[Event "tactics-Skilling Open Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.24"] [Round "14.4"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2749"] [Annotator "thechesscorner,@gmail.com"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r2k1/ppq3p1/1n2p2p/4Np1P/P1P2P2/5Q2/6PK/3R4 w - - 0 31"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2020.11.22"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.27"] {[#]} 31. Qxb7 $1 {White is winning after this pseudo queeen sac} Qxb7 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. Ng6 {[%CAl Gd8h8] threatening mate on h8} Qc8 (33... Qa8 34. Rxa8 Nxa8 35. c5) 34. Rxc8 Nxc8 35. c5 $3 $18 {Domination. The knight on c8 has nowhere to go} (35. Nf8+ $2 {this wins a pawn but the ending is equal} Kg8 36. Nxe6 Nb6 {a4 and c4 are attacked, which means Black is holding} 37. c5 (37. a5 Nxc4 38. a6 Kf7 39. Nd8+ Ke7 40. Nc6+ Kd7 41. Nxa7 $4 Nd6) 37... Nxa4 38. c6 Nb6 39. c7 a5 40. Nc5 Kf7 41. Kg3 Ke7 42. Kf3 Kd6 43. Nb7+ Kxc7 44. Nxa5) 1-0 [Event "tactics-Skilling Open Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.23"] [Round "9.8"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2781"] [Annotator "thechesscorner,@gmail.com"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r2rkq/1p1b1p2/pn4pB/6P1/3b4/1P4Q1/P3PPBP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 23"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2020.11.22"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.27"] {[%evp 0,53,21,14,13,-2,0,0,17,6,5,11,12,1,8,1,7,14,9,-10,4,18,17,10,33,18,46, -13,-29,-29,-18,-14,6,15,29,41,78,78,71,60,50,70,93,94,88,88,137,130,392,405, 418,440,433,264,740,740] [#]} 23. Qd6 $1 Bg4 (23... Bg7 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Qxb6) 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxd4 Rc1+ 26. Rd1 (26. Bf1 {works}) 26... Qa1 27. Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "tactics-Skilling Open Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.23"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2765"] [Annotator "thechesscorner,@gmail.com"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r2r1k/p5q1/1p1p3p/2pN1n2/2PbB1b1/PP1PP3/3B1R1P/2R1Q1K1 b - - 0 29"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2020.11.22"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.27"] {[%evp 0,72,42,13,27,0,17,-18,-21,-13,-9,1,-4,10,29,34,29,37,38,35,49,54,42,36, 44,35,29,20,10,11,11,16,16,2,-10,-23,-19,-22,-29,-18,-14,-18,-18,-18,-18,-19, -11,0,-9,11,14,0,88,102,100,104,106,0,-7,-249,-311,-332,-267,-268,-177,-29985, -29986,-29989,-29988,-29995,-994,-963,-1015,-993,-1083] [#]} 29... Bf3+ $1 30. Kf1 Nh4 31. exd4 Bg2+ $1 32. Ke2 (32. Bxg2 Qxg2+ 33. Ke2 Qg4+ 34. Kf1 Rce8 35. Ne3 Qh3+ 36. Kg1 Nf3+ 37. Rxf3 Qxf3 $19 38. Qf1 Rxe3) 32... Qg4+ 33. Ke3 Bxe4 ( 33... Bf3 {works too}) 34. Bc3 Ng2+ (34... Qh3+ {stronger} 35. Kd2 Qxd3#) 35. Kd2 (35. Rxg2 Qf3+ 36. Kd2 Qxd3#) 35... Nxe1 0-1 [Event "tacticsSkilling Open Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.23"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B91"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Annotator "thechesscorner,@gmail.com"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r4k1/3bbppp/p2p1P2/4n3/1q2PB2/1Nr4P/1PPQ4/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 21"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2020.11.22"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.27"] {[%evp 0,50,22,15,36,32,33,36,34,34,30,34,41,9,7,-1,3,-5,7,-8,-6,0,0,-7,0,-1, 43,45,45,33,43,28,29,2,1,-18,56,58,56,56,58,62,59,-27,-27,-30,-26,-197,-194, -357,-364,-29983,-29984] [#]} 21... Rxb3 $1 {MVL is ruthless in this game!} 22. cxb3 Qxe4+ 23. Ka1 (23. Kc1 Bf5 $1 {checkmate on b1 is coming.}) 23... Bxf6 { Black is winning here} 24. Bg2 (24. Bxe5 Rxb3 25. Bxf6 Qa4+ 26. Kb1 Bf5+ 27. Bd3 Rxd3) (24. Qxd6 Rxb3 25. Qd4 Qf3 26. Rh2 Ra3+ 27. bxa3 Nc6 28. Qxf6 Qxd1+ 29. Ka2 gxf6) 24... Nf3 $1 {opening up the h8-a1 diagonal} 25. Qe3 (25. Bxf3 Qxf3 26. Qe3 Qh5 27. Qd2 Rxb3 28. Qd5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxb2 30. Rxd6 Rh2+ 31. Rxf6 Rxh1+ 32. Kb2 gxf6) 25... Qc2 $1 {if Rb1 then Rxb3! followed by Ra3#} 0-1 [Event "tactics_Skilling Open Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.22"] [Round "4.8"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C28"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "thechesscorner,@gmail.com"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/pp3p2/4bkn1/2q1p3/2P1P3/1P3P2/2P5/R2R1KQ1 b - - 0 30"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "2020.11.22"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.27"] {[%evp 0,64,22,29,12,12,9,2,-4,6,15,10,4,7,10,8,11,9,9,17,14,16,13,11,20,36,40, 44,46,63,64,53,73,15,57,57,49,52,78,-4,9,-41,-53,-64,-64,-144,-141,-194,-192, -256,-256,-261,-274,-371,-371,-491,-459,-941,-953,-953,-996,-997,-952,-995, -1001,-1001,-745] [#]} 30... Bh3+ 31. Ke2 Nf4+ 32. Kd2 Rd8+ (32... Qb4+ { works as well}) 33. Kc3 (33. Kc1 Ne2+) 33... Ne2+ {wins the queen} 0-1