[Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2881"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,100,9,23,0,2,10,9,-52,-48,-37,-53,-70,-72,-49,0,12,91,4,24,0,45,-45, -61,-55,-44,-62,-66,-60,0,0,0,0,0,-102,-100,-113,-113,-95,-116,-97,-110,-74, -87,-452,-445,-399,-54,-56,-68,-58,-12,-17,-14,-13,-11,-14,-14,-14,-10,-17,-12, -24,-24,-23,-23,-18,-18,-25,-25,-36,-43,-45,-8,-8,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,-8,-8, 0,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,0,-43,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} Ne4 7. Rc1 Nc6 8. e3 (8. Nd2 $11) (8. Nd2 g5 9. Be3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba3 11. Rb1 f5 12. g3 Bd6 13. Rg1 O-O 14. h4 f4 15. gxf4 g4 16. Rb5 Ne7 17. f5 h5 {0-1 (33) Carlsen, M (2863)-Giri,A (2764) chess24.com INT 2020}) 8... g5 $15 9. Bg3 h5 {White must now prevent ...h4.} 10. h4 Nxg3 11. fxg3 {[#]} gxh4 $146 (11... g4 $15 12. Ng1 Bd6) ({Predecessor:} 11... g4 12. Nd2 Bd6 13. Ne2 Ne7 14. Nf4 c6 15. Bd3 Bf5 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. O-O Bxd3 18. Qxd3 {1-0 (36) Martirosyan,H (2613)-Ganguly,S (2636) chess.com INT 2020}) 12. Bb5 $11 Qd6 {[#]} (12... hxg3 $11 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Rxh5 Qf6 15. Rxh8+ Qxh8 16. Nxd7 Qh1+ 17. Bf1 Kxd7) 13. gxh4 ({White should play} 13. O-O $1 $16) 13... Qg3+ 14. Kf1 $1 Rg8 (14... Bxc3 $5 15. Rxc3 Bd7 $11) 15. Rg1 ({Better is} 15. Qe2 $14 a6 16. Ba4 Bxc3 17. Rxc3) 15... Bxc3 $15 16. Rxc3 Bd7 17. Rc5 a6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 18. Ba4 Qd6 $6 ({Black should try} 18... O-O-O $15) 19. Bxc6 $11 Bxc6 20. Ne5 $1 Bb5+ 21. Ke1 (21. Kf2 $1 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.}) 21... O-O-O $17 22. Kd2 Rde8 {Strongly threatening ...Rxe5.} 23. Qxh5 f6 24. Nf3 Qg3 25. Qf5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (25. Qxd5 $2 Qf2+ 26. Kd1 Be2+ 27. Kc1 Bxf3 $19) 25... Kb8 {Hoping for ...Qf2+.} 26. Qf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (26. Rc2 $17) 26... Qf2+ $1 $19 27. Kc1 Qxe3+ $2 (27... Be2 $19 {Threatens to win with ... Bxf3.} 28. Rc2 (28. Rxc7 $2 Ka8 $19) (28. Qxc7+ $2 Ka7 $19) 28... Rxg2) 28. Qxe3 $15 Rxe3 29. Re1 Rxe1+ (29... Re4 {feels hotter.} 30. Rc2 Bd7 31. Rf2 Reg4 32. Re7 Bf5) 30. Nxe1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rg4 31. Rxd5 Rxh4 32. Rf5 Rxd4 33. Rxf6 Rg4 34. Rf2 Bc6 35. Nf3 Bd5 36. a3 b5 37. Kd2 Kb7 38. Ne5 Rxg2 39. Rxg2 Bxg2 $11 {KB-KN} 40. b4 {[#]} a5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 41. Kc3 (41. bxa5 Ka6 ) 41... axb4+ 42. axb4 Kb6 43. Kd4 Bh3 44. Nd3 Kc6 45. Ke5 Bg4 (45... Bf1 $5 { [%CAl Rf1d3]} 46. Nc5 Bc4 $15) 46. Nc5 Bh3 47. Nb3 Kb6 48. Nc5 $1 Kc6 49. Nb3 Kb6 50. Nc5 Kc6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25/Black=0.19} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 {[%emt 1:15:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 1:15:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} g6 { [%emt 0:00:22]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 4. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00: 22]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 6. h3 { [%emt 0:00:23]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:27]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00: 41]} 8. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:40]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 10. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 11. b4 {[%emt 0: 01:08]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 12. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:17]} N6d7 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 13. Na4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 14. Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Nxc5 { [%emt 0:00:30]} 15. bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 16. Ba6 {[%emt 0: 00:47]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 17. Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 18. cxb6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} axb6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 19. c4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} c5 { [%emt 0:01:33]} 20. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 21. Qb3 { [%emt 0:00:24]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 22. Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} cxd4 {[%emt 0: 01:44]} 23. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 24. exd4 {[%emt 0:00: 20]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 25. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 26. d5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 27. d6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} exd6 {[%emt 0: 00:23]} 28. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 29. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00: 20]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 30. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kxf8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 31. h4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 32. g3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kg7 {[%emt 0: 00:20]} 33. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 34. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 36. Kg1 { [%emt 0:00:20]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 37. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00: 20]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open KO 2020"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "1.3"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2765"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2020.11.25"] {[%evp 0,90,34,5,16,36,25,11,11,39,-1,-10,-4,-1,19,-5,13,10,33,-3,28,11,29,31, 25,21,17,6,20,15,14,5,5,2,19,14,20,0,0,0,-8,-5,40,12,9,26,17,-22,-33,9,-76,31, -50,-235,-2,-14,-14,-14,-29,-21,-29,-36,-26,-121,-126,-26,-24,-253,-232,-265, -32,-178,-98,-98,-171,-187,-185,-206,-169,-172,-212,-167,-214,-203,-210,-200, -189,-489,-532,-542,-491,-530,-554]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6 12. b4 Ba7 13. Nf1 Qd7 14. Qc2 Rd8 15. b5 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Ng3 axb5 18. axb5 Bb6 19. Rb1 Ree8 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Rbd1 Nd7 22. Nf5 Qe6 23. Bc1 Qc4 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Qd2 f6 26. d5 $2 (26. Nh2) 26... Ndf8 27. Nxh6+ Kg7 28. Nf5+ Kg8 29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Nf5+ Kg8 31. Nh2 Nf4 32. Ng4 Nh7 33. g3 Ng5 34. Nh4 Kf7 $6 (34... Nfxh3+ 35. Kg2 Kg7) 35. gxf4 Nxh3+ 36. Kh2 (36. Kg2 Nxf4+ 37. Kf3) 36... Nxf4 37. Nh6+ Ke7 38. Rg1 Kd7 (38... Ra8) 39. Ra1 Qxe4 40. N4f5 (40. Qd1 Qe2 (40... Bxf2 $4 41. Rg7+ Re7 42. Qg4+ f5 43. Rxe7+ Kxe7 44. Qg7+ Ke8 45. Qf7#)) 40... Rg8 41. Nxg8 Qxf5 42. Rg7+ Ke8 43. Qd1 Qh3+ 44. Kg1 Kf8 45. Rg4 Kf7 0-1 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2860"] [BlackElo "2829"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,103,27,30,25,29,29,5,20,20,49,21,69,54,66,61,66,61,63,51,42,58,63,60, 61,57,55,62,59,52,53,35,26,49,44,12,3,11,2,18,13,-6,-27,-9,-45,-11,33,25,27,26, 18,-40,-42,-49,-58,-75,-59,63,87,69,91,103,119,121,103,110,188,179,177,180,175, 176,185,190,202,159,168,157,171,120,117,132,144,154,160,153,151,153,154,163, 168,159,162,162,162,162,162,134,153,179,202,209,242,252,251,251]} 1. e4 { [%emt 1:15:10]} e5 {[%emt 1:15:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:31] } 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nxe4 { [%emt 0:00:24]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 6. Bxc6 {[%emt 0: 00:21]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Ke8 { [%emt 0:00:21]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0: 00:21]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 12. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 14. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bb4 { [%emt 0:00:21]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 16. bxc3 { [%emt 0:00:21]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 17. g4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00: 21]} 18. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 19. h4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 20. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 21. Rd3 { [%emt 0:00:46]} Na4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 22. Rf3 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00: 41]} 23. Rf4 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 24. Ref1 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 25. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 26. Re1 { [%emt 0:00:22]} Be6 {[%emt 0:08:08]} 27. Rf2 {[%emt 0:03:57]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00: 28]} 28. h5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} (28... Rxg5 29. Bxg5 Rd5) 29. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bxf7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} (29... Rxh5 30. Nxd8 Kxd8) 30. Bxh6 $18 {[%emt 0:00:21]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 31. e6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bxh5 { [%emt 0:00:21]} 32. g4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 33. e7 {[%emt 0: 00:24]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 34. exd8=Q+ {[%emt 0:01:45]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 35. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 36. Rg7 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Nc5 { [%emt 0:00:24]} 37. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 38. Kf2 {[%emt 0: 02:44]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 39. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 40. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 41. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kb7 { [%emt 0:00:20]} 42. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 43. Rg5 { [%emt 0:01:11]} Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 44. c3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:27] } 45. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 46. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kb5 { [%emt 0:01:38]} 47. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 48. Kc1 {[%emt 0: 00:46]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 49. Rg5+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 50. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 51. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bd1 {[%emt 0: 01:38]} 52. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 1-0 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2881"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,92,26,29,18,36,28,50,12,14,16,12,0,16,0,20,12,23,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,32,36,24,12,10,11,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,44,44,44,44,44,45, 45,21,25,18,25,25,32,32,32,25,25,25,32,25,25,25,25,25,25,0,25,0,25,0,25]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 (4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Re1 Qc7 7. h3 d6 8. c3 Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Rfd8 14. Qc2 { 0-1 (55) Giri,A (2776)-Carlsen,M (2870) Kolkata 2019}) 4... dxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. O-O {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6.} e5 7. a4 {[#]} Nf6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... f6 8. a5 Nh6 9. Nc3 Nf7 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Nd2 g5 12. Nc4 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O { 0-1 (46) Milliet,S (2394)-Ponomariov,R (2648) Salamanca 2019}) 8. a5 {White is slightly better.} Nh5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nd2 Rb8 12. Ne2 Nf4 13. Nc4 Be6 14. b3 b5 15. axb6 axb6 16. Qd2 {[%CAl Re2f4]} Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 b5 18. Nd2 Ra8 19. f3 Ra5 20. Qf2 Rfa8 21. Rac1 Qd6 22. f4 exf4 $1 23. Bxf4 Qd4 24. Be3 Qc3 25. Nf3 {[#] Bd2 is the strong threat.} Ra1 26. Ng5 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Rf8 28. Qh4 {[%csl Gg5][%CAl Rh4h7]} Qg7 29. Qg3 Qc3 30. Qc7 Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Qd6 (31... Qd7 {looks sharper.} 32. Qe5 Qd4 33. Qg3 Qc3 34. Qh4 h5) 32. Qxd6 Bxd6 33. Nxe6 fxe6 {[%CAl Rf8f1] [#]} 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 35. c4 Kg7 36. Bg5 h6 37. Be3 g5 38. h3 Kg6 39. Kg1 e5 40. Kf2 b4 41. Kf3 h5 42. g4 h4 43. Bf2 Kf6 44. Be3 Kg6 45. Bf2 Kf6 46. Be3 Kg6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0. 07/Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 15,117,22,33,14,15,18,21,-28,34,16,40,47,81,28,31,35,37,10,33,44,47,39, 44,41,40,42,31,34,51,54,322,341,308,316,312,302,310,310,306,288,368,339,400, 395,375,370,373,376,370,370,362,334,347,327,341,321,322,336,383,375,368,379, 402,341,320,238,238,238,238,238,238,224,224,224,224,224,399,364,1279,1152, 10062,61,11590,5081,10062,9966,5128,828,29970,29971,29965,10668,29966,29972, 29973,29973,29976,29977,29971,29974,29978,29980,29979,29979]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. h3 { C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nb6 11. Bb3 $1 {[%mdl 4] The position is equal. is more profitable than 11.Bb5 at the moment.} Kh8 (11... Qxd3 $11 12. Bc2 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Qxd1 14. Bxd1 Rae8) 12. Ne4 $14 {[#]} Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Be7 13. Ng3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 f5 15. a4 a5 16. d4 f4 17. Nh5 g6 18. dxe5 gxh5 19. Qxh5 {0-1 (39) Matlakov,M (2716) -Aronian,L (2758) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) 13. Bd5 Bb6 14. Ng3 (14. b4 $16) 14... Bxf3 $11 15. Qxf3 f5 {Threatening ...e4!} 16. d4 (16. Nxf5 $2 g6 $19) 16... f4 (16... exd4 {is more complex.} 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. cxd4 Nf6 19. Bf4 Qxd4 20. Be5 Qd5) 17. Ne4 exd4 {Strongly threatening ...Nde5.} 18. Bxc6 (18. Bxf4 $2 Nde5 $19) 18... bxc6 19. Bxf4 dxc3 20. bxc3 ({Don't blunder} 20. Nxc3 $2 g5 $19) 20... Ne5 21. Qg3 $1 Nd3 22. Rad1 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black needs to defend precisely.} Nxe1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Black is now going downhill.} (22... Rxf4 $14 23. Qxd3 (23. Rxd3 Qf8 $11) 23... Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Raf8) 23. Rxd8 $18 Raxd8 {[#]} 24. Be5 $1 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Rg3g7][%mdl 512]} Rd7 25. Kh2 Nd3 {[#]} 26. Bxg7+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxg7 27. Qxd3 c5 28. c4 c6 29. g3 Bc7 30. h4 Be5 31. f4 Bd4 32. Ng5 Re7 33. Qf3 h6 34. Qh5 Kg7 35. Nf3 Rf6 36. Kh3 Rg6 37. f5 Rf6 38. g4 Re3 39. g5 hxg5 40. hxg5 Rxf5 41. Qh6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kf7 42. Qh7+ { [%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke6 43. Qg6+ Rf6 44. gxf6 Rxf3+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} 45. Kg4 Rf2 $2 {[#]} (45... Rxf6 {is a better defense.} 46. Qe8+ Kd6 47. Qb8+ Ke6) 46. Qh7 $1 {[%csl Gf6][%CAl Rh7e7]} Rg2+ $2 (46... Kxf6 47. Qxa7 Rg2+ 48. Kf4 Rf2+ 49. Ke4 Re2+ 50. Kd3 Re8) 47. Kh3 {And now Qe7+ would win.} Rxa2 48. Qe7+ Kf5 49. f7 Ra3+ 50. Kg2 Ra2+ 51. Kf1 Bg7 52. f8=Q+ Bxf8 53. Qxf8+ {KQ-KR} Ke4 54. Qxc5 {White mates.} Ra6 55. Qd6 Kf3 56. Qd3+ Kf4 57. Qd4+ Kf3 58. c5 Ra3 59. Qf6+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.53} 1-0 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D41"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2741"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 11,79,34,29,28,34,-13,36,31,37,38,40,39,35,47,46,18,21,14,44,46,38,24, 26,34,36,12,14,11,13,15,17,10,11,4,4,4,4,4,4,0,13,8,8,8,10,11,55,55,55,56,72, 60,68,45,45,45,45,32,45,44,44,44,44,44,44,0,44,0,44,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 {D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 cxd5.} dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ng5 Be6 10. Nxe6+ fxe6 11. Bg5 h6 12. O-O-O+ {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Ke7 $1 {[#]} 13. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Bh4 Kf7 14. Rd8 g5 15. Bg3 Bg7 16. Rxh8 Bxh8 17. Bb5 a6 18. Ba4 b5 19. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 (40) Wojtaszek,R (2719)-Edouard,R (2649) Biel 2020}) 13... Nc6 14. g3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Ng4 16. Re1 Kf7 17. Nxe4 Bb4 18. Re2 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Nd4 20. a3 Be7 21. Bg2 Rhd8 22. Rd1 Nf5 23. Red3 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Rd8 25. Kc2 Ke8 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 27. Kd3 b6 28. Bh3 Nd6 (28... Kc7 {is interesting.} 29. f4 Kd7 30. Nd2 Bf6 31. b3 b5) 29. Bxe6 Nxe4 30. Kxe4 $14 {KB-KB} a5 31. a4 Bc5 32. f3 Ke7 33. Bc4 Kf6 34. b3 g5 35. h3 Bf2 36. g4 Bg1 37. Be2 Bf2 38. Bc4 Bg1 39. Be2 Bf2 40. Bc4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D93"] [WhiteElo "2829"] [BlackElo "2860"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 16,113,39,40,33,45,128,132,142,106,152,104,104,99,112,84,98,56,164,166, 149,162,155,106,137,138,138,126,126,133,195,196,183,108,98,85,105,98,107,89, 126,131,143,55,54,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,88,88,88,88,88,88,88, 88,88,88,88,88,183,183,183,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8, -8]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Rc1 Nbd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. O-O cxd4 {D93: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Bf4 0-0 6 e3.} 10. Nb5 { [#] Threatens to win with Bc7.} (10. Nxd4 $2 e5 $19) 10... Nh5 $146 ({Black should try} 10... Ne8 $14) ({Predecessor:} 10... Ne8 11. Nbxd4 Nd6 12. Bxd6 exd6 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Be2 Bd7 15. h3 a6 16. Qb3 Re8 17. Qb4 {1/2-1/2 (49) Keller,G-Bergmann,S DESC email 2011}) 11. Bc7 $16 (11. Nbxd4 Nxf4 12. exf4 Nb6 $15) 11... Qe8 {White is clearly better.} 12. exd4 (12. Nfxd4 a6 $16) 12... Bh6 13. Re1 {And now Nd6! would win.} Bxc1 14. Nd6 exd6 15. Rxe8 Rxe8 16. Qxc1 Nb6 (16... d5 $1 $14 17. Bd3 (17. Bxd5 Ndf6 $16) 17... Ndf6) 17. Bxb6 $18 ({Reject } 17. Bxd6 $6 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Be6 $11) 17... axb6 18. Ng5 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} Re7 19. h3 Be6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qg5 Kf7 22. g4 $1 { [%CAl Rg4h5][%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} d5 (22... Rg8 $16 23. Bb3 (23. gxh5 $2 gxh5 24. Qxg8+ Kxg8 $19) 23... d5) 23. Bd3 $1 ({But not} 23. gxh5 $6 dxc4 24. d5 Rae8 $16) 23... Nf6 {[#]} 24. Qf4 (24. Qh6 $1 $18) 24... Kg7 $16 25. Qe5 Kf7 26. a3 Rc8 27. Kg2 Rd8 28. a4 Ne4 29. f3 ({White should play} 29. h4 $16) 29... Nd6 $1 $14 30. h4 (30. Qe1 $1 $14) 30... Ke8 $1 $11 31. Qe1 Kd7 32. Qb4 Kc7 33. a5 bxa5 34. Qxa5+ Kc8 35. Kg3 Rf7 36. Be2 h5 37. Bd3 Rdf8 38. Qc3+ (38. Qc5+ {seems wilder.} Kd7 39. Bb5+ Nxb5 40. Qxb5+ Kc7 41. Qc5+) 38... Kd7 $1 39. Bxg6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rxf3+ (39... Nb5 $11 40. Qe3 Rxf3+ 41. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 42. Kxf3 hxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Ke7) 40. Qxf3 $16 Rxf3+ 41. Kxf3 hxg4+ 42. Kxg4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KN} Nb5 43. h5 Ke7 44. Kg5 Nxd4 {With the idea ...Nf3+.} 45. h6 {h7 is the strong threat.} Nf3+ (45... Kf8 $16) 46. Kf4 $18 {aiming for h7.} Nh4 {[#]} 47. Bd3 $2 (47. Bb1 $1 $18 {Hoping for h7.} Kf6 48. h7) 47... Kf6 $11 {The position is equal.} 48. h7 Kg7 49. Ke5 Nf3+ 50. Kxe6 Ne1 51. Bf5 d4 52. Kd6 d3 53. Bxd3 Nxd3 54. Kc7 b5 {[#]} 55. b4 $1 { [%mdl 512]} Nxb4 {( -> ...Nc2)} 56. Kb6 Kxh7 57. Kxb5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.14} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2881"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "900+10"] {[%evp 0,69,19,28,41,12,12,23,17,-7,-5,-5,12,2,13,17,23,27,25,5,4,0,-18,-5,-5, -1,2,6,-4,-4,-4,-15,-16,-32,-30,-35,-23,-29,-36,-29,-29,-18,0,-23,-9,-11,-5,-9, 1,-32,-18,0,12,-15,-10,-24,-24,-29,-19,-19,0,0,8,-6,14,19,20,20,20,22,10,10]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 8. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0: 00:00]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 12. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qxf6 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Ne2 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 15. b3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00: 25]} 16. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 18. f4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Kh2 {[%emt 0: 00:03]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 21. Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxd3 { [%emt 0:00:12]} 23. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 24. Rf3 {[%emt 0: 00:10]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 25. f5 {[%emt 0:05:56]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 26. a3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 27. Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Bxb5 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. bxc4 { [%emt 0:01:22]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 30. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:03: 29]} 31. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 33. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Nd4 { [%emt 0:02:17]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00: 10]} 36. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re5+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 37. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 39. Re3 { [%emt 0:00:26]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 40. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00: 32]} 41. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} 43. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Kf4 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "171"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,171,0,0,0,0,-7,-8,-24,-44,-33,-8,0,-6,-11,19,9,39,23,45,13,13,10,17, 28,22,0,0,0,0,0,13,9,8,1,9,0,8,0,9,9,51,52,54,63,49,60,58,72,54,53,54,43,35,33, 26,16,27,27,30,2,4,0,68,68,68,67,67,67,67,68,73,0,76,0,12,12,12,28,1091,1006, 1006,933,867,851,673,660,29944,29946,29945,29948,29948,29948,29949,29949,29952, 29953,29953,29954,29954,29956,29956,29955,29954,29956,29952,29951,29952,29954, 29956,29958,29956,29957,29957,29960,29959,29961,29962,29959,29963,29962,29963, 29962,29964,29962,29964,29957,29964,29959,29956,29961,29959,29958,29958,29962, 29961,29963,29966,29966,29966,29962,29963,29950,7600,679,29970,29969,29969, 29968,29968,29968,29971,29962,29961,29960,29965,8508,5803,1948,29972,29973, 29963,12358,29980,29980]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 {D00:1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} Na6 {[%CAl Bb8a6,Ba6c7,Bc7e8][%mdl 32]} 7. h3 Ne4 8. c3 {The position is equal.} c6 9. Na3 Nc7 10. Be2 Ne8 11. O-O N8d6 12. c4 dxc4 (12... f6 {is interesting.} 13. Bh2 Bf5 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nc2 Be6) 13. Nxc4 Be6 14. Rc1 (14. b3 {seems wilder.} Nc3 15. Qc2 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Bd5 17. Rfd1) 14... Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Qd5 {[#]} 17. Qe2 $146 (17. Qc2 {is more complex.} Nd6 18. Ra4 a5 19. Nd2 Rfd8 20. Rc1) ({ Predecessor:} 17. b3 Rac8 18. Qc1 b5 19. Rc2 b4 20. Rc4 Nc3 21. Qc2 c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Rxb4 {0-1 (43) Kojovic,D (2384)-Sarenac,I (2388) Valjevo 2018}) 17... Nd6 18. Bxd6 exd6 19. b4 Rfe8 20. a4 a5 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Rb1 c5 23. Qc2 Qc6 24. Qb3 Rea8 {[%CAl Ra5a4]} 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Rf4 Rc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Kh2 Qc7 29. g3 h6 30. h4 Ra5 31. Rb4 Qc3 32. Qb1 Rf5 {White must now prevent .. . Qc6.} 33. Kg2 Qc6 34. e4 Ra5 $1 35. Rb6 Qc4 ({Black should try} 35... Qxa4 $11 36. Rxd6 Qb5 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Qxb5 Rxb5) 36. Rxd6 $14 Rxa4 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Qxb7 Ra1 {( -> ...Qf1+)} 39. Nh2 Re1 40. Re8 (40. Rd7 $16) 40... Re2 {[#]} ( 40... Bd4 $11 41. Rd8 Bf6) 41. h5 ({Better is} 41. Re7 $1 $16) 41... gxh5 { And now ...Bd4 would win.} 42. Qd7 {[%CAl Rd7f5]} Bd4 43. Ng4 {aiming for Kh2.} hxg4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This costs Black the game.} (43... Kg7 $11 44. Qf5 Qc5) 44. Qf5+ $18 Kg7 45. Qxg4+ Kf6 {[#]} 46. e5+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Decoy} Rxe5 (46... Bxe5 47. Qxc4) 47. Qf4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg6 48. Rxe5 {[%mdl 4160] Endgame Pin. KQR-KQB} Qc6+ 49. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 50. Rxe4 {KR-KB} Bb2 51. Rg4+ Kh7 52. Rf4 Kg6 53. g4 Bc1 54. Rf5 Bg5 55. Rb5 Bh4 56. f3 Bg5 57. Rb6+ Kg7 58. Kf2 Bd8 59. Rb5 Bg5 60. Ke2 Kg6 61. Kd3 {Cut Off at move 61} Bc1 62. Ke4 Kf6 63. Rc5 Bd2 64. Rc2 Be1 65. Rc6+ Kg7 66. Kf5 Bg3 67. Ra6 Bh2 68. Ra7 Bg3 69. f4 Bf2 70. Rd7 Be1 71. Rc7 Ba5 72. Rc6 Bd8 73. Ke5 Be7 74. Rc7 Bd8 75. Rd7 Ba5 76. Rd5 ( 76. Rb7 $142 Bc3+ 77. Kf5) 76... Bc3+ 77. Kd6 Bb4+ 78. Kd7 Kf8 79. Rd3 Be1 80. Rd6 Bg3 81. Rf6 Kg7 82. Rf5 (82. Ke7 $142 Bh4 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 83. g5 hxg5 84. Rxf7+ Kh6 85. f5 g4+ 86. f6 Kg5 87. Rh7) 82... Kf8 83. Kd6 Bh2 84. Ke5 Bg1 85. Rh5 Kg7 86. g5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.19} 1-0 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "3.3"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "900+10"] {[%evp 0,47,28,-5,-16,-7,-29,-23,-17,-14,-21,-27,-15,-15,-29,-74,-58,-58,-3, -16,-3,-3,3,2,2,11,-3,-30,-12,-16,16,27,29,14,15,4,15,5,2,-23,-46,-21,-31,-26, -14,-21,12,12,164,-69]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nc3 { [%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00] } 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O { [%emt 0:00:21]} 6. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 7. Qf5 {[%emt 0: 00:39]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 8. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bc5 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 11. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Bb2 {[%emt 0: 00:12]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 13. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 14. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 15. d4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be4 {[%emt 0: 00:29]} 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 18. b5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 19. a4 { [%emt 0:00:04]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 20. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a4 {[%emt 0:01: 03]} 21. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 22. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 23. Kb2 {[%emt 0:01:48]} (23. cxd5 $4 Rac8+ 24. Kb2 Rc2+ 25. Ka1 (25. Kb1 Rd2+ 26. Kc1 Ra2 $19) 25... Ba5 $19) 23... Ba5 {[%emt 0:03:10] } 24. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:09:18]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 25. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ne4 { [%emt 0:00:38]} 26. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} a3+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 27. Ka2 {[%emt 0: 00:08]} Nc3+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} 28. Kxa3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 29. Kxb4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Na2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (30. Kb3 Nxc1+ 31. Kb2) 30... Re6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 31. b6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ra5# { [%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C79"] [WhiteElo "2860"] [BlackElo "2829"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "900+10"] {[%evp 0,65,19,28,31,25,11,17,8,-6,30,4,60,28,37,40,47,9,15,8,31,11,14,-20,13, 19,17,8,1,13,5,5,21,8,29,51,56,26,16,31,17,30,29,23,27,34,0,-24,23,-11,13,-35, -35,-35,-27,-25,-29,-33,-26,-31,-24,-39,-28,-38,-30,-14,22,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07] } 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd7 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0: 00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 9. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:27]} 11. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} exd4 { [%emt 0:01:36]} 12. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 13. Be3 { [%emt 0:00:22]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 14. h3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00: 13]} 15. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 16. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 17. Bd5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 18. Bd2 { [%emt 0:00:02]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxe4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 20. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Qb3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 22. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Qc2 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 24. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:45]} d5 {[%emt 0:00: 29]} 25. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 26. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 27. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Qxd2 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} b4 {[%emt 0:00: 04]} 30. b3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 31. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 { [%emt 0:01:34]} 32. f3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 33. Nd3 {[%emt 0: 00:07]} Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f6 { [%emt 0:00:13]} 37. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 38. Nb6 {[%emt 0: 00:03]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 39. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. g3 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 41. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc1 {[%emt 0: 00:04]} 42. Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 43. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 44. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Nd3 { [%emt 0:01:11]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 46. h4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:24] } 47. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. d5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. f4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 50. Nxf4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00: 07]} 52. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} 53. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 54. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:02:18]} 55. Re3 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 56. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00: 14]} 57. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 58. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 59. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 60. Nc6+ { [%emt 0:00:02]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00: 01]} 62. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. a3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Nxa3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Kf4 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. Kxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00: 01]} 67. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2881"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 12,102,38,12,38,11,7,6,25,25,23,7,33,34,39,42,46,43,31,42,46,0,0,0,0,0, 0,-36,-22,-33,-33,-49,-41,-49,-45,-50,-50,-50,-23,-24,-31,-31,-23,-112,-112, -114,-111,-162,-153,-164,-154,-164,-146,-233,-243,-539,-489,-630,-607,-631, -560,-550,-455,-979,-956,-889,-858,-1378,-828,-1651,-1695,-29964,-29966,-12098, -6748,-29974,-29973,-29973,-29973,-29973,-29973,-29976,-29977,-29973,-12850, -29978,-29979,-29979,-29980,-29980,-6619,-29963,-5780]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 {6...a6 is setting a new trend.} 7. Nbd2 { [%CAl Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1e3][%mdl 32]} O-O {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Re1 (8. b4 $5 {[%CAl Rb4c5]} Bb6 9. a4 $11) 8... a5 (8... Re8 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4 a5 11. b5 Ne7 12. Qb3 Rf8 13. d4 Ng6 14. h3 Nh5 15. Bf1 Qf6 16. Qd1 exd4 17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. e5 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nxe5 {1-0 (28) Giri,A (2764)-Carlsen,M (2863) chess24.com INT 2020}) 9. Nf1 Be6 {The position is equal.} 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 Ba7 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Be3 {[#] Hoping for Bxa7.} Nxe3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 13... Nxe5 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15. Nd4 N7g6 16. Ne3 Bd7 17. Bf1 a4 18. g3 Ne7 19. f4 N5c6 {1-0 (52) Jakovenko,D (2714)-Svidler,P (2745) Germany 2017}) 14. Nxe3 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Ng6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Re2 Bxe3 19. fxe3 $6 (19. Rxe3) 19... Kf7 20. Ba4 Ke7 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 21. h3 Bc4 22. Rc2 $1 Rd3 23. Re1 Kd6 24. Bb3 Ba6 25. Rcc1 $1 Ke5 26. Rcd1 Rfd8 27. Rxd3 (27. Rf1 $1 $11) 27... Bxd3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. White is now going downhill.} 28. Kf2 Rd6 (28... Bxe4 29. Rd1 $15) 29. Bd1 {[#]} (29. h4 $17 {was necessary.}) 29... Bc4 $1 $19 ({Don't play } 29... Bxe4 30. Bf3 $11) 30. b3 {[#]} Rd2+ $1 31. Kg3 Be6 32. Rf1 (32. a4 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 32... Rxa2 33. Bg4 $2 (33. Rf2 {might work better.} Ra1 34. Rd2) 33... Bxb3 34. Rf8 {and the idea Re8+ leaves White hopeful.} Kxe4 35. Rc8 Kxe3 36. Rxc7 Bd5 37. Bf3 (37. Re7+ $142 Kd3 38. Rd7 Rxg2+ 39. Kf4) 37... Bxf3 38. gxf3 {KR-KR} Rb2 39. Rxg7 Rb6 40. c4 Kd4 41. Rc7 a4 {[%CAl Ba5a4,Ba4a3, Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 42. c5 Ra6 43. Rxb7 Kxc5 44. Rc7+ Kb6 45. Rc1 a3 46. h4 a2 47. Ra1 Ra4 (47... Kb5 $142 48. h5 gxh5 49. Kh4 Kb4 50. Kxh5 Kb3 51. Re1 a1=Q 52. Rxa1 Rxa1 53. f4 Rf1 54. Kxh6 Rxf4 55. Kh5 Kc4 56. Kg5 Rf8 57. Kg6 Kd4 58. Kg7 Rf5 59. Kh7 Ke5 60. Kg7 Ke6 61. Kg6 Rc5 62. Kg7 Rg5+ 63. Kh6 Kf6 64. Kh7 Rh5+ 65. Kg8 Rh4 66. Kf8 Rh8#) 48. f4 h5 49. Kf3 Kc5 50. Ke3 Kd5 (50... Kb4 $142 51. Kd4 Kb3+ 52. Ke5 Kb2 53. Rg1 a1=Q 54. Rxa1 Kxa1 55. f5 gxf5 56. Kxf5 Rxh4 57. Kg5 Rh1 58. Kh6 h4 59. Kh5 h3 60. Kg4 Kb2 61. Kf4 Rg1 62. Kf3 h2 63. Kf4 h1=Q 64. Ke5 Qh5+ 65. Ke4 Rg4+ 66. Kf3 Qh3+ 67. Ke2 Rg2+ 68. Kf1 Qh1#) 51. Kf3 Ke6 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.97/Black=0.46} (51... Kd4 $142 52. Ke2 Kc3 53. Rc1+ Kb2 54. Rh1 a1=Q 55. Rxa1 Rxa1 56. Kf3 Ra4 57. Ke2 Rxf4 58. Kd3 Rxh4 59. Kd2 Rf4 60. Ke3 g5 61. Kd2 h4 62. Kd3 h3 63. Kd2 h2 64. Kd3 h1=Q 65. Kd2 Qh2+ 66. Ke3 Qf2+ 67. Kd3 Rd4#) 0-1 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 12,56,13,8,38,9,33,34,36,35,27,24,28,26,38,27,36,-10,4,-2,35,1,133,19, 35,25,33,9,18,17,22,13,33,27,19,0,0,-22,-37,-213,-211,-197,-196,-29991,-29992, -29992,-29993]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 {7.Re1 is the modern continuation.} Re8 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. b4 Bb6 {White is slightly better.} 10. a4 {[#] Black must now prevent Bxe6.} a6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6 12. Qc2 {[#]} d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Nh5 13. Nc4 Nf6 14. Rb1 Ba7 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 Nb8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 {1-0 (62) Rozhnev,I (2193)-Parente,M (1651) ICCF email 2017}) 13. Bb2 Nh5 {aiming for ...Nf4.} 14. b5 Ne7 $1 {[%CAl Bc6e7,Be7g6, Bg6h4][%mdl 32]} 15. c4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 {Threatening c5.} c6 (16... Nf4 $11 { remains equal.}) 17. Nxe5 (17. bxa6 $16 bxa6 18. Bxe5) 17... Ng6 $1 $11 { [%CAl Rg6e5]} 18. d4 Nhf4 19. Nf3 Nh4 $1 {[%CAl Rh4f3]} 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Ng3 $1 Rae8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Bc3 h5 24. Rab1 Bc7 $40 {[%mdl 128] Strongly threatening ...Nxh3+! White needs to defend precisely.} 25. Rb7 $4 {Loses the game.} ({White should play} 25. Rbe1 $15) 25... Nxh3+ $1 $19 26. gxh3 Bxg3 27. d5 $2 {[#]} (27. fxg3 $19 Qxg3+ 28. Qg2 Qxc3 29. Rbxf7 Qxd4+ 30. Kh1) 27... Qxh3 $1 {[%csl Gg3][%CAl Rh3h2][%mdl 512]} 28. fxg3 Re2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.54/Black=0.14} 0-1 [Event "Skilling Open CCT KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.25"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2829"] [BlackElo "2860"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "NET"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "900+10"] {[%evp 0,40,19,34,29,-8,-8,-2,29,-5,2,-25,-29,-36,-47,-51,-42,-53,-59,-55,-56, -46,-48,-32,-36,-48,-40,-35,-69,-76,-78,-112,-67,-60,-68,-73,-94,-112,-108, -108,-107,-108,-72]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Bg5 { [%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qb6 { [%emt 0:00:22]} 6. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0: 01:55]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 9. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O-O { [%emt 0:00:17]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 12. b4 {[%emt 0: 02:20]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 14. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 15. b5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bxc4 { [%emt 0:00:51]} 16. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Bd3 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 18. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxe3 {[%emt 0: 00:03]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} exf2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 21. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qc5 { [%emt 0:00:46]} 24. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 25. Be4 {[%emt 0: 03:59]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 27. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 28. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc4 { [%emt 0:01:21]} 29. Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 30. Bxf5 { [%emt 0:00:16]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 31. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 32. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Na3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 33. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 35. Be4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. g4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. h4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} b4 { [%emt 0:00:31]} 39. Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 40. Rd6 {[%emt 0: 00:16]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 41. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 42. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 43. Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kd6 { [%emt 0:00:57]} 44. Ra6+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 45. Bf7 { [%emt 0:00:05]} e4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 46. g5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00: 02]} 47. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e2 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Re6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Kf2 {[%emt 0: 00:26]} Rf5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 51. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 52. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e1=Q { [%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. g7 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. g8=Q {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxg8 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 57. Bxg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxa2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} b3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 59. Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2