[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,54,7,10,8,8,3,10,-3,-4,-16,-14,-16,14,5,40,32,41,0,107,-22,0,-1,-15, -166,-155,-159,-134,-190,-190,-255,-270,-270,-311,-439,-372,-461,-446,-433, -407,-1533,-1551,-1600,-1586,-1546,-1522,-2014,-1926]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bb7 6. Nc3 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} Nbd7 7. d4 Bd6 8. cxd5 {The position is equal.} exd5 9. g3 {[#]} Qe7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 9... O-O 10. Bg2 Ba6 11. Ne2 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 Ne4 13. Kg1 Re8 14. Nf4 c6 15. Rc1 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 (33) Harutyunian,T (2551) -Sargsyan,S (2594) Jermuk 2020}) 10. Bg2 a6 11. O-O O-O-O 12. a4 h5 13. Qc1 h4 (13... Ne4 $11) 14. Ba3 ({Much worse is} 14. gxh4 $6 Kb8 $11) (14. Nxh4 $16 g6 15. Qc2) 14... hxg3 $11 15. hxg3 Ne4 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Bxa3.} 16. Nxe4 $2 {White does not recover from this.} (16. Bxd6 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Qxd6 17. a5) 16... dxe4 $19 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nc4 (18. Bxd6 $17 Qxd6 19. Qc4) 18... Bxa3 19. Qxa3 {[#]} (19. Rxa3 {was worth a try.} g5 20. Rd1 ) 19... Qe6 $1 20. Rfc1 Kb8 ({And not} 20... Qh6 21. Nd6+ Kb8 22. Nf7 $16) 21. Nd2 (21. a5 {was necessary.} b5 22. Ne5) 21... g5 {...f4! is the strong threat. } (21... Qh6 22. a5 $17) 22. Qb4 Nf6 ({Less strong is} 22... Qh6 23. Kf1 $19) 23. Qc4 Nd5 24. g4 (24. a5 $142 b5 25. Qc2) 24... f4 {Black is clearly winning. } 25. Nxe4 Qxg4 26. f3 Qh4 27. exf4 gxf4 {Accuracy: White = 38%, Black = 85%.} 0-1 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "2"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2732"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,65,18,18,18,15,13,19,12,24,13,33,31,37,23,27,20,29,15,30,30,30,28,39, 30,61,78,80,87,89,35,90,86,94,89,112,94,99,124,206,176,645,402,393,0,0,0,96,94, 83,70,451,429,410,404,531,517,493,490]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 a6 6. Nf3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} Nd7 7. Be2 Rc8 8. O-O { The position is equal.} c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. c3 {[#]} Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Ne7 11. Nxc5 Rxc5 12. Nd4 Bg6 13. b4 Rc8 14. b5 axb5 15. Bg5 Qa5 16. a4 b4 17. cxb4 Qxb4 {1-0 (27) Sasikiran,K (2673)-Sadhwani,R (2434) Sitges 2018}) 11. Be3 Ne7 12. Nbd4 Bg6 13. a4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. f4 Be7 17. f5 exf5 18. e6 Nf6 19. exf7+ (19. Nxf5 O-O $14) ({White should play} 19. Qb3 $16) 19... Kxf7 (19... Bxf7 $14 20. Nxf5 (20. Rxf5 O-O $11) 20... O-O) 20. h4 $16 f4 21. Bxf4 Bc5 22. h5 Be4 23. h6 Rg8 (23... Re8 $16) 24. Bg5 Qd6 $2 (24... Rc6) 25. hxg7 Qg3 {[%csl Ge4][%CAl Rg3g2] [#]} 26. Rxf6+ $2 (26. Bh5+ $1 $18 Kxg7 27. Bxf6+ Kh6 28. Bf3 (28. Rf2 Rcf8 $18) 28... Bxd4+ 29. Qxd4 Qxg2+ 30. Bxg2 Rxg2+ 31. Kh1 Rf2+ 32. Qxe4 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 dxe4 34. Bd4) 26... Kxg7 $11 { [%csl Ge4][%CAl Rg3g2]} 27. Rf2 Rgf8 (27... Rcf8 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 28. Bf3 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Qxg5) 28. Bf3 $16 Bxf3 {[#]} 29. Qd2 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Bxd4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Black cannot hold the game after this.} ({Black should try} 29... Kg8 $14) 30. Qxd4+ Kg6 31. Be7 ({ Weaker is} 31. Bh4 Qg4 $18) 31... Rf7 {intending ...Be4.} 32. Qd3+ {[%mdl 64] Pin} Kg7 {Strongly threatening ...Qxf2+!} 33. Rxf3 {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 53%.} 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2863"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "300+3"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0: 00:03]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} cxd4 { [%emt 0:00:11]} 10. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Nxc6 { [%emt 0:00:05]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:00: 03]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. Kh1 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 17. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 19. f5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} gxf5 { [%emt 0:02:23]} 20. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Nd2 {[%emt 0: 00:30]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 22. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nbd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 23. Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 { [%emt 0:00:06]} 25. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 26. Bb3 { [%emt 0:00:20]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 27. Bxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 28. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00: 14]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} bxc3 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 33. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. Bf3 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 36. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 37. Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. g4 { [%emt 0:00:06]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00: 01]} 41. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 42. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 43. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rh4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. Kg1 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} 46. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 49. Kf3 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 50. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00: 01]} 51. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 53. Re4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 54. Rxh4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00: 05]} 56. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 57. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 59. g3+ { [%emt 0:00:03]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00: 01]} 61. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 62. Bd5+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 63. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2732"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "300+3"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 3. f3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Bc4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:12] } 8. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:02:24]} Ngf6 { [%emt 0:00:42]} 10. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:50]} 11. dxe5 { [%emt 0:00:29]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 12. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc5+ {[%emt 0: 00:08]} 13. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. b3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 15. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 16. Qb2 { [%emt 0:00:18]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 17. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0: 00:15]} 18. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nf2+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 0-1 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "300+3"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0: 00:05]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf5 { [%emt 0:00:08]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00: 01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 11. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bf5 {[%emt 0: 00:09]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 14. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:01] } Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. Ng3 { [%emt 0:00:23]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} c6 {[%emt 0:00: 14]} 18. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 19. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Qf5 { [%emt 0:00:20]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 22. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf4 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A49"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2773"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "300+3"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00: 01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bf4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00: 07]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 10. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 11. Nxe5 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Qc1 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00: 21]} 13. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. b4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 15. b5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nxc1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 16. bxa6 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb8 {[%emt 0: 00:03]} 18. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 19. axb7 {[%emt 0:01:01] } Bxb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxg2+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 21. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Nca5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:26]} 23. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Rac1 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 25. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} 26. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. h4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} h5 { [%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 29. Nd4 {[%emt 0: 00:04]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 30. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rba4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Rcc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 32. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb7 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rab4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 34. Rdd2 { [%emt 0:00:07]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rbb7 {[%emt 0:00: 05]} 36. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rbc7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 37. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Reb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Rd8 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Rcd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00: 02]} 41. Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rec7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 44. Rc8 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Rbc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 45. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 46. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 47. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 48. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Kh3 { [%emt 0:00:06]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 50. f4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} 51. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} hxg4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 53. Kxg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Ra6 { [%emt 0:00:05]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 55. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00: 02]} 56. a5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 57. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 58. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 59. Rc8+ { [%emt 0:00:03]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 60. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00: 01]} 61. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 62. f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 64. Rc5 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 65. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00: 04]} 66. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 67. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 68. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 69. Rd5 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 70. Rd6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0: 00:02]} 71. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 72. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 73. a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 74. Ke2 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 75. a7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01] } 76. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 77. Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ra2+ { [%emt 0:00:02]} 78. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 79. Kb4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 80. Rxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 81. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 82. Kxa5 {[%emt 0:00:03] } 1/2-1/2 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2732"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "234"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,234,29,33,18,38,30,40,32,38,33,41,11,26,0,0,0,34,0,95,95,94,108,114, 104,88,95,111,81,155,154,175,94,85,88,93,84,106,106,113,117,119,116,131,89,270, 253,247,173,252,125,125,107,118,131,105,92,120,75,75,75,75,75,75,75,75,75,75, 75,87,87,88,88,88,8,77,77,77,77,88,88,88,77,88,77,88,88,88,87,88,88,88,88,88, 88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88, 88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,0,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,0,88,88, 88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,88,89,73,88,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,88,73,88,11, 73,0,96,73,89,73,88,73,73,73,73,0,88,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,88,73,73,73,88,88,85, 0,25,8,25,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,0,0,0,0]} 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. d3 Bf5 {[#]} 4. Nd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nd7 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Bg6 8. g3 Ngf6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Nh4 Be7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 {0-1 (32) Goodhue,N (1969)-Timergazi,L Auckland 2012}) 4... h6 5. g3 a5 6. a3 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} Nd7 7. Bg2 e6 8. e4 {White is slightly better.} Bh7 9. Qe2 Ngf6 10. e5 Ng8 11. Nh3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} Ne7 12. Nf4 Qc7 13. Nh5 g6 (13... a4 $11) 14. Nf6+ $16 Nxf6 15. exf6 Nf5 16. O-O g5 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. Ne5 c5 (18... Bc5 $142) 19. Rae1 $1 O-O-O {[#]} 20. b4 (20. c4 $1 $18) 20... Nd4 21. Bxd4 $1 cxd4 {[#]} 22. Nf3 $1 axb4 23. axb4 Bxb4 24. Rb1 Bc5 25. Ra1 Kb8 26. Ra2 e5 $2 (26... Rd6 $16 {might work better.}) 27. Rfa1 { [%csl Ga1][%CAl Ra2a8]} ({Much less strong is} 27. Qxe5 $6 Qd6 $18) 27... Qd6 28. Qxe5 {Hoping for Ra5.} Rhe8 (28... g4 $142) 29. Ra8+ (29. Qxd6+ $18 { is the precise move to win.} Bxd6 30. Rb2 (30. Nxd4 Be5 $16)) 29... Kc7 30. Qxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxe8 Qxf6 32. Ne5 Bd6 33. Re1 Bf5 34. Bxd5 Bxe5 35. R8xe5 Kd6 36. Bxb7 Qxe5 37. Rxe5 Kxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 38. Kf1 f6 39. Ke2 Kd6 40. Kd2 Kc5 41. Be4 (41. c4 $16) 41... Bd7 (41... Bxe4 $11 42. dxe4 g4) 42. c3 dxc3+ 43. Kxc3 Be6 44. d4+ Kd6 45. Kb4 Bf7 46. Kb5 Bd5 47. Bd3 Be6 48. Bc4 { Threatens to win with Bxe6.} Bd7+ 49. Kb4 Bc6 50. Kc3 Be4 51. Kd2 Bf5 52. Ke3 Bg6 53. Bd3 Bf7 54. Bf5 Bd5 55. Be4 Bb3 56. Bb7 Bc2 57. Kf3 Bd1+ 58. Ke4 { And now Kf5 would win.} Bc2+ 59. Ke3 Bb3 60. Bf3 Bf7 61. Be2 Bd5 62. f4 Bc6 63. Bf3 Ba4 64. Be4 Bb3 65. Bd3 Bd5 66. Bc2 Bc6 67. Bb3 Bg2 68. Bd1 Bd5 69. Bc2 Bc6 $1 70. Be4 Ba4 71. Ke2 Bb3 72. Bg6 Bd5 73. Ke3 Bb3 74. Bh5 Bd5 75. Bd1 Bc6 76. Bb3 Bg2 $1 77. Kd2 Be4 78. Kc3 Bc6 79. Bc2 Bd5 80. Kd3 Bc6 81. Ke3 Bd5 82. h4 Bc6 83. Be4 Ba4 84. Bb7 Bc2 85. Kf3 Bd1+ 86. Kg2 Bb3 87. Bf3 Be6 88. Be4 Bb3 89. Kh3 {hxg5 is the strong threat.} Be6+ 90. Kh2 ({Better is} 90. f5 $16 Bf7 91. Kg4) 90... Bc4 (90... gxf4 $11 91. gxf4 f5) 91. Kg2 (91. fxg5 $16 fxg5 92. Kg2) 91... Be6 (91... Bb3 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 92. Kf3 Bd7 93. Bb7 Bf5 94. Ba8 Be6 95. Ke4 Bh3 96. Kf3 ({White should play} 96. Ke3 $16) 96... Bf5 ( 96... Be6 $11 {remains equal.}) 97. Bb7 Be6 98. Ke4 Bh3 99. Ba6 Bd7 100. Bc4 Bh3 101. Bg8 Bd7 102. Bh7 Be6 103. Bg6 Bd7 104. d5 (104. Bf5 $16 {aiming for Bxd7.} Ba4 105. fxg5 fxg5 106. Ke3) 104... Bh3 105. Bf7 Bd7 106. h5 Bg4 { The position is equal.} 107. Be6 Bxh5 108. Kf5 gxf4 109. gxf4 Ke7 110. d6+ Kxd6 {White should prevent ...Ke7.} 111. Kxf6 Be2 112. Bh3 h5 113. Kg5 Ke7 114. f5 Kf7 115. f6 Bg4 116. Bxg4 hxg4 117. Kxg4 Kxf6 {White really could win this. Accuracy: White = 82%, Black = 87%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A49"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2777"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 21,96,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,11,0,0,-14,-19,-80,-71,-75,-78,-85,-87, -77,-26,-54,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-17,0,0,0,0,9,6,20,12,59,55,83,2,15,0,0,-75,-4, -90,-87,-80,-6,-5,-4,-4,-5,-5,-3,-60,-20,-523,-514,-29971,-29972,-29972,-29974, -29974,-29975,-29982,-29983]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3 c6 9. a4 Re8 10. h3 Qc7 11. a5 Rb8 12. Be3 { B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems.} b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. dxe5 {The position is equal.} dxe5 15. Nd2 {[#]} b5 $146 {[%CAl Bb6b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} ({ Predecessor:} 15... Bf8 16. Qf3 Nh5 17. Nb3 Ng7 18. Bf1 Ne6 19. h4 Bg7 20. Bc4 Nf6 21. Ra2 h5 {1/2-1/2 (42) Hausrath,D (2478)-Stellwagen,D (2512) Belgium 2004 }) 16. Nb3 Bb7 17. Qe2 Ra8 18. Red1 Bf8 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. h4 (20. g4 $11) 20... b4 $17 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Ne2 c5 23. Nd2 c4 (23... h5 $17) 24. g4 $1 $11 c3 ( 24... h5 $15 25. gxh5 Nxh5) 25. bxc3 bxc3 26. Nxc3 h5 ({Don't blunder} 26... Qxc3 $2 27. Bh6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxh6 28. g5+ Kg7 29. gxf6+ Nxf6 30. Qxc3 $18) 27. gxh5 Nxh5 (27... Qxc3 $2 28. Bh6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxh6 29. Qxc3 $18) 28. Nf1 Ndf6 29. Bg5 Rc8 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. exd5 e4 32. Qe2 Bd6 33. Ne3 Bh2+ 34. Kf1 Bf4 {[#]} 35. Bh3 (35. Qd2 $1 $16) 35... Rh8 36. Bg2 Qe5 37. Bxf6+ (37. Ng4 $11 {keeps the balance.} Nxg4 38. Qxg4) 37... Nxf6 (37... Qxf6 $17 38. Qd2 (38. Bxe4 $2 Re8 $19) 38... Ra8) 38. Ng4 (38. d6 $11) 38... Nxg4 $17 39. Qxg4 e3 ( 39... f5 $17 40. Qe2 Qc7) 40. d6 $11 Rxh4 41. Qe2 Bg5 {next ...Rf4 is good for Black.} 42. Rd5 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White has counterplay} Qa1+ 43. Qd1 ({ Better is} 43. Qe1 $11 e2+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 44. Kxe2 Qa6+ 45. Kd1) 43... Qf6 { [%csl Ge3][%CAl Rf6f2]} 44. f3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} (44. Qf3 $11 { and White has nothing to worry.}) 44... Ra4 $19 {Hoping for ...Ra1!} 45. d7 { [#]} (45. Qd3 $19 Qa1+ 46. Qd1) 45... Ra1 $1 {[%mdl 512] Black mates.} 46. d8=Q Qa6+ (46... Qxd8 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 47. Qxa1+ Bf6 48. Rxd8 $18) 47. Ke1 Rxd1+ 48. Rxd1 Bxd8 {Accuracy: White = 68%, Black = 83%.} 0-1 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2020.09.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2732"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2020.09.18"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "300+3"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. h4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} h5 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Qxd3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 8. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 9. c4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nh6 {[%emt 0: 00:25]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 11. b3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 12. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 13. d5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 14. dxe6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00: 23]} 15. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 16. e6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} cxd2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 17. exf7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. Qe4 { [%emt 0:00:34]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 19. Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00: 29]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 21. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 22. Qxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nfd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 24. b4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00: 19]} 25. bxc5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Rb1+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 27. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. cxb6 { [%emt 0:00:09]} axb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00: 03]} 30. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Rb1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Nd6+ { [%emt 0:00:06]} Ka4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ka3 {[%emt 0:00: 03]} 35. Nb5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0