[Event "TCh-AUT 2019-20"] [Site "Austria AUT"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Schreiner, Pe"] [Black "Wagner, De"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2565"] [Annotator "Yip"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2019.10.10"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "AUT"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1314"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.01.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.01.13"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz"] [BlackTeam "Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 (8... Bd7 {is recommended by Delchev in The Safest Grunfeld Reloaded (Chess Stars 2019)}) (8... Nd7 {is what White hopes for as Black must now defend passively}) 9. O-O O-O (9... cxd4 {Black has some problems in the main tabiya according to Delchev} 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 (13... Rc8 14. Rc5) 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Qc4 {L'Ami,E (2605)-Tari,A (2584) Wijk aan Zee NED 2017}) 10. d5 (10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 (12) Wang,H (2756)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2780) Moscow 2019}) 10... Bxc3 11. Bh6 ( 11. Bd2 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 a6 13. Bh6 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Bc4 Qb6 16. Rb1 Qf6 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. a4 Rb8) 11... Nd4 {Black is slightly better.} 12. Rc1 { Black is happy to sacrifice the exchange as the Bh6 was a strong attacker} (12. Nxd4 {feels stronger.} Bxd4 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. Rb1 a6 15. Be2 b5) 12... Nxb5 13. Bxf8 (13. a4 {deserves consideration.}) 13... Qxf8 {Black must deal with the hanging Bc3/Nb5 and must be willing to part with the Nb5} 14. Qd3 ({White should try} 14. a4 Bb4 15. axb5 Bd7 16. Qd3 Qe8 {Black will win the b-pawn and have more than enough for the exchange}) 14... Bd7 {Black concedes the knight but gains time to mobilize his queenside pawns after picking off the weak b5-pawn} ({Black should play} 14... Qe8 {White must now prevent ...Bb4.} 15. a4 Bd7 ({or} 15... Bb4 16. axb5 Bd7) 16. axb5 Bb4 17. Qe3 Bxb5 18. Rfd1 Ba4 19. Rd3 a5) 15. a4 {} Qe8 ({Predecessor:} 15... c4 16. Qxc4 Bb2 17. Rce1 Nc3 18. a5 {1/2-1/2 (18) Chuprov,D (2469) -Gavryushin,O (2335) Kurgan 2001}) 16. Rxc3 {Losing material unnecessarily} (16. axb5 {Limits the damage} Bb4 (16... Bxb5 17. Qxc3 Bxf1 18. Kxf1) 17. Qe3) 16... Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 {[%mdl 2048] Black is really pushing.} ({Much less strong is} 17... Bxa4 18. Qxc5 b6 19. Qe3) (17... b6 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 18. a5 {} c4 {[%mdl 512]}) 18. e5 ( 18. h4) 18... Bg4 (18... Bxa4 19. Ng5 h6) 19. Ng5 (19. Qc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3) 19... Qxa4 20. h3 (20. f3 Bd7 21. Rb1) 20... Qf4 21. hxg4 { And now Qh3 would win.} Qxg5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 22. Qb2 b6 ({Not} 22... Qxg4 23. Qxb7 Rd8 24. Qxa7) 23. Qe2 {If White can now play f4 this consolidates a bit.} h5 24. gxh5 Qxh5 25. Qe4 Qf5 {Black is clearly winning.} 26. Qe3 c4 27. d6 exd6 28. exd6 {intending Qe7.} Qd7 29. Rd1 c3 {Accuracy: White = 36% (5/6/18), Black = 77% (16/4/21).} 0-1 [Event "TCh-AUT 2019-20"] [Site "Austria AUT"] [Date "2020.01.12"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Bluebaum, M."] [Black "Votava, J."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D88"] [WhiteElo "2643"] [BlackElo "2521"] [Annotator "Yip"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2019.10.10"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "AUT"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1314"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.01.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.01.13"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach"] [BlackTeam "Mayrhofen/SK Zell Zillertal"] {[%evp 0,57,32,8,32,0,34,37,66,66,50,37,34,48,40,41,37,45,41,47,50,17,33,38,47, 42,66,12,43,39,29,-23,-9,-9,-4,-50,-41,-34,7,-19,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,80,191,218, 646,1768,1960,29984,29995,29996,29997,29998]} 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 cxd4 ( 10... e6 {is recommended by Delchev in The Safest Grunfeld Reloaded(Chess Stars 2019)}) (10... Qc7 11. Rc1 e6 {is similar to 10..e6}) 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bd3 b6 13. e5 {A commital advance that signals attacking aims on the kingside while restricting the Bg7. White is will willing to concede the d5-outpost and open the long a8-h1 diagonal} e6 (13... Bb7 {keeps the balance.} 14. Ng3 Rc8 15. Qe2 f5 16. f4 e6 17. Rac1 Rf7 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Rc1 Rc7 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. Bd2 {0-1 (37) Marquardt,B (2103)-Gutman,L (2444) Dortmund 2007}) 14. Qd2 ({ White should play} 14. Nc3) 14... Bb7 15. h4 ({Predecessor:} 15. Ng3 Rc8 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {0-1 (46) Kangas,L (2068)-Munukka,T (2051) Helsinki 2009}) 15... f6 {The position is equal.} ({Wrong is} 15... Qxh4 16. Bg5) (15... h5 {stops h4-h5 but asks for a sacrifice on h5 or g2-g4 to break open the kingside} 16. Bg5 Qd5 17. f3 Rac8 18. Be4 (18. Rab1 Nc6 19. Qe3 Rc7 20. Rbd1) 18... Qd7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. g4) 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Ng3 Rf7 18. h5 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} gxh5 19. Qe2 {} h4 (19... Qh4 {is better when White gets a comfortable ending as opposed the strong attack in the game} 20. Qxh5 Qxh5 21. Nxh5 Bh8 {Saving the Grunfeld bishop is logical} (21... Bd5 22. Rac1 Nc6 (22... Bxa2 23. Rc3 Bd5 24. Rfc1 Raf8 (24... Nb7 25. Rc8+ Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Bf8 27. Bg5 Nd6 28. Rd8) 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Be2) 23. Bc4 Nb4 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Rc6 Re8 26. Rfc1) 22. Be2 Rd8 23. Bg4 Rd6 24. Rac1 {White has some chances in the ending}) 20. Ne4 {White gets a massive attack now} Bxd4 ( 20... Bf6 {Is also great for White} 21. Rac1 Kh8 (21... Rc8 22. d5 Bxd5 23. Nxf6+ Rxf6 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. Bg5) 22. Qh5 Qg8 23. Rc2 Rd8 24. Rfc1 Rdd7 25. f4 {The attack continues with the Na5 out of play} Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rf8 (26... Nb7 27. Rc8 Nd8 28. d5 exd5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5) 27. Rc7 Qg7 28. Rc8 Bd8 29. d5 exd5 30. Bxd5) 21. Rad1 Bxe3 22. fxe3 {And now Rxf7 would win.} Rg7 { } 23. Nf6+ ({White should try} 23. Qb2 {The pressure on the long diagonal is too much with the simple idea of Nf6(+)-h5} Rc8 (23... Bd5 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Nh5) (23... Rg6 24. Nf6+) (23... Qc7 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Nh5) 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Bg6 {Threatening Ne8} (25. Bxh7 Nc4) 25... Qc7 26. Ne8 $18) 23... Kh8 24. Bxh7 Qc7 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Rxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Bxg2 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Kxg2 Nc4) 25. Bg6 {White mates.} Qe5 {} 26. Rf5 { [%mdl 512]} Qxf5 (26... exf5 27. Qh5+) 27. Bxf5 Rxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Bxg2 {} 29. Rd7 {Accuracy: White = 77% (9/3/14), Black = 53% (7/4/15).} 1-0 [Event "80th ch-ARM 2020"] [Site "Yerevan ARM"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Ter Sahakyan, S."] [Black "Pashikian, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D94"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2605"] [Annotator "Yip"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2020.01.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ARM"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1315"] [SourceDate "2020.01.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.01.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 13,133,-20,42,-30,24,1,27,-36,43,20,58,24,68,24,73,0,35,0,87,61,93,0,50, 21,41,-50,31,6,28,-37,-9,-123,23,0,0,0,10,9,58,35,89,90,87,87,94,100,121,121, 115,121,165,169,180,131,129,123,141,113,138,44,44,44,44,44,44,44,61,44,75,49, 55,44,70,44,62,61,61,61,61,61,61,61,61,63,62,66,981,971,979,977,950,946,899, 835,845,865,892,870,15310,15310,15309,15310,15313,15314,29962,15316,15316, 15313,29975,29976,29976,29977,29977,29975,29978,29979,29980,29981,29980,29981, 29965,15317]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 c6 (6... e6 {is recommended by Delchev in The Safest Grunfeld Reloaded(Chess Stars 2019) }) 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. cxd5 Nxd2 (8... cxd5 9. Be2 Nc6) 9. Qxd2 cxd5 10. h4 $146 {/\h4-h5 exploits the lack of a knight on f6} ({Predecessor:} 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Be2 e6 13. O-O b6 14. Rc2 Bb7 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 (41) Efimov,I (2439)-Moussard,J (2583) Brest 2019}) 10... e6 ({Black should try} 10... h5) 11. h5 Nc6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. hxg6 (13. Be2) 13... hxg6 (13... fxg6 14. Ne2 a6 15. Bxc6 Bxc6) 14. Bxc6 {Preparing Ne5} Bxc6 15. Ne5 { Black's bishop are nothing special while the h<-> gives White clear attacking chances} Qg5 (15... Bxe5 16. dxe5 Kg7) 16. Nxc6 bxc6 {The queenside structure has been clearly defined so White switches attention to the c<-> and the queenside in general} 17. O-O (17. f4 {[%CAl Rf4g5]} Qg4 18. Kf2) 17... e5 ({Black should play} 17... Rfc8) 18. Ne2 {A try to free up the long range Bg7 which was being restrained by the d4-e3 pawn chain} Rfc8 19. Rfd1 (19. f4 exf4 20. Nxf4) 19... a5 (19... e4 {Taking over the centre was possible}) 20. Rc5 {The rook is unstable given that ..Bf8 at anytime will push away to rook or just win the exchange} Qg4 21. b3 (21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Nd4) 21... Bf8 22. Rc2 {} (22. f3 {remains equal.} Qe6 23. Rc2) 22... exd4 (22... e4 23. Nc3 Kg7) 23. Qxd4 {Black's staggered hanging pawns give White the clear plan of gaining control of d4/c5} (23. Nxd4 { looks sharper.} Bb4 24. Qe2 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Kg7 26. Kf1) 23... Qf5 24. Qd3 Qxd3 ( 24... Qe5 {is interesting.} 25. Qd4 Qf5 26. Qd3 Qe5) 25. Rxd3 Bg7 (25... Bb4 $11) 26. Nc3 {/\Na4-c5} Bf8 (26... Re8) 27. Na4 {And now Nb6 would win. } Rab8 28. Rdc3 {/\Nc5} c5 {Gives up a pawn rather than suffer a good N vs less good bishop with a blockade after Nc5} 29. Nxc5 Bg7 30. Nd7 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rd8 (31... Re8 {was necessary.} 32. Rd3 d4) 32. Rc7 d4 {White should prevent ...d3.} 33. exd4 (33. Kf1) 33... Bxd4 $16 34. Kf1 Kg7 35. Nc5 {aiming for Ne6+.} Be5 36. Ne6+ (36. Ra7 {Hoping for Ne6+.} Re8 37. Ne4 (37. Rxa5 Bc3)) 36... Kf6 37. Nxd8 Bxc7 { KB-KN} 38. Nc6 Ke6 39. Nd4+ Kd5 40. Nc2 Ke4 41. Ke2 Bd6 42. f3+ Kf4 43. Ne3 Kg3 44. Nc4 Bc7 45. Kf1 g5 46. Ne3 Bb6 47. Nf5+ Kf4 48. Nd6 g4 49. Ke2 f5 {[%mdl 8192] } (49... gxf3+ 50. gxf3 f6) 50. g3+ {[%mdl 512]} Kg5 (50... Kxg3 51. Nxf5+) 51. f4+ Kf6 52. Nc4 Bd8 53. Kd3 Ke6 54. a3 Be7 55. Nxa5 Bxa3 56. Nc6 Bc5 57. Nd4+ Kf6 58. Kc4 Ba7 59. b4 {[%CAl Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Bb6 60. Kd5 Ba7 61. b5 {White mates.} Bb6 62. Ne2 Bf2 63. Kc6 Ke6 64. b6 Bxb6 65. Kxb6 Kd5 66. Nc3+ Kd4 67. Nb5+ {Accuracy: White = 66% (35/13/58), Black = 54% (26/17/58).} 1-0 [Event "80th ch-ARM 2020"] [Site "Yerevan ARM"] [Date "2020.01.18"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Mikaelyan, A."] [Black "Hakobyan, Aram"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D97"] [WhiteElo "2476"] [BlackElo "2582"] [Annotator "Yip"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2020.01.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ARM"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1315"] [SourceDate "2020.01.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.01.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Be6 { A relatively fresh method that risks d4-d5 with tempo but the benefit is the immediate tempo gain} (7... Nc6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. e5 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 e6 13. h4 Ne7 14. f4 b5 15. Qc5 Nf5 {1-0 (36) Nepomniachtchi,I (2767) -Vachier Lagrave,M (2780) Jerusalem 2019}) (7... a6 {is recommended by Delchev in The Safest Grunfeld Reloaded(Chess Stars 2019)} 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Be3 Nf6 12. g3 Nc6 13. Bg2 Rb8 14. Rd1 Nd5 15. O-O Na5 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Bc1 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bb7 19. b3 Nd6 20. Rfe1 Nf5 21. Bf4 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nxd4 23. Qe4 Rxf4 24. gxf4 Qd6 25. Bh3 Kf7 26. Kh1 Rb6 27. Rd3 c5 28. Red1 a5 {0-1 (67) Salgado Lopez,I (2624)-McShane,L (2667) Berlin GER 2019}) 8. Qa4 c5 {A normal way to undermine the centre but White can immediately regain the tempo on d4-d5 } 9. d5 Bc8 {Black has oddly undeveloped and hopes to benefit from targeting the pawn centre} 10. Be3 ({Predecessor:} 10. Be2 e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Be3 Qb6 14. Qb5 Nd7 15. Rfd1 {1-0 (55) Kovacs,G (2462)-Fogarasi,T (2375) Hungary 2016}) 10... b6 {Slow development with the idea of ..Bb7} (10... Qb6) 11. Rd1 Bb7 (11... a6) 12. Be2 a6 {/\..b5 will gain space with tempo as Qa4 is still exposed} 13. Qb3 (13. Qc2) 13... Nbd7 14. a4 { Discouraging ..b5} Qc7 (14... b5) 15. Nd2 {/\Nc4 to pressure the queenside. Black would like to either -challenge the pawn centre with ..e6 or -close the centre with ..e5 and set up a blockade with ..Ne8-d6} (15. O-O) 15... Ne8 ( 15... b5) 16. O-O Nd6 { Both sides now hesitate} 17. Nc4 { An unnecessary prepatory move} ({Better is} 17. f4 {Makes good sense as Black has no good plan} Rab8 (17... Bd4) 18. e5 Nf5 19. Nc4) (17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Be3 b5) 17... Rae8 {Missing a chance to create some active queenside counterplay} (17... b5 {and Black is okay.} 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 (19. Nxd6 exd6 {Stabilizes the centre and gives Black good dark square counterplay}) 19... Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Rfb8 {The Qb5 is not well placed}) 18. Bf4 {The xray on Qc7 is uncomfortable for Black while White contests e5, and prepares e4-e5} Rb8 (18... Kh8 19. Bd3 Rb8) 19. Rfe1 Bc8 {} (19... f6 $16 {is a better defense.} 20. Qa2 Kh8 21. h3 (21. b3)) 20. Qc2 { There was no need to delay e4-e5 but White still has a dominating position} ( 20. e5 Nxc4 21. d6 {A decisive intermediate move} exd6 22. exd6 Qd8 23. Bxc4) 20... f6 21. Bg3 {Clearing the way for f2-f4} ({White could try} 21. b3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Be3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Na2 c4 26. Nb4 { White has a great position}) 21... Ne5 22. Ne3 {Hesitant play has given away most of the advantage} ({White should play} 22. b3 Qb7 23. f4 Nef7 24. Bf2 Bd7 25. a5 bxa5 26. Nxa5 Qc7 27. Ra1) 22... c4 {Black returns the favor and again White can take over} (22... b5 {keeps the game close} 23. f4 Nef7 24. Bf3 Bd7) 23. f4 {[%CAl Rf4e5] Central control with tempo which also drives off the best enemy minor piece} Nef7 24. Bf3 b5 {Too little too late. The queenside demonstration does nothing to lessen the impact of White's dominating pawn centre} (24... g5 {Is also horrible for Black} 25. Ne2 gxf4 26. Bxf4 Ne5 27. Nd4 Qc5 28. Kh1 Bd7 29. Nef5 $18) (24... Z0 25. Ne2 {/\Nd4 and the octopus lands on c6 or e6}) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ne2 {[%CAl Bc3e2,Be2d4,Bd4c6,Bc6e7][%mdl 32] Threatening simply Nd4 etc} Nb7 (26... Qb6) 27. Nd4 Nc5 {} 28. b4 {Strongly threatening d6.} Na6 (28... cxb3 {Does not help} 29. Nxb3 Na6 30. Qa2 b4 {The b-pawn has been pre-blockaded} 31. Kh1) 29. Nc6 {The c-pawn is harmless while the Nc6 is a major force of disruption} Rb6 {} (29... Rb7 30. Ra1 Nb8) 30. e5 { Thematic and Black is helpless} (30. Qf2) 30... Kh8 {[%CAl Rf6e5]} 31. d6 ( {or} 31. e6 Nd6 32. f5) 31... exd6 {[%CAl Rf6e5]} 32. exf6 (32. Nd5 { Is a more fancy approach} Qxc6 33. exf6 Bh6 34. Bf2 Rb7 35. Qc3 {Black is a piece up and completely lost}) 32... Bh6 33. Ne7 (33. Nd5) 33... Nxb4 34. Qb1 Nd3 (34... Na6 35. N3d5) (34... Qc5 35. Bf2 Nd3 36. Rxd3 cxd3 37. N3d5 $18) 35. Rxd3 cxd3 36. N3d5 Qb7 37. Bf2 (37. Nxc8 Rxc8 38. Qxd3 (38. Nxb6 Qxb6+ 39. Bf2 Qd8)) 37... Ra6 (37... d2 {keeps fighting.}) 38. Nb6 d2 39. Rd1 (39. Bxb7 dxe1=Q+ 40. Bxe1 Bxb7 41. Nd7 (41. Qxb5 Ra1)) 39... Qc7 40. Nbxc8 {Hoping for Nxg6+!} Rxc8 {[%mdl 8192]} (40... Bxf4 { is a better chance.} 41. Qxb5 Ra3) 41. Nxc8 Qxc8 42. Qxb5 Kg8 43. g3 Ra3 ( 43... d5 44. Qb2 Qe6 45. Qxd2 Qxf6 46. Bxd5 Bf8) 44. Bd5 Bxf4 45. Qb4 { [%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rd3 46. Bxf7+ Kxf7 47. Qe4 {White threatens Qe7+ and mate.} Qe6 48. Qxd3 Bh6 49. Qf3 d5 50. Kg2 Bg5 51. h4 Bh6 52. Ra1 Qe4 53. Qxe4 {White is clearly winning.} dxe4 54. Bd4 Ke6 55. Kf2 Kd5 56. Be3 { Accuracy: White = 53% (24/3/41), Black = 36% (19/6/41).} 1-0