[Event "GCT Superbet Romania 2021"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Date "2021.06.11"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2781"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2021.06.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 12,79,19,19,31,7,8,0,22,22,12,10,20,0,13,12,12,12,16,17,15,3,23,22,12,6, 5,8,73,75,97,95,94,102,184,0,184,187,184,188,204,195,176,163,230,234,232,215, 243,255,533,529,511,503,647,645,582,358,366,371,529,542,647,647,629,626,605, 588,540,462]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 (6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rfd8 13. Be2 Be8 14. Qa3 Qe7 15. Qb2 b6 16. c4 Na5 17. e4 f6 18. e5 Rac8 19. Rad1 c5 20. d5 Bh5 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 exd5 24. cxd5 {0-1 (45) Mamedyarov,S (2764)-Aronian,L (2765) Saint Louis 2019}) 6... O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 { D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 {9.Qc2 scores better than 9.Nb5.} e5 {The position is equal.} 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ng4 14. Bd4 c5 15. Bxc5 {Rd1 is the strong threat.} Re8 $1 16. O-O {With the idea Rfd1.} Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Rxe3 {[#]} 18. Rfe1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} (18. Qf2 {seems wilder.} Qb6 19. f5 Re5 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Rae1) ({Predecessor:} 18. Qf2 Re8 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. f5 b6 21. Qg3 Rd8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qc7+ Rd7 24. Rxd7+ Bxd7 25. Qxd7+ {0-1 (40) Andreikin,D (2726)-Vidit,S (2726) Chess.com INT 2020}) 18... Rxe1+ (18... Qb6 { with more complications.} 19. Qf2 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Kf8) 19. Rxe1 Bd7 {[#]} (19... Qd4+ 20. Qf2 (20. Kh1 Be6 21. Re4 (21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qb3 (22. Rxe6 Qxf4) 22... Qd5) 21... Qd7) 20... Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Kf8) (19... b5 20. Bb3 ( 20. Bd3 g6) 20... Bb7) 20. Qb3 $1 $16 Qf6 21. Qxb7 $40 {[%mdl 192] Double Attack. Black is in trouble.} Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Re8 $2 (22... Rd8 $16) 23. Rxe8+ $18 Bxe8 {[#]} 24. Bxf7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack} Kf8 {[%CAl Rd4d1]} 25. Bb3 Qc5 {( -> ... Qc1+!)} 26. Qd5 {[%CAl Rd5c5]} Qc1+ 27. Bd1 Qxf4 {[#]} (27... h6 $142 28. Qd4 Bh5) 28. Qc5+ $1 Kg8 29. Qxa7 h5 30. h3 Bc6 $2 (30... Kh7 { was necessary.} 31. Bc2+ Kh6) 31. Bb3+ Kh7 32. Qf7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 {Black must now prevent Qf5+.} Qc5 34. Qg8+ Kh6 {intending ...Qe5+.} 35. Qe6+ g6 (35... Kh7 {is a better defense.} 36. a4 Bb7 37. Qg8+ Kh6 38. Qh8+ Kg6) 36. Qf6 {White is clearly winning.} Bd7 37. h4 {[%CAl Rf6h8]} Qc7+ 38. g3 {[%CAl Rf6h8]} Qc8 39. Qf4+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.35} 1-0 [Event "GCT Superbet Romania 2021"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Date "2021.06.11"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B67"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2656"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2021.06.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 24,53,30,36,45,38,63,52,74,39,45,31,87,105,92,98,109,113,203,200,195, 199,208,196,202,202,234,176,233,86,222,212]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O e6 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 Qb6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f5 $1 {13.f5 is better than 13.Qe1.} b4 {B67: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 7...a6 8 0-0-0 Bd7, lines without 9 f4 Be7.} 14. Ne2 {fxe6 is the strong threat.} e5 15. Ng3 Qc5 {White is slightly better.} 16. b3 h5 {Strongly threatening ...h4.} 17. h4 $1 Bb5 {[#]} (17... Ke7 $14) 18. Qe1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18. Be2 Ke7 19. c3 bxc3 20. Qc2 Rg8 21. Rd5 Qc7 22. Bxb5 Rxg3 23. Rd3 Rxd3 24. Bxd3 Bh6 25. Qe2 Rc8 26. Bc4 Qb6 27. Kc2 Rxc4 {0-1 (27) Stefansson,H (2586)-Filipenko,A (2410) Pardubice 2001}) 18... Rc8 19. Bxb5+ axb5 20. Qe2 Ra8 {[#]} (20... Ke7 $16) 21. Rd5 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rd5c5]} ({And not } 21. Nxh5 {[#]} Rxh5 $1 22. Qxh5 Qa7 $11) 21... Qa7 22. Qxb5+ Kd8 23. a4 bxa3 24. Rhd1 Be7 25. Qe2 Rc8 (25... a2+ 26. Ka1 Qc7) 26. c4 (26. Nxh5 $18 {is more deadly. And now g4 would win.} Qc7 (26... a2+ 27. Ka1) 27. c4) 26... Rg8 (26... a2+ $16 27. Ka1 (27. Qxa2 Qxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Rg8 $16) 27... Rb8) 27. Nxh5 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.40} 1-0 [Event "GCT Superbet Romania 2021"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Date "2021.06.11"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2820"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2021.06.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 12,58,40,40,39,41,44,39,52,52,55,39,71,75,66,77,70,70,52,64,57,75,54,55, 62,0,0,-33,-25,-94,-85,-170,-175,-146,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 {C78: Ruy Lopez: Archangelsk and Möller Defences.} 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 $1 Bg4 {[%mdl 64] Pin. White is slightly better.} 10. bxc6 {d4 is the strong threat.} exf3 11. gxf3 Bh3 {The modern move.} 12. Re1 {Hoping for d4.} O-O 13. Ra5 $1 {[%CAl Ra5c5]} Qd6 14. b4 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 e4 16. Kg1 {aiming for Rg5.} Rae8 17. Re3 {[%CAl Rf3e4]} (17. Rxa6 exf3 18. Rf1 Re2 19. Rf2 Qe5 20. Bxh7+ Nxh7 21. d4 Re1+ 22. Rf1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qe2 24. Ra2 f2+ 25. Kh1 Qxd1#) 17... Nh5 $1 {[#] ( -> ... Qg6+)} 18. f4 $146 (18. Rxh5 Qg6+ 19. Rg5 Qxg5+ 20. Kf2 Qg2+ 21. Ke1 Qf1#) (18. Rxe4 f5 $19) (18. Rg5 $1 $14 Qf6 19. f4 (19. Rxh5 Qg6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack } 20. Rg5 Qxg5+ 21. Kf2 Qg2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 22. Ke1 Qf1#) 19... Qxf4 20. Rxh5 (20. Rxh3 Qxg5+ 21. Kh1 Nf4 $17)) ({Predecessor:} 18. Rg5 Qh6 19. Rg3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 exf3 21. Qxf3 Re6 22. Qf4 g5 23. Qd4 Rd6 24. Qe5 {0-1 (59) Dominguez Perez,L (2758)-Caruana,F (2835) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 18... Nxf4 $11 19. Rg5 {Black must now prevent Rgg3.} ({Wrong is} 19. Rxa6 $2 Re6 $19) (19. Bxe4 $2 Rxe4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 20. Rxe4 Qg6+ 21. Kf2 Qxe4 $19) 19... f5 $1 20. d4 (20. Ba3 $11 {keeps the balance.} Qxc6 21. b5) 20... Bg4 $17 21. Rxg4 (21. Qe1 $17 {is a better defense.}) 21... fxg4 $19 22. Qxg4 {[#]} ({Not} 22. Rxe4 $2 Nh3+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nxd1 $19) 22... Nd3 (22... Qf6 $1 $17 23. Bd2 (23. Kh1 Nd3 $19) 23... Nd5) 23. Bxd3 $11 {The position is equal.} exd3 24. Rxe8 $1 Rxe8 25. Bf4 Qxc6 {Strongly threatening ...Re1+.} 26. Be5 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Rg4g7]} Qh6 27. Bf4 Qc6 28. Be5 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Rg4g7]} Qh6 29. Bf4 Qc6 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/ Black=0.10} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Superbet Romania 2021"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Date "2021.06.11"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2627"] [BlackElo "2765"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2021.06.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 18,94,16,14,18,14,18,18,22,15,21,0,8,6,4,1,6,3,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 {The position is equal.} Re8 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 {[%CAl Bb1d2,Bd2f3,Bf3e5][%mdl 32]} Ng7 16. Qe2 c6 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Nf3 Qd7 {[#]} 19. Be5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Bh6 Ne6 21. h4 Re8 22. Qd1 Re7 {1/2-1/2 (22) Shanahan,J-Kruse,H ICCF email 2017}) 19... Re8 20. Qd2 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qd8 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. g3 f6 24. Nd3 Nd6 25. h4 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Kf7 27. f3 Qe7 28. Kf2 Nf5 29. Qd2 Qd6 30. Qf4 Qxf4 31. Nxf4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN} g5 32. hxg5 fxg5 33. Nd3 h5 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Nd6 36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Ne5 Nc4 38. Nxc4 dxc4 {KP-KP} 39. Ke3 b5 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. a3 a5 42. Kf3 Kd5 43. Ke3 Kd6 (43... a4 $5) 44. Ke4 {[#] Black must now prevent Kf5.} Ke6 45. Kf3 Kd5 46. Ke3 Kd6 (46... a4 $5) 47. Ke4 {Kf5 is the strong threat.} Ke6 $1 {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0. 01/Black=0.00} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Superbet Romania 2021"] [Site "Bucharest ROU"] [Date "2021.06.11"] [Round "6.2"] [White "So, W.."] [Black "Giri, A.."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2780"] [PlyCount "164"] [EventDate "2021.06.05"] {[%evp 0,71,25,26,18,-17,3,2,30,30,37,35,26,-7,-1,-1,8,15,14,9,13,-7,-8,-2,41, 24,30,29,37,38,28,36,33,36,38,-12,-1,-24,-10,-28,-21,-29,23,11,56,72,56,21,56, 54,59,55,43,35,71,56,72,74,89,74,79,51,95,88,106,86,129,137,121,88,84,85,99,66] } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Ba6 13. O-O Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nbd7 15. e4 Rac8 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. Re1 h6 18. Rab1 Rc7 19. Nd2 Rfc8 20. Nf1 Qc6 21. f3 Qc2 22. Qb5 Qc6 23. Qe2 Qc2 24. Ne3 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Ne8 26. d5 Nc5 27. dxe6 Nxe6 28. Rd2 b5 29. Kf2 Rb7 30. h4 h5 31. Nd5 f6 32. Rbd1 a5 33. Bc3 Ra8 34. Rb2 Kf7 35. Be1 Ra6 36. Ne3 Nd6 37. Bxa5 Rxa5 38. Rxd6 Rxa3 39. Rd5 Nf4 40. Rdxb5 Rxb5 41. Rxb5 g6 42. Rb7+ Ke6 43. Rb6+ Kf7 44. Rc6 Ra2+ 45. Rc2 Rxc2+ 46. Nxc2 g5 47. hxg5 fxg5 48. Nd4 h4 49. g3 hxg3+ 50. Kxg3 Nd3 51. Nc6 Kg6 52. Ne7+ Kf6 53. Nd5+ Kg6 54. Ne3 Kf6 55. Ng4+ Ke6 56. Kg2 Nf4+ 57. Kf2 Nd3+ 58. Ke3 Nf4 59. Nh2 Ng2+ 60. Kf2 Nf4 61. Nf1 Nd3+ 62. Ke3 Nf4 63. Nd2 Ng2+ 64. Kd4 Nh4 65. Ke3 Ng2+ 66. Kf2 Nf4 67. Nc4 Nd3+ 68. Ke3 Nf4 69. Nb2 Ng2+ 70. Ke2 g4 71. fxg4 Ke5 72. Kf3 Nh4+ 73. Kg3 Ng6 74. Kf3 Nh4+ 75. Kg3 Ng6 76. g5 Kxe4 77. Kg4 Ne5+ 78. Kh5 Kf5 79. Kh6 Nf7+ 80. Kh5 Nxg5 81. Nc4 Ke4 82. Ne3 Kxe3 1/2-1/2