[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. Nbd2 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 10. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 12. e5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 13. Ne4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 17. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 18. Qd3 { [%emt 0:00:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 20. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 21. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} R4c7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 23. Bc2 { [%emt 0:00:12]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 24. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rdc7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 25. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 28. Nxg6 { [%emt 0:00:33]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf8 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 30. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 31. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 33. f4 { [%emt 0:00:24]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 34. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxd1 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 35. Bb3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:01] } Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Bc2 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Qxh6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxh6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 40. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 41. Bf4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "166"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf5 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be6 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Rfe1 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 16. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. g4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. h4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 21. c4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 23. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 24. Rxc6 { [%emt 0:00:49]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 25. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 26. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rhb8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} R8b5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 30. h5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 31. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 32. Kxe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. e6+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Rc6+ { [%emt 0:00:02]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 35. h6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 36. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Rc6+ { [%emt 0:00:01]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Rxh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 41. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 43. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Rc6 { [%emt 0:00:05]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 46. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a3 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 48. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Be5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 50. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 51. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 52. Rxa3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf3 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 54. Rf7+ { [%emt 0:00:03]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg2 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 56. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 57. Rf4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 59. c5 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 61. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bc6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. Rh6 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Rh3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 66. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. Rh4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 68. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 69. Rh2 { [%emt 0:00:08]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 70. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 71. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 72. Rh4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 73. Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 74. Kd7 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 75. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 76. Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 77. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 78. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 79. Kd8 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 80. Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 81. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 82. Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 83. c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. O-O { [%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 10. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Ne4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. Bh4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} N7f6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd8 { [%emt 0:00:12]} 22. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Qe2 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 25. h3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 26. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nf5 { [%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 28. Rxd1 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 30. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nde7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. a3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qxd1+ {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 35. Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 37. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. a4 { [%emt 0:00:06]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 39. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 40. f3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 41. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 43. Nd3 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 45. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 47. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Bd4 { [%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 50. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 53. b3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 54. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 55. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. g4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} hxg4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 57. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 58. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 59. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 60. Bxb5 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 61. Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 62. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 63. Bc4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 64. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Bc4+ { [%emt 0:00:01]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 66. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Rfe1 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 16. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. g4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. h4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 21. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 22. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 23. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 24. Rxd8+ { [%emt 0:00:51]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Nxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} fxe6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 26. g4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 28. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Kg2 { [%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 30. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:22] } 31. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 32. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb8 { [%emt 0:00:07]} 33. g5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 34. axb4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 37. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf4 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Rxa7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Ra8+ { [%emt 0:00:10]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. g6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 41. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. h6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nh5+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 43. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. g7 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Nxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Rxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. O-O { [%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 10. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:09]} 13. e5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 14. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 15. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nf8 { [%emt 0:00:12]} 17. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. Nh5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. a3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 20. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 22. f5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Ra2 { [%emt 0:00:17]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 26. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} gxh5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 27. Qxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 28. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:07] } exf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 32. e6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 33. exf7+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Rxe3 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 37. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.6"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. O-O { [%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne7 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 13. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. N3d2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 17. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 18. Nf1 { [%emt 0:00:05]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 20. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bxc2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 21. Qxc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. a4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 23. Ra3 { [%emt 0:00:14]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 25. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 26. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rfe6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bb8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 28. Raa1 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 29. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 30. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 32. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Bxe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 35. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 36. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. g4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. b3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 40. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 41. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bc3 { [%emt 0:00:08]} 42. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Qf5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.7"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 b5 6. Bb3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} e6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. O-O {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bc2 Qc7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Rfe8 13. h3 Bf8 14. d4 Rac8 15. Bd3 {[#]} e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 e5 17. d5 Nc5 18. Bc2 Ne6 19. Bb3 Nc5 20. Bc2 Ne6 21. Bb3 Nc5 22. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 (22) Mons,L (2554)-Bindrich,F (2600) Austria 2018}) 16. d5 c4 17. Bc2 g6 18. a4 Nc5 19. Be3 Nfd7 20. Nh2 Bg7 21. Qd2 Rf8 22. Bh6 f6 23. Ng4 Rf7 (23... Nxa4 $11 24. Bxa4 bxa4) 24. h4 Nf8 (24... bxa4 $14 25. Bxg7 Rxg7) 25. axb5 axb5 26. h5 Rb8 (26... Nfd7 $16) 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 {[#]} 29. Qh6+ $1 Kg8 {intending ...Bc8.} 30. Qh4 Kg7 (30... Rg7 $142 31. Nxf6+ Kf7) 31. Re3 $18 Bc8 $2 {[#]} (31... Nh7 32. Qh6+ Kh8 33. Qxg6 Rg7) 32. Nh6 $2 (32. Nf5+ $1 Bxf5 (32... gxf5 33. Rh3) 33. Rh3) 32... Nh7 { next ...Rf8 is good for Black.} 33. Nxf7 Qxf7 34. f4 Bd7 35. f5 Rh8 $2 (35... g5 36. Qh2 Be8 37. Nh5+ Kf8) 36. fxg6 {White is clearly winning.} Qxg6 37. Nf5+ Bxf5 38. exf5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.30} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.8"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. O-O { [%emt 0:00:03]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04] } 8. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 { [%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. Nd5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. Nxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. d5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 17. b3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Na3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 19. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nxc2 { [%emt 0:00:08]} 20. Qxc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Rxe4 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 23. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 24. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Qxe7 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 28. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 29. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Bc1 { [%emt 0:00:01]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 33. h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rae8 { [%emt 0:00:06]} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.9"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. e5 dxe5 {[%CAl Rc4f7] [#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} 6. Nxe5 {[#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} e6 $1 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. Bb5 {[#] White is slightly better.} Be7 $146 (8... Bg7 $14) ({Predecessor:} 8... Bg7 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. Qxb7 O-O 11. Nc3 Be8 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 {1-0 (34) Carlsen,M (2855)-Giri,A (2782) Paris 2016}) 9. Bxd7+ $16 Bxd7 10. Qxb7 Rb8 11. Qf3 Qc7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Qg3 Rfc8 16. b3 Nc6 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Nc4 Rd7 19. a3 (19. Bf4 $142) 19... Nd4 20. Ra2 g5 21. Be3 h5 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Re1 Rc8 24. Raa1 Rc6 25. Re2 f6 26. g3 Kf7 27. Kg2 Rc7 28. h3 e5 29. Ne3 Kg6 30. g4 Bf8 31. f3 h4 32. Nf5 Rd8 33. Re4 a6 34. Ra4 Rc6 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Rc4 Rdc8 38. Kd2 Be7 (38... Rb6 $16 39. Re4 Ra8) 39. Re1 $18 Kd7 40. f4 gxf4 41. Nxe7 ({ Not} 41. Nxh4 Rh8 $16) 41... Kxe7 42. Rxf4 $1 Rd8 {[#] Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/ Black=0.18} 43. g5 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/ Black=0.18 } 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.10"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. h4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:12] } 8. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Na5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 10. h5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 11. g4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 12. Nh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 13. c3 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 14. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 15. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Nf1 { [%emt 0:00:15]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 19. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 20. dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxf5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 21. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 23. Qb3 { [%emt 0:00:12]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 24. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 25. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Nh2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} a4 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Qa2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 28. Ng4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 29. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Nxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rad8 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} R8d3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Re1 { [%emt 0:00:23]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 34. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 35. Nxe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 37. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 38. Kh3 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 40. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 42. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Rd8+ { [%emt 0:00:04]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 45. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 46. f6+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kh7 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Ra7 { [%emt 0:00:11]} Rxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 50. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Rg7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.11"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "thechesscorner,@gmail.com"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] {[%evp 0,146,17,14,53,41,45,52,42,23,26,16,19,5,3,3,3,3,-2,-2,2,-18,-11,-3,-12, -9,-5,0,0,-9,12,12,42,33,19,2,41,28,23,21,30,-6,22,-15,15,-14,-21,-39,-38,-65, 53,27,20,27,85,56,68,45,82,93,93,93,91,92,96,73,131,83,87,68,76,67,66,62,62,56, 56,37,29,-16,0,0,0,29,28,-25,-35,-45,-37,-63,-9,0,0,0,0,0,0,-25,-13,-102,0, -102,0,0,91,85,89,96,89,87,96,88,68,64,85,58,56,45,62,1,0,21,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 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. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bb3 {[#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} b6 $146 ({Predecessor: } 6... Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nf1 Qc7 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. d4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 bxa4 16. Ba2 Qb7 {0-1 (50) Mohr,G (2444) -Shengelia,D (2482) Austria 2005}) 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1 Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nf1 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Re8 13. d4 Qc7 14. h3 Bf8 15. Bc2 Rad8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qe2 Bc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bd2 Qb7 20. Bd3 g6 21. Nh2 Bg7 22. Bc2 Ra8 23. Rad1 Ra2 24. Bc1 Ra1 {[#]} (24... b4 $1 $15 25. Bb1 Ra1) 25. e5 $11 dxe5 26. dxe5 Nh7 $2 (26... Nd5 $11 27. Ng4) 27. f4 (27. Ne4) 27... c4 28. Ne4 Bxe4 29. Bxe4 Qc7 30. Be3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nc5 32. Bc2 Bf8 33. Ng4 (33. h4 $142 $1) 33... Rd8 $16 34. Kh2 (34. Bd4) 34... h5 35. Nf2 Be7 (35... Rxd1 $11 36. Bxd1 (36. Nxd1 Be7 $14) 36... f6) 36. Ra1 (36. Ne4 Nxe4 37. Bxe4 Rxd1 38. Qxd1 Bc5 $11) 36... Nf8 37. g4 (37. Bd4 $1) 37... hxg4 38. hxg4 g5 $1 {[#]} 39. Rh1 (39. Bd4 $1 $16 gxf4 40. g5 Bxg5 41. Qh5 Qe7 (41... Be7 42. Rg1+) 42. Bxc5) 39... gxf4 (39... Ng6) 40. Bxf4 Bf6 $1 {great resource by MVL} 41. Kg2 Bg7 42. Qe3 Ng6 43. Bxg6 fxg6 44. g5 Nd3 45. Nxd3 cxd3 46. Qe4 Qc4 47. Kf3 Rf8 48. Ke3 Rf5 49. Rd1 (49. Qxc4 $11 bxc4 50. Ke4) 49... Bf8 ({Black should play} 49... Qa2 $15) 50. Rxd3 $11 { The position is equal.} Bc5+ 51. Kf3 Be7 52. Qxc4 bxc4 53. Rd4 {[#] Strongly threatening Ke4.} Bxg5 54. Rxc4 {With the idea b4.} Bxf4 55. Rxf4 {Endgame KR-KR} Rxe5 {Endgame KR-KR} 56. b4 $11 {Threatens to win with c4.} g5 $1 57. Rd4 Kf7 58. Rd1 Ke7 59. c4 Rf5+ 60. Ke3 Rf4 61. Rc1 {Cut Off at move 61} Kd6 62. c5+ (62. Rc2 e5 63. b5 Kc5 $11) 62... Kc6 63. b5+ (63. Rb1 Kb5 64. Rc1 Kc6 65. Rb1 Rh4 66. Kf3 $11) 63... Kxb5 64. c6 {aiming for c7.} Rf8 65. c7 Rc8 66. Ke4 Kb6 67. Ke5 {And now Kd6 would win.} Rxc7 68. Rb1+ Kc6 69. Kxe6 g4 70. Kf5 g3 71. Kf4 Rb7 72. Rc1+ Kd5 73. Kxg3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.12"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] {[%evp 0,63,17,16,16,16,15,27,22,10,42,24,24,30,30,30,30,30,27,27,33,0,21,38, 31,21,36,29,25,5,0,-11,-23,-23,-24,-14,-26,-73,-65,-59,-64,-73,-73,-76,-74,-87, -78,-112,-103,-124,-106,-560,-191,-192,-154,-147,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nge7 7. d4 b5 {C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6.} 8. Bc2 {was the old line (8.Bb3).} exd4 { 8...exd4 scores better than 8...d6.} 9. cxd4 O-O {White is slightly better.} 10. h3 d6 11. Nc3 Na5 {[#]} 12. e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Nc4 15. b3 Na3 16. Bd3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Ne4 {1-0 (42) Ma,Q (2620) -Noe,C (2532) Boeblingen 2018}) 12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Bb7 14. Ne4 Nec6 15. Qe1 { Threatens to win with Bg5.} Nd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qxa5 Bxe4 18. Rd1 Qxe5 19. Re1 f5 ({Much worse is} 19... Bxc2 $6 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Bh6 $16) 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Be3 c5 22. Rad1 (22. Red1 $11 {remains equal.}) 22... Qxb2 $17 {Hoping for ...Bc3.} 23. Bxc5 $4 (23. Qb6) 23... Bc3 $1 {skewer} 24. Qb6 Bxe1 ({Weaker is} 24... Qxa2 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Rxe4 $16) 25. Qe6+ (25. Bxf8 Bxf2+ $1 (25... Rxf8 26. Rxe1) 26. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rxf8+ 28. Ke3 Rc8 29. Rd2 Rc4 $17) 25... Rf7 $2 {missing a near winning sequence} (25... Kh8 $1 26. Rxe1 (26. Bd4+ $2 Qxd4 $1 27. Rxd4 Bxf2+ {[%CAl Yf2g1,Yf2d4] Black is winning after this move} 28. Kh1 Bxd4) 26... Qc3 {[%csl Rc5,Re1][%CAl Rc3e1,Rc3c5] attacking c5 and e1 at once. Black is winning}) 26. Rxe1 Qc2 $2 (26... Qc3 $1 $19 27. Qxe4 {with 25..Rf7, White has a tempo due to the undefended rook on a8} Rd8 $1 {to cover d4} (27... Rc8 28. Bd4 Qc7 29. Qe6)) 27. Bd4 $1 {White's threat is Qe5 with checkmate on h8} Raf8 ({Black should play} 27... e3 $1 $17 {computer move} 28. Qxe3 (28. Bxe3 Qc4 $1) 28... Qf5 $1) {The position is equal.} 28. Qe5 $11 {[%CAl Re5h8] The position is equal.} Rf6 $1 29. Qd5+ R6f7 {[%CAl Re5h8] aiming for ...Re8.} 30. Qe5 Rf6 $1 31. Qd5+ R6f7 {[#] ...Re8 is the strong threat.} 32. Qe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.13"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] {[%evp 0,37,27,27,55,34,54,41,32,24,20,15,22,12,12,4,8,-4,-2,-7,-4,-9,-4,-31,1, 2,0,-10,2,-10,-10,2,193,208,183,198,488,480,486,492]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bb3 {[%mdl 32] [#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nf1 Qc7 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. d4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 bxa4 16. Ba2 Qb7 {0-1 (50) Mohr,G (2444)-Shengelia,D (2482) Austria 2005}) 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. c3 Nbd7 11. d4 b5 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 dxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 $2 (15... Rfd8 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 16. Ng3 h6) 16. Nxe5 $18 Qxe5 {[#]} 17. Ng5 $1 Qf6 $2 (17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 (18. Rxe5 Nxd1 19. Bxd1 Rfd8 $16) 18... Qd5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8) 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 {[#] Threatening ...g6.} 19. Qh5 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.02/Black=0.48} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.14"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nge7 7. d4 b5 { C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6.} 8. Bc2 {has lost popularity (8.Bb3).} exd4 {8...exd4 is better than 8...d6.} 9. cxd4 O-O { The position is equal.} 10. h3 d6 11. Nc3 {[%mdl 32]} Na5 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Qc1 c5 {[#]} ({Black should play} 13... f5 $11) 14. d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Bh6 cxd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxd4 Rc8 17. f4 Qb6 18. Qe3 Nc4 19. Qf2 Nc6 20. Nce2 { 1-0 (49) Zisin,O (2009)-Ioffe,I (2241) Voronezh 2018}) 14... b4 {[%mdl 32]} 15. Ne2 Nc4 16. b3 Na3 17. Bh6 Nxc2 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qxc2 f6 (19... Nc8 $11) 20. Nf4 $16 {[#] Threatens to win with Ne6+.} Bc8 21. Nd2 Bd7 22. Nc4 Nc8 23. a4 ( 23. a3 $16) 23... Qe7 ({Black should try} 23... Nb6 $14) 24. Rfe1 Rb8 25. Nd3 g5 26. Re3 Be8 27. f4 Nb6 28. Nxb6 Rxb6 {[%mdl 32]} 29. Rf1 Bg6 30. Nb2 gxf4 31. Rxf4 Rbb8 32. Nc4 Rbe8 33. Qf2 Qd8 (33... Kh8 {was called for.} 34. Qg3 Rd8 ) 34. Qg3 Kh8 (34... Re7 $142 35. Ref3 Rd7) 35. Rh4 $18 {[#] Strongly threatening Qxg6.} f5 36. exf5 ({Not} 36. Nxd6 f4 $11) 36... Rxe3 37. Nxe3 Bxf5 38. Rh6 Qe7 {intending ...Bg6. Black is in trouble.} 39. Nxf5 $40 {Black is in trouble.} ({Much less strong is} 39. Rxd6 $6 Bc8 $18) 39... Rxf5 40. Rxd6 Rg5 41. Qf4 {aiming for Re6.} c4 $2 (41... Qe1+ $16 42. Kh2 Qe5 43. Qxe5+ Rxe5) 42. Re6 Qc5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.17/Black=0.27} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.15"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bb3 {[#] B50: Sicilian: 2... d6, Miscellaneous.} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nf1 Qc7 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. d4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 bxa4 16. Ba2 Qb7 {0-1 (50) Mohr,G (2444)-Shengelia,D (2482) Austria 2005}) 7. O-O Bb7 8. c3 {The position is equal.} Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bc2 b5 12. d4 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 dxe5 15. dxe5 Rfd8 ({Don't blunder} 15... Nxe5 $2 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Ng5 $18) 16. Ng3 Nf8 {[#] And now ...Nxc3! would win.} 17. Qe2 $1 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. h4 b4 21. cxb4 Nxb4 22. Bb1 Rd8 23. h5 Nd3 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Qe3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qc2 {Hoping for ...Bb4.} 27. Qd2 { [%mdl 32] aiming for ...Nc5.} Nd7 {aiming for ...Nc5.} 28. Kg2 $2 {[#] White does not recover from this.} (28. Qxc2 $17 dxc2 29. Re2) 28... Nc5 $1 $19 29. Nf1 (29. Ne4 {was forced.} Nb3 30. Qe3) 29... Nb3 30. Qf4 (30. Qc3 $142 Qxc3 31. bxc3) 30... Rd4 {Black is clearly winning.} 31. Qe3 h6 32. f4 Bb4 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.42/Black=0.09} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.16"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 {6...h6 is the recent fashion.} 7. Nbd2 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4 17. Bc2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Bd3 Nc6 23. Qe3 Nb4 24. Nd4 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qb6 { [#]} 26. f3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 26. b3 Rfc8 27. Kh2 Qb4 28. Qe3 Rc3 29. Qf4 Bd7 30. Red1 a4 31. Ne2 Qxf4 32. Nxf4 {1/2-1/2 (76) Vachier Lagrave,M (2784) -Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020}) 26... Bd7 27. Qd2 Rfc8 {[#] White must now prevent ...Rc2.} 28. Kh2 {The position is equal.} Qg6 29. g4 h5 30. gxh5 Qxh5+ 31. Kg1 a4 32. Qf2 a3 33. bxa3 Rc3 34. Rab1 b5 35. a4 bxa4 36. Rb7 R3c7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Qg3 {[#] aiming for e6.} Rc4 39. e6 fxe6 40. Nxe6 Bxe6 { Endgame KQR-KQR} 41. Rxe6 $11 {Endgame KQR-KQR} Rc1+ 42. Re1 Qh6 43. Qb8+ Kh7 44. Rxc1 Qxc1+ {KQ-KQ} 45. Kh2 d4 46. Qe5 Qh6+ 47. Kg3 Qg6+ 48. Kf2 Qc2+ 49. Kg3 Qg6+ 50. Kf2 Qc2+ 51. Kg3 Qg6+ {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.03/Black=0.01} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.17"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] {[%evp 0,109,18,15,45,50,54,39,39,25,19,17,21,15,33,12,7,0,-1,-9,0,-6,-14,-31, 17,-10,7,-19,-20,-20,-19,-34,12,-55,-43,-53,-52,-52,-46,-46,-49,-60,-17,-17, -20,-20,-20,-37,-60,-55,-66,-69,-51,-55,-71,-110,-100,-105,-100,-93,-93,-100, -100,-117,-135,-158,-158,-159,-152,-161,-29,-19,-16,-16,-17,-10,53,53,48,49,73, 91,120,115,121,70,69,95,104,109,106,88,81,81,83,69,83,100,100,136,151,157,299, 304,385,148,640,657,644,652,664,522]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. O-O {[#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} b6 $146 ({Predecessor: } 6... Be7 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. c3 O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 e5 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. Nf1 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ne3 g6 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 (30) Repkova,E (2329)-Matt,F (2326) Austria 2016}) 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. c3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 dxe5 14. dxe5 Rfd8 ({But not} 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Nxc5 $1 $14) 15. Bc2 c4 16. Qe2 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxc4 Rac8 19. Qf1 Qc7 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Qe2 Ng6 23. Qe3 Ne5 24. Qe2 Nc4 25. b3 Nd6 26. c4 Nf5 27. f3 Nd4 28. Qf2 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 {Black is in control.} Qc5 $36 {Black is in control.} 30. Bd1 Rd7 31. a5 (31. f4 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 31... bxa5 $19 32. Qe3 Rcd8 33. Kh1 Qb4 34. Qe1 Nxb3 $2 (34... Nc6 $19) (34... Qb6) 35. Qxb4 Nxa1 36. Qxa5 {Hoping for Ba4. } Rxd1+ 37. Re1 {[#]} Rxe1+ $2 (37... Nb3 $1 38. Qe5 Rxe1+ 39. Qxe1 Rd4 (39... a5)) (37... Nc2 {the intended move} 38. Rg1 $1 Ne3 39. c5 (39. h3 Nxc4) 39... R1d5) {Endgame KQ-KRN} 38. Qxe1 $17 {Endgame KQ-KRN} Nc2 {White has compensation.} 39. Qe2 {White has compensation.} Nd4 (39... Nb4 $14) 40. Qa2 $16 Nf5 41. Kg1 Rd6 42. c5 (42. Qa4 $18 {is more deadly.}) 42... Rc6 43. Qa5 { aiming for g4.} Kh7 44. Kf2 Ne7 45. Qb4 (45. Ke3 $16) 45... Nd5 $14 46. Qd4 Rc7 47. f4 g6 {[#]} ({Black should try} 47... f5 $1 $14) 48. g4 $1 $16 Kg8 49. f5 gxf5 (49... h5 $16 {is a better defense.} 50. fxe6 fxe6) 50. gxf5 $18 Rc6 $2 ( 50... Kf8 51. Kf3 Ke8 52. fxe6 fxe6) 51. f6 Kf8 52. Qe5 $2 (52. Qb2 $18 { is the precise move to win. Qb8+ would kill now.} Nxf6 (52... Rc8 53. Qb7 $1 { [%csl Yc8,Yd5][%CAl Yb7c8,Yb7d5]}) 53. Qxf6) 52... Ke8 $2 (52... Rc8 $16 53. Ke1 Ke8) 53. Qb8+ {White is clearly winning.} Kd7 {Double Attack} 54. Qf8 { Double Attack} Rxc5 55. Qxc5 {Never resign too early! Weighted Error Value: White=0.24/Black=0.30} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.18"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3... a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} b5 7. Bc2 Nge7 8. d4 {White is slightly better.} exd4 {8...exd4 scores better than 8...d6.} 9. cxd4 d6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Qc1 f5 (13... b4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 14. Ne2 f5) 14. Bh6 $1 $16 fxe4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 {[#]} 16. Bxe4 $146 (16. Ng5 $16 Qd7 17. d5) ({Predecessor:} 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qc3+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 Qe7 22. Qxa5 Qxe4 23. Qxc7 {1/2-1/2 (47) Pap,M (2488) -Mikhalevski,V (2536) Lingen 2015}) 16... Bxe4 $11 17. Nxe4 {Threatens to win with Qc3.} Nd5 18. Re1 {Black must now prevent Neg5.} Qd7 19. b3 Rae8 20. Ng3 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nc6 22. Qe4 Nf6 23. Qh4 Re8 24. Re1 (24. Qg5 $11) 24... Rxe1+ $15 25. Nxe1 Qe7 (25... Nb4 $15) 26. Nc2 $11 Qe6 27. Qf4 Ne7 28. Qf3 Ned5 29. Ne3 h5 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Ne4 Qf5 32. Qe2 Qe6 33. Qc2 Qf5 34. a3 h4 35. b4 Kh6 { White should prevent ... Nf4.} 36. f3 Qf4 37. Qc6 $1 {Double Attack} Qe3+ { Double Attack} 38. Kh2 Qxd4 {aiming for ...Qe5+. White does not recover from this.} 39. Qxa6 $2 {White does not recover from this.} (39. Qa8 $11) 39... Qe5+ $19 40. Kg1 {[#]} Qa1+ $1 41. Kh2 {[#]} Ne3 $1 42. Qxb5 d5 {( -> ...Qb2!)} 43. Nd2 $2 (43. Qd3 $19 Nf1+ 44. Kg1 {Discovered Attack} Ng3+ {Discovered Attack} 45. Kf2 dxe4 46. fxe4) 43... Qe1 44. Qd3 {Double Attack. Weighted Error Value: White=0.47/Black=0.16} Qg3+ {Double Attack. Weighted Error Value: White=0.47/ Black=0.16} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.19"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "180+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 10. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. cxd4 { [%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:01] } 15. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. a3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 17. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Be3 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 20. b3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 21. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Qxa1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Qb2 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 25. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 27. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Bd2 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. h3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:21] } 30. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 31. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nf6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 32. f3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Be3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 35. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 36. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb4 { [%emt 0:00:13]} 37. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Nxc4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 40. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ncxb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 42. Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Bg5 { [%emt 0:00:03]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 45. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 46. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 48. Ne4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 49. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 50. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 52. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 53. Kxd3 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 54. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.20"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3... a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} b5 7. Bc2 Nge7 8. d4 {White is slightly better.} exd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Re1+ {The modern move.} Be6 12. Nc3 {[#] And now Bg5 would win.} O-O 13. Bg5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 {[#] New and interesting.} 15. Nd2 $5 $146 {New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. Qd2 a5 17. d5 Na7 18. Re7 Qd6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Rae1 Nc8 21. R7e2 { 0-1 (78) Hong,A (2334)-Abdusattorov,N (2467) Saint Louis 2017}) 15... b4 16. Ne4 bxc3 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 {[#] aiming for Qc1.} Bd5 19. Re3 Qd6 (19... Rfe8 $1 $15 20. Rxc3 Qe6) 20. Be5 $11 {The position is equal.} Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qc5 22. Qe1 Rab8 23. Rxc3 Qa5 24. Bb3 Rfe8 25. Re3 Qxe1+ 26. Raxe1 Bxb3 { Endgame KRR-KRR} 27. axb3 {Endgame KRR-KRR} Rb5 28. g3 Reb8 29. Rc1 Rxb3 30. Rxb3 Rxb3 31. Rxc7 g5 32. Ra7 Rb5 33. Rxa6 Rxe5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0. 05/ Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.21"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. d4 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O d5 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 O-O 10. Qe2 cxd4 {E14: Queen's Indian: Classical Variation (4 e3).} 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bc2 dxc4 {The position is equal.} 13. Nxc4 {[%CAl Rd5g2] [#]} Qd5 {[#]} 14. f3 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 {[#] Hoping for b4.} Qh5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Qg5 16. Rac1 Nd5 17. Kh1 Bf6 18. e4 Nf4 19. Qf1 Ncd3 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Bxb2 {0-1 (34) Maly,A (2371)-Jakubowski,K (2481) chess. com INT 2020}) 16. b4 Ncd7 17. a3 Rac8 18. Bb3 Bd5 19. Rac1 Nf8 20. e4 Bb7 21. Ne5 (21. Ne3 $11 {remains equal.}) 21... Rxc1 $17 ({Inferior is } 21... Qxe5 22. Nf5 $16) 22. Rxc1 {[#] Black must now prevent Ndc6.} Bd6 $1 ({ Much worse is} 22... Qxe5 $6 23. Nxe6 Qb8 24. Nxd8 $11) 23. Ndc6 (23. f4 $17 { was the only defense.} Qxe2 24. Nxe2) 23... Bxc6 $19 24. g4 Bb5 {This move loses the game for White.} 25. Qxb5 $2 {This move loses the game for White.} ( 25. gxh5 $17 {was the crucial defense.} Bxe2 26. Nc6) 25... Qh6 26. Re1 Ng6 27. Re2 $2 (27. Bc1 Qh4 28. Rd1) 27... Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Qg5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.69/Black=0.16} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.22"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "60+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. c3 { [%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Bc2 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 15. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 18. Rf1 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Nh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 20. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 23. exf5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} exd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be4 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Bxd3 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Ree6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 30. c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. c6 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 35. Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 36. Nxg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Ngxh6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 40. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Ngxe3 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d2 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 45. Ng7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxa3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Rxd2 { [%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 50. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Re4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 55. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. R4e7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 58. g4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Qc6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 60. R8e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 62. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Re7+ { [%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 65. Ne7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.23"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. h3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Qd3 a5 13. a3 Nd7 {B72: Sicilian Dragon: 6 Be3, lines with h3+Bc4 and sidelines.} 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ba2 Qb6 16. Rab1 {[#]} Rac8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Nc5 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Qc7 20. f4 e6 21. Ba2 Nd7 22. f5 e5 {1-0 (56) Kurnosov,I (2645) -Fier,A (2567) Zuerich 2012}) 17. Kh1 Nf6 18. f4 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 (19. Nd5 $11 Nxd5 20. Bxd5) 19... e6 $15 20. Kh2 d5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Ne2 Bb5 23. Qd4 Qa6 24. Qe3 ({White should try} 24. Ng1 $15) 24... Rxc2 $17 25. Nd4 Rcc8 (25... Rf2 $1 $17 26. Rbc1 Rxb2) 26. Rbd1 $11 Bd7 27. Bb1 Bc6 $2 (27... Kg8 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 28. g4 $2 (28. Bxe4 $18 {Threatens to win with Bd3.} dxe4 29. f5 $1) 28... Kg8 29. f5 Qb6 30. Re2 Qc7 31. Nf3 d4 $2 ({But not} 31... gxf5 $2 32. gxf5 f6 33. Bxe4 $18) (31... exf5 $15 32. gxf5 Re8) 32. Qf4 $18 d3 33. Rxd3 $2 (33. Rxe4 $18 {Hoping for f6!} Bxe4 34. Qxe4) 33... Rxd3 $11 34. Bxd3 Nc5 35. f6 {Qh6 would kill now.} Qd8 $1 ({Not} 35... Nxd3 36. Qh6 Qxe5+ 37. Nxe5 Nxe5 38. Qg7#) 36. Bc2 Bxf3 37. Qxf3 Qd4 38. Qe3 Qxe3 {Endgame KRB-KRN} 39. Rxe3 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Rd8 40. Rc3 {[%mdl 32]} b6 41. b4 (41. Kg3 $14) 41... axb4 $1 42. axb4 Na6 43. Rc4 (43. b5 $11 Nc5 44. Ra3) 43... b5 $17 44. Rc3 Nxb4 { Strongly threatening ...Rd2+.} 45. Be4 h6 (45... Rb8 $17 46. Kg3 Nd5) 46. h4 ( 46. Rc7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 46... Nd5 $1 47. Rc5 {[#]} (47. Rb3 $142) 47... Ne3 ({Better is} 47... Rb8 $1 $17 {And now ...b4 would win.} 48. Bxd5 exd5) 48. Kg3 b4 49. Rb5 Nc4 50. g5 hxg5 51. hxg5 {[#]} b3 $1 52. Kf4 $2 (52. Rxb3 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Nxe5 53. Kf4) 52... b2 53. Bb1 Rd1 54. Bc2 Rd4+ (54... Rf1+ $142 55. Kg4 {Double Attack} Ne3+ {Double Attack} 56. Kh3 Nxc2 57. Rb8+ Kh7 58. Rxb2 Ne1) 55. Kf3 (55. Kg3 $142) 55... Rd5 (55... Rd2 $19 56. Be4 Rd4) 56. Rb8+ Kh7 57. Rb7 {[#]} (57. Rb4 $17 {was the only chance.} Rd4 58. Kg3) 57... Nxe5+ $2 (57... Rd2 $1 $19 58. Ba4 Rd4) 58. Kf4 $11 { The position is equal.} Rc5 59. Be4 Ra5 60. Rxb2 Nd7 61. Rb7 {Cut Off at move 61} Ne5 62. Rc7 Kg8 63. Rb7 Kh7 64. Rb8 Nd7 65. Rd8 Ne5 66. Rf8 Rc5 67. Ra8 Rb5 68. Ra7 Rc5 69. Rb7 Ra5 {Both players deserved the win here. Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.39} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.24"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "60+1"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. c3 { [%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} axb5 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 10. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. cxd4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 13. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Bc2 { [%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 18. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} cxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Rab1 { [%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 23. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Nd4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 28. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Nxc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} b1=Q {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Q6b2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Qa7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.25"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "60+1"] 1. b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Be2 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01] } 8. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Rad1 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rfd8 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. g3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. g4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 20. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. exd5 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Neg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 25. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Kg2 { [%emt 0:00:11]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 30. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. a4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 35. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Bf6 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.26"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3... a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 {Hoping for axb5.White has an edge.} Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 {[#]} 10. d4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. h3 Nf6 11. d4 O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Nbd2 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 {1/2-1/2 (31) Dominguez Perez,L (2713) -Ponomariov,R (2737) Nice 2010}) 10... exd4 $1 11. cxd4 Bg4 $1 12. Be3 Nge7 {[%mdl 32]} 13. Nc3 (13. d5 $5 Ne5 14. Nbd2 $14) 13... O-O 14. Ne2 d5 15. e5 Nf5 (15... f6 $15 16. exf6 Bxf6) 16. Bxf5 $14 Bxf5 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Qd2 f6 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Rfc1 Bg4 ( 20... Qd6 $14) 21. Ra6 (21. Qc3 $16 Rb6 22. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxb6 cxb6 26. Rc2) 21... Rb6 $11 22. Rxb6 cxb6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Bxb6 Qxb2 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 (26... Rf7 $5 27. Rc7 Qb1+ 28. Nf1 Qf5 29. Qa8+ Bf8 $11) 27. Re1 b4 $2 (27... Qc3 $14 28. Rb1 Qc4 29. Qxb5 Qxb5 30. Rxb5 Rb8) 28. h3 $1 $18 Bc8 $2 (28... Bf5 {was worth a try.} 29. Nxf5 gxf5) 29. Bc5 Rg8 30. Ne4 $2 (30. Re7 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.} h5 31. Ne2) 30... h6 31. Nd6 {And now Kh2 would win.} b3 {White must now prevent ...Qc3.} 32. Kh2 $1 Qc2 $2 (32... Qf6 $16 {is tougher.}) 33. Bd4 b2 $2 (33... Qc7 34. Bxg7+ Kxg7 ) 34. Bxg7+ $2 ({White has to play} 34. Re8 $1 $18 Rxe8 35. Bxg7+ Kh7 36. Qf7) 34... Rxg7 $11 35. Nxc8 (35. Qe5 $11 b1=Q 36. Rxb1 Qxb1 {Pin} 37. Ne8 {Pin}) { Endgame KQR-KQR} 35... Qxc8 $18 {Endgame KQR-KQR} (35... b1=Q $17 36. Rxb1 Qxb1 ) 36. Qb5 {Strongly threatening Re8+.} Qc7+ (36... Rb7 $5 37. Re8+ Qxe8 $1 38. Qxb7 (38. Qxe8+ $2 {loses.} Kh7 $19) 38... Qe5+ 39. g3 Qd4 $19) 37. g3 {[#]} Qb7 (37... Qc2 $1 $11 38. Re8+ Kh7) 38. Qe8+ (38. Re8+ $1 $14 Kh7 39. Rb8 Qxb5 40. Rxb5) 38... Kh7 39. Rb1 Qb6 40. Qe2 Rb7 41. h4 h5 42. Kg2 Qd4 43. Qc2 Qf6 44. Kh2 Kg7 45. Kg2 Qd4 46. Kh2 Kh6 47. Kg2 Kh7 48. Kh2 Qb4 49. Kg2 Qa3 50. Kh2 Qa2 51. Kg2 Qa8 {( -> ...Rc7+)} 52. Kh2 Qb8 53. Kg2 Rb6 54. Kh2 Rb4 {Threatens to win with ...Rxh4+.} 55. Kg2 {[#]} (55. Qe2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 55... Kg7 ({Black should try} 55... Qb7+ $1 $17 56. f3 Qg7) 56. Kh2 $2 (56. Qc3+ $11 {and White is okay.} Kh7 57. f3) 56... Rxh4+ $1 $19 57. Kg1 Rb4 58. Qc3+ Kh7 59. Qc2 $2 (59. Kh2) 59... Qb7 60. Qd3 h4 61. Qc3 {[%CAl Rb7g2] Cut Off at move 61} h3 62. f3 Rb3 63. Qf6 {Black mates. Double Attack} Rxf3 {Double Attack } 64. Rxb2 Qa7+ ({Worse is} 64... Rxf6 65. Rxb7+ Kh6 66. Kh2 $11) 65. Qb6 Rxg3+ 66. Kh2 {[#]} Qxb6 $1 ({Not} 66... Rg2+ 67. Kxh3 Qxb6 68. Rxb6 $11) 67. Rxb6 Rd3 68. Rb5 Kh6 69. Rb4 Kh5 70. Rb5+ g5 71. Rb4 g4 {What a bad dream for White. Weighted Error Value: White=0.57/ Black=0.35} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.27"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "60+1"] 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Be2 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Rad1 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rfd8 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Bxb7 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 18. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Nf3 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 23. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Qb2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Qc7 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 28. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Nd2 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 32. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 33. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. g4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a4 { [%emt 0:00:05]} 35. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. g5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:02] } 38. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. a3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 44. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke7 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Nd6 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg8 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 48. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 50. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 51. Rd8+ { [%emt 0:00:02]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 53. Nxd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Ke5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 57. Nc6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 58. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. Kd7 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.28"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Be2 Nc6 6. cxd5 {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3.} Nxd5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 {The position is equal.} Bd7 {[#]} 9. Bf3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. e4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nb4 11. Na3 Bc6 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bb5 Bc5 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Nb5 {0-1 (37) Karas,M (2017) -Peterson,E (2239) Banska Stiavnica 2013}) 9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bc6 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Qe5 Nf6 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 14. Nc3 Be7 15. b3 Nd7 {[#]} 16. Rxd7 $4 {[#]} ({ Avoid the trap} 16. Qxg7 $2 Bf6 $19) (16. Qb5 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 16... Bf6 $19 ({Weaker is} 16... Qxd7 17. Qxg7 O-O-O 18. g3 $17) ({Not } 16... Kxd7 17. Qd4+ Ke8 18. Qxg7 $15) 17. Re7+ $2 (17. Rc7 Bxe5 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. Bb2) 17... Kxe7 18. Ba3+ Ke8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.74/Black=0.07} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.29"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [TimeControl "60+1"] 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O { [%emt 0:00:01]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} f5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Nc3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rfd8 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Rcd1 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} axb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. f3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rad8 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 25. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Kh1 { [%emt 0:00:08]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 28. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Qc2 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 33. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 36. Rxb2 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 38. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h6 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 40. e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Rxe5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh7 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 43. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:00:02] } Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.30"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O {C25: Vienna Game: Alternatives to 2...Nf6.} gxf3 7. Bxf7+ $2 (7. Qxf3 $17 {was called for.} Qh4 8. d3) 7... Kxf7 $19 8. Qxf3 {[#] Black has a decisive advantage.} Qh4 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 8... Bh6 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ Kg7 11. Bxf4 d6 12. Be5+ {1-0 (12) Vachier Lagrave,M (2819)-Nakamura,H (2791) chess.com INT 2016}) 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Qd3 Ne6 11. Bxf4 Nxf4 {[#]} 12. Nd5 $2 (12. Rxf4+ $1 Qxf4 13. Rf1 Qxf1+ 14. Qxf1+ Ke8 15. Qc4) 12... Bd6 {Threatens to win with ...Nf6.} 13. Nxf4 { intending g3.} Bxf4 $2 (13... Ke8 14. Qc3 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 Qxf4) 14. g3 {[#]} Qg5 (14... Qe7 $1 $17 15. Rxf4+ Nf6) 15. Rxf4+ $15 Ke7 (15... Nf6 $17 16. Rf5 Qxf5 17. exf5 d5) 16. Qd4 $1 $11 Nf6 17. Rf5 $1 Qxf5 18. exf5 d5 19. Qe5+ Kf7 20. Re1 {Intending Qe7+ and mate.} Re8 21. Qxc7+ Bd7 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qxb7 Re2 24. Qxa7 Rxc2 {[#]} (24... Re1+ $14 25. Kg2 Re2+ 26. Kf1 Re7) 25. Qd4 $2 ({Black must now prevent g5.} 25. g4 $1 $16 {Black must now prevent g5.} Rc1+ 26. Kg2) 25... Bxf5 $17 26. a4 Be4 (26... Rc4 $17 27. Qa7+ Kg6) 27. h3 $15 Nh5 ({ Better is} 27... Rc1+ $15 28. Kf2 Rc4 29. Qa7+ Kg6) 28. Qe5 $2 (28. Qa7+ $11 Ke6 29. Qb6+ Kf7 30. Qa7+ Kg6 31. Qb6+ Kg5 32. Qe3+ Kg6 33. Qb6+ Kg7 34. Qb7+ Kg8 35. Qb8+ Kf7 36. Qa7+) {Double Attack. Black mates.} 28... Rg2+ {Double Attack. Black mates.} 29. Kf1 Nxg3+ 30. Ke1 Re2+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.71/Black=0.44} 0-1 [Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.12.12"] [Round "4.31"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "181"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 d5 6. e3 {E12: Queen's Indian: Unusual White 4th moves, 4 a3, 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3 and 4 Nc3 Bb7 .} Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. a3 {White is slightly better.} Nd7 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 {[#]} 10. Bb5 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 10. e4 Bb7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Bd3 c5 14. d5 c4 15. Be2 exd5 16. exd5 {0-1 (44) Kincs,I (2282)-Amstadt,A (2063) Zalakaros 2008}) 10... O-O 11. O-O c5 12. e4 Bb7 13. Rd1 {Hoping for dxc5.} a6 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Be3 bxc5 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. Nc4 h6 20. f3 Bf6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Bd4 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. b3 h5 25. a4 h4 26. Qf2 h3 (26... Qf4 $11) 27. Rxd4 $14 hxg2 (27... f5 $14) 28. Kxg2 Rb8 {[#]} (28... f5 $16) 29. Qg3 $1 $18 Qc8 30. a5 Bc6 31. Nb6 Qf8 32. Qc7 Bb5 33. Qd6 Qe8 34. e5 g6 (34... Qf8 $16 35. Kg3 Qe8) 35. h4 Kg7 36. Qc7 Qh8 37. Qe7 Qh6 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Rf4 Rf8 40. Kg3 Qh5 41. Rd4 Bc6 42. Nc4 Rb8 $2 (42... Qf5 43. Qxf5 gxf5) 43. Rd8+ Rxd8 44. Qxd8+ Kg7 (44... Kh7 $142 45. Qf6 Qf5) 45. Qf6+ Kg8 46. Nd6 Qh7 47. Qd8+ Kg7 48. Qf6+ (48. Qc7 $142 Qh8 49. Qxc6) 48... Kg8 49. Nc8 (49. b4 $142) 49... Bb5 $2 (49... Bb7 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qf6+ Kg8) 50. b4 Qh6 51. Qd8+ Kg7 $2 (51... Kh7 52. Qg5 Bc6) 52. Qf6+ Kg8 $1 53. Nd6 Qe3 $2 (53... Qf8 54. h5 gxh5 55. Qg5+ Kh8 56. Qxh5+ Kg8 57. Qg4+ Kh8 58. Qh5+ Kg8 59. Qg5+ Kh7) 54. Qxf7+ Kh8 55. Qf8+ Kh7 56. Qe7+ Kh8 57. Qf8+ $2 ({White should play} 57. Qd8+ $18 Kg7 58. Qf6+ Kh7 59. Qf7+ Kh6 60. Qf4+ Qxf4+ 61. Kxf4) 57... Kh7 $14 58. Qf7+ $2 (58. Nxb5 $14 Qe1+ 59. Kg4 Qg1+ 60. Kf4 Qc1+ 61. Kg4 Qg1+ 62. Kf4 Qc1+ 63. Ke4 Qe1+ 64. Kd3 Qf1+ 65. Ke4 Qe1+ 66. Kd4 Qf2+ 67. Kc3 Qe1+ 68. Kd4 Qf2+ 69. Kc4 Qf1+ 70. Kc5 Qxb5+ 71. Kd4) 58... Kh8 $1 $18 59. Qf6+ Kh7 60. Qe7+ $2 ({Weaker is} 60. Qxe6 Qg1+ 61. Kf4 Qc1+ 62. Kg4 Qg1+ 63. Kf4 Qc1+ 64. Kg3 Qg1+ 65. Kf4 $11) (60. Nxb5 Qe1+ 61. Kg4 Qg1+ 62. Kf4 Qc1+ 63. Ke4 Qb1+ 64. Ke3 Qe1+ 65. Kd3 Qf1+ 66. Kc2 Qe2+ 67. Kc3 Qe1+ 68. Kd3 Qf1+ 69. Ke3 Qe1+ 70. Kd3) 60... Kh8 $1 61. Qd8+ { Cut Off at move 61} Kh7 62. Qc7+ Kh8 $2 (62... Kh6 63. Ne4 Qg1+ 64. Kf4 Qh2+ 65. Kg4 Qg1+ 66. Ng3 Qd4+ 67. Kh3 Qf4) 63. Nf7+ $2 ({White should try} 63. Qc5 $18 Qxc5 64. bxc5) 63... Kg8 $11 64. Ng5 Qg1+ 65. Kf4 {White wants to mate with Qh7+. [#] Double Attack} Qh2+ {[#] Double Attack} 66. Ke3 Qe2+ 67. Kd4 { Double Attack} Qf2+ {Double Attack} 68. Kc3 {Qh7+ would kill now.} Qe1+ 69. Kc2 {Threatening mate with Qh7+.} Qe2+ 70. Kb3 Qd1+ 71. Kb2 {Double Attack} Qd2+ $1 {Double Attack} 72. Kb3 Qd1+ 73. Kb2 {Intending Qh7+ and mate. Double Attack} Qd2+ $1 {Double Attack} 74. Qc2 {Double Attack} Qxb4+ {Double Attack} 75. Kc1 Qe1+ 76. Kb2 Qb4+ 77. Qb3 Qd2+ $1 78. Ka3 Qxa5+ 79. Kb2 Qd2+ 80. Qc2 Qb4+ 81. Kc1 {Double Attack} Qe1+ {Double Attack} 82. Kb2 Qxe5+ 83. Kb3 $1 Qd5+ 84. Kb4 (84. Ka3 $5 Qd6+ 85. Ka2 $15) 84... Qd6+ 85. Ka5 Qd8+ 86. Kb4 Qe8 87. Qc7 Qf8+ {[%CAl Rc7h7]} 88. Ka5 Qa3+ $2 (88... Qf5 $11) 89. Kb6 $18 {White threatens Qh7+ and mate.} Be8 (89... Qe3+ $18 90. Kb7 Be8 91. Qh7+ Kf8 92. Qh8+ Ke7 93. Qg7+ Kd6 94. Qc7+ Kd5 {Double Attack} 95. Qd8+ {Double Attack} Ke5 96. Qxe8 Qb3+ 97. Ka7 a5 98. Qxg6 a4 99. Qg7+ Kd5 {Double Attack} 100. Qd7+ {Double Attack} Ke5 101. Qc7+ Kd5 102. Qd7+ Ke5 103. Qc7+ Kd5) 90. Qh7+ Kf8 91. Nxe6# { Weighted Error Value: White=0.70/Black=0.37} 1-0