[Event "GCT Sinquefield Cup 2021"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2021.08.24"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D23"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2021.08.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,89,8,46,37,29,31,52,12,15,-3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,11,12,21,0,0,0,20,10, 2,0,0,0,11,8,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,-9,-9,-8,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-10,0,0,2,-27,-27, -27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,-27,0, -27,0,-27,0,-27]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Qxc4 e5 6. Nxe5 {D23: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 sidelines.} Nxe5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. Bf4 { White is slightly better.} c6 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Qb6.} 9. e3 {[#]} g5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Nxe5 11. Qd4 f6 12. a3 Qc5 13. b4 Qxd4 14. exd4 Ng6 15. Be3 Be6 {1/2-1/2 (33) Laczay,I-De Paus,P LSS email 2007}) 10. Bg3 Qa5+ 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Qc2 O-O-O {[#] And now ...Rxd2! would win.} 13. O-O-O {Strongly threatening Bc4.} Bb4 14. a3 Bxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Bb3 16. Qf5+ (16. Rxd8+ $4 Rxd8 $19) 16... Be6 17. Qc2 Bb3 18. Qc3 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 Rxd2 20. Kxd2 { Black must now prevent Bd3.} Rd8+ 21. Ke2 $1 Rd5 22. h4 {e4 is the strong threat.} Bc4+ 23. Kf3 Nxe5+ 24. Bxe5 Bxf1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 25. Bd4 Rf5+ 26. Kg3 gxh4+ 27. Rxh4 Rg5+ 28. Rg4 Rxg4+ 29. Kxg4 Bxg2 30. Bxa7 { KB-KB} b5 31. Kg5 Kd7 32. Kh6 Be4 33. f3 Bxf3 34. Kxh7 Ke6 35. Kg7 f5 36. Kf8 Kd5 37. Ke7 Kc4 38. Kd6 Kxc3 39. Bb6 Kb3 40. Bc5 Be4 41. Ke5 Kc4 42. Kd6 Kb3 43. Ke5 Kc4 44. Kd6 Kb3 45. Ke5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Sinquefield Cup 2021"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2021.08.24"] [Round "7.2"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2709"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2021.08.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,68,16,19,4,19,18,10,18,11,17,1,2,17,11,14,12,18,2,0,12,13,22,45,26,40, 29,52,41,58,67,69,45,59,30,92,86,82,54,64,55,45,31,42,22,50,19,20,27,45,52,47, 40,41,22,27,0,39,0,22,0,18]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 {A20: English Opening: 1...e5.} Nf6 7. Nc3 Qe5 $1 {7...Qe5 is better than 7...Qh5.} 8. Bg2 Na6 9. O-O Be7 10. d4 exd3 $1 11. Qxd3 O-O {[#]} 12. Rd1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Qe3 Bd6 13. Rd1 Re8 14. Qd4 Bc7 15. Bf4 Qh5 16. Bxc7 Nxc7 17. f3 Ne6 18. Qf2 {1/2-1/2 (79) Hammer,J (2621)-Giri,A (2785) Moscow 2017 }) 12... Qh5 13. Qe3 Re8 14. Qg5 Qxg5 15. Bxg5 Nc7 16. Bf4 Ne6 17. Bd6 Kf8 18. e4 Rd8 19. Bxe7+ Kxe7 20. e5 Ne8 21. Ne3 a5 (21... f6 $11) 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 23. Rd1 f6 24. exf6+ Nxf6 25. f4 Be6 26. f5 Bd7 27. g4 {Black must now prevent g5.} Nf7 28. h4 h6 29. Kf2 Rg8 30. Kg3 Nd6 31. Re1 {[#] And now Nc4+ would win.} Kd8 32. Rd1 Ke7 33. Re1 {Strongly threatening Nc4+.} Kd8 34. Rd1 Ke7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.07} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Sinquefield Cup 2021"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2021.08.24"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E20"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2806"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2021.08.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] {[%evp 0,76,19,34,29,4,4,4,24,-51,2,-22,16,24,42,5,1,6,-5,10,14,10,30,-27,5, -18,29,-122,7,9,9,9,31,-15,22,9,16,3,92,115,73,77,51,54,125,31,21,-28,0,46,16, 16,16,-52,-72,-133,-100,-102,-110,-108,-100,-97,-97,-181,-160,-160,-185,-185, -141,-145,-143,-160,-147,-145,-159,-157,-153,-167,-165]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Nc3 { [%emt 0:00:09]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. f3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 5. d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} b5 {[%emt 0: 00:15]} 7. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 8. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} 10. Ne2 { [%emt 0:03:47]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 11. exd5 {[%emt 0:04:13]} Nh5 {[%emt 0: 07:45]} 12. Kf2 {[%emt 0:05:29]} f5 {[%emt 0:21:35]} 13. Nf4 {[%emt 0:07:58]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:09:18]} 14. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Bc1 { [%emt 0:00:59]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:05:03]} 16. f4 {[%emt 0:17:33]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:08: 45]} 17. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 18. fxg5 {[%emt 0:04:50]} f4 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 19. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 20. Qe2 { [%emt 0:20:04]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 21. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:09: 53]} 22. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:06:42]} 23. h3 {[%emt 0:15:54]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:09:00]} 24. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:06:01]} 25. Kh2 { [%emt 0:00:10]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 26. Qe2 {[%emt 0:11:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02: 49]} 27. Qd1 $4 {[%emt 0:02:49]} (27. Qf2 Bxd3 28. gxf6 Bxf1 29. Qg3+ Kh8 30. Rxf1 Rg8 (30... Rxf6 31. Be5 Qxe5 32. Qxe5 dxe5 (32... Rxe5 33. Rxf6 $18) 33. Rxf6 $18) 31. Qe1) 27... Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 28. gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxf1 { [%emt 0:00:26]} 29. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Rxf1 { [%emt 0:00:12]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 31. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00: 34]} 32. Qh4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 33. Rg3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 35. Qh5 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 36. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00: 59]} 37. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 38. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 0-1 [Event "GCT Sinquefield Cup 2021"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2021.08.24"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C88"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2021.08.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 25,69,15,10,14,20,8,22,15,6,2,18,9,62,78,130,72,216,212,244,249,244,256, 265,250,362,357,363,363,366,364,383,376,549,565,495,482,495,483,501,373,358, 347,492,467,467,449]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. c3 Nc5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Bc2 {C88: Closed Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall Systems.} b4 15. d4 bxc3 16. bxc3 {The position is equal.} Nd7 17. Nf1 {[%CAl Bd2f1,Bf1e3,Be3d5] [%mdl 32]} Qa1 {[#]} 18. Ne3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An important novelty.} ({ Predecessor:} 18. Bd2 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Bf6 20. Be3 Ra8 21. Rb1 Bc8 22. N1d2 g6 23. h3 Rb8 24. Rxb8 Ndxb8 {0-1 (51) Dominguez Perez,L (2763)-Abdusattorov,N (2608) chess24.com INT 2020}) 18... Qxc3 (18... Bf6 $11) 19. Nd5 $1 $14 {[%CAl Rd5c3]} Qa1 $4 (19... Qa5 $142) 20. Re3 ({White should play} 20. Ba4 Bf6 21. Re3 Nxd4 22. Bxd7 Bxd5 23. exd5) 20... Qa7 (20... exd4 $2 21. Ra3 $18) (20... Qa8 $16) 21. Ba4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Ra4c6][%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Bd8 { [%CAl Re5d4]} 22. Ra3 $1 {And now Bxc6 would win.} Qa6 23. Bc2 $1 Na5 24. Bd2 c6 {[#]} (24... c5 {was worth a try.} 25. dxe5 Nxe5) 25. Ne3 $1 Qb5 26. Bxa5 Bxa5 {[#]} 27. Bd3 $1 {[%CAl Rd3b5]} Qb6 28. Nc4 $1 {[%csl Ba5,Bb6,Bd6,Be5] [%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qb4 (28... Qc7 $142 29. Nxa5 (29. Rxa5 d5 $16) 29... exd4 30. Nxd4 Ne5) 29. Rb3 ({Wrong is} 29. Nxa5 $2 Qxa3 30. Nxb7 Rb8 $19) 29... Qa4 30. Nb2 (30. Nxa5 Ba8 $18) 30... Qa2 31. Rxb7 Nb6 32. Qb1 Qxb1+ 33. Bxb1 exd4 (33... f6 $142 34. Ba2+ Kh8) 34. Nxd4 Bc3 35. Nxc6 {Black got outplayed after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.39} ({Weaker is} 35. Rxb6 Bxd4 36. Rb4 (36. Rxc6 Bxb2 37. Rxd6 Rb8 $16) 36... Bc3 $18) 1-0 [Event "GCT Sinquefield Cup 2021"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2021.08.24"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2021.08.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 16,57,36,0,0,-14,-17,-27,16,18,18,14,14,10,20,16,21,4,17,-10,-10,-38,62, 55,78,83,277,279,280,278,270,264,367,300,370,361,501,497,627,644,1467,1450, 1597,1546]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 {now supersedes 9.Nc3.} Bd7 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 Ke8 {Black has an edge.} ( 11... Kc8 {keeps more tension.} 12. a4 a5 13. b3 b6 14. Ne2 c5) 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Bf4 {[#]} Rd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Be7 15. Kg2 Be6 16. f3 Rd8 17. b3 h6 18. Ne2 Bc5 19. Bg3 Ke7 20. Bh4+ g5 {1/2-1/2 (32) Ernst,T (2347) -Aronsson,M (2300) Sweden 2016}) 15. Kg2 Be7 16. Be3 a5 17. f4 h5 18. f5 hxg4 $6 (18... g6 $1 $15 19. f6 Bb4) 19. hxg4 $14 g6 20. Rh1 $1 $36 {[%CAl Rh1h8] [%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} Rf8 {[#] Loses the game.} (20... Rg8 $16) 21. f6 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rf6e7]} Bb4 {[#]} 22. Ne4 Be6 {Threatening ...Rd5.} 23. c3 Bd5 24. Kf3 Bd6 25. c4 (25. exd6 Kd7 $18) 25... Bxe4+ 26. Kxe4 {White is clearly winning.} Bb4 {Black hopes to continue with ...b6.} 27. a3 Bd2 { intending ...Bxe3.} 28. Bc5 Rg8 29. e6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/ Black=0.59} 1-0