[Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2831"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Ne2 cxd5 11. h3 Bh5 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 13... Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bc5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nc3 Rae8 17. Bg5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Rac1 Bb6 20. Rd7 Bc6 21. Rd2 Bf3 22. Rd7 Bc6 23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxc6 Re1+ 26. Kg2 Re2 27. Be3 Bxe3 28. Kf3 {Pastar,S (2343)-Van Foreest,M (2363) Wijk aan Zee NED 2024 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 13... Bc5 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Nf4 Bg6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bg5 Rb8 18. Bb3 Bd4 19. Bf4 Rbc8 20. Rae1 c5 21. Bc4 Rfe8 22. b3 Re4 23. Bd2 Rd8 24. Ba5 Rd7 25. g3 g5 26. Kg2 g6 27. Rd1 Nd5 28. Bd2 {Paravyan,D (2592)-Urazayev,A (2462) Cheliabinsk 2022 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 13... Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bc5 15. Rf1 Bg6 16. Bf4 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Bb6 18. Ng3 Ne8 19. Rfe1 Kf8 20. h4 Bd3 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rd1+ 25. Kh2 Rd2 26. Re2 Rad8 27. Rc2 Rxe2 28. Nxe2 {Bayo Milagro,A (2266)-Sanchez Lopez,J (1988) Linares 2021 ½-½ (91)}) 14. Qb3 Bxe2 15. Bxe2 Qxe2 16. Qxb4 Rfe8 17. Qb7 Qe5 18. Bd2 Reb8 19. Bc3 Rxb7 20. Bxe5 Nd5 21. Rfd1 c6 22. Rac1 f6 23. Bd4 Rd8 24. Kf1 Rbd7 25. Ke1 Nf4 26. g3 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. gxf4 Rxf4 29. Rxc6 a5 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Rc5 a4 32. Rb5 g5 33. Kg2 Kg6 34. Rb8 Rd4 35. Rb7 h6 36. Rb6 h5 37. Rb8 Kf5 38. Rb6 Ke5 39. b3 h4 40. a3 axb3 41. Rxb3 Ra4 42. Rb5+ Ke6 43. Rb6+ Kf5 44. Rb5+ Kg6 45. Rb3 Ra5 46. Rc3 f5 47. Rb3 Kf6 48. Rc3 Kg6 49. Rb3 Kh5 50. Rc3 g4 51. hxg4+ fxg4 52. Rc8 h3+ 53. Kh2 Rf5 54. Kg1 Rb5 55. Rh8+ Kg5 56. Rg8+ Kf4 57. Rf8+ Ke4 58. Re8+ Re5 59. Rxe5+ Kxe5 60. a4 Ke4 61. a5 Kd5 62. Kh2 Kc6 63. a6 Kb6 64. f3 gxf3 65. Kxh3 f2 66. Kg2 f1=R 67. Kxf1 Kxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Bg4 10. c3 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. g3 Re8 13. Kg2 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. h4 Qd7 16. Rh1 $146 ({RR} 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qd3 a6 19. Rh1 Qf6 20. Rae1 Re7 21. Rxe7 Nxe7 22. Re1 Nf5 23. Re5 c6 24. h5 Nd6 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Qe2 Ne4 27. Ne1 Qf7 28. Nd3 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Nc5 Qf7 {Lagarde,M (2615)-Istratescu,A (2377) Arad ROU 2024 1-0 (47)}) 16... Qf5 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Qa4 a6 19. Rae1 f6 20. Qd1 Kf7 21. Nh2 Nd8 22. Ng4 Ne6 23. Bc1 c6 24. h5 Bd6 25. h6 Ng5 26. hxg7 Kxg7 27. Nh6 Qd7 28. Bxg5 fxg5 29. Ng4 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Re8 31. Ne3 Re4 32. Qd3 b5 33. a4 Qe6 34. axb5 axb5 35. f3 Bxg3 36. Kxg3 Rh4 37. Ng2 Rh3+ 38. Kf2 Qf6 39. Qe3 g4 40. Qe7+ Qxe7 41. Rxe7+ Kf6 42. Re3 g3+ 43. Kg1 g5 44. f4 g4 45. b4 Kf5 46. Re5+ Kf6 47. Rg5 Ke6 48. Rxg4 Kf5 49. Rg5+ Ke4 50. f5 Rh8 51. f6 Rf8 52. Rxg3 Rxf6 53. Re3+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/4u1CmwUw} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Ne8 10. Bg3 Nd6 11. Qc2 a5 12. O-O Na6 13. a3 Re8 14. h3 Nc7 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Rfe1 Bd7 ({RR} 16... b5 17. Nb1 Bd7 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Nc3 Ne6 20. Nf3 Ng5 21. Ne5 Nge4 22. Bh2 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 b4 24. Qc2 bxa3 25. bxa3 Re6 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Bxd6 Bxd6 28. Bh7+ Kh8 29. Bf5 Bxa3 30. Qa4 Bb4 31. Re2 {Velikic,A (2258)-Daulyte-Cornette,D (2381) lichess.org 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/4u1CmwUw] 1-0 (41)}) 17. Nf4 Ne6 18. Na4 $146 ({RR} 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Na4 Ne4 20. Bh2 Qg5 21. f3 Nd6 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. e4 b6 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. exd5 Bxh3 26. Ne4 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Qg3 28. Qf2 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 cxd5 30. gxh3 Qxh3+ 31. Qg2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 dxe4 {Bok,B (2615)-Sargsyan,S (2640) Krakow POL 2023 1-0 (59)}) 18... Nxf4 19. Bxf4 b6 20. Nc3 b5 21. a4 b4 22. Ne2 Ne4 23. Nc1 c5 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. b3 Rc8 26. Qb1 Qf6 27. Ne2 Nxd3 28. Qxd3 Bf5 29. Qxd5 Be6 30. Qd3 Red8 31. Nd4 Bc5 32. Bg3 Bxd4 33. exd4 Rc3 34. Qb5 Rd5 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Re3 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Qxd4 38. Qe5 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Qd1 40. Bf4 Qh1+ 41. Kg3 Rg1 42. Qe4+ g6 43. Bd6 Qxh3+ 44. Kf4 Qg4+ 45. Ke5 Qg5+ 46. Kd4 Rd1+ 47. Rd3 Bf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2625"] [PlyCount "181"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nce2 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. c3 O-O 9. Be3 ({RR} 9. h4 f6 10. a3 a5 11. Ng3 Qb6 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nxe6 Ndxe5 15. Nxf8 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Bxf8 17. Bd2 Bg4 18. Qg6 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Re8+ 20. Kf1 Qxd2 21. Qxe8 Qxf4+ 22. Kg1 Qxg3 23. Rxb7 Ne5 {Duda,J (2750)-Carlsen,M (2864) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1}) 9... Qb6 10. Qd2 ({RR} 10. Qc1 f6 11. g3 cxd4 12. Nexd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. exf6 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Nxf6 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. O-O Bb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Qe3 Ne4 20. Ng5 Qxb2 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 Rac8 23. Rfb1 Qc3 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 {Suyarov,M (2477)-Akhmetov,A (2380) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 10... f6 11. g3 $146 ({RR} 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Ng3 Ng4 15. h3 Qe3+ 16. Qe2 Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 Nf6 18. Rd1 {0-1 (18) Derakhshani,B (2380)-Pein,J (2256) Daventry ENG 2023}) 11... Qa6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Ned4 Qb6 15. Qc2 e5 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Be2 Bg4 18. O-O Bxf3 19. Rxf3 e4 20. Rf2 Ne6 21. f5 Ng5 22. Kg2 Bc5 23. Qd2 Rad8 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Rc8 26. Qe3 Qb6 27. Bd1 Rc4 28. Rd2 Kh8 29. h4 Nf7 30. Bb3 Nd6 31. Rf1 Qa5 32. Qf4 Rc6 33. g4 Nc4 34. Re2 Qc7 35. Kg3 Rg8 36. Qxc7 Rxc7 37. Kf4 h6 38. Rh1 Kg7 39. g5 fxg5+ 40. hxg5 hxg5+ 41. Kg4 Kf8 42. Rh6 Nb6 43. Rf6+ Ke7 44. Re6+ Kf8 45. Rf6+ Ke7 46. Re6+ Kf8 47. Rh2 Rc1 48. Kg3 Rc6 49. Re5 Rd6 50. a4 a5 51. Rc2 Rh8 52. Re6 Rxe6 53. fxe6 Ke7 54. Rc5 Kxe6 55. Rxa5 Nc4 56. Rb5 Rh7 57. Bxc4 dxc4 58. Rxg5 Kd6 59. Kf4 Re7 60. Re5 Rh7 61. Rb5 Rh4+ 62. Ke3 c3 63. bxc3 Kc6 64. Rc5+ Kd6 65. a5 Rg4 66. c4 Rh4 67. Rd5+ Kc7 68. Re5 Kd6 69. Rxe4 Rh3+ 70. Kd2 Ra3 71. Re5 Kc6 72. Rb5 Kc7 73. Rg5 Kc6 74. Kc2 Kd6 75. a6 bxa6 76. Rg6+ Kc7 77. d5 Ra1 78. Kc3 a5 79. c5 Rc1+ 80. Kd4 a4 81. Rg7+ Kb8 82. c6 a3 83. Rb7+ Kc8 84. Ra7 Ra1 85. d6 Rd1+ 86. Ke5 Re1+ 87. Kf4 Rf1+ 88. Ke3 Kb8 89. Rb7+ Ka8 90. d7 Rd1 91. c7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nc6 7. d3 Rb8 8. f4 O-O 9. h3 Bd7 10. a4 a6 11. Be3 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Qd2 b4 ({RR} 13... Ne8 14. f5 Ne5 15. Bh6 e6 16. g4 gxf5 17. exf5 exf5 18. gxf5 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qf6 20. Qf4 Kh8 21. Ne4 Qg7 22. f6 Qg6 23. Kh2 Rg8 24. Rg1 Qf5 25. Ra7 Rxg2+ 26. Rxg2 Nf3+ 27. Kg3 Qxh3+ 28. Kf2 {Kadric,D (2560)-Dinu,D (2190) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 14. Nd1 Ne8 15. c3 $146 ({RR} 15. f5 b3 16. c3 Ne5 17. g4 e6 18. fxe6 Bxe6 19. c4 Nc7 20. Ndc3 Nc6 21. Bh6 Qe7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ra3 Ne5 24. Nf4 Bxc4 25. dxc4 Nxc4 26. Qd3 Nxa3 27. bxa3 Qe5 28. Nfe2 Ne6 29. Rb1 Nd4 {Escalante Ramirez,B (2422)-Markzon,G (2144) Montevideo 2018 ½-½ (50)}) 15... Nc7 16. d4 bxc3 17. bxc3 cxd4 18. cxd4 d5 19. e5 e6 20. Ndc3 Na8 21. Na4 Na5 22. Nc5 Nb3 23. Nxb3 Rxb3 24. Nc1 Rb5 25. Nd3 Nb6 26. Nc5 Nc4 27. Qc3 Qc7 28. Rfb1 Rfb8 29. Rxb5 Bxb5 30. Bf2 Bf8 31. g4 Rc8 32. Re1 Ra8 33. Ra1 Rxa1+ 34. Qxa1 Bc6 35. Qa6 Nd2 36. Qd3 Nc4 37. h4 Qa5 38. h5 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qc1 40. Kg3 g5 41. fxg5 Qxg5 42. Nb3 Ba4 43. Qc3 f5 44. Bf3 Be7 45. Kh3 Bxb3 46. Qxb3 Nd2 47. Qd1 Ne4 48. Bxe4 fxe4 49. Qe2 Qh6 50. Bh4 Bxh4 51. Kxh4 Qf4 52. Qa6 Qf2+ 53. Kh3 Qf7 54. h6 Qe7 55. Kg3 Kf7 56. Qc8 Kg6 57. Qg8+ Kxh6 58. Kf4 e3 59. Kf3 Qh4 60. Qxe6+ Kg7 61. Qd7+ Kh6 62. Qe6+ Kg7 63. Qd7+ Kh6 64. Kxe3 Qe1+ 65. Kd3 Qf1+ 66. Ke3 Qe1+ 67. Kd3 Qe4+ 68. Kc3 Qe3+ 69. Kc2 Qe2+ 70. Kc1 Qc4+ 71. Kb1 Qd3+ 72. Kc1 Qc3+ 73. Kb1 Qb4+ 74. Kc2 Qc4+ 75. Kb1 Qb4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Andersen, Mads"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2592"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. d4 h6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rac1 a6 12. Rfd1 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 12... Qe7 13. e3 c5 14. Ne1 cxd4 15. exd4 Rac8 16. Qe2 Qd8 17. Qf1 Rc7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. Rc1 Qb8 22. Qd3 Re7 23. Nc2 Nf6 24. Ne3 Re8 25. Qf5 Bc8 26. Qf3 Bb7 27. Nf5 {Mohd Afif,A (1478)-Stefan,I (1748) Montesilvano ITA 2023 ½-½ (61)}) 13. Nd2 Be7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Ncxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qg2 b5 19. h4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Nd5 21. Bc3 Rb5 22. Qf3 Bf6 23. Ba5 Qb8 24. Rd3 Ne7 25. Qf4 Rc8 26. Bd2 Nd5 27. Qf3 c5 28. a4 Rb7 29. Na5 Rbc7 30. dxc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Nc4 Rc8 33. Ne3 Nxe3 34. Bxe3 Qb4 35. Bxh6 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Rc2 37. Bg5 Bxg5 38. hxg5 Rc8 39. Rd7 Rf8 40. Qd3 a5 41. Qd4 e5 42. Qd5 Qb1 43. Re7 e4 44. g6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2763"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. O-O g6 9. d4 Bg7 10. b3 ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. a4 Qb6 12. Na3 e5 13. d5 c4 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Nd2 Nfd7 16. f3 Rfb8 17. Reb1 Bc8 18. Qf2 Qd8 19. Kh1 Qf8 20. g3 f5 21. Qg1 Nf6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rf1 Bd7 24. Rae1 Na4 {Ostensson,J (1996)-Heimisson,H (2355) Reykjavik ISL 2024 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 10. Re1 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Nc3 b4 13. Na4 Bc6 14. e5 Nd5 15. e6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Ng5 Bxd4 18. Nxh7 Rxf2 19. Kh1 Nc7 {0-1 (19) David,A (2557)-Firouzja,A (2682) Le Blanc Mesnil 2019}) 10... O-O 11. Bb2 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 11... e5 12. d5 Nh5 13. g3 Nb6 14. a4 f5 15. c4 bxc4 16. bxc4 f4 17. a5 Nd7 18. g4 Nhf6 19. g5 Nh5 20. Kh1 Rf7 21. Nbd2 h6 22. Rg1 Nf8 23. gxh6 Bxh6 24. Nxe5 f3 25. Nxf7 fxe2 26. Nxd8 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Grischuk,A (2777) chess24.com INT 2020 1-0 (47)}) 12. a4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nh5 14. axb5 Nf4 15. Qd2 Bh6 16. Kh1 axb5 17. d5 e5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Na3 Nf6 20. Nxb5 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Qd1 Nxg2 23. Kxg2 Nh5 24. Nbd4 Rxc2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.8"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nd5 h6 7. Be3 d6 8. Bxc5 dxc5 9. Ne3 O-O ({RR} 9... Be6 10. O-O Qd7 11. a4 O-O 12. Nh4 Ne7 13. g3 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Qe6 15. Qe2 g6 16. Qe3 Qh3 17. f3 g5 18. Ng2 Nd7 19. f4 gxf4 20. gxf4 Qxe3+ 21. Ngxe3 exf4 22. Rxf4 b5 23. Nd2 Ne5 24. Nf3 {Perez Gormaz,M (2393)-Melian,J (2231) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 $146 ({RR} 11. a4 Be6 12. b3 Qd6 13. Nh4 g6 14. g3 Rad8 15. Qf3 Bh3 16. Nd5 Kg7 17. Nxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. f4 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Kg7 21. f5 Rf8 22. Nf3 gxf5 23. exf5 Rfe8 24. f6+ Kf8 25. Nh4 Nd4 {Shyam,S (2527)-Salem,A (2636) Abu Dhabi 2018 0-1 (36)}) 11... Be6 12. a4 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Nh7 14. a5 Ng5 15. Nfd2 Ne6 16. Ne3 Qg5 17. g3 Rad8 18. Kh2 Ncd4 19. c3 Nc6 20. Ndc4 Rd7 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Qg4 Qg5 23. Qe2 f5 24. Rae1 f4 25. Rg1 Rf8 26. h4 Qd8 27. Qg4 Qe8 28. Rg2 h5 29. Qh3 g5 30. g4 Rh7 31. gxh5 Kh8 32. Rg4 Qxh5 33. Reg1 f3 34. Nce3 Ncd8 35. Nf5 c6 36. Nde3 Nf4 37. Qxf3 Nde6 38. Ng2 Nxd3 39. Nge3 Ndf4 40. Qd1 Rd8 41. Qf1 Rd2 42. Nc4 Rd3 43. Nce3 Rd2 44. b4 cxb4 45. cxb4 Nd3 46. R1g2 Ndf4 47. R2g3 Nd3 48. Nd1 Rxd1 49. Qxd1 Nxf2 50. Qd6 Nxg4+ 51. Kg1 Nf6 52. Qxe6 Qd1+ 53. Kh2 Qe2+ 54. Kg1 Qe1+ 55. Kg2 Qe2+ 56. Kg1 Qe1+ 57. Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.9"] [White "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E18"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2777"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 f5 9. Be1 ({RR} 9. Ne5 d6 10. Nd3 Qe8 11. Nf4 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Bg5 14. d5 Bxf4 15. gxf4 Nd7 16. dxe6 Qxe6 17. Qd5 Rae8 18. Rfe1 a5 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. e3 Kf8 22. Qxe6 Rexe6 23. Rd5 Ke7 {Yilmaz,M (2640)-Giri,A (2760) Douglas IOM 2023 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 9. Ne5 d6 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxe4 fxe4 12. Ng4 Nc6 13. Bc3 d5 14. Qb3 Bf6 15. Rad1 a5 16. f3 exf3 17. Rxf3 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd5 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Rf1 Kg7 23. Rf4 {½-½ (23) Amburgy,R (2200)-Melillo,L (2104) Austin, TX USA 2024}) 9... Bf6 10. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 10. Rc1 Na6 11. e3 Qe7 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qa4 Nb8 14. Bb4 c5 15. Bc3 Nc6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. d5 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 exd5 19. cxd5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Ne5 21. Bg2 d6 22. Rcc1 c4 23. Bf1 Rc5 24. Qc2 b5 {Srihari,L (2414)-Stromboli,E (2308) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 10. Rc1 d5 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. f3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Qe7 15. e4 Rad8 16. f4 fxe4 17. Qe2 c5 18. Bxe4 cxd4 19. Bxb7 dxc3 20. bxc3 Nc5 21. Be4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Kh8 24. Rfe1 Qd5 {Castrillon Gomez,M (2231)-Matnadze,A (2369) Barcelona 2019 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 10. Rc1 a5 11. d5 Na6 12. Nd4 Nac5 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. dxe6 dxe6 15. Bc3 Qe7 16. Qc2 Rad8 17. Rcd1 Qf7 18. b3 Qg6 19. Nb5 Qf7 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Nxd4 Rd8 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. Nc3 Qd2 {Hajiyev,K (2109)-Principe,G (2213) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (71)}) 10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qa4 d6 13. Ne1 Qd7 14. Qxd7 Nxd7 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 d5 18. Rac1 Rfe8 19. b3 dxc4 20. bxc4 c5 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nd4 Re7 25. Kg2 Kf7 26. Kf3 Nd7 27. Nb5 Ne5+ 28. Kg2 Kg6 29. Rd4 Rc5 30. Rc3 a6 31. Nd6 Rd7 32. e3 Rc6 33. Ne4 Rxd4 34. exd4 Nxc4 35. Kf2 b5 36. Nd2 Ne5 37. Rxc6 Nxc6 38. Nb3 a5 39. Ke3 Nb4 40. a3 a4 41. Na1 Nd5+ 42. Kd3 Kf5 43. h3 b4 44. axb4 Nxb4+ 45. Kc4 Nd5 46. Nc2 Ke4 47. Kc5 Ne3 48. Na3 Nf5 49. Nb5 Nxg3 50. Nc3+ Kd3 51. Nxa4 Ne4+ 52. Kc6 Kxd4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.10"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Makarian, Rudik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C79"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2547"] [PlyCount "145"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 c5 9. Nc6 Qd7 10. Na5 Qa4 11. Nb3 ({RR} 11. Bd2 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Bc3 Be7 14. b3 Qd7 15. Nd2 d5 16. Qe1 O-O 17. Rd1 Rad8 18. Ndc4 Qe8 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bb2 Kh8 21. Qg3 f6 22. Rfe1 Qf7 23. Nc6 Rde8 24. Nxe7 Rxe7 25. Qf2 Rfe8 {Carlsen,M (2847)-Esipenko,A (2716) Krasnaya Polyana 2021 1-0 (62)}) ({RR} 11. Bd2 Be7 12. f3 Be6 13. c4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Kd7 15. Nc3 Rab8 16. b3 h5 17. Be3 Ke8 18. e5 Nd7 19. Nc6 Rb6 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. exd6+ cxd6 22. Rd2 Rc6 23. Rad1 Nf6 24. Bg5 Rd8 25. Ne4 Bf5 {Szpar,M (2477)-Makarian,R (2547) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (62)}) 11... Bg4 12. Qe1 Be7 $146 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. Na5 Qb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5+ Be7 17. c4 O-O 18. Nc6 Rfe8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Qxe7 Re8 21. Qxe8+ Nxe8 22. Re1 Kf8 23. b3 h6 24. Re2 c6 25. dxc6 Qxc6 26. Bf4 g5 27. Bg3 {Rodin,D (2323)-Maletin,P (2575) Sochi RUS 2024 1-0 (137)}) ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. Na5 Qb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5+ Be7 17. c4 O-O 18. Nc6 Rfe8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Qxe7 Re8 21. Qxe8+ Nxe8 22. Re1 Kf8 23. b3 h6 24. Re2 c6 25. dxc6 Qxc6 26. Bf4 g5 27. Bg3 {Rodin,D (2323)-Maletin,P (2575) Sochi RUS 2024 1-0 (137)}) 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxe5 c4 16. Na5 Qe6 17. Bf4 O-O 18. Qxe6 Bxe6 19. Nc6 Bc5 20. Na4 Bb6 21. Rad1 Rfe8 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Rd6 b5 24. f3 Bf5 25. Rc1 h5 26. Kf2 Kh7 27. h3 Re6 28. Rxe6 Bxe6 29. Rd1 Nd5 30. Bc1 f6 31. g4 Rc8 32. Nd4 Bf7 33. a3 hxg4 34. hxg4 Rc7 35. Nf5 Rd7 36. Be3 Bg6 37. Bc5 Bxf5 38. gxf5 Kg8 39. Rd4 Kf7 40. b3 cxb3 41. cxb3 g6 42. fxg6+ Kxg6 43. a4 Kf5 44. a5 Ke5 45. Re4+ Kf5 46. Re8 Nf4 47. Be3 Rc7 48. Bxf4 Kxf4 49. Re6 Rc2+ 50. Ke1 f5 51. Rxa6 Rb2 52. Rb6 Rxb3 53. a6 Ke3 54. Kd1 f4 55. Kc2 Ra3 56. Rc6 b4 57. Rd6 Rc3+ 58. Kb2 Ra3 59. Kc2 Ke2 60. Rd4 Rc3+ 61. Kb2 Kxf3 62. Rxb4 Rc8 63. a7 Ra8 64. Rb7 Ke2 65. Re7+ Kf2 66. Kc3 f3 67. Kc4 Kg2 68. Rg7+ Kf1 69. Kb5 f2 70. Rf7 Kg1 71. Kb6 Rxa7 72. Rxf2 Kxf2 73. Kxa7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.11"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "137"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7 6. c3 e6 7. d4 Ne7 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Ne5 Ng6 10. Nxd7 $146 ({RR} 10. Qxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nxd7 Kxd7 12. a4 ({RR} 12. Nd2 Ne5 13. Rd1 Kc6 14. f4 Nd7 15. Nc4 b5 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Nb6+ Kc6 18. Nxa8 Be7 19. a4 Rxa8 20. axb5+ Kxb5 21. Kf2 Kc4 22. Ke2 Kb3 23. Kd1 c4 24. Ra5 g6 25. g3 Bf8 26. g4 Be7) ({RR} 12. a4 Kc6 13. Rd1 Bd6 14. Na3 Rhd8 15. Be3 Ne5 16. h3 b5 17. Kf1 Be7 18. Ke2 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rb8 20. axb5+ axb5 21. f4 Nc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. g4 g6 26. g5 f5) 12... Kc6 13. Rd1 Bd6 14. Na3 Rhd8 15. Be3 Ne5 16. h3 b5 17. Kf1 Be7 18. Ke2 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rb8 20. axb5+ axb5 21. f4 Nc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 {Hansen,E (2613)-Dominguez Perez,L (2745) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Qh5 Qb5 13. Nd2 c4 14. a4 Qc5 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Qxc3 17. Rab1 Bd6 18. Bd2 Qc4 19. f4 O-O 20. f5 exf5 21. exf5 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. f6 g6 24. Qf3 Bg5 {Khubukshanov,E (2441)-Sethuraman,S (2576) Oskemen KAZ 2024 0-1 (69)}) ({RR} 10. Qxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nxd7 Kxd7 12. f4 Bd6 13. Be3 Kc6 14. Nd2 Rad8 15. g3 f5 16. Rad1 Rhf8 17. e5 Be7 18. Kf2 Rd5 19. c4 Rd7 20. Ke2 Rfd8 21. Nf3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 Nh8 24. Ke2 Nf7 {Ragger,M (2601)-Wojtaszek,R (2681) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½}) 10... Qxd7 11. Qh5 Qc6 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nf3 Rfd8 15. Qg4 Qc7 16. h4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. h5 Rd3 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Rxd3 Rxd3 22. Be3 h6 23. g3 c4 24. Kg2 b5 25. Re2 Kh7 26. f4 Bf8 27. Bd4 Qe7 28. a3 a5 29. Kh2 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Rf2 Qd6 32. e5 Qd5 33. f5 exf5 34. Qxf5+ Kg8 35. Qg4 b3 36. Qe2 Be7 37. Qg4 Qe6 38. Qe4 Bf8 39. Qe2 Qe7 40. Qg4 Qg5 41. Qxg5 hxg5 42. Kh3 Be7 43. Kg4 Rd1 44. Be3 Re1 45. Bxg5 Bxg5 46. Kxg5 Rxe5+ 47. Kg4 f6 48. Rd2 Kh7 49. Kh4 Re4+ 50. g4 f5 51. Kg5 fxg4 52. Kf5 Re1 53. Kxg4 Rg1+ 54. Kh4 Rb1 55. Kg4 Rg1+ 56. Kh4 Rc1 57. Rd4 Rb1 58. Rxc4 Rxb2 59. Rb4 Rb1 60. Kg3 Kh6 61. c4 Kxh5 62. c5 g5 63. c6 b2 64. c7 Rg1+ 65. Kh2 Rc1 66. Rxb2 Rxc7 67. Kg2 Kh4 68. Ra2 g4 69. Rb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.12"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E53"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 c4 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Qb1 $146 ({RR} 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ne5 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Rc8 17. f3 Re8 18. Rad1 b5 19. e4 Qb6 20. Kh1 a5 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. e5 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Be1 Nd7 25. Qa4 c3 26. bxc3 b3 27. Rb1 Rb8 {Xiong,J (2659)-Niemann,H (2675) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ne5 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Rc8 17. f3 Re8 18. Rad1 b5 19. e4 Qb6 20. Kh1 a5 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. e5 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Be1 Nd7 25. Qa4 c3 26. bxc3 b3 27. Rb1 Rb8 {Xiong,J (2659)-Niemann,H (2675) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 b5 15. Kh1 a5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Qe7 18. Qb2 Nd7 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Ra1 Rxa1+ 21. Qxa1 Nxb4 22. Qa8+ Nf8 23. Bb1 Nd3 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Qa5 Qf6 26. Kg2 Qg6+ 27. Kf1 Qc6 28. Bb4 Ne6 29. Bc5 h6 30. Qc3 Ng5 31. Qxd3 Nxf3 32. Ke2 Ng5 33. f3 Qc7 34. Qf5 Qxh2+ 35. Kd3 Qa2 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ g6 38. Qf6 Qc4+ 39. Kd2 Qf1 40. Qe7 Qxf3 41. Kc3 Qe4 42. Qd8 Qxe3+ 43. Kb4 Qf3 44. Bd6 Ne6 45. Qe8 Nxd4 46. Be5 Nc6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.13"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Re1 Be6 9. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 10. Kh1 $146 ({RR} 10. Kf1 Bd4 11. Re4 Qf6+ 12. Qf3 Bxb2 13. Bxb2 Qxb2 14. Bxd5 Qxa1 15. Bxe6 O-O 16. Bb3 Qxb1+ 17. Re1 Qb2 18. Qxb7 Qf6+ 19. Kg1 Rae8 20. Rf1 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Qf2 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Re2 24. f4 Rfe8 {Bethke,R (2357)-Ohanyan,E (2402) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (35)}) 10... O-O 11. Qf3 Nf6 12. Nd2 Bd4 13. Re1 Ng4 14. h3 Qh4 15. Rf1 Ne3 16. Qf4 Nxg2 17. Qxh4 Nxh4 18. Rf4 Nf5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Rf3 Nd4 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Bd2 Nxc2 24. Rc1 Nd4 25. Rc5 Nc6 26. b4 Bd4 27. Rc1 Bb6 28. a4 a5 29. bxa5 Nxa5 30. Bxa5 Bxa5 31. Nc5 Rb8 32. Nxe6 Re8 33. Nc5 b6 34. Nb3 Re1+ 35. Rxe1 Bxe1 36. Nd4 Kf7 37. Nb5 c5 38. Kg2 Ke6 39. Kf3 Ke5 40. Na3 Ba5 41. Ke3 g5 42. Nc4+ Kd5 43. Na3 h5 44. Nc4 g4 45. hxg4 hxg4 46. Na3 g3 47. Nb5 Be1 48. Kf3 Bf2 49. Kg2 Ke6 50. Kf3 Ke5 51. Na3 Kd4 52. Nc4 Kxd3 53. Nxb6 Be1 54. a5 Bxa5 55. Na4 c4 56. Nb2+ Kd4 57. Nxc4 Kxc4 58. Kxg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.14"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Amar, Elham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Nd2 Nbc6 9. N2f3 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Ng6 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Be7 14. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 14. Bb5 O-O 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rfc1 Rd5 18. Rxc6 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rc7 Bf6 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Bxa7 Ra5 23. Be3 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Be5 25. Rc1 f5 26. Rc2 f4 27. Bd2 Ra3 28. Bb4 Rd3 {Zhigalko,S (2572)-Harvey,M (2486) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 14. Bb5 O-O 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rfc1 Rd5 18. Rxc6 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rc7 Bf6 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Bxa7 Ra5 23. Be3 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Be5 25. Rc1 f5 26. Rc2 f4 27. Bd2 Ra3 28. Bb4 Rd3 {Zhigalko,S (2945)-Harvey,M (2742) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 14. Bb5 Qc7 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Bd4 Qa5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. b3 c5 19. Bc3 Qa6 20. Re1 Rad8 21. Qe2 Rd3 22. g3 Rfd8 23. Kg2 h6 24. h4 Qb7 25. Qe4 Qa6 26. Rc2 Bf8 27. Re3 Rd1 28. Qc4 Qb7 {Inarkiev,E (2692)-Lan,Z (2333) China 2019 ½-½ (64)}) ({RR} 14. Bb5 Qc7 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qc3 Rab8 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 c5 20. b3 a5 21. h3 h6 22. Rc2 Rb4 23. Rdc1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Rd1 a4 26. Rcd2 Bf8 27. Rd7 Qb6 28. Qe3 Rb4 {Zhigalko,S (2574)-Pogosian,M (2383) Minsk 2019 1-0 (63)}) 14... Qb8 15. Bd3 O-O 16. g3 Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Be4 Nc6 19. Rac1 Bf6 20. Rfd1 Qc7 21. Qc2 h6 22. b4 Qe5 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qxc6 Qb2 25. a4 Rfc8 26. Qe4 a6 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rb1 Qe2 29. Qb7 Rc3 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Qe4+ Kg8 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 Bg5 34. Ra1 Rc8 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Qxa8+ Kh7 37. Bxg5 hxg5 38. Qc6 e5 39. b6 e4 40. Qd5 g4 41. b7 Qb2 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. b8=Q 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.15"] [White "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2724"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. O-O e5 10. h3 Bd7 ({RR} 10... a6 11. a3 Bd7 12. Bd2 exd4 13. exd4 Qc8 14. Ne4 Bxh3 15. Nxd6 Qg4 16. Ne1 Nxd4 17. Qd1 cxd6 18. Bc3 Nc6 19. Be2 Qg5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rc1 Kh8 22. Rc3 Be6 23. Qxd6 Rfd8 24. Qh2 Qe5 25. Rg3 {Le,Q (2709)-Mamedyarov,S (2771) Oslo 2022 0-1 (84)}) ({RR} 10... h6 11. a3 exd4 12. exd4 a6 13. Re1 b5 14. Ba2 Bb7 15. Bd2 Qd7 16. Bxh6 Kh8 17. Bg5 Nh7 18. Rad1 Rae8 19. Bh4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Bb1 g6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Bg3 Bd8 25. d5 {Ioannidis,E (2497)-Van der Hagen,L (2306) Sant Boi ESP 2024 1-0 (31)}) 11. a3 exd4 12. exd4 Qc8 13. Re1 $146 ({RR} 13. Bg5 Bxh3 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Kh8 16. Nxf6 Qf5 17. Qxf5 Bxf5 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Bd5 Kg7 20. Nh5+ Kh6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Ng3 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Bg4 24. Re4 Bxf3 25. gxf3 c5 26. dxc5 Rd2 27. b4 Rfd8 {Bjerre,J (2612)-Gajewski,G (2589) Dresden GER 2022 ½-½ (57)}) 13... Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qxh3 15. Qd1 Ng4 16. Ne4 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Bg3+ 18. Kg1 Bxf2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.16"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Brodsky, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 e6 7. e4 exd5 8. exd5 d6 9. Na3 Be7 10. Nc4 Qd8 ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. a4 O-O 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Kf2 Nh5 14. Be3 b6 15. g4 Bh4+ 16. Ng3 Nf6 17. g5 Nh5 18. Kg2 Rxe3 19. Nxe3 Nf4+ 20. Kf2 Nd7 21. Nef5 Bxg5 22. h4 Bf6 23. Qd2 Be5 24. Rg1 Qd8 25. Ne2 {Terry,R (2522)-So,W (2757) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (45)}) 11. g4 O-O 12. a4 Ne8 $146 ({RR} 12... Nbd7 13. Kf2 Nb6 14. Ne3 a5 15. h4 Re8 16. Ne2 Bf8 17. Ng3 Rxe3 18. Bxe3 Nfxd5 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Bd3 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Qxg5 22. Bxh7+ Kf8 23. Be4 Qe3+ 24. Kf1 Qg5 25. Qd3 Ke7 26. Re1 Be6 27. Rh5 {Caruana,F (2796)-Weishaeutel,M (2398) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 12... Re8 13. Kf2 b6 14. Ne3 Nbd7 15. h4 Ne5 16. Qc2 a6 17. Ne2 b5 18. axb5 Bb7 19. bxa6 Bxa6 20. Ng3 Bxf1 21. Rhxf1 Ng6 22. Bg5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nd7 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nef5 Qe5 26. Qd2 Nf6 27. Re1 {Duda,J (2732)-Maltsevskaya,A (2378) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 12... Re8 13. Kf2 b6 14. Ne3 Nbd7 15. h4 Ne5 16. Qc2 a6 17. Ne2 b5 18. axb5 Bb7 19. bxa6 Bxa6 20. Ng3 Bxf1 21. Rhxf1 Ng6 22. Bg5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nd7 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nef5 Qe5 26. Qd2 Nf6 27. Re1 {Duda,J (2732)-Maltsevskaya,A (2378) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) 13. Qd2 Bh4+ 14. Kd1 Na6 15. Ne2 Nac7 16. Ng3 b6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. gxf5 Nf6 19. Bxd6 Re8 20. Bd3 Nfxd5 21. Rg1 Ne3+ 22. Kc1 Ncd5 23. Nxe3 Nxe3 24. Bf4 Bf2 25. Qxf2 Qxd3 26. f6 Rad8 27. Bxe3 Rxe3 28. Qc2 g6 29. a5 b5 30. Qxd3 Rdxd3 31. Rg5 Rxf3 32. Rxc5 Rxf6 33. Kc2 Rh3 34. Rxb5 Rxh2+ 35. Kb3 h5 36. a6 h4 37. Rb7 h3 38. Rxa7 Rb6+ 39. Kc4 Rbxb2 40. Re7 Ra2 41. Ree1 Rhe2 42. Rh1 g5 43. a7 g4 44. a8=Q+ Rxa8 45. Rxa8+ Kg7 46. Kd3 Re6 47. Ra4 f5 48. c4 Kg6 49. c5 Kg5 50. Rc4 f4 51. c6 Re3+ 52. Kd2 Re8 53. c7 Rc8 54. Ke2 Kf5 55. Kf2 Kg5 56. Rd1 g3+ 57. Kf3 h2 58. Rh1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.17"] [White "Khanin, Semen"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2568"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Bb7 6. Nf3 ({RR} 6. f3 f5 7. Bd3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qh5 9. a4 Nf6 10. a5 O-O 11. Ra2 d6 12. Rf2 Nc6 13. h4 Nxa5 14. Nh3 e5 15. d5 Ba6 16. Ng5 e4 17. Be2 Bxc4 18. g4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 exf3 20. Rxf3 Qxg4 {Sarana,A (2668)-Kramnik,V (2753) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1}) 6... f5 7. a4 $146 ({RR} 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. O-O Be4 10. Nd2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 c5 12. e4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nc6 15. d5 exd5 16. Qxd5+ Rf7 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Rad1 Qe5 19. Rd3 h6 20. Bh4 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Re8 {Silva,L (2268)-Grischuk,A (2728) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne1 c5 10. f3 Nc6 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Qe2 d6 13. g3 Rae8 14. Ng2 g6 15. Qd2 Na5 16. Rae1 Qc7 17. Qe2 e5 18. e4 exd4 19. cxd4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nc6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 {Sreeshwan,M (2244)-Marin,M (2539) Roquetas de Mar 2019 ½-½ (61)}) ({RR} 7. Ba3 Nf6 8. Be2 Ne4 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. c5 Na5 11. Qb4 d6 12. cxd6 cxd6 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Kxd2 Ke7 15. c4 Rf8 16. f3 Rc8 17. Rac1 Nc6 18. Qb2 Kf7 19. d5 Ne5 20. dxe6+ Kxe6 21. Rhd1 Qh4 {Carrillo Parra,M (2163)-Romero Holmes,A (2423) Cartagena 2019 ½-½ (49)}) 7... Nf6 8. a5 Ne4 9. Qb3 c5 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. dxc5 Na6 13. Ba3 Qh4 14. Ra2 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. g3 Qf6 17. Bg2 Rab8 18. Qc2 Ba6 19. Bxe4 Bxc4 20. Rb2 Rxb2 21. Qxb2 d5 22. Bg2 Qe5 23. Qc2 Rb8 24. Bf1 Bb3 25. Qd3 Ba2 26. f4 Qc7 27. Qc2 Bb1 28. Qd2 Be4 29. Rg1 Rb1+ 30. Kf2 Qb8 31. Be2 Rb2 32. Qd1 Qb5 33. Re1 Qxa5 34. Qc1 Rc2 35. Qd1 Qxc3 36. Kf1 Qxe3 37. Qb1 h6 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Qe5 d4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.18"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2473"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. d3 h6 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 Be6 11. e3 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Qd7 12. e3 Ne7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bxc4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxc4 d5 17. Bxe4 Rfd8 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 Nxf5 20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21. Rxc7 d4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 a5 24. Rxb7 Qd5 25. Re7 axb4 {Artemiev,V (2746)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2629) Douglas 2019 1-0 (44)}) 11... Qd7 12. Re1 Rad8 ({RR} 12... Rfe8 13. Nd2 Bh3 14. Bh1 Nd8 15. Nb3 c6 16. d4 e4 17. d5 Rc8 18. Nd2 Bf5 19. Qb1 Qe7 20. f3 cxd5 21. cxd5 Bg6 22. fxe4 Ng4 23. Nd1 Qg5 24. h4 Qe7 25. Bd4 b5 26. Bxa7 Qxa7 27. Qd3 {Papp,L (2365)-Fodor,T (2513) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (31)}) 13. Rc1 Rfe8 $146 ({RR} 13... Bg4 14. Qb3 Rfe8 15. Nd2 Bh3 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. cxd5 Ne7 19. Rxc7 Ng6 20. Rxb7 Ra8 21. Ne4 f5 22. Nxd6 f4 23. exf4 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 25. Kf3 exf4 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Nxe8 {Meskovs,N (2546)-Christiansen,J (2492) Chess.com INT 2018 1-0 (43)}) 14. Qe2 Ne7 15. Qf1 b5 16. Nd2 c6 17. Nce4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. Kh1 f4 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Qh5 Ne5 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Be4 Bf7 26. Qf3 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Bd5 28. Rg1 Kh8 29. Rg6 Re6 30. Qg4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.19"] [White "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. a4 h6 ({RR} 5... a5 6. Nc3 h6 7. Be3 Bb4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 Be6 12. Bb5 Ng4 13. Qe1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 exf4 15. Rxf4 Ne5 16. d4 Ng6 17. Rf2 Qg5 18. Nf1 Rad8 19. Rb1 b6 20. g3 {Gukesh,D (2763)-Caruana,F (2805) Bucharest ROU 2024 ½-½ (62)}) 6. a5 $146 ({RR} 6. c3 a5 7. Be3 Qf6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Ng6 11. Nb3 Ba7 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. d4 Nf4 14. Kh2 Qg6 15. Rg1 Qxe4 16. Bf1 Qf5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. g4 Qe6 19. Qd2 Qxb3 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 {Mekhane,A (2307)-Garcia Correa,J (2103) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 6. c3 a5 7. Be3 Qf6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Ng6 11. Nb3 Ba7 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. d4 Nf4 14. Kh2 Qg6 15. Rg1 Qxe4 16. Bf1 Qf5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. g4 Qe6 19. Qd2 Qxb3 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 {Mekhane,A (2307)-Garcia Correa,J (2103) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 6. O-O Qf6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. c3 a5 9. Nbd2 Ng6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. h3 Nf4 12. Bxf4 Qxf4 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rae8 15. Ng3 Qxg3 16. d4 Qf4 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Bb5 Re6 20. Qe3 Qxe3 {Avila Fraire,A (1983)-Garcia Correa,J (2103) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (50)}) 6... a6 7. Be3 Qf6 8. Bxc5 dxc5 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. Nd2 Nd4 11. O-O Bd7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O 14. Bxb7 Rab8 15. Bd5 Rxb2 16. c3 Qf4 17. Ra2 Rxa2 18. Bxa2 Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Bc4 Nb5 21. Qe1 Bxc4 22. dxc4 Nxc3 23. Nb3 Na4 24. Qf2 Rb8 25. g3 Qg5 26. Ra1 Rxb3 27. Rxa4 Qc1+ 28. Qf1 Qc2 29. Qf2 Rb1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.20"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Lou, Yiping"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B41"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2459"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. e5 Nc6 10. exf6 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxf6 12. a4 $146 ({RR} 12. Qc2 Ne5 13. Ba3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Qd8 15. f4 f6 16. Rab1 Kf7 17. Bd6 b5 18. f5 Bb7 19. c5 Bd5 20. Rf2 Qa5 21. Qh3 h5 22. Rd1 Bc4 23. Qg3 exf5 24. Bc7 Qa3 25. Rxd7+ Ke8 26. Rd1 Kf7 {Alonso Arburu,J (2404)-Padilla Mendez,V (1867) Lanzarote 2019 1-0}) 12... O-O 13. Ba3 d6 14. Bxd6 Rd8 15. c5 Qxc3 16. Qb1 h6 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Qb4 19. a5 Qxb1 20. Rfxb1 Ra7 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb8 Rb7 23. Rb1 Rxb1+ 24. Rxb1 Bd7 25. Rb7 f6 26. Ra7 Bc8 27. Rc7 e5 28. Rxc6 Bb7 29. Rb6 Bd5 30. h3 Rc8 31. Kh2 Rc6 32. Rb7 Kg8 33. g4 Bc4 34. Kg3 Bd5 35. h4 Rc8 36. Rb6 Rc6 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. h5 Be6 39. f4 exf4+ 40. Kxf4 Bc8 41. Ra8 g5+ 42. Kg3 f5 43. Ra7+ Kg8 44. gxf5 Bxf5 45. Kf3 Bc2 46. Ke3 Bd1 47. Ke4 Bxh5 48. Ke5 Bf3 49. Kf6 g4 50. Kg6 Be4+ 51. Kxh6 Bf3 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. Rg6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.21"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 d6 5. d4 Bg4 ({RR} 5... Nxd5 6. exd5 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Qe7+ 9. Be3 Qe5 10. Bb5+ Kd8 11. O-O-O Qxd4 12. Bxd4 Bd7 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Bc3 a5 16. Rhe1 Kc7 17. Re3 f6 18. h4 d5 19. Rg3 h5 20. Re1 {Shevchenko,K (2599)-Maghsoodloo,P (2676) Europe Echecs INT 2021 0-1 (53)}) 6. dxe5 Nxe5 $146 ({RR} 6... dxe5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Qxd8 Rfxd8 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. h3 Be6 14. Ke2 Rab8 15. b3 a5 16. g4 a4 17. Rad1 Rd6 18. Ke3 c5 19. g5 Kg7 20. Rdg1 c4 21. gxf6+ {Banerjee,S (2116)-Khusenkhojaev,M (2339) Sitges ESP 2024 ½-½ (64)}) 7. Be2 c6 8. Nxe5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 dxe5 10. Ne3 Nxe4 11. O-O Nd6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Ng4 f6 14. f4 e4 15. f5 Be7 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Nf2 Rad8 18. Nxe4 Qb6+ 19. Nf2 Rfe8 20. b3 Bf8 21. Qh5 Ne4 22. Bg3 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Bc5 24. Qf3 Re3 25. Qf4 Bd4 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Rd1 Qxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kh2 Re8 30. Qc7 Rd2 31. c4 h6 32. Qxb7 Ree2 33. Qxc6 Rxa2 34. b4 Rec2 35. b5 Kh7 36. Kh3 Rc3 37. Qe8 Rxc4 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Qg6+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.22"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E70"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 h5 7. Bd3 ({RR} 7. Be2 e5 8. d5 h4 9. Nf1 Nfd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 a5 12. Qd2 Nc5 13. O-O-O Nba6 14. Kb1 Nb4 15. Rg1 a4 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. a3 Na6 18. Nxa4 fxe4 19. fxe4 b6 20. Nc3 Nb8 21. h3 Kh7 {Le,Q (2731)-Firouzja,A (2777) Saint Louis USA 2023 1-0 (82)}) 7... e5 $146 ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. Nge2 Nd7 9. Be3 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Bc2 Nxc2+ 12. Qxc2 f5 13. f3 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qe7 15. Rf1 a6 16. O-O-O Nf6 17. Qb3 Kh7 18. Ng1 Kh8 19. h3 b5 20. Rf2 Bd7 21. a3 c5 22. dxc6 {Ngo,B (2291)-Kovalev,A (2460) Budapest HUN 2023 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 7... a5 8. O-O e5 9. d5 h4 10. Nge2 Nh5 11. h3 Na6 12. Be3 Nc5 13. Bc2 f5 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. f3 Bd7 16. b3 Rf7 17. Rab1 Qf8 18. a3 Bh6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Na6 21. Bxh6 Qxh6 22. Qxh6+ {Freire Dos Santos,F (2262)-Haldorsen,B (2427) Florianopolis BRA 2024 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 7... h4 8. Nge2 h3 9. g3 Bg4 10. O-O Bf3 11. Qc2 e5 12. d5 Na6 13. a3 Qd7 14. b4 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Bg5 Nh7 17. Be3 Nc7 18. b5 cxb5 19. cxb5 Ne6 20. Qd2 Bf6 21. Nd5 Bg5 22. Bxg5 {Bilych,O (2419)-Szente Varga,F (2076) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (67)}) ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. Nge2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. f3 c5 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. O-O a5 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Qd2 Rb8 17. b3 c5 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. Bc2 a4 20. Nc1 axb3 21. axb3 Ra8 22. Bh6 {Bazarov,K (2226)-Chigaev,M (2639) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (48)}) 8. d5 Nh7 9. Be3 h4 10. Nf1 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 h3 13. g3 Nd7 14. Rg1 Qf6 15. Nb5 Qd8 16. gxf4 a6 17. Nc3 exf4 18. Rxg6 Ng5 19. Be2 Ne5 20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. c5 Qf6 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Na4 Bd7 24. Nb6 Bb5 25. Nxa8 Ngxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Nd3+ 27. Qxd3 Bxd3 28. Nc7 Kh6 29. Rd1 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Qxb2 31. Ne6 Qc3 32. Be2 Qc2 33. Rd4 Rg8 34. Rd3 Qb1+ 35. Be1 Rg3 36. Nxf4 Rxd3 37. Bxd3 Qxa2 38. Nxh3 Qxh2 39. Nf2 Kg7 40. Bc3+ Kf7 41. e5 dxe5 42. Be4 b5 43. Ke2 Ke8 44. Bf3 Kd8 45. Bb4 Qf4 46. Ne4 Qc1 47. Ba5+ Kc8 48. d6 Qc4+ 49. Kf2 Qa2+ 50. Bd2 Kd7 51. Bg4+ Kc6 52. d7 Qf7+ 53. Ke1 Qd5 54. Bf3 Kb6 55. Nf6 Qd6 56. Nd5+ Kc6 57. Ne7+ Kxd7 58. Nd5 Qa3 59. Ke2 a5 60. Nf6+ Kd8 61. Bd5 b4 62. Ne4 b3 63. Nc3 Qc5 64. Bxb3 e4 65. Bd5 e3 66. Be1 a4 67. Kd3 a3 68. Ba2 Qb6 69. Bd5 Qh6 70. Ke2 Ke7 71. Ba2 Kd6 72. Bg3+ Kc5 73. Be1 Qf4 74. Kd3 Qf1+ 75. Kxe3 Qxe1+ 76. Kd3 Qf1+ 77. Kc2 Kd4 78. Nb1 Qe2+ 79. Nd2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.23"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2653"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. b4 Bxb4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Ne5 Rb8 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. O-O Bxc6 $146 ({RR} 10... O-O 11. d3 Rb6 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. Nd2 Nc5 14. Qc2 e5 15. Nf3 Qf6 16. Rb1 Re8 17. Rxb4 Rxb4 18. Ba3 Nxd3 19. Bxb4 Nxb4 20. Qa4 Nc6 21. Rb1 h6 22. Rb7 Re7 23. Nd2 e4 24. Qc2 Qe6 25. Nb3 {Taylor,S (2081)-Baryshpolets,A (2609) Sturbridge 2018 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 10... Rb6 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. d3 Rhb8 14. Rd1 Bc3 15. Nxc3 dxc3 16. a4 Rb1 17. Ra3 R8b3 18. Rxb3 c2 19. Rf1 Rxb3 20. f3 Rb4 21. a5 Ra4 22. Bd2 Ne8 23. Rc1 Ra2 24. Kf2 Nd6 25. Ke1 {Haznedaroglu,K (2359)-Zerey,D (2038) Cesme TUR 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10... O-O 11. d3 Bxc6 12. Qxc6 Rb6 13. Qa4 Nd7 14. Nd2 Nc5 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. Nf3 Na4 17. Rb1 c5 18. a3 Bc3 19. Bf4 f6 20. Rxb6 axb6 21. Rb1 e5 22. Bc1 Ba5 23. Rb3 Re8 24. Bd2 Bxd2 25. Nxd2 {Alpin,M (2106)-Kurmangaliyeva,L (2267) Chelyabinsk RUS 2023 0-1 (45)}) 11. Qxc6+ Qd7 12. Qf3 d3 13. exd3 O-O 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nc3 f5 17. Rab1 Rb6 18. Rb3 Bf8 19. Qf4 Bg7 20. Ne2 e5 21. Qe3 Rxb3 22. axb3 Qxd3 23. Nc3 c6 24. Qxa7 e4 25. Qc7 Qd6 26. Qa5 Qd7 27. Ne2 Qxd2 28. Qb6 Be5 29. Qc5 Qxe2 30. Qxe5 Rd1 31. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 32. Kg2 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.24"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "169"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Chessbase} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Na4 Bb6 ({RR} 7... Na5 8. Nxc5 Nxc4 9. dxc4 dxc5 10. Nxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nxe4 12. Bf4 Nd6 13. b3 g5 14. Bg3 f6 15. Nf3 Rd8 16. Rd5 Be6 17. Rxc5 Ne8 18. Bxc7 Rdc8 19. Nxg5 Nxc7 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Nxe6 Rd7 22. Nf4) 8. a3 Be6 $146 ({RR} 8... Bg4 9. b4 ({RR} 9. h3 Bh5 10. c3 d5 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Re1 Re8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Nh4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nxg6 Qxg6 19. d4 h5 20. Bd3 Qg5 21. Qf3 hxg4 22. hxg4 f5 23. Bxf5 Ne7) 9... Nd4 10. c3 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bh5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 c6 15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Bb3 Rad8 17. Kg2 Kg7 18. d4 Rfe8 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qc2 Bg6 21. Rfe1 Nh5 22. Rad1 Nf4+ 23. Bxf4 {Martins,G (1701)-Santana,L (1845) Rio de Janeiro 2024 [Chessbase] ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. c3 d5 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Re1 Re8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Nh4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nxg6 Qxg6 19. d4 h5 20. Bd3 Qg5 21. Qf3 hxg4 22. hxg4 f5 23. Bxf5 {Kosteniuk,A (2501)-Devanshi,R (1559) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. c3 d5 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Re1 Re8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Nh4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nxg6 Qxg6 19. d4 h5 20. Bd3 Qg5 21. Qf3 hxg4 22. hxg4 f5 23. Bxf5 {Kosteniuk,A (2501)-Devanshi,R (1559) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0}) 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. b4 Nd4 11. Ne1 Qe8 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. c3 Nc6 14. Nf3 Nh5 15. g3 Nf6 16. Kg2 Qh5 17. h3 h6 18. Ra2 Rad8 19. Qe2 Rd7 20. b5 Na5 21. a4 Qf7 22. Rb2 Qe8 23. Rb1 Rdf7 24. Nh2 Qd7 25. Bb2 Kh7 26. Ba1 Qe7 27. Qc2 Kh8 28. Rbe1 Qd7 29. Bb2 Kg8 30. Ba3 Ra8 31. Nf3 Raf8 32. Re3 Nh5 33. Qd1 Nf6 34. Nh4 Kh7 35. Qe2 Re8 36. Bb4 Ra8 37. Qc2 c5 38. Ba3 Ng8 39. c4 Ne7 40. Rf3 Ng6 41. Nxg6 Kxg6 42. Rxf7 Kxf7 43. Bb2 Kg8 44. h4 Rf8 45. Bc3 Qe7 46. Qd1 Kh7 47. h5 Kg8 48. Bd2 Kh7 49. Be3 Kg8 50. Qg4 Kh8 51. Rb1 Qf7 52. Qg6 Qe7 53. Rb2 Rf6 54. Qg4 Rf8 55. Bd2 Qf7 56. Be1 Qe7 57. Bc3 Qf7 58. f3 Kh7 59. Rb1 Rg8 60. Rf1 Nb3 61. f4 exf4 62. Rxf4 Qe8 63. e5 d5 64. cxd5 exd5 65. e6 d4 66. Bb2 Rf8 67. Rxf8 Qxf8 68. Qe4+ Kh8 69. e7 Qe8 70. Qe6 c4 71. dxc4 Nc5 72. Qe5 Nd7 73. Qd6 Qxh5 74. Qe6 Nf6 75. Bxd4 Ne8 76. Bxb6 Qd1 77. Bf2 Qd3 78. a5 Kh7 79. Qd5 Qc2 80. a6 bxa6 81. bxa6 Nc7 82. Qc6 Qe2 83. Qxc7 Qe4+ 84. Kh2 Qe2 85. Qf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.25"] [White "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2674"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg7 ({RR} 7... a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. O-O Rc8 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. b3 b5 12. Bg5 Bg7 13. Bxf6 exf6 14. Nd5 Qa7 15. Nf5 gxf5 16. exf5+ Kf8 17. Qe7+ Kg8 18. Rae1 h6 19. Qxd6 Re8 20. Re7 Rxe7 21. Qxe7 Qb7 22. Rd1 {Zhao,J (2619)-Sarana,A (2675) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (64)}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Ba4 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 9... Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Ne5 14. b3 a4 15. Rb1 axb3 16. axb3 Qa5 17. Nd5 e6 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. b4 Qc7 20. bxc5 g5 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxc8 Raxc8 23. Bg3 Rxc4 24. Nb5 {Gu,X (2219)-Cervantes Landeiro,T (2234) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (86)}) ({RR} 9... Ne5 10. Bb3 Bd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Rd1 Qa5 13. Nd5 Rfe8 14. Bd2 Qd8 15. Rac1 Nh5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bd2 e6 18. Nf4 Nf6 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 Qc7 22. Nd3 Ned7 23. Bf4 Qb6 24. a4 {Dhananjay,S (2233)-Shahil,D (2368) Bhubaneswar IND 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 9... a6 10. h3 Qc7 11. Bb3 e5 12. Nc2 Nb6 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Ne3 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ncd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 {½-½ (17) Pap,G (2481)-Frank,A (2307) Olomouc 2022}) ({RR} 9... Nb6 10. Bb3 Nfd7 11. f4 Nc5 12. Be3 a5 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Bc2 Nf6 15. h3 Nh5 16. Qd2 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Rad1 Qe8 19. Nd5 Qf7 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxc8 Rbxc8 22. Nxf5 b6 23. Bd4 Nf6 24. Rde1 {Huang,A (2263)-Castellanos Villela,A (1985) Cochabamba 2019 1-0 (33)}) 10. Qe2 a6 11. h3 Nc5 12. Bc2 Nfxe4 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Rd1 e6 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 exd5 17. Qxd5 Qb6 18. Bf4 Rd8 19. Rac1 Qxb2 20. c5 Bg4 21. Rb1 dxc5 22. Qg5 Qxa2 23. Nf3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxf3 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Qxd8+ Bf8 27. gxf3 Qe6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.26"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2583"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 d6 7. O-O h6 ({RR} 7... Be6 8. Nd5 h6 9. c3 Ba7 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne7 13. e4 Ng6 14. a5 O-O 15. b4 c6 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. Qa2 d5 20. Bb3 Nf4 21. Kh1 Nxd3 22. g3 {So,W (2773)-Nakamura,H (2768) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (32)}) 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 O-O 10. d4 $146 ({RR} 10. a5 Be6 11. b3 Nd7 12. Qe1 Nb4 13. Qd2 c5 14. Nd1 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nb2 a5 18. c3 Nc6 19. d4 Rb8 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Qxd8 Rfxd8 22. Rfc1 c4 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24. bxc4 Rb2 {Carlsen,M (2832)-Lobanov,S (2506) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) 10... Bg4 11. Qd3 Nb4 12. Qd2 c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. h3 Be6 16. Rf2 Rad8 17. Raf1 Nd7 18. b3 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Nb6 20. a5 Nc8 21. Ne1 Nd6 22. Nd3 Qe6 23. Nxc5 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Nxc4 25. Nxb7 Rb8 26. Nc5 Nxe3 27. Rb1 Nbxc2 28. Rb6 Rbc8 29. N3a4 Rfd8 30. Kh2 Rd1 31. Rxa6 Nf1+ 32. Rxf1 Rxf1 33. Rb6 Ra8 34. a6 Ra1 35. Nc3 Ra5 36. Nb5 Nd4 37. Nc7 Rc8 38. Nd7 f6 39. Nd5 Rc2 40. Rb8+ Kf7 41. Rb7 Raa2 42. Ne3 Re2 43. Nxe5+ Kg8 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Nd7 h5 46. Rb4 Rxe3 47. Rxd4 Ree2 48. Kg3 Ra3+ 49. Kh2 Raa2 50. Kg3 Rxg2+ 51. Kf3 Rgf2+ 52. Kg3 Rfe2 53. Nc5 Ra3+ 54. Kf4 Rf2# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.27"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Na4 Bb6 6. a3 Qf6 $146 ({RR} 6... Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. d3 Nd4 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxb6 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 axb6 12. Be3 Ne7 13. O-O-O h5 14. d4 Qd7 15. Qe2 Bxe4 16. f3 Bd5 17. dxe5 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 d5 19. Qf4 c5 20. Qg5 hxg4 21. hxg4 {Hessmann,E (1868)-Nagel,Y (1664) Florianopolis BRA 2024 1-0 (33)}) 7. Nxb6 axb6 8. Be2 Nge7 9. d3 h6 10. Be3 d5 11. O-O d4 12. Bd2 Ng6 13. Ne1 h5 14. g3 h4 15. Bg4 Nge7 16. Bxc8 Rxc8 17. Qg4 Qg6 18. Qxg6 Nxg6 19. f4 hxg3 20. hxg3 f6 21. Nf3 Kd7 22. Kg2 Rh7 23. Rh1 Rch8 24. Rxh7 Rxh7 25. a4 Rh8 26. b4 Ra8 27. b5 Nd8 28. f5 Nf8 29. g4 Nf7 30. g5 Nd6 31. c4 dxc3 32. Bxc3 Ke7 33. Bb4 Nd7 34. Rc1 Rxa4 35. Bxd6+ Kxd6 36. Rh1 Ra8 37. Rh7 Rg8 38. Kf2 fxg5 39. Nxg5 Nf6 40. Rh1 g6 41. Nf7+ Ke7 42. Nh6 Rh8 43. Kg2 g5 44. d4 exd4 45. e5 Nd7 46. f6+ Ke6 47. f7 d3 48. Kf3 Nxe5+ 49. Kg3 d2 50. Rf1 Rf8 51. Rd1 Nxf7 52. Ng4 Rd8 53. Nf2 Nd6 54. Kg4 Nc4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.28"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "315"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 ({RR} 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bb5 Be7 14. Rd2 Na5 15. Ne5 a6 16. Be2 b5 17. f3 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. e4 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Bf2 Be7 22. Kf1 Kf8 {Grischuk,A (2777)-Yu,Y (2709) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (40)}) 8... b6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 9... Ba6 10. cxd5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 cxd5 12. Ne5 Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. O-O Nc6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. h3 {½-½ (17) Marzano,C (2199)-Friedrich,N (2251) Cesenatico 2018}) ({RR} 9... Bb7 10. O-O {½-½ (10) Lopez,H (2060)-Infiesto,J (1945) Gyumri ARM 2024}) 10. O-O Bb7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxh4 13. Nc3 c5 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qf3 Bf6 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. h3 Qb7 22. Qh5 a6 23. Rc2 Kg8 24. Qg4 b5 25. a3 Nd7 26. Rdc1 Ne5 27. Qe4 Qd7 28. Rd1 Qa7 29. a4 b4 30. Nce2 Rxc2 31. Qxc2 Qb7 32. Rc1 Nd7 33. b3 Nb6 34. Qc6 Qb8 35. a5 Bxd4 36. exd4 Nd5 37. Qxa6 Rd8 38. g3 h5 39. h4 g6 40. Rc5 Kg7 41. Qc4 Qb7 42. Qd3 Ra8 43. Qe4 Qa6 44. Nf4 Nxf4 45. Qxf4 Kg8 46. Qf3 Rd8 47. Qf6 Rf8 48. d5 Qa7 49. Rb5 Qd7 50. Rc5 Qd6 51. Qd4 exd5 52. Qxd5 Qf6 53. Kg2 Rd8 54. Qe5 Qxe5 55. Rxe5 Rd2 56. a6 Ra2 57. Re8+ Kg7 58. Ra8 Ra3 59. a7 Kf6 60. Kf1 Kf5 61. f3 Ra2 62. Ke1 Kf6 63. Kd1 Kf5 64. Kc1 Kf6 65. Kb1 Ra3 66. Kc2 Kf5 67. Kb2 Kf6 68. g4 hxg4 69. fxg4 Kg7 70. g5 Ra5 71. Kc2 Ra3 72. Kd2 Kh7 73. Kc1 Kg7 74. Kc2 Kh7 75. Rb8 Rxa7 76. Rxb4 Kg7 77. Rf4 Kf8 78. Re4 Kg7 79. b4 f5 80. Re6 Ra3 81. b5 Ra5 82. b6 Rb5 83. Kd3 f4 84. Rf6 f3 85. Ke3 Rb3+ 86. Kf2 Rb4 87. Rc6 Kf7 88. Rf6+ Kg7 89. Kxf3 Rxh4 90. Rc6 Kf7 91. Rf6+ Kg7 92. Rf4 Rh3+ 93. Ke4 Rb3 94. Rf6 Rb5 95. Kf4 Rc5 96. Re6 Kf7 97. Rf6+ Kg7 98. Re6 Rb5 99. Ke4 Kf7 100. Rf6+ Kg7 101. Kd4 Rxg5 102. Kc4 Kxf6 103. b7 Kg7 104. b8=Q Rf5 105. Kd4 Rh5 106. Qc7+ Kg8 107. Qd8+ Kf7 108. Qd7+ Kg8 109. Qe8+ Kg7 110. Qe7+ Kg8 111. Qf6 Kh7 112. Qf7+ Kh6 113. Qg8 Rf5 114. Ke4 Kh5 115. Qg7 Kg5 116. Qh7 Rf1 117. Ke5 Re1+ 118. Kd5 Rd1+ 119. Ke6 Rf1 120. Ke7 Ra1 121. Qh2 Ra7+ 122. Ke6 Ra6+ 123. Kd5 Ra5+ 124. Ke4 Ra4+ 125. Kd3 Ra3+ 126. Kc4 Ra4+ 127. Kb5 Rf4 128. Kc6 Rf8 129. Kd7 Kf6 130. Qh6 Ra8 131. Kc6 Rc8+ 132. Kd6 Rd8+ 133. Kc7 Ra8 134. Kc6 Rc8+ 135. Kd5 Re8 136. Qh7 Ra8 137. Qc7 Re8 138. Qd7 Re1 139. Qd6+ Kf7 140. Qf4+ Kg7 141. Qd4+ Kg8 142. Qf6 Rd1+ 143. Ke4 Kh7 144. Qf7+ Kh6 145. Qg8 Kg5 146. Qf8 Re1+ 147. Kd3 Re5 148. Kd4 Rf5 149. Qd8+ Kh6 150. Qh8+ Kg5 151. Ke4 Rf4+ 152. Ke5 Ra4 153. Qd8+ Kh6 154. Qd2+ Kh5 155. Qd1+ Rg4 156. Kf6 Kh4 157. Qf3 Rg3 158. Qh1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.29"] [White "Wagner, Dennis"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Qb3 a6 14. a4 Rc4 ({RR} 14... h6 15. Bf1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Rc1 Qa8 19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Rc3 Bd5 21. Qc2 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Qc6 23. Qxc6 Bxc6 24. Bc7 Bb4 25. Nc4 Bxa4 26. Nxb6 Nxb6 27. Bxb6 Bb5 28. e3 f5 29. Bc5 {Tsvetkov,A (2424)-Titarov,V (2088) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 15. Na2 Qc8 $146 ({RR} 15... Rxc1+ 16. Rxc1 Qa8 17. Bc7 Qa7 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Rc3 Nxe5 20. Bxb6 Qb8 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Bc5 Rxc5 23. Qxb7 Rxc3 24. Nxc3 Qd6 25. e4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 a5 27. Qa8+ Bd8 28. Bf3 g6 29. Nb5 Qd2 30. Qc8 {Starostits,I (2454)-Merario Alarcon,A (2406) Pontevedra 2018 ½-½ (37)}) 16. Nd2 Rc6 17. Rxc6 Bxc6 18. Rc1 Qa8 19. Nb4 Bb7 20. Nd3 Rc8 21. Rc2 a5 22. Nb1 Ba6 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Nc3 h6 25. Nb5 g5 26. Bd2 Ne4 27. Be1 Nd6 28. Nxd6 Bxd6 29. Bd2 Qc6 30. Bc3 Bxd3 31. exd3 Be7 32. Qc4 Nb8 33. Qb3 Bf6 34. Bf3 Qc7 35. Qb5 Nc6 36. Bh5 Bxd4 37. Bxd4 Nxd4 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Kg2 Nc2 40. Qb5 Ne1+ 41. Kh3 Qc5 42. Qxc5 bxc5 43. Be2 f5 44. f4 g4+ 45. Kh4 Kg6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.30"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2569"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Na6 6. Nxf6+ gxf6 7. g3 Nb4 8. d3 Bg4 9. Bg2 Qd5 10. Kd1 Qd7 11. Bd2 ({RR} 11. h3 Bh5 12. a3 Nd5 13. Ke1 O-O-O 14. Kf1 e6 15. Bd2 Bc5 16. Kg1 Rhg8 17. Kh2 Qc7 18. b4 Bd6 19. c4 Bxg3+ 20. Kg1 Nf4 21. Bxf4 Bxf4 22. Kf1 Rg7 23. Qb2 Rdg8 24. Nh4 f5 25. Re1 Qd8 {Yurtseven,M (2333)-Kollars,D (2629) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 11... e5 12. h3 Be6 13. a3 $146 ({RR} 13. Bxb4 Bxb4 14. c3 Be7 15. Kc2 O-O-O 16. Rad1 Qd5 17. c4 Qa5 18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Nh4 f5 20. Rhe1 Bxh4 21. gxh4 Rhd8 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Rxd3 25. Kc2 Rd4 26. b3 Rxh4 27. Kc3 f4 {Guo,E (1971)-Liang,Y (2172) Sunnyvale USA 2023 0-1 (56)}) 13... Na6 14. Kc1 O-O-O 15. Be3 Kb8 16. Nd2 Nc7 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc3 Bg7 19. Re1 Rhe8 20. Qh5 h6 21. Qh4 Nd5 22. Bd2 e4 23. dxe4 Nxc3 24. Qf4+ Ka8 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 26. bxc3 fxe4 27. Rxe4 Qd5 28. Qe3 a6 29. Bf3 Qd7 30. Qxh6 Bd5 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Qd2 Qxh3 33. Bxd5 cxd5 34. Kb2 Qe6 35. Rd1 Qb6+ 36. Ka2 Rc8 37. Rb1 Qc5 38. Rb3 Rc6 39. Kb2 Rf6 40. f4 Rg6 41. Qd4 Qc6 42. Qd3 Qc4 43. Qe3 Re6 44. Qd4 Rg6 45. Qh8+ Ka7 46. Rb4 Qc5 47. Qd4 b6 48. Qd3 Rc6 49. Rd4 Rd6 50. g4 a5 51. a4 Rd7 52. Qb5 Rd6 53. g5 Kb7 54. Qxc5 bxc5 55. Rd2 Kc6 56. Re2 Kd7 57. Re5 Rb6+ 58. Kc1 Kd6 59. Rf5 Rb7 60. Rf6+ Ke7 61. Ra6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.31"] [White "Svane, Frederik"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. a3 Be6 8. Nd5 h6 9. Re1 ({RR} 9. h3 a5 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Bf8 12. Bb3 Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Ba4 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 d5 18. f3 exf3 19. Nxf3 Qc7 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Bf4 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qd7 23. Qg4 Qxg4 {Esipenko,A (2677)-Lazavik,D (2578) Sochi RUS 2024 1-0 (64)}) 9... Re8 10. h3 ({RR} 10. b4 Bf8 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. c4 g6 14. Be3 Bg7 15. b5 Ne7 16. Rc1 f5 17. a4 Kh7 18. a5 a6 19. Bd2 Rf8 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. c5 d5 22. c6 fxe4 23. dxe4 d4 24. Bb4 Rab8 {Firouzja,A (2777)-So,W (2753) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 10. b4 Bf8 11. Bb3 a5 12. Bd2 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Bg4 15. b5 Nb8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Re3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qa7 Qc8 20. Re1 Nd7 21. Ra1 c6 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Bb4 d5 24. Bxf8 Nxf8 {Rakotomaharo,F (2440)-Barlov,D (2375) Galdar (Gran Canaria) ESP 2024 0-1 (63)}) 10... Bf8 11. Bb3 Nd4 $146 ({RR} 11... Nd7 12. c3 Ne7 13. d4 Ng6 14. Nb4 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 exd4 16. cxd4 Nf6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 c6 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Bd2 d5 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Ne5 Nxe5 {½-½ (22) Stelmaszyk,N (2387)-Ghosh,D (2565) Walsrode GER 2023}) 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Bd2 d5 16. e5 c5 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Qf3 Qf7 20. f5 Bd6 21. Qg4 Kh7 22. h4 h5 23. Qf3 Be5 24. Bg5 Bf6 25. Re6 Rxe6 26. fxe6 Qxe6 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxd5+ Kh7 30. Rf1 Qe7 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qd5+ Kh7 33. Qf7 Re8 34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35. Rf5 b6 36. Kf2 Kg6 37. Rf4 Kh7 38. g3 g5 39. Re4 Rf7+ 40. Ke2 gxh4 41. gxh4 Kg6 42. b4 Kf5 43. bxc5 bxc5 44. Kf3 Rb7 45. Rg4 Kf6 46. Rg5 c4 47. Ke4 cxd3 48. cxd3 Rh7 49. Rf5+ Ke6 50. h5 Rh8 51. Ra5 Kf6 52. Kxd4 Rd8+ 53. Ke4 Re8+ 54. Kf4 Rd8 55. Ra6+ Kg7 56. Rxa7+ Kh6 57. Ra6+ Kxh5 58. Ke4 Kg5 59. d4 Re8+ 60. Kd5 Kf5 61. a4 Rd8+ 62. Kc5 Rc8+ 63. Rc6 Ra8 64. d5 Rxa4 65. Kd6 Ra7 66. Rc1 Ra6+ 67. Kc5 Ra5+ 68. Kc6 Ra6+ 69. Kb5 Ra2 70. Re1 Kf6 71. d6 Kf7 72. d7 Rd2 73. Kc6 Rc2+ 74. Kb7 Rb2+ 75. Kc7 Rc2+ 76. Kd8 Rc3 77. Rf1+ Kg7 78. Rf4 Rc1 79. Ke7 Re1+ 80. Kd6 Rd1+ 81. Ke6 Rd2 82. Rf5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.32"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Bxf3 ({RR} 5... Bd6 6. h3 Bh5 7. d3 Nf6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bb4 12. e5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Rd3 Bg6 16. Rd4 Nxc3 17. Kh2 Na6 18. Ba3 Rfe8 19. Rd7 Nb5 20. Bb2 {Goncalves,S (2219)-Leiva,G (2398) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (67)}) 6. Bxf3 dxc4 7. Na3 $146 ({RR} 7. Qc2 Qd4 8. e3 Qc5 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Ne4 Qf5 11. Bg2 h5 12. Qxc4 h4 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. d4 hxg3 15. fxg3 Qg6 16. Bd2 f5 17. Nc3 Ngf6 18. Rac1 Kb8 19. e4 Bb4 20. Bf4+ e5 21. dxe5 Bc5+ {Wagner,D (2280)-Gunina,V (2515) Moscow 2019 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 7. Qc2 Nd7 8. Bg2 Nb6 9. a4 a5 10. Na3 Bxa3 11. Rxa3 Ne7 12. b3 cxb3 13. Rxb3 O-O 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Rfb1 Ned5 16. e4 Nb4 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. Rxb4 Nd7 19. Rxb7 Ne5 20. Qc3 Qa5 21. Qxa5 Rxa5 {Hou,Y (2650)-Gunina,V (2475) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 7. Qc2 Nd7 8. a4 Ne5 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. Na3 Bxa3 11. Rxa3 O-O 12. f4 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Neg4 14. h3 Nf2+ 15. Kh2 Qc5 16. Bf3 h5 17. d4 Qxd4 18. Be3 N2g4+ 19. hxg4 Qd8 20. g5 Nd5 21. Bxh5 c3 {Kulon,K (2314)-Lach,A (2184) Poland POL 2023 1-0 (38)}) 7... Bxa3 8. bxa3 b5 9. a4 a6 10. Rb1 Ne7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Rfd1 Nd5 14. d3 cxd3 15. Rxd3 Nd7 16. e4 N5b6 17. Qxc6 Qc8 18. axb5 Ne5 19. Qxc8 Rexc8 20. Rdb3 axb5 21. Bg2 Nbc4 22. Bc1 Nc6 23. Rxb5 Nd4 24. R5b4 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Nc3 26. e5 Nxb1 27. Bxa8 Nxe5 28. Bf4 Nd3 29. Rb8 Rxb8 30. Bxb8 Na3 31. Kg2 Nc1 32. Bd6 Nc4 33. Bc5 Nxa2 34. Bc6 Nc3 35. Bd4 Nd5 36. f4 f5 37. Bb5 Nd6 38. Bd3 Kf7 39. Kf3 Nf6 40. Bc5 Nde4 41. Bd4 h6 42. h3 h5 43. Be3 Ke7 44. Bc1 Kd6 45. Bc4 Nd5 46. Ba3+ Kc6 47. Bd3 Nc5 48. Bc4 Nd7 49. Bb2 g6 50. Bd4 Kd6 51. g4 Ne7 52. gxh5 gxh5 53. Kg3 Ng6 54. h4 e5 55. fxe5+ Ndxe5 56. Bxe5+ Kxe5 57. Be2 f4+ 58. Kh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.33"] [White "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Black "Lu, Shanglei"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Giri,Anish} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 Qc7 ({RR} 8... d6 9. Qd3 Bd7 10. f4 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 ({RR} 13... Ng4 14. Bxd6 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Rad8) ({RR} 13... Bg4 14. Kh1 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 ({RR} 15. Nxe2 d5 16. e5 Ne4) 15... Re8) 14. Qg3 Nd7 ({RR} 14... h5 15. Kh1 h4 16. Qe1 Re8 17. Rd1 Qb6 18. b3 d5) 15. Rad1 Re8 ({RR} 15... Qb6+ 16. Be3 Qxb2 17. Nd5 cxd5 18. Bd4) 16. Kh1 Qb8 17. b4 ({RR} 17. b3 Ne5 18. Bh5) ({RR} 17. Na4 Ne5 18. Nc5 Qxb2) 17... Ne5 18. b5 Rc8 19. bxc6 Rxc6 20. Nd5 Qf8 21. c3 ({RR} 21. c4 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Bxd6 Qe8 25. Be5 Qf8 26. Bd6) 21... Rac8 22. Rc1 Ng6 23. Bd2 {Caruana,F (2842)-Giri,A (2763) Ekaterinburg 2021 CBM 202 [Giri,Anish] 0-1 (45)} ({RR} 23. Bg4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Qe8)) ({RR} 8... d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. f4 Rc8 11. Kh1 a6 12. Qe1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Qg3 Qc7 15. Bd3 g6 16. f5 e5 17. Be3 Bc6 18. Bh6 Rfe8 19. Bg5 Qd8 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Bh6 Bf8 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. a4 {Matinian,N (2392)-Rakotomaharo,F (2448) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (66)}) 9. f4 e5 $146 ({RR} 9... d6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 e5 12. Qd2 Nxg4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. f5 Bh4+ 15. Bf2 Bxf2+ 16. Qxf2 d5 17. Rg1 Bh5 18. Nxd5 Qc4 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Nxh5 Qxe4+ 21. Kf1 Rad8 22. Rxg7 Rd6 23. Re1 Qc4+ 24. Qe2 {Sevian,S (2684)-Mamedyarov,S (2759) chess24.com INT 2022 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 9... d6 10. g4 a6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. h4 b5 14. h5 Nb6 15. h6 g6 16. O-O Nc4 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qd4 f6 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Bxc6 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bxg5 24. Bg7 {De Pedro Cuadrado,M (2012)-Revaliente Montoya,C (2163) Salobrena 2022 1-0}) 10. fxe5 Qxe5 11. Qd3 d6 12. O-O Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bd4 Qg5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Rf3 f6 19. Nf5 Qh5 20. Raf1 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 Qf7 22. Qa6 c5 23. Bf2 Bc7 24. Bg3 Qe6 25. Qc6 Rac8 26. Rd1 Rfe8 27. Qd5 Qxd5 28. Rfxd5 Rxe4 29. Bxd6 Bb6 30. Kf1 c4 31. Bg3 g5 32. Rf5 Kf7 33. Be1 Kg6 34. Rdd5 Bd4 35. h3 Bxb2 36. Bb4 Be5 37. Rf3 Rc6 38. Rd7 Rc7 39. Rd8 h5 40. Rf2 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Rfd2 Rh7 43. Kf2 Rh1 44. Rg8+ Kf5 45. g3 Rh2+ 46. Kg1 Rxd2 47. Bxd2 Re2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.34"] [White "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Black "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bd2 Bf5 7. Bc4 Nbd7 8. Qe2 e6 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Qc5 11. Nxf6+ ({RR} 11. b4 Qc8 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nd4 Bg6 14. O-O Be7 15. Bh6 a6 16. Rfe1 Ne5 17. Bb3 Bxb4 18. Red1 Bc3 19. Rab1 Rg8 20. Ba4+ Ke7 21. Bc1 Qc5 22. Rxb7+ Kf8 23. Bh6+ Rg7 24. Bxg7+ Kg8 25. Nb3 Qc4 {Jiang,T (2081)-Xiao,Y (2313) Hohhot CHN 2024 1-0 (31)}) 11... gxf6 12. Be3 Qa5+ $146 ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. Nd4 Be4 14. O-O-O a6 15. f3 Bc6 16. Kb1 Ne5 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Bb3 Rg8 19. Rhg1 Bc5 20. f4 Nd7 21. f5 O-O-O 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. g3 Rge8 24. Rge1 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Nc5 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. c3 {So,W (2772)-Xiong,J (2687) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (38)}) 13. c3 a6 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. f4 Be4 16. f5 Bxf5 17. b4 Qe5 18. Nxf5 Qxf5 19. Bd3 Qe5 20. O-O Bd6 21. g3 Qxc3 22. Rfd1 Ne5 23. Be4 Qxb4 24. Rd4 Qa3 25. Bc1 Qa5 26. Kg2 Bc5 27. Rd1 O-O 28. Bd2 Qa4 29. Bc3 Rfd8 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Bxh7+ Kf8 32. Bc2 Qc6+ 33. Be4 Qa4 34. Bxb7 Rab8 35. Bxa6 Qc6+ 36. Kh3 e4 37. Qh5 Rxd1 38. Rxd1 Ke7 39. Qh4+ Ke8 40. Be2 Bf8 41. Qg5 Qc5 42. Bb5+ Qxb5 43. Rd8+ Rxd8 44. Qxb5+ Ke7 45. Qb7+ Rd7 46. Qxe4 f5 47. Qh4+ Ke8 48. Qf6 Rh7+ 49. Kg2 Rh6 50. Qe5 Kf7 51. a4 Bg7 52. Qc7+ Kg6 53. a5 Rh7 54. a6 Bd4 55. Qc4 e5 56. Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.35"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2506"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c5 ({RR} 5... c6 6. e3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Bf5 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. b4 a6 12. Na4 Nd7 13. Nc5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 b5 15. a4 Nb6 16. Ra2 Rfb8 17. Nc3 Nc4 18. Rb1 Nc8 19. Qf5 N8b6 20. Rba1 {Nakamura,H (2736)-Maghsoodloo,P (2701) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (54)}) 6. a3 ({RR} 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbd7 10. Bd6 Re8 11. Qb3 b6 12. cxb6 Nxb6 13. Bc5 Nc4 14. Bd4 Ba6 15. Ne2 Qd6 16. Qb4 Qd7 17. Bxf6 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bxd3 19. Bd4 Qg4 20. Ng3 Rab8 {Saydaliev,A (2213)-Sharipov,D (2232) Tashkent UZB 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 6. e3 c4 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Be6 11. f3 Nf6 12. Kf2 O-O 13. Na4 Nh5 14. h4 b6 15. g4 Nxf4 16. Nxf4 Qd6 17. Qb2 Rac8 18. Ba6 Rc7 19. Rac1 Ne7 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 {Nakamura,H (2736)-Anton Guijarro,D (2693) Warsaw 2021 ½-½}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c4 $146 ({RR} 7... Nf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Ne4 11. f3 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Nd2+ 13. Kf2 Nc4 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Nc6 17. Ne2 Be6 18. Qc3 Qa6 19. Rhd1 Rac8 20. Qe1 Bb3 21. Rdc1 Rfe8 22. Qd2 {Keymer,V (2717)-Bluebaum,M (2668) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (85)}) ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. e3 c4 9. e4 dxe4 10. Bxc4 Nf6 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bf5 14. O-O Rc8 15. Ba2 Re8 16. Rc1 Rc7 17. c4 Rd7 18. d5 Ne5 19. Nd4 Bh7 20. Qa4 g5 21. Bg3 Nd3 22. Rc3 {Fedotov,N (2311)-Iljin,T (2329) Gelendzhik RUS 2023 0-1}) 8. e3 Ne7 9. h4 O-O 10. h5 h6 11. g4 Qa5 12. Kd2 f6 13. Bh3 Nd7 14. Ne2 Re8 15. Qc2 Nf8 16. Bg3 Ne6 17. f4 Qd8 18. Bh4 Qd6 19. Rag1 Rf8 20. a4 Rf7 21. Bg3 Qd8 22. Bg2 Bd7 23. Bf3 Qa5 24. Ra1 Rc8 25. Rhb1 b6 26. Ke1 f5 27. g5 hxg5 28. Kf2 g4 29. Bg2 Re8 30. Rh1 Nc8 31. Bh4 Nd6 32. Ng3 Bc6 33. Bf1 Qa6 34. Be2 Qb7 35. Qb2 Qc7 36. Qa3 Nb7 37. Kg2 Na5 38. Bd1 Bd7 39. Ra2 Nd8 40. Re2 Ndb7 41. Bg5 Nd6 42. Bc2 Qc6 43. Ree1 Nb3 44. h6 g6 45. h7+ Rxh7 46. Rxh7 Kxh7 47. Bf6 Nf7 48. Rh1+ Kg8 49. Be5 Qxa4 50. Qb2 Qb5 51. Qa3 Qa4 52. Qb2 Qc6 53. Ne2 Nd2 54. Ba4 Qxa4 55. Qxd2 Nxe5 56. dxe5 d4 57. cxd4 Qa5 58. Nc3 b5 59. Kg3 Re7 60. d5 b4 61. Qh2 Rg7 62. Qh8+ Kf7 63. e6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.36"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qd3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O a6 10. dxc5 ({RR} 10. a4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. a5 Nce4 15. Qb3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Rdb1 Bh3 19. Qxb7 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rxc3 21. Qxa6 Bc5 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. e3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Ne4 {Shimanov,A (2582)-Sargissian,G (2646) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 10... Nxc5 11. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 11. Qd1 Bg4 12. Be3 Nce4 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Ne5 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rc1 b5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qxa6 a3 24. c4 d4 25. Bd2 Bc5 {Winterberg,L (2389)-Vogel,R (2456) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (37)}) 11... d4 12. Rd1 d3 13. exd3 Bf5 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. Ne5 Rfe8 17. Qf3 g6 18. h3 Bf8 19. d4 Ncd7 20. g4 Be6 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Nc6 Rxb7 23. Nxa5 Rxb2 24. d5 Bxg4 25. hxg4 Nxg4 26. Bd4 Bc5 27. Na4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Rb5 29. Nc4 Rb4 30. Rxg4 Rxa4 31. Ne5 Rxg4 32. Nxg4 Re2 33. Bf1 Re4 34. Ne3 Ra4 35. d6 Kg7 36. Bc4 Kf6 37. Rb1 Ke5 38. Rd1 f5 39. Bb3 Rb4 40. Rd5+ Ke4 41. Ra5 Rd4 42. Rxa6 f4 43. Nc4 g5 44. Ra7 Nf6 45. Re7+ Kf5 46. Bc2+ Kg4 47. Ne5+ Kh3 48. Bf5+ g4 49. Bxg4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.37"] [White "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A37"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2657"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. a3 e6 7. b4 Nge7 8. bxc5 dxc5 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. d3 Bb7 12. e3 Nf5 $146 ({RR} 12... Rb8 13. Qe2 Ba8 14. Rab1 Nf5 15. Ne4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 f6 17. Rfd1 Nd6 18. Nc3 Qe7 19. h4 Rbd8 20. Qe2 Rd7 21. d4 cxd4 22. exd4 Nf5 23. d5 exd5 24. cxd5 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Nce7 26. g4 Ng7 27. Nf4 {Wagner,D (2340)-Papin,V (2496) Moscow 2019 ½-½ (52)}) 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Ne4 Nd6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qb2+ f6 18. Nc3 Kg8 19. Ne2 Na5 20. h4 Rd7 21. Nc3 Nf7 22. Ne1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 f5 24. Qe2 Ne5 25. Nf3 Nxf3 26. Qxf3 Rfd8 27. Qe2 Qf6 28. Rac1 h6 29. f4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. fxg5 Qxg5 32. Kf2 Nc6 33. d4 cxd4 34. exd4 Nxd4 35. Qe5 Qg4 36. Qf4 Qxf4+ 37. gxf4 Nb3 38. Rxd7 Rxd7 39. Rg1+ Kf7 40. Rh1 Kg6 41. Ne2 Nd2 42. Rc1 Rc7 43. Nd4 Rxc4 44. Rxc4 Nxc4 45. a4 Kf6 46. Nb5 a6 47. Nc7 a5 48. Nb5 e5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.38"] [White "Svane, Rasmus"] [Black "Samadov, Read"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. c4 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 h5 8. h4 O-O 9. Nc3 Ng4 10. e3 d6 11. b3 Bd7 ({RR} 11... Nxd4 12. exd4 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rad1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Bf6 18. Bc5 Rb8 19. Nb5 Bf5 20. Bxa7 Re8 21. Bxb7 e4 22. Re1 Re7 23. Bd5 Rxa7 24. Nxa7 Bd4 25. Re2 Bxa7 26. Bxe4 {Svane,R (2613)-Makarian,R (2458) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (73)}) 12. Bb2 a6 13. Qd2 Nxd4 $146 ({RR} 13... Nge5 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. f3 Bd7 16. Nde2 b5 17. c5 Rc8 18. cxd6 exd6 19. Ne4 Qb6 20. Nf4 Ne7 21. Nxd6 Rcd8 22. Qf2 Bc6 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Ng4 25. Qe2 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Qxg3 28. Bh3 {Domingo Nunez,A (2318)-Alonso Rosell,A (2532) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 14. exd4 Rb8 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Rad1 Bf5 17. Qe2 e5 18. Nd5 exd4 19. Qd2 d3 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Re1 Qf8 23. Be4 Ne5 24. Kg2 Qc8 25. Qc3 Bxe4+ 26. Rxe4 Qf5 27. Rf4 Qd7 28. Rd4 Re8 29. Rxd3 Qf5 30. Re3 Kf8 31. f4 b5 32. fxe5 bxc4 33. Rf3 Qxe5 34. Qxc4 Kg7 35. Qc3 Rb8 36. Re3 Qxc3 37. Rxc3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.39"] [White "Druska, Juraj"] [Black "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Rb1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qc5 13. Rfd1 Qxe3 14. Bxe3 Rac8 15. b3 Nd7 16. Nd5 $146 ({RR} 16. Rbc1 Nde5 17. Ne1 Nd7 18. f3 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nd3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Nce5 22. Nf4 Bf7 23. Rcc1 Rfe8 24. Bd4 a5 25. Nd5 Ng6 26. Nc3 Nge5 27. Kf2 Nc5 28. g3 Be6 29. f4 Nc6 30. Be3 Bf7 {Khripachenko,A (2225)-Lopez,H (2107) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (41)}) 16... Nc5 17. Ng5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb4 19. a4 b6 20. Bd4 Rc7 21. Rb2 Rb8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nf3 Re8 24. Nd4 e5 25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Nc2 Nxc2 27. Rxc2 Rd8 28. Rc3 a5 29. Bf3 Kf6 30. Re3 Ke7 31. Rd4 Rf8 32. Kf1 Rf6 33. Ke1 Rc8 34. Bd1 Rcf8 35. Rd2 h6 36. h4 Kd7 37. Bc2 Rf4 38. g3 R4f6 39. Rde2 g5 40. h5 Kc6 41. Be4+ Kc7 42. Bg2 Rg8 43. Be4 Rd8 44. Bg6 Kc6 45. Kd2 d5 46. cxd5+ exd5 47. Re8 Rxe8 48. Bxe8+ Kd6 49. Kc2 Rf3 50. Bb5 Nxb3 51. Re8 Nd4+ 52. Kd2 Nxb5 53. axb5 Kc5 54. Re6 a4 55. Ke2 Rf8 56. Rxh6 Kxb5 57. Rd6 Kc5 58. Rd7 Ra8 59. h6 a3 60. h7 a2 61. Rc7+ Kb4 62. Rc1 Rh8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.40"] [White "Meier, Georg"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2542"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ndb4 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxc6 10. Nc3 Bf5 ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. Be3 g6 12. Rc1 Bg7 13. Ke1 O-O 14. f4 e5 15. Kf2 exf4 16. gxf4 Be6 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. b3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Bd5 21. Bf1 f5 22. a3 Kf7 23. b4 a6 24. Bb6 Rd7 25. e3 {Ding,L (2811)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2776) Chess.com INT 2019 ½-½ (33)}) 11. Bd2 ({RR} 11. e4 O-O-O+ 12. Kc2 Bg6 13. Be3 e6 14. Rad1 Bb4 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 Bb6 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Nb5 e5 19. Kc3 Kb8 20. f4 f6 21. Bf3 Bf7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 g5 25. Nd6 Ba2 {Mkrtchyan,M (2300)-Papp,P (2280) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0 (68)}) 11... Rc8 $146 ({RR} 11... e5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Ke1 h5 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 Be7 16. h4 O-O 17. Nd5 Bd6 18. Kf2 Rfe8 19. Be3 Re6 20. Bf3 Bg4 21. Rhg1 f5 22. Rgd1 Rce8 23. Rd2 Kh8 24. Bc5 Bxf3 25. Kxf3 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 {Yilmazyerli,M (2533)-Lagarde,M (2629) Budva MNE 2023 0-1 (46)}) 12. Rc1 g6 13. Nb5 Bg7 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Bxg7 Rfd8+ 16. Ke1 Kxg7 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. Nc3 c5 20. f3 Rb8 21. b3 c4 22. bxc4 Be6 23. Kd2 Bxc4 24. Kc2 Rc8 25. Kd2 Rb8 26. Kc2 Rc8 27. Kd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.41"] [White "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Black "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B34"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "156"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nde2 d6 7. g3 Bg4 8. Bg2 Bxc3+ ({RR} 8... Qc8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Be3 Nf6 11. a4 O-O 12. Ra2 Ne5 13. b3 a6 14. f4 Nc6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nb4 17. Qb1 Bf5 18. O-O Nxa2 19. Qxa2 Qxc2 20. Qxc2 Bxc2 21. Nc1 Rac8 22. g4 Rc3 23. Bd2 {Karimova,G (2070)-Fernandez Garcia,G (2117) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) 9. bxc3 Qa5 ({RR} 9... Qd7 10. h3 Be6 11. Nf4 Bc4 12. Nd3 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bg5 Rfd8 15. Re1 Rac8 16. Nb4 Nxb4 17. cxb4 Be6 18. Kh2 Qa4 19. c3 Qa3 20. Re3 Rxc3 21. e5 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Ne8 23. Bxe7 Rd7 24. exd6 {Tomczak,J (2625)-Shirov,A (2664) Batumi 2019 0-1 (53)}) 10. Qd5 $146 ({RR} 10. f3 Be6 11. O-O Qc5+ 12. Kh1 Nf6 13. Nf4 h5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. h4 Rc8 16. Bh3 Rc7 17. Qe1 Qc4 18. Be3 b6 19. a4 Kf7 20. Rf2 Na5 21. Bf4 e5 22. Bd2 Qc6 23. Qe2 Qc4 24. Qe1 Kg7 {Castellano Egea,E (2156)-Castellet Giralt,G (2229) Barcelona 2018 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 10. O-O Nf6 11. f3 Be6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Kh1 Bc4 14. Re1 d5 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Nd4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rxe7 Rfe8 19. Qe1 Kg7 20. Re3 h5 21. a4 Rab8 22. h4 c5 23. Kh2 Qb6 24. Qf2 Qc6 {Vivekananthan,A (2239)-Martin Del Campo C,R (2311) Charlotte 2020 ½-½ (85)}) 10... Nf6 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. f3 Be6 13. Bh6 Nd7 14. h4 Bc4 15. Nd4 f6 16. Nb3 Nc6 17. Be3 Kf7 18. f4 h5 19. a4 Rac8 20. a5 a6 21. Nd2 Be6 22. Ra3 f5 23. Ke2 Nf6 24. Rb1 Rc7 25. Bb6 Rd7 26. Rb2 Rc8 27. Be3 fxe4 28. Nxe4 Bc4+ 29. Kd2 Ng4 30. Bb6 e5 31. Bg1 Kg7 32. Ng5 Re7 33. Bf3 exf4 34. gxf4 Rf8 35. Ra4 Rxf4 36. Rxb7 Rxb7 37. Bxc6 Rc7 38. Bd5 Kf6 39. Bb6 Rc8 40. Bb7 Re8 41. Bd4+ Rxd4+ 42. cxd4 Re2+ 43. Kc1 Ne3 44. Be4 Bb5 45. Rb4 Nc4 46. Kd1 Rh2 47. Bd3 Ne3+ 48. Kc1 Bxd3 49. cxd3 Rxh4 50. Ne4+ Ke6 51. Rb6 Rh1+ 52. Kd2 Nf5 53. Rxa6 Ra1 54. Ra8 Nxd4 55. Rg8 Kf7 56. Ra8 d5 57. Nc5 h4 58. Rh8 Rxa5 59. Nb7 Ra2+ 60. Ke3 Nf5+ 61. Kf3 Ra3 62. Nc5 Rc3 63. Nd7 Rxd3+ 64. Kf4 Kg7 65. Ra8 Rd4+ 66. Kg5 Rd1 67. Ne5 Rg1+ 68. Kf4 Ne7 69. Ra7 g5+ 70. Kf3 Kf6 71. Ng4+ Ke6 72. Ra6+ Kd7 73. Nf6+ Kc8 74. Re6 Nf5 75. Re5 h3 76. Re8+ Kb7 77. Rh8 Nh4+ 78. Kf2 h2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.42"] [White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E07"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qd3 b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. b3 Rc8 11. Rd1 h6 ({RR} 11... c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nb5 cxd4 14. Nfxd4 Nc5 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Bg5 Nce4 18. Bf4 Bc5 19. Rac1 Qe7 20. Nf5 Qe6 21. Nfd4 Qe8 22. Be3 dxc4 23. bxc4 Bb7 24. Re1 a6 25. Na7 Ra8 26. Nac6 {Sarana,A (2654)-Tang,A (2538) Lichess.org INT 2020 ½-½ (83)}) 12. Bf4 ({RR} 12. e5 Ne8 13. a4 Nc7 14. Ba3 Bxa3 15. Rxa3 Qe7 16. Raa1 Rfd8 17. Bf1 Nf8 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. a5 dxc4 20. bxc4 c5 21. axb6 axb6 22. Ra7 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Ne8 24. Nf5 exf5 25. Nd5 Rxd5 26. cxd5 Qc7 {Roshka,Y (2478)-Mirzoev,A (2448) Ceske Budejovice CZE 2024 1-0 (36)}) 12... c5 $146 ({RR} 12... Nh5 13. Be3 Nhf6 14. h3 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qb7 16. e5 Nh7 17. a4 Rfd8 18. h4 Qb8 19. h5 c5 20. Nb5 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Bb7 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 Nhf6 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Kxg2 Nxh5 27. Be5 {Oganian,M (2423)-Dudin,G (2323) Moscow 2019 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 12... Bb4 13. Nd2 Nh5 14. Be3 Nhf6 15. a3 Be7 16. Qe2 dxc4 17. bxc4 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Bd6 20. a4 Be5 21. Ra3 Re8 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. axb5 Bd4 24. Nf1 Ne5 25. Qa2 Qd6 26. Rxa7 h5 27. h3 {Baldauf,M (2522)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2659) Tornelo INT 2022 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 12... Bb4 13. e5 Nh7 14. a3 Be7 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. h4 Re8 17. cxd5 exd5 18. b4 Nhf8 19. Bh3 Ra8 20. Rab1 b5 21. Re1 Bc8 22. e6 fxe6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 a5 25. Ne2 axb4 26. axb4 Bf6 27. Nf4 {Bocharov,D (2516)-Belyakov,B (2457) Sochi 2022 ½-½ (47)}) 13. exd5 exd5 14. Qc2 dxc4 15. d5 Re8 16. bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nd2 Ba6 18. Qa4 Bd3 19. d6 Bf8 20. Qxa7 b5 21. Nf1 Bxf1 22. Bxf1 b4 23. Nb5 Ra8 24. Qc7 Qb8 25. Be3 Rc8 26. Qxb8 Rcxb8 27. Nc7 Ra3 28. Na6 Rc8 29. Rac1 Rc6 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. Bxc5 Rxa2 32. Bxb4 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Rb2 34. Bc3 Rb8 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. d7 Rd8 37. Bh3 Bb4 38. Rc8 Ba5 39. Kg2 Kf8 40. Kf3 Ke7 41. Bf5 Bb6 42. h4 Ba7 43. Rc2 Bb6 44. Kg4 Kf8 45. Kh5 Kg7 46. Rc8 Ba5 47. f4 Bb6 48. Kg4 Kf8 49. Rc6 Bd4 50. Rd6 Bc3 51. Rd3 Bb4 52. Kh5 Kg7 53. Re3 Ba5 54. Re8 Bb6 55. Kg4 Ba5 56. h5 Bb6 57. Kf3 Ba5 58. Ke4 Bb6 59. Kd5 Bc7 60. Kc6 Ba5 61. Kb7 Bb6 62. Rxd8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.43"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. b3 Be7 6. c4 b4 ({RR} 6... a6 7. Nc3 b4 8. Na4 O-O 9. Bb2 d6 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5 13. e3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Qc7 15. Qe2 Rfc8 16. e4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Bb2 a5 19. a4 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Nd7 21. Rfa1 {Artemiev,V (2700)-Maghsoodloo,P (2701) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (92)}) ({RR} 6... a6 7. d4 O-O 8. Bf4 d6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Na4 a5 11. a3 Na6 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Bd2 Qb8 14. Bxb4 axb4 15. Ne1 Ne4 16. f3 Rxa4 17. bxa4 Nc3 18. Qc2 Bf6 19. e3 Ba6 20. Qb3 c5 21. Nc2 {Baidetsky,V (2398)-Niemann,H (2439) Konya 2018 0-1 (42)}) 7. Bb2 c5 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. d4 d6 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 14. Bxf6 hxg5 15. Bd4 a5 16. Qb2 e5 17. Be3 f5 18. f3 Qd7 19. Qc2 Nd8 20. Rfd1 Nc6 21. Nf1 e4 22. Qd2 {Jares,M (2382)-Tleukhanov,Y (2025) Gandhinagar IND 2024 0-1 (58)}) 8. e3 $146 ({RR} 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. e4 d6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bxe5 Rxb7 15. Nf3 Rd7 16. Ne1 Ne8 17. Qe2 Nd6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Rd1 Bf6 20. f4 Qd7 21. Qe4 Rd8 22. Rf3 a5 {Cerbulenco,L (2267)-Macovei,A (2425) Kishinev 2019 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 8. a3 a5 9. e3 d6 10. d4 Nbd7 11. d5 exd5 12. Nh4 O-O 13. cxd5 Ba6 14. Re1 c4 15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nf5 Bd8 19. Qd4 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxg7 Re8 {Lammens,T (2255)-Pauwels,X (2040) Ghent 2022 ½-½ (57)}) 8... O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 d5 11. Ne5 Nc6 12. Nd2 a5 13. a4 bxa3 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxa3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qb6 17. Qa1 Qb4 18. Nf3 a4 19. bxa4 dxc4 20. a5 Rfb8 21. Rc1 Bd5 22. Ne5 Qb5 23. Bf1 Rc8 24. Ra4 Ne4 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Rcxc4 f6 27. Rab4 Qd5 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Nf3 Qf5 30. Rb3 Nxf2 31. a6 Nh3+ 32. Kh1 Qd5 33. Rc3 Ra8 34. Kg2 Ng5 35. h4 Ne4 36. Rc2 Qd6 37. Qe1 f5 38. Ng5 Nxg5 39. hxg5 Rxa6 40. Qe3 Kf7 41. Qf3 Kg6 42. g4 Qxd4 43. gxf5+ exf5 44. Qe2 Qd5+ 45. Kh2 Re6 46. Qf2 Qe5+ 47. Kg2 Qe4+ 48. Kh2 Qe3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.44"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2486"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. d3 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Nxe4 ({RR} 8... Nc5 9. e5 Nd5 10. a3 a5 11. c4 Ne7 12. b3 Nf5 13. Bb2 Be7 14. g4 Nh6 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd3 17. Bc3 Nf4+ 18. Kg3 c5 19. Nb5 Bh4+ 20. Kxf4 Qd3 21. Nd6+ Ke7 22. g5 Bxg5+ 23. Kxg5 {Rohan,A (2335)-Gascon Del Nogal,J (2475) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 11. Rd1 Bd6 12. Bg5 Qb8 13. Nd4 O-O 14. Nc6 Qe8 15. Rxd6 cxd6 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6 h6 19. Rd1 d5 20. c4 Rc8 21. Nxc8 Qxc8 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Bf4 f6 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qd3 Rd8 {Amin,B (2683)-Predke,A (2676) Moscow 2019 1-0}) 11... Qc8 12. Nd4 Bxg2 13. Nxe6 Ne5 14. Qxe5 Qxe6 15. Qxe6+ fxe6 16. Kxg2 h6 17. Be3 O-O-O 18. Rfe1 Be7 19. Re2 Bf6 20. c3 Rd5 21. Rae1 Kd7 22. c4 Rd3 23. c5 Re8 24. Rc2 Bd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Re3 Rd5 27. Rec3 b5 28. Ra3 Ra8 29. Ra6 c6 30. b4 Rd4 31. Rb2 Kc7 32. a4 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Kb7 34. Ra3 a6 35. Re3 Re8 36. h4 e5 37. h5 e4 38. g4 Rf8 39. Kg3 Rd3 40. Rb3 Rd4 41. f4 Kc7 42. f5 Rb8 43. Ra3 Kb7 44. Ra4 Re8 45. Rea3 Ra8 46. Kf4 Ra7 47. Re3 a5 48. Rxa5 Rxa5 49. bxa5 Ka6 50. Rxe4 Rd7 51. Re6 Kb5 52. f6 gxf6 53. Rxf6 Kxc5 54. Rxh6 Kb5 55. Rh8 c5 56. h6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.45"] [White "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. Qb3 ({RR} 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qc4 Qc7 16. Bh6 Na5 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Nc3 Rad8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Ng7 21. Rad1 Ne6 22. h4 Nc6 23. h5 d6 {Deac,B (2700)-Ding Liren (2788) Bucharest ROU 2023 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. a3 Nc7 12. Bf4 Ne6 13. e3 Nxf4 14. gxf4 d6 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Nd5 h6 17. Rd2 Re8 18. Rad1 Bf8 19. Nc3 Qd7 20. h3 Rad8 21. Nh4 Na5 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Kh2 c4 {Gasparyan,E (2371)-Djukic,N (2499) Petrovac MNE 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qc4 Qb8 16. Rxd7 Bc8 17. Rd1 Be6 18. Qe4 Rc8 19. Nc3 a6 20. Ng5 Bf5 21. Qe2 Nd4 22. Qc4 Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Ra7 {Urazayev,A (2458)-Sharifov,M (2209) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (104)}) 9... Nc7 10. Ne5 d5 11. Nc3 Bd6 $146 ({RR} 11... Be7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 {½-½ (14) Livaic,L (2507)-Petrov,M (2504) Chess.com INT 2020}) 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Nxd5 Ne6 14. Nf4 Bxf4 15. Bxb7 Bxc1 16. Bxa8 Qd2+ 17. Kf1 Qxb2 18. Bd5 Re8 19. Qf3+ Kg8 20. Bxe6+ Rxe6 21. Qd5 Kf7 22. Qf5+ Rf6 23. Qd5+ Ke7 24. Qe4+ Re6 25. Qh4+ Kd7 26. Qa4+ Nc6 27. Qd1+ Nd4 28. Rxc1 Rxe2 29. Kg2 Rxf2+ 30. Kh3 Qxa2 31. Qg4+ Qe6 32. Ra1 a5 33. Qxe6+ Nxe6 34. Rhb1 Kc6 35. Re1 Rf6 36. Kg2 h6 37. Ra2 Nd4 38. h4 Rf7 39. g4 Ra7 40. Rea1 Nb3 41. Re1 a4 42. Kf2 Rf7+ 43. Kg3 b5 44. Re6+ Kd5 45. Rb6 Nd4 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 Ra7 48. g6 a3 49. Kf4 b4 50. Ke3 b3 51. Rh2 a2 52. Kd3 c4+ 53. Ke3 Nf5+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.46"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Saraci, Nderim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O g6 6. d4 ({RR} 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Qf6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Re1 Bd6 11. Bg5 Qf5 12. Rxe5+ {1-0 (12) Vasquez Schroder,R (2495)-Jones,G (2672) Chess.com INT 2022}) 6... Bg7 $146 ({RR} 6... exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qd4 Qf6 11. Qc4 Ne7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nc3 Qe6 14. Qxe6 fxe6 15. Ne4 Nf5 16. Be3 Bd6 17. g4 Nd4 18. c3 Ne2+ 19. Kg2 Nf4+ 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rad1 {Tarigan,G (2384)-Rasulov,V (2454) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (54)}) ({RR} 6... exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. c4 Bg7 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. f4 g5 14. fxg5 h5 15. Nf5 Ng6 16. Nxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe1 Qe7 18. Rd1 Qe5 19. Ne2 Qxe4 20. Qc3+ Kg8 21. Rd4 {Zuriel,M (2163)-Padmini,R (2353) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 6... exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. c4 Bg7 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. f4 g5 14. fxg5 h5 15. Nf5 Ng6 16. Nxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe1 Qe7 18. Rd1 Qe5 19. Ne2 Qxe4 20. Qc3+ Kg8 21. Rd4 {Zuriel,M (2163)-Padmini,R (2353) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nb3 Bxb3 12. axb3 Kc8 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Ra4 Nd7 15. Rfa1 Kb7 16. Ng5 f6 17. Ne6 Bf8 18. f4 Bd6 19. f5 Rhg8 20. Kf2 h5 21. g3 Nf8 22. Nxf8 Bxf8 23. Ke2 g5 24. Rd1 Bd6 25. Rd3 Rgd8 26. Rc3 a5 27. Rd3 Be7 28. Rxd8 Bxd8 29. Bc5 Ka6 30. b4 Kb7 31. Rxa5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.47"] [White "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Black "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A61"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [BlackElo "2451"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. e4 O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. a4 Bg4 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qa5 15. O-O Nbd7 16. Bd6 Rfe8 $146 ({RR} 16... Rfc8 17. h3 Ne8 18. Bf4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qb4 20. Qxb4 cxb4 21. Nd1 Be5 22. Bd2 a5 23. Rc1 Nd6 24. Re1 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 h5 26. Be2 Nc5 27. Bb5 Bd4 28. Be3 Nxb5 29. axb5 Bxe3 30. Nxe3 a4 31. Rc1 {Cvitkovic,F (2087)-Rogulj,B (2414) Zagreb 2018 0-1 (53)}) 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. d6 Ne5 21. Qxb7 Rab8 22. Qc7 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qxc7 24. dxc7 Rb7 25. Rfd1 Rxc7 26. Rd6 Re6 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Ne4 Nd5 29. Rc1 c4 30. Nd2 c3 31. bxc3 Ke7 32. c4 Nf4 33. Kh2 Nd3 34. Rb1 Nxf2 35. Rb6 Kf6 36. Kg3 Nd3 37. Rxa6 Rb7 38. a5 Rb2 39. Ne4+ Ke5 40. Rb6 Ra2 41. a6 h6 42. h4 Ne1 43. Nf2 h5 44. Rb1 Nc2 45. Nd3+ Kf5 46. Rb5+ Kf6 47. Nc5 Ke5 48. f4+ Kd4 49. Ra5 Rb2 50. Nxe6+ Kd3 51. a7 Ne3 52. Ra3+ Ke4 53. a8=Q+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.48"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2500"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Bg7 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 c5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. dxc5 N6d7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxc5 13. Bc2 $146 ({RR} 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Bc2 Nc6 15. Bd2 Rd8 16. Be1 Qe6 17. Qe2 Nb4 18. Nb5 Nxc2 19. Qxc2 Qb6 20. a4 a6 21. Nc3 Qb3 22. Qxb3 Nxb3 23. Ra3 Nc5 24. Kf1 Rac8 25. Ke2 e6 26. b4 Rxd1 27. Nxd1 Ne4 {Campos Moreno,J (2397)-Dudognon,T (2404) Colonia de Sant Jordi ESP 2024 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Nd5 Nc6 15. e4 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 e6 17. Nc3 a6 18. Be3 b5 19. Rac1 Qb7 20. a4 b4 21. Ne2 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qc2 Nd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Qd2 Bf6 27. f3 b3 {Carlsen,M (2862)-Giri,A (2764) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Bd5 e6 15. Bc4 Nc6 16. Qe2 Ne5 17. Bb5 a6 18. Ba4 Nxa4 19. Nxa4 Qc6 20. Nc3 Nc4 21. Rb1 b5 22. e4 Rad8 23. Bg5 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 h6 25. Bf4 Rd8 26. Rc1 Qb6 27. b3 Ne5 {Kurmangaliyeva,L (2278)-Thomas,A (2167) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) 13... e6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. a3 a6 17. Be1 Rac8 18. Rac1 b5 19. Qe2 Rc7 20. b4 Nd7 21. Ne4 Bb2 22. Rb1 Bxa3 23. Bc3 e5 24. Nd6 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Rxd4 Ne5 27. Rbd1 Bb2 28. Rd5 Bc3 29. Bb3 Bxb4 30. Qa2 Bxd6 31. Rxd6 Nc4 32. Rxa6 Rd8 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Qxa8+ Kg7 35. Qb8 Rd7 36. Qxb5 Rxd1+ 37. Bxd1 Ne5 38. Qd5 Nd7 39. Qd4+ Nf6 40. Bb3 h5 41. Qc4 Qa7 42. g3 Qa1+ 43. Kh2 Qa7 44. Qc3 Qb7 45. Bd1 Qd5 46. Qa1 Qc6 47. Qb2 Kg8 48. Bb3 Qf3 49. Kg1 h4 50. gxh4 Ne4 51. Qc2 Qf5 52. Kg2 Kg7 53. Bc4 Qe5 54. Be2 Nd6 55. Bg4 Ne8 56. Qc4 Nf6 57. Bf3 Qd6 58. Qc3 Kg8 59. Qb2 Qe7 60. Qd4 Qe6 61. Qf4 Kg7 62. Qg5 Nh7 63. Qc5 Qf6 64. h5 Ng5 65. Qd5 Nxf3 66. Qxf3 Qg5+ 67. Qg4 Qd5+ 68. Kg1 Qd2 69. Qd4+ Qxd4 70. exd4 gxh5 71. Kg2 Kf6 72. Kg3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.49"] [White "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nf6 7. e3 Bf5 8. f3 ({RR} 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. h4 h5 11. Bd3 c5 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. f3 Nc6 14. Qd3 Kh7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Rb1 Na5 17. Ne2 c4 18. Qc2 Ng8 19. Nf4 Rxf4 20. exf4 Nh6 21. Be3 Nb3 22. Bf2 Qd6 {Caruana,F (2796)-Anton Guijarro,D (2669) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (64)}) 8... h5 ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. Ra2 h5 10. Bd3 Qd7 11. Ne2 O-O-O 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Na5 14. h4 Rhe8 15. Ng3 Qc6 16. Re2 Kb8 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Ng4 19. Rxf7 Ne5 20. d5 Nxf7 21. Nf5 Qc4 22. Qxc4 Nxc4 23. Nxg7 {Andreikin,D (2724)-Bluebaum,M (2642) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (45)}) 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O $146 ({RR} 10... c5 11. Nh3 Nc6 12. O-O Qd7 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Bb2 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nd8 18. e4 Ne6 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. e5 Nd7 21. f4 f5 22. h3 Rc4 23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Rf8 25. Re2 {Grave,J (2287)-Storme,I (2441) Hell NOR 2024 0-1 (65)}) 11. Ne2 c5 12. O-O Re8 13. Ng3 Nc6 14. Ra2 Qd7 15. Re2 Re6 16. Bb2 Rae8 17. Rfe1 h4 18. Nf5 h3 19. g4 c4 20. Qd1 Nh7 21. Bc1 Ne7 22. Ng3 Ng6 23. e4 Nh4 24. Rf1 f6 25. Qe1 Ng5 26. Bxg5 fxg5 27. Qd2 Qd8 28. e5 Rf8 29. Ref2 Ng6 30. Nh5 Nf4 31. Nxf4 Rxf4 32. Rb1 Rb6 33. Qc2 Qf8 34. Rxb6 axb6 35. Qg6 Qxa3 36. Qxg5 Qc1+ 37. Rf1 Qe3+ 38. Rf2 Qe1+ 39. Rf1 Qe3+ 40. Rf2 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.50"] [White "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Black "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2420"] [PlyCount "140"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. O-O Bg4 ({RR} 12... O-O 13. Rab1 Bd7 14. b4 a6 15. Nc1 g6 16. a4 Ng7 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 c5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Nb3 Qe7 21. Nd4 Rfc8 22. Qd2 Ne6 23. Nce2 Nc5 24. Nf4 Ne4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rfd1 Rc5 27. h3 {Potkin,V (2583)-Iljin,A (2509) Sochi 2019 ½-½ (66)}) ({RR} 12... O-O 13. Rae1 Bd7 14. Nc1 Rae8 15. f3 f5 16. Nb3 Nc8 17. Nc5 Nd6 18. b4 a6 19. a4 Nf6 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Ra8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Qd2 Ra3 24. Ra1 Rfa8 25. Rxa3 Rxa3 26. Kf2 Bc8 27. Qb2 {Toktomushev,T (2262)-Parfenov,V (2193) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (102)}) 13. Rae1 $146 ({RR} 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O 15. a3 Nc8 16. b4 a6 17. Rab1 Nd6 18. a4 Rac8 19. Qb3 h5 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 h4 22. gxh4 Qxh4 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Qb4 Rfd8 25. Ne2 Bxe2 26. Bxe2 g6 27. Rfc1 Ne4 {Puchka,V (1834)-Escobar Forero,A (2510) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1}) 13... Bxe2 14. Rxe2 O-O 15. Rb1 a5 16. a3 Nc8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Nd6 19. b5 Ra3 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Ree1 Qa7 22. Rec1 Nf6 23. Rb2 Rc8 24. h3 c5 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Rb3 Nfe4 27. Qb2 Rxb3 28. Qxb3 Qc7 29. Ra1 Rxc3 30. Qxd5 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 32. Kh2 Qc7 33. Qa8+ Ne8+ 34. f4 N4f6 35. Bb5 Qe7 36. e4 Kf8 37. e5 Nh5 38. Qe4 g6 39. g4 Nhg7 40. f5 gxf5 41. gxf5 Qc5 42. Bd3 f6 43. exf6 Nxf6 44. Qf4 Nd5 45. Qb8+ Kf7 46. Qg3 Qc7 47. Qxc7+ Nxc7 48. Kg3 Kf6 49. Kg4 Nd5 50. Bb1 Ke5 51. h4 Nf6+ 52. Kf3 Nxf5 53. h5 Nxh5 54. Ba2 Nf6 55. Bf7 Nd6 56. Bg6 Nb5 57. Kg3 Nd4 58. Bb1 Nf5+ 59. Kf3 h5 60. Bd3 Nh7 61. Ba6 Ng5+ 62. Kg2 Kf4 63. Bb7 Ne3+ 64. Kh2 h4 65. Bc6 Ng4+ 66. Kg2 h3+ 67. Kh1 Kg3 68. Bb7 Nf2+ 69. Kg1 h2+ 70. Kf1 Nf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.51"] [White "Sardana, Rishi"] [Black "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2466"] [BlackElo "2551"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 e5 8. h3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Na3 h6 ({RR} 10... a6 11. Nc2 h6 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 Nd8 15. Nb4 Ne6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 Bb5 18. Bc2 Rd8 19. Qc1 Bd7 20. g4 Nhf4 21. Nxf4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Be6 24. e5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 {Oparin,G (2683)-Andreikin,D (2729) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (54)}) 11. Be3 Qe7 12. Nc4 Qf6 $146 ({RR} 12... b6 13. a4 a5 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. g4 Nf6 16. d5 Nb8 17. Nh2 Ba6 18. f3 Ng8 19. b4 Bf6 20. Nb2 Bc8 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Nc4 Ra8 23. a5 b5 24. Na3 Rxa5 25. Nxb5 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Na6 27. Nf1 {Toktomushev,T (2247)-Henriquez Villagra,C (2594) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 13. b4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Nb5 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Qd8 17. Qd2 a6 18. Nd4 Kh7 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. Bf4 Nd7 21. Bg3 Ne5 22. Bb3 Qg5 23. Bf4 Qe7 24. Kh1 Bd7 25. Bh2 Rae8 26. f4 Nc6 27. Nf3 Be6 28. Bd5 Qf6 29. e5 dxe5 30. Nxe5 Rd8 31. c4 Nxe5 32. fxe5 Qe7 33. Qc3 c6 34. Bf3 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Rd8 36. Rxd8 Qxd8 37. Bg1 Qh4 38. Bd4 Qg3 39. a4 h5 40. b5 c5 41. Bg1 Bxe5 42. Qd3 axb5 43. axb5 b6 44. Qe2 Bxh3 45. gxh3 Qxh3+ 46. Bh2 Bxh2 47. Qg2 Qxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Be5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.52"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2334"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c4 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Nc3 Ne7 ({RR} 9... f6 10. Nd5 Bd7 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Bg5 Nf6 13. c5 dxc5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qd5 Qe7 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxb7 Bc6 18. Qxc7 O-O 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe4 21. Rfe1 Bd5 22. b3 a5 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Re2 {Audi,A (2381)-Rakshitta,R (2308) Piestany SVK 2024 1-0 (43)}) 10. b3 $146 ({RR} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Bd2 Bxd5 13. cxd5 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Be3 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Rfd8 17. Bb6 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rc8 19. Kf1 Nb8 20. g4 f6 21. g5 Kf7 22. Ba7 Ke6 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Rc1 Kd6 {Nakamura,H (2736)-Andriasian,Z (2611) Moscow 2019 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd5 Bd7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Be3 Nxd5 14. cxd5 c6 15. Qb3 cxd5 16. exd5 b5 17. Rad1 Re8 18. Ng5 Bf5 19. f3 Rc8 20. d6 Qd7 21. Qxf7+ Qxf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. d7 Bxd7 24. Rxd7+ Re7 {Plazuelo Pascual,J (2449)-Ladron de Guevara Pinto,P (2403) La Nucia ESP 2023 ½-½}) ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5 13. Bh6 fxe4 14. Bxg7 exf3 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. dxe5 Qf5 17. Qd4 Qf8 18. Qd2 Qf5 19. Qd4 Qf8 20. Qd2 Qf5 21. Qd4 Qf8 22. Qd2 Qf5 23. Qd4 Qf8 24. Qd2 Qf5 {Nied,P (2172)-Tadic,S (2407) Montesilvano ITA 2023 ½-½ (118)}) 10... O-O 11. Re1 Bd7 12. h3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Be3 Re8 15. Qd2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc6 17. Rad1 b5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd3 Qh4 20. Re3 b4 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 a5 23. Rc1 Re7 24. Rc4 Qf6 25. Qc2 Rc8 26. g3 h5 27. h4 g5 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Kg2 Qg6 30. Qb2+ Kh7 31. Qc1 Rce8 32. Rf3 Rxe4 33. Rxc7 R8e7 34. Rc8 Re1 35. Qb2 Qg7 36. Qc2+ Qg6 37. Rxf7+ Rxf7 38. Rh8+ Kxh8 39. Qxg6 Rfe7 40. Qxh5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.53"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. Nc3 e5 8. O-O Ne7 9. a3 $146 ({RR} 9. Nh2 h6 10. Be3 g5 11. Ne2 Ng6 12. Ng3 Nf4 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Qd5 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Re1+ Kd7 17. Qh5 Qxf5 18. c3 Rae8 19. a4 a5 20. Nf1 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Re8 22. Rd1 Qg6 23. Qf3 Qe6 {Aitbayev,A (2457)-Gurvich,V (2230) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (65)}) ({RR} 9. a4 a5 10. Nd2 h6 11. Nc4 Be6 12. b3 O-O 13. Ne2 f5 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. f4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 fxe4 17. dxe4 exf4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd2 g5 20. Qc3+ Kh7 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Qf6 Ng6 {Lymar,V (2146)-Gutkin,I (2278) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) 9... a5 10. Be3 a4 11. Qb1 O-O 12. b4 axb3 13. Qxb3 Be6 14. Qb2 Qc7 15. a4 Ra5 16. Rfb1 Rb8 17. Ng5 Bd7 18. Qb3 Be8 19. Bd2 Raa8 20. Nd1 h6 21. Nf3 Bd7 22. Ne3 Be6 23. Qb2 b5 24. axb5 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 cxb5 26. Ng4 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Nc6 28. Be3 Nd4 29. Ra6 Qc8 30. Qa2 Qxg4 31. Bxd4 cxd4 32. Qd5 Rf8 33. Qxb5 Qf4 34. Qd5 Kh7 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Qxa8 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qxc2 38. Qd5 Qxd3 39. Nxe5 Qe2 40. f3 Bxe5+ 41. Qxe5 Qc4 42. Qd6 d3 43. Kg3 Qc3 44. e5 Qe1+ 45. Kh3 d2 46. Qf6 Kg8 47. Qd8+ Kh7 48. Qf6 Qxe5 49. Qxf7+ Kh8 50. Qf8+ Kh7 51. Qf7+ Qg7 52. Qd5 Qc3 53. Qf7+ Kh8 54. Qf8+ Kh7 55. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.54"] [White "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2437"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 ({RR} 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 Bb7 ({RR} 10... Qd7) 11. f3 Nbd7) ({RR} 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6) 7... b6 8. cxd5 ({RR} 8. Nf3 Ba6 ({RR} 8... Bb7) 9. b4) 8... exd5 ({RR} 8... Qxd5 9. f3 ({RR} 9. Be2 c5 10. Bf3 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. Ne2 cxd4 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Be3 Ba6) 9... Ba6 ({RR} 9... Rd8) 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. e4 Qb7 12. Bg5 Nd7 13. Ne2) ({RR} 8... Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. e4 Ne7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qc6 e5 15. Qb5 exd4 16. Qxa6 Qxe4+ 17. Kf1 Rfe8) 9. Bd3 ({RR} 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Bf5) 9... Ba6 ({RR} 9... Ne4 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Ne2) 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qd3 ({RR} 11. Nf3 c5) ({RR} 11. Qc6 Re8 12. Ne2 Re6 13. Qb7 Qc8 14. Qxc8+ Rxc8 15. f3 c5 16. Bd2 Rec6 17. Kf2 Nc7 18. Rhc1 Ne6 19. Ke1 Ne8 20. a4 Nd6 21. b3 cxd4 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23. exd4 Nf5 24. Bc3 Ne3 25. Kf2 Nf5) 11... Qc8 12. Ne2 ({RR} 12. b4 c5) 12... c5 ({RR} 12... Nb8 13. b3 a5 14. Bb2 Qa6 15. Qxa6 Rxa6 16. a4 Re8 17. Rc1 Ra7 18. Ba3 Rb7 19. O-O Nbd7 20. Rc6 Re6 21. Rfc1 Rxc6 22. Rxc6 h6 23. f3 Nb8 24. Rc1 Nfd7 25. Nf4 c6 26. Bd6 b5 27. Bxb8 {Indjic,A (2603)-Gholami Orimi,M (2470) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (54)}) 13. b3 Qb7 $146 ({RR} 13... cxd4 14. exd4 ({RR} 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qb5 ({RR} 15. Qe2 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Qc3+) ({RR} 15. Qb1 Qa6) ({RR} 15. Qc2 Qa6) 15... a6 16. Qxb6 Rb8 17. Qc6 Nxb3 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8) ({RR} 14. exd4 {RR} Nc7 15. O-O ({RR} 15. Bf4 Ne6 16. Be5 Ne4 17. h4 Qd7 18. f3 f6 19. Bh2 Nd6 20. h5 Rfe8 21. Kf2 Qb5 22. Rhd1 Qd7 23. a4 Rac8 24. a5 b5 25. Rac1 a6 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Qf5) 15... Ne6 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. f3 Rac8 18. a4 Rc6 19. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Ra1 Ne8 22. Nc3 Rc6 23. a5 N8c7 24. f4 g6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra7 Ng7 27. Na2) 14... Nc7 15. f3 Ne6 16. Kf2 Qd7 17. a4 Rfc8 18. Bd2 Rc6 19. Rhc1 Rac8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 h6 23. Qf5 Qc7 24. Bxh6 Qxh2 25. Bf4 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. Nxf4 Kf8 28. g4 {Indjic,A (2610)-Kantor,G (2525) Timisoara ROU 2024 ½-½ (56)}) ({RR} 13... cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc5 15. Qd1 ({RR} 15. Rb1 Qf5) 15... Qa6 16. Nf4 ({RR} 16. O-O Nxb3) 16... d4 ({RR} 16... g5 17. Bb2) ({RR} 16... Rad8 17. b4 ({RR} 17. Bb2 d4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxb3 20. Qb2 Nxa1 21. Qxa1 Qa5+ 22. Ke2 Qb5+) 17... g5 18. bxc5 ({RR} 18. Bb2 d4) 18... gxf4) 17. b4 ({RR} 17. exd4 Rfe8+ 18. Be3 g5 19. Ne2 Nd3+ 20. Kf1 Nd5) 17... dxe3 ({RR} 17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 ({RR} 18. bxc5 Nxf4 19. exf4 Rfe8+ 20. Kd2 bxc5) 18... Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Nxf2 20. Qf1 Ne4+ 21. Ke1 d3) 18. bxc5 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Rad8 20. Qc2 Qb5+ 21. Ke1 ({RR} 21. Kg1 Qxc5) 21... Qa5+ 22. Kf1 Qb5+ 23. Ke1 Qa5+) ({RR} 13... cxd4 14. exd4 Nc7 15. O-O Re8 16. f3 Ne6 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. a4 g6 20. Nc3 h5 21. Re5 Kg7 22. Rae1 Qd6 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. h4 a6 25. Nc3 Qd6 26. Bg5 Nd7 27. R5e2 Nxg5 28. Rxe8 {Nakamura,H (2736)-Van Foreest,J (2688) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (34)}) 14. Bb2 ({RR} 14. O-O Rac8 15. Bb2) 14... Rac8 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qd1 Qe7 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Rc1 h6 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Qe2 Nfe4 21. Rfd1 Kh7 22. Qf3 g6 23. Qf4 Re8 24. h4 g5 25. Qh2 f6 26. f3 Nd6 27. hxg5 fxg5 28. b4 Nc4 29. e4 Nxb2 30. Nf5 Qe6 31. Rxd5 Nxe4 32. Rc7+ Kh8 33. fxe4 Nc4 34. Rdd7 Rxc7 35. Qxc7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.55"] [White "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Black "Bok, Benjamin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. g4 b5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Be3 Nb6 11. a4 bxa4 12. Nxa4 $146 ({RR} 12. Bxb6 Qxb6 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Rxa4 O-O 15. h4 Be6 16. Bc4 Nd7 17. b4 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Bd5 Bd7 20. c3 Bxa4 21. Qxa4 Rac8 22. Qb3 a5 23. b5 Qc5 24. c4 Bd8 25. Ke2 Bb6 26. Qe3 Qxd5 {Fernandez Garcia,J (2368)-Zwirs,N (2485) Galdar (Gran Canaria) ESP 2024 0-1}) 12... N8d7 13. Nxb6 Nxb6 14. Qd2 O-O 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Qa5 Rb8 17. Rd3 Bd8 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Rc3 Qd7 20. Qa3 Na4 21. Rd3 Nxb2 22. Rxd6 Be7 23. Bc5 Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Rfd8 25. Bb4 Qd4 26. Bc3 Qxf2 27. Bxa6 Qe3 28. Qa5 Na4 29. Bd3 Nxc3 30. Qxc3 Rbc8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.56"] [White "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Black "Oro, Faustino"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2433"] [PlyCount "155"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 d6 8. c3 a5 9. Re1 Be6 ({RR} 9... Ba7 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. Ng3 Ng6 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bd2 c6 16. Qc2 Nge7 17. Rad1 Be6 18. a3 Qc7 19. Bc1 Rad8 20. Ne5 Rfe8 21. Ba2 f6 22. Bb1 f5 23. Nh5 Nc8 24. Qd2 {Cahaya,S (2184)-Oro,F (2330) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (52)}) 10. Bb5 ({RR} 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nf1 a4 12. Rb1 b5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Qe8 15. d4 Nd7 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. Rd1 Na5 18. b3 axb3 19. axb3 b4 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Nd2 Nc6 23. Nf3 bxc3 24. Rxc3 Rb4 {Carlsen,M (3235)-Esipenko,A (3018) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (34)}) 10... Bb6 ({RR} 10... Ba7 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. d4 Ng6 13. Ng3 c6 14. Bd3 Re8 15. Be3 Bb8 16. Bc2 Bc7 17. a4 Qc8 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Rad1 b5 20. axb5 cxb5 21. Nf5 Ng8 22. g4 Nf8 23. Kh1 a4 24. N3h4 Bb3 25. Bxb3 {Buksa,N (2383)-Berend,E (2256) Chartres FRA 2024 1-0 (62)}) 11. Nc4 $146 ({RR} 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. Ng3 Nd7 13. d4 f5 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. dxe5 fxe4 16. Rxe4 d5 17. Re1 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Rf8 19. Be3 c5 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. Red1 Nxe5 22. f4 Nc4 23. Qxc4 dxc4 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Ne4 Bxh3 {Omonova,U (2052)-Girya,O (2398) Almaty KAZ 2022 ½-½ (51)}) ({RR} 11. Ba4 Nd7 12. Nf1 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ng3 Bh7 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. cxd4 a4 18. Qe2 Kh8 19. Be3 Nf6 20. Qc4 Nd5 21. Bd2 Qd7 22. Rac1 Ne7 23. a3 Bg8 24. Qd3 Bh7 25. Qc4 Bg8 {Karjakin,S (2752)-Vidit,S (2726) chess24.com INT 2020 1-0 (50)}) 11... Bc5 12. Ba4 Ne7 13. Ncd2 Ng6 14. d4 Bb6 15. Bc2 c6 16. Nf1 Re8 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. Be3 Rad8 19. a4 Qe7 20. Qd2 Bc7 21. Rad1 Qf8 22. Qc1 d5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Bf4 Qc5 28. Rxe4 Bf5 29. Re3 Bxc2 30. Qxc2 Qd5 31. g4 Bb6 32. Re4 Qd1+ 33. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Kg2 Rb1 35. Re2 Ra1 36. Rd2 Rxa4 37. Kf3 Ra2 38. Be3 Bxe3 39. Kxe3 Kf8 40. f4 Ke7 41. f5 a4 42. h4 a3 43. bxa3 Rxa3 44. Rb2 b5 45. Kd4 Kd7 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 c5+ 48. Kd5 Rxc3 49. Rxb5 Rd3+ 50. Kxc5 Rg3 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52. Kd5 Rd3+ 53. Ke4 Rd1 54. Rb8+ Ke7 55. Rb7+ Ke8 56. g6 fxg6 57. fxg6 Kf8 58. Kf5 Ra1 59. Rf7+ Kg8 60. Rc7 Kf8 61. Ke6 Ra8 62. Kd7 Re8 63. Rc1 Ra8 64. Rf1+ Kg8 65. Rd1 Kf8 66. Rd6 Re8 67. Rd5 Ra8 68. Ke6 Ra6+ 69. Rd6 Ra8 70. Rd7 Ra6+ 71. Kf5 Ra1 72. Rf7+ Kg8 73. e6 Rf1+ 74. Ke5 Re1+ 75. Kd6 Rg1 76. Ke7 Rxg6 77. Rf8+ Kh7 78. Kd7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.57"] [White "Hungaski, Robert"] [Black "Pichot, Alan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. h3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. d4 Nc6 4. Bb5 a6 $146 ({RR} 4... e4 5. c4 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. c5 Qg5 9. g3 h5 10. Nc3 h4 11. g4 f5 12. f4 exf3 13. Nxf3 Qe7 14. Ne5 fxg4 15. Ng6 Qg5 16. Nxh8 gxh3 17. Ne2 Qg2 18. Rg1 Qxg1+ 19. Nxg1 {Hungaski,R (2471)-Mazzilli,P (2303) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 4... exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Ne7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kh8 17. Qxh6+ Nh7 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Nfg5 {Hungaski,R (2477)-Illas,L (2254) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 4... e4 5. c4 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Nc3 h5 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. c5 Qg5 10. g3 h4 11. g4 f5 12. f4 exf3 13. Nxf3 Qe7 14. g5 g6 15. Bd2 Bg7 16. O-O-O Qd8 17. Ne2 Ne7 18. Nf4 Qb8 19. Ba5 {Hungaski,R (2477)-Tomczak,J (2570) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (48)}) 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. Nf3 e4 7. Ng1 Qg5 8. g3 h5 9. b3 Nh6 10. Qd2 Bd6 11. Ba3 h4 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. g4 f5 14. f4 exf3 15. Nxf3 Qe7 16. g5 Nf7 17. g6 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Nc3 Qxg6 20. O-O-O Be6 21. Rhg1 Qf6 22. Rdf1 g5 23. e4 f4 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Qg2 Qxd4 26. Qxg5 Rg8 27. Qxg8+ Bxg8 28. Rxg8+ Kd7 29. Rxa8 Qxc3 30. Kb1 d4 31. Rd1 Qxh3 32. Rf8 Qg3 33. Rf1 h3 34. Rf7+ Kc6 35. R7xf4 d3 36. R4f3 Qg2 37. cxd3 h2 38. Rc1+ Kb5 39. Rf5+ d5 40. Rh5 a5 41. a3 a4 42. b4 Qf3 43. Rc5+ Kb6 44. Rh6+ Kb7 45. Rh7+ Kb6 46. Rh6+ Kb7 47. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.58"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2418"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. a4 Bg7 6. Bc4 e6 ({RR} 6... Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. e6 Nb6 11. exf7+ Kh8 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bb3 Bf5 14. h3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6+ exf6 18. Rfe1 Kg7 19. Re7 Rd7 20. Rae1 Rf8 21. Re8 {Poliakova,V (1974)-Joya,R FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0}) 7. O-O d5 $146 ({RR} 7... Ne7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 d5 10. Bd3 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nf5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Bf4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 {½-½ (16) Jankowiak,P (2025)-Meftahi,H (2113) Wroclaw 2022}) 8. Bb3 Ne7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bf4 g5 12. Bd6 Rf7 13. a5 Nf8 14. Bb4 Neg6 15. Na4 g4 16. Nd2 f5 17. exd5 exd5 18. c4 Nf4 19. Nf1 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Nd5 21. Qb3 Ne6 22. Bc3 f4 23. Rad1 Ng5 24. Bd2 Bxd4 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. Nxc3 Be6 27. Rxe6 Nxe6 28. Nxd5 Nc5 29. Qa3 b5 30. Ba2 Qf8 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Bxf7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.59"] [White "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2368"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Qxb3 9. axb3 exd5 10. Bd2 ({RR} 10. Nd4 Bg6 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. Bc3 O-O 13. b4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 a6 15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. f4 Ne8 17. g4 f6 18. Nb3 Nd6 19. Na5 Re8 20. Rfe1 Re7 21. Kf2 Rae8 22. Bf3 Nb5 23. Bc3 Nb6 24. Nb3 Bf7 {Damjanovic,V (2368)-Wadsworth,M (2460) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) 10... a6 ({RR} 10... Bg4 11. Bc3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bd6 13. b4 O-O 14. Nd2 a6 15. Nb3 Rab8 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Ne8 18. e4 Nc7 19. e5 Bf8 20. d4 Nb6 21. Kg2 Na4 22. Ra1 Nxc3 23. bxc3 f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Be2 {Grischuk,A (2766)-Aronian,L (2767) Saint Louis 2018 1-0 (122)}) ({RR} 10... Be7 11. b4 Bg4 12. Nd4 O-O 13. h3 Be6 14. Bc3 Rfd8 15. Nd2 Nf8 16. f4 Bd7 17. N2f3 a5 18. bxa5 c5 19. Nc2 d4 20. Bd2 Bc6 21. Na3 Bd5 22. Ne5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nd5 24. Nb5 h5 25. Kf3 {Pham,K (2264)-Stojiljkovic,S (2141) Amsterdam NED 2024 1-0 (46)}) 11. Nd4 $146 ({RR} 11. b4 O-O-O 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. b5 Nb8 14. bxc6 Nxc6 15. Bg5 Kb8 16. Nc3 Be7 17. Na4 h6 18. Be3 Nd7 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Nd4 Kb7 21. Nxf5 Bf8 22. Nd4 Nb8 23. Nb3 Bb4 24. Bd4 f6 25. Nac5+ Bxc5 {Burmakin,V (2526)-Eber,F (2157) Schwaebisch Gmuend 2018 1-0}) ({RR} 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bc3 O-O-O 13. Nbd2 Rhe8 14. Nd4 Bg4 15. e4 Nb6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Rfe1 dxe4 18. dxe4 Bc7 19. N2b3 Kb8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Nxa6+ bxa6 22. Nxc6+ Kb7 23. b5 axb5 24. Na5+ Kb8 25. Nc6+ Kb7 {Schoorl,R (2276)-Geirnaert,S (2427) Netherlands 2022 ½-½}) ({RR} 11. b4 Rc8 12. Bc3 Be7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. e4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Be6 17. Nd4 Nf8 18. N2b3 Rcd8 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Na5 Bxa5 24. bxa5 Nc5 25. f3 Na4 {Aczel,G (2502)-Binder,T (2235) Hungary HUN 2023 1-0 (39)}) 11... Bg6 12. b4 Rc8 13. Bc3 Bd6 14. Nd2 O-O 15. N2b3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Re7 17. h3 Rce8 18. f4 h6 19. Bf3 Nf8 20. Nc5 Ne6 21. Ndxe6 fxe6 22. e4 dxe4 23. dxe4 e5 24. f5 Bf7 25. Rad1 Bb8 26. Rd2 Ba7 27. Kg2 b6 28. Nxa6 Bc4 29. b5 Bxb5 30. Nb4 Bb8 31. Bd1 Kh8 32. Bb3 Nd7 33. Red1 Nc5 34. Bc2 Bc7 35. g4 Ra8 36. Kf3 Ree8 37. h4 Bd8 38. Bxe5 Bxh4 39. Bc3 Be7 40. e5 Na4 41. Bxa4 Bxa4 42. Re1 c5 43. Nd5 Bg5 44. Nf4 Kg8 45. Rd6 b5 46. e6 b4 47. Be5 c4 48. Nh5 Ra7 49. Rb6 c3 50. bxc3 b3 51. c4 Rc8 52. f6 gxf6 53. Nxf6+ Kf8 54. Bd6+ Kg7 55. Nd5 Rxc4 56. e7 Be8 57. Rb8 Kf7 58. Kg3 Rd4 59. Rf1+ Ke6 60. Nc7+ Kxd6 61. Rxe8 Rd3+ 62. Kg2 Rd2+ 63. Kf3 Rxc7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.60"] [White "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Black "Macovei, Andrei"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rd1 b6 12. Be2 ({RR} 12. Bd3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. O-O Rc8 15. Qe2 Nb8 16. d5 exd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. Nd4 Qc4 19. Qg4 Rc5 20. Nf5 g6 21. Rxc5 Qxc5 22. Qg5 f6 23. Qg3 Nc6 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Ne3 Kg7 26. h3 Re8 {Giri,A (2764)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2784) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (67)}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. d5 Nc5 16. Nd4 exd5 17. e5 Ne6 18. Nf5 Rc5 19. Nd6 Ba8 20. f4 d4 21. Bc4 Bd5 22. Bd3 Ra5 23. Ra1 Nc5 24. Bf1 Nb7 25. Nf5 Be6 26. Ng3 d3 {Lazavik,D (2567)-Popov,K (2364) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) 12... Bb7 13. d5 $146 ({RR} 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Bb1 Qe7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Qd3 g6 19. Qd2 Kg7 20. Ng5 Nc3 21. Rc1 Nxb1 22. Rxb1 h6 23. Nh3 Rfd8 24. Rbc1 Qa3 25. Nf4 Qa4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. d5 Rc2 {Liu,C (2241)-Fus,J (2417) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (45)}) 13... exd5 14. O-O d4 15. Nxd4 Nd7 16. Nf5 Bxe4 17. Nd6 Bc6 18. Qc3 Nc5 19. Nxf7 Qf6 20. Ne5 Be4 21. f4 h6 22. Bc4+ Kh7 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rad8 25. Qc2+ Kg8 26. Qc4 Rxd5 27. Qxd5+ Qe6 28. Qxe6+ Nxe6 29. f5 Nd4 30. Ng6 Re8 31. g4 Kf7 32. h3 Kf6 33. a4 Re4 34. Kg2 h5 35. Kg3 hxg4 36. hxg4 Kg5 37. Kh3 Re3+ 38. Kg2 Re4 39. Kh3 Rxg4 40. Ne5 Rh4+ 41. Kg2 Re4 42. Nf7+ Kg4 43. Nd6 Re2+ 44. Rf2 Rxf2+ 45. Kxf2 a6 46. Ne8 Kxf5 47. Nxg7+ Ke4 48. Ne8 Nb3 49. Nc7 Nc5 50. Na8 Nxa4 51. Ke2 Nc3+ 52. Kd2 Nd5 53. Kc2 Kd4 54. Kb3 Kc5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.61"] [White "Can, Isik"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Kb1 Qd5 16. c4 Qe4 17. Be3 Qxd3+ 18. Rxd3 b5 $146 ({RR} 18... Rfd8 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Kc2 b5 21. b3 Bd6 22. f4 Rc7 23. Bd2 Rb8 24. c5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nd5 26. g4 a5 27. g5 a4 28. b4 Kh8 29. Rg1 Rd7 30. a3 Rbd8 31. Kc1 Rg8 32. f5 exf5 33. gxh6 {Ivic,V (2590)-Mendonca,L (2627) Ankara TUR 2023 0-1 (45)}) 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. Rc1 Bd6 21. c5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Ng4 23. Bf4 Nxf2 24. Rd2 Ne4 25. Re2 f5 26. exf6 Nxf6 27. Rxe6 Nxh5 28. Bh2 Nf6 29. Rce1 Re8 30. Bg3 Rac8 31. Re7 a5 32. a4 bxa4 33. Ka2 Rxe7 34. Rxe7 Nd5 35. Rb7 Re8 36. Rb8 Kf7 37. Rxe8 Kxe8 38. Ka3 Ne3 39. Kxa4 Nxg2 40. Kxa5 Ne3 41. b4 Nc4+ 42. Ka4 Nd2 43. Be5 g5 44. b5 Kd7 45. Ka5 Nc4+ 46. Ka6 Nxe5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.62"] [White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2441"] [PlyCount "144"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 O-O 9. e5 Nfd7 ({RR} 9... Nd5 10. a3 b5 11. c4 bxc4 12. Nxc4 a5 13. Qc2 a4 14. Rd1 Qe8 15. h4 Nd7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Nc5 18. Rd4 Nb3 19. Rh4 g6 20. Rb1 Rd8 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22. Bxe3 Ba6 23. Qxc7 Rc8 24. Qd6 {Ciric,P (2203)-Vlajkovic,S (2201) Novi Pazar SRB 2024 1-0}) 10. Re1 Nc6 ({RR} 10... c5 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. c3 Qc7 13. h4 a5 14. a4 Ba6 15. Qe4 Bb7 16. Qf4 f5 17. Nc4 Rae8 18. Ng5 Nd8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qf3 Qc7 21. Bf4 h6 22. Nh3 Nf7 23. Rad1 Nb8 24. h5 Nc6 25. Qe2 {Amin,B (2680)-Alekseenko,K (2702) Warsaw 2021 0-1 (41)}) 11. b3 $146 ({RR} 11. c3 Qc8 12. Qc2 Rd8 13. h4 Nc5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Rxe4 Qd7 16. Bg5 Qd3 17. Re2 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Na5 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. b4 Rd5 22. Re1 Rad8 23. Ree2 h6 24. Nh3 c5 25. Nf4 Rd1+ {Valdes Romero,L (2402)-Bruned,Y (2286) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (68)}) ({RR} 11. a4 Qc8 12. Nc4 a5 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bf4 Nc5 16. b3 Nb4 17. Rad1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Qe8 19. h4 Rd8 20. Rd2 Be4 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nd5 23. Qf3 Nxf4+ 24. Qxf4 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Qc6+ {Kaidanov,G (2549)-Jain,K (2300) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (50)}) 11... Qc8 12. Bb2 a5 13. a3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nc5 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Qc4 Ne7 17. Qf4 h6 18. h4 Ng6 19. Qg4 Be7 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rd5 22. h5 Nf8 23. Qf3 Nh7 24. Nc4 Ng5 25. Qg4 Qb7 26. f3 Rad8 27. a4 f5 28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Nxe6 Ncxe6 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. Bc1 Rf8 32. Ne3 Qxf3+ 33. Qxf3 Nxf3 34. Kxf3 Bc3+ 35. Ke2 Nd4+ 36. Kd1 Bxe1 37. Kxe1 Nf5 38. Nf1 Re8+ 39. Kf2 Rd8 40. Bf4 Rd7 41. c3 Kf7 42. Nd2 Ke6 43. Nc4 Ne7 44. Ne5 Rd1 45. Nf3 Nd5 46. Be5 Kf5 47. c4 Rd3 48. Bxg7 Nf6 49. Ke2 Rd7 50. Nh4+ Ke6 51. Bxh6 Nxh5 52. g4 Ng3+ 53. Ke3 Nf1+ 54. Ke2 Nh2 55. g5 Ng4 56. Nf3 Nxh6 57. gxh6 Kf6 58. c5 Rh7 59. cxb6 cxb6 60. Nd2 Rxh6 61. Kd3 Ke6 62. Kc4 Rh5 63. Nf3 Rc5+ 64. Kd4 Kd6 65. Nd2 Rh5 66. Nc4+ Kc7 67. Nb2 Rh4+ 68. Kc3 Kc6 69. Nd3 Kd5 70. Nf2 Rf4 71. Nd3 Rf3 72. Kc2 Kd4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.63"] [White "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2626"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nd2 ({RR} 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. a4 a5 12. Nce4 Qe7 13. b3 cxb3 14. Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. Qxb3 Qxd4 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Rab1 Nd5 18. Nc4 Qc3 19. e4 Qxb3 20. Rxb3 Nb4 21. e5 Nd5 22. f4 b5 {Dubov,D (2710)-Carlsen,M (2847) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (77)}) 8... Nb6 9. a4 ({RR} 9. Na4 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 O-O 11. Qxc4 e5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Nd4 Rd8 16. Bg5 {½-½ (16) Yankelevich,L (2413)-Citak,S (2327) Orosei ITA 2024}) 9... a5 10. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 10. f4 Bb4 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Qc2 c5 13. Nb5 Bd7 14. Rd1 Bxb5 15. axb5 Qd7 16. Ne5 Qxb5 17. Bxb7 cxd4 18. Bxa8 {1-0 (18) Toolin,C (2146)-Dmitrenko,V (2441) Chess.com INT 2021}) ({RR} 10. e4 e5 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bf4 Nfg4 14. h3 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qe2 Nd3 17. Be3 Bb4 18. Qc2 O-O 19. Ne2 b5 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. Rfd1 Ba6 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxd3 bxa4 24. Rd5 Bb7 {Ponkratov,P (2644)-Indjic,A (2628) Mali Losinj 2019 0-1 (51)}) 10... Nfd5 11. e4 Nb4 12. Qe2 O-O 13. e5 Be7 14. h4 N6d5 15. Qxc4 b6 16. Rd1 Ba6 17. Qb3 Rc8 18. Ne4 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bg5 Bd3 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Nd6 c4 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Qa3 Qa7 25. Ne1 Qd4 26. Nf3 Qb6 27. Rac1 h6 28. Ne1 Bf5 29. Bf1 c3 30. bxc3 Nc2 31. Nxc2 Rxc3 32. Qd6 Rxg3+ 33. Bg2 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Nf4+ 35. Kf3 Qb7+ 36. Kxf4 Qe4+ 37. Kg3 Qg4+ 38. Kh2 Be4 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Ne3 Qf4+ 41. Kg1 Qf3 42. Kf1 Bb7 43. Ke1 Ba6 44. Rc2 Qh1+ 45. Kd2 Qe4 46. Kc1 Qxa4 47. Qd4 Qa3+ 48. Kb1 g6 49. Rc7 Qb3+ 50. Qb2 Bd3+ 51. Kc1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.64"] [White "Bezold, Michael"] [Black "Manafov, Vugar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. d4 e4 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. Qb3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 ({RR} 8. bxc3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Qd5 10. Qxd5 cxd5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. e3 Nc6 13. Rb1 b6 14. c4 Be6 15. Ne2 f5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Nc3 Bc4 18. f3 Bd3 19. Rc1 Nb4 20. Kd2 Rd8 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. a3 Nd5 {Carlstedt,J (2429)-Reichelt,O (1986) Bad Pyrmont GER 2024 1-0 (42)}) 8... O-O 9. Nh3 ({RR} 9. f3 dxc4 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. fxe4 c5 12. e5 cxd4 13. exf6 dxc3 14. fxg7 Re8 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. Rb1 Re3 17. Kd2 Re7 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Rb5 Rd8+ 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Be4 22. Bxe4 Rxd4+ 23. Bd3 Red7 {McShane,L (2647)-Anand,V (2783) Germany 2018 ½-½ (40)}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O $146 ({RR} 10. Nf4 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. h4 Bg4 13. Rc1 Re8 14. e3 Qd7 15. h5 Rac8 16. a3 Qf5 17. Bh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 Nh7 19. Qb3 Ng5 20. Rh1 b6 21. Kf1 dxc4 22. Qxc4 c5 23. d5 Nf3 24. Kg2 Ne5 {Albuquerque,W (2209)-Noboa Silva,K (2331) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1}) 10... h6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. b3 Nf8 13. Be5 Ng6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e3 Bg4 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 Ne7 18. Qd2 g5 19. Kh1 Rac8 20. Ng1 Qd6 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rf8 23. f3 exf3 24. Nxf3 Nc6 25. Ne1 Re8 26. Nd3 Bf5 27. Nf2 Qe6 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Kg1 Kg7 30. b4 Ne7 31. Rc1 Nc8 32. a3 Nb6 33. Re1 Nc4 34. Qc3 Rc8 35. e4 Nd6 36. Qb2 Bxe4 37. Nxe4 Nxe4 38. Bxe4 Re8 39. Kf2 Rxe4 40. Rxe4 Qf5+ 41. Kg1 Qxe4 42. Qc3 b6 43. Kf2 Qh1 44. Qc7 Qxh2+ 45. Kf3 Qh1+ 46. Kf2 Qe4 47. Qxa7 Qxd4+ 48. Kg2 Qe4+ 49. Kf2 b5 50. Qc5 d4 51. Qxb5 d3 52. Qc5 Qe2+ 53. Kg1 d2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.65"] [White "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "167"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 g5 16. Bg3 Nc4 17. Rb1 Re8 $146 ({RR} 17... Qb6 18. Nf3 Bb7 19. Qd3 Rfd8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Ng6 22. b3 Na3 23. Rbd1 Rac8 24. Bb1 Rc3 25. Qe2 Nxb1 26. Rxb1 Rdc8 27. Rfd1 Rc2 28. Rd2 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kh2 Kf8 31. Rc2 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 {Viana,V (1923)-Slade,T (2128) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (58)}) 18. Re1 Bb7 19. h4 Qb6 20. Nce2 gxh4 21. Bxh4 Ng6 22. Bg3 Bxe4 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Ne7 25. Bd7 Red8 26. Bh3 Ng6 27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. Bxf4 Qd4 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. b3 Na3 31. Rbd1 Bg7 32. Rxd6 Nc2 33. Rc1 Nb4 34. a4 bxa4 35. bxa4 Rxd6 36. Bxd6 Bf8 37. Bc7 a5 38. Bd7 Nd5 39. Be5 Nb4 40. Bb5 Rd8 41. Bc7 Rc8 42. Bd7 Ra8 43. g3 Be7 44. Kg2 Bd8 45. Bd6 Bf6 46. Bb5 Rd8 47. Bc7 Rc8 48. Rc4 Bd8 49. Rg4+ Kf8 50. Bd6+ Be7 51. Bf4 Bg5 52. Bxg5 hxg5 53. Rxg5 Rc2 54. Re5 Kg7 55. Rf5 f6 56. g4 Ra2 57. Rc5 Nc2 58. Rc7+ Kf8 59. Kg3 Nd4 60. Rf7+ Kxf7 61. Bc4+ Kg6 62. Bxa2 Ne2+ 63. Kh4 Nf4 64. Bb1+ Kh6 65. Be4 Ne2 66. Bf5 Nc3 67. Bd7 Ne2 68. Bb5 Nd4 69. Bc4 Nf3+ 70. Kg3 Ne5 71. Bb5 Ng6 72. f4 Ne7 73. Kf3 f5 74. g5+ Kg7 75. Bc4 Ng6 76. Ke3 Nh4 77. Kd4 Ng6 78. Be6 Nxf4 79. Bxf5 Kf7 80. Kc4 Ng2 81. Kb5 Ne3 82. Be4 Ke6 83. Kxa5 Ke5 84. g6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.66"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Rosen, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2377"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Bg4 7. c3 e6 8. d4 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Qh4 10. d5 Ne5 11. h3 $146 ({RR} 11. Bg2 Nf6 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. b4 O-O-O 14. b5 a5 15. b6 g5 16. Qa4 g4 17. Bf4 Nxf3+ 18. Kf1 Nxe1 19. Kxe1 Bh6 20. Bg3 Qg5 21. Qxa5 Qc1+ 22. Ke2 Qb2+ 23. Kd3 Qxa1 24. Nd2 Qd1 25. Qa8+ Kd7 {Durarbayli,V (2626)-Adhiban,B (2532) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 11. Qa4+ Ke7 12. Be2 Nf6 13. Qa5 g5 14. Qc7+ Nfd7 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Rd1 Kf6 17. Nd2 Rg8 18. Nf1 g4 19. fxg4 Nxg4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 21. Ng3 Qxd1+ 22. Kg2 Qa4 23. e5+ Nxe5 24. Qxh7 Rg6 25. Be3 Qe4+ {Jovanovic,A (1929)-Manakova,M (2146) Senta SRB 2023 0-1}) ({RR} 11. Bg2 O-O-O 12. b4 Nf6 13. Be3 g5 14. Na3 Rg8 15. bxc5 dxc5 16. Kf1 exd5 17. Rb1 Rd7 18. Qa4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nfg4 20. h3 Nh2+ 21. Ke2 Qh5+ 22. f3 Nhxf3 23. Kf2 Qh4+ 24. Kf1 Nxe1 25. Rxb7 Nxg2 {De Silva,L (2521)-Adhiban,B (2603) Delhi IND 2022 0-1 (35)}) 11... Nf6 12. f4 Ng6 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. f5 Ne5 15. Nd2 exf5 16. exf5 O-O-O 17. Bg2 g5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Qh6 20. h4 Qf6 21. Bxg5 Qxf5 22. Bxd8 Kxd8 23. Qb3 b5 24. Rae1 c4 25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. Qd1 Qf6 27. Qd5 h5 28. Qa8+ Kd7 29. Qc6+ Kd8 30. Re8# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.67"] [White "Juksta, Karolis"] [Black "Paravyan, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D26"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2620"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Bg5 Bd7 13. Ne5 Be8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 $146 ({RR} 17. Bxd5 Qe7 18. Re1 Rd8 19. Bf3 Qb4 20. Ng4 Qxb2 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bxb7 a5 23. Bf3 Bc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Qb5 Qxb5 26. axb5 Ra8 27. b6 Rfb8 28. Reb1 Ra6 29. b7 Ra7 30. g3 g6 31. Rb5 a4 {Kalashian,D (2398)-Abdrlauf,E (2343) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (120)}) 17... Qe7 18. Nd7 Qxe2 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bxe2 Bc6 21. Rf5 Rad8 22. Bf3 Rd6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. g3 Rd8 25. Ra3 Rb6 26. a5 Rxb2 27. Rxf6 Rb5 28. Raf3 Rd7 29. R6f5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Rd6 31. Kg2 b6 32. axb6 Rxb6 33. Ra5 Kg7 34. g4 h6 35. Kg3 Rc6 36. h4 Rb6 37. f3 Rc6 38. Kf4 Rf6+ 39. Kg3 Rc6 40. Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.68"] [White "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Chasin, Nico"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2417"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. h3 c5 10. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nge2 Nfe4 12. O-O Be6 13. Be5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. b4 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Na6 18. Qb1 Bc4 19. Nxe4 Qe7 20. Rc1 Bd5 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Rxc5 b6 23. Rc3 g6 24. Qb2 Re8 {Pang,T (2494)-Aswath,S (2371) Belgrade SRB 2024 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bc2 Qb6 12. Rb1 Rd8 13. Nge2 Nce4 14. Be5 Qe6 15. Bc7 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rf8 17. O-O b6 18. Nf4 Qc6 19. Be5 Ba6 20. Ba4 Qc8 21. Bb5 Bb7 22. Qc2 Nd7 23. Bd4 Nc5 24. a4 Bd6 {Maghsoodloo,P (2707)-Kuzubov,Y (2625) Douglas IOM 2023 1-0 (37)}) 10... c4 11. Bc2 a6 12. a4 Re8 13. O-O Bb4 14. Ne5 Nf8 15. Bg5 Be6 16. f4 Be7 17. Qf3 Qd6 18. f5 Bd7 19. Bf4 Bc6 20. a5 Qb4 21. Rfb1 Bd6 22. g4 N6d7 23. Qg3 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Rad8 25. g5 Qe7 26. f6 Qe6 27. Ne2 Nc5 28. Nd4 Qd7 29. Bf5 Nfe6 30. Kh2 g6 31. Bg4 Qc7 32. h4 Ne4 33. Qg1 Bd7 34. Bxe6 Bxe6 35. h5 gxh5 36. Nxe6 Rxe6 37. Qd1 Rxe5 38. Qxh5 Nxf6 39. Qh3 Ne4 40. Kg2 Qe7 41. Rh1 Rxg5+ 42. Kf3 f6 43. Rag1 Rxg1 44. Rxg1+ Ng5+ 45. Ke2 d4 46. Qf5 h6 47. Rc1 dxe3 48. Bxe3 Kg7 49. Rxc4 Qd6 50. Rd4 Qh2+ 51. Kd1 Rxd4+ 52. Bxd4 Qh1+ 53. Kd2 Qg2+ 54. Kc1 Qc6+ 55. Bc3 Qh1+ 56. Kd2 Qg2+ 57. Kc1 Qc6 58. Qf4 Qh1+ 59. Kd2 Qh2+ 60. Qxh2 Nf3+ 61. Ke3 Nxh2 62. Kf4 h5 63. Kf5 Ng4 64. Ke6 h4 65. Be1 h3 66. Bg3 h2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.69"] [White "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Black "Hong, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2572"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 8... e5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Ne4 Nc6 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Nxc5 Qe7 13. Ne4 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Be6 16. Rb1 Rac8 17. Rb5 a6 18. Rb1 Na5 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Rxd5 21. e4 Rd7 22. Be3 Qe6 23. Rb6 {Vidit,S (2710)-Maghsoodloo,P (2721) Shusha 2022 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 8... e5 9. e4 Re8 10. Nd2 c5 11. d5 Nbd7 12. g3 Nf8 13. f3 h5 14. Rf2 h4 15. Nf1 N6h7 16. Kh1 Ng5 17. Ne3 Nfh7 18. Rb1 g6 19. Rbb2 Kg7 20. Ng2 hxg3 21. hxg3 Nh3 22. Rf1 Nf6 23. Ne3 {Moksh,A (2368)-Babula,V (2521) Piestany SVK 2024 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Qe7 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be2 Nbd7 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. Bf3 c6 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Qb3 Ne5 18. Ba3 Qc7 19. c5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. c4 Qe7 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. f3 {Lee,A (2320)-Pichot,A (2638) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (84)}) 9. e4 e5 10. c5 Re8 11. cxd6 cxd6 12. Re1 Nf8 13. h3 Ng6 14. c4 b6 15. a4 Bb7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Be3 Qc7 19. a5 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. g3 Bc6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Qb2 Red8 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Ra1 Rxd3 26. Rxa8+ Kh7 27. Qe2 Nf4 28. gxf4 Qxc4 29. Kg2 exf4 30. Rd8 Rc3 31. Qxc4 Rxc4 32. Rd4 Rc5 33. Ne1 g5 34. Nd3 Rc3 35. Rd7 Kg7 36. e5 Kf8 37. Kf3 b5 38. Ke4 b4 39. Nxb4 Rxh3 40. Kf5 Ke8 41. Rd6 Ra3 42. Nc6 Ra8 43. Rxh6 Kd7 44. Rd6+ Kc7 45. Ne7 Ra2 46. Nd5+ Kc8 47. f3 Rg2 48. Rf6 Rg3 49. Ke4 g4 50. fxg4 Rxg4 51. Rxf7 f3+ 52. Kxf3 Rd4 53. Nf6 Rd3+ 54. Ke4 Rd1 55. e6 Re1+ 56. Kd5 Rd1+ 57. Ke5 Re1+ 58. Kd6 Rd1+ 59. Nd5 Re1 60. e7 Kb8 61. Rf8+ Ka7 62. e8=Q Re6+ 63. Qxe6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.70"] [White "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Black "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Bc5 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. e5 Ng4 10. Ne4 Bd4 11. f4 Ne3 12. Bxe3 Bxe3 13. g3 Ke7 14. Ke2 Bb6 15. Bh3 $146 ({RR} 15. c4 f6 16. c5 Bc7 17. Nd6 Bd7 18. Bg2 b6 19. b4 bxc5 20. bxc5 Rab8 21. Rab1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Rb8 23. Rxb8 Bxb8 24. Be4 g6 25. Ke3 fxe5 26. fxe5 Bc7 27. Nc4 Kf7 28. Kf4 Bd8 29. h3 Be7 {Szalay Ocsak,B (2091)-Farkas,O (2079) Budapest 2020 ½-½ (43)}) 15... f6 16. exf6+ gxf6 17. Rad1 f5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nf3 Bd7 20. Rhe1 Rhd8 21. Kf1 Kf6 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Bg2 Bc7 24. Bf3 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Rd8 26. Nd3 b6 27. Bf3 c5 28. Rd1 c4 29. Nc1 c3 30. b3 Bb5+ 31. Ke1 Rxd1+ 32. Kxd1 Bd6 33. a4 Ba6 34. Na2 Bc5 35. Nxc3 Bd4 36. Kd2 Bg1 37. Ke1 Bd4 38. Na2 e5 39. c3 Bc5 40. Nb4 Bxb4 41. cxb4 exf4 42. gxf4 Bc8 43. Bd5 Bd7 44. Ke2 Ke7 45. Ke3 Be8 46. Kd4 Kd6 47. Bg8 Bc6 48. Bf7 Bd7 49. Ke3 Ke7 50. Bc4 Bc6 51. Kf2 Bd7 52. Kf3 Bc6+ 53. Kg3 Kf6 54. Kh4 Be8 55. Bd5 Kg7 56. Kg3 Kf6 57. Kf3 Ke7 58. Ke3 Kd6 59. Bg8 Bd7 60. Kd4 Be8 61. a5 Bd7 62. Bc4 Be8 63. Ke3 Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.71"] [White "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "236"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 h6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 ({RR} 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Nfd7 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 Nc6 13. Re1 g4 14. Nh4 Qg5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. e6 Nf6 17. b4 Bd4 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Nf5 Bxa1 20. Bh4 Qxf5 {Bortnyk,O (3025)-Nakamura,H (3234) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (52)}) 6... c5 7. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nd4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Na4 Ne7 13. c4 dxc4 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Bxc4 b5 16. Be2 Bb7 17. Nb3 Qb6 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. f3 Ned5 {Tan,Z (2551)-Koneru,H (2530) London ENG 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 7... Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na4 cxd4 10. exd4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. c3 a5 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Qd2 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. a3 c5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. b4 Qc4 21. a4 Rc6 22. Ra3 d4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. cxd4 axb4 25. Rb3 Rc4 26. Reb1 Rb8 27. g3 g5 28. a5 Rxd4 29. a6 Kg7 30. a7 Ra8 31. Rxb4 Rd7 32. h4 Raxa7 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Kg2 Kg6 35. Rb8 Ra2 36. R8b2 Rxb2 37. Rxb2 Rd4 38. Rb5 g4 39. Ra5 f6 40. Ra2 Rd1 41. Ra4 Kg5 42. Ra8 e5 43. Rg8+ Kf5 44. Rg7 Re1 45. Rg8 Ra1 46. Rg7 Rd1 47. Rg8 Rd7 48. Kh2 Rd4 49. Kg2 Ke6 50. Rf8 f5 51. Kf1 Ra4 52. Kg2 Ra1 53. Rb8 Rc1 54. Rf8 Rb1 55. Ra8 Rc1 56. Rf8 Rc2 57. Kg1 Rc5 58. Kg2 e4 59. Kf1 Ke5 60. Re8+ Kd4 61. Rd8+ Rd5 62. Ra8 Rc5 63. Rd8+ Ke5 64. Re8+ Kf6 65. Rf8+ Ke7 66. Ra8 Rc3 67. Ke2 Rf3 68. Ra7+ Kf6 69. Ra6+ Ke5 70. Ra5+ Kd4 71. Ra4+ Kd5 72. Ra5+ Kd6 73. Ra6+ Ke7 74. Ra7+ Kf6 75. Ra6+ Kg5 76. Re6 Ra3 77. Kf1 Rb3 78. Ke2 Rf3 79. Re8 Kf6 80. Rf8+ Ke7 81. Ra8 e3 82. fxe3 Rxg3 83. Ra6 Kf7 84. Rb6 Rg2+ 85. Kf1 Ra2 86. Rc6 Ke7 87. Rg6 Kf7 88. Rb6 Rd2 89. Ke1 Rh2 90. Kf1 Kg7 91. Ra6 Rh6 92. Ra8 Kf6 93. Rf8+ Ke5 94. Kf2 Rh2+ 95. Kg3 Re2 96. Re8+ Kf6 97. Rf8+ Kg6 98. Re8 Kf7 99. Re5 Kf6 100. Re8 Re1 101. Kf2 Rh1 102. Rf8+ Ke5 103. Re8+ Kd5 104. Rd8+ Ke6 105. Re8+ Kf7 106. Re5 Kf6 107. Re8 Rh2+ 108. Kg3 Rh3+ 109. Kf2 Rf3+ 110. Ke2 Kg5 111. Rh8 Rh3 112. Rf8 Rh2+ 113. Kf1 g3 114. Rg8+ Kh4 115. Kg1 Re2 116. Re8 Kh3 117. Rh8+ Kg4 118. Re8 Kf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.72"] [White "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Black "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2349"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nab1 Ne7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 f5 15. Nd2 Bg7 16. a5 O-O 17. Nc4 $146 ({RR} 17. Be2 e4 18. Nc4 f4 19. Qd2 f3 20. Bf1 Rb8 21. gxf3 exf3 22. O-O-O Qf6 23. Rg1 Kh8 24. Kb1 Bf5 25. Bd3 Bh6 26. Qe1 Rfe8 27. Qf1 Bg6 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Qd3 Bg7 30. Rg3 Rf8 31. Qb3 Qf4 {Wafa,H (2345)-Gubaydulin,T (2385) Almaty KAZ 2024 0-1 (60)}) 17... Qh4 18. Qd2 Qe4+ 19. Qe3 Qxd5 20. Rd1 Qc6 21. Rxd6 Qc7 22. Qb6 Qe7 23. Ne3 Be6 24. Bc4 f4 25. Nd5 Qg5 26. Rxe6 Qxg2 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Bd5 e4 29. Bxe4 f3 30. Rf1 Rab8 31. Bxf3 Rxb6 32. axb6 Qxf3 33. Re3 Qb7 34. Rg1 Qxb6 35. Rg4 f5 36. Rh4 f4 37. Re4 f3 38. Kf1 Qb5+ 39. Kg1 Qg5+ 40. Kf1 Qg2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.73"] [White "Larrea, Manuel"] [Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B84"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O b5 8. f4 b4 9. Na4 $146 ({RR} 9. Nb1 Nxe4 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. f5 e5 12. Nb3 Nd7 13. Be3 Ndf6 14. N1d2 Qc7 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. a3 bxa3 17. Rxa3 Nf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Na5 Qc7 20. Qa1 Be7 21. Rc3 Qd7 22. Bb6 Nd5 23. Rb3 Nxb6 {Homiakova,E (2113)-Ouellet,M (2193) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (50)}) 9... Nxe4 10. Bf3 d5 11. c4 bxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. Qc2 Bc5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qxe4 Nf6 20. Qf3 Qc8 21. Rfe1 Rc7 22. Rb3 Nd5 23. Bf2 Ne7 24. g4 Nc6 25. f5 Na5 26. Rb2 Bd6 27. Rc2 Nc4 28. f6 Be5 29. fxg7 Bxg7 30. Bg3 Rd7 31. Rce2 Qc5 32. Bf2 Qd5 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. Rb1 Rc8 35. Rb3 h5 36. h3 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rg5 38. Kg2 Rxg4+ 39. Kf3 Rg5 40. Be3 Ne5+ 41. Kf2 Rh5 42. Kg2 Nc4 43. Bf4 e5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.74"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2078"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qb5 10. e4 $146 ({RR} 10. Be3 Nd7 11. a4 Qb6 12. b4 Nf6 13. Nd2 Bd7 14. Nc4 Qxb4 15. Qc2 b5 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Na5 Rab8 18. Qa2 Bd7 19. Rfb1 Qc3 20. Rc1 Qb2 21. Qxb2 Rxb2 22. Rxc7 Rfb8 23. Bf3 f4 24. Bxf4 Bh3 {Lewis,A (2243)-Fraser Mitchell,J (2058) Milton Keynes 2021 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. a4 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. b4 d5 15. e3 e6 16. Rac1 {½-½ (16) Mendez,E (2361)-Saldano Dayer,H (2402) Buenos Aires 2018}) ({RR} 10. a4 Qxd5 11. Ng5 Qc4 12. Be3 c6 13. Rc1 Qb4 14. d5 h6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Bd5+ Kh8 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. Bxe6 d5 19. Bf4 Qe4 20. Qb3 Qxe6 21. Qb7 g5 22. Bd2 Nd7 23. Rxc6 Qxe2 24. Qxd7 Qxd2 {Deshpande,A (2179)-Sturt,R (2437) Badalona 2018 0-1 (32)}) 10... fxe4 11. Ng5 Qd3 12. Nxe4 Qxd4 13. Qe2 e5 14. Be3 Qa4 15. Rac1 Na6 16. Rc4 Qe8 17. Ng5 h6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 c6 20. Bh3 Nc7 21. Rb4 b5 22. Rc1 c5 23. Qd2 Qe7 24. Rh4 g5 25. Rh5 Rad8 26. Bg4 Nxe6 27. h4 gxh4 28. Bxh6 hxg3 29. Qd5 gxf2+ 30. Kf1 Rf6 31. Bg5 Rdf8 32. Rc3 Qe8 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 34. Rf3 Rg6 35. Bf5 Rf6 36. Bh7+ Kf8 37. Rhf5 Kf7 38. Qb7+ Qe7 39. Bg6+ Kf8 40. Qc8+ Nd8 41. Rxf6+ Bxf6 42. Qf5 Kg7 43. Bh5 Bh4 44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. Qh6+ Kg8 46. Bg6 Bf6 47. Be4 Kf7 48. Qh5+ Kg8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.75"] [White "Bai, Adelard"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2393"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. e5 Nd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. Qd2 d4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Rg1 e5 15. Bxe5 ({RR} 15. Ne6 exf4 16. Rxg2 Rc8 17. Rd1 g6 18. Rg4 Nf6 19. Rxf4 Bh6 20. Ra4 Kf7 21. Nd4 a6 22. Rb4 Rc7 23. Nf3 Rhc8 24. a4 Ke8 25. Rd3 Bc1 26. Nd4 Bxb2 27. Rxb2 Rxc3 28. Rxb7 Rxd3 29. cxd3 Rc1+ {Bortnyk,O (2608)-Lazavik,D (2578) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (31)}) 15... Nxe5 16. Rxg2 g6 $146 ({RR} 16... O-O-O 17. O-O-O g6 18. f4 Bh6 19. Ne6 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Nc4 21. Ke2 Kd7 22. Nc5+ Kc6 23. Nd3 Rf8 24. b3 Nd6 25. Rf2 Nf5 26. Ne4 Bg7 27. c4 Rd8 28. Nb4+ Kc7 29. Nc2 Bf6 30. Rf3 h6 31. Rd3 {Ladan,N (2211)-Fedotov,N (2311) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 16... Kf7 17. Ne4 g6 18. Ng5+ Kf6 19. O-O-O Nc4 20. Rd3 Bh6 21. Rf3+ Ke5 22. Rh3 Bxg5+ 23. Rxg5+ Kf6 24. Rb5 Nd6 25. Rf3+ Kg7 26. Ne6+ Kg8 27. Rg5 Ne4 28. Re5 Nf6 29. Nc7 Kf7 30. Nxa8 Rxa8 31. Rb5 {Hasenohr,B (2273)-Fecker,N (2392) Leukerbad SUI 2023 1-0 (37)}) 17. f4 Nc4 18. Ne6 Kf7 19. Re2 Bh6 20. O-O-O Nd6 21. Nd5 Rac8 22. Kb1 Nf5 23. Rde1 Rhe8 24. c3 Rc6 25. Re4 Nd6 26. R4e2 Nf5 27. Re4 Nd6 28. R4e2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.76"] [White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Black "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E60"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2260"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. O-O Na6 ({RR} 8... Nfd7 9. Bc2 Na6 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Nd2 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f4 e4 14. Nb3 Nb4 15. a3 Nxc2 16. Qxc2 a4 17. Nc1 Nc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Nxa4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Ra6 21. Nb3 Rh6 22. g3 Bd7 23. Nc3 {Lupulescu,C (2584)-Saric,I (2657) Zagreb CRO 2023 ½-½ (52)}) 9. Bg5 ({RR} 9. a3 Nc5 10. Bc2 Bd7 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Re1 f6 15. Ba4 Nf7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Nb5 Nd6 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. b3 Bh6 20. Nh4 Bg5 21. Nf3 Bh6 {½-½ (21) Jiao,Y (1535)-Pi,A (1365) Shanghai CHN 2024}) 9... h6 10. Bd2 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. Rc1 Nc5 12. Bc2 Nh5 13. Be3 b6 14. a3 Qe8 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Nb7 17. Ra1 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 f5 19. Qa3 f4 20. Bd2 g5 21. Bd1 Nf6 22. Ba4 Bxa4 23. Nxa4 Nxe4 24. c5 bxc5 25. bxc5 {Nikolic,D (1868)-Randjelovic,N (1819) Knic 2019 0-1 (51)}) 11. g3 Nc5 12. Be2 Nf6 13. Qc2 Nfxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Nh4 Nxe4 18. Nxg6 Rf6 19. Nh4 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 b6 21. Rae1 Qd7 22. f4 Re8 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Kh1 Rf7 25. Qc2 f4 26. Qg6 Qh3 27. Rxf4 Rxf4 28. Qxe8+ Rf8 29. Qe6+ Qxe6 30. dxe6 Re8 31. Kg2 Rxe6 32. Kf3 Rd6 33. Re2 Rd3+ 34. Kg2 a4 35. Nf5 Bf8 36. g4 Kf7 37. h4 Ke6 38. h5 Kf6 39. Ng3 Kg5 40. Rxe5+ Kxg4 41. Ne4 Bd6 42. Nf2+ Kh4 43. Re4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.77"] [White "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nc2 Nb4 10. Nxb4 Bxb4+ 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 13. Qd2 a5 ({RR} 13... Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Ne7 15. g4 Nc6 16. g5 Ke7 17. h4 h5 18. gxh6 Rxh6 19. Rag1 Rg8 20. Ke3 Kf8 21. Bb5 f6 22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Rg4 Rgh8 24. Rhg1 R6h7 25. h5 Be8 26. h6 Rxh6 27. Rxg7 fxe5 28. Nxe5 {Petrosyan,M (2620)-Volkov,S (2438) Moscow RUS 2024 1-0 (35)}) 14. a3 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 f6 16. Rac1 Kd8 17. Bd3 Ne7 18. Rhe1 h6 19. Rc3 Rc8 20. Rec1 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Rf8 22. Ke3 Nc6 23. Rb3 fxe5 24. dxe5 Kc7 25. Bb5 g5 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Rc3 Kb6 28. Rb3+ Kc7 29. Rc3 {Trkulja,G (2311)-Dizdarevic,E (2382) Sarajevo 2021 0-1 (31)}) 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Bd3 h6 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Qb3 22. h4 f4 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Kh7 25. Ne1 Kg6 26. f3 Bb5 27. Kf2 Kf5 28. g3 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. gxf4 gxf4 31. Ng2 Bc4 32. Ke1 Bd3 33. Kf2 Kg5 34. Ne1 Bf5 35. Ng2 b6 36. Ke2 Bh3 37. Ne1 Bd7 38. Ng2 Bf5 39. Kf2 Bg6 40. Ke2 Bf5 41. Kf2 Bc8 42. Ke2 Ba6+ 43. Kf2 Bc4 44. Ke1 Kf5 45. Kf2 Kg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.78"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "George, Kevin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2270"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 {Stockfish 16.1} d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O ({RR} 5. Kf1) 5... Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. a4 Ne4 8. h4 $146 ({RR} 8. Nc3 Nd6 9. e4 Bg4 ({RR} 9... Bg4 10. Be3 ({RR} 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Na6 12. Be3 Nb4 13. Qe2 a5 14. Rad1 O-O 15. Bg2 e6 16. g4 f5 17. e5 Ne8 18. Qxc4 Nc7 19. Qe2 Ncd5 20. gxf5 gxf5 ({RR} 20... Rxf5 21. Ne4 Nf4) 21. Qh5 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Rfxe8 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5) 10... Na6 ({RR} 10... Qc8 11. Qe2 O-O 12. e5 Nf5 13. Qxc4 Na6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 ({RR} 15. h3) 15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qe6 17. Qxe6 Bxe6 18. a5 Rad8 19. Na4 Nb4 ({RR} 19... Bc8) 20. Ra3 Nc2 21. Rc3 Nxd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. Nac5 Bd5 24. Re3) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nb4 13. Qe2 a5 14. f4 ({RR} 14. Rad1) 14... Nd3 ({RR} 14... Qb6) 15. g4 Ra6 16. e5 Rb6 17. Rab1 Rb3 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Ne4 Qb4 20. Nd2 Rxb2 21. Be4 Qc3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Qf2 O-O 24. Rxb2) 10. Be3 Qc8 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 Na6 13. h3 Bxh3 14. Bxh3 Qxh3 15. e5 Ne8 16. d5 Nec7 17. Qxc4 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qc8 20. Rc1 Nb4 21. Qe4 Nc6 22. Nd4 a5 {Dardha,D (2625)-Mishra,A (2550) Saint Louis USA 2023 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 8. Qc2 Nd6 9. e4 Na6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Na3 Bg4 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Bc3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Naxc4 Qc7 18. Rac1 Nc5 19. Ne3 Nxa4 20. Nxf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf7 Nxc3 22. Qe6 Kf8 {Adhiban,B (2689)-Ding,L (2813) Chess.com INT 2019 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 8. Nc3 Nd6 9. e4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Na6 12. Be3 Nb4 13. Qe2 a5 14. Rad1 O-O 15. Bg2 e6 16. g4 f5 17. e5 Ne8 18. Qxc4 Nc7 19. Qe2 Ncd5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Qh5 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Rfxe8 {Kaldarova,A (2110)-Mkrtchyan,M (2352) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 8. Nc3 Nd6 9. e4 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd7 13. Qe2 e5 14. Rad1 ({RR} 14. d5 Re8 15. Rfd1 Bf8 16. Rd2 Qc7 17. Rad1 Kg7 18. h4 Nf6 19. f4 h5) 14... Qe7 ({RR} 14... exd4 {RR} 15. Bxd4 Ne5) 15. d5 Rfd8 16. h4 h5 ({RR} 16... Nf6) 17. Bh3 c5 18. Nb5 b6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Qxc4 a6 21. Rc1 Bf8 22. Rc2 Rdb8 {Aravindh,C (2670)-Bharath Subramaniyam H (2544) Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] 1-0 (39)} ({RR} 22... Ra7 23. a5 bxa5 24. Ra1 a4 25. Qxa4 Rb8 26. Bxd7 Rb4 27. Qc6 Qxd7 28. Rxa6) {RR} 23. f4 b5 24. Qe2 c4 25. f5 Bg7 26. Qf3 Nf6 27. a5 Rb7 28. Rg2 Rf8) ({RR} 8. Qc2 Nd6 9. e4 Bg4 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. Be3 Nd7 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Bg4 Qe8 20. Qb4 h5 21. Bd7 Qb8 22. Ra3 Qc7 {Wadsworth,M (2469)-Johnson,D (2189) London ENG 2023 1-0 (35)}) 8... O-O 9. h5 a5 10. Nc3 Nd6 11. Bf4 h6 12. hxg6 fxg6 13. Qd2 Nf5 14. Rad1 g5 15. Be5 g4 16. Bxg7 gxf3 17. Bxf8 fxg2 18. Kxg2 Qxf8 19. Rh1 Qg7 20. Qf4 Qg5 21. Qe5 Nd7 22. Qe6+ Kg7 23. e4 Nd6 24. f4 Qf6 25. Qg4+ Qg6 26. Qf3 Nf6 27. f5 Nxf5 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Rde1 e6 30. Qf4 Rd8 31. Rh4 Rd7 32. Qe5 Kf7 33. Rf4 h5 34. d5 cxd5 35. Nb5 Ne4 36. Rf3 Qf6 37. Qb8 Qxb2+ 38. Kg1 Qf6 39. Ref1 Kg6 40. Qe8+ Qf7 41. Qb8 Qf6 42. Qe8+ Qf7 43. Qc8 Nd2 44. Rxf5 exf5 45. Rf4 Ne4 46. Nd4 Rc7 47. Qd8 Rd7 48. Qc8 Rc7 49. Qb8 Nd6 50. Nf3 Qe7 51. Qg8+ Kh6 52. Qh8+ Qh7 53. Qf8+ Qg7 54. Qxd6+ Kh7 55. Ng5+ Qxg5 56. Qxc7+ Kg6 57. Qd6+ Kh7 58. Kf2 c3 59. Qc7+ Qg7 60. Qxg7+ Kxg7 61. Ke3 Kf6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.79"] [White "Grahn, Vidar"] [Black "Bologan, Victor"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "2263"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Kg7 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. e4 Be7 15. Nd5 Bc5 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. b3 Rbc8 ({RR} 17... a5 18. Rd2 a4 19. bxa4 Ra8 20. Nc7 Rxd2 21. Nxd2 Rxa4 22. Nxe6+ fxe6 23. a3 Nd4 24. Kf1 Kf6 25. h4 Ke7 26. Bh3 Kd6 27. Bg4 Rxa3 28. Rxa3 Bxa3 29. Nf3 Nb3 30. Ke2 Na5 31. Kd3 Bc5 32. h5 {Giri,A (2780)-Dubov,D (2710) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (92)}) ({RR} 17... a5 18. Rd2 Rbc8 19. Rad1 Rd6 20. Nf4 Rxd2 21. Nxe6+ fxe6 22. Rxd2 Rc7 23. h4 Kf6 24. Bh3 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Kg2 g5 27. hxg5+ hxg5 28. Bg4 b6 29. Rd1 Rh7 30. Be2 {½-½ (30) George Micheal,K (2258)-Degraeve,J (2460) Ceyreste FRA 2024}) 18. Rab1 a5 19. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 19. Rd2 f6 20. Rbd1 Kf7 21. Bf1 {½-½ (21) Tazbir,M (2506)-Pacan Milej,K (2404) Zagnansk 2022}) 19... f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 e4 24. Ne1 Nd4 25. Ne3 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nc1 27. N1c2 Nxa2 28. f3 exf3 29. Bxf3 b6 30. Bc6 Kf6 31. Ke1 Nc1 32. Ba4 Ke5 33. Kd2 Na2 34. Kd3 f4 35. gxf4+ Kxf4 36. Nd5+ Ke5 37. Nce3 h5 38. h4 Bf7 39. Ng2 Nb4+ 40. Nxb4 Bxb4 41. Ke3 Bg6 42. Kf3 Be4+ 43. Kg3 Kd4 44. Be8 Bd6+ 45. Kf2 Kc3 46. Bxh5 Kxb3 47. Ne3 Bc5 48. Bd1+ Kc3 49. h5 Kd2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.80"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Banh Gia Huy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C04"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 a5 7. a4 Be7 8. Bf4 f6 9. exf6 ({RR} 9. Bb5 O-O 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Be5 Bd7 14. Nfd2 Nf6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Be8 17. Nb3 Qe7 18. Re1 Ne4 19. f3 Ng5 20. Re3 Bg6 21. Qd2 Nf7 22. Rae1 Nh6 23. Bg3 Rfe8 {Pap,M (2374)-Banh Gia Huy (2400) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (52)}) 9... Bxf6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O Na7 $146 ({RR} 11... Ne7 12. Re1 c6 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxb2 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Rb1 Qe8 18. Bd3 Qxa4 19. Bd6 Bd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Bxe7 Ng4 22. Bxf8 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qf4 24. Bd6 Qxg5 25. Qf3 Bd7 26. Rf1 {Ribera Veganzones,S (1926)-Boixader Arbo,X (2091) Sitges 2020 1-0 (32)}) 12. Bxd7 Bxd7 13. Nxa5 b6 14. Nb3 Nc6 15. Re1 Bxd4 16. Nfxd4 Rxf4 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Rxe6 Qd7 19. Qe2 Rfxa4 20. Rxa4 Rxa4 21. Re8+ Kf7 22. Rh8 Re4 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. f3 Re5 25. Qxh7 Kd6 26. h4 Qe7 27. Qg6+ Kd7 28. Qg4+ Kd6 29. Qg3 Kd7 30. Rh7 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Qe3 32. Qxg7+ Ne7 33. Qg4+ Kc6 34. Qd4 Qe2 35. Qc3+ Kb7 36. Rh5 Qf2 37. Qd4 Qxc2 38. Qb4 Re2 39. Rg5 Nc6 40. Qb5 Qc4 41. Nc5+ Qxc5 42. Qxe2 Qd6+ 43. g3 Nd4 44. Qd3 Qb4 45. Rxd5 Qxb2+ 46. Kh3 Nc6 47. Qe4 Qc1 48. Rg5 Qh1+ 49. Kg4 Qc1 50. h5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.81"] [White "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be2 ({RR} 6. d4 d5 7. c5 Be7 8. Bb5 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne5 Bf6 14. Nxc6 Qd7 15. Nb4 Rab8 16. Nc2 Bh4 17. f3 Ng3 18. Rf2 f5 19. Nc3 Ne4 20. Rh2 Nxc3 {Karjakin,S (2782)-Caruana,F (2816) Leuven 2018 0-1 (38)}) 6... d5 $146 ({RR} 6... Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 d5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bf5 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. h3 Na5 13. c5 b6 14. Ne5 bxc5 15. Qa4 c6 16. Ba6 Rb8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Qxc6 Qb6 20. Qxd5 Qa5 21. Qc4 {Lumachi,G (2231)-Gaehwiler,G (2433) Lienz 2019 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 6... Be7 7. d4 d5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Re1 Bf6 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bf4 Na5 16. Bf1 c5 17. Qa4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rc8 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Kh8 21. Ba3 {Barski,R (2410)-Chylewski,P (2284) Valencia ESP 2024 ½-½ (79)}) ({RR} 6... Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 d5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5 12. Re1 h6 13. a4 Bd6 14. a5 b6 15. axb6 cxb6 16. Ba3 Na5 17. Ba6 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Qd6 19. Ra1 Qc6 20. Re3 Nc4 21. Bxc4 {Rodrigo Yanguas,M (2054)-Perez Diez,V (1964) Madrid 2018 1-0 (68)}) 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. dxc3 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 O-O 12. Be3 Re8 13. Rd2 h6 14. Bb5 a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Nb3 a5 18. a4 Be6 19. Nd4 Bd5 20. Nb5 Be5 21. f4 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rxe3 23. Nxc7 Rb8 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Rad1 Rxc3 26. Rxd5 Rb2 27. R1d2 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rc4 29. f5 Rxa4 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Rd7 f6 32. g3 Ra2 33. Ra7 h5 34. h4 a4 35. Kf1 a3 36. Kg1 Kg8 37. Kh1 Kf8 38. Kg1 Ke8 39. Kh1 Kd8 40. Kg1 Kc8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.82"] [White "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Black "Wanyama, Harold"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2154"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 g6 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ba6 Qc7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ne5 Rac8 19. O-O Rfd8 $146 ({RR} 19... Qc7 20. Nd7 Rfd8 21. Nxc5 Qb6 22. b4 Ne7 23. Qe5 Nd5 24. Rd3 a5 25. a3 axb4 26. axb4 Ra8 27. Rfd1 Re8 28. Nd7 Qc6 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Nf6+ Kf8 31. Nxh7+ Kg8 32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Nxe8 Rxe8 34. Qh8+ {Gjestemoen-VonHirsch,A (2321)-Aaditya,D (2172) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 19... Qc7 20. Nd7 Rfd8 21. Nxc5 a5 22. a3 Ne7 23. b4 Nd5 24. c4 Nb6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nb7 Rd2 27. Nxa5 Qd8 28. c5 Nd5 29. h3 Qg5 30. Nc4 Ra2 31. c6 Nc3 32. Qg4 Qe7 33. Kh1 Qc7 34. Qd4 {Kamsky,G (2634)-Tsotsonava,E (1966) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 19... Qb5 20. Nd7 Rfd8 21. Rd2 Kg7 22. Rfd1 a6 23. Qf4 c4 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. h4 Qf5 26. Qxf5 gxf5 27. Nb6 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rb8 29. Nxc4 Kg7 30. g3 Kf6 31. Kg2 Ne5 32. Nxe5 Kxe5 33. Kf3 Rb7 34. c4 {Kamsky,G (2674)-Benitez Lozano,J (2350) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (55)}) 20. h4 Na5 21. Qf4 Nc6 22. Qf3 Na5 23. Qf6 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rf8 25. Rd7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.83"] [White "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e5 4. O-O Nge7 5. d3 ({RR} 5. Bc4 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Re1 f6 8. c3 Nb6 9. Bb5 Kf7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. cxd4 exd4 13. Nxd4 c5 14. Nb5 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 a6 16. N5c3 Bf5 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bc7 Nc4 19. b3 Nb2 {Vitiugov,N (2715)-Dubov,D (2710) Sochi 2021 ½-½}) ({RR} 5. Bc4 Ng6 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 d6 9. dxc5 dxc5 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Be3 b6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. h3 Bf6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Bd5 h6 16. Rd2 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rfe8 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Rb1 Re7 {Saric,I (2669)-Theodorou,N (2600) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (51)}) 5... g6 6. Be3 d6 7. c3 $146 ({RR} 7. b4 cxb4 8. a3 bxa3 9. Nxa3 Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Bb6 Qd7 12. Bxa7 Qe6 13. Be3 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 d5 15. Nb6 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qg4 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Bc4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Qa2 h6 21. Bxf7+ Kh7 {Demchenko,A (2609)-Janaszak,D (2308) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 7. b4 cxb4 8. a3 bxa3 9. Nxa3 Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Bb6 Qd7 12. Bxa7 Qe6 13. Be3 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 d5 15. Nb6 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qg4 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Bc4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Qa2 h6 21. Bxf7+ Kh7 {Demchenko,A (2609)-Janaszak,D (2308) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) 7... a6 8. Ba4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bb3 Na5 11. Bc2 h6 12. Qc1 Kh7 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc4 15. dxe5 Nc6 16. Nc3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 dxe5 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Bb3 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Qg3 Rc8 22. Rad1 Rc5 23. Rfe1 a5 24. Nf4 Bd7 25. Bd5 Ba4 26. Rd2 Be5 27. Qf3 Qg5 28. g3 Qf6 29. Kg2 Bd7 30. Rh1 Rc7 31. Nd3 Qxf3+ 32. Kxf3 Bg7 33. Kg2 Bb5 34. Rc1 Rxc1 35. Nxc1 f5 36. exf5 Rxf5 37. Bxb7 a4 38. Be4 Re5 39. f3 Re6 40. Ne2 Rd6 41. Nf4 Bc4 42. h4 h5 43. Nxh5 Bh6 44. Rc2 Bxa2 45. Nf4 Bxf4 46. gxf4 Kh6 47. Kg3 Bb3 48. Rd2 Be6 49. Rc2 Bb3 50. Rd2 Be6 51. Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.84"] [White "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Black "Pereira, Fabian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B41"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2123"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. f3 Qc7 8. Nc2 ({RR} 8. Be3 Nc6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Ndb5 axb5 11. Nxb5 Bg3+ 12. hxg3 Qxg3+ 13. Bf2 Qe5 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 16. Rb1 Kf8 17. Be2 Kg8 18. O-O d5 19. exd5 exd5 20. c5 Re8 21. Re1 Qg5 22. Qd3 Nh5 {Kusakina,U (1602)-Tarnowska,A (1793) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) 8... Bd6 9. g3 Be5 $146 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rac1 Ne5 15. b3 Ng6 16. Be3 O-O 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Nd4 Qb8 19. Na4 Nd7 20. Qe1 Ba8 21. Qf2 Rfe8 22. Bf1 Bf8 23. Qd2 Nge5 24. Qf2 {Bermudez Ureba,J (2136)-Pogorelov,R (2343) Seville 2021 1-0 (49)}) 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Bg2 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. exd5 Qb6 14. Qe3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Re8+ 16. Kf1 Nxd5 17. Qb3 Qe6 18. Bg5 Qf5 19. h4 Nc6 20. g4 Qg6 21. Qxd5 Qxc2 22. Qd2 Qc4+ 23. Kf2 Be6 24. Rhe1 f6 25. Re4 Qb5 26. Bf1 Qb6+ 27. Be3 Qc7 28. Bf4 Qb6+ 29. Kg2 Rad8 30. Qf2 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Kf8 32. Be3 Ne5 33. b3 Bd5 34. Rf4 Kg8 35. Rd1 Bc6 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Kg3 Rd1 38. Be2 Ra1 39. a4 Ra2 40. Bf1 Ra1 41. Bh3 Re1 42. Ba7 Rd1 43. g5 Kf7 44. gxf6 gxf6 45. Bd4 Nxf3 46. Bxf6 Rd3 47. Bf1 Rd6 48. Be5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.85"] [White "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Black "Woodward, Andy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A62"] [WhiteElo "2153"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Re1 Bg4 12. Nd2 Nh5 13. Be3 Rxe3 14. fxe3 Qe7 15. Nc4 Nc7 16. a4 Bd7 17. e4 Rd8 $146 ({RR} 17... b6 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Ra2 a6 20. a5 b5 21. Nb6 b4 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Na4 Nf6 24. Nb6 Qe7 25. Qd3 Ng4 26. Rf1 Nb5 27. Nc4 Ne5 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. e3 h5 30. b3 f6 31. Raf2 Kg7 32. Bh3 {Jaque Gutierrez,M (2205)-Cordova,E (2542) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (65)}) 18. e3 a6 19. Na5 Be5 20. Rf1 Nf6 21. Nxb7 Rb8 22. Na5 Rb6 23. b3 Rxb3 24. Qc1 Rb6 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Nxb1 Ng4 27. Nc4 Nxh2 28. Nxe5 Nxf1 29. Nxd7 Nxg3 30. Qe1 Nxe4 31. Nb8 Qe8 32. Nc6 Nxd5 33. Qh4 Nef6 34. e4 Ne3 35. Qxf6 Qxc6 36. Nc3 Qb6 37. Qf3 c4 38. Qf2 Qd4 39. Ne2 Qd2 40. Nf4 Qc1+ 41. Bf1 c3 42. Ne2 Qd2 43. Nf4 Nxf1 44. Kxf1 Qd1+ 45. Qe1 Qf3+ 46. Qf2 Qxe4 47. Ne2 c2 48. Qe1 Qf3+ 49. Qf2 Qxe2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.86"] [White "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Black "Meylan, Andre"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2138"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. Ne5 Bc8 12. Bc6 Rb8 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Bxd7 Bxd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxb8 Rxb8 17. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 17. O-O Rc8 18. Qd3 Bf6 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. Rac1 h6 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Qd6 23. c4 Bd4 24. Rc2 g6 25. Re2 Kg7 26. g3 h5 27. h4 Rh8 28. Kg2 b5 29. cxb5 Qxd5+ 30. Qf3 Qc4 31. Re7 Rf8 {Sorokin,A (2521)-Rorrer,G (2117) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (41)}) 17... Bxc5 18. O-O Qc6 19. a4 Bd4 20. Rad1 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxc3 22. Rd7 a6 23. Rc1 Be5 24. Rb7 Ra8 25. Rxb6 g5 26. g3 Bd4 27. Rbc6 Kg7 28. Rc8 Ra7 29. R1c7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 a5 31. Kf1 Kg6 32. Ke2 h5 33. h3 h4 34. gxh4 gxh4 35. f4 Kf6 36. Kf3 Kg6 37. Rc6 Kf6 38. Kg4 Bf2 39. e5+ Kg6 40. f5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.87"] [White "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2081"] [BlackElo "2550"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. g3 ({RR} 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. O-O e4 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Ne1 Bf5 13. d3 exd3 14. Nxd3 Rfd8 15. Nf4 Qe5 16. Qc1 Nb4 17. a3 Nd5 18. Bf3 c6 19. Qc5 Qc3 20. Qxc3+ Nxc3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2789)-Caruana,F (2822) Stavanger 2018 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 6. Be2 O-O 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. a3 Be6 10. b4 e4 11. d4 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne7 13. Qc2 Nd5 14. Rc1 f5 15. g3 Qf6 16. Bd2 g5 17. h4 h6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nh3 c6 20. Bc4 Rae8 {Eichab,C (2013)-Caetano,R (2174) Kazan RUS 2024 0-1 (33)}) 6... d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 8. a3 O-O 9. Bg2 Nb6 10. Nge2 Bf5 11. O-O Bd3 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Nc1 Rfd8 15. Nxd3 Rxd3 16. Qc2 Rad8 17. Red1 R3d5 18. b4 Nb8 19. Nc5 c6 20. d4 R5d6 21. dxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ {Hambleton,A (2454)-Ambartsumova,K (2386) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 8. a3 O-O 9. Bg2 Be6 10. Nge2 Qd7 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. O-O f5 14. Nc5 Bc8 15. b4 Kh8 16. Qb3 e4 17. d3 exd3 18. Bxg7+ Qxg7 19. Nxd3 Nde7 20. b5 Na5 21. Qb4 Rxd3 22. Rxc7 Nd5 {Aravindh,C (2611)-Ambartsumova,K (2382) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 8. Bg2 Ndb4 9. Bf1 Bf5 10. e4 Nd4 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Nb5 Nxb5 13. Bxb5+ c6 14. Be2 Nxa2 15. Rb1 Nb4 16. d3 Qa5 17. Bc3 Qc5 18. Qd2 Na2 19. Ba1 Qb4 20. Nf3 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 f6 22. b4 Bf8 {Sokolovsky,Y (2397)-Yeletsky,I (2460) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1}) 8... Qxd5 9. f3 O-O 10. Bc4 Qd6 11. Ne2 Na5 12. O-O Nxc4 13. bxc4 Be6 14. Rc1 Rad8 15. d4 exd4 16. exd4 Rfe8 17. Qd2 c6 18. Rfd1 Bc8 19. d5 Qc5+ 20. Kg2 Qe3 21. Qxe3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.88"] [White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Black "Smirnov, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2336"] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. d5 f5 14. Re1 Nc4 15. Rb1 h6 16. exf5 $146 ({RR} 16. e5 dxe5 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Nc6 21. Rxc5 Nd4 22. Bd3 Bb7 23. Bxh6 Rfc8 24. b4 Ne6 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rc1 g5 27. h4 Nf4 28. Bf1 Ne4 29. Bxg5 Nxc3 30. Bxf4 Nxa2 {Gonzalez Lopez,N (2220)-Cifuentes Camacho,M (1830) Medellin COL 2024 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 16. e5 dxe5 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Nc6 21. Rxc5 Nd4 22. Bd3 Bb7 23. Bxh6 Rfc8 24. b4 Ne6 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rc1 g5 27. h4 Nf4 28. Bf1 Ne4 29. Bxg5 Nxc3 30. Bxf4 Nxa2 {Gonzalez Lopez,N (2220)-Cifuentes Camacho,M (1830) Medellin COL 2024 1-0 (40)}) 16... Nxf5 17. Ne4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxc5 Qh4 20. Re4 Qe7 21. Bf4 Qf6 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Re1 Nd4 24. Ne4 Qh4 25. Ng3 Bxh3 26. gxh3 Qxh3 27. Re3 Rxf2 28. Kxf2 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Rf8+ 30. Bf5 Nxf5 31. Nxf5 Rxf5+ 32. Rf3 Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Rxf3+ 34. Qxf3 Qxb1 35. d6 Qxb2+ 36. Kg3 e4 37. Qd1 Qe5+ 38. Kg2 Qg5+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Kg1 Qg3+ 41. Kh1 Qh3+ 42. Kg1 Qd7 43. Qd5+ Kf8 44. Qd4 Kf7 45. Qd5+ Kf6 46. Qd4+ Ke6 47. Qxe4+ Kxd6 48. Qxg6+ Qe6 49. Qd3+ Kc5 50. Qc3+ Kb6 51. Qd4+ Ka5 52. Qc3+ Ka4 53. Qd2 Ka3 54. Qa5+ Kb2 55. Qd2+ Kb1 56. a3 Qg6+ 57. Kf1 Qf7+ 58. Kg1 Qg6+ 59. Kf1 Qf5+ 60. Ke1 Qe6+ 61. Kf1 h5 62. Kg1 Qg4+ 63. Kh2 Qa4 64. Qe1+ Kb2 65. Qe5+ Kxa3 66. Qa1+ Kb3 67. Qb1+ Kc3 68. Qe1+ Kb2 69. Qe5+ Kc1 70. Qg5+ Kb1 71. Qxh5 Qc2+ 72. Kg3 b4 73. Qh1+ Kb2 74. Qb7 a5 75. Qb5 a4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.89"] [White "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1796"] [BlackElo "2434"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d3 b4 ({RR} 5... g6 6. Be3 d6 7. Nh3 Bg7 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O e6 10. d4 Ne7 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nf5 15. Bf4 O-O 16. c3 Rab8 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Ne4 b4 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Be4 {Anton Guijarro,D (2703)-Svidler,P (2723) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (50)}) 6. Nd5 e6 7. Nf4 $146 ({RR} 7. Ne3 d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 Nf6 11. g4 Nc6 12. g5 Nd4 13. Qd1 Nd7 14. h4 Nb6 15. Ne2 O-O 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Nf5 Re8 18. O-O Qd7 19. Qg4 dxc4 20. dxc4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qc6+ {Sanjay,P-Fernandez Bustamante,L (2080) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 7. Ne3 d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. d4 c4 10. b3 c3 11. a3 a5 12. axb4 axb4 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Qe2 Ne7 15. Nh3 g6 16. Nf4 Bg7 17. Nexd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Nbc6 19. Bg5 Nxd4 20. Qxe7+ Qxe7+ 21. Bxe7 Nxc2+ {Novikova,M (1977)-Lesbekova,A (1952) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 7... d6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 a5 11. Re1 e5 12. Ne2 Be7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nh4 g6 15. f4 c4 16. h3 Nc5 17. Kh2 Re8 18. Ng1 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nh5 20. Nf5 Nxf4 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. gxf4 Qf6 23. Qd2 cxd3 24. cxd3 Nb3 25. Qf2 Nxa1 26. Rxa1 b3 27. a4 Rac8 28. Rb1 Rc2 29. Qg3 Qd4 30. f5 Qe5 31. Qxe5 dxe5 32. Kg3 gxf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "1.90"] [White "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Black "Wong, Hayoung"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "1704"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 Bd7 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na7 18. a4 c6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qa1 cxd5 21. Be3 d4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bxd4 {Anand,V (2774)-Svidler,P (2735) Karlsruhe/Baden Baden 2019 ½-½ (37)}) 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 $146 ({RR} 10. Be3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. h3 Nc6 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. c3 h6 15. b4 a5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Bxc5 Re8 19. Re1 Qc7 20. d4 Rbd8 21. Qb3 Bc8 22. Rad1 Ba6 23. a4 b4 24. d5 Ne7 {Svane,F (2625)-Bindrich,F (2584) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (47)}) ({RR} 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Rb8 12. c3 Bf6 13. a4 Ne7 14. Bb3 b4 15. a5 Bg4 16. Bc4 Bc8 17. cxb4 Rxb4 18. Qc2 c6 19. Bd2 Rb8 20. b4 d5 21. Bb3 Qd6 22. h3 Rd8 23. Rac1 Be6 24. Rfd1 h6 {De Boer,E (2396)-Zeneli,K (2177) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Rb8 12. c3 Bf6 13. a4 Ne7 14. Bb3 b4 15. a5 Bg4 16. Bc4 Bc8 17. cxb4 Rxb4 18. Qc2 c6 19. Bd2 Rb8 20. b4 d5 21. Bb3 Qd6 22. h3 Rd8 23. Rac1 Be6 24. Rfd1 h6 {De Boer,E (2396)-Zeneli,K (2177) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) 10... Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. c3 g6 17. b4 Be6 18. Qe3 Be7 19. Qh6 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rc8 21. h4 Bf6 22. Rfc1 Bg7 23. Qe3 Qe7 24. bxc5 dxc5 25. a4 b4 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. cxb4 Rfc8 28. b5 axb5 29. axb5 Rb6 30. Rab1 Bf8 31. Qd2 Rcb8 32. Qc3 Rxb5 33. Rxb5 Rxb5 34. Qxe5 Qxe5 35. Nxe5 Rb3 36. Rd1 Bg7 37. Nc4 Bd4 38. Kf1 Rc3 39. Ke2 Rc2+ 40. Rd2 Rc1 41. Ra2 Kg7 42. g3 Kf6 43. Nd2 Bc3 44. Nf3 h6 45. Nd2 Bxd2 46. Kxd2 Rf1 47. Ke3 Rc1 48. Ra4 Rb1 49. Ra6+ Ke7 50. h5 gxh5 51. Rxh6 Rh1 52. Kf3 Rd1 53. Ke3 Rh1 54. Kf4 f6 55. Kf5 Rf1 56. f4 Rf3 57. Rh7+ Kd6 58. Kxf6 Rxg3 59. e5+ Kd5 60. e6 Re3 61. Rd7+ Kc6 62. Rd8 h4 63. e7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2831"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. O-O Nbd7 ({RR} 9... b6 10. Ne2 Bb7 11. Ng3 Nbd7 12. c3 Bf8 13. Bg5 g6 14. Re1 Rxe1+ 15. Nxe1 Bg7 16. a4 a5 17. Nc2 h6 18. Bd2 h5 19. Bg5 Qf8 20. Na3 Re8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Bf4 Ndf6 23. Qc2 h4 24. Nf1 {Zhao,J (2611)-Yu,Y (2759) Tianjin 2018 0-1 (44)}) 10. Re1 ({RR} 10. Ne2 b6 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Rxe8 Qxe8 14. Bf4 g6 15. c4 Bg7 16. Rc1 {½-½ (16) Motylev,A (2635)-Kadric,D (2561) Porec 2022}) 10... h6 ({RR} 10... b6 11. Bb5 Bb7 12. d5 a6 13. Bc6 Bxc6 14. dxc6 Nf8 15. Nd4 d5 16. Bg5 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Qg4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qe8 20. Kf1 Re4 21. Rxe4 Qxe4 22. Qg3 Ne6 23. Re1 Qg6 24. Qe5 h6 25. Nxe6 {Hellers,F (2581)-Westerberg,J (2468) Stockholm SWE 2024 1-0 (54)}) 11. a4 $146 ({RR} 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. Qd2 c6 13. Bh2 Be6 14. Ne2 Qd7 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. d5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. c4 g5 19. Ne2 Ng6 20. Nc3 Bf8 21. Kf1 Nh5 22. Ne4 f5 23. Nc3 Nhf4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Qc2 Bg7 {Oberholzer,F (2061)-Nebolsina,V (2218) Chess.com INT 2018 1-0 (64)}) 11... a5 12. Bf4 Bf8 13. Rxe8 Qxe8 14. Qd2 c6 15. Re1 Qd8 16. Bg3 Qb6 17. Nh4 Qb4 18. Nf5 Nb6 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Qf4 Be6 21. Ng6+ Kg8 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Qxd6 Qxb2 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Ne4 Nbd5 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Nd6 Nb4 28. Qe7 Ra8 29. Qxb7 Rf8 30. Qe7 Ra8 31. Nf7+ Kg8 32. Nxh6+ gxh6 33. Qxf6 Nxd3 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. cxd3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2805"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O g6 ({RR} 14... Bg5 15. Bg4 Be6 16. h3 g6 17. b3 Bh6 18. Qd3 Bg7 19. Rad1 Ra7 20. Nde3 Rd7 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. c5 Nd4 23. cxd6 Rxd6 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Nc4 Rd7 26. e5 Rd5 27. Rde1 Qc7 28. f4 Rfd8 29. h4 {Sjugirov,S (2691)-Caruana,F (2805) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 14... Bg5 15. Qd3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Qb8 17. b3 Rd8 18. Bf3 Qa7 19. a3 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Qc5 21. Raa1 Rab8 22. Nc7 Rb7 23. Nb5 Rdd7 24. h3 Rb8 25. Bg4 Bh4 26. Qe2 Re8 27. Rd3 Be7 28. Bf3 g6 29. Rdd1 {Dumanuly,S (2102)-Nigalidze,G (2370) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (56)}) 15. Qd3 ({RR} 15. Bg4 Bb7 16. Bd7 Bg7 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qd3 f5 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. a3 fxe4 21. Qe2 b3 22. Nce3 Bh6 23. Nc3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 a4 25. Rd2 Qc7 26. Rfd1 Rfd8 27. Qg5 e3 28. Qf6+ Qg7 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 {Murzin,V (2631)-Vantika,A (2430) Abu Dhabi UAE 2023 1-0 (82)}) 15... Bg7 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Bf3 $146 ({RR} 17. Nde3 a4 18. Bg4 Bxg4 19. Nxg4 Qc8 20. Nge3 Rd8 21. Nd5 Qb7 22. b3 axb3 23. axb3 Ra2 24. g3 Rda8 25. Nde3 Bf8 26. Ra1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 28. Nxa1 Qa7 29. Nac2 Qa2 30. Nd5 Qb1+ 31. Kg2 Nd4 {Kamsky,G (2658)-Petriashvili,N (2432) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 17. Nde3 Qb6 18. Kh1 Rad8 19. g3 f5 20. Nd5 Qa7 21. Bf3 f4 22. a3 bxa3 23. Nxa3 g5 24. Nb5 Qf7 25. g4 h5 26. h3 hxg4 27. hxg4 Kh7 28. Kg2 Kg6 29. Rh1 Qd7 30. Qe2 Nd4 31. Rxd4 exd4 {Kochiev,I (2053)-Liyanage,R (2400) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (49)}) 17... Qb8 18. b3 Qa7 19. Kh1 Rab8 20. g3 Rb7 21. Bg2 Qc5 22. f4 Nd4 23. Nce3 a4 24. f5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 axb3 26. axb3 Ra7 27. Qe3 f6 28. h4 Ra2 29. g4 Ne2 30. Qh3 Rf7 31. g5 Qc8 32. Rd3 fxg5 33. hxg5 gxf5 34. exf5 e4 35. Re3 Be5 36. Bxe4 Rfa7 37. Qg4 Nc3 38. Rh3 Kh8 39. g6 Ra1 40. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 41. Kg2 Ra7 42. Rxh7+ Rxh7 43. gxh7 Nxe4 44. Qxe4 Qa8 45. Qc2 Kxh7 46. Kf3 Qa1 47. Ne3 Kg7 48. Qd1 Qc3 49. Ke4 Kf8 50. Qd3 Qc1 51. Kd5 Qa1 52. c5 dxc5 53. Ke6 Qd4 54. Qxd4 cxd4 55. Nd5 Bg3 56. Nxb4 Kg7 57. Nd3 Bh4 58. b4 Bd8 59. b5 Kh6 60. f6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 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 h6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rad1 a5 14. a4 c5 15. Rfe1 Ne7 16. Ne2 Bc6 $146 ({RR} 16... Ng6 17. h4 Bg4 18. Nh2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Nf4 20. Red2 Be7 21. g3 Ne6 22. Nf1 c4 23. Ne3 cxb3 24. cxb3 Bc5 25. Nd5 h5 26. Nf4 Nxf4 27. gxf4 Kb7 28. Rd7 Rhf8 29. e6 fxe6 30. Be5 Rac8 31. Rxg7 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2732)-Nakamura,H (2788) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 16... Ng6 17. h4 Bg4 18. Nh2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Nf4 20. Red2 Be7 21. g3 Ne6 22. Nf1 c4 23. Ne3 cxb3 24. cxb3 Bc5 25. Nd5 h5 26. Nf4 Nxf4 27. gxf4 Kb7 28. Rd7 Rhf8 29. e6 fxe6 30. Be5 Rac8 31. Rxg7 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2732)-Nakamura,H (2788) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (36)}) 17. e6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rh7 19. Nc3 Nf5 20. exf7 Nd4 21. Re8+ Kb7 22. Nb5 g5 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Rxa8 Kxa8 25. Nxc7+ Kb8 26. Ne6 Rxf7 27. Rxd4 Bb4 28. Kg2 Rf6 29. Re4 Kc8 30. f4 Kd7 31. Nd4 gxf4 32. Kf3 Bd6 33. c3 Bc7 34. Re1 Bd6 35. Rg1 Be5 36. Rg7+ Kd6 37. Ke4 f3 38. Nb5+ Ke6 39. Nc7+ Bxc7 40. Rxc7 Kd6 41. Rc4 Rf8 42. b4 axb4 43. cxb4 Rf6 44. b5 Kd7 45. Rc6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. d3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Bb4+ ({RR} 7... Bb6 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. O-O Qf5 10. Nc3 exd3 11. e4 Qh5 12. Qxh5 Nxh5 13. Rd1 Nf6 14. Na4 Na6 15. Rxd3 Be6 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. a3 c5 18. Nd2 Nb4 19. Rc3 Na2 20. Rxa2 Bxa2 21. b3 O-O-O 22. e5 {Ding,L (2805)-Anand,V (2774) Cupar 2019 0-1 (55)}) 8. Bd2 a5 9. cxd5 ({RR} 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 exd3 12. exd3 Qb6 13. Qc3 a4 14. Nd4 dxc4 15. dxc4 Rd8 16. c5 Qa5 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Qe3 Nxc5 19. Nbd2 Be6 20. Rac1 Nba6 21. Nd4 Re8 22. Rfe1 Bd7 23. Nc4 Qc7 {Sri,S (2064)-Sharma,I (2147) Senta SRB 2024 0-1 (55)}) 9... exd3 10. Bxb4 $146 ({RR} 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 a4 12. Nc5 Nxd5 13. Nxd3 O-O 14. O-O Qa5 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. Nd2 Rb5 18. Ne4 Na6 19. Rd1 Kf8 20. Rac1 {½-½ (20) Movsesian,S (2633)-Balogh,C (2625) Czech Republic 2018}) 10... axb4 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Qxd3 Qxd3 13. exd3 O-O 14. O-O Rd8 15. N1d2 Rxd3 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rd8 18. Rfc1 g6 19. h4 Kg7 20. a3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Bf3 Rd3 23. Be4 Rd4 24. Bf3 Rd3 25. Be4 Rb3 26. Rc2 bxa3 27. Rxa3 Raxa3 28. bxa3 Be6 29. Rc7 b6 30. Ra7 Kf6 31. a4 Ke5 32. Bg2 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Rb2 34. Kg1 Kd6 35. a5 b5 36. a6 Ra2 37. Rb7 Rxa6 38. Rxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Qd4 O-O 9. Qxe4 d5 10. Qf4 ({RR} 10. Qa4 Qe8 11. Qxe8 Rxe8 12. Kd1 Bf5 13. b3 c5 14. Bf4 Rad8 15. Bb5 Re6 16. Re1 f6 17. Bf1 d4 18. c4 h5 19. Kd2 g5 20. Bh2 Rde8 21. f4 Nf7 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. cxd3 g4 {Martinez Alcantara,J (2603)-Yilmaz,M (2641) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) 10... Ng6 $146 ({RR} 10... Re8 11. Be3 Ng6 12. Qd4 c6 13. O-O-O Be6 14. h4 Ne7 15. g4 b6 16. Qf4 Qb8 17. Qf3 Qd6 18. h5 h6 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 Qe5 21. Rg1 Qe4 22. Qxe4 dxe4 23. h6 Ng6 24. Rd6 Rac8 25. Be2 {Martinez Alcantara,J (2619)-Xu,Y (2494) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (51)}) 11. Qd4 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Re8+ 14. Be3 Ne5 15. Qf5 g6 16. Qf4 Nc4 17. O-O-O Nxe3 18. fxe3 Re4 19. Qf3 Qg5 20. Rhf1 Rf8 21. Rd3 c6 22. g4 f5 23. Qg3 fxg4 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. hxg4 Qe5 26. Qh4 Kg7 27. Rd4 h5 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29. Qg3 Qxg4 30. Qe5+ Kh6 31. Qh8+ Kg5 32. Qd8+ Kf5 33. Kd2 Qg2+ 34. Kd3 Qe4+ 35. Kd2 h4 36. Qd7+ Kg5 37. Qxb7 h3 38. Qb8 Kg4 39. c4 d4 40. exd4 Qf4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.6"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Bh7 9. Re1 a5 10. a3 ({RR} 10. a4 c6 11. e4 Na6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nc4 Nab4 14. Qd2 c5 15. Nfe5 Bf6 16. f4 Qc7 17. Qf2 Rad8 18. Re2 Rb8 19. Rae1 Ne7 20. Na3 b6 21. Nb5 Qd8 22. Rd2 Qc8 23. Nd6 Qd8 24. Ne4 Bxe5 {Firouzja,A (2763)-Vitiugov,N (2668) London ENG 2024 1-0 (36)}) 10... a4 $146 ({RR} 10... Na6 11. e4 dxe4 12. dxe4 {½-½ (12) Balague Camps,M (2203)-Valenzuela Gomez,F (2351) Barcelona ESP 2024}) ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. e4 c6 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. e5 Ne8 14. h4 a4 15. b4 c5 16. Bc3 Nc7 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. d4 Be7 19. Reb1 Qc6 20. Bb4 Bxb4 21. Rxb4 b5 22. Rc1 Rfb8 23. Qe3 Na6 24. Rbb1 b4 25. Bf1 {Radjabov,T (2765)-Ding,L (2791) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. e4 c6 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. a4 Rfd8 14. e5 Ne8 15. Kh1 Qa6 16. h4 b5 17. Qe3 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bc5 19. Qf4 Qb6 20. h5 Bb4 21. Re2 Nc5 22. Bd4 Qb5 23. Ra1 a4 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Rxa4 {Vitiugov,N (2712)-Bluebaum,M (2670) Austria AUT 2023 ½-½ (81)}) ({RR} 10... c5 11. e4 a4 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. bxa4 Nc6 14. Ne4 Rxa4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 c4 17. Rb1 cxd3 18. cxd3 Ra7 19. a4 b6 20. Qb3 Qd7 21. Qb2 f6 22. Bd4 Rxa4 23. Bh3 Bf5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Nd2 {Korovin,M (2311)-Geller,J (2518) Moscow 2018 0-1 (35)}) 11. b4 c5 12. b5 Nbd7 13. e4 d4 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Nfd2 Nfd7 16. e5 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Qc7 18. Bc1 Nb6 19. Nd6 Nd5 20. Qg4 Bg6 21. Be4 h5 22. Qh3 Bxd6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxe6+ Qf7 25. exd6 Rad8 26. Bg5 Rxd6 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Re5 Re8 29. Rae1 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 b6 31. Re1 Re6 32. Kf1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Ke6 34. Kd2 Kd7 35. Bf4 Nc3 36. Kc1 Nxb5 37. Kb2 Ke6 38. Bb8 g5 39. h3 Nc3 40. f3 Nd5 41. Kc1 h4 42. Kb2 g6 43. Kc1 hxg3 44. Bxg3 Nf4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.7"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d3 O-O 8. Ba4 ({RR} 8. h3 Nb6 9. Na4 Nfd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bxd7 Bxd7 12. Be3 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bg5 Bc6 15. Re1 Rf7 16. Bh4 h6 17. Re6 Qd7 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Re1 Na8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Nc7 22. Bxe7 Qb5 {Firouzja,A (2759)-So,W (2772) Chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (46)}) 8... Ne5 9. Nxe5 ({RR} 9. h3 Bd7 10. Bc2 a6 11. Ne1 Rb8 12. a4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. f4 Nc6 15. Nxb5 Ne8 16. Nf3 Nb4 17. Nc3 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 Bc6 19. Be3 Qb6 20. Rfb1 Qb7 21. d4 cxd4 22. Bxd4 f5 23. e5 Bxf3 {Fangarliev,A (1818)-Federer,C (2185) Florianopolis BRA 2024 ½-½ (56)}) 9... dxe5 10. a3 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. b4 Nh5 12. bxc5 Nf4 13. d4 Bxa4 14. Nxa4 Qxd4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Qxd4 Bxd4 17. Rab1 Rab8 18. Rb3 Rfc8 19. Rfb1 Rc7 20. Kf1 e5 21. f3 Kg7 22. Rb5 b6 23. Ke2 Ra8 24. R1b3 bxc5 25. Nc3 {Frolov,A (2425)-Goikhman,V (2295) Lvov 2019 1-0 (55)}) 11. Be3 b6 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Bb7 14. g3 f5 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. Ne4 Nf4 17. Ra3 e6 18. f3 Nh3+ 19. Kg2 Rh5 20. c5 Bd5 21. Bb3 Bh6 22. Bxh6 Rxh6 23. c6 Bxc6 24. Bxe6+ Kg7 25. Bxh3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.8"] [White "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B91"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Be7 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. f4 Nf6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Be2 Rc8 ({RR} 14... b5 15. g4 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 O-O 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. f6 gxf6 20. Qd2 a5 21. Qh6 a4 22. Nd2 b3 23. cxb3 axb3 24. axb3 Be6 25. Bc4 Rfc8 26. Rhf1 Qa7 27. Rf3 Bxc4 28. Nxc4 Qa2+ 29. Kc2 {Lux,H (2299)-Rishi,S (2476) Canberra AUS 2024 0-1 (42)}) 15. g4 $146 ({RR} 15. Kb1 b5 16. h4 h5 17. Rhg1 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qc7 20. Rd2 Bc6 21. Qd3 a5 22. Nc1 Qb6 23. Rgd1 a4 24. Qa6 Qxa6 25. Bxa6 Ra8 26. Bd3 Kd7 27. Ne2 Rhb8 28. c4 bxc3 29. Nxc3 Ke8 {Nugumanov,B (2354)-Fawzy,A (2481) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (33)}) 15... Rxc3 16. bxc3 Bc6 17. Bf3 Nd7 18. Kb1 a5 19. Ka1 a4 20. Nd4 exd4 21. cxd4 O-O 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. c3 Rc8 24. h4 Nb6 25. g5 Be8 26. Rhc1 Rc7 27. Qe3 Nc4 28. Qe1 Na3 29. Rb2 Nb5 30. f6 Bf8 31. d5 a3 32. Rb3 Bd7 33. Qd2 Rc5 34. Be2 Qd8 35. Rcb1 Qa5 36. Rc1 b6 37. Bd3 Nd4 38. Rbb1 Nf3 39. Qf2 Rxc3 40. Be2 Rxc1 41. Rxc1 Qd2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.9"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Dardha, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E52"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2639"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O Re8 ({RR} 8... Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Bd2 c5 11. Rc1 c4 12. b3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 b5 14. bxc4 dxc4 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Ne5 Qd5 17. a3 Ne4 18. Qc2 f6 19. Nf3 Nc7 20. Ba5 Ne6 21. a4 a6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bb4 {Vidit,S (2721)-Niemann,H (2688) North Richland Hills, TX USA 2024 1-0 (44)}) 9. Ne5 ({RR} 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Ne5 c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 c4 13. Bf5 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. f3 g6 16. Bh3 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bg5 exf3 20. Rxf3 Nd5 21. Raf1 f5 22. g4 f4 23. Bxf4 Qxg4+ {Vakhidov,J (2572)-Suyarov,M (2467) Pavlodar KAZ 2024 0-1 (43)}) 9... Bb7 10. f4 $146 ({RR} 10. Bd2 c5 11. a3 Ba5 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. exd4 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Ba6 15. Rc1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nbd7 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Bd2 Qd6 19. Bb4 Qf4 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. g3 Qg5 22. f3 Ng8 23. Nf5 Re6 24. a4 a5 {Goltseva,E (2284)-Voit,D (2317) Obninsk 2022 1-0 (35)}) 10... c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. a4 Ne4 14. Ba3 Ne7 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. dxc5 f6 17. Nc4 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Ba6 19. Nd6 Red8 20. c4 Nc6 21. Nxe4 Bxc4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rc1 Bd5 24. Nd6 bxc5 25. Bxc5 Bb3 26. Ba3 Ne7 27. a5 Nd5 28. Kf2 h5 29. g3 Rd7 30. e4 Ne7 31. Ke3 f5 32. Nb5 fxe4 33. Bxe7 Rxe7 34. Rc7 Rxc7 35. Nxc7 Kf7 36. Kxe4 Ke7 37. Ke5 Kd7 38. Nb5 Ba4 39. Nd4 Bd1 40. Ne6 Kc6 41. Nxg7 Kb5 42. f5 Kxa5 43. f6 Bb3 44. Ne6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.10"] [White "Bologan, Victor"] [Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2801"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bf8 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O ({RR} 10. f4 Nc5 11. Qf3 g6 12. O-O Nxd3 13. cxd3 Rb8 14. Rae1 b5 15. Qg3 Qc7 16. f5 gxf5 17. Bf4 Rb6 18. Nxf5 exf5 19. e6 d6 20. e7 Bxe7 21. Qg7 Rf8 22. Bg5 Be6 23. Rxf5 Rb7 24. Rf3 Qc5+ {Short,N (2594)-Erigaisi,A (2778) Almaty KAZ 2024 0-1}) 10... Nc5 11. Re1 $146 ({RR} 11. Qg4 h5 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 b5 16. Qg3 Kf8 17. h4 Bb7 18. Rae1 Rc8 19. Kh2 Kg8 20. Re3 Qf8 21. Qf4 Rc6 22. Rg3 Qxd6 23. Qg5 Qf8 24. Be3 Nxd3 25. cxd3 f6 {Hovhannisyan,R (2611)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 11. f4 g6 12. f5 exf5 13. Bxf5 Bg7 14. Qf3 O-O 15. Qg3 d5 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Rae1 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Bf6 Ne6 20. Rxf5 Kh8 21. Rh5 Bxf6 22. Qd3 Ng5 23. exf6 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Qxf6 25. Qxd5 Rae8 {Dauw,S (2269)-Maerevoet,S (2438) Belgium BEL 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 11. Qg4 h5 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 b5 16. Qg3 Kf8 17. h4 Bb7 18. Rae1 Rc8 19. Kh2 Kg8 20. Re3 Qf8 21. Qf4 Rc6 22. Rg3 Qxd6 23. Qg5 Qf8 24. Be3 Nxd3 25. cxd3 f6 {Hovhannisyan,R (2611)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (45)}) 11... b6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Qg3 a6 14. a4 Qc7 15. c4 d5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. c4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 20. Rec1 Bd5 21. Be3 Bc5 22. f4 Kd7 23. Kf2 Rhc8 24. g3 Rc7 25. a5 b5 26. Nf5 Rac8 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Nd4 b4 30. Rb1 Rc4 31. Ke3 b3 32. Kd3 Ra4 33. Nxb3 Ra3 34. Kc3 Kc6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.11"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2512"] [PlyCount "181"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. e3 Bd6 ({RR} 5... d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Nc3 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. Bf3 Qc8 13. Qa4 e5 14. Bg3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 O-O 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rfd1 Nc5 18. Qc2 e4 19. Nd4 Nd3 20. Rab1 {Korobov,A (2698)-Andreikin,D (2719) St Petersburg 2018 ½-½}) ({RR} 5... Ne4 6. Bd3 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 f5 8. a3 Nxd2 9. Nxd2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 cxd6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qh6 Qf6 13. Rg1 e5 14. O-O-O exd4 15. exd4 Nc6 16. Rge1+ Kd8 17. Nf3 Kc7 18. d5 Ne5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. d6+ {Schneider,S (2378)-Engqvist,T (2307) Sweden SWE 2024 1-0 (35)}) 6. Bxd6 cxd6 7. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 7. d5 exd5 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Qxd6 Qe7 10. Nb5 Na6 11. Nfd4 g6 12. Bxc4 Ne4 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. f3 d5 15. Be2 Nf6 16. Kd2 Nc5 17. b4 Ncd7 18. Rhc1 a6 19. Nc7 Ra7 20. a4 Ne5 21. Rc3 Rd8 {Nabaty,T (2658)-Draskovic,L (2460) Batumi 2019 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 7. d5 exd5 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Qxd6 Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Bxc4 d6 12. Nd4 g6 13. f3 d5 14. Bb3 Nbd7 15. g4 h6 16. h4 Nc5 17. Kd2 Nxb3+ 18. Nxb3 h5 19. g5 Ne8 20. Nd4 Nd6 21. b3 Rac8 {Hakobyan,A (2542)-Martirosyan,H (2572) Yerevan 2018 ½-½}) ({RR} 7. Bd3 d5 8. cxd5 Bxd5 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. O-O d5 11. Rc1 a6 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. f4 O-O 14. Qf3 Rc8 15. Qh3 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Rcd1 Qe7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. d5 f5 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. Rd4 Rc4 {Gunina,V (2427)-Amorim,D (2143) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (58)}) 7... O-O 8. Bd3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. a3 Ne7 15. Nd2 Rxc1 16. Qxc1 Qb8 17. Qe1 Qd6 18. Qe3 f5 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Ng6 22. g3 Qc7 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Kf8 25. Kf2 Ke7 26. Ke3 d6 27. Bd3 e5 28. Nf3 Kf6 29. h4 Bc8 30. Nd2 Be6 31. Be2 Ne7 32. Ba6 Bh3 33. Bb7 Ke6 34. Kf3 h5 35. Ke3 Bg4 36. Nc4 Bh3 37. Nd2 Bg4 38. Kd3 Kd7 39. Ba6 Kc6 40. Bc4 exd4 41. cxd4 d5 42. exd5+ Nxd5 43. Ke4 Nf6+ 44. Ke5 Nd7+ 45. Kf4 b5 46. Bf7 a5 47. Kg5 Nf8 48. Be8+ Kb6 49. Bxh5 Bxh5 50. Kxh5 a4 51. Kg5 b4 52. Kf5 bxa3 53. Nc4+ Kb5 54. Nxa3+ Kb4 55. Nb1 Kc4 56. d5 Kxd5 57. Nc3+ Kd6 58. Nxa4 Ke7 59. Nc5 Kf7 60. Ne4 g6+ 61. Ke5 Nd7+ 62. Kd6 Nb6 63. Kc6 Na4 64. Kd6 Nb6 65. Nd2 Nc8+ 66. Ke5 Ne7 67. Ne4 Nc6+ 68. Kd6 Nd4 69. Ke5 Nc6+ 70. Kf4 Nd4 71. g4 Kg7 72. Nc5 Kf6 73. Ke4 Nc6 74. Nd3 Nd8 75. Kd5 Ne6 76. Ne5 Nf4+ 77. Ke4 Ne6 78. Nd3 Nc7 79. Nb4 Ne6 80. Nd5+ Kg7 81. Ke5 Nc5 82. Nf4 Nd7+ 83. Ke6 Nc5+ 84. Ke5 Nd7+ 85. Kd6 Nf6 86. g5 Ng4 87. Ke7 Nh2 88. Ne6+ Kg8 89. Kf6 Nf3 90. Nf4 Nxh4 91. Nxg6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.12"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2733"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 e5 ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd3 b5 10. O-O b4 11. Ne2 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Ng3 Qb5 14. Rfe1 e5 15. Rad1 O-O-O 16. a3 a5 17. axb4 axb4 18. h3 Qb6 19. c3 Rhe8 20. Ra1 Kb7 21. Ra4 c5 22. cxb4 {Carlsen,M (2862)-Maghsoodloo,P (2676) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (49)}) 8. O-O-O Qe7 9. f3 Nbd7 10. h4 $146 ({RR} 10. g4 b5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. h4 b4 13. Nb1 Nb6 14. h5 Be6 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. a3 Na4 17. axb4 Nxb2 18. Kxb2 Qxb4+ 19. Kc1 Rb8 20. Bd3 Qxb1+ 21. Kd2 Qb4+ 22. Ke2 c5 23. Kf1 c4 24. Be2 Qe7 {Gopal,G (2564)-Boyer,M (2455) Aix-en-Provence FRA 2024 0-1 (54)}) 10... b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nce2 Nb6 13. h5 Be6 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Qd2 O-O 16. Qxb4 c5 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Qc3 Rab8 19. b3 Nfd7 20. Kd2 c4 21. Ke1 cxb3 22. cxb3 Rbc8 23. Qe3 a5 24. Nh3 Qb4+ 25. Qd2 Qxd2+ 26. Rxd2 h6 27. Bg2 a4 28. Nf2 axb3 29. axb3 Kg7 30. Nd3 Bxb3 31. Rb2 Bc4 32. Rd2 Bxd3 33. Rxd3 Nc5 34. Rc3 Nba4 35. Ra3 Rc7 36. Kf2 Nxe4+ 37. Ke3 Nec3 38. Nxc3 Nxc3 39. Ra5 Re8 40. Rha1 Ree7 41. Bf1 e4 42. f4 Red7 43. Re5 Nd1+ 44. Kxe4 Rc3 45. Rd5 Nf2+ 46. Kd4 Rxd5+ 47. Kxd5 Nxg4 48. Kd4 Rc7 49. Ra6 Rd7+ 50. Ke4 Re7+ 51. Kd4 Rf7 52. Ke4 Nf6+ 53. Kd4 Nh5 54. Bd3 Nxf4 55. Bc2 Re7 56. Rc6 h5 57. Be4 h4 58. Ke3 Nd5+ 59. Kf3 Rf7+ 60. Kg2 Nf4+ 61. Kf3 Ne6+ 62. Kg2 Rf6 63. Rc3 Kh6 64. Bc2 Nf4+ 65. Kh2 Rd6 66. Rc4 Kg5 67. Rc5+ Kg4 68. Bd1+ Rxd1 69. Rg5+ Kf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.13"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2718"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Nc6 ({RR} 7... b6 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 Be7 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bf6 17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qd6 Kh7 20. Rfd1 Ne4 21. Qe5 f5 22. Nd4 {Ding,L (2799)-Artemiev,V (2704) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 7... b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nh4 Re8 13. Nc4 Bf8 14. Ne3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Ba3 16. Rc2 Ne5 17. Qa1 Qb8 18. Nhf5 Bf8 19. Rfc1 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rc7 f6 22. Bxe5 {Dubov,D (2716)-Salinas Herrera,P (2464) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (37)}) 8. Bb2 b6 ({RR} 8... Re8 9. e3 b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 dxc4 12. bxc4 Na5 13. Nb5 Be7 14. Qe2 a6 15. Nc3 b5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rb8 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qf3 Rb6 20. Ne4 Qa8 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Nd7 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 {Kaczmarczyk,D (2457)-Peng,L (2557) Switzerland SUI 2024 0-1 (34)}) 9. Nbd2 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 9... Bb7 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Ne5 Na5 12. Bc3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e3 Bb4 15. Qe2 Rac8 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nd3 Qa3 19. e4 Bb7 20. e5 Nd5 21. Ne4 Ba6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nd6 Rc3 24. Bxd5 {Smirnov,P (2538)-Skatchkov,V (2213) Sochi RUS 2023 1-0}) 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. e4 Be7 12. bxc4 Nb4 13. Qb3 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Qc2 exd5 17. cxd5 Re8 18. Rfd1 Bf8 19. e5 Nh7 20. Ne4 Bg4 21. h3 Bh5 22. g4 Bg6 23. e6 fxe6 24. dxe6 Qc8 25. Ne5 Rxe6 26. Nxg6 Rxg6 27. Ng3 Re6 28. Bd5 Ng5 29. Qf5 Rb7 30. Re1 Rbe7 31. Rxe6 Nxe6 32. Re1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.14"] [White "Woodward, Andy"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2689"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 a5 10. Rd1 a4 11. Nc3 ({RR} 11. a3 Ne4 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nb6 14. Nd2 g5 15. Be3 f5 16. f3 f4 17. Bf2 Bf6 18. Rac1 Bd7 19. e4 Be8 20. Bh3 Bf7 21. Qb4 Ra7 22. gxf4 gxf4 23. Kh1 Kh8 24. Rg1 Re8 25. Rg2 Nd7 {Duda,J (2733)-Erigaisi,A (2778) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) 11... dxc4 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Nce4 ({RR} 13. e4 a3 14. b3 cxb3 15. Qxb3 Nbd7 16. Nf3 Qa5 17. Rab1 h6 18. Qc2 Qh5 19. h3 g5 20. Be3 Qg6 21. Qc1 Ra6 22. h4 Ng4 23. hxg5 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 hxg5 25. e5 Rb6 26. Bf1 Kg7 27. Ne4 Rh8 {Gupta,A (2601)-Maghsoodloo,P (2732) Aktobe KAZ 2024 0-1 (38)}) 13... Nfd5 $146 ({RR} 13... a3 14. bxa3 Nfd5 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Rxa3 18. Rd3 Rxd3 19. Qxd3 Qc7 20. e3 Bd7 21. Bf3 Ra8 22. Bd1 Qa5 23. Bb3 Qf5 24. Kh1 c5 25. Nxc5 Bc6+ 26. d5 Qf6 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. exd4 {Serban,C (2275)-Petkov,M (2489) Arad ROU 2023 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 g5 15. Be5 f6 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Qg6 fxe5 18. Bg8 Rf7 19. Bxf7 Qf8 20. Qh5+ Kg7 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. dxe5 Ra5 23. Qh5+ Kg7 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Bxe6 Rxe5 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27. Nf3 Rc5 28. Qh6+ {Gauri,S (2322)-Ngo,B (2309) Charlotte USA 2023 1-0 (57)}) 14. Nxc4 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Nd5 16. e3 Qc7 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. a3 Be8 19. Kh1 Kh8 20. Rg1 f6 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Bg6 23. Be4 Bxe4+ 24. Qxe4 Qe7 25. Nd2 f5 26. Qc2 e5 27. fxe5 Qxe5 28. Nc4 Qe6 29. Rg2 Nf6 30. Nd6 Ne4 31. Nxb7 Rab8 32. Nd6 Nxd6 33. cxd6 Qxd6 34. Qxa4 Rxb2 35. Qxc6 Qxc6 36. Rxc6 Ra2 37. Rc7 g6 38. Rc3 f4 39. f3 Ra1+ 40. Rg1 Ra2 41. Rg2 Ra1+ 42. Rg1 Ra2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.15"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. Ne5 Qc7 ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Bc6 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. f4 a6 13. a4 Qc7 14. Nc3 Bf6 15. e5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Be7 17. Bd2 Rae8 18. Ne4 Qc6 19. Qf3 f5 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Bc3 f5 22. Rfd1 {Caruana,F (2793)-Giri,A (2746) Saint Louis USA 2024 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 7... d4 8. e3 dxe3 9. Bxe3 Qc7 10. f4 Nfd7 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Qg2 Qxg2+ 16. Kxg2 Rac8 17. Rad1 Nb8 18. b3 Nc6 19. Ne2 Rfd8 20. d4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 b6 23. Rd3 f6 24. Rfd1 Kf7 25. g4) 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Nc3 b6 13. d4 Na5 14. b3 Bb7 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qf5 Nc6 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. h3 g6 21. Qb1 Nh5 22. Bf2 {Indjic,A (2611)-Sindarov,J (2677) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 8. f4 Rd8 9. Nc3 a6 10. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 10. Qe1 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Qb6 13. a4 Ba6 14. Bd2 Bxb5 15. axb5 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Qxb5 17. Qa7 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Ra1 Bf8 20. Qa6 Qd7 21. Bc3 Ng4 22. Bf3 Ne3 23. Qa4 Qe7 24. Qa7 Rd7 {Yu Yangyi (2720)-Giri,A (2762) Shenzhen CHN 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10. Qe1 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Qb6 13. a4 Ba6 14. Bd2 Bxb5 15. axb5 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Qxb5 17. Qa7 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Ra1 Bf8 20. Qa6 Qd7 21. Bc3 Ng4 22. Bf3 Ne3 23. Qa4 Qe7 24. Qa7 Rd7 {Yu Yangyi (2720)-Giri,A (2762) Shenzhen CHN 2024 ½-½}) 10... d4 11. Nd1 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Nf8 13. e4 dxe3 14. Nxe3 b6 15. b3 Bb7 16. Bb2 Ne8 17. Rad1 Bf6 18. Ne5 Ng6 19. N3g4 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Ne7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rd6 24. Rd2 Rad8 25. Rfd1 Nf6 26. Kf3 h5 27. h3 Nd7 28. d4 b5 29. Bc3 cxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Nxe5+ 32. fxe5 Rc8 33. g4 Nc6 34. Rd6 bxc4 35. bxc4 Ne7 36. Rxa6 Rxc4 37. Ra3 hxg4+ 38. hxg4 Kh7 39. Bd2 Nc6 40. Bc3 Kg6 41. Rb3 Rc5 42. Ke4 Kg5 43. a4 Rc4+ 44. Kd3 Rxa4 45. Rb6 Ne7 46. Rb7 Nd5 47. Bd2+ Kg6 48. g5 Rh4 49. Ra7 Rh2 50. Rb7 Rf2 51. Ra7 Nf4+ 52. Ke3 Re2+ 53. Kxf4 Rxd2 54. Kf3 Rd1 55. Kf4 Rf1+ 56. Kg4 Rf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.16"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E21"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O c5 8. Re1 ({RR} 8. Nb5 cxd4 9. a3 Be7 10. Nbxd4 d6 11. b4 e5 12. Nf5 e4 13. Ng5 exd3 14. Qxd3 h6 15. Nh3 Be4 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qc3 Bb7 18. Bb2 Nbd7 19. Nf4 Ne5 20. Rac1 Ne4 21. Qd4 Ng5 22. Kh1 Ngf3 {Emeliantsev,A (2359)-Tang,Z (2262) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 8... d6 ({RR} 8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd2 cxd4 11. exd4 Be7 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. a3 h6 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. Ne5 N5f6 16. Ng3 Bd5 17. Bf4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Qg4 Bg5 20. Nh5 f5 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bg3 {Robson,R (2702)-Caruana,F (2766) Saint Louis USA 2023 ½-½ (69)}) 9. e4 $146 ({RR} 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. e4 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. Rc1 a5 17. Nf1 a4 18. Ng3 Nc5 19. Rc3 f6 20. Rce3 Rf7 21. h4 Nb3 22. Bc3 Ba6 23. Nh5 Bxc4 {Maurizzi,M (2483)-Ivanchuk,V (2678) Europe Echecs INT 2022 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. e4 Nc6 14. Nf3 Ne7 15. Qd3 Ng6 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Qe3 e5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nd2 {½-½ (19) Maurizzi,M (2521)-Osmak,Y (2428) Cap d'Agde FRA 2022}) ({RR} 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. e4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rac8 17. f3 Rfd8 18. Nb1 Nf8 19. Nc3 Ng6 20. b3 Bc6 21. Qb2 Qg5 22. Be3 Qf6 23. Re2 Rd7 {Oparin,G (2667)-Espinosa Aranda,A (2442) Chartres FRA 2023 ½-½ (52)}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bd2 Bc5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. h3 Bb7 15. Qd2 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Rg3 Nxc3 20. Qh6 g6 21. Bxg6 Ne2+ 22. Kh2 fxg6 23. Rxg6+ hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.17"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A09"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Qa4+ Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 ({RR} 4... Bd7 5. Qxc4 e5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. d4 O-O 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Nc3 c6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Rfd1 Qc8 14. Rac1 Be6 15. Qb4 a5 16. Qa3 Bh3 17. Bf3 Bg4 18. Na4 Bc7 19. Bd4 {Brodowski,P (2457)-Harikrishna,P (2704) Poland POL 2023 0-1 (33)}) 5. Bg2 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 5... Bd7 6. Qxc4 e5 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3 h6 9. a3 O-O 10. Nbd2 a5 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bb2 Rfe8 13. Qc2 Qe6 14. Nc4 Qf5 15. Nh4 Qh5 16. Bf3 Bg4 17. Ne3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Qh3 19. Qc4 Rad8 20. Qh4 {Campins Machado,F (2129)-Mellado Trivino,J (2349) Barcelona 2020 0-1 (49)}) 6. Qxc4 Nb6 7. Qh4 Bf5 8. Nc3 e5 9. Qxd8+ Rxd8 10. d3 f6 11. Be3 Be6 12. O-O Nd5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Rfc1 O-O 15. Ne4 Rd7 16. a3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Re8 20. b4 c6 21. Bf3 Nc7 22. a4 Bd5 23. Bxd5+ Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Kf1 a6 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 cxb5 29. Rc5 b4 30. Rb5 Rd7 31. Bxb4 Nxb4 32. Rxb4 Kf7 33. Rb6 Ke7 34. Ke1 Kd8 35. Kd2 Kc7 36. Re6 Rd6 37. Re8 Kc6 38. Kc2 Rd7 39. Kb3 Kb5 40. h4 b6 41. g4 Rd5 42. Re7 Re5 43. Rxg7 Rxe2 44. Rxh7 Rxf2 45. Rh5+ Kc6 46. Rf5 Rg2 47. Rxf6+ Kd5 48. Rg6 b5 49. h5 Rg3 50. h6 Rxd3+ 51. Kb2 Kc4 52. Rc6+ Kb4 53. g5 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 Rh2 55. Rc8 Kb3 56. g6 Rh1+ 57. Kd2 Rh2+ 58. Kd3 Rxh6 59. g7 Rh3+ 60. Kxd4 Rh4+ 61. Ke3 Rg4 62. g8=Q+ Rxg8 63. Rxg8 b4 64. Kd2 Kb2 65. Rb8 b3 66. Rb7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.18"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D11"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. h3 ({RR} 4. Ne5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nb4 8. Qb3 Qd4 9. Be3 Qxe4 10. Nc3 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Qxf7+ Kxf7 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Bc4+ e6 15. Ng5+ Kg6 16. Rxa1 Re8 17. g4 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Bxg4+ {Andreikin,D (2729)-Shirov,A (2693) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (41)}) 4... e6 5. e3 c5 $146 ({RR} 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Be7 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Rxe7 Rxe7 19. Qxa8+ Re8 20. Qf3 {Gajewski,G (2618)-Grinberg,E (2491) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0}) ({RR} 5... Nbd7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nc7 9. Nb3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bd3 Na6 13. a3 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bf4 Ke7 16. Rc1 Bb6 17. Ne5 Rd8 18. Ke2 Bd7 19. Bd2 a5 20. b4 {Robson,R (2700)-Can,I (2499) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 5... Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qh4 g6 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Rad1 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf8 18. Qh6 Qf6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. c5 {Paravyan,D (2653)-Alavi Moghaddam,S (2445) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (35)}) 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 cxd4 9. exd4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Qb6 12. a4 h6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Ne5 Bh7 15. Qd2 Nb4 16. a5 Qd8 17. Rec1 a6 18. Bf1 Rc8 19. Bf4 Qe7 20. Ra4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Bg3 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Bf5 24. Qd2 Rc8 25. Nxf7 Bxg3 26. fxg3 Rc2 27. Qxb4 Qxf7 28. Qe1 Be4 29. Ra1 Rxb2 30. Rc1 Qf6 31. Qe3 b5 32. axb6 Qxb6 33. h4 a5 34. h5 Qf6 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Bd3 Qf5 37. Bxe4 Qxe4 38. Qxe4+ dxe4 39. Rc3 Rd2 40. Ra3 Rxd4 41. Rxa5 e3 42. Re5 Rg4 43. Kh2 e2 44. Rxe2 Rg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.19"] [White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Be3 d5 ({RR} 9... d6 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. Rac1 c5 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Bh6 Nf6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qc3 Qc7 16. b3 Qb7 17. d5 b5 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 b4 20. Qf3 a5 21. e4 a4 22. Qf4 axb3 23. axb3 e5 24. dxe6 {Radjabov,T (2765)-Rapport,R (2763) Paris 2021 ½-½ (41)}) 10. Qb3 ({RR} 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. Qd2 Qd7 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. b3 a5 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15. exf3 dxc4 16. Rxc4 b5 17. Rcc1 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qe2 c6 20. f4 Rac8 21. a4 bxa4 22. bxa4 Rb8 23. Rb1 Rb4 24. Rxb4 axb4 {Paschall,W (2331)-Pribelszky,B (2354) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Rac1 Rfd8 13. Rfd1 Qxa2 14. Bh6 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. Qe3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bxg2 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Kxg2 Qxb2 20. Qxe7 c5 21. e4 Qf6 22. Qb7 Re8 23. Rd7 a5 24. f4 Qb2+ {Jegorovas,A (2270)-Bortnyk,O (2605) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (33)}) 10... Nc6 $146 ({RR} 10... c6 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 e6 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rc2 Qc7 17. Nd3 Qb7 18. Rdc1 Rfe8 19. Kg1 h5 20. Nb4 Nb8 21. Qa4 b5 22. Qa5 h4 23. Nd3 Nd7 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 {Spata,G (2376)-Fiorito,F (2340) Villa Constitucion ARG 2023 ½-½}) 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 Bxd5 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. a3 Rac8 15. b4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rc2 Be5 19. Rfc1 Rd4 20. Kf1 Rcd8 21. Ke1 Kg7 22. Bb7 g5 23. Ba6 Bd6 24. Bc4 a5 25. e3 Re4 26. Rb1 axb4 27. axb4 Ra8 28. b5 Ra3 29. Ke2 h5 30. Bd3 Rea4 31. Rbc1 e6 32. Rc4 Ra5 33. R4c2 f5 34. Rc3 Rxc3 35. Rxc3 Ra1 36. e4 f4 37. gxf4 Bxf4 38. h3 Kf6 39. Kf3 Rh1 40. Ra3 Rxh3+ 41. Ke2 Rh1 42. Ra8 h4 43. Rh8 h3 44. Bc4 h2 45. e5+ Kxe5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.20"] [White "Lu, Shanglei"] [Black "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O a5 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nf1 Be6 11. Bb5 Ne7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. a4 $146 ({RR} 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Ng3 Rfe8 16. Qf3 Kh7 17. Be3 Ng6 18. Ndf5 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Re5 20. f3 a4 21. Rad1 Rae8 22. c4 b5 23. b3 bxc4 24. bxc4 Qc6 25. Qd4 Qc5 26. Ne3 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Nf4 28. Ne2 Nxe2+ {Zemlyanskii,I (2543)-Puranik,A (2639) Vladivostok RUS 2024 ½-½ (82)}) ({RR} 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. Bc2 Re8 16. Bf4 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. f3 Ng5 19. Kh2 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Ne6 21. Be3 Qh4 22. g3 Qe7 23. Qd3 g6 24. Rad1 Qb4 25. a3 Qb5 26. Qc3 Rac8 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Qc6 {Shuvalova,P (2475)-Sorensen,H (2458) Yerevan ARM 2024 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. Bc2 Re8 16. Bf4 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. f3 Ng5 19. Kh2 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Ne6 21. Be3 Qh4 22. g3 Qe7 23. Qd3 g6 24. Rad1 Qb4 25. a3 Qb5 26. Qc3 Rac8 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Qc6 {Shuvalova,P (2475)-Sorensen,H (2458) Yerevan ARM 2024 1-0 (49)}) 14... d5 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Nb5 Bb6 17. e5 Ne8 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 c6 20. Nd4 Nc7 21. Qh5 Ne6 22. g3 Kh7 23. h4 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Rae8 25. f4 b6 26. b3 c5 27. Rad1 Rc8 28. f5 cxd4 29. Rxd4 Rc3 30. f6 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Nf5 32. fxg7 Rg8 33. Rf3 Nxd4 34. Rf6 Nf5 35. e6 Qxe6 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37. Qf7 Rxg7 38. Qxe6 Nxg3 39. Qxd5 Ne4+ 40. Kf1 Nc5 41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. Ke2 Re7+ 43. Kd1 Re6 44. Kc2 Kg7 45. h5 Rf6 46. Qe5 Kf7 47. Kc3 Ne6 48. Qd5 Kg8 49. Qc6 Nc5 50. Qd5+ Kf8 51. Kc4 Ke7 52. Kb5 Nd7 53. Qe4+ Kd6 54. Qd4+ Ke7 55. Ka6 Nc5+ 56. Ka7 Kf7 57. b4 axb4 58. a5 bxa5 59. Qxc5 b3 60. Qxa5 Ke6 61. Qb5 Rf5 62. Qxb3+ Kf6 63. Qb6+ Kg5 64. Qg6+ Kf4 65. Qxh6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.21"] [White "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. Be2 c5 8. d5 e6 9. O-O exd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Ne8 13. a4 $146 ({RR} 13. Qc2 f5 14. g3 Be5 15. Kg2 Ng7 16. Bh6 Rf7 17. Rae1 f4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bg4 Bd4 20. Be6 Rf8 21. Re4 fxg3 22. fxg3 Rxf1 23. Kxf1 Ne5 24. Ne2 Qb6 25. b3 Rf8+ 26. Rf4 Qd8 27. Qe4 Qa5 {Suranyi,P (2033)-Smith,B (2399) Heusenstamm GER 2024 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 13. Qc2 a6 14. g3 h5 15. Kg2 Nc7 16. a4 b5 17. Be2 b4 18. Ne4 Ne8 19. Ng5 Ndf6 20. f4 Nh7 21. Nxh7 Kxh7 22. f5 b3 23. Qxb3 Nf6 24. Bd3 Nd7 25. fxg6+ fxg6 26. Bxg6+ Kg8 27. Bf5 Rxf5 {Krstic,A (2152)-Pogorelskikh,S (2180) Novi Pazar SRB 2024 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 13. Qc2 f5 14. g3 Be5 15. Kg2 Ng7 16. Bh6 Rf7 17. Rae1 f4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bg4 Bd4 20. Be6 Rf8 21. Re4 fxg3 22. fxg3 Rxf1 23. Kxf1 Ne5 24. Ne2 Qb6 25. b3 Rf8+ 26. Rf4 Qd8 27. Qe4 Qa5 {Suranyi,P (2033)-Smith,B (2399) Heusenstamm GER 2024 1-0 (55)}) 13... f5 14. Be2 a6 15. Ra3 Bd4 16. Bd3 f4 17. Ne2 Be5 18. Bb1 Ng7 19. Rf3 Nh5 20. g4 Qg5 21. Kh1 Ng7 22. Rb3 Qh4 23. Ng1 b5 24. Kg2 bxc4 25. Rb7 Qd8 26. Nf3 Qc8 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Ba2 Rab8 29. Bxc4 Bxb2 30. Bd2 h5 31. gxh5 Nxh5 32. Bxa6 Nf6 33. Qc2 Be5 34. Re1 Rb2 35. Qc1 Qxa4 36. Nxe5 Rc2 37. Qd1 dxe5 38. Rxe5 f3+ 39. Kg1 Ra2 40. Qxa4 Rxa4 41. Bb5 Re4 42. Rg5 Rb8 43. Bc6 Rb1+ 44. Kh2 Re2 45. Ba5 Rxf2+ 46. Kg3 Ne4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.22"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 ({RR} 6... Nd7 7. Bd3 Nf8 8. Nf3 Ne6 9. Bg3 g6 10. O-O Nf6 11. h3 O-O 12. Ne5 Ng7 13. Rb1 a5 14. a3 Bf5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Ra3 17. Rb3 Rxb3 18. Qxb3 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Na4 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 {Atakhan,A (2413)-Deac,B (2683) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (63)}) 7. Qf3 Ne7 8. h4 ({RR} 8. Bd3 Bf5 9. Bxd6 Bxd3 10. Qf4 Nd7 11. O-O-O Bg6 12. h4 h5 13. Nge2 Nf5 14. Ba3 Qb8 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8 16. Nf4 Rh6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bh7 19. Rhe1 Kd8 20. Ng5 Bg8 21. d5 Kc7 22. dxc6 bxc6 {Gustafsson,J (2620)-Walter,S (2382) Dresden GER 2024 1-0 (33)}) 8... Bf5 $146 ({RR} 8... Nf5 9. Bd3 Bxf4 10. Qxf4 Nd6 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. g4 Nd7 16. f3 O-O-O 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 c5 19. e5 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxe5 21. Qxa7 Qc5 22. Qa8+ Kc7 23. Qa4 {Vakhidov,J (2534)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2661) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1}) ({RR} 8... h5 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Qg3 Bxf4 11. Qxf4 Nd7 12. f3 Be6 13. Nge2 g6 14. Qg5 Nf5 15. Nf4 Nf8 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. Kf2 Ke7 18. b4 a6 19. Na4 Nd6 20. Nc5 Bf5 21. e4 dxe4 22. fxe4 Bc8 23. Rhe1 {Le,Q (2694)-Xu,Y (2548) Xingtai 2019 ½-½ (49)}) 9. Nge2 h5 10. Qg3 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 g6 12. f3 Nd7 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bg4 15. Be2 Nf6 16. O-O-O Bxe2 17. Nfxe2 Ng4 18. Qf4 Qb8 19. Qf3 Qc7 20. Kb1 Rd8 21. Nf4 O-O 22. Rhe1 Rd7 23. e5 Qd8 24. Re4 b5 25. Nce2 c5 26. e6 Rd6 27. exf7+ Rxf7 28. Rc1 cxd4 29. Qb3 d3 30. Nc3 d2 31. Rf1 Qd7 32. Nxh5 Nd5 33. Rd1 gxh5 34. Nxb5 Rb6 35. a4 Nf2 36. Qg3+ Kh7 37. Re5 Nxd1 38. Rxh5+ Rh6 39. Qd3+ Kg7 40. Rxd5 Qe6 41. Rg5+ Rg6 42. Nd4 Nc3+ 43. bxc3 Qe1+ 44. Ka2 Rxg5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.23"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D47"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 e5 11. Bg5 O-O 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qb6 ({RR} 15... h6 16. Bh4 c5 17. e5 c4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 Qe8 20. O-O Nd5 21. Rae1 Qc6 22. Be4 Qc5+ 23. Bf2 Qe7 24. Bd4 b4 25. cxb4 Nxb4 26. Qxc4 Ba6 27. Bc5 Bxc4 28. Bxe7 Bxf1 29. Bxb4 Bc4 30. Bxf8 {Shi,Y (1794)-Wu,S (1701) Qingdao CHN 2024 1-0 (62)}) 16. Bxf6 $146 ({RR} 16. Qf2 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rfe8 18. O-O Rxe4 19. f5 f6 20. Bc1 Rae8 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bd2 c5 23. Rae1 Ra8 24. Ra1 Rea4 25. Rfe1 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 Rxa2 27. Bf4 Rxg2+ 28. Kf1 h5 29. Re6 Rc2 30. Rxb6 Be4 {Sarana,A (2685)-Remizov,Y (2421) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (67)}) 16... gxf6 17. O-O-O Rad8 18. e5 Qe3+ 19. Kb1 Qxf4 20. Bxh7+ Kg7 21. exf6+ Qxf6 22. Be4 Bc8 23. Rd3 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Rd8 25. Qg3+ Kf8 26. Qe3 Kg7 27. Qg3+ Kf8 28. Qe3 Kg7 29. Qg3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.24"] [White "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Black "Svane, Rasmus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2628"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nh7 12. d4 g4 $146 ({RR} 12... exd4 13. e5 dxc3 14. bxc3 g4 15. Bh4 Ng5 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Ne4 gxh4 18. Nf6+ Kg7 19. Qd2 Rh8 20. Qg5+ Kf8 21. exd6 g3 22. Re8+ Qxe8 23. Nxe8 gxf2+ 24. Kf1 Kxe8 25. dxc7 h3 26. g3 Bd7 27. Rd1 {Udvardi,Z (2280)-To,N (2308) Budapest HUN 2022 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qc2 Be5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Nf1 c6 18. a3 Re8 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. Rd3 Qe7 21. Ne3 Nf8 22. Red1 Be6 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Nf5 Qf6 25. h3 Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Rxd4 {Xiao,T (2492)-Gasparyan,E (2363) Riffa BRN 2024 1-0 (36)}) 13. Nh4 exd4 14. Qc2 dxc3 15. bxc3 Ne5 16. Bf1 Qf6 17. Nc4 Be6 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Qg5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Nf6 22. Rae1 Rfe8 23. c4 Ned7 24. Qb1 Nc5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8 27. Qb5 Kf8 28. Qxa5 Qxf5 29. Bh4 Qh5 30. g3 Qf5 31. Qd2 Kg7 32. Qd4+ Kg8 33. h3 gxh3 34. Kh2 Ne4 35. Bxh3 Qxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Nxf2 37. Bc8 b6 38. Bd7 Kf8 39. Bd8 Nd3 40. Bxe8 Kxe8 41. Bxc7 Ne5 42. Bxd6 Nxc4 43. Bf4 Kd7 44. Bxh6 Ne5 45. Kg2 b5 46. Bg7 Ke6 47. Kf2 Nd3+ 48. Kf3 f5 49. Bf8 Kd5 50. Ke3 Nc1 51. a3 Nb3 52. Kd3 Nd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.25"] [White "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 Nbd7 9. f5 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 11. exd5 Bb4 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Qe2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxd5 ({RR} 14... a5 15. c4 a4 16. b4 b5 17. cxb5 Nxd5 18. c4 Nf4 19. Qf3 Qf6 20. Ra3 Qxf5 21. Bd3 Qe6 22. O-O Nxd3 23. Qxd3 e4 24. Qe2 Ne5 25. c5 Rfd8 26. Rfa1 Nc4 27. Rxa4 Rxa4 28. Rxa4 h5 29. Be1 {Svane,F (2636)-Sarana,A (2717) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 15. c4 Ne7 16. Qf2 Nc6 17. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 17. Bd3 Nd4 18. Bc3 Nc5 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. O-O Qf6 21. b4 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Rfe8 23. Rae1 Qb6 24. f6 Qxf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Rf4 Re1+ 28. Kf2 Rb1 29. Rxd4 Rxb4 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Ke3 Rb2 {Samant,A (2511)-Song,Y (2404) Doha QAT 2023 1-0 (56)}) 17... Nd4 18. Bd3 Nc5 19. Bc3 Qf6 20. O-O a5 21. Rfe1 b6 22. Be4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rad8 24. Rde1 Nc6 25. Qxb6 h6 26. Qc5 Rfe8 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Nxe5 29. Qxe5 Qb6+ 30. Kh2 a4 31. bxa4 Qc6 32. Re3 Kh7 33. Rg3 Rg8 34. a5 Qxc4 35. Rc3 Qa4 36. f6 Re8 37. Qc7 Kg8 38. fxg7 h5 39. Rf3 Qa2 40. c4 f6 41. Rxf6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.26"] [White "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2506"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 a5 7. c4 a4 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 $146 ({RR} 9. bxa4 c6 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bg4 12. h3 Bd7 13. d3 Na6 14. e4 dxe4 15. dxe4 Qc8 16. e5 Ne8 17. Kh2 Nec7 18. Ne4 Ne6 19. Nf5 Bc5 20. Nxc5 {1-0 (20) Timofeev,A (2594)-Florescu,C (2293) Chess.com INT 2021}) ({RR} 9. Ne5 c6 10. bxa4 Bf5 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. d4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Kh1 Qa5 16. Qb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qb6 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Nxd5 Be4+ {0-1 (19) Dong,K (1944)-Kuznetsova,O (2142) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 9. bxa4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. d3 Bd7 12. Qd2 Nxa4 13. Nxa4 Rxa4 14. Rfc1 c5 15. Qc2 b5 16. e3 Qb6 17. Ne5 Be6 18. f4 Rfa8 19. a3 R8a7 20. Qe2 c4 21. dxc4 bxc4 22. Bd4 Bc5 23. Rab1 Qc7 {Heap,G (2080)-Sivarajasingam,S (1773) Wales 2018 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 9. Qc1 c6 10. bxa4 Rxa4 11. Nc3 Ra8 12. d3 Nbd7 13. e4 Nc5 14. Rd1 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne5 dxe4 18. dxe4 Qb6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. Qe3 Ne6 22. e5 Qd7 23. Rxd7 {1-0 (23) Petrosyan,M (2628)-Darini,P (2432) Lichess.org INT 2021}) 9... a3 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 c5 12. Ne1 Be6 13. Nd3 Na6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Qf3 c4 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. Nf4 Nc5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Qd7 20. Ne4 b5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Be4 Rfc8 23. Rc2 Bb2 24. d3 c3 25. d4 R5c7 26. Rd1 b4 27. d5 b3 28. axb3 Kh8 29. Qh5 g6 30. Qe5+ Qg7 31. Qxe6 Rd8 32. d6 Ra7 33. d7 Raxd7 34. Rxd7 Qxd7 35. Qa6 Qd6 36. Qa4 Rb8 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Qa7+ Kh6 39. h4 Re8 40. g4 Re7 41. Qa8 Kg7 42. Bd5 Re8 43. Qb7+ Re7 44. Qa8 Re8 45. Qa7+ Kh8 46. e4 Qf4 47. f3 Rf8 48. Qd4+ Qf6 49. Qxf6+ Rxf6 50. b4 Rd6 51. g5 Rxd5 52. exd5 a2 53. d6 a1=Q 54. d7 Qd1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.27"] [White "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ned2 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. c3 ({RR} 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Nc4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 c6 13. c3 Nf8 14. g3 Qd5 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. a4 Qh5 17. Qxh5 Nxh5 18. b4 Nf6 19. Bd2 Ng6 20. Kg2 Bf8 21. Be1 Nd5 22. Na5 Rd7 23. b5 c5 24. c4 Nb4 {Smeets,J (2542)-Van Liempt,M (2118) Leiden NED 2024 1-0 (41)}) 10... b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Ng5 $146 ({RR} 12. Nf1 c5 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bc2 h6 17. Bf4 Nd5 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. Nh5 Nd7 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qe4 Qxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Be5+ 25. Kh1 N5f6 26. Nxf6 Bxe4 {Bornholdt,J (2265)-Stark,J (1980) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (62)}) 12... Kh8 13. Ndf3 h6 14. Nh3 c5 15. Nf4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bd6 18. Qh3 Re8 19. Bd2 Rc8 20. Rad1 Nf8 21. Bb1 Kg8 22. Qf3 Bb8 23. Be3 Qd6 24. g3 Red8 25. a3 Qd7 26. h4 Qc6 27. Qe2 Qb7 28. Nh5 N8d7 29. Nf4 Re8 30. Nh5 Nxh5 31. Qxh5 Nf6 32. Qb5 Qf3 33. Qe2 Qd5 34. Rc1 Bd6 35. Bd3 Rcd8 36. Bb5 Rf8 37. Bc6 Qf5 38. Bf3 Nd5 39. Bd2 Bb8 40. Kg2 Rd7 41. Qe4 Qxe4 42. Bxe4 Nf6 43. Bc3 Nxe4 44. Rxe4 Bd6 45. Rd1 Be7 46. Rd3 Bf6 47. Rf3 Rfd8 48. Rff4 Rd5 49. Kf1 Be7 50. Rf3 Bf6 51. Rff4 R8d7 52. Ke2 b5 53. Ke1 a5 54. Bxa5 Bxd4 55. b3 Bb2 56. Bb4 Ra7 57. a4 bxa4 58. bxa4 Rxa4 59. Bd2 Ra1+ 60. Ke2 Ra2 61. Ra4 Ba3 62. Rfd4 Rxd4 63. Rxd4 Bc1 64. Kd1 Rxd2+ 65. Rxd2 Bxd2 66. Kxd2 Kh7 67. Ke3 Kg6 68. Ke4 Kf6 69. Kf4 Ke7 70. Ke4 h5 71. Kf4 f6 72. f3 e5+ 73. Kf5 Kf7 74. f4 g6+ 75. Ke4 Ke6 76. Ke3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.28"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2379"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 a6 4. c3 Bd7 5. Bd3 Bb5 6. Bc2 c5 7. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 7. a4 Bd7 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. O-O Nge7 12. h4 Rc8 13. g3 h5 14. Kg2 Nb4 15. Bb1 Nec6 16. Ne2 Na5 17. Bg5 Nbc6 18. Nf4 Be7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Ra3 Qxb2 21. Re3 Nb4 {Campos Jimenez,A (2263)-Oberoi,S (2177) Omaha, Ne USA 2023 1-0 (37)}) 7... a5 8. Be3 Qb6 9. Na3 Ba6 10. Ba4+ Nc6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Kd7 14. Nac2 Nge7 15. b4 Bd3 16. bxa5 Bxc2 17. Nxc2 Rxa5 18. b4 Rxa4 19. Rxa4 Nxe5 20. Ra7 Kc7 21. Ra8 Nc4 22. Ke2 Nc8 23. Nd4 Bd6 24. Nb5+ Kd7 25. Rha1 Rd8 26. h3 Be5 27. Kd3 Nb2+ 28. Kc2 Nc4 29. Bc5 Bc7 30. Bd4 f6 31. f3 h5 32. Bf2 Bb6 33. Bxb6 N4xb6 34. Rb8 e5 35. Rxb7+ Kc6 36. Rc7+ Kxb5 37. Rc5# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.29"] [White "Macovei, Andrei"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2672"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Nielsen,Peter Heine} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d4 cxd4 ({RR} 5... Bg7 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Qxc5 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 f6 10. a3 Nh6 11. b4 Qh5 12. c4) 6. Qxd4 f6 7. O-O ({RR} 7. Be3 e5 8. Qd3 d5 9. O-O d4 10. Bc1 a5 11. Nfd2 Ba6 12. Nc4 Ne7 13. a4 Nd5 14. b3 Nb6 15. Nba3 Bxa3 16. Bxa3 Nxc4 17. bxc4 Kf7 18. f4 Re8 19. Rad1 Kg7 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. c3 Ra7 {Macovei,A (2479)-Le,Q (2731) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 7... d6 8. Be3 ({RR} 8. c4 c5 9. Qd3 Bg7 10. b3 Nh6 ({RR} 10... f5 11. e5 Bb7 12. Bb2 Nh6 13. Ng5) 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rae1 Nf7 14. h4 ({RR} 14. Nh4 e6 ({RR} 14... Ne5)) 14... Rb7 15. h5 g5 16. Nh2 ({RR} 16. Ne2 Kh8 ({RR} 16... Be6) ({RR} 16... e6)) 16... Ne5 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Rg8 20. Re3 Nc6 ({RR} 20... Qf8 21. Qh4 Bh6 22. Rg3 Bxf4 23. Rxg8+ Kxg8 24. Qxf4 Nf7) 21. Qf2 f5 22. Nf3 ({RR} 22. exf5 Bxf5 ({RR} 22... Bd4 23. Ne2 Bxe3 24. Bxe3) 23. Rg3 Qe8 ({RR} 23... Bd4 24. Be3) 24. Ne2 ({RR} 24. h6 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 e5) 24... Qxh5 25. Rg5 Qf7 26. Be3) 22... Bxc3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2778)-Carlsen,M (2882) Saint Louis 2019 CBM 192 [Nielsen,Peter Heine] 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 8. c4 c5 9. Qd3 Bg7 10. Nc3 Nh6 11. Nh4 Rb8 12. Re1 O-O 13. f4 f5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. fxe5 Rd4 17. Nf3 Rxc4 18. Rd1 Bb7 19. Rd7 Ng4 20. Nd2 Nxe5 21. Rxe7 Rg4 22. g3 Bf6 {Almeida,J (2086)-Hercegovac,N (2278) Prague CZE 2024 0-1 (34)}) 8... Nh6 9. c4 $146 ({RR} 9. Nc3 Nf7 10. Qc4 Bd7 11. Nd4 Qc8 12. f4 Bh6 13. Rae1 e5 14. Nb3 O-O 15. f5 Bxe3+ 16. Rxe3 gxf5 17. exf5 Kh8 18. Rg3 Qc7 19. Qh4 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng5 21. Qh6 {1-0 (21) Nunn,J (2569)-Wirthensohn,H (2272) Struga MKD 2023}) ({RR} 9. Nc3 Nf7 10. Qc4 Bd7 11. Nd4 Ne5 12. Qe2 c5 13. Nb3 Qc8 14. h3 Bg7 15. f4 Nf7 16. g4 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nd5 e6 19. Bf2 Qb7 20. c4 O-O 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. gxf5 Bf6 23. Na5 Qc7 {Anacak,H (2059)-Pogorelskikh,S (2211) Skopje MKD 2023 ½-½ (50)}) 9... c5 10. Qd2 Nf7 11. b4 Bb7 12. Nc3 cxb4 13. Nd5 Bg7 14. Rab1 O-O 15. Rxb4 Bc6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Rb7 Ne5 18. Qe2 Rc8 19. Rc1 e6 20. Nf4 Re8 21. Rxa7 Ra8 22. Rb7 Qc8 23. Rb6 Bf8 24. Nb5 Bc6 25. Nd4 Bxe4 26. f3 Bc6 27. Nxc6 Nxc6 28. c5 dxc5 29. Bxc5 Nd4 30. Qc4 Qxc5 31. Qxc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Rxa2 33. Rd6 Rb8 34. Rc1 e5 35. Kf1 Nf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.30"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B54"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Be2 Nc5 11. O-O Ne6 ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. Rc1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bh6 14. f4 Bc6 15. Qc2 e5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Rcd1 Qh4 18. f5 Be3+ 19. Kh1 Bf4 20. Rf3 gxf5 21. Bd3 Kh8 22. Nd5 Rg8 23. Nxf4 exf4 24. Rdf1 Rg3 25. Qc3+ Kg8 26. Qe5 {Lu Shanglei (2609)-Wang,S (2463) Hohhot CHN 2024 1-0 (45)}) 12. Nb3 $146 ({RR} 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Rab1 a6 15. Rfc1 Ne5 16. b3 f5 17. f4 Nd7 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nc5 21. Qd2 Kh8 22. Rf1 Qe8 23. Rbe1 Qf7 24. Bd4 Nd7 25. Nd5 Rce8 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 {Sindarov,J (2701)-Vetokhin,S (2396) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (62)}) ({RR} 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Rab1 a6 15. Rfc1 Ne5 16. b3 f5 17. f4 Nd7 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nc5 21. Qd2 Kh8 22. Rf1 Qe8 23. Rbe1 Qf7 24. Bd4 Nd7 25. Nd5 Rce8 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 {Sindarov,J (2701)-Vetokhin,S (2396) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (62)}) 12... b6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Qd2 Nb4 16. Bf3 Rc8 17. Rcd1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nba6 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. h4 Nd7 21. Nd2 Nac5 22. h5 Qc6 23. e5 Qc7 24. exd6 Qxd6 25. hxg6 Qxg6 26. f5 Qf6 27. Bxb7 Nxb7 28. Ne4 Qc6 29. f6 Nxf6 30. Ng5 Rfd8 31. Bd4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.31"] [White "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd3 f5 9. h3 c6 10. Qc2 b6 11. cxb6 axb6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 14. a4 Qa8 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. b3 b5 17. Nxb5 Qb7 18. Nc3 c5 19. Nb5 c4 20. Qb2 Nb6 21. Ne5 Nxa4 22. bxa4 Rxa4 23. f3 c3 24. Qe2 Nd2 25. Rfd1 Bb4 26. Qd3 Nb3 27. Rc2 Na1 28. Nxc3 Ra3 {Lazavik,D (2515)-Tang,A (2505) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (36)}) 14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qa8 17. a3 Rc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Qb3 Kf7 20. f3 e3 21. Qxe3 c5 22. Rad1 Qd5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Bd4 Ra4 25. b4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxa3 27. Qd2 Qe5 28. Re1 Qf6 29. Rd7+ Kg8 30. Rd6 Ra1 31. Rdxe6 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qd4+ 33. Kh1 Kf8 34. Re5 Qf4 35. Re3 g6 36. Kg1 Kg7 37. Qa1+ Kh6 38. Qe1 Rc2 39. Re7 Rc1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.32"] [White "Manafov, Vugar"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2656"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. O-O a6 11. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 ({RR} 11... Nexd7 12. Qe2 Bc5 13. Nf3 e5 14. Bg5 Qb8 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 O-O 21. e5 Re8 22. Re4 Qc8 23. Re1 Qe6 24. a4 Rac8 25. Qd3 Red8 26. Qe2 {Kanyamarala,T (2160)-Olde,M (2146) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 12. Rd1 Qh4 13. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 13. Be3 Be7 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. f3 O-O 16. Rac1 Nb8 17. Nb3 Nbc6 18. Bb6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qh5 20. Na4 Ng6 21. Be3 Bg5 22. Nac5 Nf4 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. g3 Bb8 25. Nxb7 Ne5 26. Kg2 g5 27. N7c5 g4 {Narayanan,S (2663)-Eljanov,P (2697) Munich GER 2022 ½-½ (43)}) 13... Bb4 14. f3 Rc8 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Nb1 Ng6 18. Nd2 Bd6 19. g3 Rfd8 20. Kg2 h6 21. Rc4 Be5 22. Rdc1 Ra8 23. N2b3 Nf6 24. a3 Nf8 25. Bf2 Rab8 26. Qe1 Ng6 27. f4 Bxf4 28. gxf4 Nxf4+ 29. Kf1 Nd3 30. Qe2 Nxc1 31. Nxc1 Rbc8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Nd3 Qc7 34. Kg2 Rd8 35. e5 Nd5 36. b3 Qc3 37. Kg1 Ne7 38. Qb2 Qxd3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.33"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Black "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2479"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. d3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O O-O 7. e5 Ng4 8. exd6 exd6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Nge5 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. a3 $146 ({RR} 13. Nd5 Be6 14. Rb1 Qd7 15. f4 Bg4 16. Qe1 exf4 17. Rxf4 Nd4 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. c3 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21. Nf4 Be5 22. Qf2 Bc6 23. d4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Qg4+ 25. Qg3 Qe2 26. Be3 Re8 27. Re1 Qxb2 {Deutschbein,C (2012)-Rickert,H (1958) Bad Segeberg 2018 ½-½ (56)}) 13... Be6 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qb1 a5 17. Ne4 Kh8 18. c3 Na6 19. Qxb7 d5 20. Ng5 Bg8 21. Nf3 Nc5 22. Qb5 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 e4 24. Qe2 exf3 25. Bxf3 a4 26. Ra3 Qd7 27. Be3 Rac8 28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. cxd4 Rc4 30. Rd1 Qd6 31. Qe3 Be6 32. Rda1 Bd7 33. Bd1 Re8 34. Qd2 Ra8 35. Be2 Rb4 36. Rc3 Rab8 37. Kg2 Rb2 38. Rc2 a3 39. Rxb2 Rxb2 40. Qe3 a2 41. Bf3 Bf5 42. Qc3 Qb6 43. Bxd5 Bb1 44. Qc8+ Kg7 45. Qg8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.34"] [White "Chasin, Nico"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "152"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 Re8 8. Qc2 a6 9. a3 ({RR} 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. O-O h6 12. Rad1 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. f4 Bf5 16. Qb3 Re7 17. a4 c6 18. h3 b5 19. Be2 Qb6 20. Kh1 Rae8 21. Bf3 Bc5 22. a5 Qc7 23. Rde1 Bxe3 {Wu,D (2278)-Lobanov,S (2506) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) 9... Bd6 10. Be2 h6 11. O-O dxc4 $146 ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. b4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. d5 Ne7 15. e4 Ng6 16. Rfe1 Nh5 17. g3 Bh3 18. Bf1 Qd7 19. Qd3 Qg4 20. Bxh3 Qxh3 21. Qf1 Qd7 22. Be3 Rf8 23. Nd2 Rad8 24. Nc4 Kh7 25. Rac1 Nf6 26. f3 {Todorovic,B (2195)-Karttunen,M (2490) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (64)}) 12. Bxc4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. e4 Bg4 15. Qd3 Ng6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Kh2 Nh5 18. g3 Qc8 19. Ng1 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ne4 Rf8 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. f3 Ne7 24. Rac1 Qe8 25. Nxd6 cxd6 26. g4 Bg6 27. f4 exf4 28. Bxf4 Ne4 29. Bd3 Nxd5 30. Bc4 Bf7 31. Rce1 Nxf4 32. Qxe4 Qxe4 33. Bxf7+ Rxf7 34. Rxe4 g5 35. Nf3 Nd3 36. Rd4 Ne5 37. Kg2 Raf8 38. Nd2 Rxf1 39. Nxf1 Rd8 40. Ne3 Nc6 41. Rd2 Ne7 42. Rc2 Rd7 43. Rf2 Kg7 44. Nc4 Ng6 45. Nb6 Rf7 46. Rd2 Nf4+ 47. Kg3 d5 48. Rd1 d4 49. Nc4 Re7 50. Kf3 b5 51. Nd6 Re3+ 52. Kf2 Re2+ 53. Kf1 Rxb2 54. Nf5+ Kf6 55. Rxd4 Ke5 56. Rd6 a5 57. Rxh6 Rb3 58. Rb6 Nd5 59. Rb8 Nc3 60. Ne3 Rxa3 61. Re8+ Kd6 62. h4 gxh4 63. g5 h3 64. Kg1 Ne2+ 65. Kh2 Nf4 66. Re4 Ra2+ 67. Kh1 Ra1+ 68. Kh2 Ra2+ 69. Kh1 Ng6 70. Re8 a4 71. Rb8 Kc6 72. Rc8+ Kb7 73. Rc5 Rb2 74. Rc3 b4 75. Rc5 a3 76. Nc4 a2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.35"] [White "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2647"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. d3 h6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. Nbd2 Bh7 8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 a5 10. a3 O-O 11. O-O Na6 12. h3 $146 ({RR} 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Qb1 Nc5 14. Qa1 Qb6 15. Qa2 Rfd8 16. Bd4 Qa6 17. Ra1 Ncd7 18. Bb2 b5 19. Rfc1 bxc4 20. bxc4 a4 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qa7 23. h3 Nd7 24. Bb2 Bc5 25. Rf1 Rb8 26. Bc3 Bg6 {Ladan,N (2091)-Sjugirov,S (2712) chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 12. Bc3 c5 13. Rad1 d4 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. e3 e5 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. exd4 exd4 18. h3 Qc7 19. Bc1 Nf6 20. Nh2 Qd7 21. Ndf1 Nb8 22. g4 Nc6 23. f4 Bd6 24. f5 Qc7 25. Qf2 a4 26. bxa4 Rxa4 {Maghsoodloo,P (2688)-Aronian,L (2765) St Petersburg 2018 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 12. Bc3 Re8 13. Qb2 Nc5 14. Rac1 Bf8 15. Ne5 Nfd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nf3 f6 18. Bd4 b6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Be3 Bg6 21. h4 Rac8 22. Rfd1 Rc7 23. g4 e5 24. d4 exd4 25. Rxd4 Be4 26. g5 hxg5 {Kaplan,A (2234)-Cordova,E (2531) Philadelphia USA 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 12. Bc3 Nd7 13. Rfb1 Bf6 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 e5 16. b5 Nac5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Ra1 Qb7 21. Rb1 Qa6 22. Bb4 e4 23. Bxc5 exd3 24. exd3 Bxd3 25. Qc1 Nxc5 26. Rb4 Rc8 {Adewumi,T (2349)-Xiong,J (2636) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 12. Bc3 b5 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Ndf3 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Bd6 16. cxb5 cxb5 17. Qb2 Qd8 18. Bd2 Nc5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Na4 22. Qd4 Qe7 23. g4 Ne8 24. Ne1 f6 25. N5f3 Bg6 26. Qe3 Bf7 {Aabling Thomsen,J (2360)-Schandorff,L (2490) Denmark 2018 ½-½ (51)}) ({RR} 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Qb1 Nd7 14. Qa1 Bf6 15. d4 Nc7 16. Ne5 Be7 17. e4 f6 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rfe1 Bf8 20. Re2 Bg6 21. h3 b6 22. Kh1 Bf7 23. Nf3 c5 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. e5 d4 26. exf6 gxf6 {Tomilova,E (2326)-Huda,M (2161) Stary Smokovec 2018 1-0 (59)}) 12... Re8 13. Ne5 Bf8 14. Kh2 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bc3 a4 17. b4 b5 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Qb2 Rad8 20. Bd4 e5 21. Bxe5 f6 22. Bf4 g5 23. Be3 d4 24. Rac1 Nb8 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 dxe3 27. fxe3 Bg7 28. Rc5 Kh8 29. Qc2 Re5 30. Rxe5 fxe5 31. Qc5 Na6 32. Qb6 Nc7 33. Qg6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.36"] [White "Bok, Benjamin"] [Black "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. d3 ({RR} 11. Qa4 Be7 12. d3 O-O 13. Bd2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 b6 15. Rac1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. e3 Bf8 18. Bc3 d4 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd7 Rxd7 21. Bh3 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nxc1 23. Bxd7 Rd8 24. Rxc1 Rxd7 25. Ke2 f5 {Kramnik,V (2753)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2792) Paris 2021 0-1 (64)}) 11... Be7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rfc1 Nd4 $146 ({RR} 13... Rfd8 14. Qa4 c4 15. Be3 cxd3 16. exd3 h5 17. h3 Qxd3 18. Ne4 b5 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qa6 Ne7 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bf1 Qf5 23. Rd1 Bxb2 24. Qxc8+ Nxc8 25. Rd8+ Kh7 26. Bd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 a6 28. Bc5 {Makkar,R (2436)-Zhai Mo (2359) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 1-0}) 14. a4 Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. Nxd5 Rfe8 18. Rc4 Nxe2+ 19. Kf1 Bf8 20. Be3 Red8 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Kxe2 Rd5 23. Rac1 Re8 24. Rg4+ Kh8 25. Re4 Red8 26. Rc3 f5 27. Rec4 b6 28. Rb3 Rb8 29. d4 cxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Bxd4+ Bg7 32. Be3 Rc8 33. Kd3 Rd8+ 34. Kc4 Bf6 35. Kb5 Rd5+ 36. Kc6 Rd1 37. Rb5 Kg7 38. b4 Ra1 39. a5 bxa5 40. Rxa5 Rb1 41. b5 f4 42. gxf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.37"] [White "Smirnov, Mark"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2336"] [BlackElo "2802"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. h4 h5 7. Nh3 b5 8. Ng5 Nb6 9. a3 $146 ({RR} 9. a4 b4 10. Nd1 a5 11. c3 bxc3 12. Nxc3 c6 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Rc1 Nh6 16. Qe2 Qa8 17. d5 c5 18. Nb5 Qb7 19. Nc7+ Qxc7 20. Qxa6 O-O 21. Qxa5 Ra8 22. Qb5 Rxa4 23. Qe8+ Bf8 {Barski,R (2432)-Haenen,T (1656) Las Palmas 2018 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 9. b3 Nf6 10. f3 O-O 11. O-O-O b4 12. Ne2 a5 13. Kb1 a4 14. Qxb4 axb3 15. cxb3 Bd7 16. Qd2 Qb8 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Nf4 Qa7 19. Rc2 c5 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Nh7 23. Rc2 Nxg5 {Soto Vega,J (2354)-Mikhalsky,V (2219) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. f3 b4 11. Ne2 Nc4 12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nh7 14. Kb1 Nxg5 15. hxg5 Be6 16. d5 Bd7 17. Nd4 Qb8 18. Bc4 Qb6 19. Rd3 a5 20. f4 a4 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 a3 23. b3 Ra5 {Bures,V (2144)-Mikhalsky,V (2290) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (33)}) 9... Nf6 10. f3 e6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Nd1 Qe7 13. Nf2 Nfd7 14. c3 c5 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. f4 f6 17. Nf3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Na4 19. O-O O-O 20. f5 Qe8 21. Rfe1 Ne5 22. Be3 gxf5 23. exf5 exf5 24. Nh3 Qf7 25. Nf4 Ng4 26. Nd4 Be4 27. Rc1 Rfe8 28. Bd3 Nc5 29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. Qd3 Re5 31. Nf3 Rce8 32. Bd4 Bh6 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34. Nd5 Bxc1 35. Rxc1 Qa7+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.38"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B08"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be3 a6 6. Qd2 O-O 7. Bh6 ({RR} 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. Bc4 a5 10. a3 Na6 11. O-O-O Rb8 12. Bh6 Nc5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd6 16. Rhe1 Bd7 17. Qd4 Be8 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Qb6 20. a4 c6 21. Nc4 Qa6 {Robson,R (2702)-Carlsen,M (2859) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (56)}) 7... b5 8. Bd3 Bg4 $146 ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Be4 Bb7 13. Qf4 Nh6 14. h4 f5 15. Ng5 Qc8 16. Bd5 Nd8 17. h5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Ne6 19. Nxe6+ Qxe6 20. Nxc7 Qc6 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. hxg6 Qxg6 23. O-O-O {Nasuta,G (2552)-Karamsetty,J (2222) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Be4 Bb7 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. Qe3 Qc8 15. h4 h5 16. b3 Nd8 17. g4 b4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Rxd5 Qxd5 21. gxh5 a5 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. h5 {Vrolijk,L (2473)-Knudsen,S (2171) Sitges 2021 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. O-O-O b4 13. Rhe1 Rb8 14. Na4 Qd5 15. b3 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf1 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Nc6 19. Rd5 e6 20. Rc5 Bb7 21. f3 Ne7 22. Rxc7 Nd5 23. Rc5 {Goryachkina,A (2575)-Paehtz,E (2484) Monte Carlo 2019 ½-½ (64)}) 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. e5 Nfd7 11. O-O-O e6 12. h4 h5 13. Qf4 Nc6 14. exd6 Rc8 15. Be2 cxd6 16. Qxd6 Nf6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. a3 Rc7 19. d5 exd5 20. Nd4 Bxe2 21. Ncxe2 Ne5 22. f3 Nc4 23. Nf4 Rdc8 24. Rhe1 Rb7 25. Re2 a5 26. Kb1 Kf8 27. Ka2 Rb6 28. Rde1 Nd6 29. Re5 Nc4 30. Re7 Nd6 31. Ra7 Rc4 32. Rd1 a4 33. c3 Kg8 34. Re1 Nf5 35. Nxf5 Rxf4 36. Nh6+ Kg7 37. Nxf7 Rxh4 38. g3 Rc4 39. Ng5+ Kh6 40. f4 Re4 41. Rd1 Re3 42. Rxd5 h4 43. g4 Re8 44. Rd1 Reb8 45. Rh1 R6b7 46. Rxh4+ Kg7 47. Ne6+ Kg8 48. Rxb7 Rxb7 49. Rh6 Rb6 50. f5 gxf5 51. Rxf6 fxg4 52. Rf8+ Kh7 53. Nf4 g3 54. Rf5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.39"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. d4 Nb6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. a4 a5 6. b3 Bf5 7. Ba3 h6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nbd2 e6 10. Bxf8 Nxf8 11. c4 $146 ({RR} 11. Qc1 N8d7 12. Qb2 O-O 13. Rfc1 {½-½ (13) Kostenko,P (2434)-Frolyanov,D (2518) Cheliabinsk 2022}) 11... c6 12. Qc1 Qe7 13. Qc3 N8d7 14. c5 O-O 15. Rfc1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ra2 Bxf3 18. exf3 Rfb8 19. f4 b6 20. cxb6 Rxb6 21. Qe3 Rab8 22. Rc3 Rb4 23. Rd2 Qf6 24. Rcd3 R8b6 25. Bf3 g6 26. h4 h5 27. Kg2 Qd8 28. Rc3 Qb8 29. Rdd3 Kg7 30. Bd1 Qc7 31. Bf3 Qd6 32. Qc1 Nf6 33. Qe3 Ng8 34. Rc5 Ne7 35. Rxa5 Nf5 36. Qe5+ Qxe5 37. dxe5 Rxb3 38. Rxb3 Rxb3 39. Be2 Nd4 40. Bf1 Ra3 41. Kg1 Ra2 42. Kg2 Nb3 43. Ra7 Nc5 44. a5 Ne4 45. a6 Nxf2 46. Rc7 Ng4+ 47. Kg1 Ra1 48. a7 Ne3 49. a8=Q Rxa8 50. Be2 Ra2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.40"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. a5 b5 8. axb6 Nxb6 9. Ba2 Bb7 10. d3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nfd7 $146 ({RR} 12... d5 13. e5 Ne8 14. d4 Nc7 15. Ne2 f6 16. c3 f5 17. g3 Qe8 18. h4 h6 19. Nf4 g5 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. dxc5 Nd7 22. Nd3 Qh5 23. Nxg5 Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Nf3 Kf7 27. Nd4 {Tekeyev,Z (2396)-Han,Y (2307) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (71)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Bd2 Nfd7 14. Ne2 a5 15. Nf4 a4 16. Rb1 Kh7 17. Nh5 Nf6 18. Ng3 Qc7 19. Qc1 Ra7 20. Bc3 Rc8 21. Qf4 c4 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nh5 Bd8 24. dxc4 e5 25. Qe3 Ba6 26. b3 axb3 27. Bxb3 {Henriquez Villagra,C (2587)-Lopez Rayo,S (2306) Jamundi COL 2022 1-0 (80)}) 13. Be3 Qc7 14. d4 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Ra4 Qc7 18. Qe2 Nb8 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. Qe2 Nb8 21. h4 Nc6 22. Be3 Bf6 23. Qd2 h6 24. h5 Rfd8 25. Rea1 Rab8 26. R4a3 Bc8 27. Na4 d5 28. exd5 Rxd5 29. Bf4 Be5 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. Qe2 Bb7 32. Ne1 Rbd8 33. Rc3 Nc6 34. Nd3 Qe7 35. Nac5 Nd4 36. Qe3 Rxh5 37. Nxb7 Qxb7 38. Nf4 Rf5 39. Rd3 Rxf4 40. c3 Rg4 41. f3 Nxf3+ 42. Qxf3 Qb6+ 43. Kh2 Rxd3 44. Qxg4 Qb8+ 45. Kg1 Qxb2 46. Rxa6 Qxc3 47. Ra8+ Kh7 48. Qe4+ f5 49. Qxe6 Qd4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.41"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {TA} Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Ne2 ({RR} 5. f3 Bh5 6. Nd2 ({RR} 6. c3 e6 7. Ne2 Bg6 8. e4 Be7 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O c5 12. a3 Nc6 13. f4 Bh5 14. Qd2 Bxe2 15. Bxe2 Qd8 16. b4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qb6 18. Rd1 O-O 19. Nc3 Rac8) 6... Nbd7 7. c4 Bg6 8. Qc2 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nxe5 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Ne2 O-O 14. O-O h6 15. Bh4 Ng6 16. Bf2 Qa5 17. Rad1 Bc5 18. Qc2 Qb6 19. Qc3 Rfe8) 5... Nbd7 6. h3 Bxe2 ({RR} 6... Bh5 7. Bf4 e6 8. c4 ({RR} 8. c3 Be7 9. Qb3 Qc8 10. c4 O-O 11. Nbc3 a5 12. O-O a4 13. Qc2 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bd3 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfc8 20. Qf3 Nb6 21. Nc3) 8... Bb4+ 9. Nbc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Nfd5 12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Bxe2 15. exd5 Ba6 16. dxe6 O-O 17. exf7+) 7. Qxe2 e5 8. c4 $146 ({RR} 8. c3 h6 9. Bh4 e4 10. Bc2 Qb6 11. b3 Bd6 12. O-O O-O ({RR} 12... g5 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. fxg3 g4) 13. c4 dxc4 14. Nd2 ({RR} 14. bxc4 Qb2 15. c5 Be7 ({RR} 15... Qxa1 16. cxd6 Qb2 17. Qd2) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 ({RR} 16... Nxf6 17. Qd2)) 14... cxb3 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rfe8 17. Qg4 Be7 18. Bf5 b2 19. Rab1 Bxh4 20. Bxd7 Re7 21. Qxh4 Rxd7 22. Qg4 Rad8 {Mamedyarov,S (2738)-Vidit,S (2739) London 2024 [TA] ½-½}) ({RR} 8. c3 h6 9. Bh4 e4 10. Bc2 Qb6 11. b3 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. c4 dxc4 14. Nd2 cxb3 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rfe8 17. Qg4 Be7 18. Bf5 b2 19. Rab1 Bxh4 20. Bxd7 Re7 21. Qxh4 Rxd7 22. Qg4 Rad8 {Mamedyarov,S (2738)-Vidit,S (2739) London ENG 2024 ½-½}) 8... Bb4+ 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O exd4 11. exd4 h6 12. Bh4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nb6 14. Rad1 Re8 15. Qd3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qd5 18. Qb4 Qxa2 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ra1 Qd5 21. Qxb7 a5 22. Qc7 a4 23. Ra3 Kh7 24. Rfa1 Rg8 25. g3 Qc4 26. Qf4 Rg6 27. Qf5 Rb8 28. Rxa4 Qxc3 29. Ra7 Rf8 30. Qe4 Kg7 31. Ra8 Rxa8 32. Rxa8 Kh7 33. h4 Qb3 34. Qe8 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Rg7 36. Qe4+ Rg6 37. Ra7 Kg7 38. Qe6 Kh8 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Qe8 Rxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Qg1+ 42. Kf3 Qd1+ 43. Qe2 Qh1+ 44. Ke3 Qc1+ 45. Qd2 Qh1 46. Ra5 Qxh4 47. f3 Qh1 48. Ra2 Kf8 49. Qh2 Qc1+ 50. Kf2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.42"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A37"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nh6 7. b3 O-O ({RR} 7... Nf5 8. Bb2 h5 9. h3 Bd7 10. e3 O-O 11. Qe2 a6 12. Rfd1 b5 13. d3 Rb8 14. Nd5 e5 15. Nd2 Nce7 16. Ne4 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Qe7 18. Rac1 b4 19. Nd2 h4 20. g4 Nh6 21. Nf3 f5 22. g5 {Caruana,F (2763)-Ozen,B (2369) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (71)}) 8. Bb2 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 8... f5 9. Qc1 e6 10. Rd1 g5 11. e3 g4 12. Ne1 e5 13. Nd5 Nf7 14. Nc2 Ng5 15. d4 cxd4 16. exd4 e4 17. Nf4 Bh6 18. d5 Ne5 19. Nd4 Qf6 20. Qc3 Ngf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf4 22. gxf4 Nxf3+ 23. Nxf3 {Materia,M (2471)-Gulamali,K (2216) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 8... Nf5 9. Na4 Nfd4 10. e3 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 e5 12. Bg2 Be6 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Nd5 Bh3 15. Qe2 h5 16. f4 Bg4 17. Qf2 Nb4 18. Nxb4 cxb4 19. d4 Rae8 20. Rae1 e4 21. Qd2 a5 22. d5 Bf5 23. Bxg7 {Perez Carballo,D (2021)-Lopez Quevedo,E (2197) Toledo 2022 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 8... Qd7 9. e3 Nf5 10. d3 Rb8 11. Qe2 b6 12. Nd5 Ne5 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rd2 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 e5 16. Bg4 Bxd5 17. cxd5 h5 18. Bh3 Rbd8 19. Qf3 Nd4 20. Qg2 Nf3+ 21. Kh1 Nxd2 22. Bxd7 Nxf1 23. Bh3 {Baenziger,F (2378)-Cirovic,M (2229) Djenovici 2019 1-0 (39)}) 9. e3 Nf5 10. Qe2 a6 11. d3 b5 12. Nd5 e6 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. Nc3 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. d4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 Bb7 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. Qd2 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Ne6 22. Re5 Qb6 23. Nxd5 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Nxd4 25. Re7 Kf8 26. Rd7 Bc6 27. Nf6 Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Bxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Kg7 30. Ne4 Nc1 31. Ng5 Nxa2 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Ra7 Rb6 34. Nxh7 Nc1 35. g4 Nxb3 36. g5 Nc5 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. f4 b4 39. Nd5 Rb8 40. Rc7 Ne6 41. Rc6 Kf7 42. f5 gxf5 43. g6+ Kxg6 44. Rxe6+ Kg5 45. Rxa6 b3 46. Nc3 Rc8 47. Ne2 Rb8 48. Ra1 b2 49. Rb1 f4 50. Nc3 Rc8 51. Ne4+ Kg4 52. Nf2+ Kh4 53. Rxb2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.43"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D25"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2661"] [PlyCount "195"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Nbd2 c3 7. bxc3 bxc3 8. Nb1 e6 9. Nxc3 Bb4 10. Bd2 $146 ({RR} 10. Qb3 a5 11. Ba3 Nd5 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Bb5+ c6 14. Bc4 O-O 15. O-O Nd7 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. e4 Qe7 18. e5 Rab8 19. Rac1 c5 20. d5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 exd5 22. Bxd5 Qxe5 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Qc4 Re7 {Lee,M (2408)-Azarov,S (2574) Rockville 2018 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 10. Qb3 a5 11. Ba3 Qe7 12. Bb5+ c6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Rfc1 Bb7 17. Bxb4 Nxb4 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 Rfd8 20. Be4 g6 21. Ne5 Rab8 22. Qc3 f6 23. Nc4 e5 24. Nxa5 exd4 {Grigoriants,S (2533)-Christiansen,J (2659) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 10. Qb3 a5 11. Ba3 Nd5 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Bb5+ c6 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O {½-½ (15) Grigoriants,S (2543)-Ponomariov,R (2667) Skopje 2019}) 10... O-O 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O c5 13. Nb5 Bb7 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bc3 Qe7 16. a5 a6 17. Nbd4 e5 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Ng3 h6 20. Qa4 Rfc8 21. Rfc1 Bd5 22. Rab1 Bc6 23. Qa1 Bd6 24. Nd2 Nd5 25. Bb2 Bb5 26. Nc4 Bc7 27. h3 N5f6 28. Rc2 h5 29. Rbc1 h4 30. Nf1 Rcb8 31. Ba3 Ba4 32. Rd2 Bb5 33. Rdc2 Ba4 34. Rd2 Bb5 35. Nh2 Ne4 36. Rb2 Rc8 37. Qb1 Ndc5 38. Nf3 Qf6 39. Nb6 Bxb6 40. axb6 Bxe2 41. Rxe2 Rab8 42. Rb2 Qe6 43. Bxc5 Rxc5 44. Rxc5 Nxc5 45. Ng5 Qh6 46. Qf5 Qg6 47. Qxe5 Nd7 48. Qe7 Nxb6 49. Rxb6 Qxb6 50. Qxf7+ Kh8 51. Qh5+ Kg8 52. Qf7+ Kh8 53. Qh5+ Kg8 54. Qh7+ Kf8 55. Qh8+ Ke7 56. Qxg7+ Kd6 57. Qh6+ Kd7 58. Qxh4 Qd6 59. Qa4+ Kc8 60. f4 Rb4 61. Qe8+ Kb7 62. Nf3 Rb2 63. Qf7+ Qc7 64. Qf6 Qc2 65. Qg7+ Kb6 66. Kh2 Rb1 67. h4 Qc1 68. Qg6+ Ka7 69. h5 Qh1+ 70. Kg3 Rb6 71. Qg7+ Rb7 72. Qd4+ Ka8 73. Qe5 Ka7 74. Qd4+ Ka8 75. Qf6 Qxh5 76. Qxa6+ Kb8 77. Qf6 Ka8 78. Qa1+ Ra7 79. Qe5 Qg6+ 80. Ng5 Rb7 81. Qd5 Qb1 82. Kg4 Qg1 83. Qd2 Qb1 84. e4 Kb8 85. g3 Qb3 86. Qd6+ Ka8 87. e5 Qe3 88. Qd5 Kb8 89. e6 Qe2+ 90. Qf3 Qe1 91. f5 Rb4+ 92. Kh5 Qe5 93. f6 Ka7 94. f7 Rb5 95. Qf4 Qe2+ 96. g4 Qxe6 97. f8=Q Rxg5+ 98. Qxg5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.44"] [White "Makarian, Rudik"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D83"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Nd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 dxc4 13. Qa4 $146 ({RR} 13. O-O Bd5 14. Bf3 Qd7 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Qa4 e5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Rxe5 20. dxe5 Qxc5 21. Qd7 Qxe5 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Qxa7 Qxc3 24. Qe3 Qb2 25. g3 Qxa2 26. Qc5 Rd2 27. Qc8+ Kg7 {Baldauf,M (2485)-Sargsyan,S (2486) Chess.com INT 2019 0-1 (70)}) ({RR} 13. Bf3 Bd5 14. O-O Qd7 15. Re1 b6 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxd5 bxc5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. d5 Rd8 20. Qf3 h6 21. h3 f5 22. d6 Qe6 23. h4 g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Rxd6 26. Qa8+ Kh7 27. Qxa7 Rd3 {Akobian,V (2647)-Xiong,J (2665) Saint Louis 2018 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 13. Bf3 Bd5 14. O-O Qd7 15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Rb1 b6 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Rxb6 e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qb2 Qa5 23. Rb8+ Rxb8 24. Qxb8+ Kg7 25. Qb2 Rb5 26. Qc2 Rd5 27. a4 Rd3 {Basso,P (2542)-Seresin,F (2258) Montebelluna 2018 1-0 (42)}) 13... Bd5 14. O-O Qe8 15. Qb4 e5 16. Be3 Qc6 17. f3 a5 18. Qb6 Qxb6 19. cxb6 Rfe8 20. Kf2 a4 21. Rfd1 Ra5 22. Rb1 a3 23. g4 Bf6 24. Rb4 Bh4+ 25. Kf1 exd4 26. Bxd4 Be7 27. Rbb1 Bg5 28. Bf2 h5 29. gxh5 Be6 30. Kg2 gxh5 31. Bf1 Bf6 32. Bd4 Bh4 33. Bf2 Rg5+ 34. Bg3 Rg6 35. Kf2 Bf6 36. Rbc1 Be7 37. Be5 Bh4+ 38. Bg3 Bg5 39. Rc2 Be7 40. Bd6 Bf5 41. Rcd2 Bg5 42. Rd5 Be3+ 43. Ke1 Rxd6 44. Bxc4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.45"] [White "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "137"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 dxc4 8. Na3 Nbc6 9. Nxc4 ({RR} 9. dxc5 Nd5 10. Nd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Rc8 12. Qxc4 Bxc5 13. Qa4+ Kf8 14. Qb3 g5 15. Nc4 h6 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Rac1 Kg7 18. Qg3 Bg6 19. h4 b5 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 f6 22. Bf3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rd8 {Vaz,E (2392)-Szpar,M (2483) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 1-0}) 9... Nd5 10. Bg5 ({RR} 10. a3 h6 11. Be3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Be7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Bb6 16. b5 Ne7 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Nd4 Bg6 19. Bd3 Bh5 20. g4 Bxg4 21. Rxf7+ Kg8 22. Rdf1 Nf5 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Rxb7 g6 {Budisavljevic,L (2509)-Donchenko,A (2652) Biel 2021 ½-½ (41)}) 10... Qd7 11. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 11. Rc1 h6 12. Be3 b5 13. Na3 a6 14. dxc5 Be7 15. Nd4 Be4 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Qd4 Bxg2 18. Rfd1 O-O 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh5 Bg5 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Rg8+ 25. Kh1 Nb4 {Gschnitzer,A (2413)-Eljanov,P (2672) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1}) ({RR} 11. Ne3 h6 12. Nxf5 hxg5 13. Ne3 Be7 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Qa4 O-O 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Bd3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rd5 20. Qe4 g6 21. Bc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. g3 Kg7 25. Kg2 Qb6 {Stepanencu,N (2283)-Istratescu,A (2389) Sebes ROU 2023 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 h6 12. Be3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Be7 17. Ne3 Bg6 18. Rc7 Bg5 19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. Nc4 Kg8 21. Rxb7 Kh7 22. b3 Rab8 23. Bc6 Rxb7 24. Bxb7 Rd8 25. h4 Bxh4 {Marques,R (1958)-Senthil,M (2287) Leca da Palmeira POR 2023 0-1 (42)}) 11... Bxc5 12. Rc1 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. Bg3 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Nd6 Bxf3 17. Rxc5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nce7 19. Rd1 f5 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Ne4 Rff8 22. Rc7 Qe8 23. Rxb7 Nf5 24. Be5 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. a3 Qb7 28. Qg4 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Nd6 Qc1+ 31. Kh2 Qe1 32. Nxf5 Qxe5+ 33. Ng3 Nf6 34. Qe2 Qd6 35. Kg1 Kf7 36. Qe3 a6 37. Ne4 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Nxe4 39. Qxe4 Qd6+ 40. g3 Qb6 41. Qf3+ Kg8 42. b4 Qd4 43. h4 e5 44. Qf5 e4 45. Kg2 Qc4 46. h5 Kh8 47. Qc5 Qd3 48. Qf8+ Kh7 49. Qf5+ Kh8 50. a4 Qc4 51. Qc5 Qd3 52. Qf8+ Kh7 53. Qf5+ Kh8 54. b5 axb5 55. axb5 Qb3 56. Qc5 Qf3+ 57. Kh2 e3 58. fxe3 Qf2+ 59. Kh3 Qf3 60. Qc8+ Kh7 61. Qc2+ Kh8 62. Qd3 Qxh5+ 63. Kg2 Qc5 64. e4 Qe5 65. Qb1 Qc7 66. b6 Qb7 67. Kh2 h5 68. Qb5 h4 69. Qh5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.46"] [White "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E28"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Ne2 b6 8. Ng3 Ba6 9. e4 Ne8 10. h4 $146 ({RR} 10. Bd3 Na5 11. Qe2 c5 12. d5 f6 13. O-O Nd6 14. Nh5 Bxc4 15. Bf4 e5 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c4 18. Qc2 Nb3 19. Rae1 Qe8 20. Ng3 g5 21. Qd1 Qg6 22. Qg4 Rf7 23. h4 h6 24. f3 Raf8 {Hakobyan,A (2619)-Sanchez L,S (2400) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 10. Bd3 Na5 11. Qe2 c5 12. Be3 Rc8 13. d5 f5 14. exf5 exd5 15. cxd5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qh4 17. O-O Qc4 18. Qc2 Qxd5 19. Rad1 Qf7 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bh4 Nc6 22. Rfe1 Nc7 23. f6 g5 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 {Sanchez Enriquez,O (2286)-Benitez Lozano,J (2275) Xalapa MEX 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 10. Bd3 Na5 11. Qe2 c5 12. Be3 Rc8 13. d5 f5 14. exf5 exd5 15. cxd5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qh4 17. O-O Qc4 18. Qc2 Qxd5 19. Rad1 Qf7 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bh4 Nc6 22. Rfe1 Nc7 23. f6 g5 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 {Sanchez Enriquez,O (2286)-Benitez Lozano,J (2275) Xalapa MEX 2024 1-0}) 10... Na5 11. Rh3 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Nh5 d6 14. Qg4 f5 15. Qe2 d5 16. e5 c5 17. Bg5 Qd7 18. Nf4 Rc8 19. h5 Qf7 20. Qd3 Na5 21. Qg3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Rc4 23. Rd1 Nc6 24. Ne2 b5 25. Qh4 a5 26. Rc1 b4 27. axb4 axb4 28. Ra1 h6 29. Be3 Nxe5 30. Nf4 Ng4 31. Ng6 Nef6 32. Nxf8 Qxf8 33. Qg3 Qc8 34. Qd6 Ne4 35. Qa6 Qxa6 36. Rxa6 Nxe3 37. Rxe3 Rc1+ 38. Ke2 Rc2+ 39. Ke1 Kf7 40. f3 f4 41. Rb3 Ng5 42. Kf1 Rc4 43. Rb6 Rxd4 44. R6xb4 Rxb4 45. Rxb4 e5 46. Rb7+ Kf6 47. Rd7 e4 48. Ke2 exf3+ 49. gxf3 Nf7 50. Rxd5 Ne5 51. Rb5 Kf5 52. Rb7 Kf6 53. Ra7 Nf7 54. Kd3 Ng5 55. Ra4 Kf5 56. Ra5+ Kf6 57. Kd4 Ke6 58. Ra7 Kf5 59. Rxg7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.47"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. Nc3 b4 6. Nce2 Nf6 7. Ng3 e5 8. Nf3 exd4 9. Bxc4 Bc5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 $146 ({RR} 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. Re1 Ne7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bf6 g6 17. Qg4 Kh7 18. Qh4 Nd7 19. Bg5 Nf5 20. Bxd8 Nxh4 21. Bxh4 g5 22. Ne4 gxh4 23. e6 f5 24. exd7 fxe4 25. Rxe4 Rad8 {Baarslag,E (2060)-Kralevski,A (2054) Struga MKD 2023 1-0 (34)}) 11... Be7 12. Qxd4 Qb6 13. a5 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Nxc6 Kd7 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. O-O f6 19. exf6+ gxf6 20. Re1 Nac7 21. Bd2 Rhd8 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Rc4 Ne6 24. Bxb4+ Nxb4 25. Rxb4 Rc7 26. Rb5 Nd4 27. Rh5 Rh8 28. Rh6 f5 29. Ng5+ Kf8 30. h4 Rd7 31. Ne6+ Nxe6 32. Rexe6 Kg7 33. Rh5 Rb8 34. Rg5+ Kh8 35. Rxf5 Rxb2 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. Rg5+ Kf6 38. Rf8+ Ke6 39. Rgf5 Rd4 40. R8f6+ Ke7 41. Rh6 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 Rbb1 43. Rxh7+ Ke6 44. Rf4 Rh1+ 45. Kg3 Rb3+ 46. Kg4 Ra3 47. Rxa7 Kd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.48"] [White "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Black "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 ({RR} 6. dxc5 e6 7. a3 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 b5 12. Nd6 Bd7 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. O-O Nd5 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Rc1 Be8 17. Qe2 h6 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. h3 Bb6 20. Ng3 Nf6 {Carlsen,M (2852)-Vidit,S (2730) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (58)}) 6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 $146 ({RR} 7... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bg6 10. O-O e6 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Nf3 Bc5 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bb2 Bh5 17. Ne5 Bd6 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Kh1 Bg6 20. Rac1 Rc6 21. Rfe1 Bxd3 22. cxd3 {Samant,A (2512)-Durarbayli,V (2627) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 7... Nxd4 8. Bxd4 Bf5 9. O-O e6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Bb2 Bb8 17. Rac1 h6 18. Bd3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rd8 20. h3 Qd6 21. Be5 Qxd3 22. Qxd3 {Collins,A (2176)-Durarbayli,V (2627) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (114)}) ({RR} 7... e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 dxc4 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Qxc4 Bd7 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Qf4 Rc2 15. Ba3 Qc7 16. Bxe7 Qxf4 17. exf4 Kxe7 18. Bxb7 a5 19. Na3 Rc7 20. Bf3 a4 21. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 {Morozevich,A (2659)-Inarkiev,E (2661) Krasnogorsk 2022 1-0 (58)}) 8. O-O e6 9. c4 dxc4 10. bxc4 Be7 11. Nd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bf3 Nd7 17. Qa4 Rfc8 18. Rab1 a5 19. Rfd1 h6 20. g3 Bc5 21. Bc3 Bb4 22. Ba1 Bf8 23. Kg2 Nc5 24. Qc2 Rd8 25. Bc3 Be7 26. h4 Rab8 27. h5 a4 28. Bd4 a3 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Rb1 Rxb1 31. Qxb1 Na6 32. Qb3 Bf8 33. Qa4 Nb4 34. Qxa3 Nc2 35. Qc1 Nxd4 36. exd4 Qa7 37. Qd2 Qa4 38. c5 Be7 39. Qf4 Bf6 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Be4+ g6 42. Qc7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.49"] [White "Pichot, Alan"] [Black "Juksta, Karolis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2403"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Nxd2 6. Bxd2 Be7 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. O-O ({RR} 9. h3 Be6 10. Qe2 h6 11. Rd1 Qd7 12. a3 O-O 13. O-O Bf5 14. c4 d4 15. Ne1 f6 16. f4 Rae8 17. Qh5 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 f5 19. Qf3 Qe6 20. Qd5 Kf7 21. Nxc5 Qxd5 22. cxd5 Bxc5 23. dxc6 bxc6 {Gavrilescu,D (2540)-Juksta,K (2400) Biel SUI 2024 1-0 (42)}) 9... Bg4 10. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. Be2 Rad8 14. Qd2 f6 15. Rad1 Bf7 16. Bd3 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bh5 19. Be2 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Qg5 h6 23. Qe5 b6 24. Red2 Rd6 {Lilliehook,V (2060)-Rasmussen,C (2244) Fagernes NOR 2024 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 10. Re1 Qd7 11. h3 Bf5 12. Bxf5 Qxf5 13. b4 O-O 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Rad8 17. Qa4 Qd7 18. Qf4 d4 19. Rd3 f6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Qh4 Rh6 22. Qg5 Rg6 23. Qh5 Qe8 24. Qb5 Qf7 {Anton Guijarro,D (2639)-Nisipeanu,L (2661) Batumi 2018 ½-½ (93)}) ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. Be2 Rad8 14. Qd2 f6 15. Rad1 Bf7 16. Bd3 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bh5 19. Be2 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Qg5 h6 23. Qe5 b6 24. Red2 Rd6 {Lilliehook,V (2060)-Rasmussen,C (2244) Fagernes NOR 2024 ½-½ (62)}) 10... Qd7 11. h3 Bf5 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 h6 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. c4 Nb4 17. Qb1 Qe6 18. cxd5 Rxd5 19. a3 Nc6 20. Rxd5 Qxd5 21. Bg3 Rd8 22. Kh2 b5 23. Qc1 c4 24. Qf4 Nd4 25. Nh4 Bxh4 26. Bxh4 Ne6 27. Qg4 Re8 28. f4 Qd2 29. f5 Qf4+ 30. Kg1 Qxg4 31. hxg4 Nf4 32. Bg3 Nd3 33. Re2 Rd8 34. e6 fxe6 35. fxe6 Re8 36. Bd6 g5 37. g3 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kf6 39. e7 a5 40. Re3 a4 41. Kf1 Kf7 42. Re2 Rc8 43. Kg2 Ke8 44. Be5 Kxe7 45. Bc3+ Kf7 46. Kf3 Rc6 47. Re4 Rd6 48. Ke3 Re6 49. Kd4 Rd6+ 50. Ke3 Rd8 51. Rd4 Re8+ 52. Kf3 Rb8 53. Rd6 b4 54. axb4 Nxb4 55. Ke4 Nd3 56. Kd5 Rb5+ 57. Kxc4 Rb3 58. Rxd3 Ke6 59. Rd8 Rb6 60. Ra8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.50"] [White "Paravyan, David"] [Black "Hungaski, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qf4 Qa5 9. Bd2 c4 10. a4 h6 11. h4 Bd7 12. Ne2 Rh7 13. g4 O-O-O ({RR} 13... Nce7 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. h5 g5 16. Qg3 Rg7 17. O-O f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. f3 Nc6 20. Be1 Re8 21. Qd6 Qc7 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 23. Bg3+ e5 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Nd4 Rge7 26. Rfe1 Kc8 27. Nb5 Bxb5 28. axb5 {Kudaibergen,N (2150)-Papp,L (2365) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½}) 14. Bg2 Nge7 15. h5 $146 ({RR} 15. O-O Rf8 16. Rfb1 Qd8 17. a5 Nxa5 18. Bc1 Nac6 19. Ba3 b6 20. Bd6 Kb7 21. Nc1 Re8 22. Qg3 Nc8 23. Ba3 a5 24. Ne2 Ka6 25. Rb2 N6a7 26. Rba2 Nb5 27. Bc1 Nca7 28. Bd2 Nc6 29. Bf1 Kb7 {Kosteniuk,A (2526)-Hou Yifan (2632) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (80)}) ({RR} 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfb1 Na5 17. Bc1 Re8 18. Ba3 b6 19. Bd6 Qd8 20. Qg3 Kb7 21. Nc1 Nec6 22. Na2 Ka8 23. Nb4 Bc8 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 25. Bb4 Nxb4 26. cxb4 a6 27. b5 a5 28. Ra3 Bb7 29. Rf3 Qe7 {Kosteniuk,A (2526)-Hou Yifan (2632) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (53)}) 15... g5 16. Qg3 Kb8 17. f4 gxf4 18. Qxf4 Ka8 19. Qf6 Rdh8 20. Rf1 Qd8 21. Bc1 Qg8 22. Bh3 Nc8 23. Ba3 Qe8 24. g5 hxg5 25. Bg4 N6e7 26. Kd2 a6 27. a5 Ng8 28. Qxg5 Nh6 29. Bf3 Nf5 30. Rg1 Nce7 31. Bc5 Nc6 32. Nf4 Nce7 33. Nh3 Ng8 34. Bb6 f6 35. exf6 Rf7 36. Nf4 Nxf6 37. Rae1 Qc8 38. Ng6 Rg8 39. Qf4 Rh7 40. Rg5 Be8 41. Qe5 Bxg6 42. hxg6 Rh3 43. Bg2 Nh4 44. Qxf6 Rh2 45. Re2 Rxg2 46. Rgxg2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.51"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. c4 d5 6. Qa4 Bd6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. cxd5 Nd4 9. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 9. Re1 h6 10. Ne4 Nxd5 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Nc3 Nb4 {½-½ (12) Vukic,M (2362)-Kosic,D (2395) Sarajevo BIH 2023}) ({RR} 9. Qd1 h6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bg4 12. Nc3 b5 13. Bg2 b4 14. f3 Bh5 15. Ne4 f5 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. e3 Nb5 18. g4 fxg4 19. fxg4 Bg6 20. Qe2 Qd7 21. d3 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Bf7 23. e4 Nd4 {Pastar,S (2381)-Akbas,U (2427) Ayvalik TUR 2023 1-0 (36)}) 9... h6 10. Nf3 b5 11. Nxb5 Nxe2+ 12. Kh1 e4 13. Ng1 Nxg1 14. Kxg1 Re8 15. Qc4 Bf5 16. Re1 Be5 17. Nc3 Bd4 18. h3 Rb8 19. a3 Qd7 20. Ne2 Bxh3 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Qxd4 Rb5 23. b4 Rxd5 24. Qc4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rh5 26. Rh1 Rxh1 27. Kxh1 Qh3+ 28. Kg1 Ng4 29. Qd4 Nh2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.52"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E27"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 b6 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Ne2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Re8 12. O-O c5 13. Ng3 Nc6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Rae1 Rc7 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ne5 18. Qd1 ({RR} 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nc4 20. Ba1 b5 21. Qd3 Nd7 22. Nf5 Rc6 23. a4 a6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rb1 Rb6 26. Rf3 Qa8 27. Re1 Rg6 28. Bc3 Qa2 29. Rf2 Qa7 30. Bb4 Nf6 31. Bc5 Qc7 32. Ra2 Rg5 {Royal,S (2455)-Lim,Z (2248) Southend ENG 2024 1-0 (46)}) 18... Nc4 $146 ({RR} 18... Rd7 19. d5 c4 20. Bc1 h6 21. Be3 Nfg4 22. Bf4 Nf6 23. Be3 Nfg4 24. Bf4 Kh7 25. h3 Nf6 26. Be3 Ng8 27. Bd4 g6 28. Re2 Qg5 29. Nh1 Qe7 30. Ref2 f6 31. Ng3 Qd6 32. Qa4 Ree7 33. Ne2 {Hart,A (2016)-Govedarica,R (2300) Belgrade 2021 ½-½ (80)}) 19. Bc1 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rd7 21. d5 h6 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Rxf6 Qxf6 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. Qxd7 Nd2 26. Qa4 Qc3 27. Qd1 Nc4 28. Nf5 Qd2 29. Qa1 Qb2 30. Qxb2 Nxb2 31. d6 Nd3 32. Re3 Nc5 33. Nxh6 Rxe4 34. Rg3 Ke8 35. Rg8+ Kd7 36. Nxf7 Rf4 37. Rd8+ Kc6 38. Ne5+ Kd5 39. d7 Re4 40. Ra8 Ne6 41. Nf3 Ra4 42. d8=Q+ Nxd8 43. Rxd8+ Ke4 44. Re8+ Kf4 45. Rf8+ Ke4 46. h4 Rxa3 47. h5 Ra5 48. h6 Kd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.53"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe5 7. d4 ({RR} 7. e4 c5 8. h3 O-O 9. Kg2 a6 10. d3 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 d5 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Qe1 dxe4 15. dxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Ra4 17. Kh2 Nf3+ {0-1 (17) Matlak,O (2235)-Javakhadze,Z (2417) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 7. e3 O-O 8. d4 Neg4+ 9. Kg1 Re8 10. Qf3 Qe7 11. Bd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Qxe4 13. Qxe4 Rxe4 14. Bd3 Re8 15. Rf1 d6 16. e4 c5 17. h3 Nf6 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. d5 b5 20. cxb5 c4 21. Bc2 Rb8 {Suleymanli,A (2560)-Tregubov,P (2553) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (34)}) 7... Nxc4 8. e4 d5 9. Bxc4 $146 ({RR} 9. Bg5 Nd6 10. Kg2 dxe4 11. Be2 h6 12. Bf4 Nf5 13. d5 a6 14. Rf1 b5 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. Rad1 O-O 17. g4 Nh4+ 18. Kg3 Ng6 19. d6 Qe6 20. dxc7 Nxg4 21. Qd6 Nxf4 22. Rxf4 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nf6 {Ivanisevic,I (2604)-Rensch,D (2402) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (33)}) 9... dxc4 10. Qa4+ c6 11. Qxc4 O-O 12. Re1 Be6 13. Qd3 Qb6 14. Kg2 Rad8 15. Rd1 Bg4 16. Rd2 Rfe8 17. b3 Qa5 18. h3 Bh5 19. b4 Qxb4 20. Rb1 Qe7 21. Rf2 h6 22. e5 Nd5 23. Ne4 Bg6 24. Rb3 c5 25. Qf3 cxd4 26. Nd6 Rxd6 27. exd6 Qxd6 28. Kh2 b6 29. Rbb2 Nc3 30. Bf4 Qe6 31. a4 Be4 32. Qg4 Qxg4 33. hxg4 Nd1 34. g5 hxg5 35. Bxg5 f6 36. Bf4 Kf7 37. g4 Rc8 38. Kg1 Nxb2 39. Rxb2 Rc4 40. a5 bxa5 41. g5 Rb4 42. Re2 d3 43. Rd2 a4 44. gxf6 gxf6 45. Bd6 Rb1+ 46. Kf2 Ke6 47. Bf8 Rh1 48. Ke3 Ke5 49. Rf2 Re1+ 50. Kd2 Rb1 51. Ke3 f5 52. Bg7+ Kd5 53. Ra2 Re1+ 54. Kf2 Re2+ 55. Rxe2 dxe2 56. Kxe2 Kc4 57. Be5 Kb3 58. Kd2 a3 59. Bd4 a2 60. Kc1 f4 61. Kd2 f3 62. Be5 a5 63. Bd4 a4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.54"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Bai, Adelard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2393"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 Bb7 7. e3 d6 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. Bd3 d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Nxc4 Qd5 11. f3 Rd8 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Qc2 Rac8 14. b3 b5 15. Nb2 e5 16. Nd3 e4 17. Nc5 Nxd4 18. exd4 Qxd4+ 19. Kh1 exf3 20. gxf3 Ba8 21. Bg5 Rd5 22. Bxf6 {Carlsen,M (2832)-Gazik,V (2561) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0}) 8. b3 ({RR} 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. b4 e4 11. Be2 Qe7 12. d5 Qe5 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Nb3 Ne5 16. Nd2 Ned7 17. Bc3 b5 18. cxb5 Nxd5 19. Bd4 f5 20. Nc4 N7b6 21. Na5 Bc8 22. f4 exf3 {Wagh,S (2341)-Xie,F (2320) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Bb2 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 9... c5 10. Bd3 Qe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Rfd8 13. e4 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Rac8 15. f4 e5 16. Bb2 exf4 17. Rxf4 Ne5 18. Raf1 Nfd7 19. Bb1 f6 20. R1f2 Ng6 21. R4f3 Re8 22. Nf1 d5 23. Ne3 dxe4 24. Rg3 {Borrmann,L (2284)-Bogdanov,A (2270) Eindhoven NED 2023 1-0 (35)}) 10. Qc2 h6 11. Be2 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bb7 13. Rxg7 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Rdg8 15. Rdg1 Rxg7 16. Rxg7 Qf8 17. Rg3 h5 18. h4 Ng4 19. d5 Rg8 20. Qh7 exd5 21. Qxh5 f5 22. Qh7 Nde5 23. Qh5 dxc4 24. Nxc4 Bd5 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Bd3 Be6 27. Kb1 Rh8 28. Qg6 Bd7 29. f3 Rg8 30. Qh7 Rh8 31. Ba6+ Kd8 32. Qg6 Rg8 33. Qh5 Be8 34. Qh7 Bg6 35. Qxg8 Qxg8 36. Ka2 Bf7 37. fxg4 Bxb3+ 38. Ka1 fxg4 39. e4 Be6 40. Bxe5 Qf7 41. Rd3+ Ke7 42. Bxc7 Qf1+ 43. Kb2 Qf2+ 44. Kb1 Qf1+ 45. Kb2 Qf2+ 46. Kb1 Ba2+ 47. Ka1 Qc2 48. Bd6+ Kf7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.55"] [White "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2636"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Qd3 e6 6. Bf4 Bb4 7. O-O-O O-O 8. Nge2 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Be6 $146 ({RR} 10... Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Qb6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Nd4 Bg4 14. f3 Rac8 15. Nxc6 Be6 16. Qe4 Qxc6 17. Qxc6 Rxc6 18. a3 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Bd3 Rg5 21. g3 Rc8 22. Be4 b6 23. Rd6 Kf8 24. Rhd1 Ke7 25. Rc6 {Papayan,O (2183)-Hernandez Izquierdo,J (2209) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (63)}) ({RR} 10... Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Qb6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Nd4 Bg4 14. f3 Rac8 15. Nxc6 Be6 16. Qe4 Qxc6 17. Qxc6 Rxc6 18. a3 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Bd3 Rg5 21. g3 Rc8 22. Be4 b6 23. Rd6 Kf8 24. Rhd1 Ke7 25. Rc6 {Papayan,O (2183)-Hernandez Izquierdo,J (2209) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (63)}) 11. Nc7 Qxd3 12. Rxd3 Bc4 13. Nxa8 Bxd3 14. cxd3 Rxa8 15. a3 Be1 16. Bg3 Ng4 17. f3 Nf2 18. Bxf2 Bxf2 19. Nc3 Nd4 20. Be2 h5 21. Bd1 Be3+ 22. Kb1 h4 23. Re1 Bg5 24. Re5 Bf6 25. Ra5 Kf8 26. g3 g6 27. Ne4 Be7 28. Ra4 Nc6 29. Nc3 Rd8 30. Kc2 a6 31. Re4 Kg7 32. f4 f5 33. Re1 hxg3 34. hxg3 Rh8 35. Kb1 Bc5 36. g4 Rh3 37. gxf5 gxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.56"] [White "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Black "Le, Quang Liem"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E47"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 Re8 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. O-O e5 9. e4 exd4 10. cxd4 Nxe4 11. Re1 Nf6 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 14. Qa4 Nf8 15. Qc2 Qd8 16. Re1 Bd7 17. h3 h6 18. Bh4 Ne6 19. Qc1 Nf8 20. Qc2 Ne6 {½-½ (20) Antoniewski,R (2450)-Szustakowski,A (2343) Darlowo POL 2024}) 14... b6 15. Nh4 Bb7 16. Nf5 Qf8 17. f3 Re8 18. Nxg7 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Bh6 Rh4 21. Nf5 Rxh6 22. Nxh6+ Kh8 23. Re1 Nf6 24. Qf4 Qg7 25. Re7 Qg6 26. Nxf7+ Kg8 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. h4 Bxf3 29. Nf7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.57"] [White "Samadov, Read"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D17"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. h4 h6 10. f3 e6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Qb3 O-O 14. g4 Nfd7 15. Nd3 Qe7 16. Be2 Kh8 $146 ({RR} 16... c5 17. Nxb4 axb4 18. Nb5 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Nc5 20. Qe3 Nbxa4 21. Be5 Rfd8 22. g5 h5 23. Kf2 Rac8 24. Rhd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 b6 26. Bd6 Qe8 27. Bxc5 Rxc5 28. Qb3 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Rxb5 30. Bxb5 Qxb5 31. Rd8+ {Basso,P (2529)-Sedina,E (2262) Venice 2018 1-0 (37)}) 17. g5 f5 18. gxh6 fxe4 19. fxe4 gxh6 20. Bxh6 Bxe4 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Rh3 Bf5 23. Rh1 e5 24. d5 Nxd5 25. O-O-O Nxc3 26. bxc3 Ba3+ 27. Kb1 b5 28. Rhf1 bxa4 29. Qxa4 Rb8+ 30. Ka1 Nb6 31. Qxc6 Bb2+ 32. Kxb2 Nd5+ 33. Kc1 Be4 34. Qh6+ Bh7 35. Kd2 Rd8 36. Qg5 e4 37. Qe5+ Qg7 38. Rg1 Qf6 39. Rdf1 e3+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.58"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 d5 9. exd5 ({RR} 9. e5 Bg4 10. a3 Ba5 11. Be3 b5 12. Bc2 Bb6 13. Ne2 Qd7 14. a4 O-O 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nf5 17. axb5 Nh4 18. e6 Qd6 19. bxc6 Nxf3+ 20. Kg2 Qxh2+ 21. Kxf3 fxe6+ 22. Nf4 Rxf4+ 23. Bxf4 Rf8 {Firouzja,A (2767)-Nakamura,H (2802) Paris FRA 2024 1-0}) 9... Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Be7 $146 ({RR} 11... f6 12. Nxd5 fxg5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nxb4 Bg4 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. Nf7+ {1-0 (17) Nagare Kaivalya Sandip (2095)-Marchesich,G (2223) chess.com INT 2023}) ({RR} 11... Nce7 12. Re1 f6 13. Bd2 Kh8 14. h3 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. d5 c5 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Be3 Qxd1 19. Rexd1 Nc8 20. Nh4 N8e7 21. Nxf5 Nxf5 22. Bb6 Ba5 23. Bxa5 Nxa5 24. Be6 Nh4 25. Rd6 Rfd8 26. Rad1 {Kotronias,V (2458)-Srihari,L (2503) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Qd2 f6 14. Bf4 Kh8 15. d5 Na7 16. h3 Bc5 17. Bc2 Nb5 18. Rfe1 Nd6 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Bd7 21. c4 b6 22. c5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Be8 24. Rac1 Bf7 25. Bb3 Rc8 26. Qa5 {Popovic,D (2185)-Andrijevic,D (1819) Belgrade SRB 2024 1-0 (40)}) 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qa4 Be6 15. Rfe1 Rb8 16. b3 Rb6 17. Qa5 Nd5 18. Rac1 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Qd6 20. Ne5 Bd5 21. Nd3 Qg6 22. f3 Rd8 23. Nc5 h6 24. Re5 Qd6 25. Rce1 Kh7 26. h4 Be6 27. R1e4 Re8 28. h5 Rbb8 29. Qd3 Kg8 30. Qxa6 Ra8 31. Qe2 Rab8 32. f4 Rf8 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. Rxe6 Qd5 35. Qc4 Qxc4 36. bxc4 Rb2 37. Rxc6 Rf7 38. Kh2 Rxa2 39. Kh3 Kh7 40. g3 Rd2 41. d5 Rd3 42. Kg4 Rc3 43. Re8 Ra3 44. d6 Ra7 45. c5 Rb7 46. Rd8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.59"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Druska, Juraj"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2423"] [PlyCount "169"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Qc7 7. h3 d6 8. Na3 ({RR} 8. c3 Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Rfd8 14. Qc2 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. e6 f6 17. Be3 a5 18. Bc5 Ba6 19. Rac1 Bh6 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 c5 22. Rd1 Rad8 {Giri,A (2776)-Carlsen,M (2870) Kolkata 2019 0-1 (55)}) 8... Nh6 9. d3 O-O 10. e5 $146 ({RR} 10. c3 f6 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rb8 13. b3 Nf7 14. Bb2 Qa5 15. Rc1 Ng5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Qf3 Bd7 18. Nc4 Rb5 19. Na3 Rbb8 20. Nc4 Rb5 21. d5 c5 22. Bc3 Qh4 23. Bd2 Bh6 24. Bxh6 Qxh6 {Sethuraman,S (2576)-Hansen,S (2520) Wangels GER 2024 1-0 (54)}) 10... f6 11. exd6 exd6 12. c3 Nf7 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bf5 15. Qa4 Rfe8 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Be3 Be4 18. Rc1 Bd5 19. Nc2 Qd7 20. Nd2 Ng5 21. Bxg5 fxg5 22. Ne3 Qf7 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Nf3 h5 25. Rxc6 Re7 26. Qc4 Qxc4 27. Rxc4 g4 28. Ng5 Bf6 29. h4 d5 30. Ra4 Kg7 31. g3 Kh6 32. Ra5 Bxd4 33. Rxd5 Bxb2 34. Rd6 Be5 35. Rc6 Rd7 36. Kf1 Kg7 37. Ke2 Rb7 38. Ne6+ Kg8 39. Nc5 Rb6 40. Rc8+ Kf7 41. Nd3 Bd6 42. a4 Ke6 43. Ke3 Rb3 44. Ke4 Ra3 45. Rc4 Ra2 46. Kd4 Ra3 47. Ke3 Kd5 48. Rd4+ Ke6 49. Ke4 Ra2 50. Rc4 Ra3 51. Nf4+ Bxf4 52. Kxf4 Rf3+ 53. Kg5 Rxf2 54. Kxg6 Rf3 55. Kxh5 Rxg3 56. Rxg4 Rb3 57. Kg6 Ke5 58. Rg5+ Kf4 59. Ra5 Rb6+ 60. Kg7 Rb7+ 61. Kg8 Rb8+ 62. Kf7 Rb7+ 63. Ke8 Rh7 64. h5 Kg4 65. Kd8 Kf4 66. Kc8 Ke4 67. Rg5 Kf4 68. Rc5 Ke4 69. a5 Kd4 70. Rg5 Ke4 71. a6 Kd4 72. Rf5 Ke4 73. Rb5 Rh8+ 74. Kd7 Rh6 75. Ra5 Kf4 76. Kc7 Kg4 77. Kb8 Rh7 78. Rb5 Kf4 79. Rb7 Rxh5 80. Kxa7 Rh6 81. Re7 Kf5 82. Kb7 Kf6 83. Rc7 Rh1 84. a7 Rb1+ 85. Kc8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.60"] [White "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Black "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2451"] [BlackElo "2395"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bd3 g5 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. Na3 $146 ({RR} 8. O-O Bd7 9. Bb5 O-O-O 10. Nd2 d5 11. b4 Qg6 12. Bd3 Kb8 13. Qc2 dxe4 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Bc4 e5 17. d5 Ne7 18. Rad1 e4 19. f4 exf3 20. Rxf3 f4 21. Bd3 Qb6 22. Be4 Nxd5 {Garcia Paolicchi,R (2155)-Naumkin,I (2379) Agneaux 2018 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 8. O-O e5 9. Bb5 a6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. d5 Nb8 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. Ng3 Qf4 14. Nh5 b5 15. Qc2 Qg4 16. Ng3 h5 17. Nd2 h4 18. Nf5 Qh5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Qxa4 Qe2 21. Nc4 h3 22. g3 Kd8 {Terry,R (2522)-Firouzja,A (2759) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 8. Ng3 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Be2 Qf4 11. Nh5 Qh4 12. g3 Qh3 13. Nf6+ Kd8 14. Bf1 {1-0 (14) Djordjevic,V (2350)-Bellahcene,B (2517) Chess.com INT 2021}) 8... a6 9. Ng3 e5 10. Nc2 g4 11. Ne3 exd4 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nh5 Be7 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxa6 c5 16. Be2 Rg8 17. O-O Rg5 18. Nhf4 Bf6 19. b4 Kf8 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. Rc1 Be5 22. Qd2 Bxf4 23. Nxf4 Nf3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.61"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. a4 a5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. c3 d5 $146 ({RR} 8... d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Re8 11. e4 Bf8 12. O-O e5 13. d5 exf4 14. Nd4 Bxd5 15. Qf3 Ne5 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. f3 d5 18. Bc2 c5 19. Nf5 g6 20. Nh4 Ba6 21. c4 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Bd3 {Yezhel,V (2266)-Vasli,A (2387) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) 9. h4 Nbd7 10. h5 h6 11. Ne5 c5 12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Qg4 Kh8 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. O-O-O Bc6 18. Qe2 Rad8 19. Kc2 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. f3 exf3 23. gxf3 Rxd1 24. Kxd1 Qd8+ 25. Ke2 Kg8 26. Qc6 Kh7 27. Bh2 Bf8 28. Bg3 Kg8 29. Bf2 Be7 30. Bg1 Bh4 31. f4 Be7 32. e4 Kh7 33. Be3 Bf8 34. Bf2 Be7 35. Qb7 Kg8 36. Qc6 Kh7 37. f5 Bg5 38. Be1 Qe7 39. Bg3 Qd8 40. Qd6 Qe8 41. b3 c4 42. Qxb6 cxb3 43. Qxb3 Qc6 44. Qc2 exf5 45. Kf3 Kg8 46. c4 Be7 47. Qd3 fxe4+ 48. Qxe4 Qxa4 49. Qa8+ Bf8 50. Qd5 Qa3+ 51. Kg4 Qc5 52. Kf5 a4 53. e6 Qc8 54. Be5 a3 55. Qd7 fxe6+ 56. Qxe6+ Qxe6+ 57. Kxe6 g5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.62"] [White "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Black "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. Qf3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Nc6 14. Bc4 Qd7 15. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 15. g6 fxg6 16. fxg6 Qe7 17. Bf7+ Kd7 18. O-O-O+ Kc7 19. f4 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. f5 Qxa2 22. f6 hxg6 23. Qxg6 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Rd8+ 25. Ke2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxh2+ 27. Ke1 Bb4+ 28. c3 Bxc3+ 29. bxc3 Qxc3+ {Averin,N (2246)-Sandipan,C (2486) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 15. Bd5 Bd6 16. O-O-O Qc7 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Bb6 Qxb6 19. Rxd6 O-O 20. g6 fxg6 21. fxg6 Qc5 22. Rxc6 Qd4 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Qxd4 exd4 25. Rg1 Bf5 26. Rg8+ Kxh7 27. Rxf8 Rxf8 28. Rc4 d3 29. cxd3 Bxd3 {Kejna,P (2269)-Wang,Y (2117) Marianske Lazne CZE 2024 0-1 (71)}) ({RR} 15. g6 fxg6 16. fxg6 Qe7 17. Rg1 hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kd7 19. O-O-O+ Kc7 20. Rg3 Bd7 21. Bg5 Qh7 22. Qf6 Be7 23. Qf3 Bxg5+ 24. Rxg5 Rad8 25. Kb1 Qh4 26. Rg7 Qxc4 27. Qf6 Qc5 28. Rdxd7+ Rxd7 29. Rxd7+ Kxd7 {Pikalow,M (2021)-Haack,K (2209) Willingen 2020 0-1 (31)}) 15... Qc7 16. O-O-O Bd7 17. Bc4 O-O-O 18. Bxf7 Nb4 19. a3 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 21. Kxc2 Bxf5+ 22. Kb3 Be7 23. h4 Rhf8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Bd5 Bc7 26. h5 b5 27. Rg1 Rd8 28. Bf7 Rd7 29. g6 hxg6 30. hxg6 Rxf7 31. gxf7 Be6+ 32. Kb4 Bxf7 33. Rg7 Bd5 34. Kc5 Be4 35. Bg5 Bf3 36. Be7 e4 37. Bd6 Bd8 38. Be5 Bh4 39. Bd4 Bd8 40. Kd6 Bh4 41. Rf7 Bg5 42. Be3 Bh4 43. Kc6 Kd8 44. Kb6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.63"] [White "Saraci, Nderim"] [Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 c4 6. Rb1 e6 7. a3 Bd6 ({RR} 7... Qa5 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Be2 b5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 b4 12. axb4 Bxb4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O f5 15. Ra1 Qb6 16. Qc1 Bb7 17. Na4 Qc7 18. g3 h5 19. c3 Bd6 20. f4 h4 21. Kg2 Ke7 22. Rh1 {Pham Le Thao Nguyen (2395)-Sahakyan,A (2318) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (54)}) 8. Bg3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 $146 ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. f4 a6 12. O-O b5 13. Bh4 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qe1 Nb6 16. Qg3 f6 17. Ng4 Nd5 18. Qh3 c3 19. b4 Bd7 20. Nf2 f5 21. g4 a5 22. Kh1 axb4 23. axb4 Ra2 24. Bd1 {Pham,L (2366)-Koneru,H (2586) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (42)}) 10. O-O Bxg3 11. hxg3 Nc6 12. Ne5 Ne7 13. b3 cxb3 14. cxb3 Qd6 15. b4 Bd7 16. Qb3 h5 17. b5 a5 18. Na4 b6 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxh5 g6 21. Bf3 Kg7 22. g4 Rh8 23. g3 e5 24. Kg2 e4 25. Be2 Nf6 26. Rh1 Qe6 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Rh1 Rc8 29. Qb2 Nxg4 30. Nxb6 Nxe3+ 31. fxe3 Qxb6 32. g4 f5 33. Rc1 Rh8 34. Qc3 Qf6 35. Rh1 Rc8 36. Qd2 fxg4 37. Rc1 Rh8 38. Qe1 Rh4 39. Qg3 Nf5 40. Rc7+ Kh6 41. Qf4+ g5 42. Qe5 Nxe3+ 43. Kg1 Qxe5 44. dxe5 g3 45. Rc8 Kg6 46. Rc1 d4 47. b6 Rh7 48. Rc7 Rh8 49. b7 g2 50. Kf2 Rf8+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.64"] [White "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C49"] [WhiteElo "2626"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Qe2 h6 ({RR} 7... Bd7 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. Be3 Ng6 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. g3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rfb8 13. c4 a6 14. h4 b5 15. h5 Nf8 16. h6 g6 17. Rdf1 Ng4 18. f4 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Ne6 20. Rf2 Nc5 21. Rhf1 Rf8 22. Be2 {Sychev,K (2531)-Aravindh,C (2703) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 1-0 (67)}) 8. Bd3 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 8... Be6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Nd2 a6 11. f3 Nc5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Bc4 Qe7 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Qc4 Qxc4 16. Nxc4 O-O-O 17. Ke2 Rd7 18. Rhd1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rd5 b6 21. a4 Rxd5 22. exd5 Ne7 23. Nxe5 {Hovhannisyan,R (2596)-Sevian,S (2684) Jermuk ARM 2023 ½-½}) 9. Be3 Nd8 10. Nd2 Ng4 11. Nf1 Nxe3 12. Nxe3 Ne6 13. O-O-O Nf4 14. Qd2 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Bd7 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. b3 Bc6 18. Kb2 O-O 19. h4 Qd7 20. Ne3 Qe6 21. g4 g6 22. Rhg1 Kh7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qe7 25. h5 Qg5 26. Rg3 a6 27. Rh1 Kg7 28. Rgh3 Rae8 29. a4 Re7 30. a5 Rh8 31. Re3 Rhe8 32. Qe2 e4 33. Reh3 Rh8 34. Qc4 Qxg4 35. Qd4+ Re5 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Rh4 Qf5 38. Re1 Qf6 39. Rexe4 Rxe4 40. Qxe4 Rf8 41. Rg4 h5 42. Rg1 Rf7 43. f4 Qf5 44. Qd4+ Kh7 45. Rf1 g5 46. Qa7 Qxd5 47. Qb8 gxf4 48. Re1 f3 49. Re8 f2 50. Rh8+ Kg6 51. Qg8+ Kf6 52. Qd8+ Kg6 53. Qg8+ Kf6 54. Qd8+ Kg6 55. Qg8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.65"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Bezold, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2469"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nh4 c6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nf5 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. d5 $146 ({RR} 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Be3 Rad8 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxa7 Ra8 16. Be3 Qe6 17. Qxb7 e4 18. Qb3 Ne5 19. Bg5 Nfd7 20. Qc2 Bg6 21. Qc1 Nxc4 22. Rd1 Ra5 23. b3 Nce5 24. Qd2 Rc5 25. Be3 Ra5 {Ferreira Filho,J (1893)-De Lima,C (2044) Natal BRA 2024 0-1 (100)}) ({RR} 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. b3 e4 13. d5 c5 14. Be3 h6 15. Qd2 a6 16. a4 Bg6 17. a5 Ne5 18. Na4 Nfd7 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. b4 cxb4 21. Qxb4 Rc7 22. c5 dxc5 23. Nxc5 Nf6 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Nxa6 Rxd5 {Faizrakhmanov,R (2414)-Pridorozhni,A (2573) Kazan 2018 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 11. g4 Bg6 12. e4 Bf8 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Rc1 Rad8 15. Ng3 Nb6 16. g5 exd4 17. Qxd4 Nfd7 18. Rfd1 c5 19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Qe2 Nexc4 21. Bf4 d5 22. Bc7 Rc8 23. Nxd5 Qxa2 24. Bxb6 Nxb6 25. Nxb6 axb6 {Vesga Izeta,M (2093)-Raczek,K (2347) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2024 0-1 (58)}) 11... Qc7 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Nb5 cxb5 14. Bxa8 bxc4 15. Bg2 h6 16. b3 d5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Nb6 21. Qf3 c3 22. Ba3 Re6 23. Rac1 c2 24. e4 Rc6 25. Qe2 Nd7 26. f3 Qa5 27. Bb2 Qxa2 28. Rxc2 Re6 29. Qb5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.66"] [White "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nf6 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Nh5 7. Be5 f6 8. Bg3 g6 9. Bd3 ({RR} 9. Be2 cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. Nb3 O-O 12. O-O Nxg3 13. hxg3 b6 14. a4 Kg7 15. Re1 Qd6 16. a5 Bd7 17. Bb5 Nxa5 18. Bxd7 Nxb3 19. Bxe6 Nxa1 20. Qxa1 a5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxe7+ Rf7 23. Re3 b5 {Mirzoev,A (2454)-Urazayev,A (2476) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 ({RR} 10... Nb4 11. Bb1 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 f5 15. g4 Bd6 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. g3 Bd7 18. Kg2 Rc8 19. a3 Nc6 20. Rh1 Be8 21. Bd3 Bg6 22. Rh3 Qe7 23. Qe2 e5 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2784)-Kuzubov,Y (2641) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (58)}) 11. O-O Nxg3 $146 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. a3 Bd7 13. b4 Qe8 14. Nb3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 b6 16. Re1 Qf7 17. Rc1 a5 18. b5 Na7 19. a4 Ba3 20. Rc2 Rac8 21. Ree2 Qe7 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc2 Qb4 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. Nbd2 Qb2 26. Qc2 {Bensdorp,M (2214)-Guichard,P (2357) Chartres FRA 2024 0-1 (50)}) 12. hxg3 O-O 13. Rc1 Kg7 14. Qe2 Qd6 15. e4 Bd7 16. a3 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. e5 fxe5 19. dxe5 Qc7 20. b4 Qb6 21. Nb3 a5 22. b5 Nd8 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. a4 Nf7 25. Nfd4 Bd7 26. Qe3 Qc7 27. b6 Qb8 28. Bb5 Bxb5 29. Nxb5 Bb4 30. Re2 Qc8 31. Nc7 Re7 32. Nc5 Bxc5 33. Qxc5 Qd7 34. Qxa5 Qc6 35. Qb4 Rxc7 36. bxc7 Qxc7 37. Qf4 Kg8 38. Re1 Qd7 39. Rb1 d4 40. a5 Qd5 41. a6 bxa6 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Qf6+ Kh6 44. Qxf7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.67"] [White "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Black "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2334"] [BlackElo "2585"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. Nh4 Be6 8. d5 cxd5 9. cxd5 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Na6 12. Bd4 Qa5 13. a3 ({RR} 13. e4 Rfc8 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Qb4 16. Qe2 Bg4 17. Nf3 Qc4 18. Rfe1 Qxe2 19. Rxe2 Nc5 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Ne8 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Rxe7 Nf5 24. Ree1 Nd3 25. Rf1 Nxb2 26. Ne4 Nc4 27. Bg4 Rd8 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Swiercz,D (2652) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (113)}) 13... Rfc8 14. b4 Qd8 15. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 15. Qd3 Be8 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nf3 Nb6 19. Nd2 Rc7 20. Qd4+ Kg8 21. h4 Rac8 22. h5 Na4 23. h6 f6 24. Na2 Rc2 25. Qe4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1 Qc7 28. Nd3 Nc3 29. Qe3 b6 {Di Benedetto,D (2236)-Pantovic,D (2063) Skopje 2019 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 15. Qd3 Ng4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nf3 Qb6 18. h3 Nf6 19. Nd2 Qd8 20. Rac1 Rc7 21. e4 Rac8 22. f4 e5 23. Nb3 Qe7 24. Ne2 Ba4 25. Nd2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1 Qc7 28. Ncb3 Qb6+ 29. Kh2 exf4 {Rostomyan,M (2294)-Ambartsumian,T (2224) Yerevan ARM 2024 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 15. Qb3 Qf8 16. Rac1 Ng4 17. Bxg7 Qxg7 18. Ne4 Nc7 19. a4 b5 20. a5 Na6 21. h3 Ne5 22. Nd2 g5 23. Nhf3 Nxf3+ 24. Nxf3 g4 25. hxg4 Qxg4 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27. Qe3 Nxb4 28. Qxe7 Nxd5 29. Qxd6 Qe6 {Bykova,A (2247)-Socko,M (2413) Sharjah 2020 0-1 (40)}) 15... Nc7 16. Qd3 Qe8 17. a4 b5 18. a5 Na6 19. Rab1 Rc4 20. e4 Nxb4 21. Qd2 Rac8 22. e5 Nfxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. exd6 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Nc3 26. Rbe1 e5 27. Ne2 b4 28. Nf4 Rd4 29. Qxd4 exd4 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Nd5 Nxd5 32. Bxd5 Re5 33. Bb3 Rxa5 34. Rd1 Ra3 35. Bc4 a5 36. Rxd4 b3 37. Rd2 a4 38. f4 Ra1+ 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. Bd5 Rc3 41. Ke2 a3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.68"] [White "Hong, Andrew"] [Black "Sardana, Rishi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2466"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Qxe4 Bf5 10. Qa4 O-O-O ({RR} 10... e5 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. O-O-O f6 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Be6 16. Nf3 Kf7 17. Ng1 Nc6 18. Nf3 Bc5 19. Bb5 Rad8 20. Bc7 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rc8 22. Bg3 g5 23. a4 h5 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. h4 {Niemann,H (2642)-Aronian,L (2772) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (48)}) 11. Bb5 $146 ({RR} 11. Nf3 Qa5 12. Qb3 Be6 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Qd5 15. Qe2 Qd3 16. Qxd3 Rxd3 17. Ke2 Rd7 18. Rhd1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 f6 20. Nd4 Nxd4+ 21. cxd4 e6 22. Rc1+ Kd8 23. Bg3 h5 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 fxg5 {Shimanov,A (2581)-Aradhya,G (2295) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Bb5 e5 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. O-O Rhe8 17. Rfe1 f6 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. h3 Kc7 22. Qb3 Qe7 23. Qa4 Kb7 24. Qb3+ Kc7 25. Qa4 Qc5 {Laddha,S (2308)-Chitre Arush (2235) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 11. Nf3 e5 12. Be3 Qd5 13. Bc4 Qe4 14. O-O Bd6 15. Ng5 Qg4 16. h3 Qh5 17. Nxf7 Qg6 18. Nxh8 Rxh8 19. Bd5 e4 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qxc6+ Kd8 22. Qa8+ Ke7 23. Qb7+ Ke6 24. Rad1 Bxh3 25. Rxd6+ Kxd6 {Naroditsky,D (2618)-Sreyas,P (2107) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 11. Nf3 e5 12. Be3 Qd5 13. Bc4 Qe4 14. O-O Kb8 15. Ng5 Qh4 16. Nxf7 Rd7 17. Nxh8 e4 18. Rad1 Bd6 19. g3 Qh3 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. Bf4 e3 22. Bxd6+ Kc8 23. fxe3 Be4 24. Rf2 Kd7 25. Nf7 Qh5 {Bortnyk,O (2605)-Movahed,S (2340) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) 11... Bc2 12. Qxc2 Qxb5 13. Nf3 Qc4 14. Be3 Nb4 15. Qe2 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 Nxb2 17. Ne5 Qe6 18. Nxf7 Qxf7 19. Qxb2 Qc4+ 20. Qe2 Rd3 21. Bd4 e5 22. Qg4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.69"] [White "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Black "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Bc2 ({RR} 8. h3 b5 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nc3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Qxd4 Bb7 16. Bb3 Nd7 17. Nd5 Nc5 18. Bc2 Rc8 19. Be3 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Bf6 21. Rab1 Qe7 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 {Firouzja,A (2785)-Kamsky,G (2663) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (46)}) ({RR} 8. h3 Re8 9. Be3 Bf8 10. Nbd2 g6 11. Re1 Bg7 12. Bb3 h6 13. a4 d5 14. Qc2 Be6 15. Rad1 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qe7 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qe6 19. Nfd2 Bf8 20. b4 Red8 21. Nb2 Nb8 22. Nb3 Rxd1 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2758)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2610) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (73)}) 8... Re8 9. Re1 Bf8 10. Nbd2 g6 $146 ({RR} 10... d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ne4 Bf5 13. a4 a5 14. Nfd2 Qd7 15. Nc4 Rad8 16. Ne3 Bg6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Re3 Qd7 21. h4 h6 22. h5 Bf5 23. Qc1 b6 24. Rg3 Kh8 25. Qe3 {Sukovic,A (2311)-Pecurica,M (2335) Podgorica 2022 ½-½ (60)}) 11. Nf1 Bg7 12. Ng3 b5 13. a4 b4 14. a5 Rb8 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Bb3 bxc3 17. Bxc3 Na7 18. Bc4 Nb5 19. Bd2 c5 20. h3 Be6 21. b4 cxb4 22. Bxb4 d5 23. Ba2 d4 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 27. Ne2 Ne8 28. Nd2 Ned6 29. Rf1 Rc8 30. Qb3 Ree8 31. f4 exf4 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Nxf4 Nc3 34. Nf3 Ndb5 35. Ne5 Nd6 36. Qb6 Qe7 37. Nc6 Qc7 38. Qxc7 Rxc7 39. Nxd4 Rc5 40. Ra1 Nb7 41. Ra3 Nxa5 42. Kf2 Nc6 43. Nxc6 Rxc6 44. Ke3 Nb5 45. Ra5 Kg7 46. Nd5 Rc2 47. g3 Rg2 48. Kf3 Rh2 49. Rxa6 Nd4+ 50. Ke3 Nc2+ 51. Kf4 Rf2+ 52. Ke5 Rf3 53. d4 Rxg3 54. Ra2 Ne1 55. Nc7 Nf3+ 56. Kf4 Rxh3 57. d5 h5 58. d6 Nd4 59. d7 Rf3+ 60. Ke5 Rd3 61. Nd5 Ne6 62. Ra6 Nd8 63. Ra8 Ne6 64. Re8 Nd4 65. Kd6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.70"] [White "Oro, Faustino"] [Black "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2433"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. O-O dxe4 7. Ng5 O-O 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. dxe4 Na6 $146 ({RR} 9... Qe7 10. Be3 Be6 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. Nb3 Qe7 {½-½ (13) Gschnitzer,A (2433)-Gaehwiler,G (2420) Samnaun 2022}) ({RR} 9... Qe7 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. c3 Nf6 12. h3 h6 13. Qf3 b6 14. Re1 Ba6 15. Nf1 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 Rfd8 17. g3 Rd7 18. Kg2 Rad8 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Rad1 a5 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 b5 24. Bxc5 {Lisowski,K (2096)-Zareba,P (2003) Warsaw POL 2024 1-0 (34)}) 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. a4 b6 13. Qf3 Qh4 14. h3 Be6 15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Bc7 17. Nf3 Qe7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Qf7 20. Nd2 Nb7 21. Rfd1 Nd6 22. Bd3 Rdb8 23. Rdb1 b5 24. axb5 cxb5 25. b4 axb4 26. cxb4 Nc4 27. Bc5 Rd8 28. Nf1 Qd7 29. Bc2 Qc6 30. Bb3 Bd6 31. Bxd6 Qxd6 32. Qe1 Qd3 33. Bd1 Qd4 34. Bg4 Bf7 35. Rd1 Qb6 36. Qc3 h5 37. Be2 Rac8 38. Qg3 Rd4 39. Bf3 Rcd8 40. Re1 Rd3 41. Qh4 g6 42. Qg3 Kh7 43. h4 R8d4 44. Ra8 Nd6 45. Qh3 f5 46. Ne3 Nxe4 47. Rea1 Qf6 48. R1a6 Nd6 49. R6a7 f4 50. Nc2 Rc4 51. Na3 Rc1+ 52. Kh2 e4 53. Rf8 exf3 54. gxf3 Rdd1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.71"] [White "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Black "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2410"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. e3 Rb8 9. Be2 ({RR} 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Bd3 c6 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. b4 O-O 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh7 Nxh7 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bd3 Rfe8 18. h3 Be6 19. Ne2 Nb6 20. O-O Nc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. e4 a5 23. b5 cxb5) ({RR} 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Bd3 c6 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. b4 O-O 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh7 Nxh7 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bd3 Rfe8 18. h3 Be6 19. Ne2 Nb6 20. O-O Nc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. e4 a5 23. b5 cxb5 {Mamedyarov,S (2759)-Van Foreest,J (2678) Zagreb 2022 0-1 (36)}) 9... h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 h6 ({RR} 11... c6 12. Bh4 Qc7 13. Rac1 h6 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. a3 Bg4 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 g6 18. b4 Qd6 19. Na4 Ne4 20. Nc5 Bf5 21. Bd3 g5 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Ne5 Qe6 24. g4 Bh7 25. f3 Nf6 26. Bxh7+) 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. exf4 Bg4 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Ne4 16. Rac1 c6 17. f3 Nd6 18. b3 Re8 19. Ng3 Nf8 20. f5 Nb5 21. Qc5 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. a4 Nd6 24. Qc2 {Doria,D (1745)-Edwards,E (1898) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rac1 c6 12. Na4 Re8 13. Nc5 Qc7 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Rfe1 Bg6 18. Bd3 Qe7 19. Nh4 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Bc7 21. Nf3 Ne4 22. b4 Bd6 23. Qb3 Ng5 24. Nxg5 {Bu Xiangzhi (2698)-Andreikin,D (2729) Danzhou CHN 2022 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. exf4 Bg4 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Ne4 16. Rac1 c6 17. f3 Nd6 18. b3 Re8 19. Ng3 Nf8 20. f5 Nb5 21. Qc5 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. a4 Nd6 24. Qc2 {Doria,D (1745)-Edwards,E (1898) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (50)}) 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Rc1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bg7 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Bb1 f5 16. Qc2 Rf7 17. Ne2 c6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxh6 Qe7 21. f4 gxf4 22. gxf4 Bg7 23. Rh3 d4 24. exd4 Bd5 25. Qd2 Bxg2 26. Rh2 Bf3 27. Rc3 Bxe2 28. Rxe2 Qh4+ 29. Kd1 Rd8 30. Rd3 Rfd7 31. Rg2 c5 32. Kc2 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Rxd4 34. Qe2 Re4 35. Qd3 Qxf4 36. a3 Rc4+ 37. Kb3 Rd4 38. Qe2 Rd8 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Qe7+ Kh6 41. Qxd8 Qe3+ 42. Ka2 f4 43. Qh4+ Kg7 44. Qg5+ Kf7 45. Qf5+ Ke7 46. Qh7+ Kf6 47. Qxb7 f3 48. Qxa6+ Ke5 49. Qd3 Qf4 50. Qc3+ Kd5 51. Qd3+ Ke5 52. Qb5 Qd4 53. Qb8+ Ke6 54. Qg8+ Ke7 55. Qg5+ Ke6 56. Qf5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.72"] [White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Black "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 c5 6. Rc1 b6 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. e3 $146 ({RR} 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O d6 ({RR} 11... Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Be4 13. Re3 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c4 17. b3 b5 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. d5 Qd6 20. Qd4 Nd7 21. Nc6 a6 22. Ne7+ Kh7 23. Rd1 g6 24. Nc6 Rae8 25. f4 Nc5 26. Ne5) 12. Qd3 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. Ng5 Qxg5 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 d5 17. cxd5 Nf6 18. Qf3 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Qe7 20. e4 Nf6 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Bc3 Nd7 23. Qg4 f6 {Kabilov,A (2212)-Baidetskyi,V (2512) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Qd3 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. Ng5 Qxg5 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 d5 17. cxd5 Nf6 18. Qf3 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Qe7 20. e4 Nf6 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Bc3 Nd7 23. Qg4 f6 {Kabilov,A (2212)-Baidetskyi,V (2512) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Be4 13. Re3 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c4 17. b3 b5 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. d5 Qd6 20. Qd4 Nd7 21. Nc6 a6 22. Ne7+ Kh7 23. Rd1 g6 {Sukiasyan,V (2347)-Xiao,T (2506) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 ½-½ (41)}) 9... Bb7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Be1 Nd7 13. Nd2 Nef6 14. Nb1 Rc8 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. f3 Qe7 17. Bg3 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Nh5 19. Bf2 Qg5 20. Rfd1 f5 21. Nc3 Ne5 22. Kf1 Rf8 23. Nb5 Ng4 24. fxg4 fxg4 25. Bd3 g3 26. hxg3 Qxg3 27. Ke1 Qxg2 28. Qe2 Ng3 29. Qc2 Qh1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.73"] [White "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Black "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E61"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2368"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nbd7 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 a5 $146 ({RR} 10... e5 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. b4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 c6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Rc1 Qa6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Qxc6 Qxa2 21. Qxd6 Rab8 22. Qd7 a6 23. Be7 Bb2 24. Rcd1 Bc3 25. Bd6 {Kamsky,G (2666)-Bharath,S (2490) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 10... g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Qd1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 c5 14. Rc1 a6 15. Qd3 e6 16. Rfd1 cxd4 17. exd4 Rc8 18. b4 a5 19. Nb5 Rc6 20. d5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Nb6 22. Qd3 axb4 23. Nxd6 Na4 24. Nf5 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 {Aronian,L (2775)-Caruana,F (2776) Saint Louis 2022 0-1 (58)}) ({RR} 10... g5 11. Bg3 Re8 12. Rfd1 Nh5 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 e5 16. g4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Ne5 18. Qe2 a4 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. c5 Ra6 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Ne4 d5 23. Nc5 Qc6 24. Nxa6 bxa6 25. Rbc1 {Skotheim,A (2214)-Panda,V (2100) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 10... g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Rad1 e6 13. b4 a5 14. b5 b6 15. Na4 e5 16. Qf5 Qe7 17. Nc3 Qe6 18. Nd5 Qxf5 19. Ne7+ Kh7 20. Nxf5 Rae8 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. dxe5 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Nxe5 {½-½ (23) Pomes Marcet,J (2235)-Loaiza Cuervo,S (2006) Barbera del Valles ESP 2023}) 11. Rfd1 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Rac1 e6 14. a3 Qe7 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. b5 b6 18. Ra1 f5 19. Qe2 Qe8 20. Ra6 Rxa6 21. bxa6 Ra8 22. Ra1 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Qc8 24. Qa2 c6 25. a7 Qb7 26. Ne1 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. Qa6 Qc7 29. Qa4 fxe3 30. fxe3 d5 31. Nf3 Qb7 32. Qa2 b5 33. cxb5 cxb5 34. Qa6 Qxa6 35. Rxa6 b4 36. Nb5 b3 37. Nc7 b2 38. Nd2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.74"] [White "Andersen, Mads"] [Black "Can, Isik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "2592"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Be6 10. Qa4 Na6 11. Rd1 ({RR} 11. e4 Rfd8 12. h3 c5 13. d5 Bd7 14. Qd1 e6 15. Ne5 exd5 16. exd5 Be8 17. Re1 Nc7 18. a4 Ne6 19. a5 Qa6 20. Nd3 Rac8 21. Be3 c4 22. Nb4 Qd6 23. dxe6 Qxb4 24. Qe2 b6 25. axb6 axb6 {Le,Q (2728)-Amin,B (2694) Biel SUI 2023 1-0 (45)}) 11... Rad8 ({RR} 11... Rfd8 12. e4 Qb4 13. Qxb4 Nxb4 14. Ne1 Ng4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Be3 a5 17. a3 Na6 18. d5 cxd5 19. exd5 Bf5 20. Bb6 Rd6 21. Bxa5 Nc5 22. Bb4 b6 23. Nb5 Rd7 24. Rac1 Rad8 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 {Holinka,H (2235)-Gulamirian,K (1890) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (61)}) 12. h3 $146 ({RR} 12. e4 c5 13. d5 Bd7 14. Qc2 e6 15. d6 Ng4 16. Qe2 Nb4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. Kh2 Nc6 21. f4 Nd4 22. Rxd4 cxd4 23. fxe5 dxc3 24. Qf3 f5 25. exf5 exf5 26. Qxc3 Be6 {Saldano Dayer,H (2402)-Bobadilla Viera,J (2336) Buenos Aires 2018 1-0 (68)}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qa3 Nd5 15. Rxd5 Rxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rd8 19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. exd3 Qc6+ 21. Kg1 Bd4 22. Bf4 e5 23. Rc1 Qf3 24. Qe7 Rf8 25. Bxe5 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qf3+ 27. Kh2 Qe2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.75"] [White "Rosen, Eric"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2377"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 7. c3 e6 8. Be2 Be7 ({RR} 8... Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nd7 13. f4 Ndxe5 14. fxe5 Qe7 15. Rf3 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Rxf6 Qxf6 18. Rf1 Qe7 19. Nf3 Rf8 20. Re1 Rf6 21. Ng5 Nd8 22. c4 Rf4 23. Nf3 {Dragnev,V (2571)-Dovgaliuk,O (2032) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 $146 ({RR} 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Qa4 a6 13. Rfe1 b5 14. Qc2 Nc4 15. Ne5 Bg6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. a4 Qb6 18. b4 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 Rfc8 20. Qb3 Ne4 21. Red1 Nd6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Be1 Bf6 24. Qb2 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Nc4 {Mahajan,R (2151)-Pham,L (2366) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (45)}) 11... a6 12. a4 Rc8 13. b4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. a5 Na7 16. Rc1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nb5 18. Re3 Rc7 19. Nb3 Rfc8 20. Nc5 Qd8 21. Be2 Nd6 22. Bd3 Nd7 23. Qg4 Ne8 24. Rce1 Nef6 25. Qh4 Nxc5 26. bxc5 Rd7 27. Rf3 h6 28. g4 Nh7 29. Qxd8+ Rcxd8 30. Rfe3 Nf6 31. Rb1 Rc7 32. Re2 Rdd7 33. Rb6 g5 34. f3 Kg7 35. Reb2 Ng8 36. Bc2 Re7 37. Ba4 Nf6 38. Kf2 e5 39. Rd6 exd4 40. cxd4 Re6 41. Rbb6 Rce7 42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. c6 bxc6 44. Rxa6 Rb7 45. Rb6 Rxb6 46. axb6 Nd7 47. b7 Nb8 48. Ke3 Kf7 49. f4 Ke7 50. h4 gxh4 51. g5 hxg5 52. fxg5 Kd6 53. g6 Ke7 54. Kf4 Kf6 55. Bc2 Nd7 56. Kg4 e5 57. Bf5 h3 58. Bxd7 h2 59. b8=Q h1=Q 60. Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.76"] [White "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Black "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B26"] [WhiteElo "2078"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Be3 d6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd4 9. Nce2 e5 10. c3 ({RR} 10. f4 Nh5 11. c3 exf4 12. gxf4 Nc6 13. O-O-O b5 14. Bf3 Qa5 15. Kb1 Be6 16. Nc1 Nf6 17. Nge2 Rfd8 18. h4 Rab8 19. h5 d5 20. e5 Nd7 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Ng3 b4 23. c4 Ncxe5 24. fxe5 Nxe5 {Shahinyan,D (2452)-Korobov,A (2688) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (32)}) 10... Nc6 11. f4 ({RR} 11. Bh6 Re8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 Rb8 15. Nf3 b5 16. Ng5 Bb7 17. Ng3 c4 18. d4 h6 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. O-O Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Ned7 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Rae1 Kg7 {Liu,L (1930)-Luong Phuong Hanh (2160) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (58)}) 11... Re8 12. fxe5 $146 ({RR} 12. Nf3 c4 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 cxd3 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nc1 Qb6 17. Nxd3 Rd8 18. O-O-O Be6 19. Kb1 Qa6 20. b3 Rac8 21. Qe3 b6 22. Rd2 Qa3 23. Rhd1 Rd7 24. Ng5 Bxb3 25. axb3 Qxb3+ 26. Nb2 Nb4 {Pham,M (1942)-Nguyen,Q (2099) Bac Giang 2018 0-1}) ({RR} 12. Nf3 exf4 13. Bxf4 c4 14. Bg5 cxd3 15. Qxd3 Qb6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. O-O-O d5 18. Nd2 d4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Nb4 21. Qb3 Be6 22. d5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Re3 24. Nc4 Qc5 25. Qxb4 Qxb4 26. Nxe3 Qd6 {Pham,M (1994)-Nguyen,Q (2129) Ho Chi Minh City 2019 1-0 (42)}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nf3 b6 14. O-O-O Nxf3 15. Bxf3 Bb7 16. c4 b5 17. cxb5 a6 18. b6 d5 19. exd5 Qxb6 20. Nc3 Rad8 21. d4 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. dxc5 Qb7 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Qf2 Rxe3 26. Rhf1 Rxc5+ 27. Kb1 Re8 28. Rfe1 Rcc8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.77"] [White "Amar, Elham"] [Black "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O Nge7 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Ng6 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 O-O 10. d5 Nce7 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. d6 cxd6 13. Qxd6 b5 14. Bb3+ Kh8 15. a4 Rb7 16. axb5 Rb6 17. Qd1 axb5 18. Nbd2 Bb7 19. c4 bxc4 $146 ({RR} 19... Nf4 20. Ra3 f5 21. Bc2 Qe8 22. g3 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Rh6 24. Re1 bxc4 25. Ra7 Qb8 26. Rxb7 Qxb7 27. exf5 Nxf5 28. Nxc4 d6 29. Be4 Qf7 30. Qd5 Qxd5 31. Bxd5 g5 32. Re4 Ne7 33. Ne3 Nxf2 34. Kxf2 {Ezra,P (2245)-Budisavljevic,L (2502) Saint Louis USA 2023 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 19... f5 20. Bc2 fxe4 21. Ng5 Nf5 22. Ngxe4 Nf4 23. Nf3 bxc4 24. Nxe5 Nd4 25. Re1 Nxc2 26. Qxc2 Re6 27. Qc3 Qe7 28. Ra5 d6 29. Ng5 Rxe5 30. Raxe5 dxe5 31. Rxe5 Qf6 32. Qc2 Nd3 {0-1 (32) Tari,A (2625)-Van Foreest,J (2671) Wijk aan Zee 2021}) 20. Nxc4 Rxb3 21. Qxb3 Bxe4 22. Nfd2 Bd5 23. Qb6 Qc8 24. Ne3 Bc6 25. b4 Nf4 26. f3 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Nd4 28. Rfc1 Qe8 29. Qc5 Ng6 30. Nd5 Qe6 31. Nc7 Qf5 32. b5 Bb7 33. Qa7 Nf4 34. Qxb7 Qg6 35. g3 Nfe2 36. Nf1 Nxc1 37. Rxc1 Qd3 38. Qe4 Qb3 39. Rb1 Qa2 40. Rd1 f5 41. Qxe5 Nxf3 42. Qe3 Qc2 43. Qxf3 Qxc7 44. Rb1 Qc2 45. Rb3 Rb8 46. b6 h6 47. b7 Qc4 48. Rc3 Qa6 49. Rc7 Rf8 50. Rxd7 f4 51. gxf4 Qc4 52. Qg2 Qc3 53. f5 Qe5 54. h3 Rb8 55. Ng3 Qe1+ 56. Kh2 Qe5 57. Qc2 h5 58. f6 Qxf6 59. Qc8+ Kh7 60. Qxb8 Qf2+ 61. Kh1 Qf3+ 62. Kg1 Qe3+ 63. Kg2 h4 64. Rxg7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.78"] [White "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Black "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [BlackElo "2598"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Bc2 $146 ({RR} 12. Qd3 Nce7 13. Ba3 Bf5 14. Qd2 b5 15. Bb3 Re8 16. Rfe1 c6 17. Bc5 Ng6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Re1 Qd7 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Be6 22. h4 Re8 23. h5 h6 24. Bc2 Nf6 25. a3 Bd5 26. Bf5 Be6 {Madaminov,M (2494)-Le Tuan Minh (2567) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (95)}) ({RR} 12. Bd2 Na5 13. Ne5 Nb6 14. Bb3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Bf5 16. Qf3 Bc2 17. Qxb7 Bxb3 18. Rxa6 Rxa6 19. Qxa6 f6 20. Qa3 Qd5 21. Nc6 Qf7 22. Qc5 Re8 23. Bf4 Nd5 24. Bg3 h5 25. h3 g5 26. Na5 Bc2 {Ahmad,K (2406)-Dilanian,G (2191) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 12... Bg4 13. Qd3 g6 14. h3 Bf5 15. Qd2 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 b5 17. a4 Qd7 18. Bd2 Rab8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qe4 f6 21. Rfb1 Rfe8 22. Qd3 Nce7 23. c4 bxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxb1+ 25. Rxb1 Kg7 26. Re1 Rd8 27. Qc5 Qd6 28. Bf4 Qxc5 29. dxc5 Kf7 30. Bg3 Nc6 31. Rd1 g5 32. Ne1 f5 33. Nf3 Kf6 34. Re1 f4 35. Bh2 h6 36. g3 Ra8 37. gxf4 gxf4 38. Nd2 Kf5 39. Nf3 Ra3 40. Kg2 Ra2 41. Nh4+ Kg5 42. Nf3+ Kf6 43. h4 Rc2 44. Re8 Rxc5 45. Nd2 Rc2 46. Ne4+ Kf5 47. h5 Ne5 48. Ng3+ fxg3 49. Bxg3 Nf4+ 50. Bxf4 Kxf4 51. Re6 Ng4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.79"] [White "Brodsky, David"] [Black "Larrea, Manuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B67"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2259"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. Kb1 Be7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 b5 12. h4 h6 13. Be3 h5 14. Bd3 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. f4 g6 17. Ne2 Nc5 18. Nd4 Qc7 19. Qf2 $146 ({RR} 19. Qe2 O-O-O 20. c3 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. a4 Qb7 23. axb5 axb5 24. c4 b4 25. Qc2 Bc5 26. Nxc6 Qxc6 27. Bxc5 Qxc5 28. Qxe4 Kc7 29. b3 Ra8 30. Rd6 Ra3 31. Rhd1 Rxb3+ 32. Kc2 Rc3+ 33. Kb2 Rc8 {Shankland,S (2672)-Kochiev,I (2071) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 19... b4 20. f5 gxf5 21. Nxf5 Nxd3 22. Ng7+ Kd7 23. cxd3 Raf8 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. hxg5 Qxe5 26. Nxh5 Kd6 27. Rc1 d4 28. Rhe1 Qxg5 29. Qxd4+ Qd5 30. Qxb4+ Kc7 31. Rxc6+ Qxc6 32. Rc1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.80"] [White "George, Kevin"] [Black "Khanin, Semen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2568"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nc3 f5 13. Bf1 e4 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Nd4 Qf6 16. c3 Bd7 ({RR} 16... Bb7 17. d3 Kh8 18. dxe4 fxe4 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Qg4 Rab8 22. Qf5 Qh4 23. g3 Qe7 24. Bg5 Qe5 25. Qxe5 Bxe5 26. Rad1 h6 27. Bc1 Bf6 28. Nb5 e3 29. Nd6 exf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rf8 31. Kg1 {Madaminov,M (2512)-Amin,B (2636) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (71)}) 17. d3 Rad8 $146 ({RR} 17... Nc6 18. dxe4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. cxd4 fxe4 21. Be3 a5 22. Rec1 a4 23. Rc2 Reb8 24. Be2 Rb6 25. Rd1 Rab8 26. Bc1 Kf7 27. f3 Bf5 28. fxe4 Bxe4 29. Bd3 Bxd3 30. Rxd3 Rb4 31. h3 Be7 32. Rc7 {Melkumyan,H (2663)-Salimova,N (2372) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (51)}) 18. b4 Nc6 19. dxe4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. cxd4 Bxb4 22. Rd1 Ba4 23. Bg5 Bxd1 24. Bxd8 Ba4 25. Bc7 fxe4 26. Rb1 a5 27. a3 Bc3 28. Be5 Kf7 29. Rc1 Bd2 30. Rc5 Bb3 31. Bb5 Rxe5 32. dxe5 Ke6 33. Kf1 Kxe5 34. Ke2 Bh6 35. a4 Kd6 36. Rc6+ Ke5 37. f3 e3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.81"] [White "Benjamin, Joel"] [Black "Grahn, Vidar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2473"] [BlackElo "2263"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. d3 Ne7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd2 Nbc6 10. Rc1 h6 11. a3 ({RR} 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. e4 Be6 13. Qa3 d4 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nd6 b5 16. Qc5 Qb6 17. a4 Rfd8 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 Na7 20. Ra1 Nec6 21. Qc1 Rxd6 22. Bxh6 Bg4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qg5 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Qd8 {Dogan,U (2054)-Aytekin,M (2140) Denizli TUR 2024 0-1 (47)}) 11... Be6 12. b4 $146 ({RR} 12. Na4 b6 13. b4 Qd7 14. b5 Nd8 15. Qb3 Nb7 16. Qb1 Nd6 17. Bb4 Rfe8 18. Nc3 Nxb5 19. Nxb5 Qxb5 20. Rc7 Nc6 21. Bd6 Qxb1 22. Rxb1 Rac8 23. Rc1 Rxc7 24. Bxc7 Bd7 25. Nd2 Nd4 26. Kf1 Rc8 {Migot,T (2353)-Korchmar,V (2450) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1}) ({RR} 12. Na4 e4 13. Ne1 Bf5 14. Bc3 d4 15. Bb4 Nxb4 16. dxe4 Na2 17. exf5 Nxc1 18. fxg6 Rc8 19. gxf7+ Rxf7 20. Bxb7 Rc7 21. Be4 Qb8 22. Bc2 d3 23. Nxd3 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Nc6 25. Bb3 Ne5 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 {Wieczorek,Z (2155)-Ladan,N (2091) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (85)}) 12... a6 13. Na4 e4 14. Ne1 f5 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Nc2 b6 17. Nb3 Be6 18. Ne3 Bf7 19. dxe4 dxe4 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Qb1 Ne5 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Bc3 Rc8 25. Qb2 Nc4 26. Nxc4 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Qd1+ 28. Bf1 Rxc4 29. Nd2 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Nd5 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Nc4 Nc3 33. e3 f4 34. exf4 e3 35. Nxe3 Ne2+ 36. Kg2 Bd5+ 37. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 38. f3 Qd2 39. Qc7+ Kf8 40. Qb8+ Kf7 41. Qa7+ Kf8 42. Qa8+ Kf7 43. Qb7+ Kf8 44. Bxe2 Qxe2+ 45. Kh3 Qe6+ 46. g4 Qe2 47. Qc8+ Kf7 48. Qd7+ Kg8 49. Qd5+ Kf8 50. Qd6+ Kf7 51. Qd5+ Kf8 52. f5 Qf1+ 53. Kg3 Qg1+ 54. Kf4 Qxh2+ 55. Ke3 Qg1+ 56. Ke2 Qg2+ 57. Kd1 Qf1+ 58. Kc2 Qe2+ 59. Kb3 Qe3+ 60. Ka4 b5+ 61. Ka5 Qxa3+ 62. Kb6 Qxb4 63. Qd8+ Kf7 64. Qd5+ Kf8 65. Qd8+ Kf7 66. Qd5+ Kf8 67. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.82"] [White "Banh Gia Huy"] [Black "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2563"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. e3 Ne7 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c4 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 8. Qa4+ c6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Ng6 13. Ba6 Bxa6 {½-½ (13) Colpe,M (2386)-Mastrovasilis,D (2573) Tegernsee GER 2023}) 8... a6 9. Be2 Nd7 10. O-O Nf6 11. c5 bxc5 12. dxc5 Qd8 13. b4 O-O 14. a4 Nd7 15. Nd4 a5 16. Ncb5 Ne5 17. Qb3 axb4 18. Qxb4 N5c6 19. Qb3 e5 20. Nf3 Qd7 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Nc3 Rab8 23. Qa3 Qe6 24. Nb5 Rdc8 25. Rb1 h6 26. h3 Ng6 27. Rb2 Ra8 28. Nc3 Na5 29. Rdb1 Bc6 30. Rd2 Nc4 31. Bxc4 dxc4 32. Ne1 Nh4 33. e4 f5 34. f3 Rf8 35. Re2 Ng6 36. exf5 Rxf5 37. Qa2 Nf4 38. Rf2 Rg5 39. Kf1 Rf8 40. Ne4 Bxe4 41. fxe4 Rg6 42. a5 Rgf6 43. a6 Nxh3 44. Rxf6 Qxf6+ 45. Nf3 Ng5 46. a7 Nxf3 47. a8=Q Nd2+ 48. Ke2 Qf2+ 49. Kd1 Rxa8 50. Qxa8+ Kh7 51. Rb8 Qd4 52. Rd8 Qe3 53. Rxd2 c3 54. Rd8 Kg6 55. Qd5 Qf2 56. Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.83"] [White "Lou, Yiping"] [Black "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. a3 Qc7 7. Be3 a6 8. f4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ng4 10. Bd2 Qc5 11. Qxc5 Bxc5 12. Nd1 ({RR} 12. Be2 Ne3 13. Bxe3 Bxe3 14. g3 b5 15. Rd1 Bb7 16. Bf3 Rc8 17. Ke2 Bb6 18. Rd3 Rc7 19. Rhd1 Ke7 20. e5 Bxf3+ 21. Kxf3 f5 22. Rd6 Rb8 23. R1d3 Ra7 24. Rd2 Bc5 25. R6d3 Rc7 26. Nd1 b4 {Radonjanin,N (1693)-Tabakovski,D (1833) Skopje MKD 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 12... b5 13. Bb4 $146 ({RR} 13. Be2 Nf6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bf3 Bb7 16. Nc3 O-O-O 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. O-O-O d4 20. Rhe1 d6 21. exd6 Bxd6 22. Re4 Bc5 23. Rde1 Rd7 24. g3 Bb6 25. Re7 Rhd8 26. Kd1 Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Rd7 {Nurgaliyev,S (2177)-Tenold,A (1987) Riga 2022 1-0 (49)}) 13... Bxb4+ 14. axb4 Bb7 15. Bd3 Ke7 16. Ke2 d6 17. b3 Nf6 18. Nf2 d5 19. e5 Nd7 20. Rhc1 Rac8 21. g3 Nb6 22. Ke3 f6 23. Be2 fxe5 24. fxe5 Rhf8 25. Nd3 Nd7 26. Bg4 Rc7 27. c3 g6 28. Ra2 Bc8 29. Rf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Nb8 31. Ke3 Nc6 32. h4 a5 33. h5 axb4 34. cxb4 g5 35. Be2 Bd7 36. Ra1 Bc8 37. Ra8 Na7 38. Nf2 Nc6 39. Ng4 d4+ 40. Ke4 Nxb4 41. Kxd4 Nc6+ 42. Ke3 b4 43. h6 Kd8 44. Bd3 Na7 45. Ba6 Kd7 46. Nf6+ Kc6 47. Rxa7 Rxa7 48. Bxc8 Re7 49. Ba6 Kc5 50. Bd3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.84"] [White "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Black "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E34"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2153"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8. a3 Be7 9. Bf4 c6 10. e3 Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. O-O Nb6 13. h3 $146 ({RR} 13. Rac1 O-O 14. Rfd1 g6 15. h3 a5 16. Bc7 Nfd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bg3 Nb6 19. Nd2 Rfc8 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rd8 23. a4 f6 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Ke2 Ke6 26. f3 Bb4 27. Be1 Bxe1 {Guseynov,A (2261)-Gurel,E (2500) Ankara TUR 2023 ½-½}) 13... Nfd5 14. Bh2 O-O 15. Rfc1 Rfd8 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. b4 a6 18. Ne5 Bd6 19. Nc4 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Kf8 21. Na5 Rd7 22. g3 g6 23. Rab1 Nf6 24. a4 Bd5 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4 Rd5 27. Rc5 Rad8 28. Kg2 Ne4 29. Rc2 Nd6 30. Kf3 Ke7 31. Rc5 Nc8 32. Bc4 Rxc5 33. bxc5 Rd7 34. g4 Kf6 35. gxf5 Kxf5 36. e4+ Kf6 37. d5 Ne7 38. d6 Ng8 39. Ke3 g5 40. f4 gxf4+ 41. Kxf4 Kg7 42. e5 Kf8 43. e6 fxe6 44. Bxe6 Rg7 45. d7 Ke7 46. Rxb7 Nf6 47. Kf5 Nh5 48. Rb8 Ng3+ 49. Ke5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.85"] [White "Wanyama, Harold"] [Black "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E71"] [WhiteElo "2154"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 e5 6. Nge2 exd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Be3 Re8 9. Qc2 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 9... b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. f3 Nbd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Rad1 Qd7 14. b4 Ne6 15. Nd5 a5 16. Nxe6 Rxe6 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Ree8 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 d5 22. Bd4 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4 Qe6 24. Bb5 {De Freitas,M (1457)-Da Silva,V (1878) Cacoal 2022 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. g3 Ne5 11. f4 c5 12. fxe5 cxd4 13. Bxd4 dxe5 14. Bf2 Be6 15. b3 Rc8 16. Bg2 b6 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. O-O Nd7 19. Nb5 Rc6 20. Nxa7 Rd6 21. Rxd6 Qxd6 22. Nb5 Qc6 23. Rd1 Bf8 24. Nc3 {Henzelmann,M (1645)-Fiedler,R (1835) Marburg GER 2024 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O c5 13. Rfe1 Ne5 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Bxc5 Bxh3 16. Be3 Be6 17. c5 Qh4 18. g3 Qh3 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Bf1 Qh5 21. Be2 Qh3 22. Nd5 Ne5 23. Nf4 Qh6 24. Nxe6 {Maevsky,N (2337)-Zhukov,M (2090) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. f3 Bd7 12. g4 Qc8 13. Be2 a5 14. Rhg1 a4 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 a3 17. b3 Na6 18. Bxh5 Nb4 19. Qd2 gxh5 20. f5 c5 21. f6 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bf8 23. g6 hxg6 24. Qf4 {Gongliashvili,Z (1741)-Akhvlediani,I (2355) Tbilisi 2021 0-1 (32)}) 10. f3 c6 11. g4 Na6 12. O-O-O Nb4 13. Qb3 a5 14. a3 Na6 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. h4 Nac5 17. Qc2 a4 18. Kb1 Ne5 19. Be2 Be6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. h5 Nb3 22. Nxa4 Rxa4 23. Qxb3 b5 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Qc2 Qf6 26. Bc1 Nxc4 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Qh2 Qxf3 29. Rxd6 Qxe4+ 30. Ka2 Rc2 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Rd7 Qe6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.86"] [White "Pereira, Fabian"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B96"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 b5 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. g5 hxg5 14. fxg5 Nd7 15. g6 Ne5 16. gxf7+ Kf8 $146 ({RR} 16... Nxf7 17. e5 Bb7 18. Nxe6 Bxf3 19. Nxc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Bxh1 21. Nb6+ Kc6 22. Nbd5 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 Rxh2 24. Nb4+ Kb7 25. exd6 Rd2 26. Rxd2 Bxd2 27. d7 a5 28. Nbd5 b4 29. Ne4 Bxe4 30. Bc4 Kc6 31. Ne7+ {Agasarov,B (2249)-Avazkhonov,A (1538) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (57)}) 17. Qg2 Bf6 18. Kb1 Bd7 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Rhf1 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 b4 22. Nd1 d5 23. h3 e5 24. Nb3 dxe4 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qxe4 Rh4 27. Qe2 Qb5 28. Qxb5 axb5 29. Ne3 Rxh3 30. Ng4 Rc4 31. Rg1 Kxf7 32. a3 bxa3 33. bxa3 Ra4 34. Nc5 Raxa3 35. Ne4 Ke6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.87"] [White "Meylan, Andre"] [Black "Wagner, Dennis"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nbxd5 7. exd5 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Bxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 d6 12. Nxd4 a6 $146 ({RR} 12... O-O 13. f3 Bd7 14. Rhe1 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Kf2 d5 17. Ba6 Rab8 18. Nb3 Bf5 19. c3 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Re1 Kf8 22. Re2 Nc7 23. Nc5 Rb6 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Nxd3 Ne6 26. Ne5 Ra6 27. b3 {Kraiouchkine,N (2218)-Gerbelli Neto,E (2114) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 12... O-O 13. f3 Bd7 14. Rhe1 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Kf2 d5 17. Ba6 Rab8 18. Nb3 Bf5 19. c3 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Re1 Kf8 22. Re2 Nc7 23. Nc5 Rb6 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Nxd3 Ne6 26. Ne5 Ra6 27. b3 {Kraiouchkine,N (2218)-Gerbelli Neto,E (2114) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 12... O-O 13. Rhe1 Bd7 14. Kf1 Rfe8 15. f3 Kf8 16. Kf2 Re5 17. Rxe5 dxe5 18. Nb3 b5 19. Bf1 Nxd5 20. Nc5 Bc6 21. Rd1 Nb6 22. Na6 Rc8 23. b3 Ke7 24. Rd3 Be8 25. Re3 Kf6 26. Rd3 c6 27. g3 {Georg,H (2147)-Gerbelli Neto,E (2114) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (48)}) 13. a4 Bd7 14. f3 O-O-O 15. Kf2 Rhe8 16. Bb3 Re5 17. c4 a5 18. Rhe1 Rde8 19. Bc2 g6 20. b3 Kb8 21. Bd3 Ka7 22. Re2 Kb6 23. Rae1 Kc5 24. Nc2 h5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 dxe5 27. Ke3 h4 28. g3 Nh5 29. gxh4 Nf4 30. Bf1 Bf5 31. Kd2 Bxc2 32. Kxc2 Kd4 33. Kd2 b6 34. c5 bxc5 35. Bb5 f5 36. Bc6 e4 37. fxe4 fxe4 38. Be8 e3+ 39. Kd1 c4 40. bxc4 Kd3 41. Bxg6+ Nxg6 42. c5 e2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.88"] [White "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Black "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2569"] [BlackElo "2081"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. a4 Na6 ({RR} 7... d5 8. Re1 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. c3 Be6 12. f3 exf3 13. exf3 Bd5 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. f4 e6 16. Nf3 h6 17. Be3 Kh7 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Bf2 Re8 20. Nf3 Be4 21. Nd2 Bd5 22. Nf3 {Artemiev,V (2711)-Caruana,F (2794) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (92)}) ({RR} 7... Bf5 8. Re1 d5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. c3 a5 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Bf4 Be6 18. Qc2 Bd5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Re2 Rac8 21. Rae1 Bxd4 22. Qd3 {Tavernier,L (2044)-Zepeda Berlanga,J (1856) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (81)}) 8. h3 $146 ({RR} 8. a5 Nc7 9. e4 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. Be3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Bc3 18. a6 Rb8 19. axb7 Bh3 20. c6 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Be5 22. Bf4 Bxf4 {Schmakel,S (2421)-Forgacs,A (2259) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) 8... Nc7 9. e4 Re8 10. Re1 Nd7 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nb6 13. Qe2 Be6 14. a5 Nbd5 15. Ne4 Qc8 16. Kh2 h6 17. Bd2 Na6 18. c3 Qc7 19. b4 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxh6 Nxc3 22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. Rac1 Qh8 24. Bd2 Nc7 25. a6 bxa6 26. Rxc6 Rac8 27. Rec1 Nd5 28. Rxe6 Rxc1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.89"] [White "Wong, Hayoung"] [Black "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "1704"] [BlackElo "2435"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Bb4 9. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qe4 Qxe4 17. Bxe4 Be6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Kf1 Kf8 20. Ke2 Ke7 21. Rxd8 {½-½ (21) Ruck,R (2528)-Bilych,O (2437) Pontevedra ESP 2024}) ({RR} 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Be4 Qe7 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Bf3 Rfc8 {½-½ (16) Selle,T (2015)-Ozeran,V (2016) Sachsen-Anhalt 2020}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Qb3 c5 18. dxc5 Rdc7 19. a5 Rxc5 20. Bd3 Rg5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "2.90"] [White "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Black "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "1796"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nd7 ({RR} 6... Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. Ne5 Nd7 9. Ng4 Ndf6 10. Ne3 Be6 11. f3 Nd6 12. b3 Qd7 13. Re1 O-O 14. c4 Rfe8 15. Nc3 c6 16. Qc2 b6 17. Bb2 Bf8 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. c5 Nb7 20. b4 g6 21. Ne2 {Svidler,P (2753)-Yu,Y (2759) Shenzhen 2018 1-0 (49)}) 7. O-O Be7 $146 ({RR} 7... Bd6 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Re1+ Be7 12. Ba3 c5 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Qb3 b6 15. Bd5 Rb8 16. Rad1 Ba6 17. Bc6 Bd6 18. Ne5 Nf6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Qa4 Qc7 21. Qxa6 Bxe5 22. Bxc5 {Pasztor,B (2215)-Kovacs,L (1683) Balatonlelle 2019 1-0}) ({RR} 7... Ndf6 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. c5 O-O 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Qh5 Nf6 15. Qf3 Nd7 16. Qh5 Nf6 17. Qd1 Nd7 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Bf4 b6 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Qc2 g6 22. Bxg6 {Joseph Benher,S (2089)-Novikova,M (1991) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 7... Ndf6 8. Ne5 Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Qc2 g6 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. Nb3 Nd7 13. Bf4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 b6 15. Rfe1 Bf6 16. f3 Nd6 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. Qf4 Qd6 21. Qxd6 Nxd6 22. Nd2 {Creanga,R (2238)-Dumitrescu,D (1872) Eforie Nord 2022 ½-½}) 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Re1 Nf6 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Qc2 g6 17. Bg5 Kg7 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Re3 h6 20. Bxh6+ Kg8 21. Bg5 Bc8 22. Rf3 Re6 23. Qf4 Kg7 24. Qh4 a6 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Rh3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2506"] [BlackElo "2831"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Nge2 ({RR} 8. f3 Be6 9. Bd3 c5 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bc2 Rc8 14. Nf4 cxd4 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Bg6 Rf8 18. Bf2 Nc6 19. Rxe6 d4 20. Ne2 Bc5 21. Nf4 Nd5 22. Qb3 Nxf4 {Nakamura,H (2794)-Carlsen,M (2830) Stavanger NOR 2024 1-0 (51)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 9. h3 Bf5 10. g4 Be4 11. Rg1 O-O 12. Ng3 g5 13. Ngxe4 Nxe4 14. Bg3 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 c5 17. dxc5 Qa5 18. Rc1 Qxa3 19. Bb5 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 21. Kf1 Nxc5 22. Qxd5 Qb4 23. Be2 Qb1+ {Wallace,J (2389)-Grave,J (2287) Hell NOR 2024 0-1 (58)}) ({RR} 9. h3 Bxe2 10. Bxe2 c6 11. g4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Ng8 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Qf3 Bxg3 15. Qxg3 Ne7 16. h4 Qd7 17. h5 O-O-O 18. a4 Qd6 19. Qxd6 Rxd6 20. a5 Nd7 21. Ke2 a6 22. Na4 Kc7 23. Rhg1 Rf6 {Yuffa,D (2640)-Alonso Rosell,A (2532) Marbella ESP 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 9... g5 10. Bg3 c6 11. Nc1 Nh5 12. Bd3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 14. Bf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Nd3 h5 18. Ke2 Bd6 19. Rh3 Rh7 20. Rah1 Rah8 21. f4 g4 22. Rh4 Ke6 23. a3 b6 24. b4 Rc8 25. Rc1 Rhh8 26. Rhh1 Rhe8 27. Ne5 c5 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Kd3 c4+ 30. Kc2 Rb8 31. Rb1 a6 32. Nc6 Rxb1 33. Rxb1 Kf5 34. Ne5 Rb8 35. Nxf7 Bc7 36. Rxb8 Bxb8 37. Ng5 Ba7 38. a4 Kg6 39. Ne6 Bb6 40. Nc5 Bxc5 41. dxc5 Kf7 42. a5 Ke7 43. Kb2 Kd7 44. Ka3 Kc6 45. Kb4 Nd7 46. Na4 Nf6 47. Nc3 Nd7 48. e4 d4 49. Ne2 d3 50. Nc3 Nxc5 51. Kxc4 d2 52. e5 Ne4 53. Nd1 Nxg3 54. Kd3 h4 55. Kxd2 h3 56. gxh3 gxh3 57. Nf2 h2 58. Ke3 Kd5 59. Kf3 Ne4 60. Nh1 Nc5 61. Kg3 Nb3 62. Kxh2 Nxa5 63. Nf2 Nc6 64. Nd1 a5 65. Kg3 Kd4 66. Nb2 Ke4 67. Kg4 Nxe5+ 68. fxe5 Kxe5 69. Nc4+ Ke6 70. Nxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Nc3 e5 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nc2 ({RR} 10. Nf5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Nc6 12. Bg5 Ng4 13. Ke2 f6 14. Bh4 h5 15. f3 Nh6 16. Bf2 Nxf5 17. exf5 O-O-O 18. Rhd1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 h4 20. Kd3 Rh5 21. Ke4 Rg5 22. Rg1 g6 23. Bxh4 gxf5+ 24. Kd5 Rg6 {Carlsen,M (2832)-Fedoseev,V (2692) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (55)}) 10... Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Nc6 12. Bg5 ({RR} 12. Ke2 Bc5 13. Rd1 h6 14. f3 Rc8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nd4+ 17. Kf2 O-O 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Kf8 21. Ke3 Rc6 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Nc3 Ke7 24. Rc1 Kd6 25. Na4 Ne6 26. Rd1+ Nd4 {Giri,A (2728)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2735) London ENG 2024 ½-½}) 12... Nd7 $146 ({RR} 12... Bb4 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ke2 Rd8 16. a3 Nc6 17. Rac1 Rg8 18. g3 Ke7 19. Ke3 Ke6 20. Na4 Kd6 21. Rhd1+ Kc7 22. Rd5 Rd6 23. Nc3 a6 24. Rxd6 Kxd6 25. Rd1+ Ke7 26. Nd5+ Ke6 27. Nc7+ {Moroni,L (2553)-Bertagnolli,A (2358) Brixen Bressanone 2019 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 12... O-O-O+ 13. Ke2 Nd4+ 14. Nxd4 Rxd4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rhd1 Bc5 17. Rac1 Kb8 18. f3 Rxd1 19. Nxd1 Bd4 20. Rc2 Rg8 21. Ne3 h5 22. g3 Bxe3 23. Kxe3 b6 24. Rc6 Rg6 25. b4 Kb7 26. b5 a6 27. a4 {Zeman,M (2262)-Bares,J (2096) Czech Republic 2021 1-0 (34)}) 13. Ke2 f6 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Rhd1 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nc5 17. Rac1 Rd8 18. f3 Rxd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. d3 d5 ({RR} 10... Be7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Qd1 b5 13. Nf3 Rb8 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bd3 Rc8 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Rfd8 21. Be3 Rd5 22. h4 Rcd8 23. Qe2 Bf8 24. h5 h6 25. Rg4 {Oparin,G (2980)-Ozates,T (2630) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 10... Be7 11. Qd1 d5 12. Nd2 O-O 13. g3 b5 14. Bg2 Qc7 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. h4 h6 18. Qh5 f5 19. Nd2 Qd7 20. Nb3 Bd6 21. Bxh6 Ne5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Nf6 25. Qe2 {Vidit,S (2711)-Andriasian,Z (2600) Chess.com INT 2019 0-1 (50)}) 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nd2 Be7 ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Ne4 O-O 14. g3 Be7 15. h4 Qd7 16. Bg2 Rad8 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Be3 b6 20. Rad1 Rfe8 21. Be4 Ne7 22. d4 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qc7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qxa6 g6 27. Qe2 {Nihal,S (2676)-Sarana,A (2679) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (73)}) 13. g3 $146 ({RR} 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Qg3 Qc7 15. Qxc7 Nxc7 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Bd2 Rac8 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Bc1 g6 20. g3 Kg7 21. Bg2 b5 22. a3 Rd7 23. Be3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Ne5 25. d4 Nc4 26. Rb1 e5 27. dxc5 f5 {Maksimovic,B (2398)-Yakimova,M (2269) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (41)}) 13... O-O 14. Bg2 b5 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Nf3 h6 17. Bd2 Rab8 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. h4 Bf6 20. Nh2 b4 21. Ng4 bxc3 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. bxc3 Rb2 24. Qf3 Qxd3 25. Bf4 Qxf3 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. Bxf3 c4 28. g4 Nb7 29. Re5 Nd6 30. Re3 Rb6 31. a4 Nd5 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. f3 Kf8 34. Re5 d4 35. Rd5 dxc3 36. Rxd6 Rb1+ 37. Kf2 c2 38. Rxa6 c1=Q 39. Bxc1 Rxc1 40. Ke3 Rc3+ 41. Ke4 Ra3 42. a5 c3 43. Kd3 g6 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 Kg7 46. Kc2 Kf8 47. f4 Ke7 48. f5 Kd7 49. f6 Kc7 50. Kd3 Kd7 51. Kc2 Kc7 52. Kd3 Kd7 53. Kc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E14"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2777"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. e4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Be3 ({RR} 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Ndb5 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Nc7 Qe5 17. Nxa8 Bxa8 18. Qa4 Qxb2 19. Rac1 Nb4 20. Rb1 Qc3 21. Rb3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Nxd3 23. Qxa7 b5 24. Rd1 Be4 {Bluebaum,M (2670)-Bodnar,N (2434) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (42)}) 10... d6 11. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 11. Qe2 a6 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. Bb1 Rc8 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Qf2 Nfd7 18. Bg5 Re8 19. Bf4 Qb8 20. g4 Bc6 21. h4 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Ne2 b4 24. h5 Bb5 25. Rfe1 Bd3 {Wageih,K (2402)-Kozganbayev,E (2293) Almaty KAZ 2024 0-1 (124)}) ({RR} 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Ndb5 Nc5 13. Bc2 Ncxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Rad1 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 d5 17. Qe2 Qb8 18. Bd4 dxc4 19. Be5 Qc8 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Nb5 a6 22. Bxb8 Qxb8 23. Nc3 b5 24. a3 Rc8 25. Rd2 a5 {Rangel,D (2207)-Lima,D (2491) Rio de Janeiro 2022 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Nc5 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. b3 a6 16. Bd4 Qe7 17. Rfe1 e5 18. Be3 b5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Qd2 Rfc8 21. Bf1 Bf8 22. Rc1 b4 23. Na4 R5c7 24. Bd3 a5 25. a3 bxa3 {Terrieux,K (2408)-Hamdouchi,H (2527) Porticcio FRA 2024 0-1 (51)}) 11... a6 12. Bb1 Nbd7 13. b3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bg5 Nc5 17. f3 Red8 18. Nde2 Qc7 19. Qf4 Qe7 20. Qh4 e5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 b5 23. Kh1 Ncd7 24. Qe1 Qf8 25. Qd2 Nc5 26. Qa5 Ra8 27. Bc2 Rdc8 28. Qd2 Rc7 29. b4 Ncd7 30. Bb3 Rac8 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Rc1 Qc8 33. Rxc7 Qxc7 34. Qc3 Qb8 35. Qc6 Qa7 36. Qxd6 Qf2 37. Ng1 Bf8 38. Qxa6 Bxb4 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. Qc2 Qa7 41. Qc1 h5 42. Nh3 Bc5 43. Bh6+ Kg8 44. d6 Bxd6 45. Qg5 Bf8 46. Qxg6+ Kh8 47. Bxf7 Qb6 48. Bb3 Qc6 49. Be3 Qc3 50. Ng5 Bg7 51. Ne6 Bf8 52. Bg1 Qb4 53. Ng5 Bg7 54. Nf7+ Kg8 55. Nxe5+ Kh8 56. Nxd7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "159"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. Nf1 h6 15. Ng3 Na5 16. Bc2 c5 17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Rc8 20. b3 d5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Bf4 Nc6 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Qxd1 26. Raxd1 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Rc2 $146 ({RR} 27... g5 28. Be3 f5 29. Red4 f4 30. Bd2 Rxe5 31. Kf1 Re6 32. Be1 Kf7 33. a4 bxa4 34. bxa4 Be7 35. g3 fxg3 36. fxg3 Rc2 37. R1d2 Rxd2 38. Bxd2 {½-½ (38) Cheparinov,I (2686)-Harikrishna,P (2716) Linares 2022}) 28. Rd2 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 f5 30. Ree2 g5 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Bxc1 Rc8 33. Bb2 Kf7 34. e6+ Ke8 35. g3 Rc6 36. Kg2 b4 37. Bf6 Bd6 38. Kf3 Be7 39. Bxe7 Kxe7 40. Re5 Rc3+ 41. Kg2 Rc2 42. Ra5 h5 43. Rxa6 g4 44. h4 Rb2 45. Ra4 Kxe6 46. Rxb4 Rxa2 47. Kf1 Rb2 48. Rb5 Kf6 49. Ke1 Ke6 50. Rb8 Ke5 51. Rb4 Ke6 52. Rb5 Kf6 53. Kf1 Ke6 54. Rb4 Ke5 55. Rb8 Kd5 56. Kg2 Rb1 57. b4 Ke6 58. Rb6+ Kf7 59. Rb8 Kg7 60. b5 Kh7 61. b6 Kg7 62. b7 Kh7 63. f4 Rb2+ 64. Kf1 Kg7 65. Ke1 Rb6 66. Kd2 Rb3 67. Kc2 Rb6 68. Kc3 Rb1 69. Kc4 Rb6 70. Kc5 Rb1 71. Kc6 Rc1+ 72. Kd6 Rd1+ 73. Ke6 Rb1 74. Kxf5 Rb5+ 75. Ke6 Rb6+ 76. Kd5 Rb1 77. f5 Rd1+ 78. Kc4 Rc1+ 79. Kd3 Rb1 80. f6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.6"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2724"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Nc6 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 Nd5 14. Nbd2 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Nb4 17. a3 Nd5 18. Nb3 c6 $146 ({RR} 18... f5 19. Rd3 Kh8 20. Qc6 Nb6 21. Na5 e5 22. Rc1 Bf6 23. Bh3 g6 24. d5 Bg7 25. e4 Qg5 26. Qc2 Rf7 27. Rf1 Rcf8 28. b3 Nc8 29. Nb7 fxe4 30. fxe4 Rxf1+ 31. Bxf1 Qf6 32. Bh3 Qb6+ 33. Nc5 {Lei,T (2545)-Tan,Z (2526) Chongqing CHN 2023 1-0 (58)}) 19. f4 Qc7 20. Qd2 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Qa7 22. Qf2 g6 23. Rd2 a5 24. Rdc2 a4 25. Nc5 Rc7 26. h4 h5 27. Bf3 Kg7 28. Qe2 Rdc8 29. Kg2 Nb6 30. Qd3 Nc4 31. Qc3 Kg8 32. Be2 Bxc5 33. dxc5 Qxc5 34. Bxc4 bxc4 35. Rd1 Rb7 36. Rd4 Rb3 37. Qxc4 Qb6 38. Qe2 c5 39. Rdc4 Qb7+ 40. Qf3 Qb5 41. Qe2 Rb8 42. Rxc5 Qxe2+ 43. Rxe2 Rxb2 44. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 45. Kf3 Rb3 46. Ra5 Rxa3 47. Ra7 Kg7 48. Ra6 Ra1 49. e4 a3 50. e5 a2 51. Kg2 f5 52. Ra7+ Kf8 53. Ra6 Ke7 54. Ra7+ Kd8 55. Ra6 Kc7 56. Ra7+ Kb6 57. Ra8 Kb5 58. Ra7 Kc4 59. Ra8 Kc3 60. Rc8+ Kd3 61. Rd8+ Ke3 62. Ra8 Ke4 63. Ra7 Kd3 64. Rd7+ Ke2 65. Ra7 Ke1 66. Ra8 Kd1 67. Rd8+ Kc2 68. Rc8+ Kb3 69. Rb8+ Kc4 70. Ra8 Kd4 71. Rd8+ Ke3 72. Ra8 Ke2 73. Ra7 Ke3 74. Ra8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.7"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "198"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Ne4 7. Rc1 Nd7 ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. Nd2 g5 9. Be3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba3 11. Rb1 f5 12. g3 O-O 13. f4 Qe7 14. Bf2 gxf4 15. Bg2 Bd6 16. Bxd5+ Kh8 17. Nf3 Nd8 18. Qd2 c6 19. Bb3 Ne6 20. d5 cxd5 21. Bxd5 fxg3 22. hxg3 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Grischuk,A (2777) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0}) 8. e3 ({RR} 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nb6 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Re8 12. h3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qb4 Qe7 15. O-O Bd7 16. Rfd1 Ba4 17. Rd4 Ne6 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Rb4 Nxf4 20. Rxf4 Rc8 21. Nd4 Rec7 22. Rb1 Rxc3 {Giri,A (2762)-Sevian,S (2697) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) 8... g5 9. Be5 Nxe5 $146 ({RR} 9... f6 10. Bg3 h5 11. h4 g4 12. Ng1 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Qe7 14. Kf2 c6 15. Bd3 Nf8 16. Nge2 Be6 17. Nf4 O-O-O 18. Na4 Kb8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. a3 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Ne6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. b4 Rhe8 24. Qd2 {Petkov,M (2500)-Moksh,A (2353) Fagernes NOR 2024 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. h4 f6 14. Bh2 g4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bd3 17. f3 Qd7 18. Kf2 Kh8 19. Bf4 h5 20. Qd1 Rg8 21. Nb3 Bh7 22. Nd2 Na4 23. Qb3 c5 24. Nf1 {Yuffa,D (2606)-L'Ami,E (2627) Solingen GER 2024 ½-½ (47)}) ({RR} 9... f6 10. Bg3 h5 11. h4 Nxg3 12. fxg3 g4 13. Nd2 c6 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. Ne2 Qe7 16. Kf2 f5 17. Nf4 Nf6 18. Re1 Bd7 19. Nb3 Kf7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Kg7 22. Qb3 Rab8 23. Qa3 a6 24. Rc3 {Materia,M (2426)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2618) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (50)}) 10. Nxe5 Qf6 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bd6 13. Bd3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. O-O Be6 16. Rb1 b6 17. Kh1 g4 18. Qa4+ Ke7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Rad8 21. f4 Qa5 22. Qc6 Qc5 23. Qa4 Qc4 24. Qa3+ Rd6 25. f5 Qxe4 26. Rbe1 Qc6 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. Qb4 Kd7 29. Qxg4 Kc8 30. c4 h5 31. Qe2 Rg8 32. c5 Qxc5 33. Rc1 Qg5 34. Qc2 Qg7 35. a4 a5 36. Rf3 Rgd8 37. Rf2 Kb8 38. Rcf1 Qg5 39. h3 Rd2 40. Rxd2 Rxd2 41. Qc6 Qe7 42. Qc3 Rd8 43. Rb1 Qg5 44. Qc4 Qd5 45. Qf4 e5 46. Qf6 Rg8 47. Rb2 Kb7 48. Qf5 h4 49. Kh2 Qd4 50. Rf2 Qxa4 51. Qxe5 Qc6 52. Qh5 Qe4 53. Qf7 Qe5+ 54. Kg1 Rd8 55. Qf3+ Ka7 56. Rc2 Rd4 57. Rc1 Qd6 58. Kh1 a4 59. Ra1 Qc5 60. Qf1 Rc4 61. Qd1 a3 62. Qb1 Ra4 63. Qb3 Ra5 64. Qa2 Qc3 65. Rb1 Re5 66. Qf2 Kb7 67. Rd1 Re4 68. Rf1 Qd3 69. Rc1 Re6 70. Qxh4 Rc6 71. Ra1 Qc3 72. Rg1 a2 73. Qa4 Qb2 74. Kh2 Rc5 75. Re1 Re5 76. Rd1 Re2 77. Kh1 Qc3 78. Rg1 Qe5 79. Qa3 Qd4 80. Rc1 Qe4 81. Qg3 Rc2 82. Rf1 b5 83. h4 b4 84. Qg5 Qxg2+ 85. Qxg2+ Rxg2 86. Kxg2 b3 87. Ra1 b2 88. Rxa2 b1=Q 89. Rf2 Qg6+ 90. Kh3 c5 91. Rf4 Kc6 92. Rg4 Qf5 93. Kg3 Qd3+ 94. Kf4 c4 95. h5 c3 96. Rg6+ Kd5 97. Rg8 Qe4+ 98. Kg5 Qe5+ 99. Kh4 Qf4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.8"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Qb5 8. a4 Qa6 9. Bf1 Qa5 10. Bg2 ({RR} 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Rc8 15. Rd1 Nd5 16. Ne3 Nb6 17. Qg4 Qc7 18. Bd2 h5 19. Qe2 Be7 20. Bc3 f6 21. Qd3 Rh6 22. Qe4 Kf7 23. Re1 Bc5 24. Ng2 Nd5 {Boraso,A (2330)-Thiel,T (2215) Forni di Sopra ITA 2023 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Rc8 15. Rd1 Nd5 16. Ne3 Nb6 17. Qg4 Qc7 18. Bd2 h5 19. Qe2 Be7 20. Bc3 f6 21. Qd3 Rh6 22. Qe4 Kf7 23. Re1 Bc5 24. Ng2 Nd5) 10... e5 $146 11. O-O Be6 12. c3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Nf6 ({RR} 13... Qxc3 14. Rb1 O-O-O 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. a5 a6 18. Qa4 Rd4 19. Qa2 Nd5 20. Nf3 Rd3 21. Ng5 Nd4 22. Nf7 Rg8 23. Nxe5 Nb4 24. Rxb4 Bxb4 25. Nxd3 Qxd3 26. Be3 Kb8 27. Qb2 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 {Rodrigue-Lemieux,S (2509)-Christiansen,J (2661) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (103)}) ({RR} 13... Qxc3 14. Rb1 O-O-O 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. a5 a6 18. Qa4 Rd4 19. Qa2 Nd5 20. Nf3 Rd3 21. Ng5 Nd4 22. Nf7 Rg8 23. Nxe5 Nb4 24. Rxb4 Bxb4 25. Nxd3 Qxd3 26. Be3 Kb8 27. Qb2 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 {Rodrigue-Lemieux,S (2509)-Christiansen,J (2661) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (103)}) 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. Re1 Bf5 17. Rxb7 Kxb7 18. Nxe5 Nd5 19. Qb5+ Qb6 20. Nxc6 Bc5 21. Nxd8+ Rxd8 22. Re5 Bxf2+ 23. Kf1 Kc7 24. Bxd5 Bh3+ 25. Bg2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.9"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2551"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 h5 3. h3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nc3 ({RR} 5. e3 Nc6 6. Ne2 a5 7. d4 Bb6 8. Nbc3 Nge7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Ne7 11. b3 Ng6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. O-O h4 14. dxe5 hxg3 15. Nxg3 Nxe5 16. e4 Qh4 17. Qh5 Qxh5 18. Nxh5 f5 19. Nf4 fxe4 {Shinkarev,M (2121)-Boor,C (2231) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (45)}) 5... Nc6 6. a3 a6 $146 ({RR} 6... a5 7. e3 Be6 8. d3 Nge7 9. Nd5 Nf5 10. Ne2 Qd7 11. Bd2 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Nce7 13. Bc3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxg2+ 16. Kf2 Nxd5 17. Kxg2 Qc6 18. Kh2 h4 19. g4 O-O-O 20. Rhf1 Rdf8 21. d4 {Scholtes,B (2093)-Lambregts,F (1904) Krefeld GER 2023 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 6... h4 7. g4 a5 8. e3 f5 9. f3 Nf6 10. Nge2 Ba7 11. d4 Bd7 12. Nb5 Bb8 13. d5 Ne7 14. e4 f4 15. O-O Bxb5 16. cxb5 Ba7+ 17. Kh2 O-O 18. Bd2 Bb6 19. Be1 g5 20. Bf2 Bxf2 21. Rxf2 {Aspiazu Sibri,M (2018)-Wadsworth,M (2416) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (74)}) ({RR} 6... Nge7 7. b4 Bb6 8. e3 a6 9. Nge2 Be6 10. Nd5 Ba7 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. d3 Qd7 13. Nc3 f6 14. Bd2 Kf7 15. Bd5 Nd8 16. f4 h4 17. Qf3 hxg3 18. f5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Kf8 20. Ke2 Qf7 21. Rag1 {Brown,T (2116)-Stoyanov,V (2272) Hastings 2020 0-1 (39)}) 7. e3 Ba7 8. b4 Be6 9. d3 Nge7 10. Nd5 Qd7 11. Bb2 Nd8 12. Rc1 f6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Nf3 g5 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Bf3 Qf7 17. Ne4 Kf8 18. g4 Ne6 19. Ng3 hxg4 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. hxg4 Rh4 22. Bf3 Ng7 23. Kd2 Ke7 24. Bd5 Qg6 25. Be4 Qf7 26. Rxh4 gxh4 27. Nf5+ Nxf5 28. gxf5 Rh8 29. Qg4 h3 30. Rh1 h2 31. Qg2 Qh7 32. Bc3 Be8 33. Kc2 Bf7 34. a4 Qh4 35. Bd2 Rh5 36. Qg3 Bxc4 37. Qxh4 Rxh4 38. dxc4 Rxe4 39. Rxh2 Rxc4+ 40. Kb3 Rg4 41. Rh7+ Kd8 42. Rh8+ Kd7 43. Ra8 Bb6 44. a5 Bxa5 45. bxa5 Kc6 46. Rf8 Rg2 47. Be1 Rg1 48. Bc3 Rf1 49. Rxf6 Kd5 50. f4 exf4 51. exf4 Rxf4 52. Rf7 c5 53. f6 Kc6 54. Ra7 d5 55. Rxa6+ Kd7 56. Be5 Rf3+ 57. Ka4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.10"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10. O-O c5 11. Ne4 cxd4 12. Nxf6+ ({RR} 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. exd4 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. f3 Rfd8 18. Kf2 a5 19. a3 Kf8 20. Ke3 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5+ 22. Kf2 Rac8 23. g3 Ke7 24. Ke2 h5 25. h4 f6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 {Sarana,A (2706)-So,W (2757) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (140)}) 12... Nxf6 $146 ({RR} 12... Qxf6 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Qc3 Re8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Bb3 Nf8 17. Bd5 Re7 18. Qb4 Bf5 19. Be4 Rae8 20. Rd6 Re6 21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. a4 Rb8 23. Qd6 Rd8 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 Rd2 26. Bc2 Nd7 27. Nf3 {Meszaros,A (2161)-Flasik,R (2122) Brno CZE 2022 ½-½ (32)}) {RR} 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15. f3 Rfc8 16. Kf2 Kf8 17. e4 e5 18. Ne2 Ke7 19. Rfd1 Rc7 20. Bb3 Rxc1 21. Nxc1 Be6 22. Bxe6 Kxe6 23. Nd3 Rc8 24. Ke3 Ne8 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Nxc1 Nd6 27. Kd3 h5 {Martirosyan,H (2667)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2767) Almaty KAZ 2024 ½-½ (58)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.11"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Bok, Benjamin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. O-O O-O 7. Be3 Bb6 8. h3 d6 9. Bxb6 axb6 10. d4 Re8 ({RR} 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Re8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 c6 17. Bb3 Be6 18. Rfe1 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 b5 20. Qd3 Ra4 21. Qd1 {½-½ (21) Liu,L (1456)-Canossa,E (1482) Montesilvano ITA 2024}) 11. Re1 Bd7 12. a4 Nh7 $146 ({RR} 12... Ra5 13. Bb5 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxb5 16. axb5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Qe7 18. Qc4 h5 19. g3 Qd7 20. h4 Qh3 21. Qd3 Qg4 22. Re1 Re5 23. Kg2 Qd7 24. Ra1 Qe8 25. Ra4 Nd7 26. Rd4 Nf6 27. Rc4 {Abdusattorov,N (2716)-Tabatabaei,M (2685) Hangzhou CHN 2023 1-0 (88)}) 13. Re3 Ng5 14. Nxg5 Qxg5 15. Rf3 Rf8 16. Rg3 Qh4 17. Bb5 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Qe2 Qf6 22. Re3 Qg6 23. Rg3 Qf6 24. Re3 Qg6 25. Ne4 Rad8 26. Re1 Rd4 27. b3 Rfd8 28. c3 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxe4 30. Qxe4 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rc1 33. Rc4 c5 34. Kg3 Kf7 35. a5 Ra1 36. b4 Ra4 37. h4 bxa5 38. Rxc5 axb4 39. Rxc7+ Kf6 40. Rc6+ Kf7 41. Rc7+ Kf6 42. Rc6+ Kf7 43. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.12"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 f5 12. Bg5 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 12... Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Re1 fxe4 15. dxe4 Qe7 16. c5 Be6 17. Bb3 Kh8 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nd5 Rac8 20. Qb3 dxc5 21. Qxb7 Nd4 22. Ng5 Qd7 23. Qxa6 Ra8 24. Nxf6 Qe7 25. Qd3 Rxf6 26. Qg3 Nc2 27. Qc3 {Jain,K (2334)-Sammed Jaykumar,S (2441) Bangalore IND 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 12... Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Re1 fxe4 15. dxe4 Qe7 16. c5 Be6 17. Bb3 Kh8 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nd5 Rac8 20. Qb3 dxc5 21. Qxb7 Nd4 22. Ng5 Qd7 23. Qxa6 Ra8 24. Nxf6 Qe7 25. Qd3 Rxf6 26. Qg3 Nc2 27. Qc3 {Jain,K (2334)-Sammed Jaykumar,S (2441) Bangalore IND 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 12... Bf6 13. Bh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. d4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qxd4+ Qf6 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Bc2 f4 20. f3 Be6 21. b4 Nd7 22. Bb3 Ne5 23. Qe2 c6 24. Rac1 Rad8 25. Rfd1 h5 26. c5 Bc8 27. Na4 {Bellahcene,B (2518)-Kamsky,G (2665) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (44)}) 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 c5 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Nd5 Kh8 18. Nce7 Bb7 19. exf5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 gxf5 21. Re1 Qf7 22. Re6 Rae8 23. Qb3 Ba8 24. Rae1 f4 25. Qf3 Bxb2 26. Bh6 c4 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Qe4 f3 29. Rh6 fxg2 30. Ng6+ Kg7 31. Nxf8 Kxh6 32. Qh4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.13"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 Be7 5. Bd3 d6 6. c3 Be6 ({RR} 6... O-O 7. Bc2 Be6 8. Nxe7+ Nxe7 9. O-O Ng6 10. d4 c6 11. h3 Re8 12. Re1 h6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. a4 a5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. b3 Bc8 18. c4 b6 19. Qc3 c5 20. d5 Rf8 21. Rf1 {Hakobyan,A (2617)-Murzin,V (2648) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (54)}) 7. Nxe7 Qxe7 8. Bc2 d5 $146 ({RR} 8... O-O-O 9. d4 d5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. O-O f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Be3 Kb8 15. a4 Nd6 16. a5 a6 17. Ra4 Nf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Rf4 g5 20. Rf3 Qe6 21. Qd4 Be4 22. Rf6 Qe7 23. Qa7+ {Mahdavi,R (2394)-Dev,S (2334) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) 9. d4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 exd4 12. cxd4 dxe4 13. fxe4 O-O-O 14. Be3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qb4+ 16. Qd2 Rxd4 17. Qxb4 Rxb4 18. e5 Nd7 19. O-O-O Nxe5 20. Rhe1 f6 21. Be4 g5 22. a3 Rb6 23. Bf5+ Kb8 24. Bxh7 Rd6 25. Bf5 Rh4 26. Rxd6 cxd6 27. Rd1 Rf4 28. Bh7 Kc7 29. Rd2 Rf3 30. Rc2+ Nc6 31. b4 a6 32. a4 Rb3 33. f4 Rxb4 34. fxg5 fxg5 35. Rg2 Rc4+ 36. Kb2 Rc5 37. Rf2 Re5 38. Rf8 Kb6 39. Bf5 Re2+ 40. Kc3 Rf2 41. Rf7 Rf3+ 42. Kd2 Ne5 43. Rf6 Kc5 44. Ke2 b5 45. axb5 axb5 46. Rf8 Kd4 47. Rf6 d5 48. Rf8 b4 49. Kd2 b3 50. Kc1 Nc4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.14"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Lu, Shanglei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bf4 d5 8. Nd2 Be7 ({RR} 8... g6 9. c3 Bg7 10. Qa4 Qb6 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bd6 Bf8 13. Qf4 Qd8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Qh6+ Kg8 16. O-O Ng4 17. Qf4 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. b4 a5 20. a4 Kg7 21. Rfb1 Bd7 22. Nb3 Rhb8 23. Nxa5 {Sadhwani,R (2654)-Gavrilescu,D (2540) Sharjah UAE 2024 ½-½}) 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 ({RR} 10. c4 Qb6 11. b3 a5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Nf3 a4 15. Rab1 axb3 16. axb3 Bb7 17. Qc1 Ba3 18. Qd2 Bb4 19. Qc1 Ba3 20. Qd2 Bb4 {½-½ (20) Carlsen,M (2830)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023}) 10... Nd7 11. Qh5 $146 ({RR} 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Nb3 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Qb6 14. Rc1 c5 15. Qc2 Ba6 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Qxc5 Bxd3 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Red1 Bf5 20. a3 Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 Kf8 24. Be3 b5 25. Kf1 Ke7 {Balajayeva,K (2362)-Kukhmazov,A (2480) Doha QAT 2024 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 11. Re1 f5 12. exf6 Bxf6 ({RR} 12... Bxf6 13. Rxe6 Nc5 14. Rxc6 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. Rc2 Bd4 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qg5 20. Qe1 Rae8 21. Nf1 Qg6 22. Rc7 Rf7 23. Rbb7 Bh3 24. Ng3 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Qb6 26. Qc1 Rxe3 27. Qc5) 13. Rxe6 Nc5 14. Rxc6 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Rxf4 17. Rxb2 Bd7 18. Rcc2 Qf6 19. Rb7 Bg4 20. Qe1 Bf5 21. Rcc7 Rg4 22. Nf1 Rg6 23. Rf7 Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Qe5 Be6 {Zhao Jun (2542)-Wan Yunguo (2506) Xinghua CHN 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 11. Re1 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be5 Qe8 ({RR} 13... Bc5 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Bd4 Qe7 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. c3 Bb7 20. Qe2 Rae8 21. Qe5 Qxe5 22. Nxe5 Rd8 23. a4 Ra8 24. Bb5 Rfd8 25. f3 d4 26. Nc4 dxc3 27. bxc3 Nd5 28. Rxe6) 14. c4 Qf7 15. Qc2 g6 16. Nf3 Nd7 17. Rac1 Nc5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bd4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Bd6 21. h4 Qf5 22. Qb5 Bf4 23. Rc3 Rb8 24. Qc5 Rf7 25. Ne5 Bxe5 {Siddharth,J (2514)-Ayyad,M (1980) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0}) 11... g6 12. Qe2 a5 13. Nf3 Nc5 14. Qe3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 c5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qf4 Ra7 18. Bg5 Rb7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qd2 a4 21. h4 h5 22. Rac1 Bd7 23. Rc2 Kg7 24. Rfc1 Rb5 25. Ng5 Reb8 26. b3 axb3 27. axb3 R8b7 28. Qe3 Rc7 29. Qf4 Be8 30. g4 hxg4 31. Qxg4 Rc6 32. h5 Rb4 33. Qg3 f6 34. h6+ Kh8 35. exf6 Qxf6 36. Rxc5 Qf5 37. Rxc6 Rg4 38. Rc8 Rxg3+ 39. fxg3 Qxg5 40. Rxe8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.15"] [White "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Black "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2349"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 ({RR} 9... Ndf6 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 e6 14. Ne2 Re8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Nf4 h5 17. Nd3 Ne4 18. Qe1 Qe7 19. f3 Nf6 20. Rc2 Rad8 21. h3 Nd7 22. e4 dxc4 23. bxc4 b5 24. cxb5 {Materia,M (2471)-Dubov,D (2693) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) 10. Bxc3 e6 11. b4 $146 ({RR} 11. a4 b6 12. a5 Rb8 13. Qc2 Re8 14. axb6 axb6 15. Qb2 b5 16. cxb5 cxb5 17. Bb4 e5 18. Bd6 exd4 19. Nxd4 Rb6 20. Bb4 Qh4 21. Rfd1 Ne5 22. Ra8 Bd7 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Qa3 Nc6 25. Bc5 Nxd4 {Di Nicolantonio,L (2414)-Abdrlauf,E (2362) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (66)}) 11... Re8 12. Qc2 a6 13. a4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nb6 15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Bd2 Qd6 17. Rab1 e5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 Qf6 21. e4 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Ne3 23. Bxe3 Qxe3 24. f5 gxf5 25. exf5 f6 26. Rbd1 Kh8 27. Bc4 Qe7 28. Qd2 Qg7 29. a5 Qf8 30. Qc3 Re5 31. g4 b5 32. axb6 c5 33. Rfe1 Bb7+ 34. Kg1 cxb4 35. Qd4 Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1 Rd8 37. Qe3 a5 38. g5 Bc6 39. g6 Re8 40. Be6 b3 41. Qxb3 Qc5+ 42. Qe3 Qb4 43. h3 Kg7 44. Rc1 Qd6 45. Qc3 Rd8 46. Qxc6 Qg3+ 47. Kf1 Qf4+ 48. Kg1 Qg3+ 49. Kf1 Qf4+ 50. Kg1 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.16"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. f4 ({RR} 5. Qe2 O-O 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Bg5 a5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 h6 12. Be3 Re8 13. c3 Ba6 14. Qc2 bxc3 15. bxc3 Rb8 16. Re1 d5 17. Ba2 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Nc5 19. Red1 dxe4 {Nakamura,H (2750)-So,W (2778) Berlin 2022 ½-½ (56)}) 5... d5 6. exd5 O-O ({RR} 6... Ng4 7. Nf3 O-O 8. fxe5 Nf2 9. Qe2 Nxh1 10. Bg5 Qa5 11. d6 Bg4 12. Be7 Nd7 13. e6 Ba3 14. exf7+ Kh8 15. O-O-O Qxc3 16. bxa3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ne5 18. Kb1 Qd4 19. Rxh1 Nxc4 20. dxc4 Qb6+ 21. Kc1 {Wei Yi (2740)-Warmerdam,M (2625) Wijk aan Zee NED 2024 1-0}) 7. fxe5 Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 7... Ng4 8. d4 Nxe5 9. Nge2 Bb6 10. Bb3 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qf6 12. Bf4 Nf3+ 13. Kf2 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 15. Kg2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bf5 17. Re1 cxd5 18. Bxd5 Nc6 19. Qf3 Bxc2 20. Re2 Qg6 21. Rae1 Rad8 22. Rd2 {Hauge,L (2518)-Romanov,E (2597) Norway NOR 2022 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 7... Ng4 8. Nf3 cxd5 9. d4 dxc4 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Nxd1 Nc6 12. Bf4 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nc3 Ng6 15. Bd6 Re8+ 16. Kd2 Bd7 17. g3 Bc6 18. Rhe1 f6 19. a4 a6 20. b4 cxb3 21. cxb3 Kf7 22. b4 {Fier,A (2558)-Merario Alarcon,A (2417) Linares 2021 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 7... Ng4 8. d4 Nxe5 9. dxc5 Qh4+ 10. Kf1 Qxc4+ 11. Qe2 cxd5 12. Qxc4 dxc4 13. Bf4 Nbc6 14. Nge2 Bf5 15. Rc1 Rad8 16. h3 h6 17. Kf2 a6 18. Rhd1 Rxd1 19. Nxd1 Rd8 20. Ne3 Bh7 21. g4 f6 22. a3 {Christiansen,J (2618)-Tari,A (2639) chess24.com INT 2021 0-1 (59)}) 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Ne4 Nd7 10. d4 Bb6 11. c3 Qe7 12. Nf2 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Qb4+ 15. Bd2 Qxc4 16. Qd3 Qxd3 17. Nxd3 f6 18. O-O-O fxe5 19. dxe5 Rae8 20. Rhe1 Re6 21. Re4 Rfe8 22. Rde1 a6 23. b3 N5f6 24. R4e2 Nd5 25. Kb2 Rf8 26. Re4 Rfe8 27. a4 Rd8 28. a5 Rde8 29. Kc2 Rf8 30. g3 Rfe8 31. Bc1 N5f6 32. R4e2 Nd5 33. Bb2 Rf8 34. Bc1 Rfe8 35. Ba3 Nc7 36. Kc1 Nb5 37. Bb2 Nc7 38. Nf4 Rh6 39. Ba3 Ne6 40. Rd1 Ndf8 41. Kb2 c5 42. Nd5 Nd4 43. Rf2 Nfe6 44. Rc1 Rh5 45. Re1 Nc6 46. Nf4 Rxe5 47. Rxe5 Nxe5 48. Rd2 Nxf4 49. gxf4 Nc6 50. Bxc5 Nxa5 51. Rd7 Re2+ 52. Kc3 Rxh2 53. b4 Rh3+ 54. Kc2 Nc4 55. Rxb7 h5 56. Ra7 Rf3 57. Rxa6 h4 58. b5 h3 59. Ra1 Rxf4 60. b6 Rf7 61. Kc3 Ne5 62. Kd4 Nd7 63. Rh1 Rf3 64. Ke4 Rb3 65. Bd4 Nxb6 66. Bxb6 Rxb6 67. Rxh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.17"] [White "Pichot, Alan"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. d3 b5 ({RR} 6... e6 7. a4 b6 8. Nfd2 Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. Nc3 d5 12. g4 Nb8 13. g5 Ne8 14. exd5 exd5 15. Bg2 Nc7 16. Nc4 Nc6 17. Nxb6 Rb8 18. Nbxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Nd4 20. c4 Bd6 21. Be3 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2771)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (44)}) 7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2 Bb7 $146 ({RR} 8... g6 9. Re1 Bg7 10. c3 a5 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Qb1 O-O 15. Bb5 Nb6 16. Nb3 Nc4 17. Qd3 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nc5 Bxf3 20. Bxc4 Bd5 21. Ba6 Ra8 22. Bb5 Qd6 23. h3 {Feng,E (2153)-Yilmaz,M (2601) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (68)}) 9. Nc4 e5 10. a5 Be7 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Nfd2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Bf3 Nd5 18. Rb1 Rab8 19. Qc2 Nf4 20. Rfe1 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Rxb1 22. Qxb1 Rb8 23. Qc2 f6 24. g3 Ne6 25. Qa2 Qc6 26. Ncd2 Kh8 27. Qc4 Rc8 28. d4 cxd4 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. cxd4 Rc2 31. dxe5 fxe5 32. Nxe5 Ndc5 33. Ne4 h6 34. Nxc5 Nxc5 35. Rd1 Ne4 36. f3 Nd2 37. h4 h5 38. Re1 Rc5 39. Kf2 Kg8 40. Re2 Nb3 41. Rb2 Rxa5 42. Rxb3 Rxe5 43. Rb7 a5 44. Ra7 Kh7 45. g4 hxg4 46. fxg4 Rb5 47. Kg3 Rb3+ 48. Kf4 Rb4+ 49. Kg5 Rb5+ 50. Kf4 Rb4+ 51. Kg5 Rb5+ 52. Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.18"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "255"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Nbc6 8. Nbd2 Ng6 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bxg6 ({RR} 11. c3 f6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Nf4 15. Nbd4 e5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Nxe5 Nxg2 18. Kxg2 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Qxe3 20. Qh5 Qh6 21. Qxh6 gxh6 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Nxc6 Bh3 24. Rg3 Bd7 25. Nd4 Rf2 {Yu,Y (2738)-Mamedyarov,S (2774) Stavanger 2019 0-1 (54)}) 11... fxg6 12. Be3 Bc7 ({RR} 12... Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Bd7 14. c3 Qe7 15. Nbd4 g5 16. h3 Be8 17. Nh2 Bg6 18. Qd2 Rf4 19. g3 Rf7 20. Rae1 Raf8 21. f3 {½-½ (21) Zhou,R (2220)-Tello Chavez,I (2230) San Jose CA USA 2024}) 13. Bc5 Rf5 $146 ({RR} 13... Rf7 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 g5 16. h3 h6 17. Rad1 Qe8 18. Qd3 Bd7 19. Nd4 Rc8 20. c3 a6 21. Re3 Bb8 22. Bd6 Ba7 23. Rf3 Rxf3 24. Qxf3 Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rd3 a5 27. a3 b5 28. Rf3+ {Bilyy,V (1613)-Palchuk,A (2188) Kiev 2021 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 13... Rf7 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bd7 16. h4 Rc8 17. c3 Bb8 18. Re3 b6 19. Bd6 Rc4 20. Qd3 a5 21. Bxb8 Qxb8 22. Nd4 Qd8 23. g3 g5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Kg2 Rc8 26. Rh1 h6 27. f4 Rxf4 28. Nf3 {Oro,F (2182)-Tokman,A (2317) Perez, Santa Fe ARG 2023 0-1 (45)}) 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bd7 16. Re3 g5 17. Rae1 Rc8 18. c3 h6 19. Qd1 Qe8 20. h3 Bd8 21. Bd4 Qg6 22. Nh2 b6 23. Rf3 Rxf3 24. Nxf3 g4 25. hxg4 Qxg4 26. Be3 Be7 27. Qd2 Rf8 28. Nd4 h5 29. Qd1 Qg6 30. Qc2 Qxc2 31. Nxc2 g5 32. Nd4 h4 33. f3 Kg7 34. a4 Kf7 35. Ra1 a5 36. g3 Rg8 37. Kg2 g4 38. gxh4 gxf3+ 39. Kh3 Rg2 40. b3 Rb2 41. Bc1 Rf2 42. Be3 Rb2 43. h5 Kg8 44. Rf1 Be8 45. h6 Bh5 46. Rg1+ Kh8 47. Nxe6 f2 48. Rf1 Rxb3 49. Bd4 Kh7 50. Rxf2 Kxh6 51. Rg2 Bc5 52. Kh4 Be7+ 53. Kh3 Bc5 54. Rg3 Bf7 55. Nxc5 bxc5 56. Bxc5 Be6+ 57. Kh4 Rb8 58. Rf3 Rg8 59. Be3+ Kh7 60. Bg5 Kg7 61. Rf6 Bd7 62. Rd6 Bxa4 63. Rxd5 Ra8 64. e6 Bc6 65. Rd6 Be8 66. e7 Kf7 67. Rf6+ Kg7 68. Rf8 a4 69. c4 a3 70. Bf6+ Kg6 71. Ba1 a2 72. Rf6+ Kh7 73. Rf8 Kg6 74. Kg3 Rc8 75. Kf2 Rxc4 76. Rxe8 Kf7 77. Ra8 Kxe7 78. Rxa2 Re4 79. Kf3 Re1 80. Ra6 Kd7 81. Kf4 Re6 82. Ra5 Re1 83. Be5 Ke6 84. Bd4 Rf1+ 85. Ke4 Re1+ 86. Be3 Re2 87. Ra6+ Ke7 88. Kd4 Kf7 89. Ra1 Ke6 90. Kd3 Rh2 91. Bd4 Rg2 92. Kc4 Rc2+ 93. Kd3 Rg2 94. Ra5 Kd6 95. Be3 Rg4 96. Rh5 Ke6 97. Bd4 Rg2 98. Kc4 Rc2+ 99. Bc3 Rc1 100. Rh6+ Kf5 101. Kd3 Rd1+ 102. Ke3 Rb1 103. Rf6+ Kg5 104. Rf3 Rg1 105. Ke4 Rg4+ 106. Ke5 Kg6 107. Rf6+ Kg5 108. Bd2+ Kh4 109. Bf4 Rg8 110. Kf5 Kh3 111. Rd6 Rf8+ 112. Ke4 Rg8 113. Rd1 Rg2 114. Kf5 Rg8 115. Rd2 Rf8+ 116. Ke4 Kg4 117. Rg2+ Kh3 118. Rg6 Ra8 119. Kf3 Ra3+ 120. Be3 Ra4 121. Rc6 Rb4 122. Rc1 Rb2 123. Rd1 Ra2 124. Rd5 Ra4 125. Bc5 Rc4 126. Bd4 Kh4 127. Bf2+ Kh3 128. Rh5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.19"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Paravyan, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D26"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2620"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. a3 ({RR} 10. Bg5 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. Ne5 h6 14. Bc1 Nd5 15. Bb1 Rc8 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Rd3 Nf4 18. Rg3+ Bg5 19. Qc2 f5 20. h4 Nh5 21. Rh3 Bf6 22. Qe2 Ng7 23. Ng6 Re8 24. Rg3 Nf8 {Durarbayli,V (2618)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2747) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rd6 Nc5 17. Bc2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Rxd6 19. exd6 Qg5 20. f3 Rd8 21. b4 Nd7 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Qe5 24. Qc2 Kf8 {Rabiega,R (2466)-Rozman,L (2322) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) 10... b5 11. Ba2 Bb7 12. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Re8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Bg3 Qc7 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rac8 20. f4 Nc5 21. Qf3 Qc6 22. f5 Qxf3 23. Rxf3 exf5 24. Rxf5 Ne6 25. Rdf1 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Rc7 {Can,E (2600)-Popov,I (2636) Moscow 2019 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxe7 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxe7 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Qd6 19. Rfe1 Ne5 20. Qe4 Ng6 21. h4 f5 22. Qd4 Qd8 23. h5 Nh4 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qxh4 Qc7 26. Ng6+ {1-0 (27) Zelbel,P (2456)-Guzman,C (2250) Chess.com INT 2022}) 12... h6 13. h3 b4 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Bf4 Ne7 17. Rd3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Be4 19. Rdd1 Rc8 20. c4 Nf5 21. d5 exd5 22. f3 Nh5 23. Bh2 Qg5 24. Qd2 Ne3 25. h4 Qxh4 26. Qxe3 Bc2 27. Rd4 Qe7 28. cxd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.20"] [White "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Bc5 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. h3 $146 ({RR} 9. c3 a6 10. b4 Ba7 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. dxe4 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Be3 Bh3 15. Bf1 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Bg4 17. Bxa7 Nxa7 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. Nd2 Nc6 20. g3 b6 21. Nc4 Rd7 22. Be2 Be6 23. a3 Rad8 {Deac,B (2687)-Erdogmus,Y (2604) Petrovac MNE 2024 ½-½}) 9... h6 10. c3 Re8 11. Ne4 Bb6 12. a4 a6 13. Qc2 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Qf6 15. Kh2 Ne7 16. Be3 Ng6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Rad1 Nf4 19. Ng1 Qc6 20. Qb3 Be6 21. Bxe6 Nxe6 22. Qc2 Rad8 23. Nf3 f6 24. b4 Kh7 25. a5 Qc4 26. Nd2 Qc6 27. Nf1 Nd4 28. Qd3 Nb5 29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Nd6 31. Ng3 Qxc3 32. Re3 Qc2 33. Rd7 Qc6 34. Re7 Nc8 35. Nf5 Nxe7 36. Nxe7 Qd6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.21"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 f6 11. Ne4 Ba7 12. a4 Be6 $146 ({RR} 12... Kh8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Rb8 17. Nc5 Qd6 18. Bb3 Ne7 19. Bc4 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Bxa6 Bxa6 22. Rxa6 Ng6 23. Ra3 Rfd8 24. Qe2 Re8 25. Re3 Rxe3 26. Bxe3 Qb5 27. Qxb5 {Anand,V (2754)-Bluebaum,M (2668) Viernheim GER 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 12... Kh8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Rb8 17. Nc5 Qd6 18. Bb3 Ne7 19. Bc4 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Bxa6 Bxa6 22. Rxa6 Ng6 23. Ra3 Rfd8 24. Qe2 Re8 25. Re3 Rxe3 26. Bxe3 Qb5 27. Qxb5 {Anand,V (2754)-Bluebaum,M (2668) Viernheim GER 2024 ½-½}) 13. Re1 Kh8 14. Bd2 Bg8 15. h4 f5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ng3 Qd6 18. h5 h6 19. Nh4 Nde7 20. Bxg8 Kxg8 21. Qe2 Rae8 22. d4 exd4 23. Qxb5 Rb8 24. Qc4+ Qd5 25. Qxd5+ Nxd5 26. c4 Ndb4 27. Bxb4 Rxb4 28. Ng6 Ra8 29. Nxf5 d3 30. Nge7+ Nxe7 31. Nxe7+ Kh7 32. Nc6 Rxc4 33. Nxa7 d2 34. Red1 Rc1 35. Raxc1 dxc1=Q 36. Rxc1 Rxa7 37. b4 Ra4 38. b5 Ra5 39. Rb1 Ra4 40. g3 Rc4 41. Kg2 Rc3 42. Kh3 Kg8 43. f4 Rc5 44. Kg4 Kf7 45. Rb3 Kf6 46. Rb4 Ke6 47. Kh4 Kf5 48. g4+ Kf6 49. Kg3 Rc3+ 50. Kf2 Ke6 51. Ke2 Kd5 52. f5 Rg3 53. Rf4 Ke5 54. Rc4 Kd5 55. Kf2 Rb3 56. Rxc7 Rxb5 57. Re7 Rb3 58. Kg2 Kd6 59. Rxg7 Ke5 60. Rg6 Kf4 61. Kf2 Rb2+ 62. Ke1 Ra2 63. f6 Ke3 64. Kd1 Kd3 65. Kc1 Kc3 66. Kd1 Kd3 67. Kc1 Kc3 68. Kb1 Rb2+ 69. Ka1 Rf2 70. f7 Rf1+ 71. Ka2 Rf2+ 72. Ka3 Rxf7 73. Rc6+ Kd4 74. Rxh6 Rb7 75. Rg6 Ke5 76. h6 Rh7 77. g5 Kf5 78. Rg7 Rh8 79. h7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.22"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bb6 ({RR} 7... a5 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. O-O g5 10. Bg3 O-O 11. a3 Nh7 12. Kh1 h5 13. h4 Bg4 14. hxg5 Ne7 15. Qe1 Ng6 16. d4 Re8 17. Qe3 Kg7 18. Rae1 Qe7 19. Nh2 h4 20. Nxg4 hxg3 21. Nf3 Rh8 22. Kg1 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2749)-So,W (2751) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (107)}) 8. Nbd2 Qe7 9. a4 a5 10. Bb5 $146 ({RR} 10. O-O Be6 11. Bb5 g5 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. Nc4 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. d4 e4 16. Nfd2 d5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. d5 Bxe3 20. fxe3 O-O-O 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Qh5 Nce5 23. b4 Nf6 24. Qe2 c6 {Demchenko,A (2609)-Sonis,F (2573) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (58)}) ({RR} 10. O-O Be6 11. Bb5 g5 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. Nc4 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. d4 e4 16. Nfd2 d5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. d5 Bxe3 20. fxe3 O-O-O 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Qh5 Nce5 23. b4 Nf6 24. Qe2 c6 {Demchenko,A (2609)-Sonis,F (2573) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (58)}) 10... Bd7 11. Nc4 Ba7 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. d4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 g4 16. Nh4 exd4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 O-O 19. Qxg4+ Qg5 20. Qf3 Ne7 21. Rfe1 c6 22. Nxd6 cxb5 23. Ne4 Qxf5 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nh5+ Kh8 26. Rxe7 Qxf3 27. gxf3 dxc3 28. bxc3 b4 29. cxb4 axb4 30. Rxb7 Bd4 31. Rd1 Bc3 32. Nf4 Rab8 33. Rdd7 b3 34. Rxf7 Rfe8 35. Rfc7 b2 36. Ng6+ Kg8 37. Ne7+ Kf8 38. Ng6+ Kg8 39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Ng6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.23"] [White "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2653"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 Qe6 9. Nd2 d6 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Nc4 Bc5 12. a3 O-O 13. Qxe6 Bxe6 14. Bd3 Rfe8 15. O-O a5 ({RR} 15... Bg4 16. b4 Bd4 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Nxb2 a5 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Nc4 Ra4 21. Rfe1 Rea8 22. Ne5 Be6 23. Nxc6 Rxa3 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. Bf5 Kf8 26. Bxh7 Rc3 27. Nd4 Bd7 28. Be4 Nb4 29. Rd1 Rc4 30. Nf3 {Dotzer,L (2369)-Balint,P (2317) Vienna AUT 2024 1-0 (62)}) 16. Rb1 $146 ({RR} 16. Re1 Nb6 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Be3 Bd6 19. Bd4 c5 20. Bc3 c4 21. Bf1 Na4 22. Bd4 c5 23. Bxc4 Bxe5 24. Bxd5 Bxd4 25. Bc6 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rd8 27. Bxa4 Bxb2 28. Re7 Kf8 29. Ra7 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rd4 {Caruana,F (2828)-Robson,R (2667) Saint Louis 2019 ½-½ (38)}) 16... a4 17. Re1 Nb6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 g6 20. g3 f5 21. Kg2 Kf7 22. Re2 Kf6 23. Rbe1 Bf7 24. g4 Nd5 25. g5+ Kg7 26. Nxd5 Bxd5+ 27. Kg3 Rxe2 28. Rxe2 Kf7 29. h5 Rb8 30. c3 c5 31. h6 c4 32. Bb1 Be6 33. Rd2 Ke7 34. Kf4 Rb5 35. Ba2 Rb6 36. Re2 Kf7 37. f3 Rb8 38. Rd2 Ke7 39. Re2 Kd6 40. Bb1 Bd5 41. Rd2 c6 42. Re2 Be6 43. Ba2 Bd5 44. Rd2 Ke6 45. Rd4 Rxb2 46. Bxc4 Rc2 47. Bxd5+ cxd5 48. Rxa4 Rxc3 49. Ra6+ Kf7 50. Ke5 Re3+ 51. Kxd5 Rxf3 52. Ra7+ Kg8 53. a4 Rd3+ 54. Ke5 Re3+ 55. Kf4 Re4+ 56. Kf3 Rb4 57. a5 Ra4 58. a6 Kf8 59. Ra8+ Ke7 60. a7 Ra3+ 61. Ke2 Ra2+ 62. Kd3 Ra3+ 63. Kd2 Ra2+ 64. Kc3 f4 65. Rh8 Ke6 66. a8=Q 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.24"] [White "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2674"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. Qe2 e6 7. Rd1 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nf6 10. c4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 Qc6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2 Rfc8 $146 ({RR} 14... Rfd8 15. Rad1 Ne8 16. a4 Bf6 17. R4d3 Qb6 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. Kh1 Qc5 20. Qd2 Qb4 21. f4 h6 22. Ba1 Kf8 23. Qa2 Kg8 24. h3 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nxb5 Ra8 27. Bxf6 Rxa2 28. Bxd8 Re2 29. Nc3 {Kocheev,A (2316)-Volkov,S (2260) Minsk 2018 0-1 (37)}) 15. h3 Rab8 16. Rc1 Qc5 17. Rd2 Qh5 18. Ba3 Qxe2 19. Rxe2 b5 20. e5 b4 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Bxb4 Rxb4 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Rd1 Rc6 25. Red2 d5 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Ng3 d4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rc2 31. Re4 Kf8 32. Re2 Rc1 33. Nf5 Bc5 34. g3 g6 35. Nh4 a5 36. Nf3 Kg7 37. Kg2 a4 38. bxa4 Rc4 39. a5 Ra4 40. Re5 Bf8 41. Rb5 Rxa2 42. Ne5 Bd6 43. Rd5 Bc7 44. Nxf7 Kxf7 45. Rd7+ Kg8 46. Rxc7 Rxa5 47. Kf3 Rf5+ 48. Ke3 Re5+ 49. Kd3 Re1 50. h4 h5 51. Ra7 Kf8 52. Kd4 Re2 53. f4 Re1 54. Ra5 Kf7 55. Re5 Ra1 56. Re3 Ra4+ 57. Ke5 Ra5+ 58. Ke4 Kf6 59. Rd3 Ra4+ 60. Rd4 Ra6 61. Kf3 Ra3+ 62. Kg2 Ra6 63. Rd5 Rb6 64. Rg5 Rb2+ 65. Kh3 Rb3 66. Rd5 Rb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.25"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Woodward, Andy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D86"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O e6 11. Rc1 b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Bd3 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 14... c4 15. Bc2 Qd7 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Rad8 18. Be4 Rfe8 19. Bf3 Ba8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 Nb7 22. Nf4 Nc5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Ne6 Rc8 25. Qf4 Qa4 26. h4 Re7 27. h5 gxh5 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Rcd1 {Sandoval Mercado,C (2370)-Poltorak,S (2399) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (81)}) ({RR} 14... Qc7 15. h4 h5 16. e5 Rfd8 17. Bh6 Qc6 18. f3 Qe8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qg5 Qh8 21. Nf4 Qh6 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. dxc5 Qg7 24. Qg5 bxc5 25. Bxg6 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 fxg6 27. Nxe6 Qf7 28. Nd8 Qf5 29. Qe7 {Nguyen Quang Anh (1889)-Xia,J (2052) Montesilvano ITA 2024 1-0 (31)}) 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. e5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. h4 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 22. h5 Qc4 23. Ng3 Nc6 24. Be3 f5 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Ne2 Kf7 28. f3 b5 29. Kh2 b4 30. Bf2 a5 31. Qf4 e5 32. Qe4 exd4 33. Nf4 Ne7 34. Kh3 Qxa2 35. Bh4 g5 36. Qh7+ Ke8 37. Qh6 Qf7 38. Nh5 Ng8 39. Nxf6+ Qxf6 40. Qh5+ Kd7 41. Bxg5 Qf5+ 42. Kh2 b3 43. Qh4 Qd5 44. Qg4+ Kc6 45. Qc8+ Kb5 46. Qe8+ Kc4 47. Bc1 Nf6 48. Qe2+ d3 49. Qe1 Kb5 50. Qc3 Nd7 51. f4 Nc5 52. Bd2 Kc6 53. Qxa5 b2 54. Qa8+ Nb7 55. Qe8+ Kc7 56. Qe7+ Kc8 57. Qb4 Qh5+ 58. Kg3 Qg6+ 59. Kf2 Qf6 60. Ke3 Qe6+ 61. Kf3 Qe2+ 62. Kg3 b1=Q 63. Qxb1 Qxd2 64. Kh3 Qe3+ 65. g3 d2 66. Qf5+ Kc7 67. Qc2+ Nc5 68. f5 Qd4 69. Qd1 Qd3 70. f6 Ne4 71. Qg1 Ng5+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.26"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/IZewqxYj} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a5 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. a4 Qe7 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. h3 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Kg7 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nf1 Kg6 15. h4 Rg8 16. Ne3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nb8 18. O-O Nbd7 19. Rf2 Bxc4 20. dxc4 d5 21. cxd5 Ra6 22. Raf1 Qe8 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. c4 {Durarbayli,V (2923)-Kollars,D (3032) Chess.com 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 9... g5 10. Bg3 O-O 11. O-O Kg7 12. Re1 g4 13. Bh4 Ne7 14. Bxf6+ Kxf6 15. Nh4 Kg7 16. Nf1 Ng8 17. g3 Qg5 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Ne7 20. d4 Ng6 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Qd4 Re8 24. f4 {Zemlyanskii,I (2543)-Narayanan,S (2647) Doha QAT 2024 ½-½ (65)}) 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Re1 Nh7 13. Bb5 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Nh2 f5 16. exf5 Qf6 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Ne4 Qxf5 19. Qb3 Qg6 20. Nf1 Rb8 21. Ne3 Ne7 22. Qb5 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Nf5 24. Re2 b6 25. Rae1 Bb7 26. Bd5 {Pranav,A (2540)-Anuj,S (2390) Gandhinagar IND 2024 1-0 (73)}) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Nf1 Bh5 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Kg7 16. Qb3 Nd8 17. h3 Nd7 18. d4 f6 19. Nd2 Nb6 20. Ree1 Bf7 21. Bxf7 Qxf7 22. Qxf7+ Rxf7 23. f3 Ne6 24. Nb3 Nc4 25. Re2 Ra6 26. d5 {Vaishali,R (2475)-Muzychuk,A (2520) Toronto, Canada 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/IZewqxYj] ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Kh1 Nf4 14. Bxf4 gxf4 15. Bb5 O-O 16. h3 Bd7 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxc7 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bf6 23. Qxb7 Rab8 24. Qc7 Bxb5 25. Qxe7 Bxe7 26. axb5 {Demchenko,A (2609)-Kurmangaliyeva,L (2281) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (46)}) 12. Bb5 h5 13. h4 g4 14. Ne1 Nf8 15. d4 Bd7 16. Nc2 exd4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxd4 Ng6 19. f4 gxf3 20. N2xf3 Ne5 21. Kh1 Rg8 22. Ng5 O-O-O 23. Bf2 f6 24. Ngf3 Nxf3 25. Qxf3 Rg4 26. Rae1 Qe5 27. Qd3 Rdg8 28. Rg1 Qf4 29. g3 Qxf2 30. Rg2 Qxe1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.27"] [White "Bai, Adelard"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2393"] [BlackElo "2657"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nb5 Bb4+ 5. c3 Ba5 6. e3 O-O 7. Nf3 c6 8. Na3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Bc7 ({RR} 9... Ne4 10. O-O f5 11. c4 Bc7 12. Bxc7 Qxc7 13. Nb1 b6 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Rc1 Qd6 16. Ne2 Rad8 17. a3 Kh8 18. b4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Qe7 20. Nf4 Rf6 21. Qe2 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Rfd1 {Caruana,F (2804)-Lagarde,M (2642) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 10. O-O b6 $146 ({RR} 10... Ne4 11. Bxc7 Qxc7 12. c4 Ndf6 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Qa4 a5 15. c5 Qb4 16. Qc2 a4 17. Nb1 Bd7 18. Nc3 a3 19. bxa3 Qxa3 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxa2 23. Ng5 f5 24. Qh4 h6 25. Nf3 {Sukandar,I (2392)-Assaubayeva,B (2439) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (76)}) 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bxc7 Qxc7 13. c4 Rad8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nc4 c5 16. Qe2 Qb8 17. Rfd1 N5f6 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bb1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Nfxd2 Kf8 24. Bc2 Ke7 25. f3 Nd5 26. e4 Nb4 27. Bb1 Nbd3 28. a3 b5 29. Bxd3 Nxd3 30. Na5 Ba8 31. b4 f5 32. exf5 exf5 33. Ndb3 Kf6 34. Nd4 a6 35. Ndc6 Bxc6 36. Nxc6 Ne1 37. Nb8 Nc2 38. Nxa6 Nxa3 39. Kf2 Ke5 40. Ke3 Nc4+ 41. Kd3 g5 42. Nc7 Nd6 43. g3 h6 44. Ke3 Nc4+ 45. Kd3 Nd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.28"] [White "Svane, Rasmus"] [Black "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 c6 4. Bd3 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. c3 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Re1 Bf5 10. h3 $146 ({RR} 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Nd2 e6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. f4 Ne7 16. Qh5 Ng6 17. Rf1 Bg7 18. Rae1 Qd8 19. Nd3 Re8 20. Re3 Qb6 21. Rh3 Nf8 22. Kh1 Re7 23. g4 fxg4 24. Qxg4 f5 {Ghukasyan,S (2222)-Hakobyan,A (1820) Yerevan 2021 ½-½ (83)}) ({RR} 10. Bf1 h6 11. h3 g5 12. Bh2 e6 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. a4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bb5 Qb6 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. Nf1 a6 19. Bd3 Ne7 20. Bxg6 Nxg6 21. Qd2 Qc6 22. f4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 e5 {Anton Guijarro,D (2694)-Druska,J (2503) Terme Catez 2022 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Nbd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. a4 Re8 15. Nb3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb5 Re7 18. Nd4 Bg4 19. Qb3 a6 20. Bf1 Nc4 21. h3 Be6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qxb7 e5 {Urazayev,A (2471)-Valle Luis,L (2235) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 10. Ne5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Ne4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 e6 15. Be5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Qd6 17. h4 f6 18. Re3 h5 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. Qe2 Kf7 21. b3 c5 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. Rxe6 Qc7 24. Rxe8 {1-0 (24) Froewis,G (2457)-Brod,M (2211) Playchess.com INT 2020}) ({RR} 10. Ne5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nh5 12. Bc1 Qd6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. b3 Rfe8 15. Ba3 Qd7 16. Nd2 f6 17. g3 e5 18. f3 Qh3 19. Nf1 f5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Bc5 f4 22. g4 Nf6 23. Re2 Bxc3 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {Grebnev,A (2283)-Obgolts,E (2404) Cheliabinsk 2021 0-1}) 10... Ne4 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. Na3 Rfe8 13. Rab1 e5 14. dxe5 Nxf2 15. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Bxd3 17. Rbd1 Be4 18. Nb5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rad8 20. Nc7 Re7 21. Nxd5 Red7 22. c4 h6 23. Bxh6 Kf8 24. Bg5 Rc8 25. f4 b6 26. b3 Rb7 27. Rd2 Kg8 28. Red1 Bf8 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. h4 Bc5+ 31. Kf3 Ne7 32. h5 gxh5 33. Nxh5+ Kg6 34. Bxe7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.29"] [White "Meier, Georg"] [Black "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E68"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2583"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 Re8 9. d5 Nc5 10. Ne1 a5 11. Nd3 b6 ({RR} 11... Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. Be3 b6 14. b3 Nc5 15. Qc2 f5 16. a3 Rf8 17. b4 Nd7 18. c5 f4 19. Bd2 bxc5 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Na4 Nxa4 22. Qxa4 Bd7 23. Qc2 Ra7 24. Rfc1 Qe7 25. Qd1 Qf7 26. f3 {Grapsa,G (2046)-Montano Vicente,G (2001) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 12. Nxc5 $146 ({RR} 12. Rb1 Nfd7 13. b3 Rf8 14. Be3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Nc5 16. Qd2 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. f4 Bd7 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. d6 c6 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Na4 Rf6 23. Kh1 Bf8 24. Nxc5 Rxd6 25. Qe2 Qe7 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 {Supi,L (2572)-Golubev,M (2461) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 12. f3 h5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. a4 Nh7 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qd2 f5 18. h3 Rf8 19. Rae1 Qf6 20. Bf2 Ng5 21. h4 Nh7 22. Nb5 Rf7 23. b3 f4 24. Kh2 Bh6 25. Qe2 fxg3+ 26. Bxg3 Bf4 {Talukder,U (1769)-Manon,R (2089) Dhaka 2022 0-1}) 12... bxc5 13. a4 Nd7 14. Bd2 f5 15. Qe1 Nf6 16. f3 f4 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nh5 19. Be3 g5 20. Qd2 h6 21. Rab1 Be5 22. Ne2 Rf8 23. f4 gxf4 24. Nxf4 Qh4 25. Rf3 Nxf4 26. Rbf1 Ne2+ 27. Qxe2 Qxh2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.30"] [White "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Bd6 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 Nc6 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 e5 9. c5 Be7 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ne4 12. Be3 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Nb5 Rad8 $146 ({RR} 15... Bc4 16. Nxc7 Rac8 17. Rdc1 Na5 18. Nd2 Rxc7 19. Nxc4 Nab3 20. axb3 Nxb3 21. Rcb1 Nxa1 22. Ne3 Rfc8 23. Rxa1 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Nf1 b5 26. Bd5 a5 27. f4 a4 28. Kf2 Rc5 29. e4 a3 30. e6 {Giri,A (2777)-Artemiev,V (2699) chess24.com INT 2021 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 15... Rac8 16. Rdc1 Nd7 17. Nfd4 Ndxe5 18. f4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Ng4 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Rxc7 Rf7 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Bf3 Nf6 25. Rc1 Rb2 26. Rc7+ Kg6 27. Rxa7 h5 28. Kf2 Rb1 29. a4 Ra1 30. a5 {Wu,D (2278)-Navarrete Mendez,G (2188) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (52)}) 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Nxc7 Bc4 18. Rc1 Bxe2 19. Ne1 Rd1 20. Rxd1 Bxd1 21. f4 Kf8 22. Kf2 f6 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Ke3 Ke7 25. Nd5+ Kf7 26. h3 Ke6 27. g4 Ba4 28. Nc3 Na5 29. Kd4 Kd6 30. Nxa4 Nxa4 31. Be4 Nc6+ 32. Kc4 b5+ 33. Kd3 Nc5+ 34. Ke3 Nxe4 35. Kxe4 Nb4 36. a3 Nd5 37. Nc2 a5 38. h4 b4 39. axb4 axb4 40. Nd4 Nc3+ 41. Kd3 Kd5 42. g5 Ne4 43. Nc2 Nc5+ 44. Ke3 b3 45. Na3 fxg5 46. fxg5 Ne6 47. Kd3 Ke5 48. Kc3 Kf4 49. Kxb3 Kg4 50. Nc4 Kxh4 51. g6 h5 52. Kc3 Kg5 53. Kd3 Kxg6 54. Ke3 Kg5 55. Kf3 Nd4+ 56. Kg3 Ne2+ 57. Kf3 Nd4+ 58. Kg3 h4+ 59. Kh3 Ne6 60. Ne5 Nf4+ 61. Kh2 h3 62. Nd3 Kg4 63. Nxf4 Kxf4 64. Kxh3 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.31"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Brodsky, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Qd3 ({RR} 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Qd2 Rfd8 12. Rfd1 Qe6 13. Qe2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rac1 g5 17. b3 h6 18. Kh1 e6 19. Rf1 g4 20. f4 gxf3 21. gxf3 Kh7 22. Qd3 Kh8 23. Ne2 d5 24. Bc3 Qh5 {Okhai,S (2075)-Wang,L (1801) Peterborough ENG 2024 1-0 (50)}) 10... Na6 $146 ({RR} 10... Rc8 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Qe2 Qc6 13. b3 Nc5 14. Rae1 e6 15. e5 Ne8 16. Rd1 a6 17. exd6 Nxd6 18. Ne5 Qe8 19. Bf4 Rd8 20. Ng4 Nf5 21. Be5 Qf8 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. b4 Qe7 24. bxc5 Bxf6 25. g4 {Svane,R (2621)-Bjerre,J (2606) Havana CUB 2023 0-1 (79)}) 11. Bg5 Rac8 12. b3 Nc5 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bd2 Qe6 15. Rae1 Rfd8 16. h3 a6 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Rd1 e6 19. Nf3 Qc6 20. Rfe1 d5 21. Ne5 Qe8 22. exd5 exd5 23. Qf3 Nce4 24. Ng4 Qc6 25. Nxh6+ Bxh6 26. Bxh6 Nxc3 27. Qxc3 dxc4 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. bxc4 b5 30. c5 Rd5 31. Re5 b4 32. Qf3 Kh7 33. Bg5 Qxc5 34. Qxf6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.32"] [White "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2763"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bd2 Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 a6 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. Bc3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Ng5 Nd5 16. Nxe4 Qh4 17. N4g3 Nxc3 18. Nxc3 Bxg2 19. Rg1 Bf3 20. Nf5 Qxh2 21. Rxg7+ Kh8 22. Ne4 Bh5 23. Nf6 Bg6 24. O-O-O Be7 {Xu,X (2576)-Grischuk,A (2759) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. d5 Na5 14. Ba2 c6 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Ng5 e4 17. Ngxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Be5 19. Kb1 Rad8 20. Nd5 Qe8 21. Bc3 Bxc3 22. Qxe8 Rfxe8 23. Nxc3 Ne5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 {Mamedyarov,S (2782)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2792) Zagreb 2021 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Ng5 g6 14. h4 Na5 15. Ba2 Ng4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 c6 18. Ba2 Nxf2 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Rhf1 Kg7 21. Bxf7 Nxd1 22. Qxd1 Rf8 23. Ba2 exd4 24. exd4 Nb7 {Xiong,J (2636)-Caruana,F (2805) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb5 Be7 12. Bd3 a6 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. O-O Re8 15. b4 Qe7 16. Rfc1 Nb8 17. Qb3 b5 18. a4 c6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nbd7 21. Bg5 Bxb4 22. Ne5 Qe6 23. Qxb4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Nxe5 {Hakobyan,A (2561)-Santos Ruiz,M (2560) New Delhi 2019 1-0}) 10... a6 11. Be2 h6 12. O-O Re8 13. h3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 e5 15. d5 Ne7 16. e4 b5 17. Ba2 Bc8 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. Ng3 Ng6 20. Rfe1 a5 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qd3 Qd7 25. Nd4 b4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Red1 Re4 28. Qf3 Rae8 29. Bb1 R4e5 30. Ba2 Ne4 31. Qxf4 Bd6 32. Qg4 Qa4 33. Bc4 Nf6 34. Qf3 Qxc4 35. Nc6 Qxc1 36. Nxe5 Qxb2 37. Nc4 Qb4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.33"] [White "Lou, Yiping"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. d4 Nd7 10. Nc3 c5 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qd3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 ({RR} 14. Rxc8 Qxc8 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Nf5 exf5 17. Qxd5 Rd8 18. Qc4 Ne4 19. Qa4 Qd7 20. Qxd7 Rxd7 21. Rc1 f6 22. g4 g6 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Bh3 Rd2 25. Bxf5 Rxb2 26. Bxe4 Rxe2 27. Bd5+ Kf8 28. Rc8+ Kg7 {Bluebaum,M (2646)-Ponomariov,R (2655) Walbrzych POL 2024 ½-½ (50)}) 14... Rxc1 $146 ({RR} 14... Nc5 15. Qe3 Qd7 16. b4 Nb7 17. a3 Nd6 18. Ba1 Qb7 19. Rfd1 h6 20. Qf4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rd1 Bf8 23. Bf1 Nc4 24. b5 Nxa3 25. Ne5 f6 26. Ng4 Rc4 27. e4 Rxe4 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Qxf6 {Vaishali,R (2385)-Shuvalova,P (2412) New Delhi 2019 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 14... Bf6 15. Rfd1 {½-½ (15) Moiseenko,V (2546)-Triapishko,A (2506) Yalta 2022}) 15. Rxc1 Nc5 16. Qc3 f6 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd7 20. Qf3 Rc8 21. Nd3 Bd6 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Qe4 g6 24. h4 Kg7 25. a4 a6 26. Nb2 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Nd3 h5 29. Nf4 Bxf4 30. Qxf4 e5 31. Qe4 Qd7 32. b4 Kf7 33. e3 Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.34"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nxe7 Qxe7 7. f3 exd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qc3 O-O 10. Ne2 a5 ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. g4 Qh4+ 12. Kd1 Nf6 13. Qe1 Qxe1+ 14. Kxe1 Ne5 15. Kf2 Nxc4 16. Bg5 Nxb2 17. Nc3 Be6 18. Rb1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxb7 Rfc8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rc1 {½-½ (22) Stoyanov,T (2465)-Seo,J (2505) Sant Boi ESP 2024}) 11. Be3 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 11... Ne5 12. Ng3 Re8 13. Be2 c6 14. O-O Ng6 15. Bg5 Qe5 16. Qxe5 dxe5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nh5 Rd8 19. Rfd1 Be6 20. Nxf6+ Kg7 21. Nh5+ Kf8 22. g3 f5 23. Kf2 f4 24. b3 Kf7 25. c5 a4 26. Bc4 {Deac,B (2679)-Nevednichy,V (2498) Bucharest 2022 0-1 (69)}) 12. Nf4 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qd8 14. Be2 Nc5 15. O-O b6 16. g4 Be6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. b3 Ne5 19. Bd4 c6 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qxe5 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Qd8 25. Be2 h6 26. Nh5 f6 27. Qc3 Qd6 28. Kg2 Kf7 29. Qe3 g6 30. Nf4 g5 31. Nh5 Qe5 32. Qd2 Ke7 33. b4 Nd7 34. a3 axb4 35. axb4 c5 36. bxc5 bxc5 37. Ng3 Qd4 38. Qa2 Qd6 39. Qa8 Qb8 40. Qa5 Qb6 41. Qd2 Qd6 42. Qa2 Qb8 43. Nf1 Ne5 44. Ne3 Ng6 45. Kg1 Nf4 46. Bf1 Kf7 47. Nd5 Bxd5 48. cxd5 Ke7 49. Qa6 Qd6 50. Qb7+ Qd7 51. Qb8 Qd6 52. Qa7+ Kd8 53. Bb5 Ng6 54. Qa8+ Kc7 55. Qa5+ Kc8 56. Qa8+ Kc7 57. Qa7+ Kd8 58. Qa5+ Kc8 59. Ba6+ Kd7 60. Qb5+ Kd8 61. Qb7 Ne5 62. Qc8+ Ke7 63. Bb5 Kf7 64. Kg2 Kg7 65. Qb7+ Kf8 66. Qa8+ Kg7 67. Qa7+ Kf8 68. Qh7 Nf7 69. Qf5 Qb6 70. Qd7 Kg7 71. Qc6 Qa7 72. d6 Qa2+ 73. Kg3 Qd2 74. Qxc5 Qf4+ 75. Kg2 Qd2+ 76. Kg1 Qxd6 77. Qa7 Kf8 78. Qa8+ Kg7 79. Qa7 Kf8 80. Bc4 Qd1+ 81. Kf2 Qc2+ 82. Be2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.35"] [White "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Black "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E63"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. Bf4 Rb8 9. Rc1 Bd7 10. d5 Na5 11. b3 b5 ({RR} 11... c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. c5 e5 14. Bg5 dxc5 15. Ne4 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxd7 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Rc7 Bg7 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Nc5 b6 22. Nxa6 Rbc8 23. Rfc1 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Bf8 25. h4 h5 26. Bc6 {Chigaev,M (2622)-Jia,H (2331) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nd4 b4 14. Nb1 $146 ({RR} 14. Na4 e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 e5 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. e4 Rf7 22. Qd5 Kg7 23. Rfc1 Bg5 24. R1c2 h5 25. Nb2 h4 26. Nd3 Rd7 27. Qc4 Rc8 28. Nxb4 Qf6 {Suhaas,A (1522)-Ooi,J (1780) Tornelo INT 2020 1-0 (61)}) ({RR} 14. Na4 e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Nd5 19. Bd2 Qd7 20. Rc4 c5 21. e4 Nb6 22. Nxb6 Rxb6 23. Be3 Qf7 24. f4 Ra6 25. Rf2 Rfa8 26. e5 Bf8 27. exd6 Rxd6 28. Qf3 Rd5 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2792)-Korobov,A (2683) Zagreb 2021 1-0 (53)}) 14... e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Nd5 19. Bd2 Qd7 20. Rc2 c5 21. e4 Ne7 22. Be3 Qc7 23. Nd2 Nc6 24. Qg4 Qf7 25. f4 Nd4 26. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 27. Kg2 Rbe8 28. Qe2 Qb7 29. Nf3 Bc3 30. a3 d5 31. axb4 cxb4 32. e5 d4 33. Qc4 Re7 34. Kg1 Rc8 35. Qd3 Qd5 36. Rb1 Ra7 37. Nd2 Kg7 38. Ne4 Rca8 39. Nf6 Qb7 40. Ne4 Ra1 41. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 42. Kf2 Qd5 43. Re2 Qxb3 44. g4 Be1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.36"] [White "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Black "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2569"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. e3 c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rab1 Ndf6 14. b4 Bf5 15. a4 ({RR} 15. Nd2 Ng4 16. Ncxe4 dxe4 17. Be2 Qd6 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. Rfe1 Qg6 20. f4 Rad8 21. a4 h5 22. b5 Re6 23. Nc4 h4 24. Ne5 Qh5 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. h3 Bf5 27. Rb7 a5 28. Nxf7 Rf8 29. Ng5 Rg6 {Riazantsev,A (2628)-Kobalia,M (2590) Sochi 2020 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 15. Ne5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Ne4 18. Qc2 Nd6 19. a4 a6 20. Nf4 {½-½ (20) Pham Tran Gia Phuc (2416)-Castellanos Rodriguez,R (2468) Budapest HUN 2024}) 15... a5 16. b5 Rac8 17. Qb2 $146 ({RR} 17. b6 c5 18. Qb2 cxd4 19. Nb5 dxe3 20. fxe3 Bh7 21. Nc7 Red8 22. Nd4 Ne8 23. Ndb5 Qc5 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. exd4 Nd2 26. Bxh7+ Kxh7 27. Rbd1 Nxf1 28. Rxf1 Nxc7 29. bxc7 Rd7 30. Re1 Rdxc7 31. Nxc7 Rxc7 {Bruedigam,M (2362)-Vemparala,N (2187) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (55)}) 17... Nxc3 18. Bxf5 Nxb1 19. Bxc8 Na3 20. Bf5 cxb5 21. axb5 Nc4 22. Qb3 Qa3 23. Qxa3 Nxa3 24. Ra1 Nc4 25. Kf1 b6 26. Ke2 Kf8 27. Bd3 Rc8 28. Rc1 Nd6 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Nd2 Nd6 31. Nb1 Nfe8 32. Nc3 Nc7 33. g4 Ke7 34. f3 f6 35. h4 g5 36. h5 Kd7 37. e4 Ke7 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. Be2 Ke7 40. Bf1 Ke6 41. Bd3 Ke7 42. Na4 dxe4 43. fxe4 Ncxb5 44. Bxb5 Nxb5 45. Nxb6 Nc7 46. Kd3 Nb5 47. Nd5+ Ke6 48. Ne3 a4 49. Nf5 a3 50. Kc2 a2 51. Kb2 Nc3 52. Nxh6 Nxe4 53. Nf5 Kf7 54. d5 Nf2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.37"] [White "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qh5+ ({RR} 5. Bg3 c5 6. c3 Qb6 7. Nd2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf6 9. Bd3 d5 10. h4 Nc6 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Ngf3 g4 14. Nh4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Be2 Qxb2 17. Kf1 Bf6 18. Rb1 Qxa2 19. d5 Ne5 {Giri,A (2764)-Adhiban,B (2603) chess24.com INT 2022 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 5. Bg3 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nd5 {0-1 (7) Passen,B (1922)-Sipila,V (2450) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 5. Bg3 c5 6. c3 Qb6 7. Qc1 Nf6 8. Bd3 d5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Be5 g4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd2 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Be6 16. Nc2 Ng6 17. g3 Rae8 18. O-O h5 19. h4 Qc7 {Zakhartsov,V (2523)-Tsaruk,M (2435) Sochi RUS 2023 1-0 (48)}) 5... Kf8 6. Bg3 c5 $146 ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Qd1 c5 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. exd4 Qb6 10. h4 f4 11. Bh2 Qxb2 12. Nge2 d6 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. Qd3 b6 15. Qf3 d5 16. g3 Bg4 17. Qd3 Nc6 18. gxf4 Nb4 19. Qd2 Nxa2 20. Ra1 Bxe2 21. Rxa2 {Solon,N (2306)-Federzoni,E (2215) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (33)}) 7. Be5 cxd4 8. Bxg7+ Kxg7 9. exd4 Nf6 10. Qd1 Qb6 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Nge2 f4 13. Qd2 d5 14. h4 Bf5 15. O-O-O Nb4 16. Nxf4 gxf4 17. Qxf4 Bxc2 18. Re1 Be4 19. a3 Na2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.38"] [White "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Black "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B94"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. Bb3 e6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. f4 Nd7 13. g4 Nc5 14. g5 a5 ({RR} 14... Qc7 15. f5 b5 16. f6 gxf6 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Rhg1+ Kh8 19. Qh6 Nxb3+ 20. axb3 {1-0 (20) Vasquez Schroeder,R (2877)-Novosel,L (2509) Chess.com 2024}) ({RR} 14... Qc7 15. f5 b5 16. f6 gxf6 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Rhg1+ Kh8 19. Qh6 Nxb3+ 20. axb3 {1-0 (20) Vasquez Schroeder,R (2475)-Novosel,L (2330) chess.com INT 2024}) 15. a4 $146 ({RR} 15. Na4 Qa6 16. Qe2 Qxe2 17. Nxe2 Nxe4 18. Rhe1 b5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Nxc8 Rfxc8 21. Nd4 d5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Bxa4 Rb4 24. Nc6 Rxc6 25. Bxc6 f5 26. gxf6 Bxf6 27. c3 Rc4 28. Bd7 Kf7 29. f5 exf5 {Avazkhonov,A (1538)-Bodnaruk,A (2350) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (58)}) 15... Bd7 16. Kb1 Qb4 17. Qg2 Rfc8 18. f5 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rhf1 e5 22. f6 Bh3 23. Qf3 exd4 24. Qxc3 dxc3 25. fxe7 f6 26. Rxd6 Re8 27. Rd8 Kf7 28. gxf6 Bxf1 29. fxg7 Kxg7 30. Rxe8 Bd3+ 31. Kc1 Kf7 32. Rd8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.39"] [White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Samadov, Read"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. c4 bxc4 8. Nxc4 Nbd7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O c5 ({RR} 10... a5 11. Nh4 Qb8 12. d5 a4 13. e4 axb3 14. axb3 Nc5 15. Rb1 Ncxe4 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Rxe7 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Na5 Ba6 21. Nc6 Bb5 22. Qd2 Qf8 23. Re1 Re8 24. Re3 Nb6 25. Bd4 {Bodrogi,B (2261)-Sebenik,M (2536) Nova Gorica SLO 2024 ½-½ (99)}) 11. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 11. Rc1 a5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bd4 Nfe4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ f6 16. Rfd1 d5 17. Ncd2 e5 18. Qb2 Qb6 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. e3 Rad8 21. Nd2 Ng5 22. Nf3 Ne6 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Qxe5+ Kh6 25. h4 Rf5 {Fridman,R (2463)-Timman,J (2575) Germany 2018 0-1 (61)}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 a5 12. e3 Ra6 13. a3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa8 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Bd5 17. b5 Ra2 18. Ne1 Rb8 19. Qb3 Qa4 20. Qxa4 Rxa4 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nf3 Rxb5 24. Nd4 Rbb4 25. Nd2 Rb2 {Nagy,G (2478)-Perez Candelario,M (2612) Penafiel 2020 ½-½ (71)}) 11... Nxc5 12. b4 Ncd7 13. Na5 Be4 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. a3 Rac8 16. Qd4 Qb8 17. Bh3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nb6 19. Qd2 Bd5 20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Qe3 Qe8 22. Rc7 Qa4 23. Qc1 e6 24. Bf1 a6 25. f3 Nf6 26. e4 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Bxe4 28. Nxe6 Nd5 29. Ra7 Re8 30. Nxg7 Rd8 31. Ne6 fxe6 32. Qh6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.40"] [White "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. Qd3 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Qxe5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qf4+ 11. Rd2 Qxe4 $146 ({RR} 11... Re8 12. f3 d5 13. e5 c5 14. g3 Qh6 15. Bg2 d4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Qxd4 Qa6 19. a3 Bf5 20. g4 Be6 21. Re1 Rac8 22. Bf1 Qc6 23. Re3 Bd5 24. Be2 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 h6 26. Qd3 {Sitnikov,A (2362)-Lokesh,N (2217) Chennai IND 2024 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 11... d5 12. Qf3 Qxe4 13. Bxf6 Qxf3 14. gxf3 gxf6 15. Rxd5 Kh8 16. Bd3 Rg8 17. Rh5 Rg7 18. Rh6 f5 19. Rh5 Rg2 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 Kg7 22. Rd1 Kg6 23. Rc5 c6 24. Rd6+ f6 25. h4 Re8 26. h5+ {Kravtsiv,M (2598)-Mamedyarov,S (2738) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 11... d5 12. exd5 Re8 13. Be2 Ne4 14. Qd4 Qh6 15. Bb5 c6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Bd3 Nxd2 18. Bxd2 Qh5 19. Bc3 Qh6+ 20. Bd2 Qh5 21. Bc3 Qh6+ 22. Bd2 {½-½ (22) Nestorovic,N (2482)-Slobodjan,R (2445) Germany GER 2024}) ({RR} 11... Re8 12. f3 d5 13. e5 c6 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 Nd7 16. f4 b6 17. g3 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Bg2 Bf5 20. b3 Be4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Re2 b5 23. Rhe1 a5 24. Kb2 Kf7 25. a3 g6 26. Be5 {Jurcik,M (2367)-Kaczur,F (2504) Czech Republic CZE 2024 0-1 (40)}) 12. Bxf6 Qxd3 13. Rxd3 gxf6 14. Rg3+ Kh8 15. Rf3 Kg7 16. Rg3+ Kh8 17. Rf3 Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.41"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2486"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. a4 g6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. a5 Bg7 9. O-O ({RR} 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Bd7 11. Ne3 b6 12. axb6 axb6 13. Rxa8 Rxa8 14. Qc2 Be6 15. O-O Qd7 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. c4 Ne7 18. Bd2 c6 19. Bc3 Nd7 20. d4 f5 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Rd1 f4 23. Nf1 g5 {Volokitin,A (2660)-Pranav,V (2609) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) 9... O-O 10. Re1 Kh7 11. Nbd2 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 11... Nd7 12. Nf1 Nc5 13. Qd1 Ne6 14. Ne3 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. d4 Nf4 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qb3 e4 19. Nf1 Nxg2 20. Ng5+ hxg5 21. Kxg2 Ne5 22. Ng3 Bd7 23. Bb5 c6 24. Bf1 Be6 25. Qc2 Rad8 26. b4 {Morell,O (1942)-Nilsson,O (1933) Uppsala SWE 2023 0-1}) 12. a6 b6 13. Bd5 Bd7 14. d4 Rac8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qc2 Nd8 17. b3 Ne6 18. Ba3 c5 19. Nc4 Nef4 20. Bb7 Rc7 21. Ne3 f5 22. g3 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Qf7 25. Rf1 Nf6 26. Nxe5 Nxe4 27. Nxf7 Nexf2 28. Rxf2 Nxf2 29. Qxf2 Bc6+ 30. Kg1 Rcxf7 31. Qc2 Re8 32. Re1 Rd7 33. Ng2 Rf8 34. Nf4 Rf6 35. Bb2 Rfd6 36. c4 Bxb2 37. Qxb2 g5 38. Qc2+ Kg8 39. Nd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.42"] [White "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2500"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 e6 7. Nf4 ({RR} 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O {½-½ (10) Giri,A (2769)-Wei,Y (2725) Jerusalem 2019}) ({RR} 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. b3 Bg4 14. Qc1 Nd7 15. h3 Be6 16. Qa3 Ne5 17. Rad1 Bxh3 18. Bxh3 Nf3+ 19. Kg2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxc3 21. Rc2 d4 {Brink,B (2345)-Hummel,P (2157) Amsterdam NED 2024 ½-½ (38)}) 7... Nc6 8. O-O d6 $146 ({RR} 8... b6 9. d4 Bb7 10. Re1 Na5 11. Bxb7 Nxb7 12. b3 d5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14. exd4 Nxd5 15. Ncxd5 exd5 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Qf3 Nd6 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. Nxd5 Nf6 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Re1 a5 22. Qc6 b5 23. Bd6 {Nagy,G (2497)-Chen,M (2111) Toronto CAN 2023 1-0 (32)}) 9. d3 e5 10. Nfd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Nb8 12. h3 Nd7 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. Rb1 b5 15. b4 cxb4 16. Rxb4 Nc5 17. d4 exd4 18. exd4 Nd3 19. Rb3 b4 20. Ne2 Ba6 21. Be4 Nxf2 22. Rxf2 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Bxd4+ 24. Kg2 Bc5 25. Bh6 Re8 26. Rf3 Rb7 27. h4 Qb6 28. Bxg6 Rxe2+ 29. Qxe2 hxg6 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Bg5 Qc7 32. h5 Bd4 33. hxg6+ fxg6 34. Rf4 Rb8 35. Rh4+ Kg7 36. Bh6+ Kh7 37. Be3+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.43"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Hong, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2572"] [PlyCount "176"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nb6 $146 ({RR} 13... g5 14. Bg3 Bxg3 15. fxg3 Nb6 16. Bb3 Bg6 17. Ne5 Kg7 18. Nxg6 Nxg6 19. d5 c5 20. d6 c4 21. Qd4+ Qf6 22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. Bc2 Rad8 24. Rad1 Rfe8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Ne4+ Ke5 27. Nc5 Rd8 28. Nxb7 {Kazantzoglou,S (2085)-Grover,S (2460) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (38)}) 14. Bb3 Qc7 15. Bxe7 Bxe7 16. Qd3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bb4 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Re3 Rd7 20. Qf5 Qd8 21. Rg3 Kh8 22. Qe5 Rg8 23. Ne4 Nd5 24. Qf5 g6 25. Qf3 Kg7 26. Nc5 Re7 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28. Qb3 Qb6 29. a3 Bxc5 30. dxc5 Qxc5 31. Rc3 Qd6 32. Rcd3 Rge8 33. Qc3+ Qf6 34. Qxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rf3+ Ke6 36. Kh2 Rd8 37. Rd4 Rd6 38. Rdf4 d4 39. Rd3 Ke5 40. g3 Rc7 41. Kg2 f5 42. Rd2 d3 43. Kf3 a5 44. Ke3 Rc2 45. Ra4 b6 46. Rxc2 dxc2 47. Rc4 g5 48. Rxc2 f4+ 49. gxf4+ gxf4+ 50. Ke2 Rd5 51. Rc4 h5 52. Rc3 Rb5 53. b3 Rd5 54. Rc4 Kf5 55. Rc3 Ke4 56. Rc4+ Rd4 57. Rc3 Rd5 58. Rc4+ Ke5 59. a4 Rd4 60. Rc3 Ke4 61. h4 Rb4 62. f3+ Ke5 63. Kd3 Rd4+ 64. Ke2 Kd5 65. Rc8 Rb4 66. Rc3 Ke5 67. Kd2 Rd4+ 68. Ke2 Rd6 69. Rc8 Rg6 70. Re8+ Kd5 71. Rf8 Ke5 72. Rh8 Kd4 73. Kf2 Kc3 74. Rxh5 Kxb3 75. Rf5 Kxa4 76. Rxf4+ Kb3 77. Rg4 Rh6 78. Re4 b5 79. Re3+ Ka4 80. Kg3 b4 81. Kg4 b3 82. f4 b2 83. Re1 Kb3 84. f5 a4 85. Kg5 Rh8 86. f6 a3 87. f7 Rf8 88. Kf6 a2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.44"] [White "Wagner, Dennis"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bd6 5. Bg2 h6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Nh4 $146 ({RR} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nh4 g6 15. e3 Rfe8 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 Bd5 19. Nc4 Qe6 20. Qe2 a5 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Bh3 Rcd8 23. Rc2 c6 24. Qd2 Nf8 25. Qc1 Ne6 26. Ba3 Qc7 27. Bg2 Qd7 {Lazavik,D (2544)-Ghosh,D (2565) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qf5 Qe6 15. Qxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Rce8 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Rf1 Rf6 19. Ne1 Nd2 20. Nd3 Nxf1 21. Rxf1 a5 22. Ne5 Nb8 23. f4 Nc6 24. e3 Nb4 25. a3 Nc2 26. Rc1 Nxe3 27. Rc3 Nf5 {Peralta,E (2218)-Jacobson,B (2491) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (40)}) 13... Bb4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nf5 Qd8 16. a3 Bd6 17. e3 Re8 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Qf5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. d5 Nc5 22. Qg4 Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. b4 Nd3 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Bd4 Bxd5 27. Bxb6 Rc2 28. Bf1 Bc4 29. Bxd3 exd3 30. e4 g4 31. Be3 Ra2 32. Kg2 d5 33. e5 d4 34. Bf4 Bd5+ 35. Kg1 Bf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.45"] [White "Svane, Frederik"] [Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. d3 Nge7 6. O-O a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3 $146 ({RR} 8. Bc2 Ng6 9. d4 cxd4 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. Nc3 Qh5 13. d5 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nb4 15. dxe6 Nxc2 16. exf7+ Kxf7 17. Ng5+ Qxg5 18. Bxg5 Nd4 19. Qh5 Rd7 20. Rad1 Bc5 21. Be3 Bb6 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 {Boyer,M (2526)-Djurovic,P (2253) Skopje MKD 2024 1-0}) 8... dxe4 9. dxe4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bb7 11. Bc2 Ng6 12. a4 b4 13. a5 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nbd2 h6 16. Nc4 Be7 17. Be3 Kc7 18. h4 h5 19. g3 f6 20. Kf1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Na7 22. Nb6 Bc6 23. Nd2 Ne5 24. Bb3 Ng4 25. Bxe6 Nxe3+ 26. fxe3 Nb5 27. c4 Nd6 28. Bd5 Re8 29. Ke2 Bd8 30. Kd3 Nb7 31. Bf7 Re5 32. Nd5+ Kb8 33. Nf3 Re8 34. Bxe8 Bxe8 35. e5 Bd7 36. exf6 gxf6 37. e4 Nxa5 38. e5 Bf5+ 39. Kc3 Bg4 40. exf6 Be6 41. Ne5 Bxd5 42. cxd5 Bxf6 43. Rxa5 Bxe5+ 44. Kc4 Bxg3 45. Rxa6 Bxh4 46. Rh6 Kc7 47. Rxh5 Bf2 48. Rh7+ Kd6 49. Rh6+ Kd7 50. Ra6 Bg1 51. Rc6 Bf2 52. Re6 Bg1 53. Rg6 Bf2 54. Ra6 Bg1 55. Kd3 Bf2 56. Ke4 Bg1 57. Rg6 Bf2 58. d6 Kc6 59. Ke5 c4 60. Rg4 Kb5 61. Kd5 Bc5 62. d7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.46"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A55"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2420"] [PlyCount "200"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Re1 a6 9. a4 a5 10. Bf1 exd4 ({RR} 10... Re8 11. Qc2 Bf8 12. d5 Nc5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Nd2 Rc8 15. f3 Bh5 16. Nb3 Nfd7 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Rb1 Be7 20. Red1 Bg5 21. Bf2 Be7 22. b3 Bg6 23. Kh1 Rf8 24. Qd2 h6 25. Be3 {Deac,B (2683)-Andreikin,D (2729) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (94)}) 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 12. h3 Re8 13. Bd3 Bf8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Qb6 17. Rb1 Nxa4 18. Nxa4 Qxd4 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 Qd8 21. Qe2 Be6 22. Nb6 Qxb6 23. Bxf6 Bd7 24. Qc2 Bb4 25. Bh7+ Kf8 26. Qd3 Be6 {Badaan,R (1269)-Darmaeva,N (1389) Bratislava 2019 0-1 (61)}) ({RR} 12. h3 Nfd7 13. Be3 Nb8 14. Qc2 Nba6 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qb1 Qc7 17. g3 Bf6 18. f4 g6 19. Bf2 Bg7 20. Nf3 Be6 21. f5 Bd7 22. g4 Rad8 23. e5 b6 24. exd6 Qb8 25. Bh4 f6 26. Re7 gxf5 {Hjartarson,J (2476)-Chyzy,J (2247) Katowice POL 2022 1-0 (51)}) 12... Re8 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. Be3 Bg5 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. f3 Bxe3+ 17. Rxe3 Bd7 18. Qf2 Qf6 19. Re2 Rad8 20. Red2 Bc8 21. Re1 Qg5 22. Rdd1 Nf6 23. Nde2 h5 24. Qg3 Qe3+ 25. Qf2 Qg5 26. h4 Qe5 27. Nc1 Nfd7 28. Nd3 Qf6 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Bd3 Be6 31. Bf1 Bc8 32. Re2 Qe5 33. Red2 Nb3 34. Rd3 Nc5 35. Re3 f5 36. f4 Qf6 37. e5 dxe5 38. Rxe5 b6 39. Rde1 Be6 40. g3 Rd6 41. Qe2 Qf7 42. Rd1 Red8 43. Rxd6 Rxd6 44. Qe3 Qd7 45. Be2 g6 46. Bf1 Kf8 47. Qf2 Rd2 48. Re2 Rxe2 49. Bxe2 Qd2 50. Bf1 Qxf2+ 51. Kxf2 Ke7 52. Ke3 Kd6 53. Na2 Nxa4 54. b3 Nc5 55. b4 axb4 56. Nxb4 Ne4 57. Nc2 Nxg3 58. Bd3 Kc5 59. Nd4 Bxc4 60. Bxc4 Kxc4 61. Nxc6 b5 62. Kd2 Nf1+ 63. Kc1 b4 64. Kb2 Nd2 65. Ne5+ Kd5 66. Nxg6 Ke4 67. Kc2 Nf1 68. Kb3 Ne3 69. Kxb4 Ng2 70. Kc3 Nxf4 71. Nf8 Ng2 72. Kd2 Kf3 73. Ne6 Nxh4 74. Ng7 Kg4 75. Ke2 Ng6 76. Kf2 h4 77. Ne8 Kg5 78. Nd6 Kf4 79. Kg2 Kg4 80. Ne8 Nf4+ 81. Kh2 Nd5 82. Nd6 Ne3 83. Nf7 Nf1+ 84. Kg2 Ne3+ 85. Kh2 Nc4 86. Nh6+ Kg5 87. Nf7+ Kf6 88. Nd8 Ne5 89. Kh3 Ng6 90. Nc6 Kg5 91. Nd4 Nf4+ 92. Kh2 Kg4 93. Nc2 Nd5 94. Ne1 Nb4 95. Kg2 f4 96. Kh2 h3 97. Kg1 Kg3 98. Ng2 h2+ 99. Kh1 Nd3 100. Nxf4 Nf2# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.47"] [White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Black "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2437"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Rc1 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 h6 $146 ({RR} 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O c5 14. e4 c4 15. Qd1 Bg6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 exd5 19. f4 Nb6 20. Bg4 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. g4 Qg6 23. h4 h6 24. f5 Qc6 25. Nh3 {Harikrishnan,A (2454)-Toropov,P (2336) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 10... Re8 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bf3 dxc4 15. Qxc4 e5 16. d5 c5 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. e4 a6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Qd3 b5 22. b3 Nb6 23. Rc2 Kg7 24. Rfc1 c4 25. bxc4 {Salimiyan,B (2254)-Molina,R (2392) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (57)}) 11. Bh4 Re8 12. O-O Bf8 13. Rfd1 Bd6 14. Ne1 Qb8 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Nb6 17. a4 Bg4 18. f3 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Qxg3 20. Bf1 Bh5 21. e4 Qc7 22. a5 Nc8 23. Nd3 Rb8 24. Qa3 Nd7 25. e5 Qd8 26. Nf4 Qg5 27. Nxh5 Qxh5 28. Ne4 Qh4 29. a6 Qd8 30. axb7 Rxb7 31. Ba6 Qb6 32. Bxb7 Qxb7 33. Qc3 Nb8 34. Ra1 Rd8 35. Qa5 Rd5 36. Nc5 Qe7 37. Qc3 Qd8 38. b4 Nd7 39. Ne4 Nxe5 40. Ra5 Qb6 41. Rxd5 exd5 42. Qc5 Nc4 43. Re1 Qxc5 44. Nxc5 N8d6 45. Re7 Nb5 46. Re8+ Kh7 47. Nb3 Ncd6 48. Re7 Kg6 49. Na5 Nxd4 50. Rxa7 Kf6 51. Ra6 N6b5 52. Nxc6 Nc7 53. Rb6 Na8 54. Ra6 Nc7 55. Rb6 Na8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.48"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Macovei, Andrei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2 cxd4 ({RR} 8... a6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. a3 b5 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Qh3 h6 15. a4 b4 16. a5 Qc7 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qd4 Rfb8 20. Ne5 Bc5 21. Qh4 Be7 22. Qg3 Bd6 23. f4 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Tari,A (2660) chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (33)}) 9. exd4 Nb4 10. Be2 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. f4 Nxe5 14. fxe5 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bc4 b5 17. Bxb5 Bb7 18. c3 Qb6 19. Bc4 Kh8 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21. Bc5 Qc6 22. Qg4 e5 23. Rad1 exd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 25. Rxd4 {Penny,L (1674)-Jones,H (1642) Swansea 2019 1-0}) ({RR} 10... Ne4 11. a3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 f6 15. Rad1 fxe5 16. Bxe5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 a6 20. a4 Kh8 21. Rfe1 e5 22. f3 Bf5 23. Qd6 Rad8 24. Qc7 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 {Trushelyov,V (2407)-Orshonova,E (1948) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 10... Ne4 11. a3 Nc6 12. Bd3 f5 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Ne5 Qb6 15. Ndf3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. c4 Be8 18. b4 Qe7 19. Rfe1 a6 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bb1 Qd6 22. Ba2 Bh5 23. Qc2 Rac8 24. Nxc6 Bxf3 25. Ne7+ {Socko,M (2393)-Zawadzka,J (2412) Bydgoszcz 2022 1-0 (54)}) ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. a3 Nc6 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Qc7 14. Qe2 a6 15. c4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Qf4 17. g3 Qh6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Ne8 20. Ne4 g6 21. Rfd1 Qg7 22. Bb1 Bc6 23. Nd6 Rd8 24. c5 Nc7 25. Be4 {Castillo Pena,P (1783)-Novikova,M (1985) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (40)}) 11. a3 Nc6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rae1 Bb7 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. b4 Nd7 17. f4 Rae8 18. g4 f6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qe3 e5 21. c4 e4 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Nxe4 f5 24. gxf5 Nf6 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Qg3+ Qg7 27. Re6 Rxe6 28. fxe6 Bxe6 29. Kf2 Kh8 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rg1+ Kf7 32. Kf3 f5 33. Bc1 h6 34. Bd2 Kf6 35. Kf2 Bd5 36. Be2 Rc8 37. Bd1 b5 38. Rg3 a6 39. Rh3 Kg7 40. Bf3 Bxf3 41. Rxf3 Rc2 42. Ke2 Kf7 43. d5 Ra2 44. Kd1 Ra1+ 45. Bc1 Ra2 46. Rh3 Kg6 47. Rc3 Kf7 48. Bd2 Ra1+ 49. Kc2 Rh1 50. Rc6 Ke7 51. Rxa6 Rxh2 52. Ra7+ Ke8 53. Kd3 Rh3+ 54. Kd4 Rh2 55. Be3 Ra2 56. Kc3 Re2 57. Kd3 Ra2 58. Ra6 Kd7 59. Kc3 h5 60. Ra7+ Kc8 61. Bc5 Bb8 62. Rh7 Bxf4 63. d6 Be5+ 64. Kd3 Rxa3+ 65. Kc2 Ra2+ 66. Kd3 Ra3+ 67. Kc2 Ra2+ 68. Kb3 Rb2+ 69. Ka3 Rd2 70. Rxh5 Rd3+ 71. Ka2 Bxd6 72. Rxf5 Bxc5 73. Rxc5+ Kb7 74. Rxb5+ Kc6 75. Ra5 Kb6 76. Ra3 Rd4 77. Kb3 Rd3+ 78. Ka4 Rxa3+ 79. Kxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.49"] [White "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Black "Bologan, Victor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Rg1 c6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 a5 10. h4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. f4 Nfxg4 13. O-O-O b4 14. Na4 Bxh4 15. fxe5 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bg5 17. Rxg5 Qxg5 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. exd6 Bg4 20. Re1 O-O-O 21. e5 Kb7 22. Bg2 Bd7 {Yuan,Q (2373)-Yelisieiev,Y (2404) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (69)}) ({RR} 8. Qd2 exd4 9. Qxd4 Qa5 10. Be2 Ne5 11. h3 Be6 12. a3 Nfd7 13. Qd2 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 O-O-O 15. Be2 Bf6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 18. bxc3 Rhe8 19. O-O-O Nb6 20. f5 Bd5 21. Bd4 f6 22. exd5 Rxe2 {Jones,G (2672)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 8. Be2 Qa5 9. Qd2 b5 10. Bd3 b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. f3 Be6 15. c4 Rd8 16. b3 Nh7 17. Bf2 Rd7 18. a4 Qd8 19. O-O-O Bg5 20. Be3 O-O 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Qxg5 Nxg5 {Van Dael,S (2275)-Vandenbussche,T (2424) Maastricht NED 2024 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 Qa5 10. Bd3 Rb8 11. h4 Nf8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 b4 14. Nxc6 bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Nxb8 Qxb8 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Ng4 19. Bd4 Ne6 20. Be2 Qh2 21. f3 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Qh4+ {Kosakowski,J (2465)-Sanal,V (2595) chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (55)}) 8... b5 9. O-O-O b4 10. Na4 Qa5 11. b3 Nb6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. g5 hxg5 14. Nxg5 Nfd7 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Qg4 Bf6 17. Bc4+ Kf8 18. Rd6 Rh7 19. Bc5 Nxc5 20. Rxf6+ Ke8 21. Qg6+ Kd8 22. Qxh7 Nbxa4 23. bxa4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.50"] [White "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 Be6 11. Qf3 c5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxf6 Bxf3 16. Bxe7 Bxd1 17. Bxf8 Bxc2 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc2 Rd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Bxd1 Kf8 22. Kf1 Ke7 23. Be2 $146 ({RR} 23. Ke2 Kd6 24. f4 Ke6 25. Bb3+ Kf5 26. Kf3 Bd4 27. Bc2+ Ke6 28. b4 f5 29. h4 g6 30. b5 Bb6 31. Bb3+ Kf6 32. Bd5 g5 33. fxg5+ hxg5 34. h5 g4+ 35. Ke2 Kg5 36. Be6 Kxh5 37. Bxf5 Kg5 {Girinath,P (2365)-Kardashevskiy,E (2443) Arandjelovac 2022 ½-½ (53)}) 23... Bd4 24. b3 Bc5 25. Bc4 f6 26. Ke2 Kd6 27. f4 Bb6 28. Kf3 Bc5 29. h4 Ba3 30. Ke4 Bb4 31. Bg8 Ba3 32. h5 Bb4 33. Kf5 Ke7 34. Bc4 Ba3 35. Kg6 Kf8 36. Be2 Bb4 37. Kf5 Ke7 38. Bc4 Ba3 39. Ke4 Kd6 40. f5 Kc5 41. Kd3 Bb4 42. Bf7 Ba3 43. Kc3 a5 44. Be6 Bb4+ 45. Kb2 Kd4 46. Bf7 Bd6 47. a3 Bc5 48. Ka2 Kc3 49. Bg6 Bd6 50. Bf7 Bc5 51. Bg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.51"] [White "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Black "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2441"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Qxe4 g6 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bg7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Nf3 Qf5 ({RR} 13... Bf5 14. Qh4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. O-O Qc7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxh6 Bf6 19. Qf4 e5 20. Qf3 Qxc4 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qxb7 Bd3 23. Rfe1 e4 24. Qxa7 Kg7 25. Re3 Rh8 26. h3 Rh5 27. Rg3 Rb5 28. Qa3 {Bortnyk,O (2608)-Wei Yi (2762) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (73)}) ({RR} 13... Bf5 14. Qh4 Rad8 15. O-O h5 16. h3 Bc2 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Qf4 Qf5 19. Qc7 Rc8 20. Qg3 Bd3 21. Bxd3 Qxd3 22. Qf4 Qe2 23. Ng5 Bf6 24. Ne4 Be5 25. Qh6 Bg7 26. Qg5 Qxb2 27. a4 Qc2 28. Qf4 {Koelle,T (2453)-Mamedov,E (2234) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (57)}) 14. Qxf5 ({RR} 14. Bd3 Qxe4 15. Bxe4 Be6 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Ke2 e5 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Kxd1 f5 22. Kc2 h6 23. b4 b5 24. Kb3 e4 25. Nd2 Kf7 26. c4 Nd4+ 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. cxb5 Bxf2 {Papayan,O (2183)-Mekhitarian,K (2562) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (46)}) 14... Bxf5 15. Ke2 $146 ({RR} 15. Bd5 Rfc8 16. h3 e6 17. Bb3 Be4 18. Ke2 Bxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Ne5+ 20. Ke2 b5 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rd7 Rab8 24. Bc1 a5 25. Rhd1 e5 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. R1d5 Re8 28. Kf3 Rb6 29. Bh6 Rf6+ {Naroditsky,D (2618)-Bilych,O (2423) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (47)}) 15... Rfc8 16. Nh4 Bc2 17. Rd2 Ba4 18. b3 Ne5 19. Bd5 Bb5+ 20. c4 Ba6 21. Nf3 Ng4 22. Ng5 Rf8 23. Bc5 Nf6 24. Bf3 Bh6 25. h4 Rfe8 26. Be3 Rac8 27. Bxa7 b5 28. cxb5 Bxb5+ 29. Kd1 e5 30. Be3 Bf8 31. a4 Ba6 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Rc3 34. Bc2 Rec8 35. Rh3 Bb4 36. Bb6 R3c6 37. a5 Bxd2 38. Be4 Rd6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.52"] [White "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Black "Manafov, Vugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Qc2 d5 6. a3 ({RR} 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 Ne7 10. g4 g6 11. g5 Nd7 12. h4 c5 13. h5 cxd4 14. exd4 dxc4 15. Be4 Ra7 16. O-O-O b5 17. Rh2 Re8 18. Rdh1 Nf8 19. Ne5 Nf5 20. Ndf3 Nxd4 {LCZero 0.30-dag-a9b25c2b-BT2- (3598)-Stockfish dev-20230409-b36d39 (3639) tcec-chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (75)}) ({RR} 6. e3 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 Nc6 8. a3 Qe7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne5 Ra6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Qa4 Rb6 18. Qxa5 Rxb2 19. Rxc7 Qf6 20. Qc3 Qb6 {Palma Neira,E (2028)-Barreto Romero,F (1728) Medellin COL 2024 1-0 (56)}) 6... Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 a4 $146 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 c5 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qf6 13. Bd3 g6 14. Rhe1 Bd7 15. Bc2 Na6 16. Qe5 Qxe5 17. Rxe5 Rfc8 18. Rxa5 Rxc4 19. b3 Rcc8 20. Kb2 b6 21. Re5 Nc5 22. f4 {Predke,A (2632)-Paravyan,D (2605) Yaroslavl 2019 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 7... O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Ba6 15. b5 Bb7 16. Nd4 Ne4 17. a4 Rc8 18. Rac1 Qe7 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qb3 Rc5 21. h3 Rfc8 22. Qb2 {Adamczewski,M (2053)-Pietrzak,T (1751) Lodz 2021 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 7... O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nbd7 10. Bd3 h6 11. Rd1 c5 12. Qe2 Nh7 13. O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 15. Nb5 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Qe7 17. e5 Bd7 18. Nd6 Bc6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 b6 21. b5 Bb7 22. f4 {Silva,E (2123)-Ocampo Betancur,C (1890) Medellin 2019 1-0 (36)}) 8. e3 c6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfe1 h6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 c5 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. Bf3 Qb6 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Nf3 Rfb8 21. Ne5 Rb7 22. Re2 Qc7 23. h3 Rb3 24. Qd2 Rab8 25. Qd4 Qb6 26. Qd6 Rc8 27. Qe7 Rf8 28. Rdd2 Nh5 29. g3 Nf6 30. Kg2 h5 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 Nb7 33. g5 Nh5 34. Nd7 Qd8 35. Nf6+ gxf6 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Re4 f5 38. Rh4 Ng7 39. Qf6 Rd2 40. Qh6 Kf8 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qxg7 Rbxb2 43. Qf6+ Kd6 44. Rd4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.53"] [White "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A42"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [BlackElo "2550"] [PlyCount "176"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3 O-O 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. Be2 Rfc8 13. b3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. O-O a6 $146 ({RR} 15... Qc5+ 16. Kh1 a5 17. f4 f6 18. Rf3 Bf7 19. Rd3 Qb6 20. Bg4 Nc5 21. Bxc8 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rxc8 23. h3 Qf2 24. Qd2 Qg3 25. Rf1 Rc5 26. Rf3 Qh4 27. Na4 Rh5 28. Nb6 Be6 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. cxd5 {Papasimakopoulos,A (2379)-Alonso,R (2130) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (72)}) 16. f4 f6 17. f5 Bf7 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Bg4 Rc7 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Na4 Qxd2 22. Rxd2 Rc7 23. Nb6 Rh8 24. a4 Rh5 25. h3 Re5 26. Rd4 Rc6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Rc8 29. a5 b6 30. axb6 Rb8 31. b4 Rxb6 32. c5 dxc5 33. bxc5 Rb2 34. Kh2 Ree2 35. Rg4 Rbc2 36. c6 Red2 37. Ra1 Rxd5 38. Rxa6 Kf7 39. h4 Rd6 40. Ra3 Rdxc6 41. Rag3 R6c4 42. Rxg6 Rxh4+ 43. Kg1 Rc1+ 44. Kf2 Rc2+ 45. Kg1 Rc1+ 46. Kf2 Rf4+ 47. Ke2 Re4+ 48. Kd2 Rc7 49. Rg7+ Ke6 50. Kd3 Re5 51. Rg8 Rd7+ 52. Kc4 Rc7+ 53. Kd3 Rd7+ 54. Kc4 Re1 55. Kc3 Rc1+ 56. Kb2 Rc5 57. Rb8 Rd2+ 58. Kb3 Rcc2 59. Rb7 Rb2+ 60. Kc3 Rbc2+ 61. Kb3 Re2 62. Ra7 Rc6 63. Rg7 Kd6 64. g4 Rc5 65. Ra6+ Kd5 66. g5 Kd4 67. Ra4+ Kd3 68. gxf6 Rc3+ 69. Kb4 Rc4+ 70. Kb3 Rxa4 71. Kxa4 exf6 72. Kb3 f5 73. Rd7+ Ke3 74. Re7+ Kf3 75. Rg7 Rd2 76. Kc3 Rd8 77. Rg5 f4 78. Kc2 Ke3 79. Re5+ Kf2 80. Rf5 f3 81. Rg5 Ke2 82. Re5+ Kf1 83. Rf5 f2 84. Rg5 Rd4 85. Kc3 Rd7 86. Kc2 Ke2 87. Re5+ Kf3 88. Rf5+ Ke3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.54"] [White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Black "Rosen, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2377"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 Bg4 6. h3 ({RR} 6. c3 Rc8 7. Qb3 e6 8. Qxb7 Bxf3 9. Bb5 Nd7 10. Bxc6 Rc7 11. Qb5 Bh5 12. d4 Qc8 13. d5 Be7 14. Na3 O-O 15. Qa4 Ne5 16. Bb5 c4 17. Ba6 Qb8 18. Nb5 Nd3 19. Be3 Nxe1 20. Rxe1 Rd7 {Bartel,M (2651)-Shevchenko,K (2665) Bydgoszcz POL 2023 0-1 (64)}) 6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. a4 $146 ({RR} 8. c3 Be7 9. Bf1 O-O 10. d3 Nd7 11. Nd2 b5 12. a3 Bf6 13. Qd1 Qb6 14. Nf3 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. d4 Na5 17. Qd3 Nc4 18. Nd2 Rfc8 19. Rab1 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qb7 21. g3 e5 22. Bg2 Rab8 {Anghel,I (2073)-Warmerdam,M (2607) Brasov ROU 2023 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 8. c3 a6 9. Bb3 Be7 10. d3 O-O 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. Bg3 Bh4 13. Bh2 Nde5 14. Qe2 b5 15. Nd2 Qb6 16. Rf1 a5 17. a4 b4 18. Kh1 Qa6 19. Nc4 Rad8 20. f4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Qc8 22. Qh5 Bf6 {Ilinca,F (2386)-Chigaev,M (2628) Linares ESP 2024 ½-½ (82)}) 8... Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d3 Nd4 11. Qd1 a6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Kh1 Rb8 15. a5 Nec6 16. Nd1 Bf6 17. Ne3 Be5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. f4 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 d5 21. Nb6 Qd6 22. exd5 exd5 23. Re5 Rbd8 24. Rxd5 Qc6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Re1 h5 27. Qf2 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Nc4 Nf5 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Qc6+ 32. Kg1 Nd4 33. c3 Ne6 34. Qe3 Qa4 35. f5 Qd1+ 36. Kf2 Nf8 37. Kg3 Nh7 38. Nd6 Nf6 39. g5 Qg4+ 40. Kf2 Qh4+ 41. Qg3 Ng4+ 42. Kf3 Nh2+ 43. Kg2 Qh5 44. Qxh2 Qe2+ 45. Kh3 Qxd3+ 46. Kh4 Qf3 47. Qe5 Qh1+ 48. Kg3 Qg1+ 49. Kf3 Qf1+ 50. Ke4 Qh1+ 51. Kd3 Qf1+ 52. Kc2 Qg2+ 53. Kb3 Qxg5 54. Qe8+ Kh7 55. Qh8+ Kxh8 56. Nxf7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.55"] [White "Can, Isik"] [Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B48"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2434"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. h4 Bb7 10. h5 Bc5 $146 ({RR} 10... Ne7 11. Bd3 f5 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bxe5 Qe6 14. f4 d6 15. Bd4 fxe4 16. Be2 Nf5 17. g4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Be7 19. Qxg7 O-O-O 20. g5 Rhf8 21. Rf1 d5 22. O-O-O Bc5 23. f5 Qc6 24. Kb1 d4 25. Na2 {Can,I (2509)-Cukrowski,F (2375) Cappelle la Grande FRA 2023 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 10... h6 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Rh3 Nf6 13. Kf1 Bc5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Rd1 d6 16. Kg1 Rfd8 17. Qf3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qc5 19. Qe2 Qe5 20. Re1 Rc5 21. g4 Qf4 22. f3 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Qe3 {Giri,A (2764)-Matlakov,M (2685) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (105)}) ({RR} 10... h6 11. Rh4 d6 12. Qd4 Nf6 13. g4 Be7 14. g5 hxg5 15. Bxg5 Rxh5 16. Rxh5 Nxh5 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Qc5 20. Qd2 Nf6 21. Rc4 Qb6 22. Na4 Qd8 23. e5 Nd5 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Qh5 {Nigalidze,G (2373)-Morales Garcia,S (2249) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 10... Rc8 11. Bd4 h6 12. Rh3 Nf6 13. e5 Ne4 14. Qg4 Rg8 15. Re3 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Qd5 17. Rxc8+ Bxc8 18. Be2 Bc5 19. Bc3 Qb7 20. Bd3 Qb6 21. O-O-O Bxf2 22. Kb1 Bb7 23. Bh7 Rf8 24. Qxg7 Bc5 25. Qxh6 {Movsesian,S (2619)-Bracker,F (2372) Kiel GER 2022 1-0}) 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Qf4 h6 14. e5 Bxe3+ 15. fxe3 Nh7 16. Qb4+ Ke8 17. Nxb5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.56"] [White "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D90"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 a6 ({RR} 8... Bf5 9. d5 Nb4 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nc2 Nxc2 12. Qxc2 Ne8 13. Bf4 Nd6 14. e4 e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. e5 Nf7 18. Rfe1 g5 19. Be3 Nxe5 20. Bxg5 Qd7 21. Qe2 Qd3 22. Bf4 Qxe2 23. Rxe2 {Unnikrishnan,M (1790)-Matta,V (2159) Hyderabad IND 2024 1-0 (50)}) 9. e4 Nb4 10. Ne1 $146 ({RR} 10. Be3 c6 11. b3 cxb3 12. Qxb3 a5 13. a3 Na6 14. Rfd1 h6 15. Rac1 b5 16. d5 cxd5 17. exd5 b4 18. Nb5 Bd7 19. Nfd4 bxa3 20. Qxa3 Nb4 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. dxc6 Qc8 23. Bc5 Re8 24. Bxb4 axb4 {Vyatkin,D (2362)-Lagno,K (2546) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (40)}) 10... Nd7 11. Be3 e6 12. Qa4 a5 13. Rd1 Nb6 14. Qb5 Re8 15. d5 Bd7 16. Qc5 exd5 17. exd5 Na4 18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. Rd2 Qd7 20. a3 Na6 21. Qxc4 Bb5 22. Qc1 Bxf1 23. Bxf1 h5 24. Bg2 Qd6 25. Rc2 Re7 26. Nd3 Rae8 27. Rc4 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Qxg3 29. Qe1 Rxe3 30. Qxg3 Rxg3 31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. Rxc5 Bd4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.57"] [White "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Black "Chasin, Nico"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2417"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nge2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 ({RR} 11... g6 12. Rae1 Ndf6 13. f3 Re8 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Qc7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Rc5 Rxe5 20. Rb5 Rxe2 21. Bxe2 Qd6 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Qg5+ Qg6 24. Qd8+ Kg7 25. Rxd5 Be6 26. Qd6 {Kunz,A (2197)-Toktomushev,T (2268) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) 12. Rae1 Nb6 13. Nc1 Be6 14. Nb3 $146 ({RR} 14. b3 Rad8 15. Bb1 g6 16. f3 Ng7 17. e4 c5 18. e5 Bf5 19. Nd3 Bxd3 20. Bxd3 Ne6 21. dxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Kh1 d4 23. Ne4 Qxe5 24. f4 Qg7 25. f5 gxf5 26. Rxf5 Nd5 27. Ref1 Re7 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 {Mazurek,J (1715)-Tsiapko,A (1651) Warsaw POL 2023 1-0}) 14... Nd7 15. f3 a5 16. a3 a4 17. Nc1 g6 18. Bc2 Nb6 19. Nd3 Nc4 20. Qf2 b5 21. Nc5 Nf6 22. Bd3 Nb6 23. e4 dxe4 24. fxe4 Nfd7 25. Nxd7 Bxd7 26. e5 Nd5 27. Ne4 Bf5 28. Rc1 Rac8 29. Rc5 Red8 30. Rfc1 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Qe6 32. h3 Ne7 33. R1c3 Rd7 34. Bf3 h5 35. Be4 Rcd8 36. Bxc6 Rxd4 37. Bxb5 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Nd5 39. Rc2 Qxe5+ 40. g3 h4 41. Rc1 hxg3+ 42. Qxg3 Rd2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.58"] [White "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Black "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2625"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. Nf4 fxe5 10. Nxe6 Qb6 11. Nxf8 ({RR} 11. Bb5 e4 12. Nfg5 Nf6 13. Qa4 Bd6 14. O-O h6 15. Nxg7+ Ke7 {0-1 (15) Dubov,D (2708)-Grischuk,A (2745) chess24.com INT 2022}) 11... Rxf8 12. Be3 $146 ({RR} 12. dxe5 Ndxe5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. Be3 Qxb2 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Rb1 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Qe5 18. fxg4 d4 19. Bd2 d3 20. f3 dxe2 21. Qb3 exf1=Q+ 22. Kxf1 Rxd2 23. Qxb7+ Kd8 24. Qxc6 Qe2+ 25. Kg1 Qg2# {0-1 (25) Bartel,M (2246)-Hubbard,A (2109) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 12. dxe5 Ndxe5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. Qxd5 Rd8 15. Qe4 Qa5+ 16. b4 Qxb4+ 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. Nxe5 Nc2+ 19. Kf1 Bxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Nxa1 21. Ba3 Rf4 22. Bb2 Nc2 23. Rc1 Nd4+ 24. Ke3 Ne6 25. Nd3 Rxd3+ 26. Kxd3 Rxf2 {Soderstrom,A (2288)-Reuker,J (2383) Bremen GER 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 12. dxe5 Ndxe5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. Be3 Qxb2 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Rb1 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Qe5 18. fxg4 d4 19. Bd2 d3 20. f3 dxe2 21. Qb3 exf1=Q+ 22. Kxf1 Rxd2 23. Qxb7+ Kd8 24. Qxc6 Qe2+ 25. Kg1 Qg2# {0-1 (25) Bartel,M (2246)-Hubbard,A (2109) chess.com INT 2024}) 12... e4 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Nxh7 Nxh7 15. Qh5+ Rf7 16. Qxh7 Qb4+ 17. Bd2 Qxb2 18. Qh8+ Ke7 19. Rc1 Qxd4 20. Qh4+ Ke8 21. Be2 Bf5 22. Bc3 Qc5 23. O-O Qe7 24. Qg3 Rd8 25. Bb2 Qd6 26. Qb3 Bg6 27. f3 d4 28. Ba3 Qe5 29. Rc5 Qf4 30. Rxc6 Bf5 31. Re6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.59"] [White "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Black "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "148"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. h3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 a6 ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. Qc2 c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Bg5 Ng6 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Qb3 h6 17. Nh4 Nxh4 18. Bxh4 g5 19. Bg3 Qe7 20. O-O Kg7 21. Rfe1 Rfd8 22. Rd3 Bc5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 e4 25. Rdd1 Bd6 26. Bxd6 {Paduano,C (2262)-Godena,M (2419) Turin ITA 2024 ½-½ (42)}) 12. Be3 $146 ({RR} 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. O-O h6 14. Be3 Ng6 15. Ne2 Nh5 16. Ng3 Nhf4 17. Nf5 Qf6 18. Rfd1 Bxf5 19. exf5 Ne7 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Bd3 Nxd5 22. Be4 Ne7 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Bxa6 Rxb2 25. Qc4 Nxf5 26. a4 Qg6 {Jianu,V (2527)-Gavrilescu,D (2512) Bucharest 2022 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 12. Qc2 h6 13. O-O Ng6 14. Rfe1 Nh5 15. Bf1 Qf6 16. Nh2 Nhf4 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Ne2 Nxe2+ 20. Bxe2 Nf4 21. Bg4 h5 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Qe2 g6 25. Rd3 f5 26. exf5 Rxf5 {Girish,A (2498)-Macovei,A (2453) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 12. Qc2 Ng6 13. O-O-O b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. h4 Ne7 16. h5 c5 17. g4 c4 18. Be2 Nd7 19. g5 Nc5 20. a3 Nb3+ 21. Kb1 Nd4 22. Qc1 Nxe2 23. Nxe2 a5 24. Ng3 b4 25. a4 c3 26. Be3 Rc8 {Nazaretyan,T (2316)-Vetokhin,S (2400) Sochi RUS 2023 0-1 (43)}) 12... Bd7 13. Qd1 b5 14. Bd3 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. a3 Qb8 17. O-O Rd8 18. Bg5 Nd7 19. Rc1 f6 20. Be3 Nf8 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. Rfd1 Qb7 23. Bb1 Nfg6 24. Qe6 Bc7 25. h4 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qc8 27. Ba2 Qxe6 28. Bxe6 Nf8 29. Bf7 Rd8 30. Rc1 Nd7 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. exd5 Bb8 33. Nd2 g6 34. Ne4 Kg7 35. Be6 Nf8 36. Bc5 Nf5 37. Bxf8+ Rxf8 38. Rc6 Nxh4 39. Rxa6 f5 40. Nc5 e4 41. Rb6 Bf4 42. Bd7 Kh6 43. Ne6 Rf6 44. Rxb5 Be5 45. Rb3 g5 46. Rh3 Rf7 47. Bc6 f4 48. g3 e3 49. gxf4 e2 50. Re3 Nf3+ 51. Kh1 e1=Q+ 52. Rxe1 Nxe1 53. fxe5 Rxf2 54. d6 Rd2 55. d7 Nf3 56. Bxf3 Rxd7 57. Kg2 Rd2+ 58. Kg3 Rxb2 59. Nd4 Kg7 60. Nf5+ Kg6 61. e6 Kxf5 62. e7 Rb8 63. Bh5 Ke6 64. e8=Q+ Rxe8 65. Bxe8 Kd6 66. Kg4 h6 67. Kh5 Kc5 68. Bd7 Kc4 69. Kxh6 g4 70. Be6+ Kc3 71. Bd5 g3 72. Kg5 g2 73. Bxg2 Kb3 74. Bd5+ Kxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.60"] [White "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Black "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "145"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. a3 Qd7 12. Qc2 Na5 13. Rd1 O-O-O 14. O-O f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nd2 f5 ({RR} 16... Rdg8 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Nb3 19. g3 c6 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Nfd2 Nxd2 22. Nxd2 h5 23. Rc1 h4 24. Nxc4 hxg3 25. Nxb6+ axb6 26. Qxc6+ Qxc6 27. Rxc6+ Kd7 28. Rxb6 gxh2+ 29. Kh1 Bd6 30. a4 Rb8 31. Rxb8 {Koneru,H (2530)-Kosteniuk,A (2487) Kolkata IND 2024 ½-½ (78)}) 17. Bf3 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 17... Rhg8 18. Bxb7+ Kxb7 19. g3 Qc6 20. Ne2 h5 21. Rc1 h4 22. b4 cxb3 23. Nxb3 Nac4 24. Nd2 hxg3 25. hxg3 Rh8 26. f3 Na5 27. Nb3 Nac4 28. Qd3 Rd5 29. Nd2 Ne5 30. Qb3 Rb5 31. Rxc6 Rxb3 32. Rxb6+ {Martirosyan,H (2666)-Pichot,A (2641) Tashkent 2022 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 17... Rhg8 18. g3 Bd6 19. Ne2 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Qa4 21. Qxa4 Nxa4 22. Rb1 Kd7 23. Bd2 Nb3 24. Nc3 Nb6 25. Bg5 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Rxg5 27. Rfe1 Rg6 28. Rbd1 a6 29. Nf3 Rf6 30. Ne5+ Kc8 31. Nc6 Rd7 32. f4 {Putrenko,K (2385)-Mehmed,E (2196) Belgrade SRB 2023 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 17... Rhg8 18. Bxb7+ Kxb7 19. Nf3 Qc6 20. Qe2 Nb3 21. g3 Bf6 22. Rfe1 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Nd2 f4 25. Bxf4 Nxd4 26. Qe4 Rf5 27. Kf1 e5 28. Be3 Qxe4 29. Nxe4 Nf3 30. Re2 Nxh2+ 31. Kg2 Ng4 32. Bc5 {Martirosyan,H (2633)-Martin Duque,J (2421) La Roda 2022 1-0 (40)}) 18. Nxf3 Bd6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qc6 21. Qe2 Nb3 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qh5 Rd7 24. h3 Kb7 25. Rd1 Rg7 26. f3 Nd7 27. Qh6 Rf7 28. Qf4 Nf8 29. Bf2 Nd7 30. h4 Nb6 31. Qe3 f4 32. Qe2 Rf5 33. Rd8 Nc5 34. Bd4 Rh5 35. Rf8 Nd3 36. b4 a6 37. a4 Nxb4 38. a5 N6d5 39. Ne4 Nd3 40. Rf7 Qa4 41. Qxd3 cxd3 42. Nc5+ Kc6 43. Nxa4 d2 44. Nb2 Kb5 45. Kf2 c5 46. Bxc5 Kxc5 47. Ke2 Rxh4 48. Kxd2 Kb5 49. Rb7+ Kc6 50. Rg7 Rh6 51. Nc4 Rg6 52. Rxh7 Rxg2+ 53. Kd3 Rf2 54. Rh6 Kc5 55. Nd2 Nb4+ 56. Kc3 Na2+ 57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Rh4 Nc1+ 59. Kc2 Ne2 60. Kd3 Rg2 61. Ne4 Nc1+ 62. Kc3 Ra2 63. Rh5 Ne2+ 64. Kd3 Ng1 65. Nc3+ Kc5 66. Nxa2 Nxf3 67. Ke4 Nd2+ 68. Kxf4 Nb3 69. Rh6 Nd4 70. Ke4 Kc4 71. Nc1 Kc3 72. Nd3 Kc4 73. Nf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.61"] [White "Smirnov, Mark"] [Black "Amar, Elham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2336"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Be3 Bd6 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. Ne2 ({RR} 8. Qf3 Nf8 9. Ne2 Be6 10. Ng3 g6 11. Ne4 Be7 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qg3 O-O 14. Nd6 Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Nb6 16. Qc5 Qd5 17. Qe7 Bf5 18. Bh6 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 Qd6 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. c3 Nd5 22. Qe2 b5 {Amar,E (2531)-Pantzar,M (2450) Hell NOR 2024 1-0 (32)}) 8... f5 9. O-O ({RR} 9. c4 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. Qc2 Re8 12. O-O Ne4 13. Rae1 Qh4 14. Qc1 g5 15. Bxe4 f4 16. Bxf4 gxf4 17. Qc2 Bxh3 18. gxh3 Kh8 19. Bg2 f3 20. Ng3 fxg2 21. Kxg2 Rg8 22. Qc3 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Rxg3+ {Orujov,F (2261)-Ratkovic,P (2094) Senta SRB 2024 1-0}) 9... Nf6 10. Bf4 Bxf4 $146 ({RR} 10... O-O 11. c3 Re8 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qd2 Ne4 14. Qf4 Qf6 15. Ng3 Nd6 16. Rae1 Bd7 17. h4 g6 18. Re5 Re7 19. c4 Rae8 20. c5 Nc8 21. Ne4 Qg7 22. Rxe7 Nxe7 23. Qc7 fxe4 24. Qxd7 Qf8 25. Bxe4 {Pirard,N (2309)-Wester,M (1922) Leuven BEL 2023 1-0 (36)}) 11. Nxf4 Qxd4 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. Bc4 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 Bd7 15. Nh5 Nd5 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Rxd5 Bc6 18. Rd2 g6 19. Nf4 Kg7 20. f3 Rhd8 21. Red1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 g5 23. Ne2 Re8 24. Kf2 f4 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. c4 h5 27. b4 a5 28. Nb3 Be6 29. Nxa5 b6 30. Nb7 Ra8 31. Nd6 Kf6 32. Ne4+ Ke7 33. Nxg5 Bxc4 34. Nh3 Bxa2 35. Nxf4 h4 36. Rd4 b5 37. Ne2 h3 38. gxh3 Bc4 39. Nf4 Kf6 40. h4 Ke5 41. Re4+ Kf5 42. Ng2 Kf6 43. Ne3 Be6 44. h5 Ra1 45. h6 Kg6 46. Rh4 Kh7 47. Rh5 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 Bc4 49. Rc5 Bd3 50. Ng4 Rb2 51. h4 Rxb4 52. Rg5 Ra4 53. Rg7+ Kh8 54. Rxf7 Ra8 55. Nf6 Rb8 56. Nd7 Rg8+ 57. Kf4 b4 58. Ne5 Bc2 59. Rb7 b3 60. h5 Rf8+ 61. Kg4 Rg8+ 62. Kh4 Rg1 63. Ng4 Rd1 64. Nf6 Rd8 65. Kg5 Ra8 66. h7 b2 67. Rxb2 Bxh7 68. f4 Bg8 69. Rb7 Rc8 70. Kg6 Ra8 71. Rg7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.62"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Banh Gia Huy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nfd7 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. Be2 Nb6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. dxc6 e5 15. Qe3 bxc6 16. c5 Nac4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Qe2 Na5 19. Rd1 Nb7 20. cxd6 Nxd6 21. Qd3 $146 ({RR} 21. O-O Qb8 22. h4 Nb5 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Qxb5 cxb5 25. Rd5 a6 26. Rxe5 Rac8 27. f3 Rc2 28. Rf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Rc8 30. Kg3 Rc2 31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Ra8 Rxb2 33. Rxa6 h5 34. a3 b4 35. axb4 Rxb4 {Nainys,Z (2153)-Mrinmoy Rajkhowa (1942) Gandhinagar IND 2024 ½-½ (79)}) 21... Nb5 22. Nxb5 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 cxb5 24. Kd2 Rac8 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Kxc1 Rc8+ 27. Kd2 Rc4 28. Rd5 Ra4 29. Rxe5 b4 30. Rb5 Rxa2 31. Rxb4 Ra1 32. Ke3 h5 33. Kf4 a5 34. Rb7 Kg7 35. f3 a4 36. e5 Re1 37. h4 Re2 38. g3 Re1 39. Ra7 Re2 40. e6 Rxe6 41. Rxa4 Rb6 42. b4 Kf6 43. Ke4 Re6+ 44. Kd4 Rd6+ 45. Kc4 Rc6+ 46. Kd5 Rc3 47. b5 Rxf3 48. Rf4+ Rxf4 49. gxf4 Ke7 50. b6 Kd7 51. Ke5 Kc6 52. Kf6 Kxb6 53. Kxf7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.63"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 Be7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. c3 d6 7. Bc2 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 $146 ({RR} 9. Nxe7+ Nxe7 10. d3 c5 11. Bg5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ng6 13. Bb3 h6 14. h4 Re8 15. Qg3 Kf8 16. Be3 Nf4 17. Rd1 Qd7 18. Qf3 Qg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Ke2 Ne5 22. d4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Nd7 {Mahdavi,R (2394)-Miljkovic,M (2422) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 9... Bg6 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. h4 h5 12. d3 hxg4 13. h5 Bxe4 14. dxe4 gxf3 15. Rg1 Qe7 16. Qxf3 Nd8 17. Bb3 Ne6 18. Be3 Kh8 19. Qf5 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qxf4 Rae8 22. Rg4 Qe5 23. Qf3 Bg5 24. Kf1 Bh6 25. Bc2 Qb5+ 26. Qd3 Qxh5 27. Rg3 Re5 28. f4 f5 29. exf5 Rfxf5 30. Kg1 Bxf4 31. Rh3 Be3+ 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Rxh5+ Rxh5 34. Rf1 Kg8 35. Bb3+ d5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.64"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Edouard,Romain} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 Nbd7 ({RR} 6... b6) 7. Nb5 Ne8 ({RR} 7... c6 8. Bc7 Qe8 9. Nd6) 8. e3 dxc4 ({RR} 8... a6 9. Nc3 Nef6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Rc1 ({RR} 13. O-O) ({RR} 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O) 13... cxd4 ({RR} 13... Qa5+ 14. b4 cxb4 15. Bc7 b6 16. axb4 Qxb4+ 17. Ke2) ({RR} 13... c4 14. Bb1 Qa5+) 14. Nxd4 ({RR} 14. Bc7) 14... Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Qd8 16. g4 Nc5 17. Bb1 Ne4 18. Kg2 Bg5 19. f3 Nd6 20. Re1) ({RR} 8... Ndf6 9. Rc1 c6 ({RR} 9... Nh5 10. Bg3 g6 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd6 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. O-O a6 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. b4) 10. Nc3 b6 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 b5 14. Qc2) ({RR} 8... c6 9. Nc3 f5 10. h3 ({RR} 10. h4) 10... Nd6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Ne5) 9. Bxc4 Nd6 ({RR} 9... c5 10. dxc5 a6 11. Nbd4 Bxc5 ({RR} 11... Nxc5 12. O-O b5 13. Nc6) 12. O-O Qe7 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Ba2 Ndf6 ({RR} 14... Bxf4 15. exf4) 15. Ne5 Nd7 ({RR} 15... Nd5 16. Bg3) 16. Ndc6 Qh4 ({RR} 16... bxc6 17. Nxc6) 17. Bg3 Qg5 18. h4 Qf6 19. Ng4 Qxb2 20. Bxd6 bxc6 ({RR} 20... Nxd6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Qxd6 Qxa2 23. Nxc8) 21. Rc2 Qb5 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 23. h5 ({RR} 23. Qd8) 23... h6 ({RR} 23... Qxh5 24. Qd8 ({RR} 24. Qd4) 24... Bb7 25. Qb6 Rb8 26. Qa7 Rd8 27. Qxb7 Qxg4 28. Rxc6) 24. Qf3 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020 CBM 197 [Edouard,Romain] 1-0}) ({RR} 9... a6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Be2 ({RR} 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ra3 16. Kd2 Bd6) 11... c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. d5 ({RR} 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4) 13... exd5 14. Nxd5 Bd6 15. a4 c4 ({RR} 15... Ndf6) ({RR} 15... Nb6) 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh4 Nc5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nc3 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Bxf3 ({RR} 20... Nb3) 21. gxf3 Qb8 22. Bg3 Bxg3 23. hxg3) 10. Nxd6 ({RR} 10. Qc2 a6 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. Bd3 h6 13. O-O Nb6 14. e4 Bd7 15. Qe2) ({RR} 10. Bd3 Nxb5 11. Bxb5 a6 12. Bd3 c5 13. Qc2 Qa5+ ({RR} 13... h6 14. O-O cxd4 15. Bc7 Qe8 16. Nxd4) 14. b4 cxb4 15. O-O bxa3 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Rfb1) ({RR} 10. Be2) ({RR} 10. Bd3 Nxb5 11. Bxb5 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nb6 14. Rac1 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 a6 16. Be2 Bf6 17. Bd6 Re8 18. Rfd1 e5 19. Nb3 e4 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Rc7 Ba4 22. b3 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxb3 24. Rxb7 {1-0 (24) Urazayev,A (2480)-Spizharny,M (2306) chess.com INT 2024}) 10... cxd6 ({RR} 10... Bxd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. O-O b6 ({RR} 12... Nf6) 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. d5 e5 15. Bb5 Nf6 ({RR} 15... Rc8 16. Bc6 Ba6 17. Re1 Nc5) 16. Bc6 Qe7 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. d6 Qe6 19. Bxb7 Rad8 20. Qa4 a5 21. Rfd1 Rxd6 22. Rc6 Rxc6 23. Qxc6 Qb3 24. Rd2) 11. O-O Nf6 $146 ({RR} 11... Qb6 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. e4 Rfc8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Qd8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. dxe5 Be7 20. Rad1 Rc7 21. h4 Bc6 22. Bh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Bd5 25. Rd4 Kg8 26. h5 {Makarian,R (2470)-Ramoutar,A (2400) Arandjelovac 2021 1-0 (56)}) 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Qe2 Bc6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Rc8 16. Bd3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qb6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qe4 g6 20. d5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Rc5 22. Rxc5 dxc5 23. Bxg6 Bxb2 24. Bc2 Rd8 25. Qe4 Bxa3 26. h4 Kf8 27. Qf3 a5 28. Be4 Rd7 29. Qg4 Rd2 30. Qc8+ Rd8 31. Qf5 Qe6 32. Qh7 b5 33. Ra1 Bb4 34. Rf1 a4 35. Bf3 a3 36. Bh5 Qf6 37. Qc2 Rd2 38. Qe4 a2 39. Qa8+ Kg7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.65"] [White "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2626"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nc3 Qe7 ({RR} 6... O-O 7. Be3 Bd6 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. h3 Re8 10. g4 Qe6 11. Nh4 Nd7 12. Nf5 Nc5 13. h4 Bf8 14. h5 f6 15. Be3 Qf7 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 b5 18. Qf3 Ne6 19. Be3 Bb7 20. O-O-O b4 21. Na4 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Grischuk,A (2777) chess24.com INT 2020 1-0 (46)}) 7. h3 Nd7 ({RR} 7... h6 8. Qe2 Bd7 ({RR} 8... Nd7 9. Be3 Bb4 10. a3 Bd6 11. Nd2 Nf8 12. Nc4 Ng6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qh5 Bc5 15. Ne2 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Qf6 17. Kh1 Be6 18. a4 a5 19. b3 b6 20. Rae1 Rad8 21. Kh2 Qg5 22. Qf3 f6 23. Qg3) ({RR} 8... a5 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 a4 11. a3 c5 12. O-O Bd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 e4 15. Nd2 exd3 16. cxd3 O-O 17. e4 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Rae1 Rad8 20. Rf3 Qe5 21. Nc4 Qd4+ 22. Kh2 b5 23. Na5) ({RR} 8... O-O 9. g4 b5 10. g5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Re8 12. O-O-O a5 13. Rdg1 a4 14. Nh4 b4 15. Qf3 Kh8 16. Ne2 b3 17. a3 bxc2 18. Ng3 Bxa3 19. Bxf6 Bxb2+ 20. Kxc2 Qc5+ 21. Kd2 Qc3+ 22. Ke2 Qc2+ 23. Kf1) 9. Nd1 Bb6 10. a4 a5 11. Bd2 Nh7 12. Bc3 f6 13. Ne3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 c5 15. b3 b6 16. Nd2 Nf8 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne6 19. Qf2 O-O-O 20. O-O-O Bc6 21. Rhe1 Rhf8 22. Kb2 {Caku,K (1859)-Gabatshwarwe Refilwe (1787) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 7... b6 8. a3 h6 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 O-O-O 12. Qf2 Ne8 13. Qg3 f6 14. Nh4 Rg8 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Nd6 17. e4 Qf7 18. Qf2 g6 19. fxg6 Qxg6 20. g4 h5 21. O-O-O hxg4 22. hxg4) 8. Be3 Bxe3 $146 ({RR} 8... Nf8 9. Ne2 f6 10. Qd2 Ne6 11. g4 Bd7 12. Ng3 g6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Qa5 Kb8 15. Kb1 Bb6 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Qc3 c5 18. h4 Nd4 19. Nh2 b5 20. Rhf1 b4 21. Qe1 b6 22. f4 Kb7 23. g5 {Adewumi,T (2276)-Taboas Rodriguez,D (2374) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (44)}) 9. fxe3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qe1 O-O-O 12. Rb1 g5 13. Ne2 Rdg8 14. Ng3 g4 15. hxg4 Rxg4 16. Nf5 Qe6 17. Nh2 Rg5 18. Qh4 Rhg8 19. Kh1 f6 20. Qxh7 Kb8 21. b3 Qe8 22. Rf2 Rh8 23. Qe7 Qh5 24. g3 Bc8 25. Rg1 c5 26. Qe6 Qh7 27. Nh4 Bb7 28. N2f3 Rg7 29. Rh2 Bxe4 30. dxe4 Qxe4 31. Rf1 Qxe3 32. Nf5 Rxh2+ 33. Nxh2 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Rg5 35. Qe8+ Kb7 36. Qxd7 Kb8 37. Qd3 Qc6 38. Nf3 Rg4 39. Nd2 e4 40. Qd8+ Kb7 41. Nc4 Qe6 42. Nce3 Rg8 43. Qd5+ Qxd5 44. Nxd5 Rg5 45. Kg2 Kc6 46. Nxf6 Kb5 47. Nxe4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.66"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nbd7 4. O-O e5 5. d4 exd4 ({RR} 5... e4 6. Ne5 Bd6 7. Nxd7 Bxd7 8. c4 h6 9. cxd5 O-O 10. Qb3 Re8 11. Nc3 b5 12. a4 a6 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nxb5 Qxd5 17. Nxc7 Bxc7 18. Qxc7 Qxd4 19. Qf4 Bg4 20. Re1 {Grischuk,A (2778)-Duda,J (2738) Krasnaya Polyana 2021 ½-½ (47)}) 6. Nxd4 c6 7. c4 $146 ({RR} 7. b3 Bc5 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nd2 Re8 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Nb6 12. Qc2 Bxd4 13. Rad1 c5 14. e3 Nxc4 15. bxc4 Bg4 16. Rd2 Qc8 17. exd4 Bh3 18. d5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne4 20. Re2 Qf5 21. Rfe1 {1-0 (21) Tahbaz,A (2436)-Adla,D (2407) Chess.com INT 2022}) ({RR} 7. Nd2 Nc5 8. c4 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Ne5 Kc7 13. Nxc6 Bd6 14. Nd8 Bh3 15. Nxf7 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rhf8 17. Nxd6 Kxd6 18. b3 Ke6 19. Be3 Nce4 20. f3 Nc3 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 {Keinanen,T (2541)-Ahmad,K (2406) Petrovac MNE 2024 ½-½ (52)}) 7... dxc4 8. Qc2 Qb6 9. Qxc4 Ne5 10. Qc3 Bb4 11. Qe3 Nfg4 12. Qe4 O-O 13. e3 Re8 14. Qc2 c5 15. Ne2 Be6 16. h3 Nf6 17. Nf4 Bc4 18. Rd1 g5 19. b3 gxf4 20. bxc4 fxg3 21. f4 Ng6 22. Nc3 Nh4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rad8 25. Rg5+ Kf8 26. Bd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Qh6 29. Qg2 Nd4 30. Qxg3 Ne2 31. Qg2 Nxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxe3 33. Rd8+ Ke7 34. Rcd1 Qxh3+ 35. Qxh3 Rxh3+ 36. Kg2 Ra3 37. R8d7+ Kf6 38. R1d6+ Kf5 39. Rxf7+ Kg4 40. f5 Rxa2+ 41. Kf1 Bc3 42. f6 Bd4 43. Rxh7 Rf2+ 44. Ke1 Rxf6 45. Rxf6 Bxf6 46. Rxb7 Bc3+ 47. Ke2 a5 48. Kd3 Bb4 49. Ke4 a4 50. Rg7+ Kh5 51. Kf5 Kh4 52. Kf4 Bd2+ 53. Ke4 a3 54. Kd3 Bb4 55. Kc2 Kh5 56. Kb3 Kh6 57. Rg8 Kh5 58. Rg2 Kh4 59. Rg1 Kh5 60. Rg2 Kh4 61. Rg8 Kh5 62. Kc2 Kh4 63. Kd3 Ba5 64. Ra8 Bb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.67"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e5 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. h3 g6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bg7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nc3 cxd4 $146 ({RR} 12... c4 13. d5 Na7 14. Bd4 Bd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd4 b4 17. Nce2 Qb6 18. f4 f5 19. Kh2 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Nb5 21. g4 Rac8 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Qc1 Qc5 24. f5 Nxd5 25. Qg5 Nf6 26. Bc2 Rce8 27. Nf4 {Agnello,F (2127)-Medvedovski,M (2068) Untergrombach 2018 1-0 (35)}) 13. Nxd4 Na5 14. b3 Bb7 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Rac1 d5 17. Rfd1 b4 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. f3 Qe5 21. Bf2 Nc6 22. Be4 Nxd4 23. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Bxc8 25. Qxb4 Be6 26. Qb6 a5 27. Bc5 Bh6 28. Kh1 Re8 29. Qxa5 Bf5 30. Bb6 Qg3 31. Qb5 Rc8 32. Bg1 Bf4 33. Qb6 Bxh3 34. Qf2 Be6 35. Qxg3 Bxg3 36. Be3 Rc2 37. Rd2 Rc1+ 38. Rd1 Rc2 39. Rd2 Rc1+ 40. Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.68"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a5 8. a4 Ba7 9. Na3 ({RR} 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Kg7 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nf1 Kg6 15. h4 Rg8 16. Ne3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nb8 18. O-O Nbd7 19. Rf2 Bxc4 20. dxc4 d5 21. cxd5 Ra6 22. Raf1 Qe8 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 {Durarbayli,V (2923)-Kollars,D (3032) Chess.com 2024 0-1 (43)}) 9... Qe7 $146 ({RR} 9... g5 10. Bg3 Be6 11. Bb5 O-O 12. O-O Ne7 13. Re1 Nh7 14. d4 f6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Qc8 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Rad1 Ng6 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. Nc4 Ng6 21. Ne3 Ne7 22. Nd5 Nc6 23. Qc4 Kg7 24. Ne3 {Aarav,D (2395)-Pycinski,W (2244) Krakow POL 2024 1-0 (45)}) 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Nc4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. O-O Nxg3 14. hxg3 h5 15. Ne3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 h4 17. gxh4 g4 18. Ng5 f6 19. Bc4 Nd8 20. Nf3 gxf3 21. Rxf3 Rxh4 22. Qb3 Qh7 23. Kf2 Rh2 24. Rg1 Bg4 25. Rg3 Qh4 26. d4 Ke7 27. Bd5 Ra6 28. Bc4 Rb6 29. Qc2 Be6 30. Bb5 Nf7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.69"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2542"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 ({RR} 3... Bc5 4. Nxe5 Nc6 5. Nxc6 dxc6 6. Be2 h5 7. c3 Ng4 8. d4 Qh4 9. g3 Qf6 10. f3 h4 11. Rg1 hxg3 12. hxg3 Rh2 13. dxc5 Be6 14. Qd4 Bc4 15. Bxc4 Ne5 16. Nd2 Rxd2 17. Qxe5+ Qxe5 18. Bxd2 {Sarana,A (2640)-Rosen,E (2353) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (31)}) 4. Nbd2 Bd6 $146 ({RR} 4... Nc6 5. h3 Bc5 6. c3 a5 7. a4 O-O 8. b3 Re8 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Be2 b6 11. Bb2 dxe4 12. dxe4 Bb7 13. O-O Nh5 14. Kh2 Nf4 15. Rae1 Nxe2 16. Rxe2 Ba6 17. c4 Rad8 18. Rg1 Bd4 19. Nf1 {Matejka,R (1403)-Solovic,R (1821) Slovakia 2019 0-1 (68)}) ({RR} 4... dxe4 5. dxe4 Bc5 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O h6 8. h3 Nc6 9. a4 a5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Qe2 Nh5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nf4 15. Rd2 Bxh3 16. gxh3 Nxh3+ 17. Kh2 Nf4 18. Rg1 Qe6 19. Rg3 {Arango Arenas,J (2230)-Yarullina,A (2084) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 4... Bg4 5. Be2 dxe4 6. dxe4 Nc6 7. c3 a5 8. O-O Bc5 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nc4 Bg6 14. Bg5 Rfe8 15. Nfxe5 h6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Kh1 Re6 19. Rad1 {Llorente Zaro,A (2440)-Foerster-Yialamas,L (2116) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (77)}) 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O Nd7 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 Bb4 11. Re1 f6 12. c4 Nc7 13. a3 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 Nc5 15. Rad1 Nxb3 16. Qb4 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. c5 Nc7 20. Nxd4 Kh8 21. Re1 h6 22. h3 Nd5 23. Qb3 a5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Qb6 Bxh3 26. Qxb7 Rc8 27. c6 Rc7 28. Qb6 Qd6 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Nb5 Qxc6 31. Qxc7 Qxb5 32. Re7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.70"] [White "Hungaski, Robert"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. h3 d5 2. e3 ({RR} 2. c3 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. cxd4 Bd6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 h6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Qe7 9. Qe2 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nfxd2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Ngf6 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nxc8 Qxe2 15. Bxe2 Rxc8 16. Rhe1 Rd8 {Nihal Sarin (3198)-Carlsen,M (3244) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (42)}) 2... e5 3. d4 $146 ({RR} 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 c5 5. Bb5+ Ke7 6. Nb3 c4 7. Nd4 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bxb5 axb5 10. Nxb5 f5 11. b3 cxb3 12. Ba3+ Kf7 13. Bxf8 b2 14. N1c3 bxa1=Q 15. Qxa1 Kxf8 16. Qb2 Nc6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 {Weber,R (1486)-Hercules,B (2182) St Denis 2019 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 3. b3 Bd6 4. Bb2 c5 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nd2 Nge7 7. Ne2 h5 8. g3 h4 9. g4 f5 10. gxf5 Nxf5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Qd2 a5 14. a4 Ncd4 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Rg1 b5 {Sammed Jaykumar,S (2379)-Sai,H (2162) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 3. c4 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. exd4 exd4 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bc2 d3 10. Ba4 Be6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nc3 a5 16. Re3 Nc5 17. Ne5 Rfe8 {Hungaski,R (2477)-Marin,S (2272) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) 3... e4 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Nf6 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 a5 10. d5 O-O 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Qa4 Bb4 14. Ne2 Be6 15. Nf4 Rfc8 16. Kb1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. Bxb5 Rab8 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. c4 Ne5 21. Ka1 Qf6 22. Rd4 Nd3 23. Rb1 Qxf2 24. Qxa5 Ra8 25. Ba6 Qxe3 26. Qb6 Rf8 27. Bb7 Rab8 28. Rxe4 Qxb6 29. Rxb6 Nc5 30. Re7 Rfd8 31. Rb5 Kf8 32. Rc7 Ne6 33. Rc6 Nd4 34. Rc7 Ne6 35. Rc6 Nd4 36. Rc7 Nxb5 37. cxb5 Rd2 38. Bc6 Rf2 39. Rd7 Re8 40. Rd1 Ree2 41. Bd5 Rd2 42. Rxd2 Rxd2 43. Bf3 Ke7 44. b6 Kd6 45. Kb1 f5 46. b7 Kc7 47. a3 g5 48. Ka1 h5 49. Kb1 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. Bc6 Rd6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.71"] [White "Juksta, Karolis"] [Black "Makarian, Rudik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2547"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 h6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. c5 Bxc5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 13... Ng4 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. a4 a5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. h3 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Rd8+ Kh7 20. e3 f5 21. Nd2 c6 22. Rd3 Bc5 23. Rb1 Re8 24. Nb3 Bb4 25. Nd4 f4 26. g4 fxe3 27. fxe3 Be6 28. Nxe6 {Martirosyan,H (2632)-Nihal,S (2620) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 13... Ng4 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. a4 Bf5 16. e3 a5 17. Bb2 Rfe8 18. Nd2 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Nc4 Rc5 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Ba6 Kf8 24. Rd4 Ra8 25. Bb5 Rac8 26. Kg2 Ke7 27. Rad1 Rc1 28. Rxc1 {Le,Q (2709)-Carlsen,M (2847) chess24.com INT 2021 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 13... Ng4 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. a4 a5 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Nxe5 19. Nxb7 Bxb7 20. Bxb7 Rab8 21. Rab1 Nc4 22. e3 c5 23. Rdc1 Nd6 24. Bd5 c4 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. e4 Re8 27. Kg2 Kf8 28. Kf3 {Gupta,A (2601)-Puranik,A (2629) Aktobe KAZ 2024 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 13... Ng4 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. a4 a5 16. Bb2 Bf5 17. e3 Rfe8 18. Bd4 Nxe5 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Nd6 Bg4 21. Nxe8 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxe8 23. Bxb7 g5 24. h3 Kg7 25. Ba6 Re6 26. f4 Nc6 27. Kf2 Nb4 28. Bb5 {Heberla,B (2562)-Piorun,K (2611) Czech Republic CZE 2022 ½-½ (41)}) 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. a4 a5 16. Bb2 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Ba3 Bb4 19. Bxb4 axb4 20. a5 Ra7 21. Rdb1 c5 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. e6 Bxe6 24. Rxc5 b6 25. Rb5 Rxa5 26. Raxa5 bxa5 27. Rxa5 Rb8 28. Ra8 Rxa8 29. Bxa8 f5 30. e4 fxe4 31. Bxe4 Kf7 32. Kf1 Kf6 33. Ke2 Ke5 34. Ke3 b3 35. f4+ Kf6 36. Kd2 Bf5 37. Bd5 b2 38. Ba2 b1=Q 39. Bxb1 Bxb1 40. Ke3 Kf5 41. h3 h5 42. Kf3 Be4+ 43. Ke3 Bg2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.72"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "George, Kevin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2270"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 Nxd5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. b3 c5 $146 ({RR} 8... b6 9. Bb2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 Bb7 11. Bf3 Bc5 12. O-O f6 13. Rfe1+ Kf7 14. Kf1 a5 15. a3 Ba6+ 16. d3 Bb7 17. Re2 b5 18. Rae1 Rab8 19. Bc1 Rbe8 20. Bg4 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Bc8 22. Bd2 Bxa3 23. Bxa5 {Alinasab,M (2330)-Atanasov,A (2415) Sitges ESP 2024 ½-½ (39)}) 9. dxc6 dxc6 10. Bb2 c5 11. O-O-O Qxe2 12. Bxe2 Bd6 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Rhe1+ Kd8 15. Bc4 Kc7 16. c3 dxc3 17. Bxc3 f6 18. d4 Rae8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. h3 Bc6 21. f3 b6 22. Bd3 h6 23. Kc2 cxd4 24. Bxd4 Be5 25. Bg6 Re7 26. Be3 Bd6 27. Rd3 Bc5 28. Bf4+ Kb7 29. h4 Re2+ 30. Rd2 Rxd2+ 31. Kxd2 Kc8 32. h5 Kd7 33. Bf5+ Ke7 34. Bb8 a6 35. Bc7 Be8 36. g4 Bc6 37. Ke2 Bb5+ 38. Bd3 Bxd3+ 39. Kxd3 Kd7 40. Bg3 Ke6 41. Ke4 Be7 42. f4 Bd6 43. Bf2 b5 44. f5+ Kd7 45. Kd5 Ba3 46. Bc5 Bc1 47. Bf8 Ke8 48. Bc5 Kd7 49. a4 bxa4 50. bxa4 Bd2 51. Ba3 Be3 52. Bf8 Bd2 53. Bxg7 Ke7 54. Kc6 Kf7 55. Bxh6 Bxh6 56. Kb6 Be3+ 57. Kxa6 Kg7 58. a5 Kh6 59. Kb7 Kg5 60. a6 Kxg4 61. h6 Bxh6 62. a7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.73"] [White "Khanin, Semen"] [Black "Grahn, Vidar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2568"] [BlackElo "2263"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nc6 ({RR} 10... h5 11. f3 h4 12. Be5 Nf6 13. h3 Nc6 14. Bb5 O-O 15. Bh2 Qe7 16. Kf2 Bf5 17. Ne2 Na5 18. Re1 c6 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nc4 21. g3 Rfe8 22. gxh4 Nb2 23. Qd2 Nc4 24. Qd3 Nb2 25. Qd2 {So,W (2757)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2770) Zagreb CRO 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10... h5 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qd6 13. g4 h4 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Nh3 Qg3+ 16. Kf1 Rg8 17. Qe1 Qxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Kf8 19. g3 hxg3 20. Kg2 Nb6 21. Kxg3 Be6 22. Nf2 Rc8 23. e4 c5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Ne4 {Viana,D (2045)-Grahn,V (2267) Florianopolis BRA 2024 0-1 (48)}) 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Ne2 Qd7 ({RR} 12... Qe7 13. f3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 O-O-O 16. g4 Rde8 17. Kf2 Qe6 18. Ng3 Ne7 19. Rab1 Kb8 20. Rb2 Rhf8 21. a4 b6 22. a5 f5 23. axb6 cxb6 24. gxf5 Nxf5 25. Nxf5 Rxf5 26. Rc1 g4 27. f4 {Garcia Fernandez,V (2353)-Mingarro Carceller,S (2273) Benidorm ESP 2024 1-0 (46)}) 13. Rb1 $146 ({RR} 13. f3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 f5 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 O-O-O 18. Kf2 Ne7 19. Nc3 f4 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. exf4 Nf5 22. g4 Nxd4 23. Rad1 Qg7 24. Nd5 Nc6 25. Qc3 Qf8 26. f5 Re8 27. Rhe1 a5 {Jacobson,B (2538)-Puranik,A (2627) Sitges ESP 2023 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 13. h3 Nxg3 14. Nxg3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Na5 16. O-O O-O-O 17. Rab1 Nc4 18. e4 c6 19. a4 h5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Nf5 Kb8 22. Rb4 Rc8 23. Rfb1 Rc7 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 f6 26. a5 Qd6 27. Rb5 Rhc8 {Lazavik,D (2553)-Pap,G (2429) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (75)}) ({RR} 13. f3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 f5 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 O-O-O 18. Kf2 Ne7 19. Nc3 f4 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. exf4 Nf5 22. g4 Nxd4 23. Rad1 Qg7 24. Nd5 Nc6 25. Qc3 Qf8 26. f5 Re8 27. Rhe1 a5 {Jacobson,B (2538)-Puranik,A (2627) Sitges ESP 2023 1-0 (34)}) 13... O-O-O 14. f3 Nxg3 15. Nxg3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Na5 17. O-O Nc4 18. e4 Rhe8 19. a4 Qe6 20. Rfe1 Qc6 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Ne4 Rd8 24. Rb5 Qe6 25. d5 Ne5 26. Qd4 Qe7 27. Qxa7 Qa3 28. Qxb7+ Kd7 29. Rb1 f5 30. d6 Rc8 31. Nf6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.74"] [White "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2473"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 Na5 ({RR} 7... Bc5 8. e5 Ng8 9. c3 dxc3 10. Qd5 Qe7 11. Bg5 Qf8 12. Nxc3 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bg3 Bb7 16. Rac1 O-O-O 17. a4 Na5 18. Qd3 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Bxe4 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nd4 Bc5 22. Nxb5 {Panda,V (2100)-Waldhausen Gordon,F (2362) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 8. e5 Ne4 $146 ({RR} 8... Nxb3 9. exf6 Nxa1 10. Re1+ Be7 11. fxe7 Qxe7 12. Rxe7+ Kxe7 {1-0 (12) Martinez,C (1890)-Florez Hernandez,B (1395) Cartagena 2018}) ({RR} 8... Nxb3 9. exf6 Nxa1 10. Re1+ Be7 11. fxe7 Qxe7 12. Rxe7+ Kxe7 13. Qxd4 Bb7 14. Qxg7 d6 15. Bg5+ Kd7 16. Qxf7+ Kc6 17. Be3 Nxc2 18. Nc3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Kb6 20. Nd5+ Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rae8 22. Nd4 Re7 23. Qc6+ {Daggupati,B (2494)-Mei,A (2346) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (32)}) 9. Bd5 Bb7 10. Qxd4 Nc5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. b4 Ne6 14. Bxe6 Nc6 15. Bxf7+ Qxf7 16. Qc5 O-O-O 17. a4 Qg6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nc3 Rhf8 20. Ne1 Rf5 21. Nxb5 Re8 22. Nd3 d6 23. Qc4 Rg5 24. g3 Qf5 25. Ra7 Rg4 26. Qc3 dxe5 27. Rfa1 e4 28. Rxb7 Kxb7 29. Nc5+ Kb8 30. Qa3 Kc8 31. Qa8+ Nb8 32. Qb7+ Kd8 33. Qxc7# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.75"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2410"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. e3 Rb8 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Bd3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bg7 14. O-O-O c5 15. Bf5 O-O 16. g4 Rc8 17. Kb1 Re8 $146 ({RR} 17... b5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Nd4 Qe7 20. Qd2 Nb6 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Qd3 Qf6 23. Nce2 Nc4 24. Ng3 Qe5 25. Rcd1 Bxf5 26. Ngxf5 Qf6 27. Qe2 Nd6 28. Nxd6 Qxd6 29. Nf5 Qe5 30. Rd4 Qc7 31. Qd1 Rc2 32. Rd2 {Bogner,S (2573)-Van Foreest,L (2563) Kragero 2022 ½-½ (33)}) 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Qb3 Nc4 21. Qxb7 Re7 22. Qb4 Rcc7 23. b3 Rb7 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qxc4 Qa5 26. Nxd5 exd5 27. Rxd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.76"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Oro, Faustino"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2433"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 b6 8. Re1 Bb7 9. a4 a6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. d4 e5 $146 ({RR} 11... b5 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Neg5 N5f6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Qe2 Bd5 20. Ne5 Rf8 21. Qd3 g6 22. Ngf3 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Bd6 24. Nxd7 Nxd7 25. Bh6 f6 26. Bxf8 {Bjerre,J (2654)-Shankland,S (2672) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 b5 13. a5 Rc8 14. Bc2 Qc7 15. Bd3 e5 16. d5 g6 17. h3 Nh5 18. Nf1 Ng7 19. b4 f5 20. Bh6 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Nf6 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Ng3 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Nf5 26. Bg5 {Przybylski,W (2308)-Stribuk,A (2408) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (52)}) 12. d5 b5 13. Nf1 c4 14. Bc2 Nc5 15. Ng3 g6 16. Be3 Nfd7 17. Ra3 Re8 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. h4 Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. h5 Bc8 23. Nh2 Qd8 24. Ng4 Nd3 25. Nh6+ Kg7 26. Qf3 Bf6 27. Bxd3 cxd3 28. Ng4 Bxg4 29. Qxg4 Nc4 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Nh5+ Kg8 32. Nxf6+ Qxf6 33. Bg5 Qh8 34. b3 Nb2 35. Rb1 Qh7 36. Bc1 Nc4 37. bxc4 bxc4 38. Bg5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.77"] [White "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Black "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2368"] [BlackElo "2451"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. h3 Bh5 5. O-O c6 6. d4 Ngf6 7. c4 e6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. Nd2 ({RR} 11. g4 Bg6 12. f4 f5 13. exf6 Bc5+ 14. Kh2 Qxf6 15. f5 Bd6+ 16. Kg1 Bf7 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nc3 O-O-O 19. Qe1 Rhe8 20. Be3 h5 21. g5 Qe5 22. Qf2 g6 23. fxg6 Bxg6 24. Bf4 Qa5 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 {Domingo Nunez,A (2318)-Shirov,A (2661) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 11... Nc5 $146 ({RR} 11... Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bc5 13. Kh2 g5 14. Qc1 Be7 15. e3 g4 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Bc3 Qe6 18. Qa4 b5 19. Qb3 Bg6 20. a4 Bd3 21. Rfd1 Be2 22. Rdc1 gxh3 23. Qc2 Bg4 24. Bh1 b4 25. Bd4 c5 26. Bxc5 {Sotiropoulos,A (1834)-Serpetsidakis,N (2087) Rio Achaea 2018 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 11... f5 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. f3 exf3 14. exf3 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 Qe7 16. Qe1 Bf7 17. f4 g6 18. Bd2 h5 19. b4 Bd4 20. Rc1 Be6 21. Bc3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 O-O 23. Qd4 Rac8 24. Rc3 b6 25. Rfc1 Qd7 26. Kh2 {Garriga Cazorla,P (2505)-Quesada Perez,L (2549) Benasque 2022 ½-½ (49)}) 12. g4 Bg6 13. f4 f5 14. Qe1 Be7 15. Nf3 Ne6 16. e3 O-O 17. Bd2 Qb6 18. Kh2 Rae8 19. b4 d4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 Qxd4 22. Be3 Qc4 23. Qc1 Qe6 24. Bf3 a6 25. Rd1 Kh8 26. g5 Rd8 27. Bc5 Rxd1 28. Bxd1 Bxc5 29. Qxc5 Rd8 30. Bb3 Qe8 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 Bf7 33. a3 Kg8 34. Qd6 Be6 35. Kg3 Qd7 36. Bb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.78"] [White "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2418"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 ({RR} 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. a3 e5 11. Bg3 Qa5+ 12. Nd2 Be6 13. b4 Qb6 14. Be2 Rd8 15. O-O Be7 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Na5 Bd7 19. Bf3 Bf6 {Riazantsev,A (2649)-Belyakov,B (2458) Sochi 2018 1-0 (82)}) 5... c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 7... cxd4 8. exd4 h6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. O-O b5 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Bg3 Rc8 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Bd3 Bc5 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nd2 e3 21. Nb3 Qc6 22. f3 {Ivanov,A (1583)-Hadzi Manev,L (1927) Skopje MKD 2023 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 7... Bd6 8. Bg3 O-O 9. Qe2 Re8 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. e4 e5 13. O-O Bg4 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Qf1 Rad8 16. Rac1 Qd6 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Bc4 Qd6 19. h3 Bh5 20. Rcd1 Qc7 21. Be2 Bg6 22. Nb3 {Valiyeva,A (1614)-Nuriyeva,N (1827) Baku AZE 2024 1-0 (87)}) ({RR} 7... Bd6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. h4 Qc7 10. Ndf3 Ne4 11. Qb1 f5 12. Qc1 c4 13. Bc2 b5 14. a3 a5 15. Rg1 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qe7 18. g3 Bb7 19. f3 Nf6 20. Qd2 Bc6 21. Qh2 b4 22. g4 {Hasanova,T (2000)-Nuriyeva,N (1827) Baku AZE 2024 1-0 (49)}) 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O Nf6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. e4 Bd7 13. e5 Ng8 14. c4 Nge7 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. h3 O-O 18. Rc1 Rad8 19. Re1 Nb4 20. Bb1 Ba4 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Nbxd4 Rc8 23. e6 f6 24. a3 Nbc6 25. b3 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Nc6 28. Nf5 Bxb3 29. Rxc6 bxc6 30. Nd6 Rb8 31. e7 c5 32. Bf5 d4 33. e8=Q+ Rxe8 34. Nxe8 g6 35. Be4 Kf7 36. Nc7 c4 37. Kf1 Ke7 38. Nxa6 f5 39. Bd5 d3 40. Ke1 d2+ 41. Kxd2 c3+ 42. Kxc3 Bxd5 43. g3 Bg2 44. h4 Kd6 45. Kd4 h6 46. f4 Bf3 47. Nc5 Bd5 48. a4 Be4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.79"] [White "Bezold, Michael"] [Black "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. b3 Bf5 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O e6 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. Re1 ({RR} 9. d3 Bh7 10. Re1 Bc5 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 Ba7 13. d4 Bb8 14. Qb3 Re8 15. a4 Bc7 16. Red1 Qb8 17. h3 Ne4 18. b5 Kh8 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. a5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qd8 23. Bc3 Rb8 {Gonzalez Zharikov,A (2070)-Zuluaga,C (2166) San Jose CA USA 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 9... Be7 $146 ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. Bf1 O-O 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. Ng3 Bh7 13. a3 a5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nd4 Qd8 16. f4 Re8 17. d3 Nc5 18. Rc1 Bf8 19. Ndf5 Ncd7 20. h3 Qb6 21. Kh1 c5 22. e4 d4 23. a4 Rac8 24. Ba3 {Cordova,E (2542)-Megaranto,S (2505) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (58)}) 10. Bf1 O-O 11. d3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be2 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rad8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nh4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rfe8 18. Nf3 Nc5 19. Qc2 Ne6 20. Ne2 Nd7 21. Ned4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Bf6 23. b4 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Re6 25. a4 Qd6 26. Qb2 Rg6 27. e4 dxe4 28. dxe4 Qe6 29. Re3 Nf6 30. Rce1 Nh5 31. Be5 Qd7 32. Qe2 Nf6 33. Qb2 Qd2 34. Qb3 Qd7 35. Qb2 Qd2 36. Qb3 Qd7 37. Qb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.80"] [White "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Black "Larrea, Manuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B56"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2259"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nd5 Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Be3 Nd7 ({RR} 10... Nb8 11. Qd2 Bxd5 12. exd5 a5 13. a4 Nbd7 14. O-O-O b6 15. Kb1 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qc2 Rb8 18. Bc1 Nd7 19. Bd3 g6 20. g4 Bg5 21. h4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Rb4 23. Qd1 Nb6 24. b3 Nxa4 25. Ka2 {Mammadzada,G (2449)-Cieslak,P (2284) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 11. Be2 ({RR} 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Qd2 Nc5 13. Rd1 Rad8 14. Be2 b6 15. O-O f5 16. Bg5 Nxb3 17. axb3 Rf6 18. exf5 Bf7 19. Bd3 Nd4 20. Rfe1 Rf8 21. Be4 Rd8 22. Qe3 d5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd4 {1-0 (24) Carlsen,M (2852)-Idani,P (2633) chess.com INT 2023}) 11... Bg5 $146 ({RR} 11... a5 12. O-O a4 13. Nd2 Bg5 14. Bf2 Qa5 15. Nb1 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. f4 Bf6 19. Bd3 Rfe8 20. Na3 Nc5 21. Nc2 h6 22. Rb1 Re7 23. b4 axb3 24. axb3 Qc3 25. Rf3 Re3 26. Nxe3 {Dalaud,D (2306)-Msellek,I (2342) Barcelona 2021 0-1 (38)}) 12. Bf2 g6 13. O-O f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nc3 Nf6 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Qb1 Kh8 19. Kh1 a6 20. Nd5 Qg7 21. Nxf6 Rxf6 22. Rxd6 Bxc4 23. Rxf6 Bxe2 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Re1 Bc4 26. Na5 Bd2 27. Nxc6 Bxe1 28. Bxe1 bxc6 29. Qxf5 Qf7 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. b3 Bd5 32. Bc3 Qg6 33. h3 h5 34. Kh2 Kf7 35. Qc7+ Ke6 36. Qc8+ Kf7 37. Qd7+ Kg8 38. Qe7 Qf7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.81"] [White "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Black "Andersen, Mads"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C89"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2592"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Nd2 Ng4 18. f3 Ne3 19. Qe2 Nd5 20. Nf1 ({RR} 20. c4 Nf6 21. Ne4 Bc7 22. Bf4 Bb6+ 23. Be3 Bc7 24. Rf1 Be6 25. Bd4 Nxe4 26. dxe4 Qg6 27. f4 f5 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. cxb5+ Kh8 30. Qe7 Bd6 31. Bxg7+ Qxg7 32. Qxd6 Qa7+ 33. Rf2 Rae8 34. Qd2 Re3 {Karthikeyan,M (2610)-Smirnov,P (2500) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) 20... Qg6 21. Bxd5 $146 ({RR} 21. Qf2 Bf5 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Bxe3 Be7 24. Rd4 Rae8 25. Re1 Bc5 26. Rf4 Bd6 27. Re4 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Kh8 29. Rf1 Re7 30. Kh1 a5 31. a3 a4 32. Ba2 f5 33. exf5 Rxf5 34. Qxf5 Qxf5 35. Rxf5 Rxe3 {Santos Latasa,J (2600)-Krysa,L (2531) Barbera del Valles 2020 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 21. c4 Nb4 22. Ne3 Nxd3 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Bd2 Re8 25. Kh1 Bc5 26. Bc2 Bf5 27. g4 Nf2+ 28. Qxf2 Bxc2 29. Rh5 Bb6 30. Re1 f5 31. Qh4 fxg4 32. Rg5 Bd8 {0-1 (32) Raja,H (2461)-Burke,J (2580) Charlotte USA 2022}) ({RR} 21. Qf2 Bf5 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Bxe3 Rfe8 24. Bc5 Bc7 25. Re4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Bd8 27. d4 Rxe4 28. Bc2 Bf6 29. Bxe4 Qxe4 30. Re1 Qd5 31. Qg2 Qd7 32. Qe4 h6 33. Kg2 a5 34. g4 g6 35. Re2 Kg7 {Sindarov,J (2558)-Tang,A (2525) Krasnaya Polyana 2021 ½-½ (68)}) 21... cxd5 22. Bf4 Bc5+ 23. d4 Bb6 24. g4 Be6 25. Rh3 Rfe8 26. Rg3 b4 27. Bd2 Qc2 28. Qd1 Qxb2 29. Rb1 Qxa2 30. Rxb4 Qa5 31. f4 Bc7 32. Qf3 Bd6 33. Rb1 Rab8 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. f5 Bd7 36. Rg2 Rb1 37. f6 g6 38. Rf2 Qb5 39. Kg2 a5 40. Ne3 Be6 41. Nf5 Bxf5 42. gxf5 a4 43. Qh3 a3 44. fxg6 hxg6 45. Bh6 Qe8 46. Bg7 Qe4+ 47. Rf3 Qe2+ 48. Rf2 Qe4+ 49. Rf3 Rb2+ 50. Kg1 Bxh2+ 51. Kh1 Qe1+ 52. Rf1 Qe4+ 53. Rf3 Qxf3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.82"] [White "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Black "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C09"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2078"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Qe7+ 7. Be2 Nf6 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Nb3 Qd6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bg5 ({RR} 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bc5 Qc7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Re1 Rd8 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. h3 h6 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. c3 Bd7 19. Qe3 Qxe3 20. Rxe3 Kf8 21. Rae1 Be8 22. Nfd4 a5 23. Nc5 Nxd4 24. cxd4 b6 25. Nb3 Rac8 {Rendle,T (2390)-Kramnik,V (2753) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (85)}) 11... O-O 12. Re1 Be6 $146 ({RR} 12... Bf5 13. c3 Rfe8 14. Nfd4 Bg6 15. Bh4 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. f3 Nf6 18. Bf1 Ne5 19. Nb5 Qd7 20. N3d4 a6 21. Na3 Rae8 22. Qd2 h5 23. Red1 Qc7 24. Qf2 Nfd7 25. h3 Nc5 26. Rd2 Ncd3 27. Qg3 {Chandra,A (2490)-Shtembuliak,E (2507) Saint Louis 2018 0-1 (31)}) 13. Nbd4 Rfe8 14. h3 h6 15. Bh4 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. c3 Rae8 19. Bc2 Bc8 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. Bb3 a6 22. Qc2 Na5 23. Rd1 Be6 24. Ne2 Qc6 25. Nf4 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Rd8+ Re8 28. Nd4 Rxd8 29. Nxc6 bxc6 30. Qe2 Rd6 31. Nxe6 Nxe6 32. Qxc4 c5 33. b4 cxb4 34. cxb4 Kf8 35. a4 Ke7 36. g3 Kd7 37. Kg2 g5 38. b5 axb5 39. Qxb5+ Rc6 40. Qd3+ Ke7 41. Qh7 Ra6 42. Qe4 Rd6 43. Qb4 Kd7 44. Qb5+ Rc6 45. a5 Nc7 46. Qf5+ Ke7 47. f4 Ne6 48. Qe4 Kd7 49. f5 Nc7 50. Kf3 Ne8 51. Qa4 Nc7 52. Kg4 Ne8 53. a6 Nc7 54. a7 Na8 55. Kh5 Kc7 56. Qb3 Rb6 57. Qxf7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.83"] [White "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Black "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2260"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 e6 6. a4 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Re1 a6 9. c3 d5 ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. Nf1 d5 11. Ba2 dxe4 12. dxe4 b5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Bb1 Bb7 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qxb5 Ncxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxb7 Rb8 24. Qe4 {Aronian,L (2722)-So,W (2757) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (79)}) 10. Ba2 b5 $146 ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. Nf1 dxe4 12. dxe4 Rd8 13. Qe2 b5 14. e5 Ne8 15. Ng3 Bb7 16. Bf4 c4 17. h4 Na5 18. h5 h6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nd4 Bc5 21. Red1 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Qc6 23. f3 Nc7 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Bd2 {Erigaisi,A (2778)-Rakhmatullaev,A (2410) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (51)}) 11. e5 Ne8 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qb6 14. Nf1 bxa4 15. Bb1 Bd7 16. h4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Bc2 Rae8 19. Bxa4 Ne4 20. Be3 Nd6 21. Ne5 Qb7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Qd3 Nb5 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. h5 e5 26. h6 Nb4 27. Qb3 e4 28. Ng3 Rf7 29. hxg7 Nd3 30. Re2 Bh4 31. Nf1 Rxg7 32. g3 Bg5 33. Rc2 Rf8 34. Ra5 Ne1 35. Rc1 Nf3+ 36. Kg2 Nh4+ 37. Kh2 Bxe3 38. Qxe3 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Ng5 40. g4 Qxg4+ 41. Qg3 Qh5 42. Rc7 Nf7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.84"] [White "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Black "Wanyama, Harold"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2154"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 {Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase} e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. a3 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 11. Bxb6 cxb6 12. Nd2 ({RR} 12. Rc1 f5 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Nd2 Bg5 14. Nb5 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Qd7 16. Qe3 Nd4 17. Nc3 f6 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qe4 Rc7 20. Qh4 Rdc8 21. e3 Nf5 22. Qh5 Ne7 23. Qe2 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Rxc1 25. Nxb6 Qxd3 26. Qxd3 Rxe1+) 13. Qa4 Kh8 14. Rfd1 Bf6 15. e3 Bf7 16. d4 e4 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. d6 Rc8 20. d7 Rc4 21. Qb5 Rc5 22. Qa4 Rc4 23. Qb5 Rc5 24. Qa4 Rc4 25. Qb5 Rc5 26. Qa4) ({RR} 12. e3 Qd7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. exd4 Bc4 16. Re1 Bf6 17. Qf3 Rad8 18. Rad1 b5 19. Qf4 h6 20. h4 b6 21. Ne4 Bxd4 22. Rd2 Qe7 23. Red1 Bxb2 24. Nd6 Be5 25. Nf5 Qf6 26. Qe4 Rde8 {Potkin,V (2597)-Yu,Y (2764) St Petersburg 2018 0-1 (42)}) 12... Rc8 $146 ({RR} 12... Kh8 13. Nc4 Rc8 14. Rc1 f6 15. e3 Rf7 16. Be4 g6 17. Qf3 Bf8 18. Rfd1 Bg7 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd7 21. Qb5 Rb8 22. Nxb6 Rf7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 f5 25. Qd5 Qe8 26. b5 Rd8 27. Qc5 {Fernandez Sanchez,F (2402)-Mendoza,R (2235) Medellin, Hotel Dorado de la 2024 [Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase] 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 12... Kh8 13. Nc4 Rc8 14. Rc1 f6 15. e3 Rf7 16. Be4 g6 17. Qf3 Bf8 18. Rfd1 Bg7 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd7 21. Qb5 Rb8 22. Nxb6 Rf7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 f5 25. Qd5 Qe8 26. b5 Rd8 27. Qc5 {Fernandez,F (2402)-Mendoza,R (2235) Medellin COL 2024 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 12... f6 13. Rc1 Kh8 14. Nc4 Bc5 15. Na4 Rc8 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qa4 b5 18. Qxb5 Nd4 19. Qb6 Qxb6 20. Nxb6 Rb8 21. Na4 Nxe2+ 22. Kh1 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 Rfc8 24. h4 c4 25. Rc3 {0-1 (25) Kravanja,G (2204)-Schnider,G (2394) Austria AUT 2023}) 13. Nc4 f6 14. Qa4 Bc5 15. Ne3 Nd4 16. Qd1 Rf7 17. Ned5 Rd7 18. e3 Nc6 19. e4 Nd4 20. Kh1 b5 21. Rc1 Bf8 22. Ne2 Rxc1 23. Nxc1 a4 24. Ne2 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Bxd5+ Qxd5+ 27. f3 Nf5 28. Nc3 Qd7 29. Qe2 Bc5 30. Ne4 Bd4 31. Rc1 Ne3 32. Nc3 h5 33. Nd1 Nf5 34. Kg2 b6 35. Qe4 Bc5 36. Rc2 g6 37. Re2 Kg7 38. Nc3 Nd4 39. Re1 Nc2 40. Re2 Nd4 41. Rd2 Nf5 42. Nd1 Qe6 43. Re2 Qb3 44. Nc3 Nd4 45. Rd2 Nf5 46. f4 exf4 47. Qxf4 Bd4 48. Qc7+ Kh6 49. Qf4+ Kg7 50. Re2 Be5 51. Rxe5 fxe5 52. Qxe5+ Kh7 53. Ne4 Qc2+ 54. Kh3 Qxd3 55. Ng5+ Kh6 56. Nf7+ Kh7 57. Qh8# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.85"] [White "Druska, Juraj"] [Black "Pereira, Fabian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A36"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2123"] [PlyCount "169"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 e5 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Be3 Kh7 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. f4 f5 13. Kh2 a6 14. a4 Nd4 15. Rab1 $146 ({RR} 15. Rae1 Be6 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 b6 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Bg1 Qd6 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. b4 Bf6 23. h4 Rbe8 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 g5 26. h5 Be7 27. Rxf8 Rxf8 28. Qe2 Rf5 29. Bxd4 Bf6 {Palacios Sanchez,V (1632)-Perez Segoviano,A (1493) Alcorcon ESP 2022 1-0}) 15... Qe8 16. b4 cxb4 17. Rxb4 Nxe2 18. Nxe2 Bd7 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ba7 Ra8 21. Rxb7 Bc6 22. Rc7 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Nxc8 24. Bc5 Rf7 25. exf5 Bxg2 26. fxg6+ Kxg6 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Be3 Bb7 29. Nc3 Qe6 30. Ne4 Bxe4 31. dxe4 Qxc4 32. Bxh6 Bxh6 33. Qxh6 Ne7 34. Qh7+ Ke6 35. h4 Qxa4 36. h5 Qc2+ 37. Kh3 Qd1 38. h6 Qh5+ 39. Kg2 Qe2+ 40. Kg1 Qe1+ 41. Kg2 Qe2+ 42. Kg1 Qg4 43. Kh2 Qh5+ 44. Kg1 Qg6 45. Qh8 Qxg3+ 46. Kh1 Qh4+ 47. Kg1 Qg4+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. Kg1 Qxe4 50. h7 Qg6+ 51. Kf2 Qf5+ 52. Ke2 Kf7 53. Kd2 Qg5+ 54. Kd1 Qg7 55. Qb8 Qxh7 56. Qxe5 Qf5 57. Qh8 a5 58. Qh4 Qb1+ 59. Ke2 Qb2+ 60. Kd3 Qb3+ 61. Ke2 Qb5+ 62. Kd1 a4 63. Kc1 Ke8 64. Qd4 Nc6 65. Qd6 Nb4 66. Kb2 Nd3+ 67. Kc3 Nc5 68. Qc7 Qb3+ 69. Kd2 Ne4+ 70. Ke2 Nc3+ 71. Kd2 Nd5 72. Qc6+ Ke7 73. Qc5+ Kd7 74. Qa5 a3 75. Qa7+ Kc6 76. Qa8+ Kc5 77. Qc8+ Kd4 78. Qh8+ Kc5 79. Qc8+ Kb5 80. Qe8+ Ka5 81. Qa8+ Kb4 82. Qf8+ Kc4 83. Qc8+ Kd4 84. Qh8+ Kc5 85. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.86"] [White "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2153"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "152"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bd7 7. Qxc4 Na5 8. Qd3 c5 9. dxc5 ({RR} 9. O-O Bc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qxd3 15. Nxd3 Be7 16. b3 Rac8 17. Bb2 Nc6 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Na4 Nd7 20. Rc2 f6 21. Rdc1 Kf7 22. a3 e5 23. b4 a6 {Ragger,M (2603)-Tang,A (2513) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (56)}) 9... Bxc5 10. Ne5 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 10... Ba4 11. Nc3 Bb4 12. Bd2 Qxd3 13. Nxd3 Bc6 14. e4 Be7 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. f4 f6 18. O-O-O Kf7 19. Be3 Rhd8 20. Nb5 Nc5 21. Kb1 a6 22. Na3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 25. Nc4 {Chasin,N (2293)-Sarkar,J (2365) Charlotte 2021 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Rc1 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Nc6 15. Qc4 Rc8 16. O-O Bxc3 17. Rxc3 O-O 18. Rfc1 Qd8 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Qa4 g6 21. e3 Rfd8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Qxc6 Qd2 25. Qc7 {Vidit,S (2730)-Ponkratov,P (2577) Almaty KAZ 2022 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 10... Bc6 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Nc3 Nb4 14. O-O Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rd1 Ke7 17. Bg5+ f6 18. Bxd5 fxg5 19. Bc4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rc8 21. b3 Rc6 22. Kg2 Rd6 23. Bd3 h6 24. Rc1 b6 25. Rc2 {Sorokin,A (2547)-Tang,A (2523) Grand Rapids, MI USA 2023 ½-½ (59)}) 11. O-O Bb5 12. Qf3 Bd4 13. a4 Ba6 14. Nd3 Nb3 15. Ra3 O-O 16. Nc3 Bxd3 17. a5 Nxa5 18. Qxd3 Rfd8 19. Qb5 Nc6 20. Rb3 Ng4 21. e3 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Bxc3 23. Rxb7 Na5 24. Rb5 Rac8 25. bxc3 Nc4 26. Bf3 Nf6 27. Rb4 a5 28. Ra4 Nd5 29. Rd1 Ndb6 30. Ra1 h6 31. Kf1 a4 32. Ke1 Rxd1+ 33. Bxd1 Ra8 34. Ba3 Rc8 35. Bb4 f6 36. Ra2 Ra8 37. Bf3 Ra7 38. Bc5 Rc7 39. Bb4 Kf7 40. h4 g6 41. h5 g5 42. g4 f5 43. Be2 Rc8 44. Kd1 Kf6 45. Ke1 Ke5 46. Ra1 f4 47. exf4+ Kxf4 48. Rd1 a3 49. f3 Kg3 50. Ra1 Nd5 51. Ra2 Nf4 52. Bxc4 Rxc4 53. Rxa3 Kxf3 54. Kd2 Kxg4 55. Bd6 Rc6 56. Bb8 Kxh5 57. Ra5 Kg4 58. Be5 h5 59. Bf6 Nd5 60. Ra4+ Kf5 61. Bd4 h4 62. c4 Nb6 63. Ra5+ Kg4 64. Bxb6 Rxb6 65. c5 Rc6 66. Ke2 Kf5 67. Ke3 e5 68. Rb5 g4 69. Ra5 g3 70. Kf3 e4+ 71. Kg2 Kg4 72. Ra4 h3+ 73. Kg1 Rxc5 74. Rxe4+ Kf3 75. Re1 h2+ 76. Kh1 g2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.87"] [White "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Black "Meylan, Andre"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2138"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Nc2 Qb6 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Bxf5 ({RR} 11. Rb1 a5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 h6 15. Nf3 f4 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. Rbc1 Qxb2 18. Qxf4 Bxc2 19. Qd2 Nb4 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ne1 Rc8 22. a3 Qxa3 23. Nxc2 Nxc2 24. Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 O-O {Christiansen,J (2655)-Xiong,J (2646) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 11. Re1 O-O-O 12. b4 Kb8 13. Rb1 Ka8 14. a4 Rc8 15. Bd2 Qd8 16. a5 g5 17. b5 Nxa5 18. b6 Nc4 19. g4 Ng7 20. bxa7 h5 21. h3 hxg4 22. hxg4 f5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bb4 e5 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 {Galchenko,M (2438)-Sharshenbekov,E (2078) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (54)}) 11... exf5 12. h4 $146 ({RR} 12. Ne3 Be6 13. g3 g5 14. Nc2 Rg8 15. a3 h5 16. Kh1 h4 17. b4 hxg3 18. fxg3 g4 19. Nfe1 Kd7 20. Be3 Rh8 21. Nd3 Rh3 22. Nc5+ Kc7 23. Bg1 Rah8 24. Qe1 Kb8 25. Ne3 R8h5 26. Ng2 Bg5 {Fancourt,L (1563)-Bamford,P (1563) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (39)}) 12... O-O 13. Rb1 a5 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Nb4 16. Nxb4 axb4 17. a3 h6 18. Nh3 Bb5 19. Re1 bxa3 20. bxa3 Rxa3 21. Nf4 Qc6 22. e6 fxe6 23. Rxe6 Qd7 24. Qe1 Bc6 25. Qe5 Re8 26. Re1 Rxe6 27. Nxe6 Qf7 28. Nd8 Qf6 29. Qb8 Kh7 30. Ne6 Qf7 31. Nf8+ Kg8 32. Ng6+ Kh7 33. h5 Qg8 34. Nf8+ Kh8 35. Re6 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Rd1 37. Qe5 Qf7 38. Rxh6+ Kg8 39. Ng6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.88"] [White "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Black "Saraci, Nderim"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2081"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 Na5 6. Nc4 Nxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Nf3 ({RR} 8. d4 e4 9. Ne2 c6 10. Nc3 Bc7 11. d5 Be5 12. Rb1 Re8 13. Qd2 d6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Na4 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 d5 17. Be2 Bg4 18. c4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nd7 20. O-O Ne5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Rd2 Qg5 {Nakamura,H (2794)-Nihal,S (2669) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (58)}) 8... Qe7 9. a3 $146 ({RR} 9. O-O c6 10. Nh4 Bc7 11. Nf5 Qd8 12. f4 e4 13. Nxg7 d5 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nh5 Qg6 16. Be2 f5 17. c4 Be6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Kh1 h6 20. Rg1 Kh8 21. g4 fxg4 22. Bxg4 Bxg4 23. Rxg4 Qe6 {Mackiewicz,A (1811)-Swiech,J (2055) Jastrzebia Gora 2019 1-0}) ({RR} 9. O-O e4 10. Nd4 Be5 11. Nf5 Qc5 12. Bxe5 Qxe5 13. Ng3 d5 14. Be2 d4 15. exd4 Qxd4 16. d3 exd3 17. Qxd3 Qxd3 18. Bxd3 Be6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 c6 21. Rfd1 a5 22. Rd4 Rfd8 23. Rad1 Rxd4 {Barlocco,C (1994)-Ubezio,M (2163) Robecchetto 2019 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 9. d4 exd4 10. Bxd4 Bb4+ 11. c3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 Bxd4 {½-½ (13) Korolev,A (2094)-Dunsbach,R (2181) Bad Homburg 2018}) 9... e4 10. Nd4 Be5 11. Nf5 Qe8 12. Bxe5 Qxe5 13. Ng3 h5 14. h4 d5 15. Be2 g6 16. d4 exd3 17. cxd3 Qc3+ 18. Kf1 Qe5 19. d4 Qd6 20. Qc2 Re8 21. Bd3 Ng4 22. Qd2 Nxe3+ 23. Kg1 Bd7 24. b4 Nc4 25. Qg5 Bg4 26. Kh2 Nb2 27. Bf5 Bxf5 28. f4 Bg4 29. Rhe1 Nd3 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rf1 Qd8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.89"] [White "Sardana, Rishi"] [Black "Wong, Hayoung"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2466"] [BlackElo "1704"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a6 9. O-O Qe7 ({RR} 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 f6 12. Qb3 Be6 13. Nfg5 fxg5 14. Nxg5 Rxf2 15. Rxf2 Qf6 16. d4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Nxe3 20. Bxe6+ Kf8 21. Nxh7+ Ke7 22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. Re1 Kxe6 24. Rxe3 {Kadam,O (2144)-Tomiello,M (2004) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (36)}) 10. Bb3 $146 ({RR} 10. Ba2 Be6 11. Nc4 Ba7 12. Ne3 Bxa2 13. Rxa2 Qe6 14. Re2 Bxe3 15. Bxe3 h6 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 Ne7 18. c4 Ng4 19. Bc1 f5 20. h3 Nf6 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Qc2 Qe7 23. Qb3 Qf7 24. Rfe1 Nd7 {Moore,G (1968)-McDonald,I (1779) Solihull 2019 1-0 (42)}) 10... Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Qe2 a5 14. b5 Nb8 15. Nf1 Nbd7 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Nh4 Nc5 18. Nhf5 Qd7 19. Bc2 Ne6 20. Qf3 c6 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Nxg7 Nxg7 23. Qxf6 Bd8 24. Qf3 Be7 25. Bh6 Rfe8 26. h4 Bxh4 27. d4 exd4 28. cxd4 d5 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Qf4 Bxg3 32. Qxg3 Re8 33. e5 Nf5 34. Bxf5 Qxf5 35. Qc3 Qe6 36. Rc1 Rc8 37. Bg5 Kg7 38. Bf6+ Kg8 39. Qd2 Kf8 40. Qxa5 Qg4 41. Qb4+ Kg8 42. Qd2 Be4 43. Qg5+ Qxg5 44. Bxg5 Bd3 45. Rc3 Bc4 46. Be7 f5 47. exf6 Kf7 48. Rh3 Ra8 49. Rxh7+ Kg6 50. Rg7+ Kf5 51. f7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "3.90"] [White "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Black "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C26"] [WhiteElo "1796"] [BlackElo "2334"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qa4 d4 9. Nce2 ({RR} 9. Nb5 Bc5 10. Ne2 Qe7 11. O-O Qxe2 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxa8 Bd7 14. Bf4 d3 15. cxd3 Ng4 16. d4 Bxd4 17. Rad1 Bxf2+ 18. Kh1 Bd4 19. Rxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Re8 21. h3 Re4 22. Bxe4 Qh2# {0-1 (22) Zepeda Berlanga,J (1857)-Lotero,F (2127) chess.com INT 2024}) 9... Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 $146 ({RR} 10... d3 11. cxb4 O-O 12. Be3 dxe2 13. Nxe2 Ng4 14. Rd1 Qf6 15. b5 Nce5 16. O-O Nf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qxf3 18. Nd4 Qd5 19. Rfe1 Ne5 20. Qb3 Qe4 21. Bf4 Qg6 22. Rxe5 Bg4 23. f3 Bh3 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. Rh5 {Acor,C (2223)-Rasulov,V (2478) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (64)}) 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Nge2 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Re8+ 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Qb3 Ng4 16. O-O Bb6 17. Rad1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rf8 19. Kh1 Qe7 20. Rde1 Kh8 21. Rf4 Rae8 22. Rh4 h6 23. Re4 Qg5 24. Rf4 Re7 25. Ref1 f6 26. e4 Rfe8 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. exf5 Qh5 29. Bf3 Qh3 30. Bg4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2831"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {ChessBase II} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 f6 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Nc3 ({RR} 10. Ng3 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. a3 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Ne4+ 16. Ke3 Nd6 17. Rc1 Ke7 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nc4+ 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Ne4 b5 23. Rhd1 Bc6 24. Nd6 Rb8 {Carlsen,M (2830)-Terry,R (2521) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (56)}) 10... Bd6 11. Bb5 ({RR} 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Qe8 13. Re1 Qh5 14. Be2 Qg6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Bd3 Qe8 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. h3 Bd7 19. a3 g5 20. Nb5 Bb8 21. Qc2 Kg7 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Ne4 24. Bxe4 Bxb5 25. Qb3 dxe4) 11... O-O 12. O-O Qb6 $146 ({RR} 12... Bd7 13. Re1 Qc7 14. h3 Rae8 15. Be3 a6 16. Bf1 Re7 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. a3 ({RR} 18. Bd3 Be8 19. Qd2 Bh5 20. Nh4 Be8 21. Bb1 Nh5 22. Ne2 Nf4 23. Nxf4 Bxf4 24. g3 Bxg3 25. fxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Ng2 Qxh3 27. Bf4 Ref7 28. Rc3 Qh5 29. Rg3 Rf6 30. Qe3 Qf7 31. Bd6 Rf1+ 32. Kh2 Rxe1) 18... Be8 19. b4 Bh5 20. Be2 Bf4 21. Qd2 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 e5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rxe5 25. Qd2 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Rxe2 27. Nxe2 {Solodovnichenko,Y (2528)-Sumets,A (2569) Rochefort 2018 EXT 2019 [ChessBase II] ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 12... Bd7 13. Re1 Ng4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. h3 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Qg3+ 19. Kf1 Rf8 20. Re3 e5 21. dxe5 Bxh3+ 22. Ke2 Qg2+ 23. Ke1 Bc5 24. Re2 Qh1+ 25. Kd2 Qxf3 26. a3 Qf4+ 27. Kc2 {Kralevski,A (2028)-Simsek,A (1889) Skopje MKD 2024 0-1}) 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Ne5 Be8 17. Bf4 Ne4 18. Bg3 c5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Re3 Ne4 23. Rb3 Nxf2 24. Rxb6 Nxd1 25. Rb3 a5 26. Rxd1 Ba4 27. Nf3 Bxb3 28. axb3 Rfc8 29. Nd4 Ra6 30. Ra1 Rca8 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Be5 a4 33. Rc1 R8a7 34. Nc6 Ra8 35. Nb4 Rb6 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. Nc6 Rxb3 38. Rxg7+ Kf5 39. Rf7+ Ke4 40. Rxh7 Rf8+ 41. Kg1 Kd3 42. h4 Rb6 43. Rc7 Ke4 44. Bc3 a3 45. bxa3 Rb1+ 46. Kh2 Rc1 47. Bg7 Rf2 48. Kg3 Rcc2 49. Kg4 Rxg2+ 50. Kh5 Rxg7 51. Rxg7 Rxc6 52. Kg5 d4 53. Rd7 Rc5+ 54. Kg6 Rd5 55. Rxd5 exd5 56. h5 d3 57. h6 d2 58. h7 d1=Q 59. h8=Q Qg1+ 60. Kf7 Qa7+ 61. Ke6 Qa6+ 62. Kd7 d4 63. Qh1+ Ke5 64. Qh5+ Ke4 65. Qh1+ Ke3 66. Qg1+ Ke4 67. Qh1+ Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 dxe5 5. Nxe5 a6 6. g3 Qd6 7. Nf3 b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O e6 10. d3 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 O-O 13. Nbd2 Nd5 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. Re1 Nc6 16. h4 Rad8 17. Bd2 Na5 $146 ({RR} 17... h6 18. c3 Bf6 19. Rc1 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rd7 21. Qe2 Rfd8 22. Nh2 Na5 23. Ng4 Nxc4 24. dxc4 h5 25. cxd5 hxg4 26. Bf4 e5 27. Be3 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Qxg4 Qc8 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Red1 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 {Safarli,E (2614)-Daneshvar,B (2597) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 17... h6 18. c3 Bf6 19. Rc1 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rd7 21. Qe2 Rfd8 22. Nh2 Na5 23. Ng4 Nxc4 24. dxc4 h5 25. cxd5 hxg4 26. Bf4 e5 27. Be3 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Qxg4 Qc8 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Red1 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 {Safarli,E (2614)-Daneshvar,B (2597) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 Bf6 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. b3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nd5 25. Nd2 Ne7 26. Qg4 Rd4 27. Qe2 Nc6 28. Nf3 Rd5 29. Qe4 Nd4 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Re2 h5 32. Rae1 Rfd8 33. Rd2 Rc5 34. Ree2 Rdd5 35. Qf3 a5 36. Kg1 Rc6 37. Qe4 g6 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Kg1 Rcc5 40. Kg2 Qd6 41. Kg1 Rf5 42. Kg2 Rfe5 43. Qf3 Red5 44. Qe4 Qd8 45. Qf3 Rc6 46. Re4 Rdc5 47. Qf4 Qd5 48. Kh2 e5 49. Qf3 Rxc2 50. Rxc2 Rxc2 51. Kg2 Rc3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2733"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. Re1 Be7 9. Bd3 ({RR} 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. Nf1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Bd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb6 15. b3 Bb5 16. Qd1 Bb4 17. Bd2 Ba3 18. Bc1 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Nf4 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Qd2 Ng6 22. Ne3 Qc7 23. Qb4 Bd3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2766)-Caruana,F (2791) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (52)}) 9... a6 $146 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. a3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb6 12. Nc3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Bxg6 Qxd1 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Rxd1 f6 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Rac1 Kg6 19. Ne2 Bc5 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. Bd6 Rfc8 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rc1 {Xie,B (2275)-Schmakel,S (2457) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. a3 Rc8 11. Be3 cxd4 12. cxd4 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Be8 15. Rc1 Bf7 16. b4 Re8 17. Qd2 Nf8 18. Na4 Bg6 19. Nc5 b6 20. Bxg6 Nxg6 21. Nd3 Qd7 22. g3 Nge7 23. Nf4 Nf5 24. Qd3 {Savic,M (2498)-Cabarkapa,N (2454) Belgrade 2019 ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Be3 Qb6 11. Qd2 Rac8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. h4 h6 15. Na3 f5 16. Nc2 Qe7 17. g3 Nh8 18. Ncd4 Nf7 19. Kg2 a6 20. Re2 g6 21. h5 Ng5 22. hxg6 Be8 23. Rh1 Nxd4 24. cxd4 {Ter Sahakyan,S (2632)-Caruana,F (2792) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (46)}) 10. Be3 c4 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Nbd2 b5 13. g3 f5 14. exf6 gxf6 15. h4 Bd6 16. Qb1 Rf7 17. Bh6 Nge7 18. Nf1 Kh8 19. b3 Qc7 20. a4 Rg8 21. axb5 axb5 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Ra6 Nf5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Qb6 f4 26. Qxc7 Bxc7 27. Kh2 fxg3+ 28. fxg3 Rb8 29. Re2 Kg8 30. Ne3 Re7 31. Rf2 Rb5 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. h5 Ke6 34. Nh4 Re8 35. Ng4 Bd8 36. Nf5 Rg8 37. Bg7 Rb6 38. Rxb6 Bxb6 39. Ngh6 Rxg7 40. Re2+ Ne5 41. Nxg7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 c5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O c4 7. Re1+ Be7 8. Bf1 O-O 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Nc6 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. f3 ({RR} 13. Nd2 Bb4 14. Re3 f5 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. f3 Qh4 17. g3 Qf6 18. Bg2 Bf5 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Bg4 21. b4 Bh5 22. g4 Bg6 23. fxe4 Qf2+ 24. Kh1 dxe4 25. Qe1 Qxc2 26. Rac3 Qb2 27. Bxe4 Rf2 {Bacrot,E (2646)-Andreikin,D (2729) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1}) ({RR} 13. Bd3 f5 14. Ba3 Bxa3 15. Rxa3 Qh4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Nc4 Be6 19. Ra5 Rac8 20. Qa1 c5 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. dxc5 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Qe7 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qxc5 26. Qd8+ Kf7 27. Qd7+ Kf6 {Gruenwald,S (2119)-Leisch,L (2394) Linz AUT 2024 0-1 (55)}) 13... Nd6 $146 ({RR} 13... Ng5 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. c3 Re8 16. b4 Bd7 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Nb3 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Re8 20. Qf1 h5 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. Bd2 h4 23. Re1 Qd8 24. h3 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Qe7 26. Qxe7 Bxe7 27. Nb3 g6 28. Kf2 {Souleidis,G (2410)-Rosenberg,E (1984) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (76)}) ({RR} 13... Ng5 14. Nc3 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Ne2 Qf6 17. Qc1 Ne6 18. c3 a5 19. b4 Bc7 20. bxa5 h5 21. Kh1 Ba6 22. Ng1 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 Bxa5 25. Nh3 Rb8 26. Qc2 Bc7 27. Rb1 Ra8 28. Kg1 {Gaponenko,I (2332)-Lahav,M (2212) Durres ALB 2023 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 13... Ng5 14. Ba6 Bd7 15. Bb7 Rb8 16. Rxa7 Ne6 17. Ba6 Bf6 18. c3 Qb6 19. Rxd7 Qxa6 20. b4 Rfe8 21. Na3 Nf8 22. Rd6 Be7 23. b5 Qa7 24. Rxc6 Bxa3 25. Ra6 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Bxe7 28. Ra7 {Garcia Palermo,C (2418)-Vocaturo,D (2617) Premium Chess Arena INT 2020 0-1}) 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Nc3 Be6 16. Na4 Bf6 17. Nc5 Bf5 18. c3 Qb6 19. Qd2 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Nb5 21. Bb2 Qd8 22. Qf4 Bg6 23. Qg4 Be7 24. Qd7 Qxd7 25. Nxd7 Bd6 26. Ra1 Nc7 27. g3 f6 28. Ba3 Bxa3 29. Rxa3 Kf7 30. Nc5 Ke7 31. Kf2 Bf5 32. b4 Bc8 33. Bd3 h6 34. Ra1 Kf7 35. h4 h5 36. Nb3 Bd7 37. Na5 Rb8 38. Nb3 Ra8 39. Ke3 g6 40. Kf2 Kg7 41. Nc5 Bc8 42. Bc2 Nb5 43. Ba4 a6 44. Bxb5 cxb5 45. Ke3 Ra7 46. Kf2 Kf7 47. Ra3 Rc7 48. Nd3 Rc6 49. Nf4 Be6 50. Ng2 Bf5 51. Ne3 Be6 52. Ke2 Ke7 53. Kd2 Kd6 54. Ra1 Bc8 55. g4 hxg4 56. fxg4 Rc7 57. Rf1 Rf7 58. g5 f5 59. Ng2 Rh7 60. Rh1 Bd7 61. Ra1 Bc8 62. Ke3 Re7+ 63. Kf3 Rc7 64. Ra3 Rh7 65. Kg3 Rg7 66. Nf4 Rg8 67. Ra2 Rg7 68. Re2 Rc7 69. Re3 Rc4 70. Nxg6 a5 71. Ne5 axb4 72. Nxc4+ dxc4 73. cxb4 Kd5 74. Kf4 Kxd4 75. h5 c3 76. h6 c2 77. Re1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a5 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. O-O g5 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Re1 Nh7 12. d4 ({RR} 12. Qc2 Kh8 13. d4 g4 14. Nh4 exd4 15. e5 dxc3 16. bxc3 dxe5 17. Rxe5 Qf6 18. Re2 Bd7 19. Rae1 Bb6 20. Bd3 Ng5 21. Nc4 Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Nxb6 cxb6 25. Bf5 h5 26. h3 Ne7) 12... h5 13. h3 h4 $146 ({RR} 13... Qf6 14. Be2 ({RR} 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bb5 g4 16. hxg4 hxg4 17. Nh2 Qg5 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nc4 Rd8 20. Qa4 Nf6 21. Qxc6 Be6 22. Ne3 Nh5 23. Nhf1 Bb6 24. Rad1 Nxg3 25. Nxg3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Rxd1 27. Qxa8+ Kg7 28. Nh5+ Qxh5) ({RR} 14. Bb5 h4 15. Bh2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qa4 h3 19. Bg3 Qh6 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21. Re3 Bd7 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Bxe5 Qh5 24. Rg3+ Bg4 25. Qd1) 14... Qg7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nc4 Nf6 17. Nfd2 g4 18. h4 Re8 19. Qc2 Qg6 20. Bd3 Be6 21. Ne3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Nd7 23. f3 gxf3 24. Rxf3 Nf6 25. Nc4 Ng4 26. Raf1 Rad8 27. Qe2 Qh6 28. Be1 {Lodici,L (2556)-Leko,P (2666) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (73)}) ({RR} 13... Qf6 14. Bb5 h4 15. Bh2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qa4 h3 19. Bg3 Qh6 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21. Re3 Bd7 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Bxe5 Qh5 24. Rg3+ Bg4 25. Qd1 {1-0 (25) Anand,V (2751)-Radjabov,T (2753) Stavanger 2022}) ({RR} 13... Qf6 14. Be2 Qg7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nc4 Nf6 17. Nfd2 g4 18. h4 Re8 19. Qc2 Qg6 20. Bd3 Be6 21. Ne3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Nd7 23. f3 gxf3 24. Rxf3 Nf6 25. Nc4 Ng4 26. Raf1 Rad8 27. Qe2 Qh6 28. Be1 {Lodici,L (2556)-Leko,P (2666) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (73)}) 14. Bh2 g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Be2 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Qf6 19. Nd4 Kh8 20. Qd2 Rg8 21. Qf4 Qg6 22. Bf1 Nd3 23. Qxh4 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Rae8 25. e5 Qg4 26. Re4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.6"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Svane, Rasmus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2628"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qa1 c6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. a4 Rab8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra6 Rfc8 22. f4 c5 23. e5 ({RR} 23. bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rf2 Rbc8 25. Qb2 Qh4 26. g3 Qg4 27. Kg2 Qd1 28. Ra2 h5 29. h4 Rc3 30. Qxb5 Rxc2 31. Raxc2 Rxc2 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qxf7 Rxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qd2+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ {Shubin,K (2474)-Goganov,A (2483) Voronezh RUS 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 23... Qf5 24. Rxd6 cxb4 25. Qd1 Rc3 $146 ({RR} 25... Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Qb1 Rc8 28. Rf2 Ra8 29. h3 Ra4 30. Qb2 Qd7 31. Re2 Qc7 32. Qb3 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Rf1 34. Qxb4 Rxf4 35. Qxb5 Rf1 36. Qd5 Rc1 37. Qxd4 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Qxc2 39. Qe4 Kf8 40. Qh7 {Godzwon,I (2402)-Citak,S (2319) Ustron POL 2023 1-0 (67)}) 26. Rxd4 Qc8 27. Kh1 Qc5 28. Re4 Rxc2 29. Rxb4 Rxg2 30. Rxb5 Rxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Rxb5 32. Qc1 Qd5 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ g6 35. Qe4 Qe6 36. Rf2 Qg4 37. Qf3 Qh4+ 38. Kg2 Rb1 39. Rf1 Rb2+ 40. Rf2 Rb1 41. Rf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.7"] [White "Bok, Benjamin"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E39"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bf4 Nce4 11. Nxe4 ({RR} 11. Ng5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxg5 13. Bxg5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15. Qa4 Rc7 16. Rfd1 Qa8+ 17. f3 d5 18. Rd4 Rfc8 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. c4 Ne7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Rad1 Rec7 23. Rd7 g6 24. h4 h5 25. Qa3 Rxd7 {Niemann,H (2667)-Kramnik,V (2753) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (63)}) 11... Bxe4 12. Qa4 Be7 13. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 13. Rfd1 Qc8 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. f3 d5 17. Qc6 Qxc6 18. Nxc6 Rfe8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Rac1 dxc4 21. Rxc4 Nd5 22. Bd2 Rd7 23. Rdc1 f6 24. e4 Ne7 25. Be3 Rad8 26. Rc7 Kf7 27. a4 Ke8 {Kempinski,R (2575)-Dzierzak,R (2244) Katowice 2018 1-0 (68)}) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. Nf3 Qb7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Rac8 19. Rad1 h6 20. b3 Rc5 21. Qb4 Rdc8 22. a4 R8c7 23. Kg1 Ne4 24. R6d4 a5 25. Qe1 Rf5 26. R4d3 d5 27. cxd5 exd5 28. Re3 Rf6 29. Red3 Rc5 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Kg2 g5 32. h3 h5 33. Rxc5 bxc5 34. Qxa5 Kg7 35. Qa8 Rf5 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rf4 38. Ne5 Rxf2+ 39. Kg1 Qe6 40. Qxd5 Qh6 41. Nf3 Rf1+ 42. Kxf1 Qh3+ 43. Kg1 Qg3+ 44. Kh1 Nf2# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.8"] [White "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 e6 8. Ngf3 Nh6 9. O-O Be7 10. c4 Nf5 11. g3 Na6 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. b3 Rd8 13. Bb2 c5 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Kg2 Bd4 17. Rfb1 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Rac8 19. Ng5 Qc3 20. Ndf3 dxc4 21. Ne4 Qd3 22. bxc4 b6 23. Rc1 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rd3 25. Neg5 Kf8 26. Rb2 {Zhao,Z (2529)-Le,Q (2713) Changsha 2019 ½-½ (32)}) 12. b3 ({RR} 12. a3 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Qb5 14. Qc2 Rd8 15. Rd1 Qd5 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Qe4 19. b4 Nc7 20. Re1 Nb5 21. Nc4 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Na5 Rd7 25. Rb1 Rc8 26. Kg2 b6 {Hossam Mohamed,A (2013)-Pavlov,N (2316) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (60)}) 12... c5 $146 ({RR} 12... Rd8 13. Bb2 c5 14. cxd5 Rxd5 15. Nc4 Qb5 16. a4 Qd7 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 cxd4 19. exd4 O-O 20. Rf2 Nb4 21. Qe4 Qc6 22. g4 Rc5 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24. gxh5 Nd3 25. Rd2 Nf4 26. Kf2 Bb4 27. Ba3 {Leitgeb,J (1966)-Borrmann,L (2136) St Veit 2021 0-1 (37)}) 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Qe2 Nxd5 15. Nc4 Qa6 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Ncd2 c4 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qxc4 21. Nxc4 Rfc8 22. Rdc1 Rab8 23. Na5 Nb4 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Ne1 g5 26. hxg5 Bxg5 27. Nb3 Nc2 28. Nxc2 Rxc2 29. Bc1 Bxc1 30. Rxc1 Rxa2 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Rc7 Ra3 33. Rb7 Kg6 34. Kg2 a5 35. Nd2 Nxd4 36. Nc4 Rb3 37. Nxa5 Rc3 38. Rb4 Nf3 39. Rc4 Rxc4 40. Nxc4 Nd4 41. f4 Nf5 42. Kf3 Nd4+ 43. Ke4 Nf5 44. Kf3 Nd4+ 45. Ke4 Nf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.9"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 e6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O ({RR} 8... Be7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Qa4 O-O 11. Qxc4 f5 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. Rac1 Bd7 14. Qf4 Qe7 15. e4 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 e5 17. Qh6 fxe4 18. Ng5 f6 19. Nxe4 Nd4 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Ng3 f5 22. Nh5 Kh8 23. Bc4 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2757)-Keymer,V (2721) Biel SUI 2024 1-0}) 9. c4 dxc4 10. Qa4 Na5 ({RR} 10... f5 11. Qxc4 Be7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. e4 b5 15. Qd3 Nb4 16. Qd2 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. Qh6 f5 19. Rac1 Qa7 20. Nfg5 Bd8 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24. Nd6 Re7 25. Bf3 {Kozusek,D (2367)-Jian,A (2031) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 11. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 11. Bxc4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Be7 13. Nc3 Qb6 14. Rfd1 Qb4 15. Qb5 Qxb5 16. Nxb5 a6 17. Nd6 Rd8 18. Nxc8 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rxc8 20. Kf1 Kf8 21. Ke2 Ke8 22. a3 f5 23. Nd4 Bf6 24. f4 Rd8 25. Rd2 Bxd4 {Trakru,R (1775)-Golubev,M (2461) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (64)}) 11... Qc7 12. Na3 Bxa3 13. Qxa3 e5 14. Rac1 b5 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. b3 Rfd8 17. Qb4 Rab8 18. h3 Kg7 19. g4 Be6 20. Ne4 Nc6 21. Qc5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb6 23. Rd6 Rc8 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Nc3 Nb4 27. f4 exf4 28. exf4 f5 29. gxf5 Bxf5 30. Rxb6 Nd3 31. Bg4 Bxg4 32. hxg4 Nxf4 33. a4 Re8 34. Rb4 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Rc1 36. Kg3 Rxc3+ 37. Kxf4 Rc1 38. Ke3 c3 39. Kd3 Kg6 40. Rc4 f5 41. gxf5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.10"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2656"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nd5 ({RR} 4. Qb3 Bxc3 5. Qxc3 Qe7 6. a3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 O-O 9. b4 Bg4 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. Bd3 N5f6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Ne2 a5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. b5 a4 17. O-O Ra5 18. Bc3 Rxb5 {Deac,B (2693)-Navara,D (2689) Biel SUI 2023 ½-½}) 4... Bd6 $146 ({RR} 4... a5 5. Nxb4 axb4 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. g3 c5 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O e4 12. h3 exf3 13. Bxf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Re8 15. Rad1 Rxa2 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. h4 Rea8 19. h5 {Marcos_19 (1735)-GAUTAD_PE (1998) lichess.org 2024 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 4... Nxd5 5. cxd5 O-O 6. a3 Bd6 7. b4 b6 8. e4 Ba6 9. b5 Bb7 10. a4 c6 11. Bc4 Qg5 12. d3 Qxg2 13. Qf3 Qg6 14. Nh3 cxd5 15. exd5 Re8 16. Rg1 e4 17. dxe4 Qxe4+ 18. Qxe4 Rxe4+ 19. Be2 {Marcos_19 (1810)-lucavasilva (1727) lichess.org 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 4... Nxd5 5. cxd5 O-O 6. a3 Bc5 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Nf3 d6 10. Be2 h6 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be3 Re8 14. b4 Qe7 15. a4 c6 16. a5 Bc7 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. b5 Nxa5 19. Re1 {Marcos_19 (1752)-tininho58 (1767) lichess.org 2024 1-0 (34)}) 5. Ne2 Nxd5 6. cxd5 c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bc4 Be7 9. O-O d6 10. b4 Nd7 11. a4 Nf6 12. a5 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Ba3 Rfc8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6 fxe6 19. b5 d5 20. Rfc1 Ne4 21. Bb4 Kf7 22. f3 Nf6 23. Bd6 e4 24. f4 Ne8 25. Be5 Ke7 26. Kf2 g6 27. b6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 axb6 29. axb6 Ra2 30. Ke2 Kd7 31. g4 Ra6 32. Bd4 Ra8 33. h4 Rc8 34. Rh1 h5 35. f5 exf5 36. gxh5 gxh5 37. Rg1 Nd6 38. Rg5 Ke6 39. Rxh5 Nf7 40. Rh7 Rg8 41. Kf2 Rg4 42. h5 Rh4 43. Kg3 Rg4+ 44. Kf2 Rh4 45. Kg3 Rg4+ 46. Kf2 Rh4 47. Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.11"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E60"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2672"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bh4 e6 9. Bd3 ({RR} 9. Be2 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4 Bg4 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nbd7 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Rd1 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Re8 17. O-O Qa5 18. Bg3 Qb4 19. b3 Nh5 20. Qxb4 cxb4 21. Na2 Nxg3 22. hxg3 a5 23. Rc1 Rac8 {Papasimakopoulos,A (2402)-Emeliantsev,A (2359) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (60)}) 9... exd5 10. Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 10. cxd5 Na6 11. O-O Rb8 12. Bc4 Nc7 13. a4 Na6 14. h3 Nb4 15. Nd2 a6 16. a5 Re8 17. Re1 g5 18. Bg3 b5 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. Bf1 Rb8 21. Nc4 Bf8 22. e4 Qc7 23. e5 dxe5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 {Kim,Y (2321)-Terletsky,O (2191) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (63)}) 10... Nc6 11. O-O Be6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nf4 Re8 14. Qb1 Bg7 15. Nxe6 Rxe6 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. Rd2 Rae8 18. Qf1 Qa5 19. Qd1 a6 20. Bf1 Rd8 21. a3 Ne7 22. Qc2 b5 23. Rad1 Qb6 24. b3 Qc6 25. Ne1 d5 26. cxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.12"] [White "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2689"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. a3 d6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Qd3 Bd7 ({RR} 9... e5 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Nxb4 Nxb4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. f3 Qb7 17. b5 Bc4 18. Qxc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4 Rc8 20. Na5 Qd7 21. Rd3 Bd8 22. Nc6 Bb6 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Rhd1 {Shukhman,A (2245)-Bommini,M (2206) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) 10. f4 e5 11. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. O-O Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. Qc4 Qb8 16. b3 Be6 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Qf2 c5 19. Rad1 c4 20. b4 a5 21. Bb6 Qc8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Bd6 24. Bc5 Qc7 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 {Urazayev,A (2427)-Kurmangaliyeva,L (2225) Belgrade SRB 2023 1-0 (56)}) 11... Ng4 12. Nd5 Be6 13. Bd2 exf4 14. Bxf4 Bf6 15. O-O Bxb2 16. Rab1 Be5 17. Rxb7 Bxd5 18. Nxe5 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Ngxe5 20. Rb3 Qc7 21. Rh3 Ng6 22. Bc4 Qd7 23. Bg3 Nce5 24. Bb3 Rae8 25. Ba4 Qc7 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Rhf3 Rf8 29. c4 Nf4 30. Kh1 h6 31. Re1 f6 32. Rb1 Rd8 33. Rff1 Rd4 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Rfc1 Qd7 36. Qf3 Rd2 37. Rd1 f5 38. Rxd2 Qxd2 39. g3 Qc2 40. Rf1 Nd3 41. Qxf5+ Kh8 42. c5 e4 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. Qf5+ Kh8 45. Qe6 Nf2+ 46. Kg1 e3 47. c6 e2 48. Re1 Ne4 49. Qc8+ Kh7 50. Qf5+ Kh8 51. c7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.13"] [White "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 Qb6 8. Qc2 ({RR} 8. Rb1 Qa5 9. Bd2 e6 10. Nf3 exd5 11. Nxd5 Qd8 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. O-O Re8 14. Bd3 Nb4 15. Nxb4 cxb4 16. Qd2 Bg4 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Qxb4 Qb6 19. Nb5 Nxe4 20. Be3 Nc5 21. Qd2 Bxb5 22. cxb5 d5 {Caruana,F (2786)-Sindarov,J (2658) Douglas IOM 2023 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 8. Qb3 Qxb3 9. axb3 Na6 10. h3 Nb4 11. Kd2 e6 12. Nf3 exd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bf4 Rfd8 15. Rhe1 Nc2 16. g4 Nxa1 17. Rxa1 Ne4+ 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Ng5 Bg2 20. Rg1 h6 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Rxg2 Bxb2 {Sarana,A (2674)-Sindarov,J (2682) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (61)}) 8... Ng4 9. Bxg4 ({RR} 9. Bc1 f5 10. Nf3 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Qb4+ 12. Nfd2 Nh6 13. O-O Nf5 14. Nb3 a5 15. a4 Nd7 16. Bg5 Ne5 17. g4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Bxe7 d3 20. Bxd3 Nf3+ 21. Kh1 Bxg4 22. Bxd6 Qb6 23. c5 Qd8 {Ter Sahakyan,S (2649)-Tiraturyan,D (2258) Yerevan ARM 2024 1-0 (56)}) 9... Bxg4 10. f3 $146 ({RR} 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nf3 Na6 12. O-O Nc7 13. a4 Na6 14. Bf4 e5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nb4 18. Qd2 Qa6 19. Rac1 Rfe8 20. b3 Re4 21. Bh6 Rae8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rce1 Qb6 24. Qc3+ Kg8 {Olsen,F (2401)-Thybo,J (2520) Aarhus 2022 ½-½}) 10... Bd7 11. Nge2 Qb4 12. b3 b5 13. a3 Qa5 14. O-O bxc4 15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4 Qc7 17. b5 Qb7 18. Rfb1 e6 19. Nd4 exd5 20. Nxd5 Be6 21. b6 Bxd5 22. bxa7 Qe7 23. axb8=Q Raxb8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Re1 Rc8 26. Nb5 Be6 27. Bd4 Bxd4+ 28. Nxd4 c3 29. Qd3 Qa7 30. Rc1 Rc4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.14"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2506"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. Bd3 Re8 12. O-O c6 13. Bg3 Bb4 $146 ({RR} 13... Nf8 14. Rab1 a5 15. a3 Ne6 16. Rfc1 Ng5 17. Qd1 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Na4 Nfe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Rxc5 a4 23. b4 axb3 24. Qxb3 Re7 25. Qb4 Kh7 26. Ra5 Qxb4 27. axb4 Ree8 28. Kf1 {Abasov,N (2632)-Fressinet,L (2652) Baku AZE 2023 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 13... Nf8 14. Rab1 Ne6 15. Qd1 Bd6 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. f4 Qb6 19. Qd2 d4 20. Na4 Qd8 21. exd4 Nb6 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Bc4 Nxd4 24. Qf2 Rad8 25. Rbd1 c5 26. Rfe1 Qb4 27. Bf1 Nc6 28. a3 {Ambartsumova,K (2402)-Garrido Outon,A (2448) Melilla ESP 2024 ½-½}) 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. Rfc1 b5 17. a4 a6 18. Bf4 Nb6 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Qg4 Qc8 21. f3 Qxg4 22. hxg4 Nf6 23. Kf2 Na4 24. Bc7 Rac8 25. Ba5 Rc6 26. Bc2 Nb2 27. Bb4 g6 28. Re1 Rce6 29. Re2 Nc4 30. Rae1 a5 31. Bc5 Nd7 32. e4 Nxc5 33. dxc5 Rc8 34. exd5 Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Rxc5 36. Be4 Nd6 37. Kd2 Kg7 38. Rb1 Kf6 39. Kd3 Ke7 40. Kd4 Rc4+ 41. Kd3 a4 42. g3 Kd7 43. Kd2 Rc5 44. Rh1 f5 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Bd3 Rxd5 47. Rxh6 Ne4+ 48. Kc2 Nxg3 49. Rb6 a3 50. Rxb5 Rxb5 51. Bxb5+ Kd6 52. Kb3 Kc5 53. Bd3 f4 54. Kxa3 Nh1 55. Kb3 Nf2 56. Be2 Nh3 57. Kc2 Ng5 58. Kd3 Kd5 59. Bd1 Kc5 60. Kd2 Kc4 61. Kc2 Kc5 62. Kd3 Kd5 63. c4+ Kc5 64. Be2 Ne6 65. Ke4 Kd6 66. Bf1 Kc5 67. Ke5 Nd4 68. Kxf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.15"] [White "Woodward, Andy"] [Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. Nf3 e5 8. O-O Qe7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qc2 Ng4 12. Bd2 c6 13. Nc3 ({RR} 13. Ne3 Nxe3 14. Bxe3 c5 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. a3 b6 17. Qa4 Nc7 18. b4 Ne6 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Rab1 Nd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Bf4 Bd7 23. Qc2 Bc6 24. Bf3 g5 25. Bg3 Rfe8 26. Re1 f5 27. Bh5 f4 {Galaktionov,A (2358)-Naroditsky,D (2619) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 13... Qe7 14. h3 Nf6 15. Be3 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 15... b6 16. a3 c5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 f5 19. Rfd1 Qd6 20. Rac1 Bb7 21. Qa4 Nc7 22. b4 cxb4 23. Qxb4 Ne8 24. Qb3 Kh8 25. Ng5 Nf6 26. Bd2 a5 27. Ne6 Rf7 28. Be3 fxe4 29. Rc6 Bxc6 30. dxc6 {Krush,I (2447)-Savitha,S (2375) Kolkata IND 2023 0-1 (63)}) 16. Rfe1 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. c5 e4 19. Nd4 f4 20. Bxh5 fxe3 21. fxe3 Nxc5 22. Rf1 Bxh3 23. Qe2 Qg5 24. b4 Bxg2 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. Qxc5 Qg3 27. Nde2 Qh3 28. Nf4 Qh1+ 29. Kf2 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 Qh2+ 31. Ke1 Rf5 32. Qc4 Qc2 33. Rf2 Qxc3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.16"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Nd2 ({RR} 7. Qd2 d6 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Nd5 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. c3 Bb6 17. O-O-O c6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Be3 Bc7 20. Rdg1 Qe7 21. f3 a6 {LevyRodrigues (1943)-SenyBety19 (1958) lichess.org 2024 0-1 (45)}) 7... Bxc3 $146 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 d6 11. O-O Be6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4 f5 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. Rxf5 Bxf5 17. Rf1 Qd7 18. Qf2 Bg6 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. h3 Qe7 21. b3 Re8 22. Bd2 {Mamedov,R (2646)-Suleymanli,A (2560) Baku AZE 2023 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 7... d6 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Ne7 10. Bb3 c6 11. c3 Ba5 12. Qh5 Ng6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 d5 15. Be3 Be6 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. O-O O-O 20. Rae1 Rfe8 21. d4 Bc7 22. Nb3 {Mamedov,R (2633)-Lazavik,D (2560) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (81)}) 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Qf3 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bb3 a5 12. Ba4 Rb8 13. Qg3 Nh5 14. Qf3 Nf6 15. Rb1 Bxa2 16. Rb2 Be6 17. g4 Nh7 18. h4 f6 19. Qg3 g5 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. d4 Ne7 22. Rh6 Kg7 23. Qh2 Rh8 24. Nf1 b5 25. Bb3 Bxb3 26. cxb3 a4 27. Ng3 axb3 28. dxe5 dxe5 29. Bc5 Qd3 30. Bxe7 Ra8 31. Nf5+ Kg8 32. Rg6+ Kf7 33. Rg7+ Ke6 34. Ba3 Qxe4+ 35. Ne3 Rxa3 36. Qh5 Rf8 37. Qxh7 Ra1+ 38. Ke2 Qxh7 39. Rxh7 Ra2 40. Rxa2 bxa2 41. Rh1 Ra8 42. Ra1 e4 43. Kd2 Ke5 44. Kc2 c6 45. Ng2 Rh8 46. Kb2 Rh2 47. Rg1 e3 48. Nxe3 Rxf2+ 49. Ka1 Kf4 50. Nf5 c5 51. Nd6 b4 52. cxb4 cxb4 53. Nc4 Ke4 54. Rg3 Kf4 55. Rg1 Ke4 56. Rg3 Rc2 57. Nd6+ Kf4 58. Rb3 Kxg4 59. Rxb4+ Kh5 60. Ne4 Rc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.17"] [White "Hong, Andrew"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2805"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Nh5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Be2 h6 7. Bh4 Ng7 8. Bg3 Nd7 9. h4 $146 ({RR} 9. f3 Nf5 10. Bf2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Nxe4 Kc7 15. g4 Nd6 16. Bd4 Bg7 17. Nxd6 Kxd6 18. O-O-O g5 19. f4 gxf4 20. Nf3 Ke6 21. Rhe1 f6 22. Bc4+ Ke7 23. Nxe5 fxe5 {Schnaider,I (2392)-Kavutskiy,K (2342) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 9... Nf5 10. Bf4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxh4 12. Kf1 Bg7 13. e4 g5 14. e6 gxf4 15. exd7+ Bxd7 16. exd5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qg5 18. Rh2 Qf6 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. cxd4 Ng6 21. d6 b5 22. Nf3 Bf5 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bxb5+ Bd7 25. Re1+ Kd8 26. Bd3 Rc8 27. Rh5 Rc5 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. Rexe5 Be6 30. c4 Kd7 31. cxd5 Kxd6 32. Re4 Rc1+ 33. Re1 Rxe1+ 34. Kxe1 Bxd5 35. Rf5 f3 36. g3 Rb8 37. a4 Rb2 38. a5 Kc5 39. Rf4 Rb4 40. Rf5 Kd4 41. Rf4+ Kc3 42. Rxb4 Kxb4 43. a6 Bc4 44. Be4 Bxa6 45. Kd2 Be2 46. Bd5 f6 47. Kc2 a5 48. Be6 a4 49. Kb2 a3+ 50. Kc2 Bc4 51. Bg4 Bb3+ 52. Kb1 Bd5 53. Kc2 Be4+ 54. Kc1 Kc3 55. Be6 Bd3 56. Ba2 Bc4 57. Bb1 Bb3 58. g4 Be6 59. g5 fxg5 60. Bc2 a2 61. Bb1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.18"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7 6. c3 e6 ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Re1 e6 8. d4 Be7 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. c4 Nb6 12. Qe2 Bc6 13. b3 O-O 14. Nc3 Qc7 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Bb2 Nd7 17. Qe3 Nf8 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. exf6 Ng6 20. fxg7 Qf4 21. Ne5 {Matlakov,M (2662)-Yu Yangyi (2729) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) 7. d4 Nf6 8. e5 $146 ({RR} 8. Re1 Be7 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. e5 Bc6 12. b3 g5 13. h3 h5 14. Nh2 {½-½ (14) Sanchez Riscanevo,S (1681)-Garces Trujillo,L (1846) Medellin COL 2024}) ({RR} 8. Re1 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bc6 11. Qe2 h6 12. Bh4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Bg3 b5 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Qb6 18. N2f3 Rfd8 19. h3 Nd5 20. Bg3 Qc5 21. Ne5 Be8 22. a3 Nb6 {Gil Alba,H (2294)-Zemlyanskii,I (2529) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 8. Re1 Be7 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. e5 Bc6 12. b3 g5 13. h3 h5 14. Nh2 {½-½ (14) Sanchez Riscanevo,S (1681)-Garces Trujillo,L (1846) Medellin COL 2024}) 8... dxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 10. c4 Nb6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Ne4 Rad8 16. b3 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Re1 Nd7 19. h4 h6 20. Qe3 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 b5 22. h5 Nb8 23. Be3 Nc6 24. Rc1 Qb6 25. Qg4 Kf8 26. Qe4 Kg8 27. Qg4 Kf8 28. Qe4 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.19"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. g4 ({RR} 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. a3 Nc6 13. h4 Rfb8 14. Bg5 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bxe7 bxa3 19. b3 Bf5 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Bc4 Rb4 22. Ka2 Rab8 23. Rhe1 h5 {Bacrot,E (2653)-Volokitin,A (2649) Hungary HUN 2024 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. a3 Nc6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Na7 14. f4 Bf6 15. Qf2 Nc8 16. f5 Rb8 17. g4 b4 18. a4 Bxa4 19. h4 e4 20. g5 Be5 21. f6 Bxb3 22. cxb3 Qa5 23. Kb1 Nb6 {Firat,B (2487)-Volokitin,A (2687) Terme Catez 2022 0-1 (32)}) 9... Be6 ({RR} 9... b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. h4 Nc5 13. h5 Nxb3 14. cxb3 d5 15. g5 d4 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. Rg1 dxe3 18. Qxe3 Bh4+ 19. Ke2 Qd4 20. Qxd4 exd4 21. Nd1 f5 22. Rh1 Bg5 23. Bg2 fxe4 24. fxe4 {Lantini,M (2005)-Filindash,N (2214) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (88)}) 10. g5 Nh5 11. Rg1 $146 ({RR} 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb8 14. Rg1 Nd7 15. O-O-O a5 16. a4 Qc7 17. Kb1 Nb6 18. Rg4 Kh8 19. Qf2 Nd7 20. Rc4 Qd8 21. Bh3 f5 22. gxf6 Nhxf6 23. Nc1 b6 24. Ne2 Nc5 25. Qg1 Qe8 {Pinto,R (2053)-De Meneses,L (1570) Joao Pessoa 2018 1-0 (52)}) 11... Nf4 12. h4 h6 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Nd4 Qb6 15. Qd2 Nc6 16. O-O-O Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 hxg5 19. hxg5 d5 20. Nxd5 Bc5 21. Rh1 f5 22. g6 Rfd8 23. Rd2 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Be3+ 25. Kb1 fxe4 26. Bc4 Kf8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.20"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D06"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2802"] [PlyCount "148"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Stockfish16.1} d5 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Qxd4 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 a6 8. g3 e5 9. Nb3 Nc6 ({RR} 9... Bd7 10. Bg2 Bc6 11. O-O Bb4 12. Bg5 Bxc3 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. bxc3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Ke7 17. Na5 Nc5 18. Rd5 Rac8 19. Rb1 Rhd8 20. c4 Rc7 21. Rb6 Rdc8 22. Nb3 Ne4 23. Na5 Nc5 24. Nb3) 10. Bg2 a5 11. Bg5 ({RR} 11. Nb5 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Ke7 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 a4 15. Nc4 Be6 16. Rc1 Ra6 17. O-O Rd8 18. Ne3 ({RR} 18. e3) 18... Ra5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Nc3 Bb3 21. Nb1 Ra6 22. f4 e4 23. Kf2 Rb6 24. Nc3 g6 25. Rb1 Nd5 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2747)-Nakamura,H (2789) Toronto CAN 2024 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 11. Nb5 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Ke7 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 a4 15. Nc4 Be6 16. Rc1 Ra6 17. O-O Rd8 18. Ne3 Ra5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Nc3 Bb3 21. Nb1 Ra6 22. f4 e4 23. Kf2 Rb6 24. Nc3 g6 25. Rb1 Nd5 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2747)-Nakamura,H (2789) Toronto, Canada 2024 [Stockfish16.1] 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 11. O-O a4 12. Nb5 Rb8 13. Nd2 Bg4 14. Nf3 Rc8 15. Bd2 Be7 16. Bc3 Nd7 17. Rfd1 f6 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Ke7 20. Rdd1 Rhd8) 11... a4 ({RR} 11... Be6 12. O-O a4 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nd4 17. e3 Rd8 18. Bc4 O-O 19. Rfd1 Bb4 20. Ne4 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nd2 22. Nxd2 Bxd2 23. Bb5 a3 24. bxa3 f5 25. Rab1 Rd6 26. Ba4 {Yilmaz,M (2601)-Gupta,A (2589) Tashkent UZB 2024 1-0 (45)}) 12. Nd2 a3 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. a3 Be7 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Nd5+ Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rhc8 18. e3 Ra5 19. Bxc6) 13. Bxf6 $146 ({RR} 13. bxa3 Bxa3 14. Nb5 O-O 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nxa3 Rxa3 18. Nc4 Ra4 19. Nxe5 Bxe2 20. Rfc1 Ne4 21. Be3 f6 22. Nxc6 Rfa8 23. Nd4 Bc4 24. a3 Bd5 25. Nf5 Be6 26. Nd4 Bh3 27. Nb5 R8a5 {Bai,J (2566)-Aryan,C (2541) Bhubaneswar 2018 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 13. bxa3 Bxa3 14. Nb5 O-O 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nxa3 Rxa3 18. Nc4 Ra4 19. Nxe5 Bxe2 20. Rfc1 Ne4 21. Be3 f6 22. Nxc6 Rfa8 23. Nd4 Bc4 24. a3 Bd5 25. Nf5 Be6) 13... gxf6 14. bxa3 Bxa3 15. Rb1 O-O 16. O-O Rd8 17. Nc4 Be6 18. Rxb7 Nd4 19. Nb6 Ra5 20. e3 Nf5 21. Nba4 Kg7 22. Rb5 Ra7 23. Rfb1 Rd2 24. Rb7 Rxb7 25. Rxb7 Nd6 26. Rb1 f5 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Bxa2 29. Ndc3 Bb3 30. Bd5 Bc2 31. Nb6 Bb4 32. Na2 Bd2 33. Nc4 Nxc4 34. Bxc4 e4 35. Kg2 Kf6 36. h3 h5 37. h4 Bd3 38. Bb3 Be2 39. Kg1 Ke7 40. Kg2 f6 41. Kg1 Kd6 42. Kg2 Kc5 43. Be6 Bg4 44. Bf7 Kd6 45. Bc4 Bd1 46. Kf1 Ke7 47. Bd5 Kd7 48. Bf7 Kd6 49. Bc4 Bg4 50. Bb3 Kc6 51. Bf7 Kc5 52. Bb3 Kb5 53. Kg2 Kb6 54. Kf1 Kc5 55. Bf7 Kd6 56. Bc4 Bd1 57. Bf7 Kc5 58. Be6 Bg4 59. Bf7 Kb6 60. Bg8 Ka5 61. Bb3 Kb5 62. Kg2 Be2 63. Be6 f4 64. exf4 Kc5 65. Bf7 Kd4 66. Bg6 Bg4 67. Bf7 Kd3 68. Be8 Ke2 69. Bb5+ Ke1 70. Bc4 Bf3+ 71. Kg1 Ba5 72. Bf7 Bb6 73. Nb4 Bxf2+ 74. Kh2 Bc5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.21"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B29"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2585"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. Nc3 Nc7 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. d3 Ne6 10. h4 b6 $146 ({RR} 10... Ned4 11. Bf4 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Qd2 Nd4 15. Bg2 e6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. c3 Nf5 18. h5 d5 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qc7 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Bf4 Qe7 23. Be5 Rf7 24. d4 c4 25. Bh3 {Drygalov,A (2493)-Tica,S (2402) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (32)}) 11. h5 Bb7 12. Ng5 Qb8 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Nxe6 dxe6 15. Bf4 Nd4 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. c3 Nc6 19. Ng5 Rd5 20. Qf3 Qd7 21. Qh1 Rd8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Nh3 f6 24. Bh6 Bxh6 25. Qxh6+ Kf7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Nf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.22"] [White "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2801"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bb4 7. Qb3 c5 8. dxc5 a5 9. a3 Nxc5 10. Qc2 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Ne6 12. Be3 $146 ({RR} 12. e3 Ne4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Qd3 N4c5 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Be5 f6 17. Bd4 Nb3 18. Rd1 Nf4 19. exf4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Re8 21. Ne5 fxe5 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qe3 Rxe3+ 26. fxe3 Qf5 {Parligras,M (2561)-Tabatabaei,M (2685) Neuwied GER 2023 ½-½ (37)}) 12... O-O 13. Rd1 Bd7 14. g3 Rc8 15. Qb3 a4 16. Qd3 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Bxd2 Rc2 19. Rb1 Ne4 20. e3 N6c5 21. Bb4 Rc8 22. Bxc5 R8xc5 23. Bd3 Rc1+ 24. Ke2 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Bg4 26. b4 axb3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.23"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Ngf3 ({RR} 6. a3 Bxc5 7. e3 O-O 8. Ngf3 b6 9. Be2 Be7 10. h3 d6 11. Bh2 e5 12. Rc1 h6 13. Nb1 Bf5 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. Nd5 Qd7 16. Nd2 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nb8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. e4 Bg6 20. O-O Rc7 {Sorensen,H (2458)-Grebnev,A (2535) Yerevan ARM 2024 0-1 (43)}) 6... Bxc5 7. e3 h6 8. h3 O-O $146 ({RR} 8... d6 9. Be2 e5 10. Bh2 e4 11. Nd4 Bxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. Nb3 Be6 14. O-O dxc4 15. Nc5 Qxd4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qc2 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxc4 O-O 20. Qb3 Nd5 21. Rad1 Rf5 22. Qxb7 Raf8 23. Qxa7 {Grebnev,A (2484)-Zakhartsov,V (2525) Dzhubga RUS 2023 ½-½ (59)}) 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. a3 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qa4 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Rac1 b5 18. Qh4 Qe7 19. Ne4 Qxh4 20. Nxh4 Ne5 21. Nc5 Bc6 22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Rdc8 24. Nb3 Ne7 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 Nxc6 27. Nc5 a5 28. Rd7 Rd8 29. Rc7 Ne5 30. Rb7 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd2 32. Rxb5 Rxf2 33. Ne4 Rf5 34. Nd6 Rg5 35. a4 Nc6 36. Rb7 Rd5 37. Nxf7 Rd3 38. Rc7 Rxe3 39. Nxh6+ gxh6 40. Rxc6 Kf7 41. Rc5 Re2 42. Rb5 Rc2 43. Kg3 Kg6 44. Kf3 h5 45. b3 Rc3+ 46. Kf4 h4 47. Kg4 Rg3+ 48. Kxh4 Rxg2 49. Rxa5 Kf6 50. Ra8 e5 51. a5 e4 52. a6 Ra2 53. a7 Kg7 54. Kg4 e3 55. Kf3 e2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.24"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxe2 9. Ngxe2 c6 10. O-O O-O ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. f3 O-O 12. Qd3 Re8 13. Rad1 b5 14. Bf2 b4 15. Na4 Qa5 16. b3 Bf8 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Rc2 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Rc2 Qb6 24. Nd4 Rc7 25. g4 {Peralta,F (2568)-Magem Badals,J (2498) Barcelona ESP 2024 1-0 (58)}) 11. Bxf6 $146 ({RR} 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rae1 Nbd7 13. f3 b5 14. Kh1 Rc8 15. Rd1 b4 16. Na4 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxf6 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Bxf6 20. Nf4 Rxe3 21. Nxd5 Re2 22. Nc3 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Rexe8 24. Nd5 Rc2 25. Nxb4 Rxb2 {Lupulescu,C (2584)-Carlsen,M (2835) Zagreb CRO 2023 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 11. f3 Re8 12. Kh1 Nbd7 13. Bf2 Bd6 14. Qc2 Qb8 15. Bg1 c5 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nb6 18. a4 Bb4 19. Na2 Bf8 20. Qb3 Qd6 21. Nc3 Qb4 22. Qxb4 Bxb4 23. Na2 Bf8 24. b3 Rac8 25. Rc1 Ba3 {Jacobson,B (2538)-Eljanov,P (2695) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (58)}) 11... Bxf6 12. b4 a6 13. a4 Nd7 14. b5 axb5 15. axb5 Be7 16. Qb3 Bd6 17. Rfb1 Nf6 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. h3 g6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Qb7 Kg7 22. g4 h5 23. g5 Ng8 24. Qxa8 Rxa8 25. Kg2 Ne7 26. Ng3 Ra3 27. Rc1 Kf8 28. Rc2 Ke8 29. Nce2 Kd7 30. h4 Ra1 31. Rb2 Kc7 32. f3 c5 33. dxc5 Bxc5 34. Rc2 Kd6 35. e4 Be3 36. f4 d4 37. Nf1 Rxf1 38. Kxf1 d3 39. Rb2 dxe2+ 40. Kxe2 Bxf4 41. Kf3 Be5 42. Rb6+ Nc6 43. Rb7 Ke6 44. Rb6 Kd7 45. Ra6 Bc3 46. Rb6 Be1 47. Rb7+ Kc8 48. Rb2 Ne5+ 49. Ke3 Nc4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.25"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E53"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. h3 $146 ({RR} 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 c4 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ne5 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Rc8 17. f3 Re8 18. Rad1 b5 19. e4 Qb6 20. Kh1 a5 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. e5 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Be1 Nd7 {Xiong,J (2659)-Niemann,H (2675) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 c4 12. Be2 a5 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. f3 b5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Bb7 17. Qd2 Rae8 18. Bd1 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Bc2 f5 21. Rfe1 {½-½ (21) Nisipeanu,L (2600)-Cheparinov,I (2658) Viernheim GER 2024}) ({RR} 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 c4 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ne5 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Rc8 17. f3 Re8 18. Rad1 b5 19. e4 Qb6 20. Kh1 a5 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. e5 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Be1 Nd7 {Xiong,J (2659)-Niemann,H (2675) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 10... c4 11. Bc2 Re8 12. b3 Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Ne2 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nh2 Ne5 18. Nc3 Nd3 19. Red1 h5 20. f3 f5 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Rf1 Qg5 23. Kh1 Bb7 24. Ne2 b5 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Nf4 Rec8 27. Qd1 Nxf4 28. Rxf4 Rc2 29. Qg1 Re2 30. h4 Qg6 31. Rf2 Rxe3 32. Rb2 Rg3 33. Nf1 Rg4 34. Nh2 Rxh4 35. Qf2 Qg5 36. Rf1 Kh8 37. Re2 e3 38. Qe1 Rxd4 39. Nf3 Bxf3 40. Rxf3 Rcd8 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kh3 Rd1 43. Rf8+ Kh7 44. Rxd8 Rxe1 45. Rxe1 Qf5+ 46. Kh2 Qf4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.26"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4 Qd8 9. Nbd2 h6 10. b4 Bd6 11. Re1 Re8 12. a4 ({RR} 12. Bb2 a6 13. a4 Be6 14. b5 Na5 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. c4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Re2 Re8 19. Rae1 axb5 20. axb5 b6 21. d4 exd4 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Bxd4 Bb4 24. h3 Nb7 25. Re2 Bxd2 26. Rxd2 Nd6 {Carlsen,M (2847)-Karjakin,S (2757) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (66)}) 12... Be6 ({RR} 12... Bf5 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. dxe4 Be6 16. Be3 a6 17. Rad1 b5 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qxe6 Rxe6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rd5 Rb8 22. Ra1 Kf8 23. Nd2 Ree8 24. Nb3 Ra8 25. Rxb5 Rxa1+ 26. Nxa1 Ra8 27. Nc2 {Movahed,S (2518)-Aleksandrov,A (2425) Yerevan ARM 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 13. Qc2 a6 14. Bb2 Bxc4 $146 ({RR} 14... Qd7 15. Re2 Bf5 16. Rae1 Re7 17. h3 Rae8 18. Ne4 Nh5 19. Bc1 Kh8 20. Nh4 Be6 21. Qd1 Qd8 22. b5 Na5 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Qc2 axb5 26. axb5 b6 27. d4 Nf4 28. Rd2 Qd5 29. Ne3 {Gukesh,D (2725)-So,W (2760) Wijk aan Zee NED 2023 0-1 (34)}) 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Qd7 17. h3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Bf8 19. Bc1 Re6 20. axb5 axb5 21. d4 exd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Qe8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Rd1 Qe8 26. c4 Bxb4 27. cxb5 Qxb5 28. Qxc7 Re8 29. Bb2 Bd6 30. Qc2 Be5 31. Bc1 Bb8 32. Qc4 Qxc4 33. Nxc4 Rc8 34. Nb6 Re8 35. Kf1 Ba7 36. Nc4 Ne4 37. Be3 Bxe3 38. Nxe3 h5 39. Rd3 Ra8 40. Nc2 Ra2 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rc8 Ra5 43. Ke2 Re5 44. Ne3 Nd6 45. Rc7 g6 46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4 Kg7 48. Kd3 Re6 49. f3 Nb5 50. Rc5 Rd6+ 51. Rd5 Kf6 52. Kc4 Rxd5 53. Nxd5+ Ke5 54. f4+ Ke4 55. Nf6+ Kxf4 56. Kxb5 Kg5 57. Ng8 Kxg4 58. Nh6+ Kf4 59. Nxf7 g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.27"] [White "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B04"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bc4 Nd7 7. Nf3 N7f6 ({RR} 7... g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 N7f6 11. Bb3 Qc7 12. Nf1 Rd8 13. h3 e6 14. Bg5 Ne7 15. Qe2 h6 16. Bd2 Nf5 17. c3 b6 18. N1h2 c5 19. Ng4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 {Van Foreest,J (2714)-Nihal,S (2652) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (62)}) 8. h3 Bf5 9. Nh4 ({RR} 9. O-O e6 10. Re1 Bd6 11. Bf1 O-O 12. a3 b5 13. Nbd2 Rb8 14. Nb3 Qe7 15. Ne5 Rfc8 16. Na5 Qc7 17. b4 c5 18. Nac6 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 cxb4 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Bf4 Nxc2 22. Rc1 Nd5 23. Bg3 Qb7 {Pranav,A (2513)-Bortnyk,O (2608) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) 9... Bg6 10. Be2 $146 ({RR} 10. O-O e6 11. Re1 Bd6 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Bg5 b5 14. Nd2 Qd7 15. c4 Nb4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 f5 19. Re1 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Nd5 21. Nf3 Rab8 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Rxb2 24. Qc1 Rfb8 {Gardet,T (2023)-Finek,V (2203) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (49)}) 10... e6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. c4 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Ne4 15. Qd3 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Ndf6 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Qb6 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. g3 O-O 21. Kg2 Rd7 22. h4 Qa6 23. h5 gxh5 24. Bxh5 b5 25. Bf3 bxc4 26. Rh4 Rb8 27. Rdh1 Kf8 28. Rh8+ Ng8 29. Qc2 f5 30. Qe2 Re7 31. Qe5 Rd8 32. Qc5 Rdd7 33. Bxc6 Rc7 34. d5 Kf7 35. dxe6+ Kg6 36. Be8+ Rxe8 37. Qxc7 Qxe6 38. Rd1 Qe4+ 39. Kg1 Re7 40. Qf4 Qxf4 41. gxf4 Nf6 42. Rd2 Re4 43. f3 Rxf4 44. Kg2 Kg5 45. Kg3 c3 46. bxc3 Rc4 47. Rc2 Nd5 48. Ra8 Ne3 49. Re2 f4+ 50. Kf2 Rxc3 51. Rxa7 g6 52. Ra5+ Kh4 53. Re5 Ra3 54. Re6 Kg5 55. R6xe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.28"] [White "Lu, Shanglei"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B54"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O a5 11. Bb5 Qc8 12. Kb1 Na7 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. g4 Ra8 $146 ({RR} 14... Ne8 15. a4 Nc7 16. h4 Rd8 17. Qe3 Qa8 18. Qb6 Qb8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Na8 21. Qe3 Nc7 22. c4 Na6 23. g5 b6 24. f4 Nc5 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. f5 Bf8 27. h5 Rb7 28. Qe4 Be7 29. Rhg1 {Eid,F (2327)-Girsh,D (2212) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (48)}) 15. a4 Rd8 16. Qe2 Ne8 17. h4 Nc7 18. Bc4 Qd7 19. g5 Qc6 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qd7 22. f4 exf4 23. Nd4 Re8 24. Qf3 Bf8 25. Qxf4 Re5 26. h5 Rae8 27. g6 fxg6 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Nf3 Rh5 30. Rhf1 Be7 31. Qg3 Bf6 32. Qxg6 Qf7 33. Qd3 Bxc3 34. Qxc3 Nxd5 35. Qd4 Ne3 36. Ne5 Qe6 37. Qxe3 Rxe5 38. Qb6 Qd7 39. b3 Qc6 40. Qf2 Qd7 41. Rh1 R8e6 42. Rdg1 Qe7 43. Qh2 Re1+ 44. Ka2 Rxg1 45. Qh7+ Kf8 46. Rxg1 Qf6 47. Qh8+ Kf7 48. Qh5+ Kg8 49. Qxa5 Qf2 50. Rc1 Re2 51. Qd5+ Qf7 52. Qxd6 Re6 53. Qd3 g6 54. Rh1 Kg7 55. Qd8 Qe8 56. Qd4+ Rf6 57. Qh4 Qc6 58. Kb2 Rf3 59. Qh8+ Kf7 60. Rh7+ Ke6 61. Qg7 Kf5 62. a5 g5 63. Rh6 Qd5 64. Qg6+ Kf4 65. Qg7 Kg3 66. Qc7+ Kg4 67. Qg7 Qxa5 68. Qd4+ Rf4 69. Qd7+ Qf5 70. Qxb7 Qe5+ 71. Ka2 Qa5+ 72. Kb2 Qe5+ 73. Ka2 Qa5+ 74. Kb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.29"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2435"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O e6 5. c4 d4 6. e3 Nc6 7. d3 Bd6 8. exd4 cxd4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nfd2 ({RR} 11. a3 a5 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. Nh4 Qf8 16. f4 Bd7 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qe2 a4 19. Nhf3 Ra5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nf2 Qg7 22. Ng4 Be8 23. Nge5 Bd6 24. Qd2 Rda8 25. Ng4 Ne7 {Ponkratov,P (2641)-So,W (2778) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (55)}) 11... Qe7 ({RR} 11... Qd8 12. Na3 O-O 13. f4 Bxa3 14. bxa3 Ne7 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Rb1 b6 17. Qe2 Bb7 18. Rb5 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Qd6 20. Rb3 Nf5 21. Nf1 Rfe8 22. Qf2 e5 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Rb5 {1-0 (25) Schlosser,P (2487)-Zelcic,R (2444) Innsbruck AUT 2024}) 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Na3 f5 $146 ({RR} 13... O-O 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. c5 Bd7 16. Rc1 a6 17. Na3 f5 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. Nc4 Qe7 21. Nb6 Rad8 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qa4 Rc8 25. Qxa6 e5 26. Rfe1 Rfe8 27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. Qc5 {Szwed,J (2358)-Stinka,J (2298) Olomouc CZE 2023 ½-½ (48)}) 14. Qh5+ Qf7 15. Qxf7+ Kxf7 16. Nb5 Bb8 17. Ned6+ Ke7 18. Nxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rfe1 Rd8 20. c5 Kf6 21. Re2 a5 22. Rae1 e5 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. cxd6 e4 26. dxe4 fxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxd6 28. Kf1 Rb8 29. R1e2 c5 30. Rf4+ Kg6 31. Rd2 a4 32. Rc2 Rb5 33. Ke1 Rdb6 34. b3 axb3 35. axb3 d3 36. Rc3 Rxb3 37. Rxb3 Rxb3 38. Rc4 Rb1+ 39. Kd2 Rb2+ 40. Kxd3 Rxf2 41. Rxc5 Rxh2 42. Ke3 Ra2 43. Kf3 Ra4 44. Rc6+ Kh7 45. g4 Ra1 46. Kg3 Rf1 47. Ra6 Rf6 48. Ra3 Kg6 49. Ra5 Rb6 50. Ra3 Kf6 51. Rf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.30"] [White "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Black "Can, Isik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bg4 9. c3 h5 $146 ({RR} 9... f6 10. Na3 Rd8 11. Be3 a6 12. b4 Bh6 13. Nc2 Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Be6 15. Ra1 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nge7 17. Nd2 Kf7 18. Nb3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Rd8 20. Bf1 Na7 21. Bc4+ Kg7 22. Kf1 Nec8 23. Ke2 Nd6 24. Bd3 {Syrov,A (2219)-Narr,K (1986) Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 2024 ½-½ (84)}) ({RR} 9... Nf6 10. h3 Be6 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. Nd2 h6 13. Ngf3 O-O-O 14. Re1 ({RR} 14. b4 Be6 15. Bb2 Nd7 16. a4 a5 17. b5 Ncb8 18. c4 f6 19. Nh4 Bf7 20. f4 Nc5 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Rf1 Be8 23. Bc3 b6 24. Nhf3 Rd3 25. Rfc1 Rf8 26. Bb2 g5 27. Rc3 Rd6 28. Nb3 Nbd7) 14... Be6 15. Bf1 Nd7 16. Nb3 a5 17. Be3 a4 18. Nbd2 Bf8 19. b4 axb3 20. axb3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. b4 Nd7 23. Nc4 f6 24. Ra8+ {Carlsen,M (2828)-Wei,Y (2758) Warsaw, Poland 2024 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 9... Nge7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Rd8 12. Rxd8+ Kxd8 13. a4 f5 14. Na3 Kc8 15. Nc4 Rd8 16. Be3 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf5 18. b4 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 Ne7 20. a5 a6 21. Kf1 c6 22. Ke2 Kc7 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Kxd1 {Nemec,J (2393)-Manukian,A (2196) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (50)}) 10. Re1 Bh6 11. Nbd2 O-O-O 12. h3 Be6 13. Bf1 Nge7 14. b4 f6 15. Nc4 Bxc1 16. Rexc1 g5 17. h4 Bg4 18. Kg2 Ng6 19. hxg5 Bxf3+ 20. Kxf3 fxg5 21. Ke3 g4 22. Be2 Nb8 23. Rh1 Nd7 24. Rh2 Nf6 25. Rah1 Rd7 26. f3 gxf3 27. Bxf3 Rhd8 28. Nb2 Nf8 29. Bxh5 Rg7 30. Bf3 Rxg3 31. Rh3 Rg7 32. Nc4 Ng6 33. Rg3 b5 34. Na5 Rd3+ 35. Kxd3 Nf4+ 36. Ke3 Rxg3 37. Kf2 Rh3 38. Rxh3 Nxh3+ 39. Ke3 Kd7 40. Be2 c6 41. c4 Nf4 42. cxb5 Nxe2 43. bxc6+ Kc7 44. Kxe2 Nxe4 45. Kd3 Nd6 46. a4 a6 47. Kc3 Kb6 48. Kd3 Kc7 49. Ke3 Kb6 50. Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.31"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2479"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. c3 a6 8. Bf1 Nc6 9. b4 Bd6 10. Na3 ({RR} 10. a4 O-O 11. Na3 dxc3 12. dxc3 Bc7 13. Be3 b6 14. b5 Ne7 15. Qb3 f5 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Bg5 h6 18. bxa6 Bc6 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qc2 Qc5 21. exf5 exf5 22. Nb5 Be5 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. Qa3 Bf6 {Ayush,S (2464)-Ansat,A (2457) Almaty KAZ 2024 1-0 (46)}) 10... O-O 11. Nc2 dxc3 ({RR} 11... f5 12. g3 fxe4 13. Rxe4 Qf6 14. Qe1 Bc7 15. Nxd4 d5 16. Rxe6 Bxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Qxf6 Rxf6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Bg2 Rd8 21. Bb2 Re6 22. Kf1 Kg8 23. a4 a5 24. Ba3 axb4 25. Bxb4 b6 26. a5 {Antipov,M (2604)-Ivic,V (2567) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (48)}) 12. dxc3 Be5 $146 ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. g3 b6 14. Be3 Be7 15. f4 Bb7 16. Rc1 d6 17. Bf2 a5 18. a3 Rfd8 19. Ne3 Nb8 20. Nc4 Nd7 21. Qd4 axb4 22. cxb4 Qb8 23. Nxb6 Rxa3 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Qb6 h6 26. Bb5 Bd8 27. Qd4 {Dominguez Perez,L (2756)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2619) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (44)}) 13. Bb2 d5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. g3 Be6 17. Bg2 Rad8 18. f4 Bb8 19. Kh1 h5 20. h4 Ba7 21. Kh2 Bf5 22. Ne3 Be4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Nd5 Qf5 25. c4 e3 26. Qg2 b5 27. Nxe3 Bxe3 28. Rxe3 bxc4 29. Bc3 Rd6 30. Rae1 f6 31. Qe4 Qb5 32. a4 Qxa4 33. Qxc4+ Kh7 34. Qc5 Rd7 35. Qxh5+ Kg8 36. Re8 Rd8 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. R8e7 Nxe7 40. Rxe7 Rd2+ 41. Kh3 Qd7+ 42. Rxd7 Rxd7 43. Qh5+ Kg8 44. Qg4+ Rg7 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Qxa6 Rfg8 47. Qxf6 Kh7 48. Qf5+ Kh8 49. Qh5+ Rh7 50. Qe5+ Rhg7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.32"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "155"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 Re8 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. f4 c5 11. Bd3 ({RR} 11. Bb5 Nbd7 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qf3 a6 14. Bd3 b5 15. Qh3 Nf8 16. Be1 b4 17. Ne2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Ng6 19. Bh4 Nxh4 20. Qxh4 Ne4 21. Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nec6 Rd7 24. Rfd1 Bf8 25. b3 g6 {Bluebaum,M (2673)-So,W (2775) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (38)}) 11... Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Be1 a6 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Bh4 Bb7 17. Kh1 Be7 18. Qf3 c4 19. f5 b5 20. a3 Nd7 21. Bxe7 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe7 23. f6 Qxe5 24. fxg7 Rc7 25. Qf2 Qxg7 26. Rcd1 Re5 27. Rd4 Rce7 {Bluebaum,M (2654)-Xiong,J (2636) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 13. Ne2 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ng3 Bf8 18. Rf2 Qb6 19. Bc3 Rad8 20. Qg4 Rd6 21. f5 f6 22. Nh5 Bb7 23. Re1 Red8 24. Nf4 Bc8 25. Nh5 Bb7 26. Ng3 Re8 27. Rf4 Qa6 {Zia,T (2315)-Subrota,B (2239) Dhaka BAN 2023 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 13. Ng4 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 Nb4 15. Bb5 Re6 16. a3 Rg6 17. Qh5 Rh6 18. Qg4 a6 19. axb4 axb5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Nxb5 Bb6 23. Nd4 Rg6 24. Qf3 h6 25. Bc3 Qd7 26. Rfd1 Re8 27. h3 Qd8 {Bluebaum,M (2650)-Sevian,S (2696) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (38)}) 13... Bxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Bc3 Rg5 19. Qc2+ f5 20. Rf2 Be4 21. Qe2 Qc7 22. g3 Rag8 23. Rf4 Rg4 24. Qf1 R8g6 25. Rd1 Rxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. exf4 Bc6 28. Rd8 Rg8 29. Rd6 Rg6 30. Bf6 Be4 31. Kf2 b5 32. Ke3 a5 33. Be5 Rxd6 34. Bxd6 Bd5 35. a3 a4 36. Bxc5 Kg6 37. Kd4 Bc4 38. Ke5 Bd3 39. Bd4 Be2 40. Kd6 Bd3 41. Kc5 Be2 42. Bc3 Bd3 43. h3 Be2 44. Bd4 Bf1 45. Kc6 Be2 46. Kc5 Bf1 47. g4 fxg4 48. hxg4 f5 49. g5 Be2 50. Be5 Bf1 51. Kb4 Be2 52. Bd4 Bf1 53. Bc3 Be2 54. Bd2 Bf1 55. Be3 Be2 56. Kc3 Bf1 57. Kd2 Bc4 58. Bd4 Bb3 59. Kc3 Bc4 60. Be5 Bf1 61. Kd4 Be2 62. Kc5 Bf1 63. Kb4 Be2 64. b3 axb3 65. Kxb3 Bf1 66. Kc3 Be2 67. Kd2 Bc4 68. Bd6 Bf1 69. Kc3 Be2 70. Bc5 Bf1 71. Be3 Kf7 72. Kd4 Kg6 73. Kc5 Be2 74. Kb4 Bf1 75. Bf2 Be2 76. a4 bxa4 77. Kxa4 Bd1+ 78. Kb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.33"] [White "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A90"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qc1 Bd7 10. Ba3 Be8 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qa3 Qxa3 13. Nxa3 Bh5 14. Rfc1 $146 ({RR} 14. Rfe1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 a5 16. Nb1 g5 17. Nc3 Nbd7 18. Bg2 g4 19. h3 h5 20. e3 Kf7 21. Kf1 Ne4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Ke2 Rh8 25. Rab1 Rh2 26. Rh1 Rh3 27. Rhc1 Ke7 28. Na4 Kd6 {Van Foreest,L (2522)-Eljanov,P (2672) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 14. e3 h6 15. Nc2 Nbd7 16. Nb4 Ne4 17. Rfc1 g5 18. Nd3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 a5 20. Bg2 h5 21. f3 Nef6 22. Rf1 Kg7 23. f4 g4 24. c5 h4 25. Kf2 Rh8 26. Rh1 Rh6 27. Nc1 h3 28. Bf1 Ne4+ {Vetokhina,S (1839)-Martic,I (2355) Paracin 2021 0-1 (67)}) ({RR} 14. e3 Nbd7 15. Nc2 Ne4 16. Rfe1 a5 17. a3 h6 18. c5 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd2 20. Bd1 Nxb3 21. Rb1 a4 22. Nb4 Nd2 23. Ra1 Rfc8 24. Re2 Nc4 25. Rc2 b6 26. cxb6 Ndxb6 27. Nd3 Kf7 28. Be2 Ke7 {Shipov,S (2541)-Bareev,E (2638) Lichess.org INT 2021 0-1 (49)}) 14... Nbd7 15. b4 a6 16. e3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 b5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rc6 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Nb6 21. R1c5 Rxc6 22. Rxc6 Nfd7 23. g4 g6 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Rxe6 Rc8 26. Rd6 Kf7 27. Bxd5+ Nxd5 28. Rxd7+ Ke6 29. Ra7 Nxb4 30. Kg2 h5 31. Nb1 Rc6 32. a3 Nd3 33. Nd2 Rc2 34. Rxa6+ Kd5 35. Nf3 Nxf2 36. Kg3 Ng4 37. Rb6 Nxe3 38. Rxb5+ Kd6 39. Re5 Nf1+ 40. Kf4 Nxh2 41. Nxh2 Rxh2 42. Rxf5 Rf2+ 43. Kg5 Rxf5+ 44. Kxf5 Kd5 45. Kg5 Kxd4 46. Kxh5 Kc4 47. a4 Kb4 48. a5 Kxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.34"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Black "Bai, Adelard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2393"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qb6 ({RR} 6... Nbd7 7. d4 Qc8 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. O-O e6 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Nb5 Be7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Rfc1 a6 15. Rc7 Qd8 16. Na3 b5 17. Rac1 Ne8 18. R7c6 Nd6 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Nc2 Qd7 21. Ne3 {Verbova,E (2033)-Komliakov,V (2372) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) 7. cxd5 $146 ({RR} 7. O-O e6 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Be3 Qxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. f4 Be7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Rfc1 h6 15. Nf3 Rfe8 16. Bd2 Nc5 17. Ra3 Nd7 18. Ra2 Rad8 19. Bc3 Bf8 20. b4 f6 21. b3 Bh7 {Leonardi,K (1785)-Kleeschaetzky,R (2047) Playchess.com INT 2020 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 7. Qxb6 axb6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 e6 11. d3 Bd6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. O-O Ke7 14. Bd2 f6 15. Nb5 e5 16. Nxd6 Kxd6 17. Rfc1 Be6 18. a3 d4 19. Ne1 Na5 20. Bb4+ Kd7 21. Bxa5 bxa5 {Schmakel,S (2421)-Mirzanurov,B (2232) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (68)}) ({RR} 7. d3 e6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Nh4 Nbd7 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nb5 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. O-O Rfe8 18. Rfe1 b6 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Bf4 Qe6 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 {Jones,G (2618)-Nagare Kaivalya Sandip (2071) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (62)}) 7... Qxb3 8. axb3 Nxd5 9. d3 Nb4 10. Ra4 e6 11. Bd2 a5 12. Nc4 b5 13. Rxa5 Rxa5 14. Nxa5 Kd7 15. O-O Be7 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nc3 N8a6 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Kc7 20. Be3 e5 21. f4 f6 22. Bh3 Ra8 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Kg2 Nb8 25. Rf1 Bf6 26. Bd2 N8a6 27. g4 Kb6 28. Be3+ c5 29. g5 Bd8 30. Rf7 Ra7 31. Rf8 Bc7 32. Rh8 Kxa5 33. Rxh7 Bd6 34. Bf5 Nc2 35. Bd2+ Nab4 36. h4 Nd4 37. h5 Nxb3 38. Bc3 Nc1 39. h6 Bf8 40. Bxe5 Rf7 41. Rxg7 Bxg7 42. Bxg7 Nxe2 43. Kf3 Nd4+ 44. Bxd4 cxd4 45. g6 Rc7 46. g7 d3 47. g8=Q d2 48. Qd8 Nd3 49. Qxc7+ Kb4 50. Qc3+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.35"] [White "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Black "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. d4 O-O 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a4 ({RR} 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Qe2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Rfd1 Qd6 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Bb5 Rd8 21. Rd4 Be6 22. Ba6 Rd7 23. g3 Rc7 24. Qd1 g6 {Duda,J (2733)-Erigaisi,A (2778) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (76)}) 10... Rc8 $146 ({RR} 10... a5 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Rac8 13. h3 h6 14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. Bd3 Qb8 16. Qe2 dxc4 17. Bxc4 e5 18. Qc2 exd4 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. Be2 Bb4 21. Nf5 Rcd8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Ng6 24. Qg4 Bc8 25. Qh5 {Narayanan,S (2624)-Aditya,M (2438) Tornelo INT 2021 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 10... a5 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rad1 Rad8 13. Bd3 Bb4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rd6 Qc7 19. c5 Rb8 20. Rfd1 bxc5 21. Qxc5 Ba8 22. Ba3 Rfe8 23. Rd7 Qb6 24. Qxb6 Rxb6 25. Rd8 {Gholami Orimi,M (2507)-Ruiz Buendia,M (2310) Sant Boi ESP 2024 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 10... a5 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. Qc2 Rac8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bd3 Bb4 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh7 Nxh7 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 c5 21. Rad1 Rcd8 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Rd3 f6 25. Qe2 {Kozul,Z (2625)-Martinovic,S (2542) Rijeka CRO 2021 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 10... a5 11. Qc2 {½-½ (11) Volkov,S (2535)-Smirnov,P (2583) Khanty-Mansiysk 2021}) 11. a5 bxa5 12. c5 Bc7 13. Na4 Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Nd7 20. Qd4 Qc7 21. Nb2 Nxe5 22. Qc3 Rf8 23. Qxa5 Rxf1+ 24. Bxf1 Qxa5 25. Rxa5 Ra8 26. b4 Kf7 27. Be2 Ke7 28. Kf2 Kd7 29. Ke1 Kc7 30. Na4 Nd7 31. Bg4 Nf6 32. Be2 e5 33. Nb2 d4 34. exd4 exd4 35. Bf3 g5 36. g3 Re8+ 37. Kd2 Re3 38. Bg2 Ng4 39. Rxa7 Kb8 40. Ra1 Nxh2 41. Rh1 Nf3+ 42. Bxf3 Rxf3 43. Rxh7 Rf2+ 44. Kc1 Ba6 45. Rd7 Rf1+ 46. Kd2 Rf2+ 47. Kc1 Rf1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.36"] [White "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B35"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. O-O a5 13. a3 ({RR} 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Rb8 16. a3 Qb6 17. c3 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Bc6 19. Ba2 b4 20. Qxb6 Rxb6 21. cxb4 axb4 22. axb4 Rxb4 23. Bd5 Bb7 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rc1 Bb7 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. Rc2 Kg7 {Sembay,A (1527)-Akhmediyar,Y (1853) Almaty KAZ 2024 0-1 (56)}) 13... a4 $146 ({RR} 13... Rc8 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. Kh1 Bc6 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. Rcd1 a4 18. Ba2 Qb8 19. Ne2 Bd7 20. Bc3 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nd4 e5 23. Ne6 Rc4 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Re2 Qc7 26. Rde1 Rc8 27. f4 exf4 28. e5 {Tsarsitalidis,K (1962)-Miletic,V (2149) Tornelo INT 2020 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 13... Bc6 14. Nd5 Nd7 15. c3 Rc8 16. Rad1 Bxd4+ 17. cxd4 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qb6 19. h4 Nf6 20. Bb3 Rc7 21. Kh2 Rfc8 22. e5 Nh5 23. Rf2 a4 24. Ba2 e6 25. g4 Ng7 26. Kg2 h5 27. Bb1 Rc4 28. Ba2 {Tregubenko,N (2017)-Vakhidov,D (2175) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 13... Bc6 14. Kh1 Rc8 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ne2 Qb6 18. Qg5 f6 19. Qg3 Nc5 20. Bd5 e5 21. Ba2 b4 22. axb4 Qxb4 23. Rb1 Ba4 24. c3 Qb5 25. Qf2 Rfd8 26. Ng3 Bb3 27. Bxb3 Qxb3 28. f4 {Zhalmakhanov,R (2271)-Saiyn,Z (2377) Almaty 2018 ½-½ (79)}) 14. Ba2 Qa5 15. Rad1 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Rab8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 Qc5+ 20. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 21. Rxd4 bxa3 22. bxa3 Rfc8 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Be8 25. Rc4 e6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Be4 Rc5 28. Bd3 Rxe5 29. Kf2 f5 30. Rb1 Kf6 31. Rb8 Bd7 32. Rb7 Ke7 33. Ra7 Rc5 34. Ke3 e5 35. c4 Kd6 36. Ra6+ Bc6 37. Ra7 f4+ 38. Kd2 e4 39. Bf1 e3+ 40. Kd3 Rh5 41. Kd4 Bxg2 42. Bxg2 e2 43. Ra6+ Ke7 44. Ra7+ Kf6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.37"] [White "Chasin, Nico"] [Black "Pichot, Alan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qd2 Qd7 11. Qf4 ({RR} 11. Rd1 h6 12. h4 Ne7 13. a4 g5 14. h5 a6 15. Nc3 Nf5 16. d5 Nxd5 17. Bxc4 g4 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nd4 Bc5 20. Nb3 Bb6 21. a5 Ba7 22. Ne4 Qb5 23. Nf6+ Kf8 24. Qc2 g3 25. Qxf5 gxf2+ {Barbosa,O (2482)-Chirilov,J (2249) New York USA 2024 1-0 (37)}) 11... Ne7 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. Rd1 Bb4 $146 ({RR} 13... Be7 14. g4 Nh4 15. Nxh4 g5 16. Qe3 gxh4 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. a4 Nd5 19. Qh3 Nb4 20. Bf3 Nc2 21. Be3 Nxa1 22. Rxa1 Bd5 23. Nc3 c6 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Qf1 Kb8 26. b3 cxb3 27. Qd3 Ka8 28. Qxb3 {Korobov,A (2664)-Nakamura,H (2775) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (48)}) 14. Ne4 Rd8 15. Bd2 Nd5 16. Qg5 h6 17. Qh5 Bxd2 18. Rxd2 Nf4 19. Qg4 Bxe4 20. Qxf4 Bd5 21. Rc1 O-O 22. Ne1 Qa4 23. a3 Qa5 24. Rdd1 Rb8 25. Qd2 Qa4 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 c3 28. Rxc3 Rxb2 29. Bg4 Bb3 30. Rdd3 Rb1 31. f3 Ba4 32. Bxf5 exf5 33. Kf2 Rb2+ 34. Kg3 Re2 35. Re3 Rxe3 36. Rxe3 Rd8 37. Rd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.38"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Smirnov, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2336"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. d4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Nd2 Ke7 $146 ({RR} 11... Ra7 12. Nb3 Be7 13. f3 Ba8 14. e4 O-O 15. Be3 Rc7 16. Rac1 Rcc8 17. a3 Nbd7 18. Na2 Ne5 19. Nb4 Bxb4 20. axb4 Nc6 21. Bc5 Rfd8 22. Na5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 h6 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Rc1 Bb7 26. Rc3 {Iskusnyh,S (2484)-Rozhkov,V (2255) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 11... Nbd7 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. a4 b4 14. a5 Bd8 15. Na4 Bd5 16. Nbc5 Bxa5 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Rdc1 Rfc8 19. Bxa6 Rc7 20. Bb5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 h6 22. Na6 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Bb7 24. Nc5 Bd5 25. f3 b3 26. Bxa5 {Carlsen,M (2847)-Hou,Y (2658) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 11... Nbd7 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. a4 b4 14. a5 Bd8 15. Na2 Bd5 16. Nd4 Bxa5 17. Bd2 Rb8 18. Bxa6 O-O 19. Nc1 Bd8 20. Nd3 e5 21. Nb5 Bc4 22. Nd6 Bxa6 23. Rxa6 b3 24. Bc3 e4 25. Nb4 Rb6 26. Ra8 {Goganov,A (2491)-Gerasimov,I (2361) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Nb3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Nbd7 14. a3 Nc5 15. Nc1 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Rfc8 17. f3 Nd5 18. Bd2 f5 19. b3 e5 20. Kf2 e4 21. f4 Nf6 22. Bb4 Bd5 23. Rb1 Rc6 24. h3 Rac8 25. Rb2 Be6 26. Be1 {Donchenko,A (2636)-Maurizzi,M (2493) Terme Catez 2022 ½-½}) ({RR} 11... Nd5 12. Nb3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 14. Na5 Be4 15. Rd4 Nc6 16. Rxe4 Nxa5 17. Rb1 {½-½ (17) Lupulescu,C (2620)-Miron,L (2511) Eforie Nord 2022}) 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. a4 b4 14. a5 Ba7 15. Na4 Bd5 16. Nbc5 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Rc8 18. Bd2 b3 19. Rac1 Nfd7 20. e4 Nxc5 21. exd5 Nbd7 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Bb4 Ra7 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Bxc5 Rac7 26. Bxa6 Rb8 27. g3 Ke8 28. Be3 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Rd8 30. Bb5+ Kf7 31. Be3 Rd5 32. Be2 Rxa5 33. Bd4 Ra8 34. Kf1 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra5 36. Bc3 Rc5 37. Kf3 e5 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. Bg4+ Kf6 40. Bd1 Rb5 41. f4 Ke6 42. fxe5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.39"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Nc6 8. Be3 e6 ({RR} 8... b6 9. Kc2 Bd7 10. Ba6 e5 11. Rhd1 f6 12. Nd2 Bd6 13. Nc4 Bc7 14. Rd2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Bb5 Rxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Bd7 18. a4 Ke7 19. f3 Rd8 20. Bf2 Be8 21. Re2 Bf7 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. Bxc6 {Le,Q (2731)-Riehle,M (2361) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 9. a4 $146 ({RR} 9. Kc2 Bd7 10. a4 {½-½ (10) Cordts,I (2162)-Coenen,N (2232) Nordrheinwestfalen 2018}) ({RR} 9. Kc2 Bd7 10. Be2 f6 11. h4 Rd8 12. a4 Bd6 13. Rhd1 Ke7 14. a5 b6 15. axb6 axb6 16. Ra6 Rb8 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Ra7 Rhd8 20. Bb5 Bd6 21. Rda1 Rbc8 22. Kb3 Rc7 23. Kc4 Rb8 {Guseynov,A (2329)-Laciner,K (2240) Canakkale 2018 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 9. Kc2 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Be2 O-O-O 12. Nd2 f6 13. Nc4 e5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 b6 16. Rhd1 Kc7 17. R6d2 Be6 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rxd8 Nxd8 20. h4 Nf7 21. b3 Nd6 22. f3 c4 23. g4 Bf7 {Ramos Espinoza,E (2244)-Vivas Zamora,F (2363) Batumi 2018 ½-½ (31)}) 9... Bd7 10. a5 a6 11. Be2 O-O-O 12. Kc2 f6 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. Nb3 c4 15. Nd2 Bb5 16. Rhd1 g5 17. g3 Bd6 18. f4 gxf4 19. gxf4 Nd3 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. Bxd3 Bxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Rhg8 23. Rad1 Bc7 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. b4 Bc7 26. Rd2 Rg4 27. Rf2 Kd7 28. Kd3 h5 29. f5 h4 30. Bd4 exf5 31. exf5 h3 32. Rf3 Rf4 33. Ke3 Rxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Ke7 35. Kg4 Bxh2 36. Kxh3 Bf4 37. Kg4 Bg5 38. Kf3 Kd6 39. Ke4 Kc6 40. Bc5 Bd2 41. Kd3 Bf4 42. c4 Bg5 43. Be3 Bh4 44. Bd4 Bg5 45. Bc3 Bh4 46. Ke4 Bg5 47. Kf3 Kd6 48. Kg4 Ke7 49. b5 Kd6 50. Bd4 Bd2 51. Bxf6 Bxa5 52. Kh5 Be1 53. Kg6 axb5 54. cxb5 Kc5 55. Bd8 Bc3 56. b6 Kc6 57. f6 Bxf6 58. Kxf6 Kd7 59. Bc7 Kc8 60. Ke5 Kd7 61. Kd5 Kc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.40"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Be6 8. Nc3 Bxc4 9. dxc4 a5 10. Nd5 ({RR} 10. h3 b6 11. Be3 Nb8 12. Nh2 Nbd7 13. Ng4 Qc8 14. Qf3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Qd8 18. Ra3 Bf8 19. Rc3 Rc8 20. Be3 Qh4 21. Kh2 Bg7 22. g3 Qe7 23. Nh6+ Bxh6 24. Bxh6 Nc5 {So,W (2769)-Abdusattorov,N (2725) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (77)}) 10... Nd7 11. Be3 $146 ({RR} 11. Ra3 Nc5 12. Nd2 Bg5 13. Qg4 Nd4 14. Rg3 Nde6 15. b3 c6 16. Ne3 Bf4 17. Rh3 Qg5 18. Qd1 g6 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Nf1 Bxc1 21. Qxc1 Nf4 22. Rh4 g5 23. Rg4 f6 24. Rg3 Kh8 25. Qd1 Rad8 {Munoz Garcia,J (1956)-Rodriguez Lopez,R (2177) Leca da Palmeira POR 2024 0-1 (40)}) 11... Ncb8 12. c3 Na6 13. b4 Re8 14. Bd2 Bf8 15. Qb3 c6 16. Ne3 Nc7 17. Rad1 Ne6 18. Nf5 axb4 19. cxb4 c5 20. a5 cxb4 21. Bxb4 Ndc5 22. Qb1 Qc7 23. Ne3 Qc6 24. Nd5 Nd7 25. Rc1 Reb8 26. Nh4 g6 27. Qd3 b6 28. axb6 Nxb6 29. Bd2 Nxd5 30. cxd5 Nc5 31. Qe3 Qa6 32. Rc3 Rb2 33. Nf3 Qb5 34. Ra3 Ra2 35. Rxa8 Ra3 36. Ra7 Rxa7 37. h4 Ra4 38. Ng5 h6 39. Nxf7 Kxf7 40. Qf3+ Kg8 41. h5 Qe8 42. Qg4 g5 43. f3 Qd7 44. Qg3 Ra2 45. Be3 Nd3 46. Rb1 Nf4 47. Bxf4 exf4 48. Qe1 g4 49. Qd1 Qa7+ 50. Kh1 Qf2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.41"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. h4 ({RR} 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. e3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Be2 Rd8 13. O-O g5 14. Bg3 g4 15. Nh4 cxd4 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. Qb2 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 Rxd3 21. Qxb7 Rdxc3 {Van Wely,L (2615)-Andersen,M (2603) Netherlands 2019 0-1}) ({RR} 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 h6 10. Bh4 Bf5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Nd2 g5 13. Bg3 e5 14. e4 Bg6 15. d5 c4 16. Bxc4 Rc8 17. Rc1 Qa5 18. Re1 Nb6 19. Bb3 Rxc3 20. Rxc3 Qxc3 21. Re3 Qc5 {Sriram,S (2145)-Parra Gonzales,A (2167) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) 7... Bg7 8. h5 Nc6 9. d5 $146 ({RR} 9. e3 e5 10. d5 e4 11. dxc6 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 exf3 13. Bd2 bxc6 14. gxf3 Be6 15. Kc2 O-O 16. e4 Rfd8 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Be2 Rd7 19. f4 Rb8 20. Rab1 Rb6 21. c4 Ra6 22. f5 Rxa2+ 23. Kc1 Rxe2 {Akesson,R (2396)-Ernst,T (2290) Vaxjo 2022 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 9. e3 cxd4 10. cxd4 e5 11. Bb2 exd4 12. Qd2 O-O 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bf5 16. Bc4 Rc8 17. Bb3 Bxd4 18. exd4 Re8+ 19. Kf1 Qf6 20. Kg1 Re4 21. Rd1 Rce8 22. f3 Re2 23. Qf4 g5 {Akesson,R (2404)-Kalogridis,A (2293) Stockholm SWE 2023 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 9. h6 Bf6 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Bg4 12. Qa4 a6 13. Bd2 b5 14. Qa3 b4 15. cxb4 cxd4 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. f3 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Be6 21. Rfd1 Bg5 22. Kf2 Bxh6 23. g3 Qxb4 {Guerb,L (2295)-Preotu,R (2483) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (41)}) 9... Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qb3 Bf5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. f3 c4 15. Qxc4 e6 16. Bf4 Bg7 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. Qb5 Bxc3+ 19. Kf2 Qf6 20. dxe6 a6 21. Qxb7 Bxe6 22. g3 Bd4+ 23. Kg2 Rfd8 24. Rh4 Rc5 25. Bc7 Rc8 26. Bb6 Be3 27. Bxc5 Bxc5 28. Rc1 Qg5 29. Qb2 f6 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. Qb7 Rb5 32. Qa8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.42"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Ngf6 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 a6 ({RR} 8... Ne5 9. Ne1 Bd7 10. Bc2 Nc6 11. f4 Nd4 12. Nf3 Nxc2 13. Qxc2 a6 14. b3 b5 15. Bb2 Bc6 16. Rae1 b4 17. Nd1 a5 18. Ne3 a4 19. f5 axb3 20. axb3 e5 21. g4 Nd7 22. Qf2 Ra2 23. h4 {Esipenko,A (2682)-Bharadia Yash (2385) Doha QAT 2024 1-0 (46)}) 9. h3 ({RR} 9. Qe2 b5 10. cxb5 Nb6 11. Bc2 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ba6 13. Nc3 d5 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Bb7 19. Bg3 Bxe4 20. Bxc7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nd5 22. Be5 Nb4 23. Bb3 Rfd8 {Saric,I (2690)-Giri,A (2745) Zagreb CRO 2024 ½-½ (38)}) 9... Ne5 10. Ne1 $146 ({RR} 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. b3 b5 13. Bh2 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Bc6 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Nd1 Bf6 17. Rb1 Bd4 18. Ne3 Rae8 19. Kh1 f5 20. f4 Qb7 21. Rbe1 fxe4 22. dxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. cxb5 axb5 {Kovalevskaya,E (2383)-Nechaeva,M (2403) Moscow 2021 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 Bd7 12. a3 Rb8 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Qc2 Rbc8 16. Rfc1 Rfd8 17. b4 b6 18. Qb3 h6 19. Na4 Rb8 20. Qc3 f5 21. Qc2 Rbc8 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Rb2 Rb8 24. Rcb1 Rxb2 {Klimkowski,J (2531)-Pranav,V (2611) Jeddah KSA 2024 ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 Bd7 12. a3 Bxa4 13. Nxa4 Rc8 14. Qe2 g6 15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4 Nh5 17. c5 Nf4 18. Qd2 Nh5 19. Nb6 Rc7 20. d4 exd4 21. Qxd4 Nf6 22. Rfd1 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 e5 24. Rc4 Rd8 {Ozer,O (2333)-Can,E (2570) Ankara TUR 2023 ½-½ (34)}) 10... Qc7 11. f4 Nc6 12. Nf3 Bd7 13. Bd2 Rfb8 14. Rb1 b5 15. cxb5 Nb4 16. b6 Qxb6 17. e5 Bxa4 18. Nxa4 Qc6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bc3 Be7 21. b3 Nxa2 22. Ba1 Nb4 23. Ng5 Qd5 24. d4 Bxg5 25. fxg5 Qxg5 26. dxc5 dxc5 27. Qf3 Ra7 28. Rbc1 Nd5 29. Nxc5 h6 30. Bd4 Re7 31. Nxa6 Ra8 32. Nb4 Rd8 33. Nc6 Rde8 34. Nxe7+ Qxe7 35. b4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.43"] [White "Makarian, Rudik"] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bc4 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. O-O ({RR} 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 b5 14. Qc2 Rab8 15. Nf1 Rfe8 16. N3d2 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Ne3 Qe6 20. a4 b4 21. Ndc4 bxc3 22. bxc3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. g3 h5 {Indjic,A (2595)-Safarli,E (2614) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (49)}) 10... e5 11. b4 cxb4 12. cxb4 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 12... Qd8 13. Qc2 f5 14. Rfc1 a5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. a4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Rab1 Nd7 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Qe2 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Qa5 23. Bb5 Qb4 24. Qd2 Qe4 25. Rc4 Qb1+ 26. Rc1 Qb3 27. Rc3 {Labollita,M (2386)-Santiago,Y (2489) Buenos Aires 2022 ½-½}) 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Bb5 a6 15. Bd3 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 Nb6 18. Qc2 Ra3 19. Ra1 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Nxd5 21. exd5 e4 22. Re1 exd3 23. Qxd3 Qc7 24. Qc4 Qb6 25. h4 Bd7 26. Qf4 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Ne4 Ba4 29. h5 gxh5 30. Nxd6 Qc7 31. Qg3 Bd7 32. Kh2 Bg4 33. Ne4 Qc4 34. Nfd2 Qxd5 35. Kg1 Qc6 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Qf4 Qe6 38. Qe3 b5 39. Qd3 Bf5 40. f3 Qe5 41. Kh1 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Be5+ 43. g3 h4 44. Kg2 hxg3 45. Qd5 Bg6 46. Qxb5 Bxe4 47. fxe4 Qe1 48. Qxe5 Qf2+ 49. Kh3 Qh2+ 50. Kg4 Qxd2 51. Qf5+ Kg8 52. Kxg3 Qe1+ 53. Kh3 Qc3+ 54. Kh4 Qxb4 55. Qg4+ Kh8 56. Qc8+ Kg7 57. Qg4+ Kf8 58. Qc8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.44"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Khanin, Semen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2568"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Nc3 f5 ({RR} 10... O-O 11. Be2 Nf4 12. O-O Bg4 13. d3 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 f5 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 fxg4 17. Ng5 Qd7 18. Nce4 Be7 19. Ng3 Bg6 20. Qxg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 c5 22. N5e4 Nc6 23. Be3 Nd4 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Kg2 {Van Foreest,J (2644)-Carlsen,M (2872) Wijk aan Zee 2020 ½-½ (45)}) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. b4 Nb7 $146 ({RR} 12... Nc6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. O-O O-O 15. d4 e4 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Bb5 18. Re1 Bxb4 19. Re3 Be8 20. Ba3 a5 21. Rb3 Qd6 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Qd2 Ra4 24. Rab1 Rxa2 25. Rxb4 Qc7 26. R4b2 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 {Carnicelli,V (2319)-Ojas,K (2235) Cattolica 2022 ½-½ (82)}) ({RR} 12... Nc6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nxe5 Re8 17. d4 Bb5 18. a3 Rc8 19. h4 Qc7 20. Rh3 Qxc2 21. Qxc2 Rxc2 22. a4 Bxb4+ 23. Kd1 Rd2+ 24. Kc1 Rc8+ 25. Kb1 Bf1 26. a5 Bxg2 27. Rb3 {Anton Guijarro,D (2670)-Karthikeyan,M (2610) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 12... Nc6 13. Bb5 Qb6 14. Bxc6+ Qxc6 15. Bb2 d4 16. O-O O-O 17. c3 Ba6 18. Re1 Qd5 19. cxd4 e4 20. Ne5 Bb7 21. Bc3 Bc7 22. Qe2 Rac8 23. a4 Bb6 24. Qe3 f4 25. Qh3 Rc7 26. a5 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 {Socko,B (2617)-Kaczur,F (2479) Montesilvano 2021 1-0 (40)}) 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Bb2 e4 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 O-O 18. f4 exf3 19. Qxf3 Rae8 20. d4 Qb5 21. Qb3 Nd6 22. a4 Qb7 23. O-O Nc4 24. Rf2 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 26. h3 Qb6 27. Raf1 Qd4 28. c3 Re3 29. Qd1 Qe5 30. Rf3 f4 31. Qd4 Qxd4 32. cxd4 Re4 33. Rc3 Rxd4 34. Rc7 Rxb4 35. Rxa7 h6 36. a5 Ra4 37. Rd1 Rf5 38. Rd2 d4 39. Kf2 Raxa5 40. Rxa5 Rxa5 41. Rxd4 g5 42. Rd7 Rf5 43. g3 fxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Rf4 45. Rc7 Rf7 46. Rxf7 Kxf7 47. h4 gxh4+ 48. Kxh4 h5 49. Kxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.45"] [White "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "158"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. e3 Qe7 8. Rc1 Rd8 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Be6 ({RR} 10... b6 11. O-O c5 12. b3 Nc6 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Qb2 cxd4 16. exd4 Qd6 17. Re1 h6 18. h3 Ne7 19. Bd3 Nc6 20. Bf5 Rb8 21. Nb5 Qf4 22. Bd3 Ne4 23. Re3 a6 24. Nc3 Ne7 25. Ne2 {Grischuk,A (2732)-Kramnik,V (2753) Moscow RUS 2024 1-0 (57)}) 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Nb5 $146 ({RR} 12. h3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bb1 Nce4 15. Qd4 Nd6 16. Rfd1 a6 17. b3 Rac8 18. Qe5 Kf8 19. Nd4 Rc7 20. Nce2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Nxe6+ fxe6 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Nd4 Kf7 25. Nf3 h6 26. Qb8 Qc5 {Tin,J (2598)-Johansen,D (2360) Scarborough, WA AUS 2023 1-0}) 12... c6 13. Nc7 Rac8 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. b4 Ne4 16. Qc2 g6 17. a4 Re8 18. Qb2 Nb6 19. a5 Nd7 20. a6 b5 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. Nd2 Qe7 23. Qc3 Nb6 24. Qc5 Nc4 25. Nb3 Qd7 26. Na5 Nxa5 27. bxa5 Rc7 28. Qb4 Qc8 29. Rc5 Qxa6 30. Rfc1 Qb7 31. h3 h5 32. R5c3 Re6 33. Ra1 Rd7 34. a6 Qb6 35. Rc5 Kg7 36. Ra3 Rdd6 37. Qd2 Rd8 38. Qd1 Rde8 39. Qf3 Rb8 40. Ra1 Qd8 41. Qd1 Rb6 42. Qd2 Qc8 43. Qa5 Re8 44. Qc3 Qe6 45. Qa3 b4 46. Qb3 Reb8 47. Ra4 Qc8 48. Rc1 Rb5 49. f3 R8b6 50. Rca1 Qe6 51. Rc1 Qe7 52. Kf2 Qh4+ 53. Ke2 Qe7 54. Ra2 c5 55. Qxd5 b3 56. Rb2 cxd4 57. Qxd4+ Qf6 58. Qxf6+ Kxf6 59. Rc3 Ke5 60. f4+ Kd6 61. g4 hxg4 62. hxg4 f5 63. g5 Rxa6 64. Rcxb3 Rxb3 65. Rxb3 Rc6 66. Rb7 a6 67. Kd3 Kd5 68. Re7 Re6 69. Rc7 Rd6 70. Rc4 a5 71. Rc8 a4 72. Ra8 Kc5+ 73. Kc3 Kb5 74. Rb8+ Kc5 75. Rc8+ Kd5 76. Rc4 Rc6 77. e4+ fxe4 78. Rxc6 Kxc6 79. f5 Kd6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.46"] [White "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Black "Lou, Yiping"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2459"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. b4 d6 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 a6 ({RR} 8... h6 9. O-O Be6 10. Nc3 Qd7 11. Rc1 Bh3 12. e4 Bg4 13. Ne2 a5 14. b5 Nd8 15. Kh1 c6 16. a4 Ne6 17. Nfg1 Nc5 18. f3 Be6 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Rfe8 21. Nge2 Qc7 22. Nf4 Bd7 23. Rf2 {Bocharov,D (2526)-Zhigalko,S (2572) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) 9. O-O h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Be6 10. Nc3 Qc8 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. Rc1 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Bh3 15. Nd5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Kh7 17. b5 Nd4 18. b6 c6 19. Nc7 Rb8 20. f4 c5 21. f5 gxf5 22. exf5 Qd7 23. f6 Bh8 24. Qd3+ {Kramnik,V (2753)-Socko,B (2618) Moscow 2019 1-0 (40)}) 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Nd2 Qd7 12. Nd5 Ne8 13. e3 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Qxh3 15. Rc1 f5 16. f4 g5 17. b5 Nd8 18. fxg5 hxg5 19. Ne7+ Kh7 20. Qf3 g4 21. Qe2 Qh5 22. e4 f4 23. gxf4 exf4 24. e5 Qg5 25. Nd5 dxe5 26. Rce1 f3 27. Ne4 Qg6 28. Qf2 Nf7 29. Qh4+ Nh6 30. Ne7 Qb6+ 31. c5 Qxb5 32. Ng5+ Kh8 33. Bxe5 Rf6 34. Bxf6 Nxf6 35. Nf7+ Kh7 36. Nxh6 Qxc5+ 37. Kh1 Nh5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.47"] [White "Paravyan, David"] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B36"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "160"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd3 a6 ({RR} 10... a5 11. O-O a4 12. Rfc1 Bd7 13. Rab1 Bc6 14. Bd4 Nd7 15. b4 axb3 16. axb3 Nc5 17. Qe3 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 e5 19. Qe3 Ne6 20. Bg4 Nd4 21. Ne2 Qh4 22. f3 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Qe6+ {Paravyan,D (2605)-Mamedov,R (2650) Chess.com INT 2019 1-0}) 11. O-O Bd7 12. a4 ({RR} 12. Bd4 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 Nxe4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. a4 d5 18. a5 Qd6 19. Rfd1 e6 20. Qa4 Qc5 21. Qd4+ Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Rfb8 23. Ra2 Kf6 24. Kf1 Ke5 25. Rda4 Nc5 26. R4a3 Kd6 {Erigaisi,A (2712)-Sindarov,J (2658) Hangzhou CHN 2023 ½-½ (38)}) 12... a5 13. h4 $146 ({RR} 13. Qc2 Bc6 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nc5 18. Rd2 Qb6 19. Bd1 Qb4 20. Rde2 Rfc8 21. h4 h5 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. Re3 f5 25. b3 Ne4 26. Bf3 Nf6 27. Qb2 Nd7 {Kueppers,T (2249)-Chan,K (2289) Hastings ENG 2023 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 13. f4 Bc6 14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. b3 Nc5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Rfc8 19. Bg4 Re8 20. e5 Qb6 21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Qxc5 dxc5 23. Bd7 Red8 24. Bb5 e6 25. d6 f5 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Kf3 h5 {Karthikeyan,M (2610)-Mamedov,R (2651) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. b3 Nd7 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nc5 18. Rde1 Rae8 19. Bd1 b6 20. Bd2 Bd4 21. h4 f5 22. h5 Kg7 23. Bf4 Be5 24. Qd2 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 e5 26. dxe6 Nxe6 27. Qc1 Nd4 {De Silva,L (2212)-Gordon,F (2028) Chennai 2022 1-0 (52)}) 13... Bc6 14. Rfd1 Nd7 15. h5 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qc8 17. h6 Bh8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 b6 20. Rab1 f5 21. exf5 Qxf5 22. Qc4 Be5 23. Bg4 Qf6 24. b4 Nxa4 25. bxa5 Rxa5 26. Rdc1 Nc5 27. Rxb6 Ra4 28. Be6+ Kh8 29. Qb5 Raa8 30. Bh3 Ne4 31. Rf1 Bd4 32. Bxd4 Qxd4 33. Qb2 Qxb2 34. Rxb2 Ng5 35. Be6 Nxe6 36. dxe6 Rf6 37. Rfb1 Rg8 38. Re2 g5 39. Rb7 Re8 40. Rb5 Rg8 41. g4 Rxh6 42. Rf5 Rhg6 43. Rf7 Re8 44. Kg2 Kg8 45. Rf5 Rf8 46. Kg3 Rff6 47. Rxf6 Rxf6 48. Re4 Kg7 49. f3 h6 50. Re1 Rf4 51. Ra1 Kg6 52. Ra2 Rf8 53. Ra5 Rf6 54. Ra8 Rxe6 55. Rg8+ Kf7 56. Rh8 Kg7 57. Ra8 Re2 58. Rd8 Re6 59. Kf2 Rf6 60. Ke3 Rf8 61. Rd7 Kf6 62. Ra7 Rb8 63. Ra5 Rb3+ 64. Kf2 Rb8 65. Ke3 Ke6 66. Ra2 Ke5 67. Kf2 d5 68. Ra7 Rb2+ 69. Kg3 e6 70. Rh7 d4 71. Rxh6 d3 72. Rh8 Kd4 73. Rd8+ Ke3 74. Rd6 e5 75. Rd5 d2 76. Rxe5+ Kd4 77. Re8 Rb1 78. Rd8+ Ke3 79. Re8+ Kd3 80. Rd8+ Ke2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.48"] [White "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Black "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 c5 4. a3 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 cxd4 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. g3 d5 9. Bg2 dxc4 10. Qc3 $146 ({RR} 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc3 Nb6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nb5 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Na4 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. Nxa7 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Rd4 Ra8 20. Bxb7 Rxa7 21. Bc6 Nb6 22. Rcd1 Rc7 23. Bb5 Kf8 24. a4 Ke7 {Helmer,J (2212)-Zdybel,P (2357) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 10. O-O e5 11. Nb5 Nc6 12. a4 a6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nc7 Rb8 15. Nxa6 bxa6 16. Bxc6 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. a5 Ne4 19. Ra4 Nd2 20. Re1 h6 21. Kg2 Nb3 22. Be3 Nd4 23. Rxc4 Rxb2 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 {Ovsejevitsch,S (2579)-Teclaf,P (2520) Polanica Zdroj 2021 ½-½}) ({RR} 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc3 Nb6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nb5 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Na4 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. Nxa7 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Rd4 Ra8 20. Bxb7 Rxa7 21. Bc6 Nb6 22. Rcd1 Rc7 23. Bb5 Kf8 24. a4 Ke7 {Helmer,J (2212)-Zdybel,P (2357) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) 10... e5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Qxc4 Be6 13. Qh4 h6 14. Be3 e4 15. Rd1 Qa5+ 16. Nd2 Ne5 17. Bxe4 Neg4 18. b4 Qxa3 19. Bd3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Nd5 21. Qe4 g6 22. Qe5 Rae8 23. b5 Nb4 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. O-O f5 26. Ra1 fxe4 27. Qxe4 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Bf7 29. Qf3 Qe7 30. e4 Nb6 31. e5 Nd7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.49"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E24"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. f3 b6 7. e4 d6 8. Bd3 Na5 9. f4 Ba6 10. Qe2 Qd7 11. Nf3 Qa4 12. Nd2 O-O-O $146 ({RR} 12... Nd7 13. O-O c5 14. d5 O-O-O 15. Ra2 exd5 16. cxd5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c4 18. Qd4 Nc5 19. Qxg7 Qd7 20. Qd4 Ncb3 21. Qe3 Rde8 22. Nf3 Nc5 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Qxd5 25. Re2 Nd3 26. Qh6 Nc6 27. Bg5 {Agibileg,U (2443)-Niemann,H (2676) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 12... Nd7 13. O-O c5 14. d5 O-O-O 15. Ra2 exd5 16. cxd5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c4 18. Qd4 Nc5 19. Qxg7 Qd7 20. Qd4 Ncb3 21. Qe3 Rde8 22. Nf3 Nc5 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Qxd5 25. Re2 Nd3 26. Qh6 Nc6 27. Bg5 {Agibileg,U (2443)-Niemann,H (2676) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) 13. O-O Kb8 14. Rb1 Nd7 15. Rb4 Qc6 16. Nf3 Qb7 17. e5 c5 18. Rb1 d5 19. cxd5 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxd5 21. Ng5 cxd4 22. Nxf7 Nc5 23. Qxd4 Rhf8 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Be3 Ncb7 26. Qxd5 Rxd5 27. f5 exf5 28. Rxf5 Nc6 29. Bf4 Kc8 30. Rf8+ Nbd8 31. e6 Kb7 32. Re1 Ne7 33. c4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.50"] [White "Macovei, Andrei"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2512"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Qg4 g6 8. h4 h6 9. h5 g5 10. f4 f5 11. Qg3 g4 12. dxc5 Qa5 13. a4 Nge7 14. Ne2 ({RR} 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bd2 a6 16. Bd3 Qxc5 17. Qe3 d4 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. c3 Nb3 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. Bc2 Rc8 22. g3 Nd5 23. Ne2 Nb6 24. a5 Bc6 25. O-O Nc4 26. Rfd1 Bf3 27. Kf2 Be4 28. Bxe4 Nxe4+ {Wegener,O (2388)-Lagarde,M (2600) Germany GER 2024 0-1 (49)}) 14... b6 15. cxb6 Ba6 $146 ({RR} 15... axb6 16. Kf2 Ba6 17. Qe3 Kf7 18. Bd2 Bc4 19. Nd4 Qc5 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Qxc5 bxc5 22. Bxb5 Na7 23. Rhb1 Rhb8 24. Be2 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 c4 26. Be3 Nac6 27. Ra1 Ke8 28. Ke1 Kd7 29. Bf2 Nc8 30. Bc5 {Giri,A (2764)-Carlsen,M (2859) Almaty KAZ 2022 0-1 (41)}) 16. bxa7 Kd7 17. Bd2 Qb6 18. Nc1 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Na5 20. Nd3 Nc4 21. Ke2 Rhc8 22. Rfb1 Qxa7 23. Rb5 Qa6 24. Be3 Ke8 25. Bd4 Qxb5 26. axb5 Rxa1 27. Qh4 Ng8 28. Nc5 Rc1 29. Nxe6 Rxc2+ 30. Kf1 Nd2+ 31. Ke1 Ne4 32. b6 Kd7 33. Nc7 Kc6 34. e6 Rc1+ 35. Ke2 Rc2+ 36. Ke1 Rc1+ 37. Ke2 Rc2+ 38. Kd1 Rd2+ 39. Ke1 Rxg2 40. e7 Nd6 41. Qh1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.51"] [White "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2718"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. a3 Nd4 7. Bc4 c6 8. d3 Ne6 9. Re1 $146 ({RR} 9. Bxe6 dxe6 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nh4 Kh8 13. Kh1 Bd7 14. g3 Rg8 15. Qf3 Qd8 16. Qe3 c5 17. Ng2 Bc6 18. f3 f5 19. Ne2 Qf6 20. c3 Rad8 21. Rad1 Ba4 22. Rb1 Bf8 23. b3 Bc6 {Pham Tran Gia Phuc (2416)-Berczes,D (2425) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 9. Bxe6 dxe6 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nh4 Kh8 13. Kh1 Bd7 14. g3 Rg8 15. Qf3 Qd8 16. Qe3 c5 17. Ng2 Bc6 18. f3 f5 19. Ne2 Qf6 20. c3 Rad8 21. Rad1 Ba4 22. Rb1 Bf8 23. b3 Bc6 {Pham Tran Gia Phuc (2416)-Berczes,D (2425) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (54)}) 9... Bc7 10. Ba2 Re8 11. h3 h6 12. Ne2 d5 13. Ng3 Nf4 14. exd5 N6xd5 15. c3 Bd7 16. d4 exd4 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Nxd4 Rd8 19. Qf3 c5 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. Qxb7 Rc8 22. Ndf5 Qe5 23. Ne3 Rb8 24. Qf3 Rxb2 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nc4 Qf6 27. Nxb2 Nxh3+ 28. Kf1 Nf4 29. Re1 Kg8 30. Nh5 Nxh5 31. Qxh5 Bf5 32. Qf3 Kh7 33. Kg1 Qg5 34. Nc4 Bg6 35. g3 h5 36. Kg2 Bd8 37. Ne5 Bc2 38. Nf7 Qf6 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 40. Re8# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.52"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. cxd5 ({RR} 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qe2 e5 13. dxc5 Qe7 14. Bd5 Qxc5 15. c4 Bg4 16. Qb2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Na5 18. Rfd1 Nxc4 19. Qxb7 Rab8 20. Qd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5 Nb6 22. h4 Rfd8 23. Bb3 Kf8 {Smirnova,E (2148)-Iudina,V (1932) Sochi RUS 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 9... exd5 10. c4 Be6 $146 ({RR} 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd7 12. O-O Nb6 13. Be2 Bf5 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qc2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Bg4 18. h3 Bd7 19. Nd2 Qg5 20. Ne4 Qh4 21. Nc5 Bc6 22. e4 Nd7 23. Bg4 Nxc5 24. Bxc8 Nxe4 25. Bf5 {Bocharova,U (1874)-Bulatova,K (2051) Yaroslavl 2018 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6 fxe6 19. Rd6 Kf7 20. Rd7+ Kf6 21. Rad1 Rfc8 22. g4 Rc2 23. R1d4 Rxa2 24. Rf4+ Kg6 25. h4 {Djordjevic,V (2382)-Hirneise,J (2327) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (61)}) 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 Qb6 15. O-O c5 16. Qc2 cxd4 17. Rb1 Qa6 18. Nxd4 Nb6 19. Rc3 g6 20. h3 Rac8 21. Rbb3 Qa4 22. Qb1 Qd7 23. Rd3 Rc5 24. Nb5 Qc6 25. Rd1 Na4 26. Nxa7 Qa6 27. Nb5 Rxb5 28. Rxb5 Nc3 29. Rb6 Qe2 30. Re1 Qd2 31. Qa1 Ra8 32. Rb2 Qd3 33. Rb3 Rc8 34. Kh1 b5 35. Rc1 b4 36. Rxb4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.53"] [White "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4 h6 9. h3 Re8 10. Ba2 a5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nh4 Nf8 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 $146 ({RR} 15. exf5 Bb4 16. Qg3 Nh5 17. Qg4 Nf6 18. Qg3 Nh5 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qg3 Nh5 21. Qg4 Nf6 22. Qg3 {½-½ (22) Lokesh,N (2140)-Harikrishnan,A (2454) Chennai IND 2024}) ({RR} 15. exf5 Bb4 16. Qg3 Nh5 17. Qg4 Nf6 18. Qg3 Nh5 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qg3 Nh5 21. Qg4 Nf6 22. Qg3 {½-½ (22) Lokesh,N (2140)-Harikrishnan,A (2454) Chennai IND 2024}) 15... Bb4 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Ne2 Rad8 18. Be3 Bc5 19. Bd2 Bb6 20. Bc3 N6d7 21. Ng3 Ne6 22. Qg4 Nd4 23. Nf5 Qf6 24. Rd3 Nc5 25. Rg3 Nxf5 26. exf5 Na6 27. Re1 Nb4 28. Bxb4 axb4 29. Qxb4 c5 30. Qe4 Rd4 31. Qxb7 c4 32. a5 Bxa5 33. c3 Rf4 34. Qb5 Qd8 35. f6 Rxf6 36. Bxc4 e4 37. Qd5 Qb6 38. Rge3 Qxb2 39. Qxa5 Rxf2 40. R3e2 Rxe2 41. Bxe2 Qd2 42. Qa1 Rb8 43. Qc1 Qd5 44. Qe3 Rc8 45. c4 Qe5 46. Bf1 f5 47. Rd1 f4 48. Qe2 Re8 49. Kh1 Qc3 50. Qg4 Qf6 51. Qd7 Re7 52. Qd6 Qh4 53. c5 e3 54. Be2 f3 55. Bxf3 e2 56. Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.54"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2395"] [PlyCount "170"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Be7 4. O-O d5 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b5 7. e4 Bb7 8. exd5 Bxd5 9. c4 Bb7 10. Nb3 bxc4 11. Na5 Bd5 12. dxc4 Be4 13. Qxd8 $146 ({RR} 13. Re1 Bb4 14. Bd2 Bxd2 15. Nxd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c5 17. Ndb3 Qc7 18. Qf3 Nbd7 19. Rad1 Rfc8 20. h3 Rab8 21. g4 h6 22. Qg3 e5 23. Qd3 Rb6 24. Rd2 Nf8 {½-½ (24) Londyn,R (2415)-Hrabusa,M (2402) Czech Republic 2019}) 13... Rxd8 14. Bf4 Bb4 15. Rfd1 Na6 16. Nb3 Bd6 17. Be3 Ng4 18. Bd4 Nb4 19. h3 Nf6 20. Bc3 Nc6 21. Na5 Rdb8 22. b3 h6 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Ba5 Rb7 25. c5 Bf8 26. Rac1 Rc8 27. b4 Bd5 28. a3 c6 29. Rd3 Be7 30. Bf1 Rbb8 31. Ne5 Bd8 32. Bxd8 Rxd8 33. Rd4 Rdc8 34. Ba6 Rc7 35. a4 Nd7 36. Nxd7 Rxd7 37. b5 Rc7 38. Rb4 cxb5 39. axb5 Kf8 40. f4 Ke7 41. Kf2 g5 42. Rc3 Rg8 43. Rd4 f5 44. g4 Be4 45. Kg3 Kf6 46. Rd6 Ke7 47. Rd2 Rf8 48. c6 gxf4+ 49. Kxf4 Bd5 50. Ke5 fxg4 51. hxg4 Rg8 52. Kf4 Kd6 53. Rh2 Rcg7 54. Rh4 h5 55. Rg3 Rg5 56. Bb7 Re5 57. Ra3 hxg4 58. Kg3 Re2 59. Rh2 Rxh2 60. Kxh2 Rh8+ 61. Kg1 Rh1+ 62. Kf2 Rh2+ 63. Kg1 Rg2+ 64. Kf1 Rc2 65. Ba6 Kc7 66. Re3 Kb6 67. Kg1 Kc7 68. Kf1 Bf3 69. Ke1 e5 70. Rxe5 g3 71. Re7+ Kb6 72. Rb7+ Ka5 73. Rg7 Re2+ 74. Kf1 g2+ 75. Kg1 Re1+ 76. Kf2 Rf1+ 77. Ke3 Bxc6 78. bxc6 Kxa6 79. Rxg2 Rc1 80. Kd3 Rxc6 81. Rc2 Kb6 82. Rxc6+ Kxc6 83. Kc4 a5 84. Kb3 a4+ 85. Kxa4 Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.55"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nf6 5. h3 Bh5 6. c4 e6 7. d3 ({RR} 7. d4 Be7 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. b4 a6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Bd8 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Bd6 Be7 17. Bf4 Bd8 18. g4 e5 19. Bg3 exd4 20. Nxd4 Ne4 21. Nf5 Nxg3 {Firouzja,A (2737)-Giri,A (2745) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (101)}) ({RR} 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. d4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bg6 12. Nd2 Nh5 13. Be3 f5 14. cxd5 Qxb3 15. Nxb3 exd5 16. Bd2 Bd6 17. e3 Nhf6 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. Nd3 Rfe8 21. Rec1 g5 {Hillarp Persson,T (2455)-Kvaloy,A (2484) Fagernes NOR 2024 0-1 (61)}) 7... dxc4 8. dxc4 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 9... a5 10. Nc3 Na6 11. Ne5 Bb4 12. Nxc6 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bxe2 14. Rd2 Bxc4 15. Ba3 Bd5 16. Nxa5 Nc7 17. Bb4 b6 18. Nb7 Bxg2 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Nf5+ Ke8 21. Nxg7# {1-0 (21) Glashausser,S (1969)-Justo,D (2251) chess.com INT 2023}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne5 12. b3 Nxf3+ 13. exf3 Be7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Kf1 Rfd8 16. Ke2 Kf8 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Rd1 Ke8 19. g4 Be7 20. Na4 Nd7 21. f4 Bd8 22. Kf3 Bc7 23. h4 a6 24. h5 {Donchenko,A (2618)-Punin,A (2289) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (54)}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bd2 Bxf3 12. exf3 Ne5 13. Nb5 cxb5 14. Bxb4 bxc4 15. f4 Nc6 16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Rac1 Nd5 18. Rxc4 Kd7 19. Bc3 f6 20. Ra4 Rhb8 21. b3 Rb5 22. Ba5 g6 23. Rdd4 f5 24. Ra3 {Aczel,G (2474)-Spalir,J (2369) Ljubljana 2022 1-0 (88)}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nd4 Bg6 14. Rd2 Nc5 15. Rad1 Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. f3 Bg6 19. e4 e5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 f6 22. Rd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Bc5+ 24. Kf1 {Meier,G (2621)-Harsha,B (2509) Lichess.org INT 2020 ½-½ (79)}) 10. Bxf3 Nbd7 11. b3 Bc5 12. Nc3 Ke7 13. Bb2 Rhd8 14. Kg2 a5 15. g4 g5 16. e3 Bb4 17. Na4 h6 18. Rac1 Bd6 19. Rc2 Nh7 20. Rcd2 Bc7 21. Bg7 Ndf6 22. Nc5 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Rb8 24. Bxh6 Bd6 25. Ne4 Bb4 26. Rd1 Rg8 27. Nxf6 Nxf6 28. h4 gxh4 29. Kh3 Bd6 30. g5 Nd7 31. Kxh4 Ne5 32. Be4 Ng6+ 33. Bxg6 fxg6 34. f4 e5 35. Kg4 Ke6 36. Rf1 Bc5 37. f5+ gxf5+ 38. Rxf5 Bxe3 39. Rf6+ Ke7 40. Kf5 Bf4 41. a4 Rd8 42. Bg7 Rg8 43. Bh6 Rd8 44. c5 Rd5 45. Bf8+ Kd7 46. g6 Bc1 47. Rf7+ Kc8 48. g7 e4+ 49. Kxe4 Rg5 50. Bd6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.56"] [White "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2569"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. a4 a5 8. e4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b3 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Nc4 Nc5 14. Ba3 Ne6 15. Nb5 Nd7 16. Qd2 Bf8 $146 ({RR} 16... Bc6 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Nc3 Ndc5 19. Nd5 Qb7 20. h4 h5 21. Qe3 Rad8 22. f3 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Nxe5 Qd4 26. Qxd4 Nxd4 27. Nd3 Ne2+ 28. Kh2 Nxd3 29. cxd3 Bc3 30. Rd1 c5 31. Bf1 {Sohib,O (2190)-Haddouche,M (2483) Sharjah 2019 0-1 (42)}) 17. Bxf8 Ndxf8 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Nxe5 c6 20. Na3 Nd4 21. Nec4 Ba6 22. Rac1 Nfe6 23. f4 g5 24. f5 Nc5 25. Kf2 b5 26. axb5 cxb5 27. Nxa5 b4 28. N3c4 g4 29. e5 Nxf5 30. Nc6 Rd7 31. Rcd1 Bxc4 32. bxc4 Kg7 33. Rxd7 Nxd7 34. Bd5 h5 35. e6 Nf6 36. exf7 Rxe1 37. Kxe1 h4 38. Kf2 hxg3+ 39. hxg3 Nd6 40. Nxb4 Nxf7 41. Nc6 Nd6 42. Ne5 Kh6 43. Ke3 Nxd5+ 44. cxd5 Kg5 45. c4 Nf5+ 46. Kf2 Nd6 47. Ke3 Nf5+ 48. Kd3 Nxg3 49. c5 Kf5 50. c6 Ne4 51. Nxg4 Nd6 52. Kd4 Kxg4 53. Ke5 Nf7+ 54. Kf6 Nd6 55. Ke6 Nb5 56. d6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.57"] [White "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A61"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2647"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. e3 Ne8 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Bxe5 Bxe5 $146 ({RR} 12... dxe5 13. e4 Nd6 14. Nd2 f5 15. f3 Bd7 16. Nc4 Qe7 17. a4 Kh8 18. Qd2 Bf6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Bb5 Bc8 21. a5 a6 22. Bc4 Bd7 23. Rfd1 Rae8 24. Qd3 Bg5 25. Bb3 Rc8 26. Bc4 Bf4 27. Ra3 {Tyshniuk,R (1975)-Brodsky,M (2524) Lviv UKR 2024 0-1 (45)}) 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Rc1 Bf5 15. Nb5 b6 16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 e4 18. b4 cxb4 19. d6 Qh4 20. f3 Qg5 21. Qe2 Rd8 22. f4 Qh4 23. Rfd1 Nf6 24. Qf2 Qxg4 25. Rd4 Rc8 26. Rcd1 Rc5 27. Nc7 Qh5 28. Na6 Rc3 29. Qg3 Ng4 30. Rd5 f5 31. d7 Rd8 32. Re1 Rd3 33. Nxb4 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. Rc1 Kg7 36. Nc6 Rd3 37. Re1 a5 38. Ne5 Rd2 39. a4 Nf2 40. Qh2 Qxh2+ 41. Kxh2 Nd3 42. Rb1 Rb2 43. Rd1 Rb3 44. Kg3 Kf6 45. Nc6 Rb2 46. Nd4 h5 47. Nb5 h4+ 48. Kxh4 Rxg2 49. Nc7 Rg4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.58"] [White "Samadov, Read"] [Black "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qe2 a5 12. Rfd1 Ba6 13. Qe1 Rb8 14. Na4 Bb4 15. c3 Bd6 16. b3 Qc7 17. g3 Ne4 18. c4 dxc4 19. bxc4 Bxc4 20. a3 Bb3 21. Rxd6 Nxg5 22. Nxg5 Qxd6 23. Qxa5 Ra8 {Natarov,I (2028)-Balint,V (2220) Pardubice 2018 0-1}) 9... Qe7 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qf3 e5 14. Qg3 Qe7 15. Rad1 e4 16. Be2 Bb7 17. Na4 Rad8 18. c4 Ba6 19. b3 c5 20. Qg5 d4 21. Qxf5 d3 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Bb7 25. f3 Rd8 26. Qe2 Qe5 27. Nb2 h5 28. Nd3 Qg5 29. Rd1 h4 30. Nf4 Re8 31. Qf2 Qf5 32. h3 Bc6 33. Nd3 Rd8 34. e4 Qg5 35. Kh2 Rd4 36. Nb2 Qe5+ 37. Kg1 g5 38. Rxd4 Qxd4 39. Qxd4 cxd4 40. Kf2 Nh5 41. Nd3 Kg7 42. b4 Nf4 43. Nxf4 gxf4 44. Ke2 Kf6 45. Kd3 Ke5 46. b5 Be8 47. a4 a6 48. bxa6 Bxa4 49. a7 Bc6 50. c5 Ba8 51. Kc4 Bc6 52. Kd3 Bb7 53. Kc4 Bc6 54. Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.59"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be2 ({RR} 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 Be7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Nf3 cxd4 16. exd4 Bd6 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Be3 b5 21. Qc2 Na5 22. Qe2 Nc4 23. Bc1 a5 {Tang,A (2502)-Giri,A (2745) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 9... Be7 10. dxc5 ({RR} 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Be4 12. f3 c4 ({RR} 12... Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. h4 a6 15. O-O-O cxd4 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Qa4+ Nc6 18. Kb1 b5 19. Qc2 Qb7 20. Nf1 Rc8 21. Ng3 Nd7 22. g5 Nde5 23. h5 gxh5 24. Nxh5 Kd7 25. Nxg7 Rxh1 26. Rxh1 b4 27. c4) 13. Qd1 Nh5 14. gxh5 Bxh4+ 15. Kf1 Bd3 16. Bxd3 cxd3 17. Kg2 Qd8 18. Nf1 Qe7 19. Qxd3 Rd8 20. Rg1 f5 21. Kh2 Qf7 22. Nd2 Bf6 23. Bg5 Qxh5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 {Firouzja,A (2737)-Caruana,F (2805) Stavanger, Norway 2024 [Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase] ½-½ (32)} {RR} 25. Rg7 Rd7 26. Rg2 Ne7 27. Rag1 Ng6 28. Qb5 Qh6 29. f4 Qf8 30. Qa4 b6) 10... Nd7 11. Qd1 $146 ({RR} 11. Bd6 Nxc5 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. c4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 d4 15. Qb5 dxe3 16. Qxc5 exd2+ 17. Kxd2 Qc7 18. Kc3 O-O-O 19. Rad1 Kb8 20. b4 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 Kc7 25. f4 f6 {Grischuk,A (2732)-Iljiushenok,I (2558) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (47)}) ({RR} 11. Bd6 Nxc5 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. c4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 d4 15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 16. e4 Rd8 17. O-O d3 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Nf3 Qxe4 20. Rfe1 Qc6 21. Rxd3 Rxd3 22. Qxd3 Qb6 23. Qc2 Rd8 24. Re2 g6 25. Rd2 Rxd2 {Tadic,S (2446)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2609) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 11. Bd6 Bxd6 12. cxd6 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qa3 Nb6 15. Rfd1 e5 16. e4 Qe6 17. Ng5 Qg6 18. Bxh5 Qxh5 19. Ndf3 d4 20. cxd4 exd4 21. e5 Nc4 22. Qb3 N4xe5 23. Qxb7 Rab8 24. Qa6 h6 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 {Grischuk,A (2728)-Lazavik,D (2572) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (50)}) 11... Nxc5 12. O-O O-O 13. b4 Nd7 14. Rc1 a6 15. a4 Qd8 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 Na5 18. c4 Nc5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Ne5 Qb6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Nf3 Rfd8 24. Be5 Nc4 25. Bd4 Qxb5 26. Ne5 Ne6 27. Nxc4 Nxd4 28. Qxd4 dxc4 29. Qe4 Bd6 30. Rxc4 Re8 31. Qf3 Qe5 32. Rd1 b6 33. Rcd4 Bc5 34. Rf4 Ra7 35. Bc4 Rf8 36. Kg2 Qe7 37. Qc6 Kh7 38. h4 Rc7 39. Qf3 Kg8 40. h5 g5 41. Re4 Qf6 42. Qg3 Re7 43. Rxe7 Qxe7 44. Qf3 Bd6 45. Rd5 Be5 46. Qf5 Bc3 47. Bd3 g6 48. hxg6 Kg7 49. gxf7 Rh8 50. f8=Q+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.60"] [White "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Black "Wagner, Dennis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nd2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Nxe4 8. Nxc5 Nxc5 9. Be3 d6 ({RR} 9... Qe7 10. Qh5 d5 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Be2 Na4 13. Bd3 g6 14. Qg5 Qxg5 15. Bxg5 Nc5 16. Rhe1 Be6 17. Bf1 Ne4 18. Be3 Rfe8 19. f3 Nd6 20. Bc5 a5 21. a4 Nb7 22. Bf2 Rab8 23. b3 c5 24. Bb5 {Nihal,S (2670)-Ding Liren (2811) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 9... Ne6 10. Qh5 Qf6 11. Bd3 d5 12. O-O h6 13. Rae1 O-O 14. f4 Re8 15. g4 Bd7 16. c3 Nf8 17. g5 hxg5 18. fxg5 Qe6 19. Rf4 g6 20. Qh6 Qe5 21. Rh4 Qg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bd4+ f6 24. Bxf6+ {Velten,P (2460)-Kollars,D (2619) Apolda GER 2024 1-0 (48)}) 10. Qf3 $146 ({RR} 10. Bxc5 dxc5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. O-O-O+ Ke7 13. Be2 Be6 14. Bf3 Rad8 15. Bxc6 Rd6 16. Be4 Rhd8 17. a3 f5 18. Bf3 g5 19. h4 g4 20. Be2 f4 21. Bd3 c4 22. Be4 h6 23. g3 Rf8 24. Rde1 Kd7 {Galchenko,M (2438)-Ganguly,S (2578) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 10. Bxc5 dxc5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. O-O-O+ Ke7 13. Be2 Be6 14. Bf3 Rad8 15. Bxc6 Rd6 16. Be4 Rhd8 17. a3 f5 18. Bf3 g5 19. h4 g4 20. Be2 f4 21. Bd3 c4 22. Be4 h6 23. g3 Rf8 24. Rde1 Kd7 {Galchenko,M (2438)-Ganguly,S (2578) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (57)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Qxe6 Rxe6 17. Rhe1 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Kf8 19. Re5 a5 20. Rxc5 Ra6 21. Kd2 g6 22. Kc3 Ke7 23. Re5+ Kd6 24. Re8 Rb6 25. a4 Rb4 26. b3 Rh4 27. h3 Rf4 28. f3 h5 29. Rd8+ Kc5 30. Rd7 Kb6 31. Rd4 Rf5 32. Kd3 Kc5 33. Rc4+ Kd5 34. b4 axb4 35. Rxb4 Kc5 36. c3 Rd5+ 37. Kc2 g5 38. a5 Rd8 39. Kb3 Rd1 40. h4 Rb1+ 41. Ka2 Rg1 42. Rb2 gxh4 43. a6 h3 44. a7 h2 45. a8=Q h1=Q 46. Qf8+ Kc4 47. Qxf7+ Kxc3 48. Qf6+ Kd3 49. Qf5+ Kc4 50. Rc2+ Kb4 51. Qc5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.61"] [White "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Black "Dardha, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2639"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. O-O Qc7 7. a4 ({RR} 7. h3 e5 8. Be3 b6 9. a3 a5 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 a4 13. c4 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Qc7 Qxc7 18. Rxc7 Rd8 19. Nxe5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe5 21. Rc5 Bb2 {Vidit,S (2716)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 0-1}) 7... a5 8. Nfd2 ({RR} 8. Na3 Nf6 9. h3 e5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Nh2 f6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Qc3 Qe7 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Nc4 Qd8 18. e5 fxe5 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Nd6 Nf6 21. Nf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Qd6 {Tarhan,A (2492)-Aravindhan,A (2156) Sant Boi ESP 2024 1-0 (31)}) 8... Nf6 $146 ({RR} 8... Nh6 9. Na3 Ng4 10. Nf3 O-O 11. h3 Nf6 12. Bd2 e5 13. Nc4 Nh5 14. Qc1 Be6 15. Bh6 Bxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. dxc4 Nf4 18. Qe3 b6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. h4 h5 21. Ng5 Qe7 22. g3 Ne6 23. Nxe6+ {Xiong,J (2672)-Giri,A (2783) Chess.com INT 2019 ½-½}) 9. f4 O-O 10. Nc3 b6 11. Qe1 Ba6 12. Nf3 Rad8 13. Bd2 e6 14. b3 b5 15. e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 c4 17. axb5 cxb5 18. Bxa5 Qa7+ 19. d4 Ra8 20. Nc5 cxb3 21. cxb3 Qe7 22. Bd2 Bb7 23. Qe2 Bc6 24. Ng5 Ra7 25. Rfc1 Rfa8 26. Qe1 Be8 27. Nge4 Ra2 28. Rxa2 Rxa2 29. Nd6 Bc6 30. Nce4 Qd7 31. h3 h6 32. Kh2 Ne7 33. Nc3 Ra3 34. Qd1 Nf5 35. Nxf5 gxf5 36. Be3 b4 37. Nb1 Ra2 38. Nd2 Bd5 39. Ra1 Rxa1 40. Qxa1 Qc6 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 Qc2 43. Kg3 Bxb3 44. Qa8+ Kh7 45. Nxb3 Qxb3 46. Qe4+ Kg8 47. f5 Qa3 48. fxe6 fxe6 49. d5 Qa8 50. Qxb4 Bxe5+ 51. Bf4 Qxd5 52. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 53. Kh3 Kf7 54. Qd2 Qd5 55. Qf2+ Kg7 56. Qb2+ e5 57. Kg3 Qe6 58. Qb7+ Qf7 59. Qe4 Qb3+ 60. Kh4 Qb2 61. Kg3 Qc3+ 62. Kh4 Qc7 63. Kh3 Qd6 64. Kh4 Qf6+ 65. Kh3 Qf1+ 66. Kg3 Kf6 67. Qe3 Qh1 68. Qb6+ Ke7 69. Qc7+ Ke6 70. Qc8+ Kd6 71. Qb8+ Ke6 72. Qc8+ Ke7 73. Qc7+ Ke6 74. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.62"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nfd2 g5 7. a4 g4 8. Nc3 ({RR} 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. Nc4 Nxd3 11. cxd3 Be6 12. Ke2 Bg7 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Rac1 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Ne4 O-O 17. b4 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Na5 Rfd8 20. Nxb7 Rxd3 21. Nc5 Ra3 22. Rhd1 Rb8 {Anand,V (2754)-Carlsen,M (2835) Zagreb CRO 2023 0-1}) 8... h5 9. a5 Bh6 ({RR} 9... h4 10. Nb3 Nbd7 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. Ke2 Ne5 13. Be3 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Nh5 15. f4 gxf3+ 16. gxf3 Bh3 17. d4 Bg2 18. Rhc1 Bh6 19. Bxh6 Rxh6 20. Ke3 Rf6 21. Nd2 Rd8 22. Ne2 h3 23. Rc5 Ng7 24. Rg5 {Diaz Villagran,R (2268)-Beerdsen,T (2512) Timisoara ROU 2024 0-1 (46)}) 10. Nb3 $146 ({RR} 10. Bc4 Nbd7 11. h3 Ne5 12. Bf1 gxh3 13. g3 h4 14. Bxh3 hxg3 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 16. fxg3 Nfg4 17. Ke2 Rg8 18. Nf3 Bxc1 19. Raxc1 Nxf3 20. Kxf3 Ne5+ 21. Kf2 f6 22. b4 Kf7 23. Rh7+ Rg7 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {Ozates,T (2309)-Le,Q (2733) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (71)}) ({RR} 10. Nc4 Bxc1 11. Kxc1 Be6 12. Kd2 Na6 13. Bd3 Nc5 14. Ke3 O-O-O 15. Ne5 Nfd7 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. b4 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Rhd8 19. Rhd1 Bb3 20. Rd2 e5 21. Rb1 Be6 22. Ne2 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Rbd1 Rd5 {Martins,B (2308)-Sousa,A (2449) Lisabon 2022 ½-½ (54)}) 10... Bxc1 11. Kxc1 Nbd7 12. Kd2 Kd8 13. Ke3 Kc7 14. f4 gxf3 15. gxf3 Rg8 16. Be2 Ne5 17. Rag1 Be6 18. Nc5 h4 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Nd1 Ng6 21. Bc4 Nf8 22. Rxg8 Nxg8 23. Nf2 Nf6 24. Nd3 b6 25. Ra1 N6d7 26. axb6+ Nxb6 27. Bb3 a5 28. c4 Nbd7 29. c5 e5 30. Rg1 Rb8 31. Bc4 Ra8 32. Kd2 a4 33. Kc3 a3 34. b4 a2 35. Ra1 Ng6 36. Rxa2 Rxa2 37. Bxa2 Nf4 38. Bf7 Ne2+ 39. Kd2 Nf4 40. Bc4 Kd8 41. Bb3 Kc7 42. Nb2 Kb7 43. Bf7 Kc7 44. Nc4 Ng2 45. Be8 Nf6 46. Bg6 Nd7 47. Bf5 Nb8 48. Nxe5 Nf4 49. Nd3 Nxd3 50. Kxd3 Na6 51. Kc4 e5 52. Bh3 Kb7 53. b5 cxb5+ 54. Kxb5 Nc7+ 55. Kc4 Kc6 56. Bc8 Ne8 57. Be6 Nf6 58. f4 exf4 59. e5 Ne8 60. Bd5+ Kd7 61. Kd4 Nc7 62. Bb3 f3 63. Ke3 Na6 64. e6+ Ke7 65. c6 Kd6 66. Kxf3 Nc5 67. Bd5 Na6 68. Bc4 Nb4 69. Kg4 Nxc6 70. Kxh4 Nd4 71. Kg5 Ke7 72. Bd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.63"] [White "Bologan, Victor"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. a4 a5 7. O-O h6 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 ({RR} 10. Bb5 Na7 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Nxb5 13. dxc5 Na7 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Nc3 Nc6 17. Bf4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Rfd8 21. Rc1 Rd3 22. Re3 Rad8 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Be3 Rb3 {Caruana,F (2835)-Carlsen,M (2863) chess24.com INT 2020 0-1 (64)}) ({RR} 10. Nbd2 Ba7 11. Nf1 d5 {½-½ (11) Benedetti,J (2239)-Porras Mateo,F (2361) Barcelona ESP 2024}) 10... fxe6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 Qd7 $146 ({RR} 12... Qe8 13. Nbd2 b6 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd4 Qh5 19. Ne6 Rfc8 20. f4 Ned7 21. Rg3 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kh1 Qf2 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Re8 26. Rc1 Re7 27. g3 {Saydaliev,S (2426)-Dann,M (2477) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (51)}) 13. Nbd2 Rf7 14. Qb3 b6 15. Qb5 Ne7 16. d4 Qxb5 17. axb5 exd4 18. cxd4 Rd8 19. Rc1 Nc8 20. b4 axb4 21. Rb3 Ne8 22. Rxb4 Ne7 23. Ra4 g5 24. g3 Kg7 25. Kg2 Ng6 26. d5 exd5 27. Nd4 Nf8 28. exd5 Nf6 29. Nf5+ Kg6 30. Ne3 Ne8 31. h4 Nd7 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Nf3 Nc5 34. Rg4 Rxf3 35. Kxf3 Nd3 36. Rh1 Ne5+ 37. Kg2 Nxg4 38. Nxg4 Rd7 39. Rh6+ Kf7 40. f4 gxf4 41. gxf4 Ng7 42. f5 Rd8 43. Kf3 Ra8 44. Rh7 Ra4 45. f6 Rxg4 46. Kxg4 Kxf6 47. Kf4 Kg6 48. Rh8 Kf7 49. Kg5 Ne8 50. Rh7+ Kg8 51. Kg6 Kf8 52. Rd7 Kg8 53. Kf5 Kf8 54. Ke6 Ng7+ 55. Rxg7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.64"] [White "Saraci, Nderim"] [Black "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. dxc5 e6 5. c4 Bxc5 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bxc4 a6 ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. a3 Ke7 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Nb5 Bb8 13. O-O Rc8 14. Bd3 g6 15. Rfd1 Nd5 16. e4 Nb6 17. Nc3 f6 18. Rac1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. g3 g5 21. Ba1 a5 22. Ne2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 {Meskovs,N (2585)-Predke,A (2684) Ruma 2020 0-1 (55)}) 9. b3 $146 ({RR} 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 b5 11. a4 Bd6 12. Nd3 b4 13. Bf3 Ra7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 a5 16. Bf3 Nd7 17. Be2 Rc7 18. e4 Bb7 19. f3 Rhc8 20. Bg5+ f6 21. Be3 Rc2 22. Rc1 Ne5 23. Kd1 b3 {Shengelia,D (2513)-Balog,I (2573) Hungary 2021 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 9. O-O Ke7 10. a3 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. b4 Bd6 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. Rac1 Rhc8 15. Nb1 g6 16. h3 Ne4 17. Nbd2 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Nb6 19. Bd4 Na4 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 f6 22. Nd2 e5 23. Ba1 Rxc1 {Feliz,D (2048)-Estrada Nieto,J (2212) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (46)}) 9... b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. O-O Ke7 13. Rac1 Rhd8 14. Bb1 Rac8 15. Ng5 Bb4 16. Nce4 h6 17. Nxf6 Nxf6 18. Nf3 g5 19. h3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. a3 Bd6 22. b4 f6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Be5 27. Kg2 f5 28. h4 gxh4 29. Kh3 Bf6 30. e4 h5 31. Bf4 Bd4 32. Kxh4 Bxf2+ 33. Kxh5 fxe4 34. fxe4 Bd4 35. Bc1 Kf6 36. Kg4 Ke5 37. Kf3 Bc3 38. Ke3 Bd4+ 39. Kd3 Bg1 40. Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.65"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O a5 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. e4 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 $146 ({RR} 12. Qc2 Qd4 13. Qxe4 Qxe4 14. Bxe4 Bc5 15. Rd1 a4 16. Kg2 h6 17. f4 Ra6 18. Bd2 b5 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Rac1 Bd4 21. Bb4 Bxb2 22. Bxf8 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Kxf8 24. Rxc8+ Ke7 25. Rc7+ Kd8 26. Rxf7 b4 {Adla,D (2407)-Lubbe,N (2454) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (34)}) 12... Qc7 13. Bf4 Rd8 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. h4 Be8 17. h5 Rd4 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. h6 c5 20. Qf3 b5 21. cxb5 Bxb5 22. Rfe1 Qd7 23. Rc1 Bd3 24. Bc6 Qc7 25. Be3 Rb4 26. Bxc5 Rxb2 27. Bd6 Qa7 28. Ba4 Bxd6 29. exd6 Bf5 30. d7 e5 31. Rxe5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.66"] [White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Black "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2379"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 {So,Wesley} e6 2. g3 ({RR} 2. Nc3 Nf6 ({RR} 2... d5 3. d4) 3. e4) 2... d5 3. Bg2 d4 ({RR} 3... Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 ({RR} 4... Be7 5. d4) 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4) 4. Nf3 ({RR} 4. b4 e5) 4... Nc6 ({RR} 4... c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. exd4 cxd4 7. O-O Nf6 8. d3 Bd6) 5. O-O Bc5 6. e3 ({RR} 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 ({RR} 7. e3 O-O 8. exd4 Nxd4 9. Nc3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 c6) 7... a5 8. Nb3 Be7 9. e3 dxe3 10. Bxe3 Ng4 ({RR} 10... O-O 11. Nbd4 Bd7) 11. Bc5 O-O ({RR} 11... a4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nbd4) 12. d4 ({RR} 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. a4 Rd8 14. Re1 Qb4 15. Qc2 Qb6 16. d4 Bd7) 12... a4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nc5 a3 ({RR} 14... e5 15. Re1 Rd8 16. b4 ({RR} 16. Nxa4) 16... axb3 17. Nxb3 e4 18. h3 Nh6 19. Ne5) ({RR} 14... Rd8 15. Nxa4) 15. bxa3 ({RR} 15. b4 Nxb4 ({RR} 15... Rd8 16. Rb1) 16. Rb1 ({RR} 16. h3 b6 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf6 19. Ne5 Ra4) 16... b6 ({RR} 16... Nxa2 17. Qb3) 17. Rxb4 bxc5 18. Rb5 Ra6 ({RR} 18... cxd4 19. Nxd4) 19. Rxc5 Bb7) ({RR} 15. b3 Rd8 16. Na4 Nh6 17. Re1 Qf6) 15... Rd8 ({RR} 15... Rxa3 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Nb3 Qb4) 16. Nb3 Nf6 17. Re1 ({RR} 17. Qe2) 17... Qxa3 18. Qe2 h6 19. h4 Bd7 ({RR} 19... Na5 20. Nxa5 Rxa5) 20. Ne5 Be8 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2782)-Carlsen,M (2855) Dubai 2021 CBM 206 [So,Wesley] 0-1 (39)} {RR} 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxc6 bxc6) 6... Nge7 7. b4 $146 ({RR} 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 e5 9. exd4 exd4 10. d3 Qd6 11. a3 a5 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. bxc5 Rxb1 15. cxd6 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 cxd6 17. Nxd4 Rd8 18. Re1 Kf8 19. Nb5 Ne5 20. Ba3 Nxd3 21. Rd1 Ne5 {Moreby,J (2260)-Petkov,M (2500) Fagernes NOR 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 7. Re1 O-O) ({RR} 7. d3 O-O 8. Na3 dxe3 9. Bxe3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 e5 11. Qe2 e4 12. dxe4 Bg4 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Qf2 Ng6 15. Rd5 Nce7 16. Rd2 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qe6 18. Rfd1 Ne5 19. Qe2 a6 20. b3 g6 21. Nc2 Rae8 {Schitco,I (2533)-Fus,J (2458) Brownsville USA 2023 0-1 (58)}) ({RR} 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 e5 9. exd4 exd4 10. d3 Qd6 11. a3 a5 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. bxc5 Rxb1 15. cxd6 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 cxd6 17. Nxd4 Rd8 18. Re1 Kf8 19. Nb5 Ne5 20. Ba3 Nxd3 21. Rd1 Ne5 {Moreby,J (2260)-Petkov,M (2500) Fagernes NOR 2024 ½-½}) 7... Bxb4 8. exd4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qxb4 Qxa1 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Qxb7 O-O 14. Ba3 Rab8 15. Qxc7 Qxf1+ 16. Kxf1 Rfd8 17. Bxc6 Rbc8 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Bxd7 Rxc4 20. Bb5 Rc7 21. Bd6 Rb7 22. a4 a6 23. Be2 a5 24. Bb5 f6 25. Ne4 Kf7 26. Nc5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.67"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "269"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 c6 9. a3 $146 ({RR} 9. Rd1 a5 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nh5 12. Bd2 Nhf6 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bd2 Nhf6 15. Bf4 {½-½ (15) Wang,S (2428)-Xu,X (2637) Xinghua CHN 2024}) ({RR} 9. Rd1 a5 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Nh5 12. Bc1 f5 13. b3 Nhf6 14. Nh4 Qe8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nb5 Qf7 17. Nc7 Ra7 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Be3 b6 20. Nb5 Rb7 21. Bf4 g5 22. Bc7 g4 23. Ne1 Ndf6 {Can,E (2547)-Zhalmakhanov,R (2497) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Be3 f5 12. Bf4 Nxf4 13. gxf4 g5 14. fxg5 hxg5 15. Ne1 Nf6 16. e3 Bd7 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Nfe5 Be8 20. c5 Bc7 21. f4 Ng4 22. Nxg4 fxg4 23. Ne5 Bxe5 {Karas,M (2187)-Trost,E (2441) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (56)}) 9... a5 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bc1 Nhf6 13. Nbd2 b6 14. e4 Ba6 15. e5 Nh7 16. h4 Rc8 17. b4 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. b5 Bb7 20. a4 Qc7 21. Re1 Rfd8 22. Nb3 dxc4 23. Nbd2 Nb6 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Bd5 26. Qg4 Kh8 27. Be3 c4 28. Nd4 Bb4 29. Bxd5 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxd5 31. Nc6 Rxe5 32. Qxc4 Rd5 33. Qc3 Qd7 34. Bxh6 Nf6 35. Bg5 Rd3 36. Qc4 Qd5 37. Qxd5 Nxd5 38. Ne5 Rd4 39. Nxf7+ Kg8 40. Nd6 Ra8 41. Rxe6 Rxa4 42. Re5 Rd4 43. Nf5 Rd1+ 44. Kg2 a4 45. Rxd5 Rxd5 46. Ne7+ Kf7 47. Nxd5 a3 48. Nc3 Ke6 49. b6 Kd7 50. b7 Rb8 51. Bc1 Rxb7 52. Bxa3 Rb3 53. Bf8 Rxc3 54. Bxg7 Rb3 55. Bd4 Ke6 56. Be3 Kf5 57. Kf3 Rb4 58. h5 Ra4 59. Kg2 Rb4 60. Kh3 Ra4 61. h6 Kg6 62. Kg2 Rb4 63. Kf3 Ra4 64. Ke2 Ra3 65. Kd2 Rb3 66. Kc2 Ra3 67. Kb2 Rd3 68. Kc1 Rc3+ 69. Kd2 Ra3 70. Ke2 Rb3 71. Kf3 Rb4 72. Bf4 Rb2 73. Kg2 Rb3 74. g4 Rd3 75. Be3 Rb3 76. Kg3 Ra3 77. g5 Ra4 78. Kh3 Rc4 79. Kg2 Ra4 80. Kf3 Rc4 81. Ke2 Ra4 82. Kd3 Rh4 83. Ke2 Ra4 84. Kf3 Rc4 85. Kg3 Re4 86. Bd2 Rd4 87. Bc1 Rc4 88. Bb2 Rb4 89. Bf6 Ra4 90. Kf3 Rb4 91. Ke3 Ra4 92. Ke2 Re4+ 93. Kf3 Ra4 94. Kg3 Rc4 95. Be5 Rb4 96. f4 Ra4 97. Kg4 Rc4 98. Kf3 Ra4 99. Ke3 Rc4 100. Bd4 Ra4 101. Ke4 Ra5 102. Be5 Ra4+ 103. Kd5 Ra5+ 104. Ke6 Ra6+ 105. Bd6 Ra1 106. Be5 Ra6+ 107. Kd5 Ra5+ 108. Ke4 Ra4+ 109. Bd4 Ra5 110. Bf6 Ra4+ 111. Kf3 Ra3+ 112. Kg4 Ra4 113. Be5 Rc4 114. Kf3 Ra4 115. Kg3 Ra3+ 116. Kf2 Ra2+ 117. Ke3 Ra4 118. Bd4 Ra3+ 119. Ke4 Ra5 120. Be5 Ra4+ 121. Kd5 Ra5+ 122. Ke6 Ra6+ 123. Bd6 Ra1 124. Be7 Ra6+ 125. Kd5 Ra5+ 126. Bc5 Ra1 127. Be3 Ra5+ 128. Kd6 Ra6+ 129. Kd7 Ra4 130. Kd6 Re4 131. Bc1 Rc4 132. Be3 Re4 133. Bc1 Rc4 134. Be3 Re4 135. Bc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.68"] [White "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Black "Sardana, Rishi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2466"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 h6 5. e3 b6 ({RR} 5... a6 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd4 Nbd7 15. Bf3 Qb6 16. a4 b4 17. a5 Qa7 18. Na4 Rac8 19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 {Artemiev,V (2708)-Carlsen,M (2862) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (46)}) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 $146 ({RR} 7... Bd7 8. Qc2 Bd6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. g3 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bg2 Nc6 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rd1 d4 16. Qa4 Rfd8 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Bf4 Rcd8 20. Rf1 Bb4 21. Rae1 Ne6 22. Be5 {Eljanov,P (2672)-Gukesh,D (2794) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (43)}) 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nd5 13. Bxh6 b5 14. Qc2 Rxe4 15. Bxe4 gxh6 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 Bg4 18. Ne5 Be6 19. Qd2 Qh4 20. Qc3 Kh7 21. Qd3+ Kg7 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Qxb5 Bg4 24. Ne5 Be6 25. Qb7 Nd7 26. Qxa8 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Qxe5 29. Qxa7 Qxb2 30. Rd1 Qc2 31. Qd4+ Kg8 32. a4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.69"] [White "Andersen, Mads"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2592"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Qe7 14. Qd3 Bd7 15. Nbd2 Nh5 16. Kh1 $146 ({RR} 16. Rfe1 Nf4 17. Bxf4 gxf4 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Rad1 Rg8 20. Kh1 Kf8 21. Nf1 Rd8 22. Bd5 Na5 23. b4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Qxc4 Be6 26. Qb5 Bxf2 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Re2 Bb6 29. Rd2 Qf6 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 {Estrada Nieto,J (2204)-Kleiman,J (2399) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (70)}) 16... Nf4 17. Qc2 Qf6 18. Rfe1 Ne7 19. c4 c6 20. c5 dxc5 21. Nxe5 c4 22. Nxd7 Kxd7 23. Ba2 Bxd4 24. e5 Qg6 25. Re4 c5 26. Nf3 Ne6 27. Rd1 Nc6 28. b3 Nb4 29. Qe2 Nxa2 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Rexd4+ Nxd4 32. Rxd4+ Ke7 33. e6 Rbd8 34. Rd7+ Rxd7 35. exd7+ Qe6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.70"] [White "Manafov, Vugar"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O e6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4 a5 9. a4 Nbd7 10. c3 Bh5 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Qxb6 Nxb6 13. Ne5 ({RR} 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Ne5 Rfc8 15. h3 Kf8 16. f4 Bg6 17. Nxg6+ hxg6 18. Bf1 Bd6 19. Kg2 Nc4 20. Bd3 Rab8 21. Nf3 Be7 22. Ne5 Nd6 23. Re2 Rc7 24. g4 Nfe4 25. g5 Rd8 26. Be3 Nf5 27. Bxe4 dxe4 {Afanasiev,N (2526)-Rozum,I (2466) Leninskiy RUS 2024 1-0 (44)}) 13... Rfd8 14. h3 Nxe4 $146 ({RR} 14... Nfd7 15. Nd3 g5 16. g4 Bg6 17. f4 gxf4 18. Nxf4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 c5 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 23. Kf1 Rd7 24. Ke2 Rad8 25. Bf4 e5 26. Bc1 e4 27. g5 Nc4 28. Bxe4 Re7 29. Kf3 {Movsziszian,K (2468)-Mendonca,L (2596) La Nucia ESP 2023 0-1 (36)}) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bg6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Nd5 19. Kg2 Rac8 20. Re2 b6 21. Bd2 Rd7 22. Rd1 b5 23. Ra1 b4 24. Be1 bxc3 25. bxc3 Rb8 26. Rb1 Rxb1 27. Bxb1 Nb6 28. Rb2 Bd8 29. Be4 Nd5 30. Rb8 f5 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. c4 Kf7 33. c5 Ke7 34. Bd2 Bc7 35. Bg5+ Kf7 36. Rc8 Bd6 37. cxd6 Rxd6 38. Ra8 Rc6 39. Rxa5 Rc4 40. Bf4 Rxd4 41. Be5 Re4 42. Ra7+ Kg8 43. Bxg7 d4 44. a5 d3 45. Rd7 e5 46. a6 Ra4 47. Bxe5 Rxa6 48. Rxd3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.71"] [White "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Black "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2368"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Be3 h5 ({RR} 10... c6 11. O-O-O+ Kc7 12. g4 Nfd7 13. g5 h6 14. h4 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1 16. Rxh1 Na6 17. Rh7 Rg8 18. Bg4 Nac5 19. Kc2 a5 20. a3 Kd6 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Ne6 23. c5+ Ke7 24. Nd5+ cxd5 25. exd5 {Kezin,R (2478)-Tekeyev,Z (2420) Sochi RUS 2024 1-0 (40)}) 11. O-O-O+ Kc8 12. Be2 $146 ({RR} 12. c5 Nc6 13. Nd5 Nd7 14. g4 Nd4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. gxh5 c6 17. Nb4 Nxc5 18. Rhg1 Kc7 19. Kb1 Rh6 20. h4 Bf6 21. Rg4 gxh5 22. Rf4 Re8 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 c5 25. Bxh5 Rxh5 26. Rxf6 Rxe4 {Van Wely,L (2612)-Ivanisevic,I (2599) Abu Dhabi 2021 ½-½ (48)}) 12... Bh6 13. Rhf1 Bxe3+ 14. fxe3 Nbd7 15. c5 c6 16. Bc4 Rf8 17. Rf3 Kc7 18. h3 Nh7 19. Rxf7 Rxf7 20. Bxf7 Nxc5 21. Bxg6 Nf6 22. Rf1 Ncd7 23. Bf5 Rg8 24. Rf2 Nc5 25. Kd2 b5 26. b4 Rd8+ 27. Ke2 Nd3 28. Rf1 Nxb4 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Rh8 31. g5 Nh5 32. Kf3 Ng7 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Rh1 Re8 35. g6 Nc2 36. Nxb5+ cxb5 37. Rc1 Kd6 38. Rxc2 a5 39. Kg4 b4 40. Rd2+ Kc5 41. Rd7 Rg8 42. Rd5+ Kb6 43. Rxe5 a4 44. Rd5 Rh8 45. Rd2 Rh1 46. Kg5 Kc5 47. Rc2+ Kd6 48. Rc4 Ke5 49. Rc5+ Kd6 50. Rb5 Rg1+ 51. Kf6 Nh5+ 52. Kf7 a3 53. Rxb4 Rg2 54. Ra4 Rb2 55. Ra6+ Kc5 56. Rxa3 Rb7+ 57. Ke6 Ng7+ 58. Ke5 Re7+ 59. Kf6 Rb7 60. Rc3+ Kd6 61. Rd3+ Kc5 62. Rd7 Ne8+ 63. Ke7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.72"] [White "Amar, Elham"] [Black "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B87"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. f4 b4 9. Na4 Be7 ({RR} 9... Nxe4 10. O-O g6 11. f5 gxf5 12. Nxf5 Rg8 13. Bd5 Ra7 14. Be3 exf5 15. Bxa7 Be6 16. Qd3 Nd7 17. Bxe4 Ne5 18. Qxa6 fxe4 19. Be3 Rg6 20. Nb6 Bg7 21. Bf4 Nf3+ 22. Kh1 Bh6 23. Bg3 Nd2 24. Rfe1 {LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-61 (3634)-Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab (3662) tcec-chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (105)}) 10. e5 Nd5 $146 ({RR} 10... dxe5 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Nf5 Bb7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Rae1 Nd7 18. Qg3 Rae8 19. c4 bxc3 20. Nxc3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 f5 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 {Abdrlauf,E (2471)-Sarana,A (2670) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 10... dxe5 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. Qg4 g6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Qf3 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Qxa8 Bxa4 21. Qa7 Qd7 22. Qc5 Qg4 23. Rd2 Nd7 24. Qxb4 Bb5 {1-0 (24) Sychev,K (2531)-Sarana,A (2717) Almaty KAZ 2024}) 11. O-O O-O 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. b3 Qc7 14. Bb2 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nc6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 d4 18. Qe2 Qc8 19. Raf1 Qe6 20. Kh1 f6 21. Qg4 Nxe5 22. Qxd4 Rad8 23. Qe4 Qd5 24. Qe2 Qb5 25. Qe1 Bd6 26. c4 bxc3 27. Nxc3 Qc6 28. Qe4 Qxe4 29. Nxe4 Nd3 30. Nxd6 Nxb2 31. Nb7 Rd2 32. R5f2 Rxf2 33. Rxf2 Rc8 34. h3 Nd3 35. Rd2 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Ne5 37. Rd8+ Kf7 38. Ra8 Rc2 39. Rxa6 Nf3+ 40. Kg3 Ne1 41. Kf4 g5+ 42. Ke4 Nxg2 43. Nd6+ Kg6 44. b4 Rb2 45. b5 Nf4 46. a4 Rb4+ 47. Ke3 h5 48. Ra8 Nd5+ 49. Kd3 Nb6 50. Rg8+ Kh7 51. Rf8 Nxa4 52. Rxf6 g4 53. Nf5 Rxb5 54. Rh6+ Kg8 55. Rxh5 Rb3+ 56. Kc4 Rxh3 57. Rg5+ Kf7 58. Rxg4 Kf6 59. Nd4 Nb2+ 60. Kd5 Rh5+ 61. Ke4 Re5+ 62. Kf3 Nd3 63. Rh4 Ne1+ 64. Kg3 Nd3 65. Rh6+ Kf7 66. Rd6 Ke7 67. Ra6 Kf7 68. Nc6 Re8 69. Ra7+ Kf6 70. Ra6 Re6 71. Nb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.73"] [White "Rosen, Eric"] [Black "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2377"] [BlackElo "2598"] [PlyCount "170"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. Qd3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 c5 8. Qd3 Qxe5 9. Bd2 d5 10. f4 Qe7 11. e5 Bxc3 $146 ({RR} 11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Bg4 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Rae1 a6 17. Bd3 b5 18. Qxa8+ Qe8 19. Qxe8+ Kxe8 20. f5 g6 21. h3 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. e6 f6 24. e7 Rg8 25. Re2 Rg5 26. Rd1 {Baches Garcia,G (2329)-Muromtsev,A (2129) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0}) 12. Bxc3 O-O 13. Be2 Ne4 14. Qxd5 Bf5 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qb3 Nd2 17. Bxd2 Rxd2 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Qd7 20. Qc3 Rxd3 21. Qxc5 b6 22. Qc4 Rc8 23. Qe4 Rd4 24. Qf3 h6 25. Rac1 Rd8 26. Rc2 Qf5 27. Rcf2 Rd2 28. h3 a5 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Qc3 Rc2 31. Qd4 b5 32. Rf2 Rc8 33. Kh2 a4 34. Qd5 b4 35. g4 Qg6 36. f5 Qb6 37. Re2 Rc1 38. Qg2 b3 39. axb3 axb3 40. h4 Qd4 41. e6 Qf4+ 42. Kh3 fxe6 43. fxe6 Rc8 44. e7 Re8 45. Qd5+ Kh8 46. Qe4 Qf1+ 47. Kh2 Qf6 48. Kg3 Qd6+ 49. Kg2 Qf6 50. h5 Kg8 51. Qd5+ Qf7 52. Qe4 Qf6 53. Qd5+ Qf7 54. Qe5 Qc4 55. Rf2 Qxg4+ 56. Kh2 Qh4+ 57. Kg2 Qxe7 58. Qxe7 Rxe7 59. Kg3 Rf7 60. Re2 Rf5 61. Kg4 Rg5+ 62. Kh4 Kf7 63. Re3 Rb5 64. Rg3 Rb6 65. Rg4 Kf8 66. Rg3 Kf7 67. Rg4 Kf8 68. Rg3 Rb4+ 69. Kh3 Rb5 70. Kh4 Rb7 71. Rg6 Kf7 72. Kh3 Rb4 73. Rg3 Kf6 74. Rg6+ Kf7 75. Rg3 Rb8 76. Rg6 Re8 77. Rg3 Rb8 78. Rg6 Rb7 79. Kh4 Rb4+ 80. Kh3 Kf8 81. Rg3 g5 82. hxg6 Kg7 83. Kg2 Rb6 84. Kh3 Rb4 85. Kg2 Rb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.74"] [White "Brodsky, David"] [Black "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "1796"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Bg4 10. h3 Bf5 $146 ({RR} 10... Bh5 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Rxe4 Bf6 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. Qb3 b6 18. Re1 Qd8 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qa3 h6 21. Qe7 Qxe7 22. Rxe7 Nf6 23. Ne5 Bh7 24. Nxc6 Kh8 25. d5 {Mao,F (2132)-Smirnov,T (2368) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 10... Bh5 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Rxe4 Bf6 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. Qb3 b6 18. Re1 Qd8 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qa3 h6 21. Qe7 Qxe7 22. Rxe7 Nf6 23. Ne5 Bh7 24. Nxc6 Kh8 25. d5 {Mao,F (2132)-Smirnov,T (2368) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nc3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bb4 14. Nh4 Bg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Nd7 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Na2 a5 21. Nxb4 axb4 22. Ra4 Rxa4 23. bxa4 b3 24. d5 Rd8 25. Rd4 cxd5 26. cxd5 Kf8 27. Rd3 Ke7 28. Rxb3 Rd7 29. Rb6 f5 30. b4 Kd8 31. d6 f6 32. a5 g5 33. a6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.75"] [White "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B41"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be3 Be7 8. f4 $146 ({RR} 8. Be2 Qc7 9. O-O b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. f3 O-O 12. Rfc1 Nbd7 13. a4 Rac8 14. a5 bxa5 15. Nb3 Ne5 16. Nxa5 Ba8 17. Bf1 d5 18. cxd5 Neg4 19. fxg4 Nxg4 20. e5 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Qf5 {Hernandez Sanchez,J (2377)-Rodriguez,G (2070) Dosquebradas 2018 1-0}) ({RR} 8. g4 h6 9. Rg1 Nc6 10. h4 Nd7 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 g6 13. Be2 Qa5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. f4 b6 16. Rc1 Nc5 17. Nd4 Bb7 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Bf3 Rh3 20. Kf2 Rxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4+ {Fedoseev,V (2701)-Narayanan,S (2662) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. f3 Qc7 11. Kd2 b6 12. Kc2 Bb7 13. Kb1 Rfc8 14. g4 Qd8 15. h4 Ne5 16. g5 Nfd7 17. b3 b5 18. f4 b4 19. Na4 Bxe4+ 20. Ka1 Bxh1 21. Qxh1 Ng6 22. h5 Ngf8 {Zakaryan,D (2299)-Ruiz Aguilar,P (2162) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 8. Be2 O-O 9. Qd2 b6 10. f3 Bb7 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. g4 Rc8 13. g5 Ne8 14. Kb1 g6 15. h4 e5 16. Nc2 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. h5 Nf8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Nd5 Rc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Bd3 Rxf3 {Veljanoski,A (2162)-Prokofiev,V (2286) Thessaloniki 2022 1-0 (45)}) 8... O-O 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. Bc2 e5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 exf4 14. Bxf4 b5 15. g4 Re8 16. O-O-O b4 17. Ne2 Nfd7 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Nc6 Bg5+ 21. Kb1 Qb6 22. Nxe5 Bf6 23. Rhe1 Rac8 24. Qd5 Re7 25. g5 Bxg5 26. f6 Bxf6 27. Nxf7 Rxf7 28. Qf5 g6 29. Qxc8+ Kg7 30. Re8 Bh4 31. Rg8+ Kh6 32. Rf8 Kg7 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Qh8 Bf6 35. Qxh7+ Bg7 36. Rf1+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.76"] [White "Banh Gia Huy"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A47"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "159"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h3 Bb7 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a6 9. c3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Qe8 11. Bh2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 c5 $146 ({RR} 15... e5 16. Qc6 Qd8 17. a5 b5 18. Nb3 Ra7 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Nc1 Qe6 21. Na2 Nb8 22. Qf3 f5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nb4 Re8 26. g3 Qe4 27. Kg2 Qxf3+ 28. Kxf3 Nd7 29. Ke2 Ne5 30. Rg1 {Bukal,V (2387)-Starcevic,A (2176) Split 2018 ½-½ (48)}) 16. Rfe1 Qc8 17. Qe2 Qb7 18. Nf3 Rfc8 19. e4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qc6 21. e5 dxe5 22. dxe5 Nf8 23. Bf4 Ne6 24. Be3 h5 25. b4 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra5 Rab8 28. Rc1 Qe4 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Qxb5 Rd8 31. Ra1 Nf4 32. Bxf4 Qxf4 33. Qb6 Rd3 34. Qb5 Rxf3 35. gxf3 Bxe5 36. Rd1 Kh7 37. Qd5 Qh2+ 38. Kf1 Qxh3+ 39. Ke2 Qf5 40. b5 h4 41. Qe4 Qf6 42. b6 h3 43. Rh1 h2 44. Kf1 Bf4 45. b7 Kg7 46. Qb4 Bb8 47. Kg2 Qg5+ 48. Qg4 Qb5 49. Qe4 Qg5+ 50. Qg4 Qd2 51. Rf1 Qa5 52. Qc8 Qe5 53. Kh1 Bd6 54. Qc4 Qb2 55. Qd5 Qe2 56. Rd1 Bb8 57. Qd3 Qa2 58. Qd8 Qb3 59. Kg2 Qxb7 60. Qd4+ f6 61. Qe4 Qa7 62. Rb1 Bd6 63. Rf1 Qa6 64. Re1 Qc8 65. Qg4 Qc2 66. Rf1 Qe2 67. Rh1 Qb2 68. f4 Qd4 69. Rxh2 Bxf4 70. Rh4 g5 71. Rh1 Qe4+ 72. Qf3 Qe6 73. Qh5 Qc6+ 74. Kg1 Qc1+ 75. Kg2 Qc6+ 76. Kg1 Bd6 77. Qh7+ Kf8 78. Qg6 e6 79. Rh8+ Ke7 80. Qg7# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.77"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2636"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Qd3 ({RR} 6. Na3 a6 7. c4 b4 8. Nc2 a5 9. Nce1 O-O 10. Nd3 d6 11. a3 Na6 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Nxb4 axb4 15. Rd1 Nd7 16. Be3 Qc8 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. c5 dxc5 {Nihal,S (2676)-Dubov,D (2708) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (45)}) 6... a6 7. a4 ({RR} 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4 d6 9. Re1 c5 10. c4 Nc6 11. d5 bxc4 12. Nxc4 Na5 13. Bd2 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Qb6 15. Bc3 a5 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Nd2 Rfb8 18. Qc2 Nd7 19. Nc4 a4 20. Rab1 Ba6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Shafi,D (2231)-Hanley,C (2431) Cambridge ENG 2024 0-1 (37)}) 7... b4 $146 ({RR} 7... Be4 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qd3 d5 12. c4 bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Rb1 Na5 15. Ne5 f6 16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Bxe4 Na5 18. Bf3 f5 19. Bf4 e6 20. h4 Qd7 21. Rb4 Kh8 22. Rfb1 {Srbis,J (2415)-Tomazini,Z (2437) Zagreb 2018 1-0 (43)}) 8. a5 O-O 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. c3 bxc3 12. Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qxa6 cxb2 14. Bxb2 Rxb2 15. Nbd2 Nd5 16. Qc4 Ndb4 17. Rab1 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 Qxa5 19. Ne4 Rb8 20. Rd1 Rb7 21. h4 Qa2 22. Qxa2 Nxa2 23. Bh3 f5 24. Ned2 Nc3 25. Re1 Rb5 26. e4 e6 27. h5 Rxc5 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Bf1 Ra5 30. Nc4 Ra2 31. exf5 gxf5 32. Nb6 Nd4 33. Nh4 d5 34. Bg2 Nde2+ 35. Kf1 Bd4 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. Nxd5 Nxg3+ 38. fxg3 Rf2+ 39. Kg1 Re2+ 40. Kf1 Rf2+ 41. Kg1 Nxd5 42. Re8+ Kf7 43. Rd8 Ke6 44. Re8+ Kd7 45. Rf8 Ne7 46. Kh1 Ke6 47. Ng2 Be5 48. Kh2 Rf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.78"] [White "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Black "Hungaski, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C17"] [WhiteElo "2626"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 ({RR} 6... d4 7. a3 Ba5 8. b4 Nxb4 9. axb4 Bxb4 10. Bd2 dxc3 11. Be3 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Bd7 13. Rd4 a5 14. Bc4 Ne7 15. O-O Nf5 16. Rd3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 h6 18. Rfd1 Bc6 19. Nd4 Be4 20. Nxe6 Bxd3 21. Nc7+ {Redor,M (2032)-Clawitter,C (2050) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (49)}) 7. Bd3 Nge7 $146 ({RR} 7... f6 8. Qe2 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. O-O-O a6 12. g4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qe8 14. Rde1 Bd7 15. Rhg1 Bc6 16. Rg3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxf2 20. Rh3 Qg6 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Rd1 {Zawadzka,J (2424)-Medic,M (2167) Batumi 2018 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 7... f6 8. Bf4 g5 9. Bg3 f5 10. h4 g4 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Qd2 Nf7 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Rhe1 Nb4 16. Bxf5 a5 17. Bxg4 a4 18. Nd4 a3 19. b3 Qb6 20. Kb1 Rc8 21. Bh5 O-O 22. Re3 {Andreikin,D (2725)-Shuvalov,E (2182) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (35)}) 8. O-O Ng6 9. Bg5 Qc7 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. Re1 a6 12. Bxg6 axb5 13. Bd3 b4 14. Qd2 h6 15. Be3 Be7 16. c4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bd7 18. Bf4 Na5 19. Nd4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Rad1 Qc7 23. Re4 Ba4 24. Nd6+ Bxd6 25. exd6 Qd7 26. Rde1 b5 27. Be5 Rg8 28. Rg4 O-O-O 29. Qd4 Qc6 30. Bg3 g5 31. Qf6 Rd7 32. Qxh6 Qd5 33. Qf6 Qd2 34. f3 Rg6 35. Qh8+ Kb7 36. Qe8 Rxd6 37. Qxf7+ Rd7 38. Qxg6 Qxc3 39. Qxe6 Qd2 40. Rxg5 c3 41. Rg8 Qd4+ 42. Bf2 Qd5 43. Qb6# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.79"] [White "George, Kevin"] [Black "Bezold, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2469"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. a4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nge2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Re8 ({RR} 8... Nbd7 9. Be3 Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. f4 a5 13. Rad1 b6 14. Rf1 Ba6 15. g4 Bxd3 16. cxd3 h6 17. Ng3 Nh7 18. Qf2 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nc5 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 Bd6 22. d4 Bxe5 23. fxe5 {Kim,N (2004)-Hoffmann,A (2185) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Ng3 $146 ({RR} 11. d5 Bf8 12. Bc4 Nb6 13. Bb3 cxd5 14. Nb5 Qd8 15. exd5 a6 16. Nbc3 Bf5 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. a5 Nbd7 19. f3 Rc8 20. Nge4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Qh4 23. Ba4 Rc7 24. Bb6 Nxb6 25. Bxe8 Re7 {Korkmaz,N (2106)-Gallegos,C (2374) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (36)}) 11... Bf8 12. f4 a6 13. Qf2 exd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Be3 c4 16. Be2 b6 17. Bd4 Bb7 18. Bf3 Re6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Ree8 21. Nf5 Kh8 22. Qh4 Qd8 23. Rae1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Ng8 25. Qh5 f6 26. Qf7 Nc5 27. a5 g6 28. Ne3 Rc8 29. axb6 Qxb6 30. Bg4 Qc7 31. Qxc7 Rxc7 32. Nxc4 h5 33. Bf3 Kg7 34. Re8 Kf7 35. Ra8 f5 36. b3 Be7 37. Bxc5 Rxc5 38. Rxa6 Nf6 39. Nxd6+ Bxd6 40. Rxd6 Rxc2 41. Rc6 Rd2 42. Rc7+ Kf8 43. Kh2 h4 44. b4 Rd4 45. b5 Rb4 46. Rc6 Ke7 47. b6 Ne8 48. Rxg6 Nd6 49. b7 Nxb7 50. Rh6 Nc5 51. Rxh4 Nd3 52. Kg3 Rb8 53. Rh5 Rg8+ 54. Rg5 Rf8 55. h4 Kf6 56. h5 Rb8 57. Rg6+ Kf7 58. d6 Rh8 59. Bd5+ Ke8 60. h6 Kd7 61. Bc4 Nc5 62. Bb5+ Kc8 63. d7+ Nxd7 64. Bxd7+ Kxd7 65. Kh4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.80"] [White "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. a3 Bb7 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. d5 ({RR} 8. Be2 Ngf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. b3 Nb6 12. Rc1 e6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd2 Bc6 15. c4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Ba4 17. Qe1 Nd7 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. Ne4 Nb6 20. Bf2 dxe5 21. fxe5 Bb3 22. Be2 Ba4 {Cong,D (1782)-Budhidharma,N (2226) Bangkok THA 2024 1-0 (37)}) 8... Ngf6 9. Nd4 O-O 10. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 10. Be2 Nc5 11. Bf3 e5 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Nc6 Qd6 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Na5 Bc8 16. Nb3 Ne8 17. O-O f5 18. Nc5 Nef6 19. Ne6 Rf7 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bc5 Nxc5 22. bxc5 Qd7 23. d6 c6 24. Nc7 Ra7 {Md Sahrifuzzaman (1875)-Mohammad,D (1827) Dhaka 2022 0-1 (37)}) 10... Nc5 11. O-O Qd7 12. f5 c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Qf3 Rac8 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Kh1 Rce8 17. Bd4 Nfd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd5 f6 20. b4 Ne5 21. Qg3 Nb7 22. Nf4 Nd8 23. h4 Rg8 24. Rae1 Kh8 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Nd5 Rg7 27. h5 Rh7 28. Rf4 Rxh5+ 29. Rh4 Rxh4+ 30. Qxh4+ Kg7 31. Kg1 Qd7 32. Rf1 Ndf7 33. Be2 Ng5 34. Qf4 Qa7+ 35. Rf2 Rf8 36. c3 Rf7 37. Kf1 Qa8 38. Nc7 Qxe4 39. Qxe4 Nxe4 40. Rf4 Nxc3 41. Nxa6 e6 42. Rd4 d5 43. Nc5 Re7 44. Kf2 Kf7 45. Nb3 Ne4+ 46. Ke1 Ra7 47. Na5 Rc7 48. Kd1 Nc3+ 49. Ke1 Nxe2 50. Kxe2 Rc3 51. Nb7 Rxa3 52. Nd6+ Ke7 53. Nxb5 Rb3 54. Rh4 Rb2+ 55. Kf1 f5 56. Nd4 Kf6 57. b5 Nc4 58. g4 e5 59. gxf5 exd4 60. Rxd4 gxf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.81"] [White "Benjamin, Joel"] [Black "Juksta, Karolis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2473"] [BlackElo "2403"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bb3 c6 11. Qd3 ({RR} 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Qd3 Be6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. Nf4 Re8 15. Rfe1 Be7 16. Qg3 Qd6 17. d5 Nbxd5 18. Nfxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nxd5 Be5 22. Red1 Bxb2 23. Rab1 Re2 24. Kf1 Rae8 25. Ne3 R2xe3 {Plaskan,J (2242)-Vah,D (1980) Ljubljana SLO 2024 1-0}) 11... Nfd5 12. Ng3 $146 ({RR} 12. Nf4 Bd6 13. Ncxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. h3 Bc7 16. Re1 Qd6 17. Re5 f6 18. Rxd5 Qh2+ 19. Kf1 Be6 20. Rd7 Bxb3 21. Qxb3+ Kh8 22. Bh6 gxh6 23. Qc2 f5 24. Qxc7 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 Qxg2 26. Qe5+ Kg8 {Belous,V (2525)-Park,E (2431) Saint Louis 2022 1-0 (43)}) 12... Re8 13. Bc2 g6 14. Nce4 Be6 15. Ng5 Bf8 16. Nxe6 Rxe6 17. a3 Qc7 18. Bg5 Rae8 19. Bb3 h6 20. Bd2 Bg7 21. f3 R6e7 22. Kh1 Kh7 23. Rad1 Ne3 24. Bxe3 Rxe3 25. Qc2 R3e7 26. Ne4 Rd8 27. Qf2 Nd5 28. Rfe1 f5 29. Nc5 Rde8 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Nd3 Qe2 33. Qxe2 Rxe2 34. g3 g5 35. b3 a5 36. Nc5 Re3 37. Nxb7 Rxb3 38. Nxa5 Rxa3 39. Nc6 Rxf3 40. Nb4 Rc3 41. Nxd5 Rb3 42. Ne7 f4 43. gxf4 gxf4 44. d5 Rb7 45. d6 Rd7 46. Kg2 Bf8 47. Nc8 Kg6 48. Kf3 Kf5 49. Rd2 Ke6 50. Re2+ Kf6 51. Re4 Bxd6 52. Rd4 Ke5 53. Rxd6 Rxd6 54. Nxd6 Kxd6 55. Kxf4 Ke6 56. Kg4 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.82"] [White "Pereira, Fabian"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C63"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "2661"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bc4 ({RR} 7. Nbd2 d6 8. a4 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Nb3 Ba7 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. Nfd2 Be6 15. f3 c5 16. Nc1 Rab8 17. b3 Bf7 18. Nd3 Nd7 19. Rf2 c6 20. Raf1 Rbe8 21. f4 exf4 {Begmuratov,K (2371)-Christiansen,J (2618) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (55)}) 7... d6 8. a3 ({RR} 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qd3 Nb4 11. Qe2 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxc2 13. Bg5 Nxa1 14. Nd5 O-O 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxc7+ Kh8 17. Ne6 Qd7 18. Rxa1 Bd4 19. Bd5 Rae8 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Rc1 f5 22. g4 f4 {Andreikin,D (2725)-Paravyan,D (2647) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 8. h3 Qe7 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nd8 12. Nh4 O-O 13. Bg5 Nf7 14. Nf5 Qd7 15. Bxf6 Qxf5 16. Be7 Rfe8 17. Bh4 Qe4 18. Qg4 Qxg4 19. hxg4 g5 20. Bg3 Kg7 21. Kh2 Nh8 22. Bd3 Rf8 {Karttunen,M (2485)-Ruge,E (2201) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 8... Bg4 9. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qd3 Qd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bg5 Rf8 13. Nh4 Nd4 14. Rae1 c6 15. Kh1 h6 16. Be3 Nf3 17. Nxf3 Bxf3 18. Kg1 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Bh5 20. b4 Bf7 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. a4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qf7 {Pingin,A (2244)-Oliinyk,S (2042) Khanty-Mansiysk 2020 1-0 (117)}) ({RR} 9. h3 Bh5 10. c3 Qd7 11. b4 Bb6 12. Re1 Rf8 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 O-O-O 15. Nbd2 Kb8 16. Qb3 h6 17. Nh4 g5 18. Be6 Qh7 19. Nf5 Bg6 20. g4 h5 21. Ng3 hxg4 22. hxg4 Rh8 23. Kf1 d5 {Karttunen,M (2495)-Fernandez Guillen,E (2466) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (36)}) 9... Qd7 10. Nbd2 O-O-O 11. Qe1 Rdf8 12. c3 Nh5 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 h6 15. Be3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Qg4 17. a5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qxe4 19. Qe2 Kb8 20. b5 Ne7 21. b6 cxb6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nd2 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qc2 25. Rf7 Nc6 26. Bd5 Nd8 27. Rd7 Nf6 28. Rxd6 Qxc3 29. Ne4 Qc1+ 30. Kf2 Rf8 31. Kg3 Qc7 32. Qd1 Nf7 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Qb3 f5 35. Nc3 Nd6 36. Kf2 Rc8 37. Ne2 Qc5 38. g3 h5 39. Kg2 Qc2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.83"] [White "Grahn, Vidar"] [Black "Druska, Juraj"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2263"] [BlackElo "2423"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 e5 7. Be2 ({RR} 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 Qh4+ 10. Bg3 Qe7 11. Nf3 Nh6 12. e5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. O-O O-O 15. Qd2 Nf5 16. Bxf5 Bxf5 17. Rf2 f6 18. Raf1 Rad8 19. Qe3 b6 20. Bh4 Rd6 21. h3 Bd7 {Duda,J (2731)-Carlsen,M (2859) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (63)}) 7... Nd7 8. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 8. g4 Qe7 9. h4 f5 10. gxf5 gxf5 11. exf5 Ndf6 12. Bh5+ Kd8 13. Nh3 Bxf5 14. Ng5 Kc7 15. Nf7 Nxh5 16. Nxh8 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4+ 18. Qe2 Qg7 19. Kd2 Nf6 20. f3 Re8 21. Qh2 Nh5 22. Rhg1 Ng3 {Ivanov,A (2068)-Blanco Diez,D (2308) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 8. g4 Qe7 9. h4 f5 10. gxf5 gxf5 11. exf5 Ndf6 12. Bh5+ Kd8 13. Nh3 Bxf5 14. Ng5 Kc7 15. Nf7 Nxh5 16. Nxh8 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4+ 18. Qe2 Qg7 19. Kd2 Nf6 20. f3 Re8 21. Qh2 Nh5 22. Rhg1 Ng3 {Ivanov,A (2068)-Blanco Diez,D (2308) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) 8... Qe7 9. O-O h5 10. Be3 f6 11. Ne1 h4 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 g5 14. Bd2 Nh6 15. Qc2 Ne5 16. Nd3 Nhg4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Rf2 O-O 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Raf1 Rae8 21. Qa4 a6 22. Qb3 Rf7 23. Qb1 h3 24. Qd3 Kg7 25. gxh3 Bh5 26. h4 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. hxg5 fxg5 29. Bxg5 Rg4+ 30. Rg2 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Be2 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. Bf4 Ke7 34. h4 Bxc4 35. h5 Bxd5+ 36. Kf2 Bxa2 37. h6 Bb1 38. Ke3 b5 39. Kd2 Kd7 40. Kc1 Bh7 41. Kb2 Kc6 42. Bh2 d5 43. Bg3 a5 44. Be1 b4 45. Bh4 Kb5 46. Be7 Kc4 47. Bf6 Bg6 48. Bg7 Bf5 49. Bf6 Be4 50. Be5 Bd3 51. Bf6 Bh7 52. Be5 d4 53. cxd4 cxd4 54. Bf4 a4 55. Bc1 a3+ 56. Ka1 Kc3 57. Ka2 d3 58. Bb2+ axb2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.84"] [White "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Black "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A87"] [WhiteElo "2451"] [BlackElo "2078"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Re1 Qf7 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Rxe4 Bf5 12. Ng5 Qf6 13. Rh4 h6 14. Bd5+ e6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Rf4 Bxd5 17. Rxf6 Rxf6 18. cxd5 Na6 $146 ({RR} 18... Nd7 19. Be3 Nb6 20. Qb3 Rf5 21. a4 a5 22. Rc1 Rf7 23. Qb5 Raf8 24. g4 h5 25. h3 hxg4 26. hxg4 Bf6 27. b4 axb4 28. a5 Nc8 29. Qxb7 c5 30. dxc6 Rxb7 31. cxb7 Nb6 32. axb6 b3 33. Rc8 {Verstraeten,R (2343)-Pavlidis,A (2559) Kavala 2019 1-0 (34)}) 19. Be3 Rf5 20. Qb3 Rb8 21. Rc1 g5 22. Qc4 Rff8 23. a4 Rf7 24. Qb5 Re7 25. Kg2 Re4 26. b4 Re7 27. Qa5 Rc8 28. b5 Nb8 29. Qxa7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.85"] [White "Wanyama, Harold"] [Black "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2154"] [BlackElo "2563"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Nf6 ({RR} 5... Bd6 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. a4 Bf5 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Qc1 Qc7 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Nh4 Bg6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qc2 Nf5 16. Qd3 Rfe8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Rad8 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxe8+ {Banda Alton (2063)-Simpson,M (2125) Kimberley RSA 2024 ½-½ (118)}) 6. Nc3 c6 7. Nf3 Be7 $146 ({RR} 7... Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Re1 Be6 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Qd2 h6 14. Be3 a5 15. a3 Na6 16. Ne2 Nf8 17. Nf4 Bf5 18. h3 Nc7 19. g4 Bh7 20. Nh5 Nce6 21. Rad1 Ng6 22. Ng3 {Zhang,D (2108)-Aditya,M (2438) Tornelo INT 2020 1-0 (93)}) 8. Qc2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Rac1 Nf8 12. Rfd1 Ne6 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. e3 Nc7 15. Be1 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Ne2 h5 20. g5 Ne4 21. h4 f6 22. Nf4 Bxf4 23. exf4 Ne6 24. Qe3 Qd6 25. Ne5 fxe5 26. fxe5 Qf8 27. f3 Nd6 28. exd6 Nf4 29. Qa3 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 Qf4 32. Qc5 Rxe1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.86"] [White "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Black "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2334"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "156"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 a5 12. Rfe1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. e4 ({RR} 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. e4 Rfd8 17. Ne2 Nfd5 18. exd5 Bxg5 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rac8 21. Bb5 Nd5 22. h4 Bf6 23. Rac1 Nb4 24. Rc3 Nd5 25. Rcc1 Nb4 26. Rc3 Nd5 27. Rc5 Rxc5 28. dxc5 Bxb2 {Rahman,Z (2423)-Manon,R (2445) Dhaka BAN 2024 ½-½ (39)}) 14... h6 15. Be3 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 15... Qb8 16. Qe2 e5 17. Bg2 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. h3 Re8 21. Rad1 Qa7 22. Kh2 Re7 23. e5 Rae8 24. f4 Qb6 25. Rd6 Re6 26. Red1 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Qb4 28. Qd2 Nh7 29. Rd4 Qb3 30. Ne4 {Cosma,I (2400)-Antonica,D (2325) Mamaia 2021 ½-½ (33)}) 16. Qe2 Qb4 17. Qc2 e5 18. Red1 Rfd8 19. Be2 Rac8 20. Kg2 Bf8 21. h3 Qe7 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. f4 Ng6 24. e5 Nd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Qb3 Qb4 27. Qxb4 Bxb4 28. Bb6 Rf8 29. Rac1 Ne7 30. Bg4 Rc6 31. Bd4 Rd8 32. Bc3 Bxc3 33. Rxc3 d4 34. Bf3 Rb6 35. Rd2 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 dxc3 37. Rc2 Rc8 38. Bxb7 Rc4 39. Kf3 Nf5 40. Rc1 c2 41. Be4 Rc3+ 42. Kf2 Nxg3 43. Bxc2 Ne4+ 44. Ke2 g6 45. Kd1 Nc5 46. Rb1 Rc4 47. Rb8+ Kg7 48. Rc8 Nxa4 49. Ra8 Rxf4 50. Rxa5 Nb2+ 51. Ke2 Nc4 52. Rc5 g5 53. Bb3 Nb6 54. Rc6 Nd7 55. e6 fxe6 56. Rc7 Rd4 57. Bxe6 Re4+ 58. Kf3 Rxe6 59. Rxd7+ Kg6 60. Kg3 Rb6 61. Rd3 Rb4 62. Rc3 Rf4 63. Rb3 Re4 64. Ra3 Kf5 65. Ra5+ Re5 66. Rxe5+ Kxe5 67. h4 Kf5 68. hxg5 hxg5 69. Kf3 g4+ 70. Kg2 Kf4 71. Kf2 g3+ 72. Kg1 Ke3 73. Kg2 Kf4 74. Kg1 Kg5 75. Kg2 Kg4 76. Kg1 Kh3 77. Kh1 g2+ 78. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.87"] [White "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Black "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [BlackElo "2153"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. O-O Bg4 8. Nbd2 Qd7 9. Re1 f6 10. Nf1 O-O-O 11. b4 Ng6 12. Ne3 Be6 13. a4 $146 ({RR} 13. Qc2 Nf4 14. Bf5 Rde8 15. Bd2 g6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Nf1 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 20. g3 Bd6 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Ne3 Qe6 23. Kg2 Ne7 24. Qd3 c6 25. h4 h6 26. h5 f5 27. hxg6 f4 {Ponizil,C (2469)-Bluebaum,M (2672) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 13. b5 Nce7 14. c4 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bd5 18. Qa5 Bxf3 19. Bxg6 Nxg6 20. Qxa7 Qxd4 21. b6 Bd5 22. Rad1 Qxc4 23. Rc1 Rhe8 24. Rf1 Ne5 25. Rxc4 Nxc4 26. bxc7 Kxc7 27. Rc1 Re6 {Tarhan,A (2446)-Bluebaum,M (2649) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 13. b5 Nce7 14. c4 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bd5 18. Qa5 Bxf3 19. Bxg6 Nxg6 20. Qxa7 Qxd4 21. b6 Bd5 22. Rad1 Qxc4 23. Rc1 Rhe8 24. Rf1 Ne5 25. Rxc4 Nxc4 26. bxc7 Kxc7 27. Rc1 Re6 {Tarhan,A (2446)-Bluebaum,M (2649) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 13... Nf4 14. Bf1 g5 15. a5 Ne7 16. Nd2 g4 17. Nb3 Rdg8 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Nc6 20. a6 b6 21. Bb5 Qe8 22. Nf1 Nh3+ 23. gxh3 gxh3+ 24. Ng3 Rg7 25. c4 Re7 26. cxb6 cxb6 27. Ba3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.88"] [White "Oro, Faustino"] [Black "Meylan, Andre"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2433"] [BlackElo "2138"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Nc2 Qb6 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. g4 ({RR} 11. Rb1 a5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 h6 15. Nf3 f4 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. Rbc1 Qxb2 18. Qxf4 Bxc2 19. Qd2 Nb4 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ne1 Rc8 22. a3 Qxa3 23. Nxc2 Nxc2 24. Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 O-O {Christiansen,J (2655)-Xiong,J (2646) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 11. Re1 O-O-O 12. b4 Kb8 13. Rb1 Ka8 14. a4 Rc8 15. Bd2 Qd8 16. a5 g5 17. b5 Nxa5 18. b6 Nc4 19. g4 Ng7 20. bxa7 h5 21. h3 hxg4 22. hxg4 f5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bb4 e5 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 {Galchenko,M (2438)-Sharshenbekov,E (2078) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (54)}) 11... Nh4 $146 ({RR} 11... Nh6 12. h3 O-O 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Kh8 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qc1 Kg7 17. g5 Nxd4 18. gxh6+ Kh8 19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Qf4 Nf5 21. Rg1 Qxb2 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. e6 f6 24. exd7 Qxc2 25. Rxg8+ Rxg8 26. Rg1 {Balajayeva,K (2397)-Hajiyeva,L (2040) Baku 2019 1-0}) 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. g5 h6 14. Qh5 O-O-O 15. Qxh4 hxg5 16. Qxg5 f6 17. Qg3 fxe5 18. dxe5 Rh5 19. Bg5 Rdh8 20. h4 Qxb2 21. Bg6 Rxg5 22. hxg5 Qxe5 23. Rfe1 Qxg3+ 24. fxg3 e5 25. Ne3 Be6 26. Bf5 Kd7 27. g4 Nd4 28. Kg2 Kd6 29. Bxe6 Kxe6 30. Rad1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.89"] [White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Black "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2081"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 d6 7. b4 Qe7 8. Bb2 a5 9. b5 b6 10. e3 Bb7 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. a4 $146 ({RR} 12. O-O Ne4 13. Qc2 f5 14. Ne1 Rae8 15. f3 Ng5 16. f4 Nf7 17. Rc1 Nh6 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Ng4 20. Rfe1 Ngf6 21. Nd2 Qf7 22. a4 Kh8 23. Ba3 Rg8 24. e4 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Nf6 {Krejci,J (2514)-Malcanek,J (2004) Czech Republic CZE 2023 1-0 (43)}) 12... Ne4 13. Qc2 f5 14. O-O Rf6 15. d5 e5 16. Ne1 Rh6 17. g3 Rf8 18. Ng2 Rff6 19. f3 Ng5 20. f4 Ne4 21. g4 Rfg6 22. g5 Nxg5 23. fxg5 Qxg5 24. Bf3 e4 25. Bd1 Qh4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "4.90"] [White "Larrea, Manuel"] [Black "Wong, Hayoung"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "1704"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bb3 Be6 9. Bc2 Bb6 $146 ({RR} 9... h6 10. Re1 Ng4 11. Re2 Bxf2+ 12. Rxf2 Ne3 13. Qe2 Nxc2 14. Rb1 Bxa2 15. g3 b5 16. b4 Bxb1 17. Nxb1 N2xb4 18. cxb4 a5 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Kg2 b4 21. Nbd2 Ra2 22. Qd1 Qa8 23. Qb3 Qa4 24. Qxa4 {Spirin,A (2191)-Ziatdinov,R (2213) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 9... d5 10. exd5 Bxd5 11. h3 Re8 12. Re1 h6 13. b4 Bf8 14. a4 g6 15. Ne4 Bg7 16. Bd2 Nd7 17. b5 Ne7 18. Bb3 axb5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. axb5 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Nf8 22. c4 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. d4 {Wang,H (2730)-Ganguly,S (2621) Makati 2018 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 9... Ba7 10. h3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Ng3 f6 15. d4 Qd7 16. Qd3 g6 17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Re2 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Bb3 fxg3 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rae1 {Alvarez,M (1663)-Yashvi Jain (1817) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 9... d5 10. Re1 Ng4 11. Re2 d4 12. h3 Nf6 13. c4 Nd7 14. Nf1 f5 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Ng3 Bxh3 19. Nxe5 Ndxe5 20. gxh3 Qh4 21. Kg2 Ng6 22. Re4 Nf4+ 23. Kf1 Qxh3+ 24. Ke1 {Vassallo,M (1341)-Amaral,F (1546) Montevideo 2019 0-1}) 10. Nc4 Ba7 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. Bg5 Ne8 13. Nh4 f6 14. Be3 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Rad1 Nd6 18. Ne3 Be6 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Bf7 21. d5 Ne7 22. Qd3 Ng6 23. Nhf5 Raa8 24. h4 Rfe8 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Nf5 Qb4 27. Qg3 Qf4 28. Qh3 Re2 29. Rd4 Qe5 30. Bd3 Rxb2 31. f4 Qe8 32. Qg3 Qf8 33. Re1 Re8 34. Rxe8 Bxe8 35. Re4 Qc5+ 36. Kh2 Bd7 37. Rc4 Qf2 38. Rxc7 Bxf5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2831"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. Nf3 e6 9. Qb3 Ra7 ({RR} 9... Bb4 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qe7 12. Ne5 Na5 13. Qd1 b5 14. Bg5 Rfc8 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 h6 17. Bh4 Qd8 18. Ne2 Be7 19. b3 Ne4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. f3 Nf6 22. Qd2 Qa3 23. Nf4 Nb7 24. Nfd3 {Artemiev,V (2709)-Andreikin,D (2725) Lichess.org INT 2021 1-0 (54)}) 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O Nd7 $146 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Na4 Nd7 13. h3 Na5 14. Qc3 Nc6 15. a3 Ra8 16. b4 Rc8 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. bxc5 Qa5 19. Qxa5 Nxa5 20. g4 Be4 21. Ne5 h6 22. f3 Bh7 23. Nd7 Rfe8 24. Nb6 Rc6 25. Bd1 Bd3 26. Rf2 {Alonso Rosell,A (2532)-Sokhor,N (2251) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (66)}) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Na4 Nd7 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qa5 17. Qb6 Qxa2 18. Ra1 Qc4 19. Rfc1 Qb4 20. Be2 Rc8 21. Bd6 Kf8 22. Bxa6 bxa6 23. Rxa6 Qxb6 24. Rxb6 Ke8 25. Bxe7 Kxe7 26. b4 {Gallasch,J (2137)-Laux,D (2061) Willingen 2019 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Na4 Ne4 13. Qb6 Qxb6 14. Nxb6 Bg4 15. a3 Bd8 16. Nd7 Re8 17. h3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nf6 19. Nc5 Be7 20. Nxa6 Nxd4 21. exd4 bxa6 22. Rc7 Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Ra8 24. Rc1 Ne8 25. Ba5 Bf6 26. Rc6 {Bok,B (2618)-Toniutti,E (2238) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (31)}) 12. Na4 g5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Bg3 h5 15. h3 g4 16. hxg4 hxg4 17. Nh2 Nf6 18. Qd1 Ne4 19. Bf4 Bg5 20. Bxg4 Bxf4 21. exf4 Kg7 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. g3 Rh8 24. Nf3 Ra8 25. Kg2 Qf6 26. Nc3 Rad8 27. Qd3 Rh5 28. Rh1 Qh6 29. Qe3 Rh8 30. Rxh5 Qxh5 31. Nh4 Nf6 32. Rh1 Kf8 33. Qd3 Ne7 34. Ng6+ fxg6 35. Rxh5 gxh5 36. Ne2 Kf7 37. Ng1 h4 38. gxh4 Rxh4 39. Nh3 Kg6 40. Qb3 Nc6 41. Qxb7 Nxd4 42. Qxa6 Rg4+ 43. Kf1 Rh4 44. Qd3 Ne6 45. Qg3+ Rg4 46. Qe3 Rh4 47. Qxe6 Rxh3 48. Ke2 Rh1 49. a4 Ra1 50. Qc6 Ra2 51. Qb5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Qc7 18. Bd2 ({RR} 18. Bf4 Nc4 19. b3 Ne5 20. Ndf5 Rad8 21. Rc1 Ng6 22. Bb1 Qd7 23. Bd2 d5 24. Ba5 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. exd5 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Bxd5 28. Bc3 Qc6 29. Ne3 Nf4 30. Bxf6 Bxg2 31. Be5 Nxh3+ 32. Kh2 Ng5 {Kramnik,V (2753)-Esipenko,A (2704) Rostov-on-Don RUS 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 18. Bf4 Nc4 19. b3 Ne5 20. Rc1 Ng6 ({RR} 20... Qd8 21. Ndf5 Rc8 22. Bb1 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Ng6 24. Bb2 d5 25. e5 Ne4 26. Qg4 Qg5 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Qxg5 hxg5 29. Bxe4 Nxe5 30. Bxb7 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 g6 33. Ne3 Bg7 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. Bb7) 21. Bd2 Qb6 22. Ndf5 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Be4 b4 26. Qc2 Ngf4 27. Bxf4 Nxf4 28. Bxb7 Qxb7 29. Ne3 Re5 30. Qc8 Qxc8 31. Rxc8 g6 32. Kf1 f5 {Cheparinov,I (2628)-Keymer,V (2730) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (60)}) 18... Nc4 19. Bc3 Rac8 $146 ({RR} 19... b4 20. Bxb4 Nxb2 21. Qf3 Nc4 22. Rac1 a5 23. Bb3 axb4 24. Bxc4 Rac8 25. Qb3 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Be6 Qxc1 28. Bxf7+ Kh7 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kh2 d5 31. Qg3 Rc3 32. f3 Rd8 33. Nb5 Bf5 34. Qe1 {Dominguez Perez,L (2745)-Pranav,A (2520) Sitges ESP 2023 ½-½ (43)}) 20. Rc1 b4 21. Bxb4 Nxb2 22. Qf3 Qc4 23. Qb3 Qxd4 24. Ne2 Qb6 25. Qxb2 Bxe4 26. Bb3 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qb7 28. Nf4 d5 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 30. Qd4 Qb8 31. Ne2 Re8 32. Nc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Nd5 d6 ({RR} 6... O-O 7. c3 a6 8. b4 Ba7 9. O-O d6 10. h3 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Ne7 12. Bb3 Ng6 13. d4 Qf6) 7. c3 ({RR} 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3 Be6 9. O-O Bxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Bb5+ c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Ba4 O-O 14. Bb3 a5 15. a4 Nd7 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 d5 18. c4 f5 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qe2 Kh7 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2732)-Alekseenko,K (2650) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3 Be6 9. O-O Bxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Bb5+ c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Ba4 O-O 14. Bb3 a5 15. a4 Nd7 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 d5 18. c4 f5 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qe2 Kh7) 7... a6 ({RR} 7... Nxd5 8. Bxd5 Ne7 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. O-O Bb6 10. a4 Ne7 11. Bb3 c6 12. Nh4 Kh7 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Ng6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Be3 a5) ({RR} 8... Qf6 9. Bxc6+ ({RR} 9. d4 Bb6 10. a4 a5) 9... bxc6 10. Qe2 ({RR} 10. d4 Bb6) 10... O-O 11. O-O Qe7 ({RR} 11... Bb6) 12. Be3 Bb6 13. a4 a5 14. Bxb6 cxb6) 9. Bb3 Ng6 10. d4 Bb6 11. dxe5 ({RR} 11. O-O O-O) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Ke2 ({RR} 14. Bxf7 Rf8) 14... Ke7) 8. h3 $146 ({RR} 8. b4 Ba7 9. a4 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 Ne7 12. O-O Bd7 13. Nh4 Qc8 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qe1 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Be6 17. f5 Bxc4 18. dxc4 f6 19. c5 d5 20. Rf3 dxe4 21. Qxe4 c6 22. Rd1 Qc7 {Wilfert,A (2086)-Baumgaertner,F (1781) Schney 2018 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 8. Qa4 O-O 9. Qc2 Be6 10. Be3 Bxd5 11. exd5 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Ne7 13. O-O-O Nexd5 14. e4 Ne3 15. Qa4 b5 16. Qb3 bxc4 17. dxc4 Nxd1 18. Qxd1 Nxe4 19. Qe1 Nc5 20. Qe3 Re8 21. Rd1 Rb8 22. b4 e4 {Giannini,C-Nithyalakshmi,S (1912) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 8. Be3 Ba7 9. Bxa7 Rxa7 10. Ne3 O-O 11. Bb3 Be6 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 Ra8 14. Nf1 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Ng3 Bxb3 17. axb3 Qd7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. dxe4 Qe6 20. Qd5 Rad8 21. Qxe6 Rxe6 22. Kf1 a5) ({RR} 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 Ba7 10. h3 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Ne7 12. Bc4 Ng6 13. d4 Qf6 14. Be3 Nf4 15. Kh2 c6 16. Re1 Bb8 17. Bf1 g5 18. g3 Ng6 19. Kg1 Re8 20. Bg2 g4 21. hxg4 Bxg4 22. Bxh6 Nh4) ({RR} 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Ba7 10. Nxf6+ ({RR} 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bg4) 10... Qxf6 11. d5 Nd4 ({RR} 11... Ne5) 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qc2 Qg6 14. g3 O-O 15. O-O f5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Bd7 ({RR} 17... fxe4 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 19. Rf1+ Kg8 20. Be2 Bh3 ({RR} 20... b5 21. Qc6 ({RR} 21. Qxc7 Bh3) 21... Ra7) 21. Rf4 ({RR} 21. Rf2 Rc8) 21... Re8) 18. Bd3 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Qg5 20. Rf4 Qe7 ({RR} 20... Rxf4 21. exf4 Qf6 22. Kh1 ({RR} 22. Qxc7 Qd4+) 22... Re8 23. Rc1 Bh3) 21. Raf1 g5 ({RR} 21... Rxf4) 22. Bh7+ ({RR} 22. R4f2) 22... Kh8 ({RR} 22... Qxh7 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Rxf8+)) ({RR} 8. d4 Ba7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qf3 Be6 12. Be3 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxe3 14. fxe3 c6 15. Bb3 Qd3 16. Rf1 O-O 17. Rd1 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Rd7 Nf6 20. Rxb7 a5 21. Rf5 a4 22. Bc4 e4 {Rueda Nessi,J (1698)-Borda Rodas,A (2079) Buenos Aires 2019 0-1 (44)}) 8... Ba7 9. O-O Be6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. Rae1 Rf7 15. a4 Kh8 16. Kh2 Qg6 17. Nh4 Qf6 18. g3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Kh7 20. Rf3 Qe7 21. Rxf7 Qxf7 22. Ng2 Qf3 23. Ne3 Qe2 24. Qxe6 Rf8 25. Kg1 Qxd3 26. Qg4 Qd2 27. Qd7 Qxb2 28. Nf5 Rg8 29. Qxc7 Qxc3 30. Qxb7 Nd4 31. Nxd4 Qxd4 32. Qxa6 Rf8 33. Qe2 Qxa4 34. Rd1 Rf6 35. h4 Qb4 36. Kg2 Qb3 37. Rd5 Qc3 38. Rd2 Qb3 39. Rb2 Qc3 40. Rb7 Qc6 41. Ra7 Qc8 42. h5 Qe6 43. Qd1 Qc8 44. f3 Qe8 45. g4 Qb5 46. Ra2 Qc5 47. Rd2 Qc6 48. Qb3 Qa6 49. Ra2 Qc6 50. Ra7 Rf8 51. Ra2 Rc8 52. Rd2 Rf8 53. Rc2 Qa6 54. Qe3 Rc8 55. Rxc8 Qxc8 56. g5 hxg5 57. Qxg5 Qe6 58. Kg3 g6 59. Qg4 Qf7 60. hxg6+ Qxg6 61. Kf2 Kg7 62. Qd7+ Kf8 63. Qd8+ Kf7 64. Qd7+ Kf8 65. Qd8+ Kf7 66. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. Nf4 Qa5 10. b4 ({RR} 10. Bd3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Qxe5 Bf6 16. Qe2 dxc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. Rb1 Qe5 19. Qf3 Qe4 20. Qxe4 dxe4 21. Be3 b6 22. Rfc1 Ba6 23. a4 Rfc8 24. a5 bxa5 {Santos Flores,A (2183)-Bluebaum,M (2658) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 10... cxb4 11. Bd3 bxc3 12. Qc2 b6 $146 ({RR} 12... h6 13. O-O b6 14. Qe2 Ncb8 15. Bb1 Rd8 16. Re1 Ba6 17. Qe3 Nc6 18. Nh5 Bf8 19. Qf4 Rac8 20. Qg3 c2 21. Bxc2 Nxd4 22. Bxh6 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Rxc2 24. Bxg7 Bd3 25. Nf6+ Nxf6 26. Bxf6+ Bg6 27. Qh4 {Burke,J (2573)-Schmakel,S (2421) Dulles 2022 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Rb1 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxe5 15. Be2 Nc6 16. Nb3 Qd8 17. Qd3 d4 18. Nh5 e5 19. O-O g6 20. Ng3 h5 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 h4 23. Ne4 Bf5 24. g4 hxg3 25. Bxg3 Qd5 26. Bf3 Ne5 27. Nf6+ {Harikrishna,P (2716)-Carlsen,M (2864) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (61)}) 13. h4 h6 14. Rh3 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxe5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. Nh5 Ba4 18. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Rxc3 Bxh4 20. Rh3 Be7 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. Bxh6+ Kg6 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. f4 Nc6 25. Bd3+ Kf6 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27. Rc1 Bc5 28. g4 Ke7 29. g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 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 11. Rxe8+ Nxe8 12. c3 d5 13. Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.6"] [White "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Black "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2583"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 e6 8. d4 Qe7 9. Nc3 ({RR} 9. Nbd2 c5 10. e3 d5 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nbd7 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Rac1 Nc5 16. Nc4 a6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nxb6 Rc7 19. Ba3 Rb8 20. Na4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Nxa4 22. Bxe7 Rxc1+ 23. Kg2 Nb6 {Yuan,Q (2373)-Jacobson,B (2532) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (37)}) 9... d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Rd8 $146 ({RR} 11... Nbd7 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. e3 c5 14. Qc2 Rac8 15. Qe2 Nf8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Red1 Ne6 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd2 Nd6 21. Nf3 Qf6 22. Nc3 d4 23. e4 dxc3 24. e5 Qf5 25. exd6 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 {Browning,A (2347)-Gasanov,E (2476) London ENG 2023 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 11... Na6 12. e3 c5 13. Nb5 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Nb8 15. Rfd1 Nbd7 16. Nc3 Nf8 17. Ba3 Ne6 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Na4 Rac8 20. Rc2 Rc7 21. Rdc1 Rdc8 22. Qb5 Ne4 23. Rd1 Qd8 24. Bb2 Bxb2 25. Nxb2 d4 26. Na4 {Xie,F (2320)-Lee,J (2364) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (45)}) 12. Rc2 Na6 13. a3 c5 14. e3 Nc7 15. Qa1 c4 16. a4 cxb3 17. Ba3 Qe6 18. Rb2 Ba6 19. Rc1 Bc4 20. Nd2 Rac8 21. Nxb3 h5 22. Nd2 Bd3 23. Nf3 Nce8 24. Ne5 Bf5 25. a5 Ne4 26. Ne2 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Rc8 28. Qe1 bxa5 29. Nf4 Qa6 30. Bf1 Rc4 31. Rb8 Kh7 32. Rxe8 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Ng5 34. Qd1 Bg4 35. Be2 Nh3+ 36. Kg2 Nxf4+ 37. exf4 Bf5 38. Bxc4 Qxc4 39. Rxf5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.7"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Svane, Rasmus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2628"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. a4 Bc5 6. a5 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 ({RR} 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nbd2 d5 13. Qc2 Qd6 14. b4 Rad8 15. Rad1 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 Qe7 18. Qa2 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Kh7 20. Qc4 Rd8 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. h3 Rf8 23. Qe2 Rd8 {Shevchenko,K (2671)-Grandelius,N (2689) Hamburg GER 2024 1-0 (49)}) 9... Ba7 10. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Ne7 12. Nbd2 Ng6 13. d4 Qe7 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. b4 d5 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Rae1 Rad8 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Qxb4 20. Rb1 Qxa5 21. Rxb7 Bc6 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qxc6 Kg8 24. Rxc7 exd4 {Demchenko,A (2655)-Zelbel,P (2466) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (34)}) 10... Ne7 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Bb3 Re8 13. d4 Bd7 14. Bc2 Bc6 15. Ra3 Re7 16. b4 Rc8 17. d5 Be8 18. c4 c5 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Bd3 Rb8 21. Rb3 Reb7 22. c5 dxc5 23. Bxa6 Rxb4 24. Ra3 Ra8 25. Bf1 c4 26. Nxc4 Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Nxe4 28. Be3 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 f5 30. g4 fxg4 31. Rxe4 gxf3 32. Nb6 Rxe4 33. Nxa8 Ra4 34. a6 Nf4 35. Nc7 Bg6 36. Kh2 Ne2 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Rd2 Ra1 39. Bxe2 fxe2 40. Rxe2 Bd3 41. Rxe5 Bxa6 42. Re7 Ra2 43. Ne6 Rxf2+ 44. Kg3 Rf6 45. Rxg7+ Kh8 46. Re7 Bc4 47. Nf4 Kg8 48. h4 Kf8 49. Ra7 Bd5 50. Nxd5 cxd5 51. Rd7 Rf5 52. Kg4 Re5 53. Kf4 Rh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.8"] [White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A49"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 a5 7. c4 dxc4 8. Na3 Nc6 9. Nxc4 Be6 ({RR} 9... a4 10. Nce5 Nb4 11. Bd2 Nbd5 12. Qc1 c6 13. Bh6 Qb6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rd1 h6 16. Nc4 Qb5 17. Nfe5 Bf5 18. f3 Nb6 19. e4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Qxc4 21. Nxc4 Be6 22. Rac1 b5 23. Ne5 Bxa2 24. Nxc6 {Pribelszky,B (2354)-Grover,S (2514) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 10. Nce5 Bd5 11. Nxc6 $146 ({RR} 11. Bf4 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 c6 13. Ne1 a4 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Nd3 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Ne8 17. Rfd1 Qe4 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. e3 Ne6 20. Ne1 Qxc2 {½-½ (20) Sedlak,N (2472)-Sargsyan,S (2661) Struga MKD 2022}) 11... Bxc6 12. Bf4 Be4 13. Qc1 c6 14. Rd1 a4 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qd5 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Qb4 Qd6 19. Qxd6 exd6 20. a3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 d5 22. e3 Ne8 23. Be2 Nd6 24. Rac1 Kg7 25. Bd3 f5 26. h4 h6 27. Kg2 Kf6 28. Rc5 Rh8 29. Rh1 Ke6 30. Rc2 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rxh8 Rxh8 33. Rc5 f4 34. gxf4 gxf4 35. exf4 Nf5 36. Bxf5+ Kxf5 37. Ra5 b5 38. Ra6 Rh6 39. Kg3 Ke4 40. f5 Kxf5 41. f3 Re6 42. Rb6 Rg6+ 43. Kf2 Rh6 44. Kg3 Rg6+ 45. Kf2 Rh6 46. Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.9"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2763"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. d5 Na6 8. Nc3 Nc5 9. Re1 e6 10. e4 d6 11. Rb1 a5 12. Qc2 Re8 $146 ({RR} 12... Nfd7 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bd2 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qd2 Ba6 18. b3 exd5 19. Nxd5 Bb7 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 Bxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kg7 23. Qd2 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Bxa8 Qxa8 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qg5+ {Bernal Moro,L (2370)-Gomez Arce,A (2074) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 12... Nfd7 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bd2 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qd2 Ba6 18. b3 exd5 19. Nxd5 Bb7 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 Bxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kg7 23. Qd2 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Bxa8 Qxa8 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qg5+ {Bernal Moro,L (2370)-Gomez Arce,A (2074) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2024 1-0 (38)}) 13. Bd2 Bc8 14. Rbd1 exd5 15. cxd5 Ba6 16. Bc1 Nfd7 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Nf6 19. Kg2 Qd7 20. h3 c6 21. Bg5 cxd5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nxd5 Qd8 24. b3 Rc8 25. a3 Bg7 26. Qb1 b5 27. b4 Na4 28. Re2 Nc3 29. Nxc3 Rxc3 30. Rd3 axb4 31. axb4 Qc7 32. Rxc3 Qxc3 33. Rd2 Qc6 34. Rd5 Qc4 35. Rxd6 Bc3 36. Rd5 Rxe4 37. Rc5 Qxb4 38. Rxb5 Qxb1 39. Rxb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.10"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c4 g6 ({RR} 5... e5 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. a3 Ng6 8. b4 Be7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 f5 12. exf5 Rxf5 13. Nd2 b6 14. Nde4 Nf4 15. b5 Bb7 16. a4 d5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. a5 Rb8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qg4 {Chyzy,J (2314)-Shevchenko,K (2675) Orosei ITA 2024 0-1 (37)}) 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. d4 $146 ({RR} 8. h3 Qc7 9. d3 Rb8 10. e5 dxe5 11. Qe2 f6 12. Be3 Nh6 13. Bxc5 Nf5 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Kf7 16. Rfe1 e5 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. g4 Be6 19. f4 h5 20. fxe5 hxg4 21. Bd6 Qb6+ 22. c5 Qb4 {Karaoglan,K (2001)-Sadikhov,U (2479) Sarajevo 2019 0-1 (34)}) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. Qe2 e5 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. Rd1 Rad8 14. Be3 Bc8 15. Rd2 Nh5 16. Rad1 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Qf3 Be5 20. Nb3 Qf6 21. c5 dxc5 22. Nxc5 Bc8 23. Nd3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qxc3 25. Qxf4 Be6 26. Ne5 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Kg7 28. Kh2 h6 29. Rd3 Qc2 30. Rf3 f6 31. Nxg6 Kxg6 32. Rg3+ Kf7 33. Qc7+ Ke8 34. Qb8+ Ke7 35. Qxa7+ Ke8 36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+ Ke8 38. Ra3 Bd7 39. Qd6 Bc8 40. Ra8 Kf7 41. Ra7+ Kg6 42. Qxf8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.11"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2777"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 e5 10. c5 Ne8 11. h4 f5 12. cxd6 cxd6 $146 ({RR} 12... Nxd6 13. h5 g5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. h6 Bf6 16. Bg4 Qd7 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qe2 e4 19. Rd1 a6 20. Rh5 Rae8 21. g4 Qg6 22. a4 Kh8 23. a5 Nf7 24. Na4 Ne5 25. Nc5 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Be5 27. Ne6 {Aleksandrov,A (2574)-Lagarde,M (2651) Europe Echecs INT 2020 0-1 (68)}) 13. h5 Nf6 14. exf5 gxf5 15. h6 Bh8 16. Bg5 Bd7 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. Be2 Qe8 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 22. Rh3 Rc2 23. Rg3+ Kf7 24. Qe3 Qb4+ 25. Kf1 Rxe2 26. Qf3 Re4 27. Qh5+ Ke7 28. Bg5+ Bf6 29. Rc1 Qd4 30. Bxf6+ Rxf6 31. Rg7+ Kf8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.12"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Nd7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 Bd6 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Qe8 11. Nbd2 Qf7 12. Re1 b6 13. Bg3 a5 14. b3 Ba6 15. dxe5 $146 ({RR} 15. Qc2 c5 16. dxe5 fxe5 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Nf1 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 a4 20. Nd2 b5 21. Qd3 Ra5 22. Rb1 Nb6 23. Rfd1 axb3 24. axb3 c4 25. bxc4 Nxc4 26. Nxc4 Qxc4 27. Qxc4+ bxc4 28. f3 Rea8 29. Kf1 Kf7 {Sargsyan,S (2645)-Lazavik,D (2529) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2022 ½-½ (40)}) 15... fxe5 16. Qc2 Rae8 17. Rad1 Qh5 18. Nf1 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Qxf3 20. b4 Nf6 21. bxa5 bxa5 22. Qa4 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Rd3 Kf7 26. Re1 Nf6 27. c4 Nd7 28. Rb3 a4 29. Rf3+ Ke6 30. Rfe3 g5 31. c5 Bf8 32. Bxe5 Kf5 33. Bxc7 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Bxc5 35. Rc3 Ke6 36. Bd8 g4 37. Rc4 a3 38. Rxg4 Ne5 39. Rg3 h5 40. h3 Bd6 41. Kg2 Kd5 42. Bf6 Nc4 43. Rd3+ Ke6 44. Bc3 Nb6 45. Kf3 Nd5 46. Ke4 Bc7 47. Ba1 Bd6 48. f4 Ne7 49. Be5 Bb4 50. Rg3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.13"] [White "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Bg4 7. Re1 Qd6 8. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 8. d4 O-O-O 9. dxe5 Qc5 10. Nbd2 Nd4 11. Be2 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Qxc2 13. h3 Bh5 14. Ne4 Qxe2 15. Rxe2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Be7 17. Bd2 Rhe8 18. f4 f5 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. Be3 a6 21. a3 Nc6 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ {Mishra,A (2627)-Christiansen,J (2632) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 8. d4 O-O-O 9. dxe5 Qc5 10. Nbd2 Nd4 11. Be2 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Qxc2 13. h3 Bh5 14. Ne4 Qxe2 15. Rxe2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Be7 17. Bd2 Rhe8 18. f4 f5 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. Be3 a6 21. a3 Nc6 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ {Mishra,A (2627)-Christiansen,J (2632) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. f4 O-O-O 12. fxe5 Qb6+ 13. Kg2 h5 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 hxg4 16. Qxg4+ Kb8 17. Bf4 Be7 18. e6 Bh5 19. Qf5 fxe6 20. Qe4 Be8 21. Be3 Bc5 22. Kh2 Bc6 {Wernberg,H (2189)-Hector,J (2441) Norrkoping SWE 2024 0-1}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 f6 10. h3 Bh5 11. a4 O-O-O 12. Ba3 Qd7 13. Bxf8 Rhxf8 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxh5 Nxc4 16. dxc4 g6 17. Qf3 Qc6 18. Qxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.14"] [White "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2724"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Be3 Qe7 9. O-O-O Be6 10. g3 ({RR} 10. f3 O-O-O 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Qe3 Bxb3 13. axb3 d5 14. Qg5 dxe4 15. Bc4 e3 16. Rde1 Rde8 17. Qxg7 Rhg8 18. Qh6 Kb8 19. g4 Qd6 20. Rxe3 Rxe3 21. Qxe3 Re8 22. Qd2 Qe7 23. g5 Nd7 24. Nd5 Qc5 {Chigaev,M (2631)-Wang,H (2756) Moscow 2019 1-0 (42)}) 10... O-O-O 11. Bg2 Rhe8 12. h3 Kb8 $146 ({RR} 12... h6 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. f4 Kb8 15. Rhe1 Bc8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 g5 18. Qd2 g4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 h5 23. Nb5 c6 24. Nd6 Nd7 25. Nxe8 Qxe8 26. Qd6+ Kc8 27. Re4 {Kuznecova,M (2052)-Kim,S (2295) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. f4 Kb8 15. Rhe1 Bc8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 g5 18. Qd2 g4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 h5 23. Nb5 c6 24. Nd6 Nd7 25. Nxe8 Qxe8 26. Qd6+ Kc8 27. Re4 {Kuznecova,M (2052)-Kim,S (2295) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 13. Rhe1 Nd7 14. f4 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Nb6 16. Qf2 f6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Bd7 19. Red1 Bc6 20. a4 a6 21. b3 g5 22. Kb2 gxf4 23. gxf4 Rg8 24. Bf1 Qg7 25. a5 Nd7 26. Bc4 Qg2 27. Qh4 Qg3 28. Qh6 Qg6 29. Qh4 Qg3 30. Qh6 Qg6 31. Qh4 Qg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.15"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nh4 Be7 ({RR} 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Qd7 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nhf3 O-O 14. O-O Rab8 15. a4 Qc7 16. Qa3 Bg6 17. Bb5 Ne4 18. Rfe1 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Ne7 20. a5 Nf5 21. Bf1 b6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nf3 Nd6 24. Ne5 {Erigaisi,A (2701)-Azarov,S (2582) Sharjah UAE 2023 1-0 (54)}) 10. g4 Nd7 ({RR} 10... Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Be2 a6 13. h4 b5 14. g5 Nd7 15. Kf1 Na5 16. Qc2 cxd4 17. exd4 Qc6 18. h5 Bd6 19. Be3 gxh5 20. Rxh5 Rxh5 21. Bxh5 g6 22. Bf3 Ke7 23. a4 Nc4 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 {Aronian,L (2781)-So,W (2770) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (69)}) 11. Bg3 $146 ({RR} 11. gxh5 Bxh4 12. Rg1 Bf6 13. h6 g6 14. Nf3 a6 15. Be2 b5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 O-O 20. Bg3 Ne7 21. Bd3 e5 22. h4 e4 23. Be2 Nf5 24. h5 Nxh6 25. hxg6 hxg6 {Demchenko,A (2641)-Sargsyan,A (2402) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 11. Ndf3 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bg2 c4 14. Qc2 f5 15. g5 b5 16. h4 a5 17. Nd2 b4 18. Qa4 Kf7 19. Nxc4 bxc3 20. bxc3 Ncb8 21. Nd2 Qxc3 22. Ke2 Qb4 23. Qc2 Qb5+ 24. Kf3 Nc6 25. Rab1 Nb4 {Luo,T (2316)-Lodici,L (2562) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 11. gxh5 Bxh4 12. Nf3 Be7 13. h6 g6 14. h4 O-O 15. h5 Nf6 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Ng5 Nh5 18. Rxh5 gxh5 19. Bh3 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Rf3 21. Bg2 Rf5 22. f4 cxd4 23. exd4 Qc7 24. Bh3 Rxg5 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 {Tristan,L (2526)-Rustemov,A (2525) chess.com INT 2023 0-1}) 11... Bxh4 12. Bxh4 Bg6 13. Qa3 h5 14. dxc5 hxg4 15. hxg4 Nde5 16. O-O-O f6 17. Be2 O-O 18. f4 Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. g5 fxg5 21. Bxg5 e5 22. Qb3 Qe6 23. e4 Bc4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Qxb7 Rab8 26. f5 Qxf5 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bh6+ Kf6 29. Rd6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.16"] [White "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. e3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O ({RR} 7... Bxd2 8. Nfxd2 O-O 9. Nc3 c5 10. Bf3 d6 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nbd7 13. e4 Ba6 14. Be2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 a6 16. a4 Ne8 17. f4 Nc7 18. Rae1 Rfe8 19. e5 dxe5 20. Nde4 Qd8 21. f5 Rf8 22. f6 {Dubov,D (2693)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2737) Kolkata IND 2024 ½-½ (48)}) 8. a3 $146 ({RR} 8. Nc3 d6 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Nb5 Bxd2 11. Nxd2 a6 12. Nc3 c5 13. Bf3 cxd4 14. exd4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qd8 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. b3 Re8 18. Rfe1 Nf8 19. h3 Ng6 20. d5 e5 21. g3 h6 22. Kg2 Rc7 {Ulanov,A (2463)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2583) Chess.com INT 2019 1-0 (31)}) 8... Bxd2 9. Nfxd2 c5 10. Bf3 d6 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Nde4 Ne8 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. d5 Ne5 15. Be2 exd5 16. cxd5 f5 17. f4 Nd7 18. Qd2 Nc7 19. Rae1 Qf6 20. e4 g6 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bd3 Kh8 23. Bxf5 Rcd8 24. Nce4 Qg7 25. Nh5 Qd4+ 26. Qxd4+ cxd4 27. Nxd6 Bxd5 28. Re7 Nc5 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. Re1 Rxd6 31. Rxc7 Bf7 32. Ng3 d3 33. b4 d2 34. Rd1 Re8 35. Rc8 Rxc8 36. Bxc8 Bb3 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Ne4 Bxd1 39. Nxd6 Be2 40. Be6+ Kf8 41. Bb3 Ke7 42. Ne4 c4 43. Nxd2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.17"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. d3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 ({RR} 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bxb4 axb4 9. a3 O-O 10. Nbd2 bxa3 11. Qb3 Ra6 12. Rxa3 Rb6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rfa1 e5 15. Ra8 h6 16. Ne1 g6 17. b3 Bg4 18. h3 Be6 19. Qc1 Kg7 20. Nc2 Nd7 {Carlsen,M (2831)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2737) Kolkata IND 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 6... a5 7. Ne5 ({RR} 7. a3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 e5 10. e3 a4 11. exd4 axb3 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. d4 Nb6 14. c5 Nd5 15. Qxb3 O-O 16. Be3 Be6 17. Qxb7 Na5 18. Qb5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Nc4 20. Rfe1 Rb8 21. Qa4 Bg5 {Moroni,L (2581)-Sadhwani,R (2654) Sharjah UAE 2024 ½-½}) 7... Nfd7 ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Nxd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nf3 e5 11. e3 dxe3 12. Bxe3 c6 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Rad1 c5 15. Rfe1 Rb8 16. Bd2 b6 17. Bc3 Re8 18. Re3 Bb7 19. Rde1 f6 20. Nh4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qc7 22. Qe2 {Giri,A (2764)-Aronian,L (2759) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (33)}) 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 $146 ({RR} 8... Nxd7 9. O-O Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. g4 g6 13. g5 Bg7 14. e3 dxe3 15. d4 b6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 e2 19. Re1 Rb8 20. Rxe2 Rd8 21. Be3 Bf8 22. Kf2 Ba6 23. Rc1 {Liu,Y (2535)-Xu,Z (2497) Liaocheng CHN 2023 ½-½ (33)}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Qa4 Qe7 12. a3 Ra6 13. Bg5 f6 14. axb4 axb4 15. Qb5 Rb6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh5 Bd7 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Nb3 f5 20. c5 Rb5 21. d4 Ng4 22. h3 Be8 23. Qh4 Qxh4 24. gxh4 Nf6 25. Rfc1 Bc6 26. d5 exd5 27. Nd4 Ne4 28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. Ra7 Rb8 30. b3 Kf7 31. f4 exf3 32. exf3 Kg6 33. Kf2 Kh5 34. Ra4 Re8 35. Nxb5 Bxb5 36. Rxb4 Re2+ 37. Kg3 c6 38. Rf4 Bd3 39. Rf7 Bc2 40. Rxb7 d4 41. b4 h6 42. Rd7 d3 43. Rd6 Re5 44. Ra1 Re8 45. Rxc6 d2 46. Rd6 Re1 47. Rxd2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.18"] [White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 e6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. c3 a6 8. Bf1 e5 9. h3 g5 10. Nxg5 Rg8 11. d4 h6 12. Nxf7 ({RR} 12. Nf3 Bxh3 13. d5 Ne7 14. b4 cxb4 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. cxb4 Bxg2 17. Bxg2 Qg4 18. Ng5 hxg5 19. Nd2 Ng6 20. Qg3 Nf4 21. Qxg4 Nxg4 22. Bf1 Rh8 23. Nc4 Rc8 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. e5 Kd8 26. e6 b5 {Sivuk,V (2541)-Moiseenko,A (2560) Tashkent UZB 2024 0-1 (32)}) 12... Qe7 $146 ({RR} 12... Kxf7 13. Bc4+ Kg7 14. Bxg8 Kxg8 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Be3 Be6 17. Qf3 b6 18. Nd2 Bg7 19. Nf1 Qf8 20. Ng3 Ne7 21. Red1 Ne8 22. Qxf8+ Bxf8 23. b4 cxb4 24. cxb4 b5 25. a3 a5 26. bxa5 Rxa5 27. Rd8 {Solodovnichenko,Y (2520)-Vedant,N (2087) Sitges ESP 2023 1-0 (59)}) 13. Bc4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. Bxg8 Nxg8 17. Qh5+ Ke7 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. Qh4 Kf7 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Rg8 22. Re3 Rg6 23. Qh4 Qb4 24. Rg3 Nf5 25. Nd5 Qd4 26. exf5 Qxh4 27. fxg6+ Kg7 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Re1 Bf5 30. h4 Qxh4 31. Rxe5 Qf6 32. Rc5 Qxb2 33. Rc7+ Kg8 34. g7 Qd2 35. Rxb7 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qh6+ 37. Kg1 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qf4 39. Rf7 Qh4+ 40. Kg1 Qxg3 41. fxg3 Kxf7 42. Kf2 Be6 43. g8=Q+ Kxg8 44. Ke3 Bxa2 45. Kd2 Kf7 46. Kc3 a5 47. Kb2 Bd5 48. Ka3 Bc6 49. Kb2 Ke6 50. g4 Kd5 51. g5 Be8 52. g6 Bxg6 53. g4 Kc4 54. g5 Kb4 55. Ka1 Kb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.19"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2551"] [PlyCount "209"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 ({RR} 6. d5 Nb8 7. h3 Nd7 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Re1 O-O 10. a4 Nc5 11. Bc4 Nfd7 12. a5 c6 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Qd2 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Ba2 Bb7 17. Nd4 cxd5 18. exd5 Rc8 19. Re2 Ncd7 20. Nf3 Nc4 {Yu Yangyi (2735)-Mamedov,R (2636) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (134)}) 6... Bg4 7. Be2 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 7... e5 8. d5 Nce7 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. g4 h6 11. a4 f5 12. gxf5 gxf5 13. f4 fxe4 14. Bh5+ Kf8 15. fxe5 Nf5 16. Ndxe4 Bxe5 17. Qf3 Qh4+ 18. Bf2 Qf4 19. Qxf4 Bxf4 20. O-O Be5 21. Bg3 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 {Huber,B (2034)-Kuhn,U (2161) Bad Homburg 2018 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 7... e5 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd4 10. O-O Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Nf6 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Rae1 Qe8 14. Qh4 Nh5 15. g3 f5 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Qd7 18. e5 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Rae8 20. e6 Qe7 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Ne2 {Akhmetov,R (1637)-Zvjaginsev,V (2572) Ufa RUS 2024 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 7... Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. a4 Re8 13. Re1 Qd7 14. Rb1 h6 15. Be2 g5 16. Qd2 Ng6 17. Bd3 Nh5 18. Nd5 Be5 19. Be2 Nhf4 20. Bg4 Qd8 21. g3 Nxd5 22. exd5 {Terao,J (2256)-Santiago,Y (2496) Florianopolis 2018 0-1 (41)}) 8. Bxf3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. a4 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 Qd7 14. Bf1 Nc6 15. f3 Rad8 16. Bf2 d5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. exd5 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Rxd5 21. c3 Bf8 22. b4 Rd8 23. Bg3 Bd6 24. Bh4 Rf8 25. Bf6 a5 26. bxa5 Nxa5 27. g3 b6 28. Bb5 Nb7 29. Kg2 Nc5 30. f4 Ra8 31. Bc6 Rb8 32. Kh3 Bf8 33. Bd4 Ne6 34. Bf2 Rd8 35. Re2 Rd3 36. Kg2 Bg7 37. c4 Bd4 38. Be1 Bf6 39. Bd5 Nd4 40. Re8+ Kg7 41. a5 bxa5 42. Bxa5 Nf5 43. Bb4 Nd6 44. Ra8 Be7 45. Ra7 Nf5 46. Bxe7 Nxe7 47. Bf3 Rd7 48. c5 Nf5 49. Be4 Nd4 50. c6 Re7 51. Bd5 h5 52. Kf2 Kf6 53. Ra4 Re2+ 54. Kf1 Rd2 55. Ke1 Rd3 56. Kf2 Nf5 57. Be4 Rd2+ 58. Kf3 Nd6 59. Ra7 Rd4 60. Bb1 Rd1 61. Be4 Rd4 62. Bb1 Rd1 63. Be4 Rf1+ 64. Kg2 Rc1 65. Bf3 Nb5 66. Rb7 Rc2+ 67. Kg1 Nd4 68. Be4 Re2 69. Bd5 Re7 70. Kf2 Nf5 71. h3 Nd6 72. Ra7 Nb5 73. Rb7 Nd6 74. Ra7 h4 75. g4 g5 76. fxg5+ Kxg5 77. Bf3 Nc4 78. Ra4 Ne5 79. Ra5 f5 80. gxf5 Kxf5 81. Bg2 Re8 82. Bd5 Nd3+ 83. Kf3 Ne1+ 84. Kf2 Re5 85. Ra3 Nc2 86. Rf3+ Kg5 87. Ba2 Nd4 88. Rd3 Nxc6 89. Rd7 Nb4 90. Bc4 c5 91. Rg7+ Kf5 92. Rh7 Kg5 93. Rg7+ Kf6 94. Rg4 Rh5 95. Be2 Ke5 96. Rc4 Rf5+ 97. Ke1 Kd6 98. Rxh4 Nd5 99. Rh6+ Ke5 100. Rh5 Rxh5 101. Bxh5 Nf4 102. Bg4 Nxh3 103. Bxh3 c4 104. Kd2 c3+ 105. Kxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.20"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. g3 e6 9. Bg2 Be7 ({RR} 9... Qb6 10. Ne2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. c4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Qa7 14. Qb3 Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nb6 Bg4 17. f3 Na5 18. Qxd5 Qxb6 19. fxg4 Rad8 20. Qf3 Nc6 21. Be3 Qb5 22. Nc3 Qxb2 23. Nd5 Qb5 24. Nxe7+ {Firouzja,A (2785)-Kramnik,V (2753) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (50)}) 10. O-O O-O 11. h4 $146 ({RR} 11. Ne2 Na5 12. c3 Bb5 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. b3 Nd7 15. Qd2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 b5 19. h4 Nb7 20. h5 h6 21. Qd2 Rfd8 22. b4 Rd7 23. Bf1 Bf8 24. a3 Nd8 25. c4 bxc4 {Van Batenburg,M (1713)-Van Arendonk,P (1784) Almelo 2022 ½-½}) ({RR} 11. Ne2 Rc8 12. c3 Ne8 13. h4 Nd6 14. h5 Be8 15. Nd3 b6 16. g4 Ne4 17. Ng3 f5 18. gxf5 exf5 19. h6 g5 20. Be5 Bg6 21. Nh5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bd6 23. Ng7 Qf6 24. Nd7 Qf7 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 {Osmonbekov,T (2109)-Boor,C (2231) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Ne2 b5 13. c3 Rc8 14. Qd3 Nb6 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. b3 Bd6 17. Be3 Rc7 18. h4 Ne7 19. h5 Rfc8 20. g4 a5 21. h6 g6 22. Bf3 Kf8 23. Kg2 a4 24. Ra1 Ra7 25. Rab1 axb3 {Zhalmakhanov,R (2493)-Demchenko,A (2609) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (55)}) 11... Rc8 12. h5 h6 13. Re1 Ne8 14. Ne2 Nd6 15. c3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nc4 17. b3 Na5 18. Qd2 Nc6 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Be3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Nf4 Rfd8 23. Nd3 Qe7 24. f4 Na7 25. Rc1 Bb5 26. Nf2 Be8 27. Bf3 Rc7 28. Rc2 Rdc8 29. Rec1 Nb5 30. a4 Na3 31. Ra2 b5 32. axb5 Nxb5 33. c4 dxc4 34. bxc4 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 Rxc4 36. Rxa6 Rc3 37. Qd1 Rc8 38. Kg2 Rd8 39. Qc1 Nd4 40. Be4 Nb3 41. Qa3 Qxa3 42. Rxa3 Nd2 43. Ba8 Nc4 44. Ra7 Ne3+ 45. Kf3 Nf5 46. Ne4 Rb8 47. Nc5 Bc6+ 48. Bxc6 Nd4+ 49. Kg4 Nxc6 50. Rc7 Nd4 51. Nb7 Nf5 52. Kf3 Kf8 53. Nc5 Ra8 54. g4 Ra3+ 55. Kf2 Ne3 56. Rc8+ Ke7 57. Rc7+ Ke8 58. Rc8+ Ke7 59. Rc7+ Kf8 60. g5 hxg5 61. Rc8+ Ke7 62. Rc7+ Ke8 63. fxg5 Ng4+ 64. Kg2 Nxe5 65. Ne4 Kf8 66. h6 gxh6 67. gxh6 Ra2+ 68. Kg3 Ra3+ 69. Kg2 Ra2+ 70. Kh3 Ra3+ 71. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.21"] [White "Woodward, Andy"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E01"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bf4 a5 10. Rd1 a4 11. Nc3 Qa5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Kh8 $146 ({RR} 16... h6 17. Re1 Nc5 18. Bg2 Bg4 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. h3 Be6 21. Be3 Qd3 22. Re2 Rfd8 23. Kh2 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 Nd3 25. f4 Nb4 26. Rf2 Rd3 27. a3 Rxe3 28. axb4 Bxb4 29. Rxa4 Rxa4 30. Nxa4 Be1 31. Rf1 {Kryuchkov,E (2005)-Doncev,A (2282) Moscow RUS 2023 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 16... h6 17. e6 fxe6 18. Rd4 Qc5 19. Rxa4 Rxa4 20. Nxa4 Qxc2 21. Bxc2 Nf6 22. Nb6 Nd5 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Re1 Kf7 25. Be5 Bf6 26. Bb3 {½-½ (26) Baenziger,F (2422)-Kurmann,O (2443) Leukerbad SUI 2023}) 17. Bxh7 Nxe5 18. Be4 Bg4 19. Rd4 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21. Qd3 Qh5 22. Bd6 Bf6 23. Rf4 Rfd8 24. Rf5 Qg4 25. Rf4 Qh5 26. Rf5 Qg4 27. Rf4 Qh5 28. Rf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.22"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 g6 6. b3 Bh6 7. f4 Nf6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O-O e5 10. g3 Re8 11. Bg2 Bg4 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 exf4 14. Rhe1 ({RR} 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qg2 Neg4 16. Rd3 Qe7 17. gxf4 Bxf4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxg4 h5 20. Qh3 Qxe4 21. Rg1 Kf8 22. a3 Ne3 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Rxg5 Nf5 25. Ka2 Rac8 26. c4 b5 27. cxb5 Rc2 28. Rc3 Rc8 {Draskovic,L (2768)-Dominguez Perez,L (2943) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (41)}) 14... Ne5 15. Ng1 ({RR} 15. Nd4 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. c4 Qc5 19. Kb1 a6 20. gxf4 Rad8 21. h3 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Qe3 Qb8 25. Qg3 Qb6 26. Nf5 {1-0 (26) Senevirathne,S (1893)-Hansana,K (1738) Colombo SRI 2024}) 15... Nh5 16. Rf1 $146 ({RR} 16. Nd5 Rc8 17. Kb1 Qd7 18. gxf4 Qg4 19. h3 Qh4 20. Rf1 Ng3 21. Qe1 Nd7 22. Ne2 Nf5 23. exf5 Qh5 24. Ng3 Qxh3 25. Qf2 Qg4 26. Rh1 Bg7 27. f6 Bf8 28. Ne7+ Bxe7 29. fxe7 Rxe7 30. Qd4 f6 {Danielyan,V (2307)-Movahed,S (2340) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (50)}) 16... g5 17. Nge2 Re6 18. Nd4 fxg3 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Kb1 Bg7 21. hxg3 h6 22. Qh2 Nf6 23. Nb5 Qe7 24. Nxd6 Rd8 25. Qe2 Nc6 26. Nc4 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 a6 28. a4 Qf7 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Nh5 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Qd3 Bxe5 33. Rd7 Qg7 34. Rxg7+ Nxg7 35. g4 h5 36. gxh5 Kh6 37. Qh3 Bf4 38. b4 e5 39. a5 Nxh5 40. Qe6+ Kg7 41. Qe7+ Kg6 42. Qxb7 g4 43. Qxa6+ Nf6 44. Qe2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.23"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C22"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qc4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bd2 Nf6 7. O-O-O O-O 8. Nge2 ({RR} 8. f3 a5 9. Qe2 Re8 10. Qf2 d5 11. Be1 Qe7 12. exd5 Bc5 13. Qh4 Nb4 14. Bb5 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Ba4 Bf5 17. Nh3 Rab8 18. Bf2 Be3+ 19. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Rd2 Qxc3 {0-1 (20) Firouzja,A (2763)-Grischuk,A (2689) chess.com INT 2024}) 8... Bc5 $146 ({RR} 8... Ng4 9. Be1 Bc5 10. Qxc5 dxc5 11. Rxd8 Rxd8 12. Nd5 Rd7 13. f3 Nge5 14. Nef4 b6 15. Bg3 Bb7 16. c3 Ne7 17. Ne3 Rad8 18. Be2 N5g6 19. h4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Bc6 21. h5 h6 22. g4 b5 23. g5 {Papp,G (2269)-Banusz,T (2600) Ajka HUN 2023 0-1}) 9. Bg5 Bxf2 10. Nd5 Be6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qc3 Ne5 13. Nxc7 Rc8 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qb3 Re8 16. Nf4 Qb6 17. g3 Kf7 18. Bb5 Re7 19. Rhf1 Qe3+ 20. Kb1 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bc5 22. Nh5 Kg6 23. Nxf6 Rf8 24. Nd5 Ref7 25. Nf4+ Kf6 26. b4 Bb6 27. Rxd6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.24"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2437"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. h3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 a6 9. Bg5 ({RR} 9. Ba2 b5 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. c3 Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. a4 Kh7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bb3 f5 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Nd2 Bc6 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qb7 {Carlsen,M (2862)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2784) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (77)}) ({RR} 9. Ba2 e5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Bg7 13. c3 Be6 14. b4 Rc8 15. bxc5 dxc5 16. Rb1 b5 17. a4 b4 18. cxb4 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxb4 20. Bc4 Kh7 21. Ne1 f5 22. Nc2 a5 23. exf5 gxf5 {Zhizmer,Y (2298)-Romero Ruscalleda,J (2153) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) 9... b5 10. Ba2 h6 11. Be3 Bb7 $146 ({RR} 11... e6 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Ne2 Qe7 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. c3 Qc7 16. h4 Ng4 17. h5 Rae8 18. hxg6+ fxg6 19. Bf4 Qe7 20. Ne2 Rf7 21. Bg3 Qf8 22. Nf4 Rf6 23. Nh2 h5 24. Nxg4 hxg4 25. Ne2 Bh6 26. Qc2 {Sampaio,A (1657)-Maiberg,W (1953) Florianopolis 2021 ½-½}) 12. Nd2 e5 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Bb3 Qe7 17. Qf3 Nh5 18. Rf1 Nxf4 19. Bxf4 Rad8 20. Qg3 d5 21. Nf3 c4 22. dxc4 dxc4 23. Ba4 Bc6 24. Bxc6 Nxc6 25. Re1 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 27. Kh1 Bg7 28. Nd5 Qe6 29. c3 Rd7 30. Bd2 f5 31. Nf4 Qd6 32. Re2 g5 33. Nh5 Qxg3 34. Nxg3 fxe4 35. Kg1 Rb8 36. Be1 Rdb7 37. Rxe4 Rxb2 38. Nf5 Rc2 39. Re7 Bf8 40. Re4 Rbb2 41. Kf1 Rxg2 42. Rxc4 Rh2 43. Kg1 Rxh3 44. Bg3 Kf7 45. Rc6 a5 46. Be5 Rd3 47. Rf6+ Ke8 48. Ng3 Bc5+ 49. Kh1 Rd1+ 50. Nf1 Bf2 51. c4 Rc2 52. Rxh6 Rxf1+ 53. Kg2 Re1 54. Bd6 g4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.25"] [White "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Rb8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Bd7 12. c3 ({RR} 12. b4 Bf6 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Bb3 Ng6 15. c3 a5 16. bxa5 Ra8 17. a4 bxa4 18. Bxa4 Rxa5 19. Bxd7 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qxd7 21. Rb1 Qc6 22. Nd2 Ra8 23. Qb2 Nf8 24. d4 exd4 25. cxd4 h6 26. Qb3 Qa4 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2789)-Carlsen,M (2847) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (142)}) 12... Bf6 13. Be3 $146 ({RR} 13. d4 Ne7 14. Ba2 Ng6 15. h3 Qe7 16. Re1 Rfd8 17. Be3 Be6 18. Nh2 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 c5 20. Ng4 Bg5 21. Ra1 Rbc8 22. d5 Rb8 23. g3 Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Qd7 25. Qh5 Ne7 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 Rf8 {Munguntuul,B (2383)-Wang,C (2289) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 13. d4 Ne7 14. Ba2 Ng6 15. h3 Qe7 16. Re1 Rfd8 17. Be3 Be6 18. Nh2 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 c5 20. Ng4 Bg5 21. Ra1 Rbc8 22. d5 Rb8 23. g3 Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Qd7 25. Qh5 Ne7 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 Rf8 {Munguntuul,B (2381)-Wang,C (2288) Dubai Police Officers Club, AE 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 13. d4 Ne7 14. Ba2 Ng6 15. h3 Qe7 16. Re1 Rfd8 17. Be3 Be6 18. Nh2 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 c5 20. Ng4 Bg5 21. Ra1 Rbc8 22. d5 Rb8 23. g3 Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Qd7 25. Qh5 Ne7 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 Rf8 {Munguntuul,B (2383)-Wang,C (2289) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (43)}) 13... Ne7 14. Bb3 Ng6 15. Re1 a5 16. h3 a4 17. Ba2 Re8 18. Qd2 h6 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. d4 exd4 22. Bxd4 c5 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Nh2 Nf4 25. Qe3 Rbe8 26. Qf3 h5 27. h4 c4 28. Rd4 Nd3 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Re2 d5 31. e5 Rf5 32. Nf3 f6 33. Re3 Nxe5 34. Rxd5 Nxf3+ 35. gxf3 Rxe3 36. Rxf5 Re5 37. Rf4 Re2 38. Rf5 Rxb2 39. Rxh5 Rb3 40. Rc5 Rxa3 41. Rxb5 Rxc3 42. Ra5 a3 43. f4 Rc1+ 44. Kg2 Ra1 45. Kf3 c3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.26"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Lu, Shanglei"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A19"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 h6 ({RR} 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 d6 12. c5 dxc5 13. f4 c4 14. Bc2 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 exf4 16. Bxf4 Be6 17. Rab1 h6 18. a4 a5 19. Rb7 Nh5 20. Be3 g5 21. Kf2 Nf4 22. Bxf4 gxf4 23. Kf3 Rfd8 24. Rbb1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 {Carlsen,M (2831)-Anand,V (2751) London ENG 2024 1-0 (49)}) 11. Kh1 $146 ({RR} 11. Be3 d5 12. cxd5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 cxd5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. c4 Qc6 16. Re1 Bb7 17. Bf1 Ne4 18. Qb3 f5 19. Rab1 Rf7 20. c5 Kf8 21. f3 f4 22. fxe4 fxe3 23. Qxe3 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Qxa6 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ {Moroni,L (2565)-Holtel,J (2406) Trieste 2022 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 11. Be3 d6 12. Na4 c5 13. a3 Ba5 14. Rb1 Bb6 15. b4 cxb4 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. axb4 Be6 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rfc1 Nd7 20. f3 Ra3 21. Rb2 Rfa8 22. Qd2 Ra1 23. Rbc2 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Kf8 25. Bf1 Ke7 {Mekhitarian,K (2554)-Momin Fayzan (1950) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (67)}) ({RR} 11. Qf3 Re8 12. Qg3 Nh5 13. Qg4 Nf6 14. Qg3 Kh8 15. Be3 d6 16. Rac1 Be6 17. a3 Ba5 18. b4 Bb6 19. Rfd1 Bd4 20. Ne2 c5 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Bd2 a5 23. Ra1 Nd7 24. f4 f6 25. Qh4 exf4 {Fitzsimons,D (2352)-Petrosyan,M (2621) Sitges ESP 2022 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 11. Qe2 d6 12. Na4 c5 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bd2 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 a5 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Qe3 Rfd8 19. Be2 Bc6 20. Rd2 Rab8 21. Rad1 Kf8 22. Bd3 Ne8 23. Nb5 Nc7 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. Be2 a4 {Oparin,G (2652)-Corrales Jimenez,F (2532) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (48)}) 11... Re8 12. Be3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 d6 14. Qe2 c5 15. Rae1 Bb7 16. Bd2 Bc6 17. Qf3 Rb8 18. Bc1 Re6 19. Qd1 Qa5 20. Qc2 Nd7 21. Be3 Qa4 22. Qd2 Nb6 23. Qe2 Rbe8 24. Rb1 Bb7 25. Bc2 Qa5 26. Rb5 Qxa2 27. Rfb1 Ba6 28. R1b2 Qxc4 29. Bd3 Qxc3 30. Bd2 Qa3 31. R2b3 Qa4 32. Rb1 Bxb5 33. Bxb5 Qa2 34. Qd1 Rd8 35. Bc3 Qxf2 36. Qd3 Rg6 37. Rg1 Rg3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.27"] [White "Svane, Frederik"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2657"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. d3 ({RR} 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. O-O Bd7 7. Re1 Nf6 8. Bf1 Bd6 9. d4 O-O 10. h3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Ne7 12. Nc3 Qa5 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Bf4 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ba4 17. Qf3 Rac8 18. Qxb7 Ned5 19. Bd2 Rb8 {Anand,V (2754)-Rapport,R (2752) Zagreb CRO 2023 1-0 (41)}) 5... Bd7 6. O-O ({RR} 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Qb6 8. Ba4 Qa6 9. Bc2 d4 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. O-O Nh5 12. Be5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nf6 14. Nb3 Bd6 15. Nc4 Nxe4 16. Qf3 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne5 Rf8 19. Rac1 Bd6 20. Nxd7 Kxd7 {Grandelius,N (2664)-Shevchenko,K (2677) Chartres FRA 2024 1-0 (54)}) 6... Bd6 $146 ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. Ba4 d4 9. e5 Nd5 10. c4 Nc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Ne4 f5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. a3 a5 15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Ng3 Kh8 17. Nd2 Qg8 18. Qh5 Qg6 19. Nde4 e5 20. Bd2 Ne6 21. Qxg6 {Chigaev,M (2632)-Gelfand,B (2667) Almaty KAZ 2022 ½-½ (47)}) 7. exd5 exd5 8. c4 Nge7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. dxc4 Bf5 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Na4 Bd3 14. Re1 Bxc4 15. Bxc5 Bd5 16. Rc1 Ng6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nc3 Nf4 19. g3 Ne6 20. Nxd5 cxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.28"] [White "Meier, Georg"] [Black "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O a5 $146 ({RR} 7... Bb7 8. b4 a5 9. b5 h6 10. a4 Qe8 11. Ba3 d6 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. c5 dxc5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Ne5 Rd8 17. Qb3+ Kh7 18. Nc4 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 g5 22. Nxa5 {Pakleza,Z (2482)-Filipets,E (2293) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 7... Bb7 8. b4 e6 9. a4 a5 10. b5 d6 11. Ba3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Qe7 13. Nd2 g5 14. Nb3 f4 15. exf4 gxf4 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 e5 18. Rfe1 Qf7 19. d5 Kh8 20. Nd2 Rg8 21. Kh1 Bh6 22. Nce4 {Cori,J (2686)-Maghsoodloo,P (2656) Biel 2019 0-1 (67)}) ({RR} 7... Bb7 8. b4 a5 9. b5 h6 10. a4 Qe8 11. Ba3 d6 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. c5 dxc5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Ne5 Rd8 17. Qb3+ Kh7 18. Nc4 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 g5 22. Nxa5 {Pakleza,Z (2482)-Filipets,E (2293) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) 8. Qb3 e6 9. Rd1 d6 10. Bd2 Qe7 11. Be1 h6 12. Rac1 Kh7 13. a3 Ba6 14. d5 e5 15. Qc2 Nbd7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Bb7 18. Nb5 c6 19. Nc7 Ra3 20. Ne6 Rfa8 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. Nd2 cxd5 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Bc4 Bb7 25. Bb3 d5 26. Nb1 Ra1 27. Qb2 Qd6 28. h3 Ne4 29. f3 Nef6 30. Qf2 Rc8 31. Qb2 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Ra8 33. Rd1 Rc8 34. Nc3 Bc6 35. Nxd5 Bxd5 36. e4 fxe4 37. fxe4 Nxe4 38. Rxd5 Qe7 39. Qe2 Ndf6 40. Rd3 Rc1 41. Kh2 Ng5 42. Qe3 e4 43. Rc3 Qe5+ 44. Kg1 Rb1 45. Kf2 Ne6 46. Rc1 Qb2+ 47. Bd2 Qxb3 48. Rxb1 Qxb1 49. Qxb6 Qd3 50. Bxh6+ Kxh6 51. Qxe6 Qd2+ 52. Kg1 Qd4+ 53. Kh2 e3 54. Qe7 Qf4+ 55. Kg1 Ne4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.29"] [White "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Black "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B94"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 g6 8. O-O-O Bg7 9. f4 Qc7 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Kb1 Qc7 11. Qc4 Qb8 12. Qb4 Re8 13. Be2 h6 14. Bh4 e5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Nb3 b5 17. Rhf1 Bb7 18. Qd6 g5 19. Be1 Re6 20. Qd3 Qc7 21. h4 Rc8 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. a3 Nb6 24. Qf3 {Kabanov,N (2478)-Bocharov,D (2583) Taganrog 2018 0-1 (46)}) 10. g4 ({RR} 10. Nf3 O-O 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Bxe7 Ndxe5 14. Bd6 Qb6 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Re8 17. Bc7 Qc6 18. Qxe8+ {1-0 (18) Campos,E (2027)-Tsapalin,S (1903) Gyumri ARM 2024}) 10... O-O 11. Bg2 e5 12. fxe5 $146 ({RR} 12. Nb3 exf4 13. h4 Ne5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. g5 f3 18. gxf6 fxe2 19. Rxd6 Bg4 20. Re1 Rfe8 21. Nd4 Nc4 22. Rd7 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nxe2 Ne3 25. Nf4 Nxg2 26. Nxg2 h6 {Tsotsonava,E (1887)-Kassimov,B (2363) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (69)}) ({RR} 12. Nb3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Bf3 Be6 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bg4 Nb6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4 Rae8 20. h4 Rf4 21. Qh3 Qf7 22. Rd3 Nc4 23. Nc5 Rf2 24. Rd7 Qf4+ 25. Kb1 Rf3 26. Qg2 Rf2 {Dubovikas,T (2209)-Germanavicius,S (2352) Lithuania 2018 ½-½}) 12... Nxe5 13. h3 Be6 14. Rhf1 Bc4 15. Qf2 Bxf1 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxf6 Bc4 18. Bf1 Qd8 19. Qxd8 Raxd8 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Nd5 Kg7 22. b3 Ne5 23. Kd2 Nd7 24. Ne2 Nf6 25. Nxf6 Kxf6 26. Ke3 Rfe8 27. c4 Kg5 28. Nd4 Kf6 29. Kf4 Re7 30. Ne2 Kg7 31. a4 f6 32. Nc3 Kf7 33. Rd4 Re5 34. Nd5 h5 35. a5 hxg4 36. hxg4 Rh8 37. Kg3 Rh1 38. b4 Re1 39. Kf3 f5 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Nc3 Ke6 42. Kf2 Rc1 43. Ne2 Rc2 44. Ke3 fxe4 45. Nf4+ Kf5 46. Rxd6 Rxc4 47. Nd5 Re8 48. Rb6 Ke5 49. Nf6 Rc3+ 50. Kd2 Rd3+ 51. Ke2 Rc8 52. Ng4+ Kf4 53. Nf2 Rc2+ 54. Ke1 Re3+ 55. Kf1 Rf3 56. Rf6+ Ke3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.30"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2506"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c5 6. a3 ({RR} 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbd7 10. Bd6 Re8 11. Qb3 b6 12. cxb6 Nxb6 13. Bc5 Nc4 14. Bd4 Ba6 15. Ne2 Qd6 16. Qb4 Qd7 17. Bxf6 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bxd3 19. Bd4 Qg4 20. Ng3 Rab8 {Saydaliev,A (2213)-Sharipov,D (2232) Tashkent UZB 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 6. e3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Bxc5 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bg5 d4 12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Qa4 Re8 14. Ng3 Be7 15. Nb5 h6 16. Be3 Ne6 17. Bf5 a6 18. Bxg4 axb5 19. Qd1 Qxd1 20. Bxd1 Nd5 {Dudin,G (2387)-Iljin,T (2273) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (75)}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nf6 8. e3 Qa5 $146 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Ne4 11. f3 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Nd2+ 13. Kf2 Nc4 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Nc6 17. Ne2 Be6 18. Qc3 Qa6 19. Rhd1 Rac8 20. Qe1 Bb3 21. Rdc1 Rfe8 22. Qd2 Bc4 23. Rc2 {Keymer,V (2717)-Bluebaum,M (2668) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (85)}) 9. Ne2 O-O 10. f3 cxd4 11. exd4 Bd7 12. a4 Nc6 13. Kf2 Rfe8 14. g4 Rac8 15. Bd2 Bxg4 16. fxg4 Nxg4+ 17. Kf3 h5 18. Bh3 Qa6 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nxh5 Qd3+ 21. Kxg4 Re4+ 22. Bf4 f5+ 23. Kxg5 Qxh3 24. Nf6+ Kf7 25. Rg1 Rh8 26. Nh5 Nd8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.31"] [White "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Black "Macovei, Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. e3 O-O 7. cxd5 ({RR} 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Rc8 14. Rfc1 c5 15. bxc6 Rxc6 16. Rxc6 Bxc6 17. Rc1 Qa8 18. Ne1 Rc8 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 h6 21. h3 Rc6 {Ding Liren (2762)-Carlsen,M (2830) Karlsruhe GER 2024 ½-½ (36)}) 7... exd5 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Be2 $146 ({RR} 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 c6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. O-O Rfe8 14. h3 {½-½ (14) Fuest,M (2140)-Wilger,F (2108) Germany 2018}) ({RR} 9. Bd3 Qd7 10. O-O Be4 11. Ne5 Qf5 12. Ne2 Bxd3 13. Ng3 Ne4 14. Qxd3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qxd3 16. Nxd3 Nc6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Nc5 b6 19. Na6 Na5 20. Nxc7 Rfd8 21. Nb5 Nc6 22. a3 a6 23. Nc3 b5 {Vega Garcia,J (1493)-Rodriguez Almeida,A (1027) Vecindario 2022 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 c6 11. O-O a5 12. Na4 Ne4 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. Nc5 Ndxc5 15. dxc5 Qe7 16. Nd4 a4 17. f3 Nxc5 18. Qa3 b6 19. Nxc6 Qf6 20. Nb4 Rad8 21. Rfd1 d4 22. e4 Rd6 23. Nd5 Qg5 {Lee,A (2362)-Krush,I (2432) Saint Louis USA 2023 1-0 (48)}) 9... c6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Ne4 13. Qb2 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf6 15. Rfc1 Ne4 16. Qb2 Bg4 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qb6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nf6 23. Qa4 Rc8 24. g4 h6 25. h4 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Qc2 Qd8 28. Qf5 Nd7 29. Kg2 Rc7 30. Rh1 Qf6 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Ra1 Rc8 33. Ra6 Nb8 34. Ra7 Rd8 35. Qc2 Kg7 36. Rc7 Rh8 37. Qf5 Qxf5 38. gxf5 Kf6 39. Bg4 Rd8 40. f3 Rd6 41. Kf2 Nd7 42. Ke2 Ke7 43. Kd3 Kd8 44. Ra7 Ke8 45. Bh5 c5 46. Bxf7+ Kd8 47. dxc5 Nxc5+ 48. Kd4 Nd7 49. Be6 Nb8 50. Rg7 Rb6 51. Kxd5 Na6 52. e4 Nc7+ 53. Ke5 Ra6 54. Rxg5 Ra5+ 55. Bd5 Nxd5 56. exd5 Ke7 57. f6+ Kf8 58. Ke4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.32"] [White "Can, Isik"] [Black "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C29"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 6. d3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 d4 8. Qg3 Nc6 9. Be2 Be6 10. c4 Qd7 ({RR} 10... Bb4+ 11. Kd1 Qd7 12. Rb1 O-O-O 13. Bf3 Be7 14. Nh3 b6 15. Nf4 g5 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Rb5 Nb8 18. Rd5 c6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. h3 Nd7 21. Qh2 h6 22. g4 Nxe5 23. gxf5 Nxf3 24. fxe6 Nxh2 25. Rxh2 {Rapport,R (2740)-Abdusattorov,N (2713) Wijk aan Zee NED 2023 0-1 (47)}) 11. Rb1 ({RR} 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. Rb1 Bc5 13. O-O h6 14. Rb5 b6 15. Nd2 g5 16. Bf3 a6 17. Rxc5 bxc5 18. Nb3 Nb4 19. Nxc5 Qe7 20. Nb7 Rdf8 21. Ba3 f4 22. Qf2 g4 23. Bc6 g3 24. Qxd4 Nxc6 25. Qb2 Qd7 {Gajic,M (2294)-Radhakrishnan,S (2033) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) 11... O-O-O 12. Bf3 g6 $146 ({RR} 12... b6 13. Ne2 Nb4 14. O-O Nxc2 15. a4 Qxa4 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Nf4 h6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Bd5 Re8 20. Bd2 Bc5 21. Qxg7 Ne3 22. Ra1 Qd7 23. Qg6 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxf5+ Kb7 26. Bf4 Rhg8 27. Rf2 {Rozman,L (2322)-Bornholdt,J (2265) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. h4 Bc5 14. Nh3 Bxc4 15. dxc4 d3 16. Bd5 dxc2 17. Rb2 Rde8 18. Kd2 Nxe5 19. Kxc2 c6 20. Bf4 Bd4 21. Rd1 Bxb2 22. Kxb2 Nxc4+ 23. Bxc4 Qxd1 24. Qxg7 Qd8 25. Bd3 Rhf8 26. Kc2 Rf6 27. Qh7 {Krastev,A (2402)-Sonis,F (2539) Corte 2022 1-0 (58)}) 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Bf6 Rg8 15. Ne2 Bb4+ 16. Kd1 a5 17. Nf4 Bf7 18. Nd5 g5 19. Nxb4 axb4 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Rxb4 f4 22. Qf2 g4 23. Rg1 f3 24. Kc1 Qa6 25. Kb2 fxg2 26. Qxd4 Qc6 27. Qf2 h5 28. Rxg2 Be6 29. Rg1 b6 30. a4 Kb7 31. a5 Ra8 32. Ra1 Ra6 33. axb6 Rxa1 34. bxc7+ Kxc7 35. Kxa1 Ra8+ 36. Kb2 Ra5 37. Qd4 Bd7 38. Be7 Kc8 39. e6 Qxe6 40. Qh8+ Kc7 41. Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.33"] [White "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Black "Bok, Benjamin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/4u1CmwUw} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bd3 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Re8 $146 ({RR} 15... Be7 16. Qc2 Bf6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nf6 20. Rfe1 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Rad1 Qb7 23. Rd6 Rfe8 24. Red1 Qe4 25. h3 Kg8 26. Qa3 Qe7 27. Qa4 Rac8 28. Ng5 Qc7 29. Qh4 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 {Guichard,P (2362)-Jarocka,L (2212) lichess.org 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/4u1CmwUw] ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 15... Be7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rad1 Bf6 18. Bc4 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nf6 20. Ne5 Qd6 21. Rd3 a6 22. a4 Rfe8 23. f4 Rad8 24. Rfd1 Nh5 25. g3 Nf6 26. Qf2 Nd7 27. Nc6 Rc8 28. R3d2 Nf6 29. Qf3 Kf8 30. Ne5 {Sturt,R (2500)-Petkov,M (2426) Arandjelovac 2021 0-1 (64)}) ({RR} 15... Be7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rad1 Bf6 18. Bc1 Ne5 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Qd7 22. Be3 Rad8 23. g3 Rfe8 24. Rd2 Kg8 25. h4 Be5 26. Kg2 Qd6 27. Re1 Qf6 28. Red1 Bc3 29. Rd3 Be5 30. Qc4 {Suleymenov,A (2506)-Dimitrijeski,B (2183) Reykjavik ISL 2024 1-0 (77)}) 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rad1 a6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 b5 20. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Bxd5 22. Qd2 Nf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxd5 Rd8 25. Qe4 c4 26. bxc4 bxc4 27. Qe8+ Bf8 28. Qe5 Qb6 29. Bc2 Kg8 30. Qe4 g6 31. Qxc4 Bc5 32. Rf1 Rc8 33. Qb3 Qf6 34. Be4 Re8 35. Bd5 Re7 36. g3 Kg7 37. Kg2 Ba7 38. Bc4 g5 39. Bd5 Re2 40. Bc4 Rb2 41. Qd1 g4 42. Nh4 Rxf2+ 43. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 44. Kh1 h5 45. Qf1 Qxf1+ 46. Bxf1 a5 47. Bb5 Kf6 48. Kg2 Kg5 49. Bd7 Bb8 50. a4 Bc7 51. Nf5 f6 52. Nd4 Bb6 53. Ne6+ Kh6 54. Bb5 Be3 55. Be8 f5 56. Kf1 Bb6 57. Nf4 h4 58. Nd5 Bd8 59. Bd7 hxg3 60. hxg3 Kg5 61. Kg2 Kg6 62. Ne3 Bb6 63. Nxf5 Bc5 64. Nh4+ Kg5 65. Be6 Bb6 66. Bc8 Bc5 67. Kh2 Bb6 68. Ng2 Bc5 69. Nf4 Bb6 70. Kg2 Ba7 71. Nd3 Bd4 72. Nf2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.34"] [White "Pichot, Alan"] [Black "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 d5 7. Bg2 Qb6 8. Nb3 d4 9. e5 Nd7 ({RR} 9... dxc3 10. exf6 gxf6 11. bxc3 Qb5 12. Be3 Be7 13. Rb1 Qc4 14. Nd2 Qxc3 15. Rb3 Qa5 16. O-O Qc7 17. Ne4 f5 18. Qa1 e5 19. Nc3 Be6 20. Nb5 Qb8 21. Nxa7 Bxb3 22. Nxc6 Rxa2 23. Nxb8 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 {Hovhannisyan,R (2640)-Milliet,S (2409) Benasque 2019 1-0 (32)}) 10. Ne2 d3 $146 ({RR} 10... Bb4+ 11. c3 dxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Be3 Qc7 14. f4 b6 15. Nbd4 Bb7 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. O-O Na5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Qe4 21. Qd4 Nc5 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Kg2 Nc4 24. Bd4 f5 25. exf6 {Gomez Carreno,M (2155)-Moreno Ruiz,J (2428) Linares 2022 ½-½ (71)}) 11. cxd3 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 Ndxe5 13. d4 Ng6 14. O-O O-O 15. d5 Bxc3 16. dxc6 Bf6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Rc1 b6 19. Qe2 e5 20. Nd2 Be6 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Nc3 a6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rfd8 25. Rfd1 Rd6 26. Qc4 Bf8 27. a4 Rad8 28. Qb3 Rb8 29. h4 b5 30. h5 bxa4 31. Qb7 Rxb7 32. cxb7 Qb8 33. hxg6 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 Qxb7 35. Rd8 hxg6 36. Rcc8 g5 37. Rxf8+ Kh7 38. Rb8 Qf3 39. Bxg5 Qd1+ 40. Kg2 Qd5+ 41. Kh2 Kg6 42. Be3 Qf3 43. Rb6+ f6 44. Rxa6 Qh5+ 45. Kg2 e4 46. Rd8 Qf3+ 47. Kg1 Qe2 48. Rxa4 Qxb2 49. Ra7 Qb3 50. Kg2 f5 51. Rd6+ Kh5 52. Rxg7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.35"] [White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Chasin, Nico"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2417"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. g4 h6 6. Rg1 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 6... Nbd7 7. h4 e5 8. g5 hxg5 9. hxg5 Nh5 10. Be2 g6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe7 13. Nc3 c6 14. Ne4 Ba3 15. Qc1 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 b5 17. Bf1 Qb4 18. Rg4 Nf4 19. Rxf4 exf4 20. Qxh8+ Ke7 21. Nf6 {Nikolic,N (2244)-Koljevic,N (2010) Cetinje MNE 2024 1-0}) 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Nc3 c6 9. h4 h5 10. g5 Ng4 11. Qe2 e5 12. dxe5 Ngxe5 13. Nd4 Nf8 14. O-O-O Nfg6 15. Rh1 Bd7 16. Qd2 O-O-O 17. Be2 f6 18. f4 Ng4 19. Bd3 Qxe3 20. Bxg6 Bxf4 21. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 22. Kb1 Nf2 23. Nf5 Nxh1 24. Rxh1 Bf4 25. Ne2 Be5 26. Bxe5 fxe5 27. Nd6+ Kc7 28. Nf7 Bg4 29. Ng3 e4 30. Nxd8 Kxd8 31. Rf1 Bf3 32. Nf5 Kd7 33. Nd4 Bg4 34. b4 Kd6 35. Kc1 b6 36. Kd2 c5 37. bxc5+ bxc5 38. Nb3 Bf3 39. c3 Rc8 40. Kc2 Ke5 41. Nd2 Bg4 42. Rf7 Rc6 43. Bh7 g6 44. c4 e3 45. Nf3+ Ke4 46. cxd5 Ra6 47. Ne1 Bf5 48. Kc3 Ra3+ 49. Kb2 Ra4 50. d6 Rb4+ 51. Kc3 Rb1 52. Re7+ Kd5 53. d7 Bxd7 54. Rxd7+ Ke6 55. Rd8 Rxe1 56. Bxg6 Rc1+ 57. Kb2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.36"] [White "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Rc1 ({RR} 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ne4+ 14. Ke1 g5 15. Bc7 Be6 16. f3 Rac8 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Kg7 19. Bd3 h6 20. Kd2 Ne5 21. Rhc1 Rfe8 {Carlsen,M (2847)-Aronian,L (2781) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (65)}) 7... c5 8. a3 $146 ({RR} 8. e3 Nbd7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be2 Nfe4 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 Ba3 13. Rb1 Bf5 14. Rb5 a6 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Rb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Qa5 18. h4 Bc5 19. h5 Bxd4 20. hxg6 Bxc3 21. Bd6 hxg6 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 {Ibrahimli,M (2436)-Madaminov,M (2139) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Bxc5 10. Be2 d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. O-O Be6 14. Bf3 Qd7 15. Rc2 Rad8 16. Rd2 Bc4 17. Be2 Bxc3 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. Qc2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Bd4 21. Be3 Re7 22. Rd1 Bxe3 {Makhnev,D (2537)-Zhalmakhanov,R (2488) Pavlodar KAZ 2024 ½-½ (66)}) ({RR} 8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c4 12. Nd2 g5 13. Nxe4 gxf4 14. Nd2 fxe3 15. fxe3 f5 16. Rf3 Kh8 17. Nf1 b5 18. Ng3 Qe8 19. Qd2 Be6 20. Rcf1 Qg6 21. Bd1 Ne7 22. Qb2 a6 {Szustakowski,A (2330)-Sliwerski,R (2011) Suwalki 2018 1-0 (32)}) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. e3 c4 11. Be2 Qa5 12. a4 Ne4 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bd1 a6 15. O-O Bf5 16. Qb2 b5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 bxa4 19. Qa3 Nd2 20. Re1 Nb3 21. Bxb3 cxb3 22. f3 Bd3 23. e4 Qb5 24. exd5 b2 25. Rb1 Bxb1 26. Rxb1 Rab8 27. Bxb8 Rxb8 28. d6 Qd3 29. Qa2 Qxc3 30. d7 Qxd4+ 31. Kf1 Qd3+ 32. Kg1 Qxd7 33. Rxb2 Qd1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.37"] [White "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Black "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2349"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. a3 d5 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. exd5 exd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Be2 ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. Bf1 Qb6 14. Nb3 Be6 15. Nb5 Ne4 16. Bg3 Rac8 17. N5d4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. c3 Qxb2 20. Qd3 Qxc3 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rab1 Qf6 23. Rxb7 Bxf2+ 24. Kh1 Bxg3 {Smieszek,W (2088)-Adewumi,T (2315) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 10... O-O 11. Bf3 ({RR} 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bf3 Be6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. g3 Qd7 15. Bg2 Rad8 16. Qe2 e5 17. Rad1 d4 18. Bc1 Kh8 19. Ne4 Rf8 20. Ng5 Rde8 21. Bh3 Qd6 22. Be6 Bd8 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Bxf7 Re7 25. Bb3 e4 {Wang Hao (2722)-Gelfand,B (2668) Prague CZE 2023 1-0 (41)}) 11... Be6 12. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 12. Re1 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 a6 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Be5 Rfd8 17. Qf4 Rc4 18. Rd4 Rd7 19. Red1 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 h6 21. Qe3 Qd8 22. Bb6 Qc8 23. h3 Bf8 24. Rd2 Qc4 25. Qd4 Qc6 26. g4 Ne4 {Kilic,E (2220)-Ozsakallioglu,O (2270) Adapazari 2022 ½-½}) ({RR} 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Bf4 Rfe8 14. Qd3 Bc5 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Rad1 Bf5 17. Qd2 d4 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. f3 Bg6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qf2 Qf5 24. Qd2 Qxc2 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. Qxd4 h6 {Esipenko,A (2704)-Sipila,V (2440) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Rxe6 d4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Re2 Qb7 19. Ne4 Qxb2 20. c3 Qb5 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. cxd4 Rd8 23. Qd2 c5 24. d5 c4 25. Re5 Qc5 26. Qe3 Qxe3 {Dragun,K (2569)-Giurgiu,I (1902) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (47)}) 12... Bc5 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Na4 d4 15. Bxc6 Bxb3 16. cxb3 bxc6 17. Bg5 Qd5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd3 Kh8 20. Rac1 Rae8 21. Rc4 Rg8 22. g3 Rg4 23. b4 Re5 24. Nc5 h5 25. Rcc1 h4 26. Qc4 hxg3 27. fxg3 Kg7 28. Qxd5 cxd5 29. Nd3 Re3 30. Rcd1 Rge4 31. Rf2 Bc7 32. Nc5 Be5 33. Kf1 Rg4 34. Re2 f5 35. Nd3 Bd6 36. Nf2 Rg6 37. Rxd4 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 f4 39. gxf4 Rg2 40. h3 Bc7 41. Kf3 Rg1 42. Rxd5 Rf1 43. Rd1 Rxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Bxf4 45. Kf3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.38"] [White "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 h6 6. h3 a6 7. a4 d6 8. Be3 O-O ({RR} 8... Bxe3 9. fxe3 Be6 10. b3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qd2 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qd6 15. Nd2 f5 16. Bxe6+ Qxe6 17. Qc4 Qxc4 18. bxc4 e4 19. d4 f4 20. Rxf4 Rxf4 21. exf4 Nxd4 22. Nxe4 Ne2+ 23. Kf2 {Carlsen,M (2865)-Vidit,S (2727) Wijk aan Zee 2022 ½-½ (51)}) ({RR} 8... Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. a5 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bd2 Bf5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Qb1 Qd6 16. Qb3 Rad8 17. d4 Bc8 18. Re4 Kh8 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Re1 Qd6 23. Bd3 {Topalov,V (2730)-Tari,A (2654) Stavanger 2022 ½-½ (51)}) 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. O-O Be6 $146 ({RR} 10... Qd6 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Ne2 Rb8 13. a5 Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. b3 Nh5 16. Nc4 Nf4 17. Kh2 Rbd8 18. Ng1 f5 19. f3 Nd4 20. Ne3 Qg6 21. Rf2 Nh5 22. Qe1 f4 23. Nf1 Qd6 24. Rb1 Nc6 25. Ne2 {Demchenko,A (2640)-Tabatabaei,M (2664) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 10... Qd6 11. Nd2 Nd4 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Ng3 b5 14. Ba2 Rad8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Re1 Bc8 17. Ndf1 g6 18. Ne3 Kh7 19. c3 Nc6 20. Qf3 Kg7 21. Bb3 Ne7 22. Red1 Be6 23. Bc2 Ra8 24. Ne2 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 {Pranav,V (2620)-Injac,T (2411) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 11. Nd2 Qe8 12. a5 Rd8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nc4 Nd7 15. Ne2 Nf6 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. Ne2 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.39"] [White "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. e4 e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Bf4 Qa5 11. e6 ({RR} 11. Qd4 Bd8 12. e6 Ndf6 13. exf7+ Kxf7 14. e5 Bb6 15. Qxc4+ Nd5 16. Ng5+ Kg6 17. Qe4+ Bf5 18. Qxf5+ Kxf5 19. Be4# {1-0 (19) Hakobyan,A (2619)-Rosen,E (2361) chess.com INT 2024}) 11... fxe6 12. e5 $146 ({RR} 12. Nd4 Nde5 13. h3 Nf6 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Qh5 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Ne3 20. Rd2 Nf5 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 g6 24. Qg5 Rxd6 25. Qf6 Bd7 26. Kh2 e5 {Miszler,L (2251)-Dobre,C (2302) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (75)}) 12... O-O 13. Qe2 Qd8 14. Rad1 Rxf4 15. gxf4 Qf8 16. Qxc4 Nb6 17. Qe4 Nd5 18. Ne2 Nh6 19. Ng5 g6 20. Bh3 Nf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Qxf5 gxf5 23. Rd3 h6 24. Nh3 b6 25. Nc3 Ba6 26. Nxd5 exd5 27. Rg3+ Kf7 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Kh1 d4 30. Ng1 c5 31. Nf3 Bc4 32. e6+ Bxe6 33. Ne5+ Ke8 34. Re1 Rd6 35. Rg7 a5 36. b3 Bd5+ 37. Kg1 Re6 38. Kf1 Kd8 39. Nc6+ Rxc6 40. Rexe7 Rd6 41. Ra7 Kc8 42. Rh7 Rd8 43. Ke1 Kb8 44. Rad7 Rxd7 45. Rxd7 Be4 46. Rd6 Kc7 47. Rxh6 b5 48. h4 c4 49. bxc4 bxc4 50. Re6 Bf3 51. Ra6 c3 52. Rxa5 Kb6 53. Ra3 Kb5 54. Rb3+ Kc4 55. Rb8 d3 56. Rd8 d2+ 57. Rxd2 cxd2+ 58. Kxd2 Kd4 59. a4 Ke4 60. a5 Kxf4 61. a6 Kg4 62. Ke3 f4+ 63. Kd4 Kxh4 64. Ke5 Kg4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.40"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. d3 Nbd7 ({RR} 8... b5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Rc2 Rc8 13. Rxc8 Qxc8 14. Qa1 Qb8 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Rxc8+ Qxc8 17. Qc1 Qxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Ne8 19. Ne1 e6 20. Nc2 Nc5 21. Ba3 Nd7 22. e4 Bc3 23. Nf1 {Martin,L (2144)-Rodriguez Fontecha,M (2289) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (42)}) 9. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Rab1 Bb7 12. e4 e5 13. Rfe1 Qb6 14. Nf1 d4 15. Rec1 Bh6 16. N3d2 b4 17. c5 Qd8 18. a3 a5 19. axb4 axb4 20. Ra1 Ba6 21. Ra4 Bb5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Ra1 Qb8 {Starke,B (2102)-Kaneda,E (1802) Caioba BRA 2023 1-0 (44)}) 9... Re8 10. d4 a5 11. Qc2 a4 12. Bc3 b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Bb4 Rc8 16. Qd3 Qb6 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Bxe7 Ne4 19. Bb4 Nb8 20. Qb1 Nc6 21. Nxe4 Nxb4 22. Nc5 a3 23. e3 Bf8 24. Ne5 Bc6 25. Qc1 Qa7 26. Qc3 Nxa2 27. Qd2 Bxc5 28. dxc5 Qxc5 29. Qxa2 b4 30. Nxc6 Rxc6 31. Rd1 Qc2 32. Qxc2 Rxc2 33. Bxd5 a2 34. Ra1 Kg7 35. Kg2 f5 36. Kf3 Rb2 37. e4 Kf6 38. Ke3 fxe4 39. Kxe4 Rxf2 40. Kd4 Rxh2 41. Kc5 Ke5 42. Re1+ Kf5 43. Kxb4 Kg4 44. Kc3 Re2 45. Ra1 Kxg3 46. b4 Re3+ 47. Kd4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.41"] [White "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Black "Le, Quang Liem"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. h3 a6 10. a3 ({RR} 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Qc2 b5 12. Be2 Nb4 13. Qb3 e5 14. d5 c5 15. Rdg1 Bf5 16. e4 c4 17. Qd1 Nxe4 {0-1 (17) Erenberg,A (2500)-Bronstein,O (2443) Israel ISR 2024}) 10... e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 $146 ({RR} 12. Qc2 b5 13. Ba2 Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 15. Ne2 c6 16. dxc6 Rc8 17. Bc3 Nxc6 18. Qd3 Qe7 19. Rd1 Bc5 20. b4 Bb6 21. O-O Be6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Ng3 Rfd8 24. Qe2 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. Nf5 Rc4 {Rakotomaharo,F (2419)-Bellahcene,B (2541) Hammamet 2019 1-0 (40)}) 12... Bd7 13. Qd1 Rc8 14. O-O Ng6 15. Re1 h6 16. Bf1 c6 17. Be3 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Bc6 20. Qd3 Qf6 21. Bb6 Bc7 22. Bxc7 Rxc7 23. Qe3 Rd8 24. Rad1 Rcd7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. g3 Nf8 27. Qc3 Re7 28. Bc4 Nd7 29. Bd5 Bxd5 30. exd5 Qd6 31. Qc8+ Nf8 32. Qc4 Rc7 33. Qe4 Rc5 34. Qxe5 Rxd5 35. Qxd6 Rxd6 36. Re8 f6 37. Re7 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Nxd7 39. Kf1 Kf7 40. Nd4 g6 41. Ke2 Ke7 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. h4 h5 44. Ne2 Ke5 45. Nf4 Kf5 46. Kd4 Ne5 47. Kc5 Ng4 48. f3 Ne5 49. Kb6 Nxf3 50. Kxb7 Nxh4 51. Kxa6 Nf3 52. Ng2 Kg4 53. b4 Kxg3 54. Ne3 Kf2 55. Nd5 h4 56. b5 h3 57. Nxf6 Ne5 58. b6 h2 59. b7 h1=Q 60. b8=Q Qc6+ 61. Qb6+ Qxb6+ 62. Kxb6 Nc4+ 63. Kc5 Nxa3 64. Kd4 Kf3 65. Nh7 Kf4 66. Nf8 g5 67. Ne6+ Kf5 68. Nxg5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.42"] [White "Makarian, Rudik"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2674"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bf4 b5 ({RR} 9... Re8 10. a4 b6 11. Qe2 a5 12. Rfd1 Ba6 13. h4 h6 14. Nd2 Bb4 15. g4 Qe7 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nh7 18. e5 Rac8 19. Qh5 Ndf8 20. Be4 Bxc3 21. bxc3 c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. f3 Bb7 24. Bxh7+ {Andreikin,D (2729)-Sjugirov,S (2712) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 9... a5 10. a4 b6 11. Qe2 Ba6 12. Rfd1 Bb4 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. Nxc4 Rac8 15. Na2 c5 16. Nxb4 axb4 17. dxc5 e5 18. Be3 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. b3 Rfc8 21. Bh3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 R8c7 23. Qe3 g6 24. Bf1 {Meshkovs,N (2532)-Pultinevicius,P (2575) Tallinn EST 2024 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 9... Re8 10. a4 b6 11. Qc2 a5 12. Rad1 Bb7 13. h4 h6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. g4 Qc7 18. Qe2 Nxe5 19. g5 hxg5 20. hxg5 g6 21. Qe3 Bf8 22. Qg3 Bg7 23. Nb1 Rad8 24. Na3 {Makarian,R (2505)-Sjugirov,S (2709) Sochi RUS 2022 0-1 (42)}) 10. d5 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 10... exd5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Nxb5 Bb7 13. Re1 Nc5 14. Ne5 Nfe4 15. Nc3 f6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nxc4 f5 18. Nd6 Qb6 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Bf1 Rfd8 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Qh5 Nd3 23. Qxf5 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Qxb2 25. Be5 {Pham,K (2116)-Hernandez Iglesias,F (2092) Amsterdam 2019 1-0}) ({RR} 10... cxd5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Nb6 14. Qxb5 Bd7 15. Qh5 Rc8 16. Rad1 Rc5 17. Ne5 Qc8 18. Be4 g6 19. Qh6 Be6 20. Rfe1 Bf6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Rxe6 Rcf5 25. Rde1 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Ernst,S (2539) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 10... exd5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Nb6 14. Qxb5 Qd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. Rfe1 Bf6 18. Be5 Rad8 19. Nf5 Bc8 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Rac1 Rc7 24. Rc2 g5 25. Rec1 {Dubov,D (2711)-Rasulov,V (2445) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (56)}) 11. dxc6 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nd3 13. e5 Qxd4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. c7 Bd7 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Qf3 Rc8 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rfd1 h6 20. Nxa4 e5 21. Be3 Qd6 22. Nc5 Rxc7 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Qa8+ Kh7 25. Qe4+ g6 26. b3 Qe6 27. Rab1 Nb4 28. Rdc1 Na2 29. Rc2 Nb4 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. Qxc4 Nd5 32. Rd1 Nxe3 33. Qxe6 fxe6 34. Rd7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.43"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 ({RR} 8. b4 c6 9. Bb2 a5 10. b5 c5 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Be2 Re8 13. Na4 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Rb8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxd5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. Rad1 Bf8 21. Qc4 Reb8 22. Nc3 Rb3 {Andreikin,D (2724)-Matlakov,M (2699) Moscow 2019 ½-½ (37)}) 8... c5 9. b3 $146 ({RR} 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Bg4 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bf5 17. Qd2 Ne4 18. Bxe4 Bxg5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Bxd5 Rad8 21. Bb3 Bf4 {½-½ (21) Mukasa,P (1692)-Isiko,M (1649) Kampala 2018}) ({RR} 9. O-O Bg4 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f3 Be6 14. f4 f5 15. b3 Nb8 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Qc2 a5 18. g4 Qd7 19. Ng3 g6 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Qg2 Kf7 22. Rad1 Bh4 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 {Georgiev,V (2392)-Nguyen,J (2136) San Francisco USA 2024 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 9. O-O Bg4 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f3 Be6 14. f4 f5 15. b3 Nb8 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Qc2 a5 18. g4 Qd7 19. Ng3 g6 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Qg2 Kf7 22. Rad1 Bh4 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 {Georgiev,V (2392)-Nguyen,J (2136) San Francisco USA 2024 1-0 (41)}) 9... Nc6 10. Ne2 Ne4 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Qc2 Re8 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. Nexd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Rc8 18. Qb2 Qf6 19. Rc1 h6 20. b4 Nd6 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Qd8 23. Rc2 Kf8 24. h3 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qc8 26. Qxc8+ Nxc8 27. Kf1 Nd6 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. f3 Kd7 30. Kd2 Kc7 31. Kc3 Bc8 32. h4 g5 33. h5 Bd7 34. Ne2 Ne8 35. g4 Kd6 36. Kd4 Nc7 37. Ng3 Ne6+ 38. Kc3 Ng7 39. Kd4 Ne6+ 40. Kc3 Ng7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.44"] [White "Brodsky, David"] [Black "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "140"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 Nd7 7. O-O h6 8. Na3 Be4 ({RR} 8... Bh7 9. Nc2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Ncd4 a6 12. Be3 Ng6 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Be7 15. Nb3 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Na4 17. Be2 Nxb2 18. Rd2 Na4 19. Na5 b5 20. Nc6 O-O 21. Bd3 Ba3 22. Be4 Nc3 23. Bc2 {Saric,I (2657)-Carlsen,M (2835) Zagreb CRO 2023 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 8... a5 9. Nc2 a4 10. Ne3 Bh7 11. Ne1 c5 12. f4 Qb6 13. Kh1 Be4 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 g6 16. g4 h5 17. f5 hxg4 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Nxg4 Nf5 20. Bf4 Be7 21. Qd2 O-O-O 22. Kg2 Rh5 23. b3 {Brodsky,D (2492)-Niemann,H (2692) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) 9. Nc2 c5 10. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 10. Nce1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 Be7 13. Nd2 Bh7 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Nxd3 O-O 16. Qg4 Kh7 17. Nf4 Nb4 18. Rfc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qd1 Qc2 21. a3 {½-½ (21) Radovanovic,N (2434)-Burovic,R (2426) Neum BIH 2024}) 10... Nxc5 11. Ncd4 Nd7 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. c4 Bc5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Rad1 Qb8 18. Bg3 Rd8 19. Nd2 a5 20. Ne4 Qb4 21. Nc3 a4 22. Bd3 Rdb8 23. Rb1 Bd4 24. Rfe1 Qa5 25. Re2 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rxb1+ 27. Qxb1 Qxc3 28. h4 Rb8 29. Qd1 Nc5 30. Bb1 Qb4 31. Bc2 a3 32. Rd2 Qc3 33. Bf4 Nd7 34. Rd3 Qc4 35. Bc1 Nxe5 36. Rxa3 Qxh4 37. Rg3 Rb4 38. Qe1 f6 39. Bxh6 Rg4 40. Be3 Rxg3 41. fxg3 Qc4 42. Bb1 Ng4 43. Qd2 Kf7 44. a3 Qb3 45. Bd3 Qxa3 46. Bd4 c5 47. Bc3 Qb3 48. Bc2 Qa2 49. Qd3 f5 50. Qd2 Nf6 51. Qf2 Be4 52. Bd1 Qxf2+ 53. Kxf2 Bd5 54. Be5 g5 55. g4 f4 56. Be2 c4 57. Bd4 Nd7 58. g3 e5 59. Bc3 Kf6 60. gxf4 gxf4 61. Bd1 Kg5 62. Ba4 Nf6 63. Ke2 Nxg4 64. Bd7 e4 65. Bd4 e3 66. Ke1 Nh2 67. Ke2 Ng4 68. Ke1 Kh4 69. Bc5 Kg3 70. Bd6 Be4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.45"] [White "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D53"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2569"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxc5 9. Rd1 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Bd3 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Qb4+ 15. Qd2 Qb5 16. Nd4 Qa6 17. b3 Rac8 18. f3 Rc7 19. Kf2 Rfc8 20. a4 Bd7 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. g3 {Liskiewicz,J (2176)-Klys,K (1937) Jastrzebia Gora POL 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 8. Bxc4 Qa5 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 10. Be2 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qa4 Rfc8 14. Rfd1 Qb4 15. Qxb4 Bxb4 16. Nb5 a6 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 b5 20. h3 Kf8 21. Bh4 Ke7 22. Rd2 h6 23. Bd3 g5 24. Bg3 Nc5 {Macieja,B (2513)-Cuenca Jimenez,J (2523) Chihuahua City 2019 ½-½ (52)}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. a3 Bd7 13. b4 Qh5 14. Bg3 Rac8 15. Qb3 a5 16. b5 Nb4 17. Be2 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Rc8 19. Nd4 Rxc3 20. Bxh5 Nd3+ 21. Kd2 Ne4+ 22. Ke2 e5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Bf3 Nd6 25. a4 Nxf3 26. gxf3 Bf6 27. Rhd1 Rc4 28. Ra3 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. exd4 Kf8 31. Rc3 Ke7 32. d5 b6 33. Ke3 Nf5+ 34. Ke4 Kd6 35. f4 Ne7 36. Rg3 g6 37. Rc3 Nxd5 38. Rc1 Nf6+ 39. Kd4 Nh5 40. Ke4 Ng7 41. Rd1+ Ke6 42. Rc1 Ne8 43. Kd4 Kd6 44. Ke4 Nc7 45. Rd1+ Ke7 46. Re1 Bf5+ 47. Ke5 f6+ 48. Kd4+ Kd6 49. Rc1 Ne6+ 50. Kc4 Nc5 51. Rd1+ Ke7 52. Kd5 Be4+ 53. Kd4 Bf5 54. Kd5 Kd7 55. Kc4+ Kc7 56. Re1 Be6+ 57. Kd4 Kd6 58. Rg1 Bf7 59. f5 g5 60. h4 Nxa4 61. hxg5 hxg5 62. Rh1 Nc5 63. Rh8 Nb3+ 64. Kc3 Ke5 65. Rb8 Nc5 66. Kc2 Na4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.46"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. a4 g6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. a5 a6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. d4 Kh7 12. d5 $146 ({RR} 12. Nbd2 Nd7 13. dxe5 Ndxe5 14. Bf1 Be6 15. Qd1 Bg4 16. h3 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 d5 19. Bf4 d4 20. e5 Qc5 21. cxd4 Qxd4 22. Rad1 Qb4 23. Bd2 Qe7 24. Bc3 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Nxd8 26. Qe4 Re8 {Sosa,T (2556)-Alvarado Diaz,A (2464) Linares ESP 2023 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 12. h3 Nh5 13. Be3 f5 {½-½ (13) Nasuta,G (2545)-Mastrovasilis,D (2532) Walbrzych POL 2024}) 12... Nb8 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 Nc5 15. Bf1 c6 16. c4 cxd5 17. cxd5 Bg4 18. Nfd2 Rac8 19. Nc3 g5 20. Be2 Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Nh5 22. Nf1 Nf4 23. Re3 Qf6 24. Ng3 Rfd8 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. Rf3 Qg6 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. h4 Nd7 29. hxg5 Ne5 30. Rxf4 hxg5 31. Rf3 Nxf3+ 32. gxf3 Kg8 33. Kg2 Re8 34. Rh1 Re5 35. Qd3 Rc7 36. Ne2 Rxf5 37. exf5 Qf6 38. Ng3 Bg7 39. b4 Qd4 40. Qe2 Be5 41. Ne4 Qxb4 42. Qe3 f6 43. Nxf6+ Kf8 44. Rh8+ Kf7 45. Qxg5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.47"] [White "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2420"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 c6 7. d4 Re8 8. O-O Bf8 9. e4 $146 ({RR} 9. b3 Na6 10. Ba3 Qa5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bxf8 Rxf8 13. a3 Bf5 14. b4 Qc7 15. e4 Rad8 16. Qc2 Be6 17. c5 Qe7 18. Rfd1 Nc7 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Bc4 21. Nc1 Ne6 22. N3e2 Bxe2 23. Nxe2 Ne8 {Grabow,P (2127)-Sloth,J (2306) Aalborg 2018 0-1 (40)}) 9... a6 10. a3 b5 11. Qd3 bxc4 12. Qxc4 a5 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Qd3 Bb3 15. Re1 Nbd7 16. h3 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qe3 Rb8 19. g4 g6 20. Ng3 h6 21. Bd2 Be6 22. Rab1 Rb3 23. Qf3 Bg7 24. Qe2 Qb6 25. Be3 Rb8 26. Qd2 Kh7 27. Na4 Qb5 28. Nxc5 dxc5 29. Ne2 Rd3 30. Qc1 c4 31. Nc3 Qc6 32. Qc2 Rb3 33. Red1 Qd7 34. Bf1 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Qb7 36. Rd2 Bf8 37. Bg2 Qc6 38. Nd5 Bg7 39. Qc1 Rb7 40. Qc3 Qb5 41. Qc1 Qb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.48"] [White "Khanin, Semen"] [Black "Hong, Andrew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2568"] [BlackElo "2572"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 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. Bd3 b6 ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Nf3 Be4 13. c4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Rd8 15. O-O cxd4 16. exd4 Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. Rac1 Qd6 21. Rc4 Rac8 22. Rg4+ Kh8 23. Rh4 Ng6 24. Rh5 {Grischuk,A (2777)-Aronian,L (2773) Lichess.org INT 2020 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Nf3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Qe2 Bf5 15. c4 Bxd3 16. Bxe5 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 Nd7 18. Bg3 Rfe8 19. Rhb1 b6 20. a4 Nf6 21. a5 Ne4 22. axb6 Nc3+ 23. Ke1 axb6 24. Rxa8 {Mescheryakov,A (2081)-Levchenko,L (2016) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 10. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 10. Qf3 Qd5 11. e4 Qc6 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. e5 Qxf3 14. gxf3 Bxf3 15. Rg1 Nh5 16. Bh6 Rd8 17. Nf4 Nxf4 18. Rxg7+ Kh8 19. Rxh7+ Kg8 20. Bxf4 Nd7 21. Kd2 Nf8 22. Rg1+ Ng6 23. Rh3 cxd4 24. Rxf3 dxc3+ {Bilych,O (2425)-Andreev,K (2284) Pula (Sardinia) ITA 2023 1-0}) 10... Ba6 11. e4 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 h6 13. g4 Nh7 14. h4 Nc6 15. Rg1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. Bd2 Qd6 18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. Be3 Nf8 20. h5 e5 21. d5 Ne6 22. g5 hxg5 23. Nxg5 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. e5 Nxe5 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Ne6+ Ke7 28. Nxd8 Qxa3 29. Nc6+ Rxc6 30. dxc6 Qc3+ 31. Kf1 Qc4+ 32. Kg2 Qxc6+ 33. Kf1 Qc4+ 34. Kg2 Qc6+ 35. Kf1 Qc4+ 36. Kg2 Qc6+ 37. Kf1 Qc4+ 38. Kg2 Qc6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.49"] [White "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg2 d4 7. Ne2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. d3 h6 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. a4 Re8 11. h3 h6 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Nd2 Qd7 14. Kh2 Nd5 15. Nc4 Bf6 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Rxe1 18. Qxe1 Re8 19. Qd1 Ne5 20. b3 Nxc4 21. bxc4 a5 22. Rb1 Qxa4 23. Rxb7 Re7 24. Rb8+ {Prestia,P (2059)-Zampronha,W (2119) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 10. a4 $146 ({RR} 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nc4 Re8 12. h3 Bf8 13. Re1 Bd7 14. a4 Be6 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. Rxe8 Qxe8 17. Bd2 Qc8 18. Qf3 g5 19. g4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Qg3 gxf4 22. Bxf4 Kh7 23. Re1 Bf5 24. Nd6 Bxd6 {Suleymanli,A (2560)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (56)}) 10... O-O 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. h3 Nd5 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. b3 Re8 15. Nf4 Bf8 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Qh5 Qd7 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Nd5 Bg6 20. Qh4 Re2 21. Nxb6 Qe6 22. Nc4 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Be7 24. Nxg6 Qxg6 25. Qf4 Bd6 26. Qf3 Rxd2 27. Rac1 Bc7 28. Rfe1 Qd6 29. h4 Ba5 30. Re4 Rf8 31. h5 b6 32. Bh3 Bc3 33. Bf5 Qf6 34. Rf4 Qe7 35. Be4 Bb2 36. Re1 Kh8 37. Kf1 Bc3 38. Re2 Qe6 39. Rf5 Rxe2 40. Qxe2 Kg8 41. Kg2 Qe8 42. Re5 Qd8 43. Qf3 Re8 44. Rd5 Qf6 45. Qxf6 gxf6 46. f4 Kf8 47. Kf3 Re6 48. f5 Rc6 49. Rd7 Rc8 50. Bd5 Ke8 51. Rxf7 Rd8 52. Be6 Bd2 53. Rxf6 Ke7 54. Rg6 Bg5 55. Ke4 Rf8 56. Kd5 Bd2 57. Ke5 Bg5 58. Rg7+ Kd8 59. Kd6 Re8 60. Rb7 Be7+ 61. Kc6 Bg5 62. Rb8+ Ke7 63. Rxe8+ Kxe8 64. Kxb6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.50"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Nf4 10. Bf1 e4 11. d3 exf3 12. Bxf4 Qf6 13. Qxf3 Qxb2 14. Qe2+ Be6 15. Qe5 Bb4+ 16. Kd1 Qxe5 $146 ({RR} 16... Nc4 17. dxc4 Rd8+ 18. Bd3 Rxd3+ 19. cxd3 Qxf2 20. Qb8+ Ke7 21. Qc7+ Ke8 22. Nd2 Qd4 23. Rb1 Bg4+ 24. Ke1 Qxd3 25. Qe5+ Kd7 26. Rxb4 {1-0 (26) Anton Guijarro,D (2670)-Zilka,S (2615) Samarkand UZB 2023}) ({RR} 16... Nc4 17. dxc4 Rd8+ 18. Bd3 Rd4 19. Qb8+ Ke7 20. Qc7+ Bd7 21. Bd2 Bxd2 22. Kxd2 Kf6 23. Nc3 Rxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Bf5+ 25. Kd4 c5+ 26. Kd5 Qxc3 27. Qd6+ Be6+ 28. Ke4 Qxc2+ 29. Ke3 Qc3+ 30. Qd3 Qe5+ 31. Qe4 {Arjun,K (2477)-Raahul,V (2259) Arandjelovac 2021 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 16... Nc4 17. dxc4 Rd8+ 18. Bd3 Rxd3+ 19. cxd3 Qxf2 20. Qb8+ Ke7 21. Qc7+ Ke8 22. Nd2 Qd4 23. Rb1 Bg4+ 24. Ke1 Qxd3 25. Qe5+ Kd7 26. Rxb4 {1-0 (26) Anton Guijarro,D (2670)-Zilka,S (2615) Samarkand UZB 2023}) 17. Bxe5 O-O 18. Bc3 c5 19. Be2 Rac8 20. Bf3 Rfd8 21. Ke2 Nc6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rd1 Bd5 24. f3 Rh6 25. h3 Re6+ 26. Kf1 f5 27. a3 Bxc3 28. Nxc3 Bc6 29. Re1 Kf7 30. Kf2 c4 31. Rxe6 Kxe6 32. Re1+ Kf6 33. Ke3 cxd3 34. cxd3 Ke5 35. Kd2+ Kd6 36. Rb1 Kc5 37. Rb4 Rd6 38. Rf4 Bd7 39. Rc4+ Kb6 40. Ne2 Bc6 41. Nd4 Bd7 42. Ke3 Rd5 43. g4 fxg4 44. hxg4 Ra5 45. Nc2 Ba4 46. Nb4 Bd7 47. Rc3 g6 48. d4 h5 49. gxh5 gxh5 50. d5 h4 51. f4 h3 52. Kf3 Rc5 53. Rxc5 Kxc5 54. Kg3 a5 55. Nc6 a4 56. Nb4 Kc4 57. d6 Kc5 58. Nd3+ Kxd6 59. Nb2 Kd5 60. Nxa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.51"] [White "Manafov, Vugar"] [Black "Bologan, Victor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 h6 5. Bh4 g6 ({RR} 5... c5 6. c3 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e4 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. Nb3 Qb6 11. a4 cxd4 12. a5 Qc6 13. cxd4 Qxe4+ 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O Nf6 16. Re1 Qc6 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Bd3 e6 19. Qe2 Qd8 20. Nfd2 {Alvarado,C (2032)-Provotorov,A (2212) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (64)}) 6. c3 Bg7 7. e4 e5 $146 ({RR} 7... Nh5 8. Qc2 c5 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Rc1 b6 11. Bd3 Nf4 12. O-O Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Nb8 14. Ne3 e6 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Bg3 Ba6 17. Qc2 Qb7 18. Rfe1 O-O 19. Rcd1 Nc6 20. e5 Rfd8 21. Ng4 Ne7 22. Nf6+ {Khakimov,T (2288)-Aseev,V (2063) St Petersburg 2018 1-0 (53)}) 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Rfe1 Bb7 13. Bf1 a5 14. Nc4 Qe6 15. Nfd2 Nh5 16. Ne3 Bf6 17. Bc4 Qe8 18. Bxf6 Nhxf6 19. Rad1 Kg7 20. a3 Nc5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 a4 23. Nf3 e4 24. Nd4 Qd7 25. Qd2 Rad8 26. Qf4 Qd6 27. Qh4 Rfe8 28. Nc6 Ra8 29. Re3 Qd7 30. Rh3 h5 31. Qg5 Qg4 32. Qxg4 Nxg4 33. Be2 Ne5 34. Re3 Nxc6 35. dxc6 Rad8 36. Rd4 f5 37. Bb5 Kf6 38. Re1 Rxd4 39. cxd4 Nb3 40. Bxa4 Nxd4 41. Rd1 Rd8 42. Kf1 Rd6 43. f4 Ke7 44. Kf2 Ne6 45. Rxd6 Kxd6 46. Ke3 Nd8 47. Bb3 Nxc6 48. Bf7 Ne7 49. g3 h4 50. b3 hxg3 51. hxg3 Kc5 52. Be8 Nd5+ 53. Ke2 Kd4 54. Bxg6 Ne7 55. Bf7 Kc3 56. Ke3 Nc8 57. Be6 Nd6 58. b4 b5 59. g4 fxg4 60. Bxg4 Kb3 61. f5 Kxa3 62. f6 Kxb4 63. Be6 c5 64. f7 Nxf7 65. Bxf7 Kc3 66. Kxe4 c4 67. Kd5 b4 68. Kc5 b3 69. Bxc4 b2 70. Ba2 b1=Q 71. Bxb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.52"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B60"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2260"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 Bxc6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Bb5 Bxb5 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 e6 ({RR} 11... f5 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxc3 15. exf5 Qf6 16. Rab1 b6 17. Rfe1 Kf8 18. a4 Rg8 19. a5 h6 20. Qf3 Rc8 21. axb6 axb6 22. Rb3 b5 23. Rxb5 Rg5 24. Qe2 h5 25. Qd3 Rc3 26. Qe4 {Degenbaev,A (2252)-Nagy,G (2440) Dulles USA 2024 0-1 (34)}) 12. Qd3 ({RR} 12. O-O Be7 13. Qd3 O-O-O 14. a4 Rhg8 15. Qb5 Qc7 16. Qh5 Rg7 17. Rad1 Qc5 18. Qxc5+ dxc5 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Rd1+ Kc8 21. Rd3 a6 22. Rh3 Kd7 23. Ne2 Bd6 24. f4 c4 25. Kf2 b5 26. Rh5 e5 {Karsten,J (2284)-Gu,X (2342) Dubai Police Officers Club, AE 2024 1-0 (76)}) 12... O-O-O $146 ({RR} 12... Rg8 13. O-O Be7 14. Nd1 O-O-O 15. Ne3 Kb8 16. a4 d5 17. exd5 Bc5 18. Rfd1 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Rxd5 20. Qf4+ Ka8 21. Qxf6 Qxa4 22. g3 Qxc2 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Qd4 a6 25. Qxd5 Rg6 26. Qd4 Re6 27. b4 {Ghimpu,S (2434)-Zhu,J (2484) Cala Gonone ITA 2022 0-1 (50)}) 13. O-O Rg8 14. f4 Kb8 15. Kh1 h5 16. Rad1 h4 17. Qh3 Be7 18. f5 Qe5 19. Qxh4 d5 20. exd5 Rh8 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. Rxf4 Bd6 23. Rf3 Rxh2+ 24. Kg1 Rg8 25. Rd2 exf5 26. Rxf5 Rgh8 27. Ne4 Be5 28. c3 R2h6 29. Kf2 b6 30. Ke3 Re8 31. Kd3 Rg8 32. Rdf2 Rgg6 33. c4 Kc7 34. b4 Rh4 35. c5 Rgg4 36. Re2 b5 37. Rf1 Rg6 38. a3 Rhg4 39. g3 Rh6 40. Kc2 Rhg6 41. Kb3 Rh6 42. Kc2 Rhg6 43. Kd2 Rh6 44. Ke3 Rh3 45. Rf3 Kd8 46. Kd3 Rh6 47. Ref2 Rhg6 48. Rh2 Bxg3 49. Rh8+ Kc7 50. d6+ Kc6 51. Nxf6 Be5 52. Rc8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.53"] [White "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8. Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. Bd3 g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. a4 b4 14. Ncd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. Bxb4 Nexd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Ba3 $146 ({RR} 18. Bd2 Ne7 19. Qe2 a5 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. c3 d5 22. Bb5 Nf5 23. Bc1 d4 24. Qf3 Rfc8 25. Rfe1 dxc3 26. Rd7 Qc5 27. g4 cxb2 28. Bxb2 e4 29. Rxe4 Bxb2 30. gxf5 Qxf5 31. Rf4 Qg5+ 32. Rg4 Qf6 {Laurent-Paoli,P (2552)-Edouard,R (2527) Chartres FRA 2023 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 18. Bd2 Nf6 19. Bc3 Re8 20. Re1 Qc7 21. Qe2 Qc6 22. Qd2 Rac8 23. Qe2 Ra8 24. Qd2 Rac8 25. Qe2 Ra8 26. Qd2 Rac8 27. Qe2 {½-½ (27) Avinash,R (2322)-Haldorsen,B (2461) Dubai 2022}) 18... Nf6 19. Qe2 Qb6 20. a5 Qc6 21. c3 Rfe8 22. Rad1 d5 23. Bc2 Bf8 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. f4 e4 26. Qe3 Rab8 27. Rb1 Qd6 28. Qd4 Rec8 29. Kh1 Rc4 30. Qf2 Kg7 31. Qd2 d4 32. cxd4 Rxd4 33. Qc3 Qb4 34. Qg3 Qxa5 35. f5 Qd8 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. Rxf6 Kxf6 38. Rf1+ Kg7 39. Bb3 f6 40. Be6 Rd1 41. Re1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.54"] [White "Bai, Adelard"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2393"] [BlackElo "2550"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. e4 a6 4. a4 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. h3 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Bf3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 $146 ({RR} 14. Be3 Ne5 15. Be2 c5 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bc6 18. Qd3 Re6 19. Nd5 Nd7 20. Nf4 Re8 21. Qxd6 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bg7 23. Rfd1 Rb8 24. Bg4 Bf8 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Qxd8 Rbxd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. e5 Nxg4 {Birkisson,B (2169)-Gretarsson,H (2468) Mosfellsbaer ISL 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 14. Be3 Ne5 15. Be2 c5 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bc6 18. Qd3 Re6 19. Nd5 Nd7 20. Nf4 Re8 21. Qxd6 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bg7 23. Rfd1 Rb8 24. Bg4 Bf8 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Qxd8 Rbxd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. e5 Nxg4 {Birkisson,B (2169)-Gretarsson,H (2468) Mosfellsbaer ISL 2024 0-1 (43)}) 14... Bxc6 15. Re1 Nd7 16. Qd2 a5 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. b3 Qf6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 b6 21. Be3 Qb2 22. Rb1 Qc3 23. Rbd1 Na6 24. Qxc3 Bxc3 25. Re2 Nb4 26. Kf1 Re5 27. Bd2 Rxe2 28. Bxe2 Na2 29. Bb5 Bf6 30. Ke2 Bc3 31. Kd3 Bxd2 32. Rxd2 Nb4+ 33. Kc4 Kf8 34. c3 Na6 35. Re2 Nc5 36. b4 axb4 37. cxb4 Na6 38. Bc6 Rd8 39. Kb5 Nb8 40. a5 bxa5 41. bxa5 Nxc6 42. Kxc6 Ra8 43. Ra2 Ra7 44. f4 Ke7 45. g4 h6 46. Ra3 Kd8 47. h4 h5 48. g5 Kc8 49. a6 Kd8 50. Ra2 Kc8 51. Ra3 Kd8 52. Kb5 Kd7 53. Ra2 Kd8 54. Ra4 Kd7 55. Ka5 Ra8 56. Rb4 Kd8 57. Rb7 Kc8 58. Kb5 Kd8 59. a7 Kd7 60. Ka6 Kc8 61. Rb4 c6 62. dxc6 Kc7 63. Rb7+ Kxc6 64. Rb8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.55"] [White "Banh Gia Huy"] [Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2434"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 a6 6. dxc5 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 e6 9. Be2 $146 ({RR} 9. c3 Bxc5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Rc1 Re8 13. c4 Ba7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bg3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bxe3+ 17. Kh1 Bxc1 18. Qe2 Bxb2 19. Rd1 Qf6 20. Bh4 Qc3 21. Be1 Qa3 22. Rb1 Rad8 23. Bc2 Nd4 {Salinas Herrera,P (2464)-Musovic,A (2255) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (40)}) 9... Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. c4 Qb6 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Ne5 Nb4 16. Bf3 h6 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 dxc4 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. bxc4 Rd7 21. Be5 Bb4 22. Kf1 a5 23. Bd4 Rc7 24. Be5 Rxc4 25. Bxb7 Nd7 26. Bg3 Nc5 27. Bf3 Rc2 28. Rb1 f5 29. Bd1 Rd2 30. f3 Nd3 31. b3 Bc5 32. Be2 Bxe3 33. Bxd3 Rxd3 34. Ke2 Rc3 35. Be1 Rc1 36. Rxc1 Bxc1 37. Bxa5 Kf7 38. Bc3 g6 39. Be5 Ke8 40. Kd3 Kd7 41. Kc4 Kc6 42. b4 Be3 43. b5+ Kb7 44. Bd4 Bf4 45. Kc5 Bc7 46. Bf6 h5 47. Kc4 Bd6 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 fxg4 50. fxg4 Bc7 51. Kd3 Bd6 52. Kc4 Bc7 53. Bd4 Bd6 54. Bc5 Be5 55. Kd3 Bf4 56. Ke4 Bc7 57. Bd4 Bd6 58. Be5 Ba3 59. Bf4 Kb6 60. Ke5 Kxb5 61. Kxe6 Kc6 62. Kf6 Kd5 63. Kxg6 Ke4 64. Bd2 Be7 65. Kh5 Bd8 66. Bg5 Ba5 67. Kg6 Bb6 68. Bc1 Bd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.56"] [White "Smirnov, Mark"] [Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2336"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "156"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. Bf4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Bb4 12. Ne4 Ngf6 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Nc4 Bxd2+ 15. Nfxd2 Qc7 ({RR} 15... Qa6 16. a4 c5 17. Qa3 Qc6 18. dxc5 Rhc8 19. b4 Qxg2 20. O-O-O Qxf2 21. Nd6 Rc7 22. Rhf1 Qxh4 23. Rde1 Kf8 24. N2e4 a5 25. b5 Kg8 26. Qe3 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxc5 28. Nxc5 Rac8 29. Rf4 Qh5 30. Nd3 {Rosen,E (2361)-Mullodzhanov,N (1927) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (69)}) 16. O-O-O Rhd8 17. Rhe1 $146 ({RR} 17. g4 b5 18. Ne3 Qf4 19. Qa3+ Ke8 20. g5 Nd5 21. gxh6 gxh6 22. Rhg1 N7f6 23. Qc5 Qd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Ne4 Rdd8 26. Nxf6+ Nxf6 27. f4 Ke7 28. Rge1 h5 29. f5 Rd6 30. fxe6 Rxe6 31. Nf5+ Kd7 {Rosen,E (2341)-Ravi,T (2448) Doha QAT 2023 ½-½ (47)}) 17... Kf8 18. Qa3+ c5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxc5+ Nxc5 21. Ne5 Rd5 22. Ndf3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nce4 24. Rf1 Rd8 25. Ne1 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. N1d3 Kg7 28. Rh1 Rd5 29. f3 Ng3 30. Re1 Rd8 31. Nf2 Nd5 32. Ned3 Nf5 33. Ne4 Nf4 34. Nxg5 Nxd3+ 35. cxd3 Rxd3 36. Ne4 Rd8 37. Rd1 Nd4 38. Nc3 e5 39. Re1 f6 40. f4 Nc6 41. fxe5 Nxe5 42. Kc2 Kf7 43. Rh1 Kg6 44. Rh3 Rd7 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. Rg8 Ng4 47. g3 a6 48. Re8 Ne5 49. Rg8 b5 50. a3 Nc4 51. Nb1 Rh7 52. b3 Ne5 53. Nd2 Rc7+ 54. Kd1 Ng4 55. Ra8 Rc6 56. b4 Ne3+ 57. Ke2 Nc2 58. Nb3 Rc3 59. Nc5 Rxa3 60. Rxa6 Rxg3 61. Rxf6+ Kxf6 62. Ne4+ Ke5 63. Nxg3 Nxb4 64. Kd2 Kd4 65. Nf5+ Kc5 66. Kc3 Nd5+ 67. Kb3 b4 68. Ng3 Nf6 69. Nf1 Ne4 70. Ne3 Nd2+ 71. Kb2 Nc4+ 72. Nxc4 Kxc4 73. Kc2 b3+ 74. Kb1 Kb4 75. Kb2 Ka4 76. Kb1 Ka3 77. Ka1 b2+ 78. Kb1 Kb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.57"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2598"] [PlyCount "161"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 h6 4. e3 ({RR} 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. Bb2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Qb3 c6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. h3 Be6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Na4 Ned7 17. Qxb7 Rfc8 18. Qa6 Be5 {Le,Q (2709)-Fedoseev,V (2678) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (37)}) 4... Nf6 5. b3 c5 $146 ({RR} 5... b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bb2 Bd6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Bb4 18. Rf1 Ba3 19. Bc3 Bb4 20. Bb2 {Kukhmazov,A (2480)-Asensio Ramos,E (2215) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 5... Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rc1 a6 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bxa6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 Ra8 15. Qd3 c5 16. Rfd1 Qb8 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qh3 Qb7 19. Qxh6 Rfe8 20. dxc5 {Prokofiev,V (2411)-Aarav A (2186) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 5... Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Ne4 7. Bb2 c6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O f5 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Nxd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nd7 13. f3 Qg5 14. Bc3 Nf6 15. Bb4 Rf7 16. Bd6 Bd7 17. Bf4 Qg6 18. Rae1 Re8 19. b4 Nh5 20. Be5 {Zemlyanskii,I (2541)-Asensio Ramos,E (2215) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O a5 12. Qb1 Qe7 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nd4 Rac8 15. Bf3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 e5 17. Bb2 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Qe6 19. Rd1 Rfe8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Rc4 22. Qa2 Rxb4 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Ra8+ Kh7 25. Ba3 Rb3 26. g4 Nc5 27. h3 Nd3 28. Nd2 Rb5 29. Nc4 Rd5 30. Rb8 Nd7 31. Rb7 e4 32. Rb1 Rf6 33. Rf1 b5 34. Nd2 b4 35. Nxe4 Re6 36. Rxb4 Nxb4 37. Nc3 Rc5 38. Bxb4 Rc4 39. Nd5 Ne5 40. Rd1 Nc6 41. Ba3 Ra4 42. Rd3 Ne5 43. Rc3 Nc4 44. Bb4 Ne5 45. Ra3 Rxa3 46. Bxa3 Ra6 47. Bb2 Nd3 48. Bd4 Ra2 49. f3 Ne1 50. f4 Nf3+ 51. Kf1 Nh2+ 52. Kg1 Nf3+ 53. Kf1 Rd2 54. Nc3 Nxd4 55. exd4 Rxd4 56. Ne2 Rd3 57. Kg2 g6 58. h4 Kg7 59. Ng3 Rd2+ 60. Kf3 Ra2 61. h5 Ra5 62. Ke4 Kf6 63. Kf3 Ra3+ 64. Kf2 gxh5 65. Nxh5+ Ke6 66. Ng7+ Kf6 67. Nh5+ Ke6 68. Ng7+ Kd5 69. Nf5 Ke4 70. Nxh6 Rf3+ 71. Kg2 Rxf4 72. Kg3 Rf3+ 73. Kh4 f6 74. g5 Rf4+ 75. Kh5 fxg5 76. Kxg5 Rf1 77. Kg6 Ke5 78. Nf7+ Ke6 79. Ng5+ Ke7 80. Ne4 Rf4 81. Ng5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.58"] [White "Lou, Yiping"] [Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2653"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd2 ({RR} 7. Qg4 Nf6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 Rg6 10. Qe3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Qh3 e5 13. Qxh7 Qf6 14. Bd2 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Bf5 17. g3 e4 18. O-O-O Qxc3 19. Bc4 Ne5 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxa8 Nxc4 {Firouzja,A (2763)-Ibarra Jerez,J (2556) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 7... Nf6 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a5 $146 ({RR} 9... d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. a3 Re8 12. Qd3 Ne5 13. Qd4 Nc6 14. Qd3 Ne5 15. Qd4 Nc6 {½-½ (15) Shirov,A (2665)-Ibarra Jerez,J (2559) Mengibar ESP 2024}) ({RR} 9... d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. a3 Re8 12. Qd3 Ne5 13. Qb5 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 a6 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qh4 Ne4 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Be1 Bf5 19. f3 Nf6 20. Bf2 Rac8 21. Rd2 d4 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 Ne5 24. Rd2 {Otero Marino,A (2286)-Ibarra Jerez,J (2556) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (72)}) 10. Kb1 a4 11. Nc1 a3 12. b3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 b6 15. Qh5 Ba6 16. Nb5 Bxd2 17. Rxd2 Nc5 18. Nd6 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 f6 20. Rf3 fxe5 21. fxe5 g6 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Qg5 Qg7 24. Re2 Rf8 25. c3 Rf1 26. Kc2 h6 27. Qg3 g5 28. Rf2 Rxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Nxe5 30. b4 Qg6+ 31. Kd1 Na4 32. Qd4 Nb2+ 33. Ke1 Nec4 34. Kf2 Nxd6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.59"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B29"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2661"] [PlyCount "255"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6 fxe6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bb5 g6 8. dxc5 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Nce5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd4 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 12... Bd7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Rf6 17. Rad1 Qb8 18. b3 Qf4 19. g3 Qf5 20. Rd2 Raf8 21. f4 Kg8 22. Re5 Qg4 23. Rf2 h6 24. Nd1 Rxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxd1+ 27. Kg2 {Ghafourian,A (2113)-Rozen,E (2487) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (57)}) ({RR} 12... Bd7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Rf6 17. Rad1 Qb8 18. b3 Qf4 19. g3 Qf5 20. Rd2 Raf8 21. f4 Kg8 22. Re5 Qg4 23. Rf2 h6 24. Nd1 Rxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxd1+ 27. Kg2 {Ghafourian,A (2113)-Rozen,E (2487) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (57)}) 13. Be2 Nc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. a3 Qe5 16. Qe1 Qf6 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. Bb5 Rad8 19. f4 Nb8 20. Be2 Rc8 21. Qf2 Be8 22. Qe3 Nc6 23. Bg4 Bf7 24. Qd3 Nb8 25. Qb5 Rc7 26. Ne2 Rfc8 27. b4 b6 28. cxb6 axb6 29. c3 Nd7 30. Nd4 Nf8 31. Ne2 Nd7 32. Rfe1 Ra7 33. a4 Qh4 34. Bh3 Nf6 35. Qxb6 Rxa4 36. Qd4 Rc4 37. Qd3 Ra2 38. Rf1 Ne4 39. Qe3 Qf6 40. Rc1 Ra3 41. Rf3 Rxb4 42. g4 h6 43. Bg2 Rb2 44. h3 Raa2 45. Bf1 Nd2 46. Rf2 Ne4 47. Rf3 Nd2 48. Rf2 Nxf1 49. Rcxf1 Qh4 50. Kg2 Kg8 51. Nd4 Rxf2+ 52. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 53. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 54. Kxf2 Kg7 55. h4 g5 56. Kg3 Kf6 57. Nf3 gxh4+ 58. Kxh4 Bg6 59. Ne5 Be8 60. Kg3 Bb5 61. Kf3 Ba4 62. Kf2 Bd1 63. Kg3 Bc2 64. Nd7+ Kf7 65. Kh4 Bd1 66. Kg3 Ba4 67. Ne5+ Kf6 68. Kh3 Bb5 69. Kh4 Be8 70. Nf3 Bf7 71. Kg3 Be8 72. Kf2 Ba4 73. Ke3 Bd1 74. Ne5 Bc2 75. Nd7+ Kf7 76. g5 h5 77. Ne5+ Kg7 78. Kf3 Bd1+ 79. Kg3 Be2 80. Kg2 Bd1 81. Kf2 Bc2 82. Nc6 Kf8 83. Kg3 Bd1 84. Kh4 Be2 85. Nd4 Bg4 86. g6 Kg8 87. Nc6 Kg7 88. Kg5 Bf5 89. Nxe7 h4 90. Kxh4 Bxg6 91. Kg5 Be4 92. Nc6 Kf7 93. Kg4 Kf6 94. Kg3 Kf5 95. Nd4+ Kf6 96. Nc6 Kf5 97. Ne5 Bb1 98. Kf3 Be4+ 99. Ke3 Bb1 100. Nf3 Be4 101. Nd4+ Kf6 102. Nc6 Bb1 103. Ne5 Kf5 104. Nf3 Kf6 105. Ne5 Kf5 106. Nc6 Kf6 107. Kf3 Be4+ 108. Kf2 Bc2 109. Ke3 Bb1 110. Nb8 Kf5 111. Nd7 Bc2 112. Nb6 Bb1 113. Nd7 Bc2 114. Nc5 e5 115. fxe5 Kxe5 116. Na6 Bb1 117. Nb4 Bg6 118. Na2 Bb1 119. Nc1 Bg6 120. Ne2 Bf5 121. Nd4 Be4 122. Nb3 Bg6 123. Nd2 Bh5 124. Nb3 Bg6 125. Nc5 Bf5 126. Nb3 Bg6 127. Nc5 Bf5 128. Nb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.60"] [White "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Black "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E42"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. a3 Be7 8. c5 b6 9. b4 a5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Bxb8 $146 ({RR} 11. Nb5 bxc5 12. bxc5 Nc6 13. Nec3 Ne4 14. Bc7 Qd7 15. Na4 Na7 16. Nb6 Qc6 17. a4 Bb7 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 19. Nxa7 Qxc7 20. Nb5 Qf4 21. Qe2 e5 22. g3 Qf6 23. f3 exd4 24. fxe4 d3 25. e5 dxe2 {Theodoridis,C (1542)-Dimkovski,S (1981) Skopje MKD 2022 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 11. Rb1 Bd7 12. g3 Re8 13. Bg2 Bf8 14. O-O h6 15. h3 Nh7 16. Qd3 axb4 17. axb4 bxc5 18. dxc5 Na6 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Rfc1 Rec8 21. Qd2 Be8 22. Nf4 Qd8 23. Bd4 Rab8 24. Nd3 f6 25. Qe2 Nc7 {Samunenkov,I (2448)-Isha,S (2236) Piestany 2022 1-0 (37)}) 11... Rxb8 12. g3 bxc5 13. bxc5 e5 14. dxe5 Bxc5 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. f4 Re8 17. Nxd5 Qb2 18. Rc1 Qxa3 19. Qc2 Bd4 20. Nc7 Bf5 21. Qc4 Re4 22. Nb5 Rxb5 23. Bg2 Bf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qe3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.61"] [White "Druska, Juraj"] [Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2626"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Rae1 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Nd1 ({RR} 15. Ne2 Be5 16. b3 Bd7 17. Ng3 Rfe8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Bc3 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rd1 Re5 22. g4 Re1+ 23. Rxe1 Bxe1 24. Kf1 Bb4 25. Ke2 Kf8 26. Kd3 Ke7 27. Bh7 Bc5 28. f3 Bd6 29. h4 Bg3 {Ma Qun (2641)-Wang Yue (2654) Qingdao CHN 2024 ½-½}) 15... c5 $146 ({RR} 15... f5 16. Ne3 f4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Rab8 19. b3 Kg7 20. Rd1 Kf6 21. Bg4 Rbd8 22. Rd3 Rfe8 23. Rfd1 Be5 24. Bf3 Re6 25. c4 d4 26. c5 a5 27. h4 Rb8 28. Kh2 Kg7 29. Re1 Bf6 30. Rc1 {Paravyan,D (2617)-Caruana,F (2781) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 15... Bd7 16. Ne3 Rab8 17. b3 Rfe8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Bb4 20. Rd1 Re2 21. Rd3 Rb7 22. Rg3+ Kf8 23. Rh3 Kg7 24. Bd3 Re8 25. Rg3+ Kf8 26. Rh3 Kg7 27. Rh4 Bd6 28. g3 Rbe7 29. Kg2 Re1 30. Rg4+ {Druska,J (2515)-Slade,T (2057) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (62)}) ({RR} 15... Rb8 16. b3 f5 17. Ne3 f4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Kg7 20. Bd7 Rb6 21. Rd1 Be5 22. Rfe1 Bc3 23. Re2 f3 24. Re3 d4 25. Rxf3 c5 26. Rg3+ Rg6 27. Rh3 Rd8 28. Bb5 Rdd6 29. Bd3 Rge6 30. Rh5 {Paravyan,D (2620)-Aghasiyev,K (2441) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (66)}) ({RR} 15... Rb8 16. b3 f5 17. Ne3 f4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Kg7 20. g3 Kf6 21. Bd3 Rfe8 22. Kg2 Re6 23. Kf3 fxg3 24. hxg3 Rbe8 25. Re2 Bc5 26. Rh1 Kg7 27. Rh5 Rf6+ 28. Rf5 Ree6 29. Rxf6 Kxf6 30. Ba6 {Christiansen,J (2558)-Alekseenko,K (2671) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019 ½-½}) 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Nf5 Rfd8 18. Nxh6+ Kf8 19. b3 Bf4 20. Nf5 c4 21. bxc4 dxc4 22. Be4 Rab8 23. g3 Bd2 24. Rb1 c3 25. Rb3 a5 26. Ra3 Rb4 27. f3 a4 28. Kf2 Rd7 29. Ne3 Ra7 30. g4 Ra5 31. Rd1 Rb2 32. Ra1 Rb4 33. Rd1 Ke7 34. h4 Rb2 35. Ra1 Rb4 36. Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.62"] [White "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Black "Paravyan, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2620"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. a4 a5 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. e4 Na6 10. Qe2 e5 $146 ({RR} 10... Be6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Ng5 Bg4 13. f3 Bc8 14. Qxc4 h6 15. Nh3 Be6 16. Qe2 Bxh3 17. Bxh3 Nd7 18. Be3 e6 19. Rd2 Qe7 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. Qc4 Kh7 22. Bg2 f5 23. Na2 Nxa2 24. Qxa2 Qb4 25. Rd3 {Kepeschuk,M (2269)-Atakisi,U (2308) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 10... Nb4 11. Rd1 Nd3 12. h3 Qb6 13. Rb1 Nxc1 14. Rbxc1 Rd8 15. d5 Bd7 16. Ne5 cxd5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Nxd5 Qxb2 19. Rc2 Qa3 20. Rxc4 e6 21. Rd3 Qa1+ 22. Rd1 Qa3 23. Rd3 Qa1+ 24. Rd1 Qa3 {½-½ (24) Le,Q (2728)-Erigaisi,A (2718) chess24.com INT 2022}) ({RR} 10... Nb4 11. Qxc4 b6 12. Rd1 Ba6 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qb7 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nc4 Rfd8 17. e5 Nf8 18. Bh3 Nc2 19. Qxc2 Bxc4 20. b3 Be6 21. Bg2 Rac8 22. Rac1 Qa7 23. Qb2 h6 24. h4 Kh8 25. d5 {Bhakti,K (2391)-Aryan,C (2585) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (76)}) ({RR} 10... Be6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. h3 h6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nxc4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Nc2 16. Rb1 Nb6 17. Qd3 Nxd4 18. Bxh6 Bxh6 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Bg7 21. Rdd1 Rfd8 22. Rdc1 Nc4 23. Rc2 Nd2 24. Re1 Nc4 25. Rb1 {Ivekovic,T (2124)-Khalafova,N (2278) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 0-1 (65)}) 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Qxc4 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Be6 17. Qe2 Qc5+ 18. Qf2 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Bb3 20. Rc1 Qxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Nc5 22. Ra1 Rd4 23. e5 Rad8 24. f5 Nd3 25. Re2 gxf5 26. Rf1 Be6 27. Bh3 Nc5 28. Ref2 Bc4 29. Ra1 Rd2 30. Bxf5 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Rd2+ 32. Ke3 Rxb2 33. Rd1 b5 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Rc8 Rb3 36. Rxc6 Nxa4 37. Kd4 Nxc3 38. Rc7 Ne2+ 39. Kc5 Be6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.63"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a4 d6 7. O-O Be6 ({RR} 7... Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd4 10. Qd1 c6 11. Ba2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 f5 14. Ng3 Kh8 15. c3 Ne6 16. Re1 Bd6 17. Qh5 Nef4 18. Qf3 Qf6 19. Bd2 Qg6 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. Bxf4 Nxf4 22. Kf1 {Firouzja,A (2777)-Carlsen,M (2835) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (89)}) 8. Re1 $146 ({RR} 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Ng4 12. h3 Ne5 13. f4 Nf7 14. Qc4 Qd7 15. Be3 c6 16. Rad1 d5 17. f5 Nd6 18. Qb3 exf5 19. exd5 Kh8 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Ne2 Rab8 22. Qd3 Qb7 {Herzwurm,R (1979)-Hamer,M (2069) Caleta 2020 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Ne2 a5 10. c3 d5 11. Ng3 h6 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Be3 Kh8 14. h3 Qe8 15. d4 Qf7 16. Qb3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bc5 19. Re2 b6 20. Rae1 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nf6 22. Qc2 dxe4 {Dragun,K (2528)-Dubov,D (2701) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 8. Nd5 Bxd5 9. exd5 Nb4 10. d4 Nbxd5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 c6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Nf3 Rad8 15. Qc1 Rfe8 16. Bh4 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. a5 Qf6 19. c3 Nf4 20. Re1 Nh3+ 21. gxh3 Qxf3 22. Qe3 Qf6 {Rees,I (2273)-Cordoba Roa,A (2312) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (126)}) 8... Re8 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Ne2 Rf8 11. Ng3 Qe8 12. a5 a6 13. c3 Nd7 14. Be3 Qf7 15. b4 d5 16. Qb3 h6 17. b5 Nd8 18. d4 axb5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 c6 21. f4 Bh4 22. Bc5 Re8 23. Rf1 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qh5 25. Qd1 Qxd1 26. Rfxd1 Nf7 27. Bb6 h5 28. Kf2 Nh6 29. Rh1 g6 30. Kf3 Re7 31. Rad1 Rd7 32. Ke2 Kf7 33. Rh4 Re7 34. Rdh1 Kg7 35. Kf3 Rd7 36. Ra1 dxe4+ 37. Kxe4 Rd5 38. Ra2 Nf5 39. Rh3 c5 40. g4 hxg4 41. Rd3 Rxd3 42. Kxd3 c4+ 43. Kd2 Rh8 44. Rb2 Rh2 45. Ke1 g3 46. Kf1 Rh1+ 47. Ke2 Rc1 48. Rxb5 Rc2+ 49. Kf3 Rxc3+ 50. Kg4 Rb3 51. Rc5 Nh6+ 52. Kh3 c3 53. Rc7+ Nf7 54. Kxg3 c2+ 55. Kf2 Rb2 56. Ke3 Kh6 57. Kd2 Nd8 58. g4 g5 59. f5 exf5 60. gxf5 Nc6 61. Rxc6+ bxc6 62. e6 Rb5 63. f6 Kg6 64. f7 Kg7 65. Kxc2 g4 66. Bd4+ Kf8 67. Be3 Ke7 68. Bh6 Rb8 69. f8=Q+ Rxf8 70. Bxf8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.64"] [White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Black "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C88"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. d3 ({RR} 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qb8 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nf1 h6 15. Bh4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. axb5 Qxb5 18. d5 Bg4 19. Ne3 Bd8 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nb3 22. Bxb3 Qxb3 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 {Yu,Y (2759)-Svidler,P (2753) Shenzhen 2018 0-1 (39)}) 9... O-O 10. Bd2 ({RR} 10. h3 h6 11. Bd2 Re8 12. Nc3 Na5 13. Ba2 b4 14. Ne2 Rb8 15. Ng3 c5 16. Nh4 Bf8 17. Nhf5 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. b3 Nc6 20. f4 Kh7 21. Rf1 g6 22. Ne3 exf4 23. Rxf4 Bg7 24. Rc1 Ne5 {Celik,H (2417)-Potpara,N (2349) Herceg Novi MNE 2024 ½-½ (37)}) 10... Bg4 $146 ({RR} 10... b4 11. a5 Rb8 12. Bc4 Qc8 13. h3 Be6 14. c3 Bxc4 15. dxc4 Nd7 16. cxb4 Nxb4 17. Re3 c5 18. Nc3 Nc6 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. Bc3 Qb7 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. Rd3 Nd4 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qg4 Qc8 25. Kf1 {Jumabayev,R (2654)-Seul,G (2372) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (70)}) 11. c3 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Na3 Rb8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qe3 Nc6 18. g4 Bg6 19. Qe2 d5 20. Nh4 dxe4 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. dxe4 c4 23. Be3 Qc7 24. Nb1 Nh7 25. Nd2 Ng5 26. h4 Ne6 27. g5 Ncd4 28. Qd1 Red8 29. Bb1 Nb3 30. Ra7 Rxd2 31. Qxb3 Qxa7 32. Bxa7 cxb3 33. Bxb8 Bc5 34. Rf1 f6 35. Kg2 Rd8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.65"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Samadov, Read"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D12"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. O-O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 a6 14. e4 ({RR} 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Bd6 18. h4 Nd7 19. h5 gxh5 20. Bxh5 Nf6 21. Bf3 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 O-O-O 23. Kb1 c4 24. Qc2 Kb7 25. Bc3 Ka7 26. Bd4+ Bc5 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Qf5 Qe5 {Ding,L (2811)-Shankland,S (2705) Chess.com INT 2019 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 c5 16. Kb1 Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Ne5 19. Qc2 c4 20. Bc3 O-O 21. h4 Qd6 22. h5 Bf6 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Bg4 Kf7 26. d6 Rad8 27. d7 Ke7 28. Rd2 Qg5 {Drygalov,A (2457)-Yagupov,I (2230) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 14... c5 15. e5 $146 ({RR} 15. dxc5 Nbd7 16. Kb1 Nxc5 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. g3 O-O 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Be3 b4 21. Na4 Ncxe4 22. Qd3 Nd6 23. Qxa6 Qxa6 24. Bxa6 Ra8 25. Rc6 Nd5 26. Bf2 Nf5 27. Nc5 Rfd8 28. Ne4 Bf8 29. Bc4 Nde3 {Hansen,E (2609)-Giri,A (2775) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 15. dxc5 Nbd7 16. Qc2 Nxc5 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. g3 O-O 19. a3 Qb8 20. g4 Nfd7 21. h4 Ne5 22. h5 g5 23. f4 Nc6 24. Be3 gxf4 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. g5 Nd4 27. Qd3 b4 28. axb4 Bxb4 29. Na2 Nxe2 {Herega,N (2146)-Korneev,O (2460) Trieste 2022 0-1 (41)}) 15... cxd4 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Kb1 dxc3 18. Rc1 Nd7 19. Bxc3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Qf4 21. Rd1 Nf6 22. Qa3 b4 23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Rc4 Qxh2 25. Qxb4+ Kg8 26. Bf1 Nd5 27. Qe1 Rb8 28. a3 Qd6 29. Rdc1 Rh1 30. Rc6 Qf4 31. Qe4 Qd2 32. Qe5 Ra8 33. Ka2 Kh7 34. R6c2 Qe3 35. Qd6 a5 36. Ka1 a4 37. Qc6 Ra7 38. Qe8 Rc7 39. Rxc7 Nxc7 40. Qc6 Nd5 41. Rb1 Qb3 42. Bb5 Rh4 43. Qc5 Rh5 44. Bc4 Qc2 45. Qd4 Qxg2 46. Ba2 Qc2 47. Re1 Ne7 48. Bb1 Qc6 49. Qf4 Nf5 50. Rc1 Qb5 51. Qc7 Nd4 52. Rd1 Qd5 53. Qxf7 Nb3+ 54. Ka2 Nc1+ 55. Ka1 Nb3+ 56. Ka2 Nc1+ 57. Ka1 Nb3+ 58. Ka2 Nc1+ 59. Ka1 Nb3+ 60. Ka2 Nd2+ 61. Ka1 Rh6 62. Bc2 Nb3+ 63. Kb1 Nd2+ 64. Ka1 Nb3+ 65. Kb1 Nd2+ 66. Ka1 Nb3+ 67. Kb1 Nd2+ 68. Ka1 Nb3+ 69. Kb1 Nd2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.66"] [White "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Black "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2486"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Ne4 ({RR} 5... Qxc5 6. Nb5 Na6 7. c3 Bd7 8. a4 e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qb6 12. Qd4 Bc5 13. Qd3 Rfc8 14. b4 Be7 15. Rfc1 Qd8 16. Qd4 Qb6 17. Be5 Be8 18. h3 h6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Bd4 {Ding,L (2799)-Vidit,S (2727) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (47)}) 6. Nge2 $146 ({RR} 6. Qxd5 Nxc3 7. Qd2 Qxc5 8. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Nf3 f6 11. e4 e5 12. Be3 Be6 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Bb5 Kf7 15. O-O a6 16. Ba4 Na5 17. Bb6 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Rxc4 19. Bb3 Rxc3 20. Rfd1 Bxb3 {Jain,K (2305)-Reprintsev,A (2241) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 6. Qxd5 Nxc3 7. Qd2 Qxc5 8. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Nf3 f6 11. e4 e5 12. Be3 Be6 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Bb5 Kf7 15. O-O a6 16. Ba4 Na5 17. Bb6 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Rxc4 19. Bb3 Rxc3 20. Rfd1 Bxb3 {Jain,K (2305)-Reprintsev,A (2241) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (56)}) 6... e6 7. a3 Nxc3 8. Nxc3 Qxc5 9. Bxb8 Rxb8 10. Bb5+ Ke7 11. Qg4 f5 12. Qf4 Qd6 13. Qd4 a6 14. Be2 Kf7 15. g4 fxg4 16. Bxg4 Be7 17. Bh5+ Kf8 18. O-O-O Bd7 19. Rhg1 Bf6 20. Ne4 Bxd4 21. Nxd6 Bf6 22. e4 g6 23. Bg4 Be5 24. Nc4 Bxh2 25. Rh1 Bf4+ 26. Kb1 Bb5 27. Nb6 Bc7 28. a4 Be8 29. a5 Rd8 30. Bxe6 dxe4 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 32. Bd5 Bc6 33. Bxc6 bxc6 34. Nd7+ Kg7 35. Nc5 Bxa5 36. Nxe4 Bb6 37. f3 Be3 38. c3 h5 39. Kc2 h4 40. Kd3 Bf4 41. Ra1 h3 42. Rxa6 h2 43. Ra7+ Kh6 44. Nf2 Kg5 45. Ra1 Kh4 46. Ke2 Kg3 47. b4 Kg2 48. Nh1 Rd8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.67"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Saraci, Nderim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 {Roiz,Michael} d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. h3 Bh5 5. O-O c6 6. d3 Ngf6 7. Nc3 ({RR} 7. Qe1 e5 8. e4 Bd6 9. exd5 ({RR} 9. Nh4 O-O 10. Nf5 Bc7 11. Nc3 ({RR} 11. b3 Re8 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Ba3 Ne6) 11... Nb6 12. a4 a5 13. f4 dxe4 14. dxe4 exf4 15. gxf4 Bg6 16. Ng3 Re8 17. e5 Nbd5) 9... Bxf3 ({RR} 9... Nxd5 10. Nxe5 ({RR} 10. Nh4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 f5) 10... Nxe5 11. d4 O-O 12. dxe5 Re8 13. f4 f6 14. Nc3 fxe5 15. f5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 e4 17. Bf4 e3) 10. Bxf3 Nxd5 11. Nc3 ({RR} 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Bc7 13. b4 Re8) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. a4 ({RR} 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Bd2 ({RR} 14. Bg2 Rae8 15. a4 Kh8 16. a5 f5 17. c4 f4 18. Be4 Nc5) 14... f5 15. Qe2 Rae8 16. Bg2 Kh8 17. Qh5 Bc5 18. Bg5 Bb6) 13... a5 ({RR} 13... f5 14. a5 Qc7 15. Bg2 Rae8) 14. Bg2 Qc7 15. Qe4 f5 16. Qc4+ Kh8 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 f4 ({RR} 18... e4 19. Rb3 ({RR} 19. dxe4 f4 20. gxf4 Rxf4) 19... f4 20. gxf4 Rxf4 21. Qd4) 19. Raa1 Nb6 ({RR} 19... Rf6 20. Rfe1 Raf8 21. Qe4 Qd6) 20. Qe4 Nd5 21. c4 Nf6 {Howell,D (2682)-Vitiugov,N (2732) Caleta 2018 CBM 183 [Roiz,Michael] ½-½ (75)}) 7... e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 9... Bc5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. a3 a5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bg5 Rfd8 15. h4 h6 16. h5 Bh7 17. Bh4 Nf8 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Ne6 20. Nxh7 Kxh7 21. Qf3 Nd4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. Qf5+ Kg8 24. Ne2 {Skaric,D (2285)-Wu,D (2225) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 9... Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. a4 a5 13. Be3 Rfe8 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Qe3 Ne6 16. Ne2 b5 17. c3 Rab8 18. axb5 cxb5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Ng3 Nf4 21. Bf1 a4 22. Nh4 Qc6 23. Nhf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 {Drazic,S (2356)-Fernandez,D (2440) Novi Sad 2021 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 9... Be7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Nh4 Qc7 13. Nf5 Rfe8 14. h4 Bf8 15. h5 Bxf5 16. exf5 h6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nh7 19. Bh4 Ndf6 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Rg1 Rad8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Be7 24. Qg4 {Skaric,D (2334)-Seletsky,G (2279) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) 10. Qxf3 Bc5 11. Nd1 O-O 12. Ne3 g6 13. Qe2 Re8 14. a4 Qc7 15. a5 b5 16. c3 a6 17. Kh2 Bf8 18. b4 c5 19. Bd2 Rac8 20. Rac1 Qb8 21. Rcd1 Bd6 22. h4 cxb4 23. cxb4 Nf8 24. Qf3 Be7 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. exd5 Rc4 27. Rfe1 Bd6 28. Qe3 e4 29. Rc1 Bxb4 30. Bxb4 Rxb4 31. Rc6 Qe5 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. d6 Nd7 34. Bh3 Nb8 35. Rc7 Rc4 36. Qb6 Qf6 37. d7 Qxb6 38. axb6 f5 39. Bf1 Rc6 40. Rxc6 Nxc6 41. Rc1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.68"] [White "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Black "Rosen, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2377"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9. Nf3 Be6 ({RR} 9... Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Be7 12. Qc2 Nf8 13. Ne5 N6d7 14. Bg3 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Be6 16. a3 Rc8 17. b4 b5 18. Ne2 a5 19. Rab1 axb4 20. axb4 Nd7 21. Nf4 Nf8 22. Qe2 Bd7 23. Nh5 g6 24. Nf4 {Ganguly,S (2609)-Mareco,S (2652) Havana 2022 ½-½}) 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 Re8 ({RR} 11... Rc8 12. Rab1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qd2 Bd6 15. Nd4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ 17. Kg3 g5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Kxg4 gxh4 20. Kh3 Qg5 21. Kh2 Ne5 22. Be2 Rf7 23. Kh1 Rg7 24. Rg1 Qf6 25. f4 Nf7 26. Qd4 {Shafer,L (2117)-Dicen,E (2100) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) 12. Rfe1 $146 ({RR} 12. h3 Qb8 13. Rab1 g5 14. Bxg5 h5 15. Bf5 a5 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Qf5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nh4 Qf8 20. Bf4 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Qg7 22. Nf5 Qg6 23. Rbd1 Nf6 24. Nh4 Qg7 25. Qc7 b5 26. Nf5 Qg5 {Djaparov,M (1730)-Rosen,E (2353) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (86)}) ({RR} 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 Rc8 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 b5 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Ne5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. e4 Be7 20. Rfd1 Qb6 21. f4 Ng4 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Nxg4 Bxg4 24. h3 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Rd8 26. Qf2 Red7 {Dubessay,B (2241)-Rosen,E (2361) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 Rc8 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 b5 16. Rfc1 Nb6 17. Ne5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Qa4 g5 20. Bg3 Qc7 21. b5 Ra8 22. Qc2 c5 23. b6 Qb8 24. Nb5 cxd4 25. exd4 Ne4 26. b7 Ra6 {Avazkhonov,A (1538)-Rosen,E (2361) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (35)}) 12... a5 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Qb3 b5 15. Qd1 a4 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Ng4 18. Ne2 g5 19. b3 axb3 20. axb3 Qf6 21. Qd2 Nf8 22. Nc3 Qg7 23. Na2 f5 24. Nb4 Bd7 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Qc3 Qf6 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Be2 Ng6 30. Nd3 Re8 31. Nc5 Bc8 32. Nd3 Bd7 33. Qd2 h5 34. Ra1 Rf8 35. Ra7 Be8 36. Qc1 f4 37. exf4 gxf4 38. Nxf4 Nxf4 39. Qxf4 Qxf4 40. gxf4 Rxf4 41. Rc7 Rf7 42. Rxf7 Bxf7 43. b4 Kg7 44. Nd2 Nf6 45. f3 Nd7 46. Nb3 Nb6 47. Kf2 Kf6 48. g3 Be8 49. Ke3 Nc8 50. Bd3 Nd6 51. Kf4 Nf7 52. Nc5 Ng5 53. Ke3 Ke7 54. Bf5 Kf6 55. Bc8 Nf7 56. Kf4 Nd6 57. Bd7 Bxd7 58. Nxd7+ Ke6 59. Ne5 Nf5 60. Nxc6 h4 61. gxh4 Nxh4 62. Na7 Ng2+ 63. Kg5 Ne1 64. Kg4 Nc2 65. Nxb5 Nxb4 66. Kg5 Nc2 67. f4 Ne3 68. Kg6 Kd7 69. f5 Ng2 70. f6 Nf4+ 71. Kf5 Nh5 72. Nc3 Kd6 73. Ne2 Kd7 74. Kg5 Ke6 75. Kxh5 Kxf6 76. Kg4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.69"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2500"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. a4 Nb4 11. O-O $146 ({RR} 11. Ncd5 Nbxd5 12. exd5 Bd7 13. O-O Nh5 14. c3 f5 15. Bb5 Bc8 16. a5 a6 17. Bc4 Bg5 18. Bb3 Bd7 19. Nc4 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Bb5 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Ba4 Nf4 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Qd2 Qe8 25. g3 Ng6 {Damjanovic,V (2346)-Ivic,V (2582) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 11. Ncd5 Nbxd5 12. exd5 Bd7 13. O-O Nh5 14. c3 f5 15. Bb5 Bc8 16. a5 a6 17. Bc4 Bg5 18. Bb3 Bd7 19. Nc4 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Bb5 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Ba4 Nf4 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Qd2 Qe8 25. g3 Ng6 {Damjanovic,V (2346)-Ivic,V (2582) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 11... d5 12. exd5 Nfxd5 13. Nexd5 Nxd5 14. Qe1 Qd6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Qe4 Rad8 18. b3 Qxe4 19. fxe4 b6 20. Be3 h6 21. a5 Bg5 22. Bf2 f5 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Rfe1 Rdf8 26. Re2 Rxf2 27. Rxf2 Be3 28. Raf1 e4 29. dxe4 Rf4 30. g3 Rxe4 31. Kg2 Bxf2 32. Rxf2 Re3 33. Rf3 Re2+ 34. Rf2 Re3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.70"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "George, Kevin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2270"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 f6 8. c3 ({RR} 8. a3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Na5 12. Ba2 c5 13. Be6 Qd6 14. Bf5 Rd8 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Qe4 g6 17. Bg4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Nc6 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. Nh4 Bf8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Nf3 Kg7 {Aronian,L (2738)-So,W (2751) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 8... Be6 ({RR} 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. a4 a6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Ne4 Bf7 13. b4 Kh8 14. Bd2 Qd7 15. a5 Nd8 16. Qb3 b5 17. axb6 cxb6 18. Qa4 Nc6 19. b5 axb5 20. Qxb5 Rab8 21. Qa4 Nc7 22. Bxf7 Rxf7 23. Rad1 {Dominguez Perez,L (2748)-Maurizzi,M (2595) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (52)}) 9. a4 $146 ({RR} 9. Nbd2 Qd7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Ne4 Rad8 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Bf7 15. Bd2 Nf4 16. Qb3 Nd3 17. Qxd3 Qxd3 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. Bf4 Bd5 20. Re3 Rxe3 21. fxe3 Rc8 22. a3 Kf7 23. Rd1 Ke6 {Nigmatov,O (2427)-Paravyan,D (2642) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (84)}) ({RR} 9. d4 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 Bxc4 11. Qa4 b5 12. Nxb5 Bd5 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qd7 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Kg2 Bd6 18. Ne4 Rhb8 19. Rd1 Ke6 20. Rb1 a5 21. Bd2 Bb4 22. Be3 a4 23. Rbc1 Bd6 {Esipenko,A (2716)-Paravyan,D (2631) Moscow 2021 ½-½ (45)}) 9... Qd7 10. a5 a6 11. Qb3 O-O 12. d4 b5 13. axb6 cxb6 14. Qd1 b5 15. Bb3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Rfd8 18. Nd2 Bf7 19. Nf1 Qa7 20. Qg4 Bc5 21. Qf3 Nb6 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Na4 25. Nf5 Ra7 26. Re2 Nc5 27. Qe3 Rc7 28. g3 Qd7 29. Qf3 Nd3 30. Re7 Ne5 31. Qe4 Qc8 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Rxa6 Qc4 34. Qxc4+ bxc4 35. Nd6 h5 36. f4 Ng4 37. Nxc4 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 Rc1 39. Rd6 h4 40. h3 Rc2+ 41. Rd2 Ne3+ 42. Kf3 Rxd2 43. Nxd2 Nd1 44. Nc4 hxg3 45. Kxg3 Kf7 46. Kf3 Ke6 47. Ke2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.71"] [White "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Black "Amar, Elham"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Re1 O-O 10. b3 Ng6 11. c4 Bb4 12. Bd2 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 dxc4 14. bxc4 Na5 $146 ({RR} 14... Rd8 15. d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Nce7 17. Nc3 Bf5 18. Rac1 Qa5 19. Bc4 Nc8 20. Bb3 Nd6 21. g4 Bd7 22. Ne4 Qa3 23. Nfg5 h6 24. Nxd6 Qxd6 25. Ne4 Qf4 26. Qxf4 Nxf4 27. Rc7 Nxh3+ 28. Kh2 Bxg4 29. d6 {Tari,A (2639)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2607) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (64)}) 15. Na3 b6 16. Nb5 Qd8 17. Be4 Rb8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qf4 Rb7 20. Ng5 f6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Rxe6 Nxc4 23. Rae1 Qd5 24. Nc3 Qf5 25. Qg3 Rd7 26. d5 Ne5 27. f4 Nd3 28. Rf1 Nb4 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Nxd5 31. Nxd5 Rxd5 32. Re7 Rc8 33. Rxa7 Ra5 34. Rxa5 bxa5 35. Kh2 Rc2 36. Rb1 Rxa2 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. g5 Ra4 39. Kg3 Rb4 40. Ra8 a4 41. Kf3 Rb3+ 42. Kg4 Ra3 43. Kh4 f5 44. g3 Ra2 45. Kh3 a3 46. g4 Ra1 47. gxf5 gxf5 48. Ra6 a2 49. Kg2 g6 50. Ra7+ Kg8 51. Kh2 Kf8 52. Kg2 Ke8 53. Kh2 Kd8 54. Kg2 Kc8 55. Kh2 Kb8 56. Ra6 Kb7 57. Ra3 Kc6 58. Kg2 Kb5 59. Ra8 Kc4 60. Ra7 Kd4 61. Ra3 Ke4 62. Ra4+ Ke3 63. Kh2 Kf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.72"] [White "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. Qc2 Nh5 ({RR} 7... Ne4 8. Bxe4 dxe4 9. Qxe4 Qb6 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Qe2 Bg7 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. O-O Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O 15. Na3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Qa5 17. Qb5 a6 18. Qxb7 Qd5 19. Kg2 e5 20. dxe5 Rab8 21. Qc7 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 {Vasquez Schroder,R (2506)-Tabatabaei,M (2664) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 7... Bg7 8. Nf3 Bd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. Qb1 Na5 12. Ne5 Be8 13. h3 Nd7 14. Ndf3 Nc4 15. Qc2 Ncxe5 16. dxe5 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Ba4 18. b3 Bd7 19. Nd4 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 b5 21. Qd2 Re8 22. Re1 {Stanford,S (2123)-Schmidt,F (1947) Reykjavik ISL 2024 1-0 (32)}) 8. Be3 Ng7 9. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 9. Ne2 Bf5 10. Ng3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 h5 12. h4 Qd6 13. Nd2 Ne6 14. Ne2 Bg7 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. g3 a6 17. Nf4 Ng7 18. Ne2 Nf5 19. Bf4 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. O-O-O O-O-O {Freundlieb,T (2043)-Pfleger,S (2038) Germany 2019 1-0 (38)}) 9... Bf5 10. O-O e6 11. Nbd2 Bd6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. Rfe1 Qc7 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Nb4 17. cxb4 Qxc2 18. Bxc2 Bxc2 19. Nf1 Rac8 20. Ne3 Rc7 21. g4 g5 22. Nd2 Rfc8 23. g3 Kf7 24. f4 gxf4 25. gxf4 h5 26. g5 Nf5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 28. gxf6 Rc2 29. Nf3 Kxf6 30. Ng5 h4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.73"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2451"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Be3 Bc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Qc2 h6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. a3 $146 ({RR} 12. Rab1 a5 13. Rfc1 Rfd8 14. cxd5 Rxd5 15. Nh4 Nxd3 16. exd3 Bxd3 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rd7 19. Ra1 g5 20. Nhf3 Kg7 21. Ne5 Rdd8 22. Ndc4 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Rd3 24. Nxa5 Ra7 25. Bf1 Rd2 26. Nc4 Rxa1 {Xiong,J (2685)-Causo,D (2260) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 12. Rac1 Rfc8 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 a5 15. Ra1 Nd7 16. Qc3 Bg4 17. d4 c5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Qd4 Qb4 21. Qxb4 axb4 22. Nd4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Ne6 24. e3 Nxd4 25. exd4 Be6 26. Kf1 g5 {Aalto,P (2286)-Flom,G (2454) Helsinki FIN 2024 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 12. Rab1 Rac8 13. b4 Ncd7 14. h3 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Bh7 16. Qc3 e5 17. e4 dxe4 18. c5 Qa6 19. dxe4 Rcd8 20. Bf1 Qa4 21. Bc4 b5 22. Bd3 Nf8 23. a3 Ne6 24. Nxe5 Nd4 25. f4 Qa6 26. Re3 Qc8 {Harsha,B (2574)-Causo,D (2224) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (46)}) 12... a5 13. b3 Rfe8 14. Qc3 Ncd7 15. b4 e5 16. bxa5 Qxa5 17. Qxa5 Rxa5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rfb1 b6 20. Rb4 Rea8 21. Nb1 Rc8 22. Nbd2 Rc2 23. Nb3 Ra7 24. Nfd4 exd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd3 26. exd3 Rd2 27. Bf1 Ng4 28. Be2 Nge5 29. Rb5 Nc5 30. Rxb6 Ncxd3 31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. f4 Nc4 33. a4 Nxf4 34. gxf4 Rxd4 35. Rb5 Nd6 36. Rb6 Ne4 37. a5 Nc3 38. Bf1 Ra4 39. Bd3+ g6 40. Rxa4 Nxa4 41. Rb5 Nc3 42. Rc5 Na2 43. a6 d4 44. Bc4 Nb4 45. Ra5 d3 46. Kf2 Re7 47. Re5 Rc7 48. Ra5 Rxc4 49. a7 d2 50. Ke2 Rd4 51. Kd1 Nc2 52. Ra3 Nxa3 53. a8=Q Nc4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.74"] [White "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C03"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O a5 9. a4 O-O ({RR} 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Nb1 Nb8 13. Re1 N8c6 14. Ra3 Bd7 15. h4 Na7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Rae3 Rac8 18. Nc3 b5 19. h5 bxa4 20. h6 g6 21. Nh2 Rc7 22. Bd2 Nb5 23. Nf3 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 {Nakamura,H (2802)-Terry,R (2514) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (39)}) 10. Nb1 ({RR} 10. Re1 cxd4 11. cxd4 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Nf1 Nb4 14. Bb1 Bd7 15. Ng3 Ra6 16. Ra3 Bd6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Rae3 Bf4 20. Rc3 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Rb6 22. Ne5 Rb4 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rf3 Qb6 {Dwilewicz,K (2138)-Malicka,M (2217) Darlowo POL 2024 1-0 (71)}) 10... f6 $146 ({RR} 10... b6 11. Bb5 Na7 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Na3 Ba6 14. Nb5 Na7 15. Bf4 c4 16. Nxa7 Rxa7 17. Qd2 b5 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Bd1 Re8 20. Bc2 Nf8 21. Ng5 Qb6 22. h4 f6 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Nf3 Bd6 25. Rfe1 {Muetsch,A (2266)-Hamedi Nia,V (2057) Mumbai 2019 1-0 (54)}) 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Na3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Ne4 14. Nb5 Bf6 15. Be3 e5 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. h3 Be6 21. Rfe1 Ng4 22. hxg4 Qh4 23. Bf5 Bg8 24. Nd4 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 g6 26. Nf3 Qh1+ 27. Ke2 Qxg2 28. Rg1 Qh3 29. Rh1 d4 30. Qb5 d3+ 31. Kd2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.75"] [White "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Black "Andersen, Mads"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [BlackElo "2592"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Nf3 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 ({RR} 13... Bf5 14. O-O Nd7 15. a3 Qe6 16. Ne2 Nf6 17. Rac1 Nd5 18. Nc3 Qg6 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Qc7 Qa6 21. Qf4 Be6 22. f3 exf3 23. Rxf3 Rac8 24. Rcf1 Rc2 25. e4 dxe4 26. Nxe4 Bd5 27. Re3 Qc6 28. Rfe1 {Papasimakopoulos,A (2372)-Madaminov,M (2512) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (34)}) 14. O-O ({RR} 14. O-O-O Nd7 15. g4 fxg4 16. Ndxe4 Nb6 17. Ng3 Be6 18. Kb1 Rf8 19. e4 Rad8 20. Rhe1 Qf6 21. f4 gxf3 22. Qf2 Nc4 23. Rg1 Qh4 24. b3 Nd6 25. Kb2 Rf7 26. Rd2 Rdf8 27. Re1 Kh8 28. Rd3 Rf4 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Firouzja,A (2728) Stavanger 2020 1-0 (47)}) 14... Be6 15. Ne2 $146 ({RR} 15. Rab1 Nd7 16. b4 b5 17. a4 a6 18. a5 Nf6 19. Rfc1 Rec8 20. Ne2 Nd5 21. Qc5 Kf7 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. Nc3 Nf6 24. f3 exf3 25. gxf3 Rd8 26. Ne2 Rac8 27. Nf4 Bf7 28. Nd3 Rd6 29. Kf2 g5 {Pereslavtsev,A (1696)-Southcott-Moyers,I (2100) Cambridge ENG 2024 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 15. a3 Nd7 16. b4 a6 17. Na4 Bd5 18. Nc5 Nf6 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4+ Nd5 21. Rfe1 Kf7 22. Qc2 g5 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. f3 Nf6 25. fxe4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. g3 Ke6 29. Kf2 h5 {Paprocki,A (1800)-Andrzejewska,A (1910) Jastrzebia Gora 2022 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 15. Rab1 a5 16. a3 Nd7 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 b5 19. d5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qc6 Nf6 22. Qxb5 Rab8 23. Qc5 Qe5 24. Rfc1 Ng4 25. Qc7 d4 26. Qxe5 Nxe5 27. exd4 Nd3 28. Rc4 f4 29. Rb3 e3 {Olsen,F (2456)-Krzywda,A (2237) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 15... Nd7 16. Nc4 c5 17. b3 Rac8 18. a4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Rfc1 Nxc4 22. bxc4 Rc5 23. Qb3 b6 24. Rc3 Rd8 25. h3 Rd2 26. Rac1 Kh7 27. R3c2 Rd6 28. Rc3 Qd7 29. Kf1 Ra5 30. Kg1 Rc5 31. Kf1 Kg6 32. Kg1 Rd2 33. R3c2 Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 35. Kh2 h5 36. h4 Rc6 37. Qb5 Rd6 38. c5 bxc5 39. Qxc5 Rd5 40. Qc6+ Kh7 41. Rb2 Rd6 42. Qc5 Rd5 43. Qxa7 Qa1 44. Qb7 Rd1 45. Qb5 Kh6 46. Qe5 Rh1+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.76"] [White "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Black "Sardana, Rishi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2466"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. Nbd2 Bg4 ({RR} 6... e5 7. a4 Be6 8. b3 Be7 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Ng5 Bxc4 11. bxc4 Nf8 12. Qg4 h5 13. Qf5 Bd6 14. O-O Qe7 15. Qh3 f6 16. Nf3 g5 17. Nd2 Ne6 18. Re1 g4 19. Qe3 O-O-O 20. Qe2 Rdg8 21. Nf1 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2747)-Caruana,F (2803) Toronto CAN 2024 0-1 (89)}) 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nf1 ({RR} 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. b3 e5 10. a4 Be7 11. Bb2 f6 12. Ne3 Bf7 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. g4 O-O-O 15. Qe2 g6 16. Ne3 Be7 17. O-O-O Nf8 18. g5 Nd7 19. Ng4 Rhe8 20. Kb1 fxg5 21. Ngxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qd7 {Rasulov,V (2557)-Horak,M (2333) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 8... c4 $146 ({RR} 8... e6 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Qe2 c4 12. dxc4 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 Nb6 14. Kg1 Nd7 15. Kh2 h5 16. Bg5 a5 17. c3 Bc5 18. Rhe1 Qb6 19. Kg1 a4 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Rd2 O-O 22. Red1 Nb6 23. b4 {Macovei,A (2453)-Zhigalko,S (2572) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (69)}) ({RR} 8... Nd7 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. O-O e6 11. Nh4 Bd6 12. f4 f6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Qg4 Nf8 15. e5 Be7 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bd2 O-O-O 18. Bc3 b6 19. Rae1 Kb7 20. Ne4 f5 21. Qg3 Bh4 22. Qe3 Bxe1 23. Bxh8 {Zajic,M (2431)-Vakhlamov,I (2413) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 8... e6 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Qe1 Nd7 12. Nh4 f6 13. f4 Bf7 14. e5 fxe5 15. f5 O-O 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 exf5 19. Nxf5 Nf6 20. Qg3 Nh5 21. Qh4 Qd8 22. Nxg7 Qd4+ 23. Qxd4 {Kollars,D (2606)-Zhigalko,S (2572) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (43)}) 9. Ng3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 cxd3 11. Qxd3 e6 12. O-O Bc5 13. Kh1 h5 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qf3 O-O-O 16. Nxh5 f5 17. exf5 exf5 18. Ng3 g6 19. Ne4 Bb6 20. Ng5 Qe7 21. a4 a6 22. Ra3 Nf2+ 23. Kh2 Ng4+ 24. Kh1 Rde8 25. Rb3 Ba7 26. Bd2 Qe2 27. Bc3 Rh5 28. Qd3 Nf2+ 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. Qd1 Re2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.77"] [White "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2368"] [BlackElo "2473"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 a5 ({RR} 8... e5 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. h3 e5 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qa4 h6 14. Red1 Qc8 15. Kh2 Ne7 16. Nd2 Nf5 17. Nde4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Nd7 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Qb4 Rb8 21. Rf1 Bf5 22. Qd2 Kh7 23. Rad1 {Svane,R (2637)-Murtazin,B (2312) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Nd4 Nc5 11. b3 $146 ({RR} 11. h3 e5 12. dxe6 Nxe6 13. Ndb5 Nd7 14. Be3 Re8 15. Rc1 Ndc5 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. b3 Bc6 18. Nd5 Nd7 19. Red1 Ne5 20. Bh6 Bh8 21. f4 Nd7 22. e4 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Nec5 24. Qc2 Rc8 25. Bg5 f6 {Sharikov,A (2095)-Panov,M (2242) Cheliabinsk 2022 1-0 (57)}) 11... e5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. h3 c6 14. Ba3 Qb6 15. e3 Nfd7 16. Qc2 Ne5 17. Rad1 Nf7 18. Nf3 e5 19. Na4 Nxa4 20. bxa4 Qc7 21. e4 c5 22. h4 Nd8 23. Qd3 Bg4 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Re3 Ra6 26. Rb3 Rc6 27. Rdb1 Bc8 28. h5 gxh5 29. Nh4 Be6 30. Qd1 Bxc4 31. Rc3 Bxa2 32. Rb2 Bf7 33. Qb1 b6 34. Nf5 Ne6 35. Rcb3 Rb8 36. Ne3 Nd4 37. Nd5 Qd8 38. Rc3 Bh6 39. Qd1 Qg5 40. f4 Qg4 41. Qxg4 hxg4 42. fxe5 dxe5 43. Rxc5 Rxc5 44. Bxc5 Rc8 45. Bd6 Rc1+ 46. Kf2 Bg7 47. Rxb6 h5 48. Rb7 Bg6 49. Rxg7 Rc2+ 50. Kf1 Kxg7 51. Bxe5+ Kf7 52. Bxd4 Rxg2 53. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 54. Kf2 Bxd5 55. Bb6 Bc6 56. Bxa5 Bxa4 57. Bd8 Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.78"] [White "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Black "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2410"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. c3 O-O 12. Re1 ({RR} 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. h3 Rad8 16. Bb3 Qc5 17. Be3 Qh5 18. Qxh5 Nxh5 19. Nf3 b6 20. Ne5 Nf6 21. Bg5 Bc8 22. Nc6 Rd7 23. Ba4 Bc5 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Bxd7 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Nxd7 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2771)-Shimanov,A (2578) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (46)}) 12... e5 13. Nf3 e4 $146 ({RR} 13... Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rac8 17. Bb3 h6 18. Re1 Bd6 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Rad1 Rfe8 21. Ba4 Re7 22. Bc2 Bxe3 23. fxe3 g6 24. Rd6 Nd7 25. Red1 Rc7 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. Bb3 Nc5 28. Bc2 {Shushunov,A (2039)-Volkov,S (2428) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (64)}) 14. Qxd6 Bxd6 15. Nd4 h6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Bb5 Rad8 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Bc4 Nb6 20. Bb3 Na4 21. Bxa4 Bxa4 22. Nf5 Bb8 23. Bd4 f6 24. Rxe4 Bc2 25. Ne7+ Kf7 26. Re2 Bd3 27. Re3 Bh7 28. g4 Rfe8 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. gxf5 Rd5 31. Rf3 Re2 32. b4 a5 33. bxa5 Rxa5 34. Rb1 b5 35. c4 Be5 36. Bb6 Raxa2 37. cxb5 Rab2 38. Rb3 Re1+ 39. Rxe1 Rxb3 40. Rd1 Rxb5 41. Be3 Ke7 42. Re1 Kd7 43. Rd1+ Kc7 44. Rc1+ Kd8 45. Rc5 Rxc5 46. Bxc5 Ke8 47. Kg2 Kf7 48. Kf3 g6 49. Ke4 h5 50. Be3 Bc3 51. f4 gxf5+ 52. Kxf5 Bb2 53. Bb6 Bc3 54. Bd8 Bb2 55. Ke4 Kg6 56. Bb6 f5+ 57. Kd5 Bc1 58. Ke5 Bd2 59. Bc7 Bc1 60. Ke6 Bd2 61. Bd6 Bc1 62. Bc7 Bd2 63. Bd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.79"] [White "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Black "Oro, Faustino"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E35"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2433"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. Bd3 Qe7 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. Qxc3 h4 13. Be5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Nh3 $146 ({RR} 15. e6 Rh6 16. Qg7 Bxe6 17. f3 Nf2 18. Qxh6 Qc5+ 19. Kd2 O-O-O 20. Ne2 Qb4+ 21. Kc2 Qc5+ 22. Kb1 Qxe3 23. Nc1 Nxh1 24. Rxh1 Qe5 25. Rf1 Bf5 26. Bxf5+ Qxf5+ 27. Ka1 d4 28. Nb3 d3 29. Rd1 Qe5 {Zohaib Hassan,M (2275)-Jimenez Ruano,A (2308) Barcelona 2021 0-1}) ({RR} 15. Bb5+ c6 16. Bxc6+ Kf8 17. e6 f6 18. Bxd5 Bxe6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qb4+ Kg7 21. Nh3 a5 22. Qxb7+ Kh6 23. Qd5 Qb6 24. Kb1 Rhd8 25. Qb3 Qc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. f3 a4 28. Qa3 Rc8 29. Qd3 Ne5 {Dobrocmyslov,A (2288)-Rottenwohrer Suarez,J (2265) Munich GER 2023 1-0 (38)}) 15... Nxe5 16. Bb5+ c6 17. Rxd5 f6 18. Ba4 Bxh3 19. gxh3 b5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxc6+ Kf7 22. Qb7+ Kg6 23. Bc2+ Kh6 24. Qf7 Rag8 25. Kb1 Rg7 26. Qb3 Rd8 27. Qb4 a6 28. a3 Qe6 29. Qc3 Rc8 30. Qd3 Rcc7 31. Rg1 Rcd7 32. Qc3 Rc7 33. Qd3 Qd7 34. Qe4 Rc4 35. Qf3 Qc6 36. Qf5 Rc5 37. Qd3 Qd5 38. Qe2 Qe6 39. Qf3 Rgc7 40. Bd3 Rd5 41. e4 Rd4 42. Qe3 Rcd7 43. Bc2 Qe5 44. Rg4 Qc5 45. Rg1 Rc4 46. Qe2 Qe5 47. f4 Qxf4 48. Rf1 Qd2 49. Qg4 Qxc2+ 50. Ka2 Rd6 51. Qf5 Qxe4 52. Qf2 Rc2 53. Qa7 Qc4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.80"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Juksta, Karolis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2403"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Re1 ({RR} 11. Bf4 Be6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bb1 g6 14. Ne5 Nh5 15. Bh2 Bf6 16. Qd2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qh4 19. f4 Ng3 20. Qf2 Red8 21. Rfd1 Kg7 22. Kh2 Nf5 23. Qxh4 Nxh4 24. Ne2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Bf5 {Di Berardino,D (2471)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2778) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (53)}) 11... h6 12. Bf4 Be6 ({RR} 12... a6 13. Rc1 Bf8 14. a3 Be6 15. Bb1 Rc8 16. Rc2 Na5 17. Rce2 Nc4 18. Ne5 Nd6 19. g4 Nde4 20. Qd3 Qa5 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 g6 24. Nxg6 Bf5 25. Qxe8 Rxe8 26. Rxe8 Bxg6 27. Bxg6 {Kislinsky,A (2355)-Pultinevicius,P (2587) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) 13. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 13. a3 Rc8 14. Bc2 Na5 15. Qd3 Nc4 16. Rab1 Qa5 17. Be5 Nxb2 18. Rxb2 Qxc3 19. Bxf6 Qxd3 20. Bxd3 Bxf6 21. Rxb7 Rc3 22. Bb5 Rec8 23. a4 a5 24. Bd7 R8c7 25. Rb8+ Kh7 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rxe6 Ra3 {Fernandez Siles,L (2218)-Vaglio Mattey,E (2155) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (53)}) 13... Rc8 14. Bb1 Bf8 15. Qd2 a6 16. Ne5 Qb6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Nc3 Qa5 20. Qd3 g6 21. Qd2 Kh7 22. Ne4 Qd8 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. Be5 Bg7 25. Bc2 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. d5 Re5 29. Red1 Rf6 30. Qd4 Qe8 31. d6 e3 32. fxe3 Bxh3 33. d7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.81"] [White "Wagner, Dennis"] [Black "Larrea, Manuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2259"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h4 h5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 e5 9. d5 a5 10. Bg5 Nc5 11. Nd2 c6 12. Nb3 $146 ({RR} 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. O-O Be6 14. b3 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Rd7 17. Nf1 Na6 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Na4 Rb8 20. c5 Nb4 21. Qb1 d5 22. f3 dxe4 23. fxe4 Rbd8 24. a3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1 26. Qxd1 Nxe4 {Santos,I (1980)-De Lima,A (2073) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (62)}) 12... cxd5 13. Nxc5 d4 14. N5a4 dxc3 15. Nxc3 Be6 16. O-O Qc7 17. Rfd1 Qc6 18. b3 Rac8 19. Rac1 Rc7 20. Bf3 Rfc8 21. Qd3 Rd7 22. Nd5 Ne8 23. Ne7+ Rxe7 24. Bxe7 b6 25. Bg5 Bf8 26. g3 f6 27. Be3 Nc7 28. Bg2 Na6 29. Kh2 Nc5 30. Qc2 Bf7 31. Rd2 Be7 32. f3 Kg7 33. Bh3 Rf8 34. Rf1 Ne6 35. Qd1 Bg8 36. Qe2 Kh7 37. Rfd1 Ng7 38. Bg2 Qc7 39. Qf2 Rb8 40. f4 Be6 41. Bh3 Bxh3 42. Kxh3 a4 43. Rd5 axb3 44. axb3 b5 45. cxb5 Rxb5 46. Rxb5 Qd7+ 47. Kh2 Qxb5 48. Qc2 exf4 49. Bxf4 f5 50. Bxd6 Bxd6 51. Rxd6 fxe4 52. Qxe4 Nf5 53. Rd3 Qc5 54. Rd7+ Kg8 55. Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.82"] [White "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Black "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2081"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g3 Be7 11. Bg2 b5 12. h4 Nb6 $146 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. O-O O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. a3 Rfd8 16. Qc1 Qb6 17. Be3 Qb7 18. Kh1 a5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bf5 21. c3 Nf6 22. Bg5 Be4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Qe3 Nf6 26. Rd2 Qb7 27. Nc1 {Bosch Valls,L (2134)-Garcia Hernandez,R (1923) Santo Domingo DOM 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 13. b3 Rc8 14. a3 Ng4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rd1 Rd8 17. f3 Nf6 18. Qg5 Rh6 19. Qe3 Qc7 20. Bh3 Bxh3 21. Rxh3 d5 22. exd5 Nfxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Qe4 Rhd6 25. Qxe5+ Ne7 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Kf2 Qa7+ 28. Qe3 Qd7 29. Rh1 Kf8 30. Re1 Rd2 31. Qc3 Nf5 32. Kg2 Kg8 33. Kf2 Kh7 34. Kg2 Qd6 35. f4 Qd5+ 36. Qf3 Ne3+ 37. Kf2 Ng4+ 38. Kg2 Qf5 39. c4 Rd3 40. Qc6 bxc4 41. bxc4 Ne3+ 42. Kh2 Rd2 43. Kg1 Nc2 44. Kf2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.83"] [White "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Black "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "1796"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 c6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Nbd2 ({RR} 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Ne5 Rfd8 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qd3 b4 17. Rxc8 Bxc8 18. Qc2 Nxe5 19. dxe5 d4 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 21. Qxc8+ Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qxd8+ Bxd8 24. b3 Bc7 {So,W (2799)-Mamedyarov,S (2809) Berlin 2018 ½-½ (41)}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nb3 c5 ({RR} 11... Qb6 12. Bd2 b4 13. Rfc1 a5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. a3 b3 17. Qxb3 Rfb8 18. Qc2 a4 19. e4 Ba6 20. h3 e5 21. Bb4 Nf8 22. Qc3 Ng6 23. Re1 Bb5 24. Rad1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Nxe5 {Sylvan,J (2321)-Johansen,T (2160) Denmark DEN 2024 1-0 (41)}) 12. Nxc5 Bd5 $146 ({RR} 12... Nxc5 13. dxc5 Be4 14. Qc3 a5 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Rac1 b4 17. Qc4 Bd5 18. Qc2 Be4 19. Qc4 Bd5 20. Qc2 Be4 21. Qc4 Bd5 {½-½ (21) Peng,X (2428)-Lu,S (2634) Daqing 2018}) 13. e4 Nxc5 14. exd5 Na4 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Ng5 Rc8 17. Qb3 Qd7 18. Nxe6 Rf7 19. Ng5 Rcf8 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Bg5 Kf8 22. Rac1 h6 23. Bc6 Qf5 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Qxb5 Qxb5 26. Bxb5 Nb6 27. Rc7 Rf5 28. Re1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.84"] [White "Bezold, Michael"] [Black "Grahn, Vidar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [BlackElo "2263"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/1n8GjoEj} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Ne5 Qxd4 10. Bxa8 Qxe5 11. Bf4 Qh5 12. Bf3 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Qxg4 14. f3 ({RR} 14. Qxc4 e5 15. Qxc7 exf4 16. Qxe7 fxg3 17. Nd2 gxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qf4 19. e3 Qf5 20. Qe4 Qd7 21. Qd4 Qe7 22. f3 Bb7 23. Rad1 Nc6 24. Qf4 Ne5 25. Nb3 Ba6 26. Nd4 Bxf1 27. Nf5 Qe6 28. Rxf1 Ng6 {Prado Acebo,I (2229)-Buksa,N (2394) lichess.org 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/1n8GjoEj] 0-1 (53)}) 14... Qh3 $146 ({RR} 14... Bc5+ 15. Kg2 Qh5 16. g4 Qd5 17. Nd2 Ba6 18. Ne4 f5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Rad1 c3 22. Rfe1 Qc4 23. e3 h6 24. Rd4 Qc6 25. Rxb4 Qg6+ 26. Kf2 Nc6 27. Qxc3 Nxb4 28. Qxb4 Qc6 29. Qc3 {Koch,J (2006)-Fiorito,J (1875) Buenos Aires 2019 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 14... Qh5 15. Be3 Ba6 16. Nd2 b3 17. Qe4 Qd5 18. Rac1 f5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Nxb3 cxb3 21. Rxc7 Bf6 22. Rd1 Bxb2 23. Bd4 Bxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Bxe2 25. Rxd5 b2 {0-1 (25) Aditya,B (2080)-Dushyant,S (2261) Novi Sad 2021}) 15. Nd2 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Ba6 17. Nxc4 Nd7 18. Rfd1 Nf6 19. e4 Nh5 20. Qg2 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Qh4 22. Ne5 Bd6 23. Rg1 g6 24. Qg3 Qh5 25. Nd7 Qh6 26. e5 Be7 27. Nxf8 Qxf8 28. Rgd1 Bc5 29. Rac1 Bb6 30. b3 Qa8 31. Rc2 Kg7 32. Kg2 Bb7 33. Rd3 Bd5 34. Qg5 c5 35. f5 exf5 36. Rcd2 Be6 37. Qf6+ Kh6 38. Qh4+ Kg7 39. Qf6+ Kh6 40. Rd6 Bxb3 41. e6 Bxe6 42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. Qh4+ Kg7 44. Rd7+ Kf8 45. Qe7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.85"] [White "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2542"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nd2 Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11. h3 h6 12. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Bh2 a6 14. N2f3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Nf3 Bd6 17. Qd2 Nh7 18. Rad1 Qf6 19. Qe3 Rad8 20. Bb3 b6 21. Bg3 Ng5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Qe2 a5 24. Bc4 Bc5 25. Qh5 Be6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 {Goryachkina,A (2553)-Chigaev,M (2622) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Bh2 a6 14. N2f3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Nf3 Bd6 17. Qd2 Nh7 18. Rad1 Qf6 19. Qe3 Rad8 20. Bb3 b6 21. Bg3 Ng5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Qe2 a5 24. Bc4 Bc5 25. Qh5 Be6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 {Goryachkina,A (2553)-Chigaev,M (2622) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (53)}) 12... Ne5 13. Bf1 b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Bh2 a6 16. f4 Ng6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd5 19. e6 c5 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Nf5 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Kg8 23. Nc4 Kh7 24. Nfd6 Bc6 25. Bd3 Qg5 26. Ne5 Ndf4 27. Bxg6+ Nxg6 28. Nxc6 Qd2 29. Qd1 Qxb2 30. Qd3 c4 31. Nxc4 Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Qb5 33. N6e5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.86"] [White "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Black "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2334"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 a6 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. a3 e5 7. Bg5 d4 8. Na4 ({RR} 8. Ne4 Be7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. cxd6 Qxd6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 O-O-O 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Qg4+ Kb8 17. O-O Rhg8 18. Qh3 dxe3 19. fxe3 Rd2 20. Rf2 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 Qxc2+ 22. Kg1 Qe2 {Gruca,M (2198)-Haszon,D (2244) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) 8... Be7 $146 ({RR} 8... Qa5+ 9. c3 Ne4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 dxe3 15. Qc2 exf2+ 16. Qxf2 Be7 17. Bc4 f5 18. Nb6 Rd8 19. Nd5 Qc8 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Nxg5 Rdf8 22. O-O h6 23. Nf3 {Cabarkapa,N (2473)-Vega Gutierrez,S (2392) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (38)}) 9. b4 O-O 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. e4 Be6 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Bc4 Bg4 15. Nd5 Na7 16. Qd3 Nc8 17. O-O Ne7 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Nh4 Kh7 20. f4 Ng6 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. Rxf8 Qxf8 24. Rf1 Qe8 25. Rf7+ Kh8 26. Qg3 Bh5 27. Qh4 Qd8 28. Qxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxb7 Bd1 30. c6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.87"] [White "Hungaski, Robert"] [Black "Pereira, Fabian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2123"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. h3 e5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. exd4 d5 5. Nf3 Bf5 ({RR} 5... Bd6 6. c4 O-O 7. c5 Re8+ 8. Be2 Bf8 9. O-O b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bf4 c6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Re1 b5 15. a3 Nbd7 16. Bd3 Nb6 17. Rb1 Nc4 18. Bc2 Nd6 19. Qd3 Nde4 20. Nxe4 {Lima,D (2507)-Harikrishna,P (2717) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (85)}) 6. c4 ({RR} 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 c6 8. Bf4 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 O-O-O 11. Qxe7 Bxe7 12. O-O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 f6 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Rhe1 Rhe8 18. Bh2 Nd5 19. Re2 g5 20. Rde1 f5 {Ramirez Garcia,J (2266)-Libiszewski,F (2493) Chartres FRA 2024 0-1}) 6... c6 7. Nc3 Bb4 $146 ({RR} 7... Be7 8. c5 O-O 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. O-O Nf6 15. Bf4 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Rxf4 17. Bg2 Bh4 18. Qc2 Qf6 19. Rae1 Rf8 20. Re2 h5 21. gxh5 gxh5 22. Qd2 {Skibbe,W (2175)-Spata,G (2399) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (32)}) 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bb3 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Rc1 a6 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. Re1 Nfd5 17. Bg3 Re8 18. Ne5 f6 19. Qf3 g6 20. Nd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qf8 23. Ra1 Qe7 24. Kh2 Kg7 25. a4 Re8 26. a5 Nd7 27. c4 Nb4 28. Qc3 bxc4 29. Qxc4 Nb8 30. Rb1 Nd5 31. Ba4 Qa7 32. Qc5 Qa8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Bxc6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.88"] [White "Meylan, Andre"] [Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "2418"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. h3 $146 ({RR} 5. Nf3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. Bd3 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Bf5 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Qd3 e6 13. Rad1 Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15. h3 Ne4 16. Kh2 Qa5 17. Qb1 Rad8 18. Rd3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Rfe8 {Lindberg,B (2357)-Torngren,G (2252) Norrkoping SWE 2023 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 5. Nf3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bg7 7. c3 Nh6 8. Bc4 Nd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Ng3 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nd5 12. Bd2 a5 13. O-O Nf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. Nh4 e6 16. Nf3 a4 17. Bd1 Qb6 18. b3 c5 19. Qf2 cxd4 {Snape,I (2189)-McNab,C (2420) England 2018 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 5. Nf3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bg4 7. Be2 Bg7 8. c3 Nd7 9. Neg5 h6 10. Ne4 Ngf6 11. Nf2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nb6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd3 e6 15. Qb3 Re8 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nbd5 18. Kh1 Ne7 19. Rfe1 Rad8 {Rajakari,J (1977)-Lehtela,A Finland 2018 1-0 (44)}) 5... dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bf5 7. Ng3 e6 8. Nxf5 gxf5 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Nh5 12. Qf2 Rg8 13. g4 Ng7 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. gxf5 Nxf5 16. O-O-O Be7 17. Rhe1 Qc7 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Ng5 h6 20. Bb4 Nd5 21. Rxe7+ Nxe7 22. Re1 hxg5 23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. fxg5 Rxg5 26. h4 Rg4 27. Qxf5 Rag8 28. Qe5+ Kd7 29. Qf5+ Ke7 30. Qe5+ Kd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.89"] [White "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Black "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2078"] [BlackElo "2153"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. g3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. d3 Bxc3+ ({RR} 5... O-O 6. e4 d6 7. Nge2 a5 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 Bc5 11. Kh2 Nd7 12. f4 Nd4 13. f5 Nxe2 14. Qxe2 f6 15. h4 Bd4 16. g4 h6 17. Bf3 Kf7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Bh5+ Ke7 20. hxg5 {Poormosavi,S (2381)-Isik,A (2472) Ankara TUR 2024 0-1 (50)}) 6. bxc3 h6 7. Ba3 d6 8. d4 $146 ({RR} 8. Rb1 O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Ne2 Qd7 11. Qa4 d5 12. O-O e4 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Nf4 Qe5 15. d4 Qa5 16. Qb3 b6 17. c4 Qa6 18. Rfc1 Bd7 19. Bb2 Na5 20. Qa3 Qc8 21. d5 Nh7 22. c5 Ng5 {Zenuni,A (1981)-Mjavanadze,I Pristina 2020 1-0 (33)}) 8... Bd7 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. Qd3 O-O 11. e3 Re8 12. c5 d5 13. Bb4 Qc8 14. Rb2 b5 15. cxb6 Rxb6 16. Ba3 Bf5 17. Qd2 Na5 18. Rxb6 Nc4 19. Qc1 axb6 20. Nf3 Qa6 21. Bb4 Nd7 22. Nh4 Be6 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 c5 25. d5 Bh3 26. Bd3 cxb4 27. cxb4 b5 28. f3 Qxa2 29. g4 e4 30. fxe4 Nde5 31. Be2 Qb3 32. Kf2 Qxb4 33. g5 h5 34. Rd1 Bg4 35. Nf5 Bxf5 36. exf5 Ng4+ 37. Bxg4 hxg4 38. Qf4 Qb2+ 39. Kg1 Ne3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.26"] [Round "5.90"] [White "Wong, Hayoung"] [Black "Wanyama, Harold"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "1704"] [BlackElo "2154"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 ({RR} 5. c5 b6 6. cxb6 cxb6 7. Bf4 Bb7 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 b5 10. O-O Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 a5 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Bb5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. Qh5 Kg8 {Aronian,L (2745)-So,W (2760) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (40)}) 5... Bb4 6. cxd5 $146 ({RR} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. e3 c6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qa5 11. Qc2 Nb6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bd3 Rg8 14. O-O Qh5 15. Be2 Nd5 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. Qb3 a5 18. Qc2 Ke7 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Nh4 Qg7 {Stankovic,A (1534)-Bujisic,V (2233) Belgrade 2020 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 dxc4 8. e3 O-O 9. Bxc4 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Rac1 c5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bd6 Rd8 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. f3 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qe7 {Mesquita,E (1969)-Samunenkov,I (2548) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 6. Qb3 c5 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Bd7 12. c5 Ne4 13. Bxd8 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rfxd8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. a5 Rac8 17. Rd4 Be8 18. Rb4 Rd7 19. Kd2 Rxc5 20. Bd3 Rxa5 {Valgmae,T (2270)-Ladva,O (2497) Puhajarve 2018 0-1}) ({RR} 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 c5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Ne2 Bxd2 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qxd2 c4 15. Bc2 Qd6 16. Ng3 g6 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Re7 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Rae8 {Khokhlova,D (2198)-Salemgareev,T (2387) Voronezh 2018 0-1 (43)}) 6... exd5 7. Bg5 c6 8. e3 Qa5 9. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc3+ 11. Nd2 gxf6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Bd3 Rg8 14. g3 Bg4 15. f3 Bh3 16. Kf2 f5 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Ra1 O-O-O 19. Rhb1 Rg5 20. Rb2 Nf8 21. Nb3 Qc7 22. Nc5 Ne6 23. Rxb7 Qd6 24. Bxa6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2831"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. d3 c5 6. e4 Nc6 7. e5 Nd7 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Bf4 h6 10. h4 b6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. a3 Be7 13. h5 O-O-O 14. Kf1 $146 ({RR} 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. O-O Bxd2 17. Nxd2 Ndxe5 18. Rxa7 Nxa7 19. Bxe5 Qe7 20. Bxg7 Rh7 21. Bf6 Qxf6 22. Bxb7+ Kxb7 23. Qe4+ Nc6 24. Qxh7 Qf5 25. Qxf5 exf5 26. Nf3 Re8 27. Nh4 Re5 28. f4 Ra5 {Pantsulaia,L (2516)-Kantor,G (2537) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 14. O-O g5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. g4 g5 17. Bg3 h5 18. Rfe1 h4 19. Bh2 Rhg8 20. Ne4 Ndxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. f3 h3 23. Bh1 Rdf8 24. Nd2 {1-0 (24) Bu,X (2709)-Xu,M (2408) Fuling 2022}) 14... Rdg8 15. Ne4 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. b4 f5 18. Nxc5 Bxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Qc6+ 20. f3 Nxf3 21. Qxe6+ Qxe6 22. Nxe6 Ng5 23. Rhe1 Nxe6 24. Rxe6 Kd7 25. Rae1 Re8 26. R1e5 Bf6 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8 Kxe8 29. b5 Kd7 30. a4 Ke6 31. Bb8 Bd8 32. Bxa7 Kd6 33. Bb8+ Kc5 34. Be5 Bf6 35. Bc7 Bg5 36. Kf3 Bd2 37. Be5 Be3 38. Bxg7 Kb4 39. Be5 Kxa4 40. Bf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D26"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. exd4 a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 ({RR} 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qe8 19. Qd4 Bxa4 20. Re5 Qd7 21. Rd5 Qe8 22. Re5 Qd7 23. Rd5 Qe8 {½-½ (23) Aravindh,C (2706)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2737) Chennai IND 2024}) 13... Bd7 14. Ne5 Rc8 ({RR} 14... Bc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rac1 a5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxe4 Rfd8 20. g3 Ra7 21. Kg2 Rd6 22. Qe5 Qd8 23. Bb3 Rad7 24. Rc5 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxa5 Nd3 27. Qe3 Rb4 28. Bc2 Qxa5 29. Qxd3 {Kusina,J (1969)-Raupp,T (2237) Krakow POL 2024 0-1}) 15. Bb3 Be8 $146 ({RR} 15... Bc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. a5 Nfd5 18. Bg3 Bd6 19. Bc4 Rb8 20. Ne4 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Nc7 22. Nc5 Nb5 23. Qd2 Nc7 24. Ra4 Ncd5 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Nxa6 Rb5 27. Nc5 Qc7 28. a6 Qa7 29. b3 Rd8 30. Ra5 {Gagunashvili,M (2573)-Abdusattorov,N (2633) Warsaw 2021 ½-½ (76)}) 16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Rd6 22. Rd3 Qc7 23. Rad1 Rfd8 24. g3 R8d7 25. b3 g6 26. Qe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B38"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qd8 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 d6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O a5 13. Na4 Nd7 14. Rad1 $146 ({RR} 14. f4 Nf6 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. f5 Bd7 17. Nd4 a4 18. Rad1 Qa5 19. Kh1 Rfe8 20. b3 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 axb3 22. axb3 Qb4 23. Qe3 Bc6 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Bd1 Nd7 27. Bc2 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Qc5 {MacKinnon,K (2142)-Haugen,L (1945) Reykjavik ISL 2024 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 14. Rac1 b6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 Qc7 18. f4 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Bf3 Rae8 21. b3 Nc5 22. Nc3 e5 23. Nb5 Qg7 24. Qd5+ Be6 25. Qxd6 e4 26. Bd1 Qb7 27. Rc2 Rf7 28. Qe5 Bd7 {Nikolov,M (2475)-Nikolov,Y (2151) Plovdiv BUL 2023 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 14. f4 Nf6 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. f5 Bd7 17. Nd4 a4 18. Rad1 Qa5 19. Kh1 Rfe8 20. b3 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 axb3 22. axb3 Qb4 23. Qe3 Bc6 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Bd1 Nd7 27. Bc2 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Qc5 {MacKinnon,K (2142)-Haugen,L (1945) Reykjavik ISL 2024 1-0 (50)}) 14... Nce5 15. c5 Nc4 16. Qc1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 dxc5 18. Nbxc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Qc8 20. b3 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qf8 23. Kf1 h5 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Qxa5 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Bd4 27. Nd5 Qh6 28. Qb4 Be5 29. Nxe7+ Kh7 30. Qc5 Bxh2 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. Qxd5 Qe3 33. Qxf7+ Kh6 34. Qf8+ Kh7 35. Qf7+ Kh6 36. Qf8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. c4 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 e5 8. d3 Be7 9. Nd2 Bd7 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Nc4 Be6 11. O-O Bd5 12. Rb1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rb8 14. e4 f5 15. Ne3 f4 16. Nf5 g6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. gxf4 exf4 19. Qb3+ Qf7 20. f3 Rbd8 21. Rd1 b6 22. Bb2 Ne5 23. d4 Nc4 24. Kh1 {Daneshvar,B (2610)-Nurgaliyev,S (2380) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 ½-½ (41)}) 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 $146 ({RR} 12. Nc4 b5 13. Ne3 Bd6 14. Bb2 a6 15. a4 Ne7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ra1 Qb6 18. Qb3 Be6 19. Qa3 c4 20. Qa6 Bc5 21. Qxb6 Rxb6 22. d4 exd4 23. cxd4 Bd6 24. d5 Bc8 25. Bd4 Rb8 26. Rfc1 Re8 {Wadsworth,M (2470)-Nandhidhaa,P (2358) Sitges ESP 2022 ½-½ (51)}) 12... Na5 13. c4 Qe8 14. Ra1 f5 15. Bb2 Bd6 16. Bc3 b6 17. e3 Kh8 18. Re1 Rd8 19. d4 e4 20. Qc2 Nc6 21. Qb2 Qg6 22. a5 bxa5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Nb3 Bb6 25. c5 Bc7 26. Nxa5 Rb8 27. Qd2 Bxa5 28. Bxa5 Rf7 29. Bc3 h6 30. Red1 Qe6 31. Bf1 Kh7 32. Qd6 Qb3 33. Rdc1 Be8 34. Qd1 Qe6 35. Ra6 Rfb7 36. h4 Qf7 37. Qc2 Rc8 38. Qa2 Qxa2 39. Rxa2 Nb8 40. Be5 Bd7 41. h5 Be6 42. Raa1 Rd7 43. c6 Nxc6 44. Ba6 Nxe5 45. Bxc8 Re7 46. Bxe6 Rxe6 47. Rxa7 Re8 48. Rcc7 Rg8 49. Rc5 Re8 50. Kg2 Kh8 51. Raa5 Nf3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B43"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2802"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Be3 Bb7 7. a3 Nf6 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. f4 c5 12. e5 c4 $146 ({RR} 12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. c3 c4 15. Bc2 Bc5 16. Qe2 Bxe3+ 17. Qxe3 Qa7 18. Qxa7 Rxa7 19. Kf2 Ke7 20. Ke3 h5 21. Rf2 a5 22. Rd2 f6 23. exf6+ gxf6 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Kxe4 f5+ 26. Ke3 Rb7 27. Rd4 {Rogic,D (2458)-Miezis,N (2444) Eberstadt 2022 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qg4 c4 15. Be2 h5 16. Qh3 Bc5 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Kh1 Bc8 20. Qc3 Bg4 21. Bxg4 hxg4 22. Qd4 Qc8 23. f5 g3 24. h3 O-O 25. Qf4 f6 26. e6 c3 27. b3 {Caku,K (1932)-Carvajal Mendoza,M (1818) Florianopolis BRA 2024 1-0 (32)}) 13. exf6 cxd3 14. cxd3 gxf6 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. f5 Rg8 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. dxe4 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Rg4 20. fxe6 Rxe4 21. exf7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Be2 h6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Be3 O-O 10. h3 a6 11. Rc1 Be6 $146 ({RR} 11... Re8 12. a3 Qe7 13. Re1 Be6 14. Nh2 Nd4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Nd2 Rac8 18. Ng4 Nd7 19. Bf1 h5 20. Nh2 g6 21. Nhf3 Bb8 22. h4 Bg4 23. g3 Ne5 24. Be2 Bxf3 25. Nxf3 b5 26. b3 {Chigaev,M (2632)-Sadhwani,R (2628) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (39)}) 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nd7 15. Qd2 Qh4 16. f4 f5 17. e5 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qe3 Qe7 20. Bf3 Rad8 21. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 a5 23. a3 Kh8 24. Kh2 b6 25. Nb5 g5 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Na6 28. Nd4 g4 29. Nxe6 Qxe6 30. Bd5 Qe7 31. e6 Rg8 32. Bc4 g3+ 33. Kg1 Nxb4 34. Qe5+ Qg7 35. e7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.7"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Bg4 5. f3 Bd7 6. Nb5 Bxb5 7. Bxb5+ Nc6 8. c3 e6 9. Ne2 a6 $146 ({RR} 9... Rc8 10. O-O Bd6 11. Be5 O-O 12. f4 Ng4 13. Rf3 Bxe5 14. fxe5 Qh4 15. Bd3 Qxh2+ 16. Kf1 Qh1+ 17. Ng1 Nh2+ 18. Kf2 Nxf3 19. Qxf3 f6 20. Nh3 Qxa1 21. Qh5 fxe5+ 22. Kg3 e4 23. Ng5 h6 24. Qg6 {Silvederio,J (2006)-Aradhya,G (2385) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 9... Rc8 10. O-O Bd6 11. Be5 O-O 12. f4 Ng4 13. Rf3 Bxe5 14. fxe5 Qh4 15. Bd3 Qxh2+ 16. Kf1 Qh1+ 17. Ng1 Nh2+ 18. Kf2 Nxf3 19. Qxf3 f6 20. Nh3 Qxa1 21. Qh5 fxe5+ 22. Kg3 e4 23. Ng5 h6 24. Qg6 {Silvederio,J (2006)-Aradhya,G (2385) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd3 Nh5 12. Qe1 a6 13. a4 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. e4 Nxf4 16. Nxf4 Bg5 17. Nh3 b4 18. f4 Bh4 19. Qe2 Rb8 20. f5 exf5 21. Rxf5 dxe4 22. Qxe4 g6 23. Rf4 Bg5 24. Rg4 {Zlatin,A (2324)-Jaracz,P (2467) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (37)}) 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 O-O 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Rab1 Nd7 17. Bg3 Qb7 18. Nc3 Nb6 19. Qc2 Nc4 20. Qd3 Bxb4 21. Na4 Qe7 22. h3 a5 23. Kh2 h6 24. Rb3 Ra7 25. e4 h5 26. Rc2 h4 27. Bf2 Qg5 28. a3 Bd6+ 29. Kh1 Rac7 30. e5 Be7 31. Nb6 Nxb6 32. Rxb6 g6 33. Be3 Qf5 34. Qxf5 gxf5 35. Rc3 c5 36. Ra6 cxd4 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Bxd4 Bg5 39. g4 hxg3 40. Rxa5 Rc4 41. Bb6 d4 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Bd8 Bxd8 44. Rxd8 f4 45. h4 f6 46. Rd7+ Kg6 47. h5+ Kg5 48. exf6 Kxf6 49. h6 e5 50. h7 Rc1+ 51. Kg2 Rc2+ 52. Kf1 Rf2+ 53. Kg1 Rh2 54. Kf1 Ke6 55. Rg7 d3 56. Rg6+ Kf5 57. Rd6 Rxh7 58. Rxd3 Rh1+ 59. Kg2 Rh2+ 60. Kg1 Ra2 61. Rb3 Rd2 62. a4 Ra2 63. Rb4 Kg5 64. Rb5 Kf5 65. Rb4 Ke6 66. Rb6+ Kd5 67. Rb4 Ra3 68. Kg2 Ra2+ 69. Kg1 Rf2 70. Rb5+ Kd4 71. Rb4+ Kc5 72. Rb5+ Kd6 73. Rb6+ Kd7 74. Rb3 Ra2 75. Rb4 Kc6 76. Rc4+ Kd5 77. Rb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.8"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2801"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 Na6 9. Bf8 Qg6 10. Bd6 $146 ({RR} 10. Qd6 f5 11. Qa3 Qf6 12. Bd6 Nh6 13. O-O-O Nf7 14. c5 Nxd6 15. cxd6 Nb8 16. Nd4 e5 17. Nb3 Nd7 18. Na5 O-O 19. Nxb7 Bxb7 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Qxb7 Nc5 22. Qb4 Ne4 23. Qe1 Nxd6 24. f3 Rad8 {Goormachtigh,J (2148)-Papin,V (2491) Auckland 2019 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 10. Qd6 Bd7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Ng3 Qf6 13. Nh5 {1-0 (13) Ballotti,L (2172)-Poltorak,S (2379) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 10. Qd6 f5 11. O-O-O Qf6 12. Qd8+ Kf7 13. Ba3 Qxd8 14. Rxd8 c5 15. b3 Ke7 16. Bb2 Kxd8 17. Bxg7 Ke7 18. Bxh8 Nf6 19. Bxf6+ Kxf6 20. g3 Nb4 21. Nc3 Bd7 22. Bg2 Rb8 23. Rd1 Ke7 24. f4 a6 {Zahedifar,A (2115)-Gevorgyan,I (2254) Hamedan 2018 ½-½}) 10... e5 11. Bxe5 Nb4 12. Nf4 Qf5 13. Qd6 f6 14. Bc3 Nc2+ 15. Kd2 Nxa1 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Re1+ Kf7 18. Qc5 g6 19. Ne6 Qxe6 20. Rxe6 Bxe6 21. Qd4 c5 22. Qxc5 Rd8 23. Ke2 Nh6 24. Qc7+ Rd7 25. Qf4 Bf5 26. Bxf5 Nxf5 27. Qc1 Re8+ 28. Kf1 Red8 29. Ke2 Nd4+ 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. g3 Rd1 32. Qxd1 Rxd1 33. Kxd1 Ke6 34. Kd2 Ke5 35. Kd3 a5 36. b3 g5 37. f3 f5 38. Kc3 g4 39. fxg4 fxg4 40. a3 b6 41. a4 Nxb3 42. Kxb3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.9"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Nc6 7. a3 dxc4 8. dxc4 e5 9. Nc3 h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Be6 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qc2 Qc8 12. Nxe5 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Bxc4 14. Bf4 c6 15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Ne4 Be6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. b4 a6 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qe8 21. Bf3 Rd8 22. Be3 Be7 23. Bb6 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 {Horvath,D (2542)-Deac,B (2696) Skopje MKD 2024 0-1 (61)}) ({RR} 9... Be6 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 e4 12. Ne1 e3 13. f4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Na5 15. f5 Bc8 16. Nc2 Nxb3 17. Nxe3 Bc5 18. Rd3 Na5 19. Rf4 Re8 20. Ncd1 c6 21. Bc3 Bb6 22. c5 Bc7 23. Ra4 Nb3 24. Bxf6 {Moroni,L (2558)-Deac,B (2683) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)}) 10. Qc2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Rd1 c5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bf6 15. Rb1 Qe7 16. b4 cxb4 17. Rxb4 Re8 18. e4 dxe3 19. Bxe3 Bg5 20. Rb3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Be6 22. Qa4 Qc5 23. Bxb7 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Bxc4 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Re7 a5 27. Rdd7 Rb8 28. Ra7 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Bd5+ 30. Kh3 Rb5 31. Re3 Be6+ 32. Kg2 Bd5+ 33. f3 Bb3 34. g4 a4 35. h4 g6 36. Kg3 Kg7 37. Ra8 Rc5 38. Ree8 g5 39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Ra6+ Be6 41. hxg5+ hxg5 42. Rxa4 Rd5 43. Rh8 Rd3 44. Rh6+ Ke5 45. Re4+ Kd6 46. a4 Rd5 47. Rh1 Rd3 48. Rhe1 Bd5 49. R4e3 Rd2 50. Ra3 Bc4 51. a5 Ba6 52. Rb3 Bc4 53. Ra3 Ba6 54. Raa1 Rc2 55. Rad1+ Kc5 56. Rc1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.10"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Pichot, Alan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. Re1 Nxb3 9. axb3 c5 10. c3 Be7 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Nh4 $146 ({RR} 13. Bg5 h6 14. e5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. e6 f6 18. Qe2 Qb6 19. Rad1 Bc6 20. Rd7 Ra7 21. Nh4 O-O 22. Rd3 Rd8 23. Rg3 Be8 24. Qg4 Nd5 25. e7 Rxe7 26. Rxe7 g5 27. Nxd5 Qd6 {Shimanskaia,T (1760)-Rakhmanov,G (1983) St Petersburg RUS 2024 1-0}) 13... b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 O-O 16. Nf5 Re8 17. Bf4 Bf8 18. dxc5 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 dxc5 20. Rd1 Qd7 21. Ne3 Re8 22. f3 g6 23. Qd2 Bg7 24. Kh1 h5 25. d6 Bd4 26. Re1 h4 27. Ng4 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 h3 29. Nf2 hxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qf5 31. Qd2 g5 32. d7 Qxd7 33. Bxg5 Qf5 34. Bf4 Bd5 35. h3 Bxb3 36. Kg3 Qg6+ 37. Ng4 f5 38. Qd3 Bf7 39. Qe2 fxg4 40. hxg4 Qe6 41. Qd2 Bg6 42. Kh3 a5 43. Qd1 Qd5 44. Qe2 Kf7 45. Kg3 c4 46. Qd2 c3 47. bxc3 bxc3 48. Qe2 c2 49. Qa6 Be5 50. Qa7+ Kg8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.11"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Ba7 ({RR} 5... d6 6. Nbd2 h6 7. h3 Qf6 8. Nf1 Nge7 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bb3 O-O-O 11. Bc2 g5 12. b4 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 d5 14. Qe2 d4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 Ng6 18. Qd2 Nf4 19. g3 Nxd3+ 20. Bxd3 {Goryachkina,A (2553)-Rees,I (2273) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) 6. a4 d6 7. O-O h6 $146 ({RR} 7... Nf6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Qe7 11. Nbd2 Nh5 12. b4 Nf4 13. Nb3 Be6 14. b5 axb5 15. axb5 Nd8 16. d4 Bxc4 17. Re1 O-O 18. h4 Nde6 19. d5 Nc5 20. Nbd2 Bxb5 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. c4 {Klabis,R (2332)-Janaszak,D (2328) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1}) 8. Re1 Nge7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Kh8 11. Nh4 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nxf5 Rxf5 14. Be3 Qf8 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. Ba2 Rf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Bb1 Rf8 20. Qc2 Nf5 21. Ra3 Ncxd4 22. Qd2 Nd6 23. Qxf4 Rxf4 24. Rae3 Kg8 25. Ng3 Nc6 26. Rf3 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Kf7 28. f4 Bd4 29. b3 Bc3 30. Rd1 Ne7 31. Rc1 d4 32. Ne4 Nd5 33. Nxd6+ cxd6 34. f5 Nf4 35. Rd1 Kf6 36. h4 Ke5 37. Kh2 b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Kg3 b4 40. Kf3 d5 41. Bc2 Nh5 42. Rg1 Nf4 43. Rxg7 d3 44. Bd1 d2 45. Re7+ Kf6 46. Rd7 Ke5 47. f6 Ng6 48. h5 Nf8 49. Rd8 Ne6 50. f7 Ng5+ 51. Ke3 d4+ 52. Kd3 Nxf7 53. f4+ Kf6 54. Rd7 Ke6 55. Bg4+ Kf6 56. Kc2 Nh8 57. Rd6+ Kg7 58. Be6 d3+ 59. Rxd3 Kf6 60. Rd6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.12"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 e6 8. Bg5 ({RR} 8. e4 c5 9. e5 c4 10. Qc2 Nd5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. a4 Qb6 14. Rd1 h6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Be3 Qb7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. b3 Qc6 20. bxc4 bxc4 21. Rc1 Ba3 22. Ra1 Be7 {Radjabov,T (2765)-Pichot,A (2630) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½}) 8... c5 ({RR} 8... Nbd7 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 Qa5 11. Be2 c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. a3 Be7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Bxb5+ Nc6 19. Bxc6+ Bxc6 20. Rd6 O-O 21. Qc2 Rab8 22. Rad1 Rb6 23. Ne2 {Charkhalashvili,I (2239)-Zhukova,N (2301) Monaco MNC 2024 ½-½ (36)}) 9. Rd1 c4 $146 ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 Qb6 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. O-O Be7 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Qe2 b4 17. Nb1 Nc5 18. Bc4 O-O 19. Nbd2 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Ncd7 21. Nef3 Nc5 22. Rfe1 a5 23. Ne5 Ncd7 24. Nef3 {Sarana,A (2618)-Fakhrutdinov,T (2481) St Petersburg 2018 ½-½ (93)}) 10. Qc2 Be7 11. e4 Bb7 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Nbd7 14. a3 h6 15. Bf4 Nb6 16. Rfe1 Qc8 17. Bf1 Rd8 18. g3 Qd7 19. Bh3 Qc6 20. Bg2 Qc8 21. h3 b4 22. axb4 Bxb4 23. g4 Nh7 24. h4 Be7 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 Nf8 27. d5 exd5 28. exd5 Ng6 29. Qe4 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Bxd5 32. Qxd5 Nxf4 33. Qe4 Nxg2 34. Kxg2 Bf8 35. g6 Ra7 36. Ne5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.13"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E44"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. h4 Nd7 11. b4 ({RR} 11. f3 e5 12. b4 O-O 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. h5 h6 16. c5 bxc5 17. bxc5 Bc6 18. e4 Rab8 19. Rc1 Qg5 20. Kf2 Nxc5 21. Rc2 Bxe4 22. Qxc5 Bxc2 23. Qxc2 Rfd8 24. Bc1 Qf6 25. Be2 Qe7 {Navara,D (2681)-Bharath,S (2561) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (84)}) 11... a5 12. b5 $146 ({RR} 12. Bb2 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1+ 14. Bxa1 f5 15. f3 O-O 16. Be2 Nf6 17. O-O Nh5 18. Qe1 f4 19. exf4 Nxf4 20. Bd1 Qf6 21. g3 Qg6 22. Kh2 Ra8 23. Bb3 Nh5 24. Bb2 h6 25. g4 Nf4 26. Kg3 Rf8 {Deuer,M (2374)-Bharath,S (2488) Biel SUI 2023 1-0 (49)}) 12... f5 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Qc2 Rhg8 16. f3 h6 17. Bd3 g5 18. hxg5 Qxg5 19. Rde1 Qxg2 20. Qxg2 Rxg2 21. Rxh6 Bxf3 22. Rxe6 Be4 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Rh8 25. Kb1 Rhh2 26. Bc1 Rc2 27. Re8+ Kb7 28. Re7 Nf6 29. Re6 Nd7 30. Re7 Nf6 31. Re6 Nd7 32. Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.14"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 c6 12. e3 ({RR} 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. Nh4 Bh5 15. h3 Rc8 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Qd1 b4 18. Na4 Nd5 19. g4 Bd6 20. Nf3 Bg6 21. Ng5 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 f5 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Bd5+ Kh8 {Suleymenov,A (2513)-Lazavik,D (2566) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (78)}) 12... Nd5 ({RR} 12... Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. Nh4 Bh5 15. Qe1 Rc8 16. Ne2 c5 17. Ba5 Qe8 18. Nf4 Bd8 19. Nxh5 Nxh5 20. Nf3 Nhf6 21. Rc1 c4 22. b3 Nd5 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. e4 N5f6 25. Bc3 Nb6 26. Qe2 Be7 27. Rc2 {Carlsen,M (2835)-So,W (2769) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 12... Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. f4 Nc5 18. Be1 Qb6 19. Bf2 Nd3 20. Rxd3 Bxd3 21. e4 Bc5 22. Nd1 Bxf2+ 23. Nxf2 Rfd8 24. Bf3 c5 25. Qe3 Rd4 26. Rc1 Rcd8 27. Kg2 {Ashraf,A (2399)-Mladek,R (2393) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (39)}) 13. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd5 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Nd7 17. Nf4 Qd6 18. a3 Qc7 19. Qd2 Qb7 20. e4 Nf6 21. f3 Rfd8 22. Ba5 Rd7 23. Qe3 Bd8 24. Bb4 Bb6 25. Bc5 Bxc5 26. dxc5 Rad8 27. b4 e5 {Shenker,A (1356)-Dolinskaya,M (1438) Sochi 2019 ½-½ (63)}) 13... h6 14. Be1 Qc7 15. Nbd2 Bh7 16. Nb3 Nd7 17. Ba5 Qa7 18. Qd2 Rac8 19. Rac1 Be4 20. Qe2 c5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Nfd4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.15"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A11"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2689"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d4 ({RR} 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. a3 a5 11. d3 Bh7 12. e4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Qe7 14. Re1 O-O 15. Bf1 Rad8 16. Nd2 Ne5 17. h3 Bc5 18. Qc2 Nh5 19. Na4 Ba7 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nf3 Qe7 22. Qc3 Nf6 {Tomashevsky,E (2708)-Giri,A (2777) Yasnaya Polyana 2021 0-1}) 8... Bd6 9. Nc3 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc1 Qe7 12. h3 Rfe8 13. a4 a5 14. Ba3 Bb4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Qb2 Ne4 17. Na2 Qe7 18. Nd2 Ndf6 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Nc1 Bh7 21. Nd3 g5 22. Ne5 f6 23. Nd3 Bg6 24. f4 {Pecha,J (1320)-Chayka,V (2185) Pardubice CZE 2023 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Rc1 Qb8 11. Bd3 Re8 12. h3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Qc2 e5 16. Ncxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bg6 18. d5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qd8 20. f3 Qb6 21. Qd2 Rad8 22. Kh2 Bb4 23. Bc3 a5 24. Bxb4 {Hajiyev,K (2106)-Wagh,S (2289) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. e4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Bg6 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qc7 19. Re1 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Bg3 21. fxg3 Qxg3 22. Ne2 Qh4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nc3 {Yeritsyan,H (2203)-Sanguinetti,L (2178) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 10. a3 Ne4 11. b4 a6 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Nd2 Ndf6 14. Nf3 Ng4 15. h3 h5 16. Qe1 Bb8 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Ne5 Qg5 19. g3 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bxh3 21. Qc3 h4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.16"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Na3 $146 ({RR} 11. c3 Re8 12. Re1 d6 13. Nbd2 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. Nf1 h6 16. h3 Bf8 17. Ng3 d5 18. Qe2 dxe4 19. dxe4 c4 20. Nf5 Qc7 21. g4 Nc6 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Nh7 24. Be3 Re6 25. Kh2 Ne7 {Morera Campos,H (1828)-Ramirez Almeciga,Y (1646) San Jose 2018 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nd5 Na5 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Ba2 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qe2 Re8 18. Re1 f6 19. Qe4 Qf7 20. Bd2 Nc6 21. Ra1 Rb8 22. Ra6 Qd7 23. Qc4 Nce7 24. Be3 Kh8 25. h3 h6 {Bjerre,J (2648)-Maghsoodloo,P (2723) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nd5 d6 13. Qe1 Nd7 14. Bd2 Nc5 15. Ba2 b3 16. cxb3 Nxd3 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Rc1 Ne6 19. b4 Qd7 20. b5 Ncd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd5 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. b6 cxb6 25. Qxb6 Rc8 {Navarro Gutierrez,A (2025)-Cano Vila,E (1841) Barcelona ESP 2023 1-0 (44)}) 11... Qb8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 d6 14. c3 Na5 15. Ba2 b4 16. cxb4 Qxb4 17. Qc2 c5 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Bc6 20. Ra1 Ra8 21. Rxa8+ Bxa8 22. h3 Bc6 23. b3 Qa5 24. Qc1 Kf8 25. Nd2 Nh5 26. Bxe7+ Kxe7 27. g3 Bd7 28. Kh2 Nf6 29. Nf1 Qa2 30. Qe1 Be6 31. Ne3 Qa3 32. Qe2 Kf8 33. Qf3 Bxc4 34. Nxc4 Qa6 35. Qe2 g6 36. Qb2 Kg7 37. f4 Nd7 38. h4 Kg8 39. Kg2 Qc6 40. Ne3 Qb5 41. Nc4 Qc6 42. Ne3 Qb5 43. Nc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.17"] [White "Lu, Shanglei"] [Black "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 Bb6 6. dxe5 Bg4 7. exd6 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nxe4 12. dxc7 Qc8 $146 ({RR} 12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxc7 15. Nbd2 Rad8 16. Nf1 Bb6 17. Bd5 Rfe8 18. Bxc6 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 bxc6 20. Rd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 h5 22. Kg2 Re1 23. a4 h4 24. gxh4 gxh4 25. Nh2 Ra1 26. b3 Rb1 27. b4 {Theodorou,N (2622)-Hakobyan,A (2619) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxc7 15. Nbd2 Rad8 16. Nf1 Bb6 17. Bd5 Rfe8 18. Bxc6 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 bxc6 20. Rd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 h5 22. Kg2 Re1 23. a4 h4 24. gxh4 gxh4 25. Nh2 Ra1 26. b3 Rb1 27. b4 {Theodorou,N (2622)-Hakobyan,A (2619) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Bd3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qxc7 17. Nbd2 Qxg3 18. Qf5 Qd6 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. Qxg6+ fxg6 21. Nc4 g4 22. Nfd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.18"] [White "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E54"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "185"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qd3 a6 11. dxc5 Qxd3 12. Bxd3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Bc2 ({RR} 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. c6 Nxc6 16. a4 Rd8 17. Be2 b6 18. Nc4 Na5 19. Nxa5 bxa5 20. Rd1 Bb7 21. Ba3 Bc6 22. Bd6 Nb6 23. Bc7 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Nc4 25. Be2 Nb2 26. Bxa5 Nxa4 27. h4 h6 28. Rd1 Nc5 {Yu Yangyi (2735)-Deac,B (2693) Biel SUI 2023 ½-½ (96)}) ({RR} 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. a4 Bc6 16. c4 Rfd8 17. Bc2 Rac8 18. f3 Be8 19. Rd1 Rxc5 20. Ba3 Rc7 21. Rac1 Rdc8 22. c5 b6 23. Bd3 bxc5 24. Bxa6 Bxa4 25. Bxc8 Bxd1 26. Rxc5 Rxc5 27. Bxc5 Nb3 28. Nxb3 Bxb3 {Deac,B (2691)-Svane,F (2655) Melilla ESP 2024 ½-½ (32)}) 14... Bd7 15. e4 Bc6 $146 ({RR} 15... Bb5 16. Re1 Rfc8 17. a4 Be8 18. Ba3 Nc4 19. Reb1 Nxa3 20. Rxa3 Rxc5 21. Rxb7 Bc6 22. Rb4 a5 23. Rd4 e5 24. Rd1 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Re1 f5 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. f3 Nd6 29. Rxe5 Nc4 30. Rxa5 {Kanyamarala,T (2371)-Girel,J (2486) Petrovac MNE 2024 0-1 (31)}) 16. Re1 Rfc8 17. Rb1 Nd7 18. Nd4 Nxc5 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Rd1 b5 21. Rb4 Nc4 22. a4 Nxa4 23. Bxa4 bxa4 24. Rxa4 a5 25. Rd4 Rac8 26. f4 f6 27. h3 h6 28. e5 fxe5 29. fxe5 Rc5 30. Ba3 Nxa3 31. Rxa3 Rxe5 32. Rd7 Kh7 33. Ra7 Rcc5 34. c4 Rg5 35. Ra6 Rxc4 36. R6xa5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Kg6 39. Kg3 Rf1 40. h4 Kf6 41. Ra8 Rf5 42. Ra6 g6 43. Rb6 h5 44. Ra6 Rf1 45. Ra8 Rf5 46. Ra6 Rb5 47. Kf3 Kf5 48. Ra3 Rb4 49. g3 e5 50. Ra5 Rb3+ 51. Kg2 Rd3 52. Ra6 Rd4 53. Kf3 Rd2 54. Ke3 Rb2 55. Rc6 Rb3+ 56. Kf2 e4 57. Rc5+ Kg4 58. Rg5+ Kh3 59. Rxg6 Rf3+ 60. Ke2 Rxg3 61. Re6 Rg4 62. Re5 Kxh4 63. Ke3 Rg3+ 64. Kxe4 Kg4 65. Re8 h4 66. Rg8+ Kh3 67. Rh8 Ra3 68. Kf4 Rb3 69. Rh7 Rb1 70. Kf3 Rf1+ 71. Ke2 Rf5 72. Rh8 Kg3 73. Rg8+ Kh2 74. Rh8 h3 75. Rh7 Kg2 76. Rg7+ Kh1 77. Rg8 h2 78. Rg7 Ra5 79. Kf2 Ra2+ 80. Kf1 Ra1+ 81. Kf2 Rg1 82. Ra7 Rg2+ 83. Kf1 Rg8 84. Rf7 Ra8 85. Rf6 Ra1+ 86. Kf2 Ra2+ 87. Kf1 Rb2 88. Rf5 Rc2 89. Rf6 Rc1+ 90. Kf2 Rg1 91. Ra6 Rg2+ 92. Kf1 Rg5 93. Rf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.19"] [White "Svane, Rasmus"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A17"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. b4 Bb7 8. Bb2 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O Qe7 12. d3 e5 13. Rfe1 $146 ({RR} 13. Nd2 Qe6 14. Nb3 Qf5 15. bxa5 Qg5 16. e4 Nh5 17. Bxh5 Qxh5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Bc1 f5 20. f3 c5 21. Be3 Na4 22. Qc2 f4 23. Bf2 g5 24. h3 Qg6 25. Rfb1 h5 26. Na5 Bc8 27. Qxa4 g4 {Aronyak,G (2482)-Pranav,V (2493) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14. h3 Nf8 15. Rfe1 Ng6 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. d4 Nh4 18. d5 Qg5 19. g3 f5 20. Kh2 Ng6 21. f4 Qf6 22. e4 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Qf8 24. f5 Ne7 25. g4 h6 26. b5 Nf6 27. Rg1 Nxe4 {Lee,J (2437)-Mrudul,D (2188) Abu Dhabi 2019 1-0 (35)}) 13... Rfe8 14. e4 Nf8 15. Qc2 Ng6 16. Bf1 c5 17. Bc3 Bc8 18. g3 Bg4 19. Bg2 Qd7 20. Nd2 Bh3 21. Bh1 axb4 22. axb4 Nf4 23. Nf1 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 cxb4 25. gxf4 bxc3 26. f5 b5 27. Qxc3 bxc4 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Qxc4 Nh5 30. Bf3 Nf4 31. d4 Qe7 32. dxe5 Qh4 33. Qc3 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 dxe5 35. Ra1 Rf8 36. Qe3 h6 37. Bh1 Qg4+ 38. Kf1 Rd8 39. Qf3 Qh4 40. Qg3 Qf6 41. Qg4 h5 42. Qg3 Qa6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.20"] [White "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Black "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2441"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 Rc8 9. a4 Ng6 10. axb5 ({RR} 10. Na3 Qb6 11. axb5 axb5 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be7 14. Be3 Nb4 15. Bb1 O-O 16. Qd2 Qc6 17. h4 f5 18. d5 Qc7 19. Nxb5 Qc4 20. Na3 Qc7 21. exf5 exf5 22. h5 Nh8 23. Bf4 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 {Smirin,I (2575)-Mamedov,E (2443) Almaty KAZ 2024 ½-½ (50)}) 10... axb5 11. Na3 Ra8 12. Rb1 Ba6 $146 ({RR} 12... b4 13. Nc4 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Be7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Bd3 Qh5 19. Nd2 Qxd1 20. Rexd1 d5 21. Rdc1 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Rfc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Kf8 27. Kf1 {Novik,M (2404)-Malisauskas,V (2296) Vilnius LTU 2024 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 12... b4 13. Nc4 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Be7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Bd3 Qh5 19. Nd2 Qxd1 20. Rexd1 d5 21. Rdc1 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Rfc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Kf8 27. Kf1 {Novik,M (2404)-Malisauskas,V (2296) Vilnius LTU 2024 1-0 (46)}) 13. Ra1 Bb7 14. Bb1 Be7 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 O-O 17. Nc2 Rxa1 18. Nxa1 Nb4 19. Nb3 f5 20. exf5 exf5 21. d5 Bxd5 22. Nbd4 f4 23. Nxb5 Bc5 24. Nc3 Ba8 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Bd2 Nc6 27. Bc3 d5 28. Ba2 Nb4 29. Bb3 Kh8 30. Neg5 Bxg5 31. Bxb4 Be7 32. Bxe7 Nxe7 33. Nd4 Qd6 34. Bc2 Nc6 35. Ne6 Rf6 36. Ng5 Ne7 37. Qh5 h6 38. Nf7+ Rxf7 39. Qxf7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.21"] [White "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3 e6 7. b3 Be7 ({RR} 7... d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Qc5 11. Qe2 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Be7 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Ne4 Ke7 17. Qe3 Rad8 18. Ke2 Rhg8 19. g3 Ne5 20. Qf4 Rg6 21. Rhd1 Nxc4 22. bxc4 {Aronian,L (2773)-Carlsen,M (2863) chess24.com INT 2020 0-1 (49)}) 8. Bb2 O-O $146 ({RR} 8... a6 9. h3 Qc7 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 Bb7 12. g5 Nd7 13. Kb1 Nc5 14. h4 O-O-O 15. Bg2 Kb8 16. Ne2 Rhg8 17. Ng3 g6 18. Rd2 e5 19. Rhd1 Rgf8 20. Bh3 f6 21. h5 fxg5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Nxg5 {Nihal,S (2673)-Korobov,A (2664) Sharjah UAE 2023 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 8... a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. h3 b5 11. g4 Bb7 12. g5 Nd7 13. Kb1 Nc5 14. Rg1 O-O-O 15. Nd4 b4 16. Nce2 Na7 17. Ng3 Kb8 18. f4 Rhe8 19. Rg2 e5 20. Ndf5 Bf8 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Rgd2 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 {Svidler,P (2689)-Korobov,A (2651) Malmo SWE 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 8... a6 9. Rg1 Qa5 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Kb1 b5 12. g4 Nd7 13. g5 Qb6 14. Qe1 Nc5 15. Nd5 exd5 16. exd5 Re8 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. Qc3 Bf8 19. b4 Bb7 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. Bh3 cxd4 23. Bxd7 {Santos Latasa,J (2655)-Nasuta,G (2535) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2023 1-0 (41)}) 9. O-O-O Ng4 10. Qd2 Qb6 11. h3 Nge5 12. Nh2 a6 13. f4 Nd7 14. g4 Nc5 15. g5 Rd8 16. Ng4 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Qxd5 Be6 20. Qd2 Nb4 21. Qd4 Bf8 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rc8 24. Kb1 Rc7 25. Nh6+ gxh6 26. gxh6 Be7 27. Qc3 f6 28. Qg3+ Kf7 29. Qg7+ Ke8 30. Qg8+ Bf8 31. Rhe1+ Re7 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Re1+ Ne6 34. f5 Qc5 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6 36. Rxe6+ Kxf5 37. Qg4# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.22"] [White "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2672"] [PlyCount "184"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Vidit,Santosh Gujrathi} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Nc6 ({RR} 6... a6) 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd7 9. Nbxd4 Be7 ({RR} 9... Nd5) 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Bd4 ({RR} 11. Ne5 Qe4 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. Nf3 Ng4 ({RR} 13... Nd5 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 f6 16. Bc4 Kf7 17. Bxd5 exd5) 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 f6 16. h3 Nh6 17. O-O-O Nf5 ({RR} 17... e5 18. Be3 Nf5 ({RR} 18... Be6 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Bd7 Bxa2 21. Bf5) 19. Bc4 g6) 18. Bc5 Kf7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Rhe1 e5 ({RR} 20... Rd8 21. Bd3) ({RR} 20... Nd6 21. Ba4) 21. Ba4 ({RR} 21. Bd3 g5 22. Nd4 Nd6) 21... Rd8 ({RR} 21... Be6 22. g4 Nd6 23. Nd4 exd4 24. Bb3) ({RR} 21... Nd6 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Rxe5+ Kf6 24. Re3) 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Bc2 h6 24. Nd2 Bd7 25. g3 Nd6 {Shankland,S (2718)-Vidit,S (2723) Prague 2022 CBM 209 [Vidit,Santosh Gujrathi] ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. O-O-O Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Qc5 15. Qe4 g6) 11... O-O 12. Bd3 b6 $146 ({RR} 12... Bd7 13. Qc2 Qa4 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. O-O Rac8 16. Rfe1 Bc5 17. Bc2 Qb5 18. Qxb5 Bxb5 19. Rad1 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc6 21. Red1 Rxd4 {½-½ (21) Stojanovic,D (2448)-Tadic,B (2424) Neum BIH 2024}) 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. O-O Rad8 15. Rfe1 Bc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Be4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Rd5 20. g3 Rfd8 21. Kg2 f5 22. Re2 Kg7 23. Rae1 Kf6 24. Ne5 b5 25. c4 bxc4 26. Nxc4 Rc8 27. b3 Bb4 28. Rc1 Rd4 29. Rcc2 f4 30. Kf3 fxg3 31. hxg3 h5 32. Ne3 Rcd8 33. Rc4 a5 34. Rec2 Rxc4 35. Nxc4 Rd4 36. Ne3 Kg5 37. Rc4 Rd2 38. Rc2 Rd7 39. Rc6 h4 40. gxh4+ Kxh4 41. Nc4 Kg5 42. a3 Be7 43. Ke4 Kf6 44. Ra6 Bc5 45. Ne3 Bxe3 46. fxe3 Rd5 47. Rb6 Kg5 48. Kf3 Rc5 49. b4 axb4 50. axb4 Rc4 51. b5 Rb4 52. Rb8 Kf5 53. b6 Rb3 54. Rf8 Kf6 55. Rb8 Ke5 56. Ra8 Rxb6 57. Ra5+ Kf6 58. Kf4 Rb4+ 59. Kf3 Kg6 60. Ra8 f5 61. Rg8+ Kf7 62. Ra8 Kf6 63. Ra6 Rb5 64. Rc6 Ke5 65. Ra6 Rc5 66. Rb6 Ra5 67. Rb8 Ra3 68. Rb5+ Kd6 69. Rb8 e5 70. Ke2 Ra2+ 71. Ke1 Kd5 72. Rb4 Rc2 73. Kd1 Rc4 74. Rb2 Rg4 75. Rh2 Ra4 76. Rh5 Ra1+ 77. Ke2 Ra2+ 78. Kf3 e4+ 79. Kg3 Ke5 80. Rh8 Re2 81. Re8+ Kf6 82. Rf8+ Ke6 83. Kf4 Rf2+ 84. Kg5 Rg2+ 85. Kh5 Rg3 86. Re8+ Kf7 87. Ra8 Rxe3 88. Kg5 Rf3 89. Ra6 e3 90. Ra3 Ke6 91. Ra6+ Kd5 92. Ra5+ Kc4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.23"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Can, Isik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 Qf5 10. Qxf5 Bxf5 11. d4 $146 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Na4 b6 13. d4 Ne4 14. Bb5 Rac8 15. dxc5 Bxb2 16. Nxb2 Nb4 17. Rc4 bxc5 18. a3 Nd5 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. Bc4 Nb6 21. Bd3 Nd7 22. Nc4 Rfd8 23. O-O Ndf6 24. Nce5 Rd6 25. h3 Be6 {Artemiev,V (2711)-Grischuk,A (2732) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (61)}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Na4 b6 13. d4 Ne4 14. Bb5 Rac8 15. dxc5 Bxb2 16. Nxb2 Nb4 17. Rc4 bxc5 18. a3 Nd5 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. Bc4 Nb6 21. Bd3 Nd7 22. Nc4 Rfd8 23. O-O Ndf6 24. Nce5 Rd6 25. h3 Be6 {Artemiev,V (2711)-Grischuk,A (2732) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (61)}) 11... Nc6 12. Na4 Ne4 13. dxc5 Bxb2 14. Nxb2 Nxc5 15. Rc1 Ne4 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Bb5 Nb4 18. a3 Na2 19. Rc7 Nec3 20. Nd4 Rxd4 21. exd4 Nxb5 22. Rxe7 b6 23. d5 Nac3 24. Rfe1 Nxd5 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kg7 27. a4 Nd4 28. Ra8 a5 29. Nc4 Nxb3 30. Rb8 Bd7 31. Nxb6 Nxb6 32. Rxb6 Bxa4 33. f4 Nc5 34. Kf2 Bd7 35. Ke3 Kf8 36. g3 Ke7 37. Kd4 Ne6+ 38. Kd5 a4 39. Rb7 h5 40. Ra7 Ng7 41. Ke5 Nf5 42. Ke4 Kd6 43. Kd3 Bb5+ 44. Kc3 Bd7 45. Kd3 f6 46. Ra6+ Bc6 47. Ra7 Kc5 48. Rf7 a3 49. Kc3 Nd6 50. Rg7 Nb5+ 51. Kc2 Kb4 52. Rf7 Be4+ 53. Kc1 Nd4 54. Ra7 Nb3+ 55. Kd1 Bb1 56. Rb7+ Kc3 57. Rc7+ Kb2 58. Ke2 a2 59. Ra7 Bf5 60. Kf3 a1=Q 61. Rxa1 Kxa1 62. Kg2 Kb2 63. h3 Kc3 64. Kh2 Kd3 65. Kg2 Ke3 66. Kh2 Kf3 67. h4 Nd4 68. Kh1 Kxg3 69. Kg1 Bh3 70. Kh1 Bg2+ 71. Kg1 Nf3# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.24"] [White "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C13"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 h6 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Qd2 a6 9. f4 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O-O b5 ({RR} 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. g4 h5 14. gxh5 Rxh5 15. Qf2 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Bd7 17. Be2 Rh7 18. Rxd5 Bc6 19. Rd6 Bxh1 20. Qxc5 Rxh4 21. Qb4 Bc6 22. b3 Rd8 23. a4 Rxd6 24. exd6 Qd7 25. Bd3 e5 26. Qc5 {Blanco Diez,D (2305)-Olenik Campa,R (2299) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (48)}) 12. Rh3 $146 ({RR} 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne2 Ne4 16. Qe3 Rc8 17. Kb1 a5 18. Nd4 Qc5 19. Bd3 O-O 20. g4 b4 21. h5 Rb8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. g5 a4 24. gxh6 gxh6 25. Rhg1+ Kh7 26. Rg7+ Kh8 {Hess,R (2568)-Rosenthal,N (2169) Chess.com INT 2018 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. f5 b4 15. Ne2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. f6 gxf6 18. exf6 Qc7 19. Nfd4 O-O-O 20. Qe3 Ne5 21. Rhf1 Kb8 22. Nb3 Ng4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qh3 h5 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. Nxg3 Ne3 {Vettese,N (2338)-Boyer,M (2227) Porto Carras 2018 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. a3 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Qd4 O-O 16. g4 Rb8 17. g5 h5 18. g6 fxg6 19. Rg1 Ne4 20. Rxg6 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Nc6 22. Qd3 Rxf4 23. Qe3 Rxf3 24. Qxf3 Nxe5 25. Qg3 Nxg6 26. Qxb8 Qa3+ {Varriale,L (2251)-Laico,J (2276) Chess.com INT 2018 ½-½}) 12... c4 13. Rg3 Qf8 14. f5 Nb6 15. Qf4 b4 16. Nb1 Bd7 17. Be2 O-O-O 18. fxe6 Bxe6 19. h5 Rg8 20. Nh4 Ne7 21. Bg4 Qe8 22. Rf1 Kb8 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qf7 Rf8 25. Qxf8 Qxf8 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Nd2 Rf2 28. Kd1 Rf7 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. Ndxf3 Kc8 31. g4 Kd8 32. Ng2 Nd7 33. c3 a5 34. Nf4 Nf8 35. Ne1 Ke8 36. Kd2 Kf7 37. cxb4 axb4 38. a3 bxa3 39. bxa3 Nc6 40. Kc3 g5 41. Ne2 Nd7 42. Nc2 Nb6 43. Kd2 Na4 44. Nc3 Nxc3 45. Kxc3 Ke7 46. a4 Kd7 47. Na3 Na7 48. Kb4 Nc6+ 49. Kc5 Na5 50. Nb5 Nc6 51. Kb6 c3 52. Nxc3 Nxd4 53. a5 Nc6 54. a6 d4 55. Ne4 d3 56. Nc5+ Kc8 57. Kxc6 d2 58. a7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.25"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D87"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 b6 11. h4 e6 12. h5 Qh4 13. Qc1 ({RR} 13. Qd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxe4 15. h6 Bh8 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. Ng3 Qh4 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Qf4 f6 21. Qg4 Rae8 22. Bd2 f5 23. Qf4 Qxd4 24. Ne2 Qf6 25. Bc3 Ne5 26. Rd7 Rf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 {Theodorou,N (2591)-Antipov,M (2588) Webster Groves USA 2023 ½-½ (64)}) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxh5 $146 ({RR} 14... Qxe4 15. h6 Bh8 16. Rd1 Na5 17. Nc3 Qb7 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Bf3 Bc6 20. d5 exd5 21. Bd4 Rad8 22. Qg5 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 f6 24. Qf4 Qb8 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Nxd5 Rf7 27. Re1 Kf8 28. Rf4 f5 29. Nb4 {Vantika,A (2371)-Lagno,K (2547) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 14... Bb7 15. h6 Bf6 16. f3 Rac8 17. Qb2 g5 18. Bd3 Qxh6 19. e5 Be7 20. Be4 Na5 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. Ng3 Na5 23. Bf2 Qg6 24. Rac1 h5 25. Ne4 g4 26. Qe2 b5 27. Rc5 a6 28. a4 Nb3 29. Rxc8 {Bronstein,O (2439)-Mikhalevski,V (2480) Ramat Gan ISR 2024 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 14... Bb7 15. h6 Bh8 16. f3 Qe7 17. Rd1 Rfd8 18. Qb2 Rac8 19. Rac1 Na5 20. Bd3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nc6 22. Bb5 Rc8 23. e5 Qb4 24. Qxb4 Nxb4 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Nc3 f6 27. f4 g5 28. g3 gxf4 29. gxf4 {Mchedlishvili,M (2553)-Petriashvili,N (2441) Tbilisi GEO 2023 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 14... Qxe4 15. Rd1 Na5 16. Nc3 Qb7 17. Be2 Bd7 18. h6 Bh8 19. Bf3 Bc6 20. d5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Rad8 22. Bd4 f6 23. Bc5 Bxd5 24. Bxf8 {1-0 (24) Lalith,B (2552)-Cappelletto,J (2323) Trieste 2022}) 15. Rb1 Bb7 16. Bb5 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rac8 18. Qd1 Qh4 19. Bd3 Rfd8 20. Nf3 Qg4 21. Ng5 Qxd1 22. Rbxd1 h6 23. Nf3 g5 24. Bb1 Ba6 25. Rfe1 g4 26. Nd4 h5 27. a4 Rc4 28. Nb5 Ra8 29. Bd3 Rxa4 30. Nc7 Bxd3 31. Nxa8 Bxe4 32. Nc7 Be5 33. Nb5 Bf6 34. Bd4 Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. Nxd4 Bd3 37. Rc1 b5 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Ra8 e5 40. Nb3 f5 41. Rxa7+ Kf6 42. Ra6+ Kg5 43. Nc5 Bc4 44. Ne6+ Kf6 45. Nc7+ Kg5 46. Rb6 h4 47. Nxb5 g3 48. Nd6 Ba2 49. Rb2 Be6 50. Rb5 Kf4 51. f3 e4 52. fxe4 fxe4 53. Rh5 h3 54. Rh4+ Kg5 55. Rxe4 h2+ 56. Kh1 Bd7 57. Rd4 Bc6 58. Nc4 Bb7 59. Ne3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.26"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2585"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. g4 h6 9. Be3 e6 10. a3 $146 ({RR} 10. O-O-O Bb4 11. g5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c4 dxc4 17. d5 Nd7 18. Bxc4 Nb6 19. Bb5+ Ke7 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. h4 Rac8 22. Rdg1 Rh7 23. Rg3 Nd5 24. Kb2 a6 {Arnold,R (2053)-De Jong,M (2008) Groningen NED 2023 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 10. O-O-O Bb4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Qd5 13. Qxd5 cxd5 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. f4 Be7 16. c3 Kd7 17. Rde1 g6 18. f5 gxf5 19. gxf5 Bg5 20. h4 Bxe3+ 21. Rxe3 a6 22. fxe6+ fxe6 23. Rhe1 Rae8 24. Bg6 Re7 {Urazayev,A (2466)-Rakhmanov,A (2596) Karaganda KAZ 2024 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 10. O-O-O Bb4 11. g5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c4 dxc4 17. d5 Nd7 18. Bxc4 Nb6 19. Bb5+ Ke7 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. h4 Rac8 22. Rdg1 Rh7 23. Rg3 Nd5 24. Kb2 a6 {Arnold,R (2053)-De Jong,M (2008) Groningen NED 2023 1-0 (48)}) 10... Nd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bg2 Bd6 13. O-O Qxf3 14. Bxf3 Nd7 15. c4 a6 16. b4 Ke7 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Rab1 Nf6 19. a4 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. c5 Bb8 22. Ra1 Kd7 23. Ra6 Nd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rea1 g5 26. Kg2 f6 27. h4 gxh4 28. Kh3 h5 29. gxh5 Rxh5 30. Rb6 Rhh8 31. Rg1 Rcg8 32. Rb7+ Ke6 33. Re1 Kf5 34. Rb6 Rc8 35. Bd2 Bf4 36. Bxf4 Kxf4 37. Re6 f5 38. Rbxc6 Rxc6 39. Rxc6 Ke4 40. Rb6 Kxd4 41. Rxb5 Kc4 42. Rb7 Rc8 43. Kxh4 d4 44. Kg5 d3 45. Rd7 Kxb4 46. Rxd3 Rxc5 47. f4 Kc4 48. Rd6 Ra5 49. Rf6 Kd4 50. Rxf5 Ra8 51. Rf7 Ke4 52. Re7+ Kf3 53. f5 Rg8+ 54. Kh6 Kf4 55. f6 Kf5 56. f7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.27"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Be3 $146 ({RR} 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bd3 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Ne2 Qc7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. c3 O-O 14. Ng3 g6 15. Qf3 Kg7 16. Qe3 Rfe8 17. f4 b5 18. a3 a5 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. fxe5 Nd7 21. b4 Nb6 22. h4 Na4 {Turayev,S (2193)-Arnold,K chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 8. g4 e6 9. g5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Ng8 11. Qh5 Ne7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. g6 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qe7 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. gxf7 g6 17. Bxg6 Bg7 18. Bd3 Rdf8 19. Ne2 Qxf7 20. Qxf7 Rxf7 21. f4 Bh6 22. Rdf1 Rhf8 {Artemiev,V (2704)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (70)}) ({RR} 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Bf1 b5 13. a3 Nc6 14. Ne2 Na5 15. Ng3 Rc8 16. Bd3 Nc4 17. Rb1 h6 18. Nh5 Nxh5 19. Qxh5 Bf6 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Qxh6 Re8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qxf7#) 10... Rc8 11. Nxc6 ({RR} 11. Re1 Qb6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. f4 Bd6 14. Bd3 Ne7 15. Bf2 Kf8 16. Qf3 g6 17. Bh4 Ne8 18. Bg5 Ng7 19. Qh3 Be8 20. Ne2 Ng8 21. Bh4 Nf5 22. Bf2 h5 23. g4 Nfh6 24. g5 Nf5 25. Bxf5 exf5) 11... Bxc6 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Qxd4 14. Be3 Qe5 15. Bf4 Qh5 16. Ne2 Ne4 17. Qe1 Nc5 18. f3 O-O 19. Kh1 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Bf6 21. Bd6 Rfe8 22. g4 Qg6 {Mcdonald,I (1923)-Terao,J (2187) Manaus/AM 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Be5 Qxb2 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. Bg3 e6 13. O-O Be7 14. f4 g6 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. f5 gxf5 17. Nf4 Nf6 18. Bh4 Qa4 19. Qf3 Ne4 20. Bxe7 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Kxe7 22. Bxe4 dxe4 {Miladinovic,I (2489)-Vokhidov,S (2596) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 8. g3 e6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne2 Rc8 12. c3 Ne8 13. h4 Nd6 14. h5 Be8 15. Nd3 b6 16. g4 Ne4 17. Ng3 f5 18. gxf5 exf5 19. h6 g5 20. Be5 Bg6 21. Nh5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bd6 {Osmonbekov,T (2109)-Boor,C (2231) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 8... e6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Be7 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Rab1 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxh4 18. Ng3 Bg5 19. Qd1 Ba4 20. Ne2 Rc7 21. Nc3 Bd7 22. Ne2 Qd6 23. c3 b5 24. g3 b4 25. h4 Bf6 26. Qd2 a5 27. Nf4 bxc3 28. bxc3 Rfc8 29. Rec1 a4 30. Bf1 Qa3 31. Ba6 Ra8 32. Bf1 Be7 33. Rc2 Bd6 34. Ng2 Rac8 35. Ba6 Ra8 36. Bf1 Rac8 37. Ba6 Rd8 38. Ne3 Be7 39. Bd3 Qd6 40. Ng4 Be8 41. Ne5 Rcc8 42. Rcb2 Qa3 43. Rc2 Rb8 44. Rcb2 Bd6 45. Rxb8 Rxb8 46. Rxb8 Bxb8 47. Ng4 Kf8 48. c4 dxc4 49. Bxc4 Ba7 50. Qf4 Qe7 51. Ne5 Kg8 52. Qe4 Qd8 53. d5 exd5 54. Bxd5 Qd6 55. Kg2 Kf8 56. Bc6 Qd4 57. Ng6+ Kg8 58. Qxe8+ Kh7 59. Nf8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.28"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Black "Woodward, Andy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd2 e5 7. Nf5 Nxe4 8. Nxg7+ Bxg7 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Ng3 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 10... e4 11. Qh5 Nc6 12. c4 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Be5 14. Be2 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Qf6 16. O-O Qg6 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Bd5 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Bg4 20. Qe3 Rad8 21. Bxe4 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Rxb7 Rd5 24. Rb6 Nd4 25. Bc3 {Lamaze,S (2357)-Sarana,A (2668) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (82)}) 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O f5 13. Nh5 Rg8 14. b4 Bh8 15. f4 e4 16. Rb1 d4 17. a4 Ne7 18. b5 a5 19. b6 Nd5 20. Ng3 Nc3 21. Bxc3 dxc3 22. Bb5+ Kf8 23. Qh5 Qxb6+ 24. Kh1 Qc5 25. Nxe4 Qd5 26. Ng5 Bf6 27. Rbd1 Qa2 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Nxe6 Qxc2 30. Rd7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.29"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. O-O Bc6 10. Nc3 N8d7 11. exd6 $146 ({RR} 11. Ne4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. a3 Qc7 14. Re1 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Ng5 Qc7 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qg4 O-O-O 19. Bc4 h6 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Nf3 Bd6 22. h3 h5 23. Qc4 Rf5 24. Nd4 Bh2+ 25. Kf1 Bxg2+ {Russell,W (1896)-Hoekman,S (1920) Banff CAN 2024 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 11. Bf4 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bd6 14. Re1 O-O 15. Re3 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qg5 17. Be4 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Rd2 20. Qb5 Rad8 21. Rf1 h6 22. Re3 Qe7 23. Rg3 R8d4 24. h3 Nd5 25. Qa5 b6 {Zhigalko,S (2572)-Duda,J (2732) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 11. Bf4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nc5 13. Be2 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Rc8 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Ndb5 a6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Bc6 19. Be3 Ncd7 20. Rad1 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. f4 Rc6 23. Rxc6 Bxc6 24. Rc1 Nb8 25. Bb6 Kd7 {Perez Ponsa,F (2538)-Suder,J (2333) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)}) 11... Bxd6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bc2 Nd5 14. a3 Re8 15. Qd3 Nf8 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Ne4 f6 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Bb8 20. Bc1 Qf7 21. Ng3 a6 22. Bb3 Qg6 23. Qe2 Bb5 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Rc8 26. Qb3 Qf7 27. Ne4 b6 28. Qd3 a5 29. Bd2 Qd7 30. Qb3 Ng6 31. h4 h5 32. Nc3 Nge7 33. a4 Bd6 34. Re2 Bb4 35. Rde1 Rc6 36. g3 Kf7 37. Ne4 Bxd2 38. Nfxd2 Nb4 39. Qf3 Nc2 40. Qxh5+ Kg8 41. Nf3 Nxe1 42. Rxe1 Nd5 43. Nfd2 Rec8 44. Kh2 Rc2 45. b3 f5 46. Ng5 Nf6 47. Qe2 e5 48. Kg1 Qxd4 49. Ngf3 Qd5 50. Qxe5 Qxe5 51. Rxe5 Rd8 52. Nf1 f4 53. gxf4 Ng4 54. Rg5 Nxf2 55. Ne3 Nh3+ 56. Kh1 Nxg5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.30"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Makarian, Rudik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A08"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2547"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 f6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nb3 Ne7 7. O-O Nbc6 8. Nc3 Be6 ({RR} 8... d4 9. Ne4 Nf5 10. c3 Be7 11. cxd4 exd4 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Nec5 Rd8 15. Qd3 g5 16. Qc4+ Kf8 17. Bd2 Ne5 18. Qc2 a5 19. a4 Kg8 20. Be4 Ng7 21. f4 Nd7 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. fxg5 {Saha,A (2022)-Terry,J (2213) Toronto CAN 2024 1-0 (39)}) 9. a4 $146 ({RR} 9. Nc5 Bc8 10. a4 b6 11. Nb3 Be6 12. a5 bxa5 13. e3 Rb8 14. Qe2 h5 15. Rd1 Bg4 16. Bf3 Qd7 17. Nxa5 Nb4 18. Ra4 Qf5 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. e4 Qh5 21. h4 g5 22. Kg2 gxh4 23. Rh1 h3+ {Matlakov,M (2680)-Najer,E (2654) Moscow 2021 1-0 (40)}) 9... h5 10. Nc5 Bc8 11. a5 Rb8 12. a6 bxa6 13. Nxa6 Rb6 14. Nc5 h4 15. N5a4 Rb4 16. e4 hxg3 17. hxg3 Bh3 18. Bxh3 Rxh3 19. Nxd5 Rxe4 20. Nxe7 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Bxe7 22. Nc3 Rc4 23. Ra6 Rh8 24. Be3 Kf7 25. Bxa7 Ra8 26. Rda1 Nb4 27. R6a4 Rc7 28. Be3 Rxa4 29. Rxa4 Nxc2 30. Ra7 Rxa7 31. Bxa7 Ke6 32. Kf1 f5 33. Ke2 g5 34. Kd3 Nb4+ 35. Kc4 g4 36. Na4 Nc6 37. Bc5 f4 38. Bxe7 Nxe7 39. Nc5+ Kf5 40. b4 e4 41. gxf4 e3 42. Kd3 exf2 43. Ke2 g3 44. Nd3 Nd5 45. Nxf2 Kxf4 46. Kf1 Kf3 47. Nd3 Nc3 48. Ne1+ Kg4 49. Kg2 Nd5 50. Nd3 Ne3+ 51. Kg1 Kf3 52. b5 Nd5 53. Ne5+ Ke4 54. Kg2 Kxe5 55. Kxg3 Kd6 56. b6 Nxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.31"] [White "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Black "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2395"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. h3 ({RR} 10. Nf1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Nc5 12. Bc2 a5 13. Ng3 Qe7 14. h3 a4 15. Qe2 b6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rad1 Ba6 19. Qe3 Bc4 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. a3 Nb3 22. Bxb3 Bxb3 23. Rd3 Bc5 24. Qc1 Rad8 {Arencibia,A (2122)-Tanenbaum,Z (2260) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) 10... h6 11. Nf1 $146 ({RR} 11. Qe2 a5 12. a4 Nc5 13. Bc2 Qc7 14. Nf1 b6 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Qd1 dxe4 17. dxe4 Rad8 18. Be3 Bf8 19. Qc1 Ne6 20. Nf5 Nh5 21. g3 Nf6 22. Kg2 Nh7 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qe1 c5 {Bas Mas,J (2236)-Acor,C (2228) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (41)}) 11... dxe4 12. dxe4 Nc5 13. Bc2 a5 14. Ng3 Bc7 15. Qe2 Nh7 16. Be3 Ne6 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Nf5 Nhf8 19. Nh2 Qg6 20. Ng4 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Qf3 Nh7 23. h4 Nf6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. h5 Qg5 26. Bb3 Bxf5 27. exf5 Qxf5 28. g4 Qf6 29. Kg2 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rd8 31. a4 Qh4 32. Bc2 Qf6 33. Kh3 Kf8 34. Qe4 g6 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Bb3 Bb6 37. Qf3 h5 38. gxh5 Qf5+ 39. Kh2 Rd3 40. Qg2 Qxh5+ 41. Kg1 Rg3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.32"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 a5 7. O-O d6 8. h3 Be6 9. Bb5 Ba7 10. Re1 Ne7 11. d4 ({RR} 11. Nf1 c6 12. Ba4 b5 13. Bc2 a4 14. d4 Ng6 15. a3 Bb6 16. Ng3 h6 17. Be3 c5 18. Nf5 cxd4 19. cxd4 Ba5 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Qb6 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. Bb1 Rfd8 24. Qe3 Kf8 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 {Radjabov,T (2763)-Aronian,L (2782) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (48)}) 11... Ng6 12. Ba4 $146 ({RR} 12. Nf1 c6 13. Bd3 a4 14. Ng3 b5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Qc2 Rab8 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3 c5 19. d5 Bd7 20. c4 bxc4 21. bxc4 Bb6 22. Ra2 Ra8 23. Bg5 Rxa2 24. Qxa2 Ne8 25. Rb1 Ba5 26. Rb3 h6 {Rapport,R (2754)-Mamedyarov,S (2747) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. Ne3 Nhf4 14. Bf1 Qc8 15. Qc2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Qxf5 Rxf5 19. g3 Nxh3+ 20. Bxh3 Rxf3 21. Bg2 Rf6 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Bd5+ Kf8 24. Be3 exd4 25. cxd4 Rxb2 26. Rab1 Rxb1 {Rapport,R (2754)-Mamedyarov,S (2747) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (55)}) 12... Nh5 13. Nf1 Nhf4 14. Ng3 exd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17. Qd2 dxe4 18. Rxe4 Ng6 19. Bb3 Bd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Rae1 Rad8 22. h4 f5 23. Re6 f4 24. Nf1 Bxd4 25. h5 Nh8 26. Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Nxd4 Rxd4 28. Nh2 Rd7 29. Nf3 Nf7 30. Re7 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Rc8 32. Kf1 g6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Rd7 Kf8 35. Rd4 Rd8 36. Rxf4 Kg7 37. Ke2 Rd5 38. Ke3 Nd6 39. Nd4 g5 40. Rg4 Nc4+ 41. Ke4 Re5+ 42. Kd3 Nxb2+ 43. Kc2 Nc4 44. Nf3 Rc5 45. Rxg5+ Rxg5 46. Nxg5 Kf6 47. Nf3 Nd6 48. Kd3 c5 49. a4 b5 50. axb5 Nxb5 51. Kc4 Nd6+ 52. Kd5 Nb5 53. Kxc5 Nc3 54. Nd2 Nd1 55. f3 Ne3 56. g3 a4 57. Kb4 Nf5 58. g4 Ne3 59. Nc4 Ng2 60. Kxa4 Kg5 61. Nd6 Nh4 62. Ne4+ Kf4 63. g5 Kxf3 64. g6 Nxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.33"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Be7 10. dxc5 ({RR} 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Ne4 12. Rfd1 c4 13. Qc2 f5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bh4 16. g3 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Bf3 Qc7 19. Kg2 Rg6 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. b3 Rf8 22. bxc4 Qxc4 23. Rab1 b5 24. Rb4 Qc6 {Lorans,S (2090)-Matveeva,O (2156) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (38)}) 10... O-O 11. Be2 Bxc5 12. O-O a6 $146 ({RR} 12... Qd7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. c4 Na5 15. Qa4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Rfd8 18. Be5 Bb6 19. Rac1 h6 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 a6 23. Qc5 {½-½ (23) Kosakowski,J (2479)-Espinosa Aranda,A (2429) La Nucia ESP 2023}) 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Ne5 Rd8 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. c4 Qb6 17. Bf3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. e4 Rb6 21. cxd5 exd5 22. e5 Ne4 23. Rxd5 Ng5 24. Bd1 Rc8 25. f4 Ne6 26. f5 Rc5 27. Rd7 Nf4 28. Ra4 Rd5 29. Rxd5 Nxd5 30. Rd4 Ne7 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Bc2 Nc6 33. f6+ g6 34. e6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.34"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2656"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 Nc6 8. Qa4 Qd7 9. Bf4 ({RR} 9. b4 Ne5 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. Nb5 Kd8 12. Ne5 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. e4 c6 15. Na3 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Ngf6 17. Bg2 Nd5 18. Bd2 a5 19. Nc4 axb4 20. cxb4 Bxb4 21. Bxb4 Nxb4 22. Rab1 Ra4 23. Nd6 Ke7 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2661)-Duda,J (2740) Miami 2022 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 9. b4 Ne5 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. Nb5 Bd6 12. c4 a6 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf4 Ke7 16. Rac1 Ngf6 17. Rc7 Rhb8 18. Bg5 Kd8 19. Rfc1 Be6 20. Bxf6+ Nxf6 21. Ng5 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rc5 Rc7 {Collins,A (2176)-O'cuilleanain,O (2095) Dublin IRL 2024 ½-½}) 9... Nf6 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. c4 a6 $146 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Nc3 Ne4 13. Rac1 Bf6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Qb5 Rb8 17. Na4 a6 18. Qb3 Na5 19. Qb4 Nc4 20. b3 Ncd6 21. Ne5 Qe7 22. h4 Nxf2 23. Rf1 Nfe4 24. Nc5 c6 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 {Shevchenko,K (2652)-Vokhidov,S (2536) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (54)}) 12. Nc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 O-O 14. Ne5 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Nxd4 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxc6 Rfe8 19. f3 Bc5+ 20. Kg2 Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Rfe1 Be6 23. b4 Bf8 24. a3 Bd7 25. Rc1 Ra8 26. Nd4 c6 27. Nxc6 Rac8 28. Nd4 Rc4 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Bd2 Be7 32. Bc3 Bg5 33. f4 Be7 34. e4 g6 35. Rd1 Kf8 36. Rd2 Ke8 37. Kf2 Bd8 38. Ne2 Bb6+ 39. Bd4 c3 40. Rc2 Ba4 41. Rc1 Bxd4+ 42. Nxd4 c2 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Kd2 Rd8 45. Kc3 Rc8+ 46. Kb2 Rd8 47. Nb3 Bxb3 48. Kxb3 Rd3+ 49. Kb2 Re3 50. e5 g5 51. Rxc2 gxf4 52. gxf4 Kd7 53. Rd2+ Kc6 54. a4 Re4 55. Rd6+ Kb7 56. Kc3 Rxf4 57. Rf6 Re4 58. Rxf7+ Kc6 59. Rxh7 Rxe5 60. Rh6+ Kb7 61. h4 Re4 62. a5 Rg4 63. h5 Ka7 64. Rh7+ Kb8 65. Rd7 Rg3+ 66. Kc4 Rh3 67. Rd5 Kc7 68. b5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.35"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Bai, Adelard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A17"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2393"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. a3 ({RR} 6. d4 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bg5 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bd3 Qe6 15. Qc2 Rad8 16. O-O h6 17. Bh4 Rd7 18. Rfe1 Nxg4 19. c5 Nf6 20. Kh2 Nd4 {Timofeev,A (2574)-Fedoseev,V (2704) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1}) 6... Bxc3 7. bxc3 e5 8. Be2 c5 $146 ({RR} 8... Nh5 9. d4 Nf4 10. Bxf4 exf4 11. Qd2 Qf6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rab1 b6 14. h3 Kh8 15. Bd3 g5 16. Rb5 Rg8 17. e5 Qh6 18. Be4 Bd7 19. Nh2 f5 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Ng4 Qg7 22. Bf5 Be8 23. Be6 {Veisi,B (2273)-Hakemi,A (2316) Teheran 2021 ½-½ (55)}) 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. d3 Nc6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 Ne8 14. Ng2 Nc7 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. f4 f6 17. a4 a6 18. f5 Bf7 19. h4 b5 20. g5 b4 21. gxf6 gxf6 22. Bh6 bxc3 23. Rxb8 Qxb8 24. Qxc3 Nd4 25. Qe1 Kh8 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 27. Bd1 Qh6 28. Qe3 Qxe3+ 29. Nxe3 h5 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. cxd5 Be8 32. Rf2 Kg7 33. Rb2 Kf8 34. Rb6 Ke7 35. Rxa6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.36"] [White "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Black "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D04"] [WhiteElo "2569"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 cxd4 8. exd4 e6 9. c3 Bd6 10. Nd2 $146 ({RR} 10. a4 Bc7 11. Re1 h5 12. Bg5 h4 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. Nf1 Nf5 15. Qd3 Nd6 16. Ne3 Kf8 17. Ng4 Nf5 18. Kf1 a6 19. Rad1 Bd6 20. c4 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Be7 22. Bc1 Rc8 23. Qb3 Nd5 24. Qxb7 Nb4 {Zimmermann,U (2280)-Riff,V (2372) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (55)}) 10... b5 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Be3 Rab8 14. Bd3 b4 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Qa5 17. Rc1 Ne7 18. Re1 Rbc8 19. Bg5 Ned5 20. Ne5 h6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf7 Rxf7 23. Bxe6 Rcf8 24. Rc6 Bb8 25. Qb3 Qd8 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qe6 Nd7 28. Re3 Nf8 29. Qc4 Qd7 30. Rf3 Qe8 31. g3 Qe7 32. Kg2 a5 33. Ra6 Qb7 34. Qxf7+ Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Rxa5 Ke6 37. Kf3 Nd7 38. a4 bxa3 39. bxa3 Bc7 40. Rb5 Nb6 41. Ke4 Nc4 42. Rc5 Nd6+ 43. Kd3 Bb6 44. Rc6 Bd8 45. a4 Kd7 46. Rc5 Bb6 47. Re5 Nf7 48. Rb5 Kc6 49. f4 Nd6 50. Re5 Bd8 51. a5 Nf7 52. Rc5+ Kb7 53. Ke4 Ka6 54. Kf5 Bf6 55. Rd5 Nd8 56. g4 Nb7 57. g5 hxg5 58. fxg5 Bd8 59. Kg6 Bxa5 60. Kxg7 Bc3 61. Kf7 Kb6 62. g6 Kc6 63. Ke6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.37"] [White "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Black "Le, Quang Liem"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O a5 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. h3 ({RR} 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. Ng3 Rc8 15. e4 b4 16. Na4 dxe4 17. fxe4 c5 18. e5 Nd5 19. Qg4 Bg5 20. Rce1 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Nxe5 22. Qf5 Nxd3 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qxg7# {1-0 (24) Bok,B (2596)-Aradhya,G (2405) chess.com INT 2024}) 12... Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 14. g4 Nhf6 15. Ng3 Nf8 16. Qf3 g6 17. Rce1 Bd7 18. Qg2 c5 19. dxc5 Bc6 20. Nb5 d4 21. e4 Ne6 22. Nd6 Rf8 23. Bc4 Nxc5 24. Ngf5 gxf5 25. Nxf5 Qc7 26. g5 Kh8 27. gxf6 Rg8 28. Ng3 Nxe4 {Khismatullin,D (2594)-Artemiev,V (2701) Moscow RUS 2022 0-1 (33)}) 14... Nb6 15. Rfe1 a4 16. Nf4 Qg5 17. Nxh5 Qxh5 18. e4 Be6 19. e5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Ne4 a3 22. Nd6 Red8 23. bxa3 Rxa3 24. Nxc4 Ra4 25. Nd6 Rxa2 26. Qf4 Rb2 27. Rc3 Qg5 28. Qxg5 hxg5 29. Ra1 Rb4 30. Ra7 Rxd4 31. Rxb7 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Re1 33. Re3 Rxe3 34. fxe3 Rd7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Ne4 Kh7 37. Nc5 Bc8 38. Kg3 Kg6 39. e4 f5 40. Kf3 f4 41. g3 Bxh3 42. gxf4 gxf4 43. Kxf4 Kf7 44. Kg5 Bc8 45. Kh5 Be6 46. Kg5 Bc8 47. Kh5 Be6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.38"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D70"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. h4 cxd5 11. exd5 N8d7 12. h5 Nf6 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. d6 e4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bg5 Qe8 19. Nf3 Rf7 20. Qe1 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Na4 22. Rd4 b5 23. Bd2 Qc8 24. e5 Nc5 $146 ({RR} 24... Rxf3 25. gxf3 Nxe5 26. Qe3 h5 27. Rhh4 a5 28. Rhe4 Nc4 29. Rxc4 bxc4 30. Bxc4+ Kh8 31. Kc1 Qc6 32. Re8+ Bxe8 33. Qe6 {1-0 (33) Geirnaert,S (2399)-Handke,F (2526) Remagen GER 2023}) 25. Rxg4 Bxg4 26. Nd4 Qe8 27. Be2 Bxe2 28. Qxe2 Qxe5 29. Qxe5 Bxe5 30. Kc2 a6 31. Nf3 Bxd6 32. Rd1 Re7 33. Nd4 Re4 34. Bh6 Rg4 35. Rd2 Ne4 36. Re2 Kf7 37. Nf3 Kf6 38. Be3 Bc5 39. Bd4+ Bxd4 40. cxd4 Kf5 41. Kd3 h5 42. Rc2 Kf4 43. Rc8 Kg3 44. Ne5 Nf2+ 45. Kc3 Rg5 46. Rc6 a5 47. Rxg6 Rxg6 48. Nxg6 Ne4+ 49. Kd3 Nf6 50. Ke3 Kxg2 51. Nf4+ Kg3 52. d5 h4 53. d6 Kg4 54. Nd3 b4 55. Kd4 Kg3 56. Ke5 Nd7+ 57. Ke6 Nb6 58. Ne5 h3 59. Nc4 h2 60. Nxb6 h1=Q 61. Nc8 Qh3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.39"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Khanin, Semen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2568"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 a5 9. h3 $146 ({RR} 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Rb8 12. h3 h6 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Be3 Qc8 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qa6 18. Qd3 c5 19. Be3 Rbc8 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Bc1 Bf8 22. Qf1 g6 23. f4 d5 {Karthikeyan,M (2637)-Sargsyan,S (2646) Doha QAT 2024 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 9. Nc3 Rb8 10. Nd5 a4 11. Ba2 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bd7 13. b4 axb3 14. cxb3 O-O 15. Qc2 Na7 16. b4 Nc8 17. Be3 Nb6 18. Bb3 Bg4 19. Nd2 c5 20. h3 Bd7 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Bxh3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2778)-Rapport,R (2747) Saint Louis 2019 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 9. Nc3 Rb8 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bd7 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Qh5 Qf6 15. Bxg5 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. c3 Ne7 18. Bc4 f6 19. Be3 g5 20. d4 Ng6 21. d5 bxc3 22. b3 c5 23. dxc6 Bxc6 {Nisipeanu,L (2672)-Rapport,R (2735) Dortmund 2019 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 9. a4 b4 10. h3 O-O 11. Be3 Be6 12. Nbd2 h6 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Qc2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bxb3 18. Nxb3 Qd5 19. d4 exd4 20. exd4 Rfe8 21. Nbd2 Bd6 22. Rae1 Bg3 23. Re4 f5 {Paravyan,D (2612)-Alekseenko,K (2650) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (55)}) 9... a4 10. Ba2 O-O 11. Be3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Nc3 Qe6 15. Nxb5 Rb8 16. c4 Qg6 17. Kh1 Bf5 18. Ne1 Nd4 19. Nxc7 Nb3 20. Nd5 Rfe8 21. Rb1 Bd6 22. Qe2 Nd4 23. Qd2 Rb3 24. Qa5 Bxh3 25. gxh3 Qf5 26. Kg2 Qg6+ 27. Kh2 e4+ 28. Bf4 Ne2 29. Bxd6 Qxd6+ 30. Kg2 Qg6+ 31. Kh2 Qd6+ 32. Kg2 Qg6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.40"] [White "Amar, Elham"] [Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "188"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Rg1 c6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 Be7 ({RR} 7... Qa5 8. Qd2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Be2 Bxg4 11. f4 Bxe2 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Qxe2 O-O-O 15. Bxa7 Bb4 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. O-O-O b6 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. Bxb6 Qd6 20. Bc5 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Ra7 22. Rxg7 {Durarbayli,V (2627)-Bortnyk,O (2608) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 8. Qd2 exd4 9. Nxd4 ({RR} 9. Qxd4 Qa5 10. Be2 Ne5 11. h3 Be6 12. a3 Nfd7 13. Qd2 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 O-O-O 15. Be2 Bf6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 18. bxc3 Rhe8 19. O-O-O Nb6 20. f5 Bd5 21. Bd4 f6 22. exd5 Rxe2 23. Bxb6 axb6 {Jones,G (2672)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (40)}) 9... Ne5 10. f4 $146 ({RR} 10. Be2 Nfxg4 11. O-O-O g5 12. h3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Qb6 14. Kb1 Bd7 15. f4 gxf4 16. Qxf4 O-O-O 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5+ Kb8 19. Bh5 Nc4 20. b3 Ne3 21. Qxf7 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Qc7 23. Bg4 Rhf8 24. Qc4 Bf6 {Oliinyk,S (2207)-Kadric,D (2544) Skopje MKD 2024 0-1 (48)}) 10... Nexg4 11. O-O-O g6 12. h3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nd7 14. Kb1 Qa5 15. Bc4 Nb6 16. Bb3 Qc5 17. Qg3 Rf8 18. e5 d5 19. e6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qxg6+ Kd7 22. Qxh6 Rae8 23. Rge1 Bd6 24. f5 exf5 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. h4 Be7 27. a4 Qd6 28. Qh5+ Kd8 29. a5 Nd7 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Nxd5 Qe5 32. Qf3 Bd6 33. Ne3 Bc7 34. a6 Qe4 35. Qxe4 fxe4 36. axb7 Rf3 37. Nd5 Bg3 38. Rd4 e3 39. Re4 Nc5 40. Rxe3 Rxe3 41. Nxe3 Nxb7 42. h5 Nd6 43. Ka2 Bf4 44. Ng4 Nf7 45. b4 Kd7 46. c4 Ke6 47. Kb3 Kf5 48. Nf2 Ne5 49. c5 Ke6 50. Ka4 Kd5 51. Kb5 Bd2 52. h6 Bxh6 53. Ka6 Be3 54. Nh1 Nd3 55. Kxa7 Nxb4 56. Ng3 Bxc5+ 57. Kb7 Ke5 58. Ne2 Na2 59. Kc6 Be3 60. Kb5 Kd5 61. Ng3 Bg5 62. Ne2 Bd2 63. Ng3 Nc3+ 64. Kb6 Bg5 65. Nh5 Ke5 66. Ng7 Nd5+ 67. Kc6 Nf6 68. Kc5 Bh6 69. Kc6 Bxg7 70. Kc5 Nd5 71. Kc4 Bf8 72. Kd3 Bc5 73. Kc4 Bd4 74. Kd3 Ne3 75. Ke2 Ke4 76. Kf2 Nf5+ 77. Kg2 Be3 78. Kh2 Kf3 79. Kh3 Ng3 80. Kh2 Bd4 81. Kh3 Bg1 82. Kh4 Ne4 83. Kh5 Kf4 84. Kg6 Ng5 85. Kf6 Bc5 86. Kg6 Bd4 87. Kh5 Kf5 88. Kh4 Bf2+ 89. Kh5 Bg3 90. Kh6 Ne6 91. Kh7 Bf4 92. Kh8 Kg6 93. Kg8 Bd6 94. Kh8 Ng5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.41"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. Qa4 a6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nc3 ({RR} 8. a4 c5 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Na3 b4 12. Nc4 Ngf6 13. O-O Be7 14. b3 O-O 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Ra1 Bd5 17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rc8 19. Rc1 Nd7 20. Nc4 Nb6 21. Ne3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qb7+ {Kovchan,A (2596)-Ferreira,J (2492) Batumi 2018 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 8. a4 c5 {½-½ (8) Anisimov,P (2514)-Cirovic,M (2243) Herceg Novi MNE 2024}) 8... Ngf6 9. a4 b4 10. Nd1 c5 $146 ({RR} 10... Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bb7 13. b3 c5 14. Bb2 Be7 15. Ne3 O-O 16. O-O-O Ne4 17. f3 Nd6 18. g4 f6 19. N5c4 Nb5 20. axb5 axb5 21. g5 bxc4 22. Qxc4 Bd5 23. Qd3 fxg5 24. h4 Ra2 25. hxg5 {Rozum,I (2549)-Tsvetkov,A (2412) Cheboksary 2021 0-1 (40)}) 11. Ne3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc4 a5 14. d3 Nb6 15. Nfd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nfd5 17. e4 Nxc4 18. dxc4 b3 19. Nxb3 Nb4 20. Qe2 Qb6 21. Be3 Nc6 22. Nc1 Rab8 23. Nd3 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Ne5 Qc7 27. Nf3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 h6 29. Rd3 Qb7 30. b3 Bf6 31. e5 Be7 32. Kg1 Qc6 33. Nd2 f5 34. Nb1 Bg5 35. h4 Be7 36. Na3 f4 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. Rxf3 fxg3 39. fxg3 Rd8 40. Nb5 Rd1+ 41. Kf2 g5 42. hxg5 Bxg5 43. Nd6 Rd2+ 44. Kf1 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Re1 46. Nb7 Rxe5 47. Nxa5 Re1 48. Nc6 e5 49. Rf1 Re2+ 50. Rf2 Re1 51. Ra2 e4 52. a5 e3 53. a6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.42"] [White "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nb3 Nf6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Be2 Bc5 13. Nb3 ({RR} 13. Rd1 O-O-O 14. Bf4 Ba4 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Bf3 Rd7 17. Rxd7 Nxd7 18. Re1 Rd8 19. h3 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Kxc7 21. Re3 b6 22. Nd4 Nc5 23. c3 a5 24. Be2 Bc6 25. b3 Bb7 26. f4 g6 27. g4 h6 {Saltaev,M (2471)-Meier,G (2622) Germany 2018 ½-½ (68)}) 13... Bd6 14. Rd1 Ke7 15. Bf3 $146 ({RR} 15. Bg5 Rac8 16. Rd2 Be5 17. Rad1 Rhd8 18. Na5 Be8 19. c3 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 b6 21. Nc4 Bb8 22. Bxf6+ gxf6 23. Rd4 Bc6 24. Rh4 Rh8 25. g3 f5 26. Kf1 Kf6 27. Ke1 Kg7 28. Rd4 Bd5 29. a4 Rc8 {Madhavan,S (1950)-Verma,S (2102) Hull ENG 2024 1-0 (90)}) 15... Rac8 16. c3 Bc6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Be3 b6 19. Nd4 Rcc8 20. f3 Rhd8 21. a4 a6 22. Bf2 Ke8 23. g3 Bc5 24. Nc2 Nd5 25. Rd3 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rc4 27. Ne3 Nxe3 28. Kxe3 h5 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 30. Rd1+ Kc7 31. Rd4 Rc5 32. Kd3 Rg5 33. Rc4+ Kd6 34. Rd4+ Kc6 35. Rc4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.43"] [White "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. a5 b5 9. axb6 Bb7 10. d3 a5 11. Nd2 Nxb6 12. f4 O-O 13. Bf3 ({RR} 13. Qe1 a4 14. Qh4 e6 15. Nf3 Nfd7 16. Qh3 a3 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 axb2 19. Bxb2 Rxa1 20. Bxa1 Qe7 21. Ne4 Bxa1 22. Rxa1 Bxe4 23. dxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxh7+ Kxh7 25. Ng5+ Kg7 26. Nxe4 d5 27. Nd6 g5 {Adewumi,T (2349)-Bok,B (2593) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) 13... Nfd7 14. Qe1 e6 $146 ({RR} 14... Qb8 15. Kh1 a4 16. Ra3 Rc8 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Re8 19. Qh4 f5 20. g4 e6 21. dxe6 Rxe6 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Qh3 Qa7 24. b3 Nb6 25. bxa4 Rae8 26. a5 Nd5 27. Nc4 Nb4 28. Rb3 Qa8 29. d4 {Miturova,M (2219)-Laurincova,K (2070) Frydek Mistek 2021 1-0 (34)}) 15. e5 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Qxe5 20. Ne4 c4 21. Bf4 Qb5 22. dxc4 Nxc4 23. b3 Nb6 24. Qh4 Qh5 25. Qf2 Nd5 26. Bd6 Bxa1 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Rxa1 Qe5 29. Re1 Qf4 30. Qc5 f5 31. Nd6 Qb4 32. Qxb4 Nxb4 33. c4 Nd3 34. Ra1 Rb8 35. Nb5 Nc5 36. Rxa5 Nxb3 37. Ra6 e5 38. Kg1 e4 39. Ra7 Nd2 40. Nd6 e3 41. Ra1 Rd8 42. c5 Nb3 43. Nb7 Rb8 44. Rb1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.44"] [White "Bok, Benjamin"] [Black "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2435"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 b6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. Nxc4 Nd7 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 Ngf6 9. b3 ({RR} 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Qb3 a5 11. a4 Nd5 12. Bd2 Bb4 {½-½ (12) Stremavicius,T (2541)-Jumabayev,R (2577) Fagernes NOR 2024}) 9... O-O 10. Bb2 c5 11. e4 $146 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Rc2 b5 13. Nce5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bb2 Bf6 16. Qa1 Qb6 17. Rfc1 Rfd8 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qe5 Rd5 20. Qb2 Rdd8 21. Qe5 Bd5 22. Qe3 Nd7 23. Ng5 Re8 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Rcd8 {Vaishali,R (2418)-Boyer,M (2489) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (56)}) 11... b5 12. Ne3 Qb6 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. a4 a6 15. h3 Rfd8 16. Bc3 b4 17. Bb2 a5 18. Nc4 Qa7 19. Rad1 Nb6 20. Nfe5 Nfd7 21. Qh5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rf8 23. Qg4 g6 24. Qf4 f6 25. Ng4 e5 26. Qe3 Qb8 27. Kh1 Qd6 28. f4 Nd7 29. h4 Qe6 30. Bh3 Qxb3 31. Ba1 Rcd8 32. Nh6+ Kg7 33. Bxd7 Rxd7 34. fxe5 c4 35. exf6+ Bxf6 36. Rxf6 Rxf6 37. Bxf6+ Kxf6 38. Rf1+ Kg7 39. Qf4 Rd8 40. Ng4 Qc3 41. Qc7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.45"] [White "Paravyan, David"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2506"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O ({RR} 10. f4 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. Qd2 Be7 13. f5 h4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nd5 Nf6 16. Bb6 Qc8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Na5 d5 19. Qxd5 Qxc2 20. O-O O-O 21. Rf2 Qa4 22. b3 Qb5 23. Nc4 Bg5 24. Qxb5 axb5 {Grischuk,A (2778)-Duda,J (2738) Zagreb 2021 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 10. f4 Rc8 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bxc4 Rxc4 13. Qd3 Qc8 14. Nd2 Rc7 15. O-O-O Be7 16. Kb1 b5 17. h3 h4 18. Rhe1 Qa8 19. Bf2 Qb7 20. Nf3 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Nd2 O-O 23. Nb3 Rc7 24. g4 hxg3 {Aryan,C (2637)-Dudin,G (2506) Saint Louis USA 2024 0-1 (42)}) 10... Rc8 11. a4 ({RR} 11. Qd2 b5 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. a3 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 15. Kh1 h4 16. f4 Rxc3 17. Qxc3 Nxe4 18. Qf3 Ng3+ 19. hxg3 hxg3+ 20. Qh5 Rxh5+ 21. Bxh5 g6 22. Bf3 exf4 23. Rfe1 Bg7 24. Re4 Be5 25. Nd4 Bd7 {Radhakrishnan,S (1963)-Momin Fayzan (1950) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 11... Be7 12. a5 h4 $146 ({RR} 12... O-O 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. c4 h4 18. Na1 Re8 19. b4 Nf6 20. c5 e4 21. c6 Bd8 22. b5 exf3 23. b6 Qe7 24. cxb7 Qxb7 25. Bxf3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Ne4 27. Qb4 {Kostecka,M (1917)-Szelag,Z (1841) Poronin 2020 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. Kh1 h4 14. f4 Bc4 15. Ra4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 exf4 17. Rxf4 Ne5 18. Nd4 g6 19. Nb3 Qd7 20. Ra1 Nh5 21. Rff1 Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Bd4 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Ngxf6 25. Rad1 Ke7 26. Rf3 Rc4 27. Re1 {Koutny,P (2169)-Pavlicek,P (1892) Vsetin 2020 1-0 (67)}) 13. Qd2 Nh5 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Bf1 Re8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 e4 18. fxe4 Nhf6 19. Ra4 Ng4 20. Bf4 Bf6 21. h3 Nge5 22. Rb4 Qc7 23. c3 Rb8 24. Be3 Re7 25. c4 Ree8 26. Rc1 Be7 27. Qf2 Nc5 28. Nxc5 dxc5 29. Rb6 Nd7 30. Bf4 Ne5 31. Kh1 Bd6 32. Qxh4 Nxc4 33. Bxd6 Nxd6 34. Qf4 Rbd8 35. e5 Nc8 36. d6 Qd7 37. Rb3 Qe6 38. Rxb7 Qxe5 39. Qxf7+ Kh8 40. Re1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.46"] [White "Hong, Andrew"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C88"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 ({RR} 13. Ng5 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Ne3 Bxb3 16. Qxb3 Rf8 17. Nf5 Bd6 18. d4 h6 19. Nf3 exd4 20. cxd4 Nh7 21. Ne5 Qf6 22. Nxh6+ gxh6 23. Nxd7 Qg6 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. a4 b4 26. Bd2 a5 27. Re2 Nf6 {Saric,I (2670)-Carlsen,M (2853) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 13. Ng5 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Ne3 Bxb3 16. Qxb3 Rf8 17. Nf5 h6 18. Ne4 ({RR} 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Qc8 ({RR} 20... Nh7 21. Ne5 Qf6 22. Nxh6+ gxh6 23. Nxd7 Qg6 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. a4 b4 26. Bd2 a5 27. Re2 Nf6 28. Rae1 Kh7 29. Qf3 Rg8 30. g3 Rg7 31. Bf4 Qf5 32. Kh2) 21. N3h4 Qb7 22. Nxd6 cxd6 23. Nf5 Ne4 24. Bxh6 g6 25. Qf3 Rfe8 26. Ne3 d5 27. Rac1 Ndf6 28. Bf4 Rac8 29. Be5 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Rxe5 31. dxe5 Nd7 32. Ng4 Kg7) 18... Nxe4 19. dxe4 Bf6 20. Be3 c5 21. Rad1 Qc7 22. Rd5 Rfd8 23. Red1 c4 24. Qc2 Nf8 25. Qe2 Ne6 26. Qg4 Kh7 27. Qh5 Nf4 {Torres Hernandez,L (1891)-Ozturk Orenli,K (2262) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (53)}) 13... Bf8 14. Be3 $146 ({RR} 14. Bc2 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Ne4 c5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Be7 19. Bg3 Bf8 20. Bh4 Be7 21. Bg3 Bf8 {½-½ (21) Jaracz,P (2472)-Van den Doel,E (2550) Remagen GER 2023}) ({RR} 14. Ng5 d5 15. exd5 Nc5 16. Bc2 Qxd5 17. N5e4 Qc6 18. Bg5 Nfxe4 19. dxe4 g6 20. Qf3 a5 21. a3 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Be3 Qb5 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Bb3 Rf8 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. cxb4 Qxb4 28. Rc1 Qb6 {Pikula,D (2313)-Rohith,K (2423) Arandjelovac SRB 2023 0-1 (66)}) ({RR} 14. Ng5 d5 15. exd5 Nc5 16. c4 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Be3 bxc4 20. dxc4 h6 21. Nf3 Rb8 22. Qc2 Qc8 23. Kh2 Qb7 24. b3 g6 25. Rad1 Re6 26. Qe2 Rbe8 27. Bc1 Nd7 28. Nf1 f5 {Kamalidenova,M (2347)-Zou,C (2429) Abu Dhabi UAE 2023 1-0 (96)}) 14... c5 15. Ng5 d5 16. exd5 h6 17. Ne6 fxe6 18. dxe6 Nd5 19. exd7 Qxd7 20. Ne4 Rac8 21. Bxh6 c4 22. dxc4 bxc4 23. Ba4 Bc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Bg5 Rb8 26. Qe2 Nf4 27. Qf3 Re6 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Re2 Qc7 30. Ng5 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 Qc6 32. Qh5 Qh6 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Qf5 Qh4 35. Re1 Kg8 36. Qg6 Qh6 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Qxf4 Qb6 39. Qh4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.47"] [White "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Black "Dardha, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2639"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. h4 ({RR} 6. a3 Ba5 7. h4 Nd7 8. h5 h6 9. Bd3 Bb6 10. Nge2 e5 11. exd5 exd4 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nf4 Nd5 15. Qe2 Re8 16. g4 Bc7 17. Nh3 Bg3+ 18. Kf1 Nc5 19. Qg2 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Be5 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2779)-Firouzja,A (2777) Zagreb CRO 2023 0-1 (31)}) 6... c5 ({RR} 6... b6 7. h5 h6 8. Nge2 Ba6 9. e5 Nf5 10. Kf2 Be7 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nf4 Bxf1 13. Qxf1 Nd7 14. Nce2 c5 15. c3 O-O 16. Rh3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Qb8 20. Qe1 Rc8 21. Bb4 {Darmanin,J (2119)-Salim Mohammed,S (1926) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 6... Nd7 7. h5 h6 8. Qe2 b5 9. Nd1 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. e5 Qb6 12. f4 Nf5 13. Ne2 c5 14. c3 cxd4 15. cxd4 b4 16. g4 Ne7 17. g5 Ba6 18. Ne3 Rac8 19. Ng3 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 f6 21. exf6 {Lodici,L (2524)-Zelcic,R (2492) Mali Losinj CRO 2023 ½-½ (60)}) 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nbc6 $146 ({RR} 8... c4 9. h5 h6 10. Qd2 Nbc6 11. Ne2 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Bxb4 Nxb4 14. Qxb4 O-O 15. Nc3 a5 16. Qc5 Ba6 17. Nb5 Qd7 18. Nd6 Nc6 19. c3 Rfb8 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. axb5 Nb4 22. Bxc4 Rc8 23. Qb6 {Kuznetsova,M (2204)-Gunina,V (2476) Chelyabinsk RUS 2023 0-1 (36)}) 9. dxc5 e5 10. b4 O-O 11. h5 h6 12. Bd3 f5 13. Ne2 fxe4 14. fxe4 d4 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Ng3 a5 17. Rf1 Qc7 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. Qe2 Qc8 20. b5 Bg4 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Qd3 Nb8 23. Bxa5 Nd7 24. Bb4 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Kd2 Rf2+ 27. Kc1 Nc8 28. Rb1 Nb6 29. Rb4 Rxg2 30. Qb3 Rf2 31. Bd3 Rf3 32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. exf5 e4 34. Qf7 exd3 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qg6+ Kg8 37. Qe8+ Qf8 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Qxb6 Qc8 40. c4 dxc3 41. Qg1 Qxf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.48"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Manafov, Vugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 O-O 8. b3 d5 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 11. O-O dxc4 12. bxc4 Rc8 13. Rfc1 $146 ({RR} 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rxc4 16. d5 e5 17. d6 e4 18. Be2 Rc5 19. Bd4 Rd5 20. Bc4 Rf5 21. Rac1 Qb8 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Bb5 Nc5 24. Qd5 Rd8 25. d7 Qf4 26. Rc2 g6 27. g3 Qf5 {Kavinda,A (2047)-Nikolaidis,I (2544) Batumi 2018 0-1 (64)}) 13... Ne4 14. Qe1 Rc7 15. a4 Ng5 16. Nd2 Qf6 17. f3 h6 18. Qg3 Rfc8 19. h4 Nh7 20. Bd3 Nhf8 21. h5 cxd4 22. exd4 Nc5 23. Bc2 Rd7 24. Rab1 Rxd4 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Qd8 27. Qe5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.49"] [White "Bologan, Victor"] [Black "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "183"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. a4 a5 6. c3 d6 7. O-O Ba7 8. Re1 ({RR} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Qb3 Qd7 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Be3 Nh5 13. Ncd2 Rf6 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qa6 Bb6 16. Qc4 Rbf8 17. d4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. Qb5 Rb8 20. Qd3 exd4 21. cxd4 Nb4 22. Qc3 d5 {Oktem,E (2144)-Karacsonyi,B (1913) Prague CZE 2024 1-0 (48)}) 8... O-O 9. h3 $146 ({RR} 9. Na3 Ne7 10. Nh4 h6 11. Qf3 Bg4 12. Qg3 Kh7 13. h3 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Be3 Nh5 16. Qg4 Nf4 17. d4 g5 18. Nf3 Neg6 19. Nb5 exd4 20. cxd4 Bb6 21. Rad1 c6 22. Nc3 d5 23. e5 Rf5 {Bauer,T (2201)-Praczukowski,S (2088) Graz 2020 0-1 (58)}) 9... h6 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Qe8 14. Nbd2 Nh5 15. g3 Nf6 16. Qb3 g5 17. Kg2 Rb8 18. d4 g4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 20. Re2 Qg6 21. Nh4 Qf7 22. Ndf3 Kh8 23. Rh1 Rg8 24. d5 exd5 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. exd5 Ne7 27. c4 Rbf8 28. Nd2 Kh7 29. Ne4 b6 30. Nf3 Kg7 31. Rh4 Nf6 32. Nxf6 Rxf6 33. Rg4+ Kf7 34. Rxg8 Kxg8 35. Nd4 Nf5 36. Ne6 Rf7 37. f4 exf4 38. gxf4 Ng7 39. Kf3 Nf5 40. Rg2+ Kh7 41. Ke4 Ng7 42. Rf2 Nh5 43. Rh2 Nf6+ 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. Rg2+ Kh7 46. b3 Nd7 47. Rh2 Kg6 48. Nxc7 Nc5 49. Nb5 Rf6 50. Nd4 h5 51. Rg2+ Kf7 52. Rg5 Nd3 53. Ne6 Rh6 54. Rf5+ Ke7 55. Rg5 h4 56. Rg1 h3 57. Rh1 Kf6 58. Ng5 h2 59. Ne4+ Ke7 60. Kg3 Rh8 61. f5 Nc5 62. f6+ Kf7 63. Nxd6+ Kxf6 64. Rxh2 Rxh2 65. Kxh2 Nxb3 66. Nc8 Ke5 67. Kg3 Nd2 68. Nxb6 Kd6 69. Kf4 Kc5 70. Nd7+ Kxc4 71. Nf6 Kc5 72. Ke5 Nc4+ 73. Ke6 Kb4 74. Ng4 Kxa4 75. Ne3 Nd2 76. Ke5 Nf3+ 77. Ke4 Ng5+ 78. Kf5 Nf7 79. Ke6 Ng5+ 80. Kf6 Ne4+ 81. Ke5 Nc5 82. d6 Kb3 83. Kd5 Nd7 84. Kc6 Ne5+ 85. Kc7 a4 86. Ng4 Nf7 87. d7 a3 88. Ne5 a2 89. Nxf7 a1=Q 90. d8=Q Qa5+ 91. Kd7 Qxd8+ 92. Nxd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.50"] [White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Black "Smirnov, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2336"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 ({RR} 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. Nd5 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 a6 9. Ba4 exd4 10. cxd4 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. Bb3 Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nf5 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rac1 Bxb2 19. Rc2 Be5 {Pasti,A (2389)-Bouget,A (2188) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 5... dxc6 6. b3 Bg4 $146 ({RR} 6... Ne7 7. Bb2 f6 8. d4 exd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Nbd2 b6 12. Rfe1 c5 13. Bb2 Nc6 14. Nc4 Bg4 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Ne3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nd4 18. Kg2 f5 19. c3 Ne6 20. exf5 Nf4+ 21. Kf1 {Arias Santana,M (2292)-Krykun,Y (2382) Saint Louis 2019 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 6... Ne7 7. Bb2 Bg4 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 c5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nc6 12. Qe2 a5 13. a4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Bc1 Qd7 16. Bd2 b6 17. Kh2 c5 18. f3 {½-½ (18) Gutzen,W (1871)-Wurmbauer,N (1691) Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 2019}) 7. h3 h5 8. d3 Be6 9. Bb2 Qd6 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Ng5 O-O 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13. b4 a5 14. a3 Nc8 15. Nb3 axb4 16. axb4 Nd6 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Qxf4 f6 22. Nd4 Re8 23. Nf3 Nf7 24. Qg3 Qd6 25. Qxd6 cxd6 26. Ra1 Ne5 27. Nd4 Kf7 28. Nb3 Re7 29. Ra7 d5 30. exd5 cxd5 31. Ra5 Rc7 32. Nd4 Nc6 33. Rc5 Ke7 34. c3 Rc8 35. Ne2 Rd8 36. Nf4 d4 37. Nxg6+ Kf7 38. Nf4 dxc3 39. Rxc3 Rd4 40. b5 Rxf4 41. bxc6 bxc6 42. Rxc6 Rd4 43. Rc3 Kg6 44. Kf2 Kg5 45. Rc5+ f5 46. Ke3 Rd8 47. Rc4 Re8+ 48. Kf3 h4 49. Rc2 f4 50. Rc5+ Kf6 51. Kxf4 Re2 52. Rc6+ Kf7 53. Kf3 Rd2 54. Rd6 Rd1 55. Rd4 Rf1+ 56. Ke2 Rg1 57. Kf2 Rd1 58. Rxh4 Rxd3 59. Rf4+ Kg6 60. Rf3 Rd2+ 61. Kg3 Kh5 62. Rf5+ Kg6 63. Re5 Ra2 64. h4 Ra4 65. Rb5 Kh6 66. Kh3 Rc4 67. g3 Ra4 68. Rb6+ Kh7 69. h5 Rc4 70. g4 Rc5 71. Kh4 Rc7 72. h6 Rc5 73. g5 Rc1 74. Rb7+ Kg6 75. Rg7+ Kf5 76. h7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.51"] [White "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Black "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Re1 Nge7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 ({RR} 11. Qc1 Qe8 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Nd8 14. Na3 Ne6 15. Rb1 f6 16. c4 f5 17. Bh6 fxe4 18. Bxg7 exf3 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. c5 Qf5 21. Qe3 Qg4 22. Qxf3 Qxa4 23. Rxe5 Rf8 24. Re4 Rxf3 25. Rxa4 Nxc5 {Gochelashvili,D (2225)-Hemanth,R (2268) Karaikudi IND 2024 1-0 (44)}) 11... b6 $146 ({RR} 11... h6 12. Bc2 Qc8 13. Qe2 Be6 14. Bc5 b6 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Nc4 Qb7 17. Ne3 Na7 18. b3 Nb5 19. Bb2 Qc6 20. a4 Nd6 21. c4 f6 22. Nd5 Qb7 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. Rd2 c6 25. Ne3 Nf7 26. Red1 {Oltean,D (2333)-Parligras,M (2629) Mamaia 2019 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 11... Qe8 12. Bc5 b6 13. Ba3 Rb8 14. Qe2 b5 15. Bb3 a5 16. Bc5 a4 17. Bc2 Nd8 18. Qe3 Ne6 19. Ba3 f6 20. b3 Qf7 21. bxa4 bxa4 22. Rab1 Ra8 23. g3 Rfe8 24. Bd3 Nd8 25. Nc4 Be6 26. Nfd2 {Nigmatov,O (2433)-Pranav,V (2530) Delhi IND 2022 0-1 (68)}) 12. b4 Qe8 13. Bb3 Kh8 14. Nc4 f6 15. a4 Be6 16. Qb1 Bg8 17. a5 b5 18. Ncd2 Nd8 19. Bxg8 Rxg8 20. Nb3 Ne6 21. Nc5 Nc8 22. Qb3 Nxc5 23. Bxc5 Bf8 24. Be3 Nd6 25. Nd2 Qc6 26. Bc5 Nb7 27. Be3 Nd6 28. f3 Nc4 29. Nxc4 bxc4 30. Qd1 Be7 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. exd5 Rgd8 33. Rad1 Rab8 34. f4 Rb5 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Bf4 Rbxd5 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Rxe5 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Bf6 40. Rc5 Rd3 41. Rxc4 Rxc3 42. Rxc3 Bxc3 43. b5 Bxa5 44. bxa6 Bb6+ 45. Kf3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.52"] [White "Macovei, Andrei"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Ne7 ({RR} 10... f6 11. exf6 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qxf6 13. h3 Bf5 14. a4 Rae8 15. Nh2 Na5 16. Bh5 Bg6 17. Ng4 Qf5 18. Bxg6 Qxg6 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. Ra2 Nc4 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. a5 Rf5 23. axb6 axb6 24. f4 Rf7 25. Raf2 {Aronian,L (2767)-Nakamura,H (2777) Chess.com INT 2018 1-0 (35)}) 11. Na4 ({RR} 11. h3 c6 12. Bf4 Bf5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. Bh2 f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Na4 Be6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. a3 Nf4 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Qd3 Bf5 21. Qe3 Qxe3 22. fxe3 Ng3 23. Rf2 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 Bxh3 25. Ne5 Bf5 {Janaszak,D (2308)-Alekseenko,K (2650) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (48)}) 11... Ba5 $146 ({RR} 11... Ng6 12. Ne1 f5 13. b4 Bd7 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. bxc5 Nc3 16. Qc2 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Qe8 18. Nd3 Bb5 19. Qc2 Rf7 20. a4 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nf8 22. Qb3 c6 23. f4 Ne6 24. Be3 Rd7 25. a5 a6 26. Rab1 {Xiong,J (2688)-Jumabayev,R (2628) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (85)}) ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nf5 15. Qh5 Nxg5 16. Bxg5 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Ra4 18. Qh3 Qe6 19. Be3 Rfa8 20. a3 c6 21. Rac1 b5 22. g4 Nxe3 23. fxe3 b4 24. axb4 Rxb4 25. Rc2 Ra2 26. Rdd2 {Farhan,M (1975)-Nezad,H (2411) Amman 2019 0-1 (39)}) 12. a3 c6 13. b4 Bc7 14. Bb2 f6 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Ne5 Ng6 17. f3 Nd6 18. Re1 Nf4 19. Bf1 Rh6 20. Bc1 Qh4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. g3 Qf8 23. Nc5 b6 24. Nb3 Nf7 25. f4 Bf5 26. Rc1 Be4 27. Bd3 g5 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Rxe4 Nd6 30. Re1 gxf4 31. Qg4+ Kh8 32. Rxc6 fxg3 33. hxg3 Qf6 34. Nd7 Qf7 35. Qg5 Ne4 36. Rxe4 Rxc6 37. Ne5 Qxb3 38. Rg4 Qd1+ 39. Kf2 Rf8+ 40. Ke3 Rc3+ 41. Ke4 Qh1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.53"] [White "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Black "Banh Gia Huy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Bc6 10. a4 a6 11. a5 Qa7 12. Na3 Be3 13. c4 $146 ({RR} 13. b5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5+ Nc6 16. Bxe3 Qxe3 17. a6 Qa7 18. Nd4 Nge7 19. Rb1 bxa6 20. Bxc6+ Nxc6 21. Nxc6 Qc7 22. Nd4 O-O 23. Nf3 Qxc3 24. Kf2 Rfc8 25. Kg3 a5 26. Rb3 Qc4 27. Ra3 h6 {Perez Ponsa,F (2536)-Spata,G (2399) Buenos Aires ARG 2024 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 13. b5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5+ Nc6 16. Bxe3 Qxe3 17. a6 Qa7 18. Nd4 Nge7 19. Rb1 bxa6 20. Bxc6+ Nxc6 21. Nxc6 Qc7 22. Nd4 O-O 23. Nf3 Qxc3 24. Qd4 Qc2 25. Qb2 Rfc8 26. Qxc2 Rxc2 27. h4 a5 {Puranik,A (2649)-Harikrishnan,A (2468) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 ½-½ (47)}) ({RR} 13. b5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5+ Kf8 16. Ke2 Bxc1 17. Qxc1 Qc5 18. Nd4 Ne7 19. Rf1 Nf5 20. Bd3 Nc6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. g4 Nh4 23. Rb1 Ng6 24. Rb7 Nxe5 25. Rfxf7+ Nxf7 26. Qf4 Qe7 27. Rxe7 Kxe7 {Xu,Y (2502)-Chernyavsky,A (2359) Chiang Mai THA 2023 1-0 (41)}) 13... Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Ne7 15. b5 axb5 16. cxb5 Nd7 17. Nc2 Qc5 18. Ncd4 Qxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rxa5 20. Kf2 O-O 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Rxc6 d4 24. Rd6 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxd4 h5 27. Rhd1 g6 28. Rd7 Rc8 29. Bf3 Rc2+ 30. Kg3 Kg7 31. Re7 Rc8 32. Rdd7 Rf8 33. Kf4 Rf5+ 34. Ke4 Kf6 35. h3 Ra5 36. Kf4 Ra4+ 37. Kg3 Rc4 38. Ra7 Rcc8 39. Kf4 Rce8 40. Rec7 Rc8 41. Bc6 Rxc7 42. Rxc7 Rb8 43. Ke4 Rb4+ 44. Kd3 Rb8 45. Kd4 Rd8+ 46. Rd7 Rb8 47. Ra7 Rd8+ 48. Kc5 Rd2 49. Be8 Rxg2 50. Rxf7+ Kg5 51. Bd7 Kh4 52. Bxe6 g5 53. Rh7 Rc2+ 54. Kd4 Rg2 55. Bg4 Ra2 56. Rxh5+ Kg3 57. Rxg5 Kh4 58. Rh5+ Kg3 59. Rh8 Ra4+ 60. Ke5 Ra5+ 61. Kf6 Ra4 62. Bf5 Ra6+ 63. Be6 Rb6 64. h4 Rb4 65. h5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.54"] [White "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Black "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. Bd3 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 c5 10. Qe2 Qa5+ 11. c3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Be7 ({RR} 12... g6 13. O-O-O Bg7 14. Nc6 Qg5+ 15. Kb1 O-O 16. h4 Qc5 17. Qe3 Qxe3 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. fxe3 Bf6 20. Nxc8 Raxc8 21. Rd7 b5 22. Rxa7 b4 23. cxb4 Rc4 24. Bc2 Rxb4 25. Bb3 Kg7 26. Ra4 Rfb8 27. Rxb4 {Van Foreest,J (2714)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (66)}) 13. Qb5+ $146 ({RR} 13. O-O-O Qxa2 14. Qb5+ Bd7 15. Qxb7 Rc8 16. g3 Qa1+ 17. Kc2 Qa4+ 18. Kb1 Rd8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rd4 Qa5 21. Bg6+ Kf8 22. Rxd7 {1-0 (22) Beerdsen,T (2495)-Pijpers,A (2480) Wijk aan Zee 2020}) ({RR} 13. Nc6 Qc7 14. Nxe7 Kxe7 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Rd4 Rhd8 17. Rhd1 Bc6 {½-½ (17) Culum,S (2390)-Berkes,F (2612) Belgrade SRB 2024}) ({RR} 13. Nc6 Qc7 14. Nxe7 Kxe7 15. O-O Rd8 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. Qe3 Bb5 18. Rfe1 a6 19. h3 Rac8 20. Rd4 Bc6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Red1 Qc7 23. Qe4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Rb8 25. Rd3 Rc8 26. Qd4 Kf8 27. Qd7 Qc6 {Uskov,A (2443)-Xi,Q (2209) Belgrade SRB 2024 ½-½ (50)}) 13... Qxb5 14. Nxb5 O-O 15. O-O-O f5 16. Bc2 Bc5 17. f3 a6 18. Nc7 Be3+ 19. Kb1 Ra7 20. Bb3 Kf7 21. Rd6 Ke7 22. Nxe6 Rf6 23. Rd3 f4 24. Nxf4 Bxf4 25. Re1+ Be6 26. g3 a5 27. gxf4 a4 28. Bd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.55"] [White "Chasin, Nico"] [Black "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D81"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "161"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bf4 Be6 8. Qxc7 Qxc7 9. Bxc7 Nc6 10. e3 Rac8 11. Bg3 Nb4 12. Kd2 $146 ({RR} 12. Kd1 Nfd5 13. a3 Nxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. c4 Nc3+ 16. Kc2 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Kb3 Rc6 19. Rhc1 Rfc8 20. a4 Rb6+ 21. Ka3 e5 22. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 23. Ka2 Rc2+ 24. Ka3 Bf8# {0-1 (24) Marin Ramirez,G (2232)-Vivas Zamora,F (2344) Chess.com INT 2020}) 12... Bf5 13. a3 Nc6 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Bxf5 Nb3+ 16. Kd3 gxf5 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Nh5 20. Bh4 Rd7 21. Ke2 Rc6 22. Rhd1 f4 23. e4 Rc4 24. Kf3 Rdxd4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Bxe7 Kg7 27. Rd3 b6 28. Bb4 a5 29. Bd6 Kg6 30. Nd5 Bxb2 31. Nxb6 Rc6 32. Nd7 f5 33. Nf8+ Kf7 34. Nxh7 fxe4+ 35. Kxe4 Kg6 36. Nf8+ Kf7 37. Nd7 Rc2 38. Kf3 Ke6 39. Nc5+ Kf5 40. Rd5+ Kg6 41. Ne4 Ng7 42. Rd2 Rxd2 43. Nxd2 Nf5 44. Nc4 Nxd6 45. Nxb2 Kf5 46. a4 Ne4 47. Nc4 Nc3 48. Nxa5 Nxa4 49. Nb3 Ke5 50. Kg4 Nc3 51. Nd2 Nd1 52. Kf3 Nb2 53. h4 Kf5 54. Nb3 Nd3 55. Nd4+ Ke5 56. Nc6+ Kf5 57. Ne7+ Ke6 58. Ng6 Kf5 59. Ne7+ Ke6 60. Nc6 Kd5 61. h5 Ke6 62. Ke4 Nxf2+ 63. Kxf4 Kf6 64. Ne5 Kg7 65. Kf5 Nh1 66. g4 Ng3+ 67. Kf4 Ne2+ 68. Kf3 Ng1+ 69. Kf4 Ne2+ 70. Kg5 Nd4 71. h6+ Kh7 72. Kh5 Ne2 73. g5 Ng3+ 74. Kg4 Ne4 75. Kf5 Ng3+ 76. Kf4 Ne2+ 77. Kg4 Nd4 78. Kh5 Ne6 79. g6+ Kg8 80. Kg4 Nf8 81. Kf5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.56"] [White "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2636"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. d3 h6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c4 c6 9. O-O Bh7 10. Qc2 a5 11. a3 Re8 ({RR} 11... Na6 12. Bc3 c5 13. Rad1 d4 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. e3 e5 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. exd4 exd4 18. h3 Qc7 19. Bc1 Nf6 20. Nh2 Qd7 21. Ndf1 Nb8 22. g4 Nc6 23. f4 Bd6 24. f5 Qc7 25. Qf2 a4 26. bxa4 {Maghsoodloo,P (2688)-Aronian,L (2765) St Petersburg 2018 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 11... c5 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Qc6 18. Qc3 Bf8 19. e5 Be4 20. f3 Bg6 21. a4 b6 22. Rfe1 Rac8 23. Kf2 Rd4 24. Qe3 Rcd8 25. f4 Qc7 26. Bxd4 {Hungaski,R (2471)-Svane,R (2633) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (67)}) ({RR} 11... Na6 12. Bc3 Nd7 13. Rfb1 Bf6 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 e5 16. b5 Nac5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Ra1 Qb7 21. Rb1 Qa6 22. Bb4 e4 23. Bxc5 exd3 24. exd3 Bxd3 25. Qc1 Nxc5 26. Rb4 {Adewumi,T (2349)-Xiong,J (2636) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 12. h3 $146 ({RR} 12. Bc3 c5 13. e4 Nc6 14. Rfe1 dxe4 15. dxe4 Bd6 16. Qb2 e5 17. a4 Qc7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. h3 Nd4 20. Nh2 Qb6 21. Nhf1 Bf8 22. Ne3 Ra8 23. Nd5 Qc6 24. Nb1 b6 25. Na3 Rad8 26. Nb5 Rd7 {Bryakin,M (2486)-Svane,R (2628) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (99)}) ({RR} 12. Bc3 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 Nc6 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. Bh3 dxe4 17. dxe4 Ra8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Qb2 b5 20. Qa1 Rad8 21. Bf1 Qb6 22. a4 b4 23. Bb2 Qb7 24. e5 Nd5 25. Bg2 Qc7 26. e6 fxe6 {Grycel,K (2315)-Nasuta,G (2535) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 12. Bc3 c5 13. e4 Nc6 14. Rfe1 dxe4 15. dxe4 Bd6 16. Qb2 e5 17. a4 Qc7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. h3 Nd4 20. Nh2 Qb6 21. Nhf1 Bf8 22. Ne3 Ra8 23. Nd5 Qc6 24. Nb1 b6 25. Na3 Rad8 26. Nb5 Rd7 {Bryakin,M (2486)-Svane,R (2628) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (99)}) 12... Bf8 13. Bc3 c5 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Nc6 18. Rae1 d4 19. Nf3 e5 20. e4 dxe3 21. Rxe3 Nd4 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Re2 Bxa3 24. Nh4 Bb4 25. Bd5 Rad8 26. Qd1 Qc8 27. Ra2 e4 28. dxe4 Bxe4 29. Qxd4 Qxg4 30. f3 Qc8 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. fxe4 Qh3 33. Rf3 Bc5+ 34. Raf2 Rd7 35. e5 Bxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Qh2+ 37. Ke3 Qb2 38. e6 Qe5+ 39. Kf2 fxe6 40. Rf8+ Kxf8 41. Ng6+ Ke8 42. Nxe5 exd5 43. Nxd7 Kxd7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.57"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A37"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. e4 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. a3 f5 $146 ({RR} 9... Nd4 10. Bd2 Nec6 11. Rb1 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Nd4 13. Bg2 Rb8 14. b4 b6 15. f4 Bb7 16. Be3 Qd7 17. Kh1 Rbd8 18. Qc1 f5 19. b5 fxe4 20. dxe4 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. Nxd5 Nf5 23. Rd1 Kh8 24. Bf2 {Babayeva,N (1936)-Jimenez Salas,M (2079) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 9... b6 10. Rb1 Bb7 11. Bd2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Qb3 f5 15. Nf4 fxe4 16. dxe4 Bh6 17. Rfd1 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 e5 19. Bh6 Rf7 {½-½ (19) Miszler,L (2167)-Schulz,K (2267) Erfurt 2019}) ({RR} 9... Nd4 10. Bd2 b6 11. b4 Bb7 12. Rb1 Nec6 13. Bg5 Nxf3+ {0-1 (13) Saim,M (2169)-Balla,T (2303) chess.com INT 2023}) 10. Rb1 e5 11. b4 f4 12. Nd5 b6 13. h3 Nd4 14. gxf4 exf4 15. Nxd4 Nxd5 16. Nc6 Qg5 17. cxd5 Bxh3 18. Qf3 Bd7 19. bxc5 Qh4 20. cxd6 Bg4 21. Qxf4 Rxf4 22. Bxf4 Bd7 23. Bg3 Qg5 24. e5 h5 25. Rb4 Bxc6 26. dxc6 Bxe5 27. Rb5 h4 28. Rxe5 Qg4 29. Re4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.58"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2674"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. d4 a6 ({RR} 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Rb1 Nb6 14. b3 e6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Re8 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Be2 Nc6 19. Nf3 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Bd2 Nc3 22. Bxc3 {Anton Guijarro,D (2691)-Ding,L (2806) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 7... O-O 8. d5 Na5 9. Re1 e6 10. Bf1 exd5 11. exd5 b5 12. Bxb5 Bb7 13. h4 Nxd5 14. h5 Nc7 15. Ba4 Ne6 16. h6 Bh8 17. Nbd2 d5 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. Nf1 Bxa4 20. Qxa4 Nc4 21. Qc2 Rc8 22. b3 {Anton Guijarro,D (2653)-Hracek,Z (2550) Hannover GER 2024 ½-½}) 8. Be2 $146 ({RR} 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. dxc5 Nxe4 10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. Qa4 Nc5 12. Qa3 O-O 13. Be3 Ne4 14. Qxd6 Nxd6 15. Nbd2 Rb8 16. b3 Bxc3 17. Rac1 Bxd2 18. Bxd2 Bb7 19. Ne5 Rbc8 20. Ba5 c5 21. Nd7 c4 22. Nxf8 Kxf8 {Kislov,O (2249)-Ichimura G Barbosa,L (2007) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (43)}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. d5 Na7 11. Nc3 Nb5 12. Nxb5 axb5 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 b4 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Bg5 Nc5 18. Bc4 Qc7 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. h4 b5 21. Bb3 Qd7 22. h5 h6 23. Be3 g5 24. f4 Nxb3 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. axb3 gxf4 27. Rxf4 Rf8 28. Rg4 Kh7 29. Qf3 Be5 30. Rg6 Bg7 31. Rg4 Be5 32. Rg6 Bg7 33. Rg4 Be5 34. Rg6 Bg7 35. Rg4 Be5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.59"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Wagner, Dennis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. h3 a6 7. Bb3 $146 ({RR} 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3 d6 9. a3 Be6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Qe2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nce4 Qe7 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. g4 Qh4+ 16. Qf2 Qxf2+ 17. Kxf2 f5 18. gxf5 Rxf5+ 19. Ke2 Raf8 20. c4 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Nd8 {Kollars,D (2648)-Dominguez Perez,L (2748) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 7. a4 d6 8. Be3 ({RR} 8. Be3 Bxe3 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. g4 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Be6 11. g5 Bxc4 12. gxf6 Be6 13. d4 exd4 14. fxg7 Re8 15. exd4 Qf6 16. d5 Bf5 17. dxc6 Bxe4 18. O-O Bxc6 19. Qd4 Qg6+ 20. Kh2 Qxc2+ 21. Rf2 Qf5 22. Nh4 Qe5+) 9. fxe3 Be6 10. b3 O-O ({RR} 10... d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bxc4 14. bxc4 O-O 15. O-O Nd4 16. Kh2 Ne6 17. Qe1 f6 18. Qg3 Nd4 19. Rf2 Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 Qd7 21. Qg6 Qf7) 11. O-O Nb8 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. d4 Nbd7 14. Qd3 Qe7 15. a5 Rac8 16. Qc4 Kh7 17. Rad1 exd4 18. exd4 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rf5 Qe7 22. Nd5 Nxd5) 8... Bxe3 9. fxe3 Be6 10. b3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qd2 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qd6 15. Nd2 f5 16. Bxe6+ Qxe6 17. Qc4 Qxc4 18. bxc4 e4 19. d4 f4 20. Rxf4 Rxf4 21. exf4 Nxd4 {Carlsen,M (2865)-Vidit,S (2727) Wijk aan Zee 2022 ½-½ (51)}) ({RR} 7. Be3 d6 8. Bxc5 dxc5 9. Nd5 O-O 10. a4 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Nb4 12. Bb3 Qd6 13. O-O Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Qd2 a5 16. Qc3 b6 17. Nd2 Nc6 18. Nc4 Rad8 19. Rae1 Rfe8 20. b3 f6 21. f3 Qd7 {Van Foreest,J (2694)-Sargissian,G (2711) Santiago de Compostela ESP 2022 ½-½ (87)}) ({RR} 7. a4 d6 8. Be3 Be6 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. Nd2 b6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nc4 O-O 13. O-O Rb8 14. g3 Qe8 15. Kg2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne3 Nd4 18. Ne2 Qc6 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Ng4 Nd7 21. f4 c4 {Lobanov,S (2505)-Gharibyan,M (2468) Yerevan ARM 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 7. a4 d6 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Qf6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Rb8 13. b3 O-O 14. O-O Qe7 15. Qe1 c5 16. Nh4 c6 17. Qg3 Qg5 18. Kh2 Qxg3+ 19. Kxg3 d5 20. Nf3 f6 21. Nd2 f5 {Sanal,V (2566)-Mohammad Fahad,R (2431) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (75)}) 7... d6 8. Ne2 Na5 9. Ng3 Nxb3 10. axb3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. c4 c6 13. Bd2 d5 14. Re1 Qb6 15. Re2 d4 16. Ba5 Qa7 17. b4 Bb6 18. Qd2 Bxa5 19. Rxa5 Qb8 20. Re1 Bd7 21. Rea1 Kh7 22. Nh4 Ng8 23. Rf1 f6 24. Nf3 Ne7 25. Nh2 Ng6 26. Ne2 Qd6 27. f4 Nxf4 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Rxf4 b6 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 Qc7 32. Rf2 Reb8 33. Nf3 Rxb2 34. Qxb2 Qxa5 35. Qxd4 Qc7 36. e5 f5 37. Qd6 Qxd6 38. exd6 Ra7 39. Ne5 a5 40. Nxd7 Rxd7 41. Ra2 Ra7 42. d4 Kg6 43. d5 Kf6 44. dxc6 Ke6 45. Re2+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.60"] [White "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Ne5 Qxd4 14. Bb2 Qb4 15. Rab1 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qa5 17. Bc3 Qc5 18. Qb2 Qc4 ({RR} 18... a5 19. Rfc1 Qg5 20. Bd2 Qf6 21. Qxf6 exf6 22. Rxc6 Be6 23. a3 Rfe8 24. Bc3 f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Rc1 a4 27. h3 Rac8 28. Bf6 h5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Rd1 Kh7 {½-½ (30) Xu Jun (2458)-Li Chao2 (2635) Shaoxing CHN 2024}) 19. Rfc1 $146 ({RR} 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. Bxb4 Rfe8 21. Bc5 Be2 22. Rfe1 Bb5 23. a4 Bxa4 24. Ra1 Bc2 25. Bxa7 Red8 26. f3 f6 27. Rec1 Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Rxa7 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Kf2 Ra2+ 32. Kg3 c5 33. f4 c4 {Genkeswaran,G (1714)-Lye,L (2279) Penang MAS 2023 0-1 (64)}) ({RR} 19. Qa3 c5 20. Rfe1 Be6 21. Ba1 Rfd8 22. Qg3 f6 23. h4 Qd3 24. Qf4 Qd2 25. Qc7 Qd6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. e5 fxe5 28. Bxe5 Ra6 29. Rb7 Re8 30. Rc1 Bd5 31. Rd7 Be6 32. Rb7 Bd5 33. Rc7 Bxa2 {Duda,J (2750)-Giri,A (2773) Oslo 2022 ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 19. Qa3 Be6 20. Ba1 Rae8 21. Qe3 Qxa2 22. Rb7 a5 23. Rxe7 Qxa1 24. Rxa1 Rxe7 25. Rxa5 Rfe8 26. f3 f5 27. Re5 fxe4 28. Qxe4 c5 29. Rxc5 Bf7 30. Qd3 Re2 31. Rc2 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 Rd8 33. Kf2 Rd5 {Vetokhin,S (2412)-Paravyan,D (2612) Novokuznetsk RUS 2023 ½-½ (59)}) 19... Qxe4 20. Re1 Qf4 21. Rxe7 Rab8 22. Rb7 Rxb7 23. Qxb7 Be6 24. Qxa7 Bd5 25. f3 Bxa2 26. Re1 Bd5 27. Qe7 f6 28. Qc5 Rf7 29. Qf2 Kg7 30. Bd2 Qa4 31. h4 h6 32. Bc3 Qf4 33. Bd2 Qc4 34. Rc1 Qa4 35. Bc3 Qf4 36. Bd2 Qa4 37. Bc3 g5 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Qe3 Qh4 40. Ra1 Qf4 41. Qxf4 gxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.61"] [White "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Black "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2451"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qb3 Bd6 7. Bg5 c6 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O ({RR} 10. O-O-O b5 11. Kb1 a5 12. Qc2 h6 13. Bh4 Na6 14. Rdg1 Nb4 15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 b4 17. Na4 Ba6 18. Qc2 Bb5 19. g4 Qe7 20. g5 Qe4 21. gxf6 Bd3 22. Rxg7+ Kh8 23. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 24. Ka1 Rg8 {Sargsyan,A (2371)-Levitan,J (2066) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 $146 ({RR} 12. Qd1 Nb6 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Rb1 Bg4 15. Qd3 Bh5 16. Qe2 g5 17. Bg3 Kg7 18. Bd3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Nd6 20. Qc2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nb5 22. Kg2 Qe7 23. Rbe1 Rad8 24. Nxb5 axb5 25. a3 Rh8 26. Qc3 Qd6 {Szustakowski,A (2295)-Svane,R (2613) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (36)}) 12... Be7 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Be5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bf8 16. h3 g6 17. Rad1 b5 18. Qc2 Ng7 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6 Re6 21. Qc2 Qe8 22. Ne2 Bb7 23. Ned4 c5 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. b4 cxb4 26. Qc7 Qc6 27. Qa5 Ne6 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Qb6 Rc8 30. Nd4 Nc5 31. Qg6+ Qg7 32. Qf5 Re8 33. f4 Bc8 34. Qh5 Qf7 35. Qh4 Nd3 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Qg4+ Qg7 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Nf5 Qc7 40. Rf1 Nc5 41. Qg6 Qh7 42. Qg4 h5 43. Qh4 Qxf5 44. Rc1 Kg8 45. Qg3+ Bg7 46. Qh4 Ne4 47. Rd1 Nc3 48. Re1 Nxa2 49. g4 hxg4 50. hxg4 Qe6 51. Kf2 Qh6 52. Qg3 Nc3 53. Qg2 Qh4+ 54. Kf1 Ne4 55. Rd1 Qg3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.62"] [White "Samadov, Read"] [Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A56"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2647"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 O-O 7. Be3 e6 8. Nf3 Re8 ({RR} 8... exd5 9. cxd5 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nc3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qxb5 14. Qb3 Ba6 15. Qxb5 Bxb5 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. c4 Ba6 18. O-O Rfe8 19. Rfc1 Rab8 20. Rc3 Rb6 21. Bf4 f6 22. h4 Kf7 23. Rac1 {Carlsen,M (2852)-Van Foreest,J (2684) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (45)}) 9. Nd2 Nbd7 ({RR} 9... exd5 10. cxd5 h5 11. O-O Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f3 Bc8 14. a4 Nd7 15. Kh1 Ne5 16. Qe2 b6 17. h3 Qh4 18. Bf2 Qf6 19. Be3 Qh4 20. Bf2 Qf6 21. Nb5 Re7 22. Be3 Qh4 23. Nxd6 Bd7 24. N6c4 {Sargsyan,S (2637)-Lin,B (2103) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) 10. O-O e5 11. g4 $146 ({RR} 11. a3 Rf8 12. b4 Ne8 13. bxc5 Nxc5 14. Nb3 b6 15. a4 a5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Rb1 Ba6 18. Qb3 Nd6 19. Qxb6 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Rfd1 Qxb6 22. Rxb6 Rfc8 23. d6 Bf8 24. d7 Rd8 25. Bg5 Be6 {Aditya,M (2486)-Sattarov,B (2433) Delhi IND 2022 1-0 (44)}) 11... h6 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Nf8 14. Kh1 N8h7 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Rg1 Qf8 17. Qf1 Bh6 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 a6 20. Qf2 Nd7 21. Raf1 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Nf3 Re8 24. h4 Bf4 25. h5 g5 26. Ne1 Be5 27. Nf3 Bf4 28. Ne1 Be5 29. Nf3 f6 30. Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Qg3 Kh8 32. Bg4 Qe8 33. a4 Bd7 34. a5 b5 35. axb6 Rb8 36. Rf2 Rxb6 37. Qh3 Bxg4 38. Qxg4 Rb4 39. Ra1 Rxc4 40. Rxa6 Rcxe4 41. Nxe4 Rxe4 42. Qf5 Qxh5+ 43. Kg1 Qd1+ 44. Rf1 Qd4+ 45. Kg2 Rg4+ 46. Kh3 Rh4+ 47. Kg2 c4 48. Ra8+ Kg7 49. Rd8 Rg4+ 50. Kh3 Rh4+ 51. Kg2 Kh6 52. Rd7 Rg4+ 53. Kh3 Rh4+ 54. Kg3 Qe3+ 55. Kg2 Qe2+ 56. Rf2 Rg4+ 57. Kh3 Rh4+ 58. Kg2 Rg4+ 59. Kh3 Rh4+ 60. Kg3 Qe5+ 61. Qxe5 dxe5 62. Rh2 Nf8 63. Rf7 Ng6 64. d6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.63"] [White "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2626"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Bd6 8. dxe5 Bxe5 9. Bd3 h6 10. Nb5 $146 ({RR} 10. Ne2 d5 11. f4 Bd6 12. e5 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Ng4 14. Qe1 Ne3 15. Bxe3 Bxe3 16. Ng3 d4 17. f5 Qh4 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Qe2 Bd7 20. Bd5 c6 21. Bxf7 Rxf7 22. e6 Re7 23. exd7 Rxd7 24. f6 g6 {Jiang,H (2360)-Li Shilong (2410) Hohhot CHN 2024 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 10. h3 d6 11. Ne2 d5 12. f4 Bd6 13. e5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Ng4 15. Qe1 Ne3 16. Bxe3 Bxe3 17. Qg3 d4 18. c3 c5 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Be4 Rd8 21. c4 Be6 22. b3 f5 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Nc1 Bf5 {Zhang,D (2413)-Li Shilong (2410) Hohhot CHN 2024 1-0 (35)}) 10... c6 11. f4 Bb8 12. Nc3 d6 13. h3 Re8 14. Qf3 Bc7 15. Bd2 b5 16. Be1 Nd7 17. Bf2 Bb6 18. Kh1 Nc5 19. Rad1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Bc7 21. f5 b4 22. Ne2 a5 23. Qf3 Ba6 24. Rfe1 Bxe2 25. Rxe2 d5 26. Bg3 Bxg3 27. Qxg3 Qf6 28. b3 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 dxe4 30. Qf4 Re8 31. Re1 Re5 32. Rxe4 Rxf5 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Qb8 Qd4 35. Kh2 Qd2 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. h4 Rf4 38. Qd8 Rd4 39. Qe7 Qf4+ 40. Kh3 Qg4+ 41. Kh2 Qf4+ 42. Kh3 Rd1 43. h5+ Kxh5 44. g3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.64"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. e4 Bc6 12. Re1 $146 ({RR} 12. Qe2 h6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. h3 Re8 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nfd7 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nf8 20. Nd4 a6 21. Nb3 Nd5 22. a3 Red8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bc4 Nb6 25. Be2 Ng6 26. Bf3 Nd5 {Galaktionov,A (2305)-Goryachkina,A (2553) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 Rac8 15. h3 h6 16. Qe3 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Bxe4 Nc4 19. Qe2 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Nb6 22. Rc1 Nd5 23. a3 Qd7 24. Qd3 Nf4 25. Qd2 Nd5 26. Nh2 Rxc1 {Korobov,A (2718)-Esipenko,A (2592) Riga 2021 ½-½ (60)}) ({RR} 12. Qe2 h6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. h3 Re8 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nfd7 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nf8 20. Nd4 a6 21. Nb3 Nd5 22. a3 Red8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bc4 Nb6 25. Be2 Ng6 26. Bf3 Nd5 {Galaktionov,A (2305)-Goryachkina,A (2553) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) 12... Rc8 13. a4 a5 14. Qd2 h6 15. b3 Na8 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Nd4 Nc7 20. Bc4 Rfe8 21. h3 Qb4 22. Nc2 Qc5 23. Qd4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Na8 26. Ndb5 Ne8 27. Ne4 Bxb5 28. Bxb5 Nac7 29. Rc1 Rd8 30. Bxe8 Nxe8 31. g4 Kf8 32. Kf1 Ke7 33. Ke2 Kd7 34. Kd3 Nc7 35. Kd4 Rf8 36. Ng3 Re8 37. f4 Na6 38. Ne4 Nb4 39. h4 Rb8 40. h5 Re8 41. Rc3 Na6 42. g5 Rh8 43. Rg3 hxg5 44. Rxg5 Rh7 45. Ng3 Nc7 46. Rg4 Ne8 47. Rg5 Ke7 48. Kc4 Kf6 49. Kb5 g6 50. Kxa5 gxh5 51. Nxh5+ Ke7 52. Ng3 Rh2 53. Rg8 Rb2 54. Kb4 Nc7 55. Nf5+ Kd7 56. Rf8 Nxd5+ 57. Kc4 Nxf4 58. Rxf7+ Ke6 59. Nh6 Rh2 60. Rxf4 Rxh6 61. Kb5 d5 62. Rf8 Kd7 63. Rf7+ Kc8 64. Kc5 Rc6+ 65. Kxd5 Kb8 66. b4 Ka7 67. Rh7 Rc1 68. a5 Rg1 69. Re7 Rg5+ 70. Re5 Rxe5+ 71. Kxe5 b6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.65"] [White "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Black "Druska, Juraj"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2423"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Edouard,Romain} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. a4 h6 ({RR} 4... Bb4 5. Bd3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nd5 Bc5 8. c3 a5 9. Bc2 Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Ng5 h6 ({RR} 11... Bf5) 12. d4 Bb6 ({RR} 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. Nh7 Re8 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Qh5 Qd7 ({RR} 16... Ng6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kh8 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Qg6+ Kh8) 17. h3 Nxd5 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Qg5+ Kf8 20. Qh6+ Kg8) 13. Nh7 Re8 14. Nf6+ gxf6 15. Qh5 e4 ({RR} 15... Qd7 16. h3 f5 17. Bxh6 Ng6 18. Bg5 c6 19. Bb3 cxd5 20. Bxd5 Re6) ({RR} 15... Nxd5 16. Bxh6 f5 17. Bb3) 16. Re1 ({RR} 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bxh6 fxe4 18. Bg5 Bg4 ({RR} 18... f5 19. Bh6 Kh7) 19. Qxg4 f5 20. Qg3 Kf7) 16... f5 ({RR} 16... Bf5 17. Re3 Bg6 18. Rg3 Qd7 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bd3 Nxd5 21. Bxh6 Qe6 22. Bd2 f4 23. Rg4 Nf6 24. Rxg6+ fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ ({RR} 26. Bxf4 Ng8) 26... Kf7 27. Qg6+ Kf8) ({RR} 16... Ng6 17. Bxh6) 17. Bxh6 Nxd5 ({RR} 17... Ng6 18. Bg5 Re7 19. f3) 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bb3 {Carlsen,M (2847)-So,W (2770) chess24.com INT 2021 CBM 201 [Edouard,Romain] 1-0} {RR} fxg5 20. Qg6+ Kf8 21. Bxd5) 5. d4 $146 ({RR} 5. Bb5 Bd6 6. d3 a6 7. Bc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nd2 Re8 11. a5 d6 12. h3 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 Rf8 15. Nc4 Qe8 16. Ne3 Qh5 17. Qxh5 Nxh5 18. g3 g5 19. Kg2 Nf6 {Puranik,A (2639)-Anton Guijarro,D (2667) Melilla ESP 2024 ½-½ (70)}) ({RR} 5. Bb5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. h3 a6 9. Bc4 Bf8 10. Be3 d6 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Ba2 c5 13. Nd5 Nc6 14. c3 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Nh2 d5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Qe2 Rd8 {Karamsetty,J (2244)-Dudin,G (2534) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (67)}) ({RR} 5. Bb5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Ne7 8. Bc4 Ng6 9. d4 Re8 10. d5 Bc5 11. Qd3 d6 12. Ne2 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 f5 14. Qd3 e4 15. Qb3 exf3 16. Qxf3 Ne5 17. Qc3 Qh4 18. Bf4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Re4 {Kravtsiv,M (2598)-Jacobson,B (2569) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) 5... exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 d5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 dxe4 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Bxe4 Qxb2 14. Bxc6 Rb8 15. Rb1 Qxb1 16. Qxb1 Rxb1 17. Rxb1 Rd8 18. Bf3 Bf5 19. Rb7 Bxc2 20. a5 Be4 21. Rxc7 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rd3 23. Kg2 Ra3 24. Rxa7 g5 25. a6 Kg7 26. Ra8 Kf6 27. Kf1 Kf5 28. Kg2 h5 29. a7 h4 30. h3 Kf4 31. Rb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.66"] [White "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B41"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2718"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qe2 ({RR} 9. O-O Bd6 10. f4 Bc5 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Nc2 d6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rae1 Ng4 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. e5 Rad8 17. Qe2 Nh6 18. Rd1 Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Ne4 Nf5 21. Rf3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Ne3 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2727)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) 9... d6 10. Be3 $146 ({RR} 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Rac1 Qb7 14. f4 Rd8 15. Rce1 h5 16. b4 Qd7 17. Be3 Qb7 18. Bd4 Kf8 19. Rf3 Qc7 20. Rg3 e5 21. Be3 Ng4 22. Rxg4 hxg4 23. Qxg4 exf4 24. Bd4 Bf6 {Zwahr,P (2280)-Zimm,J (2065) Bamberg GER 2023 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 10. f4 Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Bc2 h5 14. g5 Ng8 15. g6 fxg6 16. b4 e5 17. Nf3 Ne6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Bxg6+ Kd8 22. Nd4 Kc8 23. Ne6 Qb7 24. Rac1 Bf6 {Bolat,I (2091)-Dahal,S (2005) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 10. f4 Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 12. f5 e5 13. Nb3 h6 14. Be3 O-O 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Bc2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Ncd7 18. Bd3 Qb8 19. b4 Rc7 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Nc4 Bd8 24. Qb2 b5 {Deac,B (2692)-Pinero,C (2284) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Rfc1 Ne5 13. f3 O-O 14. Bb1 Rac8 15. b3 Qb8 16. Kh1 Rfe8 17. a4 Bd8 18. Bg1 Bc7 19. b4 d5 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 Ba5 22. Nb3 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxa5 Bd5 25. Bd4 Ng6 26. Qxa6 Qf4 27. Bxg6 Qxd4 28. Be4 Ra8 29. Qb5 Nxe4 30. fxe4 Qxe4 31. Rg1 Reb8 32. Rae1 Rxb5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.67"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E66"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2479"] [PlyCount "155"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. d4 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Qd3 a6 10. e4 Rb8 11. Bd2 ({RR} 11. h3 Nd7 12. a4 Qb6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bd2 Qb4 15. b3 Nxb3 16. Rab1 Nxd2 17. Rxb4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 cxb4 19. Na2 a5 20. Nc1 b6 21. Nb3 Ba6 22. Rc1 Rfc8 23. Bf1 Bc3 24. Rxc3 bxc3 25. Qxc3 Ne5 {Perez Avendano,P (2218)-Tang,B (2346) New York USA 2024 0-1 (41)}) 11... e6 $146 ({RR} 11... b5 12. b3 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bg4 14. Rab1 Qc7 15. Na4 Nd7 16. Qc2 Rxb1 17. Rxb1 f5 18. Ng5 fxe4 19. h3 h6 20. hxg4 hxg5 21. Qxe4 Ne5 22. Nb6 Nb7 23. f4 gxf4 24. gxf4 Nf7 25. Qxg6 Nh6 26. Qe6+ {Kincs,I (2228)-Kosztolanczi,G (2078) Zalakaros 2019 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 11... b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Rfe1 b4 14. Nd1 Bd7 15. Rb1 Bb5 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Bc1 Ng4 18. b3 Nce5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Nb2 Ra8 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qa5 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bf4 Qxa2 25. Qxa2 Rxa2 26. Bxe5 {Gollasch,T (1998)-Porth,H (1992) Hamburg 2019 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 11... b5 12. b3 b4 13. Ne2 e6 14. Rad1 exd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Bb5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. e5 Qd8 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Nf4 c4 23. bxc4 Nxc4 24. Bf1 Na3 25. Qb3 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 {Nazari,A (2298)-Hebden,M (2453) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (56)}) 12. b3 exd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rae1 b4 16. Na4 Bd7 17. Nb2 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxb2 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bf4 Qf8 22. Qe2 Be5 23. Qxa6 Ra8 24. Qb6 Bxf4 25. gxf4 Qb8 26. Qxb8+ Rxb8 27. Nd2 Kf7 28. Ne4 Nb7 29. Nd2 Ra8 30. Ra1 f5 31. Bf1 Kf6 32. Nc4 Be8 33. Nb6 Ra7 34. Nc8 Ra8 35. Nb6 Ra7 36. Bc4 Bf7 37. Bb5 Na5 38. Ba4 Rb7 39. Nc8 Bxd5 40. Rd1 Be6 41. Nxd6 Rb8 42. Rc1 Rd8 43. Ne8+ Ke7 44. Rxc5 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Nb7 46. Re5 Nd8 47. Nc7 Kf6 48. Rb5 Bc8 49. Rxb4 Bb7+ 50. f3 Rd2+ 51. Kg3 Rd3 52. Kf2 Rxf3+ 53. Ke2 Rh3 54. Rd4 Rxh2+ 55. Ke1 Nf7 56. Be8 Bf3 57. a4 Nh6 58. Rd3 Be4 59. Rd6+ Ke7 60. Rd7+ Kf6 61. Rxh7 Rh1+ 62. Kd2 g5 63. fxg5+ Kxg5 64. a5 f4 65. Re7 Rh2+ 66. Kc3 Rc2+ 67. Kb4 Bg2 68. Rg7+ Kf6 69. Rg6+ Ke5 70. Re6+ Kd4 71. Nb5+ Kd5 72. Rxh6 f3 73. Nc3+ Ke5 74. Bc6 Kd4 75. a6 Rxc3 76. Rh4+ Kd3 77. Be4+ Kd2 78. a7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.68"] [White "Oro, Faustino"] [Black "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2433"] [BlackElo "2625"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Bd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 O-O 12. e3 Re8 13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Nd2 ({RR} 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. O-O h5 16. h4 gxh4 17. Bxh4 Qd6 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. Nh3 Ne7 20. f3 Ng3 21. Rfe1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ng6 23. Bg5 Qd7 24. e4 Qc6 25. Nf2 Qd6 26. e5 Qe6 27. Qd2 Nf8 28. Qf4 Nf5 {Stefansson,V (2526)-Vazquez,F (2388) San Cristobal de La Laguna ES 2024 1-0 (37)}) 14... Bf5 15. Bd3 h5 $146 ({RR} 15... Na5 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. O-O Nc4 18. Rfe1 c6 19. f3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qf6 21. a4 b6 22. Ra2 Re6 23. e4 Qg6 24. Rae2 Rae8 25. h3 Kg7 26. Qc2 f6 27. Qa2 f5 28. exd5 cxd5 29. Rxe6 Rxe6 30. Be5+ {Mirzoev,A (2476)-Laxman,R (2429) Ahmedabad 2022 ½-½ (71)}) 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. h3 h4 19. Bh2 Qd7 20. O-O Na5 21. Qe2 Nc4 22. Qh5 f6 23. f4 g4 24. Qxh4 Nxe3 25. Qxf6 Nxf1 26. Rxf1 Qg7 27. Qf5 c6 28. hxg4 Rf8 29. Qh5 Qh7 30. Qg5+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Qxh5 32. gxh5 Rg8 33. Kf2 Rge8 34. Bg3 Re2+ 35. Kg1 Rh8 36. Bh4 Rxh5 37. Bg5 Kg6 38. Rb1 b6 39. a4 Kf5 40. a5 Kg4 41. Rb3 Re1+ 42. Kf2 Rhh1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.69"] [White "Sardana, Rishi"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2466"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 e5 6. h3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. dxe5 ({RR} 8. Be3 h6 9. Nbd2 f5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Bc5 b6 14. Ba3 Na5 15. Nh4 c5 16. Qe2 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Qd5 18. Rad1 Qe4 19. Qxe4 fxe4 20. Rfe1 Be6 21. Rxe4 Rf4 22. Rxf4 exf4 {Szpar,M (2495)-Narayanan,S (2695) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (49)}) 8... Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 10. Bc4 Bd7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Bc6 13. Nd2 Nc8 14. Qc2 Nd6 15. Bb3 a5 16. a3 Kh8 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Qe7 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. Kh1 f5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxe5 {Supi,L (2612)-Ten Hertog,H (2528) chess24.com INT 2022 1-0 (40)}) 10... Be6 11. Be3 a5 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. Nd2 f6 14. a4 Rf7 15. Bc4 Nc6 16. Bd5 Bf8 17. Qb5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Ne7 19. Nc4 c6 20. Qb3 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. Nb6 Qe8 23. Nxa8 Qxa8 24. Qxd5 Qa6 25. Rd1 g5 26. Qb5 Kg7 27. Qxa6 bxa6 28. Rd5 Rb7 29. Bc1 Rb6 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Ke2 Ke6 32. Rxa5 Rc6 33. Kd3 Be7 34. Be3 f5 35. f3 Rd6+ 36. Ke2 Rc6 37. g4 f4 38. Ba7 Bd8 39. Rc5 Rxc5 40. Bxc5 Kd5 41. Ba7 e4 42. b3 e3 43. Kd3 Kc6 44. b4 Bb6 45. Bb8 Bc7 46. Bxc7 Kxc7 47. a5 Kc6 48. c4 Kd6 49. b5 axb5 50. cxb5 Kc5 51. a6 Kb6 52. Kc2 Ka7 53. Kc3 Kb6 54. Kd3 Ka7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.70"] [White "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Black "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2379"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. Rc1 O-O 8. g3 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nc6 ({RR} 9... b5 10. Nce5 Bb7 11. Bg2 Rc8 12. O-O Bd5 13. Qc2 Qd6 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qxd4 16. Ngxf7 Qb4 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Kg1 c5 19. Rd2 c4 20. Rcd1 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. Ne5 Rcc8 23. Qc3 Nd5 24. Qd4 {Tworuszka,M (2260)-Papasimakopoulos,A (2379) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (106)}) 10. Bg2 Rd8 11. e3 Ne4 $146 ({RR} 11... Qb4+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nb4 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Nfe5 a5 16. Rhd1 Bd7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Ke2 c6 19. g4 Kf8 20. g5 Ke7 21. h4 a4 22. Nd2 Ra5 23. Rc2 h6 24. Be4 hxg5 25. hxg5 Rh8 26. Rh1 {Roiz,M (2580)-Miladinovic,I (2536) Struga 2021 ½-½ (34)}) 12. O-O Nd6 13. Nce5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 f6 15. Nd3 c6 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Qb6 Bd7 18. e4 Be8 19. Qc5 Rd7 20. Nf4 Rad8 21. d5 cxd5 22. exd5 e5 23. Ne6 Rc8 24. Qb4 Bf7 25. Qg4 Bg6 26. h4 f5 27. Qb4 Bf7 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 29. Qc3 Nd6 30. Qxe5 Qf6 31. f4 h6 32. Rc1 Kg8 33. b4 Kh8 34. a4 Kg8 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 Qg6 37. Kh2 Qf6 38. b6 Ne8 39. Rc8 Re7 40. Qxf6 gxf6 41. Nc7 Kf8 42. d6 Rd7 43. Bxb7 Rxd6 44. Bd5 Bxd5 45. Nxe8 Rxb6 46. Nxf6+ Kf7 47. Nxd5 Rb2+ 48. Kh3 Rd2 49. Ne3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.71"] [White "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Black "Brodsky, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. h3 Na5 7. Bb3 Nxb3 8. axb3 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. d4 ({RR} 10. Re1 Be6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. f4 Re8 14. Be3 c5 15. Nf3 Bc6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qc7 18. Qd2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qf2 b6 21. Qg3 Bd5 22. Ng4 Kh8 23. Bd2 Bf8 24. Bc3 Be4 {Ismayil,M (2167)-Rodriguez Rivero,J (2141) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 10... exd4 11. Qxd4 b6 12. Be3 $146 ({RR} 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf6 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Nd4 a5 16. Bd2 Ba6 17. c4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qf5 19. Bc3 Qg6 20. f4 Bc8 21. f5 Qg5 22. h4 Qg3 23. Rf3 {1-0 (23) Berenyi,L (2076)-Zsatkovics,E (1726) Budapest 2019}) 12... Bb7 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. Qa4 Bf6 16. Bd4 Nc5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rd3 Re6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Bxb2 22. Nf3 Qe8 23. Qa5 Qd7 24. Re3 Bf6 25. Qa6 g6 26. Re2 Kg7 27. Qb7 Qc8 28. Qc6 a5 29. Re4 Rb8 30. Nd2 Rb6 31. Re8 Qb7 32. Qxb7 Rxb7 33. Ra8 Bc3 34. Nc4 Kf6 35. Kf1 Kf5 36. Ke2 Ke4 37. Ne3 Be5 38. Rxa5 Bd4 39. Ra4 Ke5 40. Ng4+ Kxd5 41. Nxh6 c6 42. Ng4 f5 43. Ne3+ Ke6 44. Ra6 f4 45. Ng4 Kd5 46. Kd3 Re7 47. c3 Bg7 48. c4+ Ke6 49. Rxc6 Rb7 50. Ke4 g5 51. Rc8 Rxb3 52. Rg8 Rb7 53. Re8+ Kf7 54. Rc8 Ke6 55. Re8+ Kd7 56. Rg8 Kc6 57. Rc8+ Kd7 58. Rg8 Ke6 59. Re8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.72"] [White "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Black "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 Nbd7 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2 b5 ({RR} 8... g6 9. Be3 Ne5 10. h3 Nc4 11. Bc1 Bg7 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. a4 O-O 15. a5 Nbd7 16. Nc4 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. O-O e5 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Be6 22. b3 Rfc8 23. Na4 {Starosta,M (2266)-Kacprzak,K (2237) Warsaw POL 2024 0-1}) 9. a3 Bb7 10. h4 Nc5 $146 ({RR} 10... g6 11. Qe2 Bg7 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Qc7 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 Qc4 16. Qd2 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rhe1 Ne5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Qxd2 21. Nxf6+ exf6 22. Rxd2 Rxh4 23. Na5 Ba8 24. Rxd6 Rh2 25. Rg1 {Caruana,F (2818)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2778) Saint Louis 2019 0-1}) 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. Qe2 e6 13. Bf4 Be7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1+ 16. Bxh1 Nd7 17. Qh5 b4 18. Ne2 Nf8 19. Qh8 g6 20. Qe5 Rc8 21. Rd1 Qa5 22. axb4 Qxb4+ 23. Bd2 Qb6 24. Bc3 Qc7 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. f4 Nd7 27. Kf2 e5 28. Kg3 exf4+ 29. Kxf4 Nf8 30. Bf6 Ne6+ 31. Kg4 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Kxd7 33. Bf3 Bxf6 34. gxf6 Nf8 35. Nf4 Ne6 36. Nd3 a5 37. Ne5+ Ke8 38. Nc4 Kd7 39. Ne5+ Ke8 40. Nc4 Kd7 41. Nxa5 Ba6 42. e5 Nc7 43. Nb3 Ke6 44. Kf4 g5+ 45. Kxg5 c4 46. Nc5+ Kxe5 47. Bh5 Ne6+ 48. Nxe6 Kxe6 49. Be2 Kd5 50. c3 Bc8 51. Kh6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.73"] [White "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Black "Bezold, Michael"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [BlackElo "2469"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be7 8. Rd1 Bf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne4 Nd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. c4 Nb4 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. d3 Nc6 15. Rb1 a5 16. b3 Bd7 $146 ({RR} 16... e5 17. a3 Qd6 18. Re1 Bf5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Qxa3 21. g4 Be6 22. Be4 Qe7 23. Qf2 Qd7 24. Qh4 f5 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. Rb2 Rae8 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Rg2 Bxd3 30. Qg3 Bg6 31. h4 {Salazar de la Cruz,J (2099)-Ramiro Ovejero,J (2337) La Roda 2019 0-1 (66)}) 17. a3 Rab8 18. Bd2 Rfe8 19. Rdc1 e5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 b5 22. Ra1 bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rb6 24. Qe1 h6 25. Qc1 Reb8 26. Rb1 Ne7 27. f4 Ng6 28. Rc7 Bf5 29. Bd5 Be6 30. Be4 exf4 31. gxf4 Rb5 32. Rc5 Nh4 33. Rxb5 Rxb5 34. Ra1 Bf5 35. Qc6 Bxe4 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Qxe4+ Rf5 38. Be1 Qg6+ 39. Bg3 Qg4 40. Kf2 Ng6 41. Qe8 Nxf4 42. Ke1 Re5+ 43. Qxe5 Nxd3+ 44. Kd2 Nxe5 45. Bxe5 Qg2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.74"] [White "Hungaski, Robert"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2512"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. d4 b5 $146 ({RR} 8... d5 9. e3 Ne7 10. Ne2 c6 11. Nd2 Nf5 12. O-O Nd6 13. Qb3 Re8 14. Rfe1 h5 15. h4 g6 16. Nf4 Kg7 17. a4 Bf5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Rc8 21. Rad1 Qa5 22. Bf3 a6 23. Kg2 {Hungaski,R (2477)-Toktomushev,T (2247) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 9. e3 Rb8 10. Ne2 b4 11. c4 Na5 12. Nd2 c5 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. exd4 Re8 15. O-O Bb7 16. d5 Ba6 17. Re1 Bg5 18. c5 b3 19. f4 b2 20. Rb1 Bf6 21. Ne4 Nc4 22. Qd3 Qa5 23. N2c3 Na3 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qd4 Nxb1 26. Rxb1 Rb4 27. Qxf6 Qxc5+ 28. Kh1 Qd4 29. Qg5+ Qg7 30. h4 Qxg5 31. hxg5 Bd3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.75"] [White "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Black "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2368"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. b3 a5 2. Bb2 a4 3. b4 e5 ({RR} 3... e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. e3 c5 6. bxc5 Bxc5 7. c4 d5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qc2 Be7 12. h4 Nxc3 13. Ng5 f5 14. Bxc3 h6 15. Nh3 Na6 16. Nf4 Rc8 17. Qb2 Bf6 18. Bxf6 {Duda,J (2731)-Nakamura,H (2789) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (52)}) 4. a3 d6 5. c4 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 5... Nf6 6. e3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. d4 e4 9. Nfd2 Bf5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Nxa4 Nbd7 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Be2 Bf8 14. g4 Bg6 15. h4 h5 16. gxh5 Bf5 17. Rg1 Kh7 18. Qc2 c5 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. d5 {Goswami,V (2057)-Iljin,T (2283) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 5... Be7 6. Nc3 f5 7. Nxa4 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 c6 10. e3 Be6 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Qe8 13. Nf3 Kh8 14. d4 e4 15. Ng5 Bg8 16. h4 h6 17. Nh3 Bh7 18. Nf4 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Ne6 {Kuzhilniy,O (2220)-Liu,C (2278) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 5... Nf6 6. e3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. d4 e4 9. Nfd2 Bf5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Nxa4 Nbd7 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Be2 Bf8 14. g4 Bg6 15. h4 h5 16. gxh5 Bf5 17. Rg1 Kh7 18. Qc2 c5 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. d5 {Goswami,V (2057)-Iljin,T (2283) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) 6. Nc3 Nb6 7. e3 c5 8. Nf3 Be6 9. d3 f6 10. Be2 Ne7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nd2 d5 13. b5 Ne7 14. e4 d4 15. Nd5 Nexd5 16. exd5 Bf7 17. Bg4 Bd6 18. Ne4 g6 19. Qd2 f5 20. Nxd6+ Qxd6 21. f4 exf4 22. Rae1+ Kd7 23. Qxf4 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 Rae8 25. Ref1 Re3 26. Bc1 Re5 27. Bd1 h5 28. Bd2 Ra8 29. h3 Nc8 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Nd6 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Rh4 Rg8+ 34. Kf2 Ree8 35. b6 Ra8 36. Bf4 Ne8 37. Rh7 Rg7 38. Rfh1 Ke7 39. Re1+ Kf6 40. Be5+ Kg6 41. Rxg7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.76"] [White "Benjamin, Joel"] [Black "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2473"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Nbd7 5. d4 a6 6. Be2 Nxd5 7. Nf3 e6 8. c4 ({RR} 8. O-O Qc7 9. c4 N5f6 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 b6 12. Bf4 Qc5 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Qh4 Qc6 15. Qg3 Bd6 16. Qh3 O-O 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Nd4 Be5 20. b3 Nc5 21. Nf3 Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 Bd6 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2771)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (39)}) 8... N5f6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O b6 $146 ({RR} 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Be3 Qc7 13. h3 b6 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19. a3 Qc7 20. Rd4 Bc5 21. Bf4 e5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 {Bardyk,A (2059)-Chigaev,M (2617) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 10... O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. h3 Bb7 13. Qd2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Qe1 Rac8 18. a3 Bf6 19. b4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Ne5 21. Bf1 Nc6 22. Nb3 Bb2 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Bxa3 25. Rxd8+ {Szpar,M (2509)-Kokoszczynski,J (2314) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (63)}) ({RR} 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Be3 Qc7 13. h3 b6 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19. a3 Qc7 20. Rd4 Bc5 21. Bf4 e5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 {Bardyk,A (2059)-Chigaev,M (2617) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Bd6 13. Nh4 O-O 14. Nf5 Be5 15. f4 Bb8 16. Nde7+ Kh8 17. Bf3 Ra7 18. Nc6 Qc7 19. Nxa7 Qxa7 20. Bd2 b5 21. Qc2 Nb6 22. cxb5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Nc4 24. Bc3 Ne3 25. Qg5 h6 26. Qh4 Nf5 27. Qf2 Bxf4 28. Rae1 Nd4 29. bxa6 Qxa6 30. Be2 Nxe2+ 31. Qxe2 Qd6 32. g3 Bg5 33. Qe7 Qb8 34. Qxc5 Rc8 35. Qf2 Ng4 36. Qxf7 Qb6+ 37. Kh1 Nf6 38. Qe6 Qb7+ 39. Kg1 Qa7+ 40. Kg2 Qb7+ 41. Kh3 Re8 42. Qf5 Ne4 43. Qg6 Qd7+ 44. Kg2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.77"] [White "Rosen, Eric"] [Black "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2377"] [BlackElo "2563"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 Nbd7 6. e3 Bd6 ({RR} 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Be2 a5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rc1 c6 11. Nbd2 a4 12. Qd1 O-O 13. a3 Rc8 14. h3 h6 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Qa5 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. Qf3 Be4 19. Qe2 c5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Nf3 {Le Tuan Minh (2567)-Lysyj,I (2589) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (34)}) 7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 8... Qa5+ 9. Nbd2 exd5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O Nb6 12. a4 Ne4 13. Rfd1 a6 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Nf1 Ndf6 16. Nh4 Be6 17. f3 g5 18. fxe4 dxe4 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 gxh4 21. d5 Qc5 22. Qb3 Qc8 23. Rac1 {Urh,Z (2216)-Batagan,I (1846) Iasi 2021 1-0 (43)}) 9. Nbd2 Bg6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O N5b6 12. Rac1 Nf6 13. Bd3 Bh5 14. Rfe1 Qe7 15. Qa3 Nbd5 16. e4 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Nf4 18. e5 N6d5 19. exd6 Qd8 20. Be4 Qb6 21. g3 Nh5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rc7 Nf6 24. Ree7 Rab8 25. b3 Ne8 26. Rcd7 Nf6 27. Rc7 Ne8 28. Rcd7 Nf6 29. Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.78"] [White "George, Kevin"] [Black "Lou, Yiping"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B41"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2459"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 d6 8. Nc2 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 ({RR} 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bg5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Ne4 15. Bxd8 Nxc3 16. Bb6 Na4 17. Bc7 Nxb2 18. Bd5 Na4 19. Rfe1 Bd7 20. Ne3 Rac8 21. Bg3 b5 22. Rac1 Nb6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 {Gelfand,B (2668)-Vallejo Pons,F (2706) Leon ESP 2023 ½-½ (56)}) 9... O-O 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Be2 d5 $146 ({RR} 11... Nc6 12. O-O d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. Ne3 Qxd3 16. Bxd3 Be6 17. Be2 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rfe1 Re4 20. Bc5 Rae8 21. Be3 Ne5 22. Reb1 b5 23. Bd1 Bc4 24. Bc2 Bd3 25. Bxd3 Nxd3 26. Rd1 {Asprelli,G (2245)-Coro,L (2401) Buenos Aires ARG 2024 0-1 (57)}) 12. exd5 exd5 13. Ne3 dxc4 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nxc4 Nc6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. O-O Be6 18. Rfd1 Ne4 19. Na4 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Rd8 21. Bf3 Nd2 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Nc5 Nc4 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bc5 Rd2 26. h3 Rd5 27. Ba7 Kf7 28. Rb1 Rb5 29. Rb4 Rxb4 30. cxb4 e5 31. Kf1 Ke6 32. Ke2 Kd5 33. Kd3 e4+ 34. Kc3 Nd6 35. a4 Nf5 36. Bc5 Nh4 37. g3 Nf3 38. Bf8 g6 39. Bh6 Ng1 40. h4 Nf3 41. Be3 Ne5 42. Ba7 h5 43. Bb6 Nf3 44. Be3 Ne1 45. Ba7 Nf3 46. Be3 Ne5 47. Ba7 Ng4 48. Bb6 Nh6 49. Ba7 Nf5 50. Bb6 Ng7 51. Ba7 Ne6 52. Be3 Ng7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.79"] [White "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Black "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. c3 f5 5. d3 f4 6. g3 ({RR} 6. b4 Qf6 7. h4 Be6 8. Bxe6 Qxe6 9. b5 Nd8 10. c4 Nf7 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Bb2 c5 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. d4 O-O 16. d5 cxd5 17. cxd5 Qg4 18. O-O Rab8 19. Ba3 Nh5 20. Nb5 Rb7 {Mishra,A (2627)-Dronavalli,H (2500) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) 6... Qf6 7. gxf4 exf4 8. Rg1 Nh6 $146 ({RR} 8... h6 9. h4 Nge7 10. d4 g6 11. Nbd2 Bg7 12. b4 Nd8 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxh4 15. Ne4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Be6 17. Qf3 Bxc4 18. Rh1 Qxh1+ 19. Qxh1 Ne6 20. Nf6+ Kf7 21. Bd2 a5 22. a4 Rhd8 23. O-O-O {Horvath,D (2453)-Kadric,D (2584) Cattolica 2021 0-1}) 9. d4 Bd7 10. Qd2 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 g5 13. h4 g4 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. Rxg4 Bh6 16. f3 O-O-O 17. Qg2 Rde8 18. Kd1 Qf7 19. Nd2 Rhg8 20. Kc2 d5 21. b3 Kb8 22. e5 Ne7 23. Nf1 Nf5 24. Qh3 c5 25. dxc5 d4 26. Bd2 Ne3+ 27. Kb2 Nxg4 28. fxg4 dxc3+ 29. Bxc3 Bg7 30. Qd3 Qg6 31. Qxg6 hxg6 32. Re1 Rh8 33. h5 gxh5 34. Nh2 f3 35. Nxf3 hxg4 36. Ng5 Rh5 37. Nf7 Re7 38. Rf1 g3 39. Nd6 Bxe5 40. Bxe5 Rhxe5 41. Rf8+ Kc7 42. Rg8 Rxc5 43. Nc4 Re2+ 44. Kc3 g2 45. a4 Rd5 46. Rg7+ Kd8 47. Nb2 Rdd2 48. Nd3 Rd1 49. Nf4 Re3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.80"] [White "Saraci, Nderim"] [Black "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 a6 9. d3 ({RR} 9. e3 O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Rfd1 Qb8 12. d4 Qa7 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. Ne1 dxc4 15. Qxc4 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 e5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 e4 19. Qc6 Nf6 20. d5 Ng4 21. h3 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Nf4 Qb8 {Ocantos,M (2145)-Villarreal,A (2292) Buenos Aires ARG 2024 ½-½ (37)}) 9... O-O 10. e3 $146 ({RR} 10. e4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Nc5 12. Ncxe4 Nfxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. dxe4 Bc5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rfd1 f6 18. Kf1 e5 19. Ke2 a5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Kf7 23. h3 g6 24. Rd1 Rxd1 {Wirthensohn,H (2298)-Alic,M (2029) Switzerland 2022 ½-½ (31)}) 10... Re8 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Rac1 Ba3 13. Bxa3 Qxa3 14. d4 Qe7 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. b4 h6 18. Rc2 Qe7 19. a3 c6 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 e5 22. Rb2 Bc8 23. Qd2 h5 24. Rb6 Qc7 25. Na2 exd4 26. exd4 Ne4 27. Qc1 a5 28. h4 Bf5 29. Nc3 Re7 30. Ne2 Rde8 31. Nf4 g6 32. Qb2 g5 33. Nxh5 Bg6 34. Bxe4 Bxh5 35. Bg2 gxh4 36. Qd2 hxg3 37. Qg5+ Bg6 38. Qxg3 Qxg3 39. fxg3 Re3 40. Rxc6 Rxg3 41. Kf2 Rg5 42. Rd6 Bh5 43. Kg1 Re2 44. Rf2 Re1+ 45. Kh2 Kg7 46. Rxd5 Rxd5 47. Bxd5 Rc1 48. c6 Bg6 49. Bg2 Kf8 50. Re2 Bd3 51. Re5 f6 52. Re3 Bc4 53. d5 Rc2 54. d6 Bf1 55. Kg1 Bxg2 56. d7 Rd2 57. c7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.81"] [White "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Black "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Nbd2 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 b6 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. f4 O-O $146 ({RR} 11... Bb7 12. Qe2 a6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qg4 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qh4 Rae8 17. Nf3 d4 18. cxd4 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 cxd4 20. e4 g6 21. e5 Nd5 22. Qf2 b5 23. h4 Ne3 24. Rh3 Kh8 25. g3 Qb7 26. Qe2 {Nikitenko,M (2465)-Frolyanov,D (2509) Cheliabinsk 2022 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 11... Qh4+ 12. g3 Qe7 13. e4 c4 14. Bc2 Bb7 15. Qe2 Nc5 16. O-O b5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. b4 Nd3 19. Bxd3 cxd3 20. Qxd3 O-O 21. Qxb5 Rfc8 22. Qd3 Qc7 23. c4 Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. a3 {Fedoseev,V (2674)-Goganov,A (2594) Moscow 2020 ½-½ (50)}) ({RR} 11... Bb7 12. Nf3 g6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qe1 Rad8 15. a4 a6 16. Qe2 Nb8 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Bc2 a5 19. Qf2 Qe7 20. Qg3 Nd7 21. Qh3 Kg7 22. Rd2 Rfe8 23. Rfd1 Nf8 24. Qg3 Bc8 25. e4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 {Sevdimaliyev,U (2388)-Kuliyev,E (1641) Moscow 2018 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 11... Qh4+ 12. g3 Qe7 13. Qg4 f6 14. Nf3 Bb7 15. Qh5+ Qf7 16. Qxf7+ Kxf7 17. Rf1 Ke7 18. Bb5 Nf8 19. O-O-O a6 20. Ba4 b5 21. Bc2 Nd7 22. exf6+ gxf6 23. g4 a5 24. h4 Rag8 25. g5 b4 26. h5 {Yu,Y (2709)-Mons,L (2543) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (38)}) 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh6 f6 14. Nf3 Qg7 15. Qxg7+ Kxg7 16. exf6+ Rxf6 17. Bb5 Nf8 18. O-O-O a6 19. Be2 Bb7 20. Ne5 Rd8 21. Bf3 Nd7 22. Ng4 Rff8 23. h4 Nf6 24. Ne5 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. h5 Re8 27. Rh4 e5 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rdh1 Kf6 30. Rh6 exf4 31. exf4 d4 32. Bxb7 Rxb7 33. g4 Re4 34. Rf1 Kg7 35. g5 Rf7 36. f5 gxf5 37. cxd4 cxd4 38. Kd2 f4 39. Rxb6 f3 40. Kd3 Rg4 41. Rf6 Rxf6 42. gxf6+ Kxf6 43. Rxf3+ Ke5 44. Rh3 Kd5 45. Rh5+ Kc6 46. b4 Rg3+ 47. Kxd4 Ra3 48. Rh2 Kb5 49. Rh8 Rxa2 50. Rb8+ Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.82"] [White "Larrea, Manuel"] [Black "Andersen, Mads"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B84"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2592"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 O-O 10. Qe1 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. a3 Nbd7 13. Rd1 Nc5 ({RR} 13... Rab8 14. g4 Nb6 15. g5 Nfd7 16. Qh4 Nc4 17. Bc1 Rfe8 18. f5 exf5 19. Nxf5 Bf8 20. Bg2 Nxa3 21. Qg3 Nxc2 22. Bf4 Ne5 23. Rc1 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Nb4 25. Be3 Qd8 26. Bd4 Nbd3 27. Rcd1 Nxb2 28. Bxe5 {Myers,D (2029)-Parra Gonzales,A (2175) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (45)}) 14. Bf2 Rac8 $146 ({RR} 14... Rfd8 15. Qe3 Bf8 16. Rfe1 d5 17. e5 Nfe4 18. Bh4 Rd7 19. Nce2 Na4 20. b4 Nac3 21. Rd3 Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Rc8 23. h3 Nc3 24. Red2 a5 25. Rxc3 Qxc3 26. Rd3 Qc4 27. Be2 axb4 28. Rb3 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 {Salameh,S (1621)-Hasan,A (1763) Beirut 2019 0-1 (53)}) 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nfd7 17. Bg3 Nb6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Ne4 Nc4 21. Nf3 Nxa3 22. c3 Nc4 23. Rd4 Rcd8 24. Qe2 Ndb6 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. Rg4+ Kh8 27. exf6 Bxf6 28. Ne5 Rd2 29. Bh4 Bxh4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.83"] [White "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2153"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Bc3 b5 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. f3 $146 ({RR} 12. O-O b4 13. Be1 Qd5 14. f3 e5 15. e4 Qb5 16. a4 Qb8 17. Nd2 Bh3 18. Rf2 exd4 19. Nxc4 O-O 20. Rd2 Be6 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Na5 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Qb6 24. Nc6 Bc5 25. Ne5 d3+ 26. Bf2 Bxf2+ {Janik,I (2527)-Kollars,D (2618) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2023 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 12. O-O Bc6 13. f3 O-O 14. e4 Rd8 15. Ba5 Rd7 16. Nc3 a6 17. Ne2 h5 18. Qe1 Qa7 19. Bb4 Bd8 20. Bc5 Qb7 21. a4 bxa4 22. Nc3 Bb5 23. Nxa4 Qc6 24. Qb4 a5 25. Qa3 e5 26. d5 Nxd5 {Atalik,S (2420)-Zhambalov,B (1984) Belgrade SRB 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 12. O-O h5 13. d5 exd5 14. Bd4 h4 15. Nd2 hxg3 16. fxg3 Ng4 17. Nf3 Qb8 18. Qe1 Bc6 19. Kg2 Qc8 20. Qd2 Nxh2 21. Nxh2 Qh3+ 22. Kf2 Qxh2+ 23. Ke1 Qxg3+ 24. Kd1 Rh2 25. Rg1 Rg2 26. Rxg2 Qxg2 {Zaika,D (2289)-Oganian,M (2423) Moscow 2019 ½-½ (55)}) ({RR} 12. O-O h5 13. f3 h4 14. Be1 hxg3 15. Bxg3 Qd5 16. Nc3 Qg5 17. Qc1 Qg6 18. Qf4 Nh5 19. Qb8+ Bd8 20. Ne4 O-O 21. Qd6 Bc8 22. Kh1 Bb6 23. Rg1 Rd8 24. Be5 Qh6 25. Qe7 g6 26. Nd6 Qf8 {Borhy,M (2386)-Kantor,G (2527) Ajka 2021 ½-½ (56)}) 12... h5 13. a3 h4 14. Kf2 hxg3+ 15. Kg1 Ng4 16. h3 g2 17. Rh2 Nxh2 18. Kxh2 Qd5 19. Qg1 e5 20. Nd2 exd4 21. Bxd4 Bd6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.84"] [White "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B00"] [WhiteElo "1796"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Nd5 ({RR} 11. Re1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Rad1 Rc6 16. f4 Qc8 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Bg5 e4 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxe4 Be5 23. c3 f5 24. gxf5 Rxf5 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ {Andreikin,D (2726)-Nakamura,H (2736) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (32)}) 11... Nxd5 ({RR} 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 Rc8 15. Qd4+ Kg8 16. c4 Qc7 17. Rfc1 Rfe8 18. b4 b6 19. a4 a5 20. bxa5 bxa5 21. h4 Qc5 22. Qd2 Qb4 23. Qf4 Rc5 24. h5 Rec8 25. Bf1 Bxa4 26. h6 {Pogorelskikh,S (2198)-Schut,H (2077) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (49)}) 12. exd5 Ne5 $146 ({RR} 12... Na5 13. b3 e5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. c4 Rc8 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qg4 Rf5 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qd7 21. Rfd1 b5 22. Bf4 Rc6 23. cxb5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 d5 25. Qc2 axb5 26. Qc6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6 {Engel,R (2017)-Kueppers,T (2152) Willingen 2018 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 12... Na5 13. b3 Qc7 14. Rc1 e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. c4 Rae8 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Rfd1 Ne5 19. f4 Nf7 20. Nf3 Bc6 21. Bd4 e5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Be3 e4 24. Nd4 Qxg3 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Qe1 Qe5 27. Bd4 {Palacios Sanchez,V (1708)-Cao Armillas,J (2000) Collado Villalba 2021 0-1 (33)}) 13. c3 Rc8 14. b3 Qa5 15. c4 b5 16. cxb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Qe2 Rc7 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Qc3 23. Be3 b4 24. Qd2 Nd3 25. Bf1 Ne1 26. Qxc3 bxc3 27. Bc1 Nc2 28. a4 Nb4 29. a5 Nxd5 30. a6 Bd4 31. Bg2 Nb4 32. Bf1 Kg7 33. Be2 Na2 34. Be3 Bxe3 35. fxe3 c2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.85"] [White "Wong, Hayoung"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "1704"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 h6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 c5 6. e3 ({RR} 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Nd4 d5 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. c4 Bd7 16. cxd5 Qxc2 17. Nxc2 Nc3 18. Rd2 Rxe2 19. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1 Nc3 {Carlsen,M (2859)-Yu Yangyi (2728) Almaty KAZ 2022 ½-½ (46)}) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 O-O 8. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 8. a3 Be7 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. b4 a5 12. Rb1 axb4 13. axb4 Nc6 14. b5 Na5 15. Na4 Rc8 16. c5 Be4 17. Bd3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 bxc5 19. dxc5 Nb7 20. c6 dxc6 21. bxc6 Na5 22. Bb5 Qd5 {Nigalidze,G (2370)-Keymer,V (2730) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (77)}) 8... d5 9. c5 b6 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 a5 12. b4 Ne4 13. Qb2 bxc5 14. dxc5 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qe2 Qc8 18. Bf4 Ra8 19. Nd2 axb4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bd6 Rd8 22. axb4 Nxb4 23. Qxe4 Nd5 24. f4 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Qc6 26. Qa4 Qxa4 27. Rxa4 f6 28. Kf2 Rd7 29. Kf3 Kf7 30. Ra8 h5 31. h3 Rb7 32. Ra3 Rb1 33. Ra7+ Kg6 34. Rd7 Rb3+ 35. Kf2 Rc3 36. g4 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 Rc3+ 38. Kg2 hxg4 39. hxg4 Ne3+ 40. Kh3 Nf5+ 41. Kh2 Nh6 42. g5 Ng4+ 43. Kg2 Ne3+ 44. Kf2 Nf5 45. Bf8 fxg5 46. fxg5 Kxg5 47. Bxg7 Rxc5 48. Bf8 Rc2+ 49. Kf3 Rc3+ 50. Ke2 Kf4 51. Kd2 Rb3 52. Rc7 e5 53. Bg7 e4 54. Ke2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.86"] [White "Juksta, Karolis"] [Black "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2081"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Bb3 Nb6 10. Bg5 Bg4 $146 ({RR} 10... h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Re1 Rxe1+ 13. Qxe1 g5 14. Bg3 c6 15. Ne5 Nbd5 16. Qe2 Be6 17. Re1 Qe7 18. h4 Re8 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Qd1 Bb4 21. Qf3 Bg4 22. Qd3 Qe6 23. Qd2 Nh7 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Nd3 {David,A (2392)-Muntean,V (2097) Brasov ROU 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 10... h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Bf5 13. Ne5 a5 14. Qf3 Bc8 15. h4 a4 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Bc2 Be6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qe2 f4 21. Qh5 Qe7 22. Ng6 Qg7 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Bh2 Nd5 25. Rfe1 {Baches Garcia,G (2326)-Mica,M (2343) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (45)}) 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Bxg3 15. fxg3 c6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Qd2 Nbd5 18. Ne5 Kg7 19. Rad1 Re8 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qb4 Be4 22. Qxb7 Re7 23. Qa6 Re6 24. Qf1 Qe7 25. Qf2 Rb8 26. Rc1 Rxb3 27. axb3 Qb4 28. Qe3 Qb6 29. Kh2 Qd6 30. Rc6 Qe7 31. Rec1 Rxe5 32. dxe5 Qxe5+ 33. Qg3 Qxb2 34. Rf1 Nd7 35. Qc3+ Qxc3 36. Rxc3 Ne5 37. Rc7 Kg6 38. Rxa7 f6 39. Ra6 Kg7 40. Raxf6 Bd3 41. R1f2 Bg6 42. Rd6 Nd3 43. Rd7+ Kg8 44. Rc2 Bf7 45. Rcc7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.87"] [White "Grahn, Vidar"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2263"] [BlackElo "2542"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Be3 $146 ({RR} 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Bb4 a5 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. Bd6 Rxe4 18. Bc7 Qd5 19. Bxb6 Nxb6 20. Rxb6 a4 21. Qb1 a3 22. Rb8+ Re8 23. Rb5 Qd7 24. Rb7 Qd5 25. Rb5 Qe4 26. Qb3 a2 27. Ng5 a1=Q {Fossheim,Y (2085)-Gandrud,V (2295) Bergen NOR 2024 1-0 (78)}) ({RR} 13. Bb5 Qe6 {½-½ (13) Khodashenas,M (2454)-Mosadeghpour,M (2511) Hamedan 2018}) ({RR} 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Bb4 a5 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. Bd6 Rxe4 18. Bc7 Qd5 19. Bxb6 Nxb6 20. Rxb6 a4 21. Qb1 a3 22. Rb8+ Re8 23. Rb5 Qd7 24. Rb7 Qd5 25. Rb5 Qe4 26. Qb3 a2 27. Ng5 a1=Q {Fossheim,Y (2085)-Gandrud,V (2295) Bergen NOR 2024 1-0 (78)}) 13... Qe6 14. Nd2 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Qa4 Nc7 17. Rfc1 Ne8 18. d5 Qe5 19. f4 Qb8 20. e5 Qb7 21. Rc6 Rd8 22. Qc4 Qd7 23. Ra1 Kh8 24. Ne4 h6 25. Nc3 f6 26. e6 Qb7 27. f5 Nd6 28. Rxd6 exd6 29. Nb5 a6 30. Nd4 Rc8 31. Nc6 b5 32. Qh4 g5 33. Qg3 Rxc6 34. dxc6 Qxc6 35. Rd1 Rd8 36. e7 Re8 37. Rxd6 Qc7 38. Rxa6 Qxe7 39. Bf2 Qe4 40. h3 Qxf5 41. Qb3 Re2 42. Qg3 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Qe4 44. Ra7 f5 45. Qb8+ Qe8 46. Qxe8+ Rxe8 47. Rb7 Re2 48. Bc5 Be5+ 49. Kg1 Bg3 50. Re7 Rc2 51. Bd4+ Kg8 52. Rg7+ Kf8 53. Kf1 Rd2 54. Rd7 Ke8 55. Rd5 b4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.88"] [White "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Black "Meylan, Andre"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2334"] [BlackElo "2138"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 a5 ({RR} 13... Qd6 14. e3 Rfd8 15. a5 Rac8 16. Qe2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c6 18. Ra4 g6 19. Rc4 Qc7 20. b4 Nd5 21. Qb2 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Bf6 23. Qc2 Qd7 24. Kg2 Kg7 25. h4 h5 26. Qb3 Qe8 27. Rcc1 Rd6 28. Rd3 {Giri,A (2776)-Grischuk,A (2778) Zagreb 2021 ½-½ (34)}) 14. e3 Bxf3 ({RR} 14... Qb8 15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Qe2 Bb4 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 c6 19. Qf3 Qc7 20. Ne2 Qe7 21. h4 Bd6 22. Nc4 Bb4 23. Nf4 Rac8 24. Nd3 Rc7 25. g4 Nd7 26. Qg3 Rdc8 27. Nxb4 Qxb4 28. g5 h5 29. Nd6 {Lazavik,D (2566)-Dominguez Perez,L (2752) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (57)}) 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Ne2 $146 ({RR} 16. Kg2 Qb6 17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. h4 Qa6 19. Qc2 Rac8 20. Be2 Qa8 21. Bf3 Qa6 22. Be2 Qa8 23. Bf3 {½-½ (23) Grischuk,A (2745)-Kramnik,V (2753) Astana KAZ 2023}) ({RR} 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. Kg2 Rad8 18. h4 h5 19. Rc2 g6 20. Rcd2 Kg7 21. Ne2 Bb4 22. Rd3 Rd7 23. Nc1 Rfd8 24. Rb3 Qc7 25. Nd3 Bd6 26. Rc1 Re7 27. Qc3 Nd5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. Qxc5 Ra8 {Stany,G (2510)-Vergara Anton,D (2314) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2023 ½-½ (50)}) 16... Qb6 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Nf4 Rac8 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. h4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Kg2 Rc7 23. Qe2 Qb4 24. Qc2 Qd6 25. Nd3 Qg6 26. Qd2 Ra8 27. Nf4 Qd6 28. Rc5 b6 29. Rc2 Rac8 30. Rdc1 Qd7 31. Qe2 Bd6 32. Nd3 c5 33. dxc5 bxc5 34. Qh5 Qe6 35. Rd2 Rb8 36. Rcd1 Rcb7 37. Qf3 c4 38. Nc1 Rxb2 39. Rxd5 Bf8 40. Ne2 Ra2 41. Nd4 Qe8 42. Rxa5 Rxa4 43. Rxa4 Qxa4 44. Nc6 Rc8 45. Ne5 Qe8 46. Qd5 Rc5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.89"] [White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Black "Pereira, Fabian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2123"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Nc6 7. d5 Na5 8. Nfd2 d6 9. Nc3 e5 10. a3 b6 11. b4 Nb7 12. e4 Ne8 ({RR} 12... Bg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. Bb2 a6 15. Kh1 b5 16. f4 Ng4 17. Qf3 exf4 18. gxf4 Qh4 19. h3 Bd4 20. Nd1 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 Rae8 22. Kg1 Nf6 23. Rae1 bxc4 24. Nbxc4 Bb5 25. e5 dxe5 26. fxe5 Bxc4 27. Nxc4 {Goriatchkin,J (2318)-Sabreen Oraby (1812) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (52)}) 13. Bb2 $146 ({RR} 13. Nb3 f5 14. f3 Nf6 15. h3 Nh5 16. Kh2 Bd7 17. b5 f4 18. Ne2 fxg3+ 19. Nxg3 Nf4 20. Ra2 Bh6 21. Ne2 Qh4 22. Nxf4 Bxf4+ 23. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 24. Kh1 a6 25. bxa6 Rxa6 26. Qd2 Qg3 27. Qf2 Qxf2 {Podgornik,M (1728)-Battagin,M (1769) Verona 2019 1-0 (70)}) ({RR} 13. Qc2 cxb4 14. axb4 a5 15. Nb3 f5 16. c5 bxc5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Na4 f4 20. Ra3 Ba6 21. Re1 Nd6 22. Bb2 c4 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25. dxe6 Qe7 26. Bh3 Nb5 27. Qa4 Qb4 {Martic,I (2301)-Kairbekova,A (2173) Belgrade SRB 2023 1-0 (58)}) 13... f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 e4 16. g4 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 fxg4 18. Ndxe4 h6 19. Ng3 Ng7 20. Qd2 Bf5 21. Rae1 Qh4 22. Be4 Bd7 23. Bg6 Nf5 24. Bxf5 Bxf5 25. Re6 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Rae8 27. Re1 Nd8 28. f5 Be5 29. Nd5 Nc6 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. Qc3 Nf3 32. Re2 Nd4 33. Re4 Nxf5 34. Nxf5 Rxf5 35. Qg3 Qxg3 36. hxg3 h5 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Nc7 Re7 39. Nd5 Kf8 40. Re1 Ke8 41. b5 Re5 42. Rf1 R7xe6 43. Nc7+ Kd7 44. Nxe6 Kxe6 45. Rf8 Re2+ 46. Kf1 Ra2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "6.90"] [White "Wanyama, Harold"] [Black "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2154"] [BlackElo "2078"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Rb1 d6 7. b4 e5 8. d3 h6 9. O-O g5 10. b5 Nbd7 ({RR} 10... f4 11. Nd2 g4 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Ba3 Nc5 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Kh8 16. c5 Bf5 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6 f3 19. exf3 Bxd3 20. cxd6 Bxb1 21. Qxb1 cxd6 22. Rd1 gxf3 23. Bxd6 Qb6 24. Bxb8 Ng4 25. Ne4 {Ianov,V (2279)-Jakubowska,A (2138) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (36)}) 11. a4 a5 $146 ({RR} 11... Qe8 12. Ne1 Nc5 13. Nc2 f4 14. Nb4 Qh5 15. Nbd5 Bh3 16. f3 g4 17. Rf2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Ne6 19. fxg4 Bxg4 20. gxf4 exf4 21. Bb2 Nd4 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. exf3 Rf7 24. Kh1 Re8 25. Rg2 Qe5 26. Qg1 {Grimm,S (2322)-Send,S (2142) Germany 2018 ½-½}) ({RR} 11... Nc5 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Qe8 14. e3 Nfe4 15. Nd5 Qf7 16. Qc2 Ne6 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Bxe4 Qh3 19. Ne7+ Kf7 20. Bf5 g4 21. Ng6 Ng5 22. f4 Ke8 23. Nxf8 {1-0 (23) Esipenko,A (2682)-Sevian,S (2660) Lichess.org INT 2020}) ({RR} 11... Nc5 12. Ba3 Qe7 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 f4 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Nc4 b6 18. a5 g4 19. axb6 axb6 20. Be4 Qf7 21. Qb3 f3 22. Rfe1 Kh8 23. exf3 gxf3 24. Re3 Qh5 25. Qd1 Bg4 26. Ra1 {Kozul,Z (2619)-Schnabel,R (2205) Skopje 2019 1-0 (64)}) ({RR} 11... Qe8 12. Nd2 e4 13. dxe4 Ng4 14. Nd5 Qh5 15. h3 Nde5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Bb2 Qf7 20. hxg4 Nxg4 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Bh3 Nxf2 23. Rxf2 Rxf2 24. Ne4 Rf8 25. Qd4+ {1-0 (25) Wadsworth,M (2411)-Savidge,D Birmingham 2020}) 12. bxa6 Rxa6 13. Nd2 c6 14. Ba3 Qe7 15. Qc2 Kh8 16. Nb3 Re8 17. a5 Nf8 18. Rfc1 Ng6 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. Rc2 f4 21. Rbc1 h5 22. Na2 Qc7 23. Nb4 Ra7 24. Bb2 h4 25. Ra1 Kh7 26. Bc3 g4 27. Rca2 Bh6 28. Qb2 hxg3 29. hxg3 fxg3 30. Be1 Nf4 31. fxg3 Nxg2 32. Kxg2 c5 33. Nd5 Nxd5 34. cxd5 Qf7 35. Nd2 Be3 36. Ne4 Bf5 37. Bd2 Bxe4+ 38. dxe4 Qf2+ 39. Kh1 Kg6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2831"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. a4 b6 9. Nh4 g6 10. Be3 $146 ({RR} 10. Bg5 Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qf3 Nf8 13. Rad1 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qe3 a5 16. Rd2 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Bg4 18. Bf3 Bd7 19. Be2 Rad8 20. Nf3 Kg7 21. b3 f6 22. Nb1 Bh3 23. Na3 Rxd2 24. Nxd2 Nfe6 {Kovalevskaya,E (2407)-Sanal,V (2569) Moscow 2020 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 10. Bh6 Re8 11. h3 Bb7 12. Re1 a6 13. Qd2 Nf8 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Nf3 b5 16. Ng5 Nh5 17. d5 b4 18. Ne2 cxd5 19. exd5 a5 20. g4 Ng7 21. f4 f6 22. Ne4 Rac8 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Bg5 Qxc2 {Romanov,E (2563)-Fanninger,L (2186) Escaldes AND 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 10. Re1 Re8 11. Be3 Bf8 12. h3 a6 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Rad1 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bh6 Qc7 18. Qg5 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Nc5 20. Qg5 Kg7 21. b4 Na6 22. Nf5+ Bxf5 23. exf5 h6 24. Qe3 gxf5 {Shevchenko,K (2599)-Baskin,R (2390) Europe Echecs INT 2021 ½-½ (74)}) ({RR} 10. Bh6 Re8 11. h3 Bb7 12. Re1 a6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rad1 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. d5 b4 17. Ne2 cxd5 18. exd5 Nb6 19. Qxb4 Nfxd5 20. Qd2 Nc4 21. Qc1 Bxh4 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Be7 24. b3 Nb6 {Vifleemskaia,S (1903)-Dankhazi,A (2327) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (44)}) 10... Re8 11. f4 Ba6 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Nf3 Bg7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. f5 Qe7 16. Bf1 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Rad8 18. Nd2 Qb4 19. Rb1 Nc5 20. Qf3 Nxa4 21. Nxa4 Qxa4 22. b3 Qb4 23. Rf2 Qc3 24. Nf1 Qb4 25. Nd2 b5 26. Bg5 Rd6 27. c3 Qa5 28. Nf1 h6 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. b4 Qc7 31. Ne3 h5 32. Rbf1 Red8 33. h4 Qe7 34. Kh1 Kh7 35. g4 Bxh4 36. Rh2 g5 37. f6 Qe6 38. Rxh4 gxh4 39. g5 Kg8 40. Nf5 R6d7 41. Qxh5 Qc4 42. Kg1 Qxe4 43. Nh6+ Kf8 44. Nf5 Kg8 45. Nh6+ Kf8 46. Nf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2777"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Marin,Mihail} c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Ne5 ({RR} 5. Bd3) ({RR} 5. c4) 5... Nc6 ({RR} 5... e6 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. c3 Bd6 8. f4 g6 9. Qf3 Nh5 10. g4 Ng7 11. Qh3 h5 12. Bd3 Kf8 13. Ndf3 Kg8 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. O-O-O) 6. Bb5 Bd7 ({RR} 6... Qb6 7. c4) ({RR} 6... Qc7 7. Bf4 e6 8. Nxc6 ({RR} 8. Ng6 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qxb5 10. Nxh8 Qxb2) 8... Qxf4 9. Ne5+ Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qe4+ 11. Be2 Nxd7 12. O-O Bd6) 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. c3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Re1 ({RR} 11. Nf3 Qc7 ({RR} 11... Ne4) 12. Re1 {RR} a6 13. Bd3 Bf4 14. Bxf4 Qxf4 15. a4 g6 16. g3 Qc7 17. Kg2 Kg7 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. h4 h5 20. b4 ({RR} 20. Ne5) 20... Ne7 ({RR} 20... Ng4) 21. Rac1 Rac8 22. Ne5 a5 23. Bb5 Rf8 24. Qb2 b6 25. Ba6 Ra8 26. Bd3) 11... Qc7 ({RR} 11... a6 12. Bd3 e5 ({RR} 12... b5 13. Nf3 b4 ({RR} 13... Qc7 14. Bg5 Nd7 15. Qc2 h6 16. Be3 Nf6 17. h3 Rfc8 18. Qe2 Qb7 19. g4 b4 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 bxc3 22. bxc3 Na5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nh4 Rxc3 25. Qg4+ Kf8 26. Qh5) 14. Bg5 bxc3 ({RR} 14... Be7 15. Ne5 Qb7 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. cxb4) 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. bxc3) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nf3 Nfg4 ({RR} 14... Rfe8 15. Bg5 Qg4 16. Nxe5 ({RR} 16. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 gxf6) 16... Qxg5 17. Nf3 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Qf4) ({RR} 14... Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Rfe8 16. Be3) ({RR} 14... Nxd3 15. Qxd3 h6 16. Be3) 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bc2 Rfe8 ({RR} 16... Bc7 17. Bf4) ({RR} 16... Qc6 17. Bf4 Nc4 18. Bxd6 Nxd6 ({RR} 18... Qxd6 19. b3 Na3 20. Be4 Rad8 21. Bf3) 19. Qd4) 17. Bf4 Bc7 18. g3 ({RR} 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rxe5 Qb5) ({RR} 18. h3 Nc4) 18... Rad8 ({RR} 18... g6 19. Bb3 Rad8 20. Bg5 Qh3 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxd5 Qd7 24. c4 Bxb2 25. Rb1 Bg7 26. a4) ({RR} 18... h6 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bb3 Rad8 22. Rad1 d4 23. Qxg6+) ({RR} 18... Nc4 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Qxd5 Nxb2 22. Rb1 Qxc3 23. Qb3 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. Kg2 Qe5 26. Qxb7 g6 27. Bb3 Qf6 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qxb2) 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Rxe5 Rxe5 ({RR} 22... Qb5 23. Rae1 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Qxb2 25. Re7 Rf8 26. Qxd5 Qxc3 27. Rxb7) 23. Qxe5 Re8 24. Qd4 Qb5 25. b3 Re2 26. h4 {Kramnik,V (2787)-Caruana,F (2811) Wijk aan Zee 2018 CBM 183 [Marin,Mihail] 1-0 (52)} {RR} Re4 27. Qd1) ({RR} 11... a6 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. g3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bc5 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Rad1 h6 19. Bd4 Ne4 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Qf5 Qd7 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Re2 Rfd8 24. Red2 Ne6 25. Ne5 Rd6 26. Nc4 {Abdusattorov,N (2560)-Manukian,A (2196) Chess.com INT 2019 1-0 (51)}) 12. g3 ({RR} 12. Nf1 Bf4 13. Bxf4 Qxf4 14. Qd2 ({RR} 14. Nd2) 14... Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Rfc8 16. Bd3) 12... Rfe8 $146 ({RR} 12... a6 13. Bd3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 h6 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Nd4 Bc5 20. Nf5 Qb6 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qf3 Qb6 23. b3 Re4 24. c4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 dxc4 26. bxc4 Rd7 27. Ne7+ {Naroditsky,D (2619)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2732) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 12... a6 13. Bd3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bc5 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Bd4 Ne4 19. Kg2 Rad8 20. Rad1 b5 21. a3 f5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qd4 Qc7 24. Re2 f4 25. Qd3 h6 26. Nd4 Qf7 27. f3 {Triapishko,A (2508)-Kozak,A (2262) Sochi 2018 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 12... a6 13. Bd3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 h6 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Rfe8 20. Nf5 Qd7 21. Qf3 Re6 22. Rad1 Rae8 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Ne3 Qe4 25. Kg2 Qxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Re5 27. Rd4 {Xiao,Y (2331)-Zhang,X (2147) Fuling CHN 2023 1-0 (76)}) 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. Ng5 f5 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qh6 a6 17. Bf1 e5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bg5 Qf7 20. b3 exd4 21. Bc4 Re6 22. Bf4 Bf8 23. Qh3 Rae8 24. g4 d3 25. gxf5 Qxf5 26. Qxf5 gxf5 27. Rad1 Kf7 28. f3 Bc5+ 29. Be3 Bxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Kf6 31. Bxe6 Rxe6 32. Rde1 b5 33. Kg2 b4 34. c4 f4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. fxe4 Ke5 37. Kf3 Nd4+ 38. Kf2 Nc2 39. Rd1 Kxe4 40. c5 Ne3 41. Rg1 Kd5 42. Ke1 f3 43. Kf2 Kd4 44. c6 Nd5 45. Rg4+ Kc3 46. Rc4+ Kb2 47. Rd4 Nc7 48. Rxd3 Kxa2 49. Rd7 Nb5 50. Rb7 Kxb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2733"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. O-O-O Qxd2+ ({RR} 14... Qe4 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Qe3 Qa4 17. a3 Rfe8 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Nd4 Bc5 21. Qe4 {0-1 (21) Vaibhav,S (2600)-Grischuk,A (2777) Chess.com INT 2020}) 15. Rxd2 O-O 16. Rhd1 Rac8 $146 ({RR} 16... Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rxd8+ Nxd8 19. Bf3 g5 20. Bc7 Nc6 21. Na5 Nxa5 22. Bxa5 Bc8 23. Bc7 f5 24. a4 Kf7 25. Bd5+ Ke8 26. Be5 Kd7 27. Kd2 a5 28. g3 Bd6 29. Bf6 Be7 30. Bd4 Bd6 31. Bf6 {Aydin,G (2202)-Garifullina,L (2438) Bajina Basta SRB 2024 ½-½ (32)}) 17. Bf3 b5 18. Kb1 Rfe8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Nd4 Rb6 21. Bc7 Rb7 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rd7 e5 24. c3 e4 25. Kc2 Bg5 26. Bg3 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. c4 bxc4 30. Kc3 Bf6+ 31. Kxc4 Bxb2 32. Bf4 Kf7 33. Kd5 h5 34. h3 Ba3 35. Be3 g6 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Ke7 38. Kxe4 Ke6 39. Bf4 Bc5 40. a4 Bb6 41. Bg3 Bc5 42. Bf4 Bb6 43. Bg3 Bc5 44. Bf4 Bb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 h6 ({RR} 8... Be7 9. g4 Be4 10. Be2 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bg6 13. Nh4 Bb4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. f3 Nf8 16. Kf2 Ne6 17. Bg3 Ke7 18. h4 a6 19. Kg2 Rad8 20. Bf2 Bd6 21. Bd3 Bb8 22. Na4 Bd6 23. Be1 {Carlsen,M (2861)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2792) Saint Louis 2022 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 Qb6 11. Qe2 Nf8 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. gxf5 g6 14. h4 Qd8 15. O-O-O Bd6 16. Qf3 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 N8d7 18. Be2 Qb8 19. Qg5 Qd6 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. h5 gxh5 22. Bxh5 Rxh5 23. Rxh5 {Erigaisi,A (2778)-Dubov,D (2701) Almaty KAZ 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 9. a3 Be7 $146 ({RR} 9... Nb6 10. g4 Bh7 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Bd6 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Rhe8 16. Kb1 Kb8 17. f3 g5 18. Bh2 Nfd7 19. f4 f6 20. Nf3 Qf8 21. Re2 Ka8 22. Rf1 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. exf4 {Le,Q (2731)-Mishra,A (2604) Biel SUI 2024 ½-½ (47)}) 10. g4 Bh7 11. Bd3 Ne4 12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. f3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 Nd7 17. O-O O-O 18. Qb3 Qb6 19. Rfb1 Qxb3 20. Rxb3 b6 21. a4 c5 22. Ne1 a6 23. Kf1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rc4 25. Nd3 Rfc8 26. Bg3 g5 27. Be1 f6 28. a5 b5 29. Bb4 Bd8 30. Bc5 Kf7 31. Ke1 Nxc5 32. Nxc5 Rc6 33. Kd1 Be7 34. Nd3 Rc2 35. Rc1 Rxc1+ 36. Nxc1 Rc4 37. Ne2 Bb4 38. Ng3 Bxa5 39. Nf5 Bb4 40. e4 dxe4 41. fxe4 a5 42. Re3 Bf8 43. e5 fxe5 44. Rxe5 Rb4 45. d5 a4 46. d6 a3 47. Kc2 a2 48. Re1 Rb1 49. Rxb1 axb1=Q+ 50. Kxb1 Ke6 51. Kc2 Bxd6 52. Nxh6 Be7 53. Nf5 Bf6 54. Kb3 Kd5 55. Kb4 Kc6 56. Ng3 Be7+ 57. Kb3 Kc5 58. Ne4+ Kd5 59. Nc3+ Kc6 60. Ne4 Kd5 61. Nc3+ Kc5 62. Ne4+ Kc6 63. Nc3 Bf6 64. Ne4 Bd8 65. Kb4 Be7+ 66. Kb3 Kd5 67. Nc3+ Kc5 68. Ne4+ Kd4 69. Nxg5 Bxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nbd2 ({RR} 8. Re1 Be6 9. c3 Bb6 10. Bb3 Re8 11. Na3 Bc5 12. Nc4 f6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Bf8 15. Bd2 Qd7 16. Rc1 a6 17. Ne3 Bf7 18. Ba4 Nb6 19. Bb3 Rad8 20. Bc3 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 {Ding,L (2805)-Dominguez Perez,L (2758) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½}) ({RR} 8. Re1 Nb6 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Ne4 Qd7 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. Ng5 Qf6 15. Qh5 h6 16. Ne4 Qe6 17. Nf5 Ne7 18. g4 Nbd5 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nxe7+ Bxe7 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 {Cahaya,S (2187)-Espinosa,P (2231) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (121)}) 8... a5 9. a4 $146 ({RR} 9. Ne4 Ba7 10. a4 f6 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. Re1 Ra8 14. Qd2 Bf5 15. c3 Nb6 16. Bb3 Qc8 17. d4 Rd8 18. Rad1 exd4 19. cxd4 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Nc3 Rd7 22. d5 Nb4 23. Nd4 Bg6 {Vidit,S (2723)-Mamedyarov,S (2759) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 9. Ne4 Bb6 10. c3 f6 11. d4 exd4 12. Re1 Kh8 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Nh4 Bf7 16. Ngf5 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qg4 Qf8 19. Bd2 Rd8 20. Re1 Nde7 21. Bxf7 Qxf7 22. Bc3 Nxf5 23. Nxf5 g6 {Dominguez Perez,L (2753)-Aronian,L (2765) Bucharest 2022 0-1 (64)}) 9... f6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Kh8 14. c3 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nb6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Bb3 Nd5 18. Re1 Bf5 19. g4 Bg6 20. f4 Bf7 21. f5 Kg8 22. Kf2 Rd7 23. Bc2 Rad8 24. Kg3 h6 25. h4 b6 26. Re2 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 fxg5 30. Bxg5 Nf6 31. Re1 Bf7 32. Kh4 Kf8 33. Bf4 Nh5 34. Be5 Re7 35. Kg5 Nf6 36. Bg3 Rxe1 37. Bxe1 Ke7 38. Bg3 Kd7 39. Be5 Nh7+ 40. Kf4 Nf6 41. Bd3 c6 42. Bd4 c5 43. Be5 Ke7 44. Bb5 Kd8 45. c4 Kc8 46. b3 Kd8 47. Bc6 Be8 48. Bxe8 Kxe8 49. Bc7 Nd7 50. Ke4 Nf6+ 51. Ke5 Ke7 52. Kf4 Nd7 53. Kg5 Kf7 54. Bh2 Nf6 55. Be5 Ne4+ 56. Kf4 Nd2 57. Bc7 Nxb3 58. Bxb6 Nd2 59. Bxa5 Nxc4 60. Bc7 Ke7 61. Ke4 Kd7 62. Be5 Kc6 63. Bxg7 Nd6+ 64. Kf4 Nxf5 65. Kxf5 c4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.6"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2805"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. d3 Bb7 ({RR} 3... e6 4. e4 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Nf6 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Nfe5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5 13. b3 Qd5+ 14. Qf3 Qxf3+ 15. Kxf3 Nd5 16. Bb2 f6 17. Ng4 Nc6 18. Nge3 {Ding,L (2791)-Carlsen,M (2863) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (31)}) 4. e4 e6 5. Bg2 c5 $146 ({RR} 5... d5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. O-O c5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. e6 Bd6 14. exd7+ Kxd7 15. Bh3+ Kd8 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. d4 Kc7 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qd2 f6 20. c3 {Povshednyi,I (2208)-Manukyan,S (2253) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (83)}) ({RR} 5... d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O b4 8. c4 Nf6 9. a3 a5 10. axb4 axb4 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Bd6 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. d4 c5 16. Nf3 Qd7 17. Qd1 Qb7 18. d5 exd5 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. cxd5 {Bosiocic,M (2555)-Makarian,R (2550) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (64)}) ({RR} 5... d5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. O-O c5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. e6 Bd6 14. exd7+ Kxd7 15. Bh3+ Kd8 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. d4 Kc7 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qd2 f6 20. c3 {Povshednyi,I (2208)-Manukyan,S (2253) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (83)}) 6. O-O Be7 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nb6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 bxc4 11. dxc4 Nc6 12. Rd1 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Be3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qe7 16. Ng5 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Qd3 Rf5 19. h4 Na5 20. g4 Rxg5 21. Bxg5 Qf7 22. Qe2 Naxc4 23. Rd3 Rf8 24. h5 h6 25. Bh4 d5 26. Kg2 e5 27. Rf3 Qxf3+ 28. Qxf3 Rxf3 29. Kxf3 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. Rg1 d4 32. cxd4 exd4 33. g5 Kf5 34. gxh6 gxh6 35. Be7 Na4 36. Bf8 Nc3+ 37. Kd3 Ne5+ 38. Kc2 Ne2 39. Re1 d3+ 40. Kd2 Nf3+ 41. Kxd3 Nf4+ 42. Kc4 Nxe1 43. Bxh6 Ne6 44. Be3 Nf3 45. h6 Kg6 46. Bxc5 a6 47. Be3 Nh2 48. Kb4 Ng4 49. Ka5 Nxe3 50. fxe3 Nc5 51. Kb6 Nd3 52. a4 Kxh6 53. Kxa6 Nc5+ 54. Kb5 Nxa4 55. Kxa4 Kg5 56. Kb4 Kf5 57. Kc3 Ke4 58. Kd2 Ke5 59. e4 Kxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.7"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O b5 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 10. e5 Nd7 11. Nf1 b4 12. h4 a4 13. a3 bxa3 14. bxa3 Ba6 $146 ({RR} 14... Rb8 15. Bf4 Ba6 16. Qe3 Rb2 17. Qc1 Rb6 18. Ne3 Re8 19. h5 h6 20. Ng4 Nd4 21. Nfh2 Nf5 22. Nf3 c4 23. d4 c3 24. Ne3 Rb2 25. Nd1 Qb6 26. Nxc3 Qc6 27. Qxb2 Rb8 28. Qc1 Qxc3 29. Qd2 {Naymanova,P (2020)-Shuvalov,E (1995) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 14... Ncxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. c4 Nc6 17. Ne3 Nd4 18. Qd1 Bb7 19. Rb1 Bc6 20. Bb2 dxc4 21. Bxd4 Bxg2 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nxg2 cxd3 24. Re3 Bf6 25. Rxd3 Bd4 26. Nf4 Kh8 27. Qf3 Qf6 28. Qe2 Rab8 29. Rxb8 {Savenkov,K (2405)-Kurdakov,Y (2125) Moscow 2018 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 14... Rb8 15. Bf4 Ba6 16. Qe3 Rb2 17. Qc1 Rb6 18. Ne3 Re8 19. h5 h6 20. Ng4 Nd4 21. Nfh2 Nf5 22. Nf3 c4 23. d4 c3 24. Ne3 Rb2 25. Nd1 Qb6 26. Nxc3 Qc6 27. Qxb2 Rb8 28. Qc1 Qxc3 29. Qd2 {Naymanova,P (2020)-Shuvalov,E (1995) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 15. Bg5 Rb8 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qf4 c4 19. dxc4 Bxc4 20. Ne3 Na5 21. Nd4 Rb6 22. Red1 Rc8 23. Bh3 Re8 24. Re1 Qc5 25. h5 h6 26. Ng4 Qe7 27. Nf3 Nc6 28. Nd2 Na5 29. Nf3 Nc6 30. Nd2 Na5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.8"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2583"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nge7 7. d4 Ng6 8. Be3 Be7 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. c4 O-O 12. Nc3 f5 13. exf5 Qxf5 14. Nd2 Nh4 $146 ({RR} 14... Bg5 15. Nde4 Bf4 16. g3 Nd7 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Bd4 f3 19. Kh1 Rae8 20. Qc2 Nf4 21. Rae1 Ne2 22. Nxe2 Rxe4 23. Be3 fxe2 24. Qxe2 Ne5 25. f3 Rxc4 26. Qg2 Rc2 27. Rf2 Rxf2 28. Bxf2 Qxf3 29. Qxf3 {Brzezina,P (2341)-Ehlvest,J (2531) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 14... Nd7 15. Nde4 Nf4 16. g3 Nh5 17. f3 h6 18. Kh1 Nhf6 19. g4 Qg6 20. Ng3 Nh7 21. Nf5 Rxf5 22. gxf5 Qxf5 23. Qe2 Bg5 24. Ne4 Ndf6 25. Nxg5 Nxg5 26. f4 Qe4+ 27. Qg2 Qxe3 28. Rae1 Qh3 29. fxg5 {Vasquez Schroder,R (2506)-Goldin,A (2542) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (84)}) 15. g3 Qg6 16. Kh1 Nf5 17. Nde4 Nd7 18. Qd3 Rf7 19. Rae1 Raf8 20. h3 Nc5 21. Qd1 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 h5 23. Qb1 c5 24. b4 cxb4 25. Qxb4 h4 26. g4 Ng3+ 27. Nxg3 hxg3 28. Qb1 Qf6 29. f3 Qh4 30. Kg2 Bg5 31. c5 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Qh6 33. Qe1 dxc5 34. Rxe5 Qf4 35. Qc3 b6 36. d6 Rd8 37. Rd1 Qf6 38. g5 Qg6 39. Qc4 Kf8 40. Qe4 Qxe4 41. fxe4 Rfd7 42. Rf5+ Rf7 43. Kxg3 c4 44. Kf4 c3 45. Rc1 Rxd6 46. Rxc3 g6 47. Rc8+ Kg7 48. Rxf7+ Kxf7 49. Rc7+ Kf8 50. Ra7 a5 51. Rb7 Rd3 52. h4 Rh3 53. Rxb6 Rxh4+ 54. Ke5 Kf7 55. Ra6 Rg4 56. Ra7+ Ke8 57. Kf6 Rxe4 58. Rxa5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.9"] [White "Pichot, Alan"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Bc5 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. h3 $146 ({RR} 9. c3 a6 10. b4 Ba7 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. dxe4 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Be3 Bh3 15. Bf1 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Bg4 17. Bxa7 Nxa7 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. Nd2 Nc6 20. g3 b6 21. Nc4 Rd7 22. Be2 Be6 23. a3 Rad8 {Deac,B (2687)-Erdogmus,Y (2604) Petrovac MNE 2024 ½-½}) 9... h6 10. c3 Re8 11. b4 Bd6 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Nb8 14. Qb3 Be6 15. d4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 exd4 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18. cxd4 Nd7 19. Bd2 b6 20. Rc1 Nf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.10"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B48"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2437"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Ne5 10. g4 ({RR} 10. Kb1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 d5 12. Nb3 dxe4 13. Bc5 Ned7 14. Bd6 Qc6 15. c4 b6 16. Be2 Bb7 17. Qb4 e5 18. f4 a5 19. Qc3 exf4 20. Bxf4 O-O 21. Rd6 Qc8 22. Nd4 Qc5 23. Nb5 Rac8 24. Kb2 e3 {Anand,V (2757)-Beerdsen,T (2468) Germany 2019 1-0 (68)}) 10... O-O ({RR} 10... b5 11. Bf4 O-O 12. h4 d6 13. h5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. g5 Ne8 16. e5 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Bb7 20. Rhg1 Bd5 21. Kb2 f6 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Nf5 Ra7 24. h6 exf5 25. Bxf6 {Ilasaca Gaona,O (1820)-Nicolas Kulik (2065) POLIDEPORTIVO DEL CALLAO, PE 2024 0-1 (37)}) 11. g5 $146 ({RR} 11. h4 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3 13. bxc3 d5 14. g5 Nh5 15. Be2 Ng3 16. Rh2 Nxe2+ 17. Rxe2 Nc4 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nb3 Re8 20. Rd3 Bf5 21. Rxd5 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Rxf5 g6 24. Rc5 Rxf3 25. Rc7 Rb8 {Rabitsch,D (1493)-Guba,V (1678) Playchess.com INT 2020 0-1 (66)}) 11... Nh5 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Nde2 b5 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 a5 17. Qd6 Bb7 18. Rd4 Qc6 19. Qxd7 Qxd7 20. Rxd7 Bc6 21. Rc7 Rfc8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 f5 25. Rd1 Be8 26. Bc5 Nxf4 27. Rf1 Nh3 28. exf5 exf5 29. Rxf5 Bd7 30. Re5 Re8 31. Rd5 Be6 32. Rd3 Nxg5 33. Rg3 Nf7 34. Nxb5 Bc4 35. Nd4 Re1+ 36. Kd2 Rh1 37. Kc3 Bf1 38. b5 Rxh2 39. b6 Ba6 40. Re3 Ng5 41. Re8+ Kf7 42. Ra8 Ne4+ 43. Kb4 Rh5 44. Rxa6 Nxc5 45. Ra5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.11"] [White "Can, Isik"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B36"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/rUFE2LCb} c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd3 Bd7 11. O-O a6 12. a3 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. f3 Rb8 15. b4 $146 ({RR} 15. Na2 Be6 16. Nb4 Bc4 17. Qd2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Qb7 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. Bd4 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe3 Ne5 24. Nd5 e6 25. Nb4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rc3 Rxc3 28. Qxc3 Qb6+ 29. Kf1 Qc5 {David,A (2511)-Dishman,S (2294) Catez SLO 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 15. Na2 Be6 16. Nb4 Bc4 17. Qd2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Qb7 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. Bd4 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe3 Ne5 24. Nd5 e6 25. Nb4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rc3 Rxc3 28. Qxc3 Qb6+ 29. Kf1 Qc5 {David,A (2511)-Dishman,S (2294) Catez SLO 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 15. Na2 Be6 16. Nb4 Bc4 17. Qd2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Qb7 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. Bd4 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe3 Ne5 24. Nd5 e6 25. Nb4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rc3 Rxc3 28. Qxc3 Qb6+ 29. Kf1 Qc5 {David,A (2509)-Dishman,S (2294) Terme Catez, Slovenia 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/rUFE2LCb] ½-½}) 15... Qc7 16. Rac1 Qb7 17. g4 Rfc8 18. g5 Nh5 19. Nxb5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bb2 21. Rc2 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Bxb5 Bxa3 24. Be2 Rxb4 25. Rc7 e6 26. Rc6 Rb1+ 27. Kf2 Bc5 28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. Rxc5 Nf4 30. Bf1 Kg7 31. Ke3 Nh5 32. Bc4 Re1+ 33. Kd2 Rh1 34. Rc7 Rxh2+ 35. Ke3 Rc2 36. Kd3 Rg2 37. Ke3 Kf8 38. Rc8+ Ke7 39. Rc7+ Ke8 40. Bb5+ Kf8 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Rc7 Rxg5 43. Be8 Ra5 44. Bxf7 Kf6 45. Bg8 Ra3+ 46. Kf2 h6 47. Rf7+ Ke5 48. Rh7 Ra2+ 49. Kg1 Ra8 50. Bf7 Nf4 51. Rxh6 Kf6 52. Rh7 Rf8 53. Bxg6 Kxg6 54. Ra7 Rb8 55. Kf2 Kf6 56. Kg3 Ne2+ 57. Kf2 Rb2 58. Ke3 Ng3 59. Kf4 Rg2 60. e5+ Kg6 61. Re7 Nh5+ 62. Ke3 Kf5 63. Rh7 Ng7 64. Kd4 Kf4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.12"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 Be7 5. Bd3 d6 6. c3 Be6 7. Nxe7 Qxe7 8. O-O d5 $146 ({RR} 8... Nh5 9. Bc2 Nf4 10. d4 Bg4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Qd3 O-O-O 13. b4 g5 14. b5 Na5 15. Nd2 d5 16. exd5 Be2 17. Qf5+ Qd7 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Bf5+ Kd6 20. Rfe1 Bxb5 21. Re5 c6 22. Ne4+ Kc7 23. Re7+ {Rakhmanov,A (2585)-Arabidze,M (2457) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (48)}) 9. Bb5 dxe4 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Rad8 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Qa4 Rd3 15. b3 Qc5 16. Ba3 Qg5 17. Qb5 Nd5 18. h4 Qg6 19. Bxd5 Bf3 20. g3 Rxd2 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxf8 Bc6 23. Qg5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.13"] [White "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qb3 c6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Qxc4 $146 ({RR} 11. Bxc4 c5 12. d5 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 exd5 14. Bxd5 Nf6 15. Bb3 Qe7 16. Qe5 Qxe5 17. Nxe5 Nd7 18. Nc4 Nf6 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Rfd1 Bd7 21. e4 Bc6 22. e5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Rd7 Bc6 25. Re7 Rbe8 {Sriram,J (2304)-Tsiapko,A (2167) Warsaw POL 2024 1-0 (38)}) 11... e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd4 Qe7 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Bf3 Rfc8 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Rxc5 Re8 19. b4 Ne4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. Rd1 Kf8 22. a3 g6 23. Rc3 a5 24. h3 Re7 25. Rb1 axb4 26. axb4 Ra6 27. Rcc1 Rb6 28. Rc4 Re4 29. Kf1 Ke8 30. Ke2 Be6 31. Rc5 Bd7 32. Kd3 Re7 33. Kc3 Ra6 34. Ra5 Rxa5 35. bxa5 Re5 36. Rxb7 Rxa5 37. Nb3 Ra2 38. Nc5 Bc8 39. Rc7 Be6 40. Nxe6 fxe6 41. Rg7 g5 42. f4 Rxg2 43. Rg6 Kf7 44. Rxh6 gxf4 45. exf4 Rf2 46. Rh7+ Kf6 47. Rc7 Rxf4 48. Rxc6 Kf5 49. Kd2 Rf2+ 50. Ke1 Rh2 51. Rc3 e5 52. Rf3+ Ke4 53. Ra3 Kf4 54. Kf1 e4 55. Ke1 e3 56. Ra8 Rxh3 57. Rf8+ Ke4 58. Re8+ Kf3 59. Rf8+ Ke4 60. Re8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.14"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Kasimdzhanov,Rustam} e5 2. Bc4 ({RR} 2. Nf3 Nf6) 2... Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 ({RR} 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 a4 ({RR} 8... Nbd7 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. c4 Ne7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 a4 15. Ba2 c5 16. Nd6 Rf8 17. c3 Ng6 18. Bb1 Nf6 19. Nxc8 Qxc8 20. Qf3 Re8 21. Bc2 Nh4 22. Qg3 g5 23. d4) 9. Ba2 dxe4 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7) 6... Bd6 ({RR} 6... Bb4+ 7. c3 Bd6) 7. exd5 ({RR} 7. Nc3 O-O ({RR} 7... d4 8. Ne2) ({RR} 7... Be6 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Ng5) 8. exd5 Nxd5) 7... cxd5 ({RR} 7... Nxd5 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1) 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nc3 d4 ({RR} 9... Bc7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nb5 Nbd7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Nxc7 Qxc7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nh4 Kh8 16. Qf3 Qd6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Rg8 19. Re3 Rg5 20. Qh3 Rag8 21. Rg3 Nc5 22. Qh6 R8g6 23. Qh4 Ne6 24. Kh1 {Przybylski,B (2175)-Katz,A (2426) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 10. Bxf6 ({RR} 10. Bxe6 dxc3 11. Bc4 e4 ({RR} 11... cxb2 12. Rb1 Bb4+ 13. Nd2 ({RR} 13. Bd2 e4 14. Ng5) 13... O-O 14. Rxb2 Nbd7 15. O-O Rc8) 12. dxe4 cxb2 13. Rb1 Bb4+) 10... gxf6 ({RR} 10... Qxf6 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. Nfg5 Qg6 14. f4 O-O ({RR} 14... exf4 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. Qe2+) 15. O-O exf4 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Qg4 Nc6 18. Rxf4 Qg6) 11. Bxe6 $146 ({RR} 11. Nb5 Bxb3 12. cxb3 Bb4+ 13. Nd2 Nc6 14. f4 Qe7 ({RR} 14... e4 15. dxe4 d3 16. Qh5 ({RR} 16. O-O Nd4) 16... Qe7 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Kb1 Kb8) ({RR} 14... f5 15. fxe5 ({RR} 15. O-O e4 {RR} 16. dxe4 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 fxe4) 15... Qg5) 15. O-O Bxd2 16. Qxd2 O-O-O ({RR} 16... O-O) 17. Rae1 ({RR} 17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Qh6 Kb8 ({RR} 18... Rhf8 19. Rf6) 19. Rf5 Rhf8 20. Raf1 f6 21. Rxf6 Rxf6 22. Rxf6 e4) 17... Kb8 18. Na3 Qb4 19. Qd1 Rhe8 20. fxe5 Rxe5 ({RR} 20... fxe5 21. Nc4 ({RR} 21. Rxf7 e4) 21... e4 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. dxe4 d3) 21. Nc4 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Ka7 23. h3 Rd7 24. Rf1 Re7 25. Kh2 Re6 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2657)-Bareev,E (2643) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019 CBM 192 [Kasimdzhanov,Rustam] 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 11. Ne4 Bxb3 12. cxb3 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 f5 14. Ng3 f4) 11... fxe6 ({RR} 11... dxc3 12. Bh3 cxb2 13. Rb1 Bb4+ 14. Nd2 Qd4 15. O-O Nd7 16. Nc4 Bc3) 12. Nb5 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. c3 dxc3 15. bxc3 Qd7 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. d4 Bb8 19. Rad1 Qf7 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nbd4 Ba7 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Nf3 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Qf4 25. Qc2 Rg8 26. Nxe5 Rg5 27. g3 Qf6 28. Qe2 Rf5 29. Ng4 Qxc3 30. Qxe6 Rf8 31. Re4 Bd4 32. Qd7 Bc5 33. Qd5 b6 34. Kg2 Qf3+ 35. Kh3 Qf7 36. Re6 Qf5 37. Re5 Qf7 38. f4 Qxd5 39. Rxd5 Kg7 40. Ne5 Re8 41. Kg4 Kf6 42. Kf3 Rc8 43. Ke4 Bg1 44. Rd6+ Kg7 45. Rd7+ Kg8 46. h3 b5 47. Rd5 bxa4 48. Rxa5 Rc3 49. g4 Rxh3 50. Rxa4 Rb3 51. g5 Rb8 52. Rc4 Re8 53. Kf3 Bb6 54. Ng4 Kf7 55. Rc6 Rb8 56. Rh6 Kg7 57. Nf6 Bd4 58. Rxh7+ Kg6 59. Kg4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.15"] [White "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. a4 O-O 7. O-O Be6 8. Nd5 Bxd5 9. exd5 Nb4 10. d4 Nbxd5 ({RR} 10... Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Nf3 Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. a5 h6 16. Bh4 c6 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 Nf4 19. Bg3 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nxg3+ 21. fxg3 Rad8 22. Qa4 a6 23. b4 Qg4 24. Qb3 Re6 25. b5 {Mamedov,R (2651)-Martirosyan,H (2678) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (37)}) 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 c6 13. Nd3 $146 ({RR} 13. Re1 Qc7 14. g3 Rfe8 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Bd2 Ne4 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Be3 a5 20. c3 Qc4 21. Bd4 Ng5 22. Qg4 h6 23. f4 Ne6 24. Re1 Re7 25. Be5 Bc5+ 26. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 27. Kg2 Qc6 {Dominguez Perez,L (2756)-Dubov,D (2711) Berlin 2022 ½-½ (62)}) 13... Qc7 14. Re1 Rae8 15. g3 Bd6 16. Bg5 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qe3 a6 20. Qf3 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bb3 c5 23. c4 b4 24. Ra6 Rd8 25. Kg2 Qe7 26. Ba4 Be5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.16"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2724"] [PlyCount "160"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. h3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Bd3 Ne7 ({RR} 7... h6 8. Qe2 Be6 9. Be3 a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 Qd7 12. Nh4 O-O-O 13. a4 Kb7 14. f3 Ra8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bxb5 d5 17. Kb1 Qd6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Ra5 20. b4 Nxb4 21. Kb2 Ra2+ 22. Kb3 {Vallejo Pons,F (2710)-Karjakin,S (2747) Krasnogorsk RUS 2023 0-1}) 8. Be3 $146 ({RR} 8. Qe2 Ng6 9. Be3 Qe7 10. O-O-O h6 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Qd2 Qf6 15. Bb5 c6 16. Be2 Nc5 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Nxe4 19. Rd4 f5 20. Bd3 Nxf2 21. Re1+ Kf7 22. Ne5+ Kf6 {Martinez Alcantara,J (2610)-Xiong,J (2659) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (67)}) ({RR} 8. Qe2 Ng6 9. Be3 Qe7 10. O-O-O h6 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Qd2 Qf6 15. Bb5 c6 16. Be2 Nc5 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Nxe4 19. Rd4 f5 20. Bd3 Nxf2 21. Re1+ Kf7 22. Ne5+ Kf6 {Martinez Alcantara,J (2610)-Xiong,J (2659) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (67)}) ({RR} 8. Qe2 Ng6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O-O h6 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Kb1 Bc6 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. g3 Qe7 15. Rhe1 Rfe8 16. f4 a6 17. f5 Ngf8 18. g4 Nc5 19. Rg1 Nh7 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Nf3 b5 22. Qe3 c4 {Martinez Alcantara,J (2612)-Sevian,S (2687) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) 8... a5 9. Qe2 Ng6 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. g3 Bd7 12. c4 Bc6 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. f5 Nf8 16. g4 Nfd7 17. g5 O-O-O 18. b4 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 h6 20. h4 axb4 21. axb4 b6 22. Nb1 g6 23. f6 Qe6 24. Nc3 hxg5 25. hxg5 Kb8 26. Nd5 Bb7 27. Kb2 Rxh1 28. Rxh1 Qg4 29. Ra1 Rh8 30. c5 dxc5 31. bxc5 Nxc5 32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. Qc4 Rd8 34. Qxc5 Bxd5 35. exd5 Qd4+ 36. Qxd4 exd4 37. Ra5 Re8 38. d6 cxd6 39. Rd5 Kc7 40. Ra5 Kd7 41. Kb3 Ke6 42. Kc4 Rc8+ 43. Kxd4 Rxc2 44. Ra7 Rc5 45. Re7+ Kf5 46. Rxf7 Kxg5 47. Rd7 Rf5 48. f7 Kh6 49. Ke3 Rf6 50. Rxd6 Rxf7 51. Rd1 g5 52. Rh1+ Kg6 53. Rg1 Rf4 54. Rb1 Kf5 55. Ra1 Kg6 56. Rg1 Rf5 57. Ke4 Rf8 58. Ke3 Rf4 59. Rb1 Rf6 60. Rg1 Rf7 61. Ke4 Rf5 62. Ke3 Kh5 63. Ke4 Rf2 64. Ke3 Rf5 65. Ke4 Rf4+ 66. Ke3 Rg4 67. Rb1 Rf4 68. Rg1 Rf8 69. Rh1+ Kg6 70. Rg1 Rf4 71. Rb1 Kf5 72. Ra1 Kg6 73. Rg1 Rf5 74. Ke4 Rf8 75. Ke3 Rf7 76. Ke4 Rf5 77. Rg2 Rf1 78. Rb2 Kh5 79. Rh2+ Kg4 80. Rg2+ Kh4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.17"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Nh5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nbd2 f5 ({RR} 8... c5 9. c3 O-O 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4 Nb8 13. Rfd1 Nf6 14. e4 Nc6 15. e5 Nd5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ne4 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Rd3 Rc8 21. Re1 h6 22. h3 Rc7 23. a3 {Bauer,C (2606)-Stocek,J (2569) Batumi 2019 ½-½ (72)}) 9. c3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Re1 $146 ({RR} 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. exd4 Nf4 13. Rfe1 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc6 15. d5 Qd6 16. Nc4 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Nd6 Na5 19. Nxb7 Nxb7 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Kf1 g6 23. Rxd5 Re7 24. Ne5 Nc5 25. f4 Kf8 {Koksal,E (2325)-Yildiz,S (2134) Mersin TUR 2023 1-0 (55)}) 11... Nc6 12. a3 g5 13. h3 Kh8 14. Nh2 Nf6 15. b4 cxd4 16. exd4 Qg7 17. Nc4 Rad8 18. Nd6 Ba8 19. Bf1 Ne7 20. c4 Nc8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qd3 g4 23. hxg4 fxg4 24. Re5 Rf7 25. Rae1 Rcf8 26. d5 exd5 27. cxd5 Qg6 28. Qxg6 hxg6 29. d6 Bd5 30. Bd3 Be6 31. Bxg6 Rg7 32. Bf5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 g3 34. fxg3 Rxg3 35. Nf3 Nh7 36. Rxf8+ Nxf8 37. Re7 Kg8 38. Ne5 Rxa3 39. Ng4 Rd3 40. Nf6+ Kh8 41. b5 Rxd6 42. Rf7 Rd1+ 43. Kf2 d5 44. Rxf8+ Kg7 45. Nd7 Rb1 46. Ra8 Rxb5 47. Rxa7 Kg6 48. Rb7 Rb2+ 49. Kf3 b5 50. Nc5 Rb1 51. Rd7 Rd1 52. Rb7 Rb1 53. Ne6 Kf5 54. Nd4+ Ke5 55. Rxb5 Rd1 56. Nc2 Rf1+ 57. Kg3 Rc1 58. Ne3 Rc3 59. Kf3 Ke6 60. Rxd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.18"] [White "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 Rb8 ({RR} 8... Qe6 9. Nd2 Nb4 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. c4 c5 12. a3 Nc6 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Bc3 f6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. exf6 Qxe2 17. Bxe2 Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rhe1 d6 20. Kd2 Bb7 21. g3 a5 22. Kc3 Ne5 23. Ng1 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2727)-Keymer,V (2717) Kolkata IND 2023 1-0 (53)}) 9. b3 Qb4+ $146 ({RR} 9... Qe6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nb4 13. Nf3 O-O 14. a3 Na6 15. b4 Re8 16. g3 d6 17. Bh3 Qe7 18. Bxc8 Rbxc8 19. O-O Nb8 20. Rfe1 Nd7 21. Qe4 dxe5 22. Qxc6 f6 23. Nd4 Kh8 24. Nb5 {Nithyalakshmi,S (1912)-Murthy,P (1838) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Rh3 Bc5 12. c4 Nb4 13. Bc3 Bd4 14. a3 Qa5 15. Rg3 O-O 16. Kd1 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Na6 18. Kc2 d5 19. Qf3 d4 20. Rxg7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.19"] [White "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Bxc6 15. Bb5 Bd5 16. Bc4 Bxc4 $146 17. Rxc4 b6 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. Rxc3 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Rd8 22. g4 Rd2 23. Rc8+ Kh7 24. Rc7 a5 25. Rxf7 Rxb2 26. Rb7 Kg6 27. Kg2 b5 28. a4 Rb4 29. axb5 Rxg4+ 30. Kf3 Rb4 31. b6 Kf6 32. Rb8 a4 33. b7 Kf7 34. Ra8 Rxb7 35. Rxa4 Rb1 36. h4 Kf6 37. Kg4 Rb5 38. h5 Rg5+ 39. Kh4 Rg1 40. Ra5 e5 41. e4 Rh1+ 42. Kg4 Rg1+ 43. Kh3 Rh1+ 44. Kg4 Rg1+ 45. Kh4 Rh1+ 46. Kg4 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.20"] [White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. c3 Bb6 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 ({RR} 11. Nbd2 g5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. O-O Kg7 14. Re1 b4 15. Nc4 bxc3 16. bxc3 Na5 17. Ba2 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Ba5 19. Rc1 Rb2 20. Re2 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 Nh5 22. d4 g4 23. Nh4 Qg5 24. Rd1 {½-½ (24) Hracek,Z (2541)-Wagner,D (2617) Heimbach-Weis GER 2024}) 11... axb5 12. Na3 Ne7 $146 ({RR} 12... b4 13. Nc4 bxc3 14. bxc3 g5 15. Bg3 Bd7 16. h4 g4 17. Nfd2 h5 18. O-O Bc5 19. d4 exd4 20. e5 dxc3 21. exd6 cxd6 22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Nxd6+ Kf8 24. Nxf7 Qb6 25. Nxh8 cxd2 26. Qxd2 Qxb3 27. Qh6+ {Sethuraman,S (2582)-Sivuk,V (2490) Sitges ESP 2023 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 12... g5 13. Bg3 Ne7 14. Nxb5 Ng6 15. Ba4 O-O 16. h4 g4 17. Nh2 d5 18. h5 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. e5 Qe7 21. d4 g3 22. fxg3 fxg3 23. Nf3 Ne4 24. Rh4 c6 25. Na3 Ba5 26. Qc1 Rxb2 27. Rxe4 {Chasouraki,C (1559)-Negre,E (1871) Montesilvano ITA 2023 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 12... Na5 13. Ba2 b4 14. cxb4 Nc6 15. Nc2 Bg4 16. Bd5 Bd7 17. Bc4 g5 18. Bg3 Qe7 19. O-O Kf8 20. Kh1 Bg4 21. Ne3 Bh5 22. Qa4 Bxf3 23. Qxc6 Bg4 24. Nxg4 Nxg4 25. Bb3 Bd4 26. b5 Kg7 27. Rac1 {Alekseenko,K (2707)-Jones,G (2623) Linares 2022 1-0 (51)}) 13. Nxb5 Ng6 14. Bg3 Bg4 15. Na3 O-O 16. Nc4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxf2+ 18. Bxf2 Rxb3 19. O-O Qd7 20. Ra7 Rfb8 21. h3 d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. d4 exd4 24. Bxd4 f6 25. Rd1 Qe6 26. Ne3 Ndf4 27. Rxc7 Rxb2 28. Kh1 Rb1 29. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 30. Kh2 Rb2 31. Rb7 Rd2 32. Ra7 Nxg2 33. Nxg2 Nh4 34. Qe3 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Qc6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.21"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Lu, Shanglei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nd5 14. Bd2 f5 15. Na5 b6 16. Nc6 Bf6 17. e3 Bb7 18. Nb4 Rab8 ({RR} 18... Rfc8 19. Rdb1 Kf7 20. a4 Rab8 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rb5 a6 24. Rb2 Rc6 25. Kf1 Rbc8 26. Ke2 Bd8 27. h4 Rc2 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Kd3 Rc4 30. f3 Ke6 31. h5 Rc6 32. Rg1 {½-½ (32) Xu,Z (2489)-Lu,S (2616) Fuling 2022}) 19. Rdc1 ({RR} 19. a4 Nxb4 20. Bxb4 Rfd8 21. a5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 e5 23. axb6 axb6 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Ra6 b5 27. Kf3 Rd3 28. Ra8+ Kf7 29. Ra7+ Kg6 30. Ra6+ Kf7 31. Ra7+ Kg6 {½-½ (31) Bu Xiangzhi (2684)-Wang Yue (2640) Shaoxing CHN 2024}) 19... Rfc8 20. a4 Be7 21. Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 21. Nd3 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. a5 Ba6 26. axb6 axb6 27. Bb4 Bd8 28. Ne5 Bb5 29. f3 g5 30. h3 h5 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. g4 fxg4 33. fxg4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Kf6 35. Kf3 Ke6 {Svane,R (2649)-So,W (2775) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. a5 b5 23. a6 Ba8 24. Nd3 Rc2 25. Be1 Bd6 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Bb4 Bxb4 28. Nxb4 Rc4 29. Nxd5 exd5 30. Ra5 Rb4 31. Kg2 Kf7 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. Kf4 g6 34. Kg5 Kd6 35. Kh6 Kc6 {Malygin,V (2090)-Khusenkhojaev,M (2368) Pavlodar KAZ 2023 0-1 (57)}) 21... Bxd5 22. Bf1 Bd6 23. Ba6 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Kf7 25. Kf1 g5 26. e4 Bxe4 27. Bxg5 Bb7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. Rc6 Rd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.22"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "175"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8. Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. Bd3 g6 11. a4 b4 12. Ncd5 Bg7 13. Bd2 a5 14. Bb5 Rc8 ({RR} 14... Bd7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Nc4 Nd4 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Nc4 Qc6 20. Ne3 Qxe4 21. c3 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nf5 23. O-O Rhd8 24. Nxf5+ Qxf5 25. Qe2 Kf8 26. Bh6+ Bg7 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rfd1 Qf4 29. g3 {Hossain,E (2354)-Nechitaylo,N (2241) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 $146 ({RR} 17. Bxc3 O-O 18. Qd2 Nd4 19. Rd1 Bb3 20. Bxa5 Qe7 21. O-O Bg5 22. Rc1 Bf4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rc2 25. Rxc2 Bxc2 26. Bc3 Qh4 27. h3 Bxe4 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Qxd4 Be5 30. Qc4 h5 31. Bc6 d5 {Hovhannisyan,R (2643)-Maghsoodloo,P (2701) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (32)}) 17... O-O 18. O-O Bg5 19. Qe2 Ne7 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. c4 Nc6 22. Bc3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Nb4 24. Bb2 Qb8 25. Rc1 Na2 26. Rc2 Nb4 27. Rcc1 Na2 28. Ra1 Nb4 29. Rfc1 Rc5 30. Ba3 Rfc8 31. Qb3 Qb7 32. f3 Qc7 33. Bxb4 axb4 34. Qxb4 Qb6 35. Kh1 Bxc4 36. Rd1 Be2 37. Rdb1 Bd3 38. Rd1 Bc2 39. Rd5 Bxa4 40. Qxa4 Rxd5 41. exd5 Qf2 42. Bf1 Rc2 43. h3 Kg7 44. Qb4 Rc5 45. Rd1 h5 46. Qd2 Qh4 47. Kh2 Qa4 48. Rc1 Rxd5 49. Qxd5 Qf4+ 50. g3 Qxc1 51. Kg2 Qb2+ 52. Kg1 Qb6+ 53. Kh2 g5 54. Qd2 f6 55. Bc4 Qc5 56. Bd5 h4 57. gxh4 gxh4 58. Qg2+ Kf8 59. Qg8+ Ke7 60. Qf7+ Kd8 61. Qxf6+ Kc7 62. Qg7+ Kb6 63. Be4 d5 64. Bf5 Qe3 65. Qg1 Qxg1+ 66. Kxg1 Kc5 67. Kf2 Kd6 68. Bh7 Ke7 69. Ke3 Kd6 70. Kd2 Ke7 71. Bg8 Kd6 72. Kc3 Kc5 73. Bf7 Kd6 74. Bg8 Kc5 75. Bh7 Kd6 76. Kb4 Kc6 77. Bc2 Kd6 78. Be4 Kc6 79. Bg6 Kd6 80. Bf7 Kc6 81. Bh5 Kd6 82. Kb5 Ke6 83. Bg4+ Kd6 84. Bf5 e4 85. f4 e3 86. Bg4 Ke7 87. Kc5 Kf6 88. Kd4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.23"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2569"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 Be6 9. b3 ({RR} 9. Bb5 Ba7 10. d4 Bd7 11. Ba4 Re8 12. Bc2 h6 13. a4 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Nc3 Nxc2 16. Qxc2 c6 17. Re2 b5 18. axb5 cxb5 19. e5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Nh7 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Ng5 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 {So,W (2760)-Carlsen,M (2859) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (69)}) ({RR} 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Rxe3 d5 12. Qb3 a4 13. Qc2 d4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Re1 Nh5 16. Nbd2 Nf4 17. a3 Qf6 18. Kh2 Qh6 19. e5 Qg6 20. g3 Nxd3 21. Re2 Ndxe5 22. Qxg6 Nxf3+ 23. Nxf3 hxg6 {Sadhwani,R (2627)-Giri,A (2768) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (48)}) 9... Re8 $146 ({RR} 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. d4 Nxd4 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Be3 Qf6 16. Rf1 Rae8 17. a4 Nxb3 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qxd5+ Ne6 20. Qxb7 Nf4 21. Qe4 Qg5 22. Kh2 Rd8 23. Na3 Rd2 24. Nc4 {Antipov,M (2585)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. d4 Nxd4 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Be3 Qf6 16. Rf1 Rae8 17. a4 Nxb3 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qxd5+ Ne6 20. Qxb7 Nf4 21. Qe4 Qg5 22. Kh2 Rd8 23. Na3 Rd2 24. Nc4 {Antipov,M (2585)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) 10. Nbd2 d5 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Bb5 Qd6 13. a4 e4 14. dxe4 Bxe4 15. Bb2 Qf4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Re2 Re6 18. Qc1 Qd6 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Bc4 Ne5 21. Bxe6 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Rxe6 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. fxe4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.24"] [White "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. Qe2 Bf5 9. O-O e6 10. d4 Be7 11. Bf4 ({RR} 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. Bg5 Rfe8 14. h3 Nd5 {½-½ (14) Isanzhulov,A (2404)-Timerkhanov,A (2308) Moscow RUS 2024}) 11... O-O 12. c3 ({RR} 12. Rad1 Qb6 13. c3 Rad8 14. h3 h6 15. Ne5 c5 16. a3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nd7 18. Ng4 Nf6 19. d5 Bxg4 20. hxg4 exd5 21. Bd3 Bd6 22. Be3 Bc5 23. g5 Bxe3 24. gxf6 Bd4 25. fxg7 Bxg7 26. b4 Rfe8 {Caruana,F (2781)-Bluebaum,M (2642) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (50)}) 12... a5 $146 ({RR} 12... Nd5 13. Bg3 a5 14. Rfe1 a4 15. a3 b5 16. Ba2 Qb6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Ne5 h6 19. h3 Bg5 20. Nd3 Be7 21. Bb1 Rfe8 22. Ba2 Bf8 23. Kh2 Rc8 24. Be5 Rcd8 25. Bg3 Bh7 26. Be5 Bg6 27. Bg3 {Poltorak,S (2372)-Lashkin,J (2447) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (137)}) ({RR} 12... b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 b4 15. c4 Re8 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. c5 Qb7 18. Nd2 Red8 19. Nc4 Qa6 20. Bc7 Rd7 21. Bxa5 Rb7 22. Bb6 Be4 23. a5 Bd5 24. Qc2 Nd7 25. Rfe1 Bf6 26. Nd6 Rbb8 27. Bxd5 {Demel,P (2077)-Kempter,K (1948) Bayern 2020 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 12... Nd5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bd3 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qe5 Qxe5 18. Nxe5 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Rac1 c5 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. Be4 b6 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Nf4 25. Rcd1 Rcd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. h4 {Korpics,Z (2300)-Trakru,R (1952) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (69)}) 13. a4 Nd5 14. Bg3 h6 15. Ne5 Nb6 16. Bb3 Nd7 17. Rfe1 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bd6 19. Bc4 Qc7 20. Qf3 Rad8 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 22. Re5 Qb6 23. b3 Rc8 24. Rae1 Qd8 25. g4 Bg6 26. Qg3 c5 27. f4 Qf6 28. h4 cxd4 29. f5 exf5 30. h5 f4 31. Qf2 Bb1 32. cxd4 Rxc4 33. bxc4 Bd3 34. Rd1 Bxc4 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Qc2+ g6 37. Qxc4 Kg7 38. Qc5 Qh4 39. Qxd6 Qxg4+ 40. Kf2 Qg3+ 41. Kf1 Qf3+ 42. Ke1 Qc3+ 43. Rd2 Qg3+ 44. Kd1 Qb3+ 45. Ke2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.25"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. a4 ({RR} 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 Be6 11. f4 b5 12. f5 Bxb3 13. axb3 Ne5 14. Kh1 Qc7 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. Bf4 e6 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Nd1 Nh5 19. g3 f5 20. Rf3 f4 ({RR} 20... Bh6) 21. g4 Nf6 22. h3 ({RR} 22. g5) 22... Nd7 ({RR} 22... Qd8 23. c4 Qb6)) ({RR} 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 Be6 11. f4 b5 12. f5 Bxb3 13. axb3 Ne5 14. Kh1 Qc7 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. Bf4 e6 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Nd1 Nh5 19. g3 f5 20. Rf3 f4 21. g4 Nf6 22. h3 Nd7) 8... O-O 9. Re1 b6 10. Bf1 Bb7 11. Bg5 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 11... h6 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. f3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Qf2 e6 17. Nb3 Bc6 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Nb3 Bc6 20. Nd4 Bb7 {½-½ (20) Suleymanli,A (2621)-Sarana,A (2706) Sharjah UAE 2024}) ({RR} 11... h6 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. f3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Qf2 e6 17. Nb3 Bc6 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Nb3 Bc6 20. Nd4 Bb7 {½-½ (20) Suleymanli,A (2621)-Sarana,A (2706) lichess.org 2024}) ({RR} 11... h6 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. f3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Qf2 e6 17. Nb3 Bc6 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Nb3 Bc6 20. Nd4 Bb7 {½-½ (20) Suleymanli,A (2621)-Sarana,A (2706) Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi 2024 [Stockfish 16.1]}) 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. f3 Qc7 15. Kh1 Ne5 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bc1 e6 18. Ndb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qb8 20. b3 d5 21. bxc4 dxe4 22. Nd6 exf3 23. gxf3 Rc5 24. Nxe8 Nxe8 25. Kg1 Bf6 26. Be3 Rh5 27. Qg3 Qa8 28. Be2 Bh4 29. Qg4 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Qxa4 31. Bd3 Qa8 32. Rf1 Bc6 33. Qd4 Qb8 34. Bf4 e5 35. Bg3 exd4 36. Bxb8 b5 37. cxb5 Bxb5 38. Re1 Ng7 39. Be5 Bxd3 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 41. cxd3 Ra5 42. Re4 Ra4 43. Kf2 h6 44. f4 g5 45. Kf3 Kg6 46. fxg5 hxg5 47. h4 f5 48. Re6+ Kf7 49. Rh6 gxh4 50. Kf4 Ra5 51. Rxh4 Kg6 52. Rh3 Ra1 53. Ke5 Re1+ 54. Kxd4 f4 55. Rh8 Kf5 56. Rf8+ Kg4 57. Kd5 f3 58. d4 Kg3 59. Kc6 Re6+ 60. Kc5 Re4 61. d5 Rf4 62. Rxf4 Kxf4 63. d6 f2 64. d7 f1=Q 65. d8=Q 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.26"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nd5 d6 5. d4 Be7 ({RR} 5... Nxd5 6. exd5 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Qe7+ 9. Be3 Qe5 10. Bb5+ Kd8 11. O-O-O Qxd4 12. Bxd4 Bd7 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Bc3 a5 16. Rhe1 Kc7 17. Re3 f6 18. h4 d5 19. Rg3 h5 20. Re1 {Shevchenko,K (2599)-Maghsoodloo,P (2676) Europe Echecs INT 2021 0-1 (53)}) 6. Bb5 O-O 7. Bxc6 $146 ({RR} 7. Nxe7+ Qxe7 8. d5 Nb8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Re1 g5 16. Bg3 Bg6 17. Nd2 Rad8 18. c4 Nh5 19. Nf1 Qe6 20. Qa4 c5 21. Rad1 Qe7 {Hakobyan,A (2613)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2619) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (69)}) ({RR} 7. Nxe7+ Qxe7 8. d5 Nb8 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 a5 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 Kg7 15. Re1 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Bf2 b6 18. Bf1 Nh5 19. Nc4 Nf4 20. Ne3 f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 {Hakobyan,A (2619)-Sargsyan,S (2637) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 7. Nxe7+ Qxe7 8. d5 Nb8 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 a5 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 Kg7 15. Re1 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Bf2 b6 18. Bf1 Nh5 19. Nc4 Nf4 20. Ne3 f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 {Hakobyan,A (2619)-Sargsyan,S (2637) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) 7... bxc6 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. O-O Qh4 12. Qf3 Rd8 13. Re1 Rd6 14. Qg3 Qh5 15. Qg5 Qxg5 16. Bxg5 c5 17. Be7 Rc6 18. Re3 Be6 19. Rc3 c4 20. Rd1 f6 21. Ba3 Kf7 22. h4 h5 23. Kf1 Rb8 24. Ke2 Bg4+ 25. f3 Be6 26. Kf2 Ke8 27. g3 Kf7 28. f4 exf4 29. gxf4 g6 30. Rd4 f5 31. exf5 gxf5 32. Rg3 c3 33. b3 Ra6 34. Bc1 Rxa2 35. Rxc3 Rxb3 36. Rxc7+ Ke8 37. Be3 Rb5 38. Rd6 Bb3 39. Rdc6 Rd5 40. Kg3 Ba4 41. Re6+ Kd8 42. Rxa7 Bd7 43. Bb6+ Kc8 44. Rc7+ Kb8 45. Rh6 Be8 46. Rh8 Rd8 47. Rc3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.28"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Svane, Rasmus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2628"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 h6 7. e4 c6 ({RR} 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. dxe4 Nd7 10. Nh4 Nc5 11. Nf5 Qf6 12. Qf3 Bxf5 13. exf5 e4 14. Qg4 Rfe8 15. Be3 Qxb2 16. Bxh6 Qf6 17. Bg5 Qc3 18. f6 g6 19. Rad1 Re5 20. Qh4 Ne6 21. Be3 Qxc2 22. Bh3 {Mamedov,R (2633)-Deac,B (2698) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (55)}) 8. Nh4 Bg4 9. Qe1 dxe4 $146 ({RR} 9... Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. gxf4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Ng4 14. Qg3 Qd4 15. h3 Nf2+ 16. Kh2 Nd7 17. Nf3 Nxe4 18. Qe1 Qc4 19. Qxe4 Rfe8 20. Qxc4 Bxc4 21. Rd1 Rad8 22. b3 Be6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Bb2 {Henriquez Villagra,C (2588)-Svane,R (2633) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) 10. dxe4 Be6 11. Kh1 Nbd7 12. f4 Bc4 13. Rf3 Re8 14. f5 Be7 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. g4 Nh7 17. Bf1 Nb6 18. b3 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Rad8 20. Nf3 Rd7 21. h4 Qd8 22. Be3 f6 23. Rg1 Nc8 24. Nd1 Nd6 25. Nf2 Nf7 26. Qc3 Qc7 27. Rg2 c5 28. Qc4 Qc6 29. a4 Kf8 30. Rag1 Nd6 31. Qxc5 Nxe4 32. Qxc6 Nxf2+ 33. Rxf2 bxc6 34. Rd2 Rc7 35. Rgd1 Rec8 36. Rd7 Ke8 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Nd2 Nf8 39. Ne4 Nd7 40. Kg2 c5 41. Kf3 c4 42. Rd5 cxb3 43. cxb3 Bb4 44. Nd6+ Bxd6 45. Rxd6 Nc5 46. Bxc5 Rxc5 47. Ra6 Rc3+ 48. Ke4 Rxb3 49. Rxa7 Rb4+ 50. Kd5 e4 51. Ra8+ Ke7 52. Ra7+ Ke8 53. Ra8+ Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.29"] [White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 b6 ({RR} 5... c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. b3 Nc6 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. a3 Qe7 13. b4 Ne5 14. Qb3 b5 15. Rfd1 Bd7 16. Nf1 Nc4 17. Ng3 g6 18. Nf3 Nxb2 19. Qxb2 h5 20. Rac1 {Dziuba,M (2568)-Vidit,S (2727) Warsaw 2021 0-1 (44)}) 6. cxd5 ({RR} 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c5 9. b3 Rc8 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Rac1 b5 12. Qb1 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. Bxd4 b4 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Qb2 Nc5 17. Bb1 O-O 18. e4 Rfd8 19. Re1 a5 20. Qc2 Nfd7 {Lorscheid,G (2119)-Lerch,J (2208) Schwarzach AUT 2024 0-1}) 6... exd5 7. b3 $146 ({RR} 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Ne5 Bd6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. O-O Nxd2 12. Qxd2 f6 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Nh4 g6 15. f4 f5 16. Nf3 a5 17. Ne5 Ba6 18. Rac1 Qe8 19. h3 a4 20. g4 axb3 21. axb3 Bxd3 {Issani,N (2054)-Graif,W (2254) Toronto 2019 0-1 (40)}) 7... Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. Nf1 g6 15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Ng3 h5 17. Rc2 h4 18. Nf1 h3 19. gxh3 Kg7 20. Ng3 Rh8 21. h4 Ndf6 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 Ra8 24. Qf1 Rxa2 25. Qg2 Ng4 26. Re1 Kf8 27. Ree2 Nexf2 28. Rxf2 Nxe3 29. Rfe2 Nxg2 30. Rxe7 Bxe7 31. Kxg2 Kg7 32. Rf2 Bxh4 33. Ne5 Bf6 34. Nc6 Re8 35. Ne5 Re6 36. h4 Bxe5 37. dxe5 c5 38. Ne2 Rxb2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.30"] [White "Makarian, Rudik"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Bf4 c6 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. h4 h6 11. e3 b6 12. cxd5 Nxf4 13. exf4 cxd5 14. O-O Bb7 $146 ({RR} 14... Ba6 15. Rfe1 Bf6 16. Bh3 Rc8 17. Qa4 Bd3 18. Rac1 a5 19. Qb3 Bg6 20. Bf1 Nb8 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Qxb6 Qc2 23. Re3 Nd7 24. Qb3 Rc8 25. Rc3 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Qxc3 27. bxc3 Nb6 28. Bb5 Kf8 29. Kf1 {Badacsonyi,F (2258)-Lai,H (1789) Florianopolis BRA 2024 1-0 (74)}) 15. Rfc1 Rc8 16. Qd1 Nf6 17. Bf1 Ne4 18. Bd3 f5 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. Ndf3 Kh7 21. Qe2 Rc7 22. Kg2 Qc8 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rh1 Kg8 25. Ng6 Rc8 26. Nfe5 Kh7 27. f3 b5 28. Kh3 Nf6 29. g4 Rf8 30. Nxf8+ Bxf8 31. gxf5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.31"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Bxf5 exf5 9. Nc3 ({RR} 9. Qb3 h6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Qxb7 Qc8 12. Qxc8+ Rxc8 13. a3 a6 14. Bd2 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. b4 Rb8 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. h3 Bf8 19. Na4 a5 20. bxa5 Nxa5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxa5 Ra8 23. Bb4 Rxa4) 9... Be7 ({RR} 9... Bb4 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be6 12. Qd2 a5 13. a4 h6 14. h4 O-O 15. O-O Qe7 16. Rfb1 Rfc8 17. b4 axb4 18. Bxb4 Nxb4 19. Rxb4 Ra7 20. a5 Qd8 21. Rb5 b6 22. Kh2) 10. h4 O-O ({RR} 10... h6 11. Be3 ({RR} 11. Ne2 Be6 12. Nf4 Rc8 13. Bd2 O-O 14. a3 Na5 15. Bb4 Bxb4+ 16. axb4 Nc6 17. Qa4 Qb6 18. b5 Ne7 19. O-O Rc4 20. Qxa7 Qxb5 21. Qa3 Nc6 22. Rfd1 Rc8 23. Rd2 Qb6 24. Rad1 Nb4 25. Qb3) 11... Be6 12. a3 O-O 13. g3 a6 14. Kf1 Rc8 15. Kg2 Na5 16. Ne2 Nc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. b3 Na5 19. Nd2 Rc7 20. b4 Nc4 21. Nb3 Qa7 22. Nf4 b6 23. Qf3 Qb7 24. Nd3 Rfc8 25. Re1) ({RR} 10... Be6 11. g3 h6 12. Kf1 Qb6 13. Kg2 O-O 14. h5 f6 15. Ne2 fxe5 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. Nf4 Rfe8 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Qxd5 Rae8 20. Rf1 Kh8 21. Bf4 Bd4 22. Rae1 Kh7 23. Re2 Bc5 24. Qd3 Ne7 25. g4) 11. Ne2 f4 12. Nxf4 Bg4 13. Be3 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Rad8 $146 ({RR} 14... f6 15. Qb3 Kh8 16. h5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 fxe5 18. Ng6+ hxg6 19. hxg6+ Kg8 20. Qxb7 Nb4 21. Qxe7 Rf6 22. Qb7 Raf8 23. Rc1 Nd3 24. Bd2 Qxa2 25. b3 Qa6 26. Qxd5+ Re6 27. Rc4 Nb2 28. f4 Nxc4 29. Rh8+ {Puranik,A (2629)-Siddharth,J (2508) Dubai Police Officers Club, AE 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 14... f6 15. Qb3 Kh8 16. h5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 fxe5 18. Ng6+ hxg6 19. hxg6+ Kg8 20. Qxb7 Nb4 21. Qxe7 Rf6 22. Qb7 Raf8 23. Rc1 Nd3 24. Bd2 Qxa2 25. b3 Qa6 26. Qxd5+ Re6 27. Rc4 Nb2 28. f4 Nxc4 29. Rh8+ {Puranik,A (2629)-Siddharth,J (2508) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 14... f6 15. Qb3 Kh8 16. h5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 fxe5 18. Ng6+ hxg6 19. hxg6+ Kg8 20. Qxb7 Nb4 21. Qxe7 Rf6 22. Qb7 Raf8 23. Rc1 Nd3 24. Bd2 Qxa2 25. b3 Qa6 26. Qxd5+ Re6 27. Rc4 Nb2 28. f4 Nxc4 29. Rh8+ {Puranik,A (2631)-Siddharth,J (2512) Dubai UAE 2024 1-0}) 15. Qb3 Qa6+ 16. Qd3 f6 17. Qxa6 bxa6 18. Rc1 fxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 d4 21. Bd2 g5 22. f3 Bd7 23. Nh5 gxh4 24. Rc7 Bb5+ 25. Kf2 Rd7 26. Rhc1 Bd8 27. Rc8 d3 28. Kg1 Bb6+ 29. Kh2 Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Rd8 31. Rc1 Kf7 32. Re1 Kg6 33. Nf4+ Kf5 34. Kh3 Bf2 35. Re4 Rd4 36. Rxd4 Bxd4 37. Kxh4 Bxb2 38. e6 Bf6+ 39. Kh3 Be5 40. g4+ Kf6 41. Kh4 Bc4 42. a4 a5 43. Kh5 Bd6 44. Kh6 Bb4 45. g5+ Ke7 46. Nxd3 Bxd3 47. Be3 a6 48. f4 Kxe6 49. Bb6 Bd2 50. Bc7 Bg6 51. Kg7 Kf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.32"] [White "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Black "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Be6 6. Bd3 Qd7 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. a3 h5 9. h4 Ne7 ({RR} 9... g6 10. Nf4 Bf7 11. Qf3 O-O-O 12. b3 Kb8 13. g3 g5 14. Ng2 f4 15. gxf4 g4 16. Qd1 f5 17. Ne2 Bg7 18. Ng3 Bg6 19. c4 dxc4 20. bxc4 Nxd4 21. exd4 Qxd4 22. Rb1 Qxd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. O-O {Chernov,A (2314)-Iljin,T (2283) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 10. b3 g5 11. Na4 $146 ({RR} 11. Ng3 Bf7 12. Qf3 Bg6 13. Na4 b6 14. c4 g4 15. Qe2 f4 16. Bxg6+ Nxg6 17. Qc2 Qh7 18. Ne2 f3 19. gxf3 Nxh4 20. Qxh7 Nxf3+ 21. Kd1 Rxh7 22. Nf4 dxc4 23. Rxh5 Rxh5 24. Nxh5 Kf7 25. bxc4 Bd6 {Spizharny,M (2051)-Tsaruk,M (2406) Rahachow BLR 2023 0-1 (45)}) 11... Ng6 12. hxg5 fxg5 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Nh4 15. Rh2 O-O-O 16. Nd4 f4 17. exf4 Bg4 18. Qd2 Qe7+ 19. Kf1 Qxc5 20. Qb4 Qf8 21. Qxf8 Rdxf8 22. fxg5 Nf5 23. Bxf5+ Bxf5 24. b4 b6 25. b5 Kd7 26. Re1 Kd6 27. f3 a6 28. a4 axb5 29. axb5 Kc5 30. Rh4 Rhg8 31. Re7 Kd6 32. Nxf5+ Rxf5 33. Rh7 Rfxg5 34. Rh2 Re5 35. R2xh5 Re3 36. R5h6+ Kc5 37. Rxc7+ Kxb5 38. Rb7 Kc4 39. Rc6+ Kd4 40. Rbxb6 Re7 41. Rb4+ Ke5 42. Kf2 Reg7 43. g4 Rf7 44. Kg3 Rgf8 45. f4+ Rxf4 46. Rxf4 Rxf4 47. Re6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.33"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2551"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Nc6 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. g3 Ne7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Bg5 Rb8 11. Qd2 c5 12. Rad1 f6 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. b3 Qd7 14. Bh6 Bh3 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qe7 19. e3 Rfe8 20. Rd2 Qe4+ 21. Kg1 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 a5 23. Rfd1 a4 24. R5d3 Rb4 25. Rc1 axb3 26. axb3 Ra8 27. Rc2 {Urbina Perez,J (2248)-Kostiukov,A (2271) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 13. Be3 Be6 14. b3 Qc8 15. Bh6 $146 ({RR} 15. Rfe1 Kh8 16. f4 Bh3 17. Bf2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f5 19. e4 fxe4 20. Rxe4 Qb7 21. Rde1 Ng8 22. Kg1 Nf6 23. Re7 Rbe8 24. Nd5 Rc8 25. Qc3 Nh5 26. Rxg7 Nxg7 27. Re7 Rg8 28. f5 gxf5 29. Be3 Rce8 {Finek,V (2344)-Llopis de Aysa,M (2051) Pardubice 2020 1-0 (34)}) 15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Nf5 17. Qc1 Qa6 18. e3 Kg7 19. Qa1 Rbe8 20. Rfe1 Bc8 21. Nd5 Rf7 22. g4 Nh4 23. Nxf6 Rxf6 24. g5 Ref8 25. e4 Qc6 26. Rd3 h6 27. gxf6+ Kh7 28. Rg3 Be6 29. f4 Qd7 30. Qc3 Qd8 31. f5 Bf7 32. fxg6+ Bxg6 33. Rf1 Qe8 34. Rf4 Nxg2 35. Rxg2 Qe5 36. Qxe5 dxe5 37. Rff2 h5 38. Rg5 Bxe4 39. Rxh5+ Kg6 40. Rxe5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.34"] [White "Svane, Frederik"] [Black "Bok, Benjamin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Marin,Mihail} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. a4 O-O ({RR} 5... d6 6. c3 a6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Ba7 9. Nbd2 Qe7 ({RR} 9... g5 10. Bg3 O-O ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. Nxe5 Nxg3 12. Bxf7+ Ke7 13. Ng6+ Kxf7 14. Nxh8+ Qxh8 15. hxg3) 11. O-O Nh7 12. h3 h5) 10. h3 ({RR} 10. Qe2 g5 ({RR} 10... Be6 11. b4 O-O 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Rfb1 Rab8 14. a5 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qe6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. b5 axb5 18. Rxb5 Nd8 19. Rab1 Ra8 20. g3 Qe6 21. Kg2 c6 22. R5b2 Bb8 23. Ra1 Bc7) 11. Bg3 h5 ({RR} 11... g4 12. Bh4) ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. h3 Bh5) 12. h4 ({RR} 12. Nxg5 h4 13. Bxf7+ Kf8 14. O-O-O Kg7 15. Bb3 hxg3 16. hxg3 Bd7 17. f4) 12... g4 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. f4 gxf3 15. gxf3) ({RR} 10. b4 Bd7 11. Rb1 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5) 10... g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Qe2 ({RR} 12. Nxe5 Nxg3 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 14. Ng6 Qxf7) ({RR} 12. Bh2 Nf4 13. Bxf4 gxf4 14. b4 Rg8 15. Rg1 Be6 16. a5 Nd8 17. b5 axb5 18. Bxb5+ c6 19. Ba4 f5) ({RR} 12. Nf1 Nf4 13. Rg1 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Ne3 O-O-O 16. b4 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. b5 e4 19. bxc6 exf3 20. Qxf3 Rhf8) 12... Qf6 13. Bh2 ({RR} 13. Kd1 Nxg3 14. fxg3 h5 15. Rf1 Qg7) 13... Nf4 14. Bxf4 gxf4 15. g4 Ne7 16. b4 ({RR} 16. Kd1 Ng6 17. Kc2 h5 18. gxh5 Rxh5 19. h4 Nxh4 20. Rag1) 16... Ng6 17. Kd1 h5 18. g5 ({RR} 18. gxh5 Rxh5 19. h4 ({RR} 19. Qf1 Bd7 20. Kc2 Ke7) 19... Nxh4 20. Kc2 Ke7 21. Rag1 Bd7) 18... Qe7 19. b5 ({RR} 19. Kc2) 19... Kf8 20. bxa6 {Anand,V (2767)-Kramnik,V (2787) Wijk aan Zee 2018 CBM 183 [Marin,Mihail] 0-1 (36)} ({RR} 20. d4 Kg7 21. Kc2 c6)) 6. Bg5 Be7 ({RR} 6... h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. O-O d6 9. a5 a6 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Be6 13. c3 Be7 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Ne1 Bf8 16. Nc2 Ne7 17. f4 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 c6 20. Qb3 exf4 21. Rxf4 {Bartel,M (2660)-Slade,T (2086) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) 7. O-O $146 ({RR} 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. c3 Nh5 10. Bg3 g6 11. O-O Bg5 12. d4 Qe7 13. Re1 Kg7 14. a5 a6 15. Bd5 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bd7 17. Nc4 exd4 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Nxd4 h5 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qa4 Qe8 {Brkic,A (2608)-Kantor,G (2527) Ajka HUN 2023 1-0 (37)}) 7... d6 8. a5 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h3 Nb8 11. Re1 c6 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. b4 a6 15. Ne2 Kh7 16. Ng3 g6 17. c3 Bg7 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 c5 20. Rad1 b5 21. Bd5 c4 22. e5 Qc7 23. Qf4 dxe5 24. dxe5 f6 25. Ne4 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 fxe5 27. Qh4 Rf4 28. Qg3 Bf5 29. Nc5 Qc8 30. Be4 Bxe4 31. Nxe4 Qf5 32. Nc5 e4 33. Ne6 g5 34. Nxf4 gxf4 35. Qg4 Qxg4 36. hxg4 Re8 37. Rd7 Kg8 38. Kf1 Bc3 39. Rb1 e3 40. fxe3 fxe3 41. Ke2 Bd2 42. Rf1 Bxb4 43. Rf6 Bf8 44. Rxa6 b4 45. Rb6 Rc8 46. a6 c3 47. a7 c2 48. Rg6+ Kh8 49. Rc6 Rxc6 50. a8=Q Rf6 51. Rc7 b3 52. Qb8 Rf2+ 53. Kxe3 Rf1 54. Qxb3 c1=Q+ 55. Rxc1 Rxc1 56. Qb2+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.35"] [White "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Black "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2486"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. a4 g6 7. a5 Bg7 8. a6 b6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. c4 O-O ({RR} 10... Ne7 11. Nc3 c6 12. Ba4 c5 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Ne1 O-O 15. Nc2 Nh5 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. g3 Ne6 18. Ned5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 f5 20. Bd2 Kh7 21. Kg2 Rf7 22. Qa4 Qc8 {½-½ (22) Akhilbay,I (2283)-Zhalmakhanov,R (2486) Astana KAZ 2024}) 11. Nc3 Ne7 ({RR} 11... Nb4 12. Ra4 c5 13. Ne1 Ne8 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Nb5 d5 16. Nc2 dxc4 17. Nxb4 Qxb5 18. dxc4 Qxc4 19. Nd5 Qb5 20. b4 cxb4 21. Rxb4 Qxa6 22. Ra4 Qb7 23. Ba3 Nf6 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Qa1 Nxd5 26. Rxa7 {Nazari,A (2389)-Ilinca,F (2379) Leca da Palmeira POR 2024 ½-½ (34)}) 12. Bxd7 $146 ({RR} 12. d4 c6 13. Ba4 Qc7 14. d5 Rfc8 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. b4 Nf8 19. Qa4 h5 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. Rd1 Bh6 22. Nb5 Bxd2 23. Bxd2 Rxc4 24. Nxd6 Rc6 25. Bg5 Nc8 26. Nb5 f6 {Sindarov,J (2654)-Kostenko,P (2374) Almaty KAZ 2022 1-0 (43)}) 12... Qxd7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 c6 15. Re1 Ng4 16. h3 Ne5 17. b3 f5 18. f4 Nf7 19. Ra2 fxe4 20. Nxe4 d5 21. Ng3 Nd8 22. Rae2 Rf7 23. Nf3 Qd6 24. Ne5 Rf8 25. Kh2 Rc8 26. c5 Qc7 27. Nd7 Nf5 28. Nxf8 Nxg3 29. Re7 Qb8 30. Nd7 Qa8 31. Rxg7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.36"] [White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "140"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. d3 e6 5. g3 h6 6. Bg2 ({RR} 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. e4 Bh7 11. Qe2 Rfd8 12. e5 Ne8 13. O-O a5 14. a4 c5 15. Rfd1 Nc7 16. Nf1 b5 17. Ne3 Rdb8 18. Bc1 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Rb4 20. Ra1 Nb5 {Nakamura,H (2736)-Anton Guijarro,D (2691) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (62)}) 6... Bh7 $146 ({RR} 6... Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Bh7 10. a3 c6 11. c4 a5 12. Nb1 Re8 13. Nc3 Qb8 14. Qc2 b5 15. Nd4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Rc8 17. Rab1 Qa7 18. Na4 Rab8 19. Rec1 Nc5 20. Ba1 Ng4 21. cxd5 {Adewumi,T (2315)-Rees,I (2251) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 6... Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. a3 c5 9. c4 Nc6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Nd7 12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. b4 Rc8 15. O-O Qe7 16. Qa4 a6 17. Qa5 Bg4 18. Rfe1 Qd8 19. Rab1 cxb4 20. Qxb4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 {Adewumi,T (2347)-Mendes Aaron Reeve (2320) New York USA 2024 0-1 (63)}) 7. O-O c5 8. Ne5 Be7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. e4 Nfd7 11. Ng4 d4 12. f4 Nc6 13. e5 Nb6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Nc4 Nb6 17. Nd2 Nd5 18. Nc4 Nb6 19. Nf2 Qd7 20. Ba3 Nxc4 21. bxc4 Qc7 22. Rfb1 Rab8 23. Rb3 a5 24. Qd2 a4 25. Rbb1 Rxb1+ 26. Rxb1 Rb8 27. Qc1 Rxb1 28. Qxb1 Bg6 29. Kf1 Kh7 30. Qe1 Qb8 31. Kg2 Qb6 32. Ne4 Bxe4+ 33. Qxe4+ g6 34. Qe1 h5 35. Kf3 Kg7 36. Ke2 Kg8 37. Qc1 Kg7 38. Qb2 Qa5 39. Qb1 Qc3 40. Bc1 Qb4 41. Qb2 Bd8 42. a3 Qxb2 43. Bxb2 g5 44. Kf3 g4+ 45. Ke2 Ba5 46. Kd1 Kg6 47. c3 dxc3 48. Bc1 h4 49. Kc2 h3 50. Be3 Bb6 51. Kxc3 Kf5 52. Kc2 f6 53. exf6 Kxf6 54. Kd2 Kf5 55. Ke2 Ba7 56. Bd2 Bb8 57. Be3 e5 58. fxe5 Bxe5 59. Kf2 Bd6 60. Kf1 Be7 61. Ke2 Bf8 62. Bg1 Bd6 63. Kd2 Be5 64. Kc2 Ke6 65. Kc1 Kd6 66. Kc2 Kd7 67. Kc1 Ke6 68. Kc2 Kd6 69. Kc1 Ba1 70. Kb1 Bd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.37"] [White "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Black "Paravyan, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D26"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2620"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nb5 $146 ({RR} 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nb3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. a3 Bd6 12. Qe2 Ne5 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Bd3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Rd8 17. Qe2 Be5 18. Nb5 Qe7 19. Bb4 Qe8 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Rd1 Nd5 22. f4 Qh4+ {Ruck,R (2530)-Vallejo Pons,F (2704) Moscow 2019 1-0 (81)}) ({RR} 8. Nf3 O-O 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. h3 a6 16. a4 a5 17. Nb5 Nf8 18. Ne5 Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Be5 Nd5 21. Qb2 f6 22. Bd4 Bxd4 {Alavkin,A (2367)-Stead,K (1937) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Bxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Be3 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Rc1 h6 14. Ba2 Ne7 15. Qd3 Qd7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. f3 Ned5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bb1 b5 20. Bf2 Bc4 21. Qc2 Rac8 22. Bh4 Bd5 {Ivanov,A (2387)-Vallejo Pons,F (2688) Kazan 2019 1-0 (71)}) ({RR} 8. Nb3 Bd6 9. h3 O-O {½-½ (9) Sargissian,G (2676)-Lysyj,I (2600) Tallinn 2019}) 8... Qe7 9. a3 a6 10. N5c3 O-O 11. b4 Bd6 12. Be2 Rd8 13. Qb3 b5 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nbd7 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. a4 Qc7 20. Nce2 bxa4 21. Qxa4 Nd3 22. g3 e5 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Ba3 Qb7 25. b5 Qd7 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. e4 g6 28. Ne3 axb5 29. Qxb5 Qxb5 30. Rxb5 Nxe4 31. Nd5 Rc2 32. Rb3 Nec5 33. Rxd3 Nxd3 34. Nec3 Kg7 35. Ne4 Rd8 36. Ne3 Rc1 37. Rxc1 Nxc1 38. h4 Nd3 39. Kf1 Nb4 40. Kg2 Ra8 41. Nc4 Nd3 42. Kf3 f5 43. Ned2 e4+ 44. Ke3 Nb4 45. Ke2 Ra2 46. Ne3 Nd3 47. Nec4 Kf6 48. Ke3 Ne5 49. Nxe5 Kxe5 50. Nc4+ Kd5 51. Nb6+ Ke6 52. Nc4 Rc2 53. Nd2 Ke5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.38"] [White "Chasin, Nico"] [Black "Hong, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2572"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. a3 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Bf5 ({RR} 3... c5 4. dxc5 a5 5. e3 Qc7 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. O-O Bxc5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. e4 Bb7 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Ba6 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 Ne5 16. Qe2 Ng6 17. e5 Ng4 18. Nb5 {So,W (2767)-Mamedyarov,S (2767) Chess.com INT 2019 1-0}) 4. Bf4 e6 ({RR} 4... c6 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qc1 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 Nh5 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 h6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. cxd3 e6 12. g4 Be7 13. g5 h5 14. g4 g6 15. gxh5 Rxh5 16. Rxh5 gxh5 17. Ke2 O-O-O 18. b4 Rh8 19. Qc2 {Stribuk,A (2403)-Van Roon,S (2240) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (58)}) 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 6. Bxb8 Qxb8 7. Bb5+ Ke7 8. dxc5 g5 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. Nbd2 Bg7 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qg4 h6 14. b4 f5 15. Qe2 Rd8 16. N2b3 a6 17. Qc4 Bf7 18. c6 Qc7 19. Qc5+ Rd6 20. cxb7 Qxb7 {Rodrigue Lemieux,S (2366)-Turcotte,J (1927) Laval 2022 1-0}) 6... Bxc5 7. c4 Nc6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 d4 13. Ng5 g6 14. Ne4 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 Bb6 16. Rhd1 Rad8 17. b4 Qf5 18. Nd6 Qe6 19. b5 dxe3 20. fxe3 Nd4+ 21. Ke1 Nf5 22. Qd5 Rxd6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.39"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Bologan, Victor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Ba2 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. h3 Bf8 11. Be3 a5 12. Qd3 exd4 13. Bxd4 Qc7 14. Nh4 Ne5 15. Qg3 Be6 $146 ({RR} 15... Nh5 16. Qe3 Qe7 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Ng6 {½-½ (18) Zimina,O (2302)-Rakhmangulova,A (2283) Bajina Basta SRB 2024}) 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. f4 Ned7 18. Nf5 Kh7 19. Qf3 g6 20. Ng3 Bg7 21. Rad1 Rae8 22. Kh2 R6e7 23. b3 h5 24. Nf1 d5 25. e5 Ng8 26. Ne3 Nxe5 27. fxe5 Bxe5+ 28. g3 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Nh6 30. Rf4 f5 31. Ncd1 Nf7 32. Rxf5 gxf5 33. Qxf5+ Kg7 34. Qxh5 Re5 35. Qg4+ Kh8 36. Rf1 Nh6 37. Qh4 Qh7 38. Qd4 Qg7 39. Qd2 d4 40. Ng2 Nf5 41. Qf4 Ne3 42. Qh4+ Qh7 43. Qf6+ Qg7 44. Qh4+ Kg8 45. Ndxe3 dxe3 46. Qc4+ Kh8 47. Rf4 R5e6 48. Qe2 Rh6 49. Nxe3 Qe5 50. Qf2 Qe6 51. Ng4 Rg6 52. Qd4+ Rg7 53. Nf6 Qe2+ 54. Rf2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.40"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 Bf8 9. a3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. cxd5 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Nxd5 13. h4 ({RR} 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qh4 15. O-O-O g6 16. f4 Bg4 17. Rdg1 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rg3 Bh5 20. f5 Rad8 21. f4 Rd6 22. Kb1 Red8 23. e4 Qxf4 24. Qxc7 Qe5 25. Rc1 R8d7 26. Qb8 Qe7 27. Rc8 Rd8 {Yakubboev,N (2648)-Vokhidov,S (2643) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (50)}) 13... a5 ({RR} 13... Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd5 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Rd1 Qxf3 18. Bxf3 Bxa4 19. Bxb7 Bxd1 20. Bxa8 Bg4 21. Bc6 Rd8 22. f3 Be6 23. Bd4 a6 24. Kf2 g6 25. Rc1 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Ke2 a5 28. a4 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Anand,V (2753) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (41)}) 14. Bd3 ({RR} 14. O-O-O Nb4 15. axb4 axb4 16. Nb1 Qf6 17. f4 Bg4 18. Bc4 Ra5 19. Rde1 Qc6 20. e4 Rc5 21. b3 Bf3 22. Bxb4 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 Qxc4+ 24. bxc4 Bxb4 25. e5 Bxh1 26. Rxh1 f6 27. Rh3 fxe5 28. Rb3 Bc5 {Kanyamarala,T (2302)-Garifullina,L (2431) Sharjah UAE 2024 0-1 (54)}) 14... h6 $146 ({RR} 14... g6 15. O-O-O Nb4 16. axb4 axb4 17. h5 Ra1+ 18. Nb1 Qf6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rdg1 Re6 21. Be4 Bd7 22. Qxc7 Rxe4 23. fxe4 Qe6 24. Qh2 Rxb1+ 25. Kxb1 Qxe4+ 26. Ka1 Bg7 27. Qb8+ Be8 28. Rh4 {1-0 (28) Kjartansson,G (2443)-Santos Ruiz,M (2603) Terme Catez 2021}) ({RR} 14... g6 15. h5 Nf4 16. Be4 Nxh5 17. Rxh5 gxh5 18. O-O-O Ra6 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Rh6 21. e4 Bg7 22. Bxh6 Bxh6+ 23. Kb1 {½-½ (23) Nguyen,T (2627)-Santos Latasa,J (2680) Bydgoszcz 2022}) 15. Rg1 Be6 16. Ne4 Qxh4 17. O-O-O c5 18. Ng5 hxg5 19. Rh1 Bh3 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Qc4+ 22. Bc3 Nf6 23. Qh3 Qh4 24. Qg2 Qc4 25. Qh2 Qh4 26. Qg1 Qc4 27. Qxg5 Rad8 28. Rdg1 Rd6 29. Rh4 Qd3 30. Bxf6 Qd2+ 31. Kb1 Qd3+ 32. Ka1 Qb3 33. Qxg7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.41"] [White "Woodward, Andy"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 Nbd7 12. Nc3 Nd5 13. Bd2 N7f6 14. a5 Qe7 15. Re1 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 $146 ({RR} 16... e5 17. e4 b5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bf4 Qc5 21. Be3 Qc4 22. Bd4 Nd7 23. Qf4 Rac8 24. Bh3 f6 25. Rad1 Qf7 26. Bf5 h5 27. Rd2 g5 28. Qe3 Rcd8 29. Red1 Nb8 30. f3 Bb7 31. h4 {Sapenov,D (2169)-Sabirov,T (1834) Cheliabinsk 2021 1-0 (51)}) 17. Qc2 f5 18. c4 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 c5 21. d5 Rae8 22. e4 exd5 23. exd5 Qf6 24. Rab1 f4 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Qd3 Qe7 27. Nf3 h6 28. Qg6 Rf8 29. Re1 Qf6 30. Qd3 fxg3 31. Re6 Qd8 32. hxg3 Rf6 33. Qe4 Kf7 34. Nh4 g5 35. Qh7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.42"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A50"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2550"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 d6 9. g3 e5 10. Bg2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Bg4 $146 ({RR} 11... f5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qd5+ Kh8 14. O-O e4 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Ng5 Kg8 17. f3 h6 18. Nh3 exf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. Nf4 g5 21. Nd5 c6 22. Nc7 Rb8 23. Bh5 Ne6 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25. b3 Kg7 26. Re3 {Alavi Moghaddam,S (2455)-Ahmadzada,A (2467) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (49)}) 12. d5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nb8 14. c5 a5 15. O-O Na6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Qc2 Qd7 18. b3 g6 19. Rc1 Rfb8 20. Qd2 b5 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Rc8 23. Rc6 Qd8 24. Ra1 Rxc6 25. dxc6 Nc7 26. Rxa8 Nxa8 27. Qa2 Nc7 28. Bd5 Kg7 29. Kg2 f5 30. Qa7 Kf6 31. e4 fxe4 32. Bxe4 d5 33. Bd3 Qd6 34. Qb7 e4 35. Bxb5 d4 36. Be2 d3 37. Bd1 e3 38. fxe3 Nd5 39. Qa7 Qe5 40. e4 Qxe4+ 41. Bf3 Ne3+ 42. Kf2 Ng4+ 43. Bxg4 Qxg4 44. Qe3 Qxb4 45. c7 Qb2+ 46. Kg1 d2 47. Qf3+ Kg7 48. c8=Q Qc1+ 49. Qxc1 dxc1=Q+ 50. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.43"] [White "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. a3 O-O 7. Be3 a6 ({RR} 7... Be6 8. Nd5 Bxd5 ({RR} 8... Qd7 9. Bb3 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ng4 13. Ne6 fxe6 14. Qxg4 Rf6 15. dxe6 Qc6 16. O-O Raf8 17. Rae1 Rf4 18. Qe2 Qc5 19. c3 c6 20. d4 Qg5 21. g3 d5 22. Bc2) 9. exd5 Nb8 10. Ba2 Nbd7 11. d4 e4 12. Nd2 b5 13. Qe2 a6 14. Bg5 Nb6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. c3 Re8 17. Nxe4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 f5 19. O-O Rxe4 20. Qc2 Qd7 21. Rac1 Re7 22. Rfe1 {Firouzja,A (2767)-Carlsen,M (2832) Paris FRA 2024 0-1 (60)}) ({RR} 7... Be6 8. Nd5 Bxd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. Ba2 Nbd7 11. d4 e4 12. Nd2 b5 13. Qe2 a6 14. Bg5 Nb6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. c3 Re8 17. Nxe4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 f5 19. O-O Rxe4 20. Qc2 Qd7 21. Rac1 Re7 22. Rfe1) 8. h3 Be6 $146 ({RR} 8... b5 9. Ba2 b4 ({RR} 9... Bd7 10. Ne2 Qc8 11. c3 Qb7 12. Ng3 a5 13. O-O Nd8 14. Nh2 Qc8 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne6 17. Be3 h6 18. Qd2 Nh7 19. Nf5 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Kh8 21. Be3 Neg5 22. Nf3 Nxh3+ 23. gxh3 Bxf5 24. exf5) ({RR} 9... Bb7 10. O-O h6 ({RR} 10... Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. f4 Bc8 13. f5 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Bxc6 Rb8 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Ra2 Rb6 20. Bd5 c6 21. Bb3 Rd8 22. Qe1 Rb7 23. Bc4 Ra7 24. g4) 11. Nh2 Nd4 12. f4 c5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Bc8 16. Qh5 Be6 17. Rf2 Bxa2 18. Rxa2 Bh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Nd5 f6 23. b4 Ra7 24. bxc5) 10. axb4 Nxb4 11. Bb3 c5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Nb1 Nc6 14. Nbd2 Nd4 15. Bc4 a5 16. Nb3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Ra8 18. Bg5 Bb7 19. Ra2 a4 20. Nd2 Nd7 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Bb5 Nb6 23. Rfa1 {Duda,J (2732)-Romanov,E (2567) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 8... b5 9. Ba2 b4 10. axb4 Nxb4 11. Bb3 c5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Nb1 Nc6 14. Nbd2 Nd4 15. Bc4 a5 16. Nb3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Ra8 18. Bg5 Bb7 19. Ra2 a4 20. Nd2 Nd7 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Bb5 Nb6 23. Rfa1 {Duda,J (2732)-Romanov,E (2567) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (42)}) 9. Nd5 Bd7 10. O-O Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Kh8 12. Re1 Rb8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bf6 15. c3 Nxd4 16. cxd4 c6 17. Ba2 Be6 18. Bb1 Re8 19. Bc2 g6 20. Qf3 Qe7 21. Rad1 Rbd8 22. b4 Kg7 23. Bf4 Bg5 24. d5 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 Bd7 26. Bb3 cxd5 27. Bxd5 Be6 28. Re3 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Qf6 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. f3 Re5 32. Rd2 Ke7 33. Kf2 Rc8 34. Red3 Rc6 35. h4 h5 36. Kg3 a5 37. bxa5 Rxa5 38. Rb2 b6 39. Rdb3 Ke6 40. Kf4 Ra4 41. Kg5 Ra8 42. Rxb6 Rxb6 43. Rxb6 Rxa3 44. Kf4 Ra5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.44"] [White "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D07"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. gxf3 Qxd5 6. e3 e6 7. Nc3 Qh5 8. f4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nf6 10. Bg2 O-O-O 11. Ke2 Ne7 12. Bd2 Ned5 $146 ({RR} 12... Nf5 13. Rac1 Kb8 14. Na4 h6 15. h4 Be7 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 h5 18. b4 Nd5 19. b5 Rd6 20. Rhc1 Rc8 21. a4 Nxh4 22. Be4 g6 23. a5 Nf5 24. R5c4 Nf6 25. Bf3 Rd7 26. Bc3 Nd6 27. Rb4 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Temirkanov,D (2282) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (59)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. h4 h5 14. Rac1 Kb8 15. a3 Nf5 16. b4 Be7 17. Na4 Nd5 18. Be4 Nxh4 19. Nc5 Nf5 20. a4 c6 21. b5 cxb5 22. axb5 g6 23. Rc4 Nd6 24. Ra4 Nxb5 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rb1 Bxc5 27. Rxb5 {Injac,T (2340)-Dhulipalla,B (2425) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 12... Nf5 13. Rhc1 Kb8 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 h6 16. b4 g5 17. d5 gxf4 18. Bc3 Rg8 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. exf4 Bd6 21. Be5 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Nd4+ 23. Ke3 c6 24. Rg1 Rg5 25. f4 Rh5 26. Rad1 Rh3+ 27. Rg3 {Quirke,J (2107)-Temirkanov,D (2282) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (49)}) 13. Rac1 Kb8 14. Rhd1 Be7 15. Bf3 g6 16. Na4 h6 17. e4 Nb4 18. a3 Na6 19. Be3 c6 20. b4 Nc7 21. Nc5 Nd7 22. Nd3 f5 23. Rg1 Rdg8 24. Rg2 Nf6 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Rcg1 Rxg2 27. Rxg2 Rg8 28. Rxg8+ Nxg8 29. Bh5 Nf6 30. Bf7 Kc8 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Kd7 33. Bd4 Ke7 34. Bg6 Nb5 35. Bb2 Nd5 36. Bc1 Nd4+ 37. Kd3 Nf3 38. Ke2 Ng1+ 39. Kf1 Nh3 40. Bh5 Ndxf4 41. Bf3 e5 42. b5 Kd7 43. bxc6+ bxc6 44. Be3 Ng5 45. Bd1 Ne4 46. f3 Nc3 47. Bc2 Ke6 48. Bd2 Nb5 49. Bb3+ Kf6 50. Ba4 a6 51. Be3 h5 52. Kf2 Ne6 53. Ke1 Nxa3 54. Bb3 Nb5 55. Bc4 a5 56. Bxb5 cxb5 57. c6 Ke7 58. Bb6 a4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.45"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Qe7 8. Ne5 Nd7 9. Ndf3 f6 10. Nxd7 $146 ({RR} 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 d5 14. Bc2 e5 15. O-O e4 16. Nd2 f5 17. c4 Nf6 18. Re1 f4 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Rc1 Qb4 22. Nf1 a5 23. Rc5 Be6 24. a3 Qb6 {Moroni,L (2580)-Alekseenko,K (2650) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 d5 14. Bc2 e5 15. O-O e4 16. Nd2 f5 17. c4 Nf6 18. Re1 f4 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Rc1 Qb4 22. Nf1 a5 23. Rc5 Be6 24. a3 Qb6 {Moroni,L (2580)-Alekseenko,K (2650) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) 10... Bxd7 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. O-O e5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15. Bd5+ Kh8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Re1 e4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne5 Qxe5 20. Qxd7 Qb5 21. b3 a5 22. Rad1 a4 23. c4 Qb6 24. Rf1 axb3 25. axb3 Qxb3 26. Qxc6 Rac8 27. Qb5 Qxc4 28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Rd7 h6 30. g3 f4 31. Re7 Rf5 32. Re1 e3 33. fxe3 fxg3 34. hxg3 Rg4 35. Kh2 Rh5+ 36. Kg2 Rhg5 37. e4 Rxg3+ 38. Kf2 Rg2+ 39. Kf3 Rg1 40. Re2 Rf1+ 41. Ke3 Rg3+ 42. Kd4 Rd1+ 43. Ke5 Kh7 44. Ke6 Rg6+ 45. Kf7 Rf6+ 46. Ke8 Kg8 47. Re5 Ra1 48. Rf5 Ra8+ 49. Ke7 Ra7+ 50. Ke8 Rxf5 51. exf5 Rf7 52. Rf2 Rf6 53. Ke7 Kh7 54. Rf1 h5 55. Rf2 Kh6 56. Rf1 h4 57. Rf2 Kh5 58. Rf1 h3 59. Rg1 Rxf5 60. Rxg7 Kh4 61. Ke6 Rh5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.46"] [White "Khanin, Semen"] [Black "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2568"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. f3 ({RR} 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nd2 e6 10. Ngf3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Bb4+ 12. Ke2 Bd6 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. Rhc1 Rc8 15. Rc2 O-O 16. Rac1 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nh5 18. Bh2 f5 19. Kf1 f4 20. Kg1 fxe3 21. fxe3 Qg5 {Carlsen,M (2859)-Erigaisi,A (2718) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (86)}) 7... Bd7 8. Nc3 e6 9. g4 Bb4 $146 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Nge2 a6 11. h4 b5 12. Rc1 Na5 13. h5 h6 14. Bb1 Rc8 15. Kf2 Bc6 16. Bg3 Bb7 17. Nf4 O-O 18. Nd3 Nd7 19. Ne2 Nc4 20. b3 Na3 21. Qd2 Nxb1 22. Rxb1 f5 23. gxf5 Rxf5 24. Rbc1 {Hakobyan,A (2608)-Steinberg,N (2546) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Nge2 O-O 11. h4 h5 12. g5 Ne8 13. Kf2 g6 14. a3 Rc8 15. Na4 Bd6 16. Rc1 Ne7 17. Nc5 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Nd6 19. Bb1 b6 20. Ncd3 Nc6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Nc4 24. Nxh5 {Sanal,V (2553)-Dastan,B (2560) Antalya TUR 2024 1-0 (62)}) ({RR} 9... Qb6 10. Qd2 Na5 11. Nge2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. e4 Be7 14. h4 Rd8 15. h5 Bc6 16. h6 g6 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. a4 O-O 19. O-O Rfe8 20. Qf4 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Nd7 22. Kf2 e5 23. Be3 exd4 24. Nxd4 {Hakobyan,A (2613)-Holt,C (2540) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (145)}) ({RR} 9... Be7 10. h4 a6 11. Nge2 b5 12. Kf2 Na5 13. Ng3 b4 14. Nce2 Nc4 15. Rb1 Bb5 16. b3 Na3 17. Rc1 O-O 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Bg5 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qb7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. g5 Be7 23. f4 Nb5 24. h5 {Gareyev,T (2596)-Tin,J (2482) Krasnaya Polyana 2021 ½-½ (64)}) 10. Nge2 Qe7 11. Kf2 O-O 12. h4 Bd6 13. Bg5 Rfe8 14. Nf4 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. g5 Qe7 17. gxh6 Bxf4 18. exf4 gxh6 19. Ne2 Kh8 20. a3 Rg8 21. Bc2 f5 22. Qd2 Rg7 23. Rag1 Rxg1 24. Nxg1 Rg8 25. Ne2 Qg7 26. Rg1 Qf6 27. Rh1 Qg7 28. Rg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.47"] [White "Meier, Georg"] [Black "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qd3 a6 ({RR} 7... b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 c5 12. b3 a5 13. a4 Bf6 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qb1 Re8 17. Ra2 Qd7 18. Nb5 Be5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rad2 Rd8 21. e4 Ba6 22. Rxd5 {Grischuk,A (2777)-Aronian,L (2773) Lichess.org INT 2020 ½-½ (58)}) 8. Bf4 ({RR} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O c5 10. a4 c4 11. Qc2 Nb8 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Rd1 Nb4 14. Qb1 Be6 15. Bf4 Qa5 16. b3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. d5 Bf5 21. g4 Bg6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 {Skatchkov,V (2211)-Mamedov,E (2410) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 8. b3 b5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bf4 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Qd2 b4 14. Nd1 Nce4 15. Qb2 a5 16. Be5 Rc8 17. Ne3 Nc3 18. Nf5 Ba6 19. Rfe1 Bc5 20. e3 Re8 21. Bh3 Bf8 22. N5d4 Nd7 {Volkov,M (2357)-Grebnev,A (2477) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2022 0-1 (34)}) 8... c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qd1 $146 ({RR} 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Qc2 Ne6 12. Rd1 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Qc7 14. e3 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Qb3 Rad8 17. Ne2 Ne4 18. O-O Qa5 19. Ned4 Bf6 20. Qa3 Qxa3 21. bxa3 Nc3 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. Ne5 Rfd8 24. Rc2 Bg6 {Deac,B (2625)-Grachev,B (2619) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 10. O-O b5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qd1 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Be5 Ng4 15. Bd4 Ne6 16. e3 Nf6 17. Ne2 Nxd4 18. Nfxd4 g6 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qb3 Qc4 21. Bh3 Qxb3 22. Nxb3 Bc8 23. Bg2 Be6 24. Nf4 g5 {Wojtaszek,R (2733)-Kovalev,V (2655) Dortmund 2018 ½-½ (47)}) ({RR} 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Qd1 Nce4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. O-O Rac8 16. Rac1 h6 17. Nb3 Nd5 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Be5 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. e3 Ke7 24. Kf1 h5 {Sapenov,D (2329)-Aitbayev,A (2403) Astana KAZ 2023 ½-½}) 10... b5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nxd5 Bb7 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. O-O Nd5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Rac1 Bb6 18. Bd2 Rfe8 19. e3 Ne7 20. Bb4 Nd5 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Nb4 23. a3 Nd3 24. Rc2 Rc8 25. Rd2 Nc5 26. Rfd1 Na4 27. Nd4 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 g6 29. h4 Kf7 30. Kf3 Nb6 31. Ke2 Na4 32. Ke1 Nb6 33. b3 Ke7 34. Ne2 Rc6 35. Rd3 Rec8 36. R1d2 R8c7 37. g4 Nd7 38. Nf4 Nb6 39. Ke2 Rc2 40. g5 fxg5 41. hxg5 R7c5 42. Nh3 a5 43. f4 a4 44. Nf2 R5c3 45. bxa4 Nc4 46. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 47. Kf3 bxa4 48. Ne4 Ra2 49. Rd4 Rc2 50. Nf6 h5 51. Nd5+ Ke6 52. e4 Nd2+ 53. Ke3 Nf1+ 54. Kd3 Rd2+ 55. Kc3 Rf2 56. Rxa4 h4 57. Ra6+ Kf7 58. Ra7+ Ke6 59. Re7+ Kd6 60. Rh7 Ng3 61. Rh6 h3 62. Rxh3 Nxe4+ 63. Kd4 Nc5 64. Nc3 Rxf4+ 65. Ke3 Rg4 66. Rh6 Rg3+ 67. Kd2 Rxg5 68. Rh4 Rg2+ 69. Ke3 g5 70. Rd4+ Ke6 71. Rc4 Rg3+ 72. Kd2 Rg2+ 73. Ke3 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.48"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C64"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2598"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Rd1 ({RR} 7. h3 Bb6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d3 a5 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Nbd2 a4 12. Nc4 h6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 c5 15. g4 Nh7 16. Kh2 Nf8 17. Rg1 Ng6 18. Rg3 Nf4 19. Qd2 Rb8 20. g5 h5 21. g6 fxg6 {Bortnyk,O (2604)-Eljanov,P (2706) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Nc3 c6 11. Ba4 Ng4 12. h3 Ne5 13. Bb3 Kh8 14. Be3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. f4 Nf7 18. Rae1 d5 19. Bd4 Nd6 20. Qe7 Qxe7 21. Rxe7 Rf7 {tarchess (1660)-tininho58 (1802) lichess.org 2024 1-0}) 7... Bb6 8. d3 $146 ({RR} 8. d4 Qe7 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Bg4 14. Qxg4 Nxg4 15. Bxe7 Nxf2 16. Rf1 Nxe4+ 17. Kh1 Nf2+ 18. Rxf2 Bxf2 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Nd2 Be3 21. Nf1 Bf4 22. g3 Bh6 {Petronic,S (2150)-Gvozdenovic,M (2008) Belgrade SRB 2023 0-1}) 8... h6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nc4 Ne7 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. a4 c6 14. Nh4 Qe6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. b4 d5 18. Qf3 Ra6 19. b5 Ra5 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rdb1 Ra6 22. Nf5 Nxf5 23. exf5 Qf6 24. c4 d4 25. Bd2 Rea8 26. a5 bxa5 27. Bc1 Rb6 28. Rxb6 Nxb6 29. Ba3 Nd7 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Rxb8+ Nxb8 32. g4 Na6 33. Qe4 Nb4 34. Kg2 Kh7 35. Kg3 Na2 36. Qe1 Nc3 37. f3 Qg5 38. Kg2 Qf6 39. h4 h5 40. Bc1 hxg4 41. fxg4 c5 42. Kg3 Qd6 43. h5 f6 44. Bd2 a4 45. h6 gxh6 46. Kg2 Qc6+ 47. Kg3 e4 48. Qh1 Qd6+ 49. Kh3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.49"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "183"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Bc2 Bg4 9. d4 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Re1 d5 12. Nf1 Bd6 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Ne3 ({RR} 14. Qd3 Bh5 15. Bg5 Bg6 16. Qd1 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 c6 18. Re1 Qf8 19. Qb3 Rb8 20. Ng3 h6 21. Bd2 g6 22. Ne5 h5 23. Bg5 Qg7 24. h3 Nf8 25. a4 Ne8 26. Bd2 f6 27. Nd3 Qf7 28. Ne2 Ne6 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Xu,Y (2495) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (79)}) 14... Bh5 15. Nf5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qe6 $146 ({RR} 16... Bf8 17. Bf4 Qd8 18. Qd2 Nh5 19. Bg5 Ndf6 20. Re1 Qd7 21. Re5 Re8 22. Qe3 Re6 23. a4 Ne8 24. Ng3 Nxg3 25. hxg3 g6 26. Qe2 Nd6 27. Bc1 Nc4 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Qd1 c6 30. Kg2 a6 31. Bd3 {Aronian,L (2767)-Giri,A (2782) Chess.com INT 2018 ½-½ (61)}) ({RR} 16... Bf8 17. Be3 Qe6 18. Qd3 Re8 19. Kh1 g6 20. Rg1 Nh5 21. Ng3 Ndf6 22. Nxh5 Nxh5 23. f4 Bd6 24. f5 Qe7 25. Qf1 Qh4 26. Qg2 Rxe3 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Bxg6 Rg3 29. Bxf7+ Kf8 30. Qxd5 Rxg1+ 31. Kxg1 {Shuvalova,P (2498)-Tan,Z (2525) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (86)}) 17. Be3 Re8 18. Qd2 Nh5 19. Kh1 g6 20. Rg1 Kh8 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Bd1 f5 23. Bh6 Ndf6 24. Re1 Re6 25. Re3 Ng8 26. Bf8 Qd7 27. Qe1 Nf4 28. Bc2 Qf7 29. Bc5 b6 30. Ba3 Nf6 31. b3 N6h5 32. Bc1 Qf6 33. a4 Qg5 34. Qf1 Qh4 35. Bd2 Rxe3 36. Bxe3 c6 37. Bd2 Qh3 38. Qxh3 Nxh3 39. Kg2 N3f4+ 40. Kf1 Kg7 41. c4 Kf7 42. c5 b5 43. Bc3 bxa4 44. bxa4 Ke6 45. Ke1 Kd7 46. Kd2 Ne6 47. Ke3 Nhf4 48. Bd1 Ng2+ 49. Kd3 Ngf4+ 50. Kd2 h5 51. Bc2 h4 52. Bd1 Nh3 53. Ke3 Nhf4 54. a5 Ng2+ 55. Kd2 Ngf4 56. Ke3 Ng2+ 57. Kd3 Ngf4+ 58. Kd2 Nh3 59. Ke1 Nhf4 60. Kf1 Nc7 61. Ba4 a6 62. Ke1 Nb5 63. Kd2 Ne6 64. Kd3 Nf4+ 65. Kd2 Nh3 66. Bb2 Nxf2 67. Ke3 Nh3 68. f4 Ke6 69. Bd1 g5 70. fxg5 Nxg5 71. Bh5 Kd7 72. Bg6 Ke6 73. Be8 Na7 74. Bc1 Ke7 75. Bh5 Kf6 76. Kd3 Ne6 77. Be3 f4 78. Bf2 Kg5 79. Be2 Nb5 80. h3 f3 81. Bxf3 Nf4+ 82. Ke3 Nxh3 83. Be1 Nf4 84. Bxh4+ Kxh4 85. Kxf4 Nxd4 86. Bxd5 cxd5 87. Ke5 Nc6+ 88. Kxd5 Nxa5 89. c6 Nxc6 90. Kxc6 a5 91. Kb5 a4 92. Kxa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.50"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Samadov, Read"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B48"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. h4 Nf6 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4 12. Qd4 Bb7 13. O-O-O Qxd4 14. Bxd4 h5 $146 ({RR} 14... Be7 15. Bc3 Bd5 16. h5 h6 17. Rh3 O-O 18. f4 Rac8 19. Rhd3 d6 20. Bb4 Rfd8 21. g3 Bf8 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rd4 Rdc6 25. R1d2 Kf8 26. Be2 Ke7 27. c3 Rc5 28. a4 Bc6 29. axb5 {Krzyzanowski,M (2512)-Babula,V (2538) Czech Republic CZE 2024 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 14... Be7 15. Bc3 Bd5 16. h5 h6 17. Rh3 O-O 18. f4 Rac8 19. Rhd3 d6 20. Bb4 Rfd8 21. g3 Bf8 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rd4 Rdc6 25. R1d2 Kf8 26. Be2 Ke7 27. c3 Rc5 28. a4 Bc6 29. axb5 {Krzyzanowski,M (2512)-Babula,V (2538) Czech Republic CZE 2024 ½-½ (33)}) 15. Bc3 Bc5 16. Rd2 Rc8 17. Rh3 Rg8 18. Bb4 Ke7 19. Rhd3 Bd5 20. f4 f6 21. Be2 fxe5 22. fxe5 Rc7 23. Bxh5 Rh8 24. Bf3 Bxb4 25. axb4 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Rxh4 27. Rdf2 Rcc4 28. Rf8 Rh1+ 29. Kd2 Rd4+ 30. Ke3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.51"] [White "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A19"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8. Nf3 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Qd4 $146 ({RR} 9... Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 a6 17. Qe5 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Bf3 Qb6 20. Rd1 h6 21. Be3 Qb4 22. b3 a5 23. Qc7 a4 24. Qxb7 {Sipos,I (2454)-Gaal,Z (2341) Ajka HUN 2024 ½-½ (50)}) ({RR} 9... Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Qd6 11. Bf4 Qxe5+ 12. Bxe5 f6 13. Bg3 Bd7 14. O-O-O Bc6 15. Nb5 Kf7 16. f3 Bc5 17. Bd3 e5 18. Rhe1 Ne7 19. f4 a6 20. Nc7 exf4 21. Bxf4 Rac8 22. Ne6 Bb4 23. Bd2 {½-½ (23) Lalic,B (2396)-Rosic,S (2224) Mali Losinj 2018}) ({RR} 9... Nxe5 10. Qxe5 a6 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Nd5 f6 16. Nc7+ Kf7 17. Qd4 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Ba4 19. Nxa8 Bxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxa8 21. c5 e5 22. Qc4+ Ke7 23. Qxb4 exf4 24. c6+ {Mgeladze,T (2388)-Shankland,S (2674) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) 10. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 11. Nxe4 bxc6 12. Bf4 f6 13. O-O-O e5 14. Be3 Bf5 15. Bd3 O-O-O 16. f3 Kb7 17. Bc2 Re8 18. Nxf6 Nxf6 19. Bxf5 Bb4 20. Bg5 Re7 21. Kc2 Bc5 22. Rhe1 h6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. b4 Bb6 25. Rd6 Bf2 26. Re2 Bg1 27. g3 Rf8 28. c5 a5 29. Rd1 axb4 30. Rxg1 Ra8 31. Kb1 Ra3 32. Be4 Rd7 33. g4 Rd4 34. Rc1 Kc7 35. h4 Kd7 36. Rcc2 Rd1+ 37. Kb2 Rh1 38. h5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.52"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Bb5 e6 8. Ne5 Qb6 9. c4 dxc4 10. a4 Bb4 11. O-O Bxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nxc4 Qa6 15. Rfc1 Rfd8 16. b4 $146 ({RR} 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. b4 Qb6 18. Rc4 Ne4 19. Qb2 Nd6 20. Rc5 Ne4 21. Rc4 Nd6 22. Rcc1 f6 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Rxc4 Be4 25. Rac1 Qb7 26. f3 Bd5 27. Rc5 a6 28. Qc3 Ra8 29. h3 Kh8 30. Re1 g5 {Ushenina,A (2416)-Kosteniuk,A (2471) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (56)}) 16... Nd5 17. Na5 Rac8 18. Rc4 Qb6 19. Rac1 Ne7 20. Rc5 Rd5 21. b5 e5 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Rxd5 Nxd4 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Bxe5 Ne6 26. a5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.53"] [White "Bai, Adelard"] [Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2393"] [BlackElo "2653"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nb5 Bb4+ 5. c3 Ba5 6. e3 O-O 7. Nf3 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 7... c6 8. Na3 Bc7 9. Bg3 Nbd7 10. Be2 Re8 11. Nc2 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Rxe5 15. O-O Bf5 16. Nd4 Be4 17. Nf3 Re7 18. c4 Qb6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. b3 Rae8 21. Nd4 Ne4 22. Bf3 {Halak,M (2261)-Nagy,G (2488) Slovakia SVK 2023 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 7... c6 8. Na3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. O-O f5 11. c4 Bc7 12. Bxc7 Qxc7 13. Nb1 b6 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Rc1 Qd6 16. Ne2 Rad8 17. a3 Kh8 18. b4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Qe7 20. Nf4 Rf6 21. Qe2 e5 22. dxe5 {Caruana,F (2804)-Lagarde,M (2642) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. Bd3 a6 9. Na3 Qe7 10. Nb1 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. b4 Bb6 13. h4 c6 14. Nbd2 Nef6 15. c4 Ba7 16. c5 Bb8 17. Qb2 Ng4 18. g3 e5 19. dxe5 a5 20. e6 Qxe6 21. O-O axb4 22. Qxb4 {Razafindratsima,T (2464)-Akhmedinov,S (2341) Florianopolis BRA 2024 ½-½ (68)}) ({RR} 7... a6 8. Na3 c6 9. Bd3 Bc7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nc2 Ne4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Bg5 Qd5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. c4 Qd6 18. Qg3 f5 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. c5 Bc7 21. Nc4 Bd7 22. a4 {Artemenko,O (2246)-Flynn,J (2196) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 7... a6 8. Na3 c6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Ne5 Bc7 11. Qf3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Qg3 g6 14. h4 f6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kh8 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qg6+ Kh8 19. Rh3 Qe7 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Qh5+ Qh7 22. Qxh7+ {Streltsov,A (2338)-Boder,J (2294) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (51)}) 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 Nd7 10. h4 a6 11. Na3 c5 12. dxc5 Bc7 13. g3 Nxc5 14. O-O h6 15. Re1 b5 16. Nc2 Bb7 17. Ncd4 Qd6 18. Qe2 Rae8 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. a3 Bd6 21. Bb1 Qc7 22. Qc2 Ne4 23. Nd2 Bc5 24. Qd3 Re7 25. N2f3 f6 26. Nd2 Qb6 27. f3 e5 28. fxe4 exd4 29. exd5 dxc3+ 30. Kh2 f5 31. bxc3 Bxa3 32. Nf3 Bc8 33. Nd4 Bc5 34. Nc6 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Bd6 36. Kg2 Qc5 37. Re2 Bb7 38. Kh2 h5 39. Nd8 Bxd5 40. Ne6 Bxe6 41. Rxe6 Qf2+ 42. Kh3 Qg1 43. Re2 Kh8 44. Qxd6 Qh1+ 45. Rh2 Qf1+ 46. Rg2 Qh1+ 47. Rh2 Qf1+ 48. Rg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.54"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D50"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2435"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. Re1 Nh5 13. Re4 Bxh4 14. Rxh4 Nf6 15. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 15. Qd2 Ne7 16. Re1 Nf5 17. Rh3 Bd7 18. Ne5 Bc6 19. Rd1 Qd6 20. g4 Ne7 21. g5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. gxh6 g6 24. h7+ Kh8 25. Qf4 Bf5 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qxd6 Bxh3 28. Bxe6 Bxe6 29. Qxe6 Raf8 {Sarana,A (2713)-Koshulyan,E (2287) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 15... Qa5 16. Qe2 Ne7 17. Rd1 b6 18. Qf3 Nfd5 19. Bd3 f5 20. Qg3 Rf6 21. Bc4 Ba6 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Nd7 Rf7 24. Ne5 Rf6 25. Nxd5 Qxd5 26. Qa3 Bb7 27. f3 a5 28. Rh3 Rc8 29. Rg3 Rc7 30. h4 Kh7 31. h5 f4 32. Rg4 Rf5 33. Ng6 Qc4 34. Nxf4 e5 35. Ng6 e4 36. Nh4 Rxh5 37. Qd6 exf3 38. Qg6+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Qxh5 f2+ 41. Kh2 f1=Q 42. Rxf1 Qxf1 43. Nf5 Qc1 44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qf8 g6 47. Ne7 Qc4 48. d5 Qxg4 49. Qg8# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.55"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2506"] [PlyCount "207"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 ({RR} 6... gxf6 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 Be6 9. Nge2 Bd6 10. Ng3 Nd7 11. Nf5 Qc7 12. Ng7+ Kf8 13. Nf5 Nb6 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Qf3 Bc7 16. O-O Nc4 17. b3 Nd2 18. Qh5 Nxf1 19. Rxf1 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Qd6 21. g3 {Bluebaum,M (3107)-George Micheal,K (2538) Chess.com 2024 ½-½ (63)}) 7. Nxd5 Qd8 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 9. e3 O-O 10. Nf3 b6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Re8 13. Nb5 Bf8 14. Rc1 c6 15. Nc3 Nd7 16. Bf5 Bd6 17. Ne4 Bc7 18. Ng3 Nf6 19. Bc2 Qd7 20. Nh4 Rad8 21. Nh5 Ne4 22. Qf3 Nd2 23. Qf5 Qxf5 {Ziegenfuss,A (1949)-Becker,L (1436) Neumuenster 2018 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 9. e3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. g3 c5 12. Bg2 Nf6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qa3 Rbc8 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. Nd4 Be4 22. f3 Bd5 23. a3 Rfc8 {Grigoriants,S (2536)-Luo,T (2316) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) 9... O-O 10. g3 c5 11. Bg2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Be5 13. e3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rc1 Ba6 17. b3 Rac8 18. Bf1 Bb7 19. Be2 c5 20. Rg1 a5 21. Na4 Bc6 22. Nb6 Rb8 23. Rxc5 Rxb6 24. Rxe5 a4 25. Bd1 axb3 26. axb3 Ra6 27. Rc5 Ra1 28. Ke2 Bb7 29. b4 g5 30. h3 Rb1 31. b5 Ra8 32. Re1 Raa1 33. Kd2 Bg2 34. f4 Bxh3 35. fxg5 hxg5 36. Rxg5+ Kf8 37. Rd5 Be6 38. Rd4 Rb2+ 39. Kd3 Rxb5 40. Ke2 Rbb1 41. Kf2 Ke7 42. Rf1 Rb2+ 43. Be2 Raa2 44. Re1 Bd7 45. Kf3 Bc6+ 46. e4 f5 47. Bd3 Rf2+ 48. Ke3 fxe4 49. Bxe4 Bxe4 50. Rxe4+ Kf7 51. Rd4 Rf6 52. Red1 Ra3+ 53. R1d3 Rxd3+ 54. Rxd3 Kg6 55. Ke4 Kg5 56. Rd8 Re6+ 57. Kf3 Rf6+ 58. Kg2 Ra6 59. Rg8+ Kf6 60. Kh3 Kf7 61. Rg5 Kf6 62. Kh4 Ra4+ 63. Kh5 Kf7 64. Kh6 Ra1 65. g4 Rh1+ 66. Rh5 Rg1 67. Rg5 Rh1+ 68. Rh5 Rg1 69. Rf5+ Kg8 70. Rg5+ Kh8 71. Kg6 Kg8 72. Kf6+ Kf8 73. Rg6 Rf1+ 74. Kg5 Kf7 75. Ra6 Kg7 76. Ra7+ Kg8 77. Kg6 Rf8 78. Rg7+ Kh8 79. Rf7 Ra8 80. Re7 Kg8 81. Rg7+ Kh8 82. Kh6 Rb8 83. g5 Ra8 84. Rf7 Kg8 85. Kg6 Rb8 86. Rg7+ Kh8 87. Re7 Kg8 88. Re6 Ra8 89. Kf6 Rf8+ 90. Kg6 Ra8 91. Rd6 Rb8 92. Kh6 Ra8 93. Rg6+ Kh8 94. Rg7 Rb8 95. Ra7 Kg8 96. g6 Rc8 97. Ra6 Rb8 98. Rf6 Rc8 99. g7 Rb8 100. Kg6 Ra8 101. Re6 Rb8 102. Rf6 Ra8 103. Re6 Rb8 104. Rf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.56"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qd2 h5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 a5 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O Nd7 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Rc8 17. c3 Bg6 18. Bb5 Ne5 19. Rae1 Bf6 20. Kh1 Qc7 21. h3 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 21... Rfd8 22. Qe2 Bh4 23. Rd1 Bf6 24. Nd2 Nd7 25. Ne4 Be5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Ng3 h4 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Rxf5 Qe7 30. Rff1 g6 31. Qf2 Kg7 32. Qb6 Qc7 33. Qf2 Qe7 34. Qb6 Qc7 35. Qf2 Qe7 {½-½ (35) Banh Gia Huy (2403)-Aswath,S (2470) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024}) 22. Nxa5 Nc5 23. Nc4 Rfd8 24. Re3 Ra8 25. Rfe1 Kh7 26. Qd1 Nxa4 27. Nxd6 Nb6 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Qxd3+ Kg8 30. Bh2 Qc5 31. Nxb7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.57"] [White "Druska, Juraj"] [Black "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 11... h6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Bd7 15. b3 Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Kf1 Qf8 18. Re1 Re8 19. Rxe8 Bxe8 20. Qa4 Qc5 21. Ne2 Nd7 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Nxd4 Ne5 24. Be2 g6 25. f4 c5 26. Nb5 {Villagomez Muenala,S (1257)-Hernandez Ortega,C (1572) Internet 2022 ½-½}) 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. b3 Be6 14. Rad1 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Qa5 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. Ne2 c5 18. Qf4 Qa5 19. Ng3 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Rxb4 21. Rfe1 g6 22. Be2 a5 23. Bf3 a4 24. Re5 Rc8 25. Re3 Rb6 26. Rd2 Ra6 27. Be2 Ra5 28. Bf3 axb3 29. axb3 Ra2 30. Ree2 Ra1+ 31. Kh2 Kg7 32. Re5 c4 33. bxc4 dxc4 34. Ne4 c3 35. Re2 Bc4 36. Re3 Nd5 37. Nd6 Nxe3 38. Rxe3 Rc5 39. Rxc3 Ra4 40. Be2 Bxe2 41. Rxc5 Rd4 42. Ne8+ Kf8 43. Nf6 Kg7 44. Nd5 Rd2 45. Kg3 h5 46. h4 Bg4 47. Ne3 Be6 48. Rc3 Rd4 49. Rd3 Ra4 50. Rd2 Kf6 51. c3 Ke5 52. Re2 Kd6 53. f3 Ra3 54. Rc2 Kc5 55. Kf2 Ra4 56. c4 Ra3 57. Rd2 Rb3 58. Ra2 Rc3 59. Ra7 Rb3 60. Ra2 Rc3 61. Rd2 Kc6 62. Rd8 Kc5 63. Rd2 Kc6 64. Rd4 Kc5 65. Re4 Rc1 66. g4 hxg4 67. fxg4 Rh1 68. Kg3 Kd6 69. Ng2 Kc5 70. Ne3 Kd6 71. Ng2 Kc5 72. Ne3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.58"] [White "Bezold, Michael"] [Black "Saraci, Nderim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 ({RR} 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 f5 7. d4 e4 8. Nfd2 Nf6 9. a3 O-O 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. d5 c5 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. b4 g5 14. Nb3 f4 15. Qd2 Kh8 16. O-O-O d5 17. Na4 Nf5 18. g4 fxe3 {Topalov,V (2730)-Mamedyarov,S (2759) Stavanger 2022 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 4. e3 Ne7 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 O-O 7. d4 e4 8. Nfd2 f5 9. O-O c6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Bxa1 Na6 14. Bc3 Nc7 15. f3 d5 16. cxd5 Nexd5 17. Bc4 Be6 18. fxe4 Nxe3 {Balaji,A (2346)-Buchenau,F (2135) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 4... f5 5. Bg2 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 5... d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. e4 fxe4 8. dxe4 O-O 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nc5 11. Nbc3 Bg4 12. h3 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Ne6 14. Nd5 c6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Rad1 c5 17. Rd5 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. c5 Be7 20. f4 {Mikhailovsky,V (2185)-Yashmetov,M (2394) Sochi 2018 1-0 (73)}) 6. e3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. d3 O-O 9. Nge2 Ne7 10. Qd2 c6 11. f4 exf4 12. gxf4 Rb8 13. O-O b5 14. Rae1 bxc4 15. dxc4 d5 16. Rd1 Re8 17. cxd5 Nexd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Be5 Rb6 20. Rc1 Ng4 21. Qxd5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.59"] [White "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Black "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. O-O Ne7 7. Re1 ({RR} 7. Ng5 f6 8. Nh3 g6 9. c4 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 d6 12. f4 Bd7 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Kh1 Bc8 15. Ng1 h6 16. f5 g5 17. g4 d5 18. Bxc5 dxe4 19. Nxe4 exf5 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Rae1 Bg6) 7... Ng6 8. h4 h5 9. e5 Be7 ({RR} 9... f6 10. Nbd2 fxe5 11. Qe2 d6 12. Nc4 Ne7 13. Bg5 Nf5 14. c3 Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. g3 O-O 17. Ng5 g6 18. Rad1 Ba6 19. Ne3 Rae8 20. Qc2 Kg7 21. d4 cxd4 22. Nxf5+ exf5 23. cxd4 e4 24. Qxc6 {Vokhidov,S (2650)-Smirin,I (2575) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 9... d6 10. Nbd2 dxe5 11. b3 Be7 12. Ba3 f6 13. g3 Kf7 14. Ne4 Qa5 15. Qc1 Ba6 16. c4 Rad8 17. Re3 Bc8 18. Nc3 e4 19. dxe4 e5 20. Na4 Nf8 21. Qe1 Qxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Ne6 23. Nd3 g5 24. hxg5) 10. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 10. g3 d6 11. Qe2 f6 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Qe4 Ne7 14. Na3 e5 15. Nc4 Bf5 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Qa4 Kf7 18. Be3 Rhb8 19. Qc4+ Be6 20. Bxc5 Qd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Nd4 Rxb2 23. c4 Be6 24. Nxe6 Kxe6 {Laux,D (2260)-Sethuraman,S (2610) Ciutadella de Menorca 2022 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 10. g3 d6 11. Qe2 f6 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Qe4 Ne7 14. Na3 e5 15. Nc4 Bf5 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Qa4 Kf7 18. Be3 Rhb8 19. Qc4+ Be6 20. Bxc5 Qd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Nd4 Rxb2 23. c4 Be6 24. Nxe6) 10... f6 11. Ne4 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Ng3 Qc7 14. Nxh5 Bf8 15. Qg4 d6 16. Nf4 e5 17. Qg3 Bf5 18. Ng6 Bxg6 19. Qxg6+ Qf7 20. Qg4 Qh5 21. Qa4 Kd7 22. g3 g5 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. Bd2 gxh4 25. Ba5 Be7 26. Kg2 h3+ 27. Kh2 Qf3 28. Rg1 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Rb8 30. Qf7 Qf3+ 31. Kh2 Rxb2 32. Rac1 Qxd3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.60"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. h3 Ba7 9. Nbd2 ({RR} 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bb7 16. Nf5 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. N1xe3 Qb6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. exd6 Ne5 23. Rec1 Bc8 {Carlsen,M (2839)-So,W (2753) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (40)}) 9... Kh8 $146 ({RR} 9... Nh5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nc4 f5 12. Nfxe5 Qe8 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxh5 fxe4 15. Na5 Qb5 16. Qxb5 axb5 17. dxe4 Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Rxa5 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Bg5 Be6 21. a3 b4 22. Bd8 bxa3 23. Rxa3 Rxa3 24. bxa3 {Sokolovsky,Y (2447)-Heinemann,J (2296) Fagernes NOR 2023 ½-½ (67)}) ({RR} 9... h6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 c6 13. d4 Re8 14. Bb3 exd4 15. cxd4 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Qc2 Qd7 18. Bd2 Rae8 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. h4 Qb6 21. h5 Nf8 22. Bc3 Qb5 23. e5 dxe5 24. Nxe5 {Kunz,A (2158)-Silva,L (2215) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (80)}) ({RR} 9... h6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 c5 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Nxd4 d5 16. exd5 Qb6 17. Be3 Nxd5 18. Bb3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bd7 20. Qh5 Rae8 21. Rad1 Nf4 22. Qf3 Ne6 23. Ndf5 Ng5 24. Qg4 {Morkunas,G (2074)-Slagboom,L (2270) Riga LAT 2023 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 9... h6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 b5 13. Bb3 c5 14. a4 Bd7 15. Be3 Bb6 16. d4 Re8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qd3 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Be6 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. Rad1 Rb8 23. Nf5 Qb6 24. Kh2 {Proudian,A (2427)-Bures,V (2110) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (45)}) 10. Re1 Ng8 11. Nf1 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Nf6 16. d4 Nd5 17. Re1 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nf4 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qd2 Qg5 21. Rad1 h5 22. h4 Qxh4 23. Ne4 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 Bh3+ 25. Kg1 Qg4+ 26. Ng3 Qxa4 27. Re4 Qa5 28. b4 Qd5 29. Qxd5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 g6 31. Re7 Rae8 32. Rxc7 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Bg4 34. Rd2 h4 35. Rc4 hxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Bf3 37. Rxd6 Rg1+ 38. Kh3 Rf7 39. Rd8+ Kg7 40. Rdc8 Bd5 41. R4c5 Be6+ 42. Kh2 Rf1 43. R8c7 R1xf2+ 44. Kg3 Rxa2 45. Rxf7+ Kxf7 46. Rc6 Kf6 47. Kf4 g5+ 48. Kg3 Ra3 49. Rc5 Ra1 50. Rc6 g4 51. Rc5 Rd1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.61"] [White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2500"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 9. h4 Nc6 10. d3 Ned4 11. Bf4 e6 12. Nb5 Nxb5 13. Bxb5 Bd7 14. Rc1 Be7 $146 ({RR} 14... Rc8 15. Kg1 a6 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Bd6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. e5 Be7 20. Rh3 Qd4 21. Qd2 f5 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. b3 O-O 24. h5 Qb2 25. Rc2 Qa1+ 26. Rc1 Qb2 27. Rc2 Qa1+ 28. Qc1 Qxc1+ 29. Bxc1 {Le,Q (2731)-Xiong,J (2681) Saint Louis USA 2023 1-0 (48)}) 15. h5 h6 16. Qd2 a6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Ne5 Bb5 19. Rh3 Rc8 20. Kg1 Bg5 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Ng4 f6 23. Qe3 b6 24. Qf3 Kf7 25. Ne5+ Kg8 26. Ng4 e5 27. h6 Bd7 28. hxg7 Rxh3 29. Qxh3 Bxg4 30. Qxg4 Kxg7 31. b4 Rc7 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxc5 bxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.62"] [White "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Black "Sardana, Rishi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2466"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O b5 10. f3 h5 11. Kb1 ({RR} 11. g3 Rc8 12. Kb1 Be7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Bh3 Rb8 17. Rhe1 O-O 18. f4 Rfe8 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. d6 Red8 21. d7 e4 22. Qe2 g6 23. Nd2 Nxd7 24. Nxe4 Nf6 {½-½ (24) Abdusattorov,N (2627)-So,W (2770) Chess.com INT 2020}) 11... Be7 ({RR} 11... Rc8 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Bd3 g6 16. Qb4 Bg7 17. f4 e4 18. Be2 O-O 19. Rhe1 Rfe8 20. f5 g5 21. c4 Qc7 22. Rc1 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Qe7 24. Qd2 e3 25. Qd3 Qe5 26. Re2 {Labruyere,R (2286)-De Winter,A (2435) Hoogeveen NED 2024 0-1 (43)}) 12. h4 O-O 13. Bg5 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 13... Re8 14. a3 Rc8 15. Be2 Qb6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 e4 18. Rhe1 Bf8 19. Be3 Qc7 20. f4 Nb6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Qd4 Qd8 23. c4 Qd7 24. cxb5 axb5 25. g3 e3 26. Bd3 Ng4 27. Rc1 Rb8 28. Na5 {Kobalia,M (2609)-Mammadzada,G (2455) Caleta 2020 1-0 (37)}) 14. a3 Rfd8 15. g4 Nb6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. g5 Be7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 g6 20. Bd3 Bf8 21. Rhe1 Bg7 22. Bf1 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Na5 e4 25. Nc6 c3 26. Qf4 cxb2 27. Rxe4 Re8 28. Rde1 Rxe4 29. fxe4 Rf8 30. e5 dxe5 31. Qe4 Rc8 32. Rd1 Qd6 33. Rd3 Rc7 34. Kxb2 Rd7 35. Ka2 Qc5 36. Rb3 Kh7 37. c4 Rd6 38. Rb7 Qf2+ 39. Rb2 Qc5 40. Rb7 Qf2+ 41. Rb2 Qc5 42. Rg2 Rd7 43. Re2 Rb7 44. Rb2 Rc7 45. Rb3 Qf2+ 46. Rb2 Qc5 47. Rb3 Qf2+ 48. Rb2 Qc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.63"] [White "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Black "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2368"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 f5 5. g3 Be7 6. h4 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e3 ({RR} 8. Bg2 h6 9. Nh3 Be6 10. b3 Bf7 11. Nf4 c6 12. d5 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Ne5 14. O-O g5 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Nh3 g4 17. Ng5 Kg7 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. c5 Bg8 20. cxd6 Bxd6 21. Qd2 Qe7 22. Rad1 Rad8 {Sevian,S (2696)-Bortnyk,O (2603) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 8... Na6 $146 ({RR} 8... c6 9. a3 Na6 10. Bd2 Nc7 11. Be2 Ne6 12. Nh3 c5 13. d5 Nc7 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Nf4 Ne5 16. a4 g6 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. a5 a6 19. Na3 Rb8 20. Bc3 Bf6 21. Nb1 Ng7 22. Nd2 Bd7 23. Ra2 {Uddenfeldt,D (2339)-Seret,J (2332) Rhodes 2019 1-0 (42)}) 9. b3 c6 10. Be2 Nc7 11. d5 Nd7 12. Bb2 c5 13. Nh3 Ne5 14. Nf4 a6 15. a4 Bd7 16. a5 Qe8 17. Qc2 Bf6 18. h5 Qe7 19. Nb1 Nf7 20. Nd2 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 23. b4 cxb4 24. Rb1 Rab8 25. Rxb4 b5 26. axb6 a5 27. Rb2 Na6 28. O-O Nc5 29. Ra1 a4 30. Bd1 Rb7 31. Ne6 Nxe6 32. dxe6 Bxe6 33. Rxa4 Rfb8 34. Ra6 Nd7 35. Ba4 Nc5 36. Ra5 Rxb6 37. Rxb6 Rxb6 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. Bb5 Bd7 40. Ra7 Ke8 41. g4 fxg4 42. Bxd7+ Nxd7 43. Nxe4 Rc6 44. Kg2 Ke7 45. Nc3 Ke6 46. Nd5 Rxc4 47. Rxd7 Kxd5 48. Rxg7 h6 49. Rg6 Ke5 50. Rxh6 Rc8 51. Rg6 Rh8 52. h6 d5 53. Kg3 Kf5 54. Rd6 Ke5 55. Ra6 Kf5 56. Kh4 Rc8 57. Ra4 Kg6 58. Ra6+ Kf5 59. h7 Rc1 60. Rf6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.64"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Macovei, Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. a4 d6 6. a5 a6 7. Nc3 g6 8. h3 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. g4 Nh7 $146 ({RR} 10... Nd7 11. g5 h5 12. Nh4 Kh7 13. Ne2 Nc5 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Nxh5 d5 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Qg4 Ncd4 19. O-O-O c6 20. Nf5+ gxf5 21. exf5 Qxa5 22. fxe6 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qxb2 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Rb1 {Kadric,D (2469)-Niemann,H (2680) Dubai 2021 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 10... Kh7 11. g5 Nh5 12. gxh6 Bxh6 13. Bxh6 Kxh6 14. Qd2+ Kg7 15. Nd5 Be6 16. O-O-O Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nf4 18. d4 Qf6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Kb1 Rab8 22. Qc3 Rb5 23. Rd7 Rfb8 24. b3 Ne6 25. Nd2 {Kadric,D (2584)-Pranav,V (2611) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 10... Nd7 11. g5 h5 12. Nh4 Kh7 13. Nf5 Nd4 14. Ng3 Kg8 15. Nxh5 gxh5 16. Qxh5 Ne6 17. Rg1 c6 18. Rg4 Re8 19. g6 fxg6 20. Qxg6 d5 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Bxd5 Re7 23. Bxe6+ Kf8 24. Bh6 {1-0 (24) Kadric,D (2553)-Tang,A (2524) chess.com INT 2024}) 11. Qd2 Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Nfxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qf6 17. Qe3 e5 18. Nb3 Ng5 19. Nd2 Ne6 20. O-O-O Kg7 21. Rdf1 Nd4 22. c3 Ne6 23. h4 Qf4 24. Qxf4 Rxf4 25. f3 Raf8 26. Kc2 R4f7 27. Rf2 Nf4 28. Nc4 Ne6 29. Rhf1 Nf4 30. Nd2 Nh3 31. Rh2 Nf4 32. Rg1 Kh7 33. Rg3 Kg7 34. Nc4 Kh7 35. Ne3 Ne6 36. Rf2 Nf4 37. b4 Kg7 38. h5 gxh5 39. gxh5+ Kh7 40. Nf5 Nxh5 41. Rh3 Rxf5 42. exf5 Rxf5 43. Rfh2 Kg6 44. Kd2 Rg5 45. Ke3 Rf5 46. Rh4 Rg5 47. c4 Rf5 48. b5 axb5 49. cxb5 e4 50. Rxh5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.65"] [White "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Black "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E75"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2260"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qc2 ({RR} 13. f4 Rb8 14. Kh1 b6 15. Qc2 Nf8 16. Rae1 Ng4 17. Nc4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Ne3 Bc8 21. e5 dxe5 22. f5 f6 23. Bh4 Rb6 24. Ne4 gxf5 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Qd7 27. Ref1 Qxd5 {Maghsoodloo,P (2701)-Aravindh,C (2611) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (38)}) 13... Ne5 $146 ({RR} 13... Rb8 14. h3 b6 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Bh2 g5 17. f4 gxf4 18. Bxf4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Bd7 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Nc4 Re7 24. Kh1 Rbe8 25. Ne3 Be5 26. Nf5 Kh8 27. Nxe7 Rxe7 28. Qe2 {Essing,A (2214)-Ronka,E (2305) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 13... b6 14. f4 Rb8 15. Kh1 h6 16. Bh4 Nh7 17. Bg3 g5 18. Nc4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5 20. Qd2 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Ng5 22. Rae1 Qd8 23. Qd3 f5 24. exf5 Rf8 25. g4 h5 26. Qg3 hxg4 27. Bxd6 Bxf5 28. Be7 {Schreiner,P (2435)-Bouslimi,N (2075) Corte 2022 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 13... h6 14. Be3 Ne5 15. h3 c4 16. f4 Nd3 17. Bxd3 cxd3 18. Qxd3 Bd7 19. a5 Qd8 20. Bb6 Qe7 21. Rae1 Rac8 22. Bd4 Nh5 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. Nc4 Rc7 25. e5 Bf5 26. Qd4 dxe5 27. fxe5 Qc5 28. Qxc5 {Livaic,L (2576)-Harshavardhan,G (2397) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (60)}) 14. h3 c4 15. f4 Nd3 16. Nxc4 Nb4 17. Qb1 Nfxd5 18. exd5 Bf5 19. Qd1 Nc2 20. Rc1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 b5 22. Bd3 Qc5+ 23. Kh2 bxc4 24. Bxc2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.66"] [White "Manafov, Vugar"] [Black "Amar, Elham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 Nf6 ({RR} 6... dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Nf6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 a6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 h5 13. Bg5 Nd4 14. Kg2 c6 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Be3 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. Nb1 Ke7 19. c3 Nxf3 20. Kxf3 h4 21. g4 {Nakamura,H (2768)-Carlsen,M (2852) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 6... dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bg4 9. c3 Nf6 10. h3 Be6 11. Ne1 O-O 12. Be3 Rfd8 13. Rxd8+ Rxd8 14. Nd2 Ne8 15. Bf1 Nd6 16. Nd3 Nc4 17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. Nc5 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Bf8 20. Ke2 a5 21. Rd1 {Manafov,V (2441)-Mohamed,A (2370) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 ½-½}) 7. Nc3 ({RR} 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Nc4 Re8 11. c3 Bf5 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Bd2 Kh7 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Bc1 f5 17. b4 a6 18. a4 b5 19. Ne3 Nce7 20. Nf3 Qc6 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 {Borgaonkar,A (2424)-Gutkin,I (2278) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 7... d4 $146 ({RR} 7... dxe4 8. dxe4 Bg4 9. Be3 O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nd4 12. Bg2 Qe7 13. Nb1 Rfd8 14. Nd2 a5 15. c3 Ne6 16. a4 h5 17. Qe2 h4 18. Nc4 Nd7 19. Qg4 Ndc5 20. f4 hxg3 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. fxe5 {Theodorou,N (2566)-Ioannidis,E (2411) Tornelo INT 2021 ½-½ (50)}) ({RR} 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nd5 9. Nc3 Nde7 10. Rb1 a5 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nd4 13. Ne2 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 c6 15. d4 Qc7 16. dxe5 Bxe5 {½-½ (16) Theodorou,N (2554)-Nyzhnyk,I (2679) Dulles 2021}) ({RR} 7... dxe4 8. dxe4 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. h3 Bc4 11. Re1 Qe7 12. Nd2 Rfd8 13. Qc1 Be6 14. Nb3 Nd4 15. Bg5 c6 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Be3 Rdd8 18. Bg5 Qf8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 h6 21. Be3 Rd8 22. Qe2 {Percivaldi,M (2379)-Nielsen,A (2229) Helsingor 2019 1-0 (48)}) 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Nd2 a5 10. h3 Nd7 11. f4 exf4 12. gxf4 Nc5 13. f5 Ne5 14. Nf3 Nxf3+ 15. Rxf3 Nd7 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Rf2 Re8 18. Qd2 Ra6 19. Raf1 a4 20. Kh1 c5 21. Ng1 c4 22. Nf3 Nxf3 23. Rxf3 c3 24. bxc3 dxc3 25. Qc1 Bd4 26. Bh6 gxf5 27. exf5 Kh8 28. Rg3 Rg8 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Be3 Bg7 31. Qe1 Ra5 32. Be4 Qf6 33. Qg3 Bxf5 34. Qb8+ Bf8 35. Bxf5 Qe7 36. Rg1+ Kh8 37. Qg3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.67"] [White "Brodsky, David"] [Black "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2349"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc3 ({RR} 14... Nf6 15. Rfe1 Rc3 16. Bd2 Rc7 17. a4 a5 18. Rab1 Nd7 19. Rb5 Qa8 20. Rh5 Rd8 21. Ng5 Nf8 22. d5 g6 23. Qf3 Bb4 24. Bf4 Re7 25. Nxh7 Nxh7 26. Rxh7 Kxh7 27. Be5 Bd2 28. Qf6 Rg8 29. Qh4+ {Salem,A (2636)-Le,Q (2727) Abu Dhabi 2018 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 14... Nf6 15. a4 Rc3 16. Bd2 Rxd3 17. Qxd3 Bxe4 18. Qe2 Qd5 19. a5 b5 20. a6 b4 21. Rfe1 Bd6 22. Rec1 Qh5 23. h3 Rb8 24. Ra4 h6 25. g4 Qxh3 {0-1 (25) Egorov,K (2119)-Bharadia Yash (2100) Korumdu KGZ 2024}) 15. Rfc1 Rxd3 16. Qxd3 Nc5 17. Qc3 $146 ({RR} 17. Qe3 Nxe4 18. Rc7 Bd5 19. Rxa7 Nd6 20. Ne5 f6 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 23. Re1 Nc8 24. Rc7 {1-0 (24) Sorokin,A (2519)-Faizrakhmanov,R (2407) Ekaterinburg 2018}) 17... Nxe4 18. Qc7 Bd5 19. Qxa7 b5 20. Rc7 Bh4 21. Bg3 Bf6 22. Ne5 h5 23. Rxf7 Bxe5 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. dxe5 Qf5 26. Qe3 Qg6 27. Qf4 Nc3 28. Qe3 Ne4 29. h4 Qg4 30. Qf4 Qg6 31. Rc1 Kh7 32. Kh2 Qe8 33. f3 Nxg3 34. Qxg3 Qf8 35. Rc7 Kg8 36. Qg5 Ba8 37. Rd7 Kh7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.68"] [White "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2473"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 e6 5. g4 Bd6 6. Qf3 Bxf4 7. Qxf4 Qd6 8. Qxd6 ({RR} 8. g5 Qxf4 9. exf4 Ng8 10. Bd3 g6 11. h4 h5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Ne2 Nge7 {0-1 (13) Kanyamarala,T (2337)-Kopacz,G (1998) chess.com INT 2024}) 8... cxd6 9. f3 $146 ({RR} 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O-O Ke7 12. f4 h6 13. h4 hxg5 14. hxg5 Rxh1 15. Bxh1 b6 16. e4 dxe4 17. d5 Na5 18. Bxe4 e5 19. Nge2 Nc4 20. f5 Nc5 21. Ng3 Ne3 22. f6+ gxf6 23. gxf6+ Kxf6 {Alekseenko,K (2696)-Timofeev,A (2585) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (64)}) ({RR} 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Bg2 h6 11. h4 hxg5 12. hxg5 Rxh1 13. Bxh1 Nc6 14. O-O-O b5 15. e4 dxe4 16. d5 exd5 17. Rxd5 Nc5 18. Rxd6 Bd7 19. Nxe4 Ke7 20. Rd1 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rh8 22. Nf3 f6 23. gxf6+ gxf6 {Alekseenko,K (2639)-Malakhov,V (2661) Sochi 2018 1-0 (53)}) 9... Nc6 10. O-O-O h6 11. Nh3 b5 12. Nf2 Bb7 13. Bg2 Rc8 14. h4 Na5 15. Rhe1 Nc4 16. e4 b4 17. Nb1 Ke7 18. Nd2 a5 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Bf1 Rc7 21. Bd3 dxe4 22. fxe4 e5 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. g5 Nh5 25. Ng4 Rc5 26. gxh6 g6 27. b3 Nf4 28. Bc4 Bc8 29. Nf2 Rxh6 30. Rh1 f6 31. Kb2 Bb7 32. a3 bxa3+ 33. Kxa3 Rc8 34. Kb2 a4 35. Ra1 axb3 36. cxb3 Ra8 37. Rxa8 Bxa8 38. Ra1 Bc6 39. Ra7+ Kd6 40. Ng4 Rxh4 41. Nxf6 Kc5 42. Rc7 Kd6 43. Rg7 Rh2+ 44. Kc3 Rf2 45. b4 Rf3+ 46. Kd2 Nh5 47. Nxh5 gxh5 48. Rg6+ Kc7 49. Rg7+ Kb6 50. Rg6 Kc7 51. Rg7+ Kb8 52. Rg5 h4 53. Rxe5 h3 54. Bd5 Bxd5 55. Rxd5 Rf4 56. Rh5 Rxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.69"] [White "Banh Gia Huy"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2661"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Nh5 $146 4. Bd2 Nf6 5. Bf4 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 e6 8. c3 Nh5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 cxd4 ({RR} 10... g6 11. Be2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ng7 13. O-O Nxd4 14. cxd4 Nf5 15. Bg3 Bd7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bc6 18. Nc3 Nxd4 19. Bc4 e5 20. f4 b5 21. Bd3 b4 22. Ne4 f5 23. fxe5 fxe4 24. Bc4 Nf5 25. Qb3 {Abdusattorov,N (2762)-So,W (2751) Saint Louis USA 2024 0-1 (33)}) 11. cxd4 g6 12. Be2 ({RR} 12. Bd3 Be7 13. g4 Ng7 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. a3 O-O 16. h3 Qb6 17. Qb3 Rfc8 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bb5 Be8 20. Ke2 Na5 21. Bxe8 Nxe8 22. Rhc1 b5 23. Ne1 Nc4 24. Nd3 b6 25. Rc2 Kf7 26. Rac1 g5 {Mkrtchyan,M (2354)-Terbe,Z (2174) Rhodes GRE 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 12... Be7 ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O 15. a3 Bd7 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. O-O Qb6 18. b4 a5 19. bxa5 Nxa5 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. Bb5 Nc6 22. a4 Kg7 23. e4 Rfe8 24. Re1 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Be7 26. d5 exd5 27. Qxd5 {Vigoa Apecheche,Y (2232)-Khripachenko,A (2371) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (57)}) 13. Rc1 Ng7 ({RR} 13... O-O 14. Nb3 Ng7 15. Bg3 Qe8 16. h3 b6 17. O-O Bd7 18. Ba6 Nf5 19. Bh2 Nb4 20. Bb7 Bb5 21. Bxa8 Qxa8 22. a3 Bxf1 23. Qxf1 Nc6 24. Rc2 Bd6 25. Bxd6 {½-½ (23) Stubbs,O (2146)-Richardson,J (2299) Hull ENG 2024}) 14. Bg3 Nf5 15. Nb3 Bb4+ 16. Nbd2 Kf7 17. a3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Be7 19. Nb3 Qb6 20. O-O h5 21. Qc2 f5 22. Nc5 Bf6 23. b4 Kg7 24. Nd3 Bd7 25. b5 Ne7 26. Nde5 Be8 27. a4 g5 28. Qc7 g4 29. Nd2 Rc8 30. Qxb6 axb6 31. Nb3 Ra8 32. a5 bxa5 33. Nc5 Bxe5 34. dxe5 Bf7 35. Nxb7 Ng6 36. Nc5 Rhb8 37. Rb1 a4 38. b6 Ra5 39. Nd7 Rb7 40. Bb5 Ne7 41. Bxa4 Be8 42. Rfc1 Rxa4 43. Nc5 Rb8 44. Nxa4 Bxa4 45. Rc7 Kf7 46. Ra1 Bb5 47. Raa7 Re8 48. Rxe7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.70"] [White "Smirnov, Mark"] [Black "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C71"] [WhiteElo "2336"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. Nc3 Nd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d3 Nc5 11. O-O Rb8 ({RR} 11... Be7 12. Ne2 O-O 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Qe8 15. Be3 Bf6 16. Rad1 Nxe4 17. Rfe1 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 f5 19. c5 Qf7 20. Qa3 d5 21. f3 Ng5 22. Qe3 h6 23. h4 Rae8 24. Be5 Ne6 25. b4 Re7 26. Re2 {Adams,M (2676)-Alekseenko,K (2677) Salamanca ESP 2024 1-0 (57)}) 12. Rb1 $146 ({RR} 12. b4 Ne6 13. Rb1 g6 14. Qd1 Bg7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Ne2 Qe7 17. Qa4 Qd7 18. Kh1 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 h5 20. Qc2 d5 21. Red1 d4 22. Bd2 c5 23. Rb2 cxb4 24. Bxb4 a5 25. Bxa5 Rxb2 26. Qxb2 Qa4 {Lima-Barbosa,R (1942)-Latorre,V (2195) Montreal CAN 2024 0-1}) 12... Be7 13. b4 Ne6 14. Be3 O-O 15. a4 Qd7 16. Rfc1 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Nxg5 18. Qe3 Ne6 19. Rb2 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. b5 cxb5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. axb5 Rg5 24. Ne4 Rg6 25. b6 c5 26. Ra1 Nf4 27. Ng3 h5 28. Qf3 d5 29. h4 Qc6 30. Rab1 Rb7 31. Kf1 c4 32. dxc4 Qxc4+ 33. Kg1 Qc5 34. Rb5 Qd6 35. R5b4 Qd8 36. Rxf4 exf4 37. Nxh5 Rgxb6 38. Rd1 Rb1 39. Nxf4 d4 40. g3 Rxd1+ 41. Qxd1 Qd6 42. Qa4 Re7 43. Qc4+ Kh7 44. Qc2+ Kh6 45. Qc8 Kh7 46. Qc2+ Kg8 47. Qc8+ Kf7 48. Qc4+ Kf8 49. h5 Ke8 50. Kh2 Rc7 51. Qg8+ Qf8 52. Qxf8+ Kxf8 53. Ne6+ Kf7 54. Nxc7 d3 55. Nd5 d2 56. Ne3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.71"] [White "Wagner, Dennis"] [Black "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D17"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2451"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. h4 g6 ({RR} 9... e6 10. f3 h6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Be3 Nfd7 13. Nd3 Bd6 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Nef4 Nc8 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Kf2 b6 19. e5 Be7 20. g4 c5 21. Qc3 Qb7 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. Bxc5 {Nakamura,H (2763)-Bu,X (2712) Batumi 2018 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 9... Nfd7 10. e4 Nxe5 11. exf5 Ned7 12. h5 e6 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. Qg4 Qe7 16. O-O Nf6 17. Qh3 O-O 18. Re1 Rae8 19. h6 g6 20. Bg5 Qf7 21. Re2 Nbd5 22. Rae1 Nh5 23. g3 e5 24. Nxd5 {Wagner,D (2572)-Al Tarbosh,W (2189) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (64)}) 10. h5 gxh5 11. e4 $146 ({RR} 11. f3 Bg7 12. e4 Bg6 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. Bd3 e6 15. Qd2 O-O 16. O-O-O c5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qc2 Qf6 22. Bc4 Rfd8 23. Kb1 Rac8 24. Ka2 Qe5 25. Rd2 Rxd2 {O'Donnell,C (2341)-Ozsoy,A (2087) Paracin 2019 ½-½ (64)}) ({RR} 11. f3 Bg6 12. e4 Bg7 13. Be3 Nfd7 14. Qb3 e6 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qxc6 Rb6 18. Qc4 Rxb2 19. Nb5 O-O 20. Qc1 Rb4 21. Bd2 {1-0 (21) Ma Qun (2638)-Moskalenko,A (2422) Vladivostok RUS 2024}) 11... Bg6 12. Be3 e6 13. f3 Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Bc4 Qb4 17. Ba2 Rd8 18. Rd1 Nb6 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ne2 Qb4 22. Qxb4 axb4 23. b3 Ke7 24. Kf2 Rd7 25. Bb1 Rhd8 26. Bc2 f6 27. Rd2 c5 28. Rhd1 c4 29. a5 c3 30. Rd3 Na8 31. Ra1 Nc7 32. Ra4 Na6 33. Rd1 Be8 34. Raa1 e5 35. d5 Nc5 36. Ng3 Bg6 37. Rh1 Rxd5 38. exd5 Bxc2 39. a6 bxa6 40. Rxh5 Bg6 41. Rhh1 Rxd5 42. Ne4 Nxe4+ 43. fxe4 Bxe4 44. Rxa6 c2 45. Raa1 Rd3 46. Rh3 Rd1 47. Rh1 Rb1 48. Ke3 Bg6 49. Kd2 Rxb3 50. Ra7+ Ke6 51. Ra6+ Kf5 52. Kxc2 Rg3 53. Rh2 Kg5+ 54. Kd2 b3 55. Rb6 h5 56. Rb4 h4 57. Ke1 Bf5 58. Kd2 Rd3+ 59. Ke2 Rc3 60. Rh1 Rc2+ 61. Kf3 b2 62. Rbxh4 Rc3+ 63. Kf2 b1=Q 64. Rh5+ Kg6 65. Rh6+ Kg7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.72"] [White "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Qxd5 Qe6 ({RR} 7... Na6 8. Bc4 Nc7 9. Qd3 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxb5 11. Qxb5 Ba6 12. Qa4 Rb8 13. Qc2 Qg6 14. Ne2 Qxg2 15. Rg1 Qxh2 16. Nd2 g6 17. Nf1 Qd6 18. Rd1 Qb6 19. b3 Bg7 20. Ne3 O-O 21. Rxd7 Qe6 22. Rxa7 {Duda,J (2756)-Giri,A (2774) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. Bc4 d6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. O-O Bd7 12. Rfe1 Rad8 13. Rad1 Be6 14. Qd3 Bg4 15. Bd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. f3 Bc8 18. a4 g6 19. Nc4 Kg7 20. g3 h5 21. Rf1 h4 22. f4 {Nemeth,Z (2237)-Daly,C (2140) Dublin IRL 2024 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. Nf3 d6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O Rad8 13. Rfe1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2 Bc8 16. Nc2 a6 17. a4 Qg6 18. Bd5 Bh3 19. f3 Bc8 20. Ne3 Bg5 21. Nc4 Rfe8 22. a5 {Indjic,A (2605)-Shuvalova,P (2504) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (43)}) 8. Bc4 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 8... Qxd5 9. Bxd5 Na6 10. Nd2 Nc7 11. Bb3 b5 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. O-O c4 14. Bc2 Bc5 15. b3 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Bb6 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Nbd4 O-O 19. Bd3 Rfe8 20. Nxb5 Nxb5 21. Bxb5 Rxe4 22. Kf1 d6 23. a4 {Duda,J (2729)-Giri,A (2779) Paris 2019 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 8... Qxd5 9. Bxd5 Be7 10. Na3 O-O 11. O-O-O d6 12. Nf3 Nd7 13. Rhe1 Nb6 14. Nc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Bg4 16. Re3 g6 17. Kc2 Rad8 18. a4 Kg7 19. h3 Bc8 20. a5 f5 21. exf5 Bxf5+ 22. Kb3 Bf6 23. Bd5 {Jobava,B (2603)-Sieciechowicz,M (2357) Lezajsk 2021 ½-½ (47)}) 9. Nd2 Ne5 10. O-O-O Qxd5 11. exd5 Nxc4 12. Nxc4 d6 13. Ne2 Bd7 14. Ng3 Kd8 15. Rde1 Kc7 16. Re3 b5 17. Na5 h5 18. h4 g6 19. Kc2 Re8 20. Rxe8 Bxe8 21. Re1 Bd7 22. Ne4 Bg7 23. Ng5 Re8 24. Rxe8 Bxe8 25. Nb3 Bf6 26. Nd2 Bxg5 27. hxg5 Bd7 28. Nf1 Bf5+ 29. Kd2 Kb6 30. b4 a5 31. a3 Be4 32. Ne3 h4 33. f3 h3 34. gxh3 Bxf3 35. Ke1 axb4 36. axb4 Kc7 37. Kf2 Bh5 38. Kg3 Kb6 39. Kf4 Be2 40. h4 cxb4 41. cxb4 Kc7 42. Nc2 Bc4 43. Nd4 Kd7 44. Ke4 Bf1 45. Ke3 Bc4 46. Kf4 Ke7 47. Kg4 Kd7 48. Kf4 Ke7 49. Ke4 Kd7 50. Nf3 Be2 51. Nd2 Kc7 52. Nb1 Kd7 53. Nc3 Bc4 54. Kf4 Ke7 55. Kg4 Kf8 56. h5 gxh5+ 57. Kxh5 Kg7 58. Ne4 Bxd5 59. Nxd6 Bf3+ 60. Kh4 Kg6 61. Nxb5 f6 62. Kg3 Bh1 63. gxf6 Kxf6 64. Nd4 Ke5 65. Nf3+ Bxf3 66. Kxf3 Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.73"] [White "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [BlackElo "2626"] [PlyCount "182"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Kd2 Nd7 11. Nf3 ({RR} 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. Ng3 h5 13. Bd3 h4 14. Nge2 Bd6 15. b3 a5 16. a4 Bxd3 17. Kxd3 f5 18. Ng1 Nd7 19. Nf3 Nf6 20. Raf1 Ne4 21. Kc2 Ke7 22. g3 h3 23. Ng1 Bb4 24. Nge2 Rac8 25. Kb2 b6 {Keymer,V (2738)-So,W (2757) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (42)}) 11... Nb6 ({RR} 11... Be7 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. Nh4 a5 14. Nf5 h5 15. Nh4 Rg8 16. g3 Kd7 17. Rab1 a4 18. Bf5+ Kc7 19. Bd3 a3 20. b3 Bb4 21. Rbc1 Nc8 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Nd6 24. Bd3 h4 25. Ke2 Kd7 26. Kf3 {Papasimakopoulos,A (2356)-Sarana,A (2668) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (54)}) 12. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 12. b3 Nc8 13. Nh4 Nd6 14. Bd3 f5 15. f3 Be7 16. g3 Bxh4 17. gxh4 f4 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Rhf1 O-O 22. Rf3 Bxd3 23. Kxd3 Rae8 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25. Rgf1 Kg7 26. Rxf4 Rxf4 {Lagarde,M (2626)-Dvirnyy,D (2500) Durres ALB 2023 ½-½ (37)}) 12... Nc4+ 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. e4 O-O-O 15. g4 Bb4 16. Ke3 Rhe8 17. Nd2 f5 18. gxf5 Bxf5 19. f3 Be6 20. Rad1 f5 21. Rhg1 Ba5 22. exf5 Bxf5+ 23. Nde4 Bc7 24. h4 Rd7 25. Rg2 b5 26. a3 Bb6 27. Rg5 Rf7 28. Rdg1 Rd8 29. Ne2 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Rfd7 31. Rd1 Kb7 32. h5 a5 33. h6 Rc7 34. Rg7 Rd6 35. Rh1 b4 36. a4 Ka6 37. e5 Rxh6 38. Rxh6 Rxg7 39. Rxc6 c3 40. bxc3 b3 41. Rh6 Rg1 42. c4 b2 43. c5 b1=Q 44. Rxb6+ Qxb6 45. cxb6 Rg8 46. Nf4 Kxb6 47. Nd5+ Kb7 48. Nf6 Rg1 49. Nxh7 Ra1 50. Nf6 Ra3+ 51. Ke4 Rxa4 52. e6 Ra1 53. Ke5 Re1+ 54. Kd6 a4 55. Nd5 a3 56. Nb4 Re4 57. Nc2 a2 58. d5 Re2 59. Na1 Re1 60. e7 Kc8 61. Nc2 Re4 62. Na1 Re3 63. Nc2 Re2 64. Na1 Re4 65. Nb3 Re1 66. Na1 Kb7 67. Kd7 Rxa1 68. e8=Q Rc1 69. d6 a1=Q 70. Qe4+ Kb6 71. Qe3+ Kb5 72. Qb3+ Ka5 73. Qd5+ Kb6 74. Qb3+ Kc5 75. Qe3+ Kb4 76. Qb6+ Kc4 77. Qc6+ Kd4 78. Qb6+ Ke4 79. Qb4+ Kf5 80. Qb5+ Kf6 81. Qb7 Qa4+ 82. Kd8 Qa5+ 83. Kd7 Qf5+ 84. Kd8 Qa5+ 85. Kd7 Rc3 86. Qb8 Qf5+ 87. Kd8 Qg5 88. Qc7 Rxc7 89. dxc7 Ke6+ 90. Kc8 Qb5 91. Kd8 Qd7# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.74"] [White "Andersen, Mads"] [Black "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2592"] [BlackElo "2420"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Be3 Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc1 c4 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Bf5 14. b3 Bd3 15. Qa3 Rfe8 16. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 16. e6 f6 17. Bf4 h5 18. h4 a5 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qb5 22. Ree1 Qf5 23. Bg3 Bh6 24. Rab1 Bd2 25. Red1 Bh6 26. Qc5 Qxe6 27. Rb6 Rec8 28. Rdb1 Bf8 29. Rb7 Qd5 30. Qb6 a4 {Elmi,S (2336)-Rostomyan,M (2222) Batumi GEO 2023 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 16. h4 h5 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. e6 f6 19. Bf4 Qb5 20. Bg3 Qd5 21. Kh2 c5 22. dxc5 Rac8 23. Qxa7 Qxc5 24. Qxc5 Rxc5 25. Nf3 Ra8 26. a4 Rca5 27. Nd4 Kf8 28. Bc7 Rxa4 29. Rxa4 Rxa4 30. Bd6 f5 {Schippke,M (2189)-Maisuradze,N (2192) Chartres FRA 2024 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 16. h4 h5 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. e6 f6 19. Bf4 Qb5 20. Bg3 Qd5 21. Kh2 c5 22. dxc5 Rac8 23. Qxa7 Qxc5 24. Qxc5 Rxc5 25. Nf3 Ra8 26. a4 Rca5 27. Nd4 Kf8 28. Bc7 Rxa4 29. Rxa4 Rxa4 30. Bd6 f5 {Schippke,M (2189)-Maisuradze,N (2192) Chartres FRA 2024 0-1 (55)}) 16... f6 17. Bf4 Bf8 18. e6 g5 19. Bg3 f5 20. h4 g4 21. Bf4 Bg7 22. bxc4 dxc4 23. Nf1 Bf6 24. h5 c5 25. d5 Rad8 26. Ne3 Qb7 27. Rac1 Rxd5 28. Nxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxa7 Ra8 30. Qc7 Kg7 31. Be5 Rxa2 32. Qxe7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.75"] [White "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Black "Oro, Faustino"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2433"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 h5 8. Qd2 Be7 9. Be2 ({RR} 9. O-O-O b5 10. a3 Bd7 11. Kb1 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Ke7 18. c4 Rac8 19. cxb5 Rc5 20. Qb3 axb5 21. a4 Rhc8 22. Bxb5 Bg5 23. Rd3 h4 {Ding,L (2791)-Carlsen,M (2863) chess24.com INT 2020 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. h3 Qc7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. b3 Qc7 16. f5 e5 17. Nde2 Bc6 18. Qd3 O-O 19. a5 Rac8 20. Bb6 Qd7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 e4 23. Qd1 h4 {Asprelli,G (2245)-Oro,F (2433) Buenos Aires ARG 2024 0-1 (45)}) 9... b5 10. O-O $146 ({RR} 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. a3 Nbd7 12. h3 h4 13. Bf2 Nb6 14. g4 hxg3 15. Bxg3 Rc8 16. Nb3 d5 17. Na5 Ba8 18. e5 Nh5 19. Rdg1 d4 20. Na2 Bg5 21. f4 Bxh1 22. fxg5 Be4 23. Nb4 Na4 24. Bd3 Nc5 {Mikkelsen,A (1745)-Chen,C (1987) Montesilvano ITA 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 10. a4 b4 11. Na2 a5 12. c3 bxc3 13. Nxc3 O-O 14. O-O Bb7 15. Ndb5 Nc6 16. Rad1 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Nb4 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bc4 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Rad8 22. Bd4 Qf8 23. Qg5 Nh7 24. Qxh5 Rxe1+ {Otdelnov,K (2320)-De Boer,E (2415) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 10. a4 b4 11. Na2 a5 12. c3 bxc3 13. Nxc3 Bb7 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. O-O g6 16. Nce2 e5 17. Nb3 Nc6 18. Nc3 Nb4 19. Qf2 Qb8 20. h3 Bd8 21. Rad1 Kg7 22. f4 Qc7 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Rd7 Qc8 {Otdelnov,K (2360)-Kuznetsov,E (1640) St Petersburg RUS 2024 1-0}) 10... Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 a5 13. Bb5+ Nfd7 14. c3 bxc3 15. Nxc3 O-O 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Nbd7 18. Qf2 Rc8 19. Rc2 Bh4 20. Qe2 Bf6 21. Rcd2 Qe7 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Ndb5 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Rxd5 Nb6 27. R5d2 Nc4 28. Bd4 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Bxd4+ 30. Nxd4 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Qh4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.76"] [White "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Black "Juksta, Karolis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2403"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nd3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nf4 Nf6 7. d4 d5 8. h4 Bf5 9. c3 h5 10. f3 Nbd7 11. Kf2 O-O-O 12. Qxe7 Bxe7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Rhe8 $146 ({RR} 14... Rde8 15. Bf4 Bd8 16. a4 Re6 17. Na3 Rhe8 18. Rhe1 Rxe1 19. Nxe1 Ng8 20. g3 Ne7 21. Nd3 Nf5 22. Nc2 g6 23. b4 a6 24. b5 a5 25. Ra2 b6 26. Ra1 Kb7 27. Rd1 Be7 28. Re1 Rc8 29. Ne3 {Najer,E (2663)-Smirnov,A (2586) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 14... Rde8 15. Bf4 Bd8 16. a4 Re6 17. Na3 Rhe8 18. Rhe1 Rxe1 19. Nxe1 Ng8 20. g3 Ne7 21. Nd3 Nf5 22. Nc2 g6 23. b4 a6 24. b5 a5 25. Ra2 b6 26. Ra1 Kb7 27. Rd1 Be7 28. Re1 Rc8 29. Ne3 {Najer,E (2663)-Smirnov,A (2586) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (48)}) 15. Nd2 c5 16. Nf1 c4 17. Nf4 Bd6 18. Ng3 g6 19. Nh3 Kc7 20. Bg5 Bxg3+ 21. Kxg3 Re2 22. Rab1 Rde8 23. Nf4 Rc2 24. Rhc1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 b5 26. Kf2 Kc6 27. Nh3 Nh7 28. Bd2 a5 29. Ng5 Nxg5 30. Bxg5 b4 31. g4 bxc3 32. bxc3 Nb6 33. Rc2 Na4 34. Bc1 Kd7 35. Bf4 Re6 36. Bc1 f6 37. Ba3 hxg4 38. fxg4 Re4 39. Kf3 Ke6 40. Bc1 f5 41. gxf5+ Kxf5 42. Bg5 Re8 43. Kg3 Re1 44. Kf2 Rd1 45. Bd8 Rd3 46. Bxa5 Rh3 47. Kg2 Rxh4 48. Rf2+ Rf4 49. Re2 Re4 50. Rf2+ Rf4 51. Re2 Re4 52. Rf2+ Kg4 53. Rf6 g5 54. Rd6 Re2+ 55. Kf1 Rxa2 56. Rxd5 Rc2 57. Bd8 Nxc3 58. Rxg5+ Kf3 59. Ke1 Ne4 60. Rf5+ Ke3 61. Kd1 Rd2+ 62. Kc1 c3 63. d5 Kd3 64. Rf3+ Ke2 65. Rh3 Rxd5 66. Bf6 Rd1+ 67. Kc2 Rd2+ 68. Kc1 Rd1+ 69. Kc2 Rd2+ 70. Kc1 Nxf6 71. Rxc3 Ne4 72. Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.77"] [White "Lou, Yiping"] [Black "Rosen, Eric"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2377"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Ne5 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Na4 Be7 16. b3 $146 ({RR} 16. Nc5 Bg4 17. Qa4 Qb6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxg4 Qxb2 20. Nd7 Rfd8 21. Qf5 g6 22. Qxf6 {1-0 (22) Eljanov,P (2706)-Rosen,E (2356) chess.com INT 2023}) 16... Nd7 17. Bg3 Qa5 18. Qe2 c5 19. Ba6 Rcd8 20. Qb5 Qxb5 21. Bxb5 d4 22. exd4 cxd4 23. Bc7 Rc8 24. Ba6 Rce8 25. Rfd1 Ba3 26. Rc2 Nf6 27. Rxd4 Bf5 28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Bxe2 Rc8 30. Rd8+ Rxd8 31. Bxd8 Nd5 32. Bc4 Nb4 33. Be7 a5 34. Bd8 Nc6 35. Bb6 Bb4 36. Nb2 Bb1 37. a4 Ne5 38. Bd5 Bc2 39. Bd4 Nd7 40. Nc4 Bxb3 41. Nb6 Nc5 42. Bxc5 Bxc5 43. Bxb3 Bxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.78"] [White "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Black "George, Kevin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E35"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2270"] [PlyCount "199"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. Bb5 h4 11. Be5 O-O 12. Bxf6 ({RR} 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nge2 Nh5 14. h3 f6 15. Bh2 Rb8 16. O-O Ng7 17. Na4 Ba6 18. Rfc1 Bd6 19. Qd1 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qd6+ 21. Kh1 Ne6 22. b3 Rbe8 23. Ng1 Bc8 24. Rc3 Bd7 25. Rac1 Re7 26. Nc5 Nxc5 {So,W (2757)-Kollars,D (2648) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (61)}) 12... Qxf6 13. h3 ({RR} 13. a3 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Ne7 17. h3 Qf5 18. Ke2 Qf6 19. Nf3 Ng6 20. Rhb1 b6 21. Kf1 Rfe8 22. a4 c6 23. c4 Rad8 24. a5 dxc4 25. Qxc4 g4 26. hxg4 h3 27. axb6 hxg2+ {Li Bo (2193)-Sun,Y (2083) Tianjin CHN 2024 1-0 (83)}) 13... Ne7 14. Nf3 c6 $146 ({RR} 14... c5 15. dxc5 Bf5 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. O-O Bxc5 19. Qe2 Kg7 20. f4 Rce8 21. Qh5 Rh8 22. Qxg5+ Qxg5 23. fxg5 Nc6 24. Na4 Bxd4 25. exd4 Nxd4 26. Nc5 Bc8 27. Rf4 Ne2+ 28. Bxe2 Rxe2 29. Raf1 {Indjic,A (2599)-Predojevic,B (2624) Valjevo 2018 1-0 (42)}) 15. Bd3 Be6 16. a3 Ba5 17. Qa4 Bc7 18. O-O-O a5 19. Qc2 b5 20. Ne2 Bd6 21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Nd5 23. Qd2 Nf4 24. g3 hxg3 25. fxg3 Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 Bxg3 27. Rdg1 Bf4+ 28. Kb1 Rfe8 29. Nxg5 Bxg5 30. Qh5 Kf8 31. Qxg5 Qxg5 32. Rxg5 Ba2+ 33. Kxa2 Rxe4 34. d5 cxd5 35. Rxd5 Rb8 36. Rf1 a4 37. Rd7 Re7 38. Rd4 Re3 39. h4 Rc8 40. Rd7 Re7 41. Rd5 Rb7 42. Rf4 Rc6 43. Rb4 Rcb6 44. Kb1 Ke7 45. Kc2 Rc7+ 46. Kd3 Rd7 47. Kd4 Rxd5+ 48. Kxd5 Rh6 49. Re4+ Kf8 50. Rg4 Ke7 51. Re4+ Kf8 52. Ke5 Ke7 53. Kf5+ Kf8 54. Kg5 Rg6+ 55. Kh5 Rc6 56. Re5 Rb6 57. Kg4 Kg7 58. h5 b4 59. Re4 bxa3 60. bxa3 Ra6 61. Re5 Kf6 62. Rb5 Ra8 63. Kf4 Ra6 64. Rc5 Ra8 65. Rc6+ Kg7 66. h6+ Kh7 67. Kg5 Rg8+ 68. Kf4 Rg6 69. Rc7 Rf6+ 70. Ke4 Kxh6 71. Ra7 Kg5 72. Ke3 Rf4 73. Ra5+ f5 74. Ra8 Re4+ 75. Kf3 Rc4 76. Rg8+ Kf6 77. Ra8 Ke5 78. Ra5+ Kd4 79. Rxf5 Kc3 80. Ke2 Rd4 81. Rf3+ Kb2 82. Rh3 Rd8 83. Rg3 Rc8 84. Kd2 Rc2+ 85. Kd1 Rh2 86. Rf3 Rh4 87. Kd2 Rd4+ 88. Rd3 Rc4 89. Rh3 Rc8 90. Rd3 Rb8 91. Kd1 Rb7 92. Rd2+ Kxa3 93. Kc1 Rb3 94. Rd4 Rh3 95. Kb1 Rh1+ 96. Kc2 Rg1 97. Re4 Rg2+ 98. Kb1 Rg3 99. Re1 Kb3 100. Ka1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.79"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. g3 Bg7 $146 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Bg2 Rc8 14. O-O Bg7 15. Qh5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. c3 O-O 18. Bh3 Nxd5 19. Bxf5 Nf6 20. Qh3 Rc6 21. Nc2 d5 22. a4 d4 23. axb5 axb5 24. f4 exf4 25. Nxd4 Qb6 26. Rxf4 b4 27. Qg2 {Zarubitski,V (2402)-Ohanyan,E (2489) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (73)}) ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Bg2 Rc8 14. c3 Bg7 15. O-O O-O 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nc2 Ne7 18. Ncb4 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Be6 20. a4 Rb8 21. axb5 Rxb5 22. Rxa6 Rxb2 23. Rxd6 Qb8 24. c4 Kh8 25. Rc6 Rd8 26. Qh5 Rc8 27. Be4 {Rozhkov,V (2145)-Thake,C (1778) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 12... Be6 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bg2 Rc8 15. O-O Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2 Be6 18. a4 f5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ncb4 Nxb4 21. Nxb4 e4 22. Ra6 Bc4 23. Rxd6 Qc7 24. Rd7 Qc5 25. Re1 Rf7 26. Rxf7 Bxf7 27. Qd7 {Zwirs,N (2451)-Thybo,J (2539) Viernheim GER 2024 ½-½ (34)}) 13. Qh5 fxe4 14. Bg2 O-O 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bg2 e4 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Kb1 Nd4 19. Ne3 b4 20. Nac4 Rc8 21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Rd1 Bg7 23. Rxd6 Qe7 24. Bf1 a5 25. Be2 Kh8 26. Ra6 Rfd8 27. Rxa5 Qf6 28. Ra6 Qe7 29. h4 Rd4 30. Qg5 Bf6 31. Qh6 Qf7 32. Nd6 Bxa2+ 33. Kc1 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Be5 35. Rc6 Rd8 36. Rc5 Bd4 37. Ra5 Be6 38. Ra6 Bc8 39. Rd6 Bxe3+ 40. fxe3 Rg8 41. Bc4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.80"] [White "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Black "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B54"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. c4 Ng4 9. hxg4 Bxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Nc3 e5 12. f3 Be6 13. Qd2 Qa5 $146 ({RR} 13... Rc8 14. b3 h5 15. gxh5 Rxh5 16. Kf2 Qf6 17. Ne2 Nc6 18. Bc2 Ke7 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Bb1 Rxh1 21. Rxh1 Rh8 22. Rxh8 Qxh8 23. Kg1 Qh4 24. Qc3 g5 25. c5 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Qd2 Nd4 28. Nxd4 {Madaminov,M (2501)-Yakubboev,N (2665) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 13... Rc8 14. b3 h5 15. gxh5 Rxh5 16. Kf2 Qf6 17. Ne2 Nc6 18. Bc2 Ke7 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Bb1 Rxh1 21. Rxh1 Rh8 22. Rxh8 Qxh8 23. Kg1 Qh4 24. Qc3 g5 25. c5 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Qd2 Nd4 28. Nxd4 {Madaminov,M (2501)-Yakubboev,N (2665) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (34)}) 14. Ne2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nxe2 16. Bxe2 Ke7 17. g5 a5 18. g3 Rac8 19. b3 f6 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 fxg5 22. fxg5 Rc5 23. Rag1 Re5 24. Ke3 Bd7 25. Rh4 Bc6 26. Bf3 Kf7 27. a3 b5 28. Be2 Kg7 29. Rd1 Rhe8 30. Rxd6 Bxe4 31. Kd4 Bf5 32. Bd3 Bxd3 33. Rd7+ R5e7 34. Rxe7+ Rxe7 35. Kxd3 Re5 36. Rg4 a4 37. cxb5 Rxb5 38. b4 Rf5 39. Rg3 Rf4 40. b5 h6 41. b6 hxg5 42. Rxg5 Rf8 43. Kc4 Kh6 44. Rc5 g5 45. Kb5 g4 46. b7 Rb8 47. Kb6 g3 48. Ka7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.81"] [White "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Black "Hungaski, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 f5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. c3 ({RR} 7. Qe2 O-O 8. c3 Ne4 9. Rg1 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 g5 11. Bg3 d5 12. h3 c5 13. f4 Bd6 14. Nf3 cxd4 15. Nxg5 dxc3 16. Nxe6 Qf6 17. Nxf8 Bxf8 18. O-O-O Nc6 19. Qh5 Bg7 20. Bh4 Qf8 21. Qxf5 Qb4 {Kantor,G (2533)-Gukesh,D (2578) Riga 2021 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 7. c4 Bb4 8. Qc2 Bxf3 9. gxf3 d6 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nc6 12. h4 Nh5 13. Bg3 f4 14. Bxf4 Nxf4 15. exf4 Nxd4 16. Qe3 c5 17. f5 e5 18. Be4 Qf6 19. O-O-O Rb8 20. a4 a5 21. Rdg1 Qf7 {Morena,I (1537)-Barbeito,J Montevideo URU 2024 0-1 (35)}) 7... O-O 8. h3 Ne4 9. Rg1 Bd6 $146 ({RR} 9... c5 10. g4 Bh4 11. Nxh4 Qxh4 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bf1 d5 14. Bg3 Qf6 15. h4 Nc6 {½-½ (15) Nielsen,M (1906)-Poulsen,P (1899) Svendborg 2019}) ({RR} 9... c5 10. g4 d5 11. gxf5 exf5 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. Nf7+ Rxf7 16. Qxf7 Bf6 17. Nc4 cxd4 18. exd4 Nc5 19. dxc5 Bd5 20. Nd6 {1-0 (20) Han,Y (2257)-Melaugh,G (2076) Dublin 2020}) ({RR} 9... d6 10. g4 Kh8 11. gxf5 exf5 12. Qc2 d5 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Ndf3 c5 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. h4 cxd4 17. exd4 b5 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. Bxb5 Qb6 21. Qb3 Ba6 22. Bd7 Qa5 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Kb1 {Han,Y (2307)-Grieve,H (2282) Newcastle on Tyne 2021 0-1 (35)}) 10. Bxd6 cxd6 11. g4 d5 12. gxf5 Rxf5 13. Qc2 Qf6 14. Ne5 Rxe5 15. Bxe4 Rxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. O-O-O b5 18. Rg4 Bd5 19. Rdg1 Nc6 20. Rxg7+ Qxg7 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qe2 a6 23. Qg4+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Ke7 25. Qxh7+ Kd6 26. Qg7 Ne7 27. h4 Nf5 28. Qe5+ Kc6 29. b3 d6 30. Qf6 Rg8 31. h5 Rg1+ 32. Kb2 Rg2 33. Ka3 a5 34. h6 Rh2 35. Qd8 b4+ 36. cxb4 axb4+ 37. Kxb4 Rxh6 38. Ka5 Kb7 39. Qd7+ Kb8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.82"] [White "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Black "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Nf5 Bb6 8. Bxb6 axb6 9. Ne3 d6 10. Nd2 $146 ({RR} 10. Bd3 Be6 11. a3 O-O 12. O-O Ne5 13. f4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 h5 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Rf2 Bc6 17. Raf1 Rad8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qf5 20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Re1 Rfe8 22. Rfe2 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Kf8 24. Kf2 Re8 {Brajkovic,N (1992)-Zhao,J (2052) Oakville 2019 0-1 (60)}) 10... O-O 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Bc2 Qf4 13. g3 Qh6 14. f4 f5 15. Qe2 N5c6 16. O-O g6 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Rae1 Qg6 21. a3 Rae8 22. Qd3 Kh8 23. Nf3 Qf6 24. Nh4 Re7 25. Rxe7 Nxe7 26. Re1 Ng6 27. Nf3 Rf7 28. Kf2 Re7 29. Nd4 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 Ne7 31. Qb5 c5 32. Ne2 Qe6 33. Qxb6 Qd5 34. Qd8+ Ng8 35. Kf2 Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kg6 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. Qd7+ Kg6 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Qd7+ Kh8 41. c4 Qd3 42. Qf7 Qc2 43. b4 b6 44. bxc5 bxc5 45. h3 h6 46. g4 Qb3 47. gxf5 Qxh3 48. Ng3 Qh2+ 49. Kf3 Qb2 50. Nh5 Qxa3+ 51. Kg4 Qa1 52. f6 Qd1+ 53. Kh4 Qh1+ 54. Kg4 Qd1+ 55. Kg3 Qg1+ 56. Kf3 Qf1+ 57. Kg3 Qg1+ 58. Kf3 Qf1+ 59. Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.83"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "182"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. h4 ({RR} 5. d3 Nge7 6. Bc4 Na5 7. a4 Nxc4 8. dxc4 d6 9. Be3 Be6 10. b3 h6 11. Qd2 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. g3 Ng6 14. Rg1 e4 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f4 h5 17. O-O-O a6 18. Kb1 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 {Fromm,M (2446)-Kiremitciyan,A (2281) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 5... Nf6 ({RR} 5... h5 6. d3 Nge7 7. Ng5 f6 8. Nf3 d6 9. a3 Be6 10. d4 Bg4 11. d5 a6 12. Be2 Na7 13. Be3 c6 14. Nd2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 cxd5 16. exd5 Qd7 17. Nc4 Nac8 18. a4 f5 19. f3 O-O 20. a5 {Mamedov,R (2646)-Piorun,K (2601) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (37)}) 6. d3 d6 7. Nd5 $146 ({RR} 7. Be3 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Qd2 Nxb3 11. axb3 Bb7 12. Bh6 O-O 13. O-O-O b4 14. Ne2 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Ng4 16. Qd2 Nxf2 17. Qh6 Qf6 18. h5 Qg7 19. Qd2 Nxd1 20. Kxd1 c5 21. Ng3 Bc8 {Buke,F (1959)-Marn,J (2215) Pardubice 2019 ½-½ (37)}) 7... a6 8. Bc4 Na5 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. Bh6 Nxc4 11. dxc4 Bg4 12. g3 Qd7 13. Qd3 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Be7 15. Rd2 f5 16. Ng5 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc6 18. Re1 b6 19. b3 Kb7 20. Nc3 Bf5 21. Qe3 Bf8 22. Bg5 Rd7 23. Nd5 Bg7 24. f3 Qc5 25. Kb1 Qxe3 26. Bxe3 Rf8 27. f4 exf4 28. Bxf4 c6 29. Ne3 Bc3 30. Red1 Bxd2 31. Rxd2 Re8 32. Kb2 b5 33. Kc3 Re4 34. Bg5 Re6 35. a3 Rf7 36. Bf4 Rd7 37. Bg5 Be4 38. Kb4 c5+ 39. Kc3 Bc6 40. Bf4 Rde7 41. Rd3 Rd7 42. Rd2 Be4 43. Kb2 Kc6 44. Kc3 Rf7 45. b4 Bf3 46. Bh6 bxc4 47. Nxc4 d5 48. Na5+ Kb5 49. Nb3 Re2 50. Nxc5 Rxd2 51. a4+ Kc6 52. Kxd2 Be4 53. Bf4 a5 54. c3 Bf5 55. Nb3 axb4 56. cxb4 d4 57. Nxd4+ Kd5 58. Kc3 Rf8 59. Nxf5 Rc8+ 60. Kb3 gxf5 61. b5 Re8 62. Kb4 Re1 63. Ka5 Ra1 64. b6 Kc6 65. Bc7 h5 66. Kb4 Rb1+ 67. Kc4 Ra1 68. Kb4 Rb1+ 69. Kc4 Re1 70. a5 Re4+ 71. Kd3 Kb7 72. Kc3 Ra4 73. Kd3 Rxa5 74. Kd4 Kc6 75. Ke3 Ra4 76. Kf3 Rb4 77. Bd8 Kd5 78. Bc7 Ke6 79. Bd8 Ke5 80. Bc7+ Kd5 81. Bd8 f4 82. gxf4 Rb3+ 83. Ke2 Ke4 84. Bc7 Kf5 85. Kd2 Kg4 86. Kc2 Rb5 87. Kc3 Kxh4 88. Kc4 Rb1 89. Kc5 Kg4 90. f5 Kxf5 91. Kc6 Rxb6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.84"] [White "Pereira, Fabian"] [Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 a5 7. Bd3 Na6 8. Ne2 g6 9. O-O ({RR} 9. h4 h5 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Qc2 Kf8 12. O-O-O Kg7 13. f3 Nc7 14. Rdg1 Nd5 15. g4 hxg4 16. fxg4 Qe7 17. Rh3 Bd7 18. h5 g5 19. h6+ Rxh6 20. Rxh6 Kxh6 21. Rh1+ Kg7 22. Rh7+ Kg8 23. Qd1 f5 {Karthikeyan,M (2627)-Predke,A (2685) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 9. h4 Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. h5 g5 12. O-O Nc7 13. f4 Be7 14. fxg5 fxg5 15. Ng3 Nd5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Qd6 18. c4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. c5 Qh6 21. Qg4 Kf8 22. Rxf4 Rg8 23. Qf3 Rd8 {Golubev,M (2461)-Urazayev,A (2483) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 9... Bg7 10. f4 $146 ({RR} 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 12. h3 Nc7 13. Rad1 Be6 14. c4 f5 15. b3 Qd7 16. a4 b6 17. Bb1 Rad8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Qe7 20. Rfe1 Qa3 21. d5 Na8 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Bd3 cxd5 24. cxd5 Nc7 {Mohammad Fahad,R (2419)-Susilodinata,A (2393) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (43)}) 10... f5 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Be3 Nc7 13. Qd2 Nd5 14. Bg1 Re8 15. Rad1 Nf6 16. Ng3 Qd6 17. c4 Bd7 18. Bb1 h5 19. Ne2 h4 20. Nc3 h3 21. gxh3 b5 22. b3 a4 23. c5 Qc7 24. b4 Be6 25. a3 Nd5 26. Bf2 Nxc3 27. Qxc3 Bd5+ 28. Kg1 Qxf4 29. Qg3 Qh6 30. h4 Qh5 31. Bd3 Re6 32. h3 Rae8 33. Kh2 Bh6 34. Rfe1 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Rxe1 36. Bxe1 Qd1 37. Bxf5 Qe2+ 38. Bf2 Qf1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.85"] [White "Meylan, Andre"] [Black "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "2410"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Qg4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Qc7 7. Bf4 Nb4 ({RR} 7... f5 8. Qg3 Nge7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Re1 Be7 11. h4 O-O 12. h5 Nxf4 13. Qxf4 Bd7 14. a3 Be8 15. h6 Bh5 16. Nbd2 Rf7 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 gxh6 19. c4 Bc5 20. Qf4 Rg7 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Rac1 {Mikhalsky,V (2219)-Clawitter,C (2050) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (31)}) 8. Nxd4 $146 ({RR} 8. O-O Ne7 9. Nxd4 Ng6 10. Nb5 Qb6 11. N1c3 Nxd3 12. cxd3 a6 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 e5 16. Qg3 d4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Rfe1+ Be6 19. Nd5 O-O 20. Nc7 Rc8 21. Re2 Bf5 22. Nd5 Qh4 {Kokes,B (1919)-Krouzel,J (2073) Pardubice 2020 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Na3 Ne7 11. Nxd4 Ng6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nf3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Bxa3 15. bxa3 O-O 16. Rfd1 Na5 17. c4 Qa4 18. Rd3 Nxc4 19. Rb1 Qd7 20. Qxc4 dxc4 21. Rxd7 b5 22. Nd4 a6 {Allen,T (117)-Gordon,P (109) Torquay 2018 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 8. Na3 Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Qc3+ 11. Ke2 Qb2+ 12. Bd2 Kf8 13. Nxd4 Nh6 14. Qh4 Bd7 15. Rab1 Qxa3 16. Rxb7 Ke8 17. Bb4 Qxa2+ 18. Kf3 f6 19. exf6 Nf5 20. f7+ {1-0 (20) Mikhalsky,V (2269)-Peterson,E (2157) Chess.com INT 2022}) 8... Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 Qb6 10. Nb3 Qb4+ 11. N1d2 g5 12. g3 gxf4 13. a3 Qb5 14. gxf4 Qxd3 15. Rc1 Nh6 16. Qh4 Nf5 17. Qf6 Rg8 18. Rc7 Be7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.86"] [White "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Black "Larrea, Manuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B59"] [WhiteElo "2081"] [BlackElo "2259"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. Bf3 Nb4 12. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 12. Qd2 d5 13. exd5 Nbxd5 14. Bc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. Nxe6 Qxc3 18. bxc3 fxe6 19. Bxb7 Ra7 20. Rab1 Rb8 21. Bd5 Re8 22. Rb7 Rxb7 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Ba6 Rb2 25. Re1 e4 26. Rc1 Nd5 {Sachilaru,A (2255)-Maldonado Mena,G (2073) Prague CZE 2024 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rfc1 Bc4 14. Qd2 d5 15. exd5 Rfd8 16. Bg5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxa5 Nb4 20. Qc3 Na2 21. Rxa2 Bxa2 22. Bxb7 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. b4 Qd7 25. h3 Rc8 26. Qf3 Rd4 {Petrenko,S (2155)-Sieber,F (2310) Antalya 2019 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 e4 14. Be2 Nbxd5 15. Bd4 Nf4 16. Bb5 Ne6 17. c3 d5 18. Qd2 Qd6 19. Rad1 Ng4 20. f4 exf3 21. gxf3 Bg5 22. Qg2 Ne3 23. Bxe3 Bxe3+ 24. Kh1 b6 25. Rfe1 Nf4 26. Qg3 Bc5 {Pontes,A (1863)-Chemin,V (2182) Registro 2019 0-1 (56)}) 12... Rc8 13. Rc1 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Bg4 Bg5 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rb1 Qb6 18. Nd2 Rc6 19. Nf3 Be7 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Re1 Qd8 22. Qe2 Rc5 23. Qe3 Qf8 24. Re2 g5 25. h3 Bd8 26. Ne1 Bb6 27. Qg3 Qg7 28. Qg4 Qf6 29. Rd1 R5c6 30. h4 Kh7 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Nf3 Kg6 33. Nh4+ Kh6 34. Nf3 Bd4 35. g3 Bxc3 36. bxc3 Na2 37. Kg2 Nxc3 38. Rh1+ Kg7 39. Nxg5 Qg6 40. Nxe6+ Kf6 41. Ng5 Qxg5 42. Qf3+ Kg7 43. Rh5 Qg6 44. Re3 Nxa4 45. Rf5 Rc3 46. Qe2 Rxc2 47. Qb5 Nc5 48. Ref3 a4 49. Qb1 Rc4 50. Qh1 Nxe4 51. Qh4 R8c7 52. Qd8 Nd2 53. Qf8+ Kh7 54. Rf7+ Rxf7 55. Rxf7+ Qxf7 56. Qxf7+ Kh6 57. Qf6+ Kh7 58. Qxd6 Rd4 59. Qe7+ Kg8 60. Qxe5 Rd8 61. Qg5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.87"] [White "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Black "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2078"] [BlackElo "1796"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Qd1 $146 ({RR} 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bg5 c5 11. Qd2 h6 12. Bh4 Ba6 13. Rfe1 g5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Qxg5+ Kh8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. exd5 Re8 19. h4 Qd7 20. h5 Qf5 21. Rad1 Bc4 22. b3 Bxd5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {Polivanov,A (2452)-Kondakov,A (1986) Lichess.org INT 2020 0-1}) ({RR} 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bg5 c5 11. Qd1 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qd3 Bg6 16. f4 Nh5 17. f5 Nxg3 18. Qxg3 Bh7 19. f6 Bg6 20. h4 gxh4 21. Qxh4 Kh7 22. Rf3 Rh8 23. Nd5 Kg8 {Chesters,T-Walker,M (1770) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (32)}) 9... h6 10. Re1 a6 11. Bf1 Re8 12. f3 Be6 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Qd4 Ng6 15. Be3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qc3 Rac8 19. Rad1 Qh5 20. Bd4 Nf4 21. Be5 Nd5 22. Qd2 Rcd8 23. c4 Ne7 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kh7 26. Bd3+ Bf5 27. g4 Qg5 28. Bf1 Nc6 29. Re8 Bg6 30. Bg3 f6 31. Rc8 h5 32. h4 Qd2 33. Re2 Qd4+ 34. Kh2 hxg4 35. fxg4 Qxg4 36. Rxc7 Ne5 37. Bxe5 fxe5 38. Rg2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1 e4 40. Re7 Qe3+ 41. Kh1 Qh3+ 42. Kg1 e3 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Rxg6+ Kxg6 45. Bxh3 Kh5 46. Bc8 b6 47. Bxa6 Kxh4 48. Kf1 Kg4 49. Ke2 Kf4 50. b4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.88"] [White "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Black "Wong, Hayoung"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2153"] [BlackElo "1704"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Be3 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Qa4+ Nd7 9. O-O-O Nxe3 10. fxe3 O-O 11. Qxc4 Qg5 12. Nd5 c6 13. Nf4 Nb6 14. Qc3 Bg4 15. Re1 Na4 16. Qc2 Bxd4 17. Qxa4 Bxe3+ 18. Rxe3 Qxf4 19. Qb3 Rfe8 20. g3 Qh6 21. h3 {Shamsi,M (2217)-Papayan,O (2183) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 6... Nc6 7. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Bxe3 9. fxe3 bxc6 10. Bxc4 Rb8 11. b3 Nf6 12. Rf1 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Rf4 Rb4 15. e5 Rxf4 16. exf4 Nd5 17. g3 Kf7 18. Nd2 Nc3+ 19. Kc2 Nb5 20. Kd3 Rd8+ 21. Ke3 {Xhuveli,R (1029)-Chatziioannidis,P (1007) Rio 2018 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Bxe3 10. Rd8# {1-0 (10) Hrabovetskyi,O-Milakov,M Mariupol 2021}) 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. f3 Bd7 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Rae1 Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3 Qb4 15. Bb3 a5 16. Rf2 a4 17. Bd1 a3 18. b3 Rad8 19. Rd2 Rxd2 20. Qxd2 Qc5+ 21. Qe3 Qxe3+ 22. Rxe3 Rd8 23. Bc2 Rd2 24. Re2 Rd8 25. Kf2 Kf8 26. Ke3 g6 27. b4 Re8 28. Bb3 b6 29. Rc2 Ra8 30. h4 Be8 31. g4 c6 32. Ne2 Rc8 33. g5 Nd7 34. Nd4 c5 35. Nb5 Ke7 36. Nxa3 Ra8 37. Nb5 cxb4 38. Nc7 Ra5 39. Nd5+ Kd6 40. Rc8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.89"] [White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Black "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E68"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2334"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 Re8 9. h3 c6 10. Re1 a5 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Qc2 a4 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Nf3 Qb4 ({RR} 16... Ne6 17. Bxd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Qc5 19. e5 Qb4 20. a3 Qc5 21. Red1 Nh5 22. Ne4 Qb6 23. g4 Nhf4 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Nxe8 Kxe8 26. Nd4 Qc5 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. Qe4 Qxc4 29. Rxe6+ Qxe6 30. Qxf4 Ra5 31. Qf6 {Krivenko,D (2269)-Parpiev,I (2305) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 17. Bf1 Ne6 $146 ({RR} 17... Re6 18. Ng5 Re8 19. a3 Qb6 20. Bxd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Nfd7 22. Nf3 Nf8 23. Qd2 Be6 24. e5 Rad8 25. Ng5 Bc8 26. Nge4 Rxd6 27. exd6 Nxe4 28. Nxe4 Re6 29. c5 Qb3 30. Re3 Qa2 31. Qc3 Nd7 32. Bc4 {Lazavik,D (2438)-Kim,S (2295) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (34)}) 18. Bd2 Qa5 19. e5 dxe5 20. Ne4 Qd8 21. Bb4 Nd4 22. Rxd4 Nd7 23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Rd1 Qe7 26. Qd2 Bf5 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Nfg5 f6 29. Nxh7 Bxe4 30. Rd7 Qf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Nxf6 Kxf6 33. Qh4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "7.90"] [White "Grahn, Vidar"] [Black "Wanyama, Harold"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2263"] [BlackElo "2154"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Qb5 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qb3 Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1 Nb6 ({RR} 13... h6 14. e3 a5 15. Rc5 a4 16. Qb2 a3 17. Qb3 Bd7 18. Qxb7 Ncb4 19. Ne5 Ba4 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Nc6 Qd7 22. Rb1 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rab8 24. Qxb8 Qxc6 25. Qb3 Nc3 26. Re1 Ra8 27. Nc4 Ne4 28. Ne5 {Sadhwani,R (2609)-Van Foreest,J (2691) Riga 2021 ½-½ (49)}) ({RR} 13... a5 14. a3 a4 15. Qb2 Qe7 16. e3 Rd8 17. Rc2 Ra6 18. Rac1 Rb6 19. Qa1 Na5 20. Rc5 Nb3 21. Nxb3 Rxb3 22. Nd2 Rd3 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxc7 Qe8 25. Nf3 f6 26. R1c3 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Bh3 28. Nd2 {Filip,L (2359)-Korobov,A (2662) Bucharest ROU 2024 0-1 (36)}) 14. e3 e5 $146 ({RR} 14... Re8 15. Ne4 e5 16. Rxc6 bxc6 17. Nxe5 Be6 18. Qc2 Bd5 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qxc6 Rb8 21. Rc1 Re7 22. h4 Nc8 23. Rc2 Nd6 24. Nc3 Re6 25. Qa4 Nc8 26. Qa5 Rd6 27. Bf3 c6 28. Qc5 Qb6 29. Ne4 {Chan,K (2367)-Han,Y (2406) Southend ENG 2023 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 14... Qe7 15. Rab1 Rd8 16. Nc4 Bd7 17. Nce5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Ba4 19. Qc3 c6 20. Qa5 Bb5 21. Rb4 f6 22. Nf3 Nd5 23. Rb2 Nb6 24. Nd2 Na4 25. Rbb1 b6 26. Qb4 Qxb4 27. Rxb4 Rac8 28. Ne4 a6 29. Rb3 {Burkart,P (2322)-Hayrapetyan,H (2488) Tornelo INT 2020 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 14... a5 15. Ne4 a4 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rab1 Nd5 18. a3 Ra7 19. Nc5 Qe7 20. e4 Nb6 21. Qc3 Rd8 22. Nd3 Bd7 23. Nf4 Be8 24. Rd1 Na5 25. d5 exd5 26. exd5 Nbc4 27. Rb4 b5 28. Nd4 c5 29. dxc6 {Paredes Guzman,F (2190)-Alonso Garcia,A (2446) Mexico City MEX 2023 0-1 (43)}) 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. Qb2 Nb4 17. Qc3 c6 18. a3 N4d5 19. Qc2 Bg4 20. h3 Bh5 21. e4 Nc7 22. a4 Nd7 23. Qb2 Nc5 24. Qa3 N7a6 25. Nc4 Rad8 26. Nh4 Be2 27. Nf5 Qe6 28. Nfe3 f6 29. exf6 Qxf6 30. f4 Bxc4 31. Nxc4 Rd3 32. Qa2 Qd4+ 33. Kh2 Nb4 34. Qe2 Nb3 35. Ne5 Nxc1 36. Rxc1 Rd2 37. Qg4 Qd6 38. Nc4 Rxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Qe7 40. Ne5 Rd8 41. Rd1 Rxd1 42. Qxd1 h6 43. Kf3 a5 44. Ng6 Qf6 45. Qb3+ Kh7 46. f5 Qd6 47. e5 Qd4 48. Nf8+ Kh8 49. Ng6+ Kh7 50. Ne7 Nd5 51. Nxd5 cxd5 52. Qe3 Qxa4 53. e6 Qc6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2831"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 Bf5 4. Be2 h6 5. Ba3 Nbd7 6. c4 e6 7. Bxf8 Nxf8 8. O-O N8d7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 O-O 11. Nc3 c6 12. Qb3 Re8 $146 ({RR} 12... Bg4 13. d4 Ne4 14. Rfd1 b5 15. h3 Bh5 16. a4 a6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Ne5 Nxc3 20. Bxh5 Nxe5 21. Qxc3 Nc4 22. Ra1 Qb7 23. Ra2 Ra8 24. Qa1 Rxa2 25. Qxa2 g6 26. Bf3 Kg7 27. Qa1 {Kiremitciyan,A (2281)-Karaoglan,K (2274) Denizli TUR 2024 ½-½ (49)}) ({RR} 12... Ne4 13. d3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qe7 15. Rfc1 Bg6 16. Qd4 Qd6 17. g3 Rfe8 18. Qf4 Qe7 19. a4 Nf8 20. Rab1 Ne6 21. Qe5 f6 22. Qc3 Bh5 23. Qb2 Rad8 24. Nh4 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Qf7 26. Qg4 Kh7 27. Qd1 {Martinez Duany,L (2472)-Yao,L (2370) Donostia ESP 2024 ½-½ (95)}) ({RR} 12... Ne4 13. d3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qe7 15. Rfc1 Bg6 16. Qd4 Qd6 17. g3 Rfe8 18. Qf4 Qe7 19. a4 Nf8 20. Rab1 Ne6 21. Qe5 f6 22. Qc3 Bh5 23. Qb2 Rad8 24. Nh4 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Qf7 26. Qg4 Kh7 27. Qd1 {Martinez Duany,L (2472)-Yao,L (2370) Donostia ESP 2024 ½-½ (95)}) 13. b5 Qa5 14. Rfc1 Nc5 15. Qd1 Ne6 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Qa4 Qb6 18. d4 a5 19. Qd1 Nd7 20. Na4 Qb7 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qb4 23. Qd1 Rec8 24. Rab1 Qd6 25. Nb6 Nxb6 26. Rxb6 Qa3 27. h3 c5 28. Rb3 Qa4 29. dxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Nxc5 31. Qxd5 Rc8 32. Rc3 Qb4 33. Rc1 Qa3 34. Rc4 Qxa2 35. Rxc5 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Rxc5 37. Qxc5 a4 38. Nd4 Qb2 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qc2+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E91"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Stockfish 16.1} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Be3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Re8 12. f3 c6 13. Rad1 Nd7 ({RR} 13... Qa5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. Kh1 b6 ({RR} 16... Nd7) 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. b4 Ne6 19. b5 cxb5 20. cxb5 d5 21. e5 Qxe5 22. Nc6 Qh5 ({RR} 22... Qd6) 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. Ne2 Bf8 25. Nf4 Qf5 ({RR} 25... Nxf4 26. Bxf4 h6) 26. g4 Qe5 27. Bxb6 Ne4 28. Bxd8) 14. Kh1 ({RR} 14. Rd2 Qe7 15. Qd1 Rad8 16. Nde2 Ne5 17. b3 Nc5 18. Qc2 a6 19. Bf2 ({RR} 19. Nd1) 19... b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. a4 bxa4 22. Nxa4 Na6 23. h3 d5 ({RR} 23... Nb4 24. Qd1 Bf8) 24. exd5 ({RR} 24. f4 Nd7 ({RR} 24... Nb4 25. Qd1) 25. Nd4 Nb4 26. Nxc6 Nxc2 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Rxc2 dxe4 29. b4 Rde8) 24... Nb4 25. Qd1 Nxd5 26. Kh1 Bh6 27. Bc5 ({RR} 27. f4 Nxf4 28. Nxf4 Bxf4 29. Rd4 Ng4 30. Rxe7 Nxf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxd1 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8) 27... Qf6 28. f4 ({RR} 28. Rf1 Bxd2 29. Qxd2 Qh4 30. Qc2 Nb4 31. Bxb4 Qxb4 32. Ng3 f5 33. f4 Nd3) 28... Nxf4 {Muradli,M (2560)-Shankland,S (2671) Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] 0-1 (59)} ({RR} 28... Nf3 29. gxf3 Qh4 30. Kg2 Bxf4 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Nxf4 Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Qxe1 34. Nxd5)) 14... Nac5 $146 ({RR} 14... Qa5 15. Nb3 Qb4 16. Bd4 Ne5 17. Nd2 Nc5 18. a3 Qxb2 19. Nb5 Qc2 20. Nxd6 Ncd3 21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22. Rf1 Nxc4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. f4 Ndb2 25. Qf2 Rd8 26. f5 Nxd1 27. Qh4 Qxd2 28. fxg6 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 {Vardanyan,A (2287)-Galperin,P (2551) Lithuania LTU 2023 0-1}) 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. axb3 Qc7 17. Qd2 Re6 18. Ne2 a5 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Ree8 21. Qg5 Kh8 22. Nc2 Re6 23. Ra1 Qb6 24. Qd2 Qd8 25. Ra3 Qf6 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Qxa5 Qxb2 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. Qxd7 Qxc2 30. Qxb7 Re5 31. Rg1 Rg5 32. h3 c5 33. Qe7 Qd2 34. Qa7 Qb2 35. Qa6 Qxb3 36. Qa1+ f6 37. Qa7+ Kg8 38. Ra1 Re5 39. Qd7 Qb8 40. Ra7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. O-O a6 7. Be3 d6 8. a4 O-O 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. Nd5 Re8 11. Ne3 $146 ({RR} 11. c3 Be6 12. Ne3 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Ne3 Qd7 15. Qc2 Qe6 16. Rfd1 Red8 17. h3 g6 18. Kh2 Kg7 19. g3 Rab8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nh4 Rd7 22. Qe2 Ne7 23. Ra5 Rb6 24. Ra8 Rbd6 25. Qf3 Ra6 {Agasarov,B (2410)-Gharibyan,M (2462) Yerevan ARM 2024 0-1 (44)}) 11... Rb8 12. a5 Ra8 13. Kh1 b5 14. axb6 cxb6 15. Bb5 Bb7 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Qe1 a5 18. Qc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2801"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. h3 Ne4 ({RR} 11... h6 12. Nbd4 Re8 13. Be3 Bc7 14. Qd2 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rfe1 Ne4 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. f3 Bh2+ 20. Kf1 Ng3+ 21. Kf2 a6 22. Qd2 Nh5 23. Kf1 Ng3+ 24. Kf2 Nh5 25. Rh1 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 {Haug,H (2352)-Sydykov,B (2268) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (61)}) 12. Nbd4 Qf6 13. Be3 Bc7 14. c4 $146 ({RR} 14. Re1 h6 15. c4 Bb6 16. Bc2 Nb4 17. cxd5 Nc5 18. Nb3 Qxb2 19. Re2 Qc3 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Rc1 {1-0 (21) Richterova,N (2190)-Fataliyeva,U (2427) Petrovac MNE 2023}) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qg6 16. Be5 Bb6 17. cxd5 Bxh3 18. Nh4 Qg5 19. Bxe4 Qxe5 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qd3+ g6 22. Qxh3 Kg7 23. Qc3 Bd4 24. Qd2 Qe4 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Rfe1 Qf5 27. Re3 Rh8 28. Nh2 Rh4 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. Rxd3 Rah8 31. Rh3 Rxh3 32. gxh3 Rxh3 33. Ng4 Bxb2 34. Rb1 Bd4 35. Kg2 Rh5 36. d6 Rd5 37. Rxb7 Rxd6 38. Rb4 Bb6 39. a4 Rd4 40. Rxd4 Bxd4 41. f4 f5 42. Nh2 Kf7 43. Nf3 Bf6 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Ke3 Kd5 46. Kd3 Kc5 47. a5 Kb5 48. a6 Kxa6 49. Kc4 Kb6 50. Ne1 a5 51. Nd3 Kc6 52. Nc5 Be7 53. Nb3 a4 54. Nd4+ Kd7 55. Nf3 a3 56. Kb3 Ke6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2733"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 dxc4 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Nxc4 Nxf4 11. gxf4 Nd7 12. e3 ({RR} 12. Nc3 Qc7 13. e3 b6 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Qe2 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Ne5 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. b3 h6 20. Na4 Bd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Ng4 Qd6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qf3 d4 25. e4 Be7 26. Nb2 Rfe8 {Smirnov,P (2530)-Faizrakhmanov,R (2454) Ershovo RUS 2024 0-1 (60)}) 12... Nb6 13. Nbd2 Bd7 $146 ({RR} 13... Nd5 14. Rc1 f6 15. Ne4 b6 16. a3 Kh8 17. Kh1 Bd7 18. Rg1 Be8 19. Bh3 Bf7 20. Rg3 c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Qe2 Qc7 23. Rgg1 a5 24. Bg2 Rab8 25. Ned2 a4 26. Be4 Rfd8 27. Rc2 g6 28. Qf1 {Cheng,B (2559)-Nihal,S (2673) Chartres FRA 2023 ½-½ (34)}) 14. Rc1 Be8 15. Kh1 Kh8 16. Rg1 Rg8 17. Ne4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4 Rc8 19. Rc1 b6 20. Bf3 f6 21. Qb3 Qd7 22. Rgd1 Bf7 23. Qa4 Rc7 24. Rc3 Rgc8 25. Ng3 g6 26. Rdc1 Be8 27. Qb3 Bf7 28. Qa4 Be8 29. Qb3 Bf7 30. Qa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2689"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bc2 d4 7. O-O Nc6 8. Ba4 g5 9. Bxc6 ({RR} 9. d3 h6 10. h3 Bg7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Qe2 dxc3 14. Nxc3 Ba6 15. b3 Rd8 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Ne4 Rd5 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. exf6 Nd7 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qd7 23. f4 Kh7 {Willy,S (2321)-Chen,R (2265) Seattle USA 2024 1-0}) 9... bxc6 10. Qe2 Bg7 11. Qe4 $146 ({RR} 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Qe4 O-O 13. d3 h6 14. Na3 Ba6 15. Nc4 Nc5 16. Qe2 Bxc4 17. dxc4 f5 18. b3 Ne4 19. Bb2 c5 20. Kh1 Qe7 21. Rad1 g4 22. Nd2 Ng5 23. f4 Nf7 24. g3 Nd8 25. Nb1 Nc6 {Dubovyk,A (1797)-Korniichuk,O (1654) Vinnytsia 2018 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 11. h3 h5 12. Qe4 g4 13. hxg4 hxg4 14. Qxg4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bf6 17. Qf3 d3 18. b3 c4 19. Na3 cxb3 20. Nc4 Be7 21. axb3 Bc5+ 22. Ne3 Bb7 23. Ba3 Bb6 24. f5 e5 25. f6 Qc7 {Ozen,D (2417)-Rahul,S (2430) Montebelluna 2019 ½-½}) 11... h5 12. cxd4 g4 13. Ne1 cxd4 14. f4 Ba6 15. d3 c5 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Nc4 f6 18. Qc6 Bxc4 19. dxc4 fxe5 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Nd3 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Raxe8 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Nf4 Kh7 25. b3 d3 26. Rb1 Ng6 27. g3 Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Re2 29. Rd1 Ne5 30. Nxe2 dxe2 31. Bf4 exd1=Q+ 32. Rxd1 Nf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.7"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2805"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nxd5 ({RR} 9. Ne4 d6 10. d3 dxe5 11. Nxc5 Qd6 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Nc5 Rb8 15. Rb1 Nf4 16. Bc3 Rd5 17. b4 a5 18. a3 h5 19. Nd2 axb4 20. axb4 Bg4 21. f3 Bf5 22. Ra1 h4 23. Nde4 h3 {Efimenko,Z (2602)-Korobov,A (2688) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (49)}) ({RR} 9. Ne4 d6 10. h3 Bf5 11. d3 Bxe4 12. dxe4 dxe5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Nxe5 Qd6 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Bg3 Rfd8 17. c4 d4 18. Nd3 Rac8 19. Qf3 Qa6 20. Rxe7 Qxc4 21. b3 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxa7 c4 {Xiong,J (2646)-Guzman Lozano,C (1868) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 9... cxd5 10. d4 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 10... cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bb7 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Qd2 Rfc8 14. c3 Rc4 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Bd4 a5 17. b3 Rcc8 18. h4 h6 19. Re3 Ra6 20. Rae1 Re6 21. Nh2 Qf8 22. f4 h5 23. Nf3 Rec6 24. Kh2 Re8 25. Rg1 {Maze,S (2538)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2605) Almaty KAZ 2022 ½-½ (64)}) 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Be3 Qc6 13. Qd2 d6 14. Bh6 dxe5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rxe5 e6 17. Rae1 Qc7 18. Nd4 Rb8 19. b3 Rb6 20. h4 Qd8 21. h5 Re8 22. f4 Bd7 23. Qf2 Qf6 24. Qg3 Rc8 25. R1e3 a5 26. a4 Kf8 27. c3 Rcb8 28. h6 Kg8 29. Qf2 Qd8 30. f5 exf5 31. Rxd5 Qc8 32. Qf4 R6b7 33. Re7 Be6 34. Qe5 Kf8 35. Nxe6+ Kxe7 36. Ng5+ Kf8 37. Nxh7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.8"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Qxd4+ Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Na6 ({RR} 15... a5 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. Rac1 Na6 18. Nb5 a4 19. bxa4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Nc5 21. Nc3 Nxa4 22. Nxa4 Rxa4 23. Rc2 Kf6 24. Rc6+ Kg7 25. Rxb6 Rxa2 26. Kf1 Ra1+ 27. Kg2 Ra2 28. Kf1 Ra1+ 29. Kg2 {½-½ (29) So,W (2754)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2779) Zagreb 2019}) ({RR} 15... Nd7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Nc6 Nc5 18. Nxa7 Ra8 19. b4 Rxa7 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Rxc5 Rxa2 22. Re5 {½-½ (22) Amundsen,A (2069)-Gasland,L (1985) Fagernes NOR 2024}) 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. Nb5 $146 ({RR} 17. e3 Kf6 {½-½ (17) Saric,A (2542)-Bosiocic,M (2629) Tuzla 2019}) 17... Rc5 18. Rxc5 Nxc5 19. Rc1 a5 20. Rd1 Rc8 21. Na7 Rc7 22. Nb5 Rc8 23. Na7 Rc7 24. Nb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.9"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2763"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 h5 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. g3 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 14... b5 15. Qf2 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. Qe1 d5 18. Bg2 O-O 19. h3 Rc8 20. g4 d4 21. Bc1 Nb6 22. Qf2 Qxc3 23. g5 Nfd7 24. f4 exf4 25. Bb2 Qe3 26. Bxd4 Qxf2 27. Bxf2 Na4 28. Bd4 Bxg5 29. Bf3 {Navarrete Espi,S (2251)-Chen,Q (2493) Tornelo INT 2020 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 14... O-O 15. h4 b5 16. Bh3 Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxh3 20. Rxh3 Rc4 21. Rh2 Rfc8 22. Qf2 Qc7 23. c3 f5 24. f4 e4 25. Qe2 g6 26. Nd4 Bf6 27. Nc6 Re8 28. Qe3 a5 29. Rhd2 {Kung,T (2184)-Wofford,M (1993) Charlotte USA 2024 0-1 (76)}) ({RR} 14... O-O 15. h4 b5 16. Bh3 Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxh3 20. Rxh3 Rc4 21. Rh2 Rfc8 22. Qf2 Qc7 23. c3 f5 24. f4 e4 25. Qe2 g6 26. Nd4 Bf6 27. Nc6 Re8 28. Qe3 a5 29. Rhd2 {Kung,T (2184)-Wofford,M (1993) Charlotte USA 2024 0-1 (76)}) 15. Rg1 b5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qc4 20. Qd2 Bd8 21. h3 f5 22. Rg2 O-O 23. Bg5 Nf6 24. a3 e4 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Qe3 Rb8 27. fxe4 Bb6 28. Qe1 Re8 29. Nd2 Qc8 30. Re2 Re5 31. Nf3 Rxe4 32. Ng5 Rxe2 33. Qxe2 Qd7 34. Qxh5 Rh6 35. Qf3 Bd8 36. Ne6 Rf6 37. Re1 Qe8 38. Re2 Qd7 39. Qc3 Rf7 40. Qc6 Qxc6 41. dxc6 Bb6 42. Nf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.10"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2802"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nbd7 4. d4 Nb6 5. O-O ({RR} 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. a4 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. a5 Nc4 10. a6 b6 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. g5 Ng8 14. e4 Bb4 15. Qd3 c6 16. O-O Ne7 17. Ne2 Bd6 18. b3 Na5 19. Bd2 Bc7 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2747)-Nakamura,H (2795) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (62)}) 5... Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 ({RR} 6... Nfd7 7. c4 c6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. a4 Nxe5 10. dxe5 e6 11. a5 Nd7 12. Qa4 Rc8 13. b3 Be7 14. e4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Ba3 O-O 17. Rd1 Rc7 18. Qxe4 Nc5 19. Rxd8 Nxe4 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Rd4 {Bin-Suhayl,I (2183)-Harvey,M (2491) London ENG 2024 0-1 (53)}) 7. f3 $146 ({RR} 7. a4 a5 8. Nd2 e6 9. c3 Be7 10. f3 h6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 c5 14. Nf1 Nfd7 15. Nd3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Be1 dxe4 19. fxe4 Qb6 20. Bf2 Qa6 21. b3 Nd6 {Dounis,A (2311)-Nevednichy,V (2498) Athens 2021 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 7. Nd2 e6 8. c4 Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 a5 11. c5 Nbd7 12. Ndf3 Be4 13. Bc3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ne4 16. Be1 f6 17. Nd3 Ng5 18. h4 Nf7 19. Bc3 Qc7 20. a4 e5 21. e3 e4 {Samunenkov,I (2142)-Alekseenko,K (2696) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 7. b3 e6 8. Bb2 Be7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. c4 a5 11. a3 h6 12. Rc1 Nfd7 13. Ndf3 Be4 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 f5 17. e3 Bd6 18. f3 Qe7 19. c5 Bc7 20. e4 f4 21. e5 h5 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2608)-Maghsoodloo,P (2698) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (42)}) 7... h6 8. e4 Bh7 9. Be3 e6 10. c4 Nfd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Qb3 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 Nf6 16. Qc2 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nbd5 18. Qd3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rc8 20. Bd2 Nd7 21. Nc4 Nc5 22. Qe2 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Ne5 f6 25. Ng4 Bf5 26. Ne3 Bg6 27. Qg4 Qe8 28. Re1 Kh7 29. c4 Qf7 30. a4 b6 31. a5 Bd3 32. axb6 axb6 33. d5 e5 34. Bb4 Rfd8 35. Qd1 Bg6 36. Qb3 f5 37. Ba3 Re8 38. Rf1 f4 39. d6 b5 40. Bc1 bxc4 41. Qb6 Qd7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.11"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Pichot, Alan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 d6 8. Na4 Bb6 9. a3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4 Qe8 12. c3 Qg6 $146 ({RR} 12... Nh5 13. Kh2 Qf7 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. a4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 17. Kg1 g5 18. Nh2 Kh7 19. Ra2 Rg8 20. Re1 Qf7 21. d4 exd4 22. b5 Ne5 23. cxd4 Ng6 24. Re3 Nf4 25. Rc3 Rg7 26. g3 Rag8 27. Rac2 {Nasuta,G (2558)-Westrum,K (2226) Kragero NOR 2024 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 12... Ne7 13. Re1 Ng6 14. d4 Nd7 15. Be3 Rf6 16. Nh2 Nf4 17. Ng4 Rf8 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. g3 Rf8 21. a4 Qg6 22. Nh2 Rf6 23. Ra2 Raf8 24. Re3 Rf4 25. Rae2 h5 26. Kg2 h4 27. Ng4 {Abdusattorov,N (2713)-Maghsoodloo,P (2719) Kolkata IND 2022 ½-½ (121)}) ({RR} 12... Nh5 13. Kh2 Qf7 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. a4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 17. Kg1 g5 18. Nh2 Kh7 19. Ra2 Rg8 20. Re1 Qf7 21. d4 exd4 22. b5 Ne5 23. cxd4 Ng6 24. Re3 Nf4 25. Rc3 Rg7 26. g3 Rag8 27. Rac2 {Nasuta,G (2558)-Westrum,K (2226) Kragero NOR 2024 1-0 (50)}) 13. Ra2 Nh5 14. Kh2 Nf4 15. g3 Nh5 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Be3 b5 18. Nh4 Qf7 19. a4 g5 20. Ng2 Nf6 21. a5 Kh7 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 e5 24. fxg5 Qxa2 25. gxf6 Qe6 26. Qf3 Rf7 27. Bxh6 Kxh6 28. Ne3 Ne7 29. Qg3 Ng6 30. Nf5+ Kh7 31. Qg5 Rh8 32. Rg1 Kg8 33. Ne7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.12"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 e6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. Rfc1 $146 ({RR} 12. a4 Na6 13. Nxc4 Nc5 14. Nd4 Rac8 15. Rfc1 f5 16. b4 Nxa4 17. b5 Nb6 18. Rxa7 Nxc4 19. Qa2 Bc5 20. Rxc4 Qb6 21. Raa4 e5 22. Nb3 Bxb5 23. Rxc5 Bxa4 24. Rxc8 Qxb3 25. Qxb3 Bxb3 26. Rc5 Ra8 {Saada,J (2245)-Rakotomaharo,F (2459) Chartres FRA 2023 0-1 (38)}) 12... Rc8 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Na3 Qxc2 15. Rxc2 Rxc2 16. Nxc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.13"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "221"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nd5 ({RR} 4. Qb3 Bxc3 5. Qxc3 Qe7 6. a3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 O-O 9. b4 Bg4 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. Bd3 N5f6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Ne2 a5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. b5 a4 17. O-O Ra5 18. Bc3 Rxb5 {Deac,B (2693)-Navara,D (2689) Biel SUI 2023 ½-½}) ({RR} 4. g4 h6 5. Bg2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 d6 7. h3 Nc6 8. Ne2 Be6 9. d3 e4 10. dxe4 Bxc4 11. Nf4 Qe7 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. f3 O-O 14. h4 Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. f4 Nc5 17. Ba3 Nd3+ 18. Kd2 Nf2 {Dardha,D (2619)-Lazavik,D (2553) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (44)}) 4... Nxd5 5. cxd5 O-O 6. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 6. a3 Bd6 7. b4 b6 8. e4 Ba6 9. b5 Bb7 10. a4 c6 11. Bc4 Qg5 12. d3 Qxg2 13. Qf3 Qg6 14. Nh3 cxd5 15. exd5 Re8 16. Rg1 e4 17. dxe4 Qxe4+ 18. Qxe4 Rxe4+ 19. Be2 Bxd5 20. Bh6 Bf8 {Marcos_19 (1810)-lucavasilva (1727) lichess.org 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 6. a3 Bc5 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bb6 9. Nf3 d6 10. Be2 h6 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be3 Re8 14. b4 Qe7 15. a4 c6 16. a5 Bc7 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. b5 Nxa5 19. Re1 b6 20. Bd3 Qf6 {Marcos_19 (1752)-tininho58 (1767) lichess.org 2024 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 6. a3 Ba5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Bb2 d6 9. h3 Bf5 10. Nf3 a5 11. d4 e4 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Be2 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1+ 16. Bxa1 Qa8 17. O-O Nf6 18. Bc4 Qc8 19. Kh2 Bg6 20. Bb5 Re7 {Castillo Gonzalez,T (1482)-Taylor,J Tornelo INT 2020 1-0}) 6... d6 7. a3 Bc5 8. b4 Bb6 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nc3 c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Bb2 a5 14. Qc2 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. h3 Qd7 17. Rfc1 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Bxa1 Ra8 20. Bb2 h6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rc8 23. Qd3 Rd8 24. Qe4 c5 25. bxc5 Bxc5 26. d4 exd4 27. Bxd4 Re8 28. Qd3 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 g6 30. Rd1 Re6 31. Rb1 Re8 32. Rb6 d5 33. Qf4 Qa7 34. Rb1 h5 35. Rd1 Qd7 36. Qg5 Qd8 37. Qf4 Qb8 38. Qf3 Rd8 39. Rxd5 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qb8+ 41. g3 Rxd5 42. Qxd5 h4 43. Qg5 hxg3+ 44. Qxg3 Qb5 45. h4 Qf5 46. Qb8+ Kg7 47. Kg3 Qd5 48. Qb2+ Kg8 49. Qb8+ Kg7 50. Qf4 Qh1 51. Qe5+ Kg8 52. Qd4 Qg1+ 53. Kf3 Qh1+ 54. Ke2 Qg2 55. Qd8+ Kg7 56. Qg5 Qh1 57. Qe5+ Kg8 58. Qf4 Kg7 59. Qg5 Kg8 60. Qf4 Kg7 61. e4 Qh3 62. Qe5+ Kg8 63. Qg3 Qe6 64. Kf3 Qb3+ 65. Kg2 Qc4 66. Qb8+ Kh7 67. Qe5 Qe2 68. Qf4 Kg7 69. e5 Kg8 70. Qd4 Qe1 71. Qd8+ Kg7 72. Qf6+ Kg8 73. Qd8+ Kg7 74. Qd4 Kg8 75. Qf4 Kg7 76. h5 gxh5 77. Qg5+ Kf8 78. Qd8+ Kg7 79. Qg5+ Kf8 80. Qxh5 Qe4+ 81. Kg3 Qe1 82. Qh6+ Ke7 83. Qf6+ Ke8 84. Qc6+ Ke7 85. Qc5+ Ke8 86. Kf4 Qd2+ 87. Qe3 Qc2 88. Qd4 Qc1+ 89. Kf5 Qc2+ 90. Kf4 Qc1+ 91. Kf3 Qh1+ 92. Ke2 Qb1 93. Qa4+ Ke7 94. Qa3+ Ke8 95. Qa8+ Ke7 96. Qd5 Qc2+ 97. Ke3 Qc1+ 98. Ke2 Qc2+ 99. Kf3 Qf5+ 100. Ke3 Qg5+ 101. Ke2 Qg4+ 102. Kf1 Qh3+ 103. Ke1 Qc3+ 104. Kd1 Qb2 105. Qc5+ Ke6 106. Qc4+ Kxe5 107. Qxf7 Qd4+ 108. Ke2 Qe4+ 109. Kf1 Qh1+ 110. Ke2 Qe4+ 111. Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.14"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2395"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O ({RR} 7... h6 8. Bf4 a6 9. a4 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rad1 e6 13. Rfe1 Ne7 14. Ne5 g5 15. Bg3 Nf5 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 O-O 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Qe2 c6 21. Qf3 Rac8 22. Nc4 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2775)-Duda,J (2729) Paris 2019 0-1 (38)}) 8. Bh6 ({RR} 8. O-O-O Bg4 9. Be2 c6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. h4 h5 13. Rhe1 e6 14. g4 hxg4 15. Bxg4 Qa5 16. Bf3 Nb6 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Kb1 a6 19. Bd2 Qf5 20. Qxf5 gxf5 21. Ne2 Nc4 22. Bc1 Kh7 {Agmanov,Z (2460)-Isanzhulov,A (2395) Astana KAZ 2024 ½-½ (61)}) 8... Bg4 $146 ({RR} 8... b6 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Be2 e6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. h4 h5 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Qg5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxh5 Bxa2 18. Bf3 f6 19. Qg3 Bd5 20. h5 g5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. f4 Kh6 23. Rde1 {Ivanisevic,I (2604)-Khamrakulov,D (2514) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (57)}) ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. O-O-O Bg4 10. Bxg7 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Kxg7 12. d5 Nb8 13. h4 Qd6 14. Ne4 Qe5 15. Nxf6 Qxf6 16. h5 g5 17. Rg1 Kh6 18. Re1 Nd7 19. Re4 Rg8 20. f4 g4 21. Qe3 Nb6 22. c4 Rae8 23. Bd3 {Annaberdiev,M (2467)-Aliyev,E (2073) Cesme TUR 2024 1-0 (54)}) ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. O-O-O a6 10. h4 Bg4 11. h5 Bxh5 12. d5 Na7 13. Bd3 Nb5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rh8 17. g4 Bxg4 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Rdg1 Nd6 20. Rxg4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Qxd5 22. Rxe7 Qxf3 23. Rhe1 {Perez Candelas,A (2297)-Slipak,S (2383) Buenos Aires 2019 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. O-O-O Bg4 10. h4 e6 11. h5 Nxh5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. d5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Ne7 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. Rdg1 Kh8 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Qh6 Rg8 19. Kb1 Qf8 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Qf6+ Rg7 22. d6 Kg8 23. Rd1 {Chos,A (2296)-Hasangatin,R (2457) Alushta UKR 2023 ½-½ (117)}) 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. f3 Be6 12. h4 h5 13. O-O-O a6 14. g4 Nc6 15. g5 Nd5 16. Ne4 Qb4 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Nc5 Bf5 19. Qxb4 Nxb4 20. c3 Nxa2+ 21. Kd2 Rab8 22. b3 Rfd8 23. Ra1 Nb4 24. cxb4 Rxd4+ 25. Ke3 Rbd8 26. Bc4 Rd2 27. Rxa6 Rc2 28. Rxc6 Rc3+ 29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Kg3 Rcc2 31. Kf4 Rc3 32. Rxc7 Rd4+ 33. Ne4 Bxe4 34. fxe4 e6 35. Ke5 Rd2 36. Rf1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.15"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be7 $146 ({RR} 10... a6 11. e4 e5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. h3 Bb7 14. Bg5 exd4 15. Nxd4 b4 16. Na4 c5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. e5 Be4 19. exd6 Bxc2 20. dxc7 Bxa4 21. Nf5 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 g6 23. Nd6 Kg7 24. Bf3 Rac8 25. Nxc8 {Ishvi,A (1709)-Piangerelli,M (2078) Cattolica 2022 ½-½ (52)}) ({RR} 10... a6 11. Ng5 Be7 12. e4 h6 13. Nf3 b4 14. Na4 c5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bb7 17. c6 Rc8 18. Rd1 Rxc6 19. Rxd8 Rxc2 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21. Nd4 Rc8 22. f3 Nd7 23. Be3 Ne5 24. Nb3 Rc2 25. Bd1 {Wang,H (2756)-Ding,L (2801) Ningbo 2019 ½-½}) ({RR} 10... Qe7 11. a3 e5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 exd4 15. exd4 Bb7 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Bf3 Qxd4 18. Rd1 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. Bf4 Ne6 21. Bd6 Rfd8 22. b4 a5 23. g3 axb4 24. Bxb4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 {Kashtanov,R (2357)-Rodriguez Dominguez,M (2011) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (57)}) ({RR} 10... b4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. Qg4 Nf6 15. Qh4 Be7 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Ne5 Nd7 18. Qf4 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Bd6 20. Qh5 e5 21. Be1 Qf6 22. Qf3 Qe7 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qh6 e4 25. Rac1 {Lentrodt,T (2228)-Miljkovic,M (2430) Germany GER 2024 ½-½ (72)}) 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. b3 Qb8 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Ne5 b4 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Na4 c5 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Qb7 20. f3 Bxc5 21. Rac1 Bf8 22. Bd4 a5 23. Bc5 Bb5 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 26. Qd3 Qg5 27. f4 Qh5 28. h3 h6 29. Kh2 Qh4 30. Qe4 Rac8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Qb7 Rd8 33. Rd7 Rxd7 34. Qxd7 Qh5 35. e4 Qe2 36. e5 Qxa2 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qxf7 Qxb3 39. f5 Qd5 40. Qg6+ Kg8 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qg6+ Kg8 43. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.16"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 a5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O a4 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Be7 10. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. Bf4 Rfe8 15. e3 Ne4 16. Rac1 Re7 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Bh3 Qd8 19. Bf5 h6 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Na5 23. Bc2 Nc4 24. Qd3 g6 {Stanojevic,I (2193)-Burgess,M (2260) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 10... Bd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Na5 14. Ne5 Bf6 15. Be3 Re8 16. Rd3 Rb8 17. Rad1 Bc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. c5 Rxb2 20. Bd2 Nb3 21. Bc3 Ra2 22. Qxc6 Rxa3 23. d5 Bxc3 24. dxe6 Nd4 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Rxd4 Bxd4 27. Bd5+ Kf8 28. Rxd4 g6 29. Rf4+ Kg7 30. Rf7+ Kh6 31. Rd7 Qc8 32. Be6 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Qa8 34. Qxa8 Rxa8 35. h4 g5 36. Bf5 gxh4 37. f4 Rh8 38. g4 Ra3 39. Rxc7 Rg3+ 40. Kf2 a3 41. Ra7 Rc3 42. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.17"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 h6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 ({RR} 5... a6 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd4 Nbd7 15. Bf3 Qb6 16. a4 b4 17. a5 Qa7 18. Na4 Rac8 19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 {Artemiev,V (2708)-Carlsen,M (2862) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (46)}) 6. Qc2 ({RR} 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bxd2 12. dxe6 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 fxe6 15. f4 c5 16. Bc4 Qf6 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. Qxe6 Qxe6 19. Bxe6 Nf6 20. d5 Rad8 {Melkumyan,H (2640)-Kosakowski,J (2482) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 6... dxc4 $146 ({RR} 6... Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Qb1 c4 15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. e4 Qc8 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Rfe1 {Korobov,A (2672)-Artemiev,V (2711) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½}) ({RR} 6... Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. b3 c5 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. h3 Nh5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bb2 f5 18. Ng3 Nf4 19. Qe3 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Nh4 {Vazquez,F (2357)-Salinas Herrera,P (2506) Asuncion PAR 2023 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 6... Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Re8 9. Bd3 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O b6 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Ba6 Qc7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qb5 Nb6 19. Na4 Ne4 20. Nd2 d4 21. Nc4 {Lupulescu,C (2584)-Tristan,L (2526) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (58)}) 7. Bxc4 a6 8. a4 c5 9. O-O Qc7 10. b3 Bd6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rac1 cxd4 13. exd4 b6 14. d5 e5 15. Nh4 Re8 16. Nf5 Bb7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. f4 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Nxd5 22. Qg3 Qf6 23. fxe5 Qg5 24. Qf3 Rad8 25. Rcd1 Ne3 26. Qxb7 Nxd1 27. h4 Qg4 28. Bxf7+ Kh8 29. Bxe8 Nf2+ 30. Rxf2 Bxf2 31. Qxg7+ Qxg7 32. Nxg7 Bg3 33. Bh5 Kxg7 34. e6+ Kf8 35. Bf6 Re8 36. Bxe8 Kxe8 37. h5 b5 38. axb5 axb5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.18"] [White "Hong, Andrew"] [Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a6 8. Re1 b6 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Bd3 c5 ({RR} 11... Rfe8 12. d5 Nc5 13. a5 b5 14. b3 b4 15. Bd2 Reb8 16. Bxb4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bxd5 18. Ba3 Bc6 19. c4 Qe6 20. Nd2 Nh5 21. g3 Qg6 22. Kf1 Rf8 23. Nf3 f5 24. Nh4 Qg4 25. exf5 Qh3+ 26. Kg1 {Chertkov,M (2373)-Afanasiev,N (2526) Sochi RUS 2024 0-1 (50)}) 12. c3 $146 ({RR} 12. d5 Rfd8 13. c3 Nf8 14. Nd2 Rdb8 15. Bf1 Bc8 16. Nc4 h6 17. b4 Ng6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. f3 a5 20. Be3 Bd7 21. Qc2 Nh5 22. Reb1 Ngf4 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Nxa5 f5 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6 fxe4 {Li,B (2361)-Bortnyk,O (2604) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 12. d5 Ne8 13. Nd2 f5 14. exf5 Bxd5 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Rb8 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Rd1 Ndf6 19. Qe6 Qc7 20. Bg5 Rd8 21. Ne3 Rd7 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Rdf7 24. g4 Qc6 25. Rd3 Qe4 26. f3 Qe2 {Tristan,L (2526)-Karamsetty,J (2185) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (122)}) 12... Rfe8 13. d5 Nf8 14. b4 Ng6 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Rb1 Reb8 17. Re2 Bc8 18. Reb2 Qc7 19. Nd2 Rxb2 20. Rxb2 Nf4 21. Bf1 Bd7 22. Qb3 h6 23. f3 Ne8 24. Nc4 Qd8 25. Nb6 Ra7 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. a5 f5 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. exf5 Nf6 30. Qb6 Kh7 31. Qc6 Qd8 32. Rb6 Qe7 33. Qxd6 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qe1 35. Kg1 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Qe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.19"] [White "Lu, Shanglei"] [Black "Makarian, Rudik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2547"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. a3 a5 ({RR} 7... h6 8. h3 Re8 9. Be3 Bf8 10. Re1 Ne7 11. d4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 13. e5 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Nxe5 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nc4 Rd4 19. Na5 Rd2 20. Re2 Rxe2 21. Nxe2 Rd8 22. Kf1 {Topalov,V (2728)-Carlsen,M (2864) Zagreb 2022 0-1 (32)}) 8. h3 Be6 9. Nd5 a4 10. Re1 $146 ({RR} 10. Ba2 Nd4 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bg5 Bxa2 14. Rxa2 Qe6 15. Ra1 Nd7 16. Qg4 Ra5 17. Bd2 Rb5 18. Rab1 Qxg4 19. hxg4 Ra8 20. Rfc1 Ra6 21. b4 axb3 22. cxb3 Rc5 23. b4 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 c5 {Pichot,A (2637)-Van Foreest,J (2677) Skopje MKD 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 10. Be3 Na5 11. Ba2 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bd7 13. Nd2 f5 14. f4 Bf6 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Bc5 Re8 17. d6+ Be6 18. Bxe6+ Rxe6 19. Rxf5 cxd6 20. Be3 d5 21. Qg4 Nc6 22. Raf1 Qd6 23. c4 Ne7 24. R5f3 e4 {Xu,Y (2496)-Huang,R (2479) Hohhot CHN 2024 ½-½ (52)}) 10... h6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 c6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. e5 d5 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. Qxe6 Bc5 19. Be3 d4 20. Red1 Qh4 21. Qc4 Ba7 22. c3 b5 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qe7 25. Qe4 Qe6 26. f4 Rad8 27. Rf1 Qd5 28. Qg6 Qd3 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Kf2 Rd5 31. Ke2 g5 32. g3 Kh7 33. Rc1 c5 34. c4 bxc4 35. Rxc4 Rb8 36. Kf3 gxf4 37. gxf4 Rxb2 38. Ke4 Rd1 39. Bxc5 Kg6 40. f5+ Kh5 41. e6 Re1+ 42. Kd5 Rbe2 43. Rf4 Kg5 44. Rf3 Re5+ 45. Kd6 Rxf5 46. Be3+ Kf6 47. Bd4+ Kg6 48. Rg3+ Kh5 49. e7 Re4 50. Re3 Rff4 51. Rxe4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.20"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 d4 8. b4 a5 9. b5 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nb3 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ ({RR} 12... e5 13. a4 Qe7 14. O-O Nc5 15. Bxb4 axb4 16. a5 Nfe4 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd2 Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Qb2 b3 21. Qa3 Rfc8 22. Nxb3 Bxc4 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. Rfc1 Qc7 25. Qb4 Rc8 26. a6 bxa6 27. bxa6 {Fressinet,L (2588)-Tudor,H (2375) Skopje MKD 2024 1-0 (33)}) 13. Nfxd2 e5 14. a4 Nb6 $146 ({RR} 14... Qc7 15. O-O Nb6 16. Rfc1 Be6 17. Qb2 Rfd8 18. Qa3 Bg4 19. Qc5 Rdc8 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Bxe2 23. Nxd4 Rd8 24. c5 Rxd4 25. cxb6 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 g6 27. Nb3 Rxa4 28. Bxb7 Rb4 29. Bc6 {Yuffa,D (2587)-Navara,D (2684) Katowice POL 2022 ½-½ (51)}) 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bxb7 Bxe2 17. Bxa8 Bxf1 18. Bh1 Bh3 19. Nxa5 Nbd5 20. Nc6 Nc3 21. Ne4 Nfxe4 22. Nxd8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.21"] [White "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E60"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "145"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. cxb5 a6 7. bxa6 d6 8. Nc3 Nxa6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bf5 11. Nd2 ({RR} 11. Nh4 Bd7 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Rb1 Nc7 14. Bd2 Nb5 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 16. a3 Bc4 17. Bc3 Rfb8 18. Qd2 Qb3 19. Rec1 Ra4 20. h3 Ba6 21. e3 Bc8 22. Qd1 g5 23. Nf3 Bf5 24. Qxb3 Rxb3 25. Nd2 Rb8 {Garv,G (2388)-Sutormin,D (2394) Pozarevac SRB 2024 ½-½ (67)}) 11... Nb4 12. Nc4 $146 ({RR} 12. a3 Qd7 13. e4 Bg4 14. f3 Bh3 15. Nc4 Rfb8 16. Bd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Na6 18. Qc2 Ne8 19. Rab1 Nec7 20. b3 Nb5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. Bc3 Rab8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. Rfe1 Nc7 26. Qd3 e6 {Strybuk,A (2234)-Jones,G (2684) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (78)}) ({RR} 12. e4 Bg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. a3 Na6 16. Re1 Rfb8 17. f4 Ng4 18. e5 dxe5 19. d6 exd6 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. h3 Be6 22. Nd5 Qb7 23. Nxd6 Qxd5 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. hxg4 e4 26. Kf1 Bd4 {Ju,W (2568)-Savitha,S (2375) Kolkata IND 2023 1-0 (45)}) 12... Bc2 13. Qd2 Bb3 14. Na3 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Nfxd5 16. Nc4 e6 17. a3 Qb8 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Rb1 Qb5 20. Nxd6 Rxd6 21. axb4 Rad8 22. bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qe1 Qc2 24. Bg5 Nc3 25. Rxd6 Nxe2+ 26. Kh1 Rxd6 27. b4 Bc3 28. Qf1 Bd4 29. Rd1 Bc5 30. Re1 Bxb4 31. Rxe2 Qa4 32. Bf6 Rd1 33. Rb2 h5 34. h4 Kh7 35. Kh2 Rxf1 36. Bxf1 Qa1 37. Bg2 Ba3 38. Rb3 Qxf6 39. Rxa3 Kg7 40. f4 e5 41. fxe5 Qxe5 42. Rf3 f6 43. Rd3 Qb2 44. Rd7+ Kh6 45. Rd3 Qb8 46. Rf3 Kg7 47. Rd3 g5 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. Kg1 Qb1+ 50. Bf1 Qe1 51. Kg2 Kf6 52. Rf3+ Ke5 53. Rf2 Kd4 54. Re2 Qc1 55. Kf2 Qc7 56. Rd2+ Kc3 57. Re2 h4 58. gxh4 Qh2+ 59. Bg2 Qf4+ 60. Kg1 gxh4 61. Bf1 Qc1 62. Rh2 Qe3+ 63. Kh1 Qe1 64. Rh3+ Kd2 65. Rd3+ Kc2 66. Rf3 Qe5 67. Bg2 Kd2 68. Kg1 Qa1+ 69. Kh2 Ke2 70. Rh3 Qg7 71. Rf3 Qe5+ 72. Kh1 Qb8 73. Rh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.22"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E40"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Bd2 O-O 6. Nf3 Re8 7. Rc1 h6 ({RR} 7... a6 8. c5 Nc6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Qc2 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ne4 15. Bb2 c6 16. Bd3 Bf5 17. f3 Qh4+ 18. Ke2 Qf2+ 19. Kd1 Qxe3 20. Rf1 Ng3 21. hxg3 Bxd3 22. Qf2 {Bluebaum,M (2663)-Carlsen,M (2852) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 7... a6 8. c5 c6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Rxe5 14. Ne2 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Qe7 16. Ng3 h5 17. Qc2 h4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 g6 20. Bh3 Rd8 21. Rfd1 Re4 22. g3 {Medic,M (2096)-Worek,J (2238) Veli Losinj CRO 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 7... b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. f4 Bf8 12. O-O c5 13. Qf3 cxd4 14. exd4 Ne4 15. Qh3 Ndf6 16. Be1 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Ne4 18. Rc1 f6 19. Nf3 Rc8 20. Bh4 Qd6 21. Qg4 Qe6 22. Qxe6+ {Bluebaum,M (2651)-Dardha,D (2442) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (72)}) 8. Bd3 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Ne4 Bxd2 13. Nexd2 Nbd7 14. Qe2 c5 15. dxc5 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. a3 Nxc5 18. Bc2 Qb6 19. e4 Red8 20. Qe3 Ng4 21. Qe2 Nd7 22. e5 Rc5 23. b4 {Pultinevicius,P (2532)-Bluebaum,M (2660) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (42)}) 9. O-O Bf8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bb1 b6 14. Bc3 Bb7 15. Qe2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. b4 Bf8 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. h3 Ba8 21. Qc2 g6 22. Qb2 Nh5 23. Rcd1 Red8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ng4 Rc8 26. Bf6 Qb7 27. Be4 Qc7 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Be5 Qc6 31. Qd2 Kh7 32. c5 bxc5 33. bxc5 Be7 34. Qxh6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.23"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Nc3 Bc6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. e4 a6 ({RR} 9... Rc8 10. Qe2 Qb6 11. Rd1 e5 12. d3 Be7 13. Nh4 O-O 14. Nf5 Rfe8 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16. Be3 Qd8 17. a3 a5 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Na2 Ba4 21. Rdb1 b3 22. Nc1 Rc2 23. Qe1 b5 24. Nxb3 {Harsha,B (2550)-Makarian,R (2550) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (110)}) 10. Qe2 e5 $146 ({RR} 10... b5 11. d4 b4 12. d5 Bb7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Ng5 Nb6 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Ne4 Qc7 19. Be3 Be7 20. Rac1 O-O 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qc6+ 24. Ne4 Qb5 25. Qxb5 {Belous,V (2524)-Nyzhnyk,I (2665) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (69)}) 11. d3 Bd6 12. Nh4 g6 13. f4 Qe7 14. Be3 h6 15. a4 O-O-O 16. f5 g5 17. Nf3 a5 18. Nd2 Kc7 19. Nc4 Ra8 20. h3 b6 21. Qc2 Kd8 22. Qb3 Ke8 23. Nb5 Bb8 24. Rac1 Ra6 25. Bf3 Kf8 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. Rh1 Rd8 28. Qc3 Bxb5 29. axb5 Ra7 30. g4 Nh7 31. h4 gxh4 32. Rh2 Ng5 33. Rch1 f6 34. Rxh4 Rh8 35. R1h2 Bc7 36. Qc1 Raa8 37. Qh1 Rag8 38. Bxg5 fxg5 39. Rxh6 Rxh6 40. Rxh6 Nf6 41. Ne3 Bd8 42. Nd5 Qf8 43. Nxf6 Bxf6 44. Rh7# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.24"] [White "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 d6 7. h3 b5 8. Bb3 a5 9. a3 Nxb3 10. cxb3 Qc7 11. d4 Be7 12. Bg5 Qb8 $146 ({RR} 12... h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. d5 Bb7 15. Rc1 c5 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Nc3 Ba6 18. Re1 O-O 19. Na4 Qb7 20. h4 Be7 21. Nc3 Rab8 22. Rc2 Qxb3 23. h5 f5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Nd2 Qb7 26. Nde4 Rbf8 27. Qg4 {Vaishali,R (2489)-Muzychuk,A (2505) Stavanger NOR 2024 1-0 (59)}) 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 O-O 16. d5 Bb7 17. Qd1 Rc8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qd3 Bd8 20. Rd1 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Bc6 22. Nc3 Be7 23. Nd2 Bf8 24. Nf1 g6 25. Ne3 Qb7 26. Ra1 Ra8 27. Ra5 Be7 28. Ned5 Bd8 29. Rxa8 Qxa8 30. Nxb5 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Qxb2 32. Qc3 Qxc3 33. Nbxc3 f5 34. f3 Kf7 35. Kg1 Ke6 36. Kf2 h5 37. Ke2 Bb7 38. Kd3 Ba6+ 39. b5 Bb7 40. Kc4 Ba5 41. Nb4 Kd7 42. Nbd5 Ke6 43. b6 Ba6+ 44. Kb3 Kd7 45. Ka4 Bxc3 46. Nxc3 Kc6 47. Ka5 Bf1 48. Nd5 f4 49. Nc7 h4 50. Ne8 g5 51. Nc7 Kb7 52. Ne8 Bxg2 53. Nxd6+ Kb8 54. b7 Bxf3 55. Kb6 g4 56. Nf7 Bxe4 57. Nxe5 Bxb7 58. Nxg4 Bg2 59. Nf2 Kc8 60. Kc5 Kd7 61. Nd3 f3 62. Nf2 Ke6 63. Kd4 Kf5 64. Ke3 Kg5 65. Ke4 Bxh3 66. Kxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.25"] [White "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "156"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 ({RR} 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5 f6 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. b3 Rde8 14. f3 h5 15. h4 Bf5 16. Bf2 Re7 17. Be2 Rhe8 18. Rde1 Kb8 19. Bd1 Rxe1 20. Bxe1 Re7 21. Bf2 Ne5 22. Rg1 b6 23. c4 Re8 24. Bd4 Re7 {Navara,D (2738)-Melkumyan,H (2660) Caleta 2019 ½-½ (92)}) 10... a6 11. Bd3 ({RR} 11. h4 h6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 O-O-O 14. d5 Bf5 15. Qa5 Bxc2+ 16. Kxc2 Qf5+ 17. Rd3 Qxf4 18. Rc3 Qxf2+ 19. Kb3 Kd7 20. Rxc7+ Ke8 21. Bd3 Bf6 22. Qe1+ Qxe1 23. Rxe1+ Be5 24. Rf1 Rd7 25. Rc4 b5 {Sherali Pattnaik (1955)-Radhika Sharma (1651) Gandhinagar IND 2024 1-0 (59)}) 11... O-O-O 12. Rhe1 Rde8 $146 ({RR} 12... h6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. Qc3 Bd6 16. Be5 f6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Re3 Bf7 19. b4 Rhe8 20. Rde1 Rxe3 21. Rxe3 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. a3 Qe7 24. Kb2 Bd7 25. Qc5 Qxc5 26. dxc5 Kd8 27. Kc3 {Camino Carrio,N (1997)-Perez Bolanos,D (1681) Gran Canaria 2018 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Bf6 15. Qb4 Bf5 16. Qc4 g5 17. Bd2 d5 18. Qc3 Rhe8 19. f3 Kb8 20. g4 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. c3 Re6 24. Qf1 Be7 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Qe1 Qg6+ 27. Kc1 {Ramos Silvera,R (2169)-Sotolongo Lezcano,J (2042) Pinar del Rio 2019 ½-½ (31)}) 13. Be4 Bf5 14. Bd5 Bf6 15. Nd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Bxc2+ 17. Qxc2 Nb4 18. Bxb7+ Kxb7 19. Qb3 Qf5+ 20. Ka1 a5 21. Bd2 Qc2 22. Qf3+ Qc6 23. Qxc6+ Kxc6 24. Rc1+ Kb6 25. Bxb4 axb4 26. Kb1 c5 27. Kc2 c4 28. a3 bxa3 29. bxa3 Kc6 30. Kc3 d5 31. a4 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rb8 33. Re7 Rb7 34. Re8 Rb3+ 35. Kc2 Ra3 36. Rc8+ Kd6 37. Rd8+ Kc6 38. Rc8+ Kb6 39. Rc5 Rxa4 40. Rxd5 Ra2+ 41. Kc3 Rxf2 42. Rg5 g6 43. Kxc4 Kc6 44. h4 f6 45. Rg4 Kd6 46. g3 Rc2+ 47. Kd3 Rg2 48. Kc4 f5 49. Rf4 Rxg3 50. h5 Ke6 51. hxg6 hxg6 52. Rf1 Rg2 53. Re1+ Kf6 54. d5 f4 55. Rd1 Ke7 56. d6+ Kd7 57. Kd5 Re2 58. Ra1 f3 59. Ra7+ Ke8 60. Ra8+ Kf7 61. d7 f2 62. Rf8+ Kg7 63. d8=Q Rd2+ 64. Ke4 Rxd8 65. Rxf2 Re8+ 66. Kd4 g5 67. Kd3 Kg6 68. Rg2 Kh5 69. Rg1 g4 70. Rh1+ Kg5 71. Rh7 g3 72. Rg7+ Kf4 73. Kd2 Kf3 74. Rf7+ Kg2 75. Kd3 Kh2 76. Rh7+ Kg1 77. Rg7 g2 78. Kd2 Rh8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.26"] [White "Paravyan, David"] [Black "Can, Isik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. a4 O-O 6. O-O ({RR} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bg3 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O a5 13. c3 Bf6 14. Qc2 Rf7 15. Rfb1 b6 16. b4 Nf8 17. b5 Ne7 18. d4 Neg6 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Qd3 Nd7 {Paravyan,D (2610)-Geller,J (2518) Sochi 2019 ½-½ (63)}) 6... d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nbd2 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Ne4 Bb6 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. c3 a6 13. Re1 f6 14. Nh4 Bf7 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Nhf5 g6 17. Nh6 f5 18. Nxf7+ Rxf7 19. Qf3 Rd7 20. Kf1 Nf6 21. Bg5 Rd6 22. Bd5 h6 23. Bxc6 {Paravyan,D (2608)-Karthikeyan,M (2627) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 9. Re1 h6 10. c3 a6 11. b4 Bd6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. Bb2 b5 16. Nh4 Bf8 17. Nhf5 Rb8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Qf3 g6 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 f5 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. bxc5 Qg5 25. f4 Qd8 26. fxe5 Qd5 27. d4 g5 28. Rf1 f4 29. Qf3 Ne7 30. Ra7 Qxf3 31. Rxf3 Nd5 32. g3 g4 33. Rxf4 Nxf4 34. gxf4 Rf8 35. d5 Rg6 36. Bc1 g3 37. h3 g2 38. e6 Rf5 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. Rd8 Rh5 41. e7 Rxh3 42. Rh8+ Kxh8 43. e8=Q+ Rg8 44. Qe5+ Rg7 45. Qe8+ Rg8 46. Qe5+ Rg7 47. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.27"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Dardha, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2639"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Krasenkow,Michal} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. Kh1 ({RR} 9. c4 Bc5 ({RR} 9... Be7) 10. Nc3 ({RR} 10. Nd2 e5 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Be3 c5 13. Re1 O-O 14. Rb1 d6 15. Nc1 Qd8 16. Ne2 Bg5) 10... Bd4 ({RR} 10... Qb8 11. Na4 ({RR} 11. Rb1) 11... Bd4 12. c5 d6 13. Kh1 e5 14. Be3 dxc5 15. Nxc5 Qxb2 16. Qa4 Qb6 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4) ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. Kh1 ({RR} 11. Rb1 Rb8 ({RR} 11... a5 12. Na4 Be7 13. f4 O-O 14. c5 d5 15. cxd6 Bxd6 16. e5 Qa7+ 17. Kh1 Be7 18. Qe2) 12. a3 d6 ({RR} 12... a5 13. Na4 Bd4 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 O-O 16. Kh1 d6 17. f4 c5) 13. b4 Bb6 14. Kh1 e5 15. Ne2 O-O 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. Ng3 Nf4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 d5) 11... e5 12. Na4 ({RR} 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. a3 a5 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Na4 Bd4 16. c5 d5 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Bc4 Nf4) ({RR} 12. Qe2 d6 13. Rb1 O-O 14. b4 Bd4 15. Qc2 Nf4 16. Ne2 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 Be6 18. Be3 c5) 12... Bd4 13. c5 d6 14. Be3 dxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Bc4 Qd6 19. Nd3 O-O 20. f4 Be6) 11. Ne2 ({RR} 11. Na4 Qc7 {RR} 12. c5 O-O 13. Kh1 ({RR} 13. Re1) 13... e5 14. Bc4 d6 15. f4 Be6 16. Qd3 ({RR} 16. Bb3) 16... Bxc4 17. Qxc4 d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Qd3 ({RR} 19. Qxd5 Rad8) 19... Qc6 20. Qd1 f6) 11... Bc5 12. Rb1 a5 13. Nc3 ({RR} 13. a3 Rb8 14. b3 O-O 15. Qe1 Qa7 ({RR} 15... d5) 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Ne5 18. Bc2 Be7 19. Qc3 f6 20. c5 Ba6) 13... Bd4 14. Na4 Qc7 15. c5 O-O 16. Re1 d6 17. Be3 dxc5 ({RR} 17... Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Rd8) 18. Nxc5 Rd8 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Qc2 e5 21. Rbd1 Nf8 22. Bc4 Qe7 ({RR} 22... Nd7) 23. Rxd4 exd4 {So,W (2770)-Xiong,J (2709) Lichess.org INT 2020 CBM 198 Extra [Krasenkow,Michal] 1-0 (67)}) ({RR} 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Kh1 d5 11. f4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 c5 13. Qe2 O-O 14. b3 Bb7 15. Bb2 f5 16. Nd2 Nh4 17. Rf2 Bf6 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Qc6 22. Na5 Qxg2+ 23. Rxg2 Bxg2+ {Kunal,M (2245)-Dardha,D (2650) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) 9... e5 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qf3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 d5 14. f5 dxe4 15. Qxe4 exf5 16. Qxf5 Rad8 17. Rb1 Qa6 18. Be3 Bb4 19. a3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qc4 21. Bd4 Rd5 22. Qf3 c5 23. Bg1 Rd2 24. Rb7 {Ozates,T (2290)-Anton Guijarro,D (2670) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (57)}) 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Nc4 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 11... Qb7 12. Bd2 d5 13. Na5 Qb6 14. exd5 cxd5 15. c4 Nf4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. cxd5 Ba6 18. Nc6 Bd6 19. Bxf4 Bxf1 20. Be3 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qc3 22. Rc1 Qc4 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rxc4 Bxc4 25. Qc2+ f5 26. Qxc4 {Mainka,R (2376)-Fish,J (2113) Germany 2022 1-0 (37)}) 12. Ne3 d6 13. Nf5 O-O 14. c4 Nf4 15. Bc2 Ne6 16. b4 Rd8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Be3 Ba6 19. Bd3 d5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. cxd5 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxb4 23. Rfd1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. g3 Qa4 27. Qc3 Qe4 28. Rd2 Rad8 29. Rad1 h5 30. f3 Qf5 31. Qe3 a6 32. h4 g6 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Rd3 Rc8 35. Rc3 Rb8 36. Qe2 Rb5 37. Rcd3 g5 38. a4 Rb4 39. Qd2 Rxa4 40. Qxg5+ Qxg5 41. hxg5 Kg6 42. Rc1 Kxg5 43. Rc6 Rxc6 44. dxc6 Rc4 45. Rd6 Rc2+ 46. Kf1 f5 47. Re6 h4 48. gxh4+ Kxh4 49. Rxe5 f4 50. Ra5 Rxc6 51. Ke2 Rc2+ 52. Kd3 Rb2 53. Ke4 Rb4+ 54. Kf5 Kg3 55. Ra3 Rb5+ 56. Ke4 a5 57. Kd4 a4 58. Ke4 Rb3 59. Rxa4 Rxf3 60. Kf5 Rb3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.28"] [White "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 exd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. Bf1 Re8 10. h3 h6 $146 ({RR} 10... Nfd7 11. f4 Ng6 12. Bc4 Bh4 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. f5 Bxe1 15. fxg6+ hxg6 16. Qxe1 Nc5 17. Nf3 Ne6 18. Qg3 c6 19. Be3 d5 20. Rf1 Kg8 21. Qxg6 Rf8 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Rd1 d4 24. Ne4 Bd7 25. Nfg5 {Weston,P (1886)-Turgeon,Y (1825) Longueuil 2018 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 10... Bf8 11. Bf4 c6 12. a4 Ng6 13. Bg3 d5 14. exd5 Rxe1 15. Qxe1 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Rd1 Qg5 18. Qe8 Qe7 19. Re1 Qf6 20. c3 h5 21. Nf3 h4 22. Bh2 b6 23. Bd3 Bb7 24. Qd7 Bc8 25. Qd4 {Le Tuan Minh (2567)-Bartel,M (2657) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (66)}) ({RR} 10... c6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. a4 a5 13. f4 Ng6 14. Qf3 Bf8 15. Rad1 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Bf2 f6 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Nb5 Qxc2 21. Bc4 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Rd2 Be6 24. Rxc2 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 {Smekalov,A (1736)-Popovich,A (2102) Khanty-Mansiysk 2021 ½-½ (54)}) 11. Bf4 Bf8 12. Qd2 c6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Bh2 Bd7 15. Kh1 Rad8 16. f4 Ng6 17. Nf3 Bc8 18. Bd3 Nd7 19. a3 a5 20. Bc4 b5 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qd5+ Ke7 24. f5 Nf6 25. Qxb5 Ne5 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Bd7 29. Ng6+ Kf7 30. Rxd7+ Qxd7 31. Qb3+ Nd5 32. Nf4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.29"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2636"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. O-O c6 11. Bg3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Qc7 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Ne2 ({RR} 14. Nh4 Rac8 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 g6 17. Bd3 Kg7 18. Rad1 h5 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Rh8 21. Rfe1 Qd6 22. Qb3 b5 23. Bf3 Rhe8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. a3 c5 26. dxc5 Qxc5 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Nf6 {Lutz,R (2270)-Fedorovsky,M (2419) Karlsruhe GER 2024 0-1 (69)}) 14... Bg4 $146 ({RR} 14... Rfe8 15. b4 Qd6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Nf4 Ne4 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. a4 Nd6 20. Nd2 b5 21. Nb3 g6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 Nc4 24. e4 dxe4 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. Rxc4 e3 28. fxe3 Rxe3 29. Na5 {Li,G (2042)-Verstraeten,R (2388) Maia POR 2023 0-1 (41)}) 15. Nf4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qd6 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. Kg2 Nf8 19. Rfd1 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Qc5 Qd8 22. b4 h5 23. a4 g6 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 h4 26. g4 Qc7 27. Qc2 Kg7 28. Rh1 Rxe3 29. Rxh4 Ree8 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Qxc6 Qf4 32. Qc3 Rac8 33. Qxc8 Rxc8 34. Rxc8 Qxd4 35. Bf1 Nh7 36. Re8 Ng5 37. Re3 Ne6 38. Kg1 Qf6 39. Rh2 d4 40. Ra3 Nf4 41. Ra8 Qc6 42. Rhh8 Qxf3 43. Rhd8 Qxg4+ 44. Kh1 d3 45. Rd4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.30"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Ngf3 Bxc5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Be2 ({RR} 8. a3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. h3 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Qa4 Qb8 17. Ba6 Rc7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ne4 Rd8 20. Neg5 Rdc8 21. Qh4 Nf6 22. Ne4 Ne8 {Maurizzi,M (2602)-Svane,R (2623) Karlsruhe GER 2024 ½-½ (33)}) 8... d5 9. O-O b6 10. cxd5 $146 ({RR} 10. a3 Bb7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bg3 Rc8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Rc1 f5 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bf6 17. Rd3 Qe8 18. b4 e5 19. Rd7 Ba8 20. Ba6 Rd8 21. Rxd8 Nxd8 22. Qd6 Nf7 23. Qc7 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Ng5 {Triapishko,A (2506)-Bambino Filho,A (2160) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (37)}) 10... Nxd5 11. Bg3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Nxe3 13. Qa4 Nxf1 14. Bxf1 Bb7 15. Ne4 Ne7 16. Rd1 Qe8 17. Qb4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf5 19. Be5 Rd8 20. Bd3 Qe7 21. Rc1 h5 22. h3 Qd7 23. Bb1 Qd5 24. Qe1 Rc8 25. Rd1 Qc5+ 26. Kh2 Qe3 27. Qb4 a5 28. Qa4 Rc5 29. Re1 Qf2 30. Bxf5 exf5 31. Bd4 Qc2 32. Qd7 Rc7 33. Qd6 Qc6 34. Qe5 f6 35. Qxf5 Re8 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Bxb6 Rb7 38. Qd5+ Qf7 39. Qxa5 g5 40. Bd4 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Nh4 Rd7 43. Bc3 Rd5 44. Qb6 Kg7 45. Qf2 Qe6 46. Qf4 Kf7 47. a4 Rd3 48. Nf5 Qe2 49. Qxg4 Qxg4 50. Nh6+ Ke6 51. Nxg4 f5 52. Ne5 Rd1 53. Kg3 Ra1 54. a5 Ra4 55. Kf3 Kd5 56. Nd3 Kd6 57. Nf4 Kc5 58. Ne6+ Kd5 59. Nd4 Ke5 60. g3 Ra2 61. Ke3 Ra4 62. Kd3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.31"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C37"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2718"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 ({RR} 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 Ne5 7. Bb3 h6 8. d4 hxg5 9. dxe5 d6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Qd3 Ne7 13. Bd2 Ng6 14. O-O-O gxh4 15. Nb5 Be5 16. Bc3 O-O 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Kh7 {Pridorozhni,A (2580)-Mirzoev,A (2430) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (51)}) 5... Bg7 6. h4 $146 ({RR} 6. O-O g4 7. Bxf4 gxf3 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qxf3 Bxd4+ 10. Be3+ Bf6 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. Nd5+ Kd6 14. c4 c6 15. c5+ Ke6 16. Qf5+ Kf7 17. Qh5+ Ke6 18. Rad1 cxd5 19. exd5+ Ke7 20. d6+ Ke6 {Georgiunn (2030)-tininho58 (1777) lichess.org 2024 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nxd4 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Nd5 Qe5 12. Nxc7+ Kd7 13. Nxa8 Ne6 14. Qxf7+ Ne7 15. Bxe6+ Qxe6 16. Qxg7 Rxa8 17. c3 Rg8 18. Qd4 Nc6 19. Qd5 Qf6 20. Qxg8 Ne7 {Mogirzan,M (1813)-Myers,D (1990) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0}) ({RR} 6. c3 h6 7. O-O Nge7 8. g3 g4 9. Bxf4 gxf3 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Qxf3 Kg8 12. Qh5 Rh7 13. Nd2 d6 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Rf7 Be8 16. Rxg7+ Kxg7 17. Qb5 Qd7 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qa6 Rxb2 20. Rf1 Kg8 {Balint,V (2183)-Sanchez Alvares,K (2236) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (42)}) 6... h6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. d6 c6 10. Qh5 Qf6 11. Nd2 Rh7 12. hxg5 Qxd6 13. Nf3 Qb4+ 14. Bd2 Qxc4 15. Nxe5 Qxe4+ 16. Kf1 Qf5 17. Re1 Kd8 18. Rh4 d6 19. Rxf4 hxg5 20. Nxf7+ Kc7 21. Qxg5 Rxf7 22. Qxg8 Qb5+ 23. Kg1 Rxf4 24. Bxf4 Qc5+ 25. Re3 Qd4 26. Qf8 Qd1+ 27. Kh2 Qh5+ 28. Kg3 Qg6+ 29. Kh2 Qh5+ 30. Kg1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.32"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Woodward, Andy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Ngf6 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne5 ({RR} 8... a6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. h3 ({RR} 10. Nd2 Ne5 11. f4 Nc6 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. b3 b5 14. Bb2 b4 15. Na4 Bb7 16. Rf3 Rfe8 17. Raf1 d5 18. Rg3 d4 19. e5 Nd7 20. Qg4 g6 21. h4 ({RR} 21. Bc1) 21... Kh8 22. Nf3 Rg8 23. Ng5) 10... Rd8 11. Nh2 Ne5 12. f4 Nc6 ({RR} 12... Ng6) 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. b3 b5 15. Bb2 Ra7 16. Rae1 Ne8 17. Ng4 b4 18. Na4 Bh4 19. Rd1 f5 20. Nh2 Rf7 21. Nf3 Be7 22. e5 ({RR} 22. exf5 Rxf5 ({RR} 22... exf5 23. d4) 23. Qe3) 22... d5 23. d4) 9. Ne1 Bd7 ({RR} 9... a6 10. f4 Ng6 11. Nf3 Rb8 12. Kh1 b5) 10. Bxd7 Nfxd7 11. f4 Nc6 12. Kh1 $146 ({RR} 12. Bd2 a6 13. a4 Nb4 14. Kh1 Nb8 15. Ne2 N8c6 16. Ng3 f5 17. Bc3 Bh4 18. Nf3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qe8 20. exf5 Qh5+ 21. Nh4 ({RR} 21. Kg1 Qxf5 22. Nh4 Qf7 23. a5 e5 24. Qg4) 21... Qxd1 22. Raxd1 exf5 23. d4 g6 24. Nf3 Rae8 25. dxc5 dxc5 26. Rd7 Rf7 {Martirosyan,H (2679)-Can,E (2549) Sharjah UAE 2024 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 12. Bd2 a6 13. a4 Nb4 14. Kh1 Nb8 15. Ne2 N8c6 16. Ng3 f5 17. Bc3 Bh4 18. Nf3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qe8 20. exf5 Qh5+ 21. Nh4 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 exf5 23. d4 g6 24. Nf3 Rae8 25. dxc5 dxc5 26. Rd7 Rf7 {Martirosyan,H (2678)-Can,E (2549) Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 12. Bd2 a6 13. a4 Nb4 14. Kh1 Nb8 15. Ne2 N8c6 16. Ng3 f5 17. Bc3 Bh4 18. Nf3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qe8 20. exf5 Qh5+ 21. Nh4 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 exf5 23. d4 g6 24. Nf3 Rae8 25. dxc5 dxc5 26. Rd7 Rf7 {Martirosyan,H (2679)-Can,E (2549) Sharjah UAE 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 12... f5 13. Nf3 Bf6 14. exf5 exf5 15. Bd2 Nb6 16. a4 a5 17. Qb3 Nb4 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. d4 Rae8 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Rad1 Qe7 23. a5 Nc8 24. Rfe1 Qf7 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. fxe5 f4 27. Rd5 Qh5 28. Qf3 Qh4 29. Rdd1 Re7 30. h3 Kh8 31. Qg4 Qh6 32. Re4 Re6 33. Qxf4 g5 34. Qg4 Qg6 35. Ree1 Rf4 36. Qg3 Ne7 37. Nc7 Rc6 38. Rd8+ Kg7 39. Rd7 Kf8 40. e6 Qf5 41. Nd5 Rxe6 42. Rxe6 Qxe6 43. Rxe7 Qd6 44. Qe1 Rxc4 45. Re6 Rc1 46. Qxc1 Qxe6 47. Qxc5+ Kf7 48. Qc7+ Kg6 49. Qb6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.33"] [White "Svane, Rasmus"] [Black "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B38"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. e4 Nc6 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qd8 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Rac1 a5 14. Na4 Nb4 15. a3 Na2 16. Ra1 b5 17. Rxa2 $146 ({RR} 17. Nd4 bxa4 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Rxa2 Nc5 20. Nd4 Nb3 21. Nxb3 axb3 22. Raa1 Qa4 23. Bd4 Rfc8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rac1 Rc5 26. Rc3 Rac8 27. Qd4+ f6 28. Rfc1 Qc6 29. f4 a4 30. h4 Bf7 31. Kh1 Qa6 {Adireddy,A (2350)-Romualdez,D (1939) Tagaytay City PHI 2024 1-0 (56)}) 17... bxa4 18. Nd4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Nb3 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Raa1 Nxa1 23. Rxa1 Qb7 24. Bd4 Qb3 25. Rc1 Rfc8 26. Kf2 Rc6 27. Qd2 Bxc4 28. Rc3 Qb5 29. Bd1 e5 30. Be3 Rac8 31. Bg5 h5 32. Kg3 Be6 33. Rd3 Qb8 34. Bxa4 Rb6 35. Bf6 Kh7 36. b3 Qc7 37. Qxa5 Qc1 38. Qd2 Qb1 39. Rc3 Rxc3 40. Qxc3 Rb8 41. Qd2 Rc8 42. b4 Qa1 43. Bb5 Qb1 44. Bd3 Qa1 45. Ba6 Ra8 46. b5 Qxa3 47. Be7 Qa1 48. h4 Qd4 49. Qxd4 exd4 50. Kf4 Bc4 51. Bxd6 f6 52. Bc5 Rd8 53. Be7 d3 54. Bxd8 d2 55. Bxf6 d1=Q 56. Bg5 Qc2 57. g4 hxg4 58. Kxg4 Qg2+ 59. Kf4 Be2 60. Ke5 Qxf3 61. Bb7 Qc3+ 62. Kd6 Qb4+ 63. Ke5 Qxb5+ 64. Bd5 Bc4 65. Kd4 Bxd5 66. exd5 Kg7 67. Ke5 Kf7 68. Kd6 Qb6+ 69. Ke5 Qb8+ 70. Kd4 Ke8 71. Ke4 Qg3 72. Kd4 Kd7 73. Ke4 Qg4+ 74. Ke5 Qf5+ 75. Kd4 Kd6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.34"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 b6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 ({RR} 7. O-O e5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. d5 Ne7 10. b4 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. a4 c5 13. Ra3 Bd7 14. Bd2 Ra6 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Nb5 Nc8 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bd2 Bg7 19. g3 h6 20. Rea1 f5 21. Nh4 Nf4 {Sargissian,G (2681)-Theodorou,N (2577) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 7. O-O a6 8. e5 Ne8 9. h3 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. exd6 exd6 13. Nd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7 15. Qa4 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Qxa6 Ra8 20. Qc6 Rxa2 21. Bf3 Qh4 {Emujin Enkh-Amgalan (2008)-Narva,R (1965) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 0-1}) 7... a5 $146 ({RR} 7... Bb7 8. d5 c6 9. O-O cxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Nd4 Nc5 12. Bf3 a5 13. Re1 Nfd7 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Ncb5 a4 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 Qc8 19. Rb1 Ne6 20. Qd2 Ra5 21. Qe3 Qb8 22. Be4 {Andrade,M (1689)-Gomez Hernandez,J Bogota 2019 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 7... Bb7 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Be3 e5 10. d5 a5 11. a3 Nh5 12. g3 Nc5 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. g4 Ne8 15. h4 f6 16. h5 Rf7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. O-O-O g5 19. Nf1 Kf8 20. Ng3 Ke7 21. Nf5+ Kd7 22. b4 {Karmanova,O (1842)-Sayafarova,A (1922) Moscow 2020 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 7... Bb7 8. Qc2 c5 9. d5 Nbd7 10. Be3 Re8 11. O-O e6 12. Nb5 Bf8 13. Bf4 e5 14. Be3 a6 15. Nc3 Bg7 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. Rae1 Rab8 18. Bd1 Bc8 19. Kh1 b5 20. Qd3 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Nb6 22. Na5 {Diniz Lopez,S (1652)-Nieto Duque,S (1242) Salobrena 2022 1-0 (42)}) 8. Be3 Bb7 9. Qc2 Na6 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. g4 e6 12. a3 c5 13. d5 Nc7 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. a4 Na6 16. Kf1 Nb4 17. Qc1 Qe7 18. Bh6 Nxe4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nxe4 exd5 21. Ng3 dxc4 22. Rg1 Kh8 23. h4 d5 24. Qf4 Rd6 25. g5 f6 26. Ne4 Re6 27. Ng3 d4 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Bxc4 Re5 30. Qxd4 Re8 31. Qc3 Nc2 32. Be2 Rxe2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.35"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 b5 6. c5 h6 7. Bg2 Bf5 8. O-O e6 9. Nd2 $146 ({RR} 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. e3 Qc7 12. f3 f6 13. fxe4 fxe5 14. exf5 exf5 15. Rxf5 Nd7 16. Qh5+ Kd8 17. Qg6 Rc8 18. Bd2 {1-0 (18) Sandoval Mercado,C (2369)-Ruiz Ortiz,G (1939) Aguascalientes MEX 2024}) 9... Nbd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Ndxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Rc8 13. a4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bc2 Be7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Re1 Nd5 18. Qg4 Kf8 19. h4 Bf6 20. Bd2 Qd7 21. h5 Ke7 22. Re2 Rhe8 23. Rae1 Ra8 24. Bb3 Kd8 25. Qf3 Rh8 26. Re4 Kc8 27. Rg4 Kb7 28. Kg2 Ne7 29. Bf4 Nf5 30. Rd1 Rhd8 31. Qe4 Ne7 32. Be5 Nd5 33. Qf3 Qe7 34. Re4 Bxe5 35. Rxe5 Qf6 36. Bxd5 cxd5 37. Qd3 Kc6 38. Re3 Ra4 39. Rf3 Qe7 40. Qh7 f5 41. Re3 Qf6 42. b3 Ra2 43. b4 Ra4 44. Rde1 Re8 45. Rb3 Ra2 46. Rbe3 Ra4 47. Rxe6+ Rxe6 48. Qg8 Kd7 49. c6+ Rxc6 50. Qe8+ Kd6 51. Qb8+ Rc7 52. Re8 Kc6 53. Re1 Raa7 54. Qe8+ Kb7 55. Re6 Qf7 56. Qxb5+ Kc8 57. Re8+ Qxe8 58. Qxe8+ Kb7 59. Qb5+ Kc8 60. Qxd5 Rf7 61. b5 f4 62. b6 Rab7 63. Qc6+ Kd8 64. g4 Rbd7 65. Qa8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.36"] [White "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Black "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qd3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Nd5 Bg4 10. c3 Nd7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nc5 13. Qe3 g5 14. Bg3 e6 15. Nb4 f5 $146 ({RR} 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Be2 Qb6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. h4 Bf6 20. h5 a5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Nd3 Qc6 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 c4 27. g3 b5 28. a3 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. cxb4 {Griffith,K (2407)-Can,I (2508) New York USA 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. exf5 exf5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rad1 f4 20. Rxd6 fxe3 21. Rxc6 exf2+ 22. Rxf2 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nd2 Be6 25. Rf1 Na4 26. Rb1 Nxb2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.37"] [White "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Black "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2569"] [BlackElo "2585"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. Re1 c6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Nd7 11. c3 Nf6 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Qb3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qd7 15. a4 $146 ({RR} 15. Kg2 Rfe8 16. a4 a5 17. h4 h5 18. Bg5 e6 19. Re2 Nd5 20. Rae1 Nf6 21. Qd1 Rac8 22. Qd2 b5 23. Ra1 Qc7 24. axb5 cxb5 25. Qf4 b4 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. cxb4 axb4 28. d5 e5 29. d6 Rc4 {Harikrishnan,A (2395)-Cuartas,J (2510) Barcelona 2022 ½-½ (74)}) 15... a5 16. Bf4 e6 17. Rad1 Nd5 18. Bd2 Rfd8 19. h4 b5 20. h5 Rab8 21. Bc1 Nb6 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Bg5 a4 24. Qa2 Re8 25. Kg2 Nd5 26. h6 Bf8 27. Re5 b4 28. c4 b3 29. Qb1 Nb4 30. Qe4 Rbc8 31. d5 exd5 32. cxd5 Rxe5 33. Qxe5 Re8 34. Qc3 Qf5 35. Bf6 Bd6 36. Be7 Qe5 37. Qxe5 Bxe5 38. Bxb4 Bxb2 39. d6 Bf6 40. d7 Rd8 41. Re1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.38"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2625"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Qe2 a5 ({RR} 9... c5 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. f4 Rac8 12. Rad1 g6 13. Ndf3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc5 15. Ng5 Nfe4 16. Ng4 f6 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Bxc5 fxg5 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Bd4+ Bf6 21. fxg5 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Rf8 24. Rd7+ {Andreikin,D (2729)-Hakobyan,A (2611) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 9... Rc8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qe2 c5 15. Rfd1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qc7 17. c4 Rfd8 18. Nb5 Qb7 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 a6 22. Nc3 h6 23. h3 Bc5 24. Na4 {George Micheal,K (2271)-Korchynskyi,M (2321) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (69)}) 10. a4 Ne4 11. Rac1 Bd6 $146 ({RR} 11... c5 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Bb5 Nd6 14. Bd3 Ne4 15. Bb5 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 cxd4 17. exd4 Nf6 18. Bd3 Bb4 19. c3 Bd6 20. c4 Qe7 21. Nf3 Bf4 22. Ra1 Rfd8 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. h3 Qb8 25. Re1 Qc7 26. Rad1 {Kryakvin,D (2570)-Sarana,A (2656) Khanty-Mansiysk 2021 0-1 (60)}) 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. c4 Rfc8 14. Bb1 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Bb4 16. e4 Bxd2 17. Rxd2 Qb4 18. Rd3 Nf8 19. Rg3 dxc4 20. d5 e5 21. Bxe5 Ng6 22. Bc3 Qa3 23. Bb2 Qe7 24. bxc4 c6 25. Rd1 cxd5 26. cxd5 Ba6 27. Qd2 f6 28. d6 Qf7 29. f4 Bc4 30. h4 Nf8 31. h5 h6 32. Qd4 Nd7 33. e5 Qxh5 34. exf6 Bf7 35. Rxg7+ Kf8 36. Re1 Rc4 37. Qf2 Rac8 38. Qg3 Qc5+ 39. Re3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.39"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qb3 b6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd1 Ne4 10. Nd5 Bd7 11. b3 $146 ({RR} 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Rd1 Bg7 14. b3 Bf5 15. Qd2 Be4 16. Bb2 d5 17. Rac1 e6 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne7 20. Nf3 Nf5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Rc6 Ne7 23. Rc2 Rc8 24. Rdc1 Qd7 25. Ba3 Rfe8 {Nihal,S (2668)-Isanzhulov,A (2401) Almaty KAZ 2024 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 11. Be3 e6 12. Nf4 Ne7 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Bd2 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bc3 Qc7 17. b3 a5 18. Qb2 e5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 Nh5 21. Bxc7 Bxb2 22. Rad1 Bc6 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Bb5 25. Rd2 Bc3 {Gharibyan,M (2433)-Predojevic,B (2601) Lichess.org INT 2020 0-1 (56)}) 11... e6 12. Ne3 f5 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Rae8 16. f4 Nd8 17. Rad1 Nf7 18. b4 Bc8 19. b5 a5 20. Rc1 Nd8 21. c5 Bb7 22. c6 Bc8 23. a4 Nf7 24. Ba3 Qf6 25. Rcd1 Rd8 26. Nc4 Rfe8 27. e3 e5 28. d5 exf4 29. exf4 Qc3 30. Qxc3 Bxc3 31. Rd3 Bf6 32. Bc1 Re2 33. Bd2 Rde8 34. Bf3 R2e7 35. Kf2 h5 36. Re1 Rxe1 37. Bxe1 h4 38. Bd2 h3 39. Nxa5 bxa5 40. Bxa5 Nh6 41. Bc3 Bd8 42. Re3 Rxe3 43. Kxe3 g5 44. a5 gxf4+ 45. gxf4 Ng4+ 46. Ke2 Bh4 47. a6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.40"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Bg5 Nge7 ({RR} 6... Qb6 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Nc4 Qc7 9. Bf4 e5 10. Bd2 Nge7 11. h4 d6 12. h5 g5 13. c3 Be6 14. Ne3 f5 15. g4 fxg4 16. Nh2 Qd7 17. Nhxg4 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Be4 O-O-O 21. Ne3 {Rodriguez Vila,A (2419)-Vazquez,F (2381) Montevideo URU 2024 1-0 (67)}) 7. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 7. Qc1 h6 8. Be3 b6 9. O-O d5 10. Re1 d4 11. Bd2 e5 12. a4 Be6 13. Na3 g5 14. Nc4 Ng6 15. Rf1 g4 16. Ne1 h5 17. c3 h4 18. Qd1 Qe7 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Qe2 Kf8 21. Rd1 Kg8 {Iordachescu,V (2585)-Salem,A (2690) Sharjah 2022 1-0 (60)}) 7... d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. O-O h6 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Nce2 Bg4 15. c3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qd7 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Nc2 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rd8 20. Ne3 Be6 21. Bxd5 h5 22. Rd1 Bh6 23. c4 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Qa4 25. Qd3 Qxa2 26. Qd4 Qa4 27. Qd2 b5 28. Re1 Qxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxd2 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Rxe6 Kf7 32. Ra6 Rxb2 33. Kg2 Re2 34. Rxa7+ Re7 35. Ra3 b4 36. Rb3 Re4 37. Kf3 Rc4 38. Re3 Kf6 39. Re8 b3 40. Rb8 Rc3+ 41. Ke4 Rc4+ 42. Kd3 Rc2 43. h4 Kg7 44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. Rb6+ Kg7 46. Rxb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.41"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. h4 h6 8. g4 Bh7 ({RR} 8... Be4 9. f3 Bh7 10. h5 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nge7 13. Nge2 Qb6 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. b3 Qa6 16. Qxa6 bxa6 17. Na4 f6 18. f4 f5 19. g5 hxg5 20. fxg5 f4 21. Rc1 O-O 22. Bxb4 Nxb4 23. Rxc8 {Zemlyanskii,I (2543)-Dreev,A (2590) Moscow RUS 2024 1-0 (36)}) 9. h5 Nc6 10. Bd3 Be4 $146 ({RR} 10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nge7 12. Nge2 a6 13. Bd2 Na5 14. b3 Rc8 15. f4 f5 16. exf6 gxf6 17. O-O-O b5 18. Kb1 Qb6 19. Ka1 Nb7 20. f5 exf5 21. Rhe1 Kf7 22. Nf4 Bxc3+ 23. Bxc3 Qc7 24. Bb4 Nd6 25. Re6 {Kosakowski,J (2501)-Olsen,F (2431) Skanderborg DEN 2024 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qb6 12. Nge2 Nge7 13. Bd2 Ba5 14. f4 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Kb1 e5 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. g5 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 hxg5 21. dxe5 Rh6 22. Qg3 Re8 23. Qg4+ Kb8 24. Rhf1 Qc7 25. Rf6 {Nasuta,G (2579)-Assylov,M (2268) Sant Boi ESP 2023 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qb6 12. Nge2 Nge7 13. f4 Kd7 14. Bd2 Qa6 15. Qxa6 bxa6 16. Na4 Rhb8 17. Rc1 Kd8 18. b3 a5 19. Rh3 Rc8 20. Kd1 Rc7 21. Nc5 Rac8 22. Na6 Rb7 23. Nxb4 axb4 24. Rc5 Kd7 25. Rh2 {Paravyan,D (2654)-Abdusattorov,N (2627) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (47)}) 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nge2 f6 13. Qb3 Qd5 14. O-O Qxb3 15. axb3 fxe5 16. d5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Nb5 Ke7 19. dxe6 d3 20. Nc7 Nf6 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Be3 Nxg4 23. Bxa7 Kxe6 24. Ra4 Nf6 25. Be3 Rxa4 26. bxa4 Nd5 27. Bd4 Kf5 28. Bxg7 Kg5 29. Bd4 Kxh5 30. Rc1 Kg4 31. Kg2 Nf4+ 32. Kf1 h5 33. Be3 Nd5 34. Rc4 Kf3 35. Bg5 e3 36. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 37. fxe3 d2 38. Rd4 Kxe3 39. Rd8 Bc5 40. Re8+ Kd3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.42"] [White "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Black "Brodsky, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Bf5 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. h3 a6 ({RR} 10... O-O 11. Kb1 Rfe8 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bf8 14. Be2 a5 15. g4 Be6 16. c4 d5 17. c5 b6 18. Qc3 bxc5 19. Bxc5 Qc6 20. Bd4 Qb7 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Reb8 23. b3 a4 24. Rd4 axb3 25. axb3 {So,W (2776)-Caruana,F (2786) Warsaw 2022 0-1 (36)}) 11. Kb1 ({RR} 11. a3 O-O-O 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Rhe1 Rhe8 14. g4 Be4 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 f6 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Qd4 Nf3 19. Bxf3 Bxf3 20. Qa7 Qc6 21. Rd4 Kd7 22. Rf4 Re5 23. h4 h6 24. Rg1 Rde8 25. g5 hxg5 {Goryachkina,A (2553)-Brodsky,D (2515) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (64)}) 11... O-O-O ({RR} 11... O-O 12. g4 Bg6 13. Be2 b5 14. Qd5 b4 15. h4 bxc3 16. bxc3 Rfb8+ 17. Kc1 Bf6 18. h5 Bxc3 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Bc4 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bb2+ 22. Kd2 Bxe5 23. f4 c6 24. Qxf7+ Qxf7 25. Rh8+ {1-0 (25) Gochelashvili,D (2280)-Annageldyev,O (2105) Coimbatore IND 2024}) 12. Nd4 $146 ({RR} 12. g4 Be4 13. Be2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd7+ Rxd7 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. Kc1 Rd8 19. Bd3 Bc6 20. Bf5+ Bd7 21. Be4 h5 22. Bf3 hxg4 23. hxg4 Be6 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. b3 c6 26. c4 Kd7 {Md,S (2162)-Mohammad,M (2240) Dhaka 2022 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 12. Be2 Kb8 13. Nd4 Bf6 14. Nxf5 Qxf5 15. g4 Qa5 16. g5 Be7 17. f4 d5 18. Qd3 Rhe8 19. Bf3 g6 20. Bxd5 Bf8 21. Bf2 Ne7 22. Qe3 Rxd5 23. Qa7+ Kc8 24. c4 Rd6 25. Rxd6 cxd6 26. Bb6 Qd2 {Efroimski,M (2456)-Ostensen,N (2184) Kragero NOR 2023 1-0 (53)}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rhg8 14. Be2 g6 15. Rhe1 Rge8 16. b3 h5 17. c4 Kb8 18. Bf3 Bf8 19. Be3 Bg7 20. Qd5 Qc8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 Be6 23. Qd4 c5 24. Qd2 Ka7 25. Bf4 g5 26. Be3 g4 27. hxg4 hxg4 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 f5 30. Bf4 Be5 31. g3 Qc7 32. Qd3 Bd4 33. Be3 Qa5 34. Rh1 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Re5 36. Rh7 Qb6 37. Rf7 d5 38. cxd5 Qg6 39. Rc7 Qd6 40. Rf7 Qg6 41. Rc7 Qd6 42. Rf7 Qg6 43. Qc3 Rexd5 44. Rxd5 Rxd5 45. Re7 Qc6 46. Kb2 Rd1 47. Re5 Rd5 48. Re7 Rd1 49. a4 Qd6 50. Qg7 Qc6 51. Qe5 Rd5 52. Qc3 Rd1 53. a5 Qd6 54. Qg7 Qc6 55. Rc7 Qh1 56. Ka2 Qd5 57. Qc3 Rg1 58. Rxc5 Qd1 59. Rxf5 Qd6 60. Rf6 Qd5 61. e4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.43"] [White "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 Bd6 4. Nf3 Bxf4 5. exf4 Qd6 ({RR} 5... Ne7 6. Bd3 b6 7. Qe2 a5 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Kf1 c5 10. c3 Nbc6 11. Qe3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Kg1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qd2 f6 16. Nf3 Qd6 17. Nc3 Raa8 18. g3 Rae8 19. Re1 Ng6 20. a3 {Kovalenko,I (2674)-So,W (2760) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (53)}) 6. Ne5 ({RR} 6. Qd2 Nd7 7. c3 Ngf6 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. Qe3 Ndf6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Ne1 a6 12. f3 c5 13. fxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qe7 17. Qxg7 O-O-O 18. Qe5 Bc6 19. Nf3 Rhg8 20. Nbd2 Rd5 {Selbaschess (2041)-Renan_Ramos (2154) lichess.org 2024 1-0 (56)}) 6... Qb4+ 7. Nc3 Qxb2 8. Nb5 $146 ({RR} 8. Kd2 Qb4 9. Rb1 Qxd4+ 10. Nd3 a6 11. h4 Nc6 12. Ne2 Qf6 13. g3 h5 14. Bh3 Nh6 15. Re1 b6 16. Qc1 Bd7 17. Qa3 Qe7 18. Qc3 O-O 19. Ng1 d4 20. Qc4 Qd6 21. Nf3 Ng4 22. Bxg4 hxg4 {Grachev,B (2612)-Scherbinin,K (2168) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (33)}) 8... Qb4+ 9. c3 Qe7 10. Qa4 c6 11. Nxa7 b5 12. Nxc8 Rxa4 13. Nxe7 Nxe7 14. Be2 f6 15. Nd3 Nd7 16. Kd2 Kf7 17. Kc2 Rha8 18. Kb2 R4a5 19. Rhe1 Nb6 20. Bd1 Nc4+ 21. Kb1 Nf5 22. Bb3 Nh4 23. Nc5 Nxg2 24. Rxe6 Nxf4 25. Rxc6 Re8 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. a4 Nd5 28. Kb2 Re2+ 29. Ka3 Rxf2 30. Rd6 b4+ 31. cxb4 Rf3+ 32. Kb2 Nxb4 33. Rd7+ Kg6 34. Ne6 Rb3+ 35. Kc1 Rf5 36. Rxg7+ Kh6 37. Rg1 Rf2 38. Nc5 Rh3 39. a5 Na2+ 40. Rxa2 Rxa2 41. Kb1 Rhxh2 42. a6 Rhb2+ 43. Kc1 c3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.44"] [White "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bb3 e6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. e4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc6 14. f3 Be7 ({RR} 14... Bc5+ 15. Kf1 Ke7 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bf2 Bxf2 19. Kxf2 Rhc8 20. Rac1 Nd7 21. Ne2 Bb7 22. Ke3 Ne5 23. Nd4 h5 24. a3 Ng6 25. g3 Ne5 26. h3 g4 27. hxg4 hxg4 28. f4 Nd7 29. Bc2 {Parpiev,I (2305)-Makarian,R (2525) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 14... Bc5+ 15. Kf1 O-O 16. Bf4 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Be7 18. Ne2 Bb7 19. g4 Rxc1 20. Nxc1 Rd8 21. Nd3 Nd7 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. a4 bxa4 25. Bxa4 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Bxc5 27. Ke2 Kf8 28. Kd3 Ke7 29. h4 {Deac,B (2699)-Lenderman,A (2535) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (33)}) 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rac1 $146 ({RR} 16. Ne2 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Rc8 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. a4 bxa4 22. Bxa4 Bd7 23. Nc6 Kf8 24. b3 Bxc6 25. Bxc6 Bb4 26. Bd4 Ke7 27. Kf1 g6 28. Ke2 Nd7 29. Kd1 Nc5 30. Kc2 Kd6 {Stocek,J (2570)-Ftacnik,L (2521) Slovakia 2020 1-0 (79)}) ({RR} 16. Ne2 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bb7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxe6+ Kf8 22. Bxc8 Bxc8 23. Rc1 Be6 24. b3 a5 25. Bc5 Nd7 26. Bxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rc7 a4 28. Rb7 axb3 29. axb3 Bxb3 30. Rxb5 Be6 {Makhnev,D (2492)-Andreev,K (2174) Paracin 2022 1-0 (49)}) 16... Rfc8 17. Ne2 Bb7 18. Nf4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nd3 Nd7 22. Bd4 Bb7 23. Kf2 Bc6 24. Ke3 Kf8 25. a3 g6 26. g3 Ke8 27. f4 Nf6 28. Nf2 Nd7 29. Bd1 Kd8 30. Nd3 Kc7 31. g4 a5 32. g5 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. h4 Bb5 35. Ne5 Nxe5 36. Bxe5+ Kb6 37. Bc2 Bc5+ 38. Bd4 e5 39. fxe5 Bc4 40. Ba4 Be6 41. Kd3 Ka5 42. Bc6 Bf8 43. Be3 Bg7 44. Kd4 Kb6 45. Be8 Bf8 46. Kd3+ Ka5 47. Bc6 Bg7 48. Kd4 Bf8 49. Bd5 Kb5 50. Kd3 Bg7 51. Bd4 Bf8 52. b3 Bg7 53. Bb2 Bf8 54. Ba1 Be7 55. Bd4 Bf8 56. Bb2 Be7 57. Ba1 Bf8 58. Bd4 Be7 59. Ba7 Bf8 60. Kd4 Be7 61. Kd3 Bf8 62. Bd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.45"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Khanin, Semen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2568"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Nbd2 Na5 9. Bb3 Nxb3 10. axb3 O-O 11. Nf1 h6 ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qe8 14. b4 Qe6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 c6 17. Qf5 Qxf5 18. Nxf5 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Ne3 Kf8 21. f3 d5 22. Kf2 Rd7 23. Ng4 Nxg4+ 24. hxg4 Red8 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Ke2 {Anand,V (2767)-Aronian,L (2752) Zagreb 2019 ½-½ (41)}) 12. h3 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 12... c6 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Bd2 Bb8 15. d4 Bc7 16. b4 Be6 17. Qc1 Qe7 18. c4 Bd7 19. Ra3 Rad8 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Nh4 Qf8 22. Ngf5 Kh7 23. Rf3 Ng8 24. c5 Be6 25. Ne3 Rd7 26. Bc3 Red8 27. Ng4 {Niemann,H (2667)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2740) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (71)}) ({RR} 12... Re8 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. Bd2 b5 15. b4 Bb6 16. Qc1 Kh7 17. c4 c5 18. bxc5 Bxc5 19. Ba5 Qb8 20. b4 Ba7 21. Re2 Qb7 22. Qe1 Rac8 23. Rc2 bxc4 24. dxc4 d5 25. exd5 e4 26. Nh4 e3 27. c5 {Kudaibergen,N (2184)-Makhnev,D (2536) Astana KAZ 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Ng3 c6 14. d4 Qc7 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Qc1 exd4 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 Nh7 19. Ng5 Nxg5 20. Qxg5+ Kh7 21. Qh4+ Kg6 22. f4 dxc3+ 23. Kh2 f5 24. exf5+ Bxf5 25. Qg5+ Kh7 26. Re7+ Qxe7 27. Qxe7+ {Niemann,H (2676)-Tokhirjonova,G (2357) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 12... Re8 13. Ng3 Be6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nd7 16. Be3 Bxd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Rc8 19. Qh5 f6 20. Bxh6 fxe5 21. Bg5 Nf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rxe5 Bf7 24. Qg4 c5 25. Nf5 cxd4 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Nxd4 {Niemann,H (2667)-Zverev,L (2343) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (88)}) 13. d4 Qf6 14. Be3 Nf4 15. Ng3 g6 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. g3 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxe4 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Rfe8 22. Ng4 Kg7 23. Qd2 g5 24. Qd7 Rad8 25. Qxc7 Rd2 26. Rf1 Re6 27. Qa5 Bb6 28. Qb4 Bd3 29. c4 Rc2 30. Ra1 h5 31. Ne3 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Rxe3 33. Qd6 Kh7 34. Rd1 h4 35. gxh4 gxh4 36. Qf4 Rg3+ 37. Qxg3 hxg3 38. Rxd3 Rxb2 39. Rxg3 f5 40. h4 Kh6 41. Rg5 f4 42. Rf5 Rxb3 43. Rxf4 a5 44. Kf2 a4 45. c5 Rc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.46"] [White "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2656"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 Qd8 7. Nc4 Nc6 8. Nce5 cxd4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qxd4 ({RR} 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be2 Bd6 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. h3 Be5 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Rd2 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Qxd4 22. Rd1 Qb6 23. Rd7 Rd8 24. Qd2 Rxd7 {Kevlishvili,R (2531)-Lupulescu,C (2589) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (31)}) 10... Qb6 11. Be2 $146 ({RR} 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. g3 Bd6 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. Bg2 Ke7 16. Ne3 Rhb8 17. O-O c5 18. Re1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rd8 20. Kf3 h5 21. b3 Nd5 22. c4 Nb4 23. a4 Rd3 24. Rb1 Nc2 25. Rd1 Nd4+ {Sprangers,R (2240)-Korneev,O (2457) Eindhoven NED 2023 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Be2 Bd6 14. Bf4 Ra5 15. Nd3 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 c5 17. O-O Ke7 18. Rfd1 Ra4 19. Nd3 Rd8 20. a3 Ba6 21. Bf1 Bb7 22. Ne5 Rd5 23. Nc4 Nd7 24. b3 Ra7 25. a4 Rxd1 {Carlsen,M (2861)-Erigaisi,A (2725) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 11. Bd3 c5 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qc2 Rb8 14. O-O Be7 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Bd2 O-O 17. b3 Bc6 18. Ne5 h6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Be4 Qc7 21. c4 Nb4 22. Bxb4 Rxb4 23. Qe2 Bf6 24. Rad1 Bd4 25. Bb1 a5 {Mohota,N (2195)-Otchiyev,A (2326) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (58)}) 11... Ba6 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. c4 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. a4 Bb4+ 16. Nd2 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Rc8 18. Kd1 Bxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Nd5 20. Nc4 O-O 21. Ne3 Nf4+ 22. Kf3 Nd3 23. Rd1 Ne5+ 24. Ke2 Rb8 25. Bd2 Bxd2 26. Rxd2 Rb3 27. Rad4 g5 28. h4 gxh4 29. Rxh4 Rfb8 30. Re4 R8b5 31. Nd1 Ng6 32. g3 Kg7 33. Rd7 Rc5 34. Re3 Rb8 35. Rc3 Rxb2+ 36. Nxb2 Rxc3 37. Nd3 Kf6 38. Ra7 h5 39. Kd2 Rc4 40. Ke3 e5 41. Ra6+ Kf5 42. Ra7 f6 43. Rh7 h4 44. gxh4 Nxh4 45. Rb7 Re4+ 46. Kd2 Nf3+ 47. Kd1 Rh4 48. Ke2 Nd4+ 49. Kf1 Ke4 50. Nc5+ Kf3 51. Rg7 Nf5 52. Rg6 Rd4 53. Ke1 Rd6 54. Nb3 Kf4 55. Nd2 Ra6 56. Ke2 e4 57. Rg8 Nd4+ 58. Kf1 Ra2 59. Nc4 Nf3 60. Rf8 Ra1+ 61. Kg2 Rg1+ 62. Kh3 Rg6 63. Ne3 Ng5+ 64. Kh2 Kf3 65. Kh1 Rh6+ 66. Kg1 Nh3+ 67. Kf1 Nxf2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.47"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Black "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A35"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "154"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Qb6 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 ({RR} 7. e3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. exd4 Be6 14. Be3 Kd7 15. Rfc1 Rhc8 16. Bf1 a6 17. Bd3 g6 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 h5 21. f3 Bf6 {Bu Xiangzhi (2684)-Yu Yangyi (2728) Qingdao CHN 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 7. e3 d5 8. Qe2 O-O 9. b3 Rd8 10. d3 Bd7 11. Rb1 Be8 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bb2 a6 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. Rbc1 Qa5 17. Bc3 Qb5 18. Bf1 Rdd8 19. Qb2 f6 20. d4 Qb6 21. dxc5 Bxc5 {Wagh,S (2250)-Aronyak,G (2517) Nashik IND 2024 ½-½ (46)}) 7... O-O 8. Bb2 d5 9. Na4 $146 ({RR} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 c4 11. e3 Rd8 12. Rc1 Be6 13. Nd2 Nb4 14. Ba1 Rab8 15. Qe2 Qa6 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. e4 Nxa2 18. Nxa2 Qxa2 19. d5 b5 20. Be5 Bg4 21. f3 Bb4 22. fxg4 Qxd2 23. Qf3 Qg5 {Sucikova,S (2131)-Czerw,D (2264) Skalica 2021 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 c4 11. e3 Rd8 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Nc3 a6 14. bxc4 dxc4 15. a4 Rb8 16. Ne2 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nd2 Nb4 19. Ba3 c3 20. Nb3 Be6 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. Qc2 Qc4 23. Rab1 Bd5 {Delchev,A (2552)-Tilicheev,V (2507) Skopje 2018 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 c4 11. Na4 Qc7 12. Ne5 Rd8 13. bxc4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 dxc4 15. Qc1 Nd5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Be6 18. Kh1 Bc5 19. Qf3 Rac8 20. Bc3 b5 21. a3 a5 22. Qb7 b4 23. axb4 axb4 {Marholev,D (2150)-Tilicheev,V (2508) Primorsko 2020 0-1}) 9... Qa5 10. Rc1 d4 11. d3 e5 12. a3 h6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. b4 cxb4 15. c5 bxa3 16. Bxa3 Be6 17. Ra1 Qc7 18. Qc2 Nd5 19. Nc4 Rab8 20. Rfb1 Qd7 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Qd1 Bf8 23. Bh1 Be7 24. Bg2 Rd8 25. Qc2 h5 26. h4 g6 27. Rab1 Rdc8 28. Qd1 Kg7 29. Qd2 f6 30. Qd1 Bf8 31. Qd2 Kh7 32. Qc2 Nd8 33. Qb3 Be7 34. Qd1 Nc6 35. Qc2 Qd8 36. Rb5 Nc7 37. Rb3 Na6 38. Rcb1 Qd7 39. Rb5 Nd8 40. Qc1 Qe8 41. Qc2 Bd7 42. Ra5 Nc6 43. Rab5 Ncb4 44. R5xb4 Nxb4 45. Rxb4 b5 46. Rb1 bxc4 47. Rxb8 Rxb8 48. c6 Bxa3 49. cxd7 Qxd7 50. dxc4 Be7 51. Bd5 Kg7 52. Nb2 f5 53. Nd3 Qc7 54. Qa4 Rd8 55. Kg2 Bd6 56. Qa1 Qb6 57. Ne1 e4 58. Nc2 Be5 59. e3 Bf6 60. exd4 a5 61. Qa3 Rd7 62. Qa4 Re7 63. c5 Qb2 64. Qc4 Qb8 65. c6 f4 66. gxf4 Qxf4 67. Ne3 Bxh4 68. Qe2 a4 69. Ba2 Rc7 70. d5 Bf6 71. Qd1 Be5 72. Qxa4 Qh2+ 73. Kf1 Qh1+ 74. Ke2 Qf3+ 75. Kf1 Rf7 76. Nd1 e3 77. Qc2 e2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.48"] [White "Bok, Benjamin"] [Black "Manafov, Vugar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Qe7 11. Ne2 c5 $146 ({RR} 11... e5 12. Bf5 h6 13. Bh4 Rad8 14. O-O Rfe8 15. d5 Nf8 16. Rae1 g6 17. Bc2 N8h7 18. b4 b5 19. e4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 g5 21. Bf2 Qd7 22. Nc3 c6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Rd1 Nf8 26. Bb3 {Bach,N (2198)-Djaparov,M (1667) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (80)}) ({RR} 11... e5 12. d5 Rfe8 13. O-O Nf8 14. Ng3 Bc8 15. Ne4 N8d7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Bg3 Kg7 20. Rae1 Bb7 21. e4 c6 22. b4 cxd5 23. cxd5 Rac8 24. Qb2 Rc7 25. Rc1 Rec8 26. Bf2 {Maiti,M (2068)-Murthy,P (1940) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (67)}) 12. b4 cxd4 13. exd4 Rfc8 14. O-O Rc7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qd2 Ba6 17. b5 Bb7 18. Rfe1 h6 19. Bh4 Qf8 20. a4 a5 21. Qa2 Re8 22. Qa3 d5 23. Qxf8+ Rxf8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. cxd5 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bxd5 27. Rc7 Rd8 28. Nc3 Bb3 29. Kf2 f5 30. Ke3 Nf6 31. Rc6 Rb8 32. Bxf5 Bd5 33. Rd6 Ne8 34. Rd7 Nf6 35. Rd6 Ne8 36. Rd7 Nf6 37. Rd6 Ne8 38. Rxd5 exd5 39. Nxd5 Kg7 40. Kd3 Nd6 41. Bd7 f5 42. g3 Kf7 43. Ke3 Nc4+ 44. Kf4 Nb2 45. Nc3 Rd8 46. Bxf5 Nxa4 47. Nxa4 Rxd4+ 48. Ke5 Rxa4 49. Kd5 Ra3 50. Kc6 Rxf3 51. g4 Rxf5 52. gxf5 a4 53. Kxb6 a3 54. Kc7 a2 55. b6 a1=Q 56. b7 Qe5+ 57. Kc8 Qxf5+ 58. Kc7 Qc5+ 59. Kd7 Qb6 60. Kc8 Qc6+ 61. Kb8 Ke7 62. h4 Kd7 63. h5 Qb6 64. Ka8 Kc7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.49"] [White "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Black "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2441"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Qd2 h6 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Be6 14. Rae1 ({RR} 14. Kh1 d5 15. Bb3 c4 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Nh7 18. Rg1+ Bg5 19. f4 cxb3 20. fxg5 Kh8 21. g6 fxg6 22. Rxg6 Qd7 23. Rag1 Qf7 24. axb3 Rg8 25. Rxg8+ Rxg8 26. Rxg8+ Kxg8 27. Kg1 d4 28. Ne2 Qf3 {Ibarra Jerez,J (2567)-Kanyamarala,T (2377) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (34)}) 14... Kh7 15. Kh1 Nh5 16. Be3 $146 ({RR} 16. Nd5 Bf6 17. c3 b5 18. Bxb5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rb8 20. a4 a6 21. Bxa6 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Rxb2 23. Qe4+ g6 24. Re2 Rxe2 25. Qxe2 Bxc3 26. Bb5 Qf6 27. Qe4 Kg7 28. Rg1 Ra8 29. Rg2 Be5 30. Re2 Ra7 {Madaminov,M (2260)-Timofeev,A (2586) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (96)}) 16... Bh3 17. Rg1 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. d4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Bf6 21. Qd2 Be5 22. Bd4 Qh4 23. Bxe5 Qxc4 24. Qxd6 Rae8 25. Ne4 Qf7 26. Qd4 Bd7 27. Re3 Bc6 28. Bd6 Rd8 29. c4 Rfe8 30. Rge1 Qf5 31. c5 Kh8 32. Kg1 Re6 33. Ng3 Nxg3 34. hxg3 Rg6 35. Kf2 Qh3 36. Rg1 Qf5 37. Qd3 Qf7 38. b3 Rf6 39. Kg2 b6 40. b4 Qxa2+ 41. Kh3 Qf7 42. Kg2 Qa2+ 43. Kh3 Qf2 44. Rg2 Bd7+ 45. Kh2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.50"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Banh Gia Huy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/qsQgiYY7} Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Bc2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne2 Ne5 12. Nxd4 Nxc4 13. Rb1 Qf6 ({RR} 13... a6 14. b3 Ne5 15. Bb2 Qh4 16. f4 Ng4 17. Nf3 Qh6 18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19. Qd2 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Rbe1 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Rxf4 23. h3 Nh6 24. Re4 Raf8 25. Rxf4 Rxf4 26. Re1 Rf8 27. Kh2 Nf5 28. Ng5 {Moroni,L (2588)-Ezat,M (2411) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (93)}) 14. Ne2 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 14... c6 15. b3 Nb6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a4 cxd5 19. a5 Nd7 20. Qxd5 f5 21. Rbd1 Nf6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. h3 Rf6 26. Rd8 b6 27. Rc1 Rf8 28. Rc7+ Kg8 29. Rd4 {Tania,S (2393)-Payne,M (2077) Reykjavik 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/qsQgiYY7] 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 14... c6 15. b3 Nb6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a4 cxd5 19. a5 Nd7 20. Qxd5 f5 21. Rbd1 Nf6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. h3 Rf6 26. Rd8 b6 27. Rc1 Rf8 28. Rc7+ Kg8 29. Rd4 {Sachdev,T (2393)-Payne,M (2077) Reykjavik ISL 2024 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 14... c6 15. b3 Nb6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a4 cxd5 19. a5 Nd7 20. Qxd5 f5 21. Rbd1 Nf6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. h3 Rf6 26. Rd8 b6 27. Rc1 Rf8 28. Rc7+ Kg8 29. Rd4 {Sachdev,T (2393)-Payne,M (2077) Reykjavik ISL 2024 1-0 (41)}) 15. b3 Nb6 16. Be3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Ng3 Rff8 21. a4 Be5 22. Rc1 Rf7 23. Rc4 Raf8 24. Ne4 c5 25. dxc6 bxc6 26. Rxc6 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qxe4 28. Rc4 Qe5+ 29. Kg1 b5 30. Rd4 bxa4 31. bxa4 Ra8 32. Rxd6 Ra5 33. Rd4 Kg7 34. Qd2 Ra6 35. Rd7 Rxd7 36. Qxd7+ Kh6 37. Qd2+ Qg5 38. Qd4 Qa5 39. Ra1 Ra7 40. Ra3 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Ra5 42. Rh3+ Rh5 43. Qe3+ Qxe3 44. fxe3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.51"] [White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Black "Chasin, Nico"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2417"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 ({RR} 7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Rb1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e4 11. Nd4 Re8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Bf5 14. Rb4 c5 15. Rc4 Qe7 16. Qa5 Bf8 17. a4 Qe6 18. Rxc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Qd6 20. Qe3 Rab8 21. c4 Qb6 22. c5 {Korobov,A (2671)-So,W (2776) Warsaw 2022 0-1 (32)}) 8. d3 ({RR} 8. b4 e4 9. Ne1 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. Nxd5 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Qxd5 14. Rxb2 Qe5 15. Rb3 Nd4 16. Re3 Qb5 17. f3 exf3 18. exf3 Be6 19. Nc2 Red8 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Qc2 c6 22. Rf2 Rad8 {Mohr,G (2392)-Geher,K (2182) Arad ROU 2024 ½-½ (94)}) 8... h6 9. e4 $146 ({RR} 9. Rb1 d6 10. b4 Bf5 11. b5 Nd4 12. Re1 Qd7 13. a4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 e4 15. dxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Rb3 Qf5 18. Re3 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Qe4 20. Qd3 Qxd3 21. Rxd3 Re4 22. c5 dxc5 23. Rd7 Rxa4 {Ambartsumova,K (2371)-Bykhovsky,A (2496) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (54)}) 9... a5 10. h3 d6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Rb1 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Ne2 f5 16. b5 Ne7 17. Nh2 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nf4 c6 20. Rfe1 Bd7 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Re2 a4 23. Rbe1 Qb6 24. h4 Qb3 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Be4 Qxa3 27. Nxg6 Rxe4 28. dxe4 Nxg3 29. fxg3 Kxg6 30. Rf2 Qc3 31. Qd1 a3 32. Rc2 Qb3 33. Nf3 a2 34. Nxd4 Qb6 35. c5 dxc5 36. Nf5 a1=Q 37. Qg4+ Kh7 38. Rxa1 Bxa1 39. Rd2 Qb1+ 40. Rd1 Bd4+ 41. Kh1 Qc2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.52"] [White "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Black "Bai, Adelard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2393"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {ChessBase II} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. a3 Qc7 ({RR} 7... Be7 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Qa6 10. Bf1 Qb6 11. Bg2 Qa6 12. Bf1 Qb6) 8. Be2 ({RR} 8. f4 d6 9. g4 a6 ({RR} 9... a6 10. Bg2 b5 11. g5 Nd7 12. O-O g6 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Be3 Na5 15. f5 e5 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Qxd5 Ra6 20. Qxf7+ Kd8 21. Qxg6 Nc4 22. Bf2 Rc6 23. Qf7 Nd2 24. g6) 10. Bg2 b5 11. g5 ({RR} 11. O-O Be7 12. g5 Nd7 13. Kh1 Rb8 14. f5 Nde5 15. Ne2 g6 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exf5 18. exf5 Bb7 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Bf4 Rfe8 21. Rae1 Bf8) 11... Nd7 12. O-O g6 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Be3 Na5 15. f5 e5 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Qxd5 Ra6 20. Qxf7+ Kd8 21. Qxg6 Nc4 22. Bf2 ({RR} 22. Bc1) 22... Rc6 {Sokolov,A (2532)-Naiditsch,A (2697) Brest 2018 EXT 2019 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (39)} ({RR} 22... Nxb2)) ({RR} 8. f4 d6 9. g4 h6 10. h4 ({RR} 10. Qf3 a6 11. Be3 b5 12. h4 h5 13. g5 Ng4 14. Bh3 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. O-O-O Bb7 17. Rd2 Rc8 18. Kb1 Be7 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Qxg4 a5 21. Nd4 Qc4 22. f5 e5 23. f6 gxf6 24. gxf6 Bf8) 10... a6 11. Be3 b5 12. Rg1 h5 13. g5 Ng4 14. Rg3 g6 15. Qd2 Rb8 16. O-O-O Bd7 17. Nd4 Be7 18. Be2 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 O-O 21. Qd2 a5 22. f5 Rfc8 {Mendes Aaron Reeve (2306)-Efstratios Grivas (2396) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 8. Bg5 a6 9. Qd2 d6 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. f4 Be7 12. Be2 O-O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bh5 Rhf8 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rhe1 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Bf3 f5 19. exf5 Qxf5 20. Nd5 Bh4 21. g3 exd5 22. gxh4 Be6) 8... a6 9. f4 $146 ({RR} 9. O-O b5 10. f4 d6 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Kh1 Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Qe1 Rac8 15. Rd1 b4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Qf2 e5 18. Rd2 Ba8 19. Bb6 Qc6 20. Na5 Qe8 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Rfd1 Nc6 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 {Wahlbom,M (2173)-Maryasin,B (2284) Bled 2018 ½-½ (60)}) 9... d6 10. g4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Be7 13. g5 Nd7 14. h4 Rc8 15. Be3 Nb6 16. h5 Nc4 17. Bc1 O-O 18. a4 N4a5 19. Be3 b4 20. Nd1 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. O-O d4 23. Bd2 d3 24. Qxd3 Rcd8 25. Qe3 Nc4 26. Qe1 Nxd2 27. Nxd2 Qxf4 28. Ne4 Nd4 29. Bg2 Qg4 30. Rf2 Bxg5 31. Nxg5 Qxg5 32. Qe3 Qg4 33. Qh3 Qxh3 34. Bxh3 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Rfe8 36. Kg3 Ng5 37. Rf1 Rd2 38. Bf5 Rg2+ 39. Kf4 Ne6+ 40. Ke5 Rd2 41. Bd3 Rd8 42. Ne3 Bc8 43. Bc4 Kf8 44. h6 f6+ 45. Ke4 Ng5+ 46. Kf4 R8d4+ 47. Kg3 Ne4+ 48. Kf3 gxh6 49. Bd3 Ng5+ 50. Kg3 Kg7 51. Rf4 Rxf4 52. Kxf4 Rf2+ 53. Kg3 Rf3+ 54. Kh2 Rxe3 55. a5 Nf3+ 56. Kg2 Ne5 57. Kf2 Rf3+ 58. Ke2 Bg4 59. Bxa6 Ra3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.53"] [White "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Black "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "270"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. g3 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7 12. Nd2 Bc5 13. Qe4 ({RR} 13. Qh4 Be7 14. Qh5 b6 15. c4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bf6 20. Rb1 Rfd8 21. Be3 Rac8 22. b3 Qe7 23. Rfd1 Qa3 24. Qc2 h5 25. h4 g6 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. b4 Bd4 {Zhang,D (2362)-Chen,Y (2294) Shanghai CHN 2024 1-0 (39)}) 13... a5 $146 ({RR} 13... Nf6 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. Nb3 Bc6 16. Nxc5 {½-½ (16) Malyovanyi,Y (2348)-Grinev,V (2441) Mariupol 2021}) ({RR} 13... Rd8 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. c4 Nf6 16. Qh4 Qe7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Rae1 Bc7 19. Be3 a6 20. Bc5 Qe6 21. h3 Rb8 22. Be3 b6 23. Bg5 h6 24. Bd2 Qf5 25. g4 Qd3 26. Bxh6 gxh6 27. Qxf6 Be6 28. Qxh6 {Bryant,J (2395)-Vakhlamov,I (2413) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 13... b5 14. a4 bxa4 15. c4 Nb6 16. Qc6 Qxc6 17. Bxc6 Rb8 18. Ne4 Bd4 19. c5 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Rxa4 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxa7 Nd3 24. Rd7 Nxb2 25. Bxb2 Rxb2 26. h4 Rb5 27. Rfd1 g5 28. hxg5 {Pablo Marin,A (2347)-Albornoz Cabrera,C (2585) Figueira da Foz POR 2023 ½-½ (121)}) 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. c4 Nf6 16. Qe2 a4 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Nd2 Re8 19. Rac1 Bc5 20. Rfd1 e5 21. Bg5 Bf5 22. Qf3 Qe6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Ne4 Bd4 25. Qh5 Bg6 26. Qh4 Kg7 27. c5 Red8 28. Nd6 Qxa2 29. Nxb7 Qxb2 30. Nxd8 Rxd8 31. c6 a3 32. Qg4 Bxf2+ 33. Kh1 h5 34. c7 Rf8 35. Qd7 a2 36. c8=Q Rxc8 37. Qxc8 Bb1 38. Rc7 Bg6 39. Qa6 Bd4 40. Rf1 e4 41. Rcc1 e3 42. Ra1 e2 43. Rfe1 Bb1 44. Rxa2 Bxa2 45. Qxe2 Qxe2 46. Rxe2 Be6 47. Bf3 Kg6 48. h4 Be5 49. Kg2 Kh6 50. Rd2 Bf5 51. Rd8 Bg6 52. Ra8 Kg7 53. Ra4 Kh6 54. Be4 Kg7 55. Kf3 Kh6 56. Ra7 Bb8 57. Rb7 Bxe4+ 58. Kxe4 Bxg3 59. Kf5 Bxh4 60. Rxf7 Bg5 61. Rf8 Kg7 62. Rb8 h4 63. Rb3 Kh6 64. Kg4 Kg6 65. Rf3 Kf7 66. Kf5 Ke7 67. Rd3 Bh6 68. Rd1 Bg5 69. Rd4 Kf7 70. Rd7+ Ke8 71. Ke6 Kf8 72. Rb7 Kg8 73. Kf5 Kf8 74. Ra7 Ke8 75. Ke6 Kf8 76. Re7 Kg8 77. Kf5 Kf8 78. Re1 Kf7 79. Re2 Kf8 80. Kg6 h3 81. Rh2 Ke7 82. Rxh3 Kd6 83. Kf5 Kd5 84. Rd3+ Kc4 85. Rd7 Kc5 86. Ke6 Kc4 87. Rd1 Kc5 88. Kf5 Kc4 89. Ke4 Kc5 90. Rd7 Bh4 91. Rc7+ Kd6 92. Ra7 Kc5 93. Ra5+ Kd6 94. Rf5 Bg5 95. Rd5+ Ke6 96. Rd1 f5+ 97. Kf3 Ke5 98. Ra1 Ke6 99. Ra5 Kf6 100. Rb5 Ke6 101. Ke2 Kf6 102. Kd3 Ke6 103. Kd4 Bf6+ 104. Ke3 Bg5+ 105. Kf3 Kf6 106. Rb6+ Ke5 107. Rg6 Bd2 108. Rg8 Bc1 109. Re8+ Kf6 110. Ra8 Ke6 111. Ra5 Bd2 112. Ra2 Bg5 113. Re2+ Kf6 114. Re8 Bc1 115. Rc8 Bg5 116. Rc5 Ke6 117. Rb5 Kf6 118. Ke2 Ke6 119. Kd3 Bh4 120. Ra5 Bg5 121. Ra2 Ke5 122. Re2+ Kd5 123. Rg2 Bf4 124. Ra2 Bg5 125. Ra5+ Ke6 126. Rb5 Bh4 127. Kc4 Bg5 128. Kd4 Bf6+ 129. Kc5 Ke5 130. Kc6+ Ke4 131. Kd7 f4 132. Ke6 Bd4 133. Rh5 f3 134. Rf5 f2 135. Rxf2 Bxf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.54"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Smirnov, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A18"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2336"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Bc5 $146 ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. Be4 O-O 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Qe2 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 Qg6 14. Qxg6 hxg6 15. d4 Rfe8 16. c5 Bf8 17. Bb2 exd4 18. cxd4 Nb4 19. Bc3 Nd5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Bd2 f6 22. Kf1 g5 23. Re1 Kf7 24. Rxe8 {Rojas,S (2194)-Pichot,A (2630) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 9... Bf5 10. Bxf5 Qxf5 11. d4 Be7 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Be3 b6 14. Qa4 Kb7 15. d5 Nb8 16. Nxe5 Bf6 17. Bd4 Rhe8 18. Nc6 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Nxc6 20. Qxc6+ Kb8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. g3 Qc8 23. Re7 Rd6 24. Qa4 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Hong,A (2539) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. Be4 O-O 11. d4 h6 12. c5 Be7 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nxe5 Bxc5 15. Ng4 Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Bd6 17. Be3 Rab8 18. Rab1 Rb6 19. Qe4 Rfb8 20. Rbd1 Rb2 21. a4 Qe6 22. Qh4 Ra2 23. Ra1 Rbb2 24. Qd8+ {Yevchenko,A (2276)-Skotheim,A (2214) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. Bc2 O-O 11. d4 exd4 12. Bg5 Qe6 13. Qd3 g6 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. d5 Qg4 16. Qc3 f6 17. h3 Qh5 18. Bb3 fxg5 19. c5 g4 20. cxd6 gxf3 21. d7 Bxd7 22. Qxb4 fxg2 23. d6+ Kg7 24. Qc3+ {Zwardon,V (2479)-Pichot,A (2630) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (63)}) 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Qc2 h6 12. Be4 Rb8 13. Rb5 b6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Nxe5 Qe6 16. d4 a6 17. Rb1 Bd6 18. Bf4 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxc4 20. Rb4 Qc6 21. c4 Bg4 22. d5 Qd7 23. h3 Bf5 24. Qb2 f6 25. Bg3 Rbc8 26. Rc1 Rfe8 27. d6 cxd6 28. Rxb6 Rc6 29. Qd4 Rec8 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Kh2 Be6 32. a3 Qc8 33. Rd1 Bxc4 34. Bxd6 Bf7 35. Bg3 Rc4 36. Qa7 Be6 37. Qe7 Kh7 38. Rd8 Qc6 39. Rd6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.55"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qxe5 9. Qxe5+ Nxe5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Kd8 13. Re1 ({RR} 13. Rd1 Bd7 14. Kc1 Kc8 15. Be2 a6 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. Rhe1 h5 18. h4 Kb8 19. f4 Ng6 20. g3 Ka7 21. Bc4 f6 22. Bf7 Rh6 23. Bd5 Be8 24. Re3 Rh8 25. Bf3 Rc8 26. a4 c6 27. Ne4 Rc7 {Sindarov,J (2661)-Mamedyarov,S (2738) Tashkent UZB 2023 1-0 (46)}) 13... Nd7 ({RR} 13... f6 14. f4 Nc6 15. Kc1 a6 16. Nc3 Bf5 17. Nd5 Rc8 18. Bc4 Re8 19. Rd1 Bd7 20. Bd3 Ne7 21. Bxh7 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 c6 23. Rd2 Kc7 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Bf5+ Kc7 26. Bxc8 Kxc8 27. Kd2 Re4 28. g3 {Madaminov,M (2517)-Koc,P (2346) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 14. Bc4 Rf8 15. b3 $146 ({RR} 15. Kc3 a6 16. Nd4 Nb6 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. Rhe1 Nxc4 19. Kxc4 Re8 20. Nf3 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Be6+ 22. Kc5 Ke7 23. c4 Rd8 24. a4 Rd3 25. Re3 Rd1 26. b3 f6 27. a5 Kd7 28. Re4 Ra1 29. b4 Ra2 {Morefield,J (2167)-Weishaeutel,M (2438) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 15. Kc1 Nb6 16. Bb3 Bd7 17. Nc3 c5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Kc7 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Rhe1 b6 22. h4 h6 23. Kd2 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Kd6 25. c4 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Rd3 Kc7 28. Re3 Kd6 29. Rd3 Kc7 {Paravyan,D (2612)-Rakhmatullaev,A (2426) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 15. Re3 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. Bd5 Rb8 18. Rhe1 Nb6 19. Rd3 Bf5 20. Be4+ Bd7 21. Bxh7 g6 22. Rf3 Nc4+ 23. Kc1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Kxe8 25. h4 Kf8 26. h5 Kg7 27. h6+ Kxh6 28. Rxf7 Bc6 29. f3 Re8 {Safarli,E (2618)-Peng,L (2520) Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 2023 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 15. h4 Nb6 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. h5 c6 18. Nd4 g6 19. Nf3 Nd5 20. Ng5 gxh5 21. Rxh5 f6 22. Nxh7 Rf7 23. Ng5 fxg5 24. Rh8+ Kc7 25. Rxa8 Rxf2+ 26. Re2 Rf6 27. Rg8 g4 28. Rg7 b5 29. Ke1 Rf4 {Nasuta,G (2546)-Chomczyk,M (2327) Bialystok POL 2022 1-0 (41)}) 15... a6 16. Nd4 c5 17. Nf5 Nb6 18. Bd3 c4 19. Be4 cxb3 20. axb3 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 g6 22. Bg4 f5 23. Bf3 Rf7 24. c4 Kc7 25. Kc3 Rd8 26. Re3 Nd7 27. Rhe1 Nf6 28. Re7+ Rd7 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. b4 Ng4 31. Bd5 Rd7 32. f3 Nf6 33. Kd4 Nxd5 34. cxd5 Kd8 35. Re6 Rc7 36. Rd6+ Kc8 37. Rf6 Rc2 38. Ke5 Kc7 39. Rf7+ Kb6 40. Rxh7 Rxg2 41. Ke6 Rf2 42. d6 Rxf3 43. Ke7 Rd3 44. Rh8 Re3+ 45. Kd8 Rd3 46. d7 Kc6 47. Rh7 Kb6 48. Ke8 a5 49. bxa5+ Kxa5 50. d8=Q+ Rxd8+ 51. Kxd8 b5 52. Rg7 b4 53. Rxg6 b3 54. Rg5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.56"] [White "Samadov, Read"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 9. h4 Nc6 10. d3 h5 11. Ne2 g6 12. Be3 Bg7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 14. Bh6 Ned4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nexd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Rc1 Rd8 19. Qf4 e6 20. Qd2 Qxe4 21. Rh3 Qd4 22. Rf3 Bd7 23. Qg5 b5 24. Bb3 Bc6 25. Rf4 Qxb2 26. Re1 Rxd3 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Bxe6+ Kg7 {Szpar,M (2485)-Gubajdullin,A (2253) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (116)}) 14... Qb6 15. Nc3 Ned4 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bg5 Re8 19. a3 Be6 20. b4 Rc8 21. a4 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 cxb4 23. Qxb4 Qd7 24. Rh3 Rc2 25. Be3 a5 26. Qxa5 e6 27. Bc4 Rb2 28. Rg3 b6 29. Qa6 Qc6 30. Qa7 Bf6 31. Bxd4 Bxd4 32. Rf3 Rf8 33. Re1 Qd6 34. e5 Bxe5 35. Qb7 Bc3 36. Rd1 Qh2 37. Rh3 Qf4 38. Qf3 Qe5 39. Qe3 Qd4 40. Bb5 Rd8 41. Kg1 Qg4 42. Rf1 Bd4 43. Qc1 Rd5 44. Rf3 Rf5 45. Rxf5 Qxf5 46. Qe1 Qf4 47. Bd7 Qxh4 48. Bc6 g5 49. Be4 g4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.57"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E48"] [WhiteElo "2506"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Nf3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e4 b5 12. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. O-O h6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Bh4 Nh5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nd4 Nf6 19. e5 Nfd7 20. f4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Rd6 Rac8 23. Rfd1 Nb6 24. Qe3 Qb7 25. R1d2 Nc4 26. Bxc4 bxc4 {Sarana,A (2703)-Deac,B (2692) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. O-O h6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Bh4 Nh5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nd4 Nf6 19. e5 Nfd7 20. f4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Rd6 Rac8 23. Rfd1 Nb6 24. Qe3 Qb7 25. R1d2 Nc4 26. Bxc4 bxc4 {Sarana,A (2703)-Deac,B (2692) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) 12... e5 13. Nxe5 Re8 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Ng4 17. Qe2 Nge5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Rd1 Bg4 20. f3 Be6 21. Bxb5 Qh4+ 22. g3 Qf6 23. f4 axb5 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Qxb5 Qc7 26. Qe2 Rab8 27. Rd2 Bh3 28. Kf2 Qb6+ 29. Qe3 Qf6+ 30. Qf4 Qb6+ 31. Qe3 Qf6+ 32. Qf4 Qb6+ 33. Kf3 f5 34. exf5 Qc6+ 35. Rd5 Rxb2 36. Rc1 Bg2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.58"] [White "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Black "Druska, Juraj"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A50"] [WhiteElo "2451"] [BlackElo "2423"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. a3 Ne4 6. Bd2 Be7 7. d5 Nxd2 ({RR} 7... f5 8. Qc2 Bf6 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. e3 c5 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Be2 Ne5 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Qb3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qc5 17. Bc3 Bxc3+ 18. Qxc3 Qe7 19. Qd4 Rf8 20. f4 Rc8 21. h4 Rf7 22. h5 {Cuartas Medina,J (2284)-Predke,A (2668) Barcelona ESP 2024 ½-½ (75)}) 8. Qxd2 O-O 9. e4 $146 ({RR} 9. e3 a5 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be2 Nc5 12. O-O a4 13. Rfe1 Bf6 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Bf1 d6 16. h3 Qe7 17. Nd4 g6 18. Ndb5 Bg7 19. Rd2 e5 20. Na2 f5 21. Nb4 Rf8 22. Be2 Rf7 23. Nc3 Bh6 {Olsen,F (2397)-Brynell,S (2422) Ballerup 2021 0-1 (34)}) 9... d6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Bf6 12. Bc2 a5 13. Rab1 Re8 14. Ba4 Re7 15. Nd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Nc5 17. Bb5 a4 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. dxe6 Nxe6 20. Qd2 Bxb5 21. cxb5 Nc5 22. Rbd1 Qd7 23. f3 Re6 24. Qd5 Rae8 25. Qc6 Qxc6 26. bxc6 Ra8 27. Nd5 Ra7 28. e5 Kf8 29. exd6 Rxd6 30. Nc3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Ne6 32. Rd5 Ra5 33. Rxa5 bxa5 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. Nb5 Nf4 36. g3 Nd3+ 37. Ke3 Ne5 38. Ke4 Nxc6 39. Kd5 Kd7 40. Nc3 Ne7+ 41. Kc5 c6 42. Kb6 Nf5 43. Kxa5 Nd4 44. f4 h5 45. Kxa4 c5 46. b4 Kc6 47. Ka5 Nc2 48. b5+ Kb7 49. Ne4 c4 50. Nd6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.59"] [White "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Black "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c4 d4 5. g3 Nc6 ({RR} 5... e6 6. Bg2 Bd7 7. O-O Bc6 8. d3 Nd7 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. a3 a5 11. Rb1 a4 12. Re1 Ng6 13. h4 Qc7 14. Qe2 h5 15. Ne4 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. f4 Qc7 18. f5 Ne5 19. fxe6 f6 20. Bf4 {Mamedov,R (2656)-Paichadze,L (2532) Skopje MKD 2024 1-0}) 6. Bg2 g6 7. d3 $146 ({RR} 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 Nh6 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 f6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Nbd2 Qd7 13. Ne4 b6 14. a3 a5 15. Qb3 Ra6 16. Qb5 Nf7 17. Bd2 a4 18. b4 axb3 19. Qxb3 Nce5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. f4 Nf7 {Asadli,V (2567)-Narayanan,S (2559) Almaty KAZ 2022 1-0 (31)}) 7... Bg7 8. Bf4 h6 9. h4 Bg4 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. a3 Qxb3 13. Nxb3 Bxd3 14. Nxc5 Bxc4 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. g4 g5 19. Bg3 O-O-O 20. h5 Rd5 21. Nc4 Nf6 22. exf6 exf6 23. Kd2 Kd7 24. Rhe1 Rb5 25. b4 Bf8 26. Kd3 c5 27. Reb1 Kc6 28. bxc5 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Bxc5 30. f3 Rf8 31. Na5+ Kd5 32. Rb7 e5 33. Rd7+ Ke6 34. Rh7 Rc8 35. Rxh6 Bf8 36. Rh8 Rc3+ 37. Ke2 Kf7 38. Be1 Re3+ 39. Kf2 Kg7 40. Rxf8 Kxf8 41. Bd2 Rd3 42. Ke2 e4 43. fxe4 Rg3 44. Nc6 Rxg4 45. Kd3 Rh4 46. Nxa7 Rxh5 47. Nc6 g4 48. Nxd4 g3 49. Ne2 g2 50. Ke3 Rh2 51. a4 Ke8 52. a5 Kd7 53. Bc3 Rh3+ 54. Kf2 Rh4 55. Ng3 Kc6 56. Kxg2 Rf4 57. Bd2 Rh4 58. Kf3 Kb5 59. Bc3 Rh6 60. Kg4 Kc4 61. Bd2 Rg6+ 62. Kf4 Kd3 63. Be3 Rg8 64. a6 Kc4 65. a7 Kb5 66. Nh5 Rf8 67. Kf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.60"] [White "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Black "Saraci, Nderim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2626"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. d4 b6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. e4 Bb7 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Qc2 Bxd5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfe8 20. Qa4 $146 ({RR} 20. Qc2 Re6 21. Rae1 Rae8 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Rd1 Qf4 24. Qd3 g6 {½-½ (24) Real de Azua,E (2496)-Pichot,A (2564) Villa Martelli 2018}) 20... Qf4 21. Qd7 Re7 22. Qc6 Rd8 23. Rad1 Rc7 24. Qd5 Be7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. g3 Qd6 28. Ne5 Bf6 29. Rd1 Qe7 30. Nf3 b5 31. Qd5 Rc8 32. Rc1 a6 33. Kg2 Qc7 34. Rc2 Qc6 35. Qxc6 Rxc6 36. Ne1 Kf8 37. Nd3 Bd4 38. h4 Ke7 39. Kf3 Rf6+ 40. Ke2 Re6+ 41. Kd1 Kd6 42. Re2 c4 43. bxc4 bxc4 44. Nb4 Rf6 45. f4 Kc5 46. Nc2 Rb6 47. Re8 Rb1+ 48. Ke2 Bf6 49. Rc8+ Kd6 50. Rxc4 Rb2 51. a3 Kd5 52. Rc8 Ke4 53. Rc4+ Kd5 54. Rc7 Ke4 55. Rc4+ Kd5 56. Rc7 Ke4 57. Rc4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.61"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Bezold, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E70"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2469"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. f3 c6 7. Be3 a6 8. c5 b5 9. cxd6 exd6 10. Nf4 Re8 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Be2 Bb7 ({RR} 12... Nb6 13. O-O Bb7 14. b3 Qe7 15. Bf2 Qf8 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 a5 18. Nb2 Nfd7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rfd1 Red8 21. Bh4 Re8 22. Bg3 Nf6 23. Bf2 Nfd7 24. Be3 Nf6 25. Nbd3 Nfd7 26. h4 c5 27. Nb2 {Shankland,S (2731)-Rapport,R (2735) Saint Louis 2019 ½-½ (56)}) 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfd1 $146 ({RR} 14. Rac1 c5 15. Rfd1 c4 16. b3 g5 17. Nh3 h6 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Nf2 Nf8 20. h4 gxh4 21. Bxh6 Ng6 22. Bg5 Qa5 23. f4 Nh7 24. f5 Ngf8 25. Bxh4 Kh8 26. Bf3 Nd7 27. Ng4 Rg8 28. Qf4 Qb6 {Tang,A (2523)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2619) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (34)}) 14... Qe7 15. Rac1 Nb6 16. b3 Nbd5 17. Bf2 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Nd7 19. Qd2 h6 20. Bf1 Kh7 21. Ne2 Nf8 22. Nf4 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Bd3 Qe7 25. b4 Qd8 26. a4 Qe7 27. Bc2 Rb8 28. Bb3 Rbc8 29. Qa2 Rf8 30. Rc2 Rc7 31. Rdc1 Rfc8 32. h3 Bf6 33. Rd1 Bg7 34. Bg3 Kg8 35. Kh2 Rd7 36. Qb1 Kh7 37. Qc1 Rdd8 38. d5 bxa4 39. Ba2 cxd5 40. Bxd5 Rxc2 41. Qxc2 Bxd5 42. Rxd5 a3 43. Ra5 Bb2 44. Qc4 Qe6 45. Qxa6 d5 46. Qxe6 fxe6 47. exd5 Rxd5 48. b5 Rxb5 49. Rxb5 a2 50. Rxb2 a1=Q 51. Be5 Qe1 52. Rb7+ Kg8 53. Bf6 Qe3 54. Rb4 g5 55. Re4 Qd2 56. Be5 Kf7 57. Bg3 Qd3 58. h4 gxh4 59. Rxh4 Kg6 60. Rg4+ Kf7 61. Bf4 h5 62. Rg5 Qh7 63. Kh3 Ke8 64. Kh4 Qc2 65. Kxh5 Qh7+ 66. Kg4 Qh1 67. g3 Kf7 68. Be5 Qd1 69. Rg7+ Ke8 70. Rg6 Kf7 71. Rf6+ Ke7 72. Kg5 Qe1 73. Kf4 Qb4+ 74. Kg5 Qe1 75. Kf4 Qb4+ 76. Kg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.62"] [White "Sardana, Rishi"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2466"] [BlackElo "2512"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Ne2 a6 7. O-O ({RR} 7. Nd2 Ne7 8. c3 c5 9. a3 Nbc6 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nf5 12. O-O Be7 13. Kh1 O-O 14. g4 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. f4 f5 17. g5 h6 18. gxh6 gxh6 19. Qh3 Kh7 20. Be3 Rg8 21. Rg1 Qe7 {Popov,K (2376)-Bogdanov,A (2309) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) 7... c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nd2 $146 ({RR} 9. Rd1 Rc8 10. a3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nge7 12. Nbc3 Nf5 13. Kh1 Be7 14. f4 h5 15. Be3 Na5 16. Bf2 h4 17. b4 Nc4 18. Ra2 g5 19. fxg5 Bxg5 20. Qf3 Qe7 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Qxf5 Rc6 23. Nf4 Bxf4 {Osiecki,S (1996)-Toczek,G (2267) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (34)}) 9... Nge7 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. Nf4 cxd4 12. cxd4 h5 13. g3 Be7 14. h4 g6 15. Be3 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Kd7 17. Rc3 Bb4 18. Rb3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Na5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. e6+ fxe6 22. Ne5+ Ke8 23. Qg5 Nxb3 24. Qxg6+ Kd8 25. Qf6+ Kc7 26. Qg7+ Kb8 27. Nd7+ Ka7 28. Nxb6 Rag8 29. Nc8+ Ka8 30. Nb6+ Ka7 31. Nc8+ Ka8 32. Nb6+ Ka7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.63"] [White "Bologan, Victor"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2500"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bc2 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. d3 e6 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Nf1 O-O 10. Ng3 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 10... Bg6 11. O-O d5 12. Nh4 dxe4 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. dxe4 Qc7 15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. f4 Rd7 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Rad1 a6 19. Qf2 b6 20. e5 Nd5 21. Bc1 c4 22. Kh1 Bh4 23. Qf3 Bxg3 24. Qxg3 b5 25. a3 {Miranda,R (2284)-Gopal,K (2022) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 10... Bg6 11. O-O d5 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Be1 Nh5 16. Nxh5 Bxh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Rd1 Rad8 19. Nh4 Bh7 20. f3 c4 21. d4 e5 22. exd5 Bxc2 23. Qxc2 Ne7 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Nf5 {Zhizmer,Y (2287)-Chen,R (2374) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (65)}) ({RR} 10... Bg6 11. O-O d5 12. Qe2 b5 13. Nh4 d4 14. Nxg6 fxg6 15. a4 b4 16. Bb3 Qd7 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. a5 Kh8 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. a6 h6 21. Bxe6 Bd6 22. f4 Qe7 23. Bc4 Bc5 24. e5 Nd7 25. Ne4 {Naroditsky,D (2616)-Kavyev,R (2295) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (43)}) 11. Qxf3 d5 12. O-O d4 13. Qe2 b5 14. e5 Nd5 15. c4 Ndb4 16. Bb3 Na5 17. Bd2 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. dxc4 a5 20. f4 Ra6 21. Ne4 Rb6 22. Bxb4 Rxb4 23. b3 a4 24. Rf3 Qb6 25. Qc2 Ra8 26. Rb1 axb3 27. axb3 g6 28. g4 Qc7 29. Kg2 Rb6 30. h4 Rba6 31. h5 Ra2 32. Rb2 Rxb2 33. Qxb2 Qb7 34. Qc2 Ra1 35. h6 Re1 36. Ng3 Re3 37. Qd1 Bh4 38. Nf1 Rc3 39. Nd2 g5 40. Kh3 Be1 41. Rxc3 Qh1# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.64"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Oro, Faustino"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2433"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O h6 7. Re1 d6 8. Nbd2 a5 9. h3 Be6 10. Bb5 Bb6 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. d4 $146 ({RR} 12. Ng3 c6 13. Ba4 Bc7 14. d4 b5 15. Bc2 a4 16. Be3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bd7 18. f4 Re8 19. Qd3 Ng6 20. Rad1 c5 21. Nxb5 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qc4 Rxb2 24. Bxa4 d5 25. exd5 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Nxf4 {Kadric,D (2553)-Xiong,J (2646) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 12... exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. N1d2 c5 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 cxd4 18. Bd3 Nc6 19. a3 Re8 20. Bf4 Bd5 21. Re1 Bc7 22. Bb5 Re6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Nxd4 Rg6 25. Bg3 Bb6 26. Nf5 Qg5 27. Qc2 Be6 28. Ne3 Bd4 29. Qxc6 Rf8 30. Qb5 h5 31. h4 Qe7 32. Rad1 Qa7 33. Qe2 Rb8 34. Rd2 Rb3 35. Kh2 Rxg3 36. Kxg3 Bg4 37. Rxd4 Qxd4 38. f3 Qxe5+ 39. Kf2 Rxb2 40. fxg4 Rxe2+ 41. Rxe2 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 hxg4 43. Nf1 g3 44. h5 Qd4+ 45. Kh1 Qh4+ 46. Kg1 Qxh5 47. Re3 Qc5 48. Kh1 g6 49. Rxg3 Kg7 50. Re3 f5 51. g3 Qc2 52. Kg1 Kh6 53. Rf3 Kg5 54. Kh1 Kf6 55. Kg1 Ke5 56. Re3+ Kd4 57. Rf3 Qb2 58. Nh2 g5 59. g4 fxg4 60. Nxg4 Ke4 61. Rh3 Kf4 62. Nf2 Qc1+ 63. Kg2 Qc6+ 64. Kh2 g4 65. Rg3 Qc2 66. Kg2 Qc6+ 67. Kh2 Qb6 68. Kg2 Qb7+ 69. Kh2 Qh7+ 70. Kg2 Qb7+ 71. Kh2 Qa8 72. Nxg4 Qh8+ 73. Kg2 Qh4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.65"] [White "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Black "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B44"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Bf4 d6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. c4 Rb8 8. Qc2 Ne7 ({RR} 8... e5 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Be6 14. b3 h6 15. h3 a5 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Bf3 Nh7 18. Qe2 Bg5 19. Rd3 Qe7 20. Rcd1 Rd7 21. Bd2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Ng5 23. Be2 {Rapport,R (2763)-Caruana,F (2806) Saint Louis 2021 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 8... Qf6 9. Bc1 c5 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. h4 Bd7 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Bg5 Qd4 16. Qe2 Qe5 17. Qe3 g6 18. f4 Qg7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. e5 Nd4 21. Ne4 Ba4 22. Rd2 Bc6 23. Nxd6 {Hardaway,B (2499)-Adewumi,T (2349) Saint Louis USA 2024 1-0 (34)}) 9. Nc3 Ng6 ({RR} 9... c5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Rad1 Nd4 13. Qd2 O-O 14. b3 Bf6 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bc2 Bc6 18. Qe2 e5 19. Bg3 Qg5 20. Kh1 f6 21. f4 Qh6 22. f5 g6 23. Be1 Be8 24. Rd3 {Kurt,S (2033)-Duson,R (2148) Helmond NED 2024 ½-½}) 10. Be3 c5 $146 ({RR} 10... Qa5 11. Be2 e5 12. g3 Be7 13. O-O-O Nf8 14. Qa4 Qxa4 15. Nxa4 Ne6 16. f4 c5 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Bd3 h5 19. f5 Bd8 20. h3 Ba5 21. g4 Ba6 22. gxh5 Rxh5 23. Rdg1 Rh7 24. Nd5 Bd8 25. h4 {Svane,F (2600)-Fedorchuk,S (2597) Maastricht NED 2023 1-0 (36)}) 11. O-O-O Qb6 12. f4 Be7 13. g4 Bf6 14. g5 Bd4 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nxd4 Nxf4 18. h4 O-O 19. Rh2 Bb7 20. Qf2 Ng6 21. h5 Ne5 22. Qh4 Rfc8 23. Rc2 d5 24. exd5 exd5 25. Nf5 Qe6 26. Bh3 Qe8 27. Nd6 Qa4 28. Bxc8 Bxc8 29. Qf4 Qxa2 30. Qxe5 Bg4 31. Re1 h6 32. gxh6 gxh6 33. Ne8 Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Qa5+ 35. Qc3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.66"] [White "Andersen, Mads"] [Black "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2592"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "137"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 d5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Nc3 Qe6+ 12. Qe3 O-O 13. O-O Qd6 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Rfe1 ({RR} 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. Qf3 c6 17. Bb3 Nbd5 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Ne3 Be4 22. Qg3 Qb6 23. f3 Bg6 24. Qf2 f6 25. Qd2 Bf7 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Ba4 Qd6 28. a3 Qf4 29. Rcd1 Qd6 {Dronavalli,H (2493)-Koneru,H (2530) Kolkata IND 2024 ½-½ (32)}) 15... Nbd5 16. Qg5 $146 ({RR} 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qe5 Bg4 18. Qxd6 cxd6 19. Bb3 Nf4 20. Re7 b5 21. Rde1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 a5 23. a3 a4 24. Ba2 b4 25. axb4 Nd3 26. R1e3 Nxb4 27. Bc4 d5 28. Bb5 Nc2 29. Rd3 Rfc8 30. Re2 Kf8 {Kulaots,K (2525)-Lodici,L (2511) Bassano del Grappa ITA 2023 0-1}) 16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ng6 18. Bb3 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qe3 Rae8 21. Qe4 Qd5 22. Rd2 b5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Rde2 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 h6 26. Re3 Kf7 27. g3 a5 28. h4 Rd8 29. h5 Nf8 30. Ne5+ Kg8 31. Nd3 Kf7 32. Kf1 Re8 33. Ne5+ Kg8 34. Nc6 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Kf7 36. Nxa5 Nd7 37. Nc6 Nf6 38. Na7 Nxh5 39. Kg2 Nf6 40. Nxb5 Ne4 41. a4 Ke7 42. a5 Kd7 43. a6 Kc6 44. a7 Kb7 45. Nxc7 Kxa7 46. Nxd5 Kb7 47. Kf3 Nd2+ 48. Kf4 Kc6 49. e4 Kd6 50. Ke3 Nf1+ 51. Kf4 Nd2 52. Nb4 g6 53. e5+ Ke7 54. d5 Nc4 55. Nc6+ Kd7 56. e6+ Kc7 57. e7 Nd6 58. c4 g5+ 59. Kg4 Kd7 60. c5 Ne4 61. d6 Nxc5 62. Ne5+ Ke8 63. Kf5 h5 64. Nf3 h4 65. gxh4 gxh4 66. Nxh4 Kd7 67. Ke5 Nb7 68. Nf5 Nxd6 69. Nxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.67"] [White "Benjamin, Joel"] [Black "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2473"] [BlackElo "2479"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. c3 a6 8. Bf1 Nc6 9. b4 Bd6 10. a4 O-O 11. Na3 dxc3 12. dxc3 Be5 ({RR} 12... Bc7 13. Be3 b6 14. b5 Ne7 15. Qb3 f5 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Bg5 h6 18. bxa6 Bc6 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qc2 Qc5 21. exf5 exf5 22. Nb5 Be5 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. Qa3 Bf6 25. Qxc5 bxc5 26. a7 g6 27. Be2 {Ayush,S (2464)-Ansat,A (2457) Almaty KAZ 2024 1-0 (46)}) 13. Bd2 Bb8 $146 ({RR} 13... Bf6 14. Rc1 d5 15. a5 Re8 16. Be3 d4 17. cxd4 Nxb4 18. Nc4 Nc6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Bb6 Qd7 22. d6 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 g6 25. Bd5 Qxd6 26. Qe8+ Qf8 27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28. Bxg6 {Navara,D (2678)-Nemec,J (2416) Ostrava, CZ 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 13... Bf6 14. Rc1 d5 15. a5 Re8 16. Be3 d4 17. cxd4 Nxb4 18. Nc4 Nc6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Bb6 Qd7 22. d6 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 g6 25. Bd5 Qxd6 26. Qe8+ Qf8 27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28. Bxg6 {Navara,D (2678)-Nemec,J (2416) Ostrava CZE 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 13... Bf6 14. Rc1 d5 15. a5 Re8 16. Be3 d4 17. cxd4 Nxb4 18. Nc4 Nc6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Bb6 Qd7 22. d6 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 g6 25. Bd5 Qxd6 26. Qe8+ Qf8 27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28. Bxg6 {Navara,D (2678)-Nemec,J (2416) Ostrava CZE 2024 1-0 (32)}) 14. Qh5 f5 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. Bd3 Qxh2+ 18. Qxh2 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Rxg5 20. Nc4 Nd8 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Rad1 Kf8 23. c4 Ke7 24. Be4 Nc6 25. b5 Na5 26. f4 Rc5 27. Rd4 Nb3 28. Rd3 Rh5+ 29. Rh3 Rxh3+ 30. Kxh3 Nc5 31. Bxh7 a5 32. Re5 d6 33. Rh5 Bd7 34. Bc2 Rg8 35. Nxd7 Nxd7 36. Rg5 Kf6 37. g4 Rc8 38. Bb3 Nb6 39. Rh5 Nxc4 40. g5+ Kf5 41. Rh7 Nd2 42. Bd1 Kg6 43. Rh4 Rc1 44. Bh5+ Kf5 45. Kg3 Ne4+ 46. Kg2 Rc2+ 47. Kf3 Rc3+ 48. Ke2 d5 49. Bg4+ Kxf4 50. Bxe6+ Ke5 51. Bf7 d4 52. Bg6 Re3+ 53. Kd1 Nxg5 54. Rh8 Nf3 55. Rd8 b6 56. Rd7 Kf6 57. Bh7 g6 58. Rd6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.68"] [White "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A65"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2647"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Rxe5 13. f4 ({RR} 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bh2 Qh4 15. Qf3 Rg5 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. Bf1 Be5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. g3 Qg5 20. Qe3 Qxe3 21. Rxe3 Re7 22. f4 Ng7 23. Rae1 a6 24. Kg2 f6 25. g4 Ne8 26. b3 b5 27. a4 Rb8 {Igel 3.5.5 (3502)-KomodoDragon 3.2 (3587) tcec-chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (51)}) 13... Re8 14. Be3 $146 ({RR} 14. Qf3 Nd7 15. Bd2 a6 16. a4 Rb8 17. Rab1 Qc7 18. b3 b6 19. Bc4 Bb7 20. Qd3 Qc8 21. Re2 Bd4+ 22. Kh2 Nf6 23. Rbe1 Qd8 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxa6 Bxc3 26. Bxc3 b5 27. Ba1 Nh5 28. g3 bxa4 {Quirke,J (1971)-Van Meter,L (1868) Chesterfield MO USA 2024 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 14. Qf3 Nd7 15. Be3 a6 16. a4 Rb8 17. Bf2 Qa5 18. Re2 b5 19. Rae1 c4 20. Bb1 b4 21. Nd1 Bb7 22. Ne3 Rbc8 23. Ng4 h5 24. Ne3 Qxa4 25. e5 dxe5 26. f5 e4 27. Bxe4 Ne5 28. Qg3 Nd3 {Barria Zuniga,D (2341)-Indjic,A (2630) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 14. Qf3 Nd7 15. Be3 a6 16. a4 Rb8 17. Bf2 Qa5 18. Re2 b5 19. Be1 b4 20. Nd1 Qc7 21. Ne3 c4 22. Nxc4 Nc5 23. e5 Nb3 24. Rd1 Nd4 25. Qe3 Nxe2+ 26. Bxe2 Bf5 27. g4 Bc2 28. Rc1 b3 {Barria Zuniga,D (2341)-Makarian,R (2483) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 14. Qf3 Bd7 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Qf2 Nh5 17. g4 Bd4 18. Be3 Nf6 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Nd1 Rac8 21. Qd2 Bb5 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. Nf2 d3 24. a4 Qb3 25. Ra3 Qc4 26. Qxd3 Nxd5 27. Qd2 Nf6 28. Rae3 d5 {Lazavik,D (2578)-Idani,P (2595) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) 14... c4 15. Bc2 b5 16. Nxb5 Nxe4 17. Bd4 Nf6 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. Nxa7 Bb7 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 d5 22. b3 c3 23. Qd3 Bxd4+ 24. Qxd4 Rc8 25. Qxc3 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Rxc6 27. Qd2 Nf6 28. Re1 Nh5 29. Bd1 Nf6 30. Bf3 Kg7 31. Rd1 h6 32. Qb2 Rd6 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Bxd5 Qe3 35. f5 gxf5 36. Bf3 Kg6 37. Qe2 Qd4 38. Qd1 Qf4 39. a4 h5 40. a5 Ne4 41. Bxe4 fxe4 42. a6 Qf2 43. Qg1 Qa2 44. Qb6+ f6 45. a7 Qa1+ 46. Qg1 Qa6 47. Qe3 Kf5 48. b4 Qa1+ 49. Qg1 Qa3 50. Qf2+ Ke6 51. Qb6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.69"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D04"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 e6 5. Bxf5 exf5 6. Qd3 Qc8 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 O-O 9. c4 ({RR} 9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 c6 11. c4 Na6 12. Nc2 Nc7 13. Nce1 Ne4 14. Qc2 Qe6 15. Nd3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Rac1 g6 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nc5 Rfe8 20. g3 {½-½ (20) Giacomini,H (2095)-Pomes Marcet,J (2213) Sant Boi ESP 2024}) 9... dxc4 $146 ({RR} 9... c6 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 g6 12. Rac1 Na6 13. Nb1 Nc7 14. Nc3 Ne4 15. cxd5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxd5 17. Qc4 Kg7 18. b4 Qe6 19. Rfe1 Rfc8 20. Nd2 Qd6 21. a3 Rd8 22. Nb3 Rac8 23. Nc5 Rc7 24. Qb3 {Gardi,G (1813)-Bumes,K (1936) Bad Wiessee 2019 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 9... c6 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 Na6 12. Rac1 Qe6 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Qb1 g6 16. Nc4 Nc7 17. b4 Ne6 18. Na5 Rd7 19. Ne5 Re7 20. f3 Qb5 21. Nac4 Rd8 {½-½ (21) Stanciu,A (2326)-Sedlak,N (2483) Arad 2022}) 10. bxc4 Re8 11. Ba3 Nc6 12. Nbd2 Ne4 13. Rab1 b6 14. Rfc1 Qa6 15. Bxd6 cxd6 16. Qb3 Rac8 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Nd2 Qb7 19. Qa3 Qe7 20. Rb5 Na5 21. Qb4 Rc6 22. Nb3 Nxb3 23. axb3 Rec8 24. Re5 Qf8 25. Rd5 g6 26. Ra1 R8c7 27. h3 Qe7 28. Ra6 Kg7 29. Qa3 h5 30. Rb5 Qd7 31. d5 Rc5 32. Qa1+ Kh7 33. Rxc5 dxc5 34. Qe5 Qe7 35. Qxe7 Rxe7 36. h4 Rd7 37. Kh2 g5 38. hxg5 Kg6 39. b4 cxb4 40. c5 Rxd5 41. cxb6 axb6 42. Rxb6+ Kxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.70"] [White "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Black "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "161"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qxd4 8. Be3 Qd8 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 10... Qa5 11. g4 e6 12. Kb1 Bb4 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Nb5 cxb5 16. Bxb4 Nc6 17. Bc3 O-O-O 18. Bxb5 Nde5 19. Qg3 a6 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21. Bxg7 Qxg3 22. fxg3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. c3 {Brilej,J (2320)-Sailer,M (2095) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 10... Qa5 11. g4 e6 12. Kb1 Bb4 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Nb5 cxb5 16. Bxb4 Nc6 17. Bc3 O-O-O 18. Bxb5 Nde5 19. Qg3 a6 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21. Bxg7 Qxg3 22. fxg3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. c3 {Brilej,J (2320)-Sailer,M (2095) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) 11. g4 e6 12. Qe2 Be7 13. h4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bf4 g6 19. h5 Rhe8 20. Qg4 Qb6 21. Ka1 Qxf2 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. c4 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Re7 25. a3 Ba5 26. Rh2 Qb6 27. Ka2 Rde8 28. Rh7 Qd8 29. Rxf7 Bc7 30. Bxc7 Kxc7 31. Rf6 Ne5 32. Rxd8 Nxg4 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Rxg6 Ne5 35. Rg7+ Kd6 36. Bb3 Re7 37. Rg8 c5 38. g6 c4 39. Bc2 Ke6 40. Rf8 Rg7 41. Bf5+ Ke7 42. Ra8 Kf6 43. Be4 b6 44. Rf8+ Ke7 45. Rc8 Kd6 46. a4 Kd7 47. Ra8 Kd6 48. Rd8+ Ke7 49. Rb8 Kd6 50. Rh8 Ke7 51. Rh7 Kf6 52. Ka3 a5 53. Rh5 Nxg6 54. Rb5 Ne5 55. Rxb6+ Ke7 56. Rb7+ Kf6 57. Rb6+ Ke7 58. Rb5 Rg3+ 59. Ka2 Nd3 60. Bxd3 Rxd3 61. Kb1 Kd6 62. Rxa5 Rh3 63. Kc2 Kc6 64. Rb5 Rg3 65. Rb4 Kc5 66. Rb5+ Kd4 67. a5 Rg1 68. Rh5 Ra1 69. Rh4+ Kc5 70. Kc3 Rc1+ 71. Kd2 Ra1 72. Rh8 Rxa5 73. Kc3 Ra4 74. Rh5+ Kb6 75. Rh4 Kb5 76. Rh5+ Kb6 77. Rg5 Kc6 78. Rg8 Kb5 79. Rc8 Ra1 80. Rb8+ Kc5 81. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.71"] [White "Amar, Elham"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 exd4 ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. a4 Rb8 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 Qe7 18. Qe2 Qd6 19. Bb3 Nh5 20. Rad1 Nf4 21. Qf1 Qg6 22. Bg3 Qf6 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. g3 Qf6 25. Kg2 Ne7 26. Qe2 {Dominguez Perez,L (2748)-Caruana,F (2805) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (83)}) ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. a4 Rb8 14. Na3 g5 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 exd4 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Re3 Ne6 19. Rg3 Nxg5 20. Rxg5+ Kh8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Rh5 Qf6 23. e5 Qxf2+ 24. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 dxe5 26. axb5 {Kacharava,N (2525)-Radhakrishnan,S (2019) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (61)}) 12. cxd4 $146 ({RR} 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. cxd4 g5 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qc1 Bxe4 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Qxg5+ Bg6 18. Qxf6 Qxf6 19. Bxf6 Rfe8 20. Nc3 c6 21. d5 c5 22. Ne2 Re4 23. f3 c4+ 24. Kf1 Re3 25. Nf4 Bf5 26. Re2 Rae8 {Firouzja,A (2778)-Le,Q (2728) Miami 2022 1-0 (85)}) ({RR} 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5 Re8 15. Bc2 Qe7 16. Nd2 Qe5 17. Rb1 Qf4 18. Bg3 Qg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. h3 Ne5 21. Kh1 f5 22. f4 Nd7 23. e5 dxe5 24. Bxf5 Nf8 25. Be4 Rad8 26. Nf3 exf4 {Pranav,A (2552)-Harsh,S (2418) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. cxd4 g5 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qc1 Bb7 16. Nxg5 Nxe4 17. Nf3 Qd7 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Nc3 Qg7 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7 21. a4 Rae8 22. a5 Ba7 23. Bg5 c5 24. Rad1 Nxg5 25. Nxg5 cxd4 26. Ne2 Re5 {Razafindratsima,T (2449)-Gemelli,R (2120) Biel SUI 2024 ½-½ (66)}) 12... g5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Nxd4 15. Nc3 Nxb3 16. axb3 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Ng4+ 18. Qxg4 Bxg4 19. Bxd8 Rfxd8 20. Nd5 Be6 21. Nxc7 Ra7 22. Nxb5 Rb7 23. Nd4 Bxb3 24. Re3 Be6 25. b3 Rb6 26. Ra5 Rdb8 27. Rg5+ Kf8 28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. Rf3+ Ke8 30. Rgg3 Kd7 31. h4 Rb4 32. Re3 Rh8 33. Rg7+ Kc6 34. g3 Kc5 35. Rc7+ Kd4 36. Rc6 Ke5 37. Rxa6 Rxe4 38. Rxe4+ Kxe4 39. Rxd6 e5 40. Rd1 Rf8+ 41. Kg2 Rb8 42. Re1+ Kf5 43. Rb1 Rb4 44. Kf3 e4+ 45. Ke3 Kg4 46. Rb2 Kf5 47. h5 Rb8 48. b4 Rg8 49. Kf2 Kg5 50. b5 Kxh5 51. b6 Kg4 52. b7 Rb8 53. Ke3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.72"] [White "Macovei, Andrei"] [Black "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2563"] [PlyCount "174"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bg6 6. O-O Nd7 7. a4 Nh6 ({RR} 7... Ne7 8. a5 Nf5 9. c3 Be7 10. g4 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. f4 f5 13. c4 Be7 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Nd1 fxg4 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bxg4 Bf5 19. Qh3 g6 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Qh6 Rf7 22. Qxe6 {LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_78496 (3599)-Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) tcec-chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (69)}) 8. a5 a6 ({RR} 8... Nf5 9. c3 Be7 10. b4 O-O 11. Nbd2 f6 12. Nb3 fxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qc7 15. f4 c5 16. b5 c4 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Bb4 19. Bg4 Rae8 20. Bh5 Bxh5 21. Qxh5 Bc3 22. Be3 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 {Karaivanova,P (1909)-Kochavi,D (2084) Rhodes GRE 2024 0-1 (44)}) 9. c3 c5 $146 ({RR} 9... Nf5 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. g4 Nh6 12. Ne1 f5 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. f4 Be7 15. Bd3 Bf7 16. Ndf3 Nxg4 17. Ng5 Ngf6 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Nf3 Nf8 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Qe2 Qe8 22. f5 exf5 23. Rxf5 Bd6 24. Qg2 {Ertan,C (2405)-Thipsay,B (2062) Lienz 2019 1-0}) 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. c4 Bg7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nxd5 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Re8 16. Qa4 Rc8 17. Ne3 Nxe5 18. Rfd1 Qf6 19. Rd2 Qc6 20. Qb3 Be4 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bc4 Qg6 23. Rd7 Rf8 24. Bd5 Rc7 25. Rxc7 Bxc7 26. Qxb7 Qd6 27. Bxe4 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Rb8 29. Qc6 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Qxa1 31. Qxc7 Qxb2+ 32. Bc2 Qb5+ 33. Bd3 Qh5+ 34. g4 Rb2+ 35. Bc2 Qb5+ 36. Kf3 Qb7+ 37. Qxb7 Rxb7 38. Bd3 Rb3 39. Ke4 Ra3 40. Nc4 Ra2 41. f3 Kf8 42. Kd4 h5 43. gxh5 Rh2 44. Bxh7 Rxh5 45. Be4 Ke7 46. Bb7 Rh6 47. Kc5 Kd7 48. Nb6+ Ke6 49. Bxa6 Rh5+ 50. Kb4 Kd6 51. Bb7 Kc7 52. Bd5 Rf5 53. Kc5 Kb8 54. a6 Ka7 55. Kb5 Kb8 56. Kb4 Ka7 57. Kb5 Kb8 58. Kc6 Rf6+ 59. Kc5 Ka7 60. Nc8+ Kxa6 61. Nd6 Ka7 62. Nxf7 Kb8 63. Kd4 Kc7 64. Ke5 Ra6 65. Be6 Ra5+ 66. Kf6 Ra4 67. Ke5 Ra5+ 68. Bd5 Kd7 69. f4 Ra1 70. f5 Ke7 71. f6+ Kf8 72. Ng5 Re1+ 73. Kd6 Rf1 74. Ke6 Rf2 75. Be4 Rf1 76. Bf3 Re1+ 77. Kf5 Rf1 78. Kg6 Rg1 79. Bd5 Ke8 80. Kf5 Rf1+ 81. Ke6 Kf8 82. Be4 Rf2 83. Nh7+ Kg8 84. Ke7 Rf4 85. Bg6 Rf1 86. f7+ Rxf7+ 87. Bxf7+ Kxh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.73"] [White "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Black "Lou, Yiping"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [BlackElo "2459"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 e5 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Na3 Re8 9. Nc4 Bf8 10. a4 ({RR} 10. d3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 Be6 14. a4 Bf7 15. Rfd1 Qd7 16. a5 Rad8 17. a6 b6 18. Ne1 Qc7 19. Nc2 g6 20. N2a3 Bg7 21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Ne3 f5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5+ Qxd5 {Xiong,J (2709)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2608) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (44)}) 10... Nxe4 11. Nfxe5 d5 12. Nxc6 $146 ({RR} 12. f4 f6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Ne3 d4 15. Qd3 f5 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. Ne5 Qd5 19. Rf3 Bd6 20. Qf1 d3 21. Rxd3 Qc5+ 22. Re3 Rb3 23. Ra3 Rxa3 24. bxa3 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Rxe5 26. Qe1 Ba6 {Kalegin,E (2418)-Rozum,I (2568) Kazan 2019 0-1}) ({RR} 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. b3 Rb8 15. Rb1 Ba6 16. Ba3 Qd5 17. Rfe1 Rxb3 18. Ne3 Bxe2 19. Nxd5 Rxb1 20. Nf6+ gxf6 21. Rxb1 Rd8 22. Bc1 f5 23. Rb7 Bf3 24. Rxa7 Rb8 {0-1 (24) Kostic,V (2035)-Adewumi,T (2325) chess.com INT 2024}) 12... bxc6 13. Ne3 d4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15. Qf3 Re8 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Ng2 Ba6 18. d3 Rb8 19. Bf4 Rxb2 20. Rfe1 c5 21. Rxe8 Qxe8 22. Re1 Qc8 23. g4 Bb7 24. Qg3 Qc6 25. h4 c4 26. dxc4 Rb3 27. Qh2 Bb4 28. Bd2 Bd6 29. Nf4 Rb2 30. Bc1 Rb1 31. Qg2 Bxf4 32. Qd5 h6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.74"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2368"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Rg1 c6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. Be2 d5 ({RR} 9... Qb6 10. Nb3 g5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. f3 Rg8 14. Qd2 Be7 15. O-O-O Nh7 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. gxf5 O-O-O 19. Kb1 Kb8 20. Rg2 d5 21. exd5 Nf6 22. Qd4 b6 23. Qa4 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 {Buzas,B (2300)-Damjanovic,V (2364) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (46)}) 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nb3 $146 ({RR} 12. c3 Bc5 13. Be3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. axb3 Be7 17. h5 a6 18. O-O-O g6 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Rde1 Bd7 21. Nf3 O-O-O 22. Bxh6 Bc5 23. Be3 Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Rdf8 25. Rg2 Rh1+ 26. Re1 Rxe1+ {Greet,A (2392)-Kadric,D (2554) Chennai 2022 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 12. c3 Bc5 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nc2 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Qe4 16. h5 Be6 17. Qd4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxf3 19. Qd1 Qf4 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. cxd4 Rad8 22. Nc2 Rfe8 23. Kd2 f5 24. g5 Kh7 25. g6+ Kg8 26. Rge1 f4 {Indjic,A (2595)-Bortnyk,O (2608) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (69)}) ({RR} 12. c3 Bc5 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nc2 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Qe4 16. h5 Be6 17. Qd4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxf3 19. Qd1 Qf4 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. cxd4 Rad8 22. Nc2 Rfe8 23. Kd2 f5 24. g5 Kh7 25. g6+ Kg8 26. Rge1 f4 {Indjic,A (2595)-Bortnyk,O (2608) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (69)}) 12... Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Be7 14. h5 Be6 15. Be3 Nc4 16. Bd4 O-O-O 17. Ke1 Bf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nc5 Rhe8 20. b3 Ne5 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. Rg3 Nxg4 23. Rxg4 Rde8 24. Kf1 Rxe2 25. Rg7 Rxc2 26. Rxf7 Re5 27. Rd1 Rf5 28. Rdd7 Rfxf2+ 29. Ke1 Rce2+ 30. Kd1 Rxa2 31. Ke1 Rh2 32. Rc7+ Kb8 33. Rxb7+ Ka8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.75"] [White "Rosen, Eric"] [Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2377"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "196"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 ({RR} 6... a6 7. a3 Nc6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. b4 Qxa4 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. Be2 {1-0 (11) Lorans,S (2090)-Marcziter,D (2188) chess.com INT 2024}) 7. Nb5 Na6 8. c3 Qe6+ $146 ({RR} 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Ne8 13. Qh3 g6 14. Rfe1 Nac7 15. a5 Qc6 16. Nxc7 Nxc7 17. Be5 Bd6 18. f4 f6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qg5 Ne8 22. Re3 Nf6 23. Rh3 {Calderon,Z (2147)-Sarkar,J (2338) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Rac8 13. a5 Qd8 14. Nxa7 Ra8 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Qh3 h6 17. Rfe1 Ne4 18. f3 Nd6 19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Qxh6 f6 22. Rxe6 Rf7 23. Rae1 {Tristan,L (2535)-Torrente,A (2072) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0}) ({RR} 8... e6 9. Qa4 O-O-O 10. Ne5 Bh5 11. f3 Ne8 12. c4 Bb4+ 13. Kf2 f6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. Nxa7+ Kb8 16. Nd7+ Ka8 17. Nxb6# {1-0 (17) Rosen,E (2359)-Marcziter,D (2230) Chess.com INT 2022}) 9. Be3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 g6 11. Bd3 Bh6 12. O-O Bxe3 13. fxe3 O-O 14. Rae1 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qf4 Qc4 17. Na3 Qxa2 18. Re2 Qe6 19. Ref2 f5 20. h3 Rac8 21. Nb5 Qd5 22. Na3 Nc7 23. c4 Qd6 24. Qh4 e5 25. d5 b5 26. Rd1 a6 27. cxb5 Nxb5 28. Nxb5 axb5 29. Qg5 Kg7 30. h4 h6 31. Qg3 f4 32. Qg4 h5 33. Qe2 Rc5 34. exf4 Rxd5 35. Re1 exf4 36. Qxe4 Rf7 37. Ref1 Rdf5 38. Rf3 Qf6 39. Qe2 Qxh4 40. Qd2 Qf6 41. Rd3 Qb6+ 42. Kh1 Qc5 43. b4 Qe7 44. Qb2+ Qf6 45. Qd2 Qh4+ 46. Rh3 Qg4 47. Qd4+ Kh7 48. Rhf3 Qh4+ 49. Rh3 Qf6 50. Qd3 Kh6 51. Qd2 Qe6 52. Rd3 Kh7 53. Rh3 Qe4 54. Re1 Qb7 55. Rf3 Rd5 56. Qc1 Rd4 57. Qc3 Qd7 58. Qc5 Qd5 59. Qc8 Rd1 60. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 61. Kh2 Qe1 62. Qc5 Qe2 63. Rxf4 Rxf4 64. Qc7+ Kg8 65. Qxf4 Qe8 66. Qd6 Kf7 67. Qd5+ Kf6 68. Qf3+ Kg7 69. Qc3+ Kh6 70. Qd2+ Kh7 71. Qd6 Qf7 72. Qe5 Qf5 73. Qe7+ Kh6 74. Qd6 h4 75. Qe7 g5 76. Qd6+ Kh5 77. Qe7 Kg6 78. Qe8+ Kg7 79. Qe7+ Kh6 80. Qd6+ Kh5 81. Qe7 g4 82. Qe8+ Kg5 83. Qe7+ Kg6 84. Qe8+ Kf6 85. Qf8+ Ke5 86. Qc5+ Ke4 87. Qc2+ Kf4 88. Qc1+ Ke5 89. Qc5+ Kf6 90. Qf8+ Kg5 91. Qe7+ Kh5 92. Qe8+ Kh6 93. Qh8+ Kg5 94. Qd8+ Qf6 95. Qd5+ Kf4 96. Qxb5 g3+ 97. Kg1 Qd4+ 98. Kh1 Qa1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.76"] [White "Juksta, Karolis"] [Black "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A78"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. Re1 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. f3 ({RR} 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. Nc4 Ba6 15. Na3 Nd7 16. Ncb5 Bxb5 17. axb5 Ra8 18. Qb3 f5 19. Bd2 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Nf6 21. Bf3 Qd7 22. h3 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 a6 24. bxa6 b5 25. Ba5 c4 26. Qb4 Nxa6 27. Qxb5 Nc5 {Volkov,S (2454)-Grigoryan,A (2095) Ershovo RUS 2024 ½-½ (109)}) 13... Nh5 ({RR} 13... Rb8 14. Nb5 a6 15. Na7 Bb7 16. Nc4 Ncxd5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ra3 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Ra8 20. Bf1 Rxe1 21. Qxe1 Rxa7 22. Qg3 Bc8 23. Nxd6 Be6 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. Bg5 Qf8 26. Rb3 b5 {0-1 (26) Najer,E (2648)-Indjic,A (2618) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 14. Nf1 Be5 $146 ({RR} 14... Rb8 15. Be3 a6 16. g4 Nf6 17. Qd2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ng3 b4 20. Nd1 Nd7 21. Nf2 Qf6 22. Rab1 c4 23. g5 c3 24. gxf6 cxd2 25. Bxd2 Bxf6 26. Rec1 Nc5 27. Bf4 Be5 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Nd3 {Molina,R (2401)-Rodrigues,L (2161) Pocos de Caldas 2022 1-0 (58)}) 15. g3 Bh3 16. Be3 a6 17. Qd2 Rb8 18. g4 Nf6 19. Ng3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. g5 Nd7 22. f4 Bg7 23. Nd1 Nb6 24. Nf2 Bd7 25. Rab1 Nc4 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. f5 gxf5 28. exf5 Rxb2 29. Rxb2 c3 30. Qc2 cxb2 31. f6 Nxd5 32. fxg7 Nxe3 33. Qxb2 Qa8 34. Nd3 Qf3 35. Qe2 Qxe2 36. Rxe2 Bg4 37. Re1 Kxg7 38. Nf2 Kf8 39. Rxe3 Rxe3 40. Nxg4 Ra3 41. Ne4 c4 42. Nxd6 c3 43. Ne3 Ra1+ 44. Kf2 c2 45. Nxc2 Ra2 46. Kg3 Rxc2 47. h4 Ke7 48. Ne4 Ke6 49. Nf6 Kf5 50. Nxh7 Rc3+ 51. Kf2 Kg4 52. Nf6+ Kxh4 53. Ne4 Rc4 54. Nd6 Rf4+ 55. Ke3 Kxg5 56. Ne4+ Rxe4+ 57. Kxe4 Kg4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.77"] [White "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Black "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2349"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 d4 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. e3 $146 ({RR} 7. b4 Re8 8. Na3 e5 9. Nc2 a5 10. b5 c5 11. bxc6 Nxc6 12. Nd2 Bf5 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Na3 e4 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Nb3 b6 17. Bf4 exd3 18. exd3 Nb4 19. Nc1 Na6 20. Nd6 Bh3 21. Nxe8 Rxe8 {Parals Marce,L (2062)-Bonavia Heredia,F (1790) Gerunda 2018 1-0}) ({RR} 7. b4 a5 8. b5 c5 9. bxc6 Nxc6 10. Nbd2 e5 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Rb1 Qd7 14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Qb3 Rab8 19. Rb2 e4 20. Rfb1 f4 21. dxe4 fxg3 {Orzech,D (2248)-Cheng,X (2288) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 7. b4 Re8 8. Bb2 e5 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. a3 a5 11. b5 a4 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. e3 dxe3 14. fxe3 Ng4 15. Rfe1 Bh6 16. Nf1 f5 17. h3 Ngf6 18. d4 Ne4 19. N3d2 Nxd2 20. Nxd2 e4 21. Rad1 Bf8 {Araujo Sanchez,J (2123)-Pena Ramirez,A (2044) Santo Domingo 2018 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 7. b4 a5 8. b5 c5 9. bxc6 Nxc6 10. Na3 Nd7 11. Bb2 Nc5 12. Nb5 Bf5 13. Ba3 b6 14. Rb1 Rc8 15. Qc2 Nb8 16. Rb2 Nba6 17. Rfb1 Re8 18. Nh4 Bd7 19. Na7 Ba4 20. Qd2 Rc7 21. Nb5 Rd7 {Perez Carballo,D (2021)-Kuzubov,Y (2612) Santiago de Compostela ESP 2022 0-1 (66)}) 7... dxe3 8. fxe3 Nc6 9. Nc3 e5 10. d4 Bg4 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. h3 Be6 13. Qe2 Ndxe5 14. Rd1 Qc8 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd5 Re8 17. Qf1 c6 18. Nf4 Nxc4 19. Rb1 Bf5 20. e4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Qf3 Qf5 23. b3 Ne5 24. Qf2 g5 25. Nh5 Qxh3 26. Nxg7 g4 27. Qg2 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Nh2+ 29. Kg1 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Re2+ 31. Kh1 Nf3 32. Rb2 Re5 33. Rc2 Kxg7 34. Bb2 Rae8 35. Re2 R8e7 36. Kg2 h5 37. Rd6 f6 38. Bxe5 Nxe5 39. Red2 Kg6 40. Kf2 Kf5 41. R2d4 Kg5 42. Rd8 Rh7 43. Rg8+ Ng6 44. Kg2 Kf5 45. Rd1 Kg5 46. Rd2 h4 47. gxh4+ Rxh4 48. Rd7 Kf5 49. Rxb7 Nf4+ 50. Kg1 Ke4 51. Rf8 Rh6 52. Rbf7 Nd5 53. Kg2 Kf4 54. Rxa7 Ne3+ 55. Kg1 f5 56. Re7 Rh3 57. a4 Rf3 58. Rg8 Kg3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.78"] [White "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Black "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2260"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. h4 Nc5 9. Qc2 c6 10. h5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Qa5 12. h6 Bh8 13. f3 Nh5 14. Rb1 Ng3 15. b4 Qd8 16. bxc5 Nxh1 17. c6 b6 $146 ({RR} 17... bxc6 18. dxc6 Be6 19. Rb7 Bf6 20. c7 Bh4+ 21. Kd1 Qf6 22. Qb2 Rac8 23. Ba6 Qe7 24. Nb5 Bg5 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Nxd6 Qxh6 27. Qxe5 Qe3 28. Ne2 Qa3 29. Nxc8 Bxc8 30. Qb5 Nf2+ 31. Kd2 Qd6+ 32. Kc2 {Ilinca,F (2331)-Hercegovac,N (2207) Benidorm ESP 2023 ½-½ (67)}) ({RR} 17... bxc6 18. dxc6 Be6 19. Ba6 Bf6 20. Bb7 Bh4+ 21. Kd1 Bg5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Qd2 Qd8 24. Bxa8 Qxa8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Ng3 27. c7 Qxd5+ 28. exd5 Nf5 29. Rb8 Ne7 30. Rd8 Nc8 31. f4 f6 32. fxe5 {Sieciechowicz,M (2406)-Vortmeier,J (2244) Krakow POL 2024 1-0 (33)}) 18. g4 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. gxf5 Ng3 21. Rb4 Bxf5 22. Bd3 e4 23. Nxe4 Be5 24. Nxg3 Bxg3+ 25. Kd2 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Be5 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. f4 Bf6 29. Nf3 Qe7 30. Ng5 Rae8 31. Ne6 Rg8 32. Qf5 Rxg4 33. Qxg4 Qf7 34. Kd3 Ba1 35. f5 Qf6 36. Bd4 Bxd4 37. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 38. Kxd4 Kg8 39. Ng5 Kf8 40. f6 Re1 41. Ne4 Rd1+ 42. Ke3 Rc1 43. Nxd6 Rc5 44. Ke4 a5 45. a4 Rc1 46. Ke5 Re1+ 47. Kf5 Rc1 48. Ke6 Rc5 49. Nb5 Rc4 50. c7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.79"] [White "George, Kevin"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "144"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Bc5 8. exd5 $146 ({RR} 8. Rd1 Bd4 9. Qf4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Rb1 Qe7 12. Bf3 Ng5 13. Bh5 O-O 14. d3 f6 15. Re1 Nf7 16. Qb4 Qxb4 17. Rxb4 Nd8 18. Ba3 g6 19. Bg4 Re8 20. c4 Nd7 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. f4 Rc8 {Lahav,M (2221)-Girya,O (2476) Batumi 2019 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 8. Rd1 d4 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Qg3 O-O 12. d3 Bh4 13. Qf4 c5 14. Nd6 Be7 15. Nxb7 Qc7 16. Nd6 Nc6 17. Nc4 Ndxe5 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Bf3 g5 22. Bxg5 Bxg5 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Ding,L (2791) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 8. Rd1 Bd4 9. Qf4 e5 10. Qg3 O-O 11. d3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bh6 Ne8 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Bf3 Qc7 16. Rab1 Nb6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bd2 c3 19. Be1 Rb8 20. Rb3 Na4 21. Rdb1 b6 22. Qh4 Nc5 {Dukic,Z (2266)-Rodrigue-Lemieux,S (2506) Toronto CAN 2024 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 8. d3 O-O 9. Qg3 Bd4 10. Bh6 Ne8 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 d4 13. exd4 Qxd4+ 14. Kh1 c5 15. Rae1 Nc6 16. Nd1 Qd6 17. Qf2 Qd4 18. Qg3 Qd6 19. Qf2 Nd4 20. Bh5 g6 21. c3 Nc6 22. Be2 f5 {Savchenko,B (2573)-Erenburg,S (2559) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (48)}) 8... cxd5 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. d4 Be7 13. Bf4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Nd4 h6 18. Bh4 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. c3 Qb7 21. Qe2 Rb8 22. Rab1 Rfc8 23. Nb3 Rc6 24. Nd2 Nd6 25. Nb3 Qc7 26. Nd4 Rc4 27. Rd3 Ne4 28. Rc1 Qb6 29. Rc2 Rbc8 30. Nf3 R4c7 31. Nd2 Nd6 32. Nb3 Nf5 33. Qd2 Rc4 34. Qd1 Qa6 35. a3 Qb6 36. Nd2 R4c7 37. Nf3 Rb7 38. Nd4 Nd6 39. Qg4 Ne4 40. Qe2 Rbc7 41. Nf3 a5 42. Rd4 Nd6 43. Ne5 Ne4 44. Rd1 Nd6 45. Rd4 Nf5 46. Rd1 Qb3 47. Nf3 Rc4 48. Rcd2 Qb6 49. Nd4 Ne7 50. Rd3 Rb8 51. R1d2 Nc6 52. Nxc6 Qxc6 53. Rd4 Rc5 54. Rg4 Qc7 55. Qe3 Rc4 56. Rxc4 Qxc4 57. Qa7 Qb5 58. Qc7 a4 59. Qe5 Rb7 60. Qe2 Qxe2 61. Rxe2 Kf8 62. Kf1 Ke7 63. Ke1 Kd6 64. Kd1 e5 65. Kc2 f5 66. Rd2 Kc5 67. Re2 Re7 68. Kd3 g5 69. Re1 h5 70. Re2 h4 71. f3 e4+ 72. Kc2 exf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.80"] [White "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Black "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2153"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Be2 h6 6. h3 d6 ({RR} 6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. O-O d5 9. a4 Nc6 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Ne4 12. Nb3 a5 13. Bb5 f5 14. Nc1 Nd6 15. Ne2 Nxb5 16. axb5 Ne7 17. h4 Qc7 18. Nf4 Kh7 19. Ra4 Rf6 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. g3 {Karjakin,S (2757)-Anton Guijarro,D (2673) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (69)}) 7. O-O Nbd7 ({RR} 7... g5 8. Bh2 Rg8 9. Nfd2 g4 10. hxg4 h5 11. Bf3 Qc8 12. gxh5 Nbd7 13. e4 Bh6 14. Qe2 e5 15. d5 Nf8 16. Kh1 N8h7 17. c4 Ng5 18. Nc3 Nxf3 19. Nxf3 Qg4 20. Rg1 Qxh5 21. Rad1 Bc8 22. Rd3 {Yashvi Jain (1934)-Blinova,S (1729) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 0-1}) 8. a4 a5 $146 ({RR} 8... g5 9. Bh2 g4 10. hxg4 Nxg4 11. Bg3 h5 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. a5 Rg8 15. Nbd2 h4 16. a6 Bc6 17. b4 f5 18. b5 Be4 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Nd2 Ndf6 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxg4 O-O-O 23. Qf3 {Martin Carmona,G (2294)-Galperin,P (2474) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (61)}) 9. Nc3 g5 10. Bg3 g4 11. hxg4 Nxg4 12. Nh4 h5 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Be7 15. fxg4 Bxh4 16. gxh5 d5 17. Qf3 c6 18. e4 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Bxf6 20. e5 Be7 21. Kg2 Rxh5 22. Rh1 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Nf8 24. f4 f5 25. Ne2 Kf7 26. b3 Kg7 27. c4 Rd8 28. Rc1 c5 29. Bf2 Ng6 30. Kf3 Kf7 31. Rh1 dxc4 32. bxc4 cxd4 33. Bxd4 Nh4+ 34. Ke3 Ng2+ 35. Kf2 Rxd4 36. Nxd4 Nxf4 37. Rh7+ Ke8 38. Kg3 Nd3 39. Nxe6 Nxe5 40. c5 f4+ 41. Kxf4 Nd3+ 42. Kf5 Bxc5 43. Nc7+ Kd8 44. Nd5 Nb4 45. Nf4 Kc8 46. Ke6 Kb8 47. Ng6 Nd3 48. Kd5 Nb2 49. Rh4 Kb7 50. Ne5 Bb4 51. Rh7+ Ka6 52. Nc6 b5 53. Nb8+ Kb6 54. Nd7+ Ka6 55. Kc6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.81"] [White "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Black "Wagner, Dennis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2078"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 h6 7. a3 a6 8. Bc4 Bc5 9. Be3 d6 10. h3 Re8 11. b4 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Be6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. Nd5 Ne7 15. c4 c6 $146 ({RR} 15... Ng6 16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Qd2 c6 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 Rf4 20. Rae1 Qe7 21. Qd3 Re8 22. e5 dxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Nxe5 {½-½ (23) Grigoriants,S (2544)-Sargsyan,S (2634) Samarkand UZB 2023}) ({RR} 15... Ng6 16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Qd2 c6 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 Rf4 20. Rae1 Qe7 21. Qd3 Re8 22. e5 dxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Nxe5 {½-½ (23) Grigoriants,S (2544)-Sargsyan,S (2634) Samarkand UZB 2023}) 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nh4 g6 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. Kh2 a5 20. Rab1 axb4 21. axb4 Ra3 22. Qg3 Rxd3 23. Nf5 Qf8 24. b5 c5 25. Ra1 Kh7 26. Ra7 Nf6 27. Rxb7 gxf5 28. Rxf5 Qg7 29. Qf3 Rd2 30. Ra7 Rc2 31. Qf1 h5 32. Rc7 h4 33. Rf3 Kh6 34. b6 Rb2 35. b7 Qg6 36. Kg1 Nxe4 37. Rfxf7 Ng5 38. Rf8 Rb1 39. Rh8+ Nh7 40. Rhxh7+ Kg5 41. Rhg7 Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 Rf6+ 43. Ke2 Rf8 44. Rxg6+ Kxg6 45. Rc8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.82"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qe3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9. Rd1 Qc7 ({RR} 9... Nd7 10. Nc3 b6 11. Qf4 Bb7 12. Qh4 Nde5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. Bg5 Re8 16. f4 Nc4 17. f5 b5 18. Rf1 b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Qxb4 Qc7 22. Rae1 Bf6 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. fxg6 {Horvath,D (2540)-Draskovic,L (2481) Veli Losinj CRO 2023 1-0 (32)}) 10. Nc3 a6 11. a4 b6 $146 ({RR} 11... Nb4 12. Bb3 Be6 13. Qe2 Bxb3 14. cxb3 Nd7 15. Bg5 e6 16. Rac1 Nc6 17. Bf4 Nde5 18. Nd2 Rac8 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. f4 Nd7 21. Nc4 Bf8 22. Qf2 Qb8 23. f5 b5 24. Nb6 Nxb6 25. Bxb6 Re8 26. axb5 {Demchenko,A (2651)-Nakamura,H (2736) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (62)}) ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. Qe2 Rac8 13. Bg5 Na5 14. Bd3 Be6 15. Qe3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Bh6 Qb4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rab1 Qc5 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Nxe5 Bf5 23. Rbc1 Rfd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. g4 Be6 26. Rd1 {Boudre,J (2214)-Lee,P (2378) Catez SLO 2024 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 11... Nb4 12. Qe2 Nxc2 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. Qxc2 Rf8 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Be3 h6 17. Rac1 Qa5 18. e5 Nd7 19. exd6 exd6 20. Rxd6 Nc5 21. Qd5 {1-0 (21) Demchenko,A (2654)-Nasuta,G (2521) Chess.com INT 2021}) ({RR} 11... e6 12. Qe2 Nh5 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. a5 Bd7 16. Bb6 Qc8 17. Bb3 Bc6 18. Qe3 Qe8 19. Ne2 Bxb2 20. Ra2 Bg7 21. Rxd6 Be5 22. Rd1 Qb8 23. Nd4 Rc8 24. c4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qf4 26. Re2 {Harikrishna,P (2716)-Henriquez Villagra,C (2630) Douglas IOM 2023 ½-½ (117)}) 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Bd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Rfd8 17. Rd2 Rd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Qe4 e6 20. g4 h6 21. Nh4 exd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Qxc2 26. b3 Bf6 27. Ng2 Kg7 28. Ne3 Qc3 29. Kg2 Qc7 30. Nc4 e4 31. Nd6 Qe7 32. Nxe4 Be5 33. Nd2 Qc7 34. Nc4 Bf6 35. Nd6 Qe7 36. b4 Bc3 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Be5 39. Nc4 Bc7 40. Qc6 Qd8 41. Ne3 Qd6 42. Qxd6 Bxd6 43. Kf3 Bc5 44. Ke4 Kf6 45. Nd1 Ke6 46. f3 f5+ 47. gxf5+ gxf5+ 48. Kf4 Bd6+ 49. Ke3 Kd5 50. Nc3+ Kc4 51. Ne2 Bc5+ 52. Kf4 Kxb5 53. Kxf5 Kc4 54. Ke4 b5 55. f4 b4 56. Nc1 Bd4 57. f5 Bf6 58. Kf3 Bg5 59. f6 Bxf6 60. Ke4 Bg5 61. Nd3 b3 62. Nb2+ Kb4 63. Kd3 Bf6 64. Nc4 Kc5 65. Ne3 h5 66. Nf5 Kd5 67. Ng3 h4 68. Nf5 Kc5 69. Nxh4 Bxh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.83"] [White "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Black "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C17"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2379"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Nbc6 ({RR} 9... Ng6 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Rde1 Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Nfxd4 Bd7 14. Nd6 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nb7 Rfb8 17. Nc5 Nf8 18. c3 a5 19. Bc2 Rb5 20. Nd3 a4 21. h4 c5 22. h5 h6 23. Rh4 Rba5 24. Rg4 {Kovanova,B (2312)-Volkov,M (2293) Leninskiy RUS 2024 0-1 (53)}) 10. O-O-O $146 ({RR} 10. h4 f6 11. exf6 Rxf6 12. O-O-O e5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxd4 Bg4 17. Rdf1 Qa5 18. c3 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Nc6 20. Qd3 d4 21. Kb1 dxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. bxc3 f3 24. gxf3 Bf5+ {Maltsevskaya,A (2384)-Ljukin,S (2362) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 10. O-O a6 11. Nbxd4 Bd7 12. c3 Ng6 13. Rfe1 Nh4 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh3 Rc8 16. Rad1 f5 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Qe3 e5 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Rf1 Bg4 21. Be2 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Qg6 23. f4 e4 24. Kh1 Rce8 {Richmond,J (2066)-Taylor,M (1899) England 2019 ½-½}) ({RR} 10. O-O Ng6 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. Nbxd4 h6 13. b4 Bd7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f4 Rc8 17. c3 a5 18. a3 Qc7 19. Rf3 g5 20. f5 exf5 21. e6 Be8 22. Nxf5 Bh5 23. Rf2 Kh7 24. e7 Rf6 {Bryakin,M (2451)-Manukyan,S (2253) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (36)}) 10... a6 11. Nbxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Nf3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Rhe1 e5 16. Bf1 d4 17. Bd3 Bf5 18. Kb1 Rae8 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Qd3 e4 21. Qc4+ Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Rxf7 23. Re2 Rd7 24. a3 h6 25. Kc1 Kf7 26. Nd2 d3 27. cxd3 exd3 28. Rxe8 Kxe8 29. Nb3 Rd5 30. Kd2 g5 31. Kc3 Ne5 32. Nc1 Ng4 33. Nxd3 Nxh2 34. Rh1 Ng4 35. f3 Nf6 36. Rxh6 Ke7 37. Rh8 Rd7 38. Nc5 Rc7 39. Kd4 a5 40. Rb8 Rxc5 41. Rxb7+ Kd6 42. Rb6+ Rc6 43. Rb5 Rc2 44. Rxg5 Rxb2 45. g4 Rb3 46. Rf5 Ke6 47. Rxa5 Rxf3 48. g5 Nh5 49. a4 Rg3 50. Ke4 Rg4+ 51. Kf3 Rb4 52. g6 Ng7 53. Ra6+ Kf5 54. Ke3 Ne6 55. a5 Rg4 56. Rb6 Rxg6 57. a6 Rg3+ 58. Kd2 Ra3 59. Kc2 Ke5 60. Kb2 Ra4 61. Rb5+ Kd4 62. Rb6 Nc5 63. Kc2 Ra5 64. Rh6 Kc4 65. Kb2 Nxa6 66. Rh4+ Kb5 67. Rh5+ Nc5 68. Kc3 Ra4 69. Rf5 Rc4+ 70. Kd2 Rh4 71. Ke3 Rh3+ 72. Rf3 Rh8 73. Rf5 Re8+ 74. Kd4 Re4+ 75. Kd5 Re1 76. Kd6 Re6+ 77. Kd5 Rh6 78. Kd4 Kb4 79. Kd5 Nd3 80. Kd4 Rd6+ 81. Rd5 Rxd5+ 82. Kxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.84"] [White "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Black "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2081"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. g3 Bb7 9. Qe2 Qd5 10. Ned2 $146 ({RR} 10. Qb5+ Nd7 11. Qxd5 Bxd5 12. Ned2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bg2 Ne5 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Rad1 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Ng4 19. Rf1 Rd8 20. Bh3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 fxe5 22. Bg4 Rd2 23. Bd1 e4 24. a3 a5 {Hammar,B (2127)-Roos,L (2288) Krakow POL 2024 0-1 (48)}) 10... Nc6 11. c3 e5 12. Qb5 Qxb5 13. Bxb5 a6 14. Bxc6+ Bxc6 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Rfe1 Bd6 17. Re3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Ne4 Be5 20. Nf3 Bd5 21. a3 Kb7 22. Rae1 h6 23. Nh4 Be6 24. f3 Rhg8 25. Kf2 Kc6 26. f4 Bd6 27. Nxf6 Rgf8 28. Ne4 Be7 29. Nf3 Kb7 30. b4 Bc4 31. Ned2 Be6 32. f5 Bg5 33. fxe6 Bxe3+ 34. Kxe3 fxe6 35. Ne4 Rd5 36. c4 Rdf5 37. Nh4 Rf1 38. Ke2 Rxe1+ 39. Kxe1 Rd8 40. Ke2 Rd4 41. Nd2 a5 42. Nhf3 Rg4 43. Ke3 axb4 44. axb4 Rg7 45. Ne5 Rg8 46. g4 Ra8 47. h4 Ra3+ 48. Nd3 Kc8 49. Ke4 Kd8 50. Nf3 Ke7 51. Nd4 Ra1 52. Nb5 Rh1 53. h5 Rg1 54. Kf3 c6 55. Nc3 Ra1 56. Ne4 Ra3 57. Ke3 e5 58. g5 hxg5 59. h6 Kf7 60. Nxg5+ Kg6 61. h7 Ra8 62. Nxe5+ Kxg5 63. h8=Q Rxh8 64. Nf7+ Kf6 65. Nxh8 b5 66. cxb5 cxb5 67. Kd4 Kg7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.85"] [White "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C83"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2418"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 Nxe4 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Re1 d4 14. b4 $146 ({RR} 14. g4 Bg6 15. c4 d3 16. Bb1 h5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. g5 Bxg5 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Bxg5 Qd5 21. Qxb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 Rxa1 23. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Nxe5 25. Bxb5+ c6 26. Ba4 f6 27. Be3 Kd7 28. f4 Nd3 {Bodnaruk,A (2457)-Plotnikov,P (2297) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (68)}) ({RR} 14. Nb3 d3 15. Bb1 Nxb3 16. axb3 Bg6 17. Be3 Qd5 18. b4 O-O 19. Ba2 Qd7 20. e6 fxe6 21. Nd4 Nd8 22. Qg4 Kh8 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Bxe6 Qc6 25. Bd7 Qe4 26. Qxe4 Bxe4 27. Bd2 Rad8 28. Bg4 h5 {Syrov,A (2316)-Nieuwelink,K (2084) Vlissingen NED 2024 1-0}) 14... d3 15. Bb1 Na4 16. Qb3 O-O 17. Re3 Bg6 18. Ne4 Kh8 19. Bxd3 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bd2 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Qc2 Qh4 24. Ng3 Rxf2 25. Bxg6 Bxg3 26. Be4 Bf4 27. Qd1 Rd8 28. Qe1 Rdxd2 29. Bf3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Qd8 31. Re1 h6 32. Qe4 Nxc3 33. Qg6 Ne2+ 34. Kh1 Rd1 35. Be4 Rxe1+ 36. Kh2 Rh1+ 37. Kxh1 Qd1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.86"] [White "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Black "Pereira, Fabian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A67"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2123"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nf3 Na6 11. O-O Nb4 12. Re1 a6 13. Bf1 Re8 14. h3 f5 15. Bd2 ({RR} 15. e5 dxe5 16. d6 e4 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Ng5 Bd4+ 19. Be3 Qf6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 h6 22. Nf7+ Kg7 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Qb3 f4 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 28. Kh1 e3 29. Rad1 Qf6 {Ivanov,A (2068)-Sreyas,P (2080) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) 15... Rb8 $146 ({RR} 15... Nf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nfxd5 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. Bc4 h6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5+ {1-0 (21) Federau,J (2112)-Niehaus,F (2175) Berlin 2018}) ({RR} 15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qb3 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Bd7 20. Bc3 a5 21. Nd2 Qf8 22. Nc4 Bh4 23. Re4 Bf5 24. Re3 Bc2 25. Qa3 Qxf4 26. Rf3 Qe4 27. Nxd6 Qe7 28. Nf7 Qxf7 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. d6 {Piesik,P (2431)-Szpar,M (2442) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf8 17. Bc3 Bf5 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. Bxf6 Qe3+ 21. Kh1 Nd7 22. Ra3 Qe4 23. Bg5 Re8 24. a5 Kg7 25. Nh4 h6 26. Nxf5+ Qxf5 27. Bh4 Nc2 28. Rb3 b5 29. axb6 Nd4 30. Rd3 {Chibukhchyan,E (2206)-Barseghyan,A (2380) Moscow 2019 0-1 (47)}) 16. Qb3 h6 17. Kh2 Kh7 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. Re1 Qf7 21. Nd1 a5 22. Ne3 Nf6 23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Bd3 Nh5 25. Qc2 Nxf4 26. Bxf5+ Kh8 27. Qe4 Bxf5 28. Qxf4 Bg6 29. Qxd6 Re8 30. Qg3 Bxb2 31. d6 Kh7 32. Qg4 b3 33. d7 Rd8 34. Rd1 Bf6 35. Nd5 b2 36. Qf4 Kg7 37. Ne5 Qe6 38. Nxg6 Kxg6 39. Nxf6 Qxf6 40. Rd6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.87"] [White "Meylan, Andre"] [Black "Hungaski, Robert"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C05"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Ng8 5. c3 Bd7 $146 ({RR} 5... Ne7 6. f4 h5 7. Ngf3 Qd7 8. Bd3 g6 9. Ng5 b6 10. Qf3 Ba6 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nb3 Nf5 13. Be3 cxd4 14. Bxf5 gxf5 15. Nxd4 Nc6 16. Kf2 Be7 17. Nh3 h4 18. Rhd1 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 O-O-O 20. a4 {Mendez Fortes,E (2231)-Topalov,A (2233) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 5... Qd7 6. b4 a5 7. b5 c5 8. a4 b6 9. Bd3 h5 10. Nh3 Qc7 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Qc3 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Rc1 Qd8 16. f4 g6 17. Qc2 Bxg5 18. fxg5 Ne7 19. Nf4 O-O 20. Qe2 {Causo,D (2282)-Frost,P (1865) Vientiane 2018 1-0}) ({RR} 5... c5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Nb3 a5 11. Nc5 Bxc5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Re1 h6 14. a3 Nge7 15. Rb1 a4 16. Bc2 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qxc5 18. Bf4 Nf5 {1-0 (18) Boix Moreno,D (2225)-Gonzalez Rodriguez,J (2199) Barcelona 2019}) 6. f4 c5 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. Bd3 Bb5 9. Ne2 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 c4 11. Qc2 Ne7 12. O-O g6 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3 Nbc6 15. Ba3 Nf5 16. Kf2 Rc8 17. Qd1 h5 18. g3 Bxa3 19. Rxa3 a6 20. h3 Na7 21. Ra1 Nb5 22. Rc1 h4 23. gxh4 Nxh4 24. Nxh4 Rxh4 25. Kg3 Qd8 26. c4 Nc7 27. cxd5 exd5 28. f5 Qg5+ 29. Kh2 Kd7 30. fxg6 Rxh3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.88"] [White "Larrea, Manuel"] [Black "Wanyama, Harold"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2154"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qc7 7. a3 ({RR} 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O Nd7 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Nc3 N7f6 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Bd3 b6 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Re1 Rac8 17. Bb1 Rfd8 18. Ne5 Nb4 19. Bc3 Nc6 20. Ng4 Nd5 21. Qd3 g6 {Heller,L (1702)-Wang,L (1810) Dulles USA 2024 1-0 (66)}) ({RR} 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qxc3+ 9. Bd2 Qa3 10. Bc4 Nc6 11. O-O d5 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Qe4 Rd8 16. Rad1 Bf6 17. Ng5 g6 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Bf5 20. Bxf7+ Kg7 21. Qh4 h6 {Ehlvest,J (2528)-Wanyama,H (2238) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 7... d6 8. exd6 $146 ({RR} 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 e5 13. O-O g6 14. h3 exd4 15. cxd4 Rd8 16. Be3 Be6 17. Qe2 Be7 18. Rfc1 Qd7 19. Bb5 Bf6 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Rab8 22. Bg5 Rdc8 {Garcia Serrano,J (1889)-Serrera Sanchez Romo,S (1631) Madrid 2019 1-0}) ({RR} 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O dxe5 10. dxe5 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. Bd2 b6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 a4 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Qe2 Be7 17. Rfe1 g6 18. f4 O-O 19. Qg4 Rfd8 20. f5 Rxd4 21. Bxd4 exf5 22. Bxf5 Nb3 {Haussernot,C (2171)-Javakhishvili,L (2470) Cesson Sevigne 2021 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Qe2 b6 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 O-O 14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 d5 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. h4 Qd8 18. h5 h6 19. Bd2 Rc8 20. Rac1 b5 21. g3 Nb6 22. Ba5 Rc4 {Modric,N (2128)-Wanyama,H (2238) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (46)}) 8... Bxd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bc2 b6 12. Qd3 N7f6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 a5 15. Bg5 Ba6 16. Qd2 Bxf1 17. Bxf6 Bf4 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxf1 Bf6 20. Be4 Rac8 21. Rc1 Rfd8 22. h4 Qe7 23. Qd3 g6 24. h5 Bg7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Nd2 Qxa3 27. Rc2 a4 28. Nc4 Qa1+ 29. Kh2 b5 30. Nb6 Rc5 31. Bf3 Be5+ 32. g3 Bc7 33. Qe3 Rf5 34. Na8 Bd6 35. Rc1 Qb2 36. Kg2 Rxf3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.89"] [White "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Black "Wong, Hayoung"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C25"] [WhiteElo "1796"] [BlackElo "1704"] [PlyCount "188"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. Nge2 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6 axb6 8. d4 ({RR} 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. c4 Ne7 14. Bf4 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Be6 16. Bxc7 Bxc4 17. Bxb6 Bd5 18. Bc5 Rfe8 19. Bxe7 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rxe7 21. Rd2 f6 22. Rc2 Ra6 {Mesar,A (1890)-Cornileau,R (1784) Stavanger NOR 2024 1-0 (44)}) 8... exd4 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. d5 Bd7 11. dxc6 {1-0 (11) Bartel,M (2648)-Chigaev,M (2588) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 $146 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Be3 Ne5 14. b3 Qc8 15. c4 Bh3 16. Bh1 h5 17. Bg5 Nfd7 18. Qc2 Nc5 19. Rad1 f6 20. Bc1 c6 21. Ne2 h4 22. Rxd6 hxg3 23. hxg3 Qc7 24. Rdd1 {Bartel,M (2252)-Liu,C (2241) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Re1 Re8 12. b3 Ng4 13. Bb2 Qf6 14. Qd2 Qg6 15. c4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qh6 17. h3 Nf6 18. g4 Qg5 19. a4 Rad8 20. Qe3 Qxe3 21. Rxe3 Bc6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rae1 Re7 24. f4 {Ros Alonso,J (1952)-Cervantes Landeiro,T (2129) Porto Carras 2018 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 9... Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 Re8 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bb2 Qe7 16. c4 Rad8 17. Qg4 Nc5 18. Rad1 dxc4 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxc4 Qe6 21. Qxe6 fxe6 22. Bd4 Na6 23. Bc3 Rd5 24. Rxd5 {Senior,G (2086)-Rida,R (1669) Cambridge ENG 2023 ½-½ (58)}) 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Bg5 Qe7 12. O-O Qe6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. a3 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Bc6 18. Re3 Ra4 19. Rde1 Rd4 20. Rd3 Rc4 21. c3 Ra4 22. Rde3 Kf8 23. f4 Ra5 24. Kf2 Ra4 25. Bf3 Ra5 26. g4 h6 27. h4 Ra4 28. Kg3 Ra5 29. Bd1 Kg7 30. Bc2 Kf8 31. Bd1 Kg7 32. Bf3 Kf8 33. f5 Rae5 34. Kf4 Bd7 35. R1e2 Bc6 36. c4 b5 37. cxb5 Bxb5 38. Rd2 Bc6 39. Rdd3 Ra8 40. g5 hxg5+ 41. hxg5 Ke7 42. gxf6+ Kxf6 43. Rd1 Ra4 44. Rh1 Rxf5+ 45. Kg3 Rg5+ 46. Kf2 Re5 47. Rh6+ Kg7 48. Rh4 Rc4 49. Re2 Rec5 50. Rg4+ Kf6 51. Rf4+ Ke7 52. Kg3 Rc2 53. b4 R5c3 54. Rxc2 Rxc2 55. Bh5 Rc3+ 56. Rf3 Rxf3+ 57. Bxf3 Ke6 58. Kf4 Kf6 59. Bh5 Ke7 60. Bg4 Ba4 61. Be2 Bb3 62. b5 f6 63. Ke3 Ke6 64. Kd4 d5 65. Kc3 Ba2 66. Kb2 Bc4 67. exd5+ Kxd5 68. Bf3+ Kc5 69. Bxb7 Kxb5 70. Kc3 Be6 71. Bf3 c5 72. Bd1 f5 73. a4+ Ka5 74. Bc2 f4 75. Bd1 Bd5 76. Kd2 Kb4 77. Kd3 Bc6 78. a5 Kxa5 79. Kc4 Kb6 80. Kc3 Be4 81. Kc4 Bg2 82. Kd3 Kb5 83. Bb3 Kb4 84. Be6 f3 85. Bd5 Kb5 86. Ke3 Kb4 87. Kd3 Bf1+ 88. Ke3 Be2 89. Kd2 c4 90. Be4 Kb3 91. Bf5 Kb2 92. Be4 c3+ 93. Ke3 Kc1 94. Kd4 Kd2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "8.90"] [White "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Black "Grahn, Vidar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2334"] [BlackElo "2263"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. e4 c5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nc4 Nc6 10. Re1 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. c3 Rb8 13. Nfd2 $146 ({RR} 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Nfxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Nf4 16. Qc2 Nxg2 17. Kxg2 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Bd5+ 19. Re4 Bxe4+ 20. dxe4 Kh7 21. Bf4 Rc8 22. h4 h5 23. Rd1 Qe7 24. e5 Rcd8 25. Rd6 Rxd6 26. exd6 Qd7 27. Qd3 Qc6+ {Fernandez,G (2181)-Assylov,M (2288) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Nfxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Nf4 16. Qc2 Nxg2 17. Kxg2 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Bd5+ 19. Re4 Bxe4+ 20. dxe4 Kh7 21. Bf4 Rc8 22. h4 h5 23. Rd1 Qe7 24. e5 Rcd8 25. Rd6 Rxd6 26. exd6 Qd7 27. Qd3 Qc6+ {Fernandez,G (2181)-Assylov,M (2288) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 13. h3 Be6 14. Kh2 Qc7 15. Qc2 f5 16. Nh4 Kh7 17. Bd2 Rbd8 18. Re2 Bf7 19. Rae1 a6 20. Nf3 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Na3 Qb6 23. Nh4 Na5 24. f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Qb8 27. Kg1 Nxf4 {Luminais,E (2161)-Bijaoui,M (2411) Europe Echecs INT 2020 0-1 (31)}) 13... f5 14. Nb3 b6 15. f4 Kh7 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. d4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Ne7 21. Qb3 Bxd4+ 22. cxd4 Qg8 23. Qxg8+ Nxg8 24. Bf4 Rb7 25. Rc1 Rd7 26. Rxc8 Rxd4 27. Rc7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E25"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Ne7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Bb5 e5 ({RR} 12... Nec6 13. Ne2 Na5 14. Qb4 Nbc6 15. Qa4 Ne5 16. Bd4 Ng6 17. O-O e5 18. Bf2 Be6 19. Rab1 Rfd8 20. Qc2 a6 21. Ba4 Nc4 22. Rbd1 Nxa3 23. Qc1 Nc4 24. Bb3 h6 25. h4 Qc6 26. h5 Ne7 27. Rxd8+ {Giri,A (2768)-Caruana,F (2764) Stavanger NOR 2023 ½-½ (66)}) ({RR} 12... Nec6 13. Ne2 Na5 14. Qb4 Nbc6 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. O-O a6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qb4 Bb5 19. Rfe1 Nc6 20. Qb3 Na5 21. Qb4 Nc6 22. Qb1 e5 23. Ng3 g6 24. a4 Bc4 25. Rd1 Rad8 26. h4 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 {Bryakin,M (2479)-Kovacevic,A (2453) Paracin SRB 2024 ½-½ (69)}) 13. Ne2 Be6 14. Qb4 $146 ({RR} 14. c4 Nbc6 15. Nc3 Na5 16. Qb4 Nec6 17. Qa4 a6 18. Bxc6 Nxc4 19. Bxb7 Nxe3 20. Bxa8 Qxc5 21. Nd5 Nxg2+ 22. Kf1 Nf4 23. Qc6 Qa5 24. Rd1 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qxa3 26. d6 Qb2 27. Qe4 Qg2+ 28. Ke1 Qxh1+ {Shankland,S (2691)-So,W (2770) Lichess.org INT 2020 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 14. Qa4 a6 15. Rd1 axb5 16. Qxa8 Nbc6 17. Qxf8+ Kxf8 18. O-O Na5 19. Rf2 Nc4 20. Bc1 Ng6 21. f4 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Nxf4 Kg8 24. Kh1 h6 25. h3 Qxc5 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. Rf7 Qxa3 {Robertson,J (2119)-Morrison,G (2278) England 2018 0-1}) ({RR} 14. Qb2 Na6 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. O-O Rab8 17. Qc2 Nc6 18. Rfb1 Na5 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. Rb1 Rb5 21. Rb4 Nc4 22. Qd3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Rxc5 24. h3 h6 25. Kh2 Bc4 26. Ng3 Be6 27. Ne2 Bc4 28. Ng3 Be6 {Basso,P (2552)-Fernandez,D (2465) Novi Sad 2021 ½-½}) 14... Nec6 15. Qa4 Na5 16. Rb1 a6 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Qb4 Rfc8 19. Kf2 Nxc5 20. Bc2 b5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Qxc5 Rxc5 23. a4 Nc4 24. Ra1 Kf8 25. Rhb1 bxa4 26. Bxa4 a5 27. Rb7 Bc8 28. Rbb1 Ke7 29. Nc1 Rc7 30. Nd3 f6 31. Bd1 Nd6 32. Ra3 Be6 33. Be2 Nc4 34. Ra4 Raa7 35. Ke1 Kd6 36. Rba1 Rab7 37. g3 Rb3 38. Rc1 Ra3 39. Rxa3 Nxa3 40. Kd2 Nc4+ 41. Kc2 Rb7 42. Ra1 g5 43. f4 Bf7 44. fxe5+ fxe5 45. Ra4 Ra7 46. Ra1 Rb7 47. Ra4 Rb8 48. Nc1 Rb2+ 49. Kd1 Ne3+ 50. Ke1 Rc2 51. Bd3 Ng2+ 52. Kd1 Ne3+ 53. Ke1 Rxh2 54. Rxa5 Rh1+ 55. Kd2 Nc4+ 56. Bxc4 Bxc4 57. Nd3 Rh2+ 58. Ke3 Bxd3 59. Kxd3 Rh3 60. Kc4 Rxg3 61. Ra6+ Ke7 62. Kd5 Rxc3 63. Kxe5 Rc5+ 64. Kd4 Rc7 65. Ke5 Rc5+ 66. Kd4 Rc7 67. Ke5 Rc5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2777"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Qd7 6. Ne2 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. Nd2 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. O-O Nf5 12. Bg5 ({RR} 12. Ng3 g6 13. Nxf5 gxf5 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Be7 16. Rac1 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 O-O-O 18. b4 Kb8 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. b5 Nd8 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. a4 b6 24. a5 bxa5 25. Qxa5 Nb7 26. Qa6 Rc8 {Peglau,C (2095)-Gaszka,Z (1954) Florianopolis BRA 2024 1-0 (34)}) 12... c4 $146 ({RR} 12... Be7 13. Ng3 Bxg5 14. Nxf5 Be7 15. Ne3 Qd8 16. g3 Qb6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ng2 O-O-O 19. b4 Be7 20. a4 Qc7 21. Rfe1 Kb8 22. a5 d4 23. a6 dxc3 24. Qb5 Rd5 25. Qa4 b6 26. Rac1 Nd4 27. Nxd4 {Wu,D (2255)-Contreras Torres,J (2296) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (46)}) 13. Qc2 b5 14. b3 Rc8 15. Rad1 cxb3 16. axb3 Be7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Qd3 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Ne7 21. Ra1 Qb7 22. Ra5 a6 23. Rfa1 Rc6 24. Qe2 Qc8 25. Qa2 Ng6 26. Rxa6 Rxa6 27. Qxa6 O-O 28. Qxc8 Rxc8 29. Ra7 Nh8 30. Rb7 Rxc3 31. Rxb5 Rd3 32. Rb8+ Kg7 33. Rb7 Kg8 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rb7 Kg8 36. Rb4 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rd2 38. Kg3 Rd3+ 39. f3 Rd2 40. Kh3 Rd1 41. g3 Rd2 42. f4 Kg7 43. Rb7 Kg8 44. Rb8+ Kg7 45. Rb7 Kg8 46. b4 Rxd4 47. Kg2 Rd2+ 48. Kf3 d4 49. b5 Rd3+ 50. Kf2 Rd2+ 51. Kf3 Rd3+ 52. Kf2 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. Nd5 d6 7. Be3 a6 $146 ({RR} 7... Bxe3 8. fxe3 Bg4 9. a4 Na5 10. Ba2 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Nd4 Qe7 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. d4 exd4 17. exd4 Kh8 18. c3 Rae8 19. Rae1 Qd7 20. Re3 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Rf8+ 22. Kg1 {Barrera Martin,N (1565)-Machin Santiago,A (1221) Brena Baja 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 7... Bxe3 8. fxe3 Be6 9. O-O Bxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Bb5+ c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Ba4 O-O 14. Bb3 a5 15. a4 Nd7 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 d5 18. c4 f5 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qe2 Kh7 22. Rc3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2732)-Alekseenko,K (2650) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 7... Bb6 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. h3 Na5 ({RR} 9... Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. g4 g5 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Bc3 Nxe4 16. Bb4 Rf8 17. f3 Qf6 18. Rf1 Ng3 19. Rf2 Ne4 20. Rf1 c5 21. Qd3 cxb4 22. fxe4 Qe6 23. Qb5+ Qd7 24. Rxf8+) 10. Bb3 Nxb3 11. cxb3 O-O 12. d4 Qe7 13. Nd2 exd4 14. Bxd4 Nxe4 15. O-O Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Rfe1 Bf5 19. Re7 Rfc8 20. Rc1 c5 21. Be3 Rxa2 22. Rxb7 {Tyler A. Thomas-Pillay,H (1561) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 7... Bxe3 8. fxe3 Be6 9. O-O Bxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Bb5+ c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Ba4 O-O 14. Bb3 a5 15. a4 Nd7 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 d5 18. c4 f5 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qe2 Kh7 22. Rc3) 8. Bxc5 dxc5 9. Ne3 Qd6 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Be6 12. a5 Rad8 13. h3 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Qe6 15. Nfd2 Nd4 16. c3 Nc6 17. Qe2 Ne7 18. Kh2 Ng6 19. g3 Qd7 20. Nb3 Qb5 21. Qc2 Nxe4 22. Rae1 Nf6 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 b6 25. axb6 cxb6 26. Re3 Nd5 27. Re2 Nc7 28. d4 Qc6 29. dxc5 bxc5 30. Nd2 Rfe8 31. Rfe1 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Ne6 33. h4 Qd5 34. Qa4 Qb7 35. Qc2 Qd5 36. Qe4 Qxe4 37. Nxe4 Rd1 38. Kg2 Kf8 39. Nd2 h5 40. Nc4 Ke7 41. Ne3 Rb1 42. Rd2 a5 43. Nc4 a4 44. f4 g6 45. Ne5 Ke8 46. Kf3 a3 47. bxa3 Rb3 48. Ra2 Rxc3+ 49. Kf2 c4 50. a4 Nc5 51. a5 f6 52. Nf3 Na6 53. Ke2 Kd7 54. Rb2 Ra3 55. Rb6 Ra2+ 56. Kd1 Nc5 57. Rb4 Nd3 58. Rb5 Kd6 59. Nd2 Kc6 60. Rb8 Kc7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Re1 Re8 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Rc8 ({RR} 17... Qc7 18. Bf4 Nc4 19. b3 Ne5 20. Ndf5 Rad8 21. Rc1 Ng6 22. Bb1 Qd7 23. Bd2 d5 24. Ba5 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. exd5 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Bxd5 28. Bc3 Qc6 29. Ne3 Nf4 30. Bxf6 Bxg2 31. Be5 Nxh3+ 32. Kh2 {Kramnik,V (2753)-Esipenko,A (2704) Rostov-on-Don RUS 2024 1-0 (35)}) 18. b3 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 18... d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Bf4 Bb4 21. Qg4 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 Qb6 23. Ngf5 Qg6 24. Qd1 Nc6 25. f3 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Qb6 27. Be3 Nc3 28. Qd3 Qg6 29. Qd2 Qh5 30. Bf4 Nxa2 31. Bf5 Nc3 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. e6 {Dominguez Perez,L (2749)-Bok,B (2620) Saint Louis USA 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 18... d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Bf4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Nf5 Bd7 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Ng3 Bc6 25. Nxe4 Qxd1 26. Raxd1 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 g5 28. Be3 f5 29. Red4 f4 30. Bd2 Rxe5 31. Kf1 Re6 32. Be1 Kf7 33. a4 {Cheparinov,I (2686)-Harikrishna,P (2716) Linares 2022 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 18... d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Ngf5 Rxe5 21. Bb2 g6 22. Ne3 Bg7 23. Nf3 Re8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rc1 Qb6 26. Nd4 h5 27. Bxe4 Rxc1 28. Nef5+ gxf5 29. Nxf5+ Kf8 30. Qxc1 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 dxe4 32. Qg5 Qc7 33. Qg7+ {Urazayev,A (2478)-Gareev,T (2570) Almaty KAZ 2023 ½-½ (67)}) 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Bb2 Bb7 21. Qd3 g6 22. Rad1 Bg7 23. Bb1 d5 24. e5 Ne4 25. Qe3 Qg5 26. Nxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A08"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 h6 ({RR} 12... Bc6 13. Bxc6+ Rxc6 14. Rd1 Qa5 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Rac1 h6 17. Ne4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nxe4 19. Bxe7 Qd2 20. Bg5 Nxg5 21. Rc8+ Ke7 22. Rxh8 Qxe2 23. Qb4+ Kf6 24. Qf4+ Kg6 25. Kg2 e5 26. Qe3 Qxb2 27. h4 {Carlsen,M (2835)-Duda,J (2732) Zagreb CRO 2023 1-0 (32)}) 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Ne4 ({RR} 14. Bg2 Rb4 15. e4 e5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. exd5 Bd4 19. Re1 f6 20. a3 Rc4 21. Be3 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bxa3 23. Bxa7 Kc7 24. Rb3 Bc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. d6+ Kxd6 27. Rd1+ Ke7 28. Rb7 Rd8 {Pian,J (1717)-Xia,M (1551) Liaocheng CHN 2024 1-0 (82)}) ({RR} 14. Bg2 Rb4 15. e4 Bd4 16. a3 Rc4 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Kh1 Bc6 19. f3 Qb8 20. Rab1 Nd7 21. Ne2 Bf6 22. Qf4 Rc2 23. Rfc1 Rxb2 24. Rxb2 Qxb2 25. Rxc6 Ne5 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. Bc3 Qxe2 28. Bf1 Qxf3+ {Esipenko,A (2679)-Sevian,S (2684) Jermuk ARM 2023 0-1 (53)}) 14... Be7 15. Nxf6+ $146 ({RR} 15. Ba6 Bc6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qc4 Qd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. a4 O-O 20. Bb5 Ra8 21. Re1 a6 22. Bd3 Rfc8 23. a5 Bc4 24. Be4 Rab8 25. Bf4 Bxb2 26. Bxb8 Bxa1 27. Bd6 Bf6 28. Rc1 Rd8 29. Bc7 Rd4 {Arvola,B (2510)-Christiansen,J (2554) Hell 2019 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 15. Ba6 Bc6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qc4 Qd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. a4 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Be5 21. Rxb8+ Bxb8 22. Ba3 f6 23. f3 Kf7 24. Bc5 Bc6 25. Rb1 Bxa4 26. Rb7+ Kg6 27. Bd3+ f5 28. Bd4 Rg8 29. Bc4 Bc6 {Oparin,G (2660)-Wang,Y (2674) Tianjin 2019 ½-½ (85)}) ({RR} 15. Ba6 O-O 16. Rd1 Nd5 17. Qh5 Bc6 18. Bc4 Qc8 19. b3 f5 20. Nd2 Bf6 21. Ba3 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Rfxe8 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rac1 a5 25. Nc4 a4 26. bxa4 Rec8 27. Bd6 Rb7 28. Ne3 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Bxa2 {Ding,L (2816)-Wojtaszek,R (2749) Shenzhen 2018 1-0 (64)}) 15... Bxf6 16. Qe4 Qb6 17. Bd5 O-O 18. Bb3 Qc6 19. Qxc6 Bxc6 20. Bf4 Rbc8 21. Bd6 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Bxb2 23. Rab1 Bf6 24. Bb4 Be4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 Bc6 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bc3 Bb6 29. Kf1 h5 30. h4 g6 31. e3 Bb5+ 32. Ke1 Bc6 33. Kd2 Kf8 34. Bb4+ Ke8 35. Bc3 Ke7 36. Bb4+ Kd7 37. Bc3 Ke7 38. Bb4+ Kd7 39. Bc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.7"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E28"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2657"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. f3 ({RR} 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. Ng3 b6 9. e4 e5 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O exd4 12. cxd4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Bf3 Rxd4 15. Qa4 Na5 16. Bxa8 Bd7 17. Qc2 Qxa8 18. Re1 Rxc4 19. Qe2 Be6 20. Bb2 Rg4 21. f3 Rg6 {Caruana,F (2805)-Carlsen,M (2831) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (72)}) 7... e5 8. Ra2 $146 ({RR} 8. e4 h6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Nh7 11. Qc2 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Ng1 Qd7 14. Be3 b6 15. f4 f5 16. exf5 exd4 17. cxd4 Re8 18. Kf2 Nf6 19. h3 Qe7 20. Qd2 Na5 21. Re1 Ne4+ 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 {Sorm,D (2308)-Jun,R (2165) Prague 2022 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 8. e4 Nh5 9. Be3 f5 10. exf5 exd4 11. cxd4 Bxf5 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Bg6 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Be2 Rae8 16. Nd5 Qf7 17. O-O b6 18. Rae1 Na5 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bf2 c5 22. dxc5 dxc5 {Shankland,S (2674)-Dominguez Perez,L (2749) Saint Louis USA 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 8. e4 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. g4 Ng6 12. Ng3 Qa5 13. Qc2 Nf4 14. a4 Re8 15. Kf2 h6 16. h4 Bd7 17. Be3 a6 18. Be2 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Nh5 Nxh5 22. Rxh5 Re5 {Caruana,F (2781)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2598) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 8. e4 c5 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Qd2 b6 11. d5 Qa4 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Ng3 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Nf5 Ne8 16. h4 f6 17. h5 Rf7 18. Rh4 Nd7 19. Rg4 Kh8 20. Kf2 b5 21. Rh1 Nb6 22. Rg6 Qb3 {Caruana,F (2783)-Vokhidov,S (2552) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (36)}) 8... Nc6 9. Rf2 b6 10. e4 Nd7 11. g4 Ba6 12. h4 Na5 13. Ne2 Bxc4 14. Ng3 d5 15. g5 Re8 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. O-O Nf8 18. h5 Ne6 19. Nf5 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qc1 Ne3 22. Nxe3 fxe3 23. Qxe3 Qd7 24. Qf4 c6 25. h6 Re6 26. hxg7 Rg6 27. e5 Re8 28. Rh2 Rxg7 29. Kf2 Qe7 30. Rfh1 Qd7 31. Rh6 Re6 32. Qf5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.8"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 Nf6 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nb3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Bd7 ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. Bb5 a6 9. Ba4 Be7 10. f3 O-O 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bf2 Rd8 14. Ne2 N7b6 15. cxb6 Nxb6+ 16. Kc1 Nxa4 17. Ng3 Be6 18. Re1 Rac8 19. Be3 f5 20. Bd2 Rd5 21. Ne2 Rd6 22. Nc3 {Aronian,L (2729)-Nakamura,H (2802) Saint Louis USA 2024 0-1 (32)}) 8. f3 $146 ({RR} 8. Nf3 Ba4 9. Nfd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 O-O-O+ 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Ke2 Be7 15. a4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Bf6 17. Rhb1 g5 18. Na5 Bd5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. dxc4 Bd4 21. Ra3 Bxe3 22. Kxe3 Rd7 {Tiviakov,S (2615)-Kostenko,P (2467) Almaty 2019 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 8. Nf3 Ba4 9. Nfd4 a6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. c6 bxc6 12. Na5 c5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. b3 Nb6 15. bxa4 Nxa4 16. Ke1 Nc3 17. Bf3 Rd8 18. Bd2 Nfe4 19. Be3 g6 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Bg7 {Pap,M (2473)-Spiess,G (2422) Vellmar 2018 ½-½ (33)}) 8... Ba4 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bxb3 11. axb3 Bxc5 12. Bb5 Ke7 13. Ke2 a6 14. Bxd7 Kxd7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Rhd1+ Ke7 17. Bxf6+ gxf6 18. Ne4 Rac8 19. Ra4 f5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Rd2 Rhc8 22. Kd1 Kf6 23. c3 R8c7 24. Rh4 Kg7 25. b4 Rb5 26. Kc2 a5 27. Kb3 axb4 28. Rxb4 Re5 29. Rb6 Re1 30. Kb4 e5 31. Rbd6 e4 32. Rd1 Re2 33. R1d2 Re1 34. Rd1 Re2 35. R1d2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.9"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D32"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "137"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 c4 8. O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. b3 ({RR} 10. Ne5 Qe8 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. b3 Bf5 13. bxc4 dxc4 14. f3 Rad8 15. Qe1 Rfe8 16. e4 Rxd4 17. exf5 Nd5 18. Ne4 Rxd2 19. Nxd2 Nf4 20. Rf2 Qb6 21. Kf1 Qd4 22. Rd1 Nd3 23. Nb3 cxb3 24. Rxd3 Qxd3 {Di Nicolantonio,L (2406)-Karthikeyan,M (2610) Chartres FRA 2024 0-1}) 10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 b5 12. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 12. bxc4 bxc4 13. Ne5 Ne4 14. Qc2 Ne7 15. Bb4 Bf5 16. g4 f6 17. gxf5 fxe5 18. dxe5 Rxf5 19. f4 Nc6 20. Bxc4 Nxb4 21. Qxe4 Rf7 22. Qb1 Qb6 23. Bb3 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Rxf4 25. Rxf4 Qxf4 26. Qe1 Re8 {Ilin,A (1531)-Fedorov,A (2053) St Petersburg RUS 2023 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 12. a3 a5 13. b4 Ne4 14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Qb2 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 axb4 17. axb4 Qe7 18. Ne5 Nxb4 19. Bf3 Be6 20. Rab1 Na2 21. Qb2 f6 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Qxb5 Nc3 24. Qc5 Nxb1 25. Ne7+ Kf7 26. Nxd5 Rfc8 {Bernardi,F (1536)-Zhong,K (2049) Montreal 2018 0-1 (55)}) 12... Qd6 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qb4 Qe6 17. Rfb1 h5 18. Qa5 h4 19. h3 Ne4 20. Be1 Rfe8 21. Rb2 Qg6 22. Qc7 Qd6 23. Qxd6 Nxd6 24. Rab1 f5 25. Bh5 Rec8 26. Bd1 Kf7 27. f3 g5 28. Bb4 Ke6 29. Bc2 c3 30. Bxc3 Nc4 31. Rb4 Na3 32. Rc1 a5 33. Rb3 Nxc2 34. Rxc2 Ba4 35. Rb6+ Kd7 36. Rc1 Rc4 37. Bd2 Rxc1+ 38. Bxc1 Rc8 39. Ba3 Rc6 40. Bc5 Kc7 41. Rxc6+ Kxc6 42. Be7 g4 43. Bxh4 gxf3 44. gxf3 f4 45. exf4 Bc2 46. Kf2 Bf5 47. Kg3 a4 48. Be7 Kd7 49. Bb4 Ke6 50. h4 Kf6 51. h5 Bc2 52. Kg4 Bf5+ 53. Kh4 Bc2 54. Kg3 Bd3 55. a3 Bc2 56. Ba5 Bd3 57. Bd8+ Kf5 58. Bg5 Ke6 59. Bd8 Kf5 60. h6 Kg6 61. Bg5 Kf7 62. Kf2 Ke6 63. Ke3 Bg6 64. Kd2 Kd6 65. Kc3 Kc6 66. Kb4 Bc2 67. f5 Bxf5 68. Kxa4 Bg6 69. Kb4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.10"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2724"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Bf5 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Bg6 11. c3 ({RR} 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qc3 Bd6 14. Qxc6 Be4 15. Ng5 Qf6 16. Qc3 Bg6 17. Bd2 Rab8 18. a3 h6 19. Nf3 Be4 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qg6 22. f3 Bxc2 23. b4 Rfc8 24. Be3 a6 25. Rac1 Ba4 {Firouzja,A (2793)-Mamedyarov,S (2759) Zagreb 2022 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Qd3 Qd7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. h4 Rae8 17. c3 Qe6 18. Qb5 Qc8 19. Qd7 c6 20. g4 f6 21. Qxc8 Rxc8 22. Nd3 Rfe8 23. Re3 Kf7 24. Nc5 Rc7 25. Rae1 Rh8 {Idani,P (2599)-Bu Xiangzhi (2693) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (60)}) 11... O-O 12. Bxg6 $146 ({RR} 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Bh4 Rfe8 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 b6 17. Qd2 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 a5 19. a4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qb5 Qe6 23. Ng5 Qd6 24. Nh3 Kf8 25. Nf4 Ne7 26. b4 g5 {Aronian,L (2775)-Nabaty,T (2631) Chennai 2022 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. Bf4 Rfe8 14. Re2 Bf8 15. Rae1 Rxe2 16. Qxe2 a6 17. h3 f6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qd3 Ne7 20. g4 c6 21. Kg2 Re8 22. Re3 g5 23. Bg3 Nc8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. h4 gxh4 26. Nxh4 Bd6 {Dominguez Perez,L (2758)-Yu,Y (2709) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½}) 12... hxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.11"] [White "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Qe7 12. O-O Na5 13. Qd3 c5 14. dxc5 ({RR} 14. a3 c4 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. e4 Rac8 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 b5 19. Bf1 Nb3 20. e5 Bb8 21. Bd3 a5 22. Be4 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Ne2 Ba4 25. Qb1 c3 26. bxc3 bxc3 27. Qa2 Nd2 28. Qxa4 Nxe4 {Sarana,A (2699)-Alsina Leal,D (2494) Barcelona ESP 2024 ½-½ (62)}) 14... Bxc5 15. Ne5 $146 Rfd8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Qb5 Nc6 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. g3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Qb4 23. Qxb4 Nxb4 24. a3 Nd3 25. b4 a5 26. Be2 Ne5 27. Nd6 axb4 28. axb4 Nc6 29. b5 Nd8 30. Bf3 Bc5 31. Nxb7 Nxb7 32. Bxb7 g5 33. Kg2 f5 34. h3 Kf7 35. g4 Kf6 36. Kf3 Ke5 37. Bc8 Bb6 38. Ke2 Bc5 39. Kd3 Bb6 40. Kc4 Ba7 41. Kb4 Bb6 42. Bd7 Kf6 43. Bc6 Ke5 44. Bb7 Kd6 45. Bg2 Ke5 46. Bf1 Kd6 47. Bc4 Ke5 48. Bb3 Kd6 49. Kc4 Ke5 50. Kd3 Ba7 51. Ke2 Bb6 52. Kf3 Bc7 53. Bc2 Bb6 54. Kg3 Kf6 55. gxf5 exf5 56. e4 fxe4 57. Bxe4 h5 58. Bf3 h4+ 59. Kg2 Ke5 60. Bg4 Kd6 61. Kf3 Kc5 62. Bd7 Bc7 63. Kg4 Bf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.12"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Lu, Shanglei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E24"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. f3 Nc6 7. e4 O-O 8. e5 Ne8 9. f4 ({RR} 9. Be3 b6 10. Bd3 Ba6 11. Ne2 Na5 12. dxc5 Bxc4 13. O-O Qc7 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Bd4 b5 16. Nc1 d6 17. Qe2 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Qc5+ 19. Bd4 Qh5 20. Qf2 Nd6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ e5 23. Qxd6 Rfd8 {Ambartsumova,K (2404)-Meshkovs,N (2540) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) 9... f6 $146 ({RR} 9... b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bd3 f5 12. d5 Na5 13. d6 g6 14. Qe2 Ng7 15. Be3 Qc8 16. O-O Qc6 17. a4 Rae8 18. h3 Qa8 19. Ra2 Bb7 20. Qe1 Ba6 21. Nd2 Bb7 22. Qf2 Bc6 23. Kh2 Qd8 24. Qe1 {Berkes,F (2666)-Azarov,S (2585) Skopje 2019 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 9... d5 10. Nf3 Qa5 11. Bd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 h6 13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Qd8 15. Be3 Ne7 16. Qe2 Nc7 17. Rad1 Ncd5 18. Bd2 b6 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. g4 Qd7 21. Qf2 Rac8 22. Nh4 Nc3 23. Rde1 Rfd8 24. Be3 {Harley Yeo,G (1932)-House,G (2204) Cardiff 2018 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 9... b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bd3 f5 12. g4 d5 13. gxf5 Rxf5 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. Rg1 Bxc4 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Bf2 h6 18. Bh4 Qf7 19. Kf2 Nc7 20. Rg3 Ne6 21. Qd2 cxd4 22. cxd4 Rc8 23. Rag1 Kh7 24. Qe3 {Giri,A (2764)-Nihal,S (2670) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (33)}) 10. Nf3 fxe5 11. dxe5 d6 12. Bd3 dxe5 13. fxe5 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxe5 16. Bxh7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.13"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qd2 Nf4 13. gxf4 Qxd2 14. Nxd2 Bxb2 15. Rab1 Bf6 16. Rbc1 ({RR} 16. Rfc1 Rb8 17. b4 e5 18. Ne4 exf4 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rc4 Rd8 21. a4 Rd2 22. Bf3 b6 23. Rxf4 f5 24. Rc1 Bd7 25. b5 Kg7 26. Rc7 Kf6 27. h3 Be6 28. Rxa7 Kg5 29. e3 Kf6 30. Bg2 Ke5 {Pribelszky,B (2362)-Jeet,J (2332) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (44)}) 16... Rd8 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rc7 Rd7 $146 ({RR} 18... Kf8 19. Rfc1 Rb8 20. e3 h6 21. Bf3 a5 22. Kg2 g5 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. h3 f5 25. Nc5 b6 26. Na4 Bd6 27. Rh7 Kg8 28. Ra7 Be5 29. Rc6 Rd6 30. Rxd6 Bxd6 31. Nc3 b5 32. Rxa5 b4 33. Nb5 {Kramnik,V (2792)-Mamedyarov,S (2808) Paris 2018 1-0 (49)}) 19. Rc2 Rd8 20. Rc7 Rd7 21. Rc2 Rd8 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Rc7 Rd7 24. Rfc1 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Bd8 26. Rc4 Be7 27. Rc7 Bd8 28. Rc2 Be7 29. Nc5 Kf8 30. e3 Ke8 31. a4 Kd8 32. Nd3 f6 33. Kg2 Bd7 34. Be4 h6 35. a5 g5 36. Rd2 Kc7 37. Rc2+ Kd8 38. Rd2 Kc7 39. Rc2+ Kd8 40. Rd2 Kc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.14"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 a5 5. e3 Bc5 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 h6 $146 ({RR} 8... Bb6 9. Bd2 Ne7 10. b4 c6 11. Qc2 Ng6 12. Rac1 h6 13. d4 Re8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. c5 Bc7 16. e4 Nf4 17. Rfe1 axb4 18. axb4 Nxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Nh7 20. Ng3 Bg4 21. Re3 Ng5 22. Rd3 Qe7 23. Bxg5 {Abergel,T (2390)-Holzhaeuer,M (2222) Germany GER 2023 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 8... Re8 9. b3 Bf5 10. Bb2 Bb6 11. Nd2 Bg6 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Ne7 14. Bd3 Qd7 15. Kh1 Nc6 16. Nd5 Bc5 17. Bc3 Ne7 18. Qd2 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Bb6 20. Rac1 f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. e4 Bg6 23. a4 {Bocharov,D (2528)-Karas,M (2193) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (57)}) 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 Ba7 11. b4 Bf5 12. Qb3 Be6 13. Nb5 Bb6 14. Qc3 Qe7 15. Rfc1 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Qe1 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Qd7 20. Rc1 e4 21. Nh4 Ne5 22. dxe4 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Nxe4 24. Nc3 Nxc3 25. Bxc3 Qe6 26. Bb2 c6 27. Nf3 Nd7 28. Rd1 Nf6 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Qd3 Re6 31. Qa3 Qe7 32. b5 cxb5 33. cxb5 Bc5 34. Qd3 Qf6 35. Qd5 b6 36. Rd2 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qb1 38. Ra2 Qe4 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. Qc6 d5 41. Qd7 Bd6+ 42. Kh1 Qb1+ 43. Ng1 Rf6 44. Qd8 Kg6 45. Qd7 Kh7 46. Qd8 Kg6 47. Qd7 Qe4 48. Re8 Qc2 49. Rh8 Qc4 50. f4 h5 51. Nf3 Bxf4 52. exf4 Qc1+ 53. Ng1 Qxf4 54. Qxd5 Rf5 55. Qd3 Kf6 56. Rc8 g6 57. Rc6+ Kg7 58. Rxb6 Re5 59. Qc3 Kh7 60. Rb8 f6 61. Qc7+ Kh6 62. Rh8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.15"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Paravyan, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2620"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. cxd3 c5 ({RR} 5... Bd6 6. Bg3 Ne7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qxb6 Bxb6 12. Nc3 Nbc6 13. Na4 Rfc8 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. a3 f6 16. Rfc1 Kf7 17. Nd2 e5 18. f3 Ke6 19. Kf1 g5 20. Bf2 {Kamsky,G (2655)-Melkumyan,H (2655) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (39)}) 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O $146 ({RR} 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 a6 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. Bg5 Ba7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Rc4 Rxc4 18. dxc4 h6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qe3 Kg7 22. Qg3+ Kh7 {Bortnyk,O (2603)-Paravyan,D (2620) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (57)}) 8... Bd6 9. Bg5 Nge7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. e4 Qb6 13. e5 Bc7 14. Na4 Qb5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. a3 Bb8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Re1 a6 20. Nd4 Qe8 21. Nc3 Nc6 22. Nf3 Ba7 23. d4 Na5 24. h4 Nc4 25. Qb1 Qd8 26. Rc1 Qa5 27. g3 Rc6 28. Kg2 Rb6 29. Nd1 Rb3 30. Qc2 Qb6 31. h5 Rxf3 32. Kxf3 Qxd4 33. Kg2 Nxe5 34. Qe2 Nc6 35. Rc3 Qa4 36. Qf3 Bd4 37. Rc1 Qb5 38. Rc2 Bf6 39. b4 Qa4 40. Qd3 Kf8 41. Nb2 Bxb2 42. Rxb2 Ne5 43. Qd4 Nc4 44. Re2 Qxa3 45. Qc5+ Kg8 46. Qc8+ Kh7 47. Qxb7 Qd3 48. Re1 Qd2 49. Ra1 Ne3+ 50. Kg1 Qb2 51. Qxa6 Nc2 52. Qd3+ f5 53. Ra8 Nxb4 54. Qb5 Qc1+ 55. Kg2 Nc2 56. Qe8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.16"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Hong, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2572"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 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 Qa5 10. O-O-O b6 11. Bb5 Nb4 12. a3 bxc5 13. Kb1 Rb8 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. Rxd5 Bc6 19. Ra5 a6 $146 ({RR} 19... b3 20. c3 Rfd8 21. Bd4 Be4+ 22. Kc1 Rbc8 23. Rxa7 Bxf3 24. Rxe7 Rxd4 25. gxf3 Rxf4 26. e6 Rxf3 27. Rg1 g6 28. Kd2 Rd8+ 29. Rd7 Re8 30. e7 f5 31. Re1 Rf2+ 32. Kd3 Rxb2 33. c4 Rxh2 34. c5 {Rogov,M (2200)-Banzea,A (2394) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 19... Rfc8 20. b3 Be4 21. Rc1 Rc3 22. Bxa7 Rbc8 23. Nd4 Bxg2 24. Nf5 Bd8 25. Ra2 Be4 26. Nd6 Bf3 27. Bd4 R3c6 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. c3 bxc3 30. Rxc3 Be4+ 31. Kb2 Rb8 32. Ba7 {1-0 (32) Zajic,M (2415)-Filip,L (2370) Braila ROU 2022}) ({RR} 19... Rfc8 20. Rc1 Be4 21. Nd2 Bxg2 22. Rxa7 Bf8 23. Rg1 Bh3 24. Nb3 Bf5 25. Nd4 Be4 26. e6 fxe6 27. b3 g6 28. Re1 Bg7 29. Bg1 Bxd4 30. Bxd4 Bxc2+ 31. Kb2 Bf5 32. Re2 Rc6 33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 {Chatzieleftheriou,A (2177)-Loukopoulos,P (2010) Larisa 2021 ½-½ (37)}) 20. b3 Rfc8 21. Re1 Be4 22. Re2 Rc3 23. Nd4 Rd8 24. Bf2 Bxg2 25. Be1 Rc5 26. Bxb4 Rxa5 27. Bxa5 Rxd4 28. Rxg2 Rxf4 29. c4 h5 30. Rc2 Rf3 31. b4 f6 32. c5 fxe5 33. c6 Rf8 34. c7 Rc8 35. Rd2 Kf7 36. Rd8 Rxc7 37. Bxc7 Bxd8 38. Bxd8 Ke6 39. Kc2 Kf5 40. h4 Ke4 41. Kd2 Kf3 42. Ke1 e4 43. Bg5 e3 44. Kf1 g6 45. Ke1 e2 46. Bf6 Ke3 47. Be7 Kd3 48. Bg5 Kc4 49. Kxe2 Kxb4 50. Ke3 Kc5 51. Bf6 Kd5 52. Kf4 Ke6 53. Kg5 Kf7 54. Bc3 a5 55. Bxa5 Kg7 56. Bc3+ Kh7 57. Bb2 Kg8 58. Kxg6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.17"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bc3 b6 ({RR} 8... c5 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e3 Rfd8 15. Re1 a5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rc1 Qb5 18. Qb3 Qb4 19. Qxb4 axb4 20. Rxc5 Bxb2 21. Rb5 Bc6 22. Rc5 Bb7 23. Rb5 {Carlsen,M (2847)-Esipenko,A (2716) Krasnaya Polyana 2021 ½-½}) ({RR} 8... c6 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Rxe4 c5 14. Re3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bf6 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Rd1 a6 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Nf3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Nc5 22. Rc2 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 {Oparin,G (2674)-So,W (2778) Saint Louis 2022 ½-½ (53)}) 9. Nbd2 ({RR} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd2 Bb7 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Bf4 Nf8 13. Rc1 Ne6 14. e3 Bb4 15. Bg5 Nxg5 16. Nxg5 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Nd2 Ba6 20. Re1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Bd3 22. c4 Qf6 23. f4 Qb2 {Baranciuc,A (2333)-Petkov,M (2540) Mamaia ROU 2024 0-1 (42)}) 9... Bb7 10. Rc1 c5 11. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bd4 Rc8 14. Nc4 f6 15. Nh4 Qe8 16. a3 Qf7 17. b4 Nd7 18. e4 Nc7 19. Bb2 Rfd8 20. Qe2 e5 21. Nf5 Ba6 22. Rfd1 Nf8 23. Qg4 Ng6 24. Nce3 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 {Sadhwani,R (2545)-Krysa,L (2531) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bb2 Rc7 13. a3 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Qa8 15. Qd2 Rfc8 16. Qf4 Nd5 17. Qg4 N5f6 18. Qh3 h6 19. Rfd1 Be4 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Qh4 b5 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Qxe7 bxc4 24. Qxd7 c3 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 {Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2637)-Donchenko,A (2669) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (48)}) 11... Rc8 12. e3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qd7 15. Qe2 dxc4 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nxc4 Rfd8 18. Bd4 Ne4 19. f3 Nd6 20. Nxd6 Bxd6 21. Kg2 h5 22. Rfd1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qd5 24. a4 Qg5 25. Qb5 e5 26. f4 Qf5 27. fxe5 Bc5 28. Qc6 Qd3 29. Rf1 Bxd4 30. exd4 h4 31. Rf4 Rxd4 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qxf7 Rxf4 34. Qxf4 Qe2+ 35. Kh3 hxg3 36. hxg3 Qxb2 37. e6 Qe2 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Qf4+ Kh7 40. Qf7 Qe4 41. Qh5+ Kg8 42. Qf7+ Kh7 43. e7 Qh1+ 44. Kg4 Qe4+ 45. Kg5 Qe3+ 46. Kh4 Qe4+ 47. g4 Qe1+ 48. Kg5 Qe3+ 49. Kh4 Qe1+ 50. Kh3 Qh1+ 51. Kg3 Qg1+ 52. Kh3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.18"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E21"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 b6 5. Qb3 c5 6. dxc5 bxc5 7. g3 Nc6 8. Bg2 Bb7 ({RR} 8... Ba6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. Nb5 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Bxa5 14. a4 Bb6 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Rab1 Nc6 19. e4 dxc4 20. bxc4 e5 21. Bg5 Nd4 22. Kf1 Bxb5 23. axb5 {Mamedyarov,S (2772)-Jakovenko,D (2698) Jerusalem 2019 ½-½ (33)}) 9. O-O Na5 10. Qc2 Nxc4 11. Na4 $146 ({RR} 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 d5 13. b3 Qa5 14. Qc2 Nd6 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. a4 Nf5 18. e3 h6 19. Rfc1 O-O 20. a5 Qd6 21. Nd3 Nd7 22. Nf4 Ne7 23. Qb2 e5 24. a6 Bc6 25. Ne2 d4 {Lomaia,D (1950)-Olde,M (2234) Petrovac MNE 2023 0-1 (38)}) 11... Nb6 12. a3 Be4 13. Qd1 Nxa4 14. axb4 Nb6 15. bxc5 Nbd5 16. Qd4 O-O 17. b4 d6 18. cxd6 Qxd6 19. b5 Qb8 20. Ra5 Qb6 21. Qa1 Rac8 22. Bb2 Rc2 23. Bd4 Qb8 24. Re1 Rfc8 25. Bxa7 Qb7 26. Bd4 Nc3 27. Bxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.19"] [White "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Bxh6 Qxb2 9. Nc3 Qxc3+ 10. Bd2 Qa3 11. O-O Bb4 12. Rb1 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 O-O 14. Rfc1 Qe7 15. Rb3 Qd8 $146 ({RR} 15... Bd7 16. Rxb7 Rab8 17. Rc7 Rb6 18. Bb5 Rxb5 19. R1xc6 Rb1+ 20. Rc1 Rfb8 21. h4 R1b7 22. Qa5 h6 23. R1c5 Kh7 24. Qa6 Bb5 25. Qxb7 {1-0 (25) Kadric,D (2587)-Konjicanin,M (2201) Sarajevo BIH 2023}) ({RR} 15... h6 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Rxb7 Rab8 18. Rc7 Rb6 19. Bb1 Qd8 20. R7xc6 Bxc6 21. Qd3 g6 22. h4 Bb5 23. Qe3 Kg7 24. h5 Rc6 25. Re1 g5 26. Nh2 Qa5 27. f4 Rfc8 28. fxg5 Qxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Rc1 30. gxh6+ {Durarbayli,V (2606)-Tomilova,E (2358) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 15... Bd7 16. Rxb7 Rab8 17. Rc7 Rb6 18. Bb5 Rxb5 19. R1xc6 Rb1+ 20. Rc1 Rfb8 21. h4 R1b7 22. Qa5 h6 23. R1c5 Kh7 24. Qa6 Bb5 25. Qxb7 {1-0 (25) Kadric,D (2587)-Konjicanin,M (2201) Sarajevo BIH 2023}) 16. Bd3 h6 17. Bb1 Na5 18. Rbc3 Nc4 19. Qc2 g6 20. h4 Bd7 21. h5 Be8 22. Rd1 Rc8 23. Qc1 g5 24. Qc2 f5 25. exf6 Rc7 26. Ne5 Qxf6 27. Nxc4 dxc4 28. Rxc4 Rg7 29. Rc8 Bxh5 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Re1 Bf7 32. Qa4 a6 33. Be4 Qc8 34. Qa3 Qd7 35. Qc5 Bg6 36. Bf3 Kh7 37. a3 Bf5 38. d5 exd5 39. Bxd5 Bg6 40. Re6 Rf7 41. Rd6 Qf5 42. Rd8 Qf6 43. Qc8 Qxf2+ 44. Kh2 Qh4+ 45. Kg1 Qe1+ 46. Kh2 Qe5+ 47. g3 Rf2+ 48. Bg2 Rxg2+ 49. Kxg2 Qe2+ 50. Kh3 Qf1+ 51. Kg4 Bh5+ 52. Kxh5 Qe2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.20"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C85"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qd6 8. Be3 $146 ({RR} 8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Ng5 Bd7 11. Nd2 h6 12. Nc4 Qb4 13. c3 Qb5 14. a4 Qxc4 15. dxc4 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Be6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qe2 c5 19. b3 b6 20. a5 Rfd8 21. axb6 cxb6 22. Rfd1 Rxd1+ {Gogia,L (1148)-Khizaneishvili,T Batumi 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 8. h3 h6 9. Nc3 c5 10. Be3 Qe6 11. Nh4 Qc6 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Bg3 O-O-O 15. Qf3 Rdg8 16. Nf5 Bd8 17. d4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qc4 19. Rad1 Be7 20. b3 Qc5 21. Na4 Qa5 22. e5 Nd7 {Sek,K (2392)-Kulpruethanon,T (2230) Chiang Mai THA 2023 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 8. h3 c5 9. Be3 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Qe2 g5 12. Nh2 O-O-O 13. Rfd1 Rdg8 14. f3 h5 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. dxc4 Qe6 17. g4 hxg4 18. hxg4 Rh3 19. Kg2 Rgh8 20. Nf1 Bd6 21. Bf2 Ng8 22. Bg3 Ne7 {Sagita,C (2332)-Zheenbekov,N (2060) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (37)}) 8... Be6 9. Nc3 Ng4 10. Bd2 O-O-O 11. Rb1 c5 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Ng5 c4 14. Nxe6 cxd3 15. cxd3 fxe6 16. Be3 Qxd3 17. Qf3 Bb4 18. Qh3 Bxc3 19. Qxe6+ Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Rxd7 21. bxc3 Nxe4 22. Rfc1 Rd3 23. Rb3 Rhd8 24. Kf1 Nd2+ 25. Bxd2 Rxd2 26. Rcb1 b6 27. R3b2 R8d3 28. c4 Rxb2 29. Rxb2 Rc3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.21"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Rb8 6. a4 a6 7. O-O b5 8. axb5 axb5 9. e5 $146 ({RR} 9. d3 d6 10. h3 e6 11. Bg5 Nge7 12. Qc1 h6 13. Bd2 b4 14. Ne2 Qb6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Be3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Nd2 Be6 19. b3 O-O 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Qd2 d5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 {Vitak,P (2225)-Zwardon,V (2471) Czech Republic 2020 0-1 (43)}) 9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. dxc3 d6 13. b4 c4 14. Be3 Kf8 15. Ba7 Rb7 16. Bxb7 Bxb7 17. Bd4 e5 18. Ra7 Qc7 19. Be3 Qc6 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. Rd1 Kg7 22. Rxd6 Nf6 23. Rb6 Qd5 24. Qd2 Qxd2 25. Bxd2 Rd8 26. Be3 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Nd5 28. Rxb5 Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 Rd2+ 30. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.22"] [White "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Black "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. g3 h5 ({RR} 6... Nd7 7. Qe2 d4 8. Nd1 g6 9. f4 Bg7 10. Bg2 Ne7 11. d3 c5 12. O-O Qc7 13. Nf2 Nc6 14. e5 O-O 15. Ne4 b6 16. g4 h6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Nxg5 Rae8 19. Qg4 Bh6 20. Ne4 Ne7 21. Nd6 {Nakamura,H (2760)-Swiercz,D (2652) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 6... Nd7 7. Bg2 d4 8. Ne2 Ne5 9. Qb3 d3 10. Qc3 f6 11. Nf4 Qd7 12. Nxd3 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Qxd3 14. cxd3 O-O-O 15. Ke2 Bc5 16. Rb1 g5 17. b4 Bd4 18. Ba3 e5 19. b5 c5 20. b6 a6 21. Rbc1 {Kosteniuk,A (2516)-Anton Guijarro,D (2694) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (52)}) 7. d4 ({RR} 7. h4 g6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. d3 Nd7 10. O-O Ne5 11. Qe2 Nf6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. d4 Nc4 15. c3 O-O 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Rac1 a6 19. c4 Nf5 20. cxd5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nxd4 {Rodriguez Lopez,D (2191)-Valle Luis,L (2242) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (36)}) 7... Bb4 $146 ({RR} 7... g6 8. Bf4 Bh6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. exd5 exd5 11. Bxh6 Nxh6 12. O-O-O Qg5+ 13. Qe3+ Qxe3+ 14. fxe3 f5 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 fxg4 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 O-O-O 19. Ng3 Rdg8 20. Rdf1 Kc7 21. Kd2 c5 22. dxc5 {Hector,J (2479)-Jobava,B (2705) Sweden 2018 0-1 (61)}) 8. e5 c5 9. a3 Qa5 10. axb4 Qxa1 11. Bb5+ Nc6 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qb3 Nge7 15. Bg5 Qxf1+ 16. Bxf1 a6 17. b5 axb5 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qxd5 Rhd8 20. Qc5+ Ke8 21. Bxb5 Rac8 22. b4 Rd7 23. f4 g6 24. Kg2 Kd8 25. Ba4 d3 26. cxd3 Rxd3 27. Qb6+ Rc7 28. g4 Kc8 29. gxh5 gxh5 30. h4 Nd4 31. Kf2 Rcc3 32. Bd7+ Kxd7 33. Qd6+ Kc8 34. Qf8+ Kc7 35. Qd6+ Kc8 36. Qf8+ Kc7 37. Qd6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.23"] [White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Black "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Bf8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g6 14. a4 Bg7 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. h3 $146 ({RR} 16. Qd2 g5 17. Bg3 Qd7 18. Bb3 Ng6 19. Nf5 c5 20. h3 Bc6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nh2 Ne7 23. Ne3 c4 24. dxc4 Nxe4 25. Qe2 Nxg3 26. fxg3 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rb8 28. cxb5 Bxb5 29. Qf2 d5 30. Bc2 d4 {Poupalos,N (1887)-Mourelatos,S (1561) Tornelo INT 2021 1-0 (52)}) 16... Qd7 17. b4 Nh5 18. Bb3 Nf4 19. Qc2 c5 20. Ng4 g5 21. Bg3 cxb4 22. cxb4 Kf8 23. Rad1 Rac8 24. Qa2 Neg6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qd2 d5 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. e5 h5 29. Nf6 Bxf6 30. exf6 Qf5 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Re1 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Qxf6 34. Qc1 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Nh2 g3 37. Nf3 d4 38. Qc5+ Kg7 39. Bd5 Bxd5 40. Qxd5 Qe7 41. Qxd4+ f6 42. Kf1 Qc7 43. Qc5 Qd7 44. Qd4 Qe6 45. Qc5 Qb3 46. fxg3 Qxd3+ 47. Kf2 fxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Ne5 49. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.24"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2672"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Nb6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 e4 11. dxc6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 exf3 13. Bxf3 bxc6 14. Rb1 $146 ({RR} 14. Bd2 Be6 15. b3 Rad8 16. Rac1 Rd3 17. Be1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 c5 20. Bc6 f6 21. Kg2 Kf7 22. h3 Rb8 23. g4 Ke7 24. f4 Nc8 25. Rc1 Rb6 26. Bf3 Ra6 27. Rc2 Nd6 28. e4 c4 {Hourigan,G (2312)-Schulenburg,T (2200) Germany 2021 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 14. Ne2 Nc4 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Bg2 Rb8 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. Bxc6 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Rb6 20. Bf3 Bf6 21. Ba3 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rd1 Bf6 24. Bc5 Rb2 25. a3 a5 26. Rc1 Bh3 27. Bg2 Be6 28. h4 Ra2 {Fedoseev,V (2707)-Vidit,S (2718) Danzhou 2018 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 14. Bxc6 Rb8 15. Bd2 Nc4 16. Na4 Nxb2 17. Nxb2 Rxb2 18. Ba5 Bg4 19. Rdc1 Rd8 20. Kg2 h5 21. Bf3 Rb5 22. Bc3 Bxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Rd2 25. a4 Rbb2 26. Rf1 Ra2 27. Rc4 Kg7 28. h4 a5 {Injac,T (2422)-Zaksaite,S (2210) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 14... Rb8 15. Ne2 c5 16. b3 Nc4 17. Bd5 Ba6 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nd5 Be2 21. Rd2 Bf3 22. Ba3 Rfd8 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Bxc5 Bf8 26. Rc1 f6 27. Nc6 Bxc6 28. Bxf8 Bf3 29. Be7 Rd2 30. Bxf6+ Kg8 31. Bxg5 Rxa2 32. e4 Bxe4 33. Rxc7 Rb2 34. f4 Rxb3 35. Rxa7 Rb2 36. Re7 Bd5 37. f5 Rg2+ 38. Kf1 Rxh2 39. f6 Bf7 40. Rc7 h6 41. Bf4 Rh5 42. g4 Rh4 43. Kf2 h5 44. Bh6 Rxg4 45. Bg7 Rxg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.25"] [White "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Black "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2569"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 Be6 9. Bb5 Ba7 10. Ba4 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Bc2 Nh5 13. Nbd2 Nhf4 14. Nf1 Qc8 $146 ({RR} 14... f6 15. N1h2 c6 16. h4 Bf7 17. g3 Ne6 18. Be3 exd4 19. cxd4 d5 20. e5 fxe5 21. h5 e4 22. hxg6 Bxg6 23. Ne5 Be8 24. f4 Rc8 25. Rc1 Qe7 26. Bb3 Rd8 27. a3 Qc7 28. Rc2 Qb6 29. Rd2 {Oparin,G (2676)-Sevian,S (2699) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 14... exd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. N1h2 Ng6 19. e5 Qf4 20. Qd3 f5 21. g3 Qh6 22. Kg2 Ne7 23. h4 Bb6 24. a3 Nc6 25. Rad1 Kh8 26. b3 Rae8 27. Qc3 g6 28. Rh1 Qg7 29. Ng5 {Eugene,F (2421)-Costa,L (2481) Rosenheim GER 2024 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 14... exd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. h4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd6 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. h5 Nh4 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Rxe6 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Ne3 Raf8 25. Re4 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 c6 28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 {Oparin,G (2676)-Bok,B (2599) Saint Louis USA 2024 1-0 (51)}) 15. h4 Bg4 16. g3 Bh5 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Kg2 c5 19. N1h2 cxd4 20. cxd4 fxg3 21. Kxg3 d5 22. e5 f6 23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Qd2 fxe5 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Nxe5 Qb6 27. f4 Qxd4 28. Qxd4 Bxd4 29. Rc7 Bxb2 30. Rb1 Bxe5 31. fxe5 Rf7 32. Rbxb7 Rxc7 33. Rxc7 Rd8 34. Nf3 d4 35. e6 d3 36. Rd7 Re8 37. Ng5 Be2 38. e7 d2 39. Rxd2 Bb5 40. Rd8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.26"] [White "Pichot, Alan"] [Black "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2583"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6 9. b4 g5 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Ng3 Ne7 14. d4 Ng6 15. Qc2 c6 16. h3 Qc7 17. Be3 d5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Rad1 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Qc7 23. Nf5 Rae8 24. Qd3 {Aronian,L (2767)-Carlsen,M (2842) Saint Louis 2018 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. h3 Ne7 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. d4 Nhf4 14. Bxf4 Nxf4 15. dxe5 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ra2 d5 18. Rd2 Qe8 19. Nd4 Rd8 20. Qg4 h5 21. Qg5 a5 22. b5 Bc5 23. Nf5 exf5 24. exf5 {Pichot,A (2598)-Flores,D (2608) Buenos Aires 2019 1-0 (40)}) 10. Be3 g4 ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. b5 Na5 12. Ba2 g4 13. Nfd2 Nf4 14. Nf1 h5 15. d4 Qf6 16. Nbd2 h4 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 h3 19. Bxf4 hxg2 20. Bg3 gxf1=Q+ 21. Bxf1 a5 22. Bc4 Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Qd5 {Diaz Villagran,R (2268)-Dinesh,R (2092) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 0-1 (60)}) 11. Nfd2 Bxe3 $146 ({RR} 11... Nh5 12. Nf1 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. d4 Qg5 15. Nbd2 O-O 16. Nb3 Bd7 17. Qd2 Rae8 18. g3 fxg3 19. Qxg5+ hxg5 20. hxg3 Kg7 21. Bd3 Ne7 22. Ne3 Rh8 23. Be2 f5 24. exf5 Bc6 25. Ng2 Nxf5 26. Bxg4 {Spyropoulos,N (2403)-Mohammad Fahad,R (2319) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (55)}) 12. fxe3 h5 13. Rf1 Rh6 14. Na3 Kf8 15. d4 Kg7 16. Bb3 Ne7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nac4 Ng6 19. Qe2 Qe7 20. Na5 Rb8 21. Rxf6 Qxf6 22. Rf1 Qd8 23. Rxf7+ Kh8 24. Qf2 Rh7 25. Nf1 h4 26. Bd5 Rg7 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Kh7 29. c4 Rxf7 30. Qxf7+ Kh6 31. Nb3 Qe7 32. Qf2 Bd7 33. Na5 Rf8 34. Qe1 b6 35. Nc6 Qf6 36. Qe2 Ne7 37. Qe1 Kg7 38. Nd2 Qg5 39. c5 bxc5 40. Nc4 Bxc6 41. bxc6 g3 42. Qa1 Qf6 43. Qxe5 Qxe5 44. Nxe5 Rf1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.27"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Can, Isik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 Nb6 9. Bb3 a5 10. Nc3 h6 11. Ne4 Bd6 12. Re1 Re8 $146 ({RR} 12... Kh8 13. Nfg5 Qe7 14. Qh5 Nd8 15. Nf3 Kh7 16. Nh4 Bd7 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Ng6 Qf6 19. Nxf8 Bxf8 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Bg5 Qe8 22. Bxh6 Be6 23. Re3 Nd7 24. Rg3 Bxb3 25. cxb3 Ne6 26. Bg5 f5 27. Qxe8 {Isgandarova,K (2102)-Karaivanova,P (1909) Rhodes GRE 2024 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 12... Kh8 13. Nfg5 Qe7 14. Qh5 Nd8 15. Nf3 Kh7 16. Nh4 Bd7 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Ng6 Qf6 19. Nxf8 Bxf8 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Bg5 Qe8 22. Bxh6 Be6 23. Re3 Nd7 24. Rg3 Bxb3 25. cxb3 Ne6 26. Bg5 f5 27. Qxe8 {Isgandarova,K (2102)-Karaivanova,P (1909) Rhodes GRE 2024 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 12... Bf5 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. c3 Re8 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Bc4 Bc5 17. h4 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Nb6 19. Bb5 Nd5 20. Re1 Qf6 21. h5 Bh7 22. d4 exd4 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nxd4 Nde7 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Qd7 Kf8 27. Bc4 {Rodriguez Redondo,A (2135)-Mikheeva,G (1969) Mexico City MEX 2023 ½-½ (64)}) 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 cxd6 16. Qe4 Qf6 17. Qe8+ Kh7 18. Qxf7 Qxf7 19. Bxf7 d5 20. Bf4 Bf5 21. Bc7 Rf8 22. Bxb6 Rxf7 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Bxc2 25. Rc1 Bxa4 26. Rc5 Bc6 27. Rxa5 Rf4 28. Be5 Re4 29. f4 d4 30. Ra3 Bb5 31. Rb3 d3 32. Bc3 Ba6 33. Rb4 Rxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.28"] [White "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Black "Le, Quang Liem"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. h3 Bf5 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. g4 Be4 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. e3 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 12... Qa6 13. Bf1 Qa5 14. Bg2 Bd3 15. Ne5 Ba6 16. O-O-O Nfd7 17. h4 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. f4 Rae8 21. h5 g5 22. Kb1 Qb6 23. Ne4 Be2 24. Nxg5 Qxb3 25. axb3 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 f6 27. Nf3 {Costachi,M (2464)-Pultinevicius,P (2579) Skopje MKD 2024 0-1 (37)}) 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Kxd2 b5 17. h4 Ra4 18. Bd6 Rfa8 19. a3 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Kc2 b4 22. Kb3 Ke7 23. g5 Kd6 24. Rhc1 R8a7 25. h5 Nb6 26. Bf1 Na8 27. Bd3 Nc7 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rd1 b6 30. Be2 Ne6 31. f4 Ng7 32. Bg4 Ne8 33. f5 gxf5 34. Bxf5 bxa3 35. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 36. bxa3 Re7 37. Re1 Ng7 38. Bc2 Ne6 39. Rg1 Re8 40. g6 Rg8 41. Kc3 Nf8 42. Rb1 fxg6 43. Rxb6 Nd7 44. Rb7 Re8 45. Kd2 Nf8 46. Rf7 Ra8 47. a4 Ke6 48. Rg7 Kd6 49. Ke2 c5 50. dxc5+ Kxc5 51. Rg8 d4 52. e4 Rb8 53. Kd2 Nd7 54. Rxg6 Ne5 55. Rg5 Kd6 56. Rh5 Rb2 57. Kc1 Ra2 58. Rh3 d3 59. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 60. Rxd3+ Ke5 61. a5 Kxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.29"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2674"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 ({RR} 4... Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 Nb6 8. Nxc4 Nxc4 9. Qa4+ c6 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qa4 Bd5 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qd5+ 15. f3 Rfd8 16. Be3 c5 17. Rac1 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Ng4 19. Qxg4 {Mamedyarov,S (2762)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (39)}) 5. c4 dxc4 6. a4 ({RR} 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Be6 8. Ng5 Bd5 9. e4 h6 10. exd5 hxg5 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Bxg5 Nxd4 13. Na3 O-O 14. Nxc4 Rc8 15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Re1 Rc5 17. Ne3 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Nxe3 19. Bxe3 Qd7 20. Qd1 Rd8 {Yilmazyerli,M (2533)-Sarana,A (2662) Vrnjacka Banja 2022 ½-½ (38)}) 6... Bg4 $146 ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Na3 Be6 8. O-O Ne4 9. Qc2 Nd6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Rd1 Bd5 12. e4 Be6 13. Naxc4 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Bxd4 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rac1 c5 17. b4 Qc7 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. Ne3 Nc6 20. bxc5 Bh3 21. Bh1 {Roussel Roozmon,T (2457)-Jaferian,K (2234) Toronto CAN 2024 ½-½ (76)}) ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Na3 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nxc4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Na5 Bd7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rac8 16. Bf3 a5 17. Rb1 Nd5 18. Rd1 Nb6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. b3 Rd1+ 21. Kg2 {Meier,G (2629)-Mishra,A (2574) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 6... Nf6 7. Na3 Be6 8. O-O Ne4 9. Qc2 Nd6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Rd1 Bd5 12. e4 Be6 13. Naxc4 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Bxd4 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rac1 c5 17. b4 Qc7 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. Ne3 Nc6 20. bxc5 Bh3 21. Bh1 {Roussel Roozmon,T (2457)-Jaferian,K (2234) Toronto CAN 2024 ½-½ (76)}) 7. Nbd2 Bxd4 8. Nxc4 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Na6 10. O-O Qd7 11. Ra3 Bb6 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. Rb3 Nf6 14. Rd1+ Kc8 15. Rxb6 axb6 16. Nxb6+ Kc7 17. Nxa8+ Rxa8 18. Bf4+ Kb6 19. b3 Nc7 20. Be3+ Ka6 21. Bc5 Re8 22. e4 b6 23. Be3 Kb7 24. g4 h5 25. g5 Ng4 26. Bc1 Ne5 27. Be2 c5 28. f4 Nc6 29. Bc4 Rf8 30. f5 Ne5 31. Be2 Nc6 32. Bb2 Kc8 33. Bc4 Na5 34. Bg7 Nxc4 35. Bxf8 Nd6 36. f6 Ne6 37. fxe7 Ne8 38. Kf2 Kc7 39. h4 Nd4 40. b4 Nc6 41. bxc5 bxc5 42. Rd5 c4 43. Ke3 c3 44. Rc5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.30"] [White "Makarian, Rudik"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. a3 bxa3 7. Rxa3 O-O 8. e3 d6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O e5 12. d5 Nb4 13. Qb3 a5 14. Rfa1 Bf5 {½-½ (14) Ilincic,Z (2326)-Brankovic,D (2302) Paracin 2022}) ({RR} 10. Be2 e5 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qd2 a5 14. Rd1 Re8 15. Nb5 Ne4 16. Qe1 Qe7 17. Nd2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nf6 19. Nf3 e4 20. Ne1 b6 21. Nc2 d5 22. b3 Rac8 23. Raa1 g6 24. Rdc1 Red8 {Lopez Martinez,J (2581)-Iordachescu,V (2591) Batumi 2018 1-0 (97)}) ({RR} 10. Be2 e5 11. O-O Bg4 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nd2 Bd7 14. Qa1 Na6 15. Rc1 Re8 16. e4 Qb6 17. h3 Nb4 18. Ra5 Rec8 19. Qa3 Rc5 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Qxb4 Rac8 22. Qa3 Ba6 23. Rxc5 dxc5 24. Qc3 Re8 {Gunina,V (2425)-Paehtz,E (2458) London ENG 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 10. Be2 e5 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rd1 Bg6 15. Nd5 Be4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. b4 a6 18. b5 Ne7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. cxb5 f6 24. Nd2 Ra1+ {Michalik,P (2549)-Svoboda,V (2424) Czech Republic 2018 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O Nb4 12. Na2 Nxa2 13. Rxa2 Bd7 14. Bd3 Bc6 15. Qe2 Be4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Qc7 19. Rc1 b6 {½-½ (19) Carrasco Coquillat,A (1869)-Martinez Aragon,A (1823) Madrid 2018}) 10... e5 11. O-O Bg4 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Bb1 Qe7 15. Qd6 Qxd6 16. Nxd6 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nc5 18. Ne4 Na6 19. Nc3 Nc5 20. Na4 Nd7 21. Be4 Rac8 22. Nc3 a6 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. Nd5 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Rfd8 26. Rad3 Kf8 27. b4 Rd7 28. Nb6 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rc7 30. b5 axb5 31. cxb5 Na7 32. Nd7+ Ke7 33. b6 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Nc6 35. Rd5 Rb1 36. Nxe5 Rxb6 37. Nxc6+ bxc6 38. Ra5 Rb2 39. Ra7+ Ke6 40. Rc7 Rc2 41. Kg3 c5 42. f4 c4 43. f5+ Kf6 44. Kf4 g5+ 45. fxg6 hxg6 46. h4 c3 47. Rc6+ Ke7 48. Ke5 Rc1 49. Rc7+ Kf8 50. Kf6 Rf1+ 51. Kg5 Rg1+ 52. Kf4 Rc1 53. e5 c2 54. Ke4 Rh1 55. Rxc2 Rxh4+ 56. Kd5 Ra4 57. Rc8+ Ke7 58. Rc7+ Ke8 59. Rb7 g5 60. Rb8+ Ke7 61. Rg8 Rg4 62. e6 fxe6+ 63. Ke5 Kf7 64. Ra8 Rb4 65. Ra7+ Kg6 66. Ra6 Kf7 67. Ra7+ Kg6 68. Ra6 g4 69. Rxe6+ Kg5 70. Re8 g3 71. Rg8+ Kh4 72. e4 Rb1 73. Kd5 Kh3 74. e5 g2 75. e6 g1=Q 76. Rxg1 Rxg1 77. e7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.31"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2550"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 e5 7. a4 a5 8. Na3 Ne7 9. Nc4 Ng6 10. b3 $146 ({RR} 10. Be3 f6 11. Nfd2 Be6 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Kh1 O-O 14. g3 b5 15. Na3 Qd7 16. f3 Rad8 17. Qf2 c4 18. dxc4 b4 19. Nab1 f5 20. Qe2 f4 21. Bf2 fxg3 22. hxg3 Rf6 23. Nb3 Bh3 24. Re1 Rdf8 {Gumularz,S (2539)-Baum,J (2287) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 10. Bd2 Be7 11. Qe1 b6 12. Ne3 f6 13. Nf5 Bd8 14. N3h4 Be6 15. Qe2 Nxh4 16. Nxh4 Qd7 17. Nf3 Bg4 18. Qe3 O-O 19. Bc3 b5 20. b3 Bb6 21. Nd2 Qc7 22. Qg3 Be6 23. Kh1 g5 24. Rfd1 Qa7 {Kilic,E (2442)-Bartel,M (2613) Petrovac MNE 2024 0-1 (60)}) ({RR} 10. Bd2 Be6 11. b3 f6 12. Bc3 Be7 13. Nfd2 O-O 14. Ne3 b6 15. g3 Bh3 16. Re1 Qd7 17. Ndc4 Rab8 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Nf5 Kh8 20. Nce3 Rg8 21. h4 Nf8 22. h5 Bxf5 23. Nxf5 Ne6 24. Kg2 Nd4 {Gukesh,D (2563)-Baum,J (2373) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (34)}) 10... f6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Bc3 O-O 14. Ne3 Rfd8 15. g3 Nf8 16. Nh4 g6 17. Qd2 b6 18. Kh1 Bc8 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 Qxf4 21. Nhg2 Qg5 22. Qf2 Ne6 23. Nf5 gxf5 24. exf5 Nd4 25. Rxe7 Bxf5 26. Rg1 Bg4 27. h3 Kf8 28. Rxh7 Qf5 29. Qh4 Kg8 30. Nf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.32"] [White "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Black "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. h3 Ne5 13. f3 Nbc6 14. Bf2 Be6 15. Qd2 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Rc8 17. h4 Qa5 18. a3 b5 19. Rd1 Rg8 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Be2 Bf6 22. g3 Rc4 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxc4 Bxg3+ 25. Kf1 Bxc4+ 26. Kg2 Be5 27. Rh5 Qd8 28. Rxg5 Kd7 29. Qe3 Rxg5+ 30. Qxg5 {Moiseenko,V (2501)-Salem,A (2660) St Petersburg 2018 ½-½ (72)}) 16. h4 Qa5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Rxh8+ Bxh8 20. Nd1 Qa4 21. Nc3 Qb4 22. Nd1 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Ne3 Qb5 25. c3 Ne5 26. Rd1 Bf6 27. Qc2 Kd7 28. a4 Qc6 29. Qb3 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra1 Nc4 32. Ra7+ Ke8 33. Nxc4 bxc4 34. Qb7 Qxb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.33"] [White "Meier, Georg"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. e3 ({RR} 9. Nbd2 Na6 10. a4 b4 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. e4 d6 13. Qe2 Nb8 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Ne4 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bd4 19. Qb3 a5 20. Nf6+ Qxf6 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Bg2 Bxb2 23. Rad1 Rfd8 {Van Foreest,J (2696)-Savitskiy,V (1893) Almaty KAZ 2024 0-1 (41)}) 9... Qb6 $146 ({RR} 9... d6 10. Qe2 Qb6 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Nc3 b4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qd1 Rac8 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb5 18. b3 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 h5 20. Qf3 d5 21. Qe2 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Qd1 Rc7 24. Nf3 {Meier,G (2647)-Lenic,L (2662) Chess.com INT 2018 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 9... b4 10. Nbd2 d5 11. Nb3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Rfc1 a5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Qc7 17. c6 Ba6 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. a3 Qb6 20. axb4 axb4 21. Ne5 Ne8 22. Nd7 Qc7 23. Qc5 Bc4 24. Qf8# {Safin,R (2283)-Djordjevic,V (2350) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0}) 10. Nc3 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qb3 b4 13. Na4 Qb5 14. Rfc1 Na6 15. Nc5 Bd5 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Bc6 18. b3 Bxa4 19. bxa4 Rac8 20. Nd2 d5 21. Bf1 Nb8 22. Nb3 Be7 23. a5 Bd6 24. Bb5 f6 25. Rab1 Kf7 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. dxc5 Rc8 29. Rxb4 Rxc5 30. Bd3 Nd7 31. Rb7 Ke7 32. Bb5 a6 33. Bxd7 Kd6 34. Be8 g5 35. h4 gxh4 36. gxh4 Rxa5 37. a4 Rc5 38. h5 Rc4 39. Ra7 f5 40. Rxa6+ Ke7 41. Bg6 f4 42. Ra7+ Kd6 43. Ra6+ Ke7 44. Kg2 fxe3 45. fxe3 Rc3 46. Kf2 Ra3 47. Bh7 Kf7 48. Ke2 Rc3 49. Kd2 Ra3 50. Bc2 Kf6 51. Ra8 Ke5 52. Rh8 d4 53. exd4+ Kxd4 54. Rxh6 Rh3 55. Rxe6 Rxh5 56. Rc6 Rh1 57. Rc8 Rg1 58. Bb3 Rg2+ 59. Kc1 Rh2 60. Bc2 Rg2 61. Kb2 Rg3 62. Bb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.34"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2437"] [PlyCount "187"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qf5 12. Ng3 Qa5 13. exd4 Nc6 14. a3 Be7 15. Qd3 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Bf6 17. Qe4 g6 $146 ({RR} 17... Bd7 18. d5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Qb6 20. Rcd1 Re8 21. Qf4 Be6 22. Rb5 Rad8 23. Rc1 Qa6 24. Bf1 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. Qf3 Qd6 27. Qxb7 Rd1 28. Rxd1 Qxd1 29. Qc6 Bd7 30. Qd5 Re1 31. Qxd1 Rxd1 32. Rb7 {Livaic,L (2543)-Shaik,S (2255) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 17... Bd7 18. d5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Qb6 20. Rcd1 Re8 21. Qf4 Be6 22. Rb5 Rad8 23. Rc1 Qa6 24. Bf1 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. Qf3 Qd6 27. Qxb7 Rd1 28. Rxd1 Qxd1 29. Qc6 Bd7 30. Qd5 Re1 31. Qxd1 Rxd1 32. Rb7 {Livaic,L (2543)-Shaik,S (2255) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (43)}) 18. h4 Ne7 19. h5 g5 20. Ne5 Bg7 21. f4 gxf4 22. Qxf4 f6 23. Nf3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Ne4 Rf8 26. Rc5 Qd8 27. Qg3 b6 28. Rc7 Bd7 29. Rdc1 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Rc7 Rf7 32. Nxf6+ Qxf6 33. Rxc8+ Rf8 34. Rc7 Rf7 35. Rc6 Qf5 36. Ne5 Rf8 37. Rc7 Qg5 38. Qxg5 hxg5 39. Rxa7 Rd8 40. Nc6 Rd6 41. Rc7 b5 42. b4 Kh7 43. Kf2 Kh6 44. Ke3 Kxh5 45. Ne5 Bxe5 46. dxe5 Ra6 47. Rc3 Kg4 48. Kd4 Ra8 49. Rf3 Rd8+ 50. Ke4 Ra8 51. Rc3 Ra6 52. Kd4 Ra8 53. Rf3 Rd8+ 54. Ke4 Ra8 55. Rh3 Ra7 56. Rd3 Ra8 57. Kd4 Rd8+ 58. Kc3 Rc8+ 59. Kb3 Kf5 60. Rd7 Rb8 61. Rg7 Rd8 62. Rb7 Rd3+ 63. Kb2 Rd5 64. Rc7 Rxe5 65. a4 bxa4 66. Ka3 Re2 67. b5 Re1 68. b6 Rb1 69. b7 Ke5 70. Rd7 Kf6 71. Kxa4 e5 72. Ka5 Ke6 73. Rg7 e4 74. Ka6 Ra1+ 75. Kb6 Rb1+ 76. Kc7 Rc1+ 77. Kd8 Rb1 78. Kc8 e3 79. Rg8 Rc1+ 80. Kd8 Rd1+ 81. Kc8 Rc1+ 82. Kd8 Rd1+ 83. Kc8 Rc1+ 84. Kd8 Rd1+ 85. Kc7 Rc1+ 86. Kb8 Kf5 87. Re8 Kf4 88. Ka7 Ra1+ 89. Kb6 Rb1+ 90. Kc6 Rc1+ 91. Kd5 Rd1+ 92. Kc4 Rb1 93. b8=Q+ Rxb8 94. Rxb8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.35"] [White "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Black "Manafov, Vugar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Nc3 d6 ({RR} 7... d5 8. e3 Qe7 9. Rc1 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Nd3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nf4 c5 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Qe1 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Ne5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. h3 h6 22. Qd1 {Warmerdam,M (2625)-Vidit,S (2742) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 8. e3 Nc6 ({RR} 8... Qe7 9. Bd3 e5 10. Bc2 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. O-O-O Bxc2 14. Qxc2 Nc6 15. g5 Nd7 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. h4 exd4 18. exd4 Ne7 19. Ne3 f5 20. h5 c6 21. Kb1 f4 22. Ng4 Nf5 23. Rhe1 {Chojnacki,K (2290)-Rozentalis,E (2513) Wroclaw POL 2024 1-0 (34)}) 9. Be2 $146 ({RR} 9. Bd3 e5 10. O-O Bg4 11. Be2 Re8 12. Rad1 e4 13. Ne1 h5 14. Nc2 Qd7 15. f3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Rdf1 Rf8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Qg4 22. Qf2 Qg6 23. b5 Ne7 {Sadubayev,A (2315)-Kamsky,G (2666) chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (62)}) ({RR} 9. Bd3 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. h3 Qe7 12. Bc2 b6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Qe2 Nbd7 15. b4 h6 16. Nd2 Rfe8 17. Ba4 Reb8 18. Nb3 axb4 19. axb4 Bb7 20. e4 Nf8 21. Ra2 Ng6 22. g3 Bc8 23. Kh2 Nh7 {Matthes,A (2124)-Koukas,A (2040) Cattolica 2022 ½-½ (61)}) 9... e5 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bxh5 Rxh5 16. b4 Re5 17. Qd4 h6 18. Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 Qe7 20. Ra1 Rc8 21. Qd3 Qe6 22. Ra7 Rb8 23. Rda1 Qe8 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. Qd4 Nd7 26. Rd1 Nf6 27. Qh4 Rg5 28. Qf4 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. cxd5 Qc8 31. Qg4 Qxg4 32. hxg4 c6 33. dxc6 bxc6 34. Ra6 Rxb4 35. Rxc6 Rxg4 36. Rxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.36"] [White "Chasin, Nico"] [Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A53"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Bf5 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 c6 8. Bb2 a5 ({RR} 8... Qc8 9. Re1 Bh3 10. e4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nfd7 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Qd2 Nc7 14. d5 Re8 15. Rad1 a6 16. h3 Rb8 17. Ne2 Nf6 18. Nf4 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qd7 20. e5 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Qb5 22. d6 Rbd8 23. Qc2) ({RR} 8... d5 9. e3 ({RR} 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. e3 Nd7 11. Qe2 a5 12. Rfc1 a4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. cxd5 cxd5) 9... a5 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Qe2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Bh3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e6 15. a4 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Bg2 Bf8 19. Qe1 Qb6 20. c5 Qc7 21. b4 axb4 22. Bxb4 e5 23. dxe5) 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Nh4 $146 Be4 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Re1 ({RR} 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Rc1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be4 16. e3 d5 ({RR} 16... b5 17. Qe2 b4 18. Bb2 Qc8 19. Rfd1 a4 20. Bf1 c5 21. Ng5 Bb7 22. d5 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Qf5 24. f4 Nd7 25. Bh3 Qf6 26. Qe2 axb3 27. axb3 Nb6 28. e4 Ra3 29. e5 Qg7 30. exd6 exd6 31. Qe7) 17. Bh3 e6 18. Nd2 Bd3 19. Re1 Nd7 20. e4 Nb6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. e5 Bh6 23. Qf3 Bb5 24. a4 Bd7 25. Qd3 Nc8 26. f4 b5 27. axb5 Na7 {Meier,G (2591)-Kadric,D (2553) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Rc1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be4 16. e3 d5 17. Bh3 e6 18. Nd2 Bd3 19. Re1 Nd7 20. e4 Nb6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. e5 Bh6 23. Qf3 Bb5 24. a4 Bd7 25. Qd3 Nc8 26. f4 b5 27. axb5 Na7 {Meier,G (2591)-Kadric,D (2553) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 13... d5 14. Nbd2 a4 15. bxa4 Qa5 16. Qb3 Qxa4 17. Qxb7 Nbd7 18. Bc3 Rfb8 19. Qc7 e5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Nd7 22. e4 Ra7 23. Qxb8+ Nxb8 24. exf5 Qa3 25. Nb1 Qc5 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. f6 Bf8 28. Rd1 d4 29. Rxd4 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. a4 Nxe5 32. a5 Nd3 33. Ra2 Qc4 34. Rd2 Qb3 35. Rxd3 Qxb1+ 36. Bf1 Qa2 37. Rd8 Qa3 38. a6 h5 39. Bb4 Qxb4 40. a7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.37"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Bai, Adelard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2393"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e5 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Ngf3 Nxf3+ 8. Qxf3 Be7 9. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 Qe6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. exd5 Rxd5 16. Ne4 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Be7 18. Ng3 Rb8 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. c4 g6 23. Ne4 Be7 {Rusev,K (2478)-Razafindratsima,T (2465) Asnieres-sur-Seine FRA 2024 0-1 (61)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. h3 h6 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Rab1 Rad8 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 15. b4 cxb4 16. cxb4 d4 17. Nc4 Qc6 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Na5 Bxa2 20. Rb2 Bd5 21. exd4 g5 22. Be5 Nd7 23. Bg3 Bf6 24. Bf5 Nb6 25. Rc2 Kg7 26. Kh2 h5 27. f3 h4 28. Bc7 Ra8 29. Bg4 Re3 30. f4 Rae8 31. Rf2 R3e4 32. Bf3 Rxd4 33. fxg5 Bd8 34. Bxd8 Rxd1 35. Bf6+ Kg6 36. Bxd1 Re1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.38"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qc2 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. h4 Nxg3 ({RR} 10... g4 11. Ng1 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Qe7 13. Kd2 Nf6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. a3 Bd6 16. Nge2 a6 17. Rae1 O-O-O 18. Rhf1 Kb8 19. Nf4 c5 20. Bf5 Rhe8 21. Bd3 Rc8 22. Qb1 Ka8 23. Rf2 Qd8 24. b4 cxd4 25. exd4 {Indjic,A (2595)-Tabatabaei,M (2696) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 11. fxg3 gxh4 12. gxh4 Qe7 13. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 13. O-O-O c6 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Rde1 Be6 16. Ng5 O-O-O 17. Rhf1 Kb8 18. Kb1 Rh6 19. a3 Bd6 20. Ne2 Bg4 21. Bf5 Rf8 22. Nf4 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Ng4 24. g3 Nf6 25. Ka2 Re8 26. Rf3 Ne4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 {Fedorowicz,J (2385)-Dorrance,A (2261) Omaha, Ne USA 2023 ½-½ (36)}) 13... Nf6 14. O-O Be6 15. Bf5 O-O-O 16. Ne5 Ng4 17. Nxf7 Qxh4 18. Bxe6+ Kb8 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Nxh8 Rxh8 21. Rf4 Qh1+ 22. Kf2 Qxa1 23. Qb1 Qxb1 24. Nxb1 g3+ 25. Kf3 Bd6 26. Rf5 Rh1 27. Nd2 Rd1 28. Ke2 Rg1 29. Rxd5 Rxg2+ 30. Kd3 Rf2 31. Rg5 Kc8 32. Nc4 g2 33. Nxd6+ cxd6 34. Kc3 d5 35. a4 Re2 36. b3 Kd7 37. Kd3 Rb2 38. Kc3 Re2 39. Kd3 Rb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.39"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C26"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 d6 ({RR} 5... Be7 6. Bf4 d6 7. O-O-O O-O 8. h4 Be6 9. a3 Ne5 10. Qe3 c6 11. Bxe5 Ng4 12. Qg3 Nxe5 13. f4 Qa5 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Nf3 f6 16. Nd2 b5 17. Nb3 Qb6 18. Be2 a5 19. Bg4 Bf7 20. Rd7 {Durarbayli,V (2635)-Shankland,S (2710) Saint Louis USA 2023 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 5... Be7 6. Bf4 d6 7. O-O-O O-O 8. f3 Be6 9. a3 Rb8 10. g4 b5 11. Nxb5 Qc8 12. Qc3 Qb7 13. Ne2 Rfd8 14. Ned4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. Rg1 Bf8 17. Nf5 Ne8 18. g5 Qc6 19. Nh6+ gxh6 20. gxh6+ {Suleymanli,A (2543)-Costachi,M (2476) chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) 6. Bf4 ({RR} 6. Bg5 Be7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. f3 a6 9. h4 b5 10. g4 Be6 11. Kb1 Ne5 12. Qe3 Qc8 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Re8 15. Qd2 Qb7 16. Bd3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. c3 Rab8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. g5 Be5 {Shafer,L (2140)-Ambartsumova,K (2405) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (65)}) 6... g6 7. O-O-O Bg7 8. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 8. Be2 O-O 9. h4 Re8 10. f3 b5 11. Kb1 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qf6 14. Bc1 Bb7 15. h5 Re5 16. Qd3 a5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. g4 Rc5 19. g5 Rxg5 20. f4 Rc5 21. Nf3 Ba6 22. Qe3 b3 {Krallis,C (2442)-Rahmanidis,P (2132) Aghios Kirykos 2021 1-0 (34)}) 8... O-O 9. Bh6 Re8 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. f3 a6 12. g4 b5 13. h4 b4 14. Nce2 h5 15. g5 Nd7 16. Nf4 Nc5 17. Nd5 Be6 18. Nxb4 Nxb4 19. Qxb4 Rb8 20. Qc3+ Kh7 21. b3 a5 22. Ne2 a4 23. Nd4 axb3 24. axb3 Qd7 25. Nxe6 Nxe6 26. Bc4 Qe7 27. Kb2 Nf4 28. Rd2 Ra8 29. Qf6 Qxf6+ 30. gxf6 Kg8 31. Kc3 Ra2 32. Kd4 Ne6+ 33. Ke3 Nc5 34. Rg1 Kf8 35. Rg5 Ra1 36. Rxc5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.40"] [White "Woodward, Andy"] [Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E01"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2653"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O Be7 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Nh5 11. Bc1 Nhf6 ({RR} 11... f5 12. b3 b5 13. Nc3 Ba6 14. Nd2 Nhf6 15. e3 Ne4 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Ncxe4 fxe4 18. Qc6 Rf6 19. Bh3 Kh8 20. Bb2 b4 21. Rac1 Ra7 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Ra8 24. f3 exf3 25. Nxf3 Kg8 26. Ne5 {Gretarsson,H (2401)-Oparin,G (2652) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (46)}) 12. Nbd2 b6 13. e4 Bb7 14. b3 $146 ({RR} 14. e5 Ne8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. Qxc7 Nxc7 18. Ne3 Rfc8 19. Bd2 Nb8 20. Bf1 Ba6 21. Rdc1 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Kf8 23. Ke2 Ke8 24. h4 Kd7 25. h5 h6 26. Kd3 Nc6 27. a3 a4 28. Rc2 Rab8 {Kramnik,V (2753)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2612) Madrid ESP 2024 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 14. e5 Ne8 15. b3 Nc7 16. Bb2 Qb8 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. h4 h6 19. Qb1 a4 20. Nf1 axb3 21. axb3 c5 22. Ne3 b5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qa7 26. Rd2 Rab8 27. c5 Nxc5 28. Rdc2 N7a6 {Chandran,K (2393)-Yang,D (2488) Toronto 2018 ½-½ (47)}) 14... a4 15. Bb2 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qc7 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Bc3 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Rd3 axb3 22. Rad1 Nf6 23. axb3 Red8 24. Ne5 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Bf3 Be7 28. Kg2 Nd7 29. Nd3 Bc6 30. Bb2 Qb7 31. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 32. Qf3 Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 f6 34. Ke3 g5 35. h3 Kf7 36. Bc3 h5 37. b4 cxb4 38. Bxb4 Bxb4 39. Nxb4 Ke7 40. Nd3 Kd6 41. Kd4 Kc6 42. f3 h4 43. gxh4 gxh4 44. f4 e5+ 45. fxe5 Nxe5 46. Nb4+ Kd6 47. c5+ Ke6 48. Ke4 Nd7 49. Nd3 f5+ 50. Kd4 Nf6 51. Nf4+ Kd7 52. Ng6 Ne4 53. Kd5 Nc3+ 54. Ke5 Ne4 55. Kd5 Nc3+ 56. Kd4 Ne4 57. Nxh4 Ng5 58. Nxf5 Nxh3 59. c6+ Kxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.41"] [White "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D19"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. e4 e5 14. d5 Rfd8 15. Bg5 a5 ({RR} 15... Rac8 16. a5 Nc5 17. h4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Ne6 20. Be3 Rxc3 21. Qb2 Nxd5 22. exd5 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rxd4 Rc5 25. Qd2 Rd6 26. Rd1 Qd8 27. Re1 Rcxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Qb4 Rd1 30. Rxd1 {Martirosyan,H (2681)-Yu Yangyi (2720) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 16. Rd3 $146 ({RR} 16. Rac1 Bc5 17. Qc2 Bd4 18. h3 Nc5 19. Kh1 Qc7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. dxc6 bxc6 22. f3 Rab8 23. b3 Kg7 24. Ne2 Be3 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rd6 27. Nc3 Qd8 28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Qd1 Qd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 {Zwein,B (1943)-Hofer,E (2244) Austria AUT 2022 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. f3 Nc5 19. Be3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nxa4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qa2 Nc5 23. Qa3 Nfd7 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Qxa5 Ne6 26. Qa7 Nf6 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Rd6 Nf4 29. Rxc6 Rd7 30. Bxf4 exf4 {Khoroshev,N (2366)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2640) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (47)}) 16... Nc5 17. Rg3 Qd6 18. dxc6 Bxc3 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. bxc3 Kg7 21. cxb7 Nxb7 22. Bd5 Rab8 23. h4 Nc5 24. h5 Rh8 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Qg4 Rh6 27. Rh3 Qd7 28. Qxd7+ Nxd7 29. Rxh6 Kxh6 30. Rd1 Nc5 31. Bc6 Rb6 32. Bb5 Nxe4 33. c4 Rb8 34. Bc6 Nc3 35. Rd6 Ne2+ 36. Kh2 Kg5 37. g3 Rb2 38. Bb5 Nc3 39. c5 Ne4 40. Rd5 Rxf2+ 41. Kg1 Rc2 42. c6 Kg4 43. Rd7 Kxg3 44. Kf1 Kf3 45. Rd3+ Kf4 46. Rd7 Ng5 47. Ke1 e4 48. Re7 e3 49. c7 Ne4 50. Kd1 Rc5 51. Ba6 Nc3+ 52. Ke1 Nd5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.42"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E27"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O 6. f3 d6 7. e4 c5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Ne2 Ne8 ({RR} 9... e5 10. Be3 b6 11. d5 Na5 12. Nc1 Ba6 13. Qe2 Nh5 14. g3 g6 15. Bh6 Qd7 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. a4 f5 18. Kd2 Nf6 19. Rf1 Qg7 20. Kc2 Bc8 21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. Kxb3 Bd7 23. a5 Rb8 24. axb6 {Devaev,A (2325)-Sadykov,R (2264) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (65)}) 10. O-O b6 11. Ra2 $146 ({RR} 11. f4 f5 12. d5 Na5 13. Ng3 g6 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bxf5 Bxc4 17. Qg4+ Ng7 18. Nh5 Qe7 19. Bb2 Qf7 20. Nxg7 Qxg7 21. Qh3 Rae8 22. Rf3 Kh8 23. Rg3 Qe7 24. Bg6 Nb3 25. Bxe8 Nxa1 {Krasteva,B (2269)-Melia,S (2384) Prague 2022 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 11. Be3 Na5 12. Ng3 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. Nh5 Qe7 15. Bf4 Qh4 16. g4 fxg4 17. fxg4 Bxg4 18. Qc2 Qxh5 19. Bg3 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Nf6 21. Bxd6 Re8 22. Be5 Bh3 23. Re1 Nc6 {0-1 (23) Moutousis,K (2350)-Spyropoulos,N (2438) Piraeus GRE 2023}) ({RR} 11. Be3 Na5 12. Ng3 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. Nh5 Qe7 15. Bf4 Qh4 16. g4 fxg4 17. fxg4 Bxg4 18. Qc2 Qxh5 19. Bg3 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Nf6 21. Bxd6 Re8 22. Be5 Bh3 23. Re1 Nc6 {0-1 (23) Moutousis,K (2350)-Spyropoulos,N (2438) Piraeus GRE 2023}) 11... Ba6 12. f4 Na5 13. f5 exf5 14. exf5 Nf6 15. Bg5 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Qd3 d5 18. Nf4 Nd6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nxd5 Qg5 21. dxc5 Ne8 22. c6 Kh8 23. Re2 Qd8 24. Qd4 Nc7 25. c4 Qd6 26. f6 g6 27. Qe5 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Ne6 29. Ne7 Qxc4 30. Ree1 Qc5 31. Qg3 Nd4 32. Qh3 Nf5 33. Rc1 Qd6 34. c7 Rac8 35. Nxc8 Rxc8 36. Rxf5 Rxc7 37. Rff1 Qxf6 38. Qc8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.43"] [White "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Black "Svane, Rasmus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2628"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bg5 ({RR} 7. e3 Bxf4 8. exf4 O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 c6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Qd2 Re8 14. f5 h6 15. h4 Nb6 16. Qf4 Nc4 17. b3 Qd6 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Re5 Nd7 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. g4 h5 {Studer,N (2588)-Andreikin,D (2725) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 7. Bg3 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 c6 11. O-O Bxg3 12. hxg3 Nbd7 13. a4 Re8 14. a5 Qe7 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Qa3 Qd8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. Bf1 Ra8 19. f3 Qc7 20. Kf2 Rae8 21. Nd1 Nh5 {Sonis,F (2490)-Svane,R (2613) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (47)}) 7... Be6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Be2 $146 ({RR} 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c6 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. a3 Bg4 15. Be2 Rfe8 16. h3 Bh5 17. Nd2 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Re6 19. Nc3 Rae8 20. Rae1 Nh5 21. Qd3 Nf4 22. Qc2 Qe7 23. Nf3 Nh5 {Sviridova,V (2144)-Yuan,Q (2373) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 9. Bd3 c6 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. O-O-O h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd2 a5 15. f4 Bg4 16. Rdf1 c5 17. Nxb5 Qb8 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. h3 c4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. hxg4 c3 22. Nc4 Qe6 23. Bxf6 Qxc4 {Avramidou,A (2298)-Herbrig,A (2295) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Bd3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. O-O Rc8 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bf5 Nce4 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qb3 Nc5 18. Qd1 Qe8 19. Nd4 Qf7 20. Rc1 Rce8 21. b4 Nce4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. a3 Qg6 {Dmitrenko,V (2456)-Katashuk,V (2179) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Rc1 Rfe8 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. Be2 Bxg3 15. hxg3 Qd6 16. Nh4 h5 17. Qc2 Nf8 18. Bd3 g6 19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Kg7 21. Kg2 Ne6 22. Rfd1 Rh8 23. Rh1 Rae8 {Sultan,I (2076)-Song,R (2485) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (57)}) 9... c6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Bh4 Bg4 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Qd6 15. Bd3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Rac8 17. a3 g6 18. b4 b5 19. Nd2 Kg7 20. Qb2 Rcd8 21. Rac1 Re6 22. Nb3 Rde8 23. Ne2 R6e7 24. Na5 Rc8 25. Qc2 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Nb6 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Rxc5 Rec7 29. e4 Nc4 30. exd5 Nxa5 31. bxa5 cxd5 32. a4 Rxc5 33. dxc5 bxa4 34. Ra2 Rxc5 35. Rxa4 Rc1+ 36. Bf1 Ne4 37. Rd4 Nc3 38. Rd2 Ra1 39. f3 Rxa5 40. Kf2 Ra3 41. Rd3 Kf6 42. Ke3 Ke5 43. Kd2 d4 44. f4+ Kd5 45. Kc2 a5 46. Rf3 Ra2+ 47. Kc1 a4 48. f5 a3 49. fxg6 hxg6 50. Rxf7 Ra1+ 51. Kc2 a2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.44"] [White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Black "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2598"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. d4 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 ({RR} 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bd6 15. Bf3 O-O 16. Qxc6 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Qxc6 18. Bxc6 Rac8 19. Bb7 Rb8 20. Bxa6 Bd6 21. d5 Bxd5 22. Rd1 Rb6 23. Rxd5 Rxa6 24. Be3 Rc8 {Mamedyarov,S (2817)-Shankland,S (2724) Germany 2019 1-0 (60)}) 10... c4 ({RR} 10... Nb4 11. Qb1 Qc8 12. Bd2 Bf5 13. Qc1 c4 14. a3 Nd3 15. Bxd3 Bxd3 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bg5 Qe6 19. Qf4 Bd6 20. f3 exf3 21. Qxf3 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. Rd6 Qxe5 24. Rd5 Qe6 25. Qxf5 {O'Donnell,C (2274)-Terbe,J (2319) England ENG 2024 1-0 (50)}) 11. Ng5 Nb4 12. Qb1 Qd7 $146 ({RR} 12... Be7 13. a3 Nc6 14. e4 Na5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bf3 Qd7 18. d5 O-O 19. d6 Bd8 20. Qc2 h6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Nb3 23. Rb1 Nxc1 24. Rbxc1 Bf6 25. Qxc4 Rac8 26. Qd5 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 {Fodor,T (2533)-Czerw,D (2255) London 2019 0-1 (62)}) 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. e4 g6 15. Bg5 Bg7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bg4 h5 18. Bf3 O-O-O 19. exd5 exd5 20. b3 Nd3 21. Nxd5 Bxd4 22. bxc4 Bxf2+ 23. Kf1 Ba7 24. Rxd3 Qd6 25. Nf4 Qe7 26. Nxg6 Qc7 27. Nxh8 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Qc5 29. Bxb7+ Kc7 30. Qh7+ Kb6 31. Bf3 Qxc4+ 32. Ke1 Qc3+ 33. Ke2 Qb2+ 34. Kd3 Qa3+ 35. Ke4 Qa4+ 36. Kf5 Qc2+ 37. Be4 Qc5+ 38. Ke6 Qc4+ 39. Bd5 Qd4 40. Rb1+ Ka5 41. Qc7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.45"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 ({RR} 9. O-O c5 10. Re1 d6 11. b4 Nd7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. d5 e5 15. e4 Rb8 16. Bc3 Nb6 17. a4 Ba6 18. a5 Na8 19. Qa4 Qe8 20. Qa2 Nc7 21. Bc2 Bc8 22. Reb1 Rxb1+ 23. Rxb1 Na6 {Suleymenov,A (2382)-Vokhidov,S (2526) Moscow 2020 1-0 (48)}) 9... d6 10. O-O Nd7 11. b4 ({RR} 11. Re1 O-O 12. b3 Bf6 13. Bb2 g6 14. Qe2 Bg7 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Bb1 Rae8 17. b4 e5 18. d5 Bh6 19. g3 Ra8 20. Bc2 a5 21. Ra1 c5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. h4 Bc8 24. Bc3 Ra7 25. Nh2 Bg7 {Kulaev,M (2317)-Dubov,D (2693) Sochi RUS 2024 0-1 (54)}) 11... O-O $146 ({RR} 11... e5 12. d5 a5 13. Be3 O-O 14. Qc2 axb4 15. axb4 c5 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Nd2 Rfc8 19. f3 Qb8 20. Qb2 h6 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Nb1 Bc6 23. Nc3 Nf6 24. Ra1 Bd7 25. Ra6 Bd8 26. Qa2 {Bhambure,S (2367)-Pikula,D (2415) Arandjelovac 2021 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 11... Bf6 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Be3 e5 14. d5 Be7 15. Qc2 c6 16. Rfc1 Qc7 17. Nd2 c5 18. Nb3 Rfb8 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Bd2 a5 21. a4 Bc8 22. Qd1 h6 23. Qe1 Bg5 24. Bxa5 Qa7 25. Bd2 Qxa4 26. Bxg5 {Ermakov,M (2167)-Moskalenko,A (2482) Chelyabinsk RUS 2023 ½-½ (121)}) 12. Bb2 c5 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. d5 Bf6 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Qc2 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 e5 18. Nh4 g6 19. Qd2 Rab8 20. g3 Ba6 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Qd8 24. Nf3 Qf6 25. Qa5 Rb6 26. Qa4 Nf8 27. Qe8 Qc3 28. f5 Qxd3 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Ng5 Rb7 31. Nxf7 Qxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Rxf7+ 33. Kg1 Bxc4 34. Qd8 Rd7 35. Qe8 Bd3 36. Kf2 c4 37. Ke3 Rh7 38. Qd8 Rxh2 39. Qxd6 Re2+ 40. Kd4 Rxe4+ 41. Kc3 Re2 42. Qc7 Rc2+ 43. Kd4 Bf5 44. Qxa7 c3 45. d6 Rc1 46. d7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.46"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Bf5 9. Re1 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. c3 Bf6 ({RR} 12... h6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bg3 Qd7 15. Re3 Rfe8 16. Rae1 Rxe3 17. Rxe3 a6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Nh4 Qd7 20. Qf5 Rd8 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Re8+ Kh7 23. Rc8 Ne7 24. Rb8 c5 25. Nf3 Nc6 26. Rc8 cxd4 27. Nxd4 {Karjakin,S (2753)-Mamedyarov,S (2804) Wijk aan Zee 2018 ½-½ (35)}) 13. Bf4 Qd7 $146 ({RR} 13... Ne7 14. Re2 Ng6 15. Bg3 Qd7 16. Rae1 c6 17. a4 Rfe8 18. a5 a6 19. b4 Rxe2 20. Qxe2 Kf8 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Re8 23. Qh5 Kg8 24. f4 Ne7 25. Bf2 Ng6 26. g3 Re6 27. Qd1 Ne7 28. Bc5 {Soumya,S (2259)-Varshita Jain (1668) Dharamshala IND 2024 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 13... Ne7 14. Re2 Ng6 15. Bg3 Qd7 16. Rae1 c6 17. a4 Rfe8 18. a5 a6 19. b4 Rxe2 20. Qxe2 Kf8 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Re8 23. Qh5 Kg8 24. f4 Ne7 25. Bf2 Ng6 26. g3 Re6 27. Qd1 Ne7 28. Bc5 {Soumya,S (2259)-Varshita Jain (1668) Dharamshala IND 2024 1-0 (37)}) 14. Re2 Rae8 15. Rae1 Rxe2 16. Rxe2 Ne7 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Ng6 19. Qe3 f6 20. Qe6+ Qxe6 21. Nxe6 Rc8 22. Nc5 b6 23. Nd3 Kf7 24. g3 Re8 25. Rc2 Ne7 26. a4 a5 27. h4 Nf5 28. Kf1 Nd6 29. b3 g6 30. Nf4 c6 31. c4 dxc4 32. bxc4 Re4 33. c5 bxc5 34. Rxc5 Rxd4 35. Rxa5 Rb4 36. Ra6 g5 37. hxg5 fxg5 38. Nd3 Rd4 39. Ne5+ Ke6 40. Nxc6 Rd2 41. Na5 Kf5 42. Nb3 Rd5 43. Ra5 Rxa5 44. Nxa5 h5 45. Nc6 Ke4 46. a5 Kd5 47. Nd8 h4 48. g4 Ke4 49. a6 Nc8 50. Kg2 Kf4 51. Kh3 Ke5 52. Nf7+ Kf4 53. Nd8 Ke5 54. Nc6+ Kf4 55. a7 Nxa7 56. Nxa7 Kf3 57. Nc6 Kxf2 58. Nd4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.47"] [White "Khanin, Semen"] [Black "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2568"] [BlackElo "2451"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Nc3 g6 9. Nge2 Bg7 10. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 10. g4 O-O 11. h4 Re8 12. Be5 Bc8 13. Nf4 e6 14. Ng2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Bc2 b6 18. b4 Nd7 19. g5 a5 20. b5 Bb7 21. Kf2 Rc8 22. Ne2 Qe7 23. a3 Rc5 24. Nd4 Rec8 {Galvan Cipriani,V (2061)-Basso,P (2503) San Vicente ESP 2024 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Bg5 e6 13. Kh1 Qa5 14. a3 a6 15. Qd2 h6 16. Bh4 Nh5 17. Rc2 b5 18. Qc1 b4 19. Nb1 e5 20. Nd2 exd4 21. Nb3 Qb6 22. Nexd4 Ne5 23. Be2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Rc8 {Goryachkina,A (2567)-Dreev,A (2606) Moscow RUS 2023 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 10. g4 O-O 11. h4 Re8 12. Be5 Bc8 13. Nf4 e6 14. Ng2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Bc2 b6 18. b4 Nd7 19. g5 a5 20. b5 Bb7 21. Kf2 Rc8 22. Ne2 Qe7 23. a3 Rc5 24. Nd4 Rec8 {Galvan Cipriani,V (2061)-Basso,P (2503) San Vicente ESP 2024 0-1 (51)}) 10... Na5 11. Qb4 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Na4 Nc4 15. Nc5 a5 16. Qxb7 Bc6 17. Qa6 Nxb2 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 Nc4 20. e4 Nh5 21. Bg5 Rb8 22. Nb7 Qc7 23. Qxd5 Rec8 24. Nc5 Rb4 25. Na6 Qb6 26. Nxb4 Qxb4 27. Qd7 Rb8 28. Bxe7 Qd2 29. Rxc4 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Qxe2 31. Rc8+ Bf8 32. Rg1 Qb2 33. Bxf8 Qb7 34. Qxb7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.48"] [White "Oro, Faustino"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2433"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 Bb4 7. Bxc4 b6 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. e4 e5 11. d5 h6 12. Bd2 Bd6 13. a5 Rd8 14. h3 Nf8 15. Rfe1 Ng6 16. Rab1 Bd7 17. Nd1 c6 18. Nc3 Rac8 19. Rbc1 Bb4 20. Red1 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 {Goryachkina,A (2553)-Oro,F (2330) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (34)}) 8. O-O Bb7 9. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 9. Ne2 O-O 10. b3 Qe7 11. Bb2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nf4 Nc6 14. Ng5 e5 15. Qb1 g6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. Bxf7 {1-0 (18) Laurusas,T (2561)-Smolik,J (2265) Teplice 2022}) ({RR} 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Rab8 14. Re1 Rfd8 15. e4 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Qd6 18. Bg5 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Rd1 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Ne4 22. Qd3 Nxg5 23. Nxg5 Nf6 {Montano Vicente,G (2043)-Weldegebriel Beraki,K (1907) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Na2 Bd6 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. h3 c5 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Nb1 Bxd2 17. Nbxd2 h6 18. Nb1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 20. Nc3 Nfe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bd3 Nc5 23. Bc2 Qg5 {Rustemov,A (2525)-De la Villa Garcia,J (2449) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Qe7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. f3 Qe7 14. e4 e5 15. Be3 Rfd8 16. dxe5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxe5 18. Rd4 c5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Qe7 22. Bg5 h6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Diaz Perez,M (2459)-Santos,J (2363) Mexico City 2022 1-0 (35)}) 9... Qe7 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 c6 15. Qc4 O-O 16. Bg5 Qc5 17. Qg4 f5 18. Qh4 Re8 19. Be3 Qf8 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Bxb6 Nd7 22. Be3 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Qd3 Nf6 25. Rac1 Qd5 26. Qc2 Reb8 27. h3 Ne4 28. Rfd1 Qe6 29. Nd4 Qf6 30. Qc3 c5 31. Qxc5 Qd6 32. Qc6 Qxc6 33. Rxc6 Rxb2 34. Nxf5 Rxf2 35. Rxa6 Rf8 36. Nh4 Nc3 37. Re1 R2f4 38. Nf3 Rxa4 39. Rxa4 Nxa4 40. Re7 Nc3 41. Nd4 Nd5 42. Ra7 Nf4 43. Re7 Ng6 44. Rc7 Nf4 45. Re7 h5 46. Re4 Rf6 47. Kh2 Kh7 48. Nf3 Kh6 49. h4 Nd3 50. Re8 Kg6 51. Ne5+ Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.49"] [White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Qf6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 h6 12. Rb1 Qg6 $146 ({RR} 12... Bf5 13. Bf1 b6 14. Bb2 Ne7 15. d5 Qg6 16. Nh4 Qg5 17. Nxf5 Nxf5 18. Re4 h5 19. Bc1 Qf6 20. Qxh5 Bc5 21. Rf4 g6 22. Qg4 Qg7 23. Bb2 f6 24. Bd3 Ne7 25. Re1 Bd6 26. Rf3 Rf7 27. Re6 {Shimanov,A (2576)-Ragger,M (2601) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 12... Rd8 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. d5 Qg6 16. Nh4 Qg5 17. Nxf5 Nxf5 18. Re4 h5 19. Bc1 Qg6 20. Qf3 Re8 21. Bd2 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 Ne7 23. Qxg6 Nxg6 24. Rxb7 Nf4 25. Be4 Re8 26. Bf3 g5 27. Kf1 {Shimanov,A (2581)-Kovalev,V (2623) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 12... Bf5 13. Bf1 b6 14. Bb2 Nb4 15. d5 Bxc2 16. Qd2 Qg6 17. Rbc1 Bd3 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Nd3 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rc3 Rad8 23. Rxd3 Kh7 24. Rc1 c5 25. d6 Rd7 26. Rc4 f5 27. Rc1 {Shimanov,A (2578)-Smirnov,P (2526) Yekaterinburg RUS 2024 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 12... Ne7 13. Bf1 Nd5 14. Rb3 c6 15. c4 Nf4 16. Ne5 Ne6 17. Bb2 Qd8 18. d5 Nc5 19. Rbe3 Qb6 20. Bd4 Qc7 21. Qh5 Kh7 22. Rg3 f6 23. Ng6 Rg8 24. Rge3 Qf7 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Bd3 f5 27. Re6 {Schmakel,S (2451)-Budisavljevic,L (2515) New York USA 2023 1-0 (97)}) 13. Bd3 Qf6 14. Bb2 Qd8 15. a3 Ne7 16. c4 c6 17. Qc2 Ng6 18. Rbd1 Nf4 19. Bf1 Be6 20. Re3 Qd7 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qc8 23. Qe4 Ng6 24. Rd6 Bf5 25. Qd4 c5 26. Qc3 Be6 27. Bd3 Rd8 28. Rg3 Ne7 29. f4 f5 30. exf6 Rxd6 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Rh7+ Kg8 33. f7+ Bxf7 34. Qg7# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.50"] [White "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2626"] [PlyCount "195"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ba4 a6 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 ({RR} 9... Bb7 10. Re1 Bb6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Ng5 Re7 13. Nf1 h6 14. Nf3 d5 15. Ng3 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd7 18. Re1 Re8 19. Bc2 Na5 20. a4 Nc4 21. axb5 axb5 22. b3 Nd6 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 {Gharamian,T (2602)-Gatineau,Y (2423) Playchess.com INT 2021 1-0 (61)}) 10. a4 $146 ({RR} 10. Re1 Qe7 11. Bc2 Bb6 12. d4 Na5 13. Nbd2 Rad8 14. Nf1 Rfe8 15. Ng3 Qd7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. Ng5 Nc5 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. a4 Nc4 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bb3 Nd2 23. Bc2 g6 24. Rd1 Nc4 {Trapeznikova,D (2065)-Myers,D (1990) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 10. Nbd2 Bb6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nf1 Qd7 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 d5 15. Ng5 Ne7 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Nexd5 18. Qf3 Re7 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Ne4 c6 21. a4 Qc7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nc5 Qb6 24. Ne4 Nxe4 {Jimenez Almeida,L (2206)-Venkatesh,N (2050) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 10. Bc2 b4 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bb6 13. d5 Bxh3 14. dxc6 Bg4 15. Nbd2 Qe7 16. Re1 Qe6 17. Nf1 Qc4 18. b3 Qxc6 19. Be3 Nxe4 20. Bxb6 Nc3 21. Qd3 g6 22. Be3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxf3 24. Ng3 Rfe8 {Gombrowicz,R (1343)-Rieger,L (1148) Europe Echecs INT 2020 1-0 (51)}) 10... Bxb3 11. Qxb3 b4 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nbd2 Qe6 16. Nb3 Ba7 17. d4 Ne7 18. c4 Ng6 19. c5 Nf4 20. Kh2 f5 21. Nbd2 b3 22. Qc3 Ne2 23. Qd3 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. cxd6 Qxd6+ 26. Kg1 fxe4 27. Nxe4 Qd5 28. Qxa6 Qxe4 29. Qxa7 Qc2 30. Qxd4 Rbd8 31. Qe3 Rfe8 32. Qg3 Rd3 33. Qg6 Red8 34. Rae1 Rd2 35. Qe6+ Kh7 36. Re3 Rd1 37. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 38. Kh2 Rd2 39. Rc3 Qxb2 40. Rxb3 Qc2 41. Rg3 Rxf2 42. Qe7 Qb2 43. Qxc7 Re2 44. a5 Re6 45. Rf3 Rg6 46. Rg3 Re6 47. Qc3 Qb7 48. Qd3+ Kh8 49. Qd8+ Kh7 50. Rf3 Rg6 51. Qd3 Qa6 52. Qxa6 Rxa6 53. Ra3 Kg6 54. Kg3 Kf5 55. Kf3 Ke5 56. Kg4 Kd5 57. h4 Kc5 58. Ra1 Kc6 59. h5 Kc7 60. Kf5 Rf6+ 61. Ke5 Rc6 62. a6 Kb8 63. a7+ Ka8 64. Ra5 g6 65. hxg6 Rxg6 66. Ra2 Rg4 67. Kf6 Rg5 68. Ke6 h5 69. Kf6 Rc5 70. g3 Rc4 71. Kf5 Rb4 72. Ra6 Rb5+ 73. Kf4 Rb4+ 74. Kf3 Rb5 75. Kg2 Rc5 76. Kh3 Rg5 77. Ra4 Rf5 78. Kh4 Re5 79. Ra6 Rd5 80. Rh6 Kxa7 81. Rxh5 Rd8 82. Rb5 Ka6 83. Re5 Kb6 84. g4 Rh8+ 85. Kg5 Kc6 86. Kf6 Kd6 87. Re1 Rf8+ 88. Kg7 Rf4 89. g5 Rh4 90. g6 Rh2 91. Kf7 Rf2+ 92. Kg8 Rh2 93. g7 Rh4 94. Kf7 Rf4+ 95. Kg6 Rg4+ 96. Kf6 Rg2 97. Rd1+ Kc7 98. Rf1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.51"] [White "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "207"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. g3 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qe7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d5 ({RR} 9... Bxd2 10. Qxd2 Rb8 11. b3 Bb7 12. Nc3 d6 13. e3 c5 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Qe2 {½-½ (15) Wielosz,J (1920)-Jackson,S (1988) Krakow POL 2024}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bxb4 Qxb4 12. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 12. Qd2 Qxd2 13. Nxd2 Ba6 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. e3 c6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Rc5 Bb7 18. Rec1 Nd7 19. Ra5 Ra8 20. Nb3 Ne5 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. Ra4 Kf8 23. b3 Bf5 24. Rd4 a5 25. f3 Red8 26. Kf2 Nd7 {Bazeev,G (2369)-D'Arruda,R (2271) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (59)}) 12... Be6 13. Nd2 Rab8 14. b3 c5 15. Nf3 Rfc8 16. Ng5 c4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bh3 Kf7 19. bxc4 Rxc4 20. Qd3 Rc3 21. Qa6 Qb6 22. Qa4 Rc4 23. Qa3 Qc5 24. Qf3 Rb2 25. Rab1 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Rc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Kg2 Qc6 29. Qa3 Qb6 30. Qc1 Qd6 31. Qc8 h6 32. Kg1 Qb6 33. Qc1 Ne4 34. e3 Qa5 35. a3 Qc3 36. Qd1 Ke7 37. a4 Qd2 38. Qf1 Qb4 39. Qa1 Nc3 40. Bf1 a5 41. Bd3 e5 42. h4 d4 43. exd4 Qxd4 44. Qa3+ Kf7 45. Qb3+ Kf6 46. Bf1 Ne4 47. Qf3+ Ke7 48. Bb5 Qd5 49. Qg4 Kf6 50. Be8 Nd6 51. Qg6+ Ke7 52. Bb5 Qf7 53. Qd3 Qf5 54. Qd5 Qb1+ 55. Bf1 Qe1 56. Qg8 Ne8 57. Qc4 Qb4 58. Qc2 Nd6 59. Qg6 Kf8 60. Qe6 Qd4 61. Bg2 e4 62. Kh2 h5 63. Qd7 Qf6 64. Kg1 Qa1+ 65. Kh2 Qf6 66. Qc6 Qe5 67. Qc7 Qd5 68. Qd7 Qe5 69. Bh3 Qe7 70. Qc6 Qf6 71. Qa8+ Kf7 72. Qd5+ Kf8 73. Kg1 Qa1+ 74. Kg2 Qf6 75. Qxh5 g6 76. Qd5 Kg7 77. Bg4 e3 78. fxe3 Qe7 79. Qd4+ Kh7 80. Kh2 Qf8 81. Qf4 Qe7 82. h5 gxh5 83. Bxh5 Qe6 84. Bg4 Qa2+ 85. Kh3 Qd5 86. Bf3 Qd3 87. Bg2 Qd1 88. Qh4+ Kg6 89. Qg4+ Qxg4+ 90. Kxg4 Nc4 91. Kf4 Kf6 92. g4 Nb2 93. g5+ Ke6 94. Bc6 Nd3+ 95. Ke4 Nf2+ 96. Kf3 Nd3 97. Bb5 Ne5+ 98. Ke4 Ng4 99. Bc4+ Kd6 100. g6 Nf6+ 101. Kf5 Ne8 102. Bb5 Ng7+ 103. Kf6 Nh5+ 104. Kf7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.52"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bf4 d5 8. Nd2 g6 ({RR} 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 ({RR} 10. c4 Qb6 11. b3 a5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Nf3 a4 15. Rab1 axb3 16. axb3 Bb7 17. Qc1 Ba3 18. Qd2 Bb4 19. Qc1 Ba3 20. Qd2 Bb4) 10... Qb6 11. b3 a5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Nf3 a4 15. Rab1 axb3 16. axb3 Bb7 17. Qc1 Ba3 18. Qd2 Bb4 19. Qc1 Ba3 20. Qd2 Bb4 {½-½ (20) Carlsen,M (2830)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 Nd7 11. Re1 c5 12. c3 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. c4 Ne4 ({RR} 14... a5) ({RR} 14... Bd6 15. Bg3 g6) 15. Bxe4 Rxf4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. Rxe7 Bh3 ({RR} 18... Bb7 19. Qb3 Rf7 20. Qxd5 Bxd5) ({RR} 18... Rd4) 19. Ne4 Qc6 ({RR} 19... Be6) 20. f3 Be6 21. Qd2 ({RR} 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6) 21... Rf7 22. Rxf7 Bxf7 23. Rd1) ({RR} 8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 ({RR} 9... Nd5 10. Be5 f6) 10. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rd3 g5 14. Rfd1 ({RR} 14. Bd2) 14... gxf4 15. Rb3 f5 16. Bf3 Ba6 17. Bxc6+ Kf7 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Rh3 Kg6) 9. c3 Bg7 10. Qa4 ({RR} 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 a5 12. Qa4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. Bd6 Rc8 16. e5 Ne8 17. Ba3 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. b3 c5 20. Qf4 Qc7 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Nf3 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. c4 a4 {Gharibyan,M (2492)-Ohanyan,E (2501) Gandhinagar IND 2024 1-0 (36)}) 10... Qb6 11. Bd6 $146 Bf8 12. Be5 Bg7 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bd6 Bf8 15. Qf4 Bxd6 ({RR} 15... Qd8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. O-O Ng4 19. Qf4 Kg7 20. Nf3 Bd7 21. h3 Nf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Rfe1 c5 24. b4 cxb4 25. cxb4 Ba4 26. Re3 Re7 27. b5 Qe8 28. Rae1 Ne4 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Rxe4 {Beerdsen,T (2512)-Serban,C (2283) Arad ROU 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 15... Qd8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. O-O Ng4 19. Qf4 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. b4 a5 22. a4 Kg7 23. Rfb1 ({RR} 23. Rfc1) 23... Bd7 24. Nb3 Rhb8 25. Nxa5 c5 26. f3 {½-½ (24) Sadhwani,R (2654)-Gavrilescu,D (2538) Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi 2024 [Stockfish 16.1]}) ({RR} 15... Qd8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. O-O Ng4 19. Qf4 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. b4 a5 22. a4 Kg7 23. Rfb1 Bd7 24. Nb3 Rhb8 25. Nxa5 c5 26. f3 {½-½ (24) Sadhwani,R (2654)-Gavrilescu,D (2540) Sharjah UAE 2024}) 16. Qxf6 O-O 17. Qxd6 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Qxb2 19. Rd1 Bg4 20. f3 Re3 21. Qb4 Qxb4 22. cxb4 Rxd3 23. fxg4 Rb8 24. Ke2 Ra3 25. Rb1 Rxa2 26. Rhc1 a5 27. bxa5 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Rxa5 29. Rb8+ Kg7 30. Rd8 Ra3 31. Nf3 Ra2+ 32. Kf1 h6 33. h4 g5 34. Rd6 Ra4 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Rxc6 Rxg4 37. Rc5 f6 38. Rxd5 Ra4 39. Nd4 Kg6 40. Rd6 Ra1+ 41. Kf2 Ra2+ 42. Kg3 Ra3+ 43. Kh2 Re3 44. g4 Ra3 45. Nf5 Ra2+ 46. Kg3 Ra3+ 47. Kf2 Ra2+ 48. Kf3 Ra3+ 49. Ke4 Ra4+ 50. Rd4 Ra5 51. Ne3 Ra7 52. Rd6 Ra4+ 53. Kf3 Ra3 54. Rd4 Rb3 55. Ke4 Ra3 56. Rc4 Rb3 57. Nf5 Rb7 58. Kd5 Rb5+ 59. Kc6 Ra5 60. Rb4 Ra6+ 61. Kb7 Ra1 62. Rd4 Rb1+ 63. Kc6 Rc1+ 64. Kd7 Re1 65. Kd8 Rc1 66. Re4 Rd1+ 67. Ke7 Ra1 68. Kf8 Ra8+ 69. Re8 Ra4 70. Ne7+ Kh7 71. Kf7 Ra7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.53"] [White "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Black "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2551"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. h3 Re8 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Qd3 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. f4 Re7 $146 ({RR} 17... Nc5 18. Qd2 a5 19. b3 Re7 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Rde1 Kg8 22. a4 b6 23. h4 Bb7 24. Kh2 Re6 25. e5 dxe5 26. Bxb7 exf4 27. Rxe6 fxg3+ 28. Kxg3 fxe6 29. Bf3 Rd8 30. Qe3 Rd4 31. Qg5 Qf8 32. Ne4 {Vasquez Schroder,R (2441)-Cuenca Jimenez,J (2535) chess24.com INT 2020 1-0 (59)}) 18. Re2 Rae8 19. Rde1 a5 20. b3 Kg8 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 b6 23. Qd2 Qb2 24. a4 Qa3 25. Kh2 Qb4 26. Qxb4 axb4 27. Rd1 Nc5 28. Rd4 f5 29. e5 dxe5 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. fxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxb4 Kf7 33. Kg1 Kf6 34. Kf2 g5 35. Rd4 h5 36. Rd8 h4 37. gxh4 gxh4 38. Rh8 Kg5 39. Rg8+ Kf4 40. Rh8 Kg5 41. Rg8+ Kf4 42. Rh8 Kg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.54"] [White "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Black "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Ba7 11. dxe5 O-O $146 ({RR} 11... dxe5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Rd2 Qc8 15. Rhd1 Be6 16. Nxe5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Re8 19. Qf4 Qd7 20. d6 c6 21. Rd3 a5 22. Rf3 Rf8 23. Re1 Rae8 24. Re4 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Qxd6 26. Rxf7 {Boder,J (2294)-Barria Santos,J (2386) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 11... dxe5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Nb6 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Bxb6 18. Nf3 Qf4 19. Rd5 Rad8 20. Rhd1 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Qg4 22. Nxe5 Qxg2 23. Nd7 Re8 24. a4 Qxe4+ 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Nxb6 {Bardyk,A (2206)-Chigaev,M (2622) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 11... dxe5 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. O-O-O Qc8 14. h3 Be6 15. g4 b5 16. Bb3 Qb7 17. Nh4 O-O-O 18. Nf5 g6 19. Nfe3 Kb8 20. Kb1 Rd6 21. Rd2 Rhd8 22. Rhd1 Na5 23. Bc2 Nc6 24. a3 R6d7 25. b4 Ka8 26. Kb2 {Buksa,N (2388)-Poliakova,V (1959) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (67)}) 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qc2 Be6 14. O-O-O Qc5 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Nd4 Rad8 17. f4 Nxb3+ 18. Nxb3 Qc4 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. f5 Bd7 21. Rhe1 Bb5 22. f6 g6 23. Kb1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qe6 25. Qd2 Qxe4+ 26. Ka1 Qe3 27. Qd5 Qf4 28. Qxb7 Bb6 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. gxf3 Be2 31. Re1 Bxf3 32. c4 c6 33. c5 Bc7 34. Nd4 Bg2 35. Ndxc6 Bxh2 36. Re2 Bxc6 37. Rxh2 h5 38. Nxc6 Rc8 39. Ne7 Rxc5 40. b4 Rc4 41. a3 h4 42. Kb2 g5 43. Kb3 Rf4 44. Nd5 Rf3+ 45. Kc4 h3 46. a4 g4 47. b5 axb5+ 48. axb5 Kh7 49. b6 Rf1 50. b7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.55"] [White "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Black "Bok, Benjamin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E48"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "140"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Stockfish 16.1} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. a3 Bd6 8. Qc2 c6 9. Nge2 Re8 10. Bd2 b6 11. f3 c5 12. g4 c4 13. Bf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 g6 15. Qg5 Nc6 16. Qh4 ({RR} 16. O-O Bf8 ({RR} 16... b5 17. Nf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 b4 19. Nb5 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Rb8 21. Nxa7 Nxa7 22. Rxa7 Rxb2 23. Bc3 Rb3 24. Ba5 Qb8 25. Rc7 Ra3 26. g5 Re6 27. Bd2 Ra2 28. Rf2 c3 29. Bxc3 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Qb1) 17. Qh4 h6 18. Rad1 b5 19. Qf2 Qd7 20. Qg2 Bg7 21. h4 Ne7 22. Nf4 a5 23. Nce2 Qb7 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Nd7 26. Kf2 b4 27. Rh1 Nf5 28. Qh3 Ne7 29. Ng3 Ra6 30. axb4 axb4 {Firouzja,A (2804)-Dominguez Perez,L (2753) Bucharest 2022 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 16. O-O Bf8 17. Qh4 h6 18. Qf2 Qd7 19. Qg2 Bg7 20. Kh1 b5 21. Rad1 Rab8 22. g5 hxg5 23. e4 dxe4 24. fxe4 Qg4 25. Qxg4 Nxg4 26. Bxg5 Bh6 27. Bxh6 Nxh6 28. Nd5 Kg7 29. Nec3 b4 30. axb4 Nxb4) 16... Be7 17. Qf2 b5 18. O-O $146 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. e4 Nd3 21. Qg2 dxe4 22. fxe4 Rb8 23. e5 Rxb2 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Qf3 Bxd4+ 26. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Be3 Qxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. Nd1 Re7 30. Nxb2 Nxb2 31. Rfc1 Rc7 32. Ra3 Kg7 33. Rca1 Nd3 34. Rxa7 Rc8 35. Rf1 Ne5 36. Kf2 Nxg4+ 37. Ke2 Nh6 38. Kd2 Nf5 39. Kc3 Re8 40. Rf2 Nd6 41. Kb4 Rb8+ 42. Ka4 c3 43. Rc7 Rb2 44. Rf3 Rxh2 45. Rcxc3 Rh4+ 46. Ka5 h5 47. Kb6 Nf5 48. Kc5 Re4 49. Kd5 Re7 50. Ra3 h4 51. Ra4 Kh6 52. Raf4 Kg5 53. Ra4 f6 54. Rf2 Re5+ 55. Kc6 Ne3 56. Kd6 Nf5+ 57. Kc6 Ng3 58. Rff4 Nf5 59. Rf2 Re3 60. Kd5 h3 61. Ra8 Kg4 62. Rf8 Kg3 63. Rf1 Kg2 64. Ra1 Re5+ 65. Kc6 Nd4+ 66. Kd6 Rf5 67. Ra2+ Kg3 68. Rh8 g5 69. Rh5 g4 70. Ra3+ Kf4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.56"] [White "Bezold, Michael"] [Black "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A10"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 f5 2. b3 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 ({RR} 5. Ne2 d5 6. d4 e4 7. Nbc3 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Be6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Ne7 12. a4 Ng6 13. Ba3 Rf7 14. g3 c6 15. Rc1 a6 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bc4 Rd7 19. Qh5 Qf6 {Georgiev,K (2589)-Petrosyan,M (2625) Lichess.org INT 2021 1-0 (52)}) 5... a5 $146 ({RR} 5... Be7 6. Qc2 d6 7. b4 Be6 8. d4 exd4 9. exd4 d5 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Ng5 Bc8 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nf3 Bf6 14. Be2 Kh8 15. O-O Nf4 16. Bc4 a6 17. g3 Ng6 18. Re1 Qd6 19. h4 Bd7 20. h5 {Pereira Vera,H (1856)-Acosta Cruz,L (1776) Pereira 2019 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 5... d6 6. d4 Be7 7. Nf3 e4 8. Ng1 O-O 9. Ne2 d5 10. Nf4 Bd6 11. g3 Bxf4 12. gxf4 Be6 13. Nc3 Ne7 14. a4 c6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. Qd2 Ng6 17. Be2 Rc8 18. Rg1 Nh4 19. Rg3 Ng4 20. Rh3 {Shimanov,A (2582)-Vlassov,N (2291) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 5... d6 6. d4 Qe7 7. d5 Nd8 8. Nf3 g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qc2 Nf7 12. h4 Ng4 13. e4 Nfh6 14. Bd3 c5 15. h5 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. Bc1 Bf6 20. Ng3 {Macias Chavarro,M (1624)-Montenegro,J (2075) Bogota 2019 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 5... g6 6. b4 d6 7. h4 Bg7 8. Be2 e4 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. Qc2 Be6 11. Nb5 Nfd7 12. Nh3 Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 exd3 14. Qb3 Ne5 15. Rc1 a6 16. Nd4 Bf7 17. Ng5 Qe7 18. Nxf7 Qxf7 19. f4 c5 20. bxc5 {De Santis,A (2191)-Morselli,S (1790) Arco 2021 1-0}) 6. d3 Be7 7. Nf3 d6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Qe8 10. Nc3 Nd8 11. Re1 Ne6 12. Bf1 b6 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 e4 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. dxe4 fxe4 17. Ndb5 Qd7 18. Qc2 Ng4 19. Re2 Bg5 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Kh8 23. h3 Nf6 24. Qg2 Rae8 25. h4 Bh6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Rd1 Qg4 28. Rdd2 Rf7 29. a4 g6 30. Kh2 Bg7 31. Qh3 Qf3 32. Qg2 Qg4 33. Qh3 Qf3 34. Qg2 Qg4 35. Re1 g5 36. hxg5 Qxg5 37. Nd4 Qg4 38. Rf1 Re5 39. Ne2 Bh6 40. Nf4 Bxf4 41. exf4 Rxf4 42. Rd5 Qh5+ 43. Kg1 Rxd5 44. cxd5 Rd4 45. Re1 Rd1 46. Qf1 Rxe1 47. Qxe1 Qxd5 48. Qc3+ Kg8 49. Qxc7 Qxb3 50. Qxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.57"] [White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Black "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 a6 7. e3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 ({RR} 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 c5 12. Bf3 Qb6 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. d5 b4 16. d6 Bf6 17. Na4 Rac8 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Bg3 Qb5 20. Qc2 Ne5 21. Rfd1 Nd7 22. Qe4 h6 23. h3 Rc6 {Batsiashvili,N (2474)-Koneru,H (2553) Kolkata IND 2023 ½-½ (35)}) 9... Bb7 10. Qc2 ({RR} 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a3 c5 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb1 Rc8 15. Qd3 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Ne5 Be4 19. Qd1 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Bxb1 21. Rxb1 Nd5 22. Be3 Rc2 23. Nf3 Rfc8 24. Kf1 Kf8 {Thurlow,K (2002)-Marceil,J (1862) St James GCI 2024 ½-½ (34)}) 10... Nbd7 11. a4 $146 ({RR} 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 c5 14. O-O c4 15. b3 Nf6 16. Qb1 Rc8 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Ne5 Qd5 19. Qb6 Qb5 20. Rb1 Qxb6 21. Rxb6 Nd5 22. Rxa6 Nxf4 23. exf4 Rfd8 24. Rc1 Rxd4 25. Nc6 Rd7 {Kalashian,D (2398)-Kiremitciyan,A (2281) Lichess.org INT 2021 1-0 (45)}) 11... c5 12. axb5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 cxd4 14. exd4 axb5 15. Nxb5 g6 16. O-O Nd5 17. Bg3 Bg5 18. Ra1 Rc8 19. Qb3 h5 20. Be4 Nf4 21. Kh1 Qf6 22. Ra7 Rfd8 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. Qa4 Nb6 25. Qc6 Rf8 26. b4 h4 27. Bxf4 Bxf4 28. Rg1 g5 29. Nb5 Rfc8 30. Nc7 Qxd4 31. Nxe6 Rxc6 32. Nxd4 Rd6 33. Ne2 Bd2 34. f4 f6 35. b5 Re8 36. Bf3 Kf8 37. fxg5 fxg5 38. Rd1 Nc4 39. Bh5 Re7 40. Rxe7 Kxe7 41. Ng1 Nb2 42. Rb1 Bc3 43. Be2 Rd2 44. b6 Kd6 45. b7 Kc7 46. Rc1 Kxb7 47. Rxc3 Na4 48. Re3 Kc7 49. Nf3 Rd5 50. Re5 Rxe5 51. Nxe5 Nc3 52. Bg4 Ne4 53. Kg2 Kd6 54. Nf3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.58"] [White "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2368"] [BlackElo "2434"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. exd4 O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Ne4 b6 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Rc1 ({RR} 14. a3 Rc8 15. Ba2 h6 16. Bh4 Ne7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nh4 Bd5 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Bb1+ f5 21. Re3 Rg8 22. Rh3 Qf8 23. Bd3 Rg4 24. Be2 Rg8 25. Nf3 Qg7 26. Rg3 Qf6 27. Ne5 Nc6 28. Qf4 Rxg3 {Van Wely,L (2626)-Swinkels,R (2515) Viernheim GER 2024 ½-½ (46)}) 14... h6 $146 ({RR} 14... Rc8 15. Bd3 h6 16. Bh4 Nxd4 17. Ne5 Qd5 18. f3 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Nd7 20. Bc4 Qd6 21. Bg3 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qc6 23. Qf1 Rc8 24. b3 Nf5 25. Bf2 Rd8 26. Qe1 Rd6 27. Qa1 Qd7 28. Re1 Rd2 29. Qe5 {Lanka,Z (2420)-Hechl,G (2335) Austria 2019 0-1 (75)}) ({RR} 14... Rc8 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. h4 Rd8 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Bxd8 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Qxd8 23. Qg4 Qd5 24. b3 f5 25. Qxg6 Qxd4+ 26. Kg3 Qc3+ 27. Kh2 Qxe1 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Qh5+ {Schlosser,P (2507)-Michalik,P (2593) Austria 2020 ½-½}) ({RR} 14... Rc8 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Bxf6 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 gxf6 19. h3 Kh8 20. Qe3 Rg8 21. Qf4 Qd8 22. Rc1 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxd4 24. Rc7 Qxb2 25. Rxf7 Qa1+ 26. Kh2 Qe5+ 27. g3 a5 28. Rxf6 b5 29. Rf7 {Boyer,M (2501)-Nasir,Z (2057) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (36)}) 15. Bh4 Rc8 16. Bb3 Ne7 17. Rxc8 Nxc8 18. Ne5 Nd6 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Ng4 f5 22. Ne3 Re8 23. Bxd5 f4 24. Nc2 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Qf6 27. Nd3 Kg7 28. Qf3 Nc4 29. Nxf4 Qd4 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Qg4+ Kf8 33. Ne6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.59"] [White "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. h3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa3 13. d5 Ne5 14. O-O Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 f6 17. Rb1 Rf7 18. Bb4 $146 ({RR} 18. Be2 Qd6 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. Qb2 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rc7 Rxa2 23. Bh6 e5 24. Bc4 Rc2 25. d6 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Bc6 27. Be3 Rd7 28. Bxb6 Rxd6 29. Bc5 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Kf7 31. f3 Ke6 32. Kg3 h5 {Sklokin,S (2249)-Margl,R (2263) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (65)}) ({RR} 18. e5 fxe5 19. Qxe5 Qd6 20. Qe3 a5 21. Rb6 Qd8 22. Bc3 Ra6 23. Qe5 Rf6 24. Rxa6 bxa6 25. Qe3 Rb6 26. Kh2 Qd6+ 27. Be5 Qd8 28. Bc3 Qd6+ 29. Be5 Qd8 30. Bc3 Qd6+ {½-½ (30) Gomez Sanjuan,H (2062)-Cumming,R (2377) Benidorm 2021}) 18... Qd3 19. e5 fxe5 20. Rb3 Qf5 21. Re3 Bd7 22. Rxe5 Qf6 23. Qe1 Rc8 24. Bxe7 Qf4 25. Bg5 Qd4 26. Bh6 Qh4 27. Bg5 Qd4 28. h4 h6 29. Re4 Qxd5 30. Bxh6 Qxa2 31. Re5 Bc6 32. Bg4 Rd8 33. Be6 Qa3 34. Qb1 Qd3 35. Qb4 Rdd7 36. Qf8+ Kh7 37. Bxf7 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Rxf7 39. Qxf7+ Kxh6 40. Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.60"] [White "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. a3 O-O 7. Be3 Be6 8. Ng5 ({RR} 8. Nd5 Bxd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. Ba2 Nbd7 11. d4 e4 12. Nd2 b5 13. Qe2 a6 14. Bg5 Nb6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. c3 Re8 17. Nxe4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 f5 19. O-O Rxe4 20. Qc2 Qd7 21. Rac1 Re7 22. Rfe1 Rxe1+ {Firouzja,A (2767)-Carlsen,M (2832) Paris FRA 2024 0-1 (60)}) 8... Bxc4 9. dxc4 Qd7 10. h3 Nd8 $146 ({RR} 10... a5 11. g4 a4 12. Nf3 Na5 13. g5 Ne8 14. Qd3 Qe6 15. Nd2 c6 16. O-O-O Nc7 17. Bb6 Bxg5 18. Rhg1 Bxd2+ 19. Qxd2 Nxc4 20. Qg5 Ne8 21. Be3 f5 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. Qg4 d5 24. Kb1 Nxe3 25. fxe3 {Fier,A (2544)-Balaji,A (2377) London ENG 2024 1-0 (54)}) 11. Qe2 Ne6 12. O-O-O Qc6 13. Nd5 Rfe8 14. h4 a6 15. g4 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. g5 Be7 20. Qg4 d5 21. g6 h6 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. exd5 Qc4 24. Qh3 Ra6 25. Qf1 exd5 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Rd7 Bd6 28. c3 b4 29. cxb4 Bxb4 30. Rxc7 c3 31. Kc2 Ba5 32. Ra7 Rxa7 33. Bxa7 cxb2 34. Kxb2 Rf6 35. h5 Kf8 36. Kb3 Ke7 37. Ka4 Bb6 38. Bxb6 Rxb6 39. Rc1 Kf6 40. Rc7 Kg5 41. Rxg7 Kxh5 42. Re7 Kxg6 43. Rxe5 h5 44. f4 Rf6 45. Rg5+ Kh6 46. Kb5 Rxf4 47. Rc5 h4 48. a4 h3 49. a5 h2 50. Rc1 Kg5 51. a6 Rf2 52. a7 Ra2 53. Rh1 Rxa7 54. Rxh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.61"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2486"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Nbd2 ({RR} 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. d4 Bxf4 6. exf4 Qd6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. c3 Ne4 9. Qe3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Nf5 11. Qc1 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. O-O O-O 15. Rd1 Ne6 16. g3 Bd7 17. Na3 Rac8 {Grischuk,A (2759)-Anand,V (2756) Amsterdam 2019 1-0 (54)}) 3... e5 4. e4 Nge7 ({RR} 4... d4 5. Nc4 f6 6. a4 Nce7 7. g3 Ng6 8. Bg2 Bg4 9. O-O N8e7 10. h3 Be6 11. Nfd2 c6 12. f4 Qc7 13. Na3 O-O-O 14. f5 Bf7 15. fxg6 Nxg6 16. h4 Bd6 17. Nac4 Be7 18. Nf3 Nf8 19. Nh2 {taytocha (1998)-bozzo200810 (1646) lichess.org 2024 1-0}) 5. c3 a5 $146 ({RR} 5... f6 6. g3 Be6 7. Bg2 Qd7 8. O-O Bh3 9. Re1 O-O-O 10. Bh1 h5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Qc2 g5 14. a3 h4 15. d4 hxg3 16. fxg3 exd4 17. cxd4 g4 18. Nfd2 Nxd4 19. Qc4 Nb6 20. Nc5 {Al Busaidi,H (1651)-Mohamed,S (1906) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (37)}) 6. b3 h6 7. h4 Ng8 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. Qe2 Be6 10. Nc4 f6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Qc2 Nge7 13. Be2 Nf5 14. Rd1 b5 15. Ncd2 b4 16. O-O bxc3 17. Qxc3 Bb4 18. Qc2 Nxh4 19. d4 Bxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxf3 21. dxe5 Qe6 22. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Nxe5 24. Kg2 O-O 25. Qxc7 Rab8 26. Qxa5 Qf5 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28. Qe4 Qc8 29. Rh1 Nf7 30. Rc2 Qd7 31. Rhc1 Rbe8 32. Rc7 Qb5 33. Qg6 Qd5 34. Qg3 Re5 35. R7c5 Qe6 36. Qh3 f5 37. Bd4 Rxc5 38. Rxc5 Ng5 39. Qg3 f4 40. Qh4 Qg6 41. Qg4 Rd8 42. Bc3 Kh7 43. Qf5 Rd3 44. Qxg6+ Kxg6 45. Rc6+ Kh5 46. Bxg7 Nxf3 47. Kf1 Kg4 48. Rg6+ Kf5 49. Rxh6 Ke4 50. Re6+ Kf5 51. Rc6 Rd2 52. a4 Nh2+ 53. Kg1 Nf3+ 54. Kg2 Nh4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.62"] [White "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Black "Andersen, Mads"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2592"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh7 ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. Nbd2 Nh5 13. h3 Be6 14. Bh2 Qf6 15. Nf1 Nf4 16. Ne3 Qg6 17. Bxf4 gxf4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Nh4 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qg3+ 21. Kg1 Qxh4 22. exf5 Kh8 23. d4 Rg8 24. Bxf7 Rg5 25. Bg6 Qxh3 26. Qd2 {Adewumi,T (2351)-Hakobyan,A (2619) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (34)}) 12. Nbd2 Kh8 $146 ({RR} 12... Qf6 13. d4 h5 14. h3 h4 15. Bh2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Be2 Rfe8 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. b4 Rad8 20. b5 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Ne7 22. Qe2 Ng5 23. Ra2 Ng6 24. bxa6 Qxa6 25. Qxa6 bxa6 26. Be2 Rd6 27. Nc4 {Duda,J (2729)-Giri,A (2779) Paris 2019 1-0 (54)}) ({RR} 12... h5 13. h4 g4 14. Nh2 Ne7 15. Ndf1 Kg7 16. d4 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Bd3 exd4 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. cxd4 Qf6 21. Ne3 Be6 22. d5 Bd7 23. Rc1 Rac8 24. Qb3 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nhf1 Bb6 27. Nd2 {Barski,R (2458)-Deac,B (2603) Caleta 2019 0-1 (38)}) 13. Nf1 h5 14. h4 g4 15. N3h2 f5 16. exf5 Ne7 17. Ne3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Nxf5 19. d4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Nf6 21. dxe5 Ne4 22. Bf4 Qxh4 23. Qd5 Bf5 24. Rf1 c6 25. Qd4 d5 26. Bd3 c5 27. Qxd5 Rad8 28. Bxe4 Rxd5 29. Bxd5 Bd3 30. Rd1 Be2 31. g3 Qd8 32. Rd2 Bc4 33. e4 Bxd5 34. exd5 Rxf4 35. gxf4 Qh4 36. Nf1 Kg7 37. d6 Kg6 38. d7 Qd8 39. Ng3 h4 40. f5+ Kg5 41. e6 Kf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.63"] [White "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. Bh6 O-O 6. Bxg7 Kxg7 7. e3 c5 8. h3 ({RR} 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Bb5 Qa5 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Nge2 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Qc1 Qc4 16. Nec3 Bf5 17. Rd1 e5 18. h3 Ng5 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. Rbc1 Qh4 21. f4 exf4 22. Qd4+ Kg8 {Jobava,B (2698)-Salem,A (2630) Dubai 2019 0-1}) 8... Nc6 9. g4 ({RR} 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 c4 11. g4 e6 12. g5 Ne8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qxd2 15. Rxd2 b5 16. Bg2 Rb8 17. Nc5 Ne7 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. Ne5 Rd8 20. h4 Rb6 21. h5 gxh5 22. Rxh5 Ncd5 23. Be4 Nf5 {Schnaider,I (2392)-Sindarov,J (2682) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (55)}) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Qd6 $146 ({RR} 10... e5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Qxd5 Nxc3 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. bxc3 Nxe5 15. f4 Nc6 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Ne2 Rac8 18. O-O Na5 19. Kf2 Rc7 20. Kg1 Rcc8 21. Kf2 Rc7 22. Kg1 Rcc8 23. Kf2 Rc7 {½-½ (23) George Samir,D (2272)-Amartuvshin,G (2392) Doha QAT 2024}) ({RR} 10... Qb6 11. O-O-O e5 12. Nge2 Be6 13. Bg2 Rac8 14. dxe5 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qg5 Qa5 17. Nf4 Bxa2 18. Nh5+ Kg8 19. Qh6 gxh5 20. gxh5 Qxe5 21. f4 exf3 22. Rhe1 {1-0 (22) Jobava,B (2587)-Radovanovic,N (2443) Petrovac MNE 2024}) 11. O-O-O b6 12. f4 Rd8 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ng5 Qxd4 17. Qxd4+ Nxd4 18. Bc4 Be8 19. c3 b5 20. cxd4 Rac8 21. Nxe4 Rxc4+ 22. Kb1 Rdxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Re1 e6 25. f5 exf5 26. gxf5 Bd7 27. f6+ Kh6 28. Nc5 Bf5+ 29. Ka1 Kg5 30. a4 Rc4 31. Re5 Kxf6 32. Rd5 bxa4 33. Ka2 Bxh3 34. Ka3 Be6 35. Nd7+ Ke7 36. Rc5 Kxd7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.64"] [White "Banh Gia Huy"] [Black "Amar, Elham"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 g6 10. Nd3 O-O 11. g3 Re8 ({RR} 11... b6 12. Be2 Ng7 13. O-O f6 14. Re1 Nf5 15. Bf3 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Bd7 17. Qb3 Kg7 18. Rae1 Re8 19. Bg2 Re7 20. Qd1 Qc7 21. Nf1 Rae8 22. R3e2 Na5 23. Ne3 Nc4 24. Bf3 Bc6 25. Bg2 Nxe3 26. Rxe3 {Nihal,S (2650)-So,W (2772) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 11... b6 12. Be2 Ng7 13. O-O f6 14. f4 Bd7 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Bg2 Na5 17. Re1 Bb5 18. Qc2 Qd7 19. Bf2 Rfe8 20. a4 Ba6 21. Bf1 Nc4 22. Nxc4 dxc4 23. Nc1 Bb7 24. Bg2 Bd5 25. Be3 Nf5 26. Qf2 {Chittka,J (2326)-Krastev,A (2457) Karlsruhe GER 2024 0-1 (44)}) 12. Bg2 Ng7 $146 ({RR} 12... b6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Nf3 Na5 15. Re1 Nc4 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Rc1 Bf8 18. g4 Ng7 19. h3 Rac8 20. Rc2 Nd6 21. Nfe5 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rxe4 Bb7 24. Re1 Bd6 25. Bf6 Rf8 26. Qc1 Ne8 27. g5 {Sousa,A (2449)-Damaso,R (2430) Lisabon 2022 1-0 (35)}) 13. O-O Nf5 14. Bf4 Bf8 15. Re1 f6 16. h4 b6 17. Nf3 Ba6 18. a4 Rc8 19. b4 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Bd6 21. Bd2 Qd7 22. Re2 Bf8 23. Bf4 a5 24. b5 Nd8 25. g4 Nd6 26. g5 Ne4 27. c4 Bd6 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. cxd5 exd5 30. gxf6 Ne6 31. Ne5 Nxf6 32. Qd2 Nh5 33. Bh3 Rb8 34. Bxe6+ Qxe6 35. Rae1 Rf8 36. f3 Nf4 37. Rh2 Rb7 38. Kh1 Nh5 39. Rg1 Rc7 40. Qh6 Qf5 41. Qe3 Re8 42. Qg5 Qxg5 43. hxg5 Rc3 44. Ra2 Rf8 45. Rgg2 Rfc8 46. Kh2 Nf4 47. Rg4 Rc2+ 48. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 49. Kh1 Rc1+ 50. Rg1 Rc3 51. Re1 Ra3 52. Rc1 Ne6 53. Rc6 Nxd4 54. Rxb6 Rxa4 55. Rb8+ Kg7 56. Rb7+ Kg8 57. Rb8+ Kg7 58. Rb7+ Kf8 59. b6 Rb4 60. Nd7+ Ke7 61. Ra7 Nc6 62. Nf6+ Ke6 63. Rxh7 Rxb6 64. Nd7 Rb2 65. f4 d4 66. Rg7 Kf5 67. Rf7+ Kg4 68. Rf6 Kg3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.65"] [White "Brodsky, David"] [Black "Sardana, Rishi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2466"] [PlyCount "156"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Qc1 b6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Nb5 Qe7 9. cxd5 Qb4+ 10. Nc3 exd5 11. e3 O-O 12. Bd3 Qe7 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 14. Ne5 Ba6 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. b4 Rcc8 21. a3 Rd8 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qxd5 Qf6 26. g3 g6 27. Kg2 Rc2 28. Qd8+ Qxd8 {Makarian,R (2525)-Svane,R (2623) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 14. Ne5 Ba6 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. b4 Rcc8 21. a3 Rd8 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qxd5 Qf6 26. g3 g6 27. Kg2 Rc2 28. Qd8+ Qxd8 {Makarian,R (2525)-Svane,R (2623) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (50)}) 14... bxc5 15. Na4 Nbd7 16. b3 Bb7 17. Qa3 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. Rfe1 Rc7 20. Nd4 g6 21. Bf1 Ne4 22. Nb5 Rcc8 23. Qb2 Kg8 24. Red1 h5 25. Nbc3 Nef6 26. Ne2 h4 27. h3 Ne4 28. Nf4 Ndf6 29. Nd3 Nd7 30. Be2 Rc7 31. b4 c4 32. Nf4 Ndf6 33. Bf3 Rd8 34. a3 Ng5 35. Be2 Nfe4 36. Qd4 Rcd7 37. Bg4 Rc7 38. Nc3 Nxc3 39. Rxc3 Ne4 40. Rc2 Ba8 41. Bf3 Rcd7 42. Qb2 d4 43. Rxc4 dxe3 44. Rxd7 Qxd7 45. fxe3 Nd2 46. Rd4 Nxf3+ 47. gxf3 Qc8 48. Rxd8+ Qxd8 49. e4 Qg5+ 50. Ng2 Bc6 51. Qc3 Bd7 52. f4 Qg3 53. Qxg3 hxg3 54. h4 Bc6 55. e5 f6 56. exf6 Kf7 57. Ne3 Kxf6 58. Kf1 Bf3 59. a4 Ke6 60. Kg1 Kf6 61. b5 Ke6 62. a5 Kd6 63. b6 axb6 64. axb6 Kc5 65. Nf1 g2 66. Nd2 Bd5 67. f5 gxf5 68. h5 Kxb6 69. h6 Bg8 70. Kxg2 Kc5 71. Kg3 Kd6 72. Kf4 Ke7 73. Kg5 Kf8 74. Kf6 Bh7 75. Nf3 f4 76. Ne5 Kg8 77. Kg5 Bc2 78. Kxf4 Bb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.66"] [White "Lou, Yiping"] [Black "Smirnov, Mark"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2336"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. Bd2 Nxb3 12. Qxb3 c5 13. Bc3 ({RR} 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. Bc3 Be6 15. Qa3 a5 16. Qc5 f6 17. Bd4 Bc4 18. Re1 Qd7 19. Nc3 Rad8 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. b3 Be6 22. Nxb5 Qb7 23. Nd6 Qa6 24. Bc3 a4 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Ba5 Ra8 27. b4 Nc8 {Kuybokarov,T (2562)-Tang,A (2524) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) 13... Bxc3 $146 ({RR} 13... d6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nbd2 f6 16. Rfe1 g5 17. Nf1 Ng6 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Nd2 Kh8 20. Qc2 Bd7 21. Ndf1 a5 22. Ne3 b4 23. Nef5 Bb5 24. Rad1 a4 25. h4 a3 26. b3 Ra7 27. h5 Qb6 28. h6 {Kotronias,V (2465)-Koellner,R (2440) Hamburg 2022 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 13... d6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nbd2 f6 16. Qc3 a5 17. b3 Bd7 18. a4 bxa4 19. bxa4 Qc7 20. Nc4 Rfb8 21. Rad1 Ng8 22. Ng5 Re8 23. f4 h6 24. Ne6+ Bxe6 25. dxe6 Rxe6 26. f5 gxf5 27. Nxd6 fxe4 28. Qh3 {Heimann,A (2557)-Koellner,R (2410) Baden Baden GER 2023 1-0 (36)}) 14. Qxc3 d6 15. Nbd2 f5 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Qe3 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxd5 19. Qh6 Nf6 20. Nxc5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qc8 22. Nb3 d5 23. Rfe1 Ra7 24. Nd4 Re8 25. Qf4 Rf7 26. Qd6 Rd8 27. Qb6 Rdf8 28. Ne6 Re8 29. Ng5 Rff8 30. Rxe8 Qxe8 31. Qxa6 Qe5 32. Qe6+ Qxe6 33. Nxe6 Rc8 34. Nf4 Rc2 35. b3 Rxa2 36. Nxd5 Nh5 37. Rd4 Kf7 38. h4 Ke6 39. Nc7+ Kf5 40. Nxb5 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Ra2 42. Nd6+ Ke5 43. Rd2 Rxd2 44. Nc4+ Kd4 45. Nxd2 Kc3 46. Ne4+ Kxb3 47. Ng5 Nf6 48. Kg3 Kc4 49. Kf4 Kd5 50. Ne4 Ng8 51. Kg5 Ke6 52. f4 Kf7 53. f5 h6+ 54. Kf4 Ne7 55. fxg6+ Kxg6 56. Ng3 Kf6 57. Kg4 Nd5 58. Nh5+ Ke5 59. f4+ Ke6 60. Kf3 Ne7 61. Ng3 Ng8 62. Ne2 Ne7 63. Ke4 Kf6 64. Nd4 Ng6 65. h5 Ne7 66. Nf3 Nf5 67. Ne5 Ng3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.67"] [White "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Black "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. Re1 d6 10. Bd2 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. Ne2 Ne6 13. c3 Nc5 14. Bc2 Nxa4 15. Bxa4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 $146 ({RR} 16. Qxa4 Qxa4 17. Rxa4 Nd7 18. b4 f5 19. Ng3 fxe4 20. dxe4 Nb6 21. Ra2 Nc4 22. Bc1 a5 23. Rc2 Rfb8 24. Nd2 Ba6 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. bxa5 Nxa5 27. c4 Nc6 28. Ne3 Nb4 29. Rc3 Na2 30. Rc2 Nb4 {Niedbala,B (2400)-Pycinski,W (2091) Katowice POL 2023 1-0 (129)}) 16... Rfb8 17. c4 c6 18. Qc2 Ne8 19. c5 Nc7 20. Bc3 Re8 21. h3 Nb5 22. Ng3 f6 23. cxd6 Bxd6 24. Nf5 c5 25. Bd2 Bf8 26. Nh2 Rad8 27. Re3 g6 28. Ng4 Qe6 29. Rg3 Kh8 30. Nfh6 Nd4 31. Qd1 Bg7 32. Nh2 Rd7 33. Ra3 c4 34. Nf3 Nb5 35. Nh4 Bxh6 36. Bxh6 Bxe4 37. Ra4 Bxd3 38. Qa1 Bc2 39. Rxa6 Rd1+ 40. Qxd1 Bxd1 41. Rxe6 Rxe6 42. Re3 Kg8 43. Re1 Bc2 44. f4 Kf7 45. fxe5 Rxe5 46. Rxe5 fxe5 47. Nf3 Ke6 48. Bg7 e4 49. Nd4+ Nxd4 50. Bxd4 Kd5 51. Be3 Kc6 52. Kf2 Kb5 53. Bd4 Kb4 54. Ke3 Bd3 55. h4 Kb3 56. g3 Kc2 57. Be5 Kd1 58. Bd4 Ke1 59. Be5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.68"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Bologan, Victor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2506"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Rg1 c6 6. g4 h6 7. a4 ({RR} 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 exd4 9. Qxd4 Qa5 10. Be2 Ne5 11. h3 Be6 12. a3 Nfd7 13. Qd2 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 O-O-O 15. Be2 Bf6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 18. bxc3 Rhe8 19. O-O-O Nb6 20. f5 Bd5 21. Bd4 f6 {Jones,G (2672)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (40)}) 7... Be7 8. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. f4 Nexg4 12. O-O-O Nxe3 13. Qxe3 g5 14. Nf3 gxf4 15. Qxf4 Be6 16. Nd4 Qe5 17. Qxe5 dxe5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bc4 Kf7 20. Rgf1 Rad8 21. Rf3 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Rg8 {Pavlidis,A (2536)-Draskovic,L (2469) Terme Catez 2021 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. Bd3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. h3 Nxd3+ 13. cxd3 d5 14. Qe2 dxe4 15. dxe4 Be6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qc4 Qe5 18. O-O-O g5 19. Be3 Kf7 20. Rgf1 b5 21. axb5 cxb5 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 {Deac,B (2683)-Henriquez Villagra,C (2603) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nf8 10. h3 g5 11. Ne2 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Ne6 13. f3 exd4 14. Nxd4 d5 15. Bd3 Bd6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ke2 Bd7 18. Rh1 c5 19. c3 Kf7 20. h4 Rag8 21. a5 Bc6 22. e5 Bxe5 {Kovacevic,A (2471)-Damjanovic,V (2376) Novi Sad SRB 2023 ½-½ (136)}) 8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. h3 g5 11. f4 gxf4 12. Bxf4 Qb6 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Kb1 a6 17. h4 b5 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Nfd7 20. g6 bxa4 21. g7 Rg8 22. Bd2 Qb6 23. Be3 Qa5 24. Bh3 Rb8 25. Bxe6 Qxc3 26. Bd4 Rxb2+ 27. Kc1 Rxc2+ 28. Qxc2 Qa3+ 29. Bb2 Qe3+ 30. Kb1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.69"] [White "Druska, Juraj"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qe3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 $146 ({RR} 9. Qg5 g6 10. e5 h6 11. Qf4 Nh5 12. Qe3 Ng7 13. Re1 b6 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Nc4 b5 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qb6 Ra7 20. Bf4 d5 21. Bd6 Qd8 22. Bc7 {1-0 (22) Travadon,L (2458)-Gibaud,E (2061) Saint-Affrique FRA 2024}) 9... d6 10. Na4 Nd7 11. c4 O-O 12. Bd2 b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. b4 h6 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Qb8 18. Be3 Ba8 19. Bb1 Bf6 20. Qd2 b5 21. Nb2 Nde5 22. Nh2 bxc4 23. Nxc4 d5 24. exd5 Rxd5 25. Qc2 Nxc4 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rxd5 Nxe3 28. Rd7 Ne7 29. Re1 Qb5 30. Ra7 N3f5 31. Ng4 Bd4 32. Bxf5 Bxa7 33. Bxe6 Qc6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.70"] [White "Dlugy, Maxim"] [Black "Samadov, Read"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/HEOjjNRA} Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Be2 h5 7. Nf3 Bf5 ({RR} 7... Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 Bg4 10. b4 Qd8 11. Nc5 Qc8 12. a4 Nbd7 13. O-O O-O 14. a5 a6 15. c4 e6 16. Rc1 Re8 17. Qb3 Ne4 18. Rfd1 Ndf6 19. Qa2 Re7 20. Ne5 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Qd8 22. Na4 {Carlsen,M (2847)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2607) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 7... a5 8. Ne5 b5 9. O-O Bf5 10. Bd3 Qc8 11. Qe2 O-O 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nbd7 14. Nxf6+ exf6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Be3 Rfe8 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Rad1 Qd5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rc1 Qxd4 21. Rxc4 Qe5 22. Qc2 {Dlugy,M (2524)-Wolff,P (2545) Saint Louis, United States 2023 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/HEOjjNRA] 1-0 (44)}) 8. Ne5 ({RR} 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Qd2 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Na6 11. a3 Nc7 12. Rg1 Ne6 13. Be5 Qd7 14. f4 Ng4 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 16. Ne2 O-O-O 17. O-O-O Nf5 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. fxg3 f5 20. c4 e6 21. Kb1 Kb8 22. Ka2 Nf6 {Ser,D (2017)-Idnani,T (1993) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (71)}) 8... Nfd7 9. Nd3 Na6 $146 ({RR} 9... Bf6 10. Qd2 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. O-O-O Nb4 13. f3 Bxd3 14. Bxd3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 Qb6 17. e4 Na2+ 18. Kb1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc3 20. Bb3 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Nb4 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Re1+ Kf8 24. Bd6+ {Lambert Pont,M (1700)-Martinez Gamiz,M (1899) Barcelona 2022 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 9... Qa5 10. Qd2 Na6 11. a3 Rc8 12. b4 Qd8 13. Na4 Bxd3 14. cxd3 e5 15. dxe5 b5 16. d4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Bg3 Qe7 19. Rc1 Qe6 20. a4 Bf8 21. O-O Bxb4 22. Qa2 Nc7 23. Qb3 Be7 24. axb5 {Meskauskas,K (1222)-Raugevicius,M (1514) Kaunas 2022 ½-½ (44)}) 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. f3 Bxd3 12. cxd3 Nc7 13. b4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. d4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Nd6 Nd5 19. Nxc8 Nxf4 20. exf4 Re8+ 21. Kf1 Qxc8 22. Rd1 Qf5 23. g3 Qd5 24. Kg2 c3 25. Qxc3 Re2+ 26. Kf1 Qxa2 27. Qd3 Rf2+ 28. Ke1 Bxd4 29. Rd2 Qa1+ 30. Rd1 Qb2 31. Rb1 Bc3+ 32. Qxc3 Qe2# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.71"] [White "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "162"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Re1 a5 ({RR} 7... Bg4 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nf1 Nd7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. d4 O-O 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Bd6 15. Qe2 a5 16. Rad1 Qb8 17. b3 a4 18. Nh4 axb3 19. cxb3 Nc5 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Rc1 Na6 22. h4 {Karjakin,S (2782)-Kramnik,V (2792) Paris 2018 1-0 (69)}) ({RR} 7... c5 8. c3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Nh4 a5 14. Ngf5 Nd7 15. Qg4 Re8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Ne3 a4 18. Rf1 Nf6 19. Qf3 Qd7 20. Nc4 Qe6 21. Bd2 Nd7 22. b4 {Ivic,V (2610)-Nguyen,T (2663) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 0-1 (51)}) 8. d4 Nd7 9. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Red1 Re8 15. Na4 Nc5 16. a3 Nxa4 17. axb4 Nb6 18. bxa5 Nd7 19. Qc3 Ba6 20. b4 f6 21. Nd2 Qf7 22. Rdc1 Nf8 23. Nb3 Ne6 {Sjugirov,S (2696)-Oparin,G (2683) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (94)}) ({RR} 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. Red1 Qc8 15. Qc2 f6 16. Nd2 c5 17. Na4 Bc6 18. Nb1 Qa6 19. Nbc3 Qxc4 20. b3 Qf7 21. Rac1 c4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 cxb3 {Ragger,M (2647)-Dardha,D (2575) Chennai 2022 ½-½ (46)}) ({RR} 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Na3 Bxa3 12. bxa3 O-O 13. Re3 Qe7 14. Ne1 Nb6 15. Rc3 Na4 16. Rg3 f6 17. Nd3 Be6 18. Qe1 Nc5 19. Bxa5 Nxe4 20. Bb4 Nd6 21. Nc5 Bd5 22. a4 Qf7 23. a5 Rfe8 {Xiong,J (2692)-Dardha,D (2606) chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (60)}) 9... Be7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 f6 12. Bd2 a4 13. Na5 Ra6 14. Qe2 Nc5 15. Bb4 Ne6 16. Red1 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nc4 c5 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Qh6 Re6 22. f3 Ba6 23. b3 Kf7 24. Nb2 a3 25. Nd3 Rc6 26. Rac1 Qf8 27. Qd2 Qa8 28. e5 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 fxe5 30. Re1 Re8 31. Qc4+ Kg7 32. Qd5 Rd6 33. Qxc5 Qc6 34. Rxe5 Qxc5 35. Rxc5 Re2 36. Rxc7+ Kh6 37. Rd1 g5 38. Kf1 Rde6 39. Rxd4 Re1+ 40. Kf2 Ra1 41. Rdc4 Rxa2 42. R4c6 Rg6 43. Ke3 Ra1 44. Rxg6+ Kxg6 45. Ra7 h5 46. h3 h4 47. Ra5 Kf6 48. f4 gxf4+ 49. Kxf4 Ra2 50. c4 Rxg2 51. Rxa3 Rg3 52. Ra6+ Ke7 53. Rb6 Rxh3 54. Kg4 Rh1 55. b4 Kd7 56. b5 h3 57. Kg3 Rc1 58. Rc6 Rc3+ 59. Kh2 Rb3 60. Rc5 Kd6 61. Rh5 Rc3 62. Rd5+ Ke6 63. Rd4 Ke5 64. Rh4 Kd6 65. Rh6+ Kc7 66. Rc6+ Kb7 67. Rc5 Kb6 68. Rc8 Kb7 69. Rc6 Rb3 70. Rc5 Rc3 71. Rc6 Rb3 72. Rh6 Rc3 73. Rh4 Kb6 74. Rg4 Kb7 75. Rd4 Kc7 76. Re4 Kb7 77. Re7+ Kb8 78. Re4 Kb7 79. Rf4 Kc7 80. Rh4 Kb7 81. Rxh3 Rxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.72"] [White "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. Nbd2 e5 7. Nc4 ({RR} 7. a4 Be6 8. b3 Be7 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Ng5 Bxc4 ({RR} 10... Bxg5 11. Bxg5 O-O 12. O-O f6 13. Be3 b5 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. Qe2 a5 16. f3 Qd6 17. Rfd1 Bf7 18. Qf2 g6 19. Kh1 Kg7 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ne5 22. Rf1 Bg8 23. Qg3 g5 ({RR} 23... Qd4 24. Nf3 Nxf3) 24. Nf3 Kh8 ({RR} 24... h6 25. Nxe5)) 11. bxc4 Nf8 12. Qg4 h5 13. Qf5 Bd6 14. O-O Qe7 15. Qh3 ({RR} 15. f4 f6 16. Nf3 g6 17. Qh3 exf4 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Bxf4 Nd7 21. Rae1 O-O) ({RR} 15. Rb1) 15... f6 16. Nf3 g5 17. Nd2 Ne6 18. Re1 g4 19. Qe3 O-O-O 20. Qe2 Rdg8 21. Nf1 h4 {Praggnanandhaa R (2747)-Caruana,F (2803) Toronto, Canada 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] 0-1 (89)}) 7... b5 8. Ne3 c4 9. dxc4 $146 ({RR} 9. O-O Bc5 10. b3 cxd3 11. cxd3 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 c5 16. Nxe5 Bb7 17. d4 Qd6 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Qg4 h5 20. Qg3 f6 21. Rxc5 fxe5 22. Rfc1 Bxd5 23. Rxb5 Rac8 {Aronian,L (2738)-Theodorou,N (2627) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 9. b3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 c3 11. Bc1 O-O 12. O-O Be6 13. Qe1 c5 14. Nh4 g6 15. a3 Ba5 16. Nf3 Rfe8 17. Ng5 Rad8 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Qe2 Bb6 20. a4 a6 21. axb5 axb5 22. g3 h5 23. Kg2 Qd7 {Zhalmakhanov,R (2488)-Theodorou,N (2627) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (48)}) 9... Nxe4 10. O-O Bc5 11. cxb5 O-O 12. bxc6 Qxc6 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Nd3 Bd6 15. Nd5 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Qd6 17. N5f4 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Qf6 19. f3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Qxf4 21. Qd5 Rb8 22. Nd3 Qh6+ 23. Kg1 Ba6 24. Qd4 Rb5 25. Ne5 Qe6 26. Rfe1 Rd5 27. Qe3 f6 28. Ng4 Qd7 29. Qe6+ Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Bc8 31. Re2 Bxg4 32. fxg4 Rd4 33. b3 Rxg4 34. Rd1 a5 35. a4 Rg5 36. Rd7 h5 37. Rb7 Rc8 38. Rb5 Rcc5 39. c4 Kf7 40. Rb7+ Kg6 41. Ree7 Kh6 42. Rb5 h4 43. Ra7 Rce5 44. Raxa5 Re2 45. Rxg5 fxg5 46. Rd5 Rb2 47. Rd3 g4 48. g3 h3 49. c5 Rb1+ 50. Kh2 Rb2+ 51. Kg1 Rb1+ 52. Kh2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.73"] [White "Saraci, Nderim"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2473"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bg4 4. e3 Nbd7 5. c4 e6 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d4 Qe7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qc2 ({RR} 11. Rc1 a6 12. Ne1 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 dxc4 14. bxc4 e5 15. Nf3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 b5 17. c5 Bc7 18. Qc2 h6 19. Red1 Rad8 20. d5 Qxc5 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. Nd5 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 Bb8 24. Nxf6+ Nxf6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 {Voicu,T (2172)-Travesset Sagre,J (2301) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (67)}) 11... Rad8 $146 ({RR} 11... Bg6 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 e5 14. dxe5 {½-½ (14) Korpa,B (2536)-Lodici,L (2545) Montesilvano 2022}) 12. Rad1 Bb8 13. e4 Bg6 14. Bd3 dxc4 15. bxc4 e5 16. d5 Bd6 17. Nh4 Bb4 18. Ne2 cxd5 19. cxd5 Rc8 20. Qb1 Nh5 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Bb5 Ndf6 23. Qd3 Rfd8 24. g3 Ne8 25. Bxe8 Qxe8 26. Rc1 Nf6 27. Kg2 Bd6 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 Rxc1 30. Nxc1 Qa4 31. f3 Nd7 32. Qb3 Qa6 33. Qd3 Qa4 34. Qb3 Qa6 35. Qd3 Qa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.74"] [White "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Black "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2420"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 g6 7. Bf4 Qb6 8. Rb1 Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bf5 $146 ({RR} 10... Nc6 11. h3 Be6 12. a3 Rad8 13. Na4 Qb5 14. Nc3 Qc4 15. Bxc7 Rd7 16. Bb6 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. c3 Be4 19. Nd2 Qb5 20. Nxe4 Qxb6 21. Qe2 e6 22. Rbd1 Rdd8 23. h4 Na5 24. h5 Qb5 25. Qxb5 {Shuvalov,E (1993)-Harsh,S (2414) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (64)}) ({RR} 10... Nc6 11. Na4 Qa5 12. c3 Bf5 13. Rc1 b5 14. Nc5 Qxa2 15. Nh4 Bg4 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Ra1 Qc4 18. b3 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc6 Ne2+ 21. Kg2 Rad8 22. Bxc7 Rc8 23. Nxa6 Nxd4 24. Bb7 Rce8 25. h3 {Kunal,M (2250)-Harsh,S (2402) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 10... Nc6 11. Na4 Qa5 12. c3 Bf5 13. Rc1 b5 14. Nc5 Qxa2 15. Nh4 Bg4 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Ra1 Qc4 18. b3 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc6 Ne2+ 21. Kg2 Rad8 22. Bxc7 Rc8 23. Nxa6 Nxd4 24. Bb7 Rce8 25. h3 {Kunal,M (2250)-Harsh,S (2402) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (52)}) 11. Re1 Nc6 12. d5 Rad8 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Nd2 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Nb3 Qxd1 18. Rbxd1 Bxc2 19. Rd2 Bf5 20. f4 e5 21. Nc5 exf4 22. Bxf4 Bd4+ 23. Rxd4 Nxd4 24. Re7 b6 25. Nxa6 c6 26. Nb4 Rc8 27. Rb7 b5 28. Re7 Be6 29. a3 c5 30. Nd3 Ne2+ 31. Kf2 Nxf4 32. Nxf4 Bc4 33. Re3 Rc6 34. Re7 Kg7 35. Rb7 g5 36. Ne2 Rf6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.75"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Macovei, Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "205"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Qe2 Bd6 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nc3 h6 ({RR} 9... c6 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. d3 O-O 12. O-O Nd4 13. Qd1 Rac8 14. Be3 Bb4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Nce4 Nd5 17. a3 Ba5 18. Rc1 Rfe8 19. Qh5 h6 20. Nf3 Bb6 21. Ne5 Qe6 22. Qxf7+ Qxf7 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Nd6+ {Janik,I (2502)-Sindarov,J (2674) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (82)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. O-O c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. d3 Nd4 13. Qd1 Rfe8 14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 f5 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. c3 Ne6 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Qb3 b6 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. d4 e4 22. Bc1 Qe7 23. Rfe1 Qf6 24. Qa4 {Estevez Polanco,L (2106)-Filippova,M (2026) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (65)}) 10. Nf3 $146 O-O 11. O-O c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. d3 Rae8 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. c3 Bd8 17. Rd1 f5 18. d4 e4 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qe6 21. Bf4 Bc7 22. Qb5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Rd5 Qf4 25. Qc4 Kh7 26. Qd4 Rf7 27. Qxa7 e3 28. fxe3 Rxe3 29. Rf1 Qg5 30. Rdd1 Rfe7 31. Qc5 Re2 32. Qxf5+ Qxf5 33. Rxf5 Rxb2 34. Rf2 Ree2 35. Rxe2 Rxe2 36. Rb1 Rxa2 37. Rxb7 Rc2 38. Rc7 Kg6 39. h3 Kf6 40. Kh2 h5 41. Rc6+ Kf5 42. Rc5+ Kf4 43. h4 Rc1 44. Rxh5 Kg4 45. Rc5 Kxh4 46. Rc4+ Kg5 47. Kg3 Kf5 48. Rc5+ Kf6 49. Kg4 Rc2 50. g3 Rd2 51. Rf5+ Kg6 52. Rf3 Rd8 53. Re3 Rc8 54. Kf4 Kf6 55. Ke4 Re8+ 56. Kd3 Rd8+ 57. Kc2 Kf5 58. c4 Rc8 59. Kb3 Rb8+ 60. Kc3 Rc8 61. Kb3 Rb8+ 62. Kc2 Rc8 63. Kc3 g5 64. Rf3+ Kg4 65. Rd3 Kh3 66. Kb4 Rb8+ 67. Ka4 Ra8+ 68. Kb3 Rb8+ 69. Kc2 Rc8 70. Rc3 Rc5 71. Kd3 Rc8 72. Kd4 Rd8+ 73. Ke5 Re8+ 74. Kf5 g4 75. c5 Rf8+ 76. Ke4 Re8+ 77. Kd4 Rd8+ 78. Kc4 Rc8 79. Kd5 Rd8+ 80. Ke5 Re8+ 81. Kd5 Rd8+ 82. Kc4 Rc8 83. Kb4 Rb8+ 84. Ka3 Ra8+ 85. Kb3 Rb8+ 86. Kc2 Rc8 87. Kd2 Rd8+ 88. Ke2 Re8+ 89. Kf2 Rf8+ 90. Kg1 Ra8 91. Kf2 Rf8+ 92. Ke2 Re8+ 93. Kd2 Rd8+ 94. Kc2 Rc8 95. c6 Rc7 96. Kd1 Kg2 97. Ke2 Re7+ 98. Kd3 Kxg3 99. c7 Rxc7 100. Rxc7 Kf2 101. Rf7+ Kg2 102. Ke2 g3 103. Rg7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.76"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2078"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6 9. Ne2 Re8 10. O-O Qc7 11. h3 Nd7 12. Bd2 Nf8 13. Rae1 ({RR} 13. c4 Be6 14. Rfe1 Qd7 15. f4 f5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Bc3 Bc7 18. Kh1 Bd6 19. Kg1 Bc7 20. Kh1 a6 21. Rf1 Qc8 22. b3 b5 23. Ba1 Bb6 24. Rc1 Qb8 25. d5 cxd5 26. c5 Bc7 27. Nd4 Qc8 {Kanov,N (2416)-Skytte,R (2358) Fredericia DEN 2024 1-0 (41)}) 13... Bd7 14. c4 Ne6 15. c5 Bh2+ $146 ({RR} 15... Bf8 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Bc4 Qc8 18. Ng3 Nc7 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Bxf7 Bg7 22. Nh5 Rg8 23. Nxg7 Rxg7 24. Qxh6+ Rh7 25. Qxf6+ Rg7 26. Re4 Bf5 27. Rh4+ Bh7 28. Rxh7+ {1-0 (28) Christiansen,J (2618)-Faizulaev,A (2367) Samarkand UZB 2023}) ({RR} 15... Bf8 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Bc4 Qc8 18. Ng3 Nc7 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Bxf7 Bg7 22. Nh5 Rg8 23. Nxg7 Rxg7 24. Qxh6+ Rh7 25. Qxf6+ Rg7 26. Re4 Bf5 27. Rh4+ Bh7 28. Rxh7+ {1-0 (28) Christiansen,J (2618)-Faizulaev,A (2367) Samarkand UZB 2023}) 16. Kh1 Bf4 17. Bc3 h5 18. Bc4 h4 19. b4 Rad8 20. Bb2 Ng5 21. Qb3 Be6 22. Rd1 Ne4 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. Qc2 Rd5 25. Ng1 f5 26. Rde1 g5 27. Nf3 f6 28. Bc1 Kf7 29. b5 Bxc1 30. Qxc1 cxb5 31. Re3 b6 32. Kg1 bxc5 33. dxc5 Qxc5 34. Qb2 Nxf2 35. Rc3 Nxh3+ 36. Kh1 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Nh3+ 38. Kh1 Qe7 39. gxh3 Kg6 40. Rc2 Re3 41. Rg2 Qe4 42. Qf2 Kh5 43. Kg1 f4 44. Nd2 Qe6 45. Nf3 Qxh3 46. Rh2 Qg3+ 47. Rg2 Qxf2+ 48. Rgxf2 Rdd3 49. Nh2 f5 50. Rc2 Rg3+ 51. Kh1 Ra3 52. Rd1 Rgd3 53. Re1 g4 54. Rc5 Kg5 55. Nf1 Rd7 56. Ree5 Rf7 57. Nd2 g3 58. Re8 Kg4 59. Rg8+ Kh3 60. Rc2 Re7 61. Rc1 Re2 62. Rd8 Rh2+ 63. Kg1 Rxa2 64. Rd1 f3 65. Rd3 f2+ 66. Kf1 Rh1+ 67. Ke2 Rxd1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.77"] [White "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Rosen, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2377"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. b4 ({RR} 6. g3 Bd6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. d3 Ba6 11. e4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bf4 Qd6 15. Qa4 Bb7 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Kf8 20. f4 Rc5 {Keymer,V (2696)-Ding Liren (2811) Wijk aan Zee NED 2023 ½-½ (58)}) 6... a6 7. Qa4+ $146 ({RR} 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. Qb3 Bb7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rfc1 Nc6 12. b5 Na5 13. Qc2 Nc4 14. a4 Nxb2 15. Qxb2 a5 16. Rc2 Qe7 17. Rf1 Rad8 18. Bd1 Ng4 19. Ne2 Ne5 20. Ned4 Nd3 21. Qb1 Qf6 {Gareev,T (2552)-Suyarov,M (2429) Aktobe KAZ 2024 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. Ne2 c5 10. bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Ng3 Nce4 13. Qb3 Bd6 14. Bxa6 Nc5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qd1 Bc6 17. Qe2 Nfe4 18. Nf5 f6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. O-O Kf7 {Schmakel,S (2449)-Rosen,E (2377) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. Qb3 Bb7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rfc1 Nc6 12. b5 Na5 13. Qc2 Nc4 14. a4 Nxb2 15. Qxb2 a5 16. Rc2 Qe7 17. Rf1 Rad8 18. Bd1 Ng4 19. Ne2 Ne5 20. Ned4 Nd3 21. Qb1 Qf6 {Gareev,T (2552)-Suyarov,M (2429) Aktobe KAZ 2024 ½-½ (62)}) 7... Bd7 8. Qb3 c6 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 Re8 12. a3 c5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nh7 Bc6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Nxd5 Qd8 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. Nf4 Qg5 19. Kf1 Nd7 20. h4 Qe7 21. Rh3 Rac8 22. Bxa6 Rc7 23. Rg3 Bd4 24. Qb1 Be5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. d4 Nd7 27. d5 Nc5 28. dxc6 Ne4 29. Qxb6 Qxh4 30. Kg1 Nxg3 31. fxg3 Qf6 32. Rc1 Qe5 33. Nd5 Qxd5 34. Qxc7 Qd2 35. Rf1 Qxe3+ 36. Kh2 Re5 37. Qxf7+ Kh7 38. Qf3 Qc5 39. Bd3+ Kg8 40. Qf7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.78"] [White "Hungaski, Robert"] [Black "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. h3 d5 2. e3 ({RR} 2. c3 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. cxd4 Bd6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 h6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Qe7 9. Qe2 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nfxd2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Ngf6 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nxc8 Qxe2 15. Bxe2 Rxc8 16. Rhe1 Rd8 {Nihal Sarin (3198)-Carlsen,M (3244) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (42)}) 2... e5 3. d4 $146 ({RR} 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 c5 5. Bb5+ Ke7 6. Nb3 c4 7. Nd4 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bxb5 axb5 10. Nxb5 f5 11. b3 cxb3 12. Ba3+ Kf7 13. Bxf8 b2 14. N1c3 bxa1=Q 15. Qxa1 Kxf8 16. Qb2 Nc6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 {Weber,R (1486)-Hercules,B (2182) St Denis 2019 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 3. b3 Bd6 4. Bb2 c5 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nd2 Nge7 7. Ne2 h5 8. g3 h4 9. g4 f5 10. gxf5 Nxf5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Qd2 a5 14. a4 Ncd4 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Rg1 b5 {Sammed Jaykumar,S (2379)-Sai,H (2162) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 3. c4 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. exd4 exd4 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bc2 d3 10. Ba4 Be6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nc3 a5 16. Re3 Nc5 17. Ne5 Rfe8 {Hungaski,R (2477)-Marin,S (2272) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) 3... e4 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. b3 c6 6. Qd2 Be7 7. Ba3 O-O 8. c4 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Qe7 10. Nc2 dxc4 11. bxc4 c5 12. Nc3 Rd8 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Bf5 15. Rfd1 h5 16. Qe1 Rd7 17. Rd2 Rad8 18. Rad1 g5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Qd2 Be6 23. Nd4 Bxc4 24. Nxc6 Qxc6 25. Qd4 Bxe2 26. Nxe2 Kg7 27. Ng3 Kg6 28. h4 Qc1+ 29. Nf1 gxh4 30. Qxa7 Nd5 31. Qxb7 Nc3 32. Qa6+ f6 33. Qc4 Kh6 34. Kh2 Qb2 35. a4 Qxf2 36. Qxc3 Qxf1 37. a5 Kg6 38. Qd4 Qd3 39. Qb6 Qc3 40. a6 Qe5+ 41. Kh1 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Qe5+ 43. Kh1 Qa1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.79"] [White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Black "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2435"] [PlyCount "298"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Bd6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 Re8 7. Rc1 ({RR} 7. d4 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rc1 a6 11. Qc2 dxc4 12. bxc4 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 b5 16. Bf5 g6 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. e4 c4 19. Rfe1 Qc7 20. h4 Rac8 21. h5 b4 {So,W (2770)-Shankland,S (2691) chess24.com INT 2020 0-1 (37)}) 7... c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nb5 $146 ({RR} 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Nf3 Ne5 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. O-O Rac8 15. h3 a6 16. Nd4 Ne4 17. Nxd5 Rxc1 18. Bxc1 Bb8 19. Nf4 Qd6 20. g3 Qh6 21. h4 Qf6 22. Bb2 h6 23. Qc2 Ng4 {Santos Latasa,J (2626)-Lobanov,S (2507) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (66)}) ({RR} 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Be2 Qe7 13. O-O h5 14. h3 Qe5 15. g3 Qg5 16. h4 Qg6 17. Bd3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Ne2 Qh3 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rxc6 Rad8 22. Qxd5 Bxg3 23. Qg2 Qxg2+ {Narayanan,S (2540)-Oparin,G (2652) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Nf3 Ne5 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. O-O Rac8 15. h3 a6 16. Nd4 Ne4 17. Nxd5 Rxc1 18. Bxc1 Bb8 19. Nf4 Qd6 20. g3 Qh6 21. h4 Qf6 22. Bb2 h6 23. Qc2 Ng4 {Santos Latasa,J (2626)-Lobanov,S (2507) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (66)}) 9... d4 10. Nxd6 Qxd6 11. Ba3 dxe3 12. dxe3 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 b6 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rd6 Nc6 17. Rxf6 Kg7 18. Rf4 Nb4 19. Bc4 Re7 20. a4 a6 21. O-O Rd8 22. Nh4 Red7 23. Nf5+ Kg6 24. e4 h5 25. Nh4+ Kg7 26. Nf5+ Kg6 27. Ne3 Nd3 28. Rh4 Rd4 29. f3 Ne5 30. Bd5 Bxd5 31. Nxd5 R8xd5 32. g4 Rd8 33. Rxh5 f6 34. Rf5 Rd2 35. g5 Nd7 36. gxf6 Nxf6 37. Kh1 Rd1 38. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 39. Kg2 Rb1 40. a5 Rb2+ 41. Kg3 Rxb3 42. Kf4 c4 43. axb6 Rxb6 44. Rc5 a5 45. Rxc4 Ra6 46. Ra4 Nd7 47. Ke3 Kf6 48. Kd4 Ke6 49. Kc4 Ra8 50. Kb5 Rb8+ 51. Kxa5 Nc5 52. Rb4 Ra8+ 53. Kb5 Nd3 54. Rd4 Rb8+ 55. Kc6 Ne5+ 56. Kc7 Rf8 57. Rd6+ Ke7 58. Rd5 Ng6 59. Rf5 Rh8 60. Rg5 Nf4 61. Rg4 Ne6+ 62. Kc6 Nd4+ 63. Kd5 Nxf3 64. e5 Rd8+ 65. Ke4 Nd2+ 66. Ke3 Nb3 67. Rg6 Nc5 68. Rh6 Rd3+ 69. Kf4 Ne6+ 70. Ke4 Rd4+ 71. Ke3 Rg4 72. Rh7+ Kf8 73. h4 Ng7 74. Kf3 Rg6 75. h5 Ra6 76. h6 Nf5 77. Ke4 Nxh6 78. Rb7 Nf7 79. Kf5 Ke8 80. Rc7 Nd8 81. Rc1 Nc6 82. Rh1 Ne7+ 83. Ke4 Ra4+ 84. Kd3 Kf7 85. Rh6 Ng6 86. e6+ Kg7 87. Rh1 Nf4+ 88. Kc3 Nxe6 89. Rh5 Kf6 90. Rb5 Rh4 91. Kd3 Nf8 92. Rb6+ Ke5 93. Rb5+ Kd6 94. Rf5 Nd7 95. Ke3 Ne5 96. Rf4 Rh8 97. Ke4 Ke6 98. Rf1 Ra8 99. Rd1 Ra3 100. Rb1 Ra4+ 101. Ke3 Rh4 102. Rb5 Ng4+ 103. Kd3 Nf6 104. Ra5 Nd5 105. Ra1 Kd6 106. Rg1 Rh3+ 107. Kd4 Nf4 108. Ra1 Ne6+ 109. Kc4 Rh4+ 110. Kc3 Nd4 111. Ra5 Ne6 112. Ra1 Kd5 113. Ra8 Rh3+ 114. Kd2 Nf4 115. Rd8+ Ke5 116. Re8+ Kd4 117. Rd8+ Nd5 118. Ke2 Rh7 119. Kf3 Rf7+ 120. Ke2 Rf6 121. Rd7 Ke4 122. Rd8 Re6 123. Kd2 Kd4 124. Ra8 Rg6 125. Ra4+ Ke5 126. Ra8 Rg2+ 127. Kd3 Rg3+ 128. Kd2 Nb6 129. Rd8 Nc4+ 130. Kc2 Ne3+ 131. Kd2 Nd5 132. Ra8 Rh3 133. Ra7 Rh2+ 134. Kd3 Nb4+ 135. Kc4 Nc6 136. Ra3 Rc2+ 137. Rc3 Re2 138. Rh3 Re4+ 139. Kc5 Nd4 140. Rh5+ Nf5 141. Rh8 Ng7 142. Kc6 Rc4+ 143. Kb5 Rc1 144. Kb4 Nf5 145. Rh5 Ke4 146. Kb5 Nd4+ 147. Kb6 Rf1 148. Kc5 Rf5+ 149. Rxf5 Nxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.80"] [White "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C52"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [BlackElo "2542"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 b5 7. Bd5 Nge7 8. dxe5 O-O 9. O-O Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Bg5 Qe8 $146 ({RR} 11... d6 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. e6 fxe6 14. dxe6 Be8 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. N1d2 Bc6 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Qe8 19. Qc2 Qg6 20. Qxg6 Nxg6 21. Rfc1 Bd5 22. Rxc7 h6 23. Be3 Rfe8 24. Rb1 a6 25. a3 Rxe6 26. Rbc1 {Wiebe,I (2236)-Wolchock,T (2234) Winnipeg 2019 0-1 (46)}) 12. d6 Ng6 13. a4 h6 14. axb5 Bb6 15. Re1 Bb7 16. Nbd2 Qe6 17. Be3 cxd6 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Qd4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qb7 23. Kg2 Rfe8 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Bd2 Rc8 26. Re4 d5 27. Rg4 Qb7 28. Be3 Rc5 29. Qb4 d4 30. Qxd4 Rxb5 31. h4 Qc6 32. c4 Rf5 33. Qe4 Qd7 34. Bxb6 Rf6 35. Be3 Ra6 36. c5 Re6 37. Qd4 Qc6 38. h5 Ne5 39. Re4 Nxf3 40. Rxe6 fxe6 41. Qd8+ Kf7 42. Kg3 Ne5 43. Kf4 Nd7 44. Qa5 Nf6 45. Qa7+ Kg8 46. Qb8+ Kh7 47. Qb1+ Kg8 48. Qb8+ Kf7 49. Qa7+ Nd7 50. Qa5 Qg2 51. f3 Qg5+ 52. Ke4 Qd5+ 53. Kf4 Qe5+ 54. Kg4 Qxe3 55. Qc7 Qd4+ 56. Kh3 Kf6 57. Qd8+ Kf5 58. c6 Qc3 59. cxd7 Qxf3+ 60. Kh2 Qe2+ 61. Kg3 Qd3+ 62. Kf2 Qd2+ 63. Kf1 Kg4 64. Qe7 Qd1+ 65. Kf2 Qd2+ 66. Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.81"] [White "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Black "Juksta, Karolis"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [BlackElo "2403"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Bb4+ 5. Kf1 Be7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 ({RR} 7. h4 Nd7 8. h5 e5 9. d5 Bg5 10. Qg4 h6 11. Nf3 Bxc1 12. Rxc1 Qf6 13. Bc2 O-O-O 14. Ba4 a6 15. g3 Qe7 16. Nh4 Qg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Nf3 f6 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Kg2 Nh6 21. Nd2 Rh7 {Aradhya,G (2365)-Janaszak,D (2306) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (68)}) 7... Nd7 8. Be3 ({RR} 8. Kg1 Ngf6 9. h4 O-O 10. Rh3 e5 11. Bc2 Bc8 12. Rg3 Kh8 13. Bd2 c6 14. Be3 h6 15. Ba4 Nb8 16. Nh2 a6 17. Bc2 c5 18. d5 Nh7 19. Nf3 Nf6 20. Nh2 Ng8 21. Nf3 Nf6 22. Nh2 {½-½ (22) SlowChess Blitz 2.9 avx2 (3418)-KomodoDragon 3.2 (3587) tcec-chess.com INT 2023}) 8... Bf6 9. h4 h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Ne7 10. h5 h6 11. Qd2 a6 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Rd1 Nc8 15. Rh3 Bg5 16. Bc2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qf6 18. Ba4+ b5 19. cxb5 O-O 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb3 Qg4 22. f3 Qf4 23. Qxf4 exf4 24. Rd7 {Cheparinov,I (2686)-Paehtz,E (2472) Europe Echecs INT 2020 1-0 (34)}) 10. Ke2 g6 11. Kd2 Ne7 12. Kc2 a6 13. g4 Bg7 14. Nd2 Nc6 15. Nb3 Nb4+ 16. Kb1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. f4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Be3 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ne5 22. Qe2 Rc8 23. Nd2 O-O 24. Kc2 Qc7 25. b3 b5 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Rab1 b4 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Qa5 30. Kd3 Qxd5+ 31. Kc2 Qa5 32. Kd3 Rfe8 33. Ne4 d5 34. Nd2 Qxa2 35. c5 Rxc5 36. Rhc1 Rc3+ 37. Rxc3 bxc3 38. Rd1 cxd2 39. Rxd2 Qxb3# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.82"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "George, Kevin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2270"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 f5 12. Nxe5 Qf6 13. Nf3 g5 14. c4 Nf4 15. Bf1 g4 16. c5 Bc7 17. d4 gxf3 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf3 Qxd4 ({RR} 19... Bc7 20. Qc3 Kh8 21. b4 Nb7 22. d5 cxd5 23. Qxf6+ Rxf6 24. Nc3 Be6 25. Nb5 Bf4 26. Rad1 Nd8 27. g3 Bh6 28. Nc7 Rc8 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Nc6 31. a3 Bf8 32. Rd7 a5 33. Rb7 axb4 34. axb4 {Erigaisi,A (2799)-Keymer,V (2733) Kolkata IND 2024 ½-½ (63)}) 20. Na3 Bc7 $146 ({RR} 20... Bg5 21. Rad1 Qxc5 22. h4 Bf6 23. Qf4 Bxb2 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4+ Kh8 26. Rd6 Ba6 27. Bxa6 Rad8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. h5 Qa5 30. Re2 Qxa6 31. Rxb2 Qd3 32. Qe5+ Kg8 33. Rb3 Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qd6 35. Rg3+ {Huschenbeth,N (2607)-Nasuta,G (2579) Lublin POL 2023 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 20... Bg5 21. Rad1 Qxb2 22. Nb5 Qg7 23. Nd6 Bd7 24. Qa3 Bd8 25. Nb7 Nxb7 26. Qb3+ Be6 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qxc6 Bf6 29. Rd7 Nd8 30. Qd5 Nf7 31. c6 Qg6 32. Bd3 Bg7 33. Ree7 Qg4 34. Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Qxf7 {Paravyan,D (2631)-Motylev,A (2642) Moscow 2021 1-0 (36)}) 21. b4 Qxb4 22. Nc4 Qxc5 23. Rac1 Qd4 24. Nxa5 Bxa5 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Qa3 Ba6 27. Red1 Qb6 28. Bxa6 Qxa6 29. Rd7 Qe2 30. Qxa5 Rfe8 31. g3 Re7 32. Qxf5 Rxd7 33. Qxd7 Qxa2 34. Qd4+ Kg8 35. Rxc6 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qb7 37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. Qd4+ Kg8 39. Qc4+ Kh8 40. Qc3+ Kg8 41. f3 Rb8 42. g4 a5 43. Rc7 Qb2+ 44. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 45. Kg3 a4 46. Ra7 Rb4 47. g5 Rb5 48. Kg4 Rb2 49. h4 Ra2 50. Kf5 Rf2 51. f4 Rf3 52. Rxa4 Rh3 53. Kf6 h6 54. Ra8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.83"] [White "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Black "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2410"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. Be3 e5 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Ng4 11. Nd2 Nxe5 12. h3 Ba6 13. Re1 O-O-O 14. Kc1 Be7 15. Nc3 Rhe8 16. b3 f5 17. Kb2 Ng6 18. g3 Bf6 $146 ({RR} 18... f4 19. gxf4 Bf6 20. Nf3 Rd5 21. Nh2 h5 22. Rg1 Nh4 23. Rg5 Nf5 24. Rxf5 Rxf5 25. Nf3 Re4 26. Nd2 Rexf4 27. Bxf4 Rxf4 28. f3 Kc7 29. Nde4 Bd4 30. Ng5 Bc8 31. Re1 Bd7 32. a3 h4 33. Re2 {Malyovanyi,Y (2260)-Malakhatko,V (2512) Chornomorsk 2019 0-1 (37)}) 19. Rad1 h5 20. Ndb1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Re5 22. Kc1 h4 23. gxh4 f4 24. Bd2 Bxh4 25. Rg1 Re6 26. f3 Bg3 27. Ne4 Rxe4 28. fxe4 Nh4 29. Be1 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Ng2 31. Rh1 f3 32. c4 Kc7 33. Nd2 f2 34. Rf1 Nf4 35. Kd1 Nxh3 36. Ke2 Bc8 37. Kf3 Kd6 38. Rh1 g5 39. Nf1 Ke5 40. Ke3 g4 41. Ng3 Be6 42. Rd1 Bf7 43. Rd7 Bg6 44. Re7+ Kf6 45. Rxa7 Kg5 46. Rg7 Kf6 47. Rxg6+ Kxg6 48. a4 Ng5 49. a5 Ne6 50. a6 Nc7 51. a7 Kg5 52. e5 f1=Q 53. Nxf1 Kf5 54. Ng3+ Kxe5 55. Ne4 Na8 56. Nxc5 Kd6 57. Ne4+ Kc7 58. Kf4 Kb7 59. Kxg4 Kxa7 60. Kf5 Kb6 61. Ke5 Nc7 62. Nf6 Kc5 63. Nd7+ Kb4 64. Kd6 Kxb3 65. c5 Na6 66. Kxc6 Nxc5 67. Nxc5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.84"] [White "Wagner, Dennis"] [Black "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A77"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "156"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. h3 Qc7 ({RR} 12... b6 13. Re1 Rb8 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Bf4 Re8 18. Bg3 c4 19. Rac1 b5 20. b4 Qb6 21. Kh1 Rb7 22. f4 Rbe7 23. Bf3 h6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qd2 Nh5 26. Bh4 Nf6 27. Re2 {Urkedal,F (2558)-Perunovic,M (2589) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (43)}) 13. Kh1 $146 ({RR} 13. Re1 b6 14. Bf1 Bb7 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Bf4 Re7 18. e5 Rxe5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Rc1 Rd8 21. Bc4 Ne8 22. Ne4 h6 23. Ba2 Qb8 24. Qf3 f5 25. Ng3 e4 26. Qe2 Kh7 27. h4 h5 {Drygalov,S (2547)-Smirnov,A (2136) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 13. Re1 Nf8 14. Bf1 Bd7 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Bxd6 Qd8 20. Bxc5 Rc8 21. Bd4 Qg5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd6 Bxh3 24. Nxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qf3 Bg4 26. Qe3 Qe5 27. f3 Bd7 {Korol,D (2287)-Mammadzada,G (2449) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (54)}) ({RR} 13. Qc2 Rb8 14. Nc4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Bf4 Re8 17. Rfe1 Nd7 18. Bg3 g5 19. f4 gxf4 20. Bxf4 Ne5 21. Rf1 Bd7 22. Bh5 Rf8 23. Qf2 Ng6 24. Qg3 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Kh8 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Bxf7 Bd4+ {Esmeraldas Huachi,A (2148)-Bazzano,S (2288) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 13... Rb8 14. a5 b5 15. axb6 Rxb6 16. Qc2 Rb4 17. Ra3 a5 18. Bb5 Nh5 19. Bc6 Ba6 20. Rd1 Ne5 21. Bxe8 Bd3 22. Nb5 Bxc2 23. Nxc7 Bxd1 24. Bb5 Nf4 25. Nf1 Rxe4 26. Rxa5 h5 27. Be3 Nc4 28. Ra8+ Kh7 29. Ne8 Nxd5 30. Bc6 Ndxe3 31. Nxe3 Rd4 32. Ra7 Ne5 33. Bd5 Kg8 34. Nxd6 Bb3 35. Bxb3 Rxd6 36. Nc4 Rd3 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Bc2 Rd4 39. Nxe5 Bxe5 40. Ra7 Kg7 41. g3 Rd2 42. Be4 Rxf2 43. b3 Bxg3 44. Bd5 Be5 45. Bc4 Bd4 46. Rd7 g5 47. Rd5 Kf6 48. Rd7 Kg6 49. b4 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. bxc5 Bxc5 52. Rc7 Be3 53. Re7 Bg5 54. Kg1 Rf4 55. Rc7 f5 56. Kg2 Rd4 57. Rc6+ Bf6 58. Be2 Kg5 59. Rc5 Rd2 60. Kf1 g3 61. Rc8 g2+ 62. Kxg2 Rxe2+ 63. Kf3 Re7 64. Rg8+ Bg7 65. Ra8 Rc7 66. Rg8 Kf6 67. Ra8 Rc3+ 68. Kg2 Bh6 69. Ra6+ Kg5 70. Kf2 Bf8 71. Kg2 Bc5 72. Ra8 Kg4 73. Rg8+ Kf4 74. Ra8 Rc2+ 75. Kh3 Kf3 76. Re8 Bg1 77. Kh4 Be3 78. Kh5 f4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.85"] [White "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Black "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2153"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Ne4 ({RR} 8... b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. e4 dxc4 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Qxc4 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Qc1 Nb4 17. Ne1 Bd5 18. a3 Nc6 19. Bc3 Rc8 20. Qe3 Ncxe5 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Nc3 Nc4 23. Qe2 {Duda,J (2726)-Artemiev,V (2697) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (65)}) 9. Bf4 ({RR} 9. Nc3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Ndxe4 f5 13. Nd2 e5 14. d5 c5 15. Rae1 a6 16. Kh1 Bd6 17. a4 Nf6 18. Nf3 e4 19. Ng5 h6 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. dxe6 Qe8 22. f3 Qh5 23. Kg1 Rae8 {Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2577)-Kvaloy,A (2467) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (63)}) 9... g5 10. Be3 O-O $146 ({RR} 10... h5 11. Nc3 Nd6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. b3 Nf5 14. Qxf5 g4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 f6 17. Qf4 Bd6 18. Qh6 Rxh6 19. Bxh6 f5 20. e3 h4 21. Rfe1 Kf7 22. a3 a5 23. Bf4 Be6 24. Na4 Qe7 25. Bxd6 {Itgelt,K (2321)-Van Foreest,J (2693) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 10... f5 11. Ne5 Nd6 12. Nd2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nf7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. f4 Bd7 16. Rfc1 O-O 17. Nf3 gxf4 18. gxf4 Nh6 19. Bc5 Rc8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qb3 b6 22. Nd4 Kh8 23. a3 Rc5 24. Rc3 Rfc8 25. Rac1 {Kistrup,N (2367)-Haubro,M (2400) Copenhagen DEN 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 10... f5 11. Nfd2 Nd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. f4 g4 14. Bf2 Nf6 15. c5 Nde4 16. Ndxe4 dxe4 17. Rfd1 h5 18. b4 Bd7 19. a4 Kg7 20. e3 Rh8 21. Bf1 h4 22. b5 Qe8 23. a5 hxg3 24. hxg3 Qh5 25. Bg2 {Kaplan,A (2163)-Kozak,A (2442) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (68)}) 11. Nfd2 Nd6 12. f3 Nf5 13. Bf2 Bf6 14. e3 b6 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Ne2 Bg7 17. e4 Ne7 18. f4 g4 19. f5 exf5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. cxd5 Rc8 23. Qa4 Nexd5 24. Qxa7 Nxf4 25. Bxb7 Nh3+ 26. Kg2 Rc2 27. Rad1 Nxf2 28. Rxf2 Qxd4 29. a4 Ne4 30. Nxe4 Qxd1 31. Qxb6 fxe4 32. Bxe4 Rxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Re8 34. Bc2 Qd5+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.86"] [White "Wanyama, Harold"] [Black "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2154"] [BlackElo "2081"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. a3 Bxd2+ ({RR} 4... Be7 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nb1 e5 8. d5 a5 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Nge2 Nc5 11. Bc2 a4 12. Be3 Bd7 13. h3 Ra6 14. g4 Qa8 15. Ng3 g6 16. Rg1 Rd8 17. g5 Ne8 18. h4 Rb6 19. Rb1 {Eljanov,P (2706)-Terry,R (2501) Chess.com INT 2018 1-0 (43)}) 5. Qxd2 ({RR} 5. Bxd2 d6 6. Qc2 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bd3 f5 13. O-O Re8 14. Ne1 c5 15. f3 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Ng5 17. Bxf5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Bd3 Qb6+ {Renman,N (2314)-Vilerte,T (1971) Krakow POL 2024 1-0 (64)}) 5... d6 $146 ({RR} 5... d5 6. e3 Ne4 7. Qc2 f5 8. Nh3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Kh8 11. f3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd6 13. Ba2 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf4 c6 16. Bd2 Qe8 17. Rad1 Rf6 18. Bb4 Nef7 19. Rfe1 b6 20. Bc3 {Mirzoev,A (2424)-Martin Ayala,D (1993) Valencia 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 5... a5 6. b3 O-O 7. e3 d6 8. Bd3 e5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Bb2 Bg4 11. O-O Bxe2 12. Bxe2 exd4 13. exd4 d5 14. Rfe1 Qd7 15. Bf1 Rfe8 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. f3 Qe6 18. Rc1 h6 19. c5 Nh5 20. g3 {Garriga Cazorla,P (2476)-Galstyan,D (2119) La Nucia ESP 2023 ½-½ (46)}) 6. g3 Qe7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nf3 e5 9. O-O Nc6 10. b4 Bg4 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bb2 Rad8 13. Qe3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nd4 15. Rad1 c5 16. Bg2 Ng4 17. Qd3 f5 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. bxc5 Nc6 20. h3 e4 21. Qc3 Nge5 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Rd6 f4 24. gxf4 Rxf4 25. Qg3 Rf5 26. Kh1 Qf8 27. Rg1 Rf7 28. Rg2 Rxd6 29. cxd6 Nd8 30. Qe5 Nc6 31. Qxe4 b6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.87"] [White "Wong, Hayoung"] [Black "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "1704"] [BlackElo "2334"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nd7 9. e3 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc6 Rb8 12. Qxd5 Bb7 13. Qc4 $146 ({RR} 13. Qf5 Re8 14. Bb5 Re6 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O Qe8 17. Ne5 Rd8 18. f3 f6 19. Ng4 Rd5 20. Qf4 Nd6 21. b3 h5 22. Nf2 Rf5 23. Qh4 Qg6 24. d5 Rxd5 25. e4 Rb5 26. Nd3 Qe8 27. b4 Nxe4 {Siwiec,A (2211)-Kutowski,M (2170) Jastrzebia Gora POL 2023 0-1 (40)}) 13... c5 14. Be2 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qe7 16. O-O Rfd8 17. b4 f6 18. Qc4+ Kh8 19. Bb2 Rbc8 20. Qb3 Ne5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Qb2 Nc3 23. Rac1 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 a5 25. Qb5 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Qf6 28. Qe2 axb4 29. axb4 Qh4 30. Qb2 Qh3 31. Qe2 h6 32. Rg1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Rf8 34. Rg1 Rxf3 35. Rg3 Rxg3 36. fxg3 Qf5 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Qf3 Qxb4 39. Qf7 Qd6 40. h4 Qb8 41. Qd5 b5 42. h5 b4 43. Qb3 Qa8+ 44. Kh3 Qc8+ 45. Kh4 Qf8 46. g4 Qf2+ 47. Kh3 Qd2 48. Qe6 Qxe3+ 49. Kh4 Qf2+ 50. Kh3 Qf3+ 51. Kh4 Qf8 52. Qc4 Qb8 53. Qb3 e4 54. Kh3 Qf8 55. Qc4 e3 56. Qe4 b3 57. Qxe3 b2 58. Qe1 Qf3+ 59. Kh4 Qd3 60. Qe8+ Kh7 61. Qg6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.88"] [White "Pereira, Fabian"] [Black "Meylan, Andre"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C09"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "2138"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 $146 ({RR} 10. c3 h6 11. h3 Bc7 12. Be3 Re8 13. Re1 a6 14. Bc2 Ne4 15. Nbd2 Bf5 16. Nd4 Bg6 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Qf3 Qd6 20. g3 Rae8 21. Red1 Ne5 22. Qg2 Nc4 23. Bf4 Rxf4 24. gxf4 Qxf4 {Liuviann,C (1920)-Goltseva,E (2325) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) 10... Ne4 11. Be3 Qf6 12. c3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. f4 Qf6 15. Qf3 Re8 16. Bb5 Rd8 17. Rad1 Bc7 18. Bd4 Bb6 19. Kh2 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Be6 21. Rfd1 g6 22. Nc1 Nd6 23. Bd3 h5 24. Re1 Rac8 25. Ne2 h4 26. Rd1 Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.27"] [Round "9.89"] [White "Ahmed, Nidal"] [Black "Larrea, Manuel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "1796"] [BlackElo "2259"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 e5 7. a4 ({RR} 7. h3 Nge7 8. Na3 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 h6 11. d5 Nb8 12. Be3 a6 13. Nc4 b5 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Nxc8 Nxc8 16. Bxa7 Nxa7 17. a4 b4 18. a5 Nd7 19. Qd2 Qb8 20. Ra4 b3 21. Rb4 Nb5 {Mazurkiewicz,M (2145)-Antunes,L (2045) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (42)}) 7... Nge7 8. Na3 O-O 9. Nc2 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 e4 13. Ne5 f5 14. f4 Be6 15. Kh1 Rc8 16. Bd2 Qe7 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Qe8 19. a5 a6 20. Qf2 Rc7 21. Na3 Rdc8 22. b3 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 {Ileana,G (2343)-Cosma,I (2368) Sebes ROU 2022 0-1}) ({RR} 9... f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. d4 e4 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3 Be6 14. Nf4 Bb3 15. Ra3 Qb6 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Qc1 Bc4 19. Nh5 Ne5 20. a5 Qg6 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. Bxc5 Nd3 23. Qe3 Rf7 24. Bd4+ {Chigaev,M (2617)-Aizenberg,B (2395) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (54)}) 10. d3 Be6 11. Ne3 Rad8 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Ng5 Bc8 14. Nf3 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Bf5 19. Rfd1 c4 20. Ne1 cxd3 21. Qb3 e4 22. h3 Na5 23. Qa2 Nc4 24. Bd4 Ne5 25. a5 Nc6 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. a6 b6 28. Qa4 h5 29. Qc4 Qd7 30. Qb5 Re5 31. Qa4 b5 32. Qa3 Bxh3 33. Bxh3 Qxh3 34. Ng2 e3 35. fxe3 Qxg3 36. Rd2 h4 37. Kh1 h3 38. Ne1 Rg5 39. Nxd3 Rxd3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 d5 5. e3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. Ndf3 h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Nd7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bg3 cxd4 12. exd4 e5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Qh5 f5 16. O-O-O g6 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qg5 Qd6 19. h4 Kg7 20. Rde1 Rf7 21. h5 h6 22. Qxg6+ Qxg6 23. hxg6 Kxg6 24. Re8 {Lacasta Palacio,J (2120)-Gonzalez Alonso,M (1845) Barcelona 2018 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Ng4 11. Ng5 f5 12. Nxh7 Kxh7 13. Qxg4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 16. Qe2 Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 e5 18. f4 exf4 19. Raf1 g5 20. h4 Kg6 21. hxg5 Kxg5 22. Rh7 b6 23. Rfh1 Be6 24. Kf3 {Gupta,A (2628)-Vidit,S (2727) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 9... b6 10. h4 Bb7 11. h5 Ne7 12. g4 Ne4 13. g5 Nf5 14. g6 f6 15. gxh7+ Kxh7 16. Ng6 Rfe8 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nh6 20. O-O-O f5 21. f3 Nc5 22. Bc2 Rac8 23. Rhg1 b5 24. Kb1 {Rahman,Z (2436)-Chowdhury,S (1953) Dhaka BAN 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 9... Ne4 10. h4 f6 11. Nxc6 Bxf4 12. Ne7+ Qxe7 13. exf4 Qd6 14. g3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. Qc2 e5 17. Ne2 Rae8 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. fxe5 fxe5 20. O-O Bc6 21. Rad1 Qf6 22. Rd2 Qf3 23. Rd6 e3 24. Rxc6 {Mlynek,M (1502)-Skrzyczek,B (2022) Wroclaw 2021 0-1 (32)}) 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nxc6 Nxg3 12. hxg3 bxc6 13. g4 Rb8 14. Qe2 c4 15. Bc2 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. O-O-O Re8 19. Rh5 Qe6 20. Rd4 Re7 21. Bf5 Qf6 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qf3 Re6 24. Qxf6 Rxf6 25. Rf5 Re6 26. Rff4 g5 27. Rf3 Rb8 28. e4 dxe4 29. Re3 Rf6 30. Re2 Re8 31. f3 Rfe6 32. fxe4 Rf6 33. e5 Rfe6 34. Rxc4 Kg7 35. Kd2 Kg6 36. Rf2 Rb8 37. b3 Rb5 38. Re2 h5 39. gxh5+ Kxh5 40. Rce4 Rd5+ 41. Kc2 Kg6 42. c4 Rd8 43. g4 c5 44. Rd2 Rxd2+ 45. Kxd2 f5 46. Re1 fxg4 47. b4 cxb4 48. Kd3 g3 49. Ke4 Ra6 50. Re2 Kf7 51. Kd5 Ke7 52. c5 Ra3 53. c6 Rc3 54. e6 a5 55. Re5 a4 56. Rxg5 b3 57. axb3 axb3 58. Rg7+ Kf6 59. e7 Rd3+ 60. Kc4 Re3 61. Rxg3 Re4+ 62. Kd5 b2 63. Rb3 Re5+ 64. Kd4 Rxe7 65. Rxb2 Re1 66. Kc5 Ke7 67. Kb6 Kd8 68. Kb7 Rc1 69. Rd2+ Ke7 70. c7 Rb1+ 71. Kc8 Rb3 72. Re2+ Kf7 73. Re4 Rb1 74. Kd7 Rd1+ 75. Kc6 Rc1+ 76. Kd6 Rc2 77. Re5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2801"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nge2 Nf6 ({RR} 3... d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. b3 e6 8. Bb2 b5 9. O-O-O Qb6 10. f3 h5 11. Kb1 Bb7 12. Nf4 Be7 13. a4 b4 14. Nce2 Qc7 15. Qe3 Rc8 16. h4 e5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 {Tomczak,J (2625)-Saric,I (2650) Germany 2021 1-0 (75)}) 4. g3 ({RR} 4. a4 Nc6 5. d3 g6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. f4 Rb8 13. f5 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. g4 b4 16. Qe1 Nc5 17. Qf2 b3 18. Nxd4 bxc2 {De Souza,A (2113)-Minina,V (2057) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 4... b5 5. Bg2 e5 6. d3 $146 ({RR} 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 b4 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 d6 10. f4 Bf6 11. fxe5 Bxe5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Be3 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Nd7 16. a3 bxa3 17. Rxa3 Ne5 18. Qe1 f6 19. Qa5 Rb8 20. b3 Qe8 {Sardy,P (2404)-Zimmermann,H (2172) Austria AUT 2022 1-0}) 6... d6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. h3 b4 10. Nb1 Nc6 11. Nd2 a5 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Ne3 a4 14. c4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Re8 16. c4 Nd4 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ned5 h6 21. Rb2 Nxd5 22. exd5 Bd7 23. Qh5 Bf5 24. Be4 g6 25. Qxh6 Bf8 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. Bxg5 Bxh3 28. Rfb1 f5 29. Bh1 Ra7 30. Rb6 Bg7 31. Rxg6 Kh7 32. Rgb6 e4 33. dxe4 fxe4 34. Nxe4 Bf5 35. Re1 Nc2 36. Re2 Nd4 37. Rh2+ Kg8 38. Rh4 a3 39. Bg2 Bxe4 40. Rxe4 Ne2+ 41. Kh2 Rxe4 42. Bxe4 Nc3 43. Bg6 Bf8 44. Bf6 Nxa2 45. Rb8 Nb4 46. Bf5 Kf7 47. Ba1 Bg7 48. Be6+ Kg6 49. Rg8 a2 50. d6 Kh7 51. Bxg7 Rxg7 52. Ra8 Kg6 53. d7 Nc6 54. Rxa2 Kf6 55. Bh3 Nd8 56. Re2 Re7 57. Rf2+ Kg7 58. Ra2 Kf7 59. Rf2+ Kg7 60. Kg2 Re4 61. Rf4 Re2+ 62. Kf3 Rd2 63. Ke3 Rd1 64. Ke2 Rd6 65. Re4 Kf6 66. Re8 Nf7 67. Rc8 Ke7 68. Re8+ Kf6 69. Rc8 Ke7 70. Rxc5 Rh6 71. Bf5 Nd6 72. Rc8 Nf7 73. Re8+ Kf6 74. Rf8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.3"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5 7. Nde2 Nc6 8. O-O Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Nxf4 Ne5 11. b3 g6 ({RR} 11... Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. h3 Re8 14. Kh1 Bf8 15. Qe1 g6 16. Rd1 Rc8 17. Nce2 Bd7 18. Qf2 Bg7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. exd5 Rf8 23. Qxf8+ Qxf8 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Ng1 Bc3 26. Ne2 {Aronian,L (2729)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2731) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (63)}) ({RR} 11... Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe1 Nfd7 14. Ncd5 Rc8 15. Rd1 Rc6 16. Kh1 Bg5 17. c4 Re8 18. h3 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Qg5 20. Bb1 Nc5 21. Qf2 Qe7 22. Qg3 h6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Rcc8 25. Rf5 Ncd7 26. Rdf1 {Sindarov,J (2668)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2735) London ENG 2024 0-1 (57)}) 12. Bb2 Bg7 13. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 13. Qe1 O-O 14. Kh1 Rc8 15. Rd1 Re8 16. h3 Bd7 17. Qg3 Bc6 18. Rfe1 b5 19. a3 Bb7 20. Qf2 Qc7 21. Re2 Qb8 22. a4 Bc6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra1 b4 25. Nd1 Rc7 26. Ra6 Nfd7 27. Bd4 Nc5 {Zlatkov,A (2107)-Pasztor,B (2344) Antalya TUR 2022 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 13. Qe1 O-O 14. Nce2 Bd7 15. Nd4 Re8 16. Qg3 Bc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rad1 Qa5 19. Ne2 Nfd7 20. a3 Re7 21. Kh1 Rae8 22. b4 Qb6 23. Bc1 d5 24. Bg5 f6 25. Be3 Qb7 26. exd5 cxd5 27. Nf4 f5 {Costa,L (2472)-Svane,R (2628) Rosenheim GER 2023 0-1 (42)}) 13... O-O 14. Kh1 Rc8 15. Rad1 Nfg4 16. h3 Qh4 17. Ncd5 Qg3 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Nh5+ gxh5 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qxh5 Ne3 24. Rg1 Rc5 25. e5 Qg7 26. Rde1 Rxe5 27. Qh4 Re8 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Rf1 Re5 30. Rf2 Rg5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.4"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Qe2 ({RR} 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Qe2 c5 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. f4 Rac8 12. Rad1 g6 13. Ndf3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc5 15. Ng5 Nfe4 16. Ng4 f6 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Bxc5 fxg5 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Bd4+ Bf6 21. fxg5 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxf1+ {Andreikin,D (2729)-Hakobyan,A (2611) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Rc1 c5 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. f4 f6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qe2 f5 15. Rfd1 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Qe8 17. Be5 Bc5 18. c3 a5 19. Bd4 Ba6 20. c4 Rd8 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Nb1 Qg6 {Kaszuba,M (1818)-Tsiapko,A (2167) Warsaw POL 2024 0-1 (58)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 9. Nbd2 c5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bc4 Qc7 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Qg4 Bf8 16. a4 Bd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. e6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7 21. f3 Ke6 22. c4 dxc4 23. bxc4 exf3 {Marn,J (2359)-Md Imran (2303) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (59)}) 9... a5 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Na4 Bd6 12. c4 Qe7 13. Rac1 f5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bb4 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Rad8 19. g3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. a3 Kf7 22. Rf1 Rd5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Qxc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.5"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. O-O Ng6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Qd3 Qh4 ({RR} 10... Bd6 11. f4 O-O 12. Nc3 b4 13. Na4 Bc6 14. Rf2 Qe8 15. e5 Be7 16. Qe3 d6 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Nc5 Qxe3 19. Bxe3 Rae8 20. Bd4 Nxf4 21. Bc4 Bb5 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Ne6 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Rf3 {Manon,R (2285)-Urazayev,A (2471) Hua Hin THA 2024 0-1 (57)}) 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. Nd5 O-O 13. Nxc7 $146 ({RR} 13. g3 Qg4 14. Qc3 d6 15. Bh6 Ne5 16. Bf4 b4 17. Nxb4 Nf3+ 18. Kh1 Bxe4 {0-1 (18) Sjugirov,S (2680)-Demchenko,A (2654) Chess.com INT 2022}) 13... Bxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.6"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A30"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nc7 7. O-O e5 8. a3 Rb8 9. Rb1 Be7 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 b5 12. Qc2 ({RR} 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Ne4 Bb7 14. Nxe5 Nxb4 15. d4 Ne6 16. e3 a5 17. Ba3 Ba8 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6 b4 22. Bb2 Qd6 23. Rbc1 Rfc8 24. Ba4 Qd5 25. h4 g6 26. Rfd1 Bg7 {Abdusattorov,N (2716)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2727) Kolkata IND 2023 0-1 (65)}) ({RR} 12. d3 Bd7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxb4 15. Ba3 a5 16. Bxb4 Bxb4 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6+ Kf8 19. Nxb5 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Nxb5 21. Bxb5 Ke7 22. Rd7+ Ke6 23. Ba4 Rhd8 24. Ra7 Kf6 25. Rb3 Kg6 26. Rf3 Rf8 {Perez Garcia,R (2311)-Fernandez Vazquez,J (2023) San Cristobal de La Laguna ES 2024 1-0 (35)}) 12... O-O $146 ({RR} 12... Rb6 13. d3 Nxb4 14. Qb2 f6 15. Be3 Ra6 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Nde4 Nbd5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 Rf7 21. Rfc1 Be6 22. d4 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bc4 24. e4 Rd7 25. Be3 Rd3 26. Qe1 Rd7 27. h4 {Meier,G (2628)-Svidler,P (2753) Jerusalem 2018 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 12... Bb7 13. Na2 e4 14. Ne1 Nd4 15. Qd1 O-O 16. Nc3 f5 17. d3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Be3 Ba2 20. Rb2 Bf7 21. dxe4 Nc6 22. Qb1 a5 23. bxa5 Qxa5 24. exf5 Rfc8 25. Nd3 Bf6 26. Rc2 Nd4 27. Bxd4 {Marin,M (2521)-Vareille,F (2417) Bucharest 2019 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 12... Bd7 13. Ne4 Nxb4 14. Rxb4 Bxb4 15. Nxe5 O-O 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Ng5 g6 18. Bb2 Be7 19. Qc3 f6 20. Ne4 Nd5 21. Qb3 Kg7 22. Ng5 Rbd8 23. e4 Nc7 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Ne6+ Kh8 27. d4 {Stojanovski,S (2232)-Pultinevicius,P (2510) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (65)}) 13. Nxb5 Nxb4 14. Rxb4 Bxb4 15. Nxc7 Ba5 16. Nxe5 Qxc7 17. Nc6 Bb7 18. d4 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Bb4 20. Kg2 Rfd8 21. Bf4 Bd6 22. Be3 a5 23. Rc1 Ba3 24. Qxh7+ Kxh7 25. Be4+ Kg8 26. Rxc7 Bb2 27. Ra7 Bxd4 28. Rxa5 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Re8 30. Kf3 Rb6 31. Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.7"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. h4 h5 8. Nf3 Ng4 9. Bg5 c6 10. O-O Nc7 $146 ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Ne1 Nc7 13. f3 Nf6 14. Be3 e5 15. d5 c5 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Bg5 b5 18. cxb5 Qb8 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Bf6 Kg8 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Qf4 Qe8 25. Nd3 {Kantor,G (2550)-Kavutskiy,K (2342) Saint Louis USA 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 10... f6 11. Bd2 e5 12. d5 c5 13. a3 f5 14. Ng5 f4 15. f3 Nf6 16. Be1 Nh7 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 Qe7 19. Bf2 Qxe6 20. Nb5 Rfd8 21. Qd5 Qf7 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. Rd2 Nf6 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rad1 {Davtyan,A (2372)-Chaqryan,E (2348) Yerevan ARM 2023 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. Ne1 Nc7 12. f3 Nf6 13. Be3 e5 14. d5 cxd5 15. cxd5 Nh7 16. g3 b5 17. a3 a5 18. Rc1 Kh8 19. Kh2 Rb8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Bf6 22. Ng2 Rg8 23. Qd2 Qe7 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. Bb6 {Woodward,A (2473)-Kavutskiy,K (2394) Charlotte USA 2023 ½-½ (62)}) 11. d5 Qe8 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. a3 a5 14. Re1 c5 15. a4 Na6 16. b3 Nb4 17. Bf1 f6 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bg3 Qg6 20. Nb5 Rac8 21. Na7 Ra8 22. Nb5 Rac8 23. Na7 Ra8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.8"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2805"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 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 Ne8 10. Bg3 Nd6 11. Nge2 Re8 12. f3 $146 ({RR} 12. O-O Bf8 13. Rae1 a5 14. Nf4 Na6 15. a3 b5 16. f3 Nc4 17. Nd1 Bb7 18. Qf2 c5 19. Bb1 Qb6 20. h4 cxd4 21. exd4 g6 22. Nd3 Bg7 23. Ne5 h5 24. f4 f5 25. Kh1 Kh7 26. Bh2 Nd6 {Tan,J (2250)-Haldorsen,B (2454) Doha QAT 2023 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 12. O-O Bf8 13. Bf4 Be6 14. f3 Nd7 15. Rad1 b5 16. e4 Rc8 17. e5 Nc4 18. b3 Ncb6 19. Qd2 b4 20. Nb1 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5+ 22. Kh1 f6 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Ba6 Rcd8 25. Bc7 Bf7 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 {Grischuk,A (2764)-Carlsen,M (2856) Warsaw 2021 ½-½ (70)}) ({RR} 12. O-O Bf8 13. Rad1 a5 14. a3 Na6 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nc7 17. N2c3 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Be6 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. d5 cxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Qd2 Qe5 26. g3 b5 {Tkachyov,A (2073)-Liyanage,R (2343) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2024 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 12. O-O Bf8 13. b4 a6 14. a4 h5 15. h3 h4 16. Bh2 Qg5 17. Kh1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. b5 a5 20. Rac1 Nd7 21. Qd1 Nb6 22. Bf4 Qg6 23. Ng1 Nc4 24. Rb1 Bb4 25. Rb3 Qe6 26. Na2 cxb5 {Kobo,O (2534)-Predke,A (2688) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (53)}) 12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. e4 b5 15. O-O Na6 16. a3 Nc7 17. Rad1 a5 18. Kh1 Ra6 19. a4 Bd6 20. d5 Bxg3 21. Nxg3 b4 22. d6 bxc3 23. dxc7 Qxc7 24. Qxc3 Be6 25. Rd2 Raa8 26. Rfd1 Rad8 27. Ne2 c5 28. Qe3 Qb6 29. Nf4 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Qb3 31. Nxe6 Rxe6 32. Rc1 Rb6 33. h3 Qd3 34. Qxd3 cxd3 35. Rxc5 d2 36. Rd5 Rxb2 37. Kh2 g5 38. Kg3 Kg7 39. f4 Kg6 40. Rd6+ f6 41. e5 Kf5 42. exf6 gxf4+ 43. Kf3 d1=Q+ 44. Rxd1 Rb3+ 45. Kf2 Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Rb3+ 47. Ke2 Rb2+ 48. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.9"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. e4 e5 12. h3 c5 ({RR} 12... O-O 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Be3 Re8 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Ne2 Bc7 18. Bc5 Qe6 19. Nd4 Qc8 20. f4 g6 21. e5 Nd5 22. Rde1 Qd7 23. f5 Bxe5 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Kh1 Bg7 26. Nf5 gxf5 27. Bxf5 {Toktomushev,T (2266)-Omelja,A (2444) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) 13. d5 $146 ({RR} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 b4 15. Rd1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 bxc3 17. e5 Bxf3 18. Rxd6 Qe7 19. Qa4+ Nd7 20. gxf3 Ra7 21. bxc3 f6 22. Qb3 c4 23. Qxc4 Nxe5 24. Qd5 Rd7 25. Ba3 Rxd6 26. Bxd6 Qf7 27. Qa8+ Kd7 {Baryshpolets,A (2609)-Ynojosa Aponte,F (2370) Irving 2018 1-0 (34)}) 13... c4 14. Be2 O-O 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Nd2 h6 18. Qb1 Rc7 19. a4 b4 20. Nd1 Nxa4 21. Nxc4 Bc5 22. Bf3 Nd7 23. Qa2 Nab6 24. Na5 Qe7 25. Nxb7 Rxb7 26. Qxa6 Rbb8 27. Qa5 Rfc8 28. Bg4 Bd6 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. b3 Bc7 32. Qa6 Nd6 33. f3 Nb5 34. Nb2 Nd4 35. Qd3 Ra8 36. Nc4 Ra2 37. Rf2 Ra1+ 38. Rf1 Ra2 39. Rf2 Ra1+ 40. Rf1 Ra2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.10"] [White "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E28"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Bd3 e5 8. f3 e4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Ne2 Qh4+ $146 ({RR} 10... f5 11. O-O d6 12. Qc2 Na5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 g6 15. Bd2 Be6 16. d5 Bd7 17. c5 Qe8 18. a4 dxc5 19. c4 b6 20. e4 fxe4 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. Rf1 Qg7 23. Bxe4 Qd4+ 24. Kh2 Bxa4 25. Qc3 {Balaji,A (2377)-Goh,J (2017) London ENG 2024 0-1 (53)}) 11. g3 Qe7 12. O-O f5 13. Nf4 d6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Ra2 Bd7 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8 18. Qc2 Kg8 19. Qxe4 Rc8 20. Rf2 Qe8 21. Qf3 Na5 22. e4 c6 23. Ne3 Qg6 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Qf7 26. f6 Re8 27. Qg4 Nxc4 28. fxg7 Qxg7 29. Qh4 Qe7 30. Qg4+ Qg7 31. Qh4 Qe7 32. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.11"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2763"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O c5 11. Ne5 Nc6 12. a3 ({RR} 12. Be1 Rc8 13. Bf5 Ra8 14. f4 cxd4 15. Nb5 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Ne4 17. exd4 Bg5 18. Rc2 Ba6 19. a4 g6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. d5 Bxb5 22. axb5 Qe8 23. Qd4 Qxb5 24. Qxe4 Rad8 25. d6 Rfe8 26. Qf3 Rd7 {Carlsen,M (2831)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2755) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) 12... Qe8 $146 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Bf5 Ra8 14. f3 Bd6 15. f4 cxd4 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. exd4 Re8 18. Be1 Qb8 19. Qf3 Qb7 20. Bh4 Ne4 21. Rfe1 g6 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qe3 Bd5 24. Bf6 Re6 25. Be5 f5 26. Nb5 Be7 27. Nc7 {Bluebaum,M (2669)-Yuan,Q (2373) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 12... cxd4 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. exd4 Qd7 15. Qf3 Rfe8 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Rfe1 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Re5 Rxe5 21. dxe5 Ne4 22. Ne2 Nc5 23. Bf5 Qe7 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. h3 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Qd7 27. Qg4 {Bluebaum,M (2640)-Serban,C (2269) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (75)}) ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Ng4 cxd4 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nxd5 Qh6 16. f4 dxe3 17. Bxe3 Rfe8 18. Rf3 Qe6 19. Rh3 h6 20. Bc4 Qf5 21. Rh5 Qd7 22. Rxh6 Rxe3 23. Qh5 gxh6 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nxd7 Rd8 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qf6+ {Bluebaum,M (2647)-Harsha,B (2572) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Ng4 cxd4 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxh7+ Nxh7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qxd4 Rad8 19. Ne3 Qf6 20. Rcd1 Rd7 21. Ncxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Kf8 25. R4d3 Nf6 26. Nb4 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 {Bluebaum,M (2657)-Yuan,Q (2373) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Ng4 Ne8 14. f4 f5 15. Ne5 cxd4 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. exd4 Qd7 18. Qb3 Nc7 19. Rfe1 Kh8 20. Kh1 g6 21. Ne2 Ba4 22. Qa2 Bb5 23. Qb3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Ne8 25. Nc3 Nf6 26. Qb5 Qb7 27. Re6 {Bluebaum,M (2643)-Vidit,S (2718) Douglas 2019 ½-½ (54)}) 13. Ng4 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 Rd8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Ne2 Bc8 17. Qa4 c4 18. Bb1 Nd4 19. Qd1 Nb3 20. Rc2 Bf5 21. Bc3 Bxc2 22. Bxc2 Nc5 23. Ng3 f6 24. Qg4 Kh8 25. Rd1 Qf7 26. h4 Bd6 27. Nf5 Be5 28. Bb4 g6 29. Bxc5 gxf5 30. Qf3 Rfe8 31. Bd4 f4 32. exf4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Qe6 34. Kh2 Qe2 35. Qc3 Qxf2 36. Rd1 Qxf4+ 37. Kg1 Re2 38. Rf1 Rxg2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.12"] [White "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2802"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. a4 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nd5 ({RR} 4. Bc4 c6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Ba2 dxe4 8. Nxe5 Qd4 9. Nc4 Be6 10. Ne2 Qd8 11. Nf4 Bg4 12. Qe1 Qc7 13. c3 Be7 14. d4 exd3 15. Nxd3 Be6 16. Nf4 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bd6 18. g3 Nbd7 {Nakamura,H (2768)-Paravyan,D (2586) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (103)}) ({RR} 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Nxe5 Re8 6. Nd3 a5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Nd4 10. Bf3 Bf5 11. Ne1 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Nxc2 13. Qe5 Nxa1 14. Qxf5 Nb3 15. Qf4 Qe7 16. d4 Nxc1 17. Rxc1 Re8 18. h3 Bd6 {Svane,F (2654)-Musial,I (2304) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) 4... Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 4... Bc5 5. b4 Be7 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bb2 d5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. b5 Nb4 11. O-O Nxd3 12. cxd3 d4 13. h3 Re8 14. Nh2 c6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Rc1 Ba6 17. Rxc6 Bxd3 18. Re1 Rb8 19. Ba3 {Stepanencu,N (2240)-Mohota,N (2195) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (31)}) 5. exd5 O-O 6. c3 Be7 7. Bc4 d6 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. d4 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. a5 Bg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. Be3 b5 15. Ba2 Rac8 16. Qd2 Rfe8 17. b4 Na6 18. Rfc1 Qb7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Nc7 21. a6 Qb8 22. Nc3 Na8 23. Ne4 Nb6 24. Bf1 Red8 25. b5 f5 26. Nc3 Bf6 27. Na4 Rxc1 28. Qxc1 Rc8 29. Qd2 Bd8 30. Qf2 Nxa4 31. Rxa4 Rc7 32. Rb4 f4 33. Bxa7 Rxa7 34. b6 Ra8 35. b7 Ra7 36. Qc2 g6 37. Bd3 Kf7 38. Kf1 Ba5 39. Rb1 Bd8 40. Qb3 Ba5 41. Rc1 Bd2 42. Rc6 Be3 43. Qb4 Bc5 44. Qa5 Ke7 45. Qc7 Ra8 46. Qxb8 Rxb8 47. Rxc5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.13"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Qd7 6. Bd3 Nc5 7. Be2 Ne6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nf1 c5 11. Bd3 g6 $146 ({RR} 11... Nc6 12. c3 Rd8 13. h4 c4 14. Bf5 Qe8 15. Ng3 d4 16. Bxe6 dxc3 17. Bxf7+ Qxf7 18. Qe2 cxb2 19. Bxb2 Be6 20. Ne4 Qg6 21. Nfg5 Nd4 22. Bxd4 Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Rxd4 24. Rad1 Rxh4 25. Nxe6 Qh6 26. f4 {Pichot,A (2637)-Fedoseev,V (2709) Skopje MKD 2024 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 11... Nc6 12. c3 Rd8 13. h4 Qe8 14. Bc2 Nf8 15. Bf4 d4 16. Qe2 Be6 17. Rad1 dxc3 18. bxc3 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rb1 Qd7 21. Ne3 Bxa2 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qxa2 Ne6 24. Bg3 Kg8 25. Rd1 Qc8 26. Nd5 {Pichot,A (2649)-Stoyanov,T (2465) Petrovac MNE 2024 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 11... Nc6 12. c3 Rd8 13. h4 c4 14. Bf5 d4 15. Ng5 g6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qf3 Rf8 18. Qg3 dxc3 19. bxc3 Qd3 20. Re3 Qd1 21. Nf3 Bd7 22. Re1 Rxf3 23. Rxd1 Rxg3 24. Nxg3 Nxe5 25. Bg5 Bf8 26. Rd4 {Sindarov,J (2668)-Gurel,E (2625) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 12. c3 Nc6 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Qe2 c4 15. Bc2 b5 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Be4 Ncd4 18. Nxd4 dxe4 19. Ng3 Nc5 20. e6 fxe6 21. Qg4 e5 22. Ndf5 Nd3 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Re2 Qd7 25. Qh4 Qc7 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Nxb2 28. Rd5 Qf7 29. Rxb5 Rd1+ 30. Re1 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Nd3 32. Qe3 Rd8 33. Bg5 Rf8 34. Bh6 Rd8 35. h3 a6 36. Rb6 Nxf2 37. Qxf2 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Qxf2 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rf8+ Ke6 41. Rxf2 Rd3 42. Rf3 Rd1 43. Bg7 e4 44. Rf8 Rd2 45. a4 Ra2 46. Bd4 Rxa4 47. Kg3 Ra1 48. Rc8 a5 49. Rxc4 a4 50. Rc6+ Kd5 51. Rc5+ Kd6 52. Ra5 Kc6 53. c4 Rd1 54. Be3 Rd3 55. Kf4 a3 56. Kxe4 Rc3 57. c5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.14"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rc1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Rae8 16. O-O h6 17. a4 Bg6 18. Qb3 Qd6 19. Rce1 Kh8 $146 ({RR} 19... Be4 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Qa2 Kh8 22. Nf3 Be4 23. Nd2 Bf5 24. Nf3 Rf6 25. Bc1 Ref8 26. Ba3 Qd7 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Bb5 Qd6 29. Re3 Be4 30. Nd2 Bg6 31. Bxc6 Qxc6 32. a5 {1-0 (32) Pranesh,M (2438)-Puranik,A (2620) Delhi IND 2022}) 20. Bc1 Qd8 21. Bb5 Na5 22. Qd1 c6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nc4 25. g3 Bc7 26. Kg2 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Re2 a5 29. g4 Qd7 30. Qf5 Qc8 31. Bxh6 Nd6 32. Qxc8 Rxc8 33. Bf4 Ne4 34. Bxc7 Rxc7 35. c4 b5 36. axb5 cxb5 37. cxb5 Rb7 38. Rb2 a4 39. h4 g6 40. Ne5 Nc3 41. Rc2 Nxb5 42. Nxg6+ Kh7 43. Nf8+ Kg8 44. Ne6 Ra7 45. g5 a3 46. g6 Ra8 47. Ra2 Nc3 48. Ra1 a2 49. f4 Ra6 50. f5 Rb6 51. Rc1 Rc6 52. h5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.15"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8. a4 b6 9. Ba3 Re8 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 11... dxc4 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O Nd5 14. Rc1 cxd4 15. cxd4 c3 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. e4 Ne7 18. Rxc3 f6 19. Nc4 Rc8 20. Qd2 Rc6 21. Rfc1 Qd7 22. h3 Rd8 23. Qc2 Ng6 24. Rd1 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 {Kanyamarala,T (2286)-Ostmoe,G (2477) Kragero NOR 2024 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 11... c5 12. O-O Qc7 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. cxd5 Bxd3 16. dxe6 Rxe6 17. Qxd3 Qxa4 18. c4 cxd4 19. exd4 Rc8 20. d5 Re4 21. c5 bxc5 22. Bxc5 h5 23. Ra1 Qc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Bxa7 Nxd5 26. h3 {Cvitan,O (2426)-Cheparinov,I (2658) Durres ALB 2023 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 11... Qc8 12. O-O {½-½ (12) Korobov,A (2675)-Heimann,A (2616) Karlsruhe 2019}) 12. Nxc6 Qc7 13. Ne7+ Kh8 14. cxd5 Qxc3+ 15. Ke2 Bxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd3+ 18. Kxd3 exd5 19. Rhc1 Rec8 20. g4 Kg8 21. f3 f6 22. Rab1 a6 23. e4 dxe4+ 24. fxe4 Kf7 25. Bd6 Ke8 26. d5 Kd8 27. Kd4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Ra7 29. g5 Rb7 30. gxf6 gxf6 31. h4 h5 32. Rf1 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rf5 b4 35. Rxh5 Ke8 36. Rh8+ Kf7 37. Rh7+ Kg6 38. Re7 b3 39. Ba3 Ra7 40. Bb2 Ra4+ 41. Ke3 Nb6 42. h5+ Kxh5 43. Bxf6 b2 44. Bxb2 Nc4+ 45. Kf4 Nxb2 46. Kf5 Kh6 47. d6 Rd4 48. e5 Nc4 49. Ke6 Kg6 50. Re8 Rd1 51. Rg8+ Kh7 52. Rc8 Rd4 53. Rc5 Kg7 54. Rd5 Rh4 55. d7 Rh6+ 56. Ke7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.16"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 d5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Ngf3 dxc4 7. Qc2 a5 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 b5 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 Qd5 12. Rxa5 Rxa5 13. Bxa5 Qxb5 14. Bc3 Be4 15. Qc1 Nbd7 16. O-O Nd5 17. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 17. Re1 N7b6 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. e4 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Rd8 23. Rc1 Qb5 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Qxb2 26. Rd1 Qb8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. h4 h5 29. Qe2 g6 30. Qe3 e5 31. Qc3 {½-½ (31) Stella,A (2397)-Piliposyan,R (2364) Dubai UAE 2024}) ({RR} 17. Re1 N7b6 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. e4 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Rd8 23. Rc1 Qb5 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Qxb2 26. Rd1 Qb8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. h4 h5 29. Qe2 g6 30. Qe3 e5 31. Qc3 {½-½ (31) Stella,A (2397)-Piliposyan,R (2364) Dubai UAE 2024}) 17... Ra8 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Bd4 Nb3 22. Qxc4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxe2 24. Nf1 h6 25. Rd2 Qe1 26. Rd1 Qe2 27. Rd2 Qb5 28. Ne3 Ra4 29. Qd3 Nxe3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.17"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2636"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 ({RR} 9. e4 b4 10. e5 bxc3 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. bxc3 Bd6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Bc2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Nf6 17. Be4 Rab8 18. Be3 Nd5 19. c4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 c5 21. Rab1 f5 22. Bb7 f4 23. d5 exd5 {Grischuk,A (2745)-Deac,B (2683) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (43)}) 9... c5 10. e4 ({RR} 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. a3 O-O 12. e4 Ng4 13. Bf4 Qf6 14. Bg3 Nde5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Kh1 Ng6 18. f4 Qe7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 h6 22. Rd3 Rd7 23. Qd2 Nf8 24. Bc2 Qd8 {Vaglio Mattey,E (2155)-Brancaleoni,M (2180) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (73)}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb8 $146 ({RR} 11... Bd6 12. Be3 O-O 13. f3 Qb8 14. Kh1 b4 15. Na4 h5 16. Bg1 h4 17. Rfd1 h3 18. g3 Ne5 19. Nb6 Ra7 20. Bc2 Rd8 21. Rac1 Bc7 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Ra8 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Qxh3+ {Quintiliano Pinto,R (2469)-Grachev,B (2612) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 11... Nc5 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Be3 Be7 14. e5 Nfd7 15. Qg4 g6 16. Qg3 Qc7 17. Rac1 Qxe5 18. f4 Qh5 19. Rd2 Nxb3 20. Nxb3 Nf6 21. Na5 Bd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Nc6 Rc8 24. Rdc2 Bh4 25. Qh3 O-O 26. Bd4 {Indjic,A (2618)-Sarana,A (2654) Lichess.org INT 2020 0-1}) 12. Be3 Nc5 13. f4 Ncxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. f5 e5 16. Bg5 Bc5 17. Bxf6 Bxd4+ 18. Kh1 Bxg2+ 19. Qxg2 gxf6 20. Rac1 Ra7 21. Rc6 e4 22. Qxe4+ Be5 23. Rxf6 Kf8 24. Qb4+ Ke8 25. Qe4 Kf8 26. Rc6 Re7 27. f6 Bxf6 28. Qf5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.18"] [White "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a6 8. a5 b5 9. axb6 cxb6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rxa6 Bxa6 12. Bxa6 Qc7 13. d5 Nb8 $146 ({RR} 13... b5 14. Bxb5 Ra1 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Qc4 Nfd7 17. Bc6 Nb6 18. Qe2 Bg5 19. b4 Na6 20. Nb3 Rxc1 21. Nxc1 Nxb4 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Nb3 Nxc6 24. dxc6 Qa8 25. c7 Be7 26. Rd1 Rc8 27. Ra1 Qb7 28. Ra7 {Beerdsen,T (2483)-Brandenburg,D (2483) Hoogeveen 2021 1-0 (35)}) 14. Bb5 Ra1 15. Nd2 Nfd7 16. Nb3 Ra8 17. Be3 h6 18. g3 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Qg4 Rf7 21. Bxh6 Nf6 22. Qg6 Nbd7 23. Be3 Nf8 24. Qd3 Ng4 25. Bd2 Nh7 26. h3 Nh6 27. Ne4 Raf8 28. Kg2 Qc8 29. Qc4 Qf5 30. Qe2 Qc8 31. Bd3 Nf5 32. Ra1 Qb7 33. Ba6 Qxd5 34. Bc4 Qc6 35. Qd3 Nf6 36. f3 d5 37. Nxf6+ Qxf6 38. Bxd5 Qg6 39. g4 Nh4+ 40. Kh1 Qxd3 41. cxd3 Rd8 42. Bxf7+ Kxf7 43. Re1 Nxf3 44. Re3 e4 45. Rxe4 Nxd2 46. Nxd2 Rxd3 47. Nc4 Rxh3+ 48. Kg2 Rb3 49. Ne5+ Kg8 50. Nc4 Bf6 51. Re8+ Kh7 52. Rb8 b5 53. Na5 Rxb2+ 54. Kf3 b4 55. Nc6 Bc3 56. g5 Rb1 57. Ne7 b3 58. g6+ Kh6 59. Kg4 Rg1+ 60. Kf5 Rg5+ 61. Ke6 Re5+ 62. Kd6 b2 63. Nd5 Bd4 64. Nf4 Re1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.19"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "145"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a5 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. O-O g5 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Kh1 ({RR} 11. a3 Nh7 12. b4 h5 13. h4 g4 14. Nh2 Kg7 15. Kh1 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. f3 Nf6 18. fxg4 Nxg4 19. Rxf5 Rxf5 20. Nxg4 d5 21. Bb5 hxg4 22. Qxg4+ Kf6 23. Ne4+ dxe4 24. dxe4 Rf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 {Tsaruk,M (2450)-To,N (2300) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 11... Nh7 $146 ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. a3 Ne7 14. Bh2 g4 15. hxg4 Nxg4 16. Bg3 Kh8 17. d4 f5 18. dxe5 fxe4 19. Nxe4 d5 20. Nf6 Nxf6 21. exf6 Nf5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxd5 c6 24. Be4 Nxg3+ 25. fxg3 Rxf6 26. Nh4 {Firouzja,A (2777)-So,W (2753) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 11... Nh5 12. d4 Kg7 13. Bd5 f6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nc4 Qe8 16. Ne3 Kh7 17. Qc2 Ng7 18. Rad1 Qg6 19. Rfe1 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Kg1 Nxe3 22. Qxg6+ Kxg6 23. fxe3 exd4 24. exd4 Rb8 25. b3 Bg4 26. Re7 {Azarov,S (2582)-Abasov,N (2634) Sharjah UAE 2023 ½-½}) 12. Rc1 Kh8 13. Qb3 Bb6 14. d4 a4 15. Qc2 g4 16. Nh4 exd4 17. f4 a3 18. b4 dxc3 19. Nb3 Qf6 20. e5 Qg7 21. Be1 Nxb4 22. Qe4 d5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Be6 25. Qe4 Rfd8 26. Bxc3 Kg8 27. Nd2 Ba5 28. Bxa5 Rxa5 29. Rf2 Rad5 30. Nf1 c6 31. Qb4 Qf8 32. Qxb7 Rb5 33. Qa7 Rb2 34. f5 Bd5 35. Ng3 Ra8 36. Qe3 Rxf2 37. Qxf2 Qe7 38. Nh5 Qxe5 39. Re1 Qb2 40. Qf4 Nf6 41. Qxh6 Nxh5 42. Qxh5 Qg7 43. f6 Qxf6 44. Nf5 Rb8 45. Qxg4+ Kf8 46. Qg3 Ra8 47. Ne7 Qg7 48. Nxd5 Qxg3 49. hxg3 cxd5 50. Rd1 Ra5 51. Kg1 Ke7 52. Rd3 Ke6 53. Kf2 Ke5 54. Re3+ Kd4 55. Ke2 Kc4 56. Kd2 d4 57. Re7 Rg5 58. Rc7+ Kd5 59. Rd7+ Kc5 60. Rc7+ Kd6 61. Rxf7 Rxg3 62. Rf5 Kc6 63. Ra5 Kb6 64. Rd5 Rxg2+ 65. Kc1 Rg4 66. Kc2 Kc6 67. Ra5 Rg3 68. Kd2 Rh3 69. Kc2 Rc3+ 70. Kd2 Rf3 71. Kc2 Rf2+ 72. Kd3 Kb6 73. Ra8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.20"] [White "Lu, Shanglei"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 d5 11. exd5 g5 12. Bg3 cxd5 13. a3 ({RR} 13. Nb5 Ba5 14. c4 a6 15. Nd4 Bb6 16. Nc6 Qd7 17. Ne5 Qe6 18. Rc1 Bb7 19. c5 Ba7 20. Re1 Rad8 21. Qb3 Ba8 22. f3 Nh5 23. Bf2 Nf4 24. Ng4 Qc6 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Bd4 Re6 27. Qc3 Bb7) 13... Bg4 ({RR} 13... Bc5 14. Na4 Bd6 15. b4 Be5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Qd2 Qd6 18. f4 gxf4 19. Qxf4 Kg7 20. Nc5 Rg5 21. Qxd6 cxd6 22. Nb3 Bh3 23. Rf2 Ne4 24. Re2 Re8 25. Rae1 Ree5 26. Nd4 Nc3 27. Re3 Rxg2+ 28. Kh1 {Golubev,M (2461)-Pranav,V (2609) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 13... Bd6 14. Bxd6 ({RR} 14. Bb5 Bg4 15. Qd4 c5 16. Qa4 Re7 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxg4 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qb6 20. Bc4 Nf6 21. Qf5 Qxb2 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Qxh6+ Nh7 24. Bd3 Qg7 25. Qc6 Rae8 26. Qxc5 Nf6 27. Qc3 Qh6 28. Rfe1) 14... Qxd6 15. Re1 Bd7 16. h3 c6 17. b3 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Nh5 19. Ne2 Re8 20. Qd2 Qf6 21. Rf1 Qe7 22. a4 f5 23. Rd1 Qf6 24. Rf1 g4 25. h4 Rf8 26. g3 f4 27. Nxf4 Nxf4 28. Qxf4) ({RR} 13... Bc5 14. Qd2 Kg7 15. Rae1 Bd7 16. b4 Bb6 17. Be5 Bc6 18. h4 d4 19. hxg5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 dxc3 21. gxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qe2 Rd8 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Rf5 Qe7 25. Qf4 Rd6 26. Bc4 f6 27. Qxh6+ Ke8 28. Qh8+) 14. Qd2 Bc5 $146 ({RR} 14... Ba5 15. b4 Bb6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Rae1 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxd8 Raxd8 20. Nxe4 Kg7 21. Nc3 f5 22. Be5+ Kf7 23. Na4 Rd2 24. Nxb6 cxb6 25. f4 g4 26. hxg4 Bxg4 27. Rf2 Red8 28. c3 Rd1 29. Rxd1 {Aydin,G (2202)-Omonova,U (2032) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 14... Ba5 15. b4 Bb6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Rae1 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxd8 Raxd8 20. Nxe4 Kg7 21. Nc3 f5 22. Be5+ Kf7 23. Na4 Rd2 24. Nxb6 cxb6 25. f4 g4 26. hxg4 Bxg4 27. Rf2 Red8 28. c3 Rd1 29. Rxd1 {Aydin,G (2202)-Omonova,U (2032) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½}) 15. h3 Be6 16. Rfe1 c6 17. b4 Bd6 18. Ne2 Nh5 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Nd4 Nf4 21. Re3 Bd7 22. Rae1 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 a5 24. Bf5 Re8 25. Qd2 axb4 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. axb4 c5 28. bxc5 Qxc5 29. c3 Qe7 30. g3 Nh5 31. Bg4 Ng7 32. Bf3 Bd7 33. Kg2 Be6 34. Qe3 Qd7 35. h4 gxh4 36. gxh4 Bg4 37. Qf4 Bxf3+ 38. Qxf3 Qd6 39. Qg4 Qe5 40. Qg3 Qe4+ 41. Qf3 Qxh4 42. Qxd5 Qg4+ 43. Kh2 Qh4+ 44. Kg1 Qg4+ 45. Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.21"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. a4 a5 ({RR} 6... O-O 7. O-O h6 8. h3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Ne2 a5 11. Ng3 Qe8 12. c3 Qf7 13. Be3 Kh8 14. Nh2 d5 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Rad1 Qg6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Kh2 Rf7 19. Qc2 Rdf8 20. Qb3 d4 21. Bc1 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2784)-Dubov,D (2702) chess24.com INT 2021 0-1 (42)}) 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 h6 $146 ({RR} 8... Nb4 9. Ne2 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. c3 Nc6 12. Ng3 Qd7 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Rae8 15. Bd2 d5 16. e5 Ng4 17. Rf1 Bb4 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. h3 Nh6 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Nh2 Kh8 22. Ng4 Be7 23. f4 {Krol,J (2064)-Romanishin,O (2331) Warsaw POL 2024 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 8... Re8 9. h3 h6 10. Be3 Bf8 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nb4 13. Bf4 c6 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 c5 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Qf4 Bxc2 19. Bc7 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Nfd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qd2 Qxc7 23. Qxc2 {Dominguez Perez,L (2739)-Wojtaszek,R (2676) Baku AZE 2023 ½-½ (38)}) 9. h3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nb4 12. d4 Re8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nbxd5 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. Bd2 Rxe1+ 17. Bxe1 c6 18. Qf3 Bc7 19. Bd2 Qd6 20. g3 Qe6 21. h4 Re8 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Kg2 Bb6 25. Be1 Qe7 26. Bb3 Nc7 27. Bc3 Ncd5 28. Be5 Bc7 29. Qf5 Bxe5 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Nxe5 Kf8 32. Nc4 b6 33. Ne5 c5 34. g4 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Kf3 Ke7 37. Bxd5 Nxd5 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. Nc4 Nf6+ 40. Kf3 Nd7 41. Ke4 Nf6+ 42. Kf3 Nd7 43. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.22"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 c6 8. a4 b6 9. Na3 ({RR} 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nxc4 c5 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. b3 Rc8 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nfe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Qe4 Nf6 18. Qf3 Qc6 19. Qxc6 Rxc6 20. f3 Rfc8 21. e4 Kf8 22. Bf4 Be7 23. Rd3 Rd8 {Mamedyarov,S (2809)-Karjakin,S (2763) Berlin 2018 ½-½}) ({RR} 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nxc4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 c5 12. Nfe5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Nxd7 Nxf4+ 16. gxf4 Qxd7 17. dxc5 Qc6+ 18. Kg1 Bxc5 19. e3 Be7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. b3 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rd1 Bh4 {Fiskaaen,M (2116)-Halvorsen,B (1876) Drammen NOR 2024 1-0 (37)}) 9... Bb7 10. Rd1 b5 $146 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. Ne5 Qc8 12. Naxc4 c5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Rac1 Qa6 18. b3 h6 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Qe4 Rc7 21. Ne5 Qb7 22. Qxb7 Rxb7 23. a5 f6 24. Ng6 Rff7 25. Nf4 {Maletin,P (2572)-Timofeev,A (2579) Sochi 2018 0-1 (62)}) ({RR} 10... Bxa3 11. Rxa3 Nbd7 12. Qxc4 Rc8 13. b4 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. bxc5 Rxc5 16. Qb4 Qc8 17. Bb2 a5 18. Qe1 Nd5 19. Raa1 Nb4 20. Rac1 Nf6 21. Qd2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qd8 23. Qg5 h6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qxa5 {Goryachkina,A (2558)-Timofeev,A (2576) St Petersburg RUS 2023 1-0 (68)}) ({RR} 10... Qc8 11. Nxc4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. b3 Nbd7 14. Qb2 Ng4 15. e3 Bd5 16. Qe2 Qb7 17. Bb2 Ngf6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Nxa5 Qc7 20. Rdc1 Qb6 21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rfc8 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. Qd3 Rc7 25. Qc3 {Ponkratov,P (2595)-Esipenko,A (2683) St Petersburg RUS 2023 1-0 (73)}) 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Qb6 13. Na3 Bxa3 14. Rxa3 Rc8 15. Rc3 Be4 16. Rxc4 Nc6 17. Qa4 Bd5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Bxd5 Nd3 21. Bc4 Nxc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.23"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. Qd2 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Qe3 Qe4 13. Qxe4 Nxe4 14. Nfd2 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Kg2 f6 19. f4 Kf7 20. Nf3 Nd6 21. Nd4 Nf5 22. Nxf5 exf5 23. Rfd1 Ke6 24. Kf3 {So,W (2760)-Harikrishna,P (2731) Kolkata 2019 ½-½ (39)}) 10. Rd1 ({RR} 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Rac8 14. e4 Rfd8 15. h3 h5 16. Qe3 Qb8 17. Nd4 Ba8 18. Kh2 Ne5 19. Kh1 Ng6 20. f4 Bf8 21. f5 exf5 22. Nxf5 h4 23. gxh4 Re8 24. Nd5 Nxd5 {Domingo Nunez,A (2313)-Martinez Pla,X (2251) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (109)}) 10... Qc7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Qf4 $146 ({RR} 12. Ba3 Rd8 13. Rac1 Nc6 14. Qf4 Ne5 15. e4 Nfd7 16. Nd4 Nf6 17. h3 Rac8 18. Qe3 Qb8 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Nd7 21. Bg2 Ba8 22. Bb2 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Ne2 b4 25. Nd4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 {Tsydypov,Z (2533)-Alinasab,M (2325) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 12. Ba3 Ne8 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. Qe3 Nef6 15. Nd5 exd5 16. Qxe7 Rfe8 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxd6 Rxe2 19. a4 Ne4 20. Nd4 Rb2 21. Nf5 Nxf2 22. Rd4 Nc5 23. Rf1 Nxb3 24. Rf4 Na5 25. R1xf2 Rb1+ 26. Rf1 Rxf1+ {Gochelashvili,D (2421)-Kostin,A (2291) Sochi 2018 1-0 (42)}) 12... Nbd7 13. g4 Rfd8 14. g5 Ne8 15. h4 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Qg4 Bf8 18. h5 f5 19. Qh4 Qf7 20. g6 Qe7 21. gxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qg3 Nf6 23. Qg6+ Kg8 24. Ng5 Qe8 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Nd5 Be7 28. h6 Qf7 29. Nxf6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.24"] [White "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Black "Chasin, Nico"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2417"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. g3 d5 8. b3 ({RR} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 c6 10. O-O a5 11. Nf4 Bf5 12. f3 h6 13. Kh1 Na6 14. Nd3 b5 15. Ne5 b4 16. Ne2 c5 17. g4 Bh7 18. Ng3 Bd6 19. f4 Ne4 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Nf6 22. axb4 Nxb4 {Pigeat,A (2355)-Vignesh,N (2517) Vandoeuvre les Nancy FRA 2024 0-1 (54)}) 8... dxc4 9. bxc4 c5 10. d5 $146 ({RR} 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. Rb1 Na5 12. Qd3 Nd7 13. f4 Nb6 14. Ne4 Naxc4 15. O-O f5 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. h3 Bc6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rc8 22. g4 Qd5+ 23. Kh2 Qe4 24. Qxe4 fxe4 {Czajkowski,R (2032)-Vyskocil,N (2315) Tatranske Zruby 2018 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O Na5 12. Qd3 e5 13. d5 b6 14. e4 Ba6 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. cxb5 c4 17. Qc3 Bc5 18. Be3 Qd6 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qb4 Nb7 21. Nc3 a6 22. Rfb1 a5 23. Qb2 Nd6 24. Re1 Nd7 {Marn,J (2198)-Gruskovnjak,T (2258) Slovenia 2019 ½-½ (58)}) 10... Nbd7 11. dxe6 Ne5 12. exf7+ Kxf7 13. Bg2 Qxd1+ 14. Nxd1 Nd3+ 15. Kd2 Bf5 16. Nec3 Rad8 17. Bd5+ Kg6 18. g4 Be4 19. Nxe4 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxe4 22. Nc3 Rxg4 23. Rhg1 Rxg1 24. Rxg1+ Kf7 25. Rb1 Rd7 26. Kd3 c4+ 27. Kxc4 Bxa3 28. Nb5 Be7 29. Nxa7 Bd6 30. f4 g5 31. fxg5 Kg6 32. h4 Bg3 33. Rb6+ Kf5 34. Rh6 Kg4 35. g6 hxg6 36. Rxg6+ Kf3 37. Nb5 Bxh4 38. Re6 Bg5 39. e4 Ke3 40. d6 Bf4 41. Kd5 Rh7 42. e5 Rh2 43. Re8 Rb2 44. d7 Bg5 45. Nd6 Rd2+ 46. Ke6 b5 47. Rg8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.25"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2395"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 c6 6. a3 Ba5 7. c5 Bc7 ({RR} 7... d5 8. cxd6 Qxd6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Rd8 12. Bc4 e5 13. Qb3 exd4 14. Bxf7+ Kh8 15. exd4 Bxd4 16. O-O-O Ne5 17. Nce4 Bxb2+ 18. Qxb2 Nd3+ 19. Rxd3 Qxd3 20. Nxf6 Qd6 21. Nfh5 Qh6+ 22. f4 {Rapport,R (2776)-Deac,B (2671) Bucharest 2022 0-1 (52)}) 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 ({RR} 9. b4 a5 10. Bb2 Ba6 11. Bg2 d5 12. cxd6 Qxd6 13. b5 Bb7 14. O-O Nd5 15. a4 Qd7 16. Qb3 Ra7 17. Rac1 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Qd8 19. bxc6 Ba6 20. Rfe1 Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Na6 22. d5 e5 23. Ba3 Bd6 {Matyukov,P (2315)-Pigeat,A (2309) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) 9... Ba6 10. O-O $146 ({RR} 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bxc3+ 13. Nxc3 bxc5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Be3 d4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Bxa8 Nc6 19. Bxc6 dxc6 20. Qa4 Bb5 21. Qb4 Qd7 22. a4 Ba6 23. Qa5 Bd3 24. Rd1 Bc2 {Mirzoev,E (2478)-Mitsis,G (2392) Anogia 2019 1-0 (63)}) 10... bxc5 11. dxc5 e5 12. b4 Bc4 13. Qc2 d5 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. Bb2 Qe6 16. Rac1 Bb3 17. Qb1 a6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bg2 Ra7 21. Bh3 Qf7 22. Nc3 Nd7 23. Ba1 g6 24. e4 Bc4 25. Rfd1 Nf6 26. exf5 Bb6 27. Na4 Bc7 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Rxc4 Qxc4 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh6+ Nh7 32. Rd7 Qc1+ 33. Qxc1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.26"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B27"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Bg4 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nh6 9. d3 Nf5 10. Nd2 ({RR} 10. Qf4 e6 11. Nd2 h5 12. Nf3 Be7 13. Re1 Rg8 14. Qa4 Qb6 15. Bg5 Qb5 16. Qc2 a5 17. b3 Qb7 18. Qd2 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Rh8 20. g3 Kf8 21. h3 Qe7 22. Qf4 Kg7 23. Kg2 Rh6 24. Rh1 Rah8 {Omidi,A (2301)-Tahbaz,A (2425) Indore IND 2024 0-1 (67)}) 10... Bh6 $146 ({RR} 10... h5 11. e6 fxe6 12. Re1 Qd6 13. Qe2 e5 14. Qxe5 Qxe5 15. Rxe5 Kd7 16. Nf3 e6 17. Re2 Bd6 18. Bg5 Rhf8 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. Bc1 a5 21. Ng5 Ng7 22. g3 e5 23. Kg2 Rf6 24. h4 Bc7 25. Nf3 {Borisek,J (2570)-Gjuran,D (2291) Komenda SLO 2023 ½-½ (39)}) 11. Qe2 Bxd2 12. Bxd2 h5 13. b3 a5 14. Be3 Qb6 15. Rfc1 d4 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Rc4 a4 19. bxa4 Qb2 20. Qd1 Rfb8 21. a5 Qa3 22. Be1 Ra6 23. Rb1 Rb5 24. Qc2 Kg7 25. Rxb5 cxb5 26. Bb4 Qa4 27. Qxa4 bxa4 28. a3 f6 29. exf6+ Kxf6 30. Rc5 Ke6 31. g3 Kd7 32. Kg2 Re6 33. h3 Ra6 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Nd6 36. Rd5 Ke6 37. Rxd4 g5 38. Bd2 Nf7 39. Rxa4 Ne5 40. Rb4 Ra8 41. Kg3 Nxd3 42. Rb5 Ne5 43. Bxg5 Nc4 44. Rb4 Nxa3 45. Re4+ Kd5 46. Rxe7 Rxa5 47. Bf4 Nc4 48. g5 Ra1 49. Kg4 Rg1+ 50. Bg3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.27"] [White "Can, Isik"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. c3 O-O 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Bg5 a5 15. Bc2 h6 16. Bh4 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Ba4 $146 ({RR} 19. Rfd1 Rfb8 20. Rab1 Nd5 21. Bg3 Rb7 22. c4 {½-½ (23) Baklan,V (2546)-Das,S (2504) Walsrode GER 2023}) 19... Rfc8 20. Rfd1 Kf8 21. Kf1 Rab8 22. Rab1 Ne4 23. Bg3 Rb7 24. Bc2 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rcb8 26. b3 Bf6 27. Be4 Rc7 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Kd3 g5 30. g4 Rb5 31. Kc4 Re5 32. Bf3 h5 33. Re1 hxg4 34. Bxg4 Rd5 35. Rbd1 Bg7 36. a4 f5 37. Bf3 g4 38. Be2 Kf6 39. b4 Bf8 40. f3 g3 41. f4 Rb7 42. Bf3 axb4 43. Bxd5 exd5+ 44. Kd3 bxc3 45. Rb1 Bb4 46. Re5 Rb6 47. Rh1 Ba3 48. Rh5 Rb2 49. Rhxf5+ Kg6 50. Rg5+ Kf6 51. Rgf5+ Kg6 52. Kxc3 Rxg2 53. Rg5+ Kf6 54. Rgf5+ Kg6 55. Rg5+ Kf6 56. Re3 Bc5 57. Rexg3 Ra2 58. Rg6+ Kf5 59. Kb3 Ra3+ 60. Kb2 Rxa4 61. Rxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.28"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2585"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 d5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c6 9. Nge2 O-O $146 ({RR} 9... Qe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ng3 g6 12. Rfe1 Qd6 13. Rad1 h5 14. f3 Kg7 15. Bb1 h4 16. Nf1 Nh5 17. Qf2 g5 18. e4 Nf4 19. e5 Qh6 20. Ne3 Nb6 21. Bf5 Be6 22. Qc2 Nd7 23. Kf2 Kh8 24. Ng4 {Taspinar,Y (2262)-Peric,S (1980) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2023 1-0}) 10. O-O a5 11. f3 c5 12. Bb5 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nb6 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Nf4 Rc8 16. Rac1 h6 17. Nce2 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nc8 19. a4 Qe7 20. Qe5 Qd6 21. Qxd6 Nxd6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Nf4 Nxb5 24. axb5 e5 25. Ng6 Re8 26. Rc7 e4 27. Kf2 d4 28. exd4 Rd8 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nf5 Rd5 31. Rc5 Rd7 32. b6 g6 33. Nxh6 Rxd4 34. Rc7 Nd5 35. Rxb7 e3+ 36. Kg3 Rb4 37. Rf7+ Ke8 38. b7 Ne7 39. Rf4 e2 40. b8=Q+ Rxb8 41. Re4 Rxb2 42. Ng8 Rb7 43. Rxe2 Kf7 44. Nxe7 Rxe7 45. Ra2 Ra7 46. Ra4 Ke6 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. h4 Ra8 49. g4 Ra6 50. g5+ Ke6 51. Kg4 Ra8 52. f4 Ra7 53. h5 gxh5+ 54. Kxh5 Kf5 55. g6 Ra8 56. g7 Kf6 57. Kh6 Kf7 58. f5 Ra7 59. Rg4 Kg8 60. f6 a4 61. Kg6 a3 62. Rh4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.29"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. a4 dxc4 8. Na3 Na6 9. Nxc4 Be6 10. b3 ({RR} 10. Nce5 Bd5 11. a5 Ne4 12. Qa4 Qd6 13. Bf4 Qb4 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Rfc1 Rfd8 16. h4 h5 17. e3 f6 18. Nc4 Nd3 19. Rc2 Ndxf2 20. a6 b6 21. Na3 Nd3 22. Nd2 f5 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Nc4 Rac8) 10... c5 ({RR} 10... Bd5 11. Ba3 Rc8 ({RR} 11... b5 12. Ne3 b4 13. Bb2 Be4 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Bh3 e6 16. Ng5 Bd5 17. Qd3 Nc7 18. f3 Qe7 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 Rcd8 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Rfc1 Rd7 24. e3 f5 25. Bg2 Bh6 26. R1c2) 12. Rc1 Nc7 13. e3 Nce8 14. Bh3 Rb8 15. Nfe5 Nc7 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Bg2 Nd7 19. Nf3 Nb6 20. Ng5 Bxc4 21. bxc4 e5 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. dxe5 Qc8 24. a5 Nd7 25. Bh3 {Van Foreest,J (2696)-Sarana,A (2713) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (41)}) 11. Bb2 Bd5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Ne3 $146 ({RR} 13. e3 e6 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Ba3 Rfd8 16. Ncd2 Ne4 17. Rfd1 Bf8 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc7 21. Qf3 Bd6 22. Ng4 f5 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. dxc5 Be5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. c6 Bxf6 27. cxb7 Qb6 {Berkes,F (2675)-Loiseau,Q (2471) Teplice 2019 1-0 (32)}) 13... Be4 14. Bh3 e6 15. Ng5 Qe7 16. dxc5 Rfd8 17. Qe1 Bc6 18. b4 Ng4 19. Nxg4 Bxb2 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. Nhxf7 Bxc1 22. Nxd8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.30"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. b4 a5 7. c3 Bd7 8. Qb3 Ne4 9. f3 Nf6 ({RR} 9... g5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Be5 f6 12. Bd4 e5 13. fxe4 exd4 14. cxd4 Be6 15. Nc3 axb4 16. exd5 bxc3 17. dxe6 Rb8 18. Qxc3 Qd5 19. Nf3 g4 20. Nh4 Bh6 21. O-O Bg5 22. Nf5 {1-0 (22) Moroni,L (2898)-Hambleton,A (2682) Chess.com 2024}) 10. Bg3 $146 ({RR} 10. Ne2 axb4 11. cxb4 b6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. b5 Bb7 14. c6 Bc8 15. O-O Bc5 16. Nd2 Nh5 17. Be5 Qg5 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 e5 20. Qxd5 exd4 21. Qxg5 {1-0 (21) Boehme,S (1620)-Von Mettenheim,J (1984) Playchess.com INT 2020}) ({RR} 10. Nd2 Nh5 11. Ne2 Nxf4 12. Nxf4 Qf6 13. O-O Be7 14. Rad1 O-O 15. Ne4 Qh6 16. Ng3 axb4 17. cxb4 Nd4 18. Rxd4 Bxb5 19. Rf2 Bf6 20. Rdd2 Bc4 21. Qb1 Ra3 22. Nf1 d4 23. Qe4 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Rxe3 {Moroni,L (2559)-Abbasi Abeluie,M (2218) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (50)}) 10... h5 11. h4 Be7 12. a4 O-O 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. Nd2 Bf6 15. Rd1 Ne5 16. Nd4 Ng6 17. Kf2 e5 18. Ne2 Nc7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. b5 Be7 21. c4 d4 22. exd4 exd4 23. Ne4 Ne6 24. Bd6 f5 25. Ng5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27. Nc1 d3+ 28. Kf1 d2 29. Nd3 Be3 30. c5+ Kh8 31. Ne5 Nxe5 32. Qxe3 Nc4 33. Qe6 Qd3+ 34. Kf2 Rf6 35. Qe7 Qd4+ 36. Kg3 Ne3 37. Kh3 Ng4 38. Rhf1 Qd3 39. Ne6 Rg8 40. Nf4 Qe3 41. Nd5 Nf2+ 42. Rxf2 Qxf2 43. Nxf6 gxf6 44. Qxf6+ Rg7 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. Qxf5+ Kh8 47. Qxh5+ Kg8 48. Qd5+ Kh8 49. g4 Rh7 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qg5+ Kf8 52. Rxd2 Qxf3+ 53. Kh2 Rxh4+ 54. Qxh4 Qf4+ 55. Kg1 Qxd2 56. Qf2+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.31"] [White "Hong, Andrew"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "259"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Edouard,Romain} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a4 Be7 ({RR} 4... Bb4 5. Bd3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nd5 Bc5 8. c3 a5 9. Bc2 Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Ng5 h6 ({RR} 11... Bf5) 12. d4 Bb6 ({RR} 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. Nh7 Re8 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Qh5 Qd7 ({RR} 16... Ng6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kh8 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Qg6+ Kh8) 17. h3 Nxd5 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Qg5+ Kf8 20. Qh6+ Kg8) 13. Nh7 Re8 14. Nf6+ gxf6 15. Qh5 e4 ({RR} 15... Qd7 16. h3 f5 17. Bxh6 Ng6 18. Bg5 c6 19. Bb3 cxd5 20. Bxd5 Re6) ({RR} 15... Nxd5 16. Bxh6 f5 17. Bb3) 16. Re1 ({RR} 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bxh6 fxe4 18. Bg5 Bg4 ({RR} 18... f5 19. Bh6 Kh7) 19. Qxg4 f5 20. Qg3 Kf7) 16... f5 ({RR} 16... Bf5 17. Re3 Bg6 18. Rg3 Qd7 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bd3 Nxd5 21. Bxh6 Qe6 22. Bd2 f4 23. Rg4 Nf6 24. Rxg6+ fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ ({RR} 26. Bxf4 Ng8) 26... Kf7 27. Qg6+ Kf8) ({RR} 16... Ng6 17. Bxh6) 17. Bxh6 Nxd5 ({RR} 17... Ng6 18. Bg5 Re7 19. f3) 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bb3 {Carlsen,M (2847)-So,W (2770) chess24.com INT 2021 CBM 201 [Edouard,Romain] 1-0} {RR} fxg5 20. Qg6+ Kf8 21. Bxd5) 5. Bc4 ({RR} 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bc4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bb5 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 c6 12. Bd3 g6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qe2 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Bf6 16. Rd1 Re8 17. Be3 Qd5 18. Qc2 Re6 19. Rac1 Bd4 {Boucquet,E (2152)-Taboas Rodriguez,D (2344) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) 5... Nxe4 $146 ({RR} 5... O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Be6 8. d3 d5 9. Bb5 Na5 10. d4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nxe5 c5 13. Be3 f6 14. d5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxd5 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Bd2 fxe5 18. Bxa5 c4 19. Bd7 Bxd7 20. Rxd7 {Yoo,C (2466)-Saduakassova,D (2483) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 5... O-O 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Be6 8. a5 a6 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qd2 Nb8 15. d4 Nd7 16. Rad1 c6 17. Ne3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nf6 20. Nb6 {Kravtsiv,M (2598)-Hansen,E (2606) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (63)}) 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Bd3 f5 8. Nc3 e4 9. Bb5 exf3 10. Qxf3 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. d4 Rb8 13. O-O O-O 14. b3 f4 15. Ne2 g5 16. Qc3 Bb4 17. Qf3 g4 18. Qd3 Bf5 19. Qd1 f3 20. Ng3 Qh4 21. Ba3 fxg2 22. Kxg2 Rf6 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Qd3 Rf3 25. Qe2 Bxa3 26. Qe6+ Kg7 27. Qe5+ Kg6 28. Rxa3 Rbf8 29. Qe2 Qf6 30. Raa1 Qxd4 31. Rae1 h5 32. Qe6+ Qf6 33. Kg1 Qxe6 34. Rxe6+ R8f6 35. Re8 c5 36. Re5 c6 37. Re8 Rc3 38. Rc1 c4 39. Re3 Rf3 40. Re6+ Rf6 41. Re3 Rxe3 42. fxe3 Rf3 43. bxc4 dxc4 44. Rb1 Rxe3 45. Rb6 Rc3 46. Rxa6 Rxc2 47. Rxc6+ Kg5 48. a5 Kf4 49. a6 Kf3 50. Rf6+ Ke3 51. Re6+ Kd4 52. Rd6+ Kc3 53. a7 Ra2 54. Rd7 h4 55. Rg7 h3 56. Rc7 Kd4 57. Rd7+ Kc5 58. Rc7+ Kb5 59. Rb7+ Kc6 60. Rb4 Kd5 61. Rb7 c3 62. Rc7 Kd4 63. Rd7+ Ke3 64. Re7+ Kd3 65. Rd7+ Ke2 66. Re7+ Kd1 67. Rd7+ Kc1 68. Rc7 c2 69. Rb7 Kd2 70. Rd7+ Kc3 71. Rc7+ Kb2 72. Rb7+ Ka1 73. Rc7 Kb1 74. Rb7+ Kc1 75. Rc7 Ra1 76. Kf2 Ra3 77. Rd7 Kb2 78. Rb7+ Kc3 79. Rc7+ Kd2 80. Rd7+ Kc1 81. Rc7 Rf3+ 82. Kg1 Rf8 83. Rb7 Kd2 84. Rd7+ Ke2 85. Re7+ Kd3 86. Rd7+ Kc3 87. Rc7+ Kd2 88. Rd7+ Kc1 89. Rb7 Kd2 90. Rd7+ Kc3 91. Rc7+ Kd3 92. Rd7+ Ke2 93. Re7+ Kd1 94. Rd7+ Kc1 95. Rb7 Ra8 96. Kf2 Kd2 97. Rd7+ Kc3 98. Rc7+ Kd3 99. Rd7+ Ke4 100. Rc7 Rxa7 101. Rxc2 Ra3 102. Rc1 Kf4 103. Kg1 Ra2 104. Rf1+ Ke3 105. Re1+ Kd3 106. Rd1+ Ke2 107. Rb1 Rd2 108. Ra1 Kf3 109. Rf1+ Ke3 110. Re1+ Kf4 111. Rf1+ Kg5 112. Ra1 Kh4 113. Rb1 Rg2+ 114. Kh1 Ra2 115. Kg1 Rg2+ 116. Kh1 Re2 117. Kg1 Rd2 118. Ra1 Rd5 119. Rb1 Kg5 120. Ra1 Rd2 121. Rb1 Kf4 122. Rf1+ Ke3 123. Re1+ Kd3 124. Ra1 Rg2+ 125. Kh1 Rc2 126. Kg1 Rg2+ 127. Kh1 Rf2 128. Kg1 Rg2+ 129. Kh1 Rf2 130. Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.32"] [White "Svane, Rasmus"] [Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E16"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. Bxb4 cxb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd3 a5 ({RR} 9... d5 10. Nbd2 a5 11. Ne5 Nc6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Rfc1 Bb7 15. Nf1 Re8 16. Ne3 h5 17. h4 g6 18. Rc2 Qd6 19. Rac1 Re7 20. Bh3 Ba6 21. Rc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Bxd3 23. Rxf6 Bb1 24. Rxb6 {Ding Liren (2811)-Nihal,S (2670) chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (37)}) 10. Nbd2 Na6 $146 ({RR} 10... d6 11. e4 e5 12. Ne1 Nc6 13. Nc2 Re8 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. b3 Qb8 17. Nf3 Ba6 18. Bf1 g6 19. Ne3 Nxe4 20. dxe5 Nc5 21. Qxd6 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Qf6 Ne4 24. Qf4 Ree8 25. Qxb8 {Postny,E (2576)-Romanov,E (2628) Teplice 2018 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 10... d6 11. e4 e5 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Nh4 Nc6 14. Nf5 Bc8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ne3 Nd7 17. Nd5 Qa7 18. Qe3 Ba6 19. Bh3 Nc5 20. Rc1 f6 21. Rfd1 Rab8 22. Bg4 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Rfxc8 24. f4 exf4 25. gxf4 {Hoffman,A (2377)-Rodriguez Vila,A (2419) Montevideo URU 2024 ½-½ (78)}) ({RR} 10... d6 11. Rac1 Qc7 12. Rfd1 e5 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nc6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qf5 Rac8 17. Ne3 Rfe8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Re6 20. b3 Nd7 21. Qf4 Nf6 22. Nf5 Ne4 23. Nd4 Re5 24. Nb5 Qc5 25. Rd4 {Gajewski,G (2617)-Quparadze,G (2476) Reykjavik 2021 ½-½ (32)}) 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. Ne1 Rfe8 14. e4 e5 15. f3 h5 16. Nf1 h4 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd4 Qxd4+ 19. Rxd4 hxg3 20. hxg3 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Nd3 Bc6 23. Kf2 Rcd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ne5 Bb7 26. Rc2 Nc5 27. Rd2 Re8 28. Nd3 Na4 29. Ne3 Rd8 30. Ke2 Kf8 31. Nd1 Ng4 32. fxg4 Bxg2 33. b3 Nc3+ 34. Nxc3 bxc3 35. Rd1 Be4 36. Nf2 Bf3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.33"] [White "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Black "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 a5 7. Bb3 ({RR} 7. Nf1 h6 8. Ng3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 Be6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Re1 Ne7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Bb6 16. Nh4 a4 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Bd2 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nh5 Ng6 21. Nf3 c5 {Duda,J (2737)-Grischuk,A (2766) Chess.com INT 2018 0-1 (43)}) 7... Ba7 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. h3 Be6 9. O-O Bxb3 10. axb3 Re8 11. Nh2 Qd7 12. Qf3 Rad8 13. Nc4 d5 14. Nxa5 dxe4 15. dxe4 Nxa5 16. Rxa5 Bb6 17. Ra1 Re6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Rfd1 Qe8 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 {Andriasian,Z (2606)-Hovhannisyan,R (2642) Yerevan 2020 1-0 (51)}) 8. h3 h6 9. Nf1 d5 $146 ({RR} 9... Ne7 10. Ng3 Ng6 11. d4 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 Be6 14. Be3 Qc8 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. a4 Raa8 20. Qb3 b6 21. Rad1 Ng6 22. Qb5 Re5 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Nb5 {Heberla,B (2546)-Andreikin,D (2729) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 9... Ne7 10. Ng3 Ng6 11. d4 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 Be6 14. Be3 Qc8 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. a4 Raa8 20. Qb3 b6 21. Rad1 Ng6 22. Qb5 Re5 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Nb5 {Heberla,B (2546)-Andreikin,D (2729) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 9... Be6 10. Bc2 d5 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. Ng3 O-O 13. O-O Rfe8 14. Re1 Rad8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Qd6 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. Ree1 Kh8 19. Ne4 Qf8 20. Ba4 Bd7 21. Ng3 Nf4 22. d4 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Bxa4 24. Nxe5 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2727)-Harikrishna,P (2711) Kolkata IND 2023 1-0 (34)}) 10. Qe2 a4 11. Bc2 a3 12. b4 d4 13. b5 Ne7 14. cxd4 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Rb1 Be6 17. Bb3 Bxb3 18. Rxb3 Nd7 19. Qc2 Qc5 20. Ne3 Qxc2 21. Nxc2 Nc5 22. Rc3 Ne6 23. Bxa3 Ra5 24. Rb3 Ng6 25. O-O Ngf4 26. Re1 Kd7 27. h4 Nd4 28. Nxd4 exd4 29. Bc1 Ne6 30. a3 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. f3 f6 33. Rd1 Rha8 34. Kf2 Kd6 35. Bd2 Ra4 36. Bb4+ Ke5 37. Rb2 Rh8 38. Rc2 Raa8 39. Kg3 Rh7 40. Rdc1 Ra4 41. Rc4 Ra8 42. a4 b6 43. Bd2 Nc5 44. Rxc5+ bxc5 45. Rxc5+ Ke6 46. a5 Rh1 47. Rxc7 Kd6 48. b6 Rb1 49. Rc4 Rb3 50. Bb4+ Ke6 51. b7 Rb8 52. a6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.34"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. a3 d5 2. Nf3 c5 ({RR} 2... a6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bf4 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 c5 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. c4 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Rxc4 Qe7 13. O-O b5 14. Rc2 Bb7 15. Qc1 Nbd7 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. Bf3 {Nakamura,H (2768)-Carlsen,M (2852) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½}) 3. e3 Nc6 4. b4 $146 ({RR} 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e5 6. Qa4 Bd6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. O-O Nge7 12. Qd1 O-O 13. Nd6 Ng6 14. Nc3 a6 15. Nce4 b5 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Bd5 h6 18. Qh5 Bf5 {Sadykov,R (2313)-Castellanos Hernandez,L (1900) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 4. c4 e6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. d3 O-O 8. Be2 e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rc1 b5 13. O-O f5 14. Qb1 Nf6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. d4 cxd4 17. exd4 e4 18. Ne5 Bxe5 {Doroodgar,A (2302)-Aakash,G (2265) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (84)}) ({RR} 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 c4 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Na5 12. Qb1 Re8 13. Bd2 g6 14. Rc1 a6 15. Na4 b5 16. Bxa5 Qxa5 17. Nc5 Qd8 18. a4 Bxc5 {Putnam,L (2229)-Gong Qianyun (2299) chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) 4... e6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. b5 Na5 7. Be2 Bd6 8. g4 h6 9. d3 b6 10. Rg1 Bb7 11. h4 d4 12. e4 Nd7 13. a4 Nf8 14. h5 e5 15. c4 Ne6 16. Nbd2 Qc7 17. Nh4 O-O-O 18. Qc2 Kb8 19. O-O-O Rhg8 20. Kb1 g6 21. Bc1 Be7 22. Ng2 Bg5 23. Bb2 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 g5 25. Qc2 Rd6 26. Bc1 Bc8 27. Bd2 Ka8 28. Kb2 Bd7 29. Ra1 Rb8 30. Rgb1 Nd8 31. Kc1 Rf6 32. Be1 Ne6 33. f3 Nf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.35"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. c3 a6 7. Bd3 Bc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Na3 Ne7 10. Nc2 dxc3 11. dxc3 d6 $146 ({RR} 11... Qc7 12. c4 O-O 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 b6 15. Rc1 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 Bb7 18. Qd2 Qf4 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Bb1 h6 21. Qd4 Qc7 22. e5 Ra4 23. Qh4 Kf8 24. Ng4 Rxb4 25. Nxh6 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Carlsen,M (2865) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (76)}) ({RR} 11... Qc7 12. c4 d6 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Kh1 e5 15. Rc1 Ng6 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. g3 Bh3 18. Rfe1 Bg4 19. Be2 Qe6 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Qe2 Qe6 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 f5 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Re2 Rac8 26. c5 {Niemann,H (2676)-Theodorou,N (2622) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 11... Qc7 12. c4 d6 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Kh1 e5 15. Rc1 Ng6 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. g3 Bh3 18. Rfe1 Bg4 19. Be2 Qe6 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Qe2 Qe6 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 f5 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Re2 Rac8 26. c5 {Niemann,H (2676)-Theodorou,N (2622) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 O-O 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. Rfd1 Ng6 16. Bf1 Rd8 17. a4 b6 18. Nc4 d5 19. exd5 exd5 20. Qd4 Rb8 21. a5 b5 22. Nb6 Be6 23. g3 Rd6 24. Bg2 Rbd8 25. Rd3 Ne7 26. Re1 h6 27. h4 Nc8 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. Re5 Qc4 30. Qe3 Kf8 31. Kh2 Qc6 32. Qe1 Qd7 33. Qd2 Rd8 34. Rd4 Kg8 35. Bf3 Kf8 36. Qd3 Kg8 37. Bd1 Qe7 38. Bc2 Qf6 39. f4 Kf8 40. Qe3 Rc6 41. f5 Bc8 42. Rdxd5 Rcd6 43. Qc5 Bb7 44. Rxd6 Qxd6 45. Bb3 Qxc5 46. Rxc5 Rd2+ 47. Kg1 Rg2+ 48. Kf1 Rxg3 49. Kf2 Rd3 50. Rc7 Be4 51. Bc2 Rd2+ 52. Ke3 Rxc2 53. Kxe4 h5 54. c4 bxc4 55. b5 axb5 56. a6 Re2+ 57. Kd4 Re8 58. a7 g5 59. fxg6 Kg7 60. gxf7 Rd8+ 61. Kc3 Rd3+ 62. Kc2 Ra3 63. f8=Q+ Kxf8 64. Rc8+ Kf7 65. a8=Q Rxa8 66. Rxa8 Kg6 67. Kc3 Kf5 68. Rg8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.36"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Makarian, Rudik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2547"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 ({RR} 7. Nbd2 e6 8. Re1 Be7 9. Nf1 O-O 10. Ng3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 b5 12. Bb3 a5 13. c3 a4 14. Bc2 b4 15. a3 b3 16. Bd1 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ne4 Qd7 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Nd2 Bd6 21. Qh4 Nf4 {Carlsen,M (2830)-Makarian,R (2524) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (73)}) 7... Bg6 8. Nh4 ({RR} 8. Nh2 e5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nd7 12. Qd2 Nde5 13. b3 h6 14. Nd5 Bg5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 O-O 17. Raf1 Ne5 18. R3f2 a6 19. a4 Rb8 20. a5 Nc6 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 {Carlsen,M (3242)-Vasquez Schroeder,R (2885) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (43)}) 8... e5 $146 ({RR} 8... e6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Kg2 Qc7 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Nc3 a6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Bb3 g5 15. Bg3 Nde5 16. Ne2 Ng6 17. f4 gxf4 18. Nxf4 Nxf4+ 19. Bxf4 Bf6 20. c3 Ne5 21. g5 Be7 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. g6 {Ansell,S (2328)-Gokerkan,C (2512) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (42)}) 9. Nc3 Be7 10. a4 Nxe4 11. Nxg6 Nxc3 12. Bxf7+ Kd7 13. bxc3 hxg6 14. Rb1 Kc7 15. Kg2 Bg5 16. Bd5 Bxc1 17. Qxc1 Qh4 18. Qe3 Raf8 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Nb4 21. Bxb7 cxd4 22. Qg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kxg3 a5 24. Be4 g5 25. Rfd1 Rf4 26. Bg2 d5 27. Rb3 Kb6 28. c3 dxc3 29. Rxc3 Rc4 30. Re3 Rd8 31. Re5 Rc3+ 32. Kh2 Kc5 33. Rxg5 Rd7 34. h4 Ra3 35. h5 Rxa4 36. Rf5 Ra2 37. g5 a4 38. Rc1+ Rc2 39. Ra1 Ra7 40. g6 a3 41. Rf7 Rxf7 42. gxf7 Rxf2 43. Rf1 Rxf7 44. Rxf7 a2 45. Ra7 d4 46. Be4 Kc4 47. Ra3 d3 48. Bxd3+ Nxd3 49. Rxa2 Kd4 50. Kg3 Ke5 51. Kg4 Nb4 52. Rf2 Nd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.37"] [White "Khanin, Semen"] [Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D32"] [WhiteElo "2568"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4 Bxc5 8. Nxc5 Qa5+ 9. Qd2 Qxc5 10. a3 Bg4 ({RR} 10... Nge7 11. b4 Qb6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qb2 a5 16. b5 a4 17. e3 Na5 18. Qd4 Qc7 19. Qb4 Rd8 20. Be2 Nb3 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Qa5 23. Bxb3 Qxb4+ 24. axb4 axb3 25. Kd2 {LCZero 0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6 (3631)-Stockfish dev-20240728-2343f7 (3662) tcec-chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10... Nf6 11. b4 Qd5 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Qb5 Qd6 16. e3 Bd7 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qd2 Nd5 20. Be2 Qh6 21. e4 Ne3 22. g3 Ng2+ 23. Kd1 Ne3+ 24. Ke1 Ng2+ 25. Kd1 {Kukhmazov,A (2504)-Janaszak,D (2308) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) 11. b4 Qd5 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. b5 $146 ({RR} 13. Rd1 Bxf3 14. exf3 a6 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. O-O O-O 17. f4 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 h6 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. g3 Nd5 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bf5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qd6 24. Qc4 b5 25. Qe2 Nde7 26. Bd3 g6 27. h4 Qd5 {Gschnitzer,A (2412)-Ehrke,M (2222) Tegernsee 2019 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 13. Rd1 Bxf3 14. exf3 a6 15. Bd3 Nge7 16. O-O O-O 17. Rfe1 Rd7 18. f4 Rfd8 19. Qc2 Qh5 20. g3 Rd6 21. Qe2 Qh3 22. Qf1 Qd7 23. Rd2 Nd5 24. Qg2 b5 25. Rc2 f5 26. Qf3 Re6 27. Rxe6 Qxe6 {Harika,D (2500)-Amura,C (2249) Batumi 2018 ½-½ (65)}) ({RR} 13. Rd1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nf6 15. Rg1 O-O 16. Qg5 Qxg5 17. Rxg5 h6 18. Rf5 Nd5 19. e4 Nc3 20. Bxc3 dxc3 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rc5 Rd2 23. Rxc3 Ra2 24. Bc4 Ra1+ 25. Ke2 g5 26. b5 Ne5 27. Bd5 b6 {Kosic,D (2482)-Kantorik,M (2196) Paracin 2019 1-0 (37)}) 13... Qxb5 14. Nxd4 Qb6 15. e3 Nge7 16. Bd3 Ne5 17. Bb5+ N7c6 18. a4 O-O 19. h3 Bf3 20. Kf1 Be4 21. Be2 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Nc6 23. a5 Qb3 24. f3 Nxd4 25. exd4 Bc6 26. Kf2 Rfe8 27. Rhd1 a6 28. Bf1 g6 29. Re1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Qd5 31. Rd1 Ba4 32. Rb1 Bb5 33. Bxb5 axb5 34. Qc3 Kg7 35. Rb2 Rd6 36. Qc5 Qxd4+ 37. Qxd4+ Rxd4 38. Rxb5 Ra4 39. g4 h6 40. h4 Ra3 41. g5 hxg5 42. hxg5 Kf8 43. Kg3 Ra4 44. f4 Kg7 45. Kf3 Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.38"] [White "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Black "Pichot, Alan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E44"] [WhiteElo "2569"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Bd2 Nxd2 7. Qxd2 d5 8. a3 Be7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nf4 c6 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. b4 a6 $146 ({RR} 14... Bd6 15. Nd3 Ba6 16. Rfc1 Rc8 17. Ne5 Re8 18. f4 Bb7 19. Qb2 Qe7 20. Qb3 Red8 21. h3 Bb8 22. g4 b5 23. Re1 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Nd7 25. e4 Nb6 26. exd5 Nxd5 27. Nxd5 cxd5 28. Rac1 Rc4 29. Qe3 {Volke,K (2474)-Fatalibekova,E (2195) Dresden 2018 ½-½ (58)}) 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Qa2 Rc8 20. Nxd5 Kh8 21. Qb3 Bf6 22. Rad1 Rc6 23. Qf3 Bxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.39"] [White "Manafov, Vugar"] [Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. c4 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. a3 Rb8 9. d3 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nc4 f6 12. f4 ({RR} 12. Rb1 Be6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Rc8 15. Ne3 Qd7 16. Bxc7 Rxc7 17. Ned5 Rcc8 18. Kh1 Bd6 19. e3 Be5 20. Qe2 b6 21. e4 Nd4 22. Qf2 Qd6 23. Nf4 Bf7 24. Ncd5 c4 25. dxc4 Rxc4 26. Rbc1 Rfc8 {Dronavalli,H (2493)-Vaishali,R (2490) Kolkata IND 2024 ½-½ (130)}) 12... exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Bxc7 $146 ({RR} 14. e4 Rc8 15. Qe2 Nd4 16. Qf2 b5 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Ne3 Bd6 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Ncd5 Qd6 21. a4 a6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra7 Ra8 24. Rfa1 Rxa7 25. Rxa7 Qb8 26. Ra5 Qb7 27. Qe1 Nc6 28. Ra2 Ra8 {Assaubayeva,B (2469)-Vaishali,R (2448) Douglas IOM 2023 0-1 (79)}) 14... Qxc7 15. Bd5 Qd7 16. e4 Kh8 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Ne3 Bd6 19. Ncd5 Be5 20. Qd2 Bd4 21. Kh1 Rbd8 22. Rae1 g6 23. b3 b6 24. Rf3 Ne5 25. Rf4 f5 26. Ref1 Rf7 27. Nc2 Nc6 28. Nxd4 Nxd4 29. b4 Qe5 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Qc3 Rxd5 32. exd5 Qxd5+ 33. Kg1 Qe5 34. Kh1 Qd5+ 35. Kg1 Kg8 36. Re1 Kg7 37. Re3 Rb7 38. Rf1 Rb3 39. Qd2 Rxa3 40. Re7+ Kf6 41. Qe3 Ra2 42. Rf2 Ra1+ 43. Rf1 Nf3+ 44. Kg2 Ne5+ 45. Kh3 Rxf1 46. Rxa7 f4 47. Ra6+ Kg7 48. Ra7+ Kh6 49. Qd2 Nf3 50. Qc3 Ng1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.40"] [White "Paravyan, David"] [Black "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2479"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. a5 ({RR} 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. a5 f5 13. O-O a6 14. Na3 e4 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Bc4 Bd6 18. Re1 Bd7 19. Bf1 Rc8 20. c4 Bc5 21. Bc3 e3 22. fxe3 f4 23. Kh1 Qh4 24. exf4 exf4 25. Re5 Rce8 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2741)-Abdusattorov,N (2731) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 11. Bd2 a6 12. Na3 Nd7 13. a5 f5 14. O-O f4 15. Nc4 e4 16. Bg4 f3 17. g3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Be6+ Bxe6 20. dxe6 Qd5 21. Re1 Rad8 {0-1 (21) Itkis,B (2329)-Al Tarbosh,W (2238) chess.com INT 2023}) ({RR} 11. O-O a6 12. Na3 Nd7 13. Bd2 f5 14. Nc4 Rf6 15. f4 e4 16. a5 Rh6 17. Bb4 Nf8 18. Ra3 Bd7 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Rg3 Be8 21. c4 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. Bc3 Bf6 24. Qd2 b5 25. b4 bxc4 {Fu,Y (2044)-Ansat,A (2414) Eindhoven NED 2023 ½-½ (40)}) 11... a6 12. Nc3 Bf5 $146 ({RR} 12... f5 13. O-O Nd7 14. b4 Bf6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Na4 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. c4 Bd7 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Ba3 e4 21. Rc1 Qb8 22. c5 Bb5 23. c6 Ra7 24. Qd2 h6 25. Bb2 Bg5 26. Qc2 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 {De Silva,L (2085)-Dzjuba,V (2077) Lichess.org INT 2021 0-1 (54)}) 13. h4 Bxh4 14. Bd3 e4 15. Nxe4 Re8 16. Ra4 g6 17. Kf1 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Bg5 19. f4 Bf6 20. c3 Nd7 21. Bc2 Nc5 22. Rb4 Bg7 23. f5 g5 24. Qf3 Qf6 25. Be3 Re5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Rb6 Qe7 28. f6 Bxf6 29. d6 Qe6 30. d7 Qe7 31. Kf2 Bg7 32. Bxh7+ Kf8 33. Bf5 c4 34. Rd1 Qc5+ 35. Kg3 Rd8 36. Kg4 Re3 37. Qd5 Qe7 38. Qd6 Be5 39. Qh6+ Bg7 40. Qd6 Be5 41. Qh6+ Bg7 42. Qd6 Be5 43. Qxe7+ Kxe7 44. Bb1 Rxd7 45. Rxd7+ Kxd7 46. Rxb7+ Bc7 47. Kxg5 Rg3+ 48. Kf6 Rxg2 49. Bf5+ Kd6 50. Ra7 Rxb2 51. Rxa6+ Kd5 52. Kxf7 Ra2 53. Ra7 Bxa5 54. Be6+ Kc5 55. Ra8 Kd6 56. Ra6+ Kc5 57. Ra8 Kd6 58. Bxc4 Rf2+ 59. Kg6 Bxc3 60. Re8 Rf4 61. Bd3 Rf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.41"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B00"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. d5 a6 $146 ({RR} 7... exd5 8. exd5 Re8 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne5 11. Ng3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. Bf4 Bf8 14. Rfe1 Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. d6 Re6 18. Nf5 Bc6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 g6 21. Ne3 Qb6 22. d7 {Seifert,V (2246)-Sanal,V (2585) Fagernes 2021 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. Nge2 Ne5 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Rb8 11. Be3 Bd7 12. h3 exd5 13. exd5 Re8 14. Bf2 Bf8 15. f4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb6 17. a5 Qc7 18. g4 b5 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. Ra2 Reb8 21. Ng3 Rxb2 22. Rxa6 {Trushko,A (2143)-Livaic,L (2560) Skopje MKD 2024 1-0 (39)}) 8. a4 Nbd7 9. f4 exd5 10. exd5 Re8 11. Nge2 Nf8 12. O-O b6 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. h3 Ng6 15. b3 Qc8 16. Ra2 Qb7 17. Re2 Bf8 18. Nce4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 b5 20. Ng5 bxc4 21. Bxc4 h6 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nxf7 Bc8 24. f5 Qxf7 25. fxg6 Qxg6 26. Bd3 Qg3 27. Bf4 Qh4 28. Bg6 Rd8 29. Bb1 Qe7 30. Qd3 g5 31. Bd2 Rd7 32. Bc3 Qe8 33. Re1 Re7 34. Qh7+ Rxh7 35. Bxh7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.42"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Amar, Elham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. c4 Nf5 13. Qa4 Be7 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Rd1 Qb5 16. Qxb5 cxb5 17. g4 Nh4 $146 ({RR} 17... Nh6 18. h3 O-O 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Rc1 Ra8 22. Nd4 Kf8 23. Nxb5 Ng8 24. a4 Ne7 25. Bc5 Ke8 26. Nd6+ Kf8 27. Rc3 Ng6 28. Nc4+ Ke8 29. Kg2 Kd7 30. Kg3 Kc6 31. Bd6 Kd5 32. f4 {Anton Guijarro,D (2670)-Arias,J (2346) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 17... Nh6 18. h3 O-O 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Rc1 Ra8 22. Nd4 Kf8 23. Nxb5 Ng8 24. a4 Ne7 25. Bc5 Ke8 26. Nd6+ Kf8 27. Rc3 Ng6 28. Nc4+ Ke8 29. Kg2 Kd7 30. Kg3 Kc6 31. Bd6 Kd5 32. f4 {Anton Guijarro,D (2670)-Arias,J (2346) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (52)}) 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Be3 Rc6 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Bd8 22. Bd2 O-O 23. Bc3 Bc7 24. Kg2 h6 25. h4 Rc5 26. Re4 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. h5 Rb5 29. Rc4 Kf8 30. f4 Rb8 31. Kf3 Ke8 32. Rc6 Ra8 33. f5 Kd7 34. Rd6+ Ke7 35. Ke4 a4 36. Bb4 exf5+ 37. gxf5 Ke8 38. Rc6 Be7 39. Bc3 a3 40. bxa3 Bxa3 41. e6 fxe6 42. fxe6 Ke7 43. Bxg7 Bd6 44. Kf5 Ra5+ 45. Kg6 Ra2 46. Bf8+ Kxf8 47. Rxd6 Ke7 48. Rb6 Rg2+ 49. Kxh6 Kf6 50. Kh7 Rg7+ 51. Kh8 Re7 52. Kg8 Re8+ 53. Kh7 Re7+ 54. Kh6 Re8 55. e7+ Kf7 56. Rb7 Kf6 57. Kh7 Kf7 58. h6 Kf6 59. Rb6+ Kf5 60. Kg7 Rxe7+ 61. Kg8 Re8+ 62. Kf7 Ra8 63. h7 Kg5 64. Re6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.43"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D80"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. cxd5 Nxg5 6. h4 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. h5 Bg7 10. e3 c5 11. dxc5 Qa5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Bc4 Nd7 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Qg4 $146 ({RR} 15. Nf3 Nf6 16. Qb3 Qxc5 17. Nb5 Be6 18. O-O Bxc4 19. Rxc4 Qb6 20. Rfc1 Nd5 21. Rh4 e6 22. e4 Nf6 23. Qd3 Rfd8 24. Qe2 Rac8 25. Nc3 Nh5 26. e5 Ng3 27. Qc2 Nf5 28. Re4 Rc7 29. Qe2 Rcd7 {Vo,T (2335)-Papp,P (2336) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (64)}) 15... Ne5 16. Qh4 Re8 17. Nf3 Qxc5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. O-O Bg4 21. Qh4 Bf5 22. e4 Bd7 23. Rfd1 Bc6 24. Rd3 Red8 25. Rcd1 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Bf6 27. Qh6+ Bg7 28. Qh4 Rc8 29. Bb3 Be8 30. f4 g5 31. fxg5 Rc6 32. Qh5 Rg6 33. Rd8 Qc7 34. Ra8 Qc5+ 35. Kf1 b5 36. Qd1 Qxg5 37. Qe2 Bd4 38. Nd5 Qc1+ 39. Bd1 Rh6 40. Qd3 Qxb2 41. Bc2 Rc6 42. Ne3 Bxe3 43. Qd7 Rf6+ 44. Ke1 Qc3+ 45. Kd1 Rf1+ 46. Ke2 Rf2+ 47. Kd1 Qa1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.44"] [White "Bok, Benjamin"] [Black "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 e6 7. c4 Ngf6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Qe3+ Be7 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Nc3 Qd8 14. Qd3 O-O 15. h4 $146 ({RR} 15. Bf3 Re8 16. Kg2 Nf8 17. h4 Qd7 18. Rh1 Qf5 19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rxb1 Bb4 21. a3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 b5 23. Re1 N8d7 24. Bg5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. f3 Re6 27. a4 a6 28. Ra1 f6 29. Bf4 Rae8 {Bodi,T (2343)-Hacker,J (2341) Budapest 2020 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 15. Bd2 Re8 16. a3 Bd6 17. Bf3 Qe7 18. Bg2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qb3 Nb6 21. e3 Nd5 22. Qc2 Qe6 23. b4 g5 24. Rab1 Rac8 25. Qb3 b5 26. a4 a6 27. Rfc1 Rc7 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra1 f5 {Injac,T (2411)-Zhigalko,S (2572) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 15. Rb1 Bb4 16. a3 Bd6 17. b4 a6 18. a4 Re8 19. Bg5 Be7 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Nb6 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rb3 Nc4 24. Rd1 Nd6 25. e3 Qa5 26. Rdb1 Bf8 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Rb6 Rec8 29. e4 dxe4 {Ladva,O (2517)-Andriasian,Z (2586) Chess.com INT 2018 ½-½ (128)}) 15... Re8 16. Rd1 Bb4 17. Bg5 Qe7 18. e3 Qe6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. a3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 b5 22. a4 a6 23. Ra3 Rad8 24. Rda1 Rd6 25. Bf3 Nh7 26. Kg2 g5 27. Rh1 g4 28. Bd1 f5 29. Bc2 g6 30. h5 Rf8 31. hxg6 Qxg6 32. Rh4 Qg7 33. Ra1 Ng5 34. Rah1 Nh3 35. Qe2 Rg6 36. axb5 cxb5 37. f3 Rg5 38. Bb3 Qd7 39. f4 Rg6 40. e4 Re8 41. e5 Kg7 42. Bc2 Rh6 43. Bxf5 Qxf5 44. Qxg4+ Qxg4 45. Rxg4+ Kf7 46. Rxh3 Rxh3 47. Kxh3 a5 48. f5 a4 49. f6 Rh8+ 50. Kg2 Rh7 51. Rf4 Ke6 52. Rf2 Rc7 53. Rb2 a3 54. Rxb5 Ra7 55. Rb1 a2 56. Ra1 Kf5 57. f7 Rxf7 58. Rxa2 Ke4 59. Rf2 Ra7 60. g4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.45"] [White "Svane, Frederik"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 a6 $146 ({RR} 7... e6 8. O-O dxc4 9. d5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Qxd5 Be7 12. Rd1 a6 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Bxc4 Bg4 15. Qxf7+ Rxf7 16. Bxf7+ Kf8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Bb3 h6 19. h3 Bf5 20. Nf3 Na5 21. Be3 Nxb3 22. axb3 {Jones,G (2670)-Sjugirov,S (2675) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 7... dxc4 8. d5 Na5 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. O-O g6 11. d6 e6 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Qd4 e5 14. Nxe5 Bg7 15. Nc7+ Kf8 16. Bh6 Rg8 17. Qf4 Nf6 18. Qxf6 {1-0 (18) Odeev,H (2264)-Gulsoy,M (2040) Mersin TUR 2024}) ({RR} 7... e6 8. Bg5 dxc4 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Be7 11. O-O Nxd5 12. Qxd5 O-O 13. Rad1 Be6 14. Qe4 Qc7 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. b3 Rad8 20. h3 Qa5 21. a4 Qb6 22. Qb5 {Kukula,P (2135)-Faizrakhmanov,R (2469) chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 7... e6 8. c5 Be7 9. O-O Ne4 10. Re1 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Rb1 b6 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. g3 Na5 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Ne5 Be8 18. Bd2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Bc2 Ra5 21. Qe4 g6 22. Bf4 {Ersoz,T (2269)-Radlovacki,J (2268) Ayvalik TUR 2023 ½-½ (42)}) 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. c5 g6 10. Ne5 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bf4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 f6 15. Bg3 e5 16. b4 Re8 17. a4 exd4 18. Qxd4 f5 19. Be5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 d4 22. Rd1 Qg5 23. Nd5 d3 24. f4 Qh4 25. Rxd3 Rf8 26. Ne7+ Kf7 27. Nxc6 Re8 28. Rd7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.46"] [White "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Black "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2368"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nc4 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Ne3 Be6 ({RR} 6... Nc6 7. Nd5 Nd4 8. Nxe7 Nxe2 9. Nd5 c6 10. Bxe2 cxd5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Nb5 Kd7 13. d3 Nc5 14. Bf3 Be7 15. Nc3 d4 16. Ne2 Bf6 17. b3 Bf5 18. Kd1 Rab8 19. Bb2 Ne6 20. Bd5 a6 21. Re1 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Caruana,F (2835) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 6... Nc6 7. Nd5 Nd4 8. Nxe7 Nxe2 9. Nd5 Nd4 10. Na3 Ne6 11. f3 N4c5 12. d4 Nd7 13. c3 c6 14. Nf4 Nb6 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 d5 17. Bd3 Bd6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Kf2 h5 20. h4 a5 21. a4 {Ibarra Jerez,J (2558)-Deac,B (2639) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½}) 7. c4 ({RR} 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. d4 d5 9. Qf3 Qd7 10. Bb5 c6 11. Bd3 c5 12. Ne2 Nc6 13. c3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 O-O 16. Nf5 Ne4 17. g4 g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Be3 Bd2 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qf4 Bxe3 {Lorenzo de la Riva,L (2419)-Kuzubov,Y (2606) Linares ESP 2024 0-1}) 7... g6 $146 ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Ncd5 Qd8 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. g3 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Bf6 14. dxc6 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Bd4 16. cxb7 Rb8 17. Bg2 Qd7 18. O-O d5 19. Qa6 c5 20. Nc2 Bf6 21. d4 cxd4 22. Rbd1 {Sethuraman,S (2637)-Abasov,N (2627) Astana 2019 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 g6 10. d4 Bg7 11. Rb1 Na5 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. cxd5 Qxe2+ 14. Bxe2 O-O 15. Be3 h5 16. h3 f5 17. g4 hxg4 18. hxg4 f4 19. Bd2 g5 20. Rh5 Bf6 21. Bd3 Kf7 22. Ke2 {Naumann,A (2532)-Stark,L (2359) Germany 2019 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 7... c6 8. g3 Nf6 9. Bg2 d5 10. d4 dxc4 11. O-O Nbd7 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 Nb6 14. Nc3 Qd8 15. d5 Nbxd5 16. Ncxd5 cxd5 17. Nf5 g6 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Qb2 O-O 21. Rfc1 Nd7 22. Rxc5 {Ganguly,S (2615)-Fridman,D (2633) Germany 2018 1-0 (35)}) 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. d4 Bg7 10. g3 Bd7 11. Bg2 Bc6 12. d5 Bd7 13. O-O O-O 14. a4 a5 15. Re1 Re8 16. Bd2 Na6 17. Qd1 Qf8 18. Nb5 b6 19. Qc2 Bxb5 20. axb5 Nc5 21. b4 axb4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Bxb4 Nfd7 24. Bf1 Ra4 25. Rb1 Qa8 26. Bc3 Ne5 27. Be2 Ra2 28. Rb2 Ra3 29. Bb4 Ra1+ 30. Rb1 Ra2 31. Qd1 Ne4 32. Be1 f5 33. Nc2 Qa4 34. Nb4 Qxd1 35. Bxd1 Ra3 36. Nc2 Ra7 37. Ne3 Nd3 38. Bc2 Ndc5 39. Rd1 Ra2 40. Bb1 Rb2 41. Bxe4 Nxe4 42. Ra1 Bd4 43. Ra8+ Kf7 44. Ra7 Bxe3 45. fxe3 Ng5 46. Rxc7+ Ke8 47. Bc3 Rc2 48. Bd4 Nf3+ 49. Kf1 Rd2 50. Rxh7 Nxh2+ 51. Ke1 Nf3+ 52. Kf1 Nh2+ 53. Ke1 Nf3+ 54. Kf1 Nh2+ 55. Ke1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.47"] [White "Oro, Faustino"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2433"] [BlackElo "2512"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 g6 3. c4 Nf6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 Qf5 10. Bc4 $146 ({RR} 10. Rc1 b6 11. d4 Rd8 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Bd3 Qf4 15. g3 Qg4 16. h3 Qxh3 17. Be4 Bb7 18. Ng5 Qd7 19. Qf3 e6 20. Rfd1 Qe7 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. d5 Ne5 {0-1 (22) Khalikian,H (2325)-Andersson,U (2518) Yerevan ARM 2024}) ({RR} 10. d4 Rd8 11. Re1 cxd4 12. exd4 Qf4 13. g3 Qd6 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Rc1 a6 16. Na3 Bg4 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Qd2 e6 19. Nfe5 Bxe2 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qxe2 a5 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 a4 24. Qf3 Nb4 {Mamedyarov,S (2734)-Giri,A (2760) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (57)}) ({RR} 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. a3 b6 12. Na4 Bb7 13. d3 Rac8 14. Qc2 e5 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Qb1 Qe6 17. Ba1 Nd5 {½-½ (17) Valderrama Quiceno,E (2423)-Nagy,G (2474) Pardubice 2019}) ({RR} 10. Nh4 Qd7 11. Nf3 b6 12. Bb5 Qd6 13. d4 cxd4 14. Ne2 Bb7 15. Nexd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Ne8 17. Ne5 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Nd6 19. Bd3 {½-½ (19) Tomashevsky,E (2708)-Gelfand,B (2680) Yasnaya Polyana 2021}) 10... b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 e5 13. d3 Rae8 14. h3 Re7 15. Nd2 Qd7 16. Nde4 Nd8 17. a3 a5 18. Qc2 Kh8 19. Rac1 Nh5 20. b4 f5 21. Nd2 axb4 22. axb4 cxb4 23. Ne2 f4 24. exf4 exf4 25. Bxg7+ Nxg7 26. Ne4 f3 27. N2g3 fxg2 28. Kxg2 Qd4 29. Rb1 h5 30. h4 Nf5 31. Qb2 Nxh4+ 32. Kf1 Qxb2 33. Rxb2 Nf3 34. Ne2 Nc6 35. Bd5 Bc8 36. Kg2 Nce5 37. Ng1 Nxd3 38. Rb3 Nf4+ 39. Kh1 Nxd5 40. Rxf3 Rxf3 41. Nxf3 Bg4 42. Neg5 Bxf3+ 43. Nxf3 Nf4 44. Rd4 Ne6 45. Rxb4 Rb7 46. Ne5 Kg7 47. Nc4 b5 48. Nd6 Rb6 49. Nc8 Rb8 50. Nd6 Nc7 51. Rf4 Rb6 52. Rf7+ Kg8 53. Rd7 Nd5 54. Nc8 Rb8 55. Rxd5 Rxc8 56. Rxb5 Kg7 57. Kg2 Kf6 58. Rb6+ Kg5 59. Rb5+ Kh6 60. Rb4 Rc3 61. Ra4 Rc5 62. Rb4 Kg5 63. f3 Rf5 64. Ra4 Rf4 65. Ra5+ Kh4 66. Ra6 Kg5 67. Ra5+ Kh6 68. Kg3 Rb4 69. Rc5 h4+ 70. Kg2 Rf4 71. Ra5 Rf5 72. Rxf5 gxf5 73. f4 Kg6 74. Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.48"] [White "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Kambrath,Yannick} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Nc6 ({RR} 6... Bd7 7. Ne5 Bc6 8. Nxc6 Nxc6 9. e3 O-O 10. O-O Nd5 11. Qe2 Nb6 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Ne4 Rad8 14. Bd2 e5 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 16. a3 Nd3 17. b3 exd4 18. bxc4 Ne5 19. c5 d3 20. Qb2 Nbc4 21. Qxb7 {Fridman,D (2749)-Bluebaum,M (2615) Playchess.com INT 2021 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 6... Nd5 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nd7 9. Ne4 b5 10. b3 N7b6 11. Ne5 cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. Nxc6 Qd7 14. Ng5 g6 15. Nxb4 Nxb4 16. Qc5 N4d5 17. Nxh7 Re8 18. Ng5 Bb7 19. Ne4 Rec8 20. Qd6 Rc6 21. Qe5 {Gan-Erdene,S (2419)-Santiaguel,J (1646) Tagaytay City PHI 2022 1-0 (45)}) 7. O-O Rb8 ({RR} 7... O-O {RR} 8. a3 ({RR} 8. Qa4 Nd5) 8... Be7 ({RR} 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3) 9. e4 Na5 10. Be3 ({RR} 10. Qe2 Nb3 11. e5 Nd5 ({RR} 11... Nxa1 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qxc4 b5 ({RR} 13... e5 14. dxe5 Be6 15. Qe4 Be7 16. Rd1 Qe8 ({RR} 16... Qc8 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5) 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 h6 ({RR} 18... Nb3 19. Qh4) 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Rxa1) 14. Qa2 ({RR} 14. Qxb5 a5 15. Re1 c5) 14... Nc2 15. Qb3 ({RR} 15. b4) 15... Na1 ({RR} 15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4) 16. Qa2) 12. Rb1 Na5 ({RR} 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxc1 14. Rfxc1 Bxa3 15. Rd1 Be7)) 10... Rb8 ({RR} 10... c6 11. Qe2 b5 12. Ne5) 11. Qe2 b5 12. Rad1 a6 13. d5 Qe8 14. Rfe1 Nb3 15. Bf4 Rb7 16. h3 Nc5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Ne5 Rb6 19. Be3 Rd6 20. f4 Bb7 21. Bf2 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Qa8) 8. a3 ({RR} 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 Re8 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Bd6 ({RR} 11... h6 12. Qxc4 Bd6) 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nh4 Ne5 15. Nf5 Kh8 16. Rd2 Bf8 17. Rad1 c6 18. Nf4 Qa5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Ne3 Rbd8 21. Nxc4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Nxc4) 8... Be7 $146 ({RR} 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 b5 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Bg5 Ne7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. a4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 a6 15. e4 O-O 16. h4 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Qd6 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Be4 h6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Re3 Kg7 23. Qe2 {Jaque Gutierrez,M (2233)-Ribera Veganzones,S (2317) Sant Boi ESP 2024 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 e5 ({RR} 11... g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 e5 ({RR} 13... Kg7 14. e4 ({RR} 14. Qd2 Rh8 15. e4 Ne7) 14... Ne7 15. f4 Nfg8 16. Qg4 f6 17. Bh4+ Kh7 18. Qh5+ Kg7 19. Qg4+ Kh7) 14. d5 ({RR} 14. Qd2 exd4 15. Bh4 Re8 16. Rad1 ({RR} 16. Qg5+ Kh7 17. Qxf6 Qxf6 18. Bxf6 Rxe2 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bxd4) 16... Qd6 17. Qg5+ Kh7 18. Qxf6 Qxf6 19. Bxf6 Rxe2 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Bxd4) ({RR} 14. e4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. e5 Bg4 17. f3 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxd1 19. Bxd1 Nh7 20. Bh6 Be6 21. Bxf8 Nxf8) 14... Na5 15. f4 e4 16. Qd4 Kg7 17. Rad1 Qd6 18. Kh1 Bg4 19. f5 Bxe2 20. Rde1 Bxf1 21. Rxe4 Be2 22. Rxe2 Rbe8 23. Bf4 Qb6 24. Bh6+ Kxh6 25. Qf4+ Kg7) ({RR} 11... Qe7) 12. e4 ({RR} 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Raxd1 Ne4 14. Nd4 Nxc3 15. Nxc6 bxc6) ({RR} 12. Nxe5 g5 ({RR} 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 Nd7 ({RR} 14... Ng4 15. Bd8 c6 ({RR} 15... Ra8 16. Bxc7 h5 17. Rd4) 16. Bc7 Ra8 17. h3) 15. f4 Re8 16. g4) 13. Bxc6 bxc6 ({RR} 13... gxh4 14. Bg2 hxg3 ({RR} 14... Be6 15. e4) 15. hxg3 Re8 16. Nxc4) 14. Nxc6 Qd6 15. Nxb8 gxh4 ({RR} 15... Bb7 16. Rb1 Rxb8 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Rb5) 16. Qd2 ({RR} 16. Rb1 Ne4 17. Qc1 hxg3 18. hxg3 Nxg3 19. fxg3 ({RR} 19. Qe3 Nxf1 20. Kxf1 Bf5) 19... Qxg3+ 20. Kh1 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Kh7) 16... Bf5 17. f3 hxg3 18. e4 Nh5 19. exf5 Kh7 20. f4 Rxb8 21. Rae1) 12... Bg4 13. d5 g5 ({RR} 13... Na5 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qe2 b5) 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. dxc6 ({RR} 15. Qc1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne7 17. Qxg5+ Ng6) 15... Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 bxc6 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rb3 ({RR} 18... Rfd8 19. Be2 Rd2 20. Bxc4 Rbb2 21. Reb1 Rbc2 22. Rc1 Rxf2 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Rf1 Kg7) 19. Re3 Nd7 ({RR} 19... Ne8 20. h4 gxh4 21. gxh4 Nd6 22. Kh2 Kh7) 20. Be2 Nb6 21. a4 a5 22. h4 f6 23. Kg2 {Theodorou,N (2554)-Kambrath,Y (2375) chess.com INT 2021 CBM 207 Extra [Kambrath,Yannick] 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 b5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. e4 h6 12. a4 a6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Rab1 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne5 Nb3 18. h3 Ra8 19. Bb4 Ra4 20. f4 Qc8 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. d5 exd5 23. e5 {Khotenashvili,B (2458)-Arabidze,M (2428) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0}) 9. Qa4 O-O 10. Qxc4 Nd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Bd7 13. b4 a5 14. bxa5 Ra8 15. Bb2 Bf6 16. Qc2 Nxa5 17. Rac1 Bb5 18. Rfe1 c6 19. a4 Ba6 20. Bc3 Nc4 21. Bf1 b5 22. Bb4 Re8 23. Red1 Bb7 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Bc5 Ba6 26. Nd2 Qa5 27. Rb1 c3 28. Bb4 Qh5 29. Bxc3 Bg5 30. Re1 h6 31. f4 Bf6 32. Re3 c5 33. Nf3 Rec8 34. Qf2 cxd4 35. Bxd4 Bxd4 36. Nxd4 Rc4 37. Reb3 Rac8 38. Rb8 Rxb8 39. Rxb8+ Kh7 40. Rb1 Rxa4 41. e5 Qg6 42. Re1 Bb7 43. f5 exf5 44. e6 fxe6 45. Nxe6 Ra8 46. Qc5 Kh8 47. Nf4 Qf6 48. Qe5 Qc6 49. Qxf5 Qh1+ 50. Kf2 Qxh2+ 51. Ke3 Qxg3+ 52. Kd4 Ra4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.49"] [White "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Black "Woodward, Andy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. a4 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Be3 ({RR} 8. h3 O-O 9. a5 a6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ne2 Nh5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. fxg3 Kh7 15. c3 d5 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Be3 Qd6 18. Rf1 Rab8 19. Qa4 d4 20. cxd4 exd4 21. Bf4 e5 22. Bd2 Qe6 {Niemann,H (2688)-Pranav,V (2587) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (67)}) 8... O-O 9. a5 $146 ({RR} 9. h3 Qe7 10. a5 a6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Ng5+ hxg5 16. Bxg5 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Rfe8 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Be3 d5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Qc3 Rad8 22. Ra4 f6 23. Qc4 Qxc4 {Souleidis,G (2414)-Latorre,V (2128) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (47)}) 9... a6 10. Ne2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ng3 Be6 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Re1 b6 15. axb6 cxb6 16. Be3 b5 17. Ba2 Ncb4 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Qc7 20. Ba5 Qd6 21. Ne4 Qc6 22. d4 exd4 23. Nxd4 Qc4 24. c3 Nf4 25. Qf3 Nd3 26. Re3 Ne5 27. Qg3 Qd5 28. Bc7 Nc4 29. Re2 f5 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxg6+ Bg7 32. Nxe6 Re7 33. Rae1 Kh8 34. b3 Nd6 35. Bxd6 Qxd6 36. Nf8 Bxf8 37. Qxd6 Rxe2 38. Qd1 Rxe1+ 39. Qxe1 Bg7 40. b4 Rc8 41. Qe6 Rxc3 42. g3 Rc4 43. Qxa6 Rxb4 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Qxf5+ Kh8 46. f4 Rb2 47. Qc8+ Kh7 48. Qf5+ Kh8 49. Qg6 b4 50. f5 Rb1+ 51. Kg2 Rb2+ 52. Kh3 Rf2 53. Qe8+ Kh7 54. Qe4 Kh8 55. Kg4 b3 56. Kh5 Rd2 57. f6 Bf8 58. Qe8 Rd5+ 59. Kh4 Rd4+ 60. Kh3 Kg8 61. f7+ Kg7 62. Qe5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.50"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2441"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nf3 ({RR} 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. O-O Re8 12. Rc1 Bb6 13. h3 d4 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Be3 Rxe3 17. fxe3 Qxe3+ 18. Kh1 Bxh3 19. Rf3 Bg4 20. Rxe3 Bxd1 21. Re7 Bh5 22. Rxb7 Ng4 23. Be2 Re8 24. Bxg4 Bxg4 {Navara,D (2669)-Mamedov,E (2317) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) 10... Nc6 11. O-O a6 ({RR} 11... d4 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Bb5 Bg4 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Rc1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qd5 18. Rc5 Qxa2 19. Qxd4 Rfd8 20. Qb4 b6 21. Re5 Nd5 22. Qe4 Rac8 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qc2 Qa1+ 26. Kg2 {Melikhov,E (2102)-Llopis de Aysa,M (1987) Lignano Sabbiadoro ITA 2024 ½-½ (77)}) 12. Rc1 Ba7 $146 ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. h3 Be6 15. Ne2 Rac8 16. Bb1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Qc2 Bd7 22. Nd4 Qd6 23. Qc3 g6 24. Bd3 Ne8 25. Nf3 Nf6 26. Ne5 Be8 27. Qd4 {Jogstad,M (2384)-Smith,A (2417) Uppsala 2022 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. h3 Rd8 15. Ne2 Qb4 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. a3 Qb6 18. Qc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nfd4 Rac8 22. Rfc1 f6 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Bxc6 25. Nd4 Rc8 26. Nf5 Kf8 27. Rc4 {Hamitevici,V (2473)-Stremavicius,T (2532) Paleochora 2022 ½-½ (87)}) 13. h3 Be6 14. Ne5 d4 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. exd4 Bxd4 17. Bb1 c5 18. Qc2 Re8 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 f5 22. Qf3 Qf7 23. Qg3 Bd5 24. Bxh6 Re2 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Rc7 Re7 27. Bxg7 Rxc7 28. Be5+ Qg7 29. Bxg7 Rxg7 30. Qd6 Bxg2 31. Bxf5 Be4+ 32. Bg4 Re8 33. Qxd4 Kh7 34. Kh2 Bg6 35. Qb6 Rf7 36. Kg3 Ref8 37. f3 Rf6 38. Qd4 R6f7 39. b4 Rf6 40. h4 Bf5 41. h5 R8f7 42. Kh4 Bc2 43. Qc3 Bb1 44. a4 Rf4 45. Kg5 Rf8 46. Qc1 Rxb4 47. Qc7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.51"] [White "Bai, Adelard"] [Black "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2393"] [BlackElo "2451"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Qc2 ({RR} 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. Rfb1 g6 16. Qb2 Re7 17. a4 Be6 18. Qa3 Rc8 19. Rb5 a6 20. Rb2 Ne8 21. Qa2 Rec7 22. Qb1 cxd4 23. cxd4 Rc1+ 24. Qxc1 Rxc1+ {Bai,A (2384)-Szalay-Ocsak,B (2210) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (55)}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nf3 a5 ({RR} 11... Qe7 12. O-O Ne4 13. b4 Ndf6 14. b5 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rac1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Be6 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. Nce2 Bd7 20. Nf4 h6 21. Qb3 Qd6 22. Rfd1 Red8 23. Nde2 Be6 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Nde2 Be6 26. Nd4 {Sarana,A (2668)-Duda,J (2729) Almaty KAZ 2022 ½-½}) 12. O-O g6 $146 ({RR} 12... Nf8 13. Ne5 N6d7 14. Nf3 Ng6 15. a3 Nf6 16. Rac1 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qf6 19. d5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 Bf5 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Rab8 23. Nd4 Ne7 24. Bf3 Be6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rc7 b5 27. Rd1 {Lymar,V (2135)-Rosen,E (2361) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. a3 b6 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Qb1 c5 17. Bf5 Rcd8 18. Red1 Qb8 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Ne5 22. b5 g6 23. Bd3 Kg7 24. Nce2 Rc8 25. Nf4 Rc5 26. Qb2 Rec8 27. Ra1 {Carlsen,M (2832)-Cordoba Roa,A (2367) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 12... b5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qd5 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16. a4 h6 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Re5 Qd6 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Bxb5 Red8 21. Be2 Bd5 22. Re3 Rdb8 23. Ne5 Qb4 24. Bc4 Qxb2 25. Qxb2 Rxb2 {½-½ (25) Gledura,B (2645)-Xiong,J (2693) chess.com INT 2023}) 13. Rfe1 Kg7 14. Rac1 Re7 15. a3 h6 16. Re2 Nh5 17. Ree1 f5 18. Na4 Nhf6 19. Nc5 Nf8 20. Ne5 b6 21. Na4 c5 22. Bb5 Bb7 23. Nf3 c4 24. b3 Rc8 25. Ne5 Ne6 26. f3 Rec7 27. bxc4 dxc4 28. Nc3 Qxa3 29. Rb1 Qd6 30. Ba4 Ba6 31. Bb5 Bb7 32. Ba4 Nd5 33. Nb5 Qe7 34. Nxc7 Rxc7 35. Rb5 Qh4 36. Qf2 Qd8 37. Qg3 g5 38. Bc2 Nxe3 39. Rxe3 f4 40. Qg4 Nxd4 41. Rxb6 fxe3 42. Rg6+ Kf8 43. Rxh6 Rg7 44. Rh8+ Rg8 45. Nd7+ Ke7 46. Rh7+ Kd6 47. Qxd4+ Bd5 48. Qc5+ Ke6 49. Bf5+ Kxf5 50. Qxd5+ Kg6 51. Qe4# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.52"] [White "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. dxe5 ({RR} 6. d5 Ne7 7. h3 Bd7 8. Bg5 Ng6 9. g3 h6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Bg2 Qc8 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Qd3 c5 15. a4 b6 16. Qe2 Nh7 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Re8 19. O-O-O Bxa4 20. Nxa4 b5 {Tari,A (2650)-Demchenko,A (2654) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (61)}) 6... dxe5 7. Qxd8+ ({RR} 7. Be2 Bd6 8. Be3 h6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qd2 Bg6 11. Bd3 Qd7 12. Nh4 Bh7 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 a6 15. O-O Rd8 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Qe2 Ne7 18. f4 e4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 {Matsunaga,L (1667)-Magalhaes,G (1818) Natal BRA 2024 ½-½ (34)}) 7... Rxd8 8. Bb5 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 8... Bd7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. O-O-O h6 11. Bh4 Ng8 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Nxe7 15. Nxe5 Nc8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Na4 Nd6 18. e5 Nc4 19. b3 Nb6 20. Nc5 Ke7 21. c4 g5 22. Kc2 Rg8 23. Kc3 {Sliwicka,A (2333)-Reshef,O (2495) Lichess.org INT 2021 ½-½ (66)}) 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. gxf3 Bc5 11. Be3 Bd4 12. O-O-O Ke7 13. Ne2 Bb6 14. Rxd8 Rxd8 15. Rd1 Rd6 16. c4 Nd7 17. Rxd6 cxd6 18. Kc2 Ke6 19. b4 f5 20. Kd3 Bxe3 21. exf5+ Kxf5 22. fxe3 Kg5 23. Nc3 Kh4 24. Ne4 Kh3 25. Ng5+ Kxh2 26. Nxh7 Kg3 27. Ng5 d5 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. a4 a6 30. Ke2 d4 31. Ne4+ Kg2 32. Nc5 Nb6 33. e4 g5 34. a5 Nc8 35. Nd3 Kg3 36. Nxe5 Nd6 37. Nc6 d3+ 38. Kxd3 Kxf3 39. e5 Nb5 40. e6 Kf4 41. e7 Nc7 42. b5 axb5 43. a6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.53"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. b3 ({RR} 7. d4 Ne4 8. c3 f5 9. Ne1 e5 10. Ndf3 Bf6 11. e3 b6 12. Nd3 Re8 13. Re1 Ba6 14. Bh3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qd7 16. Rd1 Rad8 17. b4 Qe6 18. b5 Na5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Nd4 Qh6 21. Bg2 Qf6 {Rapport,R (2763)-Nakamura,H (2736) Berlin 2022 ½-½}) 7... e5 8. Bb2 $146 ({RR} 8. e4 d4 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 b5 12. Nd2 Bb4 13. a3 Bc3 14. Rb1 a5 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. f4 Qe7 17. Nf3 f6 18. h4 exf4 19. gxf4 Rae8 20. Bh3 f5 21. e5 Nc5 22. Kh2 Ne6 {Vastrukhin,O (2409)-Mahalakshmi,M (2252) Moscow 2018 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Rad8 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Ne1 Rfe8 15. Nd3 Nd7 16. Bf1 h6 17. c3 Nf6 18. f3 Nd7 19. Kg2 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Bb5 f6 22. Kf1 a6 {Kolka,D (2030)-Zarriess,B (1798) Reykjavik ISL 2024 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bc5 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Qe2 Rd8 12. Nc4 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Rad1 b5 17. Ne3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 c6 19. Bf3 h6 20. Qc3 Qc7 21. h4 c5 22. Qe3 a6 {Babazada,K (2460)-Deac,B (2693) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (67)}) 8... Bd6 9. a3 a5 10. e4 d4 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Nh4 a4 14. b4 Na7 15. h3 Nd7 16. f4 f6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 c6 19. Qh5 Nb5 20. Rae1 Rae8 21. Bc1 Qb8 22. Re4 Nc3 23. Ree1 Re7 24. g4 Qe8 25. Qh4 exf4 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Re1 Qd8 28. Bxf4 Re8 29. Kh2 h6 30. Qf2 Nb5 31. Bc1 Re5 32. Kg1 Qe7 33. Be4 Qf7 34. Bb2 c5 35. bxc5 Nxc5 36. Bxd4 Nxe4 37. dxe4 Re8 38. Bc5 Qc4 39. Qe3 Nc3 40. e5 Rxe5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.55"] [White "Samadov, Read"] [Black "Bezold, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A56"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2469"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Nf8 8. Be3 Ng6 9. g3 Bd7 $146 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Bd3 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Qd2 Ne8 13. h4 Bd7 14. h5 Nh8 15. Nh4 h6 16. Ng2 Bg5 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Bf6 19. Bc2 Qe7 20. Qd3 Bg4 21. e5 g6 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. hxg6 Nxg6 24. Nh4 {Abrashkin,B (2407)-Hoffmann,A (2185) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Nd2 Ne8 11. Bd3 Bg5 12. Nf1 a6 13. h4 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Rb8 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. b4 b6 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Ba4 Nc7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. O-O f5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Qe2 a5 24. bxc5 {Khusnutdinov,R (2484)-Hoffmann,A (2185) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. h4 h6 11. Be2 Ng4 12. Bd2 f5 13. h5 Nh8 14. Nh4 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 fxe4+ 16. Kg2 Bf5 17. Be3 Bg5 18. Qd2 Bh7 19. Bg4 Nf7 20. Be6 Kh8 21. Ng6+ Bxg6 22. hxg6 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Ng5 24. Nxe4 {Yang,K (2481)-Hoffmann,A (2185) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) 10. Be2 Qc8 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Nf8 13. Nh4 N8h7 14. Qc2 a6 15. a4 O-O 16. f4 Re8 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. O-O-O Ng4 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Rdf1 Bg5 21. Bxg5 Nxg5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Qc7 24. Rd1 Rad8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.56"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2506"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 h6 ({RR} 7... Be7 8. g4 h6 9. Be3 b5 10. Nd5 Bb7 11. Bg2 Nbd7 12. Nxe7 Kxe7 13. f3 Qc7 14. O-O Rhc8 15. c3 a5 16. a3 Kf8 17. h4 Nb6 18. Qe2 Nc4 19. Bf2 Kg8 20. Rad1 Ba6 21. Qc2 Rab8 22. Bh3 {Wang,H (2744)-Giri,A (2761) Stavanger 2022 ½-½ (59)}) 8. Qf3 $146 ({RR} 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Qd2 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. c4 Be7 13. Be2 a5 14. O-O a4 15. Nc1 O-O 16. Nd3 Ne4 17. Qc2 f5 18. Rac1 Ndf6 19. f4 Ng3 20. Rfd1 e4 21. Nb4 a3 22. Kh2 axb2 {Winkler,Y (2147)-Schwitkowski,L (2012) Muenster GER 2024 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 8. g4 Be7 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. a4 Nf8 11. Qd2 Be6 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. f3 Ng6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Qb4 O-O 17. Kb1 f5 18. Bd3 Nh4 19. f4 e4 20. Be2 Qc7 21. Rc1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 {Zhao,E (2387)-Dudin,G (2510) Charlotte USA 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 8. g3 Be6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. a4 Nb6 11. O-O Rc8 12. a5 Nc4 13. Re1 Be7 14. Bf1 O-O 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. c3 Qd7 18. Kh2 Bh7 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Bxd2 e4 21. Be3 Bf6 22. Qa4 Qe7 {Bartel,M (2630)-Keymer,V (2719) Polanica Zdroj POL 2024 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 8. Be3 Be7 9. g4 Qc7 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nc6 12. Qe2 Be6 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Qe3 Nfd7 16. Nd4 h5 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. gxh5 Rxh5 19. Be2 Rh7 20. Qg3 g6 21. Ne3 Nb6 22. Ncd5 Bxd5 {Yildirim,K (2029)-Gurner,J (2070) Prague CZE 2024 1-0 (33)}) 8... b5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 a5 12. c3 bxc3 13. Qxc3 Be7 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Nxa5 e4 16. Nc4 Nd7 17. Be2 Nc5 18. Qg3 Ba6 19. Bxh6 Bf6 20. O-O Rb8 21. Rfe1 Nb3 22. Rad1 Nd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd6 Qf6 25. Bg5 Qg6 26. Bxa6 Rxb2 27. Be2 e3 28. fxe3 Bc3 29. Rf1 Rxe2 30. Nf5 Re8 31. Qg4 Rd2 32. Ne7+ Rxe7 33. Bxe7 Qxg4 34. hxg4 Rxd5 35. Rc1 Bd2 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Kf2 Bxe3+ 38. Kxe3 Re5+ 39. Kd4 Rxe7 40. a5 Re2 41. a6 Ra2 42. Rc6 Rxg2 43. Kc5 Rxg4 44. a7 Ra4 45. Kb6 f6 46. Rc8 Kg6 47. a8=Q Rxa8 48. Rxa8 Kf5 49. Kc5 g5 50. Kd4 Kf4 51. Rf8 f5 52. Kd3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.57"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Nd5 11. Qc2 ({RR} 11. e4 Nb6 12. a4 a5 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Qc2 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Qg5 16. Rab1 Rad8 17. h4 Qg6 18. Qc3 Nxa4 19. Qxa5 Bb5 20. Rxb5 cxb5 21. Qxb5 Nc3 22. Qxc4 Nxd1 23. Bf3 Rb8 24. Bxd1 Qxe4 25. Bc2 Qe1+ {Rushbrooke,R (2087)-Murthy,P (1893) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (50)}) 11... Ba6 12. Qa4 $146 ({RR} 12. e4 Nb6 13. Rd1 Bb5 14. Qc3 e5 15. d5 Qe7 16. Qa5 Ba4 17. Re1 {½-½ (17) Valderrama Quiceno,E (2431)-Cifuentes,J (2253) Tunja 2018}) ({RR} 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. e4 Nb6 14. Bd2 Qxa3 15. Rab1 Bb5 16. Bb4 Qa4 17. Qd2 Rfe8 18. Bc3 Rad8 19. d5 e5 20. f4 cxd5 21. exd5 Bc6 22. Bxe5 Nxd5 23. Qf2 f6 24. Bd4 c3 25. Rdc1 Rb8 26. h4 Rxb1 {Aranha Filho,A (2316)-Guimaraes,W (2217) Rio de Janeiro 2018 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 12. a4 Rb8 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Bc5 c3 15. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 16. Rxb1 Qa8 17. e4 Nb6 18. a5 Nd7 19. Bb4 c5 20. dxc5 Qc6 21. Qxc3 e5 22. Rd1 Nf6 23. f3 h6 24. Rd2 Bb5 25. Bh3 g6 26. Qe3 Kg7 {Zavarce Sayago,O (2279)-Pacheco Lugo,A (2190) Santo Domingo 2018 1-0 (50)}) 12... Bb5 13. Qa5 Qc8 14. e4 Nb6 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Rd7 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Ba4 19. Re1 cxd5 20. Bh3 c5 21. Bd6 Rxd6 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxa7 d4 24. Rab1 d3 25. Rxb6 d2 26. Rbb1 dxe1=Q+ 27. Rxe1 Bd7 28. Qb7 h6 29. Rc1 Be6 30. a4 Rcd8 31. Qc7 Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kg2 Bd5+ 34. Kh3 Be6+ 35. Kg2 Bd5+ 36. Kh3 Be6+ 37. Kg2 Bd5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.58"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E94"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2625"] [PlyCount "164"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Wojtaszek,Radoslaw} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Qe8 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. b4 Bg4 ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. b5 Nd4 11. Ba3) 10. b5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Qe6 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. Ba3 ({RR} 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Qb3 ({RR} 15. Qc1 Qe7 16. c5 c6 17. a4 Nd7) 15... Nd7 16. c5 c6 17. Rfd1 Bf8 18. Rac1 Be7 ({RR} 18... cxb5 19. Qxb5 Qc6 20. Be2 Nf6 21. Qxc6 bxc6 22. f3) 19. Be2 Nf8 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Bc4 ({RR} 21. Qb7 Rab8 22. Qa6) 21... Kg7 ({RR} 21... Rab8 22. Qa4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rb7) 22. Qb7 Rab8 23. Qa6 ({RR} 23. Qxa7 Ra8 24. Qb7 Rdb8 25. Qc7 Rc8) 23... Nd7 24. Qa5 h5 25. h3 ({RR} 25. Rd3 Qh4 26. f3 Nf8 ({RR} 26... Bg5 27. Bf2) 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qxa7) 25... g5 26. Rd3 ({RR} 26. Be2 Qg6 27. Qc3) 26... g4 27. hxg4 ({RR} 27. h4 Qxh4 28. Qc7 ({RR} 28. Rcd1 g3) 28... Rbc8 29. Qxa7 Nf8 30. Rcd1 Rxd3 31. Rxd3) 27... hxg4 {Wojtaszek,R (2722)-Rapport,R (2738) Prague 2019 CBM 189 [Wojtaszek,Radoslaw] 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. Qb3 Ne8 15. c5 Bf8 16. c6 bxc6 17. bxc6 Qxc6 18. Bg4 Rcb8 19. Qd1 Ndf6 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Bc5 Qd8 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Be2 Rb2 25. Bc4 Qxd1 26. Rfxd1 a5 27. f3 Ke7 {Tyurin,A (2381)-Dau Khuong Duy (2429) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 13... Bf8 14. Bxf8 $146 ({RR} 14. Qb3 Nbd7 15. Bxf8 Nxf8 16. h3 c6 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bg4 Rcb8 20. Qc3 h5 21. Bd1 Qg5 22. h4 Qe7 23. Qa5 Rb4 24. Ba4 Rc8 25. Rad1 Rc7 26. Bb3 c5 27. Rd5 f6 28. Rfd1 Ne6 {Jovanovic,S (2147)-Matovic,M (2197) Belgrade 2019 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 14. Qb3 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 c6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qb2 Qc7 20. Rd2 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qa3+ Kg7 23. Qxa7 Rd4 24. c5 Rc4 25. g3 Nd7 26. Rb1 Nxc5 27. Qb6 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Qxb6 {Gonzalez Garcia,J (2466)-Mendez Camarasa,F (2260) Barcelona 2022 ½-½ (47)}) 14... Kxf8 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. Nxf6 Qxf6 17. Rfd1 h5 18. Rac1 c6 19. a4 Qe7 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 cxb5 22. axb5 a6 23. Ra1 Kf8 24. Be2 Ke7 25. Rad1 axb5 26. cxb5 Ra1 27. Rxa1 Kxd6 28. g4 hxg4 29. Bxg4 Rc4 30. Ra8 Nd7 31. Bxd7 Kxd7 32. Rb8 Rxe4 33. Rxb7+ Ke6 34. b6 Rb4 35. Kg2 g5 36. h3 Rb3 37. Rb8 Kf5 38. Rb7 f6 39. Rb8 Kf4 40. b7 f5 41. h4 gxh4 42. Rh8 Rxb7 43. Rxh4+ Kg5 44. Ra4 e4 45. Ra3 Rb2 46. Rg3+ Kf6 47. Ra3 f4 48. Kg1 Kf5 49. Ra4 Rb1+ 50. Kg2 f3+ 51. Kh2 Rf1 52. Ra2 Kf4 53. Rb2 Ke5 54. Ra2 Re1 55. Ra5+ Kf4 56. Ra8 Rf1 57. Ra2 Kg4 58. Rb2 Kf5 59. Rb5+ Kf4 60. Rb2 Re1 61. Rb8 Ke5 62. Re8+ Kd4 63. Kg3 Kd3 64. Kf4 Rh1 65. Ra8 Rh2 66. Ra2 Rg2 67. Rb2 Rg8 68. Rb3+ Ke2 69. Rb2+ Kf1 70. Kxe4 Kg2 71. Ra2 Re8+ 72. Kd3 Kf1 73. Rb2 Re2 74. Rb8 Kxf2 75. Rh8 Re3+ 76. Kd2 Re7 77. Kd3 Rd7+ 78. Kc2 Ke2 79. Re8+ Kf1 80. Rf8 f2 81. Kc3 Rg7 82. Kd2 Kg2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.59"] [White "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Black "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B42"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Nbc6 7. Nb3 d5 ({RR} 7... g6 8. f4 d5 9. e5 Nf5 10. c3 h5 11. Qe2 Qb6+ 12. Qf2 Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Be7 14. N1d2 Bd7 15. Nf3 Rc8 16. a4 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Re1 O-O 19. Nc5 Rc7 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. Rxe6 d4 22. Bc4 {Kourkoulos Arditis,S (2485)-Grandelius,N (2670) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (43)}) 8. Nc3 ({RR} 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Be3 g6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. exd5 exd5 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qc5 Bxb2 16. Rab1 Be5 17. f4 Bd6 18. Qc3 b5 19. Be4 Rac8 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qf6 Bxb3 22. Bd4 Be5 {Yonal,T (2078)-Kamer,K (2313) Ankara TUR 2024 0-1 (73)}) 8... dxe4 $146 ({RR} 8... g6 9. Bg5 Bg7 10. exd5 exd5 11. Re1 O-O 12. Qd2 Qd6 13. Rad1 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Kh1 b6 16. Bf1 Rfe8 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 h5 20. Bd3 Kh7 21. Qg5 Bf5 22. Bc3 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 {Golubev,M (2461)-Redzisz,M (2236) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (34)}) 9. Bxe4 Qc7 10. g3 g6 11. a4 Bg7 12. a5 O-O 13. Be3 e5 14. Bb6 Qb8 15. Nc5 Nd4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qd6 18. Bg2 Qe7 19. c3 Nc6 20. Qd5 h5 21. Rfe1 h4 22. Ra4 h3 23. Bh1 Re8 24. f4 Be6 25. Qf3 Rac8 26. Qf2 Qd6 27. Nxb7 Qb8 28. Nc5 Bf5 29. Nxa6 Qd6 30. Nc5 exf4 31. Rxf4 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Nxa5 33. Na4 Nc4 34. Bd4 Bh6 35. Rf2 Rb8 36. b4 Na3 37. Re2 Nc2 38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Rxb8 Qxb8 40. Qf2 Nxd4 41. Qxd4 Qe8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.60"] [White "Sardana, Rishi"] [Black "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2466"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "189"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nfd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Be7 13. Qg4 $146 ({RR} 13. Re3 h5 14. Nf3 Rc8 15. Bd2 g5 16. Rc1 g4 17. Ne1 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 O-O 19. Rc3 f6 20. Nd3 Kf7 21. Bh6 Rh8 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rc7 Rxh6 24. Rxd7+ Qxd7 25. Qxh6 Qa4 26. Qxh5+ Kf8 27. Qxg4 Qc2 {Mahdavi,R (2394)-Dudin,G (2546) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 13... g6 14. Nf3 h6 15. Bd2 Bb5 16. Re3 h5 17. Qg3 g5 18. h3 Rg8 19. a4 Bc6 20. h4 g4 21. Rb3 b5 22. a5 Rb8 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. Rxb4 Qe7 25. Rb3 b4 26. Ng5 Rg7 27. Re3 Bb5 28. Rc1 Rxg5 29. hxg5 Qxg5 30. Ree1 Kd7 31. Qe3 Qg6 32. Rc5 h4 33. Rec1 Rb7 34. Qb3 Qe4 35. Qc2 Qxc2 36. R1xc2 Bc4 37. Kh2 b3 38. Rd2 Rb8 39. f3 g3+ 40. Kh3 Rh8 41. Rd1 Rh7 42. Kg4 Rh8 43. Rc1 Rh7 44. Rh1 Rg7+ 45. Kf4 Rh7 46. Rc1 Rh8 47. Kg4 Rh7 48. Kh3 Rh8 49. Rc3 Rh7 50. Rc1 Rh8 51. Kg4 Rh7 52. Ra1 Rh8 53. Rd1 Rh7 54. Kf4 Rh8 55. Rh1 Rh7 56. Rc1 Rh8 57. Kg4 Rh7 58. Kh3 Rh8 59. Rc3 Rh7 60. f4 Rh5 61. Rf3 Rh8 62. f5 Rh7 63. fxe6+ fxe6 64. Rf4 Bd3 65. Rxh4 Rg7 66. Rh5 Bf5+ 67. Rxf5 exf5 68. Rxd5+ Ke7 69. Rc5 Ke6 70. Rc6+ Kd5 71. Rxa6 Kxd4 72. Rh6 Kxe5 73. a6 f4 74. Rh8 Ke4 75. Rf8 Ra7 76. Kg4 Rg7+ 77. Kh3 Kd3 78. Rxf4 Kc2 79. Ra4 Ra7 80. Kxg3 Kxb2 81. Kf4 Kc3 82. Ra1 b2 83. Rb1 Kc2 84. Rxb2+ Kxb2 85. g4 Kc3 86. g5 Kd3 87. g6 Kd4 88. Kf5 Kd5 89. Kf6 Rxa6+ 90. Kf7 Ra7+ 91. Kf6 Ra6+ 92. Kf7 Ke5 93. g7 Ra7+ 94. Kg6 Rxg7+ 95. Kxg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.61"] [White "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Black "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2598"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Ne4 7. Rc1 Nc6 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. h4 g4 11. Nd2 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Bd6 13. Ne2 Ne7 14. Nf4 Nf5 $146 ({RR} 14... c6 15. Bd3 Bf5 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. O-O Bxd3 18. Qxd3 O-O-O 19. b4 Kb8 20. Rb1 Nf5 21. b5 Nxg3 22. bxc6 Qxc6 23. Rfc1 Qa4 24. Nxd5 f5 25. Nc3 Qd7 26. Nc4 Bc7 27. Nb5 Rc8 28. Nxa7 Rh6 29. Nxc8 {Martirosyan,H (2613)-Ganguly,S (2636) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (36)}) 15. Kf2 c6 16. Bd3 Bxf4 17. gxf4 g3+ 18. Kg1 Nxh4 19. Nf1 Qe7 20. b4 Bg4 21. Qe1 Bf5 22. Qxg3 Bxd3 23. Qxh4 f6 24. Qh3 Kf7 25. Nd2 Rag8 26. a3 h4 27. Re1 Rh7 28. e4 dxe4 29. Qf5 Rhg7 30. Rh2 Qd6 31. Kh1 Qd5 32. Qxd5+ cxd5 33. Re3 Rg4 34. Reh3 Rxf4 35. Rxh4 e3 36. Rh7+ Bxh7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.62"] [White "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Black "Brodsky, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qd3 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nd5 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Qc2 e6 12. Ne3 d5 $146 ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Rb1 b6 15. Ng4 Qe7 16. b4 Nd7 17. Nh6+ Kh8 18. Rxd6 Bxh6 19. Rxc6 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Nf6 21. e5 Nd5 22. Rd1 Bb7 23. Rd6 Rdc8 24. c4 Nxb4 25. Qd2 Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Na6 27. Bxa8 {Akhmedinov,S (2314)-Jumabayev,R (2598) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 12... f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Rd1 d5 15. b4 Ne4 16. Bb2 Qc7 17. Rac1 a5 18. b5 Ne5 19. c4 f4 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Nxf2 23. Rxe5 Ng4 24. Rg5+ Kh8 25. Qc3+ Nf6 26. Bd3 Be6 27. Re1 {Esipenko,A (2671)-Chen,R (2399) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. b4 Nd7 15. Rb1 b6 16. c4 Bb7 17. a3 Rac8 18. Bb2 Nde5 19. Rbc1 Qe7 20. Qb1 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Ne5 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Bxe4 25. Qd4 Bb7 26. Rc3 d5 27. c5 {Rostovtsev,D (2218)-Naroditsky,D (2619) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (46)}) 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rd1 Be6 15. Bc4 Ne7 16. h4 Rc8 17. h5 Qd7 18. Qe2 Ne4 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxd7 Rxc4 22. Rxe7 Bc6 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 f6 26. Re7 Rg4 27. g3 Rd8 28. Bf4 g5 29. Be3 f5 30. Bd4 f4 31. Rg7+ Kf8 32. Rh7 Rd5 33. Re1 fxg3 34. fxg3 Rxg3+ 35. Kh2 Rg4 36. Kh3 Rf4 37. Kg3 Rdf5 38. Rh8+ Kf7 39. Rh7+ Kf8 40. Be5 Re4 41. Rxe4 Bxe4 42. Bd6+ Kg8 43. Re7 Bc6 44. Kg4 Rf7 45. Re5 Rf2 46. b4 Kf7 47. b5 Rg2+ 48. Kh3 g4+ 49. Kh4 Bf3 50. Kg5 Re2 51. Rxe2 Bxe2 52. b6 axb6 53. Kf4 Ke6 54. Bb4 Kd5 55. a3 b5 56. Ke3 Bf3 57. Kf4 Bd1 58. Kg3 Bf3 59. Kf2 Ke4 60. Bf8 Kd3 61. Bb4 Ke4 62. Kg3 Kf5 63. Bc5 Ke4 64. Bd6 Kf5 65. Be7 Ke4 66. Bf8 Kd3 67. Kf2 Kxc3 68. Kg3 Kc4 69. Kf2 Kd5 70. Kg3 Ke4 71. Bb4 Kf5 72. Ba5 Ke4 73. Bb4 Kf5 74. Ba5 Ke4 75. Bb4 Kf5 76. Ba5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.63"] [White "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Black "Lou, Yiping"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2078"] [BlackElo "2459"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 c5 3. e3 e6 4. f4 Be7 5. Nf3 b6 ({RR} 5... d6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. a4 O-O 9. h3 a6 10. d3 b5 11. Qe1 Nb4 12. Bd1 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Qb6 14. g4 Rfc8 15. Kh2 d5 16. g5 Ne8 17. Ne5 c4 18. Nd7 Qc7 19. Nxb8 c3 20. Bxc3 {Bochnicka,V (2340)-Feliz,D (2013) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 $146 ({RR} 8. a4 d6 9. Ng5 Nbd7 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Rac8 12. Qe1 h6 13. Nge4 d5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qg3 a6 16. Rae1 d4 17. Nd1 e5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. exd4 exd4 20. Nf2 Rce8 21. Ng4 Kh8 22. d3 Qd5 {Alkan,F (1898)-Goker,A (1707) Konya 2019 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 8. Qe1 Ne8 9. d3 f5 10. Nbd2 Bf6 11. Qb1 d6 12. a3 Qe7 13. b4 e5 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. bxc5 e4 16. Nd4 exd3 17. Nxf5 Qxc5 18. Bxd3 Nd6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rxf6 Qxf6 22. Qb3+ Kh8 {Stork,O (2321)-Hahn,M (2283) Gladenbach 2022 1-0 (72)}) 8... d6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Qe1 Nd5 11. Qd2 Bf6 12. c3 e5 13. c4 Nc7 14. e4 exf4 15. Nc3 Ne6 16. Nd5 Be5 17. d4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Ndc5 19. Bf3 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 a5 22. Rab1 Qf6 23. Rfd1 Rfe8 24. Bf2 g6 25. a3 a4 26. b4 Nb3 27. Qd3 Bd4 28. Bxd4 Nxd4 29. Re1 Nxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qd4+ 31. Kh2 Qxc4 32. Rbc1 Qd4 33. Rf1 g5 34. Rc7 Rac8 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Qg4 Re8 37. Qxg5+ Qg7 38. Qxf4 Qe5 39. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Re5 41. Kf4 Rxd5 42. Ke3 Kf8 43. Rc1 h5 44. Rc6 b5 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 Ke7 47. Rb6 Ke6 48. Rb7 Re5+ 49. Kf4 Re2 50. Rxb5 Rf2+ 51. Ke3 Ra2 52. Ra5 Rxa3+ 53. Kd4 Rg3 54. g5 a3 55. Kc4 Kd7 56. Ra6 Rg4+ 57. Kb3 Rxg5 58. Kxa3 Rf5 59. Ka4 Rf1 60. Ra7+ Kc6 61. b5+ Kd5 62. Rd7 Ra1+ 63. Kb4 f5 64. b6 Kc6 65. Rf7 Rb1+ 66. Kc3 Rxb6 67. Rxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.64"] [White "Smirnov, Mark"] [Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2336"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 b5 9. Bb3 Na5 ({RR} 9... Bb7 10. Be3 Nb8 11. c4 Nbd7 12. a3 bxc4 13. Bxc4 c6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Ng5 d5 17. Ba7 Rc8 18. Ne6 Qe8 19. Qxb7 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Qxc8 Qxc8 22. Bxc5 Nh5 23. Nc3 Nf4 24. Be3 {Smirnov,M (2111)-Deuer,M (2458) Biel SUI 2024 0-1}) 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nc3 h6 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Ng3 Nh7 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Nf6 19. d5 Nb4 20. Bb3 a5 21. a3 Na6 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Qe2 Nc7 24. Qd2 a4 25. Ba2 Qxf5 26. Bb6 {Zlamal,M (1847)-Harastova,V (1816) Slovakia 2018 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nc3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Qxd4 Bb7 16. Bb3 Nd7 17. Nd5 Nc5 18. Bc2 Rc8 19. Be3 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Bf6 21. Rab1 Qe7 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. b4 Na4 24. Bxa4 bxa4 25. Rbc1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 {Firouzja,A (2785)-Kamsky,G (2663) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (46)}) 12. d5 c4 13. Be3 Nb7 14. b4 cxb3 15. axb3 Nc5 16. Nfd2 Bb7 17. Qe2 Rfc8 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. Rc1 Nfd7 21. Na3 f5 22. f3 Qd8 23. c4 fxe4 24. fxe4 Na4 25. cxb5 Nc3 26. Qf1 axb5 27. Nxb5 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Bg5 29. Qf2 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Nxb5 31. Bxb5 Nf6 32. Nc4 Rb8 33. Ra7 Bxd5 34. exd5 Rxb5 35. Qg5 Qf8 36. Nxd6 Rxd5 37. Rf7 Qxf7 38. Nxf7 Kxf7 39. Qc1 e4 40. Qc4 Ke6 41. b5 Ke5 42. b6 Nd7 43. Qc7+ Ke6 44. b7 Rd1+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.65"] [White "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Black "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. d5 Nd4 7. Be3 Nxf3+ ({RR} 7... a6 8. a4 g6 9. Be2 Nxe2 10. Qxe2 Bg7 11. h3 Bd7 12. Qd2 b5 13. Qd3 O-O 14. O-O Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 Nh5 17. Nd2 f5 18. f3 Ng3 19. Rfb1 f4 20. Bf2 Qh4 21. Nf1 Rf7 22. Ra3 {Szikszai,B (2269)-Kwon,S (2224) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (56)}) 8. gxf3 Bh5 9. Rg1 g6 $146 ({RR} 9... c6 10. Rg3 h6 11. Bb3 Qa5 12. Qd3 Rc8 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. O-O-O g5 15. Qc4 Be7 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Bxa4 a6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 f5 20. Bb6 f4 21. Rg4 Bxg4 22. fxg4 Bd8 23. Ba7 Rh7 {0-1 (23) Podgorski,M (2059)-Golecki,J (2193) Warsaw POL 2022}) 10. Qd3 Bg7 11. O-O-O Bxf3 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. Rde1 a6 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bb3 Bh5 16. h3 Nd7 17. a4 Nc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qxb5 Ra1+ 21. Kd2 Bh6+ 22. Kd3 Rxe1 23. Qxc5+ Kg7 24. Rxe1 Qh4 25. Qxc7 Qxh3+ 26. f3 Bf4 27. d6 Rc8 28. Qxf7+ Kh6 29. Nd5 Qxf3+ 30. Ne3 Qg3 31. Qf6 Bg5 32. Qf1 Rd8 33. Bd5 Bf4 34. Qg1 Qh3 35. Qf1 Qc8 36. Nc4 Qa6 37. Ra1 Qb5 38. Ra5 Qb4 39. c3 Qb8 40. Ra8 Qxa8 41. Bxa8 Rxa8 42. Qg1 Rd8 43. Qb6 Rd7 44. Qc5 Rb7 45. Qd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.67"] [White "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B42"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2647"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Qg4 g6 ({RR} 8... Bf6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. f4 Nbc6 11. Qh5 O-O 12. Be3 g6 13. Qf3 Bg7 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. a4 b6 16. Kh1 Bb7 17. Qf2 Bxc3 18. Bxb6 {1-0 (18) Sychev,K (2549)-Svidler,P (2683) chess.com INT 2023}) 9. Qe2 ({RR} 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. a4 b6 11. Qh3 Qc7 12. Kh1 Bb7 13. f4 Ngf6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. f5 exf5 16. exf5 Ne5 17. Bg5 Qd8 18. Qh4 h6 19. Bd2 Nfg4 20. Qh3 h5 21. Nd4 Bg5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Be4 d5 {Zhalmakhanov,R (2271)-Ibrayev,N (2394) Almaty 2018 1-0 (52)}) 9... Nf6 $146 ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. c4 Ne5 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. h3 O-O 14. Bh6 Rd8 15. Rac1 b6 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. b3 Rac8 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qb8 20. Bg5 Kg7 21. Qe3 Bc6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bh6+ Kg8 24. cxd5 {Zajic,M (2392)-Burns,M (1907) Skopje MKD 2024 1-0 (65)}) ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. a4 b6 12. Be3 Nf6 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. f3 Bb7 15. Qf2 Nd7 16. Bf1 Rac8 17. Nd2 Na5 18. Be2 Bf6 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Ne5 21. Qf2 Qc5 22. Nf1 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nac4 24. Rab1 {Djidjeli,S (1961)-Srdanovic,J (2128) Riga 2018 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. c4 Nd7 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Bh6 Rg8 14. Bg5 b6 15. f4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bb7 17. Qd4 Nd7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Rad1 Nc5 20. Nd2 Rac8 21. Qf2 h5 22. Qe3 Nd7 23. Kh2 Qc5 24. Qg3 {Obgolts,E (2420)-Kalegin,E (2356) Ufa RUS 2024 1-0 (46)}) 10. Bh6 Nc6 11. N1d2 e5 12. h3 Nh5 13. Qe3 g5 14. Be2 Nf4 15. Bg4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Qc8 17. f3 Qe6 18. g3 Qxh6 19. gxf4 gxf4 20. Qb6 Rb8 21. Kg2 Qg7 22. Kf2 Bd8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.68"] [White "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Black "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. a4 O-O ({RR} 6... a5 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O Be6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Qd7 13. c3 Rab8 14. Nh2 Ne7 15. Bb3 Ng6 16. Ng4 Bg5 17. Ne3 Kh7 18. Qg4 Qxg4 19. hxg4 Bxe3 20. fxe3 f6 21. Be6 {Urazayev,A (2462)-Melikhov,E (2269) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (44)}) 7. Nd5 $146 ({RR} 7. h3 Be6 8. Bg5 Nd7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Ne3 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 a5 13. Ne3 Nc5 14. O-O Ne6 15. c3 Ng5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Qg4 Qxg4 18. hxg4 f6 19. g3 g6 20. Kg2 Kg7 21. f4 h6 {Anwesh,U (2367)-Shankovsky,A (2315) Lvov 2018 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 7. O-O h6 8. h3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Ne2 a5 11. Ng3 Qe8 12. c3 Qf7 13. Be3 Kh8 14. Nh2 d5 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Rad1 Qg6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Kh2 Rf7 19. Qc2 Rdf8 20. Qb3 d4 21. Bc1 Nc5 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2784)-Dubov,D (2702) chess24.com INT 2021 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 7. O-O Be6 8. Nd5 Bxd5 9. exd5 Nb4 10. d4 Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Nf3 Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. a5 h6 16. Bh4 c6 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 Nf4 19. Bg3 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nxg3+ 21. fxg3 Rad8 {Mamedov,R (2651)-Martirosyan,H (2678) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 7. a5 a6 8. O-O Be6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nb8 11. d4 e4 12. Nd2 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. d5 Nxa5 15. Ba2 b5 16. Re1 Nb7 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Nc5 19. Re1 Bf6 20. c3 Rb8 21. Be3 Qc7 {Predke,A (2684)-Lobanov,S (2545) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (65)}) 7... Nxd5 8. Bxd5 Kh8 9. h4 Bg4 10. c3 f5 11. Be3 Qd7 12. a5 Nd8 13. exf5 Qxf5 14. a6 c6 15. axb7 Rb8 16. Bb3 Rxb7 17. Bc2 Rxb2 18. Rxa7 Bf6 19. Qc1 Rb8 20. d4 Qh5 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Ne6 24. O-O Be2 25. Re1 Qg4 26. Bd1 Nxg5 27. hxg5 Bxd1 28. Rxd1 Rf5 29. Rad7 Rbf8 30. Qd2 Rxg5 31. f3 Qf5 32. Rd8 h6 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34. Qe3 Qf5 35. Qd3 Kg8 36. Qxf5 Rxf5 37. Rd7 Rf4 38. Re7 Rc4 39. Rxe5 Rxc3 40. Re7 Kh7 41. Re6 h5 42. Kf2 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 g6 44. Re7+ Kh6 45. f4 Rc3+ 46. Kh4 Rc4 47. Kg3 Rc3+ 48. Kh4 Rc2 49. Kg3 c5 50. Rc7 c4 51. Kf3 c3 52. Ke4 h4 53. f5 gxf5+ 54. Kxf5 Rc1 55. Rc6+ Kg7 56. Ke4 c2 57. Kd3 Rd1+ 58. Kxc2 Rg1 59. Kd2 Rxg2+ 60. Ke3 h3 61. Kf3 Rg5 62. Rc2 Kg6 63. Rh2 Rh5 64. Kg3 Kg5 65. Rxh3 Rxh3+ 66. Kxh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.69"] [White "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Black "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O f6 8. Qe2 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. Bb5+ Kf7 12. Qe2 ({RR} 12. Bg5 Rf8 13. Nd2 Kg8 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Bxd8 Nxe5 16. Bc7 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Bd4 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. Nb3 Bb6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. a3 Bb5 22. Rfe1 Kf7 23. Re3 Rac8 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. f4 Kf6 26. Rbe1 Rfe8 {Goryachkina,A (2545)-Brancaleoni,M (2180) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) 12... Bd6 13. Nd2 a6 14. Ba4 $146 ({RR} 14. Bd3 e5 15. c4 e4 16. Bb1 Bf5 17. f3 exf3 18. Qxf3 Bxb1 19. Rxb1 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Re8 21. Nb3 Ba7 22. Bg5 dxc4 23. Rbd1 Qe7 24. Qd5+ Qe6 25. Qxb7+ Kg8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rd7 Qf5 28. Nd2 Qg6 {Schwarhofer,C (2294)-Baumegger,S (2404) Austria AUT 2023 1-0 (34)}) 14... b5 15. Bb3 a5 16. c3 a4 17. Bc2 a3 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Ne5+ Kg8 20. b4 Qc7 21. Bf4 Qxc3 22. Rac1 Qxb4 23. g3 Bb7 24. Rfe1 Rad8 25. Bd3 Ne4 26. Rb1 Qd4 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Red1 Qc5 29. Rbc1 Qb6 30. Be3 Qa6 31. Qh5 Bd5 32. Nf7 Rc8 33. Bd4 Bf8 34. Ng5 h6 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Rc7 e5 37. Qxd5 Rxc7 38. Nf7+ Rxf7 39. Qxf7 Rd8 40. Qf5 exd4 41. Qxe4 Qf6 42. Rd3 Qf7 43. Qe2 b4 44. h4 Re8 45. Qd2 Qd5 46. Kh2 Bc5 47. Qc2 Re1 48. f3 Re3 49. Qd1 Rxd3 50. Qxd3 Qxa2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.70"] [White "Andersen, Mads"] [Black "Saraci, Nderim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2592"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 ({RR} 10... Qb6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Ba4 Rac8 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd8 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Rac1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qb6 18. Qa2 a5 19. Qa3 Rfe8 20. c4 dxc4 21. bxc4 Qa6 22. c5 Bc6 23. Rb1 a4 24. Rec1 Rcd8 25. Nd2 {Caruana,F (2792)-Carlsen,M (2865) Wijk aan Zee 2022 0-1 (49)}) 11. Nc3 ({RR} 11. exf6 exf6 12. h3 Qb6 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rad8 16. Qb3 Bf5 17. Bf1 Qc7 18. Nd2 Na5 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Qb4 Nc6 21. Qb3 Be6 22. Rac1 Na5 23. Qa4 b6 24. a3 Qd7 25. Bb5 Qf7 {Smeets,J (2543)-Saraci,N (2440) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (31)}) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 fxe5 $146 ({RR} 12... Bg4 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Be2 Qd6 15. h3 Bf5 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Rad1 a6 18. Bf4 Qa3 19. h4 Rfe8 20. h5 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Bf3 Qd6 25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. Bxd5+ Kh8 27. h6 {Adams,M (2706)-Fedorovsky,M (2422) Karlsruhe 2020 1-0}) 13. Bxc6 e4 14. Bxd5+ Qxd5 15. Nd2 b5 16. a4 e5 17. axb5 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Bf5 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. Nxb3 Rfb8 22. Ra5 Bd7 23. Rxe4 Rxb5 24. Rxb5 Bxb5 25. Re5 a6 26. f3 Rd8 27. Kf2 Ba4 28. Nc5 Rxd4 29. Nxa6 Bc6 30. Nc5 Rd5 31. Rxd5 Bxd5 32. Ke3 Kf7 33. h4 Bc6 34. Kf4 h6 35. Ke5 Ke7 36. Ne4 Bb5 37. f4 Be2 38. g3 Kf7 39. Nd6+ Kg7 40. Ke6 Bd3 41. Ke7 Bc2 42. Ne8+ Kg8 43. Kf6 Kh7 44. Nc7 h5 45. Ne6 Kh6 46. Ng5 Bb3 47. Nf7+ Kh7 48. Ne5 Bc2 49. Kf7 Bb3+ 50. Kf8 Ba2 51. Ke7 Kg7 52. Nd7 Bb3 53. Nc5 Ba2 54. Ne6+ Kh6 55. Kf6 Bb1 56. Nd4 Bd3 57. f5 Bb1 58. fxg6 Bxg6 59. Nf5+ Kh7 60. Kg5 Bf7 61. Ne3 Bg6 62. Nd5 Kg7 63. Nf4 Bc2 64. Nxh5+ Kf7 65. Nf4 Bb1 66. g4 Kg7 67. Nh5+ Kf7 68. Kh6 Bc2 69. g5 Bd3 70. Nf4 Be4 71. h5 Bf3 72. Nd3 Be4 73. Ne5+ Ke6 74. Kg7 Kxe5 75. h6 Kf4 76. g6 Kg5 77. h7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.71"] [White "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B18"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 e6 7. N1e2 Nf6 8. Nf4 Bd6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Qf3 ({RR} 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. c3 Bf5 14. Nd3 Rc8 15. Qd2 f6 16. Bf4 e5 17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Bg3 Nf6 19. O-O O-O 20. Rad1 Rfe8 21. Ne1 Rcd8 22. Nc2 d4 23. Ne1 Ne4 24. Qc1 Qc4 {De Seroux,C (2085)-Grave,J (2273) Kragero NOR 2024 0-1}) 10... Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 10... Bxc2 11. Bd2 Bxf4 12. Bxf4 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qe2 Ba4 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. b3 Bb5 17. Bxb5 cxb5 18. d5 Rfe8 19. Qxb5 Nb6 20. d6 Qd7 21. Qd3 Nfd5 22. Ne4 h6 23. Be3 f5 24. Nc5 Qxd6 25. Nxb7 {Corvi,M (2282)-Genocchio,D (2373) Cesenatico 2018 0-1 (60)}) ({RR} 10... Bxc2 11. Bd2 Bxf4 12. Bxf4 Qb6 13. Qe2 Bf5 14. Bd6 Nbd7 15. O-O Bg6 16. Qe3 O-O-O 17. f3 Bh5 18. a4 e5 19. Nf5 Rde8 20. a5 Qxb2 21. Ra2 exd4 22. Qxe8+ Nxe8 23. Rxb2 g6 24. a6 b5 25. Ne7+ {Hossain,S (2131)-Md Abu,H (2002) Dhaka 2018 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 10... Bxc2 11. Nfh5 Nxh5 12. Nxh5 Rg8 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nf4 O-O-O 15. Re1 Nf6 16. Bd2 Nd5 17. Nd3 Qe7 18. Rac1 Bxd3 19. Bxd3 Qxh4 20. g3 Qxd4 21. Rc4 Qxb2 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Rb1 Qxa2 24. Bc1 Rd7 25. Bxh7 {Jary,S (2275)-Kucuksari,K (2337) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (41)}) 11. c3 e5 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. Be3 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Rhf8 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qf3 e4 18. Qh3+ Kb8 19. Rhe1 Nd5 20. h5 Qf7 21. h6 gxh6 22. Bxh6 Rfe8 23. Re2 Qf6 24. Rde1 g5 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Nf4 27. Qh1 b5 28. g3 Nd5 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Re2 b4 31. Qh5 bxc3 32. Qxg5 Rf8 33. Re8+ Kb7 34. Rxf8 cxb2+ 35. Kb1 Qxg5 36. Rf7+ Qe7 37. Rxe7+ Bxe7 38. Kxb2 Kc6 39. Kc3 Kd7 40. g4 Bh4 41. f3 Bf2 42. Kd3 Ke6 43. Bg7 Kf7 44. Be5 Kg6 45. f4 h5 46. f5+ Kg5 47. f6 Be1 48. a3 Kg6 49. gxh5+ Kf7 50. h6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.72"] [White "Benjamin, Joel"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2473"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 h6 9. Nd5 d6 10. Nxf6+ ({RR} 10. c3 Rb8 11. d4 Ba7 12. Be3 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Ne7 14. dxe5 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Nxd5 16. exd5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bb7 18. Qd4 Re8 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Rb6 21. Qd7 Qxd7 22. cxd7 Rd8 23. Rad1 Re6 24. Rf5 Kf8 {Lavrencic,M (2366)-Ioannidis,E (2497) Petrovac MNE 2024 ½-½}) 10... Qxf6 11. Bd5 Bd7 12. c3 Rad8 $146 ({RR} 12... Rab8 13. h3 Ne7 14. Bb3 Rfd8 15. d4 Bb6 16. a4 c5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qe2 c4 19. Bc2 Ng6 20. Kh1 Bc5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ng1 b4 23. cxb4 Rxb4 24. Be3 Bd4 25. f4 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 exf4 27. Qc3 {Von Krosigk,F (1926)-Weihrauch,J (2158) Willingen 2019 0-1 (32)}) 13. b4 Bb6 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Nd2 Nxd5 16. exd5 Rb8 17. Qh5 c6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Bxb6 Rxb6 20. dxc6 Rxc6 21. Rac1 f5 22. Nd2 Rfc8 23. c4 Be6 24. f4 bxc4 25. dxc4 e4 26. Rc3 Qa7+ 27. Kh1 Qd4 28. Rg3 Kh8 29. Rd1 Qf6 30. h3 Bf7 31. Qe2 Bxc4 32. Nxc4 Rxc4 33. Qd2 R8c6 34. Qd5 Rc1 35. Kh2 Rxd1 36. Qxc6 Kh7 37. Qc8 d5 38. Ra3 Qd4 39. Qxf5+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ g6 42. Qd7+ Qg7 43. Qe6 Qa7 44. b5 Qg1+ 45. Kg3 Qe1+ 46. Kh2 Qg1+ 47. Kg3 Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Qg1+ 49. Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.73"] [White "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Black "Banh Gia Huy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 c5 ({RR} 7... Nb6 8. Bb3 Nc6 9. c3 h6 10. Bh4 Bf5 11. O-O Qd7 12. Re1 Rae8 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Rxe4 e5 15. dxe5 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. e6 a5 18. exf7+ {1-0 (18) Soto,M (2359)-Battikh,J (2098) Panama City PAN 2023}) 8. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 8. O-O cxd4 9. Bxd5 Qxd5 10. Bxe7 Re8 11. Ba3 Nc6 12. Re1 Bf5 13. h3 b5 14. b4 d3 15. cxd3 Qxd3 16. Nb3 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Rd8 19. Kh2 Qd6+ 20. g3 Qd3 21. Nh4 Be6 22. Bc1 Qd1 {Bollengier,A (2219)-Milliet,S (2389) Nimes 2018 0-1}) 8... Bxb2 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bh6 Bg7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Ne4 Nf6 13. Bd3 Qa5 14. Qd2 Qxd2 15. Nfxd2 Nd7 16. Nb3 Nde5 17. Bb5 a6 18. Ba4 Bf5 19. Rfe1 Rfd8 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. c3 Na3 23. Rac1 Rd5 24. h3 Rad8 25. Ng5 h6 26. Nf3 e6 27. Nfd4 Rc8 28. c4 Rd7 29. Rc3 Bb1 30. Re2 a5 31. Nf3 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rd3 33. Rxd3 Bxd3 34. Re3 Bf5 35. Nxa5 Nc2 36. Rc3 Ra8 37. Nxc6 Rxa2 38. Nce5 f6 39. Nc6 Be4 40. Nd8 Bxf3 41. Rxf3 Nd4 42. Rd3 e5 43. fxe5 fxe5 44. c6 Ra8 45. c7 Rc8 46. Rd2 Kf6 47. Rf2+ Ke7 48. Nf7 Ke6 49. Nxh6 Rxc7 50. Ng4 Nf5 51. Rc2 e4 52. Rc3 Rc5 53. Rc1 Nd6 54. Ne3 Ke5 55. Kg3 Nf5+ 56. Kf2 Kf4 57. Rc3 Ke5 58. Rc1 Nd6 59. h4 Nf5 60. g3 Ra5 61. Nxf5 Ra2+ 62. Kg1 Kxf5 63. c5 e3 64. c6 e2 65. Kf2 Ra8 66. c7 Rc8 67. Kxe2 Kg4 68. Rc3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.74"] [White "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Black "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D19"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "211"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Qc2 ({RR} 13. Bd2 a5 14. Rac1 Rad8 15. Ba2 Nb6 16. Be1 e5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. g3 Nbd7 19. Qc2 Qh5 20. Bc4 Ne5 21. Be2 Qh3 22. f3 g5 23. Ne4 Qf5 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Kg2 Ng6 27. Qb3 Qe7 {So,W (2770)-Caruana,F (2835) Lichess.org INT 2020 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 13. Bd2 a5 14. Rac1 Rad8 15. Ba2 Nb6 16. h3 e5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Be1 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Rc4 Qa5 24. Qc2 Rd8 25. b3 Rd6 26. Qe4 Qd8 27. Rxb4 Rd1+ {Urkedal,F (2536)-Sidhant,M (2379) Fagernes NOR 2024 1-0 (40)}) 13... a5 $146 ({RR} 13... Rad8 14. h3 c5 15. Qb3 cxd4 16. Nb5 Qa5 17. exd4 Nb6 18. Be2 Nbd5 19. Bg5 Rc8 20. Bf3 a6 21. Na3 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Rc7 23. Raa1 {½-½ (23) Kryakvin,D (2570)-Popov,I (2629) Sochi 2021}) ({RR} 13... Rac8 14. h3 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Nf6 18. Qc4 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Rfe8 20. e4 Qe7 21. f3 Qf6 22. Rb1 Re5 23. Rd3 Ree8 24. b3 a6 25. Be3 Qc6 26. Qd5 b5 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. axb5 {Sebenik,M (2531)-Petrov,N (2567) Budva MNE 2023 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 13... Rfd8 14. e4 a5 15. e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 c5 17. Bg5 Rf8 18. Bb5 b6 19. Rac1 Rab8 20. Nd6 f6 21. Qxg6 Ne7 22. Qh5 fxg5 23. Bd3 Nf5 24. Qg6 Nf6 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Bc4+ Kh8 27. Qxf5 Qc8 28. Qxc8 {Oro,F (2288)-Ortiz,F (2024) Buenos Aires ARG 2023 1-0 (67)}) 14. Bd2 Rfe8 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. h3 Nf8 17. Qb3 g5 18. Qc2 Ng6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qe7 21. b3 Rb8 22. g3 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Qb4 24. Qc2 Ne7 25. Rdd1 Red8 26. Kg2 Nd5 27. Be2 Ra8 28. Rh1 Nf6 29. Bf3 g6 30. Qc4 Qd6 31. Rb1 Kg7 32. b4 axb4 33. Rxb4 Ra7 34. Rhb1 Rd7 35. R4b3 e5 36. dxe5 Qxe5 37. h4 Qf5 38. hxg5 Qxg5 39. Rh1 Rd2 40. Rh4 Qe5 41. Qb4 Ra2 42. Qb6 R7xa4 43. Rxa4 Rxa4 44. Qxb7 c5 45. Rb2 Qd6 46. Qc8 Rb4 47. Rc2 Rb5 48. Rc4 Rb2 49. Qxc5 Qd2 50. e4 Nd7 51. Qd4+ Qxd4 52. Rxd4 Ne5 53. Bd1 g5 54. Rd5 f6 55. Bh5 Kh6 56. Bd1 Kg7 57. Kf1 Nc4 58. Ke1 Rb1 59. Rd4 Ne5 60. Ke2 Ra1 61. Bb3 Rb1 62. Be6 Rb2+ 63. Ke3 Rb6 64. Bf5 Rb3+ 65. Ke2 g4 66. Rd8 Rb2+ 67. Kf1 Nf3 68. Rd7+ Kf8 69. Rh7 Rb1+ 70. Ke2 Re1+ 71. Kd3 Ne5+ 72. Kd4 Rd1+ 73. Ke3 Re1+ 74. Kd2 Nf3+ 75. Kd3 Ne5+ 76. Kd4 Rd1+ 77. Kc5 Rd2 78. Rh4 Ke7 79. Bxg4 Rxf2 80. Rh7+ Kf8 81. Bf5 Rc2+ 82. Kd5 Nf7 83. Rh1 Ke7 84. Rd1 Nd6 85. Bg6 Rc3 86. g4 Rg3 87. Bh5 Re3 88. Rd4 Rc3 89. Bg6 Nb5 90. Rb4 Nc7+ 91. Kd4 Rc1 92. Bf5 Rd1+ 93. Ke3 Re1+ 94. Kd2 Ra1 95. Rb6 Ra3 96. Rc6 Nb5 97. Re6+ Kf7 98. Rb6 Nd4 99. Rb7+ Kf8 100. Bg6 Nf3+ 101. Kc2 Ne5 102. Bf5 Rg3 103. Rb6 Nxg4 104. Bxg4 Rxg4 105. Rxf6+ Ke7 106. Rf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.75"] [White "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Black "Juksta, Karolis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2403"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Nh4 Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Be2 cxd4 ({RR} 12... a6 13. h4 b5 14. g5 Nd7 15. Kf1 Na5 16. Qc2 cxd4 17. exd4 Qc6 18. h5 Bd6 19. Be3 gxh5 20. Rxh5 Rxh5 21. Bxh5 g6 22. Bf3 Ke7 23. a4 Nc4 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Nxc4 bxc4 27. b3 {Aronian,L (2781)-So,W (2770) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (69)}) ({RR} 12... Qd7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O-O Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. h4 Kb8 18. a3 Qc7 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Rc1 Qe7 21. Qd3 Nd7 22. h5 gxh5 23. gxh5 Nde5 24. Qb5 a6 25. Qa4 Qf6 26. Qf4 Qxf4 27. exf4 {Grischuk,A (2732)-Hakobyan,A (2616) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (62)}) 13. exd4 a6 14. h4 b5 $146 ({RR} 14... Nd7 15. Nf3 Na5 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Bd3 Qc6 18. Ng5 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Nxd6 20. O-O-O O-O-O 21. f4 Nf6 22. Qe2 Rde8 23. Rde1 Kb8 24. Kb1 Ka8 25. Rh3 Ka7 26. Qg2 Qc7 27. Qg3 Qc6 28. Qf3 Qc7 29. Rh2 {Petrosyan,M (2632)-Basso,P (2550) Belgrade 2021 1-0 (76)}) 15. a4 Na5 16. Qd1 b4 17. Rc1 Qb7 18. Bf3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Rc8 20. Bg3 Ba3 21. Rc2 Qd7 22. O-O Bd6 23. Qe2 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Qxa4 25. Qxa6 O-O 26. Qd3 Nc4 27. g5 Ne8 28. Nxc4 Qxc4 29. Qe3 Nd6 30. g4 Nb5 31. Rfc1 Qb3 32. h5 Rfe8 33. Qe5 Qa3 34. Be2 Nxc3 35. Bd3 Qb3 36. h6 f6 37. gxf6 gxh6 38. Bxg6 Rf8 39. f7+ Rxf7 40. Bxf7+ Kxf7 41. Rf2+ Ke7 42. Rcf1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.76"] [White "Bologan, Victor"] [Black "Hungaski, Robert"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C18"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2 c4 9. Be2 Bd7 10. O-O h6 11. a4 O-O-O 12. Qc1 $146 ({RR} 12. g3 Kb8 13. Nh4 Nge7 14. f4 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bh5 Ka8 17. Qe2 Rh7 18. Rfe1 Bc8 19. Qf2 Rg8 20. Re3 Qd8 21. Rae1 Qd6 22. f5 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 fxe5 25. f6 Nc6 26. Bg6 Rxg6 {Hansen,E (2609)-Hungaski,R (2477) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (32)}) 12... Kb8 13. Qa3 Ka8 14. Rfb1 Nge7 15. Rb5 Qc7 16. a5 a6 17. Rbb1 Nc8 18. h4 N6a7 19. h5 Nb5 20. Qc1 Nca7 21. Nh4 Be8 22. f4 Qe7 23. Qe1 f5 24. g4 fxg4 25. Bxg4 g6 26. Kh2 gxh5 27. Bh3 Qf7 28. Qf2 Bd7 29. Rg1 Rdg8 30. Rxg8+ Rxg8 31. Rg1 Nc6 32. Rxg8+ Qxg8 33. f5 exf5 34. Nxf5 Qe6 35. Qh4 Ka7 36. Qxh5 Nxa5 37. Bg4 Nc6 38. Nxh6 Qe7 39. Bxd7 Qxd7 40. Qf5 Qe8 41. Nf7 a5 42. Kg3 a4 43. Nd6 Nxd6 44. exd6 Qg8+ 45. Kf2 a3 46. Bc1 a2 47. Bb2 Kb6 48. Qd7 Qg6 49. Qc7+ Ka6 50. d7 Qxc2+ 51. Ke3 Qxb2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.77"] [White "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Black "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2563"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 Bb4+ ({RR} 4... dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Bd7 7. e4 Bd6 8. a3 b5 9. Nc3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne7 14. f5 O-O 15. Qh5 f6 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. a4 Rac8 19. axb5 {Sarana,A (2643)-Rakhmanov,A (2653) Moscow 2021 ½-½ (41)}) 5. Bd2 ({RR} 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Bxd2 8. Bxd2 Nc6 9. Bg5 Bd7 10. Rc1 b5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 h6 13. exf6 hxg5 14. fxg7 Rg8 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Qd4 Qd5 17. Qf6 Bc6 18. f3 Qf5 19. Qd4 Qd5 {Mizzi,J (2214)-Rasulov,V (2511) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) 5... Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 $146 ({RR} 6. Qxd2 Nf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. O-O c6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxc4 Nd5 12. e4 N5b6 13. Ne3 Nf6 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. a4 a5 17. f4 Rad8 18. e5 Ne8 19. d5 exd5 20. Ncxd5 Nxd5 {Mihailova,A (1741)-Pershina,E (2114) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (48)}) 6... b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nf6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Nce5 Nfd7 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Nf3 bxc5 17. Rfd1 Qb7 18. Qxc5 Qxb2 19. Qe7 a5 20. Rd8 Nd7 21. Rxa8 Qxc1 22. Rxf8+ Nxf8 23. Ne5 Qc8 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. h4 Qc5 26. h5 a4 27. h6 gxh6 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Nf7 Qd5+ 30. f3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.78"] [White "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Black "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. Nd4 c5 11. Nb5 ({RR} 11. Nb3 Be6 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Qe3 a5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. a3 Qc6 17. Bd3 b5 18. Qxe5 Rab8 19. Qe4 Qxe4 20. Nxe4 f5 21. Ng3 g6 22. Be2 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bf6 25. Bf3 b4 {Bozorov,J (2012)-Mariani,K (1814) Florianopolis BRA 2024 1-0 (51)}) 11... Qa5 12. a3 $146 ({RR} 12. Na3 Be6 13. f4 Ng4 14. h3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Rfe8 16. Bb5 Rec8 17. f5 Qd8 18. Qe4 Bxa2 19. b3 c4 20. Kb2 cxb3 21. cxb3 Bxb3 22. Kxb3 Bf6 23. Rd3 d5 24. Qxd5 Rxc3+ 25. Ka2 Qa5 26. Rxc3 Qxc3 {Gutenev,A (2470)-Shapiro,D (2326) Ekaterinburg 2018 1-0 (68)}) ({RR} 12. Na3 Be6 13. c4 Qb6 14. h3 Rad8 15. f4 Nc6 16. Qf2 Nb4 17. Kb1 Bf6 18. Bc1 d5 19. f5 Bc8 20. g4 d4 21. Bd3 Rde8 22. Rhe1 Bd7 23. Bf4 g5 24. Bg3 Re3 25. h4 h6 26. hxg5 hxg5 {Pogorelskikh,S (2118)-Krivtsov,A (2234) Voronezh 2019 0-1 (48)}) 12... Rd8 13. c4 Qb6 14. f4 Ng4 15. Be2 Be6 16. Bg1 Nf6 17. Qe3 d5 18. f5 Bxf5 19. Qxe7 Re8 20. Bxc5 Rxe7 21. Bxb6 Rxe2 22. Nd4 Rxg2 23. Nxf5 axb6 24. cxd5 Rd8 25. d6 g6 26. Ne3 Re2 27. Nc4 b5 28. Na5 Rd7 29. Nb3 Re5 30. Rd4 Ne4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Nc5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.79"] [White "Macovei, Andrei"] [Black "Druska, Juraj"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2423"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 b6 10. Bd2 c4 11. b4 Nxb4 12. cxb4 Bxb4 13. Qc2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 b5 15. Nc3 b4 16. Nce4 ({RR} 16. Ne2 O-O 17. g3 Qb6 18. Bg2 Ba6 19. Nf3 c3 20. O-O Rac8 21. Rfe1 g6 22. Nc1 Bc4 23. h4 h5 24. Bh3 Kg7 25. g4 hxg4 26. Bxg4 Rh8 27. h5 Rh6 28. Kf2 Rg8 29. Rg1 Kf8 30. Ne2 f5 {KomodoDragon 2970.00 (3568)-Ethereal 13.89_NNUE (3515) tcec-chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (79)}) 16... dxe4 17. Qxe4 $146 ({RR} 17. Nxc4 b3+ 18. Nxa5 bxc2 19. Rc1 Nb6 20. g3 f5 21. Rxc2 Bd7 22. Kd2 Ke7 23. Ba6 Rab8 24. Rhc1 Nd5 25. Bb7 h6 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Nc6+ Bxc6 28. Rxc6 Rb2+ 29. R1c2 Rhb8 30. Rc7+ Kf8 31. R7c5 R8b5 {Nguyen,A (2347)-Morris,J (2416) Marianske Lazne CZE 2024 ½-½ (79)}) ({RR} 17. Nxc4 Qd5 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. Qd2 Rb8 20. Bc4 e3 21. Qb2 Qa5 22. O-O g6 23. Qe2 f5 24. Qxe3 Ba6 25. Rfc1 Qb6 {1-0 (25) Secer,A (2360)-Isik,C (1825) Konya 2022}) ({RR} 17. Nxc4 b3+ 18. Qd2 b2 19. Rb1 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Ke7 21. Nd6 f5 22. Rxb2 Nb6 23. Bb5 Bd7 24. Rc1 Bxb5 25. Nxb5 Rhc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nxa7 Nc4+ 28. Ke2 Rc7 29. Rc2 Rxa7 30. Rxc4 Rxa2+ 31. Kf1 Rd2 {Ronka,E (2303)-Santiago,Y (2480) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (53)}) 17... Nb6 18. Bxc4 O-O 19. O-O Ba6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. f5 exf5 22. Rxf5 Rad8 23. Nb3 Nd5 24. Rf2 Nc3 25. Qh4 Qc4 26. Raf1 Rde8 27. Nc5 Qd5 28. Qg4 Rd8 29. e6 f5 30. e7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.80"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2418"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. g4 e5 ({RR} 5... Nf6 6. h3 Nc6 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Bg2 b5 10. e5 Nb6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. O-O-O Na5 13. b3 Rb8 14. h4 Qd7 15. h5 Qxg4 16. Rdg1 b4 17. Nd1 Nd5 18. Qd2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 c5 20. dxc5 {Dominguez Perez,L (2758)-Chigaev,M (2631) Moscow 2019 0-1 (34)}) 6. dxe5 ({RR} 6. d5 f5 7. gxf5 gxf5 8. Qh5+ Kf8 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Qh4 f4 11. Bd2 Bg4 12. Ng5 h6 13. Qxg4 Nxg4 14. Ne6+ Ke7 15. Nxd8 Rxd8 16. Rg1 {1-0 (16) Bauml,B (2024)-Poddubnyi,V (2304) chess.com INT 2024}) 6... Bxe5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 8. Nge2 g5 9. Qd2 h5 10. Bxg5 f6 11. Be3 hxg4 12. O-O-O Nge7 13. Rg1 f5 14. exf5 gxh3 15. f6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be5 17. f4 h2 18. Rh1 Bg7 19. N2g3 Nf5 20. Bc4 Nxg3 21. Nxg3 Qf6 22. c3 Bg4 {Indjic,A (2618)-Fedoseev,V (2674) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (74)}) 8... h5 9. gxh5 Rxh5 10. Be2 Rh8 11. O-O-O Bg7 12. f4 Nf6 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Qg2 Bh6 15. Kb1 Nd7 16. Bc1 Qh4 17. Bg4 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nf3 Qf6 20. Bh5+ Kd8 21. Ng5 Nc5 22. Rhe1 Kd7 23. Be3 Bxg5 24. fxg5 Qg7 25. Bf3 Ne4 26. Nxe4 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Rxh3 28. Bd5 Bf5 29. Be4 Be6 30. Bd5 Bf5 31. Rf1 Qh7 32. Rxf5 Qxf5 33. Rf1 Rxe3 34. a3 Qh3 35. Rf7+ Ne7 36. Qf2 c6 37. Bg2 Qe6 38. b3 Re1+ 39. Ka2 Qe5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.82"] [White "Wanyama, Harold"] [Black "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2154"] [BlackElo "2379"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 a6 ({RR} 4... c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Qxc4 e5 9. e3 Rc8 10. Qe2 d3 11. Qxd3 Nf6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh7 Bg4 16. Nxf8 Bxd1 17. Qxd1 Qxd1+ 18. Nxd1 Kxf8 19. Bd2 {Firouzja,A (2777)-Melkumyan,H (2650) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 4... c5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Bxc6+ Nxc6 8. dxc5 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Qxc5 10. Qxc5 Bxc5 11. Nf3 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Bg5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Rac1 Rc6 18. e3 Be5 19. f4 {Wanyama,H (2238)-Eljanov,P (2697) chess.com INT 2023 0-1}) 5. Nf3 c5 $146 ({RR} 5... b5 6. Ne5 c6 7. O-O Bb7 8. a4 Nf6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. bxc4 Be7 14. Qb3 O-O 15. Nc3 Qc6 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Bg5 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 b4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd1 {Makhnev,D (2442)-Moroni,L (2554) Porto Carras 2018 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 5... b5 6. Ne5 Ra7 7. O-O Bb7 8. e4 Nd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. a4 Ra8 11. b3 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Nf6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nc3 b4 16. Na2 c5 17. dxc5 a5 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Nc1 Qxc5 20. Nd3 {Assylov,M (2342)-Slade,T (2112) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 5... b5 6. Ne5 Ra7 7. O-O Bb7 8. e4 Nd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. a4 Ra8 11. b3 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Nf6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nc3 b4 16. Na2 c5 17. dxc5 a5 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Nc1 Qxc5 20. Nd3 {Assylov,M (2342)-Slade,T (2112) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (51)}) 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Nxc4 Ke7 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Rac1 b6 14. Nxb6 Bxb6 15. Rxc6 Bb7 16. Rcc1 Ke8 17. Ne5 Rac8 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. e4 Ne7 20. e5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nd5 22. f4 Rb8 23. b3 Bb6 24. Kf3 Bc5 25. Na5 Rdc8 26. Rc4 Ba3 27. Bc1 Bc5 28. Bd2 Ba3 29. Ke4 Bb2 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Nc4 Rc6 32. Nxb2 Rc2 33. Nc4 Rxa2 34. Kd3 f6 35. Rc1 h5 36. Nd6+ Kd7 37. Rc4 Rb2 38. b4 Rb3+ 39. Kc2 Rf3 40. Ne4 Ke7 41. Rc6 fxe5 42. fxe5 Rf5 43. Rxa6 Rxe5 44. Kd3 Rf5 45. Nc5 Rf2 46. Rxe6+ Kf7 47. Re5 Nf6 48. b5 Rf3+ 49. Re3 Rf5 50. Kc4 Nd5 51. Rd3 Nb6+ 52. Kb4 Ke7 53. h4 g6 54. Bg5+ Ke8 55. Rd6 Nd5+ 56. Rxd5 Rxd5 57. b6 Rd6 58. Kb5 Rd1 59. b7 Rb1+ 60. Kc6 Kf7 61. Na6 Ra1 62. Nc7 Rb1 63. Nb5 Rf1 64. b8=Q Kg7 65. Qe5+ Kh7 66. Nd6 Rf2 67. Qe7+ Kg8 68. Qe6+ Kg7 69. Ne8+ Kf8 70. Bh6# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.84"] [White "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Black "George, Kevin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2334"] [BlackElo "2270"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. c4 dxc4 6. O-O ({RR} 6. Na3 b5 7. Nxb5 cxb5 8. Nh4 Bd7 9. Bxa8 Nc6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O Qd5 12. f3 Bxd4+ 13. e3 Bc5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. Bd2 e5 16. Ng2 Ne7 17. a3 Nc6 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Rc1 O-O 20. b4 Be7 {Favaloro,A (2412)-Saric,I (2670) Vasto ITA 2024 0-1 (33)}) 6... Nf6 7. Na3 b5 8. b3 $146 ({RR} 8. Ne5 Qb6 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Be6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qxc6 Qxd4 14. Rb1 a6 15. Qxa8 Rxa8 16. Bxa8 Qa4 17. Bc6 Bd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rb3 Nc3 20. Be3 b4 21. Nb1 a5 22. Nxc3 Bxc3 {Gaal,Z (2169)-Mishra,A (2408) Budapest 2021 0-1 (32)}) 8... cxb3 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Qxb3 Be6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. e4 Nb6 13. Qc2 Na4 14. Rac1 Qd6 15. Nac4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Qb4 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Nxb2 19. Nxb2 Bxd4 20. Nd3 a5 21. e5 Rc8 22. Rfd1 Ra7 23. Kf1 a4 24. bxa4 bxa4 25. e6 a3 26. exf7+ Kxf7 27. Nb4 Bb2 28. Rc2 Ra4 29. Na2 Rd4 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Ke2 c5 32. Kd3 Nc6 33. f4 Na5 34. Nc3 Nc6 35. Bxc6 Rxc6 36. Ra2 Ra6 37. Nb5 Bb2 38. Kc4 Kf6 39. Kxc5 Kf5 40. Nc7 Ra4 41. Nd5 Re4 42. Nb6 Re2 43. Kd5 Rd2+ 44. Kc6 Rxh2 45. Nc4 Rc2 46. Kb5 Rc3 47. Nxb2 Rb3+ 48. Kc4 axb2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.85"] [White "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Black "Wagner, Dennis"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2081"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nb4 6. Bg5 Nbxd5 7. exd5 Bb4+ 8. Nd2 h6 9. Qe2+ Kf8 $146 ({RR} 9... Qe7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. O-O-O Qxe2 12. Bxe2 c5 13. Ne4 O-O 14. a3 Ba5 15. Nxc5 d6 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Nxd4 Bd7 18. Kb1 a6 19. f4 Rfe8 20. Bf3 Re3 21. c3 Rae8 22. Nc2 Bf5 23. Kc1 R3e7 24. Nd4 {Albaina Alvarez,A (2061)-Ladron de Guevara Galar,F (2029) Zarautz 2019 1-0 (53)}) 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. O-O-O d6 13. Qc4 Bc5 14. Kb1 Bb6 15. f3 Bd7 16. Bd3 g6 17. Ne4 Qe5 18. f4 Qe7 19. Ng3 f5 20. Ne2 Qf6 21. g4 fxg4 22. f5 gxf5 23. Rdf1 Re8 24. Ng3 Re5 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Ke8 27. Nxd4 Qg6 28. Ne6 Ke7 29. Rf4 c6 30. Rxg4 cxd5 31. Nf4 Qf7 32. Qd3 Kd8 33. Ng6 Rhe8 34. Nxe5 dxe5 35. Rd1 d4 36. Qe4 Kc8 37. a3 Kb8 38. Rg6 h5 39. Rd3 Qf1+ 40. Ka2 Qf7+ 41. Kb1 Qf1+ 42. Ka2 Qf7+ 43. Rb3 Ka8 44. Rh6 Qc4 45. Rh7 Rb8 46. Qxe5 a5 47. Rh8 Rxh8 48. Qxh8+ Ka7 49. Qe8 a4 50. Qxh5 d3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.86"] [White "Larrea, Manuel"] [Black "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C15"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2153"] [PlyCount "162"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 Ne7 5. Nf3 ({RR} 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8. Qe3 Ba6 9. Bd3 Qd7 10. Ne5 Qa4 11. Qg3 Bxd3 12. cxd3 Nbc6 13. Bf4 Rac8 14. O-O Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ng6 16. f4 f6 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 Ne7 19. Bxc7 Qd7 {Andreikin,D (2726)-Ivanchuk,V (2678) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (34)}) 5... b6 6. Qb5+ $146 ({RR} 6. Bg5 Ba6 7. Qe3 Bxf1 8. Rxf1 dxe4 9. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qd5 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. c4 Nf6 13. O-O-O Nbd7 14. Rfe1 O-O-O 15. Kb2 h6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. g3 c6 18. Re4 Kc7 19. c3 b5 20. Nd2 a6 {Rostovtsev,D (2304)-Shubin,K (2460) St Petersburg RUS 2024 1-0 (45)}) 6... Nec6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. exd5 Nxd4 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. dxe6 Nxe6 12. Bd2 O-O-O 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Ba6+ Kb8 15. f3 Bd6 16. g3 h5 17. Bd3 h4 18. Nb5 Bc5 19. b4 Bf2 20. g4 Nd5 21. Kb2 a6 22. Na3 Ka7 23. Nc4 Bd4+ 24. Kb3 Bf6 25. Rhf1 c5 26. a3 b5 27. Na5 c4+ 28. Nxc4 bxc4+ 29. Bxc4 Nd4+ 30. Ka2 Nxc2 31. g5 Bd4 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Kb3 Rc8 34. Rc1 Na1+ 35. Ka4 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Kb7 37. Bf4 Rd7 38. h3 g6 39. Rc4 Bb2 40. Bc1 Be5 41. Rxh4 Nc2 42. Re4 Bg3 43. Bb2 Bc7 44. Kb3 Rd2 45. Re7 Nd4+ 46. Bxd4 Rxd4 47. Rxf7 Rf4 48. Rg7 Rxf3+ 49. Ka4 Rxh3 50. Rxg6 Be5 51. Rh6 Rg3 52. Rh7+ Kc6 53. Rh6+ Bd6 54. Rg6 Kd5 55. Rg8 Be5 56. Ra8 Bb2 57. Rxa6 Bxa3 58. g6 Bb2 59. Kb5 Rg4 60. Rc6 Bd4 61. Rc8 Be5 62. Rc5+ Ke6 63. Rc4 Rxg6 64. Rc6+ Bd6 65. Kb6 Kd7 66. b5 Rg1 67. Kb7 Rg8 68. Kb6 Rb8+ 69. Ka6 Bc7 70. Rh6 Kc8 71. Rh8+ Bd8 72. Rh7 Rb6+ 73. Ka7 Rxb5 74. Rh6 Bc7 75. Rh8+ Kd7 76. Rh7+ Kc6 77. Rh6+ Bd6 78. Ka6 Rb3 79. Rh5 Re3 80. Rf5 Re8 81. Rf7 Be7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.87"] [White "Wong, Hayoung"] [Black "Pereira, Fabian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A49"] [WhiteElo "1704"] [BlackElo "2123"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. e4 e5 9. Re1 Qc7 10. b3 Re8 ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. Bb2 a6 12. Rc1 Qd8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qd6 Re8 15. Rcd1 Bf8 16. Qd3 Qf6 17. a3 Nc5 18. Qc2 Bg4 19. Qe2 Nxb3 20. Rb1 Nd4 21. Qe3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 23. Kg2 Nxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rad8 25. Rd1 {Yang,A (1826)-Narva,T (2079) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 11. Bb2 a5 $146 ({RR} 11... a6 12. Rc1 Nf8 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 exd4 16. Qxd4 Nxe4 17. Qxg7+ Kxg7 18. Nd5+ Kh6 19. Nxc7 Ng5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxe8 Nxf3+ 22. Kg2 Ne5 23. f4 {1-0 (23) Muke,B (1754)-Gonza,S (2137) Kampala 2018}) ({RR} 11... b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Qc1 a6 15. h3 b5 16. cxb5 cxb5 17. d5 Rc8 18. Qe3 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Rc1 b4 21. Nb1 a5 22. g4 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Rc8 24. Be3 Nbd7 25. Nfd2 Nc5 26. Bxc5 {Lobanov,S (2516)-Joly,F (1976) Europe Echecs INT 2021 1-0 (54)}) 12. Rc1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. a3 Rad8 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Ne6 18. Nb3 h5 19. Qd2 h4 20. b5 Bc8 21. Ra1 Ng4 22. Qe2 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Na4 Bd4 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. b6 Qe7 27. Qc2 hxg3 28. hxg3 Qg5 29. f3 d3 30. Qb2 d2 31. Red1 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Nf2+ 33. Kh2 Nxd1 34. Rxd1 Qh6+ 35. Kg1 Bh3 36. Kf2 Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Qe3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "10.88"] [White "Meylan, Andre"] [Black "Grahn, Vidar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "2263"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qd8 9. Qg4 Kf8 10. Qf4 d6 11. Bc4 Nf6 12. O-O Ne5 13. Bb3 Bh3 14. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 14. Re1 g5 15. Qf2 Nfg4 16. Qe2 h5 17. Nd4 h4 18. Nd2 hxg3 19. hxg3 Qf6 20. Nf5 Nh6 21. Nc4 Nxf5 22. exf5 Qxf5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Qf2 f6 25. Rad1 c6 26. Rd4 Kg7 27. Red1 Rad8 28. e4 Bg4 {Hamley,R (2089)-Belozerov,A (2493) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (65)}) ({RR} 14. Rf2 Bg4 15. N1c3 a6 16. Nd4 c5 17. Bd5 cxd4 18. exd4 Ng6 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Raf1 Bh3 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Qxh3 Kg7 24. Qf5 h5 25. Bc4 Rae8 26. Bd3 Qe6 27. Qf2 h4 28. Nd5 hxg3 {Gil,A (1956)-Folkova,M (2044) Plzen CZE 2023 0-1 (51)}) 14... Bg4 15. Rf1 Be2 16. N1c3 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 c6 18. Nd4 Ng6 19. Qf2 h5 20. Nf5 h4 21. Rd1 Ng4 22. Qe2 Qg5 23. h3 Nh6 24. g4 Nxf5 25. exf5 Ne5 26. Rxd6 Rh6 27. Ne4 Qe7 28. Rxh6 gxh6 29. f6 Qb4 30. Nc3 Rd8 31. Qf2 Qb6 32. Qf4 Qc7 33. Qxh6+ Ke8 34. Qf4 Qd6 35. Qe4 Qxf6 36. Ne2 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Qf2+ 38. Qg2 Nf3# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2689"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 f6 17. Qd2 Re7 $146 ({RR} 17... Bf7 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Re1 Rc8 20. Re3 Qd7 21. Ne1 Bg6 22. Nd3 b6 23. Nf4 Bf7 24. h4 Ne7 25. g3 Nf5 26. Re1 Rc4 27. Nfe2 Bh5 28. b3 Rc8 29. Nf4 Bf7 30. Qd3 h6 {½-½ (30) Warmerdam,M (2652)-Vokhidov,S (2592) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 17... Bf7 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Re1 Rd8 21. Re3 Qf5 22. b3 Qd7 23. Nc3 Qd6 24. Nb5 Qf8 25. Nc3 Qb4 26. Ne2 Qa3 27. b4 Qxb4 28. Qxb4 Nxb4 29. Rb3 a5 30. a3 Nc2 31. Rc3 Na1 32. Nd2 {Shuvalova,P (2455)-Vokhidov,S (2596) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (61)}) ({RR} 17... Bf7 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Re1 Rc8 20. Re3 Qd7 21. Ne1 Bg6 22. Nd3 b6 23. Nf4 Bf7 24. h4 Ne7 25. g3 Nf5 26. Re1 Rc4 27. Nfe2 Bh5 28. b3 Rc8 29. Nf4 Bf7 30. Qd3 h6 {½-½ (30) Warmerdam,M (2652)-Vokhidov,S (2592) chess.com INT 2024}) 18. Nh2 Rae8 19. Nf1 Bf7 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. Ne3 Re8 22. Rd1 Qd7 23. Qc2 Bh5 24. Rd2 Bf7 25. Qd1 Ne7 26. Qf3 Rd8 27. Qd1 Nc6 28. Qf3 Ne7 29. Qd1 Nc6 30. Qf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2724"] [PlyCount "149"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. c3 b6 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Bb3 $146 ({RR} 11. a4 a5 12. Na3 Re8 13. Nb5 Nf8 14. Re1 Ng6 15. Bf5 Bc8 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. d5 Nd7 18. Nfd4 Nc5 19. Nc6 Qd7 20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4 Bf6 22. Ra3 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Re8 24. Be3 Ne4 25. a5 bxa5 {Galiana Fernandez,A (2291)-Del Prado Rodriguez,X (1671) Pontevedra 2018 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Qe7 15. Qf1 Re8 16. c4 g6 17. d5 Bg7 18. Re1 Qf8 19. Be3 a5 20. Nd4 Ba6 21. Ba4 Re7 22. Bb5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Nc5 24. a3 Nfe4 25. b4 Na6 {Pajeken,J (2424)-Krastev,A (2457) Bremen GER 2024 1-0 (71)}) ({RR} 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bd3 g6 14. Qb3 Bg7 15. Rae1 Rxe1 16. Rxe1 Qf8 17. Bc4 h6 18. Nf1 Re8 19. Ne3 Re7 20. Nd5 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Qe8 24. Be3 Qc8 25. Nd3 Nf6 {Siddharth,J (2447)-Orujov,F (2226) Arandjelovac SRB 2023 ½-½ (37)}) 11... b5 12. Re1 Rb8 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Nbd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Bf6 16. Nh2 Bg5 17. Ng4 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 h5 19. Nh2 Qf6 20. Bd1 g6 21. a4 a6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra7 Nb6 24. b3 Kg7 25. Bf3 Bxf3 26. Nxf3 Nd5 27. c4 bxc4 28. bxc4 Nf4 29. Kh2 Rfe8 30. Re3 Rxe3 31. Qxe3 Rb2 32. Nd2 Qg5 33. g3 Ne6 34. Qxg5 Nxg5 35. h4 Rxd2 36. hxg5 Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 c5 38. Rd7 Rc2 39. Rxd6 Rxc4 40. dxc5 Rxc5 41. Kh4 Rc1 42. Kh3 Rf1 43. Ra6 Rh1+ 44. Kg2 Re1 45. Kh3 Rd1 46. Rb6 Kf8 47. Rb7 Ke8 48. Ra7 Rd7 49. Ra4 Rd5 50. Kh4 Rd1 51. Kh3 Ke7 52. Re4+ Kf8 53. Ra4 Rh1+ 54. Kg2 Rd1 55. Kh3 Re1 56. Ra7 Re4 57. Rb7 Rg4 58. Rb5 Rd4 59. Rb7 Ke8 60. Ra7 Rd7 61. Ra4 Rd5 62. Kh4 Ke7 63. g4 hxg4 64. Kxg4 Ke6 65. Rf4 Re5 66. Rf6+ Ke7 67. Ra6 Re4+ 68. Kf3 Rd4 69. Kg3 Rd6 70. Ra4 Ke6 71. Rf4 Rd7 72. Rf6+ Ke5 73. Kg4 Ra7 74. Kg3 Ke4 75. Kg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2693"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c4 b6 7. d4 cxd4 ({RR} 7... d6 8. d5 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Re8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Nf8 14. Qc2 e5 15. dxe6 Nxe6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Nh2 Rad8 18. a5 d5 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qb2+ {Fedoseev,V (2690)-Lima,K (2119) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 8. exd4 d5 $146 ({RR} 8... Bb7 9. d5 d6 10. O-O Bc8 11. Nd4 Qc7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Qd2 e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bf3 Ra7 17. Re2 e5 18. Rae1 Rd8 19. Nd5 Qf7 20. Nc2 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Be6 22. Ne3 Bh6 23. Qb4 {Pastar,S (2351)-Rozhkov,V (2145) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (59)}) 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bf3 Nc6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nc3 dxc4 13. bxc4 Nd7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rxc6 16. Qa4 Qc8 17. Qxa7 Rc7 18. Qa3 Nf6 19. Qb3 Rxc4 20. Rac1 Rc7 21. Rfe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.4"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E75"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2777"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 Na6 ({RR} 10... b5 11. Bxb5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qa5+ 13. Nfd2 Qxb5 14. Nxd6 Qa6 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Qe2 Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bg7 19. Rb7 Rd8 20. Rhb1 Na6 21. a3 Rxd5 22. Nc4 Bd4 23. Bxh6 g5 24. f4 g4 25. Bg5 {Erigaisi,A (2710)-Amin,B (2694) Biel SUI 2023 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 10... Bg4 11. O-O Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Re8 13. Qc2 a6 14. a4 Nbd7 15. h3 c4 16. a5 Qc7 17. Ra4 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Rb4 Nfd7 20. Ra1 Nc5 21. Be2 Qd8 22. f3 f5 23. Bf2 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Rc8 25. Nxc5 {Korobov,A (2651)-Assaubayeva,B (2481) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 11. Nd2 Nc7 12. O-O Re8 13. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 13. a4 b6 14. h3 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Re1 Nc7 17. Qc2 Na6 18. Rad1 Nb4 19. Qb1 a6 20. Bf4 Bf8 21. Nc4 Rb8 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxe5 Rb7 24. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxf6 26. Re8 Re7 27. Ne4 Qd4 {Erigaisi,A (2567)-Nakamura,H (2736) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (43)}) 13... b6 14. Rfe1 Rb8 15. a4 Na6 16. Na2 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. f3 Bd7 19. Nc4 Qf6 20. Nc3 Nc7 21. Qd2 b5 22. e5 dxe5 23. Ne4 Qh4 24. Ncd6 Red8 25. Bxc5 bxa4 26. Bxa7 Rb3 27. Nc5 Rb4 28. Nxd7 Rxd7 29. g3 Rd4 30. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 31. Qxd4 exd4 32. Nc4 Rxd5 33. Rxa4 d3 34. Rd1 Ne6 35. Kg2 Rd8 36. b4 Rc8 37. b5 Nc5 38. Rb4 Bf8 39. b6 Rc6 40. Na5 Re6 41. b7 Re2+ 42. Kf1 Rxh2 43. Kg1 Nxb7 44. Rxb7 Ra2 45. Nb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.5"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 Bf8 9. a3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. cxd5 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Nxd5 13. Bd3 ({RR} 13. h4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd5 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Rd1 Qxf3 18. Bxf3 Bxa4 19. Bxb7 Bxd1 20. Bxa8 Bg4 21. Bc6 Rd8 22. f3 Be6 23. Bd4 a6 24. Kf2 g6 25. Rc1 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Ke2 a5 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Anand,V (2753) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (41)}) 13... g6 14. O-O-O a5 15. Kb1 $146 ({RR} 15. h4 Nb4 16. axb4 axb4 17. h5 bxc3 18. Bxc3 Ra1+ 19. Kd2 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Bf5 21. Ke2 Bxd3+ 22. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 23. Kxd3 Bg7 24. f4 Rd8+ 25. Ke2 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Kg7 27. e4 Ra8 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. f3 Ra3 {Wang,S (2460)-Liu,Y (2548) Shaoxing CHN 2024 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Be4 Qh5 17. Bc3 Be6 18. f4 Ra6 19. Rdg1 b5 20. Rg5 Qh6 21. Rxb5 a4 22. Bd3 Bb3 23. Qe2 Rc6 24. Qf3 Rd6 25. Bc2 c6 26. Rb7 Bc4 27. h4 c5 28. Ra7 Bg7 29. Ra8 Rdd8 {Fiskaaen,M (2094)-Topuz,M (1866) Antalya TUR 2022 1-0 (58)}) 15... Be6 16. Ne4 Qh4 17. Rhg1 Bg7 18. f4 c5 19. Nd6 Red8 20. f5 Rxd6 21. fxe6 Rxe6 22. e4 Nb6 23. f4 c4 24. Be2 c3 25. bxc3 Qe7 26. e5 Qxa3 27. Bc1 Qc5 28. Rd4 Nd5 29. Rg3 Rb6+ 30. Ka1 Nc7 31. Rc4 Qe7 32. Rd3 a4 33. Rcd4 Ne6 34. Rd7 Qc5 35. Bf3 Bh6 36. Bd5 a3 37. h4 Rb2 38. Qd1 Qb5 39. Rxb7 Rb1+ 40. Ka2 Rb2+ 41. Ka1 Rb1+ 42. Ka2 Rb2+ 43. Ka1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.6"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd3 b6 ({RR} 6... d5 7. e5 Qd8 8. f4 c5 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxc3 12. bxc3 c4 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. h3 h5 15. g3 Bd7 16. Bg2 Ne7 17. g4 g6 18. Ng3 h4 19. Nf1 O-O 20. Nd2 Kg7 21. Nf3 {Nakamura,H (2795)-Duda,J (2734) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (91)}) ({RR} 6... d5 7. O-O-O Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Qf4+ 9. Kb1 dxe4 10. f3 O-O 11. fxe4 Qxe4 12. Bd3 Qc6 13. Qe1 e5 14. Nf3 Nd7 15. Rf1 f5 16. dxe5 Nc5 17. Bc4+ Be6 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. Bxe6+ Nxe6 20. Nxf5 Rf7 21. Qg3 {Mamedyarov,S (2767)-Piorun,K (2640) Warsaw 2021 1-0}) 7. e5 Qe7 8. a3 $146 ({RR} 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. Qe4 c6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. a4 Nc7 15. c4 O-O 16. c3 Ne8 17. a5 Nf6 18. Qe5 Rad8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra6 Qxe5 21. Nxe5 c5 22. Nc6 Rd7 {McCamon,B (2260)-Novikova,M (1999) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 8... Ba6 9. Qe4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 c6 11. c4 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Nf3 Bb7 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. c5 bxc5 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. O-O cxd4 18. Rfd1 Nf6 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Nxd4 Ke7 21. Be2 c5 22. Nb5 a5 23. Na7 Ba8 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Nd5 27. Rb5 c4 28. Rxa5 Kf6 29. Nc6 Rc8 30. Rc5 Ra8 31. Ra5 Rc8 32. Rc5 c3 33. Kf1 Rc7 34. Rc4 g5 35. Ke2 Nf4+ 36. Ke3 Rd7 37. Rd4 Rb7 38. Rd1 Rb6 39. Nb4 Rb5 40. Nd3 Nd5+ 41. Kd4 Ra5 42. Ra1 Ra4+ 43. Kc5 Ke7 44. Kb5 Ra8 45. a4 Kd6 46. a5 Rb8+ 47. Kc4 Rc8+ 48. Kb5 Rb8+ 49. Kc4 Rc8+ 50. Kb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.7"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2583"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. a4 h6 9. Nbd2 g5 10. b4 Nh7 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Rf1 Qf6 13. Bb3 Ne7 14. Ng1 $146 ({RR} 14. Nc4 Ng6 15. Ne3 Nf4 16. g3 Ng6 17. Ng1 Kg7 18. Qh5 Bxe3 19. Bxe3 Be6 20. Bc2 Rh8 21. f4 gxf4 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Bd4 Ne5 24. Ne2 Kf8 25. Nxf4 Rg8 26. Qe2 Bg4 27. Qe3 Qg5 28. Bb3 Nf6 {Vidit,S (2720)-Alonso Rosell,A (2550) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) 14... Ng6 15. Nc4 Be6 16. Be3 Kh8 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. Ne3 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Qe6 20. Qc2 Ne7 21. d4 f5 22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Rae1 Raa8 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Nf3 Nxe3 26. Rxe3 Qf6 27. Qe2 Rf7 28. h3 Nf8 29. Nd4 Kh7 30. Rf3 Qg6 31. Rxf7+ Qxf7 32. Qe4+ Ng6 33. Qxb7 Re8 34. Qxa6 Nf4 35. Qc6 Nd5 36. Kg1 Rf8 37. a5 g4 38. hxg4 h5 39. g5 h4 40. Qc4 Kg8 41. g6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.8"] [White "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "166"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bf4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Ne5 Na5 $146 ({RR} 11... Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Be6 14. Qd4 Qa5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Qb4 Qc7 17. f4 Rac8 18. Rd3 b6 19. Rad1 Kg7 20. a4 a5 21. Qd4 Qb8 22. R3d2 Qc7 23. Rd3 Rd7 24. h3 h5 25. Kh2 Qd8 26. Qe3 {Mamedyarov,S (2733)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2755) Shusha AZE 2024 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Be6 13. Qd4 Qa5 14. Rfb1 Rab8 15. a4 Rfc8 16. Rb5 Qxc3 17. Qxc3 Rxc3 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 e6 20. Rd7 Rc5 21. Be3 Ra5 22. f4 b6 23. Bd2 Ra6 24. Rc1 Rxa4 25. Rcc7 Rf8 26. Rxa7 {Zvolensky,D (2177)-Rous,D (2243) Czech Republic CZE 2023 ½-½ (31)}) 12. Rb1 Be6 13. Nd3 b6 14. Be5 Rc8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nf4 Qd6 17. Rc1 Rc7 18. h4 Rfc8 19. Qe1 Nc4 20. e3 Nb2 21. e4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 Na4 23. Nxe6+ Qxe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Bh3 Nxc3 26. Rce1 Rd8 27. Bxe6 Rxd4 28. Re3 Ne4 29. Rfe1 Nf6 30. Bb3 Kf8 31. R1e2 a5 32. a4 Rb4 33. Kg2 Ke8 34. Rf3 Kd8 35. Rd2+ Ke8 36. Re2 Kf8 37. Rd2 Kg7 38. Re2 h6 39. Re5 Rd7 40. Rc3 Re4 41. Rb5 Rd6 42. Rc2 Re1 43. Rb2 Nd7 44. Bc4 Re4 45. Bb3 Nc5 46. Kf3 Rf6+ 47. Kg2 Rd6 48. Kf3 Red4 49. Kg2 Rf6 50. Re2 Kf8 51. Bc2 Rfd6 52. Re3 Rd2 53. Be4 Rf6 54. Bf3 Nd3 55. Kg1 Rxf2 56. Be2 Nc5 57. Rxb6 Rxb6 58. Kxf2 Nxa4 59. Re5 Nc3 60. Bd3 a4 61. Rc5 Nd1+ 62. Ke2 Nb2 63. Bb1 a3 64. Ra5 Nc4 65. Ra8+ Kg7 66. Bd3 Rb2+ 67. Kf3 Ne5+ 68. Ke4 Nxd3 69. Kxd3 Rb3+ 70. Ke4 Rxg3 71. Kf4 Rb3 72. Ra6 h5 73. Ra4 Rh3 74. Ke5 Kh6 75. Ke6 a2 76. Kf7 Rxh4 77. Rxa2 Rf4+ 78. Kg8 h4 79. Ra3 g5 80. Ra6+ Rf6 81. Ra3 g4 82. Ra4 Kg5 83. Kg7 h3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.9"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2733"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase} d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qc8 ({RR} 5... b6 6. h3 Bg7 7. g4 Bc8 ({RR} 7... Bd7 8. Bg2 ({RR} 8. e4 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd1 Na5 11. Be2 c5 12. d5 a6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd2 b5 15. Bxh5 gxh5 16. Qxh5 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Rb1 Qa5 20. O-O Rb7 21. f4 Rfb8 22. f5) 8... Nc6 9. Qd1 O-O 10. e4 ({RR} 10. O-O Re8 11. Rb1 Qc8 12. e3 h5 13. Nh2 hxg4 14. hxg4 e5 15. d5 Na5 16. g5 Nh7 17. e4 Nxc4 18. Qd3 b5 19. b3 Nb6 20. Nxb5 Qd8 21. Nf3 Bf8 22. Be3) 10... h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. Be3 e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Qd2 a6 15. h4 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 b5 17. c5 b4 18. Ne2 a5 19. c6 Bc8 20. a3 Ba6 21. axb4 axb4 22. Qxb4) 8. e4 h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qc2 a6 12. d5 c6 13. Bd4 b5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b3 ({RR} 15. Qd2) 15... bxc4 16. bxc4 Nc5 ({RR} 16... e5) 17. Bg2 cxd5 18. cxd5 e5 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. O-O {Ding,L (2762)-Caruana,F (2805) Stavanger, Norway 2024 [Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase] ½-½ (38)}) 6. h3 a5 $146 ({RR} 6... Bg7 7. g4 Bd7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. Qc2 c5 12. Qd2 e5 13. Be2 a6 14. a4 Nb3 15. Qd1 Nxa1 16. Qxa1 b5 17. Nd2 bxa4 18. g5 Nh5 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. Qd1 Rb8 21. Qxh5 {Demeter,D (2039)-Rohde,M (2348) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 6... h5 7. Ng5 Nc6 8. e4 Bd7 9. Be3 Bg7 10. c5 O-O 11. d5 Nb8 12. Rc1 a5 13. a4 Na6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. O-O c6 16. Rfd1 Qb8 17. Bf4 cxd5 18. exd5 Nh7 19. Nge4 Rd8 20. cxd6 exd6 21. Nc5 {Eljanov,P (2676)-Ubilava,E (2408) Munich GER 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 6... h5 7. Ng5 Bh6 8. e4 Bxg5 9. Bxg5 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. O-O-O Qf5 12. Be3 Qc8 13. f3 Bf5 14. Be2 c6 15. g4 Be6 16. Qc3 Rh7 17. Kb1 d5 18. Rhe1 Nd7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 Kf7 21. Bd3 {Lazavik,D (2578)-Bortnyk,O (2603) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 6... c6 7. g4 Be6 8. e4 Bg7 9. Ng5 c5 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. d5 O-O 12. Be3 Nfd7 13. f4 Bd4 14. Nb5 e5 15. f5 a6 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bf4 Nf6 18. Qf3 Nbd7 19. Bd3 b5 20. b3 Rb8 21. O-O {Gelfand,B (2678)-Svidler,P (2683) Malmo SWE 2023 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 6... Bg7 7. g4 Bd7 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 a6 11. d5 Na5 12. Nd2 c5 13. a4 e5 14. Ra3 Ne8 15. Nce4 f5 16. Ng5 Nc7 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. e4 Bd7 19. Rg3 b5 20. b3 Rb8 21. Qc3 {Shuvalova,P (2516)-Mogranzini,R (2459) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (34)}) 7. g4 Bd7 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Be3 h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. Kh2 O-O 13. Rad1 Re8 14. d5 a4 15. Qc2 Nb4 16. Qd2 a3 17. Nb1 c5 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Nxa3 Be6 20. Rc1 Ra6 21. Rfd1 Rd8 22. Bf4 Qa8 23. Nb5 Rxa2 24. Nc3 Ra6 25. Nd5 Ra2 26. Nc3 Ra6 27. Nd5 Ra2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.10"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. c3 a5 7. O-O d6 8. h3 h6 ({RR} 8... Be6 9. Bb5 Ba7 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nf1 c6 12. Ba4 b5 13. Bc2 a4 14. d4 Ng6 15. a3 Bb6 16. Ng3 h6 17. Be3 c5 18. Nf5 cxd4 19. cxd4 Ba5 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Qb6 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. Bb1 {Radjabov,T (2763)-Aronian,L (2782) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 8... Be6 9. a4 Ba7 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bb5 Qf6 12. d4 exd4 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxc3 15. Ne4 Qxe5 16. Bg5 cxb2 17. Rb1 Qd5 18. Qxh5 f6 19. Rxb2 fxg5 20. Nxg5 h6 21. Bc4 Qxc4 22. Nxe6 Qc3 23. Reb1 {Ghimpu,S (2473)-Kantor,G (2554) Alba Iulia ROU 2024 1-0}) 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bb5 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 10... Bb6 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Bd3 Re8 16. Ng3 Nb4 17. Bb1 a4 18. a3 Nc6 19. Qd3 Kf8 20. Bc2 Na5 21. Rad1 Nb3 22. e5 Ng8 23. Qh7 d5 24. Nh5 Be6 25. Nxg7 {Shcherbakov,R (2516)-Belyakov,B (2458) Sochi 2018 1-0 (63)}) 11. Ba4 Re8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Nxb6 Bxb6 14. d4 Bd7 15. Bc2 a4 16. a3 exd4 17. cxd4 Ne7 18. Be3 Ng6 19. Rc1 c5 20. Bb1 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Ne5 23. Re3 Qf6 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Rd1 Be6 26. Bc2 b5 27. Rc3 Rec8 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxc3 30. bxc3 Rc8 31. e5 g5 32. Rd3 Bc4 33. Rd1 Be6 34. Rc1 Rc5 35. f3 Rxe5 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Bd3 Ke7 38. Rb1 Rc5 39. Bxb5 Rxc3 40. Bxa4 Rxa3 41. Bb5 Rb3 42. Rxb3 Bxb3 43. Kg3 Be6 44. h4 Kf6 45. hxg5+ hxg5 46. f4 Bd5 47. fxg5+ Kxg5 48. Be8 Bxg2 49. Bxf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.11"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B95"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "152"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. a4 Qc7 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qg3 Be7 12. Rad1 $146 ({RR} 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bh6 Ne8 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Qxg5 Nef6 16. Qe3 Nc5 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Nde2 Ncd7 20. g3 Ne5 21. Bg2 Nfg4 22. Qd4 Nc6 23. Qd2 h6 24. h3 Nf6 25. Rac1 Ne5 26. b3 d5 {Kosteniuk,A (2483)-Hou,Y (2664) Xian 2019 1-0 (67)}) ({RR} 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Bh6 g6 14. Bxf8 Bxf8 15. Qe3 Bg7 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. h3 Ne5 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Qxb6 Bxe4 21. Rd4 Qc6 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Rxd6 Nd5 24. Na5 Ba8 25. Rxa6 Nxf4 26. Nb3 Bxg2 {Mapulesi,M-Sole,M (1828) Tornelo INT 2021 1-0 (42)}) 12... Nc5 13. f3 O-O 14. Bh6 Ne8 15. Kh1 Kh8 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Nb3 Rac8 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Qh3 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. Bg5 d4 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Ne4 Be7 25. Bc4 Rf8 26. Rde1 Rce8 27. Qh5 g6 28. Qh6 f5 29. Nf2 Bd6 30. Nh3 Qg7 31. Qd2 Re5 32. Ng5 Qe7 33. f4 Re4 34. c3 Qf6 35. cxd4 cxd4 36. Ne6 Re8 37. Rxe4 fxe4 38. Nxd4 e3 39. Qd1 Bb4 40. Ne6 Bd2 41. Ng5 Re7 42. Qe2 Bb4 43. Rd1 Kg7 44. Qg4 h6 45. Ne6+ Kh7 46. Ng5+ Kg7 47. Ne6+ Kh7 48. h3 Bc8 49. f5 gxf5 50. Bd3 Bxe6 51. Qxb4 Kg7 52. Bxa6 Bxb3 53. Re1 Bd5 54. Qf4 Qe5 55. Qxe5+ Rxe5 56. Bf1 f4 57. a5 Rg5 58. Kh2 Kf6 59. a6 Ke5 60. Rb1 Kd4 61. Rd1+ Kc3 62. h4 Re5 63. Be2 Be4 64. Rf1 Kd2 65. Bc4 Bd3 66. Bxd3 Kxd3 67. Ra1 e2 68. a7 Re8 69. Ra3+ Kc4 70. Ra4+ Kc3 71. Ra1 Ra8 72. Rb1 Kd2 73. Rb2+ Kd3 74. Rb1 Rxa7 75. Kg1 Kc2 76. Re1 Kd2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.12"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2672"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 ({RR} 9... Bc6 10. Rfd1 Be7 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Nxe5 Rc8 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. c4 Nd7 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 Na4 19. c5 Ke7 20. Nc4 b6 21. Nxb6 Nxb6 22. cxb6 Rxb6 23. a3 Rc8 24. Rac1 {Karjakin,S (2757)-Oparin,G (2654) Krasnaya Polyana 2021 ½-½ (38)}) 10. Rad1 $146 ({RR} 10. Nc4 Bc6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Rfd1 Rg8 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Nd4 f5 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Nd2 O-O-O 17. c4 Bg5 18. f4 Bh6 19. b4 Rg4 20. b5 Qc5 21. Qxc5+ dxc5 22. bxa6 bxa6 23. exf5 Bxf4 24. Nf3 exf5 {Sedina,E (2161)-Demuth,A (2515) Switzerland SUI 2024 ½-½ (65)}) ({RR} 10. Nc4 Bb5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Rfe1 Rc8 13. Ne3 Qa5 14. c4 Bc6 15. Nd5 Kf8 16. b4 Qd8 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Rad1 h5 19. a4 Qc7 20. a5 Rg8 21. g3 Rg4 22. h3 Rg6 23. Qe3 Kg8 24. Kh2 Kh7 {Kravtsiv,M (2598)-Sarana,A (2662) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (101)}) ({RR} 10. Nc4 Bc6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Nb6 Rd8 14. Rfe1 Kf8 15. c4 Rg8 16. Qe3 Rg4 17. Nd2 f5 18. f3 f4 19. Qd4 Rg7 20. Re2 d5 21. cxd5 Bb5 22. Nb3 Bxe2 23. Rc1 Qb8 24. Kf2 e5 {Kravtsiv,M (2598)-Bharath,S (2479) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (111)}) 10... Rc8 11. Rfe1 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Rxc2 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Qb4 Rc4 16. Qd2 Ba4 17. Rc1 O-O 18. Rxc4 Qxc4 19. Rc1 Qxe4 20. Nc5 Qc6 21. b3 Rd8 22. Qe3 Bb2 23. Rb1 Bb5 24. a4 Bd4 25. Nxd4 Qxc5 26. Nxe6 Qf5 27. Rc1 Qxe6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. h4 Rd3 31. Rc7 Rxb3 32. Rxb7 b4 33. Re7 Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Re1 35. f3 b3 36. Rb7 Rb1 37. Kg3 b2 38. Kg4 g6 39. Kg3 Kf8 40. Kh2 Ke8 41. Kg3 Kd8 42. Rb3 Ke7 43. Rb6 Kf6 44. Rb5 e5 45. Rb6+ Kf5 46. Kf2 h5 47. Rb5 g5 48. hxg5 Kg6 49. Kg3 h4+ 50. Kg4 h3 51. Rb6+ Kf7 52. Kg3 Kg7 53. Kh2 hxg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.13"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Ne5 c6 8. O-O Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. f4 f5 ({RR} 11... Nc5 12. Be3 Bf5 13. Bf2 a5 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. h3 h5 16. Kh2 Qd7 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Be7 20. Qxh5 Rfd8 21. Rf2 Qe6 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 b6 24. Rc3 c5 25. Re3 Rd3 26. Qf3 {Theodorou,N (2619)-Svane,F (2640) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 11... Re8 12. Be3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd2 f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. b4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qe3 a5 19. b5 cxb5 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Qxb5 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Bg4 23. Rae1 Qd2 24. h3 Be6 25. a3 Qe3 26. Kh2) ({RR} 11... a5 12. Be3 b5 13. Bf2 b4 14. Na4 Ba6 15. Rc1 Bb5 16. Re1 Rc8 17. e4 d4 18. Bxd4 c5 19. Bf2 c4 20. Bh3 Qe8 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxd7 Bxd7 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Qe2) 12. Be3 Nb6 ({RR} 12... Bc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. e3 Qe7 15. Rc1 Be6 16. Ne2 a5 17. Nd4 Bc8 18. Qc2 Ne4 19. g4 g6 20. g5 Ra6 21. h4 Qb4 22. Rfd1 Rb6 23. b3 a4 24. h5 axb3 25. axb3 Ra6 26. Bf3 Qe7 27. Bxe4) ({RR} 12... Nc5 13. b4 ({RR} 13. Rc1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Bd4 Qe8 17. Qc3 Be6 18. b4 Rf7 19. e3 h5 20. h3 Qd7 21. Kh2 a6 22. a4 Rc8 23. Qb3 Kh7 24. Rf2 g5 25. Qd1 Kh6 26. Qd2 Kh7 27. Qd1) 13... Ne4 14. Qb3 Kh8 15. b5 Qe8 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. Rab1 h5 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Qb7 a5 21. Bd4 Bb4 22. e3 Qe6 23. Bc5 Rfb8 24. Qc7 Rc8 25. Qb6 Rcb8 26. Qc7 Rc8 27. Qb6) 13. Bf2 $146 ({RR} 13. b3 Be6 14. Bf2 Qe8 15. Qc2 Qf7 16. Nd1 Rac8 17. Bc5 Nd7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rc1 Nb6 20. Qc5 Qxc5+ 21. Rxc5 d4 22. e3 Rcd8 23. Rc2 Rd7 24. exd4 Rxd4 25. Ne3 g6 26. Kf2 Rfd8 27. Ke2 Kf7 {Paehtz,E (2455)-Mkrtchyan,M (2328) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 13. b3 Be6 14. Bf2 Qe8 15. Qc2 Qf7 16. Nd1 Rac8 17. Bc5 Nd7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rc1 Nb6 20. Qc5 Qxc5+ 21. Rxc5 d4 22. e3 Rcd8 23. Rc2 Rd7 24. exd4 Rxd4 25. Ne3 g6 26. Kf2 Rfd8 27. Ke2 Kf7 {Paehtz,E (2455)-Mkrtchyan,M (2328) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (31)}) 13... Kh8 14. e3 Be6 15. Ne2 Bg8 16. h3 Qd7 17. a4 Rad8 18. Kh2 Nc4 19. Rb1 c5 20. Qc2 Na5 21. b3 Nc6 22. Rfd1 Nb4 23. Qb2 Be6 24. Rd2 Qe8 25. Rbd1 Qf7 26. Nc1 Rd7 27. Nd3 Nxd3 28. Rxd3 b6 29. Bf3 Rfd8 30. Qe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.14"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2656"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 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 Qa5 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. O-O Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nd7 13. a4 $146 ({RR} 13. Rfb1 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. a4 b6 16. a5 Bb7 17. Be2 h6 18. h3 Bc6 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qb2 Qb7 21. Ne1 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Bf3 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 cxd4 25. exd4 e5 26. c4 exd4 27. Qxd4 Bxf3 {Grebnev,A (2539)-Martirosyan,H (2681) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 13. Rfb1 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. a4 b6 16. a5 Bb7 17. Be2 h6 18. h3 Bc6 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qb2 Qb7 21. Ne1 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Bf3 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 cxd4 25. exd4 e5 26. c4 exd4 27. Qxd4 Bxf3 {Grebnev,A (2539)-Martirosyan,H (2681) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (32)}) 13... Qc7 14. Bd3 b6 15. e4 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. h3 h6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Qa2 a4 20. Qxa4 a5 21. Qa3 Nf6 22. Rab1 cxd4 23. cxd4 Ba6 24. Rbc1 Qb6 25. Rb1 Qc7 26. Rbc1 Qb6 27. Rb1 Qc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.15"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Nh5 5. Be5 f6 6. Bg3 c6 7. Nf3 ({RR} 7. Be2 Ng7 8. h4 Nf5 9. Bf4 Nd7 10. h5 Rg8 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. g4 Nd6 13. Bxd6 exd6 14. Bd3 Nb6 15. Rh7 Be6 16. Qf3 Bf7 17. O-O-O Rg7 18. Rh8 Qe7 19. Nge2 O-O-O 20. Rdh1 Kb8 21. Nf4 a6 {Bortnyk,O (2603)-Urazayev,A (2474) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) 7... Be6 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 9. Ne2 Bf7 10. c3 Nxg3 11. Nxg3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bc2 Bd6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Nd4 O-O-O 16. b4 h5 17. a4 h4 18. Nge2 Nc4 19. h3 f5 20. Rb1 Qe7 21. Nf4 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Bxf4 {Steinbrenner,P (1951)-Dayal,S (1721) Prague CZE 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 9... Bf7 10. e4 Qb6 11. O-O-O dxe4 12. Qxe4 O-O-O 13. Kb1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qc7 15. Qe2 Nb6 16. Ne4 Kb8 17. c3 h5 18. g4 Nd5 19. g3 g5 20. gxh5 Rxh5 21. Ned2 Qc8 22. Qe4 Nc7 23. Rxh5 Bxh5 24. Rh1 Bg4 25. Kc1 Ne8 26. Nc4 Nd6 27. Nxd6 exd6 28. Nd2 Re8 29. Qg6 Qd8 30. Bf5 Be2 31. Rh7 Bb5 32. Bd3 Bxd3 33. Qxd3 d5 34. Qf5 Bd6 35. Kc2 a6 36. Rd7 Qc8 37. Qh7 Rd8 38. Rf7 Rf8 39. Rg7 Ka7 40. Nb3 Kb6 41. a4 a5 42. Nxa5 Kxa5 43. Rxb7 f5 44. b4+ Ka6 45. Ra7+ Kb6 46. a5+ Kb5 47. Kb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.16"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Dardha, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2639"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. a3 $146 ({RR} 5. Bb5 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. h3 Bh5 9. d4 cxd4 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nxd4 e5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. gxf5 O-O-O 14. Qa4 Nb6 15. Qe4 g6 16. Be3 gxf5 17. Qxf5+ Kb8 18. Nd2 Rg8+ 19. Kh2 Ne7 {Zarnicki,P (2514)-Yordanov,N (2222) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 5. Bb5 d6 6. c4 Nc7 7. d4 Nxb5 8. cxb5 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 d5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bf5 13. Nc3 g5 14. Bg3 e6 15. O-O Be7 16. h3 Qd7 17. f4 O-O-O 18. Qxa7 Qc7 19. Rac1 Bc5+ {Marrero Rodriguez,J (1635)-Baskin,R (2390) Lichess.org INT 2021 0-1}) ({RR} 5. b4 cxb4 6. c4 Nc7 7. d4 d5 8. a3 e6 9. c5 f6 10. axb4 Nxb4 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Bg5 Qf7 14. Nc3 Be7 15. h4 O-O 16. Bd3 Nxd4 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxd4 Bf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 {Willy,S (1990)-Pham Tran Gia Phuc (2416) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 5... d6 6. exd6 e6 7. d4 Bxd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Be7 13. c4 e5 14. h3 a5 15. Ne4 Rd8 16. Re1 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Be6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nxe5 Bf6 20. Bf4 Qb7 21. Rac1 h6 22. Qf3 Qxb2 23. Nxc6 Rdc8 24. Ne5 Ra7 25. c5 Qb3 26. Rc3 Qd5 27. Qg3 Kh8 28. c6 g5 29. Bc1 Rac7 30. Rce3 Bg7 31. h4 g4 32. Bb2 Kh7 33. h5 Qd2 34. Bc3 Qd6 35. Rd3 Bxe5 36. Bxe5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.17"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 d5 ({RR} 7... Be7 8. h3 d5 9. Nbd2 dxe4 10. dxe4 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Nb3 Be6 13. Be3 Bc4 14. Re1 a5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 a4 18. b3 axb3 19. axb3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bd3 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Ra6 {Dimitrova,A (2188)-Badelka,O (2377) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (61)}) 8. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 8. Qe2 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bc5 10. a4 Rb8 11. b4 Bd6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bxb5 Ne7 15. Bd3 Ng6 16. h3 Nh5 17. g3 Bd7 18. Nbd2 Qc8 19. Ng1 Nf6 20. Nc4 Ra8 21. Rb1 h6 22. Ne3 Qb7 {Eggleston,D (2409)-Storey,C (2262) Newcastle on Tyne 2018 1-0 (46)}) 8... dxe4 9. dxe4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 b4 12. a5 h6 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Nc4 Rd8 15. Rd1 Bb7 16. Ne3 Qe6 17. Nd5 Ne7 18. c4 c5 19. Ba4 Bc6 20. Bc2 Bb7 21. Ba4 Bc6 22. Bc2 Bb7 23. Ba4 Bc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.18"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Le, Quang Liem"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 Ba7 8. h3 h6 9. Na3 O-O 10. Bb3 Re8 11. Nb5 Bb6 12. a4 Be6 13. Bc2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 14... Bxd5 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Re7 17. Qe1 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qd5 19. Re3 Rae8 20. Qe2 g6 21. Re1 Kg7 22. Qd1 Qd7 23. Bb3 Ng8 24. Bc4 h5 25. Kh2 Nh6 26. Qf3 Nf5 27. R3e2 Nd8 28. Bb3 c6 29. Na3 {Yamada,K (2172)-Fisabilillah,U (2180) Budapest HUN 2023 0-1 (48)}) 15. Na3 Ba7 16. Nc4 f6 17. Na3 Qd7 18. Nb5 Bb6 19. d4 exd4 20. Qd3 Kf8 21. Rd1 Rad8 22. Nbxd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Nb4 24. cxb4 Qxd4 25. Qf3 Qe5 26. Bf4 Qxb2 27. Bg6 Bd5 28. Rxd5 Qxa1+ 29. Kh2 Bxf2 30. h4 Qg1+ 31. Kh3 Qh1+ 32. Kg4 Qxh4+ 33. Kf5 c6 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. g4 Rd5+ 36. Ke6 f5 37. g5 hxg5 38. Bd6+ Kg8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.19"] [White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. d3 c5 5. g3 ({RR} 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. h4 h6 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bh3 Rc7 15. Nf1 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Re8 19. Qf4 Rce7 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2770) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) 5... Nc6 6. Bg2 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 6... e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 d4 10. e4 dxe3 11. Rxe3 h6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd5 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Qf3 Rfd8 18. Nd2 Rd7 19. Nc4 Rad8 20. Re2 b6 21. Rae1 {Jaiveer,M (2195)-Mayaud,R (2175) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 7. Qd2 d4 8. e4 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 h5 11. h4 g6 12. Qe2 Bh6 13. a4 a6 14. Nd2 e5 15. Bg2 Qa5 16. Rd1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. O-O O-O 19. Nf3 Qb4 20. Ra1 Kg7 21. Ng5 Rfb8 22. Rfb1 c4 23. Bc1 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Qc3 25. Rb1 cxd3 26. cxd3 Ra8 27. Bd2 Ra2 28. Ne6+ Kg8 29. Qf3 Rxd2 30. Qxf6 Rxf2 31. Bf3 Qxd3 32. Ra1 Ra2 33. Rxa2 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qxa2+ 35. Bg2 Qa7 36. Bf1 Qe7 37. Qxe7 Nxe7 38. Nd8 f5 39. exf5 gxf5 40. Bxb5 e4 41. b4 d3 42. Bc4+ Kg7 43. b5 Be3 44. Nc6 Nxc6 45. bxc6 Bb6 46. Kg2 Kf6 47. Kf1 Ke5 48. Bf7 Kd4 49. Ke1 Ba5+ 50. Kd1 Ke3 51. Bg6 Kd4 52. Bxh5 Bc7 53. Bg6 e3 54. Bh5 Bxg3 55. Bf3 Kc5 56. h5 Bf4 57. h6 Be5 58. h7 Kd6 59. Ke1 Bc3+ 60. Kf1 e2+ 61. Bxe2 dxe2+ 62. Kxe2 Kxc6 63. Kf3 Kd5 64. Kf4 Ke6 65. Kg5 Be5 66. Kh5 Bf6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.20"] [White "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "215"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. e3 $146 ({RR} 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Qc2 d6 8. Rd1 Nbd7 9. e4 O-O 10. h3 Qe7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 c5 13. Be2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bf3 a6 16. a4 Rac8 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Rd2 Ncd7 19. b3 Ne5 20. Be2 d5 {Jumabayev,R (2575)-Andreikin,D (2729) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 6... Bg7 7. h3 d6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. O-O O-O 12. Bh2 a5 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Rab1 a4 19. Rfc1 Ra5 20. Ne4 Qa8 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxf6 Re8 23. Rd1 Re6 24. Qc3 Rc5 25. Rd5 Re5 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. Rd1 Rc5 28. Rd5 Qc6 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30. Qb4 Qf5 31. Qxa4 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 Qxb2 33. Qc6 Qe5+ 34. g3 Qe7 35. a4 h5 36. h4 Kg7 37. Kg1 Qd8 38. Kf1 Kf8 39. Ke2 Ke7 40. Kd3 Qd7 41. Qe4+ Qe6 42. Qc6 Qf5+ 43. Ke2 Kd8 44. e4 Qe5 45. Kf1 f6 46. Kg2 g5 47. hxg5 fxg5 48. Qd5 g4 49. Kf1 Qa1+ 50. Kg2 Qxa4 51. Qg5+ Kc8 52. Qxh5 Qxc4 53. Qxg4+ Kb7 54. Qf5 b5 55. g4 b4 56. g5 b3 57. g6 b2 58. e5 Qd5+ 59. Kh2 Qxe5+ 60. Qxe5 dxe5 61. g7 b1=Q 62. g8=Q Qe4 63. Qb3+ Kc6 64. Qe6+ Kc5 65. Qe7+ Kb6 66. Qe6+ c6 67. Qd6 Qd4 68. Qb8+ Kc5 69. Qa7+ Kc4 70. Qa4+ Kd5 71. Qb3+ Qc4 72. Qf3+ e4 73. Qf6 Qd4 74. Qf7+ Kd6 75. Kg2 c5 76. Qa7 Qd3 77. Qb6+ Kd5 78. Qb7+ Kd4 79. Qb6 Qf3+ 80. Kg1 Qf5 81. Qb2+ Kd5 82. Qb3+ Ke5 83. Qb8+ Kf6 84. Qf8+ Kg5 85. Qe7+ Kg4 86. Kf1 Qd5 87. Qg7+ Kf5 88. Qh7+ Ke5 89. Qh8+ Kf4 90. Qh4+ Kf5 91. Qh5+ Ke6 92. Qe8+ Kf6 93. Qf8+ Kg6 94. Qe8+ Kh6 95. Qh8+ Kg6 96. Qe8+ Kg5 97. Qe7+ Kf5 98. Qh7+ Ke5 99. Qh8+ Kf4 100. Qh4+ Kf5 101. Qh5+ Ke6 102. Qe8+ Kd6 103. Qd8+ Ke5 104. Qg5+ Kd4 105. Qd2+ Kc4 106. Qa2+ Kd4 107. Qd2+ Ke5 108. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.21"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Can, Isik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D12"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. O-O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 a5 ({RR} 11... a6 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Kb1 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nf6 18. Qb3 b5 19. e4 c4 20. Qe3 Rd8 21. e5 Nd5 22. Qe4 O-O 23. Bc1 Qc6 24. h4 Qe6 25. f4 c3 26. a3 {Karjakin,S (2773)-Caruana,F (2822) Saint Louis 2018 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 11... b5 12. Be2 a6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Kb1 c5 15. Ne4 Nbd7 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. e4 O-O 19. Be3 Qc7 20. g4 Rfd8 21. Rc1 Qb7 22. h4 Rac8 23. a4 Nxe4 24. axb5 Ng3 25. Rhe1 Nxe2 26. Rxe2 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Le Tuan Minh (2567) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Kb1 a4 $146 ({RR} 13... b5 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Nxb5 O-O 18. Nc3 c5 19. Qb3 Qa8 20. Ne4 a4 21. Qa3 c4 22. Qxe7 cxd3 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. e4 Qa7 25. Bc3 a3 26. b3 Qa6 27. Ka1 Nb6 28. Rhd1 {Potapova,M (2104)-Toniutti,E (2224) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (45)}) 14. Qc2 a3 15. b3 Na6 16. e4 b5 17. Be2 Qb7 18. h4 Nb4 19. Qc1 Nd7 20. g4 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Be3 O-O 23. f4 Nd7 24. h5 Rfd8 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Nxb5 cxb5 27. Bc4+ bxc4 28. Qxc4+ Nd5 29. Rxd5 Qb4 30. Qxb4 Bxb4 31. Rhd1 Re8 32. Rxd7 Rxe4 33. Bc1 Rae8 34. R7d4 Kf7 35. g5 Bc5 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Rd5 Be7 38. Kc2 Ke6 39. Rd3 Bc5 40. Bd2 Re2 41. Kc3 Re4 42. Rd8 Re2 43. Re8+ Be7 44. Kd3 Kd7 45. Kxe2 Kxe8 46. Kd3 Kd7 47. b4 Kc6 48. Kc4 Bd6 49. Be3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.22"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Lu, Shanglei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 Ba6 12. Kf3 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. c5 Qa5 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Be3 Ba5 ({RR} 17... Rab8 18. Bd4 Rhf8 19. a3 Ba5 20. g3 Bc7 21. Be5 g6 22. b4 Nd5 23. Qc2 Rg8 24. h4 h5 25. Rhf1 Rbf8 26. Qb3 Kd8 27. a4 Bxd6 28. Bxd6 Rf5 29. b5 Qb7 30. Rab1 Nc7 31. b6 {1-0 (31) Bethencourt Hernandez,A (2033)-Kraus,O (1964) San Cristobal de La Laguna ES 2024}) 18. Bd4 Rhf8 $146 ({RR} 18... Bc7 19. Be5 Rad8 20. Re1 Bxd6 21. Bxd6+ Kf7 22. Qd4 Qb7 23. b4 Ne8 24. Re4 Nxd6 25. Qxd6 Qb8 26. Rd1 Qxd6 27. Rxd6 Ke7 28. Ke3 Rhf8 29. g4 g6 30. Red4 Rf7 31. Kd3 a6 32. Kc4 Ke8 33. a4 {Marcinczyk,M (2020)-Salamon,J (1515) Pokrzywna 2021 ½-½ (52)}) 19. g3 Rab8 20. Qc2 g6 21. h4 Rb4 22. Bc3 Nd5 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. a3 Ba5 25. h5 g5 26. Qxh7+ Kd8 27. Rad1 Kc7 28. Qd3 Qxd3+ 29. Rxd3 Kb8 30. h6 Bd8 31. h7 Bf6 32. Rb3+ Ka8 33. Rb7 gxf4 34. Rxd7 fxg3 35. Rf7 Rh8 36. Rh6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.23"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2718"] [PlyCount "152"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Stohl,Igor} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 ({RR} 5. d3 d6 ({RR} 5... O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bb3 Qxd3 12. Nxe5 Qf5 13. Nef3 Rad8 14. Qe2 ({RR} 14. g4 Bxg4 15. hxg4 Qxg4+ 16. Kh1 Qh3+ 17. Nh2 Bd6 18. f4 Bxf4 19. Re2 Ne5 20. Qf1 Qxf1+ 21. Ndxf1 Nd3 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Re7 Nbd5 24. Re5 Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8) 14... Qc8 15. Qb5 ({RR} 15. Ne4 Rfe8 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bf4 Nd5 18. Bg3) 15... Nd7 16. Nh4 a6 ({RR} 16... Rfe8 17. Ne4 Re5 18. Qd3 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxe1 21. Qg3 Rde8 22. Bc4 Kh8 23. Bh6 R1e2+ 24. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 25. Kg1 gxh6 26. Rf1) 17. Qf1 Be7 18. Nf5 Rfe8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Rxe7) 6. O-O a5 ({RR} 6... h6 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 Ba7 12. Ng3 Ng6 13. h3 c6 14. Bd3 a4 15. Be3 Re8 16. Qc2 b5 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3 Qc7 19. Ra6 Qb7 20. Rea1) 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bg5 ({RR} 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 c6 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. h3 Nh5 ({RR} 13... b5 14. Ng3 Rb8 15. Be3 Rb7 16. Qd2 Qb8 17. b3 Rc8 18. Rad1 c5 19. d5 Bd7 20. c4 a4 21. Bg5 Ne8 22. h4) 14. Be3 Nhf4 15. Bc2 Qc8 16. Bb3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 ({RR} 18. cxd4 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 a4 20. Qa3 d5) 18... Nxg2 ({RR} 18... Bxb3 19. axb3 d5 20. Qd2 Nxh3+ 21. gxh3 Qxh3 22. f4 Nh4 23. Nh2 dxe4 24. Qf2 Rfe8 25. Qf1 Qg3+ 26. Kh1 Nf5 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Nxe3+ 29. Rxe3 f5 30. Nf1) 19. Kxg2 ({RR} 19. Bxe6 Nxe1 20. Bxc8 Nf3+) 19... Bxh3+ 20. Kh2 Nh4) 8... h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 ({RR} 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Kg7 12. Qf3 Rh8 13. Nd2 Kg6 14. h4 Bg4 15. Bxf6 Qd7) 10... Bb6 ({RR} 10... g4 11. Bh4 gxf3 12. Qxf3 Kg7 13. Nd2 Rh8 14. Bd5 Nb8 15. d4 exd4 16. Nb3 c6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxc5 cxd5 19. Qg3+ Bg4 20. Rxe5 Qc8 21. Bxf6+ Kxf6 22. Rxd5 Nc6 23. Re1) ({RR} 10... Ba7 11. Na3 Nh7 ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nc2 Bg6 14. Bh2 Nh5 15. d4 Nf6 16. dxe5 Nxe4 17. Ne3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Ng4 Kh7 ({RR} 19... Kg7)) 12. Nd2 g4 13. Nb5 Bb6 14. Bb3 a4 15. Bc2 ({RR} 15. Bxa4 h5 16. h4 gxh3) 15... h5 16. h4 d5 ({RR} 16... gxh3 17. Qxh5 Kg7 18. Nc4 Ng5 19. Bh4 f6 20. g3) 17. d4 dxe4 18. dxe5 Ra5 19. c4 e3 20. fxe3 Nb4 21. a3 Nd3 22. b4 ({RR} 22. Re2) 22... axb3 23. Nxb3 Nxe1 24. Qxe1 Ra6 25. c5) ({RR} 10... Nh7 11. d4 Bb6 12. dxe5 h5 13. h4 Bg4 14. hxg5 ({RR} 14. Nbd2 Nxe5 15. Be2 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Re8 ({RR} 16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 gxh4 18. Bh2 h3 19. e5 ({RR} 19. Bxh5 Qg5 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qxg5+ Nxg5 22. e5 Ne4 23. Re2) 19... Qh4 20. Qd2 dxe5 21. Rxe5 Rad8 22. Qe2 Ng5 23. Bxb7 f6 24. Re7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Re1 Kg6) 17. Qd2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 gxh4 19. Bf4 Qf6 20. Bxh5 Qg7 21. Bh6 Qf6 22. Bf4 Qg7 23. Bh6) ({RR} 14. exd6 gxh4 15. Bh2 cxd6) 14... Nxg5 15. exd6 h4 16. Bh2 Qf6 ({RR} 16... cxd6 17. Nbd2 Ne5 18. Be2 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Ng4 20. Nd4 Nxh2 21. Kxh2 Qf6 22. Bd3 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Qxf2 24. Qg4 f6 25. e5 dxe5 26. dxe5 Rad8 27. Rad1 Rxd3 28. Qc4+ Nf7 29. Qxd3 Nxe5 30. Qh3 Qxb2 31. Qf5) 17. Nbd2 cxd6 ({RR} 17... Qg7 18. Kf1 ({RR} 18. dxc7 Nh3+ 19. Kf1 Nxf2 20. Qb3) 18... h3 19. gxh3 Nxh3 20. Bg3 Qh6 21. Ke2 ({RR} 21. dxc7 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Nxf2) 21... Kg7) 18. Be2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Rf1 h3 21. Bg4 d5 22. Bxh3 ({RR} 22. exd5 Rad8 23. c4 Nd3) 22... Rae8 23. Kh1 dxe4 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Qg4) 11. Na3 Nh7 12. Nc2 ({RR} 12. Nd2 g4 13. Bb3 h5 14. h4 gxh3 15. Qxh5 a4) 12... h5 13. h3 h4 14. Bh2 g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. d4 exd4 ({RR} 16... Bh5) 17. Ncxd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Ng5 ({RR} 18... Kh8) 19. Qd3 Nxf3+) 5... exd4 6. e5 ({RR} 6. b4 Bb6 7. e5 Ne4 8. Bd5 Nxc3 9. Nxc3 dxc3 10. Bg5 Ne7 11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Re1 Qe8 14. Bb3 a5 ({RR} 14... Nf5 15. Qd3 d5) 15. Bf6 a4 16. Bc4 Ng6 17. Qc2 ({RR} 17. Qd3) 17... Kh8 ({RR} 17... d5 18. exd6 Be6 19. Bxc3 cxd6 20. Qxg6 fxg6 21. Rxe6 Qc6 22. Rxg6+ Qxc4 23. Rxg7+ Kh8 24. Rc7+ Qxc3 25. Rxc3) 18. Qxc3 gxf6 19. Qd2 ({RR} 19. exf6 Qd8 20. Re7 d5 21. Qd2 Kh7 22. Ng5+ ({RR} 22. Bd3 Qd6 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. Ne6 Qe5 25. Re1 Qxf6 26. Nxf8 Nxe7 27. Nh7 Qd4 28. Kh1 Nf5) 22... hxg5 23. Qxg5 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 dxc4 25. Re4 Kg8 26. Rh4 Qxf6+ 27. Qxf6 Nxh4 28. Qxh4) 19... Kh7 20. exf6 Qd8) 6... d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Bg6 ({RR} 12... f5 13. Nxd5 Ba5+ 14. Ke2 Nxd4+ 15. Bxd4 Nd2 16. Qc5 Ne4 17. Qc2 ({RR} 17. Qc4 Bf7 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. e6 a6) 17... Nd2 18. Qc5 Ne4 19. Qc2) ({RR} 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. Bxc6 ({RR} 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Bg6 16. Qb3 Qd6 17. O-O h6 18. a4 Be4 19. Nd2 Bf5 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. Bg4 Na5 22. Qd1 c6 23. g3 Qg6 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Qg4 Bc7 26. Qxf5 Rxf5 27. Kg2 Re8) 14... Bxf3 ({RR} 14... bxc6 15. exf6 Bxf3 ({RR} 15... Qxf6 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. O-O c5 18. f4 c4 19. Kh1 Bg6 20. f5 Be8 21. Rae1 Rb8 22. Bf4) 16. fxg7 Rf7 17. gxf3 Qd6 18. Rg1 c5 19. Rg5 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rxg7 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Ke2) 15. gxf3 bxc6 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qd1 ({RR} 17. a4 a5 18. h4 c5 19. Qb3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Kh8 21. Qxd5 Rad8 22. Qc4 fxe5 23. fxe5 ({RR} 23. dxe5) 23... c5 24. dxc5 Qxe5) ({RR} 17. Qe2 c5 18. Qb5 fxe5 19. fxe5 cxd4 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. cxd4 Rad8 22. Qc4 c5) 17... Rad8 18. O-O c5 19. Rc1 c4) 13. Qb3 Ne7 14. O-O ({RR} 14. Nh4 c5 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. O-O Bd4 19. Rad1 Bxe5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Qf6) 14... c6 15. Bd3 Nf5 ({RR} 15... Ng3 16. Rfd1 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Ngf5 18. Na4 ({RR} 18. Bg5) 18... f6 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Re1 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Ng6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Bf4 b5 24. a3 Qh4 25. Be5 Rae8 26. Qc3 Nd6) ({RR} 15... Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Ng6 18. Ng5 Qd7 19. f4 f6 20. Nf3 ({RR} 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Nf3 Ne7 22. Nh4 Nc8) 20... fxe5 21. Nxe5 Qf5 22. Qxf5 Rxf5 23. Rae1 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Kf7 26. Ke2 Rf8 27. Kd3 Ke6) ({RR} 15... Nd2 16. Nxd2 ({RR} 16. Bxd2 Bxd3 17. Rfe1 Bg6 18. Na4 Be4 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Bb4 Re8 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Nd2 Bg6 23. Qc3 c5 24. dxc5 Rc8) 16... Bxd3 17. Rfe1 ({RR} 17. Rfd1 Nf5 18. Nxd5 Be2 19. Re1 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Rxe2 Bxd4 22. Nf3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rac8 24. Rd1 Ne7 25. e4 dxe4 26. Rxe4 Rfd8 27. Red4 Nc6 28. Rd7 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke8) 17... Bg6 18. Na4 Ba5 ({RR} 18... Nf5 19. Nxb6 axb6 ({RR} 19... Qxb6 20. Qc3 f6 21. Nf3 Rae8 ({RR} 21... Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Rae8 23. Rae1) 22. Bf4 Qd8 23. g4 Ne7 24. exf6) 20. a3 ({RR} 20. a4 f6 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Nf3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 c5) 20... b5 21. Qc3 Qe7 22. Nf3 Ra4 23. Bg5 Qc7 24. b3 Raa8 25. g4 Ne7 26. Qb4) 19. Nc5 ({RR} 19. Qxb7 Nf5 ({RR} 19... Bc2 20. Nc5)) 19... Bxd2 20. Bxd2 b6 21. Nb7 Qd7 22. Nd6 Nf5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. Rac1 Rfc8 25. Bb4 c5 26. dxc5 a5 27. c6 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 Qxc6) ({RR} 15... Qd7 16. Rfe1 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ng6 19. Bd2 f6 20. e6 Qd6 21. Re2 Rfe8 22. Rae1 Re7 23. a3) ({RR} 15... Kh8 16. Nh4 c5 17. Nxg6+ fxg6 18. Bxe4 cxd4 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2) 16. Rfe1 ({RR} 16. Qc2 Nxc3 ({RR} 16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 Ng3 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Rf2 ({RR} 19. Rfe1 Ba5 20. Rab1 Qe7 21. a3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Ne4 23. Qd3 c5 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Qxd5 Rad8 26. Qc4 Nd3) 19... Qd7 20. Kh2 Nf5 21. Re1 ({RR} 21. Qd3 f6 22. g4 Ne7 23. Kg1 fxe5 24. Nxe5 Qe6 25. Raf1 Rxf2 26. Rxf2 Bc7) 21... f6 22. g4 Ne7 23. Kg2 fxe5 24. Nxe5 Qe6 25. Nf3 Qd6 26. e4 dxe4 27. Qxe4 Rae8 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 Bc7 30. Re1 Nd5) 17. bxc3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 f6 20. c4 Bc7 ({RR} 20... fxe5 21. Nxe5 Qd6 22. c5 Bxc5) 21. cxd5 Qxd5 ({RR} 21... fxe5 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Rac1) ({RR} 21... cxd5 22. Qb3) 22. exf6 gxf6 ({RR} 22... Rxf6 23. e4) 23. e4 ({RR} 23. Nh4 Qd6 24. Nf5 Qh2+ 25. Kf2) 23... Qd7 ({RR} 23... Qe6) 24. Rad1 ({RR} 24. Nh4) 24... Rad8 ({RR} 24... f5 25. Qb3+ Qf7 ({RR} 25... Kh8 26. Ne5) 26. Qxf7+ ({RR} 26. d5) 26... Rxf7 27. Ng5) 25. Nh4 Kh8 26. Nf5 c5 ({RR} 26... Qe6 27. d5) 27. d5 Be5 28. Rb1 b6 29. Qc4 Rfe8 30. Kh1 Bd4 {So,W (2770)-Carlsen,M (2862) chess24.com INT 2021 CBM 202 Extra [Stohl,Igor] 1-0 (37)}) 16... Nxe3 ({RR} 16... Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Bb6 21. a4 ({RR} 21. e6 fxe6 ({RR} 21... Qd5) 22. Rxe6 Kh8 23. a4 Qc7 24. Rae1 Qf7 25. Qc3 Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. a5 Bd8 29. Qb4 Qe7) 21... Bc5 22. e6 fxe6 23. Qxb7 Qb6 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Rc1) ({RR} 16... Nxc3 17. Qxc3 f6 18. Bf4 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Rf1 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Rad1 Raf8 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. Bxg3 Re8 26. Rd2 g5 27. f3 Rf7 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Re7 30. Bf2 Kf7 31. Kf1 {Kwon,S (2285)-Costa,L (2487) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (37)}) 17. Rxe3 Ng5 18. Nxg5 $146 ({RR} 18. Ne2 Ne6 19. Rd1 Qd7 20. Qc2 c5 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Red3 Qc6 24. Qb3 Kh8 25. Rxd5 Rae8 26. Rc1 b6 27. Ned4 Qc8 28. Nxe6 Rxe6 29. Rcd1 Re7 30. Qd3 Qe6 31. a3 a5 32. Rd8 Ree8 {Kovalev,V (2650)-Notkin,M (2449) Minsk 2018 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 18. Ne2 Ne6 19. Rd1 Qd7 20. Qc2 f5) ({RR} 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Ne2 Ne6 20. a4 Rf7 21. Qc3 a5 22. Qd2 g5 23. Rb1 Qe7 24. Rb3 Bd8 25. Ne1 Qc7 26. Rf3 Rxf3 27. Nxf3 Be7) ({RR} 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Ne2 Ne6 20. a4 Rf7 21. Qc3 a5 22. Qd2 g5 23. Rb1 Qe7 24. Rb3 Bd8 25. Ne1 Qc7 26. Rf3 Rxf3 27. Nxf3 Be7 28. Ne1 Bb4 29. Qe3 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Qb6 31. b3 Rf8 32. Rd1 Qb4 {Firouzja,A (2582)-Narayanan,S (2573) Manavgat 2018 ½-½ (46)}) ({RR} 18. Bxg6 Nxf3+ 19. Rxf3 hxg6 20. Rd1 f6 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Na4 Rxf3 23. Qxf3 Qf6 24. Qe3 Rf8 25. b4 Qf4 26. Qxf4 Rxf4 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. a4 Rf8 29. f3 Ra8 30. Ra1 Kf7 31. Kf2 Ke6 32. Ke3 Kd6 {Remizov,Y (2389)-Drygalov,A (2501) Sochi RUS 2022 ½-½ (36)}) 18... Qxg5 19. Rg3 ({RR} 19. Bxg6 Bxd4 ({RR} 19... Qxg6 20. Rd1 f6 21. Na4 fxe5 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. dxe5) 20. Rd3 Bxe5) ({RR} 19. Ne2 f6) 19... Qe7 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Ne2 Rf5 22. Rf3 Rxf3 23. Qxf3 Rf8 24. Qe3 g5 25. Rc1 h6 26. g3 Qf7 27. Kg2 Bd8 28. b4 a6 29. f3 Be7 30. a3 Qg6 31. g4 Qe6 32. Qd3 g6 33. Rb1 Kh7 34. Nc1 Rf7 35. Qe3 Bf8 36. Nd3 Bg7 37. Nc5 Qe7 38. a4 Rf8 39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 b6 41. Nd3 Qd7 42. bxc6 Qxc6 43. Rc1 Qd7 44. Rc2 Ra8 45. Qc1 Qb5 46. Nf2 Qb4 47. Qb2 Qe1 48. Re2 Qa5 49. Qb3 Ra7 50. Nd1 Qa1 51. Qd3 Ra3 52. Qd2 Ra4 53. Nc3 Rc4 54. Re3 b5 55. Ne2 Qa8 56. e6 Rc8 57. Qb4 Qc6 58. e7 Re8 59. Nc3 Qb7 60. Re2 Bf6 61. Qd6 Bxd4 62. Qxd5 Rxe7 63. Rxe7+ Qxe7 64. Qxd4 b4 65. Nd5 Qe2+ 66. Qf2 Qc4 67. Qa7+ Kg8 68. Ne7+ Kf8 69. Nxg6+ Kg8 70. Ne7+ Kf8 71. Ng6+ Kg8 72. Qb8+ Kg7 73. Ne5 Qe2+ 74. Kg3 Qe1+ 75. Kg2 Qe2+ 76. Kg3 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.24"] [White "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2657"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Qf3 Bh4 14. g3 Qa5 15. O-O-O Bd8 16. Kb1 Qc5 $146 ({RR} 16... Be6 17. h4 Rb8 18. h5 h6 19. Qb3 Qc5 20. Nce3 Nd4 21. Qd3 b3 22. a3 Nc2 23. f4 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxa3+ 25. bxa3 Qxa3 26. Rh2 f5 27. exf5 Ba5 28. Rb2 e4 29. Qxe4 Rfe8 30. Qd3 Bb4 31. f6 {Durarbayli,V (2626)-Vershinin,I (2285) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 17. h4 a5 18. h5 h6 19. Bh3 Be6 20. Qe2 a4 21. Nce3 Nd4 22. Qd3 b3 23. a3 Rb8 24. f4 Qa7 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. exf5 Nc2 27. Bg2 Qc5 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. f6 Bxf6 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Bd5 Kg7 32. Rh4 Ne3 33. Re1 Nxd5 34. Rg4+ Kh8 35. cxd5 Rfd8 36. Qd2 Kh7 37. Qd3+ Kh8 38. Qd2 Kh7 39. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.25"] [White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Black "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 Bg4 6. h3 ({RR} 6. c3 Rc8 7. Qb3 e6 8. Qxb7 Bxf3 9. Bb5 Nd7 10. Bxc6 Rc7 11. Qb5 Bh5 12. d4 Qc8 13. d5 Be7 14. Na3 O-O 15. Qa4 Ne5 16. Bb5 c4 17. Ba6 Qb8 18. Nb5 Nd3 19. Be3 Nxe1 20. Rxe1 Rd7 {Bartel,M (2651)-Shevchenko,K (2665) Bydgoszcz POL 2023 0-1 (64)}) 6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 g6 8. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 8. c3 Bg7 9. d3 O-O 10. Bb3 b5 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Qe2 b4 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. cxb4 Qxb4 15. Nc3 e6 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. f4 Na5 18. Ba4 Bxc3 19. Bxd7 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Qa3 21. f5 exf5 22. exf5 Rfd8 {Souleidis,G (2430)-Sebag,M (2472) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 8. c3 Bg7 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d3 Rb8 12. Na3 Nd7 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Na5 Qd7 15. e5 d5 16. Nb3 Na4 17. Qe3 c4 18. dxc4 dxc4 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Qxc5 Rb5 21. Qxc4 Rxe5 22. Rxe5 Qd1+ {Tikhonov,V (2160)-Smirnov,M (2203) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (60)}) 8... Ne5 9. Qxb7 Bg7 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. Nc3 g5 12. d3 g4 13. hxg4 Rb8 14. Qa6 Nfxg4 15. Nd5 e6 16. Bg5 f6 17. Nf4 Qb6 18. Bh4 Kf7 19. Qxb6 Rxb6 20. Ba4 Rxb2 21. Bb3 Re8 22. f3 Nh6 23. Bf2 Nc6 24. d4 cxd4 25. Nd3 Rxb3 26. axb3 f5 27. Ra6 Rc8 28. b4 fxe4 29. fxe4 Ng4 30. b5 Nce5 31. Rxa7+ Kg6 32. Nf4+ Kh6 33. Nxe6 Nxf2 34. Nxg7 Rxc2 35. Nf5+ Kg6 36. Nxd4 Rd2 37. b6 Rxd4 38. Kxf2 Rb4 39. Rh1 Rxb6 40. Rhxh7 Rb2+ 41. Ke3 Rb3+ 42. Kd2 Kg5 43. Rag7+ Kf6 44. Rg8 Nc4+ 45. Kc2 Ra3 46. g4 Ke5 47. g5 Kd4 48. e5 Ra2+ 49. Kb1 Rb2+ 50. Kc1 dxe5 51. Rd8+ Ke3 52. Rh3+ Kf4 53. Rh4+ Kxg5 54. Rxc4 Ra2 55. Kd1 Kf5 56. Rf8+ Ke6 57. Rc2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.26"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nb4 6. Na3 Be7 7. c3 Nc6 8. Nc2 h5 9. h4 Nf6 ({RR} 9... Be4 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qd7 12. b4 a6 13. a4 f6 14. Nh3 Bd6 15. Qd3 Kf7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Nge7 18. Bf4 Ng6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. d5 Nce7 21. dxe6+ Qxe6 22. Qxb7 d5 23. Rfe1 Qc8 24. Qxc8 {Brunner,N (2427)-Atanasov,A (2392) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) 10. c4 Be4 11. b3 $146 ({RR} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 Ng4 13. Na3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Qd2 Ne7 17. Nc3 O-O 18. Qg5 f6 19. Qf4 Ng6 20. Qd2 Rae8 21. b4 Nh8 22. a4 Nf7 23. b5 g6 24. Rac1 Re7 25. Qa2 Kg7 {Gasanov,E (2476)-Haldorsen,B (2460) London ENG 2023 ½-½ (83)}) 11... Ng4 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qd7 14. Qd3 a5 15. e4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Bxg5 17. hxg5 O-O-O 18. Bb2 h4 19. gxh4 Nge5 20. Qg3 Nxc4 21. Bc3 f5 22. f3 e5 23. d5 Ne7 24. Rh1 Ng6 25. Kf1 fxe4 26. fxe4 Rhf8+ 27. Ke1 Rf4 28. Qd3 Qg4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.27"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. c3 Nf6 8. Re1 e6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 11. Nc3 O-O 12. b3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Na4 c5 15. Be3 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 f6 18. f4 Qe8 19. Qd1 fxe5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. f4 Qg6+ 22. Kh2 Bh4 23. fxe5 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Qxh3+ 25. Kg1 Rf3 {Hangweyrer,M (2347)-Schwarz,D (2315) Austria 2020 0-1}) 11... Rb8 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. Qc2 Bg6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxc6 Rxb2 17. Nc4 Rc2 18. Qa4 Rc3 19. Qb4 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Bxd4 21. Rad1 Qg5+ 22. Kf1 Bc5 23. Qd2 Qh4 24. Kg2 f5 25. Nxd6 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Qf6 27. Qe2 e5 28. Nc4 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Qg5+ 30. Kf1 Bd4 31. Rb1 Qh5 32. Kg2 Qf7 33. Rc1 Qe6 34. Qg4 Qc6 35. Rc2 Rf4 36. Qh5 g6 37. Qxh6 Rxf3 38. Kh2 Qf6 39. Ne3 Rxf2+ 40. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 41. Ng2 Qf7 42. Qg5 Kg7 43. a4 Qf5 44. Qe7+ Kh6 45. Qh4+ Kg7 46. Qe7+ Qf7 47. Qg5 Qc7 48. h4 Qf7 49. h5 Qf5 50. Qe7+ Kh6 51. hxg6 Qxg6 52. Qf8+ Kh7 53. Nh4 Qg1+ 54. Kh3 Qe3+ 55. Kg4 Qe2+ 56. Kh3 Qe3+ 57. Kg4 Qe2+ 58. Kh3 Qe3+ 59. Kg4 Qe2+ 60. Kh3 Qe3+ 61. Kg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.28"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 d4 8. d3 ({RR} 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qxd4 11. Nc3 c6 12. e3 Qd3 13. f4 Rd8 14. Qf3 Bd7 15. Rad1 Rab8 16. g4 c5 17. g5 Bc6 18. Qe2 Qxe2 19. Nxe2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Ne4 21. d4 cxd4 22. exd4 Nd6 {Eljanov,P (2694)-Bluebaum,M (2672) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 8. e3 e5 9. exd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. d3 c5 12. Nbd2 Bf5 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Rfe1 Rae8 15. b4 cxb4 16. Nb3 Bg6 17. c5 Bc7 18. Nfxd4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Bxb7 Qe1+ 22. Kg2 h5 {Christiansen,J (2633)-Bluebaum,M (2655) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) 8... e5 9. Na3 Re8 10. Nc2 a5 $146 ({RR} 10... Bf5 11. a3 a5 12. e3 Bc5 13. exd4 exd4 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Bxa1 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 Bxb4 18. Nxd4 Bc8 19. Qb1 c5 20. h3 h5 21. Nc2 Qxd3 22. Nxb4 Qxb1 23. Rxb1 Bf5 24. Nc2 Bxc2 25. Rc1 {Pantsulaia,L (2597)-Bluebaum,M (2660) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (50)}) 11. e3 dxe3 12. fxe3 h6 13. a3 Bg4 14. Qd2 Qd7 15. Nh4 Be7 16. d4 Nh7 17. d5 Bxh4 18. gxh4 Nb8 19. e4 Qe7 20. Qf2 Nd7 21. Ne3 Bh5 22. Nf5 Qc5 23. Ng3 Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Nhf6 25. c5 Bg6 26. Rc1 b6 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 bxc5 29. bxc5 Ra4 30. Re2 Ra5 31. c6 Nb6 32. Ra1 Rxa1+ 33. Bxa1 Nc4 34. Ra2 Rb8 35. h3 h5 36. Ra4 Rb1+ 37. Kf2 Ne8 38. Bf1 Nb6 39. Ra7 f6 40. Bc3 Nd6 41. Rxc7 Bxe4 42. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 43. Kg2 Nxc3 44. d6 Rb2+ 45. Kg1 Rd2 46. d7 Kh7 47. Rb7 Nca4 48. Bb5 e4 49. Bxa4 Nxa4 50. c7 e3 51. d8=Q Nc3 52. Qg8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.29"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nge2 a5 11. O-O Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. Rad1 ({RR} 13. f3 Ne6 14. a4 b6 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Kh1 c5 17. Bb5 Rf8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Bc4 Nc7 20. Ba2 Re8 21. e4 Ra6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rd6 26. Rfd1 Bd4 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 {Carlsen,M (2864)-Anton Guijarro,D (2691) chess24.com INT 2022 1-0 (60)}) 13... Ne6 14. Kh1 b5 15. Nb1 $146 ({RR} 15. f3 Ng5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. e4 b4 18. Na4 bxa3 19. e5 Nh5 20. bxa3 Bxa3 21. f4 Bg4 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Bf5 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 g6 25. Qf3 Bb4 26. Bg4 Nxf4 27. g3 Ne6 28. Qxf7 Nf8 29. Qb7 Re7 {Gupta,A (2627)-Pultinevicius,P (2539) Chennai 2022 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 15. f3 Ba6 16. Bf2 b4 17. axb4 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 axb4 19. Na4 Qa5 20. b3 Rac8 21. Rdd1 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. Rc1 Ra8 26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. exd4 Ra2 28. Bg3 Qa6 29. Qxa6 Rxa6 {Ebrahimi Herab,H (2377)-Khamdamova,A (2292) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 15. h3 Ba6 16. Nc1 Qb6 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. Bf5 Bc8 19. Nb3 Ng5 20. Bd3 Ba6 21. Kg1 Ra8 22. Ne2 Nd7 23. Bf5 Rad8 24. Rc1 a4 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Nc5 Rc7 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Ng3 Bc8 29. Qc3 Bd6 {Vitiugov,N (2727)-Heberla,B (2558) Czech Republic 2022 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 15. Nc1 Ba6 16. a4 b4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. N3e2 Bb7 19. Nb3 Qd6 20. Rc1 Bd8 21. Ng1 Ng5 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. h4 Ne6 24. Nf3 Bc7 25. b3 Qd8 26. g3 Nxc5 27. Qxc5 Bd7 28. Kg2 Qf6 29. Ng1 g5 {Shankland,S (2710)-Urazayev,A (2465) Almaty KAZ 2022 0-1 (67)}) 15... Bd7 16. Nd2 Rc8 17. Nf3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Ne5 b4 20. Nxd7 Ncxd7 21. Qb3 Nc5 22. Qa2 b3 23. Qb1 Nfe4 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nd4 Qf6 26. Kg1 a4 27. Be2 g6 28. Bf3 h5 29. Ne2 Ne6 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nc3 Nc5 32. Rd4 Kg7 33. Rfd1 Nd3 34. f3 Rxc3 35. bxc3 Qg5 36. f4 Qc5 37. Kf1 Qxc3 38. Rxe4 Qc2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.30"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A50"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2550"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3 d5 5. e3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bd6 7. b4 $146 ({RR} 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. e4 Ng6 11. Re1 Nh5 12. Bf1 Nhf4 13. Nc4 Bg4 14. Ne3 Bd7 15. h3 Qc8 16. g4 Re8 17. Nf5 h5 18. Be3 Qd8 19. Rc1 hxg4 {½-½ (19) Ugorek,K (2208)-Karolczuk,I (2356) Jastrzebia Gora POL 2024}) 7... O-O 8. Bb2 a6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nd2 Kh8 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Qc2 Be8 17. Qb3 Bh5 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Rfe8 20. h3 Bg6 21. Rad1 b6 22. Be5 Be4 23. Rd4 Bb7 24. Rfd1 Rad8 25. Qd3 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 Ra8 27. Ba2 Rc8 28. Qd3 c5 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. Bc4 Bd5 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Qxa6 Rd8 33. e4 Ne3 34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35. Qa7 Qd1+ 36. Kf2 Qd2+ 37. Kf3 Qxg2+ 38. Kxe3 Qg1+ 39. Kd2 Qf2+ 40. Kc3 Qe3+ 41. Kc4 Qe2+ 42. Kxc5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.31"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2653"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. a4 b4 6. d3 c5 7. e4 d6 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nfxe5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nd5 13. Re1 $146 ({RR} 13. f4 Qc7 14. Qf3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. b3 Bf6 18. Bb2 Rad8 19. Rae1 Ne7 20. g4 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Qd7 22. Bb2 Nc6 23. f5 exf5 24. Qxf5 Qd6 25. Re4 Nd4 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Rf2 Qc7 {Demidov,M (2551)-Demchenko,A (2651) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 13. Qg4 Bf6 14. h4 Qc7 15. Qe4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Bg5 Rac8 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qxc6 Rxc6 20. a5 a6 21. Rfe1 Rd8 22. Rad1 Rc7 23. Rd2 Kf8 24. Kf1 g6 25. Ree2 {½-½ (25) Cordova,E (2581)-Sheng,J (2453) Charlotte 2021}) 13... Qc7 14. Qf3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. h4 Rad8 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. Re4 Bf6 19. Rae1 Bd4 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 b3 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. c3 Rfd8 24. R1e3 h6 25. d4 Rf5 26. Qe2 cxd4 27. cxd4 Rb8 28. Re5 Rxe5 29. dxe5 Qc6+ 30. Qf3 Qxa4 31. Rc3 Qa5 32. Rxb3 Rxb3 33. Qxb3 Qxe5 34. Qa4 Qb8 35. Qc6 a5 36. b3 Qd8 37. Kh2 g6 38. Qc3 Qb6 39. Kg1 Qb5 40. Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qc3+ e5 42. Qc7 Qd5 43. Qc3 Qd1+ 44. Kg2 Qd5+ 45. Kg1 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Qc1 Kg6 48. b4 axb4 49. Qb1+ f5 50. Qxb4 f4 51. Qb1+ Kf6 52. Qh7 Qd1+ 53. Kh2 fxg3+ 54. Kxg3 Qg1+ 55. Kf3 Qd1+ 56. Kg3 Qb3+ 57. f3 Qf7 58. Qh8+ Kf5 59. Qc8+ Kg6 60. Qc2+ Qf5 61. Qxf5+ Kxf5 62. Kg2 Ke6 63. Kg3 Kf6 64. Kg4 Kg6 65. Kg3 Kf5 66. Kg2 g4 67. Kg3 gxf3 68. Kxf3 e4+ 69. Ke3 Ke6 70. Kxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.32"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E71"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 b6 ({RR} 5... a5 6. Be3 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng8 10. e6 fxe6 11. Ng5 Ne5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Na4 h6 14. O-O-O+ Ke8 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Nf3 Nxf3 17. gxf3 e5 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Bd3 Kf7 20. Rdg1) ({RR} 5... h5 6. Be3 c6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. e5 Nh7 9. Bd3 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. O-O Qg7 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Ne2 Bf5 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Ng3 Rg8 18. Qb4 e6 19. Qxb7 Nfd7 20. Rad1) 6. Be3 ({RR} 6. Nf3 c5 ({RR} 6... Bb7 7. d5 ({RR} 7. Bd3 Nfd7 8. Be3 c5 9. d5 Na6 10. a3 Nc7 11. O-O e6 12. Nh2 Nf6 13. f4 Qe7 14. Qd2 h5 15. Rae1 h4 16. f5 Nh5 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qg5 Rf8 21. Qxg6+) 7... O-O 8. Bd2 Re8 9. Bd3 e6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. b4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Re7 15. b5 Rae8 16. e5 exd5 17. exf6 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 19. Nxe1 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Bf8 21. Nd5) 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. exd6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O e6 13. Be3 f5 14. Ng5 Qe8 15. Bf3 Bb7 16. Nxe6 Nf6 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Rxb7 Rxb7 20. Bxc6 Rf7 {Zherebtsova,A (2239)-Magno,A (1544) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0}) 6... Bb7 7. Bd3 O-O $146 ({RR} 7... e6 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Nge2 Qd7 10. O-O h6 11. Rab1 g5 12. b4 Nd8 13. d5 e5 14. c5 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. b5 Bb7 17. c6 Bxc6 18. bxc6 Nxc6 19. Bb5 Rc8 20. Rfc1 O-O 21. Ng3 Qb7 22. Nd5 {Ressia,L (1608)-Calcagno,K Montevideo 2022 1-0}) 8. Nf3 e5 9. d5 Nh5 10. O-O a5 11. a3 Na6 12. Rb1 Bc8 13. Re1 Nf4 14. Bf1 f5 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qf6 18. Nb5 Re8 19. Nd3 Re4 20. Qf3 g5 21. Nc3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Bb7 23. h4 h6 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Qh3 Rf8 26. c5 Bc8 27. d6 Qh6 28. Qxh6 Bxh6 29. Nd5 cxd6 30. cxd6 Bb7 31. d7 Nb8 32. Nxb6 Bg7 33. Nc5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.33"] [White "Meier, Georg"] [Black "Khanin, Semen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2568"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 b6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Bd6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Nc3 a6 10. e3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. d4 $146 ({RR} 13. Rc2 Qe7 14. Nh4 g6 15. Nf3 h5 16. d3 c5 17. Rce2 b5 18. e4 dxe4 19. dxe4 Ne5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Qa1 Re6 24. Nf4 Re8 25. Rd1 Qb6 26. e5 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 g5 {Dardha,D (2604)-Reuker,J (2401) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 13. Re2 c5 14. d4 c4 15. Nd2 b5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ncxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Nf6 21. Bf5 Rb8 22. Bc3 Bb4 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qf3 Qd8 25. Bxb4 Rxb4 26. a3 Ra4 27. Qc6 Ra5 {Teclaf,P (2568)-Badelka,O (2428) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2023 1-0 (41)}) 13... Qe7 14. Re2 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nh4 Qe6 17. Rec2 Ne5 18. Ne2 g5 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Ne4 21. Nc3 Rcd8 22. Bg2 Be5 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qh5 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 Rd5 26. h3 Red8 27. Rbc2 Qe7 28. Qg4 f5 29. Qh5 f4 30. exf4 gxf4 31. Qg4+ Rg5 32. Qxf4 Rf8 33. Qe3 Rgf5 34. Rd2 R8f7 35. Re1 Re5 36. Red1 Kg7 37. Rd6 Qg5 38. Qxg5+ Rxg5 39. Rd7 Rgf5 40. Rxb7 Rxb7 41. Bxe4 Rbf7 42. Bxf5 Rxf5 43. Rd7+ Kg8 44. Ra7 c4 45. Rxa6 cxb3 46. axb3 Rb5 47. Ra3 Kg7 48. Kf1 Kf6 49. Ke2 h5 50. Kd3 Rd5+ 51. Kc4 Rd2 52. b4 Rxf2 53. b5 Ke5 54. h4 Rc2+ 55. Kb4 Kd5 56. Rd3+ Ke4 57. Rc3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.34"] [White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Black "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D26"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2569"] [PlyCount "162"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 dxc4 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 a6 8. dxc5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nbd2 b5 ({RR} 12... Rd8 13. Nb3 Bd7 14. Rdc1 Rac8 15. Nfd4 Ne4 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Na5 Nxf2 18. Bd4 Ng4 19. h3 Bg5 20. hxg4 Rxd4 21. exd4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Bd5 23. Rc2 b6 24. Bd3 Rxc2 25. Bxc2 bxa5 26. bxa5 h6 27. Bd3 {Xiong,J (2709)-Lenderman,A (2634) Lichess.org INT 2020 ½-½ (36)}) 13. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nb3 a5 15. Bxb5 axb4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. h3 Rab8 18. Bc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rfc8 20. Be5 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nd4 Nfd5 23. Kg2 Rc8 24. Bb3 Bf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. f4 Ne7 {Waldhausen Gordon,F (2361)-Paravyan,D (2620) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (46)}) ({RR} 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nb3 Rfd8 15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bd5 17. Na5 Rac8 18. f3 Ba8 19. e4 h6 20. Kf1 g5 21. Nb3 Nd7 22. Rd2 f5 23. exf5 exf5 24. Rad1 Kf7 25. Bd3 Bd5 26. Na5 Be6 27. Bb1 Ne5 {Robson,R (2696)-So,W (2757) Saint Louis USA 2024 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nb3 Rfd8 15. Rdc1 Ne4 16. Rc2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Na7 18. Rc7 Bd5 19. Rxa7 Bxb3 20. Rxe7 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Bc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Nd4 Kf8 24. Rc7 e5 25. Rxc4 exd4 26. Kf1 dxe3 27. Bxe3 Nd2+ {Sturt,R (2457)-Toncheva,N (2228) Novi Sad 2022 1-0 (50)}) 13... Rd8 14. Nb3 Bb7 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Be4 Rac8 17. Kf1 Nb6 18. Rxd8+ Nxd8 19. Rxc8 Nxc8 20. Nfd2 Nb6 21. Na5 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 f5 23. Bd4 Nd7 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Ne5 26. Bd6 Nec6 27. Nb3 Nb7 28. Bc7 e5 29. e4 fxe4 30. Nd2 Kf7 31. Nxe4 Ke6 32. Ke2 h6 33. Kd3 Ne7 34. Nc3 Ng8 35. Bb6 Nf6 36. Be3 Nd6 37. f3 Nc4 38. Bc1 Nd6 39. Bd2 Nd5 40. Ne4 Nxe4 41. fxe4 Nb6 42. Be3 Nc4 43. Bc1 Nd6 44. Be3 h5 45. h3 Nf7 46. Bd2 Nh8 47. Bg5 Ng6 48. Ke3 Nf8 49. Kd3 Kf7 50. Be3 Ne6 51. Ke2 Kf6 52. Kf3 g6 53. Kg3 Nd4 54. Kf2 Nc6 55. Bd2 Ke6 56. Ke2 Nd8 57. Be3 Nb7 58. Bd2 Nd6 59. Kd3 Nc4 60. Bc1 Nd6 61. Be3 Kd7 62. Bc1 Kc6 63. Be3 Nc4 64. Bc1 Nd6 65. Be3 Nc4 66. Bc1 Kd7 67. a4 Kc6 68. a5 Kd7 69. Kc3 Ke6 70. Kd3 Kf6 71. Ke2 Nd6 72. Kf3 Nf7 73. Be3 Nd8 74. Bd2 Nc6 75. Bc3 Nd8 76. Bd2 Ne6 77. Be3 g5 78. Bd2 Nd4+ 79. Kf2 Ne6 80. Kf3 Nd4+ 81. Kf2 Ne6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.35"] [White "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 ({RR} 8. e3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Be2 Rd8 12. Qc2 c5 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Rd2 Rac8 15. Qd1 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Nc5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Qd1 Nfe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Rc1 Rd8 22. Qf1 a5 {Gaprindashvili,N (2243)-Kosteniuk,A (2501) Monaco MNC 2024 0-1 (43)}) 8... exd5 9. e3 c6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 10... Bg4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxg4 Nxg4 13. Qc2 h6 14. h3 Ngf6 15. O-O-O a5 16. g4 b5 17. Rdg1 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Nb1 Rfc8 20. Kd2 Ne4+ 21. Ke2 Ndf6 22. f3 Nd6 23. g5 hxg5 24. Rxg5 Re8 25. Qd2 {Rozec,M (1733)-Wittenberg,S (1447) Tornelo INT 2020 0-1 (43)}) 11. Qc2 Re8 12. O-O Ne4 13. b4 Ndf6 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Rfc1 g6 16. Rab1 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rac8 19. a4 Ne4 20. h3 a6 21. Rc2 Nd6 22. Qe2 Rc7 23. Rbc1 Qf6 24. Rc5 Rce7 25. Qf3 Qe6 26. Qf4 Kg7 27. R5c2 Rd8 28. Rc5 f6 29. Nd3 g5 30. Qf3 Rde8 31. R5c2 Qf7 32. Qg3 Rd8 33. Nc5 h6 34. Qf3 Rde8 35. Qg3 Rd8 36. Qf3 Qg6 37. Qd1 h5 38. Qd3 Qxd3 39. Nxd3 h4 40. Kf1 Rde8 41. Rb1 Kg6 42. Rb3 Kf5 43. Nc1 Kg6 44. Nd3 Kf7 45. Rb1 Nc4 46. Rbc1 Nd6 47. Kg1 Kg6 48. Rb1 Rg8 49. Rb3 Kf7 50. Kf1 Kg6 51. Kg1 Kf5 52. Kf1 Rge8 53. Kg1 Kg6 54. Rb1 Nc4 55. Rbc1 Nd6 56. Rb1 Kf5 57. Rb3 Rg8 58. Kf1 Rd8 59. Rb1 Nc4 60. Rbc1 Nd6 61. Rb1 Rg8 62. Rb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.36"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Bok, Benjamin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A37"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Rb8 7. a3 a6 8. b4 cxb4 9. axb4 Nxb4 10. d4 Nc6 11. Bb2 $146 ({RR} 11. Bf4 Nf6 12. d5 Nh5 13. Bd2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Qb3 Bd7 16. Rfc1 O-O 17. Be3 b5 18. Rxa6 Qc8 19. Ra7 bxc4 20. Qc2 Nf6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 c3 23. Qd3 Bb5 24. Qd1 Rb7 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 {Thinius,M (2348)-Emms,J (2472) Dresden GER 2022 0-1 (43)}) 11... Bg4 12. d5 Bxf3 13. exf3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Nf6 15. f4 Ned7 16. Rfe1 O-O 17. Qxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxe7 Nb6 19. Bf1 Rfc8 20. Ba3 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Bxd6 Re8 23. Ra3 Bf8 24. Rxe8 Nxe8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2 Nd6 28. Kd3 Rc8 29. Ra1 Kd7 30. g4 Rc4 31. Ne2 Rb4 32. Kc3 Rb5 33. Kd4 Rb2 34. Kd3 Rb3+ 35. Kc2 Rf3 36. Rf1 Ne4 37. Rb1 Nd6 38. Rf1 Nc4 39. Nd4 Rxf4 40. Kd3 Ne5+ 41. Ke3 Rxg4 42. f4 Nc4+ 43. Kd3 Nd6 44. Rf2 Rh4 45. Nf3 Rh3 46. Kd4 f6 47. Ne1 Ra3 48. Nd3 Ra4+ 49. Ke3 b6 50. Rf1 Nc4+ 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Kg1 Rd2 53. Nf2 f5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.37"] [White "Pichot, Alan"] [Black "Bai, Adelard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2393"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. e5 Nd5 7. c4 ({RR} 7. O-O Bg4 8. Re1 e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. a3 Rad8 15. Bd2 b5 16. Red1 f5 17. c4 Nb6 18. h4 h6 19. h5 Bh7 20. b3 Rd7 21. a4 b4 {Pichot,A (2647)-Ramirez Aguado,A (2084) Benasque 2022 1-0 (33)}) 7... Nb6 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Qe2 Rd8 $146 ({RR} 9... h6 10. Ne4 e6 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. h3 Kb8 14. Kb1 Be7 15. Rd2 Qa5 16. Bh2 Nb6 17. Rc1 Rd7 18. Nd6 Bg6 19. Rc3 Nc8 20. Ka1 Rhd8 21. d4 cxd4 22. Rxd4 c5 23. Rd1 Qc7 24. Rcc1 {Perez Gormaz,M (2396)-Vokhidov,S (2681) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) 10. Ne4 Qd7 11. Nxc5 Bxd3 12. Nxd7 Bxe2 13. Kxe2 Nxd7 14. e6 fxe6 15. Be3 e5 16. Rhd1 e6 17. Ng5 Ke7 18. Rd2 g6 19. Ne4 h6 20. Rad1 Bg7 21. Nc5 Nb6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24. Nxe6+ Ke7 25. Nxg7 Nxc4 26. Bxh6 Nxb2 27. h4 Nc4 28. g4 Kf7 29. h5 b5 30. hxg6+ Kxg6 31. Nf5 a5 32. Be3 Kf6 33. Kd3 a4 34. Bc5 Kg5 35. f3 Kf4 36. Nd6 e4+ 37. fxe4 Ne5+ 38. Kd4 Nf3+ 39. Kd3 Ne5+ 40. Kc3 Nxg4 41. Bd4 Nh2 42. e5 c5 43. e6 cxd4+ 44. Kxd4 Nf3+ 45. Kc5 Ne5 46. e7 Nd7+ 47. Kxb5 Nf6 48. e8=Q Nxe8 49. Nxe8 a3 50. Kb4 Ke5 51. Kxa3 Kd5 52. Kb4 Kc6 53. a4 Kb6 54. a5+ Ka6 55. Ka4 Kb7 56. Kb5 Ka7 57. a6 Kb8 58. Kb6 Ka8 59. Nc7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.38"] [White "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Black "Paravyan, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2620"] [PlyCount "144"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 Bb7 ({RR} 10... c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rad1 Rb8 14. b3 Rb4 15. Ne2 h6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. c4 Rb7 18. Nd4 Rbe7 19. Bf5 Bb7 20. Bb1 Bc8 21. Bf5 Ba6 22. Bc2 Re5 23. Nf5 Qd8 24. Qg3 g6 25. Nxh6+ {Martinez Alcantara,J (2612)-Sevian,S (2687) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (73)}) 11. Be3 $146 ({RR} 11. Qf3 Rb8 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 Ba5 14. Rd1 d4 15. Qg3 Bc7 16. Bf4 Nh5 17. Bxc7 Nxg3 18. Bxd8 Nxe2+ 19. Bxe2 Rfxd8 20. cxd4 cxd4 21. b3 a5 22. Rac1 g6 23. f3 Bc8 24. Rc7 a4 25. bxa4 Be6 {Xiong,J (2692)-Paravyan,D (2586) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 11. Qf3 Rb8 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Rfe1 d4 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Qc5 18. b3 Rbe8 19. Rae1 Rd8 20. Qd3 Qa5 21. a4 c5 22. Re7 Rd7 23. R1e5 Rdd8 24. g3 g6 25. h4 h5 {Frostick,C (2131)-Mokhber-Garcia,S (1772) Peterborough ENG 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 11. Qf3 Rb8 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Rfe1 d4 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Rxb2 16. Qf5 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxe4 Qd6 19. Rae1 c5 20. Re5 g6 21. Qd3 Rb1 22. Rxb1 Qxe5 23. g3 Qe6 24. g4 Qxa2 25. Rb5 Rc8 {Sosovickova,M (1512)-Sosovickova,J (1859) Liptovsky Jan 2021 0-1 (31)}) 11... Re8 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nb5 Be5 14. c3 a6 15. Nd4 c5 16. Nf3 d4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Bd2 Bc7 19. Rc1 Qd6 20. Bb4 Qf4 21. g3 Bxf3 22. gxf4 Bxd1 23. Rfxd1 Nd5 24. Rc5 Rad8 25. Bc4 Nxb4 26. Rxc7 Nd5 27. Rb7 Ne7 28. b4 Rd6 29. a4 Kf8 30. a5 Rc8 31. Re1 Rxc4 32. Rexe7 Rf6 33. Re4 g6 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. h4 h5 36. Kg3 Rc3+ 37. f3 d3 38. Rd7 Rb3 39. Rc4 Re6 40. Rcc7 Rf6 41. Rc4 Kh6 42. Rcd4 d2 43. Rxd2 Rxb4 44. R2d4 Rxd4 45. Rxd4 Rf5 46. Ra4 Kg7 47. Kf2 Rb5 48. Ra1 Kf6 49. Kg3 Ke6 50. Ra2 Kd6 51. Kf2 Kc6 52. Ke3 Rf5 53. Ra1 Kb5 54. Ke4 Kb4 55. Rb1+ Kxa5 56. Ra1+ Kb6 57. Rb1+ Kc5 58. Ra1 Kb5 59. Rb1+ Kc4 60. Rb7 a5 61. Ra7 Kb3 62. Rb7+ Ka3 63. Rb8 a4 64. Rb7 Ka2 65. Ke3 a3 66. Rb8 Ka1 67. Ke4 Rf6 68. Ke3 a2 69. Kd2 Rxf4 70. Kc2 Rxh4 71. Re8 Rc4+ 72. Kb3 Kb1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.39"] [White "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Black "Hong, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C71"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2572"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. d4 ({RR} 7. O-O Ng6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d4 Be7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 O-O 12. Na4 Qc8 13. Bc5 Bg4 14. h3 Bxh3 15. gxh3 Qxh3 16. Bxe7 Qg4+ 17. Kh1 Nxe7 18. Nc3 Ng6 19. Nh2 Qh4 20. Qg4 Qf6 21. Rad1 Rad8 {Donchenko,A (2638)-Navarrete Mendez,G (2188) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) 7... Ng6 $146 ({RR} 7... Nxd4 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Nd5 {½-½ (13) Rovira Mas,J (2290)-Anguera Maestro,J (2072) Bled 2018}) 8. d5 Nb8 9. Be3 Be7 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. f3 Bg5 15. Bf2 Bh4 16. Be3 Bg5 17. Bf2 Qf6 18. b4 Qh6 19. Qd3 b6 20. a3 Bf4 21. g3 Bg5 22. Na4 f5 23. exf5 Qh3 24. c5 b5 25. Nc3 Rxf5 26. c6 Nf6 27. a4 Bh6 28. Be3 Bf4 29. Ra2 Bxg3 30. hxg3 Rh5 31. Kf2 e4 32. Qd4 exf3 33. Ke1 Qxg3+ 34. Kd1 Rh4 35. Qd3 Rxb4 36. axb5 a5 37. b6 cxb6 38. Bd4 Qf4 39. Bxf6 Qxf6 40. Qxf3 Qe7 41. Re2 Qa7 42. Ref2 h6 43. Qf7+ Qxf7 44. Rxf7 a4 45. c7 Rc4 46. Kd2 Rc8 47. Nb5 Rc5 48. Rd7 Rxd5+ 49. Kc3 Kh7 50. Kb4 a3 51. Na7 Re8 52. c8=Q Rxc8 53. Nxc8 a2 54. Ra7 Rd2 55. Rg1 h5 56. Raxg7+ Kh8 57. Rg8+ Kh7 58. Ne7 Rf2 59. R8g7+ Kh8 60. R7g5 Rf4+ 61. Kb3 a1=N+ 62. Rxa1 Kh7 63. Rag1 Rf3+ 64. Kc4 Kh6 65. Ng8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.40"] [White "Chasin, Nico"] [Black "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. c4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. d3 Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. Rb1 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 10... f6 11. Nd2 Qd7 12. Nc4 b6 13. Ne3 Bb7 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Rac8 16. Qa4 Ne6 17. Ned5 Rfd8 18. e3 Nc7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxc6 Ne8 22. Nd5 Qf7 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Qb5 Rd5 25. Qa6 {Happ,T (2001)-Asadzade,I (2007) Nordrheinwestfalen 2018 ½-½}) ({RR} 10... Ne6 11. Be3 Ned4 12. b3 Bg4 13. Nd2 Qd7 14. a4 Rad8 15. Nc4 Kh8 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Ne5 Qc8 19. Nxg4 Qxg4 20. Nb5 a6 21. Na3 f5 22. Nc4 f4 23. Kh1 Bd6 24. f3 Qh3 25. g4 {Erigaisi,A (2710)-Womacka,M (2390) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 10... Be6 11. Nd2 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Nf3 f6 14. Bd2 a5 15. b3 Qd7 16. Be3 Rac8 17. a4 b6 18. Nd2 Nd4 19. Bxd5+ Qxd5 20. Nc4 Qe6 21. Bd2 Bd8 22. Bc3 Bc7 23. e3 Nc6 24. Qe2 Rcd8 25. Rbd1 {Jiao,Z (1634)-Gong,S (2108) Shanghai CHN 2024 0-1 (80)}) ({RR} 10... Be6 11. h4 f6 12. Be3 Nd5 13. Bd2 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 15. Ne1 c4 16. Be3 a6 17. Nc2 cxd3 18. exd3 Bf5 19. Ne1 Kh8 20. Qb3 b5 21. Rd1 Be6 22. Qb2 Rac8 23. Nc2 f5 24. f4 Bf6 25. fxe5 {Koenig,F (1941)-Ruether,M (1763) Berlin 2018 0-1 (38)}) 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qc1 Qd7 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 b5 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Bh3 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Ne4 Qd7 19. Nc5 Qd6 20. Ne4 Qg6 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Qxc6 Ne6 23. Be3 Rfc8 24. Qa6 Rc2 25. Qxa7 Rbc8 26. Rfe1 f5 27. Kh1 Qh5 28. Qb7 R8c7 29. Qxb5 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Qxe2 31. Qxe5 Qxd3 32. Ra1 Rc8 33. b5 Rd8 34. b6 h5 35. h4 Qc2 36. Kh2 Kh7 37. Qf6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.41"] [White "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E53"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2349"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8. exd4 exd5 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. O-O Bxc3 ({RR} 10... Re8 11. Re1 Bg4 12. Qa4 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Bxa5 14. Bg5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Rxe5 16. dxe5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne4 18. Be3 Nxc3 19. f3 Bd7 20. Bd4 Nb5 21. Bb2 Rc8 22. Kf2 d4 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Bxd4 Rc2+ 25. Kg3 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Aronian,L (2745) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 10... h6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rfe1 Rb8 15. Rxe8+ Nxe8 16. b3 Be6 17. Re1 Qh4 18. Bg3 Qg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. Na4 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Rb4 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. Bc2 Nc7 24. Nc3 a5 25. Kf1 {Grandelius,N (2641)-Deac,B (2696) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (46)}) 11. bxc3 $146 ({RR} 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. bxc3 Qa5 13. Bg5 Ne4 14. Be7 Re8 15. Bb4 Qc7 16. f3 a5 17. Ba3 Nf6 18. Re1 Ba6 19. Rxe8+ Nxe8 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Qe2 Ra8 22. Re1 Nf6 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. dxe5 Nd7 25. e6 fxe6 {Lyell,M (2198)-Gaal,Z (2166) Budapest 2021 1-0 (44)}) 11... Ne4 12. Qc2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bf5 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Bd4 Bg6 16. Qb2 b6 17. Rfd1 Qg5 18. Bf1 Rc7 19. a4 Rfc8 20. Ba6 Rd8 21. a5 bxa5 22. Rxa5 Bh5 23. Rd3 Qg6 24. Rxd5 Rf8 25. Ra5 h6 26. h3 Qe6 27. Re3 Bg6 28. Be2 Rd8 29. Ra6 Rc6 30. Rxc6 Qxc6 31. Bf3 a5 32. Qe2 a4 33. Bxe4 Bxe4 34. Rxe4 a3 35. f3 Qe6 36. c4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Qb6 38. c5 Qxc5 39. Qe3 Kh7 40. Rd3 a2 41. Qxc5 a1=Q+ 42. Kh2 Qb1 43. Qd4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.42"] [White "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Black "Svane, Rasmus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D41"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2628"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 h6 10. Bh4 Nc6 11. Qd3 Qb6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rfd1 Qxb2 14. Rab1 Qa3 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5 Qxd3 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rxd3 Bf5 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Rc1 ({RR} 20. Rb2 Rc8 21. h4 Rc1+ 22. Kh2 Rc2 ({RR} 22... Rb1 23. Rxb1 Bxb1 24. a3 Kf8 25. g4 Ne6 26. Kg3 Ke7 27. Nd2 Bc2 28. f4 Nc5 29. Kf3 Nb3 30. Nxb3 Bxb3 31. Ke4 Be6 32. Kd4 b6 33. e4 a5 34. e5 fxe5+ 35. Kxe5 f6+ 36. Kd4 Bd7 37. g5) 23. Rxc2 Bxc2 24. Nd4 Bb1 25. Bc4 Nc6 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Kg3 Kf8 28. Kf4 Bc2 29. e4 c5 30. g4 Bd1 31. f3 Ke7 32. Ke3 Ba4 33. Kd2 Kf8 34. Bb3 Bb5 {Le,Q (2741)-Duda,J (2732) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (48)}) 20... Rc8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Nd4 $146 Kf8 23. h4 Be6 24. a3 Bd7 25. Bf3 Ke7 26. Kf1 Nc6 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. Ke1 c5 29. Ne2 Bc6 30. f3 f5 31. Kd2 Kd6 32. Nf4 Bb5 33. Ke1 Ke5 34. Nh3 Kd5 35. Kd2 Kc4 36. Kc2 Ba4+ 37. Kb2 Kd3 38. e4 Kd2 39. Nf4 fxe4 40. fxe4 Bc6 41. Kb3 Bxe4 42. g4 Ke3 43. Nh5 Kd3 44. Nf4+ Kd4 45. Nh5 c4+ 46. Kb2 c3+ 47. Kc1 Kc4 48. Nf6 Bd3 49. h5 Be2 50. Kc2 Kd4 51. g5 hxg5 52. h6 g4 53. Nh5 Bd3+ 54. Kb3 a5 55. a4 Be4 56. Nf6 Bf5 57. Nxg4 Be6+ 58. Ka3 Bf5 59. Kb3 Be6+ 60. Ka3 Bf5 61. Kb3 f6 62. Nf2 Be6+ 63. Kc2 Kc4 64. Kc1 Bf5 65. Ng4 Kb3 66. Nxf6 Kxa4 67. h7 Bxh7 68. Nxh7 Kb3 69. Nf6 a4 70. Ne4 a3 71. Nxc3 Kxc3 72. Kb1 Kb3 73. Ka1 a2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.43"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nxe5 O-O 5. Nd3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Be2 d5 8. O-O c6 9. Nf4 Nd7 ({RR} 9... Bf5 10. Be3 Nd6 11. Bc5 Re8 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 Qf6 14. Qg4 Nf5 15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Bd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd7 Red8 18. Qg4 Nc2 19. Rac1 Nxe1 20. Rxe1 h6 21. Nh5 Qg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. d4 Re8 24. Kf1 {Kruckenhauser,A (2344)-Brunner,N (2427) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ne5 12. Qxd8 $146 ({RR} 12. Be2 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bf5 14. g4 Bxg4 15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. f3 Rad8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Nd3 Nc5 19. fxg4 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Rxd3 21. Kf2 Rd1 22. Kg3 f6 23. b3 g5 24. Kf3 Kf7 25. Ke3 Rh1 26. Bb2 Rxh2 {Narayanan,S (2549)-Solomon,S (2346) Gold Coast 2018 1-0 (41)}) 12... Rxd8 13. Be2 Bf5 14. Re1 Nf6 15. c3 Nd3 16. Nxd3 Bxd3 17. Bf3 Re8 18. Be3 Be4 19. Be2 Nd5 20. Bd4 b6 21. f3 Bg6 22. Ba6 c5 23. Bb7 cxd4 24. Bxd5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rd8 26. c4 Kf8 27. Kf2 b5 28. b3 bxc4 29. Bxc4 f6 30. f4 a5 31. g4 h6 32. f5 Bf7 33. Bxf7 Kxf7 34. Rc1 d3 35. Rc7+ Kg8 36. Ke1 h5 37. h3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Rd5 39. Kd2 Kh7 40. a4 Kh6 41. Rb7 g6 42. Rb5 Rd4 43. fxg6 Rxg4 44. Rxa5 Kxg6 45. Rb5 f5 46. a5 f4 47. Kxd3 Rg3+ 48. Ke4 f3 49. Ke3 Kf6 50. a6 Rg8 51. a7 Ra8 52. Rb7 Ke5 53. b4 Kd5 54. b5 Kc5 55. b6 f2 56. Kxf2 Rf8+ 57. Ke2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.44"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. c3 a6 7. Be2 ({RR} 7. Bd3 Bc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Na3 Ne7 10. Nc2 dxc3 11. dxc3 Qc7 12. c4 O-O 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 b6 15. Rc1 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 Bb7 18. Qd2 Qf4 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Bb1 h6 21. Qd4 Qc7 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Carlsen,M (2865) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (76)}) 7... Bc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. a4 $146 ({RR} 9. Bb2 Ne7 10. cxd4 d5 11. d3 Nc6 12. a3 O-O 13. Nd2 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. Nb3 Qf6 16. f4 Bd7 17. e5 Qd8 18. Nxd4 Qb6 19. Qe1 Qxd4+ 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 a5 23. bxa5 Rxc1 {Shuvalova,P (2467)-Ibarra Jerez,J (2559) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 9. Bb2 Ne7 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Nf5 12. b5 axb5 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14. Bd3 Qg5 15. f4 Qg6 16. Kh1 h5 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Bxf5 Rxc2 19. Bxg6 Rxb2 20. Bd3 Bxd4 21. Rd1 Ke7 22. Nc3 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Bxc3 {Erten,K (2331)-Ibarra Jerez,J (2559) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 9. Bb2 Qf6 10. Kh1 Ne7 11. f4 d6 12. Na3 O-O 13. Nc2 e5 14. fxe5 Qxe5 15. Bf3 d3 16. Ne1 Qb5 17. a4 Qc4 18. Qb1 f5 19. Qxd3 Be6 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Qxc4 Bxc4 22. d3 Rf6 23. Bc1 Be6 {Divya,D (2464)-Onur,C (1958) Ankara TUR 2024 1-0 (36)}) 9... Ne7 10. Na3 d5 11. Bf3 O-O 12. Bb2 d3 13. Qb1 f5 14. exd5 e5 15. c4 e4 16. Bh5 Qd6 17. c5 Qxd5 18. Qc1 f4 19. Qc3 Qg5 20. Bd1 Kh8 21. Nc4 Nf5 22. Qe5 f3 23. g3 Qg4 24. Kh1 Bb8 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. cxd6 Be6 27. Rg1 Nh6 28. Rc1 Rf6 29. Rc7 Nf7 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. a5 Re8 32. Ba4 Ref8 33. Re1 Qh3 34. Rg1 Qg4 35. Re1 Rf6 36. Rg1 Rh6 37. h4 Qh3# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.45"] [White "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2512"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nc3 f6 ({RR} 13... Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Be6 15. Ne5 Bd5 16. Rac1 a5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 Qxd4 19. Qc3 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Rfb8 21. Rc2 a4 22. Rd1 h5 23. h4 Rb4 24. g3 Rab8 25. Rdd2 g6 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. a3 R4b7 28. Rd4 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2770)-Nakamura,H (2802) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (95)}) 14. h3 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 14... Be6 15. Rfe1 Bf7 16. Ne4 Re8 17. Nc5 Ne7 18. Re3 Ng6 19. Rae1 Rxe3 20. Qxe3 a5 21. b3 Qd5 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Rxe4 Bd5 24. Re3 Kf7 25. Ne1 Ne7 26. Nc2 Nf5 27. Rd3 Nd6 28. Ne3 h5 {½-½ (28) Havelka,J (2361)-Harikrishnan,A (2502) Piestany SVK 2024}) 15. Rfe1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qd5 17. Re7 Bd7 18. Rae1 Rf7 19. b3 a5 20. Nd2 Rxe7 21. Rxe7 Kf8 22. Re3 Bf5 23. a4 Rd8 24. Nc4 Qxd4 25. Qxa5 Qf4 26. Re1 Be4 27. Qb4+ Kg8 28. Qe7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.46"] [White "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Re1 c5 8. c3 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nd7 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Re8 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16. Qc3 d5 17. e5 d4 18. Qc2 Nd5 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. b3 h6 22. Ne4 Bf8 23. Qc4 Be6 24. Qc2 {Zhang Pengxiang (2558)-Gupta,A (2596) Hastings ENG 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nf1 Be7 $146 ({RR} 11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 g6 13. Qe2 Bg7 14. f4 O-O 15. f5 Rb8 16. Ne3 Bh6 17. Rf1 Kh8 18. Rf3 Nf6 19. b3 a5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Nc4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Ra8 23. Rcf1 Kg7 24. Qf2 Qe7 25. Ne3 c6 26. Qh4 {Kovalenko,I (2647)-Rapport,R (2752) Germany 2021 ½-½ (108)}) 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ng3 O-O 14. Nf5 Re8 15. Kh1 Nf8 16. Rg1 Ne6 17. h4 f6 18. Qe2 a5 19. Be3 d5 20. Rad1 Bd6 21. Qf1 Nf4 22. c4 dxe4 23. dxe4 Qd7 24. Nd2 h6 25. Nb1 Rab8 26. Rd2 Ne6 27. Nc3 Nd4 28. f3 Kh7 29. Rdg2 Bf8 30. b3 Rbd8 31. Rg3 c6 32. Qg2 Ne6 33. g5 Nf4 34. Bxf4 exf4 35. Rg4 Bxf5 36. exf5 Qxf5 37. gxh6 Kxh6 38. Rxf4 Qh5 39. Ne4 Rd4 40. Qg3 Re6 41. Rg4 Re7 42. Qb8 Re8 43. Qc7 Qf5 44. Qg3 Re7 45. Rf4 Qh5 46. Nxf6 gxf6 47. Rxf6+ Kh7 48. Qg8# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.47"] [White "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2368"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 d6 6. Re1 ({RR} 6. c3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bg4 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. Kg2 Nd4 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Rd6 18. Rac1 Bd8 19. Rfd1 Kg7 20. Ne3 Ra6 {Firouzja,A (2728)-Carlsen,M (2863) Stavanger 2020 0-1 (69)}) 6... g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. d4 exd4 $146 ({RR} 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Bg4 10. d5 Nd4 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Nd7 16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. Nb3 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bf6 19. Nd2 Qa5 20. Rxb7 Nc5 21. Nb3 Qxa2 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Qb1 {Poetsch,H (2491)-Vijayakumar,R (2204) Groningen NED 2024 ½-½}) 9. cxd4 O-O 10. d5 Nb4 11. a3 Na6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Re8 14. Nc3 Ng4 15. Nxg4 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Bxg4 17. Bf4 Nc7 18. Be5 Ne8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne4 Qxd5 21. Nf6 Qe6 22. Nxg4 Qxg4 23. Bxb7 Rd8 24. Qc3+ Qd4 25. Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.48"] [White "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Black "Oro, Faustino"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2433"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Bd6 ({RR} 5... d5 6. e3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Rc1 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bc4 Bxc4 13. Rxc4 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Qb5 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. O-O Nb6 17. Re4 c4 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. h3 {Melkumyan,H (2650)-Duda,J (2726) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (64)}) ({RR} 5... d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Bxd5 8. e3 Bd6 9. Bg3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Ba6 Ra8 13. b4 Bxg3 14. hxg3 c5 15. Bd3 h6 16. g4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 cxd4 18. exd4 Qg5 19. Rc7 Nf6 20. O-O {Yang,K (2481)-Nogerbek,K (2424) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (49)}) 6. Bxd6 cxd6 7. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Na6 9. e4 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. f3 Nh5 12. Nh3 Qh4+ 13. Nf2 f5 14. g3 Qe7 15. exf5 Rac8 16. Kf1 Nf6 17. Qd2 Qe5 18. Bxa6 Bxa6+ 19. Kg2 Qxf5 20. Rhe1 Rf8 21. Re3 Bc4 {Dzagnidze,N (2513)-Batsiashvili,N (2467) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 7. Qc2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. e4 Bb7 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O Ne7 15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Qxa6 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Rac1 Ra5 19. Rxc8 Nxc8 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Qd2 Ne7 {Csiki,E (2335)-Neelash,S (2417) Budapest HUN 2023 0-1 (39)}) 7... d5 8. e3 O-O 9. Rc1 d6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Rc3 h6 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. g3 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. e5 dxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. Qe4 Nf8 24. Qa8 Bb7 25. Qxa7 Qd7 26. Be2 Qc6 27. Qb8 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Bxf3+ 29. Bxf3 Qxb2 30. a4 Qd4 31. Bc6 g5 32. Qd6 Qc4 33. h3 Ng6 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Qxb6 Nxe5 36. Bb5 Qd5+ 37. Kf1 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 39. Kf1 Qd1+ 40. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.49"] [White "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Black "Manafov, Vugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B41"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. a3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. f4 d6 8. Qf3 Nbd7 9. g4 g6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Be3 b5 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Qf2 $146 ({RR} 13. Nde2 Bg7 14. Bh3 Rc8 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Bd4 a5 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Qd3 b4 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Nxd6 Nc5 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qd6 Qa7 23. axb4 axb4 24. Ng3 Ra8 25. Kc1 Bxe4 26. Rhe1 Rc8 27. Qd8+ Rxd8 {Aliavdin,N (2315)-Robledo,C (2274) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (42)}) 13... Nc5 14. Bg2 Be7 15. f5 e5 16. Nde2 f6 17. h4 Rf8 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Ng7 21. Nc3 Kb8 22. Rdd1 gxf5 23. Nd5 Qd7 24. gxf6 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Ba7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.50"] [White "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Black "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nd5 9. Rc1 Nxf4 10. exf4 Nb6 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Bd3 Qf6 $146 ({RR} 12... Bb7 13. O-O Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxd4 15. Rfd1 Qf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Qxb4 Rad8 18. g3 Rd4 19. Qc5 Rfd8 20. Be2 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 {1-0 (21) Andreikin,D (2726)-Karacsonyi,G (2292) Chess.com INT 2020}) ({RR} 12... Bb7 13. O-O Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. a3 Bd6 16. Ne5 Qh4 17. g3 Qh3 18. f3 a5 19. Rf2 Rfd8 20. Qe2 Rab8 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Rxc6 Be7 23. Qe4 Bf6 24. Rc4 g6 25. Bf1 Qh6 26. Rd2 c5 27. Rxc5 {Yang,c (2120)-Laohawirapap,P (2380) Hong Kong HKG 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 12... Bb7 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qd6 15. O-O Qxf4 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. a4 a5 18. Rb1 Qg5 19. g3 Ba8 20. Rb5 Qe7 21. Rxa5 c5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. Re1 Qxc3 25. Re3 Qc5 26. Be4 h6 27. Bxa8 {Mardov,D (2435)-Shuvalova,P (2498) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (101)}) 13. g3 Bb7 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Qe2 h6 17. a3 Bd6 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Nc5 Bd5 20. Be4 Rab8 21. Nd3 Qe8 22. Nfe5 Rdc8 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Nc6 Ra8 25. Nde5 f6 26. Nd3 Ra6 27. Ndb4 Nxb4 28. axb4 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 axb4 30. Qe4 Qd7 31. Re1 Re8 32. Ra6 Qb5 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Qxa8+ Kf7 35. Qc8 Qd5 36. Qd7+ Kg6 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qxe6 Qxd4 39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. Qd7+ Kg6 42. f5+ Kg5 43. Qxg7+ Kxf5 44. Qh7+ Kg4 45. Re4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.51"] [White "Makarian, Rudik"] [Black "Smirnov, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2336"] [PlyCount "241"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Bd5 14. Qd3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. h4 a5 17. h5 Qb6 18. e3 Rfd8 19. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Rac1 Bb4 21. Ne4 Nd5 22. Kg2 Qe7 23. Nc3 Nf6 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Qxc5 Qd7 27. b3 Nb4 28. Qe5 b6 29. Be4 Rac8 30. Bb1 Qd5+ 31. Qxd5 exd5 32. Bf5 Rc7 33. Kf3 Kf8 {Stribuk,A (2431)-Madaminov,M (2512) Oskemen KAZ 2024 0-1 (67)}) 19... Rd7 20. Rd2 Rad8 21. Rad1 Qb3 22. Rd3 Qc4 23. Qc2 e5 24. Be2 Qe6 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Ne4 Nf6 29. Nxf6+ Bxf6 30. b3 Kf8 31. Kg2 Ke7 32. Bf3 Qc3 33. Qd1 Qa1 34. Qe2 Qb2 35. Qc4 Qc3 36. Qe4+ Qe5 37. Qb1 Qc5 38. Qd1 Qd6 39. Qc2 Qe5 40. Qb1 Qc5 41. Kh3 Qe5 42. Qd1 Qa1 43. Qd3 Qc3 44. Qf5 Qe5 45. Qh7 Qe6+ 46. Kg2 Qxb3 47. Qe4+ Qe6 48. Qb1 Qd7 49. Qb6 Be5 50. Qxa5 Bd6 51. Qa8 Qc7 52. Qa7 Qb8 53. Qd4 Be5 54. Qh4+ Ke8 55. Qb4 Qc7 56. a5 Bd6 57. Qb1 Kf8 58. Qf5 Be5 59. Be2 Qxa5 60. Qc8+ Ke7 61. Qxb7+ Qc7 62. Qb3 Kf8 63. Qc4 Qd6 64. Bf3 c5 65. Bd5 Qc7 66. Qg4 Bf6 67. Qa4 Ke7 68. Kh2 Kf8 69. Qa8+ Bd8 70. Qa6 Qe5 71. Bf3 Qf6 72. Qa8 c4 73. Kg2 c3 74. Qc8 Ke7 75. Qc5+ Qd6 76. Qxc3 Kf8 77. Qc2 Bf6 78. Qf5 Qe6 79. Qa5 Qd7 80. Bd5 Qe7 81. Bc6 Qd6 82. Qa8+ Qd8 83. Qa3+ Qe7 84. Qb3 Qc7 85. Bd5 Qd7 86. Qc4 Be5 87. Qb4+ Bd6 88. Qe4 Qe8 89. Qh7 Qe5 90. Qh8+ Ke7 91. Bf3 Bc5 92. Qc8 Bd6 93. Qa8 Qf5 94. Qa4 Qc5 95. Qd1 Qf5 96. Bd5 Qe5 97. e4 Bc5 98. Qb3 Bd6 99. Qb7+ Bc7 100. Qc8 Qd6 101. f4 Bb6 102. Qc3 Kf8 103. Qc8+ Qd8 104. Qf5 Qf6 105. Qd7 Qe7 106. Qc8+ Qd8 107. Qc4 Qc7 108. Qb3 Ba7 109. Qa2 Bb6 110. e5 Qd7 111. Qb3 Ba7 112. Qb4+ Qe7 113. Qa5 Qd7 114. Qb4+ Qe7 115. Qe4 Qc5 116. Kh3 Qd4 117. Qf3 Qa1 118. Qb3 Qf1+ 119. Kh4 Qe2 120. Qa3+ Kg8 121. Qxa7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.52"] [White "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2674"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. a4 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be3 ({RR} 7. h3 Be6 8. O-O Qd7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Ne7 13. Bb3 Ng6 14. Nh2 Nf4 15. Ng4 Be7 16. h4 c6 17. g3 Ne6 18. c3 h5 19. Ne3 g6 20. Qf3 Kg7 21. Kh2 Bf6 {Narayanan,S (2658)-Caruana,F (2792) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 7. O-O Be6 8. Nd5 Bxd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. d4 e4 11. Nd2 Re8 12. f3 exf3 13. Qxf3 Bf8 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15. a5 a6 16. Nc4 g6 17. Bg5 Bg7 18. Rf2 h6 19. Bd2 Re7 20. Raf1 Qe8 21. c3 Rd8 {Rees,I (2272)-Young,A (2028) Cardiff WLS 2024 0-1 (54)}) 7... Be6 8. Ng5 $146 ({RR} 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Rfe1 Qd7 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. Qf3 Bb4 17. c3 Bf8 18. Qxd5 Rxd5 19. Nb3 Red8 20. Nc1 h6 21. g4 e4 22. Bf4 exd3 {Storey,C (2220)-Hebden,M (2448) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (33)}) 8... Bg4 9. Qd2 Nd4 10. f4 h6 11. Nxf7 Rxf7 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Ne2 c5 15. O-O Kg8 16. h3 Bd7 17. g4 Nh7 18. Ng3 Bh4 19. Kg2 Qe7 20. b3 Rf8 21. Rae1 g5 22. Re2 Bxg3 23. Kxg3 gxf4+ 24. Rxf4 Qe5 25. Ref2 Kg7 26. Kg2 Rxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 Ng5 29. Kg3 Nf7 30. Rf2 Ne5 31. Rf1 Be6 32. Rf2 Bf7 33. Rf5 Bg8 34. g5 hxg5 35. Rxg5+ Kf7 36. h4 Bh7 37. h5 Kf6 38. Kf4 b6 39. Rg1 Nf7 40. a5 b5 41. a6 Nd8 42. Kg4 Ne6 43. Rf1+ Kg7 44. h6+ Kg6 45. Rf5 Nc7 46. e5 Nd5 47. Rg5+ Kxh6 48. exd6 Nf6+ 49. Kf4 Nd7 50. b4 c4 51. Rxb5 cxd3 52. cxd3 Bxd3 53. Rb7 Nf8 54. Ke5 Bxa6 55. d7 Nxd7+ 56. Rxd7 d3 57. Rd6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.53"] [White "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. e4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Re8 10. Bd3 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 10... e5 11. d5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bxd4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Qf6 17. Qxf6+ Kxf6 18. f3 fxe4 19. Nxe4+ Kf7 20. O-O-O Bf5 21. Nc3 Re3 22. Rhe1 Rae8 23. Ne4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Bxe4 25. fxe4 {Gago Padreny,I (2258)-Habans Aguerrea,J (2062) Linares 2019 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 10... e5 11. d5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bxd4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Qf6 17. Qxf6+ Kxf6 18. O-O fxe4 19. Rae1 g5 20. Nxe4+ Kg6 21. Re3 Re5 22. Rfe1 b5 23. Nc3 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 bxc4 25. Re7 {Ercan,S (2109)-Dickl,E (1999) Barcelona ESP 2024 ½-½ (41)}) 11. Be2 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. d5 Na5 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. b4 Nb7 16. g4 a5 17. O-O-O Nb8 18. Kb2 Na6 19. Qb3 f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Rdg1 f4 22. Bd2 Bd7 23. Ne1 Kh7 24. Bg4 Rg8 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Nb5 Kh8 27. Qd3 Qe8 28. Bc3 axb4 29. axb4 Nac5 30. bxc5 Nxc5 31. Qe2 Bxb5 32. cxb5 Ra4 33. Nd2 Qa8 34. Ra1 Qa7 35. Qc4 Rxc4 36. Rxa7 Na4+ 37. Rxa4 Rxa4 38. Kb3 Rga8 39. Nc4 Bh4 40. Rf1 Ra2 41. Bb2 R2a7 42. Be6 Kg7 43. Rg1+ Kf6 44. Rg4 Bg5 45. h4 Rh8 46. f3 Raa8 47. Ba3 Rae8 48. hxg5+ hxg5 49. Rg2 Rh1 50. Rc2 Rb1+ 51. Nb2 Re7 52. Rh2 Kg7 53. Rh5 Rg1 54. Nc4 Kf6 55. Rh8 Rb1+ 56. Kc2 Rxb5 57. Rf8+ Kg7 58. Rd8 Kf6 59. Bd7 Rc5 60. Bxc5 bxc5 61. Bg4 Rh7 62. Rf8+ Ke7 63. Rc8 Kf6 64. Kb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.54"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Be3 Bd6 7. Bd3 Bf5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Bg6 10. c4 Nd7 ({RR} 10... Re8 11. Qc2 Na6 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rad1 Nc7 14. Nc3 Bf8 15. Rfe1 a6 16. h3 b5 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. d5 cxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. cxd5 Bd6 23. g3 Kf8 24. b4 Re4 25. Kg2 {So,W (2772)-Caruana,F (2791) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (53)}) 11. Nf4 $146 ({RR} 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rfe1 Qc7 13. h3 c5 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Rad1 {½-½ (15) Gallagher,J (2444)-Antal,G (2565) Mali Losinj CRO 2023}) ({RR} 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. c5 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Rad8 14. Bc4 Nxc5 15. Bf4 Qa5 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. dxc5 Qxb2 18. Qa4 Rxd2 19. Qxa7 Qd4 20. Rac1 Bc2 21. Qa5 Rd8 22. Bb3 Bxb3 23. axb3 h5 24. Rce1 h4 25. gxh4 Qxh4 {Mitusov,S (2465)-Salimiyan,B (2254) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. c5 Be7 13. Rc1 Qc8 14. d5 cxd5 15. Nf4 Rd8 16. Nxd5 Bf8 17. b4 Ne5 18. Qb3 Qe6 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. Rd2 Rad8 21. Rcd1 g5 22. h3 g4 23. Bf4 Ng6 24. Bc7 Re8 25. hxg4 Rxd5 {To,N (2356)-Bodi,T (2286) Budapest 2021 1-0 (32)}) 11... Qc7 12. g3 Rfe8 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Re1 c5 15. Bf1 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rxe1 17. Qxe1 Ne5 18. Qe4 Rd8 19. Rd1 Bc5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qxe5 b6 23. Qe2 Qe7 24. Qd2 Qd6 25. Qc2 Qe5 26. Bd3 Bd4 27. b3 a5 28. Be4 Bc5 29. Kg2 Kf8 30. Bd5 Qd4 31. Qe2 Qf6 32. h4 Bd4 33. f4 Bc5 34. Kh2 Qf5 35. Be4 Qe6 36. Qd3 Qd6 37. Bd5 Qf6 38. Bg2 Qd4 39. Qf3 Kg8 40. Qg4 Qg1+ 41. Kh3 Qb1 42. Qe2 Qf5+ 43. Kh2 Qe6 44. Be4 Kf8 45. Qd3 Qd6 46. Bd5 Qf6 47. Qe2 Qf5 48. Bf3 Qe6 49. Qd1 Qd6 50. Bd5 Qf6 51. Bg2 Kg8 52. Qd7 Qe7 53. Qc8+ Kh7 54. Qg4 Kg8 55. h5 gxh5 56. Qxh5 g6 57. Qg4 Qe6 58. Qd1 Kg7 59. Bh3 Qe3 60. Bg2 Qe6 61. a3 Qd6 62. Qa1+ Qd4 63. Qc1 Qd6 64. f5 gxf5 65. Qg5+ Qg6 66. Qxg6+ fxg6 67. b4 axb4 68. axb4 Bxb4 69. Bd5 Kf6 70. Kg2 Ke5 71. Bf7 g5 72. g4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.55"] [White "Bezold, Michael"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 c5 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. d3 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Rac8 ({RR} 11... Rfe8 12. d4 cxd4 13. exd4 Rad8 14. Ne5 Na5 15. Rac1 dxc4 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. bxc4 Rc8 18. Rfe1 Bb4 19. Red1 Qa6 20. Ndf3 h6 21. Rc2 Red8 22. Kf1 Bf8 23. Re1 Qb7 24. Kg1 Bb4 25. Rd1 Qe4 26. Qxe4 {Marcetic,M (2040)-Srdanovic,J (2143) Senta SRB 2023 ½-½ (43)}) 12. a3 Rfd8 13. Ne1 $146 ({RR} 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. e4 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Nc4 b5 18. Ne3 Nde5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Nc6 21. f5 Nd4 22. Qg4 Qe5 23. Rf1 g6 24. Kh1 Rf8 25. Rce1 Kh8 26. Qd1 h5 27. b4 Kh7 {Nakamura,H (2736)-Swiercz,D (2649) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (41)}) 13... a6 14. f4 b5 15. g4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Na5 17. g5 Ne8 18. Bc3 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Nd6 20. Qe2 Rb8 21. Rf3 bxc4 22. dxc4 Nb3 23. Nxb3 Rxb3 24. Qc2 Rb7 25. Rh3 Nf5 26. Qe2 Rb3 27. Qh5 h6 28. gxh6 Rxc3 29. hxg7 Kxg7 30. Qh7+ Kf6 31. Rh6+ Nxh6 32. Qxh6+ Kf5 33. Qh5+ Ke4 34. Qf3+ Kf5 35. Qh5+ Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.56"] [White "Woodward, Andy"] [Black "Samadov, Read"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. a3 Nh5 13. Be5 f6 14. Bg3 f5 15. Be5 O-O 16. h3 Nf6 17. g4 Ne4 18. gxf5 Rxf5 19. Bf4 Rc8 20. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 20. Rc1 g5 21. Rg1 Kf8 22. Nh4 Rf7 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 gxf4 25. Ng6+ hxg6 26. d5 Bh4 27. dxe6 Bxe6 28. Qxe6 fxe3 29. Rd1 exf2+ {0-1 (29) Maisuradze,N (2214)-Terbe,J (2269) Los Cancajos 2020}) 20... Nxc3 21. bxc3 Rf8 22. Qc2 h6 23. Ke2 Be8 24. Rhg1 Bh5 25. Bg6 Bxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Bg5 27. Qd2 e5 28. h4 Bxf4 29. exf4 Rxf4+ 30. Ke2 Qf6 31. Raf1 exd4 32. Bc2 dxc3 33. Qxd5+ Kh8 34. Rg3 Rd8 35. Re3 Rxd5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.57"] [White "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Black "Sardana, Rishi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2466"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. a4 ({RR} 11. Bh4 Ng6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. b4 a6 14. Na4 Be7 15. Rab1 Bd6 16. Rfc1 Nf8 17. Nc5 g6 18. a3 Ne6 19. a4 Qh4 20. Ng3 Qe7 21. a5 Rb8 22. Re1 f5 23. Nf1 Ng5 24. f3 Qf6 25. Qf2 Be6 {Bacallao Alonso,Y (2590)-Moradiabadi,E (2555) Tornelo INT 2021 ½-½ (44)}) 11... a5 $146 ({RR} 11... g6 12. Rab1 a5 13. Rbe1 Ne6 14. Bh4 Ng4 15. Bg3 f5 16. h3 Nf6 17. f3 Nh5 18. Bf2 Bh4 19. g3 Bf6 20. Kg2 Ng5 21. Rh1 Bd7 22. g4 Ng7 23. Ng3 Qc8 24. h4 Nf7 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. e4 {Gorshtein,I (2528)-Kalezic,B (2394) Petrovac MNE 2024 1-0 (42)}) 12. Rad1 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rfe1 Ng6 15. Ng3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. Ne2 h5 19. Nf4 Nxf4 20. gxf4 h4 21. Bf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Rd6 23. b4 Rf6 24. Qe5 Qd7 25. Qh5 Rh6 26. Qf3 Ra8 27. b5 Rg6 28. Kh2 Qd6 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. Rb7 Re8 31. Reb1 Rh6 32. Qg4 c5 33. Rd7 Qc6 34. Rbb7 cxd4 35. Rxf7 g6 36. exd4 Qd6 37. Qg5 Rh5 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rxg6 Rxg5 40. Rxd6 Rg4 41. Rxd5 Rxf4 42. f3 Rc8 43. Rh5+ Kg8 44. Rg5+ Kh8 45. Rxa5 Rxd4 46. Rh5+ Kg8 47. Rg5+ Kh8 48. a5 Ra4 49. Rh5+ Kg8 50. Rg5+ Kh8 51. a6 Rxa6 52. Rh5+ Kg8 53. Rxh4 Rg6 54. Rbb4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.58"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. a4 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd4 12. Qd1 c6 13. Ba2 Bg5 14. Be3 Ne6 $146 ({RR} 14... Bxe3 15. fxe3 Ne6 16. Qg4 Qe7 17. Rf2 g6 18. Raf1 Kg7 19. h4 Rae8 20. h5 f6 21. Qh4 Ng5 22. Kh1 h6 23. hxg6 Kxg6 24. c3 Kg7 25. a5 Rd8 26. b4 Rc8 27. Rf5 Rc7 28. Bb3 Rcc8 29. Qg4 {Vaishali,R (2481)-Hrbek,S (2426) Prague CZE 2024 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 14... Bxe3 15. fxe3 Ne6 16. Qg4 Qe7 17. Rf2 g6 18. Raf1 Kg7 19. h4 Rae8 20. h5 f6 21. Qh4 Ng5 22. Kh1 h6 23. hxg6 Kxg6 24. c3 Kg7 25. a5 Rd8 26. b4 Rc8 27. Rf5 Rc7 28. Bb3 Rcc8 29. Qg4 {Vaishali,R (2481)-Hrbek,S (2426) Prague CZE 2024 1-0 (42)}) 15. Bxe6 Bxe3 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. fxe3 Rxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Qb6 19. Qc1 Rf8 20. b3 d5 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Qd2 Rc8 23. Rf1 Qc5 24. Rf2 h6 25. Qe2 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Kf2 d4 28. exd4 exd4 29. Ke1 Qc3+ 30. Qd2 Qa1+ 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. Ke4 Qg1 34. Qe2 b6 35. Qg4+ Kf7 36. Kd5 Kg8 37. Kc6 Qf2 38. Kb7 Qxc2 39. Qc8+ Qxc8+ 40. Kxc8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.59"] [White "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Black "Andersen, Mads"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D34"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2592"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 Bb6 11. Nxb6 ({RR} 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Nd4 Qf6 15. a3 Qe7 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Nb5 Be6 18. b4 h5 19. e3 h4 20. Qh5 h3 21. Bxh3 Bxh3 22. Qxh3 Nd2 23. Qg4 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Rfd1 Ne4 {Vidit,S (2723)-Mamedov,R (2633) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (34)}) 11... Qxb6 ({RR} 11... axb6 12. b3 Re8 13. Bb2 Bg4 14. Re1 h6 15. a3 Qe7 16. Rc1 Rad8 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. h3 Bh5 19. Rc3 Qd7 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Rc1 Qe6 22. Qd2 Bg6 23. b4 Be4 24. Qd4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qe4+ 26. f3 {Rios,C (2455)-Bobadilla Viera,J (2364) Bogota COL 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 12. b3 d4 $146 ({RR} 12... Rd8 13. Bg5 Bg4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rc1 d4 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Qg5+ Qg6 19. Qxe5 Re8 20. Qxd4 Bxe2 21. Rfe1 Rad8 22. Qxa7 Ra8 23. Qxb7 Rxa2 24. Rc8 Rxc8 25. Qxc8+ Kg7 26. Qc3+ Kg8 27. b4 {Darini,P (2405)-Rengifo Blancas,R (2131) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (48)}) 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Qc1 a5 15. e3 d3 16. Nd4 Bg4 17. Qd2 Qa6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Rfc1 Rd6 20. Rc4 Be6 21. Ra4 Qb5 22. Rc1 Ra6 23. Bc3 c5 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Bxa5 Bd5 26. f3 Bb7 27. e4 Nd7 28. Bc3 f6 29. Bf1 c4 30. Bb4 Ne5 31. Bg2 Rd7 32. Kh1 cxb3 33. axb3 Nc6 34. Bh3 Rd8 35. Be6+ Kh8 36. Bc3 Ne5 37. Bxe5 Qxe5 38. Bc4 f5 39. Bxd3 fxe4 40. fxe4 Qd4 41. h4 Bxe4+ 42. Kh2 Bxd3 43. Rd1 h6 44. b4 Qc4 45. Rc1 Qb5 46. Rd1 Kh7 47. Qe3 Rd7 48. Rd2 Bf5 49. Rb2 Rd3 50. Qf4 Qd5 51. g4 Be4 52. Re2 Rd4 53. Rb2 Rd1 54. Re2 Bd3 55. Rg2 Rf1 56. Qg3 Be4 57. g5 Bxg2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.60"] [White "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Black "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2437"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. h4 Na6 9. h5 Nc5 10. h6 Bh8 11. Qc2 c6 12. Nf3 ({RR} 12. Nh3 cxd5 13. cxd5 b6 14. f3 Bd7 15. g4 Rc8 16. Qd2 Qe8 17. Nf2 b5 18. Rc1 b4 19. Ncd1 Bb5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 dxc5 22. Ne3 Bxe2 23. Kxe2 Qd7 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Nd3 Qe7 26. Nc4 Nd7 {Primbetov,K (2059)-Bayramov,V (2133) Mersin TUR 2024 1-0 (37)}) 12... cxd5 $146 ({RR} 12... Ng4 13. Bxc5 dxc5 14. Nd2 f5 15. Bxg4 fxg4 16. Nf1 Bf6 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Ne3 Bg5 19. Qe2 g3 20. fxg3 a4 21. a3 Qb6 22. Rd3 Bd7 23. Ned1 Rf7 24. Rf1 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Bxh6 26. Kg1 Be8 27. dxc6 {Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2630)-Nakamura,H (2768) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (51)}) 13. cxd5 b6 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Bb5 Ne8 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Nc4 Qd8 19. f3 Bf6 20. O-O-O Nc7 21. Kb1 Qe7 22. a3 Rfb8 23. g3 Qd7 24. f4 Qe7 25. f5 Bg5 26. Rdf1 Ne8 27. Ne2 Nc7 28. Nc3 Ne8 29. Qe2 Nf6 30. Ka2 Kh8 31. Rf2 Ng8 32. fxg6 fxg6 33. Qg4 Rf8 34. Rxf8 Rxf8 35. Qe6 Qxe6 36. dxe6 Rf6 37. Nxd6 Bxh6 38. Rxh6 Rxe6 39. Nf7+ Kg7 40. Rxh7+ Kxh7 41. Ng5+ Kh6 42. Nxe6 Kh5 43. Nxc5 Kg4 44. Nd3 Kxg3 45. Nxe5 g5 46. Nf7 Kf4 47. Nxg5 Kxg5 48. Kb3 Kf4 49. Ka4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.61"] [White "Amar, Elham"] [Black "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B08"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2078"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 Re8 7. Bh6 Bh8 8. O-O-O c6 9. Bd3 b5 10. e5 b4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 a5 $146 ({RR} 12... d5 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. h4 c5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. h5 Qc7 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Qg5 Qb6 19. Qh4 e6 20. Be3 {1-0 (20) Jaracz,P (2465)-Strejczek,D (2149) Zgierz 2019}) 13. h4 Be6 14. h5 dxe5 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bf8 Bf6 17. Qh6 exd4 18. Nxd4 Qd6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kxf8 21. Nxe6+ Qxe6 22. Rh8+ Bxh8 23. Qxe6 c5 24. Rh1 Bg7 25. Qf5+ Kg8 26. Qd5+ Kf8 27. Qf3+ Kg8 28. Qxa8 Kf7 29. Qf3+ Bf6 30. Qh5+ Kf8 31. Qg6 Nd7 32. f4 e5 33. Qf5 Re7 34. fxe5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.62"] [White "Brodsky, David"] [Black "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E65"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2429"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bf4 Be6 10. Qa4 Qa5 11. Ne5 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Nd4 13. Rae1 $146 ({RR} 13. Nxc5 Nxe2+ 14. Kh1 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Nh5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Nd7 Rxf4 18. Bxb7 Rd8 19. Rad1 Rxc4 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Rxd8+ Kf7 22. b3 Rc2 23. a4 Nf4 24. Ba6 Nh3 25. Kg2 Nf4+ 26. Kf3 g5 27. Bc4 h5 {Brodsky,D (2538)-Maltsevskaya,A (2364) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 13... Nh5 14. e3 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Bxe5 16. fxe5 Nc6 17. b3 Nxe5 18. Nxc5 Rad8 19. f4 Nd3 20. Nxd3 Rxd3 21. Bxb7 Rd2 22. Rf2 Rfd8 23. c5 Bh3 24. c6 Rd1 25. Rfe2 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rd2 27. Rc1 Bg2 28. Ba6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.63"] [White "Lou, Yiping"] [Black "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. d3 e5 7. Bg2 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nd4 ({RR} 9... Be6 10. Qa4 ({RR} 10. Qh4 f6 ({RR} 10... Nf5 11. Qxd8 Raxd8 ({RR} 11... Rfxd8 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Nge4 Nfe7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Nf6+ Kh8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Bxe7) 12. Nb5 Rd7 13. Ng5 Nfd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxe6 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 fxe6 17. Bxb7) 11. Bd2 Kh8 12. Bh6 Qd7 13. Bxg7+ Kxg7 14. Qa4 Rfd8 15. b4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. b5 Ne7 18. Qb4 a5) 10... h6 11. Bd2 ({RR} 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Rac1 c6 ({RR} 12... c5 13. Nd2 Nd5 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxc5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qe7 18. Ne4 f5 19. Qc4+ Rf7 20. Nd2) 13. Rfe1 a5 14. Nd2 f5 15. Qa3 Re8 16. Na4 Bf7 17. Nc5 Qc7) ({RR} 11. Rd1 Nd4 12. Rb1 c6 13. b4 a5 14. Rd2 b5 15. Qa3 c5 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Nxb5 cxb4 18. Qb2 Rb8 19. a4 Bd5) 11... Nd4 ({RR} 11... f5 12. Rac1 ({RR} 12. Rfd1 Nd4 13. Ne1 Nd5 14. e3 Nb6 15. Qa3 Nc6 16. b4 a6 17. Rac1 Qd7 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Qf7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qxc6 Bd7 22. Qc4 Ba4 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24. Nc2 Rf6 25. d4 Rc6 26. Na3) 12... Nd4 13. Qa3 c6 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Na4 Bd5 16. Bb4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Re8 18. Bxe7) 12. Qd1 ({RR} 12. Rfe1 Bd7 13. Qd1 Bc6 14. Nxd4 ({RR} 14. Nh4 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Kh7 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Be3 b6 18. Qa4 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 c5 20. Bd2 Nec6 21. Kf1 Rad8 22. Red1 Rd7 23. Ne1 Rfd8 24. e3 Ne6 25. Ke2 Bf8 26. a3 Rc8) 14... exd4 15. Nb1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. Kg1 a5 18. Qc1 Nf5 19. Qxc7 Rfc8 20. Qf4 Rc2 21. Na3 g5 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. dxe4 Rxd2 24. exf5 Rxb2 25. Nc4 Rc2 26. Na3 Rc3) ({RR} 12. Rfc1 a5 ({RR} 12... c6 13. Ne1 Nd5 14. Kf1 Nb6 15. Qd1 a5 16. e3 Nf5 17. Ne4 Nd7 18. b4 axb4 19. Bxb4 Re8 20. a4 Bd5) ({RR} 12... f5 13. Ne1 c5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bg2 Rxb2 16. Be3 Nxe2+ 17. Nxe2 Rxe2 18. Bxc5 e4 19. d4 f4 20. Rc2 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 e3 22. fxe3 fxe3 23. Qe4 Qd7 24. Nf3 Re8 25. Qxe3 Nf5 26. Qf2 Bd5) 13. Qd1 Re8 14. Ne1 c6 15. e3 Ndf5 16. a3 Nd6 17. Na4 f5 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bd5) 12... c6 13. Ne1 Kh7 14. e3 Ndf5 15. Ne4 b6 16. a4 Qd7 17. a5 Nd6 18. Bb4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 c5 20. Bd2 Rad8 21. axb6 axb6 22. Ra3 Bh3 23. Bg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 {Etienne,A (2122)-Song,R (2503) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 9... h6 10. Bd2 ({RR} 10. Qh4 Nf5 ({RR} 10... g5 11. Bxg5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 Bf5 13. Be4) ({RR} 10... Nd4) 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nb5 Rb8 13. Bd2 a6 14. Nc3 Nfd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. f4 Bg4 17. Rf2 exf4 18. Bxf4 Rd7 19. h3) 10... Nd4 ({RR} 10... Nf5 11. Rac1 ({RR} 11. Na4 Ncd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Rfe1 c6 14. e3 b5 15. Qc1 bxa4 16. exd4 Qxd4 17. Re4 Qxd3 18. Bxh6) 11... Re8 12. Ne4 Ncd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rfe1 c6 15. e3 Ne6 16. Bb4 Bf8 17. Bc3 Bg7 18. f4) 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 c6 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Qc1) 13. Bb4 ({RR} 13. Qc1 Kh7 14. Bb4 Be6 ({RR} 14... Bg4 15. h3 Bxe2 16. Re1 Bxd3 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nc5) 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Nb3 Re8) 13... Be6 14. Qc1 ({RR} 14. Qc5 Nd5) 14... Bd5 15. a4 ({RR} 15. Qc5 Nc8) 15... b6 ({RR} 15... a5 16. Ba3 b6) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21. h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3) 10. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne4 h6 12. Bd2 Be6 13. Qc1 Kh7 14. Nc5 Bd5 15. Nxb7 Qc8 16. Nc5 Re8 17. Re1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd5 19. Qc4 Re5 20. h3 Nb6 21. Qc2 Qe8 22. Rac1 Nd5 23. Na6 c5 24. Nxc5 Rc8 {Smirin,I (2599)-Ohanyan,E (2444) Dubai UAE 2023 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne4 Be6 12. Qc2 ({RR} 12. Qb5 b6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bc1 a6 15. Qa4 c5 16. Nd2 Ra7 17. Nf3 Re8 18. Bd2 Nd5) 12... Bd5 ({RR} 12... b6) 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf6 Bxe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxe4) 10... c6 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 h6 13. Bf6 Bxf6 14. Nxf6+ Kg7 15. Ne4 Be6 16. Qc5 f6 17. b4 b6 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Rfc1 f5 20. Nd2 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qb2 Qf6 23. Nb3 Rce8 24. Nxd4 Kh7 25. e3 f4 26. e4 Bxe4 27. dxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxc6 Qxd4 29. Rc7+ Kg8 30. Qb3+ Kh8 31. Rd1 fxg3 32. Qc3 gxf2+ 33. Kf1 Qxc3 34. Rxc3 Rg4 35. Rg3 Rxg3 36. hxg3 Kg7 37. a4 h5 38. a5 bxa5 39. bxa5 a6 40. Rb1 Rf5 41. Rb6 Rxa5 42. Kxf2 Kh6 43. Kg2 Kg5 44. Kh3 Ra3 45. Rc6 Ra5 46. Rb6 Ra2 47. Rc6 a5 48. Rc5+ Kh6 49. Rd5 g5 50. Rd6+ Kg7 51. Ra6 Ra3 52. Kg2 g4 53. Rc6 Ra2+ 54. Kf1 a4 55. Rc4 a3 56. Rc3 Kf6 57. Re3 Kg5 58. Kg1 Kf5 59. Kf1 h4 60. gxh4 Kf4 61. Rb3 g3 62. Kg1 Kg4 63. h5 Kh3 64. Rb1 Rb2 65. Rf1 Rg2+ 66. Kh1 Rh2+ 67. Kg1 Rh1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.64"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 cxd4 ({RR} 8... c4 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne5 Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 O-O 15. b3 Rab8 16. Qc2 Rfc8 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. a3 Bd6 19. Bxc4 Bf5 20. Qd1 Bg6 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Rd8 23. Qf3 {Carlsen,M (2855)-Mamedyarov,S (2762) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 8... c4 9. O-O b5 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Bf3 Be7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bxd5 Nxe5 15. Bxb7 Nd3 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Rad1 Qc6 19. Ne2 Nb4 20. Qb1 Qb6 21. h3 Qa5 22. a3 Nd3 23. Rxd3 {Sarana,A (2679)-Melillo,L (2283) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Na4 Nd7 15. Qd4 Rb8 16. b3 Re8 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 Re4 20. Qc3 Qe5 21. Qxe5 Rxe5 22. Rd4 Re7 23. Ra4 Ra8 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Rca5 Bc8 {Hambleton,A (2437)-Aarav,D (2357) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (98)}) 11... Ba7 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qa3 c5 14. O-O Be6 15. Na4 Nd7 16. Bd6 c4 17. Rfd1 Qg5 18. Bf3 Ne5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxc4 Bb8 21. Nb6 Bd6 22. Qa4+ Ke7 23. Rf4 g5 24. Rxd5 Qxb2 25. Rfd4 Bxd5 26. Qd7+ Kf8 27. Qxd6+ Kg7 28. Nxd5 Qb1+ 29. Rd1 Qb2 30. Ne7 Rae8 31. Nf5+ Kg8 32. Bc6 Rb8 33. Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.65"] [White "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2451"] [BlackElo "2500"] [PlyCount "148"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. h4 Bg7 7. h5 Nc6 8. Bg2 Bf5 9. Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 9. O-O c4 10. Ng5 Nb6 11. b3 O-O 12. hxg6 Bxg6 13. Nge4 Rc8 14. Ba3 Qc7 15. e3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Na5 17. b4 Nc6 18. b5 Nb8 19. f4 e6 20. g4 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Nd5 22. Rac1 Qa5 23. Bd6 Qxb5 {Bu,X (2718)-Ma,L (2172) Hangzhou 2018 1-0 (34)}) 9... Qxd5 10. d3 Qd7 11. Qa4 Rc8 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. Qh4 Bf6 15. Bg5 Qe6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 exf6 18. Rc1 b6 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. f4 Ng4 21. Nc4 Ke7 22. Kd2 Be6 23. a4 Rc7 24. Na3 Bd7 25. b3 f5 26. Rh1 Nf6 27. Bf3 Bc6 28. Bxc6 Rxc6 29. Rh8 Nh5 30. Ra8 a5 31. Ra7+ Kf8 32. Nc4 Re6 33. Ne5 Re7 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Ke3 Nxg3 36. Kf3 Nh5 37. Nc4 Ng7 38. Nxb6 Ne6 39. e3 Nd8 40. d4 Nb7 41. Ke2 cxd4 42. exd4 f6 43. Kd3 g5 44. Nd5+ Ke6 45. Ne3 Nd6 46. d5+ Kd7 47. Ng2 Ne4 48. Kd4 Nd2 49. Kc3 Ne4+ 50. Kd4 Nd2 51. b4 axb4 52. Kd3 Ne4 53. Kc4 Kd6 54. a5 b3 55. Kxb3 Kxd5 56. Kb4 Kc6 57. Kc4 Nd2+ 58. Kc3 Nf3 59. Ne3 Nh4 60. Nc4 Kb5 61. fxg5 fxg5 62. Kd3 g4 63. Ke3 g3 64. Nb6 f4+ 65. Ke2 f3+ 66. Ke3 f2 67. Ke2 Nf5 68. Nd5 Kxa5 69. Kf1 Ka6 70. Ke2 Kb7 71. Kf1 Kc6 72. Nb4+ Kb5 73. Nc2 Kc4 74. Kg2 Kd3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.66"] [White "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Black "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2551"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Nf6 7. f4 $146 ({RR} 7. Nf3 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Nbd2 e6 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. O-O-O Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Bb5 Bg7 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. f4 b5 19. Nf3 gxf4 20. gxf4 b4 21. cxb4 a5 {Bortnyk,O (2608)-Dudin,G (2534) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 7... e5 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. d5 Nb8 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O c6 12. c4 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Qxb2 14. Nbd2 Nbd7 15. Nb3 Qa3 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rxf6 Qb2 19. Rf4 g5 20. Rf1 Bg4 21. Qc2 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 Nxc4 23. h3 Bh5 24. Nc5 Bg6 25. Bb3 Nd2 26. Rfe1 Nxb3 27. axb3 cxd5 28. exd5 Rfd8 29. Re5 b6 30. Na6 Rd7 31. Nb4 a5 32. Nc6 Kf8 33. h4 gxh4 34. Ra4 h3 35. gxh3 Re8 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. b4 Be4+ 38. Kh2 Bxd5 39. Ne5 Re7 40. Ng4 Re2+ 41. Kg3 Ra2 42. Rxa2 Bxa2 43. bxa5 bxa5 44. Kf4 Be6 45. Nxh6 a4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.67"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 Qa5 11. h4 O-O 12. Nd4 Rad8 $146 ({RR} 12... Rfc8 13. f4 Bd8 14. f5 Bd7 15. Nb3 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Qxa2 17. Kd2 Qa4 18. Rhe1 h6 19. Ra1 Qc6 20. Nd4 Qc5 21. Be3 Qe5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Kc1 a5 24. Nf3 Qxe4 25. Qxd6 Qc6 26. Rd1 Bc7 27. Qxc6 {Krivenko,D (2269)-Oparin,G (2653) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 12... Rfd8 13. f4 Rac8 14. g4 Be8 15. Kb1 Kf8 16. f5 Rxc3 17. bxc3 e5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nb3 Qa4 20. g5 Bc6 21. Rhe1 fxg5 22. Qf3 Bf6 23. hxg5 Bxg5 24. f6 h6 25. Qf5 Ke8 26. Qh7 Bxf6 27. Qxh6 {Nakamura,H (2736)-Timofeev,A (2574) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 12... Rac8 13. f4 Rfe8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. g4 Qb6 16. g5 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 b5 19. a3 a5 20. Re1 e5 21. Rxd6 exf4 22. Rf1 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Nd5 Bb5 25. Rxf4 Ba4 26. c3 Bb3 27. Kd2 {Nilsen,T (2146)-Szustakowski,A (2242) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (69)}) ({RR} 12... a6 13. f3 Rfd8 14. g4 Rac8 15. Kb1 b5 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Ne2 b4 18. Nd4 Rcc8 19. f4 Qc5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nb3 Qc4 22. g5 Be7 23. Nd4 d5 24. e5 Bc5 25. Ne2 a5 26. h5 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 {Bowcott-Terry,F (2081)-McClement,A (2198) England ENG 2024 1-0 (39)}) 13. f4 Rfe8 14. f5 Ng4 15. Qg3 h5 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Rxd6 e5 20. Qd3 Rxd6 21. Qxd6 Qc7 22. Rd1 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Rf7 24. g3 Rf3 25. Rxc6 Rxg3 26. b4 g5 27. Rc8+ Kf7 28. Rc7+ Kg6 29. Rc6+ Kf7 30. Rc7+ Ke6 31. Nd5 gxh4 32. c4 Nf2 33. Re7+ Kd6 34. c5+ Kc6 35. Re6+ Kb5 36. a4+ Kxa4 37. c6 h3 38. c7 h2 39. Kc2 Rg8 40. Ra6+ Kb5 41. Ra5+ Kc6 42. Ne7+ Kxc7 43. Rxa7+ Kb6 44. Ra1 Rg1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.68"] [White "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [BlackElo "2626"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 h6 8. Re1 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. Bb3 Re8 $146 ({RR} 10... Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bxe6 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 fxe6 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. c4 Rd6 17. Bb2 Rc6 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nd7 20. Bc3 Rxc4 21. Re3 Nc5 22. Rd1 Nxe4 23. Ba1 Rf8 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 {Aronian,L (2723)-Murzin,V (2627) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (64)}) ({RR} 10... Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bxe6 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 fxe6 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. c4 Rd6 17. Bb2 Rc6 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nd7 20. Bc3 Rxc4 21. Re3 Nc5 22. Rd1 Nxe4 23. Ba1 Rf8 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 {Aronian,L (2723)-Murzin,V (2627) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (64)}) 11. Rb1 b6 12. Bb2 Na5 13. Ba4 Rf8 14. c4 Nh7 15. Bc3 Nb7 16. Bc6 Rb8 17. d4 f6 18. Qd3 Ng5 19. Nh4 exd4 20. Qxd4 Bf7 21. f4 Ne6 22. Qe3 Nec5 23. Qg3 Kh7 24. Re3 Be8 25. Nf5 g6 26. Nd4 Qe7 27. Rbe1 Nd8 28. Nf5 Qf7 29. Bd5 Qd7 30. Nxh6 c6 31. Ng4 cxd5 32. Nxf6+ Rxf6 33. Qh4+ Kg8 34. Qxf6 d4 35. Qxd4 Qh7 36. Qxd6 Nc6 37. f5 Qe7 38. Qf4 Rd8 39. e5 Qf7 40. e6 Qxf5 41. Qh6 Nd4 42. Bxd4 Rxd4 43. Rf3 Qxf3 44. gxf3 Rxc4 45. e7 Nd7 46. Rd1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.69"] [White "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Black "Macovei, Andrei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C79"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "181"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. e5 $146 ({RR} 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. h3 Re8 13. Qf3 b5 14. Rad1 b4 15. Nce2 c5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 Qa5 18. Nc1 Bf8 19. Kh2 h6 20. b3 Rad8 21. g4 d5 22. h4 Re4 23. Kh3 Qb5 24. Nd3 Qd7 {Garifullina,L (2449)-Injac,T (2411) Xi'an CHN 2024 0-1 (49)}) 10... dxe5 11. Rxe5+ Be7 12. Qe1 Kf8 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Re2 h6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Qf6 17. Bd2 Kg8 18. Ne2 Kh7 19. Bc3 Qg6 20. Ng3 Rhe8 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Qd1 Bg4 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. cxd3 Be6 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Kf1 Rd8 27. Ke2 Bd5 28. f3 Re8 29. Kf2 f5 30. Nd2 Bc5+ 31. d4 Bd6 32. Nf1 f4 33. Nd2 g5 34. a3 Kg6 35. Re1 Rxe1 36. Kxe1 Kf5 37. Ke2 h5 38. h3 Bc6 39. Kf2 Bb5 40. Ne4 Be7 41. Bb4 Bd8 42. Bc3 b6 43. g4+ fxg3+ 44. Nxg3+ Kg6 45. Ne4 Bc6 46. Ng3 Be7 47. Bd2 Bf6 48. Bc3 a5 49. Ne4 Be7 50. Ng3 Bd5 51. Bd2 Be6 52. Kg2 Bc4 53. Kf2 Bd3 54. Ke3 Bc4 55. Kf2 a4 56. Ne4 Bd5 57. Ng3 c5 58. dxc5 Bxc5+ 59. Be3 Bxe3+ 60. Kxe3 Be6 61. f4 Bxh3 62. fxg5 Kxg5 63. Ne4+ Kg4 64. Nf6+ Kg5 65. Ne4+ Kg6 66. Kf4 Bd7 67. Nd2 Be6 68. Ne4 Bd5 69. Nc3 Bc6 70. Ne2 Kf6 71. Nd4 Bd7 72. b3 axb3 73. Nxb3 Ke6 74. Kg5 Be8 75. Nd4+ Ke5 76. Nf5 Kd5 77. Ne7+ Kc5 78. Kh4 b5 79. Kg5 Kc4 80. Nf5 Kc5 81. Ng7 Bf7 82. Nf5 Be6 83. Ne3 Kd4 84. Nc2+ Kc3 85. Nb4 Kb3 86. Nc6 Ka4 87. Kxh5 Kxa3 88. Nd4 Bf7+ 89. Kg5 b4 90. Nc2+ Ka4 91. Nxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.70"] [White "Hungaski, Robert"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2473"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. h3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 ({RR} 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. b3 Qe7 7. Bb2 Ba3 8. Bxa3 Qxa3 9. Qc1 Qxc1+ 10. Rxc1 Nbd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Nd4 a6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. f4 Nb6 15. g4 Ne8 16. Kf2 Nd6 17. d3 Re8 {Hungaski,R (2477)-Ibrahimli,M (2415) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (41)}) 3... g6 $146 ({RR} 3... c6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Nd2 Bd6 9. Be2 Qe7 10. a3 Be5 11. d4 Bd6 12. c4 a5 13. O-O Be4 14. f3 Ng4 15. fxe4 Nxe3 16. Qe1 Nxf1 17. Bxf1 g5 18. Nhf3 {Teclaf,P (2464)-Gardian,A (1859) Katowice 2020 1-0}) 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 a5 8. Nc3 Na6 9. O-O Nc5 10. d3 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. f4 Qb6 13. Rb1 Rad8 14. Bf3 e6 15. Nce2 Na6 16. Qd2 c5 17. Nc2 Nb4 18. Ne1 dxc4 19. bxc4 Bc6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. a3 Rd7 22. axb4 cxb4 23. d4 Rc8 24. Qd3 Qa6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. c5 b6 27. cxb6 Qxb6 28. Nf3 a4 29. Ne5 Rdc7 30. Rfc1 Qb7 31. Rc4 Rxc4 32. Nxc4 Be7 33. Nd2 b3 34. Kf2 Bh4+ 35. g3 Be7 36. Nc3 Bb4 37. Nxa4 Rc2 38. Rxb3 Ra2 39. Nc3 Qh1 40. Nxa2 Qh2+ 41. Ke1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.72"] [White "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Black "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2435"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Nb5 Bxb5 8. Bxb5+ Nc6 9. c3 e6 10. Ne2 Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O $146 ({RR} 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Qd3 Nf8 15. h4 Rc8 16. h5 a6 17. a4 Na5 18. b3 Nc6 19. Kf2 e5 20. dxe5 Bc5+ 21. Kg3 Nxe5 22. Qf5 Rc6 23. Bg5 Qd6 24. Bf4 Qd8 25. Bg5 Be7 26. Bf4 Rf6 {Castillo Coca,M (2043)-Becerra Rivero,J (2411) Charlotte USA 2024 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Qd3 Nf8 15. h4 Rc8 16. h5 a6 17. a4 Na5 18. b3 Nc6 19. Kf2 e5 20. dxe5 Bc5+ 21. Kg3 Nxe5 22. Qf5 Rc6 23. Bg5 Qd6 24. Bf4 Qd8 25. Bg5 Be7 26. Bf4 Rf6 {Castillo Coca,M (2043)-Becerra Rivero,J (2411) Charlotte USA 2024 0-1 (32)}) 12... Qb6 13. Bd3 e5 14. Be3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bc5 16. Bf2 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Bb4 18. Qg5 Rfe8 19. Kh1 Bf8 20. Rab1 g6 21. b4 Bg7 22. a4 Rac8 23. a5 Qd8 24. Qd2 Nd7 25. b5 Nf8 26. b6 a6 27. Bc2 Qd7 28. Bb3 Ne6 29. Qb4 Red8 30. Rfd1 Qc6 31. Be1 Bf6 32. Rd3 Nf4 33. Re3 h5 34. Bg3 Ne6 35. Rd3 h4 36. Bf2 Nf4 37. Re3 Qd7 38. Qd2 Qf5 39. Rbe1 Kg7 40. h3 Ne6 41. Rd3 Bg5 42. Be3 Nf4 43. Rc3 Rxc3 44. Qxc3 Nxh3 45. Bc2 Rc8 46. Bxf5 Rxc3 47. Bxh3 Bxe3 48. Bc8 Bd2 49. Rd1 Rxc8 50. Rxd2 Rc4 51. Kh2 Ra4 52. Rc2 Rxa5 53. Rc7 Ra4 54. Rxb7 Rxd4 55. Ra7 Ra4 56. Kh3 g5 57. Rd7 Ra5 58. b7 Rb5 59. Rxd5 Rxb7 60. Rxg5+ Kf6 61. Ra5 Rb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.73"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Wanyama, Harold"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2506"] [BlackElo "2154"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3 b5 $146 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. Qc2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nge2 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Be5 Nfe4 14. Bd4 Bf5 15. Ng3 Nxg3 16. Bxf5 Nxf1 17. Bxc8 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 d4 19. Rd1 d3 20. Qb1 Qxc8 21. Nd5 Bd6 22. b4 Ne6 23. Qxd3 {Zhu,Y-Jin,Y (2420) Shanghai CHN 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 8... Nf8 9. Qc2 Ng6 10. Bh2 Be6 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O O-O 14. Rab1 a5 15. a3 b6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Nd7 19. Qd1 c5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Nd4 {Seletsky,G (2272)-Zaichenko,D (2104) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 8... O-O 9. Nf3 a6 10. a4 c5 11. O-O Qb6 12. Qd2 cxd4 13. exd4 Bb4 14. Rfe1 Rd8 15. Re2 Nf8 16. Rae1 Ne6 17. Be5 Ne8 18. Bb1 Nd6 19. Qd3 g6 20. Nxd5 Qa5 21. Nf6+ Kf8 22. Nxh7+ Ke8 23. Nf6+ {Kieu,B (1827)-Mao,T Hanoi 2018 1-0}) 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. a3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nd4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. Nf5 Re8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rc2 Rc4 20. Rcd2 Rd8 21. Qf5 Re8 22. Rd4 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Ne4 24. Ra1 Nxc3 25. Rd2 Ne4 26. Rc2 g6 27. Qg4 Qf6 28. Rac1 h5 29. Qd7 Re7 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Rc7 Rxc7 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. Rxc7 Ba8 34. Ra7 g5 35. Bb8 d4 36. Rxa8 d3 37. Kf1 Nc3 38. Ke1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.74"] [White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Black "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bb2 g6 ({RR} 6... Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 a6 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Qf5 Qe7 11. O-O g6 12. Qh3 h5 13. Rfe1 h4 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxe7+ Bxe7 18. Nd4 Be4 19. Re1 Bd5 20. g4 Kd8 21. g5 {Duda,J (2743)-So,W (2770) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (78)}) ({RR} 6... Nbd7 7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 Bd6 10. g3 Qe7 11. Bg2 O-O-O 12. Rc2 Kb8 13. Kd2 Ne4+ 14. Kc1 f5 15. Kb1 g5 16. Ne1 f4 17. exf4 gxf4 18. Nd3 Qg7 19. Ne2 fxg3 20. hxg3 Rhf8 21. Rf1 {Materia,M (2453)-Rosen,E (2374) Biel SUI 2024 1-0 (42)}) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Ne2 $146 ({RR} 8. Rc1 Bg7 9. Ba3 a6 10. d4 Bf8 11. Bxf8 Kxf8 12. Bd3 Kg7 13. O-O Re8 14. Qc2 Nbd7 15. Qb2 Kg8 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. b4 {½-½ (17) Makoveev,I (2322)-Liyanage,R (2300) Tornelo 2021}) 8... Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. b4 a3 13. Bc3 c5 14. Rb1 Qe7 15. Nf4 Na6 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Qb3 Nb4 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. Qxb4 Qxb4 20. Rxb4 Ba6 21. d3 Rfc8 22. Rb3 Bf8 23. Nd4 Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Bxd3 27. Rd1 Bb1 28. Bb3 Rxb3 29. Nxb3 Bxa2 30. Nc1 Be6 31. Rd8 Kg7 32. Ra8 Be7 33. Kf1 Kf6 34. Ke2 Ke5 35. Nd3+ Kd5 36. Ra4 Kc6 37. Kd2 Kb6 38. Kc2 Kb5 39. Ra7 Bd6 40. Nc1 Kb4 41. Nd3+ Kc4 42. e4 Bf8 43. Ne5+ Kd4 44. Nxf7 Bb4 45. Nd8 Bc4 46. Nc6+ Kc5 47. Nxb4 Kxb4 48. Rxh7 Bb3+ 49. Kb1 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.75"] [White "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Black "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "168"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. b4 ({RR} 6. g3 Bd6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. d3 Ba6 11. e4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bf4 Qd6 15. Qa4 Bb7 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Kf8 20. f4 Rc5 {Keymer,V (2696)-Ding Liren (2811) Wijk aan Zee NED 2023 ½-½ (58)}) 6... Bb7 7. Bb2 ({RR} 7. Rb1 Nbd7 8. b5 Bd6 9. Ne2 a6 10. a4 axb5 11. axb5 O-O 12. Ned4 Ne5 13. Be2 Re8 14. O-O Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Be5 16. Bb2 Qd6 17. h3 Ne4 18. Nf5 Qf6 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Nd4 Ra2 21. Bxe4 dxe4 {Santos Latasa,J (2624)-Kvaloy,A (2482) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 7... Bd6 $146 ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. b5 a6 9. a4 axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 Bd6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nd4 Nfe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nf5 f6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bc3 Ra8 19. Qb2 Bd5 20. Bb4 Ra2 21. Qd4 Bf7 22. Bxc5 {Jaramillo Lopez,A (2283)-Badelka,O (2377) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 7... Nbd7 8. b5 a6 9. a4 axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 Bd6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nd4 Nfe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nf5 f6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bc3 Ra8 19. Qb2 Bd5 20. Bb4 Ra2 21. Qd4 Bf7 22. Bxc5 {Jaramillo Lopez,A (2283)-Badelka,O (2377) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 7... a6 8. Qb3 Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Ne2 Re8 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Ned4 g6 14. Nc6 Qf8 15. Nfd4 Qh6 16. h3 Bc8 17. Nf3 Bb7 18. a4 Re6 19. Nfd4 Ree8 20. Rc2 Qh5 21. Rfc1 Ne4 22. Be2 {Schmakel,S (2449)-Bharath,S (2566) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) 8. b5 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. d3 Qd7 14. Qb3 Ng6 15. Rfe1 Be5 16. Bf1 h5 17. Nce2 h4 18. h3 Bd6 19. Nf3 Qf5 20. Ned4 Qh5 21. Ba3 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Ne5 23. Rc1 Nxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Bc8 25. Be2 Be6 26. Qb4 axb5 27. axb5 Rxa3 28. Qxa3 g5 29. Qb2 Qh6 30. Qe5 g4 31. Qg5+ Qxg5 32. Nxg5 gxh3 33. gxh3 Re7 34. Kh2 Ne8 35. Nf3 Nd6 36. Nd4 Kg7 37. Bf3 Kf6 38. Bg4 Bf5 39. Rc3 Bg6 40. Bf3 Rd7 41. Kg2 Bf5 42. Bg4 Be6 43. f4 Re7 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. Kf2 f5 46. Bf3 Kf6 47. Ra3 Nb7 48. Ra8 Nc5 49. Be2 Rg7 50. Rh8 Bd7 51. Rxh4 Ne6 52. Nxe6 Bxe6 53. d4 Kg6 54. Rh5 Kf6 55. Rh6+ Rg6 56. Rh7 Rg7 57. Rh4 Kg6 58. Rh5 Kf6 59. h4 Bf7 60. Rg5 Be8 61. Kg3 Bd7 62. Bd3 Rg6 63. Kf2 Rg7 64. Rh5 Be6 65. Rg5 Bd7 66. Bc2 Be6 67. Bb3 Rg6 68. Kg3 Rg7 69. Bd1 Bd7 70. Be2 Be6 71. Kf2 Bd7 72. Bf3 Be6 73. Rh5 Bf7 74. Rh8 Rg8 75. Rxg8 Bxg8 76. Bh5 Bf7 77. Bf3 Kg6 78. Kg3 Kh6 79. Be2 Be6 80. Bf1 Bf7 81. Bg2 Be6 82. Bf3 Bf7 83. Kf2 Be6 84. Ke1 Bf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.76"] [White "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Black "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B91"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2486"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Bg4 8. f3 ({RR} 8. Be2 Be6 9. f4 Be7 10. f5 Bc8 11. Be3 b5 12. Nd5 Nbd7 13. a4 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Rb8 15. axb5 Bb7 16. Qd3 axb5 17. O-O O-O 18. Ra7 Nf6 19. Bf3 Re8 20. Rfa1 d5 21. Qxb5 Qc8 22. Qe2 dxe4 {Felgaer,R (2560)-Delgado Ramirez,N (2628) Buenos Aires 2019 0-1 (58)}) ({RR} 8. Be2 h5 9. h3 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nbd7 11. Bg5 b5 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 h4 16. g4 Be7 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Rg1 Bg5 19. Rgd1 Rfd8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Qxd6 Rd8 {Martinez Reyes,P (2325)-Karttunen,M (2479) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 8... Be6 9. f4 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 9... Bg4 10. Be2 Bh3 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Bf3 exf4 13. gxf4 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Qh4+ 15. Bf2 Qxg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. Rg1 h5 18. Rg3 g6 19. h3 Be6 20. Nd4 h4 21. Rf3 Nf6 22. f5 gxf5 23. exf5 Bd7 24. Re3+ {Le,Q (2709)-Aditya,M (2438) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. f5 Bxb3 11. axb3 Nb4 12. Bg2 h5 13. Be3 h4 14. g4 h3 15. Bf3 Nh7 16. Ra4 a5 17. Qe2 Ng5 18. Qb5+ Nc6 19. Be2 Rb8 20. Nd5 Be7 21. Bb6 Qd7 22. O-O O-O 23. Bxa5 b6 24. Qxc6 {Le,Q (2709)-Aditya,M (2438) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0}) 10. f5 Bc4 11. Qf3 b5 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. a3 Be7 15. Kb1 Nb6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Nd5 Qc6 19. Qe2 Bd8 20. h4 a5 21. c3 O-O 22. g4 b4 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Nxb4 Qb5 25. Qd3 Bb6 26. Rc1 Rc7 27. Qd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.77"] [White "Saraci, Nderim"] [Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Nbd7 8. c4 e6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nf6 12. Rad1 $146 ({RR} 12. Rfe1 Be4 13. Qb2 O-O 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 16. a4 Qd7 17. a5 c6 18. axb6 axb6 {½-½ (18) Zetocha,C (2288)-Klemanic,E (2082) Slovakia 2022}) 12... Be4 13. Qb2 O-O 14. Rfe1 a5 15. Bf1 Bxf3 16. exf3 d5 17. c5 bxc5 18. dxc5 c6 19. a3 Ne8 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Ne8 23. Ra1 Nc7 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. h4 h5 26. g4 Qd8 27. Qe5 Ne8 28. gxh5 Qxh4 29. hxg6 Ng7 30. b5 fxg6 31. bxc6 Rxf3 32. Re2 Rf8 33. c7 Qg4+ 34. Bg2 Rc8 35. Rb2 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qa4 37. Rb8 Qe8 38. Qd6 Kh7 39. Rxc8 Qxc8 40. Qd8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.78"] [White "Juksta, Karolis"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. b3 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bb2 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 13... dxc4 14. Qxc4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Rc2 16. Bc3 Qc8 17. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Qa8 19. Bb2 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ {½-½ (20) Vrolijk,L (2573)-Zwirs,N (2476) Netherlands NED 2024}) ({RR} 13... Rc7 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qf5 Re8 16. Re1 h6 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Re1 Qc8 19. Nd4 Bb4 20. Qf4 dxc4 21. Nb5 Bxg2 22. Nxc7 Bh3 23. Re2 c3 24. Qxb4 cxd2 25. Rxd2 Qxc7 26. Qc3 Qb7 27. f3 h5 28. Qe3 {Zuferi,E (2375)-Sumets,A (2521) Germany GER 2024 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 13... dxc4 14. Qxc4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc5 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Qe3 Nce4 18. Be5 Bc5 19. Nd4 Qe7 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Bxe4 Rcd8 22. Bxb7 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Rxd4 25. a4 Rfd8 26. Ne3 Kf8 27. Ba6 Rd2 28. Rc1 {Weber,D (2120)-Atkinson,P (2098) Germany 2022 1-0 (35)}) 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Qb1 Qa8 16. Nh4 Rfe8 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Nc4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Qh5 21. Qf5 b5 22. Ne3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qe2 24. Rc2 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Qb4 26. Nf3 g6 27. Qd3 a6 28. Rc6 Rd8 29. Bc3 Qa3 30. Qc2 b4 31. Nc4 bxc3 32. Nxa3 Bxa3 33. Qxc3 Be7 34. Rxa6 Nc5 35. Ra7 Nd5 36. Qa5 Ne6 37. Ra8 Ndc7 38. Rxd8+ Bxd8 39. a4 Ne8 40. Qb5 Nd6 41. Qc6 Nf5 42. b4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.79"] [White "George, Kevin"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2661"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Ng4 9. Ne4 f5 10. Be2 h5 11. h3 fxe4 12. hxg4 Bc5 13. Nc3 Qd4 14. O-O hxg4 ({RR} 14... Rf8 15. Qe1 hxg4 16. g3 Bf5 17. d3 Rh8 18. Be3 Qd6 19. Kg2 O-O-O 20. Rh1 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rxh1 22. Qxh1 exd3 23. cxd3 Bxd3 24. Bxg4+ Kb8 25. Qh4 Nc4 26. Re1 Rf8 27. Bf3 Bf1+ 28. Kg1 Rxf3 29. Rxf1 {Vitiugov,N (2727)-Grischuk,A (2766) Riga 2019 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 14... O-O 15. Qe1 hxg4 16. d3 exd3 17. Be3 dxe2 18. Qxe2 Qb4 19. a3 Qxb2 20. Na4 Qb5 21. Qxb5 cxb5 22. Nxc5 Bf5 23. Rfc1 Rfc8 24. Nb3 Nc4 25. c3 a5 26. a4 bxa4 27. Rxa4 Bd7 28. Raa1 a4 29. Nc5 {Seo,J (2451)-Yoo,C (2599) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) 15. d3 g3 $146 ({RR} 15... e3 16. Bxe3 Qd8 17. g3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qg5 19. Kg2 Be6 20. b4 Nb7 21. Ne4 Bd5 22. Bxg4 Bxe4+ 23. dxe4 Rd8 24. Qe2 Nd6 25. Rad1 Ke7 26. c4 g6 27. c5 Nb5 28. Qc4 {1-0 (28) Elias Reyes,J (2429)-Perez Marimon,J (2342) Santa Clara 2022}) 16. Nxe4 gxf2+ 17. Rxf2 Bb6 18. Bh5+ Kd8 19. c4 Nb7 20. Kf1 g6 21. Bg5+ Kc7 22. Rf7+ Bd7 23. Qf3 gxh5 24. Nf6 Rad8 25. Re1 Rhf8 26. Nd5+ cxd5 27. Rxf8 Rxf8 28. Qxf8 Qg1+ 29. Ke2 Qxg2+ 30. Kd1 Qxg5 31. cxd5 Qg2 32. Qb4 Ba5 33. Qc4+ Kb8 34. b4 Ba4+ 35. Kc1 Bxb4 36. Kb1 Qc2+ 37. Qxc2 Bxc2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.80"] [White "Banh Gia Huy"] [Black "Bologan, Victor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Kg7 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. e4 Be7 15. Nd5 Bc5 16. Ne1 ({RR} 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. b3 a5 18. Rd2 a4 19. bxa4 Ra8 20. Nc7 Rxd2 21. Nxd2 Rxa4 22. Nxe6+ fxe6 23. a3 Nd4 24. Kf1 Kf6 25. h4 Ke7 26. Bh3 Kd6 27. Bg4 Rxa3 28. Rxa3 Bxa3 29. Nf3 Nb3 30. Ke2 Na5 {Giri,A (2780)-Dubov,D (2710) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (92)}) 16... Bd4 17. Nd3 a5 18. Rad1 $146 ({RR} 18. Rac1 Be6 19. a4 b6 20. b3 Bc5 21. h3 f6 22. Kh2 g5 23. f4 Rb7 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Bf3 Rf7 26. Bg4 Rxf1 27. Rxf1 Bf7 28. Kg2 h5 29. Bf5 Rd6 30. g4 h4 31. Ne1 Nd4 32. Nf3 Nxf3 {Globus,O (2426)-Flom,G (2439) Israel ISR 2024 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 18. Rac1 Be6 19. a4 b6 20. b3 Bc5 21. h3 f6 22. Kh2 g5 23. f4 Rb7 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Bf3 Rf7 26. Bg4 Rxf1 27. Rxf1 Bf7 28. Kg2 h5 29. Bf5 Rd6 30. g4 h4 31. Ne1 Nd4 32. Nf3 Nxf3 {Globus,O (2426)-Flom,G (2439) Israel ISR 2024 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 18. Rac1 Be6 19. b3 b5 20. cxb5 Bxd5 21. bxc6 {1-0 (21) Janik,I (2519)-Nguyen,P (2404) Warsaw 2022}) 18... a4 19. Rd2 Na5 20. Rc2 Be6 21. Rfc1 f5 22. Nc7 Bf7 23. Nb5 Kf6 24. Nb4 Bc5 25. Nd5+ Kg7 26. h4 Nc6 27. Re2 Nd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd4 29. Rcc2 h5 30. Kh2 b5 31. b3 bxc4 32. bxc4 fxe4 33. Bxe4 a3 34. Kg2 Rb2 35. Nc7 Rd7 36. Nd5 Rd8 37. Nc7 Rc8 38. Nb5 Bxc4 39. Nxa3 Bxe2 40. Rxc8 Bf3+ 41. Bxf3 Rxf2+ 42. Kh3 Rxf3 43. Nb5 Be3 44. Rc3 e4 45. a4 Bb6 46. Rxf3 exf3 47. Nd6 Kf6 48. Nc4 Ba7 49. Nd2 f2 50. Kg2 Kf5 51. a5 g5 52. hxg5 Kxg5 53. Ne4+ Kf5 54. Nxf2 h4 55. gxh4 Kf4 56. a6 Bb6 57. Kf1 Ba7 58. Ke2 Bb6 59. Nd3+ Kg4 60. Ne5+ Kxh4 61. Nd7 Ba7 62. Kd3 Kg5 63. Kc4 Kf5 64. Kd5 Bf2 65. Nc5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.82"] [White "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Black "Wagner, Dennis"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Re1 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. d4 Qc7 13. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 13. d5 c4 14. h3 Nb7 15. Be3 Nc5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nbd2 Rfb8 18. Qe2 Qc8 19. Qf1 Bd8 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Ra1 Bb6 22. Qb1 Ra6 23. Ne1 Qa8 24. Rxa6 Qxa6 25. Bd1 Qa7 26. Bf3 g6 27. Nc2 Ne8 {Afanasiev,N (2540)-Goganov,A (2491) Ershovo RUS 2024 ½-½ (47)}) ({RR} 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. axb5 axb5 15. b3 h6 16. Nbd2 Be6 17. Bb2 c4 18. b4 Nc6 19. Nf1 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qb7 21. Ne3 Ra8 22. Qb1 Rd8 23. Rd1 Qa7 24. Qa1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Ng4 26. Nxg4 Bxg4 27. Qa1 Qxa1+ {Sapozhnikov,R (2308)-Krnan,T (2512) Mississauga 2019 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 13. d5 c4 14. h3 Nb7 15. Be3 Nc5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nbd2 Rfb8 18. Qe2 Qc8 19. Qf1 Bd8 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Ra1 Bb6 22. Qb1 Ra6 23. Ne1 Qa8 24. Rxa6 Qxa6 25. Bd1 Qa7 26. Bf3 g6 27. Nc2 Ne8 {Afanasiev,N (2540)-Goganov,A (2491) Ershovo RUS 2024 ½-½ (47)}) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Rfc8 15. axb5 Qxc2 16. Rxa5 Bxb5 17. Ra1 Nd7 18. Nf1 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Be2 20. Rd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bg5 22. Rd1 Bxc1 23. Raxc1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 exd4 25. Rc6 Ne5 26. Rxd6 Nxf3+ 27. Kg2 Ne1+ 28. Kg3 Nd3 29. b3 Nc5 30. Nd2 Rb8 31. Rxd4 Nxb3 32. Nxb3 Rxb3+ 33. f3 Rb8 34. Ra4 Ra8 35. Kf4 a5 36. e5 Kf8 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. f4 g6 39. f5 gxf5+ 40. Kxf5 Ra6 41. h4 h6 42. Kf4 Ke6 43. Ke4 Ra8 44. Kf4 Kd5 45. Kf5 Ra6 46. Ra1 a4 47. Rd1+ Kc5 48. Rd7 a3 49. Rxf7 a2 50. Rc7+ Kb5 51. Rc1 a1=Q 52. Rxa1 Rxa1 53. Kg6 Ra6+ 54. Kf7 Kc6 55. e6 Kd6 56. h5 Ra7+ 57. Kg6 Kxe6 58. Kxh6 Kf7 59. Kh7 Ra6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.84"] [White "Pereira, Fabian"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B18"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "2542"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. c3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nbd7 12. f4 Be7 13. Bd2 $146 ({RR} 13. h5 O-O 14. Be3 c5 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Qe2 Nd5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. g3 b5 22. Kb1 b4 23. c4 Nb6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Re8 26. b3 f6 27. Nd3 Qe7 {Ritviz,P (2391)-Nguyen Van Huy (2364) Bhubaneswar IND 2024 ½-½ (65)}) ({RR} 13. h5 O-O 14. Be3 c5 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Qe2 Nd5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. g3 b5 22. Kb1 b4 23. c4 Nb6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Re8 26. b3 f6 27. Nd3 Qe7 {Ritviz,P (2391)-Nguyen Van Huy (2364) Bhubaneswar IND 2024 ½-½ (65)}) 13... c5 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Kb1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb6 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Be3 Nd5 20. g4 Rac8 21. Bd2 Bb4 22. Rc1 f6 23. Nf3 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Qd6 25. f5 exf5 26. gxf5 Qd7 27. Qd3 Ne7 28. Qb3+ Kh7 29. Rcf1 Nxf5 30. Qd3 Kh8 31. Ng5 fxg5 32. hxg5 g6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.85"] [White "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Black "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [BlackElo "2334"] [PlyCount "164"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Qa5 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Rd1 a6 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 13. Kf2 c4 14. Nc1 Qa4 15. Bxc4 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. Nb3 a4 19. Bb5 Qd6 20. Bxa4 b6 21. Bc6 Ra7 22. Nd4 Nc7 23. Rc1 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Nb5 Nxb5 26. Bxb5 f4 27. Bd2 Bd4+ {Coto Mederos,M (2348)-Olenik Campa,R (2112) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (43)}) 13... Rd8 14. Be2 Nc6 15. a3 Nd4 16. O-O e6 17. Bc4 b5 18. Ba2 exd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Be6 21. Rc1 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. exd5 Nb3 24. Rcd1 Nxd2 25. Rxd2 c4 26. d6 f5 27. d7 Bf6 28. Rd6 Kf7 29. Kf1 Be7 30. Rc6 Rd8 31. Rxa6 Rxd7 32. a4 Rd3 33. Bf4 Rd1+ 34. Ke2 Rg1 35. Kf2 Rb1 36. Be5 bxa4 37. Rxa4 Ke6 38. Bc3 Kd5 39. Ra5+ Bc5+ 40. Kg3 Kc6 41. Be5 Re1 42. Bc3 Re2 43. Ra4 Kd5 44. Kh3 g5 45. Ra5 Kc6 46. Ra6+ Kd5 47. Rh6 g4+ 48. fxg4 fxg4+ 49. Kxg4 Rxg2+ 50. Kf3 Rf2+ 51. Kg3 Rf7 52. Rh5+ Kc6 53. h3 Bf8 54. Kg4 Bd6 55. Rh6 Kd5 56. h4 Rf4+ 57. Kh3 Rf3+ 58. Kg2 Rf7 59. Rh5+ Ke4 60. Rh6 Bf4 61. Rc6 Kd3 62. Rc5 Bc1 63. h5 Rb7 64. Rd5+ Kc2 65. Rc5 Bxb2 66. Bxb2 Rxb2 67. Rc7 c3 68. Rxh7 Rb5 69. Kg3 Rc5 70. Kg4 Kc1 71. Rf7 c2 72. h6 Kd2 73. Rf2+ Ke3 74. Rxc2 Rxc2 75. Kg5 Rh2 76. Kg6 Kf4 77. h7 Ke5 78. Kg7 Rg2+ 79. Kf7 Rh2 80. Kg7 Ke6 81. h8=Q Rxh8 82. Kxh8 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.86"] [White "Grahn, Vidar"] [Black "Rosen, Eric"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2263"] [BlackElo "2377"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bb4 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qc2 g5 9. Be5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 c6 11. Bd3 f6 12. Bxe4 $146 ({RR} 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 15. a3 Bd6 16. Nc4 Bc7 17. d5 Qc5 18. Qe2 cxd5 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. Qh6+ Kf7 21. Nd2 Bd8 22. Rd1 Qc6 23. Qh5+ Kg7 24. Nb3 Qb6 25. Rxd5 Be6 26. Rb5 Bf7 {Rama,T (2265)-Wongso,S (2178) New York USA 2024 1-0 (75)}) ({RR} 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. O-O Qe7 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Bg6 16. a4 Kf7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Qxc4+ Kg7 19. Rfe1 Rhe8 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Nd2 Bd5 22. Qc2 Rad8 23. a5 Rd7 24. h3 h5 25. e4 Be6 26. Qb2 Red8 {Mohammad Fahad,R (2396)-Wong,Z (2348) Hanoi VIE 2023 ½-½ (61)}) ({RR} 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd6 15. Nd2 Be6 16. c4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 h5 19. Bb3 h4 20. e4 O-O-O 21. Rfe1 Kb8 {0-1 (21) Yelisieiev,Y (2408)-Kolb,T (2347) Bamberg GER 2024}) 12... fxe5 13. Bf5 e4 14. Bxc8 Qxc8 15. O-O-O Qe6 16. Ne2 O-O-O 17. Qa4 a5 18. a3 b5 19. Qc2 Be7 20. Kb1 Kb7 21. Rc1 Rhf8 22. Ng3 a4 23. Qe2 Rf6 24. Nh5 Rh6 25. g4 Bd6 26. Ng7 Qd7 27. Nf5 Rh3 28. Qf1 Rf3 29. h4 Rxf5 30. gxf5 g4 31. h5 Qxf5 32. Qe2 Rg8 33. Rcg1 Be7 34. Rg2 Qf3 35. Qxf3 exf3 36. Rgg1 Kc7 37. Kc2 Kd7 38. Kd3 Ke6 39. e4 c5 40. Re1 c4+ 41. Kc3 Bd6 42. h6 dxe4 43. Rxe4+ Kd5 44. Ree1 Rg5 45. Re8 g3 46. fxg3 f2 47. Re3 Rxg3 48. Rh5+ Kc6 49. Rxg3 f1=Q 50. d5+ Kc5 51. b4+ axb3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.87"] [White "Larrea, Manuel"] [Black "Meylan, Andre"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2138"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Nxb4 11. cxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 b6 14. Bd3 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Nf3 ({RR} 16. Nb2 Nc5 17. Qe2 Qa3 18. Rb1 Rc8 19. O-O Ke7 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. Qd3 Nc3 22. Rbe1 Qxb2 23. Nxd4 Ne4 24. f5 Qc3 25. f6+ gxf6 26. exf6+ Kd8 27. Qd1 Nd2 28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. f7 Nxf1 30. Rxe6 Rf8 {Bilquez,R (2276)-Meylan,A (2205) Playchess.com INT 2021 1-0 (33)}) 16... Nc5 17. Nb2 Qa3 18. Rb1 Qe3+ $146 ({RR} 18... Qc3+ 19. Kf1 d3 20. Ne1 d2 21. Nf3 Ne4 22. Qa4+ Ke7 23. Qd4 Qc1+ 24. Ke2 Nc3+ 25. Kd3 Qxb1+ 26. Rxb1 Nxb1 27. Qb4+ Kd7 28. Qd6+ Kc8 {1-0 (28) Fernandez Lopez,R (2164)-Perez Guerra,R (2205) Salobrena 2021}) 19. Qe2 Qxf4 20. Qb5+ Ke7 21. O-O Qe3+ 22. Kh1 Ne4 23. Qb4+ Kd7 24. Nd1 Qh6 25. Kg1 Rhc8 26. Nxd4 Ke8 27. Nb5 Rc5 28. Nf2 Qe3 29. Rbe1 Qd2 30. Rxe4 Qxa2 31. Nd6+ Kf8 32. Rf4 Kg8 33. Rxf7 Qe2 34. Qf4 Rc2 35. Re7 Rf8 36. Qxf8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "11.88"] [White "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Black "Wong, Hayoung"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C51"] [WhiteElo "2081"] [BlackElo "1704"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Qb3 Qd7 $146 ({RR} 9... Na5 10. Bxf7+ Kf8 11. Qd5 Nf6 12. Qg5 Kxf7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5+ Kf8 15. Ba3+ Kg8 16. Nd2 h6 17. Qg6 Qe8 18. Qf5 Bxf5 19. Ndf3 Qh5 20. Kh1 Kh7 21. Rac1 Be4 22. Rfe1 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Nc6 24. Bb2 {Stangl,A (2070)-Corrales Jimenez,Z (2153) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 9... Qf6 10. e5 Qg6 11. exd6 cxd6 12. d5 Nd4 13. Qe3+ Ne7 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. Bb2 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Nf5 17. Qe4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bh3 19. g3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Rac8 21. Nd2 Rfe8 22. Bd3 Qh5 23. Kg2 Rc5 24. Be4 {Kanka,T (1717)-Planka,P (1805) Slovakia 2019 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 9... Qe7 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Ba3 Qe6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 O-O-O 17. Rfe1 Qf5 18. Re5 Qg4 19. Bxd7+ Rxd7 20. Qc2 Qf4 21. Bc1 Qb4 22. a4 Rhd8 23. Ba3 Qf4 24. Rae1 {Kanka,T (1717)-Hrdlicka,M (1785) Slovakia 2019 0-1 (35)}) 10. Bd2 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Rad1 Bb6 14. e5 Ng4 15. exd6 O-O 16. Bf4 Qf5 17. Nd5 Kh8 18. Qg3 c6 19. Ne7 Qc5 20. Bb3 Bd7 21. h3 Nf6 22. Bg5 Ne4 23. Qh4 Nxg5 24. Kh1 Bd8 25. f4 Ne4 26. f5 Nf6 27. g4 Bxe7 28. dxe7 Qxe7 29. Rde1 Qb4 30. Rb1 Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Qe3+ 32. Rf2 Ne4 33. Rbf1 Nxf2 34. Rxf2 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. Kg1 Rae8 37. f6 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. Kg1 gxf6 40. Bc2 f5 41. Qh6 Qg7 42. Qh4 Re1+ 43. Kg2 fxg4 44. Rf6 gxh3+ 45. Kf2 Qg1+ 46. Kf3 Qe3# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.1"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. Rb1 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd7 8. h4 ({RR} 8. Be2 Bb5 9. c3 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Bg5 Rfe8 14. f4 Rac8 15. Kh1 Qa6 16. Qxa6 bxa6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nb3 Be7 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Nc1 a5 21. a4 Bd6 22. Nd3 g6 {Grischuk,A (2777)-Tomashevsky,E (2706) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (52)}) 8... Bb5 9. h5 h6 10. c3 Bxf1 $146 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. Be2 a6 12. a4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qc6 14. Ra1 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 O-O 17. O-O Qc7 18. Nd3 Nb6 19. Nc5 Nc8 20. a5 Nd6 21. Rfe1 Rfe8 22. Qf3 Nd7 23. Nd3 Qd8 24. Qf4 Nb8 25. Ne5 {Tang,A (2502)-Perez Ponsa,F (2540) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (59)}) 11. Kxf1 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Rh3 Qd8 15. Kg1 Rc8 16. Re1 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Kh8 20. Qg4 Bf6 21. a3 b5 22. f4 Rc7 23. f5 exf5 24. Qxf5 a5 25. Nd3 Rc6 26. Rhe3 Rd6 27. g3 Bg5 28. Re5 Bf6 29. R5e3 Bg5 30. Re5 Bf6 31. R5e2 Qc7 32. Kg2 Rdd8 33. Re3 Qc6 34. R1e2 Kg8 35. Re1 Qb7 36. Nc5 Qc6 37. Nd3 Qb7 38. Nc5 Qc7 39. Nd3 Qc6 40. R1e2 Qb7 41. Nc5 Qc6 42. Nd3 Qb7 43. Nc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bf5 ({RR} 10... Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Qb3 Ne7 14. O-O c6 15. Bd3 Nd2 16. Nxd2 Bxd3 17. Rfe1 Ng6 18. Na4 Bf5 19. Rac1 f6 20. Nf3 Be4 21. Nd2 Bf5 22. Nc5 fxe5 23. Nxb7 Qf6 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Nc5 {Robson,R (2681)-Aronian,L (2785) Saint Louis 2022 0-1 (40)}) 11. O-O Nxc3 ({RR} 11... Ne7 12. h3 c6 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Qc2 Nxc3 15. Bxf5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qd7 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Rac1 Rfe8 20. Qc2 Qd5 21. Ng5 Qxa2 22. Ne4 Qd5 23. Nd6 Re7 24. Nf5 Red7 25. Bg5 Rf8 26. h4 {Duarte,L (2304)-Mathur,R (2111) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (81)}) 12. bxc3 f6 13. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Be2 h6 15. a4 Rae8 16. Qb3 Be6 17. Bb5 Na5 18. Qb4 c6 19. Bd3 Nc4 20. a5 Bc7 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Qxb7 Bd6 23. Qxc6 Rd8 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Qf5 26. Rad1 Rd3 27. Rxd3 cxd3 {Gottumukkala,A (1785)-Bagchi,S (1995) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (35)}) 13... Be4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. exf6 Bxf3 16. fxg7 Rf7 17. gxf3 Qf6 18. f4 Qf5 19. Kh1 Rxg7 20. Qe2 Kf7 21. Qf3 Rag8 22. Rae1 Qg4 23. Qxg4 Rxg4 24. Rc1 Kf6 25. c4 Kf5 26. c5 Ba5 27. Rb1 Rg2 28. Rb3 Ke4 29. Rfb1 Kf3 30. f5 Ke2 31. f6 R2g6 32. R3b2+ Kf3 33. Rb3 Ke2 34. R1b2+ Kf1 35. Rb1+ Be1 36. Rxe1+ Kxe1 37. Rb1+ Ke2 38. Bf4 Rxf6 39. Bg3 Kd3 40. Rb4 Rg4 41. Rb7 Rf7 42. f4 h5 43. Kg2 h4 44. Kf3 hxg3 45. Kxg4 g2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.3"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Ne5 c4 ({RR} 7... Qb6 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O f5 11. Ndf3 Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. g4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Be7 15. Bg3 Qc6 16. f4 b5 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Be2 Bb7 19. Bf3 Rad8 20. Rf2 Rd7 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. Qe1 {Le,Q (2709)-So,W (2772) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 7... Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nd7 9. Qg4 g5 10. h4 gxf4 11. Qg7 Rf8 12. exf4 Bxh4 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Rxh7 c4 15. O-O-O Nc5 16. Bxc4 Qb6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Ne4 20. Qh5 Qxf2 21. Bf3 Qe3+ 22. Kb1 {Koc,P (2346)-Samarth,J (1664) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (39)}) 8. h4 $146 ({RR} 8. Be2 a6 9. O-O Nd7 10. e4 Ndxe5 11. dxe5 O-O 12. Qc2 b5 13. b3 Bb7 14. exd5 exd5 15. Rad1 Bg5 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. Nf3 Rad8 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. f4 Qe7 20. Bf2 Rfe8 21. Bb6 Rb8 22. Bf3 Nd8 {Vinas Lopez,C (1860)-Diaz Begonte,M (1507) Madrid 2020 1-0 (33)}) 8... O-O 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Be2 Bd7 15. O-O Bxh4 16. Qxe4 Bc6 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rd4 Be7 21. b4 b5 22. Qd2 a5 23. bxa5 Qxa5 24. f3 Rc8 25. Bg3 Be8 26. Be1 Qc7 27. f4 Bc5 28. Rd3 Bc6 29. Bf2 h6 30. Qb2 Qb6 31. Qd2 Be4 32. Rd7 Bc6 33. Rd3 Be4 34. Rd7 Bc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.4"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2763"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. d3 e6 7. a4 b6 8. Nfd2 Bb7 9. f4 Qc7 10. Bf3 Be7 11. Nc3 h5 ({RR} 11... d5 12. e5 Ng8 13. Qe2 Nh6 14. Nd1 Nf5 15. c3 Nh4 16. Bg4 g6 17. d4 h5 18. Bh3 a5 19. Qf2 Ba6 20. Re1 Bd3 21. Nf3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Bf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. c4 cxd4 25. cxd5 exd5 26. Qxd5 {Firouzja,A (2744)-Caruana,F (2796) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) 12. Nc4 ({RR} 12. Qe2 O-O-O 13. Nc4 g6 14. e5 Ne8 15. Bxb7+ Qxb7 16. exd6 Nxd6 17. Nxd6+ Bxd6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. a5 b5 20. Ng5 Rhf8 21. Bd2 Bf6 22. Rab1 Nb8 23. b4 Nc6 24. bxc5 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Bxc5 26. c4 b4) 12... d5 $146 ({RR} 12... e5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Bg5 Nxc4 15. dxc4 h4 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. Qf3 Ra7 21. Rae1 Qb8 22. Qf5 O-O 23. Rxe5 b5 24. b3 bxc4 25. bxc4 Rb7 26. c3 g6 27. Qe4 {Draskovic,L (2497)-Kanep,M (2367) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 12... e5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Bg5 Nxc4 15. dxc4 h4 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. Qf3 Ra7 21. Rae1 Qb8 22. Qf5 O-O 23. Rxe5 b5 24. b3 bxc4 25. bxc4 Rb7 26. c3 g6 27. Qe4 {Draskovic,L (2497)-Kanep,M (2367) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (45)}) 13. exd5 exd5 14. Ne3 d4 15. Ncd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rb8 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Bc6+ Kf8 20. Bd2 Bd6 21. c3 dxc3 22. Bxc3 Rh6 23. Rae1 Kg8 24. Be4 h4 25. Bf5 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Re2 b4 28. Be5 Rd8 29. Rfe1 Nd7 30. d4 cxd4 31. Rc2 Qa7 32. Qf2 Bxe5 33. fxe5 Nf8 34. Rc4 Ne6 35. Rxb4 Qc5 36. Rb3 Nf8 37. Rf3 Qe7 38. Bd3 Rc6 39. Rf4 Ne6 40. Rxh4 g6 41. Qg3 Kg7 42. Rg4 Nc5 43. h4 Qe6 44. Rf4 Nxd3 45. Qxd3 Qc4 46. Qg3 Qd5 47. Ref1 Rd7 48. Qg5 d3 49. h5 d2 50. Rd1 Re6 51. Rf2 Rxe5 52. Qf6+ Kg8 53. Rfxd2 Qc5+ 54. Qf2 Rxd2 55. Rxd2 Re1+ 56. Kh2 Qxh5+ 57. Kg3 Qe5+ 58. Kf3 g5 59. Rd4 Kg7 60. g4 Rh1 61. Re4 Rh3+ 62. Kg2 Qh2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.5"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E42"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Ba5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Qxd8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.6"] [White "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bxc4 e6 5. b3 a6 6. Bb2 c5 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 Nbd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Qb8 13. e4 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc5 15. Bxc5 $146 ({RR} 15. Bc3 Ng4 16. Rf1 Bd6 17. h3 Nge5 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Ba1 Nc6 21. Qg4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Be5 23. Be3 Bc3 24. Bf4 Be5 25. Be3 Bd6 26. Bd4 Bf8 27. Nf3 Bxe4 28. Ne5 Bf5 29. Qh5 Bg6 {Vijayakumar,R (2172)-Mitev,V (2274) Sant Boi ESP 2024 0-1 (72)}) 15... Nxc5 16. e5 Nd5 17. Rac1 Rd8 18. Nf1 Nf4 19. Qe3 Ng6 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Nd4 Rc8 22. f4 Nh4 23. Rd1 Nxg2 24. Qg3 Qh4 25. f5 Qh5 26. fxe6 Qxd1 27. exf7+ Kf8 28. Nf5 g6 29. Qg5 gxf5 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Qf6+ Kd7 32. e6+ Kc7 33. e7 Nd7 34. Qc3 Kb8 35. e8=Q Nf4 36. Qce3 Qg4+ 37. Qg3 Ka7 38. Qxg4 fxg4 39. Ne3 Nf8 40. Nxg4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.7"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2733"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6 7. c5 Bg4 8. Be2 g6 9. Be3 Bg7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. O-O Ng8 13. Na4 $146 ({RR} 13. b4 Nge7 14. b5 axb5 15. Nxb5 Nf5 16. Bg4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 O-O 18. Rb1 f5 19. Be2 Rxa2 20. Nd6 Qg5 21. Rf3 Ra3 22. Rb3 Rxb3 23. Qxb3 Bxd4 24. exd4 Nxd4 25. Qb2 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qe3+ 27. Qf2 Qc1+ {Verbytski,O (2076)-Larkin,B (1952) Hull ENG 2024 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 13. b4 Nge7 14. b5 axb5 15. Nxb5 Nf5 16. Bg4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 O-O 18. a4 e5 19. Ra3 Qe7 20. Bf3 Rad8 21. a5 f5 22. a6 exd4 23. Nd6 dxe3 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. axb7 Nb8 26. Rd3 Rd7 27. c6 Rc7 {Kovalevskaya,E (2386)-Girya,O (2469) Sochi 2020 1-0 (57)}) 13... Nge7 14. g4 O-O 15. Bg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.8"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "170"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. a4 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Re1 b6 ({RR} 8... h6 9. h3 Re8 10. b3 c6 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. Bf1 Nf8 13. g3 Ng6 14. Bg2 Bd7 15. Kh2 Rad8 16. Qd3 Bc8 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. Qc4 Qb8 19. d5 Bd7 20. Ba3 b5 21. Qe2 b4 22. Bb2 bxc3 23. Bxc3 {Caruana,F (2766)-Jobava,B (2578) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 8... h6 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 Bf8 11. Bb5 c6 12. Bc4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 d5 14. dxe5 dxe4 15. e6 fxe6 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. c3 Bd6 18. Bd4 Bc7 19. Nxe4 Nd5 20. Qb3 b6 21. Rad1 Qh4 22. Nd2 Rf8 23. Re4 {Maiorov,N (2464)-Lazov,T (2384) Noisiel FRA 2024 1-0 (31)}) 9. b3 ({RR} 9. h3 Bb7 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Re8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd5 Bd6 14. Nh2 Nc5 15. f3 Ne6 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Bc5+ 18. Ne3 Qg5 19. Qe2 h5 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. gxh5 Qxh5 22. Ba3 Bd4 23. Rad1 Bc3 {Zhigalko,S (2572)-Bortnyk,O (2604) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (67)}) 9... Bb7 10. Bb2 c6 $146 ({RR} 10... Re8 11. Qd2 exd4 12. Qxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Bf8 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. Qc1 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Nd7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Ne5 20. Be2 Qh4 21. f4 Ng4 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. Rg5 Qd7 24. Qd2 Kh8 25. c4 {Ibarra Jerez,J (2542)-Renteria Becerra,J (2263) La Roda 2019 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 10... Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd5 Bd6 13. Bb5 c6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bc4 h6 16. Nh4 Bc5 17. Nf5 Nf8 18. Qh5 Bc8 19. Re2 Ng6 20. g3 Be6 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. Rd1 Bf8 23. Red2 b5 24. h4 bxa4 25. bxa4 {Lomasov,S (2545)-Nikitenko,M (2368) Manavgat 2018 ½-½}) ({RR} 10... h6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rad1 Bf8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nd5 Bd6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qc4 Nf8 19. Rd5 Ng6 20. Bc1 Bc5 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 c6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd3 Nf4 25. Rxd8+ {Wunnink,M (2222)-Kerigan,D (2366) Belgium 2019 ½-½ (37)}) 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Ne2 d5 13. Nxe5 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Ng3 Nf6 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 c5 18. Re1 Qd5 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 Bf6 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rad8 23. Rad1 Be4 24. Rc1 Bf5 25. Bc3 Rd5 26. f3 h5 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. h3 Ke7 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Be6 31. Rh1 Rc8 32. Ke3 c4 33. b4 axb4 34. Bxb4+ Kd7 35. Bc3 Ra8 36. Ra1 Kc6 37. Rhb1 Ra6 38. Rb4 Rda5 39. Bd4 Kb7 40. Kf4 Kc7 41. c3 b5 42. axb5 Rxa1 43. bxa6 Rxa6 44. Kg5 Bd5 45. f4 Rg6+ 46. Kh4 Rc6 47. f5 g6 48. Kg5 gxf5 49. gxf5 Kd7 50. Rb5 Be4 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52. Ra7 Bd5 53. Ra5 Be4 54. Ra8+ Ke7 55. Ra7+ Ke8 56. Be3 Bd5 57. Bc1 Rb6 58. Ba3 Rb5 59. Kf6 Rb1 60. Re7+ Kd8 61. Bb4 Rf1 62. Ba5+ Kc8 63. Bb6 Rf3 64. Bd4 Kd8 65. Bb6+ Kc8 66. Ba5 Rf1 67. Kg5 Rg1+ 68. Kh6 Rf1 69. Rc7+ Kb8 70. Rc5 Be4 71. f6 Rg1 72. Rxc4 Rg6+ 73. Kh7 Bc2 74. Kh8 Bf5 75. Rc6 Bd7 76. Rd6 Ba4 77. Bd8 Kc8 78. e6 Be8 79. Be7 Kc7 80. Rd8 Rh6+ 81. Kg7 Rg6+ 82. Kf8 Ba4 83. Kxf7 Rg4 84. Rd4 Rxd4 85. cxd4 Bb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.9"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a3 d6 7. Be3 Be6 8. Nd5 Qd7 9. h3 $146 ({RR} 9. Ng5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. O-O c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Ba2 d5 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Nf3 c5 16. c4 dxc3 17. bxc3 Bd6 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Qd2 h6 20. g3 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bb3 Qb5 {Vidit,S (2720)-Lazavik,D (2578) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (32)}) 9... Bd8 10. Bb3 Bxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. c4 Nf5 13. Bd2 e4 14. dxe4 Nxe4 15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Rb1 Nc5 17. Bc2 Qe7+ 18. Kf1 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 20. g3 Bg5 21. Qh5 h6 22. Re1 Qf6 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. b4 Nd7 26. Re7 Ne5 27. c5 Rfe8 28. Rxc7 dxc5 29. Kg2 cxb4 30. axb4 Rac8 31. d6 Rxc7 32. dxc7 Rc8 33. Rd1 Nc6 34. b5 Rxc7 35. bxc6 g6 36. Rd7 Rxc6 37. Bb3 Rf6 38. Rxb7 a6 39. Ra7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.10"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a3 Be6 8. Nc3 Bxc4 ({RR} 8... Qd7 9. h3 Rfe8 10. Nd5 Bd8 11. Bg5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nh4 Ng6 15. Qh5 Nxh4 16. Qxh4 f5 17. Qh5 Kh8 18. d4 Bf6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. d6 cxd6 21. Bxf7 Rf8 22. Bd5 Rae8 23. Rad1 {Niemann,H (2733)-Bharath,S (2561) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (103)}) 9. dxc4 Nb8 $146 ({RR} 9... a5 10. Qd3 b6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nb8 13. Be3 Nd7 14. b4 h6 15. c4 Re8 16. g3 Bf8 17. Nd2 Be7 18. h4 Rf8 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4 Nf6 21. c5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 bxc5 23. bxc5 Ng4 24. Kg2 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2732)-Dubov,D (2707) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 9... h6 10. b4 Nb8 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Be3 Re8 13. Qd3 Bf8 14. Nd2 c6 15. Nf1 a5 16. Ng3 g6 17. Na4 axb4 18. axb4 Qc7 19. Nc3 Kh7 20. Nf1 Nh5 21. g3 Ng7 22. Nd2 Ne6 23. Nb3 h5 24. h4 {Firouzja,A (2777)-Caruana,F (2795) Saint Louis USA 2023 0-1 (44)}) ({RR} 9... a5 10. Qd3 b6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nb8 13. Be3 Nd7 14. b4 h6 15. c4 Re8 16. g3 Bf8 17. Nd2 Be7 18. h4 Rf8 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4 Nf6 21. c5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 bxc5 23. bxc5 Ng4 24. Kg2 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2732)-Dubov,D (2707) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) 10. b4 Nbd7 11. h3 c6 12. Qd3 Re8 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Nh4 g6 15. Nf3 Nf8 16. g3 Ne6 17. Ng5 Qc8 18. Kg2 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 Qe6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Be3 Nd7 22. a4 Nb6 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Rb1 Rd7 25. Red1 Ra8 26. Rb3 f5 27. Rbb1 fxe4 28. Qxe4 Rad8 29. Qe2 d5 30. cxd5 cxd5 31. Nb5 d4 32. Qe4 Qc6 33. Qxc6 bxc6 34. Na3 e4 35. Nc4 b5 36. Nb6 Ra7 37. a5 d3 38. cxd3 exd3 39. Rd2 Bf8 40. Rb3 Rd4 41. Rbxd3 Rxd3 42. Rxd3 Bxb4 43. Rd8+ Kg7 44. Nc8 Rxa5 45. Rd7+ Kg8 46. Na7 Bc5 47. Nxc6 Ra2 48. Kf3 Rxf2+ 49. Ke4 Re2+ 50. Kf3 Re3+ 51. Kf4 Re6 52. Rd8+ Kf7 53. Ne5+ Kg7 54. Rd7+ Kf8 55. Nd3 Be3+ 56. Kf3 Bb6 57. Nf4 Rf6 58. Kg4 Rf7 59. Rd5 Rf5 60. Rxf5+ gxf5+ 61. Kxf5 b4 62. Ke4 b3 63. Kd3 Ba5 64. Ne6+ Kf7 65. Nc5 b2 66. Kc2 Bc3 67. Na4 Be5 68. Nxb2 Bxg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.11"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D06"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2802"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5 Nf6 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Nc3 e5 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nc2 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Bc5 12. Ke2 Nc6 13. Rd1 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 13... h6 14. f3 Rc8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nd4+ 17. Kf2 O-O 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Kf8 21. Ke3 Rc6 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Nc3 Ke7 24. Rc1 Kd6 25. Na4 Ne6 26. Rd1+ Nd4 27. Rc1 Ne6 28. Rd1+ {Giri,A (2728)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2735) London ENG 2024 ½-½}) 14. f3 Ke7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nd4+ 17. Kf2 g6 18. Rd2 Rc5 19. Ne2 Ne6 20. Rad1 Rhc8 21. a4 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 23. Nc1 Rc8 24. Nd3 Nd7 25. Nb4 f6 26. Nbd5+ Ke6 27. Kf1 b6 28. b4 Nb7 29. g4 a5 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Rb1 Nd6 32. h4 Rc6 33. Kg2 Rc8 34. h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 Rc5 36. Rd1 Rc6 37. Kh3 Nc5 38. Rg1 Kf7 39. h6 Ne6 40. Rb1 Nf4+ 41. Nxf4 exf4 42. Nd5 Ke6 43. Nxf4+ Ke5 44. Nh5 f5 45. exf5 Kxf5 46. Rd1 Kg6 47. Rd5 Nc4 48. Ng3 Rf6 49. Rc5 Ne3 50. Rxa5 Rxf3 51. Kh2 Rf2+ 52. Kh3 Rf3 53. Kh2 Kxh6 54. Rb5 Kg6 55. a5 Nf1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.12"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2672"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d3 O-O 8. Ba4 ({RR} 8. h3 Nb6 9. Na4 Nfd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bxd7 Bxd7 12. Be3 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bg5 Bc6 15. Re1 Rf7 16. Bh4 h6 17. Re6 Qd7 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Re1 Na8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Nc7 22. Bxe7 Qb5 {Firouzja,A (2759)-So,W (2772) Chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (46)}) 8... b6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 $146 ({RR} 10. Bf4 Ne8 11. Qd2 Nc7 12. a3 Ne6 13. Bh6 f5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rae1 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Rxf3 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. gxf3 Nd4 19. Kg2 Rf8 20. Re3 Qf5 21. Qd1 Bc8 22. Rh1 Ne6 23. h4 Nf4+ 24. Kf1 Kh8 {Yuan,Q (2373)-Popilski,G (2458) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (67)}) ({RR} 10. Be3 a6 11. a3 e6 12. Rc1 Qc7 13. b4 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Rab8 15. Rfd1 Ba8 16. Bb3 h6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Qe7 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Bc4 Rb6 23. Bd2 Rdb8 24. Ba5 Rb2 {Suyarov,M (2407)-Durarbayli,V (2627) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 10. Be3 Nb8 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rab1 Nd7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. d4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nf6 17. Qd3 Qc7 18. Rfc1 Qb7 19. Nd5 e5 20. Be3 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Bd7 22. Nd2 f5 23. f3 f4 24. Bf2 Bf6 {Zima,T (2004)-Sadzikowski,D (2529) Katowice 2021 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 10. Bc2 e6 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Qd2 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bh6 d4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne2 Ne8 17. Nf4 Nd6 18. Bb3 c4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. dxc4 Bxe4 21. Ng5 Qxg5 22. Ne6+ fxe6 23. Qxg5 e5 24. Rae1 Rf5 {Neagu,R (2285)-Leiva,G (2396) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (60)}) 10... Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. a3 Nh5 13. Rb1 e6 14. b4 Nf4 15. Bc2 cxb4 16. axb4 f5 17. Rb3 Qg5 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. Ne2 Qe7 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Bxf4 e5 22. Be3 fxe4 23. Qg3 exd3 24. Bxd3 e4 25. Bf1 Be5 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. Bxg5 Bd4 28. Re2 Bf6 29. Bh6 Rf7 30. Ra2 Bc8 31. Rb1 g5 32. c5 Be6 33. Re2 Rd4 34. h4 gxh4 35. Be3 bxc5 36. bxc5 Rd8 37. Rc2 Rc7 38. c6 Rdc8 39. Ba6 Rf8 40. Bf4 Rcf7 41. c7 Bd4 42. Be3 Bxe3 43. fxe3 Bc8 44. Bc4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.13"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2656"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O b6 6. b3 Bb7 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Rc1 ({RR} 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bb5 Qc7 15. b4 a6 16. Bc4 Na4 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Nc6 Nxb2 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxb2 Rfc8 22. b5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Qe6 24. h3 h6 25. Rb1 Rxa2 26. Qxb6 Qf5 {Tomashevsky,E (2694)-Oparin,G (2681) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½}) 12... a5 $146 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Ba6 Rc7 14. Qe2 Qa8 15. Rfd1 Nf6 16. Ba3 Rd8 17. Ne1 Qb8 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 bxc5 21. Nd3 Qb6 22. Ne5 h6 23. Bd3 Qc7 24. Qb2 Be4 25. Be2 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Nd7 27. Nxd7 {Ivanisevic,I (2603)-Ozen,B (2349) Skopje 2018 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 12... Nf6 13. Qe2 a5 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qb8 16. e4 Bb7 17. Be5 Qa7 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. Nb5 Qa8 20. Nc7 Qa7 21. a4 Nd7 22. Nb5 Qa8 23. Bg3 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rc7 Rxc7 26. Nxc7 Bc5 27. Kf1 {Degenhard,S (2221)-Stoeckl,S (1981) Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bb5 Rf8 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Qg4 f6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. b4 Ne4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rxd5 Nxf2 23. Rd7 Nxg4 24. Rxe7 Kf8 25. Rxe6 Rc2 26. Bd4 Kf7 27. Re4 {Trapalis,T (1386)-Vlachos,G (1334) Rio Achaea 2018 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bf6 14. Ba3 Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. e4 Bb7 17. Rc7 Qd8 18. Rxb7 Nc5 19. Nc6 Qxd3 20. Qxd3 Nxd3 21. b4 Nf4 22. Re1 Ng6 23. a4 Rfc8 24. b5 a6 25. Rxb6 axb5 26. axb5 Ra2 27. Rb1 {Sedlak,N (2513)-Marn,J (2287) Novi Sad 2021 1-0 (51)}) 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bb5 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Nf5 exf5 18. Rxd5 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 g6 20. Rcd1 Rad8 21. Bc4 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Rd8 23. Qd4 Rxd5 24. Bxd5 Nd7 25. h3 Qf6 26. Kf1 Qxd4 27. exd4 Nf6 28. Bf3 Kf8 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. Kd3 Kd6 31. a4 h6 32. g3 Ne8 33. Kc3 Nf6 34. Kd3 Ne8 35. Bb7 Nf6 36. Ba6 Ne4 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Bc4 Nd6 39. Bd5 f6 40. Kd3 g5 41. Bf3 Ke6 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Be2 Ke6 44. Bc4+ Ke7 45. Be2 Ke6 46. f4 Ke7 47. Bf3 Ke6 48. Bc6 Ke7 49. Bd5 Kd7 50. Kd3 Ke7 51. Ke3 Kd7 52. Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.14"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B54"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. c4 O-O ({RR} 8... Ng4 9. hxg4 Nxd4 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Be2 Qa5 13. Qd2 O-O-O 14. b3 h5 15. gxh5 gxh5 16. Nb5 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 a6 18. Rxh5 Rxh5 19. Bxh5 Rh8 20. Be2 Rh2 21. g3 Kd7 22. Nc3 Bh3 23. Bf1 {Sevian,S (2698)-Firouzja,A (2777) Douglas IOM 2023 1-0 (41)}) 9. Nc3 d5 $146 ({RR} 9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rc1 a5 15. b3 Nc5 16. Bf1 Ne6 17. a3 Qb6 18. Rb1 Nd4 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Ra3 21. b5 Rxc3 22. bxc6 Rb3 23. cxb7 e5 24. Rxb3 {Avila Rodriguez,J (2251)-Gabrielian,A (2429) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 9... Bd7 10. O-O a6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Be2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Qd3 Qa5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a3 Kg8 19. b4 Qb6 20. Rfe1 a5 21. Qd2 axb4 22. axb4 Bf5 23. h4 h5 24. Bf3 {Sindarov,J (2668)-Lobanov,S (2506) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 9... e6 10. O-O d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. c5 Nd7 13. Bb5 Nde5 14. Re1 a6 15. Bf1 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qa4 Be6 19. Qxc6 Rb8 20. Rab1 Qa5 21. Red1 Bf5 22. Rbc1 Rxb2 23. Nd5 c3 24. Ne7+ {Sindarov,J (2701)-Gaehwiler,G (2381) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (52)}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nxd4 12. Bxg6 Qb6 13. Bb1 Qxb2 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxa1 16. O-O Qb2 17. Re1 f6 18. Rxe7 Rf7 19. Re8+ Kg7 20. Qe3 Bf5 21. Qg3+ Kh6 22. Rxa8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.15"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8. Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. Bd3 g6 11. a4 b4 12. Ncd5 Bg7 13. Bd2 a5 14. Bb5 Rc8 ({RR} 14... Bd7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Nc4 Nd4 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Nc4 Qc6 20. Ne3 Qxe4 21. c3 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nf5 23. O-O Rhd8 24. Nxf5+ Qxf5 25. Qe2 Kf8 26. Bh6+ Bg7 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rfd1 Qf4 29. g3 {Hossain,E (2354)-Nechitaylo,N (2241) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. O-O $146 ({RR} 16. c3 bxc3 17. Bxc3 O-O 18. Qd2 Nd4 19. Rd1 Bb3 20. Bxa5 Qe7 21. O-O Bg5 22. Rc1 Bf4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rc2 25. Rxc2 Bxc2 26. Bc3 Qh4 27. h3 Bxe4 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Qxd4 Be5 30. Qc4 h5 {Hovhannisyan,R (2643)-Maghsoodloo,P (2701) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (32)}) 16... O-O 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Bg5 19. Qe2 Nb8 20. Rab1 Nd7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Nc5 24. Bc6 g5 25. Rb5 Nxa4 26. Rxa5 Qxa5 27. Qxg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.16"] [White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "190"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 ({RR} 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Bb3 Nf4 12. d4 cxd4 13. Ne4 Ne6 14. Bd2 Na5 15. Bxe6 Bxe6 16. Nxd4 Bd5 17. b3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Rc1 Qd7 20. Bg5 Rfd8 21. Qe2 h6 {Anand,V (2751)-Wojtaszek,R (2696) Warsaw 2022 1-0 (60)}) 7... O-O 8. a4 h6 $146 ({RR} 8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. a5 Rb8 11. Qa4 Nc7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Qd1 b6 14. axb6 axb6 15. Na3 Rb7 16. h3 Na5 17. Ba2 Nc6 18. Bc4 Na5 19. Ba2 Nc6 {½-½ (19) Bacrot,E (2684)-Grandelius,N (2664) Chartres FRA 2024}) ({RR} 8... Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nde5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bb3 c4 14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15. dxc4 Qc7 16. Qd3 Rac8 17. b3 Qa5 18. Bd2 Rc7 19. g3 Rfc8 20. h4 Qb6 21. Rab1 Qc6 22. Kg2 a6 23. a5 {Bjerre,J (2642)-Marrujo Pardo,M (2268) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 8... a6 9. h3 Rb8 10. Na3 Na5 11. Ba2 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. d4 Nc6 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Qd2 b4 17. Nc4 cxd4 18. cxd4 b3 19. Bb1 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Rxb6 21. Ra3 e5 22. d5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 {Souleidis,G (2419)-De Winter,A (2378) Dortmund GER 2023 1-0 (61)}) ({RR} 8... Bg4 9. Nbd2 Ne5 10. h3 Nxc4 11. hxg4 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 a6 13. g5 Nd7 14. a5 Ne5 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. dxc4 Rb8 17. Re3 Qc8 18. Rf3 Qe6 19. Qd3 b5 20. axb6 Rxb6 21. g3 Ra8 22. Ra5 Rab8 23. Kg2 {Iordachescu,V (2587)-Sethuraman,S (2628) Sharjah 2021 ½-½ (80)}) 9. h3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a5 e6 12. a6 Qc7 13. Na3 bxa6 14. Nc2 a5 15. Ne3 Nb6 16. Bb5 Bb7 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Nc4 a6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Nxb6 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxb6 22. Qe4 Rd5 23. Qa4 Qb7 24. Qc4 Qb5 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. Rxa5 b4 27. c4 Rxd3 28. Rxc5 Rb3 29. Rb5 Rc8 30. c5 Bxb2 31. Bxb2 Rxb2 32. Rc1 b3 33. c6 Rc7 34. g3 Kg7 35. Kg2 Kf6 36. Rb4 Ke7 37. h4 Rc2 38. Rxc2 bxc2 39. Rc4 Kd6 40. Rxc2 Rxc6 41. Rd2+ Ke7 42. Ra2 Rc7 43. Ra5 Kf6 44. Ra4 Rd7 45. Rf4+ Ke7 46. Ra4 Rc7 47. Ra8 Kf6 48. Ra5 Rd7 49. Ra4 e5 50. Ra3 Kf5 51. Rf3+ Ke6 52. Ra3 e4 53. f3 Rd2+ 54. Kf1 Rd3 55. Ra6+ Rd6 56. Ra3 Rd3 57. Ra6+ Ke5 58. Ra5+ Kf6 59. fxe4 Rxg3 60. h5 g5 61. e5+ Kg7 62. Kf2 Rh3 63. Ra7 Kf8 64. Ra8+ Ke7 65. Ra7+ Ke6 66. Ra6+ Kxe5 67. Rxh6 Kf5 68. Kg2 Rh4 69. Kg3 f6 70. Rh8 Rh1 71. Kg2 Rh4 72. Kg3 Rg4+ 73. Kf3 Ra4 74. Kg3 Ra3+ 75. Kg2 Kg4 76. Rf8 Rg3+ 77. Kf2 Rf3+ 78. Kg2 f5 79. h6 Rg3+ 80. Kf2 Rh3 81. Rf6 f4 82. Kg2 f3+ 83. Kf2 Rh2+ 84. Kg1 Rg2+ 85. Kh1 Rg3 86. Kh2 Rh3+ 87. Kg1 Kg3 88. Rf5 g4 89. Rf6 f2+ 90. Rxf2 Rh1+ 91. Kxh1 Kxf2 92. h7 g3 93. h8=Q g2+ 94. Kh2 g1=Q+ 95. Kh3 Qg3# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.17"] [White "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a5 8. h3 Ba7 9. Na3 h6 10. Nb5 Bb6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 Re8 13. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Rxe4 15. Rxe4 Nxe4 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Re1 Nf6 18. Qe3 Qd8 19. a3 Bd7 20. d5 Ne5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Nc3 Qf8 23. Qg3 Qc5 24. Bd3 Qb6 25. Rxe5 Qxb2 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Qc1+ {Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Grischuk,A (2777) chess24.com INT 2020 0-1 (59)}) ({RR} 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. d4 Re8 16. d5 Ne7 17. c4 Nd7 18. Qc2 Nc5 19. b3 Rf8 20. Nh4 c6 21. dxc6 bxc6 22. Nc3 Ne6 23. Qd2 Nd4 24. Rg3 Kh7 25. f4 Ng6 26. Nxg6 fxg6 27. fxe5 dxe5 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2766)-Firouzja,A (2793) Zagreb 2022 ½-½ (66)}) 13... Ne7 14. Qb3 Rf8 15. d4 Ng6 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qa3 b6 19. Bf1 Qc8 20. c4 c6 21. Nd6 Qc7 22. Qc3 Nd5 23. exd5 Qxd6 24. Nxe5 c5 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. d6 Rfe8 27. Be2 Nf4 28. Bg4 f5 29. Bf3 Rad8 30. Qb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.18"] [White "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. a4 a6 5. Bxd7+ Nxd7 6. a5 ({RR} 6. O-O Ngf6 7. d3 e6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nh2 Rb8 11. f4 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. g4 c4 14. dxc4 b4 15. Ne2 Nxe4 16. Be3 Bf6 17. Nd4 Qc7 18. Qd3 Ndc5 19. Qe2 d5 20. cxd5 exd5 {Fedoseev,V (2685)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2612) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (76)}) 6... e6 $146 ({RR} 6... Ngf6 7. Nc3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 Rc8 11. Re1 e6 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Nc4 Nd7 16. Qe2 Nb8 17. Na4 Qe7 18. Nab6 Rcd8 19. Qe3 Nc6 20. c3 h5 21. Na4 {Michalik,P (2594)-Trichkov,V (2302) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 6... g6 7. d3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 Ngf6 9. Nc4 O-O 10. h3 Qc7 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bd2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. O-O f5 15. Re1 Rae8 16. c3 e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Nh2 Rxf2 19. Kxf2 Qxh2 20. Qg4 e3+ 21. Nxe3 {Montero Martinez,C (2026)-Huseynova,L (2021) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 6... Ngf6 7. d3 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nc3 b5 11. axb6 Qxb6 12. e5 Ng4 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. h3 Nge5 15. Nd2 Ng6 16. Nc4 Qc6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 f5 21. Re2 {Panda,V (2024)-Luna Palacio,O Lichess.org INT 2022 1-0 (52)}) 7. O-O Ne7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. b3 Nf6 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Rxc6 13. c4 Be7 14. Nc3 b6 15. Qf3 Qc8 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Rc7 18. axb6 Rb7 19. Rxa6 O-O 20. Bb2 Bd8 21. Qg3 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Bd4 Re7 24. Ra1 Qb7 25. b4 Bxb6 26. c5 Qxd5 27. Bxg7 Nxg7 28. cxb6 h5 29. h4 Qd4 30. Rc1 Qxb4 31. Qg5 Re8 32. Rc6 Kh7 33. Rc7 Re5 34. Qg3 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Re1 36. Qc3 Rh1+ 37. Kg3 Qe4 38. f4 Nf5+ 39. Kf2 Qxf4+ 40. Ke2 Qf1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.19"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5 12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxg5 15. Nf3 Qa5 16. Bh3 Qxc3 17. Rb1 b6 18. Qe2 Qa5 19. d5 cxd5 20. Rb5 $146 ({RR} 20. Ng5 h6 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Be6 Nc6 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rb5 Qc3 25. Qh5+ Kf8 26. Rxd5 Rd8 27. Rfd1 Ne7 28. Rb5 Bc7 29. Rb3 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qe5 31. g3 Kg8 32. Re3 Qc5 33. Qb3+ Kh8 34. Qe6 Nf5 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2735)-Erigaisi,A (2797) London ENG 2024 0-1 (69)}) 20... Qa4 21. Rxd5 Bc5 22. Ng5 Qh4 23. Nxh7 Rd8 24. Be6 Rxd5 25. Bxd5 Nc6 26. Bxc6 Rd8 27. Be4 Re8 28. g4 g6 29. Qf3 Qxh7 30. Rd1 Qh4 31. Bd5 Re7 32. Bb3 Kg7 33. Kg2 Qf6 34. Rd5 Qxf3+ 35. Kxf3 Re1 36. h4 a5 37. g5 Kf8 38. Rd7 Re7 39. Rd8+ Re8 40. Rd2 Kg7 41. a4 Re1 42. Rd7 Re7 43. Rd1 Re5 44. Bc2 Re6 45. Bb3 Re5 46. Rd2 Re1 47. Bc4 Rc1 48. Bb5 Rh1 49. Kg3 Rg1+ 50. Kh2 Rg4 51. Kh3 Rd4 52. Re2 Rf4 53. Kg3 Bd6 54. Kh3 Bc5 55. Kg3 Bd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.20"] [White "Bok, Benjamin"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A84"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 c6 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 b5 10. Rc1 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Nd1 Qe8 14. e3 Bb7 15. Qxf5 Ne4 16. Qh3 Bc8 17. Qh4 Ndf6 18. Nc3 Nxg5 19. Qxg5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 {JCHH (1988)-RickMGcxnl (1680) lichess.org 2024 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Bd7 8. Qb3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nc6 10. Nb5 Be7 11. Ng5 a6 12. Na3 b5 13. Qb3 Nxd4 14. Qd3 Nc6 15. Rd1 Rb8 16. Qc2 Nb4 17. Qb3 Nbd5 18. Bf4 h6 19. Nh3 Bc6 20. Rac1 Qe8 {Dunaevskaya,A (1696)-Stroganova,K (1639) Moscow 2018 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 6. Bf4 Bxf4 7. gxf4 O-O 8. e3 b6 9. Rg1 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Bd3 c5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bc4 Rfd8 16. Qa4 Bc6 17. Qa5 Nb6 18. Qxc5 Rac8 19. Rd1 Bd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 {Khusenkhojaev,M (2264)-Kostenko,P (2467) Almaty 2019 0-1 (31)}) 6... c6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Qe8 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. exf4 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Re1 b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rc1 Qg6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Bd7 17. Ne2 Qh6 18. Nf4 g5 19. Nh5 Kh8 20. f4 Be8 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Nf6 gxf4 23. gxf4 Qxf4 24. Kh1 Rxf6 25. exf6 Bf7 26. Rf1 Qg5 27. Rxc6 Bd5 28. Rd6 Rg8 29. Rg1 e3+ 30. Rxd5 e2 31. f7 Qg2+ 32. Rxg2 exd1=Q+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.21"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A37"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Be6 7. d3 Qc8 8. Qd2 Bh3 9. b3 Bxg2 $146 ({RR} 9... h5 10. Bb2 h4 11. Nd5 Kf8 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nf4 Qg4 14. h3 Qd7 15. g4 e5 16. Nd5 f5 17. Nh2 Nh6 18. f4 exf4 19. Nxf4 Ne7 20. e4 Nf7 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Rae1 Be5 23. d4 cxd4 24. Bxd4 {Lim,Z (2251)-Balaji,A (2316) London ENG 2024 1-0 (58)}) 10. Kxg2 e5 11. Rb1 f5 12. Ba3 Nf6 13. b4 b6 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. e4 O-O 16. Bb2 Qe6 17. exf5 Qxf5 18. Nh4 Qd7 19. Nf3 Rad8 20. Rbd1 Qb7 21. Ng5 Nb4+ 22. f3 Rxd3 23. Qe2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nc6 25. Nd5 Nd4 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Qxe5 Nxd5 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. cxd5 Qc7 30. Rf1 Qc2+ 31. Rf2 Qf5 32. f4 h6 33. g4 Qd3 34. Nf7+ Rxf7 35. Qxf7 Qe4+ 36. Kg3 Qe3+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kg3 Qe3+ 39. Rf3 Qe1+ 40. Kh3 Qe2 41. Kg3 Qe1+ 42. Kh3 Qe2 43. Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.22"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Pichot, Alan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E21"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. f4 c5 11. Qf3 Nc6 12. Qh3 Ne7 $146 ({RR} 12... g6 13. Kh1 cxd4 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. exd4 Re8 16. f5 Ne4 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Be3 Bd5 21. b3 Be6 22. Qh6 Bf8 23. Qf4 Bd5 24. Rac1 Bd6 25. Qh6 Bf8 26. Qf4 Bd6 27. Qf2 {Estremera Panos,S (2233)-Perez Garcia,J (1992) Vecindario ESP 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 12... cxd4 13. Nxd5 h6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nd7 Qe7 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. e4 Nb4 18. e5 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Bc5 20. Bd2 Qe6 21. Rf2 Qd5 22. b3 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 24. b4 Be7 25. Rc1 a5 26. a3 Ra8 27. f5 {Xiong,J (2646)-Yoo,C (2583) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (56)}) ({RR} 12... g6 13. Qh6 Re8 14. Bd2 Bf8 15. Qh3 cxd4 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. exd4 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Be3 Bd7 20. Qg3 Bg7 21. Rfd1 b5 22. Rac1 b4 23. Nb1 Bb5 24. Qf2 Bd3 25. Nd2 Qa5 26. Ra1 Qd5 27. Nb3 {Dev,S (2183)-Zhigalko,S (2594) Porticcio 2019 0-1 (41)}) 13. Nd7 Ne4 14. Nxf8 Qxf8 15. f5 f6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bd2 Rd8 20. b4 Rxd2 21. bxc5 Nc6 22. cxb6 Ne5 23. Bb3 axb6 24. Rac1 Qd8 25. Qg3 h6 26. h3 Bd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Qh4 Nd3 29. Rc6 Nc5 30. Qg3 Re5 31. Qg4 Nd3 32. Rb1 b5 33. a3 Qd7 34. Re6 Qd5 35. Qg6 Qc5 36. Kh2 Qxe3 37. Re8+ Rxe8 38. Qxe8+ Kh7 39. Qg6+ Kg8 40. Rxb5 Qa7 41. Qg3 Ne5 42. Qb3+ Kh7 43. Rb8 Nf3+ 44. Kg3 Qc7+ 45. Kg4 Ne5+ 46. Kh5 Nc4 47. g4 e3 48. Kh4 e2 49. Re8 Qc5 50. Rxe2 Ne5 51. Qe3 Qd6 52. Kg3 Nc4+ 53. Qf4 Qxa3+ 54. Kg2 Ne5 55. h4 Nd3 56. Qf3 Qd6 57. Re4 Ne5 58. Qe2 Qd5 59. g5 fxg5 60. hxg5 Kg8 61. Kg3 Nd7 62. Re8+ Nf8 63. Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.23"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Dardha, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2639"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Kh1 a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. f3 a5 ({RR} 14... b6 15. a3 Bg5 16. b4 Qf6 17. Qc2 g6 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Na4 Bb7 20. Rae1 Qh4 21. Qe2 a5 22. Nc3 Ba6 23. Rc1 Rfc8 24. Nb1 Rc7 25. Nd2 Rac8 26. Rb1 Kg7 27. g3 Qf6 28. Kg2 h5 29. h4 {Sun,F (2124)-Wang,Q (1965) Qingdao CHN 2024 ½-½ (59)}) 15. a3 $146 ({RR} 15. Be3 Nf6 16. a3 Bd7 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qc7 20. Qa7 e4 21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. c5 dxc5 25. bxc5 Qe5 26. Qa5 Qf5 27. Qb4 Qf1+ 28. Bg1 e3 29. d6 Bc6 {Fernandez Siles,L (2218)-Degenbaev,A (2151) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (33)}) 15... Nc5 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Rb1 a4 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Qe2 Qa5 20. g4 Nb3 21. gxf5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Rg1 Qc7 24. Nxa4 Rf7 25. Rg4 Bf6 26. Nc3 Nd4 27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Nb5 Qxc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 30. Nxd6 Rc5 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Rd1 Rxd5 33. Re4 Kg6 34. Kg2 Kf5 35. Kf1 g5 36. Ke2 Rb5 37. b4 Rb6 38. Rd3 Rc6 39. Kd1 h5 40. Re2 b5 41. Re8 Be5 42. Rf8+ Ke6 43. h3 Rc4 44. Rd8 Rc6 45. Rd2 Rc3 46. Re2 Kf6 47. Rf8+ Kg7 48. Rxe5 Kxf8 49. Rxb5 Rxf3 50. Rxg5 Rxh3 51. b5 Rxa3 52. Rxh5 Ke7 53. Rd5 Rb3 54. Rxd4 Rxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.24"] [White "Paravyan, David"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O ({RR} 10. f4 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. Qd2 Be7 13. f5 h4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nd5 Nf6 16. Bb6 Qc8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Na5 d5 19. Qxd5 Qxc2 20. O-O O-O 21. Rf2 Qa4 22. b3 Qb5 23. Nc4 Bg5 24. Qxb5 axb5 {Grischuk,A (2778)-Duda,J (2738) Zagreb 2021 ½-½ (44)}) 10... Be7 ({RR} 10... Rc8 11. Qd2 b5 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. a3 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 15. Kh1 h4 16. f4 Rxc3 17. Qxc3 Nxe4 18. Qf3 Ng3+ 19. hxg3 hxg3+ 20. Qh5 Rxh5+ 21. Bxh5 g6 22. Bf3 exf4 23. Rfe1 Bg7 24. Re4 Be5 25. Nd4 {Radhakrishnan,S (1963)-Momin Fayzan (1950) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 h4 $146 ({RR} 12... O-O 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. c4 h4 18. Na1 Re8 19. b4 Nf6 20. c5 e4 21. c6 Bd8 22. b5 exf3 23. b6 Qe7 24. cxb7 Qxb7 25. Bxf3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Ne4 27. Qb4 {Kostecka,M (1917)-Szelag,Z (1841) Poronin 2020 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. Kh1 h4 14. f4 Bc4 15. Ra4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 exf4 17. Rxf4 Ne5 18. Nd4 g6 19. Nb3 Qd7 20. Ra1 Nh5 21. Rff1 Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Bd4 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Ngxf6 25. Rad1 Ke7 26. Rf3 Rc4 27. Re1 {Koutny,P (2169)-Pavlicek,P (1892) Vsetin 2020 1-0 (67)}) 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Nf8 15. Nc1 Ng6 16. Nd3 Nh5 17. Bf1 Ngf4 18. Nb4 Nf6 19. Bb6 Qb8 20. Rac1 Rh6 21. Ncd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rg6 23. Kh1 N6h5 24. Nd3 Bg5 25. Be3 Kd7 26. Qb4 Ng3+ 27. hxg3 hxg3 28. Qa4+ Ke7 29. Nxf4 Bxf4 30. Bxf4 Rh8+ 31. Kg1 Rh1+ 32. Kxh1 Qh8+ 33. Kg1 Qh2# 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.25"] [White "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Black "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B14"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8. Be2 Qb6 ({RR} 8... a6 9. Bf3 b5 10. Nge2 Bb7 11. a4 Nbd7 12. axb5 a5 13. O-O Nb6 14. Nf4 Qd7 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Nd3 Nbxd5 17. Nc5 Qc7 18. b6 Qc6 19. Rxe7 Rab8 20. Bg5 Nxe7 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Nxb7 Rxb7 23. d5 {Durarbayli,V (2628)-Haug,H (2306) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Bf3 ({RR} 10. Bf4 Rd8 11. Bc7 Rd7 12. Bxb6 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Rxd5 14. Nf3 Bg4 15. O-O Nc6 16. Rfd1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rb5 18. Bc5 Rxb2 19. a4 e5 20. d5 Nd4 21. d6 Rd8 22. Rab1 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rd7 {Nguyen,A (2371)-Butenandt,S (2198) Munich GER 2024 ½-½ (31)}) 10... Rd8 11. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 11. d6 exd6 12. d5 Nbd7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Rd1 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxb6 Rdc8 19. Bd4 Rxa2 20. O-O Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Nf6 22. Rb4 Rc2 23. Rxb7 Raxb2 24. Rxb2 Rxb2 25. Rc1 Rb5 {Grinev,V (2441)-Prydun,A (2254) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (72)}) 11... Na6 12. Nge2 Nb4 13. Bc7 Rd7 14. Bxb6 Nc2+ 15. Kd2 Nxa1 16. Rxa1 Ra6 17. Bc5 b6 18. Bb4 Bb7 19. Re1 Ra7 20. Nb5 Rxa2 21. Ba3 Nxd5 22. Kc2 Nc7 23. Nbc3 Rxa3 24. bxa3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Ne6 26. d5 Nd4+ 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Rd1 Bxf2 29. Kb3 Kg7 30. a4 f5 31. Rd2 Be3 32. Re2 f4 33. Kc4 Rc7+ 34. Kd3 Kf6 35. Nd1 Ke5 36. Nxe3 fxe3 37. Kxe3 Kxd5 38. Kf2 Ra7 39. Re4 e5 40. Kg3 Ra5 41. Rb4 Kc6 42. Rh4 h5 43. Re4 Rd5 44. Rc4+ Kb7 45. Re4 Rd4 46. Rxe5 h4+ 47. Kh3 Rxa4 48. Rg5 Rf4 49. Rxg6 b5 50. Kg2 b4 51. Kf2 b3 52. Ke3 Rc4 53. Rg1 Rc2 54. h3 b2 55. Rb1 Kc6 56. Kd3 Rh2 57. Kc3 Kd5 58. Rxb2 Rxh3 59. Rb5+ Ke6 60. Kd3 Rxf3+ 61. Ke4 Ra3 62. Rb6+ Kf7 63. Kf4 h3 64. Kg4 h2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.26"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2718"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qa4 a5 ({RR} 7... Nfd7 8. Qb3 a5 9. cxd5 a4 10. Qd1 cxd5 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Rc1 Bf5 14. b3 axb3 15. axb3 Qd7 16. Qd2 Be4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qxd2 20. Bxd2 Ra2 21. Rfd1 Bxe5 22. Bxe4 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2727)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2727) Kolkata IND 2023 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 7... Nfd7 8. cxd5 Nb6 9. Qd1 cxd5 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. e3 Bf5 12. b3 a5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. a4 f6 15. Ba3 Bf7 16. Nf3 Re8 17. Nb5 Nc8 18. Rc1 N8a7 19. Qe2 Bf8 20. Bc5 b6 21. Ba3 e6 22. Bxf8 {Gelfand,B (2664)-Ben Ari,Y (2437) Israel ISR 2024 1-0}) 8. Nc3 e6 $146 ({RR} 8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qd3 Ba6 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. e4 Rac8 14. h3 Qb7 15. Be3 Nb6 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Ne8 18. Nd3 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Nc5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qa7 22. e5 b4 23. N3e4 {Douriet Duany,A (2198)-Kaasen,T (2385) Stockholm 2019 1-0 (47)}) 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. c5 b5 11. Qc2 b4 12. Na4 Ba6 13. a3 Ne4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 b3 16. Qd1 f6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 f5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxb3 Rb8 21. Nb6 Qe7 22. Qc2 f4 23. gxf4 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. b4 Nxf2 26. Nxd5 cxd5 27. Bxd5+ Kf8 28. Qc3 Qg5+ 29. Bg2 Re8 30. Qg3 Rg4 31. Rxf2+ Kg7 32. Qc3+ Kh6 33. Kh1 Rxe2 34. Rxe2 Bxe2 35. Rg1 axb4 36. axb4 Bb5 37. c6 Rc4 38. Qg3 Rg4 39. Qc3 Rc4 40. Qg3 Rg4 41. Qc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.27"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 c5 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 b6 ({RR} 11... Qc7 12. Qe1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Be7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Qe3 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Bc5 18. Qf3 Be7 19. Bg3 Qb6 20. b3 Rd7 21. Be5 Rad8 22. Qg3 Kf8 23. h3 Bd6 24. Re3 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Rd5 26. Qb2 {Novoselov,R (2261)-Smirnova,P (1941) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (98)}) 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. c3 $146 ({RR} 14. Bg3 Qe7 15. c3 Rfd8 16. Rd2 Bd6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rd5 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Qg4+ {½-½ (23) Manojlovic,M (2055)-Heidenfeld,M (2356) Bunratty 2018}) ({RR} 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 f5 17. Qe5 Qxe5 18. Nxe5 Rfd8 19. c3 f6 20. Nc6 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 a6 22. Rd7 Rc8 23. Nd8 e5 24. Ne6 Bf8 25. Kf1 Re8 26. Nc7 Re7 27. Rxe7 Bxe7 28. Nxa6 Kf7 {Bauer,S (2237)-Katter,M (1609) Playchess.com INT 2020 1-0 (63)}) ({RR} 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Rfd8 17. c3 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. g4 b5 21. Kg2 Kg7 22. h4 Bb6 23. a4 bxa4 24. Qxa4 Qd3 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 fxg5 27. Qg4 Qe2 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 {Rostgaard,T (2323)-Matthiesen,A (2314) Denmark DEN 2023 0-1 (36)}) 14... Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Qf4 16. Bg3 Qg4 17. b4 Be7 18. Ba6 Bc6 19. a3 Ne4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qc4 Ba8 22. Qc7 Bf6 23. Ne5 Qf5 24. Qxf7+ Kh7 25. Bc4 Nxg3 26. hxg3 Rd2 27. Ng4 Bxc3 28. Bxe6 Qxf7 29. Bxf7 Rd7 30. Be6 Bxe1 31. Bxd7 Kg8 32. Ne3 Kf7 33. Kf1 Bc3 34. f3 Ke7 35. Bb5 Bb7 36. Ke2 Bb2 37. Nc4 Bd4 38. Kd3 Bf2 39. Ne3 Kf6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.28"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Chasin, Nico"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2417"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. e5 d6 8. exd6 Nf6 9. Re1 Bxd6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Be4 Qd6 13. c3 O-O 14. d3 h6 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Nd2 b6 $146 ({RR} 16... Ne5 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Re3 g5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Bh7+ Kxh7 21. Rxe5 f6 22. Re3 e5 23. Qf3 Be6 24. Rae1 Rd7 25. Ne4 Rf8 26. Ng3 Kh8 27. Qh5 Qh7 28. Ne4 b6 29. g4 Kg7 30. Qh3 Qg6 31. Ng3 {Ramoutar,A (2443)-Damljanovic,B (2459) Arandjelovac 2022 0-1 (65)}) 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Qf3 Bb7 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bxh6 Rab8 21. Qf5 Ne7 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Be3 Bc8 24. a4 Be6 25. a5 b5 26. Nb6 g6 27. Bh6+ Ke8 28. Bg7 Bxg7 29. Qxg7 Nc8 30. Bxg6 Nxb6 31. Rxe5 Qe7 32. Rxe6 Qxe6 33. Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.29"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2479"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Ndb5 Nxc3 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxc3 Nc6 11. Bg2 Bxc3+ $146 ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. O-O Rc8 13. h3 Bf5 14. g4 Be6 15. Bf4 Ke8 16. Nb5 Bc4 17. Nc7+ Kf8 18. Rac1 Bxa2 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Bd4 21. Bh6+ Bg7 22. Bf4 Bd4 23. e3 Bb6 24. Bh6+ Kg8 25. Nd5 {1-0 (25) Spata,G (2323)-Perez Candelas,A (2069) Buenos Aires 2018}) 12. bxc3 Kc7 13. a4 e5 14. a5 Be6 15. f4 Rhd8 16. fxe5 Bd5 17. O-O Nxe5 18. Bg5 Rd6 19. Be7 Rd7 20. Bf6 Ng4 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Bd4 f5 23. e4 fxe4 24. Rf7+ Rd7 25. Rf4 Nh6 26. Rxe4 Nf5 27. Bf2 Nd6 28. Re5 Nf7 29. Rc5+ Kd8 30. Bd4 a6 31. Re1 Rd6 32. Rc4 Kd7 33. Bb6 Rc6 34. Rce4 Ng5 35. Re7+ Kd6 36. R7e3 Kd7 37. c4 Re6 38. Kg2 Rxe3 39. Bxe3 Ne6 40. Rb1 Kc7 41. Rb6 Re8 42. h4 Nd8 43. Bf4+ Kc8 44. Rf6 Nc6 45. c5 Rd8 46. Rf7 Rd7 47. Rf8+ Rd8 48. Rf7 Rd7 49. Rf8+ Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.30"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2625"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 e4 13. Qe3 Nxd5 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qf3 $146 ({RR} 15. Qf5 d5 16. Rad1 g6 17. Qh3 Qc7 18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Qf3 Nh5 21. g4 Ng7 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 Ne5 26. Qxd5 Nxg4 27. Qc4 Qxc4 28. Bxc4 Nf5 29. Bd3 Re5 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2758)-Giri,A (2776) chess24.com INT 2021 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 15. Qf5 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Raxc8 17. c3 Rfe8 18. Rad1 d5 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Bf4 Bd8 21. Be3 Bc7 22. h3 Re7 23. Bc5 Re6 24. Bf1 Rce8 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Be3 Ne4 27. c4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 Be5 29. Bc1 Nd6 {Lamard,G (2500)-Lu,M (2372) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 15. Qf5 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Raxc8 17. c3 Rfe8 18. Rad1 d5 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Bf4 Bd8 21. Be3 Bc7 22. h3 Re7 23. Bc5 Re6 24. Bf1 Rce8 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Be3 Ne4 27. c4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 Be5 29. Bc1 Nd6 {Lamard,G (2500)-Lu,M (2372) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (63)}) 15... d5 16. Rad1 Ne5 17. Qh3 Qc7 18. Bc3 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. Bd3 Nxd3 21. cxd3 Be5 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Qe3 Qd7 27. h3 f6 28. Bc3 Nc7 29. Qb6 Ne6 30. Bd2 Kf7 31. Kf1 h5 32. b3 g5 33. Ke1 Kg6 34. Kd1 d4 35. Qa5 Qc6 36. f3 h4 37. Qb4 Qd7 38. Qc4 Kf5 39. Qb4 Qc7 40. Qc4 Qc6 41. Qxc6 bxc6 42. Ke2 c5 43. Kf1 Ke5 44. Ke2 Nf4+ 45. Bxf4+ Kxf4 46. Kf2 f5 47. Ke2 Kg3 48. Kf1 g4 49. fxg4 fxg4 50. hxg4 Kxg4 51. Kf2 Kf4 52. Ke2 a5 53. Kf2 Kg4 54. Ke2 Kg3 55. Kf1 Kg4 56. Ke2 Kg3 57. Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.31"] [White "Lu, Shanglei"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 Bd6 7. exd5 cxd5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nc3 Bb8 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nb5 $146 ({RR} 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nh4 Kh8 14. Qf3 Nd4 15. Qh5 Rg8 16. Ne2 Bg4 17. Qh6 Bxe2 {0-1 (17) Onslow,A (2165)-Petre,N (2306) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nh4 Kh8 14. Qf3 Nd4 15. Qh5 Rg8 16. Ne2 Bg4 17. Qh6 Bxe2 {0-1 (17) Onslow,A (2165)-Petre,N (2306) chess.com INT 2024}) 12... Ra6 13. Bh4 h6 14. c4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. dxc4 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Nh7 18. Rd7 f5 19. Be7 Rf7 20. Red1 Nxe7 21. Rxb7 Nc6 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Rd7+ Kf6 24. Rb7 e4 25. Nd2 Be5 26. Nb3 Nd8 27. Rd7 Ne6 28. g4 fxg4 29. Nd2 Nhg5 30. Kf1 Bxb2 31. Nb3 Be5 32. c5 Rc6 33. Rd5 Nf4 34. Rd7 Nge6 35. Ra7 Nxc5 36. Nxa5 Rc8 37. Nc4 Nb3 38. Ra6+ Kg5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.32"] [White "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B42"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Qe2 Nge7 9. Be3 b5 10. O-O ({RR} 10. O-O-O O-O 11. f4 b4 12. Na4 d6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bxa7 Nxf4 15. Qf3 Nxd3+ 16. Rxd3 Rxa7 17. Qxc6 Bd7 18. Qb6 Qb8 19. Qa5 dxe5 20. Nac5 Bc6 21. Rhd1 Bd5 22. g3 Qb5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Re3 f6 {Wei,Y (2727)-Rapport,R (2764) chess24.com INT 2022 1-0 (36)}) 10... O-O 11. Rad1 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 11... Ne5 12. Kh1 Qc7 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bb8 16. f4 a5 17. Rf2 f5 18. e5 Ba7 19. Bxa7 Qxa7 20. Qd4 Nd5 21. Nc5 Ba6 22. Nc1 Rfc8 23. N1b3 Rc7 24. Nxa6 Qxa6 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. cxd3 {Sliwicka,A (2240)-Warakomska,A (2185) Bydgoszcz 2022 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 11... Ne5 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. f4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Rc7 16. f5 f6 17. a3 Bb7 18. Qd6 Nc8 19. Qg3 a5 20. Nxb5 Rxc2 21. Rxd7 Rf7 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. fxe6+ Kg8 24. Qd3 Rxb2 25. Qd7 h6 26. N3d4 {Kosakowski,J (2514)-Rosner,J (2434) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) 12. a3 Ng6 13. Kh1 Nf4 14. Qd2 Bb8 15. g3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 f5 17. f3 Ne5 18. Bf4 d6 19. Qe2 Qf7 20. Rc1 Bc7 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Nc5 Bd6 23. b4 Bxc5 24. bxc5 Bb7 25. exf5 exf5 26. Qxe5 Rad8 27. Qe2 Rfe8 28. Qd2 Qd7 29. Kg2 Qxd3 30. Qf2 Bc6 31. Rfd1 Qc4 32. Nd5 Qe2 33. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 34. Kf1 Rde8 35. Kg1 Rb2 36. h4 Ree2 37. Nf4 Red2 38. Rxd2 Rxd2 39. Rc3 a5 40. Nd3 Re2 41. Nc1 Rb2 42. Nd3 Re2 43. Nc1 Rb2 44. Nd3 Re2 45. Nc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.33"] [White "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 c5 ({RR} 5... Be7 6. Bf4 b6 7. Qf3 Rb8 8. O-O-O Bb7 9. Qg3 Kf8 10. Nf3 Rc8 11. Ne5 Ngf6 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14. Nxe6 Nh5 15. Nxd8 Nxg3 16. Bc4+ Kf8 17. Ne6+ Ke8 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Ne6+ Ke8 20. hxg3 {Shukhman,A (2245)-Nersissian,G (2035) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 6. dxc5 Nxc5 7. Nxc5 Bxc5 8. Qg4 $146 ({RR} 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxd7+ Kxd7 11. Nf3 f6 12. Ke2 Ne7 13. Bd2 Kc6 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. c4 Nf5 16. Bc3 e5 17. b4 Be7 18. c5 a6 19. g4 Nh6 20. h3 Nf7 21. Nd2 Rd5 22. Nc4 Rhd8 {Bettalli,F (2323)-Riehle,M (2341) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (69)}) 8... Nf6 9. Qh4 Bd7 10. Nf3 Bc6 11. Bg5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qd4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. c3 Be5 16. Bb5+ Ke7 17. Rd1 a6 18. Bd3 b5 19. a3 Rab8 20. h3 a5 21. Rd2 f5 22. Ke2 Rhg8 23. Re1 Kf6 24. Kf1 Rg6 25. Ke2 Rh6 26. Rh1 Rh4 27. Rc2 b4 28. axb4 axb4 29. c4 b3 30. Rd2 Ra8 31. c5 Rc8 32. Rc1 Rxh3 33. Ba6 Rc7 34. Rc4 f4 35. Rd3 Bxb2 36. Rxf4+ Ke7 37. Rxb3 Be5 38. Rc4 Ra7 39. Rb7+ Rxb7 40. Bxb7 Bc7 41. Be4 f5 42. Bc2 Rh2 43. Kf1 Rh1+ 44. Kg2 Rc1 45. Bd3 Rd1 46. Be2 Rd2 47. Kf1 Kf6 48. Rb4 Be5 49. f4 Bc7 50. Rc4 h6 51. Bf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.34"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bf4 a6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rfd1 Bd6 ({RR} 14... b5 15. Bf5 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qg6 Kh8 18. Ne5 Rf8 19. Nf7+ Rxf7 20. Qxf7 Qf8 21. Qg6 b4 22. Ne2 Nfe4 23. Rac1 Bf6 24. Rc2 a5 25. Ng3 Nxg3 26. Bxg3 a4 27. Rdc1 Ne4 28. Bf4 b3 29. axb3 {Klukin,K (2413)-Aliyev,R (2352) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 15. Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rac1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb6 18. Na4 Qa5 19. Qb3 b5 20. Nc5 Bf5 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. a3 Rac8 23. Qb4 Qb6 24. a4 Rb8 25. a5 Qd6 26. Nd3 Qd7 27. Nf4 Rbc8 28. b3 Be4 29. Qd2 g5 {Omar,N (2364)-Salim Issa,A (1901) Sharjah 2018 1-0 (42)}) 15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Qb6 18. Qd4 Qa5 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Rac1 Bf5 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Nxd4 Be4 23. a3 Rac8 24. f3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 g5 26. Nfe2 Bd3 27. Kf2 Bxe2 28. Nxe2 Re6 29. Nd4 Rb6 30. b4 Kg7 31. e4 Nd7 32. Ke3 Kg6 33. Rc7 Ne5 34. g3 Rd6 35. f4 gxf4+ 36. gxf4 Nc6 37. Nxc6 bxc6 38. e5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.35"] [White "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Black "Makarian, Rudik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D39"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2547"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qa5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rab1 O-O-O 15. Bb5 Rd6 16. c4 Rhd8 17. g3 Qd2 18. Qf3 Bxb5 19. Rxb5 Qxa2 20. Rbb1 Qc2 21. Rfc1 Qd3 22. Qxf6 Qxe4 23. c5 Rc6 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ {Martinez Duany,L (2462)-Albornoz Cabrera,C (2603) Holguin CUB 2024 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 10. Rc1 Ne5 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nce2 Ng6 15. f4 Rg8 16. f5 exf5 17. Qb3 Bd6 18. Nxf5 Be5 19. Rfd1 Qb5 20. Qc2 Ne7 21. Ned4 Qb6 22. Kh1 Bxd4 23. Qa4+ Nc6 24. Rxd4 Qxb2 {Gupta,A (2609)-Gukesh,D (2758) Doha QAT 2023 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qa5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bf4 O-O-O 15. a4 Nxc3 16. Qh5 Qb4 17. Bg5 Qxc4 18. Bxd8 Ne2+ {0-1 (18) Mikaelyan,A (2524)-Makarian,R (2525) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qb3 Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qxe6+ Be7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qb6 17. Qe2 Rf8 18. Rae1 Rf7 19. Qh5 Kf8 20. Re6 Qc5 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. g3 Kg8 23. Qf5 Rg7 24. Qe4 f5 {Li,B (2358)-Paragua,M (2503) Rockville 2019 0-1 (36)}) 10... h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. a3 Be7 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qe7 16. Qf4 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Rxc4 18. Qb8+ Qd8 19. Qxa7 O-O 20. b3 Rc7 21. Rfc1 Qc8 22. Ne2 Bb5 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 Rd8 25. h3 Qe5 26. Nc3 Bc6 27. Qe3 Qa5 28. Ra1 Kh7 29. b4 Qa6 30. Qc5 Qa8 31. b5 Be8 32. a4 Qa5 33. Rc1 f6 34. e5 f5 35. Kh2 Bg6 36. Qe7 Qb6 37. Nd1 Qd4 38. Ne3 Qxe5+ 39. Kg1 Rd2 40. Qxb7 f4 41. Nc4 Qc5 42. Qf3 e5 43. Nxd2 Qxc1+ 44. Nf1 Qb1 45. b6 Be4 46. Qc3 Bd3 47. Kh2 Qxf1 48. Qxe5 f3 49. Qg3 fxg2 50. Qxg2 Qb1 51. a5 Be4 52. f3 Bb7 53. Qe2 Qf5 54. a6 Bxf3 55. Qe3 Qc2+ 56. Kg3 Bd5 57. Kf4 Qc6 58. Qd4 g5+ 59. Ke3 Qc1+ 60. Kf2 Qc2+ 61. Ke3 Qg2 62. b7 Qg1+ 63. Kd3 Qd1+ 64. Ke3 Qe1+ 65. Kd3 Qf1+ 66. Kd2 Qg2+ 67. Kc3 Be4 68. Qd7+ Kg6 69. Qd6+ Kf5 70. b8=Q Qc2+ 71. Kb4 Qb2+ 72. Ka5 Qa2+ 73. Kb6 Qb3+ 74. Ka7 Qf7+ 75. Qbc7 h5 76. Qxf7# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.36"] [White "Svane, Frederik"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Ng4 ({RR} 8... b6 9. d5 Nb8 10. Nd4 Bb7 11. f3 c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Bd4 Bf8 17. Bc4 e6 18. Bf1 Qc7 19. Be3 Qb7 20. b4 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bf2 h5 23. Ra5 {Radjabov,T (2763)-Carlsen,M (2855) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0}) ({RR} 8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bc4 Qe7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb8 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nd7 16. Qe2 e4 17. c3 Ne5 18. Bb3 Kh8 19. Bd4 f5 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. c4 Nd3 22. Bxg7+ Qxg7 23. Bc2 {Gallo Garcia,K (2385)-Moroni,L (2558) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 $146 ({RR} 10... Nf6 11. Re1 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. d5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qd2 e6 17. f4 Bg7 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. f5 Bd7 20. Bc4 Bc6 21. Rab1 Be5 22. Qd3 g4 23. b3 Qg5 24. Ne2 Rae8 25. Nd4 {Djordjevic,V (2350)-Moroni,L (2566) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (46)}) 11. Bg3 Nf6 12. d5 Na7 13. Nd4 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qd2 a5 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. b3 Qb4 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. Nb1 Qc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. f3 f5 23. Bf2 Ne6 24. Bc4 fxe4 25. fxe4 Kh8 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Bd4 Bxd4+ 28. Rxd4 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 c5 30. Rd3 Kg7 31. Nd2 Kf6 32. Ke2 Ke5 33. Ke3 g4 34. Nc4+ Bxc4 35. bxc4 e6 36. Rb3 Rf8 37. Rb5 Rf1 38. Rxa5 Rg1 39. Rb5 Rxg2 40. a5 Rxh2 41. Rb3 Rxc2 42. Ra3 g3 43. Ra1 g2 44. a6 Ra2 45. Rg1 Rxa6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.37"] [White "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2569"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. d4 Nb6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Nh4 Bg4 6. Qd3 e6 7. e4 Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. Ng2 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 9... Bg6 10. Nf4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bf5 12. g4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 c6 14. c3 Nf6 15. Qe2 Nfd5 16. Nd3 a5 17. a4 O-O 18. Bg2 Rc8 19. O-O c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Nf4 Qc7 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rd1 b6 24. Rd3 {Sargissian,G (2646)-Adams,M (2661) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 9... dxe4 10. Qb5+ {1-0 (10) Srihari,L (2500)-Ashraf,A (2383) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024}) ({RR} 9... Bg6 10. Nf4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bf5 12. g4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 c6 14. c3 Nf6 15. Qe2 Nfd5 16. Nd3 a5 17. a4 O-O 18. Bg2 Rc8 19. O-O c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Nf4 Qc7 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rd1 b6 24. Rd3 {Sargissian,G (2646)-Adams,M (2661) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 9... dxe4 10. Qb5+) 10. Nf4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg2 c6 13. h4 Nfd7 14. Ne2 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qc7 16. O-O O-O-O 17. Bg2 e5 18. Qb3 Rhf8 19. a4 exd4 20. a5 Nd5 21. a6 Nc5 22. axb7+ Qxb7 23. Qc4 Nb6 24. Qa2 Ne6 25. Bd2 Nd5 26. b4 Ndc7 27. b5 Qxb5 28. Nf4 Rd6 29. Rfb1 Qf5 30. Qxa7 Kd7 31. Rb7 Rc8 32. Ba5 Bd8 33. Nd3 Ke8 34. Bb4 Rd5 35. Qb6 Nb5 36. Qa6 Nd6 37. Bxd5 Qxd5 38. Re1 Nxb7 39. Qxb7 Qd7 40. Qa6 Rb8 41. Nc5 Qd5 42. Ba3 Rb5 43. Qa7 Ra5 44. Rxe6+ fxe6 45. Qxg7 Rxc5 46. Qxg6+ Kd7 47. Bxc5 Qxc5 48. h5 Qe5 49. h6 Bf6 50. f4 Qf5 51. Qf7+ Kd6 52. h7 Kd5 53. Kf1 Kc4 54. Ke1 Kc3 55. Qd7 Qe4+ 56. Kf1 Qf3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.38"] [White "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Black "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2585"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nb5 Qb6 ({RR} 6... Qd8 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be2 b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. Bxb5 Bb7 13. O-O Nc6 14. Qa4 Qd6 15. Rd1 a5 16. a3 e6 17. Bg5 Ne7 18. Ne5 Rfc8 19. Rac1 h6 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Bd3 {Ethereal 14.24 (3535)-RubiChess 20230823 (3508) tcec-chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (56)}) 7. a4 c6 8. Na3 Be6 $146 ({RR} 8... Bg7 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3 Nb6 14. Nce5 Nfd7 15. a5 Nd5 16. a6 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qc7 18. axb7 Qxb7 19. c3 Qc7 20. Bf3 Rfd8 21. Qa4 Bd7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bg5 {Chigaev,M (2648)-Rozman,L (2322) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 8... Bg7 9. c3 O-O 10. h3 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Bc4 Nc6 14. O-O Bf5 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Nd6 19. Bb3 Be4 20. Bf4 Rae8 21. Bg3 Qc5 22. a5 e5 23. Nc2 {Indjic,A (2623)-Bogosavljevic,B (2513) Stara Planina 2021 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 8... Bg7 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. a5 Nd5 13. Re1 c5 14. c3 h6 15. Bf1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. a6 e6 18. axb7 Bxb7 19. Na5 Qb6 20. Ndb3 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 Ba6 22. c4 Ne7 23. Qa3 {Pogorelskikh,S (2196)-Milanovic,D (2438) Cetinje MNE 2024 0-1 (38)}) 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 Qb4+ 11. Nd2 Bh6 12. Qe2 e6 13. c3 Qe7 14. b3 Nd5 15. Ba3 Qd8 16. Ne4 Bf8 17. Bc1 Nd7 18. Bg5 N5f6 19. O-O Be7 20. Ng3 Nd5 21. Bd2 O-O 22. Rae1 a5 23. Ne4 Re8 24. f4 Bf8 25. g4 N7f6 26. Ng3 Bg7 27. Qf3 Nb6 28. f5 exf5 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. gxf5 Qd7 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Bg5 Nbd5 33. Bxd5 Nxd5 34. Ne4 Re8 35. Kg2 Qe6 36. Nd6 Qe2+ 37. Rf2 Qxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Rb8 39. c4 Nc7 40. Rd2 Bf8 41. Ne4 f5 42. Nf6+ Kf7 43. Nd7 Re8 44. Ne5+ Kg7 45. Rg2 Ne6 46. Bh6+ Kxh6 47. Rxg6+ Kh7 48. d5 cxd5 49. cxd5 Nd4+ 50. Kf4 Rxe5 51. Kxe5 Kxg6 52. Kxd4 Bd6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.39"] [White "Can, Isik"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C29"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Be6 ({RR} 5... Nxc3 6. dxc3 Nc6 7. Bf4 Be6 8. O-O-O Qd7 9. Qg3 O-O-O 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd4 Qa4 14. Kb1 g5 15. Bc1 c5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rhf1 Rdf8 18. Bxg5 Rxf1 19. Rxf1 Rg8 20. h4 {Lagarde,M (2655)-Firouzja,A (2728) Europe Echecs INT 2020 ½-½ (93)}) ({RR} 5... Nxc3 6. dxc3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Be7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. O-O-O Be6 10. Ne2 Bg5 11. h4 Bxf4+ 12. Qxf4 Ne7 13. h5 f5 14. Nd4 Qc8 15. Qg5 Rf7 16. h6 c5 17. Be8 Qxe8 18. Nxe6 Ng6 19. Nxg7 Qxe5 20. Rhe1 {Tari,A (2625)-Harshavardhan,G (2397) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (53)}) 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nc6 ({RR} 7... Bd5 8. Qf4 Nc6 9. d4 Nb4 10. Kd1 g5 11. Qe3 c5 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Bxb4 Qxb4 14. Qc3 Qb6 15. Nf3 g4 16. Nd2 O-O-O 17. b4 c4 18. Nxc4 Qc7 19. Kd2 Bh6+ 20. Kd3 Kb8 21. Nd6 Qd7 22. Qc5 {Gorkiewicz,M (2272)-Hury,T (2107) Jastrzebia Gora POL 2024 0-1 (39)}) 8. b3 $146 ({RR} 8. Bb5 Bd5 9. Qf4 Bxg2 {0-1 (9) Bueno,A (2135)-Dardha,D (2598) chess.com INT 2023}) 8... Bd5 9. Qf4 Be7 10. Bb2 Bh4+ 11. Kd1 Bg5 12. Qf2 Qd7 13. Nh3 Bh6 14. Kc1 O-O-O 15. Bc3 Be4 16. Bc4 Rhe8 17. Re1 Bg6 18. Nf4 Qf5 19. Nd3 Qxf2 20. Nxf2 Bf4 21. e6 f6 22. g3 Be5 23. Nd3 Bxc3 24. dxc3 Na5 25. e7 Rd6 26. Be6+ Kb8 27. Nf4 Rxe7 28. Kb2 Nc6 29. Rad1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Be4 31. Bd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 a5 33. c4 g6 34. Kc3 f5 35. a3 b6 36. b4 axb4+ 37. axb4 Kb7 38. b5 Ne5 39. Rd8 Nf7 40. Nd5 Re4 41. Rd7 Rxc4+ 42. Kxc4 Ne5+ 43. Kd4 Nxd7 44. Ne7 Nf6 45. h3 Nh5 46. g4 Nf4 47. gxf5 gxf5 48. h4 Ne2+ 49. Kd3 Nf4+ 50. Kd4 Ne2+ 51. Kd3 Nf4+ 52. Kd4 Ne2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.40"] [White "Svane, Rasmus"] [Black "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "411"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Nc3 Re8 8. e4 e5 9. h3 a5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Na6 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Rfe1 a4 ({RR} 13... Qc8 14. Kh2 h5 15. Rad1 a4 16. Bg5 Nh7 17. Bc1 Nf6 18. Bg5 Ra5 19. Qd2 b6 20. Nc2 Ne6 21. Bh6 h4 22. g4 Qd8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nb4 Nc5 25. f4 Nxg4+ 26. hxg4 Bxg4 27. Rc1 h3 28. Bh1 {Volkov,M (2284)-Popov,K (2376) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (51)}) 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. Kh2 h6 $146 ({RR} 15... Re5 16. Nde2 Bc6 17. f3 Re8 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. f4 c6 20. Nde2 Ncxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 f5 23. Rxd6 fxe4 24. Bd4 Bf8 25. c5 Bxh3 26. Nc3 Bxd6 27. cxd6 Qe6 28. Nxe4 Bf5 29. Be5 Bxe4 30. Qxe4 {Donchenko,A (2631)-Narayanan,S (2611) chess24.com INT 2020 1-0 (75)}) 16. f4 h5 17. Ndb5 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Nfd7 19. e5 h4 20. gxh4 Nb6 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. h5 Qf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Bxb7 Rab8 25. Bc6 Red8 26. Kg3 Rd4 27. Kf3 Rbd8 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Rd1 Bf8 30. Nd5 Bc5 31. Ne3 d3 32. b3 axb3 33. axb3 d2 34. Nxf5 Bb4 35. Ke2 Nd5 36. Bxd5 Rxd5 37. Ne3 Rxb5 38. Nc4 f6 39. Rg1+ Kh7 40. exf6 Rf5 41. Rg7+ Kh6 42. Nxd2 Rxf4 43. Rxc7 Rxf6 44. Ne4 Rb6 45. Kd3 Kxh5 46. Nc3 Bf8 47. Kc2 Kh4 48. Nd5 Rh6 49. Rc3 Rg6 50. Rf3 Bd6 51. Ne3 Be5 52. Kd3 Rb6 53. Ke4 Bb8 54. Nf5+ Kg5 55. Nd4 Rb7 56. Nc6 Bd6 57. Kd5 Ba3 58. Kc4 Kh4 59. Nd4 Rb4+ 60. Kc3 Rb7 61. Nf5+ Kg5 62. Ne3 Bb4+ 63. Kc4 Bd6 64. Nd5 Kh4 65. Rf6 Be5 66. Re6 Bb2 67. Re3 Bc1 68. Rd3 Ba3 69. Re3 Rb8 70. Ne7 Rb4+ 71. Kd5 Rb7 72. Nf5+ Kg5 73. Nd4 Kh4 74. Nf5+ Kg5 75. Nd4 Kh4 76. Rf3 Rd7+ 77. Kc4 Rc7+ 78. Kb5 Rb7+ 79. Kc6 Rb8 80. Nb5 Be7 81. Rf7 Bg5 82. Rh7+ Kg3 83. Kc5 Be3+ 84. Kc4 Rc8+ 85. Kd3 Bc5 86. Nc3 Bb4 87. Ne4+ Kf4 88. Rh4+ Ke5 89. Ke3 Rb8 90. Rh5+ Ke6 91. h4 Be7 92. Rh6+ Kf5 93. Ng3+ Ke5 94. Rh5+ Ke6 95. Rh6+ Ke5 96. Rh5+ Ke6 97. Ne4 Rxb3+ 98. Kf4 Rh3 99. Rh6+ Kf7 100. Rh7+ Ke6 101. h5 Rh4+ 102. Kf3 Rh3+ 103. Kf2 Rh4 104. Kf3 Rh3+ 105. Kg2 Rh4 106. Nd2 Bf6 107. Nf3 Ra4 108. Kg3 Kf5 109. Rf7 Rg4+ 110. Kf2 Ra4 111. Rf8 Ke6 112. Kg3 Ke7 113. Rb8 Kf7 114. Rb7+ Kg8 115. Rd7 Re4 116. Rb7 Re7 117. Rb6 Rf7 118. Kg4 Kh7 119. Rd6 Rf8 120. Rd7+ Kh6 121. Rd6 Kh7 122. Re6 Rf7 123. Nd2 Bd8 124. Ne4 Rg7+ 125. Kh3 Rd7 126. Ng3 Rd5 127. Kg4 Rg5+ 128. Kf4 Rg7 129. Nf5 Ra7 130. Rh6+ Kg8 131. Rc6 Kh7 132. Rc4 Bf6 133. Kg4 Rb7 134. Rc6 Bd8 135. Rd6 Be7 136. Rh6+ Kg8 137. Rg6+ Kf8 138. h6 Rb4+ 139. Kf3 Rb3+ 140. Kg2 Ba3 141. h7 Bb2 142. Rg8+ Kf7 143. Nd6+ Ke6 144. Ne4 Rb4 145. Nc5+ Kf7 146. Nd3 Rh4 147. Nxb2 Rxh7 148. Rb8 Rh4 149. Nd3 Rd4 150. Rb3 Ke6 151. Kf3 Kd5 152. Ke3 Re4+ 153. Kd2 Rh4 154. Rb5+ Kd6 155. Ke3 Rh3+ 156. Ke4 Rh4+ 157. Nf4 Rh1 158. Kd4 Rd1+ 159. Nd3 Kc6 160. Rc5+ Kd6 161. Rh5 Ke6 162. Ke4 Kd6 163. Rh6+ Ke7 164. Nf4 Re1+ 165. Kf5 Rf1 166. Ra6 Kd7 167. Ke5 Re1+ 168. Kd4 Rd1+ 169. Nd3 Ke7 170. Ke4 Rd2 171. Nf4 Rd1 172. Nd5+ Kd7 173. Nf6+ Ke7 174. Ke5 Re1+ 175. Ne4 Kd7 176. Rd6+ Kc7 177. Rd4 Rh1 178. Rc4+ Kb6 179. Nf6 Kb5 180. Rc3 Rh6 181. Ne4 Rh5+ 182. Kd4 Kb6 183. Nf6 Rh1 184. Nd5+ Kb7 185. Rc7+ Ka6 186. Rc6+ Kb7 187. Rb6+ Kc8 188. Kc5 Kd7 189. Rd6+ Ke8 190. Rf6 Kd7 191. Rd6+ Ke8 192. Re6+ Kf7 193. Rf6+ Kg7 194. Rf3 Re1 195. Ne3 Kg6 196. Kd4 Ra1 197. Ke5 Ra5+ 198. Nd5 Rb5 199. Ke6 Kg5 200. Rg3+ Kh4 201. Rg8 Kh3 202. Ke5 Ra5 203. Ke4 Ra4+ 204. Kf3 Ra3+ 205. Ne3 Kh4 206. Rg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.41"] [White "Amar, Elham"] [Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2647"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8. Nxd7 ({RR} 8. Qh5 g6 9. Nxg6 fxg6 10. Bxg6+ Ke7 11. Bg5+ Nf6 12. Qf3 Qf8 13. Bd3 Qg7 14. Bh4 Qh6 15. Qe3+ Qxe3+ 16. fxe3 Ke6 17. O-O Be7 18. c4 Rf8 19. Rf3 Kf7 20. cxd5 Kg7 21. Raf1 Bd7 22. c4 Nxd5 {Yoo,C (2603)-Deac,B (2680) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (70)}) 8... Bxd7 9. O-O Qh4 $146 ({RR} 9... h5 10. f4 Qf6 11. Re1+ Kf8 12. Qf3 c6 13. a4 Re8 14. Rxe8+ Kxe8 15. Rb1 b6 16. Be3 Bg4 17. Qg3 Be6 18. Qf3 Bg4 19. Qg3 Be6 20. Qf3 Bg4 {½-½ (20) Kozak,A (2526)-Korpa,B (2520) Budapest 2021}) 10. Re1+ Kf8 11. g3 Qg4 12. Be2 Qg6 13. Bd3 Qg4 14. Be2 Qg6 15. Rb1 b6 16. Bd3 Qg4 17. Be2 Qg6 18. Bd3 Qg4 19. Be2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.42"] [White "Hong, Andrew"] [Black "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2598"] [PlyCount "154"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nce2 Bg4 8. c3 e6 9. Qd2 Bh5 ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. Ng3 e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. h3 Be6 13. Nf3 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Qb6 15. b4 d4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. cxd4 Rd8 19. Ne2 O-O 20. a3 Rfe8 21. f3 Nd5 22. Kf2 Bd7 23. Rac1 Bc6 24. Bxa6 {Ilinca,F (2371)-Balla,T (2291) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. h4 $146 ({RR} 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. h3 Qc7 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qe3 Nd7 16. O-O Na5 17. b3 O-O 18. h4 Rfc8 19. h5 gxh5 20. Nxh5 g6 21. Nf4 Kg7 22. g3 Rh8 23. Kg2 Nc6 24. Rh1 Ne7 25. Ng5 Nf5 {Vujnovic,P (2082)-Van der Linden,L (2329) Split 2019 0-1 (60)}) ({RR} 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Bxd3 14. Qxd3 h5 15. Rfe1 O-O-O 16. Nf1 h4 17. N1d2 Qf4 18. b4 g5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21. Qd4 Kb8 22. g3 Qf5 23. g4 Qf4 24. Qxf4 gxf4 25. c4 Nb6 {Carlsen,M (2862)-Artemiev,V (2708) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (58)}) 11... Bd6 12. N1e2 Rc8 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nf4 e5 15. dxe5 Qxe5+ 16. Kf1 O-O 17. Re1 Qd6 18. h5 Bxd3+ 19. Nxd3 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Qg5 Qe6 22. h6 g6 23. Rh4 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Nc5 Qd6 26. Qe3 f5 27. Kg1 Qe7 28. Rf4 Rd8 29. b4 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Qg5 31. Qg3 Qxh6+ 32. Qh4 Qg7 33. Qg3 Qh6+ 34. Qh4 Qxh4+ 35. Rxh4 Rd2 36. Kg1 Ne5 37. Kf1 Rxa2 38. Nxb7 Nd3 39. Nc5 Rxf2+ 40. Kg1 Rd2 41. Rh3 Nf4 42. Rh4 e3 43. Rxf4 Rd1+ 44. Rf1 e2 45. Re1 Rxe1+ 46. Kf2 Rc1 47. Kxe2 Rxc3 48. Nxa6 Rb3 49. Kd2 Kf7 50. Kc2 Ra3 51. b5 Ra5 52. Nc7 Ra7 53. Nd5 Ke6 54. Nc3 Kd6 55. Kd2 Kc5 56. Ne2 Kxb5 57. Ke3 Kc5 58. Nf4 Ra3+ 59. Kf2 Kd4 60. Ne6+ Ke5 61. Ng5 h6 62. Nf7+ Kf4 63. Nh8 Ra2+ 64. Kf1 g5 65. Nf7 h5 66. Nd6 h4 67. Kg1 g4 68. Kf1 Rd2 69. Nc4 Rd4 70. Na3 Kg3 71. Nc2 Rd1+ 72. Ke2 Rg1 73. Ne3 Rxg2+ 74. Kf1 Rf2+ 75. Kg1 h3 76. Kh1 Rf3 77. Nxf5+ Rxf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.43"] [White "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Black "Brodsky, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 g6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bh6 Bf8 10. Bg5 ({RR} 10. Be3 Bg7 11. h4 Bg4 12. Be2 Qd7 13. Qd2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Rhe8 15. Rhe1 Qf5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Qh5 18. b3 Ne5 19. Nd4 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 Qxh4 21. f3 f5 22. Bg5 Qf2 23. Bxd8 Kxd8 24. c5 Qxg2 {Rakhmatullaev,A (2410)-Usov,A (2314) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 10... Be7 11. Bh6 $146 ({RR} 11. Be3 Bf6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Re1 b6 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rad1 {½-½ (16) Petrov,M (2523)-Parkhov,Y (2469) Miercurea Ciuc 2022}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.44"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Khanin, Semen"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2568"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. h4 Qf6 $146 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Nc3 Nf4 11. Bf1 f6 12. Nf3 c5 13. d3 Ne6 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Ne4 O-O 16. c3 Qd7 17. Qc2 Rac8 18. b3 h6 19. h5 f5 20. Nxe5 Qc7 21. Ng6 fxe4 22. Bg4 Rf6 23. dxe4 Re8 24. O-O {Mesropov,K (2437)-Mikhalevski,V (2516) Israel ISR 2023 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Nf3 Re8+ 15. Kf1 Bg4 16. Be2 Qf6 17. d4 Re4 18. b3 Rae8 19. Be3 Nc6 20. c3 Ne7 21. Nd2 Nf5 22. Nxe4 Nxe3+ 23. Kg1 Nxd1 24. Nxf6+ {Maghsoodloo,P (2701)-Ding,L (2808) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½}) ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Qf3 f5 11. Bxf5 Rf8 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Bxg6+ hxg6 14. Qxg6+ Kd7 15. d3 Qb6 16. O-O Kc7 17. Qg7 Bd7 18. c4 Rg8 19. Qh7 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Nf4 21. Qe4 Rxg5 22. hxg5 Qxb2 23. Nd2 Bf5 24. Qe3 {Kurmangaliyeva,L (2240)-Sukandar,I (2349) Tashkent UZB 2024 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 9... Nf4 10. Bf1 h6 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. d4 Bd6 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Bd3 O-O 15. O-O Rb8 16. b3 c5 17. c3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Be7 19. Bc2 Nc6 20. Qd3 g6 21. a3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nxd4 23. Qd3 Bf6 24. Nd2 {Van Dael,S (2300)-Leitao,R (2592) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1}) ({RR} 9... h6 10. Qh5 Qf6 11. Nh7 Rxh7 12. Bxh7 Nf4 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Be4 O-O-O 15. d3 c5 16. Bxb7+ Nxb7 17. Nc3 c4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. O-O-O Rd4 20. dxc4 Rxc4 21. Qd3 Rc6 22. Rhe1 Nd6 23. Ne4 Qxh4 24. Nxd6+ {Arndt,M (2384)-Hoeffer,D (2322) Germany GER 2022 1-0 (34)}) 10. Nc3 h6 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bb5+ Nc6 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. d4 e4 16. Ne5 Bb5 17. a4 Ba6 18. Qg4 Rd8 19. Bd2 Bd6 20. Ba5 Bxe5 21. Bxd8 Qxd8 22. dxe5 Qa5+ 23. c3 O-O 24. Qf4 Rb8 25. b4 Qc7 26. Rh3 Bd3 27. Rxd3 exd3 28. Qd4 Re8 29. f4 f6 30. Kd2 fxe5 31. Qxd5+ Kh8 32. Re1 Rd8 33. Qb5 Qf7 34. Qxe5 Qa2+ 35. Ke3 Qxa4 36. Qc7 Re8+ 37. Kf2 Qa2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.45"] [White "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Black "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 Ba7 10. d4 d6 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qh5 O-O 14. Qxe5 Be6 ({RR} 14... Re8 15. Qf4 Be6 16. O-O-O Qg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Bb3 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rxe4 20. Rd7 Rf4 21. f3 Bb6 22. Re1 Rf8 23. Ree7 g6 24. Kd1 Bc5 25. Re5 Bd6 26. Rxg5 Kg7 27. Rd5 Re8 28. Rd4 Rxd4+ 29. cxd4 {Kollars,D (2637)-Jones,G (2666) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (60)}) 15. O-O-O Qg5+ $146 ({RR} 15... Qh4 16. g3 Qg5+ 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Bb3 c6 19. Ne3 Bxb3 20. axb3 Bxe3+ 21. fxe3 Rae8 22. Rd7 Rxe4 23. Rxb7 Rxe3 24. Rd1 Rfe8 25. b4 Re2 26. Rd2 f5 27. Rdd7 Rxh2 28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. Kb1 Rb8 30. Rbc7 {Safarli,E (2614)-Khusenkhojaev,M (2361) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (60)}) ({RR} 15... Qh4 16. g3 Qg5+ 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Bb3 c6 19. Ne3 Bxb3 20. axb3 Bxe3+ 21. fxe3 Rae8 22. Rd7 Rxe4 23. Rxb7 Rxe3 24. Rd1 Rfe8 25. b4 Re2 26. Rd2 f5 27. Rdd7 Rxh2 28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. Kb1 Rb8 30. Rbc7 {Safarli,E (2614)-Khusenkhojaev,M (2361) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (60)}) 16. Qxg5 hxg5 17. Be2 Rad8 18. Nxc7 Bxa2 19. Kc2 Bb6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rfe8 22. Bf3 Rd6 23. Rd2 f5 24. h3 a5 25. Ra1 g6 26. Kb3 Kg7 27. Ra4 Bc7 28. Rc4 Rb6+ 29. Ka4 Bf4 30. Rc2 Ra6 31. Rc5 Re1 32. Rb5 Ra1+ 33. Kb3 a4+ 34. Kc4 b6 35. Re2 a3 36. bxa3 R6xa3 37. Rxb6 Rc1 38. Rb3 Ra7 39. Re6 Bd2 40. d6 Bf4 41. g3 Bd2 42. Bd5 Rd7 43. Re7+ Rxe7 44. dxe7 Re1 45. Kd3 Bxc3 46. Rxc3 Rxe7 47. Rc6 Re5 48. Rc7+ Kf8 49. Bc4 Ra5 50. Rf7+ Ke8 51. Rf6 Ra3+ 52. Ke2 Rc3 53. Bd3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.46"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A36"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 Nf6 6. f4 ({RR} 6. Rb1 e6 7. a3 d5 8. Bg5 dxc4 9. dxc4 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bd7 11. Nb5 Ke7 12. Nd6 h6 13. Bf4 g5 14. Be3 b6 15. h4 g4 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Bxa8 Nc2+ 19. Kd2 Nxe3 20. Kxe3 Rxa8 {Aronian,L (2752)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2779) Stavanger 2019 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 6. Qd2 a6 7. b3 Rb8 8. Bb2 O-O 9. h4 h5 10. Nh3 d6 11. Nf4 e5 12. Nfd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Ne7 14. Nc3 b5 15. O-O Bb7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. e4 bxc4 18. dxc4 Nc6 19. Nd5 Kh7 20. Kg2 f5 {Sargsyan,S (2637)-Kashefi,A (2193) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 6... O-O 7. e4 d6 8. Nf3 Bg4 $146 ({RR} 8... e5 9. O-O a6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Bxc5 Re8 13. a4 Be6 14. Rb1 Nd7 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Ng5 Bh6 17. Qf3 Rf8 18. Rbe1 Nc5 19. Qe2 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Nd4 21. Qd1 f5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Rxe5 {Llopis Jordan,L (1600)-Carre Rodriguez,R (1361) Maresme 2019 1-0}) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd4 11. Qf2 Nd7 12. Be3 a6 13. O-O b5 14. Rac1 Rb8 15. b3 Qa5 16. Qd2 e6 17. Kh2 f5 18. Rf2 Qb6 19. Re1 Rbe8 20. Ne2 b4 21. Ng1 a5 22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bc3 24. Qd1 Bxe1 25. Qxe1 Qd8 26. Qd2 Qf6 27. d4 cxd4 28. Bxd4 e5 29. Ba1 Qe7 30. Re2 fxe4 31. Bxe4 Nf6 32. Bc6 Rc8 33. fxe5 dxe5 34. Rxe5 Qf7 35. Bb5 Rcd8 36. Qe2 Nd7 37. Re7 Qf2+ 38. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 39. Kg1 Rxa2 40. Bd4 Ne5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.47"] [White "Samadov, Read"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E91"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. Qc2 ({RR} 7. O-O e5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. d5 Ne7 10. b4 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. a4 c5 13. Ra3 Bd7 14. Bd2 Ra6 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Nb5 Nc8 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bd2 Bg7 19. g3 h6 20. Rea1 f5 21. Nh4 Nf4 {Sargissian,G (2681)-Theodorou,N (2577) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 7. O-O a6 8. e5 Ne8 9. h3 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. exd6 exd6 13. Nd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7 15. Qa4 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Qxa6 Ra8 20. Qc6 Rxa2 21. Bf3 Qh4 {Emujin Enkh-Amgalan (2008)-Narva,R (1965) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 0-1}) 7... a5 $146 ({RR} 7... Bb7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. d5 Re8 11. Rab1 e6 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Rfd1 a6 14. Nc3 e5 15. b4 Qc7 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. f4 Ba8 19. f5 h6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Qd3 {Manchado Garrido,M (1343)-Martin Medinilla,E (1508) Algeciras 2018 1-0 (73)}) 8. O-O Nc6 9. Rd1 Bg4 10. e5 Nb4 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. a3 Nc6 13. h3 Bf5 14. exd6 exd6 15. g4 Be6 16. d5 Nc5 17. Qf4 Ne5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Qg3 Qe7 20. Be3 Rf7 21. Ng5 Rff8 22. Nge4 Nb3 23. Rab1 Nc6 24. Bf1 Rae8 25. Bg2 Ncd4 26. Nd2 Nc5 27. Kh1 Nc2 28. Be4 Be5 29. Qg2 Nxe3 30. fxe3 Qg7 31. Bc6 Re7 32. Nde4 Ref7 33. Rf1 Qh6 34. g5 Qg7 35. Nxc5 bxc5 36. Ne4 Rf5 37. Kg1 Kh8 38. b3 Qf7 39. Nd2 Qe7 40. h4 Bc3 41. Ne4 Be5 42. Ng3 R5f7 43. Rxf7 Rxf7 44. Rf1 Rxf1+ 45. Nxf1 h6 46. gxh6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.48"] [White "Oro, Faustino"] [Black "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2433"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. c3 Bf5 $146 ({RR} 8... Qc7 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. Qc2 Ng6 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. Ne5 Bf5 13. Qd1 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Re8 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. Qd4 Be4 17. Bf4 c5 18. Qe3 Qb6 19. b3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qe6 21. h3 Rf8 22. Qg3 Rf5 23. Re2 {Sabo,F-Britos,L (1342) Santa Fe 2019 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 8... Re8 9. h3 Nd7 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 Rxe1+ 13. Qxe1 Nf4 14. Bc2 Be6 15. Ne5 Ng6 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ng4 Bxg4 19. hxg4 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Kf8 21. Qe3 Re8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Kh2 {Monpeurt,C (2140)-Urbani,G (2107) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 8... h6 9. Ne5 Bf5 10. f4 c5 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Nbc6 14. Bf2 Ng6 15. Qf3 Qf6 16. g3 d4 17. Nd2 Bc7 18. Nc5 dxc3 19. bxc3 Rfd8 20. Nde4 Qf5 21. Nxb7 Nge5 22. Qe2 Ng4 23. Nxd8 {Singgih,D (2074)-Guo,W (1838) Penang 2018 1-0 (38)}) 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qd7 12. Bg3 Nf5 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14. Na3 Na6 15. Nc2 Nc7 16. Ne3 Rae8 17. b3 Ne6 18. Qc2 Nf4 19. Nd2 Qf7 20. g3 Nh3+ 21. Kg2 Ng5 22. h4 Ne6 23. Nf3 Qh5 24. c4 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Nxd4+ 26. Kg2 Nxc2 27. Nxc2 dxc4 28. Red1 Rd8 29. Ne3 cxb3 30. axb3 Nb5 31. h5 g6 32. h6 Kf7 33. g4 Rfe8 34. Kg3 c5 35. Nc4 b6 36. f4 Rd4 37. g5 Red8 38. Re1 Rd3+ 39. Kg4 Rxb3 40. Rad1 Nd4 41. gxf6 Kxf6 42. Nd2 Rb2 43. Ne4+ Ke6 44. Nxc5+ Kf7 45. Ne4 Rb4 46. Ng5+ Kg8 47. Re7 Rc8 48. Rg7+ Kf8 49. Nxh7+ Ke8 50. Nf6+ Kf8 51. Rg8+ Kf7 52. Rxc8 Kxf6 53. h7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.49"] [White "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4 h6 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Nf8 12. a5 ({RR} 12. Qd3 Be6 13. Rad1 Qa5 14. Bb3 Rad8 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. Nc4 b6 17. Ne3 N6d7 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 d5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Qd6 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 23. Qg3 Re5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. f6 Neg6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 {Dominguez Perez,L (2748)-Abdusattorov,N (2766) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (63)}) 12... Be6 13. Bd3 N6d7 $146 ({RR} 13... Ng6 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxg6 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bc4 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rad8 20. Qc4 Bd6 21. a6 b5 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Qxc6 Bh2+ 24. Kf1 b4 25. Ncb5 Qf4 26. Re1 Nf6 27. Nf3 g5 28. g3 {Adewumi,T (2280)-Sanal,V (2567) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (58)}) ({RR} 13... Ng6 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxg6 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bc4 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rad8 20. Qc4 Bd6 21. a6 b5 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Qxc6 Bh2+ 24. Kf1 b4 25. Ncb5 Qf4 26. Re1 Nf6 27. Nf3 g5 28. g3 {Adewumi,T (2280)-Sanal,V (2567) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (58)}) 14. Nd2 Ng6 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Bf1 b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ne3 Bf8 20. g3 f6 21. Qh5 Ne7 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 b5 24. Ne3 b4 25. Ne2 c5 26. Nd5 Qb7 27. Be3 Nxd5 28. exd5 Ne5 29. Nf4 g5 30. Nd3 Qf7 31. Qe2 Qxd5 32. Nxe5 fxe5 33. Rd1 Qe6 34. c3 b3 35. c4 Ra4 36. Qd3 Rb4 37. Bd2 e4 38. Qe3 Rb7 39. Rc1 Bg7 40. Bc3 Rf7 41. Bxg7 Rf3 42. Qe2 Kxg7 43. Re1 Qf6 44. Qxe4 Rxf2 45. Qb7+ Kg6 46. Qe4+ Kg7 47. Qb7+ Qf7 48. Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.50"] [White "Andersen, Mads"] [Black "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2592"] [BlackElo "2368"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Nc5 10. Bd2 exf4 11. O-O-O Ne6 $146 ({RR} 11... Nxd3+ 12. cxd3 Bg4 13. Bxf4 c6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rd8 16. Kc2 Nh5 17. Be3 b6 18. a3 Bd6 19. d4 f5 20. exf5 Ng3 21. Rhe1 Kd7 22. f6 gxf6 23. d5 Rhe8 24. Bf2 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Nh5 26. Bd4 {Van Foreest,J (2695)-Rapport,R (2752) Berlin GER 2023 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. Bxf4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne6 14. Be3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nh5 16. Rhg1 g6 17. Bc4 Rd8 18. a4 a6 19. a5 Ke7 20. Bd5 c6 21. Bc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rg1 f6 24. Kb2 Nhf4 25. Kb3 g5 26. Kb4 {Drygalov,S (2541)-Kadric,D (2545) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be6 13. Rhe1 Rd8 14. Be5 c6 15. b3 Nh5 16. Be2 Rxd1+ 17. Bxd1 f6 18. Bd6 Nd7 19. e5 Kf7 20. exf6 {1-0 (20) Van Foreest,J (2673)-Bologan,V (2574) Chess.com INT 2020}) 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bb6 14. Nd5 Ng4 15. Rhf1 Ne3 16. Bxe3 fxe3 17. Rde1 c6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Kb2 Nf4 20. Ne5 f6 21. Rxf4 fxe5 22. Rf3 Ke7 23. Bc4 Be6 24. Bxe6 Kxe6 25. Rexe3 Raf8 26. c3 Rf4 27. g3 Rxf3 28. Rxf3 Rd8 29. Kc2 b5 30. h4 Ra8 31. Kb3 Rd8 32. Kc2 b6 33. g4 Ra8 34. Kb3 Rd8 35. Kc2 Ra8 36. Kb3 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.51"] [White "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Black "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A53"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2395"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase} Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qb3 b6 6. h3 Nc6 ({RR} 6... Bg7 7. g4 Bc8 ({RR} 7... Bd7 8. Bg2 ({RR} 8. e4 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd1 Na5 11. Be2 c5 12. d5 a6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd2 b5 15. Bxh5 gxh5 16. Qxh5 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Rb1 Qa5 20. O-O Rb7 21. f4 Rfb8 22. f5) 8... Nc6 9. Qd1 O-O 10. e4 ({RR} 10. O-O Re8 11. Rb1 Qc8 12. e3 h5 13. Nh2 hxg4 14. hxg4 e5 15. d5 Na5 16. g5 Nh7 17. e4 Nxc4 18. Qd3 b5 19. b3 Nb6 20. Nxb5 Qd8 21. Nf3 Bf8 22. Be3) 10... h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. Be3 e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Qd2 a6 15. h4 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 b5 17. c5 b4 18. Ne2 a5 19. c6 Bc8 20. a3 Ba6 21. axb4 axb4 22. Qxb4) 8. e4 h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qc2 a6 12. d5 c6 13. Bd4 b5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b3 ({RR} 15. Qd2) 15... bxc4 16. bxc4 Nc5 ({RR} 16... e5) 17. Bg2 cxd5 18. cxd5 e5 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. O-O Nbd7 21. Rfd1 {Ding,L (2762)-Caruana,F (2805) Stavanger, Norway 2024 [Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase] ½-½ (38)}) 7. g4 Bd7 8. e4 ({RR} 8. Qd1 Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. Be3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Rg1 Kh8 13. Bd3 a6 14. a3 c6 15. Qe2 b5 16. dxc6 bxc4 17. cxd7 cxd3 18. Qxd3 Qxd7 19. O-O-O Qb7 {½-½ (19) Celik,H (2417)-Kadric,D (2558) Herceg Novi MNE 2024}) 8... e5 9. dxe5 $146 ({RR} 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Nb7 11. Be3 a5 12. b3 Nc5 13. Nd2 Bg7 14. a3 Ng8 15. Be2 Ne7 16. Rg1 h6 17. h4 Ng8 18. g5 h5 19. Rb1 Ne7 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Na4 22. Nb5 O-O 23. Ra1 c6 {Goltseva,E (2338)-Kharashuta,E (2294) Sochi RUS 2023 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 9. Be3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bg7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. f3 Na5 13. Qc2 a6 14. h4 c5 15. Nb3 b5 16. Rxd6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Qf6 20. Be2 Bc6 21. Rxc5 a5 22. Rd1 Ra6 23. e5 Qxh4 {Wagner,D (2452)-Schleining,Z (2338) Rosenheim GER 2023 1-0 (55)}) 9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 c6 12. O-O-O h6 13. Be3 g5 14. f3 Be7 15. Kb1 Qc7 16. Be2 Nh7 17. c5 Be6 18. Nd5 Qb8 19. Qc3 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Qxc5 cxd5 22. Bb5+ Kd8 23. Bc6 Qc7 24. Rxd5+ Bxd5 25. Qxd5+ Ke7 26. Bxa8 Rd8 27. Rc1 Qxc1+ 28. Kxc1 Rxd5 29. Bxd5 Nf8 30. Kd2 Ng6 31. Bc4 Nf4 32. Bf1 Ne6 33. Kd3 Nd4 34. Be2 Kd6 35. b4 Ne6 36. Kc4 Nd4 37. Bd1 Ne6 38. Kb5 Kc7 39. a4 Nf4 40. Ka6 Kb8 41. a5 Nxh3 42. b5 Nf4 43. b6 Ne6 44. bxa7+ Ka8 45. Kb6 Nd4 46. Ba4 f6 47. Bd7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.52"] [White "Bai, Adelard"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2393"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8. Qd2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. Bc4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 b5 12. Bxb5 exd5 13. exd5 a6 14. Be2 Nd7 15. Nf3 Nf6 16. O-O Qxd5 17. Rfd1 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Be6 19. Nb3 Rfc8 20. Bf3 $146 ({RR} 20. Na5 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nb7 Rd2 23. Bxa6 Bxa2 24. Nxc5 Rc2 25. Nd3 Nd5 26. Nb4 Nxb4 27. cxb4 Rb2 28. Bd3 Kf8 29. f3 Rd2 30. Bf1 Rb2 31. b5 Ke7 32. h4 Be6 33. Kh2 h6 34. Ra7+ Kd6 {Goryachkina,A (2610)-Potkin,V (2571) Sochi 2022 ½-½ (42)}) 20... Rab8 21. Rd6 g5 22. h3 h5 23. Rxa6 g4 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Bc6 Kg7 26. Nd2 Rb2 27. Nb3 Bc4 28. Rb6 Bd5 29. Bb7 Rd8 30. Ba6 g3 31. Rf1 Ng4 32. f3 Ne3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.53"] [White "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. f3 Ng5 11. f4 Ne4 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Qd2 ({RR} 15. c4 Rb8 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Kh1 Rxb2 18. cxd5 Bb6 19. Nxc6 Qa3 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. d6 Qxa2 22. dxc7 Rd2 23. Qh5 Rxg2 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. f5 e3 26. c8=Q Bxc8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nxc8 h6 29. f6 Qa8 {Miranda Mesa,E (2515)-Martinez Duany,L (2531) Havana CUB 2023 ½-½ (36)}) 15... O-O 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Qc3 Rf7 $146 ({RR} 17... Kh8 18. Bc5 Qe6 19. a4 g5 20. a5 Rxf4 21. Qd4 Re8 22. axb6 axb6 23. Rxf4 gxf4 24. Rf1 f3 25. gxf3 exf3 26. Rxf3 bxc5 27. Nxc5 Qg4+ 28. Qxg4 Bxg4 29. Re3 Be6 30. Kf2 Kg7 31. c3 Rf8+ 32. Rf3 {Mogilarov,D (2135)-Eckert,J (1645) England 2018 1-0 (72)}) ({RR} 17... g5 18. g3 gxf4 19. gxf4 Bh3 20. Rf2 Bf5 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Rf7 23. Kh1 Rg7 24. Rg1 Bg4 25. Rg3 Rf8 26. Qe3 Bf3+ 27. Kg1 Rxg3+ 28. hxg3 Qg7 29. Rxf3 exf3 30. Qxf3 Qg6 31. Nd7 Rf7 32. Nf6+ {Harris,I (2177)-Von Buelow,G (2361) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (62)}) ({RR} 17... Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Qh4 19. Nc5 Bg4 20. c3 Rae8 21. Rae1 Bc8 22. Rf2 Rf5 23. Ref1 Ref8 24. h3 Rh5 25. e6 g6 26. Kh2 Qe7 27. g4 Rh4 28. f5 gxf5 29. gxf5 Rf6 30. Qg3+ Kh8 31. Qxh4 e3 32. Rg2 {Nolsoe,R (2068)-Nielsen,T (2136) Eidi 2022 1-0 (33)}) 18. Nc5 Raf8 19. b4 Ra8 20. h3 a5 21. a3 Bc8 22. Rf2 Qh4 23. Kh2 Bg4 24. Bd4 Bf3 25. Qe3 Rxf4 26. g3 Qh5 27. Qxf4 Rf8 28. Qh4 Qg6 29. Qe7 Re8 30. Qd7 h5 31. e6 Bxc5 32. Qf7+ Qxf7 33. exf7+ Kxf7 34. Bxc5 g5 35. g4 Kg6 36. Rxf3 exf3 37. gxh5+ Kxh5 38. Kg3 Re2 39. c3 Rc2 40. Bd4 f2 41. bxa5 Ra2 42. Rf1 Rxa3 43. Rxf2 c5 44. Bg7 Kg6 45. Be5 d4 46. Kg4 dxc3 47. Bxc7 Ra4+ 48. Kg3 Kh5 49. Rc2 Ra3 50. Bb6 c4 51. Bd8 Rb3 52. Kf3 Kh4 53. Ke4 Ra3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.54"] [White "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Black "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2551"] [PlyCount "200"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Bxf3 4. exf3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 c6 7. d5 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 10. Qd2 Re8 11. h3 Qa5 12. Rac1 Rec8 13. Rfd1 cxd5 {½-½ (13) Soural,J (2166)-Pribyl,J (2250) Czech Republic 2018}) ({RR} 10. Rc1 Re8 11. f4 a6 12. Bf3 c5 13. g4 h6 14. g5 Nh7 15. Be4 hxg5 16. fxg5 b5 17. h4 Ne5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. b3 b4 20. Na4 Qd7 21. Kg2 Reb8 22. h5 Qg4+ 23. Qxg4 Nxg4 24. hxg6 fxg6 {Ambartsumova,K (2382)-Danielian,E (2441) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (40)}) 10... Qb8 11. f4 cxd5 12. cxd5 Rc8 13. Rac1 Nc5 14. Qa3 a6 15. Rfd1 b5 16. Qa5 Qc7 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. b4 Ncd7 19. a4 bxa4 20. Nxa4 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 a5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Nc3 Rc5 24. Bb2 Nb6 25. Bf3 Ne8 26. Rd3 Nc7 27. g3 Rc4 28. Kf1 f5 29. Ke2 Rb4 30. Bc1 Rb3 31. Bd2 Bxc3 32. Rxc3 Rxc3 33. Bxc3 Nbxd5 34. Ba5 Kf7 35. Kd3 e6 36. h4 h5 37. Kc4 Ke7 38. Bg2 Kd7 39. Bf3 Nf6 40. Kd4 Ng4 41. Be1 Na6 42. Be2 Nc5 43. f3 Nf6 44. Bb4 Nb7 45. Bb5+ Ke7 46. Bc6 Nd8 47. Bb5 Nd5 48. Ba3 Nc7 49. Ba4 Nb7 50. Bc6 Na5 51. Ba4 Nb3+ 52. Bxb3 Nb5+ 53. Kc4 Nxa3+ 54. Kb4 Nb1 55. Bd1 d5 56. Be2 Kd6 57. Kb3 Kc5 58. Kc2 Na3+ 59. Kc3 Nc4 60. Bf1 Ne3 61. Bd3 Nc4 62. Bc2 Nd6 63. Ba4 Nb5+ 64. Kb3 Nc7 65. Kc3 Nb5+ 66. Kd3 Kb4 67. Bd1 Ka5 68. Bb3 Ka6 69. Ba4 Kb6 70. Bb3 Ka5 71. Bc2 Kb4 72. Bd1 Na7 73. Kd4 Nc6+ 74. Kd3 Kc5 75. Ba4 Kd6 76. Kc3 Kd7 77. Kd3 Kc7 78. Kc3 Kd6 79. Kd3 e5 80. fxe5+ Nxe5+ 81. Ke3 Ke7 82. Bb3 d4+ 83. Kxd4 Nxf3+ 84. Ke3 Ne5 85. Ba4 Nc4+ 86. Kf4 Kf6 87. Bb5 Ne5 88. Be2 Nd7 89. Bc4 Nc5 90. Bd5 Nd3+ 91. Ke3 Nb4 92. Bc4 Nc6 93. Kf4 Nd4 94. Ke3 Ne6 95. Bxe6 Kxe6 96. Kf4 Ke7 97. Kg5 Kf7 98. Kf4 Kf6 99. Ke3 Ke5 100. Kf3 f4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.55"] [White "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 Ng6 12. Rae1 h6 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Kh1 Rc8 14. Qd2 b5 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. exf4 h6 17. f5 Bd7 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Bb1 a5 20. Re2 b4 21. Na4 Qb5 22. Bd3 Qxa4 23. b3 Qa3 24. Qd1 c5 25. Bc1 c4 26. Bb1 Qxc1 27. Qxc1 {Giri,A (2752)-Xiong,J (2681) Saint Louis USA 2023 ½-½ (47)}) ({RR} 12... Be6 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Ng4 15. Bc1 c5 16. d5 Bd7 17. h3 N4e5 18. Ng3 c4 19. Be2 b5 20. Kh1 Bh4 21. Kh2 Qc7 22. d6 Qxd6 23. Rd1 Bxg3+ 24. Kxg3 Nd3+ 25. Kf3 Nh4+ 26. Ke3 Nxg2+ 27. Kd2 {Balague Camps,M (2210)-Acosta Villarroel,L (2168) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 14. Ng3 Nh4 15. Nh5 g6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qf2 Rd8 18. Ne2 g5 19. f4 g4 20. f5 Kh8 21. Ng3 b6 22. Kh1 c5 23. e4 Qxd4 24. Qxd4+ cxd4 25. e5 Re8 26. Rf4 Bd7 27. Kg1 Rg8 28. e6 fxe6 {Koneru,H (2554)-Lagno,K (2542) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Nh5 Bh4 16. g3 Bg5 17. f4 Be7 18. f5 Nh7 19. Qg2 Bd7 20. Bb1 Bf6 21. h4 Qe7 22. Qf2 Qd6 23. e4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Qd5 25. Nhxf6+ Nxf6 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. g4 c5 28. dxc5 Bc6 {Lee,A (2284)-Eidelman,G (2197) Charlotte USA 2022 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. e4 Bxd4+ 17. Kh1 dxe4 18. fxe4 Bg4 19. Nxg6 Qg5 20. e5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Bh5 22. Qb3+ Kh7 23. Nf4 Re7 24. e6 Rae8 25. Re3 Qc5 26. Rfe1 Qg5 27. g3 Bg6 28. Qd1 Bf5 {Khademalsharieh,S (2488)-Lagno,K (2552) Dusseldorf GER 2023 ½-½ (42)}) 14... Nf8 15. Ng3 g6 16. f4 Bh4 17. f5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 g5 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bc4 Qa5 21. Qf2 Qb4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxe4 Bd7 25. Qe2 Qd6 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. f6 Be6 28. Qxh6 Kf7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Qxg5+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Rh4 Qxg3 33. f7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.56"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "201"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/WvsOspq0} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e5 8. d5 h5 9. Qb3 ({RR} 9. h4 Nbd7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 Bh6 12. Bxh6 Rxh6 13. b4 Kf8 14. g3 Rh8 15. Na4 Kg7 16. c5 axb4 17. axb4 dxc5 18. Nxc5 b6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. O-O Ra3 21. Bg2 Rha8 22. Qc2 Ne8 23. Rfc1 R8a7 {Bluebaum,M (2670)-Van Foreest,J (2697) Dusseldorf GER 2023 ½-½ (52)}) 9... b6 10. O-O $146 ({RR} 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Bh6 12. Bxh6 Rxh6 13. h4 Kf8 14. Kb1 Kg7 15. Be2 a5 16. Qc2 a4 17. f3 Nc5 18. Qd2 Qe7 19. Qe3 Rhh8 20. Nb5 Ra5 21. g3 Raa8 22. Bf1 Ra5 23. Bh3 Na6 24. Qc3 Nc5 {Daneshvar,B (2584)-Giri,A (2745) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (67)}) ({RR} 10. Qc2 Bh6 11. Bxh6 Rxh6 12. a3 g5 13. h3 Nbd7 14. g3 h4 15. O-O-O a5 16. Rdg1 Nc5 17. gxh4 Rxh4 18. Rxg5 Rf4 19. Rg3 a4 20. Kb1 Nb3 21. Qd3 Nc5 22. Qe3 Ke7 23. h4 Qh8 24. h5 Qh7 {Filindash,N (2217)-Nevednichy,V (2445) Karlsruhe, Germany 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/WvsOspq0] ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 10. Qc2 Bh6 11. Bxh6 Rxh6 12. a3 g5 13. h3 Nbd7 14. g3 h4 15. O-O-O a5 16. Rdg1 Nc5 17. gxh4 Rxh4 18. Rxg5 Rf4 19. Rg3 a4 20. Kb1 Nb3 21. Qd3 Nc5 22. Qe3 Ke7 23. h4 Qh8 24. h5 Qh7 {Filindash,N (2217)-Nevednichy,V (2445) Karlsruhe GER 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 10... Nbd7 11. Qc2 a5 12. a3 Nc5 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd2 a4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Be3 Nfd7 17. Rae1 Bh6 18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Qd2 Rh7 20. Bd1 g5 21. g3 Nf8 22. Kg2 Ng6 23. Rh1 f6 24. Bf3 Kf7 25. Nb5 Qd7 26. Qe2 Rah8 27. Reg1 Ke8 28. Nc3 Kd8 29. Qc2 Ke7 30. Bd1 Ra8 31. Qe2 Qe8 32. Kf1 Kd8 33. Ke1 Kc8 34. Kd2 Kb7 35. Kc1 Qd7 36. Kb1 Ne7 37. Bc2 f5 38. f4 gxf4 39. gxf4 exf4 40. e5 f3 41. Qe3 dxe5 42. Qxe5 Re8 43. Rf1 Rf7 44. Qf4 Ng6 45. Qxf3 Ne5 46. Qf4 Ned3 47. Qd4 Ne5 48. Rhg1 f4 49. Rg5 Qxh3 50. Rxf4 Nf3 51. Rxf3 Qxf3 52. Nxa4 Nb3 53. Qd1 Qxd1+ 54. Bxd1 Rf1 55. Kc2 h4 56. Rh5 Nd4+ 57. Kd2 Rh1 58. Rh7 Kb8 59. c5 h3 60. cxb6 cxb6 61. Nxb6 Rg8 62. Nd7+ Kc8 63. Nb6+ Kb8 64. Nd7+ Kc8 65. Nb6+ Kd8 66. Ba4 Nf3+ 67. Ke3 Ne5 68. Kd4 h2 69. Kxe5 Re1+ 70. Kd6 Rg6+ 71. Kc5 Rc1+ 72. Nc4 h1=Q 73. Rxh1 Rxh1 74. Bc6 Rc1 75. a4 Rg2 76. b4 Rg4 77. Bb5 Kc7 78. a5 Rg5 79. Bc6 Rg4 80. d6+ Kd8 81. Bd5 Ra1 82. Ne5 Rc1+ 83. Kb5 Rh4 84. a6 Rh5 85. a7 Ra1 86. a8=Q+ Rxa8 87. Bxa8 Rxe5+ 88. Kc6 Re1 89. b5 Rc1+ 90. Kd5 Rd1+ 91. Kc5 Rc1+ 92. Kd5 Rd1+ 93. Ke6 Re1+ 94. Kd5 Rd1+ 95. Ke5 Re1+ 96. Be4 Kd7 97. b6 Rxe4+ 98. Kxe4 Kxd6 99. b7 Kc7 100. Kd5 Kxb7 101. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.57"] [White "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Black "Bezold, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B00"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2469"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 b6 ({RR} 7... Re8 8. a4 c6 9. a5 Bf8 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Nxe5 Nf4 14. Nxd7 Nxd3 15. Re3 Nxb2 16. Nf6+ gxf6 17. Rg3+ Kh7 18. Qf3 f5 19. exf5 Bg7 20. Rb1 Qd7 21. f6 Bf8 22. Rxb2 {Zhigalko,A (2545)-Khismatullin,D (2621) St Petersburg 2018 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 7... c6 8. a4 a5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Nf1 Bf8 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. h3 g6 13. Be3 Bg7 14. Qd2 c5 15. Bb5 exd4 16. cxd4 Nxe4 17. Bh6 Nxd2 18. Rxe8+ Nf8 19. Bxd2 Rb8 20. Rae1 Be6 21. Rxb8 Qxb8 22. Ne4 {Novik,M (2415)-Mazurkiewicz,M (2145) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) 8. a4 a6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Ng3 Bf8 12. d5 c6 13. c4 Nc5 14. b4 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 c5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Reb1 Bc8 19. Bd2 Re7 20. Rb3 Raa7 21. Rab1 Reb7 22. Rxb7 Rxb7 23. Rxb7 Bxb7 24. Qb3 Bc8 {Mikhailovsky,V (2184)-Demidov,M (2571) Gelendzhik 2022 1-0 (83)}) 10... Re8 11. Nf1 Bf8 12. Ng3 h6 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd2 c6 15. Qb3 Ngf6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Nf5 Rac8 18. h3 d5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Bf4 Re6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. exd6 Qd7 25. Qxb6 c5 26. Bg3 Rg6 27. b4 Kh7 28. bxc5 f5 29. Re3 Qxa4 30. Rd4 Qd7 31. Rb4 Bc6 32. Qxa6 Rf6 33. Bf4 g5 34. Be5 Re6 35. Bd4 f4 36. Re1 f3 37. Reb1 Ra8 38. Qb7 Bxb7 39. Rxb7 Ra7 40. Rxd7+ Rxd7 41. Rb6 Re8 42. Be3 Kg6 43. Rb4 Kf5 44. Rd4 Rc8 45. Rd5+ Ke6 46. c4 Rc6 47. Bd4 Ra7 48. Re5+ Kf7 49. Rxe4 fxg2 50. Kxg2 Ra4 51. Re7+ Kf8 52. Bg7+ Kg8 53. d7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.58"] [White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Black "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2410"] [PlyCount "195"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 8. c3 e5 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Ng3 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Rc1 h6 14. Be3 Rad8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qe2 Ng4 17. Bc4 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 b5 19. Bb3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Bc2 Nc5 22. Rcd1 Ra8 {Palma Neira,E (2028)-Blandon,L (2234) Medellin COL 2024 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 8. Re1 e5 9. c3 Nh5 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 Nf4 13. Bf1 Rd8 14. Qb3 Kh8 15. Rad1 g5 16. Bg3 Nf8 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Qa3 Qf7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Qxa7 N8g6 22. Qa5 Rg8 {Fressinet,L (2652)-Amin,B (2694) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 8. Re1 e5 9. c3 Re8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 Nc5 12. Bc2 Nd3 13. Bxd3 Qxd3 14. Qe2 Qxe2 15. Rxe2 b6 16. Re1 Ba6 17. Nb3 Rad8 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 Nd7 21. Rad1 Bc4 22. Rd2 Bxb3 {Gatterer,F (2170)-Zavortink,M (2135) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 8. Re1 Qc7 9. c3 e5 10. h3 Re8 11. Nf1 b6 12. a4 a5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Be3 Be6 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Nd2 Bf8 18. Bc4 Bc5 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Nc4 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 h5 22. Red1 Nc5 {Hovakimyan,V (2202)-Troff,K (2490) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)}) 8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 Nh5 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Rd1 Nc5 13. Be3 Ne6 14. g3 Rd8 15. c3 Bd7 16. a5 Be8 17. Bc2 h6 18. Rxd8 Qxd8 19. Nfxe5 c5 20. Ng4 Kh7 21. e5 Bb5 22. Bd3 Ng5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. f4 Qe7 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Nge3 Kg8 27. Nd6 Ba4 28. Rd2 Rxd6 29. exd6 Qxd6 30. Bc4 Qf8 31. Qd3 Qe7 32. Qd8+ Bf8 33. Qxe7 Bxe7 34. Bd5 b6 35. axb6 axb6 36. Nc4 g5 37. Nxb6 Be8 38. Re2 Kf8 39. Nc8 Bd8 40. Nd6 Bd7 41. Nxf7 Bg4 42. Rd2 Bb6 43. Nxh6 c4+ 44. Kg2 Be3 45. Nxg4 Bxd2 46. fxg5 Bc1 47. b4 cxb3 48. Bxb3 Bxg5 49. Bd5 Ke7 50. c4 Kd6 51. Kf3 Bd8 52. Ke4 Ba5 53. Kf5 Be1 54. Kg6 Nxg3 55. hxg3 Bxg3 56. Kf5 Kc5 57. Ke4 Be1 58. Ne5 Bh4 59. Nd3+ Kd6 60. c5+ Kc7 61. Nb4 Bf2 62. Na6+ Kd8 63. Ke5 Bg3+ 64. Ke6 Bh2 65. Be4 Bg3 66. Nb4 Bh2 67. Nd3 Bg3 68. Ne5 Kc7 69. Nc4 Bf2 70. Kd5 Bg3 71. Nd6 Bh2 72. Bf5 Bg3 73. Nb5+ Kd8 74. Bg4 Bh2 75. Kc6 Bg1 76. Nc3 Ke7 77. Ne4 Be3 78. Kb7 Bxc5 79. Nxc5 Kd6 80. Kb6 Kd5 81. Kb5 Kd4 82. Kc6 Kc4 83. Ne6 Kc3 84. Kc5 Kd3 85. Kd5 Ke3 86. Bf5 Kd2 87. Kd4 Kc1 88. Kc3 Kd1 89. Nd4 Ke1 90. Kd3 Kd1 91. Ne2 Ke1 92. Ke3 Kd1 93. Bd3 Ke1 94. Bc2 Kf1 95. Nf4 Ke1 96. Ng2+ Kf1 97. Kf3 Kg1 98. Kg3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.59"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Hungaski, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. h4 h6 ({RR} 7... Bd7 8. h5 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O-O 10. Nf3 c4 11. h6 gxh6 12. g3 f6 13. Bh3 h5 14. O-O h4 15. Nxh4 fxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Re1 Nc6 18. Bxe6 Nf6 19. Bg5 Ne4 20. Bxd8 Bxe6 21. Bxa5 {1-0 (21) Sadvakasov,D (2629)-Rapport,R (2752) Dusseldorf GER 2023}) ({RR} 7... Qa5 8. Bd2 Qa4 9. h5 cxd4 10. Nf3 f6 11. h6 g6 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Bd3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qd4 15. O-O Qxe5 16. Rfe1 Qd6 17. Rab1 Kf7 18. c4 dxc4 19. Rxb7+ Bxb7 20. Qxb7+ Ne7 21. Bb4 Rhb8 22. Qxa8 {Smith,R (2152)-Steadman,M (2072) Palmerston North NZL 2024 0-1 (43)}) 8. Qg4 $146 ({RR} 8. h5 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qa4 10. Nf3 c4 11. g3 Bd7 12. Bh3 O-O-O 13. O-O f5 14. Nh4 Nge7 15. g4 fxg4 16. Bxg4 Rdg8 17. f4 g6 18. Kh2 Nd8 19. hxg6 h5 20. Bh3 Nxg6 21. Nf3 Nf7 22. Ng5 Nh6 {Zanan,E (2485)-Novotny,M (2250) Krakow POL 2022 1-0 (58)}) 8... g6 9. h5 g5 10. f4 f5 11. Qg3 g4 12. dxc5 Qa5 13. a4 d4 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. Kf2 Qxc5 16. Ba3 Qb6 17. a5 Qxa5 18. cxd4 Qd2 19. c3 Nge7 20. Bc1 Qc2 21. Qe3 b5 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 Nd5 24. Nc1 Nc7 25. Nb3 a5 26. Nc5 Rb8 27. g3 a4 28. Bg2 Na5 29. Rhb1 Ke7 30. Bc1 Bc6 31. Bxc6 Nxc6 32. Ba3 Kf7 33. Nd7 Rb7 34. Bd6 Nd5 35. Nc5 Ra7 36. Ra3 b4 37. cxb4 Nxd4 38. b5 Ra5 39. b6 Rb5 40. Rxb5 Nxb5 41. Rxa4 Nxb6 42. Rb4 Nxd6 43. exd6 Nd5 44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. Nd7+ Kg7 46. Ne5+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.60"] [White "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2418"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 e6 ({RR} 7... Nh6 8. h3 Nf5 9. Bf2 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 h4 11. Bd3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Ne2 a5 14. a4 Na6 15. c3 Kf8 16. b3 Rc8 17. Kh2 Nc7 18. Rfb1 Kg7 19. b4 Ra8 20. Be1 Qd7 21. bxa5 Rhb8 22. Nc1 {Tari,A (2639)-Carlsen,M (2847) chess24.com INT 2021 0-1 (66)}) 8. Be2 $146 ({RR} 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 h4 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. O-O a5 13. b3 Na6 14. c4 Nb4 15. Bb1 a4 16. Bd2 axb3 17. Qxb3 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Nd5 19. Qb3 b5 20. Be4 O-O 21. Qc2 Nf5 22. Qxc6 b4 {Hong,A (2542)-Carlsen,M (2830) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 h4 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. O-O a5 13. b3 Na6 14. c4 Nb4 15. Bb1 a4 16. Bd2 axb3 17. Qxb3 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Nd5 19. Qb3 b5 20. Be4 O-O 21. Qc2 Nf5 22. Qxc6 b4 {Hong,A (2542)-Carlsen,M (2830) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qb6 10. O-O-O h4 11. Bd3 Na6 12. g4 hxg3 13. Qxg3 Ne7 14. a3 O-O-O 15. h4 Nc7 16. h5 Nf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Qg5 Rh6 19. Rdg1 Qa6 20. Qg8 Bb4 21. Qg7 Bxc3 22. Qxh6 Bxb2+ {Farkas,R (2304)-Velarde Ramirez,H (2129) Budapest 2022 0-1 (38)}) 8... Nh6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nf5 11. Bf2 h4 12. Ne2 a5 13. O-O a4 14. b3 Qa5 15. Rb1 axb3 16. axb3 Bb4 17. Qd3 Qa6 18. c4 Nd7 19. Kh2 Nb6 20. Rfc1 Qa2 21. Rd1 Ra3 22. c5 Nc8 23. Kg1 Ra8 24. Nc3 Qa5 25. Na4 Qd8 26. Bg4 Ra6 27. Qc2 Kf8 28. Nb2 Ra2 29. Ra1 Qa5 30. Rxa2 Qxa2 31. Rb1 Na7 32. Be2 Nb5 33. Bxb5 cxb5 34. Rc1 Ba3 35. Nd3 Qxc2 36. Rxc2 b4 37. c6 bxc6 38. Rxc6 Kg7 39. Kf1 Rb8 40. Ke2 Rb7 41. Kd2 Ra7 42. Kc2 Rb7 43. Nc5 Ra7 44. Rc8 Ne7 45. Rb8 Nf5 46. Rb6 Rc7 47. Rb7 Rxb7 48. Nxb7 g5 49. Nd6 gxf4 50. Nxf5+ exf5 51. Bxh4 Kg6 52. Be1 Kh5 53. Bd2 f3 54. gxf3 Kh4 55. Kd3 Kxh3 56. Ke3 Kg3 57. Be1+ Kg2 58. Kf4 Kf1 59. Bh4 Bb2 60. Be7 Bxd4 61. Bxb4 Ke2 62. Kxf5 Kxf3 63. e6 fxe6+ 64. Kxe6 Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.61"] [White "Manafov, Vugar"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A47"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 e6 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 Nc6 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. O-O c6 9. Ne4 d5 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. a3 Be7 12. b3 Rd8 13. Bb2 g6 14. f4 Qg7 15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Rd2 h5 19. h4 Qf8 20. Rdc2 Rb8 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Rc7 {Zavgorodniy,S (2401)-Theodorou,N (2622) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (75)}) 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 d5 10. O-O $146 ({RR} 10. c5 bxc5 11. dxc5 a5 12. Qc2 a4 13. b4 axb3 14. Qxb3 O-O 15. O-O Qb8 16. Qc3 Ra4 17. Bg5 Rc4 18. Qd3 Nd7 19. Be3 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rac1 Ne5 22. Qe3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nc4 24. Qc3 Qa7 {Lazo,A (2234)-Bellahcene,B (2514) Juvisy sur Orge 2022 0-1 (90)}) 10... dxc4 11. f4 Nd5 12. f5 O-O 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 Nxd4 15. Qe4 Qf6 16. Be3 Nb3 17. Rad1 b5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Qxb5 Rab8 21. Qxc4 Qxb2 22. Qxc7 a5 23. a4 Rbc8 24. Qb7 Qc3 25. h4 Nd4 26. Qd5 Rfd8 27. Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Qxa5 Rc2 29. Qf5 Ra2 30. Bc6 Qd6 31. Be4 g6 32. Qb5 Qd4 33. Bf3 Rf8 34. Qd5 Qb2 35. a5 Rf5 36. Qa8+ Kg7 37. Bd5 Ra3 38. Qg8+ Kh6 39. g4 Rf4 40. g5+ Kh5 41. Qxh7+ Kg4 42. Be6+ Rf5 43. Bxf5+ gxf5 44. g6 Rg3+ 45. fxg3 Kh3 46. Rf2 Qc1+ 47. Rf1 Qe3+ 48. Rf2 Qe1+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.62"] [White "Smirnov, Mark"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2336"] [BlackElo "2506"] [PlyCount "198"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Ngf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Ne5 ({RR} 10... Rc8 11. Rac1 Qa5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rfe8 14. h3 Bf8 15. Rfd1 Rc7 16. Qe1 Rec8 17. Rc2 g6 18. a4 Bg7 19. Re2 Qb4 20. Re3 Bh6 21. Rf3 Bg7 22. g3 Ne5 23. Re3 Ned7 24. Qe2 Ne8 25. Kg2 {Caruana,F (2798)-Bernadskiy,V (2530) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 11. Nd1 $146 ({RR} 11. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Qb6 13. h3 Rfd8 14. Qe3 Rac8 15. d4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5 17. Qd2 Qc5 18. Rac1 h6 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Nd7 21. Rcd1 Nc5 22. R4d2 b6 23. f3 Kf8 24. Kf2 Ke8 25. Ke3 g6 {Stoleriu,G (2391)-Ponomariov,R (2646) Bucharest ROU 2024 ½-½ (56)}) ({RR} 11. d3 Qc7 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. f4 exf4 14. e5 Nd7 15. Rae1 Bh4 16. Qh5 Bxe1 17. Rxe1 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qf3 Rae8 {0-1 (19) Bonafont,P (1986)-Snape,I (2086) Kenilworth ENG 2024}) ({RR} 11. Ne1 Nc6 12. f4 Nd4 13. Qd1 b5 14. d3 bxc4 15. dxc4 a5 16. Nc2 e5 17. f5 a4 18. Ne3 axb3 19. axb3 Rxa1 20. Bxa1 Nd7 21. Ned5 Bg5 22. g3 Qa5 23. h4 Bh6 24. Qg4 f6 25. Qh5 Qd8 {Chabris,C (2322)-Novikov,E (2582) Chess.com 2024 0-1 (44)}) 11... Nfd7 12. d4 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Bf6 14. dxc5 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 dxc5 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Rfd8 19. f3 Kf8 20. Rd2 Ne5 21. Rad1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Ke7 23. f4 Nd7 24. Kf2 b5 25. Ke3 h5 26. Rc2 Kd6 27. Nd3 b4 28. e5+ Kc6 29. Rd2 f6 30. Rd1 a5 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Nb2 Rg8 33. Kf3 e5 34. Rh1 e4+ 35. Kf2 Rh8 36. g4 h4 37. Nd1 a4 38. g5 axb3 39. axb3 fxg5 40. fxg5 Rh5 41. g6 Nf6 42. Ne3 Kd6 43. Rxh4 Rxh4 44. Nf5+ Ke5 45. Nxh4 Kd4 46. g7 Kc3 47. Nf5 Kxb3 48. Nh6 Kc2 49. g4 Kd2 50. g5 e3+ 51. Kf3 e2 52. gxf6 e1=Q 53. g8=Q Qf1+ 54. Ke4 Qxf6 55. Qg2+ Kc3 56. Qg3+ Kb2 57. Ng4 Qd4+ 58. Kf5 b3 59. Qg2+ Kc1 60. Qf1+ Kc2 61. Qe2+ Kc3 62. Qe1+ Kxc4 63. Ne5+ Kb5 64. Qh1 b2 65. Qb7+ Ka4 66. Qa6+ Kb3 67. Qb5+ Kc3 68. Qf1 c4 69. Qf3+ Kc2 70. Qg2+ Kb1 71. Qh1+ Ka2 72. Qa8+ Kb3 73. Qb7+ Kc3 74. Qf3+ Qd3+ 75. Nxd3 b1=Q 76. Ke5 Qxd3 77. Qf2 Kb3 78. Qb6+ Kc2 79. Qf2+ Kd1 80. Qg1+ Kd2 81. Kf6 c3 82. Qf2+ Kc1 83. Qg1+ Kb2 84. Qb6+ Kc2 85. Qf2+ Kd1 86. Qg1+ Ke2 87. Qh2+ Ke1 88. Qh4+ Kd1 89. Qh1+ Kd2 90. Qg2+ Ke1 91. Kg7 c2 92. Qg1+ Kd2 93. Qf2+ Kc3 94. Qc5+ Qc4 95. Qa3+ Kd2 96. Qd6+ Qd3 97. Qf4+ Kc3 98. Kf8 Kb2 99. Qb4+ Ka2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.63"] [White "Sardana, Rishi"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2466"] [BlackElo "2674"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Qe2 Nf6 5. O-O g6 6. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 7. c3 Bg7 8. d4 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. e6 Nb6 11. exf7+ Rxf7 12. Ng5 Rf6 13. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 13. Nd2 cxd4 14. Nde4 e5 15. cxd4 d5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Ne6 Qe7 18. Nc5 e4 19. Be3 Nd6 20. g4 Ndc4 21. b3 Na5 22. f3 Nc6 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Rad1 Nc8 25. fxe4 dxe4 26. d5 b6 27. Qg2 bxc5 {Baselmans,L (2250)-Van Hoofstat,T (2088) Brasschaat 2019 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 13. Ne6 Qd7 14. Nxg7 Nxg7 15. Bg5 Re6 16. Qd3 cxd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. Nd2 Nf5 19. Nf3 Nc4 20. b3 Ncd6 21. Ne5 Qb5 22. Qh3 Ne4 23. Bf4 Nxd4 24. Rfd1 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Nxf4 26. Qg3 Nxg3+ {0-1 (26) Zhong,A (1914)-Molina,R (2373) chess.com INT 2024}) 13... dxc5 14. a4 Nc7 15. Nd2 h6 16. Nge4 Rc6 17. Rd1 Qf8 18. Nb3 Ne6 19. a5 Nc8 20. Rd7 Rb8 21. Be3 Qf5 22. Ng3 Qf7 23. Rad1 b6 24. a6 Rd6 25. R1xd6 Nxd6 26. Rxa7 Nd8 27. Nd2 Qa2 28. Rxe7 Ra8 29. Bf4 N6f7 30. Qe4 Qxa6 31. Qxg6 Qb5 32. Bxh6 Kf8 33. Rxf7+ Nxf7 34. Bxg7+ Ke8 35. Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.64"] [White "Macovei, Andrei"] [Black "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. d3 Be7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Qe2 ({RR} 12. Qd1 b5 13. Nf3 Rb8 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bd3 Rc8 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Rfd8 21. Be3 Rd5 22. h4 Rcd8 23. Qe2 Bf8 24. h5 h6 25. Rg4 Kh8 26. Rd1 Ne7 {Oparin,G (2980)-Ozates,T (2630) Chess.com 2024 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 12. Qd1 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nf3 d4 15. g3 a5 16. a4 Qb8 17. Qe2 b5 18. axb5 Qxb5 19. c4 Qb8 20. h4 Bd8 21. Bf4 Ra6 22. h5 Rb6 23. Qe4 Qc8 24. Re2 Re8 25. Bh3 Qb7 26. Nh2 Nb4 {Caruana,F (2805)-Kevlishvili,R (2556) Saint Louis USA 2024 1-0 (67)}) 12... b5 13. Nf3 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 13... b4 14. d4 bxc3 15. bxc3 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nb4 19. Qb3 Rc8 20. Rb1 Qa5 21. Be3 Rc3 22. Qb2 Rc2 23. Qb3 Rxa2 24. Rec1 Ra3 25. Qd1 h6 26. Rb3 Rb8 27. Rxa3 Qxa3 28. Ra1 {Agasiyev,K (2441)-Xiong,J (2681) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 13... b4 14. cxb4 Nxb4 15. d4 c4 16. Qd1 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Ne5 Rc8 {½-½ (18) Zheenbekov,N (2107)-Utegaliyev,A (2418) Korumdu KGZ 2024}) ({RR} 13... b4 14. d4 bxc3 15. bxc3 cxd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Be3 Ba3 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. Rab1 Rfc8 21. Qa4 Bf8 {1-0 (21) Kobalia,M (2614)-Oganian,M (2441) Chess.com INT 2020}) ({RR} 13... Nd7 14. g3 b4 15. c4 Bf6 16. Bg2 Nde5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Be3 Bd4 19. Rab1 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Rc8 21. Rf1 a5 22. Rf2 a4 23. Rbf1 a3 24. b3 Qe7 25. Qh5 e5 26. h4 g6 27. Qe2 Rce8 28. Bh3 {Garifullina,L (2357)-Eynullayev,A (2347) Lichess.org INT 2020 ½-½ (40)}) 14. Be3 Rfe8 15. g3 Bf8 16. Bg2 Rab8 17. Rad1 a5 18. Bg5 Nd7 19. d4 a4 20. e5 d5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. a3 Na5 23. h4 Nc4 24. Bf4 Rbd8 25. h5 h6 26. Bf1 f6 27. exf6 Nxf6 28. Ne5 Ne4 29. Nd3 e5 30. Nxc5 exf4 31. Nxe4 Rxe4 32. Qc2 Rxe1 33. Rxe1 fxg3 34. Bg2 Rf8 35. Bxd5+ Kh8 36. Re2 gxf2+ 37. Rxf2 Qc5 38. Bg2 Ne5 39. Kf1 Ng4 40. Rxf8+ Qxf8+ 41. Ke1 Qf4 42. Qe2 Qc1+ 43. Qd1 Qxd1+ 44. Kxd1 Ne3+ 45. Ke2 Nxg2 46. Kf3 Ne1+ 47. Ke2 Nc2 48. Kd3 Nxa3 49. bxa3 g6 50. hxg6 Kg7 51. c4 bxc4+ 52. Kxc4 Kxg6 53. Kd4 Kf5 54. Ke3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.65"] [White "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Black "Woodward, Andy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. g5 Nfd7 10. f4 ({RR} 10. h4 b4 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. O-O h6 13. g6 Qxh4 14. gxf7+ Kxf7 15. a3 a5 16. axb4 axb4 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. f4 Nf6 19. f5 e5 20. Rf3 d5 21. Rh3 Qg4 22. Rg3 Qh4 23. Rh3 Qg4 24. Rg3 Qh4 {Svidler,P (2723)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2784) Moscow 2020 ½-½}) 10... h6 11. f5 hxg5 $146 ({RR} 11... exf5 12. Qe2 Ne5 13. exf5 Bxg2 14. Qxg2 Nbd7 15. Bf4 hxg5 16. Bxg5 f6 17. Bf4 Rh4 18. Nd5 Rc8 19. O-O-O Kf7 20. Kb1 Kg8 21. Nd4 Qe8 22. Bg3 Rh7 23. Nf4 Qf7 24. Nde6 Nc4 25. Bf2 d5 26. Qxd5 {Gan-Erdene,S (2437)-Daakshin,A (2286) Doha QAT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Nd4 Qf6 14. Rf1 Qe7 15. Qg4 b4 16. Bxg5 Nf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nce2 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. e5 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 Rc8 22. Rxf6 Qh7 23. Rxe6+ Kd7 24. Rg6 Qh4+ 25. Rg3 Qxh2 26. O-O-O Qxg2 27. Rxg2 Rh6 28. Nd4 Rh5 29. e6+ Ke7 30. Rf1 Bh6+ 31. Kd1 Rf8 32. Rxf8 Bxf8 33. Rf2 Rd5 34. c3 bxc3 35. bxc3 Rc5 36. Kc2 Ke8 37. Rf7 d5 38. Ra7 Rc8 39. Nf5 Bc5 40. Rh7 Kd8 41. Kd3 a5 42. Rd7+ Ke8 43. Ng7+ Kf8 44. Rf7+ Kg8 45. Nh5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.66"] [White "Juksta, Karolis"] [Black "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2543"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 Ne7 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. Rc1 Bd7 10. a3 O-O 11. Nf3 Rfc8 12. O-O Be8 13. b4 f6 14. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 14. Re1 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. e4 Qd7 17. h3 dxe4 18. Rxe4 Nd5 19. Qe1 Re8 20. Rc2 Kf7 21. Rce2 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Ne7 23. Rg4 Rac8 24. Qd3 Nf5 25. Nh4 Rc1+ 26. Kh2 Qd6+ 27. g3 Qd5 28. Ng2 g5 {Yilmaz,M (2630)-Kobalia,M (2587) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (35)}) 14... Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. h3 Nf5 17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. Na4 b6 19. Rc2 Nd6 20. Nb2 Ne7 21. Rdc1 g5 22. Nd2 Nef5 23. a4 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Rc8 25. b5 Nb7 26. Qd3 Na5 27. Nb3 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Nxb3 29. Qxb3 Qc7 30. Nd3 Nd6 31. f3 Nf5 32. e4 Nxd4 33. Qb4 Nc2 34. Qd2 dxe4 35. fxe4 Qc4 36. Nf2 Nd4 37. e5 Qd5 38. Qe3 f5 39. Qxg5 Qxe5 40. Nd3 Qe4 41. Nf4 Qxf4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.67"] [White "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Black "Lou, Yiping"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2459"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. O-O a6 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 $146 ({RR} 11... Nfxd7 12. Rd1 Qh4 13. Be3 Be7 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. f3 O-O 16. Rac1 Nb8 17. Nb3 Nbc6 18. Bb6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qh5 20. Na4 Ng6 21. Be3 Bg5 22. Nac5 Nf4 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. g3 Bb8 25. Nxb7 Ne5 26. Kg2 {Narayanan,S (2663)-Eljanov,P (2697) Munich GER 2022 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 11... Nexd7 12. Qe2 Bc5 13. Nf3 e5 14. Bg5 Qb8 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 O-O 21. e5 Re8 22. Re4 Qc8 23. Re1 Qe6 24. a4 Rac8 25. Qd3 Red8 26. Qe2 {Kanyamarala,T (2160)-Olde,M (2146) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Qa4+ Ned7 14. Bg5 Bc5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Nb3 Ba7 18. Nd5 Qe5 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Qb4+ Nc5 21. Nd5+ exd5 22. Nxc5 Ke8 23. Nxb7 Rg8 24. Qa4+ Kf8 25. Qa3+ Ke8 26. Nxd8 Qf4 27. Qa4+ Kf8 28. Ne6+ fxe6 29. Rc8+ Kg7 30. Rxg8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.68"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2441"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 Nf6 ({RR} 3... d6 4. b5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. c3 Nf6 7. Qf3 Bg4 8. Qg3 Rc8 9. Bd3 h5 10. h4 e5 11. O-O Qb6 12. Bb2 dxc3 13. Nxc3 g6 14. Qe3 Bh6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. f3 Bxd2 17. fxg4 Bxc3 18. Rac1 {Carlsen,M (2835)-Shevchenko,K (2675) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 3... b6 4. b5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. Bd3 e5 8. O-O Nf6 9. f4 Nxe4 10. fxe5 Nc5 11. Bc4 Qg5 12. Bxf7+ Kd8 13. Qe2 d3 14. cxd3 Nxd3 15. Bd4 Nf4 16. Rxf4 Qxf4 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 {Vestby-Ellingsen,M (2329)-Mikaelyan,A (2519) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 3... e5 4. b5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. Nc4 Qxe4+ 7. Ne3 Nf6 8. Nc3 Qh4 9. g3 Qh6 10. Bg2 Bd6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. d3 Qg6 13. O-O O-O 14. Be3 d5 15. Bxd4 Bg4 16. Qd2 cxd4 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 {Christiansen,J (2629)-Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2633) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 4. b5 Nd4 5. e5 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 5... Nd5 6. c4 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Nc7 8. Bb2 e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Ne4 O-O 11. Bd3 Ne8 12. Nf6+ gxf6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qh5 Re8 16. Qh6 Bg7 17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Rc1 Qf6 19. Qh5 Qe5+ 20. Qxe5 {Yeo,K (1107)-Eggers,P (1735) Penang MAS 2022 0-1}) 6. Bb2 Ng4 7. Nxd4 Qxe5+ 8. Be2 cxd4 9. f4 Qe4 10. O-O Nf6 11. Bf3 Qf5 12. a4 e6 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 15. d4 Qc7 16. Qd3 d5 17. Nd2 O-O 18. c4 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Rd8 20. Ne5 Nd5 21. Rac1 Qd6 22. Nc4 Qb4 23. Bd1 Bd7 24. Ne5 Be8 25. Rc4 Qd6 26. Bc2 g6 27. Ng4 h5 28. Nf2 Qxf4 29. Re1 Nb6 30. Rb4 Qd6 31. Qb3 Rac8 32. Ne4 Qc7 33. Bd3 Nd5 34. Rc4 Qe7 35. Qb2 Rc7 36. Qf2 Rdc8 37. Rc5 b6 38. Rxd5 Kg7 39. Nd6 Rd8 40. Nxe8+ Rxe8 41. Rde5 Rd8 42. d5 Qa3 43. Qd4 Qc5 44. Qxc5 Rxc5 45. dxe6 Rxe5 46. Rxe5 fxe6 47. Bc4 Rd4 48. Bb3 Rb4 49. Re3 e5 50. Kf2 Kf6 51. Ke2 Rd4 52. Rd3 Re4+ 53. Re3 Rb4 54. Rf3+ Kg5 55. Bc2 e4 56. Rf7 Rc4 57. Kd2 e3+ 58. Kd3 Re4 59. Rf1 Re7 60. Ke2 Rc7 61. Bd3 Rc3 62. Rf3 Ra3 63. Kxe3 h4 64. Rf7 Rxa4 65. Rg7 Ra2 66. Rxg6+ Kh5 67. Rg8 h3 68. Be2+ Kh6 69. Rh8+ Kg7 70. Rxh3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.69"] [White "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2078"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 d6 7. d3 Be7 8. h3 c6 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. Bd2 c6 10. Bb3 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 a5 13. Ng3 Be6 14. Nf5 d5 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bg5 Rad8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. O-O-O f5 20. f3 f6 21. g4 f4 22. d4 Kf7 23. exd5 {Storey,C (2149)-Tari,A (2634) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 10. a4 Be6 11. O-O Qd7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rfe1 Rad8 14. Rad1 d5 15. Bb3 d4 16. Nb1 Bxb3 17. cxb3 Qe6 18. Nd2 Be7 19. Qf5 Qxf5 20. exf5 Rd5 21. Ne4 Bb4 22. Re2 f6 23. Rc2 g6 24. g4 gxf5 {Al Ghamdi,A (2126)-Traore,B (2169) Batumi 2018 0-1 (66)}) 10... b5 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Be3 Bg5 15. d4 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Qe7 17. O-O Ba6 18. Rfe1 c5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Ng3 g6 21. Bd5 Rad8 22. c4 Kg7 23. Ne2 Nf6 24. b3 Nh5 25. Nc1 Nf4 26. Kh2 Bc8 27. Rd2 h5 28. Red1 h4 29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Rxd3 f6 31. Bc6 Rd4 32. Bd5 Qd6 33. Kg1 f5 34. exf5 Bxf5 35. R3d2 Qf6 36. Re1 Re8 37. f3 Bd7 38. Rde2 Bf5 39. Qf2 Bd3 40. Re3 Qf4 41. Be4 Red8 42. Bxd3 Rxd3 43. Rxe5 Rxb3 44. Re7+ Kh6 45. R7e4 Qf6 46. Rxh4+ Kg7 47. Qg3 Rbd3 48. Rf4 Qd6 49. Qg5 Rd1 50. Rfe4 Rxe1+ 51. Rxe1 Rd7 52. Re3 Qd1+ 53. Kh2 Qd6+ 54. f4 Qf6 55. Qg4 Rd4 56. Kg3 Rxc4 57. Re6 Rxf4 58. Qe2 Qg5+ 59. Kh2 Rf7 60. Qb2+ Kh7 61. Re4 Qf6 62. Qb3 Re7 63. Rc4 Qd6+ 64. Qg3 Qxg3+ 65. Kxg3 Rc7 66. Kf4 b3 67. Rc1 c4 68. Rb1 c3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.70"] [White "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Black "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bf4 Bf5 10. h3 $146 ({RR} 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Nd2 e6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. f4 Ne7 16. Qh5 Ng6 17. Rf1 Bg7 18. Rae1 Qd8 19. Nd3 Re8 20. Re3 Qb6 21. Rh3 Nf8 22. Kh1 Re7 23. g4 fxg4 24. Qxg4 f5 {Ghukasyan,S (2222)-Hakobyan,A (1820) Yerevan 2021 ½-½ (83)}) ({RR} 10. Bf1 h6 11. h3 g5 12. Bh2 e6 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. a4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bb5 Qb6 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. Nf1 a6 19. Bd3 Ne7 20. Bxg6 Nxg6 21. Qd2 Qc6 22. f4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 e5 {Anton Guijarro,D (2694)-Druska,J (2503) Terme Catez 2022 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Nbd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. a4 Re8 15. Nb3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb5 Re7 18. Nd4 Bg4 19. Qb3 a6 20. Bf1 Nc4 21. h3 Be6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qxb7 e5 {Urazayev,A (2471)-Valle Luis,L (2235) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 10. Ne5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Ne4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 e6 15. Be5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Qd6 17. h4 f6 18. Re3 h5 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. Qe2 Kf7 21. b3 c5 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. Rxe6 Qc7 24. Rxe8 {1-0 (24) Froewis,G (2457)-Brod,M (2211) Playchess.com INT 2020}) ({RR} 10. Ne5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nh5 12. Bc1 Qd6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. b3 Rfe8 15. Ba3 Qd7 16. Nd2 f6 17. g3 e5 18. f3 Qh3 19. Nf1 f5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Bc5 f4 22. g4 Nf6 23. Re2 Bxc3 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {Grebnev,A (2283)-Obgolts,E (2404) Cheliabinsk 2021 0-1}) 10... Ne4 11. Nh4 Bd7 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Qb6 14. Na3 Rfe8 15. Nb5 Rac8 16. Nh4 Be6 17. f3 Nf6 18. Kh1 a6 19. Na3 Nh5 20. Bh2 Bf6 21. Qf2 Ng7 22. g4 Bxh4 23. Qxh4 Qxb2 24. Nc2 Qxc3 25. Rad1 f6 26. Re3 Qa5 27. Rde1 Bf7 28. Qh6 Nb4 29. Nxb4 Qxb4 30. Qf4 Rc3 31. Bf1 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Ne6 33. Bg1 Rc8 34. Bg2 Rc3 35. Qd2 Qc4 36. Bf1 Qc6 37. f4 Rc2 38. Qe3 Qc3 39. Qxc3 Rxc3 40. f5 gxf5 41. gxf5 Ng7 42. Rxe7 Nxf5 43. Rxb7 Ng3+ 44. Kg2 Nxf1 45. Kxf1 Rxh3 46. Rb6 Ra3 47. Rxf6 Rxa2 48. Be3 h5 49. Bf4 a5 50. Ra6 Be8 51. Be5 Bb5+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.71"] [White "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Black "Banh Gia Huy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 Bb5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bf8 10. O-O Nc6 11. Na3 ({RR} 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Na3 a6 13. c4 Nxb4 14. Qb3 Nh6 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Bd2 a5 17. Rfd1 Nf5 18. g4 Ne7 19. Nb5 Nec6 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. a3 a4 22. Qd3 Be7 23. h3 O-O 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 {Kozlovic,J (2263)-Banh Gia Huy (2397) Montesilvano ITA 2023 0-1 (71)}) 11... Nge7 12. Be3 Qd8 13. b5 $146 ({RR} 13. Bc5 Nf5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Qd2 h5 16. b5 Na5 17. c4 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Qb4+ Qe7 20. Qxc4 g6 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Kg7 23. Rfd1 Rhd8 24. Qf4 Rac8 25. h4 b6 26. a4 Rd5 27. g3 Qd8 {Dauw,S (2215)-Harikrishnan,A (2437) Roux BEL 2023 0-1 (58)}) ({RR} 13. Bc5 Ng6 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Rfe1 h5 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Nc2 h4 18. c4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Rh5 20. Qc3 a5 21. b5 Nb4 22. Nxb4 axb4 23. Qc4 Rf5 24. Rd4 h3 25. Nh4 Rg5 26. Nxg6+ Rxg6 27. g3 Kg8 {Jarocka,L (2199)-Nelson,J (2132) England ENG 2024 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 13. Bc5 Nf5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Nc2 g6 16. Ne3 Kg7 17. Nxf5+ gxf5 18. a3 Rg8 19. c4 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Kh8 21. Rfd1 Qf8 22. Qc3 Rc8 23. Rd7 b6 24. g3 Ne7 25. Qd2 Rd8 26. Rc1 Nd5 27. Rxa7 f4 {Costa,L (2336)-Schmidt,S (2153) Tegernsee 2021 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 13. Bc5 Nf5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. b5 Na5 16. c4 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Ne7 19. Rac1 Nd5 20. Nd2 g6 21. Ne4 Kg7 22. Nd6 a6 23. a4 axb5 24. axb5 Qe7 25. g3 Rhd8 26. Ra1 Qd7 27. Rfd1 Kg8 {Vokhidov,S (2568)-Atabayev,M (2475) Delhi IND 2022 ½-½ (92)}) 13... Na5 14. Nc2 Nf5 15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc4 17. f4 g6 18. g4 Qc7 19. f5 Be7 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Ne3 Rc8 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Qe3 Kd7 24. Rf7 Rcf8 25. Raf1 Rxf7 26. Rxf7 Rf8 27. Rxf8 Bxf8 28. Qf2 Be7 29. Bxa7 Qxg4+ 30. Qg3 Qa4 31. Bd4 Qxa2 32. Qd3 Qc4 33. Qxc4 dxc4 34. Kg2 Bg5 35. Kf3 Bd2 36. Ke2 Bf4 37. h3 h5 38. Kf3 Bd2 39. Ke2 Bc1 40. Bc5 g5 41. Kf3 Bd2 42. Bb4 Ke8 43. Ke4 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Kd4 g3 46. Bc5 Be1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.72"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. dxc5 Bxf4 7. exf4 Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxc5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. g3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nd4 e5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Re1 Bh3 16. N2f3 Nc4 17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. Bd3 Bg4 19. Nd2 Bh5 20. Nb5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Qc6 22. Nd4 Qc7 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Bf1 {Papaioannou,I (2615)-Djukic,N (2515) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Re1 Ba6 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nfd7 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Nd4 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nc6 17. Nb5 Qd7 18. Rad1 Nxe5 19. c4 Nc6 20. Qg4 Rad8 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4) 10. O-O O-O 11. Nb3 Qd6 12. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 12. g3 Bd7 13. Re1 Rfc8 14. Bd3 a5 15. a4 Be8 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Bc2 b6 18. Qd3 Nf8 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nf3 f6 21. Qe3 Rab8 22. Bd3 Bf7 23. Rad1 Na7 24. Nbd4 Qc5 25. h3 Rd8 26. g4 {½-½ (26) Sosna,J (2344)-Roubalik,J (2391) Czech Republic 2022}) 12... Ne7 13. Bd3 b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Qe3 Ne4 18. Nd4 Nf5 19. Qh3 Nxd4 20. cxd4 f5 21. Re3 Rf6 22. Qf3 a6 23. Qe2 b5 24. Bb1 Qb6 25. Rh3 Qc7 26. Qe1 Qb6 27. f3 Nd6 28. g4 fxg4 29. Nxg4 Ne8 30. Rxh7 Kf7 31. Qh4 Rd7 32. Qg5 Qd8 33. Ne5+ Kf8 34. Bg6 Ke7 35. Bxe8 Kxe8 36. Qh5+ g6 37. Rh8+ Rf8 38. Qxg6+ Ke7 39. Qg7+ Kd6 40. Qxf8+ Qxf8 41. Rxf8 Rg7+ 42. Kf2 Rh7 43. Rf7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.73"] [White "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Black "Saraci, Nderim"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 g5 10. Ba3 Qxa3 11. Nxa3 Bb4+ 12. Qd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nf4 14. Kc3 $146 ({RR} 14. h4 gxh4 15. Rxh4 Ng6 16. Rh5 O-O-O 17. g3 Rde8 18. Re1 d6 19. Bh3+ Kb8 20. e6 Ne5 21. Re3 fxe6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Bxe6 Nf6 25. Rh6 Ne4+ 26. Ke3 Nxg3 27. Kf3 Nf1 28. Rh1 Nd2+ {Kurchenko,E (2247)-Balyan,A (1704) St Petersburg RUS 2023 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 14. g3 Ng6 15. Bd3 O-O-O 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. h4 gxh4 18. Rxh4 Rxh4 19. gxh4 Rh8 20. Rh1 {½-½ (20) Rodriguez Ruiz,J (1824)-Rivero Reyes,G Santiago de Cuba 2018}) ({RR} 14. h4 gxh4 15. Rxh4 Ng6 16. Rh5 O-O-O 17. g3 d5 18. Kc3 d4+ 19. Kd2 c5 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bh3 Rde8 22. Re1 Kb7 23. Rxc5 e5 24. Bg2+ Kb8 25. Ra5 Re6 26. Bd5 Rf6 27. f3 Bb7 28. f4 exf4 {Dyachuk,A (2320)-Bitoon,R (2375) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (47)}) 14... O-O-O 15. h4 h6 16. Re1 c5 17. g3 Bb7 18. Rg1 Ne6 19. Nc2 gxh4 20. gxh4 Rhg8 21. Bd3 Nf4 22. Ne3 Rge8 23. Nf5 Ng2 24. Rxg2 Bxg2 25. Nxh6 Rf8 26. Rg1 Bf3 27. Rg7 Bh5 28. f4 f6 29. Nf5 fxe5 30. fxe5 Rde8 31. Ne7+ Kd8 32. Nd5 Rxe5 33. Rg5 Rxg5 34. hxg5 Rg8 35. b4 cxb4+ 36. Kxb4 Rxg5 37. a4 Bf7 38. Nc3 a5+ 39. Kb3 Rg3 40. Be2 Ke7 41. Bf1 Kd6 42. Kb2 Ke5 43. c5 Rg4 44. Nb5 c6 45. Nd6 Be6 46. Ka3 Rg3+ 47. Kb2 Rb3+ 48. Kc1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.74"] [White "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Black "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D19"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2451"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg4 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. h3 Bh5 13. e5 $146 ({RR} 13. Bf4 Rfe8 14. g4 Bg6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Bg5 Qf8 17. Bd2 f6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Bxd2 21. Nxd2 Rf8 22. Qe1 Qxd4 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Bxd5 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Nc5 26. Qd6 Rad8 27. Qc7 cxd5 {Cornelisse,J (2132)-Riemersma,L (2458) Amsterdam 2018 0-1 (40)}) 13... Nd5 14. Ne4 f6 15. exf6 N7xf6 16. Ng3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Rae8 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bd2 Bxd2 20. Rxd2 Qb4 21. Rc2 Nd7 22. Qe4 Rf4 23. Qg6 Rf7 24. Nh5 Nf8 25. Qg3 Nb6 26. b3 Nd5 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Re2 Nc3 29. Rxe6 Nxe6 30. Re1 Nd5 31. Rxe6 Qd2 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. Ng4 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4 36. Ne5 Qxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Rc7 38. f4 Kh7 39. f5 Rf8 40. Kf4 Rc2 41. g4 Rfc8 42. Nd7 R2c3 43. Re7 Kh8 44. h4 Rd3 45. Ke5 Re3+ 46. Kd6 Rc6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.75"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Anand,Viswanathan} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 ({RR} 5... Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6) 6. b4 Nxb4 ({RR} 6... cxb4 7. a3 b3) 7. Bb2 a6 ({RR} 7... Qc7 8. d4 ({RR} 8. c3 Nc6 9. d4 d6 10. d5 a6 11. Na3 Ke7) 8... a6 9. Bc4 ({RR} 9. Bf1 exd4 10. Qd2 ({RR} 10. c3 d3 11. Na3)) 9... cxd4 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. c3) 8. a3 axb5 ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Nxe5 Qc7 11. Nc4 Bxb2 12. Nxb2 Nf6 13. d4) 9. axb4 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 d6 ({RR} 10... cxb4 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Ne7 13. Qe2 Qb6 14. c3 bxc3 ({RR} 14... Nc6 15. Ng4) 15. Nxc3 b4 16. Nc4 ({RR} 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 O-O 18. Qe3 Qd6) 16... Qe6 17. Nb5 O-O 18. Ncd6 b6) 11. bxc5 Ne7 12. Qe2 ({RR} 12. cxd6 Qxd6 13. d4) 12... b4 13. Qb5+ ({RR} 13. Qc4 Qa5 ({RR} 13... Nc6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Be6 17. Qb5 O-O 18. Be3) 14. cxd6 Be6 15. Qc7 ({RR} 15. d7+ Kd8) 15... Qxc7 16. dxc7 Nc6 17. c3 ({RR} 17. Rd1 Ke7 ({RR} 17... Kd7 18. d4 Bg4 ({RR} 18... b3) 19. d5 Nd4 20. Nbd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rc8 22. Nb3 ({RR} 22. Nc4 Rxc7 23. Nxe5+ Bxe5 24. Bxd4 Bf4 25. Rb1 Rc4 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Kd6 28. Kf1 f5) 22... Nxc2 23. d6 b6 24. Rd5 f6 ({RR} 24... Nxa1 25. Nxa1 Bh6 ({RR} 25... Bf8 26. f4 f6 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. f4 exf4 29. Nb3 Re8 30. Nd4 b3 31. Nxb3 Bxd6 32. c8=Q+ Rxc8 33. e5 Ke6 34. Rxd6+ Kxe5 35. Rxb6 Rc2) 26. Nb3 f6 27. Kf1 Bf8 28. Nd2 b5 29. Rxb5 Bxd6 30. Nc4) 25. Nd2) 18. d4 Ra8 19. d5 ({RR} 19. Bb2 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Ra2 23. Rxb4 Rxc2) 19... Rxa1 20. dxe6 Ra8 21. exf7 Rc8 22. Nbd2 Rxc7 23. Rb1 Kxf7 24. Kf1) 17... Kd7 18. cxb4 Ra8 19. Bc3 Kxc7 20. d3 ({RR} 20. Ng5) 20... Kb6 ({RR} 20... b5 21. Kf1 ({RR} 21. Nbd2 Kb6 ({RR} 21... Rd8 22. Rc1 Kb6 23. Ne1 Bf8 24. Rb1) 22. Ra1 Rxa1+ 23. Bxa1 Nxb4 24. Nxe5 Nxd3 25. Nec4+ bxc4 26. Bxg7 Nc5 27. f3 ({RR} 27. Kf1 Kb5 28. Ke2 Kb4) 27... Kb5 28. Nb1 Na4 29. Nc3+ Nxc3 30. Bxc3 Ka4 31. Kf2 Kb3 32. Bf6 c3 33. Ke3) 21... Kb7) 21. Bd2 Rd8 22. Be3+ Kb5 23. Nc3+ Kxb4 24. Nd5+ Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Rb1+ Kc3 27. Rxb7 Nd8 {Caruana,F (2832)-Carlsen,M (2835) London 2018 CBM 187 [Anand,Viswanathan] ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 13. Qc4 Qa5 14. cxd6 Be6 15. Qc7 Qxc7 16. dxc7 Nc6 17. Rd1 Kd7 18. d4 Bg4 19. d5 Nd4 20. Bxd4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 exd4 22. f4 Rc8 23. e5 Rxc7 24. Rxd4 Bf8 25. d6 Rxc2 26. Rxb4 Kc6 27. Na3 Rc3 {Dolzhykova,K (2345)-Isbilir,L (2092) Tegernsee GER 2024 1-0 (35)}) 13... Nc6 14. c3 $146 ({RR} 14. d4 dxc5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qa5 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. e6 Rg8 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Nd2 Be6 21. Nf3 h6 22. Rd1 Nc4 23. Be5 Ra8 24. Bg3 Ra2 25. Ne1 Na3 26. Rc1 c4 27. Be5 c3 28. f3 b5 {Daggupati,B (2443)-Kanyamarala,T (2343) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. d3 O-O 16. Nbd2 Be6 17. Nc4 ({RR} 17. Qxb7 Qc5) 17... Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Ra8) ({RR} 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. d3 O-O 16. Nbd2 Be6 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. dxc4 Qc7 19. c3 bxc3 20. Bxc3 Nd4 21. Bxd4 {½-½ (21) Manik,M (2367)-Wikar,M (2197) Zagnansk 2022}) ({RR} 14. d4 dxc5 15. d5 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Bxe5 f6 18. Bd6 b6 19. Bc7 Nc4 20. Nfd2 Kd7 21. Bg3 Na5 22. Nf1 Re8 23. Nbd2 c4 24. Ne3 Ba6 25. e5 fxe5 26. Ne4 b3 27. Ng4 bxc2 28. Rc1 Re7 {Stoyanov,T (2424)-Dalaud,D (2293) Terme Catez 2022 1-0 (51)}) 14... bxc3 15. Bxc3 O-O 16. Na3 Bg4 17. Qxb7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qg5+ 19. Kf1 Nd8 20. Qa6 dxc5 21. Nc4 Ne6 22. Ke2 Qh5 23. Qd6 Rd8 24. Qe7 Nf4+ 25. Kd1 Qxf3+ 26. Kc2 Qd3+ 27. Kc1 Rb8 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.76"] [White "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Black "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2626"] [BlackElo "2420"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Qd6 8. Nc3 a6 9. h3 $146 ({RR} 9. Re1 c5 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Ne5 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Bb6 Qf5 17. Bc5 Re8 18. h3 b5 19. Be3 Qf6 20. Nd4 Qd6 21. Red1 Bb7 22. Nc6 Rac8 23. a4 Bxc6 {Anata,C (2141)-Md,S (2198) Dhaka 2018 1-0 (82)}) 9... c5 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Rc1 e6 13. Qb3 Nbd7 14. Na4 Ne4 15. c5 Ndf6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Rfd1 Nh5 18. Qc4 f5 19. Bd4 Kh8 20. Bxg7+ Qxg7 21. Nd2 Nhf6 22. Rc2 e5 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bf3 Ng5 25. Bd5 f4 26. h4 Bg4 27. f3 Bf5 28. hxg5 Bxc2 29. Qxc2 Qe7 30. Qc3 Rbd8 31. Re1 Rf5 32. Qc4 Rxg5 33. b4 Rf5 34. Qe4 Qh4 35. g4 Qg3+ 36. Kf1 Qh3+ 37. Ke2 Rg5 38. Nc4 Qg2+ 39. Kd3 Qxa2 40. Nd6 Qa3+ 41. Kc2 Kg7 42. Bb3 Rd7 43. Qc4 h5 44. Qg8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.77"] [White "Benjamin, Joel"] [Black "Wanyama, Harold"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2473"] [BlackElo "2154"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O d5 ({RR} 6... Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nd5 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. c4 Ne7 14. Qxd8+ Bxd8 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Rfd1 h5 18. Ba7 Ra8 19. Bc5 h4 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Rd7 {Anton Guijarro,D (2674)-Gordievsky,D (2579) chess24.com INT 2020 1-0}) 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4 $146 ({RR} 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. c3 Qd7 10. d4 Bd6 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Qd5 Qc7 15. Rad1 Ke7 16. f4 Be6 17. Qxb7 Qxb7 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. fxe5 Rxb7 20. Rxd6 Rxb2 21. Bc5 Rb5 22. Ba3 Rhb8 {Tadic,S (2235)-Kandjolas,K (1798) Kragujevac 2019 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. d4 Be6 10. Re1 Be7 11. dxc5 O-O 12. Be3 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. c3 Ne5 15. g4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bg6 17. Qxd5 Qa5 18. Qxb7 Bxc5 19. b4 {1-0 (19) Sebag,M (2454)-Suarez,S (2189) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 8. Ne4 Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. a4 b6 11. Nfd2 Bb7 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bd2 b5 14. Na3 b4 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Qh5 Nd7 17. Rfe1 N7f6 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. a5 Re8 20. Ng5 Bd6 21. c3 bxc3 22. bxc3 h6 {Silich,Y (2100)-Magold,V (1962) Bratislava 2019 1-0 (44)}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. dxc5 Qa5 12. Nd4 Qxc3 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qd3 Qa5 15. Qc4 Qc7 16. Rab1 e5 17. Qa4 Be6 18. Qxc6 Qa5 19. Qxa8 Rxa8 20. Bxa8 g5 21. c6 Qxa2 22. Rfd1 Qc4 23. Bb6 Bc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Bb7 a5 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Ra8 Qxc2 28. Rf1 Qc3 29. Ra7 Bd5 30. Rd1 Be4 31. c7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.78"] [White "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Black "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D42"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2563"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Qd3 g6 $146 ({RR} 12... h6 13. Ne2 Nf5 14. Ne5 Qb6 15. Nc4 Qa6 16. g4 Nd6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qh3 Be7 19. g5 f5 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Bg2 Qb6 22. Qg3 Bd6 23. Qg6 Kh8 24. Be3 Qc7 25. Rac1 Qf7 26. Qxf7 Rxf7 27. Bf4 {Quesada Perez,L (2576)-Beisteiner,J (2089) Dortmund GER 2024 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf5 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Be4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qb6 20. b4 Rfc8 21. Qd2 Bb5 22. Rfd1 Rd8 23. Qf2 Qc7 24. Qb2 Qb6 25. Kf2 Bc6 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Rac1 {Stefansson,H (2532)-Stefansson,V (2327) Kopavogur 2021 ½-½ (46)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf5 15. Be3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Rb8 17. Rac1 Bxe5 18. dxe5 b6 19. Qc7 Ba6 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bb7 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rc8 25. Rd2 g5 26. f4 gxf4 27. exf4 {Richter,P (2225)-Heinemann,J (2290) Germany 2022 0-1 (47)}) 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Bh6 Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rfe1 Be6 18. Qb5 b6 19. Ne2 Qd6 20. Nf4 Bf5 21. Qb4 Qf6 22. g3 Rfe8 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. a4 Kg8 25. f3 h5 26. h4 a5 27. Qb5 Qd6 28. Rc3 Kg7 29. Rce3 f6 30. Nexg6 Bxg6 31. Re6 Qc7 32. Rxb6 Bf7 33. Rb7 Qd6 34. Rd7 Nc6 35. Rxd6 Rxe1+ 36. Kf2 Rc1 37. Qd3 Nb4 38. Qf5 R8c2+ 39. Ne2 Rh1 40. Qxf6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.79"] [White "Wagner, Dennis"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 Qd5 8. Nc3 Qc6 9. Qc2 Qa6 10. Bf4 ({RR} 10. a4 Bd7 11. Bd2 h6 12. Rfc1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne5 Bc6 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Bd4 17. Nxc4 Nbd7 18. b4 e5 19. Ra2 Rac8 20. Bf5 b5 21. axb5 Qxb5 22. Ra5 Qb7 23. Qa2 Rc7 24. Be1 Nb6 {Shamatava,N (2088)-Alshameary Puente,I (2317) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2024 1-0}) 10... c5 $146 ({RR} 10... c6 11. e4 h6 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3 Qb6 15. Nd2 Qd8 16. Nc4 Nb6 17. Bf1 Bb4 18. Na2 Be7 19. Nc3 Bb4 20. Na4 Nxa4 21. bxa4 a5 {½-½ (21) Campos Jimenez,A (2296)-Elias Reyes,J (2312) Camaguey 2018}) 11. dxc5 Nbd7 12. b4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 h6 16. Be7 Re8 17. Bd6 Nf6 18. a4 Qc6 19. b5 Qd7 20. Rfd1 b6 21. e4 bxc5 22. e5 Bb7 23. Bxc5 Rxe5 24. Bd4 Re7 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qd2 Kg7 27. Qf4 Rd8 28. h4 Qe6 29. Kh2 Qe5 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31. Re1 Qxe1 32. Rxe1 Rxe1 33. Qf4 Rc8 34. Qxh6+ Ke7 35. Qd2 Re5 36. Qd4 c3 37. Qxa7 c2 38. Qxb7+ Kd8 39. Bh3 f5 40. Qb6+ Ke8 41. Qf6 Re6 42. Qh8+ Kd7 43. Qg7 c1=Q 44. Qxf7+ Kd6 45. Bxf5 Qe1 46. Kg2 Rc1 47. Qf8+ Ke5 48. f4+ Kd4 49. Kh3 Re3 50. Qg7+ Kc4 51. b6 Qh1+ 52. Kg4 Rxg3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.80"] [White "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Black "Rosen, Eric"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2377"] [PlyCount "274"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. c3 e6 10. d3 Be7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Qe2 b5 13. Nf3 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. g3 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 15... c4 16. dxc4 dxc4 17. Bf4 Nc5 18. Rad1 Qa5 19. Qc2 Qxa2 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 h6 22. Bf4 Rad8 23. Rd6 Ne7 24. Red1 Nd5 25. Bg2 Nd3 26. Be4 Rc8 27. Bc1 Nxe5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. R1xd5 Rfe8 30. Kg2 {Alexakis,D (2462)-Safarli,E (2609) Zagreb CRO 2023 1-0 (64)}) ({RR} 15... c4 16. d4 b4 17. h4 Rb8 18. Bh3 h6 19. h5 Re8 20. g4 Nf8 21. Kh2 Nh7 22. Rg1 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bf4 bxc3 25. bxc3 Rb7 26. Rg2 Rf7 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Ng5 30. Rg3 {Erzhanov,A (2139)-Oparin,G (2653) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (70)}) 16. h4 Rfe8 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Bg2 a5 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. hxg5 c4 21. d4 b4 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Kg2 a4 24. a3 bxc3 25. bxc3 Qb2 26. Bd2 Na5 27. g6 fxg6 28. Rab1 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 Rxb1 30. Bg4 Nf8 31. Qf3 Rd8 32. Bh3 Ra1 33. Bg5 Rd7 34. Bxe6+ Nxe6 35. Qg4 Kf7 36. Qf3+ Ke8 37. Qg4 Nxg5 38. Qxg5 Rxa3 39. e6 Rd6 40. Qf4 Rxe6 41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qc7+ Kf6 43. Qc5 g5 44. Qxa3 Nc6 45. Qxa4 Ne7 46. Qe8 h6 47. Kh3 Re4 48. f3 g4+ 49. fxg4 Re3 50. Qf8+ Kg6 51. Kg2 Kh7 52. Qf7 Re2+ 53. Kh3 Re4 54. g5 hxg5 55. Qh5+ Kg8 56. Qxg5 Kf7 57. Qh5+ Kf6 58. Qh8 Kf7 59. Qb8 g6 60. g4 Re3+ 61. Kh4 Rxc3 62. Qf4+ Ke6 63. Kg5 Rb3 64. Qe5+ Kd7 65. Kf6 Rf3+ 66. Kg5 Rf8 67. Qe3 Rc8 68. Qc3 Rc6 69. Kh6 Nc8 70. Kg5 Nd6 71. Kf4 Nb5 72. Qb4 Nc7 73. Qc3 Nb5 74. Qb4 Nxd4 75. Ke5 c3 76. Qb7+ Rc7 77. Qxd5+ Kc8 78. Qa8+ Kd7 79. Qa4+ Nc6+ 80. Ke4 Kd8 81. Kd3 Ne7 82. Kc2 Rc6 83. Qa7 Rc7 84. Qd4+ Kc8 85. Qd6 Kb7 86. Qb4+ Kc6 87. Qa4+ Kd6 88. Qf4+ Kd7 89. Qd4+ Ke8 90. Qe4 Rc6 91. Qe5 Kf7 92. Qf4+ Ke6 93. Qe4+ Kd6 94. Qf4+ Kd7 95. Qf7 Rc7 96. Qf4 Rc6 97. Qd4+ Kc7 98. Qa7+ Kd6 99. Qb8+ Ke6 100. Qf4 Kd7 101. Qd4+ Kc8 102. Qe5 Rc7 103. Qd6 Kb7 104. Qb4+ Kc6 105. Qc4+ Kd6 106. Qf4+ Kd7 107. Qd4+ Ke8 108. Qe5 Rc6 109. Qe4 Kf7 110. Qf4+ Ke6 111. Qe4+ Kd7 112. Qd4+ Kc7 113. Qe5+ Kd8 114. Qd4+ Ke8 115. Qe5 Rc8 116. Qe6 Rc6 117. Qe5 Kd7 118. Qd4+ Ke6 119. Qe4+ Kd6 120. Qf4+ Ke6 121. Qe4+ Kf6 122. Qf4+ Kg7 123. Qe5+ Kf7 124. Qf4+ Rf6 125. Qc4+ Ke8 126. Qe4 Rc6 127. Qe5 Kd8 128. Qd4+ Kc8 129. Qe4 Rc7 130. Qe6+ Kb7 131. Qb3+ Ka7 132. Qa4+ Kb6 133. Qb3+ Ka6 134. Qa4+ Kb7 135. Qb5+ Ka8 136. Qa5+ Kb8 137. Qb5+ Kc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.81"] [White "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Black "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2486"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. a4 b4 ({RR} 10... Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. g5 Nd7 13. f4 Bb7 14. f5 Nc5 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Qg2 Qd7 17. O-O Be7 18. Rad1 g6 19. b4 cxb3 20. cxb3 e5 21. b4 Ne6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qd7 25. Rc1 {Khmelnitsky,I (2472)-Novikov,I (2547) Saint Louis 2022 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 10... Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. a5 Qc7 13. O-O Be7 14. Nce2 O-O 15. g5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. Qg2 Rfe8 19. Nde2 d5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Qf2 Bf8 22. Nc3 Bb7 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. Rf2 Nd7 25. h4 {Pagan,J (2036)-Podavonov,A (2175) New York USA 2024 0-1 (41)}) 11. Na2 e5 $146 ({RR} 11... d5 12. a5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nxb4 Qc7 15. Ndc6 Bd7 16. Bb6 Qb7 17. g5 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Bxc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. O-O-O Be7 21. h4 Rc8 22. Rh3 O-O 23. Qd7 Bc5 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Rc3 Bb4 26. Rf3 {Antolak,J (2249)-Dylag,E (2046) Ustron 2019 ½-½}) ({RR} 11... Nxa4 12. Nxb4 Nc5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nbc6 Qc7 15. Qa5 Qc8 16. b4 Ncd7 17. b5 axb5 18. Na7 Qd8 19. Qxb5 Qc7 20. Qa4 Be7 21. Nab5 Qb6 22. Qxa8+ Bxa8 23. Rxa8+ Bd8 24. Nf5 Qc6 25. Nbxd6+ {1-0 (25) Vasquez Toledo,C (2154)-Farfan Ortiz,E (2121) San Pedro de la Paz 2022}) ({RR} 11... d5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. a5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Nxb4 Qc7 16. c3 Bb7 17. O-O Rd8 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. Qg2 Bd6 20. Rf2 O-O 21. Rfd2 Bf4 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Qg3 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4+ 26. Rg2 {Perera Alfonso,R (2354)-Grot,B (1768) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (39)}) 12. Nc6 Qc7 13. Naxb4 a5 14. Nd5 Nbxd5 15. exd5 Be7 16. Bb5 O-O 17. O-O-O Ba6 18. c4 Bd8 19. Kb1 Nd7 20. h4 Qb7 21. f4 e4 22. h5 Bb6 23. h6 g6 24. Bxb6 Qxb6 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Bxd7 Ra7 27. g5 Rxd7 28. Qc3+ f6 29. Nc6 Qf2 30. gxf6 Rdf7 31. Nd4 Rc8 32. Rdf1 Qg2 33. Rhg1 Qh2 34. Rh1 Qg2 35. b3 Qg4 36. f5 g5 37. Ne6 e3 38. Rhg1 e2 39. Re1 Qxf5+ 40. Kb2 g4 41. Rxe2 Rg8 42. Reg2 Bc8 43. Qd4 Bxe6 44. dxe6 Qxe6 45. Ka3 Rb8 46. Rxg4 Qe2 47. Rg7 Qf3 48. Qb6 Rff8 49. Rxh7+ Kxh7 50. Qc7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.82"] [White "George, Kevin"] [Black "Druska, Juraj"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2423"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. N2f3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bc5 9. Nb3 ({RR} 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qc2 Qb6 13. O-O a5 14. Rad1 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. c4 Nf6 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Bc3 Qb6 19. h3 h6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Re1 Nh5 22. Kf1 Bb4 23. Re2 Bxc3 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2782)-Grischuk,A (2764) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (39)}) 9... Be7 ({RR} 9... Bd6 10. Bc4 O-O 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Re1 b6 15. Bh4 Bb7 16. Bg3 Bf4 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Ne5 Qg5 20. f3 Rad8 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Qe5 Qh6 23. Qe3 Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 {Moutousis,K (2303)-Harikrishnan,A (2468) Piraeus GRE 2024 0-1 (72)}) 10. Bb5+ $146 ({RR} 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. c4 Nf6 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Nbd4 Bd7 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Rad1 Bd6 21. g3 c5 22. b3 Be5 23. Qf3 Rac8 24. Kg2 Bd4 {Rasulov,V (2538)-Tiglon,B (2489) Ayvalik TUR 2023 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 10. Bc4 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nfd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bf6 16. Bc3 Qb6 17. Re3 Be6 18. Qd3 Rac8 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. h3 g6 21. Qd1 Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Qd2 Qd6 {Fedorchuk,S (2607)-Velten,P (2488) Lyon FRA 2023 ½-½ (49)}) ({RR} 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. h4 Qc7 13. O-O-O b6 14. Kb1 Bb7 15. Ng5 N7f6 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. Ndf3 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. g3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Qc7 21. Ne5 Rad8 22. f4 Bd4 23. Nf3 Bc5 24. Rhe1 Rd5 {Duda,J (2731)-Grischuk,A (2745) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (42)}) 10... Bd7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. O-O Qc7 14. Nbd4 N7b6 15. b3 Nc3 16. Qe5 Rac8 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. a4 Bf6 19. Bg5 a6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rfe1 Rd8 22. h3 Nbd5 23. Kf1 Nb4 24. Rac1 Rd5 25. g4 Rc8 26. Re3 Rdc5 27. Kg1 Ncd5 28. Re2 Nf4 29. Re4 Nxh3+ 30. Kg2 Na2 31. Rh1 Nc3 32. Re3 Nf4+ 33. Kg3 Ng6 34. Ra1 Nd5 35. Ree1 Rc3 36. Kg2 Nb4 37. Rad1 Nf4+ 38. Kg3 Nfd5 39. g5 fxg5 40. Kg4 h6 41. Nxe6 Nf6+ 42. Kg3 fxe6 43. Rxe6 Kf7 44. Rb6 Nbd5 45. Rxb7+ Kg6 46. Rd3 Ne4+ 47. Kh2 Rxd3 48. cxd3 Nxf2 49. Rd7 Ng4+ 50. Kg3 Ngf6 51. Rd6 Rc3 52. Kf2 g4 53. Ne5+ Kf5 54. Nf7 Rxd3 55. Nxh6+ Kf4 56. Nxg4 Kxg4 57. Rxa6 Ne4+ 58. Ke1 Ndc3 59. Kf1 Rd1+ 60. Kg2 Rd2+ 61. Kg1 Ne2+ 62. Kf1 Kf3 63. Ke1 N2c3 64. Rf6+ Ke3 65. Kf1 Nxf6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.83"] [White "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Black "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E68"] [WhiteElo "2153"] [BlackElo "2334"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 Re8 9. h3 c6 10. Be3 a5 11. b3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Nfd7 15. Rad1 Nf8 16. f4 Nfe6 17. Nde2 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 17... Bd7 18. Bf2 Rad8 19. Bf3 Na6 20. Bb6 Rb8 21. Nb1 a4 22. b4 Rec8 23. Qxa4 c5 24. b5 Nac7 25. Qc2 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 27. Kh2 h5 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Bxd4 Nxb5 30. Ba1 Be6 31. Qb2 f6 32. cxb5 {Cordero,D (2012)-Aragao Neto,J (1605) Sao Paulo BRA 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 17... Bd7 18. Bf2 Rad8 19. Bf3 Na6 20. Bb6 Rb8 21. Nb1 a4 22. b4 Rec8 23. Qxa4 c5 24. b5 Nac7 25. Qc2 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 27. Kh2 h5 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Bxd4 Nxb5 30. Ba1 Be6 31. Qb2 f6 32. cxb5 {Cordero,D (2012)-Aragao Neto,J (1605) Sao Paulo BRA 2024 1-0 (36)}) 18. Bf2 b6 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. g4 Bb7 21. Bg3 Nf8 22. Kh1 Qe7 23. Nd4 Nfe6 24. Nc2 Qf6 25. Ne2 Nc7 26. Ned4 Qe7 27. Qf2 N7e6 28. Nf5 gxf5 29. exf5 d5 30. cxd5 cxd5 31. Bh4 Qc7 32. fxe6 fxe6 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. Nd4 Qf7 35. Qe3 Re8 36. Nf5 Bf8 37. Bxd5 exf5 38. Qxe8 Bxd5+ 39. Kh2 fxg4 40. Qxf7+ Bxf7 41. hxg4 Kg7 42. Kg3 Kf6 43. Rd8 Kg7 44. Rb8 Nd3 45. Rd1 Nb4 46. Rd2 Bc5 47. Rb7 Kg6 48. f5+ Kf6 49. g5+ Kxf5 50. Rxf7+ Kxg5 51. Rxh7 Kf5 52. Kf3 Ke5 53. Rh8 Ke6 54. Re8+ Kf7 55. Re4 Nc6 56. Ke2 Kf6 57. Kd1 Kf5 58. Re8 Ne5 59. Rd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.84"] [White "Bologan, Victor"] [Black "Larrea, Manuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2259"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 e5 8. Be3 ({RR} 8. Nxe5 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh6 Qe7 12. O-O Bd7 13. Be3 b6 14. Re1 O-O-O 15. a4 a5 16. Qf3 Rhf8 17. Bf4 Bf5 18. Bxe5 fxe5 19. Qg3 Rd4 20. Nd2 Re8 21. Nc4 Kb7 22. Rxe5 Qd7 {Harutjunyan,G (2358)-Stanojevic,I (2237) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 8... Qd6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Bh6 b5 $146 ({RR} 10... Ne8 11. O-O-O Nc7 12. Ne2 Ne6 13. h4 f6 14. g4 Nd4 15. Nexd4 cxd4 16. Rdg1 Be6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rg3 h6 19. g5 fxg5 20. h5 Rf4 21. Nxg5 hxg5 22. Rxg5 Rh8 23. Qa5 Bf7 24. Rhg1 Rh6 25. Qxa7 {Popovich,A (1984)-Pogorelskikh,S (2224) St Petersburg 2018 0-1 (32)}) 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qe3 a5 13. O-O Nh5 14. Ne2 Re8 15. a4 Be6 16. Qd2 b4 17. b3 h6 18. Rad1 Kh7 19. g4 Ng7 20. Nh2 f5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Ng3 f4 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. Nf3 Bd5 25. Rde1 Ne6 26. Kh2 Rg8 27. Qd1 Nd4 28. Ned2 Rg5 29. Nxg5+ Qxg5 30. Rg1 Qh4 31. Ref1 Rg8 32. f3 h5 33. Qe1 Qxe1 34. Rxe1 Bxf3 35. Rxe5 hxg4 36. hxg4 Bxg4 37. Rxc5 Rg6 38. Kg2 Bd1+ 39. Kf2 Rxg1 40. Kxg1 Bxc2 41. Rc4 Ne2+ 42. Kf2 Bxd3 43. Rxc6 Nc3 44. Rc5 Bc2 45. Rxa5 Kg6 46. Kf3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.85"] [White "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Black "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C15"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [BlackElo "2379"] [PlyCount "152"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qh4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. Bd3 Nf5 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. O-O-O c6 12. Rhe1 Be6 13. d5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qh5 $146 ({RR} 15. Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Rxd5 g6 19. Ng5 Rad8 20. Rde5 Rd6 21. f4 h6 22. Nf3 Rhd8 23. c3 Kf6 24. Nd4 a6 25. g3 R8d7 26. b3 Bd5 27. R5e3 b5 28. Kb2 Be4 29. Ka3 Rb7 {Chernov,M (2167)-King,A (2263) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (52)}) 15... O-O 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxf5 Qd7 18. Qd3 Rac8 19. Nd4 Bg4 20. f3 Be6 21. h4 Qd6 22. h5 h6 23. Kb1 Rfe8 24. g4 Bd7 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. Qxf5 Rcd8 27. a3 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 a6 29. g5 hxg5 30. Qxg5 Kf8 31. Qf5 d4 32. Qh7 Qh6 33. Qe4 Kg8 34. Qxb7 Qxh5 35. f4 Qh4 36. Qe4 Qf6 37. Rh1 g6 38. Rg1 Kf8 39. Rg3 Re8 40. Qd5 Qxf4 41. Rf3 Qc7 42. Qxd4 Qe5 43. Qb4+ Qe7 44. Qb3 Qe1+ 45. Ka2 Qe6 46. c4 Rc8 47. Rc3 Kg7 48. a4 g5 49. Rc2 g4 50. Qc3+ Kg6 51. b3 f5 52. Qd4 Qf6 53. Qf4 Rd8 54. c5 Rd1 55. Rc1 Rd4 56. Qf2 Qd8 57. Rc2 Qd5 58. Ka3 Rd3 59. Rb2 a5 60. Qc2 Qd4 61. c6 Rc3 62. Qg2 Qc5+ 63. Ka2 Qxc6 64. Qh2 Qc7 65. Qh8 Qc5 66. Qg8+ Kf6 67. Qd8+ Ke5 68. Re2+ Kf4 69. Qd2+ Kf3 70. Qd1 Kf4 71. Qd2+ Kf3 72. Qd1 Rc1 73. Qd3+ Kf4 74. Qd2+ Kf3 75. Qd3+ Kf4 76. Qd2+ Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.86"] [White "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Black "Pereira, Fabian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2123"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 ({RR} 5... c5 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rad1 Re8 11. c4 cxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. Rfe1 e6 14. Ne5 Nh5 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Qxf7+ Kh8 17. Qxd7 Qf6 18. Ndf3 Re7 19. Qd6 Rc8 20. Bc1 {Sukandar,I (2349)-Wu,D (2295) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) 6. g3 Ne4 ({RR} 6... c6 7. Bg2 Bg4 8. O-O Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. c4 e6 11. Bg2 Re8 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Rac1 Bh6 15. e3 Bg7 16. Qb1 Ng4 17. Nf3 f5 18. a3 Ngf6 19. b4 Ne4 20. Ne1 Ndf6 21. Nd3 {Gaehwiler,G (2406)-Matveeva,O (2171) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (50)}) 7. Bg2 f5 $146 ({RR} 7... c5 8. Qc1 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. h4 Be6 14. h5 a5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. e3 a4 17. f4 axb3 18. axb3 Qc7 19. Bh3 Bf7 20. f5 Ra2 21. fxg6 Bxg6 22. Be6+ {Gaehwiler,G (2408)-Kokol,P (2347) Katowice POL 2022 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 7... Nd7 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Ng5 e3 10. f4 Nf6 11. O-O h6 12. Nf3 Ne4 13. Qd3 Bf5 14. Qxe3 Nf6 15. c4 c5 16. Rad1 Qa5 17. a3 b5 18. dxc5 bxc4 19. Nd4 Ng4 20. Qd2 Qxc5 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Rc1 {Adewumi,T (2277)-Akylbekov,N (2239) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (74)}) 8. c4 e6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Qc2 c6 11. Rfd1 g5 12. Ne1 Qe8 13. Nd3 Qh5 14. f3 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Rf6 16. Rac1 Rh6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Qe3 Bd7 19. Ne5 g4 20. fxg4 fxg4 21. h4 Be8 22. Rf1 Kh8 23. Rcd1 Bg6 24. Bc1 Bc2 25. Rde1 Qe8 26. Qc3 Bf5 27. Bxh6 Bxh6 28. Rf2 Qe7 29. Ref1 Rf8 30. cxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Kh2 Kg8 33. Nd3 Be3 34. Ne5 Bxf2 35. Rxf2 Qa3 36. Nd7 Rd8 37. Nf6+ Kf7 38. Nxg4 Qd6 39. Ne5+ Kg8 40. g4 Be4 41. Qc1 Rf8 42. Qg5+ Kh8 43. Kg3 Rxf2 44. Kxf2 Qf8+ 45. Ke3 Qf1 46. Qd8+ Kg7 47. Qe7+ Kg8 48. Qxe6+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kg8 50. Qg5+ Kh8 51. Kd2 Qf2 52. Qd8+ Kg7 53. Qe7+ Kg8 54. Qd8+ Kg7 55. Qc7+ Kg8 56. Qb8+ Kg7 57. Qxb7+ Kg8 58. Qa8+ Kg7 59. Qxa7+ Kg8 60. Qb8+ Kg7 61. Qc7+ Kg8 62. Qd8+ Kg7 63. Qg5+ Kh8 64. Qe3 Qf8 65. Ke1 Qb4+ 66. Kf2 Qf8+ 67. Kg3 Qb4 68. Qf2 Kg8 69. g5 Qc3+ 70. e3 Bg6 71. Ng4 h5 72. gxh6 Kh7 73. Nf6+ Kxh6 74. Nxd5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.87"] [White "Wong, Hayoung"] [Black "Grahn, Vidar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "1704"] [BlackElo "2263"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 b6 7. Bxc4 Bb7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Bd2 ({RR} 11. Bd3 c5 12. Na2 Nc6 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. b3 Nxd3 15. Rxd3 Be4 16. Rd1 Rfc8 17. Ba3 Qb7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rdc1 Qxb3 20. Bxc5 Nd7 21. Bd4 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Qxa4 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Bd5 25. f3 f6 {Carlsen,M (2847)-So,W (2770) chess24.com INT 2021 0-1 (71)}) ({RR} 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. f3 Qe7 14. e4 c5 15. d5 Rfd8 16. dxe6 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 fxe6 18. Be3 Nd7 19. Nf2 Ne5 20. Rd1 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Kh8 22. Ng4 Bc6 23. Ne5 Bxa4 24. Bg5 Qe8 25. Rd6 Bb5 {Gerdes,S (1805)-Crevatin,L (2303) Vaxjo SWE 2024 0-1 (90)}) 11... c5 12. Na2 $146 ({RR} 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. d5 Ne5 15. Ba2 Rad8 16. e4 Ng6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Qg4 Qf6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Bh6 Rfe8 22. f3 Ne5 23. Nd5 Rd6 24. Nxb4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 cxb4 26. Rd6 b5 {Rodchenkov,V (2321)-Goltseva,E (2306) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (39)}) 12... Bxd2 13. Rxd2 Ne4 14. Rc2 Nd7 15. Bd3 cxd4 16. exd4 Ndf6 17. Rac1 Bd5 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rc7 Qd6 21. Ne5 Qb6 22. Qd3 bxa4 23. R1c2 Qb5 24. f3 Nd6 25. R7c5 Qxd3 26. Nxd3 Nf5 27. Ndb4 Nxd4 28. Rf2 Nb3 29. Rc6 a5 30. Nd3 d4 31. Nc5 Rad8 32. Nxb3 axb3 33. Nc1 a4 34. Rc4 Rc8 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Nd3 Nd5 37. Kf1 Ne3+ 38. Ke2 Rc2+ 39. Ke1 Nxg2+ 40. Kf1 Ne3+ 41. Ke1 Nc4 42. Re2 Rxe2+ 43. Kxe2 a3 44. bxa3 b2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "12.88"] [White "Meylan, Andre"] [Black "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C05"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "2081"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Kf2 O-O 10. Bd3 ({RR} 10. g3 f5 11. Nh3 h6 12. Be2 b6 13. Kg2 Be7 14. Nf2 g5 15. h3 a5 16. g4 gxf4 17. Bxf4 fxg4 18. Nxg4 Rxf4 19. Nxh6+ Kh7 20. Ng4 Qf8 21. Rf1 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Qd3+ Kh8 24. Qxa6 Qg7 {La Villa Rivas,M (2237)-Ghimoyan,N (2168) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (58)}) 10... f5 11. Ne2 Ba5 $146 ({RR} 11... Nb6 12. a3 Be7 13. h4 h5 14. Ng5 g6 15. g4 Bxg5 16. hxg5 hxg4 17. Rh6 Kg7 18. Bd2 Rh8 19. Qh1 Bd7 20. Qh4 Qg8 21. Rh1 Rxh6 22. gxh6+ Kh7 23. Bb5 Qd8 24. Qg5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Bxb5 26. Qxd8 {Perez Beltran,S (2103)-Howell,O (1847) Caleta 2019 ½-½ (47)}) 12. Be3 Bb6 13. Rg1 Qe8 14. g4 Ne7 15. Ng5 Nb8 16. Ng3 h6 17. Nh3 Kh8 18. gxf5 exf5 19. Nh5 Rg8 20. Be2 Be6 21. Qe1 Nbc6 22. Rd1 Bf7 23. Ng3 Rc8 24. a3 Na5 25. Bd3 Bg6 26. Kf1 Qa4 27. Ne2 Bh5 28. Qh4 Qxd1+ 29. Kf2 Qxd3 30. Qxh5 Rc2 31. Re1 Nc4 32. Bc1 Bxd4+ 33. Kf1 Ne3+ 34. Kg1 Ng4+ 35. Kf1 Qf3+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.1"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Grigoryan, Karen H."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Be7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Re3 ({RR} 14. a3 Rfc8 15. Re3 Bd8 16. Rec3 Bb6 17. Be1 Ne7 18. Qd3 h6 19. Bd2 Rxc3 20. Rxc3 Ba5 21. Rc2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Rc8 23. Qc1 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. Kf1 Na5 27. Nd2 Nc6 28. Nf3 Na5 {Bokros,A (2472)-Szabo,G (2560) Budapest 2018 ½-½}) ({RR} 14. a3 a5 15. Qe2 a4 16. Rc2 Rfc8 17. Rec1 Bd8 18. Qb5 Rcb8 19. h4 Ra6 20. Qd3 Rb6 21. g3 h5 22. Bc3 Ra6 23. Ne1 g6 24. Qe3 Be7 25. Nd3 Kg7 26. Bd2 Rh8 27. Kg2 Rb6 28. Bc3 Rb3 {Orso,M (2172)-Urhegyi,M (2255) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (47)}) 14... Rfc8 15. Rec3 a6 16. h3 $146 ({RR} 16. Qb3 Na7 17. a4 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Qb6 Nc6 21. h3 h6 22. g4 Bd8 23. Qc5 Qc7 24. Kg2 Be7 25. Qc2 Qb6 26. Bc3 Qd8 27. Qb3 Qc7 28. Bd2 Nd8 29. Qc3 Qc4 30. b3 Qxc3 {Zivanovic,B (2159)-Radovanovic,J (2303) Bajina Basta 2020 0-1 (69)}) ({RR} 16. Qa4 b5 17. Qc2 Na7 18. Rc7 Rxc7 19. Qxc7 Qxc7 20. Rxc7 Bd8 21. Rb7 Nc6 22. Kf1 Ra7 23. Rxa7 Nxa7 24. Bb4 Nc6 25. Bc5 f6 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. Ke3 Be7 28. Bxe7 Kxe7 29. g4 Kf7 30. h4 Kg6 {Berrevoets,J (1987)-Slingerland,F (2358) Leiden 2019 ½-½ (39)}) 16... Na7 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Qc1 Qxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Nc6 21. Bd2 f6 22. Kf1 Kf7 23. Ke2 Bd8 24. g4 b5 25. Be3 Bc7 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Ne1 e5 28. Nd3 exd4 29. Bd2 Bd6 30. f3 Ke6 31. Be1 f5 32. Bd2 Kf6 33. h4 fxg4 34. fxg4 Bg3 35. h5 Bh4 36. Bf4 Bg5 37. Bg3 h6 38. b3 a5 39. a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 Be3 41. Bh4+ Bg5 42. Bg3 Be3 43. Bh4+ Bg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.2"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2689"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 {Chessbase} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 d5 8. d4 exd4 ({RR} 8... Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4) 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 ({RR} 9... Ne5 10. b4 O-O 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Nf3 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Be6 15. Qh4 Nd5 16. Qg3 f6 17. O-O Bf7) 10. Qxd4 c5 11. Qh4 ({RR} 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Be6 14. O-O ({RR} 14. Be2) 14... Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Rfd8 16. f3 Nd7) 11... O-O ({RR} 11... Be6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 ({RR} 12... Bxd5 13. Bb5+ Nd7 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. f3 a6 ({RR} 15... f5 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Bc3 Rhd8 18. Kf2 Bb3) ({RR} 15... Ne5) 16. Bxd7 Kxd7 17. e4 Bb3 18. Be3 b6) 13. Qxe7+ ({RR} 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Qxe7+ ({RR} 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. O-O {RR} O-O 16. e4 Nb6 17. Be3 Qb5 18. Qe7 Nc4 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Rfe8 21. Bd4 Rxe4 22. Bc3 Rae8 23. f3 Re2 24. Rf2 h6 25. Rd1 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Rc8 27. Rc1 b5) 14... Kxe7 15. Be2 Rhd8 16. e4 Nc7 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Bc4) 13... Kxe7 ({RR} 13... Nxe7 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Be2 f6 ({RR} 15... a5 16. e4 a4 17. Be3 b6 18. Rd1 O-O-O 19. f3 Be6 20. Kf2 Bb3) 16. e4 Kf7 17. Be3 Rhc8 18. f3 Be6 19. Rc1 b6 ({RR} 19... c4) 20. Ba6 Rd8 21. b4 cxb4 22. axb4 Bc8 23. Be2 Be6 ({RR} 23... Rd6 24. Kf2 a5 25. b5) 24. Kf2 Rac8 25. Ra1 Nc6 ({RR} 25... Bc4 26. Bxc4+ ({RR} 26. Bd1 Nc6) 26... Rxc4 27. Rxa7 Rxb4 28. Rc1) ({RR} 25... Rd7 26. Rhc1) 26. Ba6 ({RR} 26. Rhc1) 26... Rb8 27. Bb5 Nxb4 28. Rxa7+) 14. h4 ({RR} 14. e4 Nf6 ({RR} 14... Nb6 15. Be3 Rhc8 ({RR} 15... Rac8 16. Rc1 c4 17. Be2 Na4 18. Bxa7 Nxb2 19. Bd4 Na4 20. Bxg7 Rhg8 21. Be5 f6 22. Bf4 Nc5 23. O-O Nxe4 24. Rfe1 f5 25. f3 Nd6 26. Red1 Nf7 27. Rd4 b5 28. a4 bxa4) 16. Rc1 c4 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Kd2 Rc5 19. Rc3 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Bxc4 Rxf2+ 22. Kc1 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rxg2 24. Rd1 Rxh2 25. Rc7+ Kf8 26. Rg1 g6 27. Rxb7 Rc8+ 28. Kb1 Rc6) 15. f3 Bb3 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 b5 20. Rc2 a5 21. Ke2 Rc6 22. Rd1 a4 23. Rd5 Rhc8 24. g4 b4 25. g5 bxa3 26. bxa3 Rb8 27. Rc4 Rb2+ 28. Rd2 Rxd2+) 14... Nb6 15. h5 Bc4 16. Rh4 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 f6 18. Bd2 g5 19. Re4+ Kf7 20. Ba5 Rhe8 21. Rxe8 Kxe8 22. Rd1 Ke7 23. Ke2 f5 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Rd5 Ke6 26. e4 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2767)-So,W (2751) Saint Louis USA 2024 [Chessbase] ½-½ (47)}) ({RR} 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 ({RR} 13... Be6 14. Bd3 ({RR} 14. Be2 Bb3 15. f3 Rfd8) 14... Rfe8) 14. b4 Be6 15. bxc5 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Rac8 17. Bb2 Qxc5 18. Qxc5 Rxc5 19. Bd4 Ra5 20. Rfc1 h6 21. h3 Rd7 22. a4 Nd5 23. Rc4 Ne7 24. Kf1 b5 25. Rc5 Rxa4 26. Rxa4) 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxe7 Nxe7 14. h4 $146 ({RR} 14. Be2 Rd8 15. Bf3 Rb8 16. Bd2 b6 17. Be2 Bb7 18. f3 Nf5 19. Rd1 Bc6 20. Bc1 Ba4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Kf2 Kf8 23. g4 Ne7 24. e4 Nc6 25. Be3 Nd4 26. Bc4 Ke7 27. Bd5 Ne6 28. Rc1 Nc7 {Moreto Quintana,A (2092)-Barp,A (2411) Trieste 2019 0-1 (86)}) 14... Be6 15. h5 h6 16. Bd2 Rfd8 17. Rc1 b6 18. Rh4 a5 19. Bc3 f6 20. Bb5 Bb3 21. e4 Rac8 22. Rh3 Be6 23. Rd3 Rxd3 24. Bxd3 Rd8 25. Be2 Bb3 26. f3 Nc6 27. Kf2 Kf7 28. Ke3 Nd4 29. Bd3 Nc6 30. Be1 Ne5 31. Be2 c4 32. Bc3 Nd3 33. Rg1 Rd7 34. Bd4 b5 35. Bxd3 cxd3 36. Kxd3 Rc7 37. Bc3 Rd7+ 38. Ke3 a4 39. Rh1 Rd1 40. Rh4 Be6 41. Rf4 Ke7 42. g4 Kd6 43. e5+ fxe5 44. Re4 Rd5 45. Bb4+ Kc6 46. Bf8 Rd7 47. Rxe5 Bc4 48. Re7 Rd3+ 49. Kf4 Bd5 50. Re3 Rd4+ 51. Kg3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2801"] [PlyCount "179"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 h6 8. Qd2 g5 9. dxc5 gxf4 10. Bxf4 Nxc5 11. Be2 ({RR} 11. Bd3 Qb6 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Bb5 Be8 16. a3 Nd7 17. Rhe1 a6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Bf2 Kb7 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. Nb3 Rg8 22. g3 Rc8 23. Re2 Rg6 24. Qf4 c5 25. h4 h5 {Vidit,S (2726)-Erigaisi,A (2797) London ENG 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 11... Bd7 12. Qe3 $146 ({RR} 12. O-O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bc6 16. b4 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 a6 18. Kb2 Be7 19. Rf1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. c4 Bg5 22. Kc3 Ke7 23. Bh5 f5 24. exf6+ Bxf6+ 25. Kb3 Rd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1 {Zamengo,F (2342)-Hirzel,C (2116) Dortmund GER 2024 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 12. O-O Rc8 13. h3 a6 14. a3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nh2 Nd4 17. Bh5 Rxc2 18. Qd1 Bc5 19. Kh1 Qe7 20. Be3 Nf5 21. Qxc2 Ng3+ 22. Kg1 Bxe3+ 23. Rf2 Nxh5 24. Ng4 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Bc6 26. Rd1 f5 {Fitzgerald,N (1549)-Moran,D (1859) Dublin 2021 0-1 (36)}) 12... Qb6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Rhf1 a6 15. Nd4 Be8 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qh3 Be7 19. a3 Nb6 20. Be3 Kb8 21. Bd4 Rc8 22. Qe3 Bc5 23. Bd3 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Nd7 25. g4 Qb6 26. Qxb6 Nxb6 27. Rf4 Kc7 28. Re1 Nd7 29. Na2 Kd8 30. Nc1 Ke7 31. Nb3 Rc7 32. Nd4 Nc5 33. h4 Rf8 34. Re3 Bc6 35. b4 Nd7 36. Kc1 Ba4 37. Kd2 Rfc8 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 Rg8 40. g6 fxg6 41. Rh4 Nf8 42. Rh6 Be8 43. Rg3 Kd8 44. Ke3 Rcg7 45. Be2 Ke7 46. Nb3 Nd7 47. Rg5 Nf8 48. Nc5 Bc6 49. Bd3 Kf7 50. Rh4 Rh7 51. Rf4+ Ke7 52. Rf6 Rf7 53. Rxf7+ Kxf7 54. Nb3 Rh8 55. Na5 Rh3+ 56. Kd4 Ke7 57. Bxg6 Rxa3 58. Bd3 Nd7 59. Rg7+ Kd8 60. Rg6 Ke7 61. Rg7+ Kd8 62. Rh7 Ra4 63. c3 Ra1 64. Rh6 Rd1 65. Nxc6+ bxc6 66. Rxe6 c5+ 67. Ke3 Re1+ 68. Kf4 c4 69. Bf5 Rf1+ 70. Kg5 Rg1+ 71. Kf4 Rf1+ 72. Kg5 Rg1+ 73. Bg4 Kc7 74. Kf4 Rf1+ 75. Ke3 Re1+ 76. Be2 Nb8 77. Kd2 Ra1 78. Bf3 Ra2+ 79. Ke3 Rc2 80. Bxd5 Rxc3+ 81. Kd4 Rc1 82. Bxc4 Rd1+ 83. Kc3 Rc1+ 84. Kd4 Rd1+ 85. Bd3 Nc6+ 86. Kc5 Nxe5 87. Bxa6 Nd7+ 88. Kc4 Rd6 89. Rxd6 Kxd6 90. b5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.5"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2805"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qd3 a6 7. Nbd2 d6 ({RR} 7... h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. c3 d6 10. O-O Nd7 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. b4 O-O 14. Ra7 c5 15. bxc5 dxc5 16. Qxb5 Bxf3 17. Qxd7 Qxd7 18. Rxd7 Bxe2 19. Re1 Bb5 20. Rc7 cxd4 21. cxd4 Bxd4 22. Nf3 {Svane,R (2629)-Carlsen,M (2832) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (82)}) 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 $146 ({RR} 9. c3 c5 10. a4 c4 11. Qc2 O-O 12. e4 h6 13. Bf4 Qc7 14. h3 Rfc8 15. Rfe1 Qd8 16. g4 Nb6 17. a5 Na4 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bg3 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxa5 21. Ndxc4 Qd8 22. Nd2 Nb4 23. Qd1 Bxg2 {Svane,R (2623)-Zhigalko,S (2572) Lichess.org INT 2021 1-0 (57)}) 9... b4 10. a5 O-O 11. c3 d5 12. Nb3 Rc8 13. cxb4 Bxb4 14. Ne5 c5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. b4 Bd6 18. Ng4 Be7 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. b5 Rc3 22. Qb1 Rfc8 23. Ra2 g6 24. Re1 R3c5 25. bxa6 Bxa6 26. e3 Bc4 27. Ra4 Ra8 28. Qa1 Qe7 29. Bf1 Ra6 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31. Qc3 Qc7 32. Rea1 h5 33. h4 Kh7 34. Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.6"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2777"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 a6 5. g3 Nf6 ({RR} 5... Bf5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O e6 8. Nh4 Be4 9. f3 Bg6 10. d3 Bd6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. f4 Qe7 13. c4 Rd8 14. Nd2 Bc7 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. e4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Ne3 {Nakamura,H (2760)-Fedoseev,V (2686) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (42)}) 6. Bg2 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 6... Bf5 7. O-O h6 8. d3 e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bh7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Nc4 b5 18. Ne3 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. f3 Rd7 21. a4 {Bodi,T (2321)-Terhuven,P (2162) Budapest 2022 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 6... Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. Nh4 Bg4 9. Qe1 Bh5 10. f4 Be7 11. h3 Nd7 12. Nf3 Bg6 13. d3 c4 14. dxc4 dxc4 15. e4 O-O 16. Nbd2 cxb3 17. axb3 Nb4 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Kh2 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Nxc2 21. Qe2 {Aleksandrov,A (2418)-Gharibyan,M (2499) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 6... e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. e4 b5 11. e5 Nd7 12. c4 Nb6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. h4 Rb8 15. Rfd1 bxc4 16. dxc4 d4 17. Ne1 a5 18. Nd3 Qc7 19. Ba3 Nb4 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Ne4 {Korovin,M (2392)-Khamitskiy,S (2258) Minsk 2018 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 6... Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. d3 Qc7 10. Nh4 e5 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxd5 O-O-O 14. Bg2 Be7 15. Nd2 Bxg5 16. Qg4+ f5 17. Qxg5 Ne7 18. O-O-O Nf6 19. Bf3 Rh6 20. Nc4 Nc6 21. Bxc6 {Martin Duque,J (2425)-Cunha,L (2290) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0}) 7. c4 dxc4 8. bxc4 Bf5 9. Bxf6 exf6 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. O-O O-O 15. d4 cxd4 16. exd4 b5 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. c5 Bc7 19. d5 Ne5 20. d6 Ba5 21. Nhf5 Be6 22. c6 g6 23. Ne7+ Kg7 24. c7 Bxc7 25. dxc7 Qxc7 26. N7d5 Qa7 27. Qc2 Rfd8 28. Qb2 Bxd5 29. Nxd5 Rd6 30. Kh1 Nc4 31. Qc3 Re8 32. a4 Qc5 33. Ne3 Re5 34. Nxc4 bxc4 35. Rbc1 Rd4 36. Rc2 h5 37. Rfc1 h4 38. Rd2 Rxd2 39. Qxd2 Qa3 40. Bf1 Rc5 41. Rc3 Qxa4 42. Kg1 Qa1 43. Qd4 hxg3 44. hxg3 a5 45. Rxc4 Qxd4 46. Rxd4 f5 47. Rd6 Kh6 48. Rd7 Kg7 49. Ra7 g5 50. Rb7 g4 51. Rb6 f6 52. Rb5 Re5 53. f4 gxf3 54. Kf2 Kg6 55. Rb8 Rc5 56. Rb5 Re5 57. Rb8 Rc5 58. Rg8+ Kf7 59. Ra8 Ke6 60. Kxf3 Ke5 61. Ke3 Rc3+ 62. Bd3 Ra3 63. Rb8 a4 64. Rb5+ Ke6 65. Kd4 Kf7 66. Rxf5 Ra1 67. Ke3 Re1+ 68. Kf2 Ra1 69. Bc4+ Kg7 70. Ra5 a3 71. Kf3 Kh6 72. Kg4 Rc1 73. Bd3 Rc3 74. Be4 Rb3 75. Ra7 f5+ 76. Kxf5 a2 77. Kf4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.7"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. c4 d6 7. O-O e5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 Rb8 10. a3 ({RR} 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Nde4 h6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. a3 a5 14. e3 Bg7 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Nd5 f5 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxb4 20. Bg2 d5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rfc1 Qd6 23. Ra5 Rfc8 24. d4 exd4 {Artemiev,V (2711)-Radjabov,T (2723) Moscow RUS 2023 ½-½ (48)}) 10... b6 $146 ({RR} 10... a6 11. Nd2 h5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 h4 14. b5 Nd4 15. e3 Ne6 16. Ba3 hxg3 17. hxg3 Ne8 18. bxa6 bxa6 19. Rb1 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 f5 21. Nd5 Rf7 22. Qb8 Bb7 23. Qxd8 Nxd8 24. Rb1 Bf8 25. Rb6 {Demuth,A (2484)-Lanka,Z (2368) Germany GER 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 10... a5 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Nd5 Ne7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. b4 b6 15. bxa5 bxa5 16. Bc3 Ra8 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. Rb1 Bh3 19. Re1 Ng4 20. e3 h5 21. Qf3 Rf8 22. Rb7 Qe6 23. Ne4 Bh6 24. Rb6 Rd8 25. Nxc5 {Nihal,S (2620)-Fressinet,L (2635) chess24.com INT 2020 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 10... Ne8 11. Nd2 Nc7 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Qb3 Nba6 15. Ba3 b6 16. Nde4 Bb7 17. Bxd6 Re8 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Ned6 Nc5 21. Qc2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Red8 23. Rxa7 Rd7 24. Rfa1 e4 25. Rxd7 {Kulkarni,B (2364)-Marchesich,G (2210) Nova Gorica SLO 2024 1-0 (38)}) 11. b4 Bb7 12. e3 Qd7 13. b5 Nd8 14. e4 Ne6 15. a4 a5 16. Bh3 Bc8 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nd2 Bh6 19. Nb3 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Bg2 Bd7 23. Bc1 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6 Rc7 27. Qb3 Qc8 28. h4 Qe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Bh3 Kf7 31. Kg2 Ke7 32. Re1 Rf6 33. Bg4 Kd8 34. h5 Rcf7 35. f3 g5 36. Re2 Kc7 37. Re1 h6 38. Kf2 Rf8 39. Kg2 Rd8 40. Kf2 d5 41. Ke2 dxe4 42. dxe4 d3+ 43. Kd2 Rd4 44. Ra1 Rf7 45. Ra3 Rf8 46. Ra2 Rxe4 47. Kxd3 Rb4 48. Ke3 Rd8 49. Bxe6 Rdd4 50. Kf2 Rxa4 51. Re2 Rdb4 52. Rxe5 Rb2+ 53. Ke3 Ra3+ 54. Kd4 Rb4+ 55. Bc4 Raa4 56. Re7+ Kd8 57. c7+ Kc8 58. Kd5 Rxc4 59. Kd6 Kb7 60. Rh7 Rc5 61. Rxh6 Rd4+ 62. Ke6 a4 63. Rh8 Rxc7 64. h6 Rdd7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.8"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2724"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 h6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. b4 Be7 12. O-O b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. a4 $146 ({RR} 14. Nd4 Nbd7 15. Nb3 Rc8 16. Qd4 e5 17. Qd2 Nb6 18. Rac1 Rc7 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Nb1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nfd7 22. Na5 Bd5 23. Nc6 Re8 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. Nd2 Re6 26. e4 Bc6 27. f3 Na4 28. Ba1 Ndb6 {Damjanovic,V (2361)-Tari,A (2659) Almaty KAZ 2022 1-0 (58)}) 14... Nc6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Nxb4 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ra1 Rxa1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.9"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. e3 Nc6 ({RR} 5... c5 6. d3 Nc6 7. O-O h6 8. Na3 e5 9. exd4 exd4 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. Re1 a6 14. Nc2 Bd6 15. Qd2 Ra7 16. b4 b6 17. a4 Bb7 18. a5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 b5 20. cxb5 {Abdusattorov,N (2766)-Keymer,V (2726) Warsaw POL 2024 ½-½ (38)}) 6. O-O e5 7. exd4 e4 8. d5 $146 ({RR} 8. Ne5 Nxd4 9. Re1 Bd6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qd1 Ne6 13. Nh4 O-O 14. d4 exd3 15. Qxd3 Re8 16. Be3 Nc5 17. Qc2 Nce4 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Nf5 Bb4 20. Red1 Qc8 21. Bh3 Qb8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 {Gutierrez Olivares,D (2354)-De Boer,E (2399) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 8. Ng5 Bg4 9. Qa4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. d4 exd3 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rfe1+ Be7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nxa7 Ra8 17. Rxe7+ Kxe7 18. Nxc6+ Kf8 19. Qxa8+ Qc8 20. Qxc8+ Bxc8 21. Bxc7 h6 22. Nf3 Bb7 {Schuh,K (2125)-Perez Gormaz,M (2400) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 8. Re1 Be7 9. Ng5 Bg4 10. Qa4 O-O 11. d5 Nd4 12. h3 Bd7 13. Qd1 c6 14. Nxe4 cxd5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. cxd5 Bf5 17. d3 Re8 18. Be3 Qb6 19. Qd2 Bxh3 20. Nc3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qd6 22. Bg5 Bxg5 {Korneev,S (2193)-De Boer,E (2384) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (57)}) 8... exf3 9. Qxf3 Ne5 10. Re1 Qe7 11. Qd1 Bg4 12. f3 Bxf3 13. Qa4+ Kd8 14. d4 Bxg2 15. Rxe5 Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Nxd7 17. Kxg2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 c6 19. Nc3 cxd5 20. cxd5 Rc8 21. Bd2 Bb4 22. Rf1 Rf8 23. a3 Ba5 24. Bg5+ Kd7 25. Ne4 h6 26. Be3 Bb6 27. Bd2 Bd4 28. Bb4 Bxe5 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 30. Nc5+ Kd6 31. Nxb7+ Kxd5 32. b4 Bd4 33. Rf5+ Ke6 34. Ra5 Bb6 35. Ra6 Kd5 36. Nc5 Re8 37. Na4 Re2+ 38. Kf1 Rf2+ 39. Ke1 Bd4 40. Nc5 Rxh2 41. Rxa7 Bxc5 42. bxc5 Rg2 43. Rxf7 Rxg3 44. Rc7 h5 45. Kf2 h4 46. a4 Rg6 47. c6 h3 48. Rc8 Rg2+ 49. Kf1 Kd6 50. c7 Rg3 51. Kf2 Ra3 52. Rg8 Ra2+ 53. Kg3 Kxc7 54. Rxg7+ Kb6 55. Kxh3 Rxa4 56. Rg4 Rxg4 57. Kxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.10"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2583"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. d4 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nxe5 Na6 10. Nd3 Bf5 11. Nc3 Bxd3 12. exd3 Ng4 $146 ({RR} 12... Nb4 13. O-O-O Ng4 14. Rd2 Ne5 15. Kb1 Nexd3 16. Bxd3 Rxd3 17. Rhd1 Rad8 18. Nd5 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. cxd5 Kf8 22. Kc2 Bxb2 23. Kxb2 Ke7 24. Kc3 Kd6 25. Kd4 f6 26. b4 c6 27. dxc6 {Chan,K (2175)-Samani,Y (2267) Zadar 2018 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 12... Nb4 13. O-O-O Ng4 14. Rd2 Re8 15. Be2 Nxf2 16. Rf1 Nfxd3+ 17. Bxd3 Bh6 18. Kd1 Rad8 19. Nd5 Bxd2 20. Nf6+ Kf8 21. Nxh7+ Kg8 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Nh7+ Kg8 {½-½ (23) Peng,L (2557)-Bilovil,B (2407) Basel SUI 2024}) ({RR} 12... Nb4 13. O-O-O Ng4 14. Rd2 Ne5 15. a3 Nexd3+ 16. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 17. Kc2 Nxb2 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rb1 Bxc3 20. Kxc3 Nd1+ {0-1 (20) Kwon,S (2195)-Theodorou,N (2569) Chess.com INT 2021}) 13. h3 Re8+ 14. Be2 Nb4 15. Rd1 Ne5 16. O-O Nec6 17. Rd2 Nd4 18. Bd1 Bh6 19. f4 Bg7 20. a3 Na6 21. b4 Rad8 22. Nb5 Nf5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. g4 Ne3 25. Re1 c6 26. Nc3 Rd4 27. Ne2 Nxc4 28. Nxd4 Rxe1+ 29. Kf2 Nxd2 30. Kxe1 Nb1 31. b5 Nc5 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Be2 Ne6 34. Nxe6+ fxe6 35. Bf3 Nxa3 36. Bxc6 Nc2+ 37. Kd2 Nd4 38. Ba4 Kf6 39. Ke3 e5 40. Ke4 Ne6 41. fxe5+ Ke7 42. Ke3 g5 43. d4 Nf4 44. Ke4 Nxh3 45. d5 Nf4 46. d6+ Ke6 47. Bb3+ Kd7 48. Kf5 h6 49. Ba4+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.11"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Bc5 9. Qe2+ Qe7 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bc5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 c6 14. Bd3 d5 15. Qe7 Qxe7 16. Rxe7 Rb8 17. f4 g6 18. Rae1 Be6 19. Kf2 Rfc8 20. h4 Kf8 21. R1xe6 fxe6 22. Rxh7 Kg8 23. Bxg6 Rf8 24. Kf3 {Carlsen,M (2835)-Firouzja,A (2777) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (34)}) 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 ({RR} 10... Kxe7 11. O-O d6 12. Re1+ Kf6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Bd3 Rhe8 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Bxf5 Kxf5 17. Kf1 Kf6 18. Rad1 Rxe1+ 19. Kxe1 Ke6 20. Ke2 a5 21. a4 c6 22. c4 Rb8 23. b3 h5 24. h4 f6 25. Kf3 {Sadykov,R (2313)-Shirov,A (2665) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (54)}) 11. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 11. O-O c6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bd2 d5 15. Re2 Bd7 16. Rae1 Bc5 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. c4 {½-½ (19) Delgado Ramirez,N (2579)-Rios,C (2431) Agartala Tripura 2022}) 11... c6 12. Bd3 d5 13. a4 Be6 14. a5 a6 15. b4 Rc8 16. Be3 Bf6 17. Kd2 Kd7 18. h4 h6 19. h5 Rce8 20. f3 Kc8 21. g4 Bd7 22. Rae1 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Bg5 24. Ke2 Bxe3 25. Kxe3 Kc7 26. Kd4 Kd6 27. Rg1 Rc8 28. g5 c5+ 29. bxc5+ Rxc5 30. gxh6 gxh6 31. Rg7 Be6 32. Rh7 Rxa5 33. Rxh6 Ra4+ 34. Ke3 Ke5 35. Rh8 Rh4 36. h6 Bf5 37. h7 Kf6 38. Rb8 Bxh7 39. Bxh7 Rxh7 40. Rxb7 Rh2 41. Rb6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.12"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "179"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nd5 h6 7. Be3 d6 8. Bxc5 dxc5 9. Ne3 O-O ({RR} 9... Be6 10. O-O Qd7 11. a4 O-O 12. Nh4 Ne7 13. g3 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Qe6 15. Qe2 g6 16. Qe3 Qh3 17. f3 g5 18. Ng2 Nd7 19. f4 gxf4 20. gxf4 Qxe3+ 21. Ngxe3 exf4 22. Rxf4 b5 23. Nd2 Ne5 24. Nf3 {Perez Gormaz,M (2393)-Melian,J (2231) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 10. O-O Re8 11. a4 b6 12. h3 $146 ({RR} 12. Kh1 Rb8 13. Nd2 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ba2 Qd6 16. Qe1 Bd7 17. f3 Ra8 18. Qf2 Ra7 19. Bb3 Rea8 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. c3 Nxb3 22. Nxb3 Be6 23. c4 Nd7 24. g4 Rb8 25. Rg1 Rab7 26. g5 hxg5 {Sindarov,J (2701)-Sychev,K (2542) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 12. Kh1 Rb8 13. Nd2 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ba2 Qd6 16. Qe1 Bd7 17. f3 Ra8 18. Qf2 Ra7 19. Bb3 Rea8 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. c3 Nxb3 22. Nxb3 Be6 23. c4 Nd7 24. g4 Rb8 25. Rg1 Rab7 26. g5 hxg5 {Sindarov,J (2701)-Sychev,K (2542) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (41)}) 12... Rb8 13. c3 Qd6 14. Qe2 g6 15. Rad1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxb5 Rxb5 18. d4 exd4 19. Qxb5 Rxe4 20. Nc4 Qd5 21. cxd4 cxd4 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Ncd2 Re2 24. Rfe1 d3 25. Rxe2 dxe2 26. Rc1 Ncb4 27. Ne1 Ba6 28. Nb3 Kf8 29. Nc5 Bb5 30. f3 Ne3 31. b3 Nd1 32. Ra1 Ke7 33. Ra7 Kd6 34. Ne4+ Kc6 35. Nf2 f5 36. Ra8 Ne3 37. Ra1 Kd5 38. Rc1 c6 39. h4 Kd4 40. g3 Nec2 41. Rxc2 Nxc2 42. Nxc2+ Kc3 43. Ne1 Kd2 44. Ng2 e1=Q+ 45. Nxe1 Kxe1 46. Nh3 Kd2 47. Kf2 Kc3 48. Nf4 Kxb3 49. Nxg6 c5 50. g4 c4 51. gxf5 c3 52. f6 Bc4 53. Nf4 c2 54. Ne2 Bxe2 55. f7 c1=Q 56. f8=Q Bb5 57. Qb8 Qb2+ 58. Kg3 Qg7+ 59. Kf4 Qf6+ 60. Kg3 Kc4 61. Qg8+ Kc5 62. Qg4 Bc6 63. h5 Qe5+ 64. Kg2 Qf6 65. Kg3 Kd6 66. Qb4+ Kd7 67. Qg4+ Ke7 68. Kf2 Be8 69. Qb4+ Kf7 70. Qe4 Kf8 71. Qb4+ Kg7 72. Qg4+ Kh8 73. Qc8 Qh4+ 74. Kg2 Qxh5 75. Qc3+ Kh7 76. Qc7+ Bf7 77. Qa7 Qg5+ 78. Kh2 Kg7 79. Qb7 Qe5+ 80. Kg2 h5 81. Qd7 Kg6 82. Qc8 Qg5+ 83. Kh1 h4 84. Qc2+ Kg7 85. Qb2+ Qf6 86. Qb7 Qe5 87. Kg2 Kg6 88. Kh1 Bd5 89. Qb1+ Qf5 90. Qb6+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.13"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2636"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Qe2 Nge7 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c3 O-O 9. e5 Nf5 ({RR} 9... d4 10. c4 a6 11. Bf4 b6 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Ne4 Kh8 14. Nd6 Bb7 15. Nxb7 Qxb7 16. h4 Rac8 17. Rfe1 b5 18. b3 bxc4 19. bxc4 Rb8 20. Nd2 Qc7 21. Nb3 Na5 22. h5 Nxb3 23. axb3 Rxb3 24. h6 {Santos,J (1866)-Rodrigues,A (1579) Natal BRA 2024 1-0 (35)}) 10. Re1 Bd7 $146 ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. Bf4 b5 12. b3 Bb7 13. Nbd2 b4 14. cxb4 Nxb4 15. Nf1 Ba6 16. Red1 Qb6 17. a3 Nc6 18. Rab1 Ncd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qa2 Qc7 21. Rbc1 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Ne3 Rac8 24. Re1 Qb8 25. Rc3 {Reyes,J (1354)-Palma Munoz,O (1558) Guayaquil 2019 0-1}) 11. Bf4 h6 12. h4 f6 13. Nbd2 g5 14. exf6 gxf4 15. fxg7 Rf7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 fxg3 18. fxg3 Rxg7 19. Nf1 Kh7 20. Re2 Qb8 21. Kh2 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Rag8 23. Bh3 Nxg3 24. Ne3 Rf8 25. Rg1 Rf2+ 26. Rg2 Rf3 27. Rg1 Rf2+ 28. Rg2 Rf3 29. Rg1 Ne4 30. Bxe6 Bxe6 31. Rxe6 Rxe3 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. dxe4 Rxe4 34. Rd6 d4 35. Rd7+ Kg6 36. cxd4 Rxh4+ 37. Kg3 Rxd4 38. Rxb7 Rb4 39. Rxa7 Rxb2 40. Rc7 Rc2 41. a4 Rc3+ 42. Kf2 Kf5 43. a5 Ke4 44. a6 Ra3 45. Rxc5 Rxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.14"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 d5 4. Nd2 Bf5 5. Nxe4 Bxe4 6. f3 h6 7. Bf4 Bh7 8. e3 e6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 a6 $146 ({RR} 10... c5 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. cxd6 O-O 14. O-O-O Qa5 15. Kb1 Rfd8 16. Ne2 Rac8 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Qb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 a6 20. Nd4 Rxd6 21. h5 Kf8 22. Rhe1 Nd7 23. g4 Ne5 24. b3 Rd7 25. Rg1 {Lindam,I (2126)-Docx,S (2433) Ghent 2019 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 10... c5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. h5 c4 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. c3 b5 15. e4 a5 16. O-O b4 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Be3 Qxh5 19. Nf4 Qb5 20. Qe2 Rb8 21. b3 cxb3 22. c4 Qf5 23. g4 Qc2 24. axb3 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 {Zylka,S (2404)-Arutla,A (2219) San Jose CA USA 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10... c5 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. c3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd6 14. g4 Qe7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. f4 h5 17. g5 g6 18. Kf2 Ne7 19. Rac1 O-O 20. Rc5 b6 21. Rc3 Rac8 22. Rhc1 Rxc3 23. Rxc3 Rc8 24. Ng1 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 {Irizanin,R (2343)-Popovic,M (2327) Paracin 2021 ½-½}) 11. Ne2 Bd6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. g4 Nd7 14. g5 h5 15. Bxd6 cxd6 16. Nf4 Qa5 17. Kb1 Qb5 18. Nxh5 Qxd3 19. Rxd3 b5 20. Rc3 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nf4 b4 23. c3 bxc3 24. Rc1 Nb6 25. b3 Kf8 26. Ne2 Ke7 27. Rxc3 Rh8 28. Rc6 Nd7 29. Rxa6 Rxh4 30. a4 Rh3 31. a5 Rxf3 32. Nc3 Rxe3 33. Kc2 Rh3 34. Ra7 Rh2+ 35. Kc1 e5 36. a6 exd4 37. Nxd5+ Ke6 38. Nf4+ Ke7 39. b4 Rh8 40. b5 Rb8 41. b6 Kd8 42. g6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.15"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Le, Quang Liem"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 h6 10. Rd1 a5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 Nb6 $146 ({RR} 14... dxe4 15. e6 fxe6 16. Qxe4 Rf6 17. Na3 Bxa3 18. bxa3 Qe8 19. Bc7 Rf8 20. Qe1 Nf6 21. Bxa5 Nd5 22. Bb4 Rf6 23. Bc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Qf8 25. Rd3 e5 26. Qb2 Rd6 27. Re3 Rd8 28. Rae1 Kh8 29. Be4 {Goluch,P (2418)-Jakubowski,K (2518) Suwalki 2019 ½-½ (38)}) 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nc3 Be6 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Qb3 a4 19. Qxb7 Rb8 20. Qc6 Qa5 21. b3 axb3 22. axb3 Qb5 23. Bxd5 Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Rxb3 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rb7 27. Kg2 f6 28. Ra6 fxe5 29. Rxe5 Bf6 30. Re2 Kh7 31. Rc2 Bd4 32. Rd6 Rb2 33. Rxb2 Bxb2 34. Be3 Bf6 35. Rd5 Rd8 36. Rb5 Kg6 37. g4 Re8 38. h3 Kf7 39. Rb7+ Re7 40. Rb3 Rc7 41. Rb5 Re7 42. Bf4 Rd7 43. Bg3 Rd4 44. Rb7+ Kg6 45. Rb5 Rc4 46. Rf5 Ra4 47. Rd5 Rd4 48. Ra5 Rc4 49. Ra6 h5 50. f4 Rc2+ 51. Kf3 Rc3+ 52. Kg2 Rc2+ 53. Bf2 Kf7 54. Kf3 Rc3+ 55. Kg2 Rc2 56. Kf3 Rc3+ 57. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.16"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.17"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E24"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2696"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. f3 b6 7. e4 d6 8. Bd3 Na5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bf2 Ba6 12. h4 Rg8 13. Ne2 $146 ({RR} 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Ne2 Qe7 15. c5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Qa6 Kd8 19. c6 Nf8 20. Ng3 Qe8 21. Nh5 Qxc6 22. Qd3 Nd7 23. Be3 Kc8 24. Qa6+ Qb7 25. Qxb7+ Kxb7 26. g4 c5 27. Ng3 Nc4 {Derjabin,I (2333)-Grachev,A (2402) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Ne2 Qe7 15. c5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Qa6 Kd8 19. c6 Nf8 20. Ng3 Qe8 21. Nh5 Qxc6 22. Qd3 Nd7 23. Be3 Kc8 24. Qa6+ Qb7 25. Qxb7+ Kxb7 26. g4 c5 27. Ng3 Nc4 {Derjabin,I (2333)-Grachev,A (2402) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (46)}) 13... Qe7 14. h5 Nd7 15. Qa4 O-O-O 16. O-O Nf6 17. Ng3 Qe8 18. Qb4 c5 19. Qb1 Bxc4 20. d5 Qa4 21. Re1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Nc4 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Rab1 Ne5 25. Qd2 Kb7 26. c4 Nxc4 27. Qc3 Nd7 28. Nf1 Nde5 29. Bg3 Rd7 30. Rec1 Rf8 31. Kh1 Rdf7 32. Nh2 Rd7 33. Rd1 Rfd8 34. Rf1 Rg8 35. Rfd1 Kc8 36. Rbc1 Rgd8 37. Rf1 Rg8 38. Rfd1 Kb7 39. Ng4 Nxg4 40. fxg4 d5 41. Qf6 Ne3 42. Qxe6 Nxd1 43. Qxg8 dxe4 44. Qb8+ Ka6 45. Qc8+ Rb7 46. Qf8 Nb2 47. Qxh6 Nd3 48. Rf1 e3 49. Qe6 Qd4 50. Kh2 c4 51. Qc6 Nc5 52. Rf5 Qxg4 53. Qg6 e2 54. Be1 Nd3 55. Ra5# 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.18"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 Be7 5. Bd3 ({RR} 5. Bc4 Nxe4 6. d4 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Qxd5 12. Bxd5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Bf6 14. Re1 c6 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. c3 Rfe8 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18. Be3 a6 19. Rd1 Rd8 {Van Foreest,J (2702)-Deac,B (2679) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (56)}) 5... d6 6. Nxe7 $146 ({RR} 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. Bc2 Nxd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. h3 Bh5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Re1 Bf6 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. g5 Be7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. f4 Rf5 19. Nd3 Nc5 20. Ne5 Nd7 {Mueller,M (2166)-Pacher,M (2310) Skopje MKD 2024 ½-½ (87)}) ({RR} 6. c3 O-O 7. Bc2 Be6 8. Nxe7+ Qxe7 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bb1 Bc4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. a3 Nc6 15. b3 Ba6 16. b4 Rfe8 17. Bc2 Rad8 18. Rb1 d5 19. e5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rxe5+ {Kleibel,U (2301)-Elier,A (2162) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 6. c3 Be6 7. Nxe7 Qxe7 8. O-O Nh5 9. Bc2 Nf4 10. d4 Bg4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Qd3 O-O-O 13. b4 g5 14. b5 Na5 15. Nd2 d5 16. exd5 Be2 17. Qf5+ Qd7 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Bf5+ Kd6 20. Rfe1 Bxb5 {Rakhmanov,A (2585)-Arabidze,M (2457) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (48)}) 6... Qxe7 7. O-O Bg4 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bc2 d5 11. d3 Rad8 12. Qe2 a6 13. a4 Rfe8 14. Re1 d4 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 Qe6 17. Kh2 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 a5 19. Rg1 Nh7 20. h4 Qf6 21. Qg3 Nf8 22. f4 dxc3 23. bxc3 exf4 24. Qxf4 Qe7 25. Qg3 Qe6 26. d4 Ne5 27. Rgf1 Ng4+ 28. Kh1 h5 29. Rab1 Rd7 30. Rxb7 Qa2 31. Rc1 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Qxd2 33. Rf1 Re7 34. Bf3 Ne3 35. Rfb1 Qxc3 36. Rb8 Qxd4 37. Qg5 Qd6 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Rb8+ Re8 40. Rxe8+ Kxe8 41. Qxe3+ Kf8 42. Qg5 Qd4 43. g3 Qxa4 44. Qxh5 Qa1+ 45. Kh2 Qb2+ 46. Kh3 Qc3 47. Bd5 Qf6 48. Bc4 a4 49. Qa5 Qa1 50. Qa8+ Ke7 51. Qc6 Kf8 52. Qd5 Qf6 53. Qa8+ Ke7 54. Qxa4 Qf5+ 55. Kg2 Qe4+ 56. Kh2 Qd4 57. Qa3+ Kd7 58. Qd3 Qxd3 59. Bxd3 Ke6 60. Bc4+ Ke7 61. Kg2 f5 62. Kf3 Kf6 63. Kf4 g6 64. Ba2 c5 65. Bb3 Kg7 66. Kg5 Kh7 67. Bf7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.19"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D80"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qd1 ({RR} 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 c6 9. Nf3 a5 10. Be2 a4 11. O-O Qa5 12. a3 Be6 13. Qd3 Nbd7 14. h3 Rfd8 15. e4 b5 16. Qe3 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rfd1 Bb3 19. Rdc1 Ne8 {Fedoseev,V (2701)-Gledura,B (2644) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (42)}) 5... Bc8 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qd1 Bc6 $146 ({RR} 7... c6 8. e3 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Bd3 Nc6 16. Bc3 f6 17. O-O e6 18. Rfc1 Ne7 19. Ne1 Kf7 20. Nc2 Nf5 21. Na3 e5 22. dxe5 {Keinanen,T (2428)-Erdos,V (2604) Batumi 2019 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 7... c6 8. e3 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. g4 Nfd7 16. Nd3 e5 17. Bg2 exd4 18. exd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd5 Re8+ 20. Kd1 Nc5 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Re1 {Vogel,R (2457)-Puranik,A (2580) Sitges 2019 0-1 (83)}) 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. e3 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. h4 Nd7 12. h5 e5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Bxe4 15. Ng5 Bd5 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Qg4 Re8 18. Qh4 exd4+ 19. Kd1 Nf6 20. f3 d3 21. Bd2 Qd6 22. Bc3 d2 23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Re1+ 25. Rxe1 dxe1=Q+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.20"] [White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Ba5 6. c3 d6 7. b4 Bb6 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. d3 O-O 10. Be2 Ne7 11. O-O Ng6 12. a4 $146 ({RR} 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Bf1 Nh5 15. d4 Nhf4 16. Be3 f5 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. dxe5 fxe4 19. exd6 Qf6 20. Nh2 cxd6 21. Qxe4 Qxc3 22. Ng4 Bc6 23. Qc4+ Qxc4 24. Bxc4+ Kh8 25. Bf1 b5 26. Red1 h5 {Kostenko,P (2429)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2569) Almaty 2020 ½-½ (58)}) 12... h6 13. Re1 d5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Bf1 Be6 16. Bd2 c5 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. c4 d4 19. a5 Qc7 20. g3 Rf8 21. Rab1 Bd7 22. Bg2 Qc8 23. h4 Ra6 24. Rb2 Bh3 25. Qd1 Bg4 26. Qb3 Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Nxh4 28. gxh4 Qh3 29. Bg2 Qxh4 30. Qd1 Ng4 31. Qf3 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Qh5 33. Qh3 Nh2+ 34. Kg1 Qxh3 35. Bxh3 Nf3+ 36. Kf1 Nxe1 37. Kxe1 Rb8 38. Rb5 Rc6 39. f4 exf4 40. Bxf4 Ra8 41. Bg2 g5 42. Bd2 Rc7 43. e5 Ra7 44. Kf2 Kf8 45. Kg3 Ke7 46. Rb6 Kd7 47. Rxh6 Ra6 48. Rb6 Kc8 49. Rxa6 bxa6 50. Bxg5 Kd7 51. Bd5 Ke8 52. Kf4 Kf8 53. Bd8 Rc8 54. Bb6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.21"] [White "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 {Fernandez,Daniel Howard} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 ({RR} 8... g6 9. Nd4 a6 10. Bf4 Bg7 ({RR} 10... Nbd7) 11. h3 Bd7 12. Bf3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. O-O-O Kd7 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. Ne4 ({RR} 17. Bd2) 17... Nd5 ({RR} 17... Nxe4 18. dxe4 Re6 19. f3 Rae8 20. Bd2) 18. Bd2 f5 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nf3 g5 21. c3 c5 22. Kc2 Bf6 ({RR} 22... a5) 23. Rxe8 {Carlsen,M (2834)-Caruana,F (2811) Wijk aan Zee 2018 CBM 183 [Fernandez,Daniel Howard] ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 8... c6) 9. h3 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 9... c6 10. Bf4 d5 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. d4 h6 13. g4 Nf8 14. Be3 g5 15. Ne5 N6d7 16. Nd3 Nb6 17. b3 Ng6 18. f4 gxf4 19. Nxf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Be6 21. Rdf1 Nd7 22. Nd1 Bf6 23. c3 Rc8 24. Kd2 {Antipov,M (2596)-Shuvalova,P (2489) Cheboksary 2021 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 9... h6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. d4 a6 14. Bc4 Rhf8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 {½-½ (16) Plat,V (2465)-Barbosa,O (2482) New York USA 2024}) ({RR} 9... a6 10. a3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Bf1 Bf8 15. Rxe8 Rxe8 16. Re1 Rxe1 17. Bxe1 g6 18. Ne2 Bg7 19. Bc3 h6 20. g3 Ne8 21. Bxg7 Nxg7 22. Ned4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Ne6 24. Nxe6 {Domingo Nunez,A (2371)-Domingo Nunez,R (2356) Getxo 2018 ½-½}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Bd2 a6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rfe1 Re8 13. a3 h6 14. Bf1 Bd7 15. g3 Bf8 16. Bg2 Rab8 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Kf1 g6 19. Re1 Bg7 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Ke2 Kf8 22. Be1 Be6 23. Bd2 Ke7 24. Ne4 {Saveliev,A (2363)-Zhao,Y (2457) St Petersburg 2019 ½-½}) 10. Be3 Bd7 11. a3 a6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. d4 h6 14. Rhe1 Rde8 15. d5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. b4 Bd6 18. Kb2 Rd8 19. Kb3 Rhe8 20. Na4 Ne4 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. bxc5 f5 23. f3 Nf6 24. c4 f4 25. Bf2 Bf5 26. h4 c6 27. d6 Kd7 28. g4 fxg3 29. Bxg3 Nh5 30. Bh2 Nf4 31. Kc3 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Bxf4 gxf4 34. Bd3 Ke6 35. Rh1 Rh8 36. Rb1 b5 37. cxb6 Bxd3 38. Rxh8 Rxh8 39. Kxd3 Kxd6 40. b7 Kc7 41. b8=Q+ Rxb8 42. Rxb8 Kxb8 43. Ke4 Kc7 44. c5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.22"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 ({RR} 7. Nxd4 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Rc8 10. c4 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. e4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Qc8 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Rd1 Be7 19. f3 h6 20. g3 b5 21. Ne3 Nd7 {Indjic,A (2610)-Kantor,G (2520) Ajka HUN 2024 1-0 (38)}) 7... Bf5 8. a3 e6 9. Be2 h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. g3 f5 16. Ne5 Qg5 17. Kg2 f4 18. Qg4 Bxe5 19. Qxg5 Nxg5 20. dxe5 f3+ 21. Kh1 Kd7 22. h4 Nf7 23. Rfe1 g5 24. c4 {Durand Le Ludec,B (2217)-Ventura Bolet,A (2210) La Pobla de Lillet 2022 ½-½ (41)}) 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Nxc6 Rxc6 13. c4 dxc4 14. bxc4 O-O 15. Nf3 Qb6 16. Ra2 Rd8 17. h3 Rcc8 18. Re1 Be4 19. Bf1 Qa5 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. a4 Qc7 22. Qb3 Nd7 23. Nf3 Bf6 24. Bc3 Nb8 25. Rb2 Rd7 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Nc6 28. Rc5 Qd6 29. Qb6 Rcd8 30. d5 exd5 31. cxd5 Ne7 32. Qxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxb7 Nxd5 34. Ba5 R8d7 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Ra8 Ne7 37. Be2 Bd3 38. Bxd3+ Rxd3 39. Rxa6 Ra3 40. Bc7 Rd2 41. Bg3 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 Rdd1 43. Be5 Rh1+ 44. Kg3 Ra3+ 45. Rc3 Ra2 46. Rf3 f6 47. Bxf6 gxf6 48. Rfxf6 Kg7 49. Rf4 Re1 50. Rg4+ Kh7 51. Ra7 Re5 52. f3 Rae2 53. a5 h5 54. Ra4 Rg5+ 55. Kf4 Rg7 56. Ra8 Nd5+ 57. Kf5 Rf7+ 58. Kg5 Rxg2+ 59. Kh4 Ne7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.23"] [White "Bu, Xiangzhi"] [Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e3 Nc6 7. Be2 ({RR} 7. Bh2 Qe8 8. Be2 e5 9. O-O Qe7 10. a4 Rd8 11. a5 a6 12. Nbd2 h5 13. b4 e4 14. Ne1 h4 15. Nc2 Nd5 16. Ra3 f5 17. Qb1 Kh7 18. c4 Nf6 19. Qa2 g5 20. b5 Nb8 21. Nb4 Be6 {Mendonca,L (2631)-Erigaisi,A (2738) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (50)}) 7... Nd7 8. d5 Nce5 9. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 9. O-O c6 10. Na3 cxd5 11. Qxd5 Nb6 12. Qd1 Nc6 13. e4 a6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Rc1 Na5 16. Bd4 e5 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. b4 Nc6 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Nxd6 Rd8 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. Nc4 Rxd1+ {Pham Le Thao Nguyen (2395)-Poddubnyi,V (2304) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) 9... c6 10. e4 cxd5 11. exd5 Nb6 12. Qb3 Ned7 13. Ne4 f5 14. Ng3 h6 15. h4 Nc5 16. Qd1 Qe8 17. Qd2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Nd4 Kh7 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. dxe6 Qc8 22. h5 g5 23. Be3 Qxe6 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. O-O d5 26. Qe3 Kh8 27. f3 Rf4 28. g3 d4 29. cxd4 Qh3 30. fxe4 Rd8 31. Rad1 e5 32. Rf3 Rxf3 33. Qxf3 exd4 34. Qg4 Qxg4 35. Bxg4 d3 36. Be6 Rd4 37. Bd5 d2 38. Kf2 Rd3 39. g4 Bxb2 40. Ke2 Rg3 41. Rxd2 Rxg4 42. Bxb7 Rg2+ 43. Kd3 Rxd2+ 44. Kxd2 Kg7 45. Bc8 Kf6 46. Ke2 Ke5 47. Kf3 b5 48. Ba6 b4 49. Bc4 Kd4 50. Bb3 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.24"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2673"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 Nd7 7. O-O h6 8. Nbd2 g5 ({RR} 8... Bh7 9. Nb3 Ng6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. g3 c5 13. Bc2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. h4 Re8 17. h5 Nf8 18. Bxh7+ Nxh7 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. Kg2 Qc2 21. Qb5 Qf5 22. Rh1 Rc6 23. Na5 {Firouzja,A (2777)-Carlsen,M (2835) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (39)}) 9. Re1 ({RR} 9. b4 b5 10. Nb3 Bg6 11. Ne1 Nf5 12. Nd3 h5 13. a4 g4 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Ndc5 Bxc5 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. bxc5 O-O 18. Bxb5 f6 19. Bf4 fxe5 20. Bxe5 Nh4 21. Qc1 Kh7 22. Bc6 Be4 23. Bxa8 Rf7 {Frac,P (1907)-Swierczynski,J (1813) Wroclaw POL 2024 1-0}) 9... Bg6 $146 ({RR} 9... Bh7 10. Nf1 Bg7 11. Ng3 O-O 12. Nh5 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nxg7 Kxg7 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Ne4 17. Be3 Ng6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 g4 20. c4 Qe7 21. Qe2 Qh4 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Rac1 Rf7 24. Rc2 {Huang,R (2416)-Ha,Y (1657) Tianjin 2020 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 9... Bg7 10. Nf1 Bg6 11. Bd3 c5 12. Ng3 Qc7 13. Be3 c4 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. h4 g4 16. Nh2 h5 17. f3 Nf5 18. Bf2 gxf3 19. Nxf3 Bh6 20. b3 Nb6 21. b4 a5 22. a4 axb4 23. a5 Nc8 24. cxb4 {Bodnaruk,A (2411)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2778) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 9... Bg7 10. Nf1 Qc7 11. a4 O-O-O 12. a5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Ng3 Ne4 15. a6 b6 16. Bd3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Ng6 18. g4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qf7 20. Bd2 Rhf8 21. Re2 Rde8 22. Rae1 Kb8 23. c4 Nh4 24. Nxh4 {Clarke,B (2429)-Sevian,S (2660) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (55)}) 10. Nf1 c5 11. Ng3 Nc6 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 g4 14. Nd2 Qb6 15. c4 O-O-O 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nf5 Nb4 18. Qc3 Qg6 19. Ne3 Nxe5 20. dxc5 Nbd3 21. Nb3 Bg7 22. Qa5 Nxe1 23. Qxe1 d4 24. Nf1 Rhe8 25. Qa5 Nc6 26. Qd2 h5 27. Na5 Bh6 28. Qxh6 Qxh6 29. Bxh6 Nxa5 30. Nd2 Nc6 31. Kf1 Rd5 32. Rc1 Nb4 33. Nc4 Nd3 34. Rd1 Nxc5 35. Bf4 Re6 36. Ne3 Rd7 37. Nf5 Rf6 38. Ne7+ Rxe7 39. Bg5 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Ne4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.25"] [White "Rakhmanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A36"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2657"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Ba3 ({RR} 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nh3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Bxh3 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Qd5 12. Rg1 Bd4 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. d3 c5 16. f3 Bd7 17. Nxc5 Rfc8 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rc4 e5 20. Kf2 Qh3 {Carlsen,M (2864)-Dominguez Perez,L (2754) Zagreb 2022 ½-½ (51)}) ({RR} 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d3 e6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. f4 e5 10. fxe5 Ng4 11. Nf3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qd2 d5 14. O-O-O Re8 15. Na4 d4 16. Nxc5 Qe7 17. Na4 Bg4 18. Kb1 Bg7 19. Rde1 Bxe2 20. Bc1 Rad8 {Hakobyan,A (2588)-Gelfand,B (2676) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (46)}) 6... d6 7. e3 Nb4 $146 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. Nge2 Qa5 9. Bb2 Ne5 10. d4 cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bd7 14. Re1 e6 15. a3 a6 16. b4 Qc7 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Qd2 Ne7 19. Nf4 Rfe8 20. c5 d5 21. Nfe2 Bc6 22. a4 {Klekowski,M (2506)-Cukrowski,F (2421) Katowice 2019 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 7... e5 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O h5 10. h3 Re8 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Nd5 Qd7 13. Kh2 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Nb4 15. e4 h4 16. d3 hxg3+ 17. fxg3 Nh5 18. g4 Nf4 19. Nxf4 exf4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxf4 Qe7 22. Kh1 {Rakhmanov,A (2596)-Wartiovaara,O (2325) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 7... O-O 8. Nge2 Bd7 9. O-O Qc8 10. d4 cxd4 11. exd4 Bh3 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nf4 Qf5 14. Ncd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qd7 16. Bb2 e6 17. Ne3 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qf3 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd5 Bxa1 22. Rxa1 {Hnydiuk,A (2394)-Stevens,C (2260) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 7... O-O 8. Nge2 e5 9. O-O Ne8 10. d4 exd4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Rc1 Nc7 14. b4 Re8 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Rd2 Be6 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Rxd4 b5 20. Nd5 Qg5 21. Nxc7 cxd4 22. Nxe8 {Bharath,S (2490)-Liu,C (2328) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. Nce2 O-O 10. Nf3 d5 11. O-O Bf5 12. d4 Rc8 13. Ne5 Be4 14. Bh3 Rc7 15. Nf4 a5 16. a3 bxa3 17. Rxa3 b6 18. Ra1 Qd6 19. Qd2 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Qc6 21. Rfc1 Qb7 22. Ne5 Nd5 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 Qb7 25. Nfd3 e6 26. Rc4 Rc8 27. Qc1 Rxc4 28. Qxc4 Bf8 29. Qb5 Qc8 30. Bg2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Qb7 32. Kg1 Nc3 33. Qe8 Kg7 34. Nc6 Ne4 35. Nde5 Nf6 36. Qd8 Nd5 37. Qe8 Nf6 38. Qd8 Nd5 39. Nd7 Bd6 40. Nce5 f6 41. Nc4 Be7 42. Qe8 b5 43. Nxa5 Qc7 44. e4 Qxa5 45. exd5 Qe1+ 46. Kg2 exd5 47. Nc5 Kh6 48. h4 b4 49. Nd7 Qe4+ 50. Kg1 Kh5 51. Qf7 Kg4 52. Kh2 Qf5 53. Kg2 Qf3+ 54. Kf1 Qh1+ 55. Ke2 Qe4+ 56. Kf1 Kh3 57. Nxf6 Qb1+ 58. Ke2 Qc2+ 59. Ke1 Bxf6 60. Qxf6 Qxb3 61. h5 Qc3+ 62. Kf1 Qd3+ 63. Ke1 Kg2 64. hxg6 hxg6 65. Qd6 Qxd4 66. Qxg6 Qe4+ 67. Qxe4+ dxe4 68. g4 b3 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.26"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 ({RR} 5... c6 6. a3 Ba5 7. b4 Bc7 8. Bb2 d5 9. Ng3 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Re8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Nf8 13. b5 Ng4 14. Be2 Qh4 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. Qd2 Bxg3 17. fxg3 Qg5 18. O-O Qxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Rxe3 20. bxc6 {Caruana,F (2828)-Harikrishna,P (2726) Saint Louis 2019 0-1 (33)}) 6. d5 $146 ({RR} 6. g3 d5 7. Bg2 dxc4 8. Qa4 a5 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qc2 Bc6 11. e4 b5 12. Rd1 Na6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nfxd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Bxc6 Nexc6 19. Nxb5 Nd3 20. Nf4 Nce5 {De Andrade,D (1900)-Matsuura,E (2445) Natal BRA 2022 0-1}) ({RR} 6. g3 d5 7. Qb3 c5 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Ne5 11. Qd4 Nd3+ 12. Kf1 e5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. c6 bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rb8 16. Kg2 Rb6 17. Bf3 g5 18. h3 Bxh3+ 19. Kxh3 g4+ 20. Kg2 gxf3+ {Lan,Z (2308)-Peng,X (2521) Qingdao CHN 2024 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 6. Ng3 d5 7. Be2 c5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxc5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Ba3 b6 13. Bf3 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Bb7 15. Bxc5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 bxc5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Red8 19. Rab1 h5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {Del Rio de Angelis,S (2503)-Yuffa,D (2562) Toledo 2021 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 6. g3 d5 7. a3 Bf8 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Nf4 c6 12. f3 Nc7 13. Nd3 g6 14. Kh1 Bg7 15. Re1 Bf5 16. Nf2 h5 17. Bd2 b6 18. Na4 Nb5 19. Rc1 Qc7 20. Qb3 Qb7 {Brizuela Abreu,R (2361)-Mateus Urbano,L (2353) Medellin 2020 1-0}) 6... a5 7. g3 Na6 8. Bg2 Nc5 9. O-O d6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 a4 13. Nd4 Qd7 14. Qc2 Re5 15. Qc4 Na6 16. b3 a3 17. Nc2 b5 18. Qd3 h5 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Qxb5 Bc3 21. Qxd7 Ncxd7 22. Rb1 Bxd4 23. exd4 Re2 24. Ra1 Nb6 25. Bf3 Rc2 26. Bg5 Nfxd5 27. Rfc1 Rb2 28. Bxh5 Ra5 29. Bf3 Nb4 30. Bd8 Rf5 31. Be4 Rfxf2 32. Bxc7 N6d5 33. Bxd6 f5 34. Bh1 Kf7 35. Re1 Rxa2 36. Rxa2 Rxa2 37. Bf3 Kf6 38. Be5+ Kg6 39. Bd6 Rb2 40. Bxd5 a2 41. Bxb4 Rb1 42. Kg2 a1=Q 43. Rxb1 Qxb1 44. Bc5 Qb2+ 45. Kg1 Kg5 46. h3 f4 47. gxf4+ Kh4 48. f5 Kxh3 49. Kf1 Qb1+ 50. Ke2 Qxf5 51. Bc6 g5 52. d5 Qc2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.27"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "144"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 a6 4. Ne2 $146 ({RR} 4. Qe2 d4 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. f5 g6 10. O-O Bd7 11. d3 g5 12. Nfd2 h5 13. h3 Nf6 14. a4 Bc7 15. Na3 h4 16. g4 Rb8 17. Nf3 Nh7 18. Nc4 f6 {Salinas Herrera,P (2514)-Bluebaum,M (2647) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (58)}) ({RR} 4. Qe2 d4 5. Nf3 c5 6. g3 Nc6 7. e5 b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Qd7 10. d3 Nge7 11. Nbd2 Nd5 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Ba3 b4 14. Bc1 Nc3 15. Qe1 h6 16. h4 Qc7 17. Bf4 Nd5 18. a4 bxa3 {Carlsen,M (2859)-Bluebaum,M (2651) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (56)}) ({RR} 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Bd6 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Re8 13. a3 Nd7 14. Qh5 Ndxe5 15. dxe5 g6 16. Qh6 Nxe5 17. f4 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Bf8 {Rakitin,D (2206)-Bluebaum,M (2655) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (82)}) ({RR} 4. Nc3 c5 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Nf6 7. Qe2+ Be6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Na4 Be7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 b5 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Qc7 16. Bd3 Qxe5 {0-1 (16) Blanchard,S (1921)-Garde,G (1716) Europe Echecs INT 2020}) ({RR} 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qe2+ Be6 7. g3 Bc5 8. Bh3 O-O 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qxe6+ Kh8 11. O-O Ne4 12. Ne5 Ng5 13. Qg4 Nc6 14. Kg2 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bd6 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17. h4 h5 18. Qxg5+ Qxg5 {Gahan,M (2229)-Alvarado Diaz,A (2392) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (44)}) 4... c5 5. exd5 exd5 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 d4 8. O-O Be7 9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc4 Nc6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Nf4 Rd8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nb6 Qxb6 15. Rxe7 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qf3 Be6 18. Re1 Rf8 19. Qf4 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Re5 Qc6 22. d3 f6 23. Re2 h5 24. f3 Kf7 25. h4 Bh3 26. Rxe8 Qxe8 27. Kf2 Qe5 28. Ba3 Qxf4 29. gxf4 c4 30. Bc5 cxd3 31. cxd3 Bd7 32. Bxd4 Ke6 33. Ke3 Kf5 34. a4 Bc6 35. Bc5 d4+ 36. Bxd4 a5 37. Bc3 Bd5 38. b4 axb4 39. Bxb4 Bc6 40. a5 Bb5 41. Bf8 g6 42. Be7 Ba6 43. Bd8 Ke6 44. Kd4 Bb7 45. Ke3 f5 46. Kd4 Bxf3 47. Kc5 Bg2 48. Kb6 Kd7 49. Bf6 Bf3 50. Kb5 Bg2 51. Bc3 Bf3 52. Kc5 Ke6 53. a6 Bg2 54. Be5 Bf3 55. Kb6 Kd7 56. Bd4 Bg2 57. Ka7 Kc8 58. Bc3 Bf3 59. Kb6 Kd7 60. Kc5 Ke6 61. d4 Be4 62. Ba5 Bf3 63. Bd8 Bg2 64. Bg5 Bf3 65. Bh6 Bg2 66. Bf8 Bf3 67. Bd6 Bg2 68. Be7 Bf3 69. Bg5 Bg2 70. Kb6 Kd7 71. a7 Bf3 72. Kc5 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.28"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc4 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Nc4 N5f6 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc5 15. Bb1 Qd5 16. Rfd1 Qh5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd6 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rcd8 21. f4 Bb2 22. Rc2 Nb7 23. Rxb2 Rxd6 24. Rc1 Rd7 25. b4 Rfd8 {Mamedyarov,S (2817)-Wang,H (2730) St Petersburg 2018 ½-½ (80)}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. a3 cxd4 13. Rxc8 Qxc8 14. Nxd4 Qa8 15. Qb1 N5f6 16. f3 Qb8 17. Nc4 Bd8 18. b4 a6 19. a4 Be7 20. Ba1 Rc8 21. Rd1 h5 22. Qb2 Bd5 23. Nd2 Bb7 24. h3 Bf8 25. b5 Nc5 {Muradli,M (2589)-Artemiev,V (2694) Ankara TUR 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 11... cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc5 $146 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Bb1 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd6 Rcd8 17. Nxb7 Nxb7 18. Qc2 g6 19. Rfd1 Nc5 20. Qc4 Nc3 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. h3 Nxb1 23. Rxb1 Qf5 24. Rc1 a5 25. Qc2 Qd5 26. Nd4 e5 27. Ne2 {Mirzoev,A (2430)-Esipenko,A (2686) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (77)}) 13. Bc2 Rc8 14. Rc1 b5 15. Ncd2 a6 16. Bb1 Nd7 17. Ne4 N5f6 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Ne5 Rd8 21. Qe2 Qa8 22. f3 Qb8 23. Qc2 Qc8 24. Qe2 Qc7 25. Qd3 g6 26. Qe2 Nd7 27. Nd3 e5 28. Ba1 Qd6 29. e4 Bg5 30. Rd1 Qe6 31. b4 h5 32. a3 Bf6 33. Ba2 Qb6+ 34. Kh1 Kg7 35. f4 Qc7 36. Rf1 Re8 37. fxe5 Nxe5 38. Qf2 Qd6 39. Nc5 Bc8 40. h3 g5 41. Bd5 g4 42. Qg3 Qe7 43. Nd3 Nd7 44. Rxf6 Nxf6 45. Qh4 Rg8 46. Qg5+ Kh7 47. Bxf6 Rxg5 48. Bxe7 Rg8 49. hxg4 hxg4 50. g3 Be6 51. Nf4 Rc8 52. Bc5 Re8 53. Kg2 Kg7 54. Kf2 Bc8 55. Bd4+ Kf8 56. Ke3 Ke7 57. Nh5 Be6 58. Bc5+ Kd8 59. Ng7 Rh8 60. Nxe6+ fxe6 61. Bxe6 Rh1 62. e5 Ra1 63. Bxg4 Rxa3+ 64. Kf4 Rc3 65. e6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.29"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. h4 h6 6. Qd2 b5 7. O-O-O Bb7 8. f3 Nd7 9. Nge2 ({RR} 9. Nh3 c5 10. dxc5 Rc8 11. Bd4 e5 12. Be3 dxc5 13. h5 Ne7 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Nf2 h5 16. Bg5 Nf6 17. Qxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. Be2 Bh6 21. Bxh6 Rxh6 22. Rd1 Kc7 23. Nb1 h4 {Timmermans,M (2394)-Hungaski,R (2471) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (79)}) 9... Rc8 10. g3 $146 ({RR} 10. Kb1 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bd4 Nf6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ncd7 15. h5 g5 16. Ng3 Qc7 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Re1 Ne5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. a4 bxa4 21. Bxa6 Rb8 22. Re3 Qb6 23. Bb5+ Qxb5 24. c4 Qc5 {Panic,A (1868)-Drljevic,L (2200) Paracin 2021 0-1 (35)}) 10... b4 11. Nd5 c5 12. Bh3 Bxd5 13. exd5 Qa5 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. Kb1 Ngf6 16. Nc1 c4 17. Bd4 Rd8 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Qxc4 Nb6 20. Qc6 Nfxd5 21. Nb3 Qa4 22. Qxa4 Nxa4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Kc1 e6 25. Rhe1 Nab6 26. Bf1 a5 27. Nxa5 Ra8 28. Nc4 Rxa2 29. Nxb6 Nxb6 30. Rd4 Nd5 31. Bc4 Ra1+ 32. Kd2 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Ne3 34. Bd3 Rb8 35. Kd2 Nd5 36. f4 h5 37. Be4 Nf6 38. Bf3 Ng8 39. Kd3 Nh6 40. Be4 Kf6 41. Kc4 Nf5 42. Bxf5 Kxf5 43. Kb3 Kg4 44. Rxb4 Rf8 45. f5+ Kxg3 46. fxe6 fxe6 47. Re4 e5 48. c4 Re8 49. Kc3 Kf3 50. Re1 Kf2 51. Re4 Kf3 52. Re1 e4 53. Rf1+ Kg2 54. Rc1 e3 55. b4 e2 56. b5 g5 57. hxg5 h4 58. g6 e1=Q+ 59. Rxe1 Rxe1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.30"] [White "Ansat, Aldiyar"] [Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B67"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2653"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. Kb1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. h4 Qc7 12. f3 h6 13. Be3 h5 14. Bg5 b5 15. Bd3 Rb8 16. Ne2 a5 17. Qg1 $146 ({RR} 17. Qe3 b4 18. Rhg1 a4 19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 Rc8 21. Nd4 a3 22. Nb5 Qa5 23. Qe2 axb2 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. h5 Ra8 26. Bc4 b3 27. Nxd6+ Bxd6 28. Bxb3 Be5 29. g5 Ba4 30. Qc4 Bxb3 31. Qxb3 Ke7 {Caruana,F (2764)-Gupta,A (2630) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (36)}) 17... b4 18. g4 a4 19. gxh5 Nxh5 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Qg5+ Nf6 22. h5 Qc5 23. Qxc5 dxc5 24. Ng3 Bc6 25. Kc1 Rh6 26. Rdf1 Rbh8 27. Rhg1 Kf8 28. f4 Nxh5 29. Ne2 Nf6 30. e5 Nd5 31. Ng3 g6 32. Rf2 Rh2 33. Rxh2 Rxh2 34. Ne4 Nxf4 35. Nxc5 Rh5 36. Na6 b3 37. axb3 axb3 38. Nb4 bxc2 39. Nxc6 Nxd3+ 40. Kxc2 Nxe5 41. Nd4 Rh2+ 42. Kc3 Rh3+ 43. Kc2 Nc4 44. b4 e5 45. Nc6 e4 46. Nd4 Rd3 47. Nb3 Ne3+ 48. Kb2 Nd5 49. b5 e3 50. Kc2 Rc3+ 51. Kb2 Rc4 52. Rg5 Re4 53. Rg1 e2 54. Re1 Nf4 55. Nc1 Rb4+ 56. Kc3 Rxb5 57. Kd4 Rb4+ 58. Ke5 Kg7 59. Rg1 Rc4 60. Nb3 Nd3+ 61. Kd5 Rb4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.31"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Andriasian, Zaven"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D17"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "154"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2 a5 15. O-O-O fxg3 16. hxg3 Bb4 ({RR} 16... Nc5 17. Ne4 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bc5 20. f4 Ng4 21. Qc4 Bb4 22. Bf3 h5 23. e4 Rd8 24. Kb1 Kb8 25. Ka2 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Ng7 Ne3 28. Qb3 Nf1 29. Be2 Nd2 30. Qd3 Qe7 31. e5 {Mohammad Fahad,R (2419)-Mamatov,M (2362) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (72)}) 17. Ne4 Kb8 18. Kb1 $146 ({RR} 18. f4 Ng4 19. Bf3 Ndf6 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. e4 Nd7 22. e5 Nc5 23. Kb1 Ne6 24. Bh5 Nc5 25. Nh6 Rdf8 26. Ng4 Rhg8 27. Rhg1 Rd8 28. Ka2 Qc8 29. Nf6 Rxd1 30. Bxd1 Qe6+ 31. Kb1 Rd8 32. Bg4 Qe7 {Yuffa,D (2603)-Harikrishnan,A (2406) Biel SUI 2023 0-1 (57)}) ({RR} 18. f4 Ng4 19. Bf3 Ngf6 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. e4 Nd7 22. e5 Nc5 23. Bh5 Rhf8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Rd1 Qb6 26. Nd6 f6 27. Nc4 {½-½ (27) Tanmay,C (2351)-Blomqvist,E (2523) Fagernes NOR 2023}) 18... Nb6 19. Ne3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rh1 Rd4 22. Rxh7 Be7 23. f4 Nxa4 24. fxe5 Qb6 25. b3 Rb4 26. Nc4 Qg1+ 27. Ka2 Nc5 28. Nxc5 Qxc5 29. Na3 Qxe5 30. Rh1 a4 31. Rb1 Qa5 32. Bf3 Qa6 33. Bh5 axb3+ 34. Rxb3 Ra4 35. Qd3 Qa5 36. Bxf7 Qe5 37. Qc2 Rxa3+ 38. Rxa3 Bxa3 39. Kxa3 Qe7+ 40. Kb2 Qxf7 41. Qd3 b5 42. Qf3 Qg7+ 43. Qc3 Qd7 44. e4 Kb7 45. e5 Qd5 46. Qe3 Kc8 47. Qe2 Kd8 48. Qh5 Qg2+ 49. Kc3 Qxg3+ 50. Kd4 Qf2+ 51. Ke4 Qc2+ 52. Kf4 Qf2+ 53. Ke4 Qc2+ 54. Kf4 Qd2+ 55. Kf5 Qd7+ 56. Kf6 Qe7+ 57. Kf5 b4 58. Qh1 Qf7+ 59. Kg5 Kc7 60. Qe4 Qe7+ 61. Kg6 Qe6+ 62. Kg5 b3 63. Qd4 Qg8+ 64. Kf4 Qf7+ 65. Kg5 Qd5 66. Qa7+ Kc8 67. Kf6 Qd8+ 68. Ke6 Qg8+ 69. Kf6 Qh8+ 70. Kf5 Qh5+ 71. Kf6 Qh6+ 72. Kf5 Qh3+ 73. Kf6 Qh6+ 74. Kf5 Qf8+ 75. Ke6 Qh6+ 76. Kf5 Qh5+ 77. Kf6 Qh6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.32"] [White "Le, Tuan Minh"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E21"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 {Edouard,Romain} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Nd2 ({RR} 6. g4) 6... e5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Bb2 ({RR} 8. d5 Ne7 9. g3 O-O ({RR} 9... h5 10. h4 ({RR} 10. h3 h4 11. g4 Ng6) 10... O-O 11. Bg2 c6 12. O-O Bg4 13. f3 Bd7) 10. Bg2 Nd7 ({RR} 10... c6) 11. O-O h6 12. Kh1 b6 13. f4 Ba6 ({RR} 13... exf4 14. gxf4 Ng6 ({RR} 14... f5 15. e5)) 14. f5 f6 15. g4 Kf7 16. h4 Rh8 17. Rf3 Nc5 18. Rh3 Qd7 19. a4 c6 20. Ba3 Nb7 ({RR} 20... cxd5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. cxd5) 21. a5 Qc7 22. Qf3 Nxa5 {Edouard,R (2635)-Meier,G (2628) Germany 2020 CBM 195 Extra [Edouard,Romain] ½-½ (60)} {RR} 23. Bf1) 8... O-O 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. h4 $146 ({RR} 10. O-O Ng6 11. g3 Bh3 12. Re1 Ne8 13. Qh5 Qd7 14. Nf1 Bg4 15. Qg5 f5 16. f3 Bxf3 17. exf5 e4 18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Ne7 20. g4 Nf6 21. Bd3 h6 22. Qf4 Rae8 23. Ng3 g5 24. Qf3 Qc6 {Urkedal,F (2550)-Vitiugov,N (2732) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019 0-1 (69)}) ({RR} 10. Nf1 Ng6 11. Ne3 Nf4 12. Bc2 h5 13. f3 h4 14. g3 Ng6 15. Nf5 Nh7 16. Qe2 Qg5 17. Bc1 Qf6 18. Be3 Re8 19. O-O-O Be6 20. Kb1 a6 21. Nxh4 Nxh4 22. gxh4 Qxh4 23. Rhg1 Nf8 24. Rg3 Ng6 {Moiseenko,A (2562)-Nugumanov,B (2288) Almaty KAZ 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 10. O-O Ng6 11. g3 Bh3 12. Re1) 10... c5 11. Qe2 Ng6 12. g3 Qb6 13. Nb3 h6 14. Ba3 Qa6 15. Bb2 Qb6 16. Rd1 Re8 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Ba3 Nd7 19. O-O Ngf8 20. Bc1 Qe6 21. f3 b6 22. Na1 Qh3 23. Qg2 Nb8 24. Nc2 Nc6 25. Ne3 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Ba6 27. Rf2 Na5 28. Rfd2 Rad8 29. Bf1 Rxd2+ 30. Rxd2 f6 31. h5 Re7 32. Rd8 Rd7 33. Ra8 Nc6 34. Kf2 Bb7 35. Bh3 Bxa8 36. Bxd7 Nxd7 37. Nd5 Bb7 38. g4 Ba6 39. Ne3 Na5 40. Nf5 Kh7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.33"] [White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Black "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A47"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2564"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. O-O Bxf3 7. exf3 Nc6 8. f4 e6 9. Nd2 Bc5 10. Bxc6 $146 ({RR} 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 d5 12. Rc1 Qd6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nf3 Ba3 15. Bxa3 {1-0 (15) Oparin,G (2652)-Leiva Rodriguez,J (2391) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 10... dxc6 11. Nf3 Qd6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Qd3 Qf8 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Qf3 Qd6 17. Rad1 Nd7 18. Rfe1 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Qc7 20. Re4 Rd7 21. Rd3 b5 22. cxb5 cxb5 23. Kg2 Rcd8 24. Bc1 Rd5 25. Bf4 Be7 26. h4 Bf8 27. Bg5 R8d7 28. Bf6 Qb7 29. Bg5 h6 30. Bf4 Qb6 31. Qg4 Kh8 32. Qf3 Rc7 33. Bd2 Qc5 34. Bf4 Qb6 35. Bd2 a5 36. Rf4 Kg8 37. Re4 Bb4 38. Bf4 Rc3 39. Qe2 Qc5 40. Kh3 Rxd3 41. Qxd3 Qc3 42. Qd1 d3 43. Qg4 d2 44. Bxh6 Bf8 45. Bxd2 Qxd2 46. Re2 Qd1 47. Qf3 Rxe5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.34"] [White "Khanin, Semen"] [Black "Bok, Benjamin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2568"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 b6 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O Bb7 10. Ne5 Bf8 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. f4 c5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 a6 14. Qf3 Qe7 15. Qh3 Nf8 16. f5 Rad8 17. Rf3 N8d7 18. Rg3 Kf8 19. Rf1 h6 20. Rf4 Qd6 21. Rh4 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxg7 d4 24. exd4 Kxg7 25. dxe5 {Daakshin,A (2309)-Manigandan,S (2016) Bangalore IND 2024 1-0 (44)}) 11. f4 c5 12. Bb5 $146 ({RR} 12. Be1 Nc6 13. Bf2 Rc8 14. Qf3 a6 15. Rad1 g6 16. Bb1 cxd4 17. exd4 Bg7 18. g4 Ne7 19. f5 Ne4 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Qf7+ Kh8 22. Bh4 Qc7 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Bf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Qe6+ Kh8 {Zakhartsov,V (2517)-Chudinovskikh,A (2070) Moscow RUS 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 12. Be1 Nc6 13. Bb5 Re6 14. Bh4 cxd4 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. exd4 Bb7 17. f5 Re8 18. Qf3 Be7 19. Qh3 Ne4 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. f6 Nxf6 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Ng4 Re6 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. Rf1 Qd7 26. Nf5+ Kh8 {Shankland,S (2709)-Caruana,F (2806) Saint Louis 2021 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 12. Be1 cxd4 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Bf2 Rc8 15. Qf3 g6 16. Rad1 Bg7 17. Bb1 a6 18. a3 Na5 19. f5 g5 20. h4 h6 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. Be3 Nc4 23. Bxg5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rxe5 25. Qg3 Re8 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 {Akshat,K (2403)-Pacher,M (2446) Budapest 2018 ½-½ (33)}) 12... Re6 13. Be1 a6 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. Bf5 Re8 16. Kh1 g6 17. Bc2 Bg7 18. Bh4 Qd6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Ng4 Qh4 24. f5 Ne5 25. fxg6 Nxg4 26. gxf7+ Kh8 27. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 28. h3 Nxe3 29. Qf3 Nxc2 30. Qc3+ d4 31. Qxc2 Qxh3+ 32. Kg1 Bxg2 33. Qxc5 Bxf1 34. Qxd4+ Kg8 35. Rxf1 Qg3+ 36. Kh1 Qh3+ 37. Kg1 Qg3+ 38. Kh1 Qh3+ 39. Kg1 Qg3+ 40. Kh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.35"] [White "Pichot, Alan"] [Black "Samadov, Read"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B47"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 h5 7. Bg2 a6 8. O-O h4 9. Re1 d6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 e5 12. c4 Nf6 13. b3 Be7 14. c5 $146 ({RR} 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Qd2 Rd8 16. Rad1 hxg3 17. hxg3 Ng4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. f3 Nf6 20. Qa5 Nh5 21. c5 Nxg3 22. cxd6 Qh4 23. d7+ Bxd7 24. Qxe5+ Kf8 25. Qd6+ Kg8 26. Nc5 Rh6 27. Qd2 Qh2+ 28. Kf2 Qh4 {Priasmoro,N (2467)-Grandelius,N (2684) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (41)}) 14... Bg4 15. cxd6 Bxd6 16. Qc2 hxg3 17. hxg3 Rc8 18. Be3 Qe7 19. f3 Be6 20. Rad1 Nh5 21. Qf2 Bb4 22. Re2 Qf6 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Bxc5 Qg5 25. Be3 Qxg3 26. Qxg3 Nxg3 27. Red2 Ke7 28. Kf2 Nh5 29. Bf1 Nf4 30. Bxa6 Ra8 31. Bb7 Rxa2 32. Rxa2 Rh2+ 33. Kg3 Rh3+ 34. Kf2 Rh2+ 35. Kg3 Rh3+ 36. Kf2 Rh2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.36"] [White "Chasin, Nico"] [Black "Paravyan, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D25"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2620"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. h3 Bh5 9. b3 $146 ({RR} 9. Qe2 c5 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Nd5 12. Ne4 Nc6 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. a3 Bf6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bg5 19. Ne4 Bh6 20. Nc5 Qe7 21. Qf3 b6 22. Ne4 Rfd8 23. Ba2 Kh7 {Unuk,L (2365)-Adhiban,B (2659) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. e4 Nb6 11. Bd3 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e5 15. Bc2 Rc8 16. Bb3 a6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Red1 Nfd7 19. Be3 Qe8 20. Rac1 Nc5 21. Bd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rc6 23. Qf5 Ne6 {Wagner,D (2452)-Socko,M (2419) Xi'an CHN 2024 1-0 (58)}) ({RR} 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Be2 Re8 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Bc1 Qb4 15. Qxb4 Bxb4 16. a3 Ba5 17. b4 Bb6 18. Na4 Red8 19. Nxb6 cxb6 20. Bb2 Rbc8 21. Rc1 Ne7 22. g3 h6 23. Kg2 Bg6 {Hall,D (1729)-Hammond,B (1476) Hull 2018 1-0 (63)}) ({RR} 9. Re1 c5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 a6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. g5 Nfd7 16. a3 Nc6 17. b4 Be7 18. Ne4 Rac8 19. Be2 Nde5 20. Bb2 Nd3 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Red1 Rcd8 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 {Gunina,V (2469)-Dwilewicz,K (2115) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (45)}) 9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. Qxd8 Rfxd8 13. Rad1 a6 14. Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. Rd1 Rxd1+ 16. Nxd1 Ne4 17. Nc3 Ba3 18. Ba1 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Nb4 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. Ne5 Bd1 22. Kf1 Bd6 23. Ke1 Bxb3 24. Bxb3 Bxe5 25. Bd1 Bc3+ 26. Ke2 Kf8 27. Kd3 Be1 28. f4 Ke7 29. Bf3 b5 30. Bb7 a5 31. Bc6 b4 32. g4 h6 33. Ke2 Bc3 34. h4 g6 35. h5 g5 36. Kf3 Kd6 37. Be8 f5 38. Ba4 Bd2 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. h6 fxg4+ 41. Kxg4 Bxe3 42. h7 Bd4 43. Kxg5 Bh8 44. Kf4 Kc5 45. Ke4 e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.37"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Oro, Faustino"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2433"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Qh4 ({RR} 6... d6 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Be3 Bb6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. h3 Rb8 12. Rhe1 Nd7 13. Na4 Re8 14. f4 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Nb6 16. Nc3 c5 17. Qf2 f6 18. g4 Be6 19. Rg1 Rf8 20. h4 Bc4 21. Qf3 {Xiong,J (2709)-Nakamura,H (2736) Lichess.org INT 2020 ½-½ (50)}) 7. Qe2 ({RR} 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qf3 O-O 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4 Bd4 11. Bg3 Nxe5 12. Qf5 d6 13. Qxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxh4 Bxb2 15. Nd2 Bxa1 16. Rxa1 Rb8 17. f3 Be6 18. Bf2 c5 19. Kf1 f6 20. Ke1 Rfe8 21. Kd1 {½-½ (21) Tari,A (2630)-Malakhov,V (2669) Karlsruhe 2020}) 7... Ne7 ({RR} 7... Nf6 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. f3 d6 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Qf2 Qxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Nb4 15. a3 Nxd3+ 16. cxd3 a5 17. Rfc1 Bd7 18. b3 Kf8 19. Rc3 Reb8 20. Rac1 Ra6 21. d4 Rab6 22. g4 {Stoyanov,T (2465)-Gombocz,F (2333) Sant Boi ESP 2024 ½-½ (39)}) 8. Be3 Bb6 $146 ({RR} 8... Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nd2 d6 11. O-O Qf6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Ne4 Qg6 14. Ng3 Qd6 15. Rfe1 f6 16. f4 exf4 17. Qxe7 fxg3 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rad1 gxh2+ 20. Kh1 Qxe7 21. Rxe7 Bg4 22. Rd4 Bf5 23. Bd3 {Kumar,G (2128)-Snehal,B (2135) Kalyan 2019 1-0 (41)}) 9. Nd2 Ng6 10. g3 Qe7 11. f4 d6 12. O-O-O Nf8 13. Nb3 Ne6 14. Rhf1 f6 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qe2 O-O-O 18. a4 Kb8 19. a5 Bxe3+ 20. Qxe3 Ka8 21. Rfe1 Rhe8 22. Qc3 Rb8 23. h4 Rb7 24. Ba6 Rbb8 25. Bf1 Nd8 26. Bc4 Bg4 27. Rd2 Be6 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Rdd1 Qg4 30. e5 fxe5 31. fxe5 d5 32. Rd4 Qc8 33. Rf4 Qa6 34. Nc5 Qc8 35. Rf6 Ne6 36. Rf7 Rb5 37. Nxe6 Rxe6 38. Rxh7 Kb7 39. Rf7 Qe8 40. Rf6 Qe7 41. Ref1 d4 42. a6+ Kxa6 43. Qc4 Rexe5 44. Rxc6+ Kb7 45. Rxc7+ Qxc7 46. Rf7 Rbc5 47. Rxc7+ Kxc7 48. Qf7+ Kb8 49. Qxg6 Re1+ 50. Kd2 Rg1 51. Qe8+ Kb7 52. Qe4+ Rc6 53. Qf3 Kb6 54. h5 Rc7 55. h6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.38"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A54"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2556"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 e4 5. Ng5 Qe7 6. Qc2 Bf5 7. f3 Nc6 8. fxe4 Bg6 9. e3 O-O-O 10. Be2 h6 11. Nf3 Nxe4 12. Nd5 Qe8 13. Bd3 f5 $146 ({RR} 13... Ng5 14. O-O Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Bxd2 Rd7 19. Bc3 g6 20. Nf6 Re7 21. Rf3 Bg7 22. Nd5 Rd7 23. Raf1 Nd8 24. Nf6 Bxf6 25. Rxf6 Re8 26. R1f3 Re4 27. Kf2 Rde7 28. Ke2 {Asis Gargatagli,H (2472)-Martin Barcelo,C (2234) Barcelona ESP 2024 1-0 (52)}) 14. O-O Bf7 15. a3 Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Bxe7 17. Nd2 Bg5 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Kb8 20. Re1 Bxc4 21. Bxb7 d5 22. b3 Bb5 23. a4 Kxb7 24. axb5 Qxb5 25. Bd2 Rhf8 26. Rxa7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.39"] [White "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Black "Can, Isik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. O-O d6 7. Na4 Bb6 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. c3 Qe8 ({RR} 11... Ne7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Nxd4 Qc8 15. Qb3 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Re1 Nf5 18. Be3 Nd6 19. Ra2 Qd7 20. a4 Nc4 21. Nb5 Rfe8 22. Rae2 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Qxb5 {0-1 (24) Lau,L (2120)-Klabis,R (2399) Sitges ESP 2024}) 12. Ra2 $146 ({RR} 12. h3 Nh5 13. Kh2 Qf7 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. a4 Nf4 16. Ra2 b5 17. Ne1 Qh5 18. f3 Ra6 19. c4 Rxa4 20. Rxa4 bxa4 21. Qxa4 Nd4 22. Be3 Qg6 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Qa2 e5 25. g3 Nh5 26. Qf2 c6 {Abdusattorov,N (2688)-Oparin,G (2683) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (47)}) 12... Ne7 13. c4 Bd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. f4 b5 16. cxb5 Qxb5 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Rc2 Qd7 19. Bb2 a5 20. b5 Rab8 21. Bxd4 Rxb5 22. Qc4 c5 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxc5 Qc6 26. fxe5 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Nd5 28. Kf2 Qe8 29. Nxe6 Qf7+ 30. Ke2 Qxe6 31. Qxb5 Qxe5+ 32. Kf2 Qd4+ 33. Ke2 Qe5+ 34. Kf2 Qd4+ 35. Ke2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.40"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "164"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nc3 ({RR} 9. c3 Re8 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. a4 Rad8 14. Nc4 f6 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 Rxd3 18. Qxd3 Rd8 19. Qe2 Na5 20. Be3 Bc4 21. Qe1 Nb3 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 c6 {Zafirakos,J (2022)-Sadovsky,A (2276) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 9... Nxc3 ({RR} 9... Nde7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 Re8 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Nf5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 Be6 16. b5 Nce7 17. g4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bxb7 Bxg4 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Ra3 22. b6 c6 23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Bb4 {Carlsen,M (2832)-Nakamura,H (2786) Chess.com INT 2018 1-0}) 10. bxc3 Rb8 11. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 11. Bb2 b6 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. Nc4 Re8 14. Ne3 Na5 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. c4 Nc5 17. Nd5 c6 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Qg4 f5 20. Qh3 Na4 21. Rab1 Nxb2 22. Rxb2 e4 23. Rb3 Rbd8 24. Rd1 Qe6 25. Ng2 exd3 {Figorito,N (2036)-Korchmar,V (2438) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 11. Rb1 b6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Be6 14. c4 Qd7 15. Qc1 Rbd8 16. Qa3 e4 17. dxe4 Bxc4 18. h4 Rfe8 19. Kh2 Bf7 20. Rbd1 Qe6 21. Rd5 Qe7 22. Qa4 Bxd5 23. exd5 Ne5 24. Nd4 Qd7 25. Qb3 Ng4+ {Bu,X (2722)-Gelfand,B (2719) Hengshui 2019 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 11. Nd2 Qd7 12. Qf3 Nd8 13. d4 Nc6 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Qe3 b6 16. f4 f6 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Nf3 exf4 20. Qxf4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Bf8 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Nd4 Na5 25. Qb5 {½-½ (25) Rechlis,G (2498)-Nabaty,T (2644) Israel 2020}) 11... f6 12. Be3 Be6 13. d4 e4 14. Nd2 f5 15. f3 exf3 16. Qxf3 Na5 17. d5 Bf7 18. Bxa7 Ra8 19. Bc5 Re8 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. Bb4 b6 22. d6 Rad8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Nf3 Bc4 25. Qd2 cxd6 26. Re1 Qb5 27. Ng5 Bxa2 28. Ne6 Bxe6 29. Rxe6 Kh8 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Qe8 32. Qxb6 Nc4 33. Qc5 Ne3 34. Qc6 Qd8 35. Qa8 Qxa8 36. Bxa8 Nxc2 37. Ba5 Ne3 38. Bc6 Be5 39. Bb5 Kg7 40. Be2 Kf6 41. Kf2 Nd5 42. c4 Bd4+ 43. Kf3 Nc3 44. Bd3 Na4 45. Bd8+ Ke6 46. Bc2 Nc5 47. h4 Nd7 48. Bg5 Ne5+ 49. Ke2 Bc5 50. Bb3 Kd6 51. Bf4 Bd4 52. Bh6 Nd7 53. Ba4 Ke6 54. Bc6 Bc5 55. Bd5+ Ke7 56. Bg5+ Nf6 57. h5 h6 58. Bxh6 Nxd5 59. cxd5 gxh5 60. Bf4 Kd7 61. Kf3 Be7 62. Be5 h4 63. gxh4 Bxh4 64. Kf4 Be7 65. Kxf5 Bd6 66. Bd4 Be7 67. Ke5 Bd6+ 68. Ke4 Be7 69. Kd3 Bd6 70. Kc4 Be7 71. Be3 Bd6 72. Bg5 Bc7 73. Be3 Bd6 74. Bd4 Bc7 75. Bc5 Be5 76. Kd3 Bd6 77. Kd4 Bc7 78. Ke4 Bb8 79. Bd4 Bd6 80. Be5 Be7 81. d6 Bxd6 82. Bxd6 Kxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.41"] [White "Karthik, Venkataraman"] [Black "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nc5 7. Nc3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Re1 Nxd3 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Bf1 Bd7 11. a4 a6 12. Ra3 Rc8 13. h3 Re8 14. a5 Bc6 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Rc7 19. c4 Ne5 20. Rc3 Qc8 21. Qb3 e6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Bb2 d5 24. cxd5 {Grandelius,N (2664)-Erigaisi,A (2756) Malmo SWE 2024 ½-½ (65)}) 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 11. f3 a6 12. a4 h6 13. a5 Qc7 14. Be3 e5 15. Nb3 Re8 16. Red1 Bf8 17. Na4 Be6 18. Nb6 Rad8 19. c4 Qc6 20. Nc1 Nd7 21. Nd5 Rc8 22. b3 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Rxd5 f5 25. exf5 gxf5 {Zlatin,A (2327)-Solomon,A (2290) Israel 2022 1-0 (33)}) 11... Bd7 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. Bxf6 exf6 14. c3 Re8 15. h3 Qa5 16. a3 Qc5 17. Nb3 Qb5 18. Qxb5 Bxb5 19. f3 Kf8 20. Nd4 Bc4 21. Ne3 Ba6 22. Rad1 Red8 23. Kf2 h5 24. Rd2 Bh6 25. h4 d5 26. exd5 Bxe3+ 27. Rxe3 Rxd5 28. Nb3 Rcd8 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Nd4 b6 31. Ke1 Bb7 32. Rd3 Ke7 33. Kf2 Re5 34. Rd2 Rd5 35. Rd1 Re5 36. Nc2 Bc6 37. Rd4 Rb5 38. Nb4 Bb7 39. Nd3 g5 40. Ke3 Ke6 41. Ra4 a6 42. Rd4 Rd5 43. Rb4 b5 44. b3 a5 45. Re4+ Kd7 46. b4 axb4 47. axb4 Bc6 48. g3 f5 49. Re5 f4+ 50. gxf4 gxh4 51. Nc5+ Kd8 52. Kf2 Rd2+ 53. Ke3 Rd5 54. Kf2 Rxe5 55. fxe5 h3 56. Kg3 h2 57. Kxh2 Bxf3 58. Kg3 Be2 59. Nb3 Ke7 60. Nd4 Bc4 61. Kh4 f6 62. exf6+ Kxf6 63. Kxh5 Ke5 64. Kg5 Ke4 65. Kf6 Kd3 66. Ke5 Kxc3 67. Nxb5+ Bxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.42"] [White "Lu, Shanglei"] [Black "Amar, Elham"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2534"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Re1 ({RR} 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. c4 Ng6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. h4 h5 15. Be3 Be7 16. g3 Qd7 17. Rc1 O-O 18. Bd4 Rc6 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 20. Ne1 Rc8 21. Qxh5 Qc4 22. Nf3 Qd3 23. Qg4 Rc4 24. h5 Nxe5 {Ding Liren (2811)-Nihal,S (2670) chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (31)}) 10... Ba6 11. Nf3 Bxd3 12. cxd3 ({RR} 12. Qxd3 Ng6 13. g3 Be7 14. h4 O-O 15. h5 Nh8 16. Kg2 f6 17. h6 g6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rxe6 Qb6 20. Bf4 Qxb2 21. Rae1 Rac8 22. Bd6 Rfd8 23. Be5 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Rf8 25. Re7 Nf7 26. Nxf7 Rxf7 {Zia,T (2294)-Wyss,J (2270) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (50)}) 12... Nf5 $146 ({RR} 12... c5 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Rc1 h6 16. Bd2 a4 17. g4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Kg2 Be7 20. Qf3 O-O 21. h4 Bxh4 22. Rh1 Qe7 23. Qh3 g5 24. Qf3 f5 25. Rxh4 gxh4 26. Bxh6 fxg4 27. Qxg4+ {Izzat,K (2465)-Yuan,Q (2373) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (79)}) 13. Qa4 Qd7 14. g4 Ne7 15. Be3 h5 16. h3 Ng6 17. Rac1 hxg4 18. hxg4 Bb4 19. Re2 Rh3 20. Ng5 Rh4 21. f3 Nxe5 22. Bf2 Nxd3 23. Rxc6 Rh6 24. Bd4 Be7 25. Rec2 Bxg5 26. Qb5 Nb4 27. Rc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Bd8 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 30. Qb8+ Qc8 31. Qd6+ Ke8 32. Bc5 Qd8 33. Qf8+ Kd7 34. Qxf7+ Kc6 35. Bd4 Qh8 36. Be5 Rh1+ 37. Kf2 Nd3+ 38. Ke3 Nxe5 39. Qxe6+ Kb7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.43"] [White "Makarian, Rudik"] [Black "Svane, Rasmus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2628"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Qd6 14. a5 Rfd8 15. e3 Bxf3 ({RR} 15... Rac8 16. Qe2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c6 18. Ra4 g6 19. Rc4 Qc7 20. b4 Nd5 21. Qb2 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Bf6 23. Qc2 Qd7 24. Kg2 Kg7 25. h4 h5 26. Qb3 Qe8 27. Rcc1 Rd6 28. Rd3 Rcd8 29. Be4 Qe7 30. Rcd1 {Giri,A (2776)-Grischuk,A (2778) Zagreb 2021 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 15... Qb4 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 c6 19. Nd3 Qd6 20. b4 Qb8 21. Na4 Re8 22. Nb6 Rcd8 23. Nc4 Nd5 24. Qb2 Nc7 25. Rd2 Nb5 26. Rad1 Nd6 27. Nb6 Bf8 28. Rc2 g6 29. Nc5 Bg7 30. Qb3 {Can,E (2549)-Suyarov,M (2431) Dubai UAE 2024 1-0 (55)}) 16. Bxf3 c6 17. h4 $146 ({RR} 17. Na4 Qc7 18. Nb6 Rab8 19. b4 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Qc3 Qd7 22. Rab1 Bd6 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Qe7 25. Re1 Qf6 26. Qc4 Rbc8 27. Bc2 Bf8 28. Rbd1 g6 29. Bb3 Kg7 30. Re4 Bd6 31. Rde1 Rc7 {Berezin,V (2307)-Sjugirov,S (2712) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (46)}) 17... Qb4 18. Qe2 Nd5 19. Qc2 Qd6 20. h5 Rac8 21. Kg2 Qc7 22. Qb3 Rd7 23. Rd2 Rcd8 24. Qc4 Nf6 25. Ne4 Nd5 26. Nc3 Nf6 27. Ne4 Nd5 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. Qxc5 Qd6 30. b4 e5 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Rad1 Kf8 34. g4 Ke7 35. e4 Rb5 36. dxe5 Rxd2 37. Rxd2 Rxb4 38. Kf3 Rb5 39. Kf4 Rxa5 40. Kf5 Rb5 41. f4 a5 42. Rd4 Rb4 43. Rd3 a4 44. g5 hxg5 45. fxg5 Rb3 46. Rd4 b5 47. e6 fxe6+ 48. Kg6 a3 49. Rd1 Rg3 50. Rf1 b4 51. Rf7+ Kd6 52. Ra7 c5 53. Ra5 Rg1 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.44"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Black "Ghosh, Diptayan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2569"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. d4 Ngf6 4. Bg2 Nb6 5. O-O Bf5 6. b3 e6 7. c4 c6 8. c5 $146 ({RR} 8. Nc3 h6 9. c5 Nbd7 10. b4 Ne4 11. Bb2 Be7 12. Nd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 O-O 14. f3 Bg6 15. e4 Qc7 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. a4 b6 18. Rfc1 bxc5 19. bxc5 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Kh1 Bxc5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 {Baghdasaryan,V (2251)-Bulgak,D (2044) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (45)}) 8... Nbd7 9. b4 Be7 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Qb3 O-O 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Bf6 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. b6 Qd8 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bh3 Re8 18. Nd2 Bf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. e3 h5 21. Qc2 h4 22. Bc3 g6 23. Nb3 Nf8 24. Bxa5 Ne6 25. f4 Ng7 26. Bd2 Nh5 27. Kg2 Bg7 28. a5 Ra6 29. Nc1 Qe7 30. Qd3 Qe6 31. Na2 Rea8 32. Nb4 Rxa5 33. Rxa5 Rxa5 34. Nxc6 Rxc5 35. Nd8 Qxb6 36. dxc5 Qxd8 37. Bc3 Bxc3 38. Qxc3 Nf6 39. Rb1 Qe8 40. Qd4 Ng4 41. Rb3 hxg3 42. h3 Nf2 43. Rxb7 Ne4 44. c6 Kh7 45. Qxd5 Nd6 46. Rb3 Qe7 47. Qe5 Qc7 48. Rc3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.45"] [White "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Qb3 g6 ({RR} 4... Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. d3 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. Be2 Ng6 10. O-O Re8 11. Bd2 h6 12. Rfd1 Bb6 13. Ne4 c6 14. Bc3 Nh7 15. Bb4 d5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nd6 Re6 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Rac1 {Carlsen,M (2847)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2021 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 4... Bb4 5. Nge2 O-O 6. a3 Be7 7. d3 b6 8. Nd5 Bb7 9. Nec3 Re8 10. Qc2 Bf8 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. g3 Ne7 14. Bg2 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Rc8 16. O-O c6 17. Qb3 cxd5 18. Bd2 e4 19. Rfc1 {Indjic,A (2628)-Yedidia,D (2054) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (55)}) 5. g3 b6 $146 ({RR} 5... Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-O a5 9. a3 Re8 10. d3 Bd7 11. Bd2 Qc8 12. Nd5 a4 13. Qc2 Na5 14. Bxa5 Rxa5 15. Nec3 h5 16. h4 Ng4 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. cxb5 c5 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Nb6 {Aczel,G (2488)-Moksh,A (2391) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0}) 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. Nd5 Bg7 8. d3 O-O 9. Ne2 Kh8 10. O-O d6 11. Nec3 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nb8 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Qc2 a6 15. f4 f5 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. b4 Nf6 18. Qb3 Qd7 19. a4 c6 20. e4 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Qf7 22. b5 exf4 23. Bxf4 Ng4 24. h3 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. exd5 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Ne5 29. bxa6 Ra8 30. Bxe5+ Bxe5 31. d4 Bxd4 32. Bf1 Ra7 33. Bb5 Kg7 34. Rc8 Kf6 35. Rb8 h5 36. Rb7 Ra8 37. a7 h4 38. gxh4 f4 39. Rc7 f3 40. Bc6 Re8 41. Bxe8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.46"] [White "Brodsky, David"] [Black "Chanda, Sandipan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. g4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Bxd5 12. Be3 Nc6 13. c3 ({RR} 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Bb6 Rd6 15. g5 Be6 16. Rxd6 Bxd6 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Kc7 19. h4 h6 20. g6 f6 21. h5 Rd8 22. b3 b6 23. Ba3 b5 24. Bc5 Nd4 25. Rg3 Bf5 26. Rc3 Kb8 27. f3 Ne6 {So,W (2770)-Duda,J (2743) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (37)}) 13... O-O-O 14. Nd2 Bd6 ({RR} 14... Be6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 f6 17. a4 Bd6 18. Ke2 Bc7 19. b4 Rd5 20. Nb6+ Bxb6 21. Bxb6 Kd7 22. Rgd1 Ke6 23. b5 Ne7 24. c4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 26. c5 Nd5 27. bxa6 bxa6 28. Rd3 Nf4+ 29. Ke3 {Brodsky,D (2506)-Mendez Fortes,E (2231) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (39)}) 15. Nc4 $146 ({RR} 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Bc7 17. a4 h5 18. g5 e4 19. h4 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Ke2 Rd7 22. a5 Rhd8 23. Ra4 f5 24. gxf6 gxf6 25. Rxe4 Rd5 26. Rg7 Kb8 27. Rb4 R8d7 28. Rg8+ Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {Subelj,J (2513)-Heinemann,J (2276) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 15. Bc4 Bc7 16. Bxd5 Rxd5 17. a4 e4 18. h3 Ne5 19. Ke2 Re8 20. Rad1 Ng6 21. Nc4 Red8 22. a5 Rd3 23. Nd2 Re8 24. Nb3 Ne5 25. Nc5 Rdd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. b4 Nf3 28. Rc1 h5 29. Nxe4 hxg4 {Chen,R (1688)-Darvekar,Y (1817) Banff CAN 2023 1-0 (59)}) 15... Bc7 16. Nb6+ Bxb6 17. Bxb6 Rd7 18. g5 Be6 19. a4 Ne7 20. Bg2 Ng6 21. Be4 Nf4 22. a5 f5 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 f5 26. Bc2 Nd5 27. Rg7 Nxb6 28. axb6 Rd8+ 29. Ke2 Rd7 30. Rg5 Rd6 31. Bxf5 Bxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxb6 33. b4 Rh6 34. Rxe5 Kd7 35. Rg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.47"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Lomasov, Semyon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "167"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 ({RR} 6. Bd3 Nb4 7. O-O Bd6 8. Re1+ Ne7 9. Bf1 Bf5 10. Re2 O-O 11. h3 h6 12. a3 Nbc6 13. Re1 Qd7 14. Nh4 Bh7 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rae8 17. Bd2 Nd8 18. Re2 c6 19. Rae1 Ne6 20. Nf3 Ng6 {Xiong,J (2693)-Bluebaum,M (2672) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (49)}) 6... h6 $146 ({RR} 6... Be6 7. Ng5 Bd6 8. Be3 Qf6 9. Qd2 Nge7 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Bd3 Nf5 12. Ne2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. O-O e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qd4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Qe5 18. g3 Rae8 19. Nf4 c6 20. Qb3 b5 21. Rad1 {Pechac,J (2580)-Martinovic,S (2542) Austria AUT 2023 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 6... Be6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Bg5 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 f6 11. Bh4 Qd7 12. Re1 Rae8 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. fxg3 Nf5 15. g4 Nfxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxd4 Kg8 19. b4 Bf7 20. a4 Qd6 21. Rxe8 {Madaminov,M (2512)-Bluebaum,M (2640) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (103)}) ({RR} 6... Be6 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. Qd2 Nge7 9. h3 h6 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. Ne2 g5 13. h4 g4 14. Ne1 b4 15. axb4 Qb6 16. c3 a5 17. b5 Qxb5 18. Nf4 Qb6 19. Nc2 Kd7 20. Na3 Rae8 21. Bd3 {To,N (2300)-Gatineau,Y (2400) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (54)}) 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Be5 Be6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Qd2 Nh7 14. Rad1 Nf8 15. Ne2 Ng6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Nf4 g5 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Qb3 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Ne7 22. Qxb7 Rf8 23. Qb3 c5 24. Qc3 Qc8 25. Qd3 Kh8 26. c4 d4 27. b4 Nc6 28. bxc5 Ree8 29. e6 Rf4 30. g3 Rf6 31. Nxd4 Nxd4 32. Qxd4 Rfxe6 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. Kg2 Rc8 35. Qd5 Qe7 36. c6 Qe8 37. Rd4 Rxc6 38. Re4 Qg6 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Re8 Qf7 41. Rf8 Qe6 42. Re8 Qf7 43. Qd3+ Qg6 44. Re4 Rd6 45. Qe3 Qf5 46. g4 Qc8 47. c5 Rf6 48. Re8 Qc6+ 49. Qe4+ g6 50. Qxc6 Rxc6 51. Re5 Kg7 52. Kf3 Kf6 53. Ke4 Rc8 54. Rd5 Ke7 55. Kd4 Rc6 56. Re5+ Kd7 57. Kd5 Rf6 58. Re2 Rf3 59. Re3 Rxf2 60. c6+ Kd8 61. Kc5 Rb2 62. a4 h5 63. a5 h4 64. Re6 Kc7 65. Re7+ Kc8 66. Rg7 Rb3 67. Rxg6 Rxh3 68. Rxg5 Rb3 69. Rg8+ Kc7 70. Rg7+ Kc8 71. g5 h3 72. Rh7 Rg3 73. g6 Kb8 74. Kb6 Rb3+ 75. Kxa6 Rg3 76. Kb6 Rb3+ 77. Kc5 Rc3+ 78. Kb6 Rb3+ 79. Kc5 Rc3+ 80. Kd5 Rg3 81. Kd6 Rd3+ 82. Ke5 Rg3 83. Kf5 Kc8 84. a6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.48"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E44"] [WhiteElo "2506"] [BlackElo "2512"] [PlyCount "225"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Bd2 Nxd2 7. Qxd2 Bb7 8. a3 Bxc3 ({RR} 8... Be7 9. d5 d6 10. g3 Nd7 11. Bg2 a5 12. b3 O-O 13. O-O e5 14. b4 Bc8 15. Nb5 h5 16. f4 Bf6 17. Nec3 Re8 18. Rae1 axb4 19. axb4 exf4 20. exf4 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Nf8 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Nd4 {Sarana,A (2717)-Caruana,F (2796) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) 9. Nxc3 Qh4 ({RR} 9... d6 10. d5 O-O 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O e5 13. b4 f5 14. f4 Qe7 15. Nb5 Qd8 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Rf4 Bc8 18. Raf1 Bd7 19. e4 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Ng6 21. Rxf5 Qe7 22. Qd3 Nh4 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Bg4 {Mishra,A (2616)-Ghazarian,K (2501) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (43)}) 10. d5 Na6 $146 ({RR} 10... d6 11. Be2 Nd7 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 Nf6 15. Nc3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd4 exd5 20. cxd5 Qe5 21. Ne2 c6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Nd4 Rc4 25. Rac1 {Valerga,D (2428)-Villegas,F (2311) Buenos Aires 2022 ½-½ (39)}) 11. b4 O-O 12. Be2 c5 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. Qd7 Rab8 15. Qd6 c5 16. b5 Rbd8 17. Qe5 Nb8 18. O-O Qe7 19. Rfd1 f6 20. Qg3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. h4 Kf8 23. h5 h6 24. Bg4 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Qd8 26. Bg4 f5 27. Bh3 Nd7 28. Qd6+ Kf7 29. e4 Qe7 30. Qf4 Nf6 31. exf5 e5 32. Qg3 Qd6 33. Bg4 Qd4 34. Be2 Qd2 35. Kh2 Qd4 36. a4 Kf8 37. Kg1 Qd2 38. Qd3 Qxd3 39. Bxd3 Nxh5 40. Be4 Bc8 41. a5 bxa5 42. Na4 Nf6 43. f3 Nd7 44. Bd5 Ke7 45. g4 Nb6 46. Nc3 a6 47. Bg8 axb5 48. cxb5 Bb7 49. Kf2 c4 50. Ke3 a4 51. f4 exf4+ 52. Kxf4 Kd6 53. g5 hxg5+ 54. Kxg5 a3 55. Kg6 Bd5 56. Bxd5 Nxd5 57. Kxg7 Nxc3 58. f6 a2 59. f7 a1=Q 60. f8=Q+ Kd5 61. Qf5+ Kd6 62. Qf8+ Kd5 63. Qf5+ Kd4 64. b6 Qb2 65. Qf6+ Kd3 66. Kf8 Qb4+ 67. Ke8 Qb5+ 68. Kd8 Nd5 69. Qf3+ Ne3 70. b7 c3 71. Kc7 c2 72. Qh1 Nd5+ 73. Kd6 Qb6+ 74. Ke5 Qc7+ 75. Ke6 Qc6+ 76. Ke5 c1=Q 77. Qe4+ Kc3 78. Qd4+ Kc2 79. Qf2+ Kd3 80. Qf3+ Kd2 81. Qf2+ Kd3 82. Qf3+ Ne3 83. Qxc6 Qxc6 84. b8=Q Qe4+ 85. Kf6 Nd5+ 86. Kg5 Qe7+ 87. Kg6 Qf6+ 88. Kh5 Qf7+ 89. Kh4 Qh7+ 90. Kg3 Qg6+ 91. Kh2 Qh5+ 92. Kg1 Qg5+ 93. Kh2 Qh4+ 94. Kg1 Qd4+ 95. Kh1 Qe4+ 96. Kh2 Qe2+ 97. Kg1 Qe1+ 98. Kh2 Qf2+ 99. Kh1 Qh4+ 100. Kg1 Qg5+ 101. Kh2 Ne3 102. Qb3+ Ke2 103. Qb2+ Kf3 104. Qb7+ Kf4 105. Qb8+ Ke4 106. Qb7+ Nd5 107. Qb1+ Ke5 108. Qb8+ Kd4 109. Qb2+ Nc3 110. Qf2+ Kc4 111. Qf7+ Nd5 112. Qf1+ Kc5 113. Qg1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.49"] [White "Damjanovic, Vuk"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2368"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nbd7 4. d4 Nb6 5. Nc3 c6 6. O-O Bf5 7. Nh4 e6 8. Nxf5 exf5 9. Qd3 $146 ({RR} 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qd3 h5 12. a4 a5 13. h4 g5 14. Qe3+ Be7 15. hxg5 Qxg5 16. Qxg5 Bxg5 17. e3 h4 18. f4 Bf6 19. b3 Ke7 20. Bh3 Rag8 21. Rf3 Nc8 22. Kh2 Nd6 23. Rg1 hxg3+ {Baumegger,S (2415)-Romanov,E (2559) Vienna AUT 2023 0-1 (34)}) 9... g6 10. a4 Be7 11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bf4 O-O 13. f3 Nf6 14. e4 fxe4 15. fxe4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bg5 18. c3 Bxf4 19. Rxf4 Nd7 20. Bg2 f5 21. Qc4+ Kg7 22. d5 Ne5 23. Qd4 Qf6 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Re1 Rae8 26. Rff1 c5 27. Qd5 c4 28. Re2 Rf7 29. Rfe1 Rd7 30. Qxd7+ Nxd7 31. Rxe8 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Nf6 33. R8e7+ Kh6 34. R7e6 Qd8 35. Bf3 Qd2 36. R1e2 Qd3 37. R6e3 Qd8 38. Kg2 Qd7 39. a5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.50"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Tsaruk, Maksim"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2424"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Ne5 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. h5 Be4 12. O-O Bd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. c3 O-O-O 17. a4 ({RR} 17. Qf3 Rhf8 18. a4 Bc7 19. a5 Qd6 20. Qg2 g6 21. h6 e5 22. a6 e4 23. axb7+ Kb8 24. Bb5 f5 25. g5 f4 26. f3 e3 27. Be1 Nb6 28. Bh4 Nc4 29. Bxc4 dxc4 30. Qe2 Qc6 31. Ra3 Rf5 {Lymar,V (2184)-Beulen,M (2359) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (54)}) 17... Bc7 18. a5 Qd6 19. f4 g6 $146 ({RR} 19... a6 20. b4 g6 21. b5 gxh5 22. bxa6 bxa6 23. Qe2 Nb8 24. g5 h6 25. Rf3 Rdg8 26. Kh1 h4 27. Rc1 Nc6 28. Bxa6+ Kd8 29. Rg1 h3 30. gxh6 Rxg1+ 31. Kxg1 Rxh6 32. f5 Rh7 33. Bg5+ Kd7 34. fxe6+ {Mamatov,M (2290)-Savic,M (2425) Novi Sad 2022 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 19... g5 20. Rc1 Nf6 21. a6 Rhg8 22. axb7+ Kb8 23. Kh1 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qe2 Qd5 26. Be3 gxf4 27. Bxf4 e3+ 28. Kh2 Rd7 29. Kh3 f5 30. Bxc7+ Rxc7 31. Qxe3 Rxg4 32. Rg1 f4 {0-1 (32) Karaoglan,K (2203)-Saptarshi,R (2411) Novi Sad 2021}) 20. h6 f6 21. a6 b6 22. Qf3 e5 23. Bb5 g5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Qg2 Rdf8 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rf1 e4 28. Bxd7+ Kxd7 29. Rxf8 Qxf8 30. Bxg5 Qg8 31. Be3 Qg6 32. Qh3 Kc6 33. g5 Bd6 34. Qg4 Kb5 35. Qe2+ Kc6 36. c4 Qf5 37. cxd5+ Kd7 38. Kg2 Bf4 39. Bxf4 Qxf4 40. g6 Qg5+ 41. Kf2 Qxg6 42. Qb5+ Kd8 43. Ke3 Qxh6+ 44. Kxe4 Qg6+ 45. Ke3 Qg3+ 46. Kd2 Qf2+ 47. Kc1 Qg1+ 48. Kc2 Qxd4 49. Kb3 Qc5 50. Qd3 b5 51. d6 h5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.51"] [White "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Black "Andersen, Mads"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2592"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 d6 7. h3 h6 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bxe3 10. fxe3 Be6 ({RR} 10... Ne7 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Rxf6 gxf6 13. Qh5 Kg7 14. Rf1 Rh8 15. Qf3 Ng6 16. Qg3 Bxc4 17. dxc4 c6 18. Nf5+ Kh7 19. Qf3 Rg8 20. Ne2 Ne7 21. Nfg3 Rg6 22. Nh5 Ng8 23. Neg3 Qa5 24. Nf5 Qxa4 25. b3 {Raczek,K (2435)-Karsten,J (2329) Florianopolis BRA 2024 1-0 (58)}) 11. b3 $146 ({RR} 11. Nd2 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. e4 Nf4 15. Kh2 Ng6 16. a5 Qd7 17. Nd5 Nce7 18. Nde3 f6 19. g3 Rad8 20. h4 Nh8 21. Rf2 Nf7 22. Qh5 Nd6 23. Raf1 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Qe8 25. Qg4 Nc6 {Alekseenko,K (2707)-Le,Q (2728) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (54)}) ({RR} 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. Qe2 Nd8 13. Rf3 g6 14. Raf1 Nh7 15. Qf2 c6 16. Rg3 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 b5 18. Nd2 Ne6 19. d4 b4 20. Ne2 Kh8 21. Nc1 Nhg5 22. h4 Nh7 23. Nd3 exd4 24. exd4 Qxh4 25. Nxb4 c5 {Alekseenko,K (2707)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 11. Nd2 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 Qe7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Na7 15. e4 Qd7 16. Ne3 Nc8 17. Qh5 Ne7 18. Rf3 f6 19. b3 c6 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Raf1 Kh7 22. Ng4 Qe8 23. Qh4 Ng6 24. Qf2 Nf4 25. Kh2 Qd7 {Esipenko,A (2678)-Kobalia,M (2577) Almaty KAZ 2022 ½-½ (43)}) 11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qe1 Qd7 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Nh4 Rad8 16. Qg3 Kh7 17. Rf2 Nb6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Raf1 Nd7 20. Nf5 Qg6 21. Qh4 f6 22. Rf3 Rg8 23. Rg3 Qf7 24. Rff3 Rdf8 25. Rxg7+ Rxg7 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Nxg7 Qxg7 28. Rg3 Qxg3 29. Nxg3 Ne7 30. Qh5 Nb6 31. Nf5 Nxf5 32. Qxf5 Kf7 33. a5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.52"] [White "Chirila, Ioan-Cristian"] [Black "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2349"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Bg2 a6 7. Nc3 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qd2 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Qd2 Nc5 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. Qc2 Bc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. b5 Ne5 18. Ne4 axb5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. cxb5 Red8 22. bxc6 Rd4 23. e3 Rda4 24. Rd7 Qa5 25. c7 Rc8 {Ginzburg,Y (2405)-Zampronha,W (2121) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 11... Rb8 $146 ({RR} 11... Ne5 12. h3 Bd7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. e4 Qb8 15. Kh2 Nc6 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Nde2 b6 18. Rfd1 Na5 19. Qc2 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra1 Qb6 22. cxb5 Bxb5 23. Nd4 Be8 24. Qb1 Rb8 25. Na4 Bxa4 26. Rxa4 {Soham,D (1820)-Satish,T (1907) Aurangabad 2018 1-0 (70)}) 12. Rac1 Rd8 13. h3 h6 14. Rfd1 Nf8 15. Qe3 Ng6 16. f4 e5 17. Nf3 exf4 18. gxf4 d5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qxf4 21. Qd4 Qxd4+ 22. Nxd4 Nf4 23. e4 Bxh3 24. Bxh3 Nxh3+ 25. Kg2 Ng5 26. Nf5 Bf8 27. e5 g6 28. Ne3 Bg7 29. d6 Ne4 30. Rc2 Rbc8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Kf3 Ng5+ 33. Kf4 Rd8 34. Nd5 Ne6+ 35. Ke4 Nc5+ 36. Kf4 Kf8 37. Ba3 Nd7 38. Bb2 h5 39. Nc7 Rc8 40. Ke4 Kg8 41. Bd4 Nb8 42. e6 fxe6 43. Bxg7 Kxg7 44. Nxe6+ Kf6 45. Kd5 g5 46. Rf1+ Kg6 47. Nf8+ Kh6 48. Ke6 Rc2 49. d7 Nc6 50. Kf7 Ne5+ 51. Kg8 Nxd7 52. Nxd7 g4 53. Kf7 Kg5 54. Nf6 g3 55. Ke6 g2 56. Ne4+ Kg4 57. Rf5 Re2 58. Ke5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.53"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Zarnicki, Pablo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Qe2 ({RR} 9. Qd2 Nc5 10. Bxc5 dxc5 11. O-O-O h6 12. Kb1 Bd6 13. c4 Qf6 14. Rhe1 Bg4 15. Qe3 Qf4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf4 Bxf4 18. gxf3 Rae8 19. Re4 Bd6 20. Rde1 Rxe4 21. fxe4 Bf4 22. c3 Rd8 23. Kc2 g6 {Manukian,A (2104)-Usov,A (2314) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (48)}) 9... Nf6 ({RR} 9... b6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Nd4 Bf6 12. h4 Nc5 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bc6 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Bxc6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. Qg4 Qc8 19. Qxc8 Raxc8 20. Bd4 Re4 21. f3 Re2 22. Rd2 Rce8 23. Rhd1 f6 24. b3 {Caruana,F (2823)-Duda,J (2743) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (51)}) 10. O-O-O Re8 11. h3 b6 $146 ({RR} 11... Bf8 12. g4 g6 13. Qd2 Bg7 14. Bh6 Bd7 15. Rhg1 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Ng5 Ra4 19. b3 Rxa2 20. Kb1 Ra5 21. f4 Bc6 22. c4 b6 23. Qc3+ Kg8 24. Rge1 h6 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 {Bologan,V (2600)-Nguyen,T (2517) Batumi 2018 ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 11... c6 12. c4 Qa5 13. Kb1 d5 14. g4 Be6 15. Nd4 dxc4 16. Nxe6 cxd3 17. Rxd3 fxe6 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. g5 Nd5 20. Qe4 Bc5 21. c4 Nb4 22. Rg3 Qf7 23. a3 Na6 24. Ka2 Rad8 25. Bc3 Qf5 26. Qe2 {Golis,W (1403)-Brzezina,P (1403) Jastrzebia Gora 2021 0-1 (45)}) 12. Nd4 Bf8 13. Qf3 d5 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Bb5 c5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Rxd5 Rd6 19. Rxd6 Bxd6 20. Rd1 Rb8 21. Bd3 Qf8 22. Qxf6 Be7 23. Qf5 Qh6+ 24. Kb1 Rd8 25. Re1 Bf6 26. a3 Kh8 27. Re4 Rg8 28. g3 Rf8 29. Qd7 Qd2 30. Qd6 Bg7 31. Rh4 h6 32. Ka2 Qxf2 33. Rxh6+ Kg8 34. Rh4 Qf6 35. Qc7 Bh6 36. Bc4 a5 37. Qd7 Rd8 38. Rxh6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.54"] [White "Banh Gia Huy"] [Black "Hong, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2572"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Be7 7. h3 Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O h6 ({RR} 10... Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. e4 Rd8 13. Bc2 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Rad1 Be8 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. h4 g6 19. Qe3 h5 20. Ng5 b6 21. Qg3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Re1 Kg7 24. Re3 Kg8 25. Bb3 {So,W (2778)-Caruana,F (2816) Paris 2018 1-0 (67)}) 11. e4 a6 $146 ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Nbd4 Ne4 16. Qb3 Qf6 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Qc2 Qg6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Nh4 Qf6 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rxe4 g5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nf3 Bxh3 26. Re1 {Muthaiah,A (2454)-Yuffa,D (2606) San Vicente ESP 2024 ½-½ (64)}) ({RR} 11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qb6 14. b4 Be7 15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. a4 a6 18. Bb1 Ne7 19. Ne5 Nd5 20. Bg3 Bd7 21. a5 Qa7 22. Qc2 Be8 23. Ng4 Bxc3 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Bh4 Bf6 26. Nxf6 {Plischki,S (2395)-Kochukova,A (2110) Marianske Lazne 2018 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Nbd4 Ne4 16. Qb3 Qf6 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Qc2 Qg6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Nh4 Qf6 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rxe4 g5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nf3 Bxh3 26. Re1 {Muthaiah,A (2454)-Yuffa,D (2606) San Vicente ESP 2024 ½-½ (64)}) 12. e5 Nd7 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Re1 Nc5 15. Bc2 Ne4 16. Nfd4 f5 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Be5 Rf5 20. Bxe4 Rxe5 21. Bh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxe5 Bd6 23. Re1 e5 24. c4 e4 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Qd2 Bc7 27. Rad1 Be6 28. Nd4 Bf7 29. f4 Qf6 30. Rf1 Bb6 31. Kh1 Rc8 32. b3 Bh5 33. g4 Bg6 34. Rf2 a5 35. Qe3 a4 36. Kg2 Be8 37. Rfd2 Bb5 38. Kg3 Kh8 39. Kg2 Ba6 40. Kg3 Rf8 41. h4 Qg6 42. Rf2 Bd3 43. Rxd3 exd3 44. f5 Qf6 45. Rf4 g5 46. fxg6 Qxf4+ 47. Qxf4 Rxf4 48. g7+ Kg8 49. Kxf4 d2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.55"] [White "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Black "Sardana, Rishi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2466"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Rc8 ({RR} 13... Be7 14. Qd3 Rc8 15. c3 Nxb3 16. axb3 f5 17. Rad1 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qb4 Rf7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd6 Bc2 22. Nxe5 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Re7 24. f4 Bxb3 25. h4 g6 26. Rf2 Kg7 27. Rfd2 a5 28. Kf2 {Erenburg,S (2526)-Han,J (2333) Dulles USA 2024 1-0 (42)}) 14. c3 Bg5 $146 ({RR} 14... Be7 15. Qd3 Nxb3 16. axb3 f5 17. Rad1 Rc6 18. Nd2 Bg5 19. Nb4 Rc7 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ne4 Kh8 22. Qe2 Rd7 23. Kh1 Bh6 24. Nd5 Be6 25. Rd3 g6 26. Rfd1 Bf5 27. f3 Rff7 28. b4 Be6 29. Qe1 {Erenburg,S (2559)-Yan,R (2093) ICC INT 2020 1-0 (44)}) 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Ne3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Rcd8 18. b4 g6 19. Qd3 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 Qg7 22. Rad1 d5 23. fxe5 f4 24. Nc2 Bf5 25. Qd2 Be4 26. e6 Rf6 27. Ne1 f3 28. Qd4 Qg6 29. Rd2 Re8 30. Rdf2 fxg2 31. Qxf6 gxf1=R+ 32. Kxf1 Qxf6 33. Rxf6 Re7 34. Nf3 Kg7 35. Rf4 Bxf3 36. Rxf3 Rxe6 37. Rd3 Re5 38. Kf2 Kf6 39. Rh3 h5 40. Rh4 Rg5 41. Kf3 Ke5 42. b5 Rf5+ 43. Ke3 axb5 44. Rb4 Kd6 45. Rh4 Kc5 46. Kd3 Rf3+ 47. Ke2 Rf5 48. Kd3 Rg5 49. Ke3 Kd6 50. Kf3 Rf5+ 51. Ke3 Re5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.56"] [White "Rasulov, Vugar"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qe2 a6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. a4 Qc7 13. a5 Rac8 14. f4 Nd7 15. Bd4 $146 ({RR} 15. Rfd1 Nc5 16. Bd4 e5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. f5 Rcd8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 c4 21. Ra4 c3 22. b3 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Bd4 24. f6 Rd6 25. fxg7 Kxg7 26. Qg4+ Rg6 27. Qf5 h6 28. Be4 Rd8 29. Rf1 Rdd6 {Huang,R (2422)-Amartuvshin,G (2350) Tornelo INT 2020 1-0 (42)}) 15... Bf6 16. Qd2 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 e5 18. Qd2 Nf6 19. h3 exf4 20. gxf4 Rfe8 21. Qd4 Re6 22. Rfe1 Rce8 23. b4 Qe7 24. Rad1 Nh5 25. f5 Rh6 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Qxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kh2 Re8 30. c4 Rf6 31. c5 Rxf5 32. c6 bxc6 33. dxc6 Nf4 34. c7 Ne6 35. Qxd6 g6 36. Qd7 Nxc7 37. Qxc7 Re2 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qxa6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.57"] [White "Nogerbek, Kazybek"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qc2 c6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bf4 g6 8. h3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. g4 Be6 ({RR} 10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Be6 12. Bxb8 Rxb8 13. Rxa7 h5 14. gxh5 Rxh5 15. e3 Kd8 16. Rg1 Nd7 17. Ne2 Bxh3 18. Nf4 Bxf1 19. Nxh5 Ba6 20. Nf4 Kc7 21. Rh1 g5 22. Ne2 Kb6 23. Rxa6+ Kxa6 24. Rh7 Rf8 25. Ne5 {Henriquez Villagra,C (2594)-Gokerkan,C (2490) Sant Boi ESP 2024 1-0 (50)}) 11. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 11. e3 Na6 12. Nd2 h5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rc1 Bd8 15. Bd3 O-O 16. a3 c5 17. Qb4 Qb5 18. Qxb5 Bc7 19. Qb6 Bxb6 20. Nb5 c4 21. Bf1 Ba5 22. Kd1 Nab8 23. b4 Bb6 24. Nc3 f6 25. Rg1 fxg5 {Zarnowski,K (2185)-Kaliszuk,K (2123) Darlowo POL 2024 1-0 (35)}) 11... h5 12. g5 Bf5 13. Qb3 Ne4 14. e3 Nd7 15. Be2 O-O 16. h4 Bb4 17. Rc1 Bg4 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bf5 20. f3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Be7 22. Kf2 f6 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. c4 Be6 26. Rb1 Qxb3 27. axb3 Raf8 28. Kg3 Bf5 29. Ra1 Re8 30. Kf2 Rfe6 31. e4 dxe4 32. Rxa7 exf3 33. Bxf3 Re3 34. Rha1 Rxb3 35. Ra8 Bc8 36. R1a3 Rb4 37. Rc3 Bd7 38. Ra7 Re7 39. Kg3 Kg7 40. Ra8 Bf5 41. Rd8 Rb2 42. d5 cxd5 43. cxd5 Rd2 44. Rb3 Rf7 45. d6 Bd7 46. Rxb7 Rxd6 47. Be4 Rd4 48. Ra7 g5 49. Bf5 gxh4+ 50. Kh2 Rd2+ 51. Kg1 Rd1+ 52. Kh2 Rd2+ 53. Kg1 Rd1+ 54. Kh2 Rh1+ 55. Kxh1 Bc6+ 56. Kh2 Rxa7 57. Rd6 Bf3 58. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.58"] [White "Isanzhulov, Arystan"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2550"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Qd2 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. c4 Qd6 10. Be2 c5 11. d5 ({RR} 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 13. Bxg7 Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 Kxg7 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Bf3 Rac8 17. b3 b6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Kb2 Rfc8 21. a4 a5 22. Re1 R8c7 23. Re3 f5 24. f4 Kf6 25. g3 e6 {Nasuta,G (2500)-Moroni,L (2574) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (34)}) 11... Nd7 $146 ({RR} 11... e6 12. O-O exd5 13. cxd5 b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Qf4 Nd7 18. Bb5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf6 20. Rfe1 a6 21. Bc6 Ra7 22. Qe5 Ng4 23. Qf4 Nf6 24. Qe5 Ng4 25. Qf4 Nf6 {½-½ (25) Comas Fabrego,L (2423)-Movsziszian,K (2434) Barcelona ESP 2024}) ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rfe1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rfe8 15. Bg4 Rad8 16. Bh3 Be5 17. Kh1 b6 18. Re2 b5 19. cxb5 Nb6 20. Rc1 Nxd5 21. Bxc5 Qb8 22. Bxa7 Qxa7 23. Rxe5 Qxa2 24. g3 Qb3 25. Bf1 e6 26. Kg1 {Bernadskiy,V (2600)-Moroni,L (2573) Bassano del Grappa 2021 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 11... e6 12. O-O exd5 13. cxd5 b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Qf4 Nd7 18. Bb5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf6 20. Rfe1 a6 21. Bc6 Ra7 22. Qe5 Ng4 23. Qf4 Nf6 24. Qe5 Ng4 25. Qf4 Nf6 {½-½ (25) Comas Fabrego,L (2423)-Movsziszian,K (2434) Barcelona ESP 2024}) 12. O-O e5 13. dxe6 Qxe6 14. Ng5 Qb6 15. Rab1 Qc7 16. Ne4 b6 17. Qd6 Qxd6 18. Nxd6 Ba6 19. a3 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Be5 21. f4 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Rfe8 23. Kf2 Re7 24. Rc1 Rde8 25. Rc3 Bb7 26. Bf1 Kg7 27. b4 Nf6 28. Rxf6 Kxf6 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. Bxc5 Rd7 31. Be3 Bc6 32. Rb3 h5 33. Be2 Kg7 34. g3 f6 35. Bf3 Bxf3 36. Kxf3 f5 37. h3 Re4 38. Rc3 Kf7 39. c5 Rc7 40. Rd3 Ra4 41. g4 Ke7 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Bd4 Ke6 44. Kg3 Kf7 45. Be3 Ra6 46. Kh4 Rg6 47. Rd5 Re6 48. Rxf5+ Kg8 49. Bd4 Re4 50. Rg5+ Kf8 51. Be5 Rf7 52. Kxh5 Rc4 53. Kg6 Rb7 54. h4 Kg8 55. Rh5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.59"] [White "Kobalia, Mikhail"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2500"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 h5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. Bg5 ({RR} 12. h4 b5 13. a3 O-O 14. Bg5 Re8 15. g4 hxg4 16. fxg4 Bxg4 17. Re1 d5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bf5 20. Bd3 e4 21. Nd4 Bxg5 22. hxg5 exd3 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Nxf5 dxc2+ 25. Ka2 Qe4 26. Ne7+ Qxe7 {Wei,Y (2732)-Giri,A (2764) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (31)}) 12... b5 13. a3 Nb6 $146 ({RR} 13... O-O 14. h4 Nb6 15. Na5 Na4 16. Nxa4 bxa4 17. Bxa6 Rc7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qb4 Qa8 20. Bb5 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Qd6 Qxa5 23. Rxd5 Qa7 24. Qb4 Rb8 25. Rhd1 Rcb7 26. Rd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Qg1+ 28. Ka2 {Garcia Ramos,D (2461)-Alsina Leal,D (2533) Platja d'Aro ESP 2023 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 13... O-O 14. h4 Qb6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rfe8 19. Qd2 Qc7 20. Rdg1 Bf8 21. g4 hxg4 22. Rxg4 f5 23. Rg3 Nb6 24. h5 f4 25. Rgg1 Qf7 26. h6 g6 27. Qd3 Kh7 28. Nd2 {Lee,J (2378)-Albornoz Cabrera,C (2599) Abu Dhabi UAE 2024 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 13... O-O 14. h4 Re8 15. Be2 Qb6 16. g4 hxg4 17. fxg4 b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Rh3 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Re3 Bxg5 22. hxg5 Qf4 23. g6 fxg6 24. Bd3 Qg5 25. Rh1 Nf6 26. Bxa6 Rb8 27. Qe1 Rb6 28. Bd3 {Kobalia,M (2547)-Atakhan,A (2414) Abu Dhabi UAE 2023 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 13... Qc7 14. h4 Nb6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Na5 Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Nd5 Qc5 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. axb4 Bd8 21. Be2 Rg8 22. g4 hxg4 23. fxg4 Rh8 24. h5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Ke7 26. Rhd1 Rc6 27. c3 Bb6 28. Kc2 {Demchenko,A (2625)-Horobetz,G (2134) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (42)}) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qxd6 Be7 16. Qxe5 Nd7 17. Qd4 Bf6 18. Qd6 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rh6 20. Qb4 Qc7 21. Be2 Nb6 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Na4 25. Rhe1 Qc5 26. Bxb5+ Kf8 27. Qxa4 Rb6 28. Re4 Rxb5+ 29. Rb4 Qxc3 30. Qb3 Qe5 31. Rxb5 axb5 32. Rd5 Qe1+ 33. Kb2 Qe2 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Qxh2 36. Rxb5 Qe2 37. Rb7 Rc4 38. g5 Qe5+ 39. Ka2 Qc5 40. Rb8+ Ke7 41. Qb7+ Kd6 42. Qb6+ Ke5 43. Qxc5+ Rxc5 44. a4 Rxc2+ 45. Kb3 Rg2 46. Rb5+ Kd6 47. a5 Kc6 48. Rb6+ Kc5 49. g6 fxg6 50. Rxg6 Rf2 51. Rg5 Rf3+ 52. Kc2 Kd6 53. a6 Kc7 54. Rxg7+ Kb8 55. Rf7 Ra3 56. Rf6 Kc7 57. Kd2 Kd7 58. Ke2 Ra5 59. Kf3 Ke7 60. Re6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.60"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Gan-Erdene, Sugar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2437"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. a4 c5 2. Ra3 Nc6 3. Rg3 g6 ({RR} 3... Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Ne7 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. f4 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nd7 13. Qh5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qd7 15. Nc3 a6 16. a5 Rc8 17. Na4 Qd8 18. Nb6 {Beerdsen,T (2502)-Skvortsov,A (2307) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 4. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 4. h4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d5 6. d3 d4 7. Ne4 Nxe4 8. dxe4 h5 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxa4 11. b3 Qa2 12. Bc4 Bg7 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. O-O O-O 15. Qc1 Rad8 16. Ng5 dxe3 17. Bxe3 Nd4 18. f3 Bc8 {Tang,A (2538)-Erzhanov,A (2229) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0}) ({RR} 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 h5 6. Nh3 d5 7. Ng5 Nf6 8. b3 Qc7 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nb4 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 Ng4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nc3 e6 16. d3 a6 17. e4 d4 18. Nd1 b5 {Beerdsen,T (2520)-Portela Peleteiro,A (2329) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) 4... d5 5. d3 h5 6. h4 Nh6 7. e4 d4 8. Nb1 e5 9. Be2 Ng4 10. Nf3 Be7 11. b3 a6 12. Ng5 b5 13. O-O f6 14. Nh3 f5 15. f4 Bxh4 16. Rgf3 O-O 17. Na3 Rb8 18. Bd2 Be6 19. fxe5 Ncxe5 20. Nf4 Bd7 21. Rh3 fxe4 22. dxe4 Nf2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.61"] [White "Harsha, Bharathakoti"] [Black "Amartuvshin, Ganzorig"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rd1 ({RR} 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rfd8 13. Be2 Be8 14. Qa3 b6 15. e4 Qe7 16. Qb2 Na5 17. c4 Qf6 18. Rad1 c5 19. e5 Qf4 20. dxc5 Nxc4 21. Qc1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Na5 23. cxb6 axb6 {Ding,L (2801)-Giri,A (2776) Kolkata 2019 ½-½ (32)}) 9... Qe7 $146 ({RR} 9... Bd7 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Qg6 12. Bd3 Qxg2 13. Ke2 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qh3 15. Rhg1 Ne7 16. Qxc7 Bc6 17. Rg3 Bxf3+ 18. Rxf3 Qh4 19. Rg1 Nf5 20. Qe5 g6 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Qxf5 Rac8 23. Rfg3 Rc6 24. Rh3 {Moroni,L (2530)-Albornoz Cabrera,C (2577) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 9... a5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qb3 Qd6 14. a4 Ne7 15. Bd3 b6 16. O-O c5 17. c4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Rac8 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxb6 Bxa4 21. Ra1 Bc6 22. f3 a4 23. Be4 Qg5 24. Nxc6 {Deac,B (2690)-Fiorito,J (2409) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 9... Rd8 10. Qc2 Bf8 11. a3 a6 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. d5 Nb8 15. Rg1 Bf5 16. Qe2 e4 17. Nd4 Bg6 18. Qg4 h5 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. f4 exf3 21. gxf3 Re8 22. f4 Bc5 23. Rg5 Bd6 24. Ne6 {Indjic,A (2618)-Vokhidov,S (2512) Lichess.org INT 2020 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 9... Qg6 10. h4 a6 11. h5 Qf6 12. Qc2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. d5 e4 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. Ncxe4 Qe7 17. a3 Bxd2+ 18. Nxd2 Bg4 19. Be2 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 c6 21. dxc6 Rac8 22. Qe4 Rxc6 23. f4 Re6 24. fxe5 {Deac,B (2625)-Korchmar,V (2451) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0}) 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd7 12. Qc2 e5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Rad8 15. Qe4 exd4 16. Qxe7 Nxe7 17. cxd4 Bg4 18. Rb1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 b6 20. Rfc1 Rd6 21. f4 g5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Rb5 g4 24. Rg5+ Kh7 25. Rxg4 f5 26. Rg3 c5 27. dxc5 bxc5 28. Bb3 Rc8 29. Rc4 Ng6 30. Rg5 Ne5 31. Rh4+ Rh6 32. Bg8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.62"] [White "Saraci, Nderim"] [Black "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2661"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d5 5. dxc5 ({RR} 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. e5 Nc6 8. O-O e6 9. Na3 a6 10. Nc2 Nge7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Re1 O-O 14. h4 h5 15. Ne3 Bh6 16. Qd2 b5 17. Nxd5 Bxd2 18. Nxe7+ Nxe7 19. Nxd2 cxd4 {Cherniaiev,T (2306)-Taichman,O (2329) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (79)}) 5... Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 6... Qxd5 7. Qxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 Nc7 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rac1 Nd5 14. Rfe1 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Rxc5 16. Ne4 Ra5 17. Neg5 Nf4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. a3 Ra6 21. Rcd1 {Ileana,G (2344)-Albu,G (2014) Arad 2019 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 6... Qxd5 7. Qxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 Nc7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Rac1 a5 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Ne4 Be6 {½-½ (14) Osinga,A (1937)-Van den Berg,B (2221) Vlissingen 2018}) ({RR} 6... O-O 7. Bc4 Nbd7 8. Be3 Ne4 9. O-O Ndxc5 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Bd4 b5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Bf1 Nf6 14. Qd4 Na4 15. b3 Nb6 16. c4 bxc4 17. bxc4 Rc8 18. Nbd2 Na4 19. Ne4 Qb6 20. Nxf6 exf6 21. Rab1 {Tymrakiewicz,R (2192)-Padmini,R (2345) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (41)}) 7. Bc4 e6 8. Bxd5 exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nb3 a5 13. a4 b6 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15. Qxd5 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Red8 17. Qc5 Qxb3 18. Qxc6 Qxb2 19. Be5 Bb7 20. Qb5 Qxb5 21. axb5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rdc8 24. Ra3 Rab8 25. Kf1 Kg7 26. Ke2 Kf6 27. f4 Rc4 28. Kf3 Rbc8 29. Re3 Kf5 30. Rxa5 R8c5 31. Ra7 f6 32. b6 Rxf4+ 33. Kg2 Rg4+ 34. Kh3 Rg1 35. b7 Rb1 36. Kg2 h5 37. Rf3+ Kg5 38. Ra6 Rxb7 39. Rfxf6 Rg7 40. Rfc6 Rf5 41. f3 h4 42. Rc4 Kh5 43. Ra8 Rh7 44. Rca4 g5 45. R4a5 Rxa5 46. Rxa5 Rc7 47. f4 Kg4 48. fxg5 h3+ 49. Kf2 Rxc3 50. g6 Kf4 51. g7 Rc2+ 52. Kf1 Rg2 53. Ra4+ Kf5 54. Ra3 Rxg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.63"] [White "Gagunashvili, Merab"] [Black "Bai, Adelard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E39"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2393"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bf4 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. e3 Rc8 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O Na5 13. Nb5 Be4 14. Qc3 $146 ({RR} 14. Qa4 Nb7 15. b4 a6 16. Nbd4 d6 17. Ng5 e5 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxa6 Nc3 20. Qxb7 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Rb8 22. Qd5 exd4 23. Rxd4 Ra8 24. Rd3 Qc7 25. h3 Rfd8 26. Bf3 Ra6 27. Qb5 Qa7 28. Kh2 g6 {Turov,M (2585)-Ertan,C (2405) Graz 2019 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 14. Qc1 Nd5 15. Nd2 Nxf4 16. exf4 a6 17. Na7 Rc7 18. Nxe4 Rxa7 19. b4 Nc6 20. Qd2 a5 21. b5 Nb8 22. Nd6 Qc7 23. Qd3 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Rc8 25. Qxc7 Rcxc7 26. Rd6 Rab7 27. Rc1 Kf8 28. Bf3 Ke7 {Gagunashvili,M (2555)-Negrean,A (2076) Timisoara ROU 2023 1-0 (65)}) 14... Nd5 15. Qd4 Nxf4 16. exf4 Bc2 17. Rde1 Bf6 18. Ne5 Nc6 19. Qd2 Bf5 20. Nxd7 a6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Nd6 Rcd8 23. Rd1 e5 24. fxe5 Nxe5 25. Qf4 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxf5 Qd4 28. Qc2 g6 29. Rd1 Qf4 30. Qd2 Qf5 31. Qd4 Re8 32. h3 Nc6 33. Qd2 Rd8 34. Qe3 Rxd1+ 35. Bxd1 Qb1 36. Qd2 Ne5 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qd4 f6 39. Kh2 Qc1 40. Be2 Qc2 41. Bf1 Qc1 42. Kg1 Qg5 43. Qxb6 Nf3+ 44. Kh1 Qc1 45. Qb7+ Kh6 46. Qxf3 Qxf1+ 47. Kh2 Qxc4 48. Qe3+ g5 49. g3 Qd5 50. Qb6 Qf3 51. Qe3 Qd5 52. b4 Kg6 53. Qc3 h5 54. a4 Qe4 55. b5 axb5 56. axb5 h4 57. g4 Qe2 58. Qc5 Kg7 59. b6 Qf3 60. Qe3 Qb7 61. Kg1 Kf7 62. Kf1 Qa6+ 63. Ke1 Qa1+ 64. Kd2 Qb2+ 65. Kd3 Qb3+ 66. Ke2 Qa2+ 67. Kf1 Qa6+ 68. Kg1 Qb5 69. Qd4 Qc6 70. Qb2 Qb7 71. Qb4 Ke6 72. Qc5 Kd7 73. Qf5+ Kc6 74. Qxf6+ Kb5 75. Qg6 Qe7 76. Qb1+ Ka6 77. b7 Qxb7 78. Qxb7+ Kxb7 79. f4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.64"] [White "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2451"] [BlackElo "2418"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. d4 Nb6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. Nbd2 h6 ({RR} 5... e6 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 Nf6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 a5 11. a3 Nbd7 12. Nh4 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Ne8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nf5 Bg6 17. e3 Nd6 18. Qf3 Re8 19. a4 Bf8 20. Rfe1 {Gelfand,B (2676)-Esipenko,A (2682) Lichess.org INT 2020 0-1 (45)}) 6. c4 $146 ({RR} 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 e6 8. c4 a5 9. Bb2 Be7 10. Ne5 c6 11. f3 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bg4 15. Qe1 O-O 16. h3 Bh5 17. e5 Nh7 18. g4 Bg6 19. Ne4 a4 20. b4 a3 {Dryaeva,L (1827)-Komissarova,S (1970) Nizhny Novgorod RUS 2024 1-0 (45)}) 6... dxc4 7. e4 Bh7 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 c6 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Nf6 12. Rb1 Nfd7 13. a4 a5 14. d5 Bb4 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Qe7 17. Qa2 Qf7 18. Qc2 O-O 19. Bb2 Rad8 20. Ba1 c5 21. Re2 c4 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Nxa4 24. Qxa5 Ndc5 25. Nf1 b6 26. Qb4 c3 27. Ra1 Qh5 28. Re3 Qe8 29. Nd4 Kh8 30. e5 c2 31. e6 Rc8 32. e7 Rf6 33. Qa3 Rc7 34. Nb5 Rxe7 35. Nc7 Qf8 36. Rxe7 Qxe7 37. Nd5 Qe5 38. Nxf6 Nb3 39. Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.65"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. b4 O-O 7. Rb1 c6 8. b5 d5 $146 ({RR} 8... Be6 9. bxc6 bxc6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Ng5 Bf7 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bg2 e4 15. O-O Bf8 16. dxe4 Rxc4 17. Qb3 d5 18. Nxd5 Ne5 19. Bf4 Nxd5 20. Bxe5 Nb6 21. Rfd1 Qe7 22. Bd4 Rb4 23. Qd3 {Shapiro,V (2113)-Bokros,A (2460) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 8... Be6 9. bxc6 bxc6 10. Nf3 Kh8 11. Qa4 Nfd7 12. h4 Nc5 13. Qc2 Bg8 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. e3 f4 17. d4 exd4 18. exd4 Ne6 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Qd3 fxg3 21. fxg3 c5 22. d5 Nd4 23. Ne2 {Shapiro,V (2113)-Piorun,K (2592) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 8... Be6 9. bxc6 bxc6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Ng5 Bf7 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bg2 e4 15. O-O Bf8 16. dxe4 Rxc4 17. Qb3 d5 18. Nxd5 Ne5 19. Bf4 Nxd5 20. Bxe5 Nb6 21. Rfd1 Qe7 22. Bd4 Rb4 23. Qd3 {Shapiro,V (2113)-Bokros,A (2460) chess.com INT 2023 1-0}) 9. bxc6 bxc6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e3 f4 14. Qb3 fxe3 15. fxe3 e4 16. Nxe4 Nc6 17. Nd2 Rb8 18. Qa4 Rxb1+ 19. Nxb1 Qb6 20. Nd2 Qxe3+ 21. Kd1 Nd4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.66"] [White "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 a6 7. Be2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 $146 ({RR} 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. h3 Qe7 13. Nd4 g6 14. Nf3 Rac8 15. d4 Ne4 16. Bd3 c5 17. Qe2 b5 18. dxc5 Ndxc5 19. Bb1 b4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 Rcd8 22. Ba1 Nd3 23. Rcd1 Be5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 {Deviprasath,S (2265)-Brodsky,D (2509) Charlotte USA 2022 ½-½ (86)}) ({RR} 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bf1 Rc8 13. d3 c5 14. d4 c4 15. a4 Qc7 16. g3 Qc6 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. e4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bg2 Bb4 21. Nh4 Qb6 22. e5 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nd5 24. Nf5 Nxc3 {Willems,N (2328)-Sankalp,G (2531) Chartres FRA 2024 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bf1 Ne5 13. Nd4 Qd7 14. Na4 h5 15. g3 h4 16. Bg2 Nd3 17. Qc2 Nxe1 18. Rxe1 Ne4 19. d3 Ng5 20. gxh4 Nh3+ 21. Kf1 Qg4 22. Qe2 Qxh4 23. Nf5 Qg5 24. Nxd6 cxd6 {Harsha,B (2565)-Boyer,M (2428) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) 10... Bb7 11. Bf1 Nbd7 12. g3 Nf8 13. Bg2 Ne6 14. Nh4 Bf8 15. Rc1 g6 16. Ne2 Bg7 17. Nf3 c5 18. d4 Rc8 19. Ne5 Ne4 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. exf4 f6 22. Ng4 h5 23. Ne3 f5 24. Ba1 cxd4 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qc3 28. Rd1 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Nc3 30. Rd2 Kf8 31. a4 a5 32. Bf1 Re4 33. Nc2 Kf7 34. f3 Re7 35. Kf2 Na2 36. Nd4 Nb4 37. Bb5 Kf6 38. Rd1 Ba6 39. Nc6 Nxc6 40. Bxa6 Nb4 41. Bb5 Rc7 42. Re1 Rc3 43. Re8 Rxb3 44. Rb8 d4 45. Rxb6+ Kg7 46. Rb7+ Kf8 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Rb7+ Kf8 49. Rb8+ Ke7 50. Rb7+ Kd6 51. Rd7+ Kc5 52. Rc7+ Kb6 53. Rg7 Rb2+ 54. Ke1 d3 55. Rxg6+ Kc5 56. Rg5 Kd4 57. Rxf5 Nc2+ 58. Kd2 Ne3+ 59. Kc1 Rc2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.67"] [White "Wanyama, Harold"] [Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2154"] [BlackElo "2626"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Be7 ({RR} 7... Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 b5 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 c6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Bb7 13. Qb2 Nbd7 14. Ne1 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Qxd2 17. Rd1 Qh6 18. Qc7 Rab8 19. Nd3 Qh5 20. Bf3 Qf5 21. Rac1 b4 22. Nc5 {Erigaisi,A (2718)-Carlsen,M (2859) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (41)}) 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Qxc4 b6 $146 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Nc3 b6 11. Ne5 Ba6 12. Qa4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Qc6 Rb8 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Qc8 17. Qb3 Qf5 18. Bf3 Bc5 19. Bc3 Bb7 20. Qd1 Be4 21. O-O Rbd8 22. Qc1 Bxf3 23. exf3 Qxf3 24. Bxa5 {Parligras,M (2561)-Warmerdam,M (2636) Douglas IOM 2023 ½-½}) ({RR} 9... c5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be3 b6 13. Ne5 Ba6 14. Qa2 Rc8 15. O-O Qe8 16. b4 Na4 17. Nxa4 Qxa4 18. Bxb6 Rc2 19. Qb1 Bxe2 20. Re1 Nd5 21. bxa5 Bf6 22. Ra2 Rfc8 23. Nd7 Be7 24. Bxd5 {Reuker,J (2403)-Zelcic,R (2476) Viernheim GER 2024 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Qc2 c6 11. O-O Ra6 12. Nc3 b5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxb5 cxb5 18. Bxb7 Rb6 19. Be4 g6 20. Qc7 Qd8 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Rfd1 Rbb8 23. Bc6 Nxe5 24. Rxd8+ {Goryachkina,A (2576)-Assaubayeva,B (2440) New Delhi IND 2023 1-0 (70)}) 10. Ne5 Ba6 11. Qc2 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bxa8 Qxa8 14. Rg1 O-O 15. Bc3 Rd8 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. b4 Nf8 18. h4 Qa6 19. bxa5 bxa5 20. Bb2 a4 21. Rd1 c5 22. Nc4 Bd5 23. Nd2 Rb8 24. Ra1 Bd8 25. Bc3 Bc7 26. f4 Bb6 27. Kf2 Bb3 28. Qc1 Ng6 29. Ne4 Ne7 30. Nd6 Nd5 31. Re1 c4+ 32. e3 Nxc3 33. Qxc3 Ba5 34. Qd4 Bxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Qc6 36. Rc1 h5 37. e4 Qb6 38. Qxb6 Rxb6 39. Ke3 Ba2 40. Rc3 Rb1 41. Kd4 Rd1+ 42. Kc5 Re1 43. Kc6 Bb3 44. Nxc4 Rxe4 45. Nd2 Bd5+ 46. Kb5 Re2 47. Rd3 Kh7 48. Kxa4 Kg6 49. Kb4 Kf5 50. a4 Kg4 51. a5 Re1 52. a6 Ra1 53. Kb5 Ra2 54. Kb6 Rb2+ 55. Ka7 f6 56. Nf1 Be4 57. Ra3 fxe5 58. Ne3+ Kh3 59. fxe5 Rb4 60. Nd1 Kg2 61. Nc3 Bf3 62. Na4 Kxg3 63. Nc5 Kg2 64. Nxe6 Rxh4 65. Nxg7 Rc4 66. Kb6 h4 67. a7 Ba8 68. e6 Re4 69. Ra2+ Kf3 70. Kc7 h3 71. Kb8 Bd5 72. a8=Q Bxa8 73. Kxa8 Kg3 74. Nf5+ Kf4 75. Rf2+ Kg5 76. e7 h2 77. Rxh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.68"] [White "Bezold, Michael"] [Black "Smirnov, Mark"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [BlackElo "2336"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. dxe4 Qxd1 ({RR} 9... e5 10. c3 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Be6 12. Be3 Rfd8 13. Rxd8+ Rxd8 14. Bf1 f6 15. Nd2 Bc5 16. Bc4 Kf7 17. Bxe6+ Kxe6 18. Nc4 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Rd2 20. b4 Ne7 21. a4 c6 22. Kf1 f5 23. exf5+ Nxf5 24. Nc4 {Javornik,N (2212)-Palczert,M (2341) Prague CZE 2024 0-1 (50)}) 10. Rxd1 e5 11. Be3 $146 ({RR} 11. c3 f6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Bf1 a6 14. Nd2 Kf7 15. a4 Rfd8 16. b4 h5 17. h4 Rd7 18. Be2 g6 19. Kf1 Nd8 20. Ke1 Rc8 21. b5 a5 22. Nc4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 b6 24. Nb2 Nb7 25. Bc4 Bc5 {Vignesh,N (2486)-Fieberg,S (2157) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) 11... f6 12. Bf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.69"] [White "Thavandiran, Shiyam"] [Black "Batsuren, Dambasuren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "145"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nbd2 g6 7. Ne1 Bh6 8. f3 Be6 9. Nb3 ({RR} 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Rd8 11. Nd3 c5 12. f4 Nc6 13. g3 c4 14. bxc4 Na5 15. e5 Nd7 16. c5 Rac8 17. Bd4 b6 18. cxb6 Nxb6 19. Bf2 Bf5 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Rb1 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Rxb6 Ra4 {Nakamura,H (2775)-Carlsen,M (2853) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 9. Nd3 Nbd7 10. c3 a5 11. a4 O-O 12. Kc2 b5 13. Nb3 Bxc1 14. Ndxc1 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nh5 16. Rxa5 f5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Nxc6 fxe4 20. fxe4 Nhf6 21. Bd3 Nc5 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Bc4+ Kg7 {Harsha,B (2531)-Jakubowski,K (2444) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) 9... Bxc1 10. Kxc1 Bxb3 11. axb3 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 11... e5 12. b4 Ke7 13. Bc4 Nbd7 14. Nd3 a6 15. Kd2 Ne8 16. Ke3 Nd6 17. Bb3 h5 18. Ra5 f6 19. h4 Nb5 20. c3 Rad8 21. Raa1 Nd6 22. Rad1 Nb6 23. Ke2 Nbc4 24. Rhe1 a5 25. Bxc4 Nxc4 26. b3 {Sadhwani,R (2611)-Samunenkov,I (2473) chess24.com INT 2022 1-0 (46)}) 12. Nd3 Kd8 13. b4 Kc7 14. Kd2 e5 15. Ke3 Ne8 16. Be2 Nd6 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. bxc5 Ne8 19. Bc4 Rf8 20. b4 Nf6 21. h4 a5 22. bxa5 Nd7 23. h5 g5 24. a6 Nxc5 25. axb7 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Nxb7 27. h6 Nd6 28. Bb3 Kb6 29. Rd1 Kc7 30. Rh1 Rg8 31. Kf2 Rg6 32. c3 Kd7 33. Ra1 Rxh6 34. Ra7+ Ke8 35. Ba4 Nb5 36. Ra5 Nxc3 37. Rxe5+ Kf8 38. Bb3 Rg6 39. Rc5 Nb5 40. Ba4 Nd4 41. Ke3 Nb5 42. Bxb5 cxb5 43. Rxb5 h6 44. g3 Ra6 45. Rb3 Kg7 46. f4 gxf4+ 47. gxf4 h5 48. f5 Ra1 49. Kf4 Rf1+ 50. Ke5 Rg1 51. Rh3 Rg5 52. Rh2 f6+ 53. Ke6 Rg4 54. e5 fxe5 55. f6+ Kh6 56. f7 Rf4 57. Ke7 Kg5 58. Rg2+ Kh4 59. Rg6 Rxf7+ 60. Kxf7 e4 61. Kg7 e3 62. Kh6 e2 63. Re6 Kg4 64. Rxe2 h4 65. Re4+ Kg3 66. Kg5 h3 67. Re3+ Kg2 68. Kg4 h2 69. Re2+ Kg1 70. Kg3 h1=N+ 71. Kf3 Kf1 72. Ra2 Kg1 73. Rb2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.70"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Manafov, Vugar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D04"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2431"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nbd2 a5 ({RR} 6... c6 7. c4 Bg4 8. Bd3 e6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 a6 12. O-O Re8 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Rac1 Qe7 15. a3 Qd8 16. Qb1 Qe7 17. b4 Nb6 18. c5 Nbd7 19. a4 Nh5 20. g4 Nhf6 21. b5 {Nakamura,H (2750)-Dubov,D (2711) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (48)}) 7. c4 a4 ({RR} 7... c6 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. Qxg4 Qxd2 15. Bd4 Rfe8 16. f4 Bf8 17. f5 Qd3 18. Rac1 Bh6 19. Qh3 Bg5 20. Qg3 Bh6 21. e6 Re7 22. Qe5 {Tristan,L (2536)-Carrizo,L (2143) Villa Martelli ARG 2024 1-0}) 8. bxa4 $146 ({RR} 8. Be2 a3 9. Bc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 f5 12. b4 c6 13. O-O Be6 14. Nb3 Bf7 15. Rc1 Nd7 16. b5 Nb6 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Bb4 Ra4 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Nc5 Ra7 21. Rfd1 e5 22. d5 cxd5 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Abdyjapar,A (2293) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 8. Be2 Bf5 9. O-O a3 10. Bc3 Nbd7 11. Rc1 c5 12. Ba1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qa5 14. Qe2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bd5 Nd6 19. Rxc5 Qb6 20. Rfc1 Rfd8 21. h4 e6 22. Bf3 Bf8 {Tari,A (2641)-El Jawich,A (2288) Baku AZE 2023 1-0 (50)}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxc5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O Nxa4 13. Bxa4 Bxa4 14. Nb3 Bb5 15. Re1 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nbd4 Bc4 19. a3 Ra4 20. Ne5 Rfa8 21. Nxc4 Rxc4 22. Reb1 b6 23. Rb3 Rc3 24. Kf1 Rac8 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. a4 e5 27. Nf3 f6 28. a5 bxa5 29. Rxa5 Rc1+ 30. Ke2 Rc2+ 31. Kd1 Nb4 32. Ra7+ Kg8 33. Rb7 Rb2 34. Nd2 Nd3 35. Rxb2 Nxb2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.71"] [White "Hungaski, Robert"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2510"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. h3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. d4 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 3... e4 4. c4 g6 5. a3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Bd2 Nbc6 8. Qc2 Be6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe4 Bf5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. O-O Rad8 14. Nc5 Bxd3 15. Nxd3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. Nc5 Rb8 18. Rac1 {Borja Nieto,A (1800)-Gallegos Aguirre,J (1303) Guadalajara 2022 1-0 (77)}) ({RR} 3... e4 4. Ne2 Bd6 5. b3 c6 6. Qd2 Qe7 7. a4 Nf6 8. a5 O-O 9. Ba3 c5 10. Bxc5 Bxc5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Nbc3 Nc6 13. Ra4 Be6 14. Nd4 b6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bb5 Qc5 17. b4 Qc7 18. O-O {Hungaski,R (2471)-Egorov,K (2081) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (60)}) ({RR} 3... Nc6 4. Bb5 e4 5. c4 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. c5 Qg5 9. g3 h5 10. Nc3 h4 11. g4 f5 12. f4 exf3 13. Nxf3 Qe7 14. Ne5 fxg4 15. Ng6 Qg5 16. Nxh8 gxh3 17. Ne2 Qg2 18. Rg1 {Hungaski,R (2471)-Mazzilli,P (2303) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng1 Bd6 6. Ne2 Ne7 7. b3 c6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Ba3 Bc7 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nbc3 Be6 12. Nc1 a6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. c5 Ne8 15. g3 g5 16. h4 h6 17. b4 Ng7 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nb3 f5 20. O-O-O Rf6 21. Be2 Raf8 22. Rdg1 f4 23. gxf4 gxf4 24. Kb2 fxe3 25. fxe3 Rf2 26. Nd1 Rh2 27. Rxh2 Bxh2 28. Rg2 Bc7 29. Qe1 Bh3 30. Rg1 Qf6 31. a4 Rf7 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 cxb5 34. Nc3 Qf5 35. Qh4 Qf2 36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37. Qxh3 Rf5 38. Ka3 Bd8 39. Bg4 Rg5 40. Bc8 Qf7 41. Be6 Qf3 42. Bc8 Qxh3 43. Bxh3 Rg3 44. Bc8 Rxe3 45. Nxd5 Re1 46. Bxb7 e3 47. Kb4 e2 48. Nf4 Bc7 49. Nxe2 Rxe2 50. Kxb5 Rb2 51. Bd5 Kf6 52. Kc6 Bg3 53. Bc4 Rc2 54. Bg8 Rc3 55. Nd2 Re3 56. Bd5 Ke7 57. Nc4 Rd3 58. Nd6 Bxd6 59. cxd6+ Kd8 60. Kc5 Rc3+ 61. Bc4 Kd7 62. Kd5 Ra3 63. Bb5+ Kd8 64. Kc5 Rc3+ 65. Kd5 Ra3 66. Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.72"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Juksta, Karolis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2403"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Bb4+ 5. Kf1 Be7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h4 h6 9. h5 Bf6 10. Be3 Ne7 11. Qd2 a6 12. Rh3 $146 ({RR} 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Rd1 Nc8 15. Rh3 Bg5 16. Bc2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qf6 18. Ba4+ b5 19. cxb5 O-O 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb3 Qg4 22. f3 Qf4 23. Qxf4 exf4 24. Rd7 Nd6 25. Rxc7 axb5 26. e5 b4 {Cheparinov,I (2686)-Paehtz,E (2472) Europe Echecs INT 2020 1-0 (34)}) 12... c5 13. d5 Qc7 14. Bf4 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 e5 16. Be3 O-O-O 17. Rb1 Rdf8 18. b4 f5 19. exf5 Nxf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Nh4 Rf7 22. Ng6 Re8 23. bxc5 dxc5 24. a4 a5 25. Kg1 Qd6 26. Rh4 Rf5 27. Qc2 Rf6 28. f4 e4 29. Re1 Nf8 30. Ne5 g5 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Bxg5 Rf5 33. Nf3 Nd7 34. Rhxe4 Rxe4 35. Qxe4 Rf8 36. Be7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.73"] [White "Woodward, Andy"] [Black "Sharshenbekov, Emir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2078"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 a6 5. h3 ({RR} 5. Bd3 e6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. a4 bxa4 9. Rxa4 c5 10. b3 Be7 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Be2 Nb6 14. Ra2 Nd5 15. Qa1 O-O 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rd1 Qc8 18. Bg3 Bb4 19. Nc4 Nc3 {Beber,A (1606)-Privitera,F (1919) Nova Gorica SLO 2024 0-1 (38)}) 5... e6 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Qb6 $146 ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Bh2 d6 11. e4 e5 12. d5 Nb8 13. a4 c4 14. Bc2 Nbd7 15. g4 Nc5 16. Qe2 Nfd7 17. a5 Rc8 18. Kh1 Re8 19. Rg1 Nf8 20. g5 Rc7 21. h4 Bc8 22. h5 {Ahmadzada,A (2431)-Bartel,M (2638) Tornelo INT 2020 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 7... d6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 c4 10. Bc2 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. e4 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qd2 h6 19. Rfe1 N7f6 20. Nc5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8 22. Qd1 {Hambleton,A (2420)-Kaplan,A (2117) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nd5 11. Bg3 f5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 O-O 14. Bg3 Rc8 15. a4 b4 16. c4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Qe8 18. c5 Qg6 19. Bxa6 Bd5 20. Bc4 f4 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Bh2 {Bartczak,H (1482)-Kasperski,M (1655) Warsaw POL 2023 ½-½ (67)}) 8. O-O d6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Qe2 c4 11. Bc2 d5 12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Ng8 15. e4 Ne7 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bg3 Nc5 18. Kh2 Qc6 19. f3 Rd8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rad1 O-O 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 g6 24. Rd4 Qc7 25. Qe2 Ra8 26. Qd2 Rfd8 27. Qh6 Qc5 28. Rh4 Ne3 29. Rf2 Ra1 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Rf4 Nf5 32. Bh4 Ke8 33. Qg8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.74"] [White "Lou, Yiping"] [Black "Soo, Kai Jie"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2153"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nf4 11. Bf1 Nb6 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. O-O-O Ne6 13. Kb1 b5 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Bd3 g6 16. g4 a5 17. h4 Nb6 18. h5 Nc4 19. Rh3 Ng5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Rch1 Kg7 22. e4 Rh8 23. e5 h6 24. Ne2 Bc8 25. f4 Qxg4 26. Rg3 {Pesotskiy,M (2136)-Qiao,C (1790) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 12. O-O-O Ne6 13. Kb1 g6 $146 ({RR} 13... Ng5 14. h4 Nxf3 15. gxf3 Be6 16. Bd3 O-O-O 17. Rdg1 g6 18. h5 Kb8 19. f4 Qf6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Na4 Nxa4 22. Qxa4 Bf5 23. Qc2 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Rh8 26. Rxh8+ Qxh8 {½-½ (26) Sjugirov,S (2663)-Andreikin,D (2728) Chess.com INT 2021}) 14. h3 Ng7 15. g4 h5 16. Rg1 hxg4 17. hxg4 Be6 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. f4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rh4 21. Be2 Qc5 22. f5 gxf5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Ne6 26. Rg8+ Nf8 27. Rf1 O-O-O 28. Qf5+ Nd7 29. Qxf7 Nxe5 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. Qxb7 Rb4 32. Qg7 Qe7 33. Qg8+ Kc7 34. Qa8 Rb7 35. Rf8 Nc4 36. Qc8+ Kb6 37. Rf5 Nd6 38. Na4+ Ka5 39. Qxc6 Qe4+ 40. Kc1 Qxe3+ 41. Kd1 Qd3+ 42. Kc1 Qxf5 43. Qc5+ Nb5 44. Nc3 Qf4+ 45. Kc2 Qc4 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.75"] [White "Mamedov, Edgar"] [Black "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2435"] [PlyCount "212"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Bd3 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Ng3 g6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Qe2 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 15... Rc7 16. Rfd1 Qa8 17. Ba6 Rec8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ne5 h5 20. h4 cxd4 21. exd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 Qc8 24. Bf4 Bf8 25. Qd2 Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. d5 Bg7 28. Nc6 Qe8 29. Qe3 Nc5 30. Bh6 {Horak,M (2333)-Parkhov,Y (2518) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 15... h5 16. Rfd1 Ng4 17. Ba6 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Ndf6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Rc2 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Qb6 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Nh2 Ne5 24. Nf3 Neg4 25. Nh2 Ne5 26. Nf3 {½-½ (26) Jianu,V (2504)-Fier,A (2599) Bacoli ITA 2023}) ({RR} 15... Rc7 16. Rfd1 Qa8 17. Ba6 Rec8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ne5 h5 20. h4 cxd4 21. exd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 Qc8 24. Bf4 Bf8 25. Qd2 Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. d5 Bg7 28. Nc6 Qe8 29. Qe3 Nc5 30. Bh6 {Horak,M (2333)-Parkhov,Y (2518) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (54)}) 16. Ba6 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Rc7 18. Rc2 Rec8 19. Rfc1 h5 20. Qd3 Qe6 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Ne2 Qe4 23. Qd1 Bf8 24. Rd2 Qf5 25. Nc3 Nb6 26. Qe2 Rd7 27. Rcd1 Bh6 28. Rd3 Re7 29. Qc2 c4 30. R3d2 Qxc2 31. Rxc2 cxb3 32. axb3 Rec7 33. Nd4 Ne4 34. Nxe4 Rxc2 35. Nf6+ Kh8 36. Nxc2 Rxc2 37. Bd4 Bg7 38. g3 Rc6 39. Nxd5 Nxd5 40. Bxg7+ Kxg7 41. Rxd5 Rb6 42. Rd3 a5 43. e4 Rb4 44. e5 Kf8 45. f4 a4 46. bxa4 Rxa4 47. Rd2 Ke7 48. Rb2 h4 49. Kg2 hxg3 50. hxg3 Ra3 51. Rb6 Kf8 52. Rb7 Rc3 53. Kf2 Ra3 54. Rc7 Rb3 55. Ra7 Rc3 56. Kg2 Rb3 57. Kh3 Rb6 58. Kh4 Kg7 59. Rd7 Ra6 60. Kg5 Ra5 61. Kg4 Ra6 62. Kh4 Rb6 63. g4 Rb4 64. Kg5 Rb5 65. Rc7 Ra5 66. Rb7 Rc5 67. Re7 Ra5 68. Kh4 Ra4 69. Kg5 Ra5 70. Rd7 Rb5 71. Kh4 Rb4 72. Kg3 Rb3+ 73. Kf2 Rb2+ 74. Ke3 Rb3+ 75. Ke4 Rb4+ 76. Rd4 Rb1 77. f5 gxf5+ 78. gxf5 Kf8 79. Rd7 Rb4+ 80. Kd5 Rb5+ 81. Kd6 Rb6+ 82. Kc7 Ra6 83. Rd8+ Kg7 84. f6+ Kg6 85. Kd7 Ra5 86. Kd6 Ra6+ 87. Kd5 Ra5+ 88. Ke4 Ra4+ 89. Rd4 Ra1 90. Rd2 Ra4+ 91. Kd5 Ra5+ 92. Kd6 Ra6+ 93. Kd5 Ra5+ 94. Ke4 Ra4+ 95. Rd4 Ra1 96. Rd7 Ra4+ 97. Kd5 Ra5+ 98. Kd6 Ra6+ 99. Kc7 Ra5 100. Re7 Ra7+ 101. Kb6 Ra1 102. Re8 Rc1 103. Re7 Rc2 104. Kb7 Rc1 105. Rc7 Ra1 106. Kc8 Ra5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.76"] [White "Druska, Juraj"] [Black "Kvaloy, Aksel Bu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qe7 7. f3 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qxe5 9. Qd4 d6 10. a4 ({RR} 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qxe5 dxe5 14. a4 a5 15. Bc4 Rfd8 16. Kf2 Ne8 17. Bb3 Nd6 18. c4 Kf8 19. c5 Nc8 20. Rfd1 Ne7 21. Ke2 f6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Ra8 24. g4 Be8) 10... O-O ({RR} 10... a5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Rb1 Bc6 ({RR} 12... b6 13. Kf2 Rd8 14. Qxe5+ dxe5 15. Ke3 Bxb5 16. Rxb5 Nd7 17. Ba3 h5 18. Rd5 Rh6 19. c4 Rc6 20. Kd3 Rg6 21. Kc3 Rxg2 22. c5 c6 23. Rd6 b5 24. axb5 cxb5 25. Rhd1 b4+ 26. Kb2 bxa3+ 27. Kxa3) 13. Qxe5+ dxe5 14. Ke2 Nd7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Be3 h5 17. c4 Nf8 18. g3 Nd7 19. h4 g6 20. Rhd1 Ke7 21. Rb7 Rhc8 22. f4 Kd8 23. Ba7 Ke8 24. Kf3 Nf8 25. f5 {Druska,J (2441)-Jones,G (2646) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (135)}) ({RR} 10... a5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Rb1 Bc6 13. Qxe5+ dxe5 14. Ke2 Nd7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Be3 h5 17. c4 Nf8 18. g3 Nd7 19. h4 g6 20. Rhd1 Ke7 21. Rb7 Rhc8 22. f4 Kd8 23. Ba7 Ke8 24. Kf3 Nf8 25. f5 {Druska,J (2441)-Jones,G (2646) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (135)}) 11. Kf2 $146 ({RR} 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O c5 15. Qxe5 Nxe5 16. Rab1 Re7 17. Rfd1 f6 18. Be2 Bc4 19. Kf2 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 f5 21. Rxd6 fxe4 22. f4 Nc4 23. Rd5 b6 24. Rbd1 Rf8 25. Rd7 Kf7 {Gadimbayli,A (2483)-Puranik,A (2602) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 11. Qxe5 dxe5 12. Ba3 Re8 13. a5 Bd7 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bd3 a6 17. Kf2 Bc6 18. Rhd1 Rad8 19. Ke3 Nd7 20. Bc4 Nf8 21. Rab1 Ne6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. c4 Kf7 24. Bb2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1) ({RR} 11. Qxe5 dxe5 12. Ba3 Rd8 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Ke2 Kf7 16. Rhd1 Rd7 17. Bc5 b6 18. Bf2 Rad8 19. Rxd7+ Nxd7 20. a5 Rc8 21. Kd3 Ke7 22. Kc4 c6 23. axb6 axb6 24. Kb4 Kd6 25. c4 Rb8 {Paravyan,D (2589)-Indjic,A (2630) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 11. Qxe5 dxe5 12. Ba3 Re8 13. a5 Bd7 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bd3 a6 17. Kf2 Bc6 18. Rhd1 Rad8 19. Ke3 Nd7 20. Bc4 Nf8 21. Rab1 Ne6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. c4 Kf7 24. Bb2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Re7 {Paravyan,D (2586)-Mamedyarov,S (2741) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (68)}) 11... a5 12. Bb5 Be6 13. Rb1 Rfd8 14. Be3 b6 15. h4 Nh5 16. Bc6 Qg3+ 17. Kf1 Rab8 18. Rb5 d5 19. exd5 Qg6 20. Bf2 Ng3+ 21. Bxg3 Qxg3 22. Qf2 Qf4 23. g3 Qxa4 24. Kg2 Bd7 25. Rxb6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rxd5 27. Rxc7 Rbd8 28. Re1 h6 29. Re2 Qa1 30. c4 Rd1 31. Rce7 a4 32. Qc5 R1d2 33. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 34. Kh3 Qf6 35. Qe3 Qf5+ 36. g4 Qxc2 37. Qe4 Qxe4 38. Rxe4 a3 39. Re8+ Kh7 40. Ra8 a2 41. c5 Rc2 42. h5 g6 43. hxg6+ Kxg6 44. Ra6+ Kg7 45. c6 Rxc6 46. Rxa2 Rc3 47. Kg3 Rc4 48. Ra6 Rb4 49. Rc6 Ra4 50. Rc5 Rb4 51. Rf5 Kg6 52. Rf4 Rxf4 53. Kxf4 Kf6 54. Ke4 Kg5 55. Ke5 h5 56. gxh5 Kxh5 57. Kf6 Kh4 58. f4 Kg4 59. Kxf7 Kxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.77"] [White "Schnaider, Ilan"] [Black "Macovei, Andrei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2477"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. Bh6 O-O 6. Bxg7 Kxg7 7. e3 c5 8. h3 ({RR} 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Bb5 Qa5 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Nge2 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Qc1 Qc4 16. Nec3 Bf5 17. Rd1 e5 18. h3 Ng5 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. Rbc1 Qh4 21. f4 exf4 22. Qd4+ Kg8 {Jobava,B (2698)-Salem,A (2630) Dubai 2019 0-1}) 8... Nc6 9. g4 ({RR} 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 c4 11. g4 e6 12. g5 Ne8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qxd2 15. Rxd2 b5 16. Bg2 Rb8 17. Nc5 Ne7 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. Ne5 Rd8 20. h4 Rb6 21. h5 gxh5 22. Rxh5 Ncd5 23. Be4 Nf5 {Schnaider,I (2392)-Sindarov,J (2682) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (55)}) 9... h6 $146 ({RR} 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Qb6 11. O-O-O e5 12. Nge2 Be6 13. Bg2 Rac8 14. dxe5 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qg5 Qa5 17. Nf4 Bxa2 18. Nh5+ Kg8 19. Qh6 gxh5 20. gxh5 Qxe5 21. f4 exf3 22. Rhe1 {1-0 (22) Jobava,B (2587)-Radovanovic,N (2443) Petrovac MNE 2024}) 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. O-O-O e5 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. a3 Qxc5 14. Na4 Qe7 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Rac8 18. Rhg1 Bf5 19. Bd3 e4 20. Bb5 Ne5 21. Kb1 a6 22. Be2 b5 23. Nc3 Nc6 24. Bg4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Qxg5 26. gxf5 Qxf5 27. Nxd5 Ne5 28. Qd4 Rd7 29. f4 exf3 30. e4 Qe6 31. Qe3 Rh8 32. Rh1 Rdd8 33. Qf4 Rxh1 34. Rxh1 Rh8 35. Rxh8 Kxh8 36. Nc7 Qe7 37. Nd5 Qd6 38. Nf6 Qd1+ 39. Ka2 Kg7 40. Qxe5 Qxc2 41. Nd5+ Kh7 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Nh5+ Kh6 44. Ng3 Qc4+ 45. Kb1 Qd3+ 46. Ka1 Kh7 47. Qf4 Kg8 48. Qb8+ Kh7 49. Qf4 Kg8 50. Qf6 a5 51. Qf4 b4 52. axb4 axb4 53. Qb8+ Kh7 54. Qf4 Kg8 55. Qb8+ Kh7 56. Qf4 Kg8 57. Qb8+ Kh7 58. Qf4 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.78"] [White "Manon, Reja Neer"] [Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2555"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 d6 6. c3 Bg4 ({RR} 6... a6 7. Bf1 e5 8. d3 Nge7 9. a4 O-O 10. Na3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nc4 Re8 13. Be3 b6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. Ncd2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Be6 18. Qc2 f5 19. e4 f4 20. Be2 h5 21. h3 {Gabadadze,G (1975)-Alaverdyan,G (2306) Poti GEO 2024 0-1 (43)}) 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 8... Qb6 9. Ba4 e6 10. Na3 Nge7 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Qg3 Rd8 13. e5 Nf5 14. exd6 Nxd6 15. d4 cxd4 16. Bf4 Bf8 17. cxd4 Qd7 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. d5 Bxf4 20. dxc6 Qd4 21. c7+ Qxa4 22. cxd8=Q+ Kxd8 23. Qd3+ {Antich Fernandez,M (1774)-Carabantes Otal,L (1415) Isla 2022 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 8... Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 a6 12. Bf1 Nb4 13. Na3 Nd7 14. Rac1 Nc6 15. Red1 Rc8 16. Nb1 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rxc1 18. Bxg7 Rxd1 19. Qxd1 Kxg7 20. Qd4+ Nf6 21. Nc3 Qa5 22. Bc4 Qe5 23. Qe3 {Dumas,C (2284)-Ciarletta,I (1493) Europe Echecs INT 2020 0-1}) ({RR} 8... e6 9. Na3 Nge7 10. Nc2 O-O 11. d3 Ne5 12. Qe2 a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 N7c6 15. Be3 Na5 16. Rab1 Rc8 17. c4 Nec6 18. f4 Nxb3 19. axb3 Rb8 20. Red1 Nd4 21. Bxd4 cxd4 22. Qf2 bxc4 23. bxc4 {Dalgar,S (1461)-Hereklioglu,S (1951) Antalya 2019 0-1 (41)}) 9. d3 e6 10. Na3 Nge7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bf6 Ne5 14. Qf4 a6 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 axb5 17. Nxb5 Qa5 18. Bxe7 Nd3 19. Rxd3 Qxe1+ 20. Kh2 e5 21. Qd2 Qf1 22. Nxd6 exd4 23. f4 Rc1 24. Bxf8 Bxf8 25. e5 g5 26. Rxd4 Re1 27. Re4 Rd1 28. Qe2 Qg1+ 29. Kg3 h5 30. fxg5 Be7 31. Kh4 Rf1 32. Kxh5 Rf2 33. Qc4 Qxg2 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qg4 Rxb2 36. Qf5+ Kh8 37. Nxf7+ Kg7 38. Nh6 Kh8 39. Qc8+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.79"] [White "Matviishen, Viktor"] [Black "Bologan, Victor"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. Be3 c5 ({RR} 6... e5 7. d5 a5 8. h4 Nc5 9. Qc2 Ng4 10. Bd2 f5 11. Bxg4 fxg4 12. h5 Bd7 13. Nge2 Qf6 14. Be3 b6 15. O-O-O h6 16. Ng3 g5 17. Rdf1 O-O 18. f3 Qe7 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 gxf3 21. Bxc5) 7. d5 ({RR} 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bxc5 b6 11. Rd1+ Nfd7 12. Bd4 Bb7 13. h4 Rg8 14. f4 Nc6 15. Bxg7 Rxg7 16. Bf3 Rc8 17. Nge2 Na5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. b3 e6 20. Rh3 Ke8 21. Re3 h5) 7... a6 ({RR} 7... Qa5 8. Bd2 a6 ({RR} 8... Qb6 9. Qc2 h5 10. h3 a6 11. a3 Nf8 12. b4 N8d7 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. f4 cxb4 15. axb4 b5 16. cxb5 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bxc3 18. Rc1 Bxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Qb8 20. Qd4 Rg8 21. bxa6 Bxa6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Qc4) 9. g4 h6 10. h4 Ne5 11. f3 Rb8 12. a3 Qc7 13. Nh3 Bd7 14. a4 Bc8 15. Nf2 Ned7 16. f4 e6 17. Rc1 exd5 18. cxd5 c4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Nb5 axb5 21. Rxc4 bxc4 22. Bb4 {Nean,F (1917)-Teerapabpaisit,W (2070) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (52)}) 8. a4 O-O $146 ({RR} 8... Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. h3 Qc7 11. Qc2 e6 12. O-O-O exd5 13. exd5 Re8 14. g4 Nf8 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. f4 b5 17. f5 b4 18. Nce2 b3 19. Qb1 Bxa4 20. Nc3 Bd7 21. g5 Nh5 22. f6 Bh8 23. Nge2 {Khumnorkaew,T (2040)-Teerapabpaisit,W (2112) Bangkok 2019 0-1 (87)}) ({RR} 8... Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. h3 Qc7 11. Qc2 e6 12. O-O-O exd5 13. exd5 Re8 14. g4 Nf8 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. f4 b5 17. f5 b4 18. Nce2 b3 19. Qb1 Bxa4 20. Nc3 Bd7 21. g5 Nh5 22. f6) 9. Nf3 Ng4 10. Bg5 Re8 11. Nd2 Ngf6 12. O-O e6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh4 e5 15. a5 g5 16. Bg3 Nf8 17. b4 cxb4 18. Na4 Qxa5 19. c5 dxc5 20. Rfb1 N8d7 21. h4 Qc7 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rxb4 b5 24. Nb2 Ra7 25. Rb3 c4 26. Rc3 Nb6 27. Nf1 a5 28. Ne3 a4 29. Nbxc4 bxc4 30. Nxc4 Nbxd5 31. exd5 Nxd5 32. Rca3 Bd7 33. Rd1 Nf4 34. Bf1 Bb5 35. Qa2 Rd8 36. Rb1 Be8 37. Ne3 Bf8 38. Ng4 Bxa3 39. Qxa3 Rb7 40. Re1 Qd6 41. Qf3 Bc6 42. Qc3 Rb3 43. Qc2 e4 44. Bc4 Rb6 45. Qc3 Qd4 46. Qa5 Bd5 47. Nh6+ Kh7 48. Nf5 Qf6 49. Ne3 Bxc4 50. Nxc4 Ra6 51. Qb4 Rd4 52. Qc3 Ne2+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.80"] [White "Escobar Forero, Alder"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C79"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2473"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Bd7 ({RR} 6... g6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nbd2 f6 11. Nb3 Nc5 12. Qe2 a5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Qc4 Qd6 15. Bd2 Bb6 16. Be3 c5 17. Bh6 Be6 18. Qa4+ Kf7 19. Red1 Qe7 20. c4 Rhd8 21. Be3 {Erigaisi,A (2797)-Predke,A (2677) Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2024 ½-½ (47)}) 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 $146 ({RR} 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. h3 Re8 13. Qf3 c6 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Qd3 Rad8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. a4 Bc8 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. Nc2 Nd7 20. b4 Qh5 21. g4 Qg6 22. Qg3 Ne5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 {Lodici,L (2556)-Dvirnyy,D (2491) Monselice ITA 2024 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 c5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Re8 14. Bg5 Nd7 15. Rxe7 Rxe7 16. Nd5 Re1+ 17. Qxe1 Qxg5 18. Nxc7 Rc8 19. Nd5 Kf8 20. f4 Qd8 21. Rd1 Nf6 22. Qd2 Rb8 23. b3 Nxd5 {Manish Anto,C (2368)-Nagel,B (2142) Tegernsee GER 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d4 exd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Qe3 c5 15. Rad1 Re8 16. h3 h6 17. Qc1 Qc8 18. Ne2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 f6 20. Ng3 Ne5 21. Qc3 a5 22. Nh4 Qd7 23. f4 Nc6 {Alekseenko,K (2698)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2591) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (38)}) 9... b5 10. cxb5 Nd4 11. bxa6 Bg4 12. Be3 Rxa6 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Ne2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nh5 16. f4 Bh4 17. Bb3 d5 18. f5 Qg5+ 19. Kf1 Bxf2 20. Kxf2 Rg6 21. Rg1 Qe3+ 22. Kf1 Qh3+ 23. Ke1 Rxg1+ 24. Nxg1 Qxh2 25. Nf3 Qf4 26. Nxd4 Qe3+ 27. Ne2 Nf4 28. Qd2 Nxd3+ 29. Kd1 Qxe4 30. Nc1 Nf4 31. Ne2 Qh1+ 32. Kc2 Qe4+ 33. Kd1 Ng2 34. Nc3 Qg4+ 35. Kc1 c6 36. a4 Re8 37. Bd1 Qg3 38. a5 Ne3 39. a6 Nc4 40. a7 Nxd2 41. a8=Q Qe3 42. Kc2 Nc4 43. Ra2 h5 44. Qxc6 Qf2+ 45. Kb1 Re1 46. Qxd5 Ne3 47. Qd3 h4 48. f6 g6 49. Qd8+ Kh7 50. Ra8 Kh6 51. Qd4 Qf5+ 52. Ka2 Kg5 53. Ne4+ Kf4 54. Nd6+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.81"] [White "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A10"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2542"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Ne7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 d5 7. Nc3 ({RR} 7. Bf4 Nbc6 8. Na3 a6 9. Rc1 h6 10. h4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Nd5 12. Bd2 Nde7 13. e3 Nf5 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Nfe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 c6 17. Ba5 Kh7 18. Rfd1 Bd7 19. Qe1 Rg8 20. Bb6 Be8 21. Qa5 g5 {Tregubov,P (2592)-Maghsoodloo,P (2688) St Petersburg 2018 1-0 (65)}) 7... Nbc6 ({RR} 7... a6 8. Bf4 dxc4 9. Ne5 Nbc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be5 Rb8 13. Qc2 f6 14. Bf4 Qxd4 15. Bxc7 Rb7 16. Rad1 Qg4 17. Bd6 Re8 18. f3 Qh5 19. Ne4 f5 20. Nc3 e5 21. Na4 e4 22. Qxc4+ {Shuvalova,P (2495)-Chua,A (2308) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) 8. c5 b6 9. cxb6 cxb6 $146 ({RR} 9... axb6 10. e3 Ba6 11. Re1 Nb4 12. Bf1 c5 13. a3 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 c4 15. e4 Nd3 16. Re2 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Rc2 b5 20. Qd2 Rfc8 21. h4 b4 22. h5 b3 23. Rc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 {Jovic,S (2055)-Barria Zuniga,D (2341) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (35)}) 10. b3 a5 11. Ba3 Ba6 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Nf5 14. e3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Nd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.82"] [White "Rosen, Eric"] [Black "Wagner, Dennis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2377"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "215"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Nh5 6. Be5 e6 7. c4 cxd4 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Bxd4 ({RR} 9. Bc4 Qd8 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Rfd1 Bc5 15. Rac1 Qe7 16. N2f3 b6 17. Bb5 Bb7 18. Bc6 Rac8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. h3 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rc4 g6 {Dubov,D (2720)-Aronian,L (2772) Berlin 2022 ½-½ (36)}) 9... Be7 $146 ({RR} 9... Bb4 10. a3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8+ 15. Bd3 b6 16. Ke2 Bb7 17. Rhd1 Rac8 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. Bb5 Rxd1 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Kxd1 Bb7 22. Ke2 Kf8 23. g3 a6 {½-½ (23) Pert,R (2413)-Royal,S (2483) Cambridge ENG 2024}) ({RR} 9... Bb4 10. a3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8+ 15. Bd3 b6 16. Ke2 Bb7 17. Rhd1 Rac8 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. Bb5 Rxd1 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Kxd1 Bb7 22. Ke2 Kf8 23. g3 a6 {½-½ (23) Pert,R (2413)-Royal,S (2483) Cambridge ENG 2024}) 10. Bc4 Qd8 11. Bc3 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 Nd5 14. Rfd1 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qa5 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. a3 Ne5 19. Be2 Ba4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qc3 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 Bb3 24. Bxb7 Rd2 25. Rb1 f5 26. Bf3 Bf6 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Ke1 Rxb2 29. Rxb2 Bxc3+ 30. Rd2 e5 31. Ke2 Bc4+ 32. Kd1 Bxd2 33. Kxd2 a5 34. Kc3 Bf1 35. Bd5+ Ke7 36. g3 Kd6 37. Bc4 Bh3 38. f4 h6 39. Kb3 e4 40. Bf7 Kc5 41. Bg6 Bg4 42. Kc3 Kd5 43. Bf7+ Kc5 44. Be6 Bh3 45. Kd2 Kb5 46. Bb3 Kc5 47. Kc3 Bg4 48. Ba4 Bh3 49. Bd1 Bg4 50. Bc2 Bh3 51. Bb3 Bg4 52. Ba2 Bh3 53. Bc4 Bg4 54. Bf1 Bh5 55. Bh3 Bg4 56. Bg2 Bh5 57. Bf1 Bg4 58. Kd2 Bh5 59. h3 Bf3 60. Kc3 Bd1 61. Bc4 Kd6 62. Kd4 Bf3 63. Bf1 Bd1 64. Ba6 Bh5 65. Bc8 Bg6 66. Kc4 Kc7 67. Be6 Kd6 68. Bg8 Be8 69. Kd4 Bd7 70. Bf7 Bc8 71. Bh5 Ba6 72. Bd1 Bf1 73. h4 Bh3 74. Bh5 Bf1 75. Bg6 Bh3 76. Kc4 Kc6 77. Be8+ Kb6 78. Kd5 Bg4 79. Bd7 h5 80. Ke5 g6 81. Kd5 Bd1 82. Be8 Bg4 83. Kd6 Bf3 84. Bxg6 Bg4 85. Be8 Bh3 86. Bd7 Bg4 87. Ba4 Bf3 88. Kd5 Bg4 89. Kd4 Bf3 90. Be8 Bg4 91. Bd7 Kc7 92. Be8 Kd6 93. Bg6 Ke6 94. Kc5 a4 95. Be8 Bd1 96. Bb5 Ke7 97. Kb4 Kd6 98. Bxa4 Be2 99. Bb3 Kc6 100. Be6 Bg4 101. Kc4 Kd6 102. Bg8 Bd1 103. Kd4 Bc2 104. Bf7 Bd1 105. Bc4 Ba4 106. Be2 Be8 107. Bd1 Ke6 108. a4 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.83"] [White "Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan"] [Black "Gaehwiler, Gabriel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2392"] [PlyCount "168"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nd2 ({RR} 8. Re1 Nd7 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Ngf6 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 c4 13. dxc4 Bxe4 14. Ned4 Nc5 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rc8 17. Ba3 O-O 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Qf3 Qc8 20. Rab1 d5 21. cxd5 Rxc3 22. Nc6 Rxf3 {Erigaisi,A (2778)-Carlsen,M (2832) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 8. Re1 Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. a3 O-O 12. h3 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. f4 Bf8 15. Kh2 e5 16. fxe5 Rxe5 17. Bf4 Ree8 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Qf2 Ne5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Neg4+ 22. hxg4 Nxg4+ {Kusiak,M (2227)-Georgiev,K (2537) Skopje MKD 2024 0-1 (46)}) 8... Nd7 $146 ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. f4 Nf6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. h3 Nd4 12. Be3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Rd8 14. Qe2 d5 15. e5 d4 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ne4 dxe3 19. f5 Qd5 20. Qxe3 Qe5 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Rae1 f5 23. Nd2 {Gukesh,D (2563)-Zubov,A (2598) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (59)}) 9. f4 Qc7 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 Ngf6 12. h3 c4 13. g4 cxd3 14. cxd3 Nc5 15. Nf3 O-O 16. Be3 Rac8 17. g5 Nh5 18. Nfd4 g6 19. Nb3 Qd7 20. Na5 Ba8 21. Nc4 Qd8 22. a5 Nd7 23. Bf3 Ng7 24. Nb6 Nxb6 25. Bxb6 Qd7 26. Qd2 d5 27. Qe3 Rc2 28. Rfc1 Rfc8 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Nd4 Rc8 31. e5 Bb7 32. Rc1 Qa4 33. Rxc8+ Bxc8 34. Qc1 Qd7 35. Nc6 Bf8 36. Nb8 Qb7 37. Qc7 Qxc7 38. Bxc7 Bc5+ 39. Kf1 Be3 40. Bb6 Bxf4 41. d4 Nf5 42. Be2 Ng3+ 43. Kf2 Nxe2 44. Kxe2 Bxg5 45. Nc6 Bb7 46. Nxb4 Be7 47. Bc5 Bd8 48. Bb6 Be7 49. Bc5 Kf8 50. Ke3 Ke8 51. Bxe7 Kxe7 52. Kf4 h6 53. h4 Kf8 54. Nd3 Bc6 55. Nf2 Kg7 56. b4 Bb5 57. Ng4 Bc6 58. Ne3 Ba4 59. Ng4 Bb5 60. Nf2 Bc6 61. Nd3 Bb5 62. Nc5 Bf1 63. Nb7 Bb5 64. Nc5 Bc4 65. Ke3 Bb5 66. Nb7 Bc6 67. Nd6 g5 68. hxg5 hxg5 69. b5 axb5 70. a6 b4 71. a7 b3 72. Kd2 g4 73. Nb5 Kg6 74. Nc3 Kg5 75. Ne2 Kf5 76. Kc3 Ke4 77. Ng3+ Kf3 78. Nh5 g3 79. Nxg3 Kxg3 80. Kxb3 Kf3 81. Kb4 Ke4 82. Kc5 Ba8 83. Kb6 Kxd4 84. Kc7 Kc5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.84"] [White "Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros"] [Black "George, Kevin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A12"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [BlackElo "2270"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. Bb2 h6 7. d4 e6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 $146 ({RR} 10. h3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bg6 13. f4 Qa5 14. Nf3 Ba3 15. Qc1 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 b5 17. b4 Qa4 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Rfc1 Nb6 20. Ne5 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Rc3 Rab8 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Rb1 a5 {Thomforde-Toates,N (2124)-Bold,A (2203) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 10. Ne5 Qe7 11. Ndf3 Ba3 12. Bxa3 Qxa3 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Qc1 Qxc1 15. Raxc1 Rfc8 16. Rc3 Nf6 17. cxd5 Ne4 18. Rcc1 cxd5 19. Rfe1 Nc3 20. Ra1 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Rc3 22. Ne1 a5 23. f3 Bg6 24. Kf2 b5 {Arkell,K (2445)-Rudd,J (2281) Bridgend 2019 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 10. Ne5 Qe7 11. a3 a5 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. h3 Bc7 14. Qc1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Bb6 17. Bf1 Ba7 18. Kh2 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Nc5 20. Ra2 Nxb3 21. Qc3 Nc5 22. Nd6 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. a4 Bc5 {Sucikova,S (2209)-Terbe,J (2294) England 2022 0-1 (37)}) 10... Qe7 11. a3 a5 12. Nf1 Ne4 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Bh7 16. g4 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Be7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf6 22. Qe2 Rad8 23. Rd1 Qc7 24. f4 g6 25. Rd3 Bg7 26. f5 exf5 27. gxf5 Qd7 28. fxg6 fxg6 29. d5 Bxb2 30. Qxb2 Rfe8 31. Qe2 Rxe4 32. Qxe4 Qf5 33. Qxf5 gxf5 34. dxc6 Rxd3 35. c7 Rxb3 36. c8=Q+ Kg7 37. Qxf5 Rxa3 38. Qd7+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Qe7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.85"] [White "Grahn, Vidar"] [Black "Degenbaev, Aziz"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2263"] [BlackElo "2260"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. h4 h5 9. f3 Na6 10. Nh3 Nc5 11. Nf2 c6 12. Qd2 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bd7 14. g4 a4 15. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 15. g5 Ne8 16. Nd3 Qa5 17. Kf2 Kh7 18. Kg2 Nxd3 19. Bxd3 b5 20. b4 Qa6 21. Rac1 Qb7 22. a3 Nc7 23. Ne2 Rac8 24. Rc2 Na8 25. Rhc1 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rc8 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Nc3 Bd7 29. Bf2 Nc7 {Aditya,M (2464)-Sredojevic,I (2299) Arandjelovac 2021 1-0 (37)}) 15... Kh7 16. gxh5 gxh5 17. Nd3 Rc8 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Be3 Rcc8 21. Kf2 Ng8 22. Nb5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qd8 24. Bg5 f6 25. Be3 Bxb5 26. Bxb5 f5 27. exf5 Qxh4+ 28. Ke2 e4 29. fxe4 Nf6 30. Bd3 Qg4+ 31. Ke1 Nxe4 32. f6 Bxf6 33. Qe2 Bh4+ 34. Kd1 Rf1+ 35. Kc2 Rxc1+ 36. Bxc1 Qxe2+ 37. Bxe2 Kg6 38. Bb5 Nf6 39. Bf4 Bg5 40. Bd3+ Kh6 41. Bxd6 h4 42. Bf8+ Kh5 43. Be2+ Kg6 44. Bf3 Nd7 45. Bd6 Bf6 46. Bg4 Ne5 47. Bxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.86"] [White "Makoto, Rodwell"] [Black "Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2334"] [BlackElo "2081"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. Rd1 d6 ({RR} 10... Rc8 11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. Rd2 Nce5 14. Rad1 Nxf3+ 15. exf3 f5 16. Nd5 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19. Re2 Qc7 20. Qe3 Rf7 21. f4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qc5 23. Qf3 Qc6 24. Rd5 Rc7 25. Re6 {Svane,R (2616)-Duda,J (2732) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 10... Rc8 11. Qh4 Na5 12. b3 Rc5 13. Bb2 Qa8 14. Na4 Rcc8 15. Ne1 d6 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Nc3 Rc5 18. Qd4 Nc6 19. Qd2 Ne5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Rdc8 22. e4 a5 23. f4 Nd7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nf3 {Stachowiak,K (2424)-Kozak,A (2426) Lublin POL 2024 1-0 (79)}) 11. Qh4 Nb8 $146 ({RR} 11... Rc8 12. Bh3 Na5 13. Bxc8 Qxc8 14. Nd5 Re8 15. Bg5 Qxc4 16. Bxf6 Bxd5 17. Bxg7 Bxf3 18. Qxc4 Nxc4 19. exf3 Kxg7 20. b3 Ne5 21. Kg2 Nd7 22. b4 Nf8 23. a4 Kf6 24. Rdc1 Ne6 25. Rc6 Rb8 26. f4 {Cu,I (1909)-Soo,K (2074) Penang MAS 2023 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 11... Na5 12. Bh6 Qc8 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Qf5 16. Bh3 Qe4 17. Kf1 Nb7 18. Rac1 Qa4 19. Rd4 Qxa2 20. Ng5 Qxb2 21. Rcc4 Na5 22. Rb4 Nb3 23. Rf4 Nd2+ 24. Kg2 Qa1 25. g4 Rfc8 26. Rxf6 {Muthaiah,A (2406)-Megaranto,S (2530) Chennai 2019 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 11... Re8 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Rac1 a6 15. b3 Rc7 16. e4 Qa8 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nxc7 Qxc7 19. Be3 Nb4 20. a3 Nc6 21. b4 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nd4 Qd7 24. Nxb5 Nxb4 25. Nxd6 exd6 26. axb4 {Cordova,E (2592)-Jacobson,B (2487) Lichess.org INT 2020 1-0 (43)}) 12. Bh6 Nbd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Rc8 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 Neg4 18. Nc6 Rxc6 19. dxc6 b5 20. Bf3 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 h5 22. Rf1 Ne3 23. Qh3 Nfg4 24. Rac1 Rc8 25. f5 Rc7 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Qh4 Nxf1 28. Rxf1 Ne3 29. Rc1 Nf5 30. Qe4 e5 31. Qd5 Qe3 32. Rf1 Qd4 33. Qxb5 e4 34. Bg2 Ne3 35. Rb1 Ng4 36. h3 Nf2+ 37. Kh2 h4 38. gxh4 d5 39. Qb3 e3 40. Qc3 Qxc3 41. bxc3 Rxc6 42. Bxd5 Rxc3 43. Rb7+ Kf6 44. Rxa7 Ke5 45. Bf3 Rc1 46. a4 Nd1 47. a5 Nc3 48. Rc7 Kd4 49. a6 Ra1 50. Rc6 Ra2 51. Rxg6 Nxe2 52. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 53. Kg3 Ra2 54. h5 Ra1 55. Rd6+ Ke4 56. Re6+ Kd3 57. h6 Rg1+ 58. Kf4 e2 59. h7 Rf1+ 60. Kg5 Rf8 61. Kg6 Ra8 62. Kg7 Ra7+ 63. Kg8 Ra8+ 64. Kf7 Ra7+ 65. Kg6 Ra8 66. h4 Kd2 67. h5 e1=Q 68. Rxe1 Kxe1 69. Kg7 Ra7+ 70. Kg8 Ra8+ 71. Kg7 Ra7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.87"] [White "Pereira, Fabian"] [Black "Larrea, Manuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B62"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "2259"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Be2 ({RR} 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bh4 Qc7 12. Kb1 Rd8 13. Qd2 b5 14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne2 Bc8 16. Rhg1 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Qe1 g5 19. Bg3 Bb7 20. Rf1 Qb6 21. Nfd4 gxf4 22. Bxf4 Bc5 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Nc1 Nf2 {Van Foreest,J (2714)-Shevchenko,K (2644) Germany 2022 0-1 (82)}) 10... Rc8 ({RR} 10... h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. Bf3 Nb4 13. Qe2 g5 14. Bf2 gxf4 15. a3 Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Rg8 19. Rhe1 Nd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Bb6 Rxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Qc8+ 24. Kb1 Be6 25. Rc1 {Chertkov,M (2150)-Zarubitski,V (2402) Odintsovo RUS 2024 1-0}) 11. Nxc6 $146 ({RR} 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Kb1 Nb4 13. Qe3 b5 14. a3 Nc6 15. g4 b4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Rd2 O-O 18. Rhd1 Bc6 19. f5 h6 20. Bf4 e5 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. h4 Kh8 23. Qxh6+ Nh7 24. g5 Rg8 25. Qh5 Bf8 {Tsydypov,Z (2530)-Seemann,J (2441) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 11. Kb1 b5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bf3 b4 14. Ne2 Qc7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. h4 Qc4 18. g4 Qxd3 19. cxd3 Kd7 20. f5 h6 21. fxe6+ fxe6 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bg4 f5 24. exf5 Bxh1 25. Rxh1 Rxh4 {Alexakis,D (2486)-Vokhidov,S (2579) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. fxg5 hxg5 15. Bxg5 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Nxg3 17. Bxd8 Nxh1 18. Bf6 Rxh2 19. Bf3 Rh6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 Bc6 22. Ne4 Rd8 23. Nd6+ Ke7 24. Nxb7 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Bxf3 {Matinian,N (2421)-Narayanan,S (2552) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (89)}) 11... Bxc6 12. Bf3 b5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne2 Qc7 15. Kb1 Bd7 16. f5 Qc4 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bh5+ Kd8 19. Qd2 b4 20. Nd4 Rc5 21. Be2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2024"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2024.12.28"] [Round "13.88"] [White "Meylan, Andre"] [Black "Wong, Hayoung"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "1704"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2024.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 h6 6. Nxd4 ({RR} 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nxd4 g5 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. exf5 a6 12. Ba4 b5 13. Bb3 Na5 14. O-O O-O 15. c3 Re8 16. Bc2 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nc4 18. Bc1 Re5 19. Qb7 d5 20. f4 gxf4) 6... Bc5 ({RR} 6... Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O Nxd5 10. exd5 O-O 11. Qe4 f5 12. Qf3 Bf6 13. c3 Be5 14. Bf4 Qh4 15. Bg3 Qf6 16. Bf4 g5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Bc4 e4 19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Rad1 Bd7 21. Rfe1 {Naroditsky,D (2619)-Nakamura,H (2787) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 6... Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O Nxd5 10. exd5 O-O 11. Qe4 f5 12. Qf3 Bf6 13. c3 Be5 14. Bf4 Qh4 15. Bg3 Qf6 16. Bf4 g5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Bc4 e4 19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Rad1 Bd7 21. Rfe1) 7. Nb5 ({RR} 7. Nxc6 bxc6 ({RR} 7... dxc6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Be3 ({RR} 9. Qf3 Qg6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. Qg3 Rfe8 13. f3 Bh5 14. Qxg6 Bxg6 15. Bxc7 f5 16. O-O-O fxe4 17. fxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Rhe1 Rae8 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Rd8+ Kf7 22. Rd7+) 9... Bxe3 10. fxe3 Qxb2 11. Bc4 Qc3+ 12. Kf2 Qxc4 13. Qd2 O-O 14. e5 Qe4 15. Qc3 Bf5 16. Rac1 Rfe8 17. Rhd1 Rad8 18. Rd2 Rxd2+ 19. Qxd2 Rxe5 20. Re1 g5 21. Kg1 h5 22. Qd8+) 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Bd3 d5 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Bd6 13. exd5 Bd7 14. Be4 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Rad8 16. Bd2 Qxb2 17. Qb3 Qf6 18. Bc3 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Qxe4 {Padilla Garcia,C (1954)-Koh,W (1788) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (73)}) 7... Bb6 8. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. Bf4 d6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. f3 Ne5 13. Be2 Be6 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rexd8 16. Nxc7 Rac8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Nh5 20. g3 Nf6 21. c3 Nd7 22. Be2 Nc5 {Meylan,A (2205)-Liu,Z Tornelo INT 2020 1-0 (61)}) ({RR} 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. Bf4 d6 10. f3 O-O 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. a3 Ne5 13. Be2 Ra5 14. Nc3 Ng6 15. Be3 Bc6 16. h4 d5 17. O-O-O Qe7 18. h5 Ne5 19. f4 Neg4 20. e5 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Qe6 22. Bf3 Rd8 {Kraiouchkine,N (2218)-Travadon,L (2440) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (32)}) 8... d6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Ne5 11. Qd2 c6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Nc3 Qe7 14. h3 Be6 15. Bg3 Rfd8 16. f4 Nc4 17. Qc1 b5 18. b3 Nb6 19. Qe3 Nc8 20. Rae1 Qf8 21. Bh4 d5 1-0