[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.22"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2842"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]
1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Nh4 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. f3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Bd2
{[%emt 0:00:23]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 9. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:10:03]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:
05]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:07:33]} 12. c5 {[%emt 0:06:15]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 13. Kb1
{[%emt 0:01:30]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:09:58]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:08:37]} g5 {[%emt 0:19:
13]} 15. Be1 {[%emt 0:01:20]} g4 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 16. e4 {[%emt 0:13:06]} gxf3
{[%emt 0:04:34]} 17. gxf3 {[%emt 0:05:18]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 18. exd5 {
[%emt 0:03:49]} exd5 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 19. cxb6 {[%emt 0:04:30]} axb6 {[%emt 0:
00:25]} 20. Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:04:25]} 21. b3 {[%emt 0:04:15]}
Nh5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 22. Ng3 {[%emt 0:02:29]} g6 {[%emt 0:05:48]} 23. Nxh5 {
[%emt 0:04:04]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 24. f4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:05:
29]} 25. Be2 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 26. Bd3 {[%emt 0:05:26]} c5
{[%emt 0:09:17]} 27. Bc3 {[%emt 0:05:25]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:13:49]} 28. Bxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:40]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 30. f5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 31. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
b5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 32. Rh2 {[%emt 0:06:19]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 33. Re2 {
[%emt 0:07:11]} d4 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 34. Re5 {[%emt 0:06:08]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:
15]} 35. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 36. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 37. Qxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 38. Rc1 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:05:54]} 39. Re1+ {[%emt 0:03:04]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 40. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 41. Re1+ {[%emt 0:56:00]}
Ne3 {[%emt 0:50:31]} 42. Rc1 {[%emt 0:07:56]} 1/2-1/2
[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.22"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]
1. e4 {[%emt 0:04:59]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Re1 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 9. d3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. exd5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Nbd2 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 12. a4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} f6 {[%emt 0:07:48]
} 13. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Na5 {[%emt 0:10:24]} 14. Ba2 {[%emt 0:03:13]} c5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. axb5 {
[%emt 0:13:45]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:
07:31]} 18. b4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rcc8 {[%emt 0:12:24]} 19. bxa5 {[%emt 0:01:31]}
Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Bd2 {[%emt 0:10:40]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 21. Bb3 {
[%emt 0:15:06]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 22. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 23. Rc1 {[%emt 0:15:12]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:21:41]} 24. c4 {[%emt 0:10:18]}
bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 25. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:05:19]} Nxa5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 26. Rxc8+
{[%emt 0:00:22]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. d4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:
50]} 28. dxe5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:13]}
fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Qg4 {[%emt 0:04:13]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 31. Be3 {
[%emt 0:01:35]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 32. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:
32]} 33. Qh5 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 34. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rc8
{[%emt 0:08:12]} 35. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 36. Rc1 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:
48]} 38. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 39. Ba7 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Rc8
{[%emt 0:04:25]} 40. Qb7 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 41. Be3 {
[%emt 0:51:25]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:50:12]} 42. Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} h5 {[%emt 0:04:
45]} 43. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd8
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Rxb1 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 48. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Ke4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 53. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
1/2-1/2
[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.22"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{[%evp 15,65,0,0,8,10,0,17,16,8,0,0,7,0,0,20,0,0,0,38,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. a3 {B80: Sicilian
Scheveningen: 6 g3 and 6 Be3, including English Attack.} h5 10. O-O-O {was the
old line (10.Be2).} Bb7 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. Be2 Nb6 14. Qe1 Nfd7 15. g4
hxg4 16. Rxg4 {[#]} g6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Bf8 17. Rg2 Ne5 18. f4 Nec4
19. Bc1 Qc7 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Rd3 g6 {0-1 (82) Carlsen,M (2872)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2780) London 2019}) 17. Rxg6 Rxc3 $1 {The position is equal.} 18.
Nxe6 ({Much worse is} 18. bxc3 fxg6 19. Nxe6 Qc8 $17) 18... Qc8 19. Ng7+ Kf8
20. Rh6 $1 {[%CAl Rh6h8]} Rxh6 21. Bxh6 Rxc2 22. Nf5+ Ke8 23. Nxe7 Kxe7 24.
Qh4+ $1 f6 25. Bf4 {[#]} Rxb2+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 26. Kxb2 Na4+ 27. Kb1 Nc3+ {
[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 28. Ka1 Nxd1 29. Qh7+ Kd8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Qh7+ Kd8
32. Qg8+ ({Of course not} 32. Bxd1 Qc3+ 33. Kb1 Qd3+ 34. Bc2 Qxa3 $15) 32...
Ke7 {[#] ( -> ...Qc3+)} 33. Qh7+ {Not much happened in this game. Accuracy:
White = 100%, Black = 95%.} 1/2-1/2
[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.22"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{[%evp 15,85,35,50,15,15,17,20,10,15,22,25,19,27,0,14,18,25,17,24,24,23,14,20,
18,20,27,20,14,17,27,42,29,35,0,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,614,606,597,
593,798,767,718,0,0,0,593,441,1503,1520,302,1521,1508,1507,1489,1489,1488,1399]
} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 $1 {[%CAl Rd2e4][%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 9.c4.
C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Nd6 $1 10. Nf1 Bxd3
11. Qxd3 {The position is equal.} c6 12. Bf4 Na6 {[#]} 13. h4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
A top novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 13. Ne3 Nc7 14. Re2 Ne6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. g3
Qd7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. b3 {1/2-1/2 (31) Anand,V (2767)-Yu,Y (2738) Stavanger
2019}) 13... Nc7 14. Ng5 Bxg5 (14... g6 {with more complications.} 15. Ng3 Re8
16. b3 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7) 15. Bxg5 f6 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Ng3 {Bxd6 is the strong
threat.} Rae8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. Qh3 Kh8 21. h5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8
23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. g4 a6 25. b3 (25. Kf1 {is interesting.} Qe6 26. Qh2 Qd7 27.
c3 Kg8 28. Qb8) 25... Qe6 26. Ne3 (26. Kg2 {looks sharper.} Kg8 27. Qe3 Qxe3
28. Nxe3 Kf7 29. c4) 26... Nd6 27. h6 g6 28. c4 dxc4 29. bxc4 Kg8 ({Don't go
for} 29... Nxc4 $2 30. Nxc4 Qxc4 31. Qh2 $18) 30. Qh2 Kf7 31. c5 Nb5 32. Qb8
$36 {[%mdl 2048] Threatens to win with d5. White is more active.} Qd7 $2 {
[%mdl 8192]} (32... Nxd4 $11 33. Qxb7+ Qe7 34. Qxa6 Qxc5) 33. Qh8 $18 Ke6 34.
f4 $1 {[%CAl Rf4f5]} Nxd4 {White must now prevent ...Ne2+.} 35. Qg8+ Qf7 36.
Qc8+ Qd7 37. Qg8+ Qf7 {[#]} 38. Qd8 $1 {[%csl Gc5][%CAl Rd8d6]} Qd7 {[#]} (
38... Nb5 $142 39. Kf2 g5) 39. f5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} gxf5 40. gxf5+ Nxf5 {
White is clearly winning.} 41. Qxd7+ {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Kxd7 42. Nxf5
Ke6 43. Ne3 {Accuracy: White = 85%, Black = 82%.} 1-0