[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.03.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2810"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "165"] [GameId "2293284327107587"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,165,20,15,1,12,-8,-4,-9,0,-9,-8,-20,-17,-18,-10,-27,-16,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,13,6,5,5,5,22,6,22,20,20,18,25,14,29,30,52,48,44,44,68,65,60,55,70,70,70,63,92,99,100,101,101,86,202,217,212,154,153,147,133,131,133,131,131,128,135,138,148,125,134,128,125,127,119,122,146,124,157,166,253,232,244,243,243,243,243,243,246,241,246,246,246,246,246,232,232,218,218,211,244,193,200,213,233,195,232,162,292,292,300,285,285,246,281,277,1649,276,276,200,211,248,252,200,187,146,309,308,292,285,194,194,194,194,370,193,742,151,976,429,151,100,100,100,747,747,735,735,1337,1274]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:05:16] A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} Nge7 {[%emt 0:02:37][%CAl Bg8e7,Be7f5,Bf5d4][%mdl 32]} 7. Nxd4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:21][%mdl 4] A promising side line.} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 8. b4 {[%emt 0:00:12] The position is equal.} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:04] [#] Hoping for Qa4+.} O-O {[%emt 0:02:50]} 10. Qb3 $146 {[%emt 0:09:40]} ({Predecessor:} 10. Bb2 c6 11. Qb3 Ba5 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. Ne2 Bxd2 14. Rfd1 Bg5 15. a4 Bf6 16. a5 {1-0 Strybuk,A (2437)-Svane,R (2624) Titled Tuesday intern op 07th Jan Early blitz 2025 (11)}) 10... Ba5 {[%emt 0:01:29][%CAl Oe7f5]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:16:35]} 12. Ba3 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Re8 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 13. d5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:20:49]} 14. Qa4 {[%emt 0:01:57]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 15. Rae1 {[%emt 0:38:08]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 16. Qd1 {[%emt 0:01:43]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Bb2 {[%emt 0:17:03]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:05:13]} 18. a4 {[%emt 0:12:32]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:31] Inhibits Nb5.} 19. dxe6 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:18:30]} 20. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 21. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:11:21]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 22. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:03:34]} 23. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 24. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:03:26]} 25. h4 {[%emt 0:00:27][%CAl Bh2h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 26. d3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 27. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:10:10]} 28. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 29. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 30. h5 {[%emt 0:00:27] Black is weak on the light squares} h6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 31. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 32. Qd1 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 34. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 35. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (35... Qd7 $16 36. Re4 Re8) 36. Qg4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 37. Qe4 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:15] Prevents Qh7+.} 38. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 39. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 40. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:00][%CAl Be1e5,Be5f5,Bf5f3][%mdl 32]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rf5 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 42. Qg4 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:50][%CAl Bd6e5,Be5f6,Bf6g5][%mdl 32]} 43. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 44. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 45. Be4 {[%emt 0:03:24] White is much more active.} Re8 {[%emt 0:05:04]} 46. Rf5 {[%emt 0:03:08]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:08:51]} 47. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 48. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (48... Rf8 49. Rb5 Bd8) 49. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:02:53]} Qxf7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 50. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 51. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:06][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQB-KQB. White is a pawn up.} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 53. Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Qa8+ {[%emt 0:01:43]} 54. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 55. Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 57. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:02:32]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be5 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 59. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 60. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:04][%CAl Oe5g3]} 61. Qg8 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 62. Be4 {[%emt 0:03:23]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:04:17]} (62... Kc5 63. Qd5+ Kb4 64. Qb5+ Ka3) 63. Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 64. Qf7+ {[%emt 0:02:37]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 65. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 66. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:21] Prevents Qd7} Be5 $2 {[%emt 0:03:31] [#]} (66... Kf8 67. Qe6 Qe5) 67. f4 $2 {[%emt 0:02:04]} (67. Qe6+ Kd8 68. f4) 67... Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 68. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 69. Qb7+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 70. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 71. Qe4 {[%emt 0:03:01]} (71. Qxb6 Qe3+ 72. Kg2 Qe2+ 73. Kg1 Qe1+ 74. Kh2 Qe2+ 75. Kg1 Qe1+ 76. Kg2 Qe2+ 77. Kg1 $11) 71... Qxe4+ $2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (71... Qf7 $16 {might work better.}) 72. dxe4 $16 {[%emt 0:00:39] KB-KB. White is a pawn up.} (72. Bxe4 Be7 73. Bf5 Bc5 $16) (72. Kxe4 $2 Ke7 73. Kd5 Ke8 $16) 72... Be7 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 73. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 74. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 75. g4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ke7 $2 {[%emt 0:02:01]} (75... Bd2 76. Ke4 Kf7) 76. Ke4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (76... Ke8 77. g5 (77. Kxd4 $2 Bd2 $18) 77... hxg5 78. fxg5 Bd2) 77. f5 $2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} (77. g5 $18 {has better winning chances.} hxg5 78. fxg5) 77... Kd7 $2 {[%emt 0:01:35]} (77... Bh4 $16 78. Kxd4 Kd7) 78. Kd5 {[%emt 0:05:32]} (78. g5 $142) 78... Bh4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} (78... Bf4 $18 79. Kxd4 Bc1) 79. f6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} (79. c5 $142 bxc5 80. Bb5+ (80. Kxc5 Bg5 $16) 80... Ke7 81. Kxc5) 79... gxf6 $16 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 80. e6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} ({Don't play} 80. Kxd4 $6 fxe5+ 81. Kd5 (81. Kxe5 Kc6 $11) 81... e4 82. Bxe4 Be7 $14) 80... Ke7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:23][%mdl 8192]} (80... Kc7 $16) 81. Kc6 $18 {[%emt 0:00:05] White is clearly winning.} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 82. Kxb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 83. c5 {[%emt 0:01:04] Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.09 (flawless) Loses game: --- Black=3 Missed win: White=1 --- Mistake: White=1 Black=7 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=1 OK: White=13 Black=8 Best: --- Black=1} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.03.29"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2753"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "101"] [GameId "2293284327107589"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,100,9,12,-3,4,-6,0,-31,-33,-41,-35,-67,-67,-56,20,23,31,25,35,21,27,33,28,21,15,10,15,26,17,6,2,0,37,37,37,34,36,31,47,45,47,54,36,50,67,52,41,44,54,43,40,37,65,52,62,58,52,58,109,102,98,104,96,88,197,187,198,191,206,199,199,202,206,195,209,202,201,197,195,195,229,230,210,198,407,426,549,532,1681,1791,1198,1156,29964]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 3. f4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 5. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 6. a4 {[%emt 0:00:15] B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:05:32]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 8. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:08] The position is equal.} e6 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 9. d3 {[%emt 0:00:28][%CAl Of4f5]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 10. f5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} exf5 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 11. Qe1 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Be6 {[%emt 0:03:48]} (11... Nb4 $15 12. Qf2 Be6) 12. exf5 $11 {[%emt 0:00:19]} gxf5 $146 {[%emt 0:02:29]} ({Predecessor:} 12... Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qd7 14. Nd5 gxf5 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Nf6+ Kd8 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Rd1 Rae8 19. Ne5+ Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Nc8 21. Qxf5+ {1-0 Weeramantry,S (2047)-Lundstrom,B (1883) Denver op 2019 (2)}) 13. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 15. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:12:53]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Rde8 {[%emt 0:08:12]} 17. Rae1 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:17:36]} 18. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 19. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 20. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rhf8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 21. Bc3 {[%emt 0:03:37]} f4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 22. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:22:15]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 23. Re1 {[%emt 0:05:06]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 24. Qe6 {[%emt 0:07:22]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:07:11]} 25. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Ng5 {[%emt 0:08:42]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:01:01] [#] ...Rf5 is the strong threat.} 27. Re4 {[%emt 0:08:25] White is more active.} Rf5 {[%emt 0:09:39]} 28. Nxh7 {[%emt 0:02:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 29. Re2 {[%emt 0:04:52]} d4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 30. Be1 {[%emt 0:06:19]} Nce5 {[%emt 0:05:24]} 31. Re4 {[%emt 0:05:35]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:08:42]} 32. h3 {[%emt 0:07:29][%CAl Bh2h3,Bh3h4,Bh4h5,Bh5h6][%mdl 32]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 33. c3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:05:53] [#] White stays focused until the end.} ({Black should try} 33... dxc3 $14 34. bxc3 (34. Bxc3 $2 Nd5 $16) 34... b5) 34. h4 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:04:37]} ({Worse is} 34. cxd4 Rh5 35. dxc5 Rxh7 $17) 34... dxc3 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 35. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 36. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:39]} (36... b5 $16 {might work better.} 37. c4 Nc7 38. cxb5 axb5 39. axb5 Nxb5) 37. Re6 $18 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN. White is a pawn up.} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. h5 {[%emt 0:04:42]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 40. h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kf1 {[%emt 0:09:59]} Nxe1 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 42. Kxe1 {[%emt 0:09:29]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 43. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:25] KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:31] Against Rh4} 44. Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:10:28]} 45. Kd2 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} 46. Ke3 {[%emt 0:03:28]} Rh3+ $2 {[%emt 0:04:08]} (46... b5 47. Rxa6 b4 48. cxb4 cxb4) 47. Ke4 {[%emt 0:03:15]} c4 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 48. dxc4 {[%emt 0:03:17]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 49. Kf5 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 50. Rb6 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 51. h7 {[%emt 0:00:41] Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.46 Mistake: --- Black=4 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=3 OK: White=2 Black=3 Best: --- Black=2 Strong: White=1 ---} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.03.29"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D50"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2754"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "52"] [GameId "2293284327107591"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 14,52,26,15,27,9,9,9,21,11,19,15,18,19,18,18,20,16,16,16,27,0,0,0,8,17,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 8. e3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:29] D50: Queen's Gambit Declined: Dutch-Peruvian Gambit.} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 10. Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:10:01]} 11. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 12. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 13. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:20:55]} 14. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 15. O-O $146 {[%emt 0:00:28]} ({Predecessor:} 15. Nd4 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Rc8 17. Qd2 Bg4 18. f3 Bd7 19. Bb3 Qb6 20. O-O Rfd8 21. Qf2 Bb5 22. Nxb5 Qxb5 23. e4 a5 24. Rd2 a4 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Rfd1 Rc5 {½-½ Piorun,K (2655)-Nguyen,T (2577) POL-chT Ekstraliga 2021 (7.1)}) 15... Nxc3 {[%emt 0:16:52]} 16. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:07:56]} 17. Qe5 {[%emt 0:13:32]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:05:50] The position is equal.} 18. Bb3 {[%emt 0:07:07]} Re4 {[%emt 0:03:26]} 19. Qc3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 20. Rd2 {[%emt 0:12:14]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 21. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:08:33]} 22. fxe4 {[%emt 0:13:33]} Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qg4+ {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless) Inaccurate: White=1 --- OK: White=6 Black=6 Best: --- Black=4} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.03.29"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2698"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "81"] [GameId "2293284327107593"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 16,80,24,4,4,2,2,14,16,0,0,-13,0,10,6,0,0,-18,-14,-21,-13,-18,-19,-46,-12,-6,-20,-56,-40,-74,-54,-63,-57,-75,-74,-78,-57,-68,-78,-88,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,79,63,398,398,503,489,801,800,952,951,1856,1505,1991,1991,5273,909,1403,0,1678]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:31]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:02:46]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} c4 {[%emt 0:02:10] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 10. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 11. Be5 {[%emt 0:05:56]} f6 {[%emt 0:02:32] The position is equal.} 12. Bg3 $146 {[%emt 0:01:28]} ({Predecessor:} 12. Ng5 g6 13. Nxh7 fxe5 14. Nxf8 Bxf8 15. dxe5 Be6 16. Bxg6 Ng7 17. f4 Bc5 18. f5 Bxe3+ {1-0 Olafsson,H (2510)-Einarsson,H (2215) Reykjavik op 1988 (9)}) 12... f5 {[%emt 0:05:52]} 13. Be5 {[%emt 0:13:20]} Be6 {[%emt 0:05:09]} 14. b3 {[%emt 0:16:05]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:05:57]} 15. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} b5 {[%emt 0:14:45]} 16. Nf4 {[%emt 0:11:47]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 17. exf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:09:26]} 18. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 19. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:15:08]} (19... a6 $5) 20. h4 {[%emt 0:02:53]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 21. g3 {[%emt 0:07:43]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:05]} 22. Kg2 {[%emt 0:20:29]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:05:25]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 24. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:56]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 25. a4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:03:58]} 26. axb5 {[%emt 0:04:10]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 27. Bd1 {[%emt 0:06:04]} Bxf3+ {[%emt 0:07:41]} (27... Bb6 $17 {[%CAl Ob6d4] And now ...Bxd4! would win.} 28. Qb2 b4) 28. Qxf3 $11 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:16:08]} 29. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 30. Qh5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} (30. Bxd4 {simplifies} Bxd4 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Qh5) 30... Rxe5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 31. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} (31... Bc7 $11 {remains equal.} 32. Re3 b4) 32. bxc4 {[%emt 0:02:19]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:13][%mdl 8192]} (32... dxc4+ $14 33. Bf3 Qf6) 33. Ba4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 34. Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:55] Inhibits Nc6.} Ba7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (34... Bd8 $142 35. Bc6 Nxc6) 35. Re8 {[%emt 0:00:40][%CAl Oa6a7] [#] Intending Rxa7! and mate.} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. Qxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Qg6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 39. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} (39. Rc6 $142 Qxc6 40. Bxc6 Nxc6 41. Qxc6) 39... Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Qg6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Re6 {[%emt 0:02:51] Weighted Error Value: White=0.68/Black=1.21 Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: --- Black=3 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=1 OK: White=4 Black=4} 1-0