[Event "Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Final 2"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "36.1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [ECO "E91"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2754"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "72"] [GameId "2258177812918272"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Alpine SG Pipers"] [BlackTeam "Triveni Continental Kings"] {[%evp 0,72,19,14,24,19,33,32767,27,25,36,41,29,48,39,40,54,32,39,32767,25,8,44,39,32767,54,49,53,64,66,54,50,103,108,96,104,112,114,122,129,143,131,142,144,147,106,158,79,182,175,165,191,174,128,32767,122,171,131,32767,32767,185,129,127,50,9,-30,-1,-222,-206,-204,-151,-155,-1,-1,1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 h5 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 Nf7 13. Qc2 Bh6 14. O-O-O Be3 15. Kb1 c5 16. Be1 Kg7 17. Nf1 Bd4 18. g4 hxg4 19. fxg4 a6 20. h4 b5 21. cxb5 Nb6 22. bxa6 Qd7 23. g5 Bxa6 24. gxf6+ Kxf6 25. h5 g5 26. Ng3 Nc4 27. Bxc4 Bxc4 28. b3 Rfb8 29. Kc1 Rxa2 30. Qxa2 Rxb3 31. Qa1 Qg4 32. Rh2 Bxc3 33. Bxc3 $4 (33. Rf2+ Kg7 34. Qa4 Rb4 35. Nf5+ Qxf5 36. Qa7 Rb1+ 37. Kxb1 Qxe4+ 38. Kc1) 33... Qxg3 $19 34. Rc2 Bd3 35. Qa4 Bxc2 36. Rf1+ Kg7 1-0 [Event "Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Final 2"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "36.2"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2751"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "107"] [GameId "2258247388930048"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Alpine SG Pipers"] [BlackTeam "Triveni Continental Kings"] {[%evp 0,107,11,21,16,23,23,10,14,32767,16,24,16,24,20,-35,-1,32767,10,-19,27,32,48,20,32767,32767,2,66,44,80,55,25,32767,32767,83,80,170,169,166,171,193,174,260,215,338,336,324,302,439,392,405,391,386,372,376,381,391,409,397,422,422,359,499,499,495,32767,519,469,568,523,534,32767,32767,32767,533,542,550,535,633,629,664,32767,627,634,636,653,667,676,981,638,659,706,659,667,691,725,745,580,617,576,611,612,637,615,628,625,694,697,698,710]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. h4 Nbd7 8. a4 c5 9. Na3 cxd4 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qf4 e5 13. Nfxe5 Nh5 14. Qg5 Ndf6 15. Nd3 Bd4 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Nf4 h6 $2 (17... Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Be5 19. Qb4 Rfd8 20. Qxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Bf3 g6 23. a5) 18. Nxe6 $18 fxe6 19. Qg6 Rad8 20. Bf3 Qc5 21. Ra3 Rf7 22. b4 Qe5 23. Rd3 Rdf8 24. Nc4 Qxg3+ 25. Qxg3 Nxg3 26. Rxd4 Nxf1 27. Kxf1 Nd5 28. Ne5 Rf5 29. Nd3 Nc3 30. b5 b6 31. Rc4 Nd5 32. Ke1 R5f6 33. h5 Rd8 34. Bb2 Rf7 35. Ne5 Rff8 36. Nc6 Rd7 37. Bg4 Re8 38. Re4 Nc7 39. Nxa7 Red8 40. Kf1 Rd2 41. Be5 Nd5 42. Bxe6+ Kh8 43. Nc6 Rf8 44. Bxd5 Rxd5 45. Ne7 Rd1+ 46. Kg2 Rf7 47. Ng6+ Kh7 48. Bg3 Rf5 49. Nf4 Ra1 50. Rc4 Re5 51. e3 Ra2 52. Kf3 Re7 53. Nd5 Rf7+ 54. Kg4 1-0 [Event "Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Final 2"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "36.3"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2650"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "69"] [GameId "2258247386685440"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Alpine SG Pipers"] [BlackTeam "Triveni Continental Kings"] {[%evp 0,66,18,20,32767,32767,32767,7,18,-2,32767,32767,0,-8,32767,32767,32767,-56,52,32767,32767,32767,92,126,32767,32767,32767,89,79,91,32767,32767,112,92,135,32767,32767,154,201,32767,32767,32767,185,191,201,32767,32767,221,255,263,32767,32767,260,303,211,32767,32767,300,394,412,32767,32767,713,722,32767,32767,32767,1041,1062]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nd3 d5 8. Bxd5 Bg4 9. f3 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Nxd5 11. Qe2 Nxc3 12. dxc3 Be6 13. Be3 Bb6 14. a4 O-O 15. O-O-O Rfd8 16. Kb1 Qe8 17. b3 Ba5 18. Bd4 f6 19. Rhg1 Kh8 20. Rg3 Bb6 21. Rdg1 Rd7 22. a5 Bxd4 23. cxd4 g6 24. Qf2 b6 25. h4 c6 26. h5 $18 gxh5 27. R3g2 Qf7 28. Nf4 Bxb3 29. Rg7 Ba2+ 30. Kb2 Qc4 31. Rxd7 Qb4+ 32. Kxa2 bxa5 33. Qe3 Qa4+ 34. Qa3 Qxc2+ 35. Qb2 1-0 [Event "Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Final 2"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "36.4"] [White "Hou, Yifan"] [Black "Zhu, Jiner"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2435"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "128"] [GameId "2258247388569600"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Alpine SG Pipers"] [BlackTeam "Triveni Continental Kings"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Be3 Bd6 8. h3 h6 9. Nc3 c5 10. a4 Be6 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. b3 c6 13. O-O g5 14. Ne2 h5 15. Ng3 g4 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 gxh3 18. g3 Qc7 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Ne4 Rag8 22. Kh2 Qd8 23. Qe2 Nf6 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Rae1 Qd5 26. Kxh3 Re8 27. Qe4 h4 28. g4 Rd8 29. g5+ Kxg5 30. f4+ Kf6 31. Qxe5+ Qxe5 32. fxe5+ Ke7 33. Re4 Rdg8 34. Rf2 Rg3+ 35. Kh2 Rg5 36. a5 Rhh5 37. Ref4 h3 38. R4f3 Kd7 39. Rf4 Ke7 40. R4f3 Kd7 41. c3 Ke7 42. d4 cxd4 43. cxd4 Rh4 44. Rf4 Rgg4 45. Rxg4 Rxg4 46. Rd2 Rf4 47. Kxh3 Rxf5 48. Kg4 Rf1 49. d5 cxd5 50. Rxd5 Ke6 51. Rd6+ Kxe5 52. Rb6 f5+ 53. Kg3 f4+ 54. Kg2 Ra1 55. Rxb7 Rxa5 56. Kf3 Rb5 57. Re7+ Kf6 58. Ra7 Kf5 59. Rxa6 Rxb3+ 60. Kf2 Kg4 61. Rg6+ Kf5 62. Ra6 Rb2+ 63. Kf3 Rb3+ 64. Kf2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Final 2"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "36.5"] [White "Batsiashvili, Nino"] [Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E43"] [WhiteElo "2346"] [BlackElo "2450"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2258247386128384"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Alpine SG Pipers"] [BlackTeam "Triveni Continental Kings"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 e5 10. e4 Nc6 11. Re1 exd4 12. Bb2 dxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne5 14. Bc2 Re8 15. f4 Ng6 16. g3 Nf8 17. g4 Ne6 18. g5 Nd7 19. Qg4 Ndf8 20. Nf1 c5 21. Ng3 Nd4 22. Bd3 Bc8 23. Nf5 Nfe6 24. Re3 Qd7 25. Rh3 Nf8 26. Rg3 Nxf5 27. exf5 d5 28. Be5 dxc4 29. Bxc4 Qxf5 30. Qf3 Bd7 31. Qc3 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Be6 33. Rf1 Qe4 34. Bd3 Qd4+ 35. Qxd4 cxd4 36. a4 Rd8 37. Rc1 Nd7 38. Rc7 a5 39. Rc6 g6 40. Rd6 Rc8 41. Bb5 Nxe5 42. Rxb6 Rc1+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Kg1 Bf5 45. Rd6 d3 46. Bxd3 Rd2 47. Rd5 Nxd3 48. Rxa5 Be4 49. Re3 Bf5 0-1 [Event "Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Final 2"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "36.6"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Maurizzi, MarcAndria"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2498"] [BlackElo "2506"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "169"] [GameId "2258247387336704"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Alpine SG Pipers"] [BlackTeam "Triveni Continental Kings"] {[%evp 0,165,18,17,13,13,12,8,10,15,8,17,4,32767,6,1,2,6,15,3,29,-1,31,30,31,32767,28,25,29,16,40,15,18,18,9,-5,32767,32767,1,-10,-17,-21,6,-11,0,-6,0,-6,-6,32767,0,1,-9,-19,-23,-45,-34,-26,-23,-14,32767,32767,-1,-28,14,10,0,3,8,4,15,2,27,15,6,-5,1,-38,-47,-37,-37,-38,-19,-15,-14,-16,-21,-28,-24,-30,-18,-16,-11,-27,-24,-44,32767,32767,-1,19,1,1,1,1,1,1,19,37,32767,32767,75,54,6,22,37,60,45,53,49,105,71,32767,93,132,95,56,64,37,21,-1,-1,1,32767,32767,6,1,1,1,14,7,1,22,1,16,16,32767,12,18,25,27,79,69,38,13,99,115,32767,121,145,159,119,102,262,142,202,199,459,509]} 1. d4 {Mueller,Karsten} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 a5 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. a4 Ne4 10. Nfd2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 O-O 12. e4 c6 13. Rfe1 Qb6 14. Qc2 Qa6 15. h3 Rfc8 16. Qb3 Bf8 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nf3 Rc6 19. Red1 Rb6 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Ne1 Nf6 22. Nd3 Ne4 23. Qe2 Rb3 24. Qc2 Rb6 25. h4 Qc4 26. Ne5 Qb3 27. Qxb3 Rxb3 28. Nd3 h5 29. Re1 Be7 30. g3 Kf8 31. f3 Nf6 32. Kf2 Nd7 33. Re2 Rb6 34. Ke1 Ra6 35. Kd2 Nb6 36. Kc2 Nc4 37. Ne5 Nd6 38. Nd3 Nf5 39. Kd2 Bd6 40. Bxd6+ Nxd6 41. Ke1 Rb6 42. Kf2 Nc4 43. Ra2 g6 44. Ne5 Ke7 45. Nxc4 Rxc4 46. g4 Rc8 47. Ra1 hxg4 48. fxg4 Rh8 49. Kg3 Rc6 50. Rf1 Rc4 51. Ref2 Rh7 52. Ra1 f5 53. Re2 Kf6 54. Rae1 Re7 55. g5+ Kf7 56. Rh1 Rxa4 57. Kf4 Kg7 58. h5 gxh5 59. Rxh5 Ra1 60. Rh6 Rg1 61. Rexe6 Rf1+ 62. Kg3 Rxe6 63. Rxe6 Rb1 64. Rb6 a4 65. Rxb7+ Kg6 66. Rb4 Kxg5 67. Rxa4 Rxb2 68. Ra5 Rc2 69. Rc5 Rc1 70. Kf3 Rh1 71. Kg2 Rd1 72. Kf3 Rd3+ 73. Ke2 Rh3 74. Kd2 Kg4 75. Rxd5 f4 76. Rd8 {Mueller,Karsten: 'Rook endings are almost always drawn But over the board the defense can be deep:'} Rh7 {Mueller,Karsten: '?' Mueller,Karsten: 'This rook retreat is too passive.'} ({The direct} 76... f3 {(Mueller,Karsten) draws due to} 77. Ke3 f2+ 78. Kxf2 Rxc3 79. Ke2 Kf4 80. Re8 Ra3 $11) 77. d5 Rf7 78. Ke2 {Mueller,Karsten: '?' Mueller,Karsten: 'The king does not have priority.'} (78. c4 {(Mueller,Karsten) was called for, e.g.} f3 79. Ke1 f2+ 80. Kf1 Kf3 81. d6 Ra7 82. Rf8+ Ke3 83. Rxf2 $18) 78... Ra7 {Mueller,Karsten: '?' Mueller,Karsten: 'This is too slow.'} ({The quicker} 78... f3+ {(Mueller,Karsten) draws, e.g.} 79. Kf2 Re7 80. Rg8+ (80. d6 Re2+ 81. Kf1 Kf5 82. d7 Ke6 83. Re8+ Kxd7 84. Rxe2 fxe2+ 85. Kxe2 Kc6 $11) 80... Kf4 81. Rf8+ Ke5 82. c4 Rc7 83. Re8+ Kd4 84. d6 Rd7 $11) 79. d6 {Mueller,Karsten: '?' Mueller,Karsten: 'Now Black's king can come back.'} (79. Rf8 {Mueller,Karsten} Ra2+ 80. Kd3 f3 81. c4 f2 82. d6 $18) 79... Kf5 80. c4 Ke4 {Mueller,Karsten: '?' Mueller,Karsten: 'The king should not make this decision now.'} (80... Ra2+ {(Mueller,Karsten) draws due to} 81. Kd3 (81. Kf3 Ra3+ 82. Kg2 Ra2+ 83. Kh3 Ra3+ 84. Kh4 Ra2 $11) (81. Kd1 f3 82. Ke1 Ke6 83. c5 Rc2 84. Rc8 Kd7 85. Rc7+ Kd8 86. Kf1 f2 87. Kg2 Rd2 $11) 81... Ke6 82. c5 f3 83. Re8+ Kd7 84. Re7+ Kc6 85. Rc7+ Kb5 86. d7 f2 87. Rb7+ Kc6 88. d8=N+ Kxc5 $11) 81. c5 (81. d7 {(Mueller,Karsten) wins as well.}) 81... Ra2+ (81... f3+ {(Mueller,Karsten) is met by} 82. Kd2 Ra2+ 83. Kc3 Kd5 84. Rc8 f2 (84... Ra7 85. Kd2 Ke6 86. Ke3 Ra3+ 87. Kf2 Kd7 88. Rc7+ Kd8 89. Rf7 Rc3 90. Rf5 Kd7 91. Rd5 Kd8 92. d7 $18) 85. d7 $18) 82. Kd1 Kd3 83. Ke1 Ke3 {Mueller,Karsten} 84. Re8+ Kf3 85. d7 $18 1-0