Gashimov Memorial - 4th Shamkir Chess 2017 - ALL GAMES

The "Shamkir Chess 2017" international chess tournament is dedicated to the memory of late Azerbaijani grandmaster Vugar Gashimov. Held in Shamkir, Azerbaijan from April 20th to May 1st, 2017, the tournament is a 10-player round-robin with a total prize fund of €100,000 and €25,000 for first place.

Players receive 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then each player will be allotted 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move 61. A tie-break match will be played in case of a tie for first place.

Players Wesley So, Vladimir Kramnik, Sergey Karjakin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Michael Adams, Pentala Harikrishna, Pavel Eljanov, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Veselin Topalov and Teimour Radjabov. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov took clear first with 5,5/9 half a point clear of Vladimir Kramnik, Wesley So and Veselin Topalov.

[Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2772"] [PlyCount "78"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. Nd2 a5 9. c4 Nb6 10. b3 {C45: Scotch Game} (10. Qe4 d5 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Be2 Qxe4 13. Nxe4 Be6 14. c5 dxc5 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Bxc5 Nf4 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. g3 Nxe2 19. Kxe2 {1/2-1/2 (49) Radjabov,T (2744)-Topalov,V (2777) Bilbao 2008} )a4 11. Bb2 axb3 12. axb3 {Black has an edge.} Rxa1+ 13. Bxa1 Qa3 14. Qd1 Bb4 15. Bd3 Qa5 16. Ke2 d6 17. Qc2 {Strongly threatening Bd4.} dxe5 18. Bb2 $146 Qc5 19. Nf3 Bg4 20. Bxh7 Nd7 21. Bf5 Bxf3+ 22. Kxf3 g6 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. Qe4 Re8 25. Ke2 Kc8 26. Rd1 $132 { White is fighting back (2)} f5 { } 27. Qh4 Qe7 28. Qg3 g5 29. Bc3 Bc5 30. Bd2 {[#]} (30. Ra1 $11 {keeps the balance.} )f4 $1 $17 {} 31. Qh3+ Kb7 32. b4 $1 {} Bd4 {...e4 is the strong threat.} 33. Qd3 (33. b5 $11 )Rd8 ({Black should play} 33... Qd7 $17 {Hoping for ...e4.} 34. b5 cxb5 35. Qe4+ Qc6 36. Qxc6+ Kxc6 )34. b5 $15 Qe6 {White should prevent ...cxb5.} 35. bxc6+ Kxc6 36. f3 Rb8 37. Be1 g4 38. Rd2 gxf3+ 39. Qxf3+ $2 { [#]} (39. gxf3 $11 Kd7 40. Bf2 )e4 0-1 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "80"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 0-0 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4)} 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ {LiveBook: 5 Games} 10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Be2 c5 13. 0-0 Qb6 {Threatening ...cxd4.} 14. Rfc1 Rfe8 $146 (14... cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 {1/2-1/2 (40) Wojtaszek,R (2733) -Matlakov,M (2684) Poikovsky 2016} )15. Kf1 Ne4 (15... cxd4 $5 {feels hotter.} 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. exd4 g5 18. Bg3 Nf8 )16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. a4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Nb6 20. Rc5 Rxc5 21. dxc5 Nd5 22. Rd1 Nf4 23. Bb5 Rc8 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Bxd8 $11 { Endgame KBB-KBN} Nd3 26. c6 bxc6 27. Bxc6 Nxb2 28. Ke2 Nc4 29. Be7 Ne5 30. Bb5 Bc8 31. Bd6 a6 (31... f6 $5 {is interesting.} 32. Ke3 a6 33. Bf1 Bb7 34. Kd4 Nd3 )32. Bxe5 axb5 33. axb5 $14 {KB-KB} f6 34. Bd6 Kf7 35. Ke3 Bd7 36. Kxe4 (36. b6 $5 {creates asymmetry.} Bc6 37. Kd4 Ke6 38. Bf8 Kf7 39. Bb4 )Bxb5 {The position is equal.} 37. Kf3 h5 38. h4 g6 39. g3 Ke6 40. Ba3 Bc6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "91"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. 0-0 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5} (6. Nbd2 Be6 7. 0-0 Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qe2 0-0 {0-1 (65) Robson,R (2668)-Nakamura,H (2793) Saint Louis 2017} )Nd7 7. c3 0-0 8. d4 {The position is equal.} Bd6 9. Bg5 $146 (9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Re1 b6 11. Nc4 Bb7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Ncxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 (31) Brkic,A (2584)-Roiz,M (2605) Baku 2016} )f6 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. Bh4 b6 12. Nbd2 Ba6 13. Rfe1 Qe7 14. dxe5 (14. Nc4 $14 )Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 {} 16. Bg3 (16. Nf3 $5 {is interesting.} Qc5 17. Bg3 Rae8 18. Rad1 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Bc4 20. Qa4 )Qe7 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Qa4 b5 20. Qa5 Bg4 21. f3 Be6 22. Nf1 d5 23. exd5 Qc5+ 24. Ne3 Bxd5 25. a3 Rfe8 26. Qb4 Qb6 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Re7 29. Kf2 $36 { White is pushing.} Rae8 30. Rdd1 Bb3 31. Nf5 Rxe1 $1 32. Rxe1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 $14 { Endgame KB-KN} Be6 $1 {} 34. Nd4 Bd5 (34... Bd7 $1 $14 )35. Kd2 $16 a6 (35... Kg8 $16 )36. Ke3 Kg8 {[#]} 37. Nf5 $1 Kf7 {[#]} 38. Kd4 $1 Be6 39. Ne3 Ke7 40. Kc5 Kd7 41. Kb6 f5 (41... h5 {was worth a try.} 42. Kxa6 Kc7 )42. f4 $18 ({Less strong is} 42. Kxa6 f4 43. Nf1 Kc7 $16 )g5 (42... g6 $142 43. Kxa6 Kc7 )43. g3 { White is clearly winning.} ({ Weaker is} 43. fxg5 f4 44. Nc2 Bc4 $18 )(43. Kxa6 gxf4 44. Nc2 Bd5 $11 )gxf4 44. gxf4 Kd6 45. Kxa6 Kc7 46. Ka5 1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2811"] [PlyCount "165"] 1. d4 { } Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 0-0 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. 0-0 {D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 cxd5} b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Bd3 Nf6 (14... Rc8 15. a5 Qc7 16. Rfc1 Qd6 17. a6 Ba8 18. h3 h6 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 {1/2-1/2 (143) Melkumyan,H (2633)-Bu,X (2705) Doha 2016} )15. Rfe1 h6 16. a5 {LiveBook: 6 Games} bxa5 17. Rxa5 Qc7 18. Rc1 $146 (18. Rc5 Qe7 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nd2 Bb7 {1/2-1/2 (52) Rotstein,A (2540)-Remling,C (2345) Germany 2004} )Qd8 19. Re1 Qc7 $1 20. Qb4 Rfb8 {[#] Hoping for ...Bxe4.} 21. Rc5 ({ White should play} 21. Qa3 $14 )Qf4 {} 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Rd8 24. Nb3 a5 {And now ...a4 would win.} 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Nxa5 Rxd4 27. Nxb7 Rxd3 $11 { Endgame KRN-KRN} 28. f3 Nh5 29. Nc5 Rc3 30. Na4 Rc2 31. g3 Nf6 32. Re3 Nd7 33. Rc3 Re2 34. Nc5 Ne5 35. h4 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Kf1 Ra2 38. f4 Ng4 39. fxg5 Kg7 40. Rd3 Kg6 41. Nb3 Ne5 42. Rc3 Kxg5 43. Rc5 Kf6 44. Nd4 Ra4 45. Nc6 Ng4 46. e5+ Kf5 47. Nd8 Kg6 ({But not} 47... Nxe5 $6 48. Nxf7 Ra1+ 49. Ke2 Ra2+ 50. Kf1 Ra1+ 51. Ke2 Ra2+ 52. Kf1 Ra1+ $11 )48. Nc6 Ra2 49. Rc3 Kg5 50. Ke1 Ra8 51. Ke2 Ra6 52. Kd2 Rb6 53. Rc4 Rb2+ 54. Ke1 Ne3 55. Rc3 Rb1+ 56. Ke2 Ng4 57. Rf3 Rb2+ 58. Ke1 $1 Rb7 59. Rc3 (59. Kd2 $15 )Rb5 $17 60. Ke2 Rd5 61. Rc4 Nh6 (61... Nxe5 $17 62. Nxe5 Rxe5+ 63. Kf3 Rf5+ 64. Ke3 Ra5 )62. Ra4 {[#]} (62. Kf2 $11 )Rc5 $1 {} 63. Ra6 Kg4 64. Kf2 Rc2+ 65. Ke1 Rc5 ({Much less strong is} 65... Kxg3 66. Nd8 $15 )66. Kf2 Kh3 {White must now prevent ...Ng4+.} 67. Kf3 Rc3+ 68. Kf4 Rxg3 69. Nd8 (69. Ra1 $11 Nf5 70. Ra7 )Rg4+ $15 70. Kf3 Rg3+ 71. Kf4 $1 Rg6 (71... Kh4 $15 )72. Ra7 (72. Ra1 $1 $11 )Rg4+ 73. Kf3 Rg8 74. Rd7 Kh4 75. Ke2 ({Don't capture } 75. Nxf7 $2 Rf8 76. Rd4+ Kh5 $19 )Rf8 76. Rd6 Re8 (76... Ng4 $15 )77. Rd7 $11 Rf8 (77... Rh8 $11 )78. Rd6 $15 Nf5 (78... Ng4 $15 )79. Rd7 $11 { The position is equal.} Kg4 80. Nxf7 Kf4 81. Ra7 Nd4+ 82. Kd3 Nc6 83. Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "84"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {} a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Bxe6 { C88: Closed Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall Systems} fxe6 12. Nbd2 Rb8 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 13. c3 (13. Nb3 Qe8 14. d4 exd4 15. Nbxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qd7 17. Qe2 c5 18. Nf3 e5 19. Bg5 Qb5 {1-0 (49) So,W (2808)-Gozzoli,Y (2583) chess.com INT 2017} )Qe8 $146 (13... Nd7 14. Nc4 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Ne3 Nc5 17. d4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ne4 19. dxe5 Rxf3 20. Qxf3 Nxe5 21. Qf5 Nd3 22. Nxd5 Nxe1 23. Qxe4 Bc5 {1-0 (23) Saltaev,M (2495)-Smagin,S (2540) Moscow 1995} )14. d4 bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. cxd4 Rb5 17. Nc4 Qg6 18. Qe2 Nd7 19. Bd2 Bf6 20. Bc3 Rb3 21. Qc2 Rb5 22. Na3 ({White should try} 22. Rab1 $16 )Rb7 (22... Rh5 $11 { remains equal.} )23. Qe2 Ra8 24. Rac1 Nd8 ({Much worse is} 24... Rb3 $6 25. e5 (25. Qc4 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Rxa3 $16 )dxe5 26. Qc4 (26. dxe5 Be7 27. Nc4 Rb5 $11 )Nxd4 27. Nxd4 exd4 28. Qxb3 $16 (28. Rxe6 Qf7 29. Qxb3 dxc3 $16 ))25. Nc4 Rb5 26. e5 Be7 27. exd6 cxd6 28. Bd2 Qf7 29. g3 Rab8 30. Bf4 Qf8 31. h4 h6 $1 32. Kg2 Nf6 33. Bd2 Nd5 34. Ne3 Nxe3+ 35. fxe3 Qe8 {The position is equal.} 36. e4 Nb7 37. Qc4 $36 { White has some pressure.} Bd8 38. Qc6 Bxa5 39. Bxa5 Rxa5 40. Re2 Qxc6 41. Rxc6 {Threatening Rb2.} Rf8 42. Rb6 Ra3 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "146"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 0-0 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Re8 8. 0-0 e5 9. Bh4 {D03: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Bg5, including Torre Attack with early ...d5} (9. a4 a5 10. b4 Qe7 11. Qb3 e4 12. Ne1 b6 13. b5 Bb7 14. Nc2 Nf8 15. c4 Rad8 16. Rac1 Ne6 {1-0 (48) Adams,M (2744)-Jones,G (2663) Kilkenny 2016} )c6 {LiveBook: 13 Games} 10. Bg3 {} e4 $146 (10... exd4 11. cxd4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 c5 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. Rc1 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf8 {1-0 (37) Gausel,E (2582)-Hermansson,E (2543) Sweden 2007} )11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bf8 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Bh4 h6 15. c4 Be6 16. Rc1 Kg7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Nb1 Qb8 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Bb5 Bxh2 (20... Rc8 $11 )21. g3 g5 22. Bxd7 Bxd7 23. Kxh2 gxh4 24. Nc3 {} Qd6 25. Qh5 hxg3+ 26. fxg3 f5 27. Ne2 Rac8 28. Nf4 b6 29. Rg1 Rf8 30. Kh1 Rc6 31. Qh4 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rc8 33. Rf1 Rf8 34. Rf2 Rf7 35. Rc2 Rf8 36. Qh5 Rf7 37. a3 Re7 38. b4 Rf7 39. Qh4 Rf8 40. Nh5+ Kg6 41. Nf4+ Kg7 42. Qh5 Rf7 43. Kh2 Re7 44. Qe2 { White has compensation.} Be8 (44... Bc6 $11 )45. Qa6 $14 Bf7 46. Qc8 Qd7 47. Qb8 Qb7 48. Qxb7 Rxb7 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 49. a4 Kf6 50. Rc6+ Kg5 51. Kh3 Rd7 52. a5 (52. Kg2 $14 )bxa5 $11 {The position is equal.} 53. bxa5 Rb7 54. a6 Rb3 55. Rc7 Kf6 56. Rxa7 Rxe3 57. Rc7 Ra3 58. a7 Ra2 $1 59. Rb7 e3 60. g4 fxg4+ 61. Kxg4 h5+ {} 62. Kf3 Ra3 63. Ng2 h4 64. Nxe3 h3 65. Kf4 {Threatening Ng4+.} Be6 66. Nf1 Ra4 67. Kg3 Ra3+ 68. Kf4 Ra4 69. Kf3 Ra3+ 70. Ne3 Kg5 71. Rg7+ Kf6 72. Rc7 Kg5 73. Rg7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 { } Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 0-0 10. Be3 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} Bg4 (10... Bf5 11. 0-0 Ne7 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Bd3 c5 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. dxc5 Bc7 16. Nxe4 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Bxe5 {1-0 (40) Kryvoruchko,Y (2710)-Onischuk,A (2662) Berlin 2015} )11. h3 Bh5 12. 0-0 {LiveBook: 11 Games. The position is equal.} Nxd4 13. Bxd4 {[#] Threatens to win with Be2.} Bxf3 $1 14. gxf3 {} Qg5+ 15. Kh1 Qf5 16. fxe4 $146 Qxh3+ 17. Kg1 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qg4+ 19. Kh1 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 Qg4+ 21. Kh1 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2822"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. c4 {} Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. 0-0 Nbd7 6. Na3 Nb6 7. Qc2 Be6 {A11: English Opening: 1...c6} 8. Ne5 {} h5 9. b3 $146 (9. Naxc4 Nxc4 10. Nxc4 h4 11. Ne5 hxg3 12. hxg3 Rc8 13. d4 Bd5 14. e4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Qxd4 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Bg6+ Kg8 18. Rd1 Qe5 19. Bf4 Qa5 20. Bf5 g5 21. Bxc8 Kg7 22. Be3 {1-0 (22) Aronian,L (2792)-So,W (2770) Leuven 2016} )cxb3 10. axb3 h4 11. Bb2 Qc8 {Threatening ...Bh3.} 12. Rfc1 {} hxg3 13. hxg3 {} Bd5 {[#] And now ...Bxg2 would win.} 14. Nf3 g6 15. Nc4 Bg7 16. Bd4 c5 17. Nxb6 axb6 {[#]} 18. b4 $1 {} c4 (18... Rxa1 $11 19. Rxa1 Rh5 )(18... cxb4 19. Qxc8+ )19. Rxa8 $14 (19. Bxb6 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nd7 $17 )Qxa8 20. d3 (20. Bxb6 Nd7 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 b6+ 24. Nf3 (24. e4 Ne5 25. Nf3 Nd3 26. Qxc4 Nxc1 27. Qxc1 Qb7 $17 )Ne5 $11 )b5 21. e4 Bc6 22. dxc4 {aiming for Ne5.} (22. Ne5 $5 {is interesting.} 0-0 23. dxc4 Ng4 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. cxb5 cxb5 27. Qc3+ )Bxe4 23. Qe2 {Strongly threatening Bxf6.} 0-0 $1 24. Bxf6 Bxf3 $1 25. Bxf3 (25. Qxe7 Re8 26. Qd6 Bxg2 27. Bxg7 (27. Kxg2 bxc4 28. Ra1 Qb8 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 $17 )b6 $15 )Bxf6 ({Don't play} 25... exf6 $6 26. cxb5 Rc8 27. Rd1 $16 )26. c5 Rd8 27. Kg2 Qa3 28. Rc2 (28. Rb1 $11 )Qxb4 $15 29. Bxb7 {Hoping for c6.} Rd7 (29... Kg7 $5 {feels hotter.} 30. Bf3 Qb1 31. c6 Rh8 32. Qd1 Qxd1 33. Bxd1 Rc8 )30. Bc6 {The position is equal.} Rc7 31. Qxb5 Qxb5 32. Bxb5 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} Bd4 33. c6 Be5 34. Ra2 Rc8 35. Ra7 Bd6 36. Kf3 Rb8 37. Rb7 Rxb7 38. cxb7 e6 39. Ke4 Kf8 40. g4 g5 41. f3 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2751"] [PlyCount "108"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 b6 7. d5 exd5 {E50: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5 Nf3} 8. cxd5 {LiveBook: 17 Games} Nxd5 {[#]} (8... Ba6 9. 0-0 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Re8 11. Nb5 d6 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 a6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. bxa5 {1/2-1/2 (31) Shimanov,A (2593)-Kamsky,G (2680) Las Vegas 2015} )9. Bxh7+ $1 {} Kxh7 {White is slightly better.} 10. Qxd5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 {aiming for Qh5+.} Qf6 12. Bb2 $146 (12. 0-0 Nc6 13. e4 Kg8 14. Qh5 Ba6 15. Re1 {1-0 (60) Geller,E-Smyslov,V Moscow 1965} )Nc6 13. 0-0-0 Kg8 14. h4 $1 {} Ba6 15. h5 $1 {} (15. c4 Qh6 $15 )Qh6 16. Nh4 Qe6 17. Qxe6 ({White should play} 17. h6 $14 Bc4 18. Qg5 Qxh6 19. Qxh6 gxh6 20. Nf5 )dxe6 $15 18. h6 Bc4 19. Nf3 Rad8 20. Rxd8 (20. Rh4 $15 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Bxa2 22. Rg4 )Rxd8 $17 ({Worse is} 20... Nxd8 21. Ne5 b5 22. Rh4 $16 (22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. hxg7 Kxg7 $16 ))21. Rh4 b5 ({Stronger than} 21... Bxa2 22. c4 f6 23. Rg4 $16 )({Better is} 21... Be2 $1 $17 22. c4 Nb4 23. Bxg7 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nxa2+ 25. Kc2 Kh7 )22. Ba3 $11 gxh6 23. Bxc5 Bxa2 24. Nd4 Rd5 25. Rg4+ Kh7 26. Bf8 Ne5 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Rg3 Nd3+ 29. Kc2 Nxf2 30. Rf3 Ne4 {Hoping for ...e5.} 31. Rxf7 (31. Rf4 $17 f5 32. Rh4 )Rg5 $1 $19 {} 32. Rxa7 Rxg2+ 33. Kc1 Nxc3 (33... h5 $142 {Strongly threatening ...h4.} 34. Ra8 Kh7 35. Ra7+ Kg8 )34. Bxh6 $17 b4 { White must now prevent ...Bd5.} 35. Bf4 Bd5 {Threatens to win with ...Be4.} 36. Be5+ Kg8 {And now ...Be4 would win.} 37. Rc7 Na2+ (37... Ne2+ $17 38. Kd1 Nxd4 39. Bxd4 b3 40. Rc8+ Kf7 41. Rc7+ Ke8 42. Rc8+ Kf7 43. Rc7+ Ke8 )38. Kb1 $15 Nc3+ (38... Rg5 $15 39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. Rc7+ Ke8 )39. Kc1 $17 Ra2 (39... Ne2+ $17 40. Kd1 Nxd4 41. Bxd4 b3 42. Rc8+ Kf7 43. Rc7+ Ke8 44. Rc8+ Ke7 )40. Rc8+ Kf7 { ...Be4 is the strong threat.} 41. Nc2 {White wants to play Rc7+.} Ne2+ 42. Kd1 b3 43. Kxe2 Be4 44. Kd2 Kg6 45. Bd4 bxc2 $15 { Endgame KRB-KRB} 46. Rg8+ Kh5 47. Rh8+ $1 Kg4 48. Rg8+ ({White should try} 48. Bf6 $1 $15 )Kf3 $1 $17 49. Rf8+ {[#]} Bf5 $1 50. Kc1 $2 (50. Bf6 {keeps fighting.} )Ra4 51. Rb8 Ra3 52. Rf8 $2 (52. Rh8 Ra5 53. Rh5 )Ke2 53. Rh8 Rb3 {} 54. Rh2+ {[#]} Kf1 $1 0-1 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3 {LiveBook: 141 Games} c5 {D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5} 9. Qb3 {Threatens to win with cxd5.} Qd7 10. cxd5 exd5 {The position is equal.} 11. dxc5 Nc6 $146 (11... Bxc5 12. Qb5 Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Kd7 14. 0-0 Nc6 15. Rd1 Ke7 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. Nc3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Rhd8 19. a3 Bd6 20. Ne2 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 (20) Kramnik,V (2744)-Gelfand,B (2724) Saint Vincent 2005} )12. Bd2 Bxc5 13. Rc1 (13. Ne2 $11 )Rd8 {aiming for ...d4.} 14. Na4 Bd6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 $1 16. Rxc5 d4 (16... a6 $11 )17. Bb5 ({White should play} 17. e4 $14 )0-0 $15 { White must now prevent ...Ne4.} 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. f3 (19. Qc2 $15 )Qe7 20. Rc2 Nd5 $1 $36 { Black has strong initiative.} 21. Kf2 (21. e4 $17 {was worth a try.} f5 22. 0-0 (22. Ba5 $2 Rb8 23. Qd3 Ne3 $19 )fxe4 23. Rxc6 )Rb8 ({Black should try} 21... dxe3+ $19 22. Bxe3 Rfe8 )22. Qa3 $17 Rxb2 (22... dxe3+ $17 23. Bxe3 Qe5 )23. Qxb2 $15 ({Wrong is} 23. Qxe7 $2 Rxc2 24. Qe5 Rxd2+ 25. Kg3 Nxe3 $19 )dxe3+ 24. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kg3 $2 {} (25. Kf1 $17 )Qf4+ $19 26. Kf2 {[#]} Rb8 $1 { } 27. Qc1 {And now Qxf4 would win.} Qd4+ 28. Kg3 Ne3 29. Rc5 Rb2 30. Rg1 {[#]} Rxa2 (30... Rc2 $142 $1 {} 31. Qxe3 (31. Rxc2 Nf5+ )Qxe3 32. Rxc2 Qxg1 33. Rxc6 Qe1+ 34. Kh3 Qa5 )31. h3 {intending Kh2.} Qd6+ 32. f4 Qd3 {( -> ...Nf1+). Black is winning.} 33. Kh2 {Hoping for Rc3.} Qe4 $1 {} 34. Rg5 Rc2 0-1 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2745"] [PlyCount "80"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qxb1 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} Bb4+ 7. Kd1 Bd6 { LiveBook: 3 Games} 8. Bg5 h6 $146 (8... c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Qxc6+ {1-0 (26) Carlsen,M (2838)-Finegold, B (2481) chess.com INT 2017} )9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. c5 Bf8 11. Qc2 c6 12. b4 a6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Ke2 g5 15. h3 Bg7 16. a4 Qe7 17. Rad1 0-0 18. g4 e5 19. Bh7+ Kh8 { [#] ...e4 is the strong threat.} 20. Bf5 exd4 21. h4 Ne5 22. Nxd4 {Black must now prevent hxg5.} gxh4 23. Bd3 Qg5 ({Of course not} 23... Nxg4 $6 24. Nf5 Qg5 25. Rxh4 $16 )24. Rdg1 {[#] Hoping for f4.} Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Bxd4 26. Qxd4+ Qg7 27. Qd2 Qf6 {The position is equal.} 28. g5 hxg5 {Threatens to win with ... Rae8.} 29. f4 Rg8 $1 30. fxg5 Qe5 $1 (30... Rxg5 31. Rxh4+ Kg8 32. Rxg5+ Qxg5 33. Qd4 Qg2+ 34. Kd3 Qf1+ 35. Kd2 (35. Kc3 Qa1+ 36. Kd3 Qd1+ 37. Kc3 Qxd4+ 38. exd4 Re8 $17 )Qf2+ 36. Kc3 Qe1+ 37. Kb2 Qe2+ 38. Ka3 $18 )31. Rxh4+ Kg7 32. g6 Rh8 33. gxf7+ $40 { Black needs to defend precisely.} Kxf7 34. Qd4 Qxd4 35. Rxd4 $11 { Endgame With the idea Rf4+. KRR-KRR} Rag8 36. Rf1+ Ke7 37. Rdf4 Rf8 38. Rxf8 Rxf8 39. Rxf8 Kxf8 40. e4 dxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "78"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4} Bd6 7. Bg3 0-0 8. e3 { The position is equal.} Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 (10. Qxb7 $2 Bxf2+ $1 { } 11. Kxf2 Nbd7 12. Nxd5 Be4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $17 )Nc6 11. Be2 $146 ({Reject} 11. Qxb7 Qd6 12. Qb3 Rab8 $17 )(11. Nh4 Bg4 12. Bd3 Re8 13. 0-0 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 (32) Anton Guijarro,D (2650)-Adams,M (2751) Caleta 2017} )Qd6 12. 0-0 Ne7 13. Ne5 h5 14. Rfc1 Ng4 15. Na4 ({Don't consider} 15. Qxb7 $2 Rfb8 16. Ne4 Rxb7 $19 )b6 16. Qc3 Rfc8 17. Nd3 Bd7 18. b3 Ng6 19. Qb4 { Threatens to win with Qxd6.} Qf6 20. Nc3 Qf5 21. a4 a5 22. Qa3 Nf6 23. Ra2 Qg5 24. Ne1 c5 25. Nf3 Qh6 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Nb5 Rac8 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. b4 axb4 30. Qxb4 Ne4 {aiming for ...h4.} 31. Bf1 h4 32. gxh4 Bxb5 ({Better is} 32... Nxh4 $15 33. Nxh4 Qxh4 )33. axb5 $11 {Black should prevent g3.} Nxh4 34. Nxh4 Qxh4 35. Qd4 Rc1 36. Qe5 {Intending Ra8+ and mate.} Qd8 37. Qf5 g6 38. Qe5 Qc8 { ...Rxf1+! is the strong threat.} 39. g3 $2 {[#]} (39. Qb2 $11 {and White is okay.} )Rxf1+ $1 {} 0-1 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2772"] [PlyCount "132"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. d4 d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. b3 a6 11. Be3 Rb8 {LiveBook: 7 Games. E68: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...Nbd7 7 0-0 e5 8 e4} 12. a4 $146 (12. f3 Ne5 13. a4 Bd7 14. h3 Qc8 15. Kh2 c5 16. Nde2 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qxd6 b4 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Rxb5 {0-1 (36) Rodshtein,M (2678) -Adhiban,B (2627) Benasque 2015} )a5 13. Ndb5 b6 {White is slightly better.} 14. Qc2 Nc5 15. Rad1 Bb7 {} 16. f3 Qe7 17. Rfe1 Rbd8 18. Bf2 c6 19. Nd4 Qc7 20. g4 Nfd7 21. Bh4 Bf6 22. Bg3 Na6 23. Na2 Ndc5 24. f4 Qe7 25. g5 Bg7 26. h4 f6 27. gxf6 Bxf6 (27... Qxf6 $6 28. e5 dxe5 29. fxe5 $16 )28. h5 Qg7 29. Bf2 Nc7 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Nc3 {} N7e6 (31... Rd7 $11 )32. Nce2 $14 Nxd4 33. Nxd4 Rd7 34. Nf3 Bc8 {[#]} 35. e5 $1 {} dxe5 36. fxe5 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 Be7 38. Nd4 $36 { White fights for an advantage.} Bg5 (38... Qh6 $11 )39. Bxc6 $16 Rf8 (39... Rxe5 $2 40. Rxe5 Qxe5 41. Nf3 $18 (41. Bd5+ Kh7 $11 ))40. Nf3 Qh6 41. Bxc5 $1 bxc5 42. Qd5+ Kg7 {[#]} 43. e6 $1 {} (43. Qxc5 Qh5 44. Re2 (44. Nxg5 $2 Qxg5+ 45. Bg2 Bb7 46. Qc7+ Rf7 47. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $19 )Rxf3 45. Bxf3 Qxf3 46. Qc7+ Kh6 47. Qxc8 Be3+ 48. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 49. Kh1 Qe1+ 50. Kh2 Qe2+ 51. Kh3 (51. Kg3 Qe3+ 52. Kg4 Qe2+ 53. Kh4 Qh2+ 54. Qh3 Qf4+ 55. Qg4 Qh2+ 56. Qh3 Qf4+ 57. Qg4 Qh2+ 58. Qh3 $11 )Qf3+ 52. Kh2 Qe2+ 53. Kh3 (53. Kg3 Qe3+ 54. Kh4 Qg5+ 55. Kh3 Qe3+ 56. Kh4 Qg5+ 57. Kh3 Qe3+ 58. Kh2 Qe2+ $11 )Qf3+ 54. Kh2 Qe2+ $11 )Rf5 $2 (43... Be3+ $2 44. Kg2 Rf5 45. Qd6 Bxe6 46. Qxe6 $18 )(43... Be7 )44. Re5 $2 (44. Qd6 Qh3 $18 )({White must play} 44. e7 $18 Rxd5 45. e8=Q )Qh3 $11 {Hoping for ...Qg3+.} 45. Qxc5 {Black must now prevent Rxf5.} Qg3+ 46. Kf1 $1 Rxf3+ 47. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 48. Qf2 Qd1+ 49. Qe1 $1 {} (49. Re1 Qd3+ 50. Kg1 Bf6 $17 )Qd3+ (49... Qf3+ $5 50. Qf2 $8 Qh1+ 51. Qg1 (51. Ke2 Qh5+ 52. Kf1 Qh3+ 53. Qg2 Qd3+ 54. Qe2 Qh3+ 55. Qg2 Qd3+ 56. Qe2 Qc3 $11 )Qh3+ 52. Qg2 (52. Ke2 Bf6 53. Qa7+ Kh8 $17 )Qd3+ 53. Qe2 Qh3+ 54. Qg2 Qd3+ 55. Qe2 Qb1+ 56. Qe1 Qd3+ 57. Qe2 $11 )50. Qe2 Qg3 (50... Qh3+ $5 51. Qg2 $8 Qd3+ 52. Qe2 Qh3+ 53. Qg2 Qd3+ 54. Qe2 $11 )51. Qe4 (51. Rxa5 $11 Qh3+ 52. Qg2 Qd3+ 53. Qe2 Qh3+ 54. Qg2 Qd3+ 55. Qe2 Qh3+ )Qh3+ (51... Bf6 $15 52. Rb5 (52. Rxa5 Bxe6 53. Qxe6 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Kg2 Qd2+ 56. Kg3 Qxa5 57. Qd7+ Kf8 58. Qd6+ Kf7 59. Qd7+ Be7 60. Qd5+ Qxd5 61. cxd5 Bb4 $19 )Qh3+ 53. Kg1 Bxe6 54. Rb7+ Bf7 )52. Qg2 Qd3+ 53. Qe2 Qg3 (53... Qc3 $11 54. Rc5 (54. e7 $2 Qg3 55. Re6 Bxe6 56. Qxe6 Bh4 57. e8=N+ Kf8 $19 )Qh3+ 55. Qg2 Qd3+ 56. Qe2 Qb1+ 57. Qe1 Qd3+ 58. Qe2 Qb1+ 59. Qe1 Qd3+ 60. Qe2 )54. Qe4 $15 Bh4 { Black has compensation. } 55. Qe3 {Threatens to win with Qxg3.} Qh2 56. Rd5 (56. Rb5 $17 {was worth a try.} Qh1+ 57. Ke2 )Qh1+ $19 57. Ke2 Qe1+ 58. Kf3 {Qxe1 is the strong threat.} Qg3+ $2 ({Black should try} 58... Bxe6 $19 {aiming for ...Qf1+.} 59. Qe5+ Kf7 60. Qc7+ Be7 61. Rxa5 Qf1+ 62. Ke3 Qe1+ 63. Kf3 Qf1+ 64. Ke3 Qg1+ 65. Kd2 Qd4+ 66. Kc2 Qe4+ 67. Kd2 Bf5 )59. Ke2 $11 {Strongly threatening Qxg3.} Qe1+ 60. Kd3 $2 (60. Kf3 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Bxe6 61. Qe5+ Kf7 62. Qc7+ Be7 63. Rxa5 )Qd1+ $19 ({Don't play} 60... Bxe6 61. Qxe1 Bxe1 62. Rb5 $15 )61. Ke4 {[#]} (61. Qd2 $142 Qxb3+ 62. Qc3+ Qxc3+ 63. Kxc3 )Bb7 $1 (61... Qg4+ 62. Qf4 Qe2+ 63. Qe3 Qc2+ 64. Kf3 Bxe6 65. Rxa5 Qd1+ 66. Kg2 Qg4+ 67. Kh2 $17 )62. Ke5 Bxd5 ({And not} 62... Qa1+ 63. Kd6 Bxd5 64. cxd5 Qa3+ 65. Kc6 $14 )63. cxd5 Be7 64. Qa7 (64. Qf2 $19 Qa1+ 65. Ke4 )Qe2+ {Black mates.} 65. Kf4 g5+ 66. Kg3 Kf6 0-1 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2811"] [PlyCount "70"] 1. c4 {} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 {} 0-0 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Rc1 c5 {D63: Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical: 7 Rc1} 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. cxd5 g5 11. Bg3 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 {LiveBook: 4 Games} Qxd5 (12... exd5 $5 {seems wilder.} 13. Be2 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Qxa2 15. h4 g4 )13. Qxd5 exd5 14. Be2 Bd7 $146 (14... Ne4 15. Nd4 Bb4+ 16. Kd1 {1/2-1/2 (32) Wojtaszek,R (2741)-Lupulescu,C (2626) Germany 2016} )15. 0-0 Rac8 16. Be5 g4 17. Nd4 h5 18. Nb5 f6 19. Bd4 Ne6 20. Nxa7 Ra8 21. Nb5 Rxa2 22. Bc3 Kf7 23. Rcd1 Bc6 24. f3 Bc5 {The position is equal.} 25. Kh1 Bxe3 {Hoping for ...Nf4.} 26. Nd6+ Kg8 {next ...Bc5 is good for Black.} 27. fxg4 Nf4 28. Nf5 {aiming for Bf3.} Nxe2 29. Nxe3 Nxc3 30. bxc3 hxg4 31. Rd4 (31. Nxg4 $2 d4 $1 {} 32. Rf2 Rxf2 33. Nxf2 dxc3 $19 )f5 32. Kg1 ({Much weaker is} 32. Nxd5 Re8 33. Nf6+ Kf8 34. Nxe8 Bxg2+ 35. Kg1 Bxf1 36. Kxf1 (36. Nd6 $2 Bh3 37. Nb5 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Ra2 $19 )Kxe8 $17 )({Don't take} 32. Nxf5 $2 {[#]} Rxf5 $1 {} 33. Rxg4+ Kh7 $19 )Bb5 33. Rb1 Bc6 34. Rf1 Bb5 35. Rb1 Bc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "55"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 0-0 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. 0-0 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4)} 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nb3 Na5 15. Rc7 Rfd8 {LiveBook: 3 Games. The position is equal.} 16. Nxa5 $146 (16. a3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Ba5 18. Rxb7 {1/2-1/2 (40) Gelfand,B (2744)-Giri,A (2776) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015} )Bxa5 17. Rxb7 {Black should prevent Bb5.} Qf8 $1 { [#] aiming for ...Bc6.} 18. Qh5 Bb6 $1 19. Ng5 $1 f5 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21. Nxe6 Be8 22. Qf3 (22. Nxf8 $2 {loses.} Bxh5 23. Ne6 Rd2 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 $19 )Qf6 23. Rxg7+ ({Don't play} 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. Qf4 Bb5 $19 )Kh8 24. Qb7 Rab8 25. Rh7+ Kg8 26. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 27. Rh7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ $1 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {} a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 0-0 9. Nc3 {} Nb8 {C77: Ruy Lopez: 3... a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines} (9... Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Qb1 {1/2-1/2 (51) Vachier Lagrave,M (2796)-Mamedyarov,S (2766) Sharjah 2017} )10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. c3 Bb7 $146 {White is slightly better.} (11... Nb6 12. Ng3 c5 13. d4 Qc7 14. Re1 a5 15. h3 Bd7 16. Bd2 a4 17. Bc2 {0-1 (71) Kobalia,M (2646)-Kovalev,V (2562) Gjakova 2016} )12. Ng3 c5 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nf5 (14. Ba2 $5 {with more complications.} Nb6 15. Nf5 c4 16. Qd2 Nfd7 17. d4 )c4 15. dxc4 Bxe4 16. Nxe7+ (16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Nc5 $15 )Qxe7 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bg5 { [#] Hoping for Rxe4!} Nc5 19. Ba2 h6 20. Bh4 g5 21. Bg3 Bh7 22. Qe2 Kg7 $36 { Black fights for an advantage.} 23. Rad1 (23. Qxb5 Nd3 24. Re3 Rb8 $17 )Nfe4 $1 24. Rd5 (24. Qxb5 f5 25. b4 Nxc3 $17 )(24. h3 $11 )f5 {Strongly threatening ...f4.} ({Don't play} 24... Nxg3 $6 25. hxg3 f5 26. Rdd1 $11 (26. Qxb5 Bg8 $17 ))25. Rxe5 ({White should try} 25. Rxd6 $1 $15 Nxd6 26. Qxe5+ Qxe5 27. Bxe5+ Rf6 28. Rd1 )dxe5 $19 26. Bxe5+ Nf6 27. Qxb5 Nce4 28. Bd4 Rfd8 29. h3 Rb8 30. Qe2 Bg8 (30... Re8 $17 {White must now prevent ... Qd6.} 31. b4 Qd6 )31. Bb1 $15 Qb7 32. b4 {} Re8 { aiming for ...Nxc3!} 33. c4 {[#]} Qc6 (33... Qa6 $1 $17 34. b5 Qd6 )34. Qb2 $11 Rbd8 (34... Kh7 $1 $11 {remains equal.} )35. c5 ({White should play} 35. b5 $16 Qe6 36. b6 )Qe6 $14 36. b5 Kf8 $2 {} (36... Qb3 $1 $11 37. Qa1 Kg6 38. Bxf6 Nxf6 39. Rxe8 Rxe8 40. Bxf5+ Kg7 )37. c6 $18 g4 $2 (37... Bf7 { keeps fighting.} 38. c7 (38. Bxe4 Nxe4 39. c7 Rc8 $16 )Rc8 )38. hxg4 { White is clearly winning.} fxg4 39. Bxe4 gxf3 40. Bxf6 {} Rd6 41. Bg7+ Kf7 42. Be5 1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "47"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf4 12. Rfd1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 14. Qxd4 Nxe2+ {E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0: Various Black 7th moves} 15. Nxe2 b6 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 { LiveBook: 18 Games} Qg5 19. Rac1 {[#]} Rac8 $146 (19... Re7 20. Qd2 Qe5 21. Qd4 Qg5 22. Qd2 Qe5 23. Qd4 Qg5 24. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 (24) Ragger,M (2655)-Rapport,R (2621) Austria 2013} )20. Qd2 Qe5 21. Qd4 Qg5 22. Qd2 Qe5 23. Qd4 Qg5 24. Qd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2751"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} Ba7 8. Na3 h6 9. Nc2 0-0 (9... Qe7 10. Be3 Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. d4 Ne7 14. Nd2 0-0 {1/2-1/2 (38) So,W (2808) -Eljanov,P (2755) Wijk aan Zee 2017} )10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 {LiveBook: 4 Games} Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. a5 d5 14. Qb3 $146 (14. Qe2 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 (89) Vazquez,G (2437)-Baryshpolets,A (2584) Kenner 2016} )Qd6 15. exd5 exd5 16. c4 Kh7 17. Nxd5 Rad8 {} 18. Qxb7 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. Rac1 {} (20. Qxa6 $2 Rxf3 21. Qc4 (21. gxf3 $2 Qxf3 22. h3 Rd6 $19 )Rxd3 22. Qxd5 R3xd5 $19 )Rd6 { [#] And now ...Rxf3 would win.} 21. Nd2 Rg6 {} 22. Ne4 $1 Qxd3 23. Ng3 Nd4 {aiming for ...Rxg3!} ({Don't go for} 23... Nxa5 $2 24. Qb4 (24. Qxc7 Nb3 $14 )Rf7 25. Qxa5 $18 )24. Rc3 Ne2+ 25. Nxe2 Qxe2 26. Re3 Qd2 {Black wants to play ...Rxf2!} 27. Qe4 Qxb2 28. Rg3 Rff6 29. Rxg6 Rxg6 $11 { Endgame KQR-KQR} 30. g3 Qd4 31. Qf5 Qd5 32. Re1 Qxa5 33. Rxe5 Qa1+ 34. Kg2 Qc1 $2 {[#]} (34... Qa4 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} )35. h4 $2 ({White should try} 35. Re6 $1 $18 Qg5 36. Qd3 )Qc6+ {The position is equal.} 36. Kg1 Qf6 37. Qe4 {h5 is the strong threat.} Qc6 38. Qd3 Kh8 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Qd3 {Strongly threatening h5.} Kh8 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2783"] [PlyCount "50"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bd6 12. a4 {D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 cxd5} Rb8 {LiveBook: 7 Games} 13. Ba3 (13. a5 Bd7 14. Be3 a6 15. Rb1 Bb5 16. d5 Bc7 17. Ra1 exd5 18. Bxd5 0-0 19. 0-0 Bxe2 {1/2-1/2 (34) Wang,Y (2730)-Leko,P (2712) Danzhou 2016} )Ke7 14. Bxd6+ Kxd6 15. Kd2 Bd7 16. Rhc1 Rhc8 17. a5 $146 (17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Bxb7 Rc4 19. a5 Rxd4+ {0-1 (40) Alekhine,A-Euwe,M Netherlands 1937} )Rxc1 18. Rxc1 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} b6 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. Ra1 Rb2+ {[#]} (20... a6 $11 {remains equal.} )21. Kd1 (21. Kd3 $1 $16 )Rb4 {The position is equal.} ({Reject} 21... Bb5 $6 22. Rxa7 g5 23. Rxf7 $16 )22. Ra6+ Ke7 23. Rxa7 Rxd4+ 24. Ke1 Ra4 25. Rxa4 Bxa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2822"] [PlyCount "128"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4} 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 {LiveBook: 40 Games} d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 {[#]} c6 $146 (15... Ng7 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 (54) Dominguez Perez,L (2713)-Kramnik,V (2812) Dortmund 2016} )16. Nf3 Ng7 17. Qe2 (17. Bh6 $5 {with more complications.} Qc7 18. h3 Bd7 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Re1 )Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Re1 Ng7 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 f6 22. Qe7 Qxe7 23. Rxe7 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $11 { Endgame KB-KN} 25. Kf1 Kf7 26. Ke2 h5 27. a4 g5 28. Bb8 a6 29. h3 Ng7 30. a5 Kg6 31. g4 f5 32. f3 Ne6 33. b4 Nd8 34. Bc7 Nf7 35. Kf2 hxg4 36. hxg4 Kf6 37. Kg3 Ke6 38. Bb8 Nh6 39. Kh3 fxg4+ 40. fxg4 Ng8 41. Ba7 (41. Be5 $11 )Nf6 $17 42. Bc5 Ne4 43. Kg2 Nxc3 44. Kf3 Ne4 45. Kg2 Nf6 ({But not} 45... Nxc5 $6 46. bxc5 Kf6 47. Kf3 $11 )46. Kf3 Kd7 47. Kg3 Kc7 48. Kf3 Ne4 49. Bb6+ Kd7 50. Bc5 Nd6 51. Ke3 Kc7 52. Bb6+ Kc8 53. Bc5 Nc4+ 54. Ke2 Kd7 55. Kd3 Ke6 56. Ke2 Kf6 57. Kf3 Nd2+ 58. Ke2 Ne4 59. Ke3 Kg6 60. Ke2 Nf6 ({Reject} 60... Nxc5 $6 61. bxc5 Kg7 62. Ke3 $11 )61. Kf3 Kf7 62. Kg3 Ke6 63. Kf3 Kf7 64. Kg3 $1 Ke6 (64... Ke8 $17 )1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2811"] [PlyCount "129"] 1. c4 {} e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7} (10... Bd6 11. Qc1 a5 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Qb1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 {1-0 (44) Ding,L (2760)-Aronian,L (2785) Sharjah 2017} )11. Nc3 { LiveBook: 216 Games} Nbd7 12. Qd3 Bb4 {The position is equal.} 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Qc2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Red1 $146 (16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Bg2 Rad8 18. h3 h6 19. Bc1 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. e4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Kh2 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Qd7 {1/2-1/2 (24) King,D (2505)-Ryan,J (2300) Dublin 1992} )Qe7 17. Na2 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Nc1 Nd5 20. e4 Nb4 21. Qc3 e5 22. Nb3 Qe7 23. Bg2 exd4 24. Rxd4 Nf8 25. Rad1 Red8 26. R1d2 Ne6 (26... b6 $11 )27. Rxd8+ $16 Rxd8 28. Nxa5 Ra8 29. Nc4 Rxa4 30. Nd6 Ra1+ 31. Bf1 Na6 32. Kg2 Nac7 33. Nf5 $36 { Black is under strong pressure.} Qe8 34. Bc4 Ra8 35. Rd6 {Threatens to win with Bxe6. } Qf8 36. Rd7 Re8 37. Qe5 b5 (37... g6 $142 )38. Ba2 $18 ({Weaker is} 38. Rxc7 Nxc7 39. Qxc7 bxc4 40. Qxc6 Rb8 $15 )g6 {[#]} 39. Ne3 ({Stronger than} 39. Rxc7 Nxc7 40. Nh6+ (40. Qxc7 gxf5 41. Qxc6 Qe7 42. Qxb5 Qxe4+ 43. Kh3 Kg7 $17 )Qxh6 $15 )(39. Rxf7 $1 $18 { and the rest is easy.} Kxf7 (39... Qxf7 40. Nh6+ )40. Qxc7+ Kf6 41. Qxc6 gxf5 42. exf5 )Re7 40. Rxe7 Qxe7 41. Ng4 {Threatening mate with Nh6+.} Qg5 42. Nf6+ Kh8 {[#]} 43. Nd7+ $1 Qxe5 44. Nxe5 $16 { Endgame KBN-KNN} Nd4 (44... Kg7 $16 )45. Bxf7 $18 ({Resist} 45. Nxf7+ $6 Kg7 46. f4 Nde6 )c5 46. f4 c4 47. Kf2 Kg7 48. Ke3 Nb3 49. g4 Nc5 50. h4 Na4 51. b3 cxb3 52. Bxb3 Nc5 53. Bd1 h6 $2 (53... b4 54. Nd3 Nxd3 )54. Nc6 N7a6 (54... Nd7 {was necessary.} 55. g5 hxg5 56. hxg5 Kf8 )55. Kd4 Ne6+ 56. Ke5 Nec5 57. Bc2 b4 58. Nd4 g5 59. hxg5 hxg5 60. f5 { } Nd7+ 61. Kd6 Nf6 62. e5 Nxg4 63. Ne6+ Kh6 64. f6 Nb8 65. Ba4 1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "59"] 1. e4 {} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} (5. Qg4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. Bb5 Ng6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. c3 Qb8 11. Qb4 Qc7 12. Qd4 Ne7 13. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 (42) Vachier Lagrave,M (2796)-Fontaine,R (2549) chess.com INT 2017} )Bxc5 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bd3 {The position is equal.} Ng6 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 (10. Bg5 Qc7 $15 )Nf4 11. c4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 {[#]} Ne7 $146 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Qg4 Bc6 16. Rad1 (16. Qxg7 Rg8 17. Qf6 Nf5 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 $17 )Qc7 17. Ng5 (17. Qxg7 $6 Rg8 18. Qf6 Nf5 $11 )Qxe5 {[#]} 18. b5 $1 {} h5 { [#]} (18... Bxb5 19. Nxb5 )19. Qh4 $1 $40 { aiming for Nce4. White wants a kill.} ({Inferior is} 19. Qh3 Qxg5 20. bxc6 bxc6 $11 )Bxb5 {[#]} (19... Ng6 $16 20. Qg3 Bd7 )20. Rfe1 $1 $18 {} Qf5 21. Nxb5 ({ Less strong is} 21. Nge4 Kf8 $16 )Qxb5 $2 (21... 0-0 22. Nd6 (22. Qxh5 $2 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 Bxe1 24. Rxe1 f6 $19 )Bxf2+ 23. Qxf2 Qxg5 )22. Bxg7 { Hoping for Ne4.} Nf5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rxe6+ Kf7 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Bxh8 { Threatening mate with Re7!} Bxf2+ 27. Kh1 {Intending Re7! and mate.} Qa4 28. Red6 (28. Rd8+ $142 Rxd8 29. Qxd8+ Kh7 30. Be5 Ng3+ 31. hxg3 Qd1+ 32. Qxd1 Bc5 33. Qxh5+ Kg8 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qe8# )Rf8 29. Qg6+ Kxh8 30. Rd7 1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2772"] [PlyCount "101"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. d4 0-0 6. Nbd2 a5 7. c4 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} a4 8. cxd5 Qxd5 $146 (8... Nxd5 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. e4 N7b6 11. Nxb6 Nxb6 12. Bf4 Bg4 13. Rc1 c6 14. Be3 Be6 {1/2-1/2 (56) Giorgadze,G (2584)-Fedoseev,V (2670) Liepaja 2016} )9. Nb1 {White has an edge.} Rd8 {} 10. Bf4 Qa5 11. Qc1 Nc6 12. Na3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Rxd4 14. Qxc7 (14. Bxc7 $11 {remains equal.} Qh5 15. e3 )Nd5 (14... Qxc7 $17 15. Bxc7 Ne8 )15. Qxa5 $1 $15 Rxa5 16. Bc1 Be6 17. Nc2 Rc4 18. Na3 Rd4 19. Nc2 $1 {} Rc4 20. Na3 $1 {} Rc8 21. Bd2 Ra6 22. e4 Nb6 23. e5 Nd5 ({Much weaker is} 23... Bxe5 $6 24. Bxb7 Raa8 25. Bxa8 Nxa8 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. bxc3 $16 )24. f4 Rb6 25. Rac1 Rxc1 ({Much worse is} 25... Rxb2 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Bc1 Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 $11 )26. Bxc1 f6 27. Rd1 Nc7 28. Rd4 fxe5 29. Rxa4 Rd6 30. Bf3 Bxa2 31. fxe5 Bxe5 32. Nc4 Ra6 33. Rb4 Bxc4 34. Rxc4 b5 35. Rc2 Kg7 36. Kg2 Ne6 37. Rc6 Rxc6 38. Bxc6 { Endgame KBB-KBN} Nd4 39. Bd7 Kf6 40. b4 e6 41. Be3 { The position is equal.} Nc2 42. Bd2 Nd4 43. Be3 Nf5 44. Bb6 Bc3 45. g4 Nh4+ 46. Kg3 g5 47. Bd8+ Kg6 48. Be7 Be1+ 49. Kh3 Kf7 50. Bxg5 Ng6 51. Bxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2745"] [PlyCount "89"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. 0-0 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 0-0 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Nxc6 {E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3} Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. c4 {LiveBook: 20 Games} Rfb8 {[#]} 16. f3 $146 (16. Be3 Ng4 17. Bd2 Bb4 18. Rac1 a5 19. h3 Nf6 20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Be3 { 1/2-1/2 (21) Roiz,M (2668)-Naiditsch,A (2707) Germany 2012} )Kf8 17. Bd2 Ke8 18. Bc3 g6 19. Kf2 Nd7 20. Ba5 Rb7 21. Rac1 Nc5 22. Nd4 $1 Rc8 23. Rb1 e5 24. Rxb7 Nxb7 25. Nb3 Nxa5 26. Nxa5 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Bc5+ 27. Kf1 Bb4 28. Nb3 Ke7 29. e4 f5 30. Ke2 fxe4 31. fxe4 Rb8 32. Rb1 {[#]} Bc5 $1 { } 33. Rd1 (33. Nxc5 Rxb1 )Bb4 34. Rc1 (34. Rb1 $11 )Rb6 $1 $15 35. c5 Ra6 $1 {} 36. Rc2 $1 Ra4 37. Kd3 Ba5 (37... Ra3 $15 )38. Rb2 Ke6 39. Rf2 Bd8 40. Rf8 Be7 41. Rf2 h5 42. Rc2 Ra3 43. Kc3 Ra4 44. Kd3 Ra3 45. Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "63"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 c5 12. Qxc4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7} 14. Qh4 Qb7 15. Nc3 Be6 {The position is equal.} 16. Bg5 {[#]} (16. e4 $5 {seems wilder.} Rac8 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Rab1 Nb6 19. Rfd1 )Nd5 $146 (16... Ng4 17. h3 Qxb2 18. Rfc1 h6 19. hxg4 hxg5 20. Qxg5 f6 21. Qe3 Bxg4 {0-1 (41) So,W (2770)-Kramnik,V (2812) Leuven 2016} )17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. b3 f6 19. Be3 Qb5 20. Rfe1 a5 21. f3 Rfc8 22. Kf2 a4 23. Qe4 axb3 24. axb3 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Qxb3 26. Ra8 Rxa8 27. Qxa8+ Kf7 28. Qe4 Kg8 29. Qa8+ Kf7 30. Qe4 Kg8 31. Qa8+ Kf7 32. Qe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2783"] [PlyCount "127"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 0-0 {LiveBook: 305 Games} 10. h3 {D40: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 e3} (10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be2 d4 14. exd4 Bg4 15. d5 Ne7 16. Qb1 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bg4 18. Be2 {1-0 (74) So,W (2770)-Caruana,F (2804) Leuven 2016} )h6 11. Rc1 Re8 $146 (11... d4 12. exd4 Bxd4 13. Bd3 e5 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. 0-0 Re8 16. Ne2 Nc6 17. Ng3 Be6 {1-0 (33) Martys,M (2239) -Zacharov,O (2208) LSS email 2008} )12. Bd3 {The position is equal.} dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Ke2 Kf8 17. Rhg1 Rad8 18. Bb1 Ne7 19. Nd2 Bb6 20. g4 Ned5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Nb3 f6 23. Bg6 Re7 24. Rc1 Red7 25. Rgd1 (25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. bxc5 Ne7 $15 )Ne7 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Bb1 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Bxc7 29. Nc5 Bc8 $1 (29... Bd5 $6 30. Bd3 $16 (30. Nxa6 Bc4+ 31. Bd3 Bxd3+ 32. Kxd3 Bd6 $16 ))30. Ba2 Nd5 31. f4 Bd6 32. Bd4 Kf7 33. Kd3 Ne7 34. Ne4 Bc7 (34... Bb8 $1 $14 )35. f5 $1 $16 Nc6 36. fxe6+ Bxe6 37. Bxe6+ Kxe6 { Endgame KBN-KBN} 38. Nc5+ Ke7 (38... Kd5 $16 {might work better.} )39. Nxa6 $18 Bd6 40. Bc5 Ne5+ 41. Ke4 Nc4 42. Kd5 {Strongly threatening a4!} Bxc5 43. Kxc5 ({Don't take} 43. bxc5 $6 Nxa3 44. Nb4 Nc4 $16 )Nxa3 $16 {KN-KN} 44. Nc7 Kd7 $2 (44... Nc2 {is tougher.} 45. Nxb5 Nxe3 )45. Nxb5 $18 Nc2 46. Nd4 $1 { } Nxe3 47. Nf5 $1 {} ({Not} 47. b5 g6 48. b6 Kc8 $16 )Nd1 48. Kb6 $2 (48. Nxg7 $18 {has better winning chances. Hoping for Nh5. } Nf2 49. Nh5 )g6 $16 49. Nxh6 {And now h4 would win.} Ne3 $2 {} (49... Ke6 $16 )50. b5 {} f5 $2 (50... Nc4+ 51. Kc5 Nb2 )51. Ka6 $18 fxg4 52. hxg4 Nd5 53. b6 Kc6 54. b7 Nc7+ 55. Ka7 Nb5+ 56. Ka8 Nc7+ 57. Kb8 Nb5 58. Ka8 $2 (58. Nf7 {mates} g5 59. Nd8+ (59. Nxg5 Nd6 $11 )Kd7 60. Ka8 Nc7+ 61. Ka7 Kxd8 62. b8=Q+ Kd7 63. Qb7 )Nc7+ $11 59. Kb8 $2 {} (59. Ka7 $11 Nb5+ 60. Ka8 )Nb5 $1 60. Nf7 { White mates.} Kb6 61. g5 Ka6 62. Nd8 Kb6 {[#]} 63. Kc8 $1 Nd6+ {[#]} 64. Kd7 $1 1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2772"] [PlyCount "138"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. Re1 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} (7. a4 Ba7 8. Na3 h6 9. Nc2 Qe7 10. Be3 Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. d4 Ne7 14. Nd2 0-0 {1/2-1/2 (38) So,W (2808)-Eljanov,P (2755) Wijk aan Zee 2017} )Ba7 8. a4 h6 9. Be3 {White has an edge.} (9. b4 $5 { with more complications.} 0-0 10. Nbd2 Ng4 11. Rf1 Ne7 12. h3 )Bxe3 10. Rxe3 0-0 11. Nbd2 Re8 $146 (11... Be6 12. Re1 Qd7 13. b4 Ne7 14. d4 Ng6 15. d5 {1-0 (90) Padmini,R (2387)-Tan,Z (2502) Teheran 2017} )12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Bd3 d5 {aiming for ...Bxf3.} 16. e5 (16. Qxb7 $2 Reb8 17. Bxa6 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Rxb7 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 $19 )Nh5 17. g3 (17. Qxb7 $2 Reb8 18. Qxa8 Rxa8 $19 )f5 {} 18. Ree1 (18. Qxb7 $2 Reb8 19. Bxa6 Nb4 $19 )a5 (18... Nd8 $14 )19. Rac1 (19. Bb5 $1 $16 )Nb4 $14 20. Bf1 (20. Kg2 $14 )f4 $11 21. e6 Bxe6 ({Much worse is} 21... Rxe6 $6 22. Ne5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 $16 (23. dxe5 Rf8 $14 ))22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Qf3 Nf6 24. Qxf4 c6 25. f3 Nd7 26. Nb3 Rf8 27. Qe3 (27. Qd2 $5 {feels hotter.} b6 28. f4 Bf5 29. Bg2 Nf6 30. Bf3 )Bf5 28. Qd2 Na2 29. Ra1 Nb4 $36 { White is under pressure.} 30. Nxd7 Bxd7 (30... Qxd7 $5 {is more complex.} 31. Re5 b6 32. Rae1 Rae8 33. Nc1 Nc2 )31. Qc3 b6 32. Re5 Rae8 33. Rae1 Qg6 34. Nd2 Qc2 35. f4 Rxe5 36. dxe5 Be6 ({But not} 36... Qxa4 $6 37. e6 Bc8 38. Nf3 $14 )(36... c5 $5 {is interesting.} 37. e6 Bxa4 38. e7 Re8 39. Bh3 Nc6 )37. Qxc2 Nxc2 38. Rc1 Nb4 39. Nf3 c5 {And now ...g5! would win.} 40. h4 Kf7 41. h5 (41. Be2 $15 )Bg4 $17 42. Nh4 ({White should try} 42. Nh2 Bxh5 43. g4 )Bxh5 43. Nf5 Bg4 44. Ne3 Bd7 45. Bg2 d4 46. Nc4 Bxa4 47. Nxb6 Bc2 $1 48. Nc4 d3 ({Black should play} 48... a4 $17 49. Na3 d3 )49. Nd2 a4 50. Kf2 c4 51. Ke3 Rc8 52. Ne4 {Strongly threatening Nd6+.} Kf8 53. Nc3 Rb8 54. Rf1 Na6 55. f5 (55. Bc6 $17 )Rxb2 {Threatens to win with ...Nb4.} 56. f6 {[#]} (56. Bd5 {might work better.} )Nc7 $1 $19 57. Bh3 {[#]} d2 $1 58. Bg4 (58. Kxd2 Bf5+ )a3 {} 59. e6 $2 (59. Ra1 a2 60. Nxa2 gxf6 61. Nc3 )gxf6 60. Rxf6+ {[#]} Kg8 $1 61. e7 {intending Rf8+.} a2 62. Ra6 {Now Ra7 and White clings on.} d1=Q 63. Nxd1 Bxd1 64. Ra8+ $2 (64. Bxd1 Kf7 65. Ra5 )Kg7 (64... Kf7 $142 65. e8=Q+ Nxe8 66. Bxd1 Nc7 )65. Bxd1 Rb1 ({Worse is} 65... Nxa8 66. e8=Q a1=Q 67. Qd7+ Kh8 68. Qd4+ Kg8 69. Qxc4+ Kg7 70. Qd4+ Kf8 71. Qd6+ Kg7 72. Qe7+ Kh8 73. Qe8+ Kh7 74. Qf7+ Kh8 75. Qf8+ Kh7 76. Qf7+ Kh8 77. Qf8+ Kh7 78. Qf7+ $11 )66. Rxa2 {Black must now prevent Ra7.} Rxd1 67. Ra7 $2 (67. Rc2 )Ne8 68. Ra4 Rd3+ 69. Kf4 (69. Ke2 $142 )c3 0-1 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "74"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 0-0 9. Nc3 {} Nb8 { C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines} (9... Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Qb1 {1/2-1/2 (51) Vachier Lagrave,M (2796)-Mamedyarov,S (2766) Sharjah 2017} )10. Re1 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Nbd7 11. Ne2 $146 (11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Ne2 h6 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Ba2 Bf8 15. b4 c5 16. c4 bxc4 17. dxc4 cxb4 18. axb4 {1-0 (36) Firman,N (2571)-Stern,R (2501) Germany 2009} )Nc5 12. Ba2 Be6 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14. Ng3 g6 15. c3 {} c5 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Bh6 Re8 20. dxc5 Nxg3 21. hxg3 {aiming for b4.} Bxc5 22. Rc1 d4 {The position is equal.} 23. Ng5 Qd5 24. Ne4 {[#] Nf6+ is the strong threat.} Be7 25. Qf3 {And now Nf6+ would win.} Qxe5 26. Nc5 Qf6 {Strongly threatening .. .Qxf3.} 27. Nxe6 Qxf3 28. gxf3 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Bf8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 $11 { Endgame KR-KR} 32. Kf1 d3 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Ke1 Re8+ 35. Kf1 Rd8 36. Ke1 Re8+ 37. Kf1 $1 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "80"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. 0-0 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. c4 Qc7 14. Re1 Rac8 {E54: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: Main Line: 7...dxc4 8 Bxc4} ({Relevant:} 14... Rfe8 15. Bh4 Rad8 16. Qe2 Qf4 17. Qe3 Qg4 18. h3 Qh5 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. f4 Nxe5 22. fxe5 {1-0 (42) Ponomariov,R (2733)-Kamsky,G (2741) Zug 2013} )15. Qe2 h6 {[#] Hoping for ...Bxf3.} 16. Bd2 { } Rfd8 17. Rac1 Qd6 18. Bc3 Qf4 19. Qe3 {[#]} Qc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19... Qxe3 20. fxe3 Ne4 21. Bb4 Rc7 22. c5 {0-1 (67) Lesiege,A (2460)-Rozentalis,E (2595) North Bay 1994} )20. h3 Ba8 21. Bb2 Qb7 22. Bf1 Qb8 23. a4 Re8 24. Nd2 Bc6 25. Ra1 Nf8 26. Qb3 Qf4 27. Qe3 (27. Re3 $14 )Qc7 (27... Qb8 $11 )28. Bd3 (28. Qa3 $5 {is more complex.} Rb8 29. Re3 Ng6 30. g3 a6 31. Rae1 )Ng6 29. Bxg6 (29. Qg3 $5 {seems wilder.} Nf4 30. Bf1 Qb8 31. Qh2 Rcd8 32. Bc3 )fxg6 30. f3 g5 31. Qe5 Qd7 32. a5 b5 33. Ba3 a6 34. cxb5 Bxb5 {The position is equal.} 35. Ne4 Nxe4 36. fxe4 Qf7 37. Rac1 Red8 38. Bc5 Qf6 39. Qxf6 gxf6 40. Kf2 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2751"] [PlyCount "119"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Qc2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 {LiveBook: 112 Games} (9. Kxd2 Bxd4 10. e3 Bf6 $17 )d6 {E17: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7} 10. h4 (10. d5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 0-0 12. Nd2 Re8 13. e3 c5 14. 0-0 exd5 15. cxd5 Nd7 16. a4 Ba6 17. Rfd1 { 1/2-1/2 (74) Topalov,V (2784)-Grischuk,A (2789) Bilbao 2014} )Nd7 11. Rd1 0-0 {The position is equal.} 12. Qc2 c6 $146 (12... Re8 13. 0-0 g6 14. Ne4 Bg7 15. Neg5 d5 16. b3 Rc8 17. e4 h6 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nh3 c5 20. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 (20) Romanishin,O (2567)-Naumkin,I (2489) Arco 1999} )13. e4 Qc7 14. Ng5 e5 15. d5 h6 16. Nf3 a6 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. Bf1 Rfc8 19. a4 Nc5 {} 20. Nd2 Ne6 21. Qb1 Nd4 22. Bh3 Rf8 23. Rc1 Bd8 $36 { Black fights for an advantage.} 24. 0-0 f5 25. Kh2 {} f4 26. Qd3 Kh8 (26... Bc8 $17 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 )27. b3 Bc8 28. Bxc8 Qxc8 (28... Rxc8 $6 29. Nd5 $11 )29. Ne2 Nxe2 30. Qxe2 Ra7 31. Rc3 ({Better is} 31. Qd3 )b5 $17 32. Rd3 bxa4 33. bxa4 Raf7 34. Rxd6 {[#]} Bxh4 $1 35. Rd5 (35. gxh4 $2 f3 36. Nxf3 (36. Qe3 $2 Rf4 37. Nxf3 Rxf3 38. Rxh6+ Kg8 $19 )Rxf3 $19 )f3 (35... Qe6 $17 36. c5 (36. gxh4 $2 f3 37. Qe3 Qg4 38. Nxf3 Rxf3 $19 )Be7 )36. Qd3 $1 $11 Qg4 37. Rh1 Bg5 38. c5 Rb8 {Threatens to win with ...Rb2.} 39. Nc4 Rfb7 {Strongly threatening ...Qh5+.} 40. Nb6 Rxb6 $2 (40... Rf7 $11 )41. cxb6 $18 Rxb6 {aiming for ...Rb2.} 42. Rxe5 {Hoping for Re8+.} Bh4 43. Qc3 ({Don't go for} 43. Re8+ $2 Kh7 44. Qc2 (44. e5+ $2 Rg6 45. Kg1 Bxg3 46. Rxh6+ gxh6 $19 )Bxg3+ 45. fxg3 Qh5+ 46. Kg1 Qxe8 47. e5+ Kg8 $19 )(43. Qc2 $18 )Rg6 $16 { [#] ( -> ...Bxg3+!)} 44. Qe1 $1 ({Wrong is} 44. Re8+ $2 Kh7 45. Qc7 Bxg3+ 46. fxg3 Qh5+ 47. Kg1 f2+ 48. Kxf2 Qxh1 $19 )Bg5 (44... Rc6 $16 {is a better defense.} 45. Qb1 (45. Re8+ $2 Kh7 46. Qd1 Rb6 $19 )Rg6 )45. Rf5 Rd6 $2 (45... Rc6 {was called for.} )46. Rf8+ $18 Kh7 47. e5 {} Rd3 48. e6 Be7 49. Rf4 Qh5+ 50. Kg1 Qd5 51. Qe4+ Qxe4 52. Rxe4 { Endgame KRR-KRB} Kg6 53. Kh2 Rd2 54. Rf1 Kf5 55. Re3 Kg4 (55... a5 $142 56. Rxf3+ Kxe6 57. Re1+ Kd6 )56. Kg1 {White is clearly winning.} g5 57. Rc1 Ra2 (57... Rd8 $142 58. Rc7 Re8 59. Rc4+ Kf5 60. Rxf3+ Ke5 61. Re3+ Kd5 )58. Kf1 Rxa4 59. Rc7 Bb4 60. Rc4+ 1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.28"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2811"] [PlyCount "96"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 0-0 6. a4 { C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo} (6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Be6 9. c3 Bb6 10. Bb3 f6 11. d4 Bf7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxe5 fxe5 15. Be3 Bc6 {1-0 (58) Karjakin,S (2785)-Aronian,L (2780) Wijk aan Zee 2017} )h6 7. c3 a5 8. h3 d6 9. Re1 {LiveBook: 7 Games. The position is equal.} Ba7 10. Nbd2 {} Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 c6 $146 (12... Nh7 13. d4 Qf6 {1-0 (45) Hadzimanolis,A (2225)-Kesidis,O (2247) Thessaloniki 2016} )13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. Bd2 d5 16. exd5 Rxe1+ 17. Bxe1 Nxd5 18. Nb5 Bb6 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Ne2 Bd7 22. Nbd4 Re8 23. Kf1 Ne5 24. Bd2 Nc4 25. Bc1 g5 26. b3 Nd6 27. Ba3 Ne4 28. Rd1 f5 29. f3 Nf6 30. Ng3 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 f4 32. Ne2 b5 33. axb5 Bxb5 34. c4 Ba6 {With the idea ...Re3.} 35. Nc3 a4 36. Kf2 axb3 37. cxd5 Rc8 38. Bb2 Nd7 {...Nc5 is the strong threat.} 39. d6 Rc6 40. g3 fxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Kf7 42. f4 Kg6 43. fxg5 hxg5 ({Reject} 43... Kxg5 $6 44. Rg4+ Kf5 45. Nd5 $16 )44. h4 gxh4+ 45. Kxh4 Rc4 46. Rxc4 Bxc4 47. Ne4 Kf5 48. Nd2 Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.28"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "71"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Qa4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4} Bxf4 (12... Qf6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. 0-0 Qf6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. exd4 Be6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. f4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 {1/2-1/2 (31) Kempinski,R (2615)-Heberla,B (2541) Poland 2016} )13. Qxf4 d4 14. 0-0 { White is slightly better.} dxe3 15. Rad1 {[#] aiming for Bxh7+!} ({Much worse is} 15. Qxe3 Re8 16. Be4 Bf5 $15 )Qf6 16. fxe3 Qxf4 17. exf4 Re8 $146 (17... Bg4 18. Bc4 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 (49) Williams,S (2466)-Lanzani,M (2356) Warsaw 2005 } )18. Bb5 Be6 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Rfe1 Kf8 21. b4 Re7 22. Nxc6 bxc6 {The position is equal.} 23. Ba6 Rce8 24. Kf2 Bd5 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} 26. Re1+ Kd7 27. Rxe8 Kxe8 {KB-KB} 28. g3 Kd7 29. Ke3 Kd6 30. Kd4 f6 31. Bd3 h6 32. Bc4 {[#] And now Bxd5 would win.} Bf3 33. Bd3 Bd5 34. Bc4 {Threatens to win with Bxd5.} Bf3 35. Bd3 Bd5 36. Bc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.28"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2745"] [PlyCount "111"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 {E53: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: Main Line (4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5 6 Bd3 c5 7 0-0)} (7... Nxd5 8. 0-0 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. Bc2 Nf6 11. Re1 h6 12. Qd3 Bd6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 f5 15. Qe2 {1-0 (23) Ivanchuk,V (2747)-Anand, V (2779) Doha 2016} )8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. 0-0 Nxc5 10. Ne2 Bg4 11. Nfd4 $146 (11. Ned4 Rc8 12. Be2 Nce4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. a3 {1-0 (42) Ju,W (2559)-Tan, Z (2509) Yangzhou 2016} )Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Bd6 14. Bd2 Be5 15. Bc3 Qd6 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Qd4 (17. Qc3 $5 {seems wilder.} Qe6 18. Qb3 b6 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Rd4 )Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Rfc8 19. Rac1 Kf8 20. f3 h5 21. Rfd1 a6 22. Kf2 g6 23. Ne2 Ke7 24. Nc3 b5 25. Rd4 ({Of course not} 25. Nxd5+ Nxd5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 $15 )Rc5 26. Rcd1 {} Rac8 27. Ke1 Ke6 28. a4 bxa4 29. Rxa4 a5 30. Ne2 Ke7 31. Nd4 Nd7 $1 32. Rda1 Ne5 $1 33. Rxa5 {White wants to play Ke2.} Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Nxb2 35. Ra7+ R8c7 36. R1a5 Rxa7 37. Rxc5 $11 { Endgame KRN-KRN} Rd7 38. f4 Na4 39. Ra5 Nb6 40. Nc6+ Kd6 41. Ne5 Rc7 {The position is equal.} 42. Ra6 Kc5 43. Kd3 Nc4 $1 44. Ra8 Kd6 45. Rd8+ Ke6 46. Nf3 Nb2+ 47. Kd2 Nc4+ 48. Ke2 Re7 49. Nd4+ Kf6 50. Nc2 Rb7 51. Kd3 ({ Don't capture} 51. Rxd5 $2 Rb2 52. e4 Rxc2+ $19 )Rb3+ 52. Kd4 Rb2 53. Kc3 Rxc2+ 54. Kxc2 {[#] aiming for Kd3.} Nxe3+ 55. Kd2 Nxg2 56. Rxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.28"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2822"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. 0-0 Nd7 5. h3 {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems} Bh5 6. d4 e6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 $146 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 Ngf6 10. Nh4 0-0 11. f4 Ne4 12. Nf5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 {1-0 (34) Vachier Lagrave,M (2785)-Gunina,V (2496) Gibraltar 2016} )dxc4 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Ngf6 11. Qxb7 0-0 12. Bf4 Qa5 13. g4 Bg6 $1 14. g5 Nh5 $1 {} 15. Bd2 (15. Bh2 $5 {is more complex.} Rad8 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Nh4 )Rfd8 16. Qxc6 Rac8 17. Qb5 Qxb5 $1 18. Nxb5 a6 19. Na7 Rc7 20. Ba5 Rxa7 21. Bxd8 Bxd8 22. Rfc1 {[#] Threatens to win with Rc8.} Kf8 ({Wrong is} 22... Nf4 $2 23. Rc8 $18 )23. e3 Be4 24. Rc8 $36 { White is more active.} Ke7 25. Nd2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 f6 27. h4 g6 28. Ne4 f5 29. Nc5 Nxc5 30. dxc5 Rc7 { [#]} 31. Ra8 $1 {Rd1 is the strong threat.} ({Don't play} 31. Rxc7+ $6 Bxc7 32. Rd1 e5 $11 )Rxc5 32. Rd1 ({White should try} 32. Rxa6 $16 f4 33. a4 )Bc7 $11 {The position is equal.} 33. Rh8 Be5 34. Rhd8 {} ({But not} 34. Rxh7+ Bg7 35. a4 Rc4 $17 )Rc7 35. Ra8 f4 36. e4 Rc3 37. f3 Ng3 38. Rxa6 Rc2+ 39. Kh3 Rc3 40. Kg2 Rc2+ 41. Kh3 Rc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.28"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "56"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. e5 {B87: Sicilian Scheveningen/Najdorf: 6 Bc4, with early ...b5} Bb7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Qe3 Bc5 13. 0-0-0 Nc6 {} 14. Bxf6 (14. Qxe6+ fxe6 15. Nxe6 Bd6 16. Rhe1 Kd7 17. Nxc7 Kxc7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 {1/2-1/2 (25) Karjakin,S (2725)-Gashimov,V (2740) Nice 2010} )gxf6 {LiveBook: 13 Games. The position is equal.} 15. Nd5 Qe5 16. Qxe5 Nxe5 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Nxa8 {[#] Black must now prevent Nc7.} Bxg2 19. Rhe1 $146 {Threatens to win with Nc7.} Bxd4 20. Rxd4 {Nb6 is the strong threat.} Nf3 ({ Of course not} 20... Rxa8 21. Re3 $14 )21. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 22. Rg4 Rxa8 23. Rxg2 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Kf7 24. Rg3 Nd4 {[#] And now ...Ne2+ would win.} 25. Rh3 Kg6 26. Rg3+ Kf7 {Hoping for ...Ne2+.} 27. Rh3 Kg6 28. Rg3+ Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.29"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "118"] 1. c4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. b3 Bd6 10. Bb2 0-0 {LiveBook: 16 Games} 11. Nd2 { A13: English Opening: 1...e6} (11. Be2 Qe7 12. Nd2 Ba3 13. Bxa3 Qxa3 14. N2f3 Rac8 15. Qc1 Qxc1 16. Rfxc1 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 a6 18. f3 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 {1-0 (50) Karpov,A (2628)-Sveshnikov,E (2508) Riga 2015} )Re8 12. Rc1 { } Rc8 13. N2f3 $146 (13. Be2 Qe7 14. N2f3 a6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qd4 c5 17. Qh4 Ne4 18. Qxe7 Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 (49) Kahl,F (2272)-Pepermans,T (2370) LSS email 2014 } )Qe7 14. Qe2 Bb8 (14... Ne4 $5 {with more complications.} 15. Rfd1 Bb8 16. h3 Qd6 17. Bd3 Qg6 )15. Rfd1 Qd6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Ba6 Rcd8 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qc2 Rde8 21. g3 Bg4 (21... Qg6 $11 )22. Ng5 $16 Bxd1 23. Nxe4 (23. Qxd1 R4e7 $15 )(23. Rxd1 $5 {feels hotter.} f5 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. b4 Qd7 26. Rc1 )Bxc2 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxc2 $14 { Endgame KRB-KRB} Rc8 $1 26. Kf1 f5 27. f3 Kf7 28. e4 fxe4 29. fxe4 dxe4 30. Rc4 c5 31. Rxe4 Rc6 32. Ra4 a6 33. Ke2 g5 34. Bc1 h6 35. Re4 Be7 36. Be3 Re6 37. Rc4 g4 38. Kd2 Rd6+ 39. Kc1 h5 40. Rxc5 Re6 41. Rc3 Bb4 42. Rd3 Rd6 43. Kc2 Ke6 44. Bd4 Kd5 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Ke4.} 45. Ba7+ Kc6 46. Rxd6+ Kxd6 {KB-KB} 47. Kd3 Kd5 48. a4 Be7 49. Bf2 Bb4 50. Bb6 Be7 51. Kc3 h4 52. gxh4 Bxh4 53. Bc7 Be1+ 54. Kd3 {Bg3 is the strong threat.} Bf2 55. b4 Bd4 56. Ke2 Kc4 {The position is equal.} 57. Bd6 Bg1 ({Reject} 57... Bc3 $6 58. Ke3 $16 )58. a5 Bxh2 59. Bxh2 { [#] aiming for Bd6.} Kxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.29"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Re1 0-0 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} 8. Nbd2 ({Relevant:} 8. h3 Re8 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Nf1 b5 11. Bb3 Bb6 12. Ng3 Be6 13. Bc2 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Be3 Qd7 16. a3 {1/2-1/2 (24) Aronian,L (2785)-Adams,M (2751) Sharjah 2017} )a6 9. Nf1 Re8 10. a4 Ba7 { LiveBook: 4 Games} 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... fxe6 13. Be3 Qd7 14. Qc2 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Nh5 {1-0 (27) Galinsky,T (2427)-Mihajlov,S (2197) Fagernes 2014} )13. Be3 Qd7 14. b5 Ne7 15. bxa6 bxa6 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Qb3 c6 18. Rab1 Ng6 19. g3 a5 20. Ne3 Re8 21. Nc4 Kh7 22. Qc2 Qe6 23. Ne3 d5 24. Kg2 Kg8 25. h4 Rd7 26. c4 Red8 (26... dxe4 $11 27. dxe4 Nf4+ 28. gxf4 exf4 )27. cxd5 $14 cxd5 28. Rb5 Ne7 ({Black should play} 28... dxe4 $14 29. dxe4 Qa6 )29. Rc5 $16 (29. Rxa5 $6 dxe4 30. dxe4 Nc6 $11 )Rd6 30. Rc1 (30. Rxa5 $6 dxe4 31. dxe4 Nc6 $14 )Ra6 31. Qb2 Ng6 {[#]} (31... dxe4 $16 32. dxe4 Ng6 )32. Qb7 (32. exd5 $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Rxd5 34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. Qe2 )Ne7 {[#]} (32... Rad6 $16 {was worth a try.} )33. Nf5 $1 $18 {} (33. Nxe5 Rb6 34. Qc7 Rbd6 )Rd7 $2 (33... Re8 34. Nxe7+ Rxe7 35. exd5 Rxb7 36. dxe6 fxe6 37. Nxe5 (37. Rxe5 Rb2 $16 )Kh7 )(33... Nxf5 34. exf5 )34. Rc7 $2 (34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. Qb8 (35. R8c7 Rb6 36. Qa7 Ra6 $11 ))Rb6 35. Qa7 ({Much less strong is} 35. Nxe7+ $6 Rxe7 36. Rxe7 Rxb7 37. Rxe6 (37. Rxb7 dxe4 38. dxe4 Nxe4 $11 )fxe6 $16 )Ra6 $2 (35... dxe4 36. dxe4 Rb3 )36. Qb8+ (36. Nxe7+ Rxe7 37. Rxe7 Rxa7 38. Rxe6 (38. Rxa7 dxe4 39. dxe4 Nxe4 $11 )fxe6 39. exd5 (39. Nxe5 dxe4 40. Rc8+ Kh7 $16 )Nxd5 $16 )Kh7 37. Rc8 {Threatening mate with Rh8+.} ({Less strong is} 37. Nxe7 dxe4 38. dxe4 Rxe7 39. Rxe7 Qxe7 $18 )Ng6 38. Rh1 Nh5 {[#]} 39. Ng5+ $1 { White mates.} hxg5 40. hxg5 {} Ngf4+ 41. gxf4 1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.29"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2751"] [PlyCount "115"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Ne8 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4} 10. d5 Bc5 11. Re1 d6 12. Nc3 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Bf5 13. Bd3 {[#]} Qh4 $146 (13... Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf6 15. Na4 Re8 16. Bd2 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 {1/2-1/2 (38) Karjakin,S (2782)-Carlsen,M (2864) Moscow 2013} )14. g3 (14. Bxf5 Qxf2+ 15. Kh1 Qxf5 $17 )Qh3 (14... Bxf2+ $2 15. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 16. Kf3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 $18 )15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 {[#]} Bxf2+ $1 {} 17. Kxf2 {Rh4 is the strong threat.} Qxh2+ 18. Kf3 { Black must now prevent Rh4.} Qh5+ 19. g4 Qh3+ 20. Ke2 { } Qg2+ 21. Ke1 Nf6 22. Qe2 Qg3+ 23. Qf2 $1 {} Nxe4 24. Qxg3 $1 Nxg3 25. Kf2 Rfe8 {And now ...Ne4+ would win.} 26. Kxg3 Re5 27. Bc4 Re1 28. b3 f6 29. Bb2 Rxa1 30. Bxa1 Kf7 31. Bd4 a6 32. a4 {} Rh8 33. Be2 Re8 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. a5 { White has compensation.} Rf8 36. Kg3 Kd7 (36... g6 $14 )37. b4 Re8 38. Bd3 Ke7 (38... Rh8 $16 {was worth a try.} )39. Bxh7 $18 Kd8 40. g5 fxg5 41. Bxg7 Re3+ 42. Kg4 Ra3 43. Bd4 c5 44. dxc6 $1 bxc6 {[#]} 45. Bb6+ $1 Kc8 46. Be4 Ra4 47. c3 {} c5 $2 {} (47... Ra3 $16 )48. Bc2 {White is clearly winning.} (48. Kxg5 cxb4 49. Bc6 Ra2 $18 )Ra3 (48... Ra2 $142 )49. bxc5 dxc5 50. c4 (50. Kxg5 Rxc3 51. Bf5+ Kb8 $16 )Ra2 51. Bf5+ Kb7 52. Be4+ (52. Bxc5 Rxa5 53. Bd4 (53. Be4+ Kc7 54. Bf8 Ra1 $14 )Kc6 $16 )Kc8 53. Bc6 (53. Bxc5 Rxa5 54. Be3 Re5 $16 )Rc2 54. Bd5 ({Not} 54. Kxg5 Rxc4 55. Kf6 Rh4 $16 )Ra2 55. Kxg5 ({Less strong is} 55. Bxc5 Rxa5 56. Bd6 Kd7 $18 )Kd7 56. Bb7 ({Weaker is} 56. Bxc5 Rxa5 57. Bb4 Ra4 $16 )Rb2 57. Bxa6 Kc6 58. Kf6 (58. Kg6 $142 Rb3 59. Kg5 )1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.29"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2772"] [PlyCount "61"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. e4 Bg4 {D90: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 sidelines} 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Ng5 0-0 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Na6 12. Qh3 { LiveBook: 15 Games} h6 13. Nf3 h5 14. Rg1 Nb4 $146 (14... Nd7 $11 )(14... Qd7 15. g4 {1-0 (28) Lupulescu,C (2634)-Nedilko,V (2396) Legnica 2013} )15. g4 $16 {} Qd7 {aiming for ... Nc2+.} ({Less strong is} 15... Nc2+ 16. Kf1 Nxa1 17. gxh5 $17 )16. Qh4 $1 Nc2+ {[#]} (16... Bf6 $16 17. Bg5 Nc2+ 18. Kf1 Nxa1 19. gxh5 Bg7 )17. Kf1 $1 $18 Nxd4 (17... Bf6 $1 $14 18. Ng5 Nxa1 19. gxh5 e5 )18. Nexd4 Bxd4 19. gxh5 Bf6 { [#]} 20. Bg5 $1 {} Bxb2 $2 (20... Qd6 $16 {was necessary.} 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 )21. Re1 {} Qd3+ 22. Kg2 f6 {Strongly threatening ...Qxf3+!} 23. Bh6 g5 24. Nxg5 Rf7 $2 (24... fxg5 $2 25. Qxg5+ Kh8 26. Bxf8 $18 )(24... Kh8 )25. Nxf7 {White is clearly winning.} Kxf7 26. Re3 ({Don't take} 26. Qg4 $2 Rg8 27. Qxg8+ Kxg8 $19 )Qc2 (26... Rg8+ $142 27. Kf3 Qd8 28. Rxg8 Qxg8 )27. Rg3 Bd4 28. Rg7+ Ke6 29. Qg4+ Kd6 {[#] } 30. Be3 $1 {} Bxe3 31. Qg3+ 1-0 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.29"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "109"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { } a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 {C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White 6th moves} Na5 10. Ba2 {LiveBook: 3 Games} bxa4 11. Nbd2 0-0 12. Re1 $146 (12. Bb1 c5 13. Bc2 Bb5 14. c4 Bc6 15. Bxa4 Qb6 16. Nb1 Bxa4 17. Rxa4 {1/2-1/2 (46) Grandelius,N (2643)-Cheparinov,I (2689) Doha 2016} )c5 13. Bb1 Qc7 14. Bc2 c4 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. dxc4 Qxc4 17. Bxa4 Be6 18. Nd2 Qc7 19. Bb3 Bxb3 20. Qxb3 Rfb8 21. Qc4 Qb7 22. Qe2 Qb5 23. Nc4 Rc8 24. Ne3 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 g6 26. Ra4 Rc5 27. Rc2 Rac8 28. Kf1 a5 29. Rd2 Kf8 30. Rd1 Ke8 31. f3 h5 32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Bd2 Ke6 34. Be1 Rb8 35. b4 axb4 36. cxb4 Rc6 37. Rda1 d5 38. Ra6 Rd6 39. R1a5 dxe4 40. Nc4 exf3+ 41. gxf3 Rxa6 42. Rxa6+ Kf5 $1 43. Ra5 Ke6 {White should prevent ...Nd5.} (43... Nd7 $5 {with more complications.} 44. Ra7 Rd8 45. Ne3+ Kg5 46. Ra6 Nf6 )44. Rxe5+ Kd7 45. b5 Bd8 46. Bh4 (46. Bg3 $14 )Bc7 $1 $11 { The position is equal.} 47. Bxf6 {[#] And now Re7+ would win. } Bxe5 48. Nxe5+ Kd6 $1 ({Don't capture} 48... Ke6 $2 49. Nc6 Rc8 50. Bd4 $18 )49. Bh4 Rb7 ({Much weaker is} 49... Rxb5 50. Nxf7+ Ke6 51. Ng5+ Kf5 52. Ne4 Rb2+ 53. Nd2 $16 )({But not} 49... Ke6 $2 50. Nc6 Ra8 51. b6 $18 )50. Bg3 { Black must now prevent Nxf7+.} Ke6 51. Nc6 {[#] Hoping for Nd8+.} Kd5 52. Nd8 Rxb5 53. Nxf7 Ke6 $1 {} 54. Nd8+ Kd7 55. Nf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.30"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 { } 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 0-0 8. 0-0 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 {D46: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 Nbd7 6 Bd3, Black avoids the Meran} 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qf5 Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 { LiveBook: 11 Games} (18. Bd3 $5 {is interesting.} b6 19. Bc4 Bb7 20. b3 Rad8 21. Rd1 )b6 19. Rd1 Bb7 20. Bb3 Rad8 21. Be3 {[#]} Be7 $146 22. Rd3 Nxd5 23. Rad1 {} Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 {Black should prevent Rd7.} Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bxf7 $14 { Endgame KB-KB} g5 29. f4 ({White should try} 29. h4 $14 )gxf4 {The position is equal.} 30. exf4 Kg7 31. Bd5 Bc7 32. Kg2 Bxf4 33. h3 Kf6 34. Kf3 Be5 35. b3 a5 36. a4 Bd6 37. Ke4 Be5 38. Kf3 Bd6 39. Ke4 Be5 40. Kf3 Bd6 41. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.30"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2745"] [PlyCount "87"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { } a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Bxe6 {C88: Closed Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall Systems} fxe6 12. Nbd2 Rb8 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 13. c3 {White has an edge.} (13. Nb3 Qe8 14. d4 exd4 15. Nbxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qd7 17. Qe2 c5 18. Nf3 e5 19. Bg5 Qb5 {1-0 (49) So,W (2808)-Gozzoli,Y (2583) chess.com INT 2017} )Rb5 $146 (13... Nd7 14. Nc4 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Ne3 Nc5 17. d4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ne4 19. dxe5 Rxf3 20. Qxf3 Nxe5 21. Qf5 Nd3 22. Nxd5 Nxe1 23. Qxe4 Bc5 {1-0 (23) Saltaev,M (2495)-Smagin, S (2540) Moscow 1995} )14. c4 Rb8 15. Nb3 Qc8 16. Qe2 Nd7 {} 17. d4 exd4 18. Nbxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. f4 {} c5 21. Nb3 Nc6 22. Be3 e5 23. f5 $1 Bf6 24. Qd3 Nd4 25. Rf1 Qd8 26. Nd2 Bg5 27. Bxg5 Qxg5 28. Nf3 Qf6 (28... Qh6 $5 {is more complex.} 29. Rf2 Rbe8 30. Nd2 g6 31. Raf1 Qg5 )29. b3 Rbe8 30. Ra2 g5 31. Qd1 Kf7 32. h3 Rh8 {} 33. g3 {} h5 34. Ne1 h4 {[#] White must now prevent ...g4.} 35. g4 Rh6 36. Ng2 Qd8 37. Ne3 Rf6 38. Nd5 Kg7 ({Black should play} 38... Rh6 )39. Kg2 ({White should try} 39. Nxf6 Qxf6 40. Re1 )Kh6 (39... Rf7 $142 )40. Rff2 (40. Nxf6 $142 Qxf6 41. Qd3 )Ref8 (40... Rf7 $142 )41. Qd3 (41. Nxf6 $142 Qxf6 42. Qd3 )R8f7 (41... R6f7 $142 )42. Kh2 Rf8 43. Ne3 (43. Nxf6 $142 Qxf6 44. Qe3 )Rg8 $16 44. Nd5 (44. Kg1 $16 )1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.30"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2822"] [PlyCount "89"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. 0-0 Be7 5. c4 0-0 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nb3 Be4 14. Qc1 c5 15. dxc5 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7} Qc7 16. Rd1 a5 { LiveBook: 3 Games} 17. c6 $146 (17. Qf4 a4 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Nbd4 Rxc5 20. Ne1 Rd8 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Ndf3 g5 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {1/2-1/2 (63) Paunovic,D (2480)-Savic,M (2523) Palic 2014} )Bxc6 18. Nfd4 Bxg2 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Kxg2 a4 $1 {} 21. Nxb5 Rb7 22. N3d4 Bc5 {With the idea ...e5.} 23. Nc3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxb2 25. Rxa4 Rc2 26. Ne4 Rxe2 {The position is equal.} 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 $11 { Endgame KRR-KRR} 28. Rg4+ Kh8 29. a4 Rb8 30. Rc1 f5 31. Rf4 Rbb2 32. g4 Kg7 33. Rc3 Kf6 34. Kg3 Rbc2 35. Rxc2 Rxc2 36. gxf5 {KR-KR} e5 37. Rh4 Ra2 38. Rh6+ Kxf5 39. Rxh7 Ke6 40. Rh8 Rxa4 41. Re8+ Kf5 42. f3 Ra6 43. Re7 Rg6+ 44. Kf2 Rh6 45. Rxf7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "RC"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.30"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2811"] [PlyCount "126"] [TimeControl "60"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 6. 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:0]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 9. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 12. e3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. Qb3 {[%emt 0:0:0] } Bxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 14. gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 15. Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 16. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Nbd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 17. Rg1 {[%emt 0:15:35]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:14:14]} 18. Rac1 {[%emt 0:5:31] } Nb4 {[%emt 0:2:39]} 19. Qc4 {[%emt 0:9:38]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 20. Rgd1 {[%emt 0:2:39]} c6 {[%emt 0:8:6]} 21. Qe2 {[%emt 0:2:4]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:4:8]} 22. Nc4 {[%emt 0:10:35]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:7:22]} 23. Qf3 {[%emt 0:2:34] } Nbd5 {[%emt 0:2:24]} 24. h4 {[%emt 0:8:52]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 25. b3 {[%emt 0:8:12]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:4:55]} 26. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:5:5]} 27. Ne5 {[%emt 0:4:40]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:8:23]} 28. Kh3 {[%emt 0:7:11] } c5 {[%emt 0:6:7]} 29. Rdc1 {[%emt 0:4:29]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 30. dxc5 {[%emt 0:6:52]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:9:44]} 31. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:1:12]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 32. Nc6 {[%emt 0:4:55]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:1:17]} 33. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:36] } Rd5 {[%emt 0:1:36]} 34. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 35. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 36. a5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Qa2 {[%emt 0:5:11]} 37. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:4:39]} 38. Qe2 {[%emt 0:1:55] } Qb3 {[%emt 0:2:29]} 39. Qc2 {[%emt 0:3:21]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 40. Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 42. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qg2 {[%emt 0:3:49]} 43. Ne5 {[%emt 0:7:38] } c4 {[%emt 0:14:41]} 44. Qd4 {[%emt 0:6:14]} c3 {[%emt 0:5:41] } 45. a6 {[%emt 0:7:45]} c2 {[%emt 0:2:2]} 46. Rc1 {[%emt 0:9:55]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:1:59] } 47. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:2:4]} Qf1+ {[%emt 0:2:12]} 48. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:34] } Qd1+ {[%emt 0:3:23]} 49. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Qa1+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 50. Kb3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Qxa6 {[%emt 0:1:41]} 51. Nc4 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Rb1+ {[%emt 0:2:16]} 52. Nb2 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 53. Rc5 {[%emt 0:1:27] } Ra3+ {[%emt 0:1:8]} 54. Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 55. Qc3 {[%emt 0:1:18]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:1:16]} 56. Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Qd6+ {[%emt 0:0:39]} 57. Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:1:56]} 58. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:47] } Rb8+ {[%emt 0:1:24]} 59. Ka4 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Qa6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 60. Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 61. Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qb1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 62. Ka3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 63. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:0] } Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 0-1 [Event "4th Shamkir Chess 2017"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.30"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2783"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 0-0 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. 0-0 {D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 cxd5} b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rfe1 { White has an edge.} (14. Bd3 e5 15. Qe3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Bc2 Re8 18. f3 Qf6 19. a5 Rad8 {1-0 (63) Carlsen,M (2855)-Kramnik,V (2812) Paris 2016} )Nf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. a5 bxa5 17. Rxa5 Qc7 {[#]} 18. Rc1 $146 (18. Rc5 Qe7 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nd2 Bb7 {1/2-1/2 (52) Rotstein,A (2540)-Remling,C (2345) Germany 2004} )Qd8 19. Re1 Qc7 20. Qb4 Rfb8 {Hoping for ...Bxe4.} 21. Qa3 Rc8 22. h3 Qf4 {} 23. d5 ({Reject} 23. Rxa7 Nxe4 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 $15 )exd5 24. e5 {[#] Qe7 is the strong threat.} Ne4 25. Qe7 Bc6 26. e6 Rf8 27. exf7+ Rxf7 28. Qb4 Re8 29. Qd4 Ng5 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. Nxg5 hxg5 33. Rxd5 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} g4 34. Rd8 Kf7 {The position is equal.} 35. Ra8 gxh3 36. Rxa7+ Kf6 37. gxh3 Bf7 38. Be2 Be6 39. Ra6 {[#] Black must now prevent Bg4.} Ke7 40. Ra7+ Kf6 41. Ra6 {Strongly threatening Bg4.} Ke5 1/2-1/2

32nd Reykjavik Open 2017 - ALL GAMES

It is always a risky affair for a top GM to play in an open such as the Reykjavik Open, simply because his rating alone is the level usually attained by the winners in the end. In other words, he is unlikely to leave earning more, but Giri showed he was up to the task, winning the event, and even downed Jobava in a Najdorf Poisoned Pawn with black! The unexpected second place was 17-year-old Dutchman Jorden Van Foreest.

[Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Black "Carr, Jay A"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [PlyCount "69"] 1. c4 {} Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 d6 7. b4 { A17: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...Bb4} Re8 (7... a5 8. Bb2 e5 9. e3 b6 10. Be2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1+ 12. Bxa1 c5 13. b5 Re8 14. d3 Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 (29) Cheparinov,I (2687)-Almasi,Z (2688) Varadero 2016} )8. g3 $146 (8. Bb2 e5 9. e3 Bg4 10. d3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 c5 12. bxc5 dxc5 13. Be2 Nc6 14. 0-0 Re6 15. Kh1 Qe7 16. Qc2 Ne8 17. Rg1 {1/2-1/2 (17) Jakovljevic,V (2453)-Drasko,M (2540) Bar 2008 } )Qe7 9. Bg2 {White is slightly better.} e5 10. 0-0 Nc6 11. b5 Nd8 12. d3 Ne6 13. a4 Nc5 14. h3 Bd7 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Nd2 Bc8 17. a5 h6 18. Rfb1 Nfd7 19. d4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Qg5 21. Nf3 Ne4 (21... Qg6 $14 )22. Qb2 $16 Qg6 23. Bxa7 b6 24. a6 Ndc5 {[#] aiming for ...Nxf2.} 25. Nh4 ({White should play} 25. Bb8 $1 $16 {} Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Ne4+ 27. Kg1 Bxh3 28. Bxh3 Qxg3+ 29. Bg2 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Rxb8 31. Qd4 )Qg5 $14 {[#] next ...Nxf2 is good for Black.} 26. Bb8 $1 $36 { White is more active.} Qe7 $2 {} ({Better is } 26... Nxf2 $1 $14 27. Kxf2 (27. a7 Qxg3 28. a8=Q Nxh3+ 29. Kh1 Ne4 $19 )Bxh3 )27. Ra3 Bxa6 (27... Be6 $142 )28. Bxc7 $18 ({Less strong is} 28. bxa6 Rxb8 29. a7 Ra8 $16 )Qxc7 29. bxa6 Nd7 (29... g6 {was worth a try.} 30. Qxb6 Qd7 )30. Nf5 { White is clearly winning.} Ndf6 31. a7 Qxc4 32. Qxb6 Qd5 {[#]} (32... Kh7 $142 33. Rba1 Qd5 )33. Ne7+ $1 {} Rxe7 34. Qxd8+ Re8 {[#]} 35. Qxe8+ $1 {} 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Black "Yu, Jonathan"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2073"] [PlyCount "107"] 1. Nf3 {} e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. 0-0 Be7 5. c4 0-0 6. b3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. d4 Ne4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 {LiveBook: 61 Games} 11. Ba3 $146 {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3} (11. e3 Qe7 12. Nc3 Rd8 13. Qc1 Be6 14. Qc2 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 d4 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 {1/2-1/2 (41) Artemiev,V (2673)-Gasanov, E (2488) Moscow 2016} )Bxa3 12. Nxa3 Bg4 13. Nc2 {The position is equal.} Bxf3 (13... Re8 $5 {creates asymmetry.} 14. Qd3 Bh5 15. Nfd4 Ne5 16. Qd1 Qb6 )14. Bxf3 Qa5 15. b4 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qxb4 17. Qxd5 {And now Rab1 would win.} Nd2 18. Qxb7 Rab8 19. Qxb4 ({Reject} 19. Qxa7 Nxf1 20. Rxf1 (20. Kxf1 Qc3 21. Rd1 Qc2 $11 )Rbd8 $11 )Rxb4 20. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 21. exf3 $14 { Endgame KRR-KRR} Ra4 22. Rd3 g6 23. a3 Rb8 24. Rc1 Rb7 25. Rc5 h5 26. h4 Kg7 27. f4 a6 28. f5 Rb5 29. Rxb5 $1 axb5 30. fxg6 fxg6 $16 {KR-KR} (30... Kxg6 $142 31. Kg2 Ra5 )31. Rb3 $1 Kf6 32. Kf1 Ra5 33. Ke2 Ke5 34. Kd3 Kd5 35. Kc2 Kc5 36. Rc3+ Kd5 37. Kb3 Ra4 38. Rf3 Re4 39. Rd3+ Kc5 40. Re3 Rd4 41. Re5+ Kc6 (41... Kb6 $16 )42. Rg5 $18 Rd6 43. Kb4 Rd4+ 44. Kc3 Rd6 45. f4 Kb6 {[#]} 46. f5 $1 {} gxf5 47. Rxf5 $2 (47. Rxh5 $18 Rf6 48. Kd4 )Rc6+ 48. Kd3 Rc4 49. Rxh5 Ra4 {[#]} 50. Rg5 $1 Rxa3+ 51. Kc2 (51. Kd4 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.} )Kc6 $2 (51... Ra2+ $16 52. Kc3 Ra1 )52. h5 { } Kd6 (52... Ra2+ $142 53. Kd3 Rh2 )53. g4 (53. Rxb5 Rxg3 54. Kd2 Ke6 $11 )Rg3 (53... Rh3 $18 54. Rxb5 Ke6 )54. h6 ({Inferior is} 54. Rxb5 Rxg4 55. Rb7 Ke6 $11 )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Black "Savage, Allan G"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2067"] [PlyCount "139"] 1. e4 {} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Be3 Qa5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qd2 (6. dxc5 $6 Nxe4 7. Bd4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 0-0 $11 )cxd4 {B27: Sicilian: 2 Nf3, unusual Black 2nd moves} 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. Nb3 Qc7 {White is slightly better.} 9. 0-0-0 (9. f3 d6 10. 0-0-0 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne5 13. Qa5 {0-1 (71) Vovk, A (2567)-Epishin,V (2602) Bayerisch Eisenstein 2013} )0-0 10. Be2 d6 11. Bh6 Be6 12. Kb1 $146 (12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Qd4 Rfc8 17. c3 {0-1 (30) Rouffignac,T (2275)-Chabanon,J (2480) Paris 2015} )Ne5 (12... Bxh6 $11 {remains equal.} 13. Qxh6 Qb6 )13. Bxg7 $16 Kxg7 14. f4 Nc4 15. Qd4 {f5! is the strong threat.} Rfc8 16. Rhf1 ({Of course not} 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Bxc4 (17. Nxa7 $2 Qa4 18. Rhf1 Rxa7 $19 )Qxc4 $15 )Kg8 17. h3 (17. Bd3 $14 )Na3+ $11 18. Kc1 $1 a6 19. Rf2 Nb5 20. Bxb5 Bxb3 (20... axb5 $14 21. a3 (21. Nxb5 Qd7 22. Nc3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Ra4 $11 )Nd7 )21. Bf1 Be6 22. g4 Qc5 ({Black should play} 22... Qa5 )23. g5 (23. f5 $142 $1 )Nd7 $16 {[#]} 24. Bg2 (24. f5 $1 $16 {} )Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rc5 26. Na4 Rc4 27. Rxc4 Bxc4 28. Rd2 Bb5 ({Don't go for} 28... Bxa2 $2 29. b3 $18 (29. e5 Be6 $14 ))29. Nc3 Bc6 30. a4 Nc5 31. a5 Ne6 32. Rf2 Rc8 33. Kd2 Nc5 34. Ke3 Na4 35. Nd1 Kf8 36. b3 Nc5 37. Nb2 Rd8 38. Rd2 Rc8 39. h4 Rc7 40. Nc4 Nd7 41. Na3 Nb8 42. c4 Bd7 43. e5 dxe5 44. fxe5 Nc6 (44... Ke8 $11 {keeps the balance.} )45. Bxc6 $1 Bxc6 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 46. Rd8+ Kg7 47. b4 ({White should try} 47. Nc2 $16 )Rd7 ({Better is} 47... Bg2 $14 )48. Rxd7 Bxd7 {KB-KN} 49. Nc2 f6 {[#]} 50. Nd4 $1 fxg5 $2 {} (50... Kf7 $16 )51. e6 $18 Bc8 (51... Ba4 $142 52. hxg5 Kg8 )52. hxg5 h5 53. Kf4 Kf8 54. Ke5 Kg7 55. Nf3 (55. Ne2 $142 Kh7 56. Nf4 )Kf8 56. Nh4 (56. Kd5 $142 Kg7 57. Nh4 )Kg7 57. Ng2 Kf8 58. b5 {} Kg7 59. b6 Kf8 60. Nh4 (60. c5 $18 Ke8 61. Kd5 )Kg7 61. Nf3 (61. Kd5 $142 Kh7 62. c5 Kg7 63. Ke5 Kh7 64. Kd5 Kg7 65. Ke5 Kh7 66. Kd5 )Kf8 62. Nd4 Kg7 63. c5 { } Kf8 64. c6 Ke8 65. Nb3 {White mates.} h4 66. Kf4 bxc6 67. Nc5 Kd8 68. Kg4 Bxe6+ 69. Nxe6+ Kc8 70. Kxh4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Birkisson, Bjorn Holm"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2057"] [PlyCount "97"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 0-0 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. h3 Re8 10. Nge2 Nf8 11. 0-0 {D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation: Main line (5 Bg5 c6 6 Qc2)} (11. 0-0-0 a5 12. Kb1 b5 13. Ng3 a4 14. Nce2 Ra6 15. f3 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Be6 19. e5 Be7 {1/2-1/2 (36) Dreev,A (2694)-Jussupow,A (2586) Switzerland 2011} )Bd7 12. Ng3 $146 (12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. b4 Rc8 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. b5 Red8 17. bxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb5 Qd7 {1-0 (62) Jussupow,A (1943) -Marx,J (1419) Willingen 2005} )h6 13. Bf4 {White has an edge.} Rc8 14. Be5 c5 15. Rad1 c4 $1 {} 16. Bf5 g6 $1 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. e4 dxe4 (18... Ne6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxd5 $16 )19. Ngxe4 N8h7 (19... Nxe4 $11 {remains equal.} 20. Qxe4 (20. Nxe4 Qd8 $14 )Rcd8 )20. Rfe1 (20. Nxf6+ $16 Bxf6 21. f4 )b5 21. d5 b4 $2 (21... Bd8 $1 $11 22. Bd4 b4 )22. d6 $36 { White is in control.} Bd8 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 (23... Bxf6 $16 24. Nd5 Bd8 )24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Ne4 Bxb2 27. Qxc4 ({Not} 27. Qxb2 Rxe4 28. Qxb4 Re6 $11 )a5 (27... Rd8 {keeps fighting.} 28. Qxb4 Qc6 29. Qxb2 Qxe4 )28. Nc5 Qc6 29. d7 Rd8 {[#]} 30. Qd5 $1 {} Qxd5 31. Rxd5 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Bf6 32. Nb7 Rb8 33. Nxa5 Ra8 34. Nc6 Rxa2 35. d8=Q+ ({ Don't play} 35. Nxb4 Ra8 36. Nc6 Bd8 $18 )Bxd8 36. Rxd8+ {KRN-KR} Kg7 37. Nxb4 Ra7 38. g3 Rb7 39. Rd4 Ra7 40. Kg2 Rc7 41. h4 Ra7 (41... Re7 $142 42. Kf3 Re6 )42. Nc6 Rc7 43. Rd6 Rb7 44. Ne5 Re7 45. f4 {} Re8 46. Rd7 Rf8 47. Kf3 h5 {[#]} 48. f5 $1 Kf6 (48... gxf5 49. Kf4 )49. Kf4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Grandelius, Nils"] [Black "Tunge, Christian"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2055"] [PlyCount "73"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 0-0 7. h4 h6 8. 0-0 {A16: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...d5} e5 $146 (8... c5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Be3 d3 12. Ne1 Qd6 13. Nxd3 Nc6 14. Rc1 Nd4 15. Re1 Rd8 {0-1 (46) Grandelius,N (2645)-Gupta,A (2634) Reykjavik 2016} )9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. d3 {White has an edge.} c6 11. h5 Nd7 (11... e4 $11 {remains equal.} 12. Nd2 Qxh5 )12. hxg6 $16 fxg6 {[#]} 13. Ng5 $1 Qd6 (13... Qc5 { was called for.} )14. Qb3+ $18 Kh8 15. Nf7+ Rxf7 16. Qxf7 Nf8 17. Be3 Qe6 18. Qxe6 Nxe6 19. Rac1 Nd4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. b4 a6 22. a4 Bg4 23. Bf3 Bh3 24. Rfe1 Rb8 {[#]} 25. b5 $1 axb5 26. axb5 cxb5 27. Rc7 Be5 (27... b4 $142 28. Rb1 (28. Bxb7 Be5 29. Rf7 Be6 $18 )Bf8 )28. Rc5 ({Weaker is} 28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29. Bxb7 b4 $18 )Bd6 29. Rxb5 b6 30. Rc1 Bf5 31. Be4 {White is clearly winning.} Bxe4 32. dxe4 {KRR-KRB} Re8 33. Rxb6 Ba3 34. Rc7 Rg8 35. Rd7 Bf8 36. Rc6 Bg7 37. Rxg6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Arnarsson, Hrannar"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2046"] [PlyCount "49"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 0-0 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. 0-0 d5 8. Ne5 Bxd2 {E16: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Bb4+} (8... Nbd7 9. Qa4 Bd6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qxd7 Nxd7 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rd1 Be7 15. Nc4 Nf6 16. f3 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. Nxe3 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 e5 {1/2-1/2 (22) Bluebaum,M (2632)-Yu,Y (2738) Moscow 2017} )9. Bxd2 Nbd7 $146 (9... Ne4 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 f6 12. Nd3 Nc6 13. e3 {1/2-1/2 (13) Murshed,N (2460)-Mohammad,M (2422) Dhaka 2014} )10. Bg5 h6 {[#]White is slightly better.} 11. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 12. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Bb7 15. Rc1 c6 16. Qg4+ Kh7 17. Rfd1 $36 { White is in control.} Rac8 18. Qh4 Qd8 19. Rc3 c5 20. d5 exd5 (20... Rc7 $16 21. d6 Rd7 )21. exd5 $18 {Hoping for Be4+.} f5 22. Qa4 a6 (22... Qd6 $142 23. Qxa7 Rb8 )23. Bh3 Rc7 $2 {[#]} (23... Qf6 24. Qd7 Rb8 25. Qxf5+ (25. Bxf5+ Kg7 $18 )Qxf5 26. Bxf5+ Kg7 )24. Bxf5+ Kh8 25. Qf4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Bergsson, Stefan"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2031"] [PlyCount "55"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nbd2 d5 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 6. c3 Nc6 7. dxc5 {LiveBook: 12 Games} Nd7 {White is slightly better.} 8. Nb3 e5 9. Bg3 a5 $146 (9... e4 $142 )(9... Ne7 10. Bb5 Qc7 11. 0-0 a6 12. Be2 0-0 {1-0 (55) Yemelin,V (2570)-Demir,B (2160) Bad Wiessee 2009} )10. a4 ({White should try} 10. Qxd5 0-0 11. Bb5 )Ndb8 $16 11. e4 Be6 (11... dxe4 $142 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 )12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Nbd2 (13. Qxd5 $142 Bxd5 14. Nfd2 )0-0 (13... Na6 $142 )14. Bc4 Qd7 15. 0-0 ({ White should play} 15. Qb3 )Na6 16. Bb5 Rfd8 17. Ne4 Bd5 18. Nd6 Nxc5 19. Qxd5 Qxd6 20. Qc4 $36 { White fights for an advantage.} Rac8 (20... Qd5 $11 )21. Ng5 Rc7 22. f4 {fxe5 is the strong threat.} Nd3 $2 { [#]} (22... Ne6 $16 {is tougher.} )23. Nxf7 $1 $18 { White is clearly winning.} Rxf7 {[#]} 24. Qxf7+ $1 {} Kh8 (24... Kxf7 25. fxe5+ )25. Qxb7 exf4 26. Qxc6 Qxc6 27. Bxc6 fxg3 28. Rad1 ({Weaker is} 28. hxg3 Nxb2 29. Rac1 Nc4 $18 )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Harding, Tim D"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2584"] [BlackElo "2017"] [PlyCount "61"] 1. e4 {} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 Ngf6 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. c3 {LiveBook: 16 Games. C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4} (8. 0-0 0-0 9. c3 c5 10. Qc2 g6 11. Bf4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb6 13. Be4 Nd5 14. Be5 Bg7 15. Rac1 Bh6 16. Rcd1 b6 17. Qc6 {1/2-1/2 (17) Ter Sahakyan,S (2582)-Martirosyan,H (2516) Yerevan 2017} )b6 9. Be4 Rb8 10. 0-0 {White is slightly better.} Bb7 11. Bxb7 $146 (11. Bc2 0-0 12. Re1 c5 13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 cxd4 17. cxd4 {1-0 (48) Rudnicki, M (2047)-Jewulski,K (2193) Koszalin 2001} )Rxb7 12. Bf4 0-0 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Be7 16. Rad1 c6 17. Rd3 Rd8 18. Rh3 {Black should prevent Qh5.} g6 $1 19. c4 Rbd7 20. b3 Rd4 (20... Qc7 $15 )21. Be3 $11 Re4 22. Qf3 Rxe5 23. Rxh7 ({White should play} 23. Qf4 $1 $14 f6 24. Qh6 )Rf5 $1 $15 {} 24. Qh3 Bf6 25. g4 Re5 (25... Ra5 $17 {Hoping for ...Rd3.} 26. Qf3 Bg7 )26. Qh6 (26. Qf3 $1 $11 Bg7 27. Rh3 )Re4 $1 27. h3 $2 (27. g5 $1 $15 Be5 28. Qh3 (28. f4 Qc7 29. Bc1 Qd6 $19 ))Qc7 $4 { [#]} (27... Rd3 $19 {avoids the disaster. ...Qf8 is the strong threat.} 28. Re1 Qd8 )28. Bg5 $2 ({White must play} 28. Qxg6+ $1 $18 {} fxg6 29. Rxc7 )Bd4 $2 {[#]} (28... Qe5 $17 {keeps the pressure on.} 29. Rh8+ Bxh8 30. Bxd8 Re2 )29. Qxg6+ $1 $16 {} (29. Bxd8 Qxd8 30. Kh1 Qb8 $17 )fxg6 30. Rxc7 Re2 $2 {} (30... Rf8 $16 31. Rxc6 (31. Rxa7 Re2 $16 )Re2 )31. Bxd8 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Stefansson, Hannes"] [Black "Thorsteinsdottir, Gudlaug"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2013"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Rd1 0-0 11. Nf3 Nbd7 {B42: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 Bd3} (11... Nc6 12. Bf4 e5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Rac1 Nd4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 (17) Leko,P (2707)-Vallejo Pons,F (2684) Berlin 2015} )12. h3 b6 13. Bf4 Ne5 {White has an edge.} 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Nd7 17. b4 {} Rfd8 18. Na4 Bf8 19. c5 bxc5 20. bxc5 Bc6 $146 21. Nb6 Nxb6 (21... Rab8 $16 {is a better defense.} )22. cxb6 $18 Qb7 23. Rc4 Bd6 24. a4 a5 25. Rdc1 Be8 $2 {[#]} (25... Rdc8 26. Qb2 f6 )26. Qb2 Rdc8 $2 (26... Rdb8 27. Qb3 Qe7 )27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Bb5 (29. b7 Qb8 30. Qb6 Bxa4 $16 )f5 $2 {[#]} (29... Bc6 30. Qd2 Qd7 31. Qxa5 Bxb5 )30. Bxe8 {White is clearly winning.} Qxe8 31. b7 Bb8 32. Qb6 Qd7 33. Qa6 Kf7 34. Ba7 ({Weaker is} 34. Qxa5 Qxb7 35. Qd8 Ba7 $16 )Qd8 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Runarsson, Gunnar"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2006"] [PlyCount "73"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 0-0 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. 0-0 a6 10. Qd2 Nc5 {A31: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4} 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rac1 Rc8 {White is better.} 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Bf1 Qc7 $146 (14... Ne6 15. Nb3 Bc6 16. Nd5 {1-0 (46) Eingorn,V (2589)-Mahdy,K (2362) Oberwart 2001} )15. b4 Ne6 (15... Na4 $1 $14 )16. Nb3 $16 Qb8 17. a4 {} Nh5 18. a5 Be5 19. g3 f5 $2 {[#]} (19... Nf6 $16 {might work better.} 20. Bd3 Bc6 )20. exf5 $18 gxf5 21. Nd5 Kh8 22. f4 Bg7 23. Bf2 b5 $2 (23... Rcd8 24. Bh3 Nf6 )24. axb6 Nf6 25. Nxf6 Bxf6 26. c5 {} Ng7 27. Bxa6 Be6 28. Rxe6 Nxe6 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. c6 Rg8 31. c7 Qb7 32. Na5 Qa6 33. b7 Nxc7 34. Rxc7 e5 35. fxe5 {White mates.} Bg5 {[#]} 36. exd6 $1 {} Bxd2 37. Bd4+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Blomqvist, Erik"] [Black "Olafsson, Smari"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2548"] [BlackElo "1998"] [PlyCount "39"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. 0-0 Be7 5. c4 0-0 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Nbd2 b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Nc3 {LiveBook: 8 Games. E09: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2 c6 8 Nbd2} Bd6 (12... b5 13. c5 b4 14. Ne2 Nd5 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 Re8 17. Nf4 Nxf4 18. Bxf4 Nf8 19. Nd2 Ng6 {1-0 (35) Dizdarevic,E (2546) -Kastelic,M (2342) Petrovac 2015} )13. Ng5 e5 $146 { [#]} (13... Bc7 $14 )(13... h6 14. Nge4 Be7 15. Bf4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Rd8 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd6 Qc7 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 {1-0 (39) Roktim,B (2345)-Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2396) Visakhapatnam 2004} )14. Bh3 $1 $18 { White has a decisive advantage.} Rd8 $2 (14... h6 {is a better defense.} )15. Nce4 Qc7 16. Bxd7 Rxd7 (16... Nxd7 $142 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 )17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. Ne4 exd4 20. Nxf6 (20. Qh8+ $142 Ke7 21. Qxf6+ Ke8 22. Qh8+ Bf8 23. Nf6+ Ke7 24. Re1+ Qe5 25. Rxe5+ Kd8 26. Bf4 Kc7 27. Re7+ Kc8 28. Re8+ Rd8 29. Qh3# )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jonsson, Gauti Pall"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2087"] [BlackElo "2771"] [PlyCount "60"] [TimeControl "60"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 6. g3 {[%emt 0:0:39] } a6 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 7. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:52]} d6 {[%emt 0:2:32]} 8. 0-0 {[%emt 0:1:58]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:2:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:59] } 10. Qe2 {[%emt 0:4:19]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 11. Rad1 {[%emt 0:1:59] } 0-0 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 12. Kh1 {[%emt 0:2:32]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. f4 {[%emt 0:5:13]} b4 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 14. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:4:10]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 15. e5 {[%emt 0:1:54]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:3:43]} 16. fxe5 {[%emt 0:1:2] } Bxg2+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 17. Qxg2 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 18. Bd4 {[%emt 0:2:16]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 19. Qe4 {[%emt 0:0:25]} h5 {[%emt 0:2:58]} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:1:38]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 21. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:1:31] } Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 22. Rf3 {[%emt 0:3:4]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 23. Rg1 {[%emt 0:1:49]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 24. Rg2 {[%emt 0:1:24]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:0:58]} 25. Kh2 {[%emt 0:7:0]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 26. Be1 {[%emt 0:4:56] } Qxb2 {[%emt 0:4:28]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:59]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 29. Bf2 {[%emt 0:4:4]} Qxe5+ {[%emt 0:1:2]} 30. Bg3 {[%emt 0:1:55]} Nf1+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Persson, Anders"] [Black "Jobava, Baadur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2078"] [BlackElo "2712"] [PlyCount "72"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 0-0 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 b6 8. 0-0 Bb7 9. Qc2 {LiveBook: 8 Games. E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System} (9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 c5 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qe2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Bxd4 19. exd4 {1/2-1/2 (47) Aronian,L (2784)-Li,C (2755) Stavanger 2016} )e6 10. Rfd1 h6 11. Bh4 {The position is equal.} g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 $1 13. Rac1 $146 (13. a3 f5 14. Rac1 Qe7 {1-0 (43) Benalcazar Heredia,D (1958)-Gascon del Nogal, J (2384) Barrancabermeja 2015} )f5 14. Nd2 g4 15. b4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 h5 17. d5 (17. c5 $11 )Bxc3 18. Qxc3 e5 19. Nb3 h4 20. e4 $1 hxg3 21. Qxg3 Qg5 22. exf5 Nf6 23. Bd3 Rae8 24. Re1 Rf7 { Black has compensation.} 25. Qe3 Qh5 {...e4 is the strong threat.} 26. Nd2 $1 {} ({Reject} 26. Kf1 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Nxd5 $15 )Rh7 { [#]} 27. Kf1 Bc8 $40 { Black mounts an attack.} 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Bxe4 {next Ke2 is good for White.} ({Don't play} 29. Qxe4 Rf8 30. Ke2 (30. f6 $2 Rh6 31. Ke2 Rhxf6 $17 )Bxf5 $17 )Bxf5 30. Bxf5 (30. Ke2 $11 )Qxf5 $17 31. Ke2 Rf8 {} 32. Rf1 ({Better is} 32. Rc3 )Rh2 33. Rg1 Qg6 34. Rc3 (34. Kd2 $17 )Rf4 $19 {aiming for ...Re4.} 35. Kd2 $2 {[#]} (35. Qd3 {is more resistant.} Qxd3+ 36. Rxd3 )Qf5 $1 ({Not} 35... Re4 36. Qg3 Rh7 37. a3 $17 )36. Kc1 Rxf2 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Thorhallsson, Gylfi"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2070"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. 0-0 Bd7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Rad1 0-0 12. Kh1 { B80: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 g3 and 6 Be3, including English Attack} (12. f4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 Bg4 15. Bf3 Be6 16. Qg2 b5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 exf4 19. gxf4 Nd7 20. Rfe1 {1/2-1/2 (50) Lu,S (2607)-Zhou,J (2616) Shenzhen 2016} )b5 { White must now prevent ...b4.} 13. f4 $146 (13. a3 $11 {keeps the balance.} )(13. a3 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 e5 15. Rd3 Be6 16. b3 Rac8 17. f4 Bg4 18. Qd2 Be6 19. f5 Bd7 {1-0 (29) Schlenker,J (2280)-Dobosz, H (2440) Germany 2005} )b4 $17 14. Nxc6 (14. e5 $17 bxc3 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nxc6 (16. bxc3 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Bb5 $17 )Bxc6 17. b3 )Bxc6 $19 15. e5 dxe5 ({Don't play} 15... bxc3 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. b3 $17 )16. fxe5 Bxg2+ ({ But not} 16... bxc3 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Bh6 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Qc6+ 21. Kh3 $15 )17. Qxg2 $2 {[#]} (17. Kxg2 {was the only chance.} Qxe5 18. Bd4 )Ng4 {} ({Weaker is} 17... bxc3 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. b3 $17 )(17... Qxe5 $2 18. Bd4 Qa5 19. Ne4 $19 )18. Bd4 bxc3 19. Qe4 h5 20. h3 Nh6 21. Bxc3 Nf5 22. Rf3 Rad8 23. Rg1 Bc5 24. Rg2 Rd1+ 25. Kh2 Qb6 26. Be1 Qxb2 27. g4 Qd4 28. Qe2 Ne3 29. Bf2 Qxe5+ 30. Bg3 Nf1+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Saren, Bjorn"] [Black "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2067"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "90"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Qb4 a5 {B70: Sicilian Dragon: 6 g3 and 6 Be2 (without a later Be3)} 11. Qb3 Be6 12. Qxb7 {LiveBook: 9 Games} Rc8 $146 {Black is slightly better.} (12... Nd7 13. Qb5 Rc8 14. Rd1 Rc5 15. Qe2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. Be3 { 1-0 (30) Naiditsch,A (2684)-Hoffmann,M (2471) Germany 2017} )13. e5 dxe5 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Nb5 (16. Bd2 $11 {keeps the balance.} )Rxc2 $17 17. Na3 Rc7 18. b3 e4 19. Bf4 Rcc8 {White must now prevent ...Nd5.} 20. Be5 e3 21. fxe3 Ng4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bh3 Nxe3 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rdc1 Rcd8 26. Rc3 Nd1 (26... Nf5 $15 )27. Rc7 Rf7 28. Nc4 Nc3 29. Re1 Nb5 ({Much worse is} 29... Nd5 30. Ra7 $16 )30. Rb7 Nd6 $36 { Black is pushing.} 31. Nxd6 (31. Ra7 $5 {looks sharper.} Nxc4 32. bxc4 Rd2 33. Rxe6 Rxa2 34. Rexe7 Rxe7 35. Rxe7+ Kh6 36. Ra7 )exd6 $11 { Endgame KRR-KRR} 32. Rb6 e5 {} 33. Ra6 Re7 {next ...d5 is good for Black.} 34. Rxa5 d5 {} 35. b4 e4 36. b5 $2 {} (36. Kf1 $17 )d4 $19 37. b6 e3 38. Ra7 {[#]} Rxa7 $1 39. bxa7 {KR-KR} Ra8 40. Kf1 Rxa7 41. Rd1 Ra4 (41... Rxa2 $2 42. Rxd4 Rxh2 43. Re4 $19 )42. a3 Kf6 ({ Weaker is} 42... Rxa3 43. Rxd4 Ra2 44. h3 $15 )43. Rd3 Ke5 (43... Kf5 $142 44. Rb3 Ke4 )44. Ke2 Ke4 45. Rb3 Rc4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Zemlickova, Olena"] [Black "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2053"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "70"] 1. d4 {} f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 d5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. 0-0 0-0 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 {A90: Dutch Defence: Miscellaneous and Modern Stonewall (with ...Bd6)} Bb7 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 9. Nc3 Ne4 $146 (9... c6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. e3 Qe7 12. Ne2 Rad8 13. Nf4 Ne4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rc2 Nb8 16. Qc1 Rc8 17. Rd1 a5 18. Nd3 Na6 19. a3 c5 {1-0 (34) Sasikiran,K (2640)-Kostenko,P (2431) Al Ain 2015} )10. Qc2 {The position is equal.} a6 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nc6 13. Rad1 {} (13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Rad1 Qe7 $15 )Nxc3 14. Bxc3 {} Ne7 $1 15. e4 fxe4 {[#]} 16. Bxe4 $1 { Black should prevent cxd5.} h6 (16... dxe4 17. Rxd8 )17. Bg2 c5 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. Qg4 Kh8 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Bb2 Rf5 23. f4 Raf8 24. Qe2 Qf7 25. a4 ({Much worse is} 25. Qxa6 Ne3 26. Rde1 (26. Qxb6 $2 Nxd1 27. Ba3 Nc3 28. Bxc5 Ra8 $19 )Nxf1 27. Rxf1 g5 $17 )Kg8 26. Rc1 a5 27. Rce1 Qg6 { aiming for ...Nxf4.} 28. Qg2 h5 29. h4 (29. Bc1 $15 )R5f7 $19 {} 30. Kh2 Rd7 31. Qe2 Qf5 32. Rd1 Rfd8 {Threatens to win with ...Ne3!} 33. Rfe1 $2 { [#]} (33. Rf2 )Nxf4 $1 { Black is clearly winning.} 34. gxf4 Qxf4+ 35. Kg1 Rd2 ({Weaker is} 35... Qxh4 {[#]} 36. Rd6 $1 $15 {} )0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Arnalds, Stefan"] [Black "Landa, Konstantin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2035"] [BlackElo "2611"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Be2 0-0 {} 10. 0-0 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. b4 Rf6 13. c5 $146 {Hoping for c6. E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0} (13. d5 Rh6 14. dxe6 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bb2 Qg5 17. Bxe5 Nd2 18. Bg3 Nxf1 19. Bxf1 Rxe6 20. Bxc7 Rc8 {1-0 (48) Yu,Y (2738)-Sunilduth Lyna,N (2524) Moscow 2017} )Bd5 {} 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 {Black is slightly better.} d5 16. Qe2 Rh6 17. g3 g5 {} 18. Nd2 g4 19. f3 Nxd2 (19... gxf3 $5 {looks sharper.} 20. Nxf3 Qe8 21. cxb6 cxb6 22. Bb2 Qh5 )20. Qxd2 Rg6 21. e4 fxe4 22. fxe4 Nf6 23. exd5 Qxd5 24. Bb2 bxc5 25. bxc5 Rb8 26. Rae1 {[#]} (26. Bc1 $11 {keeps the balance.} )Ne4 $1 $17 {} 27. Qf4 $2 {} (27. Qg2 $17 Ng5 28. Qxd5 exd5 29. Re2 )Ng5 $19 {} 28. Qxg4 Rxb2 {} 29. Rf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 {[#]} h5 $1 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Scheele, Marcus"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2030"] [BlackElo "2597"] [PlyCount "40"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Qe2 Qd6 8. d4 {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} cxd4 9. Nxd4 {LiveBook: 7 Games} a6 (9... g6 $11 )10. Ba4 $146 (10. f5 $1 $16 )(10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd3 g6 12. 0-0 Bg7 13. f5 0-0 14. fxg6 Nxg6 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Qh5 Re5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. Qh4 Bf5 {0-1 (21) Bournival,B (2239)-Goldin,A (2615) Minneapolis 2005} )h5 (10... g6 $11 )11. 0-0 Bg4 $1 { [#]} 12. Qf2 ({White should try} 12. Qd3 $1 $16 )0-0-0 {[#]} (12... b5 $11 13. Bb3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Be6 )13. Nxc6 (13. Bxc6 $1 $16 Nxc6 14. Be3 )Nxc6 $11 14. f5 (14. Re1 $11 )Qc5 $17 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Qf4 $2 {} (16. Ne2 $17 Qxc2 17. Nd4 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 (18. Rxf2 Re8 19. Bg5 Kd7 $17 ))Bc5+ $19 17. Kh1 Rhe8 18. Bd2 $2 (18. h3 d4 19. hxg4 dxc3 20. f6 hxg4 21. Qxg4+ Qe6 22. Qxe6+ Rxe6 23. Kh2 Bd6+ 24. Kh3 gxf6 25. bxc3 )d4 {Black is clearly winning.} 19. Nd1 Re4 20. Qg3 {[#]} h4 $1 {} 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Peat, Matthew"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2014"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "75"] 1. c4 {} e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. Rb1 0-0 9. b4 {} Bf5 {A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3} (9... e4 10. Nxe4 Bf5 11. Qc2 Bxb4 12. a3 Bd6 13. e3 h6 14. Nh4 Bh7 15. f4 Be7 16. f5 Ne5 17. Bb2 { 1-0 (35) Nakamura,H (2816)-Sevian,S (2556) Las Vegas 2015} )10. b5 {LiveBook: 13 Games} Nb4 (10... Na5 $11 )11. d3 $16 N4d5 $146 ({Black should play} 11... Be6 )(11... Be6 12. a3 N4d5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qc2 Bf6 15. Bb2 Qd6 16. Nd2 a6 17. Ne4 {1-0 (31) Kleindl,P-Coets,C ICCF corr 1997} )12. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 13. Bb2 { Black must now prevent e4.} e4 {[#]} (13... Be6 $16 )14. Nd4 $1 $18 {} Bg6 15. dxe4 Nf6 16. e5 Bxb1 17. exf6 (17. Qxb1 $6 Nd7 18. Bxb7 Nxe5 $18 )Bxf6 18. Qxb1 Bxd4 19. Rd1 (19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Bc6 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 {[#]} a6 $1 $15 {} )Qe8 $2 (19... Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qg5 21. Bxb7 Rad8 )20. Bxd4 (20. Rxd4 Qxe2 21. Bf1 Qf3 $18 )Qxe2 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Bc6 a6 23. a4 {} axb5 24. axb5 ({Don't do} 24. Bxb5 Qg4 25. Be5 Rfc8 $18 )Rfd8 25. Re1 Qd2 26. Be5 Qa5 27. Qa1 Qb6 28. Bxg7 {Hoping for Bh8.} Rd2 29. Qf6 {Bh6 is the strong threat.} Rd6 30. Qg5 $2 (30. Qc3 $18 {is the precise move to win.} )Rg6 $16 31. Qe5 (31. Qf5 $16 Kxg7 32. Re4 (32. Re7 Rf6 33. Qg5+ Rg6 $11 ))Re6 $14 32. Qg5 ({ White should try} 32. Qa1 $14 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Kxg7 34. Qe5+ Kg8 35. h4 )Rg6 $16 (32... Rxe1+ $2 {loses.} 33. Kg2 Qxc6+ 34. bxc6 $18 )33. Qf4 Kxg7 34. Re7 (34. Qe5+ $16 Kg8 35. Qf4 )Rf6 $11 35. Qg5+ Rg6 36. Qe5+ { White has compensation.} Rf6 $1 37. Qg5+ Rg6 38. Qe5+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Steincamp, Isaac K"] [Black "Ramirez, Alejandro"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "2009"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "62"] 1. c4 {} c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. 0-0 Bd7 7. e3 Qc8 { A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} (7... Nf6 8. d4 0-0 9. b3 a6 10. Bb2 Rb8 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Qe2 e6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Ng5 Be8 16. Nce4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 {1-0 (56) Gurevich,M (2596)-Gulko,B (2532) Rockville 2012} )8. Re1 Bg4 9. d4 $146 (9. Qa4 Bd7 10. d3 h5 11. h4 Nh6 12. a3 Ne5 13. Qc2 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bg4 15. Bh1 {1-0 (26) Milenkovic,M (2396) -Portelli,S (1822) Nova Gorica 2011} )cxd4 {The position is equal.} 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Ne4 {[#] Black must now prevent Nxd6+.} (11. Qa4+ $5 {looks sharper.} Bd7 12. Qd1 Ne6 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Nd5 )Kf8 12. Bf4 Bxf3 ({ Black should play} 12... Qxc4 $17 13. h3 (13. Nxd6 Qb4 14. a3 Qxb2 $15 )Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qb4 )13. Bxf3 $11 Nh6 {} 14. Rc1 (14. c5 $11 )Nhf5 $15 15. c5 {} d5 16. Nc3 e6 ({But not} 16... Qxc5 $6 17. Nxd5 (17. Bxd5 Rd8 $11 )Qa5 18. Bg2 $14 )17. g4 (17. Bg2 $15 )Nxf3+ $17 18. Qxf3 Nd4 19. Bd6+ Kg8 20. Qg3 h5 21. Ne2 (21. h3 $17 {is a better defense.} )hxg4 {Threatens to win with ...Nf3+.} 22. Qxg4 {[#]} (22. Nxd4 $142 Bxd4 23. b4 )Rh4 $1 $19 {} 23. Qg2 (23. Qxh4 Nf3+ )e5 { Strongly threatening ...Nxe2+.} 24. Ng3 $2 (24. h3 {might work better.} )e4 25. Re3 Qg4 26. Be7 $2 (26. Kh1 )Nf3+ {Black is clearly winning.} 27. Rxf3 exf3 28. Qf1 Rh7 29. b3 Re8 30. Re1 Qh3 31. Qxh3 Rxh3 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Prieto, Alberto"] [Black "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "1999"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "76"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 0-0 6. Be2 Na6 7. Bg5 e5 8. d5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. 0-0 Nc5 {LiveBook: 8 Games} 13. f3 {E93: King's Indian: Classical: Petrosian System with 7...Nbd7} h5 14. Qc2 a5 15. Bf2 {The position is equal.} g4 16. fxg4 $146 (16. Nb3 b6 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Nb5 f5 19. Kh1 Rf7 20. Be3 Nxe2 21. Qxe2 {0-1 (32) Liu,E (2276)-Bercys,S (2418) Irvine 2010} )hxg4 17. a3 a4 18. Qd1 ({White should play} 18. Kh1 $11 )Bh6 (18... Qg5 $1 $15 )19. Bxg4 Qg5 20. h3 Ncd3 21. Be1 (21. Nxa4 $2 Rxa4 $1 {} 22. Rb1 Bxg4 $1 {} 23. hxg4 Kh8 $19 )(21. Qf3 $15 )Nxb2 $17 (21... Ng6 $6 22. Bxc8 (22. Nf3 Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Nxb2 $11 )Raxc8 23. Nf3 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 (24. Bf2 Nxf2 25. Rxf2 Qc5 $14 )Nxb2 25. Qc2 $14 )22. Qb1 Bxg4 $40 { Black wants a kill.} 23. hxg4 Nfd3 (23... Qxg4 $6 24. Rxf4 Qxf4 25. Qxb2 $15 )24. Nf3 Qe3+ (24... Qxg4 25. Nh2 Qg5 26. Rf3 Nxe1 27. Qxe1 $11 )25. Kh1 {Threatens to win with Bd2.} Nxc4 (25... Kg7 $1 $19 {And now ...Rh8 would win.} 26. Bd2 Rh8 $3 {} )26. g5 Bg7 ({Much weaker is} 26... Bxg5 $6 27. Nxg5 Kg7 28. Nh3 $11 (28. Bh4 $2 Rh8 29. Rxf7+ Kg6 $19 ))(26... f5 $17 27. gxh6 fxe4 28. h7+ Kh8 )27. Qc2 {[#]} (27. Nh4 $1 $11 Nxe1 28. Qxe1 )f5 ({Black should try} 27... f6 $1 28. Bh4 f5 29. exf5 Rxf5 )28. exf5 $2 (28. Bf2 $17 Nxf2+ 29. Rxf2 fxe4 30. Nxe4 )Rxf5 $19 {Strongly threatening ...e4.} 29. Nd1 Qe4 30. Nc3 Qe3 $2 (30... Ne3 $19 31. Qe2 Nf4 32. Nxe4 Nxe2 )31. Nd1 $1 $11 {} Qe4 $2 {} (31... Rxf3 $11 32. Nxe3 Nxe3 33. Qxd3 Rxf1+ 34. Kh2 {[#]} e4 $1 {} 35. Qxe3 Bxa1 )32. Nc3 $1 $19 {} Ne3 33. Qe2 Nf4 34. Nxe4 Nxe2 35. Bh4 $2 (35. Rf2 Nf4 36. Nh4 )Nxd5 {Black is clearly winning.} 36. Rae1 Nec3 37. g4 Rf4 38. Nh2 (38. Nxc3 $142 Nxc3 39. Kh2 )Rxe4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Sigurjonsson, Siguringi"] [Black "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.19"] [WhiteElo "1997"] [BlackElo "2536"] [PlyCount "72"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. 0-0 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 0-0 12. Rfd1 { A30: Symmetrical English: Double Fianchetto and Hedgehog} Be7 {LiveBook: 162 Games} 13. e4 $146 (13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 Rc7 16. b3 Qc8 17. e3 Rc5 18. a4 d5 19. cxd5 Rxd5 20. Qg4 Rg5 21. Qe2 Rd8 22. h4 Rc5 {1/2-1/2 (32) Blomqvist,E (2567)-Istratescu,A (2596) London 2016} )Qc7 14. Rac1 { The position is equal.} Nd7 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. b3 Rfe8 17. h4 Bf8 18. Qf4 h6 19. Nh2 Qb8 20. Ng4 Bc6 21. Bf1 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. a4 bxa4 24. bxa4 Nc5 25. Bb5 Red8 26. Ne3 Bxb5 27. axb5 Nb3 28. Rc2 Qb6 (28... Rc5 $17 29. Rd3 Rdc8 )29. Rd3 Qb7 30. Qg4 Rc5 31. f4 d5 (31... Rdc8 $17 {Strongly threatening ...d5!} 32. Qd1 {[#]} Nd4 $1 {} 33. Rxd4 Rxc3 34. Rxc3 Rxc3 )32. exd5 $11 exd5 { [#] ...d4 is the strong threat.} 33. Qf3 {} Qa7 34. Ra2 (34. b6 $1 $11 Qxb6 35. Na4 )Qb8 $1 $15 35. Qd1 ({ Reject} 35. Nexd5 Nc1 36. Rad2 Nxd3 37. Rxd3 Kh8 $17 )d4 {And now ... Rdc8 would win.} 36. Rb2 $2 {} (36. Qxb3 $15 dxc3 37. Rxd8 (37. Rxc3 Rxb5 38. Qa4 Rc5 $17 )Qxd8 38. b6 )Rxc3 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2341"] [PlyCount "88"] 1. Nf3 {} e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 {} 4. Bg2 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. d4 d6 7. b3 a5 8. Bb2 Ne4 {A96: Classical Dutch: Fluid Systems: Early deviations} (8... a4 9. b4 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. a3 Bd7 12. Nfd2 Bc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. e4 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Qe8 16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 {0-1 (40) Banet,J (2470)-Spitz,P (2507) ICCF email 2009 } )9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Nd7 $146 {White is slightly better.} (10... Qe8 11. a4 c6 12. Bc3 Bd8 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. e4 f4 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 { 0-1 (36) Bradbury,N (2335)-Wiley,T (2225) Edinburgh 1985} )11. a4 d5 12. e3 c6 13. Rfc1 Bd6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qf6 17. b4 axb4 ({Better is} 17... Qd6 $14 )18. Qxb4 $16 Qd8 19. a5 Rf6 20. Ne1 { } Qf8 21. Nd3 Qxb4 22. Nxb4 Kf8 {[#]} 23. a6 $1 {} bxa6 24. Nxc6 {Black must now prevent Rb3.} Rd6 25. Rb3 {aiming for Nb8.} Nf6 26. Na5 Bd7 27. Bf1 Ke7 28. Bd3 g6 29. Rb7 Ke8 30. Kg2 Rc8 31. Rc5 Ra8 32. h3 Kd8 33. Rb1 {Nb7+ is the strong threat.} Ke7 34. Rb7 (34. Rc7 $16 )Ke8 (34... Kd8 $1 $11 )35. Be2 Kd8 36. Bf3 Ke8 37. Rb1 (37. Rbc7 $16 )Bb5 $14 38. g4 Ra7 39. Rc8+ Rd8 $2 {} (39... Kf7 $16 )40. Rxd8+ $18 Kxd8 {[#]} 41. Rxb5 $1 {} axb5 42. Nc6+ Kc7 43. Nxa7 Kb6 $2 (43... b4 44. gxf5 gxf5 )44. g5 Ne8 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jobava, Baadur"] [Black "Aradhya, Garg"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2315"] [PlyCount "67"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. e3 {D17: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5: Lines with 6 Nh4 and 6 Ne5} (9. h4 g6 10. h5 gxh5 11. e4 Bg6 12. Be3 e6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. f3 Bg7 16. Qd2 0-0 {1-0 (60) Aronian,L (2792)-Anand,V (2770) Leuven 2016} )g6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Bg7 {} 12. Qb3 0-0 13. 0-0 { LiveBook: 28 Games} Nfd7 14. Ne2 e5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. e4 $146 Bc7 18. Be3 {Strongly threatening Rfd1.} Qd6 { [#]} 19. Bf4 Qe7 20. Rfe1 Rfd8 21. h4 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Qb4 23. Qg3 Rd4 24. f3 (24. h5 $15 )Qc5 (24... Nxa4 $17 25. h5 Qc5 )25. Kh2 (25. Qf2 $15 )Rxa4 (25... Nxa4 $17 26. b3 Nb6 )26. Rxa4 $11 Nxa4 27. e5 $1 Re8 $2 { [#]} (27... Qe7 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} )28. Nh5 $1 $18 { Black must now prevent Nf6+.} Re6 29. f4 {} (29. Nf6+ Kg7 $16 )Qd4 (29... Qf8 $142 30. f5 Re7 )30. f5 Re7 31. e6 { Intending Qb8+ and mate.} fxe6 32. Qb8+ {White mates.} Kf7 33. fxe6+ Rxe6 34. Rf1+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kniest, Oliver"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2301"] [PlyCount "55"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {} a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 {} cxd4 13. cxd4 Rd8 14. b3 Nc6 {C99: Closed Ruy Lopez: Chigorin Defence: 11 d4 Qc7 12 Nbd2 cxd4} 15. Bb2 Qb6 {} (15... Bb7 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. d5 Nb4 18. Bb1 a5 19. Nf1 Bf8 20. Bc3 Na6 21. Bd2 Rdc8 22. Be3 {1-0 (72) So,W (2822)-Brown,M (2478) chess.com INT 2017} )16. Nf1 Bb7 {White is slightly better.} 17. Ne3 Nb4 18. Bb1 d5 $1 ({Not} 18... Nxe4 $2 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Bxe4 $18 )({Wrong is} 18... Bxe4 $2 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. a3 $18 )19. Nf5 $146 (19. exd5 exd4 20. Nf5 Bc5 21. a3 Nbxd5 22. b4 Bf8 23. Bxd4 Qc7 24. Qd2 Re8 {1/2-1/2 (24) Vesselovsky,S (2399)-Timoscenko,G (2502) Czechia 2006} )Bf8 20. dxe5 Nxe4 21. N3d4 (21. Qe2 $5 {feels hotter.} g6 22. Bd4 Qe6 23. Ne3 Rac8 24. Bb2 )g6 22. Ne3 $36 { White is more active.} Nc5 $2 { [#]} (22... Bg7 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} )23. Ng4 $1 $18 {Strongly threatening a3.} Bg7 24. Qd2 Nc6 $2 (24... a5 {is a better chance.} 25. a3 Nba6 )25. Nh6+ { White is clearly winning.} Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Nd3 (26... Ne6 $142 )27. Bxd3 { [#] White wants to mate with Nf5!} Nxd4 28. Qe3 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Black "Le Goff, Damien"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2278"] [PlyCount "69"] 1. c4 {} Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 {} e5 4. d5 Be7 5. e4 0-0 6. Bd3 {LiveBook: 28 Games} a5 { A53: Old Indian Defence without Nf3} (6... c6 7. Nge2 a6 8. 0-0 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Be3 Bg5 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. b4 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 {1/2-1/2 (39) Cyborowski,L (2518)-Simacek,P (2463) Poland 2016} )7. h3 Nfd7 $146 (7... Na6 8. Nf3 Nc5 9. Bc2 Bd7 10. Be3 b6 11. 0-0 g6 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. Ba4 Bc8 14. Ne1 { 0-1 (37) Rodriguez Calvo,M (2142)-Menendez Rey,F (2251) Cambados 2007} )8. Nf3 Nc5 {White has an edge.} 9. Bc2 f5 10. Be3 Nba6 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 Rxf5 13. 0-0 Qd7 14. Qe2 Raf8 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Rxf3!} 15. Nd2 Bg5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 ({Much weaker is} 16... dxc5 $6 17. Nde4 Be7 18. Qg4 $16 )17. Nde4 Nxe4 $1 18. Nxe4 {[#] Strongly threatening g4.} Be7 19. Rac1 b6 20. Rc3 Rf4 21. g3 R4f7 22. Kg2 g6 23. Qg4 Rf5 24. Rd1 {} Kg7 25. Rdd3 c6 (25... h5 $14 26. Qe2 Qc8 )26. Qd1 b5 ({Black should play} 26... c5 $14 )27. cxb5 $16 cxb5 28. Qc2 $36 { White is on the roll.} h5 $2 (28... Bd8 $16 {was worth a try.} 29. Rc6 b4 )29. Rc7 $18 Qd8 30. Rdc3 {Rxe7+! is the strong threat.} R5f7 31. R3c6 h4 32. Rc8 Qd7 33. Rxf8 Bxf8 (33... Kxf8 $142 34. g4 (34. Rc8+ Kg7 $16 )Kg7 )34. Ng5 {And now Rc7! would win.} ({ Weaker is} 34. gxh4 Be7 35. Rc7 Qf5 $16 )Re7 35. Ne6+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Maisuradze, Nino"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2273"] [PlyCount "69"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bb2 Nbd7 6. d3 Qc7 {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems} (6... e6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. e3 a5 9. a3 0-0 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Ne8 12. 0-0 Bf6 13. d4 Nd6 14. Ne5 a4 15. Nd3 axb3 16. cxb3 {1/2-1/2 (56) Topalov,V (2793)-Anand,V (2783) Stavanger 2013} )7. Nbd2 e5 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 {LiveBook: 4 Games} Nc5 $146 (10... Be7 11. e3 Nf8 12. Qe2 Ne6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. gxf5 {1-0 (40) Petesch,G (2242)-Aagaard,J (2506) Edinburgh 2015} )11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. e3 Ne6 13. Qe2 Bb4 14. a3 Be7 15. h4 0-0-0 16. g5 Nd7 17. Qg4 Kb8 18. b4 Qd6 ({Black should try} 18... Nb6 $15 )19. 0-0-0 Nb6 20. Nb3 Na4 21. Ba1 d4 {[#]} (21... c5 $11 )22. f4 $1 {} Nc3 {[#]} (22... f5 $14 23. gxf6 gxf6 )(22... exf4 23. exd4 )23. Rde1 ({Better is} 23. fxe5 $1 $16 Qxe5 24. Bxc3 dxc3 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Bxe4 )exf4 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxc3 ({But not} 25. exd4 $6 Nd5 $11 )Nf5 26. exf4 {} Ka8 (26... Qc7 $16 )27. h5 $18 {} Rhe8 28. Re4 Qd7 29. h6 f6 $2 (29... gxh6 {keeps fighting.} 30. gxh6 Rh8 )30. hxg7 {White is clearly winning.} fxg5 31. fxg5 Bd6 (31... Rg8 $142 32. Rh7 Bd6 )32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rh8 Qd8 34. Rxe8 Qxe8 35. Be4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Black "Webb, Laurence E"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2271"] [PlyCount "107"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 e6 8. dxe6 Bxe6 9. Ng5 Nc6 10. Nxe6 { A43: Schmid Benoni} (10. f4 Nd4 11. f5 gxf5 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Nd5 h6 14. Nh3 fxe4 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxe4 d5 17. Bf3 Bxh3 18. gxh3 {0-1 (27) Le Roux,J (2538) -Popov,I (2613) Aix les Bains 2011} )fxe6 {LiveBook: 16 Games} 11. f4 Nd4 12. Bd3 {The position is equal.} Qb6 {Strongly threatening ...c4!} 13. Kh1 Rad8 14. Ne2 $146 (14. a4 a6 {1/2-1/2 (14) Panjoel,B-Caessens,R (2249) Tilburg 2006} )Nc6 15. c3 c4 16. Bxc4 Nxe4 {Threatens to win with ...d5.} 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Qe1 Nc5 19. f5 {aiming for Be3.} Nxe6 20. fxe6 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 Rf8 22. Qe1 $36 { White fights for an advantage.} Qf2 {[#]} (22... Qb5 $11 { keeps the balance.} )23. Bf4 $1 $16 {} Qxe1+ ({Don't choose} 23... Rxf4 $2 24. Nxf4 Qxf4 25. e7 Nxe7 26. Qxe7 $18 )24. Rxe1 Be5 25. Bxe5+ dxe5 { Endgame KRN-KRN} 26. Ng3 Re8 27. Ne4 Rxe6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Rd1 Re8 30. Rd7+ Re7 31. Rd6 Na5 32. b3 {} b6 33. Kg2 Nb7 34. Rc6 Na5 (34... Nd8 $14 35. Rd6 Nb7 )35. Rc8 h6 (35... Nb7 $16 {was called for.} 36. Kf2 Kf7 )36. b4 $18 Nb7 37. Ra8 a5 {[#]} 38. Ra6 $1 axb4 39. cxb4 Nd8 40. a4 ({Don't do} 40. Rxb6 $6 Ra7 $16 )Rb7 41. Nd6 Rb8 {[#]} 42. b5 $1 Ne6 {intending ...Nc5.} 43. Nc4 Rc8 44. Nxe5 ({Weaker is} 44. Rxb6 Rxc4 45. Rxe6 Rxa4 $16 )Rc2+ 45. Kf3 Nc5 $2 (45... Kf6 {might work better.} )46. Rxb6 Nxa4 47. Rxg6+ Kh7 48. Ra6 Rc3+ 49. Kg4 Nb2 50. Ra7+ Kg8 51. b6 {} Nc4 52. Nxc4 {White mates.} Rxc4+ 53. Kh3 Rb4 54. b7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Landa, Konstantin"] [Black "Gorti, Akshita"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2261"] [PlyCount "123"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Nc3 0-0 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 {A17: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...Bb4} exd5 10. d4 Nd7 {} 11. Bf4 { The position is equal.} (11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Bb4 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. a3 Bd6 15. Nc4 Bf8 16. Qc2 Ne4 {1-0 (58) Bu,X (2681)-Zhao,J (2621) China 2015} )Nf6 12. Rc1 c5 13. Ne5 {} Re8 $146 (13... Qc8 14. Qa4 Qe6 15. h4 Bd6 16. Nd3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 {1-0 (37) Kunin,V (2548)-Bitoon,R (2461) Moscow 2011} )14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bg5 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nd3 Rac8 18. Qa4 c4 19. Nf4 Qc5 20. e3 h6 21. Qc2 Qa5 22. Red1 Rcd8 23. h4 a6 24. b3 Rc8 25. Qb2 { Strongly threatening bxc4.} Qb5 26. Qd4 cxb3 27. axb3 Nf6 28. Bf1 Qa5 29. Ra1 Qc3 30. Bxa6 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Ra8 32. Rda4 Bxa6 33. Rxa6 Rxa6 34. Rxa6 $16 { Endgame KRN-KRN} Rb8 35. Ra3 g5 36. Ne2 gxh4 37. gxh4 Ne4 38. Nd4 Nc5 39. h5 Rb6 40. Ra8+ Kg7 (40... Kh7 $16 )41. Nf5+ Kh7 42. Ra7 Nb7 43. Kg2 Rxb3 44. Ra6 Rb5 45. Rxh6+ Kg8 46. Rf6 Nc5 47. Rxf7 Ne4 $2 (47... Kxf7 48. Nd6+ Kg7 49. Nxb5 Kh6 )48. Rg7+ $18 Kh8 49. h6 Rb6 50. Rd7 Rb2 51. Rxd5 Rxf2+ 52. Kh3 Nf6 53. Kg3 $2 ({White should play} 53. Re5 $18 )Ne4+ $11 54. Kh3 $2 {} (54. Kh4 $11 Rh2+ 55. Kg4 Nf6+ 56. Kg3 Nxd5 57. Kxh2 )Nf6 $1 $18 {} 55. Re5 Kh7 $2 (55... Kg8 {was called for.} 56. Kg3 Rf1 )56. Kg3 $2 (56. Re7+ $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Kg6 57. e4 )Rf1 $16 {[#]} 57. Kg2 $1 {} Rb1 $2 {[#]} (57... Rf2+ $16 {keeps fighting.} 58. Kxf2 Ng4+ 59. Kg3 Nxe5 )58. Re6 $1 $18 {} Nd5 59. Kf3 (59. Rd6 $18 {is more deadly.} Nc3 60. Rd7+ Kh8 61. Nd6 )Nc3 $2 { } (59... Rb6 $16 60. Rxb6 Nxb6 )60. Kf4 Rb7 $2 (60... Nd5+ 61. Ke5 Rb5 )61. e4 Rf7 62. Rc6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Einarsson, Halldor Gretar"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2257"] [PlyCount "85"] 1. c4 {} f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 Qe8 8. Re1 c6 9. e4 {A88: Dutch Defence: Leningrad System: 5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 Nc3 c6} fxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Bf5 12. Re3 {LiveBook: 4 Games} (12. Re1 Nd7 13. h3 e5 14. g4 Be6 15. d5 cxd5 16. Ng5 Nb6 17. cxd5 {1-0 (41) Harutyunian,T (2436) -Hambartsumian,Y (2336) Jermuk 2014} )e5 13. dxe5 $146 (13. Qb3 Qf7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Ng5 Qe7 16. Re2 a5 {1-0 (27) Morris,C-San Marco,B ICCF corr 1988} )dxe5 14. Bd2 Qf7 $2 (14... Nd7 $14 )15. Nxe5 $18 (15. Bb4 $6 Re8 $16 )Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Nd7 17. Re3 (17. Re2 Bd3 $11 )Qxc4 18. Qe1 Qf7 19. b4 (19. Re7 Rfe8 20. Rxf7 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Kxf7 $14 )Nb6 20. Bc3 (20. b5 $16 cxb5 21. Bc3 (21. Re7 Rae8 22. Rxf7 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxf7 $11 ))Rad8 (20... Rae8 $1 $14 )21. Re7 Rfe8 {[#]} 22. Qe5 $1 {} (22. Rxf7 $6 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 (23. Rxe1 Kxf7 24. b5 cxb5 $11 )Kxf7 $11 )Qxe7 23. Qh8+ $40 { White attacks with force.} Kf7 24. Qxh7+ Ke6 25. Re1+ Kd7 26. Rxe7+ Rxe7 27. Qh4 Na4 28. Bd2 Re2 29. b5 (29. Bg5 $18 {Qd4+ is the strong threat.} Re1+ 30. Bf1 )cxb5 $2 ({But not} 29... Rxd2 30. Qxa4 Ke7 31. bxc6 (31. Qxa7 $2 Rd1+ 32. Bf1 Bh3 33. Qe3+ Kf7 34. Qf4+ Kg7 35. Qc7+ R8d7 36. Qxd7+ Bxd7 $19 )Rd1+ 32. Bf1 bxc6 33. Kg2 $18 (33. Qxc6 $2 Bh3 34. Qe4+ Kf7 35. Qb7+ R8d7 36. Qb3+ Kg7 37. Qc3+ Kh7 $19 )(33. Qxa7+ Kf6 34. Qa4 Kg7 $18 ))({Better is} 29... Kc8 $1 $14 )30. Qd4+ Ke8 31. Qh8+ { White has strong compensation.} Kd7 32. Qg7+ Re7 $2 (32... Ke6 $16 )33. Qf6 Ke8 (33... Re2 $142 )34. Qh8+ Kd7 35. Qh6 ({Much less strong is} 35. Qf6 Re6 36. Qg7+ Ke8 $18 )Kc8 36. h3 Nb6 (36... Red7 $142 )37. Bg5 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Rde8 39. Qg7 { [#]} Nd7 $2 (39... Bd7 40. Bf4 Nc4 41. Qxg6 R1e7 )40. Qc3+ {White is clearly winning.} Kb8 41. Bf4+ Ka8 42. g4 Bb1 43. Qc7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Kiese, Matthias"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2247"] [PlyCount "77"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Nd5 11. Qa4 Nb6 12. Qa5 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7} Bb7 13. Rd1 { LiveBook: 4 Games. White has compensation.} Qe7 14. Bd2 { Black must now prevent Bb4.White is slightly better.} Rfd8 15. Bb4 Qf6 16. e3 $146 {} (16. Bc5 e5 17. dxe5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qxe5 19. Bxb6 Qxe2 20. Rd7 cxb6 21. Qxa7 Qe1+ 22. Bf1 Qe8 23. Qxb7 Rb8 24. Qxc6 Rc8 25. Qd5 c3 26. Bd3 {1-0 (26) Vera Gonzalez Quevedo,R (2468)-Ramachandran,K (2153) Montreal 2014} )Qf5 17. Bc5 h5 18. e4 Qf6 19. Rab1 h4 20. a4 Rdb8 21. Rdc1 Rd8 22. e5 Qf5 23. Qe1 {Threatens to win with a5.} Rdb8 24. Be4 Qg5 25. Qe2 Nd5 26. Qxc4 Bc8 27. a5 {} Bd7 (27... Qg4 $14 28. Bd3 Nf4 )28. a6 $36 { White is really pushing.} Rb5 29. a4 Rb6 (29... Ra5 $16 30. Rc2 Rd8 )30. Re1 hxg3 31. hxg3 g6 32. Bg2 Kg7 (32... Rxb1 $142 33. Rxb1 Bc8 )33. Qd3 (33. Bxb6 $18 {and the rest is easy.} axb6 34. Ra1 )Rab8 (33... Bc8 $16 )34. a5 $2 (34. Bxb6 $18 {has better winning chances.} cxb6 35. f4 )Rxb1 (34... Rb5 $142 )35. Rxb1 Rxb1+ (35... Rb5 $16 )36. Qxb1 $18 {[#] Hoping for Qb8.} Qd2 $2 (36... Nc3 $16 37. Qb8 Kh7 )37. Qb8 {Threatening mate with Qf8+.White is clearly winning.} ({Not} 37. Bxa7 Nc3 38. Qa1 Bc8 $16 )Qc1+ 38. Bf1 Ne3 39. Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ramirez, Alejandro"] [Black "Ptacnikova, Lenka"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2242"] [PlyCount "79"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Qe2 Nc6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. 0-0 { C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 0-0 (6... d6 7. c3 e5 8. Na3 0-0 9. Nc4 Re8 10. d3 Be6 11. Ng5 Bg4 12. f3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh3 d5 15. Ne3 {1-0 (45) Naiditsch,A (2706)-Wojtaszek,R (2716) Poznan 2014} )7. c3 d5 8. e5 Nd7 { } 9. d4 {LiveBook: 4 Games} cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb6 $146 (10... f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 {1-0 (26) Lopez Santos,E-Rosado Montanez,J Malaga 1999} )11. Nc3 Bd7 12. h4 Rc8 13. Bg5 Nc4 14. b3 Na3 $1 15. Rac1 Bxg5 16. hxg5 b5 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Rfd1 Rc7 (18... Ne7 $11 )19. Bf1 $14 ({Reject} 19. Ne2 $6 b4 $11 )Rfc8 20. Bd3 Ne7 21. b4 (21. Kg2 $16 )Nc4 $11 22. Qc2 Ng6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qb3 a5 25. a3 Ra7 26. Nb1 Rca8 { } 27. Kg2 axb4 28. axb4 Ra2 {aiming for ...Rb2.} 29. Rc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Ra4 31. Rh1 (31. Qb3 $11 )Rxb4 $17 32. Qc1 Qa7 33. Qf4 Rb2 {And now ... Qa2 would win.} 34. Nbd2 Nxd2 35. Nxd2 $40 { White has some attack.} Qa2 $2 { [#]} (35... Be8 $11 )36. Qh4 { White mates.} Kf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qxg7 Be8 39. Rh8 Qa8 40. Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Black "Della Pietra, Andrea"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2228"] [PlyCount "91"] 1. e4 {} e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Re1 Qc7 9. h4 { A08: King's Indian Attack} (9. a3 Bd7 10. c3 d4 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Nc4 e5 13. Bd2 b5 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Nh4 b4 16. f4 bxa3 17. bxa3 {0-1 (30) Sadler,M (2659) -Hansen,E (2573) London 2015} )Bd7 10. Qe2 f6 11. c3 { The position is equal.} b5 12. Nb3 $146 (12. Nh2 b4 13. c4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Nd4 15. Qd1 Rad8 16. Nf3 Nec6 17. Be3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Be7 {1/2-1/2 (30) Papp,L (2073)-Margl,R (2096) Balatonlelle 2016} )dxe4 13. dxe4 e5 14. Be3 Nd8 15. c4 b4 $1 16. a3 bxa3 17. Rxa3 Nb7 (17... Ne6 $15 )18. Ra6 $11 Nc6 19. Rea1 Be6 20. Nfd2 Rfb8 21. Bf3 Nd4 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Rxa7 ({White should play} 23. Nxd4 $14 exd4 24. e5 fxe5 25. b4 )Rxa7 $15 24. Rxa7 Qb6 25. Ra2 Bb4 26. Bg4 Bf7 27. Ra1 Nd6 28. Rc1 {aiming for c5.} Bxd2 (28... Qc6 $15 )29. Nxd2 $11 Qc6 30. b3 Nb5 31. Ra1 Nc3 32. Qd3 Qb6 33. h5 Qb7 34. Qf3 Qb6 (34... h6 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} )35. Qf5 Rd8 {[#]} 36. Kh2 (36. h6 $1 $16 {} )d3 (36... h6 $1 $11 )37. Qf3 $16 Ne2 38. Qe3 Qd6 39. Kg2 $36 { White is on the roll.} Nc3 (39... h6 $16 )40. Qa7 $18 Qc6 $2 (40... Qb8 41. Qxb8 Rxb8 )41. Ra6 Qe8 42. Qc7 Ra8 (42... Rb8 $142 43. Ra7 Qf8 )43. Rxa8 Qxa8 44. Bc8 {Threatening mate with Qd8+.} Be8 45. Be6+ Kh8 {[#]} 46. h6 $1 { } 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Black "Ristoja, Samu"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2228"] [PlyCount "41"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 {D24: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3} Nxe4 7. 0-0 Nxc3 8. bxc3 {LiveBook: 147 Games. The position is equal.} (8. Qb3 {[#]} Nxa2 $1 {} 9. Rxa2 (9. Bg5 Qd6 10. Rxa2 0-0 $17 )Qe7 $15 )Bxc3 (8... Bd6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Re1 0-0 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nxf7 Nb6 {1-0 (49) Nakamura,H (2779)-Caruana,F (2823) Saint Louis 2016} )9. Rb1 $1 c6 $146 (9... c5 $11 )(9... c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bf6 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Rxb7 Nxc5 15. Rc7 Na6 16. Rb7 Nc5 17. Rc7 Na6 18. Rb7 Nc5 { 1/2-1/2 (18) Chandra,A (2495)-Bodek,M (2425) Saint Louis 2015} )10. Rb3 $16 { White has strong compensation.} Ba5 (10... b5 $16 )11. Ne5 b5 (11... Bc7 $16 {was called for.} )12. Qg4 $40 { White has strong attack.} g6 $2 (12... Qe7 {is tougher.} )13. Bg5 (13. Nxf7 $142 Kxf7 14. Rf3+ Ke8 15. Bxe6 Bxe6 16. Qxe6+ Qe7 17. Qc8+ Qd8 18. Qb7 )f5 $2 (13... Qd6 14. Qf3 (14. Bf6 Rf8 $11 )f5 15. Bxb5 (15. Rxb5 Bb6 $18 )0-0 )14. Qh4 $18 {White is clearly winning.} ({Not} 14. Bxd8 fxg4 15. Bxa5 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Ba6 $16 )Qc7 15. Be2 Rg8 16. Rc1 a6 17. Bf3 Bb7 {[#]} 18. Bd8 $1 { } Qxd8 19. Qxh7 {} Rf8 20. Qxg6+ Ke7 21. Qg7+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "L'Ami, Alina"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2324"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "52"] 1. d4 {} e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. e4 {A43: Schmid Benoni} (7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bf4 Nf6 9. h3 0-0 10. e3 Ne8 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. 0-0 Qe7 13. a5 Rb8 14. Qe2 Nc7 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Na4 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Nxc5 Nbxd5 {0-1 (65) Volkov,S (2604) -Vavulin,M (2507) Voronezh 2016} )Bg7 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. h4 Nd7 10. h5 Ne5 11. Be2 f5 { LiveBook: 3 Games} 12. hxg6 $146 (12. Nh3 Bd7 13. Nf4 0-0 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Ra3 {0-1 (81) Antic,D (2491)-Anka,E (2425) Las Vegas 2006} )hxg6 13. Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. f4 Nf7 15. g4 {White wants to play exf5.} fxg4 16. Be3 {[#]} ({Better is} 16. Kd2 $15 )Ng8 $1 $17 17. Qc2 (17. Bd3 $17 )Qh4+ 18. Kd2 (18. Bf2 {was called for.} g3 19. Be3 )g5 19. fxg5 Bd4 (19... Nxg5 20. e5 Qh5 21. Bd3 Qh2+ 22. Be2 $11 )20. Bf4 $2 (20. Qb3 )g3 $19 {Black is clearly winning.} (20... Nxg5 $2 21. Rf1 g3 22. Bxd6 $19 )21. Be3 Bxe3+ 22. Kxe3 Qxg5+ 23. Kf3 Ne5+ 24. Kg2 Qh4 { [#] ( -> ...Qh2+)} 25. Nf3 Bh3+ 26. Kg1 Qf4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Gislason, Gudmundur"] [Black "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2314"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "62"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. Nc3 Nc6 { LiveBook: 113 Games} 6. Bg5 $146 {E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System} (6. e3 d6 7. Nge2 e5 8. 0-0 exd4 9. exd4 Ne7 10. Bf4 Nf5 11. Qc1 Re8 12. h3 c6 13. g4 Ne7 14. Bh6 d5 15. c5 b6 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Re1 {0-1 (36) Gelfand,B (2743)-Giri,A (2755) Moscow 2016} )h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. e3 {The position is equal.} d6 9. Nge2 e5 10. 0-0 h5 11. d5 Nb8 12. Rc1 Bg7 13. b4 a5 14. a3 Na6 15. Qb3 Bd7 16. h4 Bh6 17. f4 Qe7 18. Kh2 (18. Ne4 $15 )Rfe8 19. Rce1 axb4 20. axb4 exf4 21. Nxf4 Bg7 22. Ne4 Rf8 23. c5 Bf5 24. Ng5 Qe5 $1 ({But not} 24... dxc5 $2 25. e4 Bd7 26. Nxg6 $1 $18 {} )25. e4 Bg4 26. cxd6 cxd6 ({Much weaker is} 26... Qxd6 $6 27. Nd3 Rae8 {[#]} 28. e5 $1 {} Rxe5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Bh3 Bxh3 31. Kxh3 $16 (31. Nxh3 Nb8 $14 ))27. Nd3 Qc3 $36 { Black is more active.} 28. Qb1 Nb8 { Strongly threatening ...Ra3.} 29. Rc1 Qd4 {Threatens to win with ...Be2.} 30. Rf2 $2 {} (30. Rc7 $17 )Ra3 $19 31. Rd2 Qe3 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kleinman, Michael"] [Black "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2289"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. e4 {} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. a4 c6 8. Re1 exd4 { C41: Philidor Defence} (8... b6 9. Ba2 a6 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nh4 Bb4 14. Qf3 Nc5 15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qg3 Qc7 {1-0 (37) Shirov,A (2712)-Laznicka,V (2676) Poikovsky 2015} )9. Qxd4 Ng4 10. h3 ({ Don't play} 10. Bf4 d5 11. exd5 Bc5 $17 )Nge5 {The position is equal.} 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 $146 (11... dxe5 12. Qd1 Nc5 13. Be3 Ne6 14. Ne2 Qc7 15. c3 Nf4 16. Qb3 {1-0 (36) Butkiewicz,L (2139)-Lubczynski,R (2088) Leba 2004} )12. Bf1 Bf6 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Nf3+!} 13. Qd1 Ng6 14. Ra3 Be5 15. Ne2 Re8 16. Nd4 Qf6 17. Rf3 Qe7 18. Kh1 Bf6 19. Rfe3 Qc7 20. c3 Bd7 21. g3 a6 22. Bg2 Rad8 23. Qc2 h5 {} 24. R3e2 h4 25. g4 $1 Be5 26. Nf5 Be6 27. Bg5 f6 28. Nxh4 fxg5 29. Nxg6 Qf7 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. Qc1 Qf4 32. Qxf4 gxf4 (32... exf4 $5 {creates asymmetry.} 33. e5 Rd3 34. Re4 Red8 35. Kg1 a5 )33. a5 (33. f3 $11 )Bc4 $36 { Black fights for an advantage.} 34. Rc2 Bb3 $1 {} 35. Rce2 $2 { [#]} (35. Rcc1 $15 )Bd1 $19 36. g5 Bxe2 {Black is clearly winning.} 37. Rxe2 Rd3 38. f3 Red8 39. Kg1 Rd1+ 40. Kf2 Ra1 41. h4 g6 ({Not} 41... Rxa5 42. Bh3 $19 )0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn"] [Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2279"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Bd2 0-0 9. a3 {B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations} (9. 0-0-0 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. f3 a6 14. N5d4 Re8 15. Qf2 Ne5 16. Bd2 Bd6 17. Kb1 a5 18. Bb5 a4 { 1/2-1/2 (76) Amonatov,F (2620)-Korobov,A (2692) Doha 2016} )Be7 10. e5 Ne8 11. 0-0-0 Qc7 12. f4 a6 {LiveBook: 5 Games} 13. Ne4 b5 $146 (13... d6 14. exd6 Nxd6 15. g3 b5 16. Bg2 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bb7 18. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 (18) Spasov,V (2525) -Kurajica,B (2565) Moscow 1994} )14. Qh5 d6 15. Bd3 {aiming for exd6.} dxe5 { Strongly threatening ...f5.} 16. Ng5 {} h6 {Hoping for ...f5.} 17. Nh7 Nf6 ({Don't play} 17... exf4 18. g3 $11 (18. Nxf8 Bxf8 19. Bc3 e5 $11 ))18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bc3 {[#]} (19. Be4 $15 Ra7 20. Bc3 )e4 $1 {} 20. Bxf6 (20. Bxe4 Bxc3 )Qxf4+ ({Worse is} 20... exd3 21. Qg4 g5 22. Rxd3 Qxf4+ 23. Qxf4 gxf4 24. Rf1 $16 )21. Nd2 Qxf6 (21... exd3 $2 22. Rdf1 Qa4 23. cxd3 $19 )22. Nxe4 Qe5 $36 { White is under strong pressure.} 23. Qh4 f5 {} 24. Nd2 Qc7 25. Kb1 e5 { } 26. g4 (26. Rhg1 $17 )e4 $19 ({But not } 26... fxg4 27. Qh5 $15 )27. Bf1 (27. Nxe4 $142 fxe4 28. Bxe4 )e3 28. Nb3 fxg4 29. Bg2 Bf5 30. Bd5+ (30. Rc1 $142 )Kh8 {Black is clearly winning.} 31. Rhe1 {[#]} (31. Rc1 $142 Rad8 32. Bxc6 Qxc6 33. Rhe1 )Bxc2+ $1 {} 32. Kxc2 Nb4+ $1 33. Kb1 Qc2+ 34. Ka1 {[#]} Rf2 $1 {} 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Rajdeep Sarkar"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2273"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "84"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 Bg4 {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} (7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qd7 13. Bg2 Rad8 14. Nc4 Qe6 15. Qc1 h5 16. a4 Nd4 17. Re1 Kh7 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 {1/2-1/2 (41) Markus,R (2662) -Draskovic,L (2448) Niksic 2016} )8. c3 e5 9. Qc2 exd4 {The position is equal.} 10. Nxd4 Qd7 11. Nxc6 $146 (11. Re1 Rfe8 12. b3 Bh3 13. Bh1 Nd5 14. Bb2 Ndb4 15. Qb1 Nxd4 16. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 (40) Elstner,E (2170)-Klundt,K (2377) Germany 2011} )bxc6 ({Don't take} 11... Qxc6 $2 12. e5 $1 {} d5 13. exf6 $18 )12. Nb3 Bh3 13. Bf4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rae8 15. Rae1 c5 16. f3 Qa4 17. Rf2 Nd5 {} 18. Bd2 Nb6 19. Qb1 Nc4 20. Bf4 Rb8 21. Qa1 Rfe8 22. Rfe2 {[#]} (22. Rc1 $142 )Qb5 $1 $17 23. Bc1 (23. Qb1 $17 )a5 24. Rc2 $2 (24. Nd2 {might work better.} )f5 25. Bf4 fxe4 26. Qd1 exf3+ 27. Kxf3 (27. Kg1 {was worth a try.} )Rxe1 $19 28. Qxe1 Ne5+ 29. Kg2 Qc6+ 30. Kh3 Rf8 31. Bxe5 Bxe5 32. Rf2 Rxf2 33. Qxf2 a4 34. Nd2 Qd5 $36 { Keeping White busy.} 35. Nf3 (35. a3 $17 )Qxa2 36. Nxe5 { [#] Threatens to win with Ng4.} Qe6+ $1 ({Weaker is} 36... dxe5 37. Qxc5 Qe6+ 38. Kg2 $15 )37. Ng4 {Qf6 is the strong threat.} h5 38. Qf4 $2 (38. Qc2 )c4 {Black is clearly winning.} (38... hxg4+ $2 39. Kg2 $19 )39. Kh4 {aiming for Ne3.} Qxg4+ 40. Qxg4 hxg4 41. Kxg4 d5 {} 42. Kf4 {[#]} d4 $1 {} 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Guezennec, Franck"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2271"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "46"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 {B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 without Be2} Bd6 (7... Nf6 8. 0-0-0 Rb8 9. Be2 d6 10. Qg3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Ba7 Ra8 13. Be3 b5 14. f4 Bb7 15. fxe5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 {1-0 (42) Nepomniachtchi,I (2767) -Adhiban,B (2666) Doha 2016} )8. 0-0-0 Be5 9. g3 Nge7 10. Qe2 b5 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 11. Bg2 $146 (11. f4 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Rb8 14. Qd2 b4 { 1/2-1/2 (23) Motylev,A (2663)-Bosiocic,M (2602) Moscow 2017} )b4 12. Nd5 $2 (12. Nxc6 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Qxc6 13. Nb1 )exd5 $19 13. exd5 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 d6 16. Re1 {[#] next Re4 is good for White.} Ra7 $1 17. Rc4 {[#]} Qd8 $1 18. Rxb4 0-0 19. h4 (19. Re4 $142 Ng6 20. Re3 )Qa5 20. Re4 Nxd5 21. Rd4 $2 (21. Re8 {might work better.} Nf6 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qd2 )Re7 {Black is clearly winning.} ({Less strong is} 21... Qxa2 22. Bxd5 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qxb2 24. Rf4 $15 )22. Be4 Rfe8 23. f3 Nf6 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vaishali R"] [Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "74"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. c4 d4 8. b4 Nfd7 9. bxc5 {A05: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 Nf6} Nxc5 10. d3 e5 (10... Nc6 11. Ba3 Qa5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Nbd2 Rb8 14. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 (33) Fressinet,L (2692)-Fier,A (2624) Drancy 2016} )11. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} Re8 12. Ba3 Nba6 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. Ne1 Rb8 $146 15. Ne4 b6 16. Qc1 Qc7 17. Nc2 Bc6 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Na1 e4 21. Rxb8 Nxb8 22. dxe4 Qxe4 23. Bxc5 Qxe2 24. Nc2 Qxc4 25. Nxd4 Qxa2 {[#] White must now prevent ...Qd5.} 26. Nb5 Nc6 27. Nd6 Rb8 28. Qe3 (28. Qc4 $17 { was worth a try.} Qxc4 29. Nxc4 )Qd5 $19 {Strongly threatening ...Ne5.} 29. Ne4 a5 30. Qf3 Rd8 {[#] ...f5 is the strong threat.} 31. Bb6 Ne5 32. Qf4 $2 (32. Qe2 {was called for.} Re8 33. Rd1 )Re8 33. f3 f5 34. Nd2 Nd3 35. Qa4 Re2 36. Nb3 $2 (36. Qc4 Qxc4 37. Nxc4 )Rb2 37. Qe8+ Bf8 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Risting, Eivind Olav"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2250"] [BlackElo "2584"] [PlyCount "118"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. f3 {D10: Slav Defence: 3 cxd5 (without early Nf3) and 3 Nc3} (6. e5 Ng8 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2 e6 9. 0-0 Nge7 10. Be3 Nf5 11. Qd2 Bb4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 0-0 {1/2-1/2 (30) Kanarek,M (2532) -Bartel,M (2625) Poznan 2016} )e6 7. e5 Nh5 {And now ...Qh4+ would win.} 8. Be3 {White is slightly better.} g5 $146 (8... g6 $14 )(8... g6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Nge2 Na5 11. b3 Rc8 12. g4 Ng7 {1-0 (35) Holm,K (2398)-Johansen,K (1930) Kragero 2017} )9. Qd2 Be7 10. Nh3 h6 11. g4 Nf4 12. Nxf4 gxf4 13. Bxf4 Bh4+ 14. Bg3 h5 15. gxh5 ({White should try} 15. 0-0-0 $18 )Qg5 (15... Rxh5 $142 16. Rg1 Bd7 )16. Qxg5 $16 Bxg5 17. f4 {} Be7 18. 0-0-0 Rxh5 19. Be2 Rh8 20. h4 {} Bd7 21. f5 a6 (21... Bd8 $16 22. h5 Bb6 )22. f6 $18 Bd8 {Black hopes to continue with ...Bb6.} 23. Bf2 Bb6 24. Rh2 0-0-0 25. h5 Rdg8 26. h6 Rg5 27. h7 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Bxf2 29. Rxf2 Rxh7 30. Bd3 Rhh5 31. Re1 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Kd2 Rg5 34. Rh2 Rg8 35. Rh7 Rf8 36. Ke3 Kc7 37. Kf4 $1 Kd6 38. Kg5 e5 39. Bf5 Be6 {[#]} 40. Bxe6 ({ White should play} 40. Na4 $1 $16 )Kxe6 $16 { Endgame KRN-KR} 41. Kh6 Rg8 {White must now prevent ...Rg6+.} 42. Rg7 Rh8+ 43. Kg5 {Hoping for Nxd5!} Rh2 44. Nxd5 $1 Rg2+ 45. Kh4 Rxb2 46. Ne3 Kxf6 47. Rg2 $2 {} (47. Rg8 $11 )Rxg2 $19 {Black is clearly winning.} 48. Nxg2 {KN-KP} Kf5 49. Kg3 {[#]} Ke4 $1 50. Kf2 f5 {} 51. Ke2 b5 { } 52. Ne1 a5 {} 53. Kd2 b4 54. Ke2 f4 55. Nf3 a4 56. Nd2+ Kd4 57. Nf3+ Kc3 58. Nxe5 b3 59. axb3 a3 ({And not} 59... Kxb3 60. Nd3 $11 )0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Plotkin, Victor"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2243"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "88"] 1. e4 $146 (1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 0-0 6. 0-0 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Nd5 11. Qa4 Nb6 12. Qa5 Rb8 13. Rd1 Nd5 14. e4 Rb5 15. Qd2 Nf6 16. a4 Rb8 17. Ba3 Re8 18. Rac1 Ba6 19. Bc5 Nd7 { 1-0 (75) Stupak,K (2562)-Kotanjian,T (2467) Subic Bay 2016} )g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Nf3 0-0 {B09: Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack} 7. Be2 (7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Nd5 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 Qxd5 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. c3 f6 14. c4 {0-1 (87) Dimitrov,R (2450)-Petrosian,T (2624) Golden Sands 2014} )c5 8. e5 $146 (8. d5 e6 9. dxe6 {1/2-1/2 (9) Ambrogi,A (2266) -Tristan,L (2393) Buenos Aires 2009} )Nfd7 9. exd6 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nf6 11. Nb3 Nc6 12. Be3 exd6 13. 0-0 Re8 14. Qd2 d5 15. Rad1 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. Nxd5 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd5 20. Bxg7 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Kxg7 22. a5 Rad8 23. Kf2 Kf6 {} 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ke3 Ke6 26. c4 Rd1 27. Nc5+ Kd6 28. b4 Kc6 29. Nd3 f6 30. h4 Rg1 31. Kf3 Ra1 32. g4 Rd1 33. Ke3 { } Rh1 34. g5 f5 35. Ne5+ Kd6 36. Kd4 Rxh4 37. c5+ Kc7 38. Nd3 Rh3 39. Ne5 Rh2 40. Kd5 Rf2 41. Nd3 Rd2 42. Kc4 Re2 43. Kc3 Re4 44. Kb3 Kc6 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Van Leent, Dimitri"] [Black "Blomqvist, Erik"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2230"] [BlackElo "2548"] [PlyCount "105"] 1. c4 {} e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. 0-0 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6} Nf6 (5... Ne7 6. d4 0-0 7. Nbd2 Nbc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 Bf5 10. b3 Qd7 11. Ba3 Bh3 12. Rc1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rfe8 14. Ne1 Nf5 {0-1 (55) Bindrich,F (2594)-Malakhov,V (2694) Berlin 2015} )6. Qc2 0-0 7. b3 {The position is equal.} b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Ne5 c5 10. h3 $146 (10. f4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Nd1 d4 14. Nf2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd7 {0-1 (53) Eliskases, E-Portisch,L Mar del Plata 1966} )Qe7 11. d4 Na6 12. e3 Rac8 13. Qe2 Rfd8 (13... dxc4 $5 {looks sharper.} 14. bxc4 Rfd8 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ )14. Nd2 {} cxd4 15. exd4 dxc4 16. Ndxc4 {Ba3 is the strong threat.} Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nb4 18. a3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Ne5 Rcc8 21. Rac1 Nd5 22. Qa6 (22. Nc6 $2 Qb7 23. Kg1 Rxc6 $19 )Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxe5 $1 24. dxe5 Qg5 {aiming for ...Nf4+.} 25. Rc8 Rxc8 26. Qxc8+ Kg7 27. Qc2 h5 28. a4 Kh7 29. Qc6 (29. h4 $11 Qg4 30. Ba3 )Qe7 (29... Qd2 $17 30. Bc1 Qe2 )30. h4 Qb4 31. Qe8 (31. Qc2 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} )Kg7 ({Black should try} 31... Qe4+ $17 32. Kg1 Qb1+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Kg7 )32. Bc1 $1 $11 Qe4+ (32... Qxb3 {[#]} 33. Bh6+ $1 {} Kh7 34. Qxf7+ Kxh6 35. Qg8 (35. Qf8+ Kh7 $11 )Nf6 36. exf6 Qd5+ 37. Kh2 Qd7 38. Qh8+ Qh7 39. Qf8+ Qg7 40. Qxg7# )33. Kh2 Qxe5 34. Ba3 Qf6 35. Kg2 a6 36. Bd6 Qc3 37. Qf8+ Kf6 38. Be7+ Ke5 {And now ...Qc6 would win.} 39. Qxf7 {Threatens to win with f4+.} Qxb3 40. Qg7+ Kf5 $1 41. Qf7+ Ke5 42. Qg7+ Ke4 $2 {} (42... Kf5 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} )43. Qxg6+ $18 Kd4 44. Bf8 ({But not} 44. Bd6 $6 Qxa4 45. Qxh5 (45. Qxe6 Qd1 $14 )b5 46. Qg4+ (46. Qe2 Qc4 47. Qd1+ Qd3 48. Qa1+ Kc4 $16 )Kd3 47. Qf3+ (47. Qxe6 Qe4+ 48. Qxe4+ Kxe4 $16 )Kd2 $16 )Qxa4 45. Qxe6 (45. Qxh5 $18 {is more deadly. Black must now prevent Qg4+.} Qc6 46. Qd1+ (46. Bg7+ Kc5 47. Qe5 Qe8 $18 )Ke5 47. Qh5+ Kd4 48. Qd1+ (48. Bg7+ Kc5 49. Qe5 Qe8 $18 )Ke5 49. Kh2 )Qd1 $16 46. Qc6 {Threatening mate with Bg7+.} Qg4 47. Kg1 (47. f3 $16 Qg8 48. Qa4+ Ke5 49. Qe4+ Kf6 50. Bh6 )a5 $1 $11 48. Bh6 Qf5 (48... Ke4 $11 )49. Bg7+ $14 Kd3 50. Qb5+ Kc2 $2 { [#]} (50... Kd2 $14 )51. Qb2+ Kd1 52. Bh6 {} Qd3 53. Qc1+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Edvardsson, Kristjan"] [Black "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2228"] [BlackElo "2524"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 {E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3} (6... a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 0-0 12. Qxb5 Ba6 13. Qxa5 Bb7 14. Qxd8 Rxa1 15. Qxf8+ Kxf8 {1/2-1/2 (39) Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2673)-Pichot, A (2556) Sharjah 2017} )7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. 0-0 {LiveBook: 5 Games} a6 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qb3 $146 (11. Qh4 Bb7 12. Bc3 0-0 13. Nbd2 Be7 14. Bb4 { 1/2-1/2 (48) Sarandos,V (2233)-Malikentzos,S (2347) Achaia 2013} )Bb7 12. a4 Bd5 13. Qd1 b4 14. Bf4 h6 15. Ne5 (15. Be5 $15 )Rc8 (15... Bxg2 $17 16. Kxg2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Ng4 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 )16. Nxd7 (16. Nd3 $15 )Qxd7 $17 (16... Kxd7 $2 17. e4 $18 )17. Be5 $2 {} (17. Nd2 $17 )Bxg2 $19 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. Kg1 Ng4 (19... Rd8 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 20. Qe1 Ne4 )20. Bf4 $2 {} (20. Bd4 $17 {was the crucial defense.} )Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 {[#]} Qh1+ $1 { Black is clearly winning.} ({Not} 21... Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Qc5+ 23. Be3 Qf5+ 24. Ke1 $15 )22. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 23. Kg2 Nxd1 24. Nd2 Nxb2 25. Be5 Rc2 26. Bxg7 Rh7 (26... Rxd2 $2 27. Bxh8 a5 28. Kf3 $19 )27. Bxb2 Rxb2 { Endgame KRR-KRN} 28. Ne4 { Now Nf6+ and White clings on.} Rg7 29. Kf3 Rc2 30. a5 f5 31. Nf2 b3 {} 32. Nd3 Rb7 33. Ke3 b2 34. Rb1 {[#]} e5 $1 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Black "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2494"] [PlyCount "69"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 0-0 9. Nc4 Bf6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 c5 12. a4 b6 13. h3 { LiveBook: 6 Games. C85: Closed Ruy Lopez: Deferred Exchange Variation} Rb8 14. Ra2 $146 (14. Nh2 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ne3 Bg5 17. Qe2 Nf8 18. Nf3 Bf4 19. Nd5 Ng6 20. Ra7 Bh6 {1-0 (48) Kholmov,R (2495)-Beliavsky,A (2615) Kislovodsk 1982} )Re6 15. Qa1 { White is slightly better.} Qe8 16. Bc3 c6 17. Nh2 Bd8 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxg7 b5 20. Nd2 { Strongly threatening Ng4.} (20. Rxf4 bxc4 21. Ng4 Bg5 $17 )Rg6 21. Bb2 Nf6 22. Ndf3 {aiming for Nh4.} Nh5 $1 23. Ne5 $36 { Black is under pressure.} Rg3 {[#]} (23... Re6 $11 {remains equal.} )24. Neg4 $1 $16 {Black must now prevent Be5.} f6 ({Black should play} 24... Bc7 )25. axb5 cxb5 26. Bxf6 ({Better is} 26. Bc1 $16 )Nxf6 {[#]} (26... Bxg4 $1 $14 27. Nxg4 Rxg4 )27. Qxf6 $1 {} Bxf6 28. Nxf6+ Kh8 (28... Kf7 {is a better defense.} 29. Nxe8 Kxe8 )29. Nxe8 $18 Bxh3 30. Rf3 (30. Rxf4 Rxg2+ 31. Kh1 Rxe8 $15 )Rxg2+ (30... Rxe8 $142 31. Rxg3 (31. Rxa6 Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Reg8 $17 )fxg3 )31. Kh1 Rg3 32. Rxg3 ({Worse is} 32. Rxf4 Rxe8 33. Nf1 Rg6 $11 )fxg3 {[#]} 33. Nf6 $1 ({Weaker is} 33. Rxa6 Rxe8 34. Rh6 (34. Nf3 $2 Rf8 35. Ng1 Bf1 $19 )Be6 $16 )c4 $2 (33... Rb6 )34. Rxa6 {Threatening mate with Ra7.} cxb3 {...b2 is the strong threat.} 35. Ra7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Black "Esserman, Marc"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2458"] [PlyCount "27"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. 0-0 g6 5. c4 {A08: King's Indian Attack} d4 6. b4 (6. e3 Nc6 7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Bg7 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Na3 0-0 11. Nc2 a5 12. b3 Re8 13. Ba3 Nde5 14. Ng5 Bg4 15. f3 Bf5 16. Ne4 b5 {1-0 (92) Kuzubov,Y (2651)-Efimenko,Z (2651) Rivne 2016} )cxb4 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 7. Qa4+ {White has an edge.} Bd7 8. Qxb4 Nc6 9. Qb3 Bg7 10. Bb2 $146 (10. d3 0-0 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Ba3 Rad8 {1-0 (40) Harvey,M (2207)-Roberson,P (2384) Bedford 2013} )Bc8 11. Na3 (11. e3 $14 )0-0 $11 12. d3 Nd7 13. Nc2 Re8 $2 {[#]} (13... e5 $11 )14. Nfxd4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2447"] [PlyCount "87"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 0-0 5. 0-0 d5 6. d4 c6 {} 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 { D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6} 9. Bb2 {LiveBook: 124 Games} Qb6 10. Qc1 Ne4 { The position is equal.} (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Nb3 Rfd8 15. Be5 a5 16. c5 Qa6 17. Qb2 Qb7 18. Qa3 Be4 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 {1/2-1/2 (30) Harikrishna,P (2758)-Svidler,P (2741) Shenzhen 2017} )11. e3 Nc6 {} 12. Ne5 Nd6 (12... cxd4 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. exd4 $16 (14. Bxd4 e5 15. Bb2 Bf5 $11 ))13. Nd2 Nxe5 ({Don't capture} 13... cxd4 $2 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. c5 $18 )14. dxe5 Nf5 15. Ne4 Bd7 $146 (15... Nd6 16. exd6 Bxb2 {1-0 (38) Grabarczyk,M (2440)-Jarmula,L (2013) Warsaw 2012} )16. Rb1 {Black must now prevent e6!} Qc7 17. f4 Bc6 18. Qe1 h5 19. h3 { [#]} h4 $1 {} 20. gxh4 ({Of course not} 20. g4 Bxe4 21. gxf5 Bxf5 $15 )b6 {And now ...Qb7 would win.} 21. Nc3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 e6 23. e4 Nd4 24. Qg3 Kh7 25. Kh1 Bh6 26. Rf2 Qb7 27. Rg1 Rg8 28. Qg2 Qa6 (28... Rad8 $11 { keeps the balance.} )29. Qf1 Qb7 30. Rfg2 Rg7 31. Bc1 Rag8 32. Qd3 Qa8 {[#]} (32... Kh8 $14 )33. Re1 (33. Nd1 $1 $18 )Qb7 34. Nd1 Qe7 (34... Kh8 $1 $14 )35. Qg3 {aiming for Ne3.} Nf5 (35... Kh8 $142 )36. Qf2 $36 { White is on the roll.} ({Wrong is} 36. exf5 $2 gxf5 37. Qxg7+ Rxg7 38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 $19 )Nd4 $2 { [#]} (36... Qb7 $16 )37. Ne3 $1 $18 { White is clearly winning.} f5 38. exf6 $1 Qxf6 39. Ng4 Qf8 40. Reg1 Rf7 41. Nxh6 Qxh6 42. f5 Qf8 43. Rxg6 Rgg7 44. Bh6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Grandelius, Nils"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "115"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 dxc4 5. bxc4 c5 6. Bb2 Be7 7. g3 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Qc8 {A14: English Opening: 1...e6 with b3 by White} (11... Qc7 12. Ne1 a6 13. f4 Na7 14. Rb1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 b5 16. f5 b4 17. Nd1 Rad8 18. g4 Nc6 19. Nf2 h6 {1-0 (39) Caruana,F (2804)-Aronian,L (2792) Leuven 2016} )12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Rac1 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Na5 {The position is equal.} 14. Ba1 Bc6 $146 (14... Qc6 15. d3 Rac8 16. Nb5 Ra8 17. Bc3 a6 18. Na3 Nd7 19. Bxa5 bxa5 {1/2-1/2 (62) Le Roux,J (2522) -Bensdorp,M (2242) Sautron 2011} )15. d3 Qb7 16. h3 Rab8 17. Rb1 Nd7 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 a6 20. f4 Qc6 21. a4 Bf6 22. Ne1 Nb7 23. Qf3 Qc7 24. Qg2 Nd6 25. Nf3 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Nxb5 Nxb5 28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. cxb5 Qb6 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. Rb1 {Hoping for Ne5.} Nd5 $1 ({But not} 31... Rxd3 32. Ne5 Rd5 33. Nc4 $16 )32. Ne5 {Strongly threatening Nc4.} Nb4 {[#]} ({Black should play} 32... Nxe3 $14 33. Nc4 Nxc4 34. dxc4 g6 )33. Ra1 ({Better is} 33. Nc6 $1 $16 {} Rf8 34. Nxb4 cxb4 35. Rxb4 )Qxb5 34. Ra8 Qe8 35. Ra7 $40 { White attacks.} f6 $2 {} (35... Rd5 $11 )36. Qb7 $18 { } Qf8 37. Nd7 Qe7 {[#]} 38. Nxc5 $1 {} Qxb7 (38... Qxc5 39. Qxg7# )39. Rxb7 Nxd3 40. Nxe6 { Endgame KRN-KRN} Re8 41. Rxg7+ Kh8 42. Rd7 Ne5 $2 (42... Rxe6 {is a better defense.} 43. Rxd3 Kg7 )43. Rd8 ({ Not} 43. fxe5 Rxe6 44. exf6 Rxf6 $18 )Rxd8 44. Nxd8 {KN-KN} Nc4 45. Kf2 Kg7 46. Ne6+ Kg6 47. e4 Nd2 48. Nc5 h5 (48... Nb1 $142 49. Ke3 Nc3 50. f5+ Kf7 )49. Ke2 Nc4 50. Kd3 Nb2+ 51. Kd4 Nd1 52. Nd3 Kf7 53. f5 { } Kg7 54. Nf4 Kh6 55. e5 {White mates.} fxe5+ 56. Kxe5 h4 57. g4 Kg7 58. f6+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "71"] 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. Bxf6 Qxc3+ {D39: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence with 5 Bg5 dxc4} 11. Kf1 gxf6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Qg4 {LiveBook: 3 Games} (13. h4 Ke7 14. Rh3 Nc6 15. Nxc6+ bxc6 16. Rhc3 Rd8 17. Qf3 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 19. Kg1 Rd6 20. Qe3 Qb6 21. e5 fxe5 {1/2-1/2 (60) Salem,A (2617)-Amin,B (2654) Abu Dhabi 2016} )Nd7 14. h4 Rf8 $146 (14... Qd2 15. Nb3 Qxa2 16. Rh3 Ne5 17. Qg7 Rf8 18. Be2 b6 19. Ra1 Qc2 20. Qxf6 Qxe4 21. Re3 {1-0 (29) Tanggaard,H-Kristensen,H Denmark 1989} )15. Be2 Ne5 (15... Qxa2 $2 16. Nb5 $18 )16. Qg7 Ke7 $1 17. g4 $1 (17. Qxh7 Rd8 18. Nf3 Nxf3 19. gxf3 (19. Bxf3 Qd2 20. Rc7+ Bd7 $17 )Bd7 $17 )Qd2 $1 {} ({Reject} 17... Rd8 $6 18. Nb3 Qa4 19. g5 $16 )18. Rd1 $1 { } Qf4 19. g5 $1 ({But not} 19. Qxh7 $2 Bd7 20. h5 Rh8 21. Nf5+ (21. Qg7 $2 Rag8 22. Qxh8 Rxh8 $19 )exf5 $19 )Bd7 20. gxf6+ {The position is equal.} (20. Nb5 $2 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 a6 22. Qxf6+ Qxf6 23. gxf6+ Kxf6 $19 )Qxf6 21. Qg3 $1 {[#] Nf3 is the strong threat.} Rg8 22. Qa3+ Ke8 {Threatens to win with ...Qg6.} 23. Nb5 Bxb5 $1 24. Bxb5+ Nc6 25. Qd6 Rd8 26. Bxc6+ bxc6 27. Qxc6+ Kf8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $11 { [#] Endgame KQR-KQR} 29. Qc5+ Qe7 30. Qc8+ Qe8 31. Qb7 Qe7 32. Qb8+ Qe8 33. Qb2 Qa4 {} 34. Qb8+ Qe8 35. Qb4+ Qe7 36. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Ahlander, Bjorn"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2416"] [PlyCount "99"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. d4 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Rfd1 Re8 {LiveBook: 30 Games} 14. Nf1 {E09: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2 c6 8 Nbd2} (14. Qf5 g6 15. Qh3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. N2f3 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qxh3 19. Bxh3 Rc7 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Ndc6 Bb7 22. Nxe7+ Rcxe7 {1/2-1/2 (44) Bareev,E (2683)-Miton,K (2638) Havana 2006} )dxc4 $146 (14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 dxc4 16. Ne3 cxb3 17. Qb1 b5 18. Nc6 Qb6 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. axb3 Rc7 21. Nf5 Re2 {1-0 (35) Menezes,C (2408)-Rajdeep,S (2351) Bhubaneswar 2016} )15. d5 $1 cxb3 16. axb3 {White is slightly better.} Bb5 17. Ne3 (17. Rxa7 $16 Bd6 18. Ne3 )a5 $14 18. Bh3 {Hoping for Ng5.} h6 19. Nc4 Bf8 20. Nfe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Rc7 22. Bg2 Qd6 (22... Rce7 $5 {seems wilder.} 23. f4 Qd6 24. Rd2 h5 25. Qf5 Nd7 )23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Rce7 25. Qb3 g6 26. Rab1 Bg7 27. Qb5 Rc8 28. Bh3 Rb8 $1 29. Qc6 Ne8 30. Bc1 Rc7 31. Qa4 {aiming for Bf4.} g5 32. Re1 Kf8 33. Be3 Bd4 (33... Bc3 $15 34. Rec1 Qf6 )34. Bxd4 $11 cxd4 35. Rbd1 ({Better is} 35. Bf1 $11 )Qb4 (35... Qf6 $1 $15 )36. Qc2 $36 { Black is under pressure.} Kg8 37. Qe4 (37. Bf1 $1 $11 )Rxc4 $15 38. Bf1 $1 { And now Rb1 would win.} Nd6 39. Qf3 {[#] Black must now prevent Qf6.} Rc7 (39... d3 $1 $11 )40. Qf6 $16 Rf8 $2 {} ({Don't choose} 40... Qc5 $2 41. Rc1 (41. Qxh6 Qxd5 42. Bd3 f6 $14 )(41. Rxd4 Ne8 42. Qe5 Qd6 $11 )Ne4 42. Rxc5 Nxf6 43. Rxc7 $18 )(40... Re8 $16 {is a better chance.} 41. Rxe8+ Nxe8 42. Qxh6 Qe7 )41. Qxh6 $18 ({Not} 41. Bd3 Rc3 $16 )f6 {[#]} (41... Re8 $142 42. Qxg5+ Kf8 )42. Bh3 $1 f5 43. Re6 {Threatening mate with Rg6+.} ({ Weaker is} 43. Qxg5+ Rg7 44. Qh6 d3 $16 )Ne8 {[#]} 44. Bxf5 $1 { White wants to mate with Rg6+.} Rg7 (44... Rxf5 45. d6 )45. Rxb6 Qe7 46. Be6+ Rgf7 47. d6 Qd8 48. Rb7 (48. Rb5 $142 d3 49. Rxg5+ Qxg5 50. Qxg5+ Ng7 51. Rxd3 Kh7 52. Bxf7 Rxf7 53. d7 )Ng7 49. Rxf7 Rxf7 50. Qg6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2584"] [BlackElo "2394"] [PlyCount "121"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. 0-0 d6 6. a4 Na5 {C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack} 7. Ba2 c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Na3 {} 0-0 10. Re1 a6 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 11. Bg5 $146 (11. Nc2 Rb8 12. h3 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 {1/2-1/2 (50) Giri,A (2782)-Carlsen,M (2855) Leuven 2016} )Rb8 12. Nc2 h6 13. Bh4 Nh5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Nd5 Qd8 (16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Na7 18. Nxe5 $16 )17. Nd2 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Nc4 Rfd8 20. Qe2 d5 21. Ne3 {} Ne7 (21... d4 $5 {feels hotter.} 22. Nd5 Qg5 23. g3 h5 24. h4 Qg6 )22. a5 d4 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Nc4 Nc6 25. g3 Rf8 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 Rbd8 28. Qf3 Qf6 29. Rac1 g5 30. Rf1 dxc3 31. bxc3 gxf4 32. Kh1 Kh8 33. Rb1 ({White should try} 33. Rcd1 $1 $14 )Rg8 $11 (33... Qxc3 34. Qxf4 (34. Rxb7 Rg8 $16 )Kh7 35. Rxb7 Qxd3 36. Rg1 $18 )34. Rxb7 {And now Rb6 would win.} Qg5 {aiming for ... Rxd3!} 35. e5 (35. d4 $5 {is more complex.} cxd4 36. Rxf7 dxc3 37. Qxc3+ Rg7 38. Rxg7 Qxg7 39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rxf4 Rd4 41. Ne3 )Nxe5 36. Nxe5 Qxe5 37. Rxf7 Qd5 38. Rxf4 Qxd3 39. Qh5 Rg6 40. Qxc5 {Black must now prevent Rf8+.} Qd5+ 41. Qxd5 Rxd5 { Endgame KRR-KRR} 42. Rf5 Rg5 43. Rf6 Rxa5 44. Rxh6+ Kg7 45. Rb6 (45. Rd6 $5 {is more complex.} Ra2 46. Rb1 Rg6 47. Rxg6+ Kxg6 48. Rc1 )Rg6 (45... Ra4 $5 {creates asymmetry.} 46. Rfb1 a5 47. Ra6 Rg6 48. Ra7+ Kh6 )46. Rxg6+ Kxg6 {KR-KR} 47. Kg2 Rg5+ 48. Kf3 {With the idea Ke4.} Rh5 $2 (48... Rc5 $11 {and Black stays safe.} )49. Ke4 $1 $18 Rxh2 $2 {[#]} (49... a5 50. Rf2 Rh4+ 51. Kd5 Rh5+ 52. Kd6 Rh4 )50. c4 $1 { } Rc2 51. Kd3 Rb2 52. c5 Rb7 53. c6 {White mates.} Rc7 54. Rc1 Kf7 55. Kd4 Ke8 56. Kc5 Kd8 57. Kb6 Rf7 58. Rh1 Rf6 59. Kb7 Rf7+ {[#]} 60. Kb8 $1 ({ Inferior is} 60. Kxa6 Kc7 $11 )Rf8 61. Rh7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Derakhshani, Dorsa"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2351"] [PlyCount "85"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. 0-0 a6 6. Ne5 (6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qb3 Bb7 9. a4 Nbd7 10. axb5 Bd5 11. Qc2 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Nc3 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 (80) Howell,D (2667)-Shankland,S (2666) Saint Louis 2017} )Qd4 7. Nf3 {} Qd8 8. Na3 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6} Bxa3 9. bxa3 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 0-0 10. Qc2 {The position is equal.} b5 11. Bb2 Nbd7 $146 (11... Nd5 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. d3 cxd3 14. Rxd3 Bb7 15. Rd4 f5 {1-0 (28) Koch,J (2476)-Clery,N (2396) Mulhouse 2011} )12. Nd4 Nd5 13. a4 (13. Nc6 $11 {remains equal.} Qe8 14. d3 (14. Bxd5 $2 exd5 15. Qc3 Nf6 $19 ))c5 $1 $17 {} 14. Nc6 Qe8 15. axb5 axb5 16. a4 bxa4 (16... b4 $17 17. e4 (17. Qxc4 Bb7 18. Ne5 N5b6 $17 )Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 )17. Qxc4 $11 Bb7 18. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qc6 20. Rfc1 $40 { White mounts an attack.} f6 21. Bb2 Rfc8 22. h4 {} Ra5 23. Qg4 Kh8 24. h5 Rc7 {[#]} (24... h6 $1 $11 )25. h6 $1 $16 {} Qb6 (25... Rf7 $16 {was necessary.} )(25... gxh6 26. e4 )26. Ba3 gxh6 27. Rab1 Qa6 (27... Nb4 $2 28. Bxb4 cxb4 29. Rxc7 Qxc7 30. Qxb4 $18 )(27... Qc6 $16 )28. Qh4 $18 { And now e4 would win. White has strong compensation.} Kg7 (28... Rf7 $142 29. Qxh6 (29. Qh5 Kg8 30. d3 Qc6 $16 )Qc6 )29. Rc4 { Black must now prevent Rg4+.} Ne7 $2 (29... h5 30. d3 Ne7 )30. Qg4+ $2 ({Weaker is} 30. Rg4+ Ng6 $18 )(30. Rf4 $18 { has better winning chances.} Nf5 31. Rg4+ Kf7 32. Qh5+ Ke7 33. Bxb7 (33. Rg8 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Qc6+ 35. Kg1 Rb5 $14 )Rxb7 34. Rxb7+ Qxb7 35. Qxf5 $1 { } exf5 36. Rg7+ Ke6 37. Rxb7 )Kf7 $16 ({But not} 30... Ng6 31. Bxc5 h5 32. Qd4 $14 )31. Qh5+ Kg7 (31... Ng6 $16 32. Qxh6 (32. Rxc5 Raxc5 33. Qxh6 Kg8 34. Bxb7 Rxb7 $11 )Ke8 )32. Qg4+ (32. Rxc5 Raxc5 33. Bxc5 Bxg2 34. Bxe7 Rxe7 $11 )(32. Rh4 $18 Ng6 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 34. Rg4 )Kf7 $1 {[#]} 33. Qh5+ (33. Bxb7 $1 $16 Rxb7 34. Rbc1 )Kg7 $1 $18 34. Rh4 ({Inferior is } 34. Rxc5 Raxc5 35. Bxc5 Bxg2 36. Bxe7 Rxe7 $11 )Nf5 $2 (34... Ng6 )35. Rg4+ Kf8 36. e4 Qd3 37. Rxb7 {White mates.} Rxb7 38. exf5 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Qxf5 40. Qxh6+ Ke7 41. Qg7+ Kd6 42. Qf8+ Ke5 {[#]} 43. d4+ $1 {} 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Black "Kavutskiy, Konstantin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2524"] [BlackElo "2347"] [PlyCount "75"] 1. d4 $146 (1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qe3 Nbd7 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Nf6 10. Qe3 e6 11. c3 Qd5 12. Qg3 h5 13. Be2 h4 14. Qf3 Bd6 15. 0-0 0-0-0 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 (31) Maze,S (2617) -Andreikin,D (2736) Stockholm 2016} )Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 {} Nc6 7. 0-0 Bf5 8. Ne1 Bd7 { E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without .. .a6} 9. e3 {} e5 $146 (9... Qc8 10. b3 Bh3 11. Bb2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 a6 13. Qe2 e6 14. Rc1 Ne7 15. Nf3 c5 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. e4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Rfd8 19. Rd3 g5 20. f3 {1/2-1/2 (20) Tkachiev,V (2646)-Libiszewski,F (2481) Aix les Bains 2011} )10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Ne8 12. Nd3 f5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. f4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Qe2 exf4 18. Nxf4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Ng7 20. Rae1 Rae8 21. Qd2 Be5 22. Nd3 Bxe4 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Rxe4 Nf5 25. Qe2 Qf6 26. b4 b6 27. Bh3 Re7 28. Bxf5 Qxf5 29. b5 Kg7 30. Kg2 h5 31. Nf4 Rf7 32. Ne6+ Kg8 33. h4 Qf6 34. Re3 {} Qf5 35. Ra3 Qg4 36. Qxg4 hxg4 37. Rxa7 Rf3 38. Ra8+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Bailet, Pierre"] [Black "Van Leent, Dimitri"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2230"] [PlyCount "49"] 1. Nf3 {} f5 2. d3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. 0-0 Bd6 6. Nc3 0-0 {A04: Unusual lines after 1 Nf3 and King's Indian Attack} 7. e4 {[#] LiveBook: 4 Games. Hoping for e5.} dxe4 8. dxe4 {Black must now prevent e5.} e5 {White is slightly better.} 9. Qd3 $146 (9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Ng5 Nc6 11. Be3 Qe8 12. Nce4 Rd8 13. c3 Kh8 14. Nxf6 Rxf6 {0-1 (44) Astrom,R (2460)-Carlsson,P (2301) Sweden 1999} )Nc6 (9... Qd7 $14 )10. exf5 $16 Qd7 11. g4 Nb4 {[#]} 12. Qe2 $1 Kh8 (12... b6 $142 )13. Ng5 ({And not} 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qxe5 Nxc2 $11 )Qe7 14. Nce4 Rb8 15. c3 Nbd5 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Rd1 Nb6 18. b3 Bd7 19. Ba3 Nc8 20. f4 h6 21. Nh3 { aiming for fxe5.} e4 (21... Re8 {was necessary.} 22. g5 Ng8 23. fxe5 Bxf5 )22. c4 Bc6 23. Bb2 ({Don't take} 23. g5 Ng8 24. Re1 Rxf5 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 )d5 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. g5 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2509"] [BlackElo "2771"] [PlyCount "90"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 0-0 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 {E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3} Bxc3 (10... Rb8 11. Nd2 Na5 12. Qh5 Qf5 13. Qe2 Qd3 14. Qxd3 cxd3 15. Rac1 b6 16. a3 Be7 17. b4 Nb7 18. Nb5 c5 19. Nxa7 {1/2-1/2 (65) Fridman,D (2624)-Neiksans,A (2607) Tallinn 2016} )11. bxc3 Rb8 12. Nd2 {The position is equal.} Na5 $1 13. Qa4 b6 14. Qb5 $146 (14. Rab1 $11 )(14. Rfb1 Ba6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. f4 Rd8 18. Rb2 Bd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 { 1/2-1/2 (61) Burmakin,V (2460)-Sarosi,Z (2355) Harkany 1993} )Qf5 $15 15. a4 c6 16. Qb4 ({Don't go for} 16. Bxc6 $2 Qd3 17. Rfd1 (17. Ne4 $2 Nxc6 18. Qb1 e5 $19 )a6 $19 )Ba6 17. e4 Qg5 (17... Qh5 $5 {looks sharper.} 18. Rad1 c5 19. dxc5 Rfd8 20. cxb6 Rxb6 21. g4 Rxb4 22. gxh5 Rxa4 23. Ra1 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Nb3 )18. f4 Qd8 {[#] White must now prevent ...c5!} 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Qa3 c5 {...cxd4 is the strong threat.} 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Nb7 23. Nf3 {} Nd6 24. Ne5 Rbe8 25. Rfe1 Re7 26. Nc6 Rxe1+ $1 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Re5 Bc8 {} 29. Qc1 Bd7 30. Qe3 Kf8 $1 31. h3 f6 32. Rxe8+ Bxe8 33. g4 Bf7 34. h4 (34. a5 $17 )Qd7 35. h5 Qe8 ({Stronger than} 35... Qxg4 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qxd6 $11 )36. Qg3 {[#]} Ne4 $1 {} 37. Bxe4 $2 (37. Qe3 Bxd5 38. Nxa7 )Qxe4 $19 38. f5 {White hopes to continue with Qb8+.} Kg8 ({Less strong is} 38... Qxd5 39. Qb8+ Be8 40. Nd8 Qd1+ 41. Kf2 $19 )39. Qc7 (39. Nxa7 $142 Bxd5 40. Nb5 )Qxg4+ {Black is clearly winning.} 40. Kh2 Qh4+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qf2+ 43. Kh3 Qf3+ 44. Kh4 Qxh5+ 45. Kg3 Qg5+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Firat, Burak"] [Black "Jobava, Baadur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2712"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Rac1 Rfc8 13. a3 {The position is equal.} Qd8 $146 {D14: Slav Defence: Exchange variation with ...Bf5 } (13... Na5 14. Rc2 a6 15. Rfc1 Nb3 16. Rd1 Na5 17. Rdc1 Nb3 18. Rd1 Na5 { 1/2-1/2 (18) Galkin,A (2611)-Rublevsky,S (2698) Rostov on Don 2014} )14. Ne2 Ne7 15. Rxc8 Rxc8 16. Rc1 Ne8 (16... Ne4 $5 {with more complications.} 17. Qb3 Rxc1+ 18. Nxc1 Qc7 19. Nd3 b6 )17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. Nxc3 $11 { Endgame KNN-KNN} f6 20. Ne1 Kf7 21. Nd3 Nd6 22. Kf1 Nc6 23. Ke2 Ke7 24. f3 b6 25. g4 Kd7 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Ke2 Kd7 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Ke2 Kd7 30. Kf2 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2483"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Qe5+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 d5 11. Bf4 c6 12. c4 Be6 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4} 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. 0-0 Be7 {The position is equal.} (14... Bc5 15. Rfe1 0-0 16. Bd3 Rfe8 17. Be5 a5 18. a3 b5 19. Kf1 f6 20. Bc3 Rxe1+ 21. Bxe1 {0-1 (72) Michiels,B (2462) -Buhmann,R (2603) Germany 2009} )15. Rfe1 0-0 16. Bf3 Be6 $146 (16... Bb4 17. c3 Bxf3 18. cxb4 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 (18) Simagin,V-Geller,E Tashkent 1958} )17. Bg4 Bb4 18. Re4 Bxg4 19. Rxb4 b5 20. Bd6 Rfd8 21. Bc7 Rd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxd1 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} 23. c3 Re8 { [#]} 24. f3 Be2 {...Bc4 is the strong threat.} 25. Re4 (25. Rd4 $5 {seems wilder.} Bc4 26. b3 Bd5 27. Kf2 f6 28. Bd6 )Rxe4 26. fxe4 Bd3 27. e5 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Ke3 Bb1 30. a3 Kd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Torre, Eugenio"] [Black "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2455"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "126"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 0-0 5. e4 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. c3 h6 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Nf4 {The position is equal.} 10. Bg3 Qc7 11. Bxf4 (11. Qa4 e5 12. Nb3 Nd7 13. Qa5 Qxa5 14. Nxa5 Nxc5 15. 0-0-0 { 1/2-1/2 (102) Sambuev,B (2541)-Dominguez Perez,L (2739) chess.com INT 2017} )Qxf4 12. Bc4 $146 (12. Be2 Nd7 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Qd5 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 { 0-1 (56) Simic,M (2210)-Paunovic,D (2455) Belgrade 1989} )Nd7 13. 0-0 Nxc5 14. Qe2 Be6 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Nc4 h5 18. Ne3 (18. g3 $5 { with more complications.} Qg4 19. Kf1 Rac8 20. Ne3 Qe4 21. Nd5 )Qe4 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. Nxc4 Nc5 21. Kf1 Na4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rb1 Rd5 24. Ncd2 g5 { } 25. Nb3 g4 26. Nfd4 Kh7 27. Nc2 Kg6 28. Ne3 Rd6 29. Nc4 Rc6 30. Ne3 e6 {} 31. Nd1 Bh6 32. Ke2 e5 33. Kd3 f5 34. Kc2 h4 35. Ne3 {[#]} g3 $1 {} 36. hxg3 (36. fxg3 Bxe3 )hxg3 37. Rf1 (37. Nd5 $1 $15 Rd6 38. Ne7+ Kf6 39. Ng8+ Kg5 40. Nxh6 (40. fxg3 Bg7 41. Ne7 Rd7 $17 )Rxh6 41. fxg3 )Nb6 38. Nd1 gxf2 39. Rxf2 Nc4 40. Re2 Kh5 41. Nc1 (41. Rf2 $17 {was called for.} )Rd6 $19 42. Nd3 e4 43. Nc5 b6 44. Nb3 Kg5 45. Nf2 e3 46. Nd3 Bg7 47. Nbc1 f4 48. Ne1 Kg4 { [#] Strongly threatening ...Rd2+.} 49. Nf3 Ne5 50. Nxe5+ (50. Nh2+ $142 Kh4 51. Nb3 )Bxe5 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 51. Nd3 Bf6 52. Ne1 $2 (52. b3 { might work better.} )Bh4 {aiming for ...Bxe1.} 53. Nd3 Kf5 54. b4 Ke4 55. Nb2 (55. Nc1 $142 )Bg5 56. Nc4 $2 (56. Nd1 )Rd8 57. a4 Bh4 58. Kb3 Bf2 59. Ra2 Rg8 60. a5 b5 61. Nd6+ Kd3 62. Nxb5 e2 63. Ra1 Rxg2 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kanmazalp, Ogulcan"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2448"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "65"] 1. e4 {} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. a4 {B06: Modern Defence} (7. e5 c5 8. Be4 Rb8 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 dxe5 11. fxe5 e6 12. 0-0 Ne7 13. Qe1 0-0 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 {0-1 (49) Anand,V (2793) -Caruana,F (2829) London 2014} )b4 8. Ne2 e6 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 9. 0-0 { White is slightly better.} Ngf6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ng5 $146 (11. a5 0-0 12. c4 bxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. Bd2 Bb7 {1-0 (40) Hermansson,E (2427)-Hillarp Persson,T (2534) Sweden 2001} )Qe7 12. c4 bxc3 $1 13. bxc3 a5 14. Qd2 0-0 15. Ba3 $1 { Strongly threatening exd6.} f5 16. Nf3 Rd8 17. exd6 (17. Bb5 $16 )cxd6 $11 18. Ne5 {[#] Nc6 is the strong threat.} Nb8 { } 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. Nc4 Nc6 21. Ne3 Nce7 22. Rb3 (22. Bb5 $11 )Nxe3 $17 23. Qxe3 Nd5 24. Qd2 e5 ({Black should try} 24... Bd7 $17 25. Rfb1 Rdb8 26. Rxb8+ Rxb8 )25. Rfb1 (25. fxe5 $1 $11 dxe5 26. Bc5 )exd4 ({ Black should play} 25... e4 $17 26. Bb5 Nb6 )26. cxd4 $11 {The position is equal.} Kh8 27. Kh1 Be6 28. Rb7 Qc6 29. R7b5 Qc7 30. Rb7 Qc6 31. R7b5 Qc7 32. Rb7 Qc6 33. Qb2 (33. R7b5 $11 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Tania, Sachdev"] [Black "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "78"] 1. d4 {} f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 d5 5. Nh3 Bd6 {A90: Dutch Defence: Miscellaneous and Modern Stonewall (with ...Bd6)} 6. Nd2 (6. 0-0 0-0 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Nd2 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nb3 Bf6 11. Bc1 a5 12. e3 b6 13. Nf4 {1/2-1/2 (30) Ragger,M (2697)-Vallejo Pons,F (2716) Baku 2016} )0-0 7. 0-0 h6 $146 {The position is equal.} (7... c6 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. Nf4 Qf6 11. Nd3 g5 12. b3 f4 13. Bb2 Qf5 14. Nfe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Be7 {1-0 (33) Kunte,A (2515)-Lahiri,A (2361) Canberra 2010} )8. Nf4 Bxf4 9. gxf4 Nc6 10. Nf3 dxc4 11. e3 Nd5 12. Bd2 b5 13. Qe2 Ba6 14. Rfc1 Rb8 { } 15. b3 Rb6 {White must now prevent ...c3!} 16. Qe1 cxb3 17. axb3 b4 18. Rxc6 (18. Qd1 $11 {keeps the balance.} )Rxc6 $17 19. Ne5 Rb6 20. Nc4 (20. Ra4 $142 )Bxc4 $1 21. bxc4 {[#]} Nc3 $1 22. Rxa7 (22. h3 $17 )(22. Bxc3 bxc3 )Rf6 $19 23. Ra1 Rg6 24. Bxc3 (24. f3 $142 )bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qh4 {Strongly threatening ...Qh3.} 26. Qc1 Kh7 27. c5 {[#]} Qg4 $1 {} 28. Qf1 Rb2 29. Kh1 {White hopes to continue with Qg1.} Qh4 30. Kg1 Rg4 31. Rb1 {[#]} (31. Ra7 $142 )Qxf2+ $1 { Black is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 31... Rxb1 32. Qxb1 Rg6 33. Qf1 $15 )32. Qxf2 Rxb1+ 33. Qf1 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 { Endgame KR-KB} g5 35. fxg5 hxg5 36. Kf2 Kg6 37. Bf1 Kf6 38. h3 Rh4 39. Kg2 e5 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Sundararajan, Kidambi"] [Black "Landa, Konstantin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2611"] [PlyCount "197"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 0-0 8. Be2 {D56: Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defence} (8. Qc2 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. 0-0 Rac8 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. h3 Ne6 17. Qa4 Bf5 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rc2 20. Bf3 Rxb2 21. Qxa7 Be4 22. Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 (22) Yu,Y (2729) -Anand,V (2779) Doha 2016} )c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. 0-0 $146 (11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. 0-0 Qb6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Ne5 Bc6 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. b3 a6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 (19) Hantel,T (1727)-Roethel,D (1584) Mecklenburg VP 2005} )b6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Nd7 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Nb5 Nf6 16. Ne5 {White wants to play Qxd8.} Ned5 17. a3 a5 18. Nd4 ({White should play } 18. bxa5 $11 Rxa5 19. Qd4 )axb4 $15 19. Ndc6 Qc7 $1 {...Nc3 is the strong threat.} 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Nxb4 Qxe5 22. Bf3 Rfd8 23. Qe2 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qe4 25. Nc6 Rd7 26. Rb1 Rb7 27. Qxe4 Nxe4 28. Rfc1 Ra2 29. f3 Nf6 30. e4 g5 31. Rd1 Kg7 32. Nb4 Ra8 33. Rb2 Rc8 34. Kf2 Nd7 35. Nd3 Rc3 36. Ke2 Rbc7 37. Ne1 Kf6 38. Ra1 h5 39. Ra8 Rc8 40. Ra7 R3c7 41. Ra1 h4 42. Rd1 Ke7 43. Ra1 Rc1 44. Ra7 R1c7 45. Ra1 $1 Rc5 $36 { White is under strong pressure.} 46. Ra7 R8c7 47. Ra8 Ra5 48. Rg8 Rca7 49. Nd3 (49. Rc8 $17 )Ra2 $1 $19 { } 50. Rxa2 Rxa2+ { Endgame KRN-KRN} 51. Kf1 Rd2 52. Nf2 f6 53. g3 Ne5 54. gxh4 gxh4 55. f4 Nd3 56. Nxd3 Rxd3 $17 {KR-KR} 57. Rb8 Rb3 58. Kf2 Rb2+ 59. Kf3 {[#]} f5 $1 (59... Rxh2 $6 60. Rb7+ Ke8 61. Rxb6 $11 )60. exf5 exf5 61. Ke3 (61. Rb7+ $17 {might work better.} Kd6 62. Rf7 )h3 ({ Weaker is} 61... Rxh2 62. Rxb6 Kf7 63. Rh6 $11 )(61... b5 $19 62. Kd4 h3 )62. Kf3 {[#]} Kd6 ({But not} 62... Rxh2 $6 63. Rb7+ Kf6 64. Rxb6+ Kg7 65. Rb7+ Kh6 66. Rb8 $11 )(62... Rb3+ $1 $17 63. Ke2 Kd6 )63. Kg3 $11 {The position is equal.} Rb3+ 64. Kh4 $1 b5 65. Kg5 Rb2 66. Kxf5 Kc7 67. Re8 Rxh2 68. Re3 $1 Rh1 69. Ke6 $1 h2 70. Re2 Rf1 (70... Kd8 $5 )71. Rxh2 Rxf4 72. Ke5 Rf3 73. Rh6 Rd3 74. Ke4 Rd8 (74... Rd2 $5 {feels hotter.} 75. Rg6 Kb7 76. Rh6 Ka7 77. Rf6 Rd1 )75. Ke3 Kb7 76. Rg6 Rd5 77. Ke4 Rd1 78. Ke3 Kc7 79. Rh6 Rd8 80. Rh1 Kb6 81. Rb1 Rd7 82. Ke4 Rd6 83. Ke3 $1 Rd5 {next ...Kc5 is good for Black.} 84. Ke4 Kc6 85. Rc1+ Rc5 86. Rb1 Rc3 87. Kd4 $1 {} Ra3 88. Rc1+ $1 Kb6 {Strongly threatening ...Ka5.} 89. Rc3 $1 {} Ra2 {Hoping for ...Rd2+.} 90. Rc1 Ra3 91. Rc3 $1 {} Ra8 {aiming for ...Rd8+.} 92. Kd3 b4 { ( -> ...Rd8+)} (92... Rd8+ $5 93. Kc2 $8 Ka5 $11 )93. Rb3 Kb5 {Threatens to win with ...Rc8.} 94. Kc2 Kc4 {And now ...Ra2+ would win.} 95. Rh3 Ra2+ 96. Kb1 Rd2 97. Rg3 Rd3 98. Rxd3 Kxd3 99. Kb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ris, Robert"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2419"] [BlackElo "2597"] [PlyCount "63"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Nh5 4. Bd2 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} (4. Be3 c6 5. g3 Bf5 6. Nbd2 h6 7. Bg2 Qb6 8. Qc1 Nd7 9. 0-0 e6 10. c4 Be7 11. h3 Nhf6 {1-0 (76) Tologontegin,S (2354)-Mandiza,F (2388) Tromsoe 2014} )c6 5. c4 g6 6. e3 { White is slightly better.} Bg7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qb3 $146 (9. Qa4 0-0 10. 0-0 Bg4 11. Be2 Nc6 {0-1 (52) Gaier,A (1352)-Travnicek,J (1634) Leutersdorf 2007} )Qb6 10. Nc3 e6 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 0-0 13. 0-0 Ng7 { } 14. Rac1 Nf5 15. Rfd1 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 { Nc7 is the strong threat.} Nc6 {} 17. g4 Nh4 18. f4 Nf3+ 19. Kg2 (19. Kf2 $1 $15 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 )Nxd2 $17 20. Rxd2 {[#] } Na5 $1 $36 { Black has strong initiative.} 21. Qa3 Nc4 22. Rxc4 dxc4 23. Nd6 Qc6+ 24. e4 b5 25. Qe3 Qb6 26. Qg3 Qa5 (26... Rad8 $142 27. f5 Qc5 )27. Rf2 b4 ({Much weaker is} 27... Qxa2 $6 28. f5 a6 29. Qe3 exf5 30. gxf5 $11 )(27... Rad8 $17 28. f5 Qb6 )28. f5 $1 $11 { } c3 ({Weaker is} 28... Qxa2 29. Qf4 exf5 30. gxf5 $16 )({Better is} 28... h6 $15 )29. bxc3 bxc3 {Strongly threatening ...Rab8.} 30. Qf4 $1 c2 $2 { [#]} (30... exf5 $11 31. gxf5 Qa4 )31. f6 $1 $18 {Intending Qh6 and mate.} ({Inferior is} 31. Rxc2 Qe1 $11 )Qxe5 32. Qh6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 h5 {B75: Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, Miscellaneous} 9. Bc4 (9. Be2 Nbd7 10. 0-0 b6 11. Nd5 Bb7 12. c4 0-0 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Rac1 Re8 15. Bg5 e6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 {1-0 (54) Kryvoruchko,Y (2711)-Zubarev,A (2548) Lvov 2015} )b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. 0-0-0 Nbd7 12. Rhe1 Rc8 13. Kb1 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Ne5 14. Bg5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 $1 Rxc4 16. Nb3 {aiming for e5.} Nh7 $146 (16... Qc7 )17. Bh6 Bxc3 $1 18. bxc3 Qc7 $2 {[#]} (18... Nf8 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.} )19. e5 $1 $18 {} d5 (19... dxe5 20. Bg7 )20. e6 Rg8 21. exf7+ Kxf7 {[#]} 22. Qe2 (22. Na5 $1 $18 { is the precise move to win.} )e5 {[#]} (22... Qd6 $16 23. h4 Rxc3 )23. Na5 $1 {} ({Don't take} 23. Qxe5 $6 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Rcc8 )Re8 (23... Qxa5 24. Qxe5 )24. Nxc4 bxc4 $2 (24... Qxc4 25. Qe3 Nf6 )25. Bf4 {} Kf6 26. Be3 Bc6 27. f4 exf4 28. Bd4+ Kf5 (28... Kf7 {keeps fighting.} )29. Qf1 Ng5 30. g3 ({Less strong is} 30. Rxe8 Bxe8 31. g3 Ke6 32. gxf4 Ne4 $18 )Ne4 31. Qh3+ Kg5 {} 32. Qh4+ Kh6 33. Qxf4+ Qxf4 34. gxf4 Bd7 (34... h4 $142 35. Ka1 Ba4 )35. Ka1 h4 36. Rb1 Bb5 37. Rb4 Kh5 38. Rg1 Rf8 (38... g5 {was necessary.} 39. a4 Bd7 )39. a4 {White is clearly winning.} Bc6 40. Rb6 Bxa4 41. Rbxg6 {Threatening mate with Bg7.} Rxf4 42. Rg8 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Guramishvili, Sopiko"] [Black "Ramirez, Alejandro"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2363"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "88"] 1. c4 {} c5 2. Nc3 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nge2 Nc6 {A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 7. d3 {LiveBook: 32 Games} a6 (7... e6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. d4 d6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. b3 {1/2-1/2 (11) Djurovic,G (2398)-Sulava,N (2459) Sibenik 2016} )8. 0-0 e6 {White has an edge.} 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Qd2 Ne7 $146 (10... d6 11. Bxd4 cxd4 {0-1 (82) Falk,T (1968)-Tonndorf,M (2107) Verden 2007} )11. Bh6 0-0 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. b4 Nec6 14. Rab1 Rb8 ({Don't play} 14... cxb4 $6 15. Nxd4 bxc3 16. Qxc3 $16 )15. a3 d6 16. h3 Ba8 17. f4 f5 18. b5 axb5 19. cxb5 Nxe2+ 20. Nxe2 Na5 21. g4 d5 {} 22. exf5 exf5 23. d4 (23. gxf5 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rxf5 24. Ng3 )Nc4 ({Better is} 23... Re8 $17 {Hoping for ...Nc4.} 24. Rf3 Nc4 )24. Qc3 $11 {Black must now prevent dxc5+.} Re8 ({But not} 24... Qf6 $2 25. g5 Qe7 26. dxc5+ Kg8 27. c6 Qc5+ 28. Rf2 $18 )25. dxc5+ Qf6 $1 26. c6 {[#] aiming for Nd4.} Rxe2 27. Qxf6+ Kxf6 28. g5+ $2 (28. Bxd5 $11 Ne3 29. g5+ Kg7 30. Bf3 )Ke6 $19 29. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1+ Kd6 31. a4 Rc8 32. Bh1 (32. h4 $142 )d4 33. Kf2 Nb2 {Strongly threatening ...Nd3+.} 34. Rb1 $2 {[#]} (34. Ra1 )Nxa4 35. Rb4 Nc3 36. Rxd4+ Kc5 37. Rd7 Nxb5 38. Rxh7 Bxc6 39. Bxc6 Rxc6 {KRN-KR} 40. h4 Nc3 41. h5 gxh5 42. Rxh5 Kd4 43. g6 Rxg6 44. Rxf5 Rf6 (44... Ne4+ $142 45. Ke1 Kd3 46. Rd5+ Ke3 47. Kf1 Nd2+ 48. Rxd2 Kxd2 49. Kf2 b5 50. Kf3 b4 51. f5 Rf6 52. Kf4 b3 53. Ke5 Rb6 54. f6 b2 55. f7 b1=Q 56. f8=Q Qb5+ 57. Kd4 Qd3+ 58. Ke5 Rb5+ 59. Kf6 Qf5+ 60. Ke7 Rb7+ 61. Kd6 Rd7+ 62. Kc6 Qd5+ 63. Kb6 Rb7+ 64. Ka6 Qb5# )0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Soumya, Swaminathan"] [Black "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2536"] [PlyCount "56"] 1. e4 { } g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Be3 {B06: Modern Defence} Nd7 7. Qd2 (7. e5 Bb7 8. Bd3 c5 9. Be4 Bxe4 10. Nxe4 Nh6 11. dxc5 dxe5 12. c6 Nf6 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Nxf6+ exf6 15. c7 Rc8 16. Bb6 {0-1 (60) Wei,Y (2696) -Carlsen,M (2855) Bilbao 2016} )Bb7 8. Bd3 c5 $1 {LiveBook: 9 Games} 9. e5 $146 (9. a4 $5 {looks sharper.} c4 10. Be2 b4 11. Na2 Bxe4 12. Bxc4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 a5 14. f5 )(9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. 0-0 Rc8 11. Rae1 Nxd3 12. cxd3 Nf6 13. Kh1 0-0 14. f5 {1/2-1/2 (44) Ahmed,A (2297)-Asgarizadeh,A (2407) Al Ain 2015} )cxd4 10. Bxd4 {[#] Strongly threatening e6!} (10. Nxd4 dxe5 11. Nb3 Ngf6 $17 )Bxf3 11. gxf3 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Be4 Nc4 $36 { Black has the initiative.} 14. Bc6+ $2 {[#]} (14. Bxa8 $2 Bxd4 15. Bc6+ Kf8 $19 )(14. 0-0-0 $1 $11 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Rxd4 )Kf8 $19 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16. Qe2 (16. Qxd8 {was worth a try.} Rxd8 17. Bb7 )Rc8 (16... Nxb2 17. Bxa8 Nf6 18. Nd1 (18. Be4 Qa5 19. 0-0 Qxc3 $17 )Nxd1 19. Rxd1 $17 )17. Bb7 Rb8 ({ Weaker is} 17... Nxb2 18. Bxc8 Qxc8 19. Ne4 $17 (19. Qe5+ $2 Nf6 20. 0-0 Nc4 $19 ))18. Bxa6 Qa5 (18... Nxb2 19. Rb1 $19 )19. Bxb5 Nxb2 ({Less strong is} 19... Rxb5 20. Qxc4 Rxb2 21. Rc1 $19 )20. Qd2 (20. Qe5+ $142 Nf6 21. 0-0 )Nf6 { White must now prevent ...Rhd8.} 21. Bd3 Qe5+ 22. Kf2 Qd4+ 23. Ke2 Rhc8 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Rhb1 (25. Ba6 $142 Nf4+ 26. Kf1 Qxd2 27. Nxd2 Rxc2 28. Nb3 )Nxd3 26. cxd3 f5 27. Ng5 Nc3+ 28. Kf1 Nxb1 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Johannsson, Orn Leo"] [Black "Stefansson, Hannes"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2236"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "110"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. 0-0 Nge7 7. c3 d5 8. Re1 h6 {A08: King's Indian Attack} 9. Na3 { } (9. h4 b6 10. e5 Ba6 11. d4 Qd7 12. Bf4 Nf5 13. a3 Rc8 14. b4 cxd4 15. cxd4 h5 16. Qd2 {1-0 (43) Amin,B (2635)-Radjabov,T (2724) Dubai 2014} )b6 10. Nc2 $146 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nc2 0-0 12. d4 Ba6 13. Ne3 cxd4 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 (43) Berggren Torell,H (2114)-Hultin,J (2287) Gothenburg 2013} )Bb7 {The position is equal.} 11. h4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Na5 14. Nh2 0-0 15. Ne3 Rad8 16. Bd2 Nc8 {} 17. Be1 Nd6 18. f3 Nac4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rb1 Ne3 $1 $36 { Black is really pushing.} 22. Nf1 Rd1 $1 {} 23. Nd2 Ba6 24. Rxd1 Nxd1 25. Bf1 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Nxb2 $19 { Endgame KBN-KBN} 27. Nb1 f5 28. exf5 (28. Ke2 {keeps fighting.} )exf5 ({ But not} 28... gxf5 29. Na3 )29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Na3 Ke6 31. c4 a6 32. Kd2 Kd7 33. Kc2 Kc6 $1 34. Bd2 b5 $2 {[#]} (34... h5 $19 {Hoping for ...Na4.} 35. Bc3 Bxc3 36. Kxc3 Na4+ 37. Kd2 b5 )35. Bxh6 $1 $15 {} Bf6 (35... Nxc4 $15 36. Nxc4 Bxh6 37. Ne5+ Kd5 38. Nxg6 c4 )(35... Bxh6 36. Kxb2 )36. Bc1 (36. cxb5+ $11 axb5 37. Bg5 Bxg5 38. hxg5 )Na4 $1 37. Bd2 b4 38. Nb1 (38. Kb3 $1 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.} )Nb2 $1 $17 39. Kb3 Nd3 40. a3 { [#]} a5 $1 41. Be3 Ne1 42. axb4 cxb4 ({Don't take} 42... axb4 43. Nd2 $17 )43. Nd2 Bc3 44. Nb1 {[#]} Be5 $1 ({Weaker is} 44... Nxf3 45. Nxc3 bxc3 46. Kxc3 $11 )45. f4 Bc7 46. Nd2 (46. Bd4 {was worth a try.} )Bb6 $19 47. Bxb6 Kxb6 {KN-KN} 48. Ka4 Nd3 {} 49. Kb3 Nc5+ 50. Kc2 a4 {} 51. Nf3 Ka5 52. Ne5 a3 53. Nxg6 b3+ {Black mates.} 54. Kb1 a2+ 55. Ka1 Kb4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Walton, Alan J"] [Black "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2199"] [BlackElo "2521"] [PlyCount "54"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 {LiveBook: 12 Games} 9. Rb1 {D46: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 Nbd7 6 Bd3, Black avoids the Meran} (9. Bd2 Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. h3 Bd6 12. a3 a5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Be7 16. b4 a4 {0-1 (59) Ionescu,I (2181)-Houska,J (2383) Mamaia 2016} )Re8 10. b4 a6 11. a4 { The position is equal.} Bd6 12. Qc2 Nf8 13. b5 Bg4 $146 (13... axb5 14. axb5 Bg4 15. Ne1 Bh5 16. h3 Bc7 17. Ne2 Qd6 {0-1 (39) Khramtsova,E (2150) -Razuvajeva,J (2115) St Petersburg 1998} )14. Ne1 cxb5 15. axb5 a5 16. f3 Be6 17. e4 (17. b6 $11 {keeps the balance.} )dxe4 $17 18. fxe4 (18. Nxe4 $17 {keeps fighting.} a4 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Qc5 )Bb4 $36 { Black is in control.} (18... Rc8 $1 $19 19. Nf3 Bg4 )19. d5 Bd7 20. Na4 {[#]} Nxe4 $1 {} 21. Be3 $2 (21. Bxe4 $17 {was the only defense.} Bxb5 22. Bd3 (22. Rf4 Ng6 23. Ra1 Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Qf6 $19 )Bxa4 23. Qxa4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Bxe1 25. Qd4 )Rc8 $19 22. Qe2 (22. Qd1 {is a better defense.} Nc3 23. Nxc3 Rxe3 24. Na4 )Nc5 23. Rxb4 {aiming for Rc4.} Nxd3 24. Rb1 {[#]} Ne5 (24... Nb4 $1 $19 {} 25. Qf2 {[#]} Rxe3 $1 {} 26. Qxe3 Bxb5 )25. Nb6 $2 (25. Bd4 $17 )Ng4 26. Qf3 $2 (26. Nxc8 Rxe3 27. Qc4 Bxc8 28. Nc2 )Nxe3 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2584"] [PlyCount "159"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 e6 8. b3 Re8 {D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3} 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 (10. Rc1 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. f4 a6 14. Bf3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe2 Nfe4 17. Rfd1 Bxe5 18. fxe5 {1-0 (30) Nakamura,H (2791)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2819) chess.com INT 2016} )b6 { LiveBook: 4 Games. White is slightly better.} 11. Rad1 Bb7 12. Ne5 $146 (12. Bd3 Qe7 13. Qe2 c5 14. Nb5 Rec8 15. Rfe1 a6 16. Nc3 Ne4 17. Na4 {1/2-1/2 (17) Burdik,L (2215)-Tropp,L (2018) Tatranske Zruby 2010} )Qc7 13. f4 Rad8 14. Bf3 c5 15. g4 cxd4 16. exd4 a6 (16... dxc4 $2 17. Nb5 (17. bxc4 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Nxg4 $15 )Qb8 18. Bxb7 (18. bxc4 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 a6 $15 )Qxb7 19. Nxf7 $1 $18 {} (19. bxc4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ne4 $11 )(19. Nd6 Qc7 $16 ))17. Qg2 Nf8 {} 18. f5 (18. h4 $16 )exf5 $14 19. gxf5 (19. cxd5 fxg4 20. Nxg4 (20. Bxg4 $2 Nxg4 21. Rxf7 Nd7 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 $19 )Nxg4 21. Qxg4 b5 $17 )Qd6 (19... gxf5 $14 20. Bxd5 (20. cxd5 Qd6 $14 )(20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Ng6 $14 )Bxd5 21. Nxd5 (21. cxd5 Ng6 $11 )Nxd5 22. cxd5 Ng6 )20. fxg6 Nxg6 21. Nxd5 Nh4 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bxb7 Nxg2 24. Rxf6 Bxf6 25. Ng4 (25. Kxg2 Rxe5 26. Rd2 (26. dxe5 Rxd1 27. Kf3 Rd2 $17 )Re7 $15 )Bg7 26. Bxg2 Re2 27. Ba1 {aiming for Bd5.} Rxa2 28. Ne3 Rd6 29. Bd5 {Threatens to win with Bc3.} Rg6+ 30. Kh1 {And now Nf5 would win.} Rh6 31. Ng2 (31. Bg2 $16 )Rh3 $11 32. Rf1 Kh8 (32... Bf6 $11 )33. Re1 (33. Rc1 $16 )Kg8 $1 34. Rf1 ({ White should try} 34. c5 $11 bxc5 35. b4 )Kh8 $16 35. c5 bxc5 36. b4 $1 $36 { White has good play.} (36. Bxf7 cxd4 37. Bd5 Rd2 $15 )Rd2 (36... c4 $14 37. Bxc4 Rc2 38. Bxf7 (38. Bxa6 $2 Ra3 39. Re1 Rxa6 $19 )Rf3 39. Rxf3 Rc1+ 40. Ne1 Rxe1+ 41. Kg2 Rxa1 )37. bxc5 Bxd4 38. Bxd4+ (38. Bxf7 Bxa1 39. Rxa1 Rc3 $11 )Rxd4 39. Bxf7 ({Only move:} 39. Nf4 $16 Rc3 40. Bxf7 )Rc3 ({Black should play} 39... Rhd3 $1 $14 )40. Nf4 $18 { Ne2 is the strong threat.} Rd8 41. Ne6 Rc8 42. Rg1 $1 h6 (42... Rb8 $142 43. Nc7 Rf8 )43. Rg6 {} Kh7 44. Rg7+ Kh8 45. Rg6 {} Kh7 $1 46. Rg7+ (46. Rf6 $142 )Kh8 {[#]} 47. Bg6 $1 Rb8 48. Rh7+ Kg8 {intending ...Rc1+.} 49. Ra7 ({Weaker is} 49. Rxh6 Rb2 50. Bh7+ Kf7 51. Ng5+ Kg7 52. Rg6+ Kf8 53. Rg8+ Ke7 $11 )Rc1+ (49... Kh8 $142 50. h4 a5 )50. Kg2 Rc3 { Hoping for ...Rb2+.} 51. Kg1 ({Don't do} 51. Rg7+ Kh8 52. Rf7 a5 $18 )Rc1+ {[#]} 52. Kf2 $1 a5 (52... Rc8 $142 53. Rxa6 Rh1 )53. Bh7+ Kh8 54. Nf4 { } Rf8 55. Ke3 {} Rxf4 56. Kxf4 Rxc5 { Endgame KRB-KR} 57. Bf5 Kg8 58. Ra6 a4 59. Rxa4 Kg7 60. Ra7+ Kg8 61. Ra6 Rc7 62. Rxh6 Kg7 63. Kg5 Rf7 64. Ra6 Rc7 65. h3 Re7 66. Rg6+ Kh8 67. Rh6+ Kg8 68. Rh4 Rg7+ 69. Bg6 Ra7 70. Kh6 Kh8 71. Rd4 {} Rh7+ 72. Kg5 Ra7 73. Rd8+ Kg7 74. Bf5 Rf7 75. Be6 Re7 76. Kf5 (76. Bg4 $142 Rf7 77. Bh5 Ra7 78. Bg6 Ra5+ 79. Bf5 Ra6 80. Rd7+ Kh8 81. h4 )Ra7 77. Rg8+ {White mates.} Kh7 78. Kf6 Rb7 79. Ra8 Rb6 80. Ra4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jobava, Baadur"] [Black "Kanmazalp, Ogulcan"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2448"] [PlyCount "88"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. g3 Bd6 7. Bg2 0-0 {LiveBook: 20 Games. D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation} 8. Bf4 (8. 0-0 Nbd7 9. Ne1 Re8 10. Nd3 Nf8 11. Bf4 Bf5 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e3 {1/2-1/2 (13) Miladinovic,I (2560)-Blagojevic,D (2482) Belgrade 2010} )Re8 $146 (8... Bxf4 9. gxf4 Qb6 10. Qd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 f5 13. Qc3 Be6 14. Rg1 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 {1-0 (37) Sharbaf,M (2312)-Rezaei Abari,F (1964) Arak 2016} )9. e3 Bxf4 {Black is slightly better.} 10. gxf4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 Bf5 13. 0-0 Nd7 {} 14. Qb3 Re7 15. Rfc1 Nb6 16. Qd1 f6 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Kh1 Qd7 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Qa3 Rg8 $1 21. Rg1 (21. Qxa7 $6 g5 22. fxg5 Rxg5 $11 )g5 $1 22. fxg5 Rxg5 23. Qd6 ({Of course not} 23. Qxa7 $6 Rg8 24. Nd2 Reg7 $15 )Qe8 $1 24. h3 {} Reg7 25. Qh2 Qe6 {And now ...Rh5 would win.} 26. Nd6 Bg6 $2 ({Black should try} 26... Nb4 $1 $19 27. Raf1 Nd3 )27. h4 $11 Rh5 {...f5 is the strong threat.} 28. Bf1 $1 f5 { White must now prevent ...Qf6.} 29. Be2 f4 30. Bxh5 Bxh5 31. Rxg7 Kxg7 32. Qg2+ (32. Nxb7 Bf3+ 33. Kg1 Qg4+ 34. Kf1 Be2+ 35. Ke1 Bd3 36. f3 Qxf3 37. Qg1+ Kh8 38. Qf2 fxe3 39. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 40. Kd1 Qe2+ 41. Kc1 Qe1# )Kf8 $1 {Strongly threatening ...Bf3.} 33. Nxe4 { Threatens to win with Ng5.} f3 $1 {} 34. Qg3 Qxe4 35. Rg1 $36 { Hoping for Qg8+. White has some pressure.} Qe6 $2 ({But not} 35... Bg6 $6 36. h5 $1 {} Bxh5 37. Qg8+ Ke7 38. Rg7+ Kf6 39. Rxh7 $14 )(35... Ne7 $11 )36. Qg7+ $1 $18 Ke8 { [#]} 37. Qg8+ (37. Rg5 $1 $18 {} Qh3+ 38. Kg1 )Qxg8 $16 38. Rxg8+ Kf7 39. Ra8 { White has strong compensation.} Bg4 (39... a6 $16 {was called for.} )40. Rxa7 $18 Bc8 {[#]} 41. Kh2 $1 Nf6 42. Kg3 Bg4 $2 (42... Ke7 43. Kxf3 Kd8 )43. Rxb7+ Ke6 {[#]} 44. Rxh7 $1 {} Kd5 (44... Nxh7 45. Kxg4 )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Hambleton, Aman"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2434"] [PlyCount "76"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 {B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 without Be2} Bd6 (7... Nf6 8. 0-0-0 Rb8 9. Be2 d6 10. Qg3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Ba7 Ra8 13. Be3 b5 14. f4 Bb7 15. fxe5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 {1-0 (42) Nepomniachtchi,I (2767)-Adhiban,B (2666) Doha 2016} )8. 0-0-0 Be5 9. g3 Nge7 10. Qe2 b5 11. f4 Bxd4 {LiveBook: 5 Games} 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Rb8 14. e5 Bb7 $146 (14... 0-0 )15. Bg2 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 b4 17. Ne4 {Strongly threatening Rhd1.} 0-0 18. Rhd1 Nd5 19. Qf3 (19. Kb1 Ne3 20. Qe2 Nxd1 21. Qxd1 Rfd8 $17 )a5 20. Nd6 a4 21. a3 $1 Qc5 22. axb4 ({White should try} 22. R1d2 $14 )Rxb4 $40 { Black is up to no good.} 23. Qa3 {Black must now prevent c3.} Rfb8 {[#]} 24. c3 $2 (24. Nf5 $1 $15 {} )Qc6 $1 $19 25. Rxb4 Nxb4 26. Kb1 Qf3 {} 27. Qxa4 {[#]} Nd5 $1 { Hoping for ...Nxc3+.} 28. Nb5 h5 {...Rxb5! is the strong threat.} 29. c4 {[#]} Nb6 $1 {} 30. Qc2 Nxc4 $1 31. Rxd7 $2 (31. Rd3 $17 Qh1+ 32. Ka2 (32. Rd1 $2 Qc6 33. Rd4 Nxe5 34. fxe5 Qxb5 $19 )Nxe5 33. fxe5 Rxb5 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qc2 )Ne3 32. Qd3 Qh1+ 33. Ka2 Nd5 {aiming for ...Nb4+.} ({Worse is} 33... Qxh2 34. Qxe3 Qc2 35. Rd2 (35. Rc7 Ra8+ 36. Ra7 Rxa7+ 37. Qxa7 Qc4+ 38. Ka3 Qxb5 39. Qa8+ Kh7 40. Qe4+ g6 $11 )Qc4+ 36. Qb3 Qxb3+ 37. Kxb3 $16 )34. Kb3 $2 (34. Qe2 )Qe1 {Black is clearly winning.} 35. Rxd5 exd5 36. Qxd5 Qa5 37. Kc4 Qa4+ 38. b4 Qa2+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2423"] [PlyCount "55"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nb3 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Be3 0-0 9. Qf3 a6 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. 0-0 {B82: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 f4} Re8 (11... b5 12. Qh3 b4 13. Ne2 a5 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 e5 16. Nf5 Kh8 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Bg5 Ng8 19. Qg3 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 { 1/2-1/2 (53) Pikula,D (2457)-Pavlidis,A (2530) Belgrade 2014} )12. Kh1 Nb4 $146 (12... Bf8 13. Qg3 Nh5 14. Qh3 g6 15. f5 Nb4 16. Nd4 d5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. exd5 exd5 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 {1-0 (23) Hall,J (2255) -Mercs,P (2084) England 2013} )13. Rac1 {White is slightly better.} Bd7 14. a3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 {Hoping for Nd5.} Bc6 16. Nd4 Qd7 ({Black should play} 16... Qd8 $14 )17. g4 $1 $16 { Threatens to win with g5.} Qd8 18. f5 e5 (18... exf5 $16 19. Nxf5 (19. gxf5 Nd7 $16 )(19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. gxf5 Rb8 $14 )Nd7 )19. Nxc6 $18 bxc6 20. g5 Nd7 {[#]} 21. f6 $1 $36 { Keeping Black busy.} gxf6 22. gxf6 Bxf6 (22... Nxf6 $142 23. Ne2 Kh8 )23. Ne2 c5 $2 (23... Kh8 {keeps fighting.} 24. Rxc6 Re6 )24. Bh6 {White is clearly winning.} Kh8 {[#]} 25. Rg1 $1 Qe7 {[#]} 26. Nc3 $1 { } Rg8 27. Nd5 Qe6 28. Nc7 $1 {} 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Black "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2524"] [PlyCount "55"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. d4 dxc4 7. Na3 Bxa3 8. bxa3 Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. Ne5 Nfd5 13. e4 Nb4 14. Qh5 Qe7 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Rxc4 b6 17. Rfc1 Ra7 18. Qe5 f6 19. Qh5 Rd8 20. d5 Ba6 21. Rc6 exd5 22. exd5 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. h4 Re7 26. h5 Bd3 27. d6 cxd6 28. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Sundararajan, Kidambi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. d4 {} Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 {} Qxc6 15. Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Rfe8 {C91: Closed Ruy Lopez: 7...d6 8 c3 0-0 9 d4} (16... Rac8 17. Nh4 g6 18. Bh6 Rfd8 19. Qf3 Ne8 20. Ngf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. exf5 Bf6 24. Re4 {0-1 (58) Navara,D (2708)-Beliavsky,A (2622) Vilnius 2010} )17. a4 h6 18. Nh4 d5 {The position is equal.} (18... Bf8 $5 {with more complications.} 19. Nhf5 Rec8 20. Nh5 Nxh5 21. Qxh5 Nb3 )19. axb5 axb5 (19... Qxb5 $2 20. Ba4 Qb6 21. Be3 $18 (21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. exd5 Nxd5 $18 ))20. exd5 $146 (20. Nhf5 Nc4 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 {1/2-1/2 (50) Ivanov,A (2555) -Ibragimov,I (2515) Philadelphia 1992} )Bxd5 (20... Nxd5 $2 21. Nhf5 $16 )(20... Qxd5 $14 21. Nhf5 Bf8 )21. Rxe5 $16 Bd6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {[#]} 23. Ngf5 $1 {} (23. Rxa5 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Qb6+ 25. Kh2 Qxa5 $17 )Bc7 24. Be3 $36 { Keeping Black busy.} Nc4 25. Bd4 { Bxf6 is the strong threat.} Be4 (25... Nxb2 $2 26. Qc1 $18 )(25... Ne5 $16 { was called for.} 26. Ne3 Be6 )26. Bxe4 $18 Qxe4 27. Bxf6 $1 Nxb2 28. Qb1 gxf6 (28... Qxb1+ $16 29. Rxb1 gxf6 )29. Qxe4 ({Much less strong is} 29. Nxh6+ $6 Kf8 $16 )(29. Qc1 Bf4 30. Qf1 (30. Qxb2 $2 Qe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxe1# )Re5 $14 )Rxe4 30. Ra8+ ({Not} 30. Nxh6+ Kf8 $16 )Kh7 { [#]} 31. g3 Be5 (31... Nd3 $142 32. Rf8 Ne5 )32. Rf8 Rxh4 33. Nxh4 ({Weaker is} 33. gxh4 Kg6 $18 )Bxc3 34. Rxf7+ { Endgame KRN-KBN. White is clearly winning.} Kg8 35. Rb7 b4 36. Nf5 Nd3 37. Kf1 Kf8 38. Nxh6 Nc1 (38... Nc5 $142 39. Rb5 Ne4 )39. Nf5 b3 40. Ne3 Bd4 41. Nc4 f5 42. f4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Black "Ris, Robert"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2419"] [PlyCount "101"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 0-0 11. Rc1 b6 {D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 cxd5} 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. 0-0 Nd7 {LiveBook: 34 Games} 14. h4 h6 15. Qf4 Rc8 16. Rcd1 $146 ({Better is} 16. Rxc8 $11 Qxc8 17. Rc1 )(16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. Qxb8 Rxb8 19. Rc7 {1/2-1/2 (35) Gupta,A (2643)-Golod,V (2561) New Delhi 2012} )Qe7 17. Rfe1 Rfd8 18. d5 Nc5 19. Bb1 exd5 20. exd5 Qf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Bf5 Rb8 23. d6 Bc8 (23... Kf8 $11 )24. Nd4 $16 Bb7 25. Ne2 Bc8 26. Ng3 {And now Bxc8 would win.} Be6 27. f4 {} Rbc8 28. Bb1 Rc6 29. f5 Bc4 30. Rd4 $36 { White has good play.} b5 31. Nh5 Rcxd6 {[#]} ({Inferior is} 31... Rdxd6 32. Re8+ (32. Rg4+ Kf8 $15 )Kh7 33. Rg4 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rh1+ 35. Kxh1 Bf1 36. Rg7# )(31... Nd7 $1 $11 { remains equal.} )32. Nxf6+ $1 {} Kf8 (32... Rxf6 33. Rxd8+ )33. Rxd6 $1 Rxd6 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Nh5+ Kh7 36. g4 $1 f6 {[#]} ({Of course not} 36... Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Bd5+ 38. Kg3 Rxb1 39. Nf6+ Kg7 40. Nxd5 $11 )37. g5 $2 ({White should try} 37. Rc8 $1 $16 )hxg5 38. hxg5 fxg5 {aiming for ...Rd1+.} 39. f6+ Nd3 40. Ng3 {[#] and if Ne4 works, White does fine.} Rxf6 (40... Kg6 $1 $17 {White must now prevent ...Rd5.} 41. Ne4 Rd4 )41. Re3 {The position is equal.} Ra6 42. Ne4 Kg7 {Threatens to win with ...Nc1.} 43. Bxd3 Bxd3 44. Rxd3 { With the idea Rd2.} Rxa2 $11 { Endgame KRN-KR} 45. Rd5 b4 46. Rxg5+ Kf7 47. Rb5 a5 48. Nd6+ Ke6 49. Nc4 a4 50. Rxb4 Kd5 51. Rxa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Landa, Konstantin"] [Black "Timmermans, Mark"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2385"] [PlyCount "87"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qd2 { D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation} Nb6 11. 0-0 (11. f3 g6 12. 0-0 0-0 13. Rae1 Be6 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Rad8 16. b3 Bg4 17. Qe3 f6 {1-0 (39) Ding,L (2782)-Inarkiev,E (2660) Baku 2015} )0-0 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 12. f3 {White has an edge.} f5 13. Rae1 Bd7 14. Nc1 $146 { } (14. b3 Rae8 15. Nc1 c5 16. Bb1 c4 17. e4 fxe4 18. fxe4 Rxf1+ 19. Rxf1 dxe4 20. Bxe4 {1-0 (36) Vaisser,A (2505)-Behling,R (2118) Marianske Lazne 2016} )Rae8 15. Qf2 Nc8 16. Bb1 Nd6 17. Nd3 Bc8 18. Re2 Qg5 19. f4 Qd8 20. Ne5 Nf6 21. h3 Nfe4 22. Qe1 Re6 23. b4 {} Nf7 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. b5 Qa5 26. Rb2 c5 27. Nxf7 (27. dxc5 Nxe5 28. fxe5 Rxe5 $17 )Rxf7 28. dxc5 {And now Ne2 would win.} Qa3 (28... Rc7 $14 )29. Rb3 (29. Rc2 $16 )Qxc5 $14 30. Ne2 Bd7 31. Nd4 Rd6 32. Qa1 Be6 (32... Rd5 $11 )33. Rc3 $16 Qb6 34. a4 Rxd4 (34... h6 $142 )35. exd4 Qxd4+ 36. Kh2 {[#] Black must now prevent Rc8+.} Qd2 (36... Rd7 $16 37. Rc8+ Kf7 )37. Qc1 $18 Qd4 (37... Qxc1 $142 38. Rfxc1 g6 )38. Rd1 Qb6 ({Wrong is} 38... Qxa4 $2 39. Rd8+ Rf8 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8 41. Qd2 $18 )39. Qa3 {Threatens to win with a5.White is clearly winning.} Bd7 40. Rd6 Qd8 41. Qc5 Qh4 (41... b6 $142 42. Qd5 Kf8 )42. Qe5 {[#] White wants to mate with Rxd7!} h5 43. Rc7 Re7 44. g3 ({And not} 44. Rdxd7 Rxe5 45. Rxg7+ (45. fxe5 Qf4+ 46. Kh1 Qxe5 $11 )Kf8 46. Rcf7+ (46. fxe5 Qf4+ 47. Kg1 e3 $11 )Ke8 47. fxe5 Qf4+ 48. Kh1 Qf1+ 49. Kh2 Qf4+ 50. Kg1 Qc1+ 51. Kh2 Qf4+ $11 )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2364"] [PlyCount "71"] 1. d4 {} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 Na6 {E46: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4 e3 0-0 5 Ne2 without early Bd3} 10. 0-0 Nc7 11. Bd2 (11. Qc2 Bd6 12. f3 Re8 13. Nce2 Qe7 14. Ng3 c5 15. Qf2 b6 16. Bd2 g6 17. dxc5 bxc5 {0-1 (28) Nakamura,H (2787)-Carlsen, M (2853) chess.com INT 2016} )Ne6 {LiveBook: 5 Games. The position is equal.} 12. Nfe2 Re8 13. f3 b6 14. Be1 c5 15. Bf2 $146 (15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Bh4 Bc6 17. Bf5 c4 18. Qc2 Nf8 {1-0 (65) Andersen,J (2330)-Yarmolyuk,Y (2320) ICCF email 2014} )g6 16. Qd2 cxd4 17. exd4 a6 18. g4 Bb7 19. Ng3 Bd6 20. Nce2 b5 21. Be3 Nd7 22. f4 $1 {} Nb6 (22... Qh4 $11 23. f5 Nd8 )23. f5 $14 Nf8 $1 24. b3 Qh4 25. Bf4 Bxf4 ({Black should play} 25... Be7 $14 )26. Qxf4 $16 {Hoping for fxg6.} Qe7 (26... Re7 $142 )27. Kf2 (27. Rf3 $16 )Rac8 ({Black should try} 27... Rad8 $14 )28. Qh6 (28. f6 $16 Qd8 29. Nf5 )Bc6 $2 ({Better is} 28... Rc6 $14 )29. Rae1 (29. Kg2 $18 {aiming for f6.} Qe3 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. Rf3 )Nbd7 (29... Qxa3 30. Nh5 $1 {} gxh5 31. f6 Rxe2+ 32. Rxe2 Ne6 33. Qxh7+ Kf8 34. Qh8# )30. h3 Nf6 $2 ({ Much weaker is} 30... Qxa3 $6 31. Kg2 $11 )(30... Bb7 $16 {was called for.} )31. Nf4 Qd6 {[#]} 32. Kg2 $1 $40 { White goes for the king.} (32. fxg6 fxg6 33. Rxe8 Nxe8 $14 )N8d7 $2 (32... Qxa3 33. g5 N8d7 34. fxg6 $18 )(32... Re4 33. g5 (33. Nxe4 dxe4 34. Be2 Qxd4 $16 )Ne8 )33. fxg6 $18 fxg6 {[#]} 34. Bxg6 $1 {} hxg6 35. Qxg6+ Kh8 36. Nfh5 (36. Qh6+ $142 Kg8 37. Qg5+ Kh7 38. Nf5 Qf8 39. Ng6 Qg7 40. Nxg7 Ne4 41. Qf5 )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Dougherty, Michael"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2171"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 f5 8. Nh3 Nc6 9. e3 d6 10. f3 {E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0} Nf6 11. Bd3 {LiveBook: 5 Games} (11. Bd2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. 0-0-0 Qe7 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nf2 a5 16. Bc3 Qc5 {1-0 (58) Braun,A (2549)-Brynell,S (2459) Germany 2015} )e5 12. dxe5 {White has an edge.} Nxe5 13. Bxf5 Bxf5 $146 (13... d5 14. Bxc8 Qxc8 15. Nf4 dxc4 16. 0-0 b5 17. e4 c6 {1/2-1/2 (48) Ballo,E (2253)-Behnicke,E Frankfurt 2000} )14. Qxf5 Qe7 15. b3 Nfd7 16. Qg5 $1 {} Qxg5 17. Nxg5 Nc5 18. Rb1 $1 h6 19. Nh3 $1 a5 { [#]} 20. Ke2 (20. a4 $1 $16 )a4 $1 $11 {} 21. f4 Ng4 22. b4 Ne4 {...Nc3+ is the strong threat.} 23. Bb2 (23. Rb2 $1 $14 )Rae8 $15 24. Rbd1 c6 25. Rd4 Nxe3 ({Better is} 25... h5 $15 )26. Kxe3 $11 Ng3+ $1 27. Kf3 Nxh1 28. Rd1 $36 { White is pushing.} g5 (28... Re7 $11 )29. Rxh1 $16 g4+ 30. Kxg4 {[#] Hoping for Kf3.} Re2 31. Bd4 (31. Bc1 $16 )Rd2 $2 (31... Rxg2+ $14 32. Kh5 Rd2 33. Rg1+ Kf7 34. Rg7+ (34. Kxh6 $2 Rxd4 35. Rg7+ Ke8 $19 )Ke6 )32. Bf2 $18 Re8 33. Rc1 Rd3 34. Ra1 Re2 35. g3 Rc2 36. c5 d5 $2 (36... dxc5 {was worth a try.} 37. bxc5 Rcc3 )37. Kh5 Kg7 38. Re1 Kf6 $2 (38... Rdd2 39. Re7+ Kf6 40. Rxb7 Rxf2 )39. Kxh6 Ra2 40. Re8 Raxa3 (40... Rdxa3 $18 41. Rf8+ Ke7 )41. Ng5 Ra2 42. g4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Ptacnikova, Lenka"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2242"] [PlyCount "85"] 1. Nf3 {} c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 7. e4 Bg7 {B36: Sicilian: Maroczy Bind: Gurgenidze System} (7... d6 8. Bg5 Bg7 9. Qd2 0-0 10. Be2 a5 11. 0-0 a4 12. Qe3 Qa5 13. Rac1 Be6 14. f4 Rfc8 15. b3 axb3 16. axb3 Qc5 17. Qxc5 Rxc5 18. Bf3 {0-1 (94) Vidit,S (2689)-Melkumyan,H (2633) Doha 2016} )8. e5 Ng8 9. Bf4 {LiveBook: 3 Games} d6 $1 {White is slightly better.} 10. c5 {} Bxe5 $146 (10... dxe5 $16 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxe5 Nf6 )(10... dxe5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxe5 f6 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. 0-0-0+ {0-1 (30) Chernov,M (2220)-Medvedev,E (2274) Novokuznetsk 2012} )11. Bxe5 $18 dxe5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Qxe5 f6 (13... Nf6 $16 )14. Qe3 $2 (14. Qe2 $18 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Qd7 16. Qc4 )Bxb5 $11 15. Nxb5 {And now 0-0 would win.} Qa5+ 16. Nc3 { aiming for 0-0.} Rc8 17. 0-0 {[#] Strongly threatening Nd5.} Qxc5 18. Qh3 Qf5 { Black wants to play ...Qxh3.} 19. Qh4 { White has compensation.} Kf7 20. Rad1 {} h5 21. Qa4 h4 22. h3 g5 ({Better is} 22... Qc5 )23. Rfe1 Rh7 (23... Qc5 $16 {was called for.} 24. Rd7 Qc6 )24. Rd7 Rg7 25. Qb3+ Ke8 $2 {} (25... Kg6 $16 26. Rxb7 (26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qxb8 Qxd7 $16 )a6 )26. Rd5 Qf4 27. Qxb7 Qc7 28. Qa6 {[#] Threatens to win with Nb5.} Qc6 29. Qxa7 g4 {Threatening ...gxh3.} 30. hxg4 Rxg4 31. Qe3 Kf7 32. Qe2 Rg6 {...e6 is the strong threat.} 33. Qb5 (33. Qh5 e6 $16 )Qa8 34. Qd3 Rb8 35. Re2 Rb4 36. Re4 $2 (36. Ne4 $18 {has better winning chances.} )Rxb2 (36... Rxe4 $16 {was necessary.} 37. Qxe4 Qc6 )37. Rxh4 $18 ({ Don't play} 37. Rb5 $6 Rxb5 38. Qxb5 Rg5 39. Qc4+ Kf8 $14 )Nh6 38. Qh3 $36 { Keeping Black busy.} Qa7 $2 (38... Rb1+ 39. Rd1 (39. Nxb1 Qxd5 40. Rxh6 Rxh6 41. Qxh6 Qd1+ 42. Kh2 Qxb1 $16 )Rxd1+ 40. Nxd1 Qa5 )39. Nd1 Qxa2 40. Rxh6 Qxd5 41. Rh7+ Kg8 42. Rh8+ Kf7 43. Nxb2 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Stefansson, Hannes"] [Black "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2372"] [PlyCount "72"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5 9. exd5 {LiveBook: 3 Games. E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations} (9. Bd3 $5 {with more complications.} c5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Be4 )cxd5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 $146 (10... 0-0 $11 )(10... Bb7 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. 0-0 Nxd4 13. Bf4 Nf5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc6 Qd7 17. Bxd5 exd5 {1/2-1/2 (29) Mamedyarov,S (2748) -Karjakin,S (2779) Shamkir 2016} )11. cxd5 $16 {White is better.} Nxe5 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. dxe5 {Black must now prevent d6.} exd5 14. Qg4 $1 { Strongly threatening Qa4+.} Kf8 15. 0-0 h5 16. Qf3 Nc7 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Be3 { } Rd8 19. h4 Qg4 20. Kg2 Bb4 21. Ne2 Bc5 22. Bg5 Rd7 ({Better is} 22... Re8 $14 )23. Rd3 Kg8 {[#]} 24. Rfd1 $1 Kh7 25. Nf4 Qxf3+ 26. Kxf3 ({ But not} 26. Rxf3 $6 Re8 $11 )d4 27. b4 Bxb4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Bc3 30. Rd7 Ne6 31. Nxe6 fxe6 {KRB-KRB} 32. Ke4 Kg6 $2 { [#]} (32... Rc8 $16 {was worth a try.} 33. Rxa7 Kg6 )33. Re7 $1 $18 ({Not} 33. Rxa7 Rc8 34. Ra6 Kf7 $16 )Ra8 34. Rxe6+ {White is clearly winning.} Kf7 35. Re7+ Kf8 36. Rb7 Bb4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ramirez, Alejandro"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "67"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} 8. 0-0 g6 9. d4 Bg7 10. Re1 {LiveBook: 8 Games} e5 11. a4 cxd4 $146 (11... 0-0 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 { 0-1 (46) Svetushkin,D (2543)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2740) Baku 2016} )12. cxd4 exd4 13. axb5 Qb6 (13... 0-0 $5 {creates asymmetry.} 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. Nc3 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxd4 17. Be3 Bxe4 18. Bxd4 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 axb5 20. Qc6 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Nc5 )14. bxa6 Rxa6 15. Rxa6 (15. Na3 $5 {looks sharper.} 0-0 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. Bxa6 Bxa6 18. Nc4 )Bxa6 16. Bd3 (16. Qd1 $11 )Bxd3 $15 17. Qxd3 Ng4 18. Na3 Nge5 19. Qb5 0-0 20. Qxb6 Nxb6 21. Rd1 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 d5 23. Bf4 dxe4 24. fxe4 Re8 25. e5 {The position is equal.} g5 26. Bxg5 Rxe5 27. Bf4 Rf5 28. Bc1 Na4 29. Nc2 Rb5 30. Kg2 f5 31. Kf3 ({But not} 31. Nxd4 $2 Rd5 32. Be3 f4 $19 )Rb3+ 32. Ke2 Nxb2 33. Nxd4 {[#] Strongly threatening Rg1.} (33. Rxd4 $2 Bxd4 34. Nxd4 Rb4 35. Nxf5 Kf7 $17 )Nxd1 34. Nxb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. Nf3 {} g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. a3 e6 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} 7. e3 (7. Rb1 Nge7 8. b4 0-0 9. 0-0 b6 10. Bb2 cxb4 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Nd4 Rb8 13. Ndb5 Nec6 14. Ba3 a6 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 16. Rxb4 axb5 17. Nxb5 {1-0 (61) Kovalenko,I (2680)-Svidler,P (2751) Tallinn 2016} )Nge7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. d4 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Re1 Nf5 $146 {} (11... Rc8 12. Bb2 Na5 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 { 0-1 (35) Janssen,G (2236)-Livshits,G (2375) Dieren 2005} )12. Nb5 d5 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Ne5 Bxb5 15. cxb5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Nd4 20. Bxd4 $1 Rxd4 21. Re1 Rcd8 22. f4 Rd2 23. Qf3 R8d3 24. R4e3 c4 {And now ...Rxe3 would win.} 25. Qc6 $1 {} Qe7 26. b4 Rc2 27. Be4 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Rc1+ 29. Kf2 Bf8 (29... Qd8 $1 $11 30. Qa8 (30. Qd6 Qxd6 31. exd6 Rd1 $17 )Qxa8 31. Bxa8 {[#]} g5 $1 {} )30. Qc8 $14 Kg7 31. Re1 (31. Bd3 $14 )Rc3 (31... Rxe1 $1 $11 32. Kxe1 f6 )32. Re3 Rc1 33. Re1 Rc3 34. Re3 Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "52"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Kh1 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2} Nbd7 {LiveBook: 31 Games} 12. Qe2 (12. Be3 b5 13. a3 Rc8 14. Qe1 Rc4 15. Nd2 Rc7 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Rad1 Qa8 18. fxe5 dxe5 {0-1 (35) Ismagambetov,A (2505)-Wang,H (2718) Shenzhen 2011} )b5 $146 (12... Rc8 13. Be3 b5 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Rf2 Rfd8 17. g3 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 {0-1 (36) Cabrera,M (2139)-Barrientos Chavarriaga,S (2481) Alajuela 2014} )13. a3 {Black has an edge.} Rc8 14. f5 Re8 15. g4 {[#]} (15. Bd2 $15 )d5 $1 $17 {} 16. exd5 {[#]} (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 )e4 $1 {} 17. Bg2 (17. Nxe4 $2 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd6 $19 )({ Wrong is} 17. Bxe4 $2 Bd6 18. Bg5 (18. Nd2 $2 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Nxe4 $19 )Rxc3 $1 {} 19. bxc3 Bxd5 $19 )Nxd5 { } 18. Nxe4 {[#]} ({Don't choose} 18. Qxe4 $2 Bd6 19. Qd4 Qh4 $19 )(18. Nxd5 $17 Bxd5 19. Rd1 )N7f6 $1 $19 {} 19. c3 $2 (19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qd1 )Nxe4 {Black is clearly winning.} 20. Qxe4 Bd6 21. Qc2 Qh4 { } 22. Bf3 {[#]} Nb4 $1 {} 23. Bg5 (23. axb4 Bxf3+ )Bxf3+ ({Not} 23... Qxg5 24. axb4 Bxf3+ 25. Rxf3 $11 )24. Rxf3 Nxc2 {} 25. Bxh4 Nxa1 26. Nxa1 Re2 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Burrows, Martin P"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2521"] [BlackElo "2113"] [PlyCount "59"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. d4 d6 6. b3 {} c5 7. c4 cxd4 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3} (7... Nc6 8. Bb2 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Nxf5 gxf5 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Bh3 e6 16. e3 Be5 17. f4 Bf6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {1/2-1/2 (22) Fridman,D (2596)-Saric,I (2652) Tallinn 2016} )8. Nxd4 a6 9. Bb2 Nbd7 {White is slightly better.} 10. Nd2 Nc5 11. b4 Ne6 $146 (11... Ncd7 12. Nc2 Re8 13. e4 Nf8 14. Ne3 Rb8 15. a4 b6 16. Qb3 Bb7 17. Rfd1 {0-1 (17) Midy,R (1796)-Noblet,R (2057) Sautron 2013} )12. N2b3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 (13. Qxd4 $5 {is more complex.} Bg4 14. Rfc1 Qc7 15. c5 Bxe2 16. cxd6 Qxd6 17. Qxd6 exd6 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Na5 )Be6 14. c5 d5 ({Black should play} 14... Qd7 $14 )15. Rc1 $16 Qd7 16. Qd2 h5 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Qa4 {[#]} (18... Qc7 $16 { was called for.} )19. c6 $1 $18 {} bxc6 20. Nc5 Qb5 21. a4 $36 { Keeping Black busy.} Qb8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rxc6 e5 (23... Rd6 $142 24. Rdc1 Ng4 )24. Rb6 Qa7 {[#]} 25. Rxf6 $1 {} exd4 (25... exf6 26. Bxa7 )26. Rxg6 Rac8 $2 (26... Kf7 )27. Qd2 {White is clearly winning.} e5 28. Bh3 Rc7 29. Qg5 {Threatening mate with Be6+.} Re8 30. Be6+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Bailet, Pierre"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "158"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 Nb6 {C96: Closed Ruy Lopez: Chigorin Defence: 11 d4, replies other than 11...Qc7} 13. Nbd2 g6 14. b4 Nb7 {LiveBook: 10 Games. The position is equal.} 15. Rb1 $146 (15. a4 cxb4 16. cxb4 Nxa4 17. Bxa4 bxa4 18. Qxa4 Bd7 19. Qb3 Qb8 20. Nc4 {1-0 (44) Kryvoruchko,Y (2676)-Bartel,M (2677) Lublin 2012} )Bd7 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. Bh6 Rfc8 {aiming for ...cxb4.} 18. Ne3 (18. Bd3 $11 )a5 $15 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Ra3 21. Qd2 cxb4 22. cxb4 Qc3 23. Qxc3 Raxc3 24. Bb3 Nd8 25. Nd1 R3c7 $1 26. Nb2 Rc3 27. Nd1 R3c7 28. Nb2 f6 {White must now prevent ...g5.} 29. Be3 Na4 30. Nxa4 bxa4 31. Bd1 Bb5 32. Be2 Rb8 33. Bxb5 Rxb5 34. Rec1 Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1 f5 36. Nd2 fxe4 37. Nxe4 {White wants to play Nc3. } Rxd5 38. Nc3 Rd3 39. Nxa4 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 {[#]} Bg5 $1 {} ({Better is } 40... d5 $17 41. Nc3 Rd3 )41. Bxg5 $11 Rxb1 42. Bxd8 Rxb4 43. Nc3 Kf7 44. f3 {[#]} d5 $1 {} 45. Nxd5 Rd4 46. Nf6 $1 h5 ({Don't play} 46... Rxd8 47. Nxh7 Ke6 48. g4 $17 )47. Nxh5 $1 gxh5 $15 { Endgame KR-KB} 48. Bg5 Kg6 49. h4 (49. Be7 $15 )Kf5 $17 50. Kg3 Ra4 51. Kf2 Ra3 52. Kg1 Ke6 53. Kf2 Ra2+ 54. Kg3 Kd5 55. Bf6 Ra6 56. Bg5 Kd4 57. Kf2 Kd3 58. Kf1 Ra1+ 59. Kf2 Ra2+ 60. Kf1 e4 61. fxe4 Kxe4 62. Kg1 Kd3 63. Kf1 Ra7 64. Bf4 Rf7 65. g3 Ke4 66. Ke2 Ra7 67. Kd2 Kf3 68. Kd3 Rd7+ 69. Kc3 Ke4 70. Kc2 Rd3 71. Kc1 Kf3 72. Kc2 Ke2 73. Kb2 Kd1 74. Be5 Rd5 75. Bf4 Rc5 76. Kb3 Ke2 77. Kb2 Kd3 78. Bd6 $2 { [#]} (78. Bg5 $17 )Rc2+ $1 $19 79. Ka3 {[#]} Rc6 $1 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "74"] 1. d4 $146 (1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Bg5 Bg7 9. Qd2 0-0 10. Be2 a5 11. 0-0 a4 12. Qe3 Qa5 13. Rac1 Be6 14. f4 Rfc8 15. b3 axb3 16. axb3 Qc5 17. Qxc5 Rxc5 18. Bf3 {0-1 (94) Vidit,S (2689)-Melkumyan,H (2633) Doha 2016} )Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Na6 {} 8. Re1 c6 9. Be3 h6 {E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0: Various Black 7th moves} 10. h3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Bf1 Ne6 14. Be3 g5 15. Rad1 g4 16. hxg4 Nxg4 17. Qd2 Qe7 $146 (17... Nxe3 18. Rxe3 {0-1 (46) Wojtaszek,R (2717) -Jobava,B (2730) Poznan 2012} )18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 Nc5 21. e5 a5 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Bf5 24. Re3 {} Bf8 25. Rf6 Be6 26. Nd4 Bg7 {} 27. Nxe6 Bxf6 28. Nc7 Bg5 29. Rd3 Bf4 30. Nxa8 Rxa8 31. e6 fxe6 32. c5 Be5 33. Rd7 Bxb2 34. Rxb7 Bd4 35. Bc4 Rf8 36. Bxe6+ Kh8 37. Rf7 Bxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Sarkar, Justin"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "80"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 {B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 without Be2} d6 (7... Nf6 8. 0-0-0 Rb8 9. Be2 d6 10. Qg3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Ba7 Ra8 13. Be3 b5 14. f4 Bb7 15. fxe5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 {1-0 (42) Nepomniachtchi,I (2767)-Adhiban,B (2666) Doha 2016} )8. 0-0-0 Bd7 9. Qg3 Nf6 10. f3 Rc8 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Kb1 b5 13. Bd3 e5 $146 (13... g6 $11 )(13... Nd7 14. Rhe1 Nc5 {1-0 (42) Lopez Martinez,J (2552)-Ivanisevic,I (2648) Sitges 2016} )14. a3 Qb7 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Be2 ({Better is} 16. h4 $14 )0-0 $11 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bd8 (18... Bxd5 $11 19. Rxd5 Rc5 )19. Nb4 $2 (19. Ne3 $14 {stays ahead.} )a5 $1 $17 {} 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Bd3 b4 22. b3 bxa3 {( -> ...Qc3)} 23. Qe1 {[#] } Bb6 ({Black should play} 23... a2+ $1 $17 24. Kxa2 Bb6 )24. Ka2 $1 $15 Qc7 25. Bc4 {[#]} a4 $1 { And now ...Bd4 would win.} 26. Rd5 (26. bxa4 Qxc4+ )Bd4 27. Qb4 Bc5 28. Qd2 Rb8 29. Rd3 Kh8 {Strongly threatening ... Qa7.} 30. h4 Bd4 31. h5 Qe7 (31... h6 $17 {...Rfc8 is the strong threat.} 32. g4 Rfc8 )32. Bd5 $11 Rfc8 $36 { Hoping for ...Qc7. Black is pushing. } 33. b4 $2 {[#]} (33. h6 $11 axb3+ 34. cxb3 )Rxb4 $1 $19 {} ({ Not} 33... Qc7 34. c4 $11 )34. Kxa3 $2 (34. Qxb4 Rxc2+ 35. Kb1 (35. Kxa3 $2 Bc5 36. Rb1 Qc7 $19 )Rb2+ 36. Qxb2 axb2 37. Ra3 )Bc5 {White must now prevent ...Rb1+.} 35. Ka2 Rcb8 36. c3 R4b6 37. g4 $2 (37. h6 {keeps fighting.} g6 38. Qd1 )h6 {Black is clearly winning.} 38. Rc1 (38. Ka1 $142 a3 39. g5 )a3 { aiming for ...Rb2+.} 39. Qd1 Rb2+ 40. Ka1 {[#]} a2 $1 {} 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Piasetski, Leon"] [Black "Firat, Burak"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2300"] [BlackElo "2503"] [PlyCount "87"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. d4 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Rd1 Bb7 9. Nc3 Na6 10. b3 Nb4 {E06: Closed Catalan: Early deviations} (10... Qc8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. e3 dxc4 15. bxc4 c5 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. exd4 {0-1 (66) Bauer,C (2624)-Fedorchuk,S (2641) Vandoeuvre 2015} )11. Qb1 Rc8 $146 (11... Qc8 12. a3 Na6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Nc7 15. Bb2 c5 16. e3 Re8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Qc2 {0-1 (44) Straub,N (2168)-Kachiani Gersinska,K (2334) Dresden 2016} )12. a3 Na6 {White is slightly better.} 13. e4 Re8 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Bf4 {} (15. exd5 $5 {looks sharper.} cxd5 16. Nb5 Ra8 17. Bf4 Nf8 18. h4 )Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bg5 17. Ne2 (17. exd5 $16 cxd5 18. Nb5 )Qe7 $11 18. Qd3 f6 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. gxf4 e5 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Ng3 { } exd4 23. b4 (23. Qxd4 Nc5 24. Qe3 (24. cxd5 Nxb3 25. Nf5 Qf7 $15 )dxc4 25. bxc4 Qf6 $15 )(23. exd5 $14 Nc5 24. Qb1 )dxe4 24. Bxe4 c5 {} 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Bg6 {Qf5 is the strong threat.} Rf8 27. Re1 Qf6 { } 28. Ra2 $2 {} (28. Qf5 $11 Qh4 29. Qh5+ Qxh5 30. Bxh5 (30. Nxh5 d3 31. Bxd3 cxb4 32. axb4 Nxb4 $11 ))cxb4 $19 29. Nh5 Qg5+ $40 { Black is out for blood.} 30. Qg3 Qxg3+ 31. fxg3 Rc6 $2 (31... Rxc4 32. Rf2 Rfc8 33. Rf7 $15 )(31... b3 $17 32. Rb2 Nc5 )32. Nf4 ({ White should play} 32. Rf2 $11 Rfc8 33. Bf5 )b3 $15 (32... Rxc4 33. Bd3 Rc3 34. Bxa6 Bxa6 35. Ng6+ (35. axb4 Bc4 36. Rxa7 Kh7 $14 )Kg8 36. Nxf8 $16 )33. Rae2 {next Be4 is good for White.} Nc5 (33... Rxc4 $6 34. Bd3 Rc3 35. Ng6+ Kg8 36. Ne7+ (36. Nxf8 Rxd3 37. Ng6 Nc5 38. Ne7+ Kh7 $19 )Kh8 37. Re5 $11 (37. Ng6+ Kg8 $11 ))34. Re5 (34. Re8 $17 Rc8 35. R8e7 )Rcf6 (34... Kg8 $1 $19 35. Rh5 b2 )35. Rh5+ $17 Kg8 36. Re7 (36. Bh7+ $17 Kf7 37. Rhe5 Rxf4 38. gxf4 )Bf3 $19 37. Rh4 $2 (37. Bh7+ {was the only defense.} Kh8 38. Rh3 )b2 $4 {} (37... Rd8 $19 {Strongly threatening ... d3.} 38. Bh7+ Kf8 )38. Bh7+ $18 Kh8 {Threatens to win with ...g5.} 39. Ng6+ Rxg6 40. Bxg6+ Kg8 41. Rh7 $2 (41. Rxd4 $2 {[#]} Ne4 $1 {} 42. Bxe4 Bxe4 $19 )(41. Rxa7 $2 Be4 $1 {} 42. Bf7+ Rxf7 43. Rxf7 b1=Q+ $19 )(41. Bh7+ Kh8 42. Bb1+ (42. Rxa7 Bb7 $16 )Kg8 43. Bh7+ (43. Rxa7 $2 d3 44. Re7 Be2 45. Rxe2 dxe2 46. Bh7+ Kf7 47. Rf4+ Ke7 $19 )(43. Rxd4 Ra8 44. Rd2 Na4 $18 )Kh8 44. Bb1+ (44. Rxa7 Bb7 $16 )Kg8 45. Rh7 (45. Rxa7 $2 d3 46. Re7 Be2 47. Rxe2 dxe2 48. Bh7+ Kf7 49. Rf4+ Ke7 $19 ))Rd8 { Threatening ...Ne6!} 42. Rexg7+ Kf8 43. Rf7+ (43. Rxa7 $16 {} Bb7 44. Rhxb7 Nxb7 45. Rxb7 )Kg8 $11 44. Rfg7+ ({Not} 44. Rxa7 $2 Bb7 45. Raxb7 (45. Rhxb7 $2 Nxb7 46. Rxb7 d3 47. Rxb6 d2 $19 )Nxb7 46. Rxb7 d3 47. Bxd3 Rxd3 48. Rxb6 (48. Rb8+ $2 Kf7 49. Rb7+ Ke8 50. Rxb6 Rd1+ 51. Kf2 b1=Q 52. Rxb1 Rxb1 $19 )Rd1+ 49. Kf2 b1=Q 50. Rxb1 Rxb1 $19 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Karason, Askell O"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2289"] [BlackElo "2483"] [PlyCount "97"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. 0-0-0 {LiveBook: 18 Games. E12: Queen's Indian: Unusual White 4th moves, 4 a3, 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3 and 4 Nc3 Bb7} (7. e3 0-0 8. Be2 cxd4 9. Qxb4 Nc6 10. Qa3 dxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. 0-0 {1-0 (59) Mamedyarov,S (2748)-Eljanov,P (2765) Shamkir 2016} )cxd4 8. Qxb4 Na6 9. Qa3 {aiming for Nb5.The position is equal.} dxc3 10. Qxc3 Rc8 $146 (10... Nc5 11. Qd4 Rc8 12. e3 Nce4 13. Bh4 b5 14. Kb1 bxc4 15. Bxc4 0-0 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Bb3 d6 18. Rhd1 Nd5 19. a3 e5 20. Qa4 Qb6 {0-1 (20) Fiala,J (2417)-Bubir,A (2464) LSS email 2008} )11. Kb1 0-0 {Hoping for ...Ne4.} (11... Nc5 $5 { is more complex.} 12. Qd4 Nce4 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5 0-0 )12. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 ({Much weaker is} 13. Rxd7 Qxc3 14. bxc3 Nc5 $17 )gxf6 14. e3 Rfd8 15. Rd4 ({White should play} 15. Nd4 $11 )Kf8 16. Be2 Ke7 17. Rh4 (17. Rhd1 $11 )Nc5 $1 $15 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Rg1 Rg8 $36 { White is under strong pressure.} 20. f3 {[#]} Bh3 $1 {} 21. Rg3 (21. Rxh3 Rxg1+ )Bf5+ 22. e4 Bg6 23. b4 Na6 24. a3 f5 25. Kb2 fxe4 26. Nxe4 Nb8 27. Nc3 Nc6 28. Rg1 Bf5 29. Rd1 (29. Rg3 $142 )Rg2 30. Kb3 Ne5 31. Re1 Rf2 32. Rf4 Bg6 ({Less strong is} 32... Rxh2 {[#]} 33. Rxf5 $1 {} exf5 34. Bd3 $17 )33. h4 d6 34. Rf1 Rh2 35. Re1 h5 36. Rd4 Nc6 37. Rd2 Rxh4 38. Red1 e5 {} 39. Nb5 Rd8 40. Kb2 Rh2 41. f4 exf4 42. Nc3 Kf8 43. Nd5 Rf2 44. Rf1 Rxf1 45. Bxf1 f3 46. Nf4 Ne5 {Black is clearly winning.} 47. Rd5 Ng4 48. Rd2 Ne3 49. Rf2 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Plotkin, Victor"] [Black "Perelshteyn, Eugene"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2243"] [BlackElo "2509"] [PlyCount "92"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nf3 0-0 9. d6 exd6 10. 0-0 Nb6 11. Re1 {LiveBook: 8 Games. B27: Sicilian: 2 Nf3, unusual Black 2nd moves} (11. h3 Nbd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Bf5 15. Re1 Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Rc1 Be4 {1/2-1/2 (40) Rozentalis,E (2577)-Battaglini,G (2461) Jerusalem 2015} )Be6 12. Bg5 $146 (12. Ng5 Bc4 13. Bxc4 Nxc4 14. b3 Qa5 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 d5 17. bxc4 dxe4 18. Bb2 Rfe8 { 1/2-1/2 (42) Nordahl,N (2348)-Nylander,E (2471) ICCF email 2007} )h6 13. Bd2 {The position is equal.} a6 14. Bd3 Qd7 15. b3 Rac8 16. Rc1 Nbd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Be4 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qb2 Nf6 21. Bd3 Bd5 22. Rc1 Re8 23. Re1 Ne4 24. Be3 {[#]} b5 ({Black should try} 24... Nc5 $1 $17 {} 25. Be2 (25. Bc4 $2 Bxc4 26. Qc2 Nd3 $19 )(25. dxc5 Bxb2 )Bxf3 26. gxf3 Ne6 )25. Rd1 Qb7 26. Bf1 b4 27. Rc1 Nc3 28. Nd2 Qb6 29. Rxc3 bxc3 30. Qxc3 a5 {} 31. a4 Qb4 $1 {} 32. Qxb4 axb4 33. Nc4 Bxc4 34. Bxc4 $17 { Endgame [#] KRB-KB} d5 $1 {} 35. Bf1 $2 {[#]} (35. Ba6 $17 )(35. Bxd5 Bxd4 )Rc8 $1 $19 36. Bd2 $2 (36. Be2 Rc2 37. Bd1 )Bxd4 37. Bxb4 Rc2 38. Be1 Bc3 39. Bxc3 Rxc3 {KR-KB} 40. b4 Rb3 41. g3 Rxb4 42. a5 Ra4 {Black is clearly winning.} 43. a6 Kg7 44. Bb5 Ra5 45. Bc6 d4 {} 46. Bb7 d3 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Maroroa, Sue"] [Black "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2148"] [BlackElo "2457"] [PlyCount "145"] 1. e4 {} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 d5 5. Qd2 Nf6 6. e5 Ng4 7. Bf4 h5 (7... f6 $1 $14 )8. h3 $16 {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6} Nh6 9. Nf3 Nf5 (9... a5 $142 )10. 0-0-0 {White is clearly better.} Qa5 $146 (10... e6 11. Bd3 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. Kb1 Qe7 14. Bg5 Qf8 15. f4 b6 {1-0 (38) Howell,D (2416)-Rogers,N (2264) Minneapolis 2005} )11. Bd3 {Strongly threatening g4.} h4 (11... Bf8 $16 12. Kb1 Ng7 )12. Rde1 Na6 13. a3 Nc7 14. Kb1 Be6 15. Bg5 a6 16. Re2 Nb5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Qxa5 Rxa5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Bxh4 Kd7 21. Bg5 b6 22. h4 Rh5 23. Bd2 Ra4 24. Ka2 c5 25. b3 Ra7 26. Kb2 Rh8 27. Ra1 Rha8 (27... f4 $16 )28. c3 $18 f4 29. Bxf4 b4 30. cxb4 cxb4 31. a4 b5 32. a5 Bf5 33. Bd2 Rxa5 34. Rxa5 Rxa5 35. Bxb4 Ra8 36. Re1 Bh6 37. Ra1 Rxa1 38. Kxa1 { Endgame KBB-KBN} Be4 (38... f6 $142 39. exf6 exf6 )39. Kb2 Ke6 40. Bc3 Bd3 (40... f6 {keeps fighting.} 41. exf6 exf6 )41. Ne1 Be2 42. Kc2 Kf5 (42... Bf1 $142 43. Bd2 Bf8 )43. Bd2 Bf8 44. f3 Kg6 45. Nd3 Bf1 46. Nf4+ Kh7 47. Kd1 Bh6 {If only Black now had time for ...Bxf4....} 48. Nxd5 Bxg2 49. Nxe7 (49. Ke2 $142 Bxd2 50. Kxd2 )Bxf3+ 50. Ke1 {Bxh6 is the strong threat.} Bf8 51. Bb4 Bxe7 52. Bxe7 {KB-KB} Bd5 $2 {[#]} (52... Kg6 53. Kf2 Bd5 )53. Kd2 Bxb3 54. Kc3 Bc4 55. Kb4 Kg6 56. Kc5 (56. Bf6 $142 Kf5 57. Kc5 )Kf5 57. h5 {} Ke6 58. h6 Bd3 59. Bf6 Kd7 60. d5 {} Kc7 61. e6 fxe6 62. dxe6 b4 63. Be5+ $2 (63. e7 {mates} Kd7 64. Kxb4 Ke8 65. Kc5 Kf7 66. Kd6 Bg6 {[#]} 67. h7 $1 {} Bxh7 68. Kd7 Kxf6 69. e8=Q )Kd8 $14 64. Kd6 b3 65. Bb2 Ke8 66. Ke5 (66. Bd4 $14 )Bb1 (66... Ke7 $11 )67. Ba3 (67. Kf6 $14 )Bh7 (67... b2 $2 68. Kf6 Bd3 69. Bxb2 $18 )(67... Bd3 $11 )68. Kd4 Bc2 (68... b2 $2 69. Bxb2 Kf8 70. Ke5 $18 )69. Kc3 Kd8 70. Kd4 Ke8 $1 (70... b2 71. Bxb2 Ke8 72. Ba3 $18 )71. Ke5 (71. Kc4 $1 $14 )Bb1 ({Not} 71... b2 $2 72. Bxb2 Kf8 73. Kd6 $18 )(71... Bh7 $11 )72. Kf6 Bc2 (72... b2 73. Bxb2 Bh7 74. Kg7 Be4 75. Ba3 (75. h7 Bxh7 76. Kxh7 Ke7 $11 )Bf5 76. h7 Bxh7 77. Kxh7 )73. Bb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "45"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. Nxc6 {B66: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 7...a6 8 0-0-0 h6} (8. 0-0-0 h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Bb4 12. Be2 0-0 13. e5 Nd7 14. h4 c5 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Nxe5 17. Rh3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Ra7 19. Rg3+ Ng6 20. h5 Qh4 21. Rg4 Qh2 22. Bd3 {1-0 (22) Karjakin,S (2785)-Ivanchuk,V (2747) Doha 2016} )bxc6 9. 0-0-0 {e5! is the strong threat.} d5 10. Be2 (10. Qe3 $14 Be7 11. h4 )Be7 11. h4 $146 (11. Qe3 0-0 12. h4 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Qc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 {1-0 (36) Zhou,Q (1726)-Giblon,M (1572) Caldas Novas 2011} )Rb8 12. Qe3 Qb6 13. Qxb6 Rxb6 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Bf4 Rb6 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Bf4 Rb6 18. Bc7 Rb4 19. Ba5 {Black must now prevent e5.} Rb8 20. Bc7 Rb4 21. Ba5 {next e5 is good for White.} Rb8 22. Bc7 Rb4 23. Ba5 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jobava, Baadur"] [Black "Stefansson, Hannes"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "59"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. c3 {A45: Trompowsky Attack} Nc6 6. e3 b6 {[#]} 7. Ne4 $1 { LiveBook: 3 Games. White is slightly better.} Be7 (7... Nxe4 8. Bxd8 )8. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 $146 (8... Bxf6 9. d5 Ne5 10. f4 Ng6 11. Nf3 0-0 12. dxe6 dxe6 {1-0 (24) Vitiugov,N (2738)-Volokitin,A (2626) Wroclaw 2014} )9. d5 $1 {} Ne5 10. f4 f5 (10... Ng6 $1 $14 )11. fxe5 $16 {Black must now prevent dxe6.} fxe4 12. dxe6 dxe6 {[#]} 13. Qg4 (13. Qh5 $1 $16 )Qd7 (13... Qc7 $1 $11 { remains equal.} )14. Rd1 (14. Nh3 $142 )Qc6 ({Better is} 14... Qa4 )15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Nh3 (16. Qxh6 Qa4 $11 )Bd7 17. Be2 (17. Qxh6 Qa4 18. Be2 Qxa2 $15 )c4 18. Rf1 (18. Qxh6 $6 Qb5 $11 )Qb5 19. b4 (19. Rd2 $16 )0-0-0 {[#]} (19... a5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 20. a3 Qa4 )20. Rd4 (20. Rxf7 $6 Rxf7 21. Qxf7 Bxb4 $11 )({White should play} 20. Nf4 $1 $16 )Qa4 (20... Kb8 $1 $14 )21. Rxf7 (21. Rxc4+ Kb8 22. Rxf7 Rg8 $11 )Qc2 22. Nf4 $36 { Black is under strong pressure.} (22. Rxe7 $2 Qxc3+ 23. Rd2 Bc6 $19 )Rxf7 23. Qxf7 (23. Rxc4+ $6 Bc5 24. Rxc5+ (24. Qxf7 $2 Qc1+ 25. Bd1 Bb5 26. Rxc5+ bxc5 $19 )bxc5 $11 )Bg5 $2 {} (23... Qxc3+ $16 {was called for.} 24. Kf2 Rf8 25. Qxe7 (25. Rxc4+ Qxc4 26. Qxf8+ Bxf8 $16 )Rxf4+ 26. Bf3 (26. exf4 $2 Qxd4+ 27. Kf1 c3 28. Ba6+ Kc7 29. Qd6+ Qxd6 30. exd6+ Kxd6 $19 )Qxd4 27. exd4 exf3 )24. Kf2 $18 ({Not} 24. Rxc4+ Kb8 $16 )(24. Nxe6 Qxc3+ 25. Kf1 Bxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kb8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $18 )(24. Bxc4 Bxf4 25. Ba6+ (25. Qxf4 Qxc3+ 26. Kf2 Qc2+ 27. Kg1 Qc1+ 28. Bf1 Bb5 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $11 )Kc7 26. Qxf4 Qxc3+ 27. Kf2 Qb2+ 28. Be2 Bb5 29. Qf7+ Rd7 30. Rxd7+ Bxd7 $14 )b5 (24... Bxf4 $142 25. Qxf4 (25. Rxc4+ Kb8 26. exf4 Rc8 $16 )Re8 )25. Nxe6 {White is clearly winning.} Bxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kb8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Qe8 Qd2 29. e6 Qd6 30. Qxb5+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Black "Ramirez, Alejandro"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "107"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 {A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4} Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. d3 (6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Bd2 a5 10. Rc1 f6 11. a3 a4 12. b4 axb3 13. Qxb3 Kh8 14. a4 Rb8 15. Na3 Bg4 16. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 (98) Tomashevsky,E (2716)-Cheparinov,I (2689) Doha 2016} )e5 7. Bd2 Nge7 {} 8. Bg2 {LiveBook: 9 Games} Be6 9. Bc3 {} f6 10. 0-0 $146 (10. b3 Qd7 11. 0-0 Bh3 { 1/2-1/2 (62) Markowski,T (2550)-Greenfeld,A (2581) Leon 2001} )0-0 11. Ncd2 Nd5 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qa4 Kh8 14. Bd2 Nb6 15. Qc2 Rad8 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. a3 Nd5 18. e4 Nb6 19. Rfc1 f5 20. b4 $36 { White has some pressure.} f4 {[#]} (20... a6 $11 {remains equal.} )21. b5 $1 $16 {} Nd4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Nb3 (23. Bxf4 $16 Rxf4 24. gxf4 )Be5 {[#]} (23... fxg3 $6 24. hxg3 (24. fxg3 Rf7 $16 )Qf6 25. f4 $16 )24. Bb4 $1 {} Qg5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Qd2 Qh5 27. Rc5 Nd7 28. Rxe5 (28. Rd5 $16 )Nxe5 $14 29. Nxd4 (29. gxf4 Bh3 30. fxe5 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Qg4+ 32. Kh1 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qg4+ 34. Kf1 Qf3 $11 )Bh3 30. Bh1 Kg8 31. Rc1 Rd8 32. Qc3 c6 (32... fxg3 $6 33. hxg3 Qg5 34. Ne2 Rxd3 35. Qxc7 $16 )(32... Rd7 $11 )33. bxc6 ({White should play} 33. a4 $16 )bxc6 $11 34. Qb3+ Kg7 35. Qc3 {And now Nf3 would win.} (35. Nxc6 Rxd3 36. Qxd3 Nxd3 37. f3 Qb5 38. Bg2 Qb6+ 39. Nd4 Qxd4+ 40. Kh1 Nxc1 41. Bxh3 Ne2 42. gxf4 Qg1# )Kg8 $1 36. Qb3+ Kg7 37. Qb4 (37. Nxc6 Rxd3 38. Qa4 Nf3+ 39. Bxf3 Qxf3 40. Qxa7+ Kh6 41. Qg7+ Kxg7 42. gxf4 Qg2# )Rd7 38. Qc3 {Hoping for Nf5+!} Kg8 39. Qb3+ (39. Nxc6 Nf3+ 40. Bxf3 Qxf3 41. Ne7+ Kf7 42. Qc4+ Kxe7 43. Qc5+ Kf7 44. Qc4+ Kg7 45. Qg8+ Kxg8 46. Rc8+ Kg7 47. Rg8+ Kxg8 48. gxf4 Qg2# )Kg7 40. Qc3 (40. Nxc6 Nf3+ 41. Bxf3 Qxf3 42. Qc3+ Kh6 43. Qg7+ Kxg7 44. gxf4 Qg2# )Kg8 41. Qb3+ (41. Nxc6 Nf3+ 42. Bxf3 Qxf3 43. Ne7+ Kf7 44. Qc4+ Kxe7 45. Qc5+ Kf7 46. Qc4+ Kg7 47. Qg8+ Kxg8 48. Rc8+ Kg7 49. Rg8+ Kxg8 50. gxf4 Qg2# )Kg7 42. Qb2 (42. Nxc6 {gets mated.} Nf3+ 43. Bxf3 Qxf3 44. Qc3+ Kh6 45. Qg7+ Kxg7 46. gxf4 Qg2# )Kh6 $2 { [#]} (42... Nxd3 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 43. Nf5+ Kg8 44. Qa2+ Kf8 )43. Nf5+ $1 $18 {} Bxf5 (43... gxf5 44. Qxe5 )44. Qxe5 fxg3 45. hxg3 (45. Qxg3 Bh3 $16 )Bg4 46. Qf4+ Kg7 47. Rxc6 {Threatens to win with Qf6+.} ({Less strong is} 47. f3 Be6 $16 )Rxd3 {( -> ...Rd1+)} 48. Rc7+ Rd7 49. Bf3 {Strongly threatening Rxd7+.} Qa5 50. Rxd7+ ({Not} 50. Bxg4 Rxc7 51. e5 Rf7 $17 )Bxd7 51. Qd6 Bb5 {intending ...Qe1+.} 52. Kg2 a6 $2 (52... Kf7 53. Bg4 Qb6 54. Be6+ Ke8 )53. e5 {Threatening mate with Qf6+.} Qe1 54. Qf6+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2771"] [PlyCount "24"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. 0-0 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 0-0 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 $146 (10. Bxd5 Bxd5 11. N1c3 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Bc6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Bf4 Nf6 17. f3 {1/2-1/2 (26) Cheparinov,I (2689)-Li,C (2720) Doha 2016} )Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nd4 Bc8 {LiveBook: 282 Games} 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Grandelius, Nils"] [Black "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 0-0 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Bg4 { E97: King's Indian: Classical Main Line (6...e5 7 0-0 Nc6): 8 Be3 and 8 d5 Ne7, not 9 Ne1} 10. Qxd8 Nxd8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Kg7 13. Nxc7 ({Reject} 13. Nxf6 Kxf6 14. Rfe1 Nc6 $17 )Rc8 14. Nd5 Bxf3 $1 15. gxf3 Ne6 16. Kg2 Nf4+ 17. Nxf4 exf4 {[#] The position is equal.} 18. Rfd1 $146 b6 19. Rd7 Rfd8 20. Rad1 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Bxb2 22. Rxa7 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} Rc5 23. Rb7 Bd4 24. Rd7 Rg5+ 25. Kf1 Bc5 26. a4 Rh5 27. Kg2 Rg5+ 28. Kf1 Rh5 29. Kg2 Rg5+ 30. Kf1 Rh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "95"] 1. c4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. 0-0 e6 7. e3 Nge7 8. d4 0-0 9. Re1 {LiveBook: 9 Games. A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} b6 (9... a6 10. Bd2 Rb8 11. Rc1 b6 12. Ne2 e5 13. Bc3 h6 14. d5 Nb4 15. Ra1 b5 16. a3 bxc4 17. axb4 cxb4 {0-1 (53) Aronian,L (2785)-Topalov,V (2760) London 2016} )10. b3 d5 $146 (10... Bb7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Qd2 Ba8 13. Rad1 cxd4 14. exd4 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 {0-1 (51) Teske,H (2475)-Huzman,A (2580) Berlin 2015} )11. cxd5 {White is slightly better.} exd5 12. Ba3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. exd4 Be6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxd5 Rad8 {next ...Qb4 is good for Black.} 17. Rc1 Qb4 18. Bxe6 ({Much weaker is} 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 $17 )Bxd4 19. Qc2 {[#] Threatens to win with Bc4.} Qxc3 20. Qxc3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 {Black must now prevent Bh3.} fxe6 $11 { Endgame KRR-KRR} 22. Rce3 Rd2 23. R1e2 ({Of course not} 23. Rxe6 Rfxf2 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. R1e7+ Kh6 $17 )Rxe2 24. Rxe2 {KR-KR} Re8 25. Kg2 Kf7 26. Rc2 Re7 27. Kf3 Rd7 28. h4 Kf6 29. Ke4 h5 30. Ke3 Ke5 31. Rc8 Kf6 32. Rf8+ Ke7 33. Rg8 Kf6 34. Rc8 Kf7 35. f3 Kf6 36. Rf8+ Ke7 37. Rc8 (37. Rh8 $5 {is more complex.} Kf6 38. Rc8 Ke5 39. Rc1 Kf5 40. b4 )Kf6 38. Rc4 Ke5 {The position is equal.} 39. Re4+ Kf6 40. Rf4+ Ke7 41. g4 hxg4 42. fxg4 Rd1 43. Rc4 Rh1 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45. Rxa7 Rxh4 46. Rb7 Rh2 47. Rxb6 {And now a4 would win.} Rxa2 48. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2584"] [BlackElo "2521"] [PlyCount "109"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. Bh6 Bxh6 {D01: Veresov Opening} 6. Qxh6 Bf5 {LiveBook: 5 Games} 7. Qd2 {[#]} c5 $1 { Hoping for ...cxd4.The position is equal.} 8. e3 (8. dxc5 d4 )cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 $146 (10. f3 h5 11. Bb5 Qd6 12. Nge2 a6 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 {1-0 (44) Jobava,B (2661) -Demchenko,A (2589) Gjakova 2016} )Rc8 11. f3 h5 12. Nge2 Kf8 13. 0-0 a6 14. Bxc6 Rxc6 15. Rfe1 Qc7 16. Ng3 Be6 17. Rac1 h4 18. Nge2 Bf5 19. Nf4 e6 20. Qe3 Kg7 21. g4 hxg3 $1 22. hxg3 b5 (22... g5 $17 23. Nfe2 Rh5 )23. a3 (23. Qe5 $11 )g5 $17 24. Nfe2 {[#]} g4 (24... Rh5 $1 $17 25. Kg2 (25. Qe5 Bg6 $17 )g4 )25. Qg5+ $11 Bg6 {aiming for ...Rxc3!} 26. fxg4 Rxc3 (26... Rh3 27. Kg2 Rh6 28. Rh1 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 $14 )27. bxc3 Ne4 28. Qe3 Rc8 (28... Rh3 29. Kg2 Rh7 30. Rh1 $16 )29. Rf1 Qe7 30. Kg2 Ng5 31. Nf4 {And now Nxd5! would win.} Ne4 $1 32. Nxg6 Kxg6 33. Rf3 Qg5 (33... Rxc3 $11 {keeps the balance.} 34. Qf4 Qc7 )34. Qf4 $16 Qxf4 35. gxf4 (35. Rxf4 $6 Rxc3 36. Rf3 Rc4 $11 )Nxc3 { Endgame KRR-KRN} 36. Rh1 Ne4 37. c3 $1 { } a5 38. f5+ Kg7 ({Better is} 38... exf5 $1 $14 39. Rxf5 (39. gxf5+ Kg5 $16 )Rxc3 )39. fxe6 fxe6 40. Rfh3 (40. Rh5 $16 )b4 $2 {} (40... Kg6 $11 )41. axb4 $18 (41. Rh7+ Kg6 $16 )axb4 42. cxb4 (42. Rh7+ Kg6 $16 )Rc2+ $2 {[#]} (42... Rc4 43. Rb1 Rc2+ 44. Kg1 Nd2 )43. Kf3 $1 ({ Less strong is} 43. Kf1 Kg6 $16 )Ng5+ 44. Kf4 Nxh3+ 45. Rxh3 {KR-KR} Rb2 46. Ke5 Rxb4 47. Rf3 ({And not} 47. Kxe6 Rxd4 48. Kf5 Rd1 $11 )Kg6 48. Rf6+ ({Inferior is} 48. Kxe6 Rxd4 49. Rh3 Kg5 $11 )Kg5 49. Rxe6 Rb5 50. Rd6 Kxg4 51. Rxd5 {White mates.} Rb1 52. Rd8 Kf3 53. Rf8+ Ke3 54. d5 Rb5 55. Rh8 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Black "Kavutskiy, Konstantin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2347"] [PlyCount "47"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 {LiveBook: 200 Games} d6 {B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines} (5... Nf6 $11 )(5... Bb7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. 0-0 Be7 10. Bb2 0-0 11. c4 d6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Rad1 Qc7 {1-0 (33) Anton Guijarro,D (2627)-Svidler,P (2759) Almaty 2016} )6. Nc3 $146 (6. Bb2 Nf6 7. Nd2 Bb7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. 0-0 Nbd7 10. Re1 a6 11. c4 Qc7 12. Rc1 0-0 13. f4 {0-1 (38) Fenyes,G (2141)-Schneider,V (2092) Budapest 2004} )Nf6 7. Bb2 Be7 {White is slightly better.} 8. Qe2 a6 9. g4 {} Bb7 10. g5 $36 { White is on the roll.} Nfd7 11. h4 Nc6 {[#]} 12. Nxc6 $1 Bxc6 13. 0-0-0 b5 14. Nd5 exd5 $2 (14... 0-0 $16 {was necessary.} )15. exd5 $18 Bb7 { [#] And now ...0-0 would win.} 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Bb2 Nb6 18. Qe4 {Black must now prevent Bh3.} Qc7 $2 (18... Kd7 {was worth a try.} 19. Bh3+ (19. Qxh7 Kc7 $16 )Kc7 )19. Bh3 ({Less strong is} 19. Qxh7 0-0-0 $16 )Kf8 $2 (19... Kd8 20. Rhe1 Re8 )20. Rhe1 Rg6 21. f4 Re8 (21... Nxd5 $142 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Re8 )22. h5 Rg8 23. Qxh7 {White threatens Qh6+ and mate.} Nxd5 24. Qh6+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Black "L'Ami, Alina"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2524"] [BlackElo "2324"] [PlyCount "137"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Bf5 8. Ne1 Qd7 9. e4 { E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without .. .a6} Bh3 10. Nc2 {LiveBook: 34 Games} (10. b3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd7 Nxd7 14. Nd5 Rac8 15. Ba3 Rfe8 16. Rd1 Bf8 17. Bb2 Nd8 18. Nc2 c6 19. Nc3 Rc7 20. Rd2 Bh6 21. Rd6 Bf8 22. Rd2 Bh6 23. Rd6 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 (23) Maletin, P (2583)-Bocharov,D (2561) Vladivostok 2015} )Rfe8 11. Bxh3 $146 { White is slightly better.} (11. f3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Be3 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 c5 16. dxc6 bxc6 {0-1 (37) Turzo,A (2339)-Gara,A (2349) Hungary 2017} )Qxh3 12. f3 $1 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bg5 Nh5 15. Qd2 Qd7 16. g4 Nf6 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Rg1 Nfg8 19. Raf1 Rf8 20. Ne1 f5 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. Nd3 Ng6 23. Qg2 f4 24. Qg4 (24. c5 $5 {with more complications.} Nf6 25. Rc1 Rab8 26. a4 Rg8 27. Qf2 )Qxg4 25. Rxg4 (25. fxg4 h6 26. Bxh6 Nxh6 $17 )Bf6 26. c5 a6 27. a4 (27. h4 $5 {feels hotter.} N6e7 28. Kg1 h6 29. Kf2 Kh7 30. Rh1 )Bxg5 28. Rxg5 Nf6 29. Rg2 Nh4 30. Rc2 Rf7 31. Nb1 Rg8 32. Na3 Rfg7 33. Ne1 Nh5 34. Nc4 Rg6 35. cxd6 $1 cxd6 {White should prevent ...Rh6.} 36. Nb6 $1 Rh6 37. Rc8 $1 Ng3+ 38. hxg3 Nf5+ 39. Kg1 $1 Nxg3 {Hoping for ...Rh1+.} 40. Rxg8+ (40. Kf2 $5 {is interesting.} Nxf1 41. Kxf1 Rh1+ 42. Ke2 h5 43. Nd3 )Kxg8 41. Kg2 Nxf1 42. Kxf1 Kf7 43. Kg2 Rg6+ 44. Kf2 Rh6 45. b4 Ke7 46. Kg2 Rg6+ 47. Kf2 Rh6 48. Kg1 Rg6+ 49. Ng2 Rg3 50. b5 axb5 51. axb5 Rxf3 52. Nh4 Rb3 $1 53. Nf5+ Kd8 54. Nc4 Rxb5 55. Nfxd6 Rb1+ 56. Kf2 h5 57. Nxe5 {Threatens to win with Nf5. } h4 $1 58. Ndf7+ Ke8 59. d6 {Intending d7+ and mate.} Rd1 60. Ke2 Rd4 { Strongly threatening ...h3.} 61. Kf3 h3 {White must now prevent ...h2.} 62. d7+ Rxd7 $1 63. Nxd7 Kxf7 $11 { Endgame KN-K3P} 64. Ne5+ Ke6 $2 { [#]} (64... Kf6 $11 65. Nd3 (65. Kxf4 b5 $11 )Kg5 )65. Nd3 $1 { White mates.} ({Stronger than} 65. Ng4 b5 $11 )h2 {[#]} 66. Kg2 $1 {} ({Worse is} 66. Nxf4+ Kd6 67. Kg2 Ke5 $11 )Kf6 67. Kxh2 Kg5 68. Kg2 Kg4 69. Nf2+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"] [Black "Gislason, Gudmundur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2509"] [BlackElo "2314"] [PlyCount "73"] 1. d4 {} g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. h3 0-0 7. a4 b6 8. Bd3 e6 9. 0-0 Bb7 10. Qd2 {LiveBook: 13 Games. B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System} Nc6 (10... c5 $11 )11. Bh6 e5 12. d5 $146 {White has an edge. } (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Ne2 Nd7 {0-1 (51) Miller,E (2291)-Gofshtein,L (2546) Haifa 2008} )Ne7 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. a5 Nc5 15. b4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 {} c6 $1 17. dxc6 Bxc6 {[#]} (17... Nxc6 $14 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 )18. d4 $1 $16 bxa5 19. bxa5 Rc8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Nxe5 ({White should try} 22. Qe2 $18 Qc7 23. Qxa6 )Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Ba8 24. Ra3 Rfd8 25. Rd7 Kf6 $2 (25... Rxd7 $16 26. Nxd7 Rc7 )26. Ng4+ $18 Ke6 27. Ra7 Rd6 28. Ne2 { [#]} g5 29. e5 (29. Ng3 $142 {And now Rf3 would win.} Nc6 30. Rxa6 )Rd1+ (29... Nc6 { might work better.} 30. Rxa6 (30. exd6 Nxa7 31. Rd3 Be4 $16 )Nxe5 )30. Kh2 Nc6 31. Rxa6 h5 32. Ne3 Rd2 33. Ng3 Rxf2 34. Nxh5 Rh8 (34... Rb2 $142 35. Ng7+ Ke7 36. Ngf5+ Kf8 )35. Rd3 {Intending Rd6+ and mate.White is clearly winning.} Rxh5 36. Rxa8 Nxe5 37. Re8+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Firat, Burak"] [Black "Kleinman, Michael"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2289"] [PlyCount "44"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 0-0 7. e4 a6 8. Qa4 Bg4 {D97: Grünfeld: Russian System: 7 e4, replies other than 7...Bg4} (8... c5 9. dxc5 Bd7 10. Qa3 Bc6 11. Nd2 a5 12. f3 Nfd7 13. Nc4 Bd4 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 e6 16. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 (43) Wang,H (2742)-Grischuk,A (2754) London 2012} )9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 b5 {The position is equal.} 11. Qd1 Na5 12. e5 (12. h3 $11 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 (13. gxf3 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 $15 ))Nd7 $15 {} 13. e6 fxe6 $146 (13... Bxf3 14. exf7+ Rxf7 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Be2 {1/2-1/2 (46) Bartel,M (2653)-Borisek,J (2541) Porto Carras 2011} )14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nc5 $36 { Black has good play.} 16. Nxe6 Bxc3+ $1 17. bxc3 Qxd5 {Strongly threatening ...Nd3+.} 18. Nxf8 (18. Nxc5 $1 $15 Qxc5 19. 0-0 )Qxg2 $19 (18... Rxf8 19. 0-0 $16 )19. Rf1 {Nxh7 is the strong threat.} Rd8 (19... Kxf8 $6 20. Bh6+ Kf7 21. 0-0-0 $11 )20. Qxe7 $2 {[#]} ({ But not} 20. Bh6 $2 Nd3+ 21. Qxd3 Rxd3 $19 )(20. Ne6 Nd3+ 21. Kd1 Nf4+ 22. Nxd8 Nxe2 23. Kxe2 )Nd3+ $1 21. Ke2 $2 {[#]} (21. Kd2 $19 Nc6 22. Qe6+ (22. Qxh7+ $2 Kxf8 23. Qxc7 Nxc1+ 24. Qxd8+ Nxd8 $19 )Kg7 23. Kc2 )Qg4+ $1 ({And not} 21... Nxc1+ 22. Raxc1 Rxf8 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Qe5+ Kg8 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Qe6+ $11 )22. Kd2 Nb4+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kunte, Abhijit"] [Black "Piasetski, Leon"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2491"] [BlackElo "2300"] [PlyCount "103"] 1. d4 {} g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bf4 d6 5. h3 b6 6. e3 0-0 7. Be2 Bb7 8. 0-0 c5 9. Bh2 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Na3 Ra7 {LiveBook: 5 Games} 12. Qb3 Qa8 13. Rac1 $146 (13. Rfd1 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qxf3 {1-0 (34) Naiditsch,A (2702)-Karthikeyan,P (2507) Sharjah 2017} )Rc8 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 ({But not} 15. Rxd4 Ne4 16. Rb4 a5 $17 )Bd5 16. Qd3 Be4 17. Rxc8+ Qxc8 18. Qc4 Qxc4 19. Bxc4 Bd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Rc1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Nxc7 23. Nd2 f5 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Ke2 e5 26. Nc2 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Kd3 Ke6 29. f3 f4 30. e4 d5 31. Bg1 Kd6 32. exd5 Nxd5 33. Ne4+ Ke7 34. Nc3 (34. b3 $5 {is interesting.} h6 35. Nc3 Nc7 36. Bf2 Kd6 37. Na3 )Nxc3 35. bxc3 $11 { Endgame KBN-KBN} Kd6 36. Na3 Kc6 37. d5+ Kxd5 38. Nxb5 Nc5+ (38... Bf8 $11 {keeps the balance.} )39. Bxc5 $1 $16 Kxc5 {KB-KN} 40. Na3 Kd5 41. Nc4 Bf6 42. Nd2 Bd8 43. Nb3 Bc7 44. c4+ {} Kc6 45. Ke4 Bb8 (45... Kd6 $11 )46. h4 h5 $2 { [#]} (46... Bc7 $14 )47. c5 $18 Bc7 48. Nc1 Bd8 49. Nd3 ({Weaker is} 49. Kxe5 Bxh4 50. Nd3 (50. Kxf4 Kxc5 51. Ke5 Kc4 $11 )g5 $16 )Bxh4 50. Nxe5+ Kxc5 51. Nxg6 Bd8 52. Nxf4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2483"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "51"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 h6 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4} 6. h3 (6. a3 a6 7. Bc4 Bc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. h3 d6 10. Ne2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ng3 0-0 13. c3 Qe8 14. 0-0 Nh5 15. Nxh5 Qxh5 {1/2-1/2 (24) Svidler,P (2741)-Yu,Y (2750) Shenzhen 2017} )0-0 7. g4 {LiveBook: 5 Games} Nd4 {Black has an edge.} 8. Bc4 c6 9. g5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 $146 (10... b5 11. Bb3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Be7 13. Rg1 { 0-1 (66) Lugovskoy,M (2425)-Shapkin,A (2266) Moscow 2017} )11. Rg1 d5 (11... Re8 $11 )12. exd5 $14 Nxd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Qd8 16. Ne3 ({ White should play} 16. Nxd4 $1 $14 Qxd5 17. Ne2 )Qb6 $1 $132 { The position is equal. Black is not keeping still (3)} ({Worse is} 16... Bxh3 17. Ng5 Bf5 18. Nxf5 Nxf5 19. Qh5 $18 )17. c3 Nxf3+ ({Much weaker is} 17... Bxh3 $6 18. cxd4 (18. Nxe5 Nf5 19. N3c4 Qe6 $16 )exd4 19. Nc4 Rfe8+ 20. Kd2 Qh6+ 21. Kc2 $16 )18. Qxf3 {0-0-0 is the strong threat.} Qxb2 {[#]} 19. Qf6 $3 {} Qxc3+ (19... Qxa1+ $5 20. Nd1 $8 g6 21. Rxg6+ fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ $11 )20. Ke2 {} Qb2+ 21. Nc2 Qxc2+ 22. Ke3 {} Qc5+ $1 23. Ke2 $1 { [#]} Qc2+ 24. Ke3 {} Qc5+ $1 25. Ke2 $1 {} Qc2+ 26. Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Lemos, Damian"] [Black "Nebolsina, Vera"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2285"] [PlyCount "145"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 0-0 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. c4 e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. Nc3 Ngxe5 10. 0-0 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3} a5 (11... Nc5 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Rac1 Re8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qe7 17. Bf3 Ne4 18. Qc2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 {1-0 (78) Bai,J (2501) -Socko,M (2448) Graz 2016} )12. Qd2 Nc5 13. Nd5 {White is slightly better.} Be6 14. Rad1 $146 (14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qc3+ f6 16. Nf4 Bf7 17. a3 Qe7 18. b4 Ne4 { 1/2-1/2 (26) Schulz,K (2292)-Fruebing,S (2383) Germany 2015} )Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Qe7 16. Rfe1 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Qe5 18. Qc2 Kg7 19. Bg2 f5 20. Rd5 Qf6 21. e3 Rae8 22. a3 b6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Ne4 25. Rd4 Re7 26. Red1 Qe5 27. Rd5 Qf6 { Threatening ...Nc3.} 28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 dxc5 31. Rxc5 Kh6 32. Rf1 Rff7 33. Qc4 Qf3 34. Qc2 (34. Qc1 $14 )Rd7 ({Black should try} 34... Qf6 $11 )35. Rc4 Rfe7 36. Qa4 (36. h4 $14 )Rd2 $11 37. Rd4 Rxd4 38. Qxd4 { Endgame KQR-KQR} Rf7 39. Qe5 Rd7 40. h3 Qf5 (40... c6 $11 )41. Qxf5 $14 gxf5 {KR-KR} 42. Rc1 Kg6 43. Rc6+ Kg5 44. Kg2 Rg7 (44... Kh5 $14 )45. h4+ (45. f4+ $18 {and White stays clearly on top.} exf3+ 46. Kxf3 )Kg4 46. Rc4 Kh5 47. Kh3 Rd7 48. Rc5 {Black must now prevent g4+.} Rf7 $2 ({Better is} 48... Kg6 $14 )49. g4+ $1 $18 {} Kg6 50. g5 $1 f4 51. Rc6+ $1 Kg7 {[#]} ({Much weaker is} 51... Kf5 52. exf4 e3 53. fxe3 $18 )52. Kg4 $1 fxe3 53. fxe3 Rf3 $2 (53... Kg8 {is a better chance.} 54. Rc4 Re7 )54. Rxc7+ Kg8 55. Rc8+ Kg7 56. Rc7+ Kg8 57. Rc3 Kg7 58. h5 Kf7 $2 (58... h6 59. g6 Kh8 60. Rc8+ Kg7 61. Rc7+ Kg8 62. Rc8+ Kg7 63. Rc7+ Kg8 64. Rc8+ Kg7 )59. Rc7+ Kg8 60. h6 (60. Rc8+ $142 Kf7 61. g6+ Kg7 62. Rc7+ Kg8 63. Rxh7 )Rxe3 61. Rc8+ Kf7 {[#]} 62. Rh8 $1 {} Re1 63. Rxh7+ Kg8 64. Re7 { White mates.} e3 65. Kf5 Kf8 66. Re6 Re2 67. Kg6 Re1 68. h7 {} Rh1 69. Rf6+ Ke7 70. Rf3 e2 71. Re3+ Kf8 72. Rxe2 Rh6+ 73. Kxh6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kjartansson, Gudmundur"] [Black "Rajdeep Sarkar"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2468"] [BlackElo "2273"] [PlyCount "92"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 a6 6. 0-0 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 c5 9. a4 b4 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Be7 13. Nc4 0-0 14. Rc1 {LiveBook: 27 Games} Qc7 {D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4} (14... Bd5 15. Nfe5 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxd4 Rc8 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Qb2 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Nb6 { 0-1 (50) Gelfand,B (2741)-Karjakin,S (2760) Moscow 2010} )15. dxc5 $146 (15. Nfe5 Rfd8 16. Bf3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rac8 18. Qe2 Qb8 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Rc4 Bd6 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 (22) Popovics,A (2391)-Guliyev,N (2579) Hungary 2016} )Bxc5 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Qe2 Nd5 (17... Be7 $11 )18. Nfe5 N7f6 19. a5 Rfd8 20. Bb1 Qb8 21. Ng4 Be7 22. Be5 Qa7 23. Nb6 Nxb6 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (24... gxf6 $2 25. Qg4+ Kf8 26. Bxh7 $18 )25. Bxf6 gxf6 (25... Rxc1 $6 26. Rxc1 (26. Bxd8 Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 Nd5 $14 )gxf6 27. Qg4+ (27. axb6 Qxb6 28. Qg4+ Kf8 $11 )Kf8 28. Qxb4+ (28. axb6 Qxb6 29. Bxh7 Rd2 $11 )Ke8 29. axb6 $18 )26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Qh5 {} Kg7 $1 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qh5 {} Kg7 $1 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 {White must now prevent ...Nd5.} 31. axb6 Qxb6 32. Be4 $40 { White has some attack.} Rc3 33. Bxb7 Qxb7 34. h4 Rxb3 35. Rfd1 Rxd1+ $1 36. Rxd1 $11 { Endgame Intending Qh8+ and mate. KQR-KQR} Ke7 37. h5 {Hoping for Qg8.} Rc3 {And now ...b3 would win.} 38. h6 $1 {Qg7 is the strong threat.} b3 { Strongly threatening ...b2.} 39. Qg7 b2 $2 { [#]} (39... Qb8 $11 40. g4 (40. h7 Rc8 41. g4 Qb4 $11 )Rxe3 $1 {} 41. fxe3 Qg3+ 42. Kf1 Qxe3 )40. h7 $1 $18 Rc8 41. h8=Q (41. h8=N Rxh8 42. Qxh8 Qd5 $18 )Rxh8 42. Qxh8 {} Qd5 43. Rb1 ({And not} 43. Rxd5 b1=Q+ 44. Kh2 exd5 $15 )Qc5 {[#] aiming for ...Qc1+.} 44. Qh1 $2 ({Only move:} 44. Qh7 $1 $18 )Qc2 $11 {The position is equal.} 45. Kh2 {Threatens to win with Qd1.} Qh7+ ({Don't go for} 45... Qxf2 $2 46. Qe1 Qxe1 47. Rxe1 $18 )46. Kg3 Qg6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Hambleton, Aman"] [Black "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. d4 {} f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. h4 {LiveBook: 4 Games. A84: Dutch Defence: 2 c4 Miscellaneous} (3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 Bg7 5. h5 e6 6. hxg6 hxg6 7. Rxh8+ Bxh8 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Bg5 Qf7 10. g3 d5 11. Bg2 c6 12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. 0-0-0 {1-0 (24) Mamedyarov,S (2768)-Lu,S (2627) Doha 2016} )e6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 {White is slightly better.} Bd6 $146 (5... c6 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. 0-0 0-0 8. b3 Ne4 9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 Nd7 11. Nf4 Ndf6 12. Nc2 Qe7 {1-0 (32) Pham,H (1973)-Kantans,T (2146) Vung Tau 2008} )6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nh3 0-0 8. Bf4 Be7 9. 0-0 c6 10. Nd2 Ne4 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Nhg5 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Nxg5 14. Bxg5 Ng4 15. Qd2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 a5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. f4 $1 Qb4 19. Rfd1 Ra6 20. a3 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 a4 22. Rc1 Be6 23. Rd4 Kf7 24. Rb4 Ra7 25. e3 Ke7 26. Bf3 Rfa8 27. Be2 Kd7 28. Kf2 Kc7 29. Rd4 Ra5 30. h5 b6 31. Rd2 Rc5 32. Rg1 Rf8 33. g4 Rf7 (33... g6 $16 )34. Bd3 $18 {Strongly threatening gxf5.} fxg4 35. Bxh7 Rf8 36. Kg3 Rb5 (36... Kd7 $142 37. Bd3 Ke7 )37. f5 Rb3 ({Worse is} 37... Bxf5 38. Rf2 d4 39. Rxf5 $18 )38. fxe6 {White is clearly winning.} Rxe3+ 39. Kh4 Rxe5 40. Rxg4 Rxe6 41. Rxg7+ Kd6 42. Rg6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ris, Robert"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2419"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "100"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. e3 {D71: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 3 g3 d5 sidelines and 5 cxd5 (without Nf3)} (5. Nf3 Bg7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Qc1 Bd7 12. Nd2 Nc6 13. e3 Rac8 14. Bc3 Qa6 15. Qb2 b6 16. a4 Na5 17. Rfc1 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qxc4 19. Bb4 {0-1 (34) Yu,Y (2729) -Nepomniachtchi,I (2767) Doha 2016} )Bg7 6. Ne2 0-0 7. 0-0 {LiveBook: 31 Games. The position is equal.} e6 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 a5 $146 (9... Bb7 10. Nbc3 Nbd7 11. Rc1 {1-0 (34) Vrbica,L (1981)-Cernicky,J Slovakia 2011} )10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Nf4 Rac8 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Qb1 Rfe8 16. Nf3 b5 { } 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bf1 Qb7 19. Nd3 b4 20. Rd2 Ne4 21. Rdc2 Bf8 22. Nfe5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Ng5 24. Bd4 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nxd4 (25... Bxd3 $5 {feels hotter.} 26. Bxd3 Nxd4 27. exd4 Rc3 28. Rxc3 bxc3 29. Rxc3 Qb6 )26. exd4 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 Rc8 28. Qxc8 Qxc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 $11 { Endgame KBB-KBN} 30. f4 Be7 31. Kf3 h6 32. Ke3 Bd7 33. Ne1 Kg7 34. Nf3 g5 35. Bd3 f6 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. exf6+ Kxf6 38. Ne5 Be8 39. Ng4+ Kg7 40. Bc2 Bd6 41. Ne5 Bc7 42. h3 Bh5 43. Bd3 Kf6 44. Ng4+ $2 {} (44. Nd7+ $11 Kg7 45. Ne5 )Bxg4 $1 $19 { Black is clearly winning.} 45. hxg4 {[#] KB-KB} Bb6 $1 ({Not} 45... Bxg3 46. Bb5 $17 )46. Bh7 Kg7 ({Less strong is} 46... e5 47. Ke2 $17 )(46... Kf7 $142 47. Bd3 e5 )47. Bd3 e5 48. Bf5 Bxd4+ 49. Kd3 Kf6 50. Bh7 Bb6 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Guramishvili, Sopiko"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2363"] [BlackElo "2597"] [PlyCount "84"] 1. d4 {} f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. b4 c6 7. Bb2 {A81: Dutch Defence: 2 g3} (7. c4 Ne4 8. Bb2 d5 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Nb3 Nd7 12. Qc2 e6 13. a4 Nd6 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 {1-0 (42) Van Wely,L (2654)-Bartel,M (2641) Dubai 2014} )a5 {LiveBook: 5 Games} 8. bxa5 Qxa5 9. Nbd2 Qa4 $146 (9... d5 10. c4 Ne4 11. Qc2 Qa4 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Na6 14. Nxe4 fxe4 {1/2-1/2 (27) Guramishvili,S (2396)-Bosch,J (2363) Rosmalen 2014} )10. Qb1 Na6 ({Better is} 10... d5 $15 )11. a3 Kh8 12. Qa2 (12. c4 $14 )Nb4 13. Qc4 Nbd5 $1 (13... Nxc2 $6 14. Qxa4 Rxa4 15. Rac1 $16 )14. Qd3 d6 15. c4 Nb6 16. c5 Nbd5 17. Nb3 (17. e3 $11 {remains equal.} )Be6 18. Nfd2 Qa6 19. Qxa6 Rxa6 20. a4 { } Nb4 21. a5 Ne4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Ra4 Bxb3 ({ Don't play} 23... Nc2 $6 24. e3 $16 (24. Rc1 e3 25. fxe3 Nxe3 $17 ))24. Rxb4 Bd5 25. Rxb7 Rxa5 26. Rc1 ({Reject} 26. Rxe7 dxc5 27. Nxe4 Ra2 $17 )Ra2 { White must now prevent ...dxc5.} 27. e3 Bf6 28. Nb1 Raa8 {[#]} (28... dxc5 $11 29. Rxc5 e6 )29. cxd6 $1 $16 exd6 30. Nc3 Rfb8 31. Rxb8+ Rxb8 32. Ba3 Be7 33. Nxd5 cxd5 { Endgame KRB-KRB} 34. Rc6 Rd8 {[#]} 35. Ra6 ({White should try} 35. Rc7 $1 $16 {} Bf8 36. Ra7 )Kg8 $11 36. Ra5 Kf7 37. Rxd5 Ra8 $1 {} 38. Bb4 Ra1+ (38... Rb8 $1 $11 39. Ba3 Ra8 )39. Kg2 $14 Rb1 40. Bc3 ({Much worse is} 40. Bxd6 Ke6 $15 )Rc1 41. Bd2 Rd1 42. Bc3 Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Derakhshani, Dorsa"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2351"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "150"] 1. e4 {} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. a4 {B06: Modern Defence} (7. e5 c5 8. Be4 Rb8 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 dxe5 11. fxe5 e6 12. 0-0 Ne7 13. Qe1 0-0 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 {0-1 (49) Anand,V (2793) -Caruana,F (2829) London 2014} )b4 8. Ne2 e6 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 9. c3 $146 {White is slightly better.} (9. f5 exf5 10. exf5 Ne7 11. 0-0 Nf6 12. Ng3 0-0 13. fxg6 fxg6 14. c4 Bg4 15. Be3 Qd7 16. h3 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qxh3 18. Nh1 Ng4 19. Qe2 Nf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Rae1 Re8 {0-1 (21) Kavcic,Z (2315)-Rotstein,A (2506) Austria 2015} )bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne7 11. f5 exf5 12. exf5 Nf6 (12... gxf5 13. Ng3 $16 )13. Ng3 0-0 (13... Nxf5 $11 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 )14. 0-0 $14 c5 (14... Nxf5 $6 15. Nxf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 $16 )15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Ba3 Rb8 17. Qc4 Ned5 18. fxg6 (18. Rae1 $11 )Ne3 (18... hxg6 $15 19. Bc1 Bb7 20. dxc5 Qxc5+ 21. Qxc5 dxc5 )19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. Qa2 Nxf1 21. Rxf1 Qa5 $36 { Black fights for an advantage.} 22. Qd2 Rb3 23. Bb2 Be6 24. h4 $2 (24. Ba1 $11 { and White stays safe.} )c4 $19 (24... Qxa4 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. Bxf5 $11 )25. Be2 (25. Be4 $142 )Rfb8 (25... Qxa4 26. Bd1 $14 )26. Bc1 Qxc3 27. Qf4 Rb1 (27... Nd5 $19 28. Qxd6 Bxd4+ 29. Kh1 R3b6 )28. Qxd6 Rc8 (28... Nd5 $6 29. Bd2 Qc2 30. Nh5 $11 )29. Bd2 (29. Bg5 $17 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 )Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Qb2 31. h5 Nd5 (31... Nxh7 32. h6 (32. Qxa6 $2 Bxd4+ 33. Kh2 Nf6 $19 )Bf6 33. Ne4 $16 )(31... c3 $17 32. Bg5 Ng4 )32. Bxc4 $1 $11 Bxd4+ ({Don't capture} 32... Qa1+ $2 33. Kh2 Bf8 34. Qxa6 Rxc4 35. Qxc4 $18 )33. Kh2 Bc5 (33... Qb6 $11 {keeps the balance.} 34. Ne4 Qxd6+ 35. Nxd6 Rc6 36. Nxd4 Rxd6 )34. Qxa6 $16 {[#] Black must now prevent Bxd5.} Qb6 $1 35. Qxb6 Bxb6 36. Bb3 Nf6 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Bf4 Ng4+ 39. Kh3 Nf2+ 40. Kh2 Ng4+ 41. Kh3 Nf2+ 42. Kh2 Rc4 43. Be5+ Kxh7 44. a5 Ba7 { Black has strong compensation.} 45. Bd6 Ra4 46. Bc7 (46. Ne2 $15 )Kh6 $17 47. Ne2 Be3 (47... Nd3 $17 48. Ng3 Be3 )48. Ng3 (48. Bb6 $1 $11 Bxb6 49. axb6 )Ra1 ({Black should try} 48... Nd3 $17 49. Bd8 Bf4 )49. Ne5 $1 $15 Kh7 {( -> ...Bf4)} 50. Nd7 Kh6 51. Bb6 Ng4+ 52. Kh3 Nf2+ 53. Kh2 Ra3 54. Nf8 Ng4+ 55. Kh3 Nf2+ 56. Kh2 Ng4+ 57. Kh3 Nf6 {And now .. .Bf4 would win.} 58. Bc7 $1 Nxh5 59. Nxh5 Kxh5 $11 { Endgame KRB-KBN } ({Don't take} 59... Bf4+ 60. Kg4 Bxc7 61. Nxe6 $17 )60. g4+ (60. Nxe6 $11 { and White has nothing to worry.} Bf4+ 61. g3 Rxg3+ 62. Kh2 Bxc7 63. Nxc7 )Kg5 $19 {...Bc5+ is the strong threat.} 61. Bd8+ Kf4 {Threatens to win with ... Bc5+.} 62. Kh4 {[#]} e5 $1 63. Bc7 $2 (63. Ng6+ Ke4 64. g5 )Ke4 (63... Kf3 $142 {aiming for ...e4.} 64. Bxe5 Rxa5 )64. Nd7 (64. Ng6 $142 )Bf4 65. Nf6+ $2 (65. a6 )Kf3 66. g5 Ra1 {} 67. Kh5 Rg1 68. Nh7 e4 69. Bb6 e3 70. Bxe3 Bxe3 {Black mates.} 71. a6 Kf4 72. Kg6 Ra1 73. Kf7 Rxa6 74. g6 Bd4 75. Nf8 Ke5 $2 { Loss on time?} (75... Kf5 {mates} 76. Ke8 Ra8+ 77. Kf7 Ra7+ 78. Ke8 Be3 79. Nd7 Ke6 80. Nf8+ Kf5 81. Nd7 Kxg6 82. Ne5+ Kf6 83. Nd7+ Ke6 84. Nf8+ Kd6 85. Ng6 Rg7 86. Nh8 Re7+ 87. Kf8 Bh6+ 88. Kg8 Rg7+ 89. Kf8 Ke6 90. Nf7 Rxf7+ 91. Kg8 Rf8+ 92. Kh7 Kf6 93. Kxh6 Rh8# )0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Soumya, Swaminathan"] [Black "Bailet, Pierre"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "74"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {} a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 0-0 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Bc2 {C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White 6th moves} (9. Be3 Bf6 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Bc2 Bb7 12. Nf1 Ne7 13. Ng3 g6 14. d4 Bg7 15. Qd2 Nc8 16. Bg5 f6 {1-0 (51) Adams,M (2745)-Miton,K (2612) Germany 2017} )Nb6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 {White is slightly better.} Bg4 12. Nc3 $146 (12. d5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nd4 14. Qd1 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 c6 16. dxc6 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 (43) Papadopoulos,I (2452)-Mastrovasilis,A (2495) Rhodes 2008} )Bf6 13. Ne2 Re8 14. a3 g6 15. h3 Bxf3 $1 16. gxf3 Bg7 17. f4 Qf6 {} 18. d5 $36 { White has good play.} Nb8 19. Rb1 N8d7 20. Be3 Qh4 21. Kg2 Bh6 22. f3 Nc4 23. Bf2 Qf6 24. Bd4 Qe7 {Threatening ...Bxf4!} 25. Qd3 b5 26. b4 $2 { [#]} (26. Bf2 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} )Bxf4 $1 $19 {} 27. Nxf4 {Hoping for Bf2.} Qg5+ 28. Kf2 {aiming for Ng2.} Qxf4 29. Rg1 Nde5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 (30... dxe5 $2 31. Bb3 $19 )(30... Nxe5 $2 31. Qe3 Qh4+ 32. Kg2 $19 )31. Rg3 (31. Rg4 $142 Qh6 32. h4 )Rae8 32. Re1 f5 ({Weaker is} 32... Rg5 33. Rxg5 Qxg5 34. Rg1 $19 )33. Kg2 fxe4 34. fxe4 Rf8 { [#] Threatens to win with ...Qf2+.} 35. Qe2 $2 (35. Qf3 Qh6 36. Qg4 )Rg5 {Black is clearly winning.} 36. Rxg5 Qxg5+ 37. Kh1 Qg3 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar"] [Black "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2341"] [BlackElo "2536"] [PlyCount "117"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 0-0 6. Be3 Na6 {LiveBook: 78 Games. E73: King's Indian: Averbakh Variation without 6...c5} 7. a3 $146 (7. Qd2 e5 8. d5 Bd7 9. f3 Nh5 10. 0-0-0 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nh3 f4 13. Bf2 Nf6 14. Ng5 {1-0 (50) Riazantsev, A (2646)-Kryakvin,D (2547) Kolomna 2016} )c5 8. e5 Ne8 {} 9. exd6 Nxd6 10. Nf3 ({But not} 10. dxc5 Nf5 11. Qc1 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Bd4 $17 )Nf5 {} 11. d5 ({Of course not} 11. dxc5 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 $17 )Nxe3 12. fxe3 Nc7 {} 13. Qd2 b6 14. e4 Bg4 15. 0-0 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Ne6 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. f4 {} e5 {next ...Bh6 is good for Black.} 19. f5 Qh4 20. Bd3 Bh6 21. Qf2 Qh5 22. Ne2 Qh3 23. Qg3 Be3+ 24. Kh1 $132 { White is fighting back (2)} Qxg3 (24... Qh6 $5 { feels hotter.} 25. Rde1 Rfe8 26. b4 Nxe2 27. Rxe2 Bf4 )25. hxg3 gxf5 26. exf5 Nxe2 27. Bxe2 e4 28. Kg2 Rad8 29. b3 Rd6 30. Rh1 h6 31. Bh5 {White wants to play Rhe1.} Bd4 32. Rh4 Re8 33. Re1 e3 34. Be2 Kg7 35. Bd3 b5 36. Rg4+ Kf8 { The position is equal.} 37. Kf3 Ra6 38. cxb5 Rxa3 39. Bc4 Ra2 { [#]} 40. Rf4 Rf2+ 41. Kg4 Rh2 {Strongly threatening ...h5+.} 42. Re2 Rxe2 43. Bxe2 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} Re5 44. d6 Rd5 45. Re4 { With the idea Re7.} Rxd6 46. Kf4 Rb6 47. Bc4 Rb7 48. g4 Rb6 49. Kf3 f6 50. Kf4 Rb7 51. Re6 Rd7 52. Re4 Rg7 53. Re6 Rh7 54. Ra6 Re7 {[#] Hoping for ...e2.} 55. Re6 Rxe6 56. fxe6 Ke7 57. Kf5 Bc3 58. Be2 Bd4 59. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kniest, Oliver"] [Black "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2301"] [BlackElo "2494"] [PlyCount "128"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d6 4. Bd3 {A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} (4. c4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 0-0 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. 0-0 e5 9. b4 Re8 10. Qb3 Nf8 11. dxe5 dxe5 {1/2-1/2 (40) Bayer,B (2430)-Rozentalis,E (2567) Austria 2016} )Nbd7 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 5. c4 e5 {Threatens to win with ...e4.} 6. Nc3 { White is slightly better.} c6 $146 (6... g6 7. Qc2 Bg7 8. b4 0-0 9. 0-0 c5 10. bxc5 dxc5 11. Nxe5 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 {1-0 (42) Trikaliotis,G (2197) -Dimbas,D (2057) Greece 2000} )7. 0-0 Qc7 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 0-0 10. Rc1 a6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. h3 Qb8 13. Ne2 Bf8 14. Ng3 (14. Ng5 $5 {is more complex.} g6 15. f4 Bh6 16. Nc3 exf4 17. exf4 b5 18. d5 )g6 15. Nd2 Bg7 16. Rce1 d5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Be2 dxc4 19. Nxc4 (19. bxc4 $16 Qc7 20. c5 )Nd5 20. Bd4 Qc7 21. Bc5 Rd8 22. e4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 (23. Qxc4 Nc3 24. e5 Qxe5 $17 )Nf4 24. Rd1 Be6 25. Ne2 Bxc4 26. Qxc4 Ne6 27. Be3 b5 28. Qc2 c5 29. Rd5 Rdc8 30. Rfd1 c4 31. Nd4 {next Nxe6 is good for White.} cxb3 32. Qxb3 {And now Nxe6 would win.} Nf4 33. Bxf4 Qxf4 34. Qd3 Rc1 35. f3 $1 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 {[#]} Be5+ $1 {} 38. Kh1 (38. Rxe5 Qf4+ )Rc8 (38... Qf4 $5 {is interesting.} 39. Qg1 Rc8 40. Ne2 Qf6 41. Rc5 Rc7 )39. Ne2 $1 (39. Rxe5 $2 Rc1 40. Re8+ Kg7 41. Qxc1 Qxc1+ 42. Kh2 Qc7+ 43. Kh1 Qd7 44. Ne6+ fxe6 $19 )Bf6 40. Rd3 Qc5 41. Rd2 a5 42. f4 b4 43. e5 Be7 44. Qb3 Qc6 45. Kh2 Qe4 46. Rd7 (46. Qa4 $1 $15 )Kf8 $1 $19 (46... Qxe2 47. Rxe7 Qc4 48. Qxc4 Rxc4 49. Ra7 $11 )47. Qd1 Qc2 (47... a4 $19 48. Rd2 a3 )48. Qd4 $17 {aiming for e6!} Qc5 (48... Qxe2 $2 49. e6 $1 {} Kg8 50. Rxe7 Qxe6 51. Rxe6 $18 )49. Qa1 Ke8 50. Rd1 {[#]} (50. e6 $17 fxe6 51. Rd1 )Qe3 $1 $19 {} 51. Qb2 a4 52. e6 {[#] Hoping for Qh8+.} f6 $1 ({Weaker is} 52... Qxe6 53. Qh8+ Bf8 54. Ng3 $15 )53. Qd4 $2 (53. Qd2 Qxd2 54. Rxd2 )Qxe6 54. Re1 $2 (54. Qd3 {was necessary.} Kf7 55. Rd2 )Kf8 ({Not} 54... Qxa2 55. Nc1 Qc4 56. Qxf6 $17 )55. Qd2 (55. Qd1 {was worth a try.} Rd8 56. Qxa4 )Rd8 {Black is clearly winning.} 56. Qc2 Qe3 ({Don't do} 56... b3 57. axb3 axb3 58. Qc3 $19 )57. Rf1 (57. Qc1 $142 Qf2 58. Ng3 )b3 58. axb3 axb3 59. Qc4 b2 60. Nc3 Qd3 (60... Qc1 $142 61. Qb5 Qxc3 )61. Qxd3 Rxd3 62. Na4 Ba3 63. Rb1 Rb3 64. Kg1 Rb4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Le Goff, Damien"] [Black "Esserman, Marc"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [WhiteElo "2278"] [BlackElo "2458"] [PlyCount "64"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. d4 d6 6. a4 a5 7. Re1 {A49: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 g3: Anti-King's Indian systems} c6 (7... Nbd7 8. e4 e5 9. Nc3 Re8 10. h3 c6 11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Qc7 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Nh2 Nc4 15. Qg5 Qd8 16. Na2 h6 17. Qc1 c5 18. Bc3 Nb6 19. b3 d5 20. exd5 Nbxd5 { 1/2-1/2 (39) Rapport,R (2720)-Mamedyarov,S (2747) Reykjavik 2016} )8. e4 Qc7 9. h3 e5 10. Nc3 Na6 $146 {LiveBook: 4 Games} (10... Re8 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Qd2 Rb8 13. Rad1 b5 14. axb5 cxb5 15. dxe5 b4 16. Nb5 Rxb5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Nd4 Rc5 19. Qd3 Bd7 20. f4 {0-1 (31) Dounis,A (2190)-Shavtvaladze,N (2386) Aghios Kirykos 2007} )11. b3 Re8 12. Ba3 Nb4 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Na2 Nxa2 15. Rxa2 Rad8 16. Bb2 (16. Raa1 $11 )d5 $15 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Raa1 {} ({ Don't take} 18. Nxe5 $2 Nb4 19. Nxf7 Qxf7 $19 )exd4 ({Black should play} 18... Ne7 $17 )19. Bxd4 $2 {[#]} (19. Nxd4 $11 {and White has nothing to worry. } Nb4 20. c3 )Nb4 (19... Ne7 $1 $19 { is more deadly. Threatens to win with ...Nf5.} 20. Qc3 {[#]} Rxd4 $1 {} 21. Nxd4 Qb6 )20. Rad1 $2 {} (20. c3 $17 {only move.} c5 21. cxb4 cxd4 22. Rac1 )c5 $19 21. Qc3 Rxd4 22. Nxd4 {And now Nb5 would win.} Qb6 ({Weaker is} 22... Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Na2 24. Qc4 Bxc4 25. Rxe8+ Kg7 26. Rxc4 $14 )23. Qf3 cxd4 24. Re2 Rc8 25. Qe4 Nd5 {Black is clearly winning.} 26. Qxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Bf6 28. Rde1 Rc3 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Be4 d3 31. Bxd3 {[#]} Rxd3 $1 32. cxd3 Bd4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "134"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. 0-0 0-0 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 c5 8. dxc5 c3 {LiveBook: 5 Games. D77: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0: Replies other than 6...c6} 9. Nb5 Na6 {} (9... cxb2 10. Bxb2 Bd7 11. Qb3 Bc6 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Rac1 Nbd7 14. Nbd4 Bd5 15. Qa3 Re8 16. c6 {1-0 (28) Kramnik,V (2809)-Topalov,V (2760) London 2016} )10. Nxc3 Nxc5 11. Be3 {[#] And now Qxd8 would win.} Nfe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bd4 $146 (13. Qa4 Nd6 14. Rad1 Bd7 15. Qb4 a5 16. Qf4 { 1/2-1/2 (26) Pirc,V-Pilnik,H Mar del Plata 1950} )Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Nd6 16. Rfc1 Rd8 17. f4 Kf8 18. Kf2 Rb8 19. Rc5 Ne4+ 20. Bxe4 Rxd4 21. Ke3 Rb4 22. b3 Be6 23. Rac1 b6 24. Rc7 a5 25. Ra7 a4 26. Rxa4 (26. bxa4 $5 { creates asymmetry.} Bxa2 27. Rcc7 e5 28. f5 Kg7 29. a5 )Rxa4 27. bxa4 { Strongly threatening Rb1.} Bxa2 $14 { Endgame KRB-KRB} 28. Rc7 Rd8 29. Bc6 Rd6 30. Bb5 f6 31. g4 Be6 32. g5 fxg5 33. fxg5 Kf7 34. h4 Bb3 35. Rb7 Bd5 36. Rb8 Kg7 37. Re8 Kf7 $1 38. Rc8 Kg7 39. Rc7 Kf7 40. Kf4 Re6 $1 41. Bd3 Rc6 42. Rxc6 (42. Rd7 $5 {with more complications.} Bb3 43. Rd4 Be6 44. Rb4 Kg7 45. e4 )Bxc6 {KB-KB. The position is equal.} 43. Bc4+ e6 44. Bb3 Ke7 45. Ke5 Bd7 46. e4 {} Bc6 47. Kd4 Kd6 48. e5+ Kd7 49. Kc3 Bf3 50. Bc4 Bg4 51. Bb5+ Kd8 52. Kb4 Bf5 53. Be2 Kc7 54. h5 gxh5 55. Bxh5 Kc6 56. Bf3+ Kc7 57. Kc3 Kd7 58. Be2 Kc6 59. Kd4 Kd7 60. Bb5+ Kd8 61. Kc4 Kc7 62. Kb4 Kb7 63. Be2 Kc6 64. Bf3+ Kc7 65. Bg2 Kd7 66. Kb5 Kc7 67. Bf1 Kb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Black "Kunte, Abhijit"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2491"] [PlyCount "71"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 g6 5. Qa4 e6 {A11: English Opening: 1...c6} (5... Nbd7 6. cxd5 Nb6 7. Qc2 cxd5 8. d3 Bg7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Qb3 d4 12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Bd2 Be6 { 1/2-1/2 (37) Almasi,Z (2694)-Van Wely,L (2650) Linares 2014} )6. d4 Bg7 7. Qa3 $146 (7. 0-0 0-0 8. Qc2 b6 9. b3 a5 10. Nbd2 Na6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bc3 Nd7 15. Qb2 {1-0 (36) Zubarev,A (2556)-Gritsak,O (2497) Lutsk 2016} )Qe7 {The position is equal.} 8. Qxe7+ Kxe7 9. b3 Rd8 10. Ba3+ Ke8 11. Nc3 (11. Nbd2 $5 {seems wilder.} b6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rc1 )Bf8 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. 0-0 Bd7 14. Ne5 Be8 15. e3 Na6 16. f4 Rac8 17. g4 { } c5 18. f5 $36 { Keeping Black busy.} gxf5 19. gxf5 Ke7 20. Rf4 {And now Raf1 would win.} cxd4 21. exd4 Nh5 22. f6+ Nxf6 23. Raf1 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Rxe4 {Black must now prevent Rh4.} (25. Nxf7 $6 Rxd4 26. Ng5 Nc5 $11 )f6 26. Nf3 Bg6 27. Re3 Nc7 28. Bh3 ({ White should play} 28. Kh1 $16 )Rg8 ({Better is} 28... Rd6 $1 $14 )29. Kf2 $16 Rcd8 {[#]} (29... Rce8 $16 {keeps fighting.} )30. Bxe6 $1 $18 {} Nxe6 31. d5 Rd6 32. Nd4 (32. Rxe6+ Rxe6 33. dxe6 Kxe6 $11 )Ra6 33. a4 ({Less strong is} 33. Nxe6 Rxa2+ 34. Re2 Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Bf7 $14 )(33. Rxe6+ $6 Rxe6 34. Nxe6 Bf5 $16 )Kd6 (33... Bf7 $142 34. Rfe1 (34. dxe6 Bg6 $16 )(34. Nxe6 Bxe6 35. Rfe1 Rg6 36. Rxe6+ Rxe6 37. Rxe6+ Kd7 $18 )Rg4 )34. Nxe6 ({Much less strong is} 34. Rxe6+ Kd7 35. Re3 Re8 36. Rxe8 Bxe8 $18 )Bf5 $2 (34... Bf7 35. Ke2 Rg2+ 36. Kd3 Bg6+ 37. Kd4 Rd2+ 38. Kc3 Rc2+ 39. Kb4 f5 )35. c5+ Kd7 {} 36. Nd4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Ris, Robert"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2419"] [PlyCount "59"] 1. d4 { } d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 {D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3 and 3 e4} cxb5 6. Nc3 a6 {[#]} 7. Nxb5 $1 { White is slightly better.} axb5 8. Rxa8 Bb7 9. Ra2 e6 10. f3 (10. Qh5 Qb6 11. Qd1 Nc6 $15 )(10. Ne2 Bxe4 11. b3 Nf6 12. bxc4 bxc4 {1/2-1/2 (45) Ding,L (2766)-Ponomariov,R (2712) Huaian 2016} )f5 $146 (10... Nc6 11. Ne2 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Nge7 { 0-1 (34) Hambleton,A (2446)-Ganguly,S (2625) Edmonton 2015} )11. exf5 Nc6 { } 12. Ne2 ({Better is} 12. fxe6 $14 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 (13. Kf2 Nf6 $16 ))Nge7 $11 13. Bg5 {Black must now prevent b3.} (13. fxe6 Nf5 $16 )h6 14. Bh4 Qd7 15. Nc3 {fxe6 is the strong threat.} Nxf5 16. Bf2 Ncxd4 17. Be2 {White wants to play g4.} b4 18. 0-0 bxc3 19. bxc3 { } Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Bd6 ({Black should try} 20... Qc8 $17 {Strongly threatening ...Be7.} 21. Re1 Bd6 22. Qxe6+ (22. g4 Ne7 23. Qxe6 Qxe6 24. Rxe6 Kd7 $17 )Qxe6 23. Rxe6+ Kf7 )21. Ra7 Bb8 $1 { [#]} (21... 0-0 22. Rb1 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qd6+ 24. Kh1 $16 )22. Rxb7 $1 {} Qxb7 23. Qxe6+ Ne7 {And now ...Qd5 would win.} 24. Re1 $1 Ba7 $1 (24... Qd7 25. Bc5 (25. Qxc4 Ba7 $15 )Qxe6 26. Rxe6 $16 )25. Qg6+ (25. Qxc4 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rf8 $17 )(25. Bxa7 Qxa7+ 26. Kf1 Qd7 27. Qxc4 Rf8 $17 )Kf8 26. Qd6 { Threatens to win with Qd8+.} Kf7 {Hoping for ...Bxf2+.} 27. Qe6+ $1 Ke8 28. Qg6+ ({Reject} 28. Qxc4 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rf8 $17 )({Don't play} 28. Bxa7 Qxa7+ 29. Kh1 Qd7 30. Qxc4 Rf8 $17 )Kf8 29. Qd6 {aiming for Qd8+.} Kf7 (29... Bxf2+ $15 30. Kxf2 Rh7 )30. Qe6+ $1 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Black "Hambleton, Aman"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2434"] [PlyCount "51"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. 0-0 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd1 {B47: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 f4, 6 g3 and 6 Be2} (10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 e5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qd6 17. Rfe1 0-0 18. Bh3 Rfe8 19. c4 b6 20. Re2 Ra7 21. Rde1 {1/2-1/2 (82) Vallejo Pons,F (2691)-Ganguly,S (2647) Bangkok 2016} )d6 {LiveBook: 9 Games} 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. a4 $146 {The position is equal.} (12. f4 Bc6 13. Qe2 0-0 14. g4 d5 15. e5 d4 16. exf6 Bxg2+ 17. Qxg2 dxc3 18. fxg7 Kxg7 19. bxc3 {1-0 (68) Campiglia,G (1871)-Marrero,J (1881) Montevideo 2013} )Bc6 (12... h6 $11 )13. Qe2 0-0 14. Bg5 Qe7 $2 {} (14... Bd4 $11 {and Black stays safe.} )15. e5 $18 Bxg2+ 16. Kxg2 dxe5 {[#]} 17. Ne4 $1 (17. Qxe5 Rfd8 $11 )Rfc8 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. Bxf6 ({Not} 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bxf6 Qc6 $16 )gxf6 20. Nxf6+ Kf8 21. Qg4 ({Weaker is} 21. Nxh7+ Kg7 $16 )Qc6+ 22. Kg1 Ke7 23. Qh4 Qf3 24. Ne4+ ({Worse is} 24. Nxh7+ f6 $15 )Ke8 25. Rad1 Be7 $2 {[#]} (25... h5 )26. Qxh7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "38"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 e6 {LiveBook: 4 Games. B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} (5... g6 6. a5 Bg7 7. 0-0 a6 8. Bc4 0-0 9. d3 Nb8 10. Nd5 Nc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 {0-1 (46) Carlsen,M (2855)-Topalov,V (2761) Paris 2016} )6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. a5 $146 (9. h3 h6 10. Be3 a6 11. Bxd7 Bxd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 {0-1 (54) Maghsoodloo,P (2030)-Asgari,M (2300) Zahedan 2012} )a6 10. Be2 e5 11. Qe3 b5 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Rd1 {Threatening Nxe5!} Qc7 14. b3 Bb7 15. Bb2 Rfe8 16. Bd3 Nbd7 17. Bc4 Nb6 18. Bd3 Nbd7 19. Bc4 Nb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Jobava, Baadur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2712"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 {D10: Slav Defence: 3 cxd5 (without early Nf3) and 3 Nc3} Bf5 (5... Nf6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Be2 Bf5 8. Nf3 e6 9. Qb3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qxb7 0-0 12. Qb3 Rfb8 13. Qa3 Qxa3 14. bxa3 Ne4 15. Na4 Na7 16. Ne5 Nb5 {1/2-1/2 (103) Vidit,S (2670)-Korobov,A (2695) Dubai 2017} )6. Nc3 e6 7. Qb3 Bb4 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 8. Bb5 {[#] And now Qxb4 would win.} Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 $146 (9. bxc3 Nge7 10. Nf3 0-0 11. 0-0 Na5 12. Qa3 f6 13. Rac1 { 0-1 (71) Batchimeg,T (2340)-Girya,O (2450) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014} )Nge7 10. Nf3 Rc8 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Qa3 Qb6 13. Ba4 {Bd6 is the strong threat.} Ng6 14. Bd6 Rfd8 15. Bc5 $1 {} Qa6 16. Rfc1 Bd3 17. Bd1 b6 18. Bd6 Na5 19. Bb4 Nc6 20. Qxa6 Bxa6 21. Bd2 Nce7 22. a4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. Bb4 Nge7 26. Nd2 Nc6 27. Ba3 Bd3 28. f3 a5 29. Kf2 f6 30. Ke1 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "72"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 0-0 5. e3 d6 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Bc7 Rd7 11. Bh2 Rd8 { LiveBook: 7 Games} 12. a4 Bd7 $146 (12... Bf5 13. g4 Be4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 { 1/2-1/2 (33) Kamsky,G (2666)-Gordievsky,D (2562) Moscow 2017} )13. Be2 Rac8 14. a5 h6 15. 0-0 Bf5 16. Rfd1 Bc2 17. Rdc1 Bf5 18. Ra4 Bd3 19. Kf1 Bxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Nd7 21. Nc4 b5 22. axb6 $1 Nxb6 23. Nxb6 axb6 24. Ra6 b5 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Kxd1 f5 27. Kc2 Kf7 28. Nd2 Nd8 29. Ra5 b4 30. Nc4 bxc3 31. bxc3 Ne6 32. Ra7 { [#] Hoping for Nd6+.} Rd8 33. Nb6 ({Better is} 33. Be5 $16 )g5 34. f3 (34. Bc7 $16 Re8 35. g4 )Bf6 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Nxa8 Nf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Black "Karavade, Eesha"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA RC"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2405"] [PlyCount "99"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 0-0 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4)} 9. Rc1 Qg6 (9... Rd8 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 e5 12. cxd5 exd4 13. Rc5 Bg4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 { 1/2-1/2 (30) Ding,L (2759)-Harikrishna,P (2758) Shenzhen 2017} )10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Bd7 13. Ke2 $146 (13. a3 Be7 14. 0-0 Rfc8 15. Rd1 Be8 16. Ba2 {0-1 (60) Engqvist,T (2340)-Bengtsson,B (2300) Sweden 1999} )Bd6 14. Rd1 Rfd8 15. Ne4 Ne7 16. Rdc1 Bc6 17. Nfd2 e5 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. f3 Bd5 (20... Kf8 $5 {is more complex.} 21. Bd3 Rac8 22. Nb3 Be8 23. Nc5 b6 )21. a3 Bxc4+ 22. Nxc4 Nc6 23. b4 {} Rd5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 $14 { Endgame KRN-KRN} Rd8+ (25... a6 $14 )26. Rd2 $16 f6 27. b5 Rxd2+ 28. Kxd2 {KN-KN} ({Much worse is} 28. Nxd2 $6 Nd8 $11 )Nd8 29. Nd6 Kf8 30. Kc3 Ke7 31. Nf5+ Kf7 32. Kc4 h5 (32... g6 $16 )33. Kd5 $18 g6 34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. Nc8+ Kd7 36. Nxa7 Nf7 37. a4 {} Nd6 38. e4 Nf7 39. a5 Nd8 40. a6 Ne6 41. axb7 Nf4+ 42. Kc4 Kc7 43. g3 Ne2 $2 {[#]} (43... Ng2 44. Nc6 Kxb7 )44. Kd3 Ng1 45. Ke3 g5 (45... Kxb7 $142 46. Nc6 Kb6 )46. Nc6 {White is clearly winning.} Kxb7 47. Ne7 g4 48. fxg4 hxg4 49. Nd5 Nf3 50. h4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Landa, Konstantin"] [Black "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2457"] [PlyCount "127"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Nbd2 c6 7. b3 a5 8. a4 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} (8. c4 a4 9. Ba3 Re8 10. e3 Bf5 11. Qe2 Qa5 12. b4 Qa6 13. b5 cxb5 14. cxb5 Qa5 15. Rfc1 Nbd7 16. Nh4 { 0-1 (39) Blomqvist,E (2567)-Khalifman,A (2617) Puhajarve 2016} )Na6 9. Bb2 Bf5 10. Nh4 {LiveBook: 3 Games. White has an edge.} Be6 11. e3 {} Rc8 $146 (11... Qd7 12. Nhf3 Bh3 13. Ne5 Qf5 14. Bc3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 {0-1 (52) Benkovic,P (2418)-Lalic,B (2503) Neum 2005} )12. Qe2 c5 13. c3 Ne8 14. Nhf3 Bf5 15. Ne5 cxd4 16. exd4 Nec7 17. g4 Be6 18. f4 f6 19. Nd3 Qd7 20. h3 Bf7 21. Rf3 {} Rfe8 22. Re3 b6 23. Re1 {} e6 (23... b5 $1 $14 )24. g5 f5 25. Ne5 (25. Nf3 $18 {has better winning chances.} )Bxe5 $16 26. Rxe5 b5 27. axb5 Nxb5 28. c4 Nbc7 29. cxd5 ({Better is} 29. Nf3 $16 )exd5 $11 30. Nf3 Nb4 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 (31... Qxe8 $11 {keeps the balance.} 32. Ne5 Nb5 )32. Ne5 $36 { White is in control.} Qd6 33. Rc1 Ne6 34. Qd2 Ra8 35. Kh2 Be8 36. Ba3 Rb8 37. h4 Rd8 38. Nd3 Rb8 (38... Nxd4 $2 39. Bxb4 (39. Nxb4 axb4 40. Bxb4 Nxb3 41. Bxd6 Nxd2 42. Bxd5+ Bf7 43. Bxf7+ Kxf7 44. Rc7+ Ke6 $11 )axb4 40. Nc5 Nxb3 41. Nxb3 $18 )39. Kg3 Bf7 40. Qe3 Rd8 41. Ne5 {[#] Strongly threatening Bxb4.} Be8 42. Bf3 Nc7 $2 (42... Rb8 $16 43. Nd3 Bf7 )43. Rc5 $18 Nba6 44. Rxa5 Qb6 45. Be7 Rb8 (45... Qxa5 {might work better.} 46. Bxd8 Qb4 )46. Ra3 Qe6 47. Bc5 (47. Bf6 Rb6 48. Ra5 Rb8 $18 )h5 48. Ra5 Bb5 49. Qc3 Kg7 50. b4 Rb7 51. Ra1 {} Rb8 52. Re1 {Threatens to win with Ng4.} Re8 53. Nd3 Qc8 {Threatening ...Bxd3.} 54. Re5 Bc4 55. Be7 Ne6 $2 (55... Kf7 {is more resistant.} 56. Bc5 Nb5 )56. Bf6+ ({Not} 56. Bxd5 Bxd5 57. Qxc8 Rxc8 $11 )Kf7 57. Nc5 {Black must now prevent Nxe6.} ({Less strong is} 57. Bxd5 Bxd5 58. Qxc8 Rxc8 $14 )(57. b5 Bxb5 58. Qxc8 Rxc8 $18 )Nac7 58. Qe3 Qa8 59. Bd1 { And now Ba4 would win.} Nxc5 $2 (59... Qc6 60. Ba4 Bb5 )60. Re7+ Kf8 61. bxc5 Qc6 62. Qe5 {White mates.} Ne6 63. Rxe8+ Qxe8 {[#]} 64. Ba4 $1 {} 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Timmermans, Mark"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2385"] [PlyCount "77"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc3+ {D39: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence with 5 Bg5 dxc4} 11. Kf1 gxf6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Qg4 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Nc6 $146 ({Black should try} 13... Ke7 $11 )(13... Qg5 14. Qxg5 fxg5 15. Bxe6 Nc6 16. Bxc8 Rxc8 17. h4 g4 18. Nf5 {1/2-1/2 (41) L'Ami,E (2606)-Van Wely,L (2658) playchess.com INT 2016} )14. Nxc6 $1 $14 bxc6 15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Qxf6 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 18. Kg1 Rd8 19. h4 {} Rg8 {[#]} (19... Qe2 $16 {was necessary.} )20. Rh3 $1 $18 Rg6 21. Qc3 ({But not} 21. Qh8+ $6 Ke7 22. Qc3 (22. Qxh7 Qe2 $11 )Qb6 $16 )Qe2 22. Qxc6+ Kf8 23. Qc5+ Kg8 24. h5 Rg4 (24... Rg7 $16 )25. Qc7 Rd1+ (25... Qd2 $142 26. Rcc3 h6 )26. Rxd1 Qxd1+ { Endgame KQR-KQR} 27. Kh2 h6 28. Rf3 ({Weaker is} 28. Qxa7 Qd6+ 29. g3 Qd3 $11 )Rg7 29. Qxa7 Qd6+ (29... Qf1 $142 30. Qa8+ Kh7 )30. g3 Qe5 31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Kg2 Qxh5 33. a4 {} Qg4 (33... Qe5 { was called for.} 34. a5 Qc7 )34. Rd3 h5 35. Rd8 e5 $2 {[#]} (35... Kg6 36. Rh8 Rh7 37. Qg8+ Rg7 )36. a5 f5 37. Rh8+ {White mates.} Kg6 38. Qe8+ Kg5 39. f3 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Tarjan, James E"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2414"] [PlyCount "59"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 {E01: Catalan: Early deviations} Bd6 (5... Be7 6. Bg2 0-0 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nc3 g5 11. Bc1 f5 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qe8 15. Nd2 Nd6 16. Ba3 Rc8 17. Rfe1 Nf7 18. Qb2 {1/2-1/2 (30) So,W (2822)-Nakamura,H (2793) Saint Louis 2017} )6. Nc3 0-0 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5 {LiveBook: 3 Games} exd5 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. 0-0 h6 12. Rad1 Qe7 $146 (12... Bg4 )13. Bf4 Rd8 14. Na4 Bb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Be3 Ra6 17. a3 Ne4 18. Nd4 $36 { White is in control.} Bd7 19. Qb3 (19. Bxe4 $16 dxe4 20. Nb5 )Bg4 ({Black should play} 19... Nxd4 $14 20. Rxd4 Bc6 )20. Rfe1 Nf6 21. Nc2 Bf5 22. Bd4 Na5 {[#]} (22... Nxd4 $16 23. Nxd4 Bd7 )23. Qb4 $1 $18 { } Qe6 24. Ne3 {Hoping for Bxf6.} Nc6 25. Qb3 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Bh3 27. Nxd5 Kh8 $2 (27... Bxg2 {is tougher.} 28. Nxf6+ Qxf6 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 )28. Bxh3 { White is clearly winning.} Qxh3 {[#]} 29. Nxf6 $1 {} Rxd4 (29... gxf6 30. Rxd8+ )30. Qxf7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Stefansson, Hannes"] [Black "Guramishvili, Sopiko"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2363"] [PlyCount "36"] 1. c4 {} e5 $146 (1... e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 0-0 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. 0-0 Nc6 10. Bb2 Na5 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Nd2 d5 13. cxd5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 exd5 15. f3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc4 17. Bc3 Re8 18. Rfe1 Re6 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 (46) Chima,R (2141)-Bonte,A (2325) Calimanesti Caciulata 2017} )2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 h5 7. h3 h4 {A25: English Opening vs King's Indian with ...Nc6 but without early d3} (7... f5 8. d4 h4 9. dxe5 hxg3 10. exd6 gxf2+ 11. Kxf2 cxd6 12. Nf4 Nge7 13. Nb5 Be5 14. c5 dxc5 15. Qxd8+ Nxd8 {1-0 (35) Bocharov,D (2560)-Ivanchuk,V (2726) Berlin 2015} )8. g4 f5 9. gxf5 gxf5 10. d4 Nf6 11. Bxc6+ $146 (11. Qb3 Bd7 12. Bd2 Na5 13. Qb4 Nc6 14. Qb3 Na5 15. Qb4 {1-0 (35) Waldmann,H (2304) -Syre,C (2241) Germany 2015} )bxc6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. b3 Ke7 15. Bb2 Rd8 16. Na4 Ne4 17. f3 Ng3 18. f4 Nxh1 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ramirez, Alejandro"] [Black "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2372"] [PlyCount "63"] 1. c4 {} c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 e5 6. h4 {A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7} (6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 Nh6 8. e3 0-0 9. Nge2 Nf5 10. Qd2 h5 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nd5 Rb8 13. Nec3 a6 {1-0 (24) Rakhmanov,A (2662)-Domogaev,S (2435) Sochi 2016} )h6 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 7. Bd2 $146 (7. a3 d6 8. Rb1 a5 9. Bd2 Nge7 10. Nf3 0-0 11. Qc1 Kh7 12. h5 g5 13. Bxg5 hxg5 14. Nxg5+ {1/2-1/2 (32) Abasov,N (2465)-Cornejo,M (2370) Richardson 2013} )Nge7 8. h5 {White has an edge.} g5 9. f4 gxf4 10. gxf4 d6 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. 0-0-0 0-0-0 14. Rdg1 Rhg8 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 b6 17. Nd2 {aiming for Bxc6.} Be6 (17... f5 $11 )18. Nb5 $16 Kb8 19. Nb3 Nd4 { [#]} 20. N3xd4 $1 cxd4 {[#]} 21. Bd2 $1 $36 { White is in control.} Nc8 $2 (21... Bf6 $16 )22. Qa6 $18 Bf8 23. Bf3 Rh8 24. Be1 Nd6 25. Bh4 Rc8 26. Bf6 $1 {} Nxb5 $2 (26... e4 )27. Bxh8 Bd6 28. Bf6 e4 29. Bxe4 Bf4+ 30. Kb1 Nd6 31. Bf3 Nf5 $2 (31... Bxc4 32. dxc4 Qf5+ 33. Ka1 Qxf6 )32. Rg4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Black "Pfreundt, Jakob"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "54"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5 g6 {C27: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6 3 Bc4 Nxe4} 8. Qe2 Nd4 {LiveBook: 9 Games} 9. Qd1 (9. Qd3 Nxb3 10. axb3 0-0 11. 0-0 Bf6 12. Nf3 Nf5 13. Re1 Bg7 14. b4 b6 15. b3 {1/2-1/2 (28) Shanava,K (2563)-Mchedlishvili,M (2637) Tbilisi 2013} )Bf6 { Black is slightly better.} 10. Ng4 $146 (10. Nf3 Qe7+ 11. Kf1 c6 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qe2 Be5 14. Nd1 a5 15. c3 {0-1 (70) Dancevski,O (2335)-Levin,F (2440) Kecskemet 1991} )Bg7 11. 0-0 0-0 $1 12. Ne3 c6 13. Ne2 N6b5 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. c3 Nxb3 16. axb3 d5 17. d4 Re8 18. b4 a6 19. Re1 Bd7 20. Nf1 Qh4 21. Be3 Bg4 22. Qd2 {[#] Strongly threatening Bg5.The position is equal.} h6 23. Bf4 Bf8 24. Bg3 Qg5 25. Bf4 Qh4 26. Bg3 Qg5 27. Bf4 Qh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Black "Aradhya, Garg"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2315"] [PlyCount "75"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 0-0 7. 0-0 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 e5 12. d5 e4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nb6 15. Bb3 {D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3} cxd5 16. Bxd5 Re8 (16... Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Qb6 18. Qd3 Rfd8 19. e4 Bd4 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 {1/2-1/2 (21) Buhmann,R (2641)-Ragger,M (2686) Vienna 2016} )17. Qf3 {White has an edge. } (17. Qb4 $5 {feels hotter.} Nxd5 18. Qxb7 Re5 19. e4 Rxe4 20. Bg5 )Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qe7 (18... Qc7 $11 )19. Bd2 $146 (19. Rb1 Rac8 20. b3 Rc2 21. a4 Bc3 22. Qd1 Qe4 {1-0 (74) Marin,M (2475)-Flear,G (2480) Szirak 1987} )Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bg7 21. Ra5 Reb8 22. e4 Re8 23. e5 b6 24. Rxb6 axb6 25. Rxa8 {next Qd5 is good for White.} Bxe5 26. Be3 Bc7 (26... b5 $11 )27. g4 ({White should try} 27. g3 $14 )Rxa8 28. Qxa8+ Qd8 29. Qc6 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Bd8 {[#]} ({Better is } 30... Qd8 $1 $14 )31. Bh6 $1 $18 {} ({And not} 31. Bxb6 Bxb6 32. Qxb6 Qd5+ 33. Kh2 Qxa2 $11 )Qe1 {[#]} 32. Qa8 (32. Qd7 $1 $18 {} Qe4+ 33. Kg3 )Qe7 $1 $14 33. Be3 {aiming for Bxb6.} Kg7 34. Bd4+ Kh6 35. Qc6 Qc7 $2 { [#]} (35... Qe6 $16 {is a better chance.} 36. Qxe6 fxe6 )36. g5+ $1 $18 {} Kxg5 (36... Bxg5 37. Qxc7 )37. Be3+ Kh5 (37... Kf5 $18 38. Qd5+ Qe5 39. Qxd8 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41. Kg2 Qe4+ 42. Kh2 Qe5+ 43. Kg2 )38. Qf3+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2521"] [BlackElo "2341"] [PlyCount "75"] 1. d4 {} e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. Nb3 {C07: French Tarrasch: 3...c5, 4 Ngf3 and 4 exd5 Qxd5} cxd4 8. Nfxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 {LiveBook: 5 Games} 11. c3 (11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Bb3 Bc5 13. 0-0-0 Nf6 14. f3 {1/2-1/2 (53) Navara,D (2708)-Riazantsev,A (2692) Saint-Quentin 2014} )Rc8 12. Be2 Bc5 13. Nb3 $146 (13. Bf3 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Bc6 {1-0 (33) Klein,J (2150)-Steinheimer,J (2195) Germany 1998} )Bb6 14. a4 {} Bc6 15. a5 Bd8 16. a6 $36 { Black is under pressure.} b6 17. Nd4 Ne7 18. 0-0 0-0 19. Rd1 e5 (19... Bc7 $14 )20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Bc7 22. Bd7 Rb8 23. Bg5 Nc8 (23... Ng6 $16 )24. Rd5 (24. Bc6 $18 )h6 $1 $14 {} 25. Be3 Ne7 ({Black should try} 25... Rd8 $14 )26. Rd2 $16 Rfd8 (26... Kh7 $16 {might work better.} )27. Rad1 (27. Ra4 $1 $18 { Threatens to win with Rc4.} b5 28. Rb4 )Kf8 {[#] } 28. c4 $1 f5 {[#] Strongly threatening ...f4.} 29. f3 $1 f4 (29... Kf7 $16 30. b4 Kf8 )30. Bf2 $18 Ng6 31. Bb5 Ne7 32. Bd7 Ng6 $1 33. Ba4 Ne7 $2 (33... Rxd2 34. Rxd2 e4 )34. Rd7 Rxd7 35. Rxd7 ({Less strong is} 35. Bxd7 Rd8 $16 )Rc8 36. c5 Bd8 (36... Kf7 $142 37. Bb3+ Kf6 )37. Rxa7 bxc5 38. Rb7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"] [Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2494"] [BlackElo "2364"] [PlyCount "103"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. 0-0 Be7 6. c4 0-0 7. Bf4 c5 {E17: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7} (7... d6 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Rc1 Bf6 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Rfd1 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Nc6 15. c5 Rad8 16. cxb6 cxb6 {1-0 (53) Laznicka,V (2676)-Lysyj,I (2671) Poikovsky 2015} )8. Nc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 $1 {The position is equal.} 10. Kxg2 a6 11. Qd3 d6 {Hoping for ...e5.} 12. Nf3 $146 (12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qf3 Ra7 14. b3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 {1/2-1/2 (63) Votava,J (2511)-Carlsson,P (2401) Santa Cruz de la Palma 2005} )Qc7 13. Rfd1 {} Rd8 (13... Nbd7 $6 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxc4 16. e4 $16 )14. Rd2 Nc6 15. Rad1 h6 16. h3 (16. e4 $11 {keeps the balance.} )Rac8 (16... g5 $1 $17 {} 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 )17. Ne4 $11 Ne5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 20. Qc2 e4 (20... Rxd2 $15 {stays ahead.} 21. Nxd2 Qd6 )21. Rxd8+ $16 (21. Qxe4 $6 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Qxc4 $11 )Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qxe4 Bxb2 24. Qb7 {Threatens to win with c5. } Bf6 25. Qxa6 Qc7 26. Qb5 Kh7 (26... g5 $16 )27. a4 $1 $18 Bc3 28. e3 $1 (28. Qb3 $6 Bf6 $14 )Qd6 29. e4 (29. c5 $18 Qxc5 30. Qd7 )Qc7 $1 $14 30. h4 {} g6 31. h5 g5 32. Qb3 Ba1 (32... Bg7 $14 )33. Qb1 (33. Nh2 $1 $16 )Bc3 34. Qd3 Ba1 (34... Bg7 $14 )35. Nh2 $1 $16 Qc6 36. Qf3 $1 {} Qc7 37. Ng4 Kg7 38. Kh2 (38. a5 $6 bxa5 39. c5 Qxc5 40. Nxh6 f5 41. exf5 Kxh6 $15 )Qc6 39. Qd1 Bb2 40. Qe2 Bd4 $2 {[#]} ({ Black should try} 40... Bf6 $1 $14 )41. Qd3 $2 ({White has to play} 41. e5 $1 $18 )Qc5 42. Kg2 Bb2 43. Qb3 (43. Qe2 $16 Be5 44. Nxe5 Qxe5 45. Qe3 )Bd4 $11 44. Qd3 Bb2 $1 (44... f5 45. exf5 exf5 46. Ne3 Bxe3 47. Qxe3 (47. fxe3 Qc6+ 48. Kf2 Qxa4 $16 )Qc6+ 48. Qf3 $18 )45. Qf3 {Black must now prevent Nxh6!} Qc7 46. Qb3 $36 { White is really pushing.} Bd4 {[#]} 47. e5 $1 {} Ba1 $2 ({Don't go for} 47... Bxe5 $2 48. Nxe5 Qxe5 49. Qxb6 $18 )(47... Qc5 $16 {might work better.} )48. Kh2 Qc6 (48... Bd4 {was worth a try.} 49. f4 gxf4 )49. Qe3 $18 Qxc4 $2 (49... Bb2 50. Qb3 (50. Qd3 Qc5 $16 )Ba1 )50. Qf3 Kf8 51. Nxh6 {} Qc7 52. Qa8+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2483"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "61"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. 0-0 a6 5. Bd3 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 c4 9. a4 Bb7 {LiveBook: 15 Games} 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Na3 Be7 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxb5 Qa5 14. Na3 $16 (14. Bxe4 Qxb5 15. Nd4 Qb6 $11 ))13. Nxb5 { Black must now prevent Nc7+.} 0-0 $146 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. Nbd4 g6 ({Much weaker is } 15... Ne5 $6 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Nf3 $14 )16. b4 ({White should try} 16. d3 $11 )cxb3 $15 17. Nxb3 Qa2 $1 {} 18. Qd1 e5 19. h3 Bf8 20. Ng5 (20. Re2 $15 )d5 $17 21. d4 Rxc3 22. Re2 dxe4 {Strongly threatening ... Ba6.} 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Bf4 {[#]} ({But not} 24. Bxe4 $2 Qxb3 25. Qxb3 Rxb3 $19 )Nc6 (24... Ned7 $1 $17 {aiming for ...h6.} 25. Rd2 {[#]} Rxc2 $1 { } 26. Qxc2 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 h6 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 )25. Nc1 $132 { The position is equal. White has counterplay (3)} Qd5 {Hoping for ...Nb4.} 26. Nxe4 Qxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Nb4 29. Re8 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Bf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Esserman, Marc"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2458"] [BlackElo "2584"] [PlyCount "195"] 1. e4 {} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} (5. Qg4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. Bb5 Ng6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. c3 Qb8 11. Qb4 Qc7 12. Qd4 Ne7 13. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 (42) Vachier Lagrave,M (2796)-Fontaine,R (2549) chess.com INT 2017} )Bxc5 6. b4 Bb6 { LiveBook: 22 Games} (6... Bf8 $5 {seems wilder.} 7. Nf3 a5 8. bxa5 Nc6 9. Bd3 Nge7 )7. Bb2 {White has an edge.} (7. Qg4 $5 {feels hotter.} Kf8 8. Nf3 a5 9. Bb2 axb4 10. Bd3 )Ne7 (7... Qh4 $5 {creates asymmetry.} )8. Nf3 a5 9. b5 a4 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. 0-0 Nc5 12. Nc3 (12. c4 $11 )Bd7 $36 { Black has the initiative.} 13. Rb1 $146 Rc8 14. Ba1 Ng6 (14... Nxd3 $6 15. cxd3 0-0 16. Nxa4 $11 )15. Ne2 0-0 16. g3 f6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Nf4 Be8 20. Re1 Bf7 {[#]} ({Black should try} 20... Ne4 $17 21. Nxe6 Bxf2+ 22. Kf1 Qb6 23. Nxf8 Bxe1 )21. Ng5 $1 $11 {} Ne4 $1 (21... fxg5 $6 22. Qd4 e5 23. Qxe5 $18 )22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qg4 $1 (23. Rxe4 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 e5 $17 )(23. Qxd8 Bxd8 24. Re2 (24. Rxe4 e5 25. Ng2 Rxc2 $17 )e5 $17 )e3 (23... Rxc2 $2 24. Nxg6 Rxf2 25. Kh1 $18 (25. Nxf8+ $2 Kxf8 26. Kh1 Qd5 $19 ))(23... g5 $11 )24. fxe3 $16 g5 25. Rbd1 (25. Nxe6 Qd7 26. Bxf6 Rc5 $11 )Qe7 26. h4 $1 {} (26. Bd4 $2 f5 27. Qh3 Bxd4 28. exd4 gxf4 29. gxf4 Bg6 $19 )Rc5 {[#]} (26... Rxc2 $2 27. hxg5 Bh5 28. Nxh5 $18 )27. c4 $1 {} Rf5 $2 {[#]} (27... Ba5 )(27... Rxc4 28. hxg5 )28. Nd5 $1 $18 {} Rxd5 (28... exd5 29. Qxf5 )29. cxd5 exd5 30. hxg5 (30. Qxa4 Qe6 $16 )Bxe3+ 31. Kg2 Be6 32. Qb4 $2 (32. Qxa4 Bf5 33. g6 Rc8 $16 )(32. Bxf6 Bxg4 33. Bxe7 Rf2+ 34. Kg1 Ba7 $11 )(32. Qh5 Bf7 33. Qf3 (33. Bxf6 Qxf6 34. gxf6 Bxh5 35. Rxd5 Bf7 $14 ))Qxb4 33. axb4 d4 34. Bxd4 Bd5+ 35. Kh2 Bxg5 36. Be3 (36. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 37. Rxd5 a3 $16 )Bb3 {White must now prevent ...Bxe3.} 37. Rc1 $1 a3 $2 (37... Ra8 {was called for.} 38. Bxg5 fxg5 )38. Rc3 Bxe3 39. Rxb3 { Endgame KRR-KRB} ({Less strong is} 39. Rcxe3 Bc4 40. Rxa3 Bxb5 $18 )Bd2 40. Ra1 Re8 41. Raxa3 ({Don't do} 41. Rbxa3 Bxb4 42. Ra8 Kf7 43. Rxe8 Kxe8 $18 )Re5 (41... Kf7 $142 42. Ra2 Be3 )42. Rd3 Bxb4 43. Ra8+ Kf7 44. Rd7+ Kg6 45. Rxb7 Bd6 46. Rd8 Re2+ 47. Kh3 Be5 48. Rd3 Rb2 49. Kg4 Rb4+ 50. Kf3 Kf5 51. b6 Bd4 52. Re7 (52. g4+ $18 Ke6 53. Ra3 )Bxb6 $16 53. Rd5+ Kg6 54. Rb7 Bc5 55. Rxb4 ({Not} 55. Rxc5 Rxb7 56. g4 Rb4 $11 )Bxb4 {KR-KB} 56. Ke4 Be1 57. g4 Bc3 58. Rd8 {Threatens to win with Rg8+.} Bb2 59. Rg8+ Kf7 {[#]} 60. Rb8 $1 {} Be5 61. Rh8 Kg6 62. Rh5 Bb2 63. Ra5 Bc3 64. Ra8 {Hoping for Rg8+.} Bb2 65. Ra2 Be5 66. Rg2 (66. Ke3 $16 )Kg5 $11 67. Rg1 Bf4 68. Rf1 Be5 69. Kf3 {Strongly threatening Rh1.} (69. Rf5+ $5 {is more complex.} Kxg4 70. Rf1 Kg3 71. Kf5 Kg2 72. Rb1 )f5 70. gxf5 Kxf5 71. Rb1 Bd6 72. Rb5+ Be5 73. Ra5 Ke6 74. Ke4 Bg3 75. Ra6+ Kd7 76. Kd5 Kc7 77. Rg6 Bf2 78. Rg7+ Kb6 79. Rg6+ Kb7 80. Rf6 Bg3 81. Kc5 Bh2 82. Rf7+ Ka8 $2 { [#]} (82... Kc8 $11 )83. Kc6 $1 $18 { White is clearly winning.} Bb8 84. Rf1 Ba7 85. Kc7 {White threatens Rf8+ and mate.} Bb8+ 86. Kc8 Ba7 87. Rb1 Be3 88. Rb3 Ba7 89. Kc7 Bf2 90. Rf3 Bd4 91. Rf5 Be3 92. Rf8+ Ka7 93. Rf3 Bb6+ 94. Kc6 {White wants to mate with Ra3+.} Bd4 95. Rf7+ Ka8 96. Rd7 Be5 97. Kb6 Bb8 98. Rd8 (98. Rh7 $142 Be5 99. Re7 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "61"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. 0-0 a6 5. Bd3 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} g6 (5... Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 c4 9. a4 Bb7 10. d4 cxd3 11. Bxd3 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Be7 13. h3 0-0 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Nbd2 Rfb8 16. Qa5 Bd8 17. Qxc7 Bxc7 18. b4 {1/2-1/2 (18) Nakamura,H (2785)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2796) Sharjah 2017} )6. c3 Bg7 7. Bc2 Ngf6 8. d4 0-0 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 9. e5 dxe5 $146 (9... Ne8 10. e6 fxe6 11. Ng5 Nc7 12. dxc5 d5 {1-0 (39) Pablo Marin, A (2375)-Vehi Bach,V (2390) Spain 1993} )10. dxe5 Ng4 { } 11. e6 $1 {} fxe6 12. h3 ({White should play} 12. Qe2 $16 Nde5 13. Ng5 )Nh6 13. Bb3 Nf7 14. Bxe6 Nde5 15. Ng5 Qb6 16. Qd5 Bf6 (16... h6 $5 {feels hotter.} 17. Bxc8 Raxc8 18. Ne6 Rfe8 19. Nxg7 Red8 )17. Re1 {Rxe5 is the strong threat.} (17. Bxf7+ $5 {is more complex.} Nxf7 18. Ne4 Bf5 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Nxc5 b6 21. Na4 )Bxg5 18. Bxf7+ $1 Nxf7 19. Bxg5 Qxb2 20. Bxe7 Qxa1 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Qxc5+ Kg7 {[#] aiming for ...Bf5.} 23. Qd4+ Kf8 $1 24. Qb4+ Kg7 {Hoping for ...Bf5.} 25. g4 Qxa2 {Threatens to win with ...Be6. } 26. Re8 {[#] Threatening mate with Qf8+.The position is equal.} Bf5 27. Qf8+ Kf6 28. Qe7+ Kg7 29. Qf8+ Kf6 30. Qe7+ Kg7 31. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ahlander, Bjorn"] [Black "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2416"] [BlackElo "2524"] [PlyCount "62"] 1. d4 { } Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 0-0 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. 0-0 d5 8. cxd5 {E16: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Bb4+} (8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. Qa4 Bd6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qxd7 Nxd7 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rd1 Be7 15. Nc4 Nf6 16. f3 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. Nxe3 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 e5 {1/2-1/2 (22) Bluebaum,M (2632)-Yu,Y (2738) Moscow 2017} )Bxd5 9. Qc2 Bxd2 10. Bxd2 {LiveBook: 4 Games} Nbd7 {} 11. b4 c5 $146 (11... Rc8 12. a4 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b5 Qb6 15. Rfc1 Qb7 { 0-1 (25) Peng,Z (2462)-Van Vliet,J (2296) Haarlem 2008} )12. dxc5 {Strongly threatening c6.} bxc5 13. bxc5 Rc8 14. Rfc1 Nxc5 15. Be3 Nce4 16. Qxc8 Qxc8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Bxa7 Ra8 19. Bd4 Rxa2 20. Rxa2 Bxa2 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 $14 { Endgame KBN-KBN. The position is equal.} 22. Ne5 Bd5 23. f3 Ne8 24. e4 Ba2 25. Kf2 f6 26. Nd3 Bc4 27. Nb2 Bb5 28. Bf1 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Nd6 30. Ke2 Kf7 31. Ke3 e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kleinman, Michael"] [Black "Bailet, Pierre"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2289"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "111"] 1. e4 { } c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. 0-0 Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 0-0 8. h3 {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6} f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 Ba6 {LiveBook: 11 Games} 11. Na3 (11. c4 d6 12. e6 Ne5 13. Nc3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Rb8 15. Re2 Bc8 { 1/2-1/2 (58) Caruana,F (2817)-Nakamura,H (2793) Saint Louis 2017} )e6 12. h4 $146 (12. Nc4 Bxc4 13. dxc4 g5 14. Be3 Qe7 15. b4 cxb4 16. cxb4 Qxb4 17. Qxd7 {1/2-1/2 (57) Warakomska,A (2343)-Socko,M (2466) Warsaw 2017} )d6 { } 13. Bg5 Qd7 {} 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Nc4 Qd5 16. Qe2 $36 { White has some pressure.} Rfe8 17. Nce5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. c4 {[#]} Bh2+ (19... Bxc4 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 20. dxc4 Qe4 )20. Kxh2 $16 Qd4 21. Qe5 Rab8 ({Don't capture} 21... Qxd3 $2 22. Rad1 (22. Qxc5 Qxc4 23. Qd6 Qd5 $11 )Qxc4 23. Rd7 $18 )22. b3 Rb7 23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. Re5 {aiming for Ra5.} Rd7 25. Rae1 Kf7 26. Ra5 Bc8 27. Bf4 a6 28. Rc5 Bb7 29. Kg3 Rh8 30. Rce5 Re7 31. Bg5 Ree8 32. Bc1 Bc8 33. Rc5 Bb7 34. Bf4 Rd8 35. Rce5 Rhe8 36. f3 Ra8 37. Bd2 Rac8 38. Rc5 Kg7 39. Bf4 Rcd8 40. Be5+ Kf7 41. Bf4 Kg7 $1 42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Rh1 Rg8 44. Bg5 Ra8 45. Kg3 Rh8 46. Bh6 Kf6 47. Kf4 Kf7 48. h5 Rag8 49. g3 gxh5 50. Bg5 Kg6 51. Re1 { White has strong compensation.} Re8 (51... Kf7 $16 {keeps fighting.} 52. Bh4 Rg6 )52. Bh4 $1 $18 Rhf8 53. Rce5 ({White should play} 53. Ke5 $1 $18 )Bc8 $16 54. Rc5 (54. Rg1 $16 )Bb7 $18 {[#]} 55. Rce5 (55. Ke5 $1 $18 )Bc8 $16 {[#]} 56. Rc5 (56. Rg1 $1 $16 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vaishali R"] [Black "Perelshteyn, Eugene"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2509"] [PlyCount "105"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nbd7 5. d3 b6 6. 0-0 Bb7 7. Nbd2 g6 8. Re1 Bg7 9. Bf1 0-0 10. d4 Qc7 { LiveBook: 7 Games. B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous} 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 e5 {The position is equal.} 13. d5 Nc5 {} 14. Bc2 a5 15. a4 Na6 $146 (15... Rfc8 16. Ra3 Ba6 17. Rc3 Qe7 18. Nf1 {0-1 (48) Handke,F (2498)-Ruck,R (2574) Germany 2009} )16. Ra3 Nd7 17. Bd3 Nb4 18. Bb5 Nc5 19. Nb3 h6 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Bc4 Kh7 22. Bd2 Qd8 23. Rae3 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Bc3 Qd7 {[#]} (25... Ra7 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} )26. Nh4 $1 $16 Ba6 27. b3 (27. Bxa6 $16 Rxa6 28. Rg3 )Bxc4 $11 28. bxc4 Qf7 $2 (28... Bf6 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 29. Rh3 Bxh4 30. Rxh4 f4 )29. Rg3 $18 f4 30. Rg6 f3 $2 (30... Ra6 {is more resistant.} 31. Qb1 Kg8 32. Bxb4 axb4 )31. Qb1 {White wants to mate with Rxh6+!} Kg8 {[#]} 32. Nxf3 (32. Rxe5 $142 $1 { } dxe5 33. Bxe5 )Rad8 $2 (32... Ra6 33. Bd2 Qf5 34. Bxh6 Kh7 )33. Bd2 Qf5 34. Bxh6 Kh7 {aiming for ...Qxb1.} 35. Rxg7+ Kxh6 36. Qxf5 Rxf5 37. Rg4 Rb8 38. Rb1 Rbf8 39. Rb3 Rf4 {[#]} 40. Nxe5 $1 { White is clearly winning.} Rxg4 (40... dxe5 41. Rh3# )41. Nxg4+ { Endgame KRN-KRN} Kg5 42. Rg3 Rf4 43. Ne3+ Kf6 44. Rg4 Rxg4 45. Nxg4+ {KN-KN} Kg5 46. Ne3 Nd3 47. Nd1 Ne5 48. Nb2 Kf4 49. h4 { } Ke4 50. h5 Kd4 51. h6 Kc3 52. h7 Ng6 {[#]} 53. f4 $1 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "64"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 {E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations} 10. Nxe4 Nbd7 (10... Bb7 11. Bc3 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 0-0 16. 0-0 Qc7 17. Rad1 {1-0 (55) Aronian,L (2815)-Karjakin,S (2771) Stavanger 2014} )11. Nxf6+ $146 (11. Bg2 Bb7 12. 0-0 0-0 13. Rad1 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 c5 16. Bf4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 {1-0 (63) Navara,D (2663)-Wojtaszek,R (2591) Lubniewice 2005} )Bxf6 12. 0-0-0 { } c5 {[#]} (12... Bb7 $11 { remains equal.} )13. d5 $1 $16 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxf1 15. Re1+ ({Reject} 15. Rhxf1 $6 0-0 $11 )Kf8 16. Rhxf1 b5 17. Re4 g6 18. Bh6+ (18. d6 $16 )Bg7 $1 $14 {} 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qb2+ Qf6 21. Re7 Nb6 22. d6 Qxb2+ 23. Kxb2 {[#] Hoping for Ng5.} Rhd8 24. Rd1 {Black must now prevent Ne5.} Nc8 25. Rc7 Nxd6 26. Ng5 {Ne6+ is the strong threat.} Kg8 27. Rxc5 h6 28. Rcd5 (28. Nf3 $5 {is interesting.} Nc4+ 29. Kc2 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Nd6 31. Kc2 )hxg5 { The position is equal.} 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Kg7 31. f3 Rh8 32. Rd2 Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jobava, Baadur"] [Black "Landa, Konstantin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2611"] [PlyCount "117"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d4 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} (6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 c6 10. 0-0-0 h6 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Rde1 Nc7 13. Bd1 Ne6 14. h3 h5 15. Ng5 Nxg5 16. Bxg5 Be6 17. f4 Kd7 18. Rhf1 g6 {1-0 (69) Onischuk,V (2601)-Li,C (2720) Doha 2016} )Bg4 7. Be3 g6 8. h3 {White has an edge.} Bd7 $146 (8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7 10. Bd3 d5 11. 0-0 Bg7 12. Re1 0-0 13. Nd2 f5 14. Bxe4 dxe4 {1/2-1/2 (63) Scheuch,B (1376)-Gehle,P (1379) Arendsee 2009} )9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 {Black must now prevent 0-0-0.} Bh6 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. 0-0 Bxe3 13. fxe3 0-0-0 14. e4 f6 (14... Qxe4 $2 15. Rae1 (15. Bxf7 Qe7 16. Bc4 Kb8 $14 )Qf5 16. d5 $18 )15. b4 g5 (15... Qg7 $16 )16. b5 $18 Nb8 17. Rae1 h5 {} 18. Qc3 (18. Qa5 $18 )Qg7 19. a4 Rde8 (19... g4 $142 )20. Nd2 h4 21. Be2 $2 (21. Bd5 $18 )g4 $1 $14 {} 22. Bxg4 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Qxg4 24. Rxf6 Nd7 25. Rf2 h3 26. g3 $1 h2+ 27. Kh1 (27. Rxh2 $2 Rxh2 28. Kxh2 Rh8+ 29. Kg2 Qh3+ 30. Kf2 Qh2+ 31. Ke3 Qxg3+ 32. Nf3 Qxf3+ $1 { } 33. Kxf3 Rh3+ 34. Kf4 Rxc3 $19 )Rh3 28. Re3 ({But not} 28. Rxh2 $2 Rxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Rh8+ 30. Kg1 Qh3 $19 )(28. Rf7 Rxg3 29. Nf3 Rg1+ $1 { } 30. Rxg1 hxg1=R+ 31. Nxg1 Rg8 32. Rf8+ Rxf8 33. b6 axb6 34. Qh3 Qxe4+ 35. Qg2 Rh8+ 36. Nh3 Rxh3+ 37. Kg1 Qe3+ 38. Qf2 Rh1+ $1 {} 39. Kxh1 Qxf2 40. a5 Nf6 41. a6 bxa6 42. c3 Ng4 43. d5 Qh2# )Qg6 29. a5 Kb8 (29... Rh5 $16 {was worth a try.} )30. Ref3 Rg8 31. a6 ({Don't do} 31. Rxh2 $6 Rh5 $11 )(31. Rg2 $16 )bxa6 {[#]} (31... Rxg3 $11 32. Rxg3 Qxg3 33. Qxg3 Rxg3 )32. bxa6 ({White should play} 32. Rg2 $1 $16 )Rxg3 $11 33. Rxg3 $40 { White has some attack.} Qxg3 34. Qxg3 Rxg3 35. Rxh2 { Endgame Rh8+ would kill now. KRN-KRN} c5 36. Rh7 Kc7 37. e5 { } Re3 $2 {} (37... Rg6 $11 )38. exd6+ $18 Kc6 {[#]} 39. d5+ $1 Kxd5 40. Rxd7 {KRN-KR} Re1+ 41. Kg2 Re2+ 42. Kf3 Rxd2 43. Rxa7 Kxd6 {[#]} 44. Rd7+ $1 {} Kxd7 45. a7 Rxc2 46. a8=Q {KQ-KR} Rc1 47. Qa4+ Kc8 48. Ke4 Rh1 49. Qc6+ Kb8 50. Qb5+ (50. Qxc5 $142 Kb7 51. Qe3 Kc6 52. Qf3 Rh7 53. Kd4+ Kb6 54. Qb3+ Ka7 55. Qa2+ Kb8 56. Qg8+ Kc7 57. Qxh7+ Kd6 58. Qf7 )Kc7 51. Qxc5+ Kd8 52. Qg5+ Ke8 {White mates.} 53. Qg4 Re1+ 54. Kd5 Re7 55. Qg8+ Kd7 56. Qb8 Re1 57. Qb5+ Kc8 58. Qc4+ Kd7 59. Qa4+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kleinman, Michael"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2289"] [PlyCount "39"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 {B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 without Be2} Bd6 (7... Nf6 8. 0-0-0 Rb8 9. Be2 d6 10. Qg3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Ba7 Ra8 13. Be3 b5 14. f4 Bb7 15. fxe5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 {1-0 (42) Nepomniachtchi,I (2767) -Adhiban,B (2666) Doha 2016} )8. 0-0-0 {[#] Threatens to win with Ndb5!} Be5 $1 9. g3 {White has an edge.} Nge7 10. Qe2 b5 11. Qd2 $146 (11. f4 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Rb8 14. Qd2 b4 {1/2-1/2 (23) Motylev,A (2663)-Bosiocic,M (2602) Moscow 2017} )Rb8 12. Nxc6 (12. f4 $14 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 )Qxc6 $11 13. Bg2 Qc4 14. Bf4 $36 { Black is under pressure.} f6 ({Black should try} 14... Bxc3 $14 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Ra8 )15. Bxe5 $18 fxe5 16. Qd6 Nc6 $2 {[#]} (16... Rb7 )17. a3 $1 {White is clearly winning.} b4 18. Bf1 Qxf1 19. Rhxf1 bxc3 20. bxc3 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Grandelius, Nils"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "139"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. Qf3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Rfe1 0-0 12. Rad1 g6 13. Na4 {LiveBook: 4 Games. B46: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 a6} Nd7 (13... Nxe4 $2 14. Bxe4 e5 15. Bxe5 $18 )14. c4 {[#]} (14. Bf1 $14 )d4 $146 (14... Qa5 15. Bc2 Rfd8 16. Qg3 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 (41) Kasimdzhanov,R (2673) -Movsesian,S (2618) Sochi 2006} )15. e5 {The position is equal.} Rb8 16. Be4 Nb6 $1 {} 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. b3 c5 19. Bh6 Rfd8 20. Rd3 Rd7 21. Bxb7 Rdxb7 22. Qf4 Qa5 {} 23. Re2 Qd8 $40 { White needs to defend precisely.} 24. Rf3 Qe8 $1 25. Rd2 a5 26. Rdd3 a4 27. h4 $1 axb3 28. axb3 Ra8 {} 29. h5 Ra1+ 30. Kh2 Re1 {[#] } 31. Rg3 (31. b4 $1 $11 {} )Ra7 $1 $17 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rh3 Raa1 $1 (33... Qb8 34. Bg7 $1 {} f5 35. Qh6 $18 )34. Rdf3 Rh1+ 35. Kg3 Bd8 $1 36. b4 Qd7 (36... cxb4 $17 37. Qxd4 Rae1 )37. bxc5 $11 f5 38. Rd3 Rxh3+ 39. gxh3 Qc6 ({Reject} 39... Be7 40. Qxd4 (40. Rxd4 $2 Qb7 41. c6 Qxc6 $19 )Qxd4 41. Rxd4 $16 )(39... Bc7 $11 {remains equal.} )40. f3 $1 $16 ({ Not} 40. Qxd4 $2 Rg1+ 41. Kf4 g5+ 42. Ke3 Re1+ 43. Kd2 Ba5+ 44. Qc3 Bxc3+ $19 )Be7 ({Black should try} 40... Rg1+ 41. Kf2 (41. Kh2 Re1 $16 )Rb1 )41. Qxd4 Ra7 {[#]} 42. h4 $1 Bxc5 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Bg5 {Intending Bf6 and mate. } Rf7 45. Qb8 {White threatens Rd8 and mate.} Bf8 46. Qb5 Qc7 47. Be3 f4+ (47... Qc8 $16 48. c5 f4+ 49. Bxf4 Bxc5 )48. Bxf4 $18 Bg7 (48... Qa7 $142 49. Qb1 Rf5 )49. Rd6 {Hoping for c5.} Qa7 {( -> ...Qg1+)} 50. Qb1 Rf5 51. Rb6 Qc7 52. Rb7 Qxc4 53. Qc1 Qd4 54. Qe3 Qxe3 (54... Qa1 $16 )55. Bxe3 $16 { Endgame KRB-KRB} Kg8 56. f4 {Re7 is the strong threat.} Bf8 57. Kg4 Ba3 58. Ra7 Bb4 59. Ra6 Kf7 60. Bb6 Be7 61. Ra7 Ke8 62. Ra8+ Kf7 $2 {[#]} (62... Kd7 63. Rh8 Rf7 )63. Bd8 $1 $18 {Strongly threatening Ra7.} Bxd8 (63... Bb4 $142 64. Ra7+ Kg8 )64. Rxd8 {KR-KR} Rh5 65. Rd7+ Kf8 66. Ra7 Rh6 67. Kg5 {White mates.} Rh5+ 68. Kf6 {} Rf5+ 69. Kxg6 Rxf4 70. h5 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Black "Vaishali R"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2259"] [PlyCount "89"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 0-0 7. e3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. 0-0 Nd7 13. Qb3 {D58: Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defence} Re8 (13... b5 14. a4 a6 15. a5 g6 16. Rac1 Bg7 17. Rc2 Qe7 18. Bd3 Nf6 19. Rfc1 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 {1/2-1/2 (51) Ivanchuk,V (2733)-Karjakin,S (2776) Beijing 2013} )14. Rad1 {LiveBook: 4 Games} b5 15. a4 {The position is equal.} a6 16. a5 Be7 17. Na2 {} Bd6 18. Nc1 Qf6 19. Nd3 Re6 {[#]} 20. Nd2 $146 (20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 {0-1 (42) Sturua,Z (2536)-Lputian,S (2627) Bled 2002} )Qh4 { [#]} 21. g3 Qh3 22. Bf3 Rae8 23. Rc1 h5 24. Qd1 Rg6 (24... Qf5 $14 25. Nb3 Qh7 )25. Bg2 Qf5 26. Nf4 $36 { White has strong initiative.} Bxf4 27. exf4 ({Don't play} 27. gxf4 Qh3 28. Qf3 Qf5 $14 )h4 28. Nf3 hxg3 29. hxg3 {Black must now prevent Nh4.} Rge6 30. Qc2 Qxc2 31. Rxc2 Nf6 (31... Re2 $142 32. Rfc1 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 f6 )32. Rfc1 Ne4 (32... Re2 $16 )33. Ne5 $18 Nd6 {[#]} 34. Nxc6 (34. Bh3 $1 $18 )Nc4 (34... Nf5 $16 { is a better defense.} )35. Ne5 $1 ({Stronger than} 35. Bxd5 Rxc6 36. Bxc6 Bxc6 $15 )f6 36. Nd3 ({Weaker is} 36. Nxc4 Re1+ 37. Kh2 bxc4 $11 )Rd6 37. Bh3 Kf7 38. Nc5 Bc8 39. Bxc8 Rxc8 40. Re1 Re8 41. Rxe8 Kxe8 42. Re2+ Kf7 43. f5 g6 44. fxg6+ Kxg6 45. Kg2 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Esserman, Marc"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2458"] [PlyCount "73"] 1. d4 {} f5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 d6 {A80: Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves} (3... e6 4. Be2 b6 5. Bf3 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. Nge2 0-0 9. 0-0 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Re1 Nc6 { 1-0 (45) Morozevich,A (2683)-Kamsky,G (2637) Sochi 2016} )4. Be2 c6 5. c4 $146 (5. Nd2 Nbd7 6. Ngf3 g6 7. h4 Bg7 8. h5 Nxh5 9. Rxh5 gxh5 10. Ng5 Nf6 11. Bxh5+ Kf8 12. Nf7 {0-1 (12) Bruno,G (1682)-Rodriguez Vila,A (2435) Villa Martelli 2014} )Qa5+ {White is slightly better.} 6. Nc3 e5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Nf3 Nd7 (8... Nxc3 $5 {is more complex.} 9. Qd2 e4 10. Ng1 Be6 11. a3 Be7 )9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qxc3 11. 0-0 Be7 (11... exd4 $6 12. Rc1 Qb2 13. Rb1 (13. exd4 Qxd4 14. Re1 Kf7 $15 )Qxa2 14. exd4 $16 )12. c5 d5 $1 ({But not} 12... dxc5 $6 13. Rc1 Qb4 14. a3 $16 (14. dxe5 Nb6 $14 ))13. Nb3 0-0 $1 14. Rc1 Qb4 $1 15. a3 Qa4 $1 {And now ...f4 would win.} 16. dxe5 Qxa3 17. Qc2 {aiming for Rfd1.} a5 $1 18. Nd4 {Black must now prevent e6.} Qxc5 ({Don't go for} 18... Nxc5 $2 19. Ra1 Qb4 20. Rfb1 $18 )19. Qd3 (19. Nxf5 $15 Nb6 20. Qd1 (20. Qxc5 Bxc5 21. Nh6+ gxh6 $15 ))Qb6 (19... Qb4 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 20. Rb1 Nc5 )20. Nxf5 $17 Qd8 ({Black should try} 20... Rxf5 $17 21. Qxf5 Nc5 )21. e4 $11 Bb4 {...Nc5 is the strong threat.} 22. Qd4 Qb6 23. Qa1 {Threatening e6.} dxe4 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Nd6 {[#]} ({White should play} 25. Nxg7 $15 Kxg7 26. Rfe1 $1 {} )Bxd6 $1 $17 26. exd6 Nf6 27. Be5 Bd7 28. Rfe1 Rae8 (28... Bf5 $17 )29. Rxe4 $1 $11 c5 (29... a4 $11 {remains equal.} )30. Rf4 (30. Rb1 $16 Qd8 31. Rxb7 )Qd8 $14 31. Ba2 b6 32. Re1 $40 { White mounts an attack.} Nh5 $2 {} (32... b5 $11 )33. Rxf8+ $18 Rxf8 {[#]} 34. Bxg7+ $1 {} Nxg7 35. Re7 Qxe7 36. dxe7 {} Rf5 {[#]} 37. Be6 $1 {} 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "129"] 1. d4 { } Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7} 11. Qc1 Nbd7 (11... a5 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Qb1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 {1-0 (44) Ding,L (2760)-Aronian,L (2785) Sharjah 2017} )12. Nc3 Qe7 { LiveBook: 5 Games. The position is equal.} 13. a5 $146 (13. Rd1 Rfe8 14. a5 Rab8 15. Bd2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 {1/2-1/2 (49) Bu,X (2681) -Onischuk,A (2665) Tsaghkadzor 2015} )e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Ng6 {...Bxf4 is the strong threat.} 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Rd1 Ne4 20. Nd5 {[#] Threatens to win with Nc7.} Rac8 21. Qe3 Rfe8 22. f3 Nf6 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Nc3 Nxf4+ 25. gxf4 d5 26. Ra4 Kf8 27. Rb4 $36 { White is more active.} Re7 28. e4 dxe4 29. fxe4 Ne8 30. Kf3 f6 31. Rb6 g5 32. f5 h5 (32... Rc4 $2 33. Rd8 $18 )33. Rd4 Rf7 34. Ke3 Kg7 35. Rdb4 Rcc7 {[#]} (35... Rc5 $142 )36. Re6 $1 $16 {} Rc8 37. Reb6 (37. h3 $142 )Rcc7 $1 38. Re6 ({Better is} 38. Nd5 Rcd7 39. Re6 )Rc8 39. h3 Rd8 40. Reb6 (40. Ke2 $16 )Nd6 $11 41. Kf3 Rdd7 42. Ke2 Nc8 43. Re6 Ne7 44. Ra4 Nc6 45. Nd5 Rf8 46. Ke3 h4 47. Ra1 Nd8 48. Rc1 Nxe6 49. fxe6 $14 { Endgame KRR-KRN} Rd6 50. Rc7+ Kh6 (50... Kg6 $2 51. Ne7+ Kh5 52. Nf5 Rxe6 53. Ng7+ Kh6 54. Nxe6 $18 )51. e7 Rh8 $2 (51... Re8 $14 )52. Rxb7 $18 {Strongly threatening Rb6.} Kg6 $2 (52... Re8 53. Rb6 Rxd5 54. exd5 Rxe7+ 55. Re6 Ra7 56. Rxf6+ Kh5 )53. Rb6 Rxb6 54. axb6 {KR-KN} Kf7 55. Nc7 Kxe7 56. Nxa6 g4 57. b7 gxh3 58. Kf3 {White mates.} Kd6 59. b8=Q+ Rxb8 60. Nxb8 {KN-K3P} h2 61. Kg2 Ke5 62. Nd7+ Kxe4 63. Nxf6+ ({Stronger than} 63. Kxh2 Kd3 $11 )Kd4 64. Ng4 ({And not} 64. Kxh2 Kc4 $11 )Kc4 65. Ne3+ ({Worse is} 65. Kxh2 Kb3 $11 )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2584"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "91"] 1. e4 {} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 0-0 9. h4 { LiveBook: 4 Games. C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4} (9. dxc5 $11 Bxc5 10. 0-0-0 )(9. a3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Nb8 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Bf2 a6 14. 0-0 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Na4 b5 {1/2-1/2 (30) Svidler,P (2748)-Short,N (2675) Caleta 2017} )a6 (9... cxd4 $15 10. Nxd4 Bxh4+ 11. Bf2 Bxf2+ 12. Qxf2 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 )10. dxc5 $146 (10. g3 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bh3 Rc8 13. 0-0 g6 14. Kh2 Qc7 15. Qf2 Na5 16. Ne2 Nc4 {0-1 (41) Kabanov,N (2521)-Riazantsev,A (2617) Novokuznetsk 2008} )Qa5 11. 0-0-0 {The position is equal.} Bxc5 12. Kb1 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Ng5+ Kg8 {And now ...f6 would win.} 17. Qe2 $1 { Hoping for Qh5.} Na4 $2 (17... b4 $2 18. Qh5 Rd7 19. Ne2 $18 )(17... f6 $1 $11 18. exf6 gxf6 )18. Rh3 (18. Qh5 $6 Nxc3+ 19. bxc3 Ra7 $14 )({White should play} 18. Nxa4 $18 Qxa4 19. Qh5 )Ra7 $16 19. Qh5 $1 {} Qb4 {} 20. Nxa4 bxa4 (20... Qxa4 $2 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7 Qxf4 24. Rf3 Qxe5 25. Rxf7+ Kd6 26. Rxa7 Qxg7 27. Rxg7 $18 )21. a3 (21. Qh7+ $16 Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7 )Qb5 $2 {} (21... Qxf4 $11 22. Rf3 Qxe5 23. Rxf7 Qxg5 24. hxg5 Rxf7 )22. Qh7+ $18 Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qxg7 { } Rf8 {next ...Rb7 is good for Black.} 25. Nh7 Rd8 26. Ng5 $2 (26. f5 {White wants to mate with f6+.} exf5 27. c4 $1 {} Qxc4 28. Rc3 Qxc3 29. bxc3 )Rf8 {White should prevent ...Rb7.} 27. c4 Qxc4 28. f5 $2 (28. Nh7 $18 Rd8 29. Rc1 Qe4+ 30. Ka1 )Qg4 $2 (28... Qe2 $11 29. f6+ Ke8 )29. f6+ $2 (29. Rf3 $18 {Black must now prevent Rc1.} Nd8 30. Rc1 )Ke8 $11 30. Rc1 Bd7 31. Rhc3 Rb7 32. Ka2 {Strongly threatening Nxf7.} Rb6 $2 { [#]} (32... Qxg2 $2 33. R1c2 Qg4 34. Nxf7 (34. Rxc6 Bxc6 35. Rxc6 Rxb2+ 36. Kxb2 Qd4+ 37. Rc3 Qb6+ 38. Ka2 Qf2+ 39. Ka1 Qg1+ 40. Kb2 Qb6+ 41. Kc2 Qf2+ 42. Kc1 Qg1+ 43. Kd2 Qf2+ 44. Kd3 Qg3+ 45. Kd4 Qf2+ 46. Re3 Qd2+ 47. Rd3 Qf2+ 48. Re3 Qd2+ 49. Rd3 Qf2+ 50. Re3 $11 )Qxg7 35. Nd6+ (35. fxg7 Kxf7 36. gxf8=N Kxf8 $16 )Kd8 36. Nxb7+ Kc7 37. fxg7 $18 )(32... Qe2 $2 33. R3c2 Qxe5 34. Nh7 $18 )(32... Rb8 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 33. Rxc6 (33. Nxf7 $2 Qxg7 34. Nd6+ Kd8 35. fxg7 Rg8 $19 )Bxc6 34. Rxc6 Qe2 35. Rxe6+ Kd7 36. Rd6+ Ke8 37. Re6+ Kd7 38. Rd6+ Ke8 39. Re6+ )33. h5 $1 $18 { h6 is the strong threat.} (33. Nxf7 Qxg7 34. Nd6+ (34. fxg7 $2 Rg8 35. Ng5 Rxg7 $19 )Kd8 35. fxg7 Rg8 $17 )d4 {[#]} (33... Qxg2 34. R1c2 Qg4 35. h6 )(33... Qxh5 34. Nh7 )34. Nxf7 $40 { White attacks with force.} (34. Rc5 $142 $1 )Rg8 $2 (34... Rxb2+ $18 35. Ka1 Rg8 36. Nd6+ Kd8 37. Nf7+ (37. Qxg4 Rxg4 38. Rxc6 Rgxg2 39. Rc8+ Bxc8 40. Rxc8+ Kd7 $18 )Ke8 38. Nd6+ Kd8 39. Qxg4 Rxg4 40. Rxc6 (40. Kxb2 dxc3+ 41. Kxc3 Rxg2 $15 )Rgxg2 41. Rc8+ Bxc8 42. Rxc8+ Kd7 )35. Nd6+ Kd8 {[#]} 36. Rxc6 $1 {} Rxc6 37. Qe7+ Kc7 {[#]} 38. Ne8+ $1 { White mates.} Rxe8 39. Rxc6+ Kxc6 40. Qd6+ Kb5 41. Qxd7+ Kc5 42. Qxe8 d3 43. Qe7+ Kd5 44. Qd6+ Ke4 45. Qb4+ Kf5 46. f7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "103"] 1. d4 {} d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 e5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Nh6 8. dxe5 dxe5 {A42: Modern Defence: Averbakh Variation} 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. h3 (10. Rd1+ $16 Bd7 11. Be2 )Be6 $11 {White has an edge.} 11. 0-0-0+ Kc8 $1 12. c5 $146 (12. g4 Nf7 13. Rg1 b6 14. c5 Kb7 15. Nd5 Rad8 16. Ba6+ {1-0 (42) Polgar,Z (2500)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2610) Dortmund 1990} )Nf7 13. Nd2 Nd4 14. Bc4 Rd8 15. Bxe6+ Nxe6 16. Nc4 c6 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. h4 h5 19. Rh3 Nf4 20. Rg3 $36 { [#] Threatens to win with Bxf4. White is more active.} Bh6 21. Kc2 Ke7 $2 (21... g5 $11 )22. Bxf4 $1 $18 Bxf4 (22... exf4 {was necessary.} 23. Rxg6 Rh8 )23. Rxg6 Rh8 24. Nd1 b6 (24... Ke6 $142 25. Nc3 Bh6 )25. cxb6 axb6 26. Nde3 ({White should play } 26. Nxb6 $18 Rd8 27. Nc4 )b5 $16 27. Nf5+ Ke6 28. Na5 Nh6 29. Nxh6 ({ Much worse is} 29. Nxc6 $6 Nxf5 30. exf5+ Kxf5 31. Ne7+ Ke6 $11 )Bxh6 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 30. b4 Bf8 (30... Kf7 $16 {was worth a try.} 31. Rg3 Ra8 )31. Nxc6 $18 Bd6 {[#] aiming for ...Rc8.} 32. Rg3 Rc8 33. Rc3 Kd7 34. Na7 $1 {} Ra8 35. Nxb5 Bxb4 36. Rc7+ Ke6 37. Kb3 Ba5 38. Rc6+ Ke7 39. a4 {} Rg8 40. g3 Rg4 $2 (40... Be1 41. Nc3 Bxf2 42. Nd5+ Kd7 43. Rxf6 Rxg3+ 44. Kc4 Rg2 )41. Nc3 Bxc3 $2 (41... Kf7 42. Nd5 Rg6 )42. Rxc3 {White is clearly winning.} Rxe4 {KR-KR} 43. a5 Rd4 44. Rc2 e4 45. a6 Rd6 46. Ra2 Rd8 47. a7 Ra8 48. Ra6 Kd8 49. Kc4 f5 50. Kd4 Kc7 51. Ke3 Kb7 52. Ra1 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "71"] 1. c4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 f5 5. d4 e4 {A35: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 Nf3} 6. Ng1 { LiveBook: 6 Games} cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 $146 {White is slightly better.} (7... Nf6 8. Nh3 Bb4 9. Be2 b6 10. 0-0 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. Qd2 {0-1 (43) Illescas Cordoba,M (2600)-Polgar,J (2671) Pamplona 2000} )8. Nge2 Nf6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 0-0 11. Bf4 d5 12. h4 Be6 13. c5 b6 14. Bb5 Rc8 {Threatening ...bxc5.} 15. b4 bxc5 16. bxc5 Qa5 17. Qd2 Nh5 18. Bd6 Rfe8 19. 0-0 Qd8 20. Qg5 $36 { Keeping Black busy.} Qxg5 (20... Nf6 $16 21. Rab1 h6 )21. hxg5 $18 f4 (21... Kf7 $16 22. f3 exf3 23. Rxf3 (23. gxf3 Kg6 24. Rae1 Bf7 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 $18 )Nxd4 )22. Rad1 Kf7 { [#]} 23. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 24. d5 Bd7 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 {[#]} 27. g4 $1 { } e3 $2 (27... fxg3 {was worth a try.} 28. fxg3+ Kg8 )28. Rd3 { White is clearly winning.} ({Stronger than} 28. gxh5 e2 $11 )({Less strong is} 28. fxe3 Ng3 $16 )e2 29. Re1 Kg6 30. gxh5+ Kxg5 {[#]} 31. h6 $1 gxh6 (31... Kxh6 32. Bxf4+ )32. Kg2 h5 33. Kf3 h4 34. Bxf4+ Kg6 35. Rd6+ Rxd6 36. cxd6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Blomqvist, Erik"] [Black "Gislason, Gudmundur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2548"] [BlackElo "2314"] [PlyCount "77"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 {LiveBook: 259 Games} Nd5 {D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6} (8... Bf5 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nh4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Bg4 12. Nc3 Nfd5 13. Nf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd5 15. Ba3 Rfe8 16. Ne5 Qxb3 17. axb3 Bxe2 {0-1 (84) Giri,A (2769)-Svidler,P (2751) Saint Louis 2016} )9. Rd1 $146 (9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qc1 Re8 11. Bh6 Bh8 12. e4 Nb6 13. Nc3 a5 14. Rd1 a4 15. Ng5 Bc4 16. d5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 {1/2-1/2 (117) Manolache,M (2561)-Stella,A (2439) Plovdiv 2012} )Bf5 ({Black should try} 9... Be6 $11 )10. e3 {} a5 {White is slightly better.} 11. Qe2 Nb6 12. Nc3 Na6 13. e4 $36 { Keeping Black busy.} Be6 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 (15... Nxd5 $14 16. Nd4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qc8 )16. Bg5 $16 {aiming for d6.} Bf6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nd4 Nc8 $2 {[#]} (18... Na4 $16 {was necessary.} )19. Nc6 $1 $18 { } Qb6 {[#]} 20. Be3 $1 {} Nc5 21. Ne4 Qa6 22. Nxf6+ exf6 23. Qc2 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Qb6 25. Rac1 Na6 26. Qc3 Kg7 (26... bxc6 $142 27. dxc6 (27. Qxf6 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Qe7 29. dxc6 Qxf6 $11 )Be8 )27. Rf1 ({ And not} 27. Qxa5 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 bxc6 $11 )Bf5 28. Nxa5 Nd6 {Black hopes to continue with ...Nb4.} 29. Nc4 Nxc4 30. Qxc4 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Rd8 32. Qc3 Qb6 33. a3 h5 34. b4 Qb5 35. Qd4 Rd6 36. Rf2 Qd7 37. Qc3 Bh3 $2 (37... b5 38. Re2 Bh3 39. Bxh3 Qxh3 )38. Bxh3 Qxh3 39. Rcf1 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Black "Thorfinnsson, Bjorn"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2524"] [BlackElo "2413"] [PlyCount "91"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. 0-0 Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nxe5 0-0 9. Nc3 Ba6 {LiveBook: 7 Games. C63: Ruy Lopez: Schliemann/Jaenisch Defence} (9... d6 10. Na4 Qe8 11. Nxc5 Qxe5 12. Nd3 Qxe4 13. f3 Qd4+ 14. Nf2 Qb6 15. b3 Ba6 16. Re1 Rae8 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 {0-1 (69) Borisek,J (2561)-Radjabov,T (2710) Doha 2016} )10. Nd3 Bd4 11. e5 Bxc3 { White is slightly better.} 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Qg4 $146 (13. Bd2 Qh4 14. f4 d6 15. Rf3 Qh5 16. Qe1 Rae8 17. Qe4 Bxd3 18. cxd3 dxe5 {1-0 (35) Nakar,E (2402) -Tseitlin,M (2380) Israel 2013} )Qe7 14. Bd2 Nb6 15. a4 {} Rae8 16. Rfe1 Qf7 {Threatens to win with ...Bxd3.} 17. Qd4 Bc4 18. a5 Nc8 19. Re4 $1 Bd5 20. Rf4 Qe7 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (21... Qxf8 $16 22. c4 Be6 )22. c4 $18 Be6 23. Bb4 d6 24. Re1 c5 25. exd6 cxd6 26. Qe4 {And now Bxc5 would win.} Re8 27. Bc3 Qd7 28. Rb1 Bf7 29. Qf3 Ne7 30. Rb7 $40 { White has strong attack.} Qa4 31. Nf4 Nf5 {[#]} (31... Qxc4 $142 32. Nh5 (32. Rxa7 d5 $14 )Bxh5 33. Qxh5 Rf8 34. Rxe7 Qxc3 35. Qd5+ Kh8 )32. h3 $1 $16 {Black must now prevent Nh5.} ({And not} 32. g4 Nh4 33. Qd3 Qc6 34. Rxf7 (34. Rxa7 $2 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Ne1+ 36. Kg3 Nxd3 $19 )Nf3+ 35. Kh1 (35. Kf1 $2 Nd2+ 36. Kg1 Re1+ 37. Qf1 Rxf1# )Ne5+ 36. Nd5 Nxf7 $15 )Qxc4 (32... Qxc2 $16 {might work better.} 33. Nd5 Qe4 )33. Rxa7 $18 Nh4 34. Qg3 $1 {} Nf5 {[#]} 35. Qg5 $1 {} ({Resist} 35. Qf3 $6 Nh4 36. Qg3 Nf5 $18 )Qxc3 36. Qxf5 Qf6 37. Qxf6 gxf6 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 38. Rd7 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Ra1 40. Rxd6 Rxa5 41. Rxf6 Ra2 42. g4 Rxc2 43. Kg3 Rc3+ 44. f3 Bg6 $2 (44... Kf8 45. Rc6 c4 46. Rc8+ Ke7 47. Rc7+ Kf8 48. Rc8+ Ke7 49. Rc7+ Kf8 50. Rc8+ )45. Nxg6 Kg7 46. Ne7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Bailet, Pierre"] [Black "Sarkar, Justin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2390"] [PlyCount "125"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d4 Qa5 6. Bd2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. Nb3 {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} Qd8 9. Be2 0-0 10. 0-0 { White is slightly better.} d6 11. f3 $146 (11. Be3 a5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bd7 14. Qd2 Bc6 15. f3 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 (28) Czarnota,P (2545)-Cyborowski,L (2560) Warsaw 2012} )Nd7 12. Rc1 Nc5 13. Be3 Nxb3 14. axb3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. c5 ({White should try} 16. Qd2 $14 )dxc5 $11 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Bxc5 Qa5 19. b4 Nxb4 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Qd6 {[#] Hoping for Ra1.} Nc6 22. Bf6 {next Nd5 is good for White.} Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Qb4 24. Nb5 Qxd6 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nxd6 Re7 27. g4 (27. Kg1 $5 {is more complex.} Ne5 28. Bb3 Rd8 29. Rfd1 Bd3 30. Nc8 )Be6 28. Bxe6 Rxe6 29. Nxb7 Rb8 30. Nc5 Re2 31. Nd3 Nd4 32. Rc7+ Kg8 33. Rd7 Ne6 34. Re7 Rd8 35. Re1 (35. Nc1 $5 {is interesting.} Rxb2 36. Rxe6 Rdd2 37. Re2 Rxe2 38. Nxe2 Rxe2 39. Ra1 )Rxe1+ 36. Nxe1 { Endgame KRN-KRN} Nf4 37. h4 ({Not} 37. Rxa7 Rd1 38. h4 Rxe1+ 39. Kh2 Nd3 40. Ra8+ Kf7 $17 )a5 38. Re4 Nd3 39. Re2 Nxe1 (39... Nf4 $5 {with more complications.} 40. Re5 Rd2 41. b3 Rd1 42. Kh2 Rd2+ )40. Rxe1 {KR-KR} Rd3 41. Rf1 Rd2 42. Ra1 Rxb2 43. Rxa5 Kg7 44. Ra7+ Kg8 45. Kg1 Rc2 46. Re7 Rb2 47. Re1 Kf7 48. Rf1 h5 49. Rf2 Rb1+ 50. Kg2 hxg4 51. fxg4+ Kg7 52. Kg3 Rb3+ 53. Rf3 Rb4 54. Ra3 Kf7 55. Ra7+ Kf8 56. Kf3 Rc4 57. Ra3 Kf7 58. Re3 Kf6 59. Re4 Rc3+ {The position is equal.} 60. Kf4 g5+ 61. hxg5+ Kg6 62. Re6+ Kg7 63. g6 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"] [Black "Piasetski, Leon"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2509"] [BlackElo "2300"] [PlyCount "69"] 1. e4 {} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. e5 {LiveBook: 17 Games. B06: Modern Defence} c5 $146 (7... Nd7 8. e6 fxe6 9. Ng5 Nf8 10. 0-0 Nf6 11. f3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. f4 Ne6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 {0-1 (35) Najer, E (2658)-Malakhov,V (2694) Moscow 2015} )8. e6 {[#] Be4 is the strong threat.} fxe6 9. dxc5 {The position is equal.} Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. 0-0 Nbd7 12. cxd6 exd6 13. Bh6 Nc5 14. Re1 Qd7 15. c4 (15. Bf1 $14 )Ng4 $11 16. Bf4 0-0 $36 { Black is more active.} 17. Bg3 e5 {Strongly threatening ...e4.} 18. Bf1 Rae8 (18... Nf6 $11 )19. cxb5 $14 axb5 20. Nd2 ({Better is} 20. Qd2 $14 )Nf6 $11 21. c4 {} b4 22. Rb1 Ra8 (22... Nh5 $11 )23. Rxb4 $14 Rxa2 24. Nb3 Nce4 25. c5 {Threatens to win with cxd6.} Nxf2 $2 { [#]} (25... Bc6 $11 )26. Qxd6 ({Less strong is} 26. Bxf2 Rxf2 27. Bc4+ (27. Kxf2 Nd5+ 28. Kg1 Nxb4 29. Bc4+ d5 $17 )(27. Qxd6 Bd5 28. Qxd7 Nxd7 $11 )(27. Na5 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Ba6 29. Qb3+ Kg7 $14 )d5 28. Kxf2 dxc4 29. Qxd7 (29. Rxc4 $2 Qc6 30. Rg1 Qb5 $19 )Nxd7+ 30. Kg1 cxb3 31. Rxb7 Nxc5 $16 )(26. Qb1 $1 $18 { is the precise move to win.} Nd3 27. Qxd3 )Qc8 $2 {} (26... Bd5 $16 )27. Bxe5 (27. Bc4+ $142 Kg7 28. Qe7+ Kh6 29. Rxb7 )N2g4 28. Bc4+ ({And not} 28. Qe7 Rf7 29. Bxf6 Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Nxf6 $11 )Kg7 29. Qe7+ Kh6 30. Rxb7 Nxe5 31. Qg7+ {White mates.} Kg5 32. Rxe5+ Kf4 33. Qh6+ Kxe5 34. Re7+ Kf5 35. Nd4+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Firat, Burak"] [Black "Nebolsina, Vera"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2285"] [PlyCount "65"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Rc1 cxd4 {D85: Exchange Grünfeld: Unusual White 7th moves and lines with 7 Nf3} 10. cxd4 {} Qa5+ (10... e6 11. Bc4 0-0 12. 0-0 Na5 13. Bd3 b6 14. h4 Bb7 15. h5 f5 16. e5 gxh5 17. Ng5 {1-0 (42) Bukavshin,I (2618) -Inarkiev,E (2706) Moscow 2015} )11. Bd2 Qd8 {White is slightly better.} 12. d5 Ne5 $1 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. 0-0 $146 (15. g3 Bh3 16. f4 Bd4 17. Qa4+ { 1-0 (38) Popov,V (2561)-Nestorovic,N (2415) Budva 2009} )Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 { Hoping for f4.} Bf4 $1 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. Bc3 (18. Bxf4 $14 Qxf4 19. Qd4 )g5 $11 {( -> ...Qh6+)} (18... Bxc1 19. Qxc1 (19. Bxh8 Bf4 20. Bd4 Kg8 $15 )f6 {[#]} 20. e5 $1 {} Qxd5 21. exf6 $18 )19. Qh5 Rg8 {White must now prevent ...Rg6.} 20. Kg1 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 a6 22. Ba4 b5 23. Bb3 $1 Bd7 { Black wants to play ...Qg6.} 24. e5 Qg6 25. Qe2 Rc8 $2 {} (25... g4 $1 $15 26. e6 fxe6 )26. e6 $40 { White attacks with force.} fxe6 $2 (26... Bxe6 {is more resistant.} 27. dxe6 f6 )27. dxe6 Bc6 28. Bb2 {Threatens to win with Rxc6!} Qf5 29. Qd2 {aiming for Rxc6!} Qe4 { [#]} 30. Bd5 $1 {} ({Weaker is} 30. Qd5 Qxd5 31. Bxd5 Rg6 $14 )Qf4 (30... Bxd5 31. Rxc8# )31. Qd3 ({Not} 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Qxf4+ gxf4 $16 )Bb7 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. Qc2 (33. Qxh7 $142 b4 34. g3 a5 35. gxf4 gxf4+ 36. Kh1 Rg1+ 37. Kxg1 Bxe6 38. Bxe6 f3 39. Qh8# )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"] [Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2494"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "58"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d5 5. Bg2 e5 6. Nb3 Be6 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} 7. 0-0 Be7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nc3 {LiveBook: 5 Games} Rc8 $146 (9... h6 10. Bd2 0-0 11. Rc1 Qb6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 {1-0 (42) Lewtak,D (2301)-Kovalenko,I (2661) Katowice 2015} )10. e3 h6 11. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Rfd1 {} e4 14. a4 a6 15. a5 Qc7 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. f3 (17. Qe1 $11 )Bb4 $17 18. fxe4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 dxe4 {Hoping for ...Bg4.} ({Reject} 19... Nxe4 $6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rab1 $15 )20. Rf1 Qxc3 21. Rab1 Rc7 22. Rf4 (22. Rxf6 $17 {was worth a try.} gxf6 23. Bxe4 )0-0 $19 ({Don't do} 22... Qxa5 23. Bxe4 0-0 24. Rxb7 $17 )23. Bxe4 Nxe4 ({Much less strong is} 23... Qxa5 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Bxb7 $17 )24. Rxe4 Qxa5 25. Qf3 Qd5 26. Qf4 {[#]} Rxc2 $1 {} 27. Nxc2 {Threatens to win with Rd4.} Bc6 28. Rbb4 f5 { Black has strong compensation.} 29. Rbd4 fxe4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2447"] [BlackElo "2597"] [PlyCount "78"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2 0-0 9. h3 Be6 10. Bc2 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} (10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 h6 12. Bc2 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Ng3 Rad8 15. Bd2 Qd6 16. Qc1 Nd5 17. d4 exd4 18. Bxh6 Ne3 19. fxe3 d3 {0-1 (35) Ponomariov,R (2709) -Anton Guijarro,D (2650) Tallinn 2016} )d5 {LiveBook: 16 Games} 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Qe2 {} Bc8 $146 {[#]} (13... h6 $11 {keeps the balance.} )(13... Rfe8 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Qf3 Nd5 17. d4 Qf6 { 1/2-1/2 (30) Nevednichy,V (2604)-Sreeves,C (2251) London 2013} )14. Nc4 $1 $16 (14. Nxe5 $2 Nxe5 15. d4 Ng6 $19 )Nd7 15. b4 b5 {With the idea ...e4.} 16. Ne3 (16. Ncxe5 Ndxe5 17. Nxe5 Rfe8 $11 )Bxe3 17. Bxe3 Nf6 18. Ng5 { Strongly threatening Bc5.} h6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. dxe4 Qe6 21. Bc5 Rfe8 22. a4 Ne7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qxb5 Ng6 25. Be3 Nh4 (25... Nf4 $16 )26. Qf1 $18 Qg6 27. Kh1 (27. Kh2 $18 )Rd6 28. Red1 (28. b5 $18 )Rxd1 $14 29. Rxd1 {Black must now prevent f3.} Ba6 $1 {} 30. Qg1 Qc6 31. Bc5 Be2 32. Rd5 (32. Re1 $16 Bc4 33. f3 )Qg6 (32... Qe6 $11 )33. Be3 (33. f4 $16 {Hoping for Bf2.} Bc4 34. Rxe5 Rxe5 35. fxe5 )Ra8 $11 {Threatens to win with ... Ra1!} 34. Ra5 (34. Rxe5 $2 {[#]} Ra1 $1 {} 35. Bg5 Rxg1+ 36. Kxg1 hxg5 $19 )Rd8 (34... Rxa5 $11 35. bxa5 Qa6 )35. Ra1 ({But not} 35. Rxe5 Bf3 36. gxf3 Qxg1+ 37. Kxg1 Nxf3+ 38. Kg2 Nxe5 $15 )({White should try} 35. f3 $1 $14 Bd1 36. Qf2 (36. Bxd1 $2 Rxd1 37. Ra2 Rxg1+ $19 )(36. Bb1 $2 Bxf3 37. Ra2 Rd1 38. Qxd1 Bxd1 $19 )Nxg2 37. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Bxc2 39. Rxe5 )Qc6 {The position is equal.} 36. Qe1 Qg6 {} 37. Qg1 Qc6 38. Qe1 Qg6 {} 39. Qg1 Qc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Hambleton, Aman"] [Black "Ramirez, Alejandro"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "115"] 1. d4 {} d6 2. e4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Be3 e5 6. d5 Nce7 7. Bd3 f5 8. f3 Bh6 {A42: Modern Defence: Averbakh Variation} (8... h5 9. Nge2 Bh6 10. Qd2 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 f4 12. Qf2 g5 13. g3 Ng6 14. 0-0-0 Bd7 15. Rdg1 Qf6 16. h4 {1-0 (32) Tomashevsky,E (2714)-Inarkiev,E (2688) Sochi 2014} )9. Bxh6 Nxh6 10. Qd2 f4 {White is better.} 11. Nge2 {} g5 $146 (11... Nf7 12. 0-0 h5 13. Nc1 g5 14. Be2 Ng6 15. Nd3 g4 16. c5 {0-1 (29) Blumenstingl,J-Berger,S (2075) Germany 1997} )12. h3 Ng6 13. Nc1 Nf7 14. b4 ({White should try} 14. Bc2 $14 )a5 $11 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. c5 dxc5 17. Nb3 Ra8 18. Nxc5 0-0 19. Bc4 Nd6 20. Bb3 Qe7 21. 0-0-0 Rf7 22. Kb1 $36 { White has the initiative.} b6 23. Nd3 Bd7 24. Rc1 h5 25. Nd1 {} Bb5 26. Nb4 g4 ({Black should play} 26... Kh7 $14 )27. hxg4 $18 hxg4 28. Nf2 g3 {[#]} 29. Ng4 $1 { Hoping for Nh6+.} Rh7 30. Nh6+ (30. Rxh7 $6 Kxh7 31. Qc3 Rc8 $14 )Kg7 31. Nf5+ Nxf5 32. Rxh7+ (32. exf5 Rxh1 33. Rxh1 Rh8 $16 )Kxh7 33. exf5 Nh4 {[#]} (33... Nf8 $16 )34. d6 $1 {} Qxd6 (34... cxd6 35. Qd5 )35. Qxd6 cxd6 36. Rh1 Kg7 $2 (36... Kh6 {keeps fighting.} )37. Rxh4 Bf1 38. Nd5 Bd3+ (38... Bxg2 39. Rg4+ (39. Nxb6 $2 Bxf3 40. f6+ Kxf6 $19 )Kf8 40. Nxb6 Bxf3 41. Rg8+ Ke7 42. Nxa8 $18 )39. Kc1 {aiming for f6+.} Bxf5 40. Kd2 b5 41. Rh1 Ra7 42. Nc3 Ra5 43. Ne4 Ra7 44. Ke2 Bxe4 45. fxe4 { Endgame KRB-KR} Rc7 (45... Kg6 $142 46. Rd1 Ra6 )46. Rd1 Rc3 47. Kd2 (47. Rxd6 $18 {and White stays clearly on top. And now Kd2 would win.} Re3+ 48. Kd2 )b4 (47... Rc6 $16 48. Rb1 Rc5 )48. Rb1 {a3! is the strong threat.} Kf6 $2 {[#]} (48... Rc7 $16 {might work better.} 49. Bd5 Kf6 50. Rxb4 Rh7 )49. a3 $1 Re3 (49... bxa3 50. Kxc3 )50. a4 d5 (50... Rc3 $142 51. a5 f3 )51. Bxd5 Ra3 $2 {[#]} (51... Kg5 $18 52. Bb3 (52. Rxb4 Ra3 $18 )Rc3 )52. Bb3 $1 {White mates.} Kg5 53. Kd3 f3 54. gxf3 Kf4 55. Kc4 Kxf3 56. Kxb4 Rxa4+ 57. Bxa4 Kxe4 58. Bc6+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Sundararajan, Kidambi"] [Black "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "64"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 0-0 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 e5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. 0-0 Nxe5 {A49: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 g3: Anti-King's Indian systems} 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3 Nc6 {White is slightly better.} 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nd5 Bh3 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Bxg2.} (12... Bg4 13. e3 Rac8 14. h3 Bf5 15. c4 Bd3 16. Rfd1 e4 17. Bf6 {1-0 (54) Fressinet,L (2672)-Tissir,M (2376) Doha 2016} )13. c4 $146 (13. e4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nd4 15. c3 Ne6 16. Rad1 c6 17. Ne3 Nc5 18. Kf3 b5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 {1/2-1/2 (21) Filipovich,D (2248)-Esserman,M Philadelphia 2000} )Bxg2 $1 14. Kxg2 Rd7 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Rd2 e4 17. Rad1 {Black must now prevent Ne7+!} (17. Kf1 $5 {with more complications.} Kh8 18. Ke1 Ne7 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rad1 )Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Kg7 19. Rc1 Ne5 20. Kf1 f5 21. Ke1 g5 22. Nc3 h5 23. Rd1 Kf7 24. Rbb1 Ke6 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 $15 { Endgame KN-KN} c6 {} 28. Nc3 Kd6 29. h3 {[#]} (29. Nd1 $15 )Kc5 $1 $17 {Black is better.} 30. a3 b5 31. cxb5 cxb5 32. Kd2 a6 (32... h4 $17 {aiming for ...g4.} 33. g4 fxg4 34. Nxe4+ Kb6 35. Nxg5 Nf7 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ahlander, Bjorn"] [Black "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2416"] [BlackElo "2536"] [PlyCount "96"] 1. d4 {} f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 Nc6 11. Nd5 Qd7 12. Ba3 Re8 {A87: Dutch Defence: Leningrad System: 5 Nf3} 13. exf5 e4 14. Ng5 { LiveBook: 4 Games} Qxf5 {The position is equal.} 15. h4 h6 $146 {} (15... Nxd5 $6 16. cxd5 Nd4 17. Rc1 $16 )(15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nd4 17. Re1 Nb5 18. Bb4 e3 19. Rxe3 Rxe3 20. fxe3 { 1-0 (41) Steingrimsson,H (2532)-Kjartansson,G (2474) Reykjavik 2015} )16. Nh3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 Ne5 19. Qc1 Nf7 (19... Nd3 $15 20. Qxh6 Qh5 )20. Nf4 $14 g5 21. hxg5 (21. Bh3 $1 $14 Qf6 22. Bb2 (22. Ne6 c6 $11 ))hxg5 $15 22. Ne2 Qg6 (22... b6 $15 )23. Qxc7 $2 (23. Nd4 $11 )Qa6 $1 $19 { And now ...Bg4 would win.} 24. d6 Bg4 $1 {} (24... Qxa3 25. d7 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 )25. f3 {[#]} Bh5 (25... Qxa3 26. fxg4 Rf8 27. Bxe4 $14 )(25... Rac8 $1 $19 { is more deadly.} 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Qxd7 Qxa3 28. fxe4 Qc5+ 29. Nd4 Re7 )26. d7 {[#]} ({White should try} 26. Bb2 Qxd6 27. Qxd6 Nxd6 28. g4 )Red8 $1 $17 {Threatens to win with ...exf3.} 27. Bb2 (27. g4 $17 Bg6 28. Bb2 Qb6+ 29. Qxb6 axb6 30. Nc3 (30. fxe4 $2 Rxa2 31. Rb1 Rxd7 $17 ))Qb6+ (27... Qxe2 $2 28. Qc3 Kf8 29. Qc5+ Kg8 30. Qd4 Qxb2 31. Qxb2 Rxd7 32. Bh3 $18 )(27... exf3 $19 28. Qc3 Qg6 29. Bxf3 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Rxd7 )28. Qxb6 axb6 29. g4 Bg6 ({But not} 29... Rxa2 30. Bf6 Rxd7 31. Nc3 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 exf3+ 33. Kg3 $11 (33. Kxf3 Bg6 $15 ))30. Nc3 Rxd7 31. fxe4 Rd2 32. Ba1 {[#]} b5 $1 {} (32... Ne5 $19 33. Rf2 Rxf2 34. Kxf2 Bf7 )33. a4 ({Don't go for} 33. Rf2 $2 Rxf2 34. Kxf2 b4 $19 )(33. Bh1 $17 )(33. Nxb5 Raxa2 )b4 $19 34. Nb5 Re8 35. e5 Nxe5 $2 ({Better is} 35... Bc2 $19 36. Nd4 Bd3 )36. Bd4 $2 {} (36. Nc7 $11 Re7 37. Nd5 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Be4+ 39. Kg3 Bxd5 40. Rf5 )Nc6 {Black is clearly winning.} 37. Bc5 Be4 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Rf2 Rxg4+ 40. Kf1 Rd3 41. Ke2 Rxb3 42. Rf8+ Kg7 43. Nc7 Re4+ 44. Kd2 {[#]} b6 $1 45. Re8 (45. Bxb6 Kxf8 )Rxe8 46. Nxe8+ Kf7 47. Nd6+ Ke6 48. Nb7 Ne5 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"] [Black "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2394"] [BlackElo "2521"] [PlyCount "176"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qc2 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bf4 { D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation: Main line (5 Bg5 c6 6 Qc2)} (9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. 0-0-0 Nb6 11. h3 g6 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Kb1 0-0-0 14. Nd2 Ng7 15. g4 Kb8 16. Nb3 h5 17. f3 Bc8 18. Qf2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Ne6 20. f4 {0-1 (75) Nakamura,H (2793)-Onischuk,A (2667) Saint Louis 2017} )Nxf4 10. exf4 Nf6 11. Nf3 {Black has an edge.} Nh5 12. g3 g6 13. f5 Ng7 { [#]} 14. g4 $146 (14. fxg6 $15 fxg6 15. 0-0-0 (15. Ne5 0-0 16. 0-0-0 Nf5 17. Bxf5 Bxf5 $15 ))(14. fxg6 hxg6 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. 0-0-0 Bd6 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 {1/2-1/2 (60) Georgiev,V (2575)-Todorovic,G (2394) Bar 2010} )gxf5 $17 15. gxf5 Qd6 16. Ne2 Qf6 17. Ng3 Bd7 $1 18. 0-0-0 0-0-0 {} 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. f4 Be8 (20... Kb8 $17 21. Kb1 Bc7 )21. h4 h5 22. Rdf1 (22. Ne2 $11 {remains equal.} )Kb8 23. Kb1 Bd7 24. Ka1 Ka8 25. Re1 Bc8 26. Re3 Bb8 27. Ree1 Rdg8 28. Rhg1 Ne8 29. Qe2 Nd6 30. Nxh5 Qxh4 31. Rh1 Qd8 32. f6 Rh6 33. Rhg1 (33. Qd1 {was worth a try.} )Rgh8 $19 34. Rg5 Qb6 35. Rd1 Rf8 36. Bb1 Qc7 37. Rdg1 Qd8 38. Rg7 Qb6 39. Rg8 {[#]} Rh8 $1 40. Rxf8 Rxf8 41. Qf2 Rh8 42. Rg5 a6 43. Bd3 (43. Ng3 $142 )Ba7 44. Nf3 $2 (44. Ng3 )Ne4 45. Bxe4 dxe4 46. Nd2 Qxd4 (46... Qb4 $142 47. Nb3 Be6 )47. Qxd4 Bxd4 48. Nxe4 {[#] } Re8 $1 {} 49. Nhg3 {[#]} Bxf6 $1 {} 50. Rh5 (50. Nxf6 Re1# )Bd8 51. f5 Bc7 {White must now prevent ...Bxg3.} 52. Kb1 Ka7 53. Kc2 Rg8 54. Ne2 Be5 55. b3 f6 56. Kd3 Rd8+ 57. Kc2 Rd5 58. N2c3 Rd8 59. Ne2 $1 a5 60. Nd2 Rd5 61. Nc4 Bc7 62. Ne3 Re5 63. Kd2 (63. Kd3 $17 {was necessary.} )a4 64. bxa4 Bb6 65. Ng4 $2 (65. Nc4 {keeps fighting.} Rd5+ 66. Kc3 )Ba5+ (65... Rxf5 $2 66. Rxf5 Bxf5 67. Nxf6 $19 )66. Kd1 Rd5+ (66... Rxf5 67. Rxf5 Bxf5 68. Nxf6 $19 )67. Kc1 Bd2+ (67... Rxf5 $2 68. Rxf5 Bxf5 69. Nxf6 $19 )(67... Bxf5 68. Nxf6 Rc5+ 69. Kb2 $19 )68. Kb2 Bg5 (68... Rxf5 $2 69. Rxf5 Bxf5 70. Nxf6 $19 )69. Ng3 Rd2+ 70. Kc3 {Strongly threatening Rxg5!} Rg2 (70... Rxa2 71. Ne4 $17 )71. Ne4 Rxg4 72. Nd6 {[#]} Bxf5 $1 (72... Rxa4 73. Nxc8+ Ka6 74. Kb3 $19 )73. Nxf5 Rxa4 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 74. Kb3 (74. Rh7 {might work better.} )Rf4 75. Nd6 Rh4 76. Rxh4 Bxh4 {KB-KN} 77. a4 (77. Kc4 $142 )Bg3 {Black is clearly winning.} 78. Nf5 Be5 79. Kc4 Kb6 80. Kb4 Bf4 81. Kc4 Ka5 82. Kb3 Be5 83. Ne7 Bd6 84. Nf5 Bc5 85. Kc4 Bf8 ({Not} 85... Kxa4 86. Kxc5 b6+ 87. Kd6 $11 (87. Kxc6 b5 $11 )(87. Kxb6 Kb4 $11 ))86. Kb3 b5 87. axb5 cxb5 88. Ne3 Bc5 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Pfreundt, Jakob"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2483"] [PlyCount "67"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 {C45: Scotch Game} 9. h3 Nd7 10. Nf3 Bf6 $146 (10... Nc5 11. Be3 Nxd3 12. cxd3 c5 13. d4 Bb7 14. Qc2 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bf6 16. Rac1 { 0-1 (62) Klasan,V (2326)-Hansen,L (2570) Dresden 2008} )11. Re1 Re8 12. c3 c5 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Qc2 Bc6 15. Re3 Re7 16. Rae1 Qe8 17. Bc4 {} Rb8 18. Bd5 Bb5 (18... Ne5 $14 )19. a4 Ba6 20. Bc6 Bb7 21. e5 dxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxd7 $1 ({But not} 23. Rxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxe8 Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Rxe1+ 26. Kg2 Rbxe8 $15 )Qxd7 24. Rxe5 Rbe8 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. c4 h6 28. f3 a6 29. Qd2 (29. Qd3 $5 {looks sharper.} h5 30. b3 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qe7 32. Qe3 )Bc8 30. Qe3 ({Better is} 30. b3 $14 )Qxe3+ $11 { The position is equal.} 31. Bxe3 Bf5 32. a5 Bd3 33. Bxc5 Bxc4 34. h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Guramishvili, Sopiko"] [Black "Lemos, Damian"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [WhiteElo "2363"] [BlackElo "2471"] [PlyCount "52"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 0-0 6. 0-0 Nc6 {LiveBook: 148 Games} 7. a4 $146 {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} (7. c3 Bd7 8. Re1 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. h3 Rfd8 13. Qc2 Ne8 14. Be3 Nd6 15. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 (74) Carlsen, M (2855)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2789) Paris 2016} )Nh5 8. Nc4 Bg4 9. c3 e5 { } 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Ncxe5 dxe5 12. h3 Be6 13. Ng5 Bd7 14. Bc4 Qe7 15. Qb3 h6 (15... b6 $11 )16. Nf3 (16. Bxf7+ $5 {with more complications.} Rxf7 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 18. Qxb7 Rf8 19. Qxa7 Bc6 20. Qc5 )Rab8 17. Be3 b6 18. Rfd1 Nf6 {} 19. Nd2 Ne8 20. a5 Nd6 21. axb6 axb6 22. Ra7 Nc8 23. Ra6 Nd6 24. Ra7 Nc8 25. Ra6 Nd6 26. Ra7 Nc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "105"] 1. Nf3 {} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bf4 b6 5. h3 Bb7 6. e3 0-0 7. Be2 d6 8. 0-0 Nbd7 9. a4 a6 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 10. Nbd2 Qe8 11. Bh2 (11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bh2 e4 14. Nd4 Ne5 15. a5 b5 16. c4 b4 17. c5 Bd5 {0-1 (32) Vovk,Y (2617)-Wei, Y (2734) Baku 2015} )e5 {The position is equal.} 12. b4 Qe7 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. Rfd1 $146 (14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Bf3 e4 {0-1 (30) Lupu,O (2196)-Georgescu,T (2474) Targu Mures 2014} )Nh5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. a5 $1 f5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Ra5 {} f4 19. e4 Nd7 20. Qa2 {} c5 21. bxc5 Nxc5 22. Qa3 $1 {} Rfc8 $1 23. Rb1 ({Better is } 23. Nc4 $14 )Bf8 $15 24. Qa1 Rc7 25. Rb4 { } Re8 26. Qb2 {Black must now prevent Rxc5!} Ba8 (26... Qg7 $15 )27. Bxa6 (27. Rb8 $11 )Nxa6 (27... Ra7 $1 $17 {} 28. Rbb5 Qc7 )28. Rxa6 $11 Qd8 $1 29. Rba4 Bc6 30. Ra1 Qd3 31. R6a5 Rb7 32. Qc1 Bd6 33. c4 { } Nf6 ({Black should play} 33... Bxe4 $11 34. Nxe4 Qxe4 )34. c5 $36 { White is more active.} Bc7 (34... Bb8 $1 $11 { remains equal.} )35. Ra6 $16 Qd7 36. Kh1 (36. Qc3 $16 )g5 (36... Rb5 $14 )37. Nxg5 $18 Rg8 38. Nf7+ $1 Qxf7 39. Rxc6 Nxe4 40. Nxe4 Qd5 {[#]} 41. Rca6 $1 ({Not} 41. Rxc7 Qxe4 42. Rxh7+ (42. f3 Qe2 43. Rxh7+ Kxh7 $17 )Rxh7 $17 )Qxe4 { [#]} 42. f3 $1 {} Qd5 43. Qc2 Bb8 44. Rd1 Qf7 (44... Qb3 $16 {was worth a try.} 45. Qxb3 Rxb3 )45. c6 Re7 $2 (45... Qb3 $16 46. Qxb3 Rxb3 )46. Bg1 Qf6 (46... Qe6 {keeps fighting.} 47. Ra8 Bc7 48. Rxg8+ Kxg8 )47. Ra8 Reg7 48. Rd7 Rxd7 $2 (48... Qg6 49. Qxg6 Rxg6 )49. cxd7 {White is clearly winning.} Qd6 50. Qc8 Kg7 51. Rxb8 Qxb8 52. Qxb8 Rxb8 { [#]} 53. Bb6 $1 {} 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Black "Torre, Eugenio"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2455"] [PlyCount "91"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 0-0 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bc2 { C87: Closed Ruy Lopez: Steinitz-type lines after 6 Re1 d6} Nc5 12. g4 Bg6 13. d4 {LiveBook: 4 Games. White is slightly better.} Ne6 $146 {[#]} ({Black should play} 13... Nd7 $14 )({Predecessor (6):} 13... Nd7 14. d5 Na7 15. c4 c6 16. Nf1 b5 17. b3 bxc4 18. bxc4 cxd5 19. cxd5 {1-0 (41) Onischuk,V (2669) -Meszaros,T (2421) Zalakaros 2015} )14. d5 $1 $18 {} Nf4 15. dxc6 Nxh3+ 16. Kf1 {} bxc6 17. Nc4 {} h5 18. Ng1 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Bh4+ 20. Kg2 Bxe1 21. Qxe1 hxg4 {and the idea ...f5 leaves Black hopeful.} 22. Ne3 d5 23. Nxg4 Bxe4+ 24. Bxe4 f5 (24... dxe4 $142 25. Qxe4 Re8 )25. Bd3 e4 26. Ne5 f4 { With the idea ...Qg5+.} 27. Ngf3 (27. Nxc6 Qd6 $16 )exd3 28. Bd2 ({Not} 28. Nxd3 Qf6 $18 )({Weaker is} 28. Nxc6 Qd6 $18 )Qf6 29. Qh1 Qf5 30. Qh3 Rae8 31. Re1 c5 32. Qxf5 Rxf5 33. Nxd3 Rxe1 34. Nfxe1 ({But not} 34. Ndxe1 c4 35. Kh3 Rf6 $18 )g5 35. Kf3 c4 36. Kg4 Rf6 37. Ne5 Rb6 38. Bc1 Re6 39. N5f3 c5 40. Kxg5 {White is clearly winning.} d4 41. Kxf4 Re2 42. Bd2 d3 43. Kg3 Kg7 44. Ng2 Re4 45. Ne3 Kf6 46. Nh2 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2447"] [PlyCount "110"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 {} h6 4. Bh4 d6 5. e3 Nbd7 {A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} (5... g5 6. Bg3 Nh5 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. c3 Nd7 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Qe2 a6 11. 0-0-0 b5 12. Nf1 Rb8 13. h4 {1-0 (28) Radjabov,T (2710)-Mchedlishvili,M (2601) Doha 2016} )6. Bd3 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 {LiveBook: 6 Games. The position is equal.} 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Qe2 a6 10. a4 $146 (10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. f4 c5 13. Qf2 {0-1 (52) Mahato,R (1994)-Adhiban,B (2486) Kolkata 2009} )Qe7 11. a5 Nxg3 12. hxg3 c5 13. g4 d5 {White should prevent ...c4.} 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nf3 Nf6 17. dxc5 Bd7 18. Na4 Bxa4 19. Rxa4 Qxc5 20. c3 Qe7 21. Rb4 Rc8 22. Qd1 0-0 23. Nd4 Rc7 24. f4 {} Re8 25. 0-0 Nd7 26. Bc2 Rec8 27. Qd3 Nf8 (27... Nf6 $11 {keeps the balance.} )28. f5 $1 $16 Re8 {[#]} (28... e5 29. f6 $1 {} Bxf6 30. Nf5 $18 )(28... Bf6 $16 {was worth a try.} )29. Rb6 $1 $18 {fxe6 is the strong threat.} Qd7 30. f6 Bh8 31. Qd1 (31. e4 $18 dxe4 32. Qxe4 )Qd8 $1 $14 32. Qf3 Nd7 {} 33. Rd6 Qxf6 ({ Wrong is} 33... Ne5 $2 34. Qh3 Qxd6 35. Qxh6 Bxf6 36. Rxf6 (36. Qxf6 Ng6 $16 )Nxg4 37. Qxg5+ Kf8 38. Qxg4 $18 )34. Nf5 (34. Qg3 $1 $11 {remains equal.} Qd8 35. Qh2 Bxd4 36. exd4 )Nf8 ({Black should try} 34... Bg7 $17 35. Qh3 Ne5 )35. Rb6 Bg7 $1 36. Qg3 (36. Nd6 $2 Qxf3 37. gxf3 Rb8 $17 )Qd8 37. Nxg7 Kxg7 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Qh2 Kg7 $1 40. Qe5+ Kg8 41. Qh2 Kg7 $1 42. Ba4 $36 { White fights for an advantage.} Nd7 43. Rd6 Qe7 44. c4 (44. Rxd7 $11 Rxd7 45. Bxd7 Qxd7 46. Qe5+ Kh7 47. Qf6 )Rec8 (44... dxc4 $17 { And now ...Rec8 would win.} 45. Rfd1 Nf6 46. Bxe8 Nxe8 )45. cxd5 $11 Nf8 (45... Nf6 $11 46. dxe6 Rc1 )46. dxe6 $16 Nxe6 47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. Rxf7 (48. Bb3 $16 { Black must now prevent Rxf7!} Rc6 49. Bxe6 fxe6 50. Rxc6 Rxc6 51. Rf6 )Qxf7 $11 49. Bb3 (49. Rxe6 $11 Rc1+ 50. Kh2 )Rc1+ $17 50. Kh2 R8c5 51. Qe4 Kf8 {Strongly threatening ...Qf2.} 52. Rxe6 {[#]} (52. Bxe6 $17 {was the only defense.} Qc7 53. g3 R5c2+ 54. Kh3 )Qc7+ $1 $19 ({But not} 52... Rxa5 $2 53. Qd4 (53. Rxh6 Qg7 54. Qf3+ Ke8 $19 )Rf1 54. Qh8+ Qg8 55. Rf6+ Ke7 56. Bxg8 $18 )53. g3 {White threatens Rf6+ and mate.} Qf7 54. Qg2 $2 {[#]} (54. Rxh6 Qf2+ 55. Qg2 Qxg2+ 56. Kxg2 )Qxe6 $1 {} 55. Qf2+ (55. Bxe6 $19 R1c2 56. b3 )Ke7 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 {A16: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...d5} 6. e4 Nxc3 (6... Nb6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Be2 0-0 11. Nxe5 Bxe2 12. Nxf7 Bxd1 13. Nxd8 {1/2-1/2 (67) Giri,A (2782)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2789) Leuven 2016} )7. dxc3 { next Qxd8+ is good for White.} Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Nd7 { } 9. Nd4 c5 $146 (9... h5 10. Be3 Bh6 11. Bxh6 Rxh6 12. Kc2 e5 13. Nb5 {1/2-1/2 (38) Donchenko,A (2553)-Puranik,A (2481) Moscow 2017} )10. Nc2 Ne5 11. Ne3 Bd7 12. a4 Bc6 13. f3 $1 {[#]} f5 $1 {} 14. exf5 Nxf3 15. Bb5 Ne5 {Black wants to play ...0-0-0+.} 16. Ke2 0-0 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rf1 Bf6 (18... Rf6 $11 )19. fxg6 $14 hxg6 20. Rf4 Rad8 21. Nc4 Rd5 22. Re4 Nf7 23. Rg4 Nd6 24. Rxg6+ Kf7 25. Rg4 Nxc4 26. Rxc4 Rg8 27. g4 {Black must now prevent g5.} Bxh4 28. Be3 Bg5 29. Rf1+ Ke8 30. Re4 Bxe3 31. Kxe3 { Endgame KRR-KRR} Rh8 32. Rf6 Kd7 $1 33. Rf7 Re8 34. Ke2 Kd6 35. b3 a5 36. Rg7 Kd7 37. g5 Rd6 38. Rc4 (38. g6 $16 )Re6+ (38... Rf8 $11 )39. Kd3 (39. Kf3 $1 $14 )Rf8 $11 {The position is equal.} 40. Rxc5 Rf3+ 41. Kd2 $1 Rf2+ 42. Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2524"] [PlyCount "73"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. 0-0 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Re1 Nf6 9. Bg5 {C79: Ruy Lopez: Steinitz-type lines with 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 d6} (9. h3 b5 10. Bc2 0-0 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. a3 h6 13. Nf1 Nh5 14. Be3 Kh7 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. N1h2 Rad8 {1-0 (68) Dominguez Perez, L (2739)-Van Foreest,J (2612) chess.com INT 2017} )0-0 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bh4 Qe8 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 12. dxe5 Nxe5 {The position is equal.} 13. Bc2 Nh5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 $146 (14... Qxe5 15. Qf3 Rae8 16. Nc4 Qf4 17. Qxf4 Nxf4 {1/2-1/2 (35) Zontakh,A (2460)-Klovans,J (2485) Werfen 1995} )15. Qf3 Nf4 16. Nc4 Be6 (16... g5 $5 17. Bg3 $8 Rd8 $11 )17. Bb3 Qb5 (17... g5 $5 18. Bg3 $8 Rd8 19. Bxf4 exf4 $15 )18. Na3 Qc6 19. Bg3 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qe6 21. Nc4 Nh5 22. Qe2 Rfd8 23. b4 Nxg3 24. hxg3 h5 25. Na5 b6 26. Nc4 $1 b5 27. Na5 Bf8 28. Red1 c5 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. bxc5 Bxc5 31. Nb7 Rc8 32. Nxc5 Rxc5 33. Rd1 Kg7 34. Rd8 b4 35. cxb4 Rc1+ 36. Rd1 Qc4 37. Qxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Grandelius, Nils"] [Black "Jobava, Baadur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2712"] [PlyCount "67"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. 0-0 0-0 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Rxe1+ {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} 12. Qxe1 h6 13. Ne5 (13. c5 Bc7 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. f4 Nf6 16. f5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qg3 Bxf5 19. Bxh6 {1/2-1/2 (50) Karjakin,S (2717)-Alekseev,E (2714) Jermuk 2009} )Nd7 {The position is equal.} 14. f4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Be7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rb1 b6 18. Bf4 $146 (18. Bc2 Bg5 {1/2-1/2 (18) Hitzegrad,J (2345)-Cantelli,A (2303) ICCF email 2009} )Be6 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. h3 Rc7 21. Rf1 Bg5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} 24. Rc1 f6 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. Ke3 Bf7 28. Kd2 Bg6 29. Re1 Bxd3 30. Kxd3 Kf7 31. Rb1 Ke6 32. Re1+ Kf7 33. Rb1 Ke6 34. Re1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Landa, Konstantin"] [Black "Ris, Robert"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2419"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. e4 {} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 {} Bb4 {} 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Nb5 Bc7 8. f4 Bd7 9. Nf3 Ne7 10. Nbxd4 Nbc6 11. Bb2 {C18: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: 7 h4 and 7 Qg4} (11. c3 0-0 12. Bd3 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. 0-0 h6 15. g3 e5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Bxe5 {0-1 (72) Bruzon Batista,L (2659)-Ivanchuk,V (2726) Berlin 2015} )Bb6 12. Bd3 a6 13. Qe2 { The position is equal.} Rc8 $146 (13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc6 15. c3 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Qh4+ 17. g3 Qh3 18. 0-0-0 Ba4 19. Rdf1 {1/2-1/2 (29) Michalek,J (2335)-Burdik, L (2241) Czechia 2010} )14. Qf2 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. 0-0 Ba4 18. f5 exf5 19. Bxf5 (19. Nxf5 $6 Qxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Nxf5 21. Bxf5 Rc3 $11 )(19. Kh1 $1 $16 )Rc4 ({Much worse is} 19... Nxf5 20. Nxf5 Qxf2+ 21. Rxf2 $16 )20. Rad1 0-0 21. Be6 {} Be8 22. Bh3 Nc6 23. Nf5 Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Nxe5 25. Nd6 $36 { White has some pressure.} Rc7 26. Rxd5 Nc4 27. Rc5 Rxc5 28. bxc5 Nxd6 ({Of course not} 28... Nxa3 29. c4 $16 (29. Nxb7 Bc6 30. Nd6 Nb5 $14 ))(28... Bb5 $5 {seems wilder.} 29. Nxb7 Re8 30. Rf4 Nxa3 31. Nd6 Re1+ )29. cxd6 $11 { Endgame Strongly threatening d7. KRB-KRB} Bc6 (29... Bb5 $1 $11 )30. c4 $1 $16 {} Rd8 31. c5 b6 (31... g6 $16 {was called for.} )32. cxb6 $18 Rxd6 {[#]} 33. Bc8 $1 Bb5 $2 (33... Rd1+ 34. Rf1 Rd2 )34. Rd2 {White is clearly winning.} Rxd2 35. b7 Rxg2+ (35... Rd1+ $142 36. Kf2 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 {[#]} Rxg2+ $1 {} 38. Kxg2 Bc6+ 39. Kf2 Bxb7 40. Bxb7 a5 )36. Kxg2 {KB-KB} Bc6+ 37. Kf2 Bxb7 38. Bxb7 a5 39. Ke3 h5 40. Kd4 g6 41. Ke4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Sundararajan, Kidambi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "91"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 0-0 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bc1 f5 { E08: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2} 11. Nc3 { LiveBook: 4 Games} Bd6 12. b3 $146 (12. Ng5 Qe8 13. f4 Ndf6 14. c5 Bc7 15. b4 h6 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 {1/2-1/2 (68) Weber,L-Oney,F Teeside 1973} )Qe7 {White is slightly better.} 13. Bb2 Nhf6 14. e3 Ne4 15. Ne2 b6 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. f3 {And now Nxd7 would win.} Nef6 18. Nf4 Rac8 19. Rac1 c5 20. Qd2 Rfd8 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Nc4 Bb8 24. Qe2 e5 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Rfd1 {Hoping for Rxd5!} Nxc4 27. bxc4 Bc6 28. f4 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qe4+ 30. Qf3 Qxf3+ (30... Qe6 $11 )31. Kxf3 $14 Kf7 32. h3 g6 33. g4 Ke6 34. Bc3 Rd6 35. gxf5+ gxf5 36. Rg1 Rd7 37. Rg5 Bc7 38. Ke2 Rf8 39. Rcg1 Bd8 {[#]} 40. Rh5 $1 Bf6 (40... Rdf7 $16 {was necessary.} 41. Kf3 (41. Rh6+ Kd7 $16 )Kd7 )41. Rh6 $18 Re7 $2 {[#]} (41... Ke7 )42. e4 $1 { White is clearly winning.} Rff7 (42... Ree8 $142 43. Rg5 Ke7 )(42... fxe4 43. f5+ )43. Rd1 fxe4 44. Rd5 { } Rc7 45. Bxf6 Rxf6 46. Re5+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ramirez, Alejandro"] [Black "Soumya, Swaminathan"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2349"] [PlyCount "109"] 1. c4 {} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. Bd2 d5 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} (7... b6 8. Qc1 h6 9. 0-0 Bb7 10. a3 d6 11. Rb1 Qd7 12. b4 Rd8 13. Nb5 Ba8 14. Rd1 g5 15. bxc5 bxc5 {1/2-1/2 (55) Bachmann,A (2642)-Bologan,V (2654) Philadelphia 2016} )8. Qc1 {LiveBook: 4 Games} b6 9. Bh6 0-0 10. Bxg7 $146 (10. h4 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Nf5 12. Qf4 f6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. g4 Ng7 {1-0 (51) Lambert,A (2166) -Dranischnikov,E (2342) Worms 2013} )Kxg7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. d4 Ba6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Na4 Qa5+ 15. Qc3+ Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 c4 17. 0-0-0 (17. 0-0 $11 )Rab8 $15 18. Nc5 Bc8 {Strongly threatening ...Rb5.} 19. e4 $1 {} Rb5 (19... dxe4 $5 {feels hotter.} 20. Nxe4 Bf5 21. Rhe1 Rb5 22. Nh4 Rfb8 )20. exd5 Rxc5 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22. Nd4 Ne5 {...Nd3+ is the strong threat.} 23. Be4 Ba6 24. Kd2 Ra5 25. Ra1 Rc8 26. Rhe1 Rc7 (26... Ra3 $5 {is more complex.} 27. Reb1 Nd7 28. Bc6 Nc5 29. Kc2 h5 )27. a4 Nd3 (27... Bb7 $5 {is interesting.} 28. Nb5 Rd7+ 29. Kc2 Kf6 30. f4 Nf3 )28. Bxd3 cxd3 29. Reb1 Rac5 30. Ra3 Bc4 31. a5 Ba6 32. Rb8 Re7 33. Ra4 Ree5 34. Rbb4 Rxa5 (34... Rc8 $11 )35. c4 $14 { aiming for Nc6.} Bc8 36. Kxd3 Bd7 37. Rxa5 Rxa5 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 38. Rb7 Be8 {[#]} (38... Bh3 $11 {remains equal.} )39. c5 $1 $16 {} Kf6 (39... Rxc5 40. Ne6+ )40. c6 Rc5 (40... Ra2 $142 41. f3 Ra3+ 42. Ke4 (42. Kc4 Ra2 43. Kd5 h5 $18 )Ra4 )41. Rxa7 $18 Kg5 42. Rc7 Kg4 (42... Kf6 $142 43. h4 Rc1 )43. Rc8 Bxc6 (43... Re5 {was called for.} 44. c7 Re7 )44. Rxc6 Rxc6 45. Nxc6 {KN-K3P} Kf3 46. Ne5+ Kxf2 47. Nxf7 {KN-KPP} Kg2 48. g4 $2 {[#]} (48. Ke3 {mates} Kxh2 49. Kf2 Kh3 50. Ne5 Kh2 51. Ng4+ Kh3 52. Nh6 Kh2 53. g4 )h5 $1 $11 {The position is equal.} 49. g5 Kxh2 50. Ke2 Kg3 51. Kf1 Kf3 52. Kg1 Kg3 53. Kh1 Kh3 54. Ne5 Kh4 55. Nxg6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2771"] [PlyCount "86"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 0-0 8. 0-0 b6 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Qa4 {E09: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2 c6 8 Nbd2} (13. Qd3 Nb8 14. Nf1 Ba6 15. Qd1 Nc6 16. Ne3 Nb4 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 b5 19. h4 f6 20. a3 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 (55) Swiercz,D (2629)-Kovalenko,I (2650) Poland 2015} )Nc7 14. Bf1 (14. Qxa7 $2 Bc6 15. Nf1 Ra8 16. Qxa8 Qxa8 $19 )Qe8 15. Kg2 $146 {White is slightly better.} (15. a3 a5 16. Qc2 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Qd3 Nc7 19. Nb1 f6 20. Bf4 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 (40) Boucher,W (2448)-Myers,D (2424) ICCF email 2009} )Nb8 (15... a6 $11 )16. Qxa7 $16 Ba8 17. Qxb6 Nc6 18. Qb3 f6 19. Qe3 Qf7 {next ...fxe5 is good for Black.} 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Kg1 Rce8 22. Qf4 (22. Bg2 $14 )g5 $1 $11 { } 23. Nxg5 Qg7 $1 24. Nh3 $2 (24. Ndf3 $1 $11 {and White is okay.} )Nxd4 $19 {Hoping for ...e5.} (24... Bxd4 25. Qh4 $16 )25. Bd3 $2 (25. Rb1 {is a better chance.} )e5 {} 26. Qe3 e4 27. Bb1 Nce6 28. Kh1 Kh8 29. a4 Qg4 30. Nf4 Nxf4 31. Qxf4 Qg7 (31... Qxf4 $2 32. gxf4 Bh4 33. b4 Bxf2 34. Bb2 $19 )32. Qe3 Bg5 33. f4 Bf6 {} 34. Ra3 Nf5 35. Qb6 $2 (35. Qe2 d4 36. Nxe4 (36. Bxe4 $2 Nd6 37. Qf3 Qc7 $19 ))Bd4 ({Not} 35... Rb8 36. Qa5 $19 )36. Qb5 Bf2 ({ Weaker is} 36... Rb8 37. Qf1 $17 )37. Rf1 Ba7 38. Ba2 (38. Qe2 $142 d4 39. Bxe4 )d4 {} 39. Bd5 {[#] And now Bxa8 would win.} Rb8 $1 {} 40. Qc4 $2 (40. Qa5 Bb6 41. Qb5 )Rfc8 {Black is clearly winning.} 41. Qa2 Ne3 42. Rxe3 dxe3 43. Nxe4 {[#]} Qf7 $1 {} 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Black "Tarjan, James E"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2414"] [PlyCount "118"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 0-0 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Nf1 {[#] LiveBook: 19 Games. C90: Closed Ruy Lopez with 7...d6: Early deviations} Rab8 $146 (13... h6 14. Ne3 c4 15. d4 Rfe8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf8 19. h3 Rad8 20. Be3 Nb3 21. Bxb3 cxb3 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Qxb3 {1/2-1/2 (33) Efimenko,Z (2689) -Kamsky,G (2755) Eilat 2012} )14. axb5 axb5 15. Bg5 {White has an edge.} Be6 16. Ne3 Ra8 17. Rc1 Rfc8 18. Bh4 h6 19. b4 Nc6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 (20... gxf6 $6 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. Nh4 $16 )21. Bb3 Ra3 22. Bd5 Qd8 23. Qd2 (23. bxc5 $11 {remains equal.} dxc5 24. h3 )cxb4 $17 24. cxb4 Nd4 25. Ra1 ({White should try} 25. Nxd4 $15 exd4 26. Nf5 )Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Bg5 28. Rc1 (28. Bxe6 $17 fxe6 29. Qa2 )Bxd5 $19 29. exd5 Ra8 30. d4 Qf6 (30... Bf4 $19 { Hoping for ...Qg5+.} 31. dxe5 Qg5+ 32. Kf1 Qh5 )31. dxe5 $17 Qxe5 32. Qc3 { With the idea Qxe5.} Qf4 33. Kg2 g6 34. Qd3 Qe5 (34... Qh4 $17 35. Rc7 h5 )35. Qe4 $15 Qxe4 (35... Qf6 $5 {seems wilder.} 36. Ng4 Qd8 37. f4 h5 38. Ne3 Bh6 )36. fxe4 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Ra4 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Nc2 Kf6 39. Kg3 Bd2 40. Rd8 Ke7 (40... Bxb4 $17 {Threatens to win with ...Bc5.} 41. Nxb4 Rxb4 )41. Rb8 $11 Ra2 42. Nd4 Be1 43. Nc6+ Kf6 44. Rd8 Bxf2+ 45. Kf3 Bg1 46. Rxd6+ Kg5 47. e5 Rf2+ $1 ({Much weaker is} 47... Rxh2 $6 48. e6 fxe6 49. dxe6 Rf2+ 50. Ke3 Rf8+ 51. Ke4 Rf4+ 52. Kd3 Rf3+ 53. Kc2 $16 )48. Kg3 $2 { [#]} (48. Ke3 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} )Rxh2 $2 (48... f5 $1 $19 { } 49. exf6 (49. h4+ $2 Kh5 50. Rf6 g5 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Rxf5 Rxf5 $19 )Bxh2+ 50. Kxf2 Bxd6 )49. e6 f5 { ( -> ... Rf2)} 50. e7 f4+ $1 51. Kf3 Kf5 $1 { The position is equal.} ({But not} 51... Rf2+ $2 52. Ke4 Re2+ 53. Kd3 Re3+ 54. Kd2 $18 )52. Nd4+ $1 Bxd4 { [#]} 53. Rf6+ $1 {} Kxf6 (53... Bxf6 54. e8=Q )54. e8=Q Rf2+ 55. Kg4 {Qh8+ is the strong threat.} h5+ 56. Kh3 { Strongly threatening Qh8+.} Rf3+ 57. Kh2 {aiming for Qh8+.} Rf2+ 58. Kh3 { Black must now prevent Qh8+.} Rf3+ 59. Kh2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Black "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "73"] 1. d4 {} f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. 0-0 Bd6 6. c4 0-0 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 {A90: Dutch Defence: Miscellaneous and Modern Stonewall (with ...Bd6)} (8. Ba3 Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Nf6 15. Qb2 Ne4 { 1/2-1/2 (32) Andreikin,D (2737)-Vallejo Pons,F (2711) Tallinn 2016} )Bb7 9. Nbd2 Ne4 $146 (9... Nbd7 10. Ne5 Qe7 11. Rc1 c5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Nf3 Be7 {1-0 (39) Castaneda,J (2131)-Castro Rojas,O (2375) Medellin 2012} )10. Ne5 {The position is equal.} Nd7 11. Ndf3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bc5 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Qc2 Rad8 15. Rac1 a5 16. a3 h6 17. e3 {[#]} Qd3 (17... Ba6 $1 $17 {} 18. Rfe1 {[#]} (18. Rfd1 Bd3 19. Rxd3 Qxd3 $17 )a4 $1 {} )18. Nd4 $11 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Bd5 20. f3 Ng5 21. h4 Nf7 22. f4 Rfe8 23. h5 Rd7 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rfc1 (25. b4 $16 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 (26. exd4 axb4 27. axb4 Re7 $16 ))Nd8 $14 26. Rc4 Bxd4 27. exd4 { } ({But not} 27. Bxd4 c5 28. Bc3 Nb7 $15 )c5 28. dxc5 b5 29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. Bxd4 $16 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Nc6 31. Bf2 Rd8 32. b4 a4 33. Rc3 g6 34. hxg6 Kg7 35. Kf1 Kxg6 36. Ke2 h5 37. Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2521"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "61"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 {B81: Sicilian Scheveningen: Keres Attack} 8. g5 Nfd7 9. h4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Qd2 {LiveBook: 31 Games} 0-0 13. 0-0-0 Nc5 14. f3 $1 Rb8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 {[#]} 16. b4 $146 Nd7 17. h5 a5 18. g6 (18. Be2 $14 )axb4 (18... hxg6 19. h6 gxh6 20. Bxh6 $14 )19. axb4 Ra8 20. Rg1 (20. Nxb5 $6 Bf6 21. Nd4 (21. Qxd6 Ra1+ 22. Kd2 Be7 $15 )Ra3 $11 )(20. Bxb5 Bxb5 21. gxh7+ (21. Nxb5 fxg6 22. hxg6 hxg6 $11 )Kxh7 22. Nxb5 Bf6 23. Qxd6 Ne5 24. Qxd8 Rfxd8 25. Rxd8 Ra1+ 26. Kd2 (26. Kb2 Rxh1 27. Rc8 Nc4+ 28. Kb3 Nxe3 $17 )Rxh1 $11 )Qc8 ({Black should play} 20... fxg6 $15 21. hxg6 hxg6 )21. gxh7+ $40 { White attacks.} (21. Bxb5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 hxg6 $17 )Kxh7 22. Bg5 (22. Bxb5 Ra1+ 23. Kb2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxb5 25. Nxb5 Ne5 $17 )Ra1+ 23. Kb2 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Bxg5 25. Rxg5 Qd8 26. f4 Qe7 $1 27. Bxb5 Rc8 $2 (27... d5 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.} 28. Kb3 (28. Bxc6 Qxb4+ 29. Ka2 Qc4+ 30. Kb2 Rb8+ 31. Bb5 Qb4+ 32. Kc1 Qxc3 $19 )(28. Qd4 e5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 Qxb4+ 31. Qb3 Qd4+ 32. Qc3 Qb6 $11 )Rb8 29. exd5 (29. Qd4 e5 30. Qg1 Bxb5 $15 )Nc5+ 30. Kb2 (30. bxc5 Bxb5 31. Qd4 f6 32. Nxb5 Rxb5+ 33. Kc4 Qb7 34. Qe4+ Kh8 35. Qxe6 Rb4+ 36. Kc3 fxg5 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. fxg5 Rf4 39. Qg6+ Kg8 40. Qe8+ Rf8 41. Qe6+ Qf7 $17 )exd5 31. Bxc6 (31. Qd4 $2 Ne6 32. Re5 Kg8 $19 )Rxb4+ 32. Kc1 Qf6 33. Qxd5 Qxc3 34. Qf5+ Kh8 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ )28. Bxc6 Rxc6 29. Qd4 { [#]} Qf8 30. b5 Rc8 31. h6 ({Much weaker is} 31. e5 $6 d5 32. Rg1 Nb6 $15 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Ristoja, Samu"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2483"] [BlackElo "2228"] [PlyCount "98"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc3+ 11. Kf1 gxf6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. h4 Ke7 {D39: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence with 5 Bg5 dxc4} 14. Rh3 Rd8 $2 {LiveBook: 17 Games} (14... Nc6 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} )15. Re3 $1 $18 Nc6 {[#]White is clearly better.} 16. Nf5+ $1 exf5 17. exf5+ {[#]} Be6 $146 {[#]} ({Predecessor:} 17... Ne5 18. Qh5 Kd6 19. Qh6 Kc7 20. Qxf6 Nc6 21. Qxf7+ Kb8 22. Be6 Qc7 23. Qf6 Qh2 24. Qxd8 {1-0 (24) Mikaelyan,A (2432)-Bogdanovich,S (2595) Yerevan 2017} )18. Qb3 (18. Qh5 $1 $18 {} Nd4 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qxh7+ Kd6 21. Qxb7 Qb5+ 22. Qxb5 Nxb5 23. Rxe6+ Kd5 24. Rxf6 )Qxf5 $16 { And now ...Rab8 would win.} (18... Qd2 $2 19. Rce1 Qb4 20. fxe6 Qxb3 21. Bxb3 $18 (21. axb3 Ne5 $16 )(21. Rxb3 Na5 $14 ))19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qxb7+ Kf8 { Hoping for ...Ne5.} 21. Qxc6 {aiming for Rf3.} Rac8 22. Qxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ { Endgame KQ-KRR} Ke7 $2 (23... Kg7 $14 )24. Rc7+ $18 Kd6 25. Rxa7 Qb5+ 26. Kg1 Qc4 27. a3 h5 28. Rb7 e5 (28... Qd4 $142 29. Re1 e5 )29. Rf3 Qxh4 {[#]} (29... Kc6 $142 )30. Rxf6+ $3 {} Kc5 (30... Qxf6 31. Rb6+ )31. Rf3 Qd4 32. Rb4 Qd2 33. Re4 Kd6 34. Rfe3 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qb2 36. Kg3 (36. Rxe5 Qxf2 37. R5e4 Kc6 $18 )Qc2 37. f3 Qd2 38. Re2 ({Weaker is} 38. Rxe5 h4+ 39. Kh2 Qf2 $18 )Qg5+ 39. Kh2 ({Resist} 39. Kf2 h4 40. a4 Kc7 41. Rc4+ Kb8 42. Rb4+ Ka7 $18 )h4 40. Rg4 ({Less strong is} 40. Rxe5 Qg3+ 41. Kg1 h3 $18 )Qc1 (40... Qh6 {keeps fighting.} 41. a4 Qh5 )41. a4 Qh6 42. Kh3 Qc1 {} 43. Kxh4 Qf1 44. Ree4 Qf2+ 45. Kh3 Qd2 46. Rh4 Qd1 47. Kh2 Qc1 48. a5 {} Qa3 49. a6 Kd5 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Lemos, Damian"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "70"] 1. Nf3 {} g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 c6 6. Bb3 0-0 7. 0-0 Bg4 8. Nbd2 a5 {B06: Modern Defence} (8... d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e6 12. h4 c5 13. c3 Nc6 14. h5 Rc8 15. g3 cxd4 16. cxd4 { 1-0 (46) Carlsen,M (2851)-Petrosian,T (2611) chess.com INT 2016} )9. a4 d5 10. e5 Nfd7 {White is slightly better.} 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 e6 13. c3 c5 14. dxc5 Nc6 {} 15. Bf4 $1 ({Of course not} 15. Bg5 Qc7 $15 )Qc7 $146 {} (15... Nxc5 16. Bc2 {1-0 (63) Cosulich,R (2425)-Messa,R (2055) Castelvecchio Pascoli 1977} )16. Rfe1 Nxc5 17. Bc2 f6 18. exf6 Qxf4 19. fxg7 Kxg7 20. Qb5 Qd6 21. Qe2 (21. Re3 $14 )Rf6 22. Ne5 Raf8 23. Ng4 Rf4 { [#] aiming for ...h5.} 24. f3 h5 25. Nf2 Rc4 26. Rad1 {Hoping for Qxc4!} Qg3 27. Nd3 {Black should prevent Nxc5.} Rf6 28. Nxc5 Rxc5 29. Bd3 b6 30. Bb5 Nd8 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Nb7 33. Re5 Nd6 {The position is equal.} 34. Bd3 Nf7 35. Re2 h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2457"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "131"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 e6 5. Nf3 Bd6 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} 6. Bg3 Bxg3 (6... Nf6 7. Nbd2 0-0 8. Bb5 Ne7 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Rb1 Ng6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Ne5 b6 14. Qf3 Ba6 15. h4 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 {0-1 (38) Gelfand,B (2734)-Inarkiev,E (2730) Magas 2016} )7. hxg3 Qb6 {LiveBook: 3 Games. The position is equal.} 8. Qb3 Nf6 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. Be2 Qc7 $146 (10... h6 11. 0-0 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. Nb5 {1-0 (53) Delchev,A (2607)-Inkiov,V (2439) Sunny Beach 2015} )11. Qa3 c4 12. b3 b5 13. 0-0 Bd7 14. Rfc1 a5 15. bxc4 bxc4 ({Of course not} 15... dxc4 $6 16. Qc5 $14 )16. Qc5 a4 17. Rab1 a3 18. Ne5 Rfc8 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Bd1 Qd8 21. Qb6 Rc7 22. Bc2 Nd7 { } 23. Qb4 Nb8 {White should prevent ...Rb7.} 24. Qb6 $1 Be8 25. Nf3 Nc6 26. Ne5 Ne7 27. e4 $1 Nc8 28. Qb4 Nd6 29. exd5 exd5 30. Re1 f6 (30... Rb7 $15 31. Qc5 Rb2 32. Rxb2 axb2 33. Qxd5 Ra5 )31. Nf3 Qd7 32. g4 Bg6 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. Nd2 $1 g5 (34... Rb7 $15 35. Qc5 Nb5 )35. f3 $11 Rb7 36. Qc5 Nb5 37. Re3 (37. Nf1 $1 $11 )Rc8 38. Qb4 Rcb8 $36 { Black is more active.} 39. Qc5 Kh7 40. Kf2 Kg6 41. Kg1 Qd6 42. Rb4 ({Don't go for} 42. Rxb5 $2 Qf4 43. Nf1 Rxb5 44. Qxa3 Rb1 $19 )Qxc5 43. dxc5 Na7 44. Ra4 Nc6 (44... Rc8 $17 45. Rxa3 Rxc5 )45. Rxa3 {[#]} (45. Ra6 $1 $11 Rb2 46. Nxc4 )Rb5 (45... Ne5 $1 $17 {Strongly threatening ...Rb2.} 46. Nf1 (46. Ra6 Nd3 47. c6 Rb2 $15 )Rb1 )46. Ra6 Rxc5 47. Re6 Rc8 48. Rd6 Rc7 49. Nf1 {[#]} d4 $1 {} 50. cxd4 c3 $1 {} 51. dxc5 c2 $1 52. Raxc6 Rxc6 53. Rxc6 c1=Q { Endgame KQ-KRN} 54. Re6 (54. a4 $11 )Kf7 (54... Qxc5+ $17 55. Re3 Kf7 )55. Re4 (55. Re2 $15 )g6 (55... Qxc5+ $17 56. Kh2 g6 )56. Re2 $15 Qxc5+ 57. Ne3 f5 {White must now prevent ...f4.} 58. gxf5 gxf5 {Hoping for ...f4.} 59. Kf1 Kf6 60. Nxf5 $2 {} ({White should play} 60. g3 $15 )Qxf5 {KQ-KR. Black is winning.} 61. Re4 Qb5+ 62. Kf2 Qb2+ 63. Kf1 Qxa2 64. Kg1 Kf5 65. Kf1 Qa7 66. Rg4 { An unexpected result.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Hambleton, Aman"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2584"] [PlyCount "119"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 0-0 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2 exd4 9. Nxd4 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e5 Ne8 12. f4 f6 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 13. exf6 {E86: King's Indian: Sämisch: 6...e5 7 Nge2 c6} (13. e6 Nc6 14. f5 gxf5 15. Rd1 f4 16. Bxf4 f5 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. Be3 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Nf6 21. Qxb6 axb6 {1/2-1/2 (45) Duliba,E (2543)-Standke,W (2526) ICCF email 2009} )Nxf6 14. Be2 Nc6 15. 0-0 Re8 16. Kh1 Ng4 $146 (16... Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Bg1 Nxh2 19. Bxh2 Nxd4 20. Rae1 Qd7 {0-1 (51) Kotov,A-Smyslov,V Moscow 1940} )17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Bf2 Qf6 {} 19. Nxd5 Qd8 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nd4 22. Nc3 Nxf3 23. Qxd8 Rexd8 24. Rfd1 (24. Rad1 $5 {creates asymmetry.} Nd2 25. Bh4 Rd4 26. Bf2 Rd3 27. Rfe1 )Nd4 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. Kg2 Rac8 27. Rab1 Bxc3 28. bxc3 $15 { Endgame KRR-KRR} b6 (28... Rxd1 $17 29. Rxd1 Rxc3 )29. c4 Kf7 30. Kf3 Ke6 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 {KR-KR} 32. Ke3 Rc8 33. Rb4 (33. Kd4 $15 )Kd6 34. Kd4 Rf8 35. Ke4 Kc5 36. a3 (36. Rb2 $17 {was necessary.} )Re8+ 37. Kd3 Rd8+ 38. Ke3 (38. Kc3 $17 {might work better.} )Rd6 39. h4 a5 40. Rb1 Kxc4 41. h5 $2 (41. a4 )b5 $19 (41... gxh5 42. f5 $17 )42. Rc1+ Kb3 43. Rc7 gxh5 44. Rb7 $2 (44. Rc5 Rb6 45. Kd4 )b4 (44... Kxa3 45. Rxb5 a4 46. Rxh5 $17 )45. axb4 a4 (45... axb4 46. Rxh7 Kc3 47. Rxh5 $17 )46. Rxh7 {[#]} Rd5 $1 (46... Kxb4 47. Rxh5 a3 48. Rh1 $17 )47. Ke4 Rb5 48. f5 {} h4 $2 ({ Worse is} 48... Kxb4 49. Rxh5 Rb8 50. Rh2 $11 )(48... Rxb4+ $19 49. Kf3 h4 )49. f6 $11 {The position is equal.} a3 (49... Rxb4+ $5 50. Kf5 $8 Rb5+ 51. Ke6 a3 $11 )50. f7 $1 {} Rb8 {Threatens to win with ...a2.} (50... a2 $5 51. f8=Q $8 a1=Q 52. Qg8+ Kxb4 53. Qf8+ Kb3 54. Qf7+ Kb4 55. Qf8+ Kb3 56. Qf7+ Kb4 57. Qe7+ Kc4 58. Qe6+ (58. Qxh4 $2 Re5+ 59. Kf3+ Kb5 $19 )Kb4 59. Qd6+ Kb3 60. Qd3+ Kb4 61. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 62. Kxd4 Ka5 $11 )51. Rxh4 a2 52. Rh1 Rf8 53. Kd5 Rxf7 54. b5 {[#]} Rh7 $1 {} (54... Rf5+ $5 55. Kc6 $8 Kb4 $11 )55. Ra1 (55. Rxh7 a1=Q )Rh5+ 56. Kc6 Kb2 {[#]} 57. Rxa2+ $1 { } Kxa2 58. b6 Rh6+ 59. Kc7 Rxb6 60. Kxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Pfreundt, Jakob"] [Black "Blomqvist, Erik"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2548"] [PlyCount "76"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 e6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 0-0 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. 0-0 Bd7 11. Rc1 Rac8 12. Qe2 Rfd8 {D13: Slav Defence: Exchange variation without ...Bf5} (12... a6 13. a3 Rc7 14. Rc2 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Ne7 16. Na2 Ng6 17. Rxc7 Rxc7 18. Rxc7 Qxc7 19. Qc2 Qxc2 20. Bxc2 {1/2-1/2 (31) Laylo,D (2500)-Antonio,R (2503) Quezon City 2014} )13. Rfd1 Be8 14. h3 h6 {White has an edge.} 15. Re1 $146 (15. Bb1 )a6 16. Rcd1 Qe7 17. Rc1 Qd6 18. Rcd1 Rc7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qe7 21. Bb1 {Nxf6+ is the strong threat.} Kf8 22. Rd2 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 {And now Qh7 would win. } Rcd7 24. Red1 Qf6 25. a3 Rd6 26. Ba2 ({White should play} 26. Ne5 $11 )Ne7 $15 27. Ne5 Bc6 28. Nxc6 Nxc6 29. d5 exd5 30. Qh7 (30. Rxd5 $11 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 )Ne7 31. Re1 Re6 32. Red1 {[#]} (32. Rf1 $15 )Ng6 $1 $36 { Threatens to win with ...Ke7. White is under strong pressure.} 33. Rc1 $2 {} (33. Bb1 $17 {is tougher.} )Qg5 $19 34. Rdc2 Rde8 { ( -> ...Re1+)} (34... Nf4 $2 35. g3 Nxh3+ 36. Kf1 $19 )35. Kh2 Rc6 (35... Qf4+ $142 36. g3 Qf3 37. Bxd5 Qxd5 )36. g3 {[#]} (36. Rxc6 $142 bxc6 37. Rf1 )Qf5 $1 {} 37. Bb1 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Qf3 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Sarkar, Justin"] [Black "Perelshteyn, Eugene"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2509"] [PlyCount "46"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. Nc3 {D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3 and 3 e4} a6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. Nxb5 axb5 8. Rxa8 Bb7 9. Ra1 (9. Ra2 e6 10. Ne2 Bxe4 11. b3 Nf6 12. bxc4 bxc4 {1/2-1/2 (45) Ding,L (2766) -Ponomariov,R (2712) Huaian 2016} )e6 $1 {LiveBook: 38 Games} 10. f3 { Black must now prevent Ne2.} f5 11. exf5 Nc6 12. Ne2 Nge7 13. fxe6 {[#] Hoping for g3.} Nf5 $1 14. Bf4 $146 (14. d5 $11 Ne5 15. Ng3 )(14. Kf2 Ncxd4 15. Nxd4 Bc5 16. Be3 Nxe3 17. Kxe3 0-0 18. Qd2 Qf6 19. Rd1 Rd8 {0-1 (19) Stopa,J (2463) -Pancevski,F (2497) Spoleto 2016} )Bb4+ $15 15. Nc3 ({White should play} 15. Bd2 $1 $15 Bd6 16. h4 (16. d5 Ne5 17. Qb1 Nd3+ 18. Kd1 0-0 $17 ))Ncxd4 $19 16. Be2 {[#]} Qb6 $1 17. Qd2 $2 (17. e7 {is a better defense.} )0-0 (17... Nxe6 18. Bb8 $17 )(17... Qxe6 18. 0-0 $15 )18. Bd1 (18. Kf1 $142 Nb3 19. Qd1 )Nxe6 ({Not} 18... Qxe6+ 19. Kf1 $17 )19. Bg3 {intending Bf2.} Rd8 20. Bf2 Bc5 21. Qc2 Ned4 22. Bxd4 Nxd4 23. Qb1 Qh6 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Pigott, John C"] [Black "Bailet, Pierre"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2381"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "115"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 {} 4. d3 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. a4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 {C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack} Bg4 {LiveBook: 10 Games} 9. a5 Bb4 $146 (9... Bf6 10. c3 a6 11. Nbd2 Nf4 {1-0 (39) Lagarde,M (2534)-Mancini,M (2209) Nimes 2014} )10. Bd2 Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 Nf4 $1 12. h3 Bh5 13. Re3 Kh8 14. c3 f6 15. Ne4 b6 16. axb6 axb6 17. Ng3 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Bg6 19. Bb5 Qd5 20. Qa4 Ne7 {White must now prevent ...Ra8.} 21. Bc4 Qd8 (21... Ra8 $15 22. Qd1 Qc6 )22. d4 $11 c6 23. Bf1 exd4 24. Nxd4 c5 25. Ne6 Nxe6 26. Rxe6 Nf5 (26... Bf7 $11 27. Re1 Qc7 )27. Nxf5 (27. Qb5 $16 )Bxf5 28. Re1 h6 29. Qf4 Bg6 30. Qg4 Kh7 31. Rd1 Qe7 32. Rd7 Qe1 33. h4 Qe5 34. Bd3 f5 $1 {[#] ( -> ...Qe1+)} (34... Qe1+ 35. Kh2 f5 36. Qg3 $16 )35. Qf3 Kh8 (35... Qe1+ $11 36. Kh2 Qe6 )36. h5 ({Better is} 36. g3 $16 )Qe8 37. Qb7 Bxh5 (37... Rf7 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 38. Rxf7 Bxf7 )38. Rxg7 $16 {White threatens Rh7+ and mate.} Bf7 39. Rg3 Qe6 40. Re3 $40 { White has strong attack.} Qf6 41. Re7 Kg8 42. Rc7 Qe6 {[#]} ({Black should play} 42... Rd8 $14 43. Rc8 f4 )43. Rc6 $1 {} Qe1+ (43... Qd5 $142 )44. Bf1 $18 Rd8 {White should prevent ...Rd1.} 45. Rc8 $2 (45. Qxb6 $6 Rd1 46. Qb8+ Kh7 )({White should try} 45. Rf6 $18 Qe8 46. Qxb6 )Qe8 $1 $14 46. Rc7 Qe6 (46... Rd1 $11 47. Rc8 (47. Qxb6 $2 Bc4 48. Rc8 Rxf1+ $19 )(47. Qf3 Qe1 48. Qg3+ Kf8 49. Rc8+ Be8 $11 )Rd8 48. Rxd8 Qxd8 )47. Rc6 $2 (47. Qf3 $16 )Qe1 $18 48. Rf6 (48. Qxb6 $6 Rd1 49. Qb8+ Kg7 )Bh5 $2 (48... Qe8 49. Qxb6 Rd1 )49. Rd6 $2 (49. Rxh6 $18 {Intending Qh7+ and mate.} Bf7 50. Qc7 (50. Rxb6 Rd1 51. Qc8+ Kg7 52. Qxf5 Qxf1+ 53. Kh2 Qh1+ 54. Kg3 Qh5 55. Qxh5 Bxh5 $14 ))Rxd6 $11 {The position is equal.} 50. Qb8+ Kf7 51. Qxd6 { Threatens to win with Qc7+.} Be2 52. Qd7+ Kf6 53. Qd8+ Kf7 54. Qc7+ Kf8 55. Qd8+ Kf7 56. Qd7+ Kf6 57. Qd6+ Kf7 58. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Guramishvili, Sopiko"] [Black "Firat, Burak"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2363"] [BlackElo "2503"] [PlyCount "70"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Bd3 e5 {E40: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein (4 e3): Unusual Black 4th moves} 7. Ne2 {LiveBook: 5 Games} e4 8. Bc2 Bg4 $146 {The position is equal.} (8... Be6 9. Ng3 Bxc4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 d5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 0-0 14. 0-0 {1/2-1/2 (38) Kulaots,K (2556)-Sulskis,S (2557) Tallinn 2015} )9. Ba3 (9. h3 $5 {is more complex.} Be6 10. Bb3 0-0 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Ba3 )Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nbd7 11. Rb1 c5 (11... Rb8 $14 )12. f3 ({White should play} 12. Rxb7 $16 Qa5 13. Bb2 )Qa5 13. Rb3 0-0 14. fxe4 Rae8 15. 0-0 Nxe4 16. Rf4 Ndf6 (16... Nxc3 $2 17. Qd2 $18 (17. Qd3 Ne4 $11 ))17. Qd3 (17. g4 $11 )Re6 18. h4 ({Better is} 18. Bc1 $15 )h5 $17 19. Bc1 Qc7 ({But not} 19... Qxa2 $2 20. Ra3 (20. Rxb7 Rfe8 $15 )Qxa3 21. Bxa3 $18 )20. Bd1 Rfe8 21. Ra3 (21. Bf3 $17 )a6 22. Bf3 R8e7 23. Bd1 $2 {[#]} (23. Ra4 $17 )g6 (23... d5 $142 {Strongly threatening ...cxd4.} 24. Bf3 dxc4 25. Qxc4 cxd4 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. exd4 Nxc3 )24. Bf3 $19 Kg7 25. Qc2 Qc8 26. Rb3 Ng3 27. d5 (27. Qd3 $17 )Re5 28. Rxf6 (28. Rb1 $142 )Kxf6 29. Qf2 Nf5 30. e4 Rxe4 { [#] And now ...Re1+ would win.} 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Bg5+ Kg7 33. Qb2 (33. Rb6 $142 )Qe8 34. Rxb7 Re2 35. Qb6 Re1+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kavutskiy, Konstantin"] [Black "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2347"] [BlackElo "2494"] [PlyCount "98"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Re1 {E16: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Bb4+} (9. Qc2 d5 10. Ne5 Qc8 11. Bg5 dxc4 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Qxc4 c5 14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Qf4 Nh5 19. Qh4 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 (20) Tomashevsky,E (2724)-Rapport,R (2729) Germany 2017} )d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd2 c5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Nxd5 $146 (13. e4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 {1/2-1/2 (16) Brodsky,M (2572) -Krivoruchko,Y Sochi 2008} )exd5 14. Bc3 a4 15. Rc1 Qd6 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Red1 Qe6 18. e3 Ra7 ({Black should try} 18... c4 $11 )19. Ne1 $14 {} cxd4 20. exd4 Ba6 21. Nd3 Bc4 22. Re1 Qg6 23. Nf4 Qd6 24. a3 Bg5 25. Qe3 Re7 26. Qf3 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. gxf4 Rde8 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Bf3 Kf8 31. Kg2 Ke8 32. Bd1 b5 33. Bc2 h6 34. Kg3 Kd7 35. Rg1 g6 36. h4 Re2 37. Bd1 Re8 38. Bc2 Re2 39. Bd1 Re6 40. Bc2 f5 41. h5 Ne7 42. Kh4 gxh5 43. Kxh5 Re2 44. Bb1 Ke6 (44... Rxf2 $11 45. Kxh6 Rxf4 )45. Kxh6 (45. Re1 $1 $14 )Kf6 46. Rg2 Re6 47. Bb4 Re2 48. Bc3 Re6 49. Bb4 {[#] Threatens to win with Rg7. } Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vaishali R"] [Black "Kunte, Abhijit"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "8"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2491"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. Be3 Nf6 {B43: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 Nc3} ({Relevant: } 8... Bb7 9. Qe2 Nf6 10. f3 d6 11. g4 Nc6 12. 0-0-0 Nd7 13. Qf2 Nce5 14. Kb1 Be7 15. g5 0-0 16. h4 {0-1 (38) Gonzalez Vidal,Y (2512)-Bruzon Batista,L (2641) La Roda 2010} )9. 0-0 d6 10. f4 Nbd7 11. a3 Bb7 12. Qf3 Be7 13. Qh3 {LiveBook: 4 Games} h5 14. Kh1 g6 15. Rae1 Nc5 {} 16. Bd4 $146 ({Predecessor: } 16. Nd2 )Ncd7 {} 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 {} 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Ndxe5 (20... Qxc2 $2 21. Qf3 0-0 22. Rc1 Ndxe5 23. Rxc2 $18 )21. Qc3 (21. Qg3 $11 0-0-0 22. h3 )Nc4 $1 $15 { } 22. Bg1 $1 0-0 23. h3 $1 {} Nh6 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 $1 25. Qxf6 ({Don't go for} 25. Rxf6 $2 Nf5 26. Bc5 Rfd8 $17 )Qd8 ({ Wrong is} 25... Nf5 $2 {[#]} 26. Rxf5 $1 {} Qd8 27. Bd4 Qxf6 28. Rxf6 $18 )26. Qc3 (26. Rxe6 $15 Qxf6 27. Rexf6 )Nf5 27. Nd4 Nxd4 (27... Rc8 $17 28. Nxf5 exf5 )28. Bxd4 {[#]} e5 $1 {} (28... Rc8 $15 29. Bf6 Qd5 )29. Bc5 {b3 is the strong threat.} (29. Bxe5 Nxe5 )Re8 $1 30. b3 Rc8 31. Rd1 (31. Qf3 $1 $11 f5 32. Bb4 )Qc7 $36 { Black is really pushing.} 32. Bb4 a5 33. bxc4 axb4 34. Qxb4 bxc4 35. Rf6 (35. a4 $142 )e4 { White must now prevent ...e3.} 36. Qb5 $2 (36. Qc3 $17 )e3 $19 37. Re1 Rcd8 (37... e2 $2 38. Qb6 $19 )38. Qg5 (38. Rff1 $142 e2 39. Rg1 )e2 39. Rf3 Rd1 {Black mates.} 40. Qh4 Qd8 41. Qf2 Rxe1+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "129"] 1. e4 {} c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxb5 Qd7 14. Nxd5+ Qxd5 15. Bg5+ f6 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Be3 Ke6 18. 0-0-0 Bb4 19. Rhg1 {B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack} (19. Kb1 Rhc8 20. a3 Bc5 21. Rhe1 Bxe3 22. Rxe3+ Kd6 23. Rde1 Rc4 24. h3 Rd8 25. Re6+ Kc7 26. Rc1 Rd6 {1/2-1/2 (38) Ivanchuk,V (2779)-Giri,A (2690) Monte Carlo 2011} )g6 (19... Rhc8+ $5 20. Kb1 $8 g5 $14 )20. a3 Rhc8+ 21. Kb1 Bc5 22. Rge1 Bxe3 23. Rxe3+ $11 { Endgame KRR-KRR} Kd6 24. Rde1 Rc4 25. Re6+ Kc5 26. Rxf6 $146 (26. b4+ Kb5 27. Rxf6 {1/2-1/2 (37) Konaplev,A (2252)-Zakharov,A (2295) Sochi 2015} )Rh4 27. b4+ Kc4 28. Rc6+ Kd4 29. Kb2 Rxh2 30. Rc2 Rf8 31. Rd2+ Kc4 32. Rc2+ Kd4 $1 ({Don't go for} 32... Kb5 $2 33. Re6 Ka4 34. Ra6+ Kb5 35. Rac6 (35. Rxa7 Rxf3 36. Rd7 Ka4 $11 )Rxf2 36. R6c5+ Kb6 37. Rxf2 $18 )33. Rd2+ Kc4 34. Rc1+ Kb5 35. Rxd5+ Kb6 36. Rd6+ Kb7 37. Rd7+ Kb6 38. Rcd1 {[#] White threatens R1d6+ and mate.} Rxf2+ 39. Kb3 {Intending R1d6+ and mate.} R2xf3+ 40. Ka4 { } R3f6 41. Rxh7 R8f7 42. Rxf7 Rxf7 {KR-KR} 43. Rd6+ Kb7 44. Rxg6 a6 45. Rg3 Kb6 46. Kb3 Rh7 47. a4 Kb7 48. Rg5 Kb6 49. Rg6+ Kb7 50. Kc4 Rc7+ 51. Kd5 Rh7 52. Re6 Rg7 53. Kd6 {[#] aiming for Re7+.} Kb6 54. Re5 Rg6+ 55. Kd5 { And now Re6+ would win.} Rg7 56. Re6+ Kb7 57. a5 Rg5+ 58. Re5 (58. Kc4 $5 { is interesting.} Rg4+ 59. Kc3 Rg1 60. Rb6+ Ka7 61. Kc4 )Rxe5+ {The position is equal.} 59. Kxe5 {KPP-KP} Kc6 60. Kd4 Kd6 61. b5 axb5 62. a6 { a7 would kill now.} Kc6 63. a7 Kb7 64. Kc5 Kxa7 65. Kxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jobava, Baadur"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2771"] [PlyCount "104"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Nbd7 9. Be2 Be7 10. Qd3 {B97: Sicilian Najdorf: Poisoned Pawn} Qc7 11. 0-0 (11. Bf3 Rb8 12. 0-0-0 b5 13. Kb1 0-0 14. Ne2 Bb7 15. g4 b4 16. h4 a5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. g5 Nd7 19. Nbd4 {0-1 (41) Brookes,J (2511)-Robson,N (2602) ICCF email 2014} )b5 12. a3 {Black is slightly better.} Bb7 13. Kh1 $146 (13. f5 h6 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bd2 0-0 17. Kh1 Rac8 18. Qh3 Rce8 19. Bf3 Nb6 {1/2-1/2 (19) Ivanovic,B (2436)-Marjanovic,S (2479) Subotica 2008} )Rc8 14. Rae1 0-0 15. Qh3 Rfe8 16. Bd3 e5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Re3 Nf8 19. Ne2 (19. Bxf6 $11 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 )Qd7 20. Rf5 Qe6 21. Nd2 (21. Nc3 $17 {was necessary.} )N6d7 (21... g6 $1 $19 {...Nxe4 is the strong threat.} 22. Bxf6 gxf5 23. Rg3+ Ng6 24. Bxe7 fxe4 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Nxe4 Rxe7 )22. Bxe7 $17 Rxe7 23. Nb3 g6 24. Qg3 Nf6 {Threatens to win with ...Nxe4!} 25. Rf1 N8d7 26. Qe1 Kg7 27. Ng3 h5 28. Ne2 {} Rh8 29. h3 Qb6 30. Ng1 h4 31. Nf3 Ree8 32. Kh2 Rh5 (32... Nh5 $11 )33. Re2 Reh8 34. Qf2 ({White should play} 34. Kh1 $11 )Qxf2 $15 35. Rfxf2 g5 $1 { } 36. Rf1 g4 37. Nfd2 Rg5 38. c4 Nh5 39. cxb5 axb5 40. Bxb5 (40. hxg4 $142 Ng3 41. Bxb5 )Ndf6 $1 $17 (40... Ng3 41. Bxd7 Nxe2 42. Bxg4 $11 )41. Nc5 Bc8 42. Ree1 Nf4 (42... gxh3 43. gxh3 Rg3 44. Rg1 $17 )43. hxg4 Nxg4+ (43... Rxg4 44. Rf2 $15 )44. Kh1 Nf6 $1 45. Nd3 Rg3 ({ Don't play} 45... Nxg2 46. Rg1 Nxe1 47. Rxg5+ Kh6 48. Nxe5 Kxg5 49. Nxf7+ Kg6 50. Nxh8+ Kg7 51. a4 $11 (51. e5 Ng4 52. Be2 Nxe5 $17 ))(45... h3 46. g4 $15 )(45... Nxd3 $1 $19 46. Bxd3 Rg3 )46. Rf3 (46. Nxe5 $2 h3 47. Kh2 (47. Rxf4 $2 hxg2+ 48. Kg1 Rh1+ 49. Kf2 Rxe1 $19 )Rxg2+ 48. Kh1 N6h5 $19 )(46. Rxf4 $17 exf4 47. Nxf4 )Bg4 $19 47. Rfe3 ({But not} 47. Nxf4 Bxf3 48. gxf3 (48. Nxf3 $2 exf4 49. Nd4 Kg6 $19 )exf4 )Rxg2 48. Nc4 {[#]} Rc2 $1 $40 { And now ...Nxe4! would win. Black wants a kill.} 49. Ndxe5 $2 { [#]} (49. Rg1 $17 N4h5 50. Rg2 Ng3+ 51. Kg1 Rxg2+ 52. Kxg2 Nfxe4 53. Re1 )N6h5 $1 { ( -> ...Ng3+)} 50. Kg1 Ng3 (50... Rg2+ $142 51. Kf1 Ng3+ 52. Rxg3 hxg3 53. Nf3 Rh1+ 54. Ng1 Rhxg1# )51. Rxg3 hxg3 52. Ne3 Nh3+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. Nf3 {} c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. 0-0 e5 8. a3 {The position is equal.} Rb8 { A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 9. Rb1 f6 10. d3 Be7 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Nd2 0-0 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Kh8 15. Bxc6 $146 ({Predecessor (2):} 15. Bc5 Bxc5 16. bxc5 {1/2-1/2 (68) Berlinger,G (2490)-Cesetti,C (2591) ICCF email 2011} )bxc6 16. Bxa7 Rxb4 17. Bb6 Bh3 {aiming for ...Rxb1.} 18. Re1 Qd7 19. Bxc7 {[#] And now Ba5 would win.} Qxc7 20. Qc2 Qd7 21. Rxb4 Bxb4 22. Rb1 c5 23. Nce4 Qe7 24. Nc4 Qa7 25. Nc3 Qa8 { [#]} 26. e4 (26. f3 $5 {seems wilder.} h5 27. Qb2 Qc6 28. Ne4 Ra8 29. Ra1 )Bxc3 27. Qxc3 h5 28. Qc2 Rd8 29. Ne3 Qc8 30. Rc1 Bg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2423"] [PlyCount "53"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. 0-0 e6 5. Re1 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} (5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. e5 d5 7. d3 Ne7 8. Nc3 Ba6 9. b3 Nc8 10. Ne2 Nb6 11. c4 Be7 12. Be3 0-0 {1-0 (39) Delgado Ramirez,N (2609)-Gauche,C (2250) Florianopolis 2016} )Nge7 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 {White is slightly better.} b5 8. Bc2 Ng6 9. a4 $146 {Black must now prevent axb5.} (9. d4 Be7 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. g3 0-0 12. h4 b4 13. h5 Nh8 14. d5 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 {1-0 (55) Rodchenkov, V (2305)-Kurganov,D (2106) Samara 2002} )b4 10. d4 bxc3 11. Nxc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nb4 13. Bb3 $36 { Black is under pressure.} Be7 14. f4 { } Bf6 {[#]} (14... 0-0 $11 {remains equal.} )15. f5 $1 $16 {} Nf8 (15... Ne5 $16 {was called for.} )16. a5 Bd7 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. Qxd6 Nxa5 19. Ba2 Nb7 20. Qb4 Bc6 21. Bd5 Qc8 22. Nd4 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Bd8 $2 {[#]} (23... exd5 24. exd5+ Ne6 25. fxe6 Bxd4+ 26. Qxd4 Qc5 )24. Bf4 $18 a5 25. Qa4+ Qd7 26. Nb5 Rc8 27. Rad1 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Black "Nebolsina, Vera"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2285"] [PlyCount "65"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 d6 6. 0-0 e6 {LiveBook: 37 Games. B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit} ({Relevant:} 6... Nf6 7. c3 0-0 8. Kh1 b5 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bg1 e5 12. fxe5 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. d4 Nd7 15. Bxb5 Qc7 {1-0 (42) Fedoseev,V (2664)-Yu,Y (2736) Ningbo 2015} )7. a4 Nge7 8. c3 0-0 {The position is equal.} 9. Na3 a6 10. Rb1 $146 ({Predecessor (2):} 10. Be3 f5 11. Qd2 b6 12. Rae1 Rb8 13. Bd1 Qc7 14. Bb3 {1/2-1/2 (48) Niegsch,N (2144) -Hartge,G (1858) Germany 2016} )Rb8 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. Nc2 Bb7 14. b4 Rc8 15. Bb2 Qd7 (15... Na7 $11 )16. Ne3 (16. d5 $16 )d5 $1 $11 ({ But not} 16... Nxb4 $6 {[#]} 17. d5 $1 {} Bxb2 18. Rxb2 $16 )17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Na5 $1 19. e5 Nc4 20. Qb3 Nxe3 (20... Rc7 $5 {looks sharper.} 21. Rbc1 Rfc8 22. g4 Bh6 23. Ng2 Ra8 )21. Qxe3 Nf5 22. Qd2 h5 23. Bd3 Rc7 24. Qf2 Bh6 25. Nd2 ({White should play} 25. g3 $14 )Qe7 26. Ra1 { Threatens to win with Ba3.} Rfc8 27. Ba3 Qd8 28. Bxf5 exf5 29. Bd6 Rc2 30. Ra7 $36 { White has good play.} Ra8 $2 { [#]} (30... Qd7 $11 {and Black is okay.} )31. Rxb7 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Qc8 32. Rxb6 Qc3 (32... Kh7 $142 33. Rc6 Rxc6 )33. Rc6 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Black "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2521"] [PlyCount "75"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 {E37: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...d5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 Qxc3 Ne4} Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Qxd5 10. Be3 $16 )10. e3 {White has an edge.} Qf6 11. f3 Qh4+ 12. g3 Nxg3 $1 13. Qf2 Nf5 14. Qxh4 Nxh4 15. b4 { [#]} a5 $146 ({ Predecessor (3):} 15... a6 )16. b5 Ne5 17. Bb2 f6 (17... Nhxf3+ 18. Kf2 Nxg1 19. Rxg1 (19. Bxe5 Nh3+ 20. Bxh3 Bxh3 $14 )Ng4+ 20. Ke2 $16 )18. Kf2 0-0 19. Rd1 Be6 20. Ne2 $36 { White is pushing.} Nhxf3 (20... Nexf3 $11 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bf5 )21. Nf4 Bf7 22. Bg2 Nh4 23. Bxd5 Nc4 24. Bd4 Bxd5 (24... Nxa3 $6 25. Bxb7 Nxb5 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Rhg1 $16 )25. Nxd5 Rad8 26. Nc7 { Strongly threatening Ne6.} Rd7 27. b6 $1 {With the idea c6!} (27. Ne6 Re8 28. Nf4 Nf5 $15 )Ng6 ({But not} 27... Nxa3 $6 28. c6 $1 {} Rd6 29. cxb7 $16 )(27... Nf5 $1 $11 {remains equal.} )28. Ke2 ({White should try} 28. c6 $1 $16 {} bxc6 29. Rhg1 (29. Bc5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rb8 $11 ))Ne7 $2 {[#]} ({Wrong is} 28... Nxa3 $2 29. c6 $1 {} Rd6 30. cxb7 $18 )(28... Rb8 $14 )29. Rc1 $1 $18 {} Ne5 30. Bxe5 $1 fxe5 31. Rhd1 Rfd8 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 { Endgame KRN-KRN} 33. Nb5 Nc6 (33... a4 { is a better defense.} 34. Nd6 Nc6 )34. Nd6 {White is clearly winning.} g6 (34... e4 $142 35. Rc4 (35. Nxe4 Kf7 36. Nd6+ Ke6 $16 )Re7 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Nxe4 Kf7 38. Nd6+ Ke6 )35. Kd3 Kg7 36. Kc4 e4 37. Kb5 Ne5 {[#]} 38. Nxb7 $1 {} 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2536"] [PlyCount "73"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 d6 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. 0-0 a5 10. b3 {} 0-0 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Rfd1 {E14: Queen's Indian: Classical Variation (4 e3)} (12. Qc2 c5 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qc3 Ne4 15. Qe1 h6 16. Nd2 Nef6 17. Nb1 cxd4 18. exd4 e5 19. Bf1 e4 {1-0 (64) Wojtaszek,R (2742)-Moiseenko,A (2698) Germany 2015} )Ne4 13. Qc2 f5 14. d5 e5 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 15. b4 $146 (15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Rxd2 Nc5 17. b4 Nd7 18. Rf1 e4 19. f4 exf3 20. Rxf3 axb4 21. axb4 {1-0 (47) Abbasov,F (2543)-Filippov,A (2604) Nakhchivan 2011} )Ng5 16. Bc3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 (17. gxf3 Qh4 18. Bf1 Rf6 $17 )Qh4 18. Be2 Nf6 19. Be1 axb4 20. axb4 Qg5 21. Qc3 f4 22. exf4 Qxf4 23. f3 Qf5 24. Bd3 Qd7 25. Qc2 g6 26. Bd2 { Bh6 is the strong threat.} Qf7 27. Bh6 Rfb8 28. Rf1 b5 ({Black should try} 28... Re8 $14 )29. cxb5 $16 Bxd5 30. Ra5 Re8 (30... Rc8 $16 {was necessary.} )31. Rc1 $18 Re7 {[#]} (31... Bb7 $142 32. Qxc7 Rac8 33. Qxf7+ (33. Qxd6 Rcd8 34. Bc4 Rxd6 $17 )Kxf7 )32. b6 $1 { Threatens to win with Rxa8+.} Rxa5 (32... cxb6 33. Rxa8+ )33. bxa5 {} cxb6 34. Qc8+ ({ Much less strong is} 34. axb6 Bb7 35. Qa4 (35. Bg5 Kg7 36. Qb2 h6 $16 )Kh8 $18 )Re8 35. Bb5 Bb7 $2 (35... Rxc8 36. Rxc8+ {[#]} Ne8 $1 {} 37. Rxe8+ Qxe8 38. Bxe8 bxa5 )36. Bxe8 Nxe8 37. Qd8 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "93"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 {D16: Slav Defence: 5 a4: Lines with 5...Bg4 and 5. ..Na6} 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 $146 (9... a6 10. e4 Bc5 11. Nb3 Bb4 12. f3 Nc6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Kf2 Rc8 15. Be2 {1/2-1/2 (55) Topalov,V (2803)-Gashimov,V (2719) Nanjing 2010} )10. Ncb5 Kd8 11. 0-0 a6 12. Na3 Nc6 13. Nxc6+ Bxc6 14. Rd1+ Ke8 15. Nc2 Rc8 16. b3 Bd5 17. Na3 Bc5 18. Bb2 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Ke7 20. Kf1 Rhd8 21. Rxd8 Kxd8 22. Ne5 Rc7 23. Rc1 Ne4 24. f3 Nd6 25. e4 f6 26. Nd3 Bb6 27. Rxc7 (27. Rd1 $5 {is more complex.} Nc8 28. Ke2 Rc2+ 29. Rd2 Rc7 30. Kd1 )Kxc7 $11 { Endgame KBN-KBN} 28. Ke2 Kd7 29. g4 e5 30. Nb4 Ne8 31. Nd5 Bg1 (31... Bd8 $5 {creates asymmetry.} 32. Kd3 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Bc1 Nc7 )32. h4 Nc7 33. Nxc7 Kxc7 $14 {KB-KB} 34. Kd3 Bf2 {The position is equal.} 35. h5 Kc6 36. g5 Kd6 37. g6 hxg6 38. hxg6 b5 39. Bc1 Ke6 40. Ba3 f5 41. Bf8 { [#] Threatens to win with axb5.} fxe4+ $1 42. Kxe4 {And now axb5 would win.} ({ Reject} 42. fxe4 Kf6 $17 )Kf6 43. axb5 axb5 44. Bd6 Bg3 45. Kd5 Kxg6 46. Bxe5 Bxe5 47. Kxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2584"] [BlackElo "2483"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. e4 {} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. c3 Bg6 8. Be3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} Qb6 9. Na3 $146 (9. b4 cxb4 10. c4 Nge7 11. c5 Qa5 12. Nh4 Nf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Nd2 Be7 15. g4 Bg6 {0-1 (47) Zhigalko,S (2640)-Wojtaszek, R (2711) Katowice 2010} )c4 {[#]} (9... a6 $11 {keeps the balance.} )10. Nxc4 $1 $16 {White is clearly better.} dxc4 11. d5 Bc5 {And now ...exd5 would win.} 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. dxc6 Qxc6 (13... bxc6 $16 14. Qd6 Qxd6 15. exd6 Nf6 )14. Nd4 $18 Qa6 {[#]} 15. a4 $1 {} Qb6 (15... Bd3 { was necessary.} 16. Bxd3 cxd3 )16. a5 ({Weaker is} 16. Bxc4 Qc5 $18 )Qxb2 $2 (16... Qc7 17. Qa4+ Kf8 18. Bxc4 (18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxc4 Ne7 $18 )Qc8 19. Qb4+ Ne7 )17. Qa4+ {White is clearly winning.} Kf8 18. Qxc4 ({Less strong is} 18. Bxc4 Ne7 19. Ra3 b5 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. Bxe6 a5 $18 )Qd2 19. Qb4+ Ne7 20. Rfd1 Qh6 21. Qxb7 Re8 22. Bb5 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2447"] [PlyCount "79"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Bxc4 c5 9. 0-0 {D39: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence with 5 Bg5 dxc4} (9. e5 Qd8 10. 0-0 cxd4 11. Ne4 0-0 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Nxd4 Rd8 15. Qg4 Rxd4 16. Rxd4 Nc6 17. Nf6+ Kf8 18. Qxg7+ {1-0 (18) Bindrich,F (2584)-Nisipeanu,L (2687) Austria 2016} )cxd4 10. e5 Qe7 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 11. Qxd4 {White is slightly better.} 0-0 12. Qe4 $146 (12. Bd3 Bxc3 13. Qe4 g6 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. Rad1 Nc5 16. Qe3 Kg7 { 0-1 (42) Bellanger,M-Mujica,H LSS email 2007} )Rd8 13. Bd3 g6 14. Rac1 Nc6 (14... Qf8 $14 )15. h4 $16 h5 16. Ne2 $36 { Black is under strong pressure.} Qf8 17. Bb1 Be7 18. g4 hxg4 19. Qxg4 Qg7 20. Qg3 Bd7 21. Rc4 $1 Be8 (21... Qh6 $142 )22. Rg4 $1 Qh8 23. Re1 Nb4 $2 { [#]} (23... Bb4 $16 {might work better.} 24. Nc3 Be7 )24. h5 $1 $18 {} Nd3 (24... Qxh5 25. Kg2 Qh8 26. Ned4 Rxd4 27. Nxd4 $18 (27. Rxd4 Bc6 $16 ))25. Bxd3 Rxd3 26. hxg6 (26. Nf4 Rxf3 27. Qxf3 Bc6 $16 )f5 $2 (26... fxg6 27. Nf4 Rad8 28. Nxe6 (28. Nxg6 Bxg6 29. Rxg6+ Kf7 $16 )Qh5 )27. exf6 $1 { White is clearly winning.} Qxf6 28. Nf4 Rd6 29. Qh3 Qh8 {Black hopes to continue with ...Qxh3.} 30. Qh7+ Qxh7 31. gxh7+ Kh8 {[#]} 32. Kg2 $1 {Rh1 is the strong threat.} (32. Nxe6 Bd7 $16 )Bf6 33. Rg8+ (33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34. Nxe6 Bd7 $14 )({Not} 33. Nxe6 Bd7 34. Nfg5 Bxg5 35. Nxg5 Rf8 $16 )Kxh7 34. Rg4 {Intending Rh1+ and mate.} Bg7 {If Black can now play ...Bc6 this consolidates a bit.} 35. Ng5+ Kh8 36. Rh1+ ({Less strong is} 36. Nfxe6 Bc6+ 37. f3 Kg8 $18 )Kg8 37. Ngxe6 {} Rd7 (37... Bc6+ $142 38. f3 Rd7 )38. Rh3 Re7 39. Rhg3 Bc6+ 40. f3 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Blomqvist, Erik"] [Black "Hambleton, Aman"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2548"] [BlackElo "2434"] [PlyCount "95"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. 0-0 Nd7 { The position is equal.} 5. h3 {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems} Bxf3 6. Bxf3 e5 ({Relevant:} 6... Ngf6 7. d3 e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bc5 10. Nd2 0-0 11. a4 a5 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Rd1 Rfd8 14. Nc4 b6 15. Kg2 h6 16. Rd3 Qe6 17. b3 Bd4 18. c3 Bc5 19. Qd1 Be7 {1-0 (51) Ding,L (2759)-Yu,Y (2750) Shenzhen 2017} )7. c4 $146 ({Predecessor (3):} 7. d3 Bd6 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Qe7 10. Nd2 0-0-0 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Qe2 Ngf6 {1-0 (29) Banusz,T (2616)-Eden,J (2320) Escaldes 2016} )dxc4 8. Qc2 Nb6 9. a4 a5 10. Na3 Nf6 11. Nxc4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Bb4 13. d3 0-0 14. Bg2 Re8 15. Rd1 h6 16. e4 Qe7 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Rac1 Nf8 19. d4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Rad8 21. Bb6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Nd7 23. Be3 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. h4 Bb6 26. Qb3 Qc5 27. Kh2 Re7 ({But not} 27... Qxf2 $2 28. Rf1 $18 )28. f4 g6 29. e5 h5 30. Qc3 Kg7 31. Qd2 Re8 32. Qc3 Re7 33. Qb3 Qe3 34. Rd3 Qc5 35. Kh3 Bc7 36. Kh2 Bb6 37. Kh3 Bc7 38. Bf3 Bb6 39. Qd1 Qc4 40. Be2 Qe4 41. Bf3 Qc4 42. Rd6 Bc5 43. b3 Qb4 44. Rd3 Bb6 45. Be2 Qe4 46. Bf3 Qb4 47. Be2 Qe4 48. Bf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Black "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2524"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "86"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 0-0 10. Be2 Rd8 11. 0-0 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4)} a6 ({Relevant: } 11... Bf8 12. Rfc1 Ne7 13. b4 a6 14. Qb3 c6 15. Na4 Bg4 16. Nc5 Ra7 17. a4 Nc8 18. Ra2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 {1/2-1/2 (63) Kramnik,V (2783)-Aronian,L (2815) Stavanger 2014} )12. Rfc1 Be6 13. Qd1 Bd6 14. Na4 Ne7 { LiveBook: 7 Games} 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. b4 Ng6 17. Ne1 $146 ({Predecessor (4):} 17. a4 Rb8 18. b5 a5 19. Qd2 Bf5 20. Nd3 Ra8 21. Nc5 Rab8 22. Nd3 Ra8 23. Nc5 Rab8 {1/2-1/2 (23) Karason,A (2253)-Henrichs,T (2492) Reykjavik 2014} )Qe7 18. g3 Nf8 19. a4 Nh7 20. Ned3 Nf6 21. b5 axb5 22. axb5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 b6 {} 24. Na6 Ne4 25. Rc1 (25. Qb3 $11 {keeps the balance.} )c5 $17 26. dxc5 bxc5 27. Bf3 Bb7 28. Bg2 (28. Nf4 $2 d4 $1 {} 29. exd4 Bxf4 30. gxf4 Rxd4 $19 )(28. Qe2 $15 )c4 $36 { Black has strong initiative.} 29. Nf4 {[#]} d4 $1 {} 30. exd4 (30. Qxd4 Bxf4 )Bxf4 $1 31. gxf4 Qh4 32. Rc2 { [#]} (32. Qf3 $142 )Qf6 $1 $19 (32... Qxf4 33. Nb4 $17 )33. Rxc4 Nd6 { And now ...Bxg2 would win.} ({Don't take} 33... Qxf4 34. Qc2 $17 )34. Rc6 Bxc6 ({Weaker is} 34... Qxf4 35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. Bxb7 $15 )35. bxc6 {[#]} Qxf4 $2 (35... Nc8 $1 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 36. Qg4 Qxd4 )36. d5 $2 (36. Nb4 $17 )Ra8 37. Qd3 Re8 {Hoping for ...Re1+.} ({Not} 37... Nc4 38. c7 $17 )38. Qc3 $2 (38. Qd1 )Qa4 $2 (38... Re2 39. Qg3 Re1+ 40. Bf1 Qc4 )39. Bf1 Qd1 {aiming for ...Re4.} 40. Qd3 (40. c7 $142 )Qc1 41. Nb4 {and the idea Nc2 leaves White hopeful.} Re5 42. h4 (42. Qh3 $142 )Re4 43. Nc2 Rg4+ (43... Rxh4 $2 44. Ne3 $19 )0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Bailet, Pierre"] [Black "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2372"] [PlyCount "140"] 1. c4 {} Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 a6 6. e3 0-0 7. Nge2 d6 8. 0-0 Ba7 9. h3 {LiveBook: 14 Games. A22: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 } Ne7 ({Relevant:} 9... Re8 10. d4 h6 11. Kh2 Bd7 12. b4 Qc8 13. Bb2 exd4 14. exd4 {1/2-1/2 (33) Laznicka,V (2676)-Adams,M (2742) Baku 2015} )10. b4 d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Be6 11. d3 c6 12. Kh2 h5 13. Bb2 Qc7 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15. e4 h4 16. f4 hxg3+ 17. Nxg3 exf4 18. Rxf4 {1-0 (29) Gonzalez Freixas,A (2524) -Cardelli,G (2443) ICCF email 2008} )11. cxd5 {White has an edge.} Nexd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bb2 Re8 14. Qc2 c6 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qg5 17. h4 Qh5 18. Qb3 Bg4 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. a4 Nc7 21. Rac1 Qg6 22. Qc4 h5 23. Bf1 Qd6 24. Bg2 Bb6 25. Nb3 Qd3 26. Nc5 Qxc4 27. Rxc4 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Rd2 29. Bd4 a5 30. Rb1 Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Bxd1 32. Bc3 Bb3 $36 { Black has the initiative.} 33. Rf4 (33. Rd4 $1 $11 {remains equal.} )Ne6 $17 34. Re4 {[#]} (34. Rf5 $142 )Bc2 $1 $19 35. Re5 {[#]} f6 $1 {} (35... Bxa4 36. Bxa5 (36. Rxh5 $2 f6 37. Be4 Nf8 $19 )g6 37. Bh3 $11 )36. Rxe6 ({Don't consider} 36. Rxh5 $2 g6 37. Rd5 (37. Rh6 $2 Kg7 38. Rxg6+ Kxg6 $19 )cxd5 $19 )Rxe6 { Endgame KRB-KB} 37. Bh3 Re7 38. Bxa5 Bxa4 39. Bd8 Re5 40. Bb6 Bd1 41. Bg2 g5 42. hxg5 fxg5 (42... Rxg5 $2 43. Kf1 $19 )43. Kf1 g4 44. Ke1 Bf3 45. Bf1 Kf8 46. Bc4 Ke7 47. Kd2 Kd7 48. Kc3 {[#]} h4 $1 49. gxh4 {Black is clearly better.} Rh5 50. Bd3 Bd5 ({Don't play} 50... Rxh4 51. Bf5+ Ke7 52. Bc7 $17 )51. Kd4 Rxh4 52. Ke5 Be6 {Strongly threatening ...Rh2.} 53. Kf4 Rh2 54. f3 Rf2 55. Be4 gxf3 56. Bxf3 Bc4 57. Kg3 Rf1 58. e4 Bd3 59. Bg2 Rf7 60. Bh3+ Ke7 61. Bf5 Bc4 62. Bg4 Be6 63. Bf3 Kd7 64. Bh5 Rf1 65. Bf3 Rb1 66. Kf4 Rb3 67. Be2 Rb2 68. Bf3 Rc2 69. Ke5 Rf2 70. Bh5 Rh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2509"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "106"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 b5 {B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations} 11. g4 Nb4 12. a3 (12. g5 $5 {looks sharper.} Nd7 13. 0-0 Bb7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 d5 16. Na5 )Nxd3+ {White is slightly better. } 13. cxd3 Bb7 14. Rc1 {Threatens to win with g5.} Qd8 15. 0-0 Be7 16. Nd4 g6 $146 (16... 0-0 17. b4 Rc8 18. Rc2 {0-1 (43) Zarnicki,P (2520)-Kurajica,B (2585) Linares 1995} )17. b4 Rc8 18. Nde2 Nd7 19. Bd4 0-0 20. f5 {aiming for f6.} Bg5 21. Rcd1 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. fxe6 Qxe6 {next ...Ne5 is good for Black.} 24. Nf4 Qf6 25. Nfd5 $132 { White is not keeping still (2)} Qxf3 (25... Qd4+ $5 26. Qf2 $8 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Bxd5 28. Nxd5 Rc2+ 29. Kg3 Kg7 $11 )26. Rxf3 {With the idea Ne7+.} Kg7 27. Rdf1 (27. Rff1 $11 )Ne5 $15 28. Rg3 $1 h6 29. h3 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Rc2 31. d4 Nc4 32. Rgf3 Re2 $1 ({And not} 32... Rd2 33. Nc7 $16 )33. Nc3 (33. Rf4 $15 )Rd2 $17 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Nxd1 { Endgame KRN-KRN} Nd2 36. Rc3 Nxe4 37. Rc6 f5 38. gxf5 Rxf5 39. Nc3 Nxc3 40. Rxc3 {KR-KR} Rf4 41. Rc6 Rxd4 42. Rxa6 Kf6 43. Ra5 Rd5 44. a4 (44. Kf2 $17 )Rg5+ $19 45. Kf2 bxa4 46. Rxa4 Rb5 47. Kf3 Ke6 48. h4 {[#]} Kd5 $1 49. Kf4 {[#]} (49. Kf2 {might work better.} )Rb6 $2 (49... Kc4 $1 $19 {is more deadly.} 50. Ra8 Rf5+ 51. Ke3 Re5+ 52. Kf4 Kxb4 )50. Ke3 $17 Kc4 (50... Ke6 $17 51. Kd2 g5 52. hxg5 hxg5 )51. b5+ $15 Kc5 52. Ra8 $2 { } (52. h5 $1 $15 )Rxb5 $19 53. Rg8 Rb4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Firat, Burak"] [Black "Landa, Konstantin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2611"] [PlyCount "65"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 {D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ... Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ... Nf6} ({Much worse is} 5. e4 dxe4 6. Bc4 (6. Nxe4 Qe7 7. Qe2 Bf5 $15 )Nf6 $15 )c6 (5... Nf6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bg5 c6 8. Bd3 0-0 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. Nge2 Re8 12. 0-0-0 Nbd7 {1-0 (48) Salem,A (2656)-Vitiugov,N (2726) Doha 2016} )6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 {White has an edge.} Qxd6 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. Nge2 Bf5 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. Qc2 g6 12. 0-0-0 $146 (12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 (44) Castellet Giralt,G (2180)-Ramirez Garcia,J (2293) Barcelona 2015} )Nd7 13. g4 Ne7 14. Nf4 h5 15. f3 hxg4 16. fxg4 0-0-0 17. h4 {} Rdg8 18. h5 g5 19. Nd3 f5 20. Kb1 fxg4 21. e4 Rh6 22. Qg2 g3 23. e5 Qe6 24. Qxg3 Nf5 25. Qg4 $1 Ne3 (25... Nh4 $11 26. Qxe6 Rxe6 )26. Qxe6 $16 Rxe6 27. Rdg1 Rh6 28. Ne2 Nf8 29. Ng3 {[#] Hoping for Re1.} Rgh8 30. Re1 Ng2 $1 {} 31. Reg1 Ne3 32. Re1 Ng2 $1 {} 33. Reg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"] [Black "Pigott, John C"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2494"] [BlackElo "2381"] [PlyCount "56"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. 0-0 0-0 6. c4 c6 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 {LiveBook: 118 Games. D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6} 9. Nc3 (9. e3 $11 )(9. Bb2 Qb6 10. Qc1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Nb3 Rfd8 15. Be5 a5 16. c5 Qa6 17. Qb2 Qb7 18. Qa3 Be4 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 {1/2-1/2 (30) Harikrishna,P (2758)-Svidler,P (2741) Shenzhen 2017} )Nc6 $15 {} 10. d5 $146 (10. dxc5 {[#]} Ne4 $1 {} 11. Nxe4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxa1 $17 )(10. e3 Ne8 11. Ba3 Qa5 12. Qb3 cxd4 13. exd4 {0-1 (20) Fritz,A (2117)-Gutzmann,T (2076) Tylosand 2012} )Na5 $1 {Black is slightly better.} (10... Nxd5 $6 11. cxd5 Bxc3 12. Bh6 $14 )11. Bf4 Nxc4 12. Qd3 Na5 { } 13. e4 e6 14. d6 Nc6 15. e5 Nh5 16. Ne4 ({ Better is} 16. Be3 $11 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rfd1 (18. Bxc5 Qa5 19. Bd4 Bxd6 $11 ))Nxf4 17. gxf4 Nb4 18. Qd2 b6 19. Nfg5 Rb8 20. Nc3 (20. a4 $15 )f6 $36 { Black has strong initiative.} 21. a3 $2 (21. exf6 $17 {was forced.} Qxf6 22. Ne2 )fxg5 $19 22. axb4 gxf4 { [#] aiming for ...f3.} (22... cxb4 23. Nd5 exd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Rxa7 $19 )23. bxc5 (23. Rxa7 f3 24. Bxf3 Rxf3 $19 )f3 ({Not} 23... Bxe5 24. Rfe1 (24. Rxa7 Qf6 25. d7 Bb7 26. Rxb7 Bxc3 $15 )Bxc3 25. Qxc3 bxc5 26. Rxa7 $11 )24. c6 $2 (24. Rfe1 bxc5 25. d7 )Bxe5 {And now ...Qh4 would win.Black is clearly winning.} ({And not} 24... fxg2 25. c7 gxf1=R+ 26. Rxf1 $11 )25. Ra4 {Threatens to win with c7.} fxg2 26. Rd1 {intending c7.} Qf6 (26... Bxc3 $2 27. Qxc3 Bd7 28. cxd7 (28. Rxa7 $2 Rc8 29. Rc7 Qh4 $19 )Qxd7 29. Re4 $19 )27. Nb5 a6 {} 28. f4 axb5 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kunte, Abhijit"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2491"] [BlackElo "2597"] [PlyCount "67"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Nc3 b6 9. b3 {D79: Fianchetto Grünfeld: Symmetrical Variation (6 0-0 c6 7 cxd5 cxd5)} (9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bf4 e6 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Be5 Qe7 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Rc2 Ne8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfc1 Nd6 18. b3 { 1/2-1/2 (42) Akopian,V (2648)-Giri,A (2784) Doha 2015} )Bb7 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Rc1 {White has an edge.} a6 12. a4 $146 (12. Ne5 Rc8 13. Qd3 Re8 14. Rfd1 e6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Ba3 {1/2-1/2 (30) Ozols,K-Kuszelansky,M Hobart 1953} )e6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. e3 Rc8 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Qb2 Nb8 17. Ne5 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 (18... Bxa3 $5 {feels hotter.} 19. Qxa3 Rxc6 20. Na2 a5 21. Rxc6 Bxc6 22. Rc1 Qd7 )19. Rc2 Bd6 20. Rfc1 Qe7 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Na2 Kg7 23. b4 Bd7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. a5 Ng8 27. Qc3 Ne7 28. Bf1 bxa5 {The position is equal.} 29. bxa5 Nc6 $1 30. Nc1 Bb7 31. Nd3 {Hoping for Nc5.} Qd8 32. Nc5 Qxa5 33. Qxa5 Nxa5 34. Bxa6 { Loss on Time!?} 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kjartansson, Gudmundur"] [Black "Kavutskiy, Konstantin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2468"] [BlackElo "2347"] [PlyCount "62"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 { } 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Nd3 Ng6 14. c5 Nf6 15. Rc1 Rf7 16. Kh1 {E99: King's Indian: Classical Main Line: 9 Ne1 Nd7 10 f3 f5} h5 17. Nb5 (17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nb5 a6 19. Na3 b5 20. Rc6 g4 21. Qc2 Qf8 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. Rc7 Bh6 {0-1 (39) So,W (2779)-Nakamura,H (2814) Saint Louis 2015} )g4 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Qc2 {LiveBook: 4 Games. Black must now prevent Nc7.} Ne8 20. Nxa7 Bd7 21. Qb3 g3 {Strongly threatening ...Qh4.} 22. Bg1 (22. hxg3 fxg3 23. Bxg3 Rxa7 $17 )Bf8 $146 (22... gxh2 $14 23. Bf2 Bf6 )(22... Bh3 23. Ne1 Bxg2+ 24. Nxg2 {1-0 (41) Batchuluun,T (2460)-El Jawich,A (2241) Abu Dhabi 2016} )23. Rfd1 (23. Qxb7 Bh3 24. Qc6 Nh4 $11 )({White should play} 23. Qb6 $16 )gxh2 $11 24. Bf2 h4 {} 25. Kxh2 Qg5 {...h3! is the strong threat.} 26. Qxb7 $2 { [#]} (26. Rg1 $1 $11 {and White is okay.} Rxa7 27. Bxa7 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 )h3 $1 $19 {} ({ Stronger than} 26... Bh3 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. gxh3 Rxa7 29. Bxa7 $11 )27. g4 ({ But not} 27. gxh3 {[#]} Bxh3 $1 {} 28. Rg1 Qh5 29. Rxg6+ (29. Nxf4 $2 exf4 30. Rxg6+ Qxg6 $19 )Qxg6 $19 )fxg3+ $1 28. Bxg3 Qe3 $1 { } 29. Qxa8 $2 (29. Re1 $19 Rxa7 30. Qb3 )Qxe2+ {Black mates.} 30. Nf2 Rxf3 31. Rf1 {[#]} Rxg3 $1 {} 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Saptarshi, Roy"] [Black "Kleinman, Michael"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2425"] [BlackElo "2289"] [PlyCount "84"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. 0-0-0 Be7 {B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 without Be2} 9. f3 b5 10. g4 { } Nxd4 {The position is equal.} 11. Qxd4 (11. Bxd4 Bb7 12. Kb1 0-0 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. Qe3 {1-0 (40) Caruana,F (2817)-Pichot,A (2556) chess.com INT 2017} )Bb7 $1 12. g5 Nh5 $1 13. Ne2 Rc8 {} 14. Qd2 d5 $1 {} 15. f4 $146 ({White should try} 15. e5 $15 )(15. e5 d4 16. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 (42) Bauer,C (2622)-Lopez Martinez,J (2543) Linares 2013} )d4 (15... 0-0 $17 16. Bg2 dxe4 )16. Nxd4 $15 Bxe4 17. Rg1 0-0 {Hoping for ...Bc5.} 18. Kb1 (18. Bg2 $142 Bxg2 19. Rxg2 )Bc5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Qxf4 22. Be3 Qf3 23. Rdf1 Qd5 24. Rg4 Rfd8 25. Rd4 Qb7 26. Qf2 e5 27. Rh4 g6 (27... Rxd3 28. Rxh5 Qd5 29. b4 (29. Qe2 $2 Qe4 30. Ka1 Rxe3 $19 ))28. d4 (28. Re4 $17 )Ng7 {And now ...Nf5 would win.} 29. dxe5 Nf5 30. Rf4 Qd5 31. Bc1 Qd3+ 32. Ka1 Rc2 $40 { Black is out for blood.} 33. Qb6 $2 (33. Qf3 )Rdc8 $19 ({Less strong is} 33... Rxh2 34. e6 Qd6 35. exf7+ Kxf7 36. Qxd6 Rxd6 37. R4f3 $17 )34. Qg1 Qd5 35. e6 fxe6 ({Not} 35... Qxe6 36. Kb1 $19 )36. a3 (36. R4f2 $142 Nd4 37. Bd2 )a5 37. Kb1 Qd3 {( -> ...Rxc1+)} 38. Ka2 {[#]} b4 $1 {} (38... R8c3 $142 39. Qc5 Rxc5 40. R4f3 Qd5+ 41. Kb1 Qe4 42. Ka2 Rxc1 43. Rd1 Rxd1 44. Rd3 Qxd3 45. a4 bxa4 46. h4 Qb3# )39. a4 (39. axb4 axb4 )Qd5+ (39... R8c3 $142 40. Ka1 {[#]} Ra3+ $1 {} 41. bxa3 Qb3 42. axb4 Ra2# )40. Kb1 Qd3 (40... Rg2 $19 41. Qh1 e5 )41. Ka2 $1 R8c3 42. Ka1 {[#]} Ra3+ $1 {} 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ahlander, Bjorn"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2416"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "78"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. h3 0-0 10. e3 Qe7 {A61: Modern Benoni: Nf3 without early e4} (10... Re8 11. Bd3 Nh5 12. Bh2 Nd7 13. Be2 f5 14. 0-0 Bf8 15. Rb1 Nhf6 16. Ng5 Ne5 17. b4 b6 18. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 (30) Gelfand,B (2740)-Iordachescu,V (2581) Civitanova Marche 2016} )11. Be2 Nbd7 12. 0-0 Ne8 {White is slightly better.} 13. Re1 Nc7 14. Bf1 Rb8 15. e4 {Threatens to win with e5!} Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qd2 $146 (17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 {1-0 (32) Bai,J (2507)-Quillan,G (2369) Gibraltar 2016} )Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Re8 19. Rab1 {} Bd7 20. b4 b6 21. Rb2 a5 22. b5 f5 {[#]} 23. Rbe2 $1 g5 24. Qd2 {And now exf5 would win.} (24. exf5 gxf4 25. Rxe7 Bxf5 $11 )Qg7 25. exf5 {Strongly threatening Ne4.} Bxf5 26. Ne4 (26. Rxe8+ $16 Nxe8 27. Nd1 )Bxe4 $11 27. Rxe4 h6 28. h4 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Rf8 30. hxg5 Qxg5 31. Re3 {[#]} (31. Qe2 $14 {stays ahead.} h5 32. Re3 )Kh8 $2 (31... Rf3 $1 $17 {} )32. Qc3+ $16 Qf6 33. Qd2 {Rf3 is the strong threat.} Qg5 $1 ({Weaker is} 33... Nxd5 34. Rf3 (34. Rd3 Nf4 35. Rxd6 Ne2+ 36. Bxe2 Qxf2+ 37. Kh2 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qf2+ 39. Kh2 Qh4+ 40. Kg1 Qf2+ $11 )Nf4 35. g3 $18 )34. Qc3+ (34. Bc4 $14 )Qg7 ({Better is} 34... Qf6 $11 )35. Qd2 (35. Qe1 $14 )Rf5 (35... Qg5 $1 $11 )36. Rh3 Rg5 (36... Rxd5 $2 37. Rxh6+ Kg8 38. Bc4 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 40. f4 $18 )37. Qe3 Qf6 38. Bd3 (38. Rf3 $16 Qg7 39. Qf4 )Kg7 39. Qe4 Nxd5 ({Don't capture} 39... Qa1+ $2 40. Bb1 Nxd5 41. Qh7+ Kf8 42. Qxh6+ Ke8 43. Qxg5 $18 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Tarjan, James E"] [Black "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2414"] [BlackElo "2457"] [PlyCount "92"] 1. c4 { } c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. 0-0 Bf5 7. h3 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} (7. b3 Qd7 8. Bb2 Bh3 9. e3 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Nf6 11. Nd5 0-0 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. d4 Rad8 14. Qc2 Ne7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 { 1-0 (48) Banusz,T (2616)-Ragger,M (2682) Graz 2016} )Qd7 8. Kh2 e5 { LiveBook: 4 Games} 9. d3 h5 (9... h6 $11 )10. e4 $146 (10. Nd5 Nge7 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Bg5 Ng8 13. Bd2 Nd4 14. Rb1 Nf5 15. Nxf5 gxf5 {1-0 (23) Gosztolya,F (2218) -Kovacs,G (2168) Hungary 2000} )Be6 11. Ng5 h4 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. g4 { } Nge7 ({Black should play} 13... Nh6 $11 )14. Ne2 Bf6 15. g5 $1 {} Bg7 16. Bf3 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Qb3 Rd8 (19... e4 $6 20. dxe4 (20. Bxe4 0-0-0 $16 )Nb6 21. Rd1 $16 (21. Bf4 c4 22. Qe3 0-0 $16 ))20. Nc3 (20. Be4 $14 )Nde7 $1 $11 (20... e4 $6 21. Bxe4 Nde7 22. Be3 $16 )21. Be3 b6 22. Be4 Nd4 23. Qc4 b5 ({Black should try} 23... Rf8 $14 )24. Qxc5 $16 Rc8 25. Qa3 0-0 26. Kg2 (26. Rac1 $16 )Nef5 $11 27. Rac1 Kh7 (27... Nxe3+ $11 28. fxe3 Nf5 29. Bxf5 Rxf5 )28. Qa6 {next Nd5 is good for White.} Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 Nf5 30. Nd5 {[#] Hoping for Rxc8.} ({ Of course not} 30. Nxb5 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Qd8 32. Bxf5 (32. Qxa7 Qxg5+ 33. Kh2 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Nxe3 35. Qxe3 Qxe3 36. Rd1 Qxh3+ 37. Kg1 Qg3+ 38. Kh1 Rf2 39. Bxg6+ Kxg6 40. Rg1 Rh2# )Rxf5 $19 )Rxc1 31. Rxc1 {Black must now prevent Rc6.} Qd8 32. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 33. Bxf5 gxf5 34. gxf6 Rxf6 { Endgame KQR-KQR} (34... Rg8+ $5 35. Kf2 $8 Qxd3 36. Rc7+ (36. Qxa7+ $2 Kh6 37. Re1 Qe4 38. Qg7+ Rxg7 $19 )Kh8 $11 )35. Qb7+ Kh6 36. Rc8 ({Wrong is} 36. Qxb5 $2 Rg6+ 37. Kf2 Qg5 $19 )Rg6+ 37. Kf2 Qf6 38. Qa8 e4 39. d4 Qd6 {[#] ( -> .. .Qh2+)} 40. Rh8+ Kg5 41. Qb8 Qxb8 42. Rxb8 Rc6 43. Rxb5 {The position is equal. } Rc2+ 44. Kg1 Rc1+ (44... Re2 $5 45. Rb3 $8 a6 $11 )45. Kf2 Rc2+ 46. Kg1 Rc1+ (46... Re2 $5 47. Rb3 $8 a6 $11 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Thorfinnsson, Bjorn"] [Black "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2413"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "97"] 1. c4 {} g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 d6 5. h3 0-0 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. 0-0 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 {E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System} Bb7 {LiveBook: 15 Games} 12. Qc2 c5 $146 (12... e5 $15 13. dxe5 dxe5 )(12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Bf3 c6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Rab1 {0-1 (27) Fuentes Inzunza,L (1868)-Henriquez Villagra,C (2535) Antofagasta 2017} )13. d5 $11 {White has an edge.} Qc7 14. a4 Nb8 {} 15. e4 e5 16. Bg3 Na6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Rae8 19. a5 Nb4 20. axb6 axb6 (20... Nxc2 $6 21. bxc7 Nxa1 22. Rxa1 $16 )21. Qb3 Bc8 22. Ra8 f5 23. Qg3 Be5 (23... Bd4+ $11 {remains equal.} 24. Kh2 Be5 )24. Bxe5 $16 Rxe5 25. exf5 $1 Rxe2 (25... Qb7 26. Rfa1 Bxf5 27. R8a7 $16 )26. fxg6 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Re8 ({Not} 27... Rxd2 $2 28. Qg4 hxg6 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Qxc8+ Kh7 31. Qc7+ Kh6 32. Qxb6 $18 )28. gxh7+ Kh8 {[#]} 29. Ne4 $1 { } (29. Kg1 $6 Qe7 $11 )(29. Qg6 $1 $16 {} Qe7 {[#]} 30. Ne4 $1 { } )Qf7+ $11 {The position is equal.} (29... Rxe4 30. Qg8# )30. Kg1 Rxe4 31. Rxc8+ Re8 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Qxd6 Kxh7 34. Qc7+ Kh8 35. Qf4 Nd3 36. Qh4+ Kg7 37. Qg5+ Qg6 38. Qe7+ Qf7 39. Qg5+ Qg6 40. Qe7+ Qf7 41. Qe2 Nf4 42. Qg4+ Kh6 43. h4 Qf6 44. b3 Qd4+ 45. Kh2 Qe5 {...Nxd5+ is the strong threat. } 46. Qg3 Kh7 47. Kh1 $1 ({Reject} 47. Qg5 Qxg5 48. hxg5 Kg6 $17 )Qa1+ 48. Kh2 Qe5 49. Kh1 $1 ({Much worse is} 49. Qg5 Qxg5 50. hxg5 Kg6 $17 )1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Timmermans, Mark"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "9"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.26"] [WhiteElo "2385"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "59"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 { The position is equal.} Nc6 {C21: Danish Gambit} 6. Be3 (6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qc4 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. axb3 Ne7 13. Ra6 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bf4 0-0-0 16. 0-0 Kb7 17. Ra4 Nd5 18. Ra5 Nxc3 19. bxc3 {0-1 (32) Rombaldoni,A (2527)-Georgiev,K (2648) Padova 2013} )Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Qb3 Nf6 { Threatening ...Nd5.} 9. Bc4 0-0 10. Nf3 Bg4 $146 {[#]} (10... Qh5 11. 0-0 Bd6 12. Be2 Ng4 13. h3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 {0-1 (29) Nepustil,F (2324)-Cottegnie,F (2373) ICCF email 2006} )11. Ne5 $1 { } Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 {} 13. 0-0 Nxc3 14. a3 $132 { White puts up resistance (2)} Nd1 15. Qxb4 Qxb4 16. axb4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 a6 18. b5 {} Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rfc1 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Rxc7 $11 { Endgame KR-KR} Ra1+ 23. Kf2 Ra2 24. Rxb7 Rxb2+ 25. Kf3 Kf8 26. Rb8+ Kf7 27. Rb7+ Kf8 28. Rb8+ Kf7 29. Rb7+ Kf8 30. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "59"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg5 {A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} Bb7 5. Nbd2 d5 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 6. e3 { White has an edge.} a6 7. a4 $146 (7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 Nbd7 9. 0-0 Qb6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Re1 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 (89) Gurevich,D (2368)-Grigoryan,K (2590) Montcada 2015} )b4 8. Nb3 Nbd7 9. Na5 Qc8 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. c4 dxc4 (11... bxc3 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 12. bxc3 c5 )12. Nxb7 ({Much worse is} 12. Nxc4 $6 Be7 $11 )Qxb7 13. Bg2 c3 14. bxc3 bxc3 15. 0-0 {Ne5 is the strong threat.} Bb4 16. Ne5 {} Nd5 17. a5 $1 {Strongly threatening Rb1.} Rb8 (17... Rc8 $16 {was worth a try.} )18. Qa4+ $1 $18 Qb5 { [#]} 19. Bxd5 ({White has to play} 19. Nc6 $1 $18 {} 0-0 20. Rfc1 (20. Nxb8 Rxb8 21. Rfc1 c5 $16 ))exd5 $16 {[#]} 20. Nc6 $1 $36 { White is in control.} 0-0 21. Rfb1 Qc4 $2 {} (21... Qxa4 $16 {was called for.} 22. Rxa4 Rb5 )22. Rxb4 $18 Rxb4 23. Nxb4 Rb8 24. Nc2 Qe2 25. Ne1 h6 26. Qc2 Qc4 (26... Qxc2 {keeps fighting.} 27. Nxc2 Rb2 )27. Nd3 {White is clearly winning.} ({Not} 27. Ra3 Rb2 28. Qd3 (28. Qxc3 Qe2 29. Nd3 Rb1+ 30. Nc1 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Rxc1 $19 )c2 29. Qxc4 dxc4 $16 )Rb3 28. Kg2 g6 29. Nc5 Rb2 30. Qd3 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2614"] [PlyCount "111"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5} 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 ({Relevant:} 10... Nc6 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. 0-0 Ne7 13. b3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rxc2 16. Qxb7 {1/2-1/2 (27) Movsesian,S (2679)-Bok,B (2596) Moscow 2017} )11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Nb6 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. 0-0 0-0 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Rd2 Nf6 18. b3 Rc3 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Rd3 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 20. Ne1 )Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Qc8 22. c4 Qc5 23. Rd1 Kf8 24. Qd3 Ke7 25. Ne1 {} Qc6 26. f3 Rc8 27. Nc2 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ne3 (29. cxb5 Qxc2 30. Qxd6+ Ke8 31. Qxe5+ Kf8 32. Qd6+ Kg8 $17 )bxc4 30. Nxc4 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 {} Rd8 32. h3 g6 33. Qd2 Qb5 34. Qe3 Rd7 35. Rd3 Ke6 36. Qg5 Qc5 37. Kh2 h5 38. Rd1 Qc7 (38... Qb4 $16 )39. Ra1 (39. Ne3 $18 {Threatens to win with f4.} Qb7 40. Nd5 )Qd8 {Hoping for ... Ng4+!} 40. Kh1 (40. Qc1 $18 )Ne8 $16 41. Qe3 Rb7 42. Ra6 $40 { And now Qc5 would win. White wants a kill.} Qb8 (42... Rb5 $16 {was worth a try.} )43. Qc5 $1 $18 {} Ke7 {[#]} 44. Nxd6 $1 Nxd6 45. Qxe5+ Kd7 { [#]} 46. Qd5 $1 Rxb3 {[#]} ({Reject} 46... Rb6 $6 47. Rxb6 (47. Ra8 Qb7 48. Qa5 Ke6 $17 )Qxb6 48. e5 $16 )(46... Ke7 $142 )47. Rxd6+ $1 { Endgame KQR-KQR} Ke8 $2 (47... Qxd6 48. Qxf7+ (48. Qxb3 Ke7 $16 )Kd8 49. Qxb3 Qf6 50. Qb8+ Ke7 51. Qc7+ Ke8 )48. Qe5+ Kf8 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Qf6+ Ke8 51. e5 Qc7 52. Kh2 Rb8 53. Qh8+ Ke7 54. Qg7 {White is clearly winning.} Rb5 55. f4 Rb2 56. Rxg6 (56. Qf6+ $142 Ke8 57. e6 )1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2584"] [PlyCount "78"] 1. Nf3 {} d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} 5. a4 $146 ({ Predecessor (48):} 5. 0-0 Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. a4 a5 8. Qc2 Nb6 9. e4 0-0 10. Rd1 c6 11. Na3 Be6 12. h3 {1/2-1/2 (57) Ding,L (2759)-Giri,A (2769) Shenzhen 2017} )a5 6. 0-0 Ngf6 {The position is equal.} 7. Na3 { } 0-0 8. c4 c6 9. Bf4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nb6 11. Nce5 Ne4 12. Qc1 Nd6 13. Re1 Be6 (13... Bf5 $11 {keeps the balance.} )14. e4 $16 Ndc4 15. Qc3 (15. Nxc4 $5 {looks sharper.} Nxc4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Rb1 Qb6 18. Be3 )Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 (17. Nxe5 $14 Qd6 18. Red1 )Qc7 $11 18. Ng5 Nd7 {} 19. f4 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Qb4 21. Qf3 (21. Rec1 $11 )Rad8 $1 $17 (21... Qxb2 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bh3 Nxe5 24. Bxe6+ Nf7 25. Rab1 $16 )22. f5 (22. Qe3 $17 {was called for.} )Nxe5 $19 23. Qf4 Nd3 ({ Don't choose} 23... Qxb2 $2 24. Rab1 (24. fxe6 f6 25. Reb1 Qc2 $16 )Qc3 25. fxe6 $18 )24. Qh4 {} h5 25. Rf1 {[#]} Bc4 $1 26. g4 Qxb2 27. gxh5 {Strongly threatening f6!} gxf5 $40 { White is in trouble.} 28. Rab1 {[#]} Qd4 $1 29. Rxf5 f6 30. Nh3 (30. Nf3 {was the only defense.} Qxe4 31. Qxe4 (31. Rg5+ $2 fxg5 32. Qxe4 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 Nxe4 $19 )Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Nxe4 33. Rxa5 )b5 31. axb5 cxb5 32. Nf2 Nxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Kh8 34. Qf4 Rf7 {} 35. Bh3 $2 (35. Bf1 Rg7 36. Bxc4 bxc4 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qf4 )Rg7 {Black is clearly winning.} 36. Bf5 { [#]} (36. Bf1 $142 Bxf1 37. Rfxf1 )Qd1+ $1 {} 37. Rf1 { Intending Qh6+ and mate.} (37. Rxd1 Rxd1+ )Qd2 {( -> ...Qg2#)} 38. Qxd2 Rxd2 39. Rfc1 Rgg2 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "241"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 Be6 {LiveBook: 27 Games} 9. Ba2 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5} (9. Bb3 h6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Nh4 Nc6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nd4 14. Nd5 Nxb3 15. cxb3 Rc8 16. Be3 Rc6 {1-0 (49) Carlsen,M (2857) -Grischuk,A (2754) chess.com INT 2016} )Nc6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Bg5 {The position is equal.} Nb4 12. Bb3 Rc8 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rfd1 {[#]} Rfd8 $146 (14... h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne1 Be7 {1/2-1/2 (34) Fritz,J (2446)-Schuh,G (2534) ICCF email 2008} )15. Rd2 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 Be7 18. h3 Qb6 19. h4 Kh8 {[#]} (19... Rf8 $11 )20. g3 (20. Bxe6 $1 $16 fxe6 21. Nb1 )Bg4 21. Re1 Rf8 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. Rxe3 Be6 24. Kg2 g5 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Nh2 Rc5 28. Ng4 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Re1 Kg7 31. Ra1 Nc6 32. Ne2 b4 33. Ra6 Rc8 34. Ne3 Na5 35. b3 R8c6 36. Ra7 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rd1 Rc5 39. Nc1 Nc6 40. Nd3 Ra5 41. Rc1 d5 42. c3 bxc3 43. Rxc3 dxe4 44. Nb2 ({Don't play} 44. Rxc6 exd3 45. Kf3 (45. Rxe6 Kf7 46. Rb6 e4 $17 )Bc5 $15 )Rc5 45. Na4 Rxc3 46. Nxc3 $11 { Endgame KBN-KNN} Nd4 47. Nxe4 Nxb3 48. Nc4 Kg6 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. g4+ Kg6 51. Nxe5+ Kg7 52. Nc6 Bf6 $1 53. Ke3 Kg6 54. f3 Kg7 55. Kd3 Nc1+ 56. Kd2 Nb3+ $1 57. Kc2 Na1+ 58. Kd3 Nb3 $1 59. Nb8 Kg6 60. Nd7 Bg7 61. Nec5 Nd4 62. Ke3 $1 Nc2+ 63. Ke4 Nd4 64. Nf8+ Kf7 65. Nfd7 Ke7 66. Nb6 Kd6 67. Nd3 Nb5 68. Nc4+ Ke7 69. Nf2 Kf7 70. Kd3 Nd4 71. Ke4 Nb5 72. Nh3 Kg6 73. Ne5+ Kf6 74. Nd7+ Kg6 75. Ne5+ Kf6 76. Nc6 Bf8 77. Kd3 Bg7 78. Nf2 Kg6 79. Ne4 Nc7 80. Kc4 Nd5 81. Kc5 Bf8+ 82. Kd4 {next Ne5+ is good for White.} Bg7+ 83. Ne5+ Kh6 84. Nc5 Nf4 85. Ke4 Bf8 86. Ncd7 Kg7 87. Nd3 Ng6 88. N7e5 Nh4 89. Nc6 Bd6 90. Nd4 Kf6 91. Nb5 Bf8 92. Ne5 Bb4 93. Nc7 Ba5 94. Na6 Bc3 95. Nc6 Ng6 96. Kd3 Be1 97. Nc5 {And now Ne4+ would win.} Nf4+ 98. Kc4 Bh4 99. Ne4+ Kg6 100. Kc5 $1 Kh6 101. Kd6 Be1 102. Nd8 Bb4+ 103. Kd7 e5 104. Nf7+ Kg7 105. Nxe5 {Black must now prevent Nc6.} Nh3 $2 ({Black should play} 105... Bf8 $14 106. Nxg5 Kf6 )106. Ke6 $18 Ba3 (106... Nf4+ {was necessary.} 107. Kf5 Ne2 108. Nxg5 Ng3+ 109. Ke6 Ne2 )107. Kf5 Bc1 108. Nd3 Be3 {[#]} 109. Ndc5 $1 Kh6 $2 (109... Nf4 {was worth a try.} 110. Nxg5 Bxc5 111. Kxf4 Kg6 )110. Ne6 Bc1 111. Nd6 Ng1 112. Nf7+ Kh7 113. Nfxg5+ ({Much less strong is} 113. Nexg5+ Kg8 114. Ne5 Kf8 $18 )Kh6 114. f4 Ne2 115. Ne4 {g5+ is the strong threat.} Kh7 $2 (115... Bb2 $18 116. g5+ Kh5 117. Nf6+ Kh4 )116. g5 { White mates.} Bb2 117. Nf6+ Kh8 118. g6 {} Ng3+ 119. Kg5 { } Bxf6+ 120. Kxf6 Nh5+ 121. Ke5 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Grandelius, Nils"] [Black "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "87"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 0-0 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4} (5... h6 6. a3 a6 7. Bc4 Bc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. h3 d6 10. Ne2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ng3 0-0 13. c3 Qe8 14. 0-0 Nh5 15. Nxh5 Qxh5 {1/2-1/2 (24) Svidler,P (2741)-Yu, Y (2750) Shenzhen 2017} )6. 0-0 h6 7. a3 Re8 8. Be3 Bf8 9. Nd5 d6 10. c4 Nd7 $146 (10... Bd7 11. Rc1 Ng4 12. Bd2 Nf6 {1-0 (30) Gabrielian,A (2554)-Sanal,V (2460) Moscow 2015} )11. Re1 Ncb8 12. Ba4 c6 13. Nc3 Nc5 14. Bc2 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Ne6 17. Ne2 $36 { White has good play.} Nd7 18. Rad1 g6 19. d4 Qc7 20. Qg3 Bg7 21. b3 Nf6 22. d5 Nc5 23. Nc3 a5 24. Rb1 a4 25. Bxc5 {[#] Black must now prevent Be3.} ({Don't play} 25. Nxa4 $6 Nxa4 26. bxa4 cxd5 $11 )(25. bxa4 $5 {creates asymmetry.} Ra5 26. Qf3 Rea8 27. Rb4 Nfd7 28. Qe2 )axb3 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxb3 Nd7 28. Rxb7 {And now a4 would win.} Rxa3 29. Qf3 {aiming for c5.} Rf8 30. Re3 Ra1+ 31. Kh2 h5 32. dxc6 ({Better is} 32. Nb1 $14 )Qxc6 $11 33. Rb4 Rfa8 34. Nd5 Bf8 {The position is equal.} 35. Rb1 Bc5 36. Reb3 Kg7 37. Rxa1 Rxa1 38. Rb1 Ra3 39. Bb3 h4 40. Kg1 Qb7 41. Qd1 Qa7 42. Qf3 Qb8 43. Qd1 Qa7 44. Qf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Landa, Konstantin"] [Black "Kunte, Abhijit"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2491"] [PlyCount "90"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 0-0 7. Bg2 d5 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Bg5 d4 {E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3} 12. Qf3 { LiveBook: 10 Games} h6 $146 (12... Rb8 $5 {with more complications.} 13. 0-0 Bg4 14. Qxg4 Nxg4 15. Bxd8 Rfxd8 16. Nc5 Nf6 )(12... Be6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. 0-0 b6 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Ne4 f5 19. Nd6 {1/2-1/2 (62) Ivanchuk,V (2729)-Topalov,V (2801) Wijk aan Zee 2006} )13. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 { White is slightly better.} 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nc5 Kg7 17. f3 Be6 18. b3 a5 19. Kf2 ({Much worse is} 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Rb1 Rfb8 $11 )Rfb8 20. Rhc1 ({Reject} 20. Nxe6+ fxe6 21. Ke1 c5 $15 )Rb4 21. e3 a4 (21... dxe3+ $1 $14 22. Kxe3 h5 )22. exd4 $16 exd4 23. Nxa4 Bxc4 24. a3 Rbxa4 25. bxa4 ({Much weaker is} 25. Rxc4 $6 Rxc4 26. bxc4 Ra4 $15 )Rxa4 { Endgame KRR-KRB} 26. Rcb1 {Black must now prevent Rb4.} c5 27. Rc1 f5 28. Rc2 Kf6 29. Rac1 Be6 {...c4 would now be nice for Black.} 30. Rxc5 Rxa3 31. Rd1 Ra2+ 32. Kg1 Ra4 33. Rd2 Ke7 34. Kg2 Kd6 35. Rb5 Bd5 36. Kf2 Rc4 37. Ra5 Be6 38. Kg2 Bd5 39. Kh3 $2 {[#]} (39. Ra7 $18 )Bxf3 $11 {The position is equal.} 40. Rxf5 Be4 41. Rxf7 d3 42. Rf8 Ke5 43. Rd8 Bf5+ 44. g4 Rxg4 45. Rf8 Rg8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Jobava, Baadur"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2712"] [PlyCount "129"] 1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 a5 6. e3 {D16: Slav Defence: 5 a4: Lines with 5... Bg4 and 5...Na6} Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 {LiveBook: 3 Games. With the idea ...Nxe5.} 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qf3 $146 (12. Bf1 Bb4 13. Bg2 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 (32) Wojtaszek,R (2635)-Sergeev,V (2507) Czechia 2007} )Bb4 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. Bb3 0-0-0 15. 0-0-0 Ne8 16. Kb1 Nd6 17. Qe2 g5 18. Rc1 Kb8 19. Na2 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 e5 21. Qxa5 (21. d5 Nc5 $1 {} 22. Bc2 (22. Rxc5 $2 Ne4 23. Qc2 Nxc5 24. dxc6 Rh6 $19 )Nc4 $17 )exd4 22. exd4 Qe4+ 23. Ka1 $1 Qxd4 24. Rhd1 Qf4 25. Nb4 {Strongly threatening Rxc6!} Rc8 $1 26. Nd3 Qf6 27. f4 Rxh3 28. fxg5 Qd4 29. Rc3 Ne4 $2 {[#]} (29... Qb6 $1 $11 30. Qxb6 Nxb6 )30. Rc4 $40 { White is up to no good.} ({White should play} 30. Nf2 $1 $18 {} Qxf2 31. Rxh3 )Qe3 {[#]} (30... Qd5 $1 $14 31. Qxd5 cxd5 32. Rxc8+ Kxc8 )31. Rxe4 $1 {} ({Better is} 31. Ne5 $18 Nxe5 32. Qxe5+ Ka7 33. Bc2 (33. Rxe4 Qxb3 34. Qc5+ Ka8 $11 ))Qxe4 $14 32. Nf2 Qf3 (32... b6 $2 33. Qa6 (33. Nxe4 bxa5 34. Rxd7 Rxb3 $17 )Qe8 34. Nxh3 $18 )33. Nxh3 Qxh3 34. Qb4 Ne5 (34... Nc5 $14 35. Qf4+ (35. Qxc5 Qxb3 36. Qe5+ Ka8 37. Qa5+ Kb8 38. Qe5+ Ka8 39. Qa5+ Kb8 40. Qe5+ $11 )(35. Bxf7 Qf3 36. Qd4 Qxf7 $14 )Ka8 36. Bxf7 Rh8 )35. Ka2 $1 $16 Qg3 36. Qd6+ Ka7 37. Rc1 { And now Rc5 would win.} b6 $2 { [#]} (37... f6 $16 )38. a5 $1 $18 { } Qe3 (38... bxa5 39. Rc5 )39. Rc3 Qxg5 {[#]} 40. Bd5 $2 (40. Bxf7 $1 $18 {} Nxf7 41. axb6+ Kb7 42. Qd7+ Kxb6 43. Rb3+ (43. Qxf7 Ra8+ 44. Kb1 Ra5 $11 )Kc5 44. Rc3+ (44. Qxf7 Ra8+ 45. Kb1 Qf6 $14 )Kb6 45. Rb3+ (45. Qxf7 Ra8+ 46. Kb1 Ra5 $11 )Kc5 46. Rc3+ (46. Qxf7 Ra8+ 47. Kb1 Qf6 $14 )Kb6 )Qf6 $11 (40... Kb7 41. Be4 Qf6 42. Qd4 (42. Qb4 Qd8 $11 )bxa5 43. Bf5 $18 (43. Rb3+ Kc7 $16 ))41. Qb4 Rb8 42. Ra3 {axb6+ would kill now.} (42. Qa3 Ra8 43. g5 Qd8 $17 )b5 {[#]} (42... cxd5 43. axb6+ Kb7 44. Ra7+ Kc8 45. Qf8+ Qd8 46. Rc7# (46. Qxg7 Rb7 $16 ))43. g5 $1 { } Qxg5 {White must now prevent ...Qf6.} 44. Qc5+ Ka6 {Hoping for ... Qg6.} 45. Bxc6 Qf6 46. Bd5 {aiming for Qc7.} Qd8 47. Rc3 f6 $2 (47... b4 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 48. Re3 Rb5 49. Bb7+ Rxb7 50. Rxe5 Qd7 51. Qc4+ (51. Rd5 Rb5 52. Rxd7 Rxc5 $11 )Rb5 52. Rxb5 Qxb5 53. Qxf7 g5 )48. Be6 (48. b4 $18 )g5 $2 {} (48... b4 $11 49. Bc8+ Rxc8 50. Qxc8+ Qxc8 51. Rxc8 Kxa5 )49. b4 $18 g4 50. Bc8+ Rxc8 51. Qxc8+ Qxc8 52. Rxc8 { Endgame KR-KN} f5 53. Rf8 Nd3 54. Rf6+ (54. Rxf5 Nxb4+ 55. Kb3 Kxa5 $11 )(54. Kb3 $142 f4 55. Rf6+ Kb7 56. Kc3 Nc1 57. Rf7+ Ka6 58. Rf6+ Kb7 59. Kd2 )Ka7 55. Rf7+ (55. Kb3 $142 g3 56. Rf7+ Ka8 57. Rg7 )Ka6 {[#]} 56. Kb3 $1 {White mates.} ({And not} 56. Rxf5 Nxb4+ 57. Kb2 g3 $11 )f4 57. Kc3 Nc1 58. Rf6+ Ka7 59. Kd2 g3 60. Rxf4 ({Don't capture} 60. Kxc1 $2 g2 61. Rg6 f3 62. Rg7+ Kb8 63. Rg8+ Kb7 $19 )Na2 61. Ke3 Ka6 62. Kf3 g2 63. Kxg2 Nxb4 64. Rxb4 Kxa5 65. Rb1 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Hambleton, Aman"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2434"] [PlyCount "67"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 {LiveBook: 618 Games. E01: Catalan: Early deviations} Bd6 6. Nf3 c6 (6... 0-0 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 b6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Nd2 Ba6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nf3 Nh6 16. Bh3 f5 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Rg1 {1/2-1/2 (27) Andreikin,D (2736)-Carlsen,M (2840) Wijk aan Zee 2017} )7. Qc2 {The position is equal.} Ne4 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nd6 12. c5 Nf5 13. b4 b6 14. Rfd1 a5 15. a3 Qc7 16. e3 axb4 $146 (16... Bb7 17. Bh3 g6 18. Rdc1 b5 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Ra2 Rfa8 21. Rca1 Qd8 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Rxa4 {1/2-1/2 (23) Wojtkiewicz,A (2495) -Skembris,S (2530) Athens 1992} )17. axb4 Bb7 18. Na4 b5 19. Nc3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8 21. Rxa8+ Bxa8 22. Qa2 Bb7 23. Qa7 Qb8 24. Qa5 Qa8 25. Qxa8+ Bxa8 26. e4 ({ Better is} 26. Kf1 $16 )dxe4 $15 27. Nxe4 Nf6 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 $11 { Endgame KBN-KBN} 29. Kf1 Bb7 30. Ke2 Bc8 31. Kd3 Ne7 32. Nd2 Nd5 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Nf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Tarjan, James E"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2414"] [PlyCount "95"] 1. d4 {} f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 {} 4. c4 c6 5. Nh3 d6 {LiveBook: 87 Games. A90: Dutch Defence: Miscellaneous and Modern Stonewall (with ...Bd6)} (5... d5 6. 0-0 Bd6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Qc2 0-0 9. Rd1 h6 10. Nc3 Qe8 11. Rac1 g5 12. Be5 Nbd7 13. f3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 dxc4 16. Nb1 gxf4 17. gxf4 {1/2-1/2 (55) Aronian,L (2792)-Carlsen,M (2855) Leuven 2016} )6. b3 Qc7 $146 (6... g6 7. Bb2 Bg7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Nf4 Na6 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. Nd3 Rd8 12. Re1 Ng4 13. h3 {1/2-1/2 (83) Rosenthal,J (2282)-Ulybin,M (2544) Winterthur 2010} )7. Bb2 e5 {White is slightly better.} 8. 0-0 a5 9. Nd2 Na6 10. e4 fxe4 (10... Be7 $16 )11. Nxe4 $18 {Hoping for dxe5.} Bf5 (11... Be7 $16 {keeps fighting.} )12. dxe5 (12. Nxf6+ $1 $18 gxf6 13. f4 )Nxe4 $16 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Ng5 Bf5 $2 {} (15... Nc5 $16 {was worth a try.} )16. Re1+ $18 Kd7 {With the idea ...Kc8.} 17. Bxg7 Rhg8 18. Bf6 $2 (18. Qf3 Raf8 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 $18 )({White has to play} 18. Ne4 $18 )Kc8 $11 19. Qf3 $1 {} Qd7 $1 20. Nf7 (20. Rad1 $11 Bg4 21. Rxd6 Bxf3 22. Rxd7 Kxd7 23. Nxf3 )Qxf7 (20... Bb4 $1 $17 21. Nh6 Rf8 22. Nxf5 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 Rxf6 24. Ne7+ Qxe7 $1 {} 25. Qg4+ Qd7 26. Re8+ Kc7 27. Qxd7+ Kxd7 28. Rxa8 a4 $1 {} 29. bxa4 Rf7 )21. Qxf5+ Qd7 (21... Kb8 $1 $11 )22. Qh5 $1 $14 {Threatens to win with Rad1.} Kc7 $2 {[#]} (22... Nc7 $14 )23. Rad1 $1 $18 {} Rae8 24. Be5 (24. Qxa5+ Kc8 $11 )Rxe5 25. Rxe5 { aiming for c5.} Qg7 (25... b6 {is a better defense.} 26. Rf5 Rg6 )26. Rf5 (26. Rxa5 $6 Qe7 27. Rf5 Rg7 $18 )Qg6 27. Rf7+ (27. Rxa5 Rf8 $16 )Kb6 28. Qxg6 ({But not} 28. Rxh7 $6 Qxh5 29. Rxh5 Bb4 $18 )(28. Qxh7 Qxh7 29. Rxh7 Ba3 )Rxg6 29. Rxh7 Nc5 30. h4 Ne4 31. Rd4 Re6 32. Rf7 Bc5 33. Rd3 a4 34. bxa4 Ka5 35. Kg2 ({Less strong is} 35. Rxb7 Bxf2+ 36. Kg2 Nc5 37. Ra7+ (37. Kxf2 Nxd3+ 38. Kf3 Rh6 $14 )Kb6 $16 )Kb4 36. Rxb7+ Kxc4 37. Rf3 Bd4 38. a5 {} Nc3 (38... Nc5 $142 )39. a6 {White is clearly winning.} Re2 40. a3 Ra2 41. Rb4+ Kd5 42. Rxc3 {And now Rxd4+! would win.} Bxc3 { Endgame KRB-KR} 43. Ra4 {Strongly threatening a7.} Bd4 44. a7 Rxf2+ 45. Kh3 Bxa7 46. Rxa7 c5 47. h5 c4 48. Rc7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Ziska, Helgi Dam"] [Black "Ahlander, Bjorn"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2416"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. 0-0 a6 5. Bd3 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} Ngf6 6. Re1 b5 (6... e6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 c4 9. a4 Bb7 10. d4 cxd3 11. Bxd3 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Be7 13. h3 0-0 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Nbd2 Rfb8 16. Qa5 Bd8 17. Qxc7 Bxc7 18. b4 {1/2-1/2 (18) Nakamura,H (2785)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2796) Sharjah 2017} )7. a4 { LiveBook: 9 Games. White is slightly better.} Bb7 (7... b4 $11 {remains equal.} )8. axb5 $16 axb5 9. Rxa8 Qxa8 10. Bxb5 Bxe4 11. Nc3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 (12. gxf3 $5 {is interesting.} e6 13. d4 Be7 14. Bg5 Qc8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 )Qxf3 13. gxf3 e6 $146 14. d3 Kd8 15. Bf4 g5 16. Bg3 ({But not} 16. Bxg5 Rg8 17. h4 h6 $17 )h5 {[#] And now ...h4 would win.} 17. h4 gxh4 $1 18. Bxh4 { Strongly threatening Bxd7.} Kc7 19. Ra1 Kb7 20. Kf1 Rh6 (20... Bg7 $11 )21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Ne5 23. Ke2 Ng6 24. Bg3 Be7 25. c3 h4 26. Bh2 Rh8 27. f4 { } Bf6 28. Bc4 Rb8 (28... Rg8 $11 )29. Ke3 (29. f5 $16 Ne5 30. fxe6 Nxc4 31. dxc4 fxe6 32. Bxd6 )Nf8 (29... h3 $11 )30. f5 Rd8 31. d4 ({Better is} 31. fxe6 $16 Bg5+ 32. Ke2 fxe6 33. Rg1 )cxd4+ $11 32. cxd4 d5 33. exd5 exd5 34. Bb3 {Black must now prevent Ra5.} Nh7 35. Kd3 { Hoping for Ra5.} Bg5 36. Ra5 Nf6 {The position is equal.} 37. Be5 h3 38. Bxf6 Bxf6 39. Rxd5 ({Don't take} 39. Bxd5+ $2 {[#]} Rxd5 $1 {} 40. Ra1 Rxd4+ 41. Ke3 Rb4 $19 )h2 40. Rxd8 Bxd8 41. Bd5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Black "Thorfinnsson, Bjorn"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2413"] [PlyCount "79"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. f4 Qxf4 10. d4 Qh4+ 11. g3 {C63: Ruy Lopez: Schliemann/Jaenisch Defence} Qh3 {LiveBook: 21 Games. White must now prevent ...a6.} 12. Nxa7+ (12. Bg5 $1 $16 )Bd7 $11 13. Bxd7+ {The position is equal.} Qxd7 14. Nb5 Bb4+ $146 (14... c6 15. Nc3 Qxd4 16. Be3 Qb4 17. 0-0-0 Be7 18. Rd4 Qa5 {1-0 (36) Skoberne,J (2484)-Villeneuve,A (2276) Rijeka 2007} )15. c3 Be7 16. b4 (16. a4 $11 {keeps the balance.} )0-0 (16... c6 $17 17. Na3 Nd5 )17. 0-0 $1 $15 c6 18. Na3 $1 Nd5 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 (19... Rxf8 $5 {seems wilder.} 20. Bd2 e3 21. Bxe3 Nxc3 22. Qd3 Bxb4 23. Nc2 Nd5 )20. Nb1 {[#]} (20. Qe1 $11 )Nxb4 $1 {} 21. Nd2 (21. cxb4 Qxd4+ )Nc2 ({Of course not} 21... Rxa2 $6 22. Rxa2 Nxa2 23. Bb2 $11 )(21... Nd5 $1 $17 {} 22. Nxe4 Nxc3 23. Qc4+ (23. Nxc3 Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 Bb4 $17 )Qd5 24. Qxc3 Qxe4 )22. Rb1 $11 Nxd4 ({Black should try} 22... e3 $11 23. Ne4 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Qxd4 )23. cxd4 $14 Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 Rxa2 25. Qxe4 ({Not } 25. Rxb7 e3 26. Nf3 (26. Qf3 Qd5 27. Rb8 Qxf3+ 28. Nxf3 Ra1 $17 )Rxe2 $17 )Qxe4+ 26. Nxe4 Re2 27. Nc3 Rc2 28. Nd1 b5 29. Bf4 Ba3 (29... Ra2 $14 )30. Ne3 $16 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 Bxc1 32. Kg2 g5 $2 (32... Kf7 $16 {was necessary.} )33. Bxg5 $18 b4 {[#] aiming for ...b3.} 34. Bf4 $1 b3 35. Nc4 b2 {[#]} 36. Na3 $1 Bxf4 $2 (36... Kg7 $18 37. Kf3 Kg6 )37. gxf4 { White mates.} Kf7 38. Kf3 Kf6 39. Ke4 Ke6 40. f5+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Friedel, Joshua E"] [Black "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2524"] [BlackElo "2394"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 {} 0-0 5. 0-0 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. e3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 f5 13. h4 {[#]} f4 $146 {E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without ...a6} ({Predecessor (21):} 13... Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. h5 Qe8 17. Kg2 Bg5 18. Rh1 Qf7 19. Qe2 Kg7 20. hxg6 Nxg6 21. exf5 Qxf5 22. Bg4 Qf7 23. Ne4 Ne7 24. Rh5 Qg6 25. Rah1 {1-0 (25) Sakaev,K (2594)-Novikov,S (2550) Jurmala 2015} )14. Bg4 Kh8 15. Rb1 Ng8 16. b4 Nh6 17. Be6 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Nf6 20. Rb3 ({Much worse is} 20. gxf4 Nh5 21. Qf3 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 $17 )Ra1 21. Qd3 ({Much weaker is} 21. gxf4 Nh5 22. Qd3 Qxh4 $17 )Nh5 {[#] And now ...fxg3 would win.} (21... fxg3 $5 { with more complications.} 22. fxg3 Qa8 23. Rb1 Rxb1 24. Nxb1 Nhg4 )22. Ra3 (22. Nb1 $5 {creates asymmetry.} fxg3 23. fxg3 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Ng8 25. Kg1 )Rxa3 23. Bxa3 fxg3 (23... Bf6 $11 )24. fxg3 $16 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qf6+ (25... Ng8 $14 )26. Ke2 g5 27. Qf3 Qg6 28. Bf5 g4 29. Bxg6 gxf3+ 30. Kxf3 hxg6 31. Nb5 Nf7 32. Nxc7 Nd8 33. Bc1 Bf6 34. c5 {With the idea Ne8.} Be7 35. Be3 Ng7 36. Nb5 dxc5 37. bxc5 Kg8 38. Na3 Ne8 39. Nc4 Bf6 40. g4 ({White should try} 40. Bf2 $16 )Bxh4 $11 41. Nxe5 Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Pfreundt, Jakob"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2521"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "87"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Re1 h6 7. c3 d6 8. h3 a6 9. Bb3 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Nf1 Qf6 12. Be3 Bxe3 { C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} 13. fxe3 {LiveBook: 9 Games} (13. Rxe3 Nf4 14. a3 Ne7 15. d4 Neg6 16. Ng3 h5 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Qf1 h4 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Nf5 {1/2-1/2 (46) Xiong,J (2674)-Sevian,S (2587) Saint Louis 2017} )Qg6 14. Kh2 Nf6 $146 {The position is equal.} (14... Be6 15. g4 Nf6 16. Nh4 Qg5 17. Nf3 Qg6 18. Ng3 Rae8 19. Rg1 Ne7 20. Qe2 Bxb3 21. axb3 { 1/2-1/2 (43) Efremov,A (2522)-Osterman,G (2486) ICCF email 2012} )15. Ng3 h5 16. Qe2 Qh6 17. Nh4 Qg5 18. Nf3 Qh6 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Ngf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Kh7 22. Rf1 {} g6 23. Rf3 {[#] Hoping for Rg3.} ({ Wrong is} 23. h4 $2 Qg4 24. Qxg4 Nxg4+ 25. Kg1 gxf5 $19 )gxf5 $2 { } (23... Ng4+ $1 $11 24. Kg1 gxf5 )24. Rxf5 $18 Qg6 25. Raf1 Ng8 26. Bxf7 {White is clearly winning.} Qg7 (26... Rxf7 $142 27. Rxf7+ Kh6 28. Rxc7 Rb8 )27. Qxh5+ Nh6 28. Rf6 Ne7 29. g4 {} Neg8 30. Bxg8+ Kxg8 31. g5 Rxf6 32. Rxf6 Qxf6 33. gxf6 { [#] Endgame White threatens Qg6+ and mate. KQ-KRN} Kh7 34. d4 Rf8 35. dxe5 dxe5 36. Qxe5 Kg6 37. Qg3+ Kxf6 38. e5+ {} Kf7 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40. Qg5+ Kh7 41. e6 Rg8 42. Qe7+ Rg7 43. Qh4 Kg6 44. e7 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Bailet, Pierre"] [Black "Timmermans, Mark"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2385"] [PlyCount "153"] 1. c4 {} b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. e4 e5 {A10: English Opening: Unusual Replies for Black} 4. g3 Bc5 (4... Nc6 5. Bg2 Bc5 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. Na4 0-0 8. Nxc5 bxc5 9. 0-0 d6 10. d3 Rb8 11. f4 {0-1 (31) Tomashevsky,E (2716) -Dubov,D (2660) Doha 2016} )5. Bg2 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Nf6 {The position is equal.} (5... Nc6 $5 {is more complex.} 6. d3 d6 7. a3 a5 8. Be3 Nf6 )6. h3 d6 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d3 0-0 9. 0-0 Nd7 $146 (9... Ne7 10. a3 a5 {1/2-1/2 (68) Noe,C (1798)-Adiyaman,R (1636) Arendsee 2009} )10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 Bd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Be3 c5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Bc6 16. Kh2 Ra3 17. Qc1 Qa8 18. b5 Bb7 19. Ra1 $36 { White has the initiative.} Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qxa1 (20... f5 $11 )21. Rxa1 $16 Ra8 22. Rxa8+ Bxa8 23. h4 Ne6 24. Bh3 Nef8 25. f4 f6 (25... Ne6 $16 {might work better.} )26. Kg2 $18 Kf7 27. Kf2 Ke7 28. Na4 Kd8 29. g4 (29. f5 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.} )Kc7 (29... exf4 $16 {is a better defense.} 30. Bxf4 Kc7 )30. g5 (30. f5 $1 $18 )exf4 $16 31. Bxf4 Ng6 ({Black should try} 31... fxg5 32. hxg5 (32. Bxg5 Ne5 $14 )Ne5 )32. Bg3 (32. Bxd7 $142 $1 Nxf4 33. gxf6 gxf6 34. Bf5 )Nge5 33. Ke3 fxg5 34. hxg5 h6 (34... Nf8 $16 )35. gxh6 gxh6 36. Bf5 Nf6 37. Bh4 Nfg4+ (37... Ne8 $142 )38. Kf4 h5 (38... Nh2 $16 {was called for.} )39. Nb2 $18 Nh2 (39... Bb7 { was necessary.} 40. Kg5 Nf3+ 41. Kxh5 Nge5 )40. Kg5 $1 Nhf3+ 41. Kxh5 Nxh4 42. Kxh4 { Endgame KBN-KBN} Bb7 43. Kg3 Kd8 44. Kf4 Kc7 45. Ke3 Kd8 46. Nd1 Kc7 47. Nf2 Kd8 48. Nh3 Ke7 49. Nf4 Kd8 50. Be6 Ke7 51. Bg8 Ng4+ 52. Kd2 Ne5 53. Kc3 Nf3 54. Ne6 Kd7 55. Ng7 Ke7 56. Nf5+ Kd7 57. Bd5 Bxd5 58. cxd5 $16 {KN-KN} Kc7 59. d4 cxd4+ 60. Nxd4 Ne5 61. Nc6 Nd7 62. Kd4 Nc5 63. Nb4 {And now Na6+ would win.} Kd7 64. Nd3 Nb3+ 65. Kc3 Na5 66. Nf4 Nb7 67. Ne6 Na5 68. Nd4 Nb7 69. Nb3 Ke7 70. Kd4 Kd7 71. Nd2 {Hoping for Nc4.} Kc7 72. Nc4 {aiming for e5.} Nc5 73. e5 (73. Nb2 $16 )dxe5+ $14 74. Kxe5 {Strongly threatening d6+.} Na4 $2 {} (74... Nd3+ $14 75. Kf5 Nc5 )75. Kd4 {White mates.} Kd7 {[#]} 76. Ne5+ $1 Kc7 {[#]} 77. Nd3 $1 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2483"] [BlackElo "2364"] [PlyCount "80"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 Ne4 9. cxd5 Nd6 {LiveBook: 11 Games. E17: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7} 10. e4 $146 (10. Nf3 Bf6 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Bf4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nc5 14. Qc2 Qf6 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Ba6 17. Rad1 {1-0 (46) Artemiev,V (2595)-Belous, V (2569) Moscow 2014} )Bxh4 11. gxh4 Qxh4 {The position is equal.} 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. f4 f6 14. Re1 c6 15. e5 (15. Be3 $11 )fxe5 16. fxe5 Nf5 $1 17. e6 (17. d6 $11 {keeps the balance.} Qe8 18. Qg4 )dxe6 $1 $17 18. Rxe6 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 cxd5 20. Bg5 {} Nc6 21. Nxd5 Ncd4 22. Re5 Kh8 $1 $36 { ...Rae8 is the strong threat. Black has strong initiative.} ({ Don't do} 22... Qd6 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Bxb7 (25. Nxf5 Bxg2+ 26. Kg1 Nxf5 $17 )Rxg5 26. Qd2 Qxe7 27. Bxa8 $15 )23. Qg4 (23. Qh5 $17 )Rae8 $19 24. Rae1 $2 (24. Rxe8 {was the only chance.} Rxe8 25. Nf6 Bxg2+ 26. Qxg2 )Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Qc2 26. h3 $2 (26. Qe4 Qxb2 27. Re8 Qa1+ 28. Qe1 Qxe1+ 29. Rxe1 )Qb1+ 27. Kh2 Qxb2 28. Bf4 {[#]} g5 (28... Nh4 $142 $1 { ( -> ...Ndf3+)} 29. Kh1 {[#]} (29. Qxh4 Nf3+ )Nhf3 $1 { } 30. Bxf3 Nxf3 31. Qxf3 Qxe5 $1 {} 32. Bxe5 Rxf3 )29. Bxg5 {[#]} Nf3+ $1 {} 30. Qxf3 Qxe5+ 31. Bf4 Qg7 32. Qe4 {Hoping for Be5.} Qg6 33. Be5+ Ng7 {Strongly threatening ...Rf2.} 34. Qh4 $2 (34. Qd4 Qf7 35. Qg4 )h6 (34... Bxd5 $2 35. Bxd5 h6 36. Qd4 $19 )35. Qd4 Rf7 36. Be4 Qe6 37. Nf6 Bxe4 {Black is clearly winning.} ({Not} 37... Qxa2+ 38. Kg1 Rxf6 39. Bxf6 Bxe4 40. Bxg7+ (40. Qxe4 Qf7 41. Be5 Kg8 $19 )Kh7 41. Qxe4+ Kxg7 42. Qe5+ Kg6 43. Qd6+ Kg7 44. Qd4+ Kg6 45. Qd3+ Kg7 46. Qd4+ Kg8 47. Qd8+ Kg7 48. Qd4+ $17 )38. Nxe4 Qxa2+ 39. Kg3 (39. Kg1 $142 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 )Kh7 40. Nd6 Nf5+ 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2447"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "162"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. Be3 0-0 9. f4 e5 10. Nb3 exf4 11. Rxf4 Be6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 {B83: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 Be2, lines without ...a6} 13. exd5 Ne5 14. c4 ({Relevant:} 14. Rb4 Qc7 15. a4 Nfd7 16. Nd4 g6 17. Nb5 Qa5 18. c3 a6 19. Na3 Qc7 20. a5 {0-1 (86) Duda,J (2587)-Polgar,J (2685) Budapest 2014} )Nfd7 {The position is equal.} 15. Rf2 Bg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qd4 b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... a5 18. Raf1 g6 19. Nd2 f5 20. Kh1 {0-1 (42) Yurtseven,C (2375)-Frias Pablaza,V (2425) Thessaloniki 1984} )18. Nd2 f5 19. Raf1 g6 20. Bd1 Nc5 21. Bc2 a5 22. b3 Rfe8 23. h3 Qg3 24. Rb1 Re7 25. a3 Ncd7 26. Nf1 Qg5 27. Qf4 h6 28. Nd2 Kg7 29. Kf1 Nf6 30. Qd4 Nfd7 31. Qf4 Rae8 32. Kg1 Nf6 33. Qd4 Nfd7 34. Qf4 Nf7 35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. Nf3 Qg3 37. Qh4 $1 {} Re1+ 38. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 39. Rf1 Rxf1+ 40. Kxf1 Qxh4 41. Nxh4 $11 { Endgame KBN-KNN} Kg7 42. g4 fxg4 43. Bxg6 Nfe5 44. Bc2 a4 45. Nf5+ Kf6 46. Nxd6 ({ Of course not} 46. bxa4 Nxc4 47. hxg4 Nde5 $17 )axb3 47. Bxb3 gxh3 48. Kg1 Ng4 49. Ne4+ Kf5 50. Ng3+ (50. Bc2 $11 {keeps the balance.} )Kf4 $17 51. Nh5+ (51. Ne2+ $17 {might work better.} Ke5 52. Nc3 )Ke3 (51... Kg5 $19 52. Ng3 Nde5 53. Ne4+ Kf4 )52. d6 $2 {} (52. Ng3 $17 {was the crucial defense.} )Nde5 $19 {[#] ( -> ...Nf3+)} 53. Bd1 h2+ 54. Kg2 Nf2 55. Kxh2 Nxd1 56. Nf6 Kd4 {...Ne3 is the strong threat.} 57. d7 Nf7 {aiming for ...Nb2.} 58. Kg3 $2 (58. d8=R+ Nxd8 59. Nd7 )Ne3 ({Much less strong is} 58... Kxc4 59. Ng8 Kd5 60. Kf4 $19 )59. Kh4 $2 (59. Ng8 Nd8 60. Nxh6 Nxc4 61. a4 )Nxc4 60. Ng4 Nxa3 61. Nxh6 Nd8 62. Nf5+ Ke4 63. Ng3+ Kf4 64. Ne2+ Kf5 65. Nc3 Ke6 66. Kg4 Kxd7 67. Kf3 Kc6 68. Ke2 {intending Na4.} Ne6 69. Na4 { [#]} (69. Kd2 $19 Nc4+ 70. Kc1 )b5 $1 { Black mates.} 70. Nc3 b4 71. Kd2 Nc4+ 72. Kd3 Ne5+ 73. Kd2 Nc5 74. Na2 Nc4+ 75. Kc2 b3+ 76. Kb1 Nd3 77. Nc3 Kc5 78. Ka1 Kb4 79. Nd5+ Ka3 80. Nc3 b2+ 81. Kb1 Kb3 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "94"] 1. Nf3 {} c5 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nc3 e5 6. 0-0 Nge7 {} 7. a3 0-0 8. Rb1 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} (10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. d3 e4 12. dxe4 Qxe4 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. Qh4 Qxh4 16. Nxh4 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Bxb7 {1-0 (66) Radjabov,T (2734)-Grischuk,A (2810) Beijing 2014} )Nxc3 11. Nxc6 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 {The position is equal.} bxc6 13. d3 $1 (13. Bxc6 Bf5 14. Ra1 (14. Bxa8 $2 Qxa8 15. Re1 Bxb1 $19 )Rc8 $17 )Bf5 14. Be4 Re8 15. Be3 Bxe4 16. dxe4 Rxe4 17. Qc2 Qe8 $146 (17... Qd5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxc5 {1-0 (47) Hauchard,A (2490)-Aubert,L (2285) Maromme 1994} )18. Qxc5 h5 {} 19. Rfc1 Rd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 h4 22. Qxa7 h3 23. Qb6 {Hoping for Rd8.} Kh7 24. Qb3 Bd4 {} 25. Rd3 $36 { White fights for an advantage.} c5 {...c4! is the strong threat.} 26. Kf1 $1 Re7 27. Qc4 Qa8 28. Ke2 {Threatening b4.} Qe4 29. b4 Qg4+ ({Black should play} 29... Rb7 $1 $11 )30. f3 $14 Qg5 $2 {[#]} (30... Qh5 $16 31. bxc5 Bxc5 )31. Qxf7+ $1 $18 {} Bg7 {next ...Qxe3+ is good for Black.} (31... Rxf7 32. Bxg5 )32. Qf4 ({And not} 32. bxc5 Qxe3+ 33. Rxe3 Rxf7 $15 )Qxf4 33. gxf4 { Endgame KRB-KRB} c4 34. Rd5 Bb2 (34... g5 {was worth a try.} )35. a4 c3 (35... g5 $142 )36. Rc5 (36. Kd3 Rxe3+ 37. Kxe3 c2 38. Rd7+ Kg8 $11 )c2 $2 (36... Ba3 37. Rxc3 Bxb4 )37. Rxc2 Bd4 38. Kd3 Bxe3 {KRB-KR} 39. Re2 Rb7 40. Kxe3 ({Weaker is} 40. Rxe3 Rxb4 41. a5 Ra4 $16 )Rxb4 { [#] KR-KR} 41. Ra2 $1 ({Not} 41. a5 Ra4 42. Kf2 Rxa5 $16 )Rb3+ 42. Ke4 Rb4+ 43. Ke5 Rb1 44. a5 { White mates.} Rg1 45. a6 Rg2 46. Ra1 Rxh2 47. a7 Re2+ 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Stefansson, Hannes"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "92"] 1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3... Nf6 4 e3 Bg4} Nbd7 9. h4 (9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. a3 g5 11. Bd2 g6 12. Qf3 a6 13. Bd3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bf1 c5 {1-0 (50) Andreikin,D (2736)-Aronian,L (2780) Wijk aan Zee 2017} )dxc4 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 11. Bxc4 { Threatening h5.} h5 12. g5 Nd5 13. Bd3 Bb4 $146 (13... Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Bd6 15. a3 {0-1 (46) Stepa,R-Post,H Muenster 1995} )14. Qc2 $1 (14. Bxg6 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3+ 16. Bd2 Qd5 $15 )Bxd3 15. Qxd3 c5 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. dxc5 Nxc3 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Bxc3 Bxc3+ ({Weaker is} 19... Bxc5 20. Bxg7 Rhd8 21. Ke2 $16 )20. bxc3 Rxc5 $15 { Endgame KRR-KRR} 21. 0-0-0+ Ke7 22. Kb2 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 $11 {KR-KR} 24. Rd1+ Ke7 25. Rd4 e5 26. Rb4 b6 27. a4 f6 28. gxf6+ Kxf6 29. f4 (29. Kc2 $15 )exf4 $1 $17 30. Rxf4+ Rf5 $1 {} 31. Rc4 {[#]} (31. Rd4 $17 {might work better.} )Re5 (31... g5 $1 $19 { is more deadly. aiming for ...g4.} 32. Rc6+ Ke5 33. hxg5 Rxg5 )32. e4 $2 {[#]} (32. Rf4+ $17 Rf5 33. Rc4 )Rc5 $1 $19 {} 33. Rd4 g5 34. hxg5+ $2 (34. Kc2 )Kxg5 ({Not} 34... Rxg5 35. Kc2 $17 )35. Kc2 h4 36. Rd1 h3 37. Kd3 Kf4 38. Kd4 (38. Ke2 $19 Rxc3 39. Kf2 )Rc8 39. Rf1+ Kg3 40. e5 h2 {Black mates.} 41. e6 Kg2 42. Ra1 h1=Q 43. Rxh1 Kxh1 44. c4 Kg2 45. Kd5 Kf3 46. e7 Ke3 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Pigott, John C"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2381"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "51"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. 0-0 Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Bg4 7. d3 Nf6 8. Nbd2 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. c3 Be7 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 {} Nd7 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} 13. Ng2 h5 ({Relevant:} 13... 0-0 14. f4 h6 15. Nf3 Bh7 16. f5 Nde5 17. Nf4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bh4 19. Rd1 b5 20. Qe2 {1-0 (65) Caruana,F (2774)-Gelfand,B (2755) Moscow 2013} )14. Nf4 {} Nde5 {The position is equal.} 15. gxh5 Bh7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Bg5 16. hxg6 Bxf4 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Re3 Ke7 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Qe2 Raf8 23. Bg2 c4 24. dxc4 g5 {1/2-1/2 (24) Levine,Y (2062)-Horvat,D (2192) Iasi 2011} )16. Nb3 Bh4 17. Ng2 Qf6 (17... Be7 $142 )18. Nxh4 $16 Qxh4 19. Re3 {[#]} ({White should play} 19. d4 $16 )f5 ({Better is} 19... c4 $1 $14 {} )20. d4 { Strongly threatening exf5.} f4 {[#]} 21. Re1 $1 Bg6 $2 (21... Nf7 $16 {was necessary.} )22. hxg6 $18 (22. dxe5 Rxh5 23. Bg2 (23. Qxd6 $2 Rg5+ 24. Bg2 Qxh3 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 $19 )Rg5 $14 )Rh6 23. Bxf4 ({ Don't choose} 23. dxe5 $2 Rxg6+ 24. Bg2 (24. Kh1 {is a self mate.} Qxf2 25. Qg4 Rxg4 26. hxg4 0-0-0 27. Bh3 Rh8 28. Re3 fxe3 29. exd6 Rxh3# )Qxh3 $19 )Qxf4 24. dxe5 Rxg6+ {[#]} 25. Bg2 $1 Qg5 {} 26. Qg4 $1 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"] [Black "Perelshteyn, Eugene"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2372"] [BlackElo "2509"] [PlyCount "84"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 Qb6 5. Nc3 {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} (5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. a3 d6 7. Be2 Bg4 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. b4 Qb6 10. Be3 Qd8 11. Ra2 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 (59) Grachev,B (2687)-Kulaots,K (2586) Legnica 2013} )cxd4 6. Nd5 Qa5+ 7. b4 Qd8 {LiveBook: 21 Games} 8. Bg5 Nf6 $146 (8... f6 9. Qxd4 e6 10. Ne3 Qe7 11. Bh4 Qxb4+ 12. Nd2 Nc6 {1-0 (73) Kishnev,S (2498)-Hausrath,D (2474) Belgium 2001} )9. Be2 0-0 10. 0-0 Nc6 11. b5 (11. Nxd4 Nxd5 12. Nxc6 dxc6 $17 )(11. Bxf6 $1 $11 exf6 12. b5 (12. Nxd4 f5 13. Nb5 d6 $15 ))Na5 ({Black should play} 11... Nxe4 $15 12. Bh4 (12. bxc6 Nxg5 13. c7 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qe8 $15 )f6 )12. Nxd4 $14 Re8 13. Qd3 b6 14. f4 Bb7 15. Bf3 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Qb8 17. Rac1 h6 18. Bh4 Qxf4 19. Bg3 Qg5 20. Be2 {[#] Hoping for Nf3.} e5 21. Nb3 (21. dxe6 $14 dxe6 22. Nc6 )Nxb3 $11 22. axb3 Rec8 $36 { Black is more active.} 23. Ra1 h5 24. h4 Qe7 25. Ra4 d6 26. Rfa1 {[#]} ({Better is} 26. Bf2 $15 )Bf6 $1 $17 27. Bf2 Bxh4 28. g3 Bg5 29. Rxa7 Qc7 {Threatens to win with ...Qc1+!} 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Ra6 (31. Rxa8+ $17 Bxa8 32. Qc4 )Bd8 ({Black should try} 31... Bxa6 $19 32. bxa6 Bd8 )32. Kg2 Qc8 33. b4 (33. Ra4 $17 )Kg7 34. Kh2 (34. Be3 $142 )f5 (34... Bxa6 $19 {has better winning chances.} 35. bxa6 Qc1 )35. exf5 (35. Rxa8 $17 {was worth a try.} Qxa8 36. exf5 )Qxf5 $19 ({Resist} 35... Bxa6 36. bxa6 Qxf5 37. Qxf5 gxf5 38. Bb5 $17 )36. Qxf5 gxf5 37. Bxb6 $2 (37. Rxa8 Bxa8 38. Bc4 )Bxa6 (37... Bxd5 $2 38. Rxa8 Bxb6 39. Ra6 $18 )38. Bxd8 Bxb5 (38... Rxd8 39. bxa6 f4 40. b5 fxg3+ 41. Kxg3 $18 )39. Bxb5 Rxd8 $17 {KR-KB} 40. Bc6 Kf6 (40... Kg6 $142 41. Kg1 Kg5 42. Kf2 f4 43. gxf4+ Kxf4 44. Bb5 h4 45. Bf1 Ra8 46. Bh3 Ra2+ 47. Ke1 Kf3 48. Bf5 e4 49. Kd1 e3 50. Kc1 e2 51. Kb1 Rd2 52. Bc2 e1=Q+ 53. Ka2 Rxc2+ 54. Kb3 Qe2 55. Ka4 Qa6+ 56. Kb3 Qa2# )41. b5 Rg8 42. b6 Rg4 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Guramishvili, Sopiko"] [Black "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2363"] [BlackElo "2457"] [PlyCount "94"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 0-0 {E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3} (6... d6 7. e4 0-0 8. Nge2 Nh5 9. g4 Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Nf6 11. Qe1 Qxe1+ 12. Kxe1 Nbd7 13. Ng3 Ne5 14. Kf2 Bd7 15. Bg5 Ba5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 {1-0 (49) Swayams,M (2473)-Petkov,V (2515) Rome 2016} )7. Nh3 d6 8. Nf2 Qe7 $146 {The position is equal.} (8... Nbd7 9. e4 Ne5 10. Be2 Rb8 11. 0-0 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 {1/2-1/2 (23) Yudkevich,M (2200)-Rumjantsev,J (2129) Kimry 2012} )9. e4 Ne8 10. Be2 a6 11. 0-0 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. f4 b5 (13... Nc7 $11 )14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nc7 16. Bf3 Nd7 17. Na2 a5 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Re1 Qf8 21. g4 Bb1 22. f5 Nb5 { Strongly threatening ...Nd4.} 23. Bf4 Nd4 { White must now prevent ...Bc2.} 24. Bg2 Bc2 25. Qd2 Nb6 {} 26. Qe3 $2 (26. Ne4 $15 )Nc4 $36 { Black is on the roll.} 27. Qg3 $2 {[#]} (27. Qc1 {is more resistant.} )Ra1 $1 { } 28. Rxa1 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Nxg3+ 30. hxg3 Nxb2 31. Be4 Ba4 32. Kg2 Qe8 33. Bxd6 {[#]} (33. f6 $142 gxf6 34. Rh1 )Nd1 $1 {} 34. Bf3 (34. Rxd1 Bxd1 )Ne3+ 35. Kg1 Nc2 36. Rb1 Qe3 37. Be4 Na3 38. Bf4 Qd4 39. Re1 Qc3 40. Rc1 {[#]} Nc2 $1 ({Resist} 40... Qd4 41. Re1 $19 )41. d6 { Threatens to win with d7!} b3 {} 42. Rd1 (42. Kg2 $142 )Nd4 {Black is clearly winning.} 43. Kg2 b2 44. Bd5+ Kf8 45. Rh1 Bc6 46. Bxc6 Nxc6 47. Rd1 Qc2 0-1 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kavutskiy, Konstantin"] [Black "Firat, Burak"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2347"] [BlackElo "2503"] [PlyCount "95"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Bc3 d5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nd2 b5 13. Re1 bxc4 {E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations} 14. bxc4 Nb6 15. c5 Nc4 {LiveBook: 9 Games. White has an edge.} 16. Rb1 $146 (16. e4 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd7 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Qc2 g6 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 {1/2-1/2 (45) Timman,J (2630)-Huebner,R (2620) Sarajevo 1991} )Qc7 17. e4 Rab8 18. exd5 {Hoping for Rxb8.} exd5 19. Nf3 (19. Rxb8 $1 $14 Rxb8 20. Bf1 )Rbe8 20. Bf1 Bf6 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qc8 23. Qh5 Na3 24. Bh3 Qc7 25. e6 (25. Rb4 $16 )fxe6 $2 {} (25... Nxb1 $11 {and Black is okay.} 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 )26. Rxe6 (26. Rb3 $18 g6 27. Qd1 )Qf7 $16 27. Qxf7+ $40 { White is out for blood.} Kxf7 28. Rbe1 Rxe6 $2 (28... Bc4 $16 )29. Bxe6+ $18 Kg6 {[#]} 30. Bxd5 $1 {} cxd5 31. Re6+ Kf5 32. Rxa6 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Nc2 33. Rd6 Ke4 34. c6 { And now c7 would win.} Nd4 $2 (34... Rc8 35. Bxg7 Nb4 )35. Bxd4 Kxd4 {KR-KR} 36. c7 { Black must now prevent Rd8.} Rc8 37. Rc6 g5 38. Kf1 Kd3 39. Ke1 h5 40. Kd1 h4 $2 (40... g4 41. a3 Ke4 )41. g4 d4 42. Rc5 Ke4 43. Ke2 {White threatens f3+ and mate.} d3+ 44. Kd2 h3 {[#]} 45. f3+ $1 {} Kxf3 46. Kxd3 Kxg4 47. Ke4 a5 48. a4 1-0 [Event "32nd Reykjavik Open 2017"] [White "Kleinman, Michael"] [Black "Blomqvist, Erik"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Round "10"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [WhiteElo "2289"] [BlackElo "2548"] [PlyCount "96"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Nd7 11. Nbd2 exd4 {C92: Closed Ruy Lopez: 9...Be6, Karpov and Flohr-Zaitsev Variations} 12. cxd4 Bf6 13. Nf1 Na5 { White has an edge.} 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Ng3 (15. Rb1 c5 16. d5 Nc4 17. b3 Nce5 18. N3h2 Ng6 19. Ne3 {1-0 (54) Anand,V (2776)-Mamedyarov,S (2761) Moscow 2016} )g6 $1 16. Bh6 Nc4 17. b3 Na3 18. Bd3 c5 19. Qc1 b4 $146 20. Qf4 (20. e5 dxe5 21. d5 (21. dxc5 Rc8 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nxc5 $17 )Nb5 $17 )cxd4 21. Bg5 (21. Qxd6 $11 Ne5 22. Qxd8 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Rexd8 24. e5 )Bxg5 $17 22. Nxg5 Qf6 (22... Ne5 $17 23. Rad1 Rc8 )23. Qh4 (23. Qxf6 $11 {keeps the balance.} Nxf6 24. Nf3 )Qg7 ({Black should play} 23... h5 $17 24. Rad1 Nc5 )24. f4 (24. Rac1 $15 Nc5 25. Red1 )Nc5 (24... Rac8 $19 25. Rad1 h6 )25. Rad1 f6 (25... h6 $17 26. Nf3 Rac8 )26. Nf3 $11 f5 (26... Nb5 $5 { seems wilder.} 27. f5 Kh8 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. Nxd4 Rxa2 30. Qf4 Re5 )27. exf5 { Hoping for f6.} Bxf3 $1 28. gxf3 Nxd3 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rxd3 Nc2 31. f6 Qc7 { ...Ne1 is the strong threat.} 32. Ne4 {Threatens to win with Ng5.} Ne3 {[#]} 33. f7+ $1 {} Qxf7 {White must now prevent ...Rf8.} 34. Nf6+ ({ Wrong is} 34. Rxd4 $2 Nf5 35. Qf2 Nxd4 36. Qxd4 Rf8 37. Nxd6 Qxf4 38. Qxf4 Rxf4 $19 )({But not} 34. Nxd6 $2 Qc7 $1 {} 35. Nc4 (35. Nxe8 {leads to mate.} Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qc2+ 37. Rd2 Qxd2+ 38. Qf2 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Qg2# )Nxc4 36. bxc4 Qxc4 $19 )Kg7 35. Nxe8+ Qxe8 { Endgame KQR-KQN} 36. Qe1 Qc6 37. Kf2 Qc5 38. Qd2 Nf5 39. Kg2 a5 40. Qf2 Kf7 41. Kh2 Ke6 { Black has compensation.} 42. Rd2 Ne3 43. Qe2 Kf7 44. Qf2 {[#]} (44. Kg1 $11 )Qc3 (44... d3 $1 $19 {} 45. Qe1 (45. Rxd3 Ng4+ )Qd4 )45. Re2 $15 Qd3 $36 { White is under pressure.} 46. Re1 Qf5 47. Rc1 $2 ({White should try} 47. Kg3 $15 )Qxf4+ $19 48. Qg3 $2 (48. Kg1 )Qxg3+ 0-1