used this line in
all of the games during the final. Surely, Vachier-Lagrave could not have been surprised since the same
line occurred in their Saint Louis 2018 duel.
7...Qd7 8.Qa3
In the aforementioned game, Mamedyarov continued with 8.Bb5 c6 9.Bd3 O-O 10.Nf3 c5 11.Qxd7 Bxd7
12.Rb1 b6 13.Be3 Rd8 14.O-O Ba4 15.Rfc1 e6 16.h3 Nd7 17.Ba6 Bc6 18.Nd2 Nb8 19.Bb5 Bxb5
20.Rxb5 Na6= Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar 2801 - Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime 2779, Saint Louis 2018
8...b6 9.Nf3 Bb7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O c5

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12.Bf4!?N A new move in this position with the idea of control over the e5 square.
The following continuation was tried against Maxime: 12.Rd1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Bb2 e6 15.Rac1 Na5
16.Ne5 Qd8 17.Bc3 Re8 18.Bb5 Re7 and here White went for the simplification. Way too early it seems,
since after 19.Bxa5 bxa5 20.Bc6 Rc8 21.Bxb7 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Rxb7 23.Nc6 Qd7 24.Nxa5 Rb6= Black
captured the d4 pawn after few more moves in Bogner,Sebastian 2599 - Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime 2757,
Deutschland 2015
12...cxd4
After 12...Nc6 13.d5 Na5 Black will undermine the white pawn centre by means of e6 or f5. Therefore
the correct continuation for White is 14.Rae1! f5 (14...e6 15.c4) 15.c4 fxe4 16.Rxe4 with some advantage
for White. However, Black may seek counterplay going for 16...e6!? so after 17.dxe6 Qe7 18.Bg5 Bf6
19.Bxf6 Rxf6 20.Ng5! Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Rc8 22.Bd5 Nc6 obviously White has some pressure, but Black is
not desperate.
13.cxd4 Nc6
Vachier-Lagrave could have entered complications after 13...Bxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Qxe7 (It is not clear
how to proceed after 15.Rad1 Qf6 16.Bc1 Nc6 17.Bb2 Qf4∞) 15...Qxd3 16.Qxb7 Na6 17.Rfd1 Nc5
18.Rxd3 Nxb7² with only a slight edge for White, which should not be enough for win if Black plays
precisely enough.
14.d5 Na5 It was possible to simplify the position to some extent by exchanging the knights. In the game
the black knight remained out of the play for good.
14...Nd4 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Rad1²
15.Rac1 Rfc8 16.h3

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16...e6?! And now, after this mistake the dangerous white d pawn will remain to torture Black.
Black is forced to establish control over the central squares at the cost of closing his dark-squared bishop's
diagonal and weakening the e6 square: 16...f6!? 17.Bd2 (It is not possible to make use of the weak e6
point after 17.Nd4? because of 17...e5-+; 17.Rfd1 e5 18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Nd4 Qf7 20.Nb5 Bf8 21.Qb2²)
17...e6 18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Bxa5 bxa5 20.Qa4∞ and White does retain some advantage, but Black has
chances as well.
17.d6ƒ f6 White does not allow Black to make the e5 push himself.
18.e5! Bxf3 19.exf6 Bxf6 20.gxf3± And White gains an overwhelming position:
20...e5 21.Bd2 Rxc1
Unfortunately, Black does not have time for 21...Qxh3 22.Be4 Rab8 23.Rc7+-
22.Rxc1 Rc8
Also, Black cannot save himself after 22...Rd8 23.Bxa5 bxa5 24.Rc7 Qxd6 25.Qb3+ Kh8 26.Qf7 and the
black king will be mated.
23.Rxc8+ Qxc8 24.Kg2 Bd8
The black knight is stuck on the rim of the board, so Black's position is hopeless: 24...Nc6 25.Qc1 Qd7
26.Bb5+-
25.Be4 Qe6 26.Qd3 Kg7 27.Bc3 Qf6 28.Kf1 1-0

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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Riga Grand Prix 2019; Photo by Niki Riga / World Chess

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MY SUMMER ADVENTURES

Recently I competed in a couple of international opens – the

Scottish championships, which is a swiss, and Gent, which
takes place in Belgium and is unrated.
The Scottish chess championships took place in July, in
Edinburgh. Before the first round I had a rather strange and
awkward conversation with Matthew Turner, the top seed.
The conversation went along the lines of my stating that I
found Igor Rausis and his recent improvement somewhat
suspicious. Turner stated, quite adamantly, that he had played
with Rausis in the Czech league and that in his view Rausis
had improved massively.
Strange, I thought. Perhaps my suspicions about Rausis were unfounded. And I was left with the feeling
that maybe my obsession with this case was at least partly motivated by jealousy, because recently I had
made a big effort to go from 2460 to over 2500, (and then fallen back below again) which I thought was a
not inconsiderable effort in my chess twilight years, and yet Igor had come along and more or less
laughed at that effort. Breezing from low 2500s to high 2600s in just a few years, and in his 50s as well.
He had completely overshadowed any other ratings improvement in chess.
It was only later during the Scottish, when we found out that Rausis had been caught in a tournament in
France using a device in the toilet, that normality was restored. I had been right after all - when you are
older then improvement is hard to come by. Sure a player can improve in their fifties, but in reality you
are more likely to go backwards, and to improve by almost 200 points when you are already starting at a
decent level is barely credible. It just doesn’t happen.
I think what confused plenty was that Rausis was also gathering a lot of his rating points by playing
against lower rated players. In my view this was a red herring, to throw people off the scent to what he
was really up to. Because in my view you are more likely to lose points, not gain when you are up against
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 B92
Paul, Rabindra (1876) - Gormally, Daniel (2498)
Scotland (ch), 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 Nc6 7.Be2 e5 This was given as the correct way
to play as Black in this system, in Daniel King's "Winning with the Najdorf" which was my bible when I
was trying to learn this opening in my teenage years.
8.Nb3 Be6 9.O-O Be7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Kh1 Rc8 12.f4 Nb4 13.Bf3

13...exf4? A sign of enormous rust. I had not played a tournament in months (other than the occasional
game at the Great Britain's tt 4NCL) and in this game my main priority was brushing off the moth balls.
My first instinct was to play 13...d5! However when you are rusty you find it harder to trust your own
instincts. This is the typical Najdorf freeing move, the only thing you need to do is back it up with
calculation, and in the game I simply became confused because my thinking process was so out shape.
14.fxe5 (14.exd5 Nfxd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 (15...Bxd5! is also strong.) 16.Bxd5 Qxd5 just looks nice for
Black- as in so many of these lines the pawn on c2 is very weak) 14...Nxe4 15.Nd4 I think was the line I
was most concerned about during the game, where White tries to give up a pawn to activate his forces.
(15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Bxe4 Qxd1 17.Raxd1 Nxc2 18.Bxc2 Rxc2 19.Nd4 Rxb2 20.Nxe6 fxe6 was also

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confusing me - perhaps White would be close to a draw? But of course it's ridiculous to reject a line based
on an ending where you are a clear pawn up, and the engine gives Black an almost decisive advantage
here.) 15...Nxc3 16.bxc3 Rxc3 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Bd2 Rc4! 19.Be2 Re4 admittedly is quite messy, even if
favouring Black, and is close to something I saw in the game, but certainly 13...d5! was what I should
have played. In the game I played a variation without any thought behind it, just trying to "make moves",
and it backfired badly.
14.Bxf4 Nd7 15.Nd4 Bc4 16.Nf5!
16.Rf2 was also playable, but not as testing.
16...Bxf1? Surprised by the boldness of my opponents conception, I panicked and played this quite
quickly. In general I was out of tempo for this game - another sign that I had not played in a while.
16...Ne5 was still OK for Black. 17.Rf2 Be6 (17...Re8 18.Rd2 Bf8 19.Nxd6) 18.Rd2 with a messy game
in prospect.
17.Nxe7+! This simple capture came as an unpleasant surprise.
I thought he had intended 17.Qd4 when 17...Bf6 18.Qxb4 Bc4 19.Nxd6 a5 20.Qa3 Be7 21.e5 Be6 is
holding for Black.
17...Qxe7 18.Bxd6 Qe8 It now dawned on me that I was a pawn down for little compensation, and
struggling to stay on the board.
19.Bxb4 Bc4 20.Bg4

An over-elaboration, that was not needed, although White spoils nothing yet. There was nothing wrong
with the simple 20.Bxf8 Nxf8 21.Qd2 with a solid pawn to the good.
20...f5?!
20...Rd8 21.Bxf8 Nxf8 and now the bishop is slightly misplaced on g4, but it was looking for "more", and
instead I might get "less".
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A nice alternative was 21.exf5!? Rf6 22.Qd2 giving White fantastic compensation for the exchange. In
particular, in the long term the two bishops are likely to overwhelm Black.
21...fxg4 22.Bd6 Qg6 23.Qd4! h6 24.Re1 Kh7 25.e5 Be6

26.Qe4? White, after playing such a fantastic game so far, finally begins to err.
26.Qa7 Qxc2 27.Qxb7 Rc4 is not convincing for White.
26.Qf2 would have maintained a large advantage although it must be said that it has become difficult to
make progress for White, and there's a good chance that I might have outplayed him in the complications
later, so from a practical point of view exchanging queens was not such a bad idea.
26...Qxe4 27.Rxe4 Nb6 28.Rb4 Nd5! A neat tactic, although it doesn't give anything more than equality.
29.Nxd5 Rxc2 30.Kg1 Bxd5 31.Rxg4 Rxb2 Now I became confident that I would win the game, but my
opponent continued to impress with his fighting spirit and ability to find resources.

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32...g5 33.e6 (33.h4!?) 33...Bxe6 34.Rb4 would have lead to the same drawn endgame.
33.e6! I had missed this completely. He forces the exchange of rooks.
33...Bxe6
33...Re2 34.e7 Bc6 For a first round, felt like too big a risk, although I was sorely tempted to take it. Just
the pawn on e7 looked too powerful a unit to my eyes. 35.Kf1 Re5 36.Rd4 g5 37.Kf2 h5 38.Rd6 Kg8 and
I can certainly win from here. I bring the king to f7 to control the pawn and then pick off a4. In hindsight
this is what I should have played although perhaps I was already worn out by the battle.
34.Rb4 Rxb4 Irritated by my poor play and the fact that I realized that this was a drawn endgame, I
offered my opponent a draw which was accepted. 1/2-1/2
In round two I was paired against somebody rated under 1200, and in all my years of playing professional
chess I had never played anyone rated that low before. I won that game, and struggled to a battling win in
round three as well. In round four I was paired against Reimanis.

E07
Gormally, Daniel (2498) - Reimanis, Ritvars (2351)
Scotland (ch), 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Nc3 Here my opponent began to think. I
believe he was surprised by my opening choice, despite the fact that I had played this line before.
7...Nbd7
7...Nc6! is the most testing way to meet White's ambitious approach. 8.e3 Rb8! Trying to hang on to the
pawn. 9.Qe2 (According to prior analysis I have done on this opening, 9.Qa4 can be met by 9...Nb4!
10.Qxa7 Bd7 11.Ne5 Qc8 also with scrappy play, although the White queen feels somewhat
uncomfortable on a7.) 9...b5 10.Rd1 - and although the engine favours Black, I feel like this will turn
messy, and I generally don't mind playing material down, especially if it's just a pawn.

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8.e4

Edinburgh, the Athens of the north

Princes Street Edinburgh
Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world in
my opinion. Although judging by the large crowds in the
center, I’m not the only one to notice.
As you wander down the bustling Princes street you get epic
views of the castle in the background, which crowns the
surrounding landscape. There’s also a plethora of bars, and
music venues, and comedy clubs strewn all over the city. As I
had recently cut down on my alcohol intake, preferring diet
cokes to try to combat my obesity, I felt a pang of regret.
How tempting it would be to wander around the bars, getting as drunk as possible and forgetting about
life’s concerns. You couldn’t pick a better place to do it.
If there is a retail crisis in the UK it doesn’t seem to have affected Edinburgh and in fact this has already
been well documented, that the large tourist intake in Scotland’s capital means that they have bucked the
overall trend of a declining high street. Even if a large number of stores were charity shops. (Perhaps this
was the future. Struggling gms forced to work for free to prop up the rich?!)
One thing I noticed is that a number of the cafes didn’t seem particularly friendly. In one establishment I
was served by somebody who, well, morose would seem like an understatement. Obviously the act of
making sandwiches for ungrateful tourists had become unbearable. He looked like an extra from
Gomorroah, the Italian crime series that I had been watching recently.

8...Re8 A slightly unusual move, and played after some thought. There are only a couple of examples of
this move being played in this position, and yet strangely, after a couple more moves we transpose into
quite a well-known line.
8...c5!? 9.d5 exd5 10.e5 Ng4 11.Qxd5 Nb6 12.Qe4 Qd3! was something we analysed afterwards, and I
believe this is some kind of theory.
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9.Qe2!? c5! 10.Qxc4 cxd4 11.Qxd4 Nc5 should be OK for Black.
9...c6 And now we are back in slightly-better known waters. Now, there are 103 games found from this
position! I wonder if this has ever happened in an opening before, that the game has stumbled back into a
main-line through sheer coincidence...
9...c5 10.d5! makes sense of Bf4
10.a4 a5
10...b6 11.d5 (11.Qe2 Ba6 12.Rfd1 Bb4 13.Ne1 Qc8 14.Nc2 Bf8 15.Ne3 e5! 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5
Rxe5= with more than reasonable play for Black in Tomashevsky,Evgeny 2728 - Ding,Liren 2766, Wijk
aan Zee 2016) 11...exd5 12.exd5 Bb7 13.a5 bxa5 14.d6 Bf8 15.Nd2= Nakamura,Hikaru 2777 - Karjakin,
Sergey 2773, Saint Louis 2018 - 137/165
With a messy game in store. Both of these two games reached the same starting position as in my
Reimanis game, from a completely different move order.
11.Qc2 b6 12.Rad1 Bb7

13.Rfe1
Despite the fact that I've just moved the queen to c2, the computer likes the move 13.Qe2! I think this is a
good example of how a computer doesn't care what happened previously, it only tries to play the best
move in that particular position.
Most human players would not even consider moving the queen from c2 (I certainly didn't) because you
have just moved it there, so subconciously your mind moves on, trying to find useful squares and plans for
your other pieces. Mentally you have already shelved the queen to the back of your thoughts for now.
With Qe2 White is just planning to play Nd2 and take the pawn, and it seems there is no obvious way
Black has to prevent this.
13.Nd2 Ba6! which is why we move the queen to e2 first.
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15.e5 Nd5 16.Ng5 g6∞ I considered during the game, although it's not obvious then how White would
continue the attack, or even if I have any kind of attack at all...
15...Ba6 16.g4 Nf8 17.Bg3 Ng6 18.Qc1 Ra7 19.e5
The computer makes a very interesting suggestion here with 19.h4!? - the main idea is to fight for squares
on the kingside. 19...Nxg4 20.h5 Ne7 21.Bh3 f5! (21...Nf6 22.h6 - the engine still says Black is ok here,
although over the board this would seem quite scary, as White is beginning to pivot his forces directly
towards the opposing king. 22...Ng6 23.hxg7 Kxg7∞ - with once again, rather a messy game in store.)
22.Bxg4 fxg4 23.Ne5 c5∞ with chances for Both sides.
19...Nd5 20.h4 Nf8
Perhaps the best way to defend was by 20...h6! 21.h5 Nge7 22.g5?! hxg5 23.Nxg5 Nf5³ when it becomes
difficult to make any progress for White.
21.h5 h6 22.g5! hxg5 23.Nxg5

23...f5 This approach looks risky, although my opponent after the game confessed that he was very
concerned about how to prevent my impending attack, thus his decision to go for counter-activity at any
cost.
Over the board it looks likely that White will play Kh2, Rg1 and then something like Be4 with a likely
huge attack (Ne4 can be considered as well) so this desire to change something quickly is understandable.
23...Be7 24.Nge4 - in any case, already looks fairly dangerous for Black. h6 is threatened, opening up
lines on the kingside.
24.exf6 gxf6 25.Nge4
In my haste I miss a very nice opportunity with 25.h6! - this idea reminds me of some of the play from
Kasparov's attacking masterpieces from the 1980's and 1990's. 25...Nh7 (25...fxg5 26.Qxg5+ Kh8
27.Be5++- where mate will soon follow.) 26.Nf3 Kh8 27.Bh3ƒ with strong pressure.
25...Nh7 26.Nd6 Bxd6 27.Bxd6 Qd8 28.Bg3 Rg7 29.Rde1 Nf8? Too passive. I believe my opponent
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Better was 29...Ng5!„ 30.Qb1

Black to move. (30.h6 Rg6 is now much less effective. 31.f4? Nf7! (31...Nf3+? 32.Bxf3 Rxg3+ 33.Kf2))
30...Nf4!! is a very pleasing way for Black to counter-attack.
30.h6 Rg6 31.Be4 Rg5 32.Bf3 Nb4?
32...Kh7! is suggested by the engine, with the idea of taking the pawn on h6. In general such computer
like defences are unlikely to be found, and my opponent makes a natural looking counter-attacking move
instead, which was accompanied by a draw offer.
However I had no intention of taking a draw here, as White's attacking chances just looked too promising
to me.
33.Ne4!→ Nd3 34.Qe3 Nxe1 35.Rxe1 Despite the extra material Black is in big trouble, as the knight on
e4 is a formidable attacking piece, and all my forces are placed in threatening positions, while by way of
contrast the bishop on a6 just looks like a big pawn.
35...Rg6
35...Rf5 36.Bg4+- also doesn't help Black.
35...Rd5 36.Bh4 Nd7 leads to a nice and simple finish: 37.Nxf6+! Nxf6 38.Bxd5 Qxd5 39.Qg3++-
36.Bh5 Chess is a pleasing game when you can make attacking moves like this.
36...Kh7 37.Qf4 f5 38.Bxg6+ Nxg6 39.Ng5+ Kg8

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A better practical try would have been 39...Kxh6

Which would have forced me to find the winning combination. White to play and win. 40.Rxe6!!
(40.Nf7+? Kg7 41.Qh6+ Kxf7 42.Qh7+ Kf6 43.Be5+ was what I was calculating during the game,
unsure if this was a mating attack, and indeed after 43...Nxe5 44.dxe5+ Kg5 45.Qg7+ Kh5 White has
nothing better to take a draw with 46.Qh7+ Kg5 (46...Kg4? 47.Re3! f4 48.Rh3!+-) 47.Qg7+=) 40...Rxe6
(40...Qxg5 41.Qxg5+ Kxg5 42.Rxe8 is a hopeless endgame for Black; 40...Rg8 41.Nf7+ Kg7 42.Rxg6+!
Kxf7 (42...Kxg6 43.Nxd8+-) 43.Qxf5++-) 41.Nxe6+ Nxf4 42.Bxf4+ Kg6 43.Nxd8+- - it's interesting
to wonder if he had played Kh6, whether i would have taken a breather and found this Re6 idea, or
whether I would have plunged on with the horrible Nf7?
40.Qc7! A sign that I'm still thinking clearly. It's tempting to keep queens on because of the pawn on h6,
but even in the endgame White's attacking chances are still almost impossible to combat.
40.Qd2 Qf6! is much less clear. (But not 40...e5? 41.h7+ Kg7 42.h8=Q+!! Nxh8 43.Bxe5++-)
40...Qxc7 41.Bxc7 b5 42.axb5
42.h7+ Kg7 43.Nxe6+ Kh8 44.Bxa5+- is the preferred line of the computer, but I was reluctant to move

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the pawn from h6 for the time being, especially as I have some dreams of bringing the rook to the seventh
rank and playing Rg7
42...Bxb5 43.Bxa5 Nf8 44.Kh2 Nh7 45.Nxe6 Kf7? A last blunder in a hopeless situation.
45...Nf6 46.f3 Kh7 is also fairly miserable for Black. 47.Bd2+-
46.Nd8+ 1-0
In round five I made a quick draw with Alan Tate, which with the benefit of hindsight, may have been a
mistake. It meant that I had already dropped a point, and with the scoring in this tournament being quite
high (you really needed 7/9 to win a decent prize) I was already to some degree, under pressure.
Strangely I had also drawn quickly with Alan Tate in the previous years edition, and that decision had also
ultimately meant I had fallen half a point short of tournament victory. Which is exactly what happened in
2019.
In both games he offered me a draw. Tate is a fairly solid player, but in reality I think the fact that an early
draw was available cost me. I think it’s about time that FIDE scrapped the draw offer altogether, because
then cowards like me would be forced to fight, which might actually work in our favour.

B09
Gormally, Daniel (2498) - McNab, Colin (2405)
Scotland (ch), 2019

1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 Nc6 A solid choice by Black.
7.e5
7.O-O

7...e5!? This is a line that has been played by Ivan Saric. 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.f5 Nb4 10.fxg6 hxg6 11.Be3∞ is
one possible continuation, with unclear chances.
7...dxe5 8.fxe5 Nh5 9.Be3 Bg4 10.Be2 f6 11.exf6 exf6 12.O-O Ne7!?
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playing 13...Ne7, his point was that by luring the queen to d2, then Black would have additional options
later, for example after 14.Kh1?! Nf5 15.Bf2 Bh6!³ is awkward.
13.h3 Be6 14.Re1 Ng3

15.Bd3 I played this instantly, and as soon as I did I told myself to slow down. Maybe I was too out of
synch and perhaps this was because I had just fed my caffeine addiction at one of the many cafes that
lined my route to the venue.
15.Bf2 was one alternative, and although it would not have changed a great deal, it's something I should
have looked at. 15...Nef5! 16.Bd3 Bf7 17.Nd2 with the idea of increasing the pressure on the errant
knight on g3 with a subsequent Qf3
15...Bf7 16.Bf2 Ngf5 17.Ne4 Re8 18.Nc5 Qc8

19.c3 Perhaps here I play too timidly.

19.c4! grabbing space. 19...b6 20.Ne4 Qd7= - the game is fairly balanced, although I still slightly prefer
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19...b6 20.Ba6 Qd8 21.Ne6 Qd7 22.Nxg7 Kxg7∞ and I like bagging the two bishops, but White still has
to play actively here, as Black is very solid and in some ways set up for a counterattack. For example a
lazy continuation like 23.Qd2?! can be met by (23.c4!) 23...Bd5!= when already Black is more than OK.
20.Qa4 b6 21.Ne4 Nd5! I think around here I started to lose my objectivity. Black has done little wrong,
and yet these slightly awkward looking moves like ...f6 and ...Qc8, combined with my good score against
Colin, lead me to the false premise that I was already clearly better. In fact the game is on a knife-point, it
is completely unclear, and yet my incorrect judgement of the current situation probably lead indirectly to
my later mistakes.
22.c4 b5! 23.cxb5 axb5

24.Qxb5? I think from the practical point of view this was a bad decision, as this allows the Black rook to
reach b2, after which Black's position starts to become too active.
After the game I was regretting not playing 24.Qd1! even if objectively this also doesn't give any
advantage to White. I think this just gives Black a harder task to solve over the board, and also I don't
have to worry about this active rook on b2. 24...Rb8 25.Nc5 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 Bh6= is very comfortable
for Black, but there is still a lot of fight left in the position.
24...Rb8 25.Qa5 Rxb2 26.Nc3?!
Better was 26.Bc4 when chances would still have been roughly balanced, unfortunately I was still
labouring under the delusion that I was better.
26...Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Nf4! 28.Be4
28.Bxf5 Qxf5 29.Qxf5 gxf5 30.a4 also felt fairly depressing for White, as this rook on b2 and knight on
f4 look so menacing. 30...Rc2 31.Nd1 Bh5 is a good way to play for Black, threatening to take on h3. The
pawn on a4 is an awful long way away from queening.
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29.Nd5 I offered a draw here, which was accepted, a rare case where the draw offer has worked in my
favour as Colin certainly should have played on.
29.Nd5 Bxd5 30.Bxd5+ Kg7 and the comp is already giving a decisive advantage for Black, who has
threats of ...Nd3, perhaps ...Rf2, and sometimes he can bring the bishop to d6 and attack on the dark
squares. 31.Bc4 Qb7!ƒ with a very powerful, and growing initiative. To someone with access to a
machine this all looks very normal, but over the board it is not so clear, so perhaps that's why Colin
accepted.
1/2-1/2

EPILOGUE

In the last round my inability to draw on any courage cost me. I knew a loss would get me nothing, but if I
wanted to win the tournament I had to beat Matthew Turner, who I was paired against with the black
pieces.
After a few moves of a Torre attack, he offered a draw. I calculated that I had already gone slightly wrong
and had to exchange queens to reach just a slightly worse position. Could I have won if I had played on?
I’ll never know, because he offered a draw at that point, and I accepted.
Also very surprising was the result on board three, where Colin McNab had a chance to tie first as well,
and offered a draw against his 2100 opponent. This astonished me, then I remembered my own lack of
balls, so perhaps realized I wasn’t in a position to criticise.
Only board three offered any fighting spirit. Reimanis had fought back well from his loss to me. It seems
fate that he should win the event, tieing for first with Turner, as I had also beaten the winner of the
Scottish last year, Murad Abdullah. It seems to be my role in life these days, to beat the guy who ends up
winning the tournament. Not a role I’m particularly happy with, as I’d rather be winning these
tournaments myself.

B67
Eggleston, David (2399) - Reimanis, Ritvars (2351)
Scotland (ch), 2019

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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 h6 10.Bh4
Rb8?! Another sign that Reimanis theory with Black isn't always up to scratch. This is an unusual move
and I can speculate that he was probably getting confused about lines where the rook goes to c8.
10...g5 11.fxg5 Ng4 has been a well-known line for years; RR Almasi,Zoltan 2628 - Sasikiran,Krishnan
2642, Paks 2005 - 95/158
10...Rc8 11.Nf3 Qa5 is also a playable line for Black; RR Tiviakov,Sergei 2625 - Piket,Jeroen 2570, Wijk
aan Zee 1996 - 65/214
11.Nf3 b5?

But this is just a mistake, and now White can achieve a winning position.
11...Qa5 12.e5 Nd5² would limit the damage.
12.Bxf6?
David told me after the game that he saw 12.e5! but made a miscalculation. 12...dxe5 13.fxe5 g5 (13...b4
14.exf6 bxc3 15.Qxc3 Qa5 16.fxg7! Qxc3 17.gxf8=Q++-) 14.exf6 gxh4 15.Kb1+- is very bad for Black,
as his king is in the center and all these moves like ...b5 now just look pointless.
This was quite an important moment in the game, where you have a chance to score an easy win and win
the tournament. That can be the problem sometimes, when you are preparing to play an important game.
You don't think about a chance that you'll just win really easily, because mentally you are preparing
yourself for a tough battle.
12...gxf6 13.f5 b4 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Ne2 e5 16.Kb1 Be6 17.Nh4 Rh7 18.Nc1 a5 19.Ng6 Be7 20.Ba6 Qc7
21.Rhf1 a4! Creating much-needed counterplay on the queenside. Chances are fairly balanced.
22.b3 axb3 23.cxb3 Nd4 24.Ne2 Nb5 25.Bxb5+ Rxb5 26.Nxe7 Kxe7 27.Ng3 Qc6

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28.Rc1!? was another interesting attacking try. In general I don't like Black's position here, as the Black
king is stuck in the middle while it's counterpart on b1 is relatively safe.
28...Rf7 29.Nf5+ Bxf5 30.Qxf5 Rc5 Exchanging the minor pieces is an achievement for Black, as it
becomes easier to defend with less pieces on the board.
31.Rc1 Rc3! 32.g3 Rf8 33.Kb2 Qa6 34.Qf2 Qc6 35.Qf5 Qa6 36.Qf2 Qc6 37.Rce1 f5 38.Qa7+ Ke6
39.Kb1 Qc7 40.exf5+ Rxf5 41.Qa8 Rxf1 42.Rxf1 Qh7+ 43.Ka1

43...Qd3! I was watching the game live and was impressed with Reimanis boldness in defence. This looks
like it allows White to unleash a series of scary checks, but the Latvian player has calculated that it doesn't
lead to anything decisive, and in fact it is White who has to be careful.
I was expecting something much more tentative like 43...Qg6 although this is also holding for Black, I
like what he played much better.
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It was time to bail out with 44.Qe8+ Kd5 45.Qa8+! Kd4 46.Qf8! - although this quiet move couldn't have
been easy to see with the clocks ticking down and the tournament on the line. 46...Rc6 47.Qf2+ Kd5
48.Qf7+ Kd4=
44...Kd7 45.Rf7+ Kc6 46.Qa8+ Kc5 47.Qa5+ Kd4 48.Qxb4+ Ke3 The Black king is surprisingly safe
here, and now White has his own king safety to worry about.
49.Kb2 Rc2+ 50.Ka3

50...Qa6+! This is the problem. Black transposes into an ending where he is winning with his connected
passed pawns.
51.Qa4 Qxa4+ 52.bxa4 d5 53.a5 d4 54.a6 d3 55.a7 Rc8 56.Rc7 Ra8 57.Kb2 d2 58.Kc2 Ke2 59.Rd7
Rc8+ 60.Kb2 d1=Q 61.Rxd1 Kxd1 0-1

On to Gent

A few days after the Scottish championships finished I went

on to a tournament in Gent, in Belgium. This is called the
Eastman cup, and the tournament is part of a festival they had
there. It’s particularly popular with English players some of
whom just use it as a bit of an excuse to enjoy the famous
Belgian beers and enjoy the European sun.
As it’s part of a festival perhaps, the tournament isn’t FIDE
rated (which I guess also saves money for the organisers as
they don’t have to pay a fee to FIDE) because of this the
strength of the tournament at the top isn’t amazingly strong,
but there are a lot of players, which means you have to get at least 7/9 to win a reasonable prize.
I set off with my fellow European travellers from London, Mark Ruston, who was driving, and Paul
Robson, a larger than life character from the north east. Both were playing in the over 50s. We had a
pleasant ferry journey over to Dunkerque and then drove from there.
We had a real problem finding the accomodation because when went to the Dom Bosco college, it turned
out there was more than one Dom Bosco building. We had no internet and our mobile phones were out of

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battery, so some kind of panic began to set in. Fortunately by chance I managed to find a passer by who
knew where the other accomodation was, and at that moment was getting in his car, so we got back in our
car and followed him. (Believe me when I say there’s no way we’d have found it otherwise.)
Eventually we got to the right place. When I left the accomodation later and searched for somewhere to
eat, I reflected that I was glad to leave the UK. It was insanely hot and humid that time of year, heat
records were being set all over Europe, but I was happy to be on the road. I had missed Europe. Sure
maybe everything looked similar to back home, but it was a little different, all the same.
In round one my attack on the dark squares proved irresistible:

Vincent, Gwijde (1854) - Gormally, Daniel (2498)

Gent, 2019

1...Qh6!
1...Nf2+ was winning as well, instead I decide to combine the three pieces for a direct mating attack.
2.h3 Qf4 0-1
Gent seemed like Edinburgh, to be a particularly vibrant city. There seemed to be any number of bars you
could go to, and drink a beer or order a meal. There seemed to be none of the retail problems that we seem

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to be seeing in England, perhaps because in Europe they have more of a cafe culture, and in most of the
UK people are miserable and anti-social and prefer to sit inside their house, ordering stuff from Amazon.
In round three I dropped a draw and in round four I took a bye, because I’m too old to play nine games in
five days anymore.
My favourite game of the tournament came in round six.

Gormally, Daniel (2498) - Vermaat, Marcel (2169)

Gent, 2019

1.Rxe6!© Echoes of Alpha Zero!?

It has been well documented the influence the latest supercomputer has had on the World Champions
chess, and this has filtered through to the lower levels. This is the kind of long-term sacrifice that Alpha
Zero was having success with in its match against Stockfish, although it's also quite thematic in this type
of position. In exchange for the rook White gains an important defender and greatly damages the pawn
structure on the Black kingside.
Besides, I felt like to some extent this sacrifice was forced. If I don't play this then next move Black will
play ...Bd5, with a very comfortable game.
1...fxe6 2.Re1 Qd7 3.Nf3 Nd5 4.h4!→ Intending Bh3
4...Nc7?
Afterwards I showed this game to some English players and explained I thought the best defence was
4...Bf6 as it seemed important to prevent Ng5. Strangely, one of those who I was showing the game to,
Mark Davies (he wasn't actually there to play but came along for the social) seemed quite sceptical about
my sacrifice. After all White gets no pawns for the exchange. But it seems obvious that White's minor
pieces are more effective here than Black's rooks, which are stuck on the back ranks, doing nothing. 5.Bh3
Nc7 6.Ne5 Bxe5 7.Rxe5© White has fantastic compensation for the exchange, and indeed the engine
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5.h5! e5? Accelarating his demise.
5...Qe8 seemed like the only defence. 6.Ne5 Bxe5 7.Rxe5±
6.hxg6 exd4 7.gxh7+ Kh8 8.Nh4 Bf6
8...d3 9.Qd2 (9.Bxg7+ Kxg7 10.Qd2 is also winning, as the Black king is utterly shorn of defenders.)
9...Bxb2 10.Qxb2+ Qd4

(10...Kxh7 11.Be4+→ with a deadly attack.) 11.Rxe7! would have been a nice finish.
9.Ng6+ Kg7 10.Ne5! Bxe5 11.Rxe5 e6 12.Re4 e5 13.Rxe5 Re8 14.Rg5+ Kh8 15.Qg6
Earlier I thought that 15.Bxc6 Re1+ 16.Kh2 was winning, forgetting that 16...Qxh7+ was check.
15.Bd5!? is an example of how White has his pick of wins here.
15...Ne6 16.Bh3
Daniel Fernandez, who ended up winning the tournament on tiebreak, was watching the game and pointed
out later to me that I could have wrapped it up with the brutal 16.Bxc6!
16...Qg7 And my opponent resigned without waiting for another move.
16...Qg7 17.Qxg7+ Nxg7 18.Bxc8 Rxc8 19.Bxd4+-
1-0
Inspired by the surroundings I played a number of attractive attacking games, and the theme continued in
round seven.

Froeyman, Helmut (2269) - Gormally, Daniel (2498)

Gent, 2019

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1...Nd3!ƒ The knights are very powerful here, creating many threats.
2.Bxd3
2.Bxg4 Qxg4 3.Qxd3? Qf3+; 2.Rf1 Bf6!
2...Qf3+ 3.Kh3 exd3
Afterwards when I discussed the game briefly with my opponent, he suggested that I could have won
immediately here with the interesting, but flawed attacking idea 3...g5?

However I was rightly afraid of 4.Rxe4! Nxe3 5.fxe3 h5 6.Rxe7 g4+ 7.Kh4 Qf6+ 8.Kxh5

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And the White king will escape.
4.Qxd3 h5 5.Qd1! The best defense, although White is still in trouble.
5.Qe4 Nxf2+! 6.Bxf2 Qxf2-+ 7.Qxe7? (7.Rc2 Qf1+ 8.Qg2? (8.Rg2 Bf6 is also winning for Black.)
8...Qf5+ 9.g4 hxg4+ 10.Rxg4 Qh7+ 11.Kg3 Qd3+ is a good use of geometry. The rook on c2 will hang)
7...Qxd4
5...Qxf2! 6.Bxf2 Nxf2+ 7.Kg2 Nxd1 8.Rdxd1 Bf6?!
8...Ra5! is the engines first choice, planning ...Rac5 with a crushing endgame edge.
9.Nc3 Rxc4 10.Nb5 Rxc1 11.Rxc1 Ra5 12.Nxd6 Rxd5 13.Nxb7 Rd2+ 14.Kh1 Bxb2 15.Rc8+ Kh7
16.Ra8 A very interesting endgame has arisen. Even though White will take the pawn on a4 he still has
big problems, because of the possibility of Black creating a mating attack on the kingside.

16...g5? intending ...g4, followed by ...Bd4, check on d1 and Rg1 mate, a slow but effective plan.
16...Rd4 17.Nc5 Bxa3 18.Nxa4 Rd1+ 19.Kg2 Rd2+ 20.Kh1 Kh6 21.Nc3 Bb4 22.Ne4 Re2 was a more
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17.Rxa4 Bd4
17...g4! 18.Rf4 Kg6 19.Na5!
18.h3? Be5!

19.g4
19.Nc5! was a more stubborn defence, bringing the knight back into the game. 19...Kg6 (The hasty
19...Bxg3?! enables White to realize his idea; 20.Ne4 Rd1+ 21.Kg2 Bh4µ (21...Bf4?! 22.h4!=)) 20.Ne4
Rd3 21.Kg2 g4 and the white pawn on g3 is horribly weak, as ...f5 removing the defender is always
threatened.
19...Rh2+ 20.Kg1 Rxh3-+ 21.gxh5 Rd3 22.Kg2 Kh6 23.Ra8 g4 24.a4 Rd2+ 25.Kf1 g3 26.Rg8 Rf2+
27.Ke1 Bc3+ 28.Kd1 g2 29.Nc5 Bd4 30.Nb3 Ba7 31.Nd2 Rxd2+ 32.Kxd2 g1=Q 0-1
In the penultimate round I had a very interesting battle with the top seed. We were both trying to win, I
think.

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 Daniel Gormally vs Bart Michiels, Gent 2019; Photo by Dirk Gregoir

E17
Gormally, Daniel (2498) - Michiels, Bart (2563)
Gent, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nbd2 I've experimented with this admittedly rather
tedious system before. The idea is to avoid the main lines of the Catalan, which have been analysed to
death.
6...b6 A solid response.
In Scotland my Romanian opponent preferred the more active 6...c5! which is, I believe, the best way to
play against this system. 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O Nc6 9.a3 (9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nb3 Bb6 gives White nothing.)
9...a5 10.e3 (10.cxd5 exd5 - D 30 (10...Nxd5 - E 06)) 10...Ba7?! (10...Qe7 11.b3 Rd8 was fine for Black,
who has pressure down the d-file) 11.b3 Qe7 12.Bb2 Rd8 13.Qe2

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13...d4? A rather rash decision to force exchanges. (It was better to wait with 13...Bd7 14.Rfd1 Bc5!)
14.exd4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Bxd4 Rxd4 17.Nf3 Rd8 18.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Bd7 20.Ne5! Be8
21.Qb2± White already has a big advantage with a mobile queenside, and it is difficult for Black to
complete his development. 21...Qc7 (21...Rd8 22.Rxd8 Qxd8 23.Bxb7+-) 22.Qd4 h6 23.Qd6 Qc8 24.h3
Ra6 25.Qe7! Ra8 26.Bxb7 Ra7 27.Rd7 Qb8 28.Nc6 Bxd7 29.Nxb8 Rxb7 30.Nxd7 Rxd7 31.Qc5 Rd1+
32.Kg2 Ne4 33.Qxa5 1 : 0 Gormally,Daniel 2498 - Gheorghiu,Calin 2345, Scotland (ch) 2019
7.O-O Bb7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.b3 Nbd7 10.Bb2 Bd6 11.Ne5 Ne4! 12.Nxe4 dxe4 Although the Black pawn
looks quite weak it is actually quite irritating for White - it limits the scope of my bishop on g2, and the
exchange on e4 also gains the d5 square for Black's pieces.

13.Rc1 Re8 14.Nc4 Bf8 15.Qc2 Nf6 16.Ne3

16.f3 c5!∞ would have lead to great complications.
16...c6 17.Rfd1 Qe7 18.Nc4 Qe6 19.e3?! In a difficult strategic battle it's possible I go slightly wrong
here. The problem is this creates a long-term weakness on d3.
19...Rac8 20.Qe2 c5 21.dxc5 Rxc5 22.Bd4 Rc7 23.Nd2 Rd7

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23...Rec8 24.Rxc7 Rxc7 25.Bxf6 gxf6 was a line that I wasn't completely sure about. Black's kingside is
fractured and against that he has the two bishops and is fairly active. 26.Nc4 Be7 (26...b5 27.Na5 Ba6 is
also very sharp - it's not clear if the knight on a5 is likely to be coralled or not.) 27.a4∞
24.Nc4 Rc7

25.Qb2
I have no idea if my opponent would have repeated if I had played 25.Nd2 but given the tournament
situation, and the fact that my tiebreak was quite bad, I felt it necessary to play on. If I won this game I
would have been on 7/8 going into the last round and given my history of nerves, that would have taken a
huge amount of pressure off.
25...Nd7 26.Qb1?! Nc5! 27.Nd2 Rd7 28.Bxc5 Bxc5 29.b4 Bf8 30.Nb3? This was part of the plan,
except it contains a large miscalculation.
30.a3 Red8 31.Nb3 was holdable for White.
30...Rxd1+ 31.Rxd1 Bxb4 32.Nd4 Qe7µ 33.Nf5 Qf8

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34.g4
When analysing this from afar, I had intended 34.Rd7? not seeing the simple retreat 34...Bc8!
34...g6 35.Ng3 Qe7! my opponent was playing this part of the game really well, and I now realized that I
had a hopeless position. My only hope was the clock, as he now had less than ten minutes (plus thirty
second increment) for the rest of the game.
36.Qc2 a5 37.Qa4 Qe6 38.g5 Bc6 39.Qc2 Bc5 40.h4 Qg4 41.Rb1
Under pressure and with a bad position, I nearly played the extremely poor 41.Qc3?? before realizing that
it left a rook enprise.
41...Re6
41...Ba8! seemed the simplest to me, getting out of any possible White counterplay. 42.Qa4 Kf8-+
42.Rd1 Re8 43.Rb1 Re5 44.Rxb6 There seemed little else.
44...Bxb6 45.Qxc6 Bxe3 46.Nxe4 Qd1+ 47.Bf1 Qg4+ 48.Bg2 Qd1+ 49.Bf1 Rf5! A neat move, both
controlling and attacking.
50.Qa8+
50.Qc8+ Kg7 51.Nf6 Bxf2+ 52.Kg2 Qf3+ was immediately over, so the only chance was to control f3.
50...Kg7 51.Nf6

Black to play and win.

51...Bxf2+?†
51...Bxg5! destroying the white mating set-up, would have provoked immediate resignation, but my
opponent was down to less than a minute and missed this possibility entirely. 52.hxg5 Rxg5+ 53.Kh2
Kxf6-+
52.Kg2 Rxf6 53.gxf6+ Kxf6 54.Qc6+ Kg7 55.Kxf2 Qd2+ 56.Be2 Qxa2 57.Qc3+ Kg8 58.Qc8+

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58.h5 gxh5 was also drawn, as White doesn't have enough material to win.
58...Kg7 59.Qc3+ Kg8 60.Qc8+ 1/2-1/2
Sadly in the last round I got a difficult position with Black, and when my opponent repeated I felt no
reason to play on. That meant I got 7/ 9 which was enough for fourth place. I calculated over the two
tournaments I probably lost money, which seems to be the story of being a professional chess player these
days. On the upside I had some memories which will last for a long time.

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A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION, OR HIGHLY
SOPHISTICATED PREPARATION?
GM Ivanišević presents his insights on this extremely provocative, yet
unexplored topic

The chess world was really amazed by the powerful and daring queen sacrifice executed by the young
Indian grandmaster Karthikeyan versus the super-talented Firouzja from Iran. Soon after, another thunder
of pure chess brilliance left huge impression of chess enthusiasts and professionals. A relatively unknown
Indian international master K. Rathnakaran unleashed a spectacular sacrificial blow. In my opinion,
Rathnakaran's brilliance was based on courageous attitude and sound intuition rather than deep opening
preparation.
Anyway, we shall explore both games in some detail, so you can reach your own conclusions!

E90
Firouzja, Alireza (2682) - Karthikeyan, Murali (2593)
Xingtai 140/201, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3

Entering one of the topical King's Indian setups in modern chess theory.
6...c5 7.Nf3 Qa5
Well, you may assume that the transposition to the Maroczy structure is the most promising solution,

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since White already played h3. However, that is the modern trend in the Maroczy, and many 1.e4 players
gladly enter this exact variation 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Be2 Bd7 10.O-O Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.Qc2 a5
13.Rad1 Nd7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7

15.Bg4! I refer you to the article (in this Informant volume) by grandmaster Milos Perunovic who
examines this exact line in some depth!
8.Nd2
Undoubtedly, the main move is 8.Bd3

However, I am not sure if Black can count on full equality here: 8...cxd4 Osnos,Viatcheslav -
Shagalovich,Abo, USSR 1967 - 3/691 (8...Nc6 9.O-O (9.d5 Nb4

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10.Be2! (10.Bb1!?) 10...Nxe4 If Black does not proceed with this continuation, White will be well
position to claim a clearly better position after the short castle and a3. All the black pieces are poorly
placed. 11.Nxe4 Bxb2 (11...Nc2+ 12.Kf1 Nxe3+ 13.fxe3 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Bg7 15.Qd2±) 12.O-O Bxa1
13.Qxa1 Nc2 14.Qc1 Nxe3 15.Qxe3 Qxa2 16.Ng3ƒ) 9...Nd7!? 10.Be2 e5!? 11.dxc5 dxc5 12.Nd5
Qd8N (12...Re8) 13.Qd2∞ and Black obtained a very interesting play in Raghunandan,Kaumandur Srihari
2424 - Damljanovic,Branko 2466, Djenovici 2019; 8...Nfd7!? 9.Be2 (9.O-O Nc6 10.Be2 (10.d5 Nd4„)
10...e5 with transposition to Raghunandan - Damljanovic) 9...cxd4 (9...e5 10.d5 f5 11.exf5 gxf5 12.Ng5
Nf6 13.g4!±; 9...Nc6 10.d5 Bxc3+ (10...Nce5 11.Nd2 f5 12.f4 Nf7 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Qc2±) 11.bxc3 Nce5
12.Nd2 Qxc3 13.O-Oƒ) 10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.O-O Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Qc5

14.Qd2 (The ensuing endgame could be equally interesting after: 14.Qxc5 dxc5!? (14...Nxc5 15.b4 Na6
(15...Ne6 16.Nd5 Re8 17.f4²) 16.a3 Nb8!? (16...Be6 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.cxd5²; 16...Nc7 17.f4 b6 18.Rfd1
Bb7 19.Kf2²) 17.f4 (17.Nd5 Nc6 18.b5 Nd4 19.Nxe7+ Kg7 20.Bd3 Nb3 21.Rad1 Be6© White will be
forced to bring his knight back into the play with Nd5, so Black will be presented with the opportunity to
exchange the bishop for knight. Also, Black will retain a stronghold on c5 for his own knight, and achieve
powerful counterplay along the c- and e-files.) 17...Nc6 18.Rad1 Kg7 (18...Rd8² White has a slight edge
thanks to the spatial advantage and somewhat better placed pieces.) 19.b5!? (19.Rd2; 19.h4) 19...Na5

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20.f5 f6 21.Nd5 Kf7 (21...Rf7 22.c5! dxc5 23.Nc7 Rb8 24.Rd8±) 22.g4 b6 23.g5 Bb7 24.gxf6 Bxd5
25.fxe7 Kxe7 26.Rxd5 (26.cxd5 Nb7=) 26...Rac8 and Black should be very close to equality) 15.f4 Nb8
16.e5 Nc6 17.Bf3 Nd4 18.Nd5) 14...Nf6N (14...Ne5) 15.Nd5 (15.Rfe1 Bd7!? with the idea of
positioning the bishop on c6, with a5 pawn push to follow, Black should be quite close to complete
equality. (15...Be6 16.b3 Rfc8 17.Rac1 a6 18.Bf3 Rc7 19.Na4 Qe5 20.Nb6 Re8 21.Nd5²
Rodshtein,Maxim 2695 - Pichot,Alan 2565, Douglas 2017)) 15...Nxd5 16.exd5 e5 17.dxe6 Bxe6 18.Rac1
Rac8!? (18...d5!? 19.b4 Qe7 20.c5 Rfc8) 19.Rfd1 Rfd8 20.b3² Cornette,Matthieu 2556 - L'Ami, Alina
2290, Reykjavik 2019)
8...cxd4 9.Nb3

9...Qxc3+!
9...Qe5 10.Bxd4 Qe6 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.Be3² and the black queen does look a bit awkward on e6.
9...Qd8 10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.Be2 with the aforementioned transposition to the Maroczy.
10.bxc3 dxe3© 11.f3
11.Bd3 exf2+ 12.Kxf2 Nc6©

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Black has two minor pieces and a pawn for the queen which is not a sufficient in terms of material.
However, the white pawns are in disarray, while black has a safer king and mighty dark-squared bishop.
11...Nh5 12.Qc1 - and it becomes increasingly harder to offer any good advice for White. 12...Bh6 13.g4
Nf4 14.Kd1

14...Ne6
14...Nd3! 15.Bxd3™ e2+ 16.Kxe2 Bxc1 17.Rhxc1 Na6³
15.Kc2 Nc6 16.h4 Bf4 17.Qd1 Ne5

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Black achieved complete domination with his forces. 18.Nc1 Bd7 19.a4 Rac8 20.Ne2 Bh6 21.g5 Bg7
22.Bh3 Nxf3 23.Qd3 Ne5 24.Qxe3 Nxc4 25.Qf2 Rc5µ 26.Rhb1 Bc6 27.Bg2

27...f5!-+ Now starts the conversion phase, which was handled relatively well by Karthikeyan. 28.gxf6
Bxf6 29.Rf1 Bxc3 30.Qxc5 Nxc5 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Kxc3 Ne5 33.a5 Nxe4+ 34.Bxe4 Bxe4 35.Nd4
Bd5 36.Nb5 a6 37.Nc7 Bc6 38.Rf1+ Kg7 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 50.Ne3 d5
51.Kb4 Nd4 52.Re1 Kf3 0-1
This game might not cause a huge theoretical discussion, since White opted for the rare 8.Nd2 line instead
of 8.Bd3. However, that should not undermine the impression left by the sparkling queen sacrifice in the
early stage of the game!

A27
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2609) - Rathnakaran, Kantholi (2338)
Taleigao, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.g3 For quite a while this continuation is considered to be the standard

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6...d5!?
6...Bb4 7.Nxf5 d5 8.Ne3 dxc4 9.d5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Ne7 11.Qa4+ (11.Ba3) 11...Kf7!N (11...Qd7)
12.Qxc4 Nexd5 13.Nxd5 (13.Qb3 Be6 14.c4 Nxe3 15.Bxe3 b6 16.Bg2 Rf8 17.O-O Kg8∞) 13...Qxd5
14.Qxc7+ Bd7 15.Bg2 Rac8 (15...g5? 16.c4 Qd4 17.Rb1+- Matlakov,Maxim 2683 - Wen,Yang 2609,
China 2018) 16.Qf4 Bg4 17.Qe3 (17.h3? Bxe2!µ; 17.O-O Bxe2 18.Re1 Bf3=) 17...Qc4 18.O-O Qxc3=
and Black should be very close to full equality.
6...d6 7.Ng2 Be7 8.Nf4 O-O 9.h4 Nb4!? 10.a3 Na6 11.Ncd5 Nxd5 12.cxd5 c6∞ Rodshtein,Maxim 2687
- Ivanisevic,Ivan 2650, Baku (ol) 2016
7.Bg5 Bb4 8.cxd5

Curiously, a year prior to our model game, Rathnakaran's famous countryman Sasikiran played the same
variation, but his opponent opted for:
8.e3 O-O 9.Ng2 (9.cxd5) 9...h6 (9...Ne7!?) 10.Bxf6 Rxf6 11.Nf4 Ne7 12.cxd5 (12.Qb3 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3

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(13.Qxc3 c6 14.h4 g5!? (14...Bd7)) 13...c6∞) 12...Nxd5 13.Qb3 (13.Bc4 c6 14.O-O (14.Qb3 Bxc3+
15.bxc3 Rd6 transposing to the game.) 14...Bxc3 15.bxc3 g5∞) 13...Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 c6 15.Bc4 Rd6∞ and
White proceeded very imprecisely in an unclear position. He castled and suffered a vicious attack, losing
the game eventually. 16.O-O?! g5! 17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.Be2 f4ƒ Hillarp Persson, Tiger 2537 -
Sasikiran,Krishnan 2680, Stockholm 2017/18
We reached the crucial position. In my opinion, Rathnakaran did not prepare the queen sacrifice in
advance. He took a very brave decision based on intuition. The actual motif resembles a well known
sacrifice in the Queen's Gambit, often seen in all the famous handbooks. However, in this situation Black
had to proceed with confidence and courage trying to justify the sacrifice.
8...Nxd5!!N
In some games Black went for 8...Qxd5 leading to a clear advantage for White after 9.Bxf6 gxf6
9.Bxd8 Nxc3 10.Qb3

10.Qd2 Nd5 11.Bg5 Bxd2+ 12.Bxd2 Nxd4µ

10...Nxe2+! 11.Kd1
11.Qxb4 Nxb4 12.Bxc7 Nxd4 13.O-O-O Nbc6³
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12.Qa4 Kxd8© Black has a full material compensation for the queen, two minor pieces and two pawns.
On top of that, his pieces are more active, while his king is pretty secure at the moment. The play may
continue with: 13.Bb5 Ke7 14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.Ke2 g5 16.Ng2 Nd4+ (16...b5 17.Qd1 Be6) 17.Kf1 c5∞
12...Be6! 13.Bg5
13.Bxc7 Rc8 Let's count the material! At the moment, Black has only a piece and a pawn for the whole
queen. However, the engine evaluates the position as balanced! Bizarre, isn't it? 14.Bf4 O-O In view od
the Rfd8 threat there is no better suggestion than entering the X-ray... (or 14...Kf7) 15.Kc1! Of course,
computer finds a way to stay in the game, even though hardly anyone would consider such a move in
over-the-board play. I will offer just a few sample lines, because of the highly entertaining character of the
position. As you might imagine the evaluation is 0.00! 15...Na5+ 16.Kb1 Rfd8

17.Bg5 (17.a3 Ndb3! 18.Bc4™ (18.Bh3 Nd2+ 19.Qxd2 Bxd2 20.Nxf5 Kh8-+) 18...Nxc4 19.Qxb3 Bd2
20.Nxf5! Bxf4 21.Ka2! (21.Ne7+ Kf7 22.Nxc8 Nd2+-+) 21...Be5 22.Ne7+ Kf7 23.Nxc8 Nxb2
24.Qxe6+ (24.Rac1 Rd2!µ; 24.Nxa7 Rd2! 25.Qxe6+ Kxe6µ transposing to 24.Qe6) 24...Kxe6 25.Nxa7
Rd2 26.Kb3 Nd3 27.Rab1 Nxf2 28.Rhc1 e3µ; 17.b3 Nc2 18.Qe2 Nd4 19.Qe3 (19.Qh5 Bf7 20.Qd1

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Nc2 21.Kxc2 (21.Qe7 Re8 22.Qxe8+ Rxe8 23.Kxc2 Bxa1 24.Bh3 Bd4³) 21...Bxa1+ 22.Bc4 Nxc4
23.bxc4 Rxc4+ 24.Kb1 Bf6 25.Be5™ Rd3 26.Qb2 Be7 27.Qe2 Rc5³) 19...Nc2=) 17...Nf3 18.Bxd8 Nd2+
19.Qxd2 Bxd2 20.Be2 Rxd8 21.Rd1 Nc6 22.Ng2 g5 23.Ne3 f4 24.gxf4 gxf4 25.Nc4 (25.Bc4 Kf7
26.Bxe6+ Kxe6 27.Nc4 e3 28.Nxd2 Nb4!? 29.fxe3 fxe3 30.Re1 Rxd2 31.Rxe3+ Kf5 32.Rc3 Nd3=)
25...f3 26.Bf1 Bf5 27.Nxd2 e3+ 28.Kc1 e2 29.Bxe2 (29.Re1 Nd4 30.Bxe2™ fxe2 31.Nb3 with
transposition to 29.Be2) 29...fxe2 30.Re1 Nd4 31.Nb3™ Nc2 32.Rxe2 Rc8 33.Kd2 Rd8+ 34.Kc3 Nxa1
35.Nxa1 Rd3+ 36.Kb4 Rh3=
13...h6 14.Bf6?
14.Ng6 hxg5 (14...Rg8 15.Bh4+-) 15.Nxh8 O-O-O 16.Qxg5 Be7ƒ

Black has quite a few theats at his disposal. Even though the computer evaluates the position as roughly
equal, I believe that Black has a much easier play being (practically) a queen down!
14...gxf6 15.Kc1 O-O-O-+ 16.Bh3 Bc5?!
Black would achieve a complete domination after 16...Ne5 17.Rd1 c5-+
17.Bxf5! Nxf5 18.Qxc5 Nxh4 19.gxh4 Rd4 20.b3 Rhd8= 21.Rb1 Bg4?! 22.Kb2 Nb4 23.Ka1 b6
24.Qc3 c5 25.a3 Nd5 26.Qc1± h5 27.Rg1 Rd3 28.Qc4 Rd4 29.Qc1 Rd3 30.b4 Nc3 31.Qb2 Nxb1
32.Rxb1 Rf3 33.bxc5 Rdd3 34.Qb5 Rxa3+ 35.Kb2 Bd7 36.Qc4 Ra4 37.Qg8+ Kb7

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38.Rd1?!
38.Qd5+ Bc6 39.Qf7+ Ka6 40.cxb6 axb6 41.Qe6=
38...Rxf2+ 39.Kb3 Rf3+ 40.Kb2 Rb4+ 41.Kc1 Rc3+ 42.Kd2 Rxc5µ 43.Ke1 Ba4 44.Qf7+ Rc7 45.Qd5+
Bc6 46.Qxh5 Rg7 47.Rd6 Rb2 0-1
It was a real roller-coaster of a game, but nevertheless I found it really interesting. The impression is
rather strong since the queen sacrifice proved to be completely correct. Also, the game is very important
for the theory of the line in question, so White is well advised to seek new paths...

Mikheil Mchedishvili vs Kantholi Rathnakaran, Taleigeo 2019; Photo: ChessBase India

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“Géza Maróczy left a strange legacy: the discovery that certain pawn formations can impose a near
decisive cramp on one’s opponent.” Robert James Fischer

NEW IDEAS AND TRENDS IN THE MAROCZY

The Maroczy structure is defined foremost by White's pawns

occupying both the e4 and c4 squares. The advanced pawns
allow White to gain some spatial advantage. However, those
pawns may create some problems for the first player as well
since they tend to limit the activity of the lights-squared
bishop, while the dark squares may become weak. On the
other hand, Black's counterplay may seem to be pretty
limited, since White controls the centre. But, in reality Black
can execute various pawn pushes such as ...f5 or ...b5 in order
to undermine White's centre.
In this article I will try to cast some fresh light on the most recent developments within the Maroczy
structure and the ensuing game plans. In particular, I believe that the new idea introduced by 10.h3 may
bring even more success for White in practical games, since Black is at the moment struggling to refind
adequate answer. Of course, theoretical discussions will remain lively and will surely produce new
groundbreaking ideas.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4

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5...Bg7
5...Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 a5 (10...Be6 The old variation. It has been
established for quite a while in many written analyses how White achieves a slight edge.) 11.f3 a4

12.Kf2!? Fabiano Caruana's interesting idea. In order to understand the idea behind this move, first we
must know how the variation was treated before, and which problems it contained. (12.O-O Qa5 13.Rac1
Be6 14.Nd5 Qxd2 15.Nxe7+ Kh8 16.Bxd2 Rfe8 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.cxd5

18...Bxd5! I hope everything becomes clear now! The e2B is not protected, so Black achieves equality
very easily! 19.Bb5 Re5! 20.Bxa4 Be6 21.Bb3 Bxb3 22.axb3 Rb5=) 12...Qa5 13.Rac1

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13...Be6 (13...Bd7 The bishop on d7 is not placed very naturally in this constellation. 14.Nd5 (14.g4!?)
14...Nxd5 15.Qxa5 Rxa5 16.cxd5 Bxb2 (16...b5 17.Rc7 Rd8 18.Rb7 Raa8 19.Rc1²) 17.Rc7 Bc8 18.Rxe7²

The black position is rather passive, with the poor c8B and weak pawn on d6 ; 13...Rd8 Black applies
prophylaxis aimed against Nd5, freeing the f8 square for his king, thus defending the e7 pawn: 14.Rhd1
(14.Nd5 Qxd2 15.Bxd2 (15.Nxe7+? Kf8-+) 15...Nxd5 16.cxd5 Bxb2∞) 14...Be6 15.Nd5 Qxd2 16.Rxd2
Nxd5 17.cxd5 Bd7 18.Rc7 b5 19.Rdc2²) 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.Qxa5 Rxa5 16.cxd5

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16...e6 (The routine-like reaction Nd7 brings problems for Black: 16...Nd7?! 17.Rc7 Nc5 18.Rb1 e6
(18...f5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.Bg5 Bf6 21.Bxf6 exf6 22.Rd1± with the Rd4-f4/h4 idea in mind. Black has way
too many pawn weaknesses in his position; 18...Bf6 19.b4 axb3 20.axb3 Ra2 21.b4 Na4 22.Rbc1 (Also,
White is better after 22.Rb3±) 22...Rb2 23.Bh6 Bg7 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Rxe7 Rxb4 26.Rcc7±
Praggnanandhaa,Rameshbabu 2540 - Vocaturo,Daniele 2612, Helsingor 2019; 18...Rb8 19.Rxe7! Bf6
20.Rc7 Bd8

21.Rxc5! dxc5 22.f4 b6 (22...b5 23.Bxc5 b4 24.Bd6 Rb6 25.Be5±) 23.d6±) 19.b4 axb3 20.axb3 Ra2 21.b4
Na4 (21...exd5? 22.bxc5 d4 23.Bf4 d3 24.cxd6 Bd4+ 25.Kf1 dxe2+ 26.Ke1+-) 22.dxe6 fxe6 (22...Nc3
23.Re1 fxe6 24.Rxb7±) 23.Rbc1² White should have a clear advantage thanks to his strong bishop pair,
active rook on the 7th rank and somewhat better pawn structure) 17.dxe6 fxe6 18.Ke1 Nd7

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19.Bc4 (19.Rc2 Ne5 (19...b5 20.Bd2 Ra7 21.Bxb5 Rb8 22.Bc4 Kf7 23.b4 axb3 24.Bxb3 Nc5 25.Be3 Ra5
26.Bxc5 Rxc5 27.Rxc5 dxc5² McShane,Luke 2640 - Jones,Gawain 2654, Great Britain (ch-m/2) 2017)
20.Kd2 d5„) 19...Kf7 (19...d5 20.exd5 exd5 21.b4! axb3 22.Bxb3²) 20.Rc2² White has only a slight
edge thanks to the bishop pair in his possession.
6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Bd7

10.h3!?
A completely new plan. The most common move in this position is 10.f3. By playing h3 White intends to
control the g4 square and prevent all the Ng4 motifs, while leaving the d1-h5 diagonal open. At this point
it may seem vague why this diagonal remains open, however...
First, we shall take a look at the continuations ensuing if Black options for the standard plan:
10...Nxd4
10...Rc8

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11.Nf3! We remove the knight thus making the trade impossible. Black is rather cramped and has severe
problem with his piece placement and game plan. 11...a6 (11...Na5 12.b3 b5 13.Nxb5 Nxe4 14.Nxa7
Nc3 15.Qd2 Nxe2+ 16.Qxe2 Ra8 17.Rad1±) 12.Rc1 Qa5 13.a3 Ne5 (13...Be6 14.Nd5 Nd7 15.Bd2 Qd8
16.b4± Grandelius,Nils 2665 - Sviridov,Valery 2504, Minsk 2017) 14.Nd2 b5 15.c5 Bc6 16.cxd6 exd6
17.f4 Ned7 18.Bf3²
11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.Qc2 a5
12...Nd7 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.b4 b6 15.Rad1 a5 16.a3 axb4 17.axb4²
13.Rad1 Nd7
13...Qc7 14.Nd5 Bxd5 (14...Nxd5 15.exd5 Bd7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Rd4²) 15.exd5 Nd7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
17.h4² White is executing a combined attack on the backward e7 pawn and black king.
13...Rc8 14.Rfe1
14.Bxg7 Kxg7

15.Bg4! The key idea for White! We intend to exchange the bishop for the knight thus gaining a long-

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lasting advantage. Generally, White has a more pleasant play with the knight against the black light-
squared bishop.
15...Nc5
15...Ra6 16.Rfe1 Qb8 17.Bxd7 Bxd7 18.a4 Rc6 19.b3± Grandelius,Nils 2641 - Kollars,Dmitrij 2500,
Karlsruhe 2017
15...Ne5 16.c5 Nxg4 (16...b5 17.cxd6 exd6 18.Be2 b4 19.Nd5 Rc8 20.Qb3²) 17.hxg4 Qc8 (17...Bd7
18.g5! dxc5? 19.Nd5 Rc8 20.Qc3+ Kg8 21.Rd2 Rc6 22.f4+- With multiple threats f5-f6 or Rfd1) 18.cxd6
Qxg4 (18...exd6 19.f3± Black is saddled with the permanent weakness on d6, as the pawn is very likely to
fall when White places all of his major pieces on the d-file.) 19.dxe7 Rfe8 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Qc3+ Kg8
22.exd5 Rxe7 23.d6

23...Rd7
We reached the position with only major pieces left on the board and White having both the necessary
trumps in his hands: a dangerous distant passer on d6 and the well secured king. Since 2016 there has
been 10 games that had reached the position of our interest, with a really dominant score in White's favour
+8 =2. 24.Rd5 (24.Rfe1²) 24...Qb4 25.Qe5² Cheparinov,Ivan 2711 - Amin,Bassem 2709, Zagreb 2018
16.e5 f5
16...h5 17.Be2 Ne6 18.Rfe1 a4 19.Bf1± Adhiban, Baskaran 2676 - Bilguun,Sumiya 2478, Xingtai 2019
17.Be2 f4

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17...Ne6 18.Rfe1 (freeing the f1 square for the bishop) 18...Qc7 (18...Nf4 19.Bf1±) 19.exd6 exd6 20.Nd5
Bxd5 21.Rxd5± Andreikin,Dmitry 2732 - Jones,Gawain 2645, Reykjavik 2016
18.Nd5
18.exd6?! f3! 19.Bxf3 Bxf3 20.gxf3 exd6© Moroni,Luca jr 2448 - Mamedov,Rauf 2689, Minsk 2017
18...dxe5 19.Nxf4 Qb8 20.Nd3 Nxd3 21.Bxd3²

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MOVES THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
Grandmaster Leitão introduces another thrilling feature to modernday
chess

Candidate moves and improvisation now receive some extra spice

Did you ever have the feeling of analysing a game you have
just played and finding some incredible hidden resource that
could have won (or saved the game) but only with the help of
the computer? I will label those as "impossible moves".
Usually, we are quick to deem them "computer moves" and
we excuse ourselves for our mistake. Too difficult, we say,
even for a seasoned grandmaster.
Is that really true? Or, examining that phenomenon from a
different perspective, can we improve our game by studying
examples where impossible to find moves could have been
played?
In this article I will analyze a game and a few fragments from the recent American Continental held in
São Paulo in July. The tournament winner was Venezuelan GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli. I will delve
more deeply in key positions and we will try to understand what you should do in order to have a chance
to find those hidden moves.
But, before starting with the examples, I will try to review a few important qualities and techniques you
should master for this task.
• A "feeling" that there is something in the position – if you assume the position is a normal one you
will hardly concentrate your efforts to find a brilliant move. And without a deep search you will not find
them. When you read articles and solve exercises you know that there is something. You search and
sometimes you solve the exercise. But a practical game is a different matter. Sometimes you just think the
position is normal and you play a "natural" move. Try to develop this feeling.
• Imagination – to find extraordinary moves you need to be creative. There is nothing better to develop
imagination than solving chess studies on a regular basis.
• Use the "Candidate Moves" technique – In my opinion, this is the most important technique for deep
calculation. By constantly listing the promising moves in your head you might find some hidden
resources.
• Do not be a superficial player – a player that does not care for critical positions and plays fast when
deep calculation is needed. This kind of player can even be a good one, but will never be a truly great
chess player.
Ok, enough words. Let's calculate!

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 D36
Gareyev, Timur (2588) - Garcia Pantoja, Roberto (2529)
Sao Paulo, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Re8

10.h4 I have been playing the Queen's Gambit with the white pieces for more than 30 years, and I have
never seen this move. Gareyev is a really creative player. The idea of the move is somewhat mysterious
but one thing is clear - we will have the kings on the opposite sides.
10.h3 Istratescu,Andrei 2604 - David, Alexandru Vasile 2390, Arad 2017 - 134/138
10...Nf8 11.O-O-O a5 A natural move starting action on the queenside.
11...Be6or 11...Bg4 also look very natural.
12.Kb1 a4 13.a3N This natural move is a novelty.
13.Ne5; 13.Rdg1; 13.Rc1
13...Qa5 14.Ne5 Ng4 15.Nf3
15.Nxg4 Bxg4 16.f3²
15...Nf6 16.Rc1 Be6 17.Ne5 N6d7 Both sides have played quite reasonably so far, but now Timur starts
gambling a little bit:
18.f4?!
18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Nxd7 Bxd7² White could fight for a small advantage here, and without any adventures.
18...f6 19.f5 This was White's idea.

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Now let's warm up with a question. How to play with Black in this position? It is not easy to calculate
when you have many possible exchanges. A good tip is to use the comparison method: list all the
candidate moves, analyze a few lines and then compare and evaluate the resulting positions.
19...Nxe5?!
19...Bxf5! is an easy to miss move because the other captures are more tempting. But, once we find it
(candidate moves) and compare the resulting positions, it is clear that it is the best option. It is not even
necessary to calculate so much 20.Bxf5 fxe5³ Black managed to avoid opening the lines for White's
attack. Keep this position in mind and compare it with the one that ensued in the game.
19...fxg5 20.fxe6 Nxe5 21.dxe5 gxh4 transposes to the position we will see later.
20.dxe5 Bxf5?! This move loses for Black.
20...fxg5! 21.fxe6 gxh4 22.Rcf1 Qb6 23.Qf2 g6 It was necessary to play in this [Link] position is
very scary for Black, but apparently it is not so desperate. In any case, definitely better than the one that
occurred in the game. But, compare this position with the one resulting from 19...Bf5!. It is clear that the
defence is easier in the other line.
21.Bxf5 fxg5 22.hxg5 g6 In this position White could have won with an "impossible move". Can you find
it?

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23.Bxg6? No wonder Gareyev did not find the impossible move, as otherwise the title of this article
would have been quite different!
23.Rcf1!! This is the only winning continuation. Why is it so difficult to find? The problem is that White
has a very direct and tempting sacrifice on g6. It is difficult to refrain from something so direct. The rook
move to f1 is a "calm" one. This is the toughest type of move to find during the game. Apart from that, it
is not immediately clear what is the benefit of playing the rook to f1, a point that will become clear only
after you start analyzing deeper. 23...Bxg5 There is nothing better (23...gxf5 24.Qxf5+- is easy and we do
not need to spend time here.) 24.Bxg6! Only now! 24...Nxg6

How to continue the attack? (24...hxg6 25.Rxf8++- - the first strong impact of our rook. But it will not be
the last.) 25.Rf7!! This brilliant move is the whole point of the combination. (25.Qf5? Qc7 26.Qxg5 Rxe5
regains the piece but finishes the attack.; 25.Rxh7? Kxh7 26.Rf7+ Kh6 and the king escapes.) 25...Kxf7
(25...Re7 26.Rhxh7+-) 26.Rxh7+ Ke6 (26...Kf8 27.Qxg6+-) 27.Qxg6+ Now we have a bloody king hunt!
27...Kxe5 28.Qxg5+ Kd6 (28...Ke6 29.Qg6+ Ke5 30.Rh5#

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checkmate.) 29.Qf4+ Kc5 (29...Re5 30.Rh6++-; 29...Ke6 30.Qg4+ Kd6 (30...Ke5 31.Rh6+-; 30...Kf6
31.Qg7+ Ke6 32.Rh6+ Kf5 33.g4#

checkmate.) 31.Rd7+ Ke5 32.Qf4+ Ke6 33.Rd6+ Ke7 34.Qf6#

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checkmate.) 30.Rxb7!+- There is no escape against 31.Na4 followed by b4. A fantastic variation!
23...Nxg6 The best reply.
23...hxg6 After 24.Rcf1!

Black would have to find an impossible defensive move to keep the game going! 24...Bc5! The only
chance, as everything else loses. How do you find such a move? When you are defending, the most
important thing is to eliminate all the losing moves from your calculation. Sometimes only one move
remains that does not lose immediately. When this is the case, no need to calculate too many lines: just
close your eyes and play the forced move. (24...Bd8? 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Qxg6+-; 24...Bxg5? 25.Rxf8+
Kxf8 26.Qxg6+-; 24...Qc7? 25.Nxd5 Qxe5 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Qxg6+-) 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 (25...Bxf8?
26.Qxg6+ Bg7 27.e6+-) 26.Qxg6 Ke7 And by a miracle Black is not mated. The position remains very
dangerous, but the machine indicates a draw: 27.Qf6+ (27.Rh7+ Kd8 28.Qf7 Be7 (28...Re7 29.Qf6±)
29.g6 Qa6= (29...Kc7 30.g7 Qc5 31.Nxa4 Qb5 32.g8=Q Rxa4 33.Qgxe8 Qd3+=)) 27...Kd7 28.Rh7+
Kc8 29.Qf5+ Kb8 30.Qd7 Re7 31.Rxe7 Bxe7 32.Qxe7 Qa6=
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24...Bf8™
24...Kg7 25.Rch1 Rh8 26.Qf5+-
25.Rxg6+ hxg6 26.Qxg6+ Bg7 27.Rh1 Re7 28.e6 Qa6! A very important move, activating the queen and
controling the f1 square.
29.Rh4 How should Black defend now?

29...Qf1+? It is always tempting to give a check, but this is a losing one. Surely you have read the
following famous sentence somewhere: "The threat is stronger than the execution". I must confess I have
always considered this aphorism a little dubious, but in this example it is true. The queen turns out to be
badly placed in f1. The check should have remained just a possible threat.
29...Kf8! This prophylactic move would have saved the game. 30.Rf4+ (30.Qh7? Now this does not work
30...Qf1+ 31.Ka2 Bxc3-+ and Black wins.) 30...Kg8= White has nothing more than a draw.
30.Ka2+- Rxe6
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Black could have tried this interesting resource. White would have to find an "impossible move" to win.
How to proceed? 31.Ne2!!+- is the only winning move! (31.exd4? Qc4+; 31.Qh7+? Kf8 32.Ne2
(32.Rf4+ Qxf4 33.exf4 dxc3= and Black survives.) 32...Be5!) 31...Qxe2 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Rf4+ Ke8
34.Qg8++-;
30...Rae8 was also possible. After 31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Rf4+ Qxf4 33.exf4 Bxc3 34.Qf5+ Kg7

White must find a precise move. (34...Kg8 35.Qg6+ Bg7 36.f5+-) 35.Qh3! This is not the only example
in this article where a pawn is worth more than a piece! (35.bxc3? Rxe6=; 35.Qc2 is also winning.)
35...Bd4 (35...Rxe6 36.Qxc3+ Kg8 37.f5+-) 36.f5+- Black is helpless against the pawn storm.
31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Rf4+ Qxf4 33.exf4 Bxc3 34.bxc3 Rae8 35.g6 Re2+ 36.Kb1 Rxg2 A graceful gesture.
36...Re1+ 37.Kc2 R8e2+ 38.Kd3 Re3+ 39.Kd4 Re4+ 40.Kc5+- And the king escapes. Have you ever
thought how small things can make big and crucial changes in the position? Move the black pawn from b7
to b6 and the position would have been drawn.
37.Qf7#

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An amazing game! 1-0
My tournament was one to forget, but in my last game a remarkable position occurred. A perfect exercise
with two impossible moves.

D35
Leitao, Rafael (2616) - Bittencourt, Jorge (2433)
Sao Paulo, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.h3 Nf8
8...Ne4 9.Bf4 Ndf6
9.Bf4 Ng6 10.Bh2 Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Qc2 Bd7N
12...O-O
13.Nf3 Qe7 14.O-O-O O-O-O 15.Kb1 Kb8 16.Nd2 Ne8 17.Nb3 Nd6 18.Rhe1 f5 19.f3 Rhe8 20.Ka1
Qg5 21.Qf2 Qh4 22.g3 Qf6 23.Nc5 Ne7 24.h4 Nec8 25.Bc2 Nb6 26.Nd3 Nbc4 27.Re2 Be6 28.b3 Nb6
29.Kb1 Bf7 30.Rg1!? Re7 31.g4 After a lot of manoeuvering, finally we get some action.
31...fxg4 32.Rxg4 Bh5 33.Rf4 Qe6 34.Qg3 Ka8?
34...Qg6 would have mantained equality.
35.Qg5! All of a sudden, Black has serious tactical problems. After I played this move I assumed the
game was easily winning. But how easy it really was?
35...Bg6 If you like a good challenge, try to calculate the winning line for White. A hint: you will have to
find two impossible moves along the way.

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 Rafael Leitão, São Paulo 2019; Photo: Official
site
36.Nc5 The first move is the most obvious one.
36...Bxc2+ But how to play now?
37.Kxc2?! This throws away a big part of my advantage.
37.Rxc2 This was the move I assumed was winning. 37...h6!
but after this resource there is nothing for White (37...Qxe3?
38.Re2+-)
37.Kb2!! The first impossible move 37...h6

Now follows a really wonderful tactical resource! 38.Qxg7!! The famous trainer Mark Dvoretzky liked a
lot this tactical theme called "Desperado". This is probably the most beautiful "desperado" I have ever
analyzed. A pity I could not find it during the game. White wins material: 38...Rxg7 39.Nxe6 Bd3
(39...Re7 40.Nxd8) 40.Nxg7 Bxe2 41.Nxe2+-

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37...Qg6+ 38.Qxg6 hxg6 39.Kd3?!
39.e4± would still give White a big advantage.
39...Nf5² Fortunately, I still managed to win the game, but the rest is not that interesting.

Leitao, Rafael (2616) - Garcia Cardenas, Pablo (2443)

Sao Paulo, 2019

Actually I have another interesting game of mine to show you, although we can hardly call the move
"impossible". Imagine that even I managed to find it. Anyway, what is White’s best move in the diagram
position?

1.Qh7! This looks like a horrible blunder, but sometimes and in these cases you must be careful not to

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1...Qxf1+! Almost a winning move, but luckily I am not forced to capture.
2.Kh2 Now it is White's turn to punch.
2...Ke8 3.Qh8+! It was important to foresee this move.
3...Kd7 4.Rd4+ Now, I regain the sacrificed material with interest!
4...Kc6
Somewhat suicidal, but Black would be totally lost in the endgame after: 4...Rd6 5.Rxd6+ Kxd6 6.Qxd8+
Ke6 7.Qd4+-
5.Qxd8 Qxf2 - with many possible winning continuations. The way I played was good enough.
6.Rc4+ Kb5 7.Qd3 Qe3 8.Rb4+ Kc6 9.Qb5+ Kc7 10.Qxb7+ Kd8 11.Qb8+ 1-0
I hope the reader is not under the impression that the tournament was a good one for me. I made many
horrific blunders, but you will have to make research of your own to find them!

Grandmaster Alex Fier can always produce chaos on the board. Let’s take a look at one of his most
interesting recent games.

Gemy, Jose Daniel (2371) - Fier, Alexandr (2547)

Sao Paulo, 2019

1...e3!? This move is actually bad, but let me give it an !? sign for courage.
1...exf3+! 2.Nxf3 Re3! would be very unpleasant for White. (2...Rxe1 gives nothing: 3.Rxe1 Qc6 4.Qf4
Nxf3 5.Qxf3 Qc2+ 6.Kh3 Qxb3 7.Bd6© and White is very active.) 3.Rxe3 dxe3 4.Qc4 f4! 5.gxf4 Qf5!
6.Nxg5 hxg5 7.Qe4 Qg4+ 8.Kh1 Qxf4µ After all these computer moves we can say that Black has good
winning chances in the endgame.

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1...Bf8
2.fxg5 hxg5 3.Qh5 g4! The point. White's queen is in danger.
4.Nc4 Bf8 5.Bxf8 Rexf8 6.Qh4 Not exactly a mistake, but there was an easier way out.
6.h4! f4 7.gxf4 Qc6+ 8.Kh2 Qf3 9.Qg6+ Rg7 10.Qe6+= with perpetual check.
6...Qxh4 7.gxh4 f4 Much to Alex's taste, we have a chaotic position on the board. For now Black has only
one pawn for the piece, but h4 is weak and "e" and "f" pawns are ready to roll. White must be very careful
but one "impossible move" could have saved the game.

8.Kf1?†
8.Ne5 This is natural, but not good enough. 8...Rg7 Now black is coming with ...Rf5. 9.Nf3!? A clever
attempt to solve the problems. (9.Rbc1 Kh7µ) 9...gxf3+ 10.Kxf3 Kh7µ and I doubt that White can save
the game.
8.Rg1!! A fantastic defensive move. As it happens very often, it is very logical after you find it. But "not
so easy" when the clock is ticking and you have a number of other options. A piece of advice: you can
only find these moves after mastering the "Candidate Moves Technique"! 8...f3+ 9.Kf1 Rg7 10.Rg3!
(10.Ne5?! Rf4) 10...Kh7 11.Re1= with the idea of playing Ne3 and White will manage to secure a draw.
8...Rh7! 9.Ne5 In time trouble Gemy counted on this move. However, Fier was ready for it.
9...Rxh4!
9...Rf5 would also win, but the game continuation is much more artistic: 10.Nxg4 Rxh4 11.Kg2 Rxg4+
12.Kf3 Rh4-+
10.Ng6 Rxh2 11.Kg1 g3 12.Nxf8 f3

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The great Philidor would be proud of the final position! 0-1
A few days after my deadline for this article had expired (sorry about that, guys) a fantastic position with
an impossible move happened at the Sinquefield Cup, Saint Louis. This is a little bit offtopic since this
article was all about the São Paulo Continental, but the example is so instructive and fits the main topic of
the article so well that I hope the reader forgives me. (Always a pleasure to extend deadline for our friend
Rafael – RR) Nepo had a brilliant combination at his disposal in the diagram position.

Caruana, Fabiano (2818) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2774)

Saint Louis, 2019

1...Bf8?
1...Rxa3! 2.bxa3 Qxa3 3.f3

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Of course even my 3 year old boy could smell that 1...Ra3 was interesting, but what to play now? This is a
very simple but beautiful position: 3...Qa7!!-+ A fantastic impossible move and the only winning one!
Black prepares ...b2 and White cannot bring the queen to the defence because of the g1 rook (the reason
why the queen had to go to a7). White can resign. 4.Rgd1 (4.Rd2 Ra8-+) 4...b2 5.Qxb2 Rxb2+ 6.Kxb2
Bxg5-+
2.f3 Now the game is balanced.
2...Rc4 3.Rh1 Qc7 4.Qh2 Bg7 5.Qe2 Bf8 6.Qh2 Bg7 7.Qe2 Bf8 8.Qh2 Bg7 1/2-1/2

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THE REHABILITATED CARO-KANN

PART II

In my previous article on Caro-Kann with 4...Nf6 and 5...ef6 I

provided to you with the detailed coverage of a highly
fashionable and dynamic opening system. I tried to prove that
Caro-Kann was far more than a boring and drawish defence.
In many games Black succeeded in building an attack on the
kingside and those caught the attention of many top players
who adopted this dynamic approach in their repertoires.
Many of my students started playing it with good results. But
then, the question of how to meet the other systems – two
knights, the exchange variation, the Panov attack arises.
In Part II of our Caro-Kann survey I will share with you my recommendations against all the systems
except 3.e5 – White’s main weapon nowadays which I will cover separately in the next volume of the
Chess Informant.
The Two knights system – 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 – we meet in the similar fashion to – 3...de4 4.Ne4 Nf6 –
which long ago proved to be the most solid and logical continuation for Black.
The exchange variation 3.ed5 cd5 4.Bd3 (or 4.Bf4, 4.Nf3) is quite fashionable recently. I think that Black
should not have any troubles if he follows the simple plan – e6, Bd6, Nge7 – aiming to take the actions in
the centre with f7-f6 and, e6-e5.
The Panov attack has the reputation of a harmless but very solid approach for White. I suggest opting for
the original and rarely played 5...Be6.
Working on Caro-Kann for quite a while I found out that it was not only a boring way to make a draw, but
rather a flexible and dynamic opening. Some 10 years ago I was playing mainly 1.e4 as White, but I found
myself spending a lot of time looking for advantage against the Caro-Kann (and French). So, I came to the
conclusion that I have to widen up my repertoire and I started playing 1.Nf3 – The Réti and 1.c4 – The
English.
That was the only way I found trying to solve “Caro-Kann issue”.
Nowadays the situation is even worse for White. Top players are not anymore fighting for opening
advantage – the best they can do against Caro-Kann is reaching a double edged position with many pieces
left on the board, and then trying to outplay their opponents in the middle-game.

B11
THE TWO KNIGHTS VARIATION

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1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4

4...Nf6! 5.Qe2 New attempt to fight for something more.

If white takes on f6 we know already the right way: 5.Nxf6+ exf6! 6.Bc4 Bd6 7.Qe2+ (7.O-O O-O 8.d4)
7...Be7! (of course we keep the queens as we play for a win!) 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Bd6 10.d4 Na6! and we
know from the previous article that in the variations with the development of the knight to f3 black enjoys
an easy game.
5...Nxe4 6.Qxe4

6...Qd5! In this structure black should strive for exchanges to minimize white attacking chances!
7.Qf4! The only way to escape from an immediate draw.
7.Qe3 Bf5! 8.b3 (8.d3 Nd7 9.Bd2 e5 10.Bc3 f6 11.Be2 Bc5³ and black was already better in
Zvjaginsev,Vadim 2644 - Riazantsev, Alexander 2649, Chelyabinsk (rapid) 2018) 8...e6! - white should
think about defending on c2 - 9.c4 (9.Bb2 Bxc2! 10.Bc4 Qe4 11.d3 Qxe3+ 12.fxe3 b5 13.Bxe6 fxe6
14.Kd2 Bxd3 15.Kxd3=) 9...Qe4 10.Bb2 Nd7 11.d3 Bb4+ 12.Kd1 Qxe3 13.fxe3 f6=;

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7.Qh4 Qe6+ 8.Be2 all of the sudden black has a very aggressive option: Of course black can continue
with the exchange tactics with 8...Qg4 (8...Qg6!? 9.O-O Qxc2 and white task to prove compensation is
not trivial. 10.Bc4 (10.Re1 Qf5 11.Qg3 Qg6 12.Qf4 Nd7 13.d4 e6) 10...Qf5!

or 11.Re1 (11.d4N Nd7 12.Re1 Nb6 13.Bb3 Nd5 14.Ne5 f6 (14...h5) 15.Nc4 (1/2 : 1/2 Darini,Pouria
2475 - Gholami, Aryan 2488, Iran (ch) 2019) 15...e6 16.Bd2 Be7∞) 11...e6N 12.d4 (12.Qg3 Qg6 13.Qc7
Nd7 14.d4 Be7 15.d5 Bd8 16.Qd6 Be7 17.Qc7 Bd8 18.Qd6 Be7 19.Qc7 Bd8 20.Qd6 1/2 : 1/2
Aakanksha,Hagawane 2246 - Chitlange,Sakshi 2168, Surakarta 2019) 12...Nd7 13.Qg3 Qg6 14.Ng5 Nb6
15.Bd3 f5 16.Qe5 Be7 17.Nxe6 Bxe6 18.Qxe6 Qxe6 19.Rxe6 Kf7 20.Bxf5 g6 21.Bh3 Bf6 22.Be3 Rhe8
23.Rxe8 Rxe8 24.Rd1 Nd5 25.b3 1/2 : 1/2 Muzychuk,Anna 2563 - Girya,Olga 2482, Tbilisi (rapid) 2018)
9.Qg3!? Qxg3 10.hxg3 Bf5! (10...g6 11.d4 Bg7 12.Bh6² Bacrot,Etienne 2708 - Topalov,Veselin 2749,
Paris (rapid) 2017) 11.b3 (11.d3 h6 12.Rh4 Rg8; 11.c3 h6 12.d4 Nd7) 11...Nd7 12.Bb2 e6! 13.O-O-O (It
is early for 13.Nh4 Bxc2! 14.d3 Nc5 15.Bd4 Rd8 16.Bxc5 Bxc5 17.Kd2 Bxd3 18.Bxd3 Bxf2³) 13...h6!
Keeping the bishop is essential! 14.Nh4 Bh7 15.g4 Rg8!= Howell,David 2657 - Svane,Rasmus 2560, Pro
Chess League (Internet-rapid) 2018
7...Qf5 8.Qe3
8.Qd4 Nd7 9.Bd3 Qe6+
8...Qe6!
8...Qxc2 is too risky; 9.Bd3 Qa4 10.O-O Nd7 11.b3 Qb4 12.Bb2ƒ Harikrishna,Pentala 2744 -
Howell,David 2676, Riyadh (blitz) 2017
9.b3
9.d4 is a classical way to continue. Black is equalising only if he succeeds in preserving the bishop pair.
9...Qxe3+ 10.Bxe3 Bf5 11.O-O-O

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11...Nd7! (11...h6 12.d5!ƒ; 11...e6 12.Nh4² Shyam,Sundar M 2509 - Bernadskiy,Vitaliy 2547,
Montebelluna 2018) 12.Nh4 Be6 13.c4 Nf6 14.h3 g6 15.Bd3 Bg7 16.f4 b5!„
9...Qxe3+ 10.fxe3

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The only way for black to put obstacles to white plan Bb2, 0-0-0, h3, g4 with minority attack on the
kingside, supported by the Bb2 and Bd3.
10...Bf5 11.Bb2 Nd7 (11...h6 12.O-O-O Nd7 13.Be2 e6 14.Rhf1 Be7)
11.Bb2! In my opinion this is the most agressive!
11.a4 Bf5! and black is winning a tempo attacking a pawn on c2 (if 12.Bb2?! Bc2!) 12.d3 f6! (erecting a
barrier against Bb2 & Nf3) 13.Bb2 (13.e4 Bg4 14.e5 Nd7 15.Bb2 Bxf3 16.exf6 exf6 17.gxf3 Ne5 18.Be2
Ng6!=) 13...e5 14.O-O-O Nd7 (I dont like 14...Na6 played by Artemiev against Mamedov in WCh Rapid
2017 because white can open up the game with 15.e4 (15.Be2 (Mamedov,Rauf 2709 - Artemiev,Vladislav
2691, Riyadh (rapid) 2017) 15...O-O-O∞) 15...Bg6 16.d4 exd4 17.Bxa6 Rxa6 18.Nxd4ƒ) 15.Be2 (15.e4
Be6 16.d4 exd4 17.Nxd4 Bf7 18.Nf5 O-O-O=) 15...O-O-O (15...Bb4 16.Rhg1 O-O-O 17.g4 Be6 18.g5
Rhg8 19.e4 Kc7 20.Nh4 Bc5) 16.Rhf1 Be6 17.h3 Bb4 18.g4 Rhe8= with equality.
11...a4!?
More consistent than: 11...f6 12.d4 Bf5 13.Kd2 Na6 14.a3 Nc7 15.c4 e6 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Kxd3 a4 18.b4
Be7 19.g4 O-O-O 20.Rac1 e5∞ Tari,Aryan 2620 - Salgado Lopez,Ivan 2629, Saint Petersburg (blitz) 2018
12.Bc4
12.Be2 axb3 13.axb3 Rxa1+ 14.Bxa1 Nd7 15.Bb2 f6 and black has very solid position. 16.Kf2 (16.d4 e6
17.Kf2 Bd6 18.Ra1 Kf7=) 16...e5 17.Ra1 (17.d4 Bd6!) 17...Bd6 18.d4 Kd8 19.c4 c5!;
12.O-O-O!? avoiding the rook exchange 12...Bf5 13.Be2 Nd7 14.Rhf1 e6 15.h3 and now pay attention to
a typical retort 15...h6 16.g4 Bh7 17.g5 hxg5 18.Nxg5 Bg8!=
12...f6
12...axb3 13.axb3 Rxa1+ 14.Bxa1 Nd7 15.O-O e6=
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13...e5„ Black has very concrete counterplay.
Or 13...a3 14.Bc3 e5∞

B11
THE TWO KNIGHTS VARIATION 3.Qf3

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 This is not a very common line, but still it requires special attention.

3...d4! There are many other safe approaches for Black, but I like this one the most.
3...dxe4 4.Nxe4 Csom, Istvan - Navarovszky,Laszlo, Kecskemet 1968 ? 6/223
4.Bc4 Nf6! 5.e5

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5...Nbd7
5...dxc3 6.exf6 exf6 7.dxc3 Bd6 8.Be3 Nd7= Leads to an improved version of the ef6 line since now the
white queenside pawns are also doubled.

6.exf6 Ne5 7.Qe2

7.Bxf7+?! Nxf7! 8.fxg7 Bxg7 9.Ne4

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9...d3! is a typical blockading sacrifice! 10.Qxd3 Qxd3 11.cxd3 Ne5 12.Ke2 Bf5 (12...b6; 12...Be6!?)
13.Nf3 Nxf3 14.Kxf3 O-O-O 15.Ke2 Rd5 16.f3 Rhd8©
7...Nxc4 8.fxg7 Bxg7 9.Qxc4 dxc3
9...Be6!? could be even more precise: 10.Qe2 (10.Qd3 dxc3 11.Qxd8+ (11.dxc3 Qa5!) 11...Rxd8 12.dxc3
Bf5) 10...dxc3 11.dxc3 Qa5!→
10.dxc3 Bf5! And Black has an excellent position with a long-term initiative and a very active bishop
pair.
10...Be6 11.Qd3 Qa5 12.Ne2 Rd8 13.Qf3 Bc4ƒ
11.Nf3
11.Qe2?! Qa5! 12.Nf3 (12.Bd2 Bxc2) 12...Bxc3+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 O-O-O+³
Sadhwani,Raunak 2310 - Gavrilescu,David 2437, Zadar 2017
11.Qb3!? e5 12.Qxb7 O-O©
11...Bxc2 12.O-O Qd5
12...Bd3 13.Qg4!
13.Qb4 O-O-O 14.Qxe7 Rde8 15.Qh4 Rhg8©

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B13
THE PANOV ATTACK

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3

5...Be6!? Is a highly creative approach pioneered by the legendary Anthony Miles and Evgenij Agrest.
6.Nge2! - the only continuation which may bring some trouble for Black.
6.Nf3 dxc4!;
6.Bg5 dxc4 7.Bxf6 (7.Qa4+ Qd7!) 7...exf6 8.d5 Bf5 9.Bxc4 Bd6 10.Qe2+ Qe7 11.Qxe7+ Kxe7=;
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6...Bxd5! This is the idea for Black, as the bishop already occupies the strong d5 square. 7.Nf3 (7.Nxd5
Qxd5 8.Be2 Nc6 9.Bf3 Qc4 10.Ne2 e6 11.O-O Be7 12.Be3 O-O=) 7...Nc6 8.Bb5 (8.Be2 e6 9.O-O Be7
10.Ne5 O-O; 8.Nxd5 Qxd5 9.Be2 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.h3 O-O 12.Be3 Rfd8 13.Qa4 Qd6= Hmadi,
Slaheddine 2285 - Miles,Anthony 2570, Tunis (izt) 1985 - 39/(176)) 8...a6 9.Ba4 e6 10.O-O Be7 11.Ne5
O-O 12.Bg5 Rc8 with a completely satisfactory position for Black against the isolated queen's pawn.
6.Qb3 Nc6! 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qxb7 Nxd4 9.Bb5+ Nxb5 10.Qxb5+ Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Kxd7 12.Nge2 g6
13.O-O Nxc3 14.Nxc3 Bg7 15.Rd1+ Kc6 16.Bg5 Rhd8 17.Bxe7 Rxd1+ 18.Nxd1 a5©;
6.c5 g6! and Black should be doing fine after: or 7.h3 (7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Bb5 (9.Ne5 Nxe5
10.dxe5 d4) 9...Bg7 10.Ne5 Qc8 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.O-O O-O=) 7...Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Bd3
b6!„
6...dxc4 7.Nf4 Bg4 8.f3!
8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qxc4 e6 10.Be2 Nc6 11.O-O Bd6=
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10.d5! This is the right aproach!
If White misses the moment for concrete action, then it is often too late to create any trouble: 10.O-O Qc7
11.Qe2 Bd6 12.g3 O-O=;
10.Qe2 Nc6! 11.Be3 (11.d5 Nd4 12.Qf2 Qb6 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.O-O Bc5ƒ) 11...Bd6! 12.d5 exd5!
13.Bc5+ Be6 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Qxe6+ Qe7 16.Qxe7+ Bxe7 17.Bxe7 dxc4 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Kf2 Rd8
20.Rhd1 Kf7=
10...e5 11.Nd3
11.Qe2 Bd6 12.Be3 Qc7! (12...O-O 13.Ne6! fxe6 14.dxe6 Kh8 15.exd7 Nbxd7 16.O-O Bc5 17.Bxc5
Nxc5 18.Qxe5²) 13.Bb3 O-O 14.Nd3 Na6=
11...Bd6 12.Be3

12.Bg5 Bf5 13.O-O (13.Nf2 Nbd7 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 (Janjgava,Lasha 2470 - Komarov,Dimitri
2390, USSR 1989 - 48/(204)) 15...Qb6!=) 13...O-O 14.Re1 Nbd7=;
12.O-O O-O 13.Be3 Na6!?∞;
12.Qb3!?
Now Black has a fine blockading position and good piece play. For example: 12...O-O 13.O-O Na6
14.Rc1
14.Nf2 Rc8 (14...Nc5 15.b4²) 15.Bxa6 (15.Bb3 Nc5=) 15...bxa6 16.Nfe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bb5 18.Rf2 f5
19.Nxd6 Qxd6=
14...Rc8 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.fxe4

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[Degraeve,Jean Marc 2579 - Agrest,Evgenij 2587, Les Sables_d'Olonne 2014]
16...b5! 17.Bb3 Qh4 18.Nf2 Nc5=

B13
THE EXCHANGE VARIATION

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3

4.Bf4 Nc6 5.c3 e6!;
4.Nf3 e6 5.Ne5 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.O-O Qb6 9.c3 c5 10.Bc2 Bd6 11.Ba4+ Ke7∞
Gajic,Mladen 2246 - Rodshtein,Maxim 2682, Gibraltar 2014
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5...Nf6 6.Ne2 Bg4 7.O-O e6 8.Qe1
6.Nf3!
I think it is more clever than 6.Bf4 Bd6! I suggest you to check the Ali Marandi - Nisipeanu game if you
wish to understand the correct approach for Black in more details. 7.Bg3 Nge7 8.Nd2 O-O (8...f6!∞)
9.Ngf3 f6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Rd1 Bd7 13.O-O Be8 14.Rfe1 Bf7 15.Nf1 Rae8 16.Ng3 Ng6
17.Qc2 Kh8 18.Re3 Nf4! 19.Rde1 e5! 20.dxe5 fxe5 21.Ng5 (Ali Marandi, Cemil Can 2520 -
Nisipeanu,Liviu Dieter 2667, Teplice 2019) 21...e4µ
6...Bd6 7.O-O Nge7

8.Re1 Reaching the critical position of the exchange variation.

8...Qc7
8...O-O 9.Ng5 (9.Bxh7+ Kxh7 10.Ng5+ is not working for White, but you should know the right
defence: 10...Kg6 11.h4 (11.Qg4 f5) 11...Rh8 12.h5+ Rxh5 13.Nxf7 Rh1+ 14.Kxh1 Kxf7 15.Qh5+ Ng6!
µ; 9.Na3 f6 10.Nb5 Bb8 11.c4 Nb4 12.Bf1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Nbd5 14.Nc3 Kh8 15.Qb3 a6 16.a4 b6 17.Bd2

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Ra7 (Anand,Viswanathan 2773 - Ganguly,Surya Shekhar 2615, Kolkata (rapid) 2018) 18.Re4ƒ) 9...g6
10.Nf3 Nf5 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Nf1 Nh4 (Mamedov,Rauf 2650 - Artemiev,Vladislav 2761, Poikovsky
2019), 13.Ne5²
9.Nbd2

9...f6!

A new move! Black makes a very useful move and keeps open:
1. the aggressive plan with 0-0-0 preparing the g5-g4 attack, and
2. the classical plan 0-0 followed by e6-e5 central break.
9...O-O; 9...h6
10.c4! It is the best move for White, but now the structure has been changed, as White has the isolated
queen's pawn (IQP).
10.Qc2 Bd7! 11.Nf1 (11.Bxh7? Kf7-+) 11...e5!ƒ;

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10.Nf1 Bd7 11.Ng3 h5!ƒ; 10.b4 O-O! 11.Qc2 Kh8∞;
10.h3 Bd7 11.Qe2 O-O-O∞
10...O-O 11.a3!?
11.c5?! Bf4 and Black achieves e6-e5 break.
11...dxc4
11...a5!? 12.b3 Bd7 13.Bb2 Bf4 14.Qc2 g6 15.g3 Bh6∞ with rather complicated fight.
12.Nxc4
12.Bxc4

12...Rd8! Leads to a very strong pawn sacrifice speeding up development! 13.Bxe6+ (13.Qe2 Nf5)
13...Bxe6 14.Rxe6 Nf5=
12...Bf4 13.b4 Nd5 14.Qc2 g6 15.g3 Bxc1 16.Raxc1 Nce7 17.Qe2 Qd8 18.h4 Nf5∞

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TYPICAL IDEAS FOR BLACK

Generally, the exchange variation of the Ruy López (Spanish) has the reputation of modest, but very solid
option for White. He "sacrifices" the bishop pair in order to get a better pawn structure, and if everything
goes well, a winning pawn endgame. However, in my opinion, Black has some more valuable trumps of
his own. As long as there are some pieces on the board Black's pawn structure should not be any worse,
while his bishops may prove to be real monsters in a long run. Now, let us take a closer look at some
instructive examples which feature the clash of those strategic elements.

C68
Naiditsch, Arkadij (2695) - Svidler, Peter (2735)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O

5...Qf6!? A very fashionable variation nowadays. Both opponets had already a lot of experience with it.
6.d4 exd4 7.Bg5 Qd6 8.Nxd4 Be7 Black gives up the bischop pair trying to accelerate his development.
8...Bd7 9.Nc3 Ne7!? 10.Be3 c5 (10...O-O-O 11.Qe1 (11.Qe2 Stevic,Hrvoje 2506 - Atalik,Suat 2584,
Bosna i Hercegovina 2007 - 100/230) 11...f5 12.exf5 Re8 13.Rd1 Qe5 14.Bg5 Nxf5 15.Nxf5 Qxe1
16.Rfxe1 Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 Bxf5 18.Re8+ Kd7 19.Rd8+ Ke6 20.Ne2ƒ Naiditsch,Arkadij 2706 -

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Wagner,Dennis 2465, Deizisau 2014) 11.Nde2 (11.Nb3 Qxd1 12.Rfxd1 b6 13.a4 O-O-O (13...a5
Fargere,Francois 2467 - Valdes,Leonardo 2392, La Habana 2012 - 116/112) 14.a5 c4 15.Nd4 b5∞
Naiditsch,Arkadij 2710 - Efimenko,Zahar 2649, Deutschland 2015) 11...Qxd1 12.Rfxd1 Ng6 13.Rd5
(13.Nd5 Kasparov, Sergey 2482 - Rusev,Krasimir 2544, Srbija 2012 - 116/(113)) 13...Bc6 14.Rh5 O-O-O
15.Bxc5 Bxc5 16.Rxc5 Rd2 17.Rc1 Bxe4 18.Nxe4 Rxe2= Naiditsch, Arkadij 2710 - Adhiban,Baskaran
2683, Astana 2019
9.Bxe7
9.Be3 Nh6!? 10.h3 Qg6 11.Qf3

11...Bd7!? Would be a fine new refreshment! 12.Nd2 O-O-O∞

9...Nxe7 10.Nc3 Bd7 11.Nde2
11.Nb3 Qxd1 12.Raxd1 b6 13.Nc1 (13.Nd2 O-O-O=; 13.a4 Areshchenko,Alexander 2664 -
Jakovenko,Dmitrij 2736, Khanty-Mansiysk (m/4-rapid) 2009 - 107/(96)) 13...O-O-O= Naiditsch, Arkadij
2685 - Grandelius,Nils 2525, Stockholm 2010/11
11...O-O-O 12.Qc1
The exchange of queens promises nothing for White: 12.Qxd6 cxd6 13.Rad1 Kc7= Zakaryan,David 2315
- Maiorov,Nikita 2560, Voronezh 2015
12...Ng6 Svidler improves his over own game against Jakovenko:
12...Bg4 13.Nf4 Ng6 14.Nd3 f6 15.Qe3 Kb8 16.f4 Bc8 17.Rad1 Qe7 18.Rde1 b6∞ Jakovenko, Dmitrij
2738 - Svidler,Peter 2734, Khanty-Mansiysk 2015
12...Rhe8!? 13.Qe3 Kb8 14.Rad1 Qe6 15.Rd3 f6 16.Rfd1 Nc8³ Rotaru,Ion - Stukalov, Mikhail, corr 2016
13.Qe3 Kb8 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.f4

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15...Bc8N The first new move of the game.
15...Bg4 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Nc1 Bc8 18.Nd3 a5 19.Rd1 b6³ Clement,George - Sherwood,Russell, corr
2013 is quite similar to the game.
15...Rhe8!? 16.Rd3 f6 17.Rfd1 Nh8! 18.Qd2 Kc8 19.Ng3 Nf7³
16.Nc1
16.Rxd8 Rxd8 17.Rd1 Re8!³
16...Rxd1 17.Rxd1 b6 18.Nd3 a5! It is extremely important for Black to prevent b2-b4 advance.
18...Re8?! 19.b4!;
18...c5?! 19.Nd5!
19.Re1 Ba6 20.Nf2 Re8 21.a3 f6 22.Ne2 Bb7! Svidler is going to exert the pressure on the e4 pawn.
23.Ng3 c5 24.Nf5 Qf7 25.Rd1

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25...Nf8! 26.c3 a4! Fixing the structure on the queenside.
27.h3 Ne6 28.Ng3 Is a neccessary reply because Black was threatening g7-g5.

28...Bc6!
28...g5?! 29.f5 was less clear due to the weakness of the black f6 pawn.
29.Rd2

29...Nd8!! Transferring the knight to d6 in style!

30.Qd3 Nb7 31.Kh2 Nd6-+ 32.Rd1 h5! 33.Re1 h4 34.Nf1 Qb3! White is no longer able to protect all
the weaknesses in his position.
35.e5 fxe5 36.fxe5 Qxb2 37.Re2 Qb5 38.Qc2 Nc4 39.e6 Nxa3 A truly impressive performance by
Svidler! 0-1

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 Peter Svidler vs Arkadij Naiditsch, GRENKE Chess Classic 2019; Photo: Official site

C68
Factor, Samuel D - Rubinstein, Akiba
Lodz 1916/17, 1916

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6

5.d4?! White advances the d-pawn way too early, giving away a tempo.

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5.O-O
5...exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd6 8.f4?! This thoughtless pawn move weakens the white centre.
8...f6 9.Be3 Ne7 10.Nd2 Ng6
10...c5!?
11.g3 c5 12.N4f3

12.Ne2 - seems more natural trying to place the knight on c3.

12...b6! We are already familiar with this idea from the previous game. Rubinstein is going to attack the
weak pawn on e4 with all his pieces.
13.O-O Bb7 14.Rfe1 O-O-Oµ 15.Bf2 Rhe8 16.Re2 Rd7 17.Rae1 Rde7 18.h4?! Creating a new
vulnerable square on g4.
18...h5 19.c4? a5 20.a4 Kd7 21.Kf1 Bc6 22.b3 Kc8 23.Re3 Bd7 24.Kg2 c6! 25.Nb1 Bc7 26.Nc3

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26...Nh8! The black knight is on his way to g4 and cannot be stopped!
27.Rd3 Nf7 28.Red1 Bg4 29.R1d2 Nh6 30.Bg1 Bb8 31.Bf2 Be6 32.Rd1 Bf7 33.Bg1 Bg6 34.Nd2 Nf7
35.Re1 Bh7 36.Kf3 Nh6 37.Bf2 Ng4 38.Bg1

Now all the black pieces are perfectly placed, so it is time for decisive strike!
38...g5! 39.Re2 gxf4 40.gxf4 Rg8 41.Re1 Reg7 42.Ne2

42...f5!-+ The great Akiba options for the most direct way.
43.exf5
43.e5 Bxe5!-+
43...Bxf5 44.Ne4 Bxe4+ 45.Kxe4 Re8+ 46.Kf3

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46...Rf7
Here Rubinstein missed a quicker win: 46...Bxf4! 47.Kxf4 Rf8+ 48.Kg3 (48.Ke4 Re7#) 48...Ne5+
47.Rdd1 Ref8 48.Rf1 Bxf4 49.Nxf4 Rxf4+ 50.Kg2 Rxf1 51.Rxf1 Rxf1 52.Kxf1

52...Nh6!! Transferring the knight to d4 is the only winning idea in this position!
52...Kd7 53.Bf2!! Nxf2 54.Kxf2 Ke6 55.Ke2!=
53.Ke2 Nf5 54.Bf2 Nd4+ 55.Kd3 Nxb3 56.Be3 Kd7 57.Kc3 Nd4 58.Bxd4 cxd4+ 59.Kxd4 Kd6
60.Kd3 Ke5 61.Ke3 c5 0-1

C68
Adhiban, Baskaran (2567) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2772)
Tromso (m/1), 2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 f6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 Qxd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7
8...Bd6 Tate,Emory 2334 - Becerra Rivero,Julio 2537, Lindsborg 2004 - 93/(270)

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9.Be3 O-O-O 10.O-O-O Ne7 11.Nb3?!
11.h4 h5 12.Nde2= - the position is roughly equal.
11...b6! 12.f4? Surprisingly, Adhiban makes exactly the same mistake as Samuel Factor, one century ago
- weakening the e4 pawn.
12...Ng6 13.a3 c5 14.Rhf1 Bd6 15.Nd2 Rhe8 16.Nc4 Bf8

17.f5!? A typical idea for White in this type of position. Adhiban is intending to mobilize his pawn
majority.

17...Nh8!!µ A really nice manoeuvre! By keeping the knight, Nakamura wants to put even more pressure
on the e4 pawn.
17...Ne5?! 18.Nxe5 Rxe5 19.Bf4 Ree8 20.Rfe1 Bc6 21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.g4=;
17...Ne7 18.g4 Nc6 19.g5 b5 20.Nd2 b4 21.axb4 cxb4 22.Nd5 Ne7 23.Nxe7+ Bxe7 24.h4„
18.a4

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18.Bf4 Nf7 19.g4 Bc6 20.Rxd8+ Kxd8 21.Nd2 Bd6 22.Bxd6 Nxd6 23.Re1 g6µ
18...Nf7 19.Bf4 b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Nd2 Bc6 22.Rde1 Nd6 23.Bxd6 Is a sad necessity due to the b5-b4
threat.
23...Bxd6 24.g3 Be5
24...Kb7!µ
25.Nd1
White should have tried 25.Nb3 b4 26.Nb1 Bd6 27.N1d2 Bb5 28.Rf3 Bf8µ although his position remains
very difficult.
25...Kb7 26.Nf3 Bd6 27.Nf2 Ra8 28.Kd2 Ra2
28...g6!? - trying to open the second front. This continuation deserved attention.
29.Ra1™ Rxa1
29...Rxb2?? 30.Nd3
30.Rxa1 Bxe4 31.Nxe4 Rxe4 32.Kd3 Rb4 33.Kc3 Kc6 34.Rd1

34...g5! 35.fxg6 hxg6 36.b3 g5 37.Rf1 g4 38.Nd2? The last mistake by White.
38.Nh4 Be5+ 39.Kd3 c4+ 40.bxc4 Rxc4µ
38...Rd4!-+ 39.Nb1
39.Rxf6 b4+ 40.Kb2 Rxd2-+
39...Be5 40.Rf5 Rd8+ 41.Rxe5 b4+ 42.Kb2 fxe5 0-1

C68
Slobodjan, Roman (2522) - Jussupow, Artur (2633)
Deutschland (ch), 2001

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d4?! Curiously, Adhiban was not the only modernday chess

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player who commited the very same grave mistake. Slododjan repeats Samuel Factor's highly costly error
almost 100 years later!
5...exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Nc3
8.Be3 Miles,Anthony 2595 - Karpov, Anatoly 2715, Biel 1992 - 55/(328)
8...O-O-O 9.Be3 g6!? 10.O-O-O Bg7 11.Nde2 Ne7 12.Bd4

12...f6!?
12...Bh6+!? 13.Kb1 Rhf8 14.Bf6 Rde8 15.f3 Ng8 16.Bd4 f5 deserved a more thorough attention.
Also 12...Bxd4 13.Nxd4 c5 is perfectly playable, but why should Black give away his bishop pair?
13.Kb1?!
13.h4! b6 (13...h5 14.Nf4 b6 15.b4²) 14.h5 (14.b4 Bh6+ 15.Kb2 Rhf8 16.h5 g5 17.f3 f5³) 14...c5 15.h6
Bxh6+ 16.Rxh6 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Ng8 18.Rhh1 Ne7= would lead to a full equality.
13...b6 14.f3?!
14.b4!? Be6 15.h4!?
14...c5 15.Bf2 Be6³ 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Rd1 Rxd1+ 18.Nxd1 Kd7 19.Ne3

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19...f5! Trying to break free!
20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nxf5 Bxf5³ Now, Artur enjoys the advantage of the bishop pair.
22.Be1 Be6 23.Ng3
23.Bc3 Bf8³
23...h5! 24.h4 Be5 25.Nf1
25.Ne4 Bd5³
25...b5 26.Ne3 Kd6 27.c3 c4 28.Kc2 c5 29.a3 Kc6 30.Bf2 a5 31.Be1 Bf4 32.Nf1?!
32.Bf2 b4

33.a4! should have held the balance.

32...Bf5+ 33.Kd1 Bd3
33...b4!? 34.Bd2 Be5 35.a4 does not seem to be sufficient for the win either.

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34.Nd2? The decisive mistake by White.
34.Bd2 Bd6 (34...Bxf1 35.Bxf4 Bxg2 36.Ke2=) 35.Ne3³
34...Kd5-+ 35.Bf2 b4 36.Ke1 Be5 37.Ne4 Bxe4 38.fxe4+ Kxe4 39.Kd2 bxa3 40.bxa3 a4 41.Be1
41.Bxc5 Kf4
41...Kf4 42.Ke2 Kg4 43.Ke3 Bg3! 44.Bxg3 Kxg3 45.Ke4 Kxg2 0-1

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INITIATIVE IN THE BENKO GAMBIT

The Benko (Volga) Gambit is a very dynamic, active and

respectable opening, as in the right hands it could be an
extremely dangerous weapon. From the very first moves,
Black is fighting for initiative, which he usually obtains on
the queenside in the middlegame. However, sometimes his
initiative can last deep into the endgame. On the other hand,
Black sometimes manages to organize attack on the kingside,
and in the centre (game Enchev – Cheparinov). That usually
occurs in the “e4 Bf1 line”, when the white king is a bit
exposed on g2 without light-squared Bishop to guard it.
Many famous grandmasters used to play the Benko: Kasparov, Carlsen, Topalov, Bologan, Lékó,
Nisipeanu... Just to name a few. Even the legendary David Bronstein used it to beat Mark Taimanov in the
famous Zürich Candidates tournament 1953 (although with somewhat different move order). Of course,
the opening is named after the Hungaro-American grandmaster Pal Benko, who played the gambit with
great success and wrote a book about it. However, the first article about the opening was published in
1946. in the famous Russian chess magazine “Shakhmaty v SSSR”.
We can trace the first recorded games back in 1936: Thorvaldsson – Valtonis, won by Black, and
Ståhlberg – Opočenský where Black used somewhat different move order, but the position still reached
the Benko waters and ended in a draw.
However, the topic of this article is not the history of the Benko Gambit, nor a complete opening review.
Instead we will focus our attention on the initiative, and more specifically Black’s initiative. You may
wonder why is that the state of the matters in the Benko realms? Well, White usually accepts the offered
pawn (although he can reject it as well), so his task is to defend his material advantage with great care,
consolidate the position and eventually win the pawn endgame. Of course, if he manages to survive for
that long... On the other hand, in some of the endgames it is Black who is better even being a pawn down
(game Kojović – Pap). In actual fact, Black also has some strategic advantages in various continuations.
For example, Black has a better pawn structure, more active pieces, and usually very safe king.
That should be a quite sufficient accomplishment in a single chess opening. One may also ask what
happens if White prepares really well and plays a perfect game? Well, when I was younger and more
optimistic, I used to joke: “If White plays perfectly in the Benko, maybe he can get a draw!” Jokes aside,
the Benko gambit is even today a very dangeous weapon for the second player.
Of course, I also play the Benko! As a matter of fact, I have been playing this amazing opening for more
than 20 years (since 1993). Although I added a few more openings to my Black repertoire over the years, I
never quit playing the Benko gambit. My latest win is a quite recent encounter that included a fantastic

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combination! (game Pérez – Pap).
The recent game in the semi-final of FIDE Grand-Prix (Riga 2019) beetwen Grischuk and Vachier-
Lagrave, inspired me to write an article about dangerous initiative in the Benko (Volga) gambit. Grischuk
played 3.h4?!, and only then we reached the Benko territory, but that game shows very well how
dangerous this gambit can be, especially if you give one tempo to Black (or maybe half a tempo).

A57
Grischuk, Alexander (2766) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2775)
Riga, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6

3.h4?! I really do not know why Grischuk opted for this move. However, having in mind how deeply the
modern theory is developed, we can assume that Grischuk maybe just "wanted a game". On the other
hand, since it is well known that Vachier-Lagrave always plays the Gruenfeld Indian, White had some
ideas prepared if Black continued with the usual d5.
Also, this move brings back the memories from FIDE Candidates tournament held in Moscow 2016. when
Topalov tried the same move against Giri, while Giri also reacted in the Benko Gambit style. However, in
that game Black did not play so convincingly as in our model game.
3...c5! 4.d5 b5 So, we reached a sort of the Benko Gambit position, where White played h4?! Usually,
that is not a useful move, and such choice will prove to be rather costly later on.
5.cxb5 a6 6.e3 White does not want to play ba6, and give Black even more activity (with h4 already
played). Maybe he is right.
6.bxa6 Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.e4 d6 9.Nf3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Bxa6© Topalov,Veselin 2780 - Giri,Anish 2793,
Moscow (ct) 2016
6...Bg7
6...axb5 7.Bxb5 Qa5+ 8.Nc3 Bb7 This line does not work well, because in the critical subline Black has
the idea of playing e6, and then by using tactics on g2 to get the pawn back. But, White has already played

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h4, so the g2 point is not so vulnerable as in some more "standard" lines... 9.Bd2 Qb6 10.Bc4 e6 11.dxe6
(11.e4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 exd5„) 11...dxe6 (11...Bxg2? 12.exf7+ Kd8 13.Rh2+- Without the h4 move, this
would not be possible.) 12.Nf3²
7.Nc3N
7.a4 O-O 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Nf3 e6 10.dxe6 dxe6 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Bd2 Ne8 13.Rc1 axb5 14.axb5 Nd7
15.Be2 Nb6 16.h5 Nd6 17.Rh4 Ra7 18.Nd1 Bf6 19.Rg4 Ne4 20.Nc3 Nxc3 21.Bxc3 Bxc3+ 22.bxc3
Bxf3 23.Bxf3 Kg7 24.Rh4 Ra5 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.c4 1/2 : 1/2 Leimgruber,Reto - Laghetti,Gaetano, corr
2017
7...O-O 8.Nf3 d6 9.a4

9...Bg4! A great move! The bishop feels quite comfortable on g4, with the white pawn on h4, since there
is never the h3 idea for White available.
In the aforementioned game Topalov - Giri game, Black played Qa5 and Ba6, but I prefer the Bg4 idea.
10.Ra3 axb5 In some other lines Black usually waits for the bishop to move and only then he takes ab5,
trying to spare a tempo. But, Vachier-Lagrave plays concrete chess...
10...Nfd7!? could have been better.
11.Bxb5 Na6 12.e4 White lost one more tempo, playing e3 and then e4.
12...Nb4 13.Be2 Even the elite grandmaster such as Grischuk has hard time finding the adequate plan for
White in this rather strange position.
13...Nd7 Is the standard play.
13...h6 14.O-O Qc8 is the computer idea. However, it looks weird.
14.O-O We reached the critical position, and Black needs to decide how to proceed. He has several good
options...
14...Qb6!? 15.Re1 Qb7 The idea is to target White's centre, and prepare the f5 push... ×e4, d5

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16.Bg5 Bxf3 17.gxf3
17.Bxf3 Ne5 18.Be2 c4© And here is one of those dream-like ideas for Black. Active knights are ready to
jump to d3 square and make some serious problems in White's camp. Curiously, the cold-blooded engine
gives plus for White, and intends to play something like Qd2 etc. However, from the human perspective,
any White player would try to avoid this kind of position. Of course, Grischuk did the same.
17...Ne5 However, his pawn structure is damaged, and Black will always have sufficient compensation.
18.Rf1† It seems like White starts losing the "thread of the game" at this point, and plays a bit too
passive. Also, he was in time trouble.
18.Na2!? f5 (18...Na6!?) 19.Nxb4 cxb4 20.Rb3² fxe4 21.fxe4 Rxa4„
18...c4
18...f5!?„
19.b3 Rfc8 20.Bd2

20.Be3
20...Nbd3 The very topic of our discussion - initiative! Black is still a pawn down, but White has
problems with his pawn structure, his rook on a3 looks rather silly, and his king is a bit exposed. Not to
mention those bold knights on e5 and d3, which are ready to cause havoc in White's camp.
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21...Qb4!? The critical position! White is under pressure, while also in time trouble. Still, he must
calculate and decide if he wants to play Nb5 or Nb1.
21...Nb2 22.Qc2 Ned3 was obvious, but not so effective - 23.a5∞
22.Nb1 Probably the wrong move, but it is easy to speak now.
22.Nb5 c3 23.Bxc3!? (23.fxe5 cxd2! 24.Bxd3 Rc1! After the game, Vachier-Lagrave mentioned this line,
and he was sure that Black was doing fine, or even more than that. Black has full compensation for the
piece (yes, the whole piece!), and even more... Actually the engine claims - Black is better! 25.Qf3
(25.Qe2? Re1) 25...Bxe5!© 26.Be2 (26.Ra2 Rac8 27.Be2 Re1 28.Qd3 Bf4µ) 26...Re1 27.a5 (27.Ra2
Rc8µ) 27...f5 28.Ra4 Qc5 29.Rc4 (29.exf5? Qc1-+) 29...Qxb5 30.Qd3 (30.Rc8+? Rxc8 31.Bxb5 Rcc1-+)
30...Rxf1+ 31.Bxf1 fxe4 32.Qxd2 Qxa5 33.Qxa5 Rxa5 34.Ra4!³ The engine claims only a slight edge for
Black) 23...Rxc3 24.fxe5 Nb2 (24...Nc5 25.exd6 exd6 26.Bc4 Nxe4 27.Qe2 Nd2 28.Nxc3 Bxc3 29.Ra2
Nxf1 30.Kxf1 h5„) 25.Qd4 Rxb3 26.Qxb4 Rxb4 27.exd6 exd6 28.Nxd6 Be5 29.Nb5 Rxe4 30.Bf3
Rexa4= The engine claims equality. I wonder if Vachier-Lagrave had this in mind, when he played Qb4?
(30...Rxh4? 31.d6 Rb8 (31...Rd8 32.a5±) 32.d7±)
22...c3 And now the "fun" begins. It is amazing how dangerously active and well coordinated the black
pieces are.
23.fxe5!?
23.Bxc3 Rxc3 24.fxe5 Nb2 25.Qd2 Rxb3 26.Qxb4 Rxb4 27.exd6 exd6³
23...Nb2! 24.Qc2 cxd2 25.Qxb2
25.Qxd2? Qxe4-+ 26.Qxb2 Bxe5! 27.Qd2 Rc2
25...Qxe4 26.Qxd2 Rc2 27.Qd3
27.Bf3? Qxf3 28.Qxc2 Qg4+ 29.Kh2 Qxh4+ 30.Kg2 Qg4+ 31.Kh1 Qh3+ 32.Kg1 Bxe5 33.Rc1 (33.Re1
Rc8!-+) 33...Bh2+ 34.Kh1 Bf4+ 35.Kg1 Qh2+ 36.Kf1 Bxc1-+ I wonder how hard it was to calculate all
of that, and how much actually did the players calculate? Probably almost everything, but anyway, it
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27.Qe3 Rxe2 28.Qxe4 Rxe4³
27...Rxe2 28.Qxe4

28...Rxe4 And now, what do we have on the board? An endgame with the initiative in Black's hands.
Black having the upper hand in the Benko endings is quite fantastic, isn't it?
29.exd6 exd6 It still looks like White can hold with perfect (engine-like) play. But, from the human point
of view, Black is better, which Vachier-Lagrave confirmed after the game.
30.Nd2?! And White goes into the wrong direction, probably tired of a really hard task defending the
weaker position almost the whole game.
30.Rd1 Rg4+ 31.Kf1 Rxh4 32.Kg2„; 30.Kg2! Rxh4 31.Rd1=
30...Rg4+ 31.Kh1 Rxh4+ 32.Kg2 Rd4

33.Nf3?! One more mistake, and it proved to be enough for Vachier-Lagrave.

33.Nc4 Rxd5³;

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33.Ra2! Rxd5 34.b4„ seeking counterplay.
33...Rg4+ 34.Kh3 Rb4 35.Rb1 Rc8!µ 36.Kg2 Rc3 37.Ng1 Rc2 38.Nf3 Rg4+ 39.Kf1 Rf4 40.Kg2 Rg4+
41.Kf1 Rf4 42.Kg2 g5!-+ 43.Rf1 Rg4+ 44.Kh1 Rc3 45.Rg1 Rf4 46.Nh2 Rxf2 47.Rxg5 Rcc2 I find it
rather amazing how Black held intiative until the very end of the game. 0-1

Grischuk vs Vachier-Lagrave, Riga Grand Prix 2019; Photo by Niki Riga / World Chess

CHAPTER 1
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5©

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So, without further ado, let us examine some instructive games!

4.a4

4.a4?! Is not a good idea.

4...b4 Now Black controls both c3 and a3, and the b-pawn cannot be challenged.
5.Nd2 g6 6.e4 d6 7.Ngf3 Bg7 8.g3

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8...e6! Playing standard moves, would give chance to White to somewhat consolidate his position.
8...O-O 9.Bg2 a5 10.O-O
9.Bh3?! White feels the pressure and goes wrong...
9.Bg2 O-O 10.O-O exd5 and Black is comfortable in this position.
9...exd5 10.Bxc8 Qxc8 11.cxd5?!
11.exd5 was a bit better! 11...O-O 12.h3 (12.O-O Qh3 13.Ng5 Qf5 14.Ngf3 Re8µ) 12...Re8+ 13.Kf1
Nbd7 And Black is "only" slighly better.
11...O-O
11...Qa6! 12.Qe2 O-O 13.Qxa6 Nxa6 14.O-O Rfe8 15.Re1 h6 16.Kf1 Rac8 And Black has a large
advantage.
12.O-O c4
12...Re8 13.Qc2 Nbd7
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13.Qe2
13...c3! White is in trouble! 14.bxc3 bxc3 15.Nb3 Qg4
15...Na6µ
16.Nfd4 Qxe4 Black is a pawn up, so White is busted. 17.Qxc3 Nxd5-+ 18.Qd2 Nb6 19.Re1 Qd5
20.Qd1 N8d7 21.Ra2 Bxd4 This was not necessary.
21...Nc5-+
22.Rd2 Ne5 23.Nxd4 Nbc4 24.Rc2 Rac8 25.Rc3 Nb6 26.Bb2 Rxc3 27.Bxc3 Rc8 28.Ba1 Rc4 29.Nb5
Rxa4?!
29...Re4! 30.Rf1 Rxa4µ
30.Qxd5 Nxd5 31.Bxe5 dxe5 32.Rxe5 Nf6 33.Re7 a5 34.Nd6 Rd4 35.Nxf7 Kf8 36.Ra7 Rd7!-+ Black
is winning. 37.Rxd7 Nxd7 38.Nd6 Ke7 39.Nc4 a4 40.Kf1 Ke6 41.Ke2 Kd5 42.Ne3+ Kd4 43.Kd2
Ne5 44.Kc2 Nd3 45.Nd1 Ne1+ 46.Kb2 Nf3 47.h4 Ne5 48.Ka3 Ke4 49.h5 gxh5 50.Nc3+ Kf3 51.Nd5
Ng4 52.Ne7 Nxf2 53.Nf5 Ne4 54.Kxa4 Nxg3 55.Nh4+ Ke4 56.Kb4 Nf5 0 : 1 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz
2505 - Kasparov,Garry 2595, Dubai (ol) 1986 - 42/78

4.Qc2

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Now, I will present you one of my own games where Black’s initiative was really strong.
4.Qc2 The Qc2 line is a bit rare but solid choice for White.
4...e6
4...bxc4 is a more precise move order. 5.e4 e6 etc. Wichmann,Cliff 2361 - Pap,Misa 2501, Bad
Woerishofen 2012 - 115/24
5.dxe6?!
5.e4
5...fxe6 6.e4
6.cxb5 d5
6...bxc4 7.Bxc4 Bb7 Thanks to my opponent I got quite a nice position. White should be careful now,
because as we already know, if White loses just a bit of time, Black can take the chance and overtake the
initiative...
8.f3?!
8.Nc3
8...Nc6 9.Ne2 d5 10.exd5

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10...exd5µ After only 10 moves Black obtained a wonderful position with the black pieces! Of course,
White did his part of the job, but maybe only in the realms of Benko, you can achieve that...
11.Bd3 c4! The a7-g1 diagonal is weak now, and the white king will be forced to stay in centre.
12.Bf5 Bc5 According to the engine Black is already winning!
13.Bg5 Nb4 14.Qa4+ Bc6 15.Qd1 Bd7! Fight for the d3 square.
16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.a3
17.Bxd7+ Qxd7 and Nd3 will follow with a total disaster for White.
17...Bxf5 18.axb4 Bb6!?
18...Bxb4+-+
19.Qa4+ Kf7! 20.Nbc3 Re8 21.Qb5 Bd3 22.Rd1 a6! 0 : 1 Miljkovic,Mihajlo - Pap,Misa 2272,
Jugoslavija 1999

4.cb5/16.Qf3

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Next, we will examine two games by Lékó and Nisipeanu respectively in which they managed to cause
some serious damage with the black pieces using the initiative in somewhat strange subline of the Benko
Gambit. Even though the games are rather old they possess great instructive value.
4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 This move was fashionable for some time, but it is not anymore.
5...axb5 6.e4?! Seems to be rather bad, but back in the day it was not so evident.
6.Nxb5 it was still possible to return to standard lines, with Nb5 and Nc3, without the loss of tempi.
6...Ba6 7.Nc3
6...b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bf4

The main idea being: 8...g5! Of course, Black is not obligated to play in such manner, as his position is
good enough, even after something natural such as g6. I also managed to win some games, with the help
of this move. I remember how impressed I was, when I first saw it in this game by Leko!
8...Nxe4? 9.Qe2 Nf6 (9...g5 10.Be5 dxe5 11.Qxe4 Bg7∞) 10.Nxd6++-

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9.Bxg5
9.Be3 Nxe4³
9...Nxe4 10.Bf4 Bg7 11.Qe2 The engine claims that the position is not so simple to estimate. But, back in
1993 no one had engines.
11...Nf6
11...f5
12.Nxd6+ Kf8 13.Nxc8 Qxc8 14.d6 exd6 15.Bxd6+ Kg8

I remember this to be the topical line, for some time back in 1990s. Today, engines claim that White is
better, and of course, Black is by no means forced to enter this continuation... So, why are we exploring
this game? We are trying to illustrate how strong Black's initiative is in the Benko Gambit, even in some
strange positions.
16.Qf3? Nc6!„ I was wondering how would Black develop his h8R. It turns out, that he has enough
pieces in action, to make some real damage to White's position. At the same time the h1R is still out of
play, as well as g1N, and f1B. Not to mention the king on e1, in the centre of the board! In that regard
Kg8 looks good.
17.Ne2 Qe8
17...Qa6µ
18.Bxc5 Ne4
18...h5!?
19.Be3 b3 Black is attacking with almost all of his pieces (except for h8R). And how to play with the
white pieces? A really difficult task.
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After this mistake there is no going back.
20.Ng3 Nd4 21.Qxe4 Nc2+ 22.Kd2 Qxe4 23.Nxe4 Nxa1³
20...Nd4! Now, Black's initiative is too strong!
21.Bxd4 Bxd4 22.Be2 Bxb2-+ 23.Qg4+ Kf8 24.Nxb3 Bc3+ 25.Kf1 Bxa1 26.Nxa1 Rxa2 27.Nb3 Rb2
28.Bd3 Rxf2+ 29.Kg1 Rb2 30.Qxe4 Rxb3 31.Kf2 Rb2+ 32.Kf3 Qd8 33.Re1 Rg8 34.Bf1 Qf6+ 35.Ke3
Qc3+ 0 : 1 Koerholz,Ludger 2295 - Leko,Peter 2465, Budapest 1993 - 57/82

16.Nf3

16.Nf3 White plays a better move.

16...Nc6
16...Qf5 Nemeth, Francisc - Leko,Peter 2460, Gyula 1992 - 57/(82)
17.Bxc5 Qf5 18.Qb5 Qe6+ 19.Be3 Ra5 20.Nd4 Nxd4 21.Qxa5 Nc2+ 22.Kd2

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22...Nxe3!?
22...Nxa1? 23.Bd3+-
23.Qd8+?!
23.Qa8+ Bf8 24.fxe3 b3„ ×Kd2 - amazing!
23...Bf8 24.fxe3 Kg7 25.Bd3?
25.Qd4 Bc5 26.Bc4 Qc6 27.Qd3 Qxg2+ 28.Qe2 Bxe3+ 29.Kc2 b3+ 30.Kxb3 Rb8+ 31.Kc2 Qe4+
32.Qd3 (32.Bd3 Qe5-+) 32...Qg2+ 33.Qe2 Qe4+ 34.Qd3=
25...Bc5-+ 26.Qc7 Bxe3+ 27.Kd1 Qg4+ 28.Be2 Qd4+ 29.Kc2 Qd2+ 30.Kb3 Qxe2 31.Qc4 Qxg2
32.Rhe1 Nd7 33.Qe2 Nc5+ 0 : 1 Meins,Gerlef 2460 - Nisipeanu,Liviu Dieter 2600, Groningen 1997

The 5.b6 line

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6

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White declines the offered pawn. The b6-line was popular for some time, and it is still one of more solid
options for White.

5...Qb6/8...Qb4

5...Qxb6 This move is not as sophisticated maybe as Cheparinov's Nbd7 and Rb8, but back in 2000 I a
had particular line in mind...
6.Nc3 d6 7.a4 g6 8.a5

8...Qb4!? 9.Ra4 Qb7 10.e4 Bg7 11.Bc4?! This move allows quite a nice idea for Black which was
discovered by famous GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba.
11.Be2 is more solid.
11...Bd7 12.Ra2?!
12.Ra3 Kamsky,Gata 2695 - Illescas Cordoba,Miguel 2590, Las Palmas 1994 - 60/ 73

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12...Qb4 13.Qe2

13.Qd3?! Bb5 14.Bxb5+ axb5³

13...Bb5! 14.Bxb5+ axb5 15.Qxb5+
15.Nf3 Rxa5 16.Rxa5 Qxa5µ
15...Qxb5 16.Nxb5 Na6µ And Black is better, as was pointed out by GM Illescas in Chess Informant
volume 60, game 73. Black will recover the pawn, and with interest. Then we will have endgame where
Black is more active and has initative, better structure. With good play he should convert it into a full
point.
17.Ra4!
17.f3 Rb8 18.Na3 Nb4 19.Ra1 Ra8 20.Bd2 Rxa5 21.Bc3 O-O 22.Ke2 Rfa8ƒ Musicki,Stevan - Pap,Misa,
Jugoslavija 1995 - another example where Black has the initiative in endgame!
17...O-O³
17...Rb8!? 18.Nc3 Rb4 (18...Nb4 19.Ke2) 19.Nge2 (19.Ra3 Nxe4 20.Nge2 Kd7 21.O-O Ra8 22.Nxe4
Rxe4µ) 19...O-O³
18.Ke2?
18.Ne2 Rfb8 (18...Nb4 19.f3 Rfb8 20.Nec3) 19.Nec3 Nd7³
18...Rfb8 19.Nc3 Rb4! 20.f3 Rxa4 21.Nxa4 Nb4 22.Bd2 Rxa5µ Black is much better now, because
White lost too much time (sounds familiar?), and he did not achieve anything.
23.Bxb4? Rxa4
23...cxb4 24.b3 Nd7 25.Nh3 Nc5 26.Nxc5 Rxc5³
24.Ba3 Nd7 White will suffer big time in this endgame because of his weak b pawn.
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26...Bxb2 27.Bxb2 Ra2 28.Rb1 Na4 29.Ke3 Rxb2 30.Ra1 Nb6µ
27.b3 Rxa3 28.bxc4 So, White has maintained material equality, but how should we evaluate the
position? Well, White is almost lost, especially in light of super strong Bg7, and poor Nh3.
28...Ra2+ 29.Kf1 Bd4Θ 30.Ng1?
30.Rb1 Rc2 31.Rb7 Kf8 32.Rb8+ Kg7 33.Rb7 Kf6 34.f4 Rxc4 35.g4 Rc2-+
30...Rf2+-+ Musicki, Stevan 2167 - Pap,Misa 2382, Novi Sad 2000

8...Qb7

8...Qb7 Here I did not use the Qb4 idea.

9.e4 Bg7 10.Bc4 O-O 11.Nge2 Nbd7
11...Ne8
12.f4 Ne8 13.O-O Nc7 14.Qd3 Nf6
14...Rb8
15.h3 Bd7 16.Ra2 Bb5 17.b3 Rfd8 So, after some standard play, we reached the position where White
has a bit more space, and solid position. With the last Rfd8 move, Black prepares the strike in the centre
with e6.
18.Bb2 e6 19.Ba1 Rab8!? Waiting for one more move in order to get all the forces into play, and then
maybe to think about ed5.
19...exd5 20.exd5 (20.Nxd5? Ncxd5 (20...Nfxd5 21.exd5 Bxa1 22.Raxa1 f5∞) 21.exd5 Rab8„) 20...Re8
21.Ng3²
20.dxe6 fxe6 21.f5 White goes for it since he has all the pieces fully developed, and feels ready to attack.
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21...d5? 22.Bxb5 axb5 23.e5 (23.fxg6 d4 24.gxh7+±) 23...Nd7 24.fxg6+- (24.f6±)
22.exf5 d5 Black counterstrikes in the centre, but his king is exposed.
23.Bxb5 axb5 24.fxe6 Nxe6
24...d4 25.Rxf6!? (25.Qg3; 25.e7) 25...Bxf6 26.Ne4 Be5 (26...Nd5 27.Nxc5+-) 27.Nxc5±; 24...Nce8
25.Ng3+-
25.Ng3?! White wants to win in a direct and brutal assault against the black king. However, this move is
not the best, and it gives Black just enough time to find a brilliant resource!
25.Qg3 Qe7„;
25.Nxb5 d4!³ (25...Qxb5 26.Qxb5 Rxb5 27.Bxf6 Ra8 28.Nc3 Rbxa5 29.Rxa5 Rxa5 30.Nxd5²) 26.Qg3
(26.Na3 Qxb3³) 26...Ne4 27.Qd3 N4g5µ;
25.a6! Qb6 26.Qg3±
25...d4! 26.a6

White wants to win directly, however...

26.Nce4 Nxe4 27.Nxe4 c4 28.bxc4 bxc4 29.Qxc4 Qxe4 30.Re2 Rb4 31.Qxe6+ Qxe6 32.Rxe6 Ra4=;
26.Qf5 Re8„
26...dxc3!! I spent almost all of my time, to find this blow. For modern engines it is just a matter of
seconds!
26...Qc6? 27.a7 Ra8 28.Nxb5 Nd5 29.Nf5+-
27.Qxd8+ Nxd8 28.axb7 b4!© [×Ba1] That is the point! Now Black claims that Ba1 is almost not
existing, and that Black plays practicaly with 2 pieces for the rook. Well, if he manages to consolidate his
position. White has to do something fast, and if not, he will simply be worse.
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29.Ra8 Nd7 30.Re1 (30.Nf5 Nxb7 31.Ne7+ Kh8 32.Rxb8+ Nxb8³) 30...Bd4+ 31.Kf1 Kf8 32.Nf5 Nxb7
33.Ra6∞
29...Rxb7 30.Rd1 Rb8
30...Nc6 31.Ra8++-;
30...Ne6 31.Ra8+ Nf8∞;
30...Nf7 31.Ra8+ Bf8
31.Ra7 Bf8
31...Nf7
32.Ne7+
32.Kf1
32...Bxe7
32...Kh8!³ and Black is better, but the situation is not simple.
33.Rxe7„ Now White gained a lot of activity with his rooks, and the play is totally unclear.
33...Kf8 Also, we were both in time trouble:
34.Re5† Nb7?†
34...Rc8 35.g4 h6∞
35.Rf1
35.Re6! Ne8 (35...Kg7 36.Rb6+-; 35...Ng8) 36.Rb6 Ke7 37.g4 Nc7 38.g5 Na8 39.Rc6 Na5 40.Rxc5
Nxb3∞
35...Kg7 36.Rg5+ Kh6
36...Kf7 37.Rgf5+-
37.h4 Ne4 38.Re5 Nbd6³ 39.g4?! A typical mistake in time trouble.
39.Re1
39...Kg7 40.Re7+ Kg8 41.h5 The time control was reached, and Black is winning.
41...Rf8?!
41...Nd2 42.Rd1 Nf7-+;
41...Rb7-+
42.h6
42.Rxf8+ Kxf8 43.Rxh7 Nf7 44.h6 c4-+
42...Rxf1+ 43.Kxf1 c4!-+

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43...Nd2+ 44.Ke2 Nxb3 45.Bxc3 bxc3 46.Kd3„
44.Ke2
44.bxc4 b3 45.Rg7+ Kf8 46.Bxc3 Nxc3-+
44...cxb3 45.Kd3 Nf2+
45...Nc5+ 46.Kd4 b2 47.Bxb2 cxb2 48.Re1 Nb3+ 49.Kd3 Nc4-+;
45...b2 46.Bxb2 cxb2 47.Kc2 Nc4 48.Rxe4 b1=Q+ 49.Kxb1 Nd2+ 50.Kc2 Nxe4-+
46.Kd4 b2 47.Re1 bxa1=Q 48.Rxa1 c2
48...Nfe4
49.Rc1 b3 50.Kc3 b2 0 : 1 Rajkovic,Dusan 2501 - Pap,Misa 2413, Backa Palanka 2002

5...d6/13.a5

Now we shall analyze the game in which a highly talented youngster used the Benko Gambit to destroy an
experienced grandmaster in a really nice fashion.
5...d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.e4
7.a4 Probably White should go for a4, just to avoid the actual game continuation, Rb8-b6
7...Rb8 8.Nf3 g6 9.Be2
9.b7 Horvath,Csaba 2460 - Hertneck,Gerald 2535, Budapest 1991 - 52/85
9...Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.a4 Rxb6 12.Nd2 Rb4 Rook is amazingly strong here.

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13.a5
13.Nc4 Nb6 14.Na5∞
13...Ne5 14.f4 Neg4 15.Nc4 The position resembles some kind of Benoni position, but Black has
additional Rb4! That cannot be bad, right?
15...Ne8
15...e6!? 16.dxe6 Bxe6 17.Nb6 h5 18.e5 dxe5 19.Qxd8 Rxd8 20.h3 exf4 21.hxg4 Nxg4©
16.Qe1 Bd4+ 17.Kh1

17...f5! Now, Black wants to take initiative on the queenside, in the centre and on the kingside. Quite an
ambitious youngster!
18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Qg3 Ngf6³ 20.Ne3 Bxe3 21.Qxe3 Nc7µ Black is better on the whole board.
22.Bf3 Rd4 You do not see very often the black rook on d4 in any opening, or middlegame.
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25...Nc7µ 26.Bb2 Rxf4;
25...Nb4
26.Bb2?!
26.Bxd5 Rxd5 27.Qxa6 Bd3 28.Qc6 Rd4 29.Be3 Be4 30.Qb5 Rb4 31.Qe2³ Although Black is better,
White can hope for equality with his a pawn.
26...Nxf4 27.Qxa6 Rb4 28.Qa8 Qxa8 29.Bxa8 Bd3 30.Rf3 Rb8 31.Bc6 Ba6 32.g3 Ne6 33.Rxf7 Kxf7
34.Kg1 Rxb3 Now, it is all over! 35.Bh8 Nc7 36.Ra2 Rb1+ 37.Kf2 e5 0 : 1 Gleizerov,Evgeny 2590 -
Georgiadis,Nico 2328, Wien 2011

13.Qc2

13.Qc2?! A rather soft move.

13...Ne5
13...e6!? 14.dxe6 fxe6³
14.h3

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14.f4 After this move, the play resembles some Benoni motifs, in similar structures: 14...Neg4 15.Nc4
(15.Nf3 c4³) 15...e6 16.h3 (16.Na2 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 exd5 18.Qxd5 Rxc4 19.Qxc4 Bd4+ 20.Kh1 Nxh2
21.g3 Qd7-+ 22.g4 Nxf1 23.Bxf1 Qxg4) 16...exd5 17.exd5 Nh6 18.g4 Bxg4 19.hxg4 Nfxg4 20.Bxg4
Nxg4 21.b3 Qh4-+;
14.Na2 Rb8 15.Nc3 e6³
14...g5! Securing the beautifull N on e5.
15.Re1 g4!³ One of those rare games where Black takes over the initiative on the kingside in the Benko
Gambit.
16.hxg4 Nfxg4³ Black is much better, so now White has no chance of survival.
17.Nf1 f5 18.f3 Nh6
18...Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 (19.gxf3 Bd4+ 20.Kg2 e5µ 21.Qd2 (21.fxg4 fxg4 22.Ne3 Qh4) 21...f4) 19...Bd4+
20.Kh1 e5 21.Bxg4 fxg4 22.g3 Rf2 23.Qd1 Qe8 24.Be3 Qh5+ 25.Kg1 Rbxb2
19.Ng3 Qe8µ 20.Bxh6 When White plays such a desperate move, it is clear that something is terribly
wrong with his position.
20...Bxh6-+ Black is just winning.
21.exf5 Be3+
21...Qf7; 21...Bf4
22.Kf1 Bf4
22...Qf7
23.Nce4 h5
23...Qf7
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25.Nxg3 Rxf6 26.Ne4 Rf4
26...Rg6
27.g3 Rf8 28.Kg2 h4
28...Qg6
29.g4 Qg6 30.Bd1 Bf5 31.Kh2 Nxg4+ 32.fxg4 Bxe4 0 : 1 Enchev,Ivajlo 2432 - Cheparinov,Ivan 2664,
Plovdiv 2012

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5.bxa6 g6
5...Bxa6 is also perfectly fine and playable.
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8.Nd2

8.Nd2 White options for the usual idea.

8...Bg7 9.e4 Bxf1 10.Nxf1 So, White managed to play e4 and exchange the light-squared bishops,
without moving his king to f1. However, he spent some time for the N manoeuvre (Nf3-d2-f1). Of course,
time is extremely important in chess. R. J. Fischer used to say: "Chess is timing!". And, in chess time is
measured by tempi - moves.
10.Kxf1 - A 59
10...Qa5 11.Bd2 O-O 12.Ne3 Nbd7 13.O-O Qa6 A very clever idea, and also quite a typical one in the
Benko. The black queen is very often best placed on the a6-f1 diagonal, of course if the light-squared
bishops are off the board. Also, the queen is controling both c4 and d3 squares, where Black d7N and f6N
would like to land at some point.
14.Qc2 White plays in "normal" way, trying to consolidate, and then decide what to do next. But, he spent
too much time for the strange N manoeuvre, so Black is already prepared to jump in, and start creating
threats.
14.Qe2? Qxe2 15.Nxe2 Nxe4µ
14...Ne5 [×d3] 15.b3

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Engine calmly gives a slight edge to White, but I am not convinced. Black has full compensation for the
pawn, and he is ready to overtake the initiative in the next phase of the game.
15...Nfd7 16.f4 Nd3 17.a3?! A bit passive, but it seems logical to cover the b4 square.
17...Bd4 The pressure is increasing.
18.Kh1 Rfc8 In hindsight, we are very familiar with Kasparov's extraordinary chess prowess. It was not
wise to allow him such position and still hope to survive. Usually, when he gains initiative there is no
going back, and the game ends with his trade mark "demolition" of opponent's positions. Even though the
"almighty" engine evaluates this position as unclear hardly anyone would like to play it with the white
pieces under such pressure and against the great Garry.

19.Rab1?! "Everybody cracks under pressure" - as Carlsen likes to claim.

19.Rad1! Rab8 (19...Qxa3 20.Qxd3+-; 19...c4 20.bxc4²) 20.a4 Nb4 21.Qb1∞
19...c4!ƒ Here we go...
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20.Nxc4 Nf2+ 21.Rxf2 Bxf2 22.Na2∞ and it is still not so simple.
20...Nf6µ Now even the engine admits that Back is better! White is going to lose some material, at least a
pawn, and we know already, when Black gets the pawn back, he is just better! Nice, isn't it?
21.Ned1 Rcb8 22.Ne3 Rc8 23.b5
23.Ned1 Qb6µ
23...Qb6 24.Nxc4 Nf2+ 25.Rxf2 Rxc4 Black has too many threats, nice development of initiative on the
queenside, and in the centre.
26.Rf3 Rxa3 27.Qb2 Nxe4!?
27...Qc5 28.b6 Bxc3 29.Rxc3 Raxc3 30.Bxc3 Rxc3 31.b7 Nd7 32.b8=Q+ Nxb8 33.Qxb8+ Kg7 34.Qb2
f6 Black is better.
28.Qxa3 Nxd2 29.Qa2 Be3! 30.Rc1

30...Qd4! This is the way to handle the Benko Gambit with the black pieces!
31.b6 Rxc3 0 : 1 Bareev,Evgeny 2685 - Kasparov,Garry 2805, Linares 1994 - 60/74

8.g3/9...Nbd7

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.g3 Bg7 9.Bg2 Nbd7

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10.0-0/11.Rb1

10.O-O Nb6 11.Rb1 Imprecise, but since it was a rapid game, I believe GM Stojanovic knew the line
very well, but he could not recall it. Nevertheless, let us see how Black uses such "gift":

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12.Ne1 Bxa2 13.Nxa2 Rxa2 14.b4 c4∞
12...Bxa2 13.Nxa2 Rxa2 14.Qb3!?
14.b4∞
14...Ra8 15.Qb5+ Nfd7 16.b4„ An unclear position has been reached.

16...Na4! 17.Rb3 Nc3 18.Qd3 cxb4³ Well, Black is better after all.
19.Rxb4 Nc5
19...Qa5!³
20.Qe3
20.Qc4 O-O∞
20...Qa5! 21.Rc4 O-O A very interesting position. The material equality, and almost symmetrical pawn

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22.Bf3?! Rae8
22...Rfe8
23.Qf4 Nd7 24.e4 Rc8
24...f5
25.Kg2 Ne5 The white pieces are badly discoordinated, while on the other hand, Black's forces are in full
swing.
26.Rxc8 Rxc8-+ And suddenly, Black is already winning.
27.Qe3 Qa4 28.Bb2 Qc2
28...Nxf3 29.Qxf3 Qc2
29.Ba1 Nxf3 30.Kxf3 Nxd5 31.exd5 Bxa1 32.Kg2 Be5 33.Nf3 Rc3 34.Qe1 Bf6 35.Qb1 Qd3 36.Qd1
Qf5 0 : 1 Stojanovic,Mihajlo 2601 - Perunovic,Milos 2589, Srbija (ch-m/1-playoff) 2007

11.Nd2

Now we shall examine one of games from my chess youth. It was a very important encounter, so I used
my weapon of choice – The Benko Gambit.
We have the g3 line on the board, and White did not play Rb1. Later on, the fashionable move 10. Rb1
came into spotlight.
11.Nd2
11.Ne1; 11.Bf4
11...O-O 12.Rb1?!
12.Qc2 Bb7 13.e4 Ba6 14.Rd1 Ng4 15.Nf3 Nc4 16.h3 Nge5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.b3 Qa5 19.Bb2 c4©

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Chess Informant's Monography on the Benko Gambit written by the ex World Champion Anatoly Karpov
gives this line claiming compensation for Black.
12...Bb7 13.Nb3

This looks strange, as you can rarely see the white N in the Benko Gambit on b3. Also, GM Lajthajm very
often has ideas of his own.
13.e4 Ba6 14.Re1 Nfd7 15.a4 Ne5© aiming d3 square, with full compensation and fight for the initiative.
13...Qc8!? A very interesting idea. I think that main idea is to play Qf5, and try to undermine the d5
pawn. Of course, I did not expect to win the pawn so easily, but the main idea could be to force e4 pawn
push, and then to try to occupy the weak d3 square.
13...c4?! 14.Na1 Ra5!? 15.e4 Nfd7 16.Nc2 Na4 17.Nxa4 Rxa4 18.a3 Nc5 19.Be3²; 13...Nfd7; 13...Qd7
14.Bg5
14.e4 Ba6 15.Re1 Nfd7 16.Bg5 Re8 17.Bf4 Nc4„ ×d3
14...c4 15.Nc1
15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd4 Qc5 (16...Ra5 17.Qd2 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Rxd5 19.Bxd5 Bxd5 - and Black does not
have enough compensation - 20.Nb5²) 17.Nc6 Kg7 (17...Bxc6? 18.dxc6±) 18.b4 cxb3 19.Qxb3 Qxc3
20.Qxc3 Bxc3 21.Rxb6 Bc8 22.Rb3 (22.Nxe7 Ba6©) 22...Bf6 23.a3 Ra4©;
15.Na1!? Maybe not a bad move, but who would play in such manner?
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And now, it might seem like White has everything under control, with only his c1N looking silly.
However...
16.Bxf6 Qxf6 (16...Bxf6?! 17.e4 Qc8 18.N1e2 Nd7 19.Qd2 Ne5 (19...Nc5 20.b4 cxb3 21.axb3 Ba6
22.Rfd1 Nd3„) 20.b3 cxb3 21.axb3 Ba6 22.Kh1 (22.b4? Nc4³) 22...Nd3©) 17.e4 Nd7©
16...Bxd5! Now we enter a series of forced moves. Black had to calculate far in advance, and of course, it
was not possible to calculate all until the end. At some point, intuition had to be applied. But, this was all
played in the real Benko Gambit style. Always fight for initiative, if you are able to...
17.Bxf6 Bxg2 18.Bxg7 Qh3!
18...Bxf1 19.Kxf1 Kxg7 20.Qd4+ e5 (20...Kg8 21.Qxb6 Qc2 22.e4±) 21.Qxb6 d5 22.e4 dxe4 23.Qe3
Rfd8 24.Qxe4±
19.Re1?!

19.Qh6? Bxf1 20.Qxh3 Bxh3 21.Bxf8 Kxf8³ In the ensuing endgame Black is clearly better.

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19.Rd1 This is a better continuation for White, as it leaves the critical e1 square free. 19...Ra5!! With play
similar to the game continuation. 20.f3 Rh5 (20...Rb8? 21.e4 Bxf3 22.Rf1+-) 21.Kf2 Qxh2 22.Bxf8
Bxf3+ (22...Bh3+!? 23.Ke3 Re5+ (23...Qxg3 24.Ne4±) 24.Ne4 f5 25.Qe1 (25.Qd4 Nd5+ 26.Kd2 fxe4
27.fxe4 Nf6 28.Bh6 Nxe4+ 29.Kc2 Nf6∞) 25...fxe4 26.f4 Rd5 27.Rxd5 Nxd5+ 28.Kd4 Be6 29.b3 cxb3
30.Bxe7 bxa2 31.Nxa2 Nxe7 32.Nc3 Qg2©; 22...Bh1+? 23.Ke3 Re5+ (23...Qxg3 24.Qd4+-) 24.Ne4
Qxg3 (24...f5 25.Qe1 Bg2 26.Bxe7 Rxe7 27.Rxd6 fxe4 28.f4+-; 24...Kxf8 25.Nd3 cxd3 26.Rxh1+-)
25.Qd4 Nd5+ 26.Kd2 Qf4+ 27.Kc2+-) 23.Kxf3 Rf5+ 24.Qf4 Rxf4+ (24...Qh5+ 25.Kf2 Rxf4+ 26.gxf4
Qh4+ 27.Ke3 Kxf8∞) 25.gxf4 Qh3+ 26.Kf2 Qh2+ 27.Ke1 Qh4+ 28.Kd2 Qxf4+ 29.e3 Qf2+ 30.N1e2
Kxf8 31.Ra1 Qf5„;
19.Nd3! is the engine move. 19...cxd3 20.Bxf8 dxe2 21.Qxe2 Bxf1 22.Rxf1 Kxf8 23.Qe4²
19...Ra5!! The point of Black's play, as he is not counting material, and goes all in. The position is so
complicated, that even the modern-day engines are not sure how to evaluate it. This is one of those
amazing positions, where Black fights for initiative on the whole board.
20.Qf4™
20.f3 This line is not so good now, with White's R being on e1. 20...Rh5 21.Bxf8 Qxh2+ 22.Kf2 Bh3+!
(22...Bf1+ 23.Kxf1 Qxg3 24.Qh6 Qh3+ 25.Kf2 Qh4+ 26.Kf1= (26.Ke3? Rxh6 27.Bxh6 Qxe1-+))
23.Ke3 Re5+ 24.Ne4 (24.Kd4?? Qf2+ 25.e3 Qxd2+ 26.Nd3 Qxd3#) 24...f5 (24...Qxg3µ) 25.Qd4 fxe4
(25...Nd5+? 26.Kd2 fxe4 27.f4+-) 26.fxe4 Bf5! (26...Nd5+?! 27.Kd2 Nf6 28.Bh6 Nxe4+ 29.Kc2 Nxg3
30.Qxc4+ Be6 31.Qf4±) 27.Qxb6 Bxe4 28.Kd2 Rd5+ 29.Nd3 Rxd3+ 30.Kc1 Qxg3-+;
20.Qh6 Rh5 21.Qxh5 gxh5 22.Bxf8 Kxf8 23.f3 h4 24.g4 Bxf3 (24...d5 25.a4 Bxf3 26.exf3 Qxf3 27.a5
Qxg4+) 25.exf3 Qxf3 26.Rf1 Qxg4+ 27.Kh1 d5 28.N1e2 e5 29.Rf6 Nd7 30.Rf2 d4µ
20...Rf5! 21.Qh4 Kxg7 22.Qxh3 Bxh3³ We reached an endgame with equal material. So what happened?
Black boldly sacrificed material, and went all in, wanted to mate the white king. The material might be
equal, but the black pieces are more active and dominate the whole board
23.b4? A big strategical mistake. Probably, White thought that Black had to take on b3. However...
23.b3 Rc8 24.bxc4 Nxc4³
23...Ra8!?³ 24.f3? After this terrible mistake, Black is in control of the game, and there is no chance for
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24.f4 Ra3 25.e4 Rh5³;
24.e3 Bg4 25.N1e2 e5³
24...Ra3!-+ 25.g4?!
25.Ne4 Re5 26.Nf2 Bf5 27.e4 Rxf3-+
25...Re5 26.Nd1
26.f4 Re6 27.Nb5 Rae3-+
26...Rxf3-+ All of the white pieces are on the first rank, while the black pieces are roaming around the
whole board. Also, Black is a pawn up, so the rest is easy.
27.Nf2 Ra3 28.Nxh3 Rxh3 29.Kg2 Rhe3
29...Ra3-+
30.Kf2 Kf6 31.Rg1 Kg5
31...Ke6
32.Rg3 Rxg3 33.hxg3 Kxg4 34.b5 Rf5+ 35.Kg2 Rc5?!
35...Nd5 36.Kg1 Ne3-+
36.Kf2 d5
36...Rc8
37.Rb4 Kf5?!
37...Rc8 38.Nd3 Kf5
38.e3
38.a4 Ke5 (38...Nxa4 39.Rxa4 Rxb5µ) 39.a5 Nd7 40.a6 Nb6-+
38...Rc8 39.Ne2 Ra8 40.Rb2 e5 41.Nc3 d4 42.e4+ Ke6 43.Ne2 f5

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43...Ra3
44.exf5+ gxf5 45.Rb1 Rxa2 46.Rh1 d3 47.Rh6+ Kd5 0 : 1 Lajthajm,Borko 2425 - Pap, Misa 2405,
Arandjelovac 2001

10.Rb1/13.a4

10.Rb1 O-O 11.O-O From this position on, Black has several plans at his disposal. The Benko Gambit is
so rich in plans and ideas that a player can make a choice according to his mood or personal preference.
11...Qa5 12.Bd2 Bb7!?

13.a4
13.b3 Qa6!?
13...Qa7!? An interesting move, already familiar to us from the Bologan's game. The idea is to move the
Q from a5, and the X-ray attack of Bd2, but also away from b6, where it might be exposed a bit. Also the

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queen on a7 hints a possible X-ray attack along the a7-g1 diagonal.
13...Qa6 14.Nb5 ×c7
13...Qb6!?
14.e4?!
14.Bg5 Rfb8„ (14...h6!? 15.Bf4 Rfe8 16.Ne1²; 14...Nb6 15.e4 Nxa4 This idea does not work. 16.Ra1
Nxb2 17.Rxa7 Nxd1 18.Rxa8 Nxc3 19.Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.Nd2 h6 21.Bxf6 Ne2+ (21...Bxf6 22.Re1 Ba6
23.Bf1 Bxf1 24.Kxf1±) 22.Kh1 Bxf6 23.Rb1 Ba6 24.Bf1±) 15.b3 Ba6 16.Qc2²
14...Ba6„ Now, Black gets a typical counterplay for this kind of position, and especially on d3 and c4
squares.
15.Re1 Bd3
15...Ng4 16.Bf1 Bxf1 17.Rxf1 Bxc3 18.Bxc3 Qxa4∞
16.Ra1 Rfb8 Black has counterplay, so White has to be careful.
17.b3? After a single mistake Black takes over the initiative, to never let it go!
17.Bc1 c4∞ with unclear play.
17...Ng4!µ Squares f2, c3 and b3 are under pressure, while the a7Q is a "sleeping monster", and if it
awakens the game will be over soon. But, what to suggest for White? I am really not sure, as Black is
clearly better.
18.h3?

18.Bh3 h5 19.Bxg4 hxg4 20.Ng5 Ne5µ;

18.Ng5 Nde5µ
18...Nxf2!! After this powerful blow White is busted! Black is dominating on both wings and in the
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18...c4 19.hxg4 cxb3 20.Rb1
19.Kxf2 c4+ 20.Be3
20.Re3 Rxb3 (20...Nc5!? 21.b4 Rxb4 22.e5 Rb2-+; 20...cxb3-+) 21.Rc1 Nc5 22.Ne1 (22.Ke1 Rb2-+)
22...Bh6-+
20...Qa5 [×Ra1, b3] 21.bxc4
21.Ne2 Bxa1 22.Qxa1 cxb3 23.Qc3 Bxe4-+
21...Qxc3 Even though Black is still pawn down he is also totally winning.
22.Rc1 Qa3! 23.Nd4
23.Kg1 Bxe4-+
23...Qb2+
23...Rb2+ 24.Kg1 Qa2 25.Bh1 (25.Bf3 Bxd4 26.Bxd4 (26.Qxd3 Ne5 27.Qf1 Rb3-+) 26...Rd2-+;
25.Qxd3 Rxg2+ 26.Kf1 Rxg3-+ 27.Qe2 (27.Re2 Qxa4 28.Nc6 Bf6-+) 27...Qxa4 28.Nc6 Bf6 29.Rb1
Rxh3-+; 25.Bf1 Bxe4-+) 25...Bxd4 26.Qxd3 (26.Bxd4 Be2-+) 26...Rd2 27.Qf1 Bxe3+ 28.Rxe3 Qxa4-+;
23...Qa2+-+
24.Kg1 Bxd4 25.Qxd3 Bxe3+ 26.Qxe3 Rxa4-+ I chose a safe approach, trying to enter a winning
position. Maybe, the reason was serious time trouble.
26...Rb3-+
27.Re2 Qb4 28.c5 White is desperate because he understands that his position is lost, so he is trying to
create some "play". But, it is too late.
28.e5 Ra3 29.Qg5 Nxe5 30.Qxe7 Rxg3-+
28...Nxc5 29.e5 Qd4
29...Ra3
30.Qxd4 Rxd4 31.exd6 exd6 The rest is a matter of technique. 32.Ra1 Ra4 33.Rf1 Nd7 34.Kh2 Ne5
35.Rf6 Rd8 36.Rb2 Kg7 37.Rf1 h5 38.Rfb1 Rc8 39.Rf2 Rca8 40.Rb6 R8a6 41.Rfb2 Nc4 42.Rxa6 Rxa6
43.Re2 Ne5 44.Rb2 Nc4 45.Re2 Rb6 46.Kg1 Rb1+ 47.Kf2 Kf6 48.Bf1 Rd1 49.Re8 Nb6 50.Be2 Rxd5
51.Rb8 Nd7 52.Rb7 Nc5 53.Bf3 Rd2+ 54.Ke1 Rd3 55.Be2 Rxg3 0 : 1 Vukic,Radivoj 2340 - Pap,Misa
2475, Srbija 2009 What can we conclude after this game? Well, in a standard middlegame position White
needs to make just one mistake, and he might be crushed! Sometimes, this opening is so dangerous.

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13.e4?! White played this move too fast. It looks like White forgot that he could still spare one more
move, and play Qc2. Only when Black moves his Qa5, he can think how to protect the d5 pawn. Now,
after this mistake, Black takes over. Again, one mistake seems to be more than enough!
13...Ba6 14.Re1 Ng4„ Well, now Black has a nice counterplay via e5, c4 and d3 squares.
14...Bd3
15.Bf1 White hopes to ease the pressure.
15...Bxf1 16.Rxf1 Qa6! The queen is not where it should be, still supporting the N jumps to c4 and d3.
Even if White could challenge the queen with Qe2, Black would be fine, but he cannot do that even,
because of his a2 pawn.
17.Qc2
17.Qe2? Qxe2 18.Nxe2 Rxa2³
17...Nde5 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 Black forces are in full swing, in the true Benko Gambit style.
19.Kg2 Nd3 20.a4 c4∞ Black is increasing the pressure, so White has to be very careful now. The
position is still unclear, but when White is a pawn up, and the position is unclear, which side do you pick?
21.b4 cxb3 22.Rxb3!? White spent quite some time on this move.
22.Qxb3 Nc5 23.Qb5 (23.Qc2 Qc4µ And Black will get the pawn back with interest.) 23...Bxc3 24.Bxc3
Nxe4³
22...Qc4! The pressure is getting even higher!
23.f3? Eventually, White cracks.
23.Qb1?! Who would give away the central e4 pawn? 23...Bxc3 24.Rxc3 Qxe4+ 25.Kg1 Nc5 26.Bh6
Qxb1 27.Rxb1 Rfe8³;
23.Ra3 The last chance for survival 23...Rfb8 24.Qa2 Qc5 25.Rb3„ and White is fighting for equality

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here!
23...Rxa4µ Now, we have equal material, and almost symmetrical pawn structure on the board, but Black
has the initiative while White's king is a bit exposed.
24.Qb1 White played this move very quickly.
24.Qd1 Nc5! 25.Nxa4 Nxb3 26.Nb6 Qb5 27.Be3 Rb8 28.Qc2 Nd4 29.Bxd4 Bxd4 30.Nc4 (30.Rb1 Qc5-
+) 30...Rc8 31.Rc1 Be3 32.Nxe3 Rxc2+ 33.Rxc2 Qd3µ One of those lines which show that Black's
initiative can be very strong.
24...Nc5?! A good practical move. However, Black had several nice options at his disposal.
24...Rb4! 25.Rxb4 Nxb4 for example this one 26.Nd1 (26.Rc1 Bxc3 27.Rxc3 Qe2+ 28.Kh3 Nxd5
29.exd5 Qxd2µ 30.Qd3 Qxd3 31.Rxd3 Ra8-+ and the position should be winning for Black; 26.Nb5 Na6
27.Na3 Qa4 28.Nc2 Rb8µ) 26...Nc2 27.Nf2 Bd4 28.Bg5 (28.Kh1 Ra8-+) 28...Rc8µ
25.Rb8? Played too fast in time trouble, but it was already very hard to find moves.
25.Nxa4™ Nxb3 26.Nb2 (26.Nb6 Qb5 27.Be3 Qe2+ 28.Bf2 Nd2-+ and Black is winning.) 26...Qd4 it
does look winning, but 27.Bg5™ h6 28.Nd1 Qc4 29.Be3 (29.Bxe7 Nd2) 29...Ra8 30.Nf2 Ra3µ again,
with tremendous pressure.
25...Bxc3!-+ And Black wins now.
26.Rxf8+
26.Bh6 Bg7 (26...Nd7; 26...Ra2+ 27.Kh3 (27.Rf2 Rxf2+ 28.Kxf2 Bd4+ 29.Kg2 Qe2+ 30.Kh3 Bg7
31.Rxf8+ Bxf8 32.Qb8 Qf1+ 33.Kh4 Nd7-+) 27...Qxf1+ 28.Qxf1 Rxb8-+) 27.Rxf8+ Bxf8 28.Qb8 Nd7
29.Qd8 Ra2+ 30.Rf2 Rxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Qc5+ 32.Kg2 Qa7-+ A very nice line.
26...Kxf8 27.Bh6+

27...Ke8!
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28.Qb8+ Kd7 And, White ran out of checks.
29.Rc1 Qb4!
29...Qe2+ 30.Kh3 Ra2 31.Rc2 Qf1+ 32.Kh4 Bf6+ 33.Bg5 Rxc2 34.Qa7+ Kc8 35.Qa8+ Kc7 36.Qc6+
Kb8 37.Qe8+ Ka7-+
30.Qf8 Ra2+ 31.Kh3 Qb2 0 : 1 Doric,Nenad 2470 - Pap,Misa 2501, Novi Sad 2009 White made one
clear mistake 23.f3? and lost the game. Is that possible? Actually it happens quite often, and especially in
Benko Gambit!

13.Qc2 Qa6

13.Qc2 Qa6
13...Qb6 14.e4 Ba6;
13...Qc7
14.e4 e6
14...Ng4
15.dxe6 fxe6 16.b3
16.Ng5
16...Ng4!? I knew about the d5 move, and game Spraggett - Kogan, but wanted to improvise a bit. Black
is a pawn down, but he has the semi-open f-file, and firm control in the centre.
16...d5 17.exd5 exd5© Spraggett,Kevin 2529 - Kogan,Artur 2489, Dos Hermanas 2000
17.a4
17.Ng5 Rae8 (17...Bd4 18.Nxe6) 18.Bh3 Ndf6 19.f3 h6 20.fxg4 hxg5 21.Bxg5 Nd7 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8
23.Ne2 Ne5 24.Bg2 Qb6„

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17...Bc6!? [×b5]
17...Qb6 … Ba6
18.Rbd1 [×d6] 18...d5? A really wrong moment for this move.
18...Nge5? 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Bf4±;
18...Qb7 19.Bf4 d5 20.exd5 exd5 21.Ng5±;
18...Bd4!? 19.Nxd4 cxd4 20.Na2 Nde5 21.f4±
19.exd5 exd5

20.Ng5?

Now it seems that Black's position is about to collapse. However...

20.Bf4 Bxc3 (20...d4 21.Ne4) 21.Qxc3 d4 22.Qd3 Qb7 23.Rfe1±;
20.Nb5!± and White is much better.

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20...Nxf2! Reaching a totally unclear position.

20...Bd4 21.Nxd5+-;
20...Rxf2 21.Rxf2 Nxf2 22.Nxd5!±
21.Nxd5!?
21.Bxd5+? Bxd5 22.Nxd5 Nxd1µ;
21.Rxf2! Rxf2 22.Kxf2 Bd4+ 23.Be3™ (23.Kf3 Ne5+ 24.Kf4 Rf8+ 25.Nf7 Rxf7+ 26.Kg5 Qb7-+;
23.Ke1 Re8+ 24.Nce4 (24.Nge4 dxe4µ) 24...h6 25.Bf1 Qb7µ) 23...Rf8+! (23...Bxe3+ 24.Kxe3 d4+
25.Kf2 Bxg2 (25...Rf8+ 26.Kg1; 25...dxc3 26.Bf1+-) 26.Kxg2 dxc3 27.Rxd7 Qc6+ 28.Ne4 Re8 29.Rc7
Qxc7 30.Nf6+ Kf7 31.Nxe8 Kxe8 32.Qxc3±) 24.Nf3 Bxe3+ 25.Kxe3 Qb7! (25...d4+ 26.Nxd4 cxd4+
27.Rxd4²) 26.Ke2 (26.Qd3 d4+ 27.Ke2 dxc3 28.Qc4+ Kg7 29.Qxc3+ Kg8 30.Kf2; 26.Kf2 d4 27.Qe2
Qxb3³; 26.Nd4 cxd4+ 27.Rxd4 Qa7 28.Nb5 Re8+ 29.Kd2 Bxb5 30.Bxd5+ Kg7 31.Qc3 Nf6 32.axb5
Qa2+ 33.Kc1 Re1+ 34.Rd1 Qa3+ 35.Kc2 Qa2+ 36.Kc1=) 26...d4 27.Qd3 Re8+ (27...Nb6) 28.Kf2 Rf8
(28...Re3? 29.Qc4+ Kg7 30.Nxd4+-) 29.Ke2= Amazing! A draw by repetition, after all! 29...Rf7!?©
Black can even try this move!
21.Rde1! Qd3 (21...Bd4 22.Be3 Qd3 23.Qxd3 Nxd3 24.Nxd5 Nxe1 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.Bxd4+ cxd4
27.Bxc6 Rxf1+ 28.Kxf1 Re8 29.Nd5 Nd3 30.Bxd7±; 21...Nd3 22.Re7 Bd4+ 23.Be3 Bxe3+ 24.Rxe3²)
22.Qxd3 Nxd3 23.Re6 Bd4+ 24.Be3 Bxe3+ 25.Rxe3 Rxf1+ 26.Kxf1²
21...Nxd1™ This was the last moment for White to save himself.
22.Rxd1?! I guess White was still hoping to attack me. But, it was not meant to be, as Black's forces are
now way too powerful.
22.Ne7+? Kh8 23.Rxf8+ (23.Nxc6 Rxf1+ 24.Bxf1 Qxc6-+) 23...Rxf8 24.Nxc6 Qe2-+;
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(22...Nxf8?? 23.Ne7+ Kh8 24.Nf7#; 22...Bxf8 23.Qe4∞ Bb7 (23...Kh8 24.Nf7+ Kg7 25.Qe6 Bxd5
26.Qxd5 Qe2 27.Bh6+ Kg8 28.Ng5+ Kh8 29.Qg8+ Kxg8 30.Bd5+ Kh8 31.Nf7+ Kg8 32.Ne5+ Kh8
33.Nf7+ Kg8=) 24.Qf4 Kh8 25.Nf7+ Kg7 26.Ng5 Kh8=) 23.Qxg6!! hxg6 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Nxg6+
Kg8= A perpetual for textbooks.
22...Rae8!µ With a big advantage for Black.
22...Kh8? 23.Bc3+-;
22...Qe2?! 23.Ne7+ Qxe7 24.Bxc6„
23.Be3!
23.Bc3 Re2-+
23...Qb7!?†
23...Re5? 24.Nc7 Qb6 25.Qc4+ Kh8 26.Bxc6 Qxc6 27.Nf7+ Rxf7 28.Qxf7+-; 23...Rf5?? 24.Nc7+-;
23...Rxe3! 24.Nxe3 Bd4 25.Rxd4 (25.Qd3 Qxd3 26.Rxd3 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Ne5 28.Rxd4 cxd4µ; 25.Bxc6
Bxe3+ 26.Kg2 Qxc6+ and Black wins here too; 25.Re1 Bxg2 26.Qxg2 Qf6-+) 25...cxd4 26.Bxc6 dxe3
27.Bd5+ Kh8µ 28.Nf3 Qf6
24.Qc4 This game resembles a mental box match. White was optimistic, and he did not realize that he had
to stop, and try to clinch a draw. Now, we have strikes and counterstrikes on each play, until one of the
two armies is not destroyed.
24.b4 cxb4 25.Qc4 Kh8 26.Nf4 Ne5 27.Nxg6+ Nxg6 28.Bxc6 Qc7³
24...Kh8³
24...Ne5-+
25.Qh4? White played this move very quickly, probably being convinced that his position was promising.
25.Nxh7? Kxh7 26.Qh4+ Kg8 27.Ne7+ Rxe7 28.Bxc6 Qxc6 29.Qxe7 Qf3-+;
25.Nf4!? Ne5! (25...Rxe3?? 26.Nxg6+ hxg6 27.Qh4+ Kg8 28.Qh7#) 26.Bxc6 Qxc6 27.Qxc5 Rf5

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28.Qxc6 Nxc6 29.Nfe6 (29.Nge6 Be5 30.Bb6 g5 31.Rc1 gxf4 32.Rxc6 fxg3 33.hxg3 Rg8µ) 29...Rxg5
30.Nxg5 Rxe3µ 31.b4 Nd4 32.b5 h6 33.Nf7+ Kh7 34.b6 Rb3 35.a5 Nc6 36.Rd5 Bc3 37.Nd8 Nxa5
38.b7 g5 39.Kf1 Bf6 40.Rxa5 Bxd8 41.Rd5 Bf6 42.Rd7+ Kg6-+;
25.b4!? cxb4 (25...Qc8 26.Bxc5 Nxc5 27.bxc5 Qf5³) 26.Ne7 (26.Nf4 Ne5 27.Nxg6+ Nxg6 28.Bxc6
Qc7µ) 26...Ne5 27.Nxg6+ Nxg6 28.Bxc6 Qc7µ
25...h6!-+ But, after this calm move, White is busted. He is down in material, and moreover his position
is just bad. Now, Black will strike with full power.
25...h5 26.b4 (26.Nf4 Qxb3 27.Nxg6+ Kg8-+) 26...Bxa4µ
26.b4
26.Nf4 Qxb3 27.Nxg6+ Kg8
26...Rxe3!† Is a very nice solution in time trouble.
26...Nf6? was not necessary. 27.Nxf6 Rxe3 28.Ngh7 Bxg2 29.Nxf8 Bxf8 30.Qc4 Qg7™ 31.Kxg2 Qxf6-
+;
26...cxb4 was simply winning: 27.Bd4 (27.Nh3 Rxe3 28.Nxe3 Bxg2 29.Nxg2 Ne5) 27...Ne5 28.Ba1 b3;
26...Bxa4 but, nobody plays in such way in time trouble.
27.Nxe3
27.b5 Bxd5 28.Bxd5 Re1+ 29.Kg2 Re2+ 30.Kg1 Qa7-+
27...Bxg2 28.Nxg2
28.Ne6 Ne5-+ (28...Qf3-+)
28...cxb4-+ And here, when smoke has cleared, White can resign.
29.Qe4?
29.Nh3 b3 30.Qc4 b2 31.Qc2 Rc8 32.Qb1 Qa7+ 33.Nf2 Qxa4-+
29...Qa7+! 30.Qe3 Qxa4! 31.Qd3
31.Qd2 Ne5-+
31...Ne5 0 : 1 Zivanic,Marko 2463 - Pap,Misa 2469, Bosnjaci 2009 This was not the typical Benko
Gambit game, by any means. Also, it contains some mistakes, but it showed very well that Black had to
rely on dynamics to be able to organize counter-attack.

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Even though it is just a blitz game it was played by Bologan, and against another 2700 rated grandmaster.
Also, it is highly instructive for our topic – initiative.
13...Qa7!? 14.e4 Ba6 15.Rfd1 Ng4 So, black opts for this idea, and not for the e6 break in the centre.
16.Be1 Rfb8 Black is fully mobilized, as all of his pieces are active and ready to attack.
17.b3 Nge5 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.h3 White is ready for f4, but...
19.f4 Ng4!?
19...c4! Black fights for initiative
20.b4

20...Nd3 Should I mention that Black has a full compensation for the pawn, plus the initiative. I suppose
that is obvious enough.
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21.b5 Bxc3 22.b6 (22.Bxc3 Bxb5³) 22...Rxb6 23.Bxc3∞ - the engine line.
21...Bc8 White has problems with his exposed duo on a3 and b4. Sometimes, that happens in the Benko.
22.Ra1 Bd7³ 23.Ra2 Qd4 Black's queen is very aggressive.
23...Be5!?
24.Ne2 Nxe1 25.Nxd4 Nxc2-+ Black is winning.
26.Nxc2 Ba4 27.Ne3 Bxd1 28.Nxd1 Rxb4 29.Bf1 c3 30.Bd3 Rba4 Now, the game is practically over.
31.Rc2 Rxa3 32.Kf1 Bd4 33.Ke2 Ra2 34.f4 R8a3 35.g4 Kg7 36.g5 h6 37.h4 hxg5 38.hxg5 f6 39.gxf6+
Kxf6 40.Ne3 Bxe3 41.Kxe3 Rxc2 42.Bxc2 g5 43.fxg5+ Kxg5 44.Kd4 Kf4 45.Bd3 Ra4+ 46.Kxc3 Rxe4
0 : 1 Le,Quang Liem 2693 - Bologan, Victor 2732, Astana (blitz) 2012

CHAPTER 3
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 The e4-line gained in popularity lately,
especially because the current World Champion Carlsen used it.
7...Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.Nf3 Bg7

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10.h3 O-O 11.Ke2?! White plays the e4 line in a rather strange way. He wants to get Re1 and Kf1, and
save some time.
11.Kg1 Nbd7 12.Kh2
11...Na6
11...Qb6
12.Re1 Nb4 13.Kf1 Qa5 14.Kg1 Qa6 15.Qe2 Qxe2
15...Nd3 16.Rd1 c4
16.Rxe2 So, White managed to keep the extra pawn, and to exchange the queens. What else to ask for?
Well, in the situation is never simple in the Benko. Black has the initiative and some advantage hich he
managed to prove in the continuation
16...Nd7 17.Bg5 Rfe8 18.a3? Nd3 Black has the initiative being down a pawn in the endgame!
18...h6 19.Rd1 hxg5 20.axb4 cxb4 21.Nb5 Rec8∞
19.Rd1 Nxb2!?
19...c4 20.Rc2
20.Rxb2 Bxc3 We reached the position with material equality, and as you can assume Black is better.
21.Rb7 Nf6 White cannot find any remedy for his broken pawn structure, so he opts for desperate
measures.
22.e5 dxe5 23.d6 e4 24.Bxf6
24.Nd2 exd6 25.Nc4 h6! 26.Bxf6 Bxf6 27.Rxd6 (27.Nxd6 Red8-+) 27...Re7 28.Rxe7 Bxe7 29.Rc6 Ra4µ
24...exf6!
24...Bxf6 25.d7 Red8 26.Nd2„ Ra4 27.Nb3 c4 28.Nc5 (28.Nd4 Ra6³) 28...Rxa3

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25.d7 Red8 26.Nd2 Bxd2
26...f5 27.g4
27.Rxd2 Rxa3? Probably not the best move.
27...Kf8! 28.Rc7 (28.Re2 f5 29.Re3 Ke7 30.f3 Rxd7 31.Rxd7+ Kxd7-+) 28...Ke7 29.Rxc5 (29.Re2 Kd6
30.Rb7 Kc6 31.Rb3 f5-+) 29...Rxd7 30.Rxd7+ Kxd7µ 31.Rc3 f5 and Black is much better, with good
winning chances.
28.Rc7! Kf8 29.Rxc5 f5

29...Ra7 30.Re2 Ra1+ (30...f5 31.g4 Raxd7 32.gxf5 Re8 33.f6 Rd6 34.Rc4 Rxf6 35.Rexe4=) 31.Kh2 Ra4
32.Rd5 Ke7 33.f3 Ke6 34.fxe4 Rxd7 35.Rb5µ
30.Rcd5?
30.g4! would be the best try for draw: 30...Ra7 (30...Rd3 31.Rxd3 exd3 32.Rd5 Ke7 33.Rxd3 Rxd7
34.Re3+ Kf6 35.Rf3=; 30...fxg4 31.hxg4 Ra7 (31...e3 32.fxe3 Rxe3 33.Kf2=) 32.Rcd5 Ke7 33.R2d4
Raxd7 34.Rxe4+ Kf6 35.g5+ Kg7 36.Rde5=; 30...Rxh3 31.gxf5 Rf3 32.fxg6 hxg6 33.Rd4 f5) 31.gxf5
gxf5 (31...Raxd7 32.Rxd7 Rxd7 33.f6„) 32.Rxf5 Raxd7³ and with natural moves White should secure a
draw.
30...Ke7
30...f4
31.Re5+ Kf6 32.Red5
32.Re8 Rd3!
32...h5 33.h4 Ke6 Now, Black is clearly winning. 34.Rd6+ Ke7 35.R6d5 Ra7-+ 36.Re5+ Kf6 37.Red5
Ke6 38.f3 Raxd7 39.fxe4 fxe4 40.Rxd7 Rxd7 41.Ra2 Kf5 42.Ra4 Kf4 43.Kf2 Rd2+ 44.Kf1 Kg3
45.Rxe4 Rf2+ 0 : 1 Kojovic,Dragan 2407 - Pap,Misa 2493, Novi Sad 2007

10.g3/12.Re1

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10.g3 O-O 11.Kg2 Nbd7

12.Re1
12.Qe2!? (preventing Ra6) 12...Qa5!?„ (12...Qb6 13.a4 Rfb8 14.Nb5 Ne8 15.Bg5 Qd8 16.Ra3 Nb6
17.b3 Qd7 18.Ra2² Carlsen,Magnus 2837 - Bologan,Victor 2732, Biel 2012 - 115/(26); 12...Ra7 13.Bf4
Qa8„)
12...Ra6!? 13.h3 Qa8 Black is exerting pressure on the a-file and along the a8-h1 diagonal. Black usually
goes for e6 and d5 fighting for initiative over the whole board! On the queenside he puts pressure with
a8Q and a6R, but also he is trying to achieve something in the centre with e6, and also on the king side as
well, since the white king is not safe on g2, without its light-squared B to protect it.
14.Bg5 h6 15.Bd2 e6 16.dxe6 fxe6 17.Qc2 g5
17...Rf7 Atalik,Suat 2585 - Gurevich,Dmitry 2505, San Francisco 1998 - 73/83
18.Nb5 Qb7 19.a4 d5 20.exd5 exd5 21.Bc3?!

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21.Bxg5 hxg5 22.Nxg5 d4+ 23.Kg1 Qd5 24.Nc7 Qxg5 25.Nxa6 Ne5→ Minzer,Claudio Javier 2430 -
Khalifman,Alexander 2650, Linares 1997
21...d4 22.Bd2 Nd5µ Black has a big advantage.
23.Qe4 Raf6 Amazing, now Black takes over the kingside as well.
24.Ra3 N7b6 25.Re2 Nc4 Also, Black controls the queenside.
26.Rd3 Nde3+ And the centre! Who does not like the Benko Gambit?
27.Rexe3 Nxe3+ 28.Rxe3 Qxe4 29.Rxe4 Rxf3 30.Bf4 Rb3 31.Bd6 Rf5 32.g4 Rd5 0 : 1
Stojanovic,Mihajlo 2443 - Vuckovic, Bojan 2427, Valjevo 2000

12.h3

12.h3 Is the "old" approach. White secures himself against any Ng4 jumps in the future.
12...Ra6 13.Re1 Qa8 Black's Q feels quite good here, exerting pressure along the a-file, and supporting
Ra6, waiting for the right moment to make use of the possible X-ray attack along the a8-h1 diagonal.
14.Bf4 Nb6 Black goes for Na4, or Nc4 idea, because White cannot comfortably play b3, which he would
like to do.
14...h6 15.Qc2 (15.e5?! dxe5 16.Bxe5 (16.Nxe5 Nb6³) 16...Nxe5 17.Rxe5 (17.Nxe5 e6³) 17...Rd6
18.Qe2 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Rxd5 20.Rxe7 Rb8=) 15...g5 16.Bd2 e6 17.dxe6 fxe6 18.a4 d5 19.e5 (19.exd5
exd5 20.Re7 d4„) 19...Ne8 20.Nb5 Rxf3!? 21.Kxf3 Nxe5+ 22.Kg2 d4+ 23.Qe4 Qxe4+ 24.Rxe4 Nc4
25.Bc1² and Black does not have enough for the sacrificed exchange.
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15.b3!? was possible, but risky. Considering the course of the game maybe it was a better try for White
15...Nxe4! 16.Nxe4 Bxa1 17.Qxa1 Rxa2 18.Qc1 (18.Qd1 Nxd5 19.Bh6 Rb8³) 18...Nxd5 19.Bh6 Rb8
20.Nc3 Ra7 21.Rd1 Nb4 22.Qf4∞
15...Na4! Another typical idea. After the exchange on a4, the black a4R, will gain activity and put
pressure on both a2 and e4 pawns
16.Qc2
16.Nxa4?! Rxa4„
16...Rb8
16...Nxc3 17.bxc3 e6„
17.Rb1 Nh5™ White has to be careful now.
18.Bg5? A wrong move. Again, one mistake is all what Black needed in this game, as he takes the
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18.Nxa4! Nxf4+ 19.gxf4 Rxa4 20.b3 Ra3∞ Black has enough activity to compensate for the pawn. Not to
mention White's broken pawn structure on the king side.
18...Bxc3! Sometimes it is easy to forget such moves, since usually Black wants to keep the powerful
bishop on the board. Here, the concrete play is more important.
19.b3™
19.bxc3? Rxb1 20.Qxb1 Nxc3-+
19...Rab6! 20.Rf1 Qa6!µ
20...Bf6 21.Bxf6 Nxf6µ
21.Ng1 Be5!?
21...Bf6 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 23.bxa4 Rb2 24.Qxb2 (24.Qd1 Rxe2 25.Qxe2 Qxa4µ) 24...Rxb2 25.Rxb2 Nxe4
26.Re1 Qxa4µ
22.bxa4 Rb2 23.Qd1 Rxe2 24.Nxe2
24.Qxe2 Qxa4µ
24...Rb2?!
24...Nf6 25.Bxf6 Bxf6µ;
24...Qc4 25.f3 Qxa2 26.Rf2 Rb1 27.Qd3 Rb2-+;
24...Rb4µ
25.Re1 Qc4?!
25...Rxa2 26.Bxe7 h6µ;
25...Nf6µ
26.Bxe7?
26.Nc1™ was the last moment for White to try something, but I do not believe that he could save the
game: 26...Rc2 (26...Nxg3?? 27.Nd3+-; 26...Bxg3 27.Re2„) 27.Re2 (27.Bxe7 Bxg3 28.Nd3 Qxa2-+)
27...Rc3 28.Bd2 Ra3 29.Be1 Rxa4µ;
26.Nf4 Nxf4+ 27.Bxf4 Bc3 (27...Bxf4 28.gxf4 Qxa2 (28...Rxa2µ) 29.Rf1 Rd2 30.Qc1 (30.Qe1) 30...Re2-
+) 28.Re3 Qxa2-+
26...Qxe4+ 27.Kg1 Qf3-+ 0 : 1 Pavlovic,Goran 2399 - Pap,Misa 2513, Srbija 2012 A really powerful
display of hidden dynamics in the Benko realms.

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12.a4 The most common continuation, probably because Carlsen played it few times.
12...Ra6!?
12...Qa5 13.Qe2 Rfb8„
13.Qc2
13.Qe2 Qa8 14.Nb5 Rc8 15.h3 Ne8„
13...Qa8 14.Nb5 Rc8 15.Bd2 c4„ With some counterplay for Black.
15...e6 16.dxe6 fxe6 17.Rhe1 c4„
16.Nbd4?

16.Nfd4? Nxd5! 17.exd5 (17.f3 N5f6³) 17...Bxd4 18.Nxd4 Qxd5+ 19.f3 Qxd4µ with a big advantage for
Black. Since it was a rapid game, White somehow got away with draw - Moiseenko,Alexander 2711 -
Dubov,Daniil 2638, Khanty-Mansiysk (rapid) 2013

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16.Bb4 Nc5 (16...Nb6!?) 17.Bxc5 Rxc5 18.Ra3 Nd7 (18...e6!?) 19.Nbd4 Rb6 20.Rb1²;
16.Be3 e6 17.dxe6 fxe6„;
16.Bc3 Nc5„
16...Nxd5! A really powerful blow! This move reveals a true power hidden in the X-ray attack, which the
a8Q is exerting on White's position, and especially on the whiteking along the a8-h1 diagonal.
17.Rhe1 White realised that all variations are bad for him, so he decided to play on without his d5 pawn.
In this case, Black has the equal material and we know what usually happens in those cases. Simply put,
Black is better almost always when he gets his pawn back in the Benko Gambit!
17.exd5 Bxd4 18.Nxd4 (18.Rhe1 Bf6µ) 18...Qxd5+ 19.Nf3 Ne5 20.Ra3 (20.Qd1 Nxf3 21.Qxf3 Qxd2µ)
20...c3 21.Rxc3 Qxf3+! 22.Rxf3 Rxc2-+
17...N5f6µ Amazingly enough, White has all his pieces on good squares, he has a passed pawn, but
simply he cannot equalize.
18.Bb4 Ng4 And the jumps begin! Usually, White should try to get the d4N to the c6 square, but here he
does not have the d5 pawn!
18...Rb8 19.Qxc4 (19.Nb5) 19...Nxe4µ
19.Ra3
19.Nb5
19...Nde5 20.Nxe5 Nxe5 With the weaknesses on d3, a4 and exposed g2K Black is close to winning.
21.Bc3 Nd3 22.Re3 Nc5 A very simple and clean idea.
22...f5! 23.f3 (23.Ne6 Bh6) 23...fxe4 24.fxe4 d5-+ 25.exd5 (25.e5 Rf8-+ 26.Re2 Bxe5) 25...Bxd4
(25...Qxd5+ 26.Nf3) 26.Bxd4 Qxd5+-+
23.a5 f5 And again the X-ray attack. White is regreting that his king is on g2 now.
24.f3 e5-+ White is lost so he resigned. 0 : 1 Rychagov,Alexander 2544 - Pap,Misa 2489, Rethymnon
2013
24...Bh6 25.Re2 (25.Re1 e5 26.Ne2 fxe4) 25...e5 26.Nb5 fxe4 (26...Qb8 27.Bd2; 26...Qc6 27.Bd2)
27.fxe4 Qc6 28.Bd2 Nxe4 29.Qxe4 Qxe4+ 30.Rxe4 Bxd2µ;
24...fxe4 25.fxe4 d5 26.e5 Ne4µ

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VINTAGE TAL’S MAGIC

Douglas Griffin in Central Chess Club, Moscow

2019
Douglas Griffin (Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
Competitive player since the age of 12, representing Scotland
at all levels from Under-14 to senior international during
1980-1989. Inactive over-the-board since the mid-1990s, but
remains a keen student of chess history, and diligent collector
of classic chess literature in the English and Russian
languages. Chess Informant associate.

The last of the three FIDE Interzonals organised during July –

September 1982 was held in the Soviet Capital, Moscow, at
the Hotel "Sport" on the city's Leninsky Prospekt. (This hotel,
which was built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, has since
been demolished.)
Garry Kasparov convincingly won this 13-round event with
10/13, 1á points clear of Alexander Beliavsky, who also
qualified for the 1983 Candidates' matches. In 3rd–4th place
were Mihail Tal and Ulf Andersson.
In the 4th round of the tournament (played on 11th
September), ex-World Champion Tal won a fine game in his best style against the Dutch International
Master John van der Wiel, who at the start of 1982 had finished in 3rd–4th place in the tournament at
Wijk aan Zee, and who would have his grandmaster title ratified later in the year. Tal (White) introduced a
novelty at the 9th move, sacrificing his pawn at e5 for the initiative. Perhaps unwisely, Black accepted the
offer, but within a few moves he was in serious trouble, and by move 22 it was all over.
The game later appeared in Volume 34 of "Chess Informant" with notes by Mihail Tal.

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A17
Tal, Mihail (2605) - Van der Wiel, John (2470)
Moscow (izt) 34/19, 1982

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e4 Bb7 5.Bd3

This continuation had been introduced 7 years previously, in the 43rd USSR Championship final
(Yerevan, 1975), where it had brought Romanishin,Oleg M 2485 a sensational victory against
Petrosian,Tigran V 2645, so we refer you to Chess Informant 20/32, where it is annotated by Oleg
Romanishin and Adrian Mikhalchishin.
5...c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.e5 Ng4 8.Be4 Qc8
In the 9th match game Kortschnoj,Viktor 2645 - Polugaevsky,Lev 2620 (Candidates' Semi-final, Evian
1977 - 24/(23)), Black had instead tried 8...f5 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.d4 White gained the better
chances. Polugaevsky later introduced the text move in the 3rd game of his 1980 Candidates' Semi-final
match v. Kortschnoj (Buenos Aires, 1980) see 9. Re1.
9.d3!?N A novelty.
In the above-mentioned game v. Polugaevsky, Kortschnoj had preferred 9.Re1 Kortschnoj,Viktor 2695 -
Polugaevsky,Lev 2635, Buenos Aires (m/3) 1980 see Chess Informant (vol. 30/24). Interestingly, this had
also occurred in the encounter Kuligowski,Adam 2450 - Van der Wiel,John 2465 in a European Team
Championship qualifier in Holzoster am See 1981 - 32/22; it may be that Tal was aware of that game, and
had prepared the continuation in the text.

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9...Ngxe5
Black may also consider 9...d6 or 9...f5 This was later tried in the game Stohl,Igor 2335 - Salov,Valery,
European Junior Championship, Groningen 1983/84
10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.f4 Nc6 12.f5

12...g6?!
Black ought to prefer 12...Nd4 or 12...Be7!?
13.Bg5! gxf5
Possibly 13...Bg7 and if 14.f6 Bf8 should be tried.
14.Bxf5± White now has a clear advantage.
14.Qh5!? could also be considered.
14...Be7? After this Black goes down without a fight.

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For better or worse 14...exf5 had to be tried. Then White continues 15.Qe2+ (15.Nd5?! d6 16.Re1+ Ne5∞
is less clear.) 15...Ne7 16.Rae1 After the forced continuation 16...Rg8 17.Bxe7 Rxg2+ 18.Qxg2 Bxg2
19.Bh4+ Be4 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Rxe4+ Be7 22.Bxe7± Tal assesses the position as clearly favourable to
White; modern engines are less convinced! (After the engines' preference, 22.Rxe7+ Kd8 23.Rfxf7 Black
avoids mate by 23...Kc7∞ ; the situation is far from clear.)
15.Qh5!+- Bxg5 There is no longer any defence.
If 15...exf5 then 16.Rae1.
16.Qxg5 Ne7 17.Be4! Bxe4
No better are 17...f5 18.Nb5! or 17...Bc6 18.Nb5!
18.Nxe4 Qc6

Tal now finishes the game in style. 19.Rxf7! Kxf7 20.Qf6+ Kg8 21.Qxe7 Rf8 22.Rf1! Black resigned. 1-
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In this photo (credit: B. Dolmatovsky, via [Link]) the players can be seen before play.

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The above photo (credit: B. Dolmatovsky, via [Link]) shows the scene on the stage, following the move 14.Bxf5.
Tal was doubtless already satisfied with the position in his game; he can be seen watching the encounter between Efim
Geller and Garry Kasparov (which was also annotated in Volume 34 of Chess Informant, by grandmaster Geller!).

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A decade ago, in Informant volume 107 we presented a great many of Carlsen's brilliant attacks, clever
opening improvements and, of course, some of his endgame wizard-like triumphs. Even then it was
obvious that the "Mozart of Chess" was the one to follow and learn from in years to come. But, no one
could even imagine the heights he could possibly reach, or the number of elite events he could win. We
can assume that even the biggest of optimists are often left speechless admiring the great Norwegian
virtuoso.
Now, in Informant 141 we bring you more than a simple update on Magnus' mastery. In actual fact, the
pages that follow should both entertain and instruct, as well as perplex (at times) any true chess lover.

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THE BEST GAMES

107/11. A29
Carlsen, Magnus (2801) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2772)
London, 2009

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1
f6 11.d3 a5 12.b5 Nd4 13.Nd2 Qc8 14.e3 Nf5 15.Qc2 Rd8 16.Bb2 a4?!
16...Nh6 17.a4 (17.Rfd1 - 97/10) 17...Nf7=
17.Rfc1 Nd6
17...Ra5!? 18.Nd1 Rxb5 19.Qxc7 Qxc7 20.Rxc7 Nd5 21.Rc2 Nd6 22.Bf1²
18.Nde4 Ne8 19.Qe2N
19.Ne2
19...Bf8?!

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19...Qd7 20.d4 exd4 21.exd4 Bg4 22.f3 Bf5=
20.f4! exf4 21.gxf4 Qd7
21...Rb8!?
22.d4 c6?!
22...Bg4 23.Qd3 Bf5 24.Qe2 Qf7∞
23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Nc4?!
24...Nd5 25.bxc6 bxc6 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.e4 Bb3=
25.Rd1 Qc7 26.Bc1 Na5
26...f5 27.bxc6 bxc6 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Nxa4±
27.bxc6 bxc6 28.Nxa4
28.Rb4 Bb3 29.Rxd8 Rxd8 30.Bd2 Qf7 31.Nxa4 Bc4 32.Qf2 Rd3©
28...Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Rd8 30.Qc2 Qf7
30...Qd7 31.Bb2 Bb3 32.Qc3 Bxa4 33.Qxa5 Bc2 34.Re1 Nc7 35.Qb4±
31.Nc3
31.Nb6?! Bb3 32.Qc3 Rd1+ 33.Kf2 Qh5!„
31...Qh5?
31...Bb3 32.Qb2 Qd7 33.Ne4 Bd5 34.Qc2²
32.Ne2!± Bf5?!
32...Nc7 33.a4 Bd5 34.Ng3 Qf7 35.Nf5±
33.e4 Bg4 34.Ng3 Qf7

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35.Bf1! Be6 36.Qc3+- Ra8 37.Rb4 Qd7 38.f5 Bf7 39.Bf4 Qd1 40.Kf2 Nb3 41.Be2 Qb1 42.Bc4 Rxa3
43.Ne2 1-0

109/291. D85
Wang, Yue (2752) - Carlsen, Magnus (2813)
Medias, 2010

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3 O-O 8.Bb5 Be6 9.Nge2
9.Nf3 - 101/(369)
9...c6!N
9...Bc4; 9...Nc4
10.Bd3 Nc4 11.Bxc4 Bxc4 12.O-O Nd7 13.Qd2
13.Qc2 Qa5 14.b3 Ba6 15.Rfd1 Rad8=
13...Qa5 14.Rfd1 Rad8=
14...Rfd8!?
15.Bh6 Bxe2 16.Nxe2?!
16.Bxg7 Kxg7 (16...Bxd1 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.Rxd1 Kg7 19.g3 Nf6 20.Kg2=) 17.Qxe2 Nf6 18.Rd2 Rd7
19.Rad1 Rfd8=
16...Qxd2 17.Bxd2 Nb6 18.Bc3 Rd7 19.b3 f5
19...Rfd8 20.Re1 Na8! 21.Rac1 Nc7 22.Ba5 (22.f4 Ne6³) 22...b6 23.Bc3 Nb5³
20.f3 Rfd8 21.Re1 fxe4 22.fxe4 e5 23.dxe5 Rd3
23...Re8 24.Rad1 Bxe5 25.Bxe5 Rxe5³
24.g3?!

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24.Bb2! Rd2 (24...Nd7 25.Nf4 Nxe5 (25...Rd2 26.Bc3 Rc2 27.Ne6 Re8 28.Nxg7 Kxg7 29.e6+ Rxc3
30.exd7 Rd8 31.Rad1²) 26.Nxd3 Nxd3 27.Bxg7 Nxe1 28.Bh6 Nc2 29.Rf1=) (24...Bh6 25.e6 (25.Bc1
Bxc1 26.Raxc1 Rd2 27.a3 Kf7 28.Nf4 Ke7³) 25...Be3+ (25...R8d6 26.e7 Kf7 27.e5 Re6 28.Ba3∞)
26.Kh1 R8d6 27.e7 Kf7 28.e5! R6d5 29.Nc3 Rxe5 30.Rad1∞) 25.Bc3 Rc2 26.a4 Bh6³
24...Nd7! 25.e6 Bxc3 26.Nxc3 Ne5 27.Red1 Kf8 28.Rac1 Ke7µ 29.Rxd3 Rxd3 30.Rc2 Nf3+! 31.Kf1
Nd4 32.Rc1 Kxe6 33.Rd1 Rxc3
33...Rf3+ 34.Ke1 (34.Kg2 Rxc3 35.Rxd4 Rc2+-+) 34...Ke5-+
34.Rxd4 Rc2 35.a4
35.Ra4 a6 36.h4 Ke5Θ 37.Kg1 Re2-+
35...Rxh2-+ 36.a5 Rh5! 37.b4
37.a6 b6 38.Rd8 Ra5
37...Rh2 38.a6 b5! 39.e5
39.Rd8 Ra2 40.Re8+ Kd6 41.e5+ Kd5 42.e6 Rxa6 43.e7 Kd6
39...Ra2 40.Rd6+ Kxe5 41.Rxc6 Kf5 42.Rc7 Rxa6 43.Rxh7 Kg4 44.Kf2 Ra2+ 45.Ke3 g5 46.Rg7 Rb2
47.Rxa7 Kxg3 0-1

110/191. C78
Carlsen, Magnus (2826) - Shirov, Alexei (2749)
Bilbao, 2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.c3 d6 10.d4 Bb6
11.h3 O-O 12.Re1 h6
12...Bb7 - 101/243
13.Na3 exd4 14.cxd4 Na5 15.Bc2 b4 16.Nb5N
16.Nb1
16...Ba6
16...d5 17.exd5 (17.e5 Ne4 18.Bd2 Qd7) 17...Bb7!?; 16...Bd7 17.Bd3 d5
17.Na7 Bb7 18.d5² Ra8
18...b3 19.Bb1 (19.Bd3 c6) 19...Re8 (19...Bxa7 20.Rxa5 Bb6 (20...Bc5 21.Qxb3) 21.Ra3) 20.Nb5;
18...Re8
19.Nb5 Nc4
¹19...Re8
20.Rxa8 Qxa8 21.Nbd4 Qa7
21...c6 22.dxc6 Bxc6 23.Qe2

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22.b3 Ne5 23.Bb2 Nxf3+ 24.gxf3 Qa2
24...Bc8 25.Qd2±
25.Qc1 Bxd4
25...Re8 26.Kh2±; 25...Nd7 26.Kh1±
26.Bxd4 Nd7

27.Kh1! f6
27...Ne5 28.Rg1 g6 29.Kg2
28.Rg1 Rf7 29.Qd2! Qa8 30.Qxh6+- Ne5 31.Bd1 Qe8 32.Qe3
32.f4! Nd7 (32...Bxd5 33.exd5 Qa8 34.Bxe5 Qxd5+ 35.Kh2) 33.Bf3 (33.Qg6) (33.Bc2 c5 34.Bb2)
33...c5 (33...c6 34.e5) 34.Bb2+-
32...c5 33.Bb2 Re7
33...c4!? 34.Bd4 (34.f4 c3 35.Bc1 Nd7 36.f5) 34...cxb3 35.Bxb3
34.f4!
34.Rg3 Qh5
34...Nd7
34...Ng6!? 35.Qg3! (35.f3 f5 36.Bc2 Bxd5 37.Qd2 Bb7 38.Qxd6 fxe4 39.Qxg6 Qxg6 40.Rxg6 exf3
41.Bd3²) 35...Rxe4 36.f3! (Pavlidis,Anastasios) (36.Qxg6 Qxg6 37.Rxg6 Bxd5 38.Kh2±) (36.f5 Re1
37.fxg6 Bxd5+ 38.Kh2 Rxg1 39.Qxg1±) 36...Rxf4 (36...Re7 37.Bc2) (36...Re3 37.f5) 37.Bc2 Bxd5
(37...f5 38.Qxg6 Qxg6 39.Rxg6 Bxd5 40.Rxd6 Bxf3+ 41.Kg1 Be4 42.Bd1) 38.Bxg6 Bxf3+ 39.Qxf3
Rxf3 40.Bxe8 Rxh3+ 41.Kg2 Rxb3 42.Ba1+-
35.Qg3 Qf7 36.Bf3 Ba6 37.Bg4 Nf8 38.Bf5 c4 39.bxc4 Bxc4 40.Qh4
40.Kh2! Rc7 41.Qh4 Be2 42.Bxf6 Qh5 43.Qg3+-

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40...Bxd5 41.f3 Be6 42.Bxf6 Bxf5 43.exf5
43.Bxg7 Ng6 (43...Qxg7 44.Qxe7 Bg6 45.Qxg7+ Kxg7 46.f5) 44.Bf6 Kf8 45.Rxg6 Qxg6 46.Bxe7+ Kf7
47.exf5 Qxf5 48.Bg5 b3 49.Qh5+ (49.Qh8) 49...Qg6 50.Qh8+-
43...Rc7 44.Rxg7+ Qxg7 45.Bxg7 Rxg7 [Q 5/e] 46.f6
46.Qe1 Rf7 47.Qxb4 Rxf5 48.Qxd6 Kf7 49.Kg2 Nh7 50.Qd7+ Kg6 51.Qe8+ Kg7 52.Qe7+ (52.Qe6
Rxf4 53.Qe5+ Rf6 54.f4 Kg6 55.h4 Rf5 56.Qe8+ Kh6 57.Qe6+ Rf6 58.Qe5 Ra6) 52...Kg6 53.Qe6+ Nf6
54.Kg3 Rb5
46...Rd7
46...Rf7 47.f5 b3 48.Qb4 (48.Qg3+ Kh7 49.Qxd6 b2 50.Qb4 Rxf6 51.Qb5) 48...Rxf6 49.Qxb3+
47.Qe1 d5 48.Qxb4 d4 49.Qc4+ Kh7 50.Qd3+ Kg8 51.f5 Kf7 52.Kg2 Kxf6 53.Kg3 Kg7 54.h4 Nh7
55.Kf2 Nf6 56.Qd2! Nh7
56...d3 57.Qg5++-
57.Ke1 d3 58.Qg2+ Kh8 59.Kd2 Nf8 60.Qg5 Kh7 61.h5 Kh8 62.f6 Kh7 63.f4 Kh8 64.h6 Kh7 65.f5
1-0

110/195. C88
Carlsen, Magnus (2826) - Topalov, Veselin (2803)
Nanjing, 2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.Nbd2
10.Nc3 - 100/(246)
10...O-O 11.Re1 Bd7 12.c3 Ra8 13.Rxa8 Qxa8 14.d4 h6N
14...Re8
15.Nf1 Re8 16.Ng3 Qc8 17.Nh4 Bf8?!
17...exd4 18.cxd4 d5 19.e5 Nh7 20.Ng6!?²; 17...Na5 18.Ba2 (18.Bc2 g6 19.Nf3 Bf8) 18...Nc4 19.b3
(19.Nhf5!?) 19...Qa8 (19...Nb6 20.Nhf5²) 20.Bb1 (20.Qe2 Na3) 20...Qa1 21.Bc2 Na3
18.Ng6! Na5 19.Nxf8 Rxf8 20.Bc2 Re8
20...c5 21.dxe5 dxe5 22.Nh5
21.f4! Bg4?!
21...c5 22.dxe5 (22.fxe5 dxe5 23.d5²) 22...dxe5 23.fxe5 (23.Rf1 c4) 23...Ng4 (23...Bg4 24.Qd3) 24.Nf5
Bxf5 25.exf5 Nxe5 26.f6²
22.Qd3 exf4?!
22...Qb8 23.fxe5 (23.f5 Qb6 24.h3 Bh5±) 23...dxe5 24.Rf1 Qb6±
23.Bxf4 Nc4 24.Bc1 c5

200
24...Qa8 25.Rf1! h5 26.h3 h4 27.e5 dxe5 28.Rxf6 gxf6 29.Qh7+ (29.Ne4) 29...Kf8 30.Ne4+-; 24...c6
25.Rf1! Qd8 (25...Nd7 26.b3 Na5 27.Bxh6 Nf8 (27...gxh6 28.e5 Nf8 29.Ne4+-) 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.h3+-
) 26.b3 Nb6 27.h3 (27.e5 dxe5 28.Rxf6 e4 29.Nxe4 gxf6 30.Qg3 f5 31.Nd6 Qxd6 32.Qxd6 Re1+ 33.Kf2
Rxc1 34.Bxf5 Bxf5 35.Qxc6+-) 27...Bh5 28.Nxh5 Nxh5 29.e5+-
25.Rf1!+- cxd4 26.cxd4 Qd8 27.h3
27.b3
27...Be6
27...Bc8 28.b3 Na5 29.Qxb5; 27...Bd7 28.b3 Be6 (28...Na5 29.e5) 29.Kh1
28.b3 Qa5
28...Nb6 29.Qxb5 (29.e5 dxe5 30.Rxf6 Qxd4+ 31.Qxd4 exd4 32.Rf2) 29...d5 (29...Bd7 30.Qd3) 30.e5;
28...Na5 29.d5 Bc8 30.Bb2
29.Kh2! Nh7 30.e5 g6
30...Nf8 31.Nh5
31.d5 Nxe5
31...Nxe5 32.dxe6! Nxd3 (32...Rxe6 33.Qd1) 33.exf7+ Kf8 34.Bxh6+ Ke7 35.fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 36.Bxd3
1-0

111/108. B92
Carlsen, Magnus (2814) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2751)
Wijk aan Zee, 2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.g4 Be6 10.g5
Nfd7 11.h4 Nb6 12.Qd2 N8d7
12...a5!? 13.f4!? (13.a4 Nc6 14.O-O-O Nb4„) 13...a4 14.f5 Nc4 (14...Bc4? 15.Bxb6 Qxb6 16.Bxc4
axb3 17.Nd5+-) (14...axb3 15.fxe6 bxa2 (15...fxe6 16.Bg4!±) 16.exf7+ Kh8 17.O-O±) 15.Bxc4 Bxc4

201
16.Nc1 Nc6 17.a3²
13.f4
13.O-O-O - 45/291
13...exf4 14.Bxf4 Ne5 15.O-O-O Rc8 16.Kb1 Qc7
16...Nbc4 17.Bxc4 Nxc4 18.Qd3 Re8 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Bf8²
17.h5N
17.Nd4
17...Rfe8
17...Nbc4 18.Bxc4 Nxc4 19.Qd3 Na3+! 20.Kc1!? (20.Ka1 Qc4!? 21.Qd2 Nb5„) 20...Nc4∞
18.Ka1
18.Nd4 Nbc4 19.Bxc4 Nxc4 20.Qd3 Na3+ 21.Ka1 Qc4 22.Rh2∞
18...Bf8
18...Nbc4 19.Bxc4 Qxc4 (19...Nxc4 20.Qd3 b5 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.exd5²) 20.Qh2 (20.Nd4?! b5 21.Nf5?!
Bxf5 22.exf5 Nf3³) 20...Bf8 (20...b5 21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.h6 g6 23.Qxe5 Bf8 24.Qf6²) 21.Nd4 Bg4 22.h6
g6 23.Nd5 Bxd1 24.Nf6+ Kh8 25.Rxd1©
19.Nd4 Qc5?!
19...Nec4 20.Bxc4 Nxc4 21.Qd3 Qb6 22.Bc1²
20.g6! Nec4
20...fxg6 21.hxg6 h6 22.Nxe6 Rxe6 23.Bxe5 Rxe5 (23...dxe5 24.Bg4 Rd6 25.Bxc8 Rxd2 26.Be6+ Kh8
27.Rxd2+-) 24.Qf4 Qc7 25.Bg4→
21.Bxc4 Nxc4 22.Qd3 fxg6
22...h6 23.gxf7+ Bxf7 24.Qg3 Kh8 25.Rhg1→
23.hxg6 h6 24.Qg3 Qb6
24...Qb4 25.Bc1 Ne5 26.Nd5 Bxd5 27.exd5±
25.Bc1 Qa5 26.Rdf1
26.Nxe6 Rxe6 27.Nd5± Rxe4? 28.Qf3+-
26...Ne5
26...Qe5! 27.Qf2±
27.Nd5!
27.Bxh6? Rxc3!; 27.Nxe6 Rxe6 28.Nd5 Rxg6 29.Qb3 Kh8 30.Nf4 Rf6 31.Ne6±
27...Bxd5 28.exd5 Qxd5

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28...Qa4 29.Bxh6+-
29.Bxh6!+- gxh6 30.g7 Be7 31.Rxh6 Nf7 32.Qg6 Nxh6 33.Qxh6 Bf6 34.Qh8+ Kf7 35.g8=Q+ Rxg8
36.Qxf6+ Ke8 37.Re1+ 1-0

116/117. C78
Carlsen, Magnus (2861) - Sokolov, Ivan (2663)
Wijk aan Zee, 2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.d3 Bc5 8.a4 O-O 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 d6
10...g5!? 11.Bg3 (11.Nxg5 hxg5 12.Bxg5 Nd4µ) 11...d6 12.Nc3 (12.axb5 axb5 13.Rxa8 Bxa8 14.Nc3 b4
15.Nd5 Na5 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.Ba2 b3 18.Bxb3 Nxb3 19.cxb3 Qe6 20.h4 f5³) 12...b4 13.Nd5 Na5!
14.Ba2 (14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Bd5 (15.Ba2 - 61/329) 15...Bxd5 16.exd5 Qg6 17.c3 bxc3 18.bxc3 f5 19.d4
exd4 20.cxd4 Bb6 21.h3 Qf7µ) 14...b3=
11.c3 Qe7!?
11...g5!? 12.Bg3 b4„ (12...Ne7 - 106/(96))
12.Na3N
12.Kh1
12...Na5 13.Bc2
13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.axb5 Nxb3 15.Qxb3 Rfb8! 16.Qc2 Bxa3 17.bxa6 Bxb2! 18.a7 Bxa1 19.axb8=Q+ Rxb8
20.Rxa1 Qd8=
13...b4 14.Nb1 g5 15.Bg3 Nh5 16.Nbd2
16.cxb4 Bxb4 17.Nc3!? Rab8 18.d4 Nxg3 19.hxg3 Rfd8!„
16...Ba7 17.Re1 bxc3 18.bxc3 Nxg3 19.hxg3 Qf6 20.Qe2 Rfb8 21.Rab1 Bc8 22.Nf1 Rxb1?!
22...Be6! 23.Ne3 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 c5!=

203
23.Rxb1 Rb8 24.Rxb8 Bxb8 25.Ne3! Ba7 26.d4! g4 27.Nd5! Qd8 28.Nh4 c6
28...exd4 29.Qd2! dxc3 30.Qxh6+-
29.Ne3 h5
29...exd4 30.Nef5 Qg5 31.e5!! Bxf5 32.Nxf5 d5 33.Qxa6 Qc1+ 34.Kh2 Qxc2 35.Qc8+ Kh7 36.Ne7+-
30.Nhf5 Qf6 31.Qd3² Bb6 32.Bb1! Kf8 33.Ba2 Bc7 34.Qb1! Ke8 35.Qb4 d5?

35...Kf8! 36.Bb1! Ke8 37.Bd3 Kd8 (37...Kf8 38.f4! gxf3 39.gxf3 Qg5 40.Kf2 Qf6 41.Be2±) 38.Qb2!±
36.Bb1!± exd4 37.cxd4 dxe4 38.Bxe4 Be6
38...Bd7 39.Bc2 Bc8 40.Bd3!±
39.Qc5 Kd7 40.d5!
40.Qf8!? Bd8 41.Qd6+ Kc8 42.d5 Bd7 43.Qc5+-
40...cxd5 41.Nxd5 Bxd5 42.Qxd5+ Kc8 43.Ne3! Qa1+ 44.Kh2 Qxa4 45.Qa8+ Kd7 46.Nd5
46.Bf5+ Ke7 47.Qa7 Kd8 48.Nd5 Qc6 49.Qd4+-
46...Bd8??
46...Qc6 47.Qh8 Qe6 48.Nf6+ Ke7 49.Ng8+ Kd8 50.Bf5 Qe5 51.Qxh5+-
47.Bf5+ Ke8 48.Qc8+- 1-0

118/184. E46
Carlsen, Magnus (2864) - Anand, Viswanathan (2786)
Moscow, 2013

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nd7 9.g3 b6 10.Nxd5
10.Bg2 Bb7 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.O-O Nf6=
10...exd5 11.Bg2 Bb7 12.Bb4!?N

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12.O-O - 90/470
12...Nf6
12...c5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Bc3 Nf6 15.O-O Qb6∞
13.O-O Re8 14.Rc1 c6
14...Bxb4 15.axb4 c6 16.Ra1 Qd6 17.Qb3 Ne4∞
15.Bxe7 Rxe7 16.Re1 Qd6
16...Ne4!?
17.Nf4² Bc8?! 18.Qa4! Rc7 19.f3! Be6 20.e4 dxe4?
20...Qd7 21.Nxe6 Qxe6 22.e5 Ne8±
21.fxe4 Qd7?!

21...b5 22.Qb4 Qd7 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Bh3±

22.d5! cxd5 23.Qxd7 Rxd7 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Bh3! Kh8
25...Re8 26.exd5+-
26.e5! Ng8 27.Bxe6 Rdd8
27...Re7 28.Bxd5 Rd8 29.Bb3+-
28.Rc7 d4 29.Bd7 1-0

119/152. D78
Carlsen, Magnus (2872) - Gelfand, Boris (2777)
Zuerich, 2014

1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.Qa4 O-O 7.O-O Nfd7
7...dxc4 - 116/153

205
8.Qc2 Nf6 9.Bf4 Bf5 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.Nbd2N
11.Qxb6
11...Ne4 12.e3 Qxb3 13.axb3 Na6 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.g4! Bxg4
15...Nxd2 16.Nxd2 Bd3 17.Bxd5 Bxf1 18.Bxb7 Be2 19.Bxa6 Bxg4 20.Bb7 Rad8 21.Nc4²
16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2
17.Ne5?! Bxe5 18.dxe5 Bf3µ; 17.Ng5 f5 18.f3 exf3 19.Nxf3 - 17.Nd2
17...f5 18.f3! e5
18...exf3 19.Nxf3 Nb4 20.Ng5 (20.Ne5 Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Nc2 22.Bxb7 (22.Bd5+ Rf7∞) 22...Rad8 23.Rxa7
Nxe3 24.Rc1 f4∞) (20.h3 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 RRa5∞ (21...Nd3 22.Bxb7 Nxf4 23.Bxa8 Ne2+ 24.Kf2 Nxd4
25.Bd5+ e6 26.Bc4±)) 20...Nd3 21.Bxb7 (21.Bd5+ Kh8 22.Nf7+ Rxf7 23.Bxf7 Nxf4 24.Rxf4 Bh6³)
21...Nxf4 22.Rxf4 Bh6 (22...e5 23.dxe5 (23.Rxg4? fxg4 24.Bd5+ Kh8 25.Bxa8 Bh6) 23...Bxe5 24.Bxa8
Rxa8 (24...Bxf4? 25.Bd5++-) 25.Rfa4²) 23.h4 RRRad8 (23...Rab8 24.Bd5+ (24.Rxa7²) 24...Kh8
25.Rxa7±) 24.d5²
19.dxe5
19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.dxe5 exf3 (20...Rad8 21.Nxe4!) 21.Nxf3 Bxf3 (21...Rae8 22.Ra5) (21...Nc5 22.Nd4)
22.Bxf3 Rab8=
19...exf3
19...Rad8 20.Nxe4! Bxf3 21.Nf6+ Bxf6 22.Bxf3±
20.Nxf3 Rae8
20...Nc5 21.Nd4 Ne4 22.h3 Bh5 23.Ne6 Rfc8 24.Rfc1ƒ
21.Ra5!ƒ Nb4 22.Nd4! b6 23.Rxa7 Bxe5 24.Bh6! Rf6
24...Rf7 25.Ra4! Bd6 26.Nc6 Nxc6 27.Bxc6 Rd8 28.Bd5 Bxh2+ 29.Kxh2 Rxd5 30.Ra8++-
25.h3 Bh5

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26.Nc2!! g5
26...Nxc2 27.Bd5+ Rfe6 28.Rc1+-
27.Bxg5! Rg6
27...Nxc2 28.Bxf6 Bxf6 29.Rxf5+-
28.Rxf5! h6
28...Nxc2 29.Bd5+ Kh8 30.Rxe5!+-
29.Bxh6!
29.Nxb4 Rxg5 30.Rxg5+ hxg5±
29...Rxh6
29...Nxc2 30.Rxh5 Ne1 31.Rg5 Rxg5 32.Bxg5 Nxg2 33.Kxg2 Bxb2 34.Rb7+-
30.Nxb4 Bxb2 31.Nd5 Kh8 32.Rb7 Bd1 33.b4 Rg8 34.Ne7 Rd8
34...Rg7 35.Rf2 (35.Kf2 Bc2) 35...Be5 (35...Bc1 36.Kh2 Bxe3 37.Rf8+ Kh7 38.Be4++-) 36.Kf1+-
35.Be4 Bf6
35...Rxh3 36.Ng6+ Kg8 37.Bd5+ Rxd5 38.Rf8#; 35...Bh5 36.Bd5 Bd1 37.Kf2+-
36.Rxb6!+- Kg7 37.Rf2
37.Rf2 Bxe7 (37...Bg4 38.Nd5+-) 38.Rg2++-
1-0

119/174. E25
Anand, Viswanathan (2775) - Carlsen, Magnus (2870)
Chennai (m/9), 2013

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 c4 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.g4 O-O

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10...h6 - 70/493
11.Bg2 Na5 12.O-O Nb3 13.Ra2 b5
13...h6
14.Ng3 a5N
14...Re8; 14...Bb7; 14...h6
15.g5 Ne8 16.e4 Nxc1
16...Nc7!? 17.Be3 Ra6∞
17.Qxc1 Ra6 18.e5
18.Rb2!? Nc7 19.f4
18...Nc7
18...g6 19.f4 Ng7 20.Qb1 Rb6 21.Rb2 Qd7 22.f5!ƒ
19.f4
19.Rb2 Qe7∞
19...b4 20.axb4
20.f5!?
20...axb4 21.Rxa6 Nxa6 22.f5
22.cxb4 Nxb4 23.f5 g6∞
22...b3 23.Qf4
23.h4 Nc7 24.h5 Qd7∞
23...Nc7 24.f6
24.Qh4 Ne8 25.Nh5 Kh8∞
24...g6 25.Qh4 Ne8 26.Qh6
26.Ne2 Be6 (26...b2 27.Nf4 Qa5 28.Nxd5 Be6 29.Nb4 Qa3 30.Qh6 Bf5 31.Nc6 Kh8 32.Ne7 Rg8
33.Nxg8 Kxg8 34.Bd5 b1=Q 35.Bxf7+ Kxf7 36.Qxh7+ Ke6 37.Qg8+ Kd7 38.Rxb1 Bxb1 39.Qd5+ Kc8
40.Qe6+ Kc7=) 27.Nf4 Qa5 28.Bh3 Bxh3 29.Qxh3 b2 30.Ne6! Qa1 31.Nxf8 Kxf8 32.e6 Nd6 33.Qh6+
(33.exf7? h5-+) 33...Ke8 34.exf7+ Nxf7 35.Qh3 Kd8 36.Qg2 b1=Q 37.Qxd5+ Kc8 38.Qc6+ Kd8
39.Qd5+ Kc8=
26...b2 27.Rf4
27.Ne2 Be6 (27...Bf5? 28.Rf4! b1=Q+ 29.Kf2 Bg4 30.Rxg4+-) (27...Qb6 28.Nf4 Be6 29.Rb1±) 28.Nf4
(28.Rf4? b1=Q+ 29.Kf2 Qf5-+) 28...Qa5 29.Nxe6 fxe6 30.Bh3 Qa6 31.Bg4! Rf7 32.Qh3 Nc7 33.Qg2
Qa2 34.Qc2 Rf8 35.Rb1 Rb8=
27...b1=Q+

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28.Nf1??
28.Bf1 Qd1 29.Rh4 (29.Ne2 Qd7 30.Rh4 Qg4+-+) 29...Qh5 30.Nxh5 gxh5 31.Rxh5 Bf5 32.g6! (32.Bh3
Bg6 33.e6 Nxf6 34.gxf6 Qxf6 35.e7 Qxe7 36.Re5 Qa3³) 32...Bxg6 33.Rg5 Nxf6 34.exf6 Qxf6 35.Rxd5
Qf3 36.Rc5 Qxc3 37.Qf4=
28...Qe1 0-1

120/157. D52
Carlsen, Magnus (2881) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2760)
Shamkir, 2014

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Rc1 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Ba3
10.Rc2 b6 11.Be2 Ba6 12.O-O Bxe2 13.Qxe2 O-O 14.e4N
14.Rd1 - 119/(148)
14...Rac8 15.e5 Qa4
15...c5 16.d5! c4 (16...exd5? 17.e6 Nf6 (17...fxe6 18.Qxe6+ Rf7 19.Ne5+-) 18.e7 Rfe8 19.Bxf6 gxf6
20.Nh4+-) 17.d6 Rc5 18.Rd1 Qa4 (18...Nxe5?! 19.Be7±) 19.Bf4²
16.c4 Rfe8 17.Rd1 c5 18.d5! exd5 19.Rxd5 Nf8
19...h6 20.Bf4 (20.Be3 Re7 21.Qd3 Rce8 22.Bf4 Nb8∞ (22...f6!?)) 20...Nf8 21.Qd3 Ng6 (21...Ne6
22.g3!?²) 22.Bg3²
20.h4 h6 21.Be3 Ng6
21...Ne6 22.h5 Rcd8 23.Qd3²
22.Qd3² Re6 23.h5 Ne7 24.Rd6 Bb4 25.Rc1 Re8 26.Rxe6 fxe6 27.Nh4 Qc6
27...Qxa2? 28.Qd7 Kf7 29.Ng6 Qa6 30.Rd1! Qxc4 31.Rd3 a5 32.Bd2+-
28.a3 Ba5 29.Rd1 Qc7 30.Ng6
30.f4 a6 31.Qd6± (31.Ng6±)

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30...Nxg6 31.Qxg6± Qf7 32.Rd3 a6
32...Qxg6 33.hxg6 Kf8 34.f4±
33.a4 Rf8 34.g4!
34.Rd6 Re8 35.Bd2±
34...Qe8 35.Rd6+- Qxa4 36.Qxe6+ Kh8 37.Bxh6 Qa1+ 38.Kg2 Rxf2+ 39.Kxf2 Qe1+ 40.Kg2 Qe4+
41.Kh3 Qh1+ 42.Kg3 Qe1+ 43.Kf4 Bd2+ 44.Rxd2
44.Kf3 Qd1+ 45.Ke4 Qb1+ (45...Qe2+ 46.Kf5+-) 46.Rd3 Qh1+ 47.Kf5 Qf1+ 48.Kg6 Qxd3+ 49.Qf5
Qxf5+ 50.gxf5 Bxh6 51.e6+-
44...Qxd2+ 45.Kf5 gxh6
45...Qd3+ 46.Kg5 Qe3+ 47.Kg6 Qxh6+ 48.Kf7+-
46.Qe8+ Kg7 47.Qe7+
47.Qe7+ Kg8 48.Kg6+-
1-0

120/180. E20
Nakamura, Hikaru (2772) - Carlsen, Magnus (2881)
Shamkir, 2014

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 c5 5.d5 O-O 6.e4 d6 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Ne5 9.Ng3 exd5 10.cxd5
Bd7N
10...Re8 - 82/(464)
11.a3 Ba5 12.Be2 b5 13.O-O
13.Nxb5? Rb8 14.Nxd6 Rxb2 15.Bxa5 Qxa5+µ
13...c4 14.Be3 Bb6 15.Qd2 Rb8 16.Nd1! Bc8! 17.Kh1 Nfd7 18.f4 Ng6 19.Bxb6 Rxb6 20.Ne3 Nc5
21.Bd1! Nd3 22.f5 Ngf4!
22...Nge5 23.f6 g6 24.Nxc4!+-
23.a4! a6 24.Ng4?!
24.axb5 axb5 25.Ng4 h5 26.Nf2 Qf6 27.Nxd3 Nxd3 28.Qe3 ∆Ra6 29.Rxa6 Bxa6 30.Nxh5 Qxb2 31.f6
Qc1 32.Qxc1 Nxc1 33.fxg7 Rc8 34.Rf6 Nd3 35.Bg4→
24...h5!
24...Qg5 25.Qe3 (25.Nh5 Ne6!„ 26.Qa5!) 25...Rb7 26.Nh5! Qxh5 27.Nf6+ gxf6 28.Bxh5 Nxh5 29.Qh6
Ng7 30.Rf3 Kh8 31.Kg1+-; 24...g5 25.Ne2 (25.b3 h5 26.Nf2 Qf6∞) 25...h5 26.Nxf4 Nxf4 27.Rxf4!
(27.Nf2) 27...gxf4 28.f6! (28.Qxf4 f6) 28...Bxg4 29.Qxf4 Kh7 30.Bxg4+-
25.Nf2 Qf6 26.Nxd3 Nxd3 27.Qe3

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27.Nxh5 Qxb2 28.Qg5 ∆Nf2+ 29.Rxf2 (29.Kg1 Nxe4µ) 29...Qxa1 30.Rf1 (30.h3? Qxd1+ 31.Kh2
Qd4µ) 30...Qe5
27...Rb7 28.Nxh5 Qh6!
28...Qxb2? 29.f6 Qxa1 30.Qg5 Nf2+ 31.Kg1 Nh3+ 32.gxh3 Qd4+ 33.Rf2! (33.Kh1 Qxe4+ 34.Bf3 Qg6)
33...Qxd1+ 34.Kg2 g6 35.Ng3!+- (35.Qh6? Bxh3+-+)
29.Qxh6?
29.Qd4 bxa4! 30.Rxa4 (30.Rf3? Qxh5) (30.Ra3 f6 31.Rxd3!? cxd3 32.Nf4©) 30...Nxb2 (30...Rxb2
31.Rxc4 Rd2!„) 31.Rxa6 Nxd1 32.Qxd1 Rb1 (32...Re7 33.Ra3 Rxe4 34.Rh3→ (34.Rg3 RRRh4!))
33.Qxb1 Bxa6©
29...gxh6 30.axb5 axb5
30...Rxb5 31.b3 cxb3 32.Be2 Nc5 (32...b2 33.Rab1±) 33.Bxb5 axb5±
31.Bc2

31...Ne5!
31...Nxb2 32.Ra3 b4 33.Rg3+ Kh8 34.Nf6! b3 35.Bb1 ∆Ra7 36.Rf4 Ra1 37.h3 Rxb1+ 38.Kh2+-
32.Ra6
32.b4 cxb3 33.Bxb3 Rc7 34.Rfc1 Rc5©
32...Rd8 33.Ng3 Rb8 34.Ra7 b4© 35.Ne2 Bd7 36.Rfa1 Bb5 37.h3 Rdc8 38.Kh2
38.Nd4 b3 39.Bd1 c3! (39...Nd3 40.Bh5) 40.bxc3 b2 41.Rb1 Bd3-+
38...c3 39.Nd4 cxb2 40.Rb1 Rc4 41.Nxb5 Rxc2µ 42.Nd4
42.Nxd6!? Rd8 (42...Nf3+ 43.Kg3 Nd2 44.Nxf7 (44.f6 Nxb1 45.Nxf7 (45.Rxf7 Rf8 46.Rg7+ Kh8-+)
45...Rf8 46.Nxh6+ Kh8-+) 44...Nxb1 (44...Nxe4+ 45.Kh4) 45.Nxh6+ Kh8 (45...Kf8 46.f6 Nc3 47.Rf7+
Ke8 48.Re7+=) 46.Nf7+ (46.f6 Rf8-+) 46...Kg8 (46...Kg7? 47.Ne5++-) 47.Nh6+=) 43.Re7 (43.Nb7
Rd7-+) 43...Rxd6 44.Rxe5 Ra6-+

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42...Rd2 43.Nc6 Re8 44.Ra4
44.Nxb4 Nf3+ 45.Kg3 Rxe4 46.Nc6 Nh4-+; 44.Rb7 Nd3 45.Nxb4 Nc5 46.Rb6 Rxe4-+; 44.Nxe5 Rxe5
45.Ra2 Rxe4 46.Raxb2 Rxb2 47.Rxb2 Kg7µ
44...Nd3 45.Nxb4 Nf2!
45...Nc5? 46.Ra2 Rxe4 47.Raxb2
46.Ra2

46...Nd1!!-+ 47.Rxd1 Rxd1 48.Rxb2 Rxe4 49.Nc6 Kg7 50.f6+ Kxf6 51.Rf2+ Kg6 52.Nd8 Re8
52...Re8 53.Nxf7 Rxd5 … Kg7, Rf8
0-1

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122/52. B41
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792)
Sochi (m/6), 2014

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qd3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
10.e5 Nd7N
10...Ne4 - 105/227
11.Bf4 Bxc3+
11...f6?! 12.O-O-O Ke7 13.exf6+ gxf6 14.a3! Bxc3 (14...e5 15.Bxe5) 15.Bd6+ Kf7 16.bxc3±
12.bxc3 Kc7 13.h4 b6
13...h5 14.Rh3 b6 15.Rg3 g6 16.O-O-O Bb7 17.Rgd3 Nc5 18.Rd4 Rad8 19.Bg5 Rd7²
14.h5 h6
14...Bb7 15.h6 g6 16.O-O-O (16.Bg5 Rhe8!? (16...Nxe5!? 17.Bf6 Nd7 18.Bxh8 Rxh8²) 17.f4 c5 18.O-O-
O b5∞) 16...Rhg8²
15.O-O-O Bb7
15...Nc5!? 16.Rh3 Bd7 17.Rg3 Rag8²

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16.Rd3! c5 17.Rg3 Rag8 18.Bd3!
18.Rh4? Nf8 (18...Be4!? 19.Re3 (19.Bxh6? Rxh6 20.Rxe4 Rxh5³) (19.Rhg4?! g5 20.hxg6 fxg6³)
19...Bh7 20.Bh2²) 19.Bd3 (19.Rhg4?! g5! 20.hxg6 (20.Bd2 Nd7 21.f4 f5! 22.exf6 Nxf6µ) 20...Nxg6∞)
19...g5 20.hxg6 Nxg6 21.Bxg6 Rxg6 22.Rxg6 fxg6=
18...Nf8 19.Be3 g6 20.hxg6 Nxg6 21.Rh5!
21.Rxh6? Nxe5! 22.Bf4! Rxg3! (22...Rxh6? 23.Bxe5++-) (22...Kd6? 23.Rxh8 Rxh8 24.Rg7! Rf8
(24...Rh4 25.Bg3+-) (24...f6 25.Rxb7+-) 25.g4!±) 23.Rxh8 Rxd3 24.Bxe5+ Kd7=
21...Bc6

21...Ne7 22.Rxg8 Rxg8 23.g3±

22.Bc2!
22.Rxh6?! Nxe5! 23.Bf4 Rxg3 24.Rxh8 Rxd3=; 22.Bxh6?! Nxe5! 23.Bf4 Rxg3 24.Rxh8 Rxd3=; 22.Kd2
Ne7! 23.Rxg8 Rxg8 24.Rxh6 (24.g3? Rd8!³) 24...Rxg2= 25.Rh7 Be8
22...Kb7 23.Rg4
23.Bxh6 Ne7! 24.Rhg5 Rxh6 25.Rxg8 Nxg8 26.Rxg8 Rh1+ 27.Kd2 Ra1∞ 28.Rf8 Rxa2 29.Rxf7+ Kc8
30.Kc1 Ra1+ 31.Kb2 Re1; 23.f3 Ne7 24.Rxg8 Rxg8= 25.Rh2 Ng6; 23.Kd2!? Nf8! (23...b5? 24.Bxc5
bxc4 25.Rg4±) (23...Ne7 24.Rxg8 Rxg8 25.g3±) 24.Rxg8 (24.Rxh6 Rxg3 25.Rxh8 Ng6 26.Bxg6 (26.Rh7
Rxg2 27.Rxf7+ Kc8=) 26...Rxg6 27.g3 Rg4 28.Rh7 Rxc4 29.Rxf7+ Kc8²) 24...Rxg8 25.g3 Nd7! 26.Bf4
(26.Bxh6? Bf3=) (26.Ke2 b5 27.Bxh6 Nb6 28.Be3 Nxc4 29.Bxc5 Rd8 30.Bd4 b4 31.Rh4 Na3! 32.Bd3
Nb5²) 26...Rh8 27.Ke2 b5 28.g4 Rd8! 29.Rxh6 Nb6 30.cxb5 axb5 31.Rh7 Rd7 32.Be3 Nd5 33.Bd2 b4
34.cxb4 Bb5+ 35.Kf3 Bc6 36.Be4 cxb4 37.Rh1 Nc3 38.Bxc3 Rd3+ 39.Kf4 Bxe4 40.Rb1 Bd5²
23...a5
23...Ne7 24.Rf4! (24.Rxg8 Rxg8 25.g3 Ng6 26.Bd1 Be4 (26...Rd8 27.Be2) 27.Be2 Rd8 28.Bxh6 Kc6
(28...Bd3 29.Bxd3 Rxd3 30.Kc2 Rd7²) 29.Be3 b5 30.cxb5+ axb5²) 24...Be8 25.Rf6²; 23...Kc8!?
24.Bd1

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24.Kd1 Nf8! (24...Ne7!? 25.Rxg8 Rxg8 26.Rxh6 Rxg2 27.Rh7 Ng6 28.Rxf7+ Kc8 29.f4 Nh4∞) 25.Rxg8
Rxg8 26.Rxh6 (26.g3? Bf3+-+) 26...Rxg2 27.Rf6 Rg1+! 28.Ke2 Be8∞; 24.Rg3! Ne7 (24...Nf8?! 25.Rxg8
Rxg8 26.g3 Ng6 27.Bd1 Be4 28.Be2 Rd8 29.Kb2²) 25.Rxg8 Rxg8 26.g3 (26.Rxh6 Rxg2 27.Rh7 Ng6!
28.Rxf7+ Kc8! 29.f4 Rg3„) 26...Bf3! 27.Rxh6 Ng6 28.Bxg6 (28.Bf4 Nxf4 (28...Be2 29.Rh7 Bxc4
30.Rxf7+ Kc6 31.a4±) 29.gxf4 Rg1+ 30.Kd2 Ra1 31.Rh7 Rxa2 32.Rxf7+ Kc8 33.Kc1 Ra1+ 34.Kb2 Re1!
35.Bd3 Kd8 (35...Be2 36.Bxe2 Rxe2+ 37.Kb3 Rxf2 38.Ka4±) 36.Kc2 a4 37.Ra7 Bc6 38.Kd2 Rh1 39.f5
exf5 40.Bxf5 Rh5=) 28...fxg6 29.Rh7+ Ka6 30.Re7 Bg4²
24...Rd8 25.Bc2
25.Bxh6? Nxe5³ (25...Rh7!?³)25.f3? Rd3³
25...Rdg8 26.Kd2? a4?
26...Nxe5! 27.Rxg8 Nxc4+ 28.Kd3 Nb2+! 29.Ke2 Rxg8 30.Rxh6 (30.g3µ) 30...Rxg2µ
27.Ke2 a3 28.f3 Rd8 29.Ke1
29.Bxg6 fxg6 30.Rxg6 Ba4 (30...Be8? 31.Rg7++-) 31.Rxe6 Rd1 32.Rf5! Rc8! 33.Rff6 Rb1±; 29.Bc1!?
Be8!±
29...Rd7
29...Be8±
30.Bc1
30.Ke2!
30...Ra8
30...Rhd8! 31.Be3 (31.Bxh6 Rh8! 32.Bxg6 fxg6 33.Rxg6 Ba4³) (31.Ke2 b5! 32.cxb5 Bxb5+ 33.c4 Ba6∞)
31...Ka6! 32.Ke2 Ka5 33.Bxg6 Rd1!! 34.Bxf7 Ra1 35.Kf2 Rxa2+ 36.Kg3 Re2 37.Bxh6 Rd1 38.Bxe6 a2
39.Rg7 Bd7! 40.Rg8 Bc6 41.Rg7 Bd7=
31.Ke2 Ba4 32.Be4+ Bc6
32...Ka7! 33.Bxa8 Kxa8 34.Rxh6 (34.Rh1 Bc2!∞) 34...Rd1 35.Bxa3 Ra1 36.Ke3! Nxe5 37.Rg7 Nxc4+
38.Kf4 Nd6!²
33.Bxg6 fxg6 34.Rxg6 Ba4 35.Rxe6 Rd1 36.Bxa3 Ra1
36...Bc2 37.Re7++-
37.Ke3 Bc2
37...Rxa2 38.Bc1 Rc2 39.Bd2 Rd8 40.Rd6+-
38.Re7+ 1-0

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122/107. C45
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2768) - Carlsen, Magnus (2877)
Saint Louis, 2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Qe2 a5
7...O-O 8.Bg5 Nd4 9.Qd2 Nxb3 10.axb3 Re8 11.f3 h6 12.Bf4 d5 13.O-O-O d4∞; 7...d6
8.e5N
8.a4 Nb4 9.Bg5 d6 10.O-O-O Qe7 11.f3 Bd7 12.Kb1∞
8...O-O 9.exf6 a4
9...Re8? 10.Be3 a4 11.Nd2±
10.Nd5!
10.Nd2 Re8 11.Nde4 d5µ; 10.fxg7 Re8 11.Be3 axb3 12.cxb3 Nd4 13.Qh5 Ra5! 14.Nb5 (14.Nd5 Nc2+
15.Kd2 Nb4 16.Bc4 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Qf6µ) 14...Rxe3+! 15.fxe3 Qe7 16.O-O-O Nxb5 17.Bd3! Qc5+
(17...Bxe3+ 18.Rd2 (18.Kb1? Na3+-+) 18...h6 19.Qf5 Bxd2+ 20.Kxd2 Qg5+ 21.Qxg5 hxg5 22.Bxb5
Rxb5 23.Re1 Kxg7 24.Re8 Ra5 25.Rxc8 Rxa2 26.Kc2 c6 27.Rc7 d5 28.Rxb7 Ra1µ) 18.Qxc5 Bxc5 19.b4
Bxb4 20.a3 Bd6 21.b4 Rxa3 22.Bxb5 Be5µ
10...Re8 11.Be3 axb3 12.Qg4 g6 13.Bc4

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13...Nb4!
13...Bd4 14.Qh4 Bxb2 15.O-O Bxa1 (15...bxc2 16.Rac1 Re6 17.Rxc2 Bxf6 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Bg5ƒ)
16.Rxa1 b2 17.Rb1 Re5! 18.Qh6 (18.Rxb2 Rh5) 18...Qf8 19.Qxf8+ Kxf8 20.Nxc7©; 13...Rxa2 14.O-O
Rxa1 15.Rxa1 Bxe3 16.fxe3 bxc2 17.Qg5 Re5 18.Ne7+! Rxe7 19.fxe7 Qxe7 20.Qxe7 Nxe7©
14.Nxb4
14.Qf4?! Nxc2+ 15.Kd2 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Ra5!µ; 14.Qh4?! Nxc2+ 15.Kd2 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Bc5³; 14.O-O
Nxd5 15.Bxd5 bxc2 (15...Rxe3!? 16.fxe3 bxc2 17.Qf4 Ra5∞) 16.Bxb6 cxb6 17.Qd4 d6 18.Rac1 Re5
19.Rxc2 Be6=
14...d5 15.Qf4
15.Qg5 dxc4 16.Nd5 (16.O-O Ra5!µ) (16.Rd1 bxc2!µ) 16...Bc5! 17.cxb3 cxb3 18.O-O Bf8
15...dxc4 16.O-O
16.Nd5? Bxe3 17.fxe3 Qxd5 18.Qh6 Rxe3+ 19.Qxe3 Bf5µ
16...bxc2 17.Nd5
17.Bxb6!? cxb6 18.Nd5! Re6 19.Qxc4 (19.Ne7+ Rxe7 20.fxe7 Qxe7 21.Rfe1 Qd8 22.Qxc4 Bf5³)
19...Kh8! (19...Rd6 20.Ne7+ Kh8 21.Qh4→) 20.Qxc2! Rd6! (20...Qxd5? 21.Rad1 Qe5 22.Rd8+ Re8
23.Qc7! Qe6 24.h3±) 21.Ne3 Qxf6=
17...Re6! 18.Qxc4
18.Ne7+ Rxe7 (18...Kh8 19.Bxb6 Rxb6 20.Nd5!ƒ) 19.fxe7 Qxe7 20.Bxb6 cxb6 21.Rfe1 Qd8 22.Qxc4
Bf5∞
18...Bxe3 19.fxe3 b5! 20.Qc5
20.Qxc2 Qxd5 21.Rad1 Qe5 22.Qc6! Bb7! 23.Qxb7 Ree8ƒ
20...Bb7 21.Ne7+ Kh8
21...Rxe7 22.fxe7 (22.Qxe7 Qd2 23.e4 Qd4+ 24.Kh1 Qxe4 25.Qxe4 Bxe4 26.Rfe1 Re8 27.Rac1 Re6=)

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22...Qd2 23.Rf2 Qd1+ 24.Rf1 Qd2=
22.Qxc2 Raa6 23.Rac1
23.Rad1 Rad6 24.a4!? bxa4 (24...Rxe3? 25.Rxd6 Qxd6 (25...cxd6 26.Qd2 Qb6 27.a5 Qc5 28.b4 Qa7
29.Kh1+-) 26.Rd1! Qxf6 27.Rd8+ Kg7 28.Rg8+ Kh6 29.Rxg6+!+-) 25.Rxd6 Rxd6 26.Qxa4 Rd2∞
23...Rxf6 24.Rxf6 Rxf6 25.Qxc7 Qd2
25...Qd3! 26.Qc3! (26.Qb8+? Kg7 27.Qg8+ Kh6 28.Qf8+ Kh5 29.Rc5+ g5 30.Rxg5+ Kh4!! (30...Kxg5
31.Qg7+ Rg6 32.Qe5+ f5 33.h4+! Kh5 34.Nxg6 hxg6 35.Qe7! Kh6=) 31.g3+ Kxg5 32.Qg7+ Rg6
33.Qe5+ f5-+ 34.h4+ Kg4 35.Qf4+ Kh3-+) (26.Qe5? Kg7 27.Ng8 Kxg8 28.Qxf6 Qxe3+-+) 26...Qxc3
27.Rxc3 Rd6³
26.Qb8+ Kg7 27.Qg8+ Kh6 28.Qf8+ Kh5 29.Rc5+ g5 30.Rxg5+ Kxg5
30...Kh4 31.g3+ Kxg5 32.Qg7+ Rg6 33.Qe5+ f5 34.Qxf5+ Kh6 35.Qf8+ Kh5 36.Qf5+=
31.Qg7+ Rg6
31...Kh5? 32.g4+ Kh4 33.Qxf6++-
32.Qe5+ f5 33.h4+ Kh5 34.Qxf5+ Kh6
34...Kxh4 35.Qh3+ Kg5 36.Qf5+=
35.Qf8+ Kh5 36.Qf5+ Kh6 37.Qf8+ Kh5 38.Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

122/109. C65
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792)
Sochi (m/2), 2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6

5...Nd4!?
6.Re1
6.c3 - 112/182
6...O-O 7.Bxc6
7.h3
7...bxc6 8.h3 Re8 9.Nbd2N
9.Be3
9...Nd7
9...Bb6 10.a4 a5 11.Nc4 h6∞; 9...h6!?
10.Nc4 Bb6
¹10...Nf8 11.c3 (11.Na5 Qd7 (11...Bd7 12.Nb7 Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2 Qb8 14.Nxd6 cxd6∞) 12.c3 Bb6
13.Qa4 Ba6„) 11...Be6 12.Qa4 (12.Na5 Qd7 13.Qa4? Bxh3!µ) 12...Qd7∞

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11.a4 a5 12.Nxb6 cxb6 13.d4 Qc7

13...Ba6 14.Ra3 Nf8 (14...Qe7 15.Bg5 f6 16.Bc1²) 15.Rb3 Qc7 16.Nh4²; 13...c5 14.d5 Nf8 15.Ra3 Ng6
16.Nd2 Ba6²
14.Ra3! Nf8 15.dxe5
15.Nh4?! exd4 16.Qxd4 Qe7 17.Nf3 c5 18.Qd1 Bb7 19.Rae3 Rad8∞
15...dxe5 16.Nh4 Rd8!
16...Be6 17.Rg3 Rad8 18.Qf3→; 16...Ng6 17.Nf5 f6 (17...Ne7 18.Qd6! Qd7 (18...Ra7 19.Nh6+! Kf8
(19...gxh6 20.Qf6+-) 20.Rf3+-) 19.Nxe7+ Rxe7 20.Rd1±) 18.Rg3²
17.Qh5 f6 18.Nf5
18.Rg3 Qf7 19.Qf3 Ne6 20.Nf5 Kh8 21.Rd1 Qf8∞
18...Be6?!
18...Bxf5?! 19.exf5; 18...Qf7 19.Qg4ƒ (19.Qxf7+ Kxf7 20.Rb3 Rb8 21.Be3 c5∞ 22.Bxc5? Bxf5 23.Bxf8
Be6-+) (19.Qe2 Ne6 20.Qc4 Qc7 (20...Qe8 21.Rb3 Rb8 22.Be3 c5 23.f4 Kh8 24.fxe5 fxe5 25.Qc3²)
21.Rc3 g6 22.Ne3 Rd6 23.Ng4 Ba6 24.Qa2 Kh8 25.Nxf6 Nd4 26.Ng4 Qe7©)
19.Rg3 Ng6 20.h4!?
20.Bh6!? Rd7 (20...gxh6 21.Rxg6+ hxg6 22.Qxg6+ Kf8 23.Qxf6+ Qf7 24.Qxh6+ Ke8 25.Qh8+ Kd7
26.Rd1+ Kc7 27.Qxe5+ Kb7 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Nd6+ Rxd6 30.Qxd6²) 21.h4 Rf8 22.Qg4 Rff7 23.Bxg7
Bxf5 24.exf5 Rxg7 25.fxg6 Rxg6²
20...Bxf5?
20...Kh8! 21.Rxg6 Qf7 22.Nxg7 (22.Bh6 gxh6 23.Rxh6 Qxh5 24.Rxh5 Rd2∞) (22.Rh6 gxh6 23.Qxf7
Bxf7 24.Bxh6 Rg8 25.Rd1 Be6 26.Rd6 Bxf5 27.exf5 b5!„ 28.axb5 cxb5 29.Rxf6 b4 30.b3 Rgc8 31.Re6
Re8 32.Rd6 Red8 33.Rb6 Rdb8=) 22...Qxg6 23.Qxg6 hxg6 24.Nxe6 Rd6 25.Nc7 Rc8 26.Na6 Ra8=
21.exf5 Nf4 22.Bxf4 exf4 23.Rc3! c5 24.Re6 Rab8

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24...h6 25.Qf3 Rac8 26.Rc4 Rd4 27.c3! Rxc4 28.Qd5 Kh7 29.Qxc4±
25.Rc4 Qd7 26.Kh2 Rf8 27.Rce4 Rb7 28.Qe2 b5!? 29.b3
29.Re7 Qd6 30.f3! Rxe7 31.Rxe7 bxa4 32.Qe4 Qb8 (32...Kh8 33.Re8+-) 33.Qxa4+-
29...bxa4 30.bxa4 Rb4 31.Re7 Qd6 32.Qf3?!
32.f3! h6 33.Ra7+-
32...Rxe4 33.Qxe4 f3+ 34.g3 h5?
34...Qd2! 35.Qc4+ (35.Qe6+ Kh8 36.Qf7 Qxf2+ 37.Kh3 Qf1+ 38.Kg4 h5+!! 39.Qxh5+ Kg8 40.Qg6
Qc4+ 41.Kxf3 Qf1+=) (35.Qxf3 Qxc2 36.Kg2 Kh8! 37.Qc6 Rg8 38.Ra7 Qc3 39.Qd5 h6 40.Rc7 Qb4
41.Rxc5 Qxa4±) 35...Kh8 36.Qxc5 Rg8 37.c3 h6 38.Qd4 Qc2 39.g4 Kh7 40.Kg3 Qc1±
35.Qb7 1-0

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Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2765)
Shamkir, 2015

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.Na3 a6 5.c4 b4 6.Nc2 e6 7.d4

7.a3 - 97/(12)
7...a5
7...Be4 8.O-O c5 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nfxd4 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 Be7 12.Qd3²
8.O-O Be7 9.d5! Na6 10.Nfd4 Nc5 11.Re1N
11.dxe6
11...O-O
11...Nfe4 12.Nb3 O-O 13.Be3²
12.e4 e5 13.Nf5 d6 14.Bg5!? Nxd5?!

¹14...Bc8 15.Nce3 h6 16.Bh4 Kh7 17.f4→

15.Bh6! gxh6 16.Qg4+ Bg5 17.cxd5 Kh8 18.h4 Bf6 19.Nce3
19.Nxh6 Nd3 20.Reb1 c6 21.dxc6 Bxc6 22.Ne3±
19...Bc8 20.Qf3 Bg7 21.Bh3! Rg8 22.Bg4 Qf6 23.Bh5 Bxf5 24.Nxf5 [… Rad1, Re3, Qe2, Rf3ƒ] 24...c6
25.dxc6 Rac8 26.Qd1! Rxc6
RR26...Nxe4 27.Bg4 h5 28.Bh3 Nc5 29.Qd5±
27.Qd5 Rgc8 28.Rad1 Bf8 29.Qxf7!? Qxf7 30.Bxf7 Na4 31.Re2 Rc1 32.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33.Kg2 Nc5
RR33...Rb1 34.Rc2 Nc5 35.b3±
34.b3 Rc3 35.Kh3! Nd7 36.Be6 Nc5 37.Bd5 Nd7 38.Ne3! Nf6

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38...Nc5 39.Kg4 Kg7 40.Kf5 Nd7 41.Bc4 Nc5 42.Nd5±
39.Be6 Rc5 40.Nc4 Kg7 41.f3 Ne8 42.Rd2 Nc7 43.Bg4 a4?!
¹43...Ne8
44.Nxd6 Bxd6 45.Rxd6 a3 46.Bd7!+- Rc2 47.Bc6 Rxa2
47...Na6 48.Bd5 Nc5 49.Rc6 h5 50.g4+-
48.Rd7+ Kf6 49.Rxc7 Rc2 50.Rxh7 Kg6 51.Rc7 Kf6 52.h5 Rc1 53.Rh7 a2 54.Bd5 1-0

125/70. B90
Carlsen, Magnus (2853) - So, Wesley (2779)
Saint Louis, 2015

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.O-O-O
Be7 11.g4 b4 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nb6
13...a5? 14.g5 Nh5 15.Bb5 O-O (15...a4 16.Nc5! dxc5 17.d6±) 16.Kb1±
14.Na5 Nbxd5 15.Nc4 Nxe3
15...h6 - 103/169
16.Nxe3 O-O 17.Bc4N
17.h4 a5 18.Kb1 (18.g5!? Nh5 19.Nd5 Rc8 20.Kb1 Rc5 21.Bh3©) 18...Rc8 19.Bd3 Rc5 20.Nf5 Nd5
21.Be4 (21.Rhe1 Kh8 22.Be4 (22.Bc4?! Nc3+ 23.bxc3 Rxc4³) 22...Nf4 23.Nxe7 Qxe7 24.Qxd6 Qxd6
25.Rxd6 g6=) 21...Nf4 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.Qxd6 Qxd6 24.Rxd6 h5„
17...Nd7
17...d5 18.Qe2 (18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.Qxd5 Bg5+ 20.Kb1 Qc7 21.h4 Bf4=) 18...d4 19.Nf5 g6 20.Nh6+
(20.Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.Rxd4 Qc7 22.Rdd1 a5=) 20...Kg7 21.Nxf7 (21.Qxe5 Kxh6 22.g5+ Kg7 23.Rxd4
Qb6 24.Rd7 Rac8 25.b3 Rc5 26.Qd4 Rd8 27.gxf6+ Qxf6 28.Qxf6+ Kxf6=) 21...Rxf7 22.Qxe5 Rc8
23.Bxf7 Kxf7 24.Rxd4 Qc7 25.Qe2²; 17...Rc8!? 18.Kb1 (18.Bxa6?! b3 19.axb3 Ra8ƒ) 18...a5 19.Bb3
Nd7 20.Nf5 Nc5„
18.h4 a5 19.g5
19.Nf5 Nb6 20.Bb5 d5 21.Bc6 Rc8 22.Bxd5 Nxd5 23.Qxd5 Qc7=
19...Rc8 20.Bd5 Nb6 21.Kb1 Qc7
21...Kh8!? 22.Rhf1 Nxd5 23.Nxd5 f6 24.f4 fxg5 25.fxg5 Rxf1 26.Rxf1 Qd7 27.b3 Qe6©
22.Rhf1 Nxd5
22...Qc5!? 23.f4 Nxd5 24.Nxd5 Bd8©
23.Nxd5 Qb7 24.f4 f5
24...Bd8?! 25.h5 (25.fxe5 dxe5 26.Rf5 a4 27.Rxe5 b3„) 25...a4 26.h6 g6 (26...b3 27.cxb3 axb3 28.hxg7
bxa2+ 29.Ka1 Re8 30.Qh2+-) 27.Nxb4 a3 28.b3 exf4 29.Nd5 Bxg5 30.Qg2 Qc6 31.Rxf4±

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25.Qe3! e4
25...Rce8!? 26.Qb3 Kh8 27.a3 Qa7„
26.h5 Rc5?
26...Bd8! 27.h6 g6 28.Qb3 Qf7 29.Rd4 Rc5 30.Rfd1 Re8!„
27.h6 g6 28.Qb3! Rf7
28...Kh8 29.a4 Rb8 (29...Rfc8 30.c3 Bd8 31.cxb4 axb4 32.Ne3±) 30.Rd4 Bd8 31.Ne3±
29.a4ƒ Bd8 30.Rd4
30.Rd2 Kf8 31.Rfd1 Rc6 32.Ne3 Bc7 33.Rd5ƒ
30...Kf8 31.Rfd1 Rc6 32.Ne3! Bb6
32...Qa6 33.Qd5 Rfc7 34.b3±
33.Nc4?!
33.Rxd6! Rxd6 34.Rxd6 Bc7 35.Rd5 Qc6 36.Rb5 Bxf4 37.Nd5 Bc7 38.Qe3±
33...Bxd4?
33...Rxc4 34.Qxc4 Bxd4 35.Qxd4 Qc7 36.Qxd6+ Qxd6 37.Rxd6 Ra7²
34.Nxa5 Qb6 35.Nxc6 Bc5
35...Qxc6 36.Rxd4 Rc7 37.Rxb4+-
36.Qd5 e3 37.a5 Qb5

37...Qc7 38.a6 Qb6 39.a7 Rxa7 40.Nxa7 Qxa7 41.b3 Qf7 42.Qa8+ Qe8 43.Qa1! Qf7 44.Qh8+ Ke7
45.Kb2+-
38.Nd8!+- Ra7 39.Ne6+ Ke8 40.Nd4

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40.Nxc5! Qxc5 41.Qg8+ Kd7 42.Qxh7+ Kc6 43.Qxg6 Qxa5 44.Qxd6+ Kb7 45.Qd7++-
40...Qxa5 41.Qg8+ Kd7 42.Qxh7+ Kc8 43.Qg8+ Kb7 44.c3! bxc3 45.Qb3+ Qb6
45...Qb4 46.Qxb4+ Bxb4 47.Rd3+-
46.Qxb6+ Kxb6 47.bxc3 Bxd4
47...Re7 48.Kc2 Bxd4 49.cxd4 Kc6 50.Kd3 Kd5 51.Rh1 e2 52.Re1+-
48.Rxd4 Kc6 49.Kc2 Ra2+ 50.Kd1 Rf2 51.Ke1 Kd7
51...d5 52.Ra4 Kc5 (52...Kb7 53.Ra5+-) 53.Ra8 Rh2 54.Rc8+ Kd6 55.Re8+-
52.Ra4 Ke6 53.Ra8 Rh2 54.c4! Kf7 55.Rb8 Ke6 56.Rg8 1-0

Magnus Carlsen, Stavanger 2015; Photo by Carina Johansen

125/72. B91
Carlsen, Magnus (2876) - Grischuk, Alexander (2781)
Stavanger, 2015

1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.Bg2 b5 9.Nd5
9.h3 - 103/173
9...Nbd7 10.Nec3 Bb7 11.a4 Nxd5N

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11...bxa4
12.Nxd5 Nf6 13.axb5?!
13.Nxe7 Qxe7 14.axb5 axb5 15.Rxa8+ Bxa8 16.Qd3²
13...Nxd5 14.exd5 axb5 15.Rxa8 Qxa8„ 16.Qd3 O-O 17.O-O Bc8 18.Be3 Bd7 19.Rc1 h6 20.Qd1 Qb7
21.Ra1 Ra8 22.h4 Ra6 23.b3 Bd8
23...Qa8 24.Rxa6 Qxa6 25.Bf1 Bd8=
24.c4 bxc4 25.bxc4 Bb6

26.c5!! Bxc5 27.Bxc5 dxc5 28.d6 Qb6 29.Rxa6 Qxa6 30.Bd5 Qc8?
30...Be8 31.Be4 Bd7 32.Qd5 Qa1+ 33.Kg2 g6! 34.Qxc5 Qd4! 35.Qxd4 exd4 36.f4 f5 37.Bd5+ Kf8
38.Kf2 Ke8 39.Ke1 Bb5=
31.Qb3 Be8
31...Qf8 32.Qb6 Qc8 33.Bb7 Qb8 34.Qc7 Qe8 35.Qxc5²
32.Qc3 c4 33.Bxc4
33.Qxc4? Qxc4 34.Bxc4 Kf8 35.Bd5 Bb5 36.f3 Ke8=
33...Bd7 34.Qb3 Qe8 35.Qf3± Kf8 36.h5 Kg8 37.Qe4 Bc6 38.Bd5! Bd7
38...Bxd5 39.Qxd5 Qd7 (39...Kf8? 40.d7 Qd8 41.Qc5+ Kg8 42.Qc8+-) 40.Qxe5+-
39.Kg2 Kh8

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39...Bc8 40.Bc6 Qe6 41.Qd3 Kh8 42.Kg1 Bd7 43.Bxd7 Qxd7 44.Qd5 f6 45.Kg2 Kh7 46.Kf3 Kh8
47.Ke4 Kh7 48.Kd3 Kh8 49.Qc5 Qb7 50.Qc7! Qb1+ 51.Kc4+-
40.f4! exf4?
40...f5? 41.Qxe5 Qxh5 42.Qe7 Kh7! 43.Bf3 (43.Qxd7? Qe2+ 44.Kh3 Qh5+ 45.Kg2 Qe2+=) 43...Qe8
44.Qxe8 Bxe8 45.Bd5! Bd7 (45...g5 46.Be6 Kg6 47.d7 Bxd7 48.Bxd7 h5 49.Be8+ Kh6 50.Bf7 h4 51.g4!
fxg4 52.f5 Kg7 53.Bh5 g3 54.Bg4 Kf6 55.Kf3 Ke5 56.Bh3 Kf6 57.Kg4+-) 46.Kf3 g5 47.Ke3 Kg6
48.Kd4 h5 49.Ke5 h4 50.gxh4 gxh4 51.Be6! Bxe6 52.Kxe6 h3 53.d7 h2 54.d8=Q h1=Q 55.Qg8+ Kh6
56.Qh8+ Kg6 57.Qxh1+-; 40...f6! 41.fxe5 fxe5 42.g4 Qc8 43.Kg3±
41.Qxe8+ Bxe8 42.Bxf7!+- Bc6+ 43.Kf2 fxg3+ 44.Kxg3 Bd7
44...g5 45.hxg6 Kg7 46.Kg4! (46.Kf4? Kf6! 47.Kg4 Be4 48.Kh5 Bxg6+! 49.Bxg6 Ke6=) 46...Kf6
(46...Bb5 47.Kf5+-) 47.Kh5 Kg7 48.Be6 Bf3+ 49.Bg4 Bc6 50.d7 Bxd7 51.Bxd7+-
45.Bg6
45.Bg6 Kg8 46.Kf4 Kf8 47.Ke5 Kg8 48.Kd4 Kf8 49.Kc5 Kg8 50.Kb6 Kf8 51.Kc7 Bg4 52.d7 Bxd7
53.Kxd7 Kg8 54.Ke7 Kh8 55.Ke8! Kg8 56.Bf7+ Kh8 57.Kf8 Kh7 58.Bg6+ Kh8 59.Bf5 g6 60.hxg6 h5
61.g7#
1-0

127/158. D70
Carlsen, Magnus (2834) - Li, Chao (2750)
Doha, 2015

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O f5 10.e5
Nb4 11.Nh3 Qe8!?N
11...Be6 - 99/313 11...a5 12.a3 N4d5 13.Nf4 Nxf4 14.Bxf4²
12.Kb1!

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12.a3 N4d5 13.Nf4 Nxf4 14.Bxf4 Be6! 15.d5 Rd8µ; 12.Nf4 Qf7∞
12...a5
12...Qf7 13.Ng5!±; 12...Be6 13.Nf4!
13.Be2
13.Nf4 g5! 14.Nd3 Nc4„
13...c6 14.Rc1 Kh8
14...a4 15.a3 N4d5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bc4²; 14...Be6 15.Ng5 Bc4 (15...Nc4 16.Qe1! Nxe3 17.Nxe6±)
16.Bxc4+ Nxc4 17.Qe2 Nxe3 18.Qxe3²; 14...Bd7!? 15.Ka1 Be6 16.Nf4 (16.Ng5 Nc4∞) 16...Qf7„
15.Ka1!
15.Nf4 g5!
15...Be6 16.Nf4!
16.Ng5 Nc4 17.Bxc4 (17.Qe1?? Nxe3 18.Nxe6 Nbc2+-+) 17...Bxc4 18.h4∞
16...Qf7
16...Bg8 17.h4ƒ
17.h4!?
17.Nxe6 Qxe6 18.h4 Rfd8 - 17.h4
17...Bxa2?
17...c5?! 18.h5!±; 17...Rfd8! 18.Nh3!? (18.h5 g5! 19.Ng6+ Kg8 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.Bxg5 Qd7 22.Bxd8
Qxd8∞) (18.g4 c5! (18...Bxe5? 19.h5!+-) 19.h5 g5! 20.Ng6+ Kg8µ) (18.Qe1 Bxa2! 19.h5 g5!) (18.Nxe6
Qxe6 19.f4 (19.h5 g5!∞) (19.h5 g5) 19...h5!) 18...h5! (18...c5?! 19.Ng5 Qg8 20.h5 cxd4 21.Bxd4 Nc6
22.Nb5+-) (18...Bxe5?! 19.Ng5 Qg8 20.h5ƒ) 19.Bh6!? (19.g4 Bxa2 20.gxh5 gxh5 21.Rhg1 Nc4 22.Bxc4
Bxc4„) 19...c5 20.Ng5 Qg8 21.Bxg7+ Kxg7 22.Nb5 Bd7 23.e6 Bxb5 24.Bxb5 Rxd4∞
18.h5 Kg8
18...g5 19.Ng6+ Kg8 20.Nxf8±
19.hxg6 hxg6 20.g4! Bb3

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20...a4 21.gxf5 a3 22.b3! Qxb3 23.Nxg6+-
21.Bd1!
21.Ba6 Rxa6 22.Qh2 Rc8 23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Nxg6+ Ke8 25.gxf5 Bf8 26.Qxf7+ Bxf7 27.Nxf8 Kxf8
28.e6+-; 21.Bf1!?
21...a4 22.Qh2 Rfd8 23.Qh7+ Kf8

24.d5!
24.gxf5! gxf5 (24...a3 25.Bxb3 Qxb3 26.Ne6+! Ke8 27.Qg8+ Kd7 28.Nc5++-) 25.d5 (25.Bxb3 axb3+
26.Kb1 Ra5 27.Rcg1 Rda8 28.Qh8+ Qg8 29.Ne6++-) 25...Nc4 26.Ne6+ Qxe6 27.dxe6+-
24...Nc4!
24...N6xd5 25.e6+-
25.Nxg6+!

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25.Ne6+? Qxe6 26.dxe6 a3 27.bxa3 Rxa3+ 28.Kb1 Bxd1-+; 25.e6 a3 26.Nxg6+ Qxg6-+
25...Ke8
25...Qxg6 26.Qxg6 a3 27.Rh8++-
26.e6 a3! 27.exf7+ Kd7

28.Ne5+!!
28.bxa3?? Rxa3+ 29.Kb1 Bc2+!! 30.Bxc2 (30.Rxc2 Rb3+ 31.Kc1 Nd3#) 30...Ra1+!! 31.Kxa1 Bxc3+
32.Kb1 Na3#; 28.Kb1 axb2 29.Ne5+ Bxe5 30.Qxf5+ Kc7³; 28.dxc6+ bxc6 29.Ne5++-
28...Bxe5
28...Kc7 29.Nxc4+-; 28...Nxe5 29.Bxb3+-
29.Qxf5+ Kc7

30.Qxe5+!! Nxe5

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30...Kc8 31.Qe6+ Kc7 (31...Kb8 32.Bf4+ Ka7 33.bxa3+-) 32.Nb5+ cxb5 33.Qb6+ Kc8 34.Qxd8++-
31.Bxb3 axb2+ 32.Kxb2 Nbd3+ 33.Kb1 Nxc1 34.Rxc1 Kc8
34...Nxf7 35.dxc6+-
35.dxc6 bxc6 36.f4 1-0

128/49. B29
Carlsen, Magnus (2851) - Grandelius, Nils (2649)
Stavanger, 2016

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 Nxc3 5.dxc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Qb6!? 7.Qc1
7.b3 - 121/51
7...f6 8.Bc4N
8.a4!? g5 9.a5 Nxa5 10.Be3 Nc6 11.exf6 exf6 12.Bc4ƒ; 8.Bg3
8...g5 9.Bg3 g4

10.exf6!!
10.Nh4 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 fxe5∞
10...gxf3 11.Qf4 fxg2 12.Rg1 Na5?!
12...Kd8 13.O-O-O e5 14.Qe4 Kc7 15.f7 d6 16.f4ƒ; 12...h5!? 13.Rxg2 Kd8 14.Rd1 e5 15.Qe3 Kc7 16.f7
d6 17.Bh4 Bg4 18.f3 Bd7 19.Rg8 Be7 20.Bxe7 Nxe7 21.Rxh8 Rxh8 22.Qg5 Nf5! 23.Qg8 Rxg8
24.fxg8=Q Ne3 25.Rd3 Nxc2+ 26.Kd1 e4! 27.Rd2 Qxb2! 28.Rxc2 Qb1+ 29.Rc1 (29.Kd2? e3+-+)
29...Ba4+ 30.Bb3 Qd3+ 31.Ke1 Qe3+ 32.Kd1=
13.f7+ Kd8 14.Bd5 Bh6?!
14...d6! 15.O-O-O Kc7 16.Rxg2 Bh3! 17.Rgg1 Nc6 18.Bh4 Ne5 19.Rg8 Ng6 20.Qe4 Qb5∞
15.Qe5 Rf8

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15...Qf6 16.Qc7#
16.Bh4 Rxf7 17.Bxf7 Nc6

18.Qg3!
18.Qh8+ Kc7 19.Rb1 (19.Rd1 Qxb2 20.Bxe7 Nxe7 21.Qe5+ Kb6 22.Qxe7 Qxc3+ 23.Ke2 Qxc2+
24.Ke1 Qc3+ 25.Ke2=) 19...d6 20.Qxh7 Bf4 21.Rxg2±
18...Qxb2 19.Rd1 Qxc2 20.Bd5! Qf5
20...a5 21.Rxg2 Ra6 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Qe5+-
21.Rxg2 Bf4
21...Ne5 22.Qg8+ Bf8 (22...Kc7 23.Bxe7+-) 23.Rg5+-
22.Qf3 Kc7
22...Ne5 23.Rg8+ Kc7 24.Qe4 Qxe4+ 25.Bxe4+-
23.Rg5 Qf8
23...Qf6 24.Rh5+-
24.Bg3 e5 25.Rh5 a5
25...h6 26.Bxc6 bxc6 27.Rxe5 Bd2+ 28.Rxd2 Qxf3 29.Rf5+ Qxg3 30.hxg3+-
26.Rxh7 Ra6 27.Rf7 Qe8 28.Kf1 Bxg3 29.hxg3 Qh8 30.Kg2 Nd8 31.Rf8 Qg7 32.Rh1 Rh6 33.Rxh6
Qxh6 34.Qf6 Qxf6 35.Rxf6 d6 36.Kf3 b5 37.g4 Kd7 38.Rh6 1-0

128/141. D35
Carlsen, Magnus (2851) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2801)
Stavanger, 2016

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3
Nd7 11.Nh4 Be7 12.Ne2!?

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12.g3 - 115/(142)
12...Nb6N
12...f5
13.Ng3 Bb4+
13...Na4?! 14.O-O-O O-O-O 15.Ngf5²
14.Kd1 Na4?

14...Nc4 15.Ngf5! O-O-O 16.Kc2 Nd6 17.Bd3²

15.Ngf5! Kd7
15...Nxb2+?! 16.Kc2 Nc4 (16...Na4? 17.Kb3 Bc3 18.Rc1 b5 19.Rxc3 Nxc3 20.Kxc3+-) 17.Bxc4 dxc4
18.Rhb1! c5 (18...Ba5? 19.Rxb7+-) (18...a5? 19.a3 Bf8 20.Rxb7 O-O-O 21.Rab1+-) 19.a3 Ba5 20.Rxb7
cxd4 21.exd4 O-O±
16.Rb1 Ke6 17.Bd3± Rhc8 18.Ke2 Bf8 19.g4 c5 20.Ng2! cxd4 21.exd4
21.Nxd4+!?
21...Bd6 22.h4 h5
22...Rh8 23.h5 Bxf5 24.Bxf5+ Ke7 25.Ne3 Nb6 26.Kf3+-
23.Ng7+ Ke7 24.gxh5 Bxd3+ 25.Kxd3+- Kd7 26.Ne3 Nb6 27.Ng4 Rh8 28.Rhe1 Be7 29.Nf5 Bd8
30.h6 Rc8 31.b3 Rc6 32.Nge3
32.Rbc1!?
32...Bc7 33.Rbc1
33.Rg1 Bf4 34.Rg7 Bxe3 (34...Ke6 35.Re1) 35.fxe3 Ke6 36.e4; 33.Rb2!? Bf4 34.Ng4
33...Rxc1 34.Rxc1 Bf4 35.Rc5 Ke6 36.Ng7+ Kd6 37.Ng4 Nd7 38.Rc2 f5 39.Nxf5+ Ke6 40.Ng7+ Kd6

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41.Re2 Kc6 42.Re8 Rxe8 43.Nxe8 Nf8 44.Ne5+ Bxe5 45.dxe5 Kd7 46.Nf6+ Ke6 47.h5 Kxe5 48.Nd7+
Nxd7 49.h7 Nc5+ 50.Ke2 1-0

133/129. C88
Carlsen, Magnus (2822) - Aronian, Levon (2799)
Saint Louis, 2017

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.a5 d6 10.d3 Be6
11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nbd2 Rb8 13.c3 Qe8

14.Nc4N
14.d4 - 132/134
14...Qg6 15.h3 Nd7 16.Be3 d5 17.Ncd2 bxc3
¹17...Bc5 18.Nb3 (18.Qa4 Rb5 19.c4 Bxe3 20.cxb5 Nc5 21.Qd1 Bxd2 22.Nxd2 Nxd3 23.Rf1 Nd4
24.bxa6 Ra8©) 18...Bxe3 19.Rxe3 bxc3 20.bxc3 Rb7∞
18.bxc3² Nc5 19.Bxc5! Bxc5 20.Qa4 Rb2 21.Rf1!
21.Qxc6?

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21...Bxf2+! 22.Kh1 (22.Kxf2 Rxd2+ 23.Re2 (23.Ke3 Qh6+-+) 23...Rxe2+ 24.Kxe2 Qxg2+-+) 22...Bxe1
23.Rxe1 Rxf3 24.gxf3 Rxd2 25.Rg1 Qf7-+; 21.d4 exd4 22.Qxc6 dxc3 23.Qxc5 cxd2 24.Reb1 d1=Q+!
25.Rxd1 Rxf3³
21...Na7
21...Qe8 22.Rab1 Rxb1 23.Rxb1 Qd7 24.c4 d4 25.Rb7ƒ
22.Nxe5 Qh6 23.Ndf3 Nb5 24.Rae1! Nxc3?!

24...Bd6!? 25.exd5 Nxc3 (25...exd5 26.Qa1 Rc2 27.Ng4 Qg6 28.c4 Nc3 29.Nd4 Qxd3 30.Nxc2 Qxc2
31.Ne3+-) 26.Qa1 Rc2 27.Nd4 Bxe5 28.Rxe5 Qf4 29.Nxc2 Qxe5 30.dxe6 Ne2+ 31.Kh1 Qxe6 32.Nd4
Nxd4 33.Qxd4±
25.Qc6! Bb4 26.Kh1
26.Nd7!? Rxf3 (26...Ne2+ 27.Rxe2 Rxe2 28.Nxf8 Bxf8 29.Nd4+-) 27.gxf3 Bd6 (27...Qf4 28.Qxe6++-)
28.e5 Bb4 29.Nf6+! gxf6 30.Qxe6+ Kf8 31.exf6+-

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26...dxe4 27.dxe4 Ne2 28.Rb1 Rxb1 29.Rxb1 Bd6 30.Qxa6
30.Ng4 Qg6 31.Nfe5 Qg5 32.Nd7 Rd8 33.e5+-
30...Nf4 31.Qb5 c5?
¹31...Bxe5 32.Nxe5 Qg5 33.Ng4 Qxb5 34.Rxb5±
32.a6+- Bxe5 33.Nxe5 Qg5 34.Ng4 h5 35.Ne3 Nxg2
35...Kh7 36.a7 Nxg2 37.Rg1!+- (37.Nxg2? Rxf2 38.Rg1 Qg3 39.Qb8 Qxh3+ 40.Qh2 Qxh2+ 41.Kxh2
Ra2 42.Rc1±)
36.Nxg2 Rxf2 37.Rg1 Kh7
37...Qg3 38.Qe8+ Kh7 39.Qxh5+ Kg8 40.Qe8+ Kh7 41.Qxe6+-
38.Qd3
38.Qe8+-
38...Qe5 39.Qe3 Ra2 40.Qf4 Qc3 41.Ne3 Qf6 42.Qxf6 gxf6 43.Rc1 Rxa6 44.Kg2
44.Rxc5?! Ra3±
44...Ra2+ 45.Rc2 Ra5 46.Kf3 Kg6 47.h4 Rb5
47...f5 48.exf5+ exf5 49.Rd2 Ra6 50.Rg2+ Kf6 51.Rg5+-
48.Ra2 Rb1 49.Rc2 Rb5 50.Rc3 f5?
50...Kf7 51.Ng2 Rb4 (51...f5 52.e5 c4 53.Kf4 Rb2 54.Ne3 Rh2 55.Kg5 Rh3 56.Ra3+-) 52.Rxc5 Rb3+
53.Ne3+-
51.exf5+ exf5 52.Rd3 1-0

139/75. B80
Carlsen, Magnus (2835) - Rapport, Richard (2731)
Wijk aan Zee, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.O-O d6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Na4
Rb8?! 11.c4 c5 12.b3 Be7 13.Bb2 O-O

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14.Qe1!?N
14.f4 Bb7 (14...Nd7 15.Qd2) 15.e5 Nd7 16.exd6 Bxd6 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Qg4 g6 19.Rad1±
14...Nd7
¹14...Bd7 15.Nc3 (15.e5 Bxa4 (15...Ne8 16.exd6 Nxd6 17.Qe5 f6 18.Qxc5 Rfc8 19.Qxc7 Rxc7 20.c5
Nc4 21.Bc3 Bxa4 22.bxa4 Bxc5²) 16.exf6 gxf6 17.Be4 Bc6 18.Bc2 f5 19.Qc3 f6 20.Rae1 Qd7 21.Qe3
e5 22.Qh6©) 15...Bc6 16.f4 Nd7 17.Nd5 exd5 (17...Bxd5 18.exd5 e5 19.Bh3 Rbe8²) 18.exd5 Bf6
19.Bxf6 Bxd5 20.Bc3 Bxg2 21.Kxg2²
15.Rd1 Bb7
15...Ne5 16.Qd2 Nc6 17.f4 Bb7 18.f5 e5 (18...Nd4 19.Bxd4 cxd4 20.Qxd4 Bc6 21.Nc3 Bf6 22.Qe3²)
19.f6 Bxf6 (19...gxf6? 20.Qh6 Kh8 21.Rxf6+-) 20.Qxd6 Qxd6 21.Rxd6²
16.Qc3 Bf6
16...Nf6 17.e5 Bxg2 (17...dxe5 18.Qxe5 Qxe5 19.Bxe5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Rbd8 21.Kf3±) 18.exd6 Bxd6
19.Kxg2²; 16...e5 17.Qd3 Bc6 18.Nc3 Qb7 19.f4²
17.Qd2 Be7
17...Bc6 18.Bxf6 (18.Qxd6 Qxd6 19.Rxd6 Bxa4 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.bxa4 Ne5 22.Rxa6 Rb2©) 18...Nxf6
19.e5! dxe5 20.Bxc6 Qxc6 21.Qd6 Qxd6 22.Rxd6±
18.Qc3 Bf6 19.Qd2 Be7 20.f4 e5
20...Rbd8 21.Bc3 Qb8 22.Ba5 Rc8 23.e5 Bxg2 24.Qxg2±
21.Bc3! Bc6 22.Ba5 Qb7 23.Nc3 exf4
23...Rfe8 24.f5±
24.gxf4 Rfe8

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25.e5! Bxg2 26.Qxg2 dxe5 27.Nd5 e4
27...Bf8 28.Bc7+-; 27...Kh8 28.Bc7 Rbc8 29.fxe5 f6 (29...Rf8 30.e6 Nf6 (30...fxe6 31.Nxe7 Rxc7
32.Rxd7+-) 31.Bg3+-) 30.Qh3 Nf8 31.Ba5+-; 27...Qc8 28.Bc3 Bf8 29.fxe5+-
28.Bc3 f6
28...Bf8 29.f5 e3 (29...Qc6 30.Bxg7! Bxg7 31.f6 Nxf6 32.Nxf6+ Kh8 33.Nxe8 Qxe8 34.Rf4 e3
35.Kh1+-) 30.Rf3 e2 31.Re1+-
29.Kh1 Kh8 30.Rg1 Bf8 31.Ne3 Qc6
31...Rbd8 32.Rd5 Nb6 33.Rh5 Qf7 34.Qh3 h6 (34...Qg8 35.Bxf6+-) 35.Nf5+-; 31...Nb6 32.Bxf6+-
32.Rd5 Qe6 33.Rh5 Qf7 34.Qh3 g6
34...h6 35.Nf5 Kh7 (35...e3 36.Nxh6+-) 36.Rxg7+ (36.Rh4 e3 37.Rhg4 Rbd8 38.Nxe3 Nb8 39.R4g2 Nc6
40.Nf5+-) 36...Bxg7 37.Nxh6 Qxh5 (37...Qg6 38.f5 Qxh6 39.Rxh6+ Bxh6 40.Qh5! Kg8 41.Qxh6+-)
38.Qxh5 Bxh6 39.Qf5+ Kg8 40.Qxd7+-
35.Rh4 Rb6
35...Kg8 36.Rxg6+ Qxg6 37.Rg4 Re7 38.Rxg6+ hxg6 39.Nd5+-
36.f5
36.Nd5 Rd6 37.f5+-
36...Ne5 37.Nd5 Rd6

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¹37...g5 38.Rxe4 Rd6 39.Bxe5 Rxe5 (39...fxe5 40.Rxg5+-) 40.Rxe5 fxe5 41.f6+-
38.fxg6! Nxg6 39.Bxf6+! Rxf6 40.Rxh7+ 1-0

140/54. 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.Bg5 Qb8 16.Be2
16.g3!? a6 17.Nc3 Be7 18.Be3∞ - 138/64
16...a6 17.Nc3 Qc7 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 20.O-ON
20.Qa4+ - 140/(54)
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∞
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?!

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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
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

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 Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen, Shamkir 2019; Photo from [Link]

140/168. D85
Carlsen, Magnus (2875) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2774)
Stavanger, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 O-O 9.Nf3 Nd7!?
10.Be2

10...Qa5N

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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©
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

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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

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Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Stavanger 2019; Photo by Lennart Ootes

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THE MOST IMPORTANT THEORETICAL NOVELTIES

112/224. D27
Carlsen, Magnus (2815) - Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2659)
Medias, 2011

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Be2 Ke7
10.Nbd2 Bd7 11.Nb3 Bd6

11...Bb6 - 81/ (321)

12.Na5!N
12.a4
12...Ra7
12...b5 13.Nb7 Bb4 14.Nd4 Ra7 15.Nc2 Rxb7 16.Nxb4 a5 17.Nd3²
13.Nc4 Bb5 14.b3 Rd8 15.Bb2 Bxc4
15...Nc6 16.Rfd1
16.Bxc4
16.bxc4!?
16...Nc6 17.Rfd1 Raa8 18.h3 g6
18...h5 19.g3²
19.g4 h6
19...h5 20.g5 Nd7 21.Bd3 Nde5 22.Be4 Nxf3+ 23.Bxf3±

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20.Bf1! Rac8
20...Ne4 21.Rac1 f5 22.Bd3²
21.Rac1 Nd5 22.h4 Ke8 23.g5²

127/174. E08
Eljanov, Pavel (2760) - Carlsen, Magnus (2844)
Wijk aan Zee, 2016

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 Ne4!? 9.Bf4 c6
9...g5 10.cxd5!²
10.Nc3
10.Nbd2 g5 11.Be3 f5
10...g5! 11.Be3?!

11...Nd6!N
11...f5 - 98/(371)
12.b3
12.cxd5!? exd5 13.Bc1!?∞ … b3
12...Nf5
12...dxc4 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 cxb3 15.axb3©
13.g4
13.Bd2!? g4 14.Ne1 Nxd4 15.Qd1 … e3ƒ
13...Nxe3 14.fxe3

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14...b5!!
14...h5 15.h3∞
15.e4?!
15.cxb5 cxb5 16.Nxb5 Qb6 17.Nc3 Ba6ƒ
15...b4
15...bxc4 16.bxc4 dxc4³
16.exd5?!
16.Na4
16...bxc3 17.dxc6 Nb8! 18.Qe4
18.Rfd1 Nxc6 19.Nxg5 Bxg5 20.Bxc6 Rb8 21.Qxc3 Bf4µ
18...f5! 19.gxf5 exf5 20.Qd5+ Qxd5 21.cxd5 Na6!µ

129/140. D38
Karjakin, Sergey (2773) - Carlsen, Magnus (2855)
Bilbao, 2016

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.e3 O-O 7.Qc2 Re8 8.Bd2 a6
8...Bf8 - 116/144
9.a3 Bd6 10.h3

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10...Bd7!N
10...h6
11.cxd5
11.Rd1 e5 12.cxd5 (12.dxe5?! Nxe5 13.cxd5 Nxf3+ 14.gxf3 Rc8©) 12...exd4 13.dxc6 dxc3 14.cxd7
cxd2+ 15.Rxd2 Qxd7=
11...exd5 12.Bd3 Na7 13.Qb3?!
13.O-O Qe7∞ (13...Nb5 14.Na4 Ne4 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.dxc5 Qf6∞)
13...c6 14.Qxb7
14.a4 Rb8³; 14.O-O Ne4³
14...Nb5 15.Nxb5
15.Nxb5 cxb5! 16.O-O (16.Rc1? Re7! 17.O-O Be8-+) (16.Ne5 Re7 17.Nc6 Bxc6 18.Qxc6 Rc7-+)
16...Bc7! (16...Re7?! 17.Ba5! Qe8 18.Bb4 Bxb4 19.axb4 Bf5 20.Qxa8 Qxa8 21.Bxf5∞) 17.Ne5 Rb8
18.Qa7 (18.Qxa6 Re6 19.Qa7 Bb6µ) 18...Bb6 19.Qxa6 Ra8 20.Qxa8 Qxa8 21.Nxd7 Nxd7 22.Bxb5
Rd8³

130/129. C88
Karjakin, Sergey (2772) - Carlsen, Magnus (2853)
New York (m/6), 2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d5 10.exd5
Nxd5 11.Nxe5 Nd4 12.Nc3 Nb4 13.Bf4 Nxb3
13...c5 - 100/(252)
14.axb3

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14...c5!?N
14...Qd4 - 104/239
15.Ne4
15.Qd2 Re8 16.Re2 f6 17.Ng4 Nc6∞
15...f6 16.Nf3 f5 17.Neg5
17.Ned2 Bf6 18.Be5 Re8©
17...Bxg5 18.Nxg5
18.Bxg5? Bxf3! 19.Qd2 Qd5 20.gxf3 Nc6µ
18...h6! 19.Ne6 Qd5 20.f3 Rfe8 21.Re5
21.Nc7!? Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rxe1+ 23.Qxe1 Qxf4 (23...Nxc2? 24.Qe6+ Kh8 25.Be5+-) 24.Nxa8 Nxc2
25.Qe8+ Kh7 26.Nb6! (26.Rf1? Qd6-+) 26...Nxa1 27.Nd7 Qc1+ 28.Kh2 Qf4+ 29.Kh1=
21...Qd6 22.c3
22.Re2 Qd7 23.Nc7 Rxe2 24.Qxe2 Rc8 25.Re1 Qd4+ 26.Qe3 Nxc2 27.Qxd4 Nxd4 28.Re7 Nc6 29.Rd7
Rd8 30.Rxd8+ Nxd8 31.Bd6 Kf7 32.Bxc5 Ne6 33.Nxe6 Kxe6=
22...Rxe6
22...Nd5?! 23.Rxd5 Qxd5 24.Nc7±
23.Rxe6 Qxe6 24.cxb4 cxb4=

133/13. A29
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2751) - Carlsen, Magnus (2822)
Saint Louis, 2017

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.Bf4
8.O-O - 107/9

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8...Nh5 9.Nxc6

9...dxc6!N
9...bxc6 10.Be3 Qe7 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.O-O a5 13.c5²
10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.Bxc7 Rd4 12.c5 Rc4 13.O-O
13.Bd6? Rxc3!-+
13...Rxc5 14.Rfc1 Nf6= 15.Bd6 Rh5 16.Rd1 Be6 17.Bf3 Ra5
17...Bg4=
18.Rd2
18.Rd2 Nd5 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 cxd5=

138/60. B31
Caruana, Fabiano (2832) - Carlsen, Magnus (2835)
London (m/1), 2018

Magnus Carlsen, WCC London 2018; Photo:

World Chess

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.Be3 e5 9.O-O
9.Qd2 h6 10.O-O Qe7 - 94/89
9...b6
9...O-O 10.Qd2 Re8 11.Nh2!?
10.Nh2
10.Qd2!? h6
10...Nf8 11.f4
11.Qd2 Ne6 (11...h6!? 12.f4 exf4 13.Bxf4 Ne6 14.Be3 Nd4 15.Rae1 Be6 16.e5!?∞) 12.Bh6 O-O=

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11...exf4 12.Rxf4 Be6!
12...Ne6 13.Rf2 Nd4 14.Qd2 Be6 (14...h6 15.Re1ƒ) 15.Re1²
13.Rf2 h6 14.Qd2

14...g5!N
14...Nd7 15.Nf3!?²
15.Raf1
15.a4!? a5 16.Ne2∞
15...Qd6! 16.Ng4?
16.a4!? a5 (16...O-O-O 17.a5) 17.Nf3∞
16...O-O-O 17.Nf6 Nd7 18.Nh5 Be5!µ

140/137. C78
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2693) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, 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

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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=

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EXCELLENT MOVES AND COMBINATIONS

Carlsen, Magnus (2772) - Wang, Yue (2736)

Nanjing 107/116, 2009

1.? +–

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1.Kc2!+- Rh3 2.Rb1+ Ka7 3.Rb7+ Ka6 4.Rb6+ Ka5

4...Ka7 5.Nb5+ Ka8 6.Ndc7#
5.Rb5+ Ka4 6.Nb6+ Ka3 7.Rxe5 1-0

Wang, Yue (2736) - Carlsen, Magnus (2772)

Nanjing 107/142, 2009

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1...? ©

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1...e5!! 2.dxe5
2.fxe5 f6 3.exf6 Qxf6 4.Nf3 Bh6©
2...f6 3.exf6 Qxf6 4.Nf3 Qe7! 5.Kf2 b5 6.Nc3 Na6 7.Qd2?!
7.Bxb5! Bf5! (7...cxb5 8.Nxd5 Qf7 9.Rhd1©) 8.Qe2 (8.Bd3? Nb4-+) (8.Qd2 Bxc3µ) 8...cxb5 9.Nxd5©
7...Nxc5µ 8.Bb1 Kh8 9.b4 Nb7 10.Ne2 Nd6! 11.Ned4
11.Rxc6 Nc4 12.Qd3 Bb7 13.Rc5 a5!µ 14.a3? axb4 15.axb4 Ra3-+
11...Nc4 12.Qd3 Bd7 13.h4! Rae8 14.Rce1
14.h5 Nxe3 15.hxg6 Rxf4-+
14...Qxb4 15.h5 Nd6!
15...Bf5!? 16.Qb3! Qd6 17.hxg6 Bxg6 18.f5 h6!!µ (RR18...Bxd4!) 19.fxg6 Rxe3! 20.Rxe3 (20.Qd1!)
20...Bxd4-+
16.hxg6 Ne4+ 17.Kg1 h6µ

Karjakin, Sergey (2720) - Carlsen, Magnus (2810)

Wijk aan Zee 108/78, 2010

253
1...? µ

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1...f6!µ 2.Bd3 h6 3.exf6

3.Qg4 Qb6!µ
3...Rxf6 4.f5
4.Rg1 Rcf8 5.Ne2 e5µ
4...Rcf8 5.Rg1 Nc5!
5...e5 6.Nxd5 Bxd5 7.Rxd5 Nb6 8.Qe4 Nxd5 9.Qxd5+ Kh8 10.Re1³ Carlsen,Magnus
6.fxe6 Nxe6 7.Rg4?!
7.Nxd5 Bxd5 8.Rxd5 Nf4 9.Rd4 Qc5µ 10.c3? Nxd3 11.Rxd3 Qxg1+ 12.Kxg1 Rf1#
7...Nf4 8.Qg3

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8...Qe7! 9.Rxf4
9.h3 d4 10.Nd1 (10.Ne2 Nxe2 11.Bxe2 Bc8!-+) 10...Bc8 11.Re1 Qf7 12.Rh4 Bb7 13.Rg1 Nxg2!-+
Carlsen,Magnus
9...Rxf4 10.Ne2 Rf1 11.Nd4
11.h3 Rxg1+ 12.Kxg1 Qc5+ 13.Kh2 d4!-+ Carlsen,Magnus
11...Rxg1+ 12.Kxg1 Re8-+

Aronian, Levon (2782) - Carlsen, Magnus (2813)

Nice (blindfold) 108/162, 2010

1...? –+

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1...Nexd5! 2.cxd5 Nxd5 3.Kg1 e4! 4.Nxe4 Bd4+ 5.Rf2
5.Kg2 Qe7! 6.Bf3 Rxf3 7.Qxf3 Nf6 8.Rce1 Bxe4 9.Rxe4 Nxe4 Carlsen,Magnus
5...Rxf2 6.Nxf2?
6.Bg5 Bf6 7.Nxf6 Rg2+! (7...Ne3! 8.Qd4 Rg2+ 9.Kh1 Rxe2+ 10.Ne4+ Kg8 11.Bxd8

11...Rc8!! 12.Qxe3 Rxe3 13.Rxc8 Rxe4 14.Bxa5+ Bxc8-+ Carlsen,Magnus) 8.Kxg2 Ne3+ 9.Kg1 Nxd1
10.Rxd1 Qe7-+
6...Qh4 7.Qe1 Rf8 8.Bf3 Rxf3 9.Qe4 Qxf2+ 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2813) - Wang, Yue (2752)

Medias 109/169, 2010

1.? +–

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1.d6! Bf5
1...b5 2.d7!
2.Nb6! Be6
2...Qxd6? 3.Rd5+-; 2...Rxd6 3.Nd5±
3.d7 Kh8 4.a4± ʘ 4...g6 5.Qc3 Kg7 6.a5 h5 7.h4 Rxd7
7...Qxh4? 8.Rxe6++-; 7...Bxd7? 8.Rd5+-; 7...Kg8 8.Rc5 Qxc3 (8...Qxh4 9.Rc8) 9.Rxc3 Kf8 10.Rc7+-
8.Nxd7 Bxd7 9.Qd4 Bc6 10.b4 Bb5 11.Kh2 Ba4 12.Rd5 Bc6 13.Qxf6+ Kxf6 14.Rc5 Ke6 15.Kg3 f6
16.Kf2 Bd5 17.g3 g5?

17...Kd6; 17...Bc6
18.g4!+- hxg4 19.h5 Be4 20.Rc7 f5 21.h6 f4 22.h7 g3+ 23.Ke1 f3 24.h8=Q f2+ 25.Ke2 Bd3+ 26.Ke3
1-0

Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2659) - Carlsen, Magnus (2815)

Medias 112/206, 2011

257
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1...d4!©
1...Bxc5 2.Ne4 Be7 3.Ba3!±
2.Ne4 Bxe4 3.Rxe4 Ne6
3...Qf5? 4.Qb1! (… g4) 4...Rxe5 5.Rxe5 Qxe5 6.axb5 Bxc5 7.bxa6+-
4.Rxd4
4.axb5 axb5 5.Rxa8 (5.Qd3!? Rxa1 6.Bxa1 Rd8 7.Qxb5 Qd5 8.f3 Qxc5 9.Qxc5 Bxc5=) 5...Rxa8 6.Rxd4
Nxd4 7.e6 fxe6 (7...Qd5 8.Qxd4 Qxd4 9.Bxd4 fxe6 10.c6 - 7...fe6) 8.c6 Qd5 9.Qxd4 Qxd4 10.Bxd4 Kf7
11.Bxb5 Ke7 12.Bb6=
4...Nxd4 5.Qxd4 Qxd4 6.Bxd4 Rad8 7.Be3 Rxe5 8.axb5 axb5 9.Rc1
9.c6 Rc8 10.Rc1 Kf8=
9...Rxe3 10.fxe3= 1/2-1/2

Carlsen, Magnus (2826) - Howell, David (2633)

London 113/111, 2011

258
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1.Qe3!+- Red7
1...Qxc4 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Rb4; 1...Kg7 2.Rb4 Qc2 3.Qg3+ Kf8 (3...Kh7 4.Bb3) 4.Qh4
2.Qc5+ Rd6 3.Rxc7 Qc2
RR3...Kg7 4.Rf3 Qd1 5.Rg3+ Kh8 6.Rd3!! Petronijevic,Zoran
4.Rc8 Rd7 5.Be6! Ke7 6.Bxd7 Bxd7 7.Rh8
7.Qxa7
7...Qd3 8.Rf3 Qd5 9.Qxa7 e4 10.Qb8
10.Rf1
10...Qe5+ 11.Rg3

Carlsen, Magnus (2835) - Grischuk, Alexander (2761)

Moscow 115/117, 2012

259
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1.Rxc5!
1.Rxa8 Rxa8 2.Bb5 Nh5µ
1...dxc5
1...Nxc5 2.Bxh4 RRNh5 3.Bg3 f6∞
2.Nxe5
2.Bxe5? f6
2...Qf6
2...hxg3!?
3.Qh3 Rxa4 4.Bd5 Ra6 5.Bc4 Rd6

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6.f4! Nxf4 7.Bxf4 Qxf4 8.Nf3 Rg6 9.Rg4 Qc1+ 10.Rg1 Qf4 11.Rg4 Qc1+ 12.Rg1 Qf4 13.Rg4 Qc1+ 1/2-
1/2

Carlsen, Magnus (2861) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2769)

Wijk aan Zee 116/56, 2013

1.? +–

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1.f6! Bf8
1...Bxf6 2.Qf3 Rh4 (2...Nf4 3.Bxf4 exf4 4.Qxf4 Rh4 5.Qf5 Qe7 6.Rae1 Be5 7.Nd4+-) 3.Bg5! Rf4 4.Bxf4
Nxf4 5.Rg1+-
2.Qf3 [×h3] 2...Qc7

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2...Rc8 3.Nb4 Qb6 4.Bf5 Rc4 5.Bg5+-
3.Nb4 Nb7 4.Nc6 Nc5 5.Bf5 Nd7 6.Bg5 Rg8
6...Nb8 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.d6 Qa7 9.Be4+-
7.Qh5 Nb6 8.Be6! Rxg5 9.Qxg5 fxe6 10.dxe6 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2843) - Anand, Viswanathan (2780)

Sao Paulo/Bilbao 116/67, 2012

1.? +–

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1.Re5 Kh8
1...Qc7 2.Nxe6 Rxe6 3.Rxe6 Rd8 4.Qe3+-
2.Rd1 Qa6 3.a4
3.Rxd3 Qxa2 4.Re1 Re8 5.Red1 Qa6 (5...Qb2 6.Rd8 Rc8 7.Nxe6 Ng8 8.Rxc8 Rxc8 9.Qe3+-) 6.h4 e5
7.h5 gxh5 8.Rd8 Rc8 9.Rxe8+ Rxe8 10.Nxh7+-
1-0

Karjakin, Sergey (2767) - Carlsen, Magnus (2868)

Sandnes 118/107, 2013

262
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1...Nxf4! 2.Rxd6™
2.gxf4 Bxf4+ 3.Kh1 (3.Kg2 f5-+) 3...Rxe4 4.Bxe4 Rxe4 5.Kg1 Bd2! 6.Rxe4 Qg3+ 7.Kf1 Qf3+-+
2...Nxg6 3.Rxe6 Rxe6 4.Bd4?!
4.Qc1 Ne5 5.Qe3 Qc6µ; 4.Bb1 h5 5.Qf2 h4 6.Re3 hxg3+ 7.Qxg3 Ne5µ
4...f5 5.e5
5.Qc3 fxe4 6.Bd1 Ne5-+
5...Nxe5 6.Bxe5 Qc6 [a8-h1] 7.Rg1
7.Be4 fxe4 8.Re3 Re7-+
7...Qd5 8.Bxf5 Rxe5 9.Bg4 h5 10.Bd1 c3! 11.Qf2
11.Qxc3 Qa2+-+
11...Rf5
11...h4 12.Bg4 c2 13.Rf1 hxg3+ 14.Kxg3 Qd6-+
12.Qe3 Qf7
12...h4
13.g4 Re5
13...Qc7+ 14.Rg3 Qc6 15.Rg1 c2-+
14.Qd4 Qc7 0-1

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 Nakamura, Hikaru (2789) - Carlsen, Magnus (2872)
Zuerich 119/172, 2014

1...? –+

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1...Rd3!→ 2.Rh4 Qf5 3.Qe2 b5 4.Nd2 Qxg5

4...Rxa3+ 5.Kb2 b4 (RR5...Rg3!-+ … a3) 6.Ne4 Kxg7 7.Qh5
5.Qxd3
5.Qe4 Qg1+ 6.Nb1 Rxa3+ 7.Kb2 Rb3+ 8.Ka1 Qd4+ 9.Qxd4 exd4-+
5...Qxh4 6.Ne4
6.Qxb5 Qd4+ 7.Qb2 h5 8.Nf3 Qd1+-+
6...Kxg7 7.Qf3 Qf4!-+ 8.Qg2+ Kf8 9.Kb2 h5 10.Nd2 h4 11.Kc2 b4 12.axb4 cxb4 13.Qa8+ Kg7
14.Qxa4 h3 15.Qb3 h2 16.Qd5 e4 17.Qh5 e3 18.Nf3 e2 19.Kb3
19.Kd3 Qxf3+ 20.Qxf3 e1=N+!
19...f6 20.Ne1 Qg3+ 21.Ka4 Qg1 22.Qxe2 Qa7+ 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2881) - Caruana, Fabiano (2783)

Shamkir 120/123, 2014

264
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1.e4!
1.Nxf5 gxf5 2.Bh2 Rf7 … Bf8, Rg7, … Bh6, Rg7
1...Qxg3 2.Rd3!
2.exf5 Bh6 3.fxg6+ Kg7 4.Ne4!+- (4.Nf5+ Rxf5 5.Rd7+ Ne7! 6.Rxe7+ Kf6 7.Qxh6 Kxe7 8.g7 Rg5
9.Qd6+ Kf7 10.Qf8+ Ke6=)
2...Qh4 3.exf5 gxf5

4.e4!± fxe4 5.Bxe4+ Kh8 6.Qe3 Rf4 7.Bg2 Qe7 8.Qe2 Qh4 9.b4 e4 10.Nxe4 Ne5 11.Rd5+- Kg8 12.b5
Rf5 13.c6 bxc6 14.bxc6 Qe7

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14...Nf3+ 15.Bxf3 Rxd5 16.Qc4 (16.c7) 16...Qe1+ 17.Kg2
15.Nd6 Rg5
15...Qa7+ 16.Kh1 Rf2 17.Qe1 (17.Qxh5? Rxg2) (17.Qd1 Nxc6 18.Rxh5) 17...Ra2 18.Rxe5 Ra1 19.Bd5+
Kh7 20.Rxh5+ Kg6 21.Bf7+ Qxf7 22.Rg5+! Kh7 23.Qxa1 Qf3+ 24.Rg2
16.Nb5! Qe6 17.Rd8+ Kh7 18.Qe4+ Rg6 19.c7 Qa6
19...Nf3+ 20.Qxf3 Qe1+ 21.Qf1
20.c8=Q Qa1+ 21.Kf2
21.Kh2?? Nf3+ 22.Qxf3 Be5+-+
21...Qb2+ 22.Ke1
22.Ke1 Qxb5 23.Qcf5
1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2881) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2772)

Shamkir 120/134, 2014

1.? +–

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1.Rd5! Re8 2.Rf4!+-

2.Bxa5?! Rxf3!; 2.Rxa5 Ng6 3.Rg4 Rxe4 4.Rxe4 Rxc3 5.Ra7±
2...Re7 3.Bxa5 Ng6 4.Rff5 Nfe5 5.Rd1 Nc4 6.Rc1 Nxa5 7.Rxa5 Ra3 8.Rcc5 Ra2 9.Kh2 Rd7 10.Ra6
Ne7 11.g4 Rb7 12.Rb5 Rc7 13.Nc5 Rc6 14.Rxc6 Nxc6 15.Rb7 Nd4 16.Kh3 Kg8 17.Rb4 Ne2 18.g5!

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Ng1+ 19.Kg3 Ne2+ 20.Kg4 hxg5 21.Kxg5 Ng1 22.Rg4 1-0

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2760) - Carlsen, Magnus (2881)

Shamkir 120/153, 2014

1...? –+

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1...Nf8! 2.Bxc5 Rxd6 3.Bxd6 Rd7 4.Bxf8

4.Bb4 N8h7 5.Ng6 Ng5 6.Qf2!? Rd3!-+
4...Qxf8-+ 5.Rd1
5.Re1 Rd3
5...Qc5+ 6.Kh2?!
6.Kf1 Bxe4 7.Bxe4 Rxd1+ 8.Qxd1 Nxe4 9.Qd8+ Kh7 10.Qb6 Qc8!
6...Bxe4
6...Bxe4 7.Bxe4 Rxd1 8.Qxd1 Nxe4 9.Qd8+ Kh7 10.Qb6 Qf2+!
0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2862) - Radjabov, Teimour (2734)

Wijk aan Zee 123/116, 2015

267
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1.Nxg7! Kxg7 2.Qh5

2.Rg3+? Kf7
2...Nh7 3.Bxh6+ Kh8 4.Qg6 Qg8
4...Rg8 5.Rd8+-
5.Bg7+! Qxg7 6.Qxe8+ Qf8 7.Qe6 Qh6 8.e5! Qc1+ 9.Kh2 Qf4+ 10.Rg3 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2862) - Aronian, Levon (2797)

Wijk aan Zee 123/141, 2015

268
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1.h5!
1.Nxd5? Nxd5 2.Qxd5 Bxg3 (2...Ba3 3.Qc4 Bxc1 4.Qxc1©) 3.Qg2 Bxh4 4.Nf3 Bf6 5.Qg3 Kg7=
1...Kg7
1...gxh5? 2.Kg2!+-; 1...g5?! 2.Nxd5! Nxd5 3.Qxd5 Bxg3 (3...Ba3 4.Qf5+- … Rh6) 4.Qf5 Bd6
(4...Bxf2+ 5.Qxf2 Qxe3 6.Qxe3 Rxe3 7.Nc4+-) 5.Nc4+-
2.hxg6 fxg6 3.Nxd5 Nxd5 4.Qxd5 Bxg3
4...Ba3? 5.Qxd7 Qxd7 6.Rxc7+-
5.Qg2! Bd6 6.Nc4 Rf8?!
6...Qd8 7.f4 (7.Ne5? Bxe5 8.dxe5 Rd1+ 9.Rxd1 Qxd1+=) 7...Kh7±
7.Ne5!+- Bxe5 8.Qxg6+ Kh8 9.Qxh6+ Kg8 10.dxe5 Qxe5 11.Rg6+ Kf7 12.Rc4 Qa1+ 13.Kg2 Rh8
14.Rf4+ Ke8 15.Re6+ Re7 16.Rxe7+ Kxe7 17.Re4+
17.Re4+ Kd8 18.Rd4+ Qxd4 19.Qg5+
1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2834) - Yuffa, Daniil (2504)

Doha 127/192, 2015

1.? +–

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1.Bc3! Qxc4
1...Qc5 2.f4 Re4 (2...Bxh6 3.Bxb7 Rad8 4.Bd5+ Kf8 5.Bxa5+-) 3.b3 Bxh6 4.Bxe4 fxe4 5.Re1 Re8
6.Bxa5+-
2.f4+- Re4 3.b3 Qc5 4.Ba1! d5 5.Rc1
5.Rc1 Qd6 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Qc3 Kf7 8.Qh8
1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2855) - So, Wesley (2770)

Bilbao 129/113, 2016

1.? +–

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1.Qc3! Nxe4
1...Bg6? 2.Nxb6+! cxb6 3.Bxc5 Rxa1 4.Rxa1+-
2.Nxb6+! cxb6 3.dxe4 Qc4 4.Qd2+ Kc7 5.g4 Bg6 6.Rfd1 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2853) - Karjakin, Sergey (2772)

New York (m/4-rapid) 130/62, 2016

270
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1.Qh6+! 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2822) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2789)

Saint Louis 133/21, 2017

1.? ²

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1.Rf1!² [×Bg4] 1...Rgd8 2.Nc4 e5 3.fxe5 Bxe5

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3...Nxe5 4.Bf4 Kg7 (4...Nd3 5.Bc7+-) 5.Ne3 c4! 6.Nxd5 Rxd5 7.Be8 (7.Bxe5 Bxe5 8.Bxc4 Rc5 9.Kb3
Bxg3 10.Rd2 f4²) 7...Ra5+ 8.Kb1 Rxa6 (8...Bf3 9.Rxf3 Nxf3 10.Re2²) 9.Rd2 Ra5²
4.Bg5 Bxg3?!
4...Bxg3?! 5.Rd2! (5.Bxd8 Bxh2 6.Bxb6 axb6 7.Nxb6 Rd8 8.a7 Ne5©) 5...Rb8 (5...Rg8 6.Nxb6!! axb6
7.Bc4+-) 6.Ka3!+-; 4...Bf6 5.Bxf6 Kxf6 6.Bc6±

Carlsen, Magnus (2827) - Birkisson, Bardur Orn (2164)

Douglas 134c/6, 2017

1.? +–

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1.Rxa8! Rxa8 2.Qxc6 Nc7 3.Bxf7+ Kh8 4.Qxe4 Rf8 5.d5 Rxf7
5...Ne8 6.Be6 Bd6 7.Qd3 Nc7 8.Bg4 b4 9.Bd1+- … Bc2
6.Nxf7+ Qxf7 7.Qxb4 Nxd5 8.Qxb5 Nxe3
8...h5 9.Qc4+-
9.Qb8+ Qg8 10.Bxg7+! Kxg7 11.Qe5+ Kf7 12.Qxe3+-

Svidler, Peter (2735) - Carlsen, Magnus (2845)

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 140/51, 2019

272
1...? –+

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1...Ng4!
1...Nxd3 2.Rcd1 Rfd6 3.Bb1 Re8 4.Qa4 c4 (4...Nxb2? 5.Qc2+-) 5.Bxd3 cxd3 6.Qxf4 Qxf4 7.Rxf4 d2
8.Kf2=
2.Rce1 Ne3 3.Rf2
3.Rxf4?! Rxf4 4.Qxe3 Qd6 5.Bd5 Rff8 6.Be4 Rde8µ
3...Re8 4.Qxb7 g5! 5.Rfe2?
5.Qf3 g4 6.Qe2 Qh6 7.g3 Qh3! 8.Rxf4 (8.gxf4 Rff8!-+) 8...Rxf4 9.gxf4 g3 10.Bd5 Re7! 11.Be4 c4!
12.Qxe3 Qxh2+ 13.Kf1 Rxe4! 14.dxe4 g2+-+
5...g4 6.Rf2 Qh6 7.Qc7 Ref8 8.h3 gxh3 9.g3 fxg3 10.Rxf6 h2+ 11.Kh1 g2# 0-1

Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2773) - Carlsen, Magnus (2861)

Abidjan (rapid) 140/53, 2019

273
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1...e3!! 2.hxg5 Re8 3.Kh2

3.Nb4 Qf5! 4.Nd3 Ba6 5.Rd1 Bxd3 6.Rxd3 Qxd3 7.Qxd3 e2 8.b7 e1=Q+ 9.Bf1 Qe7 10.Qa6 Rb8-+
3...Bg4 4.Qxg4 e2 5.b7 Qxb7 6.Rxf2 e1=Q-+

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Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen, Shamkir 2014; Photo from [Link]

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ENDINGS

Ni, Hua (2665) - Carlsen, Magnus (2801)

London 107/55, 2009

1...? –+

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1...Qd6 2.a3 a5! 3.Kf3 Kg8 4.g3 b5 5.Ke2 b4 6.axb4 axb4 7.Nd1

7...Ba4! 8.b3?!
8.Qd2

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8...cxb3 9.cxb3 Qa6+ 10.Kd2 Bb5-+ 11.Qc5 Qa2+ 12.Qc2?!
12.Kc1
12...Qa7! 13.Qc8+
13.Kc1 Qa1+ 14.Kd2 Qd4+ 15.Kc1 Kh7 16.Nb2 Qg1+ 17.Nd1 Qe1 18.Kb2 Be2 19.Ne3 Bf3! 20.Qd3
Qf2+ 21.Nc2 Qg2
13...Kh7 14.Kc1 Qa1+ 15.Kc2 Qd4 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2801) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2772)

Moscow 107/171, 2009

1.? =

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1.Rc8™ c3 2.Rhc7
2.Rhh8! Bc6™ 3.Rh6!= Kd7 4.Rhh8 Kd6
2...c2 3.Kg5™ Rh2
3...b4 4.Rxc2 Bxc2 5.Rxc2 b3 6.Rf2 Ke6 7.h6 Rg3+ 8.Kh4 Rg1 9.Rb2=
4.Rc3
4.Rc5 b4 5.Rc4 Ke5 6.R8c5+ Kd6 7.Rc8 Ke6 8.Rxb4 Rg2+ 9.Kf4= Rg4+ 10.Ke3
4...Ke6
4...Ke5 5.R3c5+ Kd4 6.Rxb5 Rg2+ (6...Bd3 7.Rbc5 Rg2+ 8.Kh4 Ke3 9.h6= Kf4 10.Kh3) 7.Kh4 Rg4+
8.Kh3 Rg1 9.Rbc5 Rh1+ 10.Kg3 Rxh5 11.Rxc2=

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5.Re8+™ Kf7
5...Kd7 6.Rec8 b4 7.R3c4 Rd2 8.R8c7+ Kd6 9.Rc8= Ke6 10.Rxb4
6.Rb8™ Rg2+ 7.Kf4 Ke6
7...Rg1 8.h6 c1=Q+ 9.Rxc1 Rxc1 10.h7 Rh1 11.h8=Q Rxh8 12.Rxh8
8.Re8+ Kf7 9.Rb8 Ke6 10.Re8+ Kf6 11.Rf8+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

Carlsen, Magnus (2813) - Radjabov, Teimour (2740)

Medias 109/81, 2010

1.? +–

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1.Ra6+- Rg4
1...Rg7 2.Rh6+! Kg8 3.Rc8+ Kf7 4.Ra6 Ra2 5.c4 a3 6.c5 Ra1+ (6...Rc2!?) 7.Ke2 a2 8.Kf3
2.c4 Rg7 3.Rxg7 Kxg7 4.Rxa4 Kf6 5.Kg2 Ke5 [R 4/e] 6.Ra5+! Ke6
6...Kf4 7.Rc5; 6...Kd4 7.Rd5+! Kxc4 8.Rd8 Ra2 9.Kg3 Ra7 10.f4 Rg7+ 11.Kf3 Rf7 12.Kg4 Rg7+
13.Kf5+-
7.Rc5 Kd6 8.Rd5+ Ke6 9.Rd4 Ke5 10.Rh4 Rc3 11.c5 Kf5 12.Rh8! Kf4 13.Rc8 Ke5 14.c6 Kd6 15.f3 […
Kg3-g4, f4] 15...Rc5 16.Kg3 Rg5+ 17.Kh4 Rg1 18.f4 Ke7 19.c7 Rc1
19...Kd7 20.Rd8+ Kxc7 21.Rd2
20.Kg5 1-0

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 Radjabov, Teimour (2784) - Carlsen, Magnus (2835)
Moscow 115/100, 2012

1...? –+

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1...Bd5 2.Bxd5 d3+!-+ 3.Kd2 Kxd5 4.Ke3 Rg6 5.Ra5+ Ke6 6.Ke4 Rg4+ 7.Kf3 Rf4+ 8.Ke3 Rf1 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2861) - Karjakin, Sergey (2780)

Wijk aan Zee 116/4, 2013

1.? +–

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1.Re6!
1.Kg2? Re1 2.Re6 Kh6! 3.f5 Kh5 4.f6 Kh4=
1...Kh6
1...Rh3 2.Rf6! Rh7 (2...Rh8 3.Rf7+ Kh6 4.Kg3+-) 3.Rf7+ Kg8 4.Rb7+ Kh8 5.Rb8 Kg7 6.Kg3 Be7
7.Rg8+ Kh6 8.Kxg4 Rg7 9.Rh8+ Rh7 10.Re8 Rg7 11.f5 (11.Bg8 c4 12.Bxc4 Bb4 13.Rh8+ Rh7 14.Rc8
Rd7 15.f5 gxf5+ 16.Kxf5+-) 11...gxf5+ 12.Kxf5 Bh4 13.Rh8+ Rh7 14.Rc8+-
2.Bd5 Rh2+
2...Ra1 3.Be4 Kh5 (3...c4 4.Rxg6+ Kh5 5.Rg8! g3+ 6.Kxg3 Rg1+ 7.Bg2 c3 8.Rxf8 c2 9.Rc8 c1=Q
10.Rxc1 Rxc1 11.f5+-) 4.Re8 Bh6 5.Rh8 Ra2+ 6.Kg3 Ra7 7.e6+-; 2...g3+ 3.Kxg3 Rg1+ 4.Kf2 Rg4 5.Kf3
Rg1 6.Rc6 Be7 7.Rc8 Rf1+ 8.Kg3 Rg1+ 9.Kh3 Re1 10.Re8 c4 (10...Bf6 11.Be4 Bg7 12.e6+-) 11.Bxc4
Bc5 12.Rh8+ Kg7 13.Rg8+ Kh6 14.Bf7+-
3.Kg3 Rh3+ 4.Kxg4 Rxd3 5.f5
5.Be4!? Re3 6.Rxg6+ Kh7 7.Bf5 Kh8 8.Rc6 d3 9.Rc8 Kg7 10.Rc7+ Kh8 11.Rh7+ Kg8 12.Rd7 Bg7
13.Rxd3+-
5...Re3 6.Rxg6+ Kh7 7.Bg8+!
7.Kf4? Bh6+ 8.Kg4 Bg7=
7...Kh8 8.Kf4 Rc3
8...Re1 9.Bc4 Kh7 10.Ra6 Bh6+ (10...Rc1 11.Ra7+ Kh8 12.Ra8+-) 11.Kg4 Bf8 (11...Rxe5 12.Ra7+ Kh8
13.Kh5+-) 12.Ra7+ Kh6 13.Kf4 Rc1 14.Ra4 Rc3 15.Ra6+ Kh7 16.Bd5 d3 17.Ra7+ Kh6 18.Be4 d2
19.f6+-
9.f6 d3 10.Ke3 c4 11.Be6! Kh7 12.Bf5 Rc2
12...d2+ 13.Kxd2 Rf3 14.Be4+-
13.Rg2+
13.e6+-
13...Kh6 14.Rxc2 dxc2 15.Bxc2 Kg5 16.Kd4 Ba3 17.Kxc4 Bb2 18.Kd5 Kf4
18...Kh6 19.Ke6 Ba3 20.Kf5+-
19.f7 Ba3 20.e6 Kg5 21.Kc6 Kf6 22.Kd7 Kg7 23.e7 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2843) - Caruana, Fabiano (2773)

Sao Paulo/Bilbao 116/88, 2012

280
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1.hxg6!
1.Re1 Kd7 2.hxg6 fxg6 3.Rf1±
1...fxg6 2.Rh1 Kf7
2...gxf5+ 3.gxf5 Bd8 (3...Rc4 4.Kd5 Rxa4 5.Rxh6+-) 4.f6! Bxf6 5.Rxh6 Rxc3 6.Bxf6! Ra3 (6...Rc4+
7.Kd5 Rxa4 8.Ke6 Re4+ 9.Be5+-) 7.Rh7! (7.Kd5? Kf7=) 7...Rxa4+ 8.Kd5 Ra2 9.Ke6 Re2+ 10.Be5 Rf2
11.Rb7 Rd2 12.Rxb6+-
3.Kd5 Rd6+ 4.Kc4 gxf5
4...g5 5.Kb5 Bd8 6.Ka6 Rc6 7.Rh3 Rd6 (7...Kg8 8.Kb5 Rd6 9.f6 Bxf6 10.Rxh6+-) 8.Kb7 Ke8 9.Rh1
Kf7 10.Kc8 Be7 (10...Ke8 11.Re1+ Kf7 12.Re6+-) 11.Kc7 Ke8 12.Re1 Kf7 13.f6 Bf8 14.Re2+-
5.gxf5 Bd8 6.f6! Bxf6
6...Kg6 7.Rg1+ Kf7 8.Rg7+ Ke8 9.Rg6 Kf7 10.Rxh6+-
7.Rxh6 Be7 8.Rxd6 Bxd6 9.Kb5
9.Bxb6 Ke6 10.Bxa5+-
9...Ke6 10.Bxb6 Kd7 11.c4 Kc8 12.Bxa5 Kb7 13.Bb4 Bf4 14.c5 Ka7 15.c6 Kb8 16.a5 Ka7 17.a6 Ka8
18.Bc5 Bb8 19.Kc4 Bc7 20.Kd5 Bd8 21.Ke6 Bc7 22.Kd7 Ba5 23.Be7 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2872) - Caruana, Fabiano (2782)

Zuerich 119/103, 2014

281
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1.Qd3+ Kb7
1...Qb5 2.Bh4+-
2.c4→ Qc6 3.Qb3 Ka8 4.a4 Re8 5.a5 Kb7 6.c5
6.d5 Qc5 7.a6+ Kc8 8.Qf3+-
6...Kc8 7.axb6 axb6 8.d5!+- Qxc5 9.Qa4! Re3
9...b5 10.Qa8+ Kd7 11.Qb7+ Kd8 12.Bh4+
10.Qa8+
10.d7+ Kd8 11.Bh4+ Re7 12.Qc6
10...Kd7 11.Qb7+ Ke8 12.d7+ Kd8 13.Bh4+ Re7 14.Qc8+! 1-0

Anand, Viswanathan (2775) - Carlsen, Magnus (2870)

Chennai (m/6) 119/104, 2013

282
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1...h3 2.gxh3 Rg6 3.c4

3.Ra8 f3 4.Re8+ Kf2 5.b4 Rg2+ 6.Kh1 Rg1+ 7.Kh2 Re1 8.Rf8 Ke2 9.b5 f2-+
3...f3 4.Ra3+ Ke2 5.b4 f2 6.Ra2+ Kf3 7.Ra3+ Kf4 8.Ra8
8.Ra1 Re6 9.Ra8 Re1-+
8...Rg1 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2870) - Anand, Viswanathan (2775)

Chennai (m/5) 119/133, 2013

283
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1.Rh6+! Kd7
1...Kb5 2.Bxb3 axb3 3.Kxb3 c4+ 4.Kc3+-
2.Bxb3 axb3 3.Kxb3 Rxg2 4.Rxh4+- Ke6 5.a4 Kxe5 6.a5 Kd6 7.Rh7! Kd5 8.a6 c4+ 9.Kc3 Ra2 10.a7
Kc5 11.h4 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2881) - Aronian, Levon (2815)

Stavanger 121/138, 2014

1.? +–

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1.Re6 Be8 2.Rxh6+- Kb5 3.Rh7 Kc4 4.Ra7 Bg6 5.Ra6 Rf6 6.Ra3 Kb4 7.Ra1 Kc3 8.Rf1 Re6 9.Rf8 Kd2
10.Nf1+ Kd3 11.Kf2 Re7 12.Rg8 Re6 13.Ke1 Rf6 14.Rg7 Re6 15.Ra7 Re8 16.Ra3+ Kc2 17.Ra6 Rc8
18.Ke2 Be8 19.Ra5 Kc3 20.Ng3 Rb8?! 21.Rc5+! Kb2 22.Nh5 Bxh5 23.gxh5 Rh8 24.g4 Rh6 25.Kf2
Re6 26.Kg3 Rf6 27.h4 Rf3+ 28.Kg2 gxh4 29.h6 Rxe3
29...Rf6 30.g5 Rg6 31.Kh3 Rxg5 32.Rxc6 Rh5 33.Rf6 (33.Kg4?? h3=) 33...Rg5 (33...Kc3 34.Kg4)
34.Kxh4
30.h7 h3+ 31.Kh2 Re2+ 32.Kxh3
32.Kg3 Re3+ 33.Kf2 Rf3+ 34.Ke2 Rf8 35.Rxc6
32...Re1 33.Kg2 Re2+ 34.Kg3 Re3+ 35.Kh4 Re1 36.Kg5 Rh1 37.Kg6 Rh4

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37...e3 38.Rxc6 e2 39.Re6
38.Rxc6 e3
38...Rxg4+ 39.Kh5 Rg1 40.Rh6
39.Re6
39.g5 e2 40.Re6 Re4 41.Rxe4 dxe4 42.h8=Q e1=Q 43.d5+
39...Rxg4+ 40.Kh5 Rg1 41.Rxe3 Rh1+ 42.Kg6 Rg1+ 43.Kf7 Rh1 44.Kg8 Rg1+ 45.Kh8 Rg4 46.Re5
Rxd4 47.Kg7 Rg4+
47...Rh4 48.Rxd5!
48.Kh6 1-0

Caruana, Fabiano (2802) - Carlsen, Magnus (2863)

Shamkir 124/32, 2015

1...? ³

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1...c5! 2.Ra3 Nb1 3.Ra1

3.Ra6 Kf7 4.Ra7+ Kf8 5.Ra6 Ke7³
3...Nd2 4.Be2?
4.Kg2! Nf3 5.Ra6 Kf7 6.Ra7+ Kf8 7.Rc7 Nxe5 8.Rxc5 Nd3 9.Rc7 Ne1+ 10.Kg1 Rd1 11.c5 Rc1 12.c6
Nf3+ 13.Kg2 h6 14.h4 g5³
4...Nf3+ 5.Bxf3 exf3 6.h3 h5 7.g4

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7.Ra5 Rd1+ 8.Kh2 Rf1 9.Rxc5 Rxf2+ 10.Kg1 Rg2+ 11.Kf1 Rxg3-+
7...fxg4 8.hxg4

8...h4!-+ 9.Kh2 Rd2

9...g5-+
10.Kh3
10.g5!?
10...g5 11.e4 Rd4 12.Ra8+ Kf7 13.Ra3
13.Ra7+ Kg6 14.Ra6 Rd1 15.Rxe6+ Kg7 16.Kh2 Rf1-+ 17.Rf6 Rxf2+ 18.Kh3 Rf1 19.Kh2 f2 20.Kg2
Rg1+ 21.Kxf2 Rxg4-+
13...Rxc4 14.Rxf3+ Ke7 15.Re3 Rd4 16.f3 c4 17.Ra3 Rd3 18.Ra7+ Kd8 19.Kg2 c3 20.Ra4 c2
20...Rd7-+
21.Rc4 Rd2+ 22.Kh3 Kd7 23.Rc5 Rf2 24.f4 Rf3+ 25.Kh2 Rxf4 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2876) - Topalov, Veselin (2798)

Stavanger 125/134, 2015

286
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1.Qe5+! Kg8 2.Qf6 [×b6] 2...Bg7 3.Qxb6 Bxd4

3...Qxd4 4.Qb8+ Bf8 5.b6 Qd6 6.Qc7!?
4.Qxh6 Qg4 5.Qd6 Qd1 6.Qd8+ Kh7?
6...Kg7! 7.Qc7 Qb1
7.Qc7! Kg7 8.b6 Qg4 9.b7 Qh4 10.g3 Qf6 11.Qc2 Qe5 12.Qd3 Ba7 13.Qf3 Qf6 14.Qe2 Qc3 15.Kh2
Qd4 16.Qf3 Bb8
16...Qg4? 17.Qc3+ Kg8 18.Qc7 Qb4 19.Bc4+-; RR16...h4!?
17.Kh3 Bc7 18.Be2 Bb8 19.Bd1
19.Kg2 h4! 20.gxh4 Qxh4
19...f5!
19...Kg8?! 20.Bb3 Qd7+ 21.Kg2 Qc7 22.Bd5+-
20.Be2 f4 21.Qxh5
21.gxf4!? Bxf4 (21...Qxf4? 22.Qxf4 Bxf4 23.Bxh5 Kf6 24.Kg4 Bb8 25.f4+-) 22.Qg2+ (22.b8=Q?!
Qd7+ 23.Kg2 Bxb8=) 22...Kf6 (22...Kh6 23.Qc6+ Kg5 24.Qe8 ∆Qxf2? 25.Qe7+ Kh6 26.Qf6+ Kh7
27.Bd3+ Kg8 28.b8=Q+ Bxb8 29.Qxf2+-) 23.Bxh5 Qd3+ 24.Kh4 (24.Qf3? Qxf3+ 25.Bxf3 Kg5!=)
24...Qf5 25.Qg4! Bb8 26.Qxf5+ Kxf5 27.Bg4+ Kg6 (27...Kf4 28.Kh5+-) 28.Bh3 Bc7 29.Kg4 Bb8
30.f4+-
21...Qxf2 22.Qg5+ Kf7†
22...Kf7 23.Bc4+! (23.Qh5+? Ke7=) 23...Ke8 (23...Kf8?? 24.Qf6+ Ke8 25.Bb5#) 24.Bb5+ Kf7

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(24...Kf8? 25.Qf6+ Kg8 26.Bc4+ - 22...Kf8) 25.Qf5+ Kg7 (25...Ke7 26.Qd7+) 26.Qd7+ Kh6 (26...Kf6
27.Qd8+ Kg6 28.Bd3+ Kf7 29.Bc4+ Kg6 30.Qe8+ Kf6 31.Qf7+ Kg5 32.Qg7+ - 22...Kf8) (26...Kg6
27.Qe6+ Kg7 - 26...Kh6) 27.Qe6+ Kg7 28.Qe7+ Kh6 29.Qf6+ Kh7 30.Bd3+! Kg8 31.Bc4+ - 22...Kf8
22...Kf8 23.Qf6+ Kg8 24.Bc4+ Kh7 25.Qf7+ Kh6 26.Qf8+ Kg5 (26...Kg6 27.Bd3+ Kh5 28.g4+ Kg5
29.Qg7#) 27.Qg7+ Kf5 28.g4+ Ke4 29.Qg6+! Kf3 (29...Ke5 30.Qe6+ Kd4 31.Qb6++-) 30.Qc6+ Ke3
31.Qc5+ Kf3 32.Qd5+ Ke3 33.Qd3#
0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2850) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2793)

London 127/138, 2015

1.? ±

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1.Kg3 Kf8 2.f4 Nf6 3.Bf3 Ke7 4.f5

4.g5 Ne8 5.Bg4 Nc7 6.Bc8 Na5 7.Bd4 Ne6 8.Bc3 b6 9.cxb6 axb6²
4...gxf5 5.gxf5 Kd7 6.Kf4 Ne8 7.Kg5 Ke7 8.Bf4± a6 9.h4 Kf8 10.Bg3 Nf6 11.Bd6+ Ke8 12.Kf4 Nd7
13.Bg2 Kd8 14.Kg5 Ke8 15.h5 Nf6 16.h6 Nh7+ 17.Kh5 Nf6+ 18.Kg5 Nh7+ 19.Kh4 gxh6 20.Kh5
Nf6+ 21.Kxh6 Ng4+ 22.Kg7 Nd4!? 23.Be4 Nf2
23...Ne3 24.Kf6+-
24.Bb1
24.Bxb7? Nxf5+=
24...Ng4 25.Bf4 f6?!
25...Ke7 26.Bd2 Kd7 (26...f6 27.Be4 Kd7 28.Bc3 Ne2 29.Be1 Nd4 30.Bg3+-) 27.Kxf7 Kc6 28.Kg6!+-;

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25...Ne2 26.Bb8 Nc3 27.Bc2 Ne3 28.Bd3 Ncd5 29.Be4 f6 30.Bg3 Nc3 31.Bd3 Ncd5 32.Bf2 Ng4
33.Bd4+-
26.Be4 Nf2 27.Bb1 Ng4 28.Be4 Nf2 29.Bxb7! Nd3

29...Nxf5+ 30.Kxf6 Nd4 31.c6+-

30.Kxf6!
30.Bd6 Nxf5+ 31.Kxf6 Nxd6 32.Bc6+ (32.cxd6? Kd7 33.Bxa6 Nc5=) 32...Kd8 33.cxd6 Nb2 34.Ke6
Nc4 35.a4 a5 - NB 4/a2
30...Nxf4 31.Ke5 Nfe2
31...Nxf5 32.Kxf5 (32.Kxf4 Ng7 33.Ke5 Kd7 34.Kd5+-) 32...Nd3 33.c6 Kd8 34.Bxa6 Nc5 35.Bb5+-
32.f6?
32.Bxa6?! Nf3+ 33.Ke4 Ng5+ 34.Ke3 Nc3²; 32.c6! Nxf5 (32...Kd8 33.f6+-) (32...Nf3+ 33.Ke4 Ng5+
34.Ke3 Kd8 35.Kxe2+-) (32...Nxc6+ 33.Bxc6+ Ke7 34.Bd5+-) 33.Kxf5 Kd8 34.Ke5 Kc7 35.Bxa6+-
32...a5 33.a4 Kf7 34.Bd5+ Kf8?

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34...Kg6! 35.Be4+ Kf7 36.c6 Nxc6+ 37.Bxc6 Kf8=
35.Ke4!+- Nc2 36.c6 Nc3+ 37.Ke5 Nxa4 38.Bb3! Nb6 39.Bxc2 a4 40.c7 Kf7
40...a3 41.Bb3 Ke8 42.Kd6
41.Bxa4 1-0

Wei, Yi (2696) - Carlsen, Magnus (2855)

Bilbao 129/37, 2016

1...? –+

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1...Nc5! 2.Rc4

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2...Na6+!
2...Nxb3?? 3.a6±
3.Kb6 Rxb3+! 4.Kxa6 Kd5 5.Rb4 c2-+ 6.Ne7+ Kc5 7.Rxb3 c1=Q 8.Rb6 Qc4+ 9.Kb7 Qe4+ 10.Nc6
Qd5! 11.Kc7 Qd6+ 12.Kb7 Qd7+ 13.Kb8 f4 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2853) - Karjakin, Sergey (2772)

New York (m/10) 130/120, 2016

1.? +–

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1.Kg2!
1.e6 Kd8!=; 1.Nd6+ Nxd6 2.Rxd6 Re3 3.Rxd4 Rxe5 4.Ra4²

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1...Rb3
1...Re3 2.e6 Kd8 3.Rg5+-
2.Nd6+ Nxd6 3.Rxd6 Re3 4.e6 Kc7
4...d3 5.Kf2+-
5.Rxd4 Rxe6 6.Rd5 Rh6 7.Kf3 Kb8
7...b6 8.axb6+ Kxb6 9.Kf4 Kc6 10.Rg5! Kd6 11.Rg8 Ke6 12.Kg5 Rh7 13.Kg6+-; 7...Kc6 8.Rg5 Kd6
9.Rb5 Rh7 10.g4 hxg4+ 11.Kxg4+-
8.Kf4 Ka7 9.Kg5 Rh8 10.Kf6 1-0

Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2779) - Carlsen, Magnus (2842)

Biel 137/39, 2018

1...? µ

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1...Rg8!µ 2.f5
2.Rh8 ∆Rg3+ 3.Kd2 Rg2+ 4.Kd3 Rcxc2 5.Rb8 Rcd2+ 6.Ke3 d4+ 7.Kf3 Rgf2+ 8.Kg3 Rfe2 9.Rb7+ Kf8
10.Rb8+ Kg7 11.Rg4+ Kh7 12.Rxb4 Kh6µ
2...Rg3+ 3.Kd2 Rg2+ 4.Kd1
4.Kd3 exf5 5.Rxc4 dxc4+ 6.Kxc4 Rxc2+ 7.Kb3 Rf2µ
4...Rcxc2
4...Rgxc2? 5.f6+ Kd7 6.Rxc4± Rxc4 7.Rh7

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5.f6+ Kd7 6.Rxb4 a5
6...Rxb2? 7.Rxb2 Rxb2 8.Rh7±
7.Rb8 Rcf2 8.Ke1 Kc6
8...Rxb2 9.Rxb2 Rxb2 10.Rh7=
9.Rc8+ Kb5 10.Rh7 d4
10...Rxb2? 11.Rb8+ Kc4 12.Rxb2 Rxb2 13.Rxf7=
11.Rg8
11.Rxf7? d3-+; 11.a4+! Kxa4 12.Rc4+ Kb3 13.Rxd4 Rxb2 14.Kf1 Rgf2+ 15.Kg1 Rfc2 16.Rd1 Rc7µ
11...Re2+
11...Rxb2 12.Rxg2 Rxg2 13.Rxf7=
12.Kf1 Rgf2+ 13.Kg1

13...Rf4! 14.Rxf7 Rxe5 15.Rc7?

15.Kg2 Kc4 16.Rc7+ Kd3 17.Rg3+ Ke4-+
15...Rxf6?!
15...d3! 16.a4+ (16.Rd7 Rd5-+) 16...Kxa4-+
16.Rb8+ Ka6 17.Rc6+ Ka7 18.Rg8 Rf7 19.Rg6 Re1+ 20.Kg2 d3 21.Rd6 Re2+ 22.Kh3! d2
22...Rxb2 23.Rxd3 Rxa2 24.Rxe6µ
23.Rg8 Kb7 24.Rgd8 d1=Q 25.Rxd1 Rxb2 26.Re1
26.R8d6!?
26...Rf6

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26...Rxa2 27.Rxe6 Ra3+ 28.Kg2
27.Rd6 Rxa2 28.Kg3 Rb2 29.Re5 Rb3+ 30.Kg2 a4 31.Ra5
31.Rdxe6 Rxe6 32.Rxe6 a3-+
31...a3-+ 32.Rda6 Rff3 33.Ra7+ Kc6 34.R7a6+ Kd7 35.Ra7+ Kd6 36.R7a6+ Ke7 37.Re5 Rfc3
38.Rexe6+ Kd7 39.Kf2
39.Re2 Kc7 40.Ra4 Kd6 41.Kf2 Rf3+ 42.Kg2 Rg3+ 43.Kf1 Rb1+ 44.Kf2 Rh3 45.Kg2 Rhb3 46.Ra5
R1b2 47.Kf2 Kc6 48.Ke1 (48.Kf1 Rh3-+ 49.Kg2 Rxe2+ 50.Kxh3 a2 51.Kg3 Kb6 52.Ra8 Kb5 53.Kf3
Rc2 54.Ke3 Kc4) 48...Rh3-+
39...Rb2+ 40.Re2 Rh3 41.Kg2 Rxe2+ 42.Kxh3 a2 43.Kg3 Kc7 44.Kf3 Kb7 45.Ra4 Rh2 46.Ke3 Kb6
47.Kd3 Kb5 48.Ra8 Kb4 49.Kd4 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2835) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2817)

Wijk aan Zee 139/150, 2019

1.? +–

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1.Bxb5 g4 2.hxg4 hxg4 3.Bc4!

3.Kh2 e3 4.Nd3+ Ke4 5.Nc1 Ra1 (5...Ra3 6.Kg3! e2+ 7.Kf2+-) 6.Nb3 Ra2

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7.Be2! (7.Na5? Kf4! 8.Nb3 Kg5=) (7.Bc4? f4!! 8.Nc5+ Kd4 9.Bxa2 e2=) 7...Kf4 (7...Rxe2 8.a7+-)
8.Bc4! Ra4 (8...Ke4 9.b5!+-) 9.Nc5 Ra1 10.Nd3+ Kg5 11.g3+-
3...Ra1+ 4.Kh2!+-
4.Bf1 e3 5.Nd3+ Ke4 6.a7 f4-+; 4.Kf2 f4 5.Ke2 (5.g3 e3+ 6.Ke2 fxg3-+) 5...g3! 6.b5 f3+ 7.gxf3 g2-+
4...f4 5.b5 f3
5...Kd6 6.b6; 5...Kf5 6.g3
6.b6 Kf4 7.Nxe4 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2845) - Anand, Viswanathan (2779)

Shamkir 140/153, 2019

1.? +–

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1.Rb7 Rc1+ 2.Kh2 Rc2 3.Bb5 Rb2

3...Rxf2 4.Rxa7 Ra2 (4...d4 5.Ra8+ (5.exd4 Bd5 6.Kg3 Rxg2+ 7.Kf4+-) 5...Kg7 6.Rd8! Ra2 7.exd4+-)
5.Rc7 d4 6.exd4 Bd5 7.Bf1+-
4.Kg3 Bc8 5.Rb8 Kg7 6.Rxc8 Rxb5 7.Rc7 Ra5 8.Rxa7 Kf6?!
8...d4! 9.exd4 (9.e4? Ra3+ 10.f3 Kf6²) 9...Rd5 10.Kf4 Rxd4+ 11.Ke5 Ra4
9.Ra8 Ra3

10.Kh2!+- [×d5] 10...h5 11.a7 Ra2

11...h4 12.g4 hxg3+ 13.fxg3! Kg7 14.Kg2 Kf6 15.Kf2 Kg7 16.Ke2 Kf6 17.Kd2 Kg7 18.Kc2 Kf6
19.Kb2 Ra4 20.Kc3 Ra1 21.Kb4 Ra2 22.Kc5
12.h4 Kf5 13.f3 Ra1 14.g3
14.g3 Ra2+ 15.Kg1 Kf6 16.Kf1 Kf5 17.Ke1 Kf6 18.Kd1 Kf5 19.Kc1 Kf6 20.Kb1 Ra5 21.Kb2 Ra4
22.Kb3 Ra1 23.Kb4 Ra2 24.Kc5
1-0

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1. A04
Chirila, Ioan Cristian (2561) - Jacobson, Brandon (2486)
Saint Louis 141/1, 2019

1.Nf3 e6 2.g3 g5!? 3.d4 g4 4.Ne5 h5 5.h3 d6 6.Nd3 gxh3 7.Bxh3 h4 8.g4 Nc6 9.c3 Qe7N
9...e5
10.g5 Bd7 11.e4 O-O-O 12.Be3 f6 13.g6?
13.f4!? f5 14.exf5 exf5 15.Kd2!?²
13...Bh6 14.Qf3 Qg7 15.Rg1 Nge7 16.Bxh6
16.Nd2 Nxg6 17.O-O-O Nce7³
16...Rxh6 17.Nf4 f5 18.exf5 exf5 19.Nh5?

19.Nd2 Nxg6³
19...Qh8
19...Ne5!! 20.Qe2 (20.Nxg7? Nxf3+ 21.Kf1 Nxg1-+; 20.dxe5 Qxe5+ 21.Kd1 Bc6 22.Qe3 Qxe3
23.fxe3 Rxh5-+) 20...Rxh5! 21.Qxh5 Nd3+ 22.Kf1 Nf4 23.Qf3 Bb5+ 24.Ke1 Re8 25.Kd2 Qh6 26.Kc2
Ba4+ 27.b3 Bc6 28.Qe3 Ng8 29.Bxf5+ Kb8 30.Qc1 h3-+
20.Nf4
20.g7 Qh7 21.Nf4 Re8 22.Kd1 Ng6ƒ
20...Nxg6! 21.Nd2

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21.Nxg6 Rxg6 22.Rxg6 Qe8+ 23.Kd2 Qxg6-+
21...Nxf4 22.Qxf4 Re8+ 23.Kd1 Kb8
23...Ne7! … Nd5
24.Kc2 Nd8 25.Rae1 Ne6 26.Qf3 Rf8 27.d5 Nc5 28.Re7
28.Qf4 Bb5 29.Nc4 Ba4+ 30.b3 Ne4 31.Re3 Bd7µ
28...Rh7 29.Rge1 Rxe7 30.Rxe7 Qf6 31.Rh7 Bb5 32.c4 Ba4+ 33.b3 f4! 34.Qg4 Qa1
34...Qd4? 35.Qg7! Qxg7 36.Rxg7©
35.Qg7 Qxa2+ 36.Qb2 Qxb2+ 37.Kxb2 Nd3+ 38.Kc3 Nxf2-+ 39.Be6
39.Bg2 h3 40.Bxh3 Nxh3 41.Rxh3 Bd7
39...Be8 40.Rxh4 c5 41.Rh6
41.dxc6 Bxc6 42.Kd4 a5
41...a5 42.Nf3 b5 43.Rh2 b4+ 44.Kd2 Ne4+ 45.Kc2 a4 46.bxa4 Bxa4+ 47.Kb2 Bd1 48.Nd2 Nxd2
49.Rxd2 Bf3 0-1

2. A07
Kramnik, Vladimir (2753) - Bareev, Evgeny (2643)
Amsterdam (rapid) 141/2, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.d3 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.c4 Nbd7
6...c6 - 64/7
7.Nh4! Bg6 8.cxd5 Nxd5N
8...exd5 9.Nc3 c6 10.e4²
9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.e4 N5b6 11.d4 O-O 12.Nc3 c6 13.e5 Nd5 14.h4ƒ Qa5 15.Qf3 Rfd8 16.Rd1 Nxc3
17.bxc3 Nb6 18.Rd3!?
18.Bd2 Nc4 19.Bf4± … Bf1
18...Rd7?!

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¹18...c5 19.Qxb7 Qb5 20.Rd1 Rd7 21.Qf3 Rad8 22.Be3 Nd5²
19.h5→ gxh5
¹19...g5 20.Qg4±
20.Qxh5 g6 21.Qg4
21.Qh2! Bf8 22.g4 Nc4 23.Rh3 Bg7 24.Bh6 Bh8 25.Bg5 Bg7 26.Bf6+-
21...Kg7 22.Be4! Rh8 23.Rf3 Bd8 24.Kg2 Nd5 25.c4 Ne7
25...Qe1? 26.Rxf7+! Kxf7 27.Qxg6+ Kf8 28.Bh6+ Rxh6 29.Qxh6+ Rg7 30.Rxe1+-
26.Bg5 Ng8
¹26...Nf5 27.Bxf5 exf5 28.Rxf5! Bxg5 (28...gxf5? 29.Bf6++- (29.Bh6+!+-)) 29.Rxg5±
27.d5! Bxg5
27...cxd5 28.cxd5 Bxg5 29.Qxg5 - 27...Bg5
28.Qxg5 cxd5
28...Qd8 29.Rxf7+! Kxf7 30.dxe6+ Kxe6 31.Qxg6+ Kxe5 32.Re1+-
29.cxd5 Qd8?

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29...Qb6 30.Rb1 Qd4 31.Qg4 Nh6 (31...Qxe5 32.dxe6 Nh6 (32...Qxe6 33.Bf5+-) 33.Rxf7+! Rxf7
34.Qxg6+ Kf8 35.exf7+-) 32.Qf4 Nf5 33.dxe6 Re7 (33...fxe6 34.Rd3 Qa4 35.Bxf5+-) 34.Rd3 Qc4
35.exf7 Rxf7 36.Rc1 Qb4 37.Bxf5 Qxf4 38.gxf4 Rxf5 (38...gxf5 39.Rg3++-) 39.Rc7+ Rf7 40.Rdd7+-
30.Rxf7+! Kxf7
30...Rxf7 31.Qxd8+-
31.dxe6+ Kxe6
31...Kf8 32.Qf4++-
32.Qxg6+ Kxe5 33.Qf5+
33.f4+ Kd4 34.Qf5+-; 33.Bc6! Rd3 (33...bxc6 34.Re1+ Kd4 35.Qe4+ Kc5 36.Rc1+ Kb6 37.Qxc6++-)
34.Re1+ Kd4 35.Qe6 bxc6 36.Qe5+ Kc4 37.Rc1++-
33...Kd6 34.Rd1+
34.Qf4+ Ke7 35.Re1+-
34...Ke7 35.Qe5+ Kf8
35...Kf7! 36.Rxd7+ Qxd7 37.Qxh8 Nf6±
36.Rxd7 Qxd7 37.Qxh8 Qe6
37...b6 38.Qe5 Ne7 39.Qf6+ Ke8 40.Bf3 Qc7 41.g4+-
38.Bxb7+- Qxa2 39.Qe5 Ne7 40.Qf6+ Ke8 41.Qa6 Qxa6
41...Qb2 42.Qxa7 Qe5 43.Qa8+ Kf7 44.Be4
42.Bxa6 Nd5 43.Kf3 Nb4 44.Bb5+ Ke7 45.Ke4 a5 46.f4 Kd6 47.g4 Nd5 48.Bc4 Nb6 49.Ba2 a4 50.g5
a3 51.g6 1-0

3. A11
Pantsulaia, Levan (2614) - Nguyen, Van Huy (2456)

302
 Taleigao 141/3, 2019

1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.Nf3 c6 4.c4 Bg4 5.Ne5 Bf5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 Nc6
7...e6 8.g4 Bg6 9.h4 Bd6 10.d4± - 56/(7)
8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.d3 e6 10.e4 Bg6 11.O-O Be7 12.Qa4 Qd7 13.f4 O-ON
13...d4 14.Nb1 c5 15.Qd1²
14.h3 Rad8 15.g4 dxe4 16.dxe4 Bc5+ 17.Kh1

17...Qe7! 18.f5
18.Bf3 Nd7 19.Qxc6 (19.f5 Ne5! 20.fxg6 fxg6-+) 19...f5! 20.gxf5 exf5 21.e5 Nb6©
18...Nxg4! 19.fxg6 fxg6 20.e5
20.Qxc6? Nf2+ 21.Rxf2 (21.Kh2 Rc8 22.Qa4 Qd6+-+) 21...Rxf2µ; 20.Rxf8+ Rxf8 (20...Kxf8 21.Qxc6
Nf2+ (21...Rd3 22.Bf4) 22.Kh2 Ng4+ 23.Kh1=) 21.Qxc6 (21.e5 h5 22.Ne4 Qh4 23.Bg5 Nf2+ 24.Kh2
Ng4+ 25.Kh1=) 21...Nf2+ 22.Kh2 Nd3 23.e5! Nxe5 24.Qe4 Qd6 25.Kh1 Nf3 26.Bxf3 Qg3 27.Bf4
Qxh3+ 28.Bh2 Bd6 29.Qxe6+ Qxe6 30.Bd5 Qxd5+ 31.Nxd5 Bxh2 32.Kxh2 Rf2+ 33.Kg3 Rxb2=
20...Rxf1+ 21.Bxf1 h5

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22.Qc4?
22.Qxc6 Bb6!? (22...Rf8 23.Bg2 Nf2+ 24.Kh2 Ng4+ 25.Kh1=) 23.Bf4 Qh4 24.Ne4 Nf2+ 25.Nxf2
Qxf4 26.Nd3 Qg3 27.Qg2 Rxd3 28.Bxd3 Qxd3©
22...Rd4-+ 23.Qe2 Qh4 24.Qf3?!
24.Be3 Nxe3 25.Qxe3 Rd1! 26.Nxd1 Bxe3 27.Nxe3 Qe4+ 28.Ng2 Qf3 29.Kh2 h4!
24...Nxe5 25.Qe2 Rd3! 26.Bd2 Qd4
26...Ng4 27.Qxe6+ (27.Qxd3 Nf2+ 28.Kg2 Nxd3 29.Bxd3 Qf2+ 30.Kh1 Bd6) 27...Kh7
27.Bg2 Rxd2 28.Qe1 Rxb2 29.Rd1 Qf4 30.Qe4 Qxe4
¹30...Qg3 31.Ne2 Rxe2! 32.Qxe2 Ng4! 33.hxg4 Qh4+ 34.Bh3 Qxh3+ 35.Qh2 Qf3+
31.Rd8+
31.Nxe4 Be3 32.Re1 Bd4
31...Kf7 32.Bxe4 Bb4 0-1

4. A13
Ding, Liren (2805) - Carlsen, Magnus (2882)
Saint Louis (blitz) 141/4, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6 7.Qc2 c5 8.Nc3 Qc7 9.d4 cxd4?!
¹9...b5 - 16/504, E 03
10.Nxd4 Bc5 11.Nb3 Bd6 12.O-O O-O 13.Rd1N
13.Be3
13...Be5 14.Be3 Nd5

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14...Rb8 15.Rac1 b6 16.Qd2ƒ
15.Bxd5! exd5 16.Rac1 Nf6 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Rxd5 Qxc2 19.Rxc2 Bf6 20.Nc5± Re8 21.Bd4 Be7
22.Re5
22.Nd7!? Bd8 (22...Rd8 23.Rc7±) 23.f3 b5 24.e4 Bb7 25.Rd6±
22...f6! 23.Re3
23.Rd5 b6 24.Nd7 Bb7 25.Nxb6 Bxd5 26.Nxd5 Rad8 27.Nxe7+ Rxe7 28.e3∞
23...Bf5 24.Rd2 Bxc5 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Bxc5 Rc8 27.b4 a5 28.a3 axb4 29.axb4² Rc7 30.f3 Rd7 31.Ra2
h5 32.Kf2 Kf7 33.h4 Be6 34.Ra8 b5 35.e4 Bc4 36.Ke3 Rd3+ 37.Kf4 Rd7
¹37...Rb3 38.Ra7+ Kg8²
38.Rh8 Kg6 39.g4 hxg4 40.fxg4 Kf7 41.h5

41...Bb3?

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41...g5+ 42.Kf3 Rd3+ 43.Be3 Bb3 (43...Rb3?! 44.Rh7+ Kg8 45.Re7 Rxb4 46.e5!) 44.Kf2 Bd1 45.Rh7+
Kg8 46.Rb7 Rb3 47.e5 Rb2+ 48.Kg1 fxe5 49.Rxb5 Bxg4 50.h6±
42.e5
42.g5! fxg5+ 43.Kf5! Be6+ 44.Ke5 g6 45.h6+-
42...fxe5+ 43.Kxe5
43.Kf5! Bc2+ 44.Kxe5 g5 45.Rf8+ Kg7 46.Ke6 Rc7 47.Re8 Rc6+ 48.Kd7 Ra6 49.Re7+ Kg8 50.Bd4+-
43...Rd5+ 44.Kf4 Rd1 45.Rf8+ Ke6 46.Re8+ Kf7 47.Rf8+ Ke6 48.Kg5 Bc2 49.Re8+ Kf7 50.Re7+ Kg8
51.Rb7 Rd5+ 52.Kh4 Bd3
¹52...g5+ 53.hxg6 Bxg6 54.Rxb5±
53.g5+- Rd8 54.g6 Bc4 55.Kg5 Rd5+ 56.Kf4 Rd8 57.Bd6 Be2 58.Be5 Bxh5 59.Kg5 Be2 60.Rxg7+
Kf8 61.Rf7+ Ke8

62.Kf6
62.Bf6! Rd7 (62...Rd5+ 63.Kh6 Bc4 64.Re7+ Kd8 65.g7 Rd6 66.Rf7+) 63.Rh7!
62...Bc4 63.Rh7 Rd1 64.Re7+ Kd8 65.Ra7 Rf1+ 66.Kg7 Ke8 67.Bf6 Re1 68.Kh8 Rh1+ 69.Kg7 Re1
70.Rb7 Re2 71.Ra7 Re1 72.Rc7 Re2 73.Ra7 Re1 74.Ra3 Re2 75.Ra8+ Kd7 76.Kf8 Rf2 77.Kg7 Rg2
78.Rd8+ Ke6 79.Re8+ Kd7 80.Re5 Kd6 81.Re3 Kd7 82.Re7+ Kd6 83.Re3 Kd7 84.Kh6 Rh2+ 85.Kg7
Rg2 86.Bd4 Rg4 87.Bc5 Rg2† 1-0

5. A13
Parligras, Mircea Emilian (2633) - Stefansson, Hannes (2558)
Reykjavik 141/5, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.b3

4.Nc3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.h4!? - 138/7
4...Bd6

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4...c5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.O-O O-O 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7∞ - 133/8 4...Be7 5.Bb2 O-
O 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.bxc4 c5 8.Rg1!? - 136/3 4...b6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 - 139/7
5.Bb2 O-O 6.d4
6.Be2 - 5/27
6...b6 7.cxd5
7.Bd3 Bb7 8.O-O dxc4 (8...Nbd7 9.Nc3 c5 10.Qe2 Qe7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Ne4!? Nb4 13.Nxd6 Bxf3
14.gxf3 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 Qxd6 16.Rfd1²) 9.Bxc4 Nbd7 10.Nc3 a6 (10...Qe7 11.Nb5 a6 12.Nxd6 cxd6
13.Nd2 Ne4 (13...b5 14.Be2 Nd5 15.a4 b4 16.Rc1²) 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.f3²) 11.a4 (11.Ne2 c5 12.Ng3 b5
13.Be2 Qe7„) 11...Qe7 12.Qe2 c5 13.Rad1 Rfd8 14.Rfe1 Nf8=
7...exd5 8.Nc3 Bb7

9.g3!?
9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.O-O a6 11.Rc1 Re8 12.Ne2 (12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Rfd1 Rac8 14.Bf1 Ne4 15.g3 Nxc3 16.Qxc3
Nf6 17.Bh3 Ne4„) 12...Ne4 13.Ng3 g6 14.Qc2 Qe7 15.Ne5 Nxg3 16.hxg3 Nf6 17.Qe2 Ne4„
9...Nbd7 10.Bg2 Ba6
10...a6 11.O-O Re8 12.Rc1 Qe7 13.Qc2 Rad8 (13...Rac8 14.Rfd1 g6 15.Nd2 b5 16.Nf3!? h5 17.Ne2²)
14.Nd2 Bb4 15.Ra1!? c5 (15...Qe6 16.Ne2; 15...Ne4 16.Ncxe4 dxe4 17.Qxc7 Bd5 18.Qc2 Rc8 19.Qd1
b5 20.Rc1 f5 21.Nb1²) 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Nf3²
11.a3N
11.Ng1 Re8 12.Nge2 Nf8 13.O-O c6 14.Re1 Ne6„; 11.Ne2
11...c5
11...c6!? 12.Ne2 Re8 13.O-O Ne4 14.Re1 Ndf6 15.h3 Qe7 16.Nf4 Rac8∞
12.b4! Bc4
12...Re8 13.b5 Bb7 14.O-O Rc8 15.a4²

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13.Nd2² cxb4
13...Bd3 14.Nxd5 Rc8 15.Nf3 c4 16.Nc3 Ne4 17.Ne2 Ndf6 18.O-O² … Ne1
14.axb4 Qc7

14...b5 15.Nxc4 bxc4 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Bxb4+ 18.Kf1 Nb6 19.Bxa8 Qxa8 20.f3 a5 21.Kf2 Rc8
22.Qc2±; 14...Bxb4 15.Nxc4 dxc4 16.O-O a5 17.Qa4 (17.e4 Rc8 18.e5 Ne8 19.Nb5©) 17...Rc8 18.Rfc1©
∆Qe7 19.Ba3! Bxa3 20.Qxa3 Qxa3 21.Rxa3 Ne8 22.Nb5 … Rac3±
15.Rc1!?
15.Nxc4 Qxc4 16.Qe2 Rac8 17.Rxa7 Bxb4 18.Qxc4 Rxc4 19.Kd2 b5 20.Rc1 Rb8 21.Kd1 Bxc3 22.Bxc3
Ra4 23.Rxa4 bxa4 24.Ra1 Ra8 25.Bb4²
15...Bxb4 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 b5 18.Bxa8 Rxa8 19.f3 a5 20.Kf2 Nb6 21.d5
21.e4 f5 22.Nxc4 Nxc4 23.e5 Qd7 24.Qe2 Qd5 25.Rhd1²; 21.Qe2!? Bxd2 (21...Bf8 22.Nxc4 Nxc4
23.e4±) 22.Qxd2 Qd6

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23.d5!? a4 (23...Nxd5 24.Qd4 Qf6 25.Qxc4 Qxb2+ 26.Qe2 Qxe2+ 27.Kxe2 b4 28.Rc5 Nc3+ 29.Kd3
Na2 30.Kc2 a4 31.Rc4 Rb8 32.Rd1±; 23...Qxd5 24.Rhd1 Qxd2+ 25.Rxd2 Be6 26.Rcd1 … Rd8±) 24.e4 a3
25.Bd4 Nd7 26.Qf4±
21...f5
21...Rd8!? 22.e4 (22.Nxc4 Nxc4 23.Qd4 f6 24.Kg2 Qd6 25.Rxc4 bxc4 26.e4 Qc5 27.Qxc5 Bxc5 28.Rc1
Rb8 29.Ba1 Rb4=; 22.Qc2!? Rxd5 23.Rhd1 Rh5 24.Kg1 h6 25.Bd4²) 22...f5 23.Nxc4 Nxc4 24.Bd4 fxe4
25.fxe4 Re8„ 26.Qd3 Qe7 27.Rhd1 Qxe4 28.Qxe4 Rxe4 29.Kf3 Re8 30.Rc2 a4 31.Re2 Rd8 32.Ke4
(32.Rb1 Nd2+ 33.Rxd2 Bxd2 34.Rxb5 a3 35.Ke2 Bg5 36.Ra5 Be7=) 32...h5 (32...a3 33.g4) 33.h3 Bd6
34.g4 Re8+ 35.Kd3 Rf8 36.gxh5 Rf3+ 37.Kc2 b4∞
22.Bd4
22.Qe2 a4 23.Nxc4 Nxc4 24.Bd4 Qd7 25.Rxc4 bxc4 26.Qxc4 Bd6 27.Rb1 a3 28.Rb6 Bf8 (28...a2?
29.Ra6+-) 29.Kg2 a2 30.Ra6 Rxa6 31.d6+ Qf7 32.Qxa6 Qd5 33.d7 Qxd7 34.Qxa2+ Qf7 35.Qa5²
22...Bc5?
22...Bxd2! 23.Bxb6 Qxb6 24.Qxd2 Qd6 25.Rhd1 a4 26.Qd4 a3„ 27.Rxc4 bxc4 28.Qxc4 a2 29.Ra1
Qa6=
23.Nxc4 Nxc4 24.Qd3 Bxd4 25.Qxd4+- a4 26.d6 1-0

6. * A13
Hausner, Ivan (2370) - Delchev, Aleksander (2571)
Eisenstein 141/6, 2019

1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 d4 5.O-O c5 6.e3 Nc6 7.exd4 cxd4 8.d3 h6!
8...Be7 - 133/(7) 8...Bd6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Nbd2 Qd8 12.Ne4 Be7 (12...Bc7 13.a3! (13.c5 O-O
14.Nfd2 Rb8 15.Nc4 b5!) 13...a5 14.c5 O-O 15.Nfd2 Rb8 (15...f5 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.cxd6 Qxd6 18.Nc4
(18.Rc1 Bd7 19.Nc4 Qc7 20.Re1©) 18...Qe7 19.f4©) 16.Nc4 b5 17.cxb6 Bxb6 18.Ned6²) 13.a3! (13.Rc1
O-O 14.c5 e5 15.Re1! f5 16.Ned2!±) 13...a5 14.Re1 (14.c5 O-O 15.Nfd2 f5 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.cxd6 Qxd6
18.Rc1 Bd7 19.Nc4 Qc7 20.Re1©) 14...O-O

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15.Rc1! (15.c5 f5 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.cxd6 Qxd6 18.Nd2 f4!? 19.Nc4 Qc7 20.Rc1 Bd7„) 15...Qc7?!N
(15...f5?! 16.Ned2 Bf6 17.c5 e5 18.b4±; 15...a4 16.c5 f5 17.Ned2! (17.Nd6 Bxd6 18.cxd6 Qxd6
19.Nd2©) 17...Ra5 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Rxe5 b6 20.Nc4 Rxc5 21.Rxc5 Bxc5 22.Qxa4±; 15...Bd7 16.c5 Qc7
17.Nfd2 f5 18.Nd6 Bxd6 19.cxd6 Qxd6 20.Nc4 Qc7 21.f4ƒ) 16.c5! Rd8 17.Nfd2!± Ne5 18.Qe2 Nd7

19.c6?! (19.Nc4! Nxc5 20.Ncd2! Qb6 21.Nxc5 Bxc5 22.Nc4! Qc7 23.Ne5+-) 19...bxc6 20.Rxc6

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20...Qb8!= Stoyanov,V (2198)-Haria,R (2430) Great Britain (ch) 141/(6) 2019 (20...Qxc6?? 21.Nf6+;
20...Qb7 21.Rxe6+-)
9.Re1 Bd6 10.Na3 O-O 11.Nc2 a5! 12.a3
12.Ncxd4?! Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Bb4³
12...e5 13.Rb1 a4
13...Rb8!? 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 b5=
14.b4 axb3 15.Rxb3 Re8N
15...Nd7
16.Nd2 Na5 17.Rb1 Bf5 18.Qe2 Qd7 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Bc5 [… b6, Nb7-d6, f5]
21...Qa4 22.Nb4 Nb3 23.Qxb7 Nc5 24.Qf3 Rab8©
22.Nb4 b6 23.Nd5?!
23.Qd5 Qf5! (23...Qxd5 24.Nxd5 Ra7=) 24.Bd2 Rad8 25.Qe4 Qxe4 26.Rxe4 f5 27.Ree1 e4ƒ; 23.Qf3!?
Ra7 (23...f5?! 24.Rxe5!) 24.Nd5 Re6 25.Bd2 Nc6 26.Bb4„
23...f5 24.Qf3 Qf7
24...e4! 25.dxe4 Nxc4! 26.Qb3 (26.Bxh6 Rxa3) 26...Rxe4 27.Rxe4 Qxd5 28.Re1 d3µ
25.g4

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25.Bd2 e4µ
25...e4! 26.Qxf5 Qxf5 27.gxf5 exd3 28.Rd1 Nxc4!?
28...Re2 29.Nf4 Nxc4 30.Nxd3 Rf8µ
29.Nc7 Re2 30.Nxa8 d2 31.Bxd2
31.Kg2 Ne3+ 32.Kf3 Rxf2+ 33.Kxf2 Nxd1+ 34.Ke2 Nc3+ 35.Kxd2 Nxb1+ 36.Kc2 Nc3 37.Kd3 Kf7
38.Nc7 Bd6 39.Ne6 Bxh2 40.Nxd4 Na4µ
31...Nxd2 32.Rxb6

32.Rb4 d3 33.Rf4 Kf7 34.Nc7 Kf6ƒ

32...d3!!-+ 33.Rc6 Bxf2+ 34.Kg2 Be1+ 35.Kh3 Ne4 36.Rb1 Ng5+ 37.Kg4 Re4+ 38.Kh5 Nf7 39.Rxe1
Rxe1 40.Rc8+ Kh7 41.Nb6 d2 0-1

7. * A14

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 McShane, Luke (2688) - Eljanov, Pavel (2655)
Netanya 141/7, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 d4 7.e3 c5 8.exd4 cxd4 9.Re1 Nc6 10.Bb2 Re8
11.Ne5
11.d3 - 129/6
11...Nxe5 12.Rxe5 Bd6
12...Nd7 13.Re1 e5 14.d3 Bb4 15.Re2 Bf8 16.Nd2

16...Nc5N (16...a5) 17.Nf3 f6 18.b4 Ne6 19.c5 Nc7 20.Nd2 Bg4 21.Qb3+ Be6 22.Qa4 Bd5∞
Moussard,J (2583)-Hamitevici,V (2476) France (rapid) 141/(7) 2019
13.Bxd4! Bxe5 14.Bxe5 Nd7 15.Bb2 e5

16.Na3N
16.Nc3 Nf6 17.Nd5 Rb8 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.d4 exd4 20.Bxd4 Qd6 21.Be3© (21.Bxa7 Qxd1+ 22.Rxd1

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Ra8 23.Be3 Rxa2 24.b4 Ra4)
16...Nf6 17.d4 e4?!
17...exd4 18.Qxd4 Qxd4 19.Bxd4 a6 20.c5∞
18.Nc2
18.d5 e3 19.fxe3 Rxe3 20.Nc2 Re8 21.Qd4 Bd7 22.Rf1ƒ
18...Bg4 19.Qd2 Bf3 20.Bf1
20.d5 Nd7 21.Re1ƒ
20...Ng4 21.d5
21.h3 e3 22.fxe3 Nf6 23.d5 Ne4 24.Qe1 Qg5∞
21...Qd6 22.Bd4 Qg6 23.Ne3

23...Nxh2?!
23...Ne5 24.c5!? Nd3 25.b4ƒ
24.Kxh2 Qh6+ 25.Bh3 Bg4 26.Rh1 Bxh3 27.Kg1 f5 28.Qe1?
28.Qc3!± ∆Rf8 29.Ng2 g5 30.Qe3 f4 31.gxf4 g4 32.Bc3 … Qd4+- (32.Qxe4 Rae8±)
28...Rf8?!
28...f4! 29.gxf4 (29.Nf5? Qg6 30.Nxg7 Bg4 31.Nxe8 Rxe8ƒ) 29...Qg6+ 30.Kh2 Qh5 31.Kg1=
29.Ng2 f4 30.gxf4
30.Nxf4 Rxf4 31.Qe3 (31.Be3 Raf8 32.Bxf4 Rxf4 33.Rxh3 (33.Qe3? Rf6) 33...Qxh3 34.gxf4 Qg4+
35.Kf1 Qh3+ 36.Kg1=) 31...Rxf2 (31...Rf3 32.Qxh6 gxh6 33.Rxh3 Rd3 34.Be3±) 32.Kxf2 Qh5 33.Ke1
Qf5 34.Kd2±
30...Rf5 31.Qxe4 Rh5 32.Ne3 Rf8 33.Be5 Bf5 34.Rxh5 Qxh5 35.Qg2 Rf7 36.c5 h6 37.b4

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37.c6 bxc6 38.dxc6 Bh3 39.Qe4±
37...Bh3 38.Qg3

38.Qe4 Bg4 39.Qh1!±

38...Bd7?!
38...g5! 39.f3 Kh7 40.Kf2 gxf4 41.Bxf4 Rg7 42.Qh2 Rf7 43.Qg3= (43.d6? Qh4+ 44.Bg3 Qxb4-+)
39.f3
39.Qg2 Qe2 40.c6 bxc6 41.dxc6 Qe1+ 42.Kh2 Bxc6 43.Qxc6 Qxf2+ 44.Ng2 Qxa2∞
39...Kh7 40.Kf2 Qh1 41.Qg1 Qxg1+ 42.Kxg1 g5 43.Nc2 gxf4 44.Nd4 a6 45.c6 bxc6
45...Bc8 46.Kf2 h5 47.c7 h4 48.d6 Kg6 49.a4 h3 50.Kg1 Rf8 51.Kh2 Re8 52.Bxf4 Kf7 53.b5 axb5
54.axb5 Re1 55.Bg3 Rd1 56.Be5 Rd2+ 57.Kh1 Ke8=
46.dxc6 Bc8 47.Kf2 h5 48.a4 h4 49.b5 axb5 50.axb5 Ra7 51.Bxf4
51.b6 Ra2+ 52.Ne2 Ba6 53.b7 Rxe2+ 54.Kg1 Re1+ 55.Kh2 Rb1 56.b8=Q Rxb8 57.Bxb8=
51...Ra2+ 52.Ke3 h3 53.Ke4 h2 54.Bxh2 Rxh2 55.Kd5 Kg6 56.Kc5 Kf6 57.b6 Rb2 58.Nb5 Ba6
59.Nc7 Rc2+ 60.Kd6

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60...Rd2+?
60...Rb2 61.Nxa6 Rxb6 62.Nc7 Kf5 63.Nd5 Ra6 64.Kd7 Ra7+ 65.c7 Ke5 66.Kc6 Rxc7+! 67.Nxc7
Kf4=
61.Nd5++- Kf5 62.b7 Rb2 63.Kc7 Bxb7 64.cxb7 Rc2+ 65.Kd6 Rb2 66.Kc6 Ke6 67.Nc7+ 1-0

8. A20
So, Wesley (2776) - Caruana, Fabiano (2818)
Saint Louis 141/8, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.Nf3 e4 5.Nd4 Qb6 6.Nb3

6.Nc2 - 64/(18)
6...a5 7.d3 a4 8.N3d2 Bc5

8...d5 - 134/(3)
9.O-O

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9.e3 exd3 10.Nc3 Qa6 11.b3 (11.O-O Be7 12.b3 O-O (12...axb3?! 13.Bb2ƒ) 13.e4 d5„) 11...a3
(11...d5!?) 12.Nde4 Be7 13.Bd2∞
9...e3 10.fxe3 Bxe3+ 11.Kh1 Ng4 12.Ne4 O-O 13.Nbc3 d5 14.cxd5 Bxc1 15.Qxc1 Ne3

16.Rf3N
16.dxc6 Nxc6 17.Rf4 Nxg2 18.Kxg2 Rd8 (18...Ra5 19.Nd2! Ne7 (19...Rh5 20.Nxa4; 19...a3 20.Nc4
axb2 21.Nxb6 bxc1=Q 22.Rxc1±) 20.Nxa4±) 19.Rb1 Ne5 20.b3 f5 21.Nxa4 Qe6 22.Ng5 Qe7 23.Nb6
Rxa2 24.Qe3 (24.Nxc8 Qxg5 25.Qe3 Qh5 26.Kf1 Rxc8 27.Qxe5 Re8 28.Qd5+ Kh8 29.Re1 Raxe2
30.Rxe2 Qxe2+ 31.Kg1=) 24...Qf6∞
16...Nxg2 17.Kxg2 Qd8 18.Qg5 f6
18...a3 19.b3 f5 20.Qxd8 Rxd8 21.Nd2 cxd5 22.Rf4²
19.Nxf6+ Rxf6 20.Ne4 Nd7
20...Rf8? 21.Raf1! Re8 22.Nf6++-
21.Raf1

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21...Kh8! 22.Nxf6 Nxf6 23.e4 Bd7!∞ 24.Rxf6
24.d6 Qg8 25.e5 h6 26.Qf4 (26.Qh4?! Nh7) 26...Nh7 27.Qf7!? Bh3+ 28.Kxh3 Ng5+ 29.Kg2 Nxf7
30.Rxf7©
24...gxf6 25.Rxf6

25...Qe7
25...Qb6 26.Qe5 Kg8 27.Rf4 cxd5 28.Qxd5+ Qe6 29.Rg4+ Kf8 30.Qc5+ Kf7 31.Qh5+ Kf8 32.Rh4 Qc6
33.Qxh7 (33.Rf4+ Kg8 34.Qf7+ Kh8=) 33...Qc2+ 34.Kg1 Qc1+ 35.Kf2 Qd2+ 36.Kf3 Qxd3+ 37.Kf2=
(37.Kf4 Re8∞)
26.Qf4 Kg8 27.d6 Qg7 28.e5 Re8
28...Rf8 29.Rxf8+ Qxf8 30.Qxa4 Qh6 31.Qf4 Qh5„
29.Qc4+ Kh8 30.Rf7 Qxe5 31.Rxd7 Qe2+ 32.Kh3 Qf1+ 33.Kh4 Qf6+ 34.Kh3 Qf1+ 35.Kh4 Qf6+
36.Kh3 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

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A25-A49

9. !N A27
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2609) - Rathnakaran, Kantholi (2338)
Taleigao 141/9, 2019

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.g3 Nf6 5.d4 e4 6.Nh4 d5!?

6...Bb4 7.Nxf5 d5 8.Ne3 dxc4 9.d5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Ne7 11.Qa4+ Kf7! 12.Qxc4 Nexd5 13.Nxd5
(13.Qb3 Be6 14.c4 Nxe3 15.Bxe3 b6 16.Bg2 Rf8 17.O-O Kg8∞) 13...Qxd5 14.Qxc7+ Bd7 15.Bg2 Rac8
16.Qf4 Bg4 17.Qe3 (17.h3? Bxe2!µ; 17.O-O Bxe2 18.Re1 Bf3=) 17...Qc4 18.O-O Qxc3∞; 6...d6 7.Ng2
Be7 8.Nf4 O-O 9.h4 Nb4!? 10.a3 Na6 11.Ncd5 Nxd5 12.cxd5 c6∞; 6...g6 - 127/14
7.Bg5 Bb4 8.cxd5

8.e3 O-O 9.Ng2 (9.cxd5) 9...h6 (9...Ne7!?) 10.Bxf6 Rxf6 11.Nf4 Ne7 12.cxd5 (12.Qb3 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3
(13.Qxc3 c6 14.h4 g5!? (14...Bd7)) 13...c6∞) 12...Nxd5 13.Qb3 (13.Bc4 c6 14.O-O (14.Qb3 Bxc3+
15.bxc3 Rd6 - 13.Qb3) 14...Bxc3 15.bxc3 g5∞) 13...Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 c6 15.Bc4 Rd6 16.a4 (16.O-O?! g5!
17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.Be2 f4ƒ) 16...Kh7 17.a5 Rb8∞
8...Nxd5!!N
8...Qxd5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.e3±
9.Bxd8 Nxc3 10.Qb3
10.Qd2 Nd5 11.Bg5 Bxd2+ 12.Bxd2 Nxd4µ
10...Nxe2+! 11.Kd1
11.Qxb4 Nxb4 12.Bxc7 Nxd4 13.O-O-O Nbc6³
11...Nexd4 12.Qe3

319
12.Qa4 Kxd8 13.Bb5 Ke7 14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.Ke2 g5 16.Ng2 Nd4+ (16...b5 17.Qd1 Be6) 17.Kf1 c5∞
12...Be6! 13.Bg5
13.Bxc7 Rc8 14.Bf4 O-O (14...Kf7!?) 15.Kc1! Na5+ 16.Kb1 Rfd8 17.Bg5 (17.a3 Ndb3! 18.Bc4™
(18.Bh3 Nd2+ 19.Qxd2 Bxd2 20.Nxf5 Kh8-+) 18...Nxc4 19.Qxb3 Bd2 20.Nxf5! Bxf4 21.Ka2!
(21.Ne7+ Kf7 22.Nxc8 Nd2+-+) 21...Be5 22.Ne7+ Kf7 23.Nxc8 Nxb2 24.Qxe6+ (24.Rac1 Rd2!µ;
24.Nxa7 Rd2! 25.Qxe6+ Kxe6µ) 24...Kxe6 25.Nxa7 Rd2 26.Kb3 Nd3 27.Rab1 Nxf2 28.Rhc1 e3µ;
17.b3 Nc2 18.Qe2 Nd4 19.Qe3 (19.Qh5 Bf7 20.Qd1 (20.Qg5 h6 21.Qxd8+ Rxd8-+) 20...Ne6 21.Qxd8+
Rxd8 22.Bc1 g6µ; 19.Qb2 Bc3 (19...Rd5!?) 20.Qa3 Nc2 21.Kxc2 (21.Qe7 Re8 22.Qxe8+ Rxe8 23.Kxc2
Bxa1 24.Bh3 Bd4³) 21...Bxa1+ 22.Bc4 Nxc4 23.bxc4 Rxc4+ 24.Kb1 Bf6 25.Be5™ Rd3 26.Qb2 Be7
27.Qe2 Rc5³) 19...Nc2=) 17...Nf3 18.Bxd8 Nd2+ 19.Qxd2 Bxd2 20.Be2 Rxd8 21.Rd1 Nc6 22.Ng2 g5
23.Ne3 f4 24.gxf4 gxf4 25.Nc4 (25.Bc4 Kf7 26.Bxe6+ Kxe6 27.Nc4 e3 28.Nxd2 Nb4!? 29.fxe3 fxe3
30.Re1 Rxd2 31.Rxe3+ Kf5 32.Rc3 Nd3=) 25...f3 26.Bf1 Bf5 27.Nxd2 e3+ 28.Kc1 e2 29.Bxe2 fxe2
30.Re1 Nd4 31.Nb3™ Nc2 32.Rxe2 Rc8 33.Kd2 Rd8+ 34.Kc3 Nxa1 35.Nxa1 Rd3+ 36.Kb4 Rh3=
13...h6 14.Bf6?
14.Ng6 hxg5 (14...Rg8 15.Bh4+-) 15.Nxh8 O-O-O 16.Qxg5 Be7ƒ
14...gxf6 15.Kc1 O-O-O-+ 16.Bh3

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16...Bc5?!
16...Ne5 17.Rd1 c5-+
17.Bxf5! Nxf5 18.Qxc5 Nxh4 19.gxh4 Rd4 20.b3 Rhd8= 21.Rb1 Bg4?! 22.Kb2 Nb4 23.Ka1 b6
24.Qc3 c5 25.a3 Nd5 26.Qc1± h5 27.Rg1
27.h3! Be2 (27...Be6 28.Rg1 Rd3 29.Rg7 Nc3 30.Qf4 Bd7 31.Re1±) 28.Qh6±
27...Rd3 28.Qc4 Rd4 29.Qc1 Rd3 30.b4 Nc3 31.Qb2 Nxb1 32.Rxb1 Rf3 33.bxc5 Rdd3 34.Qb5 Rxa3+
35.Kb2 Bd7 36.Qc4
36.c6 Be6 37.Qxh5 Rab3+ 38.Ka1 Ra3+ 39.Kb2=
36...Ra4 37.Qg8+ Kb7 38.Rd1?!
38.Qd5+ Bc6 39.Qf7+ Ka6 40.cxb6 axb6 41.Qe6=
38...Rxf2+ 39.Kb3 Rf3+ 40.Kb2 Rb4+ 41.Kc1 Rc3+ 42.Kd2 Rxc5µ 43.Ke1 Ba4 44.Qf7+ Rc7 45.Qd5+
Bc6 46.Qxh5 Rg7 47.Rd6 Rb2 0-1

10. * A31
Rapport, Richard (2735) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775)
Dortmund 141/10, 2019

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.g3 e5

5...Qb6 - 105/188
6.Nb5 Bb4+ 7.Bd2
7.N1c3
7...Bc5

321
7...a6 8.N5c3 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bg2 Be6 11.O-O O-O 12.Nxd5 Bxd5

13.Bg5N (13.Bxb4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Nxb4=) 13...Qxg5 14.Qxd5 Nd4 15.Qc4

322
15...Qe7 (15...Qg4!? 16.Kh1 a5 17.a3 Rac8 18.Qd3 Nc2 19.Bxb7 Rc7 (19...Nxa1 20.Bxc8 Rxc8 21.axb4
Qxb4 22.Nc3² Qxb2?? 23.Rb1 Qa3 (23...Qxc3 24.Qxc3 Rxc3 25.Rb8++-) 24.Nd5+-) 20.Bf3 Qc8
21.axb4 (21.Ra2 Ne1) 21...Nxa1 22.Nc3 Rd8 23.Nd5 Rc1 24.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 25.Kg2 Kh8 26.Qf5 (26.bxa5
Nc2³) 26...Nc2 27.Be4 Ne1+ 28.Kf1= Nd3+ 29.Kg2 Ne1+ 30.Kf1=) 16.a3 Ba5 17.e3 Rac8 18.Qa4 b5
19.Qxa5 Nb3 20.Qxa6 Nxa1 21.Nc3 Nb3 22.Qxb5 Artemiev,V (2709)-Salgado Lopez,I (2629) Skopje
(blitz) 141/(10) 2018 (22.Qxb5 Rb8 23.Qe2²)
8.N1c3N
8.Be3
8...O-O 9.Bg2 a6 10.Na3 d6 11.O-O h6 12.Nc2 Be6 13.b3 d5 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bxd5

16.Bg5!? hxg5
16...Qxg5 17.Qxd5 Qe7∞
17.Qxd5 Qe7
17...Qxd5 18.Bxd5 Rac8 19.Rfd1 Rc7=

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18.Rfd1 Rad8 19.Qc4 b5 20.Qe4 Nd4 21.Nxd4 Bxd4 22.Rac1² b4 23.e3 Bc3 24.Rd3 g6 25.Rcd1 Rxd3
26.Qxd3 Kg7 27.a4 Qf6
¹27...Qe6 28.Qd5 (28.Bd5 Qg4² (28...Qh3? 29.Qxa6 Rh8 30.Bg2 Qxh2+ 31.Kf1+-)) 28...Qxd5
29.Rxd5 f5 30.Bf1 Rf6 31.a5 Kh6 32.Rd7 g4 33.Ra7 Rd6„ 34.Rxa6 Rd2 35.Bb5 Ra2 36.Be8 Be1
37.Rxg6+ Kh7 38.Kf1 Bxf2 39.Re6 Bxe3 40.Rxe5 f4 41.Ba4 Rf2+ 42.Ke1 Rxh2²
28.Qd7 a5?!
28...Qf5 29.Qc6 a5 (29...Qc2 30.Rd7) 30.Be4 Qc8 31.Rd7±
29.Be4! Qe6 30.Qxe6 fxe6 31.g4 Kf6 32.Rd7! Rc8 33.Bd3

33.Ra7 Rc5 34.Ra6±

33...e4!? 34.Bxe4 Be5 35.Bd3 Rc7 36.Rd8 Rc1+ 37.Kg2 Rd1 38.Rd7! Rd2 39.h3 Bb8
39...Bc3!? 40.Kf3 Rd1 41.Ke4 Be1 42.f4±
40.Kf1! Bh2 41.Ke1 Rb2 42.Bc4 Bg1 43.Rd6 Bxf2+ 44.Kd1 Bg1 45.Rxe6+ Kg7 46.e4 Rh2 47.e5!
Rxh3
¹47...Bc5 48.Rc6 Be7 49.Rc7 Kf8 50.Rc8+ Kg7 51.Rg8+ Kh6 52.Ra8+-
48.Re7+ Kf8 49.Rf7+ Ke8 50.e6 Re3 51.Kd2 Kd8 52.Rf1 Rg3 53.Rf8+ Ke7 54.Rf7+ Kd6 55.Rd7+ Kc6
56.Bd5+ 1-0

11. ** A31
Tadic, Branko (2488) - Saric, Sinisa (2410)
Srbija 141/11, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.Nc3 O-O 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Qc7 8.b3
8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.cxd5 Qb6 10.Nb3 d6 11.O-O Bd7 12.Be3 Qa6 13.Bd4

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13...Qa4N (13...Ba4) 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qd4+ (15.Qd2 Na6 16.Qe3 Rfe8 17.Rfc1²) 15...Qxd4 16.Nxd4
Na6 17.Rfc1 Rac8= Ding,L (2805)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2780) Abidjan (blitz) 141/(11) 2019
8...d5 9.Ndb5 Qa5 10.Bd2 dxc4 11.bxc4 Qd8 12.O-O a6 13.Na3

13...Be6?!
13...Bf5 14.Nc2 - 92/(18) (14.Bxb7? Ra7 15.Bg2 Rd7 16.Nd5 e6-+)13...Nc6 14.Rb1 Be6 - 13...Be6
14.Rb1
14.Bxb7 Ra7 (14...Nbd7 15.Bxa8 Qxa8 16.f3 Ne5 17.Rb1±) 15.Rb1 Qd7 16.Bg2 Bh3 17.f3±
14...Nc6 15.Qc1!? Rc8
15...Qd7 16.Be3 (16.Rd1 Rad8 17.Bg5 Qc8 18.Nd5 Bf5 19.Nc2 Rfe8 20.Rb6 Be4 21.Bxf6 exf6=)
16...Rae8 17.Na4 Nd4 18.Bxd4 Qxd4 19.Rxb7 Qg4 20.Re1 Qh5=
16.Rd1 b5?!N

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16...Na5 - 141/ (11) 17.Be3 Qe8

18.Bb6 (18.Bd4 Nc6 (18...Nxc4?! 19.Bxb7 Rc7 20.Nxc4 Rxc4 21.Bxa6±; 18...b5!?) 19.Bxf6 exf6©)
18...Nxc4 19.Nxc4 Tan,Z (2513)-Abdumalik,Z (2469) Astana 141/(11) 2019 (19.Nxc4 Rxc4 20.Qa3
Qc8³)
17.Be1! Nd7
17...Qb6!? 18.cxb5 Nd4 19.Qb2 Nxb5 20.Naxb5 axb5 21.a4 Bf5 22.Rbc1 (22.Qxb5 Qxb5 23.Rxb5 Bc2
24.Ra1 Ne4 25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Ra3 Bc6 27.Rbb3²)
18.cxb5 Nd4 19.Qe3 Nf5 20.Qd3 axb5 21.Naxb5 Qa5

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22.Bd5
22.g4 Ne5 23.Qh3 Nd6 24.Nd5 Qd8 25.Nxe7+ Qxe7 26.Bb4 Rfd8 27.Nxd6 Rb8∞; 22.e4! Ne5 23.Qd2
Rfd8 24.Nd5 Qxd2 25.Rxd2 Bxd5 26.Rbd1!²
22...Ne5 23.Qe4 Bd7?!
23...Bxd5 24.Qxd5 e6 25.Qb7 h5 26.a4²
24.Qg2
24.Qa4!? Qxa4 25.Nxa4 Rc2 26.Nac3 Bxb5 27.Rxb5 Ng4 28.Be4 Rxc3 29.Bxc3 Bxc3 30.Bxf5 gxf5
31.Rxf5±
24...e6 25.Be4 Rc5?
25...Bxb5 26.Rxb5 Qc7 27.Rbb1²
26.Bxf5 gxf5 27.Ne4 Qxb5™ 28.Rxb5 Rxb5 29.Nc3
29.f4 Bc6 30.fxe5 Bxe4 31.Qf2±
29...Rb2† 30.Qh3 Bc6

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31.Qh4?†
31.Kf1±
31...Ng4?
31...Rxe2! 32.Kf1 Rc2µ
32.h3 Bf6 33.Qh5 Ne5 34.Qh6 Bg7 35.Qe3 Rc8 36.a4
36.Rb1! Nc4 (36...Rxb1 37.Nxb1+-) 37.Qc5 Bb7 38.Qe7+-
36...Bf6 37.a5 Kg7
37...Rxe2 38.Nxe2 Nf3+ 39.Kg2 Nxe1+ 40.Kf1 Nf3 41.Rc1+-
38.Bd2
38.a6+-
38...Kg8 39.Qh6 Bg7 40.Qf4 Bb7 41.Qa4 Bc6 42.Qf4 Rd8 43.Kf1 h6 44.Be1 Rdb8 45.a6 R8b4
45...R2b6 46.a7 Ra8 47.f3! … Bf2+-
46.Rd4 Rb6 47.Qc1
47.Na4 Bxa4 48.Rd8+ Kh7 49.Qxa4+-
47...R2b3 48.Rd8+
48.Rd3 Kh7 49.a7 Ra6 50.f4 Ng6 51.Rd6 Rbb6 52.Bf2 Bg2+ 53.Kxg2 Rxd6 54.Nb5 Rd8 55.Qc7 Rd2
56.Qb7 Rda2 57.Qxf7 Rxe2 58.Kf3 Re4 59.Nc7 Ra3+ 60.Kg2 Rea4+-
48...Kh7 49.a7 Ra6 50.f4 Ng6 51.Rd6 Rbb6 52.Bf2 Bg2+ 53.Kxg2 Rxd6 54.Nb5 Rd8 55.Qc7 1-0

12. * A33
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar (2638) - Wei, Yi (2737)
Changsha 141/12, 2019

328
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3
6.Bf4 d5 7.e3 (7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bd2 Bb4 10.Rc1 Rb8 11.e3 (11.Qc2 - 85/22) 11...Nxc3
12.Bxc3 Bxc3+=; 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e3 Bd6=) 7...Nxd4! (7...Bb4 - 126/17) 8.Qxd4

8...dxc4N (8...Bb4?! 9.cxd5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qxd5 11.Qb4ƒ) 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Bxc4 Bd7 11.O-O Bb4
(11...Rc8 12.Be2 Bc5 13.Rfd1 Ke7 14.a3! (14.Bf3 Bc6=) 14...Rhd8 15.b4 Bb6 16.Bd6+ Ke8 17.Rac1
Bc6=) 12.Be5 Ke7 13.Rfd1 (13.a3 Bd6) 13...Rac8 (13...Rhc8! 14.Be2 Ne8! 15.Rd2 f6 16.Bd4 Bc6)
14.Be2 Rhd8 15.a3 Ba5 (15...Bc5 16.b4 Bb6 17.Bd6+ Ke8 18.Rac1 Bc6=) 16.Bd4

16...Bb6?! (16...a6 17.b4 Bc7 18.Bc5+ Ke8=) 17.Bxb6 axb6² Parligras,M (2633)-Stoyanov,V (2238)
Reykjavik 141/(12) 2019
6...Qb6 7.Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bg2 a6 9.Qa4 Bc5
9...Rb8 - 136/18
10.Bf4!

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10.O-O - 48/44
10...Bxf2+?N
10...Nfg4 11.O-O-O Rb8 (11...Bxf2? 12.Nd6+ Ke7 13.h3 Be3+ 14.Kb1 g5 15.Nf5+! Kf8 (15...exf5
16.Nd5+) 16.Nxe3 Nxe3 17.Bxe5+-) 12.b4 (12.Na3 f6 13.Ne4 Nxf2 14.Nxf2 Bxf2) 12...Be7 13.c5!?
axb5 14.Nxb5 Bxc5 (14...Qd8? 15.h3+- (15.Qa7+-)) 15.bxc5 (15.h3!?) 15...Qxc5+ 16.Kb1 O-O∞
11.Kf1! Nfg4
11...Neg4 12.Nc7+ Kd8 13.Nxa8+-
12.h3 g5 13.Bxg5 Bxg3

14.c5!! Qxc5 15.Ne4 Qg1+

15...Ne3+ 16.Kg1 Qb6 17.Nbd6+ Kf8 18.Bh6+ Ke7 19.Nxc8+ Rhxc8 20.Qa3+ d6 21.Bxe3+-
16.Kxg1

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16.Rxg1?? Nh2#
1-0

13. A34
Artemiev, Vladislav (2761) - Fedoseev, Vladimir (2681)
Russia (ch) 141/13, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e3 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Be2
8.Qb3 - 90/(24)
8...Bg7 9.d4 O-O 10.O-O Qc7

11.e4N
11.Ba3
11...Bg4 12.Bg5 Rd8 13.Rc1 Nc6 14.d5 Na5 15.Nd2
15.Qd3 c4 16.Qe3 b5 17.Rfd1 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Be5 19.h4 Rab8∞; 15.c4 Nc6 16.Re1²
15...Bxe2 16.Qxe2 c4 17.Nf3 b5 18.Rfd1 Re8
18...Nb7 19.e5 Re8 - 18... Re8
19.e5ƒ Nb7 20.Rb1 a6 21.a4 Nc5
21...bxa4 22.Be3 Rec8 23.Rb4 a3 24.Qa2²
22.axb5 axb5 23.Rxb5 Nd3 24.e6 Bxc3?
24...f5 25.Ne1 Nxe1 26.Qxe1 h6 27.Be3±
25.exf7+ Kxf7 26.Qe4?
26.Qe6+! Kg7

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27.Bh6+!! Kh8 (27...Kxh6 28.Qh3+ Kg7 29.Ng5 Qf4) 28.Qf7 Rg8 29.Ng5+-
26...Qc8?
26...Qd7! 27.Qxc4 Nb2 28.Qxc3 Nxd1 29.Qb3 Nc3! 30.d6+ (30.Ne5+ Kg8 31.d6+ e6 32.Nxd7 Ra1+
33.Qb1 Nxb1! 34.Nf6+ Kh8 35.f3 Nc3+ 36.Kf2 Nxb5 37.Nxe8 Rd1 38.Bf4∞) 30...e6 31.Qxc3 Qxb5
32.d7 Rf8 33.Ne5+ Kg8 34.h4∞
27.h4 Ra6

27...Kg8? 28.Bxe7 Qd7 29.Qxc4+-; 27...Bf6 28.Rdb1±

28.Rdb1! Bf6?
28...Bg7 29.h5 Qf5 30.Qxc4 Rc8 31.Qh4+-
29.Rb6?!
29.Bxf6 exf6 30.Qd4 Ne5 31.d6 Qe6 32.Rb7+ Nd7 (32...Kg8 33.d7 Rd8 34.Rb8+-) 33.Re1+-

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29...Rxb6 30.Rxb6 Qf5 31.Qxc4 Ne5 32.Nxe5+ Qxe5?
32...Bxe5 33.d6+ Qe6 34.Qxe6+ Kxe6 35.dxe7+ Kf7 36.h5 gxh5 37.Rh6 Kg7 38.Rc6+- … Kf1-e2-d3-e4
33.Bxf6 exf6 34.Rb7+
34.d6+ Kg7 (34...Kf8 35.Rb7+-) 35.Rb7+ Kh6 36.Qc7+-
34...Kf8 35.d6 Qxd6 36.Qf7# 1-0

14. A34
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2774) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2778)
Saint Louis 141/14, 2019

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bb5+ N8c6 7.d4 cxd4 8.a3 dxc3 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
10.axb4 cxb2 11.Bxb2 f6 12.e5 Bd7 13.Bc4

13...e6?!N
13...Rc8 - 28/(97) ¹13...Nxb4
14.O-O
14.exf6 Bxb4+ 15.Ke2 gxf6 16.Bxf6+ Kc7 17.Bxh8 Rxh8 18.Rhc1ƒ
14...Be7 15.b5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 fxe5 17.Rfd1 Ke8 18.Nxe5 Bc8! 19.b6 Bc5! 20.Bb5+ Ke7

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21.Nd7?
21.Nc6+ bxc6 22.Bxc6 Rf8!? 23.Bxa8 Bxf2+ 24.Kh1 Bxb6©
21...Bd6!-+ 22.Rac1 Rd8!
22...Bxd7 23.Bxd7 axb6 24.Bb5 Rhd8µ
23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.Rxd8 Kxd8 25.Rxc5 axb6 26.Rc1 Ra5 27.Rb1 Bd7 28.Bd3 h6 29.Rxb6 Ra1+ 30.Bf1
Kc7 31.Rb2 b5 32.f3 Kb6 33.Kf2 Bc6 34.Bc4 e5 35.Bd3 Ra3 36.Bb1

36...Rc3
36...Bd5 37.Re2 Ra1 38.Rxe5 Bxf3 39.Re6+ Ka5 40.Bd3 Bd5 41.Re5 Bc6µ
37.Ke2 Rc4 38.Kd2 b4 39.Ba2 Rd4+ 40.Kc1
40.Ke3 Kc5 41.Rc2+ Kb5 42.Be6 Bd5 43.Bd7+ Kb6 44.Rc1 b3
40...e4 41.fxe4 Rxe4 42.g3 Bb5 43.Kd1 Kc5 44.Rf2 Bc4 45.Bb1 Re7 46.Kd2 Rf7 0-1

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 15. **** A36
Matlakov, Maxim (2697) - Kokarev, Dmitry (2605)
Russia 141/15, 2019

1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.b3 d6 6.Bb2 e5 7.e3 Nge7 8.Nge2 Be6
8...O-O 9.d3 a6 (9...Rb8

10.h4!?N (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.f4! 1/2 (18) Vitiugov,N (2734)-Svidler,P (2739) Moscow (m/1) 141/ (15) 2019; 9...Bf5
10.O-O Qd7 11.Qd2 Bh3 12.Nd5 Bxg2 13.Kxg2

13...Rae8N (13...b5 14.e4 Nxd5 15.cxd5 Ne7 16.b4 cxb4 17.Qxb4 a5 18.Qd2 b4 19.d4=; 13...f5 14.f3 h5
15.Rad1 Nxd5 16.cxd5 Nb4 17.d4 Rad8 18.dxe5 dxe5 19.Nc3 f4 20.a3 Nc6 21.Ne4 fxe3 22.Qxe3 Nd4
23.Nxc5 Qxd5 24.Bxd4 exd4 25.Qe6+ Kh7 26.Qxd5 Rxd5 27.Ne6 Rc8 28.Rd3 Rc2+=) 14.Nxe7+ Nxe7
15.e4 f5 16.f3 Rf7 17.b4∞ Sivuk,V (2547)-Parligras,M (2638) Netanya (open) 141/(15) 2019) 10.Qd2
Rb8 11.O-O b5 12.Nd5 Be6

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13.Rae1N (13.Rad1) 13...Qd7 14.f4 f5 15.Nec3 Kh8 16.Nxe7 Nxe7 17.Nd5 Rbe8 18.Qa5 Nc6 19.Qd2
Ne7= Topalov,V (2740)-Wei,Y (2736) Abidjan (blitz) 141/(15) 2019
9.Nd5
9.O-O Qd7 10.Nd5

10...h5N (10...O-O) 11.Nef4 Bg4 12.f3 Bf5 13.e4 Be6 14.Nxe6?! fxe6 15.Bh3

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15...O-O (15...O-O-O! 16.Bc3 h4 17.Bg4 hxg3 18.hxg3 Nf5!ƒ) 16.f4 exf4 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.gxf4 Nd4
19.Kh1∞ Derakhshani,B (2300) -Kovchan,A (2566) Porticcio 141/(15) 2019
9...O-O 10.d3 Qd7

11.h4!? h5
11...f5 - 9/50
12.Qd2 Rab8 13.Nec3 a6 14.O-O
14.Nb6 Qd8 15.Ncd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 (16.cxd5 Qxb6 17.dxe6 fxe6) 16...b5∞
14...b5 15.Nxe7+N
15.Kh2 Bf5 16.Rad1 (16.Rae1!?) 16...Rfd8 17.f4 Bg4 18.Ne4 Nxd5 19.cxd5 Ne7 20.Rc1 Nxd5 21.Ng5
Be6 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.e4 f6 24.exd5 fxg5 25.fxe5 Qg4 26.e6 Bxb2 27.Qxb2 gxh4 28.Rf7 Qxg3+=
15...Nxe7 16.Ne4 Bf5 17.Ng5 f6 18.Ne4 Kh7 19.f4 bxc4 20.bxc4!?
20.dxc4 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 f5 22.Bg2 e4 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Rfd1 Rfd8=

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20...Bxe4 21.dxe4 Qe6 22.f5?!
22.Rab1∞
22...Qxc4?
22...gxf5 23.exf5 Qxc4 24.Ba3 (24.Rf2? Bh6!; 24.Bc3 d5µ) 24...Rb6 25.Rac1 Qg4 26.Kh2 Bh6ƒ
23.fxg6+ Kxg6
23...Nxg6? 24.Rf5±
24.Rf2

24...Rb6?!
24...Ng8!? 25.Bf3 Nh6 26.Qd1 Kh7∞
25.Bc3! Ng8 26.Ba5 Rc6 27.Rf5
27.Bf3!? ∆Nh6 28.Qd1 Kh7 29.Bxh5 Qxe4? 30.Bf3+-
27...Nh6 28.Bf3! Ng4
28...Nxf5?? 29.exf5+ Kh7 30.Bxc6+-
29.Rc1 Qa4

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29...Qe6 30.Qe2 Rcc8 31.Bxg4 hxg4 32.Qxg4+ Kf7 33.Rcf1ƒ
30.Rxh5! Kxh5 31.Bxg4+ Kh6
31...Kxg4? 32.Qe2+ Kh3 33.Qf1+ Kg4 34.Qf5+ Kxg3 35.Be1#
32.Bf5 Rcc8 33.Rf1 Rb8 34.g4 Bh8 35.g5+ Kg7 36.Bc7 Qc6 37.gxf6+
37.Qd1! … Qh5+-
37...Kf7 38.Bxb8 Rxb8 39.Qg2 Bxf6
39...Rg8 40.Be6++-
40.Qg6+ Ke7

41.Qxf6+!
41.Qxf6+ Kxf6 42.Bd7++-
1-0

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 16. A45
Miladinovic, Igor (2532) - Damljanovic, Branko (2483)
Srbija 141/16, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.Nc3 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qh4 e6 6.e4 h6

6...Be7 - 31/ 100
7.O-O-O a6N
7...Be7
8.f4

8...Rg8
8...hxg5! 9.Qxh8 gxf4 10.Nf3 (10.Nh3 Qc7 11.Qh4 b5 12.Qxf4 Ne5 13.Kb1 Bb7©) 10...Qa5
(10...Ng4!?) 11.Kb1 (11.Qh4 b5 12.Kb1 b4 13.Nd5 exd5 14.exd5 b3! 15.cxb3 Nb4∞) 11...Ne5 12.Qh4
Ng6 13.Qe1 Bb4©
9.Bxf6 Qxf6
9...gxf6 10.Nf3 b5 11.Nd5! Bg7 (11...exd5? 12.exd5 Ne7 13.d6±) 12.Ne3 Bb7 13.f5 Qc7 14.Bd3 O-O-O
15.Kb1²
10.Qf2 g5
10...Bb4 11.Nge2 d6 12.Na4 Qd8 (12...b5? 13.a3 bxa4 14.axb4 a3 15.bxa3 Qa1+ 16.Kd2 Qxa3
17.Rb1±) 13.Nb6 Rb8 14.Nxc8 Rxc8 15.Kb1²; 10...b5 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 O-O-O 13.Nf3 Qe7 14.e5 Qc5
15.Qe2 g5„
11.g3 Be7?
11...gxf4 12.gxf4 b6!

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13.Na4 (13.Qd2 Qe7 14.Nd5 (14.e5 Bb7 15.Bg2 O-O-O 16.Ne4 Qb4ƒ) 14...exd5 15.exd5 Qd6 16.dxc6
Qxd2+ 17.Rxd2 dxc6=) 13...Bb7 14.Nxb6 (14.Ne2 b5 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.Qxc5 Na5∞) 14...Rd8 15.Bd3
(15.Ne2 Nb4 16.Bg2 (16.Nc3 Rg4) 16...Qe7 17.Bf3 (17.a3 Nxc2! 18.Kxc2 Qc5+ 19.Qxc5 Bxc5
20.Nxd7 Rxd7 21.Rxd7 Kxd7 22.Bf3 f5©) 17...d5 18.exd5 Qc7©) 15...Qd4 16.Qxd4 Nxd4 17.c3 Nb5©
12.Nge2 d6
12...gxf4 13.gxf4 Qh4 14.Ng3 Rg4 15.f5 Rf4 16.Qg1±
13.Bh3 gxf4 14.gxf4 Bd7 15.Qb6 Qh4 16.Rd3

16...Bd8?
16...Qh5 17.Rhd1 (17.e5 Bd8 18.Qxb7 Ra7 19.Qb3 dxe5„; 17.Qxb7 Rb8 18.Qc7 (18.Qxa6 Nb4 19.Qc4
Nxd3+ 20.Qxd3 Bb5 21.Nxb5 Qxb5³) 18...Qc5 19.a3 Rd8©) 17...Qa5 18.Qxa5 Nxa5 19.e5 d5 20.Nxd5
exd5 21.Bxd7+ Kxd7 22.Rxd5+ Kc6 23.Rxa5 b5©; 16...Rb8 17.Rhd1 Bd8 18.Qe3 Be7 19.Kb1±
17.Qxb7 Rb8 18.Qxa6 Nb4 19.Qxd6 Nxd3+ 20.Qxd3± Bc7
¹20...Be7 21.Rf1 Bc6 22.a3±

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21.Rf1 Rd8 22.Qf3 Bc6 23.Qe3 Bb7 24.Kb1 Ba6 25.a4 Bb6 26.Qxb6 Bxe2
26...Qxh3 27.Rf2
27.Qc6+ Kf8 28.Qc5+ Ke8
28...Kg7 29.Nxe2 Qxh3 30.Qc3+ Qxc3 31.Nxc3+-
29.Nxe2 Qxh3 30.Ng3 h5
30...Rxg3 31.Qb5+ Kf8 32.hxg3+-
31.Ka2
31.f5+-
31...Rh8 32.Rf3 f6
32...Qh4 33.Nf5 exf5 34.exf5+-
33.Nf5 1-0

17. A45
Franke, Johannes (2311) - Delchev, Aleksander (2571)
Paleochora 141/17, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5

2...g6 - 138/24 2...Nh5 - 128/26
3.d5 Qb6 4.Nc3 e6!?

4...Qxb2 5.Bd2 Qb6 6.e4 d6 7.f4!

5.e3N
5.e4 Nxe4 6.Nxe4 Qb4+ 7.Qd2 Qxe4+ 8.Ne2 d6 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.O-O-O Nc6 11.Nc3 Qd4 12.Nb5
Qxd2+ 13.Rxd2 O-O-O 14.Nxd6+ Bxd6 15.Bxd6 c4 16.Be2 Rhe8=

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5...Nxd5
5...Qxb2 6.Nge2 Qb6 7.Rb1 Qa5 8.Qd2©
6.Nxd5 exd5 7.Qxd5 Qb4+! 8.Qd2
8.Kd1 Qxb2 9.Qe4+ Be7 10.Be5 Qb6 11.Bxg7 d5 12.Qxd5 Rg8 13.Bc3 Be6→
8...Qxb2 9.Rd1

9...c4! 10.c3 Qxd2+ 11.Rxd2 b5 12.Nf3 Nc6 13.Be2 h6!?

13...Be7 14.O-O O-O 15.Rb1 a6 16.Bd6 Re8 17.a4=
14.O-O g5 15.Bd6
15.Bg3 Bg7 16.Rc1 a6
15...Bxd6 16.Rxd6 Ke7 17.Rfd1 Rb8! 18.R6d5
18.a4 b4 19.cxb4 c3!µ; 18.Kf1 Rb6 19.Ne1 Ra6!?³; 18.h4 f6 19.Ne1 Ne5³
18...Rd8 19.h4

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19.a4 b4 (19...bxa4 20.Bxc4 Rb6 21.Bb5 a3 22.Ra1) 20.cxb4 (20.Bxc4 bxc3) 20...Rxb4ƒ
19...f6!³ 20.Rb1
20.a4 bxa4 21.Bxc4 Bb7³
20...a6 21.a4 d6
21...Bb7 22.axb5 Na7! 23.Rd2 Nxb5!?ƒ
22.axb5 Be6 23.Bxc4?
23.Rd2 axb5 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.exd4 b4!µ
23...axb5 24.Rbxb5?
24.Bb3 g4 25.Nd4 Bxd5 26.Bxd5 Nxd4 27.exd4 Rdc8µ
24...Rxb5 0-1

18. * A46
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2598) - Leko, Peter (2674)
Biel (rapid) 141/18, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 b6 6.c3 Be7 7.Bd3
7.Nbd2 - 134/16
7...Ba6 8.Bxa6
8.Ne5!?
8...Nxa6 9.O-O
9.Qe2!? Nc7 10.h3
9...O-O 10.a4N
10.Nbd2 d6 11.Re1 (11.h3!?) 11...Nc7 12.a4 Ncd5 13.Be3 Ng4 14.h3 Ngxe3 15.fxe3 Qc7 16.Qe2 Nf6

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17.Qf2 Rae8 18.g4 e5=
10...d6 11.Nbd2
11.Qd3!? Qc8=
11...Nc7 12.h3

12...a6 - 141/18
12...Qd7N

13.Qe2 (13.Bh2!?) 13...a6 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Nd5 16.Bg5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5= Babarykin,S (2411)-
Nuristani,I (2242) Moscow 141/(18) 2019
13.Qe2
13.c4 a5∞
13...b5

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13...Ncd5!?
14.Ra2
14.Bg3!?
14...Qd7 15.Rfa1 Qc6
15...Nfd5!? 16.Bg3 Qc6
16.Ne1!?
16.Bg5!?
16...h6
16...Nd7!?
17.Nd3 Ncd5 18.Bg3 Rfd8
18...Nd7
19.Qd1
19.f4
19...Nd7 20.Qb3!?
20.Qe2 Bf8; 20.Qf3=
20...N7b6 21.axb5 axb5 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Rxa8+ Nxa8= 24.Qa3
24.Nb1 Nac7 25.Na3=
24...Nac7
24...g5!?³
25.Qa7
25.Qa1 g6
25...f5!³ 26.Nf4?!
26.Qa1
26...Kf7
¹26...Nxf4 27.Bxf4 g5 28.Bh2 Nd5³
27.Nxd5
27.Nd3³
27...Nxd5 28.Qa3?
28.Qa1 g5µ; 28.f3 g5 29.Bf2
28...f4-+

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28...b4 29.cxb4 Qc2 30.Nf1 f4 31.Bh2 Bf6-+
29.Bh2

29...b4! 30.cxb4
30.Qa1 bxc3 31.bxc3 Nxc3
30...Qc1+
¹30...Qc2 31.Nf1 Bf6
31.Nf1 Bf6
31...Qd1
32.Qa7+
32.Qf3 Bxd4 33.g3 Qxb2 34.gxf4 Qc3 35.Qh5+ Kf8
32...Kg6?!µ
32...Be7 33.g3 g5-+
33.b5?
33.Qa6 Qe1 34.Qd3+ Kf7 35.Qf3µ
33...Qxb2-+ 34.Qd7 Qe2 35.Bxf4 Nxf4 36.Qxd6 Qe4 37.Ne3 Bxd4
37...Qb1+ 38.Kh2 Ne2
0-1

19. ** A49
Svane, Rasmus (2610) - Gavrilescu, David (2467)
Skopje 141/19, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O g6 5.d4

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5.d3 - 46/4, A
5...cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Nb3
7.c4 - 48/596, D75 7.Nc3 - 31/10, A
7...O-O 8.Nc3 e6 9.e4
9.Bf4 Nc6

10.Qc1N (10.Qd2) 10...a6 (10...d4 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.Na4 e5 13.Bg5 Bg4„) 11.a4 (11.Bh6 Qc7∞ … Rd8)
11...d4 12.Rd1 Qb6 (12...Qe7 13.Bxc6 (13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 e5 15.Bh6 Bg4³) 13...bxc6 14.Nxd4 e5
15.Nxc6 Qe6 16.Nxe5 g5 17.Bxg5 Qxe5 18.Bh6 Re8 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.f3 Rb8∞) 13.a5 Qa7 14.Na4 e5

15.Bh6 (15.Bxc6 exf4 16.Bf3 fxg3 17.hxg3 Bg4 18.Nxd4 Bxf3 19.exf3²) 15...Bf5 (15...Bxh6 16.Qxh6
Bf5∞) 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.c3² Meskovs,N (2557) -Levchenkov,V (2159) Riga (blitz) 141/(19) 2019
9...Nxe4
9...Nc6 10.exd5 exd5 11.Bg5

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11...h6N (11...Be6 12.Rb1!? Re8 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Bxd5²) 12.Be3 Re8 13.Qd2 Ng4
14.Bc5 Be6 15.Nxd5 Bxb2 16.Rad1 Bxd5 17.Bxd5 Qg5

18.Qxg5 (18.h3 Nf6 19.c4 Qxd2 20.Rxd2²) 18...hxg5 19.c4 Rac8 20.h3 Nf6 21.Be3 g4 22.Bg2² Ding,L
(2812)-Adams,M (2708) Astana 141/(19) 2019
10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Bxe4 Nc6 13.c3
13.Bg5 f6 14.Be3 f5 (14...e5 15.Rfd1 Bf5 16.Bd5+ Kh8 17.c3²) 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Rfd1 Ba6 17.Rxd8+
Rxd8 18.c3 Bc4 19.Bxa7 Ra8 20.Nd2 Bd5=
13...e5

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13...Ne7 14.Be3 Nd5 15.Rfd1²; 13...f5 14.Bg2 Kf7 (14...e5 - 14...f5) 15.Bg5 Rd7 (15...Bf6 16.Bxf6
Kxf6 17.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Ke7 (18...Ne5 19.Rd8 Nc4 20.Nd4 Nxb2 21.Rf8+ Ke7 22.Rh8±) 19.Bxc6
bxc6 20.f4! Rb8 21.Rd2 Rb5 22.Nd4 Rb6 23.Nf3 c5 24.Ne5 Rd6 25.Rxd6 Kxd6 26.Kf2 Ba6 27.b3±)
16.a4 Rc7 17.a5²; 13...Ne5!? 14.Nc5 (14.Na5 f5! 15.Bg2 (15.Bxb7 Bxb7 16.Nxb7 Rd5©) 15...Nd3
16.Rd1 (16.c4 Bd4„) 16...Bf6 17.Bxb7 Bxb7 18.Nxb7 Rd7 19.Na5 e5© … e4) 14...Nc4 15.Bf4 e5 16.Bg5
f6 17.Rfd1 Bf5!? 18.b3 fxg5 19.bxc4 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Bf8 21.Nd7! Bxe4 22.Nf6+ Kf7 23.Nxe4 Be7
24.Rd7 Rb8 25.f3²
14.Bg2N
14.Bg5 f6 15.Be3 Bf5!? (15...f5 16.Bg2 (16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Na5 Be6! 18.Nxc6 Rd6 19.Na5 (19.Nxa7
Ra6) 19...Rd5 20.b4 Rd3 21.c4 f4„) ∆16...e4 17.f3 exf3 18.Bxf3 Bf8 19.Rfe1 Be6 20.Bg5 Re8 21.Rxe6!
Rxe6 22.Bd5 Re8 23.Re1 Kf7 24.Nd2²) 16.Bxf5 gxf5 17.Rfd1 Kf7 18.a4 Bf8 19.Kf1 h5„; 14.Be3 Bf5!?
(14...f5 - 14.Bg5) 15.Bxf5 gxf5 16.Rfd1 b6 17.Bg5 f6 18.Be3 Bf8 19.Kf1 Kf7 20.Ke2 Ke6 21.a4 Rab8„
14...Be6
14...Bf5 15.Nc5 Rab8 16.Nxb7 Rxb7 17.Bxc6 Rbb8 18.a4 a6 19.a5±; 14...f5 15.Bg5 Re8 16.Rfd1 Bf8
17.Re1! Be6 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Rxe5 Bd5 20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.Nd2²; ¹14...Bf8 15.Bg5 Re8 16.Rfe1 Bf5!
17.Nd2 (17.h3 Kg7 18.Be3 Rac8 19.g4 Be6 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.Bxc5 f6 … Red8=) 17...Kg7 18.Ne4 h6
19.Bf6+ Kg8 20.g4!? Bxg4 21.Bh4 Bg7 22.Nd6 Re6 23.Nxb7 g5 (23...Rb8 24.Nc5 Rd6 25.b4 f5 26.a4²)
24.Nc5 (24.Bg3 Rc8! 25.f3 Bf5 26.Nc5 Rd6 27.Ne4 Rdd8 28.Bf2 Bg6„ … f5) 24...Re7 25.Bg3 Rc8!„
15.Nc5² Bd5 16.Nxb7 Bxg2 17.Nxd8
17.Kxg2!? Rd5 18.b4 e4 19.Be3 a5 20.c4! Rd7 21.Nc5 Rdd8 22.b5! Bxa1 23.Rxa1 Ne5 24.Rc1 Rdc8
25.b6 Rab8 26.Na6 Rb7 27.c5 f5 28.Rd1 Nd3 29.Rb1 … Rb5
17...Bxf1 18.Nxc6 Bb5
18...Be2!? 19.Be3 a5 20.Ne7+ Kf8 21.Nd5 Rd8 22.Nb6 f5²
19.Na5 Bd3 20.Be3 a6
20...e4 21.Nb3 a5 22.Nc5 Rb8 23.b3 Bxc3 24.Rd1 Be2 25.Rc1 Rd8 26.Nxe4 Bd4 27.Kg2! Bxe3 28.fxe3

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f5 29.Kf2 Bd1 (29...Bb5 30.Nc3 Ba6 31.Ke1±) 30.Nc5 Bg4 31.Rc2 Rd1 32.e4±
21.Rd1 e4

22.Nc6!?
22.Rd2 Bf8 23.f3 f5 24.Kf2 Re8 25.Nb3²
22...a5 23.Bd4
23.Ne7+ Kf8 24.Nd5 a4 25.Nb4 Bc4 26.Bd4 f5 (26...f6 27.Bc5+ Kg8 28.Rd4±) 27.Bxg7+ Kxg7 28.Rd4
a3 29.b3 Bxb3 30.axb3 a2 31.Nxa2 Rxa2 32.b4 Kf6 (32...g5 33.b5± Rb2 34.Rb4+-) 33.b5 Rc2 34.b6
Rxc3 35.Rb4±
23...Ra6
23...f6!? 24.Ne7+ Kf7 25.Nd5 Rd8 26.Nf4 Bb5²
24.Nb8?!

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24.Ne7+ Kf8 25.Nd5 Bxd4 26.cxd4 Rd6 27.Nc3 f5 (27...Rxd4 28.Nxe4 Rxe4 29.Rxd3) 28.d5 Rb6
29.Rd2²
24...Rd6!„ 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.b3 Rb6
26...a4! 27.bxa4 Rd8 28.Nc6 Rc8=
27.Nd7 Rc6 28.c4 f6! 29.Rc1
29.f3 Be2 30.Rd5 e3! 31.Kg2 a4 32.Nc5 axb3 33.axb3 g5 34.Nd3 Re6 35.Nc1 Bxc4 36.bxc4 e2 37.Nd3
e1=Q 38.Nxe1 Rxe1 39.h4 gxh4 40.gxh4 Rc1 41.c5 Rc4 42.Kg3 Kf7=
29...e3!?
29...Kf7 30.c5 Ke6 31.Nb6 Ke5 32.a3 Kd4 33.b4 f5 34.bxa5 g5 35.Nd7 Kd5 36.a6 Rxa6 37.Nb6+ Ke6
38.a4 Ra7 39.c6 Rc7 40.a5 Kd6 41.f3 Rxc6 42.Nc8+ Kc7 43.Rxc6+ Kxc6 44.Ne7+ Kc5! 45.Nxf5 exf3
46.Nh6 Ba6 47.Kf2 Bb7 48.a6 Bxa6 49.Kxf3 Bc8 50.Ke4 Kd6! 51.Nf7+ Ke7 52.Nxg5 Kf6 53.Nxh7+
Kg6=
30.fxe3 Bf5© 31.Rd1 Kf7 32.c5
32.e4 Bxe4 33.g4 Ke7 34.Kf2 Bc2 35.Rd5 Bb1„; 32.Rd5!? Be6 33.e4

33...a4! (33...Bxd5? 34.exd5 Rc7 35.Nb8 Re7 36.Kf2±) 34.Kf2 axb3 35.axb3 Bxd5 36.exd5 Ra6 37.Ke3
Ke7 38.Nb8 Ra3 39.Nc6+ Kd6 40.Nd4 Ra1 41.Kd3 h5 42.Kc3 g5 43.b4 Rc1+ 44.Kd3 Rd1+ 45.Ke4
Re1+ 46.Kf5 Rd1 47.Nb5+ Kd7 48.Kxf6 h4!=
32...Ke7 33.Nb6 Rxc5 34.Rd2 Rc1+ 35.Kf2 Rh1 36.Kf3 Rf1+ 37.Kg2 Re1 38.Kf2 Rh1 39.Kf3 Rf1+
40.Kg2 Re1 41.h4 Be4+ 42.Kf2 Rh1 43.Rd4 Rh2+ 44.Ke1 Bc6!?
44...Rh1+ 45.Kd2 Rh2+ 46.Kc1 f5 47.Rd2 Rh1+ 48.Kb2 Rh3 49.Rd7+ Ke6 50.Rxh7 Rxg3 51.Nc4 Bd3=;
44...Bf3 45.Ra4 Re2+ 46.Kf1 Rxe3 47.Rxa5 Be4 48.g4 Rf3+ 49.Ke2 Rh3 50.Ra7+ (50.h5 g5) 50...Ke6
51.Rxh7 Bf3+ 52.Kd2 Bxg4 53.b4 g5=
45.a4
45.Nc8+ Kf7 46.Rc4 Bf3 47.Ra4 Ke6 48.Rxa5 h5 49.Nb6 Rg2=

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45...Rb2

46.Rc4
46.Nc8+ Kf7 47.Rd3 Ba8! 48.g4 Bf3 49.Nd6+ Ke7 50.Nc4 Re2+ 51.Kf1 Rh2=
46...Bf3 47.Rc3 Be4 48.Nc4 Rb1+?
48...Rg2 49.Nxa5 Rxg3=
49.Kf2 Ke6
49...Bd5 50.Nd2 Rb2 51.Ke1 Kd6 52.Rc8 Ra2 53.Rd8+ Kc5 54.Rb8±
50.Nxa5?!
50.Nd2! Rb2 51.Ke1 f5 52.Rc5±
50...Kf5?
50...Rb2+ 51.Ke1 (51.Kg1 h5„) 51...Rb1+ 52.Kd2 Rb2+ 53.Kd1

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53...g5! (53...Rb1+? 54.Rc1) 54.Nc4 Rg2 55.Nd2 Rg1+ 56.Ke2 Rg2+ 57.Ke1 Rg1+ 58.Nf1 h5 59.Rc1
Rh1 60.a5 Bd3 61.Kf2 gxh4 62.gxh4 Rxh4 63.Rc3 Bb5 64.Rc5 Bd3 65.Ng3 Rh2+ 66.Kg1 (66.Kf3 h4=)
66...Rb2 67.Nxh5 Rxb3 68.Nf4+ Ke7 69.Nxd3 Rxd3 70.Kf2 Ra3²
51.Rc4
51.Nc4! Kg4 52.Nd2 Rb2 53.Ke1 Bc2 54.e4 h5 55.a5 Ra2 56.b4+-
51...Bd5
51...Rb2+ 52.Ke1 Bd5 53.Rf4+ Ke6 54.b4 g5 55.Rd4 Rg2 56.b5 Rxg3 57.Kd2+-
52.Rf4+ Ke5 53.b4 Rb2+ 54.Kf1 Ra2
54...Rb1+ 55.Ke2 g5 56.Rd4+-
55.b5+- Be4 56.Nc4+ Kd5 57.Nb6+ Ke5 58.Nd7+ Kd6 59.Rxe4 Kxd7 60.Rc4 Kd6 61.b6 1-0

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20. A57
Grischuk, Alexander (2766) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2775)
Riga (m/2) 141/20, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.h4?!

3...c5! 4.d5 b5 5.cxb5 a6 6.e3

6.bxa6 Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.e4 d6 9.Nf3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Bxa6©
6...Bg7
6...axb5 7.Bxb5 Qa5+ 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Bd2 Qb6 10.Bc4 e6 11.dxe6 (11.e4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 exd5„) 11...dxe6
(11...Bxg2? 12.exf7+ Kd8 13.Rh2+-) 12.Nf3²
7.Nc3N
7.a4 O-O 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Nf3 e6 10.dxe6 dxe6 11.Qxd8 Rxd8=
7...O-O 8.Nf3 d6 9.a4 Bg4! 10.Ra3 axb5
10...Nfd7!?
11.Bxb5 Na6 12.e4 Nb4 13.Be2 Nd7
13...h6 14.O-O Qc8∞
14.O-O Qb6!? 15.Re1 Qb7 [×e4, d5] 16.Bg5 Bxf3 17.gxf3
17.Bxf3 Ne5 18.Be2 c4©
17...Ne5 18.Rf1

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18.Na2!? f5 (18...Na6!?) 19.Nxb4 cxb4 20.Rb3² fxe4 21.fxe4 Rxa4„
18...c4
18...f5!?„
19.b3 Rfc8 20.Bd2
20.Be3
20...Nbd3 21.f4

21...Qb4!?
21...Nb2 22.Qc2 Ned3 23.a5∞
22.Nb1
22.Nb5 c3 23.Bxc3!? (23.fxe5 cxd2! 24.Bxd3 Rc1! 25.Qf3 (25.Qe2? Re1) 25...Bxe5!© 26.Be2 (26.Ra2
Rac8 27.Be2 Re1 28.Qd3 Bf4µ) 26...Re1 27.a5 (27.Ra2 Rc8µ) 27...f5 28.Ra4 Qc5 29.Rc4 (29.exf5? Qc1-
+) 29...Qxb5 30.Qd3 (30.Rc8+? Rxc8 31.Bxb5 Rcc1-+) 30...Rxf1+ 31.Bxf1 fxe4 32.Qxd2 Qxa5 33.Qxa5
Rxa5 34.Ra4!³) 23...Rxc3 24.fxe5 Nb2 (24...Nc5 25.exd6 exd6 26.Bc4 Nxe4 27.Qe2 Nd2 28.Nxc3 Bxc3
29.Ra2 Nxf1 30.Kxf1 h5„) 25.Qd4 Rxb3 26.Qxb4 Rxb4 27.exd6 exd6 28.Nxd6 Be5 29.Nb5 Rxe4
30.Bf3 Rexa4= (30...Rxh4? 31.d6 Rb8 (31...Rd8 32.a5±) 32.d7±)
22...c3 23.fxe5!?
23.Bxc3 Rxc3 24.fxe5 Nb2 25.Qd2 Rxb3 26.Qxb4 Rxb4 27.exd6 exd6³
23...Nb2! 24.Qc2 cxd2 25.Qxb2
25.Qxd2? Qxe4-+ 26.Qxb2 Bxe5! 27.Qd2 Rc2
25...Qxe4 26.Qxd2 Rc2 27.Qd3
27.Bf3? Qxf3 28.Qxc2 Qg4+ 29.Kh2 Qxh4+ 30.Kg2 Qg4+ 31.Kh1 Qh3+ 32.Kg1 Bxe5 33.Rc1 (33.Re1
Rc8!-+) 33...Bh2+ 34.Kh1 Bf4+ 35.Kg1 Qh2+ 36.Kf1 Bxc1-+; 27.Qe3 Rxe2 28.Qxe4 Rxe4³

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27...Rxe2 28.Qxe4 Rxe4 29.exd6 exd6 30.Nd2?!
30.Rd1 Rg4+ 31.Kf1 Rxh4 32.Kg2„; 30.Kg2! Rxh4 31.Rd1=
30...Rg4+ 31.Kh1 Rxh4+ 32.Kg2 Rd4

33.Nf3?!
33.Nc4 Rxd5³; 33.Ra2! Rxd5 34.b4„
33...Rg4+ 34.Kh3 Rb4 35.Rb1 Rc8!µ 36.Kg2 Rc3 37.Ng1 Rc2 38.Nf3 Rg4+ 39.Kf1 Rf4 40.Kg2 Rg4+
41.Kf1 Rf4 42.Kg2 g5!-+ 43.Rf1 Rg4+ 44.Kh1 Rc3 45.Rg1 Rf4 46.Nh2 Rxf2 47.Rxg5 Rcc2 0-1

21. * A57
Cori Tello, Deysi Estella (2400) - Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2678)
Linares 141/21, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.a4 Qxb6 8.Nf3
8.a5 - 53/(79)
8...g6 9.a5 Qb7 10.e4 Bg7 11.Be2 O-O 12.Nd2 Ne8 13.Ra3 Nc7

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14.h4!?
14.Rb3 Qa7 (14...Nb5!?) 15.O-O Rb8 16.Nc4

(16.Rxb8!?) 16...Rxb3N (16...Nb5) 17.Qxb3 Nb5∞ Antova,G (2257)-Cioara,A (2426) Jupiter 141/(21)
2019
14...Nb5 15.Nxb5
15.Rb3 Qc7! 16.Nc4 (16.h5 Nd4 17.hxg6 fxg6 18.Ra3 Ne5µ; 16.Nxb5 axb5 17.Bxb5 Rxa5 18.Be2
(18.Nc4? Rxb5 19.Rxb5 Ba6 20.Qa4 Bxb5 21.Qxb5 Rb8µ) 18...Ba6³) 16...Nd4 17.Ra3 Rb8 18.h5 Rb4ƒ
15...axb5 16.h5 c4N
16...Re8; 16...Nf6
17.b4
17.hxg6?! fxg6 18.Rah3 Nf6 19.R3h2 Rxa5µ
17...cxb3 18.Nxb3 b4 19.Ra2 Bc3+ 20.Kf1?!

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20.Bd2 Nf6 21.Qc2 Bxd2+ 22.Nxd2 Bg4ƒ
20...Nf6 21.Qd3?

21.Bh6 Re8 22.hxg6 fxg6 23.a6 Qc7 24.Kg1! (24.Qd3?! e6µ) 24...Nxe4 25.Rh4 Nf6 (25...Nc5 26.Bg5©)
26.Bg5©
21...e6! 22.Bd2 exd5 23.a6 Qb6 24.exd5 Bf5 25.Qe3 Qxe3 26.fxe3 Nxd5?!
26...Ne4 27.Bxc3 bxc3 28.Rg1 Rfb8 29.g4 Bc8 30.Nd4 Rb2µ
27.Ra5?!
27.Bf3

27...Be6 (27...Bxd2 28.Rxd2 Nxe3+ 29.Kf2 Nc4 (29...Ng4+ 30.Kg3) 30.Rd4 Rxa6 31.Rxc4 Ra2+
32.Kg3 Be6 33.Rxb4 Rb2 34.hxg6 fxg6 35.Nd4 Rxb4 36.Nxe6=; 27...Bd3+ 28.Kf2 Bc4 29.Bxc3 Nxc3
30.Bxa8 Rxa8 (30...Nxa2 31.Bb7 Bxb3 32.a7∞) 31.Rb2 Rxa6³) 28.Ra5 Bxd2 29.Nxd2 Rfc8 30.Kf2 Rc5
31.Rha1 Ra7 32.Ne4 Rxa5 33.Rxa5 Nc7 34.Ra4 Rxa6 35.Rxb4³

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27...Nf6 28.Bxc3 bxc3 29.Nd4 Ne4
¹29...c2 30.Kf2 Rfb8 31.hxg6 hxg6 32.Rc1 Rb1 33.Ra1 Ne4+ 34.Ke1 Nc3 35.Kd2 Rxc1 36.Rxc1 Nxe2
37.Kxe2 Be4 38.Nxc2 Rxa6µ
30.Rh4
30.g4! Ng3+ 31.Ke1 Nxh1 32.gxf5 Rfe8 33.fxg6 Rxe3 34.gxh7+ Kxh7 35.Kd1 Ng3µ
30...Rfc8 31.Bf3 Nd2+ 32.Ke2 Nxf3 0-1

22. ** A58
Villegas, Pierre (2349) - Barseghyan, Harutyun (2495)
Donostia 141/22, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.e4 O-O 8.Nf3 Qa5 9.Bd2 Bxa6 10.Bxa6
Qxa6 11.Qe2 d6
11...e6 12.dxe6 (12.Qxa6 Nxa6 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.O-O Nb4 15.a4 Nd3

16.b3N (16.Rab1) 16...d5„ 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Rad1 Nb2 19.Rc1 Nd3= Jovanic,O (2515)-Brkic,A (2580)
Hrvatska (ch) 141/(22) 2019) 12...fxe6 13.Bg5 Nc6 14.Qxa6 Rxa6

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15.Rd1N (15.O-O) 15...Rb8 16.Rd2 d5 17.exd5 (17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.exd5 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Rb1+ 20.Rd1
Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1 exd5=) 17...Nxd5 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Rxd5 Nb4 20.Rd2 Rxa2 21.Ke2 Rxb2

22.Rc1?! (22.Rxb2 Bxb2 23.Nd2²) 22...Rc8?! (22...Na2! 23.Rxc5 Nc3+ 24.Kd3 R2b3!µ) 23.Rc4 Nd5
24.Rxb2 Bxb2 25.Nd2 Re8+ 26.Kf3 Bd4 27.Ne4 Rf8+ 28.Ke2 Nb6 (28...Re8 29.Kd3 Ra8 30.Nxc5
Bxf2=) 29.Rc2 Nd7 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.fxe3 Rf5= Tenikashvili,G (2361)-Golubev,R (2378) Russia 141/(22)
2019
12.Bg5
12.a4 Nbd7 13.Nb5 Rfb8 14.O-O Ne8 15.Bc3 Nc7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Ra3 Nxb5 18.axb5 Qb6 19.Rxa8
Rxa8 20.b4 (20.e5 dxe5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Qxe5+ Qf6 23.Qe2 Ra4=) 20...cxb4 21.Qb2+ Kg8 22.Qxb4
Nc5„
12...h6

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13.Bxf6N
13.Bf4
13...Bxf6 14.Nd2 Qa5 15.O-O Nd7 16.Nc4 Qb4
16...Qa6 17.Rfe1 Rfb8 18.Rac1 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Qxa2 20.e5=
17.Rfc1 Rfb8 18.Nd1 Nb6

19.e5!? dxe5 20.Nxe5

20.Qe4? Nxd5; 20.a3 Qb5 21.Qe4 Rd8 22.Nde3 Nxc4 23.Nxc4 Qb7 24.Re1 Ra4 25.Rab1 Rxd5 26.b4
cxb4 27.Nb6 Qxb6 28.Qxd5 Rxa3 29.Qc4 b3 30.Re3=
20...Nxd5 21.g3
21.Nc6 Nf4 22.Qe3 Bd4 23.Nxb4 Bxe3 24.Nxe3 Rxb4 25.Rc2 Ne6 26.g3=
21...Qb5 22.Qxb5 Rxb5ƒ 23.Nd3 Bd4 24.Rc4 Nb4 25.Nc1 Nc6 26.Rc2 e5 27.Kg2 e4 28.a3 Ne5
29.Nc3? Rxb2! 30.Rxb2 Bxc3 31.Rba2 Bxa1 32.Rxa1

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32...Ra4
32...f5 33.a4 Kf7 34.a5 Ra6 35.Nb3 c4 36.Nd4 Ke7 37.f4 Nd3 38.Rb1 c3 39.Rb3 Rd6 40.Nc2 Nxf4+
41.gxf4 Rd2+-+
33.Ne2 f5 34.Nc3 Rc4 35.Nd5 Rd4 36.Ne3 Ra4 37.Rc1 Nd3 38.Rc3 Kf7 39.h4 Ke6 40.Nc2 c4 41.Ne3
Ne5 42.Kf1 g5 43.hxg5 hxg5 44.Ke2 f4 45.gxf4 gxf4 46.Nc2 Nd3 47.Ne1 Kd5 0-1

23. ** A58
Miron, Lucian Costin (2471) - Hamitevici, Vladimir (2476)
Chisinau 141/23, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3

6.g3 - 138/30
6...Bg7
6...Bxa6
7.e4
7.Nf3 O-O 8.g3 - 136/34
7...O-O

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7...d6
8.Nf3
8.e5 Ne8 9.Nf3 (9.f4 d6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.e6 fxe6 12.Ng5 Ndf6 13.Nxe6 Bxe6 14.dxe6 d5„; 9.h4!? Bxe5
(9...d6 10.e6 fxe6 11.h5→) 10.Bh6 Ng7 (10...Bg7 11.Qd2 Bxa6 12.h5 Qb6 13.hxg6 fxg6 14.Nf3 Bxh6
15.Qxh6 Rf7 16.Qd2 Bxf1 17.Kxf1 Na6 18.Rh4 Nac7 19.Kg1²) 11.Nf3 Bf6 12.Qd2 Qb6 (12...Nxa6
13.h5 d6 14.Ng5 Qa5 15.Rc1 Nc7 16.Bd3 Bf5 17.Nxh7!→) 13.h5ƒ Bxa6 14.Ng5! gxh5 15.Nge4 Be5
16.Bxg7 Bxg7 17.Rxh5 f5 18.Ng3 e6 19.Rd1 (19.a4!? Qb4 20.Rc1 ∆Bxf1 21.Kxf1 Rxa4 22.dxe6 dxe6
23.Rg5©) 19...Kh8 20.Be2 Bxe2 21.Qxe2 Qa6 22.Kf1 Qxe2+ 23.Ngxe2²) 9...d6 10.exd6 Nxd6
(10...exd6 - 131/32) 11.Be2 Nxa6 12.O-O Nf5 (12...Qb6 13.Re1 Nc7 14.Bf1 Nf5 15.Ne5²; 12...Bb7
13.Bf4 Nb4 14.Be5²) 13.Bf4 Nd4 14.a3 Nc7!? (14...e6 15.d6!? Bb7 16.Re1² ∆Nb8 17.Nxd4 cxd4
18.Nb5 e5 19.Bg3 Qb6 20.a4 e4 21.Bc4±) 15.Nxd4 cxd4 16.Bxc7 Qxc7 17.Nb5 Qf4„; 8.Bd3 Qa5!?
9.Ne2 (9.Bd2 Bxa6 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.Nf3 Nb4 12.O-O Qa6©; 9.a7 Na6 10.Ne2 Nb4 11.Bb1 e6!? 12.O-
O exd5 13.exd5 Ba6 14.Re1 Rfe8©) 9...Nxa6 10.O-O Nb4 11.Bc4 (11.Bb1 e6„) 11...Ba6 12.Bxa6 Qxa6
13.Nf4 Qc4©; 8.a7 - 127/33
8...Qa5 9.Bd2
9.Bd3 Nxd5! 10.exd5 Bxc3+³; 9.Nd2 Bxa6 10.Bxa6 Qxa6 11.Qe2 e6 12.Nc4 Re8© - 127/34
9...Bxa6 10.Be2
10.Rb1!? Bxf1 11.Kxf1 e6 12.g3 exd5 (12...Qb4 13.Qe2 Qb7 14.Kg2 exd5 15.exd5 d6 16.Rhd1 Nbd7
17.Bf4²) 13.exd5 (13.Nxd5 Qb5+ 14.Kg2 Nxd5 15.exd5 Rxa2 16.Bc3 d6=) 13...Na6 (13...c4 14.b4 cxb3
15.Qxb3²) 14.Kg2 Nb4 (14...c4 15.Ne5! Nxd5 16.Nxc4 Qc5 17.Be3 Nxe3+ 18.Nxe3 Bxc3 19.bxc3
Qc6+ 20.Qf3²) 15.a3 Nd3

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16.Ne1! Ne5 17.Bf4 Nc4 18.Qd3 Qa6 19.Nf3 Nh5 20.Bd2 Rfb8 21.Qc2²; 10.Bxa6 - 141/ 22
10...Bxe2
10...d6 11.O-O Bxe2 12.Qxe2 Qa6 13.Qd1! (13.Rfe1 Nbd7 14.Nb5 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Qxb5 16.Qxe7 Nb6
17.Qxd6 Nc4=) 13...Nbd7 14.h3 Rfb8 15.Qc2 Nh5 16.a4!? Ne5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.a5²; 10...Qb4!?
11.Bxa6 (11.O-O Nxe4 12.a3 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Qb7=; 11.e5 Ng4 12.Nb5 Qe4 13.O-O Bxb5 14.Bxb5
Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Bc3 Qd6 17.a4 Na6∞) 11...Nxa6 12.Qe2 Rfb8!? (12...Qxb2 13.Rb1 Qa3 14.e5
Ne8 15.Rb3 Qa5 16.O-O Nec7 17.Rfb1 d6 18.Qc4 Ne8 19.Bg5²; 12...d6 13.Rb1 Rfb8 14.O-O Nd7
15.Rfc1 Nc7 16.b3 Qa3 17.Rc2 Qa6 18.Qe3²) 13.O-O Qxb2 14.a3 Qb6 15.Rab1 Qa7 16.Rxb8+ Rxb8
17.e5 Ne8 18.Bg5 d6 19.h4!? f6 20.exf6 exf6 21.Bd2 Nac7∞
11.Qxe2 Qa6
11...d6 12.a4! Qb4 (12...Ne8 13.Nb5 Qb6 14.Bc3 Nd7 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.O-O Nc7 17.Nxc7 Qxc7 18.b3
Rfb8 19.Nd2±) 13.O-O Nbd7 14.Rfb1 Rfb8 15.b3±
12.a4²
12.e5 Qxe2+ (12...Ng4 13.Nb5!?) 13.Kxe2 Ng4N (13...Ne8) 14.Bf4 f6

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15.Ne4? - 141/(23) (15.e6 dxe6 16.dxe6 Ra6 17.Rhd1 Nc6 18.h3 f5„; 15.d6N fxe5 16.dxe7 Re8 17.Bg5
Nc6 18.h3 Pobor,D (2040)-Micic,A (1926) Veliko Gradiste 141/(23) 2019 (18.h3 Nf6 19.Nd2 Nd4+
20.Kd3 d5=)) 15...Ra4 16.Nxc5 (16.Nfd2 f5-+) 16...Rxf4 17.g3 Rb4-+ Anand,P (2303) -Haldorsen,B
(2450) Graz 141/(23) 2019
12...e6
12...Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2 Na6 14.Rab1 Rfb8 15.Bg5! (15.Rhe1 c4 16.e5 Ne8 17.Ne4 f5„; 15.b3 Rb4 16.e5
Ng4 17.h3 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Nb5 Re4+ 20.Kf3 f5 21.Rhe1 Rxe1 22.Rxe1 d6∞) 15...Rb4 16.Nd2
h6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Rhc1 Bg5 19.b3 Rab8 20.g3 Bxd2 21.Kxd2²
13.dxe6

13.Qxa6 Nxa6 14.O-O exd5 15.exd5 Nb4 16.Be3 Rfc8 17.Rfd1 Nc2=
13...Qxe2+N
13...dxe6 14.Nb5 Nc6 15.Bc3±; ¹13...fxe6 14.Nb5! Qb7 (14...Qc6 15.e5 Nd5 16.O-O Nf4 17.Bxf4
Rxf4 18.Nc3 Qb7 19.Qe3 Rc4 20.Rad1± ∆Qxb2 21.Nb5 Rcxa4 22.Nc7+-) 15.e5 Nd5 16.O-O Nc6

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17.Rfc1²
14.Kxe2 fxe6
14...dxe6 15.Rhd1 Nc6 16.Bf4 … Nd2±
15.Be3 Na6 16.Rhd1 Rfb8 17.Rab1 Rb7

17...Ng4 18.Bf4 Rb4 19.Bd6! Bxc3 (19...Nf6 20.e5 Ne4 21.Nxe4 Rxe4+ 22.Kf1 Rxa4 23.Be7 Ra7
24.Ra1! Nb8 25.Rxa4 Rxa4 26.Bxc5 Bf8 27.Bd4 Nc6 28.Be3±) 20.bxc3 Rxe4+ 21.Kf1 Ra7 (21...Rxa4
22.Rb7 Ra2 23.Bg3 d5 24.h3 Nf6 25.Be5 Rf8 26.Rdb1+-) 22.Ra1±
18.h3!± Rab8
18...Bf8 19.e5 Nd5 20.Nxd5 exd5 21.Rxd5 Nb4 22.Rd2 Rxa4 23.Rbd1 Raa7 24.Ng5 Nc6 25.f4±
19.e5 Ne8 20.Nb5
20.b3!? Bf8 (20...Rxb3 21.Rxb3 Rxb3 22.Nb5 Nb8 23.Bxc5 Bf8 24.Ba7+-) 21.Nd2 d5 22.exd6 Nxd6
23.Bf4±
20...Nec7 21.Rxd7 Nxb5 22.Rxb7 Rxb7 23.axb5 Rxb5 24.b3 h6
24...c4 25.Ra1 cxb3 26.Rxa6 b2 27.Nd2+-
25.h4 Nb8
25...Nb4 26.Rc1 Nd5 27.Rxc5 Rxb3 28.Bd2±
26.Rc1 Nd7
26...Rxb3 27.Rxc5 Nd7 28.Rc8+ Kf7 29.Rc7 Ke8 30.Nd2±
27.Nd2 Bxe5
27...g5 28.hxg5 hxg5 29.Bxg5 Bxe5 30.Be3 Kf7 31.g4±
28.Bxh6 Ra5 29.Be3 Bf6 30.g3 Kf7 31.Rc4 Rb5 32.Ra4 Rb7 33.Ne4 Be7

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33...Rxb3 34.Ra7 Rb2+ 35.Kf3 Ke8 36.Rxd7 Kxd7 37.Nxf6+ Ke7 38.Bxc5++-
34.Nd2 Bf6

35.g4! Be7
35...Bxh4 36.g5+-
36.h5 gxh5 37.gxh5 Nf6 38.h6 Bf8
38...Kg6 39.Ra6 Kf5 40.Nc4 Rb8 (40...Rxb3 41.Ra7+-) 41.Rb6 Rh8 42.Bd2 Nd5 43.Rc6 Rb8 44.Ne3+
Nxe3 45.Bxe3 Rxb3 46.Rc8+-
39.Ne4 Nh7
39...Nxe4 40.Rxe4 Rxb3 41.Rf4+ Ke8 42.h7 Bg7 43.Rh4 Bh8 44.Rg4+-
40.Nd2†
40.Nxc5 Bxc5 41.Bxc5 Rxb3 42.Rg4+-
40...Kg6
40...Nf6 41.Ra6 Nh7 42.Rc6 Nf6 43.Nf3 Nh7 44.Ne5+ Kf6 45.Nd3 Rxb3 46.Rc7+-
41.Ra6 Kf5
¹41...Ng5 42.f4 Nf7 43.Rxe6+ Kf5 44.Re8 Bxh6 45.Kf3±
42.Kd3
42.Nc4! Rxb3 43.Ra7 Kg6 44.Ne5+ Kf5 45.Nf3+-
42...Nf6 43.Ra8 Rf7
¹43...Bd6±
44.Nf3 Nh7 45.Kc4+- Rb7 46.Bxc5 Bxh6 47.Nd4+ Ke5 48.Nxe6
48.b4

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48...Bd2 49.Nd4 Kf4 50.b4 Bxb4 51.Bxb4 Rf7 52.Bd6+ 1-0

24. A58
Kempinski, Robert (2579) - Tomczak, Jacek (2628)
Polska 141/24, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 O-O 8.g3 d6 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.O-O Nb6
11.Ne1 Rxa6!?
11...Bxa6 - 112/(38)
12.Nc2 Bb7

13.Ne3N
13.Rb1 Na4 14.Nxa4 Rxa4 15.b4 Rxa2 16.bxc5 Bxd5 17.Nb4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Ra5 19.c6 (19.cxd6 Qxd6
20.Qxd6 exd6=) 19...Qc8∞; 13.e4 Nfd7 14.Re1 Ra8©
13...Qa8 14.Qd2
14.a4 Rb8 15.Ra2 Ne8ƒ; 14.Rb1 Na4 (14...Rc8 15.b3 Ne8 16.Bb2 Bxc3!? 17.Bxc3 Nc7 18.Ng4 Ncxd5
19.Bb2 Nd7∞) 15.a3 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Rb8©
14...Rc8 15.b3 e6 16.dxe6 fxe6 17.Bxb7
17.Bh3 Re8 18.Bb2 d5 19.Nb5 Qd8©
17...Qxb7 18.Nc4?
18.Bb2 d5 19.Nb5 d4 20.Ng2 (20.Nd6 Ne4 21.Nxe4 Qxe4 22.Nc4 Nxc4 23.bxc4 Ra4 24.Qd3 Qf5³)
20...e5 21.f3 Qc6³
18...Nxc4 19.bxc4 Qb4 20.Qd3 Nd7 21.Bd2
21.Qe4 Ne5µ
21...Ne5 22.Qe4 Qxc4 23.Qb7

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23...Rf8?!
23...Raa8! 24.Rab1 (24.a4 d5 25.a5 Qa6 26.Qxa6 Rxa6µ; 24.Rfc1 d5µ) 24...d5 25.Rfc1 Qa6 26.Qxa6
Rxa6µ
24.Rac1 Raa8 25.Bf4 Qa6
25...Qb4 26.Qe7 Nf7 27.a3 Qb3 28.Ne4 Rfe8 29.Qd7 Rad8 30.Qc6 Qd5³
26.Qxa6 Rxa6 27.Nb5 Rxa2?!
27...Rc8 28.Rfd1 Rcc6 29.Bxe5 Bxe5 30.f4 Bf6 31.a4 c4 (31...d5?! 32.e4!) 32.e4³
28.Nxd6 Rxe2 29.Rxc5 Nf3+
29...Ng4 30.Rc4 g5 31.h3 gxf4 32.hxg4 fxg3 33.fxg3=
30.Kg2?
30.Kh1 Ne5 31.Bxe5 Bxe5 32.Rc6 Rfxf2 (32...Bd4 33.f4=) 33.Rxf2 Rxf2 34.Ne4 Re2 35.Ng5=
30...Ne1+ 31.Kg1 Nf3+ 32.Kg2 Ne1+ 33.Kg1 Bd4

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34.Rb5??
34.Rc8 Rxc8 35.Nxc8 e5 36.Bh6 Kf7! (36...Nd3 37.Be3 Bxe3 38.fxe3 Rxe3 39.Nd6³) 37.Nd6+ Ke6
38.Nb5 Kd5µ; 34.Rc4 g5 (34...e5 35.Bh6 Rfxf2 36.Rxf2 Rxf2 37.Rxd4 Rg2+ 38.Kf1 exd4 39.Kxe1 Rxh2
40.Bf4=) 35.Nb5! (35.Rxd4 Nf3+ 36.Kg2 Nxd4 37.Bxg5µ) 35...Bb6 (35...e5 36.Nxd4 exd4 37.Bd6 d3
38.Bxf8 d2 39.Rd4 Nf3+ 40.Kg2 Nxd4 41.Bb4 Nc2 42.Kf3 Re1 43.Rxe1 dxe1=Q 44.Bxe1 Nxe1+
45.Kg4 h6 46.h4=) 36.Rc6 gxf4 37.Rxb6 Nf3+ 38.Kh1 Rb2 39.Rb7³
34...e5-+ 35.Bh6
35.Rb1 exf4 36.Rbxe1 Bxf2+-+
35...Rfxf2 0-1

25. * A61
Sorokin, Aleksey (2537) - Belous, Vladimir (2490)
Irving 141/25, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4 Bg7 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 b5 10.Bxd6
Qb6 11.Be5 O-O 12.e3
12.a4?!

371
12...c4N (12...b4) 13.Qd1 b4 14.Nb5 Bxb5 15.axb5 Nbd7 16.e3 (16.Bd4 Qxb5³) 16...Nxe5 17.Nxe5 c3³
Zuferi,E (2348)-Papp,G (2598) Karlsruhe 141/(25) 2019
12...c4 13.Qd1 b4 14.Ne2 Rc8 15.Nf4 h6

16.h4N
16.Bd4 - 128/34
16...Bg4 17.Be2 Nbd7 18.Bd4 Qa5 19.O-O?!
19.a3 bxa3+ (19...Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Qxd5 21.axb4±) 20.Bc3 Qb6 21.Rxa3 Ne4 22.O-O (22.Bxg7 Kxg7
23.O-O Qxb2 24.Qd4+ Qxd4 25.Nxd4 Bxe2 26.Nfxe2²) 22...Nxc3 23.bxc3²
19...Nxd5 20.Nxd5
20.Bxg7 Nxf4 21.Bxh6 (21.exf4 Kxg7 22.Qd4+ Nf6 23.Bxc4 Bxf3 24.gxf3 Rc5ƒ; 21.Bd4 Nxe2+
22.Qxe2 Ne5³) 21...Nxe2+ 22.Qxe2 Ne5 23.Bf4 (23.Rfd1 c3³) 23...Nd3³
20...Qxd5 21.Bxg7 Qxd1 22.Rfxd1 Kxg7 23.Rd4 Be6 24.Rc1

372
24.Rd6 Bg4=
24...b3 25.Rdd1?!

25.Rd6 bxa2 (25...Kf6 26.Nd4 Ke7 27.Ra6 Nc5 28.Ra5 bxa2 29.Rxa2 Nb3∞) 26.Nd4 Nc5 27.Nxe6+
fxe6 28.Ra1 (28.Bxc4?? Nb3-+) 28...Nb3 29.Rxa2 Nc1 30.Raa6 Nxe2+ 31.Kf1 Nc1 32.Rxe6=
25...Nb6
25...bxa2! 26.Nd4 Bd5 27.Nb5 (27.Nf5+? gxf5 28.Rxd5 Rab8!! 29.Rxd7 Rxb2 30.Rxa7 Rxe2-+; 27.Bg4

27...Rcb8!! 28.Bxd7 Rxb2 29.Ra1 (29.Bc6? Bxc6 30.Nxc6 Rc8 31.Nd4 Rcb8 32.Nc2 Rb1-+; 29.Nb5 Be4
30.Nc3 Bb1 31.Rxb1 Rxb1 32.Rxb1 axb1=Q+ 33.Nxb1 Rb8µ) 29...Be4 30.Bb5 Bd3µ) 27...Nf6 28.Nc3
Rab8! 29.Rc2 Be4 30.Nxe4 Nxe4 31.Ra1 c3 32.Rxa2 cxb2 33.Raxb2 Rxb2 34.Rxb2 Rc1+ 35.Kh2
(35.Bf1?? Rd1!-+) 35...Nxf2³
26.Nd4
26.axb3 cxb3 27.Ba6 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Na4 29.Nd4 Rb8 30.Bb5 (30.Rb1 Kf6∞) 30...Nxb2 31.Rb1 a6

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32.Rxb2 axb5 33.Nxe6+ fxe6 34.Rxb3 b4=
26...bxa2 27.Nxe6+ fxe6 28.Ra1 c3?!
28...Nd5 29.Bf3 (29.Rxa2 c3 30.bxc3 (30.Bf3 c2 31.Rc1 Nb4 32.Ra3 Rab8ƒ) 30...Nxc3 31.Rd7+ Kf6
32.Rc2 Nxe2+ 33.Rxe2=) 29...Rc5 30.Rxa2 a5∞
29.bxc3 Rxc3
29...Nd5 30.Bf3 Rxc3 31.Rxa2 (31.Bxd5 exd5 32.Rxd5 Ra3 33.Rd2 a5 34.Rdxa2 Rxa2 35.Rxa2 a4²)
31...Rc5 (31...a5 32.Bxd5 exd5 33.Rxd5 a4±) 32.Ra6±
30.Rxa2 Rc7 31.Rda1± Nd5 32.Bf3 Kf7
32...a5 33.Bxd5 exd5 34.Rxa5 Rxa5 35.Rxa5 Rd7 36.Ra4 h5; 32...h5
33.Kh2 g5
¹33...h5
34.hxg5 hxg5 35.Bxd5 exd5 36.Ra6 Rd7 37.R1a4 Re8 38.Kg3

38...Re6?
38...Re4 39.Rxa7 Rxa7 40.Rxa7+ Kf6 41.Kf3
39.Rxa7 Rxa7 40.Rxa7+ Kf6 41.Rd7+- Re5 42.Rd6+ Ke7 43.Ra6 Rf5 44.Ra2 Kf7 45.Kg4 Rf6 46.g3
Kg6 47.Rd2 Rd6 48.Rd4 Rf6 49.f3 Rf5 50.e4 1-0

26. * A77
Gupta, Abhijeet (2616) - Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael (2496)
Madurai 141/26, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.Nd2 Nbd7 8.e4 Bg7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O
Re8 11.a4 a6 12.Re1 Rb8 13.Ra3
13.Bf1 - 11/87

374
13...Ne5 14.h3 g5 15.Nf1 h6
¹15...g4 16.hxg4 (16.h4 Nh5 17.Bg5 Qd7∞) 16...Nfxg4 17.f3 (17.f4 Qf6 18.Nb1 (18.fxe5? Qf2+
19.Kh1 Rxe5 20.Bxg4 Bxg4 21.Qxg4 Qxe1-+) 18...h5 19.fxe5 Qf2+ 20.Kh1 Qh4+ 21.Kg1 Qf2+=)
17...Nh6 18.Be3 f5 19.Qd2 Qf6∞
16.Qc2

16.Ng3
16...Ng6N

17.Ng3N
17.Bd2 - 141/(26) Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 2441 ? Pavel Gnusarev 2288, Ufa 2019 17...Nf4„
17...Nf4 18.a5 Bd7 19.Nd1 Qe7
19...h5 20.Ne3 h4 21.Ngf5 Bxf5 (21...Rxe4?! 22.Nxd6 Re5 23.Ndc4 Re8 24.Nb6±) 22.Nxf5 Rxe4
23.Bxf4 (23.Re3 Rxe3 24.Bxe3 N6xd5 25.Bc4 Qf6 26.Qe4 Nxe3 27.fxe3 d5 28.Ne7+ Kf8 29.Nxd5

375
Nxd5 30.Qxd5 Qe7=) 23...gxf4 24.Ra4 Qe8 25.Rxe4 Qxe4 26.Qxe4 Nxe4 27.Bd3 Nd2 28.Nxd6=
20.Re3 h5

21.h4?!
21.Nf5 Bxf5 22.exf5 Qd7 23.Bf1 h4 24.Nc3 Rxe3 25.Bxe3 Re8∞
21...gxh4 22.Nf5 Bxf5 23.exf5 Nxe2+ 24.R3xe2 Qd7 25.Ne3 Re4
25...Re5 26.Qd1 Rbe8³
26.Bd2 Rbe8 27.Bc3
27.f3 Rd4 28.Bc3 Nxd5 29.Nxd5 Rxe2 30.Qxe2 (30.Nf6+ Bxf6 31.Rxe2 Kg7 32.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 33.Kh2
Qd8µ) 30...Rxd5 31.f6 Bh6 32.Qe7 Qc8³
27...Qb5 28.Qd1?!
28.f3 R4e7 (28...Rxe3!? 29.Rxe3 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Nxd5 31.Re4 Nxc3 32.bxc3 Bf6©; 28...Rd4!?) 29.Kf2 c4
30.Qd2 Qc5∞
28...Ng4?!
28...Nh7 29.Bxg7 Kxg7 30.f6+ Kg8 31.f3 R4e5µ
29.Bxg7 Kxg7 30.f6+ Kg8??

376
30...Kf8 31.Qc1 Rd4 (31...Nxe3 32.Rxe3 Qd3 33.Rxe4 Rxe4 34.Rxe4 Qxe4 35.Qh6+ Ke8=) 32.f3 Nxf6
33.Nf5 Rxe2 34.Qh6+ Ke8 35.Nxd6+ Ke7 36.Nxb5 Rxe1+ 37.Kf2 Rdd1 38.d6+ Ke6 39.Nc3 Rf1+
40.Ke2 Rfe1+=
31.Qc1!+- Qd7
31...Nxe3 32.Rxe3 Rxe3 33.Rxe3 Rxe3 (33...Kf8 34.Rxe8+ Kxe8 35.Qe3+ Kf8 36.Qh6++-) 34.Qxe3
Kf8 35.Qh6+ Ke8 36.Qh8+ Kd7 37.Qg8 Qxb2 38.Qxf7+ Kc8 39.Qe6+ Kc7 40.f7+-
32.f3 Rxe3 33.fxg4 1-0

377
B00-B24

27. B07
Delchev, Aleksander (2571) - Rotstein, Arkadij (2471)
Eisenstein 141/27, 2019

1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bd3 Nd7

4...Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 e5 8.Na3 h6 9.Nc2 Nh5 10.b4 Nf4 11.Bxf4 exf4 12.Qd2 g5 13.h3²
5.O-O e5 6.c3 Ne7!?
6...Ngf6 7.Re1 O-O 8.Nbd2 b6 9.a4 (9.Nf1 - 65/104) 9...a6 10.d5²
7.Re1 O-O 8.Nbd2 b6

9.a4N
9.Nf1
9...a5!
9...a6 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.a5 b5 14.Nb3!² ×a6, c5 (14.b4 c5 15.bxc5 Qc7
16.Ba3 Nc6 17.Bb4 Rad8©)
10.Bb5
10.Nc4!?
10...Bb7
10...exd4 11.Nxd4 Bb7 12.N2f3²
11.dxe5! Nxe5 12.Nxe5

378
12.Nd4 N7c6 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.Nf3 Qd7=
12...dxe5

13.b3 [×e7, Bg7] 13...Bh6

13...c6 14.Bf1 Qc7 15.Ba3 c5 16.Qc2 Rad8 17.Rad1 Bc8 18.Nc4²; 13...Qd6 14.Ba3 Qe6 15.Qc2 Rfd8
16.Bc4 Qf6 17.Re3!
14.Qe2 Nc8!? 15.Rd1 Nd6
15...Qf6 16.Ba3 Rd8 17.Nc4 Na7 (17...c6? 18.Nxe5!!+-) 18.Bd7! Nc6 19.Rd3 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Kxf8
21.Rad1²
16.Nc4!² Bxc1 17.Raxc1 Qg5 18.Nxd6 cxd6 19.Rc2 Rad8 20.Ba6
20.Bc4 Kg7 21.Rcd2; 20.Rcd2 Qe7
20...Ba8 21.Bc4 Kg7 22.Rcd2 Qe7

379
22...f5? 23.Rxd6 Rxd6 24.Rxd6 fxe4 (24...Bxe4 25.f3+-) 25.Qe3+-
23.Bd5! Bxd5 24.Rxd5 [×b6, d6] 24...f5 25.exf5! Rxf5 26.Qe3 Qc7 27.f3 Rf6 28.c4 Re8 29.Rb5 Rb8
30.Qd3 Re8 31.Re1 Ref8 32.Rd5 Re8 33.Re4 Re7 34.Qe3 Re8 35.Rb5 Rb8 36.Kf1! [… Ke2-d1-c1-b1-a2-
a3, … g3, f4=] 36...Rb7 37.Ke2 Rf7 38.Kd2 Qd8 39.Rd5 Qc7 40.h4 Rf6 41.Rb5 Qc6 42.Kc2 Qc7
43.Kb2
43.f4!?
43...Qc6 44.Ka3 Qc7 45.Rd5 Qc6 46.Qd3 Rbf7 47.Ka2 h5 48.Re2 Re6 49.Qe3 Ref6 50.Qd2 Qc7
51.Re4 Qc6 52.Qe3 Kh7 53.Rb5 Rb7 54.Ka3 Kg7 55.g3! Qc8 56.f4 exf4
56...Qf8 57.Ka2
57.gxf4 Qg4? 58.f5 Qd1 59.Qc3 Rf7 60.Re1 Qg4 61.fxg6 Rf8 62.Re7+ 1-0

28. *** B07

Nabaty, Tamir (2678) - McShane, Luke (2688)
Netanya 141/28, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nbd2 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bb5+!? Nc6

5...c6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O c5 (7...Qc7 8.c3 e5 9.Re1 Nbd7 10.h3 Re8 11.a4

(11.Nf1; 11.Qc2) 11...d5?!N (11...a5 12.Qc2 Nh5 13.Nf1 b6 14.Be3²; 11...Nf8; 11...b6) 12.exd5 Nxd5
13.Nc4 f6 Le Roux,J (2542)-Moussard,J (2576) Clichy (rapid) 141/(28) 2019 (13...f6 14.a5ƒ)) 8.c3 (8.d5
e6 9.c4 - E 60; 8.dxc5 dxc5

380
9.a4N (9.h3; 9.Qe2) 9...Nc6 10.Re1 Ng4 11.Nc4 Nb4 12.h3 Nxd3 13.cxd3 Nf6 14.Be3 b6 15.a5 Ba6
16.Nce5 Nd7 17.Nc6 Qe8 18.Bg5 f6 19.axb6 axb6 20.Qb3+ c4 21.Qb4

21...e6 (21...fxg5? 22.Rxa6! Rxa6 23.Qxc4++-) 22.Be3 cxd3 23.Bxb6 Rf7∞ Nabaty,T (2678)-Smirin,I
(2594) Netanya 141/(28) 2019) 8...cxd4 9.cxd4 e5 (9...Nc6 - 123/41) 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Nc4 Nc6

381
12.Ncxe5N (12.Be3) 12...Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Qe7? (13...Re8 14.Nf3 Bd7 (… Ne4) 15.Re1 (15.e5 Ng4 16.Bg5
Qc7 17.Rc1 Bc6 18.Be4 Nxe5=) 15...Bc6 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6©) 14.Nf3 Rd8 Vazquez Igarza, R
(2548) -Jones,G (2698) Italia 141/(28) 2019 (14...Rd8

15.e5! Nh5 (15...Bf5 16.exf6 Bxf6 (16...Qxf6 17.Bg5+-) 17.Ne1 Qd6 18.Qf3+-) 16.Bg5 f6 17.exf6 Bxf6
18.Re1 Be6 19.h4±)
6.O-O Bd7

382
7.Qe2N
7.d5 Ne5 8.Bxd7+ Nexd7
7...a6 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.e5 Nh5
9...Nd5!?
10.Nb3 dxe5
10...O-O 11.g4 Qc8 12.Ne1 Bb5 13.c4 (13.Nd3 c5!„) 13...Bxc4 14.Qxc4 Qxg4+ 15.Ng2 (15.Kh1 dxe5
16.Rg1 Qf5∞) 15...b5 (15...Bxe5? 16.h3 Qe4 17.Re1+-; 15...dxe5 16.Qxc7 exd4 17.Qxe7 Rfe8 (17...d3
18.Qxb7 Rfb8 19.Qd5 a5 20.Qxd3 a4 21.h3! Qc8 22.Nd4 a3 23.bxa3±) 18.Qxb7 a5 19.Nd2 Nf4
20.Qf3±) 16.Qxc7 Rac8 17.Qb7 (17.Qxe7? Rxc1 18.f3 (18.Rfxc1 Nf4) 18...Rxf1+ 19.Rxf1 Qh3ƒ)
17...dxe5 18.dxe5 Bxe5 19.Qxe7 Rfe8 (19...Rxc1? 20.Qxe5+-; 19...Bf6 20.Qb7±) 20.Qh4±
11.dxe5 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Bxe5 13.Rd1 Qc8 14.Re1

14...f6?

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14...Bg7 15.Bg5 e5 (15...O-O 16.Bxe7 Re8 17.g4+-) 16.g4 h6 17.Bh4 g5 18.gxh5 gxh4 19.Rad1²
15.Bh6! Qf5 16.Qxb7 Rd8 17.Qc6+
17.h3 ∆Nf4 18.Qc6+ Kf7 19.Qc4+ Qe6 20.Qxf4 Bxf4 21.Rxe6 Bxh6 22.Rxa6±
17...Qd7?
17...Kf7! 18.Qc4+ e6

19.g4 (19.h4 Rd5∞ (19...g5!? 20.hxg5 Nf4„)) 19...Qf3 20.gxh5 (20.Rxe5 fxe5 21.gxh5 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1
Qxd1+ 23.Kg2 Rg8! 24.Qxc7+ Kf6 25.Qxh7 Qg4+ 26.Kf1 Qd1+=) 20...Bxh2+! 21.Kxh2 (21.Kf1?
Qh3+ 22.Ke2 Qxh5+-+) 21...Qxf2+ 22.Kh3 (22.Kh1 Qf3+ 23.Kg1 Qg3+ 24.Kf1 Qf3+=) 22...Qf3+=
18.Qxa6 g5 19.Bxg5 Rg8 20.h4 fxg5 21.Rxe5 gxh4 22.Qh6
22.Rxh5?

22...Rxg2+! 23.Kxg2 Qg4+ 24.Kf1 Rd1+ 25.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 26.Kg2 Qg4+ 27.Kh2 Qf4+ 28.Kh3 Qf3+
29.Kxh4 Qf4+ 30.Kh3 Qf3+ 31.Kh2 Qf4+! 32.Kg1 Qg4+ 33.Kf1 Qd1+=

384
22...Ng7 23.Rae1 Kf7 24.Qf4+ Ke8 25.Qf6 1-0

29. B09
Gormally, Daniel (2498) - McNab, Colin A (2405)
Scotland (ch) 141/29, 2019

1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.e5
7.O-O e5!? 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.f5 Nb4 10.fxg6 hxg6 11.Be3∞
7...dxe5 8.fxe5 Nh5 9.Be3 Bg4 10.Be2 f6 11.exf6 exf6 12.O-O Ne7!?
12...Re8 13.Qd2 Ne7 14.Kh1?! Nf5 15.Bf2 Bh6!³; 12...f5 - 14/199
13.h3 Be6 14.Re1 Ng3

15.Bd3!?N
15.Bf2 Nef5! 16.Bd3 Bf7 17.Nd2 … Qf3
15...Bf7 16.Bf2 Ngf5 17.Ne4 Re8 18.Nc5 Qc8 19.c3
19.c4! b6 20.Ne4 Qd7=
19...a6
19...b6 20.Ba6 Qd8 21.Ne6 Qd7 22.Nxg7 Kxg7∞ 23.c4! (23.Qd2?! Bd5!=)
20.Qa4 b6 21.Ne4 Nd5! 22.c4

385
22...b5! 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Qxb5?!
24.Qd1 Rb8 25.Nc5 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 Bh6∞
24...Rb8 25.Qa5 Rxb2 26.Nc3?!
26.Bc4=
26...Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Nf4! 28.Be4

28.Bxf5 Qxf5 29.Qxf5 gxf5 30.a4 Rc2 31.Nd1 Bh5µ ×h3

28...Bf8! 29.Nd5
29.Nd5 Bxd5 30.Bxd5+ Kg7 (… 31...Nd3, 31...Rf2) 31.Bc4 Qb7!ƒ
1/2-1/2

30. * B10
Gavrilescu, David (2475) - Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2667)
Teplice 141/30, 2019

386
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Ne5 e6
5...Nxe5 6.dxe5 e6 7.Bd3 (7.Nd2 Ne7 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.c3 Qc7 10.Bf4 Be7 11.Bg3 Bd7 12.Bd3 g5∞)
7...Ne7 (7...Qc7 8.Bf4 Ne7 9.O-O Ng6 10.Bg3 Bd7 11.Nc3 Qb6 12.a4ƒ) 8.O-O Nc6 9.Re1 Bd7 10.c3
Qc7 11.Qe2 O-O-O 12.b4²; 5...a6 - 122/38
6.Bb5

6...Bd7
6...Qc7 7.Bf4 Bd6 8.Qg4 Kf8 (8...g6 9.Qg3 Qa5+ 10.Nc3 Bxe5 11.Bxe5 f6 12.Bc7 Qb4 13.O-O-O±)
9.Bxc6 bxc6 (9...Nf6 10.Qf3 bxc6 11.O-O Nd7 12.Nxd7+ Bxd7 13.Bxd6+ Qxd6 14.Nd2 f6 15.Nb3²)
10.Qg3 Ne7 11.Nd7+ Qxd7 12.Bxd6 Kg8 13.Bc5²; 6...Qb6!? 7.c4 Bb4+ (7...dxc4 8.Qa4 Ne7 9.Nc3 a6
10.O-Oƒ) 8.Nc3 Ne7 9.O-O O-O 10.c5!? Qa5 11.Bxc6 (11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd3 e5„) 11...bxc6 12.Bd2
(12.Ne2 Qb5 13.a3 Ba5 14.a4 Qb8 15.Bf4 Bc7 16.Ra3 Ba6∞) 12...f6 13.a3 fxe5 (13...Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Qc7
15.Nf3 Ng6 16.Re1 a5 17.a4 Bd7 18.Re3 Rfe8 19.Qe2²) 14.axb4 Qc7 15.dxe5 Qxe5 16.Ne2 Ng6 17.Bc3
Qc7 18.f4 (18.Nd4 e5 19.Nb5 cxb5 20.Qxd5+ Qf7 21.Qxa8 Bb7 22.Qxa7 Nf4„) 18...Nxf4 19.Nxf4
Rxf4 20.Rxf4 Qxf4 21.Qe2 e5!? 22.b5 (22.Rf1 Bg4=) 22...cxb5 23.Bxe5 Qe4 (23...Qc4 24.Qf2 Bb7
25.Bd4²) 24.Qxe4 dxe4 25.c6 a5 26.Kf2 Ra6 27.Rc1 Kf7 28.Ke3 g5 29.Kxe4 Ke6 30.Kd4 b4 31.Bg3 a4
32.Kc5 a3 33.b3 a2 34.Ra1 Ra8 35.Kxb4 Kd5=
7.Nxd7 Qxd7 8.c3 Bd6 9.Nd2 Nge7 10.O-O

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10...O-O
10...Qc7 11.g3 (11.Nf3 h6 (11...O-O-O 12.a4 Kb8 13.b4²) 12.Re1 g5!? 13.Qe2 O-O-O 14.Bd2
(14.Ne5?! Bxe5 15.dxe5 d4³) 14...Kb8 15.g3 Rhg8 16.Rac1 Ng6„) 11...O-O (11...O-O-O 12.Nf3 h6
13.b4 g5 14.a4²) 12.Re1 ∆a6 13.Bf1²
11.Nf3

11.f4 Qc7 12.g3 Nf5 13.Nf3 h5 14.Bd3 g6∞; 11.Re1!? Rae8 (11...Rfc8 12.Qh5ƒ) 12.g3 f6 13.Qg4!? Nf5
14.Bd3 Nh6 15.Qh3 f5 16.Nb3 Ng4 17.Bd2ƒ
11...f6N
11...Qc7

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- 141/(30) 12.Re1N (12.g3) 12...Ng6 13.g3 Rfc8 (13...a6 14.Bd3 Rfe8 15.Kg2 … h4ƒ) 14.Bd3 Rab8 15.a4
a6 16.Kg2 b5 17.h4 Nf8 18.Qe2ƒ Shankland,S (2725)-Chu,W (2373) ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 141/
(30) 2019
12.Re1 Rae8 13.Qc2 Kh8 14.Bd2 a6 15.Bf1
15.Bd3 e5!? 16.Bxh7 e4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Rxe4 Nf5 19.Rae1 Rxe4 20.Qxe4 Kg8 21.b3 (21.g4 Nfe7 …
f5) 21...Bb8 22.a4 (22.d5 Ne5 23.c4 Ba7∞; 22.g3 b5∞) 22...Nd6 23.Qd3 Re8 24.c4 f5∞
15...g5!?
15...e5 16.c4!?∞
16.Bd3
16.g3 Nf5 17.Bd3 (17.Bh3 Rg8„) 17...Bb8 (17...h6 18.Rxe6! Qxe6 19.Bxf5 Qg8 20.Kg2 Kg7 21.Rh1²)
18.Re2 g4 19.Ne1 Nd6 20.Bh6 Rf7∞ … e5
16...Nf5
16...e5!? 17.dxe5 fxe5 18.Nxg5 e4 19.Bf1 (19.c4 Bc5 20.Bc3+ Kg8 21.Bxe4 dxe4 22.Nxe4 Bd4∞ …
Nf5) 19...Ne5©
17.h3

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17.g3 - 16.g3
17...Rg8„ 18.g3
18.Nh2 Bxh2+ 19.Kxh2 Nh4 20.Qd1 e5 21.Qg4 Qc7 22.Qg3 (22.Qh5 e4+ 23.Kh1 Ne7∞) 22...Qb6!?
23.dxe5 Qxb2 24.Be3 Rxe5 25.Rac1 Rg7!? (25...Qxa2?! 26.Rb1 b5 27.Ra1) 26.Rc2 Qa3 27.f4 gxf4
28.Qxf4 Qd6∞
18...g4!?
18...Rc8 19.Qd1 (19.Qb1 Bb8 20.Re2 g4„) 19...Rcf8!? (19...g4 20.hxg4 Nxg3 (20...Rxg4 21.Ne5! fxe5
22.Qxg4 Rg8 23.Bxf5 Rxg4 24.Bxg4²) 21.fxg3! (21.Ng5 fxg5 22.fxg3 Bxg3 23.Re3 Bf4 24.Rh3 Rg7
25.Qe2 Rf8 26.Rf1 e5 27.dxe5 Nxe5 28.Bxh7 Rxh7 29.Bxf4 gxf4 30.Qxe5+ Kg8=) 21...Rxg4 22.Kg2!
Rxg3+ 23.Kf2 Qg7 24.Rh1 Rg2+ 25.Kf1 f5 26.Ne1 Rg8 27.Be3 Rxb2 28.Qh5±) 20.Nh2 e5 21.Bxf5
Qxf5 22.Qg4 Qxg4 23.Nxg4 exd4 24.Re6 Be5∞
19.hxg4 Nxg3 20.fxg3 Rxg4

21.Bf1?

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21.Kf2! Bxg3+ 22.Ke2 Bxe1 23.Rxe1 Qg7 (23...Rg3 24.Rh1 f5 25.Be1 Rg2+ 26.Bf2±; 23...Rc8 24.Qb1!
Rg2+ 25.Kd1 Rcg8 26.Rh1 R8g7 27.Ne1 Rg1 28.Rh4 Qd6 29.Rh6! Qg3 30.Rxf6 Qh4 31.Rf8+ Rg8
32.Rf1±) 24.Kd1 Rg3 25.Be2 Rg8 26.Rh1 (26.Kc1 e5∞) 26...Ne7 (26...e5? 27.dxe5 Nxe5 28.Bf4 Rg4
29.Bxe5 fxe5 30.Qf5 Re8 31.Nxe5! Rg1+ 32.Rxg1 Qxg1+ 33.Kc2 Qg2 34.Kb3±) 27.Kc1 Nf5 28.Qa4!
(28.Qd1 Rg2 29.Bd3 Qg4 30.Qf1 Rg7! 31.a4 b5∞) 28...Nd6 29.Bf4 Rg2 30.Bf1! Rf2 31.Bxd6 Rxf3
32.Qd1 ∆Qg5+ 33.Kc2 Rf2+ 34.Kb3 Qd2 35.Qxd2 Rxd2 36.Bh3 Re2 37.Rh2 Rxh2 38.Bxh2 Re8
39.Kb4²
21...Rxg3+ 22.Kf2 Reg8 23.Re3
23.Ke2 e5 24.Nh2 Rg2+ 25.Bxg2 Rxg2+ 26.Kd1 Rxh2 27.Qd3 Qg4+ 28.Kc1 e4 29.Qf1 f5-+
23...e5 24.Nxe5 Nxe5! 25.dxe5
25.Rxg3 Ng4+ 26.Rxg4 Qxg4 27.Qxh7+ Kxh7 28.Bd3+ f5 29.Rh1+ Kg7 30.Rg1 Rh8-+
25...Bc5-+ 26.Qd3 fxe5 27.Ke1 Bxe3 28.Bxe3 R8g4 29.Kd2 d4 0-1

31. * B10
Neiksans, Arturs (2566) - Vigorito, David (2338)
Las Vegas 141/31, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxd7 Qxd7 8.c3 e6 9.O-O Bd6
10.Nd2 Qc7
10...O-O 11.Re1 (11.Nf3 a6 12.Bd3 Ne4 13.Ng5 f5 14.Nh3 Rae8 15.Nf4 Qc7 16.g3 g5 17.Ng2 h6∞)
11...Qc7 12.g3 Rfe8 13.Nf3 Ne4 14.Bf1 f5 15.Ng5!? ∆h6 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.Bh3²; 10...a6 11.Bd3 O-O
(11...e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nf3 O-O 14.Bg5 Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Be5 16.Rfe1 Rfe8 17.g3²) 12.Re1 (12.f4 Qc7
13.g3 Ne7 14.Nf3 g6„ … Nf5) 12...Qc7 (12...Rfe8 13.Nf3 e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.g3 ∆d4
17.c4²) 13.g3 e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nf3 Nxd3 16.Qxd3 ∆h6 (16...Bc5 17.Bf4 Qb6 18.Re2 Rfe8 19.Be5
Ne4 20.Bd4²) 17.Be3 Rfe8 18.Rad1 Rad8 19.Qf5²
11.g3 O-O 12.Bd3 Rab8

13.a4N

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13.Nf3
13...a6 14.Qe2!?
14.Nf3

14...h6N (14...Rfe8) 15.Qe2 Rfe8 16.Bd2 e5 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Qf3 Qb6 20.Rab1 Re7
21.Rfe1 Rbe8∞ Chen,Q (2424)-Li,G (2098) Qinhuangdao 141/(31) 2019
14...Rfe8 15.f4 Na5 16.Nf3 Nb3 17.Rb1 Nxc1 18.Rbxc1 Nd7 19.Ne5 g6 20.Kh1
20.h4!? f6 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.h5 f5 23.Kg2ƒ
20...f6 21.Nf3 e5 22.fxe5 fxe5 23.Bb1 Nf6
23...e4 24.Ng5 Be7 25.Nh3 Nf6 26.Nf4 Qd7 27.c4ƒ
24.dxe5 Bxe5 25.Qd2 Rbd8 26.Nxe5 Qxe5 27.Rcd1
27.Rce1 Ne4 28.Qe3 b5∞
27...Kg7 28.Kg1 a5 29.Rfe1 Qd6 30.Qd4 b6 31.Ba2 Qc5 32.Rxe8 Rxe8 33.Qxc5 bxc5 34.Bxd5 Re2„
35.b3 Rc2 36.Bc4 Ng4 37.Rd7+ Kh8

392
¹37...Kh6
38.Rc7
38.Re7!? Rxc3 39.Be6 Ne5 40.Kg2²
38...Nxh2 39.Rxc5 Nf3+ 40.Kf1 Rxc3 41.Rd5 Kg7 42.Kf2 Kf6 43.Rxa5 Nd2 44.Ra6+ Kg5 45.Bg8
Ne4+ 46.Ke1 Rxg3 47.a5 Kf4
47...h5 48.Rc6 h4 49.a6 Rg1+ 50.Ke2 Ra1 51.Be6 Ng3+ 52.Kd3 Nf5=
48.Rc6

48...Ke3?
48...Rg1+ 49.Ke2 h5 50.a6 Ra1 51.b4 h4 52.Be6 Ke5 53.Bc8 Nd6 54.b5 Ra2+ (54...Kd5? 55.Bb7 Ra5
56.Rc8+ Ke5 57.b6+-) 55.Ke3 Ra3+ 56.Kf2 Ra2+ 57.Kg1 Ra1+ 58.Kh2 Ra2+ 59.Kh3 Ra3+ 60.Kxh4
Kd5 61.Bb7 Ra4+ 62.Kg5 Nxb5=
49.Kd1 Kd3 50.Bc4+ Kd4 51.a6+- Rg1+ 52.Kc2 Rg2+ 53.Kc1 Rf2 54.b4 Nd6 55.a7 Rf8 56.Ba6 Kd5

393
1-0

32. B12
Poetz, Florian (2389) - Delchev, Aleksander (2571)
Eisenstein 141/32, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Nf3

5.Be3!?; 5.a3!
5...Bxc5 6.Bd3 f6
6...Ne7 7.Nbd2 (7.Bf4!? Qb6 8.O-O Qxb2 9.Nbd2 Ng6! (9...O-O 10.Nb3 Bb6 11.Bxh7+! Kxh7
12.Ng5+ Kg6 13.Qd3+ Nf5 14.Qh3) 10.Bg3 Nc6! 11.Nb3 (11.Re1 O-O 12.h4 f5!) 11...Bb6∞; 7.O-O
Ng6 - 82/102) 7...Nbc6 8.Nb3 Bb6 9.O-O - C 05
7.exf6
7.O-O fxe5 8.Nxe5 Nf6; 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.O-O fxe5 9.Nxe5 (9.Bxe5 Nf6) 9...Qf6
7...Nxf6 8.O-O O-O 9.c4! Nc6
9...e5!? 10.Nxe5 Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6©
10.Nc3

10...h6!
10...d4
11.a3
11.h3 a6 12.Bf4!? dxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bb3 Qxd1 15.Raxd1 Na5 16.Bc2 Bb7 17.Ne5 Nd5 18.Bg3 Nxc3
19.bxc3 Bd5„; 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Bd2 a6 13.Rc1 Ba7 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Nxd5 Be6 16.Nb4 Nxb4 17.Bxb4
Nf4 18.Bc4 (18.Bxf8 Qxd3=) 18...Bxc4 19.Rxc4 Nh3+ 20.gxh3 Qxd1 21.Rxd1 Rxf3 22.Rc2 Rf4 23.Bc3
Raf8 24.Rd7 R8f7 25.Rxf7 Kxf7=
11...a6

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11...Ng4 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Nxd5 Qd6 14.h3 Rxf3 15.hxg4 Bxg4 16.Bc4 Kh8 17.Ne3 Rf4=
12.b4
12.Bf4 Nh5 13.Bd2 Ba7∞
12...Ba7 13.Bb2

13...Qc7N
13...Ng4!? 14.Ne2 (14.cxd5 Nce5 15.Be4?? Nxf2 16.Rxf2 Ng4 17.Qe2 Nxf2 18.Kf1 Nxe4 19.Qxe4
Qb6-+) 14...e5 15.cxd5 Rxf3 16.gxf3 Nxh2 17.Kxh2 Qh4+ 18.Kg1 Qg5+=
14.Rc1?
14.Nxd5? exd5 15.cxd5 Ng4! 16.d6 Qf7-+; 14.c5 Ng4 15.g3 b6 16.b5 (16.Nh4 Nge5) 16...axb5
17.Nxb5 Qf7 18.Nxa7 Rxa7 19.cxb6 Rb7 20.Nh4 (20.Ng5 hxg5 21.Qxg4 e5 22.Qxg5 Qf3 23.Qe3
Rxb6!?©) 20...Nge5 21.Bxe5 Nxe5 22.f4 Nxd3 23.Qxd3 Rxb6 24.Qd4 Rc6 25.Nf3 Qc7∞
14...Ng4
14...dxc4!? 15.Bxc4 Ng4 16.g3 Qf7 17.Be2 Qh5 18.Nh4 Nxf2 19.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20.Kg2 Qf7 21.Bh5
Qd7µ
15.g3
15.cxd5 Nd4 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Nb5 Qxc1 18.Bxc1 axb5µ
15...Qf7
15...dxc4 16.Bxc4 (16.Be4 Nce5) 16...Qf7; 15...Nce5!? 16.Nxe5 (16.Be2 dxc4µ) 16...Nxf2 17.Bh7+
Kxh7 18.Qc2+ Kg8 19.c5 Nh3+ 20.Kg2 Rxf1 21.Rxf1 Qxe5µ
16.Be2 Rd8?!
16...dxc4 17.Ne4 b5µ; 16...Qh5 17.h4!? (17.Nh4 Nxf2 18.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 19.Kg2 Qf7 20.Bh5 Qf6 21.Ng6
Be3-+) 17...dxc4 18.Ne4 Qd5 19.Nfd2 Nge5µ

395
17.cxd5 exd5 18.Na4
18.b5! Na5 19.bxa6 bxa6 20.Na4 d4∞
18...Nf6 19.Nc5 Bh3 20.Re1?

20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Nxb7 Rd7 22.Nc5 Bxc5 23.Rxc5 Bxf1 24.Bxf1©

20...Ne4!µ
20...Bxc5!? 21.bxc5 Ne4ƒ
21.Qd3
21.Bd4 Nxd4 22.Qxd4 Rf8ƒ
21...Bxc5 22.bxc5 Rf8 23.Bd4 Bg4?!
23...Rae8! 24.Rcd1 Bg4 25.Nh4 Nxf2 26.Bxf2 Qxf2+ 27.Kh1 Rxe2-+
24.Nh4 Nxf2 25.Bxf2 Qxf2+ 26.Kh1 Rae8 27.Qxd5+ Be6 28.Qg2 Qxg2+?!†
28...Qf6! 29.Bd3 Qd4 30.Red1 Rf2 31.Bg6 Qb2µ
29.Nxg2 Bd5 30.Kg1 Nd4 31.Bh5 Nf3+ 32.Bxf3 Bxf3 1/2-1/2

33. B12
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2678) - Yu, Ruiyuan (2464)
China 141/33, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.Bg5 Qb6 8.Nd2 c5 9.c4 Qxb2 10.Rd1 Nc6
11.Ngf3 Nb4 12.Qe2 cxd4

396
13.cxd5?!N
13.O-O d3 14.Qe3 Qa3 (14...Ne7 - 126/35) 15.Rb1 Nh6 16.Bxh6 gxh6 17.Nd4 (17.Rb3 Qxa2 18.cxd5
Nxd5 19.Qxd3 Qa6 20.Qb1 Bg7 21.Rxb7 O-O∞) 17...Nc2 18.Qf4 Nxd4 19.Qxd4 O-O-O∞
13...d3 14.Qe4 exd5 15.Qf4
15.Qf5 Ne7 16.Bxe7 Bxe7 17.O-O g6 18.Qh3 Qc3µ
15...Nc2+ 16.Kf1

16...Qb6?!
16...Ne7! 17.Rh3 (17.e6 f6 18.Rb1 Qxa2 19.Qc7 Qa4 20.Rxb7 Qc6 21.Qd7+ Qxd7 22.exd7+ Kf7µ;
17.Rb1 Qxa2 18.Rxb7 Qa6µ) 17...Qb4 18.Nb3 Ng6 19.Qxb4 Nxb4³
17.Rh3 Nh6
17...Ne7 18.Nb3 Ng6 19.Qf5 Bb4 20.Rxd3 (20.Nc1 Qe6 21.Qxe6+ fxe6 22.Nxd3©) 20...O-O 21.Rxd5
Qe6 22.Qxe6 fxe6∞

397
18.Ne1
18.Rb1 Qc6 19.Bxh6 Rxh6 (19...gxh6? 20.e6!+-) 20.Ng5 f6 21.exf6 gxf6 (21...Rxf6 22.Qe5+ Kd7
23.Rxd3→) 22.Rf3→
18...Nd4
18...Nxe1 19.Rxe1 Bc5 20.Rf3 O-O 21.Rb1 Qe6 22.Bxh6 gxh6 23.Rxb7 (23.Rg3+ Kh7 24.Rxd3∞)
23...Rab8 24.Rb3∞
19.Nxd3 Ne6 20.Qa4+
20.Qf3 Qd4 21.Rb1 b6 22.Qd1 (22.Qxh5 Qg4 23.Qxg4 Nxg4∞) 22...Ng4 23.Qb3 Be7 24.Bxe7 Kxe7
25.Qa3+ Nc5∞
20...Qc6 21.Qb3 Nf5 22.Rc1 Qd7 23.Nf4
23.Nf3
23...Be7
23...Nxf4 24.Bxf4 Nd4 25.Qd3 Ne6 26.Bg5 Bc5³
24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Rhc3

25...Nd4?
25...O-O 26.Rc7 Rac8! 27.Qxb7 (27.Rxd7? Rxc1+ 28.Ke2 Nd4+-+) 27...Rxc7 28.Rxc7 Qa4 29.Kg1
Bxg5 30.hxg5 Qd1+ 31.Nf1∞; 25...Bxg5! 26.hxg5 O-O 27.Rc7 Qe8 28.Qxb7 Rb8 29.Qa6 h4³
26.Qb1 Bxg5??
26...Qb5+ 27.Qxb5+ Nxb5 28.Rc8+ Kf7 29.Rxh8 Rxh8 30.Bxe7 Kxe7 31.a4 Nd4 32.Rc7+ Kd8
33.Rxb7±
27.Qg6+ Kf8
27...Qf7 28.Rc8+ Bd8 29.Qxf7+ Kxf7 30.Rxa8+-; 27...Kd8 28.Qxg5+ Qe7 29.Rc8++-

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28.Rc7+- Rh6 29.Qxg5 Qb5+ 30.Kg1 Nf5 31.Nf3
31.Rxg7!
31...Qe8 32.Rxg7 Nxg7 33.Qxh6 1-0

34. B12
Bulau, Andrei Cristian (2212) - Georgescu, Tiberiu Marian (2501)
Romania (ch) 141/34, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.O-O h6 7.a4!?

7.Nbd2 - 138/50
7...Ne7 8.Ne1N
8.a5; 8.c4; 8.Nbd2; 8.c3
8...c5 9.c3 Nc6 10.Be3 Qb6 11.Na3

11.b3!? cxd4 12.cxd4 Na5 13.Nd2 Bb4 14.Nd3 Bc3 15.b4! Bxb4 16.Rb1 Nc6 17.Nxb4 Nxb4 18.Rb2 O-
O 19.Nf3 a5 20.Nh4 Bh7 21.Bb5 Qd8 22.Qh5© … Rb3
11...a6!?„
11...c4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.d5 Qxb2 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Nf3 Rd8 16.Bxc4 Qxc3 17.Rc1©; 11...Be7 12.Bd3
(12.a5 Qxa5 13.Nb5 Qd8 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Nd4 Bg6 16.b4 Nd7 17.f4 Nxd4 18.Bxd4 a5³) 12...Bxd3
13.Nxd3 c4 14.Nxc4 dxc4 15.d5 Qa6 16.dxc6 Qxc6 17.Nb4 Bxb4 18.cxb4 Nxe5 19.Qd4 (19.b5 Qd5
20.Qc2 Qd3 21.Rac1 O-O 22.Qxd3 cxd3 23.Rfd1 Rfd8 24.Rc7 b6∞) 19...Qd5 (19...f6 20.Rfd1 O-O
21.b5©) 20.Qc3 Rd8∞ 21.Bxa7 O-O 22.Bc5 Rfe8 23.b3 cxb3 24.Rfb1 Nd3=
12.Bd3
12.Nac2 c4 13.Rb1 Be7 14.Bg4 (14.f4 O-O-O 15.Bg4 Be4 16.f5 Rhf8!³ 17.fxe6 (17.Qe2 Na5³) 17...fxe6
18.Bxe6 Rxf1+ 19.Kxf1 Nxe5!µ) 14...Be4 15.f3 Bxc2 (15...Bg6 16.f4 … f5) 16.Nxc2 h5 17.Bh3 Qb3
18.f4 g6 19.Qc1!? ∆O-O-O 20.Na1! Qxa4 21.b3©

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12...Bxd3 13.Nxd3 c4 14.Nxc4
14.Nf4 Bxa3 15.bxa3 Na5 16.Rb1 Qc6 17.Ne2 O-O-O³
14...dxc4 15.d5 Qc7 16.dxc6 bxc6
¹16...Qxc6 17.Nb4 (17.Nf4 Nxe5 18.Bd4 Nd7 (… 0-0-0) 19.Qh5 Rg8! … g6) 17...Bxb4 18.cxb4 Nxe5
19.b5 (19.Qd4 f6 20.f4 (20.Rfd1 O-Oµ) 20...Nd3 21.b3 Nxb4 22.Rac1 Rd8 23.Qxc4 Qxc4 24.bxc4 Nc6
25.Rb1 Rd7µ) 19...Qd5 20.Qc2 axb5 21.Rad1 Nd3 22.axb5 Rd8! 23.Bb6 Rc8 24.b3 Qxb5 25.bxc4 Qxb6
26.Rxd3 O-O³
17.Nf4 Nxe5
17...Qxe5 18.Qf3 Bc5 (18...Rc8 19.Rad1©) 19.Qxc6 Rd8 20.Qxa6 Bxe3 21.fxe3 Qe4 22.Qa7 O-O
23.Rad1 (23.Qd4 Nf6 24.Qxe4 Nxe4 25.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Nc5=) 23...Nf6 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.Nh5
Rd2 26.Nxf6+ gxf6 27.Qb8+ Kh7 28.Qg3 Rxb2 29.Rxf6 Rb1+ 30.Rf1 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Qd3+=
18.Qh5
18.Nh5 Rd8 19.Qe2 Nd3∞
18...g6 19.Qh3∞
19.Bb6 gxh5 20.Bxc7 Nd7 21.Nxh5 Ra7 22.Bf4 Rb7„
19...Bg7
19...Bd6 20.Bd4 O-O-O 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.f4 Nd3 23.Qxe6+ Kb7 24.Qxc4 Nxf4 25.Bxh8 Rxh8 26.b4∞
20.Bc5!?
20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.f4 O-O 22.fxe5 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 Qxe5 24.Bxh6 Rf8=
20...O-O-O 21.Qe3
21.a5 Rd2³
21...Ng4 22.Qf3 g5!?
22...h5 23.a5 Rd2 24.Bb6 Qd7 25.Qe4 e5 26.f3! exf4 27.fxg4 Qd5 28.Qxd5 cxd5 29.Rad1 Rxd1 30.Rxd1
hxg4 31.Rxd5 Re8 32.Kf1=
23.Qxg4 Qxf4 24.Qe2
24.Qh5 Rd5 25.Be3 Qf5 26.a5 g4 27.Qxf5 exf5 28.Ra4=
24...Rd2 25.Qe1 Rxb2
25...Rd5! 26.Be3 Qe4 27.Qe2 Rhd8³
26.Rb1 Rb3 27.Qe2©

400
27...Rxb1
27...Rxc3!? 28.Be3 (28.Rb6 Qe5 29.Be3 Qd5µ) 28...Qd6 (28...Qe5 29.Qf3! Qc7 30.Qe4©; 28...Qc7
29.Rb4 a5 30.Rxc4 Rd8 31.Rb1 Rd5 32.g3!? Kd7 33.Rxc3 Bxc3 34.Qh5 Ke7 35.Qxh6 Bf6 36.Qh5 c5
37.Qf3©) 29.Qb2 Qc7 30.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 31.Qxc1 c3 32.Qf1! Kd7 33.Qd3+ Ke8 34.g3 Be5 35.Bc5©
28.Rxb1 Rd8
28...Bxc3 29.Be3 Qe4 30.Rc1 Bd4 31.Qxc4 (31.Rxc4? c5µ) 31...Rd8 32.h4 Kc7 33.hxg5 hxg5 34.a5 Rd6
35.Bxd4 Rxd4 36.Qxa6 Rb4=
29.Qb2 Rd7?
29...Qc7™ 30.Qb4 Rd5 31.Qxc4 Qb7! 32.Qf1 Qa8 33.Qc4 Qb7=
30.Qb6+- Qc7 31.Qxa6+ Qb7 32.Bd6! 1-0

35. B12
Huschenbeth, Niclas (2585) - Ducarmon, Quinten (2479)
ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 141/35, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.O-O h6 7.a4 Ne7 8.c3 g5
8...a5 9.Na3 Bh7 (9...Qb6 10.Nc2 Qb3 11.Nfe1 Bh7 12.Bd3 Bxd3 13.Nxd3 Nf5 14.Qe2 Be7 15.Ne3²;
9...g5 10.Ne1 Bg7 11.f4²) 10.b3 (10.Nc2 c5 11.dxc5 Nc6„) 10...Nf5 (10...Nc8 11.Ne1!? … f4) 11.Bd3
Be7 12.Ra2!? ∆O-O (12...g5 13.Nc2 g4 14.Nfe1 h5 15.Ne3) 13.g4 Nh4 14.Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.Nxh4 Bxh4
16.Qd3+ Kg8 17.f4²; 8...Bh7 - 135/39
9.a5 Bg7 10.b4N
10.h4; 10.a6; 10.Ne1
10...Qc7 11.Nbd2
11.Ne1!? … f4
11...f6 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Nb3 O-O 14.Re1

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14.Ne1!? Bg7 15.f4 gxf4 16.Bxf4 e5 17.dxe5 Ng6 18.Bg3 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 Ndxe5 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Qd2²
14...Rae8 15.Nc5 Nxc5 16.bxc5 Ng6 17.h3!?
17.a6 bxa6 18.Rxa6 e5 19.Be3²
17...e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5
18...Bxe5 19.Nxe5 Qxe5 20.Bd2 Qf6 21.Bh5 a6 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Ra4!?²
19.Nd4 Be4 20.a6 b5 21.cxb6 Qxb6 22.Ba3
22.Be3 c5 23.Nb3 Be7 (23...Rc8 24.Ra5±) 24.Nd2 Bg6 25.Nf3 Qd6 26.Nxe5 Qxe5 27.Bf3²
22...Be7
¹22...c5 23.Nb3 (23.Nc2 g4 24.hxg4 Bg5 25.Bc1 Qg6 26.Bxg5 Qxg5 27.f3 Bxc2 28.Qxc2 h5©) 23...Rc8
24.Nd2 Bg6 25.Nf3 Rcd8„
23.Bh5 Bxa3 24.Bxe8 Bb2

¹24...Bd6 25.Bh5 c5 26.Ne6 Rf6 27.Rxe4 dxe4 28.Rb1 (28.Qd5 Kh8 29.Rd1 Nd3 30.Qxe4 c4 31.Qa8+
Bb8„) 28...Qc6 29.Nd8 Qxa6 30.Qd5+ Kh8 31.Ne6 Qc8 32.Qxd6 Rxe6 33.Qd5 Re7 34.Qxe4²
25.Rb1!± Rxe8

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25...Bxb1 26.Qxb1 Bxc3 27.Qxb6 axb6 28.Rxe5 Bxd4 29.Re2 b5 30.Bxc6±
26.Rxe4! dxe4 27.Qh5 Rf8 28.Qxh6 c5 29.Ne6+- Rf7 30.Qxg5+ Kh7 31.Qh5+ Kg8 32.Qg5+ Kh7
33.Qxe5 c4 34.Qh5+ Kg8 35.Qg6+ 1-0

36. B12
Gaponenko, Inna (2428) - Danielian, Elina (2413)
Antalya 141/36, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.O-O h6 7.a4 Ne7 8.a5 a6
8...g5 9.a6 b6 10.Ne1 Bg7 11.f4²
9.b4
9.c3 g5 10.Ne1 c5„
9...Qc7
9...Ng6 10.c3 Be7 11.Ne1²
10.Ne1N

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10.Nc3 g5 11.Ne1!? (11.Na4 Bg7 12.Nd2 O-O 13.Nb3²) 11...Bg7 12.f4 O-O-O 13.Na4 f6 14.Nd3²
10...f6!? 11.g4
11.f4 O-O-O 12.Nc3 g5 13.g4!? Be4 14.f5 exf5 15.e6 f4∞
11...Bh7 12.f4 h5 13.g5 O-O-O 14.Nc3 Nf5„ 15.Rb1 h4 16.Na4 Bg6 17.Rb3 h3 18.Kh1 Be7 19.Nf3
fxg5 20.fxg5 Rdf8 21.Bd2
21.c4!?
21...Nh4
21...Bh5!?
22.Nxh4 Rxh4 23.Rxf8+ Nxf8 24.Be1∞ Rf4 25.Rxh3 Bxg5 26.Nb6+ Kb8 27.Kg1 Qf7 28.c3?!
28.c4 Be4 29.b5∞
28...Be4 29.Rg3 Bh4
29...Rf5!?µ
30.Rg4 Ng6 31.Bg3
31.Nd7+ Qxd7 32.Rxf4 Nxf4 33.Bxh4 Nh3+ 34.Kf1 Qf7+ 35.Ke1 Qf4 36.Bg3 Qe3 37.Qd2 Qg1+
38.Bf1 Bf3³
31...Bxg3 32.Rxg3 Rh4µ 33.Bf3 Nf4 34.Bxe4 dxe4 35.Qe1 Nd3
35...Qh5-+
36.Qe2 Rf4 37.Rg2?
37.Rh3
37...Rf3 38.Rg3

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38...Rxg3+?
38...Rf2 39.Qd1 Qf4-+
39.hxg3= Qg6 40.Qh2 Kc7 41.Na8+ Kd7 42.Nb6+ Kc7 43.Qh4 Qf7 44.Na8+ Kd7 45.Nb6+ Kc7
46.Na8+ Kd7 47.Nb6+ Kc7 48.Na8+ 1/2-1/2

37. ** B12
Alekseenko, Kirill (2668) - Artemiev, Vladislav (2757)
Russia (ch) 141/37, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 h6 6.O-O Ne7 7.Nbd2 Nd7 8.Nb3 g5 9.a4 Bg7
9...Qc7 - 135/(41)
10.a5 O-O 11.c3

11...Qc7N
11...b6 - 141/(37) 12.Be3N (12.h4! g4 (12...bxa5? 13.hxg5 h5 14.Nh4 Be4 15.Nxa5 c5 16.Nb7 Qb6

405
17.Nd6+-) 13.Ne1 f6 (13...h5 14.f3±) 14.Bxg4 fxe5 15.Nd3 c5 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Nbxc5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5
Qd6 19.Be3²) 12...Qc7 13.Ne1 f6 14.exf6 Nxf6 15.f4 g4 16.Nd3 h5 17.Ne5 Ne4 18.Nd2 c5=
Sethuraman,S (2637)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2639) Dubai 141/(37) 2019 11...Rc8 - 141/(37) 12.h4 g4
13.Ne1

13...f6 (13...h5 14.f3 f6 15.fxg4 hxg4 16.exf6 Nxf6 17.Nd3 Ng6 18.Bg5 Qd6=) 14.exf6 Nxf6 15.Nd3
Ng6

16.g3N (16.h5 Nh4 17.Nf4 Qe8 18.g3 Nf3+ 19.Bxf3 gxf3 20.Qxf3 Bg4 (20...Ng4!?) 21.Qg2 Nxh5
22.Re1 Nxf4 23.Bxf4 Bf5 24.f3 Qg6 25.Bd6 Rfd8 26.Be5 h5 27.Bxg7=) 16...h5 17.Nf4 Qe7 18.Nc5 e5
19.Nxg6 Bxg6 20.dxe5 Qxe5 21.Be3 Qe7 22.Bd3 Bxd3 23.Qxd3 b6 24.axb6 axb6 25.Na4 Ne4=
Pijpers,A (2485)-Sethuraman,S (2624) Karlsruhe 141/ (37) 2019 11...f6
12.h4 g4 13.Ne1 h5?!
13...f6 14.Bxg4 fxe5 15.Nd3 e4 16.Ndc5 (16.Bf4 Qd8 17.Ndc5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 Ng6 19.Bg3 Qe7∞)
16...Nxc5 17.Nxc5 e5∞
14.Nd3 Ng6

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15.Nf4?!
15.f3! g3 16.Qe1 f6 (16...c5 17.Nbxc5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 Bxe5 19.Nxe6 Bxe6 20.dxe5 Qxe5 21.Bg5±)
17.Qxg3 fxe5 18.Bg5 c5 19.Nbxc5 Nxc5 20.dxc5 Bxd3 21.Bxd3²
15...Nxf4 16.Bxf4 f6 17.exf6
17.f3 fxe5 (17...gxf3 18.Bxf3 fxe5 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Bxh5∞) 18.fxg4 hxg4 (18...exf4 19.gxf5 exf5
20.Bxh5²) 19.Bg3 Qd8 (19...Nf6 20.Bxe5 Qe7∞) 20.Bxg4 e4∞
17...Qxf4 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Qc1 e5 20.c4!?
20.dxe5 Qxc1 21.Raxc1 Nxe5 22.Nd4 Rae8 (22...c5 23.Nxf5+ Rxf5 24.f4 gxf3 25.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 26.Rxf3
Rxf3 27.gxf3=) 23.f4 gxf3 24.Bxf3∞
20...Be6 21.c5?!
21.cxd5 Bxd5 22.Bc4=
21...a6 22.dxe5 Qxc1 23.Raxc1 Rf4! 24.Rfd1 Nxe5
24...Rb4 25.Rc3 (25.Nd4?! Re8³) 25...Nxe5 (25...Rf8 26.Nd4 Re8 27.f4 gxf3 28.Bxf3 Kg6 29.Be2 Nxe5
30.Re3 Bc8 31.b3∞) 26.Rd4 Rxd4 27.Nxd4 Re8 28.Rb3 Bc8=
25.Rc3 Re8 26.Re3 Bc8
26...Bf7! 27.Rd4 (27.Nd4 Bg6 28.Rb3 Rf7 (28...Re7 29.Rxb7!? ∆Rxb7 30.Ne6+ Kf6 31.Nxf4 Rxb2
32.Bxa6 Ra2 33.Bb7 Rxa5 34.Bxc6! Nxc6 35.Rxd5=; 28...Nd3 29.Rbxd3 Bxd3 30.Rxd3 Rxd4 31.Rxd4
Rxe2 32.Rb4 Re7 33.Rf4!=) 29.f4 gxf3 30.gxf3 Kh6³) 27...Rxd4 28.Nxd4 Kf6 29.Kh2 Bg6 30.Kg3 Rg8³
27.Nd4 Rff8
27...Kf6 28.g3 Re4 29.Rxe4 dxe4 30.Nc2 Nf3+ 31.Kf1 Re5 32.b4∞
28.Bd3 Kf6
28...Nxd3 29.Rexd3=

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29.Kh2 Re7 30.Kg3 Rfe8 31.Bc2 Nd7 32.Rxe7 Rxe7 33.b4 Nf8 34.Kf4 Re5 35.f3 Ne6+
35...Bd7 36.Bd3=
36.Nxe6 Bxe6 37.Bg6!
37.Bd3? gxf3 38.gxf3 Bf5 39.Bf1 Re7-+; 37.fxg4 Bxg4 38.Rd2 Bf5 39.Bxf5 Rxf5+ 40.Ke3 Ke5-+
37...gxf3
37...Bd7 38.Rg1!=
38.gxf3 Bf5

39.Bxf5??
39.Rg1 Bxg6 (39...Be6 40.Bc2=) 40.Rxg6+ Kxg6 41.Kxe5 Kg7 42.f4 Kf7 43.Kf5 Ke7 (43...Kg7
44.Ke6 d4 45.Ke7 Kg6 46.Ke6=) 44.Ke5=
39...Rxf5+ 40.Ke3 Ke5 41.Rg1
41.Re1 Rf4 42.Kf2+ Kd4 43.Re7 Kc3 44.Rxb7 d4-+
41...d4+ 42.Kf2 Kd5 43.Rg7 Kc4 44.Rxb7 d3 45.Rd7 Kc3 46.Ke3
46.f4 Rf8-+
46...Re5+ 47.Kf4 Re1 0-1

38. B13
Mamedov, Rauf (2650) - Artemiev, Vladislav (2761)
Poikovsky 141/38, 2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 e6

5...g6 - 139/42
6.Nf3

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6.Bf4 Bd6! 7.Bg3 Nge7 8.Nd2 f6!∞ Delchev,Aleksander
6...Bd6 7.O-O Nge7 8.Re1 O-O

8...Qc7 9.Nbd2 f6! 10.c4! (10.Qc2 Bd7! 11.Nf1 (11.Bxh7? Kf7-+) 11...e5!ƒ; 10.Nf1 Bd7 11.Ng3 h5!ƒ;
10.b4 O-O! 11.Qc2 Kh8∞; 10.h3 Bd7 11.Qe2 O-O-O∞) 10...O-O 11.a3!? (11.c5?! Bf4 … e5) 11...dxc4
(11...a5!? 12.b3 Bd7 13.Bb2 Bf4 14.Qc2 g6 15.g3 Bh6∞) 12.Nxc4 (12.Bxc4 Rd8! 13.Bxe6+ (13.Qe2
Nf5) 13...Bxe6 14.Rxe6 Nf5=) 12...Bf4 13.b4 Nd5 14.Qc2 g6 15.g3 Bxc1 16.Raxc1 Nce7 17.Qe2 Qd8
18.h4 Nf5∞
9.Ng5!?
9.Bxh7+?! Kxh7 10.Ng5+ Kg6 11.h4 (11.Qg4 f5) 11...Rh8 12.h5+ Rxh5 13.Nxf7 Rh1+ 14.Kxh1 Kxf7
15.Qh5+ Ng6!µ; 9.Na3 f6 10.Nb5 Bb8 11.c4 Nb4 12.Bf1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Nbd5 14.Nc3 Kh8 15.Qb3²
9...g6 10.Nf3 Nf5N
10...f6
11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Nf1 Nh4 13.Ne3
13.Nxh4 Qxh4 14.Qf3 Bd7 15.a3 Rac8∞; 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Be7 15.g3 Nf5 16.Ne3 Nxe3 17.Bxe3²
13...Nxf3+ 14.Qxf3 h5
14...Bd7 15.Ng4 f5 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Be7 18.a4 Kg7∞ (18...g5? 19.g4!±)
15.Bd2 Bd7 16.h3 Bf8 17.Rad1 Bg7 18.Bc1 b5 19.b4
19.g4!? hxg4 20.Nxg4 b4 (20...e5?! 21.Bxb5 e4 (21...Nxd4 22.cxd4 Bxb5 23.dxe5±) 22.Qg3) 21.Qg3
bxc3 22.bxc3ƒ
19...a5 20.a3 axb4 21.axb4 Ne7 22.g4 hxg4 23.Nxg4 Nf5 24.Ne5 Rc8

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25.Bxf5
25.Bd2! Bxe5 (25...Ra8 26.Qg4ƒ … h4; 25...Bf6 26.Ra1! Kg7 27.Qg2 Rc7 28.Ra3! ∆Rh8 29.Bf4±)
26.Rxe5 Qh4 27.Ra1! Ra8 28.Ra5 Rec8 (28...Rxa5 29.bxa5 Ra8 30.Bxf5 gxf5 31.Re1 Rxa5 32.Qg2+ Kf8
33.c4±) 29.Bxf5 exf5 (29...gxf5 30.Kh2ƒ … Re1-g1) 30.Re1ƒ
25...exf5
25...gxf5?? 26.Kh2+- … Rg1
26.Qxd5 Bxe5
26...Be6!? 27.Qxd8 (27.Qxb5? Bb3 28.Rd3 Bc4-+) 27...Rcxd8© (27...Rexd8 28.Nxg6)
27.dxe5 Bc6 28.Qxd8 Rcxd8 29.Bf4 Bf3 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Kh2
31.e6 fxe6 32.Rxe6 Kf7 33.Re5 Rd5 34.Re3 Be4 35.Kh2 Rd3=
31...Rd3 32.Re3 Rxe3 33.Bxe3= Kf8 34.Kg3 Bd5 35.Kf4 Ke7 36.h4 Ke6 37.Bd4 Bc4 38.Kg5 Be2
39.Kf4 Bd3 1/2-1/2

39. B19
Balzert, Antonius - Delport, Wolfgang
corr 141/39, 2018

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4

6.c3 Nd7 7.Nf3 e6 8.Bd3 Ngf6 9.O-O Be7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Bxg6 hxg6 12.Bg5 c5=
6...h6 7.Nf3 e6 8.Ne5 Bh7 9.Bd3
9.Bf4 Nd7 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Qa5+ 13.c3 Nf6 14.Ne4 O-O-O 15.Qf3 Nxe4 16.Qxe4
Qd5=
9...Bxd3
9...Qxd4? 10.Nxf7 Bb4+ 11.c3 Bxd3 12.Bd2 Qd5 13.Nxh8+-

410
10.Qxd3 Nd7
10...Nf6 11.Bd2 Bd6 (11...Be7 12.O-O-O O-O 13.f4 c5 14.dxc5

14...Qc7 (14...Bxc5 15.Ne4 Be7 (15...Qxd3 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Nxd3± … f5) 16.Nxf6+ (16.Qf3!?²)
16...Bxf6 17.Qe2!? … g4-g5² (17.Qg3 Qb6 18.Bc3 Qb5 19.f5!?∞ (19.Rd6 Na6∞ … Nc5))) 15.Bc3
(15.Ne4 Rd8 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Qg3 (17.Qf3 Nd7 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.g4 Rad8 20.Be3 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1
Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1 Bxh4 23.Qd6 Qc6=) 17...Nd7 18.Ng4 h5 19.Nxf6+ Nxf6 20.Bc3 (20.Be3 Rd5 21.Rxd5
Nxd5 22.Qf3 Rc8 23.Rd1 b6 24.c4 Nxe3 25.Qxe3 bxc5 26.g3 g6 27.Qd2=) 20...Ng4 21.Bd4 (21.b4?! b6
22.Qf3 bxc5 23.b5 c4 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8³) 21...Rd5 22.Rd3 Rc8 23.Rhd1 b6 24.b4 (׫) 24...Qb7 25.Qe1 a5
26.a3 axb4 27.axb4 Qc7 28.g3 bxc5 29.Bxc5 Nf6 30.Qe2 Qc6©; 15.Rhe1!? Nc6 (15...Nbd7 16.c6²)
16.Nxc6 Qxc6 17.f5 Rad8 18.Qb3 (18.Qe2 Qa4) 18...Rd5! 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Qe3!) 15...Nc6 (15...Nd5?
16.Nh5!→ 16...Bxc5 17.Rh3! (… Rg3‚) 17...Rc8 18.Rg3 Bf8 19.Ng4! (19.Bb4?! Nc6 20.Nxc6 Qxc6∞;
19.Qe4 Qe7 20.Rxd5!+-) 19...Kh8 20.Be5+-; 15...Rd8 16.Qf3 Nc6 17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.Qxc6 bxc6
19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Ne4±; 15...Bxc5 16.Ne4 Nd5 17.Nxc5 Qxc5 18.Bd4 Qa5 19.a3 Nc6 20.Nxc6 bxc6
21.f5²) 16.Qf3 Bxc5!? (16...Nxe5? 17.fxe5! Nd5 18.Nf5! Nxc3 (18...Bxc5 19.Rxd5!) 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7
20.Qxc3±) 17.Rd3 (17.Ng4 Nxg4 18.Qxg4 f5=; 17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.Qxc6 bxc6=) 17...Nb4 18.Bxb4 Bxb4
19.Kb1 Rac8 20.c3 Bd6 21.Re1 Rfd8 22.Ng4 Nxg4 23.Qxg4 Bf8=) 12.f4 O-O 13.O-O-O Nbd7 14.Kb1
(14.Ne2 - 75/(124)) 14...Qc7 15.h5 Rac8 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Ne4 Ng4 18.Qf3 f5 19.Nf2 Nxf2∞; 10...Bd6
11.Ne4 Nf6 12.Nxd6+ Qxd6 13.Bf4 Qd5 14.O-O Nbd7 15.Rad1 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 O-O 17.Bxf6 gxf6
18.c4²; 10...a5 11.Bf4 Nd7 12.O-O-O Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Nf6 14.f4 Bd6 15.Rhf1 Qe7 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Ne4
Qe7 18.f5 O-O-O 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Nxd6+ Rxd6=
11.f4
11.Bf4 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Qa5+ 13.c3 Nf6 14.O-O Be7 15.Qe2 O-O 16.f4 Qb5 17.c4 Qb6 18.Rad1 Rad8
19.f5 c5 20.fxe6 cxd4 21.exf7+ Rxf7 22.Kh1 Bc5 23.Ne4 Be7 24.Ng3=
11...Bb4+ 12.c3 Bd6
¹12...Be7 13.Bd2 - 120/54 (13.Nf3 Ngf6 14.Bd2 O-O 15.O-O-O Qc7 16.Kb1 c5 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Qc2
Rfd8³)
13.Bd2 Ngf6

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13...Ndf6 14.h5 a5 15.O-O-O Ne7 16.Ne4 Bxe5 17.fxe5 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 b5 19.Rh3 O-O 20.Rg3 Nf5
21.Rf3 Ne7 22.g4 Qd5 23.Qxd5 Nxd5 24.g5 hxg5=; 13...Ne7 14.O-O-O Nf6 15.h5 Bc7 16.Kb1 b5
17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Qd5 19.Qe2 Bxe5 20.dxe5 O-O-O 21.Bc1 Qc4 22.Qxc4 bxc4 23.Be3 Rxd1+
24.Rxd1 a5 25.g3=; 13...Qe7 14.Qf3 Ngf6 15.O-O-O Bc7 16.c4 O-O-O 17.Bc3 Kb8 18.Kb1 Rhe8=
14.O-O-O O-O
14...a5 15.Kb1 a4 16.a3 O-O 17.Qf3 Qb6 18.c4 Qb3 19.Qxb3 axb3 20.Nxd7 Nxd7 21.Rh3 Nf6 22.Ne2
b5 23.Rc1 Rfb8 24.Rxb3 Be7 25.cxb5 cxb5 26.Rc6 Ne4 27.Be1 Nf6 28.h5 Nd5 29.g4 b4 30.axb4 Bxb4
31.Bxb4 Rxb4 32.Rxb4 Nxb4 33.Rc5 Rb8 34.Ra5 Nd3 35.Kc2 Nb4+ 36.Kd2 Nc6=; 14...Qc7 15.Ne4
Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Nf6 17.Qe2 g6 18.Rhe1 O-O-O 19.Kb1 h5 20.c4 Kb8 21.Bc3 Rhe8 22.g3 b6 (22...Rc8
23.Nd3 Ng4 24.c5²) 23.Bd2 Bxe5 24.fxe5 Ng4 25.Bg5 Rd7 26.b3 Qc8 27.Rd2 Qb7 28.Kb2 Qc7 29.Bf4
Qb7 30.Red1 Rc8 31.Bg5 a5 32.Rc1 c5 33.dxc5 Rxd2+ 34.Bxd2 Rxc5=; 14...Qe7 15.Qf3 Bc7 16.c4 O-O-
O 17.Bc3 Rhe8 18.Kb1 Nxe5 19.fxe5 Nd7 20.Ne4 f5 21.Nf2 c5 22.Nd3 cxd4 23.Bxd4 a6 24.h5 Qg5
25.b4 Qg4 26.Qxg4 fxg4 27.Rhe1 Nb8 28.Bc3 Re7 29.Kb2 Red7 30.Kc2 Nc6 31.Re4 Ne7 32.Rxg4 Nf5
33.Re4 Ng3 34.Ree1 Nxh5 35.Re4=
15.Qf3
15.Kb1 Qc7 16.Qf3 c5 17.Ne2 cxd4 18.cxd4 h5 19.Rc1 Qd8 20.Ng3 g6 21.Rhe1 Re8=
15...Qc7
15...Qa5 16.Kb1 Qd5 17.c4 Qxf3 18.gxf3 Rfd8 19.Bc3 a5 20.a4 Bb4 21.Rhg1 Ne8 22.Kc2 Be7 23.Rh1
Nc7 24.b3 Kf8 25.h5 Bb4 26.Bb2 Nb6=; 15...Rc8 16.Kb1 Qc7 17.Ne2 h5 18.g4 Nxg4 19.Nxg4 hxg4
20.Qxg4 f5 21.Qf3 Rf6 22.h5 Rh6 23.Nc1 c5 24.Be3 Nf6 25.dxc5 Bxc5 26.Bxc5 Qxc5 27.Qxb7 Qc7
28.Qf3 Qc6 29.Qxc6 Rxc6 30.Rd8+ Kh7 31.Nd3 Rxh5 32.Rxh5+ Nxh5 33.Rd4 Rc7 34.Kc2 Kg6 35.Rd6
Kf7 36.Ra6 Ng3 37.Kd2 Ne4+ 38.Ke3 Kf6 39.Ne5 Ke7 40.Kf3 Kf6=
16.Ne2
16.Kb1 c5 17.Ne2 h5 18.Be3 Rad8 19.Nxd7 Rxd7 (19...Nxd7?!) 20.dxc5 Bxc5 21.Rxd7 Nxd7 22.Bxc5
Nxc5 23.Qxh5 Rd8=
16...h5
16...c5?! 17.g4 cxd4 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.Nxd4²; 16...Nd5 17.g4 c5 18.g5 h5 19.Nxd7 Qxd7 20.Kb1²
17.Rhg1
17.Rdg1 Bxe5 18.fxe5 Ng4 19.Ng3 g6 20.Qf4 f6 21.Ne4 fxe5 22.Qg5 Ndf6 23.Qxg6+ Qg7 24.Qxg7+
Kxg7 25.Nc5 Rae8 26.Re1 b6 27.dxe5 bxc5 28.exf6+ Rxf6 29.Re2 e5 30.Rhe1 Rf2 31.Rxf2 Nxf2 32.Kc2
Ng4 33.Bg5 Rf8 34.Re4 Rf2+ 35.Kb3 Rxg2 36.Ra4 Nf2 37.Rxa7+ Kg6 38.a4 Ne4 39.Rc7 Nxg5
40.Rxc6+ Kf5 41.hxg5 h4=
17...c5
17...Qa5 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.g4 Qd5 20.Qxd5 exd5 21.gxh5 Kh7 22.Ng3 Rfe8=
18.g4

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18...Bxe5!?N
18...cxd4
19.dxe5 Nxg4
19...hxg4?? 20.Qg2+-
20.Ng3 f5
20...Qc6? 21.Qxc6 bxc6 22.Nxh5 f5 23.exf6 Ndxf6 24.Nxf6+ Nxf6 25.Rde1±
21.Nxh5 Qc6
21...Rf7 22.Rxg4 fxg4 23.Qxg4 Re8 24.c4 (24.Rg1 Ree7 25.Qe2 c4 26.Be3²) 24...Qc6 25.Bc3 Kf8
26.Rg1 Qe4 27.Nxg7 Qxf4+ 28.Qxf4 Rxf4 29.Nxe8 Kxe8 30.Rh1²
22.Qxc6 bxc6 23.c4 Rfd8
23...Rab8?! 24.b3 Rfd8 25.Kc2 Nb6 26.Ng3 Rd4 27.Ne2 Rd7 28.Rgf1²; 23...Rad8?! 24.b3 Nb6 25.Ng3
Rd4 26.Ne2 Rd3 27.Rg3 Rxg3 28.Nxg3²
24.Rxg4 fxg4 25.Rg1 Nb6
25...Kf7!?
26.b3 Kf7
26...a5 27.Rxg4 Ra7 (27...Kh8!?) 28.Nf6+ Kf7 29.Ne4 a4 30.Nxc5 axb3 31.axb3 Ra1+ 32.Kb2²
27.Rxg4 g6?!
27...Rg8 28.Ng3 Rh8 29.Ne4 Nd7 30.Kc2²
28.Ng3 a5 29.a4 Nxc4 30.bxc4 Rd4 31.Kc2 Rxc4+ 32.Bc3 Rb8 33.Kd3 Rxa4 34.Ne4 Rb1
34...Ra3 35.Nd6+ Ke7 36.Kc4 Rbb3 37.Ne4 Rb1 38.Rxg6 Rc1 39.Rg3 Ra4+ 40.Kd3 Rd1+ 41.Ke2 Rh1
42.Nxc5 Ra3 43.Kd3 Rxh4 44.Ke4 Rh2 45.Rg7+ Ke8 46.Kd4 Rc2 47.Rg3 Kf7 48.Kc4 Rca2 49.Nb7
Ke7 50.Rh3 Ra4+ 51.Kc5 Rc2 52.Kb6 Rxf4 53.Nxa5 Kf8 54.Kc5 Kf7 55.Rg3 Rcf2 56.Nxc6 R2f3

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57.Rxf3 Rxf3 58.Bd4 Ra3 59.Kd6+-
35.Nd6+ Ke7
35...Kf8 36.Rxg6 Rf1 37.Rxe6 Rf3+ 38.Kc2 Ra3 39.Re8++-; 35...Kg7 36.h5 Rh1 37.Rxg6+ Kh7 38.f5
Rh3+ 39.Kc2 Ra3 40.Ne4 Raxc3+ 41.Nxc3+-
36.Rxg6 Rf1
36...Rxf4 37.Bd2 Rd1 38.Kc2 Rxd2+ 39.Kxd2 Rxh4 40.Rg7+ Kf8 41.Rf7+ Kg8 42.Rf6 a4 43.Rxe6 a3
44.Re8+ Kh7 45.Ra8+-; 36...Rh1 37.f5 Rh3+ 38.Kc2 exf5 39.Nxf5+ Kd8 40.e6+-
37.f5 Rf3+
37...exf5 38.Bd2 Ra2 39.Bg5+ Kd7 40.Rg7+ Ke6 41.Re7++-; 37...Rxh4 38.f6+ Kf8 39.Bd2 c4+ 40.Ke2
c3 41.Bh6+ Rxh6 42.Rxh6 Kg8 43.Kd3 a4 44.Kxc3 Rf3+ 45.Kc4 a3 46.Rg6++-; 37...Raf4 38.Rg7+ Kf8
39.Rf7+ Kg8 40.fxe6 R1f3+ 41.Kc2 Rxf7 42.exf7++-
38.Ke2 Rxc3
38...Raf4 39.Rxe6+ Kd8 (39...Kd7 40.Be1+-) 40.Bxa5+ Kd7 41.Ne4 Rf2+ 42.Nxf2 Rxf5 43.Rd6++-;
38...Rxf5 39.Nxf5+ exf5 40.h5 Ra2+ 41.Bd2+-; 38...Rff4 39.Rxe6+ Kd7 40.Rf6 Rfe4+ 41.Kf3+-;
38...Rh3 39.f6+ Kd7 40.Rg7+ Kd8 41.f7+-
39.f6+ Kd7 40.Rg7+ Kd8 41.f7 Ra2+ 42.Kd1 Rd3+ 43.Kc1

43...Rc3+
43...Rf2 44.Rg8+ … Rc8+- 43...Rf3 44.Rg8+ Kc7 45.f8=R Rxf8 46.Rxf8+-; 43...Ra1+ 44.Kb2 Rf1
45.Rg8+ Kc7 46.f8=Q Rxf8 47.Rxf8 Rh3 48.Rc8++-; 43...Ke7 44.Rg8 Ra1+ 45.Kc2 Rf3 46.Re8+ Kd7
47.f8=N++-; 43...Rd1+ 44.Kxd1 Ke7 45.Rg8 Rf2 46.Re8++-
44.Kb1
44.Kd1 Rf3 45.Rg8+ Kc7 46.f8=Q Rxf8 47.Rxf8 a4 48.Nc4 a3 49.h5 Ra1+ 50.Kc2 Rh1 51.Nxa3 Rh2+
52.Kc3 Rxh5 53.Nc4 Rh3+ 54.Kc2 Rh2+ 55.Kb3 Rh3+ 56.Ka4 Rh4 57.Rf7++-

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44...Rf2
44...Ke7 45.Kxa2 Rc2+ 46.Ka3 Rc3+ 47.Ka4 c4 48.h5 Rc1 49.Kxa5 Re1 50.Kb6 Rxe5 51.h6 Re3 52.h7
Kxd6 53.f8=Q+ Kd5 54.h8=Q Rb3+ 55.Kc7 Rb7+ 56.Kxb7 Ke4 57.Rd7 e5 58.Qh4+ Ke3 59.Qe1#;
44...Rf3 45.Rg8+ Ke7 46.Kxa2 Rf2+ 47.Kb3 a4+ 48.Kxa4 Rf4+ 49.Kb3 c4+ 50.Kc3 Rf1 51.Kxc4 Rc1+
52.Kb4 Rb1+ 53.Kc5 Rf1 54.f8=Q+ Rxf8 55.Rg7+ Rf7 56.Rxf7+ Kd8 57.Kb6 c5 58.Kc6 c4 59.Rd7#
45.Rg8+ Kd7 46.f8=N+ Ke7
46...Rxf8 47.Rxf8 Kc7 48.h5 Rb3+ 49.Ka2 Rh3 50.Rh8+-; 46...Kc7 47.Rg7++-; 46...Kd8 47.Nxe6+ Kd7
48.Ng5 Rb3+ 49.Kc1 Rc3+ 50.Kd1 Kc7 51.Rg7++-
47.Ng6+ Kd7 48.Rg7+ Kd8 49.Nb7+ Kc8
49...Ke8 50.Re7#
50.Ne7+ Kxb7
50...Kb8 51.Nxc6+ Ka8 52.Nxc5 Rf1+ 53.Kb2 Rc2+ 54.Kxc2 Rf2+ 55.Kd1 Rf1+ 56.Ke2 Rf2+ 57.Kxf2
a4 58.Ra7#
51.Nd5+! Ka6 52.Nxc3 Kb6 53.Rg6 Rh2 54.Rg4 Ka6 55.Kc1 Kb6 56.Re4 Ka6 57.Kd1 Kb6 58.Ke1
Rh3 59.Kd2 Ka6 60.Kc2 c4 61.Rxc4 Kb6 62.Kd2 c5 63.Rf4 Kc6 64.Rf6 Rh2+ 65.Kd1 Rh1+ 66.Kc2
Rh2+ 67.Kc1 Rh1+ 68.Kb2 Kd7 69.Rf7+ Ke8 70.Rh7 Re1 71.Rh5 Kd7 72.Kc2 Kc6 73.Kd2 Rh1
74.Rh6 Kd7 75.Rh8 Rh3 76.Rh7+ Kc6 77.Re7 Rh2+ 78.Kc1 Rh1+ 79.Kb2 Rh2+ 80.Ka3 c4 81.Rxe6+
Kc5 82.Rd6 Rh3 83.Kb2 Rxh4 84.Kc2 Rh2+ 85.Rd2 Rh5 1-0

40. B22
Pap, Misa (2474) - Bogosavljevic, Boban (2519)
Srbija 141/40, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Ne2 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.d5?!
7.h3 O-O 8.a3!? - 65/144
7...Ne5 8.Bc2
8.Bb5+
8...O-O
8...b5„
9.f4 Ned7 10.a4N

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10.c4
10...c4!?„ 11.Nd4
11.Nd2 Nc5 12.f5²
11...Nc5 12.Nd2 Bg4 13.Qe1 Rc8 14.f5 [×Bg4] 14...Nd3 15.Bxd3
15.Qe3 Nxc1 16.Raxc1 gxf5 17.exf5 Kh8 (17...Nxd5 18.Qg3 Bh5 19.Ne4+-) 18.h3 Nxd5 19.Qe4 Nf6
20.Qf4 e5 21.fxe6 Bxe6 22.Rce1²
15...cxd3 16.h3
16.Qe3
16...Be2 17.Rf2?!†
17.Nxe2 dxe2 18.Qxe2 Qb6+ 19.Kh1 gxf5 (19...Nh5 20.Rf3 Be5 21.Nf1+-) 20.Rxf5 (20.exf5 Nxd5„
21.Ne4²) 20...e6 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Rg5 Qc7 23.Nf3²
17...Qb6 18.fxg6
18.Nxe2 dxe2 19.Qxe2²
18...fxg6 19.a5?!

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19.Nxe2 dxe2 20.Qxe2² ∆Nh5? 21.Nf3 Ng3 22.Qe1 Rc4 23.Be3 Qa6 24.Nd2+-
19...Qc5! 20.N2b3
20.Ne6 Qb5 21.Nxf8 Rxf8©
20...Qc4 21.Nd2 Qc5 22.Ne6 Qb5
22...Qe3 23.Nxg7! (23.Ra4 Bh6! 24.Nb3

24...Qxc1! 25.Nxc1 d2 26.Qxd2 Bxd2 27.Nxe2 Be3 28.Nxf8 Rxf8 29.Kf1 Bxf2 30.Kxf2 Nxd5+ 31.Kg1
Ne3 32.Ra1=) 23...Kxg7 24.Ra4±
23.Nd4
23.Nxf8 Rxf8©
23...Qc5 24.Ne6

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24.Nxe2 dxe2 25.Qxe2 Nh5„; 24.a6 bxa6„
24...Qb5!
24...Qe3 25.Nxg7! (25.Ra4 Bh6 26.Nb3 Qxc1! 27.Nxc1 d2 28.Qxd2 Bxd2 29.Nxe2 Be3 30.Nxf8 Rxf8
31.Kf1 Bxf2 32.Kxf2 Nxd5+ 33.Kg1 Ne3 34.Ra1=) 25...Kxg7 26.Ra4± ∆Nh5 27.Nf3 Qc5 28.Nd4+-
25.Nd4 Qc5 1/2-1/2

41. B22
Pap, Misa (2461) - Kottmair, Toni (2086)
Eisenstein 141/41, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Bc4
6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4
6...Nb6 7.Bb3 d5 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.O-O e6?!
9...Bf5 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.cxd4 e6 12.Nc3² - 59/175 9...Be6 10.Bxe6 (10.Na3!? dxc3 11.Qe2!? (11.Nb5
Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Rc8 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.bxc3= - 83/(102)) 11...Bxb3 12.Nb5 Qb8 13.axb3 e6 (13...e5 -
88/94) 14.bxc3©) 10...Qxe6 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Rd8 13.Qh4 - 80/(118)
10.cxd4 Be7 11.Nc3² O-O 12.Be3
12.a3; 12.Qd3!?
12...Nd5 13.Ne4 Nxe3?!
13...Qd8„
14.fxe3 Qb4?N

418
14...Qd8 15.Rc1² ×Bc8
15.Nfg5!
15.Neg5?! h6
15...Bxg5™
15...h6 16.Nxf7! Rxf7 17.Rxf7 Kxf7 18.Qh5+ Kg8 (18...g6 19.Qxh6+-) 19.Qe8+ Bf8 20.Rf1 Qe7
21.Qg6 Kh8 22.Ng5! hxg5 23.Bc2+-
16.Nxg5 h6?!
16...Qe7 17.Qh5 (17.Qg4?! h6 18.Ne4²) 17...h6 18.Ne4ƒ
17.Ne4?!
17.Nxf7! Rxf7 18.Rxf7 Kxf7 19.d5!±
17...Na5?

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17...Ne7 18.Qg4 ∆f5?! 19.Qf3±
18.Nf6+! Kh8
18...gxf6 19.Qg4+ Kh7 20.Rxf6 Nxb3 21.Qh4+- (21.Qf4+-; 21.Qh5+-; 21.Raf1+-)
19.Bc2
19.Qc2!? gxf6 20.Rxf6 Kg7 21.Raf1 Qb5 (21...Nxb3 22.Qf2 Qe7 23.Qg3+ Kh7 24.Qh4 Kg8
25.Qxh6+-) 22.Qf2 Qh5 23.Bd1 Qg5 24.Rxf7++-
19...Qb5
19...Nc6 20.Qd3 g6 21.Qe4+-
20.Nh7!?
20.a4 Qc4 21.Rf4+-; 20.Qf3+-
20...Bd7 21.Nxf8 Rxf8 22.Qd3+- f5 23.Qa3
23.Qxb5 Bxb5 24.Rfc1 Nc4 25.Bd3
23...Rc8 24.Bd3 Qb6 25.Rac1 Nc6 26.Rc5 Qd8 27.Be2 Qf6 28.b4 a6 29.Bf3 Rd8 30.Qc3 Be8 31.g3
Kh7 32.a3 Rd6 33.Kh1 Qd8 34.Qc2 Bg6 35.Qe2 e5 36.Bxc6 exd4 37.Bxb7 d3 38.Qd2 f4 39.exf4 Qe7
40.Bf3 Be4 41.Kg1 Qb7 42.Bxe4+ Qxe4 43.Re5 Qd4+ 44.Re3 1-0

42. B23
Sanal, Vahap (2535) - Georgiev, Kiril (2581)
Srbija 141/42, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.d3 e6 6.Nh3 Nf6 7.O-O b4

7...d6 - 131/(48)
8.Ne2 d5 9.Nef4
9.e5 Nfd7

420
10.c4! Nxe5 (10...bxc3 11.bxc3 Nxe5 12.f4 Ned7 (12...Ng4 13.f5 exf5 14.Rb1 Bc6 15.Rxf5±) 13.f5 e5
14.c4 Nf6 15.Rb1 Ra7 16.Nc3→; 10...Nb6 11.Nef4 Be7 12.Nh5→; 10...Be7 11.Nef4) 11.Nhf4 Be7
(11...Ng6 12.d4ƒ) 12.cxd5 exd5 13.d4 cxd4 14.Nxd4ƒ
9...Be7 10.Ng5 dxe4

11.Nh5
11.Nfxe6!? fxe6 12.Nxe6 Qb6 13.Nxg7+ Kf7 14.Nf5 (14.Bh6 Bf8 15.Nf5 Qe6 16.dxe4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4
Qxe4 18.Bg7! (18.Nd6+ Bxd6 19.Qxd6 Re8 20.Qxc5 Nbd7³) 18...Qxf5 19.Bxh8 Nc6∞) 14...exd3
15.Bxb7 Qxb7 16.Re1 Bf8 17.Bg5 Nbd7 (17...dxc2? 18.Qxc2 Nbd7 19.Rad1+-) 18.cxd3©
11...Nxh5N
11...O-O 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6 13.Nxe4 Be7 14.Nf6+ Bxf6 15.Bxb7 Ra7 16.Be4²
12.Qxh5 Bxg5?
12...g6 13.Qh6 Bf8 14.Qh3 Bg7 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Bxe4 Ra7 17.a3 O-O
13.Bxg5 Qc8 14.Rae1 Nc6?
14...Nd7 15.dxe4
15.Bxe4 Nd4 16.c3 bxc3 17.bxc3 Bxe4

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18.dxe4?!
18.Rxe4! g6 (18...Nf5 19.g4 Nd6 20.Re3+-; 18...Nb5 19.Rfe1 g6 (19...Nc7 20.Be3+-) 20.Qh6+-)
19.Qd1 Nf5 20.g4 Nd6 21.Re5±
18...Nb5 19.Re3 Qc6 20.e5 h6 21.f4
21.Rd1! Rf8 (21...O-O 22.Bxh6 gxh6 23.Qxh6+-) 22.a4! Nc7 (22...hxg5 23.axb5 axb5 24.Red3+-)
23.Red3! ∆hxg5 24.c4 Qb7 25.Qxg5 Qc8 26.Qxg7+-
21...c4
¹21...Nc7
22.g4
22.f5 Nc7 23.g4 Rf8 24.Bh4
22...Rf8 23.Bh4 Qc5 24.Bf2 O-O-O 25.Qh3 Qc6 26.a4 Nc7 27.Qg2 Rd5?!
27...Qxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Nd5 29.Re4 Kd7 30.Rxc4 (30.f5 Rb8 31.Rxc4 Rfc8 32.Rxc8 Rxc8 33.Bd4 Rc4=)
30...Rc8 31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Bd4 Nxc3=; 27...Nd5 28.Re2 Kc7 29.a5 Rb8∞
28.Re2
28.Rb1 Kd7 29.f5 g6 30.Ree1ƒ; 28.Ree1! Rfd8 29.Ra1 Kd7 30.Bd4²
28...Rfd8 29.Ra2 f5??

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29...Qb7 30.Bh4 (30.Bd4 Rxd4! 31.cxd4 Rxd4©; 30.f5 Rd3 31.Bd4 Qxg2+ 32.Rxg2 Nd5∞) 30...Qa7+
31.Kh1 R8d7 32.f5 Rd1∞
30.Bd4?!
30.gxf5 exf5 31.Rb2 Qxa4 (31...R8d7 32.Rb6 Qxa4 33.h4+-) 32.Rb6 Qd1 (32...Na8 33.Rg6+-) 33.h3
Qd3 34.Rfb1+-
30...fxg4 31.Rb1 g5?
31...g6 32.Qe4±
32.fxg5 hxg5 33.Rab2+- Kd7 34.Qe4 Re8 35.Rb6
35.Rb7 Re7 36.R1b4+-
35...Qa8
¹35...Qxa4 36.Rd6+ Rxd6 37.exd6 Nd5 (37...Kxd6 38.Be5+ Kd7 39.Bxc7 Kxc7 40.Qb7+ Kd6
41.Qb6+ Kd7 42.Qd4+ Kc7 43.Qc5++-; 37...Nb5 38.Bc5+-) 38.Qe5 Qc2 39.Rb7+ Kc6 40.Rc7+ Kb5
(40...Nxc7 41.Qc5+ Kb7 42.Qxc7+ Ka8 43.Qa7#) 41.Rf7 Qb1+ (41...Kc6 42.d7+-) 42.Rf1 Qh7
43.Qe2+-
36.Qg6
36.Rb7
36...Qd8 37.Rd6+ Rxd6 38.exd6 Na8
38...Nd5 39.Qg7+ Kc6 40.Qb7+ Kxd6 41.Qxa6+ Ke7 42.Qa7+; 38...Kxd6 39.Rb6+ Kd7 40.Bc5
39.Qg7+ Kxd6 40.Be5+ Kc5 41.Qa7+ 1-0

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B25-B49

43. B30
Giri, Anish (2779) - Carlsen, Magnus (2875)
Zagreb 141/43, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.h4 h5 7.e5 d6
7...Ng6 - 83/(117)
8.exd6 Ng6

9.Nfd2N
9.Bg5
9...Bxd6
9...Nxh4? 10.Ne4 Ng6 11.Rxh5±
10.Nc4 Be7 11.Nc3

424
11...Ba6!
11...Bxh4?! 12.g3 Be7 13.Rxh5±; 11...e5 12.Qf3 Qc7 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bd2 Bg4 15.Qg3²
12.Qf3
12.Bd2!? ∆Bxc4 13.dxc4 Qd4 14.Qe2 Nxh4 15.g3 Ng6 16.f4 h4 17.O-O-O O-O-O 18.gxh4 Nxh4
19.Ne4 Nf5 20.Rhe1!ƒ
12...Bxc4 13.Qxc6+ Kf8 14.dxc4 Nxh4 15.O-O
15.Be3 Qc8! 16.Qxc8+ (16.Qe4? f5) 16...Rxc8∞
15...Nf5 16.Ne2
16.Rd1 Qe8 17.Qe4; 16.Qe4 Nd4 17.Nb5 f5 18.Nxd4
16...Rc8 17.Qa4 Rc7 18.Bf4 Rd7 19.c3?

19.Ng3!? Nd4 20.Rfe1 h4 21.Ne4 h3 22.c3„

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19...g5! 20.Rad1
20.Bh2 h4 21.Rad1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Qa8!-+ … h3
20...Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Qa8 22.Bc7
22.Be5 Qe4! 23.Bxh8 Nh4 24.f3 Qxe2-+
22...h4 23.f3 h3 0-1

44. **** B31

Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2778) - Carlsen, Magnus (2882)
Saint Louis 141/44, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d4 cxd4

5...Ba6 - 54/(162) 5...Bg7 6.dxc5 Qa5+ 7.Nbd2 Ba6 (7...Qxc5 8.O-O d6 9.Re1

9...f6N

(9...Nf6; 9...Nh6) 10.c4 (10.a3N Nh6 11.b4 Qh5 12.c4 O-O 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Nf1 Nf7 15.Ng3 Qg4

426
16.c5 (16.h3 c5 17.Qb3 Qe6 18.Be3 Rab8∞) 16...e5 17.cxd6 c5 18.Qb3 cxb4 19.axb4 Qe6 20.Qxe6 Bxe6
21.Be3 a6 22.Rec1 Rfd8 23.Nd2 Bf8= Anand,V (2756)-Carlsen, M (2882) Saint Louis 141/ (44) 2019)
10...Nh6 11.Qa4 Ng4 12.Re2 Bd7 13.h3 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5∞ Antal,G (2546)-Markos,J (2568)
Slovensko 141/(44) 2019) 8.a3 Qxc5 9.c4

9...Nh6N (9...Nf6) 10.b4 Qh5 11.Rb1 f5 12.exf5 O-O 13.fxg6 Qxg6 14.Bb2 e5 15.O-O Rae8 16.Qb3²
So,W (2765)-Maze,S (2596) Gibraltar 141/(44) 2019
6.Qxd4 f6!?
6...Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.O-O Bg7 9.Qh4 h6 10.c4 Nc7∞
7.O-O d6 8.c4 c5 9.Qd3 Bg7

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10.b3N
10.Nc3 - 141/(44) 10...Nh6

11.Nh4!?N (11.Bxh6 Bxh6 12.a3 (12.Rad1!?) 12...a5 13.b4 axb4 14.axb4 Rxa1 15.Rxa1 cxb4 16.Nd5 O-
O 17.Nxb4 e6 18.Nd4 Qc7=) 11...Rb8 12.b3

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12...O-O (12...Bd7!?) 13.Re1∞ Kovalev,V (2687)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2539) Wijk aan Zee II 141/(44)
2019
10...Nh6
10...f5 11.e5 Bb7 12.Bb2 Nh6 (12...dxe5 13.Qe2! Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qc7 15.Re1²) 13.Nbd2 Nf7 14.Rfe1 O-O
15.Rad1∞
11.Nc3 Rb8 12.Bd2 O-O 13.Rae1 Nf7

14.h4!?
14.Nh4!? (… f4) 14...e5 (14...e6 15.f4 f5 16.Nf3 Re8 17.Re2²) 15.Qg3 Rb7 16.f4∞
14...Rb7 15.h5 g5 16.Nh2
16.Ne2 a5 (16...e6 17.Bc3 Rd7 18.Ng3 Bb7 19.Rd1∞) 17.Ng3 a4„
16...Ne5 17.Qg3 Kh8 18.f4 gxf4 19.Bxf4
19.Qxf4 Rg8 20.h6 Bf8 21.Qh4 Rg6 22.Nd5 Qe8µ

429
19...Rg8 20.Re3 Nc6
20...Nxc4!? 21.bxc4 e5 22.Nd5 exf4 23.Qxf4 f5 24.exf5 Bd4 25.f6∞
21.Qf2 f5!?
21...Qf8 22.Nd5 (22.Rg3 f5 23.Qd2 Bxc3 24.Rxg8+ Qxg8 25.Qxc3+ e5 26.Be3∞) 22...f5 23.exf5 Qxf5∞
22.Nf3?

22.exf5 Bxf5 (22...Nd4?! 23.h6 Bf6 24.Ne4 Nxf5 25.Nxf6 exf6 26.Rd3±; 22...Bd4 23.Nb5! Bxe3
24.Bxe3²) 23.Rg3∞ Qe8!? (23...Bd4 24.Rxg8+ Qxg8 25.Be3 Rb8 26.Bxd4+ Nxd4 27.Nf3 Nc6 28.h6ƒ;
23...Bxc3 24.Rxc3 Nd4 25.Nf3! (25.Qe1 e6 26.Be5+!? dxe5 27.Qxe5+ Rbg7 28.h6 Ne2+ 29.Kh1 Nxc3
30.hxg7+ Rxg7 31.Qxc3 Qd4∞) 25...Be4 (25...e5 26.Nxd4 cxd4 27.Rg3 Rxg3 28.Bxg3²) 26.Ne5! Qf8
27.g4 Qxf4 28.Qxf4 Ne2+ 29.Kh2 Nxf4 30.Rxf4²)
22...Bxc3! 23.Rxc3 e5!
23...fxe4? 24.Nd2!ƒ
24.Rd3?
24.Bc1 f4→ 25.Rc2 Rbg7 26.Qh4 Qxh4 27.Nxh4 Nd4 28.Rd2 Bb7-+
24...exf4! 25.Qb2+ Rbg7 26.h6 fxe4 27.Rd2 exf3 28.hxg7+ Rxg7 29.Rxf3 Qg5
29...Qh4
30.Rdf2
30.Rxd6 Nd4 31.Rf2 Bb7-+
30...Nd4 31.Rxf4 Bf5 32.b4 Be6 33.Rf8+ Bg8 34.bxc5 dxc5 35.Qb8 Qe3 36.Qd6 Qc1+ 37.Kh2 Qg5
38.Qd5 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qe7 40.Qh5 Qe3 41.Qh4 Ne2+ 42.Kh1 Qc1+ 43.Rf1 Ng3+ 44.Kg1 Qe3+ 0-1

45. * B32
Brenjo, Slavisa (2440) - Perunovic, Milos (2569)
Srbija 141/45, 2019

430
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Be6 8.Nc4 b5 9.Ne3 Nf6 10.Bd3
10.Ned5 - 103/(85)
10...g6!?
10...Nb4 11.a4

11...bxa4?!N (11...Nxd3+ 12.Qxd3 b4 13.Ncd5 Bxd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Qxd5 Qc8=) 12.Rxa4 a5
13.Bb5+ Bd7 14.Bxd7+ Qxd7 15.Nc4ƒ Brenjo, S (2440) -Ivanisevic,I (2618) Srbija 141/(45) 2019
11.O-O Bg7 12.a4 b4 13.Ncd5 O-O 14.a5 Bxd5
14...Nxa5 15.Nxb4 Qb6 16.Ra4²; 14...Nd7 15.Bd2 Rb8 16.Bxa6 Nc5 17.Bd3 f5 18.f3²; 14...b3
15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.cxb3 Nxa5 17.Nd5 Bg7²
15.exd5N

15.Nxd5

431
15...Nd4?
15...Nxa5 16.Bd2 e4! (16...Qb6 17.Ra4 Nb7 18.Rxb4 Qa7²) 17.Be2 (17.Bxb4 exd3 18.Bxa5 dxc2
19.Qxc2 Qb8=) 17...Nd7 18.Bxb4 Nb7 19.Nc4 (19.c3 a5 20.Ba3 f5„; 19.Bxa6 Qb6 20.Bxb7 Rxa1
21.Qxa1 Qxb4=) 19...a5 20.Bd2 f5„
16.Bd2 e4 17.Be2 b3 18.cxb3 Nd7 19.Bc3 Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 f5 21.Nc4?!
21.b4 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Qf6 23.Rac1 Ne5 24.f3 Qh4²; 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.b4 Ne5 23.Nc4 Nd3²; 21.Nc2!
Be5 22.Nd4 Qf6 23.Rad1±
21...Nc5 22.Bb4

22...Nd3?!
22...Bd4!?; 22...Nxb3! 23.Bxd6 Rf7 24.Rad1 (24.Ra3 Nd4 25.Qe3 Nb5³; 24.Ra4 Nd4 25.Qd2 Rd7∞)
24...Nxa5 25.Bf4 (25.Nxa5 Qxd6 26.Nc6 Re8„) 25...Nxc4 26.Qxc4 Qc8 27.Qa2 g5! 28.Rc1 (28.Bxg5?
f4µ) 28...Qd8 29.Bd2 Qf6²
23.Bxd6 Re8 24.Rad1 Rc8
¹24...Ra7 25.b4 (25.f3 Rd7 26.fxe4 fxe4 27.b4 Kh8²) 25...Rd7 26.b3 h5±
25.Qe3
25.f3! ∆Nxb2 26.Nxb2 Qxd6 27.Nc4 Qc5+ 28.Kh1 e3 29.d6 Rcd8 30.Rd3 f4 31.g3±
25...g5
25...Qd7
26.Qb6 Qd7 27.f3 Red8 28.fxe4 fxe4 29.Qe3

432
29...Re8?
29...Rxc4 30.bxc4 Qxd6 31.Qxe4 (31.Qxg5?! Qc5+ 32.Kh1 Rf8µ) 31...Qc5+ 32.Kh1 Nf2+ 33.Rxf2
Qxf2 34.b4 (34.Qe6+ Qf7 35.Qxa6 Be5∞) 34...Bc3 35.d6 (35.c5? Rf8 36.h3 Qg3 37.Qd3 Qxd3 38.Rxd3
Bxb4µ) 35...Bxb4 36.c5 Bxc5 37.Qc4+ Kg7 38.Qc3+ Kg6 39.Qd3+ Qf5 40.Qxf5+ Kxf5 41.Rd5+ Kf4
42.Rxc5 Rxd6=
30.Nb6?
30.Kh1 Nxb2 31.Nxb2 Qxd6 32.Nc4 Qc5 33.Qxg5+-
30...Qxd6 31.Nxc8 Rxc8?
31...Qxd5! 32.Nb6 Qd4 33.Nc4 Qxe3+ 34.Nxe3 Bd4 35.Rfe1 (35.Rde1 Rb8³) 35...Rf8=
32.Qxe4 Ne5 33.Qf5 Re8
33...Rf8 34.Qe6+ Qxe6 35.dxe6 Nc6 (35...Re8 36.Rd6+-) 36.b4! Bxb2 37.b5 axb5 38.a6+-; 33...Rb8
34.Qe6+ Qxe6 35.dxe6+-
34.Qxg5+- Ng6 35.Qf5 Kh8 36.Kh1 Be5 37.g3 Rb8 38.Qe6 Qb4
38...Qxe6 39.dxe6 Re8 40.Rf7 Kg8 41.Rb7 Rxe6 42.Rd8+ Nf8 43.Rb6
39.Rde1 Qd4
39...Bxb2 40.Qxa6 Bc3 41.Re2 Qxa5 42.Qc6
40.Rf5 Bg7 41.Qxa6 Ne5 42.Qe6 Nd3 43.Ref1 Nc5 44.Qe7 h6 45.d6 Rxb3
45...Rb7 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Rxc5 Qxc5 48.Qe4+
46.Rxc5 Re3 47.Rc8+ Kh7 48.Qf7 1-0

46. * B33
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775) - Caruana, Fabiano (2819)
Zagreb 141/46, 2019

433
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.a4 Be7

10.Bd2N
10.Be2 - 141/(46) 10...O-O 11.O-O f5 (11...Nd7 - 138/70) 12.f4 a6 13.Na3 Nd7 14.Nc4 b6

15.fxe5N (15.Be3 Rb8 16.Kh1 Qc7 17.Ra3!? Qd8 18.Rb3 exf4 19.Bxf4 Nc5 20.Ra3 Rf7 21.b4 Ne4∞)
15...Nxe5 16.Be3 Nxc4 17.Bxc4 Bf6 18.Bd4 Bd7= Nepomniachtchi, I (2773)-Carlsen,M (2861) Abidjan
(blitz) 141/(46) 2019 10.Be3 - 84/(112) 10.c3
10...O-O 11.a5 a6 12.Na3 Nd7 13.Nc4 f5 14.Bb4 Rf6 15.Qd2
15.Qe2!? Qc7 16.f4 e4 17.Qe3 ×b6, … 0-0-0ƒ (17.O-O-O b5! 18.Ne3 (18.axb6?! Nxb6 19.Ba5 Qxc4
20.Qxc4 Nxc4 21.Bxc4 Bd7∞) 18...Nc5 19.Kb1 Bd7 20.h3 Raf8∞)
15...Rg6 16.g3
16.O-O-O? b5! 17.Ne3 (17.axb6 Bg5 18.Ne3 Qxb6µ) 17...Nc5ƒ
16...e4 17.h4 b5 18.axb6 Nxb6

434
19.Na5
19.Ba5 Nxc4 20.Bxd8 Nxd2 21.Bxe7 Nf3+ 22.Ke2!? (22.Kd1 Bb7 23.c4 Re8 24.Bg5 Nxg5 25.hxg5
Rxg5 26.Ra3 e3! (26...Rg6 27.Be2 Rf6 28.Kd2²) 27.Ke2 exf2+ 28.Kxf2 Rg4 29.Rb3©) ∆22...Bb7 23.c4
Re8 24.Bg5 Nxg5 25.hxg5 Rxg5 26.Ke3 Rg6 27.Be2 Rf6 28.b4ƒ; 19.Ne3!?
19...Bd7 20.O-O-O?!
20.c4 Rb8 21.Be2 e3!? 22.Qxe3 (22.fxe3 Rxg3 23.Nc6 Bxc6 24.dxc6 Qc8 25.Kf2 f4 26.exf4 Rh3 27.Kg2
Rb3 28.Bc3 Qxc6+∞) 22...Nxc4 (22...Nxd5? 23.cxd5 Rxb4 24.Nc6 Bxc6 25.dxc6 Re4 26.Qb3+ d5
27.Rxa6 Rge6 28.O-O Rxe2 29.Qb7+-) 23.Bxc4 Rxb4„
20...Bf6 21.Nc6 Qe8 22.Kb1
22.Bxd6? Bxb2+ 23.Kxb2 Rxd6µ
22...Kh8!?
22...e3!? 23.Qxe3 (23.fxe3 Na4 24.Ba3 Rxg3 25.Rh3 Rg4ƒ (25...Rxh3 26.Bxh3 Qh5ƒ)) 23...Qxe3
24.fxe3 Nxd5 25.Bc4 (25.e4 Nxb4 26.Nxb4 Rb8 27.Nd5 fxe4³) 25...Bxc6 26.Bxd5+ Bxd5 27.Rxd5
Rxg3 28.Bxd6 Rd8 29.Bxg3 Rxd5³
23.h5 Rh6 24.Qe3 Na4 25.c3?

435
25.Ba3 Bxc6 26.dxc6 Nxb2!? 27.Bxb2 Rb8 28.c3 (28.Rd4 Qxc6 29.c3 (29.Bc4? Rxb2+! 30.Kxb2 Qb6+
31.Kc3 a5!-+) 29...a5µ) 28...Qxc6 29.Rh2 Bxc3 (29...Qb7 30.Qd2 d5 31.f4∞) 30.f3 d5 (30...Rxh5 31.Rc2
Rxb2+ 32.Rxb2 Bxb2 33.Qb3!∞) 31.Rc2 Rxb2+ 32.Rxb2 Bxb2 33.Kxb2 (33.Qb3 Be5 34.Qxd5 Qxd5
35.Rxd5 Rb6+ 36.Kc2 Bf6³) 33...Rxh5 34.Qb3 h6 35.Qxd5 Rh2+ 36.Kb3 Qxd5+ (36...Qb6+ 37.Ka4∞)
37.Rxd5 Rf2 38.Bxa6 Rxf3+ 39.Kc2 g6 40.g4! fxg4 41.Bb7 Kg7 42.Rd6 Rf4 (42...Rf6 43.Rd7+ Rf7
44.Rxf7+ Kxf7 45.Kd2=) 43.Re6 g3 44.Bxe4 Rg4 45.Bg2 h5 46.Kd3 h4 47.Re4=
25...Rxh5?!
¹25...Bxc6! 26.dxc6 Qxc6 27.Rxd6 Qb7 (… a5) 28.Rxa6™ Rxa6 29.Bxa6 Qxa6 30.g4 Qd3+ 31.Qxd3
exd3 32.f3 g6-+
26.Rxh5 Qxh5 27.Be2 Qe8 28.Kc2 h6 29.Qf4 a5! 30.Nxa5 Nxc3!?
30...Bb5! 31.c4 Bd7→ ×Kc2
31.bxc3 Ba4+ 32.Kb1 Bxd1 33.Bxd1 Qb5
33...Rxa5 34.Bxa5 Qb5+ 35.Bb4 Bxc3 36.Qxd6 Bxb4 37.Qc6 Qd3+ 38.Bc2 Qf1+ 39.Kb2 Qxf2
40.Qc8+ Kh7 41.g4! fxg4 42.Kb3 Qd4 43.Qf5+ g6 44.Qd7+ Kh8 (44...Kg8 45.Qxg4 Qc3+ 46.Ka4
Qa3+ (46...Qxc2+ 47.Kxb4©) 47.Kb5 Qa5+ 48.Kc4 Qc5+ 49.Kb3=) 45.Qc8+ Kg7 46.Qc7+ Kg8
47.Qc6„
34.Nb3 Bg5 35.Qxf5 Qf1 36.Qg4 Rf8 37.Kb2 Rxf2+ 38.Bc2

436
38...Qc4?
38...Bc1+! 39.Nxc1 Qg2 40.Kb3 (40.Qd1 Rd2) 40...Rxc2 41.Qc8+ Kh7 42.Qf5+ Kh8 43.Qf4 Rb2+
44.Ka4 Qc2+ 45.Ka5 Rb1 46.Qf8+ Kh7 47.Qf5+ Kh8=
39.Qe6 Bf6 40.Qxd6 Rxc2+ 41.Kxc2 Qd3+ 42.Kb2 e3 43.Qe6 e2 44.Ka3 Bg5
44...Qc4 45.Nd4 Qxd5 46.Qc8+ Kh7 47.Nxe2+-
45.d6 Qa6+ 46.Kb2 Qd3 47.d7 Kh7 48.c4 Bf6+ 49.Ka3 Qc2 50.Qxf6 1-0

47. B37
Pap, Misa (2461) - Jergler, Karl Heinz (2090)
Eisenstein 141/47, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg7
6...Nxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7
7.Nc2!? O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Be6
9...Nd7 10.Bd2 Nc5 (10...a5) 11.b4!? (11.f3 Qb6 12.Kh1 Qxb2 13.Rb1 Bxc3© 14.Rxb2 Bxb2©)
11...Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Nxe4 13.Bb2

437
13...Be6 (13...e5 14.Bd3ƒ (14.Qe1 - 64/173)) 14.b5 Na5 (14...Ne5? 15.Qd4 Nf6 16.f4 Ned7 (16...Neg4
17.h3 Nh6 18.g4+-) 17.g4!+- - 85/145; 14...Nb8 15.Qd4 Nf6 16.g4 Qb6 17.g5 Qxd4 18.Bxd4 Ne4
(18...Nfd7 19.Bf3) 19.Bf3 d5 20.Bg2²) 15.Qd4 Nf6 16.Ne3 Qc7 17.Rac1 Qc5 18.Qh4 Rac8 19.Rfd1©
10.Bd2!?
10.Be3 - 16/318 10.Rb1 - 74/186
10...Nd7 11.Rc1
11.Ne3; 11.Kh1; 11.Rb1
11...Nc5
11...a5 12.Na3 (12.Kh1) 12...Nc5 13.Nab5²
12.b4!? Bxc3
12...Nd7 13.Nd5²
13.Bxc3 Nxe4 14.Ba1©

438
14...f5N
14...a5
15.Nd4!?
15.f3 Nf6 16.Qd2©
15...Nxd4?
15...Bf7 16.f3 (16.Bf3? Ne5„ (16...Nxb4„); 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.f3 Nf6 18.Qd2©) 16...Nf6 17.Nxc6 bxc6
18.Qd2©
16.Qxd4± Nf6 17.Bf3 Qd7 18.Rfe1 Bf7 19.Qh4!?
19.c5!?
19...Kg7 20.c5! Rac8 21.Rcd1
21.g4
21...Bxa2?

439
21...d5 22.g4 h6 23.gxf5 Qxf5 24.Bg4 Qf4 25.Rd4 Qc7 26.Bxc8+-
22.g4!+- h6
22...fxg4? 23.Bxg4+-; 22...Kg8 23.cxd6 e5 24.Rxe5+-
23.g5!
23.gxf5!? g5 (23...gxf5 24.cxd6 exd6 25.Bh5 Rc4 26.Qg3+ Rg4 27.Bxg4 fxg4 28.Rxd6) 24.Qg3
23...hxg5 24.Qxg5 Bb3
24...Rh8 25.Rxd6; 24...d5 25.Bh5; 24...Rf7 25.cxd6 exd6 26.Bh5
25.Rd2
25.Rd4 d5 26.Bh5 Qe8 27.Rh4
25...Qc7
25...d5 26.Bh5 Rg8 27.Bxg6 e5 28.Bxe5 Qf7 29.Bxf6+ Qxf6 30.Re7+
26.Bh5 1-0

48. B43
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2682) - Artemiev, Vladislav (2757)
Russia (ch) 141/48, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.f4 b5 8.e5 b4 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Bb7
11.Qf3
11.Bxb7 Qxb7 12.O-O Bc5 13.Kh1 Nc6 14.Be3 Qb6 15.c3 bxc3 16.bxc3 O-O∞
11...Nc6 12.Be3
12.Nxc6 - 99/109
12...Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Rc8 15.O-O-O

440
15...Be7N
15...a5 16.Kb1
16.Kb1 O-O 17.f5
17.g4 d5 18.exd6 Bxd6 19.Rhf1 Qc6 20.Qxc6 (20.Qe2 a5 21.g5 a4∞) 20...Rxc6=
17...exf5 18.Qxf5 Qc6 19.g4
19.Rd2 a5!? 20.Rhd1 a4 21.Be3 b3 22.axb3 axb3 23.cxb3 Qb5 24.Rxd7 Qxb3 25.Qd3 Qe6©
19...a5 20.h4 a4 21.g5

21...Qe6
21...b3!? 22.axb3 axb3 23.cxb3 Ra8 24.Rhf1 Qa6©
22.Rhf1 Rc6 23.Rd2 h6!?
23...Qxf5 24.Rxf5 a3 25.b3 d6 26.exd6 Rxd6 27.c3=

441
24.Be3 hxg5 25.hxg5
25.Bxg5 Bxg5 26.hxg5 Rc5 27.Rxd7 Rxe5 28.Qxe6 fxe6 29.Rc1 Rxg5 30.Ra7 a3 31.bxa3 bxa3 32.Rxa3=
25...Qxf5 26.Rxf5 Bc5 27.Bf4
27.Bxc5 Rxc5 28.Rxd7 g6 29.Rf4 Rxe5 30.Kc1 Rxg5 31.Rxb4 Ra5∞
27...Kh7

28.g6+?
28.Bg3 Kg6 29.Rf1 Rd8 (29...Kxg5? 30.Rg2 Kh6 31.Bh4 Rg6 32.Rh2+-) 30.Bf4 Be7 31.b3 a3 32.Rd4∞
28...Rxg6 29.Rh5+ Kg8 30.c3?
30.Rdh2 Rg1+ 31.Bc1 f5-+; 30.Rd1 Re8 31.b3 axb3 (31...a3 32.Rdh1 Rg1+ 33.Rxg1 Bxg1 34.Bd2 Bc5
35.c3³) 32.axb3 Rg1 33.Rxg1 Bxg1 34.c3 bxc3 35.Kc2 Rc8 36.Rh3³
30...b3 31.Rd1 Rg1 32.Rxg1 Bxg1 33.axb3 axb3 34.Kc1
34.Rh1 Bc5 35.Kc1 (35.Rd1 f6 36.exf6 Rxf6-+) 35...f6 36.exf6 Rxf6 37.Be5 Rf2 38.Bd4 Bxd4 39.cxd4
Rc2+ 40.Kb1 Rd2 41.Kc1 Rxd4 42.Rh3 g5 43.Rxb3 g4-+
34...Ra8 35.Rg5

442
35.Kd2 Ra2-+
35...Ra4! 36.Kd2 Rxf4 37.Rxg1 Rf2+ 38.Kd3 Rxb2 39.Kc4 Re2 40.Kxb3 Rxe5-+ 41.Kc4 Kf8 42.Kd4
d6 43.c4 g5 44.Kc3 Ke7 45.Kd4 Ke6 46.Kd3 f6 47.Kd4 Kf5 48.Rf1+ Kg6 49.Kc3 f5 50.Rd1 Re6
51.Kd4 f4 52.Kd5 Kf5 0-1

49. * B48
Campora, Daniel (2420) - Piorun, Kacper (2656)
Benasque 141/49, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Qd3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 a6 8.Be3 b5 9.O-O-O Bb7

10.Bxb5!?N
10.f3 - 141/(49) 10...Rc8 11.Qb6

443
(11.Rd2 - 84/147) 11...Qxb6N 12.Bxb6 Bc5 13.Bxc5 Rxc5= Vignesh,N (2459)-Idani,P (2597) Taleigao
141/(49) 2019
10...axb5 11.Nxb5 Qc6
11...Qd8 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Na7 f6 (13...Ra8 14.Nb5=) 14.Nxc8 Qxc8 15.Be3 Ne7∞
12.Na7 e5
12...Qc7 13.Nb5 Qc6=
13.Qxe5+ Qe6 14.Qc7
14.Qb5 Bc6 (14...Ba6 15.Qa5 Bb7 16.Qb5=) 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 (15...dxc6? 16.Qb7 Rc8 (16...Qc8?

17.Rd8+!! Qxd8 (17...Kxd8 18.Qxf7+-) 18.Qxc6+ Qd7 19.Qxa8+ Qd8 20.Qa6+-) 17.Rd3 Be7
18.Rhd1±) 16.a4 Rxa4 (16...Nf6 17.f3) 17.Qb8+ Ke7 18.Qe5+ Kd8 19.Qb8+ Ke7=
14...Bc6 15.a3?!
15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Qxc6 dxc6 17.Kb1 Nf6 18.f3 Be7∞

444
15...Nf6 16.Nxc6 Qxc6 17.Qxc6 dxc6 18.f3

18...Be7
18...Nd7! 19.Bd4 (19.Rd2 Ne5 20.Rhd1 Nc4 21.Rd3 Nxe3 22.Rxe3 h5!³; 19.Rd3 Ne5 20.Rc3 Bb4!
21.Rb3 Be7 22.Rd1 h5³) 19...c5 20.Bc3 Be7 21.g3 f6³
19.Rd3 h5
¹19...Nd7 20.Rc3 (20.Rhd1 Ne5 21.Rb3 h5) 20...Rc8 21.Rd1 g5 22.Rb3 Rc7∞
20.Rhd1
20.Rc3 Rc8 21.Rd1 h4 22.Rb3©
20...h4 21.c4 Rh5
21...g5!? 22.Bxg5 (22.b4 Nh5 23.Kc2 Nf4 24.Bxf4 gxf4 25.h3! Rg8 26.R1d2∞) 22...Rg8 23.Bxh4 Rxg2
24.e5 Nh5 25.Bxe7 Kxe7 26.Rd7+ Ke6 27.R1d6+ Kxe5 28.Rxc6 f5∞
22.b4 Nh7 23.Kc2 Nf8 24.c5
24.Kb3 Ne6 25.f4 (25.a4? Rb8 26.b5 Ra8µ) 25...f5 26.exf5 Rxf5 27.g4 hxg3 28.hxg3=
24...Ne6 25.f4 f5
25...g5 26.g4! (26.f5 Nf4 27.Bxf4 gxf4 28.Kb3 Rd8 29.a4 h3!ƒ) 26...hxg3 27.hxg3 gxf4 28.gxf4 Rh4
29.f5 Nf8 30.e5=
26.exf5 Rxf5

445
27.g4! hxg3 28.hxg3= Rh5
28...Nc7 29.Bd4 g5 30.Be5 Nd5 31.Rh1 gxf4 32.Rh8+ Bf8 33.gxf4 Nxf4 (33...O-O-O 34.Rd4=) 34.Rf3
Rxe5 35.Rxf4 Ke7 36.Rh7+ Ke6 37.Rh8=
29.Kb3 Rh3 30.Bg1 g6 31.Kc4 Nc7 32.Kb3 Rb8 33.Bd4 Ne6 34.Re3 Kf7 35.Kc4 Rd8 36.Rdd3 Rh1
36...Nxd4 37.Rxd4 Rxd4+ 38.Kxd4
37.Be5 Rc1+ 38.Rc3 Rb1 39.Rb3 Rc1+ 40.Rbc3 Rb1 41.Rb3 Rg1 42.Rbd3 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

50. ** B48
Csonka, Balazs (2472) - Horvath, Adam (2517)
Budapest 141/50, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 Nf6 8.O-O-O Ne5 9.Qg3 b5 10.f4
Neg4 11.Bd2 b4 12.Na4 h5 13.Bd3

13...d5

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13...Qa7?!N 14.h3 Qxd4 15.hxg4 Nxg4 (15...Nxe4 16.Qf3 (16.Bxe4 Qxe4 17.Nb6 Rb8∞) 16...b3!
17.axb3 Bb7 18.Be3 Qb4 19.Nb6 Rb8 20.Nc4²) 16.Be2

16...Nf6 Lopez Gonzalez,A (2370)-Efremov,V (2146) Sants 141/ (50) 2019 (16...Nf6 17.Be1! Qxe4
(17...Qa7 18.e5 Ne4 19.Qd3 Nc5 20.Nxc5 Bxc5 21.Rxh5 Rxh5 22.Bxh5+-) 18.Bf3 Qe3+ 19.Bd2 Qa7
20.Bxa8 Qxa8

21.Bxb4!±)
14.e5 Ne4 15.Bxe4

447
15...dxe4 16.h3 - 141/50
16.b3N Bd7 17.Nb2 Melkumyan,H (2658)-Kethro, M (2096) Canberra 141/(50) 2019 (17.Nb2 Bc5!
18.h3 Nh6 19.Be3 (19.Qxg7?! O-O-O! 20.Nc4 Bxd4 21.Bxb4 Qa7µ) 19...Bb5 (19...O-O) 20.Qf2
(20.Qxg7 O-O-O 21.g4 (21.Qg3?

21...Bd3!! 22.Nxd3 Bxd4 23.Bxd4 Nf5 24.Qf2 Nxd4 25.Nxb4 (25.Nb2 e3-+) 25...Qc3-+) 21...Rdg8
22.Qf6 hxg4 23.hxg4 Nxg4 (23...Be7

448
24.Nxe6! Qb7 25.Rd8+ Bxd8 26.Nxd8 Rxd8 27.Rxh6∞) 24.Qxh8 Rxh8 25.Rxh8+ Kb7³) 20...Rc8∞)
16...Nh6

17.Bxb4N
17.b3 - 139/58
17...Bxb4 18.Qxg7 Rf8 19.Qxh6
19.a3 Bxa3 20.bxa3 Bd7=
19...Bd7 20.f5
20.a3 Bxa3 (20...Ba5? 21.f5 Bxa4 22.fxe6 Rd8 23.Rhf1 Rxd4 24.exf7+ Rxf7 25.Qh8+ Ke7 26.Rxf7+
Kxf7 27.Rf1+ Ke7 28.Qf8+ Kd7 29.Rf7+ Ke6 30.Rxc7 Bxc7 31.Qc8++-) 21.bxa3 Bxa4 22.Qh7 Qc3
23.Qxe4 Rd8! 24.Nb3 Bxb3 25.Rxd8+ Kxd8 26.Qa8+ Kc7 27.Qa7+ Kc6 28.Qxa6+ Kc7 29.Qa7+=
20...Bxa4 21.fxe6

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21...Rd8! 22.Rhf1
22.exf7+ Rxf7 23.Qxa6 Bd2+! 24.Rxd2 Rxd4 25.Qe6+ (25.Rhd1 Rxd2 26.Qxa4+ (26.Rxd2 Qc6
27.Qxc6+ Bxc6³) 26...Qd7 27.Qa8+ Ke7 28.Qa3+=) 25...Kf8 26.Qh6+ Kg8 27.Qg6+=
22...Rxd4 23.exf7+ Rxf7 24.Qe6+ Qe7 25.Qc8+ Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.Qe6+
27.Qxd8+ Kxd8 28.Rxf7 e3 29.c3 (29.Kd1 Bxc2+! 30.Ke2 Bd2∞) 29...Be7 30.b3 Bb5 31.c4 Bc6 32.Rg7
Be4∞
27...Qe7 28.Qc8+ Qd8 29.Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

51. * B48
Maze, Sebastien (2554) - Moussard, Jules (2595)
France (ch) 141/51, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 Nf6 8.O-O-O Be7 9.Be2 d6 10.g4
10.Qg3 O-O 11.f4

450
11...Kh8 (11...Bd7 - 19/408, B80) 12.Kb1 Bd7 13.Bf3 Na5N (13...Rac8) 14.e5 Ne8

15.Nf5! Nc4 16.exd6 (16.Nxe7 Nxe3 17.exd6 Qb6! (17...Qc5 18.Qf2 Nxd6 19.Rhe1 Qb4 20.Qxe3 Nc4
21.Qc1 Qxe7 22.Rd4±; 17...Nxd6 18.f5 Nxd1 19.Rxd1±) 18.Ne4! (18.Qf2 Nxd6 19.b3 Rad8∞)
18...Nxd1 19.Rxd1 f5 20.Ng5 Rf6∞) 16...Bxd6 17.Nxd6 Nxe3 18.Nxe8 Raxe8 19.Rd3² Moussard,J
(2576)-Shchekachev,A (2531) France 141/(51) 2019
10...Nxd4 11.Rxd4 b5 12.g5 Nd7 13.Qg3
13.h4 Bb7 14.Kb1 O-O 15.h5∞
13...Bb7

14.Rhd1N
14.h4 Rc8 15.Kb1 Qa5 (15...O-O 16.h5 f5ƒ) 16.f4 (16.Bd2? b4 17.Nd1 d5µ) 16...O-O∞
14...Rc8 15.Kb1 O-O 16.f4 Nc5 17.Bf3
17.f5? Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Qxc2+ 19.Ka1 Bxe4 20.f6 Bd8 21.fxg7 Re8µ; 17.Ka1?! e5 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.Rxd5

451
Nxe4 20.Qe1 exf4 21.Bxf4 Rfe8³
17...Na4 18.R1d3
18.R4d3 b4 19.Nxa4 Qxc2+ 20.Ka1 Qxa4 21.f5 exf5 22.exf5 Bxf3 23.Qxf3 Rfe8 24.f6 Bf8³
18...Nb6

19.Rd1?
19.f5!? e5 20.Rb4 d5 (20...Nc4 21.Rb3∞) 21.Bxb6 Qxb6 22.Rb3 d4 (22...dxe4 23.Nxe4 Rc4 24.Re3
Rd8ƒ) 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.exd5 Qc5 25.Rd2 f6³; 19.a3 a5 (19...Nc4 20.Bc1 e5 21.fxe5 Nxe5 22.Bg4 Nxd3
(22...Nxg4 23.Qxg4→) 23.Bxc8 Rxc8 24.Qxd3∞) 20.Qf2 Ba6 (20...Bc6 21.f5„) 21.f5 b4 (21...e5?
22.Rd5±) 22.f6

22...bxa3! (22...Bxd3? 23.Rxd3±; 22...bxc3?! 23.Rxc3 Qd7 24.fxe7 Qxe7 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.b3²; 22...Bd8
23.fxg7 Kxg7 24.axb4 Bxd3 25.cxd3 axb4 26.Nb5 Qc5 27.Nxd6∞) 23.fxe7 Qxe7 24.Rxd6 Bxd3
25.Rxb6 axb2 26.Kxb2 Bc4∞
19...Nc4 20.Bc1 b4 21.Ne2

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21.Be2 Nxb2 22.Bxb2 bxc3 23.Rc4 Qxc4! 24.Bxc4 Rxc4 25.Ba3 Bxe4µ
21...e5 22.fxe5
22.R4d3 f5µ
22...Nxe5 23.c3 a5 24.Bd2 Nc4
24...Nxf3! 25.Qxf3 f5 26.Ng3 (26.gxf6 Bxf6-+) 26...f4 27.Ne2 Bxg5-+
25.Rc1?
25.Bg4 Rb8 26.h4 Ba6µ
25...Qb6 26.cxb4
26.Ka1 a4-+
26...Qxd4 0-1

52. B48
Shirov, Alexei (2658) - Ruck, Robert (2524)
Pontevedra 141/52, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 d6
7...Nf6 - 137/64
8.O-O-O Bd7 9.g4 b5 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.g5N

11.Bd3 Nf6 12.g5 Nd7 13.Kb1∞

11...Qb7
¹11...Ne7 12.Bd3 (12.Bg2 b4 13.Ne2 Nf5 14.h4 Rc8 15.Rd2 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Be7∞; 12.h4 b4 13.Ne2 d5
14.Ng3 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nf5∞) 12...b4 13.Ne2 Ng6 14.Qg3 Ne5 15.Kb1∞
12.Bg2 Ne7 13.Rhe1 Ng6?!

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13...b4 14.Ne2 (14.Nd5 exd5 15.exd5 Bd7 16.Qf4 Ng6 17.Bc5+ Kd8 18.Qxf7 Rb8 19.Bd4©) 14...Nf5
15.Qf4 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 a5 17.Nd4 a4 18.f4∞; 13...Nf5!?
14.Qg3 b4

14...Rc8 15.h4 b4 16.Nd5

15.Nd5! exd5 16.exd5 Bd7
16...Ba4 17.b3 Bd7 18.h4 O-O-O 19.Rd4 f5 20.h5 f4 21.Bxf4 Nxf4 22.Rxf4±; 16...Bb5 17.Bc5+ Kd8
(17...Be7 18.Qxd6 Kf8 19.Rxe7! Nxe7 20.Re1 Re8 21.Qe5+-) 18.Bxb4±
17.Bf4+?
17.h4! O-O-O (17...Rc8 18.h5 Ne5 19.Bd4 Kd8 20.h6! Rg8 (20...Bf5 21.Be4 Bxe4 22.Rxe4 Rg8 23.Bxe5
dxe5 24.Qxe5 Qe7 25.Qf5 Qc7 26.Rd2+-) 21.Be4 gxh6 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.d6 Qb5 24.Qf3±; 17...Be7
18.h5 O-O 19.hxg6 fxg6 20.Be4±) 18.Rd4 f5 (18...Kb8 19.Bd2 a5 20.Bxb4! axb4 21.Ree4 Rc8 22.Rxb4
Bb5 23.a4 Rc5 24.Rxb5 Rxb5 25.axb5+-) 19.h5 f4 (19...Ne5 20.Bd2 a5 21.Rxe5! dxe5 22.Rc4+ Kb8
23.Qxe5+ Ka8 24.d6+-) 20.Bxf4 Nxf4 21.Rxf4±
17...Kd8 18.Bxd6 Bxd6 19.Qxd6 a5 20.Qg3 Rc8 21.d6 Qb5 22.Bd5
22.Rd5 Qc4 23.Be4 Re8-+
22...Rc5 23.Qf3 Rf8 24.Re4?

454
24.Be4 f5 25.gxf6 Rxf6 26.Qe3 a4µ
24...Bc6??
24...f6 25.Qe3 Bf5-+
25.Bxc6 Qxc6?
25...Rxc6 26.h4 Qc5 27.Rd2 f5 (27...Rxd6 28.Rxd6+ Qxd6 29.Qf5 Ne7 30.Qxa5+ Kd7 31.Rxb4 Rd8∞)
28.Ree2 Kd7 29.Qg3∞
26.Qe3 Rxc2+
26...f5 27.gxf6 Rxf6 28.Re8+ Qxe8 29.Qxc5 Qd7 30.Qxa5+ Ke8 31.Qxb4+-
27.Kb1 Qc5
27...Rc4 28.Rxc4 Qxc4 29.Qb6+ Kd7 30.Qb7+ Ke6 31.d7+-
28.Qd3 Rxf2 29.Rc1 Qb6 30.d7 Ne7 31.Rec4 Qg6 32.Rc8+ 1-0

53. B49
Ivic, Velimir (2511) - Perunovic, Milos (2569)
Srbija 141/53, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 b5 8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.Qd4 Bb7

455
10.f3N
10.a3 - 8/344
10...Rc8 11.a4 b4 12.Nd1

12.Na2 Qxa4 13.b3 Qa5∞

12...Qc7!
12...Nf6 13.c3 bxc3 14.Nxc3 d5 (14...Bc5 15.Qxc5 Qxc5 16.Bxc5 Rxc5 17.Kd2²) 15.exd5 exd5 16.O-
O²
13.a5
13.c3 Ne7 14.Qxb4 (14.cxb4 Nc6 15.Qb6 Bxb4+ 16.Kf2 Qb8∞) 14...Nd5 (14...Nf5?! 15.Bb6! Bxb4
16.Bxc7 Nd4 17.cxb4 Nc2+ 18.Kf2 Nxa1 19.Bd6²) 15.Qd4 Nxe3 16.Nxe3 f6 17.Qd2 Bc5©
13...Nf6 14.c3

456
14.Qb6 d5! 15.Bxa6 Bxa6 16.Qxa6 Bd6 17.Qb5+ (17.Nf2 O-O©) 17...Qc6 18.Qxc6+ Rxc6©
14...d5

15.e5?
15.cxb4 e5 16.Qd2 (16.Qb6 Qxb6 17.axb6 Bxb4+ 18.Bd2 Bxd2+ 19.Kxd2 O-O∞; 16.Qc3 dxe4 17.Qxc7
Rxc7 18.b5 exf3 19.gxf3 Bb4+ 20.Bd2 Bxd2+ 21.Kxd2 axb5∞) 16...dxe4 (16...d4!?) 17.b5 exf3 18.gxf3
Nd5 19.Ra4 (19.bxa6?! Bb4 20.Nc3 Nxc3 21.axb7 Nd5 22.bxc8=Q+ Qxc8µ) 19...Qd7∞
15...Nd7 16.f4
16.cxb4 Nxe5 17.b5 (17.Bf4? Nc6-+) 17...Nc4 18.b6 (18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.Qxc4 Rxc4µ) 18...Qd8 19.O-O
Nxe3 20.Nxe3 Bc5 21.Qd2 Qd6³
16...Nc5 17.Ra2 bxc3
17...Nb3! … 18.Qb6 Be7 19.Bxa6 Bxa6 20.Qxa6 O-O 21.Qb5 (21.Bb6? Qc6-+; 21.O-O Ra8 22.Qe2
bxc3 23.bxc3 Nxa5µ) 21...Rb8 22.Bb6 Qb7 23.O-O Nd2 24.Re1 Nc4µ
18.Nxc3 Be7

457
19.f5?
19.O-O O-O 20.Ra3 (20.Qd1 Ba8! (20...f6 21.Bd4 fxe5 22.fxe5 (22.Bxe5 Bd6 23.Bxd6 Qxd6µ)
22...Ne4³) 21.Bd4 (21.b4 d4! 22.Bxd4 Qb7 23.Bf3 Qxb4 24.Bxa8 Rxa8µ) 21...Rb8 22.Kh1 Rb4µ) 20...f6
21.exf6 Bxf6 22.Qxc5 Qxc5 23.Bxc5 Rxc5 24.Bg4 Kf7µ
19...Qd7
¹19...exf5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 Rd8 22.Qc4 (22.Qf3 Nd3+ 23.Bxd3 Rxd3 24.Qa8+ Bd8 25.Ra3
Rxe3+! 26.Rxe3 O-O-+) 22...Qxe5 23.Ra3 O-O 24.O-O Ne4-+
20.Qg4
20.f6 gxf6 21.exf6 Bd6µ
20...exf5-+ 21.Qxg7 Rf8 22.Ra1 d4 23.Rd1 Ne6 24.Qxh7
24.Qh6 f4 25.Bxf4 Bxg2 26.Rg1 Qb7; 24.Qg3 Bb4 25.O-O Bxc3 26.bxc3 Rxc3
24...Qc7 25.Bxd4 Nxd4 26.Rxd4 Qxe5 27.Rd2 Rh8 0-1

458
B50-B74

54. * B66
Santos Ruiz, Miguel (2567) - Karthikeyan, Murali (2612)
Abu Dhabi 141/54, 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 Be7 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.f4
Bd7
10...Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qa5 12.Be2 Bd7 13.f5 h5 14.Bf3

14...Rc8 (14...O-O-O 15.Rhe1 Kb8∞) 15.Kb1 b5 16.fxe6N (16.a3) 16...fxe6 17.Ne2² Dai,C (2480)-
Praggnanandhaa,R (2537) Xingtai 141/ (54) 2019
11.Nxc6 Bxc6

459
11...bxc6 12.Bc4 Rb8 (12...d5? 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Nxd5! exd5 15.Qxd5 Rf8 16.Rhe1+-) 13.Bb3 O-O
14.Rhe1 d5 15.f5 Kh8 16.Re3²
12.Bc4N
12.Kb1; 12.f5 b5
12...b5 13.Bb3 a5 14.a4 b4 15.Ne2
15.Nb5?! Bxb5 16.axb5 a4 17.Bc4 a3 18.Kb1 O-Oµ
15...Bxe4
15...Qd7 16.Nd4 Bxa4 17.Bc4 Qc8 18.b3 Bd7 19.Nb5 O-O (19...Bxb5 20.Bxb5+ Kf8 21.f5©) 20.f5©
16.Ng3 Bc6 17.f5 e5
17...d5? 18.Nh5 Qd6 (18...Rg8 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Nf4 Qd7 21.Rhe1±) 19.Ng7+ Kd7 20.fxe6+ fxe6
21.Rhe1 e5 22.Nf5 Qc5 23.Qh6±
18.Rhe1 Qd7 19.Ne4
19.Bd5 Rc8 20.b3©
19...Bxa4?!

19...Bxe4? 20.Rxe4 Qxf5 21.Qe2±; 19...Rd8 20.Qe2 d5 21.Qh5 h6³

20.Qd5?
20.Qh6 Bxb3 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Qxf6 Qc7 23.Qxh8+ Kd7 24.Rxd6+ Kxd6 25.Qxe5+ Kd7 26.Rd1+
Kc8 27.Qxc7+ Kxc7 28.cxb3 Re8=; 20.Bxa4 Qxa4 21.Nxd6+ Bxd6 22.Qxd6 Qa1+ 23.Kd2 Qxd1+
24.Rxd1 Rd8 25.Qxd8+ Kxd8 26.Ra1=
20...O-O 21.g4?
21.Qxd6 Qxd6 22.Nxd6 Bxb3 23.cxb3 Bxd6 24.Rxd6 Rfd8 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8µ; 21.Bxa4 Qxa4 22.Kb1
Rfc8 23.Re2 Qc6µ

460
21...Bxb3 22.Qxb3 a4 23.Qg3 a3 24.Rd3
24.b3 Kh8-+
24...a2 25.Kd2 a1=Q 26.Rxa1 Rxa1 27.Qh4 Qa7 28.g5 Qg1 29.gxf6 Rd1+ 30.Ke2 Qf1+ 0-1

55. * B67
Jobava, Baadur (2584) - Maghsoodloo, Parham (2656)
Abu Dhabi 141/55, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.Nxc6 Bxc6
10.f3
10.Qe1 - 101/149
10...b5 11.Kb1 Be7 12.h4 h6 13.Be3 h5 14.Ne2 Qc7 15.Nd4

15...Bd7

16.Rc1N

461
16.Qf2N - 141/(55) 16...Rb8 17.Be2 a5 18.Rhf1 O-O∞ Walter,S (2312)-Czarnota,P (2534) Chorzov
141/(55) 2019 16.Bd3 e5 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.exf5 d5 19.Bg5 O-O=; 16.c3; 16.Bg5
16...e5 17.Nb3 a5?!
17...Be6! 18.c4 bxc4 19.Na5 d5 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Bxc4 Qd7 22.Rhd1 (22.Qe2 O-O 23.Rhd1 Rac8∞)
22...Bb4

23.Qxd5!? Bxd5 24.Bxd5 O-O 25.Bxa8 Qb5 26.Bc6 Qxa5 27.Rd5 Qc7 28.Rd7 Qa5 29.Rd5=
18.c4! a4
18...bxc4 19.Bxc4 Qb8 20.Bg5²
19.cxb5 Qd8 20.Na1 d5
¹20...a3 21.b3 d5 22.Nc2 dxe4 23.Qc3 exf3 24.gxf3²
21.Nc2 dxe4 22.Nb4 Bf5
22...exf3 23.Nc6 Bf5+ 24.Ka1 Qxd2 25.Bxd2 Be4 26.gxf3 Bxf3 27.Rh3 Bxc6 28.bxc6 O-O 29.b4! axb3
30.Rxb3²
23.Qxd8+ Rxd8 24.Nc6 exf3+ 25.Ka1

462
25...Nd5?
25...Ng4! 26.Ba7 (26.Nxe7?! Nxe3 27.Nxf5 Nxf5 28.gxf3 O-O³; 26.Bb6 Rd2 27.Nxe7 Kxe7∞) 26...Rd2
27.Nxe7 (27.gxf3?? a3! 28.b3 Bf6 29.fxg4 hxg4-+) 27...Kxe7 28.gxf3 (28.Bc5+ Kf6 29.gxf3 Nh2∞)
28...Rc8! 29.Bh3 Rh2! 30.b6 (30.fxg4? Be4 31.Rhe1 Rxc1+ 32.Rxc1 Rxh3µ) 30...Rxh3 31.b7 Rxh1
32.bxc8=Q Bxc8 33.Rxh1 Bb7 34.Rh3 Nf6²
26.Bf2 e4 27.Nxd8 e3
27...Bxd8 28.Bc5+-
28.b6 Kxd8
28...exf2 29.b7 Bd6 30.Nc6 Ne3 31.Nd4 (31.gxf3? Nc2+ 32.Rxc2 Bxc2 33.Nd4 (33.b8=Q+?? Bxb8
34.Nxb8 O-O-+) 33...Bh7∞) 31...O-O 32.gxf3+-
29.Bg3 e2

30.gxf3

463
30.b7 Kd7 31.gxf3 exf1=Q 32.Rhxf1 Bd6 33.Rfd1 Be6 (33...Bxg3 34.Rxd5+ Ke6 35.Rc8 Kxd5
36.Rxh8+-) 34.Rc8 Rxc8 35.bxc8=Q+ Kxc8 36.Bxd6+-
30...exf1=Q 31.Rhxf1 Nxb6 32.Bc7+ Ke8 33.Bxb6 Bxh4
33...Rh6 34.Bd4 Bxh4 35.Bxg7 Rg6 36.Rh1 Bg5 37.Rce1+ Be6 38.Bd4 h4+-
34.Rc4 Bd8
¹34...Bg3 35.Rxa4 Rh6 36.Ra8+ Ke7 37.Bc5+ Kf6 38.Bd4+ Be5 39.Bxe5+ Kxe5 40.f4+ Ke4 41.Re8+
Re6 42.Rxe6+ Bxe6 43.b4+-
35.Bxd8
35.Re1+! Be6 36.Rc8 Ke7 37.Ra8 h4 38.Rd1 Bxb6 39.Rxh8+-
35...Kxd8 36.Rxa4+- Ke7 37.Rd4 g5 38.b4 h4 39.b5 h3 40.a4 Bc8 41.a5 h2 42.Re1+ Kf6 43.Rd6+ Kf5
44.Rh1 Kf4 45.Rd2 Kg3 46.a6 f5
46...Rh6 47.Kb1 f5 48.Rc2 Rb6 49.Rxc8 Rxb5+ 50.Kc1 Ra5 51.Rh8
47.Rc2 Be6 48.Rhxh2 Rxh2 49.Rxh2 Kxh2 50.b6 1-0

56. B67
McShane, Luke (2688) - Grandelius, Nils (2691)
Eskilstuna (m/7-blitz) 141/56, 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.f3 Nxd4
10.Qxd4 Be7 11.h4 b5 12.Kb1 Qc7 13.g4 O-O
13...Rb8 - 65/213
14.Qd2
14.a3; 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Qxd6 Qxd6 16.Rxd6 Rfd8©
14...b4 15.Ne2

464
15...a5?N
15...Rfc8 16.Be3 a5 - 15...a5 (16...d5 17.g5 (17.e5 Ne8 18.Nd4 Bc5 19.f4²) 17...Nh5 18.exd5 exd5
19.Bf4 Bd6 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Qxd5 Qxd5 22.Rxd5 Bc6 23.Rd4 a5 24.Bg2²)
16.Be3?
16.e5 dxe5 17.Bxf6+-
16...Rfc8 17.h5
17.g5 Nh5 18.Bh3 g6∞
17...a4
17...h6!? 18.g5 hxg5 19.h6 g6 20.Nd4 g4 21.h7+ Kh8 22.Bg5 Qd8∞
18.Nc1
18.g5 Ne8 19.Nd4 e5 20.Nb5 Qb7 (20...Qa5 21.c4ƒ) 21.Qxb4 Nc7 22.c4 Bf8∞
18...d5
18...h6!?
19.g5 Ne8 20.g6
20.exd5 Ra5 (20...Nd6©) 21.dxe6 Bxe6 22.Bf4 Nd6©
20...Bf6
20...dxe4 21.fxe4 a3 22.b3 Nd6∞
21.exd5

21...exd5
21...a3 22.gxf7+ Kxf7 23.Bh3 Kg8 (23...axb2 24.dxe6+ Bxe6 25.Bxe6+ Kxe6 26.Nb3±) 24.b3 exd5
25.Bf4 Qc6 26.Qxd5+ Qxd5 27.Rxd5 Bxh3 28.Rxh3²; 21...Nd6! 22.gxf7+ (22.h6? fxg6 23.hxg7 Nf5

465
24.Bf2 Bxg7-+) 22...Kxf7 23.Bh3 (23.h6 g6) 23...Nc4 24.dxe6+ Kg8 25.exd7 (25.Qxd7?? Na3+-+)
25...Nxd2+ 26.Rxd2 Rd8 27.h6©
22.Bf4 Qb6 23.Bd3?
23.Bh3 Bxh3 24.Rxh3 d4∞; 23.gxf7+ Kxf7 24.Re1 Nc7 25.Be5 (25.Bxc7 Qxc7 26.Qxd5+ Kf8 27.Bd3
Ra5 28.Qe4 Rf5∞) 25...b3∞; 23.Bc4!? dxc4 (23...Rxc4?? 24.Qxd5 Qe6 25.Qxa8+-) 24.gxf7+ (24.Qxd7
Qe6 25.Qxe6 fxe6∞) 24...Kxf7 25.Qxd7+ Kg8 26.Qd5+ Kf8 27.h6 Ra5 28.Qe4 g6∞
23...b3!→ 24.cxb3?!
24.axb3 axb3 25.Nxb3 Qa7µ; 24.c3 bxa2+ 25.Nxa2 a3µ; 24.gxf7+ Kxf7 25.c3 bxa2+ 26.Kxa2 (26.Nxa2
a3 27.Bxh7 axb2 28.Qxb2 Rc6! 29.Rh2 Qc5-+) 26...d4 27.c4 Nd6 28.Bxd6 Qxd6µ
24...axb3 25.a3?

25.Nxb3 Rxa2! 26.Kxa2 Ra8+ 27.Na5 (27.Kb1 Qxb3 28.gxf7+ (28.Qh2 fxg6 29.hxg6 h6 30.Be5 d4-+)
28...Kxf7 29.Qh2 Kg8-+) 27...Rxa5+ 28.Kb1 Qb3 29.Qh2 Bb5 30.Bxb5 Qa2+ 31.Kc1 Rxb5 32.Rd2
Bc3µ
25...Rxa3!-+ 26.gxf7+ Kxf7 27.Bg6+
27.bxa3 Rc2! 28.Rh2 (28.Bxc2 bxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Bf5+ 30.Nd3 Qb2#) 28...Rxd2 29.Rdxd2 Nd6
27...Kf8 0-1

57. B67
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2684) - Maghsoodloo, Parham (2656)
Leon (m/4-rapid) 141/57, 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.f3 Be7 10.Kb1
O-O 11.Be3
11.h4 - 136/79
11...b5 12.g4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc6

466
13...b4 14.Ne2 e5 15.Be3 Be6 16.g5 Nd7 17.h4²
14.g5 Nd7 15.h4 b4 16.Ne2 d5 17.e5 a5 18.f4

18...Nc5N
18...a4 19.h5 b3 20.g6∞
19.Qe3
19.Ng3!?
19...Ne4 20.Bh3?!
20.Ng3 a4 (20...Nxg3?! 21.Qxg3 a4 22.h5±) 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Bg2 (22.h5 b3; 22.Bc4 Qc8∞) 22...b3
23.Bxe4 bxc2+ 24.Kxc2 Rc8 25.Kb1 a3 26.b3 Qc7©
20...Bd7
20...a4? 21.f5 exf5 (21...b3 22.f6 bxc2+ 23.Kxc2 Bb4 24.a3 Ba5 25.Kb1 Rb8 26.h5±) 22.Bxf5 g6
23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Nf4±; ¹20...Qc8! 21.h5 a4 22.Ng3 b3 23.Rh2 bxa2+ 24.Kxa2 Nxg3 25.Qxg3 Rb8„
21.Bg2 Qc7 22.Bxe4 dxe4 23.Ng3 Rfc8
23...a4 24.Nxe4 b3 25.Rh2²
24.Rh2 a4 25.Nxe4 b3

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26.cxb3?!
26.Bc3! Bc6 (26...bxa2+ 27.Ka1±) 27.Nd6 Rd8 (27...Bd5 28.Nxc8 Qxc8 29.Rxd5! exd5 30.Qd4±;
27...Rcb8 28.h5 Bd5 29.g6±) 28.Bb4± (28.Rhd2±)
26...axb3 27.a3 Bc6 28.Rhd2 Ra4
28...Bb4!? 29.Bc3 (29.axb4? Qb7 30.Nc3 Qa6 31.Ba7 Be4+ 32.Qxe4 Qxa7-+; 29.Nc3 Qb7µ)
29...Bxe4+ 30.Qxe4 Bxc3 31.bxc3 g6 32.Qb4=
29.Nc3
29.Nd6! Bxd6 30.exd6 Qxd6 31.h5 (31.Qxb3 Be4+ 32.Ka1 Rxd4 33.Rxd4 Qxd4 34.Rxd4 Rc1+ 35.Ka2
Bb1+ 36.Ka1 Bc2+ 37.Ka2 Bb1+=) 31...Bd5 32.Rd3 (32.h6 Qc7 33.Be5 (33.hxg7?! Bf3! 34.Qxf3
Rxd4µ) 33...Re4 34.Qg1 Qc6∞) 32...Bc4 33.Rc3 Rd8! 34.h6 e5! 35.fxe5 Qa6 36.Rcc1 Be6²
29...Rc4 30.f5?!
30.Qe2; 30.Rd3; 30.h5 Qb7=
30...exf5 31.e6?

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31.Bb6 Qb7 32.e6 f4 (32...Be4+ 33.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 34.Qxe4 Rxe4³) 33.exf7+ Kxf7µ
31...Be4+!-+ 32.Ka1 fxe6 33.Bxg7?! Qa5! 34.Bf6 Bxa3 35.Rd8+ Bf8+ 0-1

58. B67
Eggleston, David (2399) - Reimanis, Ritvars (2351)
Scotland (ch) 141/58, 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 h6 10.Bh4

10...Rb8?!N
10...g5 11.fxg5 Ng4 - 95/158 10...Rc8 11.Nf3 Qa5 - 65/214
11.Nf3 b5?

469
11...Qa5 12.e5 Nd5²
12.Bxf6?
12.e5! dxe5 13.fxe5 g5 (13...b4 14.exf6 bxc3 15.Qxc3 Qa5 16.fxg7! Qxc3 17.gxf8=Q++-) 14.exf6 gxh4
15.Kb1+-
12...gxf6 13.f5 b4 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Ne2 e5 16.Kb1 Be6 17.Nh4 Rh7 18.Nc1 a5 19.Ng6 Be7 20.Ba6 Qc7
21.Rhf1 a4! 22.b3 axb3 23.cxb3 Nd4 24.Ne2 Nb5 25.Bxb5+ Rxb5 26.Nxe7 Kxe7 27.Ng3 Qc6

28.Qf2
28.Rc1!?
28...Rf7 29.Nf5+ Bxf5 30.Qxf5 Rc5 31.Rc1 Rc3! 32.g3 Rf8 33.Kb2 Qa6 34.Qf2 Qc6 35.Qf5 Qa6
36.Qf2 Qc6 37.Rce1 f5 38.Qa7+ Ke6 39.Kb1 Qc7 40.exf5+ Rxf5 41.Qa8 Rxf1 42.Rxf1 Qh7+ 43.Ka1

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43...Qd3!
43...Qg6
44.Qg8+?!
44.Qe8+ Kd5 45.Qa8+! Kd4 46.Qf8! Rc6 47.Qf2+ Kd5 48.Qf7+ Kd4=
44...Kd7 45.Rf7+ Kc6 46.Qa8+ Kc5 47.Qa5+ Kd4 48.Qxb4+ Ke3 49.Kb2 Rc2+ 50.Ka3 Qa6+!
51.Qa4 Qxa4+ 52.bxa4 d5 53.a5 d4 54.a6 d3 55.a7 Rc8 56.Rc7 Ra8 57.Kb2 d2 58.Kc2 Ke2 59.Rd7
Rc8+ 60.Kb2 d1=Q 61.Rxd1 Kxd1 0-1

59. B67
Ragger, Markus (2696) - Georgiadis, Nico (2525)
Schweiz 141/59, 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 b5 10.Bxf6
gxf6 11.Kb1 Qb6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.f5 h5 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Qe1
15.Qf4 - 117/62
15...O-O-O 16.Bd3 Qc5 17.Ne2

471
17...Rg8N
17...Bh6
18.Qa5
18.Rf1!?
18...Bb7 19.a4 Rg5
19...Qc7 20.Qxc7+ Kxc7 21.axb5 axb5 22.Nf4 Bc8 23.Rhf1²; 19...e5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Bxb5 d5 22.exd5
Qb4 23.Qxb4 Bxb4 24.c3 Be7 25.g3²
20.Rhf1 Bg7
20...b4 21.Qxc5+ dxc5 22.Nf4 Re5 23.g3²
21.Nf4 Qe5?!
21...Re8
22.axb5
22.Be2!?±
22...axb5 23.h4?!
23.c3 h4 (23...Bxe4? 24.Rde1 Bxd3+ 25.Nxd3 Qd5 26.Nf4 Qf5+ 27.Ka2+-; 23...Bh6 24.Bc2 Rg7
(24...Bxe4? 25.Rde1+-) 25.Nd3! Qxe4 26.Nc5 Qe5 27.Nxb7 Rxb7 28.Rde1±) 24.Bc2±; 23.Be2!? Bxe4
24.Bd3 f5 25.Qa2!±
23...Rg4 24.Qc3+?
24.g3 Rxg3 25.Qxb5 Rg4 26.Bc4²
24...Qxc3 25.bxc3 Kd7= 26.Be2
26.Nxh5 Ke7 27.Nxg7 Rxg7=

472
26...Rxh4

¹26...Bxe4 27.Bxg4 hxg4©

27.e5! Rxf4
¹27...fxe5 28.Ng6 Rf4 29.Nxf4 exf4 30.Rxf4²
28.Rxf4 Ke7 29.exf6+
29.exd6+! Rxd6 30.Rxd6 Kxd6 31.Rd4+! Bd5 32.Bf3 f5 33.Rd3±
29...Bxf6 30.Rdf1 Rf8 31.g3 Bd5 32.Bxb5 e5 33.R4f2 e4?!
33...Be6
34.c4?!
34.Rf5
34...Be6 35.c3 Rb8 36.Kc2
36.Rxf6 Bxc4 37.R1f5 Bxb5 38.Rf7+ Ke6 39.Kc1²
36...Be5 37.Ra1 Rb7 38.Ra8 Bf7 39.Bc6 Bg6! 40.Re8+?!
40.Kd2 Bxg3 41.Rf1 Rc7 42.Bd5ƒ
40...Bxe8 41.Bxb7 Bxg3= 42.Rg2 Ba4+ 43.Kb2
43.Kd2 Bf4+ 44.Ke2 Bc2=
43...h4 44.Re2 Kf6 45.Rxe4 Bd7! 46.c5 Bf5 47.cxd6 Bxe4 48.Bxe4 Bxd6 1/2-1/2

60. * B68
Shankland, Samuel L (2713) - Maghsoodloo, Parham (2656)
Biel 141/60, 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 Be7 10.Nf3

473
b5 11.a3 b4 12.axb4 Nxb4 13.Kb1
13.Bc4 - 85/ (195)
13...h6

14.Bh4!?N

14.Bxf6
14...Rb8 - 141/60
14...Bc6!?; 14...Qa5?!N 15.Bc4! Bc6 16.Rhe1 Rd8?! 17.f5! e5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nd5+- Jacobson,A
(2324)-Burke,J (2562) Rockville 141/(60) 2019
15.e5! dxe5?!
15...Nfd5 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Nxd5 Nxd5!? (17...exd5 18.exd6 Qxd6 19.Qe3+ Kf8 (19...Qe6 20.Qxe6+
fxe6 21.Ne5²) 20.Bd3²) 18.c4 Nb4 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Bc6©

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16.Nxe5± Rb7?!
16...Nfd5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.c4±; 16...Bc6 17.Qxd8+ Bxd8 (17...Rxd8? 18.Rxd8+ Bxd8
19.Na2!+-) 18.Nxc6 Nxc6 19.Bxa6±
17.Bc4! Bb5?
17...Bc8 18.Qxd8+ Bxd8 19.Ne4! Be7 20.Nd6+ Bxd6 21.Rxd6 O-O 22.Re1±; 17...Qc7!?
18.Qxd8+! Bxd8 19.Nxb5 axb5

20.Bxb5+! Rxb5 21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.Nxf7+ Ke7 23.Nxh8+- g5 24.Ng6+! Kf7

¹24...Ke8
25.Ne5+ Kg7 26.c4 1-0

61. * !N B69
Navara, David (2734) - Saric, Ivan (2681)
Greece 141/61, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.Qd2 e6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 Be7 10.Nf3
b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.f5 Qb6 13.Kb1 O-O-O 14.g3 Kb8 15.fxe6 fxe6 16.Bh3 Na5 17.Nd4 b4 18.Nce2 e5
19.Bxd7 Rxd7 20.Nf5 Nc4 21.Qd3 Rc8 22.Ka1

475
22...Bf8!N
22...a5 - 139/67
23.b3 - 141/61
23.Rc1N d5 24.exd5 Qb5 25.Rhd1 Rcd8 26.b3 Nb6 27.c4 bxc3 (27...Qa5? 28.g4 Bc5 29.Kb1 Rg8
30.Qe4+-) 28.Nxc3 Qxd3 29.Rxd3 Nxd5 30.Rcd1 Nb6 31.Rxd7 Rxd7 32.Rxd7 Nxd7 33.Kb2 Kb7
34.Kc2

34...Kc6 (34...h5!?) 35.Kd3 Bb4 36.Na4 Kd5 37.Ne3+ Ke6 38.g4 Bf8 39.Ke4 h5 40.h3 hxg4 41.hxg4
Bd6 42.Nc4 Bc5 43.Nab2 Nf8 44.Nd3 Be7 45.Nd2 Nd7 46.Nc4 Nf8 47.Nd2 Nd7 48.Nc4 1/2 (48)
Alekseenko,K (2668) -Salgado Lopez,I (2596) Espana 141/(61) 2019
23...Na3 24.c4 bxc3! 25.Nxc3

476
25...d5!
25...Rxc3!? 26.Qxc3 Rc7 27.Qf3 (27.Qd3 Nc2+ 28.Kb2 (28.Kb1 Na3+=) 28...d5 29.Qxd5 (29.exd5
Nb4! 30.Qe3! (30.Qf3? Rc2+ 31.Kb1 Rf2! 32.Qe3 (32.Qg4 Rb2+! 33.Kxb2 Qf2+-+) 32...Bc5 33.Qe1
Qa5 34.a4 Rf3! 35.Kb2 Rxf5-+) 30...Rc2+ (30...Qa5 31.a4 Nc2 32.d6! Nxe3 33.dxc7+ Qxc7 34.Nxe3=)
31.Kb1 Bc5 32.Qf3 Rf2 33.Qg4 Nxa2 34.Rd3™ (34.Qg8+ Ka7 35.Qxh7+ Qb7 36.Qxb7+ Kxb7-+)
34...Ka7 35.d6 Qb7 36.Re1™=) 29...Ba3+ 30.Kb1 Bb4=) 27...Nc2+ (27...d5 28.exd5 Nc2+ 29.Kb2 -
27...Nc2) 28.Kb2 d5 29.exd5 Ba3+ 30.Kb1 Bb4 31.Rc1 Rc3∞
26.Nxd5 Qf2?!
26...Rxd5! 27.Qxd5 (27.exd5 Nc2+ 28.Kb1 (28.Kb2? Nb4 29.Qe3 Qa5! 30.a4 Nc2! (30...Rc2+
31.Kb1=) 31.Qd2 Bb4 32.Qe2 Ba3+ 33.Ka2 Nb4+! 34.Kxa3 (34.Ka1 Rc3!-+) 34...Nc2+ 35.Qxc2
(35.Ka2 Qb4-+) 35...Rxc2-+) 28...Na3+ 29.Ka1=) 27...Nc2+ 28.Kb2 Ba3+ 29.Kb1 Bb4 30.Rc1 Na3+
31.Ka1 Nc2+=
27.Rhf1 Nc2+
27...Qxh2? 28.Rd2±
28.Kb2 Ba3+ 29.Kb1 Qc5 30.Nfe7! Rxe7 31.Nxe7 Qxe7 32.Qxa6 Qb7 33.Qxb7+ Kxb7 34.Rd7+ Kb8
35.Rxf6± Nb4 36.Rb6+
36.Rf1
36...Ka8 37.Rd1 Ka7
¹37...Rf8
38.Re6
38.Rf6!? … Rdf1
38...Nd3
38...Nc6!?

477
39.Rf1
39.Rf6!?
39...h5?!
39...Bb4 40.Rd1 Ba3
40.Rh6?

40.Rf7+! Ka8 41.Ra6+ Kb8 42.Rf1 Be7 43.Rb6+! Ka8 44.Re6 Bb4 45.Ref6+-
40...Nf2! 41.Re6 Rc5² 42.h3
42.Re8!?
42...Kb7! 43.g4 hxg4 44.hxg4 Nxg4 45.Rf7+ Rc7 46.Rxc7+ Kxc7 [R 8/b5] 47.Kc2 Bc5 48.Kd3 Bd4
49.Ke2
49.Kc4!?
49...Nf2!= 50.Kf3 Nd3 51.Rh6 Nc1
51...Nc5!?
52.Rh2 Kb6 53.Kg4 Nd3 54.Kf5 Nb4 55.Ke6 Kc6 56.Ke7 Bc5+ 57.Kd8 Bd4 58.Rd2 Bc3 59.Rd7 Bd4
60.a4 Na6 61.Kc8 Nc5 62.Rc7+ Kb6 63.Rh7 Ka5 64.Kc7 Nxb3 1/2-1/2

62. B69
McShane, Luke (2688) - Grandelius, Nils (2691)
Eskilstuna (m/1) 141/62, 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 Be7 10.Nf3
b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.f5 Qb6 13.g3 O-O-O 14.Bh3 Kb8 15.fxe6 fxe6 16.Rhf1

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16.Kb1 - 139/67
16...Na5N
16...Bc8 17.Qe1 Qc5 18.Kb1²; 16...Ne5!? 17.Nd4 Nc4 18.Qe2 e5 19.Nd5 (19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Qe3+
21.Qxe3 Nxe3 22.Nd5 Nxf1 23.Rxf1 Bf8 24.Rf3©) 19...Qa5 20.a3 exd4 21.Nxe7 Nxb2! 22.Kxb2 Qc3+
23.Kb1 Bxh3∞
17.Qf2 Qxf2
17...Qc5 18.Ne2 Nc4 19.Nf4 d5 20.exd5 e5 21.Ne6 Bxe6 22.Bxe6 Ne3 23.Rd3 Nxf1 24.Qxf1©
18.Rxf2 b4 19.Ne2 d5!?
19...Nb7 20.Nfd4 Nc5 21.Nf4 f5 (21...e5 22.Bxd7 Rxd7 23.Nc6+ Kb7 24.Nxe7 exf4 25.Nf5 fxg3
26.Nxg3²) 22.exf5 e5 23.f6 Bf8 (23...Bxf6 24.Bxd7 Rxd7 25.Nfe6 Ne4 26.Nc6+ Kb7 27.Na5+ Kb6
28.Nc4+ Kc6 29.Re2 Ng5 30.Nxg5 Bxg5+ 31.Kb1ƒ) 24.Bxd7 Rxd7 25.Nde6 Ne4 26.Re2 Nxf6 27.Nxf8
Rxf8=; 19...e5!? 20.Bxd7 Rxd7 21.Nh4 Nb7 22.Nf5 Nc5„
20.exd5 Bc5! 21.Rff1 Bb5

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21...Be3+ 22.Kb1 Bb5 23.Rfe1 e5 (23...Bf2 24.Bxe6 Bxe1 25.Rxe1±) 24.Nc1 Bb6 25.b3²
22.Nfd4! Bxd4 23.Rxd4 exd5?
23...Bxe2 24.Rxb4+ Nb7 25.Re1 (25.Rf2 Bh5 26.Bxe6 Rhf8∞) 25...Bh5 26.dxe6 Rhe8 27.Rf4 Rd6
28.Rxf6 Bg6©
24.Rf2
24.Rxb4 Nc6 25.Rb3 Rhe8 (25...Na5 26.Ra3 Nc4 27.Raf3 Ne5 28.R3f2±) 26.Rxf6 Rxe2 (26...Na5 27.Rb4
Rxe2 28.Rxa6+-) 27.Rxc6±
24...Rhe8 25.Nf4
25.Rxb4 Nc6 26.Rb3 Na5 27.Ra3 Nc4 28.Rd3 Na5 29.Rd2 Nc4 30.Rd4 Nxb2 31.Rb4 Na4 32.Nd4±
25...Nc4
25...Re1+ 26.Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.Kxd1 Nc4 28.b3 - 25...Nc4
26.b3
26.Ne6!?
26...Re1+ 27.Rd1 Rxd1+ 28.Kxd1 Ne3+ 29.Kd2 d4 30.Nd3± Rd5

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31.Nxb4
31.Rxf6? Rh5 32.Nf4 Rc5 33.Rf8+ Ka7 34.Rc8 Bc6=; 31.Bg2 Rh5 32.h4±
31...Rh5 32.a4
32.Be6 a5 33.Nd3 Rxh2 34.c4 Bc6 35.Rxh2 Nf1+ 36.Ke2 Nxh2 37.Bf5±; 32.c4!?
32...Bxa4
32...Rxh3 33.axb5 axb5 34.Nc6+ Kb7 35.Nxd4 Ng4 36.Rf5 Rxh2+ 37.Kc3±
33.bxa4
33.Nxa6+ Kb7 (33...Ka7 34.Bc8±) 34.bxa4 Rxh3 35.Nc5+ Ka7 36.Kd3 Ng4 37.Re2±
33...Rxh3 [R 9/h] 34.Rxf6 Ng4
34...Rxh2+ 35.Kd3 Rg2 36.Rf3±
35.Rb6+
35.Rf5!?
35...Kc8 36.Kd3 a5 37.Nd5 Nxh2
37...Rxh2 38.Rb5 h5 (38...Rg2 39.Kxd4 Rxc2 40.Rxa5±) 39.Rxa5 Ne5+ 40.Ke4 Nc6 41.Rc5 Kd7±
38.Kxd4 Rxg3 39.Kc5 Nf3 40.Rc6+ Kb8

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41.c4?!
41.Rf6! h5 (41...Nd2 42.Rf8+ Kb7 43.Rf7+ Kb8 (43...Ka6 44.Nc7+ Kb7 45.Nb5+ Kb8 46.Rf8+ Kb7
47.Nd6+ Kc7 48.Rf7+ Kd8 (48...Kb8 49.Kb6+-) 49.c4+-) 44.Rxh7±) 42.c4 Nd2 43.Rf8+ Kb7 44.Rf7+
Kb8 45.Kb5 Ne4 (45...Rb3+? 46.Ka6+-) 46.Rh7±
41...Rg6= 42.Rxg6 hxg6 43.Kd6 Nd2 44.c5 Ne4+ 45.Kc6 g5 46.Kb6 Kc8 47.c6 Nd6 48.Ne3 Ne8
49.Ng4 Nd6 50.Ne5 Ne8 51.Ng4 Nd6 52.Nf6 Nf5 53.Kc5 Kc7 54.Nd5+ Kc8 55.Kb6 g4 56.Nc3 g3
57.Ne2 g2 58.Ng1 Ne7 59.Kxa5 1/2-1/2

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B75-B99

63. !N B78
Robson, Ray (2652) - Chirila, Ioan Cristian (2534)
Philadelphia 141/63, 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.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-
O Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Kb1 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.g4 Qb8 15.h4
15.b3 - 126/67
15...b5?! 16.h5 b4
16...Rfc8 - 2/418
17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 Be5

19.b3!N
19.Qf2; 19.Qd3
19...Rc5?!
19...Rc3!? 20.f4! Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Bxg4 22.Rdg1 Rh3 23.Rxh3 Bxh3 24.Qd3! Qc8™ 25.hxg6 fxg6
26.Rxg6+ Kf7 27.Rg7+ Ke8 28.Qxh7 Bf5 29.Qh5+ Kd8 30.Qe2+-
20.hxg6
20.f4!? Bf6 (20...Rxd5 21.fxe5 dxe5 22.hxg6 fxg6 23.Qh2+-) 21.hxg6 fxg6 22.f5+-
20...fxg6 21.Ne6! Bxe6 22.dxe6
22.Bxc5!? Bxg4 23.fxg4 dxc5 24.Qe3+-
22...Ra5 23.Bd4 Bf4

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23...h5 24.Rxh5!+-; 23...Bxd4 24.Qh6! Rh5 25.gxh5 Bg7 26.Qe3+-
24.Qd3 [… Qg6] 24...Be5
24...Qe8 25.Rxh7! (25.Bb2+-) 25...Kxh7 26.Rh1+ Bh6

27.Qe4!! … f4+-
25.Rh6?
25.Bxe5 Rxe5 26.Qd2 h5 (26...Rxe6 27.Qd5+-) 27.Rdg1+-
25...Bxd4 26.Qxd4 Qb6 27.Qd3 Rf6?

27...Qb5 28.Rxg6+ Kh8 29.Qd2 Rxf3±

28.Rdh1!+- Rxe6 29.Qc4 d5 30.Qc8+ Kf7 31.Rxh7+ Kf6 32.Qh8+
32.f4
32...Kg5 33.Rf7 1-0

484
 64. B78
So, Wesley (2754) - Duda, Jan Krzysztof (2728)
Moscow (m/2) 141/64, 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 18.g5
Nh5 19.Ka1!
19.Kc1 - 99/(152)
19...Rc8 20.Rb1 Be6 21.Rb2 Bxc4 22.Rhb1 d5 23.exd5 Nf4 24.Rb7 Qe5

25.R1b4!
25.Rb8? Rxb8 26.Rxb8+ Qxb8 27.Qxc4 Qe5 28.Qc8+ (28.Bf2 Qxg5 29.Qc8+ Bf8 30.Kb2 Nxd5-+)
28...Bf8 29.Qc3 Nxd5-+
25...Nxd5 26.Rxc4 Rf8 27.Rc5! Nxc3
27...Qxe3 28.Qxe3 Nxe3 29.c3+-
28.Rxe5 Bxe5 29.Nc6!
29.Rxe7 f6 30.gxf6 Bxf6 31.Rd7 Rc8ƒ
29...Bg7N
29...Nd1+ 30.Nxe5 (30.Bd4 Bxd4+ 31.Nxd4²) 30...Nxe3 31.c4±; 29...Nd5+ 30.Nxe5 Nxe3 - 29...Nd1
30.Bxa7 e5?!
30...Ne4+ 31.Kb1 Nd2+ (31...Nxg5 32.a4±) 32.Kc1 Nxf3 33.Nxe7+ Kh8 34.Rb8±
31.Kb2 e4 32.fxe4 Nxe4+ 33.Kb3 Re8
33...f5 34.a4+-
34.a4+- Re6 35.Nd4

485
35.Rb8+!? Bf8 36.Nb4
35...Ra6 36.Rb8+ Bf8 37.Bb6 Kg7 38.a5 Bd6 39.Re8 f5 40.gxf6+ Nxf6 41.Rd8
41.Re6!? Bxh2 42.Bc7
41...Bxh2 42.Ne6+ Kf7 43.Nc5 Rxb6+ 44.axb6 h5 45.b7 h4 46.Rd2 Bc7 47.Ne4 Ke6 48.Nxf6 Kxf6
49.Rd7 Bg3 50.Rh7 g5 51.Kc4 Kf5 52.Kd3 Kg4 53.Ke2 Kh3 54.c4 Kg2 55.Rh5 1-0

65. B80
Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2760) - Kulaots, Kaido (2560)
Dortmund 141/65, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.g4 h6 10.a3 Bb7
11.O-O-O Rc8 12.Kb1 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.a4
15.Be2 - 133/79
15...Bc5 16.axb5 O-O

17.Be2?!N
17.bxa6; 17.g5
17...axb5 18.Nxb5 Qb6
18...Ne5!?
19.Bxc5
19.Bxh6

486
19...Ne5! (19...gxh6 20.Qxh6 Be3 21.f4 Be4 22.Bd3 Bxd3 23.Rxd3 Qxb5 24.Rxe3 Qc5 25.Rc1 Qxe3
26.Qg5+ Kh7=) 20.c4 Bxc4 21.Bxc4 gxh6 22.Be2 Ng6³
19...Rxc5µ 20.c4! Bxc4 21.Bxc4 Rxc4 22.Qxd7 Rb4 23.Rd6 Qxb5?!
23...Qb8! 24.Rhd1 Rxb5 25.R1d2 Re5µ
24.Qxb5 Rxb5 25.Rhd1= g5 26.Rd8 Rb3 27.Kc2 Rxf3 28.b4 Ra3 29.b5 Ra5 30.Rxf8+ Kxf8 31.Rb1
Ke7 32.b6 Ra8 33.Kd3 Kd6 34.Ke4 Rb8 35.b7 Kc6 36.Rc1+ Kxb7 37.Rf1 Kc6 38.Rxf7 Kd6 39.Rf6
Rb4+ 40.Kf3 Rb3+ 41.Kg2 Rb2+ 42.Kg3 Rb3+ 43.Kg2 Rb2+ 44.Kg3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

66. B81
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2687) - Yu, Yangyi (2736)
Changsha 141/66, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.g4 h6 7.Rg1 Nc6 8.h4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5
exd5 11.Be3 Qxh4 12.Qf3 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Qe7+ 14.Be2 Qe4 15.O-O-O
15.Qxe4+ - 137/(81) 15.Qc3 - 137/81
15...Qxf3 16.Bxf3 Be6 17.Rge1 Kd7

487
18.Be5N
18.Be3; 18.Re3; 18.c4; 18.a4
18...Rd8?!
18...f6 19.Bg3 Bc5 20.Bxd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5+ Kc6 22.Red1 Rae8=; 18...Re8 19.c4 f6 20.Bg3 Bd6 21.Bxd6
Kxd6 22.Re3 Bf7=
19.Bxd5
19.Re3!?
19...Bxd5 20.Rxd5+ Kc8

21.Rxd8+
21.Rd4! Rd7 (21...b5 22.Re3²) 22.Rc4+ Kd8 23.Rd1! f6 24.Bf4 Rxd1+ 25.Kxd1²
21...Kxd8 22.Bd4 a6 23.Kd2 f6

488
23...h5!?
24.c3 Kd7 25.a4 h5 26.gxh5 Rxh5 27.b4 Rh3 1/2-1/2

67. B81
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775) - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2737)
Dortmund 141/67, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 h6 8.Bg2 Be7 9.Qd3
9.Be3 - 134/63
9...Nc6
9...O-O; 9...Nfd7
10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.e5 Nd5 12.exd6 Bxd6 13.Ne4 Bc7

13...Be5 14.O-O O-O 15.c4 Nf4 16.Qxd8 Rxd8 17.Bxf4 Bxf4 18.Nc5²
14.c4N
14.O-O O-O 15.c4 f5 16.Ng3 Nf6 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.Bxc6 Rb8∞
14...Nf4 15.Qxd8+ Kxd8 16.Kf1
16.Bxf4 Bxf4 17.Nc5 Kc7 18.Nd3 Bd6=
16...f5
16...Be5!?
17.Nc5 Nxg2 18.Kxg2 e5 19.gxf5 Bxf5 20.Re1 Re8 21.Bf4!? Re7
21...exf4 22.Rad1+ Bd6™ 23.Rxe8+ Kxe8 24.Rxd6²
22.Bg3 Ke8 23.Rad1

489
23...Kf7
23...a5!?
24.Ne4 Rb8 25.b3 Rd8= 26.Rxd8 Bxd8 27.Nd6+ Kf6 28.Nxf5 Kxf5 29.Rd1 Bb6 30.Rd6 Re6 31.Rd7
g5 32.b4 Bd4 33.a4 Bc3 34.Rb7 Rd6 35.Rb6 Rd4 36.Rxc6 Bxb4 37.Rxa6 Rxc4 38.Rxh6 Ba5 39.h4
Rxa4 40.hxg5 Bd2 41.Rf6+ Kxg5 42.Bxe5 Re4 43.f4+ Bxf4 44.Rxf4 Rxf4 45.Bxf4+ Kxf4 1/2-1/2

68. * B81
Popov, Ivan (2604) - Radovanovic, Mihajlo (2496)
Srbija 141/68, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 Nfd7 8.Be3 Be7 9.g5 b5 10.a3 Bb7
11.h4 Nc6 12.Qd2 O-O 13.O-O-O Nc5
13...Nxd4 - 115/70
14.f3 Rb8 15.Kb1
15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.b4 Nd7 17.h5 a5 18.g6 axb4

490
19.h6?!N (19.axb4 Ra8∞) 19...fxg6 20.Bh3 Rf6 21.axb4 gxh6µ Praggnanandhaa,R (2537)-
Venkataraman,K (2499) Xingtai 141/(68) 2019
15...Qc7 16.h5 b4 17.axb4 Nxb4

18.Nde2?!N
18.g6 Bf6 19.Rg1 Ba8 20.Nb3! Nxb3 21.cxb3 fxg6 22.hxg6 d5∞
18...Qa5?!
18...Bc6! 19.Nd4 (19.g6 Ba4 20.Nd4 (20.Nxa4 Nxa4 21.h6 fxg6 22.hxg7 Rxf3-+) 20...Bf6 21.Rc1
Bxc2+ (21...Nc6µ) 22.Rxc2 (22.Nxc2 Nb3 23.Qe1 Nxc1 24.Bxc1 Rfc8-+) 22...Nxc2 23.Qxc2 Rb4µ;
19.Bxc5 dxc5 20.Bh3 Qb6 21.g6 Be8µ) 19...Ba4 20.Rc1 Rfc8µ
19.Nc1 Rfc8 20.Bxc5
20.Nb3 Nxb3 21.cxb3 Bc6 22.g6 Be8 (22...Bb5 23.h6 fxg6 24.hxg7 Bxf1 25.Rdxf1 Bf6∞) 23.h6 fxg6
24.hxg7 h5∞

491
20...Qxc5 21.g6 Bc6?
21...Nxc2 22.Qxc2 Qxc3 23.Qxc3 Rxc3 24.bxc3 Bxe4+ 25.Ka2 Bxf3 26.gxf7+ Kxf7 27.Bd3 Bxd1
28.Rxd1²; 21...Bf6! 22.Nb3 (22.gxf7+ Kxf7 23.Nb3 Qc7 24.Nd4 Bc6) 22...Qc7 23.Bh3 Bxc3 24.bxc3
Qxc3 25.Qxc3 Rxc3 26.Rxd6∞
22.Nb3 Qb6?

22...Qg5 23.gxf7+ Kxf7 24.f4 Qh6 25.Nd4 Bd7 26.Bh3±

23.h6!+- fxg6
23...Nxc2 24.gxh7+ Kh8 25.hxg7+ Kxg7 26.Bxa6+-
24.hxg7 Nxc2

24...Bf6 25.Bc4 d5 26.exd5 Nxd5 27.Bxd5 exd5 28.Nxd5 Qd8 29.Qh6 Bxg7 30.Qxh7+ Kf7 31.Rh4
25.Qxc2?

492
25.Bc4! Na3+ (25...Ne3 26.Bxe6+ Kxg7 27.Rdg1 Rh8 (27...h5 28.Rxh5 Rh8 29.Rxh8 Rxh8 30.Ne2+-)
28.Nd1 Nxd1 29.Qh6+ Kf6 30.Bc4+-) 26.bxa3 Bxe4+ 27.Ka1! (27.Nxe4 Rxc4-+) 27...Rxc4 28.Qh6
Kf7 29.fxe4 Rg8 (29...Qxb3 30.Rdf1+ Bf6 31.Rxf6+ Kxf6 32.g8=Q) 30.Rhf1+ Ke8 31.Qxh7 Qxb3
32.Qxg8+ Kd7 33.Qxe6+ Kxe6 34.g8=Q+ Kd7 35.Nb1+-
25...Qxb3 26.Qxb3 Rxb3 27.Bc4 Bxe4+ 28.Nxe4 Rxc4 29.Nd2 Rcb4 30.Nxb3 Rxb3 31.Rhe1 Kxg7
31...e5 32.f4 Kxg7 33.fxe5 dxe5 34.Rxe5 Bf6 35.Rd7+ Kh6 36.Re2∞; 31...Rxf3 32.Rxe6 Rf7 33.Kc2
Kxg7 34.Ra1 h5 35.Rxa6 g5∞
32.Rxe6 Kf7 33.Rde1 Bf6
33...Bf8 34.R6e3 Rb7∞
34.Rxd6 Rxb2+ 35.Kc1 Rb7 36.Rxa6= Rc7+ 37.Kd1 Re7 38.Re4 Kg7 39.Rxe7+ Bxe7 40.Ke2 Bf6
41.Ke3 Bb2 42.Ra7+ Kg8 43.Rb7 Bf6 44.Kf4 Bc3 45.Ke4 Bf6 46.Kd5 Bc3 47.Ke6 Bd4 48.f4 Bc3
49.f5 gxf5 50.Kxf5 Bd4 51.Rxh7 Kxh7 52.Ke4 1/2-1/2

69. B84
Korobov, Anton (2687) - Fedoseev, Vladimir (2680)
Poikovsky 141/69, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.g4 d5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.g5 Qb6
11.a3 h6 12.Be3 hxg5 13.f5 Nxe5

14.fxe6N
14.Nxe6 - 139/78
14...fxe6 15.Nf5 Qd8 16.Nxg7+!? Kf7 17.Nh5 Nbc6 18.Rf1+ Kg8
18...Kg6 19.Rg1 Kf7 (19...g4 20.Bxg4 Bh4+ 21.Ke2 Rf8 (21...Nxg4 22.Rxg4+ Kf7 (22...Kxh5
23.Kd2+-) 23.Qg1+-) 22.Bf3+ Kf7 23.Nxd5! exd5 24.Bxd5+ Ke7 25.Bc5+ Kd7 26.Rg7+ Ke8
27.Bxc6+ bxc6 28.Qxd8+ Bxd8 29.Bxf8 Kxf8 30.Rf1+ Ke8 31.Nf6+ Bxf6 32.Rxf6±; 19...Rf8 20.Bxg5
Bxg5 21.h4 Rf5 22.Qd2 Nc4 23.Bxc4 dxc4 24.Qxd8 Nxd8 25.hxg5 b5=) 20.Rf1+=

493
19.Rg1 g4
19...Kf7=; 19...Rh7!?
20.Bxg4 Bh4+ 21.Ke2

21...d4! 22.Bxe6+ Kf8 23.Qf1+ Ke7 24.Rg7+

24.Bxc8 Qxc8! 25.Rg7+ Ke8 26.Nf6+ Bxf6 27.Qxf6 Rf8 (27...Qh3 28.Nd5 Qxh2+ 29.Bf2 Qh5+ 30.Kf1
(30.Kd2 Nf3+! 31.Kc1 Qxd5 32.b3 Rf8 33.Qg6+ Kd8µ) 30...Qh1+! 31.Rg1 Qh3+ 32.Ke1 Rd8 33.Nf4
Qh6 34.Qxh6 Rxh6=) 28.Ne4 Rxf6 29.Nxf6+ Kd8 30.Rg8+ Ke7 31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Bg5 Ke6=
24...Kxe6™ 25.Nf4+
25.Qh3+ Kd6 26.Ne4+ Kd5 27.Nf4+ Kxe4 (27...Kc4?? 28.Rxb7! Bxb7 29.Qe6+ Kb5 30.Qb3+ Nb4
31.Qxb4+ Kc6 32.Bxd4+-) 28.Qg2+ Kf5 29.Rf1! (29.Bd2 d3+ 30.Nxd3 Nd4+ 31.Kd1 Bf6-+; 29.Nd5
Qxd5 30.Qxd5 dxe3-+) 29...Kf6 30.Nd5+ Ke6 31.Nf4+ Kf6=
25...Kf6™
25...Kd6 26.Ne4#; 25...Kf5 26.Nd3++-
26.Nh5+ Ke6 27.Nf4+ Kf6 28.Nh5+ 1/2-1/2

70. B90
Motylev, Alexander (2654) - Kokarev, Dmitry (2609)
Russia 141/70, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 b5 7.a4

7.g4 - 75/232
7...b4 8.Nd5

494
8...e6N
8...Bb7!? 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 (9...exf6) 10.f3 (10.Bd3 Nd7 11.Qh5 Ne5 12.Be3 Rc8∞) 10...e6 11.Be3 Nd7∞
9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qd2!?
11.f3 d5 12.exd5 Bxd5 13.Qd2 Bc5 14.O-O-O O-O∞
11...Bxe4 12.f3 Bd5 13.Bg5 Qe5+
13...Qg6? 14.Bd3 f5 15.g4±
14.Kf2 Nc6
14...Be7 15.h4 Bf6 16.c3©
15.c3 bxc3 16.bxc3 Be7 17.h4 g6?!
17...Nxd4 18.cxd4 Bxg5 19.hxg5 Qh2 20.Bc4 Qh4+ 21.g3 Qh2+ 22.Rg2 Qh5 23.Bxd5 exd5 24.Qe3+
Kf8∞
18.Re1 Qg7

495
19.Bc4! Bxg5
19...Bxc4 20.Nxc6 Bxg5 21.hxg5 - 19...Bg5
20.hxg5 Bxc4 21.Nxc6 O-O
21...Rc8 22.Qxd6 Qf8 23.Rd1 Qxd6 24.Rxd6±; 21...d5 22.Rh1 Rc8 23.Ne5±
22.Qxd6 f6

23.Rh1!± Rae8
23...fxg5? 24.Ne7+ Kf7 (24...Kh8 25.Rxh7+! Kxh7 (25...Qxh7 26.Qe5++-) 26.Rh1++-) 25.Qc7+-
24.gxf6 Qxf6 25.Ne5 Rc8 26.Nxc4 Rxc4 27.Rxe6 Qxc3?!
27...Qf5 28.Re5 Qf4 29.Qd7 Rf7 30.Re8+ Kg7 31.Re7 h5 32.Rxf7+ Qxf7 33.Rd1 Rxc3 34.Qxf7+ Kxf7
35.Rd6±
28.Re7+- Qd4+

496
28...Qb2+ 29.Kg3 Qb8 30.Qxb8 Rxb8 31.Rhxh7 Rxa4 32.Reg7+ Kf8 33.Ra7 Kg8 34.Rhg7+ Kf8
35.Rxg6+-
29.Qxd4 Rxd4 30.Rhxh7 Rf6 31.Reg7+ Kf8 32.Ra7 Kg8 33.Rhg7+ Kf8 34.Rgc7 Ke8 35.Rh7 1-0

71. B90
Georgiadis, Nico (2514) - Shankland, Samuel L (2713)
Biel 141/71, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 Qc7 9.Bb3 O-O 10.O-O
Be6 11.Qe2
11.Nh4 - 132/93
11...Rc8 12.Rfd1 b5

13.Rac1
13.Bg5 Nbd7 (13...b4 14.Bxf6 bxc3 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.b3 Nd7 18.Rd3 Rc6 19.Rad1 Nf6²)
14.Ne1 Rab8 (14...Bg4 15.f3 Be6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nd5 Qc5+ 18.Kh1∞) 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
17.Bxd5 Nxd5 18.Rxd5 Qc4 19.Qxc4 Rxc4 20.f3 g6∞
13...Nbd7 14.Bg5 h6
14...Bc4 15.Bxc4 Qxc4 16.Qxc4 Rxc4 17.Nd2 Rc7 18.Nf1∞
15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.Nd5
16.a3 Rab8 17.Nh4 Qd7ƒ
16...Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5 Qc4= 19.Qxc4 Rxc4 20.Nd2

497
20...Ra4N
20...Rc6
21.a3 Rc8 22.Kf1 Bg5 23.g3
23.Rxd6 Rxe4 (23...b4 24.axb4 Rxb4 25.b3 Bxd2 26.Rxd2 Rxb3=) 24.g3 Ra4 25.c3 b4 26.axb4 Rxb4
27.Rb1 Rb5=
23...Rc6 24.c3

24...Rxe4!?
24...Bxd2 25.Rxd2 Rxe4 (25...Kf8 26.f3=) 26.Rcd1 f6 27.Rxd6 Rxd6 28.Rxd6 Ra4=
25.f4 Bxf4 26.gxf4 Rxf4+ 27.Kg2 f5 28.Nb3
28.Nf3 g5 29.Rcd1 Rg4+ 30.Kh1 Rf4 31.Kg2 Rg4+=
28...Rg4+ 29.Kh1 f4 30.Na5

498
30.Rcd1 Kf7! (30...Rg6 31.Nd2 Kf7 32.Ne4 Ke7 33.R5d2²) 31.Rxd6 Rxd6 32.Rxd6 f3 33.h3 Rg3
34.Nc5 a5 35.Ne4 Rxh3+ 36.Kg1∞; 30.Nd2 Kf7 31.Ne4 Ke6 32.Rcd1 f3 33.Ng3 g6∞
30...Rb6 31.c4 f3
31...e4!? 32.b4 e3 (32...bxc4 33.Nxc4 Rc6 34.Rxd6 Rxd6 35.Nxd6 e3 36.Nf5 Rg5 37.Nh4²) 33.c5 dxc5
34.bxc5 Re6 35.c6 e2 36.Re1 f3 37.c7 f2

38.c8=Q+ Kh7 39.Qc1 (39.Qc2+ Reg6 40.Rdd1 exd1=Q 41.Qxd1 Rd4 42.Qb1 fxe1=Q+ 43.Qxe1
Rgd6=) 39...fxe1=Q+ 40.Qxe1 Rf4 41.Rd1 exd1=Q 42.Qxd1 Rfe4 43.Qc2 Kh8=
32.c5
32.b4 bxc4 33.Rdd1 d5 34.Rxd5 Rf6∞
32...dxc5 33.Rxe5 Rg2 34.Rexc5 Re6 35.b4
35.Rg1 Rxb2 36.Rc8+ Kh7 37.Rc7 Rg6 38.Rc3∞
35...Re4
35...Ree2 36.Rh5=
36.Rg1
36.Rc8+ Kf7 37.R8c7+ Kf6 38.R1c6+ Re6 39.Rxe6+ Kxe6 40.Nb3 Ra2 41.Nd4+ Kd6 42.Rxg7 Ra1+
43.Rg1 Rxa3 44.Rf1 Kd5 45.Nxf3 Kc4∞
36...Ra2

499
37.Rh5??
37.Rc8+! Kf7 (37...Kh7? 38.Rc7±) 38.Rc3 Rf2 39.Rc7+ Kf6 40.Rc6+ Kf7 (40...Ke5 41.Rc5+ Kf4
42.Nb3 Ree2 (42...g5 43.Rc6∞) 43.Rh5∞) 41.Rc7+ Kf6=
37...f2 38.Rf1

38...Ra1!-+ 0-1

72. *** B90

Inarkiev, Ernesto (2693) - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2707)
Danzhou 141/72, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.f3 h5 10.O-O-O
10.Be2 Be7 11.a4 O-O 12.a5 b5 (12...Rc8 - 64/ (256)) 13.Nd5

500
(13.axb6 Nxb6 14.Rxa6 (14.O-O d5!) 14...Rxa6 15.Bxa6 d5 16.exd5 Nbxd5 17.O-O Nb4©) 13...Nxd5N
(13...Bxd5) 14.exd5 Bf5 15.O-O Bh7 16.Nc1 f5 17.Nd3 f4 18.Bf2 Bh4 19.Nb4 Bxf2+ 20.Rxf2 Qh4
21.Bd3

21...e4!? 22.Bxe4 (22.fxe4 Ne5©) 22...Bxe4 23.fxe4 Ne5 24.h3 f3 25.Nc6 Rae8 26.Nxe5 Rxe5 27.Raf1
Qxe4 28.Rxf3 Rxf3 29.Rxf3 Rxd5 30.Rd3 Rxd3 31.cxd3 Qd4+ 32.Kh1 h4 33.Qg5 Kf7 34.Qf5+ Qf6
35.Qc8 1/2 (35) Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2531)-Gajewski,G (2613) Riga 141/(72) 2019
10...Be7 11.Bg5
11.Kb1 - 114/76
11...b5 12.h4 Rc8 13.Kb1 O-O 14.a3 Re8

501
- 141/72
14...Qc7; 14...Nb6N 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Qxd6 Be7 17.Qxd8 (17.Qxe5 Nd7 18.Qxh5 (18.Qg3 Rxc3
19.bxc3 Qc8 20.Nd4 Nb6©) 18...Rxc3! 19.bxc3 Qc7©) 17...Rfxd8 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.Be2 g6 20.g4 Kg7
21.gxh5 gxh5

22.f4?! (22.Nc1 Nc4 23.Nd3 Rc8©) 22...exf4 23.Bxh5 Rh8 24.Bf3 Rxh4 25.Rxh4 Bxh4 26.Ne2 Bg3³
Khanin,S (2529)-Paravyan,D (2605) Russia 141/(72) 2019
15.Be2N
15.Bd3 - 141/ (72) 15...Nb6 16.Na5 Qc7 17.g4 hxg4 18.fxg4

502
18...d5! (18...Na4 19.Nxa4 bxa4µ) 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Ne4 Be7µ Asis Gargatagli,H (2529)-
Vachier Lagrave,M (2780) ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 141/(72) 2019 15.Nc1; 15.g3
15...Qb6 16.Rhg1 Bf8 17.Nc1 Rc7 18.N1a2
18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.exd5 Bf5 20.Bd3 Bxd3 21.Nxd3 a5ƒ
18...Rec8 19.Rc1

19...Qb7
19...Bxa2+! 20.Nxa2 (20.Kxa2? Rxc3! 21.bxc3 d5 22.exd5 Qc5-+) 20...Rxc2 21.Rxc2 (21.Qxc2? Rxc2
22.Kxc2 d5µ) 21...Qxg1+ 22.Qc1 Qxc1+ 23.Kxc1 Rxc2+ 24.Kxc2 d5³
20.Rgd1 Rc5 21.Be3 R5c7 22.Bg5 Nh7
22...Rc5=
23.Be3 Nb6 24.g4 hxg4
24...Nc4!? 25.Bxc4 bxc4 26.gxh5 Rb8 27.Na4 d5 28.Bb6 (28.exd5? Bd7! 29.Nb6 Bc5-+) 28...Rc6

503
29.exd5 Rxb6 30.dxe6 Rxe6³ (30...Rxb2+ 31.Ka1 Bxa3ƒ)
25.fxg4?!
25.Bxb6 Qxb6 26.fxg4 Qf2 27.Bd3 Qxd2 28.Rxd2 Bxg4 29.Nd5 Rb7 30.Rg1∞
25...Bxa2+!
25...Nc4 26.Bxc4 bxc4 27.Ka1 Nf6µ
26.Nxa2
26.Kxa2 Rxc3 27.Bxb6 Qxb6 28.bxc3 Nf6 29.Bd3 d5µ
26...Nc4 27.Qd3

27...d5! 28.g5
28.exd5 e4 29.Qxe4 (29.Qb3 Na5-+) 29...Re7-+
28...dxe4 29.Qb3 a5 30.Bg1?!
30.Bxc4 bxc4 31.Qxb7 Rxb7 32.Ka1 c3 33.Nxc3 Bxa3µ
30...a4 31.Qg3 b4 32.axb4

504
32...Nxb2!-+ 33.Ba6 Qxa6 34.Kxb2 Qe2 35.Kb1 Rxc2 36.Qf2 Rb2+ 0-1

73. B90
Caruana, Fabiano (2818) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2774)
Saint Louis 141/73, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.g4
8.Be3 - 135/79
8...b5 9.g5 Nfd7

10.h4N
10.Be3
10...Nb6 11.Be3
11.f4 h6 12.fxe5 Nc6 13.exd6 Bxd6©
11...Be6 12.Bxb6

505
12.f4 exf4 13.Bxf4 O-O 14.Nd4 d5! 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Qg4 Bb4! 17.Qxe6+ Kh8 18.Be3 Na4∞
12...Qxb6 13.Qf3
13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.Qxd5 Nc6 15.Bh3 O-O∞
13...b4 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nd7 16.O-O-O
16.Bd3 h6!? 17.Qg2 a5 18.g6 (18.gxh6 gxh6∞) 18...fxg6 19.Qxg6+ Kd8∞ 20.Qxg7?! Bf6 21.Qg2 e4
22.Bxe4 Bxb2µ
16...a5 17.Kb1 a4 18.Nd2 Nc5 19.Bd3 b3 20.cxb3 axb3 21.a3 Ra4 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 O-O∞
24.Rhg1
24.Rd3 Rb8 25.Rc1 g6 26.Rcc3 Qa5∞
24...Qa7 25.h5 g6 26.Rd3 Rb8 27.hxg6 hxg6 28.Qg2?

28.Rh1 Bxg5 29.Qh3 Bf6 30.Rc3 Bg7 31.Rc8+ Rxc8 32.Qxc8+ Bf8 33.Qh3 Bg7=
28...Bf8?
28...Rxa3! 29.bxa3 Qxa3 30.f4 (30.f3 Qa7! 31.Rdd1 b2 32.Kc2 (32.Qxb2 Rxb2+ 33.Kxb2 Qf2+ 34.Ka1
Qe3-+) 32...Qc5+ 33.Kb1 Qa3 34.Kc2 Bd8-+) 30...Qa7 31.Rdd1 b2 32.Bd3 Rb3 33.Kc2 b1=Q+
34.Rxb1 Qa2+ 35.Kc1 Qa3+ 36.Rb2 (36.Kc2 Rc3+-+) 36...Rxb2 37.Qxb2 Qc5+ 38.Kd2 Qxg1-+
29.f3 Rc4 30.Rh1 Qc7
30...Rc2 31.Rd2 Rxd2 32.Qxd2=
31.Qh2 Bg7 32.Qe2 Bf8 33.Qh2 Bg7 34.Qe2 Bf8 35.Qh2 Bg7 1/2-1/2

74. * B90
Stany, George Anthony (2525) - Gopal, Geetha Narayanan (2594)
Biel (open) 141/74, 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 Be6

506
8...O-O - 140/(86)
9.f4
9.Ng3
9...exf4 10.Nxf4 Nc6

10...Nbd7
11.Nxe6N
11.Be3 - 141/ (74) 11...Ne5 12.a4 O-O 13.a5 Rc8 14.Bd4 Qd7 (14...Nfd7 15.Ncd5 Re8 16.Nxe7+ (16.b3
Bh4 17.Qe2 Bg5=) 16...Qxe7=) 15.h3 Nc6 16.Bf2 Ne5 17.Na4 Bd8 18.Nb6 Bxb6 19.Bxb6 Qe7 20.Bd4
Nfd7 21.Qd2 Nc5 22.b4 Ncxd3 23.cxd3 f6 24.Rab1 Bd7 25.Rf2 Qf7 26.Rbf1 Kh8 27.Qd1 Rfe8 28.Ba1
Rf8 29.d4 Ng6 30.e5 1/2 (30) Evans,D-Szerlak, A corr 141/(74) 2019
11...fxe6 12.Bc4 Qd7 13.Bf4 b5 14.Bb3 Na5
14...O-O 15.Kh1 Kh8 16.Qd3 (16.e5?! dxe5 17.Qxd7 Nxd7 18.Be3 Bc5³) 16...Na5 17.Rad1 Nxb3
18.axb3 Qc6=
15.Bg5
15.e5 dxe5 16.Bxe5 (16.Qxd7+ Nxd7 17.Bg3 Nxb3 18.axb3 b4 19.Ne4 Rf8∞) 16...Qxd1 17.Raxd1 Nxb3
18.axb3 Rc8=
15...Nxb3 16.axb3 b4
16...O-O 17.Qd4 (17.e5?! dxe5 18.Qxd7 Bc5+ 19.Kh1 Nxd7³) 17...Qc7 18.Kh1 Rac8= 19.Rxa6??
Nxe4-+
17.Na4 O-O 18.Nb6 Qb5
18...Qa7 19.Be3 Rab8 20.Nc4 Qb7 21.Nxd6 Bxd6 22.Qxd6 Qxe4 23.Rae1²
19.Be3

507
19.Nxa8? Qxg5 20.Rxa6 Qc5+ 21.Kh1 Nxe4-+; 19.Bxf6 Qxb6+ 20.Bd4 Rxf1+ 21.Kxf1 Qb7 22.Qd3
a5=
19...Rab8 20.Nc4 d5 21.Ra5
21.exd5 exd5 22.Ne5 Bc5 23.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 24.Kh1∞
21...Qb7 22.exd5 exd5 23.Nd2

23...Bd8! 24.Ra1 Bb6 25.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 26.Kh1 Qd4

26...Qc5 27.Rxa6 Rbc8 28.c3 bxc3 29.bxc3 Qxc3=
27.Nf3! Qxb2 28.Rxa6 Rbc8 29.Ne1 Qc3 30.Rf3 Qe5
30...Ng4 31.Qxd5+ Kh8 32.Nd3 Qxc2 33.Ra1 Qc7 34.Qh5 Rxf3 35.gxf3 Nf6 36.Qa5 Qb7 37.Qf5=
31.Nd3 Qc3 32.h3 h6= 33.Ne1 Qc5 34.Nd3 Qxc2 35.Qxc2 Rxc2 36.Nxb4 Rb2 37.Rd6 Rb8 38.Nxd5
Nxd5 39.Rxd5 R2xb3 40.Rxb3 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

75. ** B90
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775) - Kulaots, Kaido (2560)
Dortmund 141/75, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5 8.g3 Be7 9.Bg2 Be6
9...b5 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Ra7 12.Be3 Rb7

508
13.a3N

(13.O-O - 122/(73)) 13...Nd7!? - 141/(75) (13...Qc7N 14.Qd2 Nd7 15.Nc3 Nf6 16.Bg5 Be6 17.f4

509
17...Ng8?! (17...Qc5 18.f5 Bd7 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nd5 Bd8∞) 18.h4 (18.f5 Bxg5 19.Qxg5 f6 20.Qd2 Bf7
21.O-O-O Rb6 22.g4±) 18...f6 19.f5 fxg5 20.fxe6 g4 21.O-O² Alekseenko, K (2668) -Sarana,A (2655)
Russia (ch) 141/(75) 2019) 14.O-O Nf6 (14...Nb6 15.Qd3 Nc4=) 15.Qc6+ Qd7 16.Qxd7+ 1/2 (16)
Galanov,S-Mashchenko,V corr 141/ (75) 2018
10.a4 Nbd7 11.O-O O-O
11...Rc8 - 129/75
12.Be3 Qc7 13.b3

13...Rfc8N
13...Rfd8
14.a5 b5 15.axb6 Nxb6 16.Ra2 a5„ 17.Qa1

510
17.Qd2 a4 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.Nxa4 Qb7 20.Nec3 Qb4 21.Rd1 Bd7 22.Qe3 Bd8©
17...Nbd7
17...a4! 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.Rxa4 (19.Nxa4 Qb7 20.Nec3 Bd7 21.Re1 g6©) 19...Qc6 20.Rxa8 Rxa8
21.Qd1 Rc8 22.Qd3 Bd8 23.Rc1 (23.Rd1 Ba5³) 23...Bb6©
18.Nb5 Qb8 19.c4² Bd8 20.Rd1 Ne8
20...Ra6 21.Nec3 Nc5 22.Qb1²
21.Nec3 Bb6 22.Bxb6 Qxb6 23.Bf1
23.Na4 Qc6 24.Rd3²
23...Nc5 24.Na4 Nxa4 25.Rxa4 h4 26.g4 Bd7?!

26...Qd8 27.Ra3 Rc6 28.Qc3 Rca6 29.Qe3²

27.b4!± Bxb5?!

511
27...Qb7 28.Rxa5±
28.bxa5!
28.cxb5? Rc2+-
28...Rxa5
28...Bxa4 29.axb6 Bxd1 30.b7+-
29.Rxa5 Bxc4 30.Rb1+- Qd8 31.Bxc4 Rxc4 32.Qa2 Rc7 33.Ra8 Rc8 34.Ra7
34.Rxc8 Qxc8 35.Qd5
34...Rc7 35.Rbb7 Rxb7 36.Rxb7 Qf6 37.Qa4
37.Qa8 Kf8 38.Kg2
37...Qe6 38.Rb8 Kf8 39.g5 Qe7 40.Kh2 Qe6 41.Qa8 Qd7 42.Rb7 Qe6 43.Qd8 g6 44.Ra7 Kg7 45.Re7
Qa2 46.Kg2 Qc4 47.Rxe8 Qxe4+ 48.Kh2 Qf4+ 49.Kg1 1-0

76. * B90
Le, Quang Liem (2694) - Xiong, Jeffery (2684)
Saint Louis 141/76, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 Qc7 9.Bb3 Be6 10.O-O
O-O 11.Nh4 g6 12.Bh6 Rd8
12...Re8 13.Nf3 Nbd7

14.Re1N (14.Ng5 - 121/70) 14...Rac8 15.Re2 b5 16.a3 Nc5 17.Bg5 Nxb3 18.cxb3 Nh5 19.Rd2 Red8
20.Bh6 Nf6 21.Bg5 Nh5 22.Bh6 Nf6 23.Bg5 Nh5 24.Bh6 Nf6 25.Bg5 Nh5 1/2 (25) Buhmann,R (2573)-
Keymer,V (2521) Magdeburg 141/(76) 2019
13.Nf3 Bc4

512
14.Ng5N
14.Bxc4
14...Bf8
14...Bxb3 15.axb3 Nc6 16.f4 (16.Nf3 Nb4 17.Qe2 Rac8∞) 16...Nb4 17.Kh1 (17.f5 d5 18.fxg6 hxg6
19.exd5 Nbxd5 20.Qf3 Qc6∞) 17...d5 18.fxe5 dxe4 19.Qe2 Qxe5 20.Rae1 Nbd5 (20...e3 21.Qc4 Nbd5
22.Nxf7! (22.Nxd5 Rxd5 23.Nf3 Qd6 24.Bxe3 Bf8∞) 22...Kxf7 23.Rxe3 Qd6 24.Rd3 Kg8 25.Nxd5
Nxd5 26.Rfd1 Qe5 27.Rxd5 Rxd5 28.Qxd5+ Qxd5 29.Rxd5 Bf6 30.c3 Re8 31.Bd2±) 21.Ncxe4ƒ
15.Bxf8
15.Bxc4 Qxc4 16.Bxf8 Kxf8 - 15. Bf8
15...Kxf8?!
15...Bxb3 16.axb3 (16.Bh6 Bc4 17.Re1 Nc6 18.b3 Be6 19.Qf3 Qe7∞) 16...Rxf8 17.Qd2 Nc6 18.f4²
16.Bxc4 Qxc4

513
17.f4! exf4 18.Kh1! Qc5?
18...h6 19.Rxf4 Nbd7 20.Qxd6+ Kg7 21.Nxf7! Qxf7 22.e5±
19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 h6

21.Nxf7!+- Kxf7 22.Rxf4+ Kg7

22...Ke7 23.Re4+ Kd7 24.Qg4+ Kc7 25.Rc4
23.Qe2 Qc7 24.Raf1 Nc6 25.dxc6 bxc6 26.Qe6 Rf8 27.Rf6 1-0

77. * B90
Karjakin, Sergey (2748) - Giri, Anish (2779)
Riga (m/3-rapid) 141/77, 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 9.Ng3 Bg4

9...Be6 - 140/86

514
10.Be2N
10.Qe1 Nbd7 11.h3 Be6 12.Be3 b5 13.a3 Qc7 14.Rd1 Nb6 15.b3 Rfc8 16.Nce2 d5=
10...Be6
10...Bxe2 11.Qxe2 g6 12.a4 Nbd7 13.a5 Rc8 14.Be3²
11.Be3 g6

11...Nbd7 12.Nd5 Bxd5 (12...Nc5 13.Bxc5 dxc5 14.c4²) 13.exd5 g6 14.Bh6 (14.c4 Ne8 15.Qd2 f5
16.Bh6 Rf7 (16...Ng7∞) 17.Rac1 Nef6ƒ) 14...Re8 15.c4²
12.a4

12.Bh6N Re8 13.Qd2 Kh8 (13...d5!?) 14.Rfd1 Nbd7 15.a4 Qa5 16.Qe1 Rac8 17.Bd2 Qc7 18.Bf3 Nb8=
Vuckovic,B (2581) -Radovic,J (2430) Srbija 141/(77) 2019
12...Nbd7

515
12...h5 13.Re1 h4 14.Nf1 h3 15.g3 Nbd7 16.a5 Rc8 17.f3 Nh5 18.Bf2 f5 19.Ne3 f4 20.Ned5ƒ; 12...d5!
13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Bf3 (15.c4 Bc6 (15...Be6 16.Qb3 Qc8 17.Ne4 Nc6∞) 16.Qc2 Nd7
17.Rfd1 Qa5∞) 15...Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Nc6 17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Ne4 Rfe8 19.Nf6+ Bxf6 20.Qxf6 Re6 21.Qf3
Rd8=
13.Qd2 Rc8 14.a5 Re8 15.Nd5
15.f4 exf4 16.Rxf4 Bf8∞
15...Bxd5 16.exd5 Nc5?!
16...h5 17.f3 (17.c4 Ng4∞) 17...Nh7 18.Bd3 h4 (18...Nc5∞) 19.Ne4 f5 20.Nf2 Bg5„
17.f3 h5
17...e4 18.f4! Bf8 19.b4 Ncd7 20.c4 Bg7 21.Rac1±
18.b4 Ncd7 19.c4² h4?!
19...e4 20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.fxe4 Bf6 22.Bd4 Bg5 (22...Rxe4 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 24.Bd3 Re5 25.Qf4 Kg7
26.Rf3±) 23.Qc2 Qe7 24.Bd3±; 19...Nh7 20.Bd3 h4 21.Ne4 f5 22.Nf2 Ng5 23.Rae1²
20.Ne4 h3 21.g3
21.gxh3!?
21...Nxe4 22.fxe4 Nf6 23.Qd3± Qd7 24.Rac1 Ng4 25.Bb6
25.Bd2! Rf8 26.Qf3 f5 27.Bd3 f4 28.Be2±
25...Bg5 26.Rc3 Rf8 27.c5 dxc5
27...Be3+ 28.Kh1 Nf2+ 29.Rxf2 Bxf2 30.c6 bxc6 31.dxc6 Rxc6 32.Bxf2±
28.Bxc5
28.Qf3 f5 29.bxc5 Nf6 30.c6! bxc6 31.Bxa6± (31.dxc6 Rxc6 32.Rxc6 Qxc6 33.exf5±)
28...Rxc5 29.bxc5 Be3+ 30.Kh1 Nf2+ 31.Rxf2 Bxf2

516
32.c6
32.Rc1! Rc8 33.c6 bxc6 34.dxc6 Qxd3 35.Bxd3 Rc7 36.Bxa6±
32...bxc6 33.dxc6 Qc7?!
33...Qxd3 34.Rxd3 Rc8 35.Rd6 Rc7 36.Bxa6 Be1 37.Bc4 Bxa5 38.Rxg6+ Kh7 39.Rd6±
34.Rc1 Bd4 35.Qxa6 Rb8 36.Bg4
36.Qc4+-
36...Bc3 37.Bxh3 Bxa5 38.Bd7 Kg7 39.Rf1 Rf8 40.Rb1+- Qd8 41.Kg2 Bc7 42.Rb7 Bd6 43.Qd3 Bb8
44.Qd5 Bc7 45.h4 Rh8 46.Be6! 1-0

78. B90
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar (2642) - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes (2619)
Saint Louis 141/78, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.a4 Be7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O
Nbd7 11.Nd2 b6 12.Bc4
12.g4 - 123/80
12...Bb7 13.Qe2 h6 14.Rfd1 Rfc8 15.f3 Nc5

517
16.Kh1N
16.Bf2
16...Qd8 17.Ba2 Ncd7 18.Nc4 Rc6 19.Bb3 Rb8 20.Rd2
20.a5!? b5 21.Nb6 Nc5 22.Bd5 Nxd5 23.Ncxd5±
20...Bc8 21.Rad1 Qf8 22.Qf2
22.Na2! b5 (22...a5 23.Nc3±) 23.Na5 Rc7 24.axb5 axb5 25.Nb4 Nc5 26.Nac6 Rb6 27.Nxe7+ Qxe7
28.c3±
22...Nc5

23.Bxc5! bxc5 24.Na5

24.Qe2 Rb4 25.Ne3 Rd4 26.Bc4 Qd8 27.b3²
24...Rcb6 25.Nc4 Rc6 26.a5 Be6 27.Ba4 Rc7 28.Qf1

518
28.Nxd6?! Rxb2 29.Nf5 Bxf5 30.exf5 c4³; 28.Qe2 Rb4 29.Bb3 Qb8∞
28...Rb4! 29.Nxd6?!
29.Bb3 Qb8„
29...c4³ 30.f4
30.Nf5 Bxf5 31.exf5 Rxb2 32.Qe2 Rc5³
30...Ng4
30...exf4!? 31.Qxf4 Rc5 32.Nf5 Bxf5 33.exf5 Qc8
31.f5?
31.Qf3 exf4 32.Nf5 Bxf5 33.Qxf4 Qb8! 34.Nd5 Bg5 35.Nxb4 Bxf4 36.Rd8+ Kh7 37.Rxb8 Nf2+
38.Kg1 Nxd1 39.exf5 Rc5³
31...Ne3-+ 32.Qf3 Nxd1 33.Qxd1
33.Rxd1 Bxd6 34.fxe6 fxe6 35.Qg4 Rf7 36.Qxe6 Kh7
33...Bg5! 34.fxe6 Bxd2 35.Qxd2
35.exf7+ Rxf7 36.Nxf7 Bxc3
35...fxe6 36.h3 Rxa4
36...Rxb2
37.Nxa4 Rd7 38.Qe2 Rxd6 39.Nb6 Qf4 40.Nxc4 Rd4 0-1

79. B90
Fedoseev, Vladimir (2671) - Matlakov, Maxim (2710)
Russia (ch) 141/79, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5 8.g3 Be6 9.Bg2 b5 10.Bd2

519
10.a4 - 133/88
10...Be7

11.a4N
11.Nc1; 11.O-O
11...b4 12.Nd5 Bxd5
12...a5!? 13.c3 (13.Nxe7 Qxe7 14.O-O O-O 15.Bg5 Nbd7∞) 13...Na6 14.cxb4 Nxb4 15.Nxb4 axb4
16.Bxb4 Qb8 17.Bd2 Qxb2∞
13.exd5 a5 14.c3 Na6 15.O-O O-O 16.cxb4
16.Be3 Nd7 17.f4 Rc8∞
16...axb4
16...Nxb4 17.Bxb4 (17.Nc3 h4 18.g4 Rc8∞) 17...axb4 18.Nc1 h4∞
17.Nc1 h4 18.Kh2
18.gxh4 Nc5 19.Bxb4 Qb6 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Nd3 Qd4©
18...Nd7
18...Nc5!? 19.Bxb4 Qb6 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Nb3 (21.Na2 Qa5 22.b3 Rfc8©) 21...Qb4©
19.Nd3 Rb8∞ 20.Rc1 Ndc5 21.Nxc5 Nxc5 22.Rc4 b3 23.Be3

520
23...Qd7! 24.Bxc5 dxc5 25.d6
25.Qe2 Rb6! 26.a5 (26.Qxe5?! Bf6 27.Qe2 Re8 28.Qd2 Bd4 29.g4 Rbe6!³) 26...hxg3+ 27.fxg3 Rg6©
25...Bf6 26.Rxc5 Qxa4 27.Qe2 Rbc8 28.Rc7
28.Rfc1 Rxc5 29.Rxc5 Rd8 30.Rd5 Qb4 31.d7 hxg3+ 32.fxg3 Qe7 33.Qd3 e4 34.Bxe4 Bxb2=
28...Rxc7 29.dxc7 Rc8 30.Rc1 Qd7 31.Qc4 hxg3+ 32.fxg3

32...e4!= 33.Qxb3
33.Bxe4 Bxb2 34.Rf1 Rxc7 35.Qxb3
33...Rxc7
33...Be5 34.Rc2 Rxc7 35.Bxe4 g6
34.Qb8+ Bd8 35.Rxc7 Qxc7 36.Qxc7 Bxc7 37.Bxe4 Bd6 38.Kg2 g6 39.g4 g5 40.Kf3 Kf8 41.Bf5 Ke7
42.Ke4 f6 43.Kd5 Bb4 44.Kc4 Be1 45.Kd5 1/2-1/2

521
 80. * B91
Le, Quang Liem (2694) - Firouzja, Alireza (2682)
Xingtai 141/80, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3!?

4.d4
4...Nf6 5.Bg2 g6 6.O-O
6.e5 dxe5 7.Nxe5 Ra7∞
6...Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.h3 Nc6
9...Qc7 - 18/489
10.Be3
10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.e5? dxe5 12.Bxc6 Bxh3µ
10...Nd7!?

10...Bd7 11.Nde2 b5 12.Nd5 Rb8 13.c3 b4 (13...Ne8!?) 14.c4

522
(14.b3! bxc3 15.Ndxc3 Qa5 16.Qd2±) 14...e6N (14...Na5) 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.Rb1 Ne5 17.b3²
Vitiugov,N (2734)-Artemiev,V (2754) Russia 141/(80) 2019
11.a4!?N
11.b3 Rb8∞; 11.Kh2 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 b5∞
11...Bxd4?
11...Rb8 12.Kh2 Re8 13.Qd2²
12.Bxd4 Nxd4 13.Qxd4± b6 14.Rad1 Bb7 15.f4 f6? [×e6]
15...Ra7!? 16.h4 (16.Rfe1!?) 16...Bc6 17.Rd2 Qc7 18.Re1±
16.h4!?
16.Rfe1!?
16...a5?! [×b5]
16...Qc7 17.Rfe1 Rfd8 18.Qd2±
17.Rfe1 Rc8

523
17...Qc7!?
18.Bh3! Rc5 19.Qe3 Nb8 20.Nd5 Bxd5
20...Bc6 21.Rd2 Kh8 22.c3±
21.exd5 f5
21...Rxc2 22.h5! (22.Rc1!? Rxc1 23.Be6+ Kg7 24.Rxc1 Nd7 25.Rc6 h5 26.Kg2+-) 22...Rc7 23.Rc1 f5
24.Qe6+ Kg7 25.Rxc7 Qxc7 26.Qxe7+ Rf7 27.Qxc7 Rxc7 28.Bf1 gxh5 29.Re6 Nd7 30.Rxd6+-
22.c3! Nd7
22...Rf7 23.h5! gxh5 24.Qf3±
23.Qxe7 Nf6 24.Bf1! Qb8?!
24...Re8 25.Qxd8 Rxd8 26.Bb5 Rc7 27.Kg2 Kf7 28.Rd3 Ng4±
25.Qe3
25.Bb5 Rf7 26.Qe3 Ne4 27.Re2!+-
25...Kg7
25...Re8 26.Qd4 Kg7 27.Bc4+-
26.Bb5 [×c6, d7, e6] 26...Kh6 27.Bc6
27.h5!? Qc7 28.hxg6 hxg6 29.Bc6+-
27...Rc4 28.Rd4 Rc5
28...Rxd4 29.Qxd4 Qd8 30.Kg2 Kg7 31.Bb5 Kg8 32.Qc4 Ne4 33.Qc6 Nc5 34.b4 Ne4 35.Bd3 Re8
36.Bxe4 fxe4 37.Re3+-
29.Qd3
29.b4 Rxc6 30.dxc6 Re8 31.Qd2+-

524
29...Ne4 30.g4
30.h5!?
30...Qc8 31.g5+
31.h5!?
31...Kg7 32.Kh2
32.h5 gxh5 33.Re2 Kh8 34.Rh2+-
32...h6

32...h5 33.Qh3 Qc7 34.Qf3+-

33.Rdxe4! fxe4 34.Qd4+ Kh7 35.Rxe4 Qf5 36.Kg3! Rf7 37.Re8 Rg7 38.Qe4! Qf7
38...Qxe4 39.Rxe4 hxg5 40.hxg5 Kh8 41.Re8+ Rg8 42.Re6+- ×d6, g6
39.Re6+- [×d6, g6]
39.h5!+-
1-0

81. * !N B92
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR (2607) - Can, Emre (2593)
Abu Dhabi 141/81, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.a4 h6 10.Be3
Ng4 11.Bc1 Ngf6 12.O-O Nc5 13.Nd2 Be6
13...O-O - 138/108
14.b3 Qc7 15.Bb2 O-O 16.Bf3

525
16...b6!N
16...Rad8 - 141/(81) 17.Re1 Rfe8 18.Nf1 d5 19.exd5 e4 20.Nxe4 Ncxe4 21.Bxe4 Nxe4 22.Rxe4 Bxd5
(22...Rxd5 23.Qe2 Qc6 24.c4 Rd7 25.Rd4²) 23.Qg4 Bg5 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Qd4 Bf6 26.Qxd5 Bxb2
27.Rd1 Qxc2 28.Rd2

28...Qb1 (28...Qc1 29.Qxb7 Bc3 30.Qc6 Re6 31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.Qc4 Qb2 33.Rd3 Rf6 34.Rf3 Rxf3 35.gxf3
Bd4 36.Ne3²) 29.Qxb7 a5 30.Qb5 Re1 31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.Rd7± Karthikeyan,M (2612) -Volokitin,A
(2636) Abu Dhabi 141/(81) 2019 16...Rfd8
17.Qe2 Bd7! 18.Nc4 Ne6 19.Ne3
19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Ng5 21.Ba3 Rae8 22.Bg4 Bxg4 23.Qxg4 f5 24.Qd1 Ne4„
19...Nd4 20.Qd1 Bc6= 21.Ncd5 Nxf3+ 22.Qxf3 Nxd5 23.exd5 Bd7 24.Nf5
24.c4?! f5ƒ
24...Bxf5 25.Qxf5 b5 26.f4

526
26...Qc5+
26...exf4 27.axb5 axb5 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Rxf4 Bg5 30.Rf1 Re8=
27.Kh1 Qxd5 28.fxe5
28.fxe5 dxe5 29.Rfd1 Qc5 30.Qxe5 Qxe5 31.Bxe5=
1/2-1/2

82. B92
Dastan, Batuhan Muhammed (2565) - Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2571)
Turkiye 141/82, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Qd3 O-O 9.O-O Be6 10.Nd5
Nxd5 11.exd5 Bc8 12.Be3
12.f4 - 124/78
12...Nd7 13.c4 a5 14.Kh1

527
14...Bg5N
14...a4 15.Nd2 f5 16.f4 e4 17.Qa3 Nf6 18.Nb3 Bd7 19.Nd4²
15.Rac1
15.f4 exf4 16.Bxf4 Bxf4 17.Rxf4 Ne5 18.Qg3 Bd7„
15...b6
15...a4 16.Nd2 f5∞
16.Bg4 Bxe3 17.fxe3

17...Nc5
17...Qg5! 18.Bxd7 Bxd7 19.Nd2 f5 20.b3 Qh5ƒ
18.Nxc5 bxc5
18...Bxg4 19.Na4 Bd7 20.Nc3 f5 21.b3∞
19.Bxc8 Rxc8 20.e4 Qg5 21.Rc2 a4 22.Qh3 Qe7 23.Rc3 Rb8 24.b3 axb3 25.axb3 Ra8 26.Rcf3 Ra2
27.Qg4 Rfa8 28.Qf5 f6 29.h4 R2a7 30.h5 Qd7
30...h6 31.Rb1 Rb7 32.Kh2=
31.Qxd7 Rxd7 32.h6 Rf7
32...Rf8 33.hxg7 Kxg7 34.Kh2 Ra7 35.Rg3+ Kf7 36.Rh3 Kg7=
33.Kh2 Raf8 34.hxg7 Kxg7 35.Rf5 Ra8 36.R1f3 Ra2 37.Kh3 Re2 38.Rg3+ Kf8 39.Rg4 Re3+ 40.Rf3
Rxf3+ 41.gxf3 Rb7 42.Rh4 Kg7 43.Rg4+ Kf7 44.Rh4 Rxb3 45.Kg3 Kg7 46.Rg4+ Kh8 47.Rh4 Kg7
47...Rc3 48.Kg4 Kg7 49.Kf5 Rxf3+ 50.Ke6 Rf4 51.Rh1 Rxe4 52.Kxd6 Rxc4 53.Ke7 Kg6 54.d6 Rd4
55.d7 e4 56.d8=Q Rxd8 57.Kxd8 Kf5 58.Rxh7 e3 59.Kd7 Ke4 60.Kc6 e2 61.Re7+ Kf3 62.Kxc5=
48.Rg4+ Kf8 49.Rh4 1/2-1/2

528
 83. B92
Paul, Rabindra (1876) - Gormally, Daniel (2498)
Scotland (ch) 141/83, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 Nc6 7.Be2 e5 8.Nb3 Be6 9.O-O
9.Bg5 - 88/232
9...Be7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Kh1 Rc8 12.f4 Nb4 13.Bf3

13...exf4?
13...d5! 14.fxe5 (14.exd5 Nfxd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 (15...Bxd5!) 16.Bxd5 Qxd5³) 14...Nxe4 15.Nd4
(15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Bxe4 Qxd1 17.Raxd1 Nxc2 18.Bxc2 Rxc2 19.Nd4 Rxb2 20.Nxe6 fxe6; 15.Bd4 -
28/(461)) 15...Nxc3 16.bxc3 Rxc3 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Bd2 Rc4! 19.Be2 Re4³
14.Bxf4 Nd7N
14...d5
15.Nd4 Bc4 16.Nf5!
16.Rf2!?
16...Bxf1?

529
16...Ne5 17.Rf2 Be6 (17...Re8 18.Rd2 Bf8 19.Nxd6) 18.Rd2∞
17.Nxe7+!
17.Qd4 Bf6 18.Qxb4 Bc4 19.Nxd6 a5 20.Qa3 Be7 21.e5 Be6=
17...Qxe7 18.Bxd6 Qe8 19.Bxb4 Bc4 20.Bg4
20.Bxf8 Nxf8 21.Qd2²
20...f5?!
20...Rd8 21.Bxf8 Nxf8²
21.Bxf8
21.exf5!? Rf6 22.Qd2©
21...fxg4 22.Bd6 Qg6 23.Qd4! h6 24.Re1 Kh7 25.e5 Be6 26.Qe4?
26.Qa7 Qxc2 27.Qxb7 Rc4³; 26.Qf2!?²
26...Qxe4 27.Rxe4 Nb6 28.Rb4 Nd5!= 29.Nxd5 Rxc2 30.Kg1 Bxd5 31.Rxg4 Rxb2 32.Bf8!† g6

530
32...g5 33.e6 (33.h4!?) 33...Bxe6 34.Rb4=
33.e6! Bxe6
33...Re2 34.e7 Bc6 35.Kf1 Re5 36.Rd4 g5 37.Kf2 h5 38.Rd6 Kg8=
34.Rb4 Rxb4 1/2-1/2

84. *** !N B92

Hovhannisyan, Robert (2630) - Firouzja, Alireza (2669)
Reykjavik 141/84, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.O-O
O-O 11.Nd5 Nd7 12.Bc4 Rc8 13.Qe2
13.Bb3 Nc5 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Qxd6 Bxb3 16.Qxf6 gxf6 17.axb3 Nxe4 18.Rfe1

18...Ng5N (18...Nd6 - 134/(79)) 19.Nxg5 fxg5 20.Rxe5 Rxc2 21.Rxg5+ Kh8 22.Rf5 Rxb2 23.Rf3 Kg7
24.g4 Rd8 25.Ra5 h6 26.g5 1/2 (26) Jakovenko,D (2704) -Saric,I (2680) Poikovsky 141/(84) 2019

531
13...Nb6 14.Nxb6 Qxb6

15.Bb3 Qc6
15...Rc5N

16.Rfd1 - 141/(84) (16.Rad1N a5 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.c3 Be7 19.Rd3 Qb5 20.Rfd1 Qa4 21.b3 Qa3 22.h4 h6
23.g3 b5∞ Klekowski,M (2506) -Asgari,M (2248) Ordu 141/(84) 2019) 16...Be7 17.Ne1 a5 18.Qe3 Qc7
19.c3 Rb5 20.Bxe6 fxe6∞ Van den Doel,E (2610) -Rakotomaharo,F (2409) Praha (open) 141/(84) 2019
15...a5
16.c3

532
16...d5!N
16...Rfd8
17.exd5 Bxd5 18.Bxd5 Qxd5= 19.Rfd1 Qc6
19...Qe6=
20.Rd2 Rfe8
20...Rcd8 21.Rad1 Rxd2 22.Nxd2 g6=
21.Rad1 Qa4 22.b3 Qf4
22...Qa5 23.c4 e4 24.Rd5 Qc3 25.Nd4 g6∞
23.g3 Qf5
23...Qg4 24.c4 b5=
24.c4 h5

533
25.Ne1
25.Rd5 h4„
25...h4 26.Ng2 hxg3 27.hxg3 Bg5 28.Ne3 Bxe3 29.Qxe3 Re6 30.Rd5 Rce8 31.Qd3 Qg4
31...Qg4 32.Rd8 Rxd8 33.Qxd8+ Kh7 34.Qd7 Qh5 35.Qd5=
1/2-1/2

85. B96
Sevian, Samuel (2677) - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes (2619)
Saint Louis 141/85, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qf3
9.Be2 - 133/98
9...Nc6 10.O-O-O Nxd4 11.Rxd4 b5 12.Be2 Bb7

13.f5N
13.Qh3
13...Qc5 14.Rhd1 e5 15.R4d3 Rc8 16.a3 h5
16...a5 17.Rd5! Bxd5 18.Rxd5 Bh6+ 19.Kb1 Qg1+ 20.Rd1 Qe3 21.Bxb5+ Kf8 22.Qxe3 Bxe3 23.Nd5±
17.Kb1 h4 18.Bf1 Be7
18...b4 19.axb4 Qxb4 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5 Rb8 22.b3 a5 23.Qd3 Be7 (23...a4?! 24.Qa6! axb3
25.Bb5++-) 24.Qc4²
19.Qe2 Kd7 20.Rh3 Bd8 21.Nd5± Qa7
21...Qc4 22.Rhd3 Ke8 23.Nc3 Be7 24.Qe3±
22.Qd2 Ke8 23.Qe1 Rc5 24.Nc3

534
24.Rxh4 Rxh4 25.Qxh4 Bxd5 26.exd5
24...Ke7 25.Rxh4?!
25.g4 Qb8 26.Qd2±
25...Rxh4 26.Qxh4 Ba5 27.Na2
27.Nd5+! Bxd5 28.exd5 Rc8 29.Qg3 Qc5 30.c3 Bb6 31.Qf3²
27...Rc8© 28.c3?!
28.Be2 Qc5 29.c3 Qe3 30.Bf3 Rc4 31.Re1 Qd3+ 32.Ka1 Bxc3 33.bxc3 Rxc3 34.Nxc3 Qxc3+ 35.Kb1
Qb3+=; 28.Bd3 Qe3 29.Nc1 Bb6 30.Ne2 Rg8©
28...Qe3 29.Bd3 Rg8³ 30.g3 Qf3! 31.Bc2 Rg4 32.Qh6 Rxe4
32...Bxe4 33.Qd2 Bxc2+ 34.Qxc2 Re4
33.Nc1 Rc4
33...Re3! 34.Rf1 Qxf1 35.Qxe3 Qf3µ
34.Nb3 Bb6 35.Qd2 d5 36.Re1 Qg4
36...Qf2 37.Qxf2 Bxf2 38.Rf1 Bb6
37.Qh6 Bf2?!
37...e4 38.Bd3 (38.Nd2 Rc8µ) 38...Rc8 39.Qd2 Qxf5 40.Nd4 Bxd4 41.cxd4 Kf8µ
38.Rf1?
38.Bd1 Qxf5+ 39.Bc2 Qe6 40.Rf1 Qb6³
38...Qe2 39.Qh3

39.Qc1 Bb6 40.Nd2 Rc8-+

535
39...d4!-+ 40.Na5?!
40.Nc1 Qe3 41.Nd3 Be4 42.Rd1 dxc3-+
40...Bd5
40...dxc3 41.Nxc4 bxc4 42.bxc3 Bc5 43.Rd1 Be4; 40...Be4 41.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 42.Ka2 dxc3 43.Rxf2 c2
41.g4 Be3 42.Bd1 Qd2
42...Be4+ 43.Ka2 Qd3 44.Bf3 dxc3 45.Nxc4 Qxc4+ 46.b3 Qd5 47.Qg2 Bxf3 48.Rxf3 c2-+
43.Nb3 Be4+ 44.Ka2 Qd3 45.Bf3 Rxc3!
45...dxc3 46.Bxe4 Rxe4
46.Bxe4
46.bxc3 Qc2+ 47.Ka1 Qxb3
46...Qxe4 47.g5 Qc2 48.gxf6+ Kd7 49.Na1 Rxa3+! 50.Kxa3 Qa4# 0-1

86. * B96
Wei, Yi (2737) - Lu, Shanglei (2619)
Changsha 141/86, 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
9.Qd3 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.f5 Be7 12.fxe6 Bxe6 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.e5 dxe5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Be2 e4
17.Qc4 (17.Bh5+ - 123/89) 17...Nd7 18.Nxe4 Qa5+ 19.c3

19...Qd5N (19...f5 20.Nf2 Qe5 21.Rxb7 Nc5 22.Nd3 Nxd3+ 23.Qxd3 Rh7 24.Rb3 Rg7 25.O-O=) 20.O-
O (20.Qxd5 exd5 21.Bh5+ Kd8 22.Ng3 b5 23.Rd1 Nb6 24.Bf3 Bd6 25.Bxd5 Nxd5 26.Rxd5 Kc7=)
20...Qxc4 21.Bxc4 f5 22.Ng3 Nc5 23.Rfe1 O-O-O 24.Nxf5

536
(24.Bxe6+ Nxe6 25.Rxe6 Bc5+ 26.Kh1 Rd5=) 24...exf5 (24...Bf6! 25.Bxe6+ Kc7 26.Nd4 (26.Re3 Rhe8
27.Bf7 Rf8 28.Bb3 Bxc3 29.Rxc3 Rxf5=) 26...Rxd4 27.cxd4 Bxd4+ 28.Kh1 Nd3 29.Rf1 Nf2+ 30.Rxf2
Bxf2=) 25.Rxe7 Rhe8 26.Rxe8 Rxe8 27.Bd5 (27.Rb6 Re1+ 28.Kf2 Re4 29.Bd5 Rh4 30.Kg1²) 27...Kc7=
28.h3 Re5 29.Bf3 b5 30.c4 Kb6 1/2 (30) Asadli,V (2502)-Yilmaz,M (2618) Turkiye 141/(86) 2019
9...Be7 10.Bf2 Qc7 11.Qf3 Nbd7 12.O-O-O b5 13.g4 Bb7 14.h4 Nc5 15.Bd3 d5
15...h5 - 134/84
16.e5 Nfe4 17.Be1 O-O-O

18.Kb1N
18.Qe3
18...Kb8
18...f6 19.exf6 Bxf6 20.Qe3 (20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Qe3 e5 22.fxe5 Bxe5 23.Rf1²) 20...e5 21.fxe5 Bxe5
22.Rf1²

537
19.Qe3 h5
19...Rc8 20.h5 Rhe8∞
20.g5 g6 21.Bxe4 Nxe4
21...dxe4 22.Bf2 Na4 23.Nxa4 bxa4 24.Ne2 Bc6 25.Nc3²
22.Nxe4 dxe4

23.Bb4! Bd5
23...Bxb4 24.axb4 Bd5 25.b3 Rc8 26.Kb2 Rhd8 27.Ra1 Qb6 28.c3²
24.Bxe7 Qxe7 25.Ne2! Qa7
25...Rc8 26.Nc3 Rhd8 27.Rd4±
26.Rd4
26.Qxa7+ Kxa7 27.Nc3 Kb6 28.Rhe1 a5 29.Kc1 Bc6 30.Nxe4 Rxd1+ 31.Kxd1 Bxe4 32.Rxe4 Rd8+
33.Ke2 Kc5²
26...Rd7
26...Bc4 27.Rhd1 Rxd4 28.Nxd4 Bd5 29.c3²
27.Rhd1 Rhd8 28.c3 Bb3 29.R1d2
29.Rxd7! Rxd7 30.Qxa7+ Rxa7 31.Rd6 (31.Rd8+ Kc7 32.Rd4 Bd5 33.Ng3 e3 34.Kc2±) 31...Bc4
32.Nd4±
29...Bc4 30.Qxe4± Bxe2
30...Bd5 31.Qe3 Qb7 32.Ng3±
31.Rxd7 Rxd7 32.Qxe2 Rxd2 33.Qxd2 Qg1+ 34.Ka2 Qf1 35.Qd6+ Kb7 36.Qd7+ Kb6 37.Qd4+ Kb7
38.Kb3+- Qe2

538
38...a5 39.a4 bxa4+ 40.Kxa4 Qa1+ 41.Kb3+-
39.Qd7+ Kb6 40.Qd8+ Kb7 41.Qd4 Qf3 42.Qd7+ Kb6 43.Qd4+ Kb7 44.Kb4 Qc6 45.b3 f5 1-0

87. B96
Perunovic, Milos (2569) - Radovanovic, Mihajlo (2496)
Srbija 141/87, 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!? gxf6 12.Be2 h5 13.O-O Nd7 14.Kh1 Qc5
14...Nc5 - 26/504, B 97
15.Na4 Qc7
15...Qa3 16.Nb6 Nxb6

17.Rb3! (17.Rxb6 Qc5∞) 17...Qa4 (17...Qc5 18.Rc3 Nc4 (18...Qa5 19.Rxc8+ Rxc8 20.Qxa5+-) 19.Bxc4
Qb6 20.f5 e5 21.Ne2±; 17...Qxa2 18.Rxb6 Qa3 19.Nb3 Qb2 20.Rd1 Be7 21.Rxd6 Kf8 22.Rd4±)
18.Rxb6 Qa3 (18...Be7 19.Nb5±) 19.Nb3 h4 20.h3 Be7 21.f5 Qb2 (21...e5 22.Bc4±) 22.Bg4 Qe5 23.fxe6
fxe6 24.Nd4±
16.c4
16.f5 e5 17.Ne6 Qc6 (17...fxe6 18.fxe6 Nc5 19.Nb6 Bxe6 (19...Rb8? 20.Nd5 Qg7 21.Bxh5+ Rxh5
22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 (22...Kd8 23.Nxh5+-) 23.Rxf6+-) 20.Nxa8 Qf7 21.Rb4±) 18.Nxf8 Kxf8 19.Nc3 b5
20.Nd5©
16...h4 17.f5

539
17...Bh6??N
17...h3! 18.g3 (18.fxe6 hxg2+ 19.Kxg2 Nc5 20.Nb6 fxe6 21.h3 (21.Nxa8? Qg7+ 22.Kh1 Nxe4-+)
21...Qh7 22.Qe3 Rb8∞) 18...e5 19.Nc2 (19.Ne6 fxe6 20.fxe6 Nc5 21.Nb6 Bxe6 22.Nxa8 Qc6 23.Qa5
Kf7∞) 19...b5 20.Nc3 Bb7 21.Nb4 Bh6 22.Qb2 Nb6∞
18.Qd1 e5 19.Ne6 Qc6

¹19...fxe6 20.fxe6 Nc5 21.Nb6 Bxe6 22.Nxa8 Qe7 23.Nb6±

20.Nc3
20.Bh5! Rh7 (20...h3 21.Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.Qh5+ Ke7 23.Nc3+-; 20...Ke7 21.Nc3 fxe6 22.fxe6+-)
21.Nc3+-
20...Nc5
20...fxe6 21.fxe6 Nc5 22.Bh5+ Kd8 23.Rb6! Qxb6 24.e7+ Kd7 (24...Kxe7 25.Nd5++-) 25.Rxf6 Bg5
26.Nd5 Bxf6 27.e8=Q+ Rxe8 28.Nxb6++-

540
21.Bh5 Nxe6 22.fxe6 Bxe6 23.Rxf6 Kf8
23...O-O-O 24.Nd5 Kb8 (24...Bxd5 25.cxd5 Qc5 26.Rxh6+-) 25.Bxf7 Bxf7 26.Rxf7 Rd7 27.Nb4 Qc7
28.Rxd7 Qxd7 29.c5+-
24.Nd5
24.Bxf7 Bxf7 25.Qh5 Rh7 26.Rbf1 Qc7 (26...Qxc4 27.Nd5 Bf4 28.Rxf7++-) 27.Qg6 Rg7 28.Qxh6+-
24...Re8

25.Bxf7! Bxf7 26.Qh5 1-0

88. B96
Xiong, Jeffery (2691) - Donchenko, Alexander (2615)
Biel (open) 141/88, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.O-O-O Be7 10.g4
b5 11.a3
11.Bg2 - 25/(532)
11...Bb7 12.Bh4 h6

541
13.g5?!N
13.Bg2; 13.Kb1
13...hxg5 14.Bxg5

14...Rc8?
14...b4! 15.axb4 a5 16.Bxf6 (16.b5 a4 17.Qc4 Qb6µ; 16.Ndb5 Qb6 17.bxa5 Rxa5 18.h4 O-Oµ; 16.bxa5
Qxa5 17.Nb3 Qb6 18.Bg2 Nc5 19.Nxc5 Qxc5³) 16...Nxf6 17.bxa5 Rxa5 18.Nb3 Ra8 19.Bg2 e5!³
15.h4 Qa5?
15...Nc5 16.Bg2 Nh5 17.Rh3 f6 (17...g6 18.f5→) 18.Kb1 g6 (18...fxg5 19.hxg5 g6 20.Bf3 Bf8 21.Bxh5
gxh5 22.Rxh5 Rg8 23.f5±) 19.f5→
16.Rh3 Rxc3
16...b4 17.axb4 Qxb4 (17...Qa1+? 18.Nb1+- Bxe4 19.Ra3) 18.e5 dxe5 19.fxe5 Ng8 20.Ne4 Bxe4
21.Qxe4±

542
17.Rxc3 Nxe4 18.Re3 d5
18...Nxg5 19.hxg5+-
19.Bh3?!
19.Bxe7! Kxe7 20.Bg2 Ndf6 (20...Rxh4 21.Bxe4 dxe4 22.Rxe4! Bxe4 23.Qxe4+-) 21.Bxe4 dxe4
(21...Nxe4 22.Qg4+-) 22.f5 e5 23.Nb3 Qb6 24.Qd2+-
19...Qb6?!
19...Ndf6

20.Bg2 (20.Bxe6!? fxe6 21.Nxe6 b4! (21...Kf7?? 22.Bxf6 Bxf6 (22...gxf6 23.f5+-) 23.Rxe4! dxe4
24.Rd7++-) 22.Nxg7+ Kf7 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Rxe4 bxa3 25.Re7+ Bxe7 26.Qe6+ Kf8 27.Qf5+ Kg8
28.Qe6+=) 20...b4 21.Nb3 Qb5 22.axb4 Qxe2 23.Rxe2 Bxb4±
20.Bxe7 Kxe7

21.Qe1! g6 22.Qg1! Kf8

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22...Rxh4 23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.Rxe4 dxe4 25.Qg5+ Nf6 26.Qxh4+-; 22...Qd8 23.f5 gxf5 24.Bxf5 Rg8
(24...Ndf6 25.Bxe4 Nxe4 26.Rxe4 dxe4 27.Nc6+ Bxc6 28.Qg5+ f6 29.Qg7++-; 24...exf5 25.Nxf5+ Ke8
26.Rxe4+ dxe4 27.Qd4 Rh7 28.Nd6+ Kf8 29.Nxb7+-) 25.Qe1 exf5 26.Qb4+ Ke8 27.Nxf5+-
23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.Qxg6 Ndf6
24...Bc8 25.Rxe4 dxe4 26.Nxe6+ (26.h5+-) 26...Ke7 27.Qg7+ Kxe6 28.Qxh8 Qc5 29.b4+-
25.Rxe4 Nxe4 26.f5 Rxh4
26...Bc8 27.fxe6 Bxe6 28.Rf1+ Ke7 29.Qg7+ Kd6 30.Qxh8+-
27.fxe6 Qc7 28.Rf1+ Rf4 29.Qh6+ 1-0

89. !N B97
Mamedov, Rauf (2650) - Korobov, Anton (2687)
Poikovsky 141/89, 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
e5!?

10...Be7 - 140/95
11.Bxf6
11.Rb3 Qa5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nd5 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 Ra7 (14...Kd8 15.Nb6 Ra7 16.Ne2 Bh6+ 17.Kd1
Nd7 18.Nc3 Be3 19.Nxc8 Kxc8∞) 15.Ne2 (15.Nxf6+ Kd8 16.Ne2 Nd7 17.Nxd7 Bxd7 18.c4 Bh6+
19.Ke1 Bc6 20.Nc3 Be3∞) 15...Nd7 16.Nec3 Bh6+ 17.Kd1 O-O∞
11...gxf6 12.Nb3
12.Nd5 exd4 13.Nc7+ Kd8 14.Nxa8 Qxa2 15.Rd1 Nd7 16.Be2 (16.Qxd4 Qa5+ 17.Kf2 d5! 18.Qxd5
Qxd5 19.Rxd5 Bc5+ 20.Kf3 b5³) 16...b6 17.Qxd4 d5!ƒ
12...Nd7 13.Nd5

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13...Rb8!N
13...Qxa2? 14.Ra1 Qb2 15.Nc7+ Ke7 16.Nd5+ (16.Bc4) 16...Kd8 17.Be2 h5 18.Kf2+-
14.Nc7+ Kd8 15.Nd5 b6!∞
15...b5?! 16.Qa5+ Qxa5+ 17.Nxa5 Bb7 18.Nxb7+ Rxb7 19.a4²
16.Be2
16.Qc3 Be7 17.Qc6 (17.Qc7+?! Ke8 18.Bd3 Bd8³) 17...b5 18.Bd3 Rg8 19.O-O Ke8 20.Nc7+ Kd8
(20...Kf8∞) 21.Nd5=
16...h5
16...Bb7 17.Bh5 Bxd5 18.Qxd5 Qb4+ 19.Kf2 Rc8∞
17.Qc3 Ke8! 18.Qc6

18...Bb7!=

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18...Be7 19.Nxb6 Rxb6 (19...Qb4+ 20.Nd2 Qc5 21.Qxc5 Nxc5 22.Kf2²) 20.Qxc8+ Bd8 21.O-O²
19.Nxf6+
19.Qc3?! Rc8µ
19...Ke7 20.Nd5+
20.Qxd7+?! Kxf6 21.O-O Be7 22.Bd3 d5! 23.exd5 Rhd8 24.Qc7 Bxd5³
20...Ke8 21.Nf6+ Ke7 22.Nd5+ Ke8 23.Nf6+ 1/2-1/2

90. ** !N B97
Radjabov, Teimour (2759) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775)
Dortmund 141/90, 2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2
8.Nb3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 (9.Qf3 - 96/191) 9...Qc7 10.O-O-O Be7 11.g4 (11.Bd3 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6

13.Qe2N (13.a4) 13...b5 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7 16.Rhe1 Bb7 17.Be4 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 O-O 19.Nd4
Rac8µ Hector,J (2493) -Golubka,P (2479) Goeteborg 141/(90) 2019) 11...h6

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12.Bh4N (12.Bxf6) 12...g5 13.e5 (13.fxg5 Nxg4 14.Rg1 Nge5 15.Nd4 Ng6 16.Bf2 Bxg5 17.Be3 Bxe3
18.Qxe3 Nde5 19.Kb1 Bd7∞) 13...gxh4 14.exd6 Bxd6 15.Qxd6 Qxd6 16.Rxd6 Nxg4 17.Bg2 Ke7
18.Rd4

18...h3! 19.Bf1 (19.Bf3 Rg8 20.Na5 Rb8∞) 19...Ndf6 20.Rd2 Rd8 21.Re2 b6 22.Bxh3 Bb7 23.Rg1 Bf3
24.Ree1 Nxh2 25.f5 e5! 26.Rxe5+ Kf8 27.Re3 Bc6∞ Hector,J (2493)-Kulaots,K (2565) Lund 141/ (90)
2019
8...Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.f5 Be7 11.fxe6 Bxe6 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Bc4 Nbd7 14.Bxe6 Nc5 15.Bc4

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15...b5!N
15...Ncxe4?! - 140/95
16.O-O
16.Bd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Qxc3+ 18.Bd2 Qxc2 19.Qc6+ Kf7 20.Qd5+ Ke8=; 16.Bb3 Rc8!? (16...Ncxe4
17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Qd5 Qb4+ 19.c3 Qxc3+ 20.Kd1 Nf2+ 21.Ke2 Bxg5 22.Qxa8+ Kd7 23.Qb7+ Kd8=)
16...bxc4 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
17...gxf6 18.Nd5 Nxe4 19.Qd4 Qc5 20.Qxc5 Nxc5 (20...dxc5 21.Rbe1 Rd8 22.Nxe7 Kxe7 23.Rxe4+
Kf7 24.Rxc4²) 21.Rfe1²
18.Qxd6 Qxc3

19.e5! Qe3+ 20.Kh1 Ne4= 21.Qc6+

21.Qe6+ Kf8 22.Qc6 Kf7 - 21.Qc6
21...Kf7 22.exf6 gxf6 23.Qd7+ Kf8 24.g3

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24.Qf5 Re8 25.Rbe1 Qc5 26.Rxe4 Qxf5 27.Rxe8+ Kxe8 28.Rxf5 Kf7 29.Rc5 Rb8 30.Kg1 Rb2 31.Rxc4
Rxa2
24...Nf2+ 25.Kg2
25.Rxf2 Qxf2 26.Qd6+ Kg7 27.Qd7+ Kg6 28.Qg4+
25...Ne4 26.Rb7 Qd2+ 27.Qxd2 Nxd2 28.Rxf6+ Kg8 29.Rff7 h5 30.Rg7+ Kf8 31.Rgf7+ Kg8 32.Rg7+
Kf8 33.Rgf7+ 1/2-1/2

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C00-C24

91. C01
Delchev, Aleksander (2571) - Ramirez, Alejandro (2585)
Paleochora 141/91, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 Nc6

3...dxe4 - 135/94
4.c3!
4.Nf3 Nb4=
4...e5
4...dxe4 5.Bxe4 Nf6 6.Bf3 e5 7.Qe2!?
5.Nf3!

5...dxe4N
5...Bg4 6.Qb3; 5...exd4 6.O-O Be7 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.cxd4 Nf6 9.Nc3 Qd6 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Bf4 Nd5
12.Bg3 O-O 13.Rc1 a6 14.Nc3 Be6 15.Re1²
6.Bxe4 exd4 7.O-O Nf6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Re1+ Be7 10.Nxd4
10.Ne5 Qd6
10...c5

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11.Qa4+
11.Qf3!? ∆Qd5 12.Nb5 Qxf3 13.Nxc7+ Kf8 (13...Kd8 14.gxf3±) 14.gxf3 Rb8 15.c4²
11...Bd7 12.Nc6 O-O 13.Nxe7+
13.Bg5 Re8 14.Nd2 h6=
13...Qxe7 14.Rxe7 Bxa4 15.Na3
15.c4 Rfe8 16.Rxe8+ Rxe8 17.Bd2 Rd8
15...Nd5 16.Re1 Rad8 17.h3 Rfe8 18.Bd2 Nb4?!
18...Rxe1+ 19.Rxe1 Bc6²
19.Rxe8+ Bxe8 20.Be3 Nd3 21.Rd1 Rd7 22.b3 a6
¹22...f5 23.f4²
23.Kf1 Ne5 24.Rxd7 Nxd7 25.Bf4 c6 26.Nc4 f6 27.Ke2± g5 28.Bc7 Bg6 29.Na5 Kf7 30.f3 Bb1
31.Kd2 Ke6 32.a4 Nf8

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33.Nb7?!
33.Bb6 Nd7 34.Bc7 Nf8 35.c4 Kd7 36.Bb6 Ne6 37.Nb7 f5=; 33.Bd8! h6 34.c4±
33...Kd7 34.Bb6 Ne6 35.Nxc5+ Nxc5 36.Bxc5 h5 37.g3 Ke6 38.c4 f5 39.Be3 g4 40.fxg4 fxg4 41.h4
Be4 42.Kc3 Bf3 43.Kb4 Bd1 1/2-1/2

92. * C11
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2687) - Xu, Yinglun (2562)
Changsha 141/92, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 a6 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O b5
11.a3 Bb7 12.Nd1
12.Rad1!? Rc8 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Nd4 Qc7 15.Nxc6 Qxc6N (15...Bxc6) 16.Bd4 Ne4 17.Nxe4 dxe4
18.Qe3² Dominguez Perez,L (2750)-Ponomariov,R (2675) Hengshui (rapid) 141/(92) 2019
12...Qc7!?
12...cxd4 - 109/166
13.Nf2 Rac8 14.c3 Na5

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15.Qd1N
15.Qe1
15...cxd4
15...Nc4 16.Bc1 cxd4 17.cxd4²; 15...f5 16.Bd3 Nc4 17.Bc1²
16.Bxd4 Nc4 17.Bd3!? Nc5
17...Nxb2 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Qc2+ Kg8 20.Qxb2 Nc5 21.Rae1∞
18.Qc2 h6 19.Rfe1 a5?
19...Nxd3 20.Nxd3 Bc6 21.g4 Bd7 22.Qg2ƒ
20.f5 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 exf5
21...Nxb2? 22.Qc2 Na4 23.f6 Nxc3 (23...Bc5 24.Ng4 Bxd4+ 25.Nxd4 Qxc3 (25...Nxc3 26.Qf2 Ne4
27.Rxe4 dxe4 28.Qh4+-) 26.Qf2 Rc4 27.Rad1 Nb2 28.fxg7 Nxd1

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29.Nxe6!+-) 24.fxe7 Rfe8 25.Qxc3 Qxc3 26.Bxc3 Rxc3 27.Rac1 Rc4 28.Nd2 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Rxe7
30.Nd3±
22.Qxf5 Rce8?
22...Nxb2 23.Ng4 Bc5 24.Re3 Nc4 25.Ng5 hxg5 26.Nf6+ gxf6 27.Rh3+-; 22...Bc5 23.Ng4 Ra8 24.Qh5
23.Ng4+- Bc5

24.Ng5! hxg5
24...Bxd4+ 25.cxd4 hxg5 26.Qxg5 f6 27.exf6 Re4 28.Rxe4 dxe4 29.Rf1 Nd6 30.Rc1 Nc4 31.Qxb5
25.Qxg5 f5 26.exf6 1-0

93. ** C11
Ponkratov, Pavel (2638) - Sedlak, Nikola (2590)
Srbija 141/93, 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.Kb1 Nb6
13...Rb8 - 140/(107)
14.f5! exf5
14...d4 - 141/(93) 15.axb4 cxb4? (15...Qxb4 16.f6 dxc3 (16...gxf6? 17.Bxd4 cxd4 18.Nxd4 Nc4 19.Bxc4
Qxc4 20.Qh6+-) 17.Qxc3 Qxb5 (17...gxf6 18.Qxb4 cxb4 19.Bc6 Rb8 20.Bh6 Rd8 21.exf6 Bxf6
22.Rxd8+ Bxd8 23.Bf4±) 18.fxe7 Re8 19.Rd8 Bd7 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.Qxc5 Qe2²) 16.Nxd4N (16.Bxd4)
16...bxc3 17.Qe2! Bb7 (17...Qb4 18.Nb3 Qe4 19.f6 gxf6 20.Bd3 Qh4 21.g3 Qh3 22.Qf3 Nd5 23.exf6
Bxf6 24.Bf1+-) 18.Nb3 Qb4 19.Rd4+- Jackson,J (2388)-Moran,S (2165) Dublin 141/ (93) 2019
15.Qe2

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15...Rb8N
15...Bb7 - 141/ (93) 16.axb4 Qxb4 (16...cxb4 17.Na2 Nc4 18.Nd4+-) 17.Bd2+- Lou,Y (2489)-
Batsiashvili,N (2433) Changsha 141/(93) 2019
16.axb4 Qxb4
16...cxb4? 17.Nd4+-
17.Na2
17.Bc1 Be6 18.Na2 Qg4 (18...Qe4 19.Bg5 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 Qxe2 21.Bxe2±) 19.Ng5 Qxe2 20.Bxe2 Bd7
21.Nf3±
17...Qe4 18.Bg5 Bxg5 19.Nxg5 Qg4
19...Qxe2 20.Bxe2 d4 21.Rd2 Nd5 22.Ka1 Ne3 23.c3±
20.Qxg4 fxg4

21.Rhe1! a6 22.Bc6 Be6

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22...Nc4 23.Rxd5 Rxb2+ 24.Ka1 Rxc2 25.Rxc5±; 22...d4 23.Nc1 Nc4 24.Nd3±
23.Nc3 h6 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Re2
25.Na4 Rf2 26.Nxb6 Rxb6 27.Be8 Rxg2 28.Rg1 Rxh2 29.Rxg4±
25...Rfc8 26.Nxd5 exd5 27.Bxd5+ Nxd5 28.Rxd5 c4 29.c3 Rc6 30.Kc1 Rb7
30...h5 31.Rd6 Rxd6 32.exd6 Rd8 33.Rd2 Kf7 34.Rd4 Ke6 35.Rxc4 Rxd6 36.Kc2±; 30...Kf7 31.Re4 h5
(31...Ke6 32.Rd6+ Rxd6 33.exd6+ Kxd6 34.Rxg4±) 32.Rd7+ Kg6 33.Rd6+ Rxd6 34.exd6±
31.Re4 h5 32.Rd6 Rxd6
32...Rbc7 33.Rf4! (33.Kd2 Kf7 34.Ke3 Ke7 35.Red4 Rc5 36.Ke4 Rb5∞) 33...Rc8 34.g3 (34.Kd2 Rc5
35.Rf5 Rb8 36.Ke3 Rxb2 37.Kd4 Rc8 38.Rxa6 Rxg2 39.Rxh5 g3=) 34...Kh7 (34...R8c7 35.Rf5 g6
36.Rff6±) 35.Rf5! g6 36.Rg5 Rxd6 37.exd6 Kg7 38.Rd5 Kf6 39.Rd4 Ke6 40.d7 Rd8 41.Rxc4 Rxd7
42.Rc6+±; ¹32...Rbb6 33.Rxc4 Rxc4 34.Rxb6 Rf4 35.Rd6 (35.Rxa6 Rf1+ 36.Kc2 Rf2+ 37.Kd3 Rxg2„)
35...Kf7 36.b4 h4 37.Kc2 h3 38.g3 Rf5±
33.exd6 Rd7 34.Rd4 Kf7 35.Kd2 Ke8
35...Ke6 36.Ke3 Ke5 (36...Rxd6 37.Rxd6+ Kxd6 38.Kd4+-) 37.Rxc4 Rxd6 38.Rc5+ Kf6 39.Rxh5 Re6+
40.Kd3 Rd6+ 41.Kc2 Re6 42.Rd5+-
36.Ke3 Rb7

37.Re4+! Kd8 38.Kd4 Rxb2 39.Kc5 Rxg2 40.Kc6 Rd2 41.Rf4 1-0

94. * !N C11
Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando (2515) - Cori Tello, Jorge Moises (2686)
Linares 141/94, 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
9.Be2 b6 10.Nd1 Ndb8 11.O-O cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.c3 Nxd4 15.cxd4 Bd7 16.Ne3 b5

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17.g4!N (17.Rf3) 17...Qb6 (17...f6 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.g5 Be7 20.Ng4 Bd6 21.Bd3²) 18.g5ƒ Ivic,V (2487) -
Cabarkapa,N (2443) Srbija 141/(94) 2019
9...Nxc5 10.O-O-O a6 11.h4 b5
11...Qa5 - 127/101
12.Bd3 Nb4?N

12...b4? 13.Bxc5 bxc3 (13...Bxc5

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14.Bxh7+! Kxh7 15.Ng5+ Kg8 (15...Kh6 16.Qd3 g6 17.h5 Nxe5 18.Qg3 Kg7 19.fxe5+-) 16.Qd3 g6
17.h5 Be7 (17...bxc3 18.hxg6+-; 17...Nxe5 18.Qh3 Kg7 (18...bxc3 19.hxg6 Kg7 20.Qh7+ Kf6 21.Qh4
Be3+ (21...Nxg6 22.Ne4++-) 22.Kb1 fxg6 23.fxe5+ Kxe5 24.Qg3+ Bf4 25.Qxc3+ Kd6 26.Ne4+ Ke7
27.Rh7++-) 19.Nce4! Be7 20.Qg3 f6 21.Nh7!! g5 22.Nxf8 Qxf8 23.fxg5 Kh7 24.gxf6 Bxf6 25.Nxf6+
Qxf6 26.Rdf1 Qg7 27.Qxg7+ Kxg7 28.h6+ Kh7 29.Rh5+-) 18.hxg6 Bxg5 19.g7 Bh4 20.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8
21.Nxd5 exd5 22.g3 Bf6 23.exf6 Qxf6 24.Qxd5+-) 14.Qxc3±
13.Kb1?
13.Bxh7+!! Kxh7 14.Ng5+ Kg8 (14...Kg6 15.f5++-) 15.Qe2 g6 (15...f6 16.Qh5 fxg5 17.hxg5 Rf5 18.g4
Qf8 19.Ne2+-) 16.h5 Bxg5 (16...Ra7 17.hxg6 fxg6 18.Qg4 Bxg5 19.fxg5+-) 17.fxg5 Qe7 (17...Nd7
18.Qg4 Nxe5 19.Qh4 Kg7 20.Bb6! Qe8 21.Bd4 Nc6 22.hxg6 Rh8 23.Qf4+-) 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.Rh6+-
13...Nbxd3 14.cxd3 b4
14...Bd7∞
15.Ne2
15.Bxc5! Bxc5 16.Na4 Be7 17.d4 a5 18.Nc5²
15...Bd7 16.g4 Rc8 17.Ned4 b3 18.Nxb3?!
18.a3 Bb5 19.Qe2 (19.Nxb5?! axb5 20.Nd4 Qd7 21.f5 b4µ) 19...Qd7∞
18...Nxb3 19.axb3 a5
19...Rb8! 20.Nd4 a5 21.f5 a4 22.f6 gxf6 23.exf6 Bxf6³
20.f5 Bb4
20...exf5 21.gxf5 Bxf5 22.Rdg1 (22.h5 f6∞) 22...h5! (22...Kh8 23.Nd4 Qd7 24.h5ƒ) 23.Bh6 Bg4 24.Nd4
Qd7 25.Qf4 f5 (25...gxh6? 26.Nf5+-) 26.Bg5∞
21.Qf2 Qc7?
21...a4 22.Bb6 Qe7 23.f6 gxf6 24.exf6 (24.Qd4 fxe5 25.Nxe5 axb3! (25...Bb5 26.g5∞) 26.Nxd7 Qxd7

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27.Qxb4 Rb8 28.Qd4 e5 29.Qe3 Qa4 30.Qg5+ Kh8 31.Qf6+ Kg8=) 24...Qxf6 25.Bd4 Qe7 26.g5
(26.Qe3 Bc5!) 26...axb3 27.Ne5∞
22.f6 a4
22...gxf6 23.Bh6 Rfe8 24.Nd4 Bf8 25.Bxf8 Rxf8 26.Qxf6±
23.fxg7 Rfe8 24.Ng5 Re7 25.Rc1
25.bxa4 d4 (25...Bxa4? 26.Rc1 Qb7 27.Nxh7!! Kxg7 (27...Kxh7 28.Qf6+-) 28.Nf6+-) 26.Bxd4 Bxa4
27.Rc1 Qb7 28.Qf3 Bc6 29.Ne4±
25...Qa5 26.Rxc8+ Bxc8 27.bxa4?!
27.Bb6! Qb5 28.bxa4 Qxd3+ (28...Qxa4 29.Qc2 Qxc2+ 30.Kxc2 Kxg7 31.Ra1±) 29.Qc2 Ba6 30.Rh3!
Qxc2+ 31.Kxc2±
27...Ba6 28.Qc2 d4?

28...Rc7 29.Qb3 Kxg7 30.h5 Rb7„

29.Bf4?
29.Ne4!! Kxg7 (29...dxe3 30.Nf6+ Kxg7 31.d4 Kf8 32.Qxh7+-; 29...Qxe5 30.Bh6 Re8 31.Ka1! Rc8
(31...Be7 32.Qc6+-) 32.Qh2+-) 30.Bg5 Rc7 31.Qd1 Ra7 32.Rf1+-
29...Rc7 30.Qd1

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30.Qb3? Bc3!µ
30...Bb5! 31.axb5 Ra7 32.Qf3??
32.b6™ Qa2+ (32...Ra8 33.b7=) 33.Kc2 Qa4+ 34.Kb1 Qa2+=
32...Qa1+ 33.Kc2 Rc7+ 34.Kb3 Rc3+! 35.Kxb4
35.bxc3 Qxc3+ 36.Ka2 Qc2+-+
35...Qxb2+ 36.Ka5 Qa3+ 37.Kb6 Qc5+ 38.Ka6 Ra3+ 39.Kb7 Ra7+ 40.Kb8 Qc7# 0-1

95. C11
Leko, Peter (2674) - Cori Tello, Jorge Moises (2686)
Biel 141/95, 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 Nxc5 10.O-O-O
a6 11.h4 b5 12.Bd3 Nxd3+ 13.Qxd3 Nb4
13...b4 14.Ng5 g6 15.Na4 d4 (15...Qa5 16.b3 Qb5 17.h5!? Qxd3 18.Rxd3²) 16.Bf2ƒ
14.Qd2 Bb7
14...Bd7 15.Kb1 Rc8 16.Ng5!→
15.Kb1N
15.f5
15...Rc8 16.f5 exf5 17.a3

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17...d4?!
17...Nc6 18.Nxd5 Nb8 19.Bb6 (19.Bg5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Qxd5 21.Rxd5 Rfd8 22.Rhd1 Rxd5 23.Rxd5
Kf8=) 19...Qxd5 20.Qxd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5 Rfe8 22.Rhd1 Bf8²
18.Nxd4 Nd5 19.Nxd5
19.Nxf5 Nxc3+ 20.bxc3 Be4 21.Bb6! Qe8 22.Nd6 Qc6 23.Qd4 f5 24.Rd2²
19...Bxd5
19...Qxd5 20.Nxf5 Qxe5 21.Qd7 Bd8 (21...Rfe8 22.Bd4 Qe6 23.Qxe6 fxe6 24.Nxg7±) 22.Bd4 Qe6
23.Qxb7 Qxf5 24.Bc3±
20.Nxb5
20.Nxf5 Be4 21.Ng3 Qxd2 22.Rxd2 Rc4©
20...Be4 21.Nc3 Qc7?
21...Ba8 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Qc7 24.Qd3 Qxe5 25.Bd4 Qe4 26.h5²; 21...Rc4 22.Nxe4 Rxe4 23.Qf2
Qc7 24.Bd4±
22.Nxe4 fxe4 23.Bd4± Rb8 24.Rh3 Rfd8 25.Qe2 Qc6 26.Rc3?!

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26.Qg4 Qa4 (26...Rb5 27.Re3) 27.Qxe4 Bxa3 28.Rhd3
26...Qd5?!
26...Qb5! 27.Qxb5 Rxb5 28.Rg3 g6 (28...Rxe5 29.Rxg7+ Kxg7 30.Bxe5+ Kg6 31.Rxd8 Bxd8©) 29.Kc1
Rbd5 30.c3 Bc5 31.Re3 Bxd4 32.cxd4 Rxd4 33.Rde1 Rc4+ 34.Kb1 Kf8 35.Rxe4 Rdd4 36.Rxd4 Rxd4∞
27.Re3 a5
27...Qb7 28.b3 Bxa3 29.Rxe4±
28.Ka1
28.Rxe4 Bxa3 29.Rd3 Qb5 (29...Bf8 30.Ba7+-) 30.e6! fxe6 31.Bxg7! Rxd3 32.Rg4 Kf7 33.cxd3+-
28...a4 29.Rxe4 Qb7 30.c4 Qc6
30...Bc5 31.Rd3+-
31.e6 f6 32.Re3 Rb3
32...Rbc8 33.c5 Rd5 (33...Bxc5 34.e7 Re8 35.Bxc5 Qxc5 36.Rc3+-) 34.Rc3+-
33.Bc3 Rxd1+ 34.Qxd1 Qxc4 35.Qd7 Kf8 36.g4 Rb8

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36...Qb5 37.Bb4!+-
37.Bb4! Qc1+ 38.Ka2 Qxe3
38...Qc4+ 39.Kb1 Qf1+ 40.Re1+-
39.Qxe7+ Kg8 40.Qf7+ Kh8 41.e7 h6
41...Rg8 42.g5 fxg5 43.Bc3+-
42.g5 Qb3+
42...hxg5 43.hxg5 Qb3+ (43...fxg5 44.Bc3+-) 44.Qxb3 axb3+ 45.Kxb3 fxg5 46.a4 g4 47.a5 g3 48.a6 g2
49.a7 Ra8 50.Bc5+-
43.Qxb3 axb3+ 44.Kxb3 fxg5 45.hxg5 Kh7
45...h5 46.Kc4 h4 47.Kd5 h3 48.Bd6+-
46.Kc4 Kg6 47.Bd6 Ra8 48.Kb5 Kf7 49.gxh6 gxh6 50.a4 Ke6 51.Kc6 Rc8+ 52.Kb7 Kd7 53.a5 Rc2
54.b4 Re2 55.Bc5 1-0

96. C11
Alekseenko, Kirill (2668) - Vitiugov, Nikita (2728)
Russia (ch) 141/96, 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 Be7
9...cxd4 - 113/100
10.Bd3 b4 11.O-O c4 12.Be2 a5

563
12...O-O 13.Bf2ƒ
13.a3N
13.Nf2
13...bxa3 14.bxa3 a4 15.Nc3 Ra5!? 16.g4 h5

17.h3
17.gxh5 Rxh5 18.Ng5 Rh8 19.f5 exf5 20.e6 (20.Rxf5 Ndxe5 21.Rxe5 Nxe5 22.dxe5 d4 23.Nxf7 Kxf7
24.Bxc4+ Ke8 25.Qd3∞) 20...Nde5! 21.dxe5 fxe6 22.Nf3 d4! 23.Nxd4 Bc5 24.Rad1 Rh4 25.Nxf5
(25.Nxc6 Qxd2 26.Rxd2 Bxe3+ 27.Rf2 Bxd2 28.Bh5+ Rxh5 29.Rxd2 Ra8 30.Rd8+ Kf7 31.Nb5 Kg6∞)
25...exf5 26.Qxd8+ Nxd8 27.Bxc5 Rxc5 28.Nxa4 Rxe5∞; 17.Ng5 hxg4 18.Bxg4 Nf8 19.Qg2ƒ; 17.g5!?
g6 18.Nh4ƒ
17...Nf8 18.Qe1 Ng6 19.Qg3 Nh4
¹19...hxg4 20.hxg4 Ra8 21.Kg2 (21.Rab1 Qa5 22.Nb5 Rb8 23.Bd2 Qd8 24.Kg2 Kf8∞) 21...Rb8 22.Rh1

564
Rxh1 23.Rxh1 Qa5„
20.Nxh4 Bxh4 21.Qg2 hxg4 22.hxg4 Be7 23.Bf3 Na7?
23...g6
24.Rfb1 Bd7 25.g5 Nb5
25...g6 26.f5! Nb5 (26...gxf5 27.g6 Bc6 28.g7 Rg8 29.Bh5 Nb5 30.Nxb5 Rxb5 31.Rxb5 Bxb5 32.Bh6+-)
27.Nxb5 Rxb5 28.Rxb5 Bxb5 29.f6 Qa5! (29...Bf8 30.Bd2±) 30.Bd2 Qb6 31.Bc3 Bd8 32.Rb1±
26.Nxb5 Rxb5 27.Rxb5 Bxb5 28.g6 f5 29.exf6 Bxf6 30.f5! exf5?
30...Qb6 31.c3 Bd7 32.fxe6 Qxe6 33.Re1 Kd8 34.Bxd5 Qd6 35.Rf1±; 30...Bd7 31.Re1±
31.Rb1 Bc6

31...Ba6 32.Qg3 Bc8 33.c3 Qd7 34.Bf4+-; 31...Qd7 32.Qg3 Ke7 33.Bf4 Bxd4+ 34.Kg2+-
32.Bf4!+- Bxd4+
32...Rh4 33.Rb8 Rxf4 34.Rxd8+ Kxd8 35.c3+-; 32...Ke7 33.c3 Rh4 34.Bg3 Re4 35.Bxe4 dxe4 36.Qf2+-
33.Kf1 Qh4 34.Qd2 Bc5
34...Ba7 35.Re1+ Kd7 36.Bxd5
35.Rb8+ Kd7 36.Rxh8 Qxh8 37.Bxd5?
37.Qa5+-
37...c3! 38.Qd3 Qf8 39.Bf3+ Bd6 40.Bxc6+ Kxc6

565
41.Qxc3+?
41.Qc4+! Kb6 (41...Kb7 42.Qd5+ Kc7 43.Qc5+ Kd7 44.Qd4 Ke6 45.Qc4+ Kf6 (45...Kd7 46.Qxa4+
Ke6 (46...Kc7 47.Qb4+-) 47.Qc6+-) 46.Qxc3+ Kxg6 47.Qc6+-; 41...Bc5 42.Qxa4+ Kb6 43.Qb3+ Ka7
44.Qxc3+-) 42.Be3+ Kb7 43.Qb5+ Kc8 44.Qc6+ Kb8 45.Bd4 Bxa3 46.Be5+ Ka7 47.Qxa4+ Kb6
48.Qb3+ Ka6 49.Qxc3+-
41...Kb7 42.Bxd6 Qxd6 43.Qxg7+ Ka6 44.Ke2
44.Qc3 Qxg6 45.Qc4+ Kb7 46.Qxa4²
44...Qe6+ 45.Kd2 Qd6+ 46.Ke2 Qe6+ 47.Kf2 Qb6+ 48.Kf3 Qc6+ 49.Kg3
49.Kf4 Qe4+ 50.Kg5 Qg4+ 51.Kf6 Qd4+ 52.Kf7 Qc4+ 53.Ke7 Qc7+=
49...Qd6+ 50.Kh3 Qxa3+ 51.c3
51.Kh4 Qb4+=
51...Qd6 52.Qf7 Qf4 53.Qe6+ Kb7 54.Qe7+ Kc6 55.Qf6+ Kb7 56.Qf7+ Kb6 57.Kg2 Qg4+ 58.Kf2 a3
59.Qe6+ Kb7 60.Qe7+ Kb6 61.g7 a2 62.Qd8+ Kb7 63.Qd5+ Kb6 64.Qb3+ Kc6 65.Qe6+ Kb7
66.Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

97. ** C11
Volokitin, Andrei (2636) - Aryan, Chopra (2553)
Abu Dhabi 141/97, 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 16.Bb6 Qc8 17.Rc7 Qd8 18.Qd4 Ba3 19.Nb1 Be7 20.c4 Rc8 21.Rb7 Bb4+ 22.Kf2 Qxb6
23.Rxb6 Bc5 24.Rd1 O-O (24...Bxd4+ - 130/102) 25.cxd5 exd5 26.Rxa6 Bf5 27.Qxc5N (27.Rb6 f6
28.exf6 Rxf6 29.Rxf6 gxf6 30.Qxc5 Rxc5=) 27...Rxc5 28.Nd2 Rc2= Svetushkin,D (2542)-Jianu, V
(2523) Satu Mare 141/(97) 2019
16.O-O Qd8 17.Rfb1

566
17.f5 exf5 18.Qd3 (18.Rfb1 Qa5 19.Qe3 Be6∞) 18...Bc5 19.Bxc5 Rxc5 20.Nxd5 Bc8 (20...Bb5 21.Qxf5
O-O 22.c4 Bxc4 23.Rd7 Rxd5 24.Rxd8 Rdxd8=) 21.Re7+ Kf8 22.Qa3 Qa5 23.Qxa5 Rxa5 24.Rc7 Be6
25.Nf4 Rxe5 26.Nxe6+ Rxe6 27.Rxf5 Re7=; 17.Qf2

17...Rxc3! 18.Bxc3 Qc8 19.Rb3 Ba4 20.Bd4 Bxb3 21.axb3 Be7 22.c3 O-O 23.Ra1N (23.b4) 23...Qb7
(23...Qc6 24.b4 Bd8∞) 24.b4 Rc8 25.f5 exf5 26.Qxf5 Rc6 27.Ra5± Kriebel,T (2519) -Yeritsyan,A (2349)
Marianske Lazne 141/(97) 2019
17...Bc5 18.Bxc5 Rxc5 19.f5

19...Qa5N
19...exf5? 20.Nxd5+-; 19...O-O? 20.f6 gxf6 21.Rxd7 Qxd7 22.Ne4+-
20.R1b4
20.fxe6 Bxe6³; 20.R1b3 exf5 21.e6 fxe6 22.Qg5 g6 23.Qf6 Rf8 24.Qg7 Rc7 25.Qxh7 Qc5+ 26.Kh1 Rf7
27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Qh4+=
20...exf5

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21.Qd4?
21.e6 fxe6 (21...Bxe6? 22.Rb8+ Kd7 (22...Rc8 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8 24.Qe3+ Kd8 25.Ra4+-) 23.R4b7+ Kc6
24.Rb6+ Kd7 25.R8b7+ Rc7 26.Nb5! Qxb5 27.Rxc7+ Kxc7 28.Rxb5 axb5±) 22.Qd4 Rc7 (22...Rg8?!
23.Qe5±) 23.Qe5 Qc5+ 24.Kf1 Rxb7 25.Rxb7 Rg8 26.Qb8+ (26.Rc7 Qb6 27.Nxd5 Qb5+ 28.c4 Qb1+
29.Kf2 Qxa2+ 30.Kg3 Qb3+ 31.Kf2=) 26...Ke7 (26...Qc8 27.Qa7 Qxc3 28.Rxd7=) 27.Qxg8 Qxc3=
21...Bc8µ 22.e6 O-O 23.exf7+ Rxf7 24.Rxf7 Kxf7 25.h3 Rc7 26.Nxd5??
26.Qxd5+ Qxd5 27.Nxd5 Rxc2 28.a4µ
26...Rd7-+ 27.Qc3
27.c4 Qxb4-+
27...Rxd5 28.Kh2 Qc5 29.Rc4 Qd6+ 0-1

98. ** C19
Lagno, Kateryna (2549) - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar (2638)
Changsha 141/98, 2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 cxd4 8.Bd3 Qa5 9.Ne2 O-O
9...Nbc6 - 53/279
10.Bg5 Ng6 11.Qg3 Nd7 12.h4 dxc3
12...Ngxe5 13.Bh6 g6N (13...Ng6? 14.h5 gxh6 15.hxg6 fxg6 16.Rxh6+-) 14.Bxf8 Nxd3+ 15.Qxd3 Nxf8
16.h5 (16.Qxd4) 16...e5∞ Georgiadis,N (2514)-Studer,N (2510) Schweiz (ch) 141/(98) 2019
13.f4 h5 14.Qe3

568
14...Qb6!
14...Qc5?!N 15.Qxc5 Nxc5 16.Bxg6 fxg6 17.Be7 b6 18.Bxf8 Kxf8 19.Rh3± Zeng,C (2561)-Krishna,C
(2481) Xingtai 141/(98) 2019 14...Re8
15.Nd4
15.Qxb6 axb6 16.Rg1∞
15...Nc5 16.g4 Nxd3+ 17.Qxd3 Bd7 18.gxh5 f6 19.exf6

19.hxg6 fxg5 20.hxg5 Rxf4 21.Qh3 Re4+ 22.Ne2 Kf8 23.Qh8+ (23.Rf1+ Ke7 24.Rf7+ Kd8 25.Kf1∞)
23...Ke7 24.Qxg7+ Kd8 25.Qf8+ Kc7 26.g7 Rxe5 27.Qf4 (27.g8=Q?? Qe3 28.Rh2 Rxf8 29.Qxf8 Qg1+-
+) 27...Qd6 28.Qd4 Rg8 29.Qxc3+ Bc6 30.O-O-O! Rxg5 31.Nd4∞
19...Nxf4! 20.Bxf4 e5

569
21.Bg5?!N
21.Bxe5 Rae8 22.O-O (22.Qg3?! Rxf6 23.Rg1 Rf7µ) 22...Rxe5 23.Rab1 Qd6 24.Qg6 (24.f7+ Rxf7
25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.Qg3 Re6 27.Qxd6 Rxd6 28.Rxb7 Ke8 29.Rxa7 Rh6=) 24...Rxf6 25.Rxf6 Qxf6 26.Qxf6
gxf6 27.Rxb7 Re4=
21...Qxd4 22.Qxd4
22.Qg6 Rf7µ
22...exd4 23.O-O-O gxf6 24.Bf4 Bf5 25.Rxd4 Be4 26.Rg1+ Kh7 27.Rg3 Rac8 28.Rd1
28.Rb4 Rf7 (28...b6 29.Rb3 d4 30.Rb4 Rfd8 31.Be3!³) 29.Be3 f5 30.Bf4µ
28...Rg8 29.Rdg1 Rxg3 30.Rxg3 d4
¹30...Rc4 31.h6 Bg6µ
31.h6 Re8 32.Rg7+ Kh8 33.Rd7
33.Bd6! Re6 34.Bc5 d3 35.cxd3 Bxd3 36.Re7 Rxe7 37.Bxe7 f5 38.Bf6+ Kh7 39.Bxc3 Kxh6 40.Kd2 Bb1
41.Ke3³
33...Bd5?!
33...Bf5! 34.Rxd4 Re1+ 35.Rd1 Re2 36.Rd5 a6 37.h5 (37.Kd1? Bg4-+; 37.Bc7 Rxc2+ 38.Kd1 Rf2µ)
37...Kh7µ
34.Kb1 Re1+?!
34...Re4! 35.Rxd5 Rxf4 36.Ka2 (36.Rd7 Rxh4 37.Ka2 b5µ) 36...Rxh4 37.Kb3 Kh7 (37...Rxh6 38.Rxd4µ)
38.Rd7+ Kxh6 39.Rxb7 a6 40.Ra7 Kg5 41.Rxa6 f5µ
35.Bc1 Ba2+
35...Re5 36.Rd8+ Kh7 37.Rd7+=
36.Kxa2 Rxc1 37.Rxd4 Rxc2+ 38.Kb3 Rd2

570
39.Rc4?
39.Rg4 c2 (39...Kh7 40.Kxc3 Rd7 41.h5=) 40.Kb2 Rd7 41.Rg6 Rf7 42.Kxc2 Kh7 (42...f5 43.Kd3 f4
44.Rg7=) 43.h5 f5 44.Kd3 f4 45.Rg7+ Rxg7 46.hxg7 Kxg7 47.Ke4=; 39.Ra4 c2 40.Kb2 a6 41.Rb4 b5
(41...Rd7 42.Kxc2 Kh7 43.Rb6 Rf7 44.Kd3 Kxh6 45.Ke4=) 42.Rf4 Rd6 43.Kxc2 Kh7 44.a4 bxa4
(44...Kxh6 45.axb5 axb5 46.Rf5 b4 47.h5=) 45.Rxa4 Kxh6 46.Ra5=
39...c2 40.Kb2 Rd6 41.Rxc2 Rb6+ 42.Ka2
42.Kc1 Rc6-+
42...Kh7 43.Rc5 Kxh6 44.a4?
44.h5 Rc6 45.Rf5 Kg7 46.Kb3 b6 47.Rd5 (47.Kb4 Rc5!-+) 47...Rc5 48.Rd6 Rxh5 49.Rd7+ Kg6
50.Rxa7µ
44...Rb4-+ 45.Ka3 Rxh4 46.Rc7 Rh3+ 47.Kb2 Kg6 48.Rxb7 Rh7 49.Rb8 Rc7 50.Kb3
50.a5 f5 51.a6 Rc6
50...f5 51.a5 f4 52.Kb4 f3 53.Rg8+ Kf5 54.Rf8+ Ke4 0-1

571
C25-C49

99. !N C42
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775) - Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2672)
Dortmund 141/99, 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 Qe8?!

8...Nd7 - 140/116
9.h4!N
9.Bd3
9...Qa4
9...Bg4 10.h5! Nd7 (10...h6?! 11.O-O-O± ∆Qa4? 12.Bxh6! gxh6 13.Qxh6 Nc6 14.Bd3 f5 15.b3 Qa3+
(15...Qxa2 16.Bc4++-) 16.Kb1 d5 17.Ng5 Bxg5 18.Qxg5+ Kh7 (18...Kh8 19.Qh6+ Kg8 20.Bc4! dxc4
21.Rd7 Ne7 22.Qg5+ Kh8 23.Rxe7+-) 19.Qxg4+-) 11.O-O-Oƒ; 9...Nc6 10.h5 h6 11.O-O-O Ne5
12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.Qd5! Bd6 14.Bd3 Qa4 15.a3ƒ
10.h5 h6 11.Bd3 Re8 12.Kf1!?

572
12.Nd4; 12.b3 Qa3 (12...Qg4 13.O-O-O Nc6 14.Kb1 a5 15.Rh3!?→) 13.Nd4 a6∞
12...Bf8 13.Nd4 Qd7
13...c6 14.g4! Nd7 15.g5 c5 16.b3 Qa5 17.Nf3→; 13...a6!? 14.g4 c5 15.b3 Qa5 16.Nf5 Nc6∞
14.Rh3! Nc6
¹14...Qd8 15.Rg3 Kh8 16.Nf5 Bxf5 17.Bxf5ƒ
15.Rg3 Kh8?
15...Qe7 16.Kg1±
16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bd4 Re6
17...f6 18.Qf4 Qf7 (18...c5 19.Bxf6+-) 19.Bg6+-
18.Qf4 Qe8

19.Re3!

573
19.Re3 Kg8 20.Qf5 g6 21.Rxe6 Qxe6 22.Qf3 gxh5 23.Re1 Qg4 24.Qf6 Qg7 25.Qd8 Bb7 26.Qxa8 Bxa8
27.Bxg7+-
1-0

100. ** C42
Svidler, Peter (2737) - Duda, Jan Krzysztof (2729)
Riga (m/3-rapid) 141/100, 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.Bg5
11.Kb1 - 140/116
11...Be6N
11...Qa5 - 141/(100) 12.Kb1 Be6 13.c4 Qa6 (¹13...Qxd2 14.Nxd2 (14.Bxd2 h6=) 14...Rad8 15.Rhe1
(15.Ne4? Nxe4 16.Bxe7 Nxf2µ) 15...h6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Ne4 Be7 18.f4 g6= 19.Nc3 Bf6 20.Ne4
(20.Bxg6? Bg4µ) 20...Be7=) 14.b3 Rfe8 15.Rhe1 Rad8 16.Re2 (16.Qf4ƒ … Qh4) 16...Qa3? (16...b5?!
17.cxb5 Qc8 18.Qa5!? (18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Ng5 Bf5 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Bxf5 Qxf5 22.Nf3 h5 23.Qd3 Qg4
24.g3 d5©) 18...d5 19.Rde1 ∆c4 20.Bf5 Bxf5 21.Rxe7 cxb3 22.Nd4 bxa2+ (22...bxc2+ 23.Kc1 Rxe7
24.Rxe7 Bd7 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.a4±) 23.Ka1 Bd7 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Qb4±; 16...Qc6 17.Rde1 d5 18.cxd5
Rxd5 19.Ne5 Qc7 20.c4 Rd6 (20...Rdd8 21.Qc2 h6 (21...g6 22.f4±) 22.Bc1ƒ … Bb2) 21.Qc2 g6 22.f4
Nh5 23.Bxe7 Rxe7 24.f5 Nf4 25.fxe6 Rdxe6 26.Nf3 Nxe2 27.Rxe2 Rxe2 28.Bxe2²) 17.Qe1! Bf8
(17...h6? 18.Rxe6 fxe6 19.Qxe6+ Kh8 20.Nh4+-) 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Bf5± Goganov,A (2610)-Piesik,P
(2420) Skopje 141/(100) 2019
12.Qf4 - 141/100
12.Rhe1N d5 13.Qf4 Re8 14.Bb5 Rf8 15.Bd3 Re8 16.Bb5 Rf8 17.Bd3 Re8 1/2 (17) Karjakin,S (2748)-
So,W (2763) Riga (m/1) 141/(100) 2019
12...d5 13.c4

574
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13...h6 14.Bxf6 (14.Bxh6 gxh6 15.Qxh6 Re8 16.Qg5+ Kf8 17.Qh6+ Kg8=) 14...Bxf6 15.cxd5 Bxd5
16.Be4 (16.Bc4? Qb6 17.c3 (17.Rxd5 Qxb2+ 18.Kd1 (18.Kd2 Rad8 19.Rxd8 Rxd8+ 20.Bd3 Qxa2-+)
18...Rad8 19.Bb3 b5 20.Qc1 c4! 21.Qxb2 Rxd5+ 22.Nd4 Bxd4 (22...Rxd4+ 23.Kc1) 23.Qb1 Re8 24.Kc1
Bc3-+) 17...Bxc4 18.Qxc4 Qc6 19.Qd5 Qa4 20.a3 b5 21.Qxc5 Qg4ƒ) 16...Qb6 17.Rxd5 Qxb2+ 18.Kd1
Bc3 19.Ke2 Qb5+ (19...Rae8 20.Nh4 Re6 21.Kf3 g6 (21...Rf6? 22.Rf5) 22.Kg4! (22.g3 Rfe8 23.Bd3 Rf6
24.Nf5 Qxa2 25.Rxc5 gxf5 26.Kg2∞) 22...g5 23.Qf5 Rfe8 24.f3 gxh4 25.Rd7±) 20.Bd3 Rae8+ 21.Ne5
Qb2 22.Qe4 f5 23.Qc4 b5 24.Qxc5 Rxe5+ 25.Rxe5 Bxe5 26.Qxb5²
14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.cxd5 Bxd5 16.Bxh7+ Kxh7 17.Qf5+ Kg8 18.Qxd5 Qb6© 19.c3
19.Qb3 Qc6 20.Qd5 (20.Rhe1?! c4ƒ) 20...Qb6=
19...Re2 20.Rd2 Rxd2 21.Qxd2 Qe6 22.Kb1 Qg4 23.Rg1 Re8 24.Qc2

24.Qd3!? c4 25.Qc2 b5 26.h3 Qf4 27.Re1 Rd8©

24...b5! 25.h3 Qc4 26.Rd1 Re2 27.Rd2 Rxd2 28.Qxd2

575
28.Nxd2 Qe2 29.a4! bxa4 (29...Qe1+ 30.Qc1 Qxf2 31.Ne4 Qxg2 32.Nxf6+ gxf6 33.axb5 Qe4+ 34.Qc2
f5 35.Kc1=) 30.Ne4 Qf1+ 31.Ka2 Be7 32.Qxa4 Qxg2 33.Qe8+ Bf8 34.Nxc5 Qd5+ 35.Nb3 Qc4
36.Qd7 Qa6+ 37.Kb1 Qf1+ 38.Ka2 Qa6+=
28...Qf1+ 29.Ne1 a5
29...b4!? 30.cxb4 cxb4 31.Kc2 Qc4+ 32.Kb1 Qe4+ 33.Kc1 a5 34.f3 Qc4+ 35.Kb1 g6©
30.Kc2 b4 31.cxb4
31.Kd1 bxc3 32.bxc3 Qc4 33.Qe2 Qxc3 34.Qe8+ Kh7 35.Qxf7 Qd4+ 36.Ke2 Qb2+ 37.Kf1 Qb5+
38.Kg1 Qe2 39.Nf3 c4 40.Qh5+ Kg8 41.Qxa5 c3 42.Qd5+ Kh8 (42...Kf8 43.Qd6+ Kf7 44.Qd5+ Kf8=
(44...Kg6 45.g4=)) 43.Qh5+ Kg8 44.Qd5+ Kh8=
31...axb4 32.Kb3 Be7 33.Qe3 c4+ 34.Kc2 Bf6 35.b3
35.Kd1 c3 (35...Bxb2 36.Qe8+ Kh7 37.Qxf7=) 36.bxc3 Bxc3 37.Qe8+ Kh7 38.Qe2 Qg1 39.h4 (39.g3
Qh1 40.h4 g6 41.h5 (41.Qe3? Qd5+µ) 41...Qd5+ 42.Kc1 Qg5+ 43.Kd1 gxh5 44.Qd3+ Kg7 45.Nf3 Qa5
46.Qc4=) 39...g6 40.Qe3 Bxe1 (40...Qh2 41.Qe4=) 41.Qxe1 Qxg2 42.Qxb4 Qxf2=
35...g6 36.bxc4?
36.Kd1 c3 37.Qe2 Qg1 38.Qe3=
36...Qxc4+ 37.Kb1

37...Qf1
37...Qd5! 38.Qb3 (38.f3 Qd1+ 39.Qc1 Qe2-+; 38.Nd3 Qxg2µ) 38...Qe4+ 39.Nc2 (39.Nd3 Bc3 40.Qc2
Qxg2µ) 39...Qxg2 40.Nxb4 Qf1+ 41.Kc2 Qxf2+ 42.Kd3 Qf1+ 43.Kc2 Qe2+ 44.Kb1 Qe4+ 45.Kc1
Kg7µ
38.Kc2 Bc3
¹38...Qc4+ … Qd5
39.Nd3 Qxg2 40.Qe8+ Kg7 41.a3 Qd5 42.Nxb4 Qd2+ 43.Kb3 Qb2+ 44.Ka4 Qxf2 45.Qe4 Qa7+

576
45...f5! 46.Qe7+ Kh6 47.Kb5 Qf1+ 48.Kc5 Qxh3µ
46.Kb3 Bf6 47.Qd3
47.a4!„
47...Qc5 48.Nd5 Be5 49.a4 f5 50.Qc4 Qf2 51.a5 f4 52.a6?!
52.Qe4 Bd6 (52...Qb2+ 53.Kc4) 53.a6 Qc5 54.Ka4 (54.Nxf4 Qb6+ 55.Kc3 Bxf4 56.Qxf4 Qxa6=)
54...f3 55.Qxf3 Qc4+ 56.Ka5 Qc5+ 57.Ka4=
52...f3
¹52...Qb2+ 53.Ka4 f3 54.Ne3 f2 55.Nf1 Qb6µ
53.Qd3 Qb2+ 54.Kc4 f2 55.Ne3 Qb6 56.Kd5
56.Qd7+! Kf8 (56...Kh6? 57.Ng4+ Kh5 58.Qh7+ Kg5 59.Qe7+ Kh5 (59...Bf6 60.Qe3++-) 60.Qxe5+
Kh4 61.Qe7+ g5 62.Nxf2 Qxa6+ (62...Qxf2 63.a7+-) 63.Kc3 Qb6 64.Qe2 Qf6+ (64...Kg3? 65.Ne4+
Kf4 (65...Kxh3 66.Qf3++-) 66.Qg4++-) 65.Kb3 Qb6+ 66.Kc2 Qc5+ 67.Kd2 Qa5+ 68.Ke3 Qe5+
69.Kf3 Qxe2+ 70.Kxe2 Kg3 71.Ke3 Kg2=) 57.a7 (57.Qc8+ Kg7 58.Qb7+ Qxb7 59.axb7 Bf4 60.Nf1=)
57...Qa6+ 58.Kd5 Qd3+ 59.Ke6 (59.Kc6 Qa6+ 60.Kc5 Qa3+ 61.Kd5 Qd3+=) 59...Qb3+ 60.Nd5
Qxh3+ 61.Kxe5 Qxd7 62.a8=Q+ Kg7=
56...Bf4 57.Nf1 Kh6
57...Qa5+ 58.Ke4 Qf5+ 59.Kd4 Qe5+ 60.Kc4 Qe6+ 61.Kc3=
58.Ke4 Bb8 59.Qe3+ Qxe3+ 60.Kxe3= Ba7+ 61.Kf3 Kg5 62.Nd2 Kh4 63.Kg2 g5 64.Nf3+ Kh5
65.Ne5 Kh4 66.Ng6+ Kh5 67.Ne7 g4 68.hxg4+ Kxg4 1/2-1/2

101. C43
Perunovic, Milos (2569) - Pap, Misa (2454)
Srbija 141/101, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.O-O Nxe5 7.dxe5 Nc5 8.f4
8.Nc3 - 31/(137)
8...Nxd3 9.Qxd3 g6 10.Nc3?!
10.Be3 Be7 11.Nc3 c6 12.Ne2 O-O 13.Ng3 Bh4 14.Bc5 Re8 15.Rae1∞
10...Bc5+!
10...c6
11.Kh1 c6 12.Ne2 Bf5 13.Qc3 Qb6 14.Ng3 Be6
14...d4! 15.Qd2 Be6 16.a3 O-O-O 17.b4 Be7³
15.f5 gxf5 16.Bg5
16.Nxf5 Rg8 17.a3 (17.Nd6+ Kd7 18.Bf4 Rg4 19.Rf3 Rag8 20.Bg3 Bd4ƒ) 17...d4 18.Qd3 Qb5 19.Rf2
(19.b4? Bc4 20.bxc5 Rd8!µ) 19...Rd8ƒ

577
16...Rg8 17.Qd2?!N

17.Bf6 Kd7 18.Nxf5 Rg6³

17...h6?!
17...Qxb2! 18.Nh5 (18.Rab1 Qd4 19.Rxb7 Qxd2 20.Bxd2 O-O-Oµ) 18...Kd7 19.Rab1 Qd4 20.Nf6+ Kc7
21.Qxd4 Bxd4 22.Nxg8 Rxg8 23.Bf4 b5µ
18.Bf6 Rg6 19.Nxf5 Kd7 20.c3 a5 21.Rab1?!
21.Ng7 Rg8 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.g3 Kc8 24.Rf3 h5 25.Raf1∞; 21.Rf3 Rag8 22.g3 h5 23.b3∞
21...Rag8 22.g3
22.b4? axb4 23.cxb4 Rxg2 24.bxc5 Rxd2 25.cxb6 d4! 26.Nh4 Bd5+ 27.Nf3 Rd3-+
22...Rg4

23.Rf4??

578
23.b3 Kc7³
23...Rxf4 24.Qxf4 Qb5 25.Qf1
25.Nd4 Bxd4 26.Qxd4 (26.cxd4 Qd3-+) 26...Qe2 27.Kg1 Bf5 28.Rc1 Qxb2 29.Re1 Bh3 30.Qf2 Qxf2+
31.Kxf2 b5-+
25...Qa4 26.b4 axb4 27.cxb4 Bb6 28.Ng7
28.Nd6 d4 29.Nxb7 Bd5+ 30.Kg1 d3+ 31.Nc5+ Bxc5+ 32.bxc5 Qe4-+
28...Qc2 29.Re1

29...Rxg7! 30.Bxg7 d4 31.Bf8 d3

31...Bc4! 32.Rc1 (32.Qh3+ Kd8 33.Bc5 Bxc5 34.bxc5 Qf2-+) 32...Bxf1 33.Rxc2 d3 34.Rc1 Be2-+
32.Bc5 Bxc5 33.bxc5 Bd5+?!
33...Qxc5 34.h4 (34.Kg2 Bd5+ 35.Kh3 Qc2-+) 34...d2 35.Rd1 Bd5+ 36.Kh2 Qe3-+
34.Kg1 Qxc5+ 35.Qf2 Qc4?!
35...Qb4µ
36.a3?
36.Qb6! d2 (36...Ke6 37.Qc7 Qd4+ (37...Qc5+ 38.Kf1 d2 39.Qc8+ Ke7 40.Qxb7+ Kf8 41.Qc8+ Kg7
42.Qg4+ Kh7 43.Qf5+=) 38.Kf1 Bc4 39.Qd6+ Qxd6 40.exd6+ Kxd6 41.Kf2 Bxa2 42.Ke3 Bc4
43.Rf1∞) 37.Qxb7+ Ke6 38.Qc8+ Ke7 39.Qc7+ Kf8 40.Qd8+ Kg7 41.Qf6+ Kg8 42.Rd1 Qe4 43.Qf1!
c5 44.Rxd2 Qh1+ 45.Kf2 Qxh2+ 46.Ke1 Qxg3+ 47.Qf2 Qxe5+ 48.Qe2=
36...c5 37.h3 Be6?!
37...Bc6 38.e6+ (38.Kh2 Qd5-+) 38...fxe6 39.Qf7+ Kc8 40.Qf8+ Kc7 41.Qe7+ Bd7-+
38.Rd1 Qd5 39.Qe3 Bf5
¹39...c4 40.g4 Kc8 41.Kf2 Bd7 42.Kg3 Bb5-+

579
40.g4 Bg6?!
40...Be4 41.a4 h5! (41...c4? 42.Rb1 c3 43.Rb5 Qc4 44.Rc5 Qb4 45.Rb5 Qxa4 46.Qc5 Qd1+ 47.Kh2
Qh1+ 48.Kg3=) 42.gxh5 c4 43.Rb1 c3 44.Rb5 Qc4-+ 45.Rc5 Qb4 46.Rb5 Qxa4 47.Qc5 Qd1+ 48.Kh2
Qh1+ 49.Kg3 Qf3+
41.a4! Be4?

41...c4 42.Rb1 c3 (42...d2?? 43.Rd1+-) 43.Rb5 Qe4 44.Qc5=; 41...Ke8! 42.e6 (42.Kf2 c4 43.Qxh6 Kd7
44.Qc1 Be4 45.Qc3µ; 42.Rb1 Be4 43.Rb2 Qxe5 44.Rf2µ) 42...fxe6 43.Qxh6 Be4 44.Qh8+ Kd7 45.Qg7+
Kd6 46.Qf8+ Kc6 47.Kf1µ
42.Re1??
42.Kf2! c4 (42...b6 43.Qf4 c4 (43...Qd4+ 44.Kg3=) 44.Ke3 Bg2 45.Qd4=; 42...Ke8 43.Re1 Qa2+
44.Kg3 Qg2+ 45.Kh4 c4 46.Qa7 Kf8 47.Qc5+ Kg8 48.e6! fxe6 49.Qc8+ Kg7 50.Qd7+=) 43.Rb1 c3
(43...Qxe5 44.Rxb7+ Kc8 45.Rb5 Qf6+ 46.Kg1=) 44.Rb5 Qa2+ 45.Kg3 Qg2+ (45...Qxa4 46.Qc5=)
46.Kh4 d2 (46...Qe2 47.Qd4+ Ke8 48.Qd6 Qe1+ 49.Kh5=) 47.Qd4+ Ke7 (47...Ke8? 48.Rc5²)
48.Qd6+=
42...Bf3-+ 43.Qd2 Qd4+ 44.Kf1 c4 45.e6+ fxe6 46.Qxh6 Bd5 47.Qe3 Qb2 48.Qf2 Qxf2+ 49.Kxf2 d2
50.Rg1 c3 51.Ke2 Bf3+ 0-1

102. ** C43
Rublevsky, Sergei (2652) - Rakhmanov, Alexander (2606)
Srbija 141/102, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.O-O Nxe5 7.dxe5 Nc5 8.Be3 c6 9.f4

580
9...g6
9...Nxd3 10.Qxd3 g6 11.Nd2 Be7 12.Nf3 O-ON (12...c5) 13.c3 - 141/(102) (13.Rad1N Qc7 14.c4 Bf5
15.Qc3 dxc4 16.Qxc4 Rad8 17.Nd4 Bg4 18.Rc1 Qd7 (18...Qa5!? 19.h3 Bc8) 19.f5 Bg5 20.Bxg5 Qxd4+
21.Qxd4 Rxd4 22.Be7 Rc8 23.f6 a5 24.a3 a4= Kosteniuk,A (2546) -Tan,Z (2513) Kazan (ct) 141/(102)
2019) 13...Bf5 14.Qd2 f6 15.Rae1 Be4 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Ng5 Bf5 18.Bc5 Re8 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.Re1
Qd7= Grandelius,N (2687)-Low,Z (2418) Reykjavik 141/(102) 2019
10.Nd2
10.Be2!?
10...Nxd3N
10...Be7
11.cxd3 Be6 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Nb3 Rc8 14.Bc5 b6?
14...O-O 15.Qd2 (15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.d4 b6∞) 15...Bxc5+ 16.Nxc5 Qe7 17.d4 b6 18.Nd3∞
15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Nd4 Bd7
16...c5 17.f5! gxf5 (17...cxd4 18.fxe6 Qxe6 19.Qa4+ Kf8 20.Rxc8+ Qxc8 21.Qxa7+-) 18.Nxf5 Bxf5
19.Rxf5 O-O 20.Qg4+ Kh8 21.Rcf1±
17.f5 O-O
17...Qb4 18.Nc2 (18.Rf4?! g5 19.a3 Qxb2 20.Rb1 Qc3 21.Rc1 Qb2=) 18...Qh4 (18...Qxb2 19.Rb1 Qc3
20.Rb3 Qc5+ 21.d4 Qe7 22.f6 Qd8 23.Qd2±) 19.f6 c5 20.Qd2 h6 21.Rf4 Qh5 22.d4²
18.Qe2

581
18.e6 fxe6 19.fxe6 Rxf1+ 20.Qxf1 Bxe6 (20...Be8 21.Qf4 c5 22.Qe5²) 21.Qe2 (21.Re1 Qc5 22.Qf6 Bd7
23.Re7 Qc1+ 24.Kf2 Qh6 25.Nf3→) 21...Re8 22.Rxc6 Bf7 23.Qxe7 Rxe7 24.Kf2²
18...Qh4
18...Qb4 19.Rf4 c5 (19...Bxf5 20.Rcf1 Qe7 21.Nxf5 gxf5 22.Rxf5+-) 20.a3! (20.Ne6?! c4! 21.Nxf8 cxd3
22.Qf1 Rxc1 23.Qxc1 d2 24.Qd1 Qxf4 25.Nxd7 Qe3+ 26.Kf1 Qd3+ 27.Kg1 Qe3+=) 20...Qa4 21.Ne6
c4 22.Nxf8 cxd3 23.Qf1 Rxc1 24.Qxc1 Qc2 25.Rf1 Bxf5 26.Qxc2 dxc2 27.Nxh7 Kxh7 28.Kf2+-;
¹18...Rce8 19.Rce1 Bxf5 20.Nxf5 gxf5 21.Rxf5 Qc5+ 22.Kh1 Re6 23.Ref1±
19.Nf3 Qh5 20.f6± Rfe8
20...c5 21.Qd2 d4 22.Rce1±
21.h3 d4 22.Qd2 c5 23.Rce1 Bc6??

23...h6 24.h4! Be6 (24...Bf5 25.Qf4 Rcd8 26.Rf2! a5 (26...Kh7 27.Re4 Bxe4 28.dxe4+-) 27.Re4 Bxe4
28.dxe4 d3 29.g4 g5 30.hxg5 hxg5 31.Nxg5 Qh6 32.Rd2+-) 25.Re4 Kh7 26.Qf4±

582
24.e6!+- Rxe6
24...fxe6 25.Re5+-; 24...Bxf3 25.Rxf3 Rxe6 26.Rxe6 fxe6 27.f7+ Kg7 28.Qf4 Rf8 29.Qf6+ Kh6
30.Rf4+-
25.Rxe6 fxe6 26.Ng5 Bd5 27.Qf4 Qe2
27...Rf8 28.Qe5
28.f7+ Kg7 29.f8=Q+ 1-0

103. *** C48

Kadric, Denis (2558) - Ponkratov, Pavel (2638)
Srbija 141/103, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Bc4 Bc5 6.d3
6.Nxe5 Qe7 7.Nf3 d5 8.Nxd5 (8.Bxd5 - 96/228) 8...Qxe4+ 9.Ne3 Bg4 10.Be2 Nxe2 11.Qxe2 Bxe3N
(11...O-O-O!?©) 12.Qxe3 O-O-O 13.Qxe4 Nxe4 14.d3 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Nc5© Yu,Y (2752)-Aronian,L
(2765) Saint Louis (blitz) 141/(103) 2019
6...d6 7.Na4 Bg4
7...b5 8.Nxd4 bxc4 9.Nf5 Bxf5 10.exf5 cxd3 11.Nxc5 dxc5 12.Qxd3

12...Qxd3N (12...O-O) 13.cxd3

583
13...O-O-O - 141/(103) (13...Rb8N 14.b3 Kd7 15.Be3 Kd6 16.Ke2² Kadric,D (2558)-Indjic,A (2617)
Srbija 141/(103) 2019) 14.Ke2 Nd5 15.Rd1 Rhe8 16.g3 Rd6 17.Bd2 e4 18.dxe4 Rxe4+ 19.Kf3 Rd4
20.Be1= Shirov,A (2667) -Paravyan,D (2627) Praha II 141/ (103) 2019
8.Nxc5 dxc5 9.Bxf7+!?
9.c3 Nxf3+ 10.gxf3 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Be3 Qd6 13.Qa4+ Nd7 14.Ke2∞
9...Kxf7
9...Ke7 10.Bc4 Bxf3 11.gxf3 b5 12.Bb3 a5 13.Rg1 g6 14.a4±
10.Nxe5+

10...Kf8?N
10...Ke8 11.Nxg4²; 10...Kg8! 11.Nxg4 Nxg4 12.c3 (12.Qxg4 Nxc2+ 13.Ke2 Nxa1 14.Qe6+ Kf8
15.Be3 b6 16.Rxa1 Qf6 17.Qxf6+ gxf6 18.g4©; 12.O-O!? h5 13.f3 Nf6 14.c3 Nc6 15.Be3 b6 16.d4©)
12...Qh4 13.g3 Qh3! 14.cxd4 Qg2 15.Qxg4 (15.Kd2?! Nxf2 16.Qb3+ Kf8 17.Re1 Rd8 18.Re2 Rxd4³)
15...Qxh1+ 16.Ke2 h5 17.Qe6+ Kh7 (17...Kf8?? 18.Bg5+-) 18.Qf5+ Kg8 19.Qd5+ Kh7 20.Qxh5+ Kg8

584
21.Qxc5 Rf8=
11.Nxg4 Nxg4 12.c3± Qh4
12...Ne5 13.cxd4 Qxd4 14.O-O Nxd3 15.Qf3+ Kg8 16.Rd1 c4 17.Be3 Qf6 18.Qxf6 gxf6 19.b3±
13.g3 Qf6
13...Qh3 14.cxd4 Qg2 15.Qxg4 Qxh1+ 16.Ke2 h5 17.Qe6 Qxh2 (17...Re8 18.Qf5+ Kg8 19.Qd5+ Kf8
20.Qxc5+ Kg8 21.Qd5+ Kf8 22.b3+-) 18.Bf4 Re8 19.Qd7+-
14.f4 h5 15.h3 Nh6
15...Nf5 16.hxg4 Nxg3 17.Rh3 h4 18.Qf3+-
16.cxd4 Qxd4 17.Qc2+- Re8 18.Bd2 Nf5 19.O-O-O Nxg3 20.Rhe1 b6 21.Bc3 Qd6 22.f5 h4 23.Kb1
Qf4 24.Rd2 Rh5 25.Rf2 Qd6 26.f6 g6 27.f7 Re6 28.Re3?
28.Bg7+ Kxg7 29.f8=Q+ Qxf8 30.Rxf8 Kxf8 31.Qa4+- (31.b4+-)
28...Rh7 29.Ref3 Re7?
29...Nh1 30.Rf1 Ng3 31.R1f2 Nh1 32.Rd2 Ng3 33.Qd1 Re7 (33...Rxf7 34.Rdf2 Rxf3 35.Qxf3+ Ke8
36.e5±) 34.Qb3 Rhxf7 35.Rdf2 Rxf3 36.Rxf3+ Ke8 37.Bf6 Rf7 38.Qxf7+ Kxf7 39.Be5+ Ke6 40.Bxd6
cxd6±
30.Rf6 Qd7 31.Qd2
31.Rxg6 Rexf7 32.Bf6+-
31...c4 1-0

585
C50-C74

104. * C54
Amin, Bassem (2707) - Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina (2419)
Hammamet 141/104, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.Bb3 Ba7 8.Re1 h6 9.Nbd2 g5 10.Nc4
10.d4!? g4 11.dxe5 (11.Nh4!? exd4 12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.Nc4©) 11...gxf3 12.exf6 Ne5! 13.Nc4 (13.Nxf3
Bg4 14.Bf4 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Qxf6©) 13...Qxf6 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Be3 (15.Qxf3? Qxf3 16.gxf3 Bh3µ)
15...Bh3 16.g3 Rd8N (16...h5) 17.Qc2 Bxe3 18.Rxe3 h5∞ Sosa,T (2508)-Jimenez Ruano,A (2287)
Barcelona 141/(104) 2019
10...g4 11.Nfd2 h5 12.Nf1 h4 13.Be3
13.Nce3 - 137/108
13...Bd7
13...h3?! 14.g3 d5 (14...b5 15.Bxa7! Rxa7 (15...bxc4 16.Ba4±) 16.Nce3±) 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.f3 gxf3
17.Qd2 f2+ 18.Qxf2 Qg2+ 19.Qxg2 hxg2 20.Nfd2±
14.Bxa7 Nxa7 15.d4 Nc6

16.Qd3?!N
16.Nfe3 Qe7; 16.a4 Nh5 (16...Qe7? 17.Nfe3±) 17.dxe5 dxe5 18.Nfe3²
16...Nh5 17.g3 Qg5 18.Rad1 O-O-O 19.Qe3

586
19.d5 Ne7 20.Qe3 Qxe3 21.Nfxe3 f5³
19...Rdg8
19...Nf4! 20.d5 (20.gxf4 exf4 21.Qd2 (21.Qe2 Rdg8 22.Rd3 Qh6 23.Ncd2 Qh7-+) 21...g3 22.fxg3 Rdg8
23.Re2 (23.Qg2 hxg3 24.hxg3 Bh3 25.Qf3 Bg4 26.Qg2 Ne7µ) 23...Bh3 24.Rg2 (24.Qe1 hxg3 25.hxg3
Bxf1 26.Qxf1 Qh5 27.Rd3 Qh1+ 28.Kf2 fxg3+ 29.Rxg3 Rh2+ 30.Ke1 Rxg3-+) 24...hxg3 25.hxg3 Bxg2
(25...Kb8µ) 26.Qxg2 fxg3µ) 20...Nh3+ 21.Kg2 Qxe3 (21...Ne7 22.Qa7 Bb5 23.Rd2 (23.Qa8+? Kd7
24.Qxb7 Qf6-+) 23...Qh6 24.Qa8+ Kd7 25.Qxb7 Ng5 26.Ba4! Bxa4 27.Qxa6 Ke8 28.Qxa4+ Kf8©)
22.Nfxe3 Ne7³
20.Qxg5
20.dxe5 dxe5 21.Qxg5 Rxg5 22.Nfe3 Be6 (22...b5 23.Nd2 Nf6!? (23...f6 24.a4 Ng7 25.axb5 axb5
26.Ra1 Rgh5 27.Ndf1±; 23...Rg7 24.a4 Rgh7 25.axb5 axb5 26.Ndf1 Nf6 27.Nd5²) 24.Bxf7 Nd8 25.Bb3
Rgh5©) 23.Nd5²
20...Rxg5 21.Nce3 Nf6 22.Ng2 hxg3 23.fxg3 exd4 24.cxd4 Re8
24...Rb5 25.Nh4 Rf8
25.Bxf7 Rxe4 26.Rxe4 Nxe4 27.Nd2

587
27...Nf6
27...Rf5! 28.Nxe4 (28.Bg6 Nf2! 29.Bxf5 Nxd1 30.Bxd7+ Kxd7µ; 28.Bc4 Nf2 29.Rf1 Nh3+ 30.Kh1
Nxd4µ) 28...Rxf7 29.Nf4 Bf5 30.Nc3 b5³
28.Nb3
28.Rf1 Rf5 (28...Nh7 29.Rf4=) 29.Rxf5 Bxf5 30.Ne3 Bd7 31.Nc2=
28...Nd8
28...Rg7! 29.Bc4 b5 30.Bd3 Nb4 31.Bb1 Nbd5³
29.Bc4 Bb5 30.Ne3 Bxc4 31.Nxc4 Nd5 32.Re1³ 1/2-1/2

105. C54
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2774) - Ding, Liren (2805)
Saint Louis 141/105, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.h3 a5 8.Re1 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Bb5 Qb8
11.Nh4

588
11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.d4 - 139/120
11...a4N
11...Qa7 12.Qf3 Ne7 13.Nf5 Nxf5 (13...Bxf5 14.exf5 c6 15.Ba4 b5 16.Bc2 a4 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Rxe4²)
14.exf5 Bd5 15.Ne4 Bxe4 16.dxe4 c6 17.Bd3∞
12.Nf5
12.Ndf3 Qa7 13.Re2 Qa5 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.g4∞
12...Re8 13.Nc4 Bxf5 14.exf5 Qa7 15.Qf3

15.Re2 Red8!; 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Nxe3 Qa5 17.Bxc6 bxc6∞

15...e4
15...d5 16.Bxc6 e4 17.dxe4 (17.Qg3 bxc6 18.d4 Bf8 19.Ne5 c5³) 17...bxc6 18.e5 dxc4 19.Bxh6 gxh6
(19...Rxe5 20.Rxe5 gxh6 21.Qg3+ Kh7 22.Qh4 Kg7=) 20.exf6 Bf8 21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.Qxc4 Qc5 23.Qxf7

589
Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Qxf5 25.Re7=
16.dxe4 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Bd3
18.Bf4 Bxf2+ 19.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 20.Kxf2 Rxb5 21.Re2 Re8 22.Kf3∞
18...d5 19.Bf4 dxe4 20.Bxe4 Rxe4 21.Rxe4 Nxe4
21...Bxf2+ 22.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 24.Kf3²
22.Qxe4 Bxf2+ 23.Kh2 Qb6 24.Rd1
24.Rf1 Qxb2 25.f6 g5 26.Bxc7 a3∞
24...Qxb2 25.f6 Qxc3
25...g5 26.Qe7 (26.Bxc7 Qxc3³) 26...gxf4 27.Rd8+ Rxd8 28.Qxd8+ Kh7 29.Qd3+ Kg8 30.Qd8+=
26.fxg7
26.Qxb7 Re8 27.fxg7 Re1 28.Qb1 Kxg7 (28...Bg1+ 29.Kh1=) 29.Rxe1 Qxe1 30.Qxe1 Bxe1 31.Bxc7=
26...Qc6 27.Qf5
27.Qxc6 bxc6 28.Bxh6 c5 29.Rd7 Bd4=
27...Re8 28.Bxh6 Qxh6 29.Qxf2 Qg5
29...Qxg7 30.Rd5 (30.Rd3?! Qe5+ 31.Rg3+ Kf8µ) 30...c6 31.Rh5 Re5 (31...Qg6 32.Qh4 Qd6+ 33.Kh1=)
32.Rh4 b5 33.Qb6©
30.Kh1
30.Rd3 Qe5+ 31.Rg3 f5 32.Qf3 f4 33.Rg4 Re7∞
30...Re4
¹30...b5 31.Rd7 Re7 32.Rd3 Re5 33.Rg3 Qc1+ 34.Kh2 Rg5ƒ
31.Rf1?!

590
31.Rd7! Re7 (31...Rf4 32.Qe1 Qf5 33.Rd8+ Kxg7 34.Qc3+ Qf6 35.Qxc7=) 32.Rd8+ Kxg7 33.Rd4=
31...Qe7?!
31...Qd5! 32.Qf6 (32.Qg3 Qe5 33.Qf2 f6 34.Qxf6 Qxf6 35.Rxf6 Kxg7 36.Rf3 b5µ; 32.Qa7 Re2 33.Rg1
Rxa2; 32.Qf3 c5 33.Rd1 Qe5µ) 32...Re2 33.Rg1 Re5 34.Qh4 Rh5 35.Qg3 c5 36.Re1 Rg5µ
32.Qd2 Kxg7
32...c5 33.Qh6 Rh4 34.Qd2 b5 35.Re1 Rd4 36.Qc1 Qh4ƒ
33.Qb2+= Qe5 34.Qxb7 Re1 35.Qf3 Rxf1+ 36.Qxf1 c5 37.Qc4 Qe1+ 38.Kh2 Qb4 39.Qd3 a3 40.Qg3+
Kh7 41.Qd3+ Kg7 42.Qg3+ Kh7 43.Qd3+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

106. **** C55

Amin, Bassem (2707) - Cheparinov, Ivan (2666)
Changsha 141/106, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 g5!? 7.Bb3 Bg7 8.Nbd2 a6
8...O-O - 140/126 8...Nh5!?N 9.Nc4 Nf4 10.Ne3 Be6 - 141/ (106) (10...g4N - 141/(106) 11.Ne1 h5
12.Nd5 (12.f3²) 12...Nxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.f4 O-O 15.Nc2∞ Forgas Moreno,Y (2272)-Larino Nieto, D
(2471) Gijon 141/(106) 2019; 10...Qf6N 11.Kh1 Ne7 12.d4 O-O - 141/ (106) (12...h5N 13.Ba4+ c6
14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Nc4 O-O Leko,P (2674) -Morozevich,A (2659) Abu Dhabi (m/6-rapid) 141/(106) 2019
(15...O-O 16.Ncxe5 g4 17.Bxf4 Qxf4 18.Nd3 Qh6 19.Nfe5²)) 13.Bc2² Leko,P (2674) -Morozevich,A
(2659) Abu Dhabi (m/4-rapid) 141/ (106) 2019) 11.d4 exd4 12.Nf5 Bxf5 13.exf5 dxc3 14.bxc3 Ne5
15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Qf3 O-O 17.Qxb7 Ne2+ 18.Kh1 Nxc1 19.Raxc1² Svidler,P (2735)-Vallejo Pons,F
(2693) Karlsruhe/ Baden-Baden 141/(106) 2019
9.Nc4 Be6 10.Re1

591
10...g4N
10...O-O 11.h4 gxh4 12.Nxh4 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Qh5²
11.Nfd2 Qd7 12.a4 h5 13.a5
13.Ne3
13...h4 14.Nf1
14.Ne3 g3→
14...O-O-O
14...h3 15.g3 d5! 16.exd5 (16.Nce3 d4!? (16...dxe4∞) 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Nxg4 O-O-Oƒ) 16...Nxd5
17.Nfd2 O-O-O 18.Ne4 Kb8 19.Nc5 Qe7 20.Nxe6 Qxe6∞
15.Ba4 g3?!
15...Rh5 16.b4 d5 17.Ncd2 (17.b5 dxc4 18.bxc6 Qxd3 19.cxb7+ Kb8∞) 17...dxe4 18.b5! Nxa5 (18...axb5
19.Bxb5+-) 19.bxa6 Qxd3 20.axb7+ Kb8 21.Bc2 Qxc3 22.Bb2 Qxb2 23.Rxa5±; 15...Nh5 16.b4 d5
17.Nce3 dxe4 18.b5 Na7 19.bxa6 Qxd3 20.axb7+ Kb8 21.Ba3; ¹15...Qe7 16.b4!

592
(16.Bxc6 bxc6∞) 16...h3! (16...d5 17.b5 dxc4 18.Ba3 Qe8 (18...Qd7 19.bxc6 Qxd3 20.Qc1+-) 19.bxc6
bxc6 20.Qe2 Rxd3 (20...cxd3 21.Qe3±) 21.Red1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1²) 17.g3 d5 18.b5 dxc4 19.Ba3 (19.bxc6?!
Rxd3 20.cxb7+ Kb8³) 19...Qd7 20.bxc6 Qxd3 21.Qb1∞
16.fxg3 h3
16...hxg3 17.Nxg3 Bg4 18.Qc2 Nh5 19.b4 Nxg3

20.b5!! Qe7 (20...Rxh2 21.Kxh2 Rh8+ 22.Kxg3 Bf6 (22...Qe7 23.Kxg4 Qh4+ 24.Kf3 Qh5+ 25.Kf2
Qh4+ 26.Kf1 Qh1+ 27.Ke2 Qh5+ 28.Kd2 Bh6+ 29.Ne3+-) 23.Bh6! Rxh6 24.Rh1+-; 20...axb5 21.Bxb5
Nh5 22.a6+-) 21.hxg3 axb5 22.Bxb5+-; 16...Nh5 17.b4 hxg3 18.b5 gxh2+ 19.Nxh2+-
17.gxh3 Rxh3?

593
17...Bxh3 18.b4 Bxf1 19.Rxf1 d5 20.Ne3 Qh3 21.Ra2 dxe4 22.b5 Rxd3 23.Qe2±
18.b4+- Qe7 19.Nce3
19.b5! axb5 (19...Nb8 20.Rb1) 20.Bxb5 Na7 (20...Nb8 21.a6 bxa6 22.Bxa6+ Nxa6 23.Rxa6) 21.Ba4 Ng4
22.Ra2 d5 23.exd5 Rxd5 24.Rb2
19...d5
19...Rdh8 20.b5 Nb8 21.Nf5 Bxf5 22.exf5
20.Ba3 Qe8 21.b5 axb5 22.Bxb5 dxe4
22...Bd7 23.a6
23.a6 b6 24.Qa4
24.a7 Kb7 25.Be7! Qxe7 (25...Ra8 26.Qa4) 26.Bxc6+ Kxc6 27.Qa4+
24...Bd7 25.Nf5 Bxf5 26.a7 Kb7 27.Be7 Bd7 28.Bxd8 1-0

107. C55
Khismatullin, Denis (2618) - Sadovsky, Artem (2416)
Russia 141/107, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O O-O 6.a4 a5 7.Re1 d6 8.c3 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6
9...Ne7 - 129/112
10.b3

594
10...Qb8N
10...Ne7
11.Ra2!? Qa7 12.Nf1 Rad8 13.Ng3 Qb6 14.Rd2 Rfe8 15.Bxe6
15.d4! Bxc4 16.bxc4 exd4 17.cxd4 Bb4 18.Rb2ƒ
15...fxe6 16.d4!? exd4 17.b4 dxc3
17...axb4? 18.cxd4 Nxd4 19.Nxd4 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 c5 21.Rd2±
18.bxc5 Qxc5
18...Qb4!? 19.Rd3 dxc5 20.e5 Nd5∞
19.Rd3
19.Rde2 d5 20.exd5 exd5 21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.Rxe5 Rxe5 23.Rxe5 Qc4∞
19...Nb4 20.Ba3 Ng4! 21.Nh1 Ne5
21...Qc6
22.Nxe5 Qxe5 23.Rg3 d5 24.exd5?
24.f4 c2 (24...Qf6 25.e5 Qxf4 26.Rxc3±; 24...Qxf4 25.Qd4±) 25.Qc1 Qd6 (25...Qd4+ 26.Nf2±) 26.Nf2
dxe4 27.Bxb4 Qxb4 28.Rge3 Qxa4 29.Rxe4 Qb3 30.R4e2²
24...Rxd5! 25.Qc1

595
25...Qxe1+?
25...Na2! 26.Qa1 (26.Qe3 Red8 27.Qxe5 Rxe5 28.Rge3 Rxe3 29.fxe3 c2 30.Nf2 Nc3 31.Kf1 Rd1
32.Bb2 Rb1 (32...c6-+ … b5) 33.Nd3 Nxa4-+) 26...Qxe1+! 27.Qxe1 c2 28.f4 Rd1 29.Kf2 Rxe1 30.Kxe1
Rd8 31.Nf2 c1=Q+ 32.Bxc1 Nxc1 33.Rc3 Na2 34.Rxc7 Rd4µ
26.Qxe1 c2

27.Rxg7+! Kxg7
27...Kh8? 28.Rxc7 Rd1 29.Qf1! Red8 30.Ng3+-
28.Qc3+ Kf7 29.Qxc7+ Re7!
29...Kg8? 30.h4+-
30.Qf4+ Ke8 31.g4 Rd1+ 32.Kg2 Ra1! 33.Qb8+
33.Qxh6? Rxa3 34.Ng3 Kd7-+
33...Kf7 34.Bb2 Nd3?

596
34...Rb1!? 35.Qf4+ Kg8 36.Qb8+ (36.Qxh6 Rxb2 37.Qg6+ Rg7 38.Qxe6+ Kh7 39.Qf5+ Kh8 40.Qc8+
Kh7=) 36...Kf7 37.Qf4+=
35.Qh8! Nxb2?
35...Rd7 36.Ng3 Nxb2 37.Qh7+ Ke8 38.Qxc2±
36.Qh7+ Kf8 37.Qxc2 Nxa4
37...Rxa4 38.Qxb2 Rxg4+ 39.Ng3+-
38.Ng3 b5
38...Nb6 39.Qb2+-
39.Qc8+ Re8
39...Kf7 40.Qh8 Rd1 41.Qxh6 b4 42.Nh5+-
40.Qc7 Rd1 41.Nh5 Re7 42.Qb8+ Kf7 43.Qf4+ Ke8 44.Nf6+ Kf7
44...Kd8? 45.Qb8#
45.Nd5++- Ke8 46.Qb8+ Kf7 47.Nxe7 Kxe7 48.Qxb5 Rd4 49.h3 Kd6 50.Qxa5 Nc5 51.Qd8+ Ke5
52.Qh8+ Kd5 53.Qxh6 Nd3 54.Kg3 e5 55.h4 Nf4 56.h5 Rd3+ 57.Kh4 Rf3 58.Qb6 Rh3+ 59.Kg5
Ne6+ 1-0

108. C56
Berthelot, Yannick (2267) - Delchev, Aleksander (2571)
France 141/108, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.O-O Be7!?
9...Bc5 10.f3 Ng5 11.f4 Ne4 12.Be3 O-O 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 Bb6 15.Nb3 f6=; 9...c5? 10.Nb3 c6
11.f3 Ng5 12.c4
10.f3 Ng5 11.f4 Ne4 12.Nd2
12.f5 O-O! (12...c5 - 82/(299)) 13.Nc3 (13.f6 gxf6 14.Bh6 fxe5) 13...Bc5 14.f6 Re8„ ×e5
12...Nxd2 13.Qxd2
13.Bxd2 c5 14.Ne2 f5!
13...c5 14.Ne2 Bc6
14...d4 15.f5 O-O 16.Ng3∞
15.f5!
15.b4 d4 16.bxc5 Bxc5 17.Qd3 Qd5 18.Rf2 Rb8³
15...Qd7!
15...f6 16.e6 d4∞

597
16.Nf4N

16.Ng3 O-O-O; 16.b4 d4! 17.Bb2 O-O-O 18.bxc5 Qd5 19.Nf4 Qxe5³; 16.Qd3 d4 17.Nf4 O-O 18.f6
gxf6 19.exf6 Bxf6=
16...Qxf5! 17.Nxd5 Qxe5 18.Nxe7 Qxe7 19.Re1 Be4 20.Qe2 f5 21.Qc4! O-O-O 22.Be3 Bd5?!
22...Qf6!? 23.Re2 (23.Qxc5 f4) 23...Rhe8 24.Qxc5 Qxb2 25.Rae1 a6∞; 22...Rhe8! 23.Bxc5 Qf6 24.Bxa7
Rd2 25.Re2 Rxe2 26.Qxe2 Qxb2µ
23.Qf4
23.Qf1!? Qf6 24.Qf2 Be4 25.Bxc5 a6→
23...Be4!µ 24.Qf2 a6
24...Rd5 25.c4 Re5 26.b4 (26.Rad1 Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8) 26...cxb4 27.Bxa7 Rd8
25.Bxc5 Qe6 26.Bd4
26.b4 h5 27.a4 Rh6 28.Ra3 h4 (28...Rg6 29.Rg3 Rxg3 30.hxg3 Qa2) 29.Rd3 Qf6 30.Rxd8+ Qxd8 31.h3
Qd5→
26...h5! 27.a4 Rh6 28.Ra3 h4
28...Qd5 29.Ba7 Rc6 (29...Rg6 30.Rg3 Rdd6)
29.Be3 Rg6 30.Bf4

598
30...Qc6?
30...Rd1!! 31.g3 (31.Rxd1 Rxg2+ 32.Qxg2 Bxg2 33.Kxg2 Qe2+) 31...hxg3 32.Rxg3 Rxg3+ 33.hxg3
Rxe1+ 34.Qxe1 Qb6+ 35.Qf2 Qxb2 36.Qc5 Qxc2 37.Qxc2 Bxc2 38.a5 Kd7-+
31.Rc3! Rxg2+ 32.Qxg2 Bxg2 33.Rxc6 Bxc6 34.Re7 Rd7 35.Rxd7 Kxd7 1/2-1/2

109. * C58
Vitiugov, Nikita (2727) - Grischuk, Alexander (2766)
Riga (m/1) 141/109, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Ng4
8...Nd5 9.Nf3 Bd6 10.O-O Nf4 11.Nc3 (11.Re1 - 116/107) 11...Nxd3 12.cxd3 O-O 13.b3 c5 14.Ba3N
(14.Ne4 Ba6 15.Re1 Nc6 16.Ba3 Bxd3=) 14...Nc6 15.Ne4 Nb4 16.Bxb4 cxb4 17.Re1 Bb8∞ Aronian,L
(2765) -Ding,L (2805) Saint Louis 141/(109) 2019
9.Ne4 f5 10.Be2 h5 11.h3 fxe4 12.hxg4 Bc5 13.Nc3
13.b4!? Qd4 (13...Bxb4 14.Nc3 Qd4 15.gxh5 O-O 16.O-O Be6 17.Rb1 Bc5 18.Qe1²) 14.bxc5 O-O
15.O-O Qxa1 16.Nc3 e3! 17.gxh5 exf2+ 18.Rxf2 Rxf2 19.Kxf2 Be6 20.Ba3 Rf8+ 21.Ke1 Qxd1+
22.Bxd1∞
13...Qd4 14.O-O

599
14...Rf8N
14...O-O 15.Qe1 hxg4 16.d3 (16.g3 Bf5 17.d3 (17.Nd1 Rf6→) 17...exd3 18.cxd3∞) 16...exd3 17.Bxd3
Rxf2 18.Qxf2 (18.Rxf2 g3∞) 18...Qxf2+ 19.Rxf2 g3 20.Ne4 gxf2+ 21.Kf1 Bb6 22.b4 Nb7∞
15.Qe1
15.b4!? Rxf2 (15...Bxb4?! 16.gxh5±) 16.bxc5 Rxe2+ 17.Kh1 Bxg4 18.Nxe2 Qxa1 19.Qe1 Qxa2 20.Nc3
Qxc2 21.Nxe4∞
15...hxg4 16.g3
16.d3 exd3 17.Bxd3 Rxf2 18.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 19.Rxf2 g3 20.Ne4 gxf2+ 21.Kf1 Bd4 22.c3 Bb6∞
16...Bf5 17.d3 Rh8 18.Be3
18.Bg5 Rh3 19.Kg2 Kd7 20.Be3 Rah8 21.Rg1 Rh2+ 22.Kf1 Qd6→
18...Qd6 19.Kg2

19...O-O-O! 20.Rh1?

600
20.dxe4? Qg6! 21.Rg1 (21.exf5?? Rh2+! 22.Kxh2 Qh5+ 23.Kg2 Qh3+ 24.Kg1 Rh8-+) 21...Bxe4+
22.Kf1 Bxe3 23.Ba6+ Nb7 24.Qxe3 Bxc2 25.Qxa7 Bd3+ 26.Ke1 Bxa6 27.Qxa6 Kb8³; 20.Bg5 exd3
21.Bxd3 Bxd3 22.cxd3 Qxd3 23.Qe4 Rd4 24.Qxd3 Rxd3 25.Rac1∞
20...Bxe3 21.fxe3
21.Rxh8 Rxh8 22.fxe3 Qg6 23.Rd1 Nb7µ
21...Rxh1 22.Qxh1 exd3 23.cxd3
23.Qf1 Qg6 24.cxd3 Bxd3 25.Bxd3 Qxd3µ
23...Bxd3 24.Bxg4+?
24.Rd1 Bxe2 25.Rxd6 Bf3+ 26.Kg1 Bxh1 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Kxh1 Nc4 29.Nd1µ
24...Kb8 25.Qh4 Nc4 26.Re1
26.Qg5 Rf8µ
26...Rf8 27.Bf3

27.Qg5 g6 28.Be2 (28.Bf3 Qe6 29.Ne4 Bxe4 30.Bxe4 Qf7-+) 28...Ka8 29.Rf1 (29.Bxd3 Qxd3 30.Re2
Nxb2 31.Qxe5 Nd1!-+) 29...Bxe2 30.Rxf8+ Qxf8 31.Nxe2 Nd2-+
27...Bf1+?!
27...Qb4! … 28.Kg1 (28.Be2 Qxb2-+) 28...Qxb2 29.Qe7 Rh8 30.Ne2 e4 31.Bg2 Qd2-+
28.Kg1 Rxf3 29.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Qd3+?!
30...Nxe3+ 31.Kf2 (31.Ke2 Nf5 32.Qg5 Nd4+ 33.Kf2 Ne6µ) 31...Nf5 32.Qg5 Qd3 33.Ne2 Kc8µ;
30...Nxb2µ
31.Kg1 Qxe3+ 32.Kh2 Qh6
32...Qd2+ 33.Kh3 Nxb2 (33...Ne3 34.Qe4³) 34.Qh8+ Kc7 35.Qxg7+ Qd7+ 36.Qxd7+ Kxd7 37.Kg4³

601
33.Qxh6 gxh6 34.Kh3!= Nxb2
34...Kc7 35.Kg4 Kd6 36.Kh5 Ne3 37.Kxh6 Nf5+ 38.Kg5 Nxg3 39.Kg4 Nf1 40.Kf5=
35.Kg4 Kc7 36.Kh5 Nc4 37.Kxh6 Ne3 38.Kh5 Kd6 39.g4 Ke6 40.g5 Nf5 41.g6 c5 42.Kg5 c4 43.Ne4
Ne7 44.g7 Kf7 45.Nd6+ Kxg7 1/2-1/2

110. ** C65
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775) - So, Wesley (2754)
Zagreb 141/110, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.c3
7.Nf3 Bb6 8.O-O (8.Nxe5? Qe7µ) 8...c6 9.Ba4 d6∞
7...Bb6 8.d4
8.Nc4 - 123/115
8...c6
8...exd4 9.e5 dxc3 (9...Nd5 10.O-O O-O 11.Ne4 c6 12.Bd3ƒ) 10.bxc3 Qe7 11.O-O Nd5 12.Bc4 Nf4
13.a4! O-O 14.a5 Bc5 15.Ne4 Ng6 (15...Qxe5?! 16.Nxc5 Qxc5 17.Ra4! Qf5 (17...d5 18.Bb3 Ne6
19.Ba3±) 18.Bxf7+ Rxf7 19.Rxf4 Qg6 20.Re1 Rxf4 21.Bxf4±) 16.Re1 Qxe5 17.h4!ƒ
9.dxe5 cxb5 10.exf6 Qxf6 11.O-O O-O 12.a4
12.Nf3N d6 13.Re1 Bg4 14.Be3 b4! 15.Bxb6 axb6 16.Qd4 (16.cxb4 Qxb2 17.Qxd6 Bxf3 18.gxf3 h6=)
16...Bxf3 17.Qxf6 gxf6 18.gxf3 bxc3 19.bxc3 Rfc8= Nakamura,H (2754)-Saric,I (2752) Zagreb
141/(110) 2019
12...bxa4 13.Nc4

13...d5!?N
13...Bc7 - 141/(110) 14.Ne3 b5 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.c4N (16.Qh5 Bb7 17.Nxc7 Qxc7 18.Qxb5 Bxe4
19.Rxa4 Rfe8=; 16.Qg4) 16...a6 17.Ra3 Bb7 18.Rh3 Bxd5 19.exd5 Qf6 20.cxb5 Bb6 (20...axb5??

602
21.Qc2+-) 21.Qxa4 Rfe8∞ Saric,I (2681)-Laznicka,V (2658) Greece 141/(110) 2019
14.exd5 Bd7 15.Be3 Bxe3
¹15...Rac8 16.Nxb6 (16.Bxb6 Rxc4=) 16...axb6 17.Qd2 h6=
16.fxe3 Qe7 17.Qd4 Rfe8 18.e4
18.Rae1 b5 19.Nd2 f6∞
18...f6
18...Qxe4 19.Qxe4 Rxe4 20.Nd6 (20.Rxf7 Kxf7 21.Nd6+ Ke7 22.Nxe4 b5∞) 20...Re7 21.Rae1 Rxe1
22.Rxe1 Kf8 23.Nxb7 Rb8 24.Nc5 Be8 25.d6 (25.Re2 a3! 26.b4 (26.bxa3?! Rb5³) 26...a5 27.d6 Rd8
28.bxa5 Rxd6=) 25...Bc6 26.Re2 (26.Re7 Rd8! 27.Rxa7 Rxd6=) 26...Rb5 27.Nxa4 (27.d7 Rb8 28.Rd2
Ke7=) 27...Rd5=
19.Rfe1 b5 20.Nd2 a5 21.Nf3 Bg4
¹21...Qd6 22.e5 fxe5 23.Nxe5 Bc8! 24.Rad1 (24.c4 Bb7 25.cxb5 Qxd5 26.Qxd5+ Bxd5=) 24...Bb7
25.Re3 Rad8 26.c4 h6„
22.d6 Qd7?!
22...Qa7 23.Rad1 Qxd4+ 24.Rxd4 Rad8„
23.e5 Bxf3 24.gxf3 fxe5 25.Rxe5 Rxe5 26.Qxe5

26...Re8?!
26...Qf7! 27.Kg2 (27.Qxb5 Qg6+ 28.Kh1 Qxd6 29.Qxa4 Rf8©) 27...Qg6+ 28.Kf2 Qd3 29.Qe6+
(29.Re1 Rf8 30.Qe6+ Kh8 31.Re3 Qc2+ 32.Kg3 Qb1„) 29...Kh8 30.Qe7 Qc2+ 31.Qe2 Qxe2+ 32.Kxe2
Re8+ 33.Kf2 Kg8 34.Rd1 Kf7²
27.Qd5+ Kh8 28.Rd1± h6 29.Rd4 Re6 30.Kf2 Rf6 31.h4 b4?
31...Rf8±

603
32.c4 a3 33.bxa3 bxa3
33...b3 34.c5 b2 35.Rd1+-
34.c5 a2 35.Qxa2 Qh3

36.Qe2??
36.Qd5! Qh2+ 37.Ke3 Qg1+ 38.Kd2! Qg2+ (38...Qf2+ 39.Kd1! Rxf3 40.d7 Qf1+ 41.Kc2 Rf2+
42.Rd2+-) 39.Kc3! Rxf3+ 40.Rd3 Rxd3+ 41.Qxd3+-
36...Qh2+ 37.Ke3 Qg1+ 38.Kd3
38.Qf2 Qc1+ 39.Ke2 Qxc5 40.d7 Qb5+ 41.Kd2 Qb2+=
38...Qb1+ 39.Ke3
39.Kc3 Qa1+ 40.Kb3! Rf8! (40...Qxd4? 41.Qe8+ Kh7 42.Qe4+ Qxe4 43.fxe4+-) 41.Qd1 a4+ 42.Kc4
Qa2+ 43.Kb5 Qb2+ 44.Kc4 Qa2+=
39...Qg1+ 40.Kd3 Qb1+ 41.Kd2 Qb2+ 42.Kd3 1/2-1/2

111. * C65
Caruana, Fabiano (2818) - Aronian, Levon (2765)
Saint Louis 141/111, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O Re8 7.d4
7.Bg5 - 133/126
7...Bb6
7...Bf8 8.Re1 exd4 9.e5 Nd5 10.cxd4 (10.Qb3!?) 10...d6 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Bxe7 Rxe7 13.Nc3 (13.Bxc6
bxc6 14.Nbd2²) 13...Nxc3 14.bxc3²; 7...exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.e5 Ne4 10.Nc3²
8.d5!? Ne7 9.Nxe5
9.Bd3 Nexd5 10.exd5 e4 11.a4 exd3 12.a5 Bc5 13.Qxd3 h6 14.Bf4 b6 15.axb6 Bxb6 16.c4 d6∞

604
9...Nxe4

9...c6 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.Bd3

10.Qf3N
10.Bd3 d6! (10...Nf6 11.d6 cxd6 12.Nc4 Ng6 13.Nxd6 Re6 14.Bc4²) 11.Bxe4 dxe5∞
10...Nf6 11.d6 cxd6 12.Nc4 d5 - 141/111
12...Ng6 13.Bg5 (13.Nxd6?! Re6 14.Nf5 d5µ) 13...Re6 14.Nxb6 Qxb6 15.Na3 d5 16.Bxf6 Rxf6
17.Qxd5²; 12...Bc7N 13.Bg5 Ng6 (13...Ned5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd8 Rxd8 16.Rd1 Nf6 17.Nxd6 Rb8
18.Na3²) 14.Ne3 Re5 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Qxf6 gxf6 17.a4² Horvath,A (2517)-Kozak,A (2495) Budapest
141/(111) 2019
13.Nd6 Rf8 14.Bg5 Ne4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Qxe4 f6 17.Be3 d5 18.Qf3² Ng6
18...Bc7 19.Na3 Bf5 20.Rad1 Qd6 21.g3²
19.Na3 Bc7
19...Ne5 20.Qg3 a6 21.Ba4 Bxe3 22.Qxe3 b5 23.Bc2²
20.Rad1 Ne5 21.Qe2
21.Qxd5+ Qxd5 22.Rxd5 Be6 23.Rd4 Bxa2=
21...a6 22.Ba4 Bg4 23.f3 Be6 24.Bb3 Re8
24...Nc6!?
25.f4 Nc6
25...Ng4 26.Bd4 Kh8 27.Nc2 Nh6²
26.Qf3 Bb6 27.Nc2 Na5 28.Bxd5
28.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Nc4 31.Bxc4 dxc4²

605
28...Bxd5 29.Rxd5 Bxe3+ 30.Nxe3 Qb6 31.Rd3 Nc4
31...Qxb2 32.Qd5+ Kh8 33.Nf5 (33.Qxa5 Qe2 34.Qd5 Rxe3 35.Qxb7 (35.Rd2 Qb5=) 35...Rae8 36.Rd7
Qg4=) 33...Qb6+ 34.Kh1 Qc7 (34...Rad8? 35.Qf7 Rg8 36.Rh3+-) 35.Qd7 Qxd7 36.Rxd7 Red8 37.Rxg7
(37.Rfd1 Rxd7 38.Rxd7 g6 39.Nd6²) 37...Rd5 38.Ne7 Kxg7 39.Nxd5²
32.Qd5+ Kf8 33.Qxc4 Rxe3 34.Rxe3 Qxe3+ 35.Kh1 Rd8 36.h3?!
36.a4±
36...b5 37.Qc6 Qe2 38.Rf3

38.Qc5+ Kf7 39.Rf2 Qe1+ 40.Kh2 Kg6! 41.f5+ (41.g4 Rd5!=; 41.b3 h5=) 41...Kg5=
38...Qxb2?!
38...Rd2! 39.Rg3 (39.Qa8+ Kf7 40.Qa7+ Kf8 41.Rg3 Qf1+ 42.Kh2 g6 43.Qxh7 (43.Qxa6 Rxg2+!
44.Rxg2 Qxf4+=) 43...Rxg2+! 44.Rxg2 Qxf4+ 45.Kg1 Qc1+ 46.Kf2 Qd2+ 47.Kf3 Qd3+=; 39.Qc5+
Kf7 40.Qc7+ Kf8 41.Rg3 Qf1+ 42.Kh2 g6=) 39...Qf1+ 40.Kh2 Qxf4 41.Qxa6 Rd3! (41...Qe5=)
42.Qc8+ Ke7 43.Qb7+ Ke6 44.Qxg7 Kd6 45.Qg4 Qe5=; 38...h5!?
39.Qxa6 h5
39...Rd2 40.Qc8+ Kf7 41.Qc7+ Kg8 42.Qb8+ Kf7 43.Rg3 Qb1+ (43...g6 44.Kh2±) 44.Kh2 Qf5 45.c4!
bxc4 46.Qc7+ Qd7 47.Qxc4+ Qd5 48.Qc8±
40.Kh2! h4 41.Qa7
41.Qb6 Qd2 (41...Rd2 42.Qb8+ Kf7 43.Qb7+ Kg8 (43...Kg6 44.f5+ Kh7 45.Rf4 Qxc3 46.Rxh4+ Kg8
47.Re4±) 44.Re3±) 42.Qxb5 Qxa2 43.Qh5±
41...Kg8 42.Qe7 Qd2 43.Re3 Qd6 44.Qe4 Qd5 45.Qb4 Rc8?!
45...Qf5! 46.a4 bxa4 47.Qxa4 Kh7 48.Qe4 Qxe4 49.Rxe4 Kg6=
46.a4

606
46...Qc5??
46...bxa4 47.Qxa4 Qf5 48.Re8+ Rxe8 49.Qxe8+ Kh7 50.Qe3²
47.Re8+ Kh7 48.Rxc8 Qxc8 49.axb5+- Qf5 50.b6 Qd3 51.c4 Qg3+ 52.Kh1 Qd3 53.c5 1-0

112. ** C67
Karjakin, Sergey (2748) - So, Wesley (2754)
Zagreb 141/112, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.a4!?
6.Nxe5 - 137/ 117
6...Be7 7.Nc3

7...a6
7...e4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Rxe4 O-O 10.d4 d5 11.Re3N (11.Re1 - 141/(112) 11...Bg4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qd3N
(13.h3) 13...Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Bd6= Dubov,D (2700)-McShane,L (2688) Netanya 141/(112) 2019) 11...Bd6

607
12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Ne5 c5 14.c3 f6 15.Nc6 Qd7 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Nd4 Bb7∞ Christiansen,J (2539)-Lysyj,I
(2635) Skopje 141/(112) 2019
8.Bf1N
8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Nxe5 O-O 10.d3=
8...e4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Rxe4 d5 11.Re1

11...d4!?
11...O-O 12.d4 Bf5 13.Bf4 Bd6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6=
12.Bd3 O-O 13.Be4 Be6 14.d3 Bd5 15.Bf4 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 f5 17.Re2 g5 18.Bd2
18.Rxe7!? Qxe7 19.Nxg5 Rae8 20.Nf3©; 18.Be5
18...g4 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Rxe5 Bd6??

20...Qd7 21.c3 Bd6 22.Qb3+ Qf7 23.Qxf7+ (23.Re6 Rae8 24.Rae1 dxc3 25.bxc3 b5=) 23...Rxf7

608
24.Ree1=
21.Re2??
21.Rxf5! Bxh2+ (21...Rxf5 22.Qxg4+ Kh8 23.Qxf5+-) 22.Kh1 Qh4 23.Rg5+ Kh8 24.Rxg4+-
21...Qf6 22.c3 Rae8 23.g3
23.cxd4 Kg7 24.Bc3 Qg6
23...dxc3 24.Bxc3 Qf7 25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Qd2 Qe6 27.Qg5+ Qg6 28.Qd2 Qe6 29.Qg5+ Qg6 30.Qd2
Qe6 1/2-1/2

113. *** C67

McShane, Luke (2688) - Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2760)
Netanya 141/113, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6
10.Re1 Re8 11.Bf4 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Ne8 13.Nc3 Bxd4 14.Nd5 d6 15.Bg5 f6 16.Bh4
16.Be3 - 129/(119)
16...Bxb2 17.Rb1 Be5 18.f4 c6 19.fxe5 cxd5 20.exf6 Nxf6 21.Bd3 Bd7 22.Qg3
22.h3; 22.Rxb7
22...Bc6

23.Bg5!N - 141/113
23.Bf5 - 141/ (113) 23...Kh8 24.Qh3 Qe7? (24...Qc7!∞) 25.Bxh7!+- Muzychuk,M (2560)-Lagno,K
(2559) Astana 141/(113) 2019 23.Rf1?!N Qb6+ 24.Kh1 Ne4 25.Qf4 h6 (25...Qc7! 26.c4 Nc5 27.Bb1
g6³) 26.Qf7+ Kh8? (26...Kh7 27.Bf6 Rg8 28.h3 Bb5 29.c4 Bxc4 30.Bxe4+ dxe4 31.Qxc4 d5! 32.Qxd5
gxf6 33.Qxe4+ Kh8=) 27.Bxe4 dxe4 28.Bf6! Rg8 (28...gxf6 29.Qxf6+ Kh7 30.Qe6! Rg8 31.Rf7+ Rg7
32.Qf5+ Kh8 33.Rf8+ Rg8 34.Qf6+ Kh7 35.Rf7++-) 29.Qg6 Qe3 30.Bxg7+ 1-0 (30) Firouzja,A (2682)-
Sevian,S (2666) [Link] (m/ 3-blitz) 141/(113) 2019

609
23...Kh8 - 141/113
23...Qe7? 24.Re1 Qf8 25.Rf1±; 23...h6!N - 141/ (113) 24.Bxh6 Qe7 25.Rf1 Rf8 26.Bg5 Qe5 27.Bf4
Qd4+ 28.Be3 Qe5 29.Bf4 Qd4+ 30.Be3 Qe5 31.Bf4 1/2 (31) Steinberg,N (2535)-Chandra,A (2522)
Paleochora 141/(113) 2019
24.Qh4 h6?

¹24...Qd7 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Qxf6+ Qg7 27.Qxd6²

25.Bxh6! gxh6 26.Qxh6+ Kg8 27.Qg6+ Kh8

28.Rb4! Ne4 29.Bxe4 dxe4 30.Rb3 e3 31.Rb4+- Bd7 32.Qh6+ Kg8 33.Qg6+ Kh8 34.Qh6+ Kg8
35.Rh4 Qxh4 36.Qxh4 Re8 37.Kf1 e2+ 38.Ke1 Re6 39.Qd8+ Be8 40.g4 b5 41.h4 Kg7 42.h5 Bf7
43.Qg5+ Kh7 44.Qxb5 1-0

114. * C70
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2693) - Moiseenko, Vadim (2523)
Turkiye 141/114, 2019

610
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 8.Re1!?

8.Qxd4 - 104/76 8.Nxd4 Bb7 9.c4 c5 10.Nf5 g6 11.Ne3 (11.Ng3 - 40/400) 11...Bg7 12.cxb5 (12.Nc3)
12...axb5 13.Bd5 Nf6 14.Bxb7 Nxb7 15.Nc3 b4 16.Ncd5 O-O 17.Qd3N (17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Qc2 Na5
19.Nd5 Qd4 20.Nb6 Ra7 21.Rd1 Qf6 22.Kh1=) 17...Na5 18.a4 Re8 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.Rb1 b3 21.Bd2
Nc6 22.Qxb3 Nd4 23.Qd3 Rxa4 1/2 (23) Morozevich,A (2656) -Vallejo Pons,F (2688) Kazan (rapid)
141/(114) 2019
8...Ne7?N
8...Bg4 9.e5 d5 10.h3 Bh5 (10...Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nxb3 12.axb3 Qd7 13.c3 dxc3 14.Nxc3 c6 15.Bd2²)
11.g4 Bg6 12.e6 f6 13.Nxd4 Ne7 (13...c5? 14.e7 Nxe7 15.Ne6+-) 14.Bd2 c5 15.Nf5 Nac6 16.a4ƒ;
8...Nxb3 9.axb3 Bb7 (9...c5 10.c3 Be7 (10...dxc3 11.Nxc3 Bb7 12.Bf4±) 11.cxd4 Nf6 12.Nc3²)
10.Nxd4 g6 11.Nc3 Bg7 12.Bf4²; 8...Bb7 9.Bd5!? c6 10.e5 (10.Qxd4 cxd5 11.exd5+ Ne7 12.b3 f6
13.Qe4ƒ) 10...cxd5 (10...dxe5? 11.Bxf7+!+-) 11.exd6+ Ne7 12.Bf4 Nc4 13.dxe7 Bxe7 14.Qe2 Kf8
15.Nbd2²
9.Nxd4! c5
9...Nxb3 10.axb3 Bb7 11.Nc3 Ng6 (11...g6? 12.Nd5+-) 12.Nf5±
10.Nf5 Bxf5 11.exf5 c4 12.Nc3 f6
12...cxb3 13.axb3 Nc6 14.Bf4 f6 (14...Ne5 15.Bxe5 dxe5 16.Qf3 f6 17.Red1 Qc8 18.Nxb5+-) 15.Qh5+
Kd7 16.Rad1 Ne5 17.Bxe5 fxe5 18.Rxe5+-; 12...Nc6 13.Nd5 Ne5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4+-
13.a4 cxb3 14.axb5 Kf7
14...Nc4 15.Rxa6 Rxa6 16.bxa6 Ne5 17.a7+-
15.bxa6
15.Qe2! g6 (15...Nxf5 16.Qe6+ Kg6 17.Ne2+-; 15...bxc2 16.Qe6+ Ke8 17.Ne4+-; 15...Nb7 16.bxa6
Nc5 17.Qc4++-) 16.Rxa5! Qxa5 17.Qe6+ Kg7 18.Bg5 Nxf5 (18...fxg5? 19.f6+ Kh6 20.Qh3#) 19.Bxf6+
Kh6 20.Qc4+-

611
15...Nac6 16.Nd5 bxc2 17.Qxc2 Nxd5
17...Ne5 18.Qb3 Rb8 19.Qa2 Nxf5 20.Ne3+ d5 21.Nxf5+-
18.Qxc6 Ne7

19.Rxe7+! Bxe7 20.Qd5+ Kf8 21.b4 g5 22.b5 Kg7 23.Be3 Qd7

23...Qg8 24.Qb7 Qf7 25.a7 d5 26.b6 Bd6 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.b7+-
24.b6 Rhb8 25.h4 Qc8 26.Qb5
26.b7 Qxb7 (26...Rxb7 27.Rc1 Rc7 (27...Qxc1+ 28.Bxc1 Rba7 29.hxg5 fxg5 30.Be3+-) 28.Rxc7 Qxc7
29.Qxa8+-) 27.axb7 Rxa1+ 28.Kh2 Rb1 29.hxg5 R8xb7 30.Qe6+-
26...h6
26...Bd8 27.b7+-
27.Bd4 Ra7
27...Rxa6 28.Rxa6 Qc1+ 29.Qf1 Qxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Kf7 31.Ke2 d5 32.Kd3+-
28.Qe2 Rd7 29.Qh5 Qe8 30.Qxe8 Rxe8 31.b7 d5 32.Rb1 1-0

612
C75-C99

115. ** C78
Motylev, Alexander (2654) - Peng, Xiongjian (2467)
Changsha 141/115, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2 d5 8.d4
8.a4 dxe4 9.axb5 exf3 (9...Bg4 - 128/116) 10.Qxf3 e4 11.Bxe4 Ne5 12.Qe2 O-O 13.d4 (13.Bxa8 Nd3
14.h3 Re8 15.Qf3 Ne5 16.Qd1 Qd3 (16...Bxh3!?) 17.b4 Bxh3 (17...Bb6!?∞) 18.bxc5 Rxa8 19.gxh3
Qxh3 20.f4 Qg3+ 21.Kh1 Qh3+=) 13...Bg4 14.Qc2 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Nf3+ 16.gxf3 Bh3 17.dxc5 (17.Re1
Bd6 18.Rxa6 Rb8ƒ) 17...Bxf1 18.Kxf1 Qd1+ 19.Qe1 Qxf3 20.Be3 axb5 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Nd2 Qh1+
23.Ke2 Qxh2 24.Nf3 Qh3 25.Qd1 Qe6 26.Qd3 c6 27.Qd6 Qc4+ 28.Kd2 b4 29.cxb4N (29.Bd4 Qb3
30.Ke3 Qxb2 31.cxb4 Qc1+ 32.Ke2 Qc4+ 33.Ke3 Qc1+ 34.Ke2 Re8+=) 29...Qxb4+ 30.Kd3 Qxb2
31.Qxc6 Qb1+ 32.Ke2 Qc2+ 33.Nd2 Rd8= Dominguez Perez,L (2763)-Caruana,F (2818) Saint Louis
(rapid) 141/(115) 2019
8...dxe4 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.dxc5

10.dxe5 - 83/ 306

10...Bg4?!N
10...Nd3 - 141/(115) 11.Be3N (11.Bg5) 11...O-O 12.Nd2 Nxb2 13.Qb1 Nc4 14.Nxc4 bxc4 15.Bxe4
Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Be6= Borisek,J (2584)-Kollars,D (2562) ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 141/(115) 2019
10...O-O; 10...Qxd1; 10...Qe7
11.Qxd8+ Rxd8 12.Bf4 Rd5 13.Nd2
13.Re1! O-O (13...Nd3 14.Bxd3 Rxd3 15.Bxc7±) 14.Nd2 Nd3 (14...Bf5 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4
17.Rxe4 Nd3 18.Bxc7 Nxc5 19.Re2±) 15.Bxd3 Rxd3 16.Nxe4 Nd5 17.h3!²

613
13...Be2 14.Rfe1 Nd3 15.Bxd3
15.Nxe4 Nxf4 16.g3 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 (17.gxf4 Nxc5 18.Rxe2+ Kd7∞) 17...Rd2 18.gxf4 Kd8! 19.Bc6
(19.a4 Re8 20.Bc6 Re6 21.axb5 Bxb5 22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.Bxb5 axb5=) 19...h5 20.a4 bxa4 21.Rxa4 Rh6
22.Rd4+ (22.Bg2 Rxb2 23.Rd4+ Kc8=) 22...Rxd4 23.cxd4 Rxc6 24.Rxe2 Rg6+ 25.Kf1 Rg4=; 15.Bb3
15...exd3 16.b4
16.a4 Rxc5 17.axb5 Rxb5 18.Rxa6 Kd7 19.Ra7 Rc8=; 16.Bxc7 Rxc5=
16...Kd7 17.a4 g5

18.Bxc7!?
18.Bg3 Nh5 19.axb5 axb5 20.f3 Nxg3 21.hxg3 h5∞
18...Re8?
18...Kxc7 19.axb5 axb5 (19...Ne4!? 20.Nxe4 d2 21.Nxd2 Rxd2 22.Rxa6 Bxb5 23.Ra7+ Kb8 24.Rxf7
Re8=) 20.Ra7+ Kb8 (20...Kc6? 21.Rea1 Rd7 22.R7a6+ Kc7 23.Rxf6+-) 21.Rea1 Rc8™ (21...Rhd8?
22.c6+-; 21...Re8 22.c6+-) 22.Rxf7 (22.Ra8+ Kc7 23.R8a7+ Kb8 24.Ra8+=) 22...Ne8 23.Rxh7∞
19.f3?
19.axb5! Ne4 (19...axb5 20.Ra7+-; 19...Kxc7 20.Rxa6 Ne4 21.Ra7+ Kd8 22.b6 Nxd2 23.Ra8+ Kd7
24.Rxe8 Kxe8 (24...Nc4 25.b7 d2 26.R8xe2 dxe1=Q+ 27.Rxe1 Kc7 28.Re7+ Kb8 29.f4+-) 25.b7 Rd8
26.c6+-) 20.c4 Kxc7 (20...Rd4 21.Bb6 axb5 22.c6+ Kxc6 23.Bxd4 Nxd2 24.Ra6+ Kd7 25.Ra7+ Ke6
26.cxb5+-) 21.cxd5 Nxd2 22.Rxa6 Nb3 (22...Nc4 23.Ra7+ Kd8 24.Rea1 d2 25.Ra8+ Ke7 26.d6+ Kf8
(26...Nxd6 27.cxd6+ Kd7 28.Rxe8 Kxe8 29.b6+-) 27.d7+-) 23.d6+ Kd7 24.Ra7+ Ke6 25.d7 Rg8 26.c6
Kd6 27.Ra2 Nd4 28.Rea1 Nxc6 29.bxc6 Kxc6 30.f3 Kxd7 31.Kf2+-
19...Kxc7 20.axb5 axb5 21.Ra7+ Kb8
21...Kd8 22.Rxf7 Re6 23.Ra1 Ke8 24.Rb7 Rd8∞
22.Rea1 Rd7 23.R7a6 Re6 24.Ra8+ Kc7 25.c4 Re8 26.R1a7+ Kc6 27.Ra6+ Kc7 28.R6a7+

614
28.Rxe8 Nxe8 29.cxb5 Kb8 30.b6 Rd4 31.Kf2 Rxb4 32.Ra7∞
28...Kc6 29.Ra6+ Kc7 30.R6a7+ 1/2-1/2

116. C78
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2779) - Caruana, Fabiano (2819)
Zagreb 141/116, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bb7 9.d3 h6 10.axb5!?
10.Nh4 - 110/189
10...axb5 11.Rxa8 Qxa8
11...Bxa8 12.Na3 b4 13.Nc4 O-O∞
12.Nh4

12...Bc8N
12...Ne7
13.Na3 Bg4 14.Qc2 Qb8 15.Kh1 g5 16.Nf5
16.h3 Bd7 (16...gxh4?! 17.hxg4 Nxg4 18.f4±) 17.Nf3 g4 18.hxg4 Nxg4 (18...Bxg4 19.Nh2 Bd7
20.Qd1²) 19.Bd5 Ne7 20.b4 (20.d4∞) 20...Nxd5 (20...Bb6 21.Bb3 f5 22.d4∞) 21.bxc5 Ndf6 22.cxd6
cxd6∞
16...Bxf5 17.exf5 O-O
17...Kf8!?
18.Qd1
18.h4?! Kg7! 19.Kg1 (19.hxg5 hxg5 20.Bxg5 Rh8+ 21.Kg1 Qg8 22.g3 Kf8!-+) 19...Rh8µ
18...Na5

615
18...Kg7³
19.Bxf7+!
19.Ba2 b4 20.cxb4 Qxb4 21.Nc2 Qh4³
19...Rxf7 20.b4 Bxb4 21.cxb4 Nc6 22.Nc2 Qc8 23.g4 Qa8 24.f3
24.Kg1
24...Qa2 25.d4
25.h4 Rh7 26.Kg1∞
25...Re7 26.dxe5 dxe5 27.Qd3?
27.h4! Rd7 (27...e4 28.hxg5 Rd7 29.Qe2 hxg5 30.Bxg5 exf3 31.Rxf3 Re7 32.Qd1 Rd7 33.Qe2 Re7=)
28.Qe2 Nd5 29.hxg5 (29.Qe4!?) 29...Ndxb4 (29...hxg5 30.Bxg5 Ndxb4 31.Rc1 Nxc2 32.Rxc2 Qd5∞)
30.gxh6 Qxc2 (30...Nxc2? 31.Rf2 N6d4

616
32.Qe4! Qf7 (32...Qd5 33.g5 Qxe4 34.fxe4+-; 32...Qa1 33.Rf1 Qa2 34.g5+-) 33.h7+! Qxh7+ 34.Rh2
Qe7 35.g5+-) 31.Qe3∞
27...e4! 28.Qc3
28.fxe4? Ne5 29.Qc3 Nxe4 30.Qb2 Qd5-+
28...Ne5 29.f4 Nd5 30.Qh3
30.Qd4 c5! 31.Qxe4 (31.Qxc5 Rc7-+) 31...gxf4 32.bxc5 Nf6 (32...f3-+) 33.Nb4 Qb3 34.Qa8+ (34.Qd4
Qh3 35.Qf2 f3-+) 34...Kh7 35.Qa3 Qb1-+
30...Nf3?!

30...e3! 31.fxe5 (31.Nxe3 Nxf4 32.Qg3 Rd7-+; 31.Qxh6 Qc4 32.Qxg5+ Rg7 33.Qd8+ Kf7-+) 31...e2
32.Re1 (32.f6 exf1=Q+ 33.Qxf1 Rxe5 (33...Qa8-+) 34.Qd3 Kf7 35.Qh7+ Ke6 36.f7 Nf6-+) 32...Qxc2
33.Qg3 Qe4+ 34.Kg1 Rxe5-+; 30...gxf4-+
31.Ne1?
31.fxg5! Qxc2 (31...hxg5 32.Qh6 Qxc2 33.Bxg5 Rg7 (33...Nxg5 34.Qxg5+ Kf8 35.Qh6+ Ke8 36.f6 Rf7
37.Qh8+ Kd7 38.Qg8 Ke6 39.Qc8+ Kd6 40.Qd8+ Ke6 41.Qc8+=) 34.Qe6+ Rf7 35.Qg6+=) 32.gxh6
Ne5 33.f6 Rf7 (33...Nxf6?! 34.Bg5 Nfxg4 35.Bxe7 Nf2+ 36.Rxf2 Qxf2 37.Qg2+ Qxg2+ 38.Kxg2=)
34.g5 e3 35.Qc8+ Kh7 36.Qf5+ Qxf5 37.Rxf5 Nc4 38.Rxd5 e2 39.Bd2 c6 40.Rd8 Nxd2 41.Re8 Kg6
42.Rxe2 Nf3µ
31...Nxe1?
31...Qe2 32.f6 Nxf6 33.Qg2 Qxg2+ 34.Kxg2 Nxe1+ 35.Rxe1µ
32.Rxe1?
32.f6! Nxf6 33.fxg5 hxg5 34.Rxe1 e3 (34...Qe6 35.Qg2³) 35.Bxe3 Qd5+ 36.Qg2 c5! (36...Qxg2+
37.Kxg2 Nxg4 38.Bd2 Rxe1 39.Bxe1=; 36...Re4 37.h3) 37.bxc5 b4 38.c6 b3 39.Rc1! b2 40.Qxd5+ Nxd5
41.Rb1 Rxe3 42.Rxb2³

617
32...e3-+ 33.fxg5 hxg5 34.Qg2 Qc4 35.Qf3 Re4 36.h3 Rf4 37.Qg3
37.Qe2 Qe4+ 38.Kg1 Rf2
37...Rf1+ 0-1

117. * C78
Lobanov, Sergei (2505) - Firouzja, Alireza (2685)
Turkiye 141/117, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4 Bg4
9...Rb8 - 134/(120) 9...Bb7 10.axb5!? (10.Bg5 - 105/ 102) 10...axb5 11.Rxa8 Bxa8 (11...Qxa8=) 12.Na3
(12.Qd3!?) 12...Nxe4?!N (12...O-O) 13.Nxb5?! (13.Qe2 d5 14.dxe5 O-O 15.Qxb5±) 13...O-O 14.Qe2
Nf6 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qe8= Vachier Lagrave,M (2779)-Anand, V (2767) Stavanger 141/(117)
2019
10.h3 Bh5 11.Bg5 Rb8 12.d5 Na5 13.Ba2 h6N
13...bxa4
14.Bxf6 Qxf6

15.b4
15.axb5 axb5 16.b4 Nc4 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Na3 Qf4 19.Nxc4 O-O 20.Nxb6 Rxb6 21.Qd3 f5 22.Nd2!
Bg6 23.exf5 Bxf5 24.Qe2±
15...Nb7
15...Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Qxf3 17.gxf3 Nb7 18.axb5 a5 19.Nd2 axb4 20.cxb4 O-O 21.Bc4±
16.Nbd2 O-O
16...a5 17.axb5 Ra8 18.Bc4 O-O 19.Qe2±
17.Bb1?

618
17.Qe2 Nd8 18.axb5 axb5 19.Kh1 c6 20.Bb1! Kh7 21.Bd3±
17...Qf4?
17...bxa4 18.Bd3 (18.Rxa4?! a5 19.Bd3 Ra8 20.Kh1 Bxf3 21.Nxf3 axb4 22.cxb4 g6=) 18...a5 19.Qxa4
Ra8 20.Qc2 Bxf3 21.Nxf3 g6∞
18.Kh1?
18.axb5 a5 (18...axb5 19.Qe2 c6 20.Ra6 Nd8 21.Kh1±) 19.Kh1 Ra8 20.g3 Qf6 21.Kg2±
18...bxa4 19.Rxa4
19.g3 Qf6 20.Bc2 a5 21.Bxa4 Ra8 22.Kg2∞
19...a5?!
19...Ra8 20.g3 Qf6 21.Bd3 Bxf3+ 22.Nxf3 a5∞
20.g3 Qf6 21.Kg2 axb4
21...Ra8 22.Bd3 Bxf3+ 23.Nxf3 axb4 24.cxb4 h5∞
22.cxb4 Nd8?!
22...Ra8 23.Bd3 Bxf3+ 24.Nxf3 g6∞
23.Nc4
23.Ra6 Bxf3+ 24.Nxf3 g6 25.Bd3 Qg7 26.Qc2±
23...Qe7
¹23...Qxf3+ 24.Qxf3 Bxf3+ 25.Kxf3 Bd4²
24.g4! Bg6 25.Ra6± Bd4?!
25...h5 26.Bd3 Bd4 27.Qd2±
26.Nxd4?
26.Qd2 f6 27.Nxd4 exd4 28.f3 Nf7 29.Ra7+-
26...exd4 27.Qxd4 Rxb4 28.f3∞ c6
¹28...Nb7 29.Qc3 Nc5 30.Qxb4 Nxa6 31.Qc3 Ra8=
29.Bd3!?
29.Ba2 cxd5 30.Qxd5 Ne6 31.Qxd6 Qb7 32.Rf2 Rd8 33.Qc6 Qb8 34.Nd6 Rb2 35.Bxe6 fxe6 36.Qc5=
29...cxd5 30.Qxd5= Ne6 31.Kg3 Qf6
31...Rd8 32.Ra8 Rxa8 33.Qxa8+ Kh7 34.Qd5 Qf6 35.Qxd6 Qc3 36.Rd1 Rxc4 37.Bxc4 Qxc4 38.h4
32.Rxd6?
32.Qxd6 Rb3 33.Be2 Bxe4 34.Qe5=

619
32...Qf4+µ 33.Kg2 h5
33...Ra4 34.Rf2 Qc1 35.Rf1 Qf4
34.gxh5?
34.Rf2 Qc1 35.Rf1 Nf4+ 36.Kg3 Qxf1 37.Bxf1 Nxd5 38.Rxd5 hxg4 39.hxg4 f6 40.Rc5³
34...Bxh5?
34...Qh4 35.Rxe6 fxe6 36.Qxe6+ Bf7-+
35.Rxe6?

35.Qxh5 Qxd6 36.Nxd6 Nf4+ 37.Kf2 Nxh5 38.Bc4 g6 39.Ke3³

35...Bxf3+!-+ 36.Rxf3 Qxf3+ 37.Kxf3 fxe6+ 38.Ke3 exd5 39.exd5 Rc8 40.Kd4 Kf7 41.Be2 Kf6
42.Kc3 Ra4 43.Kd4 Rb4 44.d6 Rd8 45.Kc5 Rxc4+ 46.Bxc4 Ke5 0-1

118. * C84
Durarbayli, Vasif (2637) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (2693)
Turkiye 141/118, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bd7 9.c3 Na5 10.Bc2
10.Ba2 - 132/130
10...c5 11.d4 Qb8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 Be6 14.h3
14.axb5
14...O-O

620
15.Bg3N
15.Nbd2 Rc8 16.Bg3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Nh5 18.Bh2 Nf4 19.Bxf4 exf4 20.Re1N (20.d5) 20...Bf6? (20...bxa4
21.d5 Bd7 22.Bxa4 Bb5 23.Nd4²) 21.e5 Be7 22.d5 Bxd5 23.Ne4 Rxc2 24.exd6 Bxd6 25.Nxd6 Qxd6
26.Qxc2± Jakovenko,D (2704) -Esipenko,A (2611) Poikovsky 141/(118) 2019 15.axb5
15...Nh5?!
15...Rd8 16.Nbd2 cxd4 17.cxd4 Qb6∞
16.Bh2 Nf4 17.Bxf4 exf4 18.Re1
18.axb5 axb5 19.e5 Nc4 20.Rxa8 Qxa8 21.b3 Nb6 22.Qd3 g6 23.Qxb5±
18...bxa4 19.Rxa4
19.d5! Bd7 20.e5 Qxb2 (20...Nb3 21.Qd3 g6 22.Ra2 Bf5 23.Qd1 Bxc2 24.Qxc2±) 21.Nbd2 Qb8
22.Bxa4 Bf5 23.e6 fxe6 24.Bd7 Nb7 25.Bxe6+ Bxe6 26.Rxe6±
19...Nc4 20.Rxc4?!
20.d5 Nxb2 21.Qe2 Bd7 (21...Nxa4?! 22.dxe6 Nb6 23.exf7+ Rxf7 24.e5±) 22.Ra2 c4 (22...Bb5 23.Rxb2
Bxe2 24.Rxb8 Rfxb8 25.Rxe2 Bf6 26.Nfd2²) 23.Nbd2 Nd3 24.Bxd3 cxd3 25.Qxd3 a5©
20...Bxc4 21.b3 Bb5
21...Be6 22.d5 Bc8 23.e5 dxe5 24.Nxe5 Bd6 25.Nc4 Bd7 26.Nbd2©
22.c4 Be8?!
22...Bc6 23.Nc3 (23.Qd3 g6³) 23...Qb4 24.Ne2 a5! 25.Nxf4 a4³
23.Nc3 cxd4 24.Nd5 Qd8 25.e5 dxe5 26.Nxe5 Bc5?!
26...Bf6 27.Qxd4 g6 28.Qxf4 Bg7 29.h4ƒ
27.b4 Ba7?

621
27...Bd6 28.Qxd4±
28.Nxf4?
28.Ng4+-; 28.Qd3 f5 29.Nxf4+-; 28.Nxf7!! Rxf7 (28...Bxf7 29.Ne7+ Kh8 30.Qd3 g6 31.Nxg6+ Kg7
(31...Bxg6 32.Qxg6 Qd7 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Re5+-) 32.Nxf4 Rh8 (32...Rg8 33.Ne6+ Bxe6 34.Rxe6+-)
33.Ne6+ Bxe6 34.Qg6+ Kf8 35.Rxe6+-; 28...Kxf7 29.Qd3+-) 29.Qd3 g5 (29...Kf8 30.Qh7 Rf6 31.Re7
Qxe7 32.Nxe7 Kxe7 33.Qe4++-) 30.Qg6+ Rg7 (30...Kh8 31.Qxh6+ Kg8 32.Re6+-) 31.Nf6+ Kf8
32.Qxh6+-
28...d3! 29.Bxd3 Qd4
29...a5 30.b5 Qd4 31.Qf3 Rd8 (31...Bxb5 32.cxb5 Rae8 33.Nd5 Rxe5 34.Ne7+ Rxe7 35.Rxe7=) 32.Nd5
Bc5∞
30.Qf3 Rd8
30...Ba4 31.Nh5 Rae8 32.Qg3 g5 33.Nf6+ Kg7 34.Nh5+ Kg8 (34...Kh8?? 35.Qf3+-) 35.Nf6+=
31.Nd5 Rxd5 32.cxd5 Qxb4 33.Rd1 Bb8?!
33...Qd6 34.Nc6 Bb6 35.Bxa6 Bd7©
34.Nc6 Bxc6 35.dxc6² Re8 36.g3
36.Bxa6 Re1+ 37.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 38.Bf1²
36...Re1+
36...a5 37.Kg2²
37.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 38.Kg2 Qe7 39.Bxa6 g6 40.h4 h5 41.Bc4 Bd6 42.Qd5 Kg7 43.f4

622
43...Bc5??
43...Qf6±
44.Qxf7+ Qxf7 45.Bxf7 Bb6
45...Kxf7 46.c7+-
46.Be8+- Kf6 47.Kf3 Kf5 48.Bf7 Kf6 49.Bd5 Kf5 50.Bf7 Kf6 51.Bb3 Kf5 52.Bc2+ Kf6 53.Ke4 Ke6
54.Bb3+ Ke7 55.Kd5 Bf2 56.Ba4 Bb6
56...Kd8 57.Kd6
57.Bb5 Ba5 58.Kc5 Kd8 59.Bd3 Kc7 60.Bxg6 Be1 61.g4
61.f5 Bxg3 62.f6 Bxh4 63.f7 Be7+ 64.Kd5 h4 65.Ke6 Bf8 66.Be4
61...hxg4 62.h5 Bd2 63.h6 Bxf4 64.h7 Be5 65.Kd5 Bc3 66.Be4 1-0

119. ** C90
Huschenbeth, Niclas (2620) - Harikrishna, Penteala (2738)
Polska 141/119, 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.a5 d6 10.c3 Rb8
11.Bc4 h6!
11...Nxe4 12.Bd5 Nxf2 13.Kxf2 Nxa5 14.cxb4 Rxb4 15.d4 c6 16.Ba2 exd4 17.Kg1 d5 18.Na3 (18.Bd2 -
131/127) 18...Bf6N (18...c5 19.Bd2 d3! 20.Bxb4 cxb4 21.Qxd3 bxa3 22.bxa3²) 19.Nc2 Rb6 20.Ncxd4 c5
21.Ne2 Be6? (21...c4 22.Nf4 Bb7²) 22.Nf4± Dominguez Perez,L (2750)-Nozdrachev,V (2489) Russia
141/(119) 2019 11...Bg4!? 12.h3 Bh5 13.Qa4N (13.Bxa6 Ra8 (13...d5!?) 14.Bb5 Nxa5 15.cxb4 Nc6
16.Rxa8 Qxa8 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.Nc3 Qb7 19.b5 c6©; 13.g4) 13...Na7 14.g4 Bg6 15.d3 Nb5∞ Caruana,F
(2819)-Ding,L (2805) Zagreb 141/(119) 2019
12.h3 Nxe4 13.Bd5 Nxf2 14.Kxf2 Nxa5 15.cxb4
15.Rxa5 c6 16.Ra1 cxd5 17.Kg1 f5 18.d3 Bf6µ

623
15...c6 16.Ba2 Rxb4

17.d3N
17.d4 Bh4+ (17...exd4 18.Kg1∞) 18.g3 (18.Kg1 Bxe1 19.Qxe1 c5 20.Bd2 Nc6∞) 18...Be7 19.Na3 exd4
20.Nc2 Rb6 21.Ncxd4 d5∞
17...Bh4+ 18.g3
18.Nxh4 Qxh4+ 19.Kg1 Bxh3 20.Re4 Rxe4 21.dxe4 Kh8! 22.Qf3 (22.gxh3? Qg3+ 23.Kh1 Qxh3+
24.Kg1 Qg3+ 25.Kh1 f5-+) 22...Bd7∞
18...Bf6 19.Kg2 Re8
19...Qd7 20.Ng1 d5 21.Nc3 Nb7ƒ
20.Re4?
20.Nc3 d5 (20...Qd7 21.Ng1 d5 22.Na4 Nb7 23.Bd2 Rb5 24.Rc1 Nd6∞) 21.Na4 e4 22.dxe4 Rbxe4
23.Bd2 Rxe1 24.Bxe1 Nb7∞
20...Rb8 21.Ra4? Nb7 22.Be3 d5 23.Nbd2 Nd6 24.Nb3
24.Bb3 Bf5 25.Bc2 Rxb2 26.Rxa6 Qd7µ
24...e4 25.Nfd4

624
25...c5! 26.Nxc5
26.Nc6 Qd7 27.Nxb8 Qxh3+ 28.Kf2 Qh2+ 29.Ke1 exd3 30.Qxd3 Nf5-+
26...Rxb2+ 27.Kh1 exd3 28.Qxd3
28.Bf4 Ne4 29.Nxd3 Bxh3-+
28...Nc4 29.Re1 Qd6 30.Ne4 Rxe4 0-1

120. !N C91
Andreikin, Dmitry (2727) - Ding, Liren (2812)
Wenzhou 141/120, 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 d6 9.c3 Bg4 10.d5 Na5
11.Bc2 c6 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 cxd5 14.exd5 Nc4 15.Nd2 Nb6 16.Nf1 Re8
16...Nbxd5 - 110/(199)
17.Ng3 g6 18.Bh6 Rc8?!

625
18...Rb8 19.a4 (19.Rad1 Nfd7 20.Nf5 Bf8∞) 19...Nxa4 20.Bxa4 bxa4 21.Rxa4 Rxb2 22.Rxa6 Qb8∞
19.a4!N
19.Rad1 - 26/(307)
19...b4
19...bxa4 20.Bxa4 Nxa4 21.Rxa4 a5 22.Rea1 Qb6 (22...Rb8 23.Rxa5 Rxb2 24.Ra7±) 23.R1a2±;
19...Nbxd5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Bb3 Rc5 (21...Nb6 22.Ra7±) 22.Bxd5 Rxd5 (22...Nxd5 23.b4 e4 24.Qxe4
Nf6 25.Qb7+-) 23.Ra7 Rc5 24.Rxe7 Qxe7 25.Bg5 e4 26.Bxf6 exf3 27.Rxe7 Rxe7 28.Bxe7±; ¹19...Bf8
20.Bg5 Be7 21.h4±
20.a5 bxc3??
20...Nbxd5 21.Bb3 Nc7 22.Rad1 bxc3 (22...d5 23.c4 Qd6 (23...d4 24.c5 Ne6 25.Bxe6 fxe6 26.Rxe5±)
24.cxd5±) 23.Ne4 d5 (23...cxb2? 24.Rxd6!+-) 24.Nxc3 Qd6 25.Nxd5 Nfxd5 26.Bxd5 Qf6 27.Qxf6 Bxf6
28.Bc6±
21.axb6 cxb2 22.Rxa6 Rxc2 23.Qb3

23...Qc8
23...Rc8 24.b7 Rb8 25.Rb1 Nd7 26.Be3+-; ¹23...Rc1 24.Rxc1 (24.Bxc1 Qc8! 25.Bxb2 Qxa6±)
24...bxc1=Q+ 25.Bxc1 Qc8 26.Ra1 Qb7 (26...Nd7 27.Be3+-) 27.Ra7 Qxd5 28.Qxd5 Nxd5 29.b7 Nc7
30.b8=Q Rxb8 31.Rxc7+-
24.b7 Qc3 25.Qxc3 Rxc3 26.Rb6 Rb8 27.Rxb2 Nxd5
27...Rc7 28.Ra1 Nd7 29.Ra8 f5 30.Nf1 f4 (30...Kf7 31.Rxb8 Nxb8 32.Be3+-) 31.Nd2 Kf7 32.Rxb8
Nxb8 33.Ne4 Ke8 34.g3+-
28.Ra1 Bd8
28...Nc7 29.Be3 Rxe3 30.fxe3+-
29.Ra8 Bc7 30.Bd2 1-0

626
 121. * C92
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2666) - Bosiocic, Marin (2611)
Spilimbergo 141/121, 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.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nf1 Nbd7 14.Bg5 h6
14...Nc5 - 132/136
15.Bh4

15...Qb8?!N
15...g6 - 141/(121) 16.N3d2 Be7N (16...Bg7) 17.Ne3 Nc5 18.Bxf6 (18.Bc2?! Nxd5!µ) 18...Bxf6 19.Bc2
c6 20.b4 Nd7 21.dxc6 Bxc6 22.Nb3∞ Dai,C (2472)-Xu,M (2374) China 141/(121) 2019 15...Be7;
15...c6; 15...Nc5
16.N3h2 h5
16...c6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.Ng4! ∆Nxg4 (19...Nxe4 20.Rxe4 Bxe4 21.Nxh6+ gxh6 22.Qg4+
Bg7 23.Ng3!± ∆d5? 24.Bxd5!) 20.Qxg4²; 16...Be7
17.g4!? hxg4
17...g6 18.Ng3 hxg4 19.Nxg4 Bg7 20.Kh2→
18.Nxg4 Nxg4?!
18...Be7 19.Ng3 Nxd5 20.Nh6+! gxh6 21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.exd5 Qd8 23.Qh5 (23.Nf5!? Rg8 24.Bxe7
Rxg4+ 25.hxg4 Qg8 26.f3∞) 23...Bg5 (23...Bxh4? 24.Qxh6+ Kg8 25.Re4+-) 24.f4! Nf6 25.Bxg5 Nxh5
26.Bxd8 Rg8 27.Kf2 Rxg3 28.Bxc7²
19.Qxg4 Be7
19...Nc5 20.Bc2 Bc8 21.Qf3 Be7 22.Bxe7 Rxe7 23.Ne3±
20.Bxe7 Rxe7 21.Ne3 Nf6 22.Qh4

627
22.Qg5 Qf8 23.Nf5 Ree8
22...Re8 23.Kh2 Qd8 24.Rg1 Bc8

25.Bc2?!
25.Raf1! g6 (25...Kf8 26.Qg5 g6 27.f4 Kg7 28.Nf5+ Bxf5 29.exf5±) 26.Qh6 Qe7 27.Nf5 Qf8 28.Qh4
Bxf5 29.exf5 Kg7 30.fxg6 fxg6 31.f4 Qf7 32.Bc2 e4 33.f5 Rh8 34.Qf4 Rh6 35.Bxe4±
25...Kf8! 26.Rg3
26.f4 exf4 27.Qxf4 Re5 28.Raf1 Bd7
26...Ke7 27.Qg5
27.Rxg7?! Rh8 28.Qg5 Rxh3+ 29.Kg2 Qh8 30.Qg6 Rh2+ 31.Kf3 Qh3+ 32.Ke2 Qh5+ 33.Qxh5 Nxh5³
27...Rh8 1/2-1/2

122. ** C93
Radjabov, Teimour (2759) - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2737)
Dortmund 141/122, 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.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a3 h6 13.Bc2 d5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Rxe5 16.Nf3
16.f4 Re8 (16...Bc5+ 17.Kh1 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Rxe4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Qe2 Bd6© (20...Qd6 - 7/274)) 17.e5
d4! 18.Nf3?N (18.Qe2; 18.exf6 d3 19.Bb1 (19.Rxe8?! Qxe8 20.Bxd3 Qe3+ 21.Kh2 Qxd3³) 19...Qxf6
(19...Qd7!?) 20.Bxd3 (20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.Bxd3 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Rd8 23.Be2 (23.Qe2 Rxd3! 24.Qxd3 Qh4-
+) 23...Qh4 24.Bf3 Re8-+) 20...Bc5+ 21.Kh1 Qh4 22.Nf3 (22.Be4 Rad8 23.Nf3 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Qg3
25.Bxb7 Re2 26.Nd4 Re1+ 27.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 28.Kh2 Bd6∞) 22...Bxf3 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Qxf3 Re1+
25.Bf1 Qg3 26.Qxg3 Rxf1+ 27.Kh2 Bg1+=) 18...dxc3 19.Qxd8 Raxd8 20.exf6 Bxf3 21.Rxe8 Rxe8
22.gxf3 Re2-+ Jackson,J (2377)-Gledura,B (2630) Skopje 141/(122) 2019
16...Re8 17.e5 Ne4 18.Qe2

628
18.Bf4 c5 19.a4 f5 20.Nd2 Qh4 (20...g5!? 21.Bh2 Qb6 22.a5 Qe6∞) 21.Nxe4 fxe4N (21...dxe4! 22.Qd7
Qxf4 23.Qxb7 Rad8∞) 22.Bg3 Qg5 23.h4 (23.Kh2²) 23...Qg6 24.axb5 axb5 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Kh2∞
Volokitin,A (2636) -Vasquez Schroder, R (2496) Abu Dhabi 141/(122) 2019
18...c5 19.Nd2 Rxe5!
19...Nxd2?! - 107/108
20.f3 c4 21.fxe4 Bc5+ 22.Kh1
22.Kh2 Qc7 23.Kh1 dxe4 24.Nxe4 (24.Nxc4 bxc4 25.Bf4 e3©) 24...Qe7 25.Bf4 Re6 26.Bg3 Re8 27.Qh5
Bb6 28.Nd6 (28.Bd6 Qd8 29.Qf5 Bxe4 30.Rxe4 Qxd6 31.Rf1=) 28...Qxd6! 29.Bxd6 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1
Rxe1+ 31.Kh2 Bg1+ 32.Kg3 Re3+ 33.Kf4 (33.Kg4 Re2 34.Bh7+ Kxh7 35.Qxf7 Rxg2+ 36.Bg3 Be4=)
33...g5+ 34.Kg4 Bc8+ 35.Bf5 Re4+ 36.Kf3 Re3+ (36...Bxf5? 37.g4 Bb6 38.gxf5 Rh4 39.Qxh4 gxh4
40.Be7±) 37.Kg4 Re4+=
22...dxe4 23.Nf1

23...e3! 24.Bxe3 Bxe3 25.Nxe3 Qh4 26.Qg4

26.Kg1 Rae8 27.Qf2 Qe7 28.Rad1 Kf8! 29.Bg6 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Qxe3 31.Rd7 Qxf2+ 32.Kxf2 fxg6
33.Rxb7=; 26.Rad1 Rae8 27.Qg4 Qxg4 28.hxg4 g6 29.Rd7 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Rxe3 31.Rxb7 Re2=
26...Qe7 27.Qxg7+ Kxg7 28.Nf5+ Rxf5
28...Kf6 29.Nxe7 Rxe7 30.Rxe7 Kxe7 31.Re1+ Kf6=
29.Rxe7 Rf2 30.Rxb7 Rxc2

629
31.Rf1N
31.a4 Rd8 32.axb5 (32.Rf1 Rxb2 33.Rfxf7+ Kg6=) 32...axb5 33.Rxb5 Rdd2 34.Rg1 Rxb2 35.Rc5 Rbc2
36.Rxc4 f5=
31...Rf8 32.Ra7 Rxb2 33.Rxa6 f5 34.Rf3 Rf6 35.Rg3+ Kf7 36.Ra7+ Ke6 37.Ra6+ Kf7 38.Ra7+ Ke6
39.Ra6+ Kf7 40.Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

123. * C95
Lagarde, Maxime (2597) - Oliva Castaneda, Kevel (2467)
Barcelona 141/123, 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.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4 c5 16.d5 c4 17.Nh2
17.Bg5 Bg7 18.Qd2 Nc5 19.Nh4!? (19.Ra3 - 130/133) 19...Qe7 20.Re2N (20.Re3) 20...Qf8 21.Rf1ƒ
Moussard,J (2595) -Feller,S (2577) France (ch) 141/(123) 2019
17...Bg7 18.Bg5 h6 19.Be3 Kh7

630
20.Ngf1N
20.Rf1 Nc5 21.Ng4 Nxg4 22.Qxg4ƒ
20...Nc5 21.Nd2 Nfd7 22.Rf1 Qe7 23.Qe2 Nb6 24.Ng4 Ncxa4
24...h5 25.Nh2 (25.Bxc5!? dxc5 26.Ne3) 25...Ncxa4 26.Bxa4 Nxa4 27.Nxc4 Bc8 28.Nf3²; 24...Nbxa4
25.Nxc4 (25.f4 h5³) 25...bxc4 (25...Nxe4?! 26.Bxe4 f5 27.Na5 fxe4 28.c4±) 26.Bxa4 Nxa4 27.Rxa4 f5
28.Nh2 a5²
25.f4 h5 26.fxe5
26.f5!? hxg4 27.Qxg4 Kg8 (27...Bc8 28.Bg5 Qc7 29.Qh4+ Kg8 30.Rf3→; 27...Bf6 28.fxg6+ fxg6
29.Rxf6 Qxf6 30.Rf1 Bc8 31.Qg3 Qg7 32.Qh4+ Kg8 33.Bh6 Qh7 34.Qg5→) 28.fxg6 fxg6 29.Qxg6 Rf8
30.Bg5 Rxf1+ 31.Rxf1 Qe8 32.Qxd6©
26...hxg4
26...dxe5 27.Nf3! Rf8 (27...hxg4? 28.Ng5+ Kg8 29.Rxf7 Qxf7 30.Nxf7 Kxf7 31.Bxb6 Nxb6 32.Qf2++-
) 28.Ngh2±
27.e6 fxe6?

27...Nxd5! 28.exf7 (28.exd5?! Bxd5 29.Ne4 Bxe4 30.Bxe4 Qxe6 31.Bxa8 Rxa8³; 28.Rxf7 Qxe6
29.Rxb7 Nxe3µ) 28...Nxe3 29.fxe8=Q Rxe8 30.Qxe3 Nxb2 31.hxg4 Nd3∞
28.e5! Nxb2

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28...Nxd5 29.Qxg4 Kh8 30.Bxg6 Nxe3 31.Qh5+ Bh6 32.Qxh6+ Kg8 33.exd6 Qg7 34.Bf7+ Qxf7
35.Rxf7 Kxf7 36.Qxe3+-; 28...Nd7 29.Bxg6+ Kxg6 30.Qxg4+ Kh7 31.exd6 Qxd6 32.Rf7+-; 28...Bxe5
29.Qxg4 Qg7 30.Qh5+ Kg8 31.Bxg6+-
29.Bxg6+! Kxg6 30.Qxg4+ Kh7 31.Ne4 Bxd5
31...Nxd5 32.Ng5+ Kg8 33.Qh5+-
32.exd6 Qb7 33.Nf6+ Bxf6 34.Rxf6 Qg7 35.Qh5+ Kg8 36.Rg6 1-0

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D00-D24

124. D02
Pantsulaia, Levan (2612) - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes (2622)
Poti 141/124, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bf5 4.Bg2 Nb4 5.Na3 e6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Nh4
7.c3 - 72/339
7...Bg4 8.c3 Nc6 9.Nc2N
9.c4 Bxa3 10.bxa3 dxc4 11.Bb2©
9...Be7 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Ne4 12.gxh5
12.Nf3?! Bg6ƒ; 12.Bxe4 Bxh4 13.Bd3 (13.Bxd5 Qxd5 14.Ne3 Qd7 15.gxh5 O-O-O©) 13...Bg6=
12...Bxh4 13.Qd3 f5 14.Bf4

14.Qb5 Nd6 15.Qa4 Qd7 16.Bf4 O-O-O³

14...g5!? 15.Bh2
15.hxg6 Qe7! … 0-0-0
15...Rg8
15...Qd7 16.c4 O-O-O∞
16.c4„ g4
16...Qd7!?
17.cxd5

633
17.hxg4 Rxg4 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Ne3 Rg8 20.Nxf5 Qg5 21.Nxh4 Qxh4 22.Bxc7 Rd8!? (… Rd7-g7)
23.Bxd8 Kxd8 24.Rad1 (24.Rac1? Nxd4! 25.Qxd4 Qg5-+) 24...Rxg2+ 25.Kxg2 Qg4+ 26.Kh2 Qf4+
27.Kh3 Qf5+=
17...Qxd5
17...exd5 18.hxg4 Qf6 (18...Rxg4 19.f3±) 19.Bxc7 Rxg4© 20.f3? Rxg2+ 21.Kxg2 Qg5+ 22.Kh1 Bg3-+
18.hxg4 O-O-O 19.Rac1 Rxg4 20.Ne3!

20...Rxg2+! 21.Nxg2 Rg8 22.f3 Nf6! 23.Kh1?!

23.Qc4 Qd7 24.Kh1

24...Bg5 (24...Bg3 25.Bxg3 Rxg3 26.Nf4 Nd5 27.Nxd5 exd5 28.Qc5 Qe8 29.Rf2 Rh3+ 30.Rh2 Rxh2+
31.Kxh2 Qxe2+ 32.Kg3 f4+ 33.Kxf4 Qd2+ 34.Kg3 Qg5+ 35.Kf2 Qd2+ 36.Kf1 Qd3+ 37.Kg2 Qd2+
38.Kh3±) 25.e3 Nd5 26.Rg1 Rd8 27.b4 Ndxb4 28.Rb1 Nd5 29.Rgc1ƒ ∆Nxe3? 30.Qb5+-
23...Bg3 24.Ne3?!

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24.Nf4 Qd6 25.e3 Bxh2 26.Kxh2 Nxh5 27.Rg1 Rg6!?©
24...Qd6 25.Rf2™ f4 26.Bxg3
26.Nc4 Qd5 27.Rg2 Qxh5 28.Nd2 Rg6→
26...fxg3 27.Rg2 Nxh5 28.Nc4
28.Qxh7? Qf8! 29.Qxh5 Rh8 30.Rh2 Rxh5 31.Rxh5 Nxd4 32.Rh7 c6 33.Kg2 Nxe2 34.Rch1 Qf6
35.R1h4 Nd4 36.f4 Qg6 37.f5 Nxf5 38.Nxf5 Qxf5 39.Kxg3 a5-+
28...Qxd4 29.Qxd4 Nxd4 30.Nd6+ Kb8 31.Ne4

31.Rc4 e5 32.Nf7 Nf4 33.Nxe5 Nfxe2 34.Rxe2 Nxe2 35.Kg2 c6µ

31...Nf5! 32.Rc5 b6 33.Re5 Nf4 34.Nf6
34.Rxf5 exf5 35.Rxg3 Re8-+
34...Rg6 35.Ng4 Nxg2 36.Kxg2 h5 37.Ne3 Nxe3+ 38.Rxe3 h4 39.f4
39.Kg1 h3 40.Rd3 g2 41.Rd1 c5 42.Kh2 Kc7-+
39...h3+! 40.Kg1
40.Kxh3 g2-+
40...h2+ 0-1

125. D04
Aronian, Levon (2752) - Caruana, Fabiano (2819)
Zagreb 141/125, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Nbd2 cxd4 5.exd4 Bf5

5...Nc6 - 113/132
6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Ndf3

635
7.g4 Nxe5 8.gxf5 Nc6 9.c3 g6∞
7...e6 8.c3 Be7 9.Bf4N
9.Qb3
9...O-O 10.Qb3?!
10.Bd3
10...Nxe5! 11.Bxe5

11...Ne4! 12.Be2
12.Qxb7 Nd6! 13.Qa6 Rb8 14.b3 Rb6! 15.Qxa7 Rb8µ
12...f6 13.Bf4 g5 14.Be3 b5! 15.a4
15.Bxb5? Rb8 16.Qa4 Nd6µ
15...bxa4 16.Qxa4 Bd6³ 17.Ra2 a5 18.O-O Qb8
18...Qc7!?
19.Kh1
19.h3
19...h5 20.c4 h4
¹20...dxc4³
21.h3
21.c5!?
21...Bb4?!
21...Bf4 22.Bxf4 Qxf4 23.cxd5 exd5 24.Qb5 Rfd8³; 21...dxc4!?

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22.Raa1
22.c5
22...Ra7
22...Bc3!? 23.bxc3 Nxc3 24.Qa3 Nxe2 25.cxd5 exd5 26.Ra2 Qb4! 27.Rfa1! (27.Qxb4 axb4 28.Rxe2 Bd3
29.Rfe1 Bxe2 30.Rxe2 Ra1+ 31.Kh2 Rb1µ) 27...Qxa3 28.Rxa3 Rfc8 29.Rxa5 Rxa5 30.Rxa5 Be4ƒ
23.Rac1 Rg7
23...Kh8!?
24.cxd5
24.c5!?
24...exd5 25.Qb5 Qd6
25...Qxb5!? 26.Bxb5 Re7³
26.Qa6 Qe7
26...Qxa6 27.Bxa6 Rb8³
27.Bd3 Kh8 28.Ng1?!
28.Kg1!?; 28.Rfd1!?
28...Bh7
28...g4! 29.Bxe4 (29.Bh6?! Rfg8 30.Bxg7+ Qxg7-+) 29...Qxe4 (29...Bxe4!? 30.hxg4 Bxg2+ 31.Kxg2
Qe4+ 32.f3 Qxe3) 30.Bh6 gxh3 31.Bxg7+ Kxg7 32.f3 hxg2+ 33.Kxg2 Qe3→
29.Bxe4 Qxe4 30.Rc8 Rxc8 31.Qxc8+ Rg8 32.Qa6 Be7?!
32...Rf8
33.Re1!
33.Qxa5? g4-+
33...Bd8 34.Qd6 Be7 35.Qa6 Bd8 36.Qd6 Be7 37.Qa6 1/2-1/2

126. * D10
Leko, Peter (2674) - Bogner, Sebastian (2584)
Biel 141/126, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Qc2 g6 6.Bd3 Bg7 7.Nf3 O-O 8.O-O Bg4 9.Ne5 Be6 10.c5 Nbd7
11.Nxd7 Bxd7?!
11...Qxd7 - 94/280
12.h3
12.Bd2 Qc7 13.f4 Ng4 14.b4N (14.Na4) 14...Kh8 15.a4 f6 16.h3 Nh6 17.b5 (17.Rae1!?) 17...e5 18.b6

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Qd8= Koneru,H (2541)-Mammadzada,G (2422) Saint Petersburg (blitz) 141/(126) 2018
12...Ne8?!
12...Rb8 13.b4 Nh5 14.f4²
13.f4! f6 14.Na4N
14.Qb3 Nc7 15.e4 e5=
14...e5?!

14...Rb8 15.Nb6 Nc7 16.Qf2²

15.e4! dxe4
15...Nc7 16.Nb6 Rb8 17.f5 dxe4 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.Bxe4 Rbe8 20.Be3±
16.Bc4+! Kh8 17.Nb6 exd4 18.Nxa8 Qxa8 19.Qxe4 f5 20.Qd3 Nc7
20...b5 21.cxb6 Qb7 22.a4+-
21.b4!+- Be6 22.Bxe6?
22.Bb2 Rd8 23.Bxe6 Nxe6 24.Rae1 Nc7 25.Re7+-
22...Nxe6 23.Qc4?!
23.a4 Qd8 24.Ra2 Nc7 25.Re2 Qd7 26.Bb2±
23...Qc8± 24.Re1 Re8?!
24...Nc7 25.Bb2 Qd7
25.a3
25.Bb2 Qd7 26.Kf2 Bf6 27.g3
25...Bf6

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¹25...Nc7 26.Bb2 Rd8 27.Rad1 Qd7±
26.Ra2
26.Bb2 Kg7 27.g3+-
26...Kg7
26...Nc7 27.Rxe8+ Qxe8 28.Re2 Qd7 29.Bb2 h5 30.g3+-
27.Rae2 Kf7

28.g4!+- Qd7 29.Kh2

29.g5 Bg7 30.Kf1
29...Re7
29...d3 30.Rd1 Qd5 31.Qxd5 (31.Qxd3 Qxd3 32.Rxd3 Nxc5 33.Rdd2 Ne4 34.Rd7+ Re7 35.Rd1 Nc3
36.Rxe7+ Kxe7 37.Rg1) 31...dxe2 32.Qd7+ Re7 33.Qd3 exd1=Q 34.Qxd1 Nd4 35.Bd2 Re2+ 36.Kh1
Re4 37.Bc3 Rxf4 38.gxf5
30.Bd2
30.g5 Bg7 31.h4 Bh8 32.Bd2 Bg7 33.Kg2
30...Re8 31.gxf5
31.a4!?
31...gxf5

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32.Qd3?
32.a4 Bh4 33.Rb1+-
32...Qd5!∞ 33.Re5!?
33.h4!?
33...Bxe5 34.Rxe5 Qa2!?
34...Qd8! 35.Qxf5+ Qf6 36.Qxh7+ Ng7 37.Rxe8 Kxe8 38.Qg8+ Kd7 39.Qb8 Ne8 40.Qe5 (40.Qxb7+
Nc7=) 40...Qxe5 41.fxe5 Ke6 42.Bf4 Kf5 43.Kg3 Ng7=
35.Qxf5+ Kg8 36.Qd3 Rf8?
36...Re7 37.Re2 Kf8 38.Qf5+ Ke8 39.a4 Nf8 40.Qh5+ Kd7 41.Qg4+ Ke8 42.Rxe7+ Kxe7 43.Qg7+ Ke8
44.Qxd4 Ng6 45.f5 Ne7=
37.f5
37.Kg3! Ng7 38.Qxd4 h6 39.Kh2+-
37...Ng7 38.Qxd4?!
38.Re2! Rxf5 39.Qg3 (39.Qxd4? Qd5 40.Bc3 Qxd4 41.Bxd4 Kf7=) 39...Qf7 40.Rg2 Rf3 41.Qb8+ Qf8
42.Qxb7±
38...Nxf5 39.Qg4+ Ng7!
39...Kh8? 40.Re2+-
40.Re2 h5?

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40...Qf7! 41.Bh6 Qg6 42.Qh4 Qf6 43.Qc4+ Rf7 44.Bd2 Qf1²
41.Qxg7+!
41.Qxg7+ Kxg7 42.Bc3++-
1-0

127. * D23
Predke, Alexandr (2632) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (2693)
Russia (ch) 141/127, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bg4 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.g3 e6 8.Bg2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.b3
10.Qb3 b5 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4N (12.a4) 12...Bg6 13.Nh4 Qb6 14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.a4² Mamedyarov,S
(2817)-Gozzoli,Y (2630) ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 141/(127) 2019
10...Rc8
10...Qa5 - 110/225
11.Bb2 b5 12.Qc2 c5 13.Rfc1

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13...Nd5N
13...Qb6
14.Qd1 Qb6 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Bd4 Rfd8 17.Qc2
17.Ne5!? Bh5 (17...Bf6 18.Bxc5 Rxc5 19.Rxc5 Qxc5 20.Rc1 (20.Nxg4 Bxa1 21.Qxa1 Qc3³) 20...Bxe2!
21.Qe1 Nc3 (21...Qa3 22.Nxf7) 22.Nxf7 Kxf7 23.Ne4 Qb4 24.Nxc3 Bd3∞) 18.g4 Bg6 19.e3 Qb8∞
17...Qb8
17...f6!? 18.h3 Bh5 19.a3 Bg6 20.Qa2 e5 21.e4!? exd4 22.b4∞
18.Qb2 f6 19.Nf1 Qd6
19...e5 20.Ne3 Be6 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Be3=
20.a4 b4 21.Rc4!? Ne4 22.Rxc8
22.Bxa7!? Rxc4 23.bxc4 Ndc3©
22...Rxc8 23.Bxa7 Ndc3 24.Be3 e5

642
25.N1d2! Nxe2+ 26.Kh1 N4c3 27.Nc4 Qd3 28.Ne1
28.a5!? Bxf3 29.Bxf3 Nd4 30.Bg2 Nc2 31.a6 Rd8 32.Rc1 Nxe3 33.fxe3 Bc5∞
28...Qf5 29.a5

29...e4?
29...Ne4! 30.Nd3 Rd8 31.Ndxe5 fxe5 32.Qxe5 Qd7 33.Rf1!∞ (33.Qxe4?? Qd1+ 34.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35.Bf1
Rxf1+ 36.Kg2 Rg1#)
30.a6 Bc5
30...Nd5 31.Ra5! Qe6 32.a7 Ra8 33.Rxd5! Qxd5 34.Qc2 Nc3 35.Nb6+-
31.Qd2! Nd5?
31...Nb5 32.Bxc5 Qxc5 33.Ne3 Bf3 34.Nxf3 exf3 35.Bxf3 Ned4 36.Bd5+ Kh8 37.Ra5+-
32.Bxc5 Rxc5 33.a7+- h6 34.a8=Q+ Kh7 35.Qe8 Qxf2 36.Nd3 exd3 37.Qxd3+ f5 38.Rf1 Nxg3+
39.hxg3 Qa2 40.Rxf5 1-0

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D25-D49

128. D27
Ding, Liren (2805) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2754)
Zagreb 141/128, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.b3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Be7
8...Bd6 - 70/365
9.Bb2 O-O 10.Nd2 b5 11.Be2 Bb7 12.Bf3 Ra7 13.Rc1 Qd7

14.Qe2N
14.Bxb7
14...Bxf3
14...Rc8!? 15.e4 Rxc1 16.Rxc1 Ba8=
15.N2xf3 Rc8 16.Ne5 Qe8
16...Qb7?

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17.Qf3! Re8 (17...Rxc1?! 18.Rxc1 Qxf3 19.Ndxf3 Nfd7 20.Rc8+ Bf8 21.Ba3 Rb7 22.Bxf8 Nxf8
23.Ng5+-) 18.Ndc6 Nxc6 19.Nxc6 Raa8 20.Rc2±
17.Rxc8
17.e4 Rac7 18.Rxc7 Rxc7 19.Nd3 Nc6=
17...Qxc8 18.Rc1 Rc7 19.Rxc7 Qxc7= 20.Nd3 Qa5
20...Nbd7 21.Qc2 Qxc2 22.Nxc2 Ne4=
21.Ba1 Qc7 22.Qc2 Qxc2 23.Nxc2 Nfd7 24.Kf1 Nc6 25.Nd4 Nxd4 26.Bxd4 f5
26...f6 27.f4 (27.f3 e5=) 27...Bd6=
27.Ke2 Bd6 28.f4 Kf7 29.h3 g6 30.Kd2 Ke7 31.Kc3 Kd8 32.Be5 Be7
32...Nxe5 33.fxe5 Bc7 34.Kb4 Kd7 35.Kc5 Ba5 36.a4 bxa4 37.bxa4 Bd2 38.Kd4 Kc6 39.Nf4 Kd7=
33.Kd4
33.Nb4 Bxb4+ 34.Kxb4 Kc8=
33...Kc8 34.e4 fxe4 35.Kxe4 Nc5+ 36.Nxc5 Bxc5 37.g4 Kd7 38.f5 gxf5+ 39.gxf5 Ke7 40.a4 bxa4
41.bxa4 Ba3 42.Bd4 Bb4 43.Be5 Ba3 44.Bd4 Bb4 45.Be5 1/2-1/2

129. D31
Karjakin, Sergey (2748) - Carlsen, Magnus (2875)
Zagreb 141/129, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 h6

5...Nf6 - 136/134, 135, D 37
6.Bf4 Nf6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Be5

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8...Be6N
8...c6
9.Qb3 Ra7
9...Nc6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 (10...Qxf6 11.Qxb7 Kd7 12.Qb3±) 11.a3²; 9...b6 10.Qa4+!? c6 11.Bd3²
10.Bd3
10.Bxf6

10...Qxf6! 11.Nxd5 Qd8 (11...Qf5 12.Qa4+ Bd7 13.Qb3 Be6=) 12.Bc4 b5 13.Nxc7+ Rxc7 14.Bxe6 fxe6
15.Qxe6+ Re7 16.Qg6+ Rf7=; 10.Qc2!?
10...Bxe5 11.Nxe5 O-O 12.O-O Nbd7 13.f4² c5 14.f5
14.Qa3 cxd4 15.exd4 Qb6 16.Nf3²; 14.Bc2!?
14...c4 15.Qa3?!

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15.Qd1 cxd3 16.fxe6 fxe6 (16...Nxe5? 17.dxe5 Ne4 18.exf7++-) 17.Ng6 Re8 18.Qxd3²
15...cxd3 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Nxd3 Ra8= 18.Qd6 Qb6 19.Qxb6
19.Qg3 Rac8=
19...Nxb6 20.Nc5 Rf7
20...Nc4=
21.b3
21.Rae1!?
21...Re8 22.Rac1 e5 23.h3
23.Rf5!?
23...Nc8 24.Nd3 exd4 25.exd4 Na7 26.Nf4 Nc6 27.Nfxd5 Nxd5 28.Nxd5 Rd7
28...Rxf1+ 29.Rxf1 Rd8 30.Nf4 Nxd4=
29.Rc5
29.Nc7 Rxc7 30.d5 Re2 31.dxc6 Rxa2 32.cxb7 Rxb7 33.Rf3=
29...Nxd4 30.Rd1 Ne6 31.Rc4 Red8 32.Re1 Rxd5 33.Rxe6 R8d6 34.Rxd6 Rxd6 35.a4 b6 36.b4 Rd1+
37.Kf2 Ra1 38.Rc6 Ra2+ 39.Kf3 Ra3+ 40.Kf2 Ra2+ 41.Kf3 Ra3+ 42.Kf2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

130. D34
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765) - Dubov, Daniil (2700)
Riga (m/1) 141/130, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6 7.Bg2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nb3 Bb6

9...Bb4 - 45/(43), A 33
10.Na4N

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10.Bxd5?! Nb4³; 10.Nxd5 O-O 11.O-O Nxd5 12.Qxd5 Qxd5 13.Bxd5 Re8; 10.O-O
10...O-O
10...d4!?
11.Nxb6 axb6 12.Be3
12.Nd4!?
12...h5!? 13.O-O h4 14.Bg5
14.Nd4
14...h3 15.Bh1
15.Bf3!?
15...Re8 16.Re1 Bg4
16...Qd6!?
17.a3 Qd6 18.Qd2 Qe5
¹18...d4 19.Rad1 Rad8∞
19.f3
19.Bf4!?
19...Be6 20.Rad1 d4 21.f4 Qb5 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.Qxd4 Bb3 24.Rd3 Bc4 25.Rc3?!
25.Bxb7? Bxd3 26.Bxf6 (26.Bxa8 Qa5!-+) 26...gxf6-+; 25.Rd2! Bxe2 26.Bxf6 (26.Bxb7 Ra4 27.Qf2
(27.b4 Bf3 28.Rxe8+ Qxe8 29.Qd8 Bxb7 30.Bxf6 Ra8 31.Qxe8+ Rxe8 32.Rd8 Rxd8 33.Bxd8 b5=)
27...Bg4 28.Bxf6 gxf6 29.Rf1²) 26...gxf6 27.Qxf6 Bf3 28.Re5 Rxe5 29.Qxe5 Qxe5 30.fxe5 Bxh1
31.Kxh1²
25...Bxe2= 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qxf6

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27...Bf3! 28.Re5 Rxe5 29.fxe5
29.Qxe5 Qxe5 30.fxe5 Bxh1 31.Kxh1 Rd8 32.Kg1 Rd1+ 33.Kf2 Rd2+ 34.Kf3 Rxb2 35.Rc7 Rxh2
36.Kg4 Ra2 37.Kxh3 Rxa3=
29...Bxh1 30.e6 Qd5 31.Qxf7+ Kh8 32.Qf6+ Kg8 33.Qg6+ Kh8 34.Qf6+ Kg8 35.Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

131. D37
Sarana, Alexey (2655) - Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2704)
Russia (ch) 141/131, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.Qc2 c5 7.dxc5 Na6 8.Rd1 Nxc5 9.cxd5 exd5
9...Nxd5 - 129/138
10.e3 Be6

11.Be5N
11.Be2
11...Rc8 12.Bd3 Nce4
12...Nxd3+ 13.Qxd3 Nd7 14.Bd4 Nc5 15.Bxc5 Rxc5 16.O-O Bf6 17.Nd4 Re8=; 12...Nfe4 13.O-O f6
14.Bd4 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 Qd7=
13.O-O Bb4 14.Qa4 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Nxc3 16.Bxc3 Rxc3 17.Qxa7 Qa8= 18.Qd4
18.Qb6 Bg4 19.Rd2 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Rfc8=
18...Ra3 19.Bb1 Bg4 20.Qf4
20.Qb2!?
20...Qb8!?
20...Rc8 21.Rd2 Bxf3 22.Qxf3 Rac3=
21.Rd4

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21.Qxb8 Rxb8 22.Rd2 Bxf3 (22...Ne4 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Nd4²) 23.gxf3 g6 24.Rfd1ƒ … Rb2
21...Qxf4 22.Rxf4 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Rc8 24.Rb4 Rc7 25.Rd1 Kf8 26.Rd2 Ke7 27.Rdb2 Ra7 28.h4?! g6
29.Bc2 Kd6 30.Bb3 Rc5 31.Kg2 b5
31...Nd7!?
32.Bd1

32...Ne8
32...Rc1!? 33.Rd2 Kc5 34.Rf4 Nh5 35.Rfd4 Rd7 36.Bb3 Nf6
33.Rxb5 Rxb5 34.Rxb5 Rxa2 35.Rxd5+ Kxd5 36.Bb3+ Kd6 37.Bxa2 [NB 4/c] 37...Ke7 38.Kg3 h6
39.Bb3 f5 40.Ba4 Nd6 41.Bc6 Kf6 42.f4 g5 43.fxg5+ hxg5 44.hxg5+ Kxg5= [NB 4/a1] 45.f4+ Kf6
46.Kf3 Nc4 47.Ke2 Nd6 48.Kd3 Nc8 49.Kd4 Ne7 50.Bd5 Ng6 51.Kc5 Ne7 52.Kd6 Nc8+ 53.Kd7
Ne7 54.Bf3 1/2-1/2

132. D37
Caruana, Fabiano (2819) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2754)
Zagreb 141/132, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Rd1 Re8
11.Nd2 e5 12.Bg5 Nd4 13.Qb1 Bf5 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Ne4 16.Nxd5 Nxg5 17.b4 Qd8 18.bxc5
Nde6

650
19.Qf5N
19.O-O - 137/(146)
19...Nxc5 20.h4 Nge6 21.Nf3 Qa5+ 22.Ke2 f6
22...Qxa3? 23.Ng5 Qb2+ (23...Nf8 24.Qxf7+ Kh8 25.Nc7+-) 24.Kf1 Nf8 (24...Nxg5 25.hxg5 g6
26.Nf6+ Kf8 27.Nxh7+ Kg7 28.Qh3+-) 25.Qxf7+ Kh8 26.Nf6! gxf6 27.Qxf6+ Kg8 28.Nf7+-;
22...Nd7? 23.Ng5 Nxg5 24.hxg5 Nf8 25.Nf6+! gxf6 26.gxf6+-
23.h5
23.Ng5!? Nf8 (23...fxg5 24.hxg5 Nf8 25.Rxh7! Nxh7 26.Rh1

26...Qa6!! (26...Nf8 27.g6! (27.Nf6+? gxf6 28.Qxf6 Qd2+! 29.Kxd2 Ne4+-+) 27...Nxg6 28.Nf6+!
(28.Qxg6? Qa6 29.Qh7+ Kf7 30.Qf5+ Kg8=) 28...Kf7 29.Nxe8+ Ke7 30.Qg5+!! (30.Qxg6? Rxe8µ)
30...Kd7 31.Qxg6 Rxe8 32.Rd1+ Ke7 33.Qxg7+ Ke6 34.Rd5+-; 26...Nxg5 27.Nf6+! Kf7 28.Nxe8+
Kxe8 29.Rh8+ Ke7 30.Qxg5+ Kd6 31.Rxa8+-) 27.Qxh7+ Kf7 28.Qf5+ Kg8=) 24.Ne4 Nxe4 25.Qxe4
Rac8ƒ

651
23...e4! 24.Nd2
24.h6!? exf3+™

25.gxf3! g6™ 26.Rhg1! (26.Qxf6 Qxa3 27.Rhg1 Qa2+ 28.Kf1 Qxc4+ 29.Kg2 Qb5µ; 26.Nxf6+ Kf7
27.Qe5 (27.Rd7+ Nxd7 28.Qxa5 Nxf6µ) 27...Qa4³) 26...Qa4 27.Rxg6+ hxg6 28.Qxg6+ Kh8 29.Qxf6+
Kh7 30.Qf7+ Kh8 31.Qf6+ Kh7=
24...Qxa3?!

24...Ng5! 25.f4 (25.h6 Re5 26.Qg4 (26.Nxf6+? gxf6 27.Qxf6 Nce6-+) 26...Rxd5! 27.cxd5 Qa6+ 28.Ke1
Nd3+ 29.Kf1 Nb2+ 30.Kg1 Nxd1 31.Qxd1 Qd3³) 25...exf3+ 26.gxf3∞
25.Rh4!± Rad8?!
25...Ng5 26.h6! ∆Re5? 27.Nxf6+! gxf6 28.Qxf6 Qd3+ 29.Ke1 Qd7 30.Rg4+-; 25...Rf8!?
26.Nxe4 Qa2+ 27.Ke1!
27.Nd2? Rf8 28.Kf1 Qa4∞; 27.Kf1 Qxc4+ 28.Kg1 Nxe4 29.Rxe4 Qb3 30.Rd2±

652
27...Qa5+ 28.Kf1 Nxe4 29.Rxe4 Qa4 30.Rb1
30.Nxf6+!? gxf6 31.Rxd8 Nxd8 32.Rg4+ Kf8 33.Qxf6+ Nf7 34.Qg7+ Ke7 35.Re4+ Kd8 36.Rd4+! Ke7
37.g4!+-
30...Ng5

¹30...Qc6
31.Rd4! Nf7
31...Rb8 32.h6+-
32.Rxb7+- Qa6
32...Qa1+ 33.Rb1
33.Qb1! Rf8 34.Kg1! Kh8 35.c5 Rc8 36.Nf4
36.Ne7!?
36...Ne5 37.h6 g6 38.Rd6 Qc4 39.Re6 Rxc5 40.Ree7 1-0

133. D37
Carlsen, Magnus (2875) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2754)
Zagreb 141/133, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Bg5
10.O-O-O - 42/527
10...Be7 11.Rd1 Qa5 12.Bd3 dxc4 13.Bxc4 h6

653
14.Bf4N
14.Bh4
14...Bd7
14...Nd5 15.Bxd5 exd5 16.Rxd5 Qa6 17.Qd3 Qxd3 18.Rxd3 Bf5 19.Rd2 Rac8 20.O-O²
15.O-O Rac8 16.e4 e5 17.Be3² Nd4?!
17...Nd8; 17...Qc7
18.Bxd4 Rxc4
18...exd4 19.Rxd4 Bg4 20.Qb3 Qh5 21.Rd3±
19.Bxe5 Ba4 20.b3 Nxe4!
20...Bxa3 21.Qa2! (21.bxa4 Rxe5 22.Nxe5 Qxe5 23.Rd3 Bb4 24.Qb3 Rxc3 25.Rd8+ Bf8 26.Qxb7 Qc5µ)
21...Rxc3 22.Bxc3 Qxc3 23.bxa4±
21.Rd3?!
21.Qe2! Rxc3 (21...Bxb3 22.Nxe4 Bxd1 23.Qxc4 Bxf3 24.Bc3 Qh5 25.gxf3 Qxf3 26.Qd5±) 22.bxa4±
21...Rec8?!

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21...Bf6! 22.Nd2 (22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.bxa4 Rxc3=) 22...Nxd2 23.Qxd2 Bg5=
22.Qb2!± Nc5
22...Rxc3 23.Bxc3 Rxc3 24.Rxc3 Qxc3 25.Qxc3 Nxc3 26.bxa4±
23.Re3
23.bxc4?! Nxd3 24.Qxb7 Re8²
23...Bxb3 24.Bxg7! Rg4 25.Bxh6
25.Bd4!?
25...Bf6 26.Ne5 Bxe5 27.Rxe5 Qb6 28.Qd2

28.Ne4!? Nxe4 29.Rxe4 Rg6 30.Be3 Qf6 31.Qxf6 Rxf6 32.Bxa7+-

28...Rg6?!

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28...Qf6 29.Rg5+ Rxg5 30.Bxg5 Qf5±
29.Be3!+- Qc6 30.Nd5
30.g3!?
30...Bxd5 31.Qxd5 b6 32.g3 Nd7 33.Qxc6 Rgxc6 34.Rd5 Nf8 35.Rfd1 Ne6 36.a4 Rc4 37.a5 Rb4
38.Rd7 bxa5 39.Rxa7 a4 40.Rdd7 Nd8 41.Rd5 Ne6 42.Rda5 Rcc4 43.Kg2 1-0

134. D37
Karjakin, Sergey (2748) - Giri, Anish (2779)
Zagreb 141/134, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.Rd1 cxd4 9.Rxd4 Qa5 10.Bg3

10...Nb6
10...b5 - 126/138
11.Nd2 dxc4 12.Bxc4
12.Nxc4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 Bd7=
12...Nbd5 13.Nb3 Qb6 14.Bxd5
14.O-O Bd7 15.Bxd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Rxd5 Rfc8 18.Qb1 Be6 19.Rd2 Bxb3 20.axb3 Qxb3=
14...Nxd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.O-O Be6N
16...Bd7 - 14.0-0
17.Qb1 Rac8 18.Rd2 Bf6 19.Nd4
19.Rfd1 Bg4 20.f3 Be6 21.Bf2 g6=; 19.h3 Rc4 20.Rfd1 Rfc8=
19...Bxd4
19...Rc4 20.Nf3 (… Be5) 20...Re4 21.b3 Rc8=

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20.Rxd4 Rc4
20...f6!?
21.Rfd1 Rxd4 22.Rxd4 Rc8 23.h3 Rc4= 24.Be5 Rxd4 25.Bxd4 Qc7 26.Qd1 a6 27.Qh5 h6 28.f4 Kh7
29.f5 Qc1+ 30.Kh2 Qc7+ 31.Kg1 Qc1+ 32.Kh2 Qc7+ 33.Kg1 1/2-1/2

135. * D37
Karjakin, Sergey (2748) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2754)
Zagreb 141/135, 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.Rd1 Qa5 10.a3 Re8
11.Nd2 e5 12.Bg5 Nd4 13.Qb1 Bf5 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Ne4 16.Ndxe4 dxe4 17.Qd2 Ne6! 18.Nxe4

18.Bh4
18...Qxd2+N
18...Qa6 - 141/(135) 19.O-O Qxc4 20.Qd5 Qxd5 21.Rxd5 Bf8 22.Bf6 (22.Rxe5!?) 22...Rac8 (22...gxf6
23.Nxf6+ Kg7 24.Nxe8+ Rxe8 25.Rxe5 Rd8=) 23.Bxe5 Nc7 24.Bxc7 Rxc7 25.Nd2 Rc2 26.Rb1±
Karjakin,S (2752) - Anand, V (2774) Cupar (rapid) 141/(135) 2019
19.Rxd2 f5
19...Rec8!? 20.Rc2 Bf8 (20...f5 21.Nxc5 Nxc5 22.Ke2²) 21.g4! b5©
20.Nxc5 Nxc5 21.f3 Rac8 22.O-O e4
22...Ne6 23.Bh4 Rxc4 24.Bg3 f4 25.exf4 exf4 26.Bf2 b6 27.h4ƒ
23.Rd5 Ne6 24.Rxf5
24.f4!?
24...exf3 25.R1xf3 Nxg5 26.Rxg5 Rxc4² 27.h3 Rc1+ 28.Kh2 Rc2 29.Rb5 b6 30.a4 h6 31.a5 bxa5
31...Re6!?

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32.Rb7

32...Rf8
32...Re6!?
33.Kg3 a6 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8 35.Rb6 Kf7 36.Rxa6 Rxb2 37.Rxa5 g5 38.Kf3 Kg6 39.Ra6+ Kg7 40.h4
gxh4 41.Ra4 h3 42.gxh3 [R 5/d] 42...Kf6 43.Rf4+ Ke7 44.Rh4 Rb6 45.e4 Kf7 46.Kf4 Rf6+ 47.Ke5 Ra6
48.Rf4+ Ke7 49.Rf5 Ra3 50.h4 Ra1 51.Kf4 Rf1+ 52.Ke3 Re1+ 53.Kd3 Rd1+ 54.Ke2 Ra1 55.Rh5 Kf6
56.Kd3 Rd1+ 57.Ke3 Re1+ 58.Kd4 Rd1+ 59.Kc5 Ke6 60.Kc4 Kf6 61.Rd5 Rh1 62.h5 Ke6 63.Rb5 Rd1
64.Ra5 Rc1+ 65.Kd4 Rd1+ 66.Ke3 Re1+ 67.Kf3 Rf1+ 68.Ke2 Rb1 69.Ra6+ Ke5 70.Rxh6 Kxe4 71.Rh8
Kf5 72.h6 Kg6 73.Kf3 Rb3+ 74.Ke2 Rb2+ 75.Kd3 Rb7 76.h7 Rxh7 77.Rxh7 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

136. D39
Carlsen, Magnus (2875) - Anand, Viswanathan (2767)
Zagreb 141/136, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5
10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.O-O Qxc3 14.Qa4 O-O 15.Nxe6 Nb6 16.Qd4 Rfc8
17.Qxc3 Rxc3 18.Nf4
18.Nd4 - 111/ (204)
18...Rc5

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19.Rfd1N
19.g4
19...f5 20.exf5 Rac8
20...Rxf5 21.g3 Rc8 22.Rd2ƒ
21.f6 Rf5 22.g3 Rxf6 23.Rd3ƒ Rfc6 24.Ra3 Rc1+ 25.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26.Kg2 [R 9/h] 26...Nc8
26...a6?! 27.Rb3 Nc4 28.Rxb7 Rc2 29.a4 Ra2 30.Rb4 Ne3+ 31.Kf3 Nd1 32.Rb8+ Kg7 33.g4±
27.Rd3 Rc7 28.Rd8+ Kg7 29.h4² Ne7 30.Nh5+ Kh6
¹30...Kg6 31.g4 f5 32.Rd6+ Kf7 33.g5²
31.Nf6 Kg6
31...Rc2 32.Rd7 Nf5 33.a3±
32.Ne8! Rc6 33.Rd7± Re6
33...Nc8 34.f4 (34.Rxb7?! Re6 35.Nc7 Re7=) 34...h5 35.Rxb7 f6 (35...Re6?? 36.f5+ Kxf5 37.Ng7++-)
36.Kh3±
34.h5+! Kh6
34...Kg5 35.Ng7 Re2 36.Rxb7 ∆Rxa2 37.Rxe7 Kf6 38.Nf5 Kxf5 39.Rxf7+ Kg5 40.Rxh7+-
35.Nd6
35.Rxb7? Nc8 36.Nc7 Re7=
35...f5
35...Kxh5 36.Nxf7±
36.Nxb7 Ng8 37.Nd6
37.Rd5!?

659
37...Nf6 38.Nxf5+ Kg5 39.Nd4 Nxd7
39...Ra6 40.f4+ Kxh5 41.Rg7! Ra5 (41...Rxa2+ 42.Kh3 Ra5 43.Ne6+-) 42.Ne6±
40.Nxe6+ Kxh5 [NB 2/d] 41.Kf3 Kg6 42.Kf4 Kf6 43.Ng5 h6 44.Ne4+ Ke6 45.Kg4 Ke5 46.f3 Kd4

47.Kf5?
47.Kf4
47...Ke3! 48.f4 h5! 49.Ng5
49.Nf6? Nxf6 50.Kxf6 Kf3=
49...Nc5
49...Kf2! 50.g4 hxg4 (50...h4? 51.Nh3+! Kg3 52.g5 Nf8 53.Ng1! Kg2 54.Kg4+-) 51.Kxg4 Ke3=
50.Kg6
50.Kf6 Kf2 51.f5 Kxg3 52.Ke7 Nd3 53.f6 h4 54.Ke6 (54.f7 Ne5=) 54...Nc5+ 55.Kd6 h3™ 56.f7 h2
57.f8=Q h1=Q=
50...Kf2 51.f5
51.Kxh5 Kxg3 52.f5 Kf4 53.Kg6 Nd7=
51...Kxg3 52.Ne6 Nd7= 53.Kxh5 Kf3 54.Kg5 Ke4 55.Nc7 a5 56.Nb5 Kd3 57.Kg6 a4 58.Kf7 Ne5+
58...Kc4=
59.Kf6 Nf3
59...Nd7+ 60.Ke6 Nf8+ 61.Ke7 Nh7=
60.Ke7 Kc2
60...Ne5=
61.f6 Ng5

660
61...Kb2 62.Nd4 Ne5 63.Ke8 Kxa2 64.Nf3 Ng6 65.f7 Kb3 66.Ne5 a3=
62.Nd4+ Kb2 63.Ne6 Nh7 64.f7 Kxa2 65.Ng5 a3 66.Nxh7 Kb1 67.f8=Q a2 68.Qf5+ Kb2 69.Qe5+
Kb1 70.Qe4+ Kb2 71.Qe2+ Kb1 72.Nf6 a1=Q 73.Nd5 Qg7+ 74.Kd6 Qf8+ 75.Ke5 Qe8+ 76.Kd4
Qxe2 77.Nc3+ Ka1 78.Nxe2 1/2-1/2

137. * !N D43
Sokolov, Ivan (2584) - Bok, Benjamin (2645)
Nederland (ch) 141/137, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Ne5 b5 7.Bg2 a6 8.O-O Bb7 9.b3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4
11.Bxe4 c3 12.a3 a5 13.Qd3!?

13.axb4 - 134/143
13...Be7?N
13...Bd6 - 141/(137) 14.Bf4 (14.axb4? f5! (14...Bxe5 15.dxe5 Qxd3 16.Bxd3 axb4 17.Be3 Nd7 18.Rxa8+
Bxa8 19.Ra1 O-O 20.Be4©) 15.Bf3 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qxd3 17.exd3 axb4µ; 14.Nc4 Bc7 (14...Ba6 15.Nxd6+
(15.axb4 Bxb4∞ (15...axb4?? 16.Rxa6+-)) 15...Qxd6 16.Qc2 f5 17.Bf4 Qe7 18.Bd3 Bxd3 19.Qxd3ƒ;
14...Be7 15.axb4 axb4 16.Rxa8 Bxa8 17.Bf4ƒ) 15.axb4 axb4 16.Rxa8 Bxa8 17.Be3! f5 (17...Nd7
18.Ra1ƒ) 18.Ra1 Bb7 19.Ra7 fxe4 20.Qxe4 Bc8 21.Qf3©) 14...g5!N (14...Ba6 15.Qe3© (15.Qc2 Qc7
16.Rfd1 f5 17.Bxf5!? exf5 18.Qxf5 Rf8 19.Qxh7©)) 15.Be3 Bxe5 (15...f5! 16.Bxf5 (16.Bf3? Bxe5
17.dxe5 Qxd3 18.exd3 g4 19.Bg2 Nd7µ) 16...Bxe5 (16...exf5 17.Qxf5©) 17.Bxe6 Qe7 18.dxe5 Qxe6
19.axb4 O-O 20.bxa5 Ba6! (20...Qxe5 21.Qc4+ Rf7∞) 21.Qxc3 Bxe2 22.Rfe1 Bf3 23.Bxg5 Qh3
24.Qc4+ Bd5 25.Qf1 Qf5³) 16.dxe5 Qxd3 17.Bxd3 Nd7 18.axb4 axb4 19.Rxa8+ Bxa8 20.Ra1 O-O
21.Be4 Nxe5?! (21...Rb8 22.Bxg5 Bb7 23.Be7 c5 24.Bc2 Bd5∞) 22.Bc5 Rd8 23.Be7?! Shabalov,A
(2530)-Shirov,A (2643) Arica 141/(137) 2018 (23.Be7 c5! 24.Bxd8 (24.Bxa8?! Rd7 25.Bxg5 (25.Bxc5?
c2-+) 25...f6! 26.Bh6 c4 27.bxc4 (27.Rb1 Ra7 28.Be4 f5 29.Bc2 Ra2-+) 27...b3 28.Be4 f5 29.Rb1 fxe4
30.Rxb3 Ng4 31.Bf4 e5 32.Bg5 h6 33.Bxh6 c2 34.Rc3 Rd1+ 35.Kg2 e3! 36.f3™ Nxh6 37.Rxc2 Rd2
38.Rc3 Rxe2+ 39.Kf1 Rf2+ 40.Ke1 Rxf3 41.c5 Rf7 42.Rxe3 Re7µ) 24...Bxe4 25.Be7 (25.Bxg5? c4
26.Bf6 cxb3 27.Bxe5 b2 28.Re1 f6! 29.Bxf6 Kf7 30.Be5 Ke7 31.f3 b1=Q 32.Rxb1 Bxb1 33.Kf2 Kd7 …

661
Kc6-b5-c4-+) 25...Nd7³; 23.Bxb4 f5 24.Ba5 Rc8 25.Bc2±)
14.axb4 Bxb4
14...axb4 15.Rxa8 Bxa8 16.Bf4 f5 17.Bg2 g5 18.Ra1 Bb7 19.Bc1 O-O 20.Ra7 Qc8 (20...Qb6 21.Qc4!)
21.Qf3ƒ (21.Nc4ƒ)
15.Ba3 Ba6 16.Qe3 Qb6 17.Bxb4 axb4 18.Nc4 Bxc4?
18...Qc7 19.Ra4!±
19.Rxa8 Bd5 20.Bc2+- O-O 21.Rfa1
21.Qf4 f5 22.Qd6 Qd8 (22...Rd8 23.Qe7+-) 23.Qc5+-
21...g6
21...c5 22.dxc5 Qb5 23.R8a5
22.Qf4 c5 23.dxc5 Qb5 24.Bd3 Qe8 25.R8a7
25.R8a4 Nc6 26.Bb5 e5 27.Bxc6 exf4 28.Bxe8 Rxe8 29.Rxb4
25...Nc6 26.Bb5

26...Qd8
¹26...e5 27.Qh4 (27.Bxc6 exf4 28.Bxe8 Rxe8 29.Rd7 Bxb3 30.Rd4 fxg3 31.hxg3 c2 32.Rc1±) 27...Qd8
(27...e4 28.R7a6 Qe6 29.Qf4 … Rb6+-) 28.Bxc6 Qxh4 29.gxh4 Bxc6 30.Kf1+-
27.Bxc6 Bxc6 28.Qxb4 c2 29.Re1 Qd1 30.Ra1 Rd8 31.Qc3 Rd2 32.f3 Bxf3 33.exf3 1-0

662
D50-D74

138. * !N D52
Esipenko, Andrey (2611) - Artemiev, Vladislav (2761)
Poikovsky 141/138, 2019

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Nh5 9.Qc2 Nxg3 10.hxg3
Bg7 11.O-O-O Qe7
11...Nb6 12.Ne5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qe7

14.Nb1!N (14.Kb1) 14...c5?! (14...Qc5 15.Nd2 a5 (15...dxc4 16.Ne4 Qxe5 17.f4 gxf4 18.gxf4 Qg7
19.Nd6+ Kf8 20.Bxc4+-) 16.Be2±) 15.Nc3 Bd7 16.cxd5 exd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Rxd5 b6 19.f4+-
Sarkar,J (2330) -Abramovic,B (2362) Djenovici 141/(138) 2019
12.Kb1
12.Bd3 - 133/146
12...O-O 13.cxd5N
13.Bd3
13...cxd5
13...exd5 14.Bd3 Nf6 15.Rde1 a5 16.Ne5²
14.g4 Rd8 15.Bd3 a6 16.Ne2 b5
16...Nf6 17.Ne5 Bd7 18.Rc1 Rdc8 19.Qd2²
17.Qc7 Re8 18.Rc1 Nf6 19.Ne5 Bd7 20.Qa5² Qd8
¹20...Qd6 21.f3 Rec8 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rc1 Rxc1+ 24.Nxc1²

663
21.Qd2 Rc8 22.Ng3 Rxc1+ 23.Rxc1 Re7 24.f4
24.Qc2 Qa8 25.f4±
24...Be8 25.Qc2 Qa5 26.fxg5!
26.f5 Bf8 27.fxe6 Rxe6 28.Nh5 Nxh5 29.gxh5±
26...hxg5 27.Nh5 Nxh5 28.gxh5 Qb6

29.Qf2?!
29.h6! Bxh6 30.Qf2 Bg7 (30...Rc7 31.Rh1 Bg7 32.Bh7++-; 30...f5 31.g4!+-) 31.Rc8 Qb7 32.Nc6!+-
29...f5 30.Rc8 Bxe5 31.dxe5 Qb7 32.Qc2 d4
32...Kg7 33.g4 Kh6 34.Be2! Qd7 35.a3+-
33.exd4 Kg7 34.Rd8?!
34.Rc5! Bxh5 35.d5 exd5 36.Bxf5+-
34...Bxh5 35.d5?!

664
35.Rd6 Bg6 36.b4! Bf7 37.Kb2 Rd7 38.g3±
35...Qb6!= 36.Rd6 Qg1+ 37.Qc1 Qxc1+ 38.Kxc1 exd5 39.Bxf5 Rxe5 40.g4 a5 41.Kd2 Bf7 42.b3 a4
43.Ra6 Be8
43...axb3 44.axb3 d4 45.Kd3 Bxb3 46.Kxd4 Rd5+ 47.Ke3 b4=
44.Bc2 axb3 45.axb3 Kf8 46.Kc3 Re3+ 47.Kd4 Rg3 48.Bf5 Rxb3 49.Kxd5 Re3 50.Rb6 Re1 51.Rb8
Ke7 52.Rb7+ Kd8 53.Kd6 Rd1+ 54.Kc5 Rc1+ 55.Kd6 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

139. D70
Barrish, Daniel (2237) - Delchev, Aleksander (2571)
Paleochora 141/139, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 c6 10.Rd1 cxd5
11.exd5 Re8!

11...N8d7 - 135/145

665
12.Bb5?!N
12.g4? e4ƒ; 12.h4 e4 13.fxe4 Bg4 14.Nf3 N8d7©; 12.Bg5 Qd6 13.Be2 Na6 14.h4 Bd7 15.h5 gxh5
16.Rxh5 Qg6∞; 12.Bd3 Na6 13.Nge2 Nb4∞; 12.Ne4 Na6 13.d6 Bf5! 14.Nh3 Bxe4 15.fxe4 Re6 16.Ng5
Rf6„; 12.Be2!?
12...Bd7 13.Bxd7 N8xd7 14.Nge2 Nc4µ 15.Qc1 Nxe3
15...Rc8! 16.O-O b5 17.d6 (17.Nxb5 e4) 17...e4 18.fxe4 b4 19.Nd5 Bxb2 20.Qb1 Nxe3 21.Nxe3 Qb6
22.Qxb2 Qxe3+ 23.Kh1 Rxe4 24.Ng3 Rec4µ
16.Qxe3 Qb6
16...Nb6
17.Qxb6 Nxb6 18.Kf2 Rad8
18...Red8! 19.g4 Rac8 20.Ng3 Nc4 21.Rb1 Bh6 22.Rhe1 (22.Nge4 f5) 22...Bf4 23.h4 b5 24.Re2 Kg7³
19.g4

19...e4!
19...Rd7?! 20.Ng3 Red8 21.Nge4 Nc4= (21...Nxd5? 22.Nc5+-)
20.fxe4 Nc4 21.b3 Nd6 22.Kf3 Rc8
22...b5 23.a3 Rb8!?
23.Rd3 b5 24.a3 a5 25.h4 b4 26.axb4 axb4 27.Na4 Rxe4 28.Re3! Rxe3+ 29.Kxe3 f5
29...Re8+ 30.Kf3 h5 31.gxh5 Bh6 32.Nc5 Re3+ 33.Kf2 Re5 34.Nd3 Ne4+ 35.Kg2 Rxh5 36.Nxb4 Bf8
37.Nc6 Bd6 38.b4 Rxd5 39.Kf3 Nf6 40.Ke3³
30.g5 Re8+ 31.Kf3 Nf7?!
31...Re4 32.Nc5; 31...Ne4 32.Rd1 h6! 33.gxh6 Bxh6 34.Rd3 Nd6³
32.Nf4 Re4

666
32...Ne5+ 33.Ke2
33.Rc1!= Ne5+ 34.Kg3 Bf8 35.Rc8 Kf7 36.Rc7+ Ke8 37.Rc8+
37.Rxh7? Bd6-+
37...Kf7 1/2-1/2

140. ** D70
Ding, Liren (2805) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2774)
Stavanger 141/140, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 c6 10.h4 cxd5
11.exd5 N8d7 12.h5 Nf6 13.hxg6 fxg6 14.O-O-O Bd7 15.Kb1 Rc8 16.d6 e4 17.fxe4
17.Bh6 Na4 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.Qxd5+ Kh8 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.Bb5N (21.fxe4 - 125/(144)) 21...Nxb2!
22.Kxb2 (22.Qe5+ Qf6 23.Qxf6+ Kxf6 24.Kxb2 Bxb5 25.fxe4 Bc6 26.Rxh7 Bxe4=) 22...Qb6 23.Qe5+
Kg8= Bigaliev,R (2427)-Triapishko,A (2512) Russia 141/(140) 2019
17...Ng4 18.Bg5 Qe8 19.Nf3 Rf7
19...Rxc3 20.bxc3 Qxe4+ 21.Bd3 Qc6 22.Nd4N (22.Bc2) 22...Qc5 23.Rhf1 Rc8?! (23...Rxf1! 24.Rxf1
Nd5 25.Ne2 Ne5 26.Ka1 Nxd3 27.Qxd3 Nxc3 28.Bf6 Bxf6 29.Rxf6 Nxe2 30.Qb3+™ Kg7 31.Rf7+
Kh6 32.Rxd7 Qc1+ 33.Qb1 Qc3+=) 24.Bc2 Nc4 25.Bb3 Ne5 26.Rc1 (26.Nc2! Nf7 27.Rxf7! Kxf7
28.Qe2±) 26...Kh8 27.Qe2 Qxd6© Simantsev,M (2401)-Slizhevsky,A (2428) Chelyabinsk 141/(140)
2019
20.Qe1
20.Re1 - 122/(157)
20...Rc5
20...Bxc3 21.bxc3 Na4 22.Rc1 Nc5 23.Be7 Be6 24.Rc2 Rxe7 25.dxe7 Qxe7 26.Ka1²
21.Bd2N

667
21.Be7
21...Be6! 22.e5 Bxe5
22...Na4! 23.Ne4 Bf5 24.Ka1 Bxe4 25.Qxe4 Nf2 26.Qh4 Bxe5 27.Nxe5 Qxe5 28.Qxa4 Nxd1 29.Qxd1
Qxd6 30.g3 Rd5 31.Bc4 Rxd2 32.Qe1 Kg7 33.Bxf7 Kxf7 34.Rxh7+ Kg8 35.Rh1 Kg7=
23.Bd3 Na4?
23...Nc4 24.Bxc4 Rxc4 25.Nxe5 Nxe5 26.Bg5 (26.Ka1 Nd3 27.Qe2 Rd4 28.Bh6 Bd7 29.Qxe8+ Bxe8
30.Rh3 Nb4! 31.Rxd4 Nc2+ 32.Kb1 Nxd4 33.Rd3 Nc6=) 26...Rf5 27.Bh6 Qf7 28.Ne4²
24.Nxe5 Rxe5
24...Nxe5 25.Bc2 b5 26.Rh4+-
25.Qh4?!
25.Qg3! Nxc3+ 26.Bxc3 Re3 27.Qh4 Qa4 28.b3 Qd7 29.Ka1+-
25...Rh5 26.Qg3 Nxc3+?
26...Rxh1 27.Rxh1 Nc5 28.Re1±
27.Bxc3 Qa4

668
28.d7! Rd5
28...Qxd7 29.Rxh5 gxh5 30.Bxh7++-; 28...Bxa2+ 29.Kc1 Qxd7 30.Bxg6+-
29.Bc2!+- Qxd7 30.Bb3! Rxd1+ 31.Rxd1 Qc8 32.Qh4! Nf6 33.Rd6! Bxb3 34.Rxf6 1-0

669
D75-D99

141. * D76
Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2702) - Artemiev, Vladislav (2761)
Russia (ch) 141/141, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Nc3 Re8 10.h3 e5
11.d5 Na5 12.Qc2
12.e4 c6 13.Bg5 (13.Re1 - 45/ 538) 13...f6 14.Be3 Nac4 15.Bxb6 Nxb6 16.Qb3 (16.dxc6) 16...cxd5
17.exd5 Bd7N (17...Bf8) 18.Rfd1 Rc8 19.a4 Nc4 20.Nd2 Na5 21.Qa2 f5 22.Nb5!? Rc2? (22...e4!? 23.b4
Bxa1 24.Rxa1 Qf6 25.bxa5 a6 26.Na3 e3 27.fxe3 Rxe3„) 23.Rac1 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Bh6 25.Rc2± Corrales
Jimenez,F (2559)-Salem,A (2672) ProChessLeague (Int.-rapid) 141/(141) 2019
12...Nac4 13.e4 Bd7
13...Nd6 - 135/147
14.b3 Nd6 15.a4 a5 16.Rd1 f5N

16...Qc8
17.Ng5! Qf6 18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.dxe6 Qxe6 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nb5!
21.Bxb7 Rab8 22.Bg2 Nd4 23.Qa2 Qxb3∞
21...Nd4 22.Qxc7 Nxb5 23.axb5 e4 24.Rb1 Nd5 25.Qxb7 Nc3 26.Bb2 Rab8 27.Qa7 Qxb3?

670
27...Qb6! 28.Qxb6 Rxb6 29.Bxc3 Bxc3 30.Bf1
28.Bxe4! Bf6
¹28...Rbd8 29.Rxd8 Rxd8 30.Qc7 Bf6 31.Bxc3 Qxc3 32.b6 a4 33.Rc1 Qe5 (33...Qd4 34.Rc4+-)
34.Qc4+ Kh8 35.Qxa4+-
29.Bd5+ Nxd5 30.Bxf6 Qxd1+ 31.Rxd1 Nxf6 32.Rd6 Re1+ 33.Kg2 Rf8 34.Qxa5 Re2 35.Rd2 Re5
36.Rd8 1-0

142. **** D78

Berkes, Ferenc (2675) - Loiseau, Quentin (2471)
Teplice 141/142, 2019

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 c6 5.O-O Nf6 6.c4

6.a4 a5 7.c4 O-O 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nc3 - 141/(142) (9.Qb3N Nc6 10.Nc3 e6 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.Bf4 Nh5
13.Bg5 Qb4 14.Qa3 Bd7 (14...Qxa3 15.bxa3! h6 16.Be3 f5 17.Rab1²) 15.e4 Qxa3 16.Rxa3 Nb4 17.e5 f6
18.exf6 Nxf6 19.Ne5 Bc6 20.Bh3 Rfe8 21.Rd2 Nd7 22.Nxd7 Bxd7 23.Nb5 Rec8 24.Rc3² Fedoseev,V
(2671)-Sarana,A (2655) Russia (ch) 141/(142) 2019) 9...Nc6 10.Bf4N (10.Nb5) 10...Nb4 11.Rc1 Bd7
12.Ne5 Bc6 13.Qd2 Nd7 14.Rfd1 e6 15.b3 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Rc8= Xu,X (2585)-Khademalsharieh,S (2481)
Changsha 141/(142) 2019
6...O-O 7.a4
7.Qa4 - 139/163
7...dxc4 8.Na3 Na6
8...Be6 9.Ng5 Bd5 10.e4 h6 11.exd5 hxg5 12.dxc6 Nxc6 13.Bxg5 Qxd4 14.Bxc6 Qxd1 15.Raxd1 bxc6
16.Nxc4 Nd5 17.Na5 Bxb2 18.Nxc6N = 1/2 (18) Miton,K (2592) -Kempinski,R (2577) Cesko 141/(142)
2019 (18.Rb1 Ba3 19.Rb3 Bb4 20.Nxc6 a5=)
9.Nxc4 Be6 10.b3

671
10.Nce5 Bd5 11.Bf4N (11.Be3) 11...Ne4 12.Qc1 c5 13.Rd1 f6 (13...Rc8 14.Qe3 e6 15.Bh6 Bxh6
16.Qxh6 Qe7∞) 14.dxc5 Naxc5 15.Nd2 fxe5 16.Nxe4 Nb3 17.Qb1 e6 (17...exf4 18.Rxd5! Qc8 19.Ra3²)
18.Bg5 Bxe4 (18...Qb6 19.Ra3∞) 19.Rxd8 Bxb1 20.Rxf8+ Rxf8 21.Rxb1² Siddharth,J (2132)-Podat,V
(2345) Karlsruhe 141/(142) 2019
10...Bd5 11.Bb2 c5 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.e3
13.Ne3 e6 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Ne5²
13...e6N
13...cxd4 14.Nxd4 (14.Bxd4 Nc5= (14...b6!?)) 14...Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qd5+ 16.f3 b6=
14.Qe2 Qe7 15.Ba3 Rfd8 16.Ncd2
16.Rfd1 b6 17.Nfd2 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Qb7+=
16...Ne4 17.Rfd1² Bf8 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Ne5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qc7?!
20...f6 21.Nd3 b6 22.dxc5 Nxc5 23.e4²
21.Qf3± Bd6 22.Ng4?!

22.Nd3 b6 23.Bb2 f5 24.dxc5 bxc5 25.h4±

22...f5!= 23.Nf6+
23.Ne5 Bxe5 24.dxe5 b6∞
23...Kg7 24.dxc5?!
24.e4 Kxf6 25.e5+ Bxe5 26.dxe5+ Kf7∞
24...Be5?!
24...Be7! 25.c6 Bxa3 26.Ne8+! Rxe8 27.Rd7+ Re7 28.Rxc7 Rcxc7 29.Rc4 Bb2³
25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.c6 Bxf6

672
26...Kxf6! 27.cxb7 Qb6 28.Qc6 Qxb3 29.Qc8 Qd5+ 30.Kg1 g5 31.Rc6 Qd1+ 32.Kg2 Qd5+=
27.cxb7 Qb6?

27...Qd7 28.Qc6 Nb8! 29.Qc7 Kf7 30.Bd6 Ke8∞

28.Qc6! Rb8 29.Qd7+ Kh6 30.Rc6 Qxb3 31.Qxe6+- Bg7?!
31...Qxe6 32.Rxe6 Rxb7 33.Rxa6+-
32.Qxb3 1-0

143. ** D78
Rapport, Richard (2735) - Amin, Bassem (2707)
Danzhou 141/143, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.c4 c6 7.Qb3 a5 8.cxd5
8.a4 Na6 (8...dxc4 - 128/(161)) 9.Bd2 dxc4 10.Qxc4 Be6N (10...Ne4) 11.Qc1 Rc8 12.Bh6 c5 13.Bxg7
Kxg7 14.Nc3 (14.Qe3 Bd5 15.Rd1 (15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Nc3 Qb6∞) 15...Nb4 16.Na3 Qb6 17.Rac1=)
14...Qb6 (14...cxd4 15.Rd1 d3 16.Rxd3 Qb6³) 15.e3 Rfd8 16.Rd1 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Bg4 18.Rd2 (18.f3 e5
19.fxg4 exd4 20.exd4 Rxd4 21.Rxd4 Qxd4+ 22.Kh1 Nb4µ) 18...Nc5 19.Ra3 Nce4 20.Rc2 Nxc3 21.bxc3
e5 22.Ne2 Rd6µ Werle,J (2555)-Van Foreest, J (2612) Nederland (ch) 141/(143) 2019
8...a4 9.Qd1 cxd5 10.Nc3 Ne4

673
11.Ng5!?N
11.Nd2 - 128/161
11...Nxc3 - 141/143
11...Nxg5N 12.Bxg5 Nc6 13.Nxd5 Be6 14.e4 (14.Nf4 Bc4 15.d5 (15.Qc2 Ba6 16.d5 Nd4 17.Qe4 Nf5©)
15...Ne5©) 14...Bxd5 15.exd5 Nxd4 16.Rc1 Nf5 17.Rc2 a3 18.b3 Bf6 19.Bf4 Rc8 20.Rxc8 Qxc8
21.Qd3² Rapport,R (2735)-Wen,Y (2586) China 141/(143) 2019
12.bxc3 Nc6 13.e4 dxe4
13...e6 14.Re1²
14.Nxe4 Qa5 15.Bd2² Rd8 16.Rb1 b6
16...e5?! 17.d5! Rxd5 18.c4 Rxd2 19.Qxd2±
17.Re1 Bd7 18.h3 Rac8 19.Qe2 Be6 20.Be3 Bd5 21.Rb5 Qa7

22.Nd6!

674
22.Rxd5 Rxd5 23.Nf6+ Bxf6 24.Bxd5²
22...Rxd6 23.Rxd5
23.Bxd5 e6 24.Be4 Ne7 25.Bf4 Rdd8 26.Qb2²
23...Rxd5 24.Bxd5 e6 25.Bg2 Na5?!

25...Ne7 26.Bd2 Nf5 27.Rb1 Nd6 28.Bf4 Nc4 29.h4²

26.d5! exd5
26...e5 27.Qg4 Rc4 28.Qd1±
27.Bxd5
27.Qg4! Rc4 (27...Rd8 28.Bg5 h5 29.Qh4 Rf8 30.Qxa4+-) 28.Bf4 h5 29.Re8+ Kh7 30.Qg5 Qd7 31.Rd8
Qf5 32.Qxf5 gxf5 33.Bxd5 Rxc3 34.Bxf7+-
27...Qd7 28.Qg4?
28.c4 Nc6 (28...b5 29.Rd1! bxc4 30.Bxc4 Qxh3 31.Ba6 Ra8 32.Rd5±) 29.Bxb6±
28...Qxg4 29.hxg4 b5?!
29...Bxc3 30.Rb1 Nc4 31.Bxb6 Nxb6 32.Rxb6 Rc5 33.Rb8+ Kg7 34.Rd8 Ba5 35.Rd7 Rc7=
30.Bf4 Bf8
30...Bxc3 31.Re7 Rd8 (31...Rf8 32.Rc7 Nc4 33.Bxc4 bxc4 34.Rxc4±) 32.Bxf7+ Kf8 33.Rc7 Bd2 34.Be6
Bxf4 35.gxf4²
31.g5 Nc4 32.Bb7 Rd8
32...Rc5 33.Rd1 Kg7 34.Rd7²
33.Bc6 Na3 34.Kg2 b4?!
34...Bg7 35.Re3 Nb1 36.Bxb5 Nxc3 37.Bc4±

675
35.cxb4 Nc2 36.Rb1 Nxb4 37.Bxa4 Nxa2 38.Rb7+- Nc3 39.Bb3 Nd5 40.Bd2 Bg7?
40...Ba3 41.Bxd5 Rxd5 42.Rb8+ Kg7 43.Bc3+ f6 44.Bxf6+ Kf7 45.Rb7+ Ke6 46.Rxh7+-
41.Bxd5 Rxd5 42.Rb8+ Bf8 43.Bb4 Rxg5 44.Bxf8 1-0

144. D82
Fridman, Daniel (2638) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775)
Dortmund 141/144, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 Ne4
7...dxc4 - 140/163
8.cxd5 Nxc3 9.Qd2 Qxa2 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Nf3 Nd7 12.Bc4 Nxc5 13.O-O O-O 14.Be5 Bxe5 15.Nxe5
f6 16.Ra1 Qb6 17.Nf3
17.d6+ - 105/ (157)
17...Kh8

18.Qd4N
18.Rfb1=; 18.Nd4 Bd7=
18...Qc7 19.e4 b5
19...e5 20.Qe3 Bd7=
20.d6
20.Bxb5 Nb3 21.Qe3 Nxa1 22.Rxa1 a5 23.Nd4 a4 24.Bc6 Ra5 25.Qc1∞; 20.Ba2 Bg4 21.Nd2 e5
22.dxe6 Bxe6 23.Bd5 Rad8=
20...Qxd6
20...exd6 21.Bxb5 Nb3 22.Qd5 Nxa1 23.Qxa8 Nb3 24.Rd1 a5 25.h4 Qb7 26.Qxb7 Bxb7 27.Rxd6
Bxe4=

676
21.Bxb5 Bb7
21...Qc7!? 22.e5 Bb7 23.exf6 exf6 24.Rfd1=
22.Qxd6 exd6 23.Nd2 Nxe4
23...a6!? 24.Bc4 Rfd8 25.Ra5=
24.Nxe4 Bxe4 25.Rfe1 Bf5 26.Ra6 Rfd8
26...Rab8 27.Bf1 Kg7 28.Rxd6=
27.Re7 Rdb8 28.c4 Rb6
28...d5 29.f3 dxc4 30.Bxc4=
29.Rxb6
29.Raxa7 Rxa7 30.Rxa7 d5 31.f3=
29...axb6 30.h3 Ra1+ 31.Kh2 Ra2 32.Kg1
32.Kg3=
32...Rb2 33.Re8+
33.g4 Bc2 34.Rb7 Rb1+ 35.Kh2 f5=
33...Kg7 34.Rd8 Rd2 35.Rb8 h5 36.Rxb6 h4 37.Rb7+
37.Bc6 Be6 38.Bb5=
37...Kh6 38.Re7
38.Rc7 Rd4 39.Bd7=
38...Rd1+ 39.Kh2 Rd4 40.Re1
40.g3 g5 41.Rf7 Kg6 42.Be8 hxg3+ 43.fxg3 Rd2+ 44.Kg1 Bxh3 45.Rf8+=
40...Kg5 41.Rc1 Rd2 42.Bc6?!
42.Kg1 Kf4 43.Bc6 Bc2 44.Bf3=
42...Bc2
42...Rxf2 43.Rd1 Rc2 44.Rxd6 Rxc4 45.Bf3³
43.f3?

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43.Kg1!=
43...f5!-+ 44.Be8 Kf6
44...Kf4! 45.Ra1 Bd1 46.Bc6 Be2 47.Rb1 Bxc4 48.Rb4 Rd4 49.Be8 Ke3 50.Bxg6 f4 51.Ra4 Be2 52.Ra5
Rd1 53.Bc2 Rd2 54.Be4 Bc4
45.Bc6 Ke5?
45...Kg5 46.Be8 Kf4 - 44...Kf4
46.Be8?
46.Re1+ Kf4 47.Re6 g5 48.Rf6 Ke5 49.Rg6 Kf4 50.Rh6=
46...g5µ 47.Re1+ Kf4 48.Bf7 Bd3 49.Bd5 Rc2 50.Ra1 Ke3
50...Be2
51.Ra6?
51.Ra3 Ke2 52.Ra6 Kf1 53.Ra1+ Kf2 54.Be6µ
51...Bf1-+ 52.f4
52.Ra3+ Kf4 53.c5 Rxg2+ 54.Kh1 Rd2 55.Kg1 Be2-+
52...g4! 53.hxg4 fxg4 54.Kg1 g3
54...Rc1 55.Kh2 Be2 56.g3 Kf2 57.Ra3 hxg3+ 58.Rxg3 Bf3
55.Ra1 Bd3 56.Rd1 Kxf4 57.Re1 Re2 58.Rc1 Ke3 59.Bf3 Rb2 0-1

145. D85
Predke, Alexandr (2632) - Fedoseev, Vladimir (2671)
Russia (ch) 141/145, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bg5 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nd7

678
9...O-O - 100/357
10.Nf3 h6 11.Be3 Nb6N
11...e6; 11...Nf6
12.h3
12.dxc5!? ∆Na4 13.Bd4 O-O 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qd4+ f6 16.Qb4 b6 (16...Qxb4 17.cxb4 Rd8 18.Be2 Be6
19.Rc2±) 17.c6 (17.cxb6 axb6 18.Qxe7+ Rf7 19.Qb4 Rc7 20.Qxa5 Rxa5©) 17...Nc5 18.Nd4 e5 19.Nb3
Qxa2 20.Nxc5 bxc5 21.Bc4 cxb4 22.Bxa2 a5 23.O-O²
12...cxd4 13.cxd4 Qxd2+ 14.Nxd2
14.Kxd2 f5 15.Bd3 O-O 16.Ke2 Be6 17.Rc2 (17.exf5 gxf5 18.Rc7²) 17...fxe4 18.Bxe4 Bf5 19.Bxf5 Rxf5
20.Rb1 (20.Rc7 Rb5 21.Rxb7 Rb2+ 22.Kd3 Rxa2 23.Rxe7 (23.Rc1 Nd5„) 23...Nd5 24.Rb7 Ra3+ 25.Kc2
Nxe3+ 26.fxe3 Rxe3=) 20...Ra5 21.Rbb2 Kf7 22.Rc7²
14...Bd7 15.Nb3² f5
15...Rc8 16.Rxc8+ Nxc8 17.Bd3 b6 18.Ke2 Nd6 19.Rc1²
16.f3 Rc8 17.Rxc8+ Nxc8 18.Bd3 b6 19.Ke2 fxe4 20.fxe4 e5

20...Nd6 21.Rc1 Kd8 22.d5 g5 23.Nd4²

21.dxe5
21.d5! Nd6 22.Rc1 Kd8 23.Nd2 (23.Bd2 Nb7 24.Bb4 Bf8 25.Bc3 Bd6 26.Ba6±) 23...g5 24.a4±
21...Bxe5 22.Nd4 Nd6 23.Rc1 Kd8
23...g5 24.Nf3 Nf7 25.Bc4 Bg3 26.Bd5²
24.Nf3 Bg7
24...Bb2 25.Rb1 Bc3 26.Rb3 Bg7 27.Ra3 Nc8 28.h4±

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25.Bf4± Ne8
25...Nb5 26.Ne5 Be8 27.Ke3 g5 (27...Rf8 28.Nxg6 Bd4+ 29.Kf3 Bxg6 30.Bxb5 Be5 31.g3±) 28.Bg3±
26.Bb8+- Be6 27.Bxa7 Bxa2 28.Bxb6+ Ke7 29.Nh4 Bf7 30.Rc6 Kd7 31.Bb5 Nd6 32.Rc7+ Ke6
33.Bc6 Be5 34.Nf3 Rb8 35.Bc5 Rb2+

36.Kd1!
36.Kd3?! Rb3+ 37.Kc2 Rc3+ 38.Kd1 Nxe4 39.Re7+ Kf6 40.Rxf7+ Kxf7 41.Nxe5+ Ke6 42.Bd4 Rxc6
43.Nxc6 Kd5 44.Be3 Kxc6 45.Bxh6±
36...Rb1+ 37.Kc2 Rb2+ 38.Kc1 Rxg2 39.Bd5+ Kf6 40.Bxd6 Bb2+ 41.Kd1 Bxd5 42.exd5 Rf2 43.Nd2
1-0

146. D85
Berkes, Ferenc (2666) - Ivic, Velimir (2511)
Srbija 141/146, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd2 O-O
10.Be2 b6 11.O-O Ba6 12.Rc1 Qxa2 13.Ra1 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Qe6 15.d5 Qc8 16.Ra3 e6
16...Nd7 - 134/156
17.Nc4 Nd7 18.dxe6 fxe6 19.f4 g5N
19...Nf6 20.e5 Nd5 21.Nd6 Qc6 22.c4 Ne7 23.Rd1 a6 24.h4 b5 25.h5 gxh5 26.Qxh5!
20.e5 Qc6
20...Qe8 21.h4! (21.Nd6 Qg6 22.c4 Bh6∞; 21.Raa1!?) 21...gxf4 (21...gxh4 22.Rd1 Qe7 23.Ra2 b5
24.Nd6²) 22.Bxf4 Qe7 23.g3²
21.Raa1 gxf4?!
21...Qe4 22.Nd6 Qg6 23.Rf3 h6 (23...h5 24.Rg3 g4 25.Bd2 Qc2 (25...Bh6?! 26.f5 exf5 27.Bxh6 Qxh6
28.e6 Qf6 29.exd7 Qxd6 30.Rd1 Qg6 31.Re3+-) 26.Rf1+-) 24.Bc1! Qh5 25.Qe4²

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22.Bxf4± b5
22...a5 23.Rad1±
23.Nd6 c4 24.Qg4 Nc5
24...Kh8 25.Qxe6 Qc5+ 26.Kh1 Nxe5 27.Bxe5 Qxe5 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.Nf7+ Rxf7 30.Qxf7+-
25.h4
25.Rf3 Kh8 26.Raf1 Qc7 27.Rh3 Nd3 28.Qh5+-
25...h5

26.Qg6!+-
26.Qxh5? Nd3 27.Bh6 Rxf1+ 28.Rxf1 Qc5+ 29.Kh1 Nf2+ 30.Rxf2 Qxf2 31.Bxg7 Qf1+ 32.Kh2 Qf4+
33.g3 Qf2+ 34.Kh3 Qf1+=
26...Nd3 27.Bh6 Qc5+ 28.Kh1 Qc7 29.Qxe6+ Kh7 30.Nf7 Rae8 31.Ng5+ Kh8 32.Qg6 1-0

147. * D85
Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen (2566) - Tari, Aryan (2620)
Norge (ch) 141/147, 2019

1.c4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Rc1
Rd8 11.d5 e6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Be3 Nc6
13...exd5 14.exd5 b6 (14...Na6 - 110/256) 15.Be2 Nc6 16.O-O Ne7 17.Rfd1N (17.d6; 17.c4) 17...Bd7
18.d6 Be6?! (18...Nf5 19.Bf4 Qa4 20.Bd3²) 19.Bf4 Kf7 20.Bd3 Nf5 21.Be4 Qa4 22.Bxa8 Rxa8 23.g4
Nh6 24.h3+- Tari,A (2634) -Puranik,A (2550) Riga 141/(147) 2019
14.Bd3 Ne7
14...exd5 - 115/157
15.c4 Qxd2+ 16.Nxd2 b6 17.Be2N

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17.O-O
17...Re8
17...f5 18.f3 Ba6 19.g3 (19.dxe6?! Rd6 20.O-O Rxe6µ) 19...Rd7∞
18.O-O Bd7
18...f5 19.Rfd1 (19.Bf3 fxe4 20.Nxe4 exd5 21.Nd6 Rf8 22.Rfe1 Rxf3! 23.gxf3 Ba6 24.Bg5 Nc6 25.cxd5
Nd4 26.Kg2 Be2 27.Rc3 Rf8©; 19.d6 Nc6 20.exf5 exf5 21.Bf3 Bd7 22.Bd5+ Kh8 23.Nf3 Rab8∞)
19...Bd7 - 18...Bd7
19.Rfe1
19.Rfd1 f5 20.Bf3 Rac8 21.Bf4 fxe4 22.Nxe4 Nf5∞
19...f5 20.f3 h6 21.h4 Kh7 22.Bf2 Be5 23.g3 f4 24.Kg2

24...Nc8! 25.Bd3 Nd6∞ 26.Re2

26.gxf4 Bxf4 27.Be3 Bxe3 28.Rxe3 e5 29.f4 (29.Rf1 g5 30.hxg5 hxg5=) 29...exf4 30.Rf3 Nf7 31.Rxf4
Ne5=
26...g5 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Nf1 Kg7 29.Nh2 exd5 30.exd5
30.cxd5?! Rh8 31.g4 c4! 32.Bc2 (32.Bxc4?! Nxc4 33.Rxc4 Bb5-+) 32...Rh6µ
30...fxg3 31.Bxg3 Bxg3 32.Kxg3 Rxe2 33.Bxe2 Rh8 34.Bd3
34.Nf1 Kf6 35.Re1 Rh1 36.Kg2 Rh4 37.Ne3 Ke5³
34...Rh3+ 35.Kg2 Rh4 36.Rc3 Kf6 37.Be2 Bh3+
¹37...Ke5 38.Nf1 Bh3+ (38...b5 39.cxb5 c4 40.a4 Kxd5µ) 39.Kf2 Bxf1 40.Bxf1 Nf5µ
38.Kg3 Bc8 39.Ra3 Rh3+
39...Nxc4 40.Bxc4 Rxc4 41.Rxa7 Rc3µ

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40.Kg2 Rh7 41.Ng4+?!
41.Kg3 Bf5 42.Nf1 Ke5 43.Ne3 Kd4 44.Nxf5+ Nxf5+ 45.Kg4 Ke5 46.Bd3 Ne3+ 47.Kxg5 Rg7+
48.Kh5 Kd4³
41...Bxg4 42.fxg4 Ke5 43.Re3+ Kd4 44.Rd3+ Ke4 45.Rd1 Ke3
45...Rf7 46.Bd3+ Ke5 47.Kg3 Rf4-+
46.Bf1 Rf7 47.Rd3+ Ke4 48.Rd2 Kf4?!
48...Rf4!-+
49.Re2 Rf6 50.Re7 Kxg4 51.Rxa7 Nf5 52.Be2+ Kf4 53.Bd3 Nh4+ 54.Kf2 g4?
54...Ke5+ 55.Ke2 (55.Ke3 Ng2+ 56.Ke2 Kd4µ) 55...Kd4µ
55.Rg7?!
55.Re7 g3+ 56.Kg1 Nf3+ (56...Kg4 57.Rg7+ Kf4 58.Re7=) 57.Kg2 Nh4+ 58.Kg1=
55...Nf3 56.Be2 Ne5 57.Rg8 Ng6?!
57...Ke4+ 58.Kg3 Rf7 59.Re8 Kd4µ
58.Kg2
58.Re8 g3+ 59.Kg2 Nh4+ 60.Kg1=
58...g3
58...Ke3 59.Re8+ Kd4 60.Kg3 Ne5 61.Re6 Rf7 62.Rxb6 Nxc4 63.Bxc4 Kxc4 64.d6=
59.Bh5?!
59.Re8= - 58. Re8
59...Nh4+ 60.Kh3 Nf5 61.Rg4+ Ke3 62.Kg2

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62.Bg6 Kf3! 63.Bh5 Rh6 64.Rxg3+ Kf4 65.Rg4+ Ke3 66.Rg5 Nd6µ
62...Rh6!-+ 63.Rg5 Kf4 64.Rg4+ Ke5 65.Be8 Rh2+ 66.Kg1 Rxa2 67.Bd7 Ra1+ 68.Kg2 Ne3+ 69.Kxg3
Rg1+ 0-1

148. * D85
Xiong, Jeffery (2684) - Jones, Gawain C B (2709)
Saint Louis 141/148, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Nf3 c5 9.Rc1 Qa5
10.Nd2 cxd4 11.Nc4 Qd8 12.cxd4 f5 13.Ne5
13.Qb3 - 140/ (167)
13...Be6N
13...f4 - 141/(148) 14.Qb3+ (14.Bd2 Be6 (14...Qxd4?! 15.Qb3+ e6 16.Rxc8 Qxe4+ 17.Be2 Qxe5
18.Qxb7±; 14...Nc6 15.Bc4+ e6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bc3 (17.Bb4 Rf7 18.O-O Qxd4 19.Qf3ƒ (19.Qxd4
Bxd4 20.Rfd1 c5 21.Bb3!²)) 17...Rf7 18.O-O±) 15.Nf3 Bxd4 16.Qa4 Bg7 17.Ng5 Bd7 18.Qb3+ e6
19.Qxb7 Nc6 20.Nxe6 Bxe6 21.Qxc6 Bxa2 22.Bc4+ Bxc4 23.Qxc4+ Kh8 24.Bb4 Rc8 25.Qxc8 Qxc8
26.Rxc8 Rxc8=) 14...e6 15.Bd2 Nc6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Be2 Qxd4 18.Bc3 Qxe4 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qb2+
e5 21.O-O Qd4 (21...Rf7 22.Bf3 Qd4³) 22.Qa3© Stocek,J (2551)-Warmerdam,M (2475) Teplice
141/(148) 2019
14.Qa4
14.exf5 gxf5 15.Bc4 Bxc4 16.Rxc4 Qa5+ 17.Qd2 Qd5 18.f4 Nd7∞
14...f4 15.Bc4!
15.Bd2 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Nd7 17.Bc4 Nc5 18.Bxe6+ Nxe6∞
15...Bxe5 16.Bxe6+ Kg7
16...Kh8?? 17.Rc8+-
17.Qb5
17.Rc8 Qb6 18.Rxf8 Kxf8 19.Qb3 Bd6 20.Bd2 Nc6³
17...fxe3
¹17...Bf6 18.Bxf4 Nc6 19.Bd5 Bxd4 20.Bg3 Qb6 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.O-O²
18.Qxe5+ Rf6

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19.Rc8
19.fxe3?! Nc6³; 19.g4! exf2+ 20.Kf1 Qd6 21.Qxd6 exd6 22.Rc7+ Kh6 23.Bc4 Nc6 24.h4 g5 25.Rxh7+!
Kg6 (25...Kxh7 26.hxg5+ Kg6 27.gxf6 Nxd4 28.Kxf2 Kxf6 29.Ke3±) 26.e5 Kxh7 27.hxg5+ Kg6
28.exf6 Kxg5 29.f7±
19...exf2+ 20.Ke2 Nc6 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Qc7 Rxe6 23.Kxf2 Rxd4 24.Re1 Rf6+ 25.Kg1 Rd2 26.Rf1
Rxf1+ 27.Kxf1 Rb2 28.h4² a5 29.h5 a4
29...gxh5 30.Qg3+ Kh6 31.Qf4+ (31.Qe3+ Kg6 32.Qg3+ Kh6=) 31...Kg6 32.Qf5+ Kh6 33.Qf7
30.Qf4! gxh5 31.Qg5+ Kf8 32.Qxh5 Kg7 33.Qg5+ Kf8 34.Qh6+ Kg8 35.Qc1 Rb4 36.a3 Rd4
36...Rxe4? 37.Qg5+ Kh8 38.Qf5+-
37.Qb1 Kf7 38.Qxb7 Ne5 39.Qb5 Ng6 40.Kf2 e5 41.Ke3 h5 42.g3 Kg7 43.Qe2 h4 44.Kf3 hxg3
45.Kxg3 Ne7 46.Kg4 Kf7 47.Kg5 Ke6 48.Qa6+ Kd7 49.Qb7+ Kd6 50.Qb8+ Ke6 51.Qa8 Kd6
52.Kf6 Nc6 53.Qf8+ Kc7 54.Ke6
54.Qf7+ Kd6 55.Qe6+ Kc5 56.Qf5 Kd6=
54...Kb6
54...Rxe4 55.Kd5 Rd4+ 56.Kc5 Nb8! 57.Qf5 Nd7+ 58.Kb5 Rf4=
55.Qf1 Kc7 56.Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

149. D85
Fressinet, Laurent (2625) - Lagarde, Maxime (2626)
France (ch) 141/149, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Rc1
Bg4 11.Ng5 Nc6
11...Na6 - 121/(160)
12.h3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Bd7 14.d5 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Na5

685
15...Nd4 16.Rc7 Rfd8 17.Bd3 b6 18.f4! (18.Rhc1?! h6 19.Nf3 Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 e6³ (20...Be5∞)) 18...h6
19.Nxf7! (19.Nf3 Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 e6 21.d6 e5 22.Bc4 Be8 23.Bd5 Rxd6 24.Rhc1 Rad8 25.Rxa7 Bc6
26.fxe5 Bxe5 27.Rxc6 Rxc6 28.Rxf7 Rxd5+ 29.exd5 Rd6 30.Rb7 Rxd5+ 31.Kc2 Bd4 32.Bxd4 Rxd4
33.Rxb6 Kf7 34.Kb3 Rd3+ 35.Kb4 Rxf3 36.a4 Rxh3 37.a5 Rh1 38.a6 Ra1=) 19...Kxf7 20.e5 Ne6
(20...Nf5 21.Rxd7 Rxd7 22.e6+±; 20...Bb5 21.Bxd4 Bxd3 22.Kxd3 Rxd5 23.Ke4 Ra5 24.Rhc1 Rxa2?!
25.e6+ Kg8 26.Rxe7+-; 20...Rac8 21.Rxa7 Bxh3 22.Rxh3 Rxd5 23.Ra4 Ne6 24.Bxb6±) 21.dxe6+ Bxe6
22.Ke2 Bxa2 23.Ra1 Bd5 24.g3 a5 25.Bxb6±
16.Bd3 Rfd8 17.Bf4 e5N
17...Rdc8
18.Be3 Bf8 19.f4 exf4
19...Ba3 20.fxe5! Bxc1+ 21.Rxc1 Rac8 22.Rf1 Rf8 23.Bd4 Nc4+ 24.Ke2ƒ
20.Bxf4± Rdc8
20...f6 21.Nf3 Rac8 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Rc1 Bb4+ 24.Kd1 Rxc1+ 25.Kxc1±
21.e5 Ba3 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Ne4 Bf5
23...Nc4+ 24.Ke2 Kg7 25.Rb1 b6 26.Bg5
24.Nf6+ Kg7

25.Nh5+! gxh5
25...Kg8 26.Bxf5 gxf5 27.d6+-; 25...Kf8 26.Bh6+ Ke7 27.Bxf5 gxf5 28.Bg5+ Kf8 29.Rb1 Nc4+ 30.Ke2
b6 31.d6 Nxe5 32.Be7+ Kg8 33.d7 Rc2+ 34.Kd1 Nxd7 35.Kxc2 Bxe7 36.Rf1+-
26.Bxf5 Rc4 27.Be3 Bc5?!
27...Ra4 28.Kc3 Bb4+ 29.Kd3 Ra3+ 30.Ke4±
28.Bd3 b6 29.Rf1 Ra4 30.Bxc5 bxc5 31.e6! fxe6 32.dxe6 Nc4+ 33.Bxc4 Rxc4 34.Rf7+ Kg6 35.Rxa7 h4
36.a4+- Kf6 37.e7 Kf7 38.a5 1-0

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 150. * D85
Carlsen, Magnus (2875) - Grischuk, Alexander (2775)
Stavanger 141/150, 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
Bg4 11.d5 b5 12.Be2
12.Bxc5 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Rc8 14.Bb4 Qc7 15.d6 exd6 16.Bxb5 Qb6 17.a4 Na6 18.O-O Nc5©
12...Nd7 13.O-O
13.c4 b4 14.O-O Qb6N (14...Nb6 15.Bd3 Na4 16.Rc2 Rab8∞; 14...Rac8 - 35/562) 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 a5
17.Be2 a4 18.f4 b3 19.e5 b2 20.Rb1 a3 21.h4 Rfd8∞ Zhou,J (2609)-Chirila,I (2566) ProChessLeague
(Int.-rapid) 141/(150) 2019
13...Bxf3 14.Bxf3 c4 15.Be2 Rfd8N
15...Rad8 16.f4 Qa3 17.Bf3 Nc5 18.Rc2 e6„; 15...Qa3
16.f4 Nb6?!
16...Rac8 17.Bg4 Rc7 18.e5 Nc5 19.Bf3 Nd3 20.Rb1²; 16...Qa3 17.Bf3 Rab8 (17...Nc5 18.e5 Nd3
19.Rb1 Rab8 20.Bd4²) 18.e5 Nb6∞
17.Bf3 Qa3

18.h4! e6 19.h5 Na4

19...exd5 20.e5! Rab8 (20...Na4 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.f5±) 21.Qf2 Qe7 22.Bd4 Na4 23.Bd1²
20.hxg6 hxg6

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21.f5!
21.e5 Rxd5! 22.Bxd5 Rd8 23.Bxa7 Rxd5 24.Bd4²
21...exf5
21...Bxc3 22.Qf2 exd5 23.fxg6 fxg6 24.Rxc3! Nxc3 25.exd5 Rf8 (25...Nxd5 26.Bd4+-) 26.Qg3±
22.exf5 Qd6
22...Nxc3 23.fxg6 fxg6 24.d6! Rxd6 25.Rxc3! Qxc3 (25...Bxc3 26.Bd5+ Kh7 27.Rf7+ Bg7 28.Rxg7+
Kxg7 29.Qd4+ Rf6 30.Bxa8+-) 26.Qxc3 Bxc3 27.Bxa8±; 22...Bxc3 23.Qf2 Be5 24.fxg6 fxg6 25.d6 Rf8
26.Qd2 Qxd6 27.Qxd6 Bxd6 28.Bxa8 Rxa8 29.Rf6±
23.Bf4
23.fxg6!? Qxg6 24.Bd1 Qe4 (24...Rd7 25.Bc2 Qd6 26.Bf5 Rdd8 27.Bd4! Qxd5 28.Qg5+-) 25.Bxa4 bxa4
26.Rcd1±
23...Qb6+ 24.Kh1 gxf5?!
24...Qf6 25.fxg6 Qxg6 26.d6 Rab8 27.Bd5±
25.d6 Rab8 26.Bd5+- Nc5
26...Qc5 27.Bh2 Rb6 28.Rxf5+-
27.Bg3 Ne6
27...Ne4 28.Bxe4 fxe4 29.Rxf7! Kxf7 30.Qd5+ Kg6 31.Qxe4+ Kf7 32.Rf1+ Kg8 33.Qe6+ Kh7 34.Rf5
28.Rxf5 Rxd6 29.Bxd6 Qxd6 30.Qe3
30.Rcf1 Rb7 31.Qe2
30...Qb6 31.Qf3 Rf8 32.Rf1 Nd8 33.Rh5 Qc7 34.Qe4 1-0

151. D85
Carlsen, Magnus (2875) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2779)

688
 Zagreb 141/151, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rb1
cxd4 11.cxd4 O-O 12.Qxa5 Nxa5 13.Bd3 Bg4
13...Rd8 - 118/150
14.O-O Bxf3 15.gxf3 e6N
15...Rfd8 16.d5 e6 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bd2 b6 19.Bxa5 bxa5 20.Bc4²
16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Bf1² b6
17...Bf6 18.d5 exd5 19.exd5 Be7 20.Kg2 f6 21.f4²
18.Ba6 Rd6 19.Rbc1 Rad8

20.Bg5! f6
20...Re8 21.d5 exd5 22.Bb5 Ra8 23.exd5±
21.Be3 h6
21...Nc6 22.d5 exd5 23.Rxd5! (23.exd5 Bf8 24.Bb5 Ne5 25.f4 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 Rxd5 27.Be2 Nf7 28.Rc7
b5 29.Rxa7²) 23...Rxd5 24.exd5 Ne7 25.Rc7 Nxd5 26.Bc4 Kf8 27.Rxa7 Nxe3 28.fxe3 Re8 (28...b5
29.Bxb5± (29.Bb3±)) 29.Rf7+ Kg8 30.Rxf6+ Kh8 31.Rc6! (31.Rxb6 Bh6²) 31...Bh6 32.e4 Be3+
33.Kf1±
22.Bb5
22.Rc7!? f5 23.d5 fxe4 24.fxe4 exd5 25.exd5 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 Rxd5 27.Rxa7±
22...f5 23.d5!± g5

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23...fxe4 24.fxe4 exd5 25.Bf4 Rf6 26.Bc7 Rdf8 27.exd5+-
24.Bd2! fxe4 25.fxe4 a6 26.Ba4 exd5 27.Bb4 Re6 28.Rxd5
28.exd5? Re4 29.a3 Nc4 30.Bb3 b5 31.d6²
28...Rxd5
28...Rb8 29.Bxa5 bxa5 30.Rc4 Bf6 31.Bd7 Reb6 32.e5
29.exd5+- Re4 30.Rc8+ Kf7 31.a3 Be5 32.Be8+! Kg7 33.d6
33.Bf8+ Kxf8 34.Bg6+ Ke7 35.Bxe4
33...Rd4 34.d7 Nb7 35.Be7 Re4 36.Rc6 Bd4 37.Rc7 1-0

152. D85
Theodorou, Nikolas (2543) - Delchev, Aleksander (2571)
Paleochora 141/152, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O
10.Rb1!? Nd7! 11.Bd3 Rd8!
11...b6!? 12.O-O Ba6= - 39/(557)
12.O-ON
12.Rb5 Qa4! 13.O-O b6 14.Rbb1 Ba6 15.d5 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 e6 17.c4 exd5 18.exd5 Qxa2∞
12...cxd4 13.cxd4 Qxd2 14.Bxd2 Nb6=
14...Bxd4!? 15.Nxd4 Ne5 16.Bb5 a6!=; 14...Nc5! 15.Bc2 Bxd4 16.Bb4 b6 17.Rfd1 e5 18.Nxe5 (18.Bxc5
bxc5 19.Nxe5 Be6 20.Nc6 Bxa2) 18...Be6! 19.Nc6 Bxa2!³
15.Bb4 Bg4?!

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15...Bxd4 16.Bxe7 Rd7 17.Nxd4 Rxe7
16.d5
16.Bxe7! Rd7 17.Bg5 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Rxd4 19.Bb5 Rc8 20.Kg2²
16...Bxf3 17.gxf3 Bf8 18.Bc3 Bg7
18...e6 19.Bf6 Rd6 20.Be5 Rdd8 21.Bc7 Rd7 22.Bxb6 axb6 23.Bc4 exd5 24.Bxd5 Bc5=
19.Bb4 Bf8 20.Bc2 Rdc8 21.Bb3 Nc4
21...a5 22.Bd2 a4 23.Bd1 Nc4 24.Bf4²
22.Rfc1 Ne5 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Kg2 Nd3 25.Bd2 b6 26.Be3 Bg7 27.f4 Bb2 28.Rd1
28.Kf3! Bc1 29.Ba4 Bxe3 30.Kxe3 Nc5 31.Bb5 Rd8²
28...Nc5
28...Nc1
29.e5 Nxb3 30.axb3 f6 31.e6 f5! 32.b4

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32.Kf1 Kf8 33.Ke2 Ke8 34.Rb1 Bf6 35.Rc1 Rxc1 36.Bxc1 Kd8 37.Kd3 Kc7 38.Ba3 a6=
32...Ba3?†
32...a5 33.bxa5 bxa5 34.d6 exd6 35.Rxd6 Kf8 36.Ra6 Bc3=
33.Ra1 Bxb4 34.Rxa7+- Rb8
34...Rc4 35.Bxb6 Rxf4 36.Be3 Rc4 37.Bh6 Rc8 38.Bf4+-; 34...Bd6 35.Bd4 Kf8 36.Be5 (36.Kf3 b5)
35.Bd4 Kf8
35...Bd6 36.Be5
36.Be5 Rc8 37.Rb7 Bc5 38.Kf3 Rd8 39.Ke2 h6 40.h4 Kg8 41.f3 Kf8 42.Bc7

42...Rxd5
¹42...Rc8 43.Kd3 b5 44.Be5 b4 45.Kc4! Ke8 46.Kb3 Kf8 47.Ka4 Ke8 48.Kb5 Kf8 (48...Kd8 49.Bb8Θ
b3 50.Ka4) 49.Bc7

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43.Rb8+ Kg7 44.Be5+ Rxe5+ 45.fxe5 g5 46.h5 1-0

153. D85
Almeida Quintana, Omar (2550) - Espinosa Veloz, Ermes (2516)
Cuba (ch) 141/153, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 O-O 8.Bc4 c5 9.d5 Bxc3+
10.bxc3 Qd6 11.Ne2
11.Qe2 - 107/(143)
11...f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.O-O Nd7 14.Ng3 Nb6 15.Qe2?!N
15.Qb3!? ∆Qf4 16.Be2 c4 17.Qb5 Rac8!? (17...Qe5 18.Bxc4²) 18.Rad1 Qd6∞
15...Qf4 16.Bb3 c4 17.Bc2 Bxc2 18.Qxc2 Nxd5 19.Rad1 Rad8 20.Rd4

20...Qc7
20...Qf7!³
21.Qe2
21.Qe4! ∆Nb6 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.h4!?„
21...Qc6 22.Rxc4
22.Qxc4 Qxc4 23.Rxc4 Rc8³
22...Nxc3 23.Qg4 Qf6 24.Rc7 Rd4 25.Qf3 Qxf3 26.gxf3 Nd5
¹26...Rxf3 27.Rxb7 Ra4 28.Rxe7 Rxa2µ
27.Rxb7 Ra4 28.Rd1 e6 29.Rd2
29.Ne4!?³
29...Rxf3 30.Re2 Rc3 31.h3 Rc7µ 32.Rb8+ Kg7 33.Kh2 Nc3 34.Rxe6 Rxa2 35.Kg1 Rf7 36.Ra8 Raxf2
37.Ra6

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37.Rxa7 Rf3-+
37...Ra2-+ 38.Rxa2 Nxa2 39.Ne4 Nb4 40.Nd6 Rd7 41.Ne4 Nd5 42.Nc5 Re7 43.Kf2 Kh6 44.Rd8 Nf4
45.Kg3 Nh5+ 46.Kf3 Rf7+ 47.Kg2 Rc7 48.Nd3 a5 49.Kf3 Ra7 50.h4 a4 51.Ne5 a3 52.Rd1 a2 53.Ra1
Nf6 54.Nd3 Ra3 55.Ke2 Nd5 0-1

154. D85
Shankland, Samuel L (2717) - Jones, Gawain C B (2709)
Saint Louis 141/154, 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
Bg4 11.d5 b5 12.Be2 Nd7 13.O-O
13.c4 - 35/562
13...Rad8N
13...Rfd8
14.Rfe1 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 c4 16.h4 e6 17.Bg5

17...Ne5!?
17...f6 18.Be3 Ne5 19.Be2 f5 (19...exd5 20.exd5 Rf7∞) 20.f4 exd5 21.fxe5 (21.exd5 Nd3! 22.Bxd3 Rxd5
23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.Qe2 Rd3µ) 21...dxe4 22.Qc2 Bxe5©
18.Be2?!
18.Bxd8 Qxd8 19.Rb1 (19.Be2 Qxh4©) 19...a6 20.Be2 Qxh4©
18...Rd7 19.f4 h6 20.fxe5 hxg5 21.Qxg5 Qd8
21...exd5? 22.Bg4 Rb7 23.exd5ƒ; ¹21...Qb6+ 22.Kh1 Re8 23.Bg4 Qd8³
22.Qxd8 Rdxd8 23.a4 a6 24.axb5 axb5 25.Rb1 Rb8 26.Rb4 Bxe5 27.Reb1 Bxc3 28.Rxb5 Bd4+ 29.Kf1
Rbc8 30.d6 c3 31.Bd3 Rcd8 32.e5 f6 33.exf6 Bxf6 34.h5
34.Ke2 Rxd6 35.Rb6 Rd4 36.g3 (36.Rxe6 Rg4 37.Be4 Kg7 38.Rb7+ Kh6³) 36...Rfd8 37.Rd1 Ra4

694
38.Rxe6 Ra2+ 39.Ke3 Kg7³
34...Rxd6 35.Ke2 gxh5 36.Rxh5 Rfd8³
36...Ra8 37.Ke3 Bd4+ 38.Kf3 (38.Kf4 Rf8+ 39.Ke4 Bf6³; 38.Ke4 Bf2 39.Rh3 Rad8 40.Rf1 Bd4³)
38...Bb6 39.Bh7+ Kg7³
37.Rh3 Rd5 38.Rb7 R8d7 39.Rb8+ Kf7 40.Rc8 Re5+ 41.Kf2 Rg5 42.Rh7+ Rg7 43.Rxg7+ Bxg7 44.Ke2
Be5 45.Rc6 Ke7 46.g4 Kf6 47.g5+=
47.Bc4! Rd2+ (47...Bd6 48.Bb3=) 48.Ke3 Bd6 49.Be2 Bb4 50.Bc4 c2 51.Bd3=
47...Kxg5 48.Rxe6= Kf4 49.Re8 Rd6 50.Rf8+ Bf6 51.Re8 Bg5 52.Rf8+
52.Rc8 Re6+ 53.Kd1 Bf6 54.Kc2=
52...Kg4 53.Rg8 c2 54.Rxg5+! Kxg5 55.Bxc2 Kf4 56.Bh7 Ke5 57.Bb1 Kd4 58.Kf3 Rf6+ 59.Ke2! Rf8
60.Bh7! Rh8 61.Bg6 Rh3 62.Bf5 Re3+ 63.Kf2 Re7 64.Kf3
64.Bb1 Re5 65.Kf3=
64...Rf7 65.Kf4 Rf8 66.Kg4 Ke5 67.Bh7 Rf2 68.Bd3 Rd2 69.Bh7 Rd8 70.Kf3 Rh8 71.Bg6 Rh3+
72.Ke2 Kd4 73.Bf5 Re3+ 74.Kf2 Re5 75.Bc2 Rc5 76.Bh7 Rh5 77.Bg6 Rh6 78.Bb1 Rh4 79.Kf3 Rh3+
80.Ke2 Re3+ 81.Kf2 Re7 82.Kf3 Rb7 83.Bf5 Rf7 84.Kf4 Rf8 85.Kg4 Rxf5 86.Kxf5 1/2-1/2

155. * D85
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2775)
Riga (m/1) 141/155, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qa3
8.Bb5 c6 9.Be2 O-O 10.Qa3 b6 11.Nf3 c5 12.O-O Bb7 13.d5 e6 14.Be3 exd5 15.Rad1 Nc6 (15...Qd6 -
131/156) 16.exd5 Ne7 17.c4 Nf5 18.Bc1 Rfe8 19.Rfe1N (19.Bd3 Nd6=) 19...Nd6 20.Bf1 a6 (20...b5!
21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.cxb5 Nxb5 23.Qxc5 Nc3 24.Rd3 Nxd5 25.Bd2 Qc6=) 21.Bb2² Can, E (2593)-
Sindarov,J (2507) Abu Dhabi 141/(155) 2019
8...b6 9.Nf3 Bb7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O c5 12.Bf4N
12.Bg5 - 123/155
12...cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6
13...e6 14.Rac1 Nc6 15.Rfd1 a6 16.Be2 Rad8 17.Qe3²; 13...Bxd4!? 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Qxe7 Qxd3
16.Qxb7 Nd7 17.Rad1 Nc5 18.Rxd3 Nxb7 19.Ra3 Nc5 20.f3 Rfd8 21.Be3²
14.d5 Na5?!
14...Nd4 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Rac1 (16.Rad1 Rfc8) 16...Rfc8 17.Be2 e6 18.Bg4²
15.Rac1 Rfc8 16.h3 e6
16...f6 17.Bd2 e6 18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Bc3²
17.d6± f6

695
18.e5! Bxf3 19.exf6 Bxf6
19...Qf7 20.gxf3 Qxf6 21.Bg3
20.gxf3 e5 21.Bd2! Rxc1
21...Qxh3 22.Be4 Rab8 23.Bd5+ Kh8 24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.Rc1+-
22.Rxc1 Rc8 23.Rxc8+ Qxc8 24.Kg2 Bd8 25.Be4+- Qe6 26.Qd3 Kg7 27.Bc3 Qf6 28.Kf1
28.Kf1 Kf7 29.f4 Qxf4 30.Qd5+ Kf8 31.Bd2 Qf7 32.Bh6+ Kg8 33.Qa8
1-0

156. D85
Narayanan, Srinath (2616) - Cheparinov, Ivan (2666)
Changsha 141/156, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Rc1
Rd8 11.h4 cxd4
11...Nc6 - 134/155
12.cxd4 Qxd2+ 13.Bxd2
13.Nxd2 Nc6 14.d5 Nd4 15.Bc4 e6∞
13...Na6N
13...Bg4
14.Bc4
14.h5 Be6 15.hxg6 (15.d5 Bd7∞) 15...hxg6 16.Bc4 Bxc4 17.Rxc4 Rac8 18.Rxc8 Rxc8=
14...Bd7
14...Bxd4 15.h5 Bg7 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Ng5 Rf8 18.Bc3©

696
15.Rb1
15.h5 Rac8 16.h6 Bf8∞
15...Rac8 16.Be2

16...Bc6! 17.d5 Bd7 18.Ba5

18.Rxb7?! Nc5 19.Rxa7 Nxe4 20.Be3 Bc3+ 21.Kf1 Nf6³; 18.Bxa6 bxa6 19.O-O f5 20.e5 Bb5 21.Rfc1
Bc4 22.Rb7 Bxd5 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Rxe7 Bxa2 25.h5 (25.Rxa7 Bd5 26.Rxa6 Bxf3 27.gxf3 Bxe5=)
25...gxh5 26.Bg5 Rf8∞
18...Re8 19.O-O Nc5 20.Rfe1
20.e5 b6 21.Bb4 Bg4 22.Rfe1 Red8 23.Rbd1 e6∞
20...Ba4
20...Nxe4 21.Rxb7 Bf5 22.Bd3 Nd6 23.Bxf5 Nxb7 24.Bxc8 Rxc8 25.Bb4 Bf8 26.Bxe7²
21.Bb5 Bxb5 22.Rxb5 b6 23.Bd2 e6³ 24.d6

697
24...e5! 25.a4 Nd7
25...Red8 26.a5 Rxd6 27.g4 f6 28.axb6 axb6³
26.Rb3?!
26.a5 Rc6 27.axb6 axb6 28.Be3 Ra8 29.Reb1 Ra6 30.g4 Rxd6 31.Rc1∞
26...Rc6 27.a5 Bf8
27...Rxd6 28.axb6 Nc5 29.Rb4 axb6 30.Be3 Bf8³
28.axb6 axb6 29.Bb4 Bxd6 30.Rd1 Nc5 31.Bxc5 Bxc5µ 32.Rd7 Rce6 33.g3 h5 34.Kg2 R6e7 35.Rd5 f6
36.Nd2 Ra8 37.Rf3 Kg7 38.Nb3 Ba3 39.Rc3 Ra4 40.Kf3
40.Nd2 Rb7 41.Rb3 Be7 42.Rdb5 Rd7 43.Rb2 Bc5
40...Rb7 41.Rb5 Rb4 42.Rd5 Bb2 43.Re3 Rc7 44.Rdd3 Kf7 45.Kg2 Ke6 46.f3 Rc2+ 47.Kf1 Rbc4
47...f5-+
48.Re2 f5 49.exf5+ gxf5-+ 50.Rd8 Rxe2 51.Kxe2 Rc2+ 52.Ke1 Bc3+ 53.Kd1 Rf2 54.Rb8 Kd5 55.Rxb6
Kc4 0-1

157. ***** D87

Navara, David (2734) - Ding, Liren (2805)
Praha (m/1) 141/157, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.O-
O b6 11.Qd2
11.dxc5 Qc7 12.cxb6 axb6 13.Rb1 Ne5 14.Bd5 Rb8 15.Bf4N (15.f4; 15.Qa4 - 54/477) 15...Ba6 16.Qc2
Qc8 17.Rbd1 (17.Rfd1 e6 18.Bb3 Ra8 19.Nd4 Nc4 20.Bxc4 Qxc4 21.Rb4 (21.Rxb6?? Bxd4-+)
21...Qc5©) 17...Rd8 18.Rd2 Qc7 19.Bb3 Rxd2 20.Qxd2 Rd8 21.Qe3 Rd3 22.Qc1 Rd7 23.c4 Qc6 24.Bxe5
Bxe5 25.Qc2 Qc5³ Gazik,V (2525) - Ivic,V (2510) Pardubice 141/(157) 2019
11...Bb7 12.Rad1

698
12.Rfd1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Rc8 14.Rac1 e6 (14...Qd6 - 108/126) 15.Bg5 Qd7 16.h4N (16.Bb5) 16...Na5
17.Bd3 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Rc8 1/2 (18) Zubov,A (2597) -Antipov,M (2582) Netanya (open) 141/(157) 2019
12...cxd4 13.cxd4 Rc8 14.Bh6 Na5
14...Bxh6 - 22/691 14...Qd6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bb3N (16.Qg5) 16...Na5 17.Ng3 Nxb3 18.axb3 f6
19.Rfe1 Rc7 20.d5 Rd8∞ Del Rio de Angelis,S (2464) -Wagner,D (2580) Skopje 141/(157) 2019
15.Bd3 Nc4 16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Ng3N
18.e5; 18.Qe3 - 141/ (157) 18...Qd7N (18...Rc2) 19.d5 e6 20.Ng3 exd5 21.exd5 Re8 22.Qg5 Qg4
23.Qxg4 Rxg4 24.f4 Naumkin, I (2418)-Massironi,M (2223) Nova Gorica 141/(157) 2019 (24.f4 Rd8
25.d6 Kf8∞)
18...e6 19.d5N
19.Qe3?! - 141/ (157) 19...Qf6 20.Rfe1 Rd8 21.e5 Qh4 22.Ne2 h6 23.h3 Qe4 24.Qxe4 Bxe4 25.f3 Bd5
26.Rd2 g5µ Naumkin,I (2418)-Lin,Y (2359) Nova Gorica 141/(157) 2019
19...exd5 20.exd5 Re8
20...Rc5 21.Qd4+ f6 22.d6 Re8 23.f3 Qd7∞
21.Rfe1 Rxe1+
21...Qxd5?! 22.Nf5+! Qxf5 (22...gxf5 23.Qg5++-) 23.Rxe8 Qf6 24.Qe2±
22.Qxe1 Qd6 23.Qe2 Rc7 24.Qb2+ Qf6
24...f6 25.Nf1 Qe5=
25.Qa3
25.Qe2 h5 26.Nf1 Rc5 27.Ne3=
25...Rd7 26.Qxa7?!
26.d6 Qe6 27.h3 h5 28.Nf1=
26...Rxd5 27.Rb1

699
27...Qc6! 28.f3 Qc2
28...Rd2 29.Ne4 Rb2! 30.Rxb2 Qc1+ 31.Kf2 Qxb2+ 32.Kg3 (32.Ke3 Bxe4 33.fxe4 Qxg2-+) 32...Qe5+
33.Kh3 Bxe4 34.fxe4 Qe6+ 35.Kg3 g5µ
29.Qxb6 Rd2

30.Ne2! Ba6
30...g5 31.h4! Rxe2 (31...Bxf3 32.Rb5 h6 33.hxg5 Qd1+ 34.Kh2 Rd6 35.Qe3 Qxe2 36.Qc3+ Kg6
37.Rb2! Qd3 38.Qxd3+ Rxd3 39.gxf3 Kxg5 40.Kg3=) 32.Qd4+ f6 33.Rxb7+ Kg6 34.Kh1 Rxg2 35.h5+
Kxh5 36.Rxh7+ Kg6 37.Qd7 Rd2 38.Rg7+ Kh6 39.Rh7+=
31.Nf4 Qxa2 32.Qb4= Qc2 33.Ne6+ fxe6 34.Qe7+ Kh6 35.Qh4+ Kg7 36.Qe7+ Kh6! 37.Qh4+ Kg7
38.Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

158. * D87
Karjakin, Sergey (2750) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2778)
Saint Louis 141/158, 2019

700
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.O-
O b6 11.dxc5
11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Bb5 Rc8 (12...Na5 - 36/(557)) 13.Qd2 Na5N (13...e6) 14.d5 e6 15.c4 a6 16.Ba4 exd5
17.exd5 Nxc4! 18.Rxc4 b5 19.Bxb5 (19.Rxc5 bxa4 20.Rxc8 Qxc8 21.Bd4 f6∞) 19...axb5 20.Rxc5 Qd7
(20...Rxc5 21.Bxc5 Re8 22.Rd1 (22.d6? Rxe2 23.Qxe2 Qg5-+) 22...Qc8 23.Be3 (23.Bd4 Bxd4 24.Nxd4
Bxd5 25.Nxb5 Bxg2! 26.Kxg2 (26.Nd6? Qg4-+) 26...Qg4+=) 23...Re5 24.Nf4 g5 25.d6 Qd7 26.Nh5
Rd5 27.Qxd5 Bxd5 28.Rxd5 h6∞) 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Rd1 Rd8 23.Qb4 Rc8 24.Qb3² Giri,A (2779)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2778) Saint Louis 141/(158) 2019
11...Qc7 12.Nd4 Ne5 13.Nb5 Qb8 14.Bd5
14.Be2 - 138/(178)
14...Ng4 15.g3 Nxe3 16.fxe3 a6 17.Nd4
17.Bxf7+ Kh8 18.Nd4 bxc5 19.Bd5 Rxf1+ 20.Qxf1 cxd4 21.Rb1 Qa7 22.Qf7 Be6 23.Qxe6 dxc3
24.Bxa8 Qxe3+ 25.Kg2 Qe2+ 26.Kh3 Qh5+=
17...bxc5 18.Rb1 Qa7N
18...Qc7 19.Bxa8 cxd4 20.cxd4 Bh3 21.Bd5 Bxf1 22.Kxf1² (22.Qxf1=)
19.Nc6 Qc7 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.Bxa8 Bh3 22.Bd5 Bxf1 23.Qxf1 Bxc3
23...Qg5 24.Qf4 Qh5 25.Rb7± (25.c4±)
24.Qxa6± Qg5 25.Qe2 Kh8 26.Kg2 f5 27.Qd3 Be5 28.Rf1 Kg7 29.exf5 Rxf5 30.a4
30.Rxf5 Qxf5 31.e4 Qf6 32.a4
30...Rxf1 31.Kxf1 Bd4
31...Bc7 32.Bc4 Kf6 33.e4
32.Bc4! Bxe3 33.Qd7+ Kh6 34.Qh3+ Kg7 35.Qe6 Bd4 36.Qf7+ Kh6 37.a5+- Bf6 38.Kg2 Qd2+
39.Kh3 Qg5 40.Qf8+ Bg7 41.Qf3 Bd4 42.a6 Qe7 43.Qa8 Bf6 44.a7 Qd7+ 45.g4 Qe7 46.Qf3 Qxa7
47.Qxf6 Qa3+

701
48.Bd3!
48.Kh4?? Qh3+!=; 48.Bb3!
48...Qxd3+
48...Qc1 49.g5+ Qxg5 50.Qf8+ Kh5 51.Be2+
49.Kh4 Qd4 50.Qf8+ Qg7 51.g5# 1-0

159. * D90
Melkumyan, Hrant (2658) - Burke, John M (2562)
Philadelphia 141/159, 2019

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 d5 5.h4 c6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Qb3 Na5 10.Qa3
Nc6
10...Nc4 - 139/(170)
11.Rc1
11.Bb5N Bd7 12.O-O a6 13.Be2 b5 14.Qb3 Na5 15.Qd1 Bg4 16.Ne5 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 e6 18.Nd3 Qe7
19.Rac1 Rfc8 20.Bg5 Qf8 21.Nc5 Nc4∞ Swiercz,D (2655)-Nepomniachtchi, I (2771) Astana 141/(159)
2019
11...Bf5N
11...Nh5
12.Be2 Ne4 13.Qb3 Nxc3 14.Rxc3 Na5 15.Qb5 a6 16.Qb4 Rc8 17.Rxc8 Bxc8 18.O-O Nc6 19.Qb3

702
19...Re8
¹19...Na5 20.Qc3 (20.Qa3 Nc6 21.Rc1 Qb6 22.Ne1 e5 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.b3 d4∞) 20...Nc6 21.Ne5
(21.h5 Bg4=) 21...Nxe5 22.dxe5 Bd7 23.h5 Qb6∞
20.Rc1 e5?!
20...e6 21.a3 Na5 22.Qd1 Nc6 23.h5²
21.dxe5 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Rd1
23.Nxe5! Rxe5 24.Bf3 b5 25.Qc3 Re8 26.Qd4±
23...Qc7 24.Nxe5 Rxe5 25.Bf3 Bf5 26.Rxd5± Be4 27.Bxe4 Rxe4 28.g3 Rc4
28...Qc1+ 29.Kg2 Qc6 30.Qd3 Re5 31.e4
29.Qd3 Qc6 30.Kh2
30.e4 Rc1+ 31.Kg2 Qc4 32.Qxc4 Rxc4 33.Rd8+ Kg7 34.Rd7 Rxe4 35.Rxb7
30...h5 31.Rd6 Qc5 32.Kg2 a5 33.Qd5 Qxd5+ 34.Rxd5 Rb4 35.b3 b6
35...a4 36.Rd4+-
36.Kf3 Kf8 37.Ke2 Ke7 38.Kd3 Ke6 39.e4+- f5 40.f3 fxe4+ 41.fxe4 Ke7 42.Ke3 Ke6 43.Rd4 Rb5
44.Kf4 Ke7 45.Rc4 Ke6 46.Rc6+ Kf7 47.Rd6 Rb4 48.Kg5 Rxe4 49.Rf6+ Ke7 50.Rxg6 1-0

160. * D97
Moiseenko, Alexander (2642) - Mikhalevski, Victor (2579)
Netanya (open) 141/160, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 Nc6
7...Be6 8.Qa4 (8.Qd3 - 127/168) 8...c5 9.d5 Bd7 10.Qb3 b5 11.Bxb5 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 Qxb5
14.Bc3N (14.Qxb5 Bxb5 15.Bc3 Rd8 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nc3 Ba6∞) 14...Qxb3 15.axb3 Bf5 (15...Rd8
16.Bxg7 (16.Nxc5?! Bg4³) 16...Kxg7 17.O-O Bf5 18.Nc3 Nd7 19.Rfe1 Kf8 20.Ra5 Rab8∞) 16.Nxc5
Rd8 17.Rd1 (17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Na4 Nd7 19.Nc3 Nf6 20.Ra5 Rdb8 21.Nd2 e6 22.dxe6 Bxe6 23.O-O

703
Bxb3=) 17...Nd7 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Ne5 Rb7 21.Nc6 Bc2 22.Rd2 Bxb3 23.Na5 Rb5
24.Nxb3 Rxb3³ Paragua,M (2503) -Zherebukh,Y (2628) New York 141/(160) 2019
8.Be2 e5 9.d5 Nd4 10.Nxd4 exd4 11.Qxd4 c6 12.Qc4 b5 13.Qxc6 Bd7 14.Qd6 Re8 15.Bg5 b4
16.Qxb4 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Qxg5 18.O-O Rab8 19.Qd6 Bh3 20.Bf3 Rxb2 21.Rab1 Be5N
21...Rxa2 - 127/(169)
22.Qa3 Reb8?
22...Rd2 23.Rfd1 Be6 24.Rxd2 Qxd2 25.Rd1 Qh6 26.g3²; 22...Rxb1 23.Rxb1 Be6 24.g3 (24.Qxa7?! Bxd5
25.exd5 Qf4 26.Kf1 Qc4+ 27.Kg1 Qf4=) 24...Bxd5 25.exd5 Qf6 26.Kg2²
23.Rxb2 Rxb2

23...Bxb2 24.Qxa7 Re8 25.a4+-

24.Qe7!+- f6 25.Qe8+ Kg7 26.Qe7+ Kg8 27.Rd1 Bd4 28.Qe8+ Kg7 29.Qe7+ Kg8 30.Ne3 Bb6 31.e5!
Bxg2 32.Qe8+ 1-0

704
E00-E24

161. !N E04
Sonis, Francesco (2494) - Deac, Bogdan Daniel (2623)
Forni di Sopra 141/161, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bd7 6.Nbd2 Bb5
6...c5 - 56/ (564)
7.Ne5 a5
7...Qxd4 8.Bxb7 Qxe5 9.Bxa8 c6 10.O-O Qc7 11.Nf3 e5 12.b3 c3 13.Qc2 Nd5 14.Rd1 Be7 15.Rxd5!
cxd5 16.Bxd5 O-O 17.Be3 Nd7 18.a4 Ba6 19.Bc4 Bxc4 20.Qxc3²; 7...Nd5 8.Ndxc4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+
10.Qxd2 f6 11.Na3 fxe5 12.Nxb5 c6 13.Nc3 exd4 14.Qxd4 O-O 15.Rd1 Nd7 16.O-O Nxc3 17.Qxc3
Qe7 18.Bh3²; 7...Nbd7 8.Bxb7 (8.Nexc4 Ba6 9.b3 c5=) 8...Nxe5 9.dxe5 Rb8 10.a4 Rxb7 11.axb5 Qd5
12.O-O Qxe5 13.Qa4! Qxb5 14.Qxb5+ Rxb5 15.Rxa7 c3 16.bxc3 Rb8 17.Rxc7 Bd6 18.Rc6 Kd7 19.Ra6
Rhc8 20.Rd1 Ke7 21.Nf3 Bc5 22.Ne5²
8.Ndxc4
8.Bxb7 Ra7 9.Bf3 (9.a4 Rxb7 10.axb5 Qxd4 11.Nexc4 Bb4 12.Nxa5 Rxb5 13.Nb3 Qg4 (13...Qd5) 14.e3
Qh3 15.Qe2 Rh5ƒ) 9...Qxd4 10.Nexc4 a4 11.Qc2 Ra6 (11...Nc6 12.Na3!²; 11...Be7 12.O-O Ra6 13.e3
Qc5 14.b4!ƒ) 12.Rb1 Nd5 13.O-O Be7 14.Na3 Bc6 15.Ndc4 Nb4 16.Qc3 Qf6! 17.Bxc6+ Rxc6 18.Bd2
O-O 19.Qxf6 (19.Qe5 Nxa2 20.Qa5 Ra6 21.Qxc7 Nb4„) 19...gxf6 20.Bxb4 Bxb4 21.Rfd1 Na6 22.Rd4
Rb8∞
8...Bb4+ 9.Kf1
9.Bd2?! Qxd4 10.Bxb4 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 axb4 12.Bxb7 Ra7 13.Bf3 Ke7ƒ
9...c6 10.Bf3 Nbd7 11.Kg2
11.Qc2 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.Nd6+ (13.Bf4 g5!?„) 13...Bxd6 14.exd6 Ne5 15.Kg2 Nxf3 16.exf3 a4
17.Bf4 O-O 18.h4 Re8 19.Rad1 Qd7 20.h5 e5 21.Be3 h6 22.Bb6 Re6 23.Bc7 c5 24.Qxc5 e4„
11...Nxe5 12.Nxe5

705
12...a4!N
12...Nd7 13.Nd3 Be7 14.a4 (14.Qc2) 14...Ba6 15.Qc2²
13.a3
13.h4 a3„
13...Be7
13...Ba5 14.b4! Bb6 (14...axb3 15.a4 Ba6 16.Qxb3²) 15.Bb2 O-O 16.Qc2 Ne8 17.h4!?²; 13...Bd6
14.Qc2 O-O 15.Bg5 h6 16.h4ƒ
14.e4
14.Qc2 Qxd4 15.Nxc6 Qc5! 16.Qxc5 Bxc5 17.Ne5 (17.Nb4 Bxb4 18.axb4 e5 19.e4 Ke7=) 17...Nd5
18.Rd1 f6 19.Nd3 Bb6 20.Nf4 (20.Bd2 Kf7 21.Nb4 Nxb4 22.Bxb4 Rac8=) 20...Nxf4+ 21.Bxf4 e5
22.Bd2 O-O-O=; 14.h4!? Qb6 15.h5 Rd8 16.h6 Qxd4!? 17.hxg7 Rg8 18.Qxd4 Rxd4 19.Bh6 Bd6 20.Nd3
Ke7∞
14...c5
14...Nd7 15.Bf4 g5!? 16.Nxd7 gxf4 17.Ne5 Bd6 18.Rc1 h5„
15.d5
15.Be3 cxd4 16.Bxd4 O-O 17.h4!? Ra6 … Rd6∞
15...exd5 16.exd5 O-O 17.Qc2 Bd6 18.Re1
18.Nc4 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Qd7„
18...Re8 19.Bf4 Qc7
19...g5!? 20.Nxf7!? (20.Qf5 gxf4 21.Qg5+ Kf8 22.Qh6+ Kg8=) 20...Kxf7 21.Bxg5 Qd7∞
20.Qf5 Qc8 21.Qc2 Qc7 22.Qf5 Re7!?
22...Qc8=

706
23.Re3 Nd7??

23...Rae8 24.Rae1 Qd8 (24...Bd7?? 25.Nxd7+-) 25.h4 h6 26.h5 Kf8 27.g4!; 23...Bd7 24.Nxd7 Qxd7
25.Qxd7 Rxd7 26.Bxd6 Rxd6 27.Re7 Nd7 28.Rae1 Kf8 29.g4 h6 30.h4 b5=
24.Nc4! Rxe3 25.Nxd6+- Rxf3 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Nf5 1-0

162. * E04
Caruana, Fabiano (2819) - Naiditsch, Arkadij (2695)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 141/162, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Nd2 O-O 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.O-O b5 8.a4 c6 9.b3
9.axb5 - 132/168
9...c3 10.Nb1 Bb7 11.Qc2 c5 12.Nxc3 cxd4
12...bxa4
13.Nxb5 Nc6

707
13...Be4?! 14.Qc4 Nc6 15.Nfxd4N (15.Nbxd4) 15...Nxd4 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxd4± Pichot,A (2584)-
Raghunandan, K (2352) Sharjah 141/(162) 2019
14.Qc4N
14.Bb2
14...Qe7 15.Nbxd4 Na5 16.Qb5 Rfd8 17.Bf4

17...Bc3
17...Nxb3! 18.Nxb3 Rd5 19.Nc5 (19.Qc4?! Rc8 20.Qxc8+ Bxc8 21.Ne5 Bb7µ) 19...Bxc5 20.Qb3
Rad8=
18.Rac1 a6
18...Bxd4 19.Qxa5 (19.Nxd4 Bxg2 20.Rc7 Qa3! 21.Kxg2 Rxd4 22.Qxa5 Qxb3=) 19...Bb6 20.Qe5²
19.Qe5 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Bxd4 21.Qxa5 Nd5

708
22.Bc7! Rd7 23.e3 Qf6?
23...Bb2 24.Rc4±
24.Bxd5 Rxd5 25.Qb4 Bb2 26.Rc2 h5 27.Qb7 Rf8 28.Qxa6+- h4 29.Qc4 h3 30.Qg4 Rd3 31.b4 Rb3
32.Qxh3 Ra8 33.b5 1-0

163. E04
Chanda, Sandipan (2511) - Le, Quang Liem (2694)
Xingtai 141/163, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.e3
7.Qc2 - 133/159
7...O-O

8.Ne5N
8.O-O

709
8...c5 9.a3
9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Nxc4 Nc6 11.O-O e5 12.Bc3 Qe7∞
9...Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 cxd4 11.exd4 Ra6!?
11...Nc6 12.Ndxc4 Nxd4 13.O-O Ra6 14.Qd3 Nf5∞
12.O-O
12.Ndxc4 b5 13.Ne3 Rd6 14.O-O Qb6∞ (14...Rxd4 15.Qc2 Nfd7∞)
12...Qxd4 13.Ndxc4 Qc5 14.Qe2 Qe7 15.Rac1© Nd5
15...b5 16.Ne3 Ra7 17.Rfd1 Ba6 18.Qd2 Bb7∞
16.Ne3 Nd7
16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 f6 18.Nc4 e5 19.Nb6 Nc6 20.Rfd1©
17.Nxd7
17.N5c4 Nxe3 18.Nxe3 Ne5 19.Qb5 Nc6 20.Rfd1©
17...Qxd7 18.Rcd1
18.Rfd1 Rd6 (18...Rc6 19.Qd2 Rxc1 20.Qxc1 b6 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Nxd5²) 19.Nc4 Ra6 20.Qe5ƒ
18...Rd6 19.Nc4

19...Qb5! 20.Qe5
20.Rd4 Rc6 21.Rfd1 Rc5 22.Qd3 h6 23.b3 Qa6 24.Be4∞
20...Rdd8 21.Nd6 Qc5³ 22.Nxc8 Rxc8 23.Bxd5 Rfd8 24.Rfe1 exd5 25.Rd2 Qb5 26.Red1 Rc5 27.b4
axb4 28.axb4 Qxb4 29.Qe7 Rf8
29...Rdc8 30.Qd7 (30.Rxd5? Rxd5 31.Qxb4 Rxd1+ 32.Kg2 Rd7-+) 30...g6 31.Rd4 Qb5 32.Rxd5 Qxd7
33.Rxd7 Rc1

710
30.Rc2! Qg4 31.Rxc5 Qxd1+ 32.Kg2 Qd4 33.Rc7 b6µ 34.Rb7 Qc5
34...g6 35.h4 h5 36.Qe3 Qxe3 37.fxe3 Re8 38.Kf3 Re6 39.Rd7 Kg7 40.Rxd5 Rf6+ 41.Ke2 Rf5
35.Qxc5 bxc5 36.Rd7 Rc8 37.Rxd5 c4 38.Rd2
38.Kf3! ∆c3 39.Rd1 c2 40.Rc1 g5 41.Ke3 Rc6 42.Kd2 Kg7 43.Rxc2 Rh6³
38...h5 39.Kf3 Kh7! 40.Rc2 Kg6 41.Ke4
41.Ke2 Kf5
41...Kg5-+ 42.h3
42.f3 h4! 43.Rc3 f5+ 44.Ke5 (44.Kd4 hxg3 45.hxg3 f4-+) 44...Re8+ 45.Kd4 Re2 46.gxh4+ Kxh4
47.Rxc4 Rxh2 48.Ke5+ Kg5 49.f4+ Kg4-+
42...c3 43.Ke5 f6+
43...h4! 44.f4+ Kg6 45.g4 f6+ 46.Kd4 f5 47.g5 Re8
44.Ke6

44.Ke4 f5+ 45.Ke5 h4 46.f4+ Kh5 47.gxh4 g6

44...h4! 45.f4+ Kg6 46.g4 Re8+ 47.Kd5 Re3 48.Rh2 f5 49.Kd4 Rg3 50.g5 Rf3 51.Ke5 Re3+ 52.Kd5
Rd3+ 53.Ke5 Rd2 54.Rh1 Re2+ 55.Kd6 Re4 56.Rf1 c2 57.Rc1 Rxf4 58.Rxc2 Rf3 59.Ke5 Kxg5 60.Rh2
Re3+ 61.Kd4 Kf4 0-1

164. ** E05
Ding, Liren (2805) - Carlsen, Magnus (2875)
Zagreb 141/164, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 b5 8.a4 b4 9.Nfd2 Nd5
9...c6 - 122/172
10.Nxc4 c5 11.dxc5 Ba6N

711
11...Bxc5
12.Ne3

- 141/(164)
12.Rd1N Nd7 13.c6 Rc8 14.Ne3 Ne5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Rxd5 Rxc6 17.Nc3 Qc7 18.Bf4 f6 19.Rad1 bxc3
20.Bxe5 fxe5 21.Rd7 Qb6 22.Bxc6 1/2 (22) Xiong,J (2703)-Fernandez,D (2466) Irving 141/(164) 2019
12...Nd7! 13.Nxd5
13.c6 Rc8
13...exd5 14.c6 - 141/164
14.Bxd5N Rc8 15.c6 Ne5 16.Rd1 Nxc6! 17.Qe4?! (17.Bxf7+ Rxf7 18.Rxd8+ Bxd8∞) 17...Bf6 18.e3?
(18.Be3 Re8³) 18...Ne7-+ Liu,Y (2516)-Sethuraman,S (2630) Changsha 141/(164) 2019
14...Rc8 15.Bf4 Nc5 16.c7 Qd7 17.Nd2

712
17.Rd1 d4 18.Bf3 g5 19.Bxg5 (19.Be3 d3 20.exd3 Rxc7³) 19...Rxc7 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Qf5 (21.Rxd4?!
Nd3µ) 21...Bc8 22.Qf4 Nb3 23.Nd2 Nxa1 24.Rxa1 Rd8∞
17...g5! 18.Be5 f6 19.Bd4 Rxc7∞ 20.Qd1 Ne6 21.Nb3 Bc4 22.Na5
22.Be3 d4 23.Nxd4 Nxd4 24.Bxd4 Rd8 25.Be3 Qxd1 26.Rfxd1 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Bxe2=
22...Nxd4
22...Bxe2 23.Qxe2 Nxd4 24.Qd1 Bc5 25.Nb3 Nxb3 26.Bxd5+ Kg7 27.Bxb3=
23.Qxd4 Kg7 24.Rfc1 Bxe2 25.Rxc7 Qxc7 26.Re1
26.Qxd5 Rd8 27.Qe4 Rd1+ 28.Rxd1 Bxd1 29.Nc6 Bc5 30.Nxb4 Bxa4=
26...Bc5 27.Qxd5 Re8 28.Qb7?!
28.Qc6 Qxc6 29.Nxc6 Bh5 30.Rc1 Bf8 31.Nxa7 Re2 32.b3 Bf7 33.Nc6 Rb2 34.Na5 f5©
28...Qxb7 29.Nxb7 Bf8 30.Bc6 Re7 31.f3 Bc4 32.Rxe7+ Bxe7³ 33.Kf2 f5 34.Ke3 Bg8 35.Kd3
35.Bb5 Bd5 36.Na5 Bc5+ 37.Ke2 g4µ
35...g4 36.Na5 Bc5 37.Nc4 Bg1 38.Ne3 Be6 39.fxg4 fxg4 40.Ke2 h5µ 41.Bd5 Bd7 42.Bb3 Bxh2
43.Kf2 h4 44.gxh4
44.Nf1 hxg3+ 45.Nxg3 Bc6-+
44...Be5-+ 45.Nc4 g3+
45...Bf6 46.Kg3 Kg6 47.Bc2+ Kh5
46.Kg1 Bf4 47.Bd1 Bc6 48.b3 Kh6 49.a5 Be4 50.Kf1 Kg7 51.Kg1 Kf6 52.Kf1 Ke6 53.h5 Kd5 54.a6
Kd4 55.Bg4 Kc3 56.Be6 Bc2 57.Na5 Bc7 58.Nb7 Bd3+ 59.Kg1 Bxa6 0-1

165. ** !N E05
Ni, Hua (2668) - Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin (2601)
Abu Dhabi 141/165, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5 c5 8.dxc5 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1 Bxc5
10.O-O Nc6 11.Bxc6
11.Nxc4 - 46/(653)
11...bxc6 12.Be3 Bxe3
12...Bb6 13.Bxb6N (13.Nxc4) 13...axb6 14.Nc3 Bd7 - 141/ (165) (14...Nd5N 15.a4 f6 16.Nxc4 Rb8
17.Ne4 Ba6 (17...e5 18.Rfd1 Be6=) 18.Rfc1 Rfd8 19.f3 e5 20.Kf2 Ne7 21.g4 Bxc4 22.Rxc4 Ra8=
Adhiban,B (2701)-Gonzalez Vidal,Y (2567) La Habana 141/(165) 2019) 15.Rfd1 Rfd8 16.Nxc4 b5
17.Ne5 Be8 18.Rxd8 Rxd8 19.Nd3 Kf8 20.a4 bxa4 21.Rxa4² Giri,A (2797)-Jakovenko,D (2719)
Shenzhen 141/(165) 2019
13.Nxe3 c3 14.bxc3 Nd5 15.c4 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Ba6

713
17.Rac1!N
17.Rfc1
17...c5 18.Rfd1 Rfd8 19.Rd3² Rac8?!
19...Rxd3 20.exd3 Rb8 21.Rc3 Bc8 (21...Rb1+ 22.Kf2 Rb2+ 23.Kf3 Rxa2 24.Rb3 Kf8 25.Nd7+ Ke7
26.Nxc5²) 22.Rb3²; 19...f6 20.Nc6 Rxd3 21.exd3 e5 22.Kf2 Kf7 23.Rc3²
20.Rcc3± f6
20...Rxd3 21.Rxd3 f6 22.Ra3 fxe5 23.Rxa6±
21.Ra3 Rxd3 22.exd3 fxe5 23.Rxa6 Rd8 24.Rxe6 Rxd3 25.Rxe5 Rd1+
25...Ra3 26.Rxc5 Rxa2 27.Rc7
26.Kg2 Rd2+ 27.Kh3
27.Kf3 Rxh2 28.a4 Ra2 29.Rxc5 Rxa4 30.Rc7 a5 31.Ke4²
27...Rxa2 28.Rxc5 a5
28...Re2 29.Kg4 Rxe3 30.Kf5±
29.Kg4 a4 30.Ra5 Rxh2 31.Rxa4 h5+ 32.Kf5 Kh7 33.e4+- Rf2+ 34.Ke6 Rc2
34...g5 35.c5
35.e5 Rc3 36.Kd6 Rd3+ 37.Ke7 Rxg3 38.c5
38.e6 Kg6 39.Kd7 Rd3+ 40.Ke8
38...Rc3 39.Kd6 Kg6 40.c6 Rd3+ 41.Kc5 Rd8 42.c7 Rc8 43.Kd6 Kf5 44.Rc4 h4 45.Rxh4 g5 46.Rh1 1-0

166. ** E05
Harikrishna, Penteala (2734) - So, Wesley (2763)
Riga (m/4-rapid) 141/166, 2019

714
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 b6 8.Bg5 Nd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Ne5
Bb7
10...Nd7?! - 134/165
11.Qxc4 c5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 cxd4 - 141/166
13...Rc8N 14.Bxb7 (14.Rac1 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Nd7 16.dxc5 Rxc5 17.Qf3 Rac8 18.Rxc5 Nxc5 19.b4 Qc7!
20.bxc5 Qxe5 21.cxb6 axb6=) 14...Qxb7 15.dxc5 Rxc5 16.Qf3 Qxf3 17.Nxf3 Na6 18.Rac1 Kf8 19.Rfd1
Ke8 20.Rxc5 Nxc5 21.Ne5 f6 22.Nc4 Ke7= Protopopova,A (2263) -Perunovic,M (2436) Skopje
141/(166) 2019 13...Bxg2N 14.Kxg2 Nd7 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.dxc5 Rac8 17.Rfd1 Qb5 18.a4 Turner,M
(2517)-Gheorghiu,C (2345) Scotland (ch) 141/(166) 2019 (18.a4 Qc6+ 19.Kg1 bxc5 20.Qc2 c4=)
14.Qxd4 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qb7+ 16.Kg1 Nc6 17.Qe4 Rfc8 18.Rfd1N
18.Rac1 Na5 19.Qxb7 Nxb7 20.Rfd1 f6 21.Nc6 Kf8 22.b4 e5 (22...Ke8) 23.Rd7 (23.f3 Ke8=) 23...Nd8!
24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Nxd8 Rxd8 26.Rc7 a5 27.bxa5 bxa5 28.Ra7 Rd2 29.Rxa5 Rxe2=
18...Rc7!
18...Na5?! 19.Qxb7 Nxb7 20.Rd7 Nd8 21.f4 (21.Rad1 f6 22.Nd3 e5 23.f4! exf4 24.Nxf4²) 21...f6
22.Nf3 Nf7 23.Rad1 Rd8 24.Kf2 Kf8 (24...a6 25.R1d4 b5 26.Re7±) 25.R1d4 Ke8 26.Rb7±
19.Nf3 h6 20.Rac1 Rd8 21.Ne5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1

22...f5!= 23.Qe3 Nxe5 24.Qxe5 Kf7

24...Rc6 25.Qb5 Qc7 26.Kg2 Rd6
25.f3 Rd7
25...Rc5 26.Qe3 Qc7 27.Kf2 Rc2
26.Rc1 Qd5! 27.Qxd5 Rxd5 28.Rc7+ Kf6 29.Rxa7 Rd2 30.b4 Rxe2 31.a4 Ra2 32.h4 Ra1+ 33.Kg2 b5
34.a5 Ra4 35.Rb7 Rxb4 36.Kf2
36.a6?! Rb2+ 37.Kh3 Ra2 38.a7 b4³

715
36...Rb2+ 37.Ke3 Rb3+ 38.Ke2 Rb2+ 39.Kd3 Rb3+ 40.Ke2 Rb2+ 41.Kd3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

167. ** E05
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2707) - Wang, Hao (2737)
Danzhou 141/167, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2
Be4 11.Qc1 c6 12.a4 Nbd7
12...b4 - 91/(428)
13.Nc3 Bg6 14.Nh4 Bh5 15.h3
15.axb5
15...Nd5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Nxd5N
17.Rxa8 - 141/(167) 17...Qxa8 18.e4 Nb4 19.Bg5 Qd8 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Qe3 Rd8 22.Rc1 Nf8 (22...h6
23.Bf3 Bxf3 24.Nxf3 Nb6∞) 23.Bf3 Bxf3 24.Nxf3 Nd7 25.Kg2 h6 26.h4 Nb6 27.b3 Nd7 28.Rd1 Ra8
29.Qe2 Nf6 30.Ne5 Nd7 31.Ng4 (31.Nxd7 Qxd7=) 31...Nf6 32.Ne3 Ra3 33.e5 Nd7 34.Ne4 Nb6=
Caruana,F (2828)-Dominguez Perez,L (2739) USA (ch) 141/(167) 2019
17...cxd5 18.Bf3
18.Rxa8 Qxa8 19.Qc7 Bxh4 20.Qxd7 Bf6 21.e3 Qa4=
18...Bxf3 19.Nxf3 Qb6 - 141/167 20.Qc2 Rac8
20...h6 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Rc1 Nf6 23.Qc7 Qxc7 24.Rxc7 Bd6 25.Rc6 (25.Rb7 Rb8=) 25...Ne4=
21.Qd3 Ra8 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Rc1 h6 24.Bf4 g5

25.Ne5!
25.Be3!? Nf6 26.h4 (26.Ne5² - 25.Ne5) 26...Ne4 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Ne5²
25...Nxe5

716
25...gxf4 26.Nxd7 Qa7 27.Ne5 fxg3 28.Qxg3+ Kh7 (28...Kf8 29.Kh2! Qxd4 30.Rc7+-) 29.Qd3+ f5
30.Kf1²; ¹25...Nf6 26.Be3 Ne4 27.g4 Qb7 28.f3 Nd6 29.b3²
26.Bxe5² b4?!
26...Bf8 27.h4 Bg7 28.hxg5 hxg5 29.Kg2²
27.Qf3
27.h4! g4 (27...gxh4? 28.gxh4 Bxh4 29.Rc7 Qa6 30.Qf3+-; 27...Qd8 28.hxg5 hxg5 29.Kg2±) 28.Qe3
Bf8 29.f3±
27...Qd8 28.Qh5 Bf8 29.Rc7± Qe8 30.h4?!
30.Rb7 Bg7 (30...f5 31.Qf3±) 31.h4 f6 32.Qxe8+ Rxe8 33.Bd6±
30...f5! 31.Qf3 g4?
31...gxh4 32.gxh4 Qg6+ 33.Bg3 (33.Kh2 Ra1 34.Rc8 Kf7 35.Rc7+ Kg8=; 33.Qg2 Qxg2+ 34.Kxg2 Ra2
35.Rc8 Kf7 36.Rc7+ Kg8=) 33...Qg4=
32.Qe3 Rc8 33.Ra7 Qc6 34.Bf4 Qb6

35.Qe5!+- h5 36.Qf6 Rc1+ 37.Bxc1 Qxa7 38.Qxe6+ Qf7 39.Qc8 Kh7 40.Bf4 Kg6 41.Be5 Be7
42.Qc6+ Kh7 43.e3 Bf8 44.Bd6 Bxd6 45.Qxd6 b3 46.Qb6 1-0

168. E11
Keymer, Vincent (2516) - Caruana, Fabiano (2819)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden 141/168, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.a3
6.Nc3 - 139/177
6...Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 d5 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O

717
9...b6!?N
9...dxc4 10.Qc3 e5!? 11.dxe5 Ng4 12.Qxc4 Ncxe5 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 14.Nc3 c6∞
10.Qc2 Bb7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Nc3 Nd8 13.e3 c5 14.Rfd1 Ne6 15.Rac1 Rfd8 16.Qb1 Rac8 17.b4 c4
18.Ne5 g6 19.h4 Nf8 20.Qb2 N8d7 21.f4 a6 22.Bh3!? b5
22...h5
23.g4 Nxe5 24.fxe5 Ne4 25.Nxe4 dxe4 26.g5 Rc7 27.Rf1 Bd5 28.Rf6 Rc6 29.Qf2 a5 30.h5 axb4
31.axb4 Rf8 32.Rf1 c3 33.Kh2 Ra8 34.hxg6 hxg6

35.Rxc6
35.Kg3! c2 36.Rxc6 Bxc6 37.Qf6 Qxf6 38.gxf6±
35...Bxc6 36.Rc1?
36.Qf6 Qxf6 37.gxf6 Ra2+ 38.Kg3 Re2 (38...Rd2? 39.e6 fxe6 (39...c2 40.Rc1+-) 40.Bxe6+ Kf8
41.Rh1+-) 39.Kf4 (39.e6? Rxe3+ 40.Kh2 Rd3 41.exf7+ Kf8!-+) 39...c2 40.Rc1 Bd5 41.Bg4 Rf2+

718
42.Kg3 Rd2 43.Kf4=
36...Qxb4 37.Kg3 Qa3 38.Rh1 c2 39.e6 Be8 40.Qd2 Qd3 41.Qf2 Ra3 42.Kf4 Qd1 0-1

169. E11
Drazic, Sinisa (2355) - Pap, Misa (2454)
Srbija 141/169, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 d6!? 5.g3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 e5 7.a3
7.O-O - 99/354
7...Bxd2+ 8.Bxd2 O-O 9.O-O e4 10.Ng5?!N
10.Ne1 Re8 11.Nc2∞; 10.Nh4 Re8∞
10...Re8 11.Qc2 Qe7 12.f3 e3!„ 13.Bc3
13.Be1
13...d5!?
13...c6; 13...h6 14.Ne4 d5∞
14.Bb4
14.f4 h6 15.Nf3 dxc4 16.Ne5 Nb6 17.Bb4 Qd8∞
14...Qd8 15.cxd5?!
15.f4 h6 16.Nf3∞
15...a5!
15...Nb6 16.d6 cxd6 17.Ba5„
16.Be1 Nb6
16...h6 17.Ne4 Nxd5∞
17.Ne4 Nfxd5!?
17...Nbxd5
18.Nc5 Qf6
18...c6
19.Rd1 Bf5³
19...a4³; 19...h5 20.a4 c6 21.f4 Bf5 22.Qb3 Qg6 23.Rc1 Reb8³
20.Qc1!?

719
20.Ne4 Qg6 21.g4 Bd7 22.Bg3 f5 23.Nc5 f4 24.Qxg6 hxg6 25.Bh4 Bb5 26.Rfe1 Nd7µ
20...Ra7?!
20...Nd7 21.Kh1 (21.Nxb7? Qa6 22.Nc5 Qxe2-+) 21...Nxc5 22.dxc5 c6³; 20...Qc6! 21.b3 (21.f4 a4µ)
21...Qb5 22.Qb2 Nc4 23.Qa2 (23.Qa1 Nd6 24.Qa2 b6 25.a4 Qc6 26.Nd3 Bxd3 27.Rxd3 Rad8µ)
23...Nd2 (23...Nd6³) 24.Bxd2 Qxe2 25.Ne4 (25.Rfe1 Qf2+; 25.Qb2 b6 26.Ne4 exd2 27.Rxd2 Qe3+
28.Kh1 Re7µ) 25...exd2 26.Rxd2 (26.Qxd2 Qe3+ 27.Kh1 Qxb3-+) 26...Qe3+ 27.Kh1 Qh6µ
21.b3?!
21.Ne4! Qg6! (21...Qd8?! 22.Qc5 Ra8 23.g4 Bg6 24.Bg3 h5 25.gxh5 Bxh5 26.Bh3„) 22.g4 Bd7 23.Bg3
h5³
21...a4!
21...h5
22.b4 c6?!
22...h5µ 23.g4? (23.Ne4 Qg6 24.Qc5 Rd8µ) 23...Nf4-+; 22...Qg6!?; 22...Qc6!?
23.Ne4 Qg6 24.Qc5?!
24.g4! Bd7 25.Bg3 h5 26.Nc5 hxg4³
24...Raa8
24...h5 25.Nd6„ Re6 26.Nxf5 Qxf5³; 24...Be6³
25.g4 Bxe4?!
25...Bc8 26.Bg3 h5 27.Nd6 Rd8 28.Rc1 Nd7 29.Qc2 Nf8 30.Nc4„; 25...Be6 26.Bg3 Nd7 27.Qc2
(27.Qd6 Rad8µ; 27.Qc1 f5 28.gxf5 Bxf5µ) 27...N5f6 28.Rd3 Bb3 29.Qc1 Nxe4 30.fxe4 Nf6³
26.fxe4 Nd7
26...Rxe4 27.Bxe4 Qxe4 28.h3 Nd7 29.Qd6 N7f6 30.b5„

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27.Qc1?
27.Qc2! N5f6 (27...N7f6 28.Rf5 Ne7 29.Rf4 Ned5=) 28.Rf5! (28.Rf4 Nf8³) 28...Nxg4 29.h3 Nh6
30.Rf3! (30.Rf4 Qg5³) 30...Qxe4 (30...Rxe4 31.d5∞) 31.Qxe4 Rxe4 32.d5„ (32.Rxf7 Nxf7 33.Bxe4 Nf6
34.Bg2 Nd5µ) ∆32...cxd5 33.Rxd5 Re7 34.Rb5 Nf8 35.Rf1∞
27...Rxe4! 28.Bxe4 Qxe4 29.h3
29.Bg3 Qxg4-+
29...Nf4
29...Nf8!? 30.Rf5 (30.Bg3 Ne6µ; 30.Qb1 Qxb1 31.Rxb1 Ne6 32.b5 (32.Rd1? Nef4-+) 32...Nxd4
33.bxc6 Nxe2+ 34.Kg2 bxc6-+) 30...Nf4 31.Rxf4 Qxf4 32.d5 cxd5 33.Rxd5 Ne6µ
30.Rxf4 Qxf4 31.d5„ cxd5 32.Rxd5 Nf6µ 33.Rf5
33.Ra5 Rd8µ
33...Qe4 34.Qc7

34.Bg3 Re8
34...h5! 35.Rf4 Qd5!
35...Qb1 36.Kf1„
36.gxh5?
36.Bc3 hxg4! (36...Ne8 37.Qc5 Qd1+ 38.Rf1 Qxe2

721
39.Rxf7!!„ ∆Kxf7 40.Qd5+ Kf8 (40...Kg6?? 41.Qxh5#) 41.Qc5+ Kg8 42.Qd5+ Kh7 43.Qxh5+ Kg8=;
36...Qd1+ 37.Rf1 Qd7 38.Qxd7 Nxd7 39.gxh5 Rc8³) 37.Bxf6 (37.hxg4 Qd1+ 38.Rf1 Qxe2-+) 37...gxh3
38.Rf3 (38.Rg4 Qd1+ 39.Kh2 Qxe2+ 40.Kg3 Qf2+ 41.Kxh3 Qxf6-+) 38...Qd1+ 39.Rf1 Qxe2-+; 36.Rf5
Qd1-+; 36.Qc4! Rd8 (36...Qxc4 37.Rxc4 hxg4 38.hxg4 Re8µ) 37.b5 hxg4 38.hxg4 Qd1 39.Kf1 Qb1µ
36...Nxh5! 37.Rf3 Re8!
37...Ra6 38.Qc8+ Kh7 39.Qc5 (39.Qf5+ Qxf5 40.Rxf5 Kg6µ) 39...Rg6+ 40.Kh2 Qxc5 41.bxc5 Rg5³
38.Qc5 Qxc5 39.bxc5 Re5 40.Bb4
40.Bc3 Re4! (40...Rxc5 41.Rxe3 Nf4 42.Bb4 Rf5 43.Re8+ Kh7 44.e4 Rb5 45.h4 Kg6-+) 41.Ba5 (41.Bb4
Nf4 42.Kf1 Nd5 43.Ba5 Rc4-+) 41...Nf4 42.Kf1 g6-+
40...f5!
40...g5 41.Bc3 Rxc5 42.Rxe3 Nf4 43.Kf2 Kh7-+; 40...Re4
41.Bc3

722
41.Rf1 Ng3 42.Re1 Re4 43.Kg2 Nh5 44.Kf3 Nf4 45.h4 Ne6-+
41...Re4!-+ 42.h4
42.Rxf5 Ng3 43.Re5 Nxe2+ 44.Kf1 Nxc3-+
42...Rg4+!
42...g6; 42...f4 43.Rf1 (43.Kg2 Ng3) 43...Ng3 44.Re1 Nf5 45.Kh2 Nxh4
43.Kf1 Ng3+ 44.Ke1 f4 45.Kd1 Rxh4 46.Be1 Rg4 47.Bc3
47.Bxg3 fxg3 48.Rf1 g2 49.Rg1 Kf7 50.Kc2 Kg6 (50...Ke6 51.Kd3 Rg3 52.Ke4 g5 53.Kd4 Kf5 54.Kc4
Rg4+ 55.Kb5 Kf4 56.Kxa4 Kg3+) 51.Kd3 Rg3 52.Kc4 Kf5 53.Kd5 Kf4 54.Kd6 Rg5 55.Kc7 Rxc5+
56.Kxb7 Kg3
47...Ne4 48.Bd4 g5 49.Kc2 Nd2 50.Rh3 Rh4 0-1

170. ** E11
Zhang, Ziji (2408) - Yu, Yangyi (2738)
China 141/170, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 d6 7.Be2 c5 8.d5 e5
8...exd5 9.cxd5 Bg4N (9...Re8 - 130/174) 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.O-O Ne5 12.Re1 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 Nxf3+
14.Bxf3 Nd7 15.Be2 Bf6 16.Be3 Re8 17.Rac1 Qe7 18.f3 a6 19.Qd2 b5 20.b3 g6 21.Bf2 Qf8 22.Bf1 Qg7
23.Rc2² Rodshtein, M (2699)-Yuffa,D (2595) Russia 141/(170) 2019
9.O-O Nbd7 10.Ne1 Ne8 11.Nd3 g6 12.b4 b6 13.Rb1N
13.Bb2 - 141/ (170) 13...Ng7 14.Qb3N (14.f4; 14.Rb1) 14...Bg5 15.f4 exf4 16.Nxf4 Qe7 17.Rae1 Ne5
18.Bd1 Bd7 19.g3 Rae8 20.Nf3 Bf6 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Nd3 Bxb2 23.Qxb2 f6 24.Bf3² Duzhakov, I
(2397)-Saveliev,A (2372) Russia 141/(170) 2019 13.a4
13...Ng7 14.bxc5 bxc5
14...Nxc5 15.Nxc5 bxc5 16.Bb2 Qc7 17.Qc2 f5 18.f4²
15.Nb3
15.Qc2 f5 16.f4 Bf6 17.fxe5 Nxe5∞
15...f5 16.f3 Nf6
16...fxe4 17.fxe4 Rxf1+ 18.Bxf1 Bg5∞
17.Nf2 Nfh5„ 18.Bd2 Bg5 19.Re1 Rb8 20.Bf1 Rb7
20...Bh4!? 21.Na5 Bxf2+ 22.Kxf2 Rxb1 23.Qxb1 fxe4 24.Qxe4 Nf6 25.Qd3 e4 26.fxe4 Nxe4+ 27.Kg1
Qh4 28.Qe3 Nxd2 29.Qxd2 Nf5=
21.Qc2 Bh4 22.Na5 Rxb1 23.Qxb1 fxe4
23...Bxf2+ 24.Kxf2 - 20...Bh4

723
24.Qxe4 Nf4 25.Nc6 Qg5 26.Qc2
26.Nxa7 Bd7 27.Bxf4 Bxf2+ 28.Kxf2 Rxf4 29.Qb1 Rf7 30.Nc6 Nf5©
26...Bf5 27.Qc1 Ngh5 28.Ne4
28.Nxa7 e4 29.Nxe4 Bxe4 30.Rxe4 Nh3+ 31.Kh1 Nf2+ 32.Kg1 Nh3+ 33.Kh1 Nf2+=
28...Bxe4!µ 29.Rxe4 a6
29...Nh3+ 30.Kh1 Nf2+ 31.Kg1 Nf4 (31...Nh3+=) 32.Bxf4 Nh3+ 33.Kh1 Nxf4³
30.Be3
30.g4 Ng7 31.Bxf4 Rxf4 32.Rxf4 exf4 33.Bd3 Qf6∞
30...Rf7?!
30...Nh3+ 31.Kh1 Nf2+ 32.Kg1 Nf4 33.Bxf4 Nh3+ 34.Kh1 Nxf4³
31.Qb1
31.Qb2 Rf8 32.g4 Re8™²
31...Kg7?
31...Nh3+ 32.Kh1 Nf2+ 33.Kg1 Nf4 34.Qb8+ Rf8 35.Bxf4 Nh3+ 36.Kh1 Nf2+=
32.a4?

32.g4! ∆Nf6 33.Bxf4 exf4 34.Nd8 Nxe4 35.Ne6+ Kh6 36.Nxg5 Nxg5 37.Kg2±
32...Nh3+! 33.Kh1 Nf2+ 34.Kg1
34.Bxf2 Bxf2 35.Rg4 Qh6µ
34...Nf4 35.Bxf4 Nh3+ 36.Kh1 Nxf4 37.Qb2

724
37...Nh5! 38.Kg1?
38.Nxe5 dxe5 39.Rxe5 Qf6 40.Re2 a5µ
38...Rxf3-+ 39.Nxe5 dxe5 40.Rxe5
40.Qxe5+ Qxe5 41.Rxe5 Bf2+ 42.Kh1 Rf4
40...Rxf1+! 41.Kxf1 Qf4+ 42.Kg1 Bf6 43.Qb7+ Kh6! 44.Re4 0-1

171. E12
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2693) - Rapport, Richard (2735)
Danzhou 141/171, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4 6.Nxe4 Bxe4 7.Nd2 Bb7 8.e4 g6 9.Bd3 Bg7 10.Nf3 O-
O 11.O-O d6 12.Bg5 Qd7 13.Qd2 Nc6 14.Bc2
14.d5 - 42/660
14...Na5 15.Qe2 f5! 16.Rac1 Rae8

725
17.Rfe1?!N
17.c5 fxe4 18.Bxe4 bxc5 19.dxc5 Bxe4 20.Qxe4 d5³
17...fxe4 18.Bxe4

18...d5!µ 19.Bb1 Nxc4

19...dxc4!? 20.Ne5 (20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Qd5µ) 20...Qxd4 21.Nxg6 hxg6 22.Bxg6 Qc5 23.Be3 Qd5
24.Qg4 Qxg2+! 25.Qxg2 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Bxb2 27.Rc2 Re7 28.h4 Rg7 29.h5 Bxa3µ
20.Bd3 e5!
20...Rxf3!? 21.Qxf3 (21.gxf3 Bxd4µ) 21...Bxd4 22.Rc2 Ne5 23.Qe2 Nxd3 24.Qxd3 c5³
21.Bxc4 dxc4 22.Qxc4+
22.Nxe5 Qxd4 23.Qxc4+ Qxc4 24.Nxc4 Ba6 25.Be3 Rd8³
22...Bd5 23.Qxc7 Qf5 24.Be3
24.Bh4 exd4 25.Qxa7 Bh6µ
24...Rf7
24...exd4! 25.Bd2 (25.Nxd4 Qe4 26.f3 (26.Nf3 Rxf3-+) 26...Qxe3+! 27.Rxe3 Bxd4 28.Kh1 Bxe3-+)
25...Bxf3 26.gxf3 Qxf3-+
25.Qc3 Bxf3 26.gxf3 Qxf3 27.dxe5 Qg4+ 28.Kh1 Qf3+ 29.Kg1 Rxe5 30.Qd2
30.Qc8+ Bf8 31.h3 Rh5µ
30...Qg4+ 31.Kh1 Qf3+ 32.Kg1 Qg4+ 33.Kh1 h5 34.Qd8+ Kh7 35.Qc8 Qf3+ 36.Kg1 Re4-+ 37.Rc2
37.Qc6 Bd4-+
37...Rg4+ 38.Kf1 Qg2+
38...Re7! 39.Qc6 Rge4 … Qh3-+

726
39.Ke2 Qxh2 40.Qe6 Rf8 41.Rd1 Qg2 42.Qd7 Re4 43.Kd3 Qf3
43...Re5
44.Rdc1 Rd4+ 45.Qxd4 Bxd4 46.Kxd4 Rd8+ 47.Kc4 Rc8+
47...Qd5+ 48.Kb4 a5+ 49.Ka4 b5+ 50.Kxa5 Ra8+ 51.Kb6 Rb8+ 52.Ka5 b4+
48.Kd3 Rd8+ 49.Kc4 Rc8+ 50.Kd3 Rxc2 51.Rxc2 g5 52.Kd2 h4 53.Rc7+ Kg6 54.Rc8 h3 55.Bd4 Qd5
56.Kc3 h2 0-1

172. *** E14

Nguyen, Thai Dai Van (2529) - Timman, Jan H (2549)
Praha (m/3) 141/172, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 O-O 7.e3 Bb7 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Nbd7
10.b4 Qe7 11.Bb2 Rfe8
11...a5 12.Qc2 axb4 13.axb4 Rxa1 14.Rxa1 Ra8 15.Rxa8+ Bxa8 16.Nd2 Bb7N (16...c5) 17.f3 c5 18.Qa4
Qd8 19.Nb3 - 141/(172) (19.e4N Qa8 20.Qb3 h6 21.Kf2 Qa7 22.g3 e5 23.dxc5 dxc5 24.b5² Salem,A
(2672)-Noe,C (2534) Warszawa 141/(172) 2019) 19...h6 20.Ba3 cxd4 21.exd4 Qc8 22.Nd2 Qa8
23.Qxa8+ Bxa8 24.Kf2± Gustafsson,J (2633)-Schebler,G (2385) Bangkok 141/(172) 2019 11...c5
12.Rfd1 Rfd8 13.dxc5 (13.bxc5 - 64/469) 13...dxc5 14.Qc3 Qf8 15.b5 h6 16.Nd2N (16.a4) 16...Ne4
17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Rd2 f6 19.f3 Bg6 20.f4 Be4 21.Rad1 Qe7 22.Bd3 Bb7 (22...Bxd3 23.Rxd3 Nf8 24.a4²)
23.Bc2 Nf8 24.e4 Rxd2 25.Qxd2² Martinovic,S (2560)-Gouloutis,N (2367) Greece 141/(172) 2019
12.Rfd1 Rad8 13.Qc2 c5

14.dxc5!?N
14.Qa4
14...bxc5 15.b5 e5 16.Nd2 e4 17.Qa4
17.a4 Ne5 18.a5 a6 19.Nf1±

727
17...Ra8 18.Qa5 Ne5 19.Nf1 Red8 20.Rd2
20.Ng3!?
20...a6 21.Qc3 axb5 22.cxb5 Nd5
22...Qe6 23.Ng3 Nd5 24.Qb3²
23.Qb3
23.Qc2! Nb6 24.a4 d5 25.Qc3 f6 26.a5 Nbc4 27.Rdd1±
23...Nb6?!
23...Nd3 24.Bxd3 (24.Rxd3!? exd3 25.Bxd3 Nb6 26.Ng3ƒ) 24...exd3 25.Qxd3 Nb6 26.Ng3²
24.a4 d5 25.a5 Nbc4 26.Rdd1 Rab8
26...Nxb2 27.Qxb2 Qf6 28.Rdb1±
27.Bxe5 Nxe5 28.a6+- Ba8
28...c4 29.Qb2 Qf6 30.Rdb1 Ba8 31.b6+-
29.b6 c4 30.Qb1
30.Qb5 Nd3 31.Bxd3 exd3 32.Rdb1
30...Nd3 31.Bxd3 exd3

32.b7?
32.Qb5 h6 33.Rdb1+-
32...Bxb7 33.axb7 Rxb7= 34.Qa2 Rdb8 35.Qa5
35.Rac1 Ra7 36.Qd2 Qe5 37.f4 Qe4
35...Rb5 36.Qc3 g6

728
36...Qb4!? 37.Qd4 Qb2 38.g3 g6
37.Nd2 Qb4 38.Rac1 Qxc3 39.Rxc3 Rb2 40.g3 Ra2 41.e4
41.Nxc4 dxc4 42.Rxc4 Rbb2 43.Rf4 Rb3 44.Rd4 Rbb2 45.Rf4
41...Rbb2 42.exd5 Rxd2 43.Rxd2 Rxd2 44.Rxc4 Kf8 45.Rd4 Ke7 46.d6+ Kd7 47.Kg2 Re2 48.Rxd3 Re6
49.Rf3 f6 50.Ra3 Kxd6 51.Ra7 Re7 52.Ra6+ Ke5 53.f4+ Kf5 54.Kf3 h5 55.h3 g5 56.fxg5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

173. E15
Cheparinov, Ivan (2666) - Banikas, Hristos (2601)
Greece 141/173, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.Nc3 c6 9.e4 d5 10.exd5 cxd5
11.Ne5 Bb7 12.O-O Nc6 13.Bf4 Na5 14.Rc1 Rc8
14...Ba3 - 119/168
15.Qe2 Ba3
15...Bb4; 15...dxc4
16.Rc2 Bb4 17.Bg5

17...Re8N
17...h6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nd3 Bxc3 20.Rxc3 dxc4 21.Bxb7 Nxb7 22.Rxc4 Rxc4 23.Qg4+ Kh7 24.bxc4²
18.Ng4 Be7
18...Bxc3 19.Rxc3 dxc4 20.Bxb7 Nxb7 21.Rxc4 Rxc4 22.bxc4 Qxd4 (22...Nd6 23.Re1 Nf5 (23...Nde4?!
24.Qxe4 Nxe4 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.Rxe4 f5 27.Rxe6 fxg4 28.Re4+-) 24.d5±) 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Qf3 f5
25.Nh6+ Kg7 26.Qxb7 Qf6 (26...Kxh6 27.Qxf7+-) 27.Qxa7 Kxh6 28.Qxb6±
19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.cxd5 Qxd4
21...exd5 22.Nxd5! Bxd5 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Bxd5 g6 (24...Qxd4 25.Re1 g6 26.Bxf7++-) 25.b4 Rd8
26.Qe4 Qf5 27.Qxf5 gxf5 28.bxa5 Rxd5 29.axb6 axb6 30.Rd1±

729
22.Rd1
22.Rfc1!? Qb4 (22...exd5 23.Nb5! Qb4 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rxc8+ Bxc8 26.Bxd5±) 23.Nb5 (23.Bh3 exd5
24.Bxc8 Rxe2 25.Rxe2 g6 26.Bxb7 Nxb7 27.Nxd5 Qd4²) 23...Rxc2 24.Rxc2 Ba6 25.Bf1 Qf8 26.dxe6
Rxe6 27.Qd2±
22...Qb4
22...Qc5 23.d6 Red8 24.Rdd2 Qb4 (24...Rxd6? 25.Nd5+-) 25.Qb5²
23.Qe3
23.dxe6! Rxe6 24.Qd3 Rce8 25.Bd5 R6e7 26.Rcc1±
23...Rcd8 24.Rd4 Qf8 25.Qc1 exd5 26.Nxd5 Re5 27.Qd2± Nc6

27...Rde8 28.Ne3 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 Nb7 30.b4±

28.Rxc6! Bxc6 29.Ne7+?
29.Nf6+ gxf6 30.Rxd8 Re8 31.Rd4 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 Re5 33.h4±
29...Rxe7 30.Rxd8 Re8 31.Rxe8 Bxe8 32.Qd8 Bb5! 33.Qc7 Qe8= 34.h4 h6 35.Kh2 Qd7 36.Qe5 Bd3
37.Bd5 g6 38.h5 gxh5 39.Qxh5 Qf5 40.Qxf5 Bxf5 41.Kg2 1/2-1/2

174. E20
Wei, Yi (2741) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (2693)
Danzhou 141/174, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Ne4 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.bxc3 O-O 9.O-O d6 10.Be3
10.Qc2 - 22/654
10...Qe7 11.Qd3 Nf6
11...f5?! 12.Rfd1 e5 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Nh4±
12.Nd2

730
12...e5N
12...Bd7
13.dxc5
13.Nb3!?
13...dxc5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Qe3
16.Ne4!? Qe7 17.Qd6 Qxd6 18.Nxd6 Na5 19.Rfd1ƒ
16...Qe7 17.Nb3 Bg4 18.Nxc5
18.h3!?
18...Na5 19.Nd3 Rfe8

19...e4 20.Qxe4 Qxe4 21.Bxe4 Bxe2 22.Rfe1 Bxd3 23.Bxd3 Rac8 24.Rab1 Rfd8 25.Bf1²
20.Bd5

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20.Qe4! Bh5 (20...Be6 21.Qxe5 Nxc4 22.Qc5²) 21.c5²
20...Rac8 21.Qe4 Be6= 22.Rab1
22.Qxe5?! Nxc4 23.Bxc4 Bxc4 24.Qxe7 Rxe7³
22...b6 23.Rb4
23.Bxe6 Qxe6 24.c5 Nc4 25.Rfd1=; 23.Nb2=
23...Bxd5 24.cxd5
24.Qxd5?! e4! 25.Nf4 Rc5µ
24...Rxc3 25.f4
25.Rd1
25...exf4 26.Rxf4 Nb7?!
26...Rc2µ
27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.Rfe4 Kf8
¹28...Rxe4 29.Rxe4 Kf8
29.Rec4! Rxc4 30.Rxc4 Rxe2 31.Rc8+ Re8 32.Rc7 Re7
32...Nd6 33.Rxa7=
33.Rc8+ Re8 34.Rc7 Re7 35.Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

175. E20
Woelk, Tom Frederic (2229) - Delchev, Aleksander (2571)
Eisenstein 141/175, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5

4...c5 5.d5 d6 6.e4 O-O
5.a3 Be7!?
5...Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c6 7.Qc2 (7.e4 dxe4 8.fxe4 e5 9.Nf3 Qa5∞) 7...O-O - 80/539, E 24
6.cxd5
6.e4 dxe4 7.fxe4 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.exd5 (9.cxd5 Bd6 10.Nf3 Nbd7) 9...O-O 10.Nf3 Bd6 11.Be2 Bg4 12.O-
O Nbd7=
6...exd5
6...Nxd5 7.e4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 c5 9.Bc4 Nc6 10.Ne2 O-O 11.O-O b6 12.Be3 Bb7=
7.e4
7.e3 - 46/743

732
7...dxe4 8.fxe4 O-O?!
8...c5! 9.Bb5+ (9.d5 Bd6 10.Nf3 Nbd7) 9...Bd7 10.e5 Nd5! 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7=
9.Nf3

9...c5N
9...Bg4
10.d5
10.e5 Nd5 (10...Ng4 11.d5 Nd7) 11.Bc4 (11.Qb3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6) 11...Nb6
10...Bd6 11.Bd3
11.e5! Re8 12.Be2 Bxe5 13.Nxe5 Rxe5 14.O-O©
11...Bg4
11...Re8 12.O-O Nbd7; 11...Nbd7 12.O-O a6 13.a4 Re8³
12.O-O Nbd7 13.Qe1 Re8 14.Bb5
14.Qh4 c4 15.Bc2 Ne5 16.Kh1 Ng6 17.Qf2 a6ƒ
14...a6 15.Bxd7 Nxd7 16.Bg5 f6 17.Bh4 b5?!
17...Qc7! 18.Bg3 Bxg3 19.Qxg3 Qxg3 20.hxg3 b5µ
18.Bg3 Nb6 19.Bxd6 Qxd6 20.Qh4 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Nc4 22.Rf2 b4 23.Na4 Ne5
23...f5!?
24.Qg3 c4
24...a5; 24...Rac8!
25.Rc2?!†

733
25.axb4 Qxb4 26.Nc3 Nd3 27.Rg2 Ra7 28.Kh1 Nxb2 29.Rxa6
25...a5! 26.f4 Nd3 27.Rxc4 Nxf4 28.Kh1 Rac8 29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.axb4 Qe5!-+ 31.Qf3 Rc2 32.Rg1 Nh3
33.Qxh3
33.Rg3 Rc1+ 34.Kg2 Nf4+ 35.Kf2 Qd4+ (35...Rc2+ 36.Kf1 Qd4) 36.Qe3 Qd1
33...Qxe4+ 34.Qg2 Rxg2 35.Rxg2 axb4 0-1

176. E20
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2774) - Karjakin, Sergey (2748)
Zagreb 141/176, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 c5 5.d5 O-O 6.e4 b5 7.e5 exd5
7...Ne8 - 131/176
8.exf6 d4
8...Qxf6? 9.cxd5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qxc3+ 11.Bd2 Re8+ 12.Ne2±
9.a3! Ba5 10.b4 dxc3 11.bxa5 Qxf6 12.Qd5 Re8+!
12...Nc6? 13.Bg5! Qd4 14.Ne2+-; 12...bxc4 13.Bg5! (13.Bxc4 Ba6 (13...c2!? 14.Ra2 Bb7 15.Qxb7
Qh4+ 16.g3 Qxc4 17.Qb2 Nc6 18.Qxc2 Qd5 19.Ne2²) 14.Bxa6 Nxa6 15.Kf2²) 13...Qg6 14.Kf2²
13.Kf2 c2! 14.Ra2
14.Ne2!? Qxa1 (14...Nc6!?) 15.Qxa8 Nc6 16.cxb5 Nxa5 (16...Ne5 17.Qe4±) 17.Qd5 Qb1∞
14...Bb7! 15.Qd2 bxc4 16.Rxc2 d5 17.Bb2 Qh4+
17...d4 18.Bxc4 Nd7 19.Bb5 Ne5! 20.Rxc5 Ng4+ 21.Kg3 Ne3 22.Nh3 Re5 23.Rxe5 Qxe5+ 24.Kf2
Qxb5 25.Qxd4 Nf5 26.Qb4²
18.g3

734
18...Qe7N
18...Qh5
19.Ne2
19.Nh3!?
19...Nc6
19...Nd7!?
20.a6! Bxa6 21.Qxd5 Bb7
21...c3? 22.Bxc3 Rad8 23.Qe4!+- (23.Qxc6? Bb7=)21...Qe3+ 22.Kg2 Bb7 23.Qd2±; 21...Rad8!?
22.Qe4 Qb7 23.Qf4 Qb3∞
22.Qe4

22.Qxc4? Qe3+ 23.Kg2 Ne5-+; 22.Qd2!?

735
22...Nb4! 23.Qxe7 Nd3+ 24.Kg2
24.Kg1 Rxe7 25.Bc3 Rae8©
24...Ne1+ 25.Kf2 Nd3+ 26.Kg2 Ne1+ 27.Kf2 1/2-1/2

736
E25-E49

177. E34
So, Wesley (2754) - Carlsen, Magnus (2875)
Zagreb 141/177, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 c5 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6
10.Bc3 O-O 11.Nf3 Rd8 12.Be2 Qe4 13.Rc1 Qxc2 14.Rxc2 Bd7
14...Nd5 15.Ne5 Bd7 - 14...Bd7
15.Ne5

15...Nxe5N
15...Nd5 - 135/178
16.Bxe5 Rac8 17.Rxc8 Rxc8 18.O-O Nd5 19.Rd1
19.Bd4!?
19...f6 20.Bd4
20.Bc3?! Nxc3 21.bxc3 Be8 22.c4 Kf8 23.f4 Ke7³
20...Ba4! 21.b3 Be8 22.Bc4

737
22...b5! 23.Bxd5 exd5 24.Bxa7 Ra8 25.Bc5 Rxa2 26.h4 Bf7
26...Bc6 27.h5 Kf7 28.Rc1 Bd7 29.Bd4 h6=
27.e4 Ra8
27...d4 28.b4 (28.Rd3 Ra1+ 29.Kh2 Rb1 30.b4 Bb3=) 28...Bb3 29.Rxd4 Ra1+ 30.Kh2 Rd1 31.Kg3 Kf7
32.Kf4 Rxd4 33.Bxd4 Ke6=
28.exd5 Rd8 29.b4?!
29.d6 Bxb3 30.Re1 Rd7 31.f4 Kf7 32.Kf2 Be6 33.Ke3ƒ
29...Rxd5= 30.Rxd5 Bxd5 31.f3 h5 32.Bd4 Bc6 33.Bc3 Bd5 34.Bd4 Bc6 35.Bc3 Bd5 36.Bd4 1/2-1/2

178. E35
Nakamura, Hikaru (2754) - Anand, Viswanathan (2767)
Zagreb 141/178, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 O-O
6...h6 - 135/179
7.e3 Re8 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6

738
10.Qa4N
10.Ne2; 10.Nf3
10...Bxc3+
10...Qe7!?
11.bxc3 c6
11...Nc6 12.Ne2 b6 13.O-O Bb7= … Na5 11...Bd7!? 12.Qb3

12...c5! 13.Qxb7 cxd4!³

12.Ne2 Bf5 13.Bxf5 Qxf5 14.c4 Nd7
14...Qg4!? 15.Qb3 Re7 16.cxd5 Qxg2 17.Rg1 Qxh2 18.Rc1©
15.cxd5 Qxd5 16.O-O c5 17.Rfd1 Red8 18.Rac1² b6 19.Qa3
19.Nc3

739
19...Qb7
19...Qg5!?
20.h3 cxd4 21.Rxd4 Nc5= 22.Rg4
22.Rcd1 Rxd4 23.Rxd4 Ne6 24.Rd2 Rc8=
22...Ne6 23.Ng3 Rd5 24.e4 Rg5 25.Rd1
25.Rxg5 Nxg5=
25...Rxg4 26.hxg4 Qc7 27.Nf5
27.Qc1 Qxc1 28.Rxc1 Rd8 29.Rc2=
27...Rd8
27...Qc2!? 28.Re1 Qd2
28.Rxd8+ Qxd8 29.Qxa7 Qd1+ 30.Kh2 Qxg4 31.Qxb6 Qxe4 32.Ne3 Qe5+ 33.g3 h5 34.Qc6 h4
35.Qe8+ Kh7 36.Qxf7 hxg3+ 37.Kg2 gxf2 38.Qf5+ Qxf5 39.Nxf5 Nc5 40.a4 Nxa4 41.Nxg7 f1=Q+
42.Kxf1 Kxg7 1/2-1/2

179. * E39
Yu, Yangyi (2738) - Rapport, Richard (2735)
Danzhou 141/179, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.g3 Nxc5 8.Bg2 Nfe4 9.O-O Bxc3
10.bxc3 b6
10...d6 - 53/546
11.Ng5 d5 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Bxe4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Ba6 15.Ba3 Re8

16.c5N
16.Rfd1

740
16...Qd2
16...bxc5!? 17.Bxc5 Qc7 18.Bb4 Qc4 19.Qxc4 Bxc4 20.Rfe1 a5 21.Bc5 Rec8 22.Bd4 a4©
17.Rfe1 - 141/179
17.c6

17...Qd5! (17...Qxe2 18.Qxe2 Bxe2 19.Rfe1 Bf3 20.c7 e5 21.c4 Re6=) 18.Qxd5 exd5 19.Rfd1 Bc4 20.c7
f6ƒ; 17.c4N Qc3 18.Qd3 Qxc4 19.Qxc4 Bxc4 20.Rfe1 Rec8 21.Kf1 b5 (21...f6!?) 22.Rec1 a5 23.Rc2 Rd8
24.f3 Rd5 25.Kf2 Rc8 26.Rac1 Kf8 27.Ke1 Ke8 28.Ra1 f6 29.h4 Kd7 30.Rb1 Kc7 31.Bc1 Rxc5 32.Bd2
b4 33.a3 bxa3 34.Ra1 Kb7 35.Rxa3 Ka6 36.Rc1 Rb5 37.Ra4 Rbc5 38.Rca1 1/2 (38) Garriga Cazorla,P
(2495)-Albornoz Cabrera,C (2566) Linares 141/(179) 2019
17...Qxc3 18.Bb4 Qc4 19.Qxc4 Bxc4 20.cxb6 axb6 21.a3 b5= 22.f3 f6 23.Kf2 Kf7 24.Red1 Red8
25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.a4 bxa4 27.Rxa4 Rd7 28.Bc5 Bd5 29.Ra7 Rxa7 30.Bxa7 Ba8 31.Bc5 Bd5 32.Ba7
Ba8 33.Bc5 Bd5 34.Ba7 Ba8 1/2-1/2

180. E48
Mastrovasilis, Athanasios (2510) - Nikolaidis, Ioannis (2564)
Greece (ch) 141/180, 2018

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Ne2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.O-O Qh5 10.Bf4
10.Ne4 - 82/478
10...Nc6 11.Qb3 Bxc3

741
12.Qxc3N
12.bxc3
12...Nd5 13.Qd2 Nxf4 14.Qxf4 e5
14...Rd8!?
15.dxe5 Qxe5 16.Qe4
16.Qxe5 Nxe5 17.Be4 Bd7=
16...g6 17.Nc3 Be6= 18.Rfe1 Rfd8 19.Rad1 Qxe4 20.Bxe4 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Rc8 22.f3 Kf8 23.Bd5 Bxd5
24.Rxd5 Ke7 25.Kf2 b6 26.Rd2 Na5 27.Re2+ Kf8 28.g4 h6 29.h4 Nc4 30.Nd5 Rc5 31.Nf6 Kg7
32.Ne8+ Kf8 33.Nf6 Kg7 34.Ne8+ Kf8 35.b3 Ne5 36.Nf6 Kg7 37.Ne8+ Kf8 38.Nf6 Kg7 39.g5 hxg5
40.hxg5 Nd3+ 41.Ke3 Nc1 42.Rg2 Ra5! 43.Rc2 Nxa2 44.f4 [… Rc8+-] 44...Nb4!
44...Kf8

45.Kf3! Ke7™ (45...Nb4?? 46.Re2!+-) 46.Rc7+ Ke6 47.Ng8²

742
45.Rd2 Nc6 46.Rc2
46.Rd7 Kf8=
46...Ne7 47.Ke4 Rb5
47...Nf5 48.Rc7 Ra3 49.Ne8+ Kf8 50.Nf6 Rxb3 51.Rxa7=
48.Rc7 Rb4+ 49.Ke5 Rb5+ 50.Ke4 Rb4+ 51.Ke5 Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

743
E50-E74

181. E52
Xu, Xiangyu (2567) - Klekowski, Maciej (2507)
Nova Gorica 141/181, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.e3 O-O 6.Bd2 d5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Rc1 a6 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.O-O
Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bd6 12.f4 Ne4
¹12...c5
13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Bc4 b5 15.Bb3² Nf6

16.g4N
16.Qc2; 16.Ba5!?
16...Bd5
16...a5!?
17.g5
17.Bxd5 Nxd5 18.Qc2±
17...Bxb3 18.Qxb3
18.axb3 Nd5 19.Qc2²
18...Bxe5
18...Nh5 19.Qd5±; 18...Nd7 19.Qd5 Bxe5 20.fxe5 Qxg5+ 21.Kh1±
19.fxe5 Ng4?!

744
19...Nd5 20.Rc5²
20.h3! Nxe5 21.dxe5 Qxg5+?!
21...Qxd2 22.Rxc7 Kh8±
22.Kh2+- Rad8 23.Bc3 Rd3
23...Qxe3 24.Qc2
24.Rce1 c5 25.e6 c4?
25...Qe7 26.exf7+ Rxf7 27.a3
26.Qb4 Qd5 27.Bxg7! 1-0

182. E53
So, Wesley (2765) - Deac, Bogdan Daniel (2603)
Gibraltar 141/182, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.Nf3 Qc7 10.Be2
b6 11.O-O Bb7 12.Bb2 Rd8
12...Nbd7 - 73/624
13.c4 cxd4 14.exd4 Nc6 15.Bd3

745
15...Ne7N
15...Na5!? 16.d5!? (16.Rc1 Be4 17.d5 Qf4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4∞) 16...Qf4 (16...exd5? 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nh4!
Qe5 19.Nf5 Kh8 20.Re1 Qf4 21.c5!+-; 16...Nxc4 17.Qc1 Bxd5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Qh6 f5 20.Bxc4 Bxc4
21.Rfc1 f6 22.Qxf6 b5=) 17.Be5 Qg4 18.h3 Qh5∞; 15...Qf4!? 16.Re1 Rac8∞
16.Re1 Ng6 17.Ne5 Nf4 18.Bf1 Ng6 19.Bd3 Nf4 20.Bf1 Ng6 21.Nxg6
21.f3!? Nd7 (21...Nxe5 22.Rxe5 Nd7 23.Re1²) 22.Nxg6 hxg6 23.a4²
21...hxg6 22.a4 Bc6
22...Ne4 23.a5 Qf4 24.Re2²
23.Ra3
23.Qb3!?; 23.f3!?
23...Qf4
23...a5!?; 23...Rac8!?
24.Qe2 Rac8
24...Ng4?! 25.g3 Qg5 26.f3 Nf6 27.a5±
25.h3
25.a5
25...Qd6?!
25...Ne4 … 26...Nd2, 26...Nd6
26.a5² Rb8 27.Re3!?
27.Rea1!?
27...Qd7 28.Re5 Rdc8 29.h4

746
29.Bc3!?
29...Re8
¹29...b5 30.cxb5 Bd5„
30.axb6 axb6

31.h5! Nxh5 32.Rxh5 gxh5 33.Qxh5→ f5 34.Re3 Qf7 35.Qh2! Qf6 36.Bc3
36.Rh3!?
36...f4
¹36...Be4
37.Re5!± Qg6?!
37...Re7
38.Rh5 Qe4?
38...Rbc8
39.Rh8+
39.Qh3!?+-
39...Kf7 40.Rh4 Kg8 41.Rh8+ Kf7 42.Rh4 Kg8 43.Rxf4
43.d5!? exd5 44.Bxg7+-
43...Qc2 44.Qg3+- Rb7
44...Be4
45.Rg4
45.d5!?

747
45...Ree7 46.Bd3 Qc1+ 47.Kh2 Be8 48.d5 exd5 49.Qh3 Re4 50.Bxe4 dxe4 51.Rh4 1-0

183. E54
Korobov, Anton (2687) - Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu (2540)
Helsingor 141/183, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Bg5
Bb7 11.Re1 Nbd7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Bd3 h6 14.Bh4 Be7

14...Bxc3 - 33/693
15.Bc2N
15.Bb1; 15.Qe2
15...Nh5 16.Qd3
16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.d5 Rfd8 18.Qe2 (18.d6 Qf8 19.Be4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 Nhf6 21.Ra4 Nb8 22.Rxa7 Nc6
23.Ra4 Rxd6 24.Qf1 Ne7=) 18...Nc5=
16...Ndf6! 17.Bxf6
17.Bg3 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Re8=
17...Nxf6 18.Ne5 Qd6 19.a3 Rfd8 20.Rcd1
20.Bb3 Nd5 (20...a6 21.Qh3ƒ; 20...Qxd4 21.Qxd4 Rxd4 22.Nxf7 Kxf7 23.Bxe6+ Kf8 24.Bxc8 Bxc8
25.Nb5 Rd8 26.Nxa7 Bd7 27.Nc6 Bxc6 28.Rxc6 Rd2 29.b4 Nd5 30.Rcc1 Kf7=) 21.Qf3 Bf6 22.Ne4
Qe7=
20...Qc7 21.Re3
21.Bb3!?
21...Bd6 22.f4 a6 23.Bb1 b5³ 24.h3 Ba8?!
24...Bc5 25.Ne2 Bb6³

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25.f5 Bxe5
25...Qb7!?
26.Rxe5 Qxe5 27.dxe5 Rxd3 28.Rxd3 Nd5 29.Kf2
29.fxe6 fxe6 30.Ba2 Rc5 31.Bxd5 Bxd5 32.b4 Rc6 33.Nxd5 exd5 34.Rxd5 Rc3=
29...Kf8 30.fxe6 fxe6 31.Rf3+ Ke7 32.Bg6 Nxc3 33.Rf7+
33.Rxc3 Rxc3 34.bxc3 Kd7=
33...Kd8 34.bxc3 Bd5™ 35.Rf8+ Kd7 36.Rxc8 Kxc8= [NB 7/k] 37.g3 Kc7 38.Ke3 Kb6 39.Kd4 Bg2
40.h4 Bd5 41.g4 Bf3 42.g5 hxg5 43.hxg5 Bd5 44.Bc2 Ba2 45.a4 a5!?
45...Bd5 46.a5+!? Kc6 (46...Kxa5 47.Kc5 Ba2 (47...Bc4? 48.Bd1 Bd5 49.Bg4 Ka4 50.Kd6 Kb3
51.Bxe6 Bxe6 52.Kxe6 Kxc3 53.Kf7 b4 54.e6 b3 55.e7 b2 56.e8=Q b1=Q 57.Qe5+ Kd2 58.g6±) 48.Bd1
Bc4 49.Bg4 Ka4 50.Kd6 Kb3 51.Bxe6 Kxc3 52.Bxc4 bxc4 53.e6 Kd2! 54.e7 c3 55.e8=Q c2=) 47.Bb1
Kd7 48.Kc5 Kc7=; 45...bxa4 46.Bxa4 Bd5 47.c4 Bc6 48.c5+ Kc7 49.Bb3 Kd7=
46.axb5 Kxb5

47.Bg6?
47.Bd3+™ Ka4!? 48.Kc5 Ka3 49.Bb5 (49.c4 a4 50.Kb5 Bb3 51.c5 Kb2 52.c6 a3 53.c7 a2 54.c8=Q
a1=Q=) 49...a4 50.Kd6 Bb3 51.c4 Kb4 52.Bxa4 Bxa4 53.c5 Kb5 54.c6 Kb6 55.c7 Kb7=
47...a4-+ 48.Bd3+ Ka5 49.Ke3 a3 50.Kd2 Bb3 51.Kc1 Kb6 0-1

184. * E61
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2774) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775)
Zagreb 141/184, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.b3 Re8 9.h3
9.Qc2 - 121/188 9.Bb2 e4 10.Nd2 Nf8 11.Qc2 Bf5 12.Rae1 h5 13.Qd1 Bh6 14.d5N (14.Nd5 Nxd5
15.cxd5 Nh7∞) 14...N8d7 15.Nb5 Ne5 16.Nd4 Bg4 (16...Bd7 17.Qb1 c5 18.Nb5 Bf5∞) 17.Qb1 Qd7

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18.Kh1 Bg7 19.f3 exf3 20.gxf3 Bh3 21.Rg1 c5 22.Nb5 Re7∞ Vallin,G (2389)-Movsesian,S (2645)
France 141/(184) 2019
9...e4

10.Nd2N
10.Nh2
10...h5 11.b4 Nf8 12.Re1 Bf5 13.Bb2 Qd7 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.cxd5 Qe7 16.Rc1 Nh7 17.Qc2 Qg5!
17...Rac8 18.Bb5 Red8∞
18.Qxc7
18.Kh2 Qh4 19.Kg1 Qg5=; 18.h4 Qf6 19.Qxc7 Re7 20.Qa5 Qxh4∞
18...Bxh3 19.Bf1

19...Bf8! 20.Qxb7 Nf6 21.Qa6

750
21.a3 Bf5 22.Be2 h4³
21...Bc8
21...h4 22.Kh1 Bd7³
22.Qa4 Bd7 23.Qd1
23.Bb5 Bxb5 24.Qxb5 a5! 25.a3 axb4 26.axb4 Reb8 27.Qc4 h4µ
23...Bg4
23...h4! 24.a3 (24.Rc7 Bg4µ) 24...h3 25.g3 Qf5µ
24.f3 exf3 25.Nxf3 Qh6 26.Qb3
26.Qd2 Rab8 27.a3 Nxd5µ
26...h4 27.Ne5
27.Qd3 Bf5 28.Qe2 h3µ
27...h3-+
27...dxe5 28.dxe5 Ne4 29.Bd3 Bf5 30.Bxe4 Bxe4-+
28.Nxg4 Nxg4 29.gxh3 Nxe3 30.Rc3 Nf5
30...Qg5+ 31.Kh1 Nf5 32.Rd1 Qh4 33.Rcd3 Bh6
31.Rd1 Qh5 32.Rf3?!
32.Bc1 Bg7 33.Rcd3 Rac8 34.Qb2 Rc4
32...Bh6 0-1

185. E62
Delchev, Aleksander (2571) - Kourkoulos Arditis, Stamatis (2436)
Paleochora 141/185, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c6 7.O-O Qb6 8.c5!?
8.e4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Nfd7 11.Be3 Qxb2∞; 8.h3 Qa6 9.b3 b5 10.Nd2 Bb7 (10...bxc4 - 101/(445))
11.Bb2 Nbd7∞
8...dxc5
8...Qc7 9.cxd6 exd6 10.e4² ∆b5?! 11.e5!±
9.Na4 Qa5!?
9...Qb5 10.Nxc5 Na6 11.a4 Qb6 12.a5 Qb5 13.Nxa6 Qxa6 14.Re1! Bf5 15.Nd2 Rfd8 16.e4 Bg4 17.f3
Be6 18.Bf1 b5 19.e5 Nd5 20.Ne4²; 9...Qc7 10.Bf4; 9...Qd8 10.Nxc5 Nbd7 11.Nd3! Nb6 12.Re1
(12.Bf4 - 83/(548)) 12...Ne4 13.e3²
10.Nxc5

751
10.Bd2!? Qb5 11.Nxc5 Qxb2 12.Re1 Nbd7 (12...Qb6 13.Rb1 Qc7 14.Bf4; 12...Bf5 13.e4 Bg4 14.Rb1
Bxf3 15.Rxb2 Bxd1 16.Rxd1 b6 17.Nd3 Nbd7 18.Rc2) 13.Nd3 Qb6 14.e4©
10...Nbd7 11.Bd2
11.Nd3 Nb6 12.Re1! Bf5 13.Nc5! Nfd7 (13...Ne4?! 14.g4!+-) 14.Bd2 Qb5 15.a4 Qxb2 16.Nd3! Bxd3
17.exd3 Nd5 (17...e6?! 18.Re2!+-) 18.Rb1 Qa3 19.Rxb7
11...Qd8 12.Nd3 Nb6

12...Ne4 13.Bf4 Nb6 14.Qc1 Bg4 (14...Bxd4? 15.Nxd4 Qxd4 16.Be5±) 15.Rd1!
13.Qc1N
13.a4 - 76/498
13...Bg4
13...Bf5 14.Nc5! Qc8 15.Bh6 Rd8 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Ne5! Rxd4 18.Qc3 Rd8 19.e4 Bh3 20.Bxh3 Qxh3
21.f3 Rab8 22.Rad1!+-
14.Nc5
14.a4 a5 15.Nc5 Ra7 16.e4 Nbd7 17.Be3 Nxc5 18.Qxc5 Ra6 19.Qc2²
14...Bxf3!
14...Qc8 15.Bh6 Rd8 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Ne5! Bh3 (17...Bxe2? 18.Re1! Bh5 (18...Bg4 19.Nxg4 Qxg4
20.Rxe7±) 19.h3±) 18.Rd1²
15.Bxf3 Qxd4 16.Nxb7 Nfd5
16...Nc4 17.Bc3 Qb6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Qxc4 Qxb7 20.Bxc6 (20.Rab1²) 20...Rac8 21.Qxf7+ Kxf7
(21...Rxf7 22.Bxb7 Rc2 23.Bd5) 22.Bxb7 Rc2 23.e3 Rxb2 24.Bd5+ Kg7 25.Rac1±
17.Na5
17.Rb1 Rac8

752
17...Rac8! 18.Rb1
18.e4! Nb4 (18...Nf6 19.Nb3 Qc4 20.Nc5) 19.Bc3 Qc5 (19...Qd3 20.Bg4) 20.Bxg7 Qxc1 21.Rfxc1
Kxg7 22.Be2! c5 (22...Rfd8 23.a3 Nd3 24.Bxd3 Rxd3 25.Rxc6 Rd2 (25...Rxc6 26.Nxc6 Rd2) 26.b4)
23.a3 Nc6 24.Nxc6 (24.Rxc5 Nd4) 24...Rxc6 25.b4 c4 26.a4²
18...c5!= 19.Rd1
19.Nb3 Qa4 20.Nxc5 Qxa2=
19...Qa4 20.Be1
20.Bxd5 Nxd5 21.Qc4 Nb4 22.Nb3 Qxa2 23.Bc3 Qa6 24.Qxa6 Nxa6 25.Ra1
20...e6! 21.Rd3?!
21.a3 c4 22.e4 c3 23.exd5 c2 24.Nc6; 21.Nb7! c4 (21...Qc6 22.Na5=) 22.Nd6 Rc7 23.Ne4 Qxa2 24.Nc3
Nxc3 25.Bxc3 Bxc3 26.Qxc3 Qb3 27.Qxb3 cxb3 28.Rd3 Nc4 29.Rc3 Rfc8 30.Rbc1 a5 31.Rxb3 Nd2
32.Rxc7 Rxc7 33.Rb5 a4=
21...c4 22.Ra3 Qb5 23.Qc2 Be5?!

23...Rc7! ×Na5
24.b4! c3
24...cxb3 25.Qxb3
25.Rab3 Rc7 26.a3
26.e4! Ne7 27.Be2 Qa4 28.Rd1∞
26...Rfc8
26...Na4 27.e4 Ndb6 28.Be2 Qe8 29.b5
27.Rc1

753
27.e4 Ne7 28.Be2 Qa4 29.Ba6=
27...Na4 28.Rbb1 Ndb6 29.e3 Nb2 30.Be2 Qd5 31.Nb3
31.Ba6 Rd8 32.e4 Qd7 33.Ra1 N6a4 34.b5 Bd4 35.Nc6 Rxc6 36.bxc6 Qxc6 37.Be2∞
31...N6a4 32.e4 Qb7 33.Na5?†
33.f4! Bg7 34.e5 f6 35.Bg4 Re8 36.Nc5 Nxc5 37.Qxc3∞
33...Qb6 34.Kg2 g5 35.Nb3 Rd8 36.Na5 h6 37.Qb3 Qd4 38.Qc2 Qb6 39.Qb3 Rdc8 40.Qc2 Bg7 41.h3
Qd4 42.Bb5

42...Nb6?!
42...f5! 43.Bxa4 Nxa4 44.Qxa4 c2 45.Rb3 Qd1-+
43.Nb3! Qe5 44.Nc5 Rxc5 45.bxc5 Qxc5 46.a4 Qb4 47.Qe2 Rd8 48.Rc2!+- Qb3 49.a5 Nc8 50.e5
Qd5+ 51.Kh2 a6 52.Bxc3 Nd1 53.Rxd1 Qxd1 54.Qxd1 Rxd1 55.Bxa6 Ne7 56.Bb7 Nd5 57.Bxd5
Rxd5 58.a6 Rd8 59.a7 f6 60.Rb2 1-0

186. ** E63
Lenderman, Aleksandr (2640) - Xiong, Jeffery (2691)
Philadelphia 141/186, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O e5 8.d5
8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Nd2 Qc8 11.Nd5 Nd7 12.b4 h6 13.Be3 Re8 14.Rc1 f5N (14...Nd4 - 131/190)
15.b5 (15.Nb3) 15...Nd8 16.Nb3 c6 17.a4?! (17.Qd2 Bf7 18.Nb4 g5 19.Rfd1 Nf6∞) 17...Bf7 18.Nc3 e4
19.bxc6 bxc6 20.Bd4?! (20.g4 Ne6 21.gxf5 gxf5 22.Bh3 Bg6³) 20...Ne5 21.Nc5 Ne6 22.Nxe6 Qxe6µ
Fier,A (2547)-Pichot,A (2579) Sao Paulo 141/(186) 2019
8...Nb8 9.e4 a5 10.h3
10.Ne1 Na6 11.Nd3 Nd7 12.a3 (12.Be3 - 137/193) 12...Nac5 13.Be3 b6 14.Qc2N (14.Rb1) 14...f5 15.f3
f4 16.Bf2 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 a4 18.Qc2 Nc5 19.Bxc5 bxc5 20.Nxa4 fxg3 21.hxg3 Qg5 22.Kf2 h5 23.Nc3

754
Bh6 24.Rae1 Rb8³ Tan,Z (2511)-Sethuraman,S (2630) Changsha 141/(186) 2019
10...Na6 11.Be3 Nh5

11...Qe7 - 130/192
12.Ne1N
12.Kh2
12...Qe8 13.Kh2 f5 14.Bf3
14.exf5 gxf5 15.Nd3 Bd7∞
14...Nf6
14...f4 15.Bd2 Nc5 16.g4 Nf6∞
15.Nd3 fxe4
15...b5!? 16.cxb5 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Qxb5!?∞
16.Bxe4?!

755
16.Nxe4 Bf5 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Bg4 Bg7∞
16...b5! 17.cxb5 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Qxb5µ 19.Nc3
19.Qb3 Qxb3 20.axb3 Bf5 21.f3 Rab8µ
19...Qd7 20.g4 Nb4! 21.Nxb4
21.Ne1 Ba6 22.Rg1 e4 23.Nxe4 Qf7 24.Nc3 Be5+ 25.Kh1 Bb7-+
21...axb4 22.Ne4 Bb7 23.Qb3
23.Ng5 Bh6 24.Qd2 Bxg5 25.Bxg5 Rf3 26.Be3 Qf7 27.Rad1 h5µ
23...Qa4 24.Qc4
24.Qxa4 Rxa4 25.Rfd1 Ra5-+
24...Ba6 25.Qxc7 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 b3!-+ 27.Nc3 Qa6 28.Ra1 Rf7 29.Qc6 e4 30.a4 Qxc6 31.dxc6 Bxc3
32.bxc3 Rc7 33.Rb1 Rb8 34.a5 Rxc6 35.Bd4 Kf7 36.Kg3 Ke6 37.Kf4 Kd5 38.Ke3 Kc4 39.Kd2 Ra6
40.Bb6 Rbxb6 41.axb6 Rxb6 42.Rb2 Ra6 43.Kc1 Ra1+ 44.Rb1 Rxb1+ 45.Kxb1 Kxc3 0-1

187. **** E63

Batsuren, Dambasuren (2439) - Damljanovic, Branko (2468)
Beograd 141/187, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O Bf5 8.Ne1 Bd7
8...Qc8 9.e4 Bh3 10.Nf3N (10.f4 - 53/567; 10.Nc2 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 Nd7 (11...a6 - 67/644) 12.Be3 e5
13.d5N (13.f3) 13...Ne7 14.Qd2 f5 15.f3 Rf7 16.Nb4 a5 17.Nd3 b6 18.Rae1 Qa6 19.b3 Raf8 20.Bg5 fxe4
21.fxe4 Rxf1 22.Rxf1 Rxf1 23.Kxf1 Bf6 24.Be3² Laznicka,V (2660)-Kurayan,R (2374) Bamberg
141/(187) 2019) 10...e5 11.d5 Ne7 12.Qe2 Ne8 13.Bd2 h6 14.Rac1 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 f5 16.exf5 Nxf5
17.Be3 Qd7 18.Nd2 Nf6 19.Nde4 b6 20.Qd3 a5 21.Bd2 Rf7 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.Ne4 Bg7 24.Bc3 Raf8
25.Rce1 Kh8 26.b3² Georgiev,K (2595)-Costachi,M (2466) Skopje 141/(187) 2019
9.Nc2

756
9.f4 - 121/(189) 9.e4 e5 10.d5 Nd4 11.Nc2 Nxc2 12.Qxc2 Ng4N (12...Ne8; 12...a5) 13.f3 Nh6 14.Be3
f5 15.Qd2 Nf7 16.Rac1 Kh8 17.Ne2 b6 18.b4 a5 19.a3 axb4 20.axb4 Ra3∞ Kvan,A (2286)-
Kazhgaleyev,M (2578) Kazakhstan (ch) 141/(187) 2019
9...a5N
9...a6
10.h3 - 141/187
10.e4 e5 11.d5 Nb4∞; 10.b3N e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Bb2 Re8∞ Batsuren,D (2438) -Damljanovic,B (2471)
Novi Sad 141/(187) 2019
10...Qc8 11.Kh2 e5 12.d5 Nb4
12...Nd4!? 13.e3 Nxc2 14.Qxc2 Ne8 (14...c6 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.e4 Be6 17.Rd1 Qc7 18.b3²) 15.e4 f5„
13.e4 Nh5 14.Ne1 Qe8 15.Bf3 Nf6 16.Be3 b6 17.b3 Kh8 18.a3 Na6 19.Nc2 Ng8 20.b4 f5∞ 21.exf5
gxf5
21...e4?! 22.f6 Nxf6 23.Bg2 Ng4+ 24.hxg4 Bxc3 25.Bd4+ Bxd4 26.Qxd4+ Kg8 27.Rae1±
22.Bd2 Nf6 23.Bg2
23.Qe2
23...Qg6ƒ
23...f4!? 24.gxf4 (24.Ra2 Bf5³) 24...Nh5 25.Ne2 Nxf4 26.Nxf4 exf4³
24.Nb5

757
24.f4?! Nh5 25.Ne2 b5! (25...Ba4!?) 26.Ne3 bxc4 27.Nxc4 axb4 28.axb4 Bb5µ
24...h5
24...f4! 25.gxf4 (25.Re1 Bg4 26.hxg4 Nxg4+ 27.Kg1 fxg3 28.fxg3 Qh5-+) 25...Ne4 (25...Nh5µ) 26.Be3
Bh6µ
25.bxa5 bxa5 26.Bxa5 h4 27.Be1?!
27.gxh4 Rfc8 28.Bd2 Bh6³
27...Rg8! 28.Nb4 Nxb4 29.axb4 Rxa1 30.Qxa1 Bxb5?!
30...Nh5 31.Nxc7 hxg3+ 32.fxg3 e4 33.Qa3 Be5-+
31.cxb5 e4 32.Qd1
32.Kh1 hxg3 33.fxg3 Nxd5 34.Qa2 Ne3µ
32...Nh5 33.Kh1 Be5!
33...hxg3?! 34.fxg3 Be5 35.g4!∞
34.g4 Nf4 35.Rg1 fxg4 36.Bf1

758
36...g3! 37.fxg3 e3!-+ 38.Qf3?
38.Qg4 Qe4+ 39.Bg2 Qh7! 40.Qf3 hxg3 41.Bc3 Rg7! 42.Bxe5 dxe5-+
38...e2! 39.Bxe2 Nxh3 40.Rg2 hxg3 41.Bd2?
41.b6 Qh7 42.Qh5 Qxh5 43.Bxh5 cxb6 44.Bf3 Rf8
41...Qb1+ 42.Bf1 Qh7 43.Re2 Nf2+ 0-1

188. * E68
Fridman, Daniel (2644) - Sevian, Samuel (2677)
Saint Louis 141/188, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.c4 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nc5 10.f3
10.h3 - 128/(192)
10...Nfd7 11.Be3 a5
11...Ne5 12.Qe2 Nc6N (12...Bd7) 13.Nc2 (13.Rad1 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 15.Rxd4 f6 16.f4²) 13...Be6
14.Rad1 Qc8 15.Nd5 a5 16.Na3² Marin,M (2539) -Ladron de Guevara Pinto,P (2418) Roquetas de Mar
141/(188) 2019
12.b3

759
12...a4N
12...Ne5
13.Qc2
13.b4 Ne6 (13...Na6 14.a3 c5 15.bxc5 dxc5 (15...Naxc5 16.Nd5±) 16.Ndb5 Ne5 17.Qe2 Qd3 18.Qxd3
Nxd3 19.Rab1²) 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Rc1 Ne5 16.c5 Nc4 17.Bf2ƒ
13...axb3 14.axb3 Rxa1 15.Rxa1 Re8 16.Bf2 c6„ 17.b4 Na6 18.Rb1
18.Qb3 Nxb4 19.Qxb4 c5 20.Qb2 cxd4 21.Nd5 Nc5 (21...d3 22.Bd4 Bxd4+ 23.Qxd4 f6 24.Qxd3²)
22.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 23.Qxd4 Nb3 24.Nf6+ Kf8 (24...Kh8? 25.Qb2+-) 25.Nxh7+ Kg8 26.Nf6+ Kf8 27.Qb2
(27.Nh7+=) 27...Nxa1 28.Nxe8 Kxe8 29.Qxa1 Qb6+ 30.Kh1 Be6 31.Qa4+ Kd8 32.Qb5 Qd4=
18...Ne5
18...Nxb4!? 19.Rxb4 c5 20.Rb1 cxd4 21.Nb5 Nc5 22.Bxd4 (22.Nxd4 f5! 23.Nb5 (23.exf5? Bxd4
24.Bxd4 Bxf5-+) 23...fxe4 24.fxe4 Be5=) 22...Bxd4+ 23.Nxd4 Bd7 24.Qd2 Qf6=
19.Na2

760
19.b5 Nc5 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.f4 Ned3 22.Nxc6 Qd7 23.e5 dxe5 24.Nxe5 Bxe5 25.fxe5 Nxf2 26.Qxf2
Nd3 27.Ne4 Nxf2 28.Nf6+ Kf8 29.Nxd7+ Bxd7 30.Kxf2 Rxe5=
19...c5! 20.Nb5 cxb4
20...Be6! 21.Rd1 (21.f4 Ng4 22.bxc5 Nxc5 23.Rf1 (23.f5 Bd7³) 23...Nxf2 24.Rxf2 Qb6³) 21...Nxc4
22.Bf1 (22.bxc5 Qa5!µ) 22...Ne5 23.Nxd6 cxb4 24.Nxe8 Qxe8 25.Nc1 Nxf3+ 26.Kh1 Bd7³
21.Nxb4 Nxb4 22.Rxb4 Be6 23.Nd4 Nc6! 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.f4 c5! 26.Rb1 Qa5 27.Qb3 Rd8
27...Qd2 28.Rd1 (28.Qa4 Rc8³) 28...Qb4³
28.Bf1 Ra8 29.h3 Bd7
29...h5!?³
30.Qb6?
30.Qd3 Qc7 31.Bg2 Bc6=
30...Qd2! 31.Re1
31.Qb3 Bd4 32.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 33.Kh1 Bc6-+
31...Bd4-+ 32.Re2 Qd3 33.Re3 Qd1 34.Qb3

761
34...Qc1! 35.Rf3 Bxh3 36.Bxd4 cxd4 37.e5
37.f5 Bg4 38.Rf2 Qe3
37...dxe5 38.fxe5 Be6 39.Qb6 Qa1
39...Bg4 40.Rf2 Qe3 41.Qb7 Rf8
40.c5 Bd5 41.Rf2 Qc3 42.Kh2 Qe3
42...d3
43.Qf6 Re8 44.c6 Qxe5 45.Bh3 Qxf6 46.Rxf6 Re2+ 47.Kg1 Rc2 48.Bd7 d3 49.Rd6 Bf3 50.Rxd3 Bxc6
0-1

189. !N E71
Nihal, Sarin (2606) - Aryan, Chopra (2553)
Xingtai 141/189, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.g4 Nc5 9.f3
9.Qc2 - 106/(295)
9...c6 10.b4

762
10...cxd5!N
10...Na6
11.cxd5
11.bxc5? d4µ
11...Ncd7 12.Bd3 a5 13.a3 Ne8 14.h4
14.Nge2 Bh6! 15.Bxh6 Qh4+ 16.Kf1 Qxh6∞
14...f5 15.gxf5 gxf5 16.h5
16.exf5? e4-+
16...h6 17.Nge2 fxe4 18.Bxe4
18.fxe4 Ndf6 19.bxa5 Rxa5³
18...Ndf6 19.Bg6 e4
19...axb4 20.axb4 Rxa1 21.Qxa1 e4 22.f4 Ng4 23.Qa7 Nxe3 24.Qxe3∞
20.Nxe4

763
20.fxe4? Ng4 21.Bd4 axb4 22.Bxg7 Nxg7 23.axb4 Rxa1 24.Qxa1 Ne5µ
20...axb4
20...Nxe4!? 21.Bxe4 Nf6 22.Bc2 Qe7 23.Bd4 Nh7 24.Bxg7 Qxg7∞
21.Rg1 Rxa3 22.Rxa3 bxa3 23.Qd2
23.Qa4 Kh8 24.Bd4 Nxe4 25.fxe4 Bxd4 26.Qxd4+ Nf6∞
23...Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Bf5 25.Bxh6 Qh4+ 26.Kd1 Bxe4 27.Bxg7 Nxg7 28.fxe4 Qxh5 29.Qc3 Qh7 30.Nd4
Qh5+
30...a2 31.Nf5 Rxf5! 32.exf5 Qh5+ 33.Kc1 Qh6+ 34.Kd1 Qh5+=
31.Ne2 Qe5= 32.Qxe5 dxe5 33.Kc2 Rf2 34.Re1 Ne8 35.Kb3 Nd6
35...Rf3+ 36.Nc3 Kf8 37.Ra1 Nd6 38.Kb4 Rd3 39.Rxa3 Rd4+ 40.Kb3 Nxe4 41.Nxe4 Rxe4 42.Ra7
36.Kxa3 Nxe4 37.Kb4 Kf7 38.Nc1
38.Nc3 Nxc3 39.Kxc3 Kf6 40.Rb1
38...Nf6 39.Nd3 Nxd5+ 40.Kc5 Rd2 41.Nxe5+ Kf6 42.Nc4 b6+ 43.Nxb6 Nxb6 44.Kxb6 Rd6+
45.Kc5 Re6 46.Rxe6+ Kxe6 1/2-1/2

190. ** E71
Grandelius, Nils (2691) - McShane, Luke (2688)
Eskilstuna (m/2) 141/190, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.g4 Na6 9.Nge2 Nd7
9...h5 - 132/193
10.Qd2 Ndc5 11.Ng3 c6 12.Be2 cxd5

764
13.exd5
13.cxd5 - 141/(190) 13...Bd7 14.h4 Qe8N (14...f5) 15.h5 b5 16.Bh6 Bxh6 17.Qxh6 Qe7 18.g5 Nb4
19.Kd2! Na4 20.Rh4! Nxb2 21.Rah1 Nc4+ 22.Bxc4 bxc4 23.hxg6 fxg6 24.Qxh7++- Cheparinov,I
(2691)-Hjartarson,J (2530) Gibraltar 141/(190) 2019
13...f5 14.gxf5 Bxf5
14...gxf5 15.f4 Qh4 16.Rg1±
15.Nxf5 gxf5 16.O-O-O Kh8N
16...f4 - 141/(190) 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.Bd3 e4? (18...a4 19.Ne4 Qc7 20.Nxc5 Qxc5=) 19.Bxe4 Nxe4
20.Nxe4 Rc8 21.Qc2 Qd7 22.Rhg1 Kh8 23.Kb1 b5 24.Ng5 Be5?! (24...Bf6 25.c5 Bxg5 26.Rxg5 Rxc5
27.Qd3±) 25.Ne6+- Bluebaum,M (2618)-Miller,E (2382) Magdeburg 141/(190) 2019
17.Rhg1 f4 18.Bxc5 Nxc5 19.Qc2

19...e4!

765
19...f3 20.Bd3 Qh4 21.Ne4 (21.Kb1 Nxd3 22.Rxd3 Qxc4 23.Re3 Bh6 24.Re4 Qc7∞) 21...Nxe4 22.Bxe4
Rac8∞
20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.Qxe4 Qf6 22.Rd2 f3 23.Bd3 Qh6∞ 24.Rd1
24.Qe1 Rae8 25.Qd1 Be5∞
24...Qxh3
24...Rae8 25.Qg4 Re7
25.Qe7 Qh6 26.Kb1 Rae8 27.Qc7 a4 28.a3 Re1! 29.Ka2 Qf4
29...Rxd1 30.Rxd1 Qf6 31.Qxb7 Qd4 32.Rd2 h5©
30.Qb6

30...Re2! 31.Qb4 Rxd2 32.Qxd2

32.Rxd2 h5 33.Bf1 h4 34.Rd1 Bd4 35.Rxd4 Qxd4 36.Qxd6 Rf6 37.Qd8+ Kg7 38.Qe7+ Kg6 39.Qe8+
Kg5 40.Qe7=
32...Qxd2 33.Rxd2 h5 34.Rd1 Rf4 35.Re1 Bd4 36.Re4 Rxe4 37.Bxe4 h4 38.Bxf3= Kg7
38...h3 39.b3 Kg7 40.bxa4 Kf6 41.Bg4 h2 42.Bf3 Bxf2 43.Kb3 Bc5 44.Kc3 Ke5 45.Kd3 Bxa3 46.Bh1
Kf4 47.Ke2=
39.Bg4 Bxf2 40.Bd7 Kf6 41.Bxa4 h3 42.Bd1 Ke5 43.Bf3 Kd4 44.Kb3 Be1 45.Bg4 h2 46.Bf3 b6
47.Bh1 Kd3 48.Bg2 Bd2 49.Bf1+ Kd4 50.Bg2 Be1 1/2-1/2

191. * E71
Grandelius, Nils (2691) - McShane, Luke (2688)
Eskilstuna (m/3-rapid) 141/191, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Na6 7.g4 e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.f3
9.Qc2 - 106/(295)

766
9...c6 10.Qd2 cxd5 11.cxd5 Bd7 12.Nge2 h5 13.Nc1 - 141/191
13.Rg1N Rc8 14.Rd1 Qa5 (14...a5 15.Ng3 h4 16.Nh1 Nh7 17.Nf2 f6 18.Be2 Ng5∞) 15.Ng3 Kh7
16.gxh5 gxh5 17.Rb1 Na4 18.b4 Qc7 19.Nxa4 Bxa4 20.Nf5± Bernadskiy,V (2594)-Fedorov,A (2551)
Warszawa 141/ (191) 2019
13...Rc8

14.Nb3N
14.Nd3 Nxd3+ (14...b6) 15.Bxd3 a6 16.Bg5 Qb6∞
14...Nxb3 15.axb3 a6 16.Bd3
16.Na4 Bxa4 17.bxa4 Nd7 18.Bd3 Nc5 19.Bc2 a5 20.O-O Qb6∞ 21.gxh5 Bh6! 22.Rae1 Bxe3+ 23.Qxe3
Nd7 (23...Kg7©) 24.Qxb6 Nxb6 25.Re2 Nd7 (25...gxh5∞) 26.hxg6 fxg6 27.Rg2 Kh7©
16...Nh7 17.O-O-O h4 18.Kb1 Bf6∞ 19.f4 exf4 20.Bxf4 Re8 21.Rhf1 Be5 22.Qf2?!
22.Rc1 Qe7 23.Be3 f6 24.Rc2 Ng5 25.Qg2 Rf8∞
22...Qf6
22...Bxc3?! 23.bxc3 Rxc3 24.Bc2 Qf6 25.Qb6©
23.Bd2 Qxf2 24.Rxf2 f6 25.Rdf1 Re7³ 26.Rf3
26.Ne2 Ng5 27.Nf4 Rg7³
26...Kg7 27.Na4 Bxa4
27...Bd4 28.Rc1 Ng5 29.Bxg5 fxg5
28.bxa4 Ng5 29.Bxg5 fxg5 30.Rc1 Rce8 31.Rc2 Bf4 32.Rc4 Kf6 33.Kc2 Ke5 34.Be2 Rf8 35.Rb3 Bh2µ
35...Bg3 36.Kd2 (36.Rcb4 Rf2 37.Kd3 Rh2-+) 36...Rf2 37.Rf3 Rxf3 (37...Rh2µ) 38.Bxf3 Bf2 39.Bd1
Bd4µ
36.Rcb4 Rff7

767
36...Rf2 37.Kd3 Rg2 38.Rxb7 Rxb7 39.Rxb7 Rg3+ 40.Kc2 Rxh3
37.Kd2 Bg1 38.Rc4 Bc5 39.a5 Rf2 40.Rf3

40...Rf7
40...Rxf3! 41.Bxf3 Kf4 42.Ke2 Kg3-+
41.Rxf7 Rxf7 42.b4 Bf2 43.Kd3 Be1 44.Ke3 Bf2+ 45.Kd3 Re7 46.Rc8 Be1 47.Rg8
47.Rc4 Kf4 48.e5+! Kxe5 49.Bf3 Kf6³
47...Bxb4 48.Rxg6 Kf4 49.Rf6+ Kg3 50.Rf1?!
50.Bf1 Bxa5 51.Rxd6 Bc7 52.Rf6 Be5µ
50...Kxh3-+ 51.Rf5 Kg2 52.Rxg5 h3 53.Rf5 h2 54.Bf3+ Kg1 55.g5 Rg7 56.e5 dxe5 57.Ke4 Bxa5
58.Kxe5 Bd8
58...Re7+ 59.Kf6 Re3 60.d6 Rxf3 61.Rxf3 h1=Q
59.d6 Rxg5 60.Rxg5+ Bxg5 61.Bxb7 a5 62.Kd4 Bd8 63.Kc4 h1=Q 64.Bxh1 Kxh1 65.Kd4 0-1

768
E75-E99

192. * E81
Donchenko, Alexander (2618) - Ziska, Helgi Dam (2533)
France (ch-m/2-blitz) 141/192, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Bg7 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Na5
8...Ne5 - 136/196
9.Nc1
9.b3 a6 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.Ng3 Rb8 12.Bd3 b5 13.O-O bxc4 14.bxc4 Qc7N (14...Rb4; 14...Ne8) 15.Bd2 e6∞
Goryachkina,A (2504)-Mamedov,R (2701) Skopje 141/(192) 2019
9...e6 10.Be2 a6 11.a4

11...Qb6N
11...b5! 12.axb5 (12.cxb5 exd5 13.exd5 Re8 14.Bf2 Nc4 15.O-O axb5 16.Nxb5 Nxb2 17.Qb3 Nh5³)
12...axb5 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.cxb5 Nc4! 15.Rxa8 Nxe3 16.Qd2 Bh6→
12.Rb1?! Qb4
12...Ng4! 13.Bd2 Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Ne3 15.Qd2 Naxc4 16.Bxc4 Nxc4 17.Qh6 f6µ; 12...Nxd5 13.Nxd5
exd5 14.cxd5 f5
13.Qd3
13.Na2 Qb3 14.Qd2 Bd7 15.O-O Rfe8∞
13...exd5 14.cxd5 Nd7
14...Nxd5!? 15.Na2 (15.Qxd5 Bxc3+ 16.Kf2 Bg7 17.Qxd6 b6∞) 15...Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Qa3 17.Qxd5 Be6

769
18.Qxd6 Qxa2 19.O-O! Qxe2 20.Bh6 Rfe8 21.Qf4 f5 22.Qc7 Bf7 23.Qxa5²
15.f4?!
15.O-O c4 16.Qd1 Nc5 17.N1a2 Qb6³; 15.Na2 Qb3 16.Nc1 Qb4 (16...Qb6!?∞) 17.Na2=
15...c4
15...f5! 16.O-O (16.exf5 Ne5! 17.fxe5 Bxf5 18.Qd2 Bxb1 19.Nxb1 Qh4+ 20.Kd1 Nc4 21.Bxc4 Qxc4µ)
16...fxe4 17.Nxe4 Re8 18.Bf3 Rxe4! 19.Bxe4 (19.Qxe4 Qxe4 20.Bxe4 Nc4 21.Kf2 Nf6µ) 19...Nf6µ
16.Qc2 Nc5 17.O-O Re8 18.Bf3 Bd7 19.N1a2 Qb3?
19...Qb6 20.Qf2 Nab3 21.Nc1 Qb4µ
20.Qd2?
20.Qf2 Qb6 (20...Nd3 21.Qd2±) 21.Bxc5 Qxc5 22.Qxc5 dxc5 23.e5 Nb3 24.Rbe1²
20...Nxa4?
20...Qb6µ
21.Bd1?

21.f5! Nxc3 (21...Nc5 22.f6! Bxf6 23.Bd1 Bxc3 24.Qf2±) 22.Nxc3 Qb4 23.Qf2 Nb3 (23...Re5 24.Be2
gxf5 25.Qg3±) 24.Bg4 gxf5 25.Bxf5 Bxf5 26.Qxf5±
21...Nxc3! 22.Bxb3
22.Nxc3 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 Qxc3 24.bxc3 Rxe4µ
22...Nxb3 23.Qc2 Nxb1 24.Rxb1 Nd4
¹24...b5 25.Nc3 f5-+
25.Qf2
25.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 26.Kh1 b5µ

770
25...Rxe4!?
25...Nb3! 26.e5 dxe5 27.Bb6 exf4 28.Qxf4 Bf5 29.Rd1 Bd3µ
26.Nc3 Rxe3 27.Qxe3 Re8

28.Qd2??
28.Qf2 Nb3 (28...Nf5!?) 29.Kh1 Nc5 30.Re1 Rf8 31.Re7 b5ƒ
28...Nb3 29.Qc2
29.Qd1 Bd4+ 30.Kh1 Bf5-+
29...Bf5 30.Qd1 Bxb1 31.Qxb1 Nc5 32.h3 Nd3
32...b5-+
33.Qa2 Rc8?
33...Bd4+ 34.Kh2 Re1 35.g3 (35.Qxc4 Bg1+ 36.Kg3 Re3+ 37.Kg4 f6-+) 35...Bg1+ 36.Kg2 Bf2
37.Qxc4 Rg1+ 38.Kh2 Ne1-+
34.f5?
34.Qa4! Bxc3 (34...Nxb2 35.Qd7 Bd4+ 36.Kh2 Rf8 37.Ne4 c3 38.Qxd6 Nc4 39.Qb4 b5 40.Nxc3∞)
35.bxc3 Nc5 36.Qxc4 a5³
34...gxf5
34...Bd4+ 35.Kh2 Be5+ 36.Kg1 gxf5-+
35.Nd1
35.Qa4 Nxb2 36.Qd7 Bd4+ 37.Kh1 Rf8µ
35...Bd4+ 36.Kh1 Re8 37.Qxc4 Re1+ 38.Kh2 Be5+ 39.g3 Rxd1 40.Qc8+ Kg7 41.Qxf5 Rd2+ 42.Kh1
Rd1+ 43.Kg2 Rd2+ 44.Kh1 Rd1+ 45.Kg2 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

771
 193. * E90
Dimitrov, Vladimir (2309) - Damljanovic, Branko (2468)
Veliko Gradiste 141/193, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Bd3 Na6 9.Nf3 exd5 10.exd5 Nb4
11.Be2 Bf5 12.Rc1

12...Re8N
12...Ne4 - 141/ (193) 13.g4 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.Bd3 Kf8 24.h5 a5N (24...gxh5 - 140/(198))
25.h6 Bf6 26.Kb3 (26.Rxb6 a4 27.Kb1 Reb8 (27...Be7 28.Ka2+-) 28.Rb5±) 26...a4+ 27.Ka3 Bc3
(27...Reb8 28.Bf4 Be7 29.Ng5+-) 28.Rxb6 Reb8 29.Rb5+- Amin,B (2704)-Fedorov, A (2566) France
141/(193) 2019 12...Qa5 13.Qd2 Ne4=
13.a3 Na6 14.g4
14.Nd2 Rxe3! 15.fxe3 Qe7 16.g4 (16.e4 Bxe4 17.O-O Bf5©) 16...Bd7 17.e4 Nh5 18.Qb3 (18.gxh5?
Qh4+ 19.Kf1 Bd4-+) 18...Nf4 19.Kd1 (19.Qxb7? Rb8 20.Qxa6 Rxb2 21.Bf1 Qh4+ 22.Kd1 Qf2-+)
19...Nc7 20.Qxb7 Qd8 21.Rf1 Be5©; 14.O-O Ne4∞; 14.Bd3 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.O-O Qd7∞
14...Bd7 15.Bd3

772
15.Nd2 h5 16.g5 Nh7 17.h4 Bf5 18.Nf1 Be5„
15...b5! 16.cxb5
16.Nxb5 Nxd5 (16...Bxb5 17.cxb5 Nc7 18.Bc4 h5³) 17.cxd5 Bxb5 18.O-O Rb8³; 16.O-O b4 17.axb4
cxb4 (17...Nxb4 18.Bb1 h5ƒ) 18.Nb5 Nc5 19.Re1 (19.Nxd6? Rxe3 20.fxe3 Ba4-+) 19...Bxb5 20.cxb5
h5ƒ
16...Nc7 17.Bc4
17.Qb3 Rb8 18.a4 h5 19.g5 Nfxd5! 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Qxd5 Be6 22.Qe4 (22.Qc6 Bc8 23.Be4 Qe7-+)
22...d5 23.Qf4 d4µ; 17.O-O Ncxd5 18.Bg5 Nxc3 (18...Be6³) 19.bxc3 Bc8 20.Nd2 Bb7³
17...h5!µ 18.gxh5
18.g5 Ne4 19.Nxe4 Rxe4µ
18...Nxh5 19.a4
19.Kf1 Rxe3 20.fxe3 Ng3+ 21.Kg2 Nxh1 22.Qxh1 Rb8
19...Rb8
19...Qf6 20.Kd2 (20.Rc2 Bh6-+) 20...Rxe3! 21.fxe3 Bh6
20.b3?!
20.Kf1 a6 21.Kg2 axb5 22.axb5 Nxb5µ
20...Ng3! 21.fxg3 Rxe3+-+ 22.Kd2 Bh6
22...Bh6 23.Kc2 Rxc3+ 24.Kxc3 Qf6+
0-1

194. E91
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag (2545) - Lima, Darcy (2543)
Sao Paulo 141/194, 2019

773
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 d6 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Na5 9.Bd2 e5 10.a3
10.b3 - 81/470
10...b6 11.b4 Nb7 12.Rb1 Ne8 13.Ne1 f5 14.Nd3

14...Bd7N
14...Nf6
15.f4 exf4
15...fxe4 16.Nxe4 Bf5 17.Ng5 e4 18.Nf2 Bd4 19.Rb3! a5 20.Be3 axb4 (20...a4? 21.Bxd4 axb3 22.Bb2
Nf6 23.g4±) 21.axb4 Bxe3 22.Rxe3 cxb4 23.g4 Bd7 24.Nfxe4²
16.Nxf4 Bd4+ 17.Kh1 Qf6?!

17...Ng7 18.Bd3 Be5 19.exf5 Nxf5 20.Qe1 Nd4 21.Nce2 Qe7 22.Nxd4 cxd4 23.Qe2²
18.Nb5

774
18.exf5! gxf5 (18...Bxc3?! 19.fxg6 hxg6 (19...Bxd2 20.gxh7+ Kh8 (20...Kxh7 21.Ne6+-) 21.Ng6+ Qxg6
22.Rxf8+ Kxh7 23.Rb3+-) 20.Ne6+-; 18...Bxf5 19.Ne6 Bxc3 20.Bxc3 Qxc3 21.Rb3 Qe5 22.Nxf8±)
19.Rf3 Kh8 20.Rh3±
18...Be5 19.Nd3 a6
¹19...Bxb5 20.cxb5 Ng7 21.Rc1 Qe7 22.Nxe5 dxe5 23.bxc5 Nxc5 24.Bb4²
20.Nxe5 Qxe5
20...dxe5 21.Nc3 f4 22.g3 g5 23.Bg4²
21.Nc3 fxe4?!
21...Nf6 22.exf5 Bxf5 23.Rc1 Rae8 24.Bh6 Rf7 25.Qd2²
22.Rxf8+ Kxf8 23.Qf1+
23.Na4! Bxa4 (23...b5 24.Bc3 Qe7 25.Nb6 Rb8 26.Nxd7+ Qxd7 27.Bg4 Qf7 28.cxb5 axb5 29.Qe2+-)
24.Qxa4 e3 25.Rf1+ Nf6 26.Be1 Kg7 27.Qc6±
23...Kg8

24.Qf4! Qxf4 25.Bxf4 b5

25...cxb4 26.axb4 a5 27.Kg1 axb4 28.Rxb4±
26.cxb5 axb5 27.Nxb5± cxb4 28.axb4 Ra2
28...Nf6 29.Nd4 Kg7 30.Bc4
29.Nc3
29.Nd4 Ra4 30.Kg1 Nf6 31.Bg5 Ng4 32.Nc6
29...Rc2 30.Rb3 Nf6 31.Kg1 Bg4 32.Ba6 Bc8 33.Be2 Bg4 34.Ba6 Bc8 35.Bg5+- Kf7 36.Bxf6
36.Ra3! Ng4 37.h3 h6 38.hxg4 hxg5 39.Nxe4

775
36...Kxf6 37.Nxe4+ Ke5 38.Rc3! Ra2 39.Rxc8 Rxa6 40.Nc3 Rb6
40...Ra1+ 41.Kf2 Kd4 42.h4
41.Rc4 Nd8 42.Kf2 Nf7 43.b5 h5 44.Ke3 Rb7 45.Rc8 Kf6 46.Kd4
46.Re8 Nh6 47.Re6+ Kg7 48.Kd3 Nf5 49.Kc4
46...Ne5 47.Ne4+ Ke7 48.Re8+! Kd7 49.Re6 1-0

195. * E91
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2691) - Castellanos Rodriguez, Renier (2511)
Forni di Sopra 141/195, 2019

1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.Nf3 d6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Na5 9.Bf4 Bg4
9...a6 - 28/725 9...Nh5 10.Bd2 e5 11.g3 Bf6N (11...Bh3) 12.Ne1 Ng7 13.a3 b6 14.b4 Nb7 15.Nd3 Bh3
16.Re1 Qc8 17.f3 Bd7 18.bxc5 Nxc5 19.Nxc5 Qxc5+ 20.Kg2 Be7 21.Nb5 Qc8 22.Be3 Bh3+ 23.Kg1
f5∞ Sermier,G (2356)-Prusikin,M (2523) Schweiz 141/(195) 2019
10.b3

10...Ne8N
10...Nd7 11.Qd2²; 10...Nh5
11.Bd2 b6 12.Rc1 e5 13.dxe6 fxe6
13...Bxe6?! 14.Bg5 Qd7 15.Qd2 Nc6 16.Rfd1 f6 (16...Nd4 17.Nxd4 Bxd4 18.Nb5 Bg7 19.Bf4±) 17.Bf4
Rd8 18.h3±
14.h3
14.Ng5 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 Qe7 16.Qg4 Nc7 17.Nb5 Nxb5 18.cxb5 Rae8 19.Rfd1 Nb7 20.Be3 h6 21.Nf3
Qf7∞
14...Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Be5

776
15...Nc6 16.e5! Rc8 17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.exd6 Rxd6 19.Ne4 Rd7 20.Qe2²
16.Bg4 Qe7 17.f4 Bd4+ 18.Kh2 Nf6 19.Bf3 e5

¹19...Rac8 20.f5!? exf5 (20...Nc6 21.Bh6 Rf7 22.Ne2 Be5+ 23.Kh1²) 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Nd5 Be5+
23.Kg1 (23.Kh1 Qg7 24.Nxf6+ Rxf6 25.Bd5+ Kh8 26.Bf4∞) 23...Qg7 24.Nxf6+ Rxf6 25.Bd5+ Kh8
26.Qf3²
20.g3²
20.f5! Bxc3 (20...gxf5 21.exf5 e4 22.Bxe4! Nxe4 23.Qg4+ Kh8 24.Nxe4+-) 21.Rxc3 Nc6 22.g4±
20...Rae8 21.Bg2
21.fxe5 Bxe5 (21...dxe5 22.Bh6 Rf7 23.Nd5±; 21...Qxe5 22.Bf4 Qe7 23.e5! Bxe5 (23...dxe5 24.Bh6 Rf7
25.Nd5±) 24.Bh6 Rf7 25.Nd5 Qd7 26.Nxf6+ Rxf6 27.Qd5+ Kh8 28.Rce1 Qf7 29.Kg2 Qxd5 30.Bxd5±)
22.Bh6 Rf7 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Qxd5 Nb7 25.Bg4 Nd8 26.Kg2 Kh8 27.h4²; 21.f5 gxf5 22.Bh6 (22.exf5
e4 23.Re1 e3 24.Nd5 Nxd5 25.Bxd5+ Kh8∞) 22...f4 (22...Rf7 23.exf5 e4 24.Bh5±) 23.gxf4 exf4 24.Bxf8
Rxf8 25.Nd5 Qe5 26.Qe1²
21...Nc6?!
21...exf4! 22.gxf4 (22.Bxf4 Nh5 23.Nd5 Qd8∞) 22...Qd7 23.Qf3 Nh5 24.Nd5 Nc6∞
22.f5 Bxc3 23.Rxc3 Nd4 24.g4 Kh8 25.Rd3
25.g5 Nh5 26.h4ƒ
25...Ng8 26.b4 a5 27.bxa5 bxa5 28.Ra3
28.Bxa5?! Ra8 29.Bc3 (29.Ra3 Ra7∞) 29...Rxa2∞
28...Ra8 29.g5± Rab8
29...Qf7 30.f6! Qxc4 31.h4±
30.f6!

777
30.Rxa5 gxf5 31.exf5 Nxf5 32.Rb5±
30...Qf7 31.Qc1
31.Rxa5 Qxc4 32.Qa4 Qxa4 33.Rxa4+-
31...Ne2 32.Qc2 Nd4 33.Qd3 Qd7 34.Rxa5 h6 35.Ra6
35.h4 Rb7 36.Ra6 hxg5 37.hxg5+-
35...hxg5 36.Bxg5 Rf7 37.Qa3
37.a4 Rbf8 38.Qe3+-
37...Rbf8 38.Ra8?!
38.Qc1 Kh7 39.Qe1 Kh8 40.a4+-
38...Qe6?
38...Rxa8 39.Qxa8 Ne6 40.Be3 Rf8 41.Qd5 Nxf6 42.Qd2² Rf7 43.a4 Qd8∞
39.Rxf8+- Rxf8 40.Qg3 1-0

196. E92
So, Wesley (2754) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2779)
Stavanger (blitz) 141/196, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.Nc3 Bf5 7.O-O a5 8.Nd2
8.Bd3 - 128/(198)
8...e5 9.d5 Na6 10.e4 Bd7 11.a3 Nc5 12.b3 c6 13.Rb1 cxd5 14.cxd5

14...Qc7N
14...b5; 14...Rc8
15.Re1 Rfc8

778
15...a4!? 16.b4 Nb3 17.Nb5 Qb6 18.Nxb3 Bxb5 19.Be3 Qa6 20.Bxb5 Qxb5 21.Nd2 Qd3∞; 15...Bh6
16.Nf3 Bxc1 17.Rxc1 a4 18.b4 Nb3 19.Rc2 Qb6„
16.f3?!
16.a4 Bh6 17.Nf3 Bxc1 18.Rxc1 Qb6 19.Nd2²
16...Bh6
16...Nh5 17.g3 f5∞
17.Kh1

17...a4! 18.b4
18.Nb5 Bxb5 19.Bxb5 axb3 (19...Bxd2 20.Bxd2 Nxb3 21.Bg5 Nd7 22.Bxa4 Rxa4 23.Rxb3=) 20.Nxb3
Bxc1 21.Rxc1 Qb6 22.a4 Nxb3 23.Qxb3 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Nd7=
18...Bxd2! 19.Bxd2 Nb3 20.Bg5 Nh5?!
20...Kg7 21.Bb5 Qxc3 22.Bxf6+ Kxf6 23.Bxd7 Rc7 24.Bxa4 Nd4µ
21.Na2
21.Bb5 Qb6! 22.Bxd7 Rxc3 23.Bxa4 Nd4 24.Re3 Qc7∞
21...Qc2 22.Qxc2 Rxc2 23.Nc1 f6 24.Nxb3
24.Bd1 Nd4! 25.Bxc2 Nxc2 26.Re2 Rc8 27.Rb2 Nxa3 28.Be3 Nf4 29.Bxf4 exf4 30.Na2 Kf7³
24...fxg5?!
24...axb3 25.Be3 Rxa3 26.Bd1 Rc4 27.Bc1 b2 28.Bxb2 Rxb4 29.Bc2 Ra6³
25.Na5 Nf4
25...b5 26.Nc6 Bxc6 27.dxc6 Rxc6 28.Bxb5 Rc3 29.Ra1²
26.Bf1 Rac8?

779
26...b6 27.Nc4 Bb5 28.Rec1 (28.Nxb6 Bxf1 29.Rxf1 Ra6 30.Nd7 Ra7 31.Nb6 Ra6=) 28...Rxc1 29.Rxc1
Rc8 30.Kg1 Kf8 31.Rc2 Ke7 32.Ne3 Rxc2 33.Nxc2 Bxf1 34.Kxf1 b5=
27.Nxb7+- R8c3 28.Nxd6 Rxa3 29.b5 Rb3
29...Rac3 30.b6 Bc8 31.b7 Bxb7 32.Rxb7 a3 33.Ra7
30.b6 Rcb2 31.Rxb2 Rxb2 32.b7 Rb6 33.g3 Nh3 34.Rc1 Kf8 35.Rc8+ Ke7 36.b8=Q Rxb8 37.Rxb8
Kxd6 38.Rd8 Kc7 39.Rxd7+! Kxd7 40.Bxh3+ g4

41.Bf1!
41.Bxg4+? Kd6-+
41...a3 42.Bc4 gxf3 43.Kg1 g5 44.g4 Kd6 45.Kf2 1-0

197. E94
Gelfand, Boris (2676) - McShane, Luke (2688)
Netanya 141/197, 2019

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Be3 c6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8
Rxd8 11.h3 Nc7
11...Nh5 - 116/197
12.Rfd1 Re8

780
13.b4N
13.Rd6
13...Nh5
13...Ne6 14.Rac1 a5 15.b5 Nd7 16.Na4²
14.Rac1 Nf4 15.Bf1 Nfe6
15...Bf8 16.c5 f6 (16...a5 17.b5±) 17.Nd2 Be6 18.Nc4±
16.c5 f6 17.Nd2 a5 18.a3
18.Na4!? axb4 (18...Nd4 19.Nb6 Ra7 20.Nxc8 Rxc8 21.Nb3 Nxb3 (21...axb4 22.Nxd4 exd4 23.Rxd4±)
22.axb3 axb4 23.Bc4+ Kh8 24.Rd7±) 19.Nb6 Rb8 (19...Rxa2? 20.Ndc4 Nd4 (20...Nf8 21.Nxc8 Rxc8
22.Nb6+-)) 20.Ndc4 Rd8 21.Nd6 Bd7 22.Bc4±
18...f5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.Nc4 axb4 21.axb4 f4 22.Bd2² Nd4 23.Nd6 Rf8 24.Nxc8 Raxc8
24...Rfxc8 25.Bc4+ Kf8 26.Ne4 Ncb5 27.Ra1
25.Bc4+ Kh8 26.Ne4 Ncb5 27.Kf1 Rcd8 28.Ra1 h6
28...Bf6 29.Nxf6 Rxf6 30.Bc1±
29.Rdc1 Kh7 30.Bc3 Nxc3 31.Rxc3 Rd7 32.Bd3 Kh8 33.Rca3 Rfd8
¹33...Nf5 34.b5²
34.Ra8± Nb3
34...Kg8 35.Rxd8+ Rxd8 36.Nd6±
35.Rxd8+ Rxd8

781
36.Nd6!+- e4
36...Rb8 37.Ra7+-
37.Nf7+ Kh7
37...Kg8 38.Nxd8 Nxa1 39.Bxe4
38.Bxe4+ Kg8 39.Nxd8 Bxa1 40.Ke2 Nc1+ 41.Kf3 Na2 42.b5 Nb4 43.b6 Bd4 44.Nxb7 Na6 45.Bxc6
Nxc5 46.Nxc5 Bxc5 47.b7 Bd6 48.Ke4 Kf7 49.Kf5 Bc7 50.Bd5+ Ke7 51.Kg6 1-0

198. * E97
Gelfand, Boris (2676) - Smirin, Ilia (2594)
Netanya 141/198, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bg5 Nh5
9...h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.b4 a5 12.a3 c6 (12...Bg7 - 133/200) 13.Nd2N (13.dxc6 Nxc6 (13...bxc6 14.Qd2
Bg7 15.Rad1 axb4 16.axb4²) 14.Nd5 Bg7 15.b5 Nd4 16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Bd3 Be6∞; 13.Qd3; 13.Rc1)
13...Bg5 14.Nb3 cxd5 15.cxd5 axb4 16.axb4 Bd7 (16...Rxa1 17.Qxa1 f5„) 17.Na5 (17.Rxa8 Qxa8
18.Na5 Qc8 19.Qb3 Qc7 20.g3 f5∞) 17...Qc7 18.Qd3 Rfc8 19.Nb5 Qb6 20.Kh1 f5³ Pelletier,Y (2547)-
Perske,T (2456) Radenci 141/(198) 2019
10.Re1 h6 11.Bd2 f5
11...Nf4 - 97/429
12.Nh4
12.exf5 Nxf5 13.Ne4 Nf4 14.Bf1 g5∞
12...Nf4

782
13.Bxf4N
13.exf5 Nxe2+ 14.Qxe2 gxf5 15.g3 Bd7 16.f4 Qe8 17.Rac1 Ng6 18.Nxg6 Qxg6 19.Qf2 Rf7 20.b3
Kh7∞
13...exf4 14.exf5 g5 15.Ng6
15.Nf3 Nxf5 16.h3 c5 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.Qd2 Rb8 19.Bd3 Bd7∞
15...Rxf5 16.Bh5 Nxg6 17.Bxg6 Rf8?!

17...Re5 18.Rxe5 (18.Qd3 Qe7 19.Rxe5 Bxe5∞) 18...Bxe5 19.Qh5 Kg7 20.Bd3 (20.Ne4 Qe7 21.Rb1
Bd7∞) 20...Qf6! 21.Nb5 Qf7 22.Qxf7+ Kxf7 23.Nxc7 Rb8 24.Nb5 Kf6 25.Rb1 Bd7 26.Nc3 Bxc3
27.bxc3 b6©
18.Qh5! g4 19.Ne4 Bd7 20.c5± Bc8 21.Rad1 a5 22.h3
22.f3!? gxf3 23.gxf3
22...gxh3 23.gxh3 Ra6?!

783
23...dxc5 24.Nxc5 Qg5+ 25.Qxg5 hxg5 26.Ne6±; 23...b6 24.Kh1! bxc5 25.Rg1 Qd7 26.Ng5±
24.cxd6+- cxd6 25.Kh1! Rb6
25...Ra7 26.Rg1 b5 27.Ng5 Re7 28.Ne6 Bxe6 29.dxe6 Rxe6 30.Qd5 Rf6 31.Bf5
26.Rg1 Qe7 27.Ng5! Qe5 28.Rde1 Qxd5+ 29.Be4 Qd4 30.Nf3
30.Bh7+ Kh8 31.Nf7+ Kxh7 32.Qg6+ Kg8 33.Ne5
1-0

199. E97
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2693) - Iljiushenok, Ilia (2520)
Turkiye 141/199, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.a4 Nf4
11.c5 f5 12.Bc4 Kh8
12...fxe4 - 121/(199)
13.Ra3 a5N

13...fxe4
14.b5! fxe4
14...dxc5? 15.b6! c6 (15...cxb6 16.Bxf4 exf4 17.e5+-) 16.d6 Ng8 17.Bxf4 exf4 18.e5±
15.Nxe4 dxc5 16.Re1 b6?!

784
16...Nf5?! 17.Nxc5 Nd6 (17...Nh4 18.Nxh4 Qxh4 19.Ne4 Bf5 20.f3±) 18.Ba2±; 16...Nexd5 17.Nxc5
(17.Bxf4 Nxf4 18.Qxd8 Rxd8 19.Neg5 Rf8 20.Nf7+ Kg8 21.N7xe5+ Be6 22.Bxe6+ Nxe6 23.Nxg6
hxg6 24.Rxe6 Rad8 25.Kf1 Bf6∞) 17...Qd6 18.Ne4 Qd7 19.Bb2 Nb6 20.Qc1²
17.d6! Nf5
17...cxd6 18.Nxd6 Be6 19.Bxf4 Bxc4 20.Bg5 (20.Bxe5+-) 20...Be6 21.Nxe5+-
18.Bxf4! exf4 19.Rd3 cxd6
19...Nd4 20.Nxd4 cxd4 21.Rxd4! Bf5 22.d7±
20.Nxd6 Nxd6 21.Rxd6 Qc7 22.Rc6 Qa7 23.Qd6 Qb8 24.Rc7+- Ra7 25.Ree7 Rxc7 26.Rxc7 Re8
27.Bf7 Bg4 28.Bxe8 Qxe8 29.Rb7 Bf8 30.Qc7 1-0

200. E98
Kiriakov, Petr (2514) - Salem, AR Saleh (2668)
Abu Dhabi 141/200, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5
11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.a4 Rf6
13...a5 - 101/458
14.a5 Rh6 15.Nd3 Nf6 16.Be1 Rg6 17.Nf2 h5 18.h3

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18...Kh8N
18...g4 19.fxg4 hxg4 20.hxg4 Kh8∞; 18...Kh7
19.Rc1 Neg8 20.c5 Nh6
20...dxc5!? 21.Nd3 Qe7 22.Nb5 (22.Bf2 b6³) 22...a6 (22...g4 23.Rxc5 gxh3 24.Rf2 Ne8 25.Qc1²) 23.d6
cxd6 24.Nxd6 Qxd6 25.Nxf4 Nd7 26.Nxg6+ Qxg6 27.Bf2 Ne7 28.Bxc5 Nc6 29.Be3∞
21.cxd6 cxd6 22.Nb5

22...g4! 23.Rxc8?!
23.hxg4 hxg4 24.fxg4 (24.Nc7 Rb8 25.Ne6 Bxe6 26.dxe6 g3 (26...Nh5∞) 27.Nh3 Nh7 28.Bb4 Rxe6
(28...Bf8 29.Qd5 Ng5∞) 29.Qd5 Rf6∞) 24...Nfxg4 25.Nxg4 Nxg4 (25...Bxg4 26.Nc7 Bh3 27.Bf3 Ng4!
28.Nxa8 Ne3 29.Qe2 Nxg2 30.Bxg2 Rxg2+ 31.Qxg2 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 Qg5+ 33.Kh1 Qh5+ 34.Kg1
(34.Kg2?? f3+ 35.Kf2 Qh2+ 36.Kxf3 Qf4+-+) 34...Qg5+=) 26.Nxd6 Qxd6 27.Rxc8+ Rxc8 28.Bxg4∞
23...Rxc8µ 24.Nxa7

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24.Bb4 gxh3 25.Nxh3 Nh7 26.Kh1 a6 27.Na3 Ng5µ
24...Ra8 25.Nb5 Qd7
25...gxh3! 26.Nxh3 Qd7 27.Kh1

27...Nhg4! 28.fxg4 (28.Bd2 Ne3 29.Bxe3 fxe3-+) 28...hxg4-+

26.hxg4 hxg4 27.fxg4 Rg8 28.Qd3 Bf8
28...Nhxg4! 29.Nxg4 Nxg4 30.Qh3+ Bh6µ
29.Qh3 Qh7 30.Bb4
30.Bf3 R8g7 31.Bb4 Nfxg4 32.Nxg4 Nxg4 33.Qxh7+ Kxh7
30...Nfxg4 31.Nxg4 Nxg4 32.Qxh7+ Kxh7 33.Bf3 Ne3-+ 34.Rc1
34.Rf2 Be7 35.Ba3 Nxg2! 36.Rxg2 Rxg2+ 37.Bxg2 f3-+
34...Rxg2+! 35.Bxg2 Rxg2+ 36.Kh1 f3 37.Bxd6 Ng4 38.Rf1 Rh2+ 39.Kg1 f2+ 40.Rxf2 Rxf2 41.Bxf8
Rxf8 42.Nd6 Rf2 43.b4 Rb2 44.b5 Kg6 45.b6 Kg5 46.Nc4 Rb1+ 47.Kg2 Kf4 48.d6 Nf6 0-1

201. E99
Fridman, Daniel (2629) - Pavlidis, Antonios (2537)
Karlsruhe 141/201, 2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Nd3 f5
11.f3 f4 12.Bd2 g5 13.Rc1 Rf6 14.b4
14.c5 - 3/ 747
14...Rg6 15.c5 Nf6 16.Nf2 h5 17.h3 a6 18.a4

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18...b6N
18...Bd7 19.b5 g4 20.c6 bxc6 21.dxc6 Be6 22.hxg4 hxg4 23.fxg4 Qc8 24.bxa6 Rxa6∞
19.Nb1! Kh8
19...g4 20.fxg4 hxg4 21.hxg4 Kh8! 22.cxd6 cxd6 23.Rc3 (23.Na3 Neg8∞) 23...Neg8 24.Rh3+ Nh6
25.Qc2 Nxg4 26.Nxg4 Bxg4 27.Bxg4 Rxg4∞
20.Na3 Neg8 21.cxd6 cxd6 22.Rc6
22.Qc2 g4 23.hxg4 hxg4 24.Qc7 Bd7 25.Qxd8 Rxd8∞
22...g4 23.Nc4
23.fxg4 hxg4 24.hxg4 (24.Nxg4 Bxg4 25.hxg4 Ne7 26.Rc3 Nxe4 27.Rh3+ Rh6∞) 24...Nh6 25.Nc4
(25.g5 Rxg5 26.Nc4 Ne8 27.Nxb6 Rxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Qg5+=) 25...Nfxg4 26.Nxb6 Qh4 27.Rxc8+ Rxc8
28.Nxg4 Nxg4 29.Bxg4 Rxg4 30.Nxc8 Rxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Qg3+ 32.Kh1 Qh3+=
23...gxh3 24.Nxd6 Nh6
24...Qd7! 25.Nxc8 (25.Nf5?! Rxg2+ 26.Kh1 Ne7µ; 25.Bc3 h4 26.Nxh3 (26.Bxe5? Rxg2+ 27.Kh1 Nh5-
+) 26...Rxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Qxh3+ 28.Kg1 Qg3+=) 25...Rxc8 26.Bxa6 Rxg2+ 27.Kh1 Rxc6 28.dxc6 Qxc6
29.Nxh3 Rg3 30.Ng1 Ng4∞
25.Nxc8 Rxg2+
¹25...hxg2 26.Nxb6 (26.Re1 Rxc8 27.Bxa6 Rxc6 28.dxc6 Qc7∞) 26...gxf1=Q+ 27.Kxf1 Rb8 28.Nc4
(28.Bxa6 Rg3 29.Ke2 Nf7∞) 28...Nf7 29.Bc3 Rg5∞
26.Kh1

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26...Rxc8?!
26...Nxd5! 27.Be1! (27.exd5? Nf5 28.Ne4 Qg5!! 29.Rf2 Qg3-+; 27.Nd6? Qh4-+; 27.Nxh3?! Rg3
28.Rf2 Ne3 29.Bxe3 Rxh3+ 30.Rh2 Rxh2+ 31.Kxh2 Qh4+ 32.Kg2 Qg3+ 33.Kh1 Qh3+ 34.Kg1 fxe3µ)
27...Qh4 28.Ng4 Qg5 29.exd5 (29.Qxd5 hxg4 30.Rxh6+ Qxh6 31.Qxa8 g3 32.Ne7+ Bf8 33.Ng6+ Kh7
34.Nxf8+ Qxf8 35.Qxf8 Rh2+ 36.Kg1 Rg2+=) 29...Nf5 30.Nd6 Nxd6 31.Rxd6 hxg4 32.fxg4 e4 33.Qc2
f3 34.Qxe4 Rxe2 35.Qxf3 Qe7²
27.Be1! Rg3 28.Qc1 Ra8
28...Rxc6 29.dxc6 Qc8 30.Qc4±
29.Nd3 Rg2?
29...Nf7 30.Bxg3 fxg3 31.Rg1 Bh6 32.Qe1 h4 33.Bf1 h2 34.Rg2+-; 29...Nhg4 30.Bxg3 fxg3 31.fxg4 g2+
32.Kh2 gxf1=Q 33.Qxf1 Nxg4+ 34.Bxg4 hxg4 35.Qf5+-
30.Bf2?

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30.Nxe5! Rxe2 (30...Qe7 31.Re6 Qf8 32.Rg1+-) 31.Ng6+ Kg8 32.Nxf4 Rg2 (32...Ra2 33.Qb1 Rxa4
34.Ne6 Qe7 35.Bc3+-) 33.Nxg2 hxg2+ 34.Kxg2+-
30...h4?
30...Nhg4! 31.fxg4 Nxe4 32.Bf3 Ng5 33.Nxe5 (33.Bxg2? hxg2+ 34.Kxg2 Qxd5+-+) 33...Bxe5
(33...Nxf3 34.Nxf3 hxg4 35.Qd1! gxf3 36.Qxf3+-) 34.Rh6+ Kg7 35.Qc6 Bf6 36.Bd4 (36.Rxf6 Qxf6
37.Qxf6+ Kxf6 38.Bd4+ Kg6 39.gxh5+ Kf5 40.Bxg2 hxg2+ 41.Kxg2 Rg8ƒ) 36...Bxd4 37.Qg6+ Kf8
38.Rxh5 Qf6 39.Rxg5 Qxg6 40.Rxg6 Rd2²
31.Nxe5+- Qe8
31...Nh5 32.Ng6+ Kh7 33.Nxf4 Nxf4 34.Qxf4 Qf8 35.Qxh4 Be5 36.Qxh3 Rh2+ 37.Qxh2 Bxh2
38.Kxh2+-
32.Qxf4 Nh5 33.Rxh6+ Kg8 34.Rxh5 Qxh5 35.Ng4 Qg6 36.Qf5 Qxf5 37.exf5 Rc8 38.Bxa6 Rc3 39.d6
Rc2 40.Rd1 1-0

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CLASSIFICATION

I – Combinations with mating attack

II – Combinations to reach the draw
III – Other combinations

1. Edouard, Romain (2650) - Moussard, Jules (2595)

France (ch), 2019
Ic

1...? –+

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1...Kf8?
1...Rf1+! 2.Rxf1 (2.Nxf1 Qe1#) 2...Nxf1 3.Rxh4 Nxe3 4.Rxb4 Nxd5-+
2.Qxa7?
2.Re1±
2...Bh5??
2...Rf1+! 3.Rxf1 (3.Nxf1 Qe1#) 3...Rxf1+ 4.Rxf1+ Nxf1-+

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3.Nf3! Qf4+
3...Nxf3 4.Rxh4+-
4.Kb1 Rxc2 5.Kxc2 Qe4+ 6.Kc1 Rxd5 7.e7+! Kg7 8.Re1 Qf5 9.e8=N+?
9.Rxh2! Rc5+ 10.Qxc5 Qxc5+ 11.Kb1+-
9...Bxe8! 10.Qxc7+ Bf7 11.Rxh2 Rc5+ 12.Qxc5! Qxc5+ 13.Kb1
13.Kd2! Qd5+ 14.Ke3=
13...Qc4ƒ

2. Tadic, Katarina (2020) - Tomin, Ksenija (2041)

Srbija, 2019
Id

1.? +–

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1.Bf4??
1.e5! Bxe5 (1...Qb1+ 2.Kg2 dxe5 3.d6+ Rf7 4.Bc8+- (4.Ne7+? Bxe7 5.dxe7 Qb7+ 6.Kg1 Qxe7∞))
2.Be6+! Nxe6 (2...Rf7 3.Nd8+-; 2...Kh8 3.Bxf8 Qb1+ 4.Kg2 c2 5.Bh6+-) 3.dxe6 Qxc6 (3...Kh8 4.e7
Rxe7 5.Nxe7 Qxe7 6.Qc8++-; 3...Rxc6 4.e7+!+-) 4.e7+!+-; 1.Be6+ Nxe6 2.dxe6 Kh8 3.e7 Rxe7 4.Nxe7
Qxe7 5.Qc8+ Qd8 6.Qc6±
1...Qb1+ 2.Kh2 c2-+

3. Ivanisevic, Ivan (2618) - Pap, Misa (2454)

Srbija, 2019

799
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1.? +–

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1.g6! Nxb3 2.Qe3

2.Bxd8 Nxd2 3.Be7+ Kg8 4.gxf7+ Kxf7 5.Ng5+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Kh8 7.Rxd2 Re8 8.Bd8!+-
2...Bf6 3.g7+! Kg8 4.Qh6! Bxg7 5.Qh7+ Kf8 6.Bxd8 Rxd8 7.Rg2 Bf6 8.Rg8+ 1-0

4. Mohite, Ranveer (2229) - Maatman, Nick (2407)

Dieren, 2019
Ig

800
1.? +–

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1.Rf3?
1.Nxe6! Kxe6 2.Rxf5! Rg8 (2...Nxf5 3.Qg6+ Kd7 4.Qxf5+ Ke8 5.Rf1 Rf7 6.Qe6+ Kf8 7.Qxh6+
(7.Rxf7+ Qxf7 8.Qxc8++-) 7...Kg8 8.Bf6 Rxf6 9.Rxf6+-) 3.Rdf1! Kd7 4.Rf8 Rxf8 5.Rxf8 Nd8 6.Qe8+
Kc8 7.e6! Nc6 8.Bg3! Qxg3 (8...Qe7 9.Qxc6++-) 9.Qxc6+ Qc7 10.Qa8+ Qb8 11.Rxd8++-
1...Rg8„

5. Predke, Alexandr (2632) - Timofeev, Artyom (2608)

Russia, 2019
Ig

1.? +–

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1.Bxh7+! Kxh7 2.Ng5+ Kg6 3.Rh4!

3.Qg4 f5 4.Qg3 f4 5.Qg4 e5 6.Ne6+ Kf7 7.Bxf8 g6!
3...e5
3...f5 4.Qh5+ Kf6 5.Nh7#; 3...Rh8 4.Nh7! Rxh7 5.Qg4+ Kf6 6.Qf3+ Kg6 7.Rg4+ Kh6 8.Qh3#
4.Nh7 [… Qh5 #] 1-0

6. Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2507) - Potapova, Margarita (2335)

Russia (ch), 2019

801
 Ig

1.? +–

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1.Nb5! axb5 2.axb5 Be8 3.Ra8+ Kd7 4.b6 Qc6 5.Ra7 Rb8 6.Bd4?
6.Na5! Qxe4 7.Nxb7! Rxb7 (7...Kc8 8.Ba6+-) 8.Bb5+ Kc8 9.Ra8+ Rb8 10.Ba6+ Kd7 11.Rxb8+-
6...Qxe4µ

7. Gunduz, Umut Erdem (2261) - Esipenko, Andrey (2621)

Turkiye, 2019
Ih

802
1...? –+

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1...Rh1+?
1...Rh2! 2.Qc2 (2.Kxh2 Qxf2+-+) 2...Rc8 3.Qa2 Rg2+! 4.Bxg2 Rc1+ 5.Bf1 Rxf1+ 6.Kxf1 Qc1#
2.Kxh1 Qxf2 3.Qc4 Kg6?
3...Qe1 4.Bb2 Bf5→
4.Bd3+??
4.a7! Qe1 (4...Qxa7 5.Bd3+ Kf7 6.Qf4++-) 5.Qa6+ Kh7 6.Qd3+! (6.Bb8? Rh8-+) 6...Kh6 7.Bc3 Qf2
8.Qa6+ Kh5 9.Bg7 Be6 10.Qd3 Kg5 11.a8=Q Rxa8 12.dxe6+-
4...Kh5-+

8. Tadic, Branko (2483) - Muratovic, Efim (2384)

Bosna i Hercegovina, 2019
III f

1.? +–

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1.Rxf7+!
1.Rxf7+ Kxf7 2.Ne5++-
1-0

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 9. Fressinet, Laurent (2625) - Lagarde, Maxime (2626)
France (ch-m/3_blitz), 2019
III j

1...? –+

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1...Rfd7?
1...Nxf3+! 2.gxf3 Rxd3 3.Rxd3 Qg6+-+
2.Qe2∞

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 1. So, Wesley (2754) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2754)
Zagreb, 2019
§ 3/b1

1.? +–

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1.a3!
1.g4 fxg4 2.Kxg4 Kf7 3.Kg5 Kg7
1...a6
1...Kf7 2.Kg5 Kg7 3.h5 gxh5 4.Kxf5+-; 1...a5 2.a4! Kf7 3.Kg5 Kg7 4.h5+-
2.b4!+- c4 3.a4 Ke6 4.Ke3 Kd5 5.Kd2! Kd4 6.Kc2 c3 7.b5
7.b5 axb5 8.axb5 Kc5 9.Kxc3 Kxb5 10.Kd4
1-0

2. Dubov, Daniil (2700) - McShane, Luke (2688)

Netanya, 2019
§ 3/c3

807
1...? =

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1...g4!
1...Ke6? 2.f4! h4 (2...g4 3.hxg4 hxg4 (3...fxg4 4.Ke4 Kf6 5.f5 Kg5 6.b5 cxb5 7.axb5 h4 8.gxh4+ Kxh4
9.f6+-) 4.Kc5 Kd7 5.b5+-) 3.gxh4 gxh4 4.Kc5 Kd7 5.b5 cxb5 6.Kxb5 Kd6 7.Ka6 Kc5 8.Kxa7 Kb4
9.Kb6 Kxa4 10.Kc5+-
2.h4
2.hxg4 hxg4 3.a5 a6 4.Kc4 Kd7 5.Kc5 Kc7=
2...Ke6 3.Kc5 Kd7 4.a5 Kc7!= 5.b5 cxb5 6.Kxb5 Kb7! 7.Kc5 Ka6 8.Kb4 Kb7 9.Kb5 Kc7 10.Kc5
Kb7 11.Kb5 Kc7 1/2-1/2

3. Gupta, Abhijeet (2606) - Karthikeyan, Murali (2593)

Xingtai, 2019
NB 0/h

808
1.? +–

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1.Ne8! d5+ 2.Kb3! Kxg5 3.Nc7! Kf4 4.Ne6+

4.Nxd5+? Ke5 5.Nb6 Kd4 6.Nc4 Kd3=
4...Ke3 5.Nxc5 d4 6.Kxb4 d3 7.Na4!+- Kd2
7...d2 8.Nc3 Kd3 9.Kb3 Kd4 10.Nd1 Kd3 11.Kxa3+-
8.Kxa3 1-0

4. Motylev, Alexander (2654) - Frolyanov, Dmitry (2538)

Russia, 2019
NB 2/f

809
1...? =

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1...f5!
1...Ke5?! 2.Ne4 Nf5 3.Ke2 h5 4.Kd2±
2.g4 h6
2...Ke5 3.gxf5 Nxf5 4.Ne4 h6 5.Nc5 Nd6 6.Ke3 Kd5 7.Ne4 Nf5+=
3.Ne2 Nb3
3...Nxe2? 4.gxf5+ Kxf5 5.Kxe2 Ke5 6.Ke3 a5 7.h4! gxh4 (7...Kd5 8.h5 a4 9.d4 Kc6 10.Ke4 Kxb6
11.Kf5+-) 8.Kf2+-
4.gxf5+ Kxf5 5.Ke3 Nc5!= 6.Ng3+ Ke6 7.Ne4 Na4 8.Kd4 Nxb6 9.Nc5+ Kf5 10.Nxb7 Kf4 11.Nd6
Kxf3 12.Nf7
12.Nf7 Kg2 13.Nxh6 Kxh2
1/2-1/2

5. Carlsen, Magnus (2875) - Anand, Viswanathan (2767)

Zagreb, 2019
NB 2/i

810
1...? =

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1...Nd7! 2.Kxh5 Kf3 3.Kg5 Ke4 4.Nc7 a5 5.Nb5 Kd3 6.Kg6 a4 7.Kf7 Ne5+ 8.Kf6 Nf3
8...Nd7+ 9.Ke6 Nf8+ 10.Kf7 Nd7=
9.Ke7
9.Kg7 Kc4 10.Nd6+ Kc3 11.f6 Ne5=
9...Kc2 10.f6 Ng5= 11.Nd4+ Kb2 12.Ne6 Nh7 13.f7 Kxa2 14.Ng5 a3 15.Nxh7 Kb1 16.f8=Q a2
17.Qf5+ Kb2 18.Qe5+ Kb1 19.Qe4+ Kb2 20.Qe2+ Kb1 21.Nf6 a1=Q 22.Nd5 Qg7+ 23.Kd6 Qf8+
24.Ke5 Qe8+ 25.Kd4 Qxe2 26.Nc3+ Ka1 27.Nxe2 1/2-1/2

6. Moskalenko, Viktor (2500) - Munoz Pantoja, Miguel (2511)

Barbera del Valles, 2019
R 5/e

811
1.? =

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1.Rh5! Ra2
1...Kg3 2.Rg5+ Kh3 3.Rxf5=
2.Kf1 Kg3 3.Rg5+ Kxf3 4.Rxf5+ Kg3 5.Rg5+
5.Kg1 Ra1+ 6.Rf1=
5...Kh2 6.Rg4 h3 7.Rg8 Rg2 8.Rf8 Rg1+ 9.Kf2 Rg7 10.Rf3 Rg4 11.Kf1 Rg2 12.Ra3 Rb2 13.Rf3 Rb5
14.Kf2 Rb1 15.Ra3 Rb2+ 16.Kf1 Rg2 17.Rb3 Rg3 18.Rxg3 Kxg3 19.Kg1 1/2-1/2

7. Moiseenko, Alexander (2642) - Flom, Gabriel (2480)

Netanya (open), 2019
R 6/d

812
1...? =

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1...Rh4!= 2.f4
2.Rxc2 Rxa4 3.Re2 Kf5 4.Re6 Ra6=
2...c1=Q 3.Rxc1 Rxf4 4.Rc4
4.a5 Ra4=; 4.Ra1 Ke5 5.a5 Kxd5 6.a6 Rf8=
4...Rf3+ 5.Kd4 Rb3
5...Ra3? 6.Rb4 Ke7 7.Kc4+-
6.Ke4 Kg5 7.Rc6 Rb4+ 8.Kd3 Kf5 9.Rc4 Rb3+ 10.Rc3 Rb4 11.Rc4 Rb3+ 12.Kd4 Kf4 13.Rc8 Rb4+
14.Rc4 Rb3 15.Rc6 Rb4+ 16.Kc3 Rxa4 17.Rxd6 Ke5 18.Rd8 Rh4 19.d6 Ke6 20.d7 Ke7 21.Ra8 Kxd7
1/2-1/2

8. Djukic, Nikola (2547) - Arsovic, Goran (2374)

Bosna i Hercegovina, 2019
R 7/h

813
1...? =

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1...g4!
1...f5 2.a6 Ra7 3.Ra3±
2.Rb5+ Ke6 3.fxg4 hxg4 4.a6 f5 5.Ra5 Ra7 6.Kc4 Kd6
6...f4 7.gxf4 exf4 8.Kb5 g3 9.hxg3 fxg3 10.Kb6 Rd7! 11.a7 Rd6+ 12.Kc7 Rd7+ 13.Kc8 Rxa7 14.Rxa7
Kf5=
7.Kb5 Kc7!= 8.Ra2 Kb8 9.Kc6 f4 10.Kd6 Rf7 11.Kxe5 fxg3
11...f3 12.Ra1 f2 13.Rf1 Ka7 14.Ke4 Rf3
12.hxg3 Rf3 1/2-1/2

9. Chigaev, Maksim (2640) - Rozum, Ivan (2572)

Russia, 2019
R 9/h

814
1.? =

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1.Rb1!
1.Rd1?! Rb3 2.Rd2 g5! 3.hxg5 Kg6µ
1...Ra2 2.Nxb6 Nxe5= 3.Rb4 Re2 4.Rb3 Rd2 5.Kf1 f5
5...Nf3 6.Nc4 Nh2+ 7.Kg1 Nf3+
6.Na4 Nf3 7.Rb2 Nh2+ 8.Ke1 Nf3+ 9.Kf1 1/2-1/2

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 Galiana Fernandez, Adrian (2302) - Gines Esteo, Pedro Antonio (2404)
Espana (ch), 2019
§ 3/b1

1.f3? White badly misplays this pawn endgame. Instead, he should have proceeded with
1.Ka6! Kc6 2.Kxa7 Kxc5 3.Kb7 Kd4 4.Kc7 e4 5.Kd6 e3 6.fxe3+ Kxe3 7.Ke6 Kf4 8.Kxf6 Kxg4
9.Ke5=
1...Kb7?
1...a6+ 2.Kb4 Kc6-+
2.c6+!= Kc7 3.Ka6? Yet another chance for survival is missed. Now, Black easily wins.
3.Kc5! a6 4.h5 a5 5.Kb5=
3...Kxc6-+ 4.Kxa7 Kd5 5.Kb6 e4 6.fxe4+ Kxe4 7.Kc5 Kf4 0-1

Giri, Anish (2779) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2775)

Paris (blitz), 2019
§ 3/c3

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1...b4? Even though it is a blitz game, it should be highly instructive to see how the elite players exchange
blow and errors in a "simple" pawn endgame. When the tension is high and time scramble severe anything
can happen.
1...g5 2.g3 a5 3.h4 h6! 4.a3 Kd5 5.a4 bxa4 6.bxa4 Kc4-+
2.h4!= Kd5 3.g3! h6 4.Kd3 g5 5.hxg5? The crucial mistake. Now, Black is winning.
5.Ke3! f4+ 6.gxf4 gxf4+ 7.Kxf4 Kxd4 8.Kg4=
5...hxg5-+ 6.Ke3 a5 7.Kd3 f4 8.g4 f3 9.Ke3 f2 10.Kxf2 Kxd4 0-1

Nayhebaver, Martin (2469) - Secheres, Adrian Simion (2394)

Satu Mare, 2019
§ 3/d2

In this multi-pawn ending Black went for the wrong pawn break and was punished very quickly. Once

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again, it was much wiser to wait and improve the king.
1...g5?
1...Kf7=
2.hxg5+- fxg5 3.Kf2! g4 4.Kg3 gxf3 5.Kxf3! Kf6 6.Kg4 1-0

Mustaps, Matiss (2381) - Jumabayev, Rinat (2633)

Riga (rapid), 2019
§ 5/c4

1.h4? White advances his pawn way too soon. He should have improved the king instead.
1.Kg1! f6 2.Kf2 h4 3.g3 hxg3+ 4.Kxg3=
1...f4-+ 2.Kg1 Kg7 3.Kf2 Kf6 4.Ke2 Ke5 5.Kd3 Kd5 6.Ke2 Ke4 7.Kf2 Kf5 8.Kf3 f6 9.Ke2 Kg4
10.Kf2 Kxh4 11.Kf3 Kg5 12.Ke4 0-1

Gelfand, Boris (2686) - Bareev, Evgeny (2643)

Amsterdam (blitz), 2019
§ 6/c2

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1...Kf5? Even the highly experienced players can go wrong. Here, Bareev misses the opportunity to
clinch a draw.
1...Kd5! 2.Kf3 f5 3.Ke3 h6 4.Kf3 Kc6 5.Ke2 Kc5=
2.h3+- h5 3.Kf3 h4 4.Ke3 Ke6 5.Ke4 Kf6 6.Kd4 Kf5 7.Kxc4 Kxf4 8.b4 Ke3 9.b5 f5 10.b6 f4 11.b7
f3 12.b8=Q 1-0

Khanin, Semen (2529) - Paravyan, David (2605)

Russia, 2019
NB 3/g1

White had a chance to save this endgame, but he chose the wrong bishop move.
1.Ba4?
1.Bc2! Kd2 2.Ba4 Ke3 3.Kb5= and Back cannot achieve any progress.

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Zou, Chen (2415) - Chu, Wei Chao (2374)

China, 2019
R 6/f

A very instructive rook endgame which was badly misplayed by White.

1.Re2?
The active resistence would be reached after 1.Rb4! Ke6 (1...Kc5 2.Re4 Kb6 3.Re3=) 2.Rb3= (2.a4 bxa4
3.Rxa4=)
1...Rd4
1...Rd3-+ ʘ
2.Rxd2
2.Re3 e4 3.Rb3 Kc5 4.Rc3+ Kb6 5.Rc8 Rd3 6.Ra8 Kc5 7.Ra6 Kc4 8.Rc6+ Kb3 9.Rc5 Ka4 10.Rxh5
Rxa3-+
2...Kd5 3.Ke2 Rxd2+ 4.Kxd2 Kc4 5.Ke3 e4 6.Kxe4 Kb3 7.f4 gxf3 8.Kxf3 Kxa3 9.h4 b4 10.g4 hxg4+
11.Kxg4 b3 0-1

Goluch, Piotr (2360) - Baidetsky, Valentin (2406)

Odessa, 2019
R 6/j

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Black had an easy win in hands, but he commited a really grave error!
1...Kf7?
1...Ra1 leads to a relatively easy win.
2.Rxf6+ It is always nice to see stalemate ideas. 1/2-1/2

Harsha, Bharathakoti (2486) - Frolyanov, Dmitry (2542)

Riga (rapid), 2019
Q 3/c

The game should end in a simple draw since the pawn is on its start position.
1...Qd2+?
A bit stronger was 1...Qg4+ 2.Ke7 Qe4+ 3.Kf6 Qf4+=

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2.Ke8 Qb2 3.Qe7+ Kc6 4.Qe6+ Kc5 5.Qf5++- Kd6 6.Qd7+ Kc5 7.Qe7+?
7.Qf5++-
7...Kd5= 8.Qd7+ Kc5?
8...Ke4! 9.Qg4+ Kd5!=
9.Qe7+?
9.Qf5+!+-
9...Kd5= 10.Qf7+ Kc5?!
10...Ke4!=
11.Ke7 Qe2+? The final mistake.
After 11...Qe5+= the position is still drawn.
12.Kf8+- Qb2 13.f4 Kd6 14.Qe7+ Kd5 15.Kf7 Qh8 16.Qe6+ 1-0

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THE THREE MUSKETEERS

The Review of the seventh World Championship in Composing for

Individuals 2016-2018

Oleg Wiktorowitsch Pervakov, Russia, b.1960; Martin Minski, Germany, b.1969; Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen, Denmark,
b.1975

The seventh World Championship in Composing for Individuals (2016-2018) is completed. Dimitry
TUREVSKY, the Tournament director, announced the winners in all the categories. 266 composers from
42 different countries competed in 8 sections and submitted a total of 2831 compositions. With the
exception of section count, these numbers are the WCCI new all-time high. 611 compositions by 151
author automatically qualify for the inclusion into the FIDE Album.
The WINNERS in all 8 sections are:
A – Twomovers: Vasyl DYACHUK (UA), Marjan KOVAČEVIĆ (RS), Valery SHANSHIN (RU)
B – Threemovers: Aleksandr FEOKTISTOV (RU), Aleksandr KUZOVKOV (RU), Valery SHAVYRIN
(RU)
C – Moremovers: Mikhail MARANDYUK (UA), Aleksandr KUZOVKOV (RU), Fedor DAVIDENKO
(RU)
D – Endgame studies: Oleg PERVAKOV (RU), Martin MINSKI (DE), Steffen Slumstrup NIELSEN
(DK)
E – Helpmates: Vasyl KRYZHANIVSKYI (UA), Aleksandr SEMENENKO (UA), Fadil
ABDURAHMANOVIČ (BA)
F – Selfmates: Andrey SELIVANOV (RU), Zoran GAVRILOVSKI (MK), Aleksandr KUZOVKOV

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 (RU)
G – Fairies: Vlaicu CRIŞAN (RO), Petko PETKOV (BG), Lev GROLMAN (RU) / Borislav
GAĐANSKI (RS)
H – Retros: Silvio BAIER (DE), Dmitrij BAIBIKOV (IL), Nicolas DUPONT (FR)
The composers were allowed to enter the competition with the maximum of 6 of their best works, while 4
of those with the highest marks counted for the World Championship. The arbiters were not allowed to
give marks for their own studies and problems. In the final standings both the highest and lowest marks
were eliminated and only the three were counted for the Championship Standings. In the Studies section
(D) there were 40 participants.
The final standings:
1. Oleg PERVAKOV 42.5 (RU), 2. Martin MINSKI 41.25 (DE), 3. Steffen Slumstrup NIELSEN 40.5
(DK), 4. Sergiy DIDUKH 40 (UA), 5. Arpad RUSZ 37.5 (RO), 6. Vladislav TARASIUK 36.5 (UA), 7.
Richard BECKER 34.5 (US), 8. Pavel ARESTOV 34.5 (RU), 9. Yuri BAZLOV 34 (RU), 10. Geir Sune
Tallaksen ØSTMOE 33.5 (NO), 11. Alexey SOCHNEV 33.5 (RU), 12. Amatzia AVNI 31.5 (IL), 13.
Andrzej JASIK 31 (PL), 14. Aleksandr STAVRIETSKIY 30.5 (RU), 15. Evgeny KOPYLOV 30 (RU),
16. Branislav ĐURAŠEVIĆ 30 (RS), 17. Peter KRUG 29.5 (AT), 18. Yochanan AFEK 29.5 (IL), 19.
Grigory POPOV 28 (RU), 20. Luis Miguel GONZÁLEZ 28 (ES), 21. Darko HLEBEC 28 (RS), 22.
Mirko MILJANIĆ 28 (RS), 23. Daniel KEITH 27 (FR), 24. Valery KALASHNIKOV 25.5 (RU), 25.
Aleksey GASPARYAN 25 (AM), 26. Vladimir NEISTADT 24 (RU), 27. Alexey POPOV 23.5 (RU),
28. Vladimir SAMILO 23 (UA), 29. Sergey BORODAVKIN 22.5 (UA), 30. Mikhail
KHRAMTSEVICH 22 (BY), 31. Ilham ALIEV 22 (AZ), 32. Alexey OGANESJAN 22 (RU), 33. Igor
YARMONOV 21.5 (UA), 34. Leonid TOPKO 21 (UA), 35. Alain VILLENEUVE 20.5 (FR), 36.
Borislav ILINČIĆ 20.5 (RS), 37. Anatoly SKRIPNIK 19 (RU), 38. Daniele GATTI 17 (IT), 39. Boško
MILOŠESKI 11 (MK), 40. Viktor SYZONENKO 9 (UA)
The arbiters in this section were: 1. Harold VAN DER HEIJDEN (NL), 2. Peter GYARMATI (HU) 3.
Martin MINSKI (DE) 4. Steffen Slumstrup NIELSEN (DK) 5. Arpad RUSZ (RO)
In this article we will examine three studies by each of the podium finishers. Also, we should mention that
Sergiy DIDUKH from the Ukraine managed to clinch the 4th place with only 0.5 pts less than Steffen
Slumstrup NIELSEN who finished 3rd.
Almost all of the studies are highly complex with deep and sophisticated ideas. The assistance of powerful
computers is essential in the creation of these studies, but their beauty is immense. In this article each of
the studies in accompanied by the author’s commentary which should add to reader’s pleasure.
Study No.4 by Martin MINSKI won the 10th World Chess Composition Tournament 2016-2017 for teams
with the following task: A logical study with the foresight theme. In a win or a draw study, there is at least
one logical try. In this try a critical position B occurs that is very similar to a critical position A in the
solution, except for a small difference.

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1.Rd2!
Simple draw after 1.Rxd3+? Rxd3 2.Qxd3+ Qe3+ (2...Kg2= also is possible) 3.Qxe3+ Kxe3 4.axb3 axb3
5.Rc8 Rxe7 6.Rb8 Kf4+ 7.Kf2 Kg5 8.Rxb3 Kxg6=
1...Rxe7+! Attracting the white rook on e7.
1...Qe3+ 2.Kf1+-; 1...Re6+ 2.Kd1+-
2.Rxe7 Qh4+ 3.Kf1!! It is necessary to get rid of pawn h3!
Logical try-1: 3.Kd1? Qxe7 4.g7 (4.axb3 Qe3!=) 4...Qg5! 5.Rxd3+ (5.Kc1 b2+ 6.Kb1 Qg1+ 7.Kxb2
a3+! 8.Kxa3 Ra6+ 9.Kb2 Rb6+=; 5.Re2 bxa2! 6.Rxa2 Qg1+ 7.Qe1 Rg6=) 5...Qe3! 6.Qc6+!? Kf2!
7.Qg2+ Kxg2 8.g8=Q+ Kxh2= and the pawn h3 prevents white to carry out conceived.
3...Qxh3+ 4.Ke1
4.Kg1? Rxg6+ 5.Kh1 Qf1#
4...Qh4+ 5.Kd1 Qxe7 6.g7! It is necessary to win a tempo.
After 6.Rxd3+ Qe3!-+ "the Maltese cross" conducts to a victory of black. The mate waits white after
6.Qc5? Qe2+! 7.Rxe2 dxe2+ 8.Ke1 Rd1#
6...Qg5! 7.Rxd3+ Qe3! 8.Qc6+!! Correct "removal from a cross"!
Logical try-2: 8.Qf6+? Rxf6! 9.Rxe3+ Kxe3 10.g8=Q Rf1#!
8...Kf2!
8...Rxc6 9.Rxe3+ Kxe3 10.g8=Q+-

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9.Qg2+!
9.Rxd6? Qe1#
9...Kxg2 10.g8=Q+ Kh3! Protection of black is based on win white rook d6 after capture black rook.
So, badly 10...Kh1 11.Qa8+ Kg1 12.Rxd6+-
11.Qh8+! And a problem of white - to force black to take also the second pawn "h".
Early 11.Rxd6? Qf3+ 12.Kc1 Qc3+=; 11.Qh7+? Kg4! 12.h3+ Kg3! 13.Rxd6 Qf3+=
11...Kg2!
11...Kg4 12.h3+! Kg3 13.Qe5+!+-
12.Qg7+!
No progress after 12.Qa8+ Kh3!, because 13.Qh1 is not check
12...Kxh2
12...Kh3 13.Rxd6 Qf3+ 14.Kc1! Qf1+ 15.Rd1! Qc4+ and white is not necessary the rook any more:
16.Kb2 Qc2+ 17.Ka3 Qxd1 18.Qg3#!
13.Qh8+! The pawn of h2 is destroyed, and white realize the plan.
But not 13.Qh7+? Qh6= or 13.Rxd6? Qf3+ 14.Kc1 Qf1+! 15.Kb2 Qf2+ 16.Ka3 Qc5+ 17.Kxa4 Qxd6=
13...Kg2
13...Kg3 14.Qe5+!+-; 13...Qh6 14.Qe5+!+-; 13...Kg1 14.Rxd6 Qf3+ 15.Kc1! Qf4+ 16.Rd2+-
14.Qa8+! Kh3
The white king leaves easily from checks after 14...Kg3 15.Rxd6 Qg1+ 16.Kd2 Qf2+ 17.Kd3 Qc2+
18.Kd4 Qd2+ 19.Kc5!+- or 14...Kh2 15.Rxd6 Qg1+ 16.Ke2! Qg4+ 17.Qf3+-
15.Qh1+! with the decisive check and the subsequent capture of the black rook. The newborn white
queen visited three corners of a board.
15.Rxd6? Qg1+ 16.Kd2 Qh2+=

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1.Qf2+!
Try 1.Bf2+? Ka8! 2.Rb6 Qa4+ 3.Kd8 Bxf5 4.Nxf5 Nd4! 5.Bxd4 (5.Nxd4 d1=Q 6.Qxd1 Qxd1 7.Nc6
Rxc6 8.Rxc6 d4-+) 5...d1=Q 6.Qf4 (6.Qg2 Qxd4! 7.Nxd4 Qa5! 8.Ke8 Rc8+ 9.Kd7 Qxb6 10.Kxc8
Qxd4-+) 6...Rc8+! 7.Kxc8 Qe8+ 8.Kc7 Qc2+ 9.Kd6 Qcc8! 10.Kxd5 Qg8+ 11.Ke4 Qc2+ 12.Ke5 Qc7+
13.Ke4 Qg2+ 14.Qf3 Qcc2+ 15.Ke3+ Qxf3+ 16.Kxf3 Qxf5+-+
1...d4!
1...Ka8 2.Rb8+! Kxb8 3.Qb6+=
2.Nc6+!
2.Nxd4? Bd7+! 3.Kxd7 Rxd4+ 4.Ke8 Qxb3 5.Bxd2 Qb5+ 6.Kf7 Qc4+ 7.Kf8 Kb8-+
2...Rxc6
2...Ka8? 3.Rb8#
3.Nxd4 Bd7+! Open counterplay.
3...Bh5+? 4.Ke7 Nxd4 5.Qxd4+ Ka8 6.Qh8++-; 3...Nxd4? 4.Qf7++-
4.Kxd7
4.Ke7? Nxd4 5.Qxd4+ Ka8 6.Qh8+ Bc8-+
4...d1=Q
After 4...d1=R!? White build the new battery: 5.Qf7!=
5.Bd2!! The echo-sacrifice!

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5.Kxc6? Nxd4+ 6.Qxd4+ Qxd4-+, and no stalemate - bishop on the board! 5.Qf7? Qaxb3-+
5...Qaxd2! 6.Kxc6 Qh1+
Main 6...Qh6+ 7.Ne6+ Nd4+ 8.Qxd4+! Qxd4 9.Rb7+ Ka8 10.Rb8+! Kxb8= The 1st mirror ideal
stalemate with pin knight; Main 6...Q1c1+ 7.Nc2+ Nd4+ 8.Qxd4+! Qxd4 9.Rb7+ Ka8 10.Rb8+! Kxb8=
The 2nd mirror ideal stalemate with pin knight
7.Nf3+ Nd4+
7...Qd4 8.Rb7+ Ka8 9.Rb8+! Kxb8 10.Qg3+!=
8.Qxd4+! Qxd4 9.Rb7+ Ka8 10.Rb8+! Kxb8= And the 3rd mirror ideal stalemate with pin knight!

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The Ural Problemist-25, 1-2 prize, 2018

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Pawn overlapping of diagonal a2-g8 arises - 1.d5.

1.c4!!
Logical try 1.d5+? Bxd5 2.Rxd5 h2 3.Kc8 (or 3.Rg6+ e6! 4.Kc8 Ra1 and so on) 3...Ra1! 4.Rg6+ e6!
5.Rd6+ (5.Rxe6+ Kxd5 6.Ra6!? Rxa6 7.d8=Q+ Ke4! 8.Qh4+ Kf3=) 5...Kc5 6.Rg5+ e5 7.Rd5+ (7.Rxe5+
Kxd6 8.Ra5!? Rxa5 9.d8=Q+ Ke6! 10.Qg8+ Ke5 11.Qxg2 Rc5+ 12.Kd7 Rxc2=) 7...Kc4 8.Rg4+ e4
9.Rd4+ Kc3 10.Rg3+ e3! (10...Kb2? 11.Rb4+ Kc1 12.d8=Q Ra8+ 13.Rb8 Rxb8+ 14.Kxb8 g1=Q
15.Qg5++-) 11.Rd3+ Kb2!=, and the black king hid in a shadow of a pawn c2 1.Rg6+? Re6!=; 1.Rdxg2?
hxg2 2.Rxg2 Be6 3.Rg6 Kd5=
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Rook ending after 1...g1=Q 2.Rxg1 Rxg1 3.Rxa2 Rg8+ 4.Kxe7 Kc7 5.c5+- is easy win for white.
2.d5+
The pin of bishop does not lead to success: 2.Rc2? g1=Q 3.Rxg1 Rxg1 4.Rxc4+ Kd5! 5.Rc5+ Kxd4
6.Rc1!? Rxc1 7.Ke8 h2 8.d8=Q+ Ke4! 9.Qxe7+ Kf3=
2...Bxd5
2...Kc5 3.Kc7 h2 4.Rgxg2 h1=Q 5.d8=Q+-
3.Rxd5!
3.Rg6+? Re6-+; 3.Ke8? g1=Q=
3...h2! The best chance.
3...Kxd5 4.Ke8 g1=Q 5.d8=Q+ Ke4 6.Rxg1 Rxg1 7.Qd2 Kf3 8.Qh2!+-; 3...g1=Q 4.Rxg1 Rxg1 5.Rd2
Rg2 6.Rd1!+-
4.Kc8!
Early 4.Rg6+? Kxd5! 5.Ke8 g1=Q 6.d8=Q+ Ke5-+
4...Ra1!
Hopelessly 4...g1=Q 5.d8=Q Qxg8 6.Qxg8 h1=Q 7.Rf5 e5 8.Qc4++-
5.Rg6+ e6! 6.Rd6+!
6.Rxe6+? Kxd5 7.Ra6 Rxa6 8.d8=Q+ Ke4=
6...Kc5 7.Rg5+ e5 8.Rd5+
It is not possible to mate the black king after 8.Rxg2? Ra8+! 9.Kc7 h1=Q 10.Rc2+ Kb4 11.Rb6+ Ka3=
8...Kc4
8...Kc6 9.Rg6+ Kxd5 10.d8=Q+ Ke4 11.Qh4++-; 8...Kxd5 9.d8=Q+ Ke4 10.Qd6+-
9.Rg4+ e4 10.Rd4+
10.Rxg2? h1=Q 11.Rc2+ Kb3!=
10...Kc3
10...Kc5 11.Rg5+ Kxd4 12.d8=Q+ Ke3 13.Qb6++-
11.Rg3+ e3 12.Rd3+! For the 4th time repeating a step of the systematic movement. 12...Kc4! Alas, not
to hide any more - a white pawn c2 is not on a board!
12...Kc2 13.Rxg2++-
13.Rg4+ Kxd3 14.d8=Q+ Ke2 15.Rxg2+ Kf1 16.Qd5!
16.Qf6+? Kxg2 17.Qb2+ e2=; 16.Rxh2? Ra8+=
16...h1=Q 17.Qf3+ Logical dumping of a white pawn precedes the systematic movement of four pieces.

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"Interesting variations." (FIN)

"Splendid. Multiple thematic tries, with the play in each differentiated from the others by clever tactics;
multiple echoes too. This is a fine study in any context, but in this particular theme tournament it is
outstanding, displaying the theme to maximum advantage. Rook studies tend to have difficult, if not
obscure, supporting variations that are not to everyone’s taste. However, one cannot but be impressed by
the variety of play following the three moves of the black h6 in reply to 1.Re6+." (GBR)
"The basic known matrix has been elaborated with multiple ’thematic’ tries. The important and interesting
one shows knight annihilation by white to open a line for his rook." (ISR)
"In total 6 positions A/B with minor differences. White has two main defences against the promotion of
the h-pawn: either by playing Rb8 threatening Rh8+, which only works if the BK is on the h-file (A5/B5),
but not too close to the 8th line (A1/B1) and if there is no WS on b5 (A3/B3). The other defence is
playing Rg1+ followed by a knight fork. This only works if BK is at g5 (A2/B2 and A4/B4). As a bonus
there are positions A6/B6 where White only draws the rook ending if the BK now is as far of fas possible.
All this is accomplished by subtle checks (1.Re6+, 1...Kh7 2.Re7+), and a surprising sacrifice 3.Na7!) in
the 1...Kh5 main line, which turns out to be the thematic try in the 1...Kg5 main line. It takes some time
to comprehend the study, but all lines are crystal clear. A thematic masterpiece." (NED).
1.Re6+!
Thematic try: 1.Rxe2? Ra8+ (or 1...a2 2.Rxa2 Ra8+) 2.Na7 (2.Kb3 a2 3.Rxa2 Rxa2 4.Kxa2 h2 5.Rb1 Ng1
6.Nd4 h1=Q-+ position B2) 2...Rxa7+ 3.Kb3 a2 4.Rxa2 Rxa2 5.Kxa2 h2 6.Rb1 Ng1 position B1 7.Rb8

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Kg7 (7...Kh7) 8.Rb7+ Kg6 9.Rb6+ Kg5 10.Rb5+ Kg4 11.Rb4+ Kg3 12.Rb3+ Kf2 13.Rb2+ Ne2 14.Rb1
Nc3+-+
1...Kh5
Main 1...Kg5 2.Rxe2 Ra8+ 3.Kb3! (Thematic try: 3.Na7? Rxa7+ 4.Kb3 a2 5.Rxa2 Rxa2 6.Kxa2 h2 7.Rb1
Ng1-+ position B5) 3...a2 4.Rxa2 Rxa2 5.Kxa2 (5.Nd4? Rf2!-+) 5...h2 6.Rb1 Ng1 7.Nd4! h1=Q position
A2/A4 8.Rxg1+! Qxg1 9.Nf3+=; Main 1...Kh7 2.Re7+! (Thematic try: 2.Rxe2? Ra8+ (2...a2) 3.Kb3 a2
4.Rxa2 Rxa2 5.Nd4 Rf2! 6.Nxf3 Rxf3+ 7.Kc2 position B6 7...Kg6-+ (7...Kh6)) 2...Kh8 3.Rxe2 Ra8+
4.Kb3 a2 5.Rxa2 Rxa2 6.Nd4! Rf2 (6...h2 7.Nxf3 h1=Q 8.Rh4+ Qxh4 9.Nxh4=) 7.Nxf3 Rxf3+ 8.Kc2!=
position A6.
2.Rxe2 Ra8+ 3.Na7!!
Thematic try: 3.Kb3? a2 4.Rxa2 Rxa2 5.Kxa2 h2 6.Rb1 Ng1 position B3 7.Nd4 h1=Q-+ position B4.
3...Rxa7+ 4.Kb3 a2 5.Rxa2 Rxa2 6.Kxa2 h2 7.Rb1!
7.Rb8? Kg4! 8.Rh8 Nh4-+
7...Ng1 A1/A3/A5 8.Rb8! Kg4
8...Kg6 9.Rh8=
9.Rg8+
9.Rh8? Nh3-+

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Judge Sergiy Didukh: "Spectacular fight of heavy-weight boxers. White blocks Black’s starting attack by
sacrificing his bishop, then he repels the second wave of attack by a beautiful combination containing Q-
sacrifice and knocking-out promotion to knight. Boxers must be very smart to fight like that!"
1.g7!
1.Be2+? Kh6 2.Rh3+ (2.Kxe5 hxg6 3.Qf3 Qg1 4.Qf8+ Kh7 5.Qf7+ Kh6 6.Qf4+ Qg5+ 7.Qxg5+
Kxg5=) 2...Rxh3 3.Qxh3+ Kg7 4.Qxh7+ Kf6 5.Qh8+ Kxg6 6.Qh5+ Kg7 7.Qxe5+ Kh6=; 1.gxh7?
Qh4+ 2.Kxe5 Qe7+ 3.Kd5 Qd8+ 4.Kc5 Qf8+ 5.Kb5 Qb8+ 6.Kc5 Qf8+ 7.Kd4 Rh4+ 8.Kc3 Qxa3+=;
1.Rh3+? Rxh3 2.Qxh3+ Kxg6=
1...Rh4+
1...Qh4+ 2.Kxe5=
2.Kd5 Qd1+!
2...Ng6 3.Qe2+ Qxe2 4.Bxe2+ Kh6 5.Ra7+-
3.Bd3!
3.Kxe5? Qd4+ 4.Ke6 Re4+ 5.Qxe4 Qxe4+
3...Nxd3 battery 4.Ra5! counter battery
4.g8=Q? Ne5+ 5.Kxe5 Qd4+ 6.Ke6 Re4+ 7.Qxe4 Qxe4+=
4...Ne5+! switchback
4...Nf4+ 5.Kc6++-
5.Kxe5 Qe1+ switchback 6.Qe2+!!
6.Kf6+? Qxa5 7.Qf3+ Rg4 8.g8=Q Qa1+ 9.Ke7 Qa7+=
6...Qxe2+ 7.Kf6+ Kh6
7...Kg4 8.g8=Q++-
8.g8=N#!

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Judge David Gurgenidze: "German chess composer has once again crafted immaculate study with
masterful design."
1.Qh5!
1.Bh2? Qe3+; 1.Bf4? Qxf4-+
1...Qxh5 2.h8=Q Bh7!
2...Qg4 3.Qh2+ Bg2+ 4.Qf4 Qd7+ 5.Bd6 exd6 6.Qe3+=
3.Bf4 Kf2!
3...Kf3/Kd1 4.Qe5=
4.Qf8! battery
4.Qe5? Qd1+ 5.Bd2 Qxd2# mate with self-block on e5; 4.Qf6?? exf6-+ no stalemate.
4...Qg4 5.Qf6!!
5.Ke5? Qe2+ 6.Be3+ Kxe3-+
5...Kf1!
5...Bb1 6.Qg5 Qd1+ 7.Bd2=
6.Qf8!
Logical try 6.Qf7? Bg6! 7.Qf8 Kf2! 8.Qf6! Qd1+! 9.Bd2+ Ke2! 10.Qxe7+ (10.Qxg6 Qxd2+ 11.Ke5
Qe3+ 12.Qe4 Qxe4+ 13.Kxe4 Kd2 14.Kd4 Kc2-+) 10...Kxd2-+ position X with bBg6.
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6...Bb1 7.Ke5 Qe2+ 8.Be3+=; 6...Kg2 7.Qh6! Qd7+ 8.Bd6! e5+! 9.Ke3!=
7.Qf6!
7.Qh6? Qd7+ 8.Bd6 e5+! 9.Kxe5 Qf5+ 10.Kd4 Qe4#
7...exf6 first ideal pin stalemate
Main 7...Qd7+ 8.Bd6+ exf6 second ideal pin stalemate; Main 7...Qd1+ 8.Bd2+ exf6 third ideal pin
stalemate (8...Ke2 9.Qxe7+ Kxd2 position X with bBh7 10.Qxh7 Qg1+ 11.Ke5 Qxc5+ 12.Ke6=)

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White is on the defensive, his biggest worry being the pawn on e2. It is not yet time for active
counterplay.
1.Qb5!
1.Qc4? loses after 1...Bh7 or 1...Qe8. That square is needed for the bishop.
1...Qe8! White is not given time for 2.Bc4
1...Bh7 2.Bc4=; 1...Qa7 2.Bc4=
2.Qd3 Necessary retreat, the first of many.
2.Qxe8? e1=Q+ 3.Kc2 Qd2+-+
2...Qxe4! There is no rest for White.

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3.Qxe4 Bh7 The point. White must retreat, keeping an eye on the pawn. 4.Qd3
4.Qxh7? e1=Q+ 5.Kc2 Qd2+ we know already.
4...Kf2 Unpinning the pawn. White must take one further step into his cave.
4...Bxd3+ 5.Nxd3+-; 4...Kg1 5.Kc1 e1=Q+ 6.Qd1=
5.Qc2 Ke3 Now the promotion cannot be stopped. Time to go on the offensive for White?
5...Bxc2+?? 6.Nxc2 (6.Kxc2)
6.Ka1! Well, not exactly.
6.Kc1? e1=Q+ 7.Qd1 Qd2+ (7...Qf2)6.Qxh7
6...e1=Q+ 7.Bb1 Luckily for White c2 is still immune. 7...Qd2! 8.Qa2! Perhaps not the active
counterplay White had been hoping for. But the only way to cover b2.
8.Qxd2+ cxd2 leaves no hope 8.Qxh7 Qb2#
8...Qc1 fighting for the c2 square. 9.Nc2+! A check! White gets to give a check! Simultaneously burying
Bb1 and Qa2 even further. 9...Kd2! When White now saves his knight, Black will play c3-c2 and have a
win after the general exchange. And it is not like White has any counterplay, is it? 10.Nd4+ Time to break
out!
10.Qa3? Bxc2-+
10...c2 11.Nb3+ Not too late to go wrong.
After the fancy 11.Qxc2+!? Bxc2 12.Nb3+ Black wins with 12...Kd1 (12...axb3=; 12...Bxb3=) 13.Nxc1
Kxc1 14.Ba2 Kd2 15.Kb2 (15.Bc4 Bd3) 15...Kd3 16.Ka3 Kc3 and White is in zugzwang. 11.Nxc2?
Bxc2 12.Qxc2+ Qxc2 13.Bxc2 Kxc2-+
11...axb3
11...Kc3 12.Nxc1=
12.Qa5+ Kd1 13.Qe1+ Kxe1

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Initially, all action is on the 8th rank. 9 out of the first 10 half moves are made there.
1.Rh8+
1.a8=Q+? Bb8+ 2.Ke8 Rc8# White must free f7 for his king.
1...Kxh8 2.a8=Q+ Bb8+ 3.Ke8 Rc8+
3...e5 4.g7+ Kg8 5.Qb7
4.Kf7 Rf8+
4...Qxa8 5.g7#
5.Kxf8 Qd8+ 6.Kf7
6.Re8? Qf6#
6...Qg8+ 7.Kf6 Be5+
7...Qf8+ 8.Kxe6
8.Kxe5 Qxa8 The Merry-Go-Round comes to a standstill. Time for a breath. White's advanced pawn
gives him chances. 9.g7+ Kg8 10.Kf6 White now has various plans, for instance 11.Rf7 followed by
12.Rf8+ winning. 10...Qf3+
10...g3 11.Be4! Qd8 (11...Qb8) 12.Bg6 g2 (12...Qxe7+ 13.Kxe7 g2 14.Kf6 g1=Q 15.Bf7+ Kh7
16.g8=Q+ Qxg8 17.Bxg8++-) 13.Bf7+ Kh7 14.g8=Q+ Qxg8 15.Bxg8+ Kxg8 16.Rg7+; 10...Qc6
11.Be4! (11.Bb1? Qb5! 12.Be4 Qh5) 11...Qxe4 12.Re8++-
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12.Bb1! 12.Be4 is not possible as Black takes with check. This was the point of 10...Qf3+.
12.Bd3? e5+= White has no check on the a2-g8 diagonal. 13.Kg5; 12.Kh6? Qh1+
12...g3
12...e5+ 13.Kg5 Qa6 14.Bf5 (or 14.Bc2 Qb6 15.Bf5) 14...g3 15.Be6+ Qxe6 16.Rxe6 g2 17.Kf6 g1=Q
18.Re8++-; 12...Qb5 is now ineffective as White controls h5. White wins by for instance 13.Kh6.
13.Rf7! Walking into the pin.
13.Kh6
13...Qe8
13...e5+ 14.Rf6+-
14.Kh6! And abandoning the rook. 14...g2
14...Qxf7 15.Bh7#; 14...Kxf7 15.Bg6+ Kg8 16.Bxe8 g2 17.Bd7 (17.Bg6)
15.Rf6! A precise choice of squares, foreseeing the sacrifices on h7 and g8.
15.Rf3? Qh5+; 15.Rf4? Qh5+; 15.Rf2? Qh5+; 15.Re7? Qh5+; 15.Rd7? Qh5+; 15.Rc7? Qh5+; 15.Rb7?
Qh5+; 15.Ra7? Qh5+
15...Qh5+
15...g1=Q 16.Bh7#
16.Kxh5 g1=Q Finally everything becomes clear. Black is about to give that perpetual... 17.Bh7+! Kxh7
18.g8=Q+ Qxg8
18...Kxg8 19.Rg6+ Qxg6+ 20.Kxg6+-
19.Rh6+ Kg7 20.Rg6+ Kf7 21.Rxg8 Kxg8 22.Kg6 Kf8 23.Kf6
23.e4? e5=
23...Ke8 24.Kxe6
24.e4?? e5=

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At first some precision. White needs to find the right square for the queen, covering Bc1 as well as
creating threats towards the black king.
1.Qa1! Now White is almost winning, but a non standard combination tips the scale in Black's favour.
1.Qc2? Qe1+ 2.Kf4 c6+! 3.Kf5+ Kh7 4.Rg7+ Kxg7 5.Qb2+ Kg8 6.Kg6 Qg3+ 7.Bg5 Be5 8.Qb7 Bc7
9.Qb2 Rd7 10.exd7 Qd6+ 11.Kxh5 Qxd7 12.Qf6 Qf7+ 13.Qg6+ Qxg6+ 14.Kxg6 Bb6!-+ and Black
keeps both his pawns. 1.Qb2? Qe1+ 2.Kf4 Rf8+ 3.Ke5+ e3 4.Bxe3+ (4.Rxe3 Qa5+ 5.Kd4 Ba7+) 4...Kh7
5.Qc2+ Kh8 6.Rh3 c6+ 7.Ke4 Rf4+ 8.Kd3 Qf1+ 9.Kd2 Qg2+ 10.Kd3 Qxh3-+; 1.Qa3? c5 2.Kxe4+
Kh7 3.Qxc5 Qe1+ 4.Re3 Qh1+ 5.Rf3 Qh4+ 6.Rf4 Qe1+ 7.Qe3 Qb4+ 8.Kf3 Bxf4
1...Qe1+ 2.Kf4 Rf8+ 3.Ke5+ e3!
3...Kh7 4.Rg7+ Kxg7 5.Bh6+ Kxh6 6.Qxe1+- This variation shows why 1.Qa1! was better than 1.Qb2?
4.Bxe3+
4.Rxe3? c6+ 5.Ke4 Rf4+ (5...Qh1+) 6.Kd3 Qd1+
4...Rf4!! 5.Qb2!
5.Kxf4? Qxa1 6.e7 Qa4+ and White gets no time for 7.Rg8. 5.Qxe1? c6#; 5.Qa8? Qa5+ (5...Qa1+)
6.Kxf4 Qxa8 7.e7 Qa4+
5...Qc3+ 6.Kxf4 Qxb2 7.e7 Now, compared to 5.Kf4?, Black has no winning check on a4.
7.Kf5+?-+ Kh7
7...Qh8 8.Kf5+
Logical try 8.Ke4+? Kh7 9.Rg7+ Kxg7 (9...Qxg7? 10.e8=Q Qg6+ 11.Qxg6+ Kxg6 12.Bf4!=) 10.Bd4+

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the g5.
8...Kh7 9.Rg7+! Kxg7
9...Qxg7 10.e8=Q=
10.Bd4+ Kf7 11.Bxh8 c5
11...c6 12.Kg5= (or 12.e8=Q+ Kxe8 13.Kg5=)
12.Bf6
12.Kg5? Kxe7 13.Kxh5 Ke6 14.Kg4 (14.Bc3 Be5 (14...Kf5)) 14...Be5-+
12...Bd6
12...Bg3 eg 13.Bg5
13.Ke4! Bxe7 In the end, White is saved by Black having the wrong bishop for the h1 square: 14.Bd4!
cxd4
14...c4 15.Kd5 h4 16.Kxc4 h3 17.Bg1 (17.Be5? Ke6 18.Bh2 Bd6-+) 17...Ke6 (17...Kf6 18.Kd3 Kg5
(18...Bd6)) 18.Kd3=
15.Kxd4 h4 16.Ke3!
16.Ke4? h3 17.Kf3 Bh4-+
16...h3 17.Kf2 h2 18.Kg2=

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THE ANTI-MOSCOW GAMBIT
AS RAZOR-SHARP AS EVER

Dear Informant readers, in this article I will present you some of the latest discoveries in the Semi-Slav
opening, more specifically the notoriously tricky Anti-Moscow Gambit. The variation has been discussed
both in classical tournament practice and in the correspondence games and with some cutting edge
improvements. Even though, it is famous for its complexity the variation can be played with joy with both
colours having in mind certain details and dangerous spots along the way.
Without any further ado, let us go deep into the analysis!

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 aspect.

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 We reached an
extremely sharp position which requires a very careful piece development. White gave away a pawn
trying to speed up his development and construct a promising attack. Curiosly, many logical moves which
seem to be quite natural may lead to total disaster.
9...Bb4 10.Qc2 Bb7 (10...g4? At first glance, a very natural move. However, nothing comes cheap in
chess, so Black should not be so greedy for one pawn. 11.Ne5 Qxd4

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12.O-O! After the castling White is preparing the attack with his rooks along the open files. In actual fact,
White can be even three pawns down, but still would have a full compensation. (12.Nxg4?! Nxg4
13.Bxg4 Qd3=; 12.Rd1?! Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qxe4 14.Qd2 Nd5∞) 12...Qb6 (12...Bxc3? 13.bxc3 Qxe4
14.Qd2 Nd5 15.Bxg4+-) 13.Rad1 Be7 (13...Nbd7 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.e5!±) 14.Bxg4! Nxg4 (14...Nbd7?
15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Ng6 Rg8 (16...Rh7 17.Nxe7 Rxe7 18.e5 Nd5 19.Qg6+ Kd8 (19...Kf8 20.Rfe1+-;
19...Rf7 20.Ne4+-) 20.Bh4+-) 17.Nxe7 Kxe7 (17...Rxg3 18.Nxc8+-) 18.e5+-) 15.Nxg4 h5 16.Be5±)
11.O-O a6 12.Ne5 h5?! Black's severe lag in development and king stuck in the centre were always the
crucial trumps for White in this opening. (The correct reply is 12...Nbd7) 13.h3!² g4 14.h4 Nbd7 15.Rfd1
Nxe5?! (A more solid option is 15...Rc8) 16.Bxe5 Qe7

17.b3! cxb3 18.Qxb3 Ba5 (18...Bxc3? 19.Qxc3 Nxe4 20.Qe3™ f6 (20...Nf6

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21.d5! (21.Qg5? Ne4 22.Qe3™ (22.Qg7 Kd7!-+)) 21...Nxd5 22.Rxd5 exd5 23.Bxh8 Qxe3 24.fxe3+-)
21.Qxe4 fxe5 22.dxe5 O-O 23.Qg6+ Qg7 24.Qxe6+ Qf7 25.Qxf7+ Rxf7 26.Rac1 Re8 27.Rc5±) 19.a4 O-
O 20.axb5 axb5 21.Bxf6! Qxf6 22.e5 Qh6 23.Ne4 Bd8 24.Nd6 Bb6 25.Rxa8! (25.Nxb7? Rxa1 26.Rxa1
Bxd4 27.Rd1 Qf4) 25...Bxa8 26.g3± Emanuelli Simoncini,Reto - Leimgruber,Renato, corr 2017
9...Nbd7 Is not an often seen continuation in the correspondence chess games. 10.d5!? After consulting
database we can easily reach the conclusion that White had great success in this variation. Objectively,
both sides have chances of their own, but White's moves are more natural and easier to find. 10...cxd5
11.exd5 Nc5! (11...b4 12.dxe6 bxc3 13.exd7+ Bxd7 14.bxc3 Bg7 15.Bxc4 Rc8 16.Ne5 Ng4 17.Bxf7+
Ke7 18.O-O Bxe5 19.Bb3 Bxg3 20.hxg3© and White has a full compensation thanks to the poor position
of the black king, as in Romm,Mikhail - Jacobs,Rudolf, corr 2013) 12.O-O a6 13.Re1 Bb7 14.dxe6 Qxd1
15.exf7+ Kxf7 16.Raxd1 Re8 17.a4 Bxf3 18.gxf3 1/2 : 1/2 Dolin,Boris - Babushkin, Igor, corr 2016
9...Bg7 10.e5 Nh5 11.a4 (11.O-O?! O-O 12.Qc2 Nxg3 13.hxg3 g4 14.Nh2 h5³ Nakamura,Hikaru 2787 -
Mamedyarov,Shakriyar 2809, Moscow (blitz) 2018) 11...a6 12.Ne4 (12.O-O O-O 13.Qc2 (13.axb5 cxb5
14.Nxb5 Nxg3 15.hxg3 axb5 16.Rxa8 Bb7 17.Ra1 Nc6©) 13...Nxg3 14.hxg3 g4 15.Nh2 h5∞ Yannick
Gozzoli 2569 - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2791, Deutschland 2018) 12...O-O 13.Nfxg5!? (13.Qc2!? c5
14.Nxc5 Bd7 15.h4 g4 16.Ng5 hxg5 17.hxg5 Qxg5 18.Rh4 Qg6 19.Qxg6 fxg6 20.Bxg4 Re8 21.axb5
Bxb5 22.Bxe6+ Rxe6 (22...Kh7 23.d5 Bf8!? 24.Ne4! Bb4+ 25.Nc3 Nd7 26.Bh2ƒ with g4 to follow as in
Pessoa,Francisco - Napalkov,Vladimir, corr 2011) 23.Nxe6 Nc6 with mutual chances) 13...Nxg3 14.hxg3
hxg5 15.Qc2 f5 16.exf6 Rxf6 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Qh7+ Kf8 19.Ra3 Ke7 20.axb5 cxb5 21.Rf3 Qxd4
22.Qg8 Qxb2 23.Rf7+ Kd6 24.O-O Nc6 25.Rxg7 Qxe2 1/2 : 1/2 McDermott,Frank - Stepanov,Valery A,
corr 2019
10.h4 g4 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.Be5 Qe7
13...Bg7 14.Bxg4 O-O-O 15.Bh3 Ne8 16.Bxg7 Nxg7 17.Qf3! Qxd4 18.O-O f5 19.Rad1 (19.Rfe1!?)
19...Qe5 20.exf5 Rxd1 21.Qxd1 Rd8 22.Qc1 Nxf5 23.Re1 Qd6 24.b3 cxb3 25.axb3© Gupta,Abhijeet
2588 - Gelfand,Boris 2701, Douglas 2018
14.b3 Rg8
Black was able to reach quite satisfactory play after 14...cxb3 15.axb3 a6 16.O-O Bg7 17.Qd3 c5 18.Rac1

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Rd8 19.Qe3 Rxd4 20.Bxd4 cxd4 21.Qxd4 O-O© Shadrin,Oleg G - Hesse,Olaf, corr 2018
15.O-O
15.Qc2 Nd7!? (15...g3?! 16.fxg3 Ng4 17.Bxg4 Rxg4 18.O-O Bg7 19.Bxg7 Rxg7 20.Kh2± Kovalev,Ivan
- Garau,Bernard, corr 2019; 15...b4 16.Na4 c3 17.a3 Nd7! 18.Bg3 a5 19.O-O h5 20.e5 (20.Rfd1 Rg6
21.Bc4 Bh6 22.e5© Grammatica,Andrea - Tudor,Vasile, corr 2018) 20...Bh6 21.axb4 axb4 22.Qh7 Qf8
23.Qd3 Ba6 24.Qe4 Bxe2 25.Nxc3! and the Panov,Sergey - Zhak, Boris M, corr 2018 game ended in a
draw at this point. After the analysis of this knight sacrifice we reach a draw as follows: 25...Rxa1
26.Rxa1 bxc3 27.Qxc6 Qb4 28.Ra8+ Ke7 29.Rxg8 Qxd4 30.Qc7 and Black is forced to allow the
perpetual check because of the checkmate threat on d8. 30...Bf8 31.Rxf8! Kxf8 32.Qd8+ Kg7 33.Qg5+=;
15...Bg7 transposing into the main line after 16.O-O) 16.Bg3 e5 17.d5 (17.dxe5 Bg7 18.e6 (18.bxc4?
b4µ) 18...Qxe6 19.O-O cxb3 20.axb3 Be5³) 17...cxd5 18.Nxd5 Qc5 19.bxc4 f5 20.h5 f4 21.Bh4 Rc8
22.Rb1 f3 23.gxf3 gxf3 24.Bxf3 Qxc4 25.Qxc4 Rxc4 26.Rxb5 Bc6= Panitevsky,Ivan - Ljubicic,Ante, corr
2018
15...Bg7
15...Nd7 16.Bg3 b4 17.Na4 c3 18.a3 a5 19.Qc1 h5 20.Rd1 Rg6 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.dxc5 Bh6 23.Qc2 e5
24.axb4 axb4 25.Rxa8+ Bxa8 26.Qa2 Bb7 27.Qa7 Qc7 28.Bxe5 Qxe5 29.Qxb7 Kf8 And the protected
passer should be a sufficient compensation for a slightly awkward position of the black pieces. 30.Bc4
Rf6 31.Qc8+ Kg7 32.Rd8 Rxf2! 33.Kxf2 g3+ 34.Ke1 Qxe4+ 35.Be2 Qb1+ 36.Bd1 Qe4+ 37.Kf1 Qf4+
38.Bf3 Qc1+ 39.Bd1 Qf4+ 1/2 : 1/2 Ferdinand Burmeister - Axel Eger, corr. 2018
16.Qc2 Nh5! Is the continuation which experienced a certain development and exploration only
correspondence chess.
17.Bxg7 Rxg7 18.g3 Qd6 19.e5 Qxd4 20.Rad1 Qxe5 21.Ne4 Kf8 22.Rfe1 c5! 23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.Nd6
Qf6 25.Nxb7 Qf3 26.Qd2 Qxb7 27.Qxh6 Nxg3 28.fxg3 Kg8 29.bxc4= Zesiger, Horst - Markus,Roland,
corr 2019

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Table of Contents
Back Cover 4
Title page 5
System of Signs 7
The Best Game of the Preceding Volume 9
The Most Important Theoretical Novelty of the Preceding Volume 10
RIGA FIDE GRAND PRIX GM Danilo Milanović 22
DANNY'S CHESS DIARY GM Daniel Gormally 41
A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION, OR HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED
69
PREPARATION? GM Ivan Ivanišević
NEW TRENDS IN MAROCZY GM Miloš Perunović 80
MOVES THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND GM Rafael Leitão 88
THE REHABILITATED CARO-KANN – Part II GM Aleksander Delchev 103
THE RUY LOPEZ – Exchange Variation GM Michael Prusikin 118
THE BENKO GAMBIT GM Miša Pap 131
FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES – Vintage Tal’s Magic Douglas
187
Griffin
– THE BEST GAMES Part 1 194
– THE BEST GAMES Part 2 221
– THE MOST IMPORTANT THEORETICAL NOVELTIES 244
– EXCELLENT MOVES AND COMBINATIONS 252
– ENDINGS 276
Classification of Openings 298
A00-A24 299
A25-A49 319
A50-A99 355
B00-B24 378
B25-B49 424
B50-B74 459
B75-B99 483
C00-C24 550
C25-C49 572
C50-C74 586
C75-C99 613
D00-D24 633

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D50-D74 663
D75-D99 670
E00-E24 705
E25-E49 737
E50-E74 744
E75-E99 769
Index 791
Combinations GM Branko Tadić 798
Endings IM Goran Arsović 805
Endgame Blunders IM Zoran Petronijević 816
Studies FM Branislav Đurašević 823
Correspondence Chess CCE Vladimir Tašić 840
Tournaments 844

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