[Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Korobov, Anton"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2776"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 18,104,0,0,0,-6,-8,-7,0,-26,21,15,103,62,83,56,61,58,172,9,25,23,74,-51, 81,-103,-71,-186,-175,-193,-202,-203,-127,-127,-130,-130,-130,-130,-127,-118, -113,-122,-101,-117,-116,-140,-110,-207,-193,-191,-178,-224,-224,-326,-330, -613,-478,-586,-364,-540,-567,-569,-561,-541,-431,-423,-403,-395,-278,-500, -409,-366,-367,-448,-448,-426,-426,-716,-659,-1020,-1104,-1473,-1492,-29974, -906,-1460,-1399,-29981,-2331]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bb6 10. d3 Re8 {C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3.} 11. Be3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 {The position is equal.} 13. Qc1 {[#]} Ba5 $146 {White must now prevent ...Bxf3.} ({ Predecessor:} 13... e4 14. dxe4 Qf6 15. Bxb6 Bxf3 16. Bxc7 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qxc3 18. Qe3 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 (47) Diakonova,E (2233)-Gagare,S (2026) Moscow 2019}) 14. Qb2 {And now g4 would win.} e4 (14... Bb6 $11) 15. Nd4 exd3 { Threatens to win with ...Nxd4.} 16. Nxc6 (16. cxd3 Ne5 $15) (16. Qxb7 $2 Nxd4 17. Qxa8 (17. Bxd4 $2 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Rb8 $19) 17... Ne2+ 18. Kh2 Qxa8 $19) 16... bxc6 17. cxd3 Qxd3 (17... Qd6 $14) 18. Bd4 $2 (18. Bxc6 $18 Reb8 (18... Bxc3 19. Qb3 (19. Qa3 Qc4 20. Bxa8 Bxa1) 19... Reb8 (19... Rab8 20. Bxa7 $1 $18 ) 20. Qa3 Bg6 (20... Qc4 21. Bxa8 Bxe1 22. Qxa7 $18) 21. Red1 $18) 19. Qd2 Qxd2 20. Bxd2 $18) 18... Bf3 19. Bf1 Qf5 (19... Qg6 $11) 20. Rxe8+ $1 $16 Rxe8 {[#]} 21. c4 $2 (21. Re1 $1 $16 {[%CAl Re1e8]} Qd7 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. c4) 21... Be4 { ( -> ...Qf3)} 22. Qa3 {[#]} (22. Bg2 $17) 22... Bb4 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2560] White is under strong pressure.} 23. Qe3 (23. Qxb4 $2 {leads to mate.} Qf3 24. Qf8+ Rxf8 25. Bxa7 Qh1#) (23. g4 Bxa3) 23... c5 24. Bb2 Bd2 25. Qe2 {[#]} (25. Qxd2 $2 {gets mated.} Qf3 26. h4 Qh1#) 25... Bc6 $1 26. Qd3 ({But not} 26. Qxd2 $2 Qf3 $19) 26... Qxd3 27. Bxd3 Bf3 28. Bf1 Ba5 29. Rc1 h5 30. Bc3 {[#]} Bb4 31. Rc2 g5 32. Bg2 (32. Bb2 $17 {was worth a try.}) 32... g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Bxf3 gxf3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 35. a3 (35. Rc1 {was called for.}) 35... Bxa3 36. Ba5 $2 (36. Rd2) 36... Bb4 37. Bxc7 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Re2 39. Rc1 Rxf2+ 40. Kh3 Re2 41. Rf1 f2 42. Kg2 Be1 43. Rh1 $2 (43. Bd6) 43... Re4 44. Rh5 Rxc4 45. Be5 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Rh5h8]} f6 46. Bxf6 a5 {[%CAl Ba7a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 47. Rd5 (47. Be7 $142 Rc1 48. Bg5) 47... Kf7 48. Bh8 a4 49. Rd7+ Ke6 50. Ra7 Rc1 (50... Rg4 $142 51. Ra6+ Kd5 52. Rxa4 {[#]} Rxg3+ $3 {[%mdl 576] Deflection, Promotion} 53. Kxg3 f1=Q+ 54. Kg4 Qe2+ 55. Kg5 Bd2+ 56. Kh4 Be1+ 57. Kg5 Bd2+ 58. Kh4 Qe1+ 59. Kh3 Qh1+ 60. Kg3 Be1+ 61. Kg4 Qh4+ 62. Kf5 Qxa4 63. Bb2 Qc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 64. Kf6 Qxb2+ 65. Kf7 Qh8 66. Kg6 Bd2 67. Kf7 Qe5 68. Kg8 Bh6 69. Kh7 Qg7#) 51. Bg7 a3 52. g4 Bc3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.81/Black=0.25} 0-1 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Saric, Ivan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2688"] [BlackElo "2653"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. O-O Be6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} 9. f4 $1 {9.f4 is better than 9.Ng3.} exf4 10. Nxf4 Nc6 {[#]} 11. b3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bc4 Qc8 13. a3 Ne5 14. Bb3 b5 15. Bf4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Bxd6 {0-1 (35) Najer,E (2648)-Sarana,A (2657) Chess.com INT 2020} ) 11... Ne5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe1 Rc8 14. Rd1 Re8 15. h3 Bf8 16. Kh1 b5 17. Nce2 Bd7 18. Qg3 Bc6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 g6 21. Nd4 $1 Bg7 22. Nc6 Nxc6 23. Bxf6 ( 23. dxc6 $2 Nh5 $19) 23... Bxf6 24. dxc6 Rxc6 25. c4 Rc5 {[#]} (25... Re5 $11) 26. Bxg6 $1 $14 hxg6 (26... fxg6 $6 27. Rxd6 Qe7 28. Rdxf6 $16) 27. Rxd6 { [%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qc7 28. Rfxf6 Rce5 29. Kh2 {And now Rxg6+! would win.} (29. Rxa6 $4 Re1+ 30. Kh2 {[#]} Rh1+ $3 {[%mdl 512]} 31. Kxh1 Qxg3 $19) (29. c5 a5 (29... Qxc5 $4 30. Rxg6+ $1 Kf8 (30... fxg6 31. Qxg6+ $18) 31. Rg8+ Ke7 32. Rxe8+ Kxd6 33. b4 $18) (29... Rxc5 $2 30. Rxg6+ Kf8 (30... fxg6 31. Qxg6+ Qg7 ( 31... Kf8 32. Rf6+ Ke7 33. Re6+ Kf8 (33... Kd8 34. Qxe8#) 34. Rxe8#) 32. Qxe8+ $18)) 30. c6 $16) 29... bxc4 30. bxc4 $2 (30. Rc6 $16) 30... Rc5 $11 31. Rxa6 Rxc4 32. Rf2 Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3 {[%mdl 4096]} Re7 34. Kh2 Rce4 35. a4 $16 Kg7 36. Ra2 Re2 37. Rxe2 Rxe2 38. Rb6 Ra2 $11 39. Rb4 g5 40. Rg4 Kh6 41. h4 gxh4 42. Rxh4+ Kg5 43. Rd4 f5 44. Kh3 Ra3+ 45. g3 Ra2 46. Rc4 Kh5 47. Rb4 Kg5 48. Rf4 Rb2 49. Rd4 Ra2 50. Rf4 Rb2 51. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:10] Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2738"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 10,123,31,4,32,27,36,37,41,17,31,32,37,25,35,12,30,14,33,0,23,0,23,0,0, 0,0,-33,-19,-39,18,0,0,0,0,-59,-68,-77,-76,-70,-51,-52,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,208,201,164,183,171,185,304,264,264,265,307,291,292,78,78,80,75,75,75, 75,75,75,106,106,114,114,114,107,105,111,292,277,200,28,28,29,29,29,29,29,29, 29,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,29975,29970,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29979]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Nd7 {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation.} 7. d4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Ngf6 {White is slightly better.} 9. Ng3 {[#]} g6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. c4 a5 12. Bd2 Re8 13. Rad1 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nf5 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 (43) Valsecchi,A (2515)-Kreisl, R (2402) Le Castella 2018}) 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. a4 a5 13. c3 Qc7 14. h4 h5 15. Bc4 e5 16. Bg5 Rae8 17. d5 e4 18. Qe2 (18. d6 {is more complex.} Qb6 19. Qe3 Qxe3 20. Bxe3 Ng4 21. Bg5) 18... cxd5 19. Bxd5 Nb6 (19... Ng4 $15) 20. Bxf6 ({Don't blunder} 20. Bxe4 $2 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qc6 $19) 20... Bxf6 21. Nxe4 Bxh4 22. Bb3 $2 {[#]} ({White should play} 22. Qf3 $11) 22... Bxf2+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 23. Kh1 (23. Qxf2 Rxe4) (23. Kxf2 Qf4+) 23... Bh4 24. Qf3 Kg7 25. Nd6 { Qf4 is the strong threat.} Re7 (25... Re5 $15) 26. Qf4 $11 Bf6 27. Rf1 Be5 { [%mdl 64] Double Attack} 28. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 29. Qg5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh7 $1 30. Qxh5+ Kg8 31. Rxf5 Bg7 {White must now prevent ...Re5.} 32. Raf1 Nc4 33. Bc2 $40 {[%mdl 128] And now Rc5 would win. White has some attack.} Ne3 $4 { [#]} (33... Rfe8 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 34. Rc5 {[#]} Re1 $1 35. Rxc7 Rxf1+ 36. Kh2 Be5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 37. g3 Bxc7 38. Qg4+ Kf8 39. Qxc4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rf2+ 40. Kh3 Rxc2 41. Qxc7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rxb2) 34. Rc5 $1 $18 {[%csl Gc2][%CAl Rh5h7]} Nxc2 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 36. Qe2 Nb4 (36... Na3 $142) 37. cxb4 axb4 38. Qg4 Rfc8 39. Qxb4 Rc6 40. Qf4 $2 (40. Qxb7 $4 {gets mated.} Rh6+ 41. Kg1 Bd4+ 42. Rf2 Rc1#) (40. a5 $18 { and White stays clearly on top.}) 40... Rf6 $16 41. Qxf6 Bxf6 42. Rxf6 { [%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} Rc4 43. b3 Rb4 44. Rf3 Kg7 45. Kg1 Kg6 46. Kf2 f5 47. Ke2 Rg4 48. g3 Kg5 $2 (48... Kf6 $16 {was worth a try.}) 49. Kd3 Re4 50. Re3 $2 (50. Kd2 $18) 50... Rxe3+ $11 51. Kxe3 {K3P-KPP} Kg4 52. Kf2 f4 $1 53. gxf4 Kxf4 {KPP-KP} 54. Ke2 Ke4 55. Kd2 {Strongly threatening Kc3.} Kd4 56. Kc2 Kd5 57. Kd3 Kc5 58. Kc3 {Intending b4+ and mate.} Kc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (58... b6) 59. Kc4 b6 60. Kb4 Kc7 61. Kb5 Kb7 62. a5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0. 23/Black=0.32} 1-0 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2778"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 10,93,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,-11,0,0,3,-14,0,0,0,0,0,0,-7,-1,0,0,15,8,11,16,45, 36,37,37,36,37,49,29,106,102,102,105,115,115,118,114,120,117,114,115,122,133, 124,111,119,97,174,172,144,189,188,110,190,189,195,192,198,175,200,207,195,194, 171,112,383,360,787,749,1572,406,710,710,710,710,1712,1737,5591,5591]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qxc4 c5 6. Ne5 Nc6 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. Bg2 Nf6 {The position is equal.} 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rd1 Rfd8 12. b3 Rac8 13. Bb2 {[#]} a6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qf4 Qe6 16. e3 Nb4 17. d4 Bf6 18. Bc3 Nc2 19. Rac1 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 {1/2-1/2 (31) Maeser,F (2284)-Froewis,G (2442) Switzerland 2019}) 14. Rac1 b5 15. Qf4 h6 16. d3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. e3 d4 19. Be4 Rc7 20. Bf5 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is up to no good.} Qd6 21. Qxd6 Bxd6 22. Be4 Be7 $2 (22... dxe3 $11 23. fxe3 Re8) 23. Bxc6 $16 Rxc6 {[#]} 24. Bxd4 {[%mdl 512]} Rdc8 (24... Rcc8 25. Bc3) 25. Bc3 f5 26. Kf1 Kf7 27. Rc2 g5 28. Ke2 Ke6 29. Rdc1 h5 30. h3 Bd6 31. Bb2 Kd5 (31... R6c7 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 32. g4 $18 hxg4 33. hxg4 fxg4 34. e4+ $1 Ke6 35. d4 {Black must now prevent d5+.} R6c7 36. d5+ Kf7 37. Rg1 $1 c4 38. bxc4 ({Not} 38. Rxg4 cxb3 39. Rxc7+ Rxc7 $15) 38... Rxc4 39. Rxc4 Rxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 40. Kd3 Ra4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This costs Black the game.} (40... Bc5 $16 {is a better defense.}) 41. e5 $1 Bc5 $2 (41... Be7 42. Bd4 a5 43. Rxg4 Rxa2) 42. Rc1 Rc4 43. Rh1 (43. Rxc4 $142 bxc4+ 44. Kxc4) 43... Rf4 (43... Bb4 $142 44. Bd4 Bf8 45. Rh7+ Kg6) 44. e6+ {White is clearly winning.} Kg6 {[#]} 45. Be5 $1 Rxf2 46. d6 Rf5 47. Ke4 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.22/Black=0.27} 1-0 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2753"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "140"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} Re8 8. Bd2 Bf8 9. Be2 { White is slightly better.} Nb4 10. Qb1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 12. O-O {[#]} Ba6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bb7 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Bd3 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Bc3 Qh5 19. Bxf6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 gxf6 {1/2-1/2 (33) Carlsen,M (2863)-Ding,L (2791) chess24.com INT 2020}) 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. e4 c5 15. e5 cxd4 16. exf6 {aiming for Nb5.} dxc3 17. Bxc3 gxf6 18. Qe4 Nc7 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. Qg4+ Bg7 $1 21. Rfe1 (21. Nh4 $11 Kh8 22. Nf5) 21... Kh8 22. Rd4 (22. Rd3) 22... Qc7 23. Rc4 Qe7 24. Bd4 Rac8 25. b3 Rxc4 26. bxc4 Nb4 27. Re2 Rd8 28. g3 Nc6 29. Bb2 Qc7 30. Kg2 Ne7 31. Rc2 Qc6 32. c5 bxc5 33. Qh5 {[#]} (33. Qc4 {was called for.}) 33... Kg8 $2 (33... c4 $1 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top. Strongly threatening ...Rd3.} 34. Qxf7 (34. Rc3 Nd5 35. Ra3 c3) 34... Rd3 35. Qxe7 Qxf3+ 36. Kh3 Qh5+ 37. Kg2 Qd5+ 38. Kh3 h6) 34. Qxc5 $17 {[#]} Rc8 $1 35. Qxc6 Rxc6 36. Rxc6 Nxc6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 37. Nd4 Nb4 38. Nb5 a5 39. Bc3 f5 40. Bxb4 axb4 $11 {KB-KN} 41. Kf3 Bf8 42. Ke2 Bc5 (42... Kg7 $15) 43. Nc7 { The position is equal.} Kg7 44. Na6 Bd6 45. Kd3 $1 Kf6 46. Kc4 Kg5 47. Nxb4 Kg4 48. a4 Bc7 49. Kb5 Kf3 50. Kc6 Ba5 51. Nd3 Ke2 52. Ne5 Kxf2 53. Nxf7 Kg2 54. Kd6 Kxh2 55. Kxe6 Kxg3 56. Kxf5 h5 {Hoping for ...h4.} 57. Ng5 h4 58. Ne4+ Kg2 {...h3 is the strong threat.} 59. Ng5 Bd8 {( -> ... Bxg5)} (59... Bd2 $5 60. a5 $8 Bxa5 $11) 60. Ne6 {[#]} Kg3 $1 61. Nf4 ({Avoid the trap} 61. Nxd8 $2 h3 $19) 61... Bc7 62. Ne2+ Kg2 {White must now prevent ...h3.} 63. a5 Bxa5 {And now ... Bc7 would win.} 64. Kg4 Bd8 65. Nf4+ Kf2 66. Nh3+ Ke2 67. Nf4+ Kd1 68. Nh3 Ke2 69. Nf4+ Kd1 70. Nh3 Ke2 {Whites escaped into a draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.09/Black=0.12} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Korobov, Anton"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2683"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 16,87,28,27,19,27,25,23,33,48,30,34,41,38,37,-28,0,0,0,-58,-55,-42,-14, 0,-19,-27,-16,-47,0,-85,-84,-95,-95,-95,-99,-87,-45,-72,106,102,102,112,97,77, 148,148,114,71,71,73,76,76,114,69,81,61,114,114,146,146,361,361,953,893,1115, 1029,1125,1008,1070,1012,2281,766,6115,5102]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. dxc5 Nxc5 {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} 10. O-O-O b6 11. h4 Bb7 {White has an edge.} 12. Qe1 {was the old line (12.h5).} Qe8 {[#]} 13. h5 $146 ({Predecessor: } 13. Kb1 Ne4 14. Nb5 Qc8 15. h5 a6 16. Nbd4 Qd7 17. g4 Rac8 18. g5 Bc5 19. Rg1 {1-0 (37) Boehme,S (2303)-Mary,P (2156) LSS email 2011}) 13... Ne4 14. h6 g6 15. Bb5 (15. Kb1 $14) 15... Rc8 (15... a6 $5 {[%CAl Ra6b5]} 16. Bd3 Nc5 $11) 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxc6 (17. Nh2 $11) 17... Qxc6 $15 {[%csl Gc8][%CAl Rc6c2]} 18. Nd4 Qc4 19. Kb1 Rfd8 20. b3 Qc3 21. g4 a5 {[%CAl Ba7a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 22. Bc1 Qc5 $1 $17 23. Bb2 a4 24. Rh2 a3 25. Ba1 Rd7 ({But not} 25... g5 26. f5 $11) 26. Rhd2 Rcd8 $2 {[#]} (26... b5 $1 $17) 27. Nf5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512] } Rxd2 {[%csl Gd2][%CAl Rc5c2]} 28. Nxe7+ Qxe7 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 (29... Rc8 $142) 30. Qxd2 Qh4 31. Bd4 (31. g5 {with more complications.} Qh1+ 32. Qc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kxc1 b5 34. Bd4) 31... Qxh6 32. Bxb6 Qh1+ 33. Qc1 Qxc1+ 34. Kxc1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} h5 35. Kd2 hxg4 (35... h4 $14) 36. Bc5 $1 g3 37. Bxa3 g5 $2 { Black cannot hold the game after this.} (37... e3+ $16 38. Kxe3 f5 (38... g2 39. Kf2) 39. exf6 g2) 38. fxg5 $18 Kg7 $2 {[#]} (38... e3+ 39. Kxe3 g2) 39. Bc5 $1 {White is clearly winning.} Kg6 {[#]} 40. Be3 $1 Kf5 41. c4 Kxe5 42. b4 { [%CAl Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Kf5 43. b5 Kg4 44. a4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.33} 1-0 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D79"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2782"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 24,60,20,8,8,9,8,8,5,11,13,8,12,4,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Ba3 {The position is equal.} Qa6 {D79: Fianchetto Grünfeld: Symmetrical Variation (6 0-0 c6 7 cxd5 cxd5).} 14. Qxa6 Bxa6 15. Rfb1 $1 {15.Rfb1 is better than 15.Rfe1.} Rfb8 16. Bxe7 Bxe2 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Bf8 19. Bxf8 ( 19. Bc5 {with more complications.} a5 20. Ke2 Re8+ 21. Kd3 Re6 22. a4) 19... Kxf8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] [#] Endgame KRR-KRR} 20. Rb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 20. Ke2 Ke7 21. Kd3 Kd6 22. Rb3 Rb6 23. Re1 Rab8 24. Kc2 h5 25. h4 Kd7 26. Re3 Kd6 27. Re1 Kd7 28. Re3 Kd6 {1/2-1/2 (30) Tomashevsky,E (2718)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2776) Khanty Mansiysk 2019}) 20... Rb6 21. Rab1 Rab8 22. Ke2 Ke7 23. Kd3 Kd6 24. c4 { [#] Threatens to win with c5+.} dxc4+ 25. Kxc4 R8b7 26. h4 h5 27. R1b2 Rb8 28. Rb1 R8b7 29. R1b2 Rb8 30. Rb1 R8b7 {A rather calm draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.02/Black=0.00} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E53"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2792"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 21,99,0,0,0,10,10,10,10,6,18,27,24,29,28,21,0,6,6,7,6,8,7,7,4,2,0,0,0,0, 0,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 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. O-O Bb7 12. Bb2 { E53: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: Main Line (4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5 6 Bd3 c5 7 0-0).} Nc6 13. dxc5 {[#]} Na5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... bxc5 14. c4 Ng4 15. h3 Nge5 16. Nd2 Ng6 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Nce5 19. f3 Nh4 20. Nf1 {1-0 (37) Fominyh,A (2515)-Granovski,A (2285) Moscow 1994}) 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15. Ra2 Rfd8 16. Qa4 Bc6 17. Qb4 Bd5 18. Raa1 {The position is equal.} Rab8 {[#] Hoping for ...Qc7.} 19. c4 Bxc4 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bxc4 {Threatens to win with Qa4.} Qxb4 22. axb4 Nxc4 23. Nd4 {[#] Nc6 is the strong threat.} Rd7 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. Ra4 Nb5 26. Nxb5 Rxb5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 27. g3 (27. h3 {looks sharper.} Rdb7 28. Rc4 Kg7 29. Kf1 f5 30. Ke2) 27... Kg7 28. Kf1 Rd2 29. Ke1 Rd7 30. Rc5 Rb6 31. Ke2 f5 32. g4 fxg4 33. Rg5+ Kf8 34. Rxg4 Rc6 35. Ra2 Rc1 36. Kf3 (36. Rh4 { with more complications.} Kg7 37. Kf3 Rb1 38. Rg4+ Kf8 39. Rh4) 36... Rh1 37. Rh4 Kg7 38. Ra5 h6 39. Rah5 Rd2 40. Rg4+ Kh7 41. Rf4 Kg6 42. Rh3 {Strongly threatening Rg3+.} Rd5 43. Rg3+ Rg5 44. Kg2 Ra1 45. Rd4 a5 (45... Kf6 {is interesting.} 46. Rh4 Kg6 47. Rd4) 46. bxa5 Raxa5 47. Rc4 Rab5 48. Rd4 Ra5 49. Rc4 Rab5 50. Rd4 {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.01/Black=0.01} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Saric, Ivan"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2749"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 10,97,26,14,18,18,18,13,22,16,33,20,35,18,18,10,58,-7,0,-9,-4,-6,57,57, 66,66,58,58,64,29,122,109,102,123,106,93,101,104,97,95,95,95,106,104,114,114, 114,114,114,94,107,107,107,107,107,100,101,88,107,107,107,108,122,122,122,81, 122,122,114,94,94,106,114,74,75,75,75,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 Rc8 {B52: Sicilian: Moscow Variation with 3...Bd7.} 7. c3 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 ( 11. Re2 {is more complex.} Be7 12. Ne1 Qb6 13. Be3 f6 14. f3) 11... Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Be7 {[#]} 13. g3 $146 ({White should play} 13. Qa4 $14) ({Predecessor:} 13. Rc1 Rxc1 14. Qxc1 O-O 15. Bg5 Nb8 {1/2-1/2 (15) Fedorowicz,J (2517) -Benjamin,J (2566) New York 2004}) 13... O-O 14. h4 Rc6 15. Kg2 f6 ({Black should try} 15... Qb6 $11) 16. exf6 $14 Nxf6 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. Qb3 Bd6 19. Bf4 ({ Of course not} 19. Qxb7 Ne4 $11) 19... Ne4 $2 {[#]} (19... Nh5 $11 {remains equal.} 20. Bg5 Qe8) 20. Rxe4 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} dxe4 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ { [%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} (22. Bg5 Qb6 (22... Qc7 23. Rc1 Qb8 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qxd6 $18) 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxc8+ Bf8 (24... Rf8 25. Qc2) 25. Qe8 Kg8 26. Rd1) 22... Rxf7 23. Qxf7 Bxf4 24. Qxf4 Qxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 25. Rc1 Rg8 26. b3 Qb2 27. Rc7 Qxa2 28. Rxb7 Qc2 29. Qe3 a5 30. Ra7 h6 31. Rxa5 Rb8 32. Rc5 Qd3 33. Rc3 Qd5 34. Rc4 Kh7 35. h5 Rb5 36. Rd4 Qb7 37. Qf4 e3+ {[#]} 38. f3 $1 e2 39. Re4 (39. Qd2 {looks sharper.} e1=N+ 40. Qxe1 Rxb3 41. Qd1 Rc3 42. g4) 39... Rxh5 40. Rxe2 Rb5 41. Re4 Qc6 {[#]} 42. Rc4 $1 {[%CAl Rc4c6]} Qe6 43. Qe4+ (43. Qd2 $16) 43... Qxe4 $11 {The position is equal.} 44. Rxe4 Rxb3 { KR-KR} 45. g4 Rb2+ 46. Kg3 Rb3 47. Kg2 Rb2+ 48. Kg3 Rb3 49. Kg2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.13} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2688"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,121,12,7,13,13,15,12,17,25,22,27,23,23,20,33,17,23,14,11,8,21,0,21,31, 36,0,0,0,44,38,44,0,0,0,0,-1,9,4,8,7,27,29,24,23,63,56,55,55,66,62,58,54,62,66, 69,67,67,67,89,91,79,89,174,182,163,176,175,143,227,202,236,233,214,73,73,73, 73,73,66,27,81,73,73,73,73,73,96,81,96,13,13,13,13,13,24,0,0,0,24,13,24,24,24, 24,24,24,24,24,24,0,24,0,24,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4 {The position is equal.} Qd8 9. Nbd2 h6 10. b4 Bd6 11. Re1 Re8 {[#]} 12. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Bb2 a6 13. a4 Be6 14. b5 Na5 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. c4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Re2 {1/2-1/2 (66) Carlsen,M (2847) -Karjakin,S (2757) chess24.com INT 2021}) 12... Be6 13. b5 Na5 14. Bxe6 ({ Much worse is} 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 Nxc4 $15) 14... Rxe6 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. c4 Rae8 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. bxa6 bxa6 20. Be3 (20. c5 $5 {[%CAl Rc5d6]} Qc6 21. Ra5 $14) 20... Bb4 21. Bd2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Qd6 23. b4 e4 24. dxe4 Qxd2 25. Nxd2 Nxe4 26. Nb3 Rb8 27. Nd4 Ree8 28. f3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Nd6 29. c5 {Nc6 is the strong threat.} (29. Rxe8+ {feels hotter.} Rxe8 30. c5 Nb5 31. Nc6 Re6 32. Rxa6 Kh7 33. Kf1) 29... Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 $14 {Endgame KRN-KRN} Nb5 31. Nc6 Ra8 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. g4 Na7 34. Nxa7 Rxa7 $16 {KR-KR} 35. Ra1 Ra8 (35... Rb7 $16) 36. b5 $1 $18 a5 37. Ra4 Ke7 38. Ke3 $1 Ke6 (38... Rd8 $16) 39. Kd4 $1 Rd8+ {[#]} 40. Kc4 $1 Rd1 {[#]} 41. Rxa5 (41. b6 $1 $18 { and the rest is easy.}) 41... Rc1+ $16 42. Kd4 Rd1+ 43. Ke4 Re1+ 44. Kd3 Rc1 ( 44... Rd1+ $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 45. Ke3 Re1+ 46. Kd4 Rd1+ 47. Ke4 Re1+ 48. Kd4 Rd1+) 45. b6 cxb6 46. cxb6 {And now Rb5 would win.} Rb1 47. Ra6 Kd5 48. Ke3 g5 49. b7 (49. Ra7 $16) 49... Rxb7 $11 50. Rxh6 {Strongly threatening Rf6.} Ke5 51. Ra6 Rb5 52. Kd3 Rb3+ 53. Ke2 Rb5 (53... Rb2+ {seems wilder.} 54. Kf1 Rh2 55. Kg1 Rxh3 56. Kg2 Rh8) 54. Ke3 f5 55. gxf5 Kxf5 56. Kf2 Rb4 57. Kg3 Rc4 58. Ra5+ Kf6 59. Ra6+ Kf5 60. Ra5+ Kf6 61. Ra6+ {White really could win this. Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.11} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Korobov, Anton"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C26"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2688"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,77,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,12,14,15,5,21,-22,-8,0,0,-20,0,0,0,-13,15,15,41,50, 58,45,78,54,77,76,88,87,145,145,247,236,289,304,301,303,305,300,300,278,287, 258,274,281,283,287,275,216,213,203,250,221,311,317,361,364,336,300,540,562, 664,646,592,584]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. d3 { C26: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6, sidelines .} dxe4 7. dxe4 {[#]} Qxd1+ $146 (7... Nbd7 {feels hotter.} 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 a5 10. Nh4 Nb6) ({Predecessor:} 7... Qc7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Nh4 Nbd7 11. Qf3 Bf8 12. Nf5 Kh8 13. g4 Nc5 {1-0 (34) Lupulescu,C (2608)-Pashikian,A (2621) Budva 2009}) 8. Nxd1 {The position is equal.} Nbd7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. a4 Re8 11. h3 Bf8 12. Ne3 Nc5 13. O-O Be6 14. Re1 Rad8 15. Nec4 Bc8 16. b4 Ne6 {[#] ...Nd4 is the strong threat.} 17. c3 Rd3 18. Ra3 Red8 19. Bf1 R3d7 20. Ra2 {White leaves nothing to chance now.} Re7 21. Nf3 Ree8 (21... h6 $142) 22. Nfxe5 $16 a5 (22... Nc7 $16 23. Ra1 c5) 23. Nxa5 $18 ( 23. bxa5 Nc5 $16) 23... Nc5 24. Nexc6 $1 (24. bxc5 Rxe5 25. Rb2 Rxe4 $16) 24... bxc6 25. bxc5 Rxe4 26. Be3 ({Less strong is} 26. Rxe4 Nxe4 27. Be3 (27. Nxc6 Rd1 $11) 27... Rd1 $16) 26... Bxc5 27. Nxc6 Rde8 28. Rae2 Ba6 29. Bxc5 { [#] aiming for Rxe4.} Rxe2 30. Bxe2 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Bxe2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. a5 Ne4 (33... Bc4 $142 34. Nc6 Nd7) 34. Bb4 Ng5 35. f4 Ne4 36. Nd5 h5 $2 (36... Bc4 {was necessary.}) 37. Nc7 {White is clearly winning.} Nxg3 38. Kf2 h4 39. a6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.29} 1-0 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2776"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 10,103,2,16,12,9,11,8,8,8,8,8,14,-4,0,-4,0,-9,16,13,13,8,28,29,23,24,24, 1,18,20,22,12,14,6,27,27,31,27,33,27,27,27,27,27,27,27,27,27,27,27,37,0,0,0,0, -15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 g6 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Qe2+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. O-O Re8 {[#]} 11. a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Re1+ Kf8 12. Rxe8+ Kxe8 13. Nbd2 Nc6 14. c3 Ne7 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 {1/2-1/2 (23) Pap,M (2473)-Meijers,V (2458) Bayerisch Eisenstein 2018}) 11... Nc6 12. c3 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Bh6 14. a5 a6 15. h3 Bxf3 (15... Be6 {looks sharper.} 16. Nc4 Bxc1 17. Rfxc1 Kf8 18. Ne3 Kg7) 16. Nxf3 Bxc1 17. Rfxc1 Kf8 18. Nd2 Nd5 19. g3 f5 20. Bc4 Nf6 21. b4 d5 22. Bd3 Nb8 23. Nb3 Nbd7 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. bxc5 c6 26. Rab1 Re7 27. Rb2 Rc8 28. Rcb1 Rcc7 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. c4 dxc4 {The position is equal.} 31. Bxc4 Rcd7 32. Be2 Ne4 {Strongly threatening ...Nc3.} 33. Bf3 Nc3 34. Rc1 Nb5 35. d5 {[%CAl Rd5c6]} cxd5 36. c6 bxc6 37. Rxc6 Nd4 38. Rxa6 Nxf3 39. Kxf3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} d4 40. Rab6 d3 {[#] ...d2 is the strong threat.} 41. Rd2 Re5 42. a6 Ra5 43. Rb7 (43. g4 {is interesting.} fxg4+ 44. hxg4 g5 45. Kg3 Ra3 46. f4) 43... Rxb7 44. axb7 {KR-KR} Rb5 45. Rxd3 { [#] aiming for Rd7+.} Rxb7 46. h4 h5 47. Re3 Rb4 48. Rd3 Rc4 49. Re3 Rb4 50. Rd3 Rc4 51. Re3 Rb4 52. Rd3 {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.03} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Saric, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2653"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] {[%evp 0,126,25,16,71,43,46,44,36,40,27,38,65,18,16,23,2,5,5,5,-7,-2,16,-5,5,1, 16,16,12,20,5,-22,18,14,13,6,-8,-7,-13,-13,-13,-57,-37,-35,-36,-36,-34,-37,-24, -30,-32,-37,-36,-36,-40,-55,-34,-41,-42,-38,-42,-45,-3,-24,-50,-50,-97,-107, -89,-183,-40,-37,-70,-67,-138,-143,-138,-148,-156,-177,-159,-157,-157,-162, -162,-229,-229,-228,-232,-230,-230,-230,-237,-240,-239,-239,-237,-237,-243, -252,-232,-241,-252,-279,-286,-280,-281,-288,-288,-290,-296,-326,-339,-337, -305,-337,-337,-337,-337,-337,-315,-337,-351,-525,-525,-535,-517,-527,-527]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Ndb5 {[%emt 0: 00:10]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01] } 10. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. c3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13. Nc2 {[%emt 0: 00:12]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Ncb4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:22]} 15. g3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 16. h4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Bh6 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 17. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 18. Nxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. g4 { [%emt 0:04:11]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 21. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0: 00:02]} 22. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 23. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 24. a3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. h5 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 26. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00: 19]} 27. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} (27... f5) 28. hxg6 { [%emt 0:01:18]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01: 33]} 30. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 31. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} b4 $19 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 32. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. a4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 34. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00: 29]} 35. a5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:04:44]} 36. a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (36. Kxe4 f5+) 36... Rd4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 37. a7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e4+ {[%emt 0: 00:10]} 38. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 39. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:02] } Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Kf1 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 41. Rb7 { [%emt 0:01:05]} Kxg4 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 42. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00: 30]} 43. Rhb8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 44. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} b2 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 45. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 46. Rfb7 { [%emt 0:00:17]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 47. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00: 10]} 48. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 49. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 50. Reb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 51. R4b7+ { [%emt 0:01:33]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 52. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0: 00:02]} 53. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 54. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 55. Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 56. Rf8+ { [%emt 0:00:02]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 57. Re8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:01: 38]} 58. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 60. Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 61. Rxg6 { [%emt 0:00:02]} d2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 62. Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:02: 38]} 63. Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2738"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 18,80,13,17,26,23,21,20,26,-48,-39,-45,-37,-53,-31,-63,-60,-71,-62,-51, 0,-66,-61,-78,-68,-101,-111,-115,-104,-187,-73,-83,-66,-116,-120,-113,-95,-99, -93,-180,-131,-146,-143,-145,-162,-166,-172,-176,-170,-450,-180,-175,0,-462, -458,-466,-235,-263,-246,-738,-712,-618,-571,-666,-542]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Nge2 Nh5 {D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation: Main line (5 Bg5 c6 6 Qc2).} 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. h3 {was the old line (12.0-0).} Nf6 {The position is equal.} 13. O-O-O {[#]} (13. a3 $1 $11) 13... a5 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 13... c5 14. g4 c4 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxc8 Rxc8 17. Nf4 Rd8 18. Rdg1 g5 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. gxh5 {1-0 (34) Dahdal,L (2002)-Gameel,A (1752) Abu Dhabi 2013}) 14. g4 b5 $1 15. Ng3 Na6 16. Bf5 g6 {Strongly threatening ...Nb4.} 17. Bxc8 $1 Raxc8 18. Kb1 a4 (18... b4 $15 19. Nce2 c5) 19. h4 (19. g5 $11 hxg5 20. h4) 19... Nxg4 20. h5 g5 21. e4 $2 (21. Rdg1) (21. Qf5) 21... dxe4 22. Ncxe4 Nb4 23. Qd2 (23. Qc5 $17) 23... Nd5 (23... f5 $1 $19 {[%CAl Rf5e4] has better winning chances.} 24. Nc5 (24. Nc3 f4) 24... Nd5) 24. Rhe1 Qd7 25. a3 f5 26. Nc5 Qh7 27. Ka1 Ngf6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is on the roll.} 28. Qd3 {[#]} (28. f3 $17) 28... f4 $1 $19 29. Nf5 Ng4 ({Weaker is} 29... Nxh5 30. Qh3 $14) 30. Nd6 Qxd3 ({Don't play} 30... Nxf2 31. Nxc8 Ne3 32. Qxh7+ Kxh7 33. Rd2 $15) 31. Nxd3 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 {[#]} Rf8 33. Re6 $2 (33. Kb1 {was called for.}) 33... Rf6 ( 33... f3 $142 {...Nf4 is the strong threat.} 34. Re1 Nf4) 34. Re8+ Rf8 $2 ( 34... Kg7 35. Ne4 Rf8) 35. Re6 f3 36. Ne5 Nxe5 (36... Nxf2 $142 37. Kb1 Kh7) 37. dxe5 Nf4 38. Re7 (38. Rxh6 Kg7 39. Rf6 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Rxf6 40. Ne8+ Kh6 41. exf6) 38... g4 {Threatens to win with ...g3.Black is clearly winning.} 39. Ne4 Nxh5 40. Rd7 g3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.44/ Black=0.30} 0-1 [Event "GCT Croatia Rapid 2021"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "2021.07.08"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2778"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2021.07.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 18,80,21,21,18,18,18,22,22,18,14,10,9,10,12,1,7,2,6,13,8,0,0,0,0,0,0, -36,-47,-47,-40,-38,-38,-45,-46,-37,-49,-39,-46,-35,-28,-58,-19,-46,-27,-41,0, 0,0,-25,-25,-29,-21,-55,-35,-55,-55,-55,-55,-55,0,-45,0,-37,0]} 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 Re8 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 {The position is equal.} 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 {[%CAl Bb1d2, Bd2f3,Bf3e5][%mdl 32]} Ng7 16. h3 c6 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Qe2 Ng7 20. Re1 {[#]} Qa5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 20... Qd7 21. Be5 Re8 22. Qd2 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Nxe5 Qe7 25. Nd3 Ne6 26. Qe3 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 (33) Bruzon Batista,L (2644) -Dominguez Perez,L (2758) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 21. Ne5 Re8 22. Nd7 Rxe2 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Rxe2 {[#] Hoping for Re7.} Ne6 ({But not} 24... Qxa2 $2 25. Re7 $18) 25. Be5 Qxa2 26. Nxd5+ $1 Kg8 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxh7+ Ke7 29. f3 a5 30. Nf6 a4 {[#] ...a3 is the strong threat.} 31. Kf2 Nf4 32. Bxf4+ Kxf6 $11 {Endgame KQ-KRB} 33. Bd6 g5 34. Ba3 Kg6 35. Re7 Qb3 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation. } 36. Re2 Qd1 37. Re1 Qd2+ 38. Re2 Qd1 39. Re1 $1 {[%CAl Re1d1]} Qd2+ 40. Re2 Qd1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.06} 1/2-1/2