[Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 20,89,24,22,57,51,60,59,69,69,79,82,88,88,126,122,214,212,208,198,200,222,223,200,198,196,194,200,191,195,238,219,215,224,289,284,280,290,282,271,299,271,275,269,256,265,290,260,247,253,244,214,238,221,255,221,316,316,386,386,479,479,437,446,605,511,492,506,498,481,556,565]} 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. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Na5 Qc7 13. c4 O-O {White is slightly better.} 14. O-O Bg6 15. b4 f5 {...f4 is the strong threat.} 16. f4 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 16... Bf6 {16...?ae8 1.07} 17. Rac1 b6 18. Nc6 h6 19. a4 a5 20. bxa5 bxa5 21. Rb1 $2 ({White should try} 21. c5 $18) 21... Bh7 (21... exf4 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.} 22. Bxf4 Rfe8) 22. Rb5 exf4 23. Bxf4 g5 24. Be3 Nc5 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Bxc5 Rf7 (26... Rfd8 $16 {is a better defense.} 27. Qc1 Rdc8) 27. Bf3 Rc8 28. Rb1 $2 (28. Bh5 $18) 28... g4 29. d6 Qd7 30. Rb7 Qxb7 31. Ne7+ $1 {Defromont,B (2396)-Brahami,L (2195) Djerba TUN 2024 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 16... exf4 17. Bxf4 Bf6 (17... Rae8 $16) 18. Rac1 Be5 19. c5 Rae8 20. c6 bxc6 21. Nxc6 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Nf6 24. Bc4 Re4 (24... Nh5 $142) 25. a4 Rfe8 26. h3 Nh5 27. Rf3 f4 28. Bd3 $2 (28. Kh2 $16) 28... Ng3+ $2 (28... Re3 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 29. Bxg6 hxg6) 29. Kh2 Re3 30. Bxg6 Rxf3 (30... hxg6 $16 31. Rxf4 Ne2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 31. Bxe8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Kashtanov,R (2357)-Krzyzanowski,M (2520) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)} (31. a5 $1 $18 {[%CAl Ra5b6] is the narrow road to win.} Qe3 32. Qxe3 Rexe3 33. gxf3 Re2+ 34. Kg1 hxg6 35. b5 axb5 36. Ra1)) ({RR} 16... Bf6 {16...?ae8 0.85} 17. Rac1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne5 19. Nb3 (19. c5 $18) 19... b6 (19... Qd7 $16) 20. Kh1 h6 21. c5 Bh7 (21... bxc5 {keeps fighting.} 22. bxc5 Bf7) 22. Nd4 Rf7 23. Ne6 Qd7 24. cxd6 g5 25. Rc7 Qxd6 26. Rc6 Qd7 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Bc4 b5 29. Bb3 Kh8 (29... Bd6 {was necessary.} 30. Nc5 Qe7) 30. Nc5 Qe8 31. Rxh6 {Lopez del Alamo,A (2237)-Aditya,V (2325) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) ({RR} 16... Bf6 {16...?ae8 0.80} 17. Rac1 b6 18. Nc6 h6 19. a4 a5 20. bxa5 bxa5 21. Rb1 (21. c5 $18) 21... Bh7 (21... exf4 $14 22. Bxf4 Rfe8) 22. Rb5 exf4 23. Bxf4 g5 24. Be3 Nc5 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Bxc5 Rf7 (26... Rfd8 $16 {was worth a try.} 27. Qc1 Rdc8) 27. Bf3 Rc8 28. Rb1 $2 (28. Bh5 $18) 28... g4 29. d6 Qd7 30. Rb7 Qxb7 31. Ne7+ $1 {Defromont,B (2396)-Brahami,L (2195) Djerba TUN 2024 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 16... exf4 17. Bxf4 Bf6 (17... Rae8 $16) 18. Rac1 Be5 19. c5 Rae8 20. c6 bxc6 21. Nxc6 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Nf6 24. Bc4 Re4 25. a4 Rfe8 26. h3 Nh5 27. Rf3 f4 28. Bd3 $2 (28. a5 $18 Qb7 29. Kh2) 28... Ng3+ $2 (28... Re3 $15 29. Bxg6 hxg6) 29. Kh2 Re3 30. Bxg6 $1 Rxf3 (30... hxg6 $16 31. Rxf4 Ne2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 31. Bxe8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Kashtanov,R (2357)-Krzyzanowski,M (2520) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)} (31. a5 $1 $18 {[%CAl Ra5b6]} Qe3 32. Qxe3 Rexe3 33. gxf3 hxg6 34. b5 axb5 35. Ra1)) ({RR} 16... Bf6 {16...?ae8 0.94} 17. Rac1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne5 (18... Be5 $16) 19. Nb3 (19. c5 $18) 19... b6 (19... Qd7 $16) 20. Kh1 h6 (20... Rfe8 $16) 21. c5 Bh7 (21... Bf7 $142 22. Be3 bxc5) 22. Nd4 Rf7 23. Ne6 Qd7 24. cxd6 g5 25. Rc7 Qxd6 26. Rc6 Qd7 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Bc4 b5 (28... f4 $142 29. Rxb6 Bd6 30. Bxa6 Bf5) 29. Bb3 Kh8 30. Nc5 Qe8 31. Rxh6 {Lopez del Alamo,A (2237)-Aditya,V (2325) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) 17. fxe5 Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best.} (17... dxe5 18. c5 f4 19. Bf2 $1 Ne4 20. Qe1 Nxf2 21. Qxf2 Qd8 22. d6 Bh4 23. Qf3 $1) (17... dxe5 $16 {might work better.} 18. c5 f4) 18. Qe1 $18 dxe5 19. c5 Bf6 20. d6 Qd7 21. Nc4 Rae8 22. Nb6 Qd8 23. d7 Re7 24. Rd1 Kh8 25. Bd3 f4 26. Bc1 Ng5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best.} (26... Nc3 27. Bxg6 $1 Nxd1 {[#]} 28. Be4 $1 Ne3 29. Bxe3 fxe3 30. Qxe3 Ref7 31. Qd3 a5 {[#]} 32. a3 $1) 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Qh4+ Nh7 29. Qg4 g5 30. Nc8 Rxd7 31. Qxd7 ({But not} 31. Rxd7 $6 Qxc8 32. Rf3 Qc6 $16) 31... Qxc8 32. Rfe1 a5 33. a3 axb4 34. axb4 Qa8 35. h3 Re8 {and the idea ...e4 leaves Black hopeful.} 36. Qd5 Nf8 37. Bb2 {[%CAl Rb2e5]} Qa4 (37... Ng6 $142 38. Qf7 Nh4) 38. Qxb7 g4 39. hxg4 Qc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best.} (39... Qb3 40. g5 Bxg5 41. Qf3 Qxb2 42. Qh5+ Kg8 43. Qxg5 Re6 44. Qf5 Qxb4 45. Rxe5) 40. Qf7 {White is clearly winning.} f3 41. gxf3 Bh4 42. Qh5+ Kg8 {Hoping for ...Qf2+.} 43. Qxh4 (43. Qxe8 {is a self mate.} Qf2+ 44. Kh1 Qxf3+ 45. Kh2 Bg3+ 46. Kh3 Bf2+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 47. Kh2 Qg3+ 48. Kh1 Qh3#) 43... Qxb2 44. Qf2 Qxb4 45. Qa2+ {Accuracy: White = 97%, Black = 53%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2591"] [BlackElo "2732"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,60,29,28,29,33,33,37,40,48,43,43,37,43,26,34,7,7,11,8,-5,-4,-6,0,0,14,10,30,12,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-39,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 e6 8. Ngf3 {White is slightly better.} Qa6 9. c4 Bb4 10. O-O Ne7 11. b3 c5 12. Bb2 $146 ({RR} 12. dxc5 Nbc6 (12... Nd7 $11 {remains equal.}) 13. Qc2 dxc4 (13... Bxd2 $16 14. Bxd2 dxc4) 14. Nxc4 Bxc5 {[#]} 15. Be3 $1 {[%CAl Re3c5]} Ba3 16. b4 b5 $2 (16... Nxb4 17. Qb3 Nc2) 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Bc5 Bxb4 19. Ng5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Ndxf7 Rg8 23. Nd6 (23. Rac1 $142) 23... Ng6 $2 (23... Nd5 {might work better.} 24. Nxb5 Ke7) 24. f4 Ke7 25. Nxb5 Nxh4 26. Rac1 Rgc8 {Popov,K (2364)-Hammer,J (2612) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nbc6 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Rfd1 O-O 16. Qf3 Qa5 17. cxd5 {[#] Black must now prevent Nc4.} exd5 18. Nf1 {[%CAl Bd2f1,Bf1e3,Be3g4][%mdl 32] aiming for a3.} d4 $1 19. Qxh5 Bc3 20. Bxc3 dxc3 21. Ne3 Rad8 22. Qg5 Rfe8 23. Ng4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 {Nf6+ is the strong threat.The position is equal.} Kf8 25. Nf6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Rd8 26. Nd7+ Ke8 27. Qxg7 {[%csl Gd7][%CAl Rg7f8]} Rxd7 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qf6+ Ke8 30. Qh8+ $1 Ke7 {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 92%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2589"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,129,35,37,14,19,17,31,30,35,33,29,31,31,23,32,28,37,5,1,2,2,1,3,0,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. h3 Ne4 10. Bf4 Bd6 $146 {aiming for ...Bxf4.} ({RR} 10... Bf5 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. O-O Ndf6 13. Ne5 Bf8 (13... h6 $14) (13... Be6 $14) 14. f3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 $2 (15. Bxf5 $18 Nb5 {[#]} 16. Bg5 $1) ({White has to play} 15. Bxf5 $18 Nb5 16. Bg5) 15... Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nd7 17. Ng4 b5 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nc5 $1 20. Qf3 Nxe4 21. Ne5 $2 (21. Be5 $11 {and White stays safe.} Qd5 22. Rae1) (21. Be5 $11 {and White stays safe.} Qd5 22. Rae1) 21... Qd5 22. Rae1 {[#]} Nf6 $1 23. Nxc6 {[#]} (23. Bg3 $142) (23. Qf2 $17) 23... Qxf3 $1 24. gxf3 Nd5 $2 (24... Rec8 $19 25. Na5 Nd5) ({Black should play} 24... Rec8 $19 25. Na5 Nd5) 25. Bd2 {Bluebaum,M (2658)-Lagno,K (2542) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (59)} (25. Rxe8 $1 $15 Rxe8 26. Bd2 $1) (25. Rxe8 $1 $15 Rxe8 26. Bd2)) 11. Ne5 {White is slightly better.White is slightly better.} Bf5 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. O-O Bxe5 15. dxe5 Na6 16. Rc1 Qxd1 $1 {The position is equal.The position is equal.} 17. Rfxd1 (17. Re1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] 17.?fxd1 0.05 17.?fxd1 0.01} Qxc1 18. Rxc1 Rad8) 17... Rad8 18. Rd6 Rxd6 19. exd6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Nb8 20. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Nd7 21. a5 c5 22. b4 Rc8 23. bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rb1 b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. g4 g6 27. g5 h6 28. h4 hxg5 29. hxg5 Rd5 30. Kg2 Kf8 31. Rb4 Nc5 32. Rxb6 {Threatens to win with Rb8+.} Ne6 33. Kg3 Ke8 34. Kg4 Kd7 35. Rb7+ Ke8 $1 36. Ra7 Nxf4 {KRN-KR} 37. d7+ ({Don't play} 37. Kxf4 $6 Rxd6 38. Kxe4 f6 $16) 37... Ke7 {...Nd3 is the strong threat. White must now prevent ...Nd3.} 38. Kxf4 {KR-KR} Rf5+ 39. Kxe4 Rxf2 40. Kd5 Rg2 41. d8=Q+ Kxd8 42. Rxf7 Rxg5+ 43. Ke6 Rg4 44. Rf4 Rg3 45. Rf8+ Kc7 46. e4 g5 47. e5 g4 48. Ke7 Re3 49. e6 g3 50. Rg8 Kc6 51. Rg5 Kc7 52. Rg6 Kc6 53. Kd8 {aiming for e7+. e7+ is the strong threat.} Rd3+ 54. Ke8 Re3 55. e7+ Kc7 56. Rg7 Rf3 57. Rg8 (57. Rg4 {with more complications.} Re3 58. Rd4 Rf3 59. Rc4+ Kb7 60. Kd7) 57... Re3 58. Rg6 Rf3 59. Rg7 Re3 60. Rg4 (60. Kf8 {is interesting.} Rf3+ 61. Ke8 Re3 62. Kf7 Rf3+) 60... Rc3 61. Rg5 Re3 62. Rg6 Rf3 63. Rg8 Re3 64. Kf8 Rf3+ $1 65. Ke8 {Accuracy: White = 98%, Black = 98%. . Accuracy: White = 96%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C49"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2723"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,62,20,16,29,9,0,7,9,8,8,14,14,18,16,2,2,-25,-26,-45,-48,-50,-47,-50,-4,-7,10,13,37,-20,-19,-120,-123,-108,-51,-45,-48,-50,-34,-28,0,0,0,-6,-2,0,1,1,-2]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Re1 a6 10. Bxc6 (10. Ba4 {looks sharper.} Nd8 11. Bb3 Ne6 12. Bc1 b5 13. a4) 10... bxc6 11. Nd2 $146 ({RR} 11. d4 a5 12. Qc1 Qe6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qa3 Nd7 15. Rad1 Re8 16. Be3 Ba6 17. Rd2 Bc4 18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. a3 Nf6 21. Bc5 Rd7 22. Nf3 Rxd2 23. Nxd2 Bb5 24. f3 Nd7 25. Be3 f6 {Jovanovic,Z (2515)-Bagi,M (2420) Magyarorsz?g 2024 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 11. d4 Bg4 12. Qd3 h6 13. Bh4 Qe6 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. f3 Bh5 $1 16. Qc4 c5 17. Bf2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qxc4 19. Nxc4 exd4 20. Bxd4 f6 21. Reb1 Rfb8 22. Ne3 Bf7 23. a3 Rxb1+ 24. Rxb1 Rb8 25. Rxb8+ Nxb8 {Stevic,H (2541)-Sipos,I (2456) Magyarorsz?g 2024 ½-½ (36)}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. d4 Nh5 16. Bf2 Nf4 17. Nb3 f6 18. Na5 Qd7 19. Be3 c5 20. a4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Ng6 22. c3 (22. d5 $14 Bf7 23. c4) 22... f5 $11 23. dxe5 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. exf5 was best.} (23. exf5 Bxf5) (23. exf5 $11 Bxf5 24. d5) 23... f4 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rf4e3]} 24. Bd4 dxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (24... c5 25. exd6 cxd4 26. Qxd4 Rad8 27. Rad1 g4 28. Kh1 Kh7 29. e5 Rf7 30. Rb1) ({Black should try} 24... c5 $17 25. exd6 cxd4 26. Qxd4 Rac8) 25. Bc5 $15 {Black must now prevent Qxd7.} Rf7 26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27. Nc6 Rd2 28. Red1 {The position is equal.} Rc2 29. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 30. Rxc1 Bd7 31. Nb4 Bxa4 {Accuracy: White = 72%, Black = 78%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2587"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,59,20,19,20,19,18,23,27,18,17,17,23,17,17,16,19,24,38,36,37,33,50,40,53,35,94,85,94,87,180,180,187,187,230,182,185,176,338,343,367,350,335,335,338,317,342,346,514,514,646,630]} 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 Ba7 {White has an edge.} 9. Nbd2 {[%CAl Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1g3][%mdl 32]} Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. Ba4 Ng6 12. d4 c6 13. Bc2 h6 14. Nf1 Re8 15. Ng3 Qc7 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Qc1 b5 $146 ({RR} 17... Bc8 18. a4 ({Better is} 18. Nf5 $16) 18... Bb6 19. Qb1 (19. Rb1 $16) 19... d5 $1 20. exd5 exd4 21. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd5 24. Bb3 Re5 25. Qd2 Nf4 26. Nf3 Re8 27. Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Be6 29. Bxe6 Nxe6 30. Qd2 Qf4 31. Qxf4 Nxf4 32. Ne5 {Ostrovskiy,A (2406)-Bakhrillaev,B (2298) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 17... Bb8 18. b3 d5 (18... Bc8 $11) 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. c4 Be6 23. f4 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Qxf4 25. Qxf4 Bxf4 26. Rad1 Ra8 27. Ne2 Be3+ 28. Kf1 Bc5 29. Nf4 Rf8 $2 (29... Bd7 $16 30. Re5 Bb6) 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Nxe6 Nd5+ 32. Nxf8) ({RR} 17... Nh7 18. Nf5 f6 19. N3h4 (19. dxe5 $16 Bxe3 20. exd6 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qb6+ 22. Qe3) 19... Nxh4 20. Nxh4 Ng5 (20... Bb8 $15) 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Qd7 23. Qe3 d5 24. exd5 (24. e5 $14) 24... Bxd5 25. Qg3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Re8 27. Nf5 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Qe6 (28... Be6 $11 29. Ne3 Bxa2) 29. Qxe6+ Bxe6 30. h4 Nf7 31. a4 Bb6 32. Kf2 {Sorensen,H (2428)-Ostlund,J (2317) Sweden SWE 2024 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 17... Bc8 {17...?b8 0.42} 18. a4 (18. Nf5 $16) 18... Bb6 (18... Bb8 $14) 19. Qb1 (19. Nf5 $16) 19... d5 20. exd5 exd4 21. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd5 24. Bb3 Re5 25. Qd2 Nf4 26. Nf3 Re8 27. Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Be6 29. Bxe6 Nxe6 30. Qd2 Qf4 31. Qxf4 Nxf4 32. Ne5 {Ostrovskiy,A (2406)-Bakhrillaev,B (2301) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (41)}) (17... Bb8 $14) 18. a4 $16 bxa4 19. Rxa4 c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best.} (19... Ra8 20. Ra3) (19... Bb6 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 20. d5 $18 Bd7 21. c4 Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxa4 was best.} (21... Bxa4 22. Bxa4 Kh7 23. Nf5 Ng8 24. g4 f6 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Bd2 Qd7 27. h4) 22. Nf5 Nf4 23. Ra3 Rb4 $2 {[#] Mistake. Bxf5 was best.} (23... Bxf5 24. exf5 Rb4 25. Nd2 Bb6 26. Kh2 Rb8 27. g3 N4h5 28. Ba4 Qc8 29. Qc2) (23... Bxf5 $142 24. exf5 Rb4) 24. Nxh6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kf8 (24... gxh6 25. Bxf4) 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 Rxc4 27. Bb1 Rb4 28. Ng5 {aiming for Nh7+!} Re7 (28... Qb6 $142 29. Rg3 c4) 29. Rg3 {And now Qxf6 would win.} c4 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best.} (29... Ke8 30. Nh7 Ng4 31. Nxg4 c4 32. Ngf6+ Kd8 33. Rxg7 Qc5 34. Nxd7 Kxd7 35. Rf1) 30. Qxf6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Accuracy: White = 96%, Black = 61%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E07"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2706"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,122,61,59,60,57,74,3,6,0,0,1,0,-19,-17,-12,-13,-16,-17,-17,0,-2,-3,-7,-10,-95,-93,-91,-96,-108,-12,-9,-9,-14,-16,-14,-14,-16,-15,-17,13,8,13,13,20,18,15,-27,-28,-34,-38,-38,-33,-28,-12,-19,-19,-10,-8,-34,-16,-18,-28,-34,-1,-1,-1,-1,0,0,0,-1,-3,-1,0,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-3,-3,-1,-4,-3,-3,-3,-4,-3,-3,-3,-10,-9,-8,0,0,0,0,3,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qd3 b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. b3 dxe4 11. Nxe4 b5 12. c5 $146 ({RR} 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Rd1 (13. Bf4 $16) 13... bxc4 14. bxc4 Nb6 15. Ba3 Bxc4 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Bd5 19. h4 (19. Rac1 $11) 19... Qc8 ({Black should play} 19... Nc4 $17 20. Bc5 Nxe5) 20. Rac1 (20. Bf1 $11 {remains equal.}) 20... Qa6 (20... Nc4 $17 21. Qc3 Qb8) 21. Bd6 h6 22. Rd4 c5 23. Rg4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qb7+ 25. f3 (25. Kh2 $11) 25... Nd5 26. Qd2 Kh8 {Chigaev,M (2622)-Sanal,V (2567) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (52)} (26... f5 $5 {[%CAl Rf5g4]} 27. Rgc4 Rec8 $11)) ({RR} 12. Ned2 bxc4 13. Nxc4 c5 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Rac1 Nb6 16. Nfe5 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Bc5 19. Qf4 Qe7 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. h3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxc4 23. bxc4 h6 24. Bf3 Bb6 25. Kg2 Qc5 26. Be2 Qc6+ {Muradli,M (2550)-Sarana,A (2688) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (61)}) (12. Nxf6+ $16 Bxf6 13. Ba3) 12... Nxc5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 64] [#] Pin} 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qc2 Nd7 {[%CAl Bc5d7,Bd7b6,Bb6d5,Bd5c3][%mdl 32]} ({Not} 14... Bxd4 $2 15. Nxd4 (15. Rd1 Bxa1 16. Rxd8 Raxd8 $16) 15... Qxd4 16. Be3 $18) 15. Qxc6 Nb6 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Qe4 Nd5 18. Rfc1 Qd6 19. Ne5 b4 20. Ng4 Be7 21. Ne3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.} (21. Ne5 Rfd8 22. h4 Bb5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Re1 h6 25. Qf3 Be8 26. Qd3 Rd8) (21. Qe5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 21... Nc3 $17 22. Bxc3 bxc3 23. Bf1 {[#]} f5 $2 {Mistake. Bxf1 was best.} (23... Bxf1 24. Kxf1 (24. Rxf1 $17 {might work better.} Rfd8 25. Rad1)) (23... Bxf1 $1 $17 24. Rxf1 f5) 24. Qe5 $11 Qxe5 25. dxe5 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 f4 27. Nc4 fxg3 28. hxg3 Rf3 {aiming for ...Rcf8.} (28... Bc5 $5 {[%CAl Rf8f2]} 29. f4 g5 $17) 29. Nd6 $1 {[%CAl Rd6c8]} Rcf8 30. Ne4 Ba3 31. Rc2 $1 R3f5 32. Nd6 Rxe5 33. Nc4 Rh5 {Hoping for ...Rh1+.} 34. Kg2 $1 Bc5 35. Re1 Rhf5 {[%CAl Rf5f2]} 36. f4 g5 37. Ne3 $1 {[%CAl Re3f5]} R5f7 38. fxg5 Rf3 39. Ng4 Rd3 {White should prevent ...Rff3.} 40. Nf6+ Kg7 {With the idea ...Be3.} 41. Rxe6 {The position is equal.} Rd2+ 42. Re2 $1 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White is not holding back} Rxe2+ (42... Rfd8 {is more complex.} 43. Ne4 Bb4 44. Rf2 Ba5 45. Rc1 Bb6) 43. Rxe2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Bd4 44. Nh5+ Kf7 45. Kf3 Rc8 {Threatens to win with ...c2.} 46. Rc2 Rc5 47. Nf4 Rxg5 48. Ne2 Bf6 49. Ke4 Re5+ 50. Kd3 Rd5+ 51. Ke3 Rg5 52. Ke4 Rg4+ 53. Kf3 Rg8 54. Ke4 Re8+ 55. Kd3 Rd8+ 56. Ke3 Bg5+ 57. Kf2 Bf6 {Threatening ...Rd2.} 58. Ke3 Rg8 59. Ke4 h5 60. Nxc3 Rxg3 61. Nd5 {And now Rc7+ would win.} Rg4+ {Accuracy: White = 90%, Black = 90%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2580"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,130,38,40,26,30,15,26,26,13,29,22,2,8,7,19,19,19,26,22,23,22,20,21,21,19,19,20,20,21,19,19,21,28,9,5,3,3,7,11,5,3,2,0,3,13,11,9,11,39,8,17,22,37,37,41,9,18,4,28,6,23,26,26,16,16,14,19,14,13,16,14,22,18,10,8,2,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,3,3,59,4,6,8,12,4,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,29988]} 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/LCuAJIx2} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 {[#]} 9. Nxe5 $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender} Nxe5 10. d4 {[#]} Bxd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 11. Qxd4 {White is slightly better.White has an edge.} d6 12. f4 (12. f4 $5 {[%CAl Rf4e5]} c5 13. Qd2 $14) 12... Nc6 13. Qd3 (13. Qc3 {feels hotter.} Ne7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. e5 b4 16. Qg3) 13... O-O 14. Nc3 Re8 $146 ({RR} 14... Nb4 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ne2 Nc6 18. Ng3 Qd7 19. b3 e5 20. Bb2 Rbe8 21. Rf3 Qe6 22. Re1 exf4 23. Rxf4 Ne5 24. Rf5 Nfd7 25. Ref1 g6 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rxf8+ Nxf8 28. h3 Nfd7 29. Ne2 {Lagno,K (2542)-Goryachkina,A (2553) Toronto, Canada 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/LCuAJIx2] ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 14... Nb4 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Qf2 Nbd5 ({RR} 18... Qh5 19. Bf4 Nbd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bg3 Be6 22. Rae1 Qg6 23. Qc5 Rbd8 24. Qxb5 Qg4 25. Qc5 h5 26. Qf2 Qb4 27. Re5 Nf6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 {[#]} 29. c3 $1 {[%CAl Rc3b4]} Qb7 {[#]} 30. Ree1 ({Only move:} 30. Qe2 $1 $16) (30. Qe2 $1 $16) 30... Ne4 31. Qe3 Nxg3 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 (32... Kh7 $11 33. hxg3 Rd2) (32... Kh7 $11 33. Rxf8 Rxf8 34. hxg3 Qxb2) 33. hxg3) 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qc5 Be6 21. Bf4 Qh5 $1 22. Bg3 Nf6 23. Qxh5 Nxh5 24. Bxc7 Rb7 25. Bxe6 Rxc7 26. Bb3 g6 27. Ra5 Rb8 28. g4 Ng7 29. Rxf7 $1 {Suleymanli,A (2621)-Malek,J (2461) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 14... Nb4 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Ng4 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Bf4 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Qc4 $1 22. Qxg4 Nxc2 23. b3 Qxc3 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Rad1 Rbe8 {½-½ (25) Suleymanli,A (2609)-Lobanov,S (2502) Moscow RUS 2024}) 15. e5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Nxd8 17. fxe5 Rxe5 18. Bf4 Rc5 19. Be3 Rf5 20. Ba7 Ra8 21. Rxf5 Bxf5 22. Nxb5 Nc6 23. Ra4 h5 24. h3 Nxa7 25. Nxc7 Rd8 26. Rxa7 Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Rd2+ 28. Ke1 Rxg2 29. Nd5 {Threatens to win with Ne7+.} Bxh3 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Rxf7 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Bg4 32. Kf1 Bh3 33. Ke1 Bg4 34. Rxf6+ Kg7 35. Rf4 (35. Rf2 {is interesting.} Rg3 36. Kd2 Bf3 $1 37. Rh2 Kf6 38. Bc4) 35... Kh6 36. Kf1 (36. Rf2 $5 {[%CAl Rf2g2]} Rg1+ 37. Kd2 $11) 36... Bh3 {...Rg4+ is the strong threat. White must now prevent ...Rg4+.} 37. Rf2 (37. Ke1 {is interesting.} Kg5 38. Rf2 Rg1+ 39. Kd2 Bg4 40. Bc4) 37... Rg5+ 38. Ke2 h4 39. Rf6+ Kg7 40. Rf4 Bg4+ 41. Ke3 h3 {White must now prevent ...h2. Strongly threatening ...h2.} 42. Bd5 h2 43. Bh1 {aiming for Rf2. Threatens to win with Rf2.} Bf5 44. Rf2 Rh5 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. c3 Rh4+ 47. Kg3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rh3+ 48. Kg2 {Strongly threatening Rxf5+! And now Rxf5+! would win.} Rh8 49. Re2 Kg5 50. Kg3 Rh3+ 51. Kf2 Kf4 52. Rd2 Bg4 53. Rd4+ Kg5 54. Rd8 Rf3+ (54... Bf5 $11) 55. Kg2 Re3 {The position is equal.The position is equal.} 56. Rd2 Rh3 57. Rf2 Rh8 58. b4 Rc8 59. Rc2 Bf5 60. Rc1 Be4+ 61. Kg3 Bxh1 62. Rxh1 Rxc3+ 63. Kxh2 Rb3 64. Rg1+ Kf5 65. Rg3 Ke5 $2 {[%mdl 40960] Accuracy: White = 82%, Black = 88%. . An unexpected result. Accuracy: White = 91%, Black = 88%.} (65... Rxb4 $11 66. Kg2 Kf4) (65... Rxg3 $11 66. Kxg3 Kf6) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.8"] [White "Gurel, Ediz"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2703"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,74,19,19,19,21,18,17,24,16,19,17,21,18,28,28,23,22,32,25,32,20,44,42,46,43,43,34,70,67,68,70,74,67,78,54,52,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-5,-8,0,-12,-2,-8,3,-10,-6,-6,10]} 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. Be3 h6 11. h3 Re8 12. Nh2 $146 ({RR} 12. Nd5 Bf8 13. Re1 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ne7 15. Ba2 Ng6 16. b4 Qf6 17. c3 Be6 18. a4 c5 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra6 Ra8 22. Qa1 Rxa6 23. Qxa6 cxb4 24. cxb4 Qd7 25. Rc1 d5 26. Qc6 Qxc6 {Kramnik,V (2753)-Esipenko,A (2704) Rostov-on-Don RUS 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 12... Bf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Be6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Bg3 Ne5 17. Nf3 c5 18. Bh4 Ng6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Nd5 {[%CAl Bc3d5,Bd5f4,Bf4h5][%mdl 32]} Re6 21. Qd2 Ne7 22. Nf4 Rf6 23. Nh5 Re6 24. Nf4 Rf6 25. Rae1 Rb7 26. Nh2 {[#] aiming for Ng4.} Ng6 {The position is equal.} 27. Nd5 Rxf1+ 28. Nxf1 Ne7 29. Nfe3 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 g6 31. Rf1 Bg7 32. c3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} a5 33. Kh1 Qg5 34. Qf2 Qe5 35. Qh4 {[#] Strongly threatening Qd8+.} Qg5 36. Qf2 Qe5 37. Qh4 {Hoping for Qd8+.} Qg5 {Accuracy: White = 92%, Black = 90%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.9"] [White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Black "Peralta, Fernando"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A18"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,47,22,21,36,6,32,11,14,14,9,8,46,19,32,31,55,51,142,137,254,253,245,232,245,245,267,256,256,255,331,308,339,340,341,331,340,326,384,386]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 ({RR} 6... c5 7. fxg7 Bxg7 8. Qh5 e5 9. Ne2 O-O 10. g4 Nd7 11. g5 (11. Ng3 $11) 11... e4 12. Bg2 Re8 13. O-O $1 Ne5 $1 14. Bxe4 h6 $1 15. f3 Qxg5+ 16. Qxg5 hxg5 17. d4 Nxc4 18. dxc5 Re5 19. Rd1 Bf5 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Ba6 {Navara,D (2689)-Nisipeanu,L (2600) Solingen GER 2024 ½-½ (88)}) 7. Bd3 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 7... Bd7 8. Be4 (8. Nf3 $14) 8... Bc6 9. Qe2 Qe5 10. Bxc6+ Nxc6 11. Nf3 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 O-O-O 13. d4 Na5 $2 (13... e5 $11) 14. Ne5 Re8 15. Nxf7 Rg8 16. Kd3 Bd6 17. c5 Rgf8 18. Nxd6+ cxd6 19. cxd6 Rxf2 20. Bg5 Kd7 21. Rhf1 Ref8 $1 22. Rxf2 {Herman,D (1956)-Palczert,M (2297) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 7... Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh7+ Kh8 11. Be4 e5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Rb1 Qe6 (14... Re8 $16) 15. Bd5 $2 (15. d4 $18) 15... Qg4 16. h3 Qh5 17. d4 ({White should try} 17. c5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} e4 (17... Bxc5 18. Bxc6) 18. Bxe4 Qxc5 19. d4) 17... exd4 18. cxd4 Bxh3 $2 (18... Nb4 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 19. Qb3 Nxd5 20. cxd5 b6) 19. gxh3 Qxh3 {[#]} (19... Nb4 $142 20. Re5 f5) 20. Qe4 $2 (20. Ne5 $1 $18) 20... Rae8 $1 21. Qxe8 Qg4+ 22. Kf1 {Gao Rui (2534)-Abrahamyan,T (2308) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) 8. Be4 e5 {The position is equal.} 9. Qc2 g6 10. Rb1 Bh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best.} (10... Bg7 11. Ne2) (10... Bg7 {keeps more tension.} 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. O-O Nd8 13. Re1 O-O) 11. Ne2 (11. Nf3 {is more complex.} b6 12. O-O Bf5 13. Rb5 O-O 14. Bxf5 gxf5 15. d4) 11... O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. f4 {aiming for fxe5.} exf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best.} (13... Qd6 14. d3) (13... Bf5 $14) 14. d4 $16 {[%CAl Re2f4]} Bf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.} (14... Re8 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. Nxf4 Qg7 17. Qf2 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. g4 Bxf4 20. Bxf4) (14... Re8 $16) 15. Bxf5 $18 (15. Bxf4 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 (16. Rxf4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Na5 $11) 16... Bxe4 $16) 15... Qxf5 16. Qxf5 gxf5 17. Nxf4 ({Don't take} 17. Bxf4 $6 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Na5) 17... Rfe8 18. Rb5 Ne7 19. Nh5 Bg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc1 was best.} (19... Bxc1 20. Nf6+ Kf8 21. Rxc1 Red8 22. Re1 c6 23. Rbe5 Ng8 24. Nxh7+ Kg7 25. Ng5) 20. Bf4 a6 21. Rc5 Rbc8 22. Nxg7 ({Resist} 22. Rxc7 Ng6) 22... Kxg7 23. Bxc7 ({Don't do} 23. Rxc7 Ng6 $18) 23... Nc6 24. Bb6 {Accuracy: White = 85%, Black = 40%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.10"] [White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,74,25,28,21,27,19,14,19,17,16,24,5,5,5,18,-6,-2,-37,-34,-35,-23,-21,-17,-16,-14,-28,-16,-16,-5,-3,21,-1,55,50,50,48,66,57,57,36,105,85,84,84,121,58,95,95,124,120,125,119,123,57,126,91,93,4,4,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. Qd3 Bc6 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qb5 h5 $146 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Rd8 14. d3 Rd4 15. Qc2 c4 16. dxc4 Rxc4 17. b3 Rc5 18. Be3 Rh5 19. f3 c5 20. Ne4 Nd5 21. Bd2 f5 (21... Nb6 $11) 22. Nf2 Bf6 23. Rc1 Bd4 24. Qd3 Qf8 25. e3 $1 {[%CAl Re3d4]} Bf6 26. Qc4 {Kokoszczynski,J (2287)-Tang,D (2217) San Jose CA USA 2024 1-0 (47)}) 12. h3 O-O 13. Bxc6 (13. Qa4 {looks sharper.} Rd8 14. O-O Rd4 15. Qd1 Rd7 16. Rb1) 13... bxc6 14. Qa4 e5 15. d3 Rd8 16. Bg5 Rb8 17. Qc2 Qe6 18. Kf1 Rb4 19. a3 Rb7 20. Kg2 c4 (20... Nd5 $11 21. Bxe7 Nxe7) 21. dxc4 $1 $14 Qxc4 22. Rac1 Qe6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Na4 {And now Nc5 would win.} Rc7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be7 was best.} (24... Be7 25. Qxc6 Qxc6+ 26. Rxc6 Rd4 27. Ra6 Rd2 28. Re1 g6 29. Kf1 Rc7 30. Ra5) (24... Be7 $14) 25. Nc5 Qd5+ 26. Ne4 Qe6 27. Nxf6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rhd1 was best.} (27. Rhd1 Rxd1) (27. Rhd1 $16) 27... Qxf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best.} (27... gxf6 28. e3 Rd5 29. e4 Rd4 30. Rhe1 Kg7 31. b4 a5 $1 32. bxa5 c5 33. Qe2) 28. Rhd1 h4 29. g4 c5 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KQR-KQR} 31. Qe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best.} (31. Qc4 $1) (31. Qc4 $1 $16) 31... Qd6 (31... Qd4 $14 32. Qxd4 exd4) 32. Rc3 Qd4 33. Qxd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa8+ was best.} (33. Qa8+ Kh7 34. e3 Qd6 35. Qe4+ Kh6 36. Rd3 Qc6 37. Rd5 f6 38. Kg1 Qe6) (33. Qa8+ $16 Kh7 34. e3) 33... exd4 $11 {The position is equal.} 34. Rc2 Rb7 35. Rxc5 {Threatens to win with b4.} Rxb2 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Rc7 f6 {Accuracy: White = 67%, Black = 69%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.11"] [White "Narayanan S L"] [Black "Sanal, Vahap"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E17"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,59,22,40,41,40,26,26,23,72,69,60,64,104,69,64,55,124,37,61,32,31,50,67,38,61,34,36,7,34,14,9,3,21,18,29,17,35,32,39,-15,37,32,42,-19,-18,-27,-2,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 d6 $146 ({RR} 8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. Rac1 Na6 13. Rfd1 Bb4 (13... c6 $16) 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qd6 16. e3 f6 17. Nc6 (17. Nd3 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 17... Rf7 18. Rc2 Nb8 19. Nxb8 Rxb8 20. Rdc1 Ra8 21. b4 g6 22. Qb3 Kg7 23. Rc3 {Basso,P (2507)-Garcia Palermo,C (2407) Vasto ITA 2024 1-0 (58)}) 9. Rd1 Nd7 10. Qc2 {White has an edge.} g6 11. h4 Bf6 12. h5 a6 13. Ne4 Bg7 14. d5 e5 (14... exd5 $14 15. cxd5 O-O) 15. h6 $6 {Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (15. b4 O-O 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Nfg5 a5 {[#]} 18. b5 $1 Bc8 19. g4 Nf6 {[#]} 20. Nxf6+ $1 Qxf6) (15. b4 $16) 15... Bf8 16. b4 Be7 $1 17. c5 {aiming for c6.} Nf6 $1 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bh3 O-O 20. O-O a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 bxc5 23. bxc5 dxc5 24. Bg2 Ba6 ({But not} 24... Bxd5 $2 25. e4 $18) 25. Rfe1 c4 26. Nd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best.} (26. Rb1) 26... Bb5 27. Rb1 Rb8 28. Nxc4 (28. Ne4 $14) 28... Bxc4 $11 29. Qxc4 Bg5 30. e3 {Accuracy: White = 57%, Black = 69%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.12"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2692"] [PlyCount "171"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,171,24,11,24,13,14,2,10,6,12,5,19,21,19,13,19,8,13,10,10,3,1,-24,-21,-24,-12,-41,-42,-46,-46,-82,-90,-228,-89,-96,-112,-114,-59,-56,-51,-48,-20,-25,-23,-25,-8,-12,-3,-18,-5,-25,-9,-25,-21,-20,-1,-8,0,0,29,3,79,26,38,12,35,0,28,21,31,38,31,17,18,22,37,0,55,0,10,0,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-11,-14,-18,0,0,0,0,5,5,5,2,4,11,15,2,82,18,136,129,138,138,140,134,136,138,149,142,159,144,140,145,147,146,139,139,145,136,137,138,122,120,125,110,149,114,145,146,146,147,147,124,138,133,162,0,285,286,485,501,29972,29989,29990,29991,29991,753]} 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. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 a5 ({RR} 11... Nbd7 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. a5 h6 14. Rd1 Nd5 15. Bd2 N7f6 16. Qc2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Be4 18. Qb3 c5 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Rac8 21. Rab1 Rc7 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Nxf4 Rd8 24. Qa3 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. e4 {Deac,B (2692)-Xu,Y (2495) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) 12. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 12. Nc3 Bxf4 13. Qxf4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6 15. Rfd1 Na6 16. e4 Nb4 17. Rd2 Qb6 18. Rad1 ({RR} 18. Re1 Rad8 19. e5 Nfd5 20. Qh4 c5 (20... h6 $11 {remains equal.}) 21. dxc5 ({Better is} 21. Ne4 $1 $16) 21... Qxc5 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. Qxe7 Nxe7 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nd6 Nd3 26. Re2 b6 27. Nc4 Rb8 28. Rd2 Nc5 29. Nxb6 g6 30. Nd7 Nxd7 31. Rxd7 Kf8 ({Black should play} 31... Nf5 $14) 32. Ra7 ({White must play} 32. Rb7 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rb7b8]} Rxb7 33. Bxb7) 32... Rxb2) 18... Rad8 19. g4 Kh8 20. h4 Ng8 21. d5 cxd5 (21... Ne7 $14) 22. exd5 exd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxb2 26. Rxa5 Rd8 {Yan Liu (2575)-Tarhan,A (2457) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (32)} (26... Ne7 $16 {keeps fighting.})) ({RR} 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Rd1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6 15. e4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 (16. Qxf4 $14 Qb6 17. Rd2) 16... Nb4 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. e5 Nfd5 19. Rg1 Qh4 20. Rg4 $2 (20. Bxd5 $17 {might work better.} cxd5 21. f5) 20... Qxf2 21. Rg3 Nd3 22. Qb1 N3xf4 23. Qe4 Qxb2 24. Rag1 g6 $2 (24... Ng6 $1 $19 25. Ne2 Rad8) 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Bg4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (26. Qh4 $1 $16 Qd2 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rh3) 26... Rae8 {Kurmangaliyeva,L (2240)-Diaz Perez,M (2461) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 12. Nc3 Bxf4 13. Qxf4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6 15. Rfd1 Na6 16. h4 Nb4 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Nb1 Rfd8 19. Na3 Nbd5 20. Qd2 Nb6 21. Nc4 Nxc4 22. Rxc4 Nd7 23. Qc2 Qd6 {½-½ (23) Javakhishvili,L (2438)-Beydullayeva,G (2374) Tbilisi GEO 2024}) 12... Na6 {The position is equal.} 13. Nbd2 {[%CAl Bb1d2,Bd2c4,Bc4e3][%mdl 32]} Be7 14. Rd1 Nb4 15. Nc4 Bd5 16. Nfe5 b6 17. Ne3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. N3c4 Qd5+ 21. f3 Rad8 22. e3 Qb7 23. Qc3 Qa6 24. Kf2 c5 25. dxc5 $2 {Mistake. f4 was best.} (25. f4 Rd5 26. b3 cxd4 27. exd4 b5 28. axb5 Rxb5 29. Kg1 Rd8 30. Rd2 Qa7) (25. b3 $17) 25... bxc5 $2 {Mistake. Rd5 was best.} (25... Rd5 $1 26. f4 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Rxc5 28. b3 Nc6 29. Qd3 Qa8 30. Qe4 Qb8 $1 31. Rac1) (25... Rd5 $1 $19 {[%CAl Rd5c5] and Black stays clearly on top.} 26. b3 (26. cxb6 $2 Bxe5 27. Nxe5 Rc8 $19) 26... Rfd8 27. Rxd5 exd5) 26. b3 $17 Rd5 {Hoping for ...Rfd8.} 27. e4 {[#]} Rd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Ng4 (28. Rxd4 cxd4) 28... Be7 29. Rd2 Rxd2+ 30. Qxd2 Rd8 31. Qe2 $1 Nc6 32. Rb1 Nd4 33. Qd3 Qa7 34. Qc3 Nc6 35. Nge3 Bf6 36. e5 Be7 37. Rd1 Nd4 38. Nc2 Ra8 39. Kg2 {[%CAl Rc2d4]} Nc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (39... Rb8 40. Nxd4 cxd4 41. Qxd4 Qxd4 42. Rxd4 Rxb3 43. Nxa5 Rb2+ 44. Kh3 Bc5 45. Rd1) (39... Rb8 $1 $11 40. Nxd4 cxd4 41. Qxa5 (41. Qxd4 Qxd4 42. Rxd4 Rxb3 $14) (41. Rxd4 Rxb3 42. Rd8+ Bxd8 $11) 41... Qd7) 40. Rd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. N2a3 was best.} (40. N2a3 Rd8 41. Rxd8+ Bxd8 42. Nb5 Qd7 43. Ncd6 Bb6 44. Qe3 Nb4 45. Qe4 Nd5) 40... Rb8 41. Qd2 Qa8 42. Qe1 Qa6 (42... Rd8 $5 {[%CAl Rd8d3]} 43. Qe4 Rxd3 44. Qxd3 Qb8 $11) 43. Qe4 Qc8 44. h4 h5 45. Kh3 Qc7 46. Kg2 Bf8 47. Kf1 Ne7 48. N2e3 Nc6 49. Nc2 g6 50. Ke2 Bg7 {[%CAl Rg7e5]} 51. f4 Bf8 52. Kd1 Be7 53. Kc1 Nd4 54. Nxd4 cxd4 55. Qxd4 Qc6 56. Qf2 Ba3+ 57. Kc2 Bf8 58. Qf3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Qc5 59. Qe3 {Black must now prevent Qxc5.} Qc6 60. Qf3 Qc5 61. Rd2 Qg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.} (61... Kg7 62. Rd7 Kg8 63. Rd1 Kg7) (61... Kg7 $11) 62. Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best.} (62. Nd6) (62. Nd6 $1 $16) 62... Qh2+ $2 {Mistake. Qc5 was best.} (62... Qc5) (62... Qc5 $11) 63. Kb1 $16 Bc5 64. Nxa5 Kg7 65. Nc4 Bf2 66. Rd3 $1 Qg1+ 67. Ka2 Bc5 68. Rd1 Qh2+ 69. Rd2 Qg1 70. Rd1 Qh2+ 71. Rd2 Qg1 72. Qg2 Qe1 73. Rd3 Bb4 74. Qf3 Qg1 75. Qe2 Bc5 76. Nd2 Qc1 {Threatens to win with ...Qc2+.} 77. Nc4 Qg1 78. Nd6 Bb4 79. Ne4 Qc1 {aiming for ...Rc8.} 80. Qb2 Qf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best.} (80... Qe1) 81. Qc2 $4 {Blunder. Rd4 was best.} (81. Rd4 $1 Qe1 {[#]} 82. Qc2 $1 Ba5 83. Rd1 Qe3 84. Qd3 Qb6 85. Rc1 Bb4 86. Nd6 Ba5) (81. Rd4 $1 $18) 81... Qe1 $4 {Blunder. Rc8 was best.} (81... Rc8 $1 82. Qxc8 Qxd3 83. Qc4 Qd1 $1 84. Kb2 Be1 85. Qc2 Qd4+ 86. Ka2 Qe3 87. Qc4) (81... Rc8 $1 $11 82. Qxc8 Qxd3) 82. Rd7 $18 {Ng5 is the strong threat.} Rf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.} (82... Rc8 83. Qxc8) (82... Rc8 {is a better defense.} 83. Qxc8 Qxe4) 83. Ng5 Kg8 $4 {[#] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3 was best.} (83... Qe3 84. Nxe6+ Kg8 85. Nxf8 Bxf8 86. Rd8 Kg7 87. Rc8 Bb4 88. e6 Qxe6 89. Qb2+) (83... Kh6 $18 84. Nxf7+ Rxf7 85. Rxf7 Bc3) 84. Nxf7 $1 {[%CAl Rc2g6][%mdl 512] White mates.} Qxg3 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd2 was best.} (84... Qd2 85. Rxd2 {[%CAl Rc2g6]} Kxf7 86. Rd7+ Be7 87. Qc5 Re8 88. Qd6 Kg7 89. Rxe7+ Rxe7 90. Qxe7+) (84... Rxf7 85. Qxg6+) 85. Ng5 Rf5 86. Nxe6 $4 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc8+ was best. Accuracy: White = 71%, Black = 69%.} (86. Qc8+ Bf8 87. Rg7+ Kxg7 88. Qd7+ Be7 89. Qxe7+ Kg8 90. Qe8+ Kg7 91. Nxe6+ Kh7) (86. Qc8+ $142 Bf8 {[#]} 87. Rg7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Decoy, Clearance} Kxg7 88. Qd7+ Be7 89. Qxe7+ Kg8 90. Qe8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg7 91. Nxe6+ Kh7 92. Qe7+ Rf7 93. Qxf7+ Kh8 94. Qg7#) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.13"] [White "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D21"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2558"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,122,11,12,20,14,7,10,2,3,-37,-35,-33,-32,-35,-31,-58,-51,-65,-14,-35,-35,-39,-30,-26,-27,-27,-27,-31,-28,-35,-3,-84,8,8,192,17,170,35,37,57,55,25,29,23,64,7,13,18,20,24,28,21,57,57,56,47,48,16,19,11,13,12,13,0,0,0,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qa4+ Nd7 5. e4 c5 $146 ({RR} 5... Ngf6 6. Nc3 c6 (6... c5 $11) 7. Qxc4 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Bf4 Qa5 (9... a6 $14) 10. O-O a6 11. a3 c5 12. e5 Nb6 13. Qd3 (13. Qb3 $1 $18 Nfd7 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Rac1) 13... Nfd5 ({Better is} 13... c4 $1 $14 14. Qc2 Nfd5) 14. Ng5 {[%csl Gg5][%CAl Rd3h7]} f5 (14... g6 {is a better defense.} 15. Bd2 Bxg5 16. Nxd5 Bxd2 17. Nf6+ Kg7) 15. exf6 $1 Nxf6 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. Qc2 h6 20. Nf3 {Bronstein,O (2441)-Pogoreltsev,A (1642) Acre ISR 2024 1-0 (41)}) 6. Bxc4 cxd4 7. O-O Bc5 8. Nbd2 {Threatening Nb3.} Ne7 9. e5 (9. b4 $5 {[%CAl Rb4c5]} Bd6 10. Nxd4 $11) 9... Ng6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Ne4 b6 13. Bg5 Qe8 {And now ...Nxe5! would win.} 14. b4 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Be7 16. Bxe7 $1 Qxe7 17. Rad1 a5 18. Rxd4 Bd5 19. b5 Rfc8 20. Neg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (20. h4) (20. Qd1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 20... Qc5 $2 {Mistake. Rc7 was best.} (20... Rc7 21. Rh4 Nf8 $1 22. Rf4 f6 23. Ne4 (23. exf6 $142 gxf6 24. Rd4) 23... f5 $1 24. Nd6 g5 $1 25. Rd4 Bxf3 $1 26. gxf3) (20... Rc7 $17) 21. Rh4 $11 Bc4 $2 {Mistake. Bxf3 was best.} (21... Bxf3 22. Qf4 {[%csl Gg5][%CAl Rf4f7]} Nxe5 23. gxf3 Qb4 24. Qxb4 axb4 25. Rxe5 f6 26. Re2 b3 27. axb3) (21... Bxf3 $11 22. Qf4 Nxe5 23. gxf3 Qb4 24. Rxe5 (24. Qxb4 axb4 25. Rxe5 Rxa2 $14) 24... f6) 22. Nd2 $2 {Mistake. Rc1 was best.} (22. Rc1) (22. Rc1 $18 Bxb5 23. Rh8+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Decoy} (23. Rxc5 Bxa4 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $19) 23... Kxh8 24. Qh4+ Kg8 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. h3) 22... Qe7 $2 {Mistake. Bd5 was best.} (22... Bd5 $1 23. h3 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Qc1+ $1 25. Nf1 Bc4 26. Re1 $1 {[%CAl Re1c1]} Qxe1 27. Rxc4 Rd8 28. Qc2) ({Not} 22... Nxe5 $2 23. Rxe5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bd5 (23... Qxe5 $2 {too greedy.} 24. Rh8+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection, Decoy} Kxh8 25. Nxf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8 26. Nxe5 $18) 24. Re1 $18) (22... Bd5 $1 $11) 23. Rxc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ndf3 was best.} (23. Ndf3 Qc5 24. Rc1 Bxb5 25. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 26. Qh4+ Kg8 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 {[#]} 28. Qh7+ $1 Kf8) (23. Ndf3 $18 Qc5 24. h3) 23... Qxg5 $14 24. Nf3 Qe7 25. Rd1 Nc5 26. Qc2 Rd8 27. h3 ({White should try} 27. Rcd4 $14) 27... Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Rd8 29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Qd7 31. Qxd7 Nxd7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN} 32. Kf1 f6 33. exf6 gxf6 {The position is equal.} 34. h4 Kf7 35. Ke2 f5 36. Kd3 Ke7 37. Ng5 Kd6 38. Kd4 e5+ 39. Kc4 Nf6 40. f3 Ke7 41. g3 Kd6 42. Nf7+ Ke6 43. Ng5+ Kd6 44. Nf7+ Ke6 45. Nh8 Nh5 {White must now prevent ...Kf6.} 46. Nxg6 Nxg3 47. Nf8+ Kd6 48. Nh7 e4 49. fxe4 fxe4 50. Nf6 e3 {Hoping for ...e2.} 51. Kd3 e2 52. Kd2 Kc5 53. h5 Nxh5 54. Nxh5 Kxb5 $11 {KN-K3P} 55. Nf4 Kb4 56. Nxe2 {KN-KPP} Ka3 $1 57. Nc3 {Strongly threatening Kc1.} b5 58. Nxb5+ Kxa2 59. Kc2 a4 60. Nc3+ Ka3 61. Nxa4 Kxa4 {Accuracy: White = 74%, Black = 82%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.14"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2688"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,118,19,22,16,15,12,25,14,35,31,30,28,38,39,43,32,30,28,49,34,33,19,21,21,56,24,33,20,82,62,77,46,51,48,59,25,42,41,39,39,41,45,40,39,49,51,86,55,159,142,180,166,200,142,149,58,64,41,44,12,16,9,4,3,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-24,-23,-252,-252,-253,-253,-379,-324,-319,-307,-380,-374,-445,-445,-433,-430,-401,-398]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 {White is slightly better.White has an edge.} Ne4 9. Ne1 $146 ({RR} 9. Nc3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. e4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Nb6 13. Nxb6 Qxb6 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Bf6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Nd5 {½-½ (17) Juhasz,K (2484)-Baumegger,S (2404) Austria AUT 2024}) ({RR} 9. Nc3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Rb8 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Ne3 c5 15. d5 Qb6 16. a4 a6 $1 17. a5 Qa7 18. Kh1 (18. b3 $11 {remains equal.}) (18. b3 $11) 18... c4 19. b3 Ne5 (19... Bf6 $17 20. Rab1 {[#]} b4 $1) (19... Bf6 $17 20. Rab1 b4) 20. bxc4 $1 bxc4 (20... Bc5 $1 $15) 21. Na4 $1 Bd7 22. Nb6 Bb5 23. Bf1 exd5 {Ayush,S (2311)-Sammed Jaykumar,S (2404) Nashik IND 2024 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 9. Bf4 g5 10. Be3 h5 11. Nc3 f5 12. Rad1 h4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qc7 16. Bxe4 hxg3 17. hxg3 Bd7 $1 18. Bg2 c5 19. Qc3 O-O-O 20. Qa3 Kb8 (20... a6 $14) (20... a6 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 21. Rd6 $1 Bxd6 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Bxc5 Qa6 {Gusev,M (2157)-Yordanov,L (2299) Novi Sad SRB 2024 0-1 (38)}) (9. Rd1 {keeps more tension.} f5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne1 Ndf6 12. f3) 9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Nf6 11. Nd3 a5 12. e3 O-O 13. Rfc1 Bd6 14. b3 Qe7 15. c5 Bc7 16. Qc3 h5 17. h3 Nd7 18. f4 (18. e4 $11) 18... f6 (18... b6 $15 {keeps the upper hand.}) (18... b6 $11) 19. e4 $16 h4 20. g4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 f5 {[#]} (21... b6 $14) 22. gxf5 (22. Ng5 $1 $16) 22... Rxf5 23. Rf1 Nf6 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Ne5 Bd7 26. Be4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play. White has the initiative.} Be8 27. Qe3 Bh5 (27... Bxe5 $14 28. fxe5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Bh5) 28. Rf2 Raf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best.} (28... Bxe5 $1 29. dxe5 Rf7 $1 30. Kh2 Rd8 $1 31. Rc1 Qd7 $1 32. Rc4 g6 33. Rg2 Qd1 34. Qf2 (34. Rc1 $5 {[%CAl Rc1d1]} Qd4 35. Qe1 $16 (35. Qxd4 Rxd4 36. Bxg6 Bxg6 $11))) (28... Bxe5 $142 $1 29. dxe5 Rf7) ({Better is} 28... Bxe5 $14 29. dxe5 Rf7) 29. Raf1 Kh8 30. Rg2 Rh6 (30... b6 $16) 31. a3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best.} (31. Kh2) 31... Qe8 {[#]} 32. Bd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best.} (32. Qd3 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Rf7 34. Qc2 Qf8 (34... Rd7 $16 35. Kh1 Rd4) (34... Rd7 $16 35. Kh1 Rd4) 35. Qc1 Rd7 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 g6) ({Better is} 32. Qd3 $1 $16) (32. Qd3 $1 $16) 32... Bxe5 $1 $14 33. Qxe5 {[%csl Gg2][%CAl Re5g7]} Bg6 $1 34. Kh2 {Hoping for Rfg1. Black must now prevent Rfg1.} Qf7 35. Bc4 {aiming for f5. Hoping for f5.} Bf5 36. Rfg1 {[%CAl Rg2g7]} Rh7 37. b4 axb4 38. axb4 Qf6 39. Re1 Rh6 40. b5 cxb5 (40... Rd8 {is interesting.} 41. Rd2 Qxe5 42. Rxe5 Rf6 43. b6 Kh7) 41. Bxb5 Rd8 42. Qxf6 (42. Rd2 {feels hotter.} Rg6 43. Qxf6 Rxf6 44. Be2 Be4 45. Bc4) 42... Rxf6 43. Rd2 Bg6 44. Rg1 Bh5 45. Rg5 Bf3 46. Be2 Bxe2 47. Rxe2 Rxd4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 48. Rh5+ Kg8 49. Rxh4 Rc4 50. Re5 Kf7 51. Rh8 Rfxf4 {White must now prevent ...Rf3. And now ...Rf3 would win.} 52. Rb8 $4 {Blunder. Rd8 was best.} (52. Rd8 Rc2+) (52. Rd8 $15) (52. Rd8 $11 {and White is okay.}) 52... Rf2+ $19 53. Kg3 Rb2 {And now ...Rc3+ would win. Strongly threatening ...Rc3+.} 54. Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re3 was best.} (54. Re3 Rxc5 55. h4 Rcc2 56. Ra3 Ke7 57. Rg8 Rg2+ 58. Kf3 Rbf2+ 59. Ke3 Rf5) (54. Re3 {is a better defense.}) (54. Re3 {keeps fighting.}) 54... Rb3+ {Black has a decisive advantage.} 55. Kf2 Rxh3 56. Kg2 Rhc3 57. Rc7+ Kf6 58. Re2 Rxc5 59. Rxb7 Rc2 {Accuracy: White = 65%, Black = 77%. . Accuracy: White = 67%, Black = 81%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.15"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,91,17,19,4,-2,0,0,-6,-3,-14,0,-10,0,-24,10,10,10,0,0,0,-2,-3,30,28,35,-10,-9,-11,-12,-16,35,33,22,-3,41,33,33,20,35,32,81,83,81,37,155,156,150,150,159,142,217,200,260,260,250,195,180,180,178,175,174,173,171,87,85,45,45,32,41,36,37,-207,-44,-32,-33,-43,-43,-43,-43,-43,0,0,0,-4]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Nc6 8. Be2 Bf5 $146 ({RR} 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 (9... Bd7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 10. O-O $1 O-O-O (10... Bg6 $16 {was called for.}) 11. Ng5 $2 ({Only move:} 11. Nxe5 $1 $18 Bxe2 12. Qxe2) 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 h6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Qe6 15. b4 Nd4 16. Bxd4 $1 Rxd4 17. c3 Qc4 $2 (17... Rd7 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 18. Qe3 $2 (18. Qg4+ $18 Rd7 19. Qxg7) 18... Rxe4 19. Qxa7 Qa6 20. Qc5 Kb8 (20... Qd6 $11) 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 f6 23. Qd5 {Novikova,M (1999)-Rogov,M (2152) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Re1 Rhe8 11. Nd2 Nd4 12. Bf1 e4 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 {aiming for Ra5.} exd3 15. Rxe8 Rxe8 16. cxd3 Kb8 17. b4 (17. Ra5 $5 {[%CAl Ra5d5]} Qd7 18. Qa1 $11) 17... Bd7 18. Qd2 a6 19. Qf4 Qf5 (19... Bc6 {with more complications.} 20. h4 h6 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Bxd4 Rg8) 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. f3 Nd5 22. Bxg7 Nxb4 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. g4 Bg6 25. h4 h5 26. Bf6 Rd6 $2 {Mistake. Re8 was best.} (26... Re8) (26... Re8 $14) 27. Be7 $16 Rd4 28. Bc5 Rf4 29. Re1 $1 {[%CAl Re1e8]} b6 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (29... b5 30. Re8+ Kb7 31. Be3 Rf6 32. Rh8 hxg4 33. fxg4 Re6 34. Bg2+ $1 c6 35. Bd4) (29... b5 $16 {was worth a try.}) 30. Re8+ $1 $18 Ka7 31. Be3 Rf6 32. Bd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best.} (32. Rh8) 32... Nc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (32... a5 33. Bg2 Ka6 34. Rh8 hxg4 35. fxg4 Rd6 36. h5 Bxd3 37. Rf8 Bb1 38. Bf1+) 33. Bg2 Rd6 34. Bc3 b5 35. Rh8 b4 36. Be1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best.} (36. Bg7 hxg4 37. fxg4 Bxd3 38. h5 a5 39. Re8 Nd8 40. Bf8 Rd7 41. Bc5+ Ka6) ({White must play} 36. Bg7 $18) 36... a5 $16 37. Bg3 Rxd3 38. gxh5 Bf5 39. h6 (39. Bxc7 a4 $15) 39... a4 {Strongly threatening ...a3.} 40. Bf1 $4 {Blunder. Bh3 was best.} (40. Bh3 Rd5 $1) (40. Bxc7 $2 a3 $19) (40. h7 Bxh7 41. Rxh7 a3 $19) (40. Bf2+ $14 Kb7 41. Bh3 Bxh3 42. h7) 40... Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. a3 was best.} (40... a3 $1 41. bxa3 {[#]} b3 $1 42. h7 Bxh7 $1 43. Rxh7 {[#]} Rd5 $1 44. Rxf7 $2 (44. Rh6 {was forced.} b2 45. Rxc6) 44... b2 45. Rxc7+ Kb6 46. Rxc6+ (46. Rf7 $142 b1=Q 47. Bf2+ Ka5 48. Rf6)) ({Better is} 40... a3 $1 $19 {[%CAl Ra3a2]} 41. bxa3 (41. Bxd3 $2 Bxd3 42. bxa3 b3 $19) 41... b3 42. Bxd3 Bxd3) 41. h7 $15 ({But not} 41. Bxc7 $2 a3 $19) 41... Bxh7 $1 42. Rxh7 a3 43. bxa3 $1 bxa3 44. Rxf7 {And now Rf4 would win.} a2 45. Rxc7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kb6 46. Rxc6+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender. Accuracy: White = 73%, Black = 70%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.16"] [White "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2680"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,48,51,49,54,48,54,32,41,30,37,38,30,44,45,56,51,39,92,92,117,95,153,157,187,187,207,136,161,137,132,136,134,93,94,98,91,98,100,106,105]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. O-O (6. Kf1 {6.d4 0.45}) 6... Ng6 7. d4 Ba7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 {White is slightly better.} 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qh4 11. Qf3 $146 ({RR} 11. Qd3 Bg4 12. Qg3 Qxg3 13. hxg3 O-O-O 14. Nd2 Rhe8 15. Nf3 h6 16. Re1 Rd3 17. Nh2 Be6 (17... Bd7 $1 $15) 18. Nf1 $1 Bd7 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Rxe3 21. Nxe3 Rxe5 22. f3 Be6 23. Kf2 h5 24. a3 a5 25. Rd1 a4 {Chylewski,P (2285)-Firouzja,A (2759) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (51)}) 11... Bg4 12. Qf4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] aiming for h3. White is more active.} Qh5 $1 13. h3 Be6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.} (13... Bd7 $1 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qxe5 16. f4 Qe7 17. c4 f6 18. Nc3 O-O 19. Rae1) 14. Be3 $1 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qxe5 {[#]} ({Black should try} 15... g5) 16. f4 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rf4e5]} Qa5 {[#]} 17. f5 $1 {[%CAl Rf5e6]} Bc4 18. Re1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. Nd2 is the strong threat.} (18. Rd1 f6) 18... f6 19. Nd2 Bf7 20. e5 fxe5 21. Nb3 Qb6 {White is better.} 22. Qxb6 cxb6 23. Rxe5+ Kf8 24. Rae1 h5 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 72%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.17"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2549"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,107,5,6,1,3,-1,5,-4,16,14,14,17,18,19,17,12,10,12,8,7,13,10,3,-17,0,-14,17,16,22,23,28,28,37,15,13,14,7,7,18,4,26,29,18,19,28,5,11,0,1,4,14,16,16,15,16,15,14,-15,10,-7,16,16,16,12,14,-9,-8,-10,-9,-7,-4,-6,-5,-10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-2,0,-4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/kEy29TXZ} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Ngf6 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne5 $146 ({RR} 8... a6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. h3 Rd8 11. Nh2 Ne5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Bxc6 $1 Qxc6 14. b3 b5 15. Bb2 Ra7 16. Rae1 Ne8 17. Ng4 b4 18. Na4 Bh4 19. Rd1 f5 20. Nh2 $1 Rf7 21. Nf3 Be7 {[#]} 22. e5 (22. exf5 $1 $16 Rxf5 23. Qe3) 22... d5 $1 23. d4 {Anton Guijarro,D (2673)-Saric,I (2670) Karlsruhe, Germany 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/kEy29TXZ] ½-½ (55)}) ({RR} 8... a6 9. Qe2 Qc7 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 {[%csl Gg3][%CAl Rg4g7]} g6 21. h4 ({White should play} 21. Bc1 $11) 21... Kh8 22. Nf3 Rg8 23. Ng5 {Vagman,R (2288)-Shohat,Y (2369) Israel ISR 2024 1-0 (69)}) ({RR} 8... a6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. h3 Rd8 11. Nh2 Ne5 12. f4 Nc6 (12... Ng6 $14) 13. Bxc6 $1 Qxc6 14. b3 b5 15. Bb2 Ra7 16. Rae1 Ne8 17. Ng4 b4 18. Na4 Bh4 19. Rd1 f5 20. Nh2 $1 Rf7 21. Nf3 Be7 {[#]} 22. e5 (22. exf5 $1 $16 exf5 23. d4) 22... d5 $1 23. d4 {Anton Guijarro,D (2671)-Saric,I (2670) Karlsruhe GER 2024 ½-½ (55)}) 9. Ne1 Bd7 (9... a6 {seems wilder.} 10. f4 Ng6 11. Nf3 Rb8 12. Kh1 b5) 10. Bxd7 Nfxd7 11. f4 {And now Qb3 would win.} Nc6 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 (21. Kg1 {looks sharper.} 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 {Hoping for Rg7+.} Rf7 27. Rd6 Rfe7 {The position is equal.} 28. Rf2 Re6 29. Rd1 Na2 30. Be5 Nxe5 31. Nxe5 Nb4 32. Rfd2 Nc6 33. Nf3 Na5 34. Rd7 R6e7 35. Ne5 Nc6 36. Rxe7 Rxe7 37. Rd5 Nxe5 38. fxe5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} Rc7 39. a5 Kf7 40. Rd6 Re7 41. Rb6 Rxe5 42. Rxb7+ Kf6 43. Rxh7 Re1+ 44. Kh2 Ra1 45. Rd7 Rxa5 46. Rd5 Ra2 47. Rxc5 Rxb2 48. Rc6+ Kg5 49. Rxa6 Rc2 50. Rc6 Rc1 51. c5 Kh5 52. Rc8 Kg4 53. c6 g5 54. Ra8 {Accuracy: White = 87%, Black = 89%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.18"] [White "Erdos, Viktor"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,129,24,40,41,42,27,32,30,30,31,26,-64,-68,-126,-122,-132,-124,-130,-129,-92,-99,-96,-101,-129,-122,-136,-140,-83,-75,-60,-11,-9,-5,-11,-12,-15,-20,-104,-106,-108,-108,-98,-102,-101,-102,-108,-111,-106,-43,-48,-42,-51,-52,-45,-44,-44,-44,-50,-49,-107,-94,-163,-172,-174,-149,-159,-94,-110,-110,-130,-2,0,0,0,-1,-8,0,0,0,0,0,-49,-49,-48,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qa5 12. a3 ({Better is} 12. Nxd5 $16 Nxd5 13. a3) 12... Bxc3 $1 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 c4 15. Bc2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 $1 Rxe4 17. a4 b6 18. Rfb1 a6 19. Rb2 Re6 20. Bg3 Ra7 21. Bh4 Rb7 22. Ne1 g5 {Murugan,K (2238)-Dusthageer,I (2098) Chennai IND 2024 1-0 (36)}) 8... h6 9. Bh4 {White is slightly better.} c5 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. a3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.} (11. Nd2 g5 12. Bg3 Nxc5 13. Be2 (13. Be5 $5 {[%CAl Re5f6]} Nfe4 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 $11) 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Re8 15. O-O Bd7 16. Nb3 Qb6) (11. Nd2 $11) 11... Bxc3+ $1 $15 12. Rxc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best.} (12. bxc3 Qxa3) (12. bxc3 $15 Ne4 13. Nd4) 12... Ne4 $36 {[%mdl 2112] Double Attack, Pin. Black is on the roll.} 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Qa1 Qa4 15. Qxc3 a5 16. b5 Nxc5 $1 17. Qxc5 Bf5 18. Qc1 (18. Qxd5 Rac8) 18... Rac8 19. Qa1 Bg4 20. Bg3 Bxf3 $2 {Mistake. d4 was best.} (20... d4 $1 21. Be5 (21. Be2 $17 Bxf3 22. gxf3) 21... dxe3 22. fxe3 Rfe8 $1 23. Bd4 Rc2 24. Bd3 Rxg2 25. Nh4 Qb3 26. Nxg2) (20... d4 $5) 21. gxf3 d4 $1 22. Bh3 Qxb5 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qd1 $2 {Mistake. a4 was best.} (24. a4 $1 {[%CAl Ra4b5]} Qc4 $1 25. Qd1 b5 26. Be5 d3 27. O-O b4 28. Qd2 Qd5 29. Bd4 $1 Qg5+) (24. a4 $11 Qb4+ 25. Kf1) 24... Rc3 25. exd4 g5 {aiming for ...Qc4.} 26. Rg1 {[#]} Kh7 $1 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 27. d5 {[#] Hoping for d6.} Qc4 $1 28. d6 Rc1 29. Kd2 Qc3+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxd1+ was best.} (29... Rxd1+) (29... Rxd1+ $17 30. Rxd1 Qe6) 30. Ke2 $15 Qb2+ 31. Qd2 Rc2 32. Rd1 Qb5+ 33. Ke1 $1 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} Qd7 35. Re2 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (35. h4 gxh4) ({White should play} 35. h4 $15) 35... Kg6 36. Re7 (36. f4 $17 {was necessary.}) 36... Qb5 $19 37. Rc7 Kf6 38. h4 Qd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best.} (38... Qd3) (38... Qb3 $142 39. hxg5+ hxg5) 39. hxg5+ $17 hxg5 40. Rc2 Kg6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best.} (40... Qxf3 41. Rd2) ({Black should try} 40... Qxf3 $17 41. Rd2 Qe4+ 42. Kf1 Qc4+ 43. Ke1 Qe6+ 44. Kf1 Qc4+ 45. Ke1 Qe4+ 46. Kf1 Qb1+ 47. Ke2 Qb5+ 48. Rd3 Qd7) 41. Rd2 $1 $11 {[%CAl Rd2d5]} Qe6+ (41... Qxf3 $5 42. d7 $8 Qe4+ 43. Kf1 Qh1+ 44. Ke2 Qe4+ 45. Kf1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qe4+ 47. Kf1 $11) 42. Kf1 Qd7 43. Kg2 f5 {...f4 is the strong threat.} 44. Be5 f4 45. Bc3 g4 46. Bb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxa5 was best.} (46. Bxa5 gxf3+ 47. Kxf3 Qh3+ 48. Ke2 Qg4+ 49. f3 Qg2+ 50. Ke1 Qg1+ 51. Ke2) 46... b5 {Strongly threatening ...b4.} 47. Rd4 Kf5 48. fxg4+ {The position is equal.} Kxg4 49. f3+ Kf5 50. Kf2 Ke6 51. Ke1 Kf7 52. Rxf4+ Ke8 53. Rd4 Kd8 54. Kd2 Qf7 55. d7 $1 Qb3 56. Kc1 Qxf3 {White must now prevent ...Qc6+.} 57. Rd2 Qf4 {And now ...Qf1+ would win.} 58. Bc3 b4 (58... Qc7 $5 59. Kb2 $8 Qb6 $11) 59. axb4 axb4 60. Bd4 {White wants to mate with Bb6+.} Qh6 61. Be5 {Threatens to win with Bc7+!} Qc6+ 62. Kb2 {[#]} b3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 63. Bc3 {Intending Ba5+ and mate.} (63. Kxb3 Qb5+) 63... Qxd7 64. Rxd7+ Kxd7 65. Kxb3 {Accuracy: White = 85%, Black = 86%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.19"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,77,30,23,37,29,45,45,45,46,56,20,65,65,66,66,83,64,64,12,78,81,89,57,139,134,175,168,203,206,192,190,196,183,202,197,221,164,155,139,125,129,139,118,124,128,165,164,203,183,213,207,223,237,232,239,361,339,408,396,434,434,434,434,434,433,566,553,730,716]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O (5. Kf1) 5... Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. a4 Ne4 8. Nc3 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Nd6 {White is slightly better.} 9. e4 O-O $146 ({RR} 9... Bg4 10. Be3 Na6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nb4 13. Qe2 a5 14. f4 (14. Rad1 $16) 14... Nd3 (14... Qb6 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 15. g4 $1 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 $1 {De Waele,W (2345)-Hauchamps,M (2262) Wachtebeke BEL 2024 1-0 (83)}) ({RR} 9... Bg4 10. Be3 Qc8 11. Qe2 O-O 12. e5 Nf5 13. Qxc4 Na6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 (15. h3 $1 $14) 15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qe6 17. Qxe6 Bxe6 18. a5 Rad8 19. Na4 Nb4 (19... Bc8 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 20. Ra3 Nc2 21. Rc3 Nxd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. Nac5 Bd5 24. Re3 {Mikhalevski,V (2514)-Sarana,A (2699) Bucharest ROU 2024 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 9... Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 $1 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 (20... Rxf5 $11 21. Ne4 Nf4) 21. Qh5 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Rfxe8 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 {Kaldarova,A (2110)-Mkrtchyan,M (2352) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½}) 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd7 13. Qe2 e5 14. Rad1 $6 {Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (14. d5 Re8 15. Rfd1 Bf8 16. Rd2 Qc7 17. Rad1 Kg7 18. h4 Nf6 19. f4 h5) 14... Qe7 $6 {Inaccuracy. exd4 was best.} (14... exd4) (14... exd4 $11 15. Bxd4 Ne5) 15. d5 $16 {aiming for dxc6.} Rfd8 16. h4 h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.} (16... Nf6) ({Better is} 16... Nf6 $14) 17. Bh3 c5 18. Nb5 b6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Qxc4 a6 21. Rc1 Bf8 22. Rc2 Rdb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best.} (22... Ra7 23. a5 bxa5 24. Ra1 a4 25. Qxa4 Rb8 26. Bxd7 Rb4 27. Qc6 Qxd7 28. Rxa6) 23. Qd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (23. f4 b5 24. Qe2 c4 25. f5 Bg7 26. Qf3 Nf6 27. a5 Rb7 28. Rg2 Rf8) 23... b5 24. b3 bxa4 25. bxa4 Rb4 26. Rc4 Rab8 27. Rfc1 Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Rb4 29. Bf1 Qb8 {[#]} 30. Bd2 $1 Rb1 31. Rc1 Rxc1 32. Bxc1 Qb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (32... c4 33. Qxc4 Nc5 34. Bd2 Qe8 35. a5 Bd6 36. Bc3 Qd7 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Be1) (32... c4 $142 33. Qxc4 Nc5) 33. Qxa6 $18 Qxe4 34. a5 {[%CAl Ba4a5,Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32]} Qxd5 35. Qc8 {White is clearly winning.} c4 {Now ...Kg7 and Black clings on.} 36. a6 Nb6 37. Qb8 Nd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best.} (37... Qd6 38. a7 c3 39. Be3 c2 40. Qxd6 Bxd6 41. Bxb6 c1=Q 42. a8=Q+ Bf8 43. Qd5) 38. Qd8 {Strongly threatening a7.} Kg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. intending ...Bc5.} (38... Qd6 39. a7 Nb6 40. Qxd6 Bxd6 41. Be3 Na8 42. Bxc4 Bc7 43. Bd5 Bb6 44. Bxa8) 39. a7 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 38%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.20"] [White "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Black "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2665"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,44,4,6,8,3,14,14,10,10,13,-6,0,0,0,0,0,0,68,-48,11,0,14,12,11,-516,10,14,985]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Ba6 13. O-O Qb7 $146 ({RR} 13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qb7 15. Nd2 Nbd7 16. e4 Rfc8 17. Qd3 Rd8 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. Rad1 h6 20. Ba1 Qc6 21. Qf3 Qa4 22. Nf1 Rc2 23. d5 e5 24. Ng3 Ra2 25. Rd3 ({Better is} 25. Nf5 $11 Qxa3 26. Re3) 25... b5 (25... Rc8 $15) 26. h3 (26. Nf5 $14) 26... b4 27. Nf5 Kh7 $1 28. Qg3 {Grebnev,A (2536)-Savchenko,B (2483) Sochi RUS 2024 1-0 (54)}) 14. a4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Nbd7 17. Nd2 Rc7 (17... Rc5 $4 {17...h6 -0.01 Blunder. h6 was best.} 18. Rc2 $4 {Blunder. dxc5 was best.} (18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. Kh1 Rb8 21. h3 Nd5 22. Qg4 {[%csl Gb2][%CAl Rg4g7]} Ne5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5) (18. dxc5 $18 {is the narrow road to win.} Nxc5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4) 18... Rc3 $4 {Blunder. Rxc2 was best.} (18... Rxc2 19. Ba3 Ne4 20. Bb4 Ndf6 21. Qd3 Rac8 22. f3 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 Kh8 24. e4) (18... Rxc2 $19 {and life is good for Black.} 19. Ba3 Qc7) 19. Rxc3 Rb8 20. Rac1 Ra8 21. Rc8+ $4 {Blunder. e4 was best.} (21. e4 Nf8 22. Rc7 Qb8 23. R7c2 Ng6 24. g3 Qb7 25. Ba1 Rd8 26. a5 h5) (21. e4 $18 Ne8 22. e5) 21... Rxc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Qc4 Qb7 24. f3 a6 25. e4 h6 26. Qb4 Qc6 27. Qc4 Qb7 28. Qb4 Qc6 29. Qc4 Qb7) (17... h6 18. f3 a6 19. e4 Ne8 20. Nb3 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Rc8 22. Bf4 Rc6 23. d5) (17... h6 $11) 18. Rc3 ({White should try} 18. Rxc7 $14 Qxc7 19. Rc1) 18... Rcc8 (18... Rxc3 $15 19. Bxc3 Qc6) 19. Rcc1 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (21. Rxc8+ $11 Qxc8 22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. Nxc4) 21... Rc7 $2 ({Black should play} 21... bxc5 $19 22. Nc4 cxd4) 22. Rxc7 $11 Qc8 $2 {[%mdl 40960] Accuracy: White = 54%, Black = 69%. . An unexpected result.} (22... Qxc7 $11 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. Nxc4 Ne8) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.21"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Gavrilescu, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,47,20,24,19,24,24,24,16,12,10,28,23,19,19,28,15,44,30,32,30,47,27,27,25,25,29,30,28,33,28,22,2,33,14,20,23,21,17]} 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/VfkUrXGu} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bf4 d5 8. Nd2 g6 $146 ({RR} 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 Nd7 11. Re1 c5 12. c3 f5 13. exf6 $1 Nxf6 14. c4 Ne4 (14... a5 $14) 15. Bxe4 Rxf4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. Rxe7 Bh3 (18... Bb7 $16 19. Qb3 Rf7 20. Qxd5 Bxd5) 19. Ne4 $1 Qc6 $2 (19... Be6 {might work better.}) 20. f3 Be6 21. Qd2 (21. Qd6 $18 Qxd6 22. Nxd6) 21... Rf7 {[#]} 22. Rxf7 $1 Bxf7 23. Rd1 {Bulmaga,I (2429)-Weigand,A (2036) Reykjavik 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/VfkUrXGu] ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 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 $1 20. Qd2 Bb4 {½-½ (20) Carlsen,M (2830)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023}) ({RR} 8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 (9... Nd5 $14 10. Be5 f6) 10. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rd3 g5 14. Rfd1 $2 (14. Bd2 $16 {and life is bright.}) 14... gxf4 15. Rb3 f5 16. Bf3 Ba6 17. Bxc6+ Kf7 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Rh3 Kg6 {½-½ (19) Laohawirapap,P (2344)-Popov,T (2138) Ershovo RUS 2024}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 Nd7 11. Re1 c5 12. c3 f5 13. exf6 $1 Nxf6 14. c4 Ne4 (14... Bd6 $14 15. Bg3 g6) 15. Bxe4 Rxf4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. Rxe7 Bh3 (18... Rd4 $16) 19. Ne4 $1 Qc6 (19... Be6 $142) 20. f3 Be6 21. Qd2 (21. Qd6 $18 {has better winning chances.} Qxd6 22. Nxd6) 21... Rf7 {[#]} 22. Rxf7 $1 Bxf7 23. Rd1 {Bulmaga,I (2429)-Weigand,A (2036) Reykjavik ISL 2024 ½-½ (43)}) 9. c3 {White has an edge.} 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 (21. Rfc1) 21... Bd7 22. Nb3 Rhb8 23. Nxa5 {aiming for Nb3.} c5 $1 24. f3 {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 89%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.22"] [White "Sankalp Gupta"] [Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,132,8,13,13,20,16,17,-5,-2,-5,0,-17,-14,-20,1,-42,-32,-85,-85,-90,-90,-87,-95,-169,-160,-226,-210,-206,-204,-203,-182,-192,-203,-199,-159,-249,-235,-323,-207,-210,-116,-105,-105,-76,-50,-66,-71,-66,-19,-18,-20,-20,-20,-21,-22,-21,-18,-22,-22,-23,-23,-23,-15,-16,-8,-25,-21,-23,-23,-23,-24,-16,-16,-20,-17,-17,-19,-17,-19,-19,-23,-22,-17,-29,-16,-26,-19,-23,-23,-26,-27,-37,-38,-38,-40,-41,-35,-38,-32,-31,-31,-56,-41,-31,-8,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. d4 e6 7. Bd3 Bd6 ({RR} 7... a6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Qe2 b5 (9... h6 $11) 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. a4 (12. Ne5 $1 $16) 12... bxa4 (12... Bb7 $11) 13. Bg5 (13. Ne5 $1 $16 {[%CAl Re5f7]} Qb6 14. Qf3) 13... Bb7 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Raa1 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe4 O-O 18. Ra5 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nc4 20. Rc5 Nxb2 (20... Nd6 $11 {remains equal.} 21. Qe5 Rad8) 21. Qc2 Rab8 22. Rb1 {Galyas,M (2423)-Shivakumar,S (2307) Sunnyvale USA 2024 ½-½} ({White should play} 22. h4 $16)) 8. O-O (8. Kf1 {8.?d2 0.12}) 8... O-O 9. Bd2 $146 ({RR} 9. a3 Re8 10. b4 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qa4 Bb8 (13... a6 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]}) 14. Ne2 Ne4 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Rc1 Qd8 17. Bxe4 (17. Ne5 $14 Ndf6 18. Qc2) 17... dxe4 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 h6 20. Nd4 Bxe5 21. Qxa7 Bd5 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Bxe5 Qd2 {Kaganskiy,G (2177)-Rees,I (2273) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (40)}) 9... a6 10. a3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Be2 Re8 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Nd4 b5 15. Na2 Nc4 16. Rc2 Qe5 {[%csl Gd6][%CAl Re5h2]} 17. Nf3 Qh5 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black is out for blood.} ({Don't blunder} 17... Nxb2 $2 18. Qb1 $18 (18. Nxe5 Nxd1 19. Nd3 Nxf2 $14)) 18. Bb4 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best.} (18. Bc3 Ne4) (18. Bc3 $17) 18... Bb8 $1 $19 19. b3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best.} (19. Bc5 Bf5 20. Bd4 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Ne4 22. h3 Ba7 23. Bxa7 Rxa7 24. Nb4 a5) (19. g3 $17) 19... Ng4 {[%CAl Rb8h2]} 20. h3 {[#]} (20. bxc4 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 dxc4) 20... Ngxe3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 21. fxe3 Nxe3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qd3 Ba7 24. Rf2 (24. Bd2 $17 {might work better.} Nxf1+ 25. Kxf1) 24... Qf5 {aiming for ...Qxd3.} 25. Bc3 Qxd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxc3 was best.} (25... Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Rc8 27. Nd4 Qb1+ 28. Rf1 Qxf1+ $1 29. Bxf1 {[%CAl Rc3c8]} Rxc3 30. Nxc3 Bxd4 31. Na2) 26. Bxd3 {intending Bd4.} Rxc3 $4 {Blunder. Nd1 was best.} (26... Nd1 27. Bd4 Nxf2 28. Kxf2 Rc6 29. Ke3 Bxd4+ 30. Kxd4 g6 31. Nb4 Rc1 32. Ke3) ({Better is} 26... Nd1 $19 27. Bd4 Nxf2 28. Kxf2 g6) 27. Nxc3 $17 {Black should prevent Kh1.} Rc8 28. Ne2 Nd1 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 29. Ned4 {Re2 is the strong threat.} Nxf2 30. Kxf2 Bc5 31. a4 bxa4 32. bxa4 Rb8 33. Bxa6 Rb4 34. Ke3 Rxa4 35. Be2 g6 36. Kd3 Ra3+ 37. Kc2 Kg7 38. Nb5 Ra5 39. Ne5 Ra2+ 40. Kd3 Rb2 41. Nc7 Rb3+ 42. Kd2 Bb4+ 43. Kd1 Rb2 44. Nf3 {[#]} d4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 45. Nd5 (45. Nxd4 Rd2+) 45... Bc3 46. Nf4 f5 47. Nd3 Ra2 48. Nc1 Ra8 (48... Ra1 {is interesting.} 49. Kc2 Kf6 50. h4 Ra4 51. Bd3 h6) 49. Kc2 Re8 50. Bc4 Kf6 51. Ne2 g5 52. Nfxd4 Bxd4 53. Nxd4 Ke5 54. Ne2 Rd8 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 55. Bd3 Ra8 56. Kd2 h5 57. Ng3 Ra2+ 58. Bc2 $1 h4 59. Nxf5 {The position is equal.} Rxc2+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 60. Kxc2 {And now Ne3 would win.} Kxf5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KPP-KPP} 61. Kd3 Kf4 {Hoping for ...Kg3.} 62. Ke2 $1 Kg3 63. Kf1 g4 64. hxg4 Kxg4 65. Kf2 h3 66. gxh3+ Kxh3 {Accuracy: White = 77%, Black = 87%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.23"] [White "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,111,26,27,33,26,27,26,29,21,30,25,29,28,35,25,36,35,35,-7,-4,-5,17,18,12,7,21,20,18,7,51,3,40,25,28,10,42,47,61,61,99,93,106,103,129,117,133,124,175,172,164,164,204,198,197,172,171,127,184,184,184,116,121,125,139,151,186,186,237,248,242,229,221,241,234,232,218,186,239,232,228,232,480,374,471,466,468,371,467,460,524,509,582,571,1056,644,629,622,752,957,940,1050]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. h3 Be6 {White has an edge.} 10. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 10. Nf3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxh4 12. Nc5 Bc8 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. Be2 c6 15. b4 Re8 16. O-O Qg5 17. Kh1 Nd7 18. b5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Re6 20. bxc6 Rg6 {[%csl Gg6][%CAl Rg5g2]} 21. Bf3 bxc6 22. Qa5 h5 23. Qc7 Qh4 24. Qf4 ({Better is} 24. Rac1 $14) 24... Qxf4 {Lei,T (2550)-Tan,Z (2521) Toronto CAN 2024 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 10. Nf3 Ne8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd3 c6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rae1 a5 15. e4 dxe4 $1 16. Bxe4 Qd6 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Nef6 20. Re2 g6 21. Qc2 Kg7 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Ne5 Nf8 24. Qb3 Re7 {Leenhouts,K (2432)-Victor,J (2289) Wachtebeke BEL 2024 1-0 (45)} (24... Qc7 $1 $11)) ({RR} 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Bd3 c6 12. Bg3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Be5 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Bd4 Rc8 17. O-O Nc5 18. Qe2 Qa5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Qh5 Bf8 22. Nd3 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 b5 24. f4 ({White should play} 24. Ne2 $14) 24... f6 {Hesham,A (2366)-Mouhamad,J (2269) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 10... Ne8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd3 Nd6 13. Nge2 Nd7 14. O-O c6 15. f3 f5 16. Rde1 Rae8 17. Nf4 Qf6 18. Qf2 Bf7 19. Bc2 a5 20. b3 b5 21. Qd2 g5 22. Nfe2 Bg6 23. Nd1 {[%CAl Bc3d1,Bd1f2,Bf2d3,Bd3c5][%mdl 32]} Qd8 24. Nf2 Re6 25. Nd3 Kh7 26. Nc5 Re7 27. Nxd7 Rxd7 28. Nc1 $1 Re7 29. Nd3 Nf7 30. Bb1 b4 31. f4 Qd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best.} (31... gxf4 32. exf4 Nd6 33. Rxe7+ Qxe7 34. Ne5 Be8 35. Rc1 Qf6 36. Qe3 Ne4 37. Bxe4) 32. Rc1 Qe6 33. Ne5 Nxe5 34. fxe5 Rg7 (34... Rc7 $16) 35. Rc5 $18 f4 36. Bxg6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best.} (36. Qc1 $1 Bxb1 37. Qxb1+ Rg6 38. exf4 $1 gxf4 39. Rf3 h5 40. Rxa5 h4 41. Qc2 Qf5) (36. exf4 $6 Bxb1 37. Rxb1 gxf4 $14) (36. Qc1 $1 $18) 36... Qxg6 $16 37. Qc2 Qxc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best.} (37... Rc7) 38. Rxc2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Rgf7 39. e6 $1 {[%CAl Re6f7]} (39. Rxc6 fxe3 40. Re1 Rf4 $11) 39... Rf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best.} (39... Rc7 40. exf4 gxf4 41. Re1 Kg7 42. Kf2 $1 Re8 43. Re5 Kf6 {[#]} 44. Rce2 $1 Ke7 45. Rf5) 40. Rxc6 {Black must now prevent e7.} Re8 41. exf4 gxf4 42. Re1 f3 43. Re5 fxg2 44. Rc7+ ({Don't play} 44. Rxd5 $6 Rfxe6 45. Rxe6 Rxe6 $16) (44. Kxg2 Rg8+ 45. Kh2 Rf2+ 46. Kh1 Rf1+ 47. Kh2 Rf2+ 48. Kh1 Rf1+ 49. Kh2 Rf2+ $11) 44... Kg6 45. e7 (45. Rxd5 Rfxe6 46. Rc2 (46. Kxg2 Re2+ 47. Kg3 R8e3+ 48. Kg4 Re4+ 49. Kg3 R4e3+ 50. Kh4 Re4+ 51. Kg3 R4e3+ $11) (46. Rxa5 Re1+ 47. Kxg2 R8e2+ 48. Kg3 Re3+ 49. Kh4 Re4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 50. Kg3 R4e3+ 51. Kh4 Re4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 52. Kg3 R4e3+ $11) 46... Re1+ 47. Kxg2 R8e2+ 48. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 49. Kg3 Rxa2 $11) 45... Rf5 {[#] intending ...Rxe5.} 46. Rc6+ $1 ({Stronger than} 46. Kxg2 Rxe5 47. dxe5 Kf7 $11) 46... Kg5 $2 {Mistake. Rf6 was best.} (46... Rf6 47. Rc2) (46... Rf6 {was necessary.} 47. Rc2 Rf4) 47. Re2 Rf4 48. Re5+ Rf5 {next ...Rxe5 is good for Black.} 49. Re2 Rf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf1+ was best.} (49... Rf1+ 50. Kxg2) 50. Rd6 {White is clearly winning.} Rf7 51. Rxd5+ Kh4 52. Rde5 Kxh3 {[%csl Gg2][%CAl Rf7f1]} 53. R5e3+ Kh4 54. Kxg2 {aiming for d5.} Rf5 55. Re5 Rf4 56. R5e4 {Accuracy: White = 82%, Black = 59%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.24"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,61,5,7,-30,-29,-35,13,11,11,11,11,12,19,4,3,-11,35,18,18,19,35,30,71,72,58,46,67,67,63,62,408,407,407,406,407,405,405,400,405,401,389,397,430,432,448,426,466,467,474,468,461,455]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 b5 {[%CAl Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 7. a4 b4 8. Nd5 e6 9. Nxf6+ {The position is equal.The position is equal.} Qxf6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Qd2 Bxe4 12. O-O-O $146 ({RR} 12. f3 Bb7 13. Qxb4 Qe7 14. Nb3 Nc6 15. Qb6 Qd7 16. O-O-O $1 Qc8 $1 17. Bd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bd5 19. Kb1 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Qc5 21. Qxc5 dxc5 22. f4 g6 23. g4 Bg7 24. Bg2 Ra7 25. f5 O-O 26. Rge1 Bd4 {Klimkowski,J (2531)-Nasuta,G (2563) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 12... Qd8 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. f3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing. Black is under pressure.} Bg6 $1 16. h4 Qxh4 17. f4 Be4 $1 18. g4 Nd7 19. Bg2 Bxg2 20. Rxg2 {And now Nc6 would win. Nc6 is the strong threat.} Rc8 $4 {[#] Blunder. d5 was best.} (20... d5) (20... d5 $14) (20... d5 $14) 21. Nf5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} exf5 22. Qxd6 {[%mdl 64] Threatening mate with Re2+. Double Attack. Re2+ would kill now.} Qe7 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Qxd6. aiming for ...Qxd6.} 23. Re2 $1 {[%csl Ge2][%CAl Rd6e7][%mdl 512]} Rxc2+ (23... Qxe2 {23...?xc2+ 4.06} 24. Qxd7+) 24. Rxc2 {Rc8+ would kill now. White threatens Rc8+ and mate.} Qxd6 25. Rxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRN} Ke7 26. Rxa6 {Re2+ is the strong threat. And now Re2+ would win.} Rb8 27. gxf5 {White is clearly winning.White is clearly winning.} Rb7 28. a5 b3 29. Re2+ Kd8 30. Ra8+ Kc7 31. Re7 {Accuracy: White = 89%, Black = 64%. . Accuracy: White = 95%, Black = 63%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.25"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2526"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,126,26,9,16,12,9,9,14,12,12,11,13,14,26,12,28,0,10,4,0,0,25,20,24,30,34,38,98,24,19,0,0,2,16,-29,-29,-33,-29,-28,-25,-25,-28,-68,-55,-131,-125,-130,-125,-254,-250,-253,-251,-250,-242,-250,-238,-248,-243,-247,-178,-191,-187,-190,-82,-76,-53,-88,-49,-72,-62,-98,-98,-124,-93,-86,-73,-89,-67,-44,-37,-255,-82,-131,-133,-375,-391,-355,-371,-423,-439,-479,-479,-480,-475,-475,-471,-473,-468,-469,-460,-495,-495,-495,-483,-480,-485,-485,-489,-502,-481,-574,-567]} 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} c5 2. Nf3 d6 ({RR} 2... Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nde2 Nf6 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ng3 Ne8 13. Nd5 Bh4 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Nc3 Nc7 16. Qd2 b5 17. Rad1) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf3 Qc7 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. a5 Nc4 14. Nxc4 Rxc4 15. Be3 Qb8 ({RR} 15... Qd7) (15... Qd7 $11) 16. Na4 Bd8 17. b3 Rc6 18. Nb6 Bxb6 19. Bxb6 Rc3 20. Re3 Rfc8 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Be3 Qc7 23. Ra2 Qd7 24. Bd2 Rc6 25. c4 {Carlsen,M (2896)-Ivic,V (2654) Chess.com 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] 1-0 (51)}) 11. a4 Rc8 {The position is equal.} 12. Be3 $146 ({RR} 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Qc6 14. Nf1 Bd8 15. Ne3 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ncd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qd7 19. Qd3 Bb6 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. b3 Bd4 22. c3 Bxc3 (22... Ba7 $17) 23. Qxc3 b5 24. Rxe5 (24. Rec1 $15 bxc4 25. a5) 24... dxe5 25. d6 Qb8 $1 26. Bxa8 bxc4 {Haba,P (2444)-Kvetny,M (2412) Austria AUT 2024 ½-½ (97)}) 12... Nbd7 13. a5 h6 14. h3 Bf8 15. Nd2 Qc6 16. Ndb1 Be7 17. b3 Bd8 18. Ra2 b6 19. axb6 Nxb6 20. Re2 a5 21. Rd2 Be7 ({Black should try} 21... Bc7 $14) 22. Qe2 (22. Nd5 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rd5e7]} Bxd5 23. exd5) 22... Nbd7 $11 23. Qb5 Qc7 24. Na4 Rab8 25. Qa6 {[#]} Bc4 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2560] White is under pressure.} 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. bxc4 {Strongly threatening Na3.} Rxb1+ 28. Kh2 Rxc4 29. Nb2 Rc8 30. c3 (30. Na4 $15) 30... Nc5 $17 (30... Rxc3 31. Rd1 $15) 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 ({Don't play} 31... dxc5 $6 32. Rxa5 Rc1 33. Na4 $11) 32. Nd3 $2 {Mistake. c4 was best.} (32. c4 g6 33. g3 Kg7 34. h4 h5 35. Kh3 Rc8 36. Kg2 Kg8 37. Rc2 Bd8 $1) (32. c4 $17 {might work better.}) 32... Rxc3 $19 33. Rxa5 {[#]} d5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 34. Ra4 (34. exd5 e4) 34... Bd6 35. Nb2 Ra3 {Threatens to win with ...Rxb2!} ({Don't take} 35... dxe4 36. Bxe4 Nxe4 37. Rxe4) 36. Rxa3 Bxa3 37. Nd1 Bb4 ({Weaker is} 37... Nxe4 38. Rxd5 Nf6 39. Rd8+ Kh7 40. Nc3 $17) 38. Rc2 dxe4 39. Be2 Bd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. g6 was best.} (39... g6 40. Ne3 Ba5 41. Ng4 Nxg4+ 42. hxg4 Bb6 43. Bc4 Rb4 44. Ba2 Kg7 45. Kh3) (39... g6 $19 40. Ne3 Kg7) 40. Ne3 $17 Rb8 (40... Bf8 {with more complications.} 41. g4 g6 42. h4 Kg7 43. h5 Bb4) 41. g4 Rd8 42. Kg2 g6 43. Rc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.} (43. Rd2) 43... Kg7 44. h4 Bb8 45. Ra6 Nd5 46. Bc4 Nf4+ 47. Kg3 Rd7 48. g5 $2 {Mistake. h5 was best.} (48. h5 $1 Rc7 49. hxg6 fxg6 50. Ra5 Ra7 51. Rb5 Bd6 52. Bd5 Ne2+ 53. Kg2 Ra4) (48. h5 $1 $15) 48... h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best.} (48... Rc7 49. gxh6+ Kxh6 50. Bd5 Nh5+ 51. Kg2 Ba7 52. Bxe4 Bxe3 53. fxe3 Kg7 54. Rc6 (54. Bf3 {was called for.})) (48... Rc7 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 49. Ba2 h5) 49. Ra5 Bd6 50. Bd5 $4 {Blunder. Bb5 was best.} (50. Bb5 Rc7) (50. Bb5 $17 Rc7 51. Ra6) 50... Bb4 $19 51. Rb5 {[#]} Be1 $1 52. Bxe4 Rd2 {Black is clearly winning.} 53. Rxe5 Rxf2 {Hoping for ...Ne2+.} 54. Re8 {White hopes to continue with Bf3.} Ne2+ 55. Kh3 Ng1+ 56. Kg3 Re2+ 57. Kf4 Bxh4 {aiming for ...Nh3+.} 58. Nd5 Nh3+ 59. Kf3 Rf2+ 60. Ke3 Bxg5+ 61. Kd4 h4 62. Rb8 Rd2+ 63. Kc3 Nf2 {Accuracy: White = 60%, Black = 76%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.26"] [White "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B96"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,107,38,37,48,38,30,32,50,33,35,6,9,14,11,0,0,0,0,1,0,-1,14,12,9,7,12,0,0,0,21,16,20,22,27,21,24,21,21,25,25,12,21,21,24,18,31,32,35,29,30,17,21,14,38,28,49,33,51,55,62,59,70,41,41,41,44,47,46,24,20,26,46,45,43,7,7,8,26,5,11,9,29,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Nc6 10. Bf2 $1 {[#] Black must now prevent Nxe6!} Qc7 11. Qf3 e5 {White is slightly better.} 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bc4 $146 ({RR} 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bc4 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Kh1 a5 17. b3 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Qe2 Raa8 20. Na4 Rab8 21. Nb2 Nd7 22. Nc4 Bc5 23. Be1 Ra8 24. Rd1 a4 25. Ba5 Qc8 26. b4 Be7 27. Rd3 Ra7 {Kotronias,V (2453)-Velpula,S (2444) Pozarevac SRB 2024 ½-½ (47)}) 13... exf4 14. Qxf4 Be7 $1 15. O-O O-O 16. Bd4 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 ({Much weaker is} 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxe5 Ng4 $15) 19... Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nd7 21. Qg4 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Rg4g7]} Nxe5 22. Qxe6+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Kh8 23. Qxe7 Ng6 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. axb4 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Rb8 27. b3 Rxb4 28. Rd1 Kg8 29. Kg1 Ne7 30. Kf2 Rh4 31. h3 Rh5 32. Ne4 Nd5 33. c4 Rf5+ 34. Kg3 Nb4 35. h4 a5 36. Kg4 Rf8 37. Rd2 Kh7 38. h5 Rf7 39. Nc5 g6 40. hxg6+ Kxg6 41. Rd6+ Kg7 42. Rd7 (42. Ne6+ {keeps more tension.} Kh7 43. Nf4 Kg7 44. Re6 Kh7 45. Re2) 42... Rxd7 43. Nxd7 {KN-KN} Kf7 44. Nc5 Ke7 45. Kf5 Nc2 46. Ke5 h5 47. g3 Na1 48. Kd4 {Threatens to win with Kc3.} Nc2+ 49. Kd3 Nb4+ {The position is equal.} 50. Kc3 Kd6 51. Nb7+ Kc7 52. Nc5 $1 ({Wrong is} 52. Nxa5 $2 c5 $19) 52... Kd6 53. Nb7+ Kc7 54. Nc5 $1 {Accuracy: White = 81%, Black = 91%.} ({Don't go for} 54. Nxa5 $2 c5 $19) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.27"] [White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Raja Rithvik R"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2523"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 17,56,24,48,0,0,0,0,-22,-19,-10,-19,-18,-24,0,-33,-33,30,30,64,53,57,57,90,7,5,6,3,7,3,7,192,196,182,182,201,199,267,268,292,298,259]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bb4 7. Ndb5 Nxe4 8. Qf3 d5 9. Nc7+ Kf8 $1 10. Nxa8 {Strongly threatening 0-0-0.} e5 11. Bd2 Nd4 $1 {[%CAl Rd4f3]} 12. Qd3 {The position is equal.} Nc5 $146 ({RR} 12... Qh4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] 12...?c5 -0.33} 13. Nxe4 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Bf5 15. Qa3+ Kg8 16. Bd3 e4 17. Qa4 {1-0 (17) Macias Pino,D (2456)-Garrido Diaz,J (2291) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2024}) 13. Qg3 Nxc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 14. Kd1 Nxa1 15. Qxe5 {[#]} Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 512] White must now prevent ...f6.} 16. Be1 (16. Nxe4 dxe4) 16... Bd6 ({Better is} 16... Bxc3 $15 17. bxc3 Qa5) 17. Qxd5 $11 Nxc3+ 18. Bxc3 Be6 19. Qd4 $40 {[%mdl 192] [#] Double Attack. White mounts an attack.} Ke7 {Threatens to win with ...Be5.} 20. Kc1 (20. Bd3 $16) 20... Bxa2 {aiming for ...Nb3+.} 21. Bc4 {White wants to mate with Re1+.} Nb3+ $1 ({But not} 21... Bxc4 $2 22. Qxc4 Re8 23. Kb1 $18) 22. Bxb3 $1 Bxb3 23. Re1+ Kd7 $2 (23... Be6 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 24. Qg4+ $18 Be6 25. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 26. Qxg7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kc6 (26... Kc8 {might work better.} 27. Qxh8 Qxh8 28. Bxh8 Bxh2) 27. Qxh8 Qxh8 28. Bxh8 b5 {Accuracy: White = 77%, Black = 63%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.28"] [White "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "2522"] [BlackElo "2631"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,126,43,41,48,47,46,45,42,50,37,30,27,29,31,29,40,30,51,30,35,41,67,60,56,0,0,0,-3,-9,0,-1,-3,-6,0,-32,-36,-38,-43,-42,-17,-53,-55,-83,-26,-41,-29,-36,-36,-35,-32,-32,-35,-32,-34,-32,-35,-51,-50,-50,-51,-71,-57,-114,-76,-88,-85,-126,-126,-114,-128,-197,-197,-192,-101,-101,-102,-99,-102,-218,-224,-280,-276,-273,-243,-293,-281,-309,-276,-303,-307,-307,-296,-297,-303,-372,-370,-390,-390,-524,-526,-509,-507,-504,-510,-1126,-1125,-1041,-1039,-961,-1019]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O Bf5 8. Re1 Ne4 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bc8 11. e4 Nd7 12. Ba3 c5 {White is slightly better.} ({RR} 12... Re8 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. c5 dxc5 (14... Nf8 $16 {was necessary.}) 15. Ng5 $1 e6 16. e5 b6 17. Ne4 Ba6 18. Nd6 Rf8 19. Qa4 Bb5 20. Nxb5 cxb5 21. Qxb5 Rac8 22. f4 Rfe8 23. d5 exd5 24. Bxd5 Nf8 25. c4 Rcd8 26. Bb2 Ne6 27. Rd2 {Le Tuan Minh (2567)-Andreikin,D (2729) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (73)}) 13. e5 dxe5 $146 ({RR} 13... Qc7 {13...dxe5 0.40} 14. e6 $1 {[%CAl Re6d7]} fxe6 15. Ng5 Nb6 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. Rxe6 Kh8 18. Rae1 Bf6 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Bc1 Rad8 21. Bf4 Qd7 22. Bf1 g5 23. Bc1 Na4 24. R6e3 Nb6 25. Qa3 ({White should play} 25. Re6) 25... Qf5 26. f3 (26. Qb3 $16) 26... Nd7 27. Bd3 Qh3 28. Bf1 {Vakhidov,J (2599)-Ivic,V (2582) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) 14. dxe5 Qc7 {[%CAl Rd7e5]} 15. e6 fxe6 16. Ng5 Ne5 $1 17. f4 Rf5 18. Rad1 h6 19. fxe5 {And now Nf3 would win.} hxg5 20. Qb5 Kf7 $1 21. Be4 ({Not} 21. Bxc5 Bxe5 22. Rf1 Bf6 $17) ({White should try} 21. Qxc5 $14 Qxc5+ 22. Bxc5) 21... Bxe5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 24. Bxc5 Bc7 25. Bd4 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White is fighting back} Bd7 26. Be3 Bc6 27. Bxg5 Rg8 28. Be3 f4 29. Rf1 e5 30. Bxa7 Ke6 ({Better is} 30... e4 $17) 31. Rfe1 fxg3 32. hxg3 Rxg3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 33. Kf2 Rxc3 34. Rc1 Rf3+ 35. Ke2 Ra3 36. Bc5 Ra5 37. Bb4 Rxa2+ 38. Kd3 Rh2 39. Bc3 Rh4 40. Rg1 (40. Ra1 $15) 40... Bb6 {Hoping for ...Be4+.} 41. Rge1 e4+ 42. Kc2 e3 $1 43. Kb3 Rh3 44. Kb4 $4 {[#] Blunder. Bb4 was best.} (44. Bb4) (44. Bb4 $17) 44... Kf5 $1 $19 45. Rcd1 Bc7 $6 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (45... e5 46. Rf1+ Ke4 47. c5 Bxc5+ 48. Kxc5 e2 49. Bb2 Rb3 50. Ba1 exd1=N 51. Rxd1) (45... e5 $19 46. Rf1+ Ke4) 46. Bd4 $17 Bf4 47. Bc5 e5 48. Rd8 $2 {Mistake. Rd3 was best.} (48. Rd3 {[#]} Ke4 $1) (48. Rd3 $17 {might work better.}) 48... Ke4 $19 49. Rf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best.} (49. Rg8 Kf3 50. Rd8 Be4 51. Rf1+ Ke2 52. Rc1 Rh2 53. Rdd1 Kf3 54. Rc3 Rb2+) 49... Rh2 50. Kc3 Rd2 51. Rf7 Rd3+ 52. Kb4 Kf3 53. Rh7 Bd7 {...e2 is the strong threat.} 54. Rf1+ Ke4 {Threatens to win with ...e2.} 55. Re1 Bg4 56. Rg7 Bf3 57. Ka4 e2 58. Bb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best.} (58. Rxb7 Bd2 59. Reb1 e1=Q 60. Rxe1+ Bxe1 61. Rf7 Rd2 62. Kb5 Bf2 63. Bf8 Rb2+) 58... Bd2 {Black is clearly winning.} 59. Bxd2 Rxd2 60. Rxb7 Rd1 61. Rb1 (61. Rxe2+ $142 Bxe2 62. Ka3) 61... Rxe1 62. Rxe1 Ke3 63. Ra1 Kf2 {Accuracy: White = 65%, Black = 87%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.29"] [White "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Adhiban, B.."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2520"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 14,67,30,10,12,21,28,30,33,33,33,32,35,29,32,-10,1,0,0,-13,-18,-20,9,8,9,9,14,15,26,-59,-59,-60,-65,-66,-68,-53,-56,-43,0,-59,-33,-60,-3,-15,-9,-9,-11,-42,0,-113,-120,-119,-90,-128,-115,-113]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Nbd2 c5 9. e4 ({RR} 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e4 Nc6 11. exd5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Qb3 Bf5 14. Ne5 Nc2 $1 15. Nc6 Qd7 $1 16. Rb1 $1 Nd4 17. Qc4 Bd6 (17... Rac8 $11) 18. b4 Bxb1 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Bd3 22. Bb2 Rae8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 {Ponkratov,P (2608)-Fressinet,L (2637) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0}) 9... Bb7 $146 {[%CAl Rd5e4]} ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 bxc5 (11... Ba6 $1 $15 12. Re1 Bxc5) 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. a3 Rb8 14. Nc4 (14. Rd1 $14) 14... Be6 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. Bg5 Rd8 17. Bxe7 Ncxe7 18. Nfe5 Bf5 (18... h6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 19. Qa4 Qc7 20. Rac1 Nb6 21. Qa5 h5 22. b4 cxb4 23. Rxd8+ (23. Ne3 $14 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1) 23... Rxd8 24. axb4 {Kolmagorov,A (2124)-Sierra Vallina,L (2275) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. exd5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nb3 (13. a3 $11) 13... Ndb4 14. Qe4 {[#]} Ba6 $1 15. Re1 Bd3 16. Qg4 {[#]} Nc2 $1 17. Bh6 {[%csl Gh6][%CAl Rg4g7]} Bg6 18. Red1 Qc8 19. Qxc8 Raxc8 20. Be3 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Nb4 22. Rc1 c4 23. Na5 Nxa2 24. Rxc4 {Vakhidov,D (2175)-Idani,P (2602) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. e5 Nd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. a3 Ba6 13. Re1 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. b4 Rc8 16. Qb3 Bc4 17. Qb2 d3 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Be3 Bf8 (19... f6 $15 20. e6 Ne5) 20. Bd4 a5 21. Rec1 (21. h4 $14 {keeps the upper hand.}) 21... Qe7 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Bc3 Rh6 (23... d4 $5 24. Nxd4 Nxe5 $14) 24. Bf5 {Andriamasoandro,M (2120)-Rakotomaharo,F (2460) Antananarivo MAD 2024 0-1 (53)}) 10. exd5 exd5 {White has an edge.} 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Rd1 Nc6 14. Nf1 Qc8 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Rd2 h6 17. Ne3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 {White wants to play Nf5.} g5 19. Bxc6 gxf4 20. Bxe8 fxe3 21. Re2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxf7+ was best.} (21. Bxf7+ $1) (21. Bxf7+ $1 $11 Kxf7 22. Re2 (22. fxe3 Rb8 $14)) 21... Nxe8 $15 22. Rxe3 Bf6 23. Rae1 Ng7 24. Rf3 Qc6 $1 {[%CAl Rc6f3]} 25. Rf4 Bg5 26. Rfe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best.} (26. Rc4 Ne6 27. h4 Bf6 28. b4 $1 Bd4 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. Rxe4 cxb4 31. Rxe6 fxe6) ({White should try} 26. Rc4 $11) 26... Rc8 27. b3 Nf5 (27... a5 $15) 28. h4 $11 Bf6 29. Rg4+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Ng7 30. Qc4 Bd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.} (30... Qd7 31. Ree4 Rc6 32. Kg2 a5 33. Qe2 Kf8 34. Ra4 Nf5 35. Rxa5 Bd8 36. Raa4 $1) 31. Rf4 $2 {Mistake. Re7 was best.} (31. Re7 Qf6 32. Qe2 $1 Kf8 33. Rge4 $1 Ra8 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 (34... Qxf7 $5 35. Rf4 $8 Nf5 $11) 35. Rf4 Qxf4 36. gxf4 Kf6) (31. Re7 $11 Qf6 32. Qe2) 31... Ne6 $17 {Black is better.} 32. Rf5 Rd8 33. Kh2 Bg7 34. Qe4 {Accuracy: White = 71%, Black = 77%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.30"] [White "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,132,52,52,48,46,12,13,13,18,-50,-40,-27,-3,-50,-48,-55,-54,-98,-55,-48,-50,-62,-53,-53,-46,-63,-69,-91,-61,-66,-63,-72,-43,-75,2,0,43,-52,-31,-59,-22,-19,-18,-17,-17,-19,-17,-95,-6,-14,25,21,19,19,80,0,0,-3,-2,-6,0,-15,-15,-21,-20,-56,-35,-44,-19,-24,-28,-73,-13,-17,8,11,23,4,8,-25,-21,-23,-22,-28,0,-9,-6,-10,-10,-33,-35,-51,-44,-93,-54,-88,-41,-131,-135,-176,-145,-260,-285,-297,-299,-341,-326,-398,-399,-416,-420,-401,-371,-450,-442,-442,-438,-466,-452]} 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/qsQgiYY7} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 g6 8. d4 Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 exd4 11. cxd4 {The position is equal.} b5 12. Bc2 ({White should play} 12. Bb3 $11) 12... Bg4 $1 $15 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Ng3 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 14... Qf6 15. Ne2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qxf3 17. Nc3 (17. Rc1 $15) 17... Qh3 18. Bd3 $2 (18. Kh1 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 18... Nf6 $2 (18... Nxd4 $19 {is more deadly.} 19. Bxd4 Bxd4) 19. Bf1 Qh4 20. f3 Nh5 21. Qd2 Na5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (21... h6 $11) 22. Bg5 $1 {[%CAl Rg5h4]} Bxd4+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+ 24. Bxf4 c5 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Bh6 Re8 27. Bg5 f6 28. Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. Bxf6 {Ruiz Buendia,M (2366)-Beisteiner,J (2079) Reykjavik ISL 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 14... Qf6 15. Ne2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qxf3 17. Nc3 (17. Rc1 $15) 17... Qh3 18. Bd3 (18. Kh1 {was worth a try.}) 18... Nf6 $2 (18... Nxd4 $19 19. Bxd4 Bxd4) 19. Bf1 Qh4 20. f3 Nh5 (20... Nd8 $17) 21. Qd2 Na5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (21... h6 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 22. Bg5 $1 {[%CAl Rg5h4]} Bxd4+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+ 24. Bxf4 c5 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Bh6 Re8 27. Bg5 f6 28. Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. Bxf6 {Ruiz Buendia,M (2366)-Beisteiner,J (2079) Reykjavik 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/qsQgiYY7] 1-0 (39)}) 15. gxf3 Qf6 {[%CAl Rc6d4]} 16. d5 Nce5 {[%CAl Bc6e5,Be5c4,Bc4b2][%mdl 32]} 17. f4 Nc4 18. Rb1 Nxb2 19. Qg4 Qd8 20. Kh1 Nc4 21. Rg1 Re8 22. Nf5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Nc5 24. Qg2 Rb8 (24... a5 $17) 25. Nd4 Rb6 26. Rbc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rbf1 was best.} (26. Rbf1 Nd7 27. Nc6 Rxc6 28. dxc6 Nc5 29. e5 dxe5 30. f5 e4 $1 31. fxg6 fxg6) ({Better is} 26. f5 $14) 26... b4 27. Nc6 Qd7 28. f5 Rxc6 29. dxc6 Qxc6 30. Rgf1 Qd7 31. Rf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best.} (31. Rf3) (31. Rf3 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 31... Re5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be5 was best.} (31... Be5 32. Rf3 Kg7 33. Rcf1 f6 34. fxg6 {[#]} hxg6 (34... h6 $1 $17) 35. Rxf6 $1 Bxf6 36. e5 $1 Bg5 $1 37. Qxg5) (31... Be5 $17 32. Rh4 Bf6) 32. Rcf1 $11 Qe8 33. fxg6 fxg6 34. Qe2 Kh8 (34... a5 $11 {remains equal.}) 35. Qc4 (35. Rf7 $16) 35... Ne6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 36. R4f2 a5 $1 37. Bb3 Qa8 38. Bc2 Nc5 {[%CAl Rc5e4]} 39. Rf4 Bh6 40. Rg4 Qe8 41. Qf7 Re7 42. Qxe8+ Rxe8 43. Rf7 Bxe3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best.} (43... Rf8 44. Rxc7) (43... Rf8 $17 44. Rxf8+ Bxf8) 44. Rh4 h6 {With the idea ...Kg8.} 45. Rh3 Bg5 46. Rxc7 Ne6 47. Rc6 Nd4 48. Rc4 Nxc2 49. Rxc2 Rxe4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 50. Rd3 Bf4 51. Kg2 {Kf3 is the strong threat.} Re7 52. Rd5 Ra7 53. Kf3 Be5 54. Rb5 Kg7 55. Ke4 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (55. h4 h5 56. Rc4 Kf7 57. Rc6 Kf6 58. Ke3 Ke6 59. Rc4 Ra6 60. Kd3 Kf5) 55... h5 56. Kd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (56. h4 Bf6) (56. h4 $15) 56... g5 $17 57. Ke6 g4 58. Rf2 (58. Rb8 $17) 58... Kg6 $19 59. Rd2 Ra8 60. Ke7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg2 was best.} (60. Rg2 Kg5 61. Rd2 Kf4 62. Rf2+ Ke3 63. Rg2 Ke4 64. Kd7 Kf3 65. Rc2 h4) 60... h4 61. Rbd5 Kf5 62. Rf2+ Ke4 63. Rd1 Ke3 64. Rg2 g3 {Black is clearly winning.} 65. hxg3 hxg3 66. Ke6 Rh8 {Accuracy: White = 53%, Black = 67%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.31"] [White "Banusz, Tamas"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2516"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,97,7,0,25,24,34,38,90,34,43,-15,-11,-11,-5,-7,-8,-12,13,-48,-46,-41,-51,-44,-47,-80,-78,-77,-77,-160,-161,-166,-174,-202,-137,-197,-197,-202,-169,-160,-149,-144,-145,-163,-162,-228,-228,-225,-224,-228,-110,-207,-21,-23,-25,-57,-1,0,6,9,7,20,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. c4 O-O 6. b4 a5 ({RR} 6... b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O e6 11. Qe2 Nd5 (11... a6 $14) 12. b5 Qe7 13. e4 N5f6 14. Bd3 Rfc8 15. Nc4 a6 16. a4 axb5 17. axb5 Ne8 18. Ra1 Qd8 19. Nfe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Nd6 21. Nc6 {Gledura,B (2616)-Hansen,E (2610) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (48)}) 7. b5 c5 8. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 8. bxc6 {8.dxc5 0.43} bxc6 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Be2 Nb4 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ne5 c5 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Bb2 cxd4 15. Bxd4 dxc4 (15... f6 $17 16. Nd3 e5) 16. Bxc4 Nd6 17. Bb3 $1 Nb5 (17... Be4 $11 {remains equal.}) 18. a3 Nxd4 19. exd4 Na6 20. Re1 Qd6 $2 (20... Bf6 $16) 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 {Gledura,B (2619)-Nenezic,M (2496) Budapest 2024 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 8. bxc6 {8.dxc5 0.33} bxc6 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Be2 Nb4 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ne5 c5 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Bb2 $1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 dxc4 (15... f6 $15 16. Nd3 e5) 16. Bxc4 Nd6 17. Bb3 Nb5 (17... Be4 $11) 18. a3 Nxd4 19. exd4 Na6 20. Re1 Qd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... Bf6 $16) 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 {Gledura,B (2619)-Nenezic,M (2496) Hungary HUN 2024 1-0 (37)}) 8... dxc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best.White is slightly better.} (8... Nbd7) 9. Bb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best.} (9. Bxc4) ({Wrong is} 9. Nxc4 $2 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Ne4 $19) ({Better is} 9. Bxc4 $16 Ne4 10. Ba3 (10. Nxe4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Bxa1 $11) 10... Bxa1 11. Qxa1 Nxd2 12. Nxd2) 9... Nbd7 $14 10. Bxc4 (10. Bd4 $14) 10... Nxc5 $11 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Nfe4 14. Bxg7 (14. Qc2 $11) 14... Qxd1 $15 15. Rfxd1 Kxg7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Bf1 Nd6 18. Ne5 Na4 19. Rxc8 $2 {Mistake. Nd7 was best.} (19. Nd7 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rd8 21. Rc7 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Bc4 Nc3 24. Kf1 Nd6) (19. Nd7 $142 Nc3 20. Nxf8 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Kxf8 22. a4) 19... Rxc8 $17 20. Rd4 {[#]} Nb6 $1 21. Rd2 Rc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best.} (21... Rc5 22. Nf3 Rc1 23. g3 Ne4 24. Rd4 Nc3 25. Rd2 Ra1 26. Rd3 Ne2+ 27. Kg2) 22. Nd3 (22. g4 $17) 22... Rb1 $19 23. Rb2 Rd1 24. Rc2 Nd5 25. g4 b6 ({Much less strong is} 25... Nxb5 26. Rc5 $15) 26. Kg2 Nxb5 27. Rb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb2 was best.} (27. Nb2 Na3 28. Nxd1 Nxc2 29. Bc4 Ndb4 30. a4 Na3 31. Nb2 e6 32. Kf3 Kf6) (27. Be2 $142 Ra1 28. Bf3) 27... Nbc3 28. Ne5 Rb1 29. Rd2 ({Of course not} 29. Rxb1 Nxb1 30. Bc4 Nbc3 $17) 29... Rb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. e6 was best.} (29... e6 30. Bc4 g5 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Nc4 Rc1 33. Nd6 h6 34. Kg3 Kf6 35. Kf3) (29... g5 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 30. Bd3 Ra1) 30. Rc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best.} (30. Bc4) (30. Bc4 $17 {was necessary.}) 30... f6 $4 {Blunder. Ra4 was best.} (30... Ra4 31. Bc4 f6 32. Bxd5 Nxd5 33. Nc6 Kf7 34. Kf3 Nb4 35. Nxb4 Rxb4 36. Rc8) ({Black should try} 30... Ra4 $19 31. Bc4 f6 32. Bxd5 Nxd5) 31. Nc6 $11 Re4 {Strongly threatening ...Rxe3!} 32. Nd4 {[#]} e5 (32... Rxe3 $1 $15 {[%mdl 512]} 33. fxe3 Nxe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 34. Kf3 Nxc2 35. Nxc2 Nxa2) 33. Ne6+ {The position is equal.} Kf7 {[#]} 34. Nc7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Ke7 $1 {Threatens to win with ...Rxe3.} (34... Nxc7 35. Rxc3) 35. Nxd5+ Nxd5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 36. Rc6 Kd7 37. Bb5 {And now Rc4+ would win.} Nc7 38. Rxb6+ Nxb5 39. Rxb5 {KR-KR} Ra4 40. Rb7+ Ke6 41. Rxh7 g5 42. Ra7 e4 43. Rb7 Rxa2 44. Rb6+ Ke5 45. Rb5+ Kd6 46. Rb6+ Ke5 47. Rb5+ Ke6 48. Rb6+ Ke5 49. Rb5+ {Accuracy: White = 71%, Black = 77%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.32"] [White "Avila Pavas, Santiago"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,89,26,18,33,-3,33,33,33,12,10,-7,14,8,9,8,23,23,21,6,6,2,13,-4,-1,15,4,-19,-13,-17,-1,-10,-5,-15,-8,-8,-9,-20,-20,0,-2,-27,-19,-12,-35,-30,0,-4,0,0,0,-34,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,9,13,0,0,0,0,15,16,23,22,22,60,60,65,65,65,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,27,33,25,-2,-2,-1,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Bf4 ({RR} 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bf4 Nc5 14. Rad1 Rb8 15. b3 Qf6 16. Ne2 a5 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. c4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 a4 20. bxa4 Ba6 21. Qc3 Qb4 22. cxd5 Bxe2 23. Qxb4 Rxb4 24. Rxe2 cxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxa4 26. Red2 h5 {Nakamura,H (2780)-Anand,V (2754) Viernheim GER 2024 ½-½ (55)}) 12... Qc7 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Ne2 Rb8 14. b3 c5 15. Rad1 a5 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. c3 Qc7 18. Qg3 Red8 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Nf4 Kf8 21. Re5 Bc8 22. Rde1 Bb7 23. Nh5 g6 24. Qf4 Nxh5 25. Re8+ Kg7 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxb8 {Sanal,V (2567)-Wagner,D (2611) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) 13. Ne2 $146 ({RR} 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. b3 a5 17. Ne2 c5 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Bb5 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bb7 21. Qf5 g6 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Kf8 24. Na4 Rc8 25. c4 Rc7 26. f3 h5 27. h4 Kg7 {Isanzhulov,A (2407)-Hovhannisyan,R (2611) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (76)}) ({RR} 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. b3 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Re2 c5 19. Rxe8+ Bxe8 20. Ne2 Bc6 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. Nxf4 Kf8 23. c3 Ke7 24. f3 Kd6 25. Kf2 a5 26. Ne2 h6 27. a3 Nd7 {Isanzhulov,A (2407)-Lysyj,I (2589) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (53)}) 13... Re8 14. Rae1 Bd7 15. c4 Rab8 16. b3 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Qa5 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Nh5 Nxh5 21. Qxh5 g6 22. Qf3 Be6 23. Qe2 Qc3 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. h4 a5 26. h5 Qf6 27. Qd2 Qc3 28. Qg5 Qd4 29. Be2 Qb2 30. Bf3 Qxa2 31. Bxd5 Qc2 32. Rd2 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qc5 34. f4 Qd6 35. Bxe6 Qxe6 36. Qxa5 Qf6 37. Qg5 Qxg5 38. fxg5 gxh5 39. b4 Rb8 40. Rb2 Rb5 41. Kg3 Kf8 42. Kh4 Kg7 43. g4 hxg4 44. Kxg4 f6 45. gxf6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.33"] [White "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Black "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D97"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2508"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,30,18,17,27,0,66,35,52,52,61,52,46,9,33,28,51,15,47,67,64,19,22,7,-2,-29,-35,-30,-66,-44,-30,-52,-34]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Rd1 Qd6 14. O-O Ng4 15. h3 Nxe3 (15... Nf6) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.34"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,61,17,17,27,0,0,0,10,-13,15,15,30,30,30,27,24,25,45,38,37,36,29,35,33,21,27,28,31,34,38,19,12,2,12,6,37,14,48,24,32,18,26,12,24,27,20,20,12,23,22,16,16,-13,-25,-22,-13,-1,-1,-8,-8,-21,-8,-20]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. e3 ({RR} 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. g3 c5 8. dxc5 O-O 9. Bg2 d4 10. Nxd4 Rd8 11. N4b3 a5 12. a4 Nfd7 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Qc2 Na6 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. Ng5 f5 19. e4 h6 20. Nf3 fxe4 {Abasov,N (2679)-Nakamura,H (2780) Viernheim GER 2024 0-1 (69)}) 6... Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 8. Qc2 c5 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Ba2 cxd4 13. exd4 Bb7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rfe1 b4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Qe2 Nxa2 18. Nxa2 Nd5 19. Qd2 Rc7 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rfc8 {Barria Zuniga,D (2341)-Slade,T (2086) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 8... b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qe2 c5 13. b3 b5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 g6 16. Rc2 Rac8 17. Rfc1 Nfe4 18. Nd1 h5 19. f3 Nf6 20. Qd2 Ne6 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Qb4 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rc8 24. Qd4 Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Nd7 26. b4 Ne5 27. Bb3 Qe7 28. Nc3 Nc4 29. Bxc4 dxc4 30. a3 Bc6 31. Ne2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.35"] [White "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,136,17,-12,8,0,5,4,0,-23,-14,-1,-7,3,9,-3,21,32,38,38,49,31,54,39,40,22,39,38,40,40,30,25,33,33,19,7,11,-15,0,-15,10,-2,6,-82,17,17,34,69,69,38,75,75,67,63,43,-54,-163,-155,150,115,156,89,63,46,46,55,94,122,122,114,114,150,178,150,178,136,155,164,169,179,185,188,234,234,238,226,226,226,366,386,389,389,421,389,379,263,337,331,270,283,283,262,189,111,127,127,132,91,96,103,129,146,111,137,138,137,137,140,130,130,148,186,211,240,218,173,205,218,277,239,222,282,327,243,255,117,255,299,299]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 ({RR} 9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Ng3 f5 13. O-O Be6 14. d5 Rd8 15. Qh5 cxd5 16. Nxf5 Qf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. Nd4 Nd7 19. Rac1 Ne5 20. Ncb5 Nd3 21. Nc7 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Rac8 23. Ndxe6 Rd7 24. h4) 10. O-O a5 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. f3 b5 12. Rc1 a5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. Ng3 Bd6 15. Nce2 c5 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bb1 b4 19. Re1 Rc8 20. Nf4 g6 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Qd2 Bd6 23. b3 Qb8 24. g4 Ncd7 25. Kg2) 11. Rc1 Nbd7 ({RR} 11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. f3 Ne6 14. Qd2 b5 15. Bf2 Ba6 16. Ng3 Qb6 17. Nce2 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Bb1 c5 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Rfd1 c4 22. e4 dxe4 23. fxe4 Ng4 24. Bg3 g6 25. h3 gxf5 26. hxg4) 12. Bg3 Nf8 13. h3 $146 ({RR} 13. Bb1 Nh5 14. Be5 Bd6 15. f4 Be7 16. f5 Nh7 17. e4 Bg5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Rc2 Bd7 20. Kh1 Bc6 21. a3 N5f6 22. h3 Ne4 23. Ba2 Nhf6 24. Qe1 Nd7 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Bf4 Nf6 27. Rc5 Bxf4 {Yuffa,D (2617)-Urazayev,A (2473) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 13. Bb1 Nh5 14. Be5 Bd6 15. f4 Be7 16. f5 Nh7 17. e4 Bg5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Rc2 Bd7 20. Kh1 Bc6 21. a3 N5f6 22. h3 Ne4 23. Ba2 Nhf6 24. Qe1 Nd7 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Bf4 Nf6 27. Rc5 Bxf4 {Yuffa,D (2617)-Urazayev,A (2476) Dubai UAE 2024 0-1 (37)}) 13... Ne6 14. Be5 Nd7 15. Bh2 b6 16. a3 Bb7 17. Bb1 Rc8 18. Ng3 g6 19. f4 Nef8 20. e4 dxe4 21. f5 Ba6 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Ba2+ Kh8 24. Rf7 Nh7 25. Ngxe4 Ng5 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Nd6 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Nf6 29. Qg1 Qd2 30. Bb1 Kh7 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Be5 Nh5 33. Rc2 Qd3 34. Re2 Qc4 35. Ba2 Qd3 36. Bb1 Qc4 37. Qe1 Rf8 38. Rf2 Rxf2 39. Qxf2 Qe6 40. Ba2 Bc4 41. Bxc4 Qxc4 42. d5 Kg8 43. Qxb6 Qf1+ 44. Kh2 Nf7 45. dxc6 Qf5 46. Qb8+ Kh7 47. Bg3 Nxg3 48. Qxg3 Qc5 49. Qf4 Kg7 50. c7 Nd6 51. Na4 Qxc7 52. Qe5+ Kf7 53. Nc5 Qe7 54. Qd5+ Kg7 55. Ne6+ Kh7 56. b4 a4 57. Nd4 Qf6 58. Ne6 Qe7 59. Nf4 Qf6 60. Nd3 h5 61. b5 Nf5 62. Ne5 Ne3 63. Qd7+ Kh6 64. Nf7+ Kg7 65. Ne5+ Kh6 66. Nf7+ Kg7 67. Ng5+ Kh6 68. Nf7+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.36"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,69,17,17,19,0,7,-8,30,-29,-23,-13,55,7,8,-18,6,-21,-40,-6,-3,-11,39,52,43,22,51,42,30,30,67,67,75,17,36,36,36,-3,-6,44,44,35,59,48,48,16,13,15,22,22,20,23,23,32,40,38,56,46,56,30,31,26,34,26,22,25,14,5,30,21,21,-4]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5 12. O-O g5 13. cxd5 gxf4 14. dxe6 fxg3 15. hxg3 Nxc3 $2 {Mistake. Bxc3 was best.} (15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe5 17. Bxe4 Ng4 18. Nf3 Bxe6 19. Rfe1 f5 20. Bxb7 Rab8 21. Qe2) 16. exd7 $4 {Blunder. Kg2 was best.} (16. Kg2 fxe6 17. bxc3 Qf7 18. Rh1 Bxc3 19. Bxh7+ Kg7 20. Rad1 Nxe5 21. Be4 Qf6) 16... Bxd7 17. bxc3 Rac8 18. Qd1 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Bxc3 20. Bf5 Rc4 21. Bxd7 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Re1 $146 ({RR} 23. e6 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kg7 25. Kg2 Rd8 26. Rd1 Bb6 27. Rxd8 Bxd8 28. Bb3 Bf6 29. Be6 Bd8 30. Bb3 Bf6 31. Be6 Bd8 {½-½ (31) Van Foreest,L (2512)-Ali Marandi,C (2516) Saint Louis USA 2024}) 23... Rd8 24. e6 fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kg7 26. Kg2 b5 27. Bb3 Rd7 28. Rd1 a5 29. a4 bxa4 30. Bxa4 Rd6 31. f4 Bc5 32. Rxd6 Bxd6 33. Kf3 h6 34. g4 Kf6 35. g5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.37"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Samant Aditya S"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,115,17,17,19,18,26,27,20,30,88,59,31,28,62,40,52,46,40,50,57,40,35,54,55,69,69,76,76,73,73,78,84,85,107,50,44,87,101,91,100,88,120,90,158,153,153,125,125,102,94,91,100,71,106,112,167,158,201,184,172,179,179,175,175,175,175,183,183,183,184,191,264,311,330,207,227,215,214,233,232,186,216,195,223,146,142,151,221,221,375,391,406,431,425,430,430,458,436,463,509,513,518,431,455,479,487,493,1154,1071,1482,1626,1860,1944,2100,1832,2300,1862]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 d4 12. Na4 Ba7 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Bf3 Re8 17. Rfd1 Ba7 18. h3 Bd7 19. Rxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxb7 Rad8 21. Bc7 Nb8 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Bf3 g6 24. Kf1 Kg7 25. Be2 a5 26. Rc7 Rd7 27. Rc8 Rd4 $2 {Mistake. Rd2 was best.} (27... Rd2 28. Ke1 Rd5 29. Nc3 Rc5 30. Rxc5 Bxc5 31. Bb5 f5 32. Ke2 Kf6 33. f4) 28. Nc3 Rf4 29. f3 Rf6 30. Nb5 Nc6 31. Nc7 Kh6 32. Ne8 Re6 33. Bc4 Re5 34. Nd6 Rc5 35. Nxf7+ Kh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.} (35... Kg7 36. b3 Nb8 37. Rd8 Rxc4 38. bxc4 Kxf7 39. Rh8 Ke6 40. Rxh7 Bd4 41. h4) 36. Rh8 Kh4 37. Nd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxh7+ was best.} (37. Rxh7+ Kg3 38. Nd6 Kh2 39. b3 Bb8 40. Ne4 Rh5 41. Rg7 Nd4 42. Rxg6 Rh7) 37... h5 38. b3 Ne7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best.} (38... Nd4 39. Rh6 Nf5 40. Rxg6 Nxd6 41. Rxd6 Bb8 42. Rd8 Bc7 43. Rc8 Kg3 44. Rg8+) 39. Ne4 Re5 40. Re8 Bd4 41. Bf7 Nf5 42. Rxe5 Bxe5 43. Bxg6 Ne3+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng3+ was best.} (43... Ng3+ 44. Nxg3 Bxg3 45. Ke2 Kg5 46. Be8 h4 47. Kd3 Kf5 48. Bd7+ Kf6 49. Ke4) 44. Kf2 Bd4 45. f4 Nc2+ 46. Ke2 Bb6 47. f5 Nd4+ 48. Kd3 Nc6 49. Be8 Ne5+ 50. Ke2 Bd4 51. a3 Bb2 52. b4 axb4 53. axb4 Bd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best.} (53... Nc4 54. f6 Bxf6 55. Nxf6 Kg3 56. Bc6 Ne5 57. b5 Nc4 58. Nxh5+ Kh4 59. Ng7) 54. f6 Bb6 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc3 was best.} (54... Bc3 55. Nxc3) 55. f7 Ng6 56. Bd7 Bc7 57. Bf5 Nf8 58. b5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.38"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,86,17,17,19,-5,5,5,15,39,19,16,19,4,51,31,20,7,35,30,25,23,24,33,33,14,33,53,44,37,18,-12,5,-19,0,-13,-21,-38,-21,-71,-78,-76,-116,-95,-120,-104,-94,-99,-92,-88,-149,-149,-185,-185,-187,-222,-221,-233,-230,-230,-234,-263,-263,-272,-85,-92,-157,-157,-171,-172,-173,-201,-201,-228,-220,-216,-275,-274,-250,-346,-349,-276,-348,-356,-436,-458,-467,-480,-493]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Qa4+ c6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Be5 Nhf6 13. h3 O-O 14. Bh2 c5 15. Rd1 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qe8 19. Rd7 Bc8 20. Rxa7 $2 {Mistake. Rd2 was best.} (20. Rd2 Qxa4 21. Nxa4 f5 22. Nc3 Be6 23. Nb5 Rad8 24. Nd6 a5 25. f3 a4) 20... b5 21. Rxe7 bxa4 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nxe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best.} (23. Kd1 Rd8+ 24. Kc1 Rd3 25. Bg3 Bb7 26. h4 Bd5 27. Re1 h5 28. Kb1 Ra7) 23... Rb8 24. Nxc5 Rxb2 25. O-O Rc2 26. Ne4 Be6 27. Bg3 Ra2 28. Nd6 Rb8 29. f4 Rbb2 30. Bf2 Rxa3 31. f5 Bb3 32. Nb5 Raa2 33. Nc3 Bc4 34. Rc1 Ra3 35. Nd1 Rd2 36. Be1 Rd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best.} (36... Rd8 37. Nc3 Ra8 38. e6 fxe6 39. f6 Bd3 40. Rd1 Bg6 41. Rd7 gxf6 42. Kh2) 37. Bb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best.} (37. Kh2 Ba6) 37... Rb3 38. Bd6 Bd3 39. Nc3 a3 40. e4 Rd8 41. Bc5 Ra8 42. Bd4 Rb4 43. Bc5 Rc4 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.39"] [White "Aditya Mittal"] [Black "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2496"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,71,18,15,66,43,84,72,72,49,40,27,80,41,45,45,47,-26,6,8,-5,-2,50,52,106,91,83,98,98,9,17,9,26,85,94,119,130,173,134,153,153,175,79,33,41,71,41,36,52,0,0,73,65,0,0,0,-25,-25,-21,-21,-3,-52,-27,0,0,0,0,-63,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. h4 Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 d5 $146 {Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.} (10... Nc6 11. Qd3 Nb4 12. Qd2 d5 13. a3 d4 14. axb4 dxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe4 16. Qe3) ({RR} 10... Nc6 11. Qd2 d5 12. O-O-O dxe4 13. Qe3 Qc8 14. Qg3 O-O 15. Bh6 Ne8 16. Nxe4 Kh8 17. Bg5 Nb4 18. Nc3 f6 19. Bf4 Bf5 20. Nd4 Bc5 21. Nxf5 Qxf5 22. Bd3 Nxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Qe6 24. Re1 Qf7 25. Kb1 {Gryshko,V (2283)-Kocharin,T (2216) Meurthe et Moselle FRA 2024 1-0 (50)}) 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nxd5 Bxh4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.} (12... Nc6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Qd6 Bxb3 15. axb3 Ndxe5 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. O-O-O Rhd8 18. c3) 13. g3 Be7 14. Bg4 Nc6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qg4 exd5 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. Rxh7 Qb6 19. Qg6+ Kd8 20. O-O-O Nb4 21. Qxb6+ $4 {Blunder. Qg7 was best.} (21. Qg7 Re8 22. a3 Nxc2 23. Bg5 Bxg5+ 24. Qxg5+ Kc8 25. Kxc2 Kb8 26. Rxd7 Rc8+) 21... Nxb6 22. Na5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best.} (22. Nd4) 22... Rc8 23. c3 Nxa2+ 24. Kb1 Nxc3+ 25. bxc3 Ke8 26. Rd3 Na4 27. Kc2 b5 28. Rh6 b4 29. Nc6 Nxc3 30. Kb3 a5 31. Nxa5 Ra8 32. Nc6 Ra3+ 33. Kb2 Ra2+ 34. Kb3 Ra3+ 35. Kb2 Ra2+ 36. Kb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.40"] [White "Iniyan, Pa"] [Black "Idani, Pouya"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,98,17,17,19,5,5,-6,-10,-15,24,-17,12,-17,8,-5,5,-25,-6,-21,-27,-70,-60,-31,-26,-26,-15,-15,-15,-8,-9,-17,-2,19,11,4,-7,3,34,25,18,1,30,22,25,17,19,10,23,29,24,29,24,32,28,25,54,37,35,24,23,22,19,14,11,14,20,11,12,21,20,15,10,0,15,-3,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,8,0,84,94,73,60,64,79,100,100,100,122,134,150,168,156,269]} 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/KOn8WIvi https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/KOn8WIvi} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e4 c5 6. Bxc4 ({RR} 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. f3 Be7 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Be3 O-O 15. Kf2 Ne5 16. Rhd1 h6 17. a3 g5 18. Bd4 Nfd7 19. a4 b4 20. Na2 Bc6 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Dominguez Perez,L (2748) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 6... cxd4 7. O-O $146 ({RR} 7. e5 h6 8. Bd2 Nfd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rc1 g5 12. Na3 Bg7 13. Bb3 g4 14. Ne1 Ndxe5 15. f4 gxf3 16. Nxf3 d3 17. Qf2 Ng4 18. Qg3 Rg8 19. Rc4 Bd4+ 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bd1 Qb6 {Nikcevic,N (2346)-Mrva,M (2365) Terme Catez, Slovenia 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/KOn8WIvi] 0-1}) ({RR} 7. e5 h6 8. Bd2 Nfd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rc1 g5 12. Na3 Bg7 13. Bb3 g4 14. Ne1 Ndxe5 15. f4 gxf3 16. Nxf3 d3 17. Qf2 Ng4 18. Qg3 Rg8 19. Rc4 Bd4+ 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bd1 Qb6 {Nikcevic,N (2346)-Mrva,M (2365) Terme Catez, Slovenia 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/KOn8WIvi] 0-1}) 7... Nc6 8. Bb5 Qb6 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 10. Nxc6 Bd7 11. Nxa7 Bxb5 12. Be3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Nxb5 Qxb5 15. Na3 Qa4 16. Qxa4+ Rxa4 17. Rfc1 O-O 18. Rc7 Rb4 19. b3 h6 20. Rac1 Rd8 21. f3 Nf6 22. Nc2 Rb5 23. Ne3 Rd2 24. R1c2 Rd3 25. R2c3 Rd2 26. Rc2 Rd3 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Ke2 Rd8 29. R2c5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Ke7 31. Rc7+ Rd7 32. Rxd7+ Kxd7 33. a4 Kc6 34. Kd3 Nd7 35. Nc4 f6 36. b4 h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (36... b5 37. axb5+ Kxb5 38. Kc3 Kc6 39. f4 Nb8 40. g3 Na6 41. Ne3 h5 42. Nc2) 37. Kd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Na5+ was best.} (37. Na5+ Kc7 38. Nb3 Kc6 39. Kd4 g5 40. Na5+ Kc7 41. Nc4 b6 42. Nd2 Kc6) 37... b5 38. axb5+ Kxb5 39. Kc3 e5 40. Nd6+ Kc6 41. Nf5 g5 42. Kd3 Nb6 43. Ng7 h4 44. Ke4 Kd7 $4 {Blunder. Nd5 was best.} (44... Nd5 45. Ne8 Nxb4 46. Nxf6 Kd6 47. Kf5 Nc2 48. Ne4+ Kd5 49. Kxg5 Ne1 50. Kxh4) 45. Kf5 Nd5 46. Nh5 Ke7 47. b5 Kf7 $2 {Mistake. Ne3+ was best.} (47... Ne3+ 48. Ke4 Nc4 49. Kd5 Nb6+ 50. Kc5 Na4+ 51. Kc6 Kf7 52. g4 hxg3 53. Nxg3) 48. Nxf6 Nxf6 49. b6 h3 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.41"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2481"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,71,17,17,19,-6,-14,10,18,18,18,-20,53,40,27,25,28,27,66,59,67,76,59,16,42,14,35,29,31,30,30,-3,0,4,-3,9,7,5,35,35,46,56,85,73,70,48,63,69,75,78,75,83,71,68,89,88,88,85,77,53,70,68,57,66,76,67,76,70,73,58,51,75,67,60]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 h6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 b6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 $146 ({RR} 10... Qxd5 11. Bc4 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Bb7 14. Ke2 a6 15. Rhd1 Rd8 16. Bb3 Ra7 17. Rc3 a5 18. a3 Na6 19. Ne5 Raa8 20. Nc6 Rd6 21. Rdc1 Nb8 22. Nxb8 Rxb8 23. Rxc7 Bxg2 24. f3 Bh3 25. Rc8+ {Bok,B (2620)-Tristan,L (2522) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Bb1 Qb4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.} (12... Nd7 13. Qc2) 13. Qd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.} (13. Rc3 c5) 13... Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rc8 15. Rc3 c5 16. b3 Nd7 17. Rhc1 Rd8 18. Bd3 Bg4 19. Ng1 a5 20. f3 cxd4 21. exd4 Be6 22. Bb5 Nf6 23. Ne2 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (23... g5 24. Rc7 Kg7 25. Re7 Kf8 26. Rb7 Rab8 27. Rcc7 h5 28. Nc1 h4 29. Nd3) 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Rc6 Rab8 26. Rd6 Nf6 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rc7 Kf8 29. Nc3 Rd6 30. Rb7 h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best.} (30... Ke8 31. g4) 31. g3 $2 {Mistake. Nb5 was best.} (31. Nb5) 31... g5 32. Kd3 Kg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (32... g4) 33. Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best.} (33. Nd1) 33... g4 34. f4 h4 35. gxh4 Nh5 36. Ne2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.42"] [White "Seemann, Jakub"] [Black "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2474"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,82,17,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-19,-61,-9,-9,-11,-4,-8,-8,-2,13,-5,13,8,0,-3,-7,-7,-11,9,-36,-36,-27,2,-25,-9,-66,-18,-47,-6,-5,-5,0,40,33,47,7,20,-15,-5,-15,5,-16,-16,-30,-9,3,15,14,17,13,2,-10,9,16,19,-28,-22,-46,-18,-83,-129,-176,-112,-111,-141,-181,-217,-216,-247,-330,-247,-318,-330,-331,-331,-331,-331]} 1. c4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/ibfT2sE4} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 ({RR} 6... Nb6 7. Be2 Bg4 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Nd4 12. Bg4 c5 13. a4 Rb8 14. Nb5 Nc6 15. Qb3 a6 16. Na3 Na5 17. Qc2 Na8 18. Nc4 Nc6 19. a5 Re8 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 {Seemann,J (2451)-Lu,M (2375) Reykjavik 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/ibfT2sE4] 1-0 (32)}) 7. bxc3 Bc5 $146 ({RR} 7... Bd6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Qb3+ Kh8 12. Qxb7 Qd7 13. Qb3 e4 14. dxe4 Bxe4 15. Ng5 Bg6 16. Qe6 Qxe6 17. Nxe6 Rfe8 18. Bg4 Ne5 19. Bh3 Bd3 20. Rd1 Be2 21. Rxd6 cxd6 22. Nc7 {Sadhwani,R (2654)-Pranesh,M (2538) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qe7 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Rad1 a5 15. a4 Qe6 16. Nd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best.} (16. Qc2 Rd7) 16... Bc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa2 was best.} (16... Qa2) 17. Nc4 f5 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Bc1 Rf7 20. Be3 Bf8 21. Qc2 b6 22. Rd2 Ne7 23. Re2 Ng6 24. d4 exd4 25. cxd4 Qd5 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Bb4 28. f4 c5 29. Kh1 Qd3 30. e6 Rb7 31. Qa2 c4 32. f5 Rd5 33. h3 Re5 34. Rf3 h5 35. Qc2 b5 36. axb5 Rbxb5 37. f6 gxf6 38. Rg3+ Kh7 39. Rf2 Be1 40. Rgf3 Bxf2 41. Qxf2 Rxe6 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.43"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,71,17,-12,-12,-12,17,9,51,52,88,75,110,74,73,51,51,62,75,24,31,26,-3,10,18,11,7,7,7,-13,0,8,8,1,17,23,15,22,32,17,3,5,16,-3,4,0,0,-6,85,117,100,154,154,61,38,19,25,98,98,98,114,66,66,381,381,337,337,337,553,621,1319,1359,1787,29976]} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 c6 5. d4 exd4 $146 ({RR} 5... Bf8 6. Nc3 d6 7. b3 Nd7 8. Bb2 Ngf6 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Nge2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Ng3 a6 13. Be2 Re8 14. O-O Nf8 15. Na4 Ng6 16. Bd3 Rb8 17. c5 Nd5 18. Be4 Nf6 19. Bd3 Nd5 20. Be4 {Venkatesan,K (2285)-Kanyamarala,T (2201) Dublin IRL 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 5... cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. cxd5 d6 10. Qh4 Nd7 11. Rc1 Qb6 12. Bc3 Ngf6 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Ne2 Ne8 15. O-O Ng7 16. Ng3 f5 17. Kh1 f4 18. exf4 Rxf4 19. Qe7 Rxc4 20. f4 {Bastiao,T (1875)-Pinsach Gelabert,A (2169) Coimbra POR 2024 1-0 (32)}) 6. exd4 Be7 7. Nxe7 Nxe7 8. Bd3 d5 9. c5 Bf5 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 b6 14. Be3 Re8 15. b4 a5 16. a3 Qc7 17. Bd2 axb4 18. axb4 Qb7 19. h4 Nf8 20. h5 h6 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Re1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best.} (22. Bf4 Ne6 23. Bd6 Qd7 24. Re1 Re8 25. Re3 Kh8 26. Be5 bxc5 27. bxc5 Ra8) 22... Ne6 $6 {Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best.} (22... bxc5 23. dxc5 Ra7 24. Qe3 Qd7 25. Qe5 Ne6 26. f4 Nd8 27. Qd6 f6 28. Qxd7) 23. f4 Nf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best.} (23... bxc5 24. f5 Ng5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. dxc5 f6 27. h6 Qxb4 28. Rxe7 Ra1+ 29. Nf1) 24. cxb6 Kh8 25. b5 Ng8 26. Nf5 Qxb6 27. Qg3 g6 28. Nd6 Qxd4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best.} (28... cxb5 29. f5) 29. Be3 Qf6 30. f5 cxb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best.} (30... gxf5 31. b6 Nd7 32. b7 Rd8 33. Bf4 Kh7 34. Ne8 Qd4+ 35. Kh1 Rxe8 36. Rxe8) 31. Nxf7+ Kg7 32. hxg6 Ra1 $2 {Mistake. b4 was best.} (32... b4 33. Ne5 Qxf5 34. Rf1 Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Ra1+ 36. Ke2 Ra2+ 37. Bd2 Ra6 38. Ng4) 33. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 34. Kh2 Qf6 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best.} (34... Nf6 35. Qf4 Ne4 36. Nd6 Nxg6 37. fxg6 Nxd6 38. Bd4+ Qxd4 39. Qxd4+ Kxg6 40. Qb6) 35. Nd6 Kh8 36. Ne8 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.14"] [Round "1.44"] [White "Royal, Shreyas"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D12"] [WhiteElo "2463"] [BlackElo "2595"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,81,17,17,18,-6,21,25,18,35,30,-7,8,-3,31,10,9,9,10,10,25,-27,-12,-23,8,7,37,25,35,28,45,-23,-30,-48,-45,-36,-39,-26,-23,-7,-26,-18,-41,-45,-4,-68,6,15,27,89,227,180,180,180,180,129,160,85,272,238,315,261,272,278,278,241,279,290,305,238,273,243,238,232,273,239,271,250,298,300,315,265,296,292]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Bd2 Be7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. O-O-O dxc4 ({RR} 11... a6 12. g4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. g5 Nh5 16. Qxg6+ Kf8 17. f4 Nb6 18. Qxe6 b4 19. g6 Ke8 20. Qf7+ Kd7 21. Ne4 Qg8 22. Nc5+ Kd8 23. Bxb4 Qxf7 24. gxf7 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Nd7 26. Bd6 {Gukesh,D (2720)-Nasuta,G (2579) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (33)}) 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Kb1 b5 $146 ({RR} 13... c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. e4 b5 16. Be2 Qb8 17. g3 O-O 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. e5 Nfd7 20. h4 Rfc8 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 23. fxe4 Nc5 24. Bf3 Ra7 25. Be3 Rac7 26. Rd6 Nd7 27. Rxa6 Nxe5 28. Be2 {Klimkowski,J (2531)-Nasuta,G (2563) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 13... c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. e4 b5 16. Be2 O-O 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. e5 Nh7 19. Be3 Qb8 20. f4 Rc8 21. Ne4 Na4 22. Qd2 Nb6 23. Bxb6 Qxb6 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 g5 26. g3 gxf4 27. gxf4 Nf8 28. Nd6 {Klimkowski,J (2531)-Nasuta,G (2563) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (73)}) ({RR} 13... c5 14. g4 b5 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. g5 Nd5 17. Qxg6+ Kf8 18. Qxe6 Nc7 19. Qf5+ Kg8 20. Ne4 Nf8 21. Ba5 Qd5 22. Qg4 Nce6 23. dxc5 Qc6 24. h4 Nxc5 25. Rc1 Qd5 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. gxf6 g6 28. h5 {Ostrovskiy,A (2411)-Sethuraman,S (2381) New York USA 2024 1-0 (52)}) 14. Be2 c5 15. g4 cxd4 16. exd4 Nb6 17. g5 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qe4 Rc8 20. h4 Bd6 21. Bd3 Ke7 22. Qg4 Na4 $6 {Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (22... b4 23. Qe4 a5 24. Ba6 Rc7 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. h5 gxh5 27. Rxh5 Bg3 28. Rh7) 23. Rc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rhe1 was best.} (23. Rhe1 b4 24. Qe4 Nb6 25. Bxa6 Ra8 26. Qxd5 Nxd5 27. Bc4 Nb6 28. Bb3 Rxh4) 23... Bc5 $4 {Blunder. Nb6 was best.} (23... Nb6 24. Qe4 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Kd7 26. Ba5 Nc4 27. Be1 Rc8 28. Rc2 Nb6 29. Rxc8) 24. b3 Ba3 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. bxa4 bxa4 27. Ka1 Rd8 28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Rb1 Kf8 30. Qe4 Qd6 31. Bc3 Rc8 32. Qe1 a5 33. Qd2 Kg8 34. Bb5 Qd5 35. Qd3 Bb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best.} (35... Bd6 36. Bd2 Bg3 37. Rc1 Rxc1+ 38. Bxc1 Bxh4 39. Bxa4 Bxg5 40. Bb2 Bf6 41. Bc2) 36. Bxb4 axb4 37. Rxb4 Qd6 38. Rc4 Rd8 39. Bxa4 Qh2 40. Bb3 Qxh4 41. Qe3 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D41"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 26,55,35,43,37,14,10,15,12,0,0,5,14,-5,-5,-6,-4,-4,-1,-2,-1,-10,0,0,213,203,201,197,274,274,538,539]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Nf6 15. Qf4 Rc8 16. Bb3 Qc7 {The position is equal.} 17. Qh4 h6 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Re3 b5 20. d5 exd5 21. e5 Ne4 {[#]} 22. e6 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2560] White has good play.} fxe6 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Rde1 a5 $4 {Blunder. Re8 was best.} (24... Re8 25. Qg4 Qf7 26. Nxb5 Rf8 27. f3 Rc6 28. Nxa7 Rb6 29. Rc1 Qe7 30. Rec3) (24... Re8 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 25. Nxe6 $18 Nxe6 26. Rxe6 Rd7 (26... a4 {was necessary.}) 27. Qg4 {Intending Re8+ and mate.} Rf8 $4 {[#] Blunder. Rf7 was best.} (27... Rf7 28. Qg6 $1 Qc5 29. R1e2 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qf4+ (30... b4 $142 31. Re8+ Rf8) 31. g3 Qf3 32. Bc2 $1 Kf8 {[#]} 33. Qh7 $1) (27... Rf7 $142 28. Rxh6 Qc3) 28. Qg6 $1 {Accuracy: White = 87%, Black = 65%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2707"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,96,13,16,9,12,-11,0,-18,-17,-26,-4,-37,11,8,6,4,13,13,12,10,10,0,0,0,8,1,1,0,0,5,2,1,0,-5,-5,-6,-5,-2,-1,-11,-12,-12,-17,-17,-13,-10,-12,-17,-12,-25,-7,-85,-16,-116,-108,-111,-31,-115,-117,-202,-50,-342,-342,-441,-434,-444,-393,-413,-413,-433,-426,-423,-415,-545,-545,-546,-546,-545,-545,-545,-545,-545,-545,-29978,-29978,-29977,-29979,-29966,-1689]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. a3 ({RR} 4. Bf4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Qc2 g5 10. Bg3 Nbd7 11. e4 Nh5 12. Qe2 Qf6 13. Rb1 Rg8 14. c5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 dxc5 16. e5 Qe7 17. Be4 O-O-O 18. Bxb7+ Kxb7 {Keymer,V (2726)-Gukesh,D (2764) Warsaw POL 2024 0-1 (40)}) 4... d5 $146 ({RR} 4... c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Bf4 Bg7 9. e3 O-O 10. h3 a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Nd2 Nh5 13. Bh2 Nd7 14. Be2 Ne5 15. O-O Qh4 16. Nde4 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qxh3 18. Ng3 Nf6 19. f3 {Sjugirov,S (2690)-Dardha,D (2628) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (59)}) 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. b4 {The position is equal.} Bd6 9. Bb2 a6 10. g3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Qa4 {Threatens to win with Qc6.} O-O 13. Qc6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qc7 14. Qxc7 ({Don't play} 14. Qxa8 Nb6 $17) 14... Bxc7 15. Bg2 cxb4 16. axb4 Bd6 17. b5 Nb6 18. Nd4 Bb4 19. Nc6 Bxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Nc4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 21. Kc2 {And now Bxf6 would win.} Nxb2 ({Much weaker is} 21... Bf5+ $6 22. Kb3 $16) 22. Kxb2 Bb7 23. Rhc1 axb5 24. Ne7+ Kh7 25. Rc7 Rxa1 26. Kxa1 Ba8 27. Bh3 g6 28. Kb2 Kg7 29. f3 Rd8 30. Kc1 (30. Nc8 $11) 30... b4 (30... d4 $17 31. e4 Ne8) 31. Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best.} (31. Nc8 $1 Ne8 32. Ra7 $1 {[%CAl Ra7a8]} Bc6 33. Be6 Kf6 34. Bh3 Bb5 35. Rb7 Be2 36. f4 Bf1) (31. Nc8 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 31... Rxc8+ $17 32. Nxc8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KBN-KBN} Bb7 ({Better is} 32... d4 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 33. e4 (33. exd4 Bxf3) 33... Nh7) 33. Na7 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best.} (33. Kc2 d4 34. e4 $1 Ba6 35. Nb6 $1 Be2 36. e5 Ng8 37. f4 Ne7 38. Bd7 g5) (33. Kb2 $15) 33... d4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 34. e4 {[#]} (34. exd4 $17 Bxf3 35. Kb2) 34... g5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh7 was best.} (34... Nh7 $1) (34... Nh7 $1 $19 35. Nb5 Ng5) 35. Bf5 $4 {[#] Blunder. e5 was best.} (35. e5 Nd5 36. Nb5 d3 37. Kd2 b3 38. Na3 Nb4 39. f4 gxf4 40. gxf4 Be4) (35. e5 $15 Ng8 36. Nb5) 35... g4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 36. e5 (36. fxg4 Nxe4) 36... gxf3 {Hoping for ...Nd5.} 37. exf6+ Kxf6 38. Bd3 f2 39. Bf1 Ke5 40. Kd2 b3 41. Nb5 $2 {Mistake. h4 was best.} (41. h4 $2 {41.?c1 -3.38} f5 42. Kc1 Ke4 43. Nb5 Ke3 44. Nd6 Be4 45. Nc4+ Kf3 46. h5 Kxg3) 41... Ba6 42. Bd3 Bxb5 43. Bxb5 {KB-KP} b2 44. Kc2 Ke4 45. Bf1 Ke3 46. g4 {[#]} b1=Q+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection, Promotion. Black mates.} 47. Kxb1 Kd2 48. Bh3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best.} (48. Kb2 Ke1 49. Bc4 f1=Q 50. Bxf1 Kxf1 51. Kc2 Ke2 52. Kb3 d3 53. Kc3 d2) 48... Ke2 {Accuracy: White = 59%, Black = 79%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2701"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,88,41,39,36,37,35,44,0,0,0,0,0,0,-60,-52,-54,-49,-53,-51,-45,-53,-54,-48,-52,-49,-55,-29,-126,-122,-124,-37,-112,-107,-104,-91,-95,-93,-131,-120,-144,-144,-154,-89,-92,-93,-92,-90,-90,-97,-161,-166,-193,-179,-210,-186,-368,-367,-367,-346,-407,-407,-386,-392,-460,-467,-585,-585,-671,-649,-736,-736,-683,-678,-773,-773]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. c4 $146 ({RR} 9. Be3 Bg4 10. Be2 f5 (10... Nd7 $15) 11. Qc1 (11. c4 $14) 11... Nd7 12. Bf4 (12. c4 $1 $11) 12... Qf6 (12... Bxf3 $17 13. Bxf3 Qh4) 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nbd2 c5 15. c3 Re7 16. dxc5 Ndxc5 17. Nd4 $2 (17. Qc2 $11) 17... Qg6 $2 (17... Nxf2 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 18. Nc4 (18. Kxf2 Rxe2+) 18... Qd8) 18. N2f3 $2 (18. Qc2 $16 {keeps the pressure on.}) 18... Bxf3 $1 19. Nxf3 a6 $2 ({Black should play} 19... Nxf2 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 20. Qg5 (20. Kxf2 Rxe2+) 20... Qxg5 21. Nxg5 Nfe4) 20. c4 $2 (20. Bf1 $14) 20... Qb6 $2 ({Black should try} 20... Nxf2 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 21. Qg5 (21. Kxf2 Rxe2+) 21... Qxg5 22. Nxg5 Nfd3 23. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Nxd3) 21. Rd1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (21. Qe3 $11) 21... Rae8 (21... Nxf2 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 22. Rd2 (22. Kxf2 Ne4+) 22... Nfe4) 22. cxd5 $2 (22. Bf1 {is tougher.}) 22... Nxf2 $1 23. Bc4 (23. Rd4 $142 Rxe2 24. d6) 23... Ncd3 {Cao,Z (1480)-Rajendran,K (1429) Penang MAS 2023 0-1}) ({RR} 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Rxe8+ Qxe8 11. Bxd2 Nd7 12. c3 Nf6 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Re1 Qd7 (14... Qc8 $14) 15. Ne5 Bxe5 $2 (15... Qc8 $16 {was worth a try.}) 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Bf4 Bh5 18. f3 Nc5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Qa4 (20... Qc6 $142 21. Bg3 Re8) 21. Qd2 c6 $2 (21... Qc6 22. Rd1 Ne6) 22. b4 Ne6 23. Bg3 Rd8 $2 {Cabralis,K (2169)-Novikova,M (1999) chess.com INT 2024 1-0} (23... a5 24. Bxe6 fxe6)) ({RR} 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 h6 (10... Rxe1+ $11 11. Qxe1 Bg4) 11. Ne5 Nc6 12. Qh5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bf8 14. f4 c5 15. c3 (15. Be3 $16) 15... d4 $2 (15... c4 $11 16. Bf1 Qb6+ 17. Be3 Qxb2) 16. c4 Qc7 (16... g6 $142 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6+ Bg7) 17. Re2 $1 b5 18. Rae1 $2 (18. f5 $18) 18... Bb7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (18... bxc4 $14 19. Bxc4 Be6) 19. e6 fxe6 20. Qg6 Bd6 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 Rd8 23. Rf6 {1-0 (23) Firouzja,A (2760)-Afanasieva,A (1914) chess.com INT 2024}) 9... Bg4 10. cxd5 Nf6 $1 11. Nc3 {White is slightly better.} Rxe1+ 12. Qxe1 Bxf3 $1 13. gxf3 Nh5 14. Ne2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best.} (14. Qe4 g6 15. Qg4 Nd7 16. f4 Ndf6 17. Qf3 Ne8 18. Qg4) (14. Qe4 $11 g6 15. Qg4) 14... Qh4 15. Ng3 Nf6 16. Qe3 Nbd7 17. Qg5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qxd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 19. Qd2 {Black must now prevent Bxh7+!} Qxd5 {aiming for ...Ne5.} 20. Qc3 Re8 21. Bd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best.} (21. Kg2) (21. Kg2 $11 {remains equal.}) 21... Ne5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is on the roll.} 22. Be2 c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (22... h5 23. Bf4 Ng6 24. Be3 Qf5 25. Qd3 Qc8 26. Rd1 h4 27. g4 c6 28. Qf5) ({Better is} 22... h5 $17 23. Re1 c6) 23. b3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (23. Rd1) (23. Rd1 $15) 23... Nc6 24. Bc4 Qf5 25. Kg2 Rd8 26. Re1 h6 27. Be3 b6 $1 28. Qc1 {[#]} Ne5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.} (28... Nd5 $1 29. Bb5) (28... Nd5 $142 29. g4 Qg6) 29. Bf4 Nxc4 30. bxc4 Qd3 31. Be5 {White wants to play Bxf6.} Nh7 32. Re3 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best.} (32. Bc7 Rd7) (32. Bc7 $17 Rc8 33. Re7) 32... Qd7 $1 $19 33. Qh1 Re8 34. Qh5 Nf8 35. Qg4 $4 {Blunder. f4 was best.} (35. f4 Qa4 36. Qe2 Ng6 37. Qd3 Qc6+ 38. f3 Nf8 39. Re4 Ne6 40. Qe2 Rd8) (35. f4 $142) 35... Qxg4 36. fxg4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Nd7 37. f4 Nxe5 38. fxe5 {KR-KR} f6 39. Kf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. e6 was best.} (39. e6 Kf8 40. Kf3 Ke7 41. Kf4 g6 42. Ra3 Ra8 43. Rd3 Kxe6 44. Rd1 Re8) 39... Rxe5 {Black is clearly winning.} 40. Rxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best.} (40. Ra3 Re7 41. Rd3 Re1 42. Rd7 a5 43. Rb7 Rc1 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Rxb6 Rxc4) 40... fxe5 41. Ke4 Kf7 42. Kxe5 Kg6 43. Kf4 Kf6 44. a4 g6 {Accuracy: White = 46%, Black = 88%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C74"] [WhiteElo "2688"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,73,31,38,28,32,32,239,235,247,144,137,126,128,131,135,130,138,142,140,138,241,255,252,253,249,254,337,322,373,360,370,366,435,422,445,425,596,595,588,588,683,683,29985,29986,29984,29985,29990,29991,29990,29991,29991,29992,29992,29991,29992,29993,29993,29992,29995,29987]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. O-O Bd3 8. Re1 Be7 $1 9. Qb3 b5 10. Qd5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Bf5 $146 {Blunder. Qd7 was best.} (10... Qd7) ({RR} 10... Qd7 $1 11. Qxd3 bxa4 12. Qc2 Nf6 13. d3 O-O 14. Be3 Nd8 15. Nbd2 Re8 16. d4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Rf8 20. Qd2 d5 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Ne5 Qd6 24. Qc2 Rdf8 25. Qxa4 {Divya,D (2420)-Dardha,D (2602) Wijk aan Zee NED 2024 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 10... Qd7 $1 11. Qxd3 bxa4 12. Qc2 Nf6 13. Qxa4 (13. d3 $14) 13... e4 14. Ng5 d5 (14... Ne5 $5 {[%CAl Rd7a4]} 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $11) 15. d3 $1 {[%CAl Rd3e4]} h6 16. Nh3 O-O 17. Qd1 (17. dxe4 $14 Nxe4 18. Nd2) 17... Bc5 18. d4 Bd6 19. Bf4 Ne7 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Nd2 Nf5 22. Nf1 Nh4 23. Ne3 Qe6 24. Nf4 Qd6 25. Nh5 {Seo,J (2466)-Navarrete Mendez,G (2189) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 10... Qd7 $1 11. Qxd3 bxa4 12. Qe3 Nf6 13. d4 exd4 (13... O-O $11 {keeps the balance.}) 14. cxd4 Nb4 (14... O-O $142) 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bg5 (16. Nc3 $142) 16... Nbd5 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Rfe8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Qxa6 g5 23. Qd3 (23. h3 $16) 23... g4 24. Nd2 Qe6 25. Nf1 {Dau Khuong Duy (2299)-Sai,K (2371) Budapest HUN 2023 ½-½ (41)}) ({Black should try} 10... Qd7 $1 $14 11. Qxd3 bxa4) 11. Bb3 $18 {Intending Qf7+ and mate.White is clearly better.} (11. Qxc6+ $6 Bd7 $16) 11... Kd7 12. Nd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxe5 was best.} (12. Rxe5 $1 Bg4 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Qg5 Kc8 15. a4 b4 16. d4 h6 17. Qe3 Re8) ({White has to play} 12. Rxe5 $1 $18 Bg4 13. Re1) 12... Nxd4 $16 13. cxd4 $40 {[%mdl 128] White attacks with force.} Nf6 14. Qf3 $1 {[%CAl Rf3f5]} Bg4 15. Qg3 exd4 {[#]} 16. h3 $1 {[%CAl Rh3g4]} Bf5 17. Qf3 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} g6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best.} (17... Bg6 {[#]} 18. Be6+ $1 Ke8 19. d3 Bf7 20. Qc6+ Kf8 21. Nd2 h6 22. Nf3 Be8 23. Qc2) (17... Bg6 $16) 18. d3 $18 ({Resist} 18. g4 $6 Be4 $16) 18... h5 19. Bg5 c6 20. Nd2 {[%CAl Bb1d2,Bd2f3,Bf3e5][%mdl 32]} Qf8 21. a4 Qg7 22. Rec1 ({Less strong is} 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rec1 (23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. g4 hxg4 $18) 23... d5 $18) 22... d5 23. Qf4 c5 24. Nf3 Bd6 25. Ne5+ Kc7 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best.} (25... Bxe5 26. Qxe5 Rhe8 27. Bxf6 Rxe5 28. Bxg7 Re7 29. Bxd5 Rc8 30. Bf6 Bxd3 31. Bxe7) (25... Bxe5 $142 26. Qxe5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qe7 27. Qxf6 Qxf6 28. Bxf6 c4 29. Bxh8 Rxh8) 26. Rxc5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxc5 27. Rc1 Kb6 28. Bxf6 Qh6 $4 {[#] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf6 was best.} (28... Qxf6 29. Nd7+ Bxd7 30. Qxf6+ Ka5 31. Rxc5 Rhc8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. axb5 Kxb5 34. Qxd4) 29. Nd7+ $1 {[%mdl 512] White mates.} Bxd7 {[#]} 30. a5+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection, Decoy} Kxa5 31. Qc7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Bb6 32. Ra1+ Kb4 33. Qxb6 Kxb3 34. Qxd4 {[%csl Gb2,Gf6][%CAl Rd4c3]} Rhc8 35. Qxd5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kc2 36. b4 Kd2 37. Bg5+ {Accuracy: White = 91%, Black = 42%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A17"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,74,37,42,24,22,19,26,7,37,-5,10,12,11,15,17,4,24,10,12,0,5,3,8,4,12,15,18,10,18,15,17,13,19,0,0,0,0,-16,2,1,0,-90,-86,-376,-377,-367,-373,-428,-422,-409,-421,-540,-532,-540,-534,-533,-536,-536,-535,-533,-526,-620,-618]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 d5 10. d3 {White has an edge.} c5 11. b3 Nbd7 12. e3 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Qc2 N5f6 15. Bb2 e4 16. Ne1 exd3 17. Nxd3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc7 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Rac1 b5 21. f3 c4 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Nf4 Ne5 24. e4 g5 25. Nh3 g4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 26. fxg4 Nexg4 27. Qd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best.} (27. Nf2 Nxf2 28. Qxf2 Nxe4 29. Qd4 {[%csl Gb2][%CAl Rd4h8]} c3 30. Bxc3 $1 Nxc3 31. Rxc3 Qb7+ 32. Kh3 Rcd8) (27. Nf2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 27... Nxe4 $17 28. Rxe4 $4 {Blunder. Qd5 was best.} (28. Qd5) (28. Qf4 $17 Qxf4 29. Nxf4) 28... Rxe4 $19 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Nf4 {[#] Hoping for Qg7+.} Qb7 ({Not} 30... Rxf4 $2 31. Bg7+ Ke8 32. Re1+ Kd7 33. Re7+ (33. gxf4 Kc6 $18) 33... Kc6 34. Rxc7+ (34. gxf4 Qd6 $18) 34... Rxc7 35. Qxf4 $18) 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. Qg8+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best.Black is clearly winning.} (32. Kg1 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 Qc6 {[%CAl Re4e1]} 34. Kg1 Qc5+ 35. Kh1 Nf2+ 36. Kg2 Rxf4 37. gxf4 Nd3) 32... Ke7 33. Qg5+ Kd6 {( -> ...Rxf4+)} 34. Kh3 Nf2+ 35. Kh4 {intending Qf6+.} Qxb2 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 36. Rf1 Qe5 37. Qh6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf2 was best.} (37. Rxf2 Qxg5+ 38. Kxg5 c3 39. Rc2 Ke5 40. Ne2 Rxe2 41. Rxe2+ Kd4 42. Kf6 c2) 37... Qe6 {Accuracy: White = 67%, Black = 88%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.6"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,62,5,-1,56,24,25,17,17,17,41,32,21,23,31,-3,29,16,1,21,12,12,24,8,23,13,13,-9,-9,-2,-8,-2,9,-30,-26,-15,-16,-7,-6,-8,-14,-39,-30,-31,-37,-41,-22,-29,-30,-36,-36,-24,-23,-23,0,0,2,24,24,15,31,4,11,0,47]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. d3 O-O ({RR} 5... h6 6. a3 O-O 7. g4 Na5 8. g5 hxg5 9. Bxg5 c6 10. Bc4 Nxc4 11. dxc4 Be7 12. Rg1 d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxd5 Be6 16. c4 b5 17. cxb5 Rc8 18. a4 Rc4 19. Nc3 Qa5 20. Nd2 {Wei Yi (2755)-Abdusattorov,N (2766) Warsaw POL 2024 1-0 (38)}) 6. Ba4 $146 ({RR} 6. O-O Nd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Ne2 c6 9. Bc4 Bc7 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 Qc7 12. Nh5 Qe5 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Qh5 d6 15. Rae1 Qf4 16. a4 Be6 17. g3 Qe5 18. Qxe5 dxe5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. f4 exf4 {Goumas,G (2445)-Aronsson,M (2285) San Vicente ESP 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. h3 c5 9. b3 Re8 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Nh2 a5 12. a4 b6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Ng3 Be6 16. Qd2 Ng6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qf2 f6 19. Nf3 Rad8 20. Rae1 Bc8 {Bharath,S (2530)-Kovalev,V (2560) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (98)}) ({RR} 6. a3 Nd4 ({RR} 6... Re8 7. g4 Bc5 8. Rg1 d5 9. g5 Ng4 10. Rg2 Nxf2 11. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 12. Kxf2 d4 13. Ne2 Qd6 14. Ng3 Bg4 15. Qh1 Rf8 16. Bc4 Ne7 17. h3 Be6 18. Nh4 Bxc4 19. dxc4 f6 20. Nhf5 Nxf5 21. exf5) 7. Bc4 c6 ({RR} 7... Bc5 8. Na4 d5 9. exd5 Bd6 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be3 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Nd7 14. Rg1 f5 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Qe2 e4 17. d4 Bxf3 18. Qd2 Qg6 19. Ne2 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 f4 21. Be7 Qh5+ 22. Ke1) 8. Be3 ({RR} 8. Ba2 Bc7 9. h3 Ne6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Bg5 Qe8 12. Bxf6 Rxf6 13. Ne2 d6 14. Ng3 Bd7 15. O-O Qg6 16. Nh2 Raf8 17. Qe2 Bb6 18. Nh1 Be8 19. g3 Bxf2+ 20. Kg2 Bb6 21. Rf3 Rxf3 22. Nxf3 Qh6) ({RR} 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Ne2 Bc7 10. Bg5 Re8 11. Qd2 Qe7 12. Ba2 d5 13. f3 h6 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 dxe4 16. fxe4 c5 17. O-O Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Ng3 Ng4 20. Nf5 Ne5) 8... Bc5 9. Nxe5 d5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. c3 Nc2+ 12. Qxc2 Bxe3 13. fxe3 dxc4 14. d4 b6 15. O-O Qb5 16. Rf4 Be6 17. Raf1 Nd7 18. Ng4 Qg5 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qd1 Rad8 {Ostrovskiy,A (2406)-Aditya Mittal (2607) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 6. O-O h6 7. a3 Re8 8. h3 Bc5 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Bc4 c6 11. Re1 ({RR} 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Re1 Nf6 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Ng3 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Qd7 19. Qf4 Nd5 20. Qe5 f6 21. Qe4 Nc7 22. Qf5 Qxf5 23. Nxf5 Rd8 24. b4 Bf8 25. N5xd4 c5) 11... Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 b5 14. Ba2 a5 15. Ne2 d6 16. Ng3 Be6 17. Rf1 d5 18. Rf2 Ra7 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Nf5 Kh7) 6... Re8 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. c3 Ne7 11. Ne3 c6 12. d4 exd4 13. Qxd4 Bf4 14. O-O Bxe3 15. Qxe3 d5 16. e5 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Bc2 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Ra4 22. Rfd1 f6 23. f4 fxe5 24. fxe5 Kf7 25. Rd3 Ke6 26. b3 Ra3 27. Rg3 Re7 28. Kf2 b5 29. Ke3 b4 30. h4 Ra8 31. h5 Kd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.7"] [White "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2526"] [BlackElo "2634"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 14,139,27,25,22,23,11,14,16,16,15,14,23,18,16,25,20,16,19,34,48,4,25,11,23,0,-8,-11,43,41,32,35,183,180,180,174,214,214,278,269,281,275,280,64,65,57,237,238,265,251,314,317,334,324,337,324,382,381,428,421,412,381,385,381,381,380,371,372,360,362,406,359,421,385,380,390,367,345,449,434,467,467,466,423,464,444,437,409,462,413,449,430,492,492,493,486,493,485,506,498,581,576,929,885,803,824,952,884,898,818,801,769,1217,796,29974,29981,29981,29974,29984,29987,29987,29988,29986,29986,29985,29987,29989,29990]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Nf3 dxe4 {The position is equal.} 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qh4 h6 13. O-O c5 ({RR} 13... O-O-O {13...c5 0.17} 14. Re1 c5 15. b4 cxb4 16. Ne5 (16. Bb2 $16) 16... Qc3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (16... g5 $14 17. Qc4 Be8) 17. Bb2 $1 {[%CAl Rb2c3]} Bxe5 18. Bxc3 Bxc3 19. a3 Bxe1 20. axb4 Bc6 21. Qc4 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Kb7 23. Qa6+ Kc7 24. Qxa7+ Bb7 25. Ba6 Ne4+ 26. Ke1 Nd6 27. Rd1 {1-0 (27) Krzyzanowski,M (2524)-Payne,M (2077) Reykjavik ISL 2024}) 14. Re1 $146 ({RR} 14. Nd2 Bf4 15. Nc4 Bxc1 16. Raxc1 O-O 17. Rfe1 Bb5 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Rfd8 20. Re5 Rd5 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Ne3 Bc6 23. c3 a5 24. Be2 Rb8 25. Rc2 Bd7 26. f3 Be6 27. Rd2 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 {Fedorchuk,S (2546)-Osmak,Y (2452) Chartres FRA 2023 ½-½ (37)}) 14... Ke7 15. Nd2 {[%CAl Bf3d2,Bd2c4,Bc4e5][%mdl 32]} g5 16. Qh3 Rag8 17. Nc4 (17. b4 $5) 17... Bf4 $1 18. Bf1 Bc6 19. Be3 Bd5 20. Rad1 h5 (20... Bxc4 $5 21. Bxc4 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 g4 $14) 21. Bxf4 $1 gxf4 22. Ne5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} Kf8 $2 {Mistake. Rh7 was best.} (22... Rh7 23. Re2) (22... Rh7 $1 $14) 23. c4 $18 Be4 24. Qc3 $1 h4 25. f3 Rh5 {[#]} 26. Ng4 $1 ({Inferior is} 26. fxe4 Qxe5 27. Rd8+ Kg7 $15) 26... Nxg4 27. fxg4 Re5 28. Rd8+ $4 {Blunder. h3 was best.} (28. h3 Ke7 29. Qd2 Rc8 30. Qxf4 Bc2 31. Rxe5 Bxd1 32. Qg5+ Ke8 33. Re3 Qd8) ({Better is} 28. h3 $18) 28... Qxd8 $14 29. Qxe5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Bb7 $2 {Mistake. f5 was best.} (29... f5 $1 30. Qxc5+ Qe7 31. Qf2 Rxg4 32. h3 Rg3 33. Qxf4 Kg7 34. Re2 e5 35. Qf2) (29... f5 $1 $14) 30. Qxc5+ $18 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qe7 31. Qxa7 Rxg4 {[#]} 32. h3 $1 {[%CAl Rh3g4]} Rg6 33. Qb8+ Kg7 {White must now prevent ...Qc5+.} 34. Qxf4 Qb4 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Rd1 {Hoping for Rd8+.} Qe7 37. Qd6 Kf8 38. Qd8+ Qxd8 39. Rxd8+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Ke7 40. Rh8 e5 41. c5 ({Much less strong is} 41. Rxh4 Ra6 $18) 41... e4 42. Rxh4 e3 43. Ra4 {Strongly threatening Ra7.} Bc6 44. Ra3 Rg3 45. b4 {[%CAl Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Kd8 {Threatens to win with ...e2.} 46. Rb3 f5 47. b5 Be4 48. Rb4 Bf3 49. Rb2 f4 50. c6 Kc8 51. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Bd5 {If Black can now play ...f3 this consolidates a bit.} 52. Kh2 Rg7 53. a5 f3 54. gxf3 Bxf3 55. h4 Kc7 56. Rc2 e2 57. Rxe2 Bxe2 58. Bxe2 {Bf3 is the strong threat. KR-KB} Rf7 59. Kg3 Rf5 60. h5 Re5 61. Kf2 Rf5+ 62. Ke1 Rg5 63. h6 Rg1+ 64. Kf2 {White mates.} Rg6 65. Bf3 Rxh6 66. b6+ Kd6 67. c7 Rh2+ 68. Bg2 Kd7 $6 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best.} (68... Rh8 69. a6) 69. Kg3 Rh8 70. Bh3+ {Accuracy: White = 89%, Black = 58%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.8"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Iniyan, Pa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2493"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,95,10,38,19,27,33,-16,26,33,26,44,32,21,25,18,39,6,-8,-11,-6,11,12,0,82,75,71,68,25,15,6,11,65,64,57,55,59,52,47,50,52,51,68,57,32,57,48,48,54,50,59,68,68,80,94,83,74,74,84,88,108,80,88,95,125,119,140,137,125,57,144,141,142,132,152,143,135,151,136,140,160,109,113,111,141,65,271,338,448,452,459,428,428,438,444,444,458,458]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 a6 $146 ({RR} 11... Ne8 12. Bd3 Ndf6 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. Nc3 Nd6 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. g4 Rfc8 17. f3 Be8 18. g5 Nd7 19. h4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nc4 21. Kf2 Nxe5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. f4 Nc4 24. Bd3 Nxe3 25. Kxe3 d4+ 26. Kf3 {Yang Kaiqi (2481)-Salinas Herrera,P (2477) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 11... Ba6 12. Qa4 Rc8 13. Rb1 Bxb5 14. Bxb5 Rc7 {½-½ (14) Shehzad,S (2265)-Basso,P (2505) Kragero NOR 2024}) 12. Nd6 b5 13. Qc7 Nb6 14. b3 Qxc7 15. Rxc7 Ne8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.} (15... Bd7 16. Bd3 Nc8 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Ke2 a5 20. Ra1 Kf8 21. f3) 16. Nxe8 Rxe8 17. Bd3 f6 18. Ke2 e5 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. e4 Be6 21. Rhc1 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. g3 Bf7 25. Rd7 Be6 26. Rd6 a5 27. Rb6 a4 28. Rxb5 axb3 29. axb3 Ra2 30. Ke3 Rd8 31. Ne4 Rb2 32. Rc3 Rb1 33. f3 h6 34. g4 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (34. h4 Kh7 35. Nd2 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rd1 37. Ne4 Bd5 38. Ke2 Rd4 39. Ke3 Rd1) 34... Re1+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best.} (34... Bxg4 35. Rxe5) 35. Kf2 Rb1 36. Rxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (36. h4) 36... Bxb3 37. Re7 Rf8 $2 {Mistake. Bd5 was best.} (37... Bd5) 38. Nd6 Bd5 39. Nf5 Rf7 40. Re8+ $2 {Mistake. Rc5 was best.} (40. Rc5 Bb3 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. Rcc8 Ba4 43. Rh8+ Kg6 44. Rcg8 Kf6 45. Ra8 Bb5) 40... Kh7 41. h4 h5 $4 {Blunder. g6 was best.} (41... g6 42. Nd4) 42. Rcc8 Bxf3 43. Kxf3 Rb4 $2 {Mistake. Kg6 was best.} (43... Kg6 44. Re6+ Kh7 45. g5 Rxf5+ 46. Ke4 Rxg5 47. hxg5 Re1+ 48. Kd5 Rd1+ 49. Ke5) 44. Rh8+ Kg6 45. Rc6+ Rf6 46. Rxf6+ Kxf6 47. Rxh5 g6 48. Ne3 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.9"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Royal, Shreyas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D26"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2463"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,61,27,19,19,-8,36,26,44,55,60,56,31,36,43,36,43,29,52,37,33,23,20,28,34,29,57,65,87,33,49,55,124,91,155,160,146,166,278,259,237,254,392,454,879,848,894,922,930,1049,1049,1076,1080,1101,1107,1109,1109,1123,1100,1123,1113,1135,942,1144]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Be3 $146 ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Nb4 12. Bb1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Be4 Bc6 18. Rc1 Ne7 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Bb4 Re8 23. Bc3 Qd5 24. Qd3 Qb5 {Manukonda,A (1974)-Hu,Z (1776) Reykjavik ISL 2024 0-1 (60)}) ({RR} 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Qd3 g6 15. Rad1 Nh5 16. Be3 Bf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Neg5 Qc7 19. Rc1 Red8 20. Qd2 Qd7 21. Be4 Bf6 22. Red1 Ne7 23. g4 Ng7 24. Bf4 Rac8 {Zia,T (2303)-Noshin,A (1964) Dhaka BAN 2023 1-0 (31)}) 10... O-O 11. a3 h6 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Qf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.} (15. Bd2) 15... Bg5 $2 {Mistake. Nxe3 was best.} (15... Nxe3 16. fxe3) 16. Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best.} (16. Qe4 g6 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Qg4 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Qe7 20. h4 Bd7 21. h5 Rec8) 16... Nxe3 $4 {Blunder. Be7 was best.} (16... Be7 17. Bd2) 17. fxe3 Rf8 18. Nxg5 Qxd3 19. Nxf7 Bd7 20. Rcd1 Qb5 21. Qh5 Bc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf7 was best.} (21... Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Qxd7 Qxe5 24. Kh1 Qxb2 25. Qc7 e5 26. h3 e4 27. Rb1) 22. Nxh6+ gxh6 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Rf6 Qxe5 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Rg6+ Kf7 31. Rf1+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.10"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,117,9,7,14,14,9,19,21,15,24,42,40,43,39,50,16,33,-27,0,1,32,-39,98,45,121,120,121,123,134,96,92,19,18,9,5,4,7,7,3,3,19,30,36,24,21,5,5,12,256,239,224,193,193,193,200,202,193,188,189,188,202,194,189,190,253,235,258,263,239,262,299,291,293,200,203,191,285,272,283,302,344,340,391,391,409,418,410,408,409,355,342,340,391,391,510,510,510,510,508,508,670,670,670,670,670,670,669,667,29965,471]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 d6 6. d3 g6 7. c4 $146 ({RR} 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. Bf3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 d5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Qd1 (13. Qg2 $15) 13... Nxd5 14. Be3 Rc8 15. a4 Nb4 16. Rc1 f5 17. Re1 ({White should try} 17. Nb5 $1 $15) 17... Nbc6 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Qf3 (20. c3 $15) 20... Rce8 21. Qg2 Re6 {Daneshvar,B (2597)-Dominguez Perez,L (2752) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 7. c3 Bg7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 a6 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. Nb3 Nb6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Qd2 Na4 15. Rfc1 Bb7 16. c4 Nd4 $1 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. cxb5 $1 Nxb3 19. Rxb3 axb5 20. Be3 Rfc8 21. h4 {½-½ (21) Hausrath,D (2462)-Kurmann,O (2438) Munich GER 2024}) ({RR} 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Rb8 10. a4 a6 11. a5 Be6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 16. Rb1 Qc7 17. b4 cxb4 18. Qd2 Bg7 19. Qxb4 Nc8 20. Kh1 Rd8 21. f4 exf4 {Blohberger,F (2531)-Georgescu,L (2218) Basel SUI 2024 1-0 (55)}) 7... h5 8. Nc3 {The position is equal.} Bg4 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nd5 12. Bxe7 ({Don't play} 12. cxd5 Bxg5 13. Qd1 Nd4 $11) 12... Ndxe7 13. Bd1 (13. h4 $1 $14) 13... h4 14. g4 Qd7 15. h3 (15. f4 $14) 15... Kf8 $2 {Mistake. f5 was best.} (15... f5 16. f3) (15... f5 $15 {stays ahead.}) 16. Ba4 Qe6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.} (16... Kg7 17. f4) ({Better is} 16... Kg7 $14) 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. f4 exf4 19. Qxf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best.} (19. Rxf4 Kg7 20. Raf1 Rhf8 21. e5 $1 dxe5 22. Rf6 $1 {[%CAl Rf6e6]} Qd7 23. Ne4 $1 Rad8 24. Qf2 Qd4) 19... Kg7 20. g5 $6 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (20. e5 dxe5 21. Qe3 $1 Rhf8 22. Ne4 Ng8 23. Rae1 Rae8 24. Nxc5 Qd6 25. Ne4 $1 {[%CAl Re4d6]} Qb8) (20. e5 $16 dxe5 21. Qe3) 20... Rh5 $11 21. Qf6+ Kg8 22. Kh2 Rd8 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Rf6 e5 25. Rg1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Kg7 26. Rgf1 {Strongly threatening Rf7+.} Kg8 $1 27. Nd1 {Black should prevent Nf2.} Rxg5 28. Ne3 {And now Ng4 would win.} Rh5 $4 {Blunder. Rg3 was best.} (28... Rg3 29. Ng4 Rxd3 30. b3 a5 31. Re6 Rd2+ 32. Kg1 Re8 33. Nh6+ Kg7 34. Nf7) (28... Rg3 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 29. Ng4 Rxd3) 29. Ng4 $18 Rh7 30. Re6 Rg7 31. Rff6 Nc8 32. Rxg6 Rxg6 33. Rxg6+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Kf7 34. Rh6 $1 Kg7 35. Rxh4 Rf8 36. Ne3 Rf2+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best.} (36... Ne7 {[#]} 37. Kg3 $1 Rb8 38. b3 Rf8 39. Rg4+ Kf6 40. h4 Ng6 41. Rg5 Rh8 42. Ng4+) (36... Ne7 $142) 37. Kg1 Rxb2 38. Nf5+ Kg8 39. Rg4+ Kf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.} (39... Kh8 40. Rg2) 40. h4 Ne7 41. Nxd6 Rxa2 42. h5 Rd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (42... a5 43. h6) (42... a5 {was necessary.}) 43. Rg3 Ng8 44. Nf5 a5 {[#]} 45. h6 $1 {[%CAl Rh6h7]} Nf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxh6 was best.} (45... Nxh6 46. Nxh6 Ke7 47. Rg7+ Ke6 48. Ra7 Rxd3 49. Kf2 Rd4 50. Ke3 Rxc4 51. Rxa5) 46. Rg6 Rd1+ 47. Kf2 Kf7 48. Rg7+ Kf8 49. Ke2 Rh1 50. Ra7 a4 51. Rxa4 Ng4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh2+ was best.} (51... Rh2+ 52. Kf1 Kg8 53. Ra6 Nh5 54. Ne7+ Kh7 55. Nxc6 Kxh6 56. Nxe5+ Kg7 57. Nd7) 52. Ra8+ Kf7 53. Ra7+ Kf6 54. h7 {Threatens to win with Kf3.} Rh3 55. Kf1 Rh2 56. Kg1 Rh5 57. Kg2 Nh2 58. Rg7 Nf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. intending ...Ne3+.} (58... Ng4 59. Rxg4 Rxh7 60. Nh4 Rh8 61. Kf2 Rd8 62. Ke3 Re8 63. Nf3 Ke6 64. Kf2) 59. Rg8 $2 {Mistake. Rc7 was best. Accuracy: White = 79%, Black = 62%.} (59. Rc7 Nd2 60. Nh6 Rxh6 61. Rxc6+ Kg7 62. Rxh6 Kxh6 63. h8=Q+ Kg6 64. Qxe5 Nb3) (59. Rc7 $142 Rh2+ 60. Kxf1 Kg6 61. Rxc6+ Kxh7 62. Ke1 Rh3 63. Kd2 Rh2+ 64. Kc3) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.11"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A30"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2728"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 23,86,40,48,46,104,52,53,36,36,42,42,30,30,23,30,26,39,0,7,-32,37,-5,57,54,73,24,73,44,84,-49,-49,-50,-61,-131,-135,-136,-126,-281,-276,-310,-303,-305,-302,-306,-306,-280,-265,-268,-177,-342,-333,-369,-363,-414,-417,-414,-414,-413,-412,-412,-408,-403,-401,-442,-403]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 9... a6 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Na5 12. b3 d5 13. Ne5 dxc4 14. Bxb7 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 Nxb7 16. Nxc4 b5 17. Ne5 Rac8 18. e3 Ba3 19. Ne2 Ne4 20. Nd4 Bb2 21. Rab1 Bxd4 22. exd4 Rfd8 23. Be1 Rc2 24. a4 {Rojas Alarcon,J (2357)-Abrahams,D (2166) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 10. Qd2 a6 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bb2 d6 13. Rac1 Na7 (13... Ne5 $14) 14. Qd4 Rad8 15. e4 {White is slightly better.} Nc6 16. Qe3 Ne5 17. Nd4 Rfe8 18. h3 Bf8 19. f4 Ng6 20. Qf2 Qb8 21. Kh1 Ba8 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (21... h5) (21... h5 $15) 22. Re1 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (22. a4 Ne7 23. f5 exf5 24. Nxf5 Nxf5 25. Qxf5 Nd7 26. Rf1 Re7 27. Rcd1 Rde8) 22... Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (22... b5 23. cxb5) (22... h5 $11) 23. Rcd1 $14 h5 24. a4 Rc5 25. Ba3 Rc7 26. Nf3 $2 {Mistake. f5 was best.} (26. f5) (26. f5 $16 Ne5 27. Rf1) 26... b5 $1 $15 {[%CAl Rb5b4]} 27. axb5 axb5 28. f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best.} (28. Nxb5 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxe4 30. Nxc7 Qxc7 31. Qe2 Bc6 32. h4 Ra8 33. Bb2 Ne7) ({White should try} 28. Nxb5 $15 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxe4 30. Qe2 (30. Nxc7 Qxc7 31. Kh2 d5 $15)) 28... exf5 $17 29. exf5 {Hoping for Rxe8.} Bxf3 30. Bxf3 $2 {Mistake. Rxe8 was best.} (30. Rxe8 Bxg2+) (30. Rxe8 $17 Bxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Nxe8 32. fxg6) 30... Rxe1+ $19 31. Rxe1 {[#]} Ne5 $1 {[%CAl Re5d3]} 32. Nxb5 {Threatens to win with Rd1.} Nd3 $1 {[%csl LRe1,LRf2][%mdl 64] Double Attack} 33. Qf1 Nxe1 34. Qxe1 Re7 35. Qd2 Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.} (35... Re8 36. Bxd6 Bxd6 37. Qxd6 Re1+ 38. Kg2 Qe8 39. Qd2 Rb1 40. Nd4 h4 41. gxh4) 36. Qg2 $4 {[#] Blunder. Qf4 was best.} (36. Qf4 Nf6) (36. Qf4 $142 Nc3 37. Nxc3) 36... d5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 37. Bxe7 (37. cxd5 Nxg3+) 37... Nxg3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 38. Kg1 {Bxf8 is the strong threat.} Bxe7 39. Qf2 dxc4 40. bxc4 Qe5 {And now ...Bc5 would win.} 41. Bd5 Nxf5 42. Nc3 Bh4 43. Qd2 Be1 {Accuracy: White = 47%, Black = 69%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.12"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B47"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2591"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,49,19,16,70,46,46,39,39,19,25,51,69,84,70,58,89,31,50,39,62,34,51,51,21,21,13,13,35,35,31,18,70,16,62,-16,-18,-29,-15,-3,77,3,24,-37,6,6,16,15,24,32,99,100]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Ndb5 Qb8 8. f4 d6 9. g4 ({RR} 9. Be3 Be7 10. Qd2 a6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Bb6 exf4 14. Qxf4 Be6 15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Kh1 Nd7 18. Bd4 Ne5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Rd8 21. Nd5 Bd6 22. Qxd6 Rxd6 23. Ne7+ Kf8 {Paravyan,D (2612)-Vokhidov,S (2596) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 9... a6 $146 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. g5 Nd7 11. h4 Nc5 12. Be3 a6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Qd2 b5 15. a3 O-O 16. h5 Rc8 17. g6 b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. h6 fxg6 20. hxg7 Bf6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Bg4 Re8 24. O-O-O {Alsina Leal,D (2497)-Moussard,J (2610) Sant Ferran de ses Roques ESP 2024 0-1 (39)}) 10. Nd4 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. g5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Qa5 Rc8 19. Rd2 Be7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best.} (19... Bd6 20. f5) 20. f5 Bc4 21. Qe5 f6 22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Qf4 Bxa2 $2 {Mistake. Bf7 was best.} (23... Bf7 24. Rg1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Rg4 Bc7 27. Qxe4+ Qxe4 28. Rxe4+ Kd7 29. Rd4+) 24. Bh5+ Bf7 25. Qg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.13"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Gurel, Ediz"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,119,7,8,5,8,7,14,0,3,0,5,10,9,0,3,0,6,7,18,4,14,12,16,13,21,0,13,16,24,-2,3,0,33,39,55,18,18,17,41,40,40,39,49,49,50,46,74,31,87,82,88,88,108,125,128,120,137,142,147,55,55,59,51,51,76,40,130,128,114,119,148,149,158,121,199,203,212,213,323,325,419,403,413,418,436,432,484,485,712,662,639,577,649,29969,29968,29970,29967,29971,29969,29972,29969,29973,29973,29973,6642,2382,29976,29976,29992,548]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. g3 $146 {The position is equal.} ({RR} 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. Rac1 Rc8 ({Black should try} 13... c6 $11) 14. Red1 a6 15. Qb3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Kh8 17. Be1 ({Better is} 17. Qc2 $16) 17... Bd6 18. g3 (18. Qc2 $14) 18... Qe7 ({Black should play} 18... c5 $11 19. dxc5 Nxc5) 19. Qc2 g6 20. Qe2 Ra8 21. Bb4 Bxb4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (21... c5 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Bc3+ Nf6) 22. axb4 $2 (22. Rxc7 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Rab8 23. axb4) 22... Rfc8 23. Qd2 Kg8 {Tulchynskyi,F (2288)-Gatterer,F (2170) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 9... c5 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O Be6 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Bc3 Qd7 14. Nf4 Rfd8 15. dxc5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 bxc5 17. Qa4 (17. Qb3) 17... Bf6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rfd1 Ne7 20. Qa5 Bf5 21. Ne1 d4 22. cxd4 cxd4 23. e4 Bg4 24. f3 Be6 25. Nxe6 $40 {[%mdl 128] White attacks.} Qxe6 26. f4 {aiming for e5.} g5 27. fxg5 Bg7 28. Nd3 Ng6 29. Rc5 {[%CAl Bc1c5,Bc5f5,Bf5f1][%mdl 32]} Bf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best.} (29... Rf8 30. Rdc1) (29... Rf8 $14) 30. Rf5 $16 Qb3 31. Rff1 Qxa3 32. Qf5 Qb3 33. e5 Bg7 34. Be4 Qe6 35. Qxe6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.} (35. Qf3 $1) (35. Qf3 $1 $16) 35... fxe6 $14 36. Bxg6 hxg6 37. Ra1 Rc3 38. Rfd1 $1 Rd7 (38... Rd5 $14) 39. Ra6 $16 Re7 40. Rd2 Kh7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best.} (40... Rb3 41. Rd6 Re8 42. Kg2 a5 {[#]} 43. Ra6 $1 {[%CAl Ra6a5]} Rb5 44. h4 Reb8 (44... Bxe5 $16 45. Nxe5 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Rxe5) 45. Rxe6 R5b6 46. Re7 (46. Rxb6 $18 Rxb6 47. Kf3)) 41. Kg2 Rb3 42. Ra5 Rb6 (42... Reb7 $16 43. Nc5 Rb2 44. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 45. Kf3 Bxe5) 43. Kf3 $18 Rf7+ 44. Ke4 Rb1 $2 {Mistake. a6 was best.} (44... a6 45. Rda2) (44... a6 $142 45. Rda2 (45. Kxd4 Rc6 $16) 45... Ra7) 45. Rda2 ({Resist} 45. Kxd4 $6 Rd7+ 46. Ke4 Rb3 $18) 45... Rh1 46. Ra6 Re7 47. Rxa7 Rxa7 48. Rxa7 Rxh2 $6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. KRB-KRN} (48... Kg8 49. Ra2 Bf8 50. Nf4 Be7 51. Nxe6 d3 52. Kxd3 Kf7 53. Nf4 Bxg5 54. Ra7+) 49. Nf4 Kh8 (49... Kg8 $142 50. Nxe6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Bh8) 50. Nxg6+ Kg8 51. Nf4 {Black must now prevent g6.} Rh1 $2 {Mistake. Bh6 was best. If Black can now play ...Re1+ this consolidates a bit.} (51... Bh6 52. Nxe6 Bxg5 53. Ra8+ (53. Nxg5 $142 d3 54. Kxd3 Rh5 55. e6 Rxg5 56. Ra8+ Kh7 57. e7 Re5 58. e8=Q) 53... Kf7 54. Nxg5+ Ke7 55. Ra7+ Ke8 56. Kf5 d3 57. Ne4) 52. Nxe6 Re1+ 53. Kd5 d3 $4 {[#] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe5 was best.} (53... Bxe5 54. g6) 54. g6 $1 ({Less strong is} 54. Rxg7+ Kh8 $11) 54... Rxe5+ 55. Kd6 Rxe6+ 56. Kxe6 Bc3 57. Rd7 d2 58. Kf5 (58. Rd8+ $142 Kg7 59. Kf5) 58... Bb4 59. g7 Kh7 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. d1=B was best.} (59... d1=B 60. Rxd1 Kxg7 61. Rd3 Be1 62. g4 Bb4 63. g5 Kf8 64. Kg6 Ke7 65. Kh7) 60. Ke4 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 63%.} (60. Kf6) (60. Kf6 $142 Bc3+ 61. Kf7 Bxg7 62. Rxd2 Kh6 63. Rd5 Bf8 64. g4 Kh7 65. Rh5+ Bh6 66. Rh2 Kh8 67. Rxh6#) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.14"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D27"] [WhiteElo "2589"] [BlackElo "2705"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,106,19,19,19,-16,-14,-14,36,36,31,42,43,43,43,2,45,44,48,21,13,31,58,47,62,42,45,66,88,60,75,58,76,71,65,58,60,52,82,76,78,79,84,83,83,70,112,88,113,32,42,48,29,34,43,39,39,44,48,35,32,19,21,6,12,3,12,15,34,12,2,10,10,12,42,27,23,0,36,23,32,23,13,15,21,23,27,23,27,27,27,18,25,25,25,25,35,25,35,35,36,24,36,43,56,35,43,36,32]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 b5 ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nb4 14. Rxc8 Bxc8 15. a3 Nd3 16. Ba1 e5 17. Nc4 Nxf2 18. Rxf2 exd4 19. Bxd4 b5 20. Ne5 Bxa3 21. Rd2 Qd6 22. Bb2 Qc5 23. Bd4 Qd6 24. Bb2 Qc5 25. Bd4 {Knaak,R (2450)-Meins,G (2390) Bremen GER 2024 ½-½}) 11. a4 bxa4 12. Rxa4 Bd7 $146 ({RR} 12... Bb7 13. Rc4 Bd5 14. Rc1 Re8 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Na4 Bf8 17. Qc2 Nbd7 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6 Qb8 20. Qc2 Ra7 21. Bd4 Rb7 22. Bxa6 Rxb3 23. Rb1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Qa8 25. Qe2 Rb8 26. Rxb8 Qxb8 27. Bb5 {Cheparinov,I (2663)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2731) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½}) 13. Rc4 a5 14. Nd2 Na6 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Rxc6 Nb4 17. Rc4 h6 18. g3 Qd7 19. Rd4 Qa7 20. Nc4 Nfd5 21. Bf3 Rad8 22. Rd2 Nb6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qe2 Qa6 25. Nxb6 Qxb6 26. Qc4 Bf6 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Ra1 Nd3 29. Qc3 Ne5 30. Be2 Rd5 31. Rc1 Kg7 32. h4 Qd6 33. Kf1 Qb8 34. Rd1 Qb7 35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36. Kg1 Qd8 37. Kg2 Qa8+ 38. Kh2 Qd8 39. Kg2 Qb6 40. Kg1 Nd7 41. Bc4 Qc5 42. Qd2 Nb6 43. Be2 Nd5 44. Bc4 Nb6 45. Be2 Nc8 46. Kg2 Nd6 47. Bf3 Qb6 48. Qc3 Nf5 49. Qc4 Ne7 50. Qg4+ Kf8 51. Qf4 Ng8 52. Qc4 Ne7 53. Qf4 Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.15"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2581"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,153,40,33,33,37,35,35,34,35,34,33,37,92,93,98,78,79,81,72,32,38,17,112,113,109,51,82,73,57,19,31,23,26,19,30,0,0,0,6,-2,0,-5,-5,-3,21,17,16,-1,0,-8,-3,-18,-9,-36,-5,-10,0,0,0,0,33,39,60,52,54,57,57,55,58,40,44,-15,-15,-14,-16,-12,-14,-17,-17,-14,-14,-13,-6,-8,-7,-10,0,-360,-349,-407,-402,-501,-520,-526,-526,-520,-528,-524,-523,-523,-520,-523,-517,-567,-517,-676,-647,-29948,-1159,-29955,-29950,-29955,-29958,-29958,-29959,-29959,-29962,-29961,-29963,-29961,-29963,-29963,-29964,-29969,-29968,-29969,-29971,-29970,-29973,-29970,-29972,-29971,-29977,-29977,-29976,-29976,-29974,-29972,-29973,-29966,-29969,-29966,-29979,-29978,-29982,-29993]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 e6 7. Nc3 Nb4 8. Bd3 {White is slightly better.} Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 Ne7 10. h4 Ng6 11. Qg3 h5 12. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 12. O-O Bd7 13. Re1 Bc6 14. d4 Qb6 15. Ng5 Ne7 16. Qf4 Nf5 17. Ne2 $1 Be7 18. Ng3 $1 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Nxg3 20. Qxg7 O-O-O 21. Qxg3 Qxd4 22. Bg5 Rd7 23. Qa3 ({Better is} 23. Re2) 23... Qa4 24. Qxa4 Bxa4 25. b3 Bb5 26. Rad1 d4 {Syrov,A (2212)-Miller,E (2353) Baden Baden GER 2024 1-0 (78)}) 12... Qb6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rfc1 Rc8 15. d4 Bc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best.} (15... Qa6) (15... Qxb2 $11 16. Rab1 Qa3 17. Rxb7 Bb4) 16. Rc2 Qa6 17. Nd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best.} (17. Rac1 Ba4 (17... Bd7 $16 {is a better defense.}) 18. Nxa4 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Qxa4 20. Rc7 $1 {[%CAl Rc7b7]} Bb4 21. Rxb7 O-O {[#]} 22. a3 $1 Ba5) (17. Ne1 $16) 17... Qd3 18. Rac1 a6 19. a3 Qe4 20. Ne3 Be7 $1 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Qg5+ f6 23. Qg3 {And now Nd2 would win.} Kf7 24. Rc3 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Nxf4 26. R1c2 Ke7 27. g3 Ng6 28. exf6+ gxf6 29. Ne1 Kd6 30. f3 Ne7 31. Kf2 e5 32. Rd2 Ba4 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Ke6 36. h5 Rg8 37. Nf3 Be8 38. Rd1 Bf7 39. Re1 Nc6 40. Rd1 ({White should play} 40. h6 $14) 40... Nxd4 41. Nxd4+ exd4 42. Rxd4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ke5 43. Nf5 Be6 44. Rb4 {Threatens to win with Ne7.} Bxf5 45. gxf5 {KR-KR} Rh8 46. Rxb7 Rxh5 47. b4 Rh2+ 48. Ke1 $4 {[#] Blunder. Kg3 was best.} (48. Kg3) (48. Kg3 $11 {and White is okay.} Rh1 49. Rb6) 48... Ra2 $1 $19 ({Less strong is} 48... Kxf5 49. Ra7 $15) 49. Ra7 Rxa3 50. b5 a5 51. Kd2 a4 52. b6 Rb3 53. Rxa4 Rxb6 54. Ra5 Rb3 55. Ke2 Ke4 56. Kd2 d4 57. Ra6 Kxf5 58. Ra8 Kf4 59. Rd8 {[#]} d3 $1 {Black mates.} 60. Rd4+ (60. Rxd3 Rxd3+) 60... Kf3 61. Rd5 Ke4 62. Rd8 f5 63. Re8+ Kf3 64. Rf8 f4 65. Rf7 Kg3 66. Rf8 Ra3 67. Rf7 f3 68. Ke3 Kg2 69. Kd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg7+ was best.} (69. Rg7+ Kf1) 69... f2 70. Rg7+ Kf1 71. Rg8 Ra2+ 72. Kd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kxd3 was best.} (72. Kxd3 Ke1 73. Re8+ Kd1 74. Rf8 Ra3+ 75. Kd4 Ke2 76. Re8+ Kf3 77. Rf8+ Kg2) 72... Re2 73. Rg7 Re3 74. Kd2 Rh3 75. Rg8 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg5 was best.} (75. Rg5 Rh4 76. Kxd3 Rf4 77. Ke3 Rf7 78. Kd2 Rf8 79. Rg7 Rd8+ 80. Kc2 Rd5) 75... Rh2 76. Rg3 $6 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxd3 was best.} (76. Kxd3 Rg2) 76... Rg2 77. Kc3 {Accuracy: White = 71%, Black = 88%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.16"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,72,19,19,19,27,61,14,35,26,24,13,25,-4,10,-2,-12,-7,-8,-8,-4,-3,5,-3,3,-15,5,-3,2,-39,36,29,31,11,58,-8,-9,-22,35,-22,-15,-35,-33,-40,-26,-66,-55,-84,-62,-85,-75,-97,-89,-98,-105,-95,-95,-98,-74,-84,-74,-89,-79,-73,-75,-86,-75,-86,-85,-97,-75,-86,-85,-76,-72]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. e3 Bxf4 $146 ({RR} 5... cxd4 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. exd4 Ne7 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. Nbd2 f6 10. Qe2 e5 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Bb5 e4 13. Nd4 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O-O Ng6 16. f3 Nf4 17. Qe3 c5 18. N4b3 Nd3+ 19. Kb1 c4 20. Nc1 {Sai Agni Jeevitesh,J (2309)-Gochelashvili,D (2225) Karaikudi IND 2024 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 5... Qc7 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Ne5 Ne7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh4 f6 11. Nf3 Nbc6 12. Nbd2 Kg7 13. O-O g5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Qc2 Ng6 17. a3 Nce5 18. b4 Qc7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Be2 {Le Tuan Minh (2567)-Velikanov,A (2387) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (48)}) 6. exf4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. a3 Bd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rc1 Na5 13. Ne5 g6 14. g3 Nc4 15. Qe2 b5 16. Rfd1 a5 17. Bxc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (17. a4 bxa4) 17... bxc4 18. Kg2 Nh5 19. Ng4 Ng7 20. Ne3 Rb8 21. Rd2 Nf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (21... h5 22. Kg1) 22. Re1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best.} (22. Nxf5) 22... Nxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rb3 24. Qf3 Qf6 25. Qd1 Rfb8 26. Qc1 Qd8 27. Re5 Qb6 28. Ree2 Qd6 29. Rc2 R8b7 30. h3 Kg7 31. Qe3 Qb8 32. Qc1 Qd6 33. Rcd2 Qb8 34. Kh2 Qd6 35. Kg2 Qb8 36. Kh2 Qd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.17"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Narayanan S L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2695"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,57,27,8,37,25,22,25,32,-9,-2,16,-4,1,30,24,12,12,12,30,28,22,24,18,4,4,1,2,32,-2,15,3,23,31,44,12,27,-7,43,14,50,51,35,37,65,70,71,64,79,36,38,16,68,47,47,69,52,56,40,22]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. b4 Bb6 7. a4 a5 8. b5 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. d4 Bg4 12. Qc2 exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Ba3 $146 ({RR} 16. g3 Re8 17. Re1 h6 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. h4 Nf8 21. Ne5 Qd8 22. Nxf7 Bxf7 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Bxd5 Bxd4 25. Ne4 Qxe4 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Bd5 Qg6 28. Qf3 Nd7 29. Be4 Ne5 30. Bxg6 Nxf3+ {Abdusattorov,N (2766)-Kevlishvili,R (2530) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) 16... Re8 17. Rae1 h6 18. Re4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best.} (18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. g3 Qf6 20. Bd3 c6 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Bb1 Bc7 23. Qc2 Nf8) 18... c6 19. Rfe1 Bc7 20. g3 Bd6 21. Bc5 Nf8 22. Qa3 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Nf6 24. R4e3 Qd7 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Nc4 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Nd5 28. Rd3 Qe7 29. Nd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.18"] [White "Sanal, Vahap"] [Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2691"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,124,19,25,51,51,88,40,68,20,31,-39,-40,-25,-4,-16,-16,-2,-20,-37,-15,-32,-29,-22,-3,-40,-39,-36,-13,-15,0,0,12,3,-9,-13,0,-33,-26,-37,-11,-22,-12,-4,0,-18,-10,-10,-20,-22,0,0,49,47,37,49,49,58,105,82,70,51,27,35,31,35,16,35,30,35,21,16,0,-12,-10,-57,2,-37,-33,-33,-40,-33,-33,-47,-66,-60,-50,-51,-75,-72,-61,-76,-41,-57,-44,-40,-19,-15,-11,-23,-7,-14,-18,-18,-12,-6,-10,-11,-11,-24,-26,-25,-13,-28,-35,-35,-18,-28,-23,-30,-30,-49,-55,-55,-72,0,-67]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 e6 7. Bc2 b5 8. d4 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qc7 $146 ({RR} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Bd3 Re8 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nb8 16. Nb3 Bc6 17. Ra1 Qb6 18. Nfd2 Bb5 19. Bxb5 Qxb5 20. Qxb5 axb5 21. Ra5 b4 22. d5 Bd8 23. Ra4 exd5 24. Rxb4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rbxe4 {Serpa,R (2101)-Silverio,V (1773) Florianopolis BRA 2024 1-0 (36)}) 12. Nf1 Rfc8 13. Bd3 e5 14. d5 c4 15. Bc2 a5 16. Ng3 g6 17. h3 Nc5 18. Nh2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.} (18. Be3) 18... b4 19. Be3 Nd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (19... h5 20. Nf3) 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Ba6 22. Qd1 bxc3 23. bxc3 Qxc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (23... h5 24. Nf3 Rab8 25. Rc1 Qc4 26. Nd2 Qxa2 27. Ra1 Qb2 28. Rxa5 Bd3 29. Ra7) 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. Qxg4 Qc7 26. Rac1 Qd8 27. Nf5 Bf8 28. Nh6+ Kg7 29. Qf3 f6 30. h4 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Rc8 32. Rb1 Rb8 33. Rc1 Rc8 34. Rb1 Rb8 35. Rxb8 $2 {Mistake. Rd1 was best.} (35. Rd1 Bb5 36. g4 Be7 37. Kh2 Bd7 38. h5 Qc7 39. Rc1 Qb7 40. g5 Rf8) 35... Qxb8 36. Kh2 Be7 37. g4 Qb4 38. a3 Qa4 39. Bd2 Qc2 40. Qe3 Qc5 41. g5 Qxe3 42. Bxe3 Bd3 43. f3 f5 44. exf5 gxf5 45. f4 Kg6 46. Bb6 exf4 47. Bxa5 Bc4 48. Ng8 Bf8 49. Nf6 Bg7 50. Bd2 Bxf6 51. gxf6 Kxf6 52. Bxf4 Ke7 53. Kg3 Bxd5 54. h5 Ke6 55. a4 Bc4 56. Kf2 Kd5 57. Ke3 Ba6 58. Bg5 Kc4 59. a5 d5 60. Bf6 Bb7 61. Kf4 d4 62. Kxf5 d3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.19"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2549"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,84,31,32,28,10,17,8,10,0,55,48,81,12,18,7,5,6,12,3,19,-2,-1,-12,-13,-13,-13,-15,-15,-21,-3,-44,-18,-23,-5,-46,-14,-60,-26,-144,-155,-178,-183,-176,-127,-122,-128,-259,-271,-263,-233,-368,-368,-366,-368,-457,-446,-462,-457,-493,-496,-513,-497,-532,-516,-577,-577,-543,-506]} 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 h6 $146 10. Re1 Re8 ({RR} 10... Bb7 11. a4 Na5 12. Ba2 c5 13. Na3 Qd7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Be3 Rfc8 16. b4 cxb4 17. cxb4 Nc6 18. Qb3 d5 19. Nc2 (19. Bd2 $11) 19... Ra4 20. Bd2 Rd8 (20... Bd6 $1 $17 21. exd5 Ne7) 21. Qb2 Rda8 22. Bc3 d4 23. Bd2 Bd6 24. Bb3 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 {Deac,B (2690)-Smirnov,P (2530) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (63)}) 11. a4 {White wants to play axb5.} Rb8 12. axb5 (12. Bc2 {is more complex.} Bd7 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. Nf1 b4 15. Ng3) 12... axb5 {The position is equal.} 13. d4 {aiming for d5.} exd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best.} (13... Bf8) (13... Bf8 {keeps more tension.} 14. d5 Ne7 15. Nh2 c6 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 cxd5 18. exd5 Qd7) 14. cxd4 d5 15. exd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (15. e5 Ne4) ({White should play} 15. e5 $16 Nh7 16. Bd2) 15... Nxd5 $11 16. Nc3 Nxc3 $1 17. bxc3 Bd6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Qd3 {Bxh6! is the strong threat.} Ne7 $1 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Ra6 Qc8 24. Ra1 Qe8 25. Ra6 Qc8 26. Ra1 c5 27. Be3 b4 28. c4 $2 {Mistake. cxb4 was best.} (28. cxb4 cxb4 29. Rb1 Nd5 30. Rb3 h5 31. Kh2 Qc7 32. Qe4 Rc8 33. Bd2 Qc4) (28. cxb4 $11 {remains equal.} cxb4 29. Rb1) 28... Nf5 $1 $17 29. Rb1 Qc6 30. f3 Nxe3 31. Qxe3 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Rd8 32. Ra1 $2 {Mistake. Kh2 was best.} (32. Kh2 Qc7) (32. Kh2 $17) 32... Rd4 33. Qe2 Qb6 34. Rb1 $2 {Mistake. Ra8+ was best.} (34. Ra8+ Rd8 35. Ra2 Qb7 36. Ra5 Qd7 37. Qe4 {[#]} Rb8 $1 38. Ra2 b3 39. Rb2 Qd1+) (34. Ra8+ {might work better.} Rd8 35. Ra2) 34... Qa6 35. Rc1 Qa3 36. Qe1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best.} (36. Rc2 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qb1 38. Ra2 Qf5 39. Kg1 b3 40. Rb2 {[#]} Rd3 $1 41. Kf1 Rc3) 36... Qd3 {Black is clearly winning.} 37. Ra1 Rxc4 38. Rd1 Qg6 39. Qe3 Kh7 40. h4 Rc3 41. Qf4 Rc2 {[%csl Gc2][%CAl Rg6g2]} 42. g4 {Hoping for h5.} Ra2 {Accuracy: White = 40%, Black = 74%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.20"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C81"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2567"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 21,105,13,15,-13,-11,-18,12,0,0,0,1,0,12,10,25,13,17,12,49,41,46,21,56,53,77,44,71,56,57,55,57,48,107,45,58,48,69,23,50,50,77,64,127,32,39,37,57,51,53,49,134,37,31,31,36,0,0,0,0,-296,-297,-380,-369,-380,-50,-50,-50,-50,-50,-185,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-7,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. Rd1 Nxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. h3 $146 ({RR} 12. c4 O-O 13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Nd4 c6 15. Nxc6 Qe8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (15... Nxc6 $11 16. cxd5 Qd7) 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. cxd5 Bf5 18. d6 Qe6 19. Bf4 Qxb3 20. g4 Be6 21. Ne4 Rac8 $2 (21... Qc4 {was worth a try.} 22. Qxc4 bxc4) 22. Rac1 $2 (22. d7 $18 Rc2 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. Bxe3) 22... Rc4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (22... Rxc1 $17 {stays on course.} 23. Rxc1 Nd3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 23. Nc5 $1 {[%CAl Rc5b3]} Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Rd8 25. Rc7 Nd5 26. Bg5 f6 $2 {Guliev,L (2257)-Filippova,M (2026) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)} (26... Nxc7 {is a better defense.} 27. Rd3 Qb4)) 12... O-O 13. Be3 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nc3 Bf7 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. b4 c6 19. Bd4 Bc7 20. Ne2 Bg6 21. Qc3 Qd7 22. Re1 Rf7 23. Ng3 h5 24. Re3 Bf4 25. Re2 h4 26. Nf1 Bc7 (26... Rff8 $14) 27. Nd2 (27. Rae1 $16) 27... Bh5 $14 28. Ree1 Bd6 29. Nb3 Rf3 30. Re3 (30. gxf3 $2 Qxh3 31. Nd2 Bh2+ 32. Kh1 Bf4+ 33. Kg1 c5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) 30... Rxe3 31. Bxe3 Bg6 (31... Bc7 $14) 32. Nc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.} (32. Bg5) (32. Bg5 $1 $16) 32... Qf5 33. Nd3 Qd7 34. Ne5 Qe8 35. Bd4 Bxc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be4 was best.} (35... Be4 $1 36. f3 Bxc2 $1 37. Re1 Bf5 $1 38. Nxc6 Qd7 39. Ne5 Qc7 40. Qb3 Re8 41. Bc3) (35... Be4 $1 $14) 36. Re1 $2 {Mistake. Qxc2 was best.} (36. Qxc2) ({Of course not} 36. Qxc6 $6 Qxc6 37. Nxc6 Kf7 $11) ({Don't play} 36. Nxc6 $6 Rc8 $11) ({Better is} 36. Qxc2 $16 Bxe5 37. Re1 Bh2+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 38. Kf1) 36... Be4 {next ...a5! is good for Black.} 37. f3 a5 38. bxa5 ({Not} 38. fxe4 Bxb4 39. Qe3 Bxe1 $17) 38... c5 $1 $36 {[%CAl Rc5d4][%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 39. Bxc5 Bxe5 40. Bd4 $4 {Blunder. Qd2 was best.} (40. Qd2 $1 Bg3 41. Bf2 $1 Bxf2+ 42. Qxf2 Rxa5 43. Qd4 Qa8 44. fxe4 Ra1 45. Rxa1 Qxa1+) (40. Qd2 $1 $11) 40... Rc8 $19 41. Bxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.} (41. Qe3 {[#]} Bg3 $1 42. Ra1 Bf5 43. Qg5 {[%csl Gd4][%CAl Rg5g7]} Be5 44. Qe3 Bf6 45. Qxe8+ Rxe8 46. Bxf6 gxf6) 41... Rxc3 42. Bxc3 {[#]} b4 $1 {Blunder. Qc8 was best.} 43. Bd4 $15 (43. Bxb4 Qb5) 43... Qb5 {And now ...Qc4 would win.} 44. fxe4 Qxa5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} 45. e5 $6 {Inaccuracy. exd5 was best.} (45. exd5 Qxd5 46. Be5 Qd3 47. Kf2 Qf5+ 48. Kg1 Qc2 49. Kh2 Qd3 50. Kg1 Kh7) (45. exd5 $15 Qxd5 46. Be5) 45... b3 $2 {Mistake. Qc7 was best.} (45... Qc7) ({Black should try} 45... Qc7 $19 46. e6 Kf8) 46. Rd1 $11 {The position is equal.} Kf7 {White must now prevent ...Qb5.} 47. Bc3 Qa7+ 48. Kh2 Ke6 {Hoping for ...Qe3.} 49. Rd4 g5 50. Rg4 Qe3 {aiming for ...Qf2.} 51. Bd4 Qd2 {Strongly threatening ...Qc1.} 52. Bc3 Qe3 {...Qd3 is the strong threat.} 53. Bd4 {[%mdl 32768] Accuracy: White = 64%, Black = 62%. . Loss on time!?} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.21"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2678"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,50,25,25,25,22,35,15,20,7,38,25,12,12,-5,4,-2,17,17,22,68,27,35,29,33,8,8,-6,19,-6,-16,-28,-9,-122,-110,-148,-149,-123,-95,-89,-84,-288,-279,-279,-275,-297,-304,-208,-275,-292,-275,-48,-275]} 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. Nc3 Ne8 10. d4 ({RR} 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 Nf6 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Qxc8 16. d4 d5 17. Bd3 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. c3 Qe6 20. g3 Re8 21. Kg2 Kg8 ({RR} 21... g6 22. Qf3 Kg7 23. Bd2 Ne4 24. Re1 f5 25. Bf4 Qd7 26. Re2 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Re7 28. h4 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. g4 fxg4 31. Bxe4 dxe4 32. Rxe4 h5 33. Re6 Rf7 34. a4 a6 35. Rd6 Re7 36. a5) 22. Qf3 Ne4 23. Be3 g6 24. Re1 h5 {Pranesh M (2535)-Martirosyan,H (2678) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (31)}) 10... Bf6 11. Re1 d5 12. b3 ({RR} 12. Bf4 c6 13. Ne2 Nc7 14. c3 Ne6 15. Bg3 h5 16. Nf4 g6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Bf4 Kg7 21. Qd2 Rh8 22. Re3 Bf5 23. Rae1 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Re8 26. Rxe8 Qxe8 {Naumovich,Y (2059)-Aleksandrov,A (2418) Minsk BLR 2024 ½-½ (33)}) 12... c6 $146 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Ba3 Nd6 14. Nb5 Be7 15. Nxd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Bd3 Qf4 18. Qh5 h6 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. Rxe5 Rfe8 21. f4 f6 22. Re3 Bg4 23. Rae1 Kf7 24. Kf2 Bd7 25. h4 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 h5 27. Ke1 {Degardin,S (2250)-Floris,F (2075) Basel SUI 2023 ½-½ (42)}) 13. Ba3 Nd6 14. Qf3 Nf5 15. Bxf8 Nxd4 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Be7 Qd7 18. Rad1 Qg4 19. Rd3 Nf5 20. Ne4 dxe4 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22. Bf8+ Kg6 23. Ba3 Kg7 24. Bf8+ Kg6 25. Ba3 Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,111,-10,12,6,5,-4,23,25,23,17,24,21,24,16,26,7,20,-21,37,38,55,30,42,33,56,56,60,53,57,57,55,55,57,41,53,47,76,82,110,93,169,162,165,165,239,206,192,203,221,214,259,266,305,331,303,284,334,335,373,371,379,369,371,368,367,366,351,366,424,425,530,375,441,434,478,476,478,476,472,433,439,449,473,450,469,441,464,463,471,466,469,461,487,487,567,551,573,564,883,883,955,1077]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. d4 a5 8. c4 $146 ({RR} 8. Re1 b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Bb7 12. Re1 Bf6 13. c3 Ne7 14. h4 a4 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. hxg5 (16. Nxg5 $11 Bxg2 17. Qc2) 16... Ng6 17. Qd2 Ra5 18. b4 axb3 19. axb3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Rxg5 21. Bg2 h5 22. Ra8 Qf6 {Malakhov,V (2648)-Lysyj,I (2589) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (37)}) 8... b6 9. b3 {White has an edge.} Bb7 10. Bb2 a4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. bxa4 Bd6 13. Nb1 Ne4 14. Nfd2 (14. Nc3 {keeps more tension.} Na5 15. Qc2 f6 16. e3 f5 17. Ne5) 14... Nxd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (14... f5 15. Nb3 h5 16. Nc3 h4 17. Nxd5 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nd2 $1 Bd5 20. Qc2) (14... f5 $1 $11) 15. Nxd2 $14 Bb4 16. Nb1 Na5 17. Bc3 Qe7 18. Qc2 Bd6 19. e3 Qd7 20. Bxa5 Rxa5 21. Nc3 Rfa8 22. Qb3 Bf8 23. Rfc1 Rd8 24. Rab1 Ba8 25. Qd1 Ra6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (25... Rb8) (25... Rb8 $16 {was worth a try.}) 26. Qe2 $18 Ra5 27. Rb5 c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. g6 was best.} (27... g6 28. h4 Kg7 29. Qc2 Be7 30. Rcb1 Qc6 31. Qb3 Qd7 32. Rxa5 bxa5 33. Ne2) (27... g6 $142 28. Qc2 Kg7) 28. Rxb6 cxd4 29. exd4 Rc8 30. Qb2 Ra7 31. Nb5 {And now Rxc8 would win.} Rxa4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxc1+ was best. next ...Rb4 is good for Black.} (31... Rxc1+ 32. Qxc1) 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 {[#]} 33. Nc3 $1 {[%CAl Rc3a4]} Ra3 34. Nxd5 Rd3 {[#] aiming for ...Rd1+.} 35. Ne7+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxe7 36. Rb8 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rd1+ 37. Bf1 Qf8 38. Rxf8+ Bxf8 39. f4 Bd5 {intending ...Bc4.} (39... Bc6) 40. Kf2 g6 41. Bg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best.} (41. Ke2 Bf3+ 42. Kxf3 Rxf1+ 43. Ke4 Re1+ 44. Kd3 Rf1 45. Kc4 Rf3 46. a4 Ra3) 41... Bxg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be6 was best.} (41... Be6 42. Ke2 Rg1 43. Bf3 Bf5 44. Bd5 Rb1 45. Qc3 Bg4+ 46. Kd3 Bf5+ 47. Ke3) 42. Kxg2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB. White is clearly winning.} Bg7 43. Qb8+ Bf8 44. Qa7 Rd2+ 45. Kf1 Kg7 46. a4 Bb4 47. Qb8 Be7 48. Qb7 Bf6 49. d5 Ra2 50. Qc6 h5 51. d6 Rxh2 52. d7 Rd2 53. a5 {[%CAl Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32] Strongly threatening a6.} h4 54. gxh4 Rd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best.} (54... Ra2 55. a6 Bxh4 56. Qc4 Ra3 57. a7 Bf6 58. Qc7 g5 59. fxg5 Bxg5 60. Qe5+) 55. a6 Rxf4+ 56. Ke2 {Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 52%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"] [Black "Erdos, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,75,32,32,34,36,35,32,24,24,21,17,8,10,12,10,10,73,89,82,104,97,84,133,127,132,119,142,139,137,136,151,146,150,139,150,151,155,148,176,167,161,166,177,168,227,218,395,393,378,390,483,384,384,385,384,383,387,385,384,381,447,446,551,547,558,485,482,484]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Nd2 {White is slightly better.} Nd5 9. Bg3 $146 ({RR} 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nxf4 11. exf4 Nb6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Rg1 (13. O-O $11) 13... O-O 14. g4 Qd7 (14... Qh4 $17 15. Nxc7 Rad8) 15. Nc3 Rad8 16. O-O-O Qe7 17. f5 c5 (17... Qh4 $17) 18. Qe3 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Qxd4 e5 21. Qe3 Rd8 (21... Nd5 $11 22. Nxd5 Bxd5) 22. f4 e4 23. g5 Qd6 {Mahdian,A (2069)-Buksa,N (2388) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 ½-½ (59)}) 9... N7b6 $1 10. a3 Ba5 $1 11. Rc1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} O-O 12. Nc3 Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best.} (12... Bb7 13. Bxc4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Nb6 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. O-O Qd5 {[%csl Gb7][%CAl Rd5g2]} 18. f3) (12... Bb7 $11 {remains equal.}) 13. Bxc4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Ba6 {[#]} 16. Ne5 $1 Qe8 17. c4 Nb6 18. O-O f6 19. Nd3 Nxc4 {[#] ...Nb2 would now be nice for Black.} 20. Re1 $1 Nb2 21. Nxb2 Rxb2 22. Rxc7 Rf7 23. Rc5 Rfb7 24. h4 h6 25. Kh2 Qg6 26. Qf3 Bd3 (26... R7b6 $142 27. Qf4 Bb7) 27. e4 $18 Bb1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best.} (27... Ba6 28. Rc8+) (27... Ba6 {might work better.} 28. d5 e5 29. Bxe5 fxe5) 28. h5 Qf7 29. d5 R2b5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best.} (29... Kh7 30. Rec1 f5 (30... R2b3 {was worth a try.}) 31. dxe6 Qxe6 32. exf5 Qf6 33. Qg4 Qg5 34. Qxg5 hxg5 35. Kh3) 30. Rc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8+ was best.} (30. Rc8+) 30... f5 31. dxe6 Qe8 32. exf5 Rxf5 33. Qc3 {aiming for Rc8.} Kh7 34. Rc8 Qxh5+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.} (34... Qe7 35. Kg1 Rxh5 36. Qf3 Rhb5 37. a4 Rb4 38. Qd5 Bg6 (38... R4b6 {is a better defense.} 39. Re4 Kg6) 39. Bd6 Rb1 40. Bxe7) 35. Kg1 {And now e7 would win.White is clearly winning.} Ba2 36. e7 Bf7 37. e8=Q Bxe8 38. Rcxe8 {Accuracy: White = 95%, Black = 69%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Adhiban, B.."] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2654"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Qxe7+ Kxe7 8. O-O ({RR} 8. Nc3 c6 9. O-O Re8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Rae1+ Be6 12. Bd2 Kf8 13. Ne5 a6 14. f4 c5 15. f5 Bc8 16. Bf4 Rd8 17. Na4 c4 18. Be2 Bxf5 19. Nb6 Ra7 20. c3 Be6 21. Bxh6 Ne4 22. Bf4 Nc6 {Nakamura,H (2789)-Carlsen,M (2830) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (89)}) 8... Re8 9. Re1+ $146 ({RR} 9. Bg5 Kf8 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxh7 f5 13. Nh4 f4 14. Bd3 Be7 15. Nf5 Bf6 16. Nd6 Rd8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Ne2 f3 19. gxf3 Re8 20. c3 Nd7 21. Ng3 Bg5 22. Nf5 Bf4 23. h4 Nf6 {Narva,M (2400)-Chernobay,A (2454) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Nc3 c6 11. Nh4 Kf8 12. Nf5 Bc7 13. Rfe1 h6 14. Rxe8+ Nxe8 15. Be7+ Kg8 16. Re1 Ndf6 17. h3 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Bd6 19. g4 Bxe7 20. Rxe7 Nd6 21. Bd3 Kf8 22. Re5 Nd7 23. Re3 Re8 {Bernadskiy,V (2573)-Martin Fuentes,A (2372) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (89)}) 9... Kf8 10. Rxe8+ Kxe8 11. Nc3 c6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Black "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E07"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2525"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 20,89,102,55,83,87,80,79,107,111,185,97,92,103,135,131,176,179,341,345,336,340,400,343,333,339,323,337,338,333,345,340,347,335,343,341,341,341,340,344,360,354,362,361,358,357,358,350,351,356,366,351,433,401,426,419,439,404,428,379,400,407,475,450,484,482,490,472,497,476,506,497]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qd3 b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. b3 Rc8 11. Rd1 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nb5 cxd4 $146 {White is better.} ({RR} 13... dxc4 {13...?xb5 0.74} 14. bxc4 Bxb5 15. cxb5 c4 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. d5 Ne5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (17... Bc5 $16) 18. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 19. Bf4 Qh5 20. d6 Bd8 21. d7 Rc5 22. Bd6 Rxb5 23. Qxc4 {1-0 (23) Raznikov,D (2469)-Deutsch,E (2287) Israel ISR 2024}) 14. Nfxd4 Nc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best.} (14... Bc5) (14... Bc5 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 15. Qc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best.} (15. Qf5 g6 16. Qf3 $1 Qd7 17. Nc3 $1 dxc4 {[#]} 18. Nc6 $1 Qxc6 19. Qxc6 Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Rc8) (15. Qf1 $18) 15... Qd7 $16 16. Bb2 Nce4 {[#]} 17. Nc3 $1 {[%CAl Rc3d5] aiming for Nxd5.} Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qc7 $2 {Mistake. Ne4 was best.} (18... Ne4 19. Ne2 Qc7 20. Rxd5 Nxc3 21. Nxc3 Rce8 22. Rdd1 Ba3 23. Rab1 Bc8 (23... Qe5 {is a better defense.} 24. Rd5 Qb8) 24. Nb5) (18... g6 {was necessary.} 19. Ne2 Qc7) 19. Nf5 $18 dxc4 20. Qd2 {Qg5 is the strong threat.} Kh8 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Bb4 {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Qe8 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 24. Rac1 h6 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 cxb3 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. axb3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Hoping for Rd8+. KRB-KBN} Be6 29. b4 {[%CAl Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} g6 30. b5 Kg7 31. Rd4 Kf8 32. Bc6 Ke7 33. Ra4 Kd6 34. Rxa7 h5 35. f3 g5 36. h4 gxh4 37. gxh4 Ng8 38. Kf2 Nh6 39. Be8 Bd5 40. Bd7 Kc5 41. Ke3 {White is clearly winning.} f6 42. Kf4 Nf7 43. Be8 Ne5 44. Bxh5 Kxb5 45. Be8+ {Accuracy: White = 93%, Black = 42%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Sankalp Gupta"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,88,44,52,30,40,0,0,0,0,0,0,-23,-13,-10,-13,-11,-16,-12,-13,-14,-12,-12,-12,-20,-21,-33,-37,-36,-27,-30,-38,-33,-16,-29,-18,-35,-10,-35,-20,-40,-43,-66,-66,-76,-66,-61,-46,-60,-65,-67,-68,-62,-11,-432,-430,-542,-541,-531,-527,-542,-533,-607,-655,-29942,-959,-29967,-29952,-29972,-29975,-29975,-29976,-29976,-29977,-29977,-29978,-29978,-29980]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. c4 Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bd3 Ng5 8. Nxg5 $146 ({RR} 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nxg5 Bxg5 10. Qh5 {[%csl Gd3][%CAl Rh5h7]} Re8+ 11. Kd1 h6 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qxg5 hxg5 14. Nd5 Rb8 15. Nxc7 Rd8 16. h4 g4 17. Kd2 Nxd4 18. Rae1 Bd7 19. h5 Nc6 20. h6 g6 21. Nd5 Ne5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 {Sadhwani,R (2654)-Radjabov,T (2723) Moscow RUS 2023 1-0 (56)}) 8... Bxg5 9. Qh5 {[%csl Gd3][%CAl Rh5h7]} Re8+ 10. Kd1 {The position is equal.} Bxc1 11. Qxh7+ ({But not} 11. Kxc1 g6 $17) 11... Kf8 {And now ...Qg5 would win.} 12. Kxc1 Qg5+ 13. Nd2 {Threatens to win with Qh8+.} Nc6 14. f4 $1 {[%CAl Rf4g5]} Qxf4 {...Re3 is the strong threat.} 15. Qh8+ $1 ({Much weaker is} 15. Rf1 Qxd4 16. Be4 Ne5 $17) 15... Ke7 16. Qxg7 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Nb3 (18. Nf1 {seems wilder.} Rh8 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Kd2 Rh4 21. Rae1) 18... Nc6 19. Kd2 Be6 20. Rae1 Rh8 21. Kc3 Rag8 22. Be4 Rg4 23. Nd2 Ne5 24. b3 b6 25. g3 f5 26. Bf3 Rg7 27. Re2 Rgh7 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. cxd5 Rh3 30. Rf1 Rxh2 31. Rxh2 Rxh2 32. Rxf5 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Re2 33. Rg5 $4 {[#] Blunder. Nc4 was best.} (33. Nc4 b5 34. Nxe5 dxe5 35. Kd3 Re1 36. g4 Kd6 37. g5 Kxd5 38. Rf7 c6) (33. Nc4 $1 $11) 33... Rxd2 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 34. Rxe5+ (34. Kxd2 Nf3+) 34... dxe5 35. Kxd2 {aiming for Kd3. KP-KP} Kd6 36. b4 {[#]} a6 $1 37. a4 Kxd5 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 c5 {Black mates.} 40. bxc6 Kxc6 {KPP-KP} 41. g4 Kd5 42. Kd3 b5 {[%CAl Bb6b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 43. g5 Ke6 44. Ke4 b4 {Accuracy: White = 58%, Black = 89%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Gavrilescu, David"] [Black "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 14,20,17,13,12,11,27,9,22]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Qf6 7. Qe2 Nge7 8. h4 d6 $146 ({RR} 8... h6 9. g4 d6 10. f4 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. f5 Qe5 15. Qf3 Bc6 16. Bc4 d5 17. Bf4 dxe4 18. Bxe5 exf3 19. Bxg7 Rxd1+ ({Black should try} 19... Rhe8 $14) 20. Rxd1 Be3+ 21. Kb1 Rd8 22. Bxf7 f2 23. Be6+ {Csonka,B (2485)-Pasti,A (2410) Budapest HUN 2023 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 8... h6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 a6 11. O-O-O O-O $2 (11... d6 $14) 12. g4 Ne5 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Qf3 15. Qxf3 Nxf3 16. Be2 Nxg5 {[#]} 17. f4 $1 {[%CAl Rf4g5]} Ne6 18. f5 Nf4 {[#]} 19. Bf3 $1 f6 $2 (19... g5 {might work better.} 20. f6 Neg6) 20. Rh4 (20. Rdg1 $142) 20... g5 21. Rxf4 $2 (21. fxg6 $1 $18 Nexg6 22. Rg1) 21... gxf4 22. Rg1+ Kh7 23. Rh1+ {Balogh,P (2019)-Kalisky,V (2175) Slovakia SVK 2024 ½-½}) 9. Bg5 Qe6 10. O-O-O h6 {[%mdl 32768] Loss on time!?} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Black "Banusz, Tamas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,53,2,2,10,10,25,17,27,11,15,15,57,51,58,0,118,47,44,41,42,43,47,47,207,56,61,43,43,46,57,51,123,123,114,114,156,148,418,416,422,414,407,404]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Bh4 a5 8. O-O Bd7 $146 ({RR} 8... g5 9. Bg3 $1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Kh1 (11. d4 $14) 11... Be6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. d4 exd4 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 d5 $2 (16... a4 $16) 17. exd5 $1 Bxd5 18. Re1 Be6 19. Be5 $2 (19. f4 $18) 19... O-O 20. Qf3 Nd5 21. Qh5 Kh7 22. Nf3 f6 23. Bg3 {Korchmar,V (2438)-Balint,P (2294) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (86)}) ({RR} 8... Bb6 9. a4 Bd7 10. Re1 g5 11. Bg3 Rg8 ({Better is} 11... Nh5 $11) 12. d4 (12. Nbd2 $14) 12... Qe7 (12... g4 $11 13. Nh4 exd4) 13. dxe5 $2 (13. Nbd2 $16 {stays on course.}) 13... Nxe5 14. Na3 h5 $1 15. Nd4 (15. b4 $17 {might work better.}) 15... h4 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 $2 (16... dxe5 $19 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 g4) 17. Nf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (17. Bb5 $1 $16 Bxb5 18. axb5) 17... Qf4 18. e5 (18. Qd2 {was worth a try.} Ng4 19. Qxf4 Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 gxf4 21. Re2) 18... dxe5 $1 19. Rxe5+ Kf8 20. Qe2 g4 (20... Bc6 $142 21. Qc2 Bxf3) 21. Nd4 g3 $1 22. fxg3 hxg3 23. Rf1 {Zhang,K (1477)-Liu,j (1347) Shanghai CHN 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 8... Ba7 9. d4 (9. Na3 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 9... g5 10. dxe5 gxh4 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Nbd2 h3 13. g3 Bg4 14. Be2 Rg8 15. Kh1 O-O-O 16. Nh4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 d5 18. f3 (18. exd5 $17 Rxd5 19. f4) 18... dxe4 19. fxe4 Qe6 20. Nc4 Rg4 21. Rae1 Bf2 $2 (21... h5 $19 22. b3 Kb8) 22. Qxf2 Qxc4 23. Qf5+ {Tsydypov,Z (2521)-Piliposyan,R (2368) Moscow RUS 2024 1-0 (60)}) 9. Re1 Ba7 {The position is equal.} 10. d4 g5 11. Bg3 {[%CAl Rd4e5]} Qe7 12. Na3 O-O-O 13. Bd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (13. d5 Nb8 14. b4 h5 15. h4 $1 {[%CAl Rh4g5]} Rdg8 $1 16. Nb5 Bxb5 $1 17. Bxb5 gxh4 18. Bxh4 Rg4) (13. d5 $14) 13... Nh5 $2 {Mistake. h5 was best.} (13... h5 14. h4 Rdg8 15. Nc4 gxh4 $1 16. Bxh4 Rg4 17. Bxc6 $1 Bxc6 18. Nxa5 Rhg8 19. Nxc6) (13... h5 $11 14. h4 g4) 14. Nc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best.} (14. Nb5) ({White should play} 14. Nb5 $16) 14... Nxg3 $14 15. hxg3 g4 16. Nh4 {Black must now prevent Bxc6.} exd4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 $2 {Mistake. Bxc6 was best.} (17... Bxc6 18. cxd4 Qf6 $1 19. Nxa5 Bd7 20. Nb3 $1 Kb8 21. Qd3 Rhe8 22. Rad1 Re7 23. Re2) ({Black should try} 17... Bxc6 $14 18. Nxa5 (18. cxd4 Qf6 $14) 18... Bd7) 18. Qa4 $2 {Mistake. Qd3 was best.} (18. Qd3 Kb8 19. Nf5 $1 {[%CAl Rf5e7]} Qf6 20. Nxd4 Ka8 21. Nxa5 Rb8 22. Re2 Rb6 23. Qc4 Qe5) (18. cxd4 $6 Qf6 $16) (18. Nxa5 Qe5 $11) (18. Qd3 $18 Qg5 19. e5 (19. cxd4 Qb5 $16)) 18... d5 19. Qxa5 {Threatening mate with Qa6+.} Qc5 $1 20. Qa6+ Kb8 {aiming for ...Bc8.} 21. Ne5 $1 {Threatens to win with cxd4.} (21. Na5 $6 Qb6 $15) 21... dxc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rhe8 was best.} (21... Rhe8 $1) (21... Rhe8 $14 22. exd5 (22. Nxf7 Bc8 $14) (22. Nxd7+ Rxd7 23. exd5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxd5 $14) 22... Qxd5) 22. bxc3 $16 {[%CAl Bb2c3,Bc3c4][%mdl 32]} Bb6 {[#]} ({Avoid the trap} 22... Qxf2+ $2 23. Kh2 $18) 23. Kh2 $1 Rhe8 24. exd5 $40 {[%mdl 128] White has strong attack.} ({Stronger than} 24. Nxf7 Bc8 $17) 24... Qxd5 $4 {[#] Blunder. Bc8 was best.} (24... Bc8) (24... Bc8 $16 25. Qa4 (25. Nxc6+ Qxc6 26. Qxc8+ Kxc8 $14) 25... Rxe5 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 26. Rxe5 Qxc3) 25. c4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rc4d5]} Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. Rb1 {Accuracy: White = 75%, Black = 54%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2505"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O ({RR} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. O-O d6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 c5 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Re1 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd2 Rab8 16. Qc2 Qe6 17. b3 f5 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Ne4 Nf6 20. f3 Nxe4 {Suleymanli,A (2609)-Fressinet,L (2637) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (43)}) 6... d5 7. Nbd2 Re8 8. b4 $146 ({RR} 8. exd5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nb3 Qxd5 11. c4 Qd6 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. d4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Qh5 15. Bg5 Bg4 16. Bxf6 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qg6+ 18. Kh1 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. Kg2 Kf8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {Carlsen,M (2830)-So,W (2757) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 8. exd5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nb3 Qxd5 11. c4 Qd6 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qd6 14. h3 c5 15. Qb3 Bf5 16. Rad1 Qc6 17. Nh4 Be6 18. f4 e4 19. f5 Bc8 20. d4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Bb7 22. Qe3 Qxc4 {Albornoz Cabrera,C (2604)-Ponomariov,R (2646) Havana CUB 2024 ½-½ (32)}) 8... Bf8 9. Bb2 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 h6 12. a3 Be6 13. Re1 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 a5 16. Nf1 Qd7 17. Rad1 Qe6 18. Qc2 Nb8 19. Ne3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B95"] [WhiteElo "2516"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. O-O-O Qc7 9. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 9. g4 b5 10. a3 Rb8 11. Qe2 b4 12. axb4 Rxb4 13. f4 Be7 14. Bg2 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. fxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Qa5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nb3 Qe5 20. Kb1 a5 21. Rd3 a4 22. Nd2 Ba6 23. Ka2 a3 {Pranav,V (2604)-Sarana,A (2703) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 9. g4 b5 10. a3 Rb8 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. h4 b4 13. axb4 Rxb4 14. g5 Qb6 15. Nb3 Be7 16. Na2 Ra4 17. Nc3 Rb4 18. Kb1 fxg5 19. Na2 Ra4 20. Qc3 Bf6 21. Qd2 gxh4 22. f4 Rxe4 23. Bg2 Re3 {Vidit,S (2727)-Salem,A (2629) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. g4 Be7 11. g5 Nd7 12. h4 b5 13. a3 Rb8 14. Qg3 b4 15. axb4 Rxb4 16. Nf5 exf5 17. Nd5 Qc5 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. exf5 Nc5 20. Bh3 Na4 21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. cxb3 Nb6 23. Rhe1 Kd8 {Hakobyan,A (2616)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2649) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 9. g4 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. h4 b5 12. Bh3 b4 13. g5 bxc3 14. gxf6 cxb2+ 15. Kb1 Bb7 16. Rhg1 g5 17. Rd3 Qc4 18. Rgd1 Rc8 19. Rb3 Ba8 20. Qe3 gxh4 21. Rdd3 Kd7 22. Rdc3 Qa4 23. Rxc8 Kxc8 {Poddubnyi,V (2304)-Salonen,A (2265) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Rhe1 Ne5 12. Qe2 g5 13. Bg3 b5 14. a3 Rb8 15. h4 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. gxh4 was best.} (15... gxh4 16. Bxh4) 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rh1 Rg8 18. f3 Rc8 19. Nb3 Bc6 20. Kb1 Nfd7 21. Rh6 Ba8 22. a4 bxa4 23. Nxa4 Nc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best.} (23... Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Nb6 Rd8 27. Nxa8 Rxa8 28. Rh7 Rd8 29. Qe2) 24. Rdh1 $2 {Mistake. Nd4 was best.} (24. Nd4 Nde5) 24... Qc6 25. Rh8 Rf8 26. Nc3 $4 {Blunder. Bxc4 was best.} (26. Bxc4 Qxc4 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28. Nc3 g4 29. Nd2 Rc6 30. Rxf8+ Nxf8 31. fxg4 Bg5) 26... Nde5 $4 {Blunder. Nxb2 was best.} (26... Nxb2 27. Rxf8+) 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Bxc4 Qxc4 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Qd2 f6 31. Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best.} (31. Rh7 Qc6 32. Na5 Qd6 33. Qe2 Be7 34. g3 Rb8 35. Nb3 Bc6 36. Qxa6 Bd7) 31... Qc7 32. Qd3 Qa7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best.} (32... Kf7 33. Qxa6) 33. Na5 Kf7 34. Qd7+ $2 {Mistake. Rh1 was best.} (34. Rh1) 34... Qxd7 35. Rxd7+ Kg6 36. Ra7 Bb4 37. Rxa6 Bxc3 38. bxc3 g4 39. c4 Re8 $4 {Blunder. Kf7 was best.} (39... Kf7 40. Nb3) 40. c5 gxf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (40... f5 41. c6) 41. gxf3 f5 42. c6 Rc8 43. Nc4 Kg5 44. Nxe5 fxe4 45. fxe4 Kf4 46. Ng6+ Kxe4 47. Ra4+ Ke3 48. c7 $4 {Blunder. Ne7 was best.} (48. Ne7) 48... Be4 49. Ra3+ Kd2 50. Nf4 Rxc7 51. Nxe6 Rb7+ 52. Ka1 Kc1 53. Nd4 Rb1+ 54. Ka2 Rb2+ 55. Ka1 Rb1+ 56. Ka2 Rb2+ 57. Ka1 Rb4 58. Ne2+ Kd2 59. Nc3 Bxc2 60. Ka2 Rb7 61. Nd5 Bd3 62. Rc3 Rb5 63. Nc7 Rb4 64. Ka3 Rb7 65. Nd5 Rb5 66. Nc7 Rb1 67. Rb3 Rc1 68. Nd5 Bc4 69. Rb2+ Kd3 70. Nb4+ Kd4 71. Rd2+ Kc3 72. Rc2+ Rxc2 73. Nxc2 Kxc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C83"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2503"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Bc2 Bg4 11. Qe1 Nc5 12. Nbd2 Ne6 13. Nb3 $146 {Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.} (13. Qe2 O-O ({RR} 13... O-O 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Qd3 g6 16. Qf1 f6 17. h3 Bxh3 18. gxh3 fxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Nf4 21. Re3 Bc5 22. Rf3 Qe7 23. Kh1 Ne2 24. Bd1 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Qg5 26. Nb3 Bd6 27. Qg2 Qe5) 14. Re1 f6 15. Qd3 g6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Qe3 Qd7 18. h3 d4) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Bh5 14. Nb3 ({RR} 14. Ng1 Bg6 15. Bb1 Nf4 16. Qe3 Bg5 17. Ndf3 Bh6 18. Qc5 Ne7 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 20. a4 Rb8 21. b4 f6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Re1 Bxb1 24. Raxb1 Kf7 25. g3 Bxe5 26. Nxe5+ fxe5 27. Rxe5 Re8 28. Nf3 h6) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Bg5 16. Rg1 Bxc1 17. Nxc1 Qh4 18. Rg4 Qh5 19. Nd3 O-O 20. Qe2 f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. f4 Rh6 23. f3 Rf8 24. Qf2 Rff6 25. Re1 Qf7 26. Qg3 Rh5 27. a4 Rfh6 {Firouzja,A (2760)-Praggnanandhaa R (2747) Toronto, Canada 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Re1 Nf4 15. Qe3 Ng6 16. h3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 O-O 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Qb3 c5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Rfe8 25. Rad1 Rcd8 26. Qd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 Nf4) ({RR} 13. Qe2 Bh5 14. Rd1 O-O 15. a4 Qd7 16. Nf1 Na5 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Nd4 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Nc6 20. Ndf5 Rad8 21. Qe2 Kh8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Nxe5 24. Qxd7 Rxd7 25. Nxe7 Rxe7 26. Rxd5 Nc4 27. b3 Nb6 {Ter-Sahakyan,S (2650)-Panesar Vedant (2462) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 13. h3 Bh5 14. Bf5 ({RR} 14. Nh2 Bg6 15. Bxg6 ({RR} 15. Bb1 Nc5 ({RR} 15... Bg5 16. g3 d4 17. f4 dxc3 18. Ne4 Bh6 19. bxc3 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qd7 21. f5 Nc5 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Rd1) 16. f4 Bxb1 17. Rxb1 Nd3 18. Qg3 Nxc1 19. Rbxc1 O-O 20. Nb3 f5 21. Nf3 Qd7 22. Qf2 Nd8 23. Rfd1 Ne6 24. Nfd4 Rad8 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Kh2 Kh8 27. Nd4 Qh6) 15... fxg6 16. Ndf3 ({RR} 16. Nb3 g5 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Qg4 Qd7 19. Nf3 Rae8 20. Re1 Bd8 21. Nxg5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Qf7 23. f3 h5 24. Qg3 Qg6 25. h4 Ne7 26. Nd4 Nf5 27. Nxf5 Rxf5) 16... O-O 17. Be3 Rf5 18. g4 Rf7 19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Rad1 Raf8 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxf3 24. Kg2 Rf7 25. f3 g5 26. Kg3 Rf8 27. b4 Kf7) 14... O-O 15. Nh2 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Nb3 Qd7 18. Nf3 g5 19. Be3 g6 20. Rd1 Rad8 21. Qd2 Kg7 22. Rfe1 Rh8 23. Nxg5 Nxg5 24. Bxg5 Rh5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. f4 g5 27. Nd4 Nxd4) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Bh5 14. Nb3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Bg5 16. Rg1 Bxc1 17. Nxc1 Qh4 18. Rg4 Qh5 19. Nd3 O-O 20. Qe2 f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. f4 Rh6 23. f3 Rf8 24. Qf2 Rff6 25. Re1 Qf7 26. Qg3 Rh5 27. a4 Rfh6 {Firouzja,A (2760)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2747) Toronto CAN 2024 ½-½ (39)}) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bg5 15. Kh1 Bxc1 16. Nxc1 Qh4 17. Nd3 Rd8 18. Rg1 Ne7 19. Rg4 Qh5 20. Qe2 c5 21. b4 c4 22. Nc5 Nxc5 $2 {Mistake. g6 was best.} (22... g6 23. Qe3 O-O 24. Rag1 Kg7 25. Bb1 Nf5 26. Bxf5 Qxf5 27. Kg2 Rde8 28. Nb7) 23. bxc5 Qh6 24. Rag1 g6 25. f4 Qf8 26. a4 $4 {Blunder. f5 was best.} (26. f5) 26... Nc6 $2 {Mistake. d4 was best.} (26... d4 27. cxd4) 27. axb5 axb5 28. f5 d4 $4 {Blunder. Kd7 was best.} (28... Kd7) 29. e6 d3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best.} (29... Qxc5 30. exf7+) 30. exf7+ Kd7 31. Bxd3 cxd3 32. Qxd3+ Kc7 33. Qxb5 Rb8 34. Qc4 Qe7 35. Re4 Qd7 36. Re6 Rbd8 37. Qf4+ Kc8 38. Qe4 Nb8 39. c6 Qxf7 40. Rb1 gxf5 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhf8 was best.} (40... Rhf8 41. f6 h5 42. Rb7 h4 43. Rxf7 Rxf7 44. Re8 Rxf6 45. c7 Kxc7 46. Qe7+) 41. Qe5 Qc7 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa7 was best.} (41... Qa7 42. Qxf5 Rhg8 43. Rh6+ Nd7 44. cxd7+ Rxd7 45. Rc6+ Kd8 46. Qf6+ Re7 47. Rd1+) 42. Qxf5 Nd7 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd7 was best.} (42... Rd7 43. cxd7+ Qxd7 44. Qc5+ Qc7 45. Qb5 Kd8 46. Qd5+ Kc8 47. Reb6 h6 48. Qb5) 43. cxd7+ Rxd7 44. Reb6 Rhd8 45. R6b5 Qc6+ $6 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc3 was best.} (45... Qxc3 46. Rc5+) 46. f3 Kc7 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best.} (46... Qc7 47. Rc5 Qxc5 48. Qxc5+ Rc7 49. Qf5+ Rdd7 50. Qe6 h5 51. Rd1 Kb8 52. Rxd7) 47. Qe5+ Rd6 48. Rc5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Black "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2496"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 g6 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 Bg7 13. a4 O-O 14. a5 b5 $146 ({RR} 14... Re8 15. Bd2 Nd4 16. b4 Bd7 17. Kh1 Rc8 18. Rc1 f5 19. f3 Qh4 20. Be1 Qg5 21. Bf2 Bh6 22. Rb1 Qd2 23. Qxd2 Bxd2 24. Ne2 e4 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Nxd4 exd3 27. Nf3 Bh6 28. c5 d2 29. cxd6 {Ribera Veganzones,S (2361)-Alfaro Rojas,A (2317) Barcelona ESP 2024 ½-½ (46)}) 15. axb6 Qxb6 16. Ne4 Nd4 17. b4 f5 18. c5 dxc5 19. bxc5 Qa7 20. Nd6 Qxc5 21. Ba3 Qc3 22. Nxc8 Rfxc8 23. Be7 a5 24. d6 Bf8 25. Bb5 Kg7 26. Ba4 Qc5 27. Re1 Rab8 28. Bd7 Rd8 29. Rc1 Qd5 30. Bc6 Qb3 31. Qxb3 Nxb3 32. Bxd8 Rxd8 33. Rc3 Nd4 34. Rxe5 Bxd6 35. Ree3 Bb4 36. Rcd3 Nxc6 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Black "Avila Pavas, Santiago"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "175"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 e5 8. h3 exf4 9. hxg4 Qe7+ 10. Kf1 O-O-O (10... Qd8 $4 {Blunder. Nxg4 was best.} 11. g5) (10... Nxg4 11. Nd2 Qd7 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. Nxf4 g6 16. g3) 11. Nd2 g5 ({RR} 11... g6 12. g5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Re1 e3 15. Nf3 h6 16. fxe3 fxe3 17. Rh4 hxg5 18. Rxh8 g4 19. Qa3 Rd6 20. Rxe3 Qxe3 21. Qxd6 Qxd3+ 22. Kf2 {1-0 (22) Kobalia,M (2542)-Sierra Vallina,L (2275) chess.com INT 2024}) 12. Ngf3 $146 ({RR} 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Ngf3 h5 14. gxh5 g4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 g3 17. f3 Bd6 18. Rxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Rh6 20. Bc4 Rf8 21. Ke2 f5 22. Bd3 Qf7 23. Qxf7 Rxf7 24. c4 b6 25. Nb1 Kd8 26. Nc3 Re7+ {Padhye,R (2256)-Fecker,N (2396) Villablanca (Huelva) ESP 2023 0-1 (57)}) 12... h5 13. Qc2 Bg7 14. Re1 Qc7 15. gxh5 g4 16. Ne5 Kb8 17. Nxc6+ Qxc6 18. Ke2 Rxh5 19. Rxh5 Nxh5 20. Kd1 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Nf1 Bh6 23. Qe2 Qxe2+ 24. Bxe2 f5 25. Bd3 Ng7 26. f3 g3 27. Nd2 Bg5 28. Nb3 Be7 29. a4 Kc7 30. Ke2 Bd6 31. Na5 Be7 32. b4 b6 33. Nb3 Bd6 34. Bb5 Kb7 35. Nc1 a6 36. Bd3 a5 37. bxa5 bxa5 38. Bb5 Kc7 39. Kd3 Ba3 40. Nb3 Kb6 41. Kd2 Ne6 42. Kc2 Ng5 43. Nd2 Kc7 44. Bd3 Bd6 45. Bxf5 Kc6 46. Bg4 Bc7 47. Kd3 Nf7 48. c4 dxc4+ 49. Nxc4 Kd5 50. Na3 Nd6 51. Nb1 Kc6 52. Nc3 Bd8 53. Be6 Bg5 54. Ne2 Bh6 55. Nc1 Bg5 56. Nb3 Bd8 57. Kc3 Bb6 58. Nc1 Bd8 59. Nd3 Bg5 60. Ne5+ Kc7 61. Bg4 Kb6 62. Nd7+ Kc6 63. Nc5 Bh6 64. Kd3 Kb6 65. Bd7 Kc7 66. Be6 Kc6 67. Nd7 Kc7 68. Ne5 Bg5 69. Bh3 Bh6 70. Kc3 Kb6 71. Nd3 Kc6 72. Nc5 Kb6 73. Ne6 Kc6 74. Kd3 Kd5 75. Nd8 Ne8 76. Nb7 Bg7 77. Bd7 Nd6 78. Nxa5 Bxd4 79. Nc6 Bc5 80. Ne7+ Ke5 81. Ng6+ Kf6 82. Nxf4 Bf2 83. Bh3 Nb7 84. Kc4 Nc5 85. a5 Ke5 86. Ne2 Kd6 87. Nc3 Ke5 88. Bc8 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Aditya Mittal"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2481"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. a4 c6 7. Nc3 b4 8. Nb1 Ba6 9. Qc1 c3 $146 ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. Bxc4 Qa5 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. O-O Be7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nd6 Rc7 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Rfc1 c5 20. h4 Nd5 21. h5 h6 22. Rc4 Rc6 23. Rac1 N5b6 24. Rxb4 {Barria Zuniga,D (2341)-Shirov,A (2660) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) 10. bxc3 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxc5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. g3 Rc8 17. Rc1 Bh6 18. Kg2 O-O 19. Rc2 Nd3 20. Nc4 a5 21. Qa1 Qe7 22. Rc3 Rfd8 23. Rd1 Nb4 24. Nd4 f5 25. Nxa5 Bg7 26. Qc1 Qe8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Qa3 Bxd4 29. Qxb4 Bc3 30. Qb6 Kg7 31. Nb3 Qxa4 32. exf5 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 Qxf5 34. Qe3 Bf6 35. Nd4 Qd5 36. Qf3 $4 {Blunder. g4 was best.} (36. g4) 36... Rd8 37. Nxe6+ Qxe6 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Kg2 f5 $2 {Mistake. Be7 was best.} (39... Be7 40. h4 Kg6 41. Kg1 Qf5 42. Qe2 Bf6 43. Kf1 Kg7 44. Kg2 Bd4 45. Kg1) 40. Qc3+ Bf6 41. Qc7+ Kg6 42. Qb8 Bd4 43. Kf1 Qc4+ 44. Kg2 Qe6 45. Kf1 Bc5 46. Qb5 Qd5 47. Qe8+ Kh6 48. Kg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best.} (48. Qc8 Kg5 49. Qh8 Qh1+ 50. Ke2 Qc6 51. Qg8+ Kh6 52. Qf7 Qa6+ 53. Kf3 Qg6) 48... Qe4 49. Qxe4 $4 {Blunder. Qf7 was best.} (49. Qf7 Qe1+) 49... fxe4 50. Kf1 Kg5 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C79"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2601"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. d4 g6 8. Re1 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bc2 Nh5 11. a4 Qe8 12. Na3 f5 13. Nc4 fxe4 14. Bxe4 $146 ({RR} 14. Rxe4 d5 15. Rxe5 Qf7 16. Rxh5 gxh5 17. Ne3 Kh8 18. Qd3 Qg8 19. Nh4 Bf6 20. Nef5 Ne7 21. Be3 Rae8 22. Kh1 Nxf5 23. Nxf5 Bg5 24. Nh6 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 Qg7 {0-1 (25) Costa,L (2472)-Falkevall,A (2311) Stockholm SWE 2024}) 14... Qf7 15. dxe5 Be6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Na5 Bd5 18. Ra3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Bxe5 21. Nxc6 Bf4 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Nf4 24. Rb3 Nxh3+ 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Rb7 Rf7 27. Re7 Rxe7 28. Nxe7+ Kf7 29. Rxc7 Ne6 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Nxc8 d5 32. b4 Ke8 33. Nb6 d4 34. cxd4 Nxd4 35. Nd5 Kd7 36. Nf6+ Kd6 37. Nxh7 Nc6 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 Ne7 40. Nf8 Kc5 41. Ke2 Kxb5 42. Kd3 Kc5 43. Ke4 Kc4 44. f4 Kc3 45. Ne6 Kd2 46. Nd4 Ke1 47. Kf3 Kd2 48. Ne6 Kd3 49. Nc5+ Kd4 50. Nd7 Kd3 51. Ne5+ Kd2 52. Kg4 Ke2 53. Kg5 Nd5 54. Nxg6 Nxf4 55. Nxf4+ Kxf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,34,18,29,25,24,17,16,15,25,26,24,9,27,20,25,22,26,26,24,22,20,21,25,24,23,21,18]} 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 $1 8. Qd3 Bc6 ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nc3 Rd8 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qb1 Qd7 15. d3 Rac8 16. O-O h6 17. Rfd1 b6 18. e3 Nd5 19. Rd2 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Bf8 21. Qa1 Ne7 22. Bb2 b5 23. Be4 {Giri,A (2745)-Oparin,G (2670) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (68)}) 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 10. Qb5 Be7 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qa4 e5 13. d3 h5 14. Bg5 Rb8 15. Nd2 Rxb2 16. Nc4 Rb4 17. Qxa7 e4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. h4 (19. O-O $16) 19... exd3 20. exd3 Qe6+ 21. Kd2 O-O 22. Rhe1 Qd5 23. Rxe7 Rxc4 (23... Rd8 $5 24. Qa3 $8 Rxc4 $11) 24. Qd7 Rd4 {Pantsulaia,L (2535)-Danielyan,V (2331) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)} (24... Ra4 $11 {keeps the balance.})) ({RR} 10. Qb5 Be7 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qa4 h5 13. h4 Nd5 14. d3 Rb8 15. Na3 Qd7 16. Qd1 Nb6 17. Qc2 Qd5 18. e4 Qd7 19. Be3 O-O 20. O-O Rfd8 (20... e5 $11 {remains equal.}) 21. Rfd1 e5 22. Qe2 Qg4 23. Qxg4 hxg4 24. Rac1 (24. Rd2 $16) 24... Na4 {Mkrtchyan,M (2352)-Nurgaliyeva,Z (2075) Tashkent UZB 2024 1-0 (54)}) 10... a6 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Qb1 Qd7 15. d3 b5 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rfd1 h5 {[%mdl 32768] Accuracy: White = 91%, Black = 92%. . Loss on time!?} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Pranav Anand"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,157,29,33,32,27,35,39,35,36,30,17,13,-19,17,18,12,3,13,14,38,14,14,-32,26,19,26,35,34,-1,54,61,70,71,70,57,60,33,34,10,15,7,13,0,0,0,33,21,16,15,14,18,26,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 ({RR} 8... Ne4 9. Qc2 h5 10. f3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Be6 12. Bd3 c6 13. O-O-O (13. a3 $5 {[%CAl Ra3b4]} Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 $14) 13... Nd7 14. f4 Bg4 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. e4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 dxe4 $1 19. Bxe4 gxf4 20. g4 O-O-O 21. d5 h4 (21... Kb8 $142) 22. dxc6 Nc5 23. Bf5+ {Caruana,F (2803)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2758) Toronto CAN 2024 ½-½ (109)}) 9. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 9. h3 Ne4 10. Nge2 Nxg3 11. Nxg3 h4 12. Nh5 c6 13. Be2 f5 14. O-O Qe7 15. a3 Bd6 $1 16. b4 Bc7 (16... a6 $17) 17. Rc1 Kd8 18. b5 Nd7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qc2 Nb6 21. Na4 (21. Na2 $1 $15 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Rfd1) 21... Nxa4 22. Qxa4 {[#]} Bd7 $1 23. Rc3 (23. Rxc6 $17 Rc8 24. Rfc1 Bxc6 25. Rxc6) 23... g4 {Bocharov,D (2513)-Le,Q (2731) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)} (23... Rb8 $19 24. Rfc1 g4 25. hxg4 fxg4 26. Bxg4 Bxg4 27. Qxc6 Rxh5 28. Qxc7+ Qxc7 29. Rxc7 Rb1)) ({RR} 9. h3 Ne4 10. Nge2 Nxg3 11. Nxg3 h4 12. Nh5 c6 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. Bf5 Bd7 15. Qf3 Kf8 (15... Kd8 $15 16. g4 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Nd7) 16. g4 hxg3 $1 17. Nxg3 Qf6 18. O-O-O Bd6 19. Rdf1 Na6 20. Qg4 Rh4 21. Qf3 (21. Bxd7 $15 Rxg4 22. hxg4) 21... Re8 22. Kb1 Nb4 23. a3 Rf4 {Svane,F (2617)-Gavrilescu,D (2524) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (65)} (23... Nd3 $17)) ({RR} 9. h4 Ne4 10. Nge2 Bg4 11. Qb3 Nxg3 12. Nxg3 Nc6 13. hxg5 Qxg5 14. Bb5 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Rh6 16. Ne2 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 O-O-O 18. Rag1 h4 19. Kd1 Rf6 20. Qd2 Qf5 21. Rf1 Qb1+ 22. Qc1 (22. Ke2 $1 $11 Qe4 23. Kd1) 22... Qe4 (22... Qxa2 $19 23. Qc3 Qb1+ 24. Kd2 Qg6) 23. Rh2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (23. Qd2 $11) 23... a6 {Ter Sahakyan,S (2646)-Gavrilescu,D (2524) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (59)}) 9... Bxc3+ {White is slightly better.} 10. Qxc3 Nc6 11. f3 h4 $1 {[%CAl Rh4g3]} 12. Bf2 Qe7 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bd3 Nh5 15. Ne2 f5 16. a3 O-O-O 17. Rc1 Ng3 ({Black should play} 17... Kb8 $15) 18. Nxg3 $11 hxg3 19. Bxg3 Qxe3+ 20. Be2 Qe7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxc3+ was best. With the idea ...f4.} (20... Qxc3+ 21. Rxc3) 21. Be5 Rh6 22. Bb5 $1 g4 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Qe3 Qh7 25. Kd2 gxh3 26. Rxh3 Rxh3 27. gxh3 Qxh3 28. Rg1 Qh5 29. Rg7 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Rd7 30. Rg8+ Rd8 31. Rg7 Rd7 32. Rg5 Qh7 {The position is equal.} 33. Qf4 Rf7 34. Qg3 Qh6 35. Bf4 {[#] Rg8+ is the strong threat.} Qf6 36. Rg8+ Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Qxf8 38. Bxc7 b6 39. Bf4 (39. Bd6 {keeps more tension.} Qh6+ 40. Bf4 Qh8 41. Be5 Qh6+ 42. Bf4) 39... Qf7 40. Qg5 Kb7 41. Qd8 Qd7 42. Qb8+ Ka6 43. b3 Qg7 44. Qc8+ Bb7 45. Qc3 Qg2+ 46. Kc1 Qf1+ 47. Kc2 Qe2+ 48. Bd2 Qb5 49. Kb2 Qe2 50. Kc1 Qf1+ 51. Kb2 Qe2 52. Kc2 Qb5 53. Qe3 Bc8 54. Qe5 Qc6+ 55. Kb2 Kb7 56. Bf4 a5 57. a4 Ka6 58. Qe2+ Ka7 59. Qe7+ Qd7 60. Qf8 Qe6 61. Be5 Qd7 62. Kc3 Qc6+ 63. Kd2 Ka6 64. Bd6 Bb7 65. Qe7 Bc8 66. Qd8 (66. Qf6 {seems wilder.} Kb7 67. Qe7+ Ka6 68. Bf4 Qe6 69. Qd8) 66... Qd7 67. Qf8 Qc6 68. Be5 Bd7 69. Qd8 Qc8 (69... Be8 {with more complications.} 70. Bc7 Bd7 71. Bf4 Bc8 72. Qe7 Bd7) 70. Qe7 Qc6 71. Bf4 Bc8 72. Bd6 Qd7 73. Qe2+ Ka7 74. Bf4 Qe6 75. Be5 Qh6+ 76. Kc2 Ba6 77. Qf2 Qh3 78. Kb2 Qf1 79. Qxf1 {Accuracy: White = 92%, Black = 93%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Raja Rithvik R"] [Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/76DE4tsu} Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Bd6 ({RR} 8... h6 9. Re1 Bd6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc2 a5 12. a3 e5 13. Rb1 a4 14. b4 axb3 15. Nb4 Re8 16. Qxb3 Bf5 17. Nd2 Qd7 18. Qc2 Bh3 19. Bh1 Ne7 20. Na2 Rab8 21. a4 Ng6 22. Rb5 Qc7 23. Ne4 {Duda,J (2732)-Keymer,V (2743) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 $146 ({RR} 10... Qxf6 11. Nbd2 Qe7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nb3 Qf6 14. c5 Bc7 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Nbd2 Qe7 17. Qa4 a5 18. a3 Bd7 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Bb5 21. Qc3 Rxd3 22. Qc2 Rad8 23. Ne4 R3d4 24. Qc3 Rd3 25. Qc2 {Makkar,R (2455)-Czopor,M (2363) England ENG 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10... Qxf6 11. Nbd2 Qe7 12. Re1 O-O 13. a3 a5 14. Nb3 Qf6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Nbd2 a4 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Nc4 Ra6 19. Nfd2 Qe7 20. Ne4 Na5 21. Nxa5 Rxa5 22. Qd2 Rb5 23. f4 Ba5 24. Qf2 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 {Darcy Lima (2416)-Eugenio Chinchilla Miranda (2179) lichess.org 2023 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/76DE4tsu] ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 10... Qxf6 11. Nbd2 Qe7 12. a3 a5 13. Ne4 Bc7 14. c5 O-O 15. Nfd2 f5 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Nc4 Qd8 19. Rc1 Ra6 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Rfe1 f4 22. Qb5 Rf5 23. Qb3 f3 24. Bh3 Rf6 25. Ne5 {Fridman,D (2590)-Ding Liren (2762) Karlsruhe GER 2024 1-0 (34)}) 11. Nbd2 Kf8 12. a3 a5 13. Rc1 f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best.} (13... Bc5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. c5 Kg7 16. Re1 Ra6 17. Qa4 Qd7 18. Nfd2 Ne5 19. Qc2) 14. c5 Bc7 15. Re1 Qf6 16. Nc4 Kg7 17. Nfd2 Ra6 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Rd8 20. Rc5 Rxd6 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Ra8 23. Nc4 Rd8 24. b5 Ne7 25. Rc7 Rd7 26. Rxd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best.} (26. Rc5 Rd8 27. Qc1 Nd5 28. Ne5 f4 29. b6 Ra2 30. Ng4 Qf5 31. h3 Bd7) 26... Bxd7 27. Nb6 Rd8 28. Qa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Idani, Pouya"] [Black "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A50"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2522"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 d5 ({RR} 3... Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. e3 d5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg3 b6 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O a6 13. Qe2 b5 14. Bd3 N5f6 15. Ng5 Rc8 16. Nge4 Qb6 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Bb1 {Erigaisi,A (2762)-Wei Yi (2755) Warsaw POL 2024 ½-½ (47)}) 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg3 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 5... Bb4+ 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. a3 Be7 9. e4 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. h4 f5 14. h5 b6 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. O-O Qd7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bb5 Nc7 20. Nbxd4 {Yeletsky,I (2504)-Gokerkan,C (2523) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (71)}) ({RR} 5... c5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Nd2 cxd4 8. e5 Nd5 9. Ngf3 Nc6 10. a3 Nde7 11. Bd3 Nf5 12. Bf4 Be7 13. h4 Nxh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Qg4 Be7 16. Qxg7 Rf8 17. Rxh7 Qa5 18. Ke2 Bd7 19. Rah1 O-O-O 20. Rh8 {Parpiev,I (2285)-Khruschiov,A (2347) Odintsovo RUS 2024 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 5... c5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Nd2 cxd4 8. e5 Nd5 9. Ngf3 Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rc1 b5 14. O-O Rc8 15. h4 O-O 16. Ne4 Na5 17. Rcd1 b4 18. Neg5 g6 19. Bxa6 Ra8 20. Rxd4 {Vorobiov,E (2412)-Kuzminykh,N (2028) Sochi RUS 2024 1-0 (33)}) 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. e4 Nc6 10. a3 Bd7 11. h3 Nd4 12. Be2 Bc6 13. b4 Bd7 $4 {Blunder. Nc2+ was best.} (13... Nc2+) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2517"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. O-O Ng6 6. c3 d5 7. d3 Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Nf1 b5 11. Bb3 $146 ({RR} 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Bc2 Qd7 13. Ng3 Rad8 14. b4 f5 15. a4 Kh8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ra6 Qc8 18. Ra1 e4 19. dxe4 fxe4 20. Ng5 Nf4 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Qh5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Rg4 24. Qh5 Qe6 25. Rad1 Rf4 {Chandra,A (2486)-Oparin,G (2667) Saint Louis USA 2023 1-0 (35)}) 11... Na5 12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. d4 exd4 15. Ne3 Qd7 16. Qxd4 Rfd8 17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Kf1 Rad8 20. h3 c5 21. Ng3 Rd5 22. Ne2 Bd6 23. b3 f6 24. Be3 Kf7 25. Red1 Be7 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Ke1 Ke6 28. Rc1 Bd6 29. Rc2 h6 30. c4 bxc4 31. bxc4 Rd3 32. Bd2 Nc6 33. Nc1 Ra3 34. Nb3 Ra4 35. Ke2 Nge5 36. Nxe5 Nxe5 37. Be3 Nxc4 38. Bxc5 Kd5 39. Bxd6 Kxd6 40. Nd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Samant Aditya S"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nbd2 g6 7. Ne5 Bh6 8. Bc4 O-O 9. f3 b5 $146 ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. Nd3 b5 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 Bxd2 13. Bxd2 b4 14. Re1 e5 15. Bc4 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Be3 Rc8 18. c4 c5 19. Kc2 Kf8 20. Rad1 Rc7 21. Re2 Ne8 22. Nc1 Nd6 23. b3 Ke7 24. Red2 {Zhao,C (2421)-Wu,W (1818) Qingdao CHN 2024 1-0 (40)}) 10. Be2 Rd8 11. a4 b4 12. Bc4 e6 13. a5 Nfd7 14. Nd3 c5 15. Bb5 Bxd2 16. Bxd2 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Ke2 f6 19. g4 Rab8 20. g5 f5 21. Bf4 c4 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Rb7 24. Rhd1 Rbd7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Kxd1 Kf7 28. Kd2 fxe4 29. fxe4 Nc5 30. Ke3 b3 31. cxb3 Nxb3 32. a6 Ke7 33. Bd4 Kd7 34. Bxa7 Kc6 35. Kf4 Kb5 36. Be3 Kxa6 37. Ke5 Kb5 38. Kxe6 Na1 39. Kd5 Nc2 40. Bd2 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B35"] [WhiteElo "2587"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 a5 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 d6 11. Qd2 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (11... b5 12. Nxb5) 12. a4 Bc6 13. h4 Qe8 $146 ({RR} 13... e6 14. h5 Nxh5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. g4 Nf6 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. O-O-O Qe7 19. Ne2 Rfd8 20. g5 Nh5 21. Nf4 Qf8 22. Nxh5 gxh5 23. Qf6 Qg7 24. Rxh5 Qxf6 25. gxf6 Kf8 26. Rxh7 Ke8 27. Bxe6 {1-0 (27) Vachier Lagrave,M (2734)-Ehlvest,J (2528) chess.com INT 2024}) 14. g4 e5 $2 {Mistake. h6 was best.} (14... h6 15. O-O-O b5 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. g5 Nh5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 a4 20. Bd5) 15. Be3 d5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. h5 e4 18. h6 Bh8 19. g5 Nh5 20. O-O-O b5 21. Nxe4 bxa4 22. Ba2 Bf5 23. Bd4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Be5 25. Kb1 Rb8 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Qd4 Rfe8 28. d6 Ng3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best.} (28... Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Ng3 30. Re1 a3 31. d7 Red8 32. Rd3 Rxb2+ 33. Ka1 Rxc2 34. Rxg3) 29. Rhe1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rhf1 was best.} (29. Rhf1 Qxd4 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Rxd4 Rf8 32. Rf3 a3 33. Rxa3 Rxf7 34. Rxg3 Kg8) 29... Rbd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best.} (29... Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Re5 31. Rc4 Rd8 32. Rc7 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Nxe4 34. Rxf7 Kh8 35. d7) 30. Qa7 Rf8 31. Qe7 Qf4 32. d7 a3 33. Qxa3 Rb8 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe5 was best.} (33... Qe5 34. Rd5 Qf4 35. Qc3 Nh5 36. Qd4 a4 37. Bc4 Qg3 38. Rd1 Qf4 39. Ka2) 34. Qc3 Nh5 35. e5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Peralta, Fernando"] [Black "Seemann, Jakub"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2474"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Rc1 ({RR} 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O c5 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. g4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Bf5 Rc7 15. g5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Rxc2 17. Bxb4 Rc7 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Nd2 g6 20. Bc2 Ba6 21. N2b3 Qc8 22. h4 Nf3 23. Nxf3 Rxc2 {Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2633)-Pranav,V (2611) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 9... Be7 10. O-O c5 11. Ne5 Bd6 $146 ({RR} 11... Nc6 12. Ne2 Rc8 13. f4 Bd6 14. Bc3 Re8 15. Ng3 cxd4 16. exd4 b5 17. Bxb5 Qb6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Kh1 Bb5 20. Re1 Ba6 21. Qf3 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Bb7 24. Qd3 f6 25. Nf3 Bxf4 26. Rcd1 {Fiorito,J (2409)-Kilic,E (2439) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 11... a6 12. f4 Nc6 13. Be1 cxd4 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne2 Bd7 16. Nxd4 Re8 17. Qf3 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bc5 20. Qf3 Bb5 21. Rf2 Bd3 22. Bc3 Qd7 23. Rd2 Be4 24. Qg3 Bf8 25. h3 f6 26. Kh2 {Agasarov,B (2340)-Movahed,S (2450) Yerevan ARM 2024 1-0 (62)}) 12. Nb5 Be7 13. Be1 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nd4 cxd4 17. Rxc6 dxe3 18. fxe3 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Bc3 Qe6 21. Bd4 Ne4 22. Bxa7 Ra8 23. Qb3 Nd2 24. Qb7 Rxa7 25. Qxa7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.15"] [Round "2.44"] [White "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,31,26,19,34,-16,-17,0,4,28,29,17,17,-2,-4,1,14,14,4,14,15,-1,7,5,9,3,3,-7,8,12,4,-11,-3,2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 Rd8 11. O-O b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. c4 $146 ({RR} 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. c4 Ne7 16. Qb3 cxd4 17. exd4 Qf4 18. Rcd1 Ng6 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. h3 Ne4 22. Be3 Nd6 23. d5 e5 24. Nd2 f5 25. f3 Qd8 26. Qa4 Ba8 27. Qb4 Rdc7 28. a4 Ne7 {Soriano Quispe,I (2271)-Perez Gormaz,M (2388) Florianopolis BRA 2024 ½-½ (80)}) ({RR} 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Bd3 c4 16. Bxc4 Na5 17. Bf1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Rcd1 Qb3 21. Rd2 Ne8 22. Qd1 Qxd1 23. Rdxd1 Rc4 24. e4 Nd6 25. Rd3 Kf8 26. f3 Ke7 27. Kf2 Ra4 28. Rb1 Nc4 {Royal,S (2438)-Jacobson,B (2538) Hastings ENG 2023 1-0 (63)}) 14... Ne7 15. Ne5 Nf5 16. Bd3 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2631"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,102,24,27,0,0,0,25,-30,33,32,35,40,33,26,69,64,51,50,50,51,50,-56,-67,-78,-65,-88,-86,-99,-95,-80,-81,-102,-98,-106,-83,-94,-95,-86,-89,-97,-76,-76,-53,-61,-60,-44,-54,-60,-2,-5,0,0,0,-5,-7,-10,-12,-13,0,0,0,-16,0,0,7,8,7,18,21,24,11,7,24,23,56,57,122,55,30,36,57,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9. Rg1 $146 ({RR} 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rac1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 c5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Bb5 Rc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (15... a6 $1 $11 16. Be2 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7) 16. Ne5 a6 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nd5 $1 {[%CAl Rd5e7]} Nxe5 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Qc3 Ng6 22. Qb4 Bd5 23. f3 b5 {Sarana,A (2695)-Lewicki,M (2321) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 9. Nd2 a6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Re8 12. O-O Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rfe1 Nf8 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. a3 Rad8 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Bc8 20. b4 h5 21. f3 Qf6 22. a4 b5 23. Ne2 Rd6 {Eilenberg,J (2303)-Nogly,C (2228) Berlin GER 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 9. h3 b6 10. g4 Bb7 11. Rg1 c5 12. O-O-O ({Only move:} 12. g5 $1 $11) 12... dxc4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 $1 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxc4 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ (18. f4 $17) 18... Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Qh4 21. Qd2 g6 (21... Be4 $17 22. Bf1 h5 23. gxh5 Bd5) 22. Ke1 (22. Qd7 $11) 22... Qxh3 ({Black should try} 22... Bf3 $15 23. Qd7 Kf8) 23. Qd8+ Kh7 {Wagner,D (2613)-Iskusnyh,S (2440) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) 9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O {White has an edge.} f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best.} (11... Nxc3 $1 12. Qxc3) (11... Nxc3 $1 $11 12. Qxc3 Nf6) 12. Kb1 $14 a6 13. g3 b5 14. Nh4 {Hoping for Ng6.} Qb4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. g4 Rf6 18. Nf5 $2 {Mistake. Be2 was best.} (18. Be2 Nb6 19. g5 $1 {[%CAl Rg5f6]} hxg5 20. Rxg5 Ra7 21. Ng6 Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rdg1 Bf5) (18. Rg3 $14) 18... Nb6 $15 19. Ng3 Qf8 20. Rd2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Nh5 Rf3 23. g5 {With the idea gxh6.} Qf7 24. g6 Qf8 25. Ka1 a5 26. b3 Ba6 27. Rb1 Qd6 28. bxc4 Qxg6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxh2 was best.} (28... Qxh2 29. Nf4 $1 Bxc4 30. Qb2 {[#]} Rxf4 $1 31. f3 Qg3 32. exf4 Qxf4 33. fxe4 dxe4 34. Rf2) 29. Nf4 Rxf4 $1 30. exf4 Bxc4 {Strongly threatening ...Bd3.} 31. Qc3 $1 Qf6 (31... Rf8 $15) 32. f3 $11 Re8 {Threatens to win with ...e3.} 33. Re1 Qf7 34. fxe4 dxe4 35. Rg2 Bd5 36. Qe3 Kh7 37. Reg1 Rg8 $1 38. h4 Qf6 39. h5 c5 40. Rg6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Qxd4+ ({Much worse is} 40... cxd4 $6 41. Qd2 $16) 41. Qxd4 cxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 42. Rd6 $1 {[%CAl Rd6d5]} Bf7 43. Rxd4 Re8 44. Ra4 Bxh5 45. Rxa5 Bf7 {[#]} (45... Bf3 $14) 46. a4 $6 {Inaccuracy. a3 was best.} (46. a3) ({White should play} 46. a3 $1 $16) 46... e3 $14 47. Re5 {a5 is the strong threat.} g5 48. Re1 ({Better is} 48. Rxe8 $14 Bxe8 49. fxg5 Bxa4 50. Kb2) 48... gxf4 $11 {The position is equal.} 49. Rf5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Re4 50. Rxf7+ Kg6 51. Rf8 {And now Rg1+ would win.} Kg7 {Accuracy: White = 82%, Black = 76%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E60"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,60,30,41,42,37,43,106,102,110,29,37,-26,-32,-58,-57,-78,-59,-70,-42,-35,-35,-48,-17,-17,-23,-30,-13,-16,75,64,86,69,93,90,86,86,124,107,119,10,156,164,191,-210,-217,-192,-207,-29984,-29985,-29993,-29994,-29994,-29995]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 d6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 5. e4 e5 6. d5 Nc5 7. Qc2 a5 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Nd2 h5 11. Nb3 b6 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. Bg5 Bh6 14. g3 Qe7 15. Qd2 Ng8 16. O-O-O f6 17. Bxh6 Nxh6 18. f3 Nf7 19. g4 Qf8 {Donchenko,A (2676)-Ragger,M (2615) Muelheim GER 2024 ½-½}) 5... c5 6. d5 a6 7. e4 b5 (7... Ne5 $14) 8. cxb5 $16 {White is better.} Bg7 9. bxa6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.} (9. Nf3) (9. Nf3 $16) 9... O-O $11 10. h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (10. a4 Ne5 11. Bf4 Nfd7 12. h5 c4 13. Qd2 Bxa6 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Ng4) ({White should try} 10. Nf3 $14) 10... Nxh5 11. g4 Nhf6 $1 12. g5 Nh5 13. Be2 Bxa6 14. Bxh5 gxh5 15. f4 $1 e6 {With the idea ...Bxc3+.} 16. Nge2 Qe8 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Ng3 Ne5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best.} (18... Bd4 19. Nxh5) (18... Bd4 $11 19. Nxh5 Ra7) 19. fxe5 $16 Bxe5 20. Qg2 $1 (20. Nxh5 $2 Qxh5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 21. Qg2 Bg3+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 22. Kd2 Qg4 $19) 20... Rb8 21. Nxh5 Qg6 22. Be3 {Black must now prevent 0-0-0.} d5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best.} (22... Bd3 23. O-O-O) 23. O-O-O $1 ({Reject} 23. Bxc5 $6 Rxb2 24. Qxb2 Bxc3+ 25. Qxc3 Qxe4+ 26. Kd1 Qxh1+ 27. Kc2 Qe4+ 28. Kb3 Bc4+ 29. Kb4 Be2+ 30. Qd4 Qxd4+ 31. Bxd4 Bxh5 $11) 23... d4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 24. Rdg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best.} (24. Qh3 $1) (24. Qh3 $1 $16 {Threatens to win with Nf6+!} dxc3 25. b3) 24... dxc3 $4 {Blunder. dxe3 was best.} (24... dxe3 25. Nf6+ Rxf6 $1 26. gxf6 Qxg2 27. Rxg2+ Kf7 28. Rh6 Bd3 29. Rg7+ Kf8 30. Rhxh7) (24... dxe3 $11 25. Nf6+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Rxf6 26. gxf6 Qxg2 27. Rxg2+ Kf7) 25. b3 $1 {Strongly threatening Nf6+!} Bd3 {[#] aiming for ...Rxb3!} 26. Qh3 $4 {[#] Blunder. Nf6+ was best.} (26. Nf6+ $1) (26. Nf6+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] was the only winning move.} Bxf6 27. gxf6 Qxg2 28. Rxg2+ Kf7 29. Rg4 (29. Bxc5 Bxe4 30. Bxf8 Bxg2 $16) (29. Rxh7+ Kxf6 30. Bxc5 Rh8 $16)) 26... Rxb3 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 27. axb3 {[#]} Ra8 $1 $40 {[%CAl Ra8a1][%mdl 128] Black has strong attack.} 28. Kd1 $4 {[#] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6+ was best.} (28. Nf6+ Bxf6) (28. Nf6+ $19 Bxf6 29. Qxe6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qf7 30. gxf6+ Kh8 31. Qc8+ Rxc8 32. Rg7 Qxg7 33. fxg7+ Kxg7 34. Bf4) 28... Qxh5+ $3 {[%mdl 512] Black mates.} 29. Qxh5 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4 was best.} (29. Rg4 Ra1+ 30. Bc1 Bf4 {[%csl Gf4][%CAl Ra1c1]} 31. Ke1 Rxc1+ 32. Kf2 Rxh1 33. Qxh5 Rxh5 34. Kf3 c2) 29... Ra1+ 30. Bc1 {[#]} Rxc1+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender, Promotion. Accuracy: White = 70%, Black = 59%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteElo "2688"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,93,51,55,33,25,31,62,51,78,74,77,47,51,51,51,49,36,46,76,51,46,41,101,91,135,64,60,59,79,55,103,93,137,86,168,136,143,137,175,96,233,233,239,123,189,139,244,230,235,220,236,239,239,127,295,292,290,226,260,275,296,289,278,274,326,287,307,288,331,328,431,429,429,351,345,337,338,319,313,290,288,268,491,485]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O Ng6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bc5 7. Be3 ({RR} 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nc3 a5 10. Qh5 d6 11. Bg5 Qe8 12. Kh1 Ne5 13. Be2 f5 14. Qxe8 Rxe8 15. f3 (15. exf5 $142 Bxf5 16. Rac1) 15... Bd4 $1 16. Bd2 fxe4 17. fxe4 Bg4 18. Rae1 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Nc4 $1 20. Bc1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rab8 {Smirnov,A (2586)-Artemiev,V (2711) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1}) 7... Bxd4 8. Bxd4 Qg5 9. Bxc6 $1 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({RR} 9. Be2 {9.?xc6 0.47} Nxd4 (9... Nf4 $5 10. Bf3 $8 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxg2+ 12. Bxg2 Ne2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 13. Kh1 Nxd4 $11) 10. Qxd4 Nf4 {[%csl Gf4][%CAl Rg5g2]} 11. Bf3 Qxg2+ 12. Bxg2 Ne2+ 13. Kh1 Nxd4 14. Na3 (14. Nc3 $15) 14... d6 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. f4 Bd7 17. f5 Nc5 $2 (17... Nd8 $1 $19 18. f6 gxf6 19. Rxf6 Nc6) 18. b4 ({Only move:} 18. e5 $1 $15) 18... Na4 19. c4 f6 20. Nc2 O-O-O 21. Ne3 Rhe8 22. Rd3 Kb8 23. Kg1 Bc6 {Kaufman,L (2196)-Vaibhav,S (2597) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (53)}) 9... dxc6 10. f4 Nxf4 {[%csl Gf4][%CAl Rg5g2]} 11. Qd2 Ne6 12. Qxg5 Nxg5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bf6 h5 15. Nd2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Be6 16. Rae1 b6 (16... c5 $14) 17. Re3 $1 $16 {[%CAl Re3g3]} Rg6 18. Rd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best.} (18. Rf5 $1 Nh7) (18. Rf5 $1 $16 Kd7 19. Rd3+ (19. Rxg5 Rxf6 20. Rxh5 Ke7 $16) 19... Kc8 20. Rxg5 Rxf6 21. Rxh5) 18... c5 $14 19. b3 Rc8 20. c4 Nh7 21. Bh4 Ng5 22. e5 Bg4 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (22... a6 23. Rg3 Nh7 $1 24. Ne4 Kd7 25. h3 Kc6 26. Kh2 b5 27. cxb5+ axb5 28. Rc3 $1) (22... a6 $16 {might work better.}) 23. Rf2 $18 Be6 {intending ...Nh3+.} 24. Kh1 a6 25. a4 $6 {Inaccuracy. h3 was best.} (25. h3 $1 b5 26. Rg3 $1 Nh7 27. Rc3 bxc4 28. bxc4 Ng5 29. Rg3 Nh7 30. Rd3 Ng5) ({White should play} 25. h3 $1 $18) 25... Rb8 $2 {Mistake. Bd7 was best.} (25... Bd7 26. h3 Bc6 27. Kh2 Ne6 28. Re3 Nd4 29. Ne4 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Nxb3 31. Ref4) (25... Bd7 $16) 26. h3 $1 Ra8 27. Rf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best.} (27. Kh2 Rb8 28. Rg3 Nh7 29. Rgf3 Ng5 30. Rd3 Ra8 31. Nf1 b5 {[#]} 32. Rf4 $1 Rb8) (27. Rg3 $18) 27... Rb8 (27... b5 $16) 28. Kh2 Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (28... b5 {[#]} 29. Rf6 $1) (28... b5 $16 {was called for.} 29. axb5 axb5) 29. Rf4 Rb8 30. Rf2 Ra8 31. Rf4 Rb8 32. Kh1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best.} (32. Nf1) (32. Nf1 $18) 32... Ra8 $2 {Mistake. b5 was best.} (32... b5) (32... b5 $16) 33. Nf1 Bd7 34. Ng3 Bc6 35. Kh2 (35. Nxh5 Ne6 $14) 35... b5 36. Rf5 ({Less strong is} 36. Nxh5 Ne6 $16) 36... Ne6 37. Rxh5 Rg8 38. Rh6 bxc4 39. bxc4 Rb8 {With the idea ...Rb2.} 40. Rd2 Rb1 41. Nh5 {Strongly threatening Nf6+.} Kf8 42. Rf2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.} (42. Nf6 Rd1 43. Rb2 Rg6 44. Rb8+ Ke7 {[%csl Gc6][%CAl Rg6g2]} 45. Ne4+ Kd7 46. Nxc5+ Nxc5 {[%csl Gc6][%CAl Rg6g2]} 47. Rxg6 fxg6) 42... Rf1 {And now ...Rxf2 would win.} 43. Rb2 {Hoping for Rb8+.} (43. Rxf1 Rxg2+ 44. Kh1 Rg6+ 45. Kh2 Rg2+ 46. Kh1 Rg6+ 47. Kh2 Rg2+ $11) 43... Rb1 44. Rf2 ({And not} 44. Rxb1 Rxg2+ 45. Kh1 Rb2+ 46. Kg1 Rxb1+ 47. Kf2 Ke8 $11) 44... Rf1 {aiming for ...Rxf2.} 45. Rhf6 {Threatens to win with Rxf7+.} ({Worse is} 45. Rxf1 Rxg2+ 46. Kh1 Rg6+ 47. Kh2 Rxh6 $15) 45... Rxf2 46. Rxf2 Bxg2 $2 {Mistake. Bxa4 was best.} (46... Bxa4 47. g4) (46... a5 {was worth a try.} 47. g4 Nd4) 47. Rxg2 {Accuracy: White = 68%, Black = 45%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2526"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,95,36,41,39,35,47,44,66,66,101,99,97,95,107,100,105,101,140,140,162,162,242,237,240,252,260,228,214,176,232,223,222,225,248,225,252,251,283,250,285,276,350,366,358,348,332,300,312,276,348,342,396,401,448,442,606,592,494,483,593,580,604,624,572,544,704,700,680,680,657,657,649,649,616,596,29958,29960,29961,29958,29950,29951,29943,29944,29937,1194,746,746]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ $1 7. bxc3 e5 8. Bd3 Re8 {White is slightly better.} 9. Ne2 c5 $146 ({RR} 9... Qe7 10. f3 Nbd7 11. a4 a5 12. Bg5 Nf8 13. h4 h6 14. Be3 exd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Nb4 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. O-O c6 20. Qd2 Rd8 21. Rfd1 Be6 22. a5 Ra7 23. Qe3 {[#]} (23. Rdb1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 23... Rda8 $1 24. f4 {Sulypa,A (2451)-Bernasek,J (2515) Czech Republic CZE 2024 0-1 (40)}) 10. d5 Nbd7 {[%CAl Bb8d7,Bd7f8,Bf8g6,Bg6e5,Be5c4][%mdl 32]} 11. f3 Nf8 12. Be3 Ng6 13. h4 Nh5 14. Qd2 h6 {[#]} 15. Kf2 $1 f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (15... a6 16. a4) (15... a6 $142 16. Rab1 Nf6) 16. exf5 $18 e4 17. Bxe4 ({Less strong is} 17. fxg6 exd3 18. Qxd3 Qf6 $16) (17. fxe4 Ne5 $16) 17... Ne5 18. Nf4 Nxc4 19. Qe2 Nxf4 (19... Nxe3 {was necessary.} 20. Qxe3 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 Qf6) 20. Bxf4 ({Don't take} 20. Qxc4 Nh5) 20... b5 {next ...Bxf5! is good for Black.} 21. g4 Rb8 22. Qc2 Ne5 23. g5 h5 24. Rab1 a5 25. Rhg1 Kh8 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Qe2 {aiming for f4.} c4 28. Rg3 Rf8 29. Qc2 Qb6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best.} (29... Qd6 30. g6 Kg8 31. Rg5 Rf6 32. Rxh5 Bd7 33. Kg2 Rbf8 34. Rd1 a4 35. Rg5) 30. Kg2 Qe3 {[#]} 31. f4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxf4 {[%CAl Rc8f5]} 32. Rf1 Qxh4 33. Rh1 Qf4 {[%CAl Rc8f5]} 34. Rf1 ({But not} 34. Rxh5+ Kg8) 34... Qh4 {If only Black now had time for ...g6!...} 35. Rh1 Qf4 {[%CAl Rc8f5]} 36. Rxh5+ Kg8 {[%CAl Rc8f5]} 37. f6 {Threatening mate with Bh7+.} gxf6 38. gxf6+ Kf7 39. Bg6+ Kxf6 {Threatens to win with ...Ke7.} 40. Rf3 Rg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxf3+ was best.} (40... Qxf3+ 41. Kxf3) 41. Rxf4+ exf4 42. Rf5+ Bxf5 43. Qxf5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg7 44. Qf7+ Kh6 45. Qh7+ Kg5 46. Qh5+ Kf6 47. Qf5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg7 48. Kf3 {Accuracy: White = 98%, Black = 48%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2732"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 20,119,42,36,33,30,35,33,42,41,42,37,42,33,43,35,83,82,78,63,78,77,80,80,77,66,53,-27,-25,-23,-28,-33,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,29,30,51,33,35,25,25,31,24,37,16,20,71,54,100,9,12,11,7,11,11,0,0,0,114,119,194,186,209,209,210,206,196,189,216,218,217,191,191,191,172,0,0,0,0,0,231,257,239,226,591,591,29989,29990,29992,29993,29993,29994,29994,29995,29995,29994]} 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. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 a5 13. a4 Nd7 {White is slightly better.} 14. O-O O-O 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Bg6 17. Bb5 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 17... Rc8 {17...?f6 0.35} 18. c4 b6 19. Nd4 Bf6 (19... Qc7 $16) 20. Bxd6 Nc5 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Re1 Qd6 24. Qe3 Kg7 25. Bc6 Nd3 26. Re2 Ne5 27. b3 $1 Qa3 28. h3 Qa1+ 29. Re1 Qb2 30. Re2 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Qb1 (31... Rh8 {might work better.} 32. Nb5 Bd3) 32. Qg3 {Dominguez Perez,L (2748)-Spitzl,V (2365) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (50)}) 18. Rae1 Ne4 19. Qe2 Bh4 20. g3 Bf6 21. Qg2 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Rae8 23. Be3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe8 was best.} (23. Bxe8 Rxe8) ({Better is} 23. Bxe8 $14 Rxe8 24. Nd2) 23... Qc7 $11 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Qc4 27. c3 Re5 28. Kg1 Qxa4 29. Ra1 Qd7 30. Rxa5 {Rfa1 is the strong threat.} Ng5 31. h4 Be4 $1 {[%CAl Re4g2]} 32. Ra8+ Kh7 $1 33. Qe2 {[%CAl Re2h5]} Bg6 34. Qd2 (34. hxg5 $2 Rxe2 35. Nxe2 Qb5 $19) 34... Ne4 35. Qg2 Qc7 36. Rf4 Qc5 37. Kh2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best.} (37. Qh3 $1) (37. Qh3 $1 $16) 37... Nf6 38. Nf3 Nxd5 39. Nxe5 dxe5 40. Rfa4 b5 41. Rd8 Nf6 $2 {Mistake. bxa4 was best.} (41... bxa4 42. Rxd5 Qc7 43. Qd2 f6 44. Qe3 Qc4 45. Rd2 Qa6 46. Rg2 Qc6 47. Qe2) (41... bxa4 $11 {remains equal.} 42. Rxd5 Qe3) 42. Rb4 $1 $16 Qe3 (42... Bf5 $16 {was necessary.} 43. Qf1 Be6) 43. Rd2 $1 $18 e4 44. Qe2 ({Don't take} 44. Rxb5 $6 Ng4+ 45. Kh3 f6 $16) 44... Qa7 45. Rdd4 ({Not} 45. Qxb5 Ng4+ 46. Kh1 Qa1+ 47. Kg2 Ne3+ 48. Kf2 Ng4+ 49. Kg2 Ne3+ 50. Kf2 Ng4+ 51. Kg2 $11) 45... Ng4+ 46. Kg2 f5 47. Rxb5 Qa6 48. Rd8 {Strongly threatening Rh8+!} Bf7 {aiming for ...Bc4!} 49. Rh8+ Kg6 {[#] White must now prevent ...Bc4!} 50. Qd2 $4 {Blunder. Rhb8 was best.} (50. Rhb8 $1) (50. Rhb8 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rb8b6]} Kh7 51. R8b6) 50... e3 $11 51. Qd3 {[%csl Gb5][%CAl Rd3f5]} Qc6+ (51... Be6 $5 52. c4 $8 Qc6+ 53. Rd5 e2 54. Qxe2 Bxd5+ 55. cxd5 Qxd5+ 56. Kg1 Qc5+ 57. Kh1 (57. Kf1 Qc1+ 58. Kg2 Qc6+ 59. Kg1 Qc5+ 60. Kh1 Qc1+ 61. Kg2 Qc6+ 62. Kg1 Qc5+ $11) 57... Qc1+ 58. Kg2 Qc6+ 59. Kg1 Qc5+ 60. Kh1 (60. Kf1 Qc1+ 61. Kg2 Qc6+ 62. Kg1 Qc5+ $11) 60... Qc1+ 61. Kg2 Qc6+ 62. Kg1 Qc5+ $11) 52. Kg1 {[%csl Gb5][%CAl Rd3f5]} Qf3 $4 {Blunder. Be6 was best.} (52... Be6 $1 53. Rxh5 Qf3 54. Rbxf5 Bxf5 55. Rg5+ Kf6 56. Qd8+ Kf7 57. Qc7+ Ke8 58. Qb8+) (52... Be6 $1 $11 53. Rxh5 Qf3 54. Rg5+ Kh6 55. Rbxf5 Qxg3+ 56. Kf1 Qh3+ 57. Ke2 Qg2+ 58. Ke1 Qg3+ 59. Kf1 (59. Kd1 Bb3+ 60. Ke2 Qg2+ 61. Ke1 Qh1+ 62. Ke2 Qg2+ 63. Ke1 Qh1+ 64. Ke2 Qg2+ $11) 59... Qh3+ 60. Ke2 Qg2+ 61. Ke1 Qg3+ 62. Kf1 (62. Kd1 Bb3+ 63. Ke2 Qg2+ 64. Ke1 Qh1+ 65. Ke2 Qg2+ 66. Ke1 Qh1+ 67. Ke2 Qg2+ $11)) 53. Rb6+ $18 Nf6 {( -> ...Qf2+)} 54. Qf1 Qe4 $4 {Blunder. Qxg3+ was best.} (54... Qxg3+ 55. Qg2 {[%CAl Rg2g3]} Qg4 {[#]} 56. Rb4 $1 {[%CAl Rb4g4]} Ne4 57. Rxe4 fxe4 58. Ra8 Kf5 59. Rf8 Kg6 60. Qxg4+) (54... Qxg3+ $142 55. Qg2 Qg4) 55. Qf4 {[%csl Gh4][%CAl Rf4g5]} Qb1+ $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf4 was best.} (55... Qxf4 56. gxf4 Bc4 57. Re8 e2 58. Rxf6+ Kxf6 59. Kf2 Kf7 60. Re3 Kf6 61. Ke1) 56. Kh2 {[%csl Gh4][%CAl Rf4g5] White mates.} Bd5 57. Qg5+ Kf7 {[#]} 58. Rxf6+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} gxf6 59. Qg8+ Ke7 60. Qxd5 {Accuracy: White = 89%, Black = 68%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 24,135,26,19,32,32,44,32,51,12,6,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,19,0,0,0,0,-1,0,0,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,25,0,26,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. b3 c5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Bf6 11. Na4 Re8 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bf5 15. e3 Qe7 {White is slightly better.} 16. Nc5 b6 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rc7 Qe5 20. Qc2 Rac8 21. Rc1 {[%CAl Rc7c8]} h5 22. Bf1 Red8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qd2 {[#] aiming for Rxc8+.} Rxc1 25. Qxc1 g6 26. h4 Kg7 27. b4 Bg4 28. a3 Bd7 29. Be2 Be6 30. Kf1 Bh3+ 31. Ke1 Be6 32. Bd1 Kh7 33. Be2 Kg7 34. Kf1 Bh3+ 35. Kg1 Be6 36. Kg2 Bd7 37. Qd2 Be6 38. a4 Qa1 {The position is equal.} 39. a5 Bh3+ 40. Kh2 Be6 41. Bb5 Kh7 42. Bd7 Bxd7 43. Qxd7 $11 {[%mdl 4160] [#] Endgame Double Attack. KQ-KQ} Qf6 44. Kg1 bxa5 45. bxa5 a6 46. Qb7 Qe6 47. Qb6 Qc4 48. Qf6 Kg8 49. Kg2 Qb5 50. Qb6 {And now Qxb5 would win.} Qc4 51. Qb8+ Kh7 52. Qe5 Kg8 53. Qg5 Kh7 54. Qf4 Kg8 55. g4 {gxh5 is the strong threat.} hxg4 56. Qxg4 Qb5 57. Qg5 Qe2 58. Qd8+ Kh7 59. Qd7 Qf3+ 60. Kg1 Kg7 61. Qd4+ Kg8 62. Qd6 Qf5 63. Qd8+ Kg7 64. Kf1 Qh3+ 65. Ke1 Qh1+ 66. Ke2 Qf3+ 67. Ke1 Qh1+ 68. Ke2 {Accuracy: White = 92%, Black = 92%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A09"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2706"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. b5 Qc7 5. g3 e5 6. d3 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 6... h6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Bd6 9. a4 a5 10. e4 dxe3 11. fxe3 O-O 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Nh4 Bg4 14. Nd5 Bxd1 15. Nxc7 Bxc7 16. Rxd1 Ra7 17. Bb2 b6 18. d4 Nbd7 19. Re1 g6 20. Bc6 Re7 21. Nf3 {Makarian,R (2525)-Mekhitarian,K (2554) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (36)}) 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 Nf8 10. e3 Ne6 11. a5 Rb8 12. exd4 cxd4 13. Re1 O-O 14. b6 axb6 15. Na3 Bd7 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Bc6 19. Bh3 Nd7 20. Re1 Ndc5 21. Nc2 Ra8 22. Ba3 Ng5 23. Bg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qc6+ 25. f3 Qd6 26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Rb1 Qc8 28. Rb5 Ne6 29. Nb4 Re8 30. Qd2 h6 31. Rbe5 Qd7 32. f4 Nc7 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Qf2 Qa4 36. Qxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d6 7. Re1 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Ba7 10. Na3 g5 11. Bg3 g4 $146 ({RR} 11... Kg7 12. Nb5 Bb6 13. d4 Qe7 14. Qd3 Bg4 15. Nd2 Nh5 16. Bd5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 gxf4 18. Nc4 Kh7 19. Nbxd6 Rad8 20. Nf5 Qg5 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nxe5 Bh5 23. Kh1 Rg8 24. Rg1 c5 25. Rac1 Bg6 26. Qc4 {Csonka,B (2480)-Moksh,A (2353) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) 12. Bh4 Kg7 13. Nc2 Ne7 14. Bxf6+ Kxf6 15. Nh4 Kg7 16. Ne3 h5 17. d4 f5 18. Nhxf5+ Nxf5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nxf5+ Rxf5 21. Qb3 Bb6 22. Bd3 Rf7 23. Re2 a4 24. Qd5 c6 25. Qe4 Qg5 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Kh1 Raf8 28. Rf1 (28. Rae1) 28... h4 29. f4 Rf5 30. Rd2 $2 {Mistake. Ree1 was best.} (30. Ree1 exf4 31. Qb4 Bc5 32. Qxb7+ R5f7 33. Qxc6 Be3 34. Bc4 Re7 35. Rd1 f3) 30... exf4 31. Rdd1 R8f7 32. h3 f3 $4 {Blunder. gxh3 was best.} (32... gxh3) 33. hxg4 fxg2+ 34. Kxg2 h3+ 35. Kh1 Rxf1+ 36. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 37. Bxf1 Qc5 38. Qd4+ Qxd4 39. cxd4 Bxd4 40. b3 Kf6 41. bxa4 c5 42. a5 Kg5 43. a6 bxa6 44. Bxa6 Kxg4 45. a4 Kg3 46. Bc4 Bc3 47. Be6 Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Aditya Mittal"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E94"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,98,57,64,58,57,61,60,65,58,62,60,60,59,57,59,55,61,60,60,60,50,9,2,1,18,2,24,-38,-22,-43,-1,-39,-25,-24,-21,-23,-20,-34,-39,-42,-29,-28,-27,-42,-18,-85,-43,-47,-43,-135,-147,-125,-129,-145,-135,-217,-200,-266,-258,-316,-326,-369,-338,-355,-349,-346,-358,-411,-412,-423,-400,-465,-463,-463,-445,-509,-457,-479,-488,-812,-783,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29992]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 a5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nbd7 11. Rb1 {White is slightly better.} h5 12. Bg5 Qe8 $146 ({RR} 12... Qc8 13. a3 Nh7 14. Bd2 Bf6 15. b4 Bg5 16. Be1 h4 17. Nb5 b6 18. Be2 Qd8 19. Bd3 ({White should try} 19. c5 $14) 19... Nhf6 (19... axb4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 20. axb4 Ndf6) 20. Bc3 Nh5 21. Re1 Kh7 22. Be2 Ng7 23. Qc2 f5 24. Bf3 Bf4 25. Bb2 Rf7 26. Kh1 Kg8 27. Re2 {Aditya,M (2572)-Jovanovic,Z (2513) Viernheim GER 2024 1-0 (45)}) 13. a3 Nh7 14. Be3 Bf6 15. g3 Bg5 16. Bxg5 Nxg5 17. Bg2 $1 Qe7 18. f4 (18. h4 $5 {[%CAl Rh4g5]} Nh7 19. b3 $11) 18... Nh7 19. f5 Kh8 20. Kh2 Rg8 21. Qd2 ({Better is} 21. Nb5 $11) 21... a4 22. Nb5 Ndf6 23. c5 dxc5 24. d6 cxd6 25. Qxd6 Rge8 26. Rfd1 Ra6 27. Qd2 Kg7 28. Rbc1 Rc8 29. Rc4 Rcc6 30. Qc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. fxg6 was best.} (30. fxg6 fxg6 31. Nc3 Rd6 32. Nd5 Nxd5 33. exd5 b6 34. Re1 Ng5 35. Re2 Ra7) (30. Qf2 $11 {remains equal.}) 30... Nd7 {Strongly threatening ...Nb6.} 31. Qd2 Nhf6 32. Bf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.} (32. Qe2 h4 33. gxh4 Nh5 34. Qf2 Nf4 35. Nc3 Nb6 36. Nd5 $1 {[%CAl Rd5e7]} Nbxd5 37. exd5 Rcb6) ({White should play} 32. Qe2 $15) 32... Nb6 $17 33. Rc2 Nxe4 34. Qe2 Nf6 35. Bg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best.} (35. Nc3 e4) (35. Nc3 $17) 35... e4 $19 36. Nc3 {[%CAl Rc3e4]} gxf5 37. Rf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.} (37. Qe3 Kg6 38. Bf1 c4 39. Be2 Qe5 40. Rcd2 Ra8 41. Qf4 Qxf4 42. gxf4 Ne8) 37... Qe5 38. Qe3 {[#] And now Qg5+ would win.} Kg6 39. Rcf2 Nbd5 {[%CAl Bb6d5,Bd5e7,Be7g6][%mdl 32]} 40. Qc1 Ne7 ({Don't take} 40... h4 41. Rxf5 Qxg3+ 42. Kh1 $19) 41. Ne2 Rab6 42. Nf4+ Kh7 43. Qc4 Kg7 44. Qxa4 h4 {Threatens to win with ...hxg3+.} 45. gxh4 Ng6 46. Kg1 {If only White now had time for Nh5+....} Rxb2 47. Nh5+ (47. Rxb2 $142 Qxb2 48. Nxg6 fxg6 49. Rf2) 47... Nxh5 48. Rxf5 $4 {[#] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb2 was best.} (48. Rxb2 Qxb2 49. Rxf5 Nxh4 {[%csl Gh4][%CAl Rb2g2]} 50. Rg5+ Rg6 51. Rxg6+ Nxg6 52. Qxe4 Ng3 53. Qe1 Ne2+) 48... Rxg2+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 49. Kxg2 Nxh4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 52%, Black = 85%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Sankalp Gupta"] [Black "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2665"] [PlyCount "165"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,165,10,10,7,37,18,26,1,2,0,19,6,12,12,19,-7,38,-13,-13,-16,-5,-3,-16,-21,6,1,6,-6,-4,0,-1,-76,-73,-60,-60,-96,-96,-100,-98,-111,-110,-197,-77,-87,-87,-86,-83,-84,-60,-55,-54,-93,-101,-106,-100,-109,-111,-159,-151,-162,-157,-182,-135,-198,-189,-205,-211,-223,-223,-225,-224,-222,-223,-222,-214,-222,-219,-217,-216,-228,-216,-214,-213,-212,-212,-224,-212,-231,-199,-224,-223,-225,-114,-225,-104,-242,-239,-244,-237,-241,-237,-239,-240,-241,-233,-240,-224,-240,-225,-320,-301,-301,-283,-331,-331,-335,-334,-303,-296,-324,-201,-201,-207,-218,-219,-301,-12,0,0,0,0,0,35,2,46,32,23,0,0,0,0,0,319,119,117,117,325,303,484,483,467,453,800,795,777,776,29986,29987]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. d4 dxc4 8. bxc4 {White has an edge.} e5 9. d5 Na5 $146 ({RR} 9... Ne7 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. Qc2 c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. h4 Re8 14. Ng5 (14. h5 $16 Nf8 15. Ne4) 14... Bb4 15. a3 Ba5 (15... Be7 $14) 16. O-O-O $1 Qe7 17. Nce4 $1 {[%CAl Re4d6]} Rb8 (17... Bg4 $16) 18. Nd6 $1 e4 19. Ngxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Rd8 21. c5 Nf8 22. Nc4 Qxc5 23. Nxa5 Qxa5 24. Qc3 {Ganguly,S (2574)-Sorensen,H (2428) Fagernes NOR 2024 1-0 (77)}) 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. e4 a6 15. Nd1 Bd7 16. Rc1 c6 17. Ne3 Rc8 18. Qb1 Na4 19. Ba1 Bc5 20. Nb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best.} (20. Qd3 b5 21. h3 cxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Qg3 c3 25. Bxc3 Nxc3) (20. Qd3 $11) 20... Bxe3 $1 $17 21. fxe3 Nb7 $1 22. Rcd1 c5 23. Nd2 Nd6 24. Nf3 f6 25. Nh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.} (25. Nd2 b5 26. Rc1 Qe7 27. a3 Rb8 28. Bc3 Nb7 29. Nb3 b4 30. Be1 a5) (25. Qc2 $17) 25... g6 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (25... b5 26. Nf3 bxc4 27. Qc2 c3 28. Bxc3 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Nxe4 30. Qb3 Nd6 31. Nd2) (25... b5 $1 $19 {has better winning chances.} 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. exf5 Qd7) 26. Nf3 b5 27. Nd2 Qe7 28. Rf2 Nb6 29. Rdf1 Rf8 30. Qc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. a3 was best.} (30. a3 Rb8) 30... b4 31. Nb3 Nb7 32. Bd3 a5 33. Bb2 a4 34. Nd2 a3 35. Ba1 Ba4 36. Nb3 (36. Qc1 $17) 36... Nd6 $19 37. h3 Rf7 38. Qc1 Bxb3 39. axb3 Nd7 40. Qb1 h5 41. Bc2 Rh7 42. Bd3 Rf8 43. Bc2 Rff7 44. Bd3 Kf8 45. Bc2 Ke8 46. Bd3 Kd8 47. Bc2 Kc7 48. Bd3 Qf8 49. Bc2 Qh6 50. Qe1 Qg5 $2 {Mistake. Rh8 was best.} (50... Rh8 51. g3 Rhf8 52. Kh2 f5 53. exf5 gxf5 54. Rf3 Qg5 55. Qf2 Kc8 56. Qe1) (50... Rh8 $19 51. g3 Ra8) 51. Rf3 $2 {Mistake. Bd4 was best.} (51. Bd4 f5 $1) (51. Bd4 $17) 51... h4 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best.} (51... Rh8 52. Kh1 Qh6 53. R3f2 Rb8 54. Kh2 Qg5 55. Rf3 Ra8 56. Kg1 h4 57. Kh1) (51... Rf8 $19 {is more deadly.} 52. Bd3 h4) 52. Kh2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best.} (52. Bc3 f5 53. Bxb4 cxb4 54. Qxb4 fxe4 55. Rxf7 Rxf7 56. Re1 a2 $1 57. Qa5+ Kb8) (52. Bc3 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} bxc3 53. Qxc3) 52... Rf8 53. Rg1 Qh6 54. Rgf1 Rhf7 55. R3f2 Qg5 56. Rf3 f5 57. exf5 Nxf5 58. Bxf5 Rxf5 ({Don't do} 58... gxf5 59. Kh1 $17) 59. d6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best.} (59. Qf2 Kc8 60. Qe1 Rxf3 61. gxf3 Qf5 62. Qxh4 Qc2+ 63. Rf2 (63. Kg1 $142) 63... Qb1 64. d6 Qd3) (59. Qf2 $142) 59... Kxd6 60. Qd2+ Kc7 {Threatens to win with ...Rxf3.} 61. Rd1 Qe7 62. Rxf5 gxf5 (62... Rxf5 $2 63. Qd5 $17) 63. Qd5 Re8 64. Qf3 Qe6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best.} (64... Nb8 65. Qxf5 Nc6 66. Qg6 Rf8 67. Kg1 Qf6 68. Qg4 Kb6 69. Kh2 Rf7 70. Qe4) 65. Qh5 Nf6 $1 {[%CAl Rf6h5]} 66. Qxh4 Rd8 67. Rf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best.} (67. Rxd8 Kxd8 68. Qg5 Ke8 $1 69. g4 fxg4 70. Bxe5 Kf7 71. h4 g3+ 72. Kg1 Nd7) 67... Ne4 $4 {Blunder. Rd3 was best.} (67... Rd3 $1 68. Qh8 Nd7 69. Qh7 Qd6 70. Qxf5 e4+ 71. Kg1 Rxb3 72. h4 Rxe3 73. h5) (67... Rd3 $1 $19 68. Qh8 Nd7) 68. Qh7+ $11 Kb6 {aiming for ...Nd2.} 69. Rxf5 Rd7 70. Qh5 Nc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best.} (70... Rg7 71. Bxe5 Re7 72. Qh8 Re8 73. Qh7 Re7 74. Qh8) 71. Rg5 Qc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best.} (71... Rf7 72. Rxe5) 72. Qe8 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (72. h4) 72... Qc7 $1 73. h4 e4+ $1 74. Kh3 Rd8 $1 {[%CAl Rd8e8]} 75. Qe6+ Ka7 $4 {Blunder. Qd6 was best.} (75... Qd6 76. Qf5 Rf8 77. Qh7 $1 Qe6+ 78. g4 Rf3+ 79. Kg2 Qd6 80. Rg6 Rf6 81. Rxf6) (75... Qd6 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 76. Qf5 Rf8) 76. Rf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (76. h5 $1 a2 77. Rf5 Rd1 78. Rf7 Qxf7 79. Qxf7+ Kb6 80. Qe6+ Ka7 81. Bb2 Rd2) (76. h5 $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.}) 76... Rd6 $16 77. Qe5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} a2 $4 {Blunder. Kb7 was best.} (77... Kb7 {[#]} 78. Rf1 $1) (77... Kb7 $16 {is a better defense.}) 78. Rf2 $18 Kb6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc8+ was best.} (78... Qc8+ 79. g4 Rg6 80. Qf4 Rc6 81. h5 Kb7 82. Bxc3 bxc3 83. Rxa2 Qe8 84. Qf5) (78... Qc8+ {was called for.} 79. Kh2 Re6 80. Qg7+ Kb6 81. Bxc3 bxc3 82. Rxa2 Qc7+ 83. Qxc7+ Kxc7) 79. Bxc3 bxc3 80. Rxa2 Rd2 $2 {[#] Mistake. Rd1 was best.} (80... Rd1 {80...?d7+ 4.32 [#]} 81. Qxc7+ (81. Ra6+ $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxa6 82. Qxc7)) (80... Qd7+ $142 81. g4 Rd2) 81. Ra6+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} Kxa6 82. Qxc7 c2 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3 was best.} (82... Rd3 83. Qc6+ (83. b4 $142 cxb4 84. Qc6+ Ka7 85. Qa4+ Kb7 86. Qxb4+ Kc7 87. h5 Kd7 88. Qb7+ Kd6 89. h6) 83... Ka7 84. Qxc5+ Kb7 85. Qb5+ Kc7 86. Qe5+ Kc8 87. Qxe4 c2 88. Qxd3) 83. Qc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 66%, Black = 67%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 O-O $146 ({RR} 10... Ne4 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Qc2 h5 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Kxd2 h4 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Be5 Rh6 17. h3 Qe7 18. a3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. Rad1 O-O-O 21. Kc1 Qf6 22. Kb1 Qg6 23. Qxg6 Rxg6 24. Rd2 Re8 25. Re1 {Rahman,T (2166)-Das,S (2507) Hua Hin THA 2024 0-1 (62)}) 11. Bb5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Ne7 13. Qa3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.} (13. Nd2) 13... Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Bg6 16. h3 Nf5 17. Be5 Nd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best.} (17... Nh4 18. Rhg1 Qc8 19. Be2 Qf5 20. Bg3 Rae8 21. Rac1 b5 22. Bxb5 Rb8 23. c4) 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Qb3 Qf6 20. f3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best.} (20. Qxd5) 20... Qe6 21. c4 dxc4 22. Bxc4 Qe7 23. Bd5 Rac8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Black "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2508"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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 Be7 12. O-O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 ({RR} 13. Rxd4 Bf6 14. Rb4 Rb8 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Kb1 Ba4 17. b3 Bd7 18. Qe3 b5 19. Rbd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 O-O 21. b4 Qa3 22. Qxd7 a5 23. Qd2 axb4 24. cxb4 Rbd8 25. Qxd8 Qxb4+ 26. Ka1 Qc3+ 27. Kb1 Qb4+ {Kosakowski,J (2482)-Szpar,M (2495) Piraeus GRE 2024 ½-½}) 13... Bd7 $146 ({RR} 13... O-O 14. Bc2 Qxa2 15. h4 Qa1+ 16. Bb1 Qa5 17. f4 Qc7 18. Qe4 f5 19. Qe3 Kh8 20. g4 Bc5 21. Rhg1 Bd7 22. Qg3 Bd6 23. Rdf1 Bc5 24. Rd1 Bd6 25. Ne2 Rf7 26. g5 Bb5 27. Bd3 Ba4 28. Bc2 {Valenzuela Gomez,F (2383)-Ribera Veganzones,S (2215) Sant Boi ESP 2023 1-0 (45)}) 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Qa6 Qc7 16. Bc6 Rb6 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. Qc4 O-O 19. Nb3 Qb7 20. f3 Bf6 21. Kb1 Rc8 22. Qe4 Qxe4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best.} (22... Qb8 23. Rd2) 23. fxe4 a5 24. Kc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxa5 was best.} (24. Nxa5 Bxc3 25. Nb3 Be5 26. h3 h5 27. Rc1 Rcb8 28. Rhe1 g5 29. Re2 g4) 24... a4 25. Nd4 Rb4 26. e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D27"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,87,26,32,20,26,19,37,-1,25,25,30,28,31,30,33,27,37,33,35,37,34,28,30,30,29,-5,34,32,51,36,114,129,175,73,92,49,171,178,191,184,189,185,198,62,178,184,148,165,139,140,225,212,340,336,353,264,260,258,358,355,344,325,364,370,367,371,380,379,365,367,372,366,361,341,402,404,481,478]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({RR} 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. b3 Ke7 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 b5 13. Rfc1 Bd6 14. a4 Rab8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rhc8 18. Bf3 e5 19. Bb2 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Be6 {Lagarde,M (2638)-Terry,R (2522) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nc3 Ke7 11. b3 Bd7 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Nb6 Rad8 14. Rd1 Bc5 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Rxd7+ Nxd7 17. Bb2 f6 18. Rc1 Bd6 (18... Rc8 $11 {remains equal.}) 19. Nd2 ({Better is} 19. Bxa6 $16 Ra8 20. Bxb7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rxa2 21. Bxf6+ gxf6 22. Bxc6) 19... Rc8 20. Ne4 Bb4 21. a3 Bd6 22. Nxd6 Kxd6 23. Kf1 Rc7 {Lopusiewicz,P (2301)-Estrada Nieto,J (2212) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (42)}) 9... O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 Nd5 12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Ne4 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 Qe7 16. Nc5 Rfd8 17. Nxd7 ({Avoid the trap} 17. Nxb7 $2 Rdb8 $19) 17... Rxd7 18. Nd2 Rad8 {White must now prevent ...Nxe3!} 19. Nb3 Nb6 20. Rfc1 e5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Na4 was best.} (20... Na4) (20... Na4 $14 21. Qc2 Rc8) 21. h3 $16 Rd6 22. Rc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best.} (22. Nc5 $1 Rd2 23. Rc2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 a5 25. bxa5 Nxa5 26. Qc3 $1 {[%CAl Rc3a5]} Rc8 27. Qxa5 Qxc5) (22. Nc5 $1 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 22... e4 23. Nc5 f5 $2 {Mistake. Nd5 was best.} (23... Nd5 24. Rac1 h6 25. Qb3 Kh8 26. b5 axb5 27. Qxb5 b6 $1 28. Nxe4 Nd4 $1 29. exd4) (23... Nd5 $14) 24. b5 $18 axb5 25. Qxb5 Na7 26. Qa5 Nac8 27. Nb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best.} (27. Rac1 h6 28. a4 Rc6 29. Nb3 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 f4 (30... Qf6 {was necessary.} 31. Rc7 Kh7 32. Rxb7 Rd5) 31. Bg4 fxe3 32. fxe3 Kh7) (27. Rac1 $18) 27... Qf6 $2 {Mistake. Nd5 was best.} (27... Nd5 28. Nd4 Qf6 29. Rb1 Ncb6 30. Nb5 R6d7 31. Nc7 h6 32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Rd1) ({Black should play} 27... Nd5 $14) 28. Rac1 Ne7 29. Nc5 Ra8 30. Qb4 Ned5 (30... Ra7 $16) 31. Qb5 $1 Qf7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.} (31... Qe7 32. a4 $1 {[%CAl Ra4a5]} Nc7 33. Bc4+ Nxc4 34. Qxc4+ Ne6 {[#]} 35. Qb5 $1 Qe8 36. Qxe8+ Rxe8 37. Nxb7) (31... Qe7 {keeps fighting.} 32. a4 Nc7 33. Bc4+ Nxc4 34. Qxc4+ Ne6) 32. a4 Nc7 33. Qb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best.} (33. Qb1 Ncd5 34. a5 Rxa5 {[#]} 35. Nxe4 $1 Rc6 36. Nd6 Qf6 37. Rxc6 bxc6 38. Nxf5 c5) 33... Nbd5 34. Qa3 b5 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best.} (34... Rg6 35. Nxb7 h6 36. Kh1 Qf6 37. Nc5 Qe7 38. a5 f4 39. exf4 Nxf4 40. Bf1) 35. Nxe4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rg6 (35... fxe4 36. Qxd6) 36. Nc5 Kh8 37. Nd3 Rxa4 38. Ne5 Rxa3 39. Nxf7+ Kg8 40. Rxc7 Nxc7 41. Rxc7 Rb6 42. Ne5 {[%CAl Rc7c8]} Ra8 43. Bf3 Rf8 44. Nd7 {Accuracy: White = 77%, Black = 50%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2723"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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. Rb3 Qa5 19. d5 cxd5 20. Ng5 g6 21. Rd3 Nc6 22. Bd7 $146 ({RR} 22. Rxd5 Bc5 23. Ne4 Rad8 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nd7 Qxa2 26. Rd2 Qa5 27. Qc1 Ne5 28. Qb2 f6 29. Ra1 Qb4 30. Rxa7 Qxb2 31. Rxb2 Nxd7 32. Rxd7+ Rxd7 33. Bxd7 Rd8 34. Rd2 f5 35. Kf1 Kf6 36. Rd3 Ra8 {Cahaya,S (2184)-Madaminov,M (2501) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (100)}) 22... Ne7 23. Qa1 d4 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 25. Qxd4 Be5 26. Qh4+ Kg7 27. Qxe7 Qc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C87"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2587"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,65,59,60,45,65,51,51,24,24,26,32,38,33,33,70,69,103,106,109,109,104,116,118,111,180,182,245,241,216,120,221,67,93,89,85,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. d3 Nd7 9. Be3 h6 10. Nbd2 Bg5 11. Bxc6 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({RR} 11. Nf1 Qf6 12. Ng3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 g6 15. Ne2 O-O-O 16. d4 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nb6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Kf2 Kd7 20. Rad1 Ke6 21. Nc1 f6 22. Nd3 a5 23. b3 Nd7 24. c4 Ke7 ({Black should try} 24... c5 $11) 25. c5 dxc5 {Nanjo,R (2346)-Panjwani,R (2468) Cappelle la Grande FRA 2024 1-0 (65)}) 11... bxc6 12. d4 c5 13. Bxg5 hxg5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qf6 16. Qa4 g4 17. hxg4 Qh6 {[%csl Gh8][%CAl Rh6h1]} 18. Kf1 Rb8 19. b3 Qf4 (19... exd4 $16 20. cxd4 cxd4) 20. dxe5 $18 dxe5 (20... Rb6 $142 21. g5 Qg4) 21. g5 Rb6 22. Ke2 ({Better is} 22. Rad1 $18 Rh1+ 23. Ke2 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 (24. Kxe1 Rd6 $16)) 22... Rd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best.} (22... Qg4 23. Rad1 Ke7 24. Rd3 Rd6 25. Rxd6 cxd6 26. Qc6 Rb8 {[#]} (26... Qxg2 $16 27. Rd1 Qg4 28. Qxd6+ Ke8) 27. Rh1 $1 {[%CAl Rh1h4]} Rb6 28. Qd5) (22... Qg4 $16 {was worth a try.}) 23. Rh1 $2 {Mistake. Rad1 was best.} (23. Rad1 Ke7 24. Rxd6 cxd6 25. g3 Qg4 26. Qc6 Nb8 27. Qd5 Qc8 28. Rd1 Qe6) (23. Rad1 $18) 23... Rxh1 $1 $14 24. Rxh1 Qg4 25. g3 (25. g6 $16) 25... Rd3 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2112] [#] Double Attack. Black has good play.The position is equal.} 26. Rh8+ Ke7 27. Kxd3 Qxf3+ {[%mdl 4160] Endgame Double Attack. KQR-KQN} 28. Kc2 Qxf2+ 29. Kb1 Qe1+ 30. Kb2 {Black must now prevent Rh2.} Qd2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 31. Kb1 Qd1+ 32. Kb2 {Rh2 is the strong threat.} Qd2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 33. Kb1 {Accuracy: White = 67%, Black = 66%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2591"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Be3 Nh6 10. Bd3 Ng4 11. O-O Be7 12. Nbd2 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Nb8 14. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 14. Nb3 Ba4 15. Qb1 Bxb3 16. Qxb3 O-O 17. Rac1 Nd7 18. Rc2 Rc7 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Qc2 Qxc2 23. Bxc2 Nb6 24. Nd2 Nc4 25. Nxc4 dxc4 26. Kf2 b5 27. e4 Kf8 28. d5 Bg5 {Fernandez Siles,L (2218)-Shuvalov,E (2079) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 14... Rc3 15. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 16. Rxc1 a5 17. bxa5 Qxa5 18. Rb1 b6 19. Qd1 O-O 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Narayanan S L"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2589"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,72,35,39,-7,-5,-17,-13,-16,-19,-31,-35,-41,-15,-14,0,-36,0,-12,66,-9,-14,-14,-9,-10,-7,-32,-32,-34,-12,-61,-53,-352,-351,-348,-349,-343,-350,-344,-331,-333,-332,-436,-435,-434,-436,-434,-433,-430,-433,-431,-430,-428,-413,-414,-416,-491,-485,-490,-485]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 9. Qc2 Ne4 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. O-O Bf8 12. Nd2 (12. Ne5 $16) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. c4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Nc5 17. Qc2 Ne6 18. Bg3 h5 19. h3 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Rad1 Qg5 22. h4 Qf6 23. Rd5 g6 {Tomashevsky,E (2681)-Lagno,K (2542) Moscow RUS 2023 1-0 (48)} ({Black should try} 23... Qg6 $14 24. Qe2 Rad8)) ({RR} 9. h3 Ne4 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. O-O Ndf6 13. Ne5 Bf8 (13... Be6 $14) 14. f3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 $2 (15. Bxf5 $18 Nb5 16. Bg5) 15... Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nd7 17. Ng4 b5 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nc5 20. Qf3 Nxe4 21. Ne5 $2 (21. Be5 $11 f6 22. Qxe4 fxe5 23. Nxe5) 21... Qd5 22. Rae1 Nf6 $1 23. Nxc6 (23. Qf2 $142) 23... Qxf3 $1 {Bluebaum,M (2658)-Lagno,K (2542) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. O-O Nxf4 12. exf4 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. h3 Be6 16. Re2 Rc8 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Qd2 b5 19. a3 a5 20. Bb1 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Na4 Ra8 (22... Ne4 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512] keeps the balance.} 23. Bxe4 dxe4) 23. b3 (23. Nc5 $16) 23... Ne4 $1 {Dubnevych,M (2293)-Venkatesh,N (2033) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 9... Nh5 10. Be5 Nd7 11. Qc2 {The position is equal.} g6 12. h3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 b5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Rfe1 Qb6 (16... Rc8 $11) 17. Bf1 (17. g4 $14) 17... Rad8 $11 18. e4 b4 19. Na4 Qa5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. b3 Nf4 22. Kh2 (22. Qd2 $5 {[%CAl Rd2f4]} Ne6 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Rxd5 $11) 22... Ne6 23. Nd4 $4 {Blunder. g3 was best.} (23. g3 Bxa4 24. bxa4 Rc8 25. Qd2 Qxa4 26. Qxd5 Red8 27. Qb3 $1 {[%CAl Rb3a4]} Qc6 28. h4 Rxd1) (23. h4 $15) 23... Nxd4 $19 24. Rxd4 {[#]} Bxa4 $1 25. bxa4 {[#]} b3 $1 {[%CAl Rb3c2][%mdl 512]} 26. Qd1 (26. axb3 Qxe1) 26... bxa2 27. Re2 {[#]} Rxe5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Rxa2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rdd2 was best.} (28. Rdd2 d4 29. Rxa2 d3 30. Red2 {[#]} Red5 $1 31. Qb3 Qb4 32. Rab2 Qd6+ 33. g3 h5) (28. Rxe5 $2 {perishes.} Bd6 $19) (28. Rxe5 Bd6) 28... Re1 29. Qd3 Bg7 30. Rh4 Bf6 31. Rg4 {and the idea g3 leaves White hopeful.} h5 32. Rxg6+ fxg6 33. Qxg6+ Bg7 34. Bd3 Qc7+ 35. f4 $6 {Inaccuracy. g3 was best.} (35. g3 Qf7 36. Qh7+ Kf8 37. Kg2 Re6 38. Bb1 Rh6 39. Qd3 h4 40. a5 Kg8) 35... Qxf4+ 36. g3 Qh6 {Accuracy: White = 58%, Black = 82%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2692"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. g3 dxc4 $146 ({RR} 6... O-O 7. Bg2 Ne4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nb6 10. c5 Nc4 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 f5 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 e5 16. Be3 c6 17. Rfd1 Bf5 18. Qb4 Qf7 19. Rd6 Be6 20. a4 Bd5 21. Qg4 {Daneshvar,B (2597)-Alekseenko,K (2650) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 6... O-O 7. Bg2 Ne4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nb6 10. c5 Nc4 11. Ne1 f5 12. Nd3 b6 13. Rb1 a5 14. f3 Nf6 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Qc2 Bc8 17. Qa4 Bd7 18. Qc2 Bc8 {½-½ (18) Daneshvar,B (2597)-Alekseenko,K (2650) chess.com INT 2024}) 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O Qe7 9. Ne5 Nb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nf3 e5 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. d5 O-O-O 15. Nh4 Bxc3 16. d6 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best.} (16. dxc6) 16... Qf8 17. Qxc3 Be6 18. Qa3 Kb8 19. f4 exf4 20. Rxf4 Rg8 21. Rxf6 Nc8 22. Qe3 Rxd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best.} (22... Qg7) 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Nf5 Qd8 25. Qf4+ Ka8 26. Nxh6 Re8 27. Nxf7 $6 {Inaccuracy. e3 was best.} (27. e3 Qd1+ 28. Bf1 Nd6 29. h4 a6 30. g4 Nb5 31. Nxf7 c3 32. bxc3 Nxc3) 27... Qb6+ 28. e3 Qxb2 29. Ng5 Bd7 $4 {Blunder. Qc1+ was best.} (29... Qc1+ 30. Bf1 Bg8 31. h4 c3 32. Rf8 Rxf8 33. Qxf8 Qxe3+ 34. Kh2 Kb8 35. Bh3) 30. Qd4 Qc1+ 31. Bf1 $4 {Blunder. Rf1 was best.} (31. Rf1 Qxe3+ 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Ne4 Kb8 34. h4 Ne7 35. h5 Bf5 36. Rf3 Re1+) 31... Nb6 $2 {Mistake. c3 was best.} (31... c3 32. Rf2 Qxe3 33. Qxe3 Rxe3 34. Rc2 b5 35. Kf2 Re5 36. Nf3 Rc5 37. Bd3) 32. Ne4 Nd5 33. Rf7 Be6 34. Rxb7 $4 {Blunder. Rf2 was best.} (34. Rf2 c3) 34... Qxe3+ 35. Qxe3 Nxe3 36. Rb1 Bf5 37. Nd6 Bxb1 38. Nxe8 c3 39. Nc7+ Kb7 40. Ne6 Bxa2 41. Nc5+ Kc7 42. Be2 c2 43. Nd3 a5 44. Kf2 Nd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best.} (44... Nf5 45. Nc1) 45. Nc1 $4 {Blunder. Ke1 was best.} (45. Ke1) 45... Nb4 46. Ke3 a4 47. Kd2 Bd5 $2 {Mistake. Bg8 was best.} (47... Bg8 48. Kc3 a3 49. Bh5 Kd6 50. Bg6 a2 51. Kb2 Ke5 52. h4 Kf6 53. h5) 48. Kc3 a3 49. h4 Kd6 50. h5 a2 51. Kb2 Ke7 $2 {Mistake. Ke5 was best.} (51... Ke5 52. h6) 52. h6 Kf6 53. g4 c5 54. g5+ Kg6 55. Bh5+ Kh7 56. Bg4 Be4 57. Be6 Kg6 58. Bg8 Bf5 59. Nxa2 Nc6 60. Nc1 Ne7 61. Bb3 Kxg5 62. Bxc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2560"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,122,24,29,27,34,22,51,50,66,69,71,69,84,9,17,-4,-6,-25,-17,-17,1,-62,-23,-32,-30,-48,-58,-57,-56,-68,-60,-82,-52,-67,-67,-83,-84,-88,0,-81,-78,-69,-85,-74,-82,-80,-79,-76,-76,-79,-83,-85,-86,-97,-97,-114,-101,-191,-188,-216,-207,-214,-213,-281,-281,-417,-430,-376,-423,-476,-392,-396,-188,-406,-228,-371,-359,-403,-359,-402,-74,-397,-367,-488,-499,-587,-563,-688,-720,-672,-691,-570,-633,-29988,-29984,-29984,-29985,-29984,-604,-29977,-29978,-29987,-29980,-29991,-29967,-29960,-29981,-29990,-29991]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Be2 ({RR} 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Kb1 Bg5 15. Bf2 Rc8 16. h4 Bh6 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Ne4 Ke7 19. g4 Bf4 20. b3 b5 21. g5 Nf8 $2 (21... Rhe8 $16) 22. Bc5 $1 {[%CAl Rc5d6]} Rd8 23. c4 Qb8 {Ter Sahakyan,S (2649)-Firouzja,A (2759) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) 9... Nbd7 10. f4 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. f5 Bc4 12. a4 Rc8 (12... d5 $15 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6) 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. a5 Be7 15. Ra4 Qc7 16. O-O b5 17. axb6 $1 Nxb6 18. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 19. Kh1 h4 20. h3 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qc6 22. Qa1 Nxe4 23. Rxa6 Ng3+ 24. Kg1 Qc4 25. f6 {Zeng,C (2597)-Kacprzak,K (2322) Cannes FRA 2024 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. h3 h4 12. f5 Bc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Qe2 (14. Qf3 $14) 14... Rc8 15. Qxc4 Rxc4 16. Nd2 Rc8 17. O-O-O b5 18. Rhe1 Be7 (18... b4 $5 {[%CAl Rb4c3]} 19. Ne2 Be7 $11) 19. Kb1 Bd8 20. Nb3 b4 21. Nd5 Nxe4 22. Nxb4 a5 $1 23. Nd5 Ng3 $1 24. Nd2 Nxf5 25. Ne4 {Aquino,J (2166)-Sethuraman,S (2594) Bangalore IND 2024 0-1 (48)}) 11. f5 {White is slightly better.} Bc4 12. Bxc4 $1 Rxc4 13. Qd3 Qc8 14. O-O $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.} (14. Nd2 Rc7) ({White should try} 14. Nd2 $16 Rc7 15. O-O) 14... Be7 15. h3 b5 16. a3 O-O 17. Bf2 Qc7 18. Qf3 ({White should play} 18. Nd2 $11) 18... Rc8 (18... d5 $5 19. exd5 Rc8 $11) 19. Rfe1 Qb8 20. Kh1 Bd8 21. Qd3 Bb6 22. Bxb6 Nxb6 23. Nd2 R4c6 24. Rab1 Nc4 {...Nxb2! is the strong threat.} 25. Nxc4 Rxc4 26. Rbd1 R4c6 $6 {Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (26... b4) (26... b4 $17 27. axb4 Rxb4) 27. Re2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.} (27. Qe3 b4 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Qb6 30. Qg5 Qf2 31. Red1 Qf4 32. Qxh5 bxa3) (27. Qe3 $11) 27... b4 $17 28. axb4 Qxb4 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. exd5 Rc4 {aiming for ...Rd4.} 31. c3 Qb5 32. Rf2 f6 33. Qe2 h4 34. Qh5 a5 35. Kh2 a4 36. Rdd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.} (36. Qe2 Ra8) (36. Qe2 $17) 36... Qe8 $1 $19 {[%CAl Re8h5]} (36... Qc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] 36...?e8 -1.68}) 37. Qe2 {[#]} a3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 38. bxa3 Rxc3 39. Ra2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best.} (39. Rb2) 39... e4 40. Rf1 (40. Rf4 $142 e3 41. Qf3) 40... Qe5+ 41. Kh1 Rc1 42. a4 Qxd5 43. Ra1 Rxf1+ $6 {Inaccuracy. R8c2 was best.} (43... R8c2 44. Qe3 Rxf1+ 45. Rxf1 Ra2 46. a5 Rxa5 47. Rf4 Ra1+ 48. Kh2 Ra4 49. Rxh4) (43... R8c2 $142 44. Qh5 Qc6 45. Qxh4 d5) 44. Qxf1 $2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Mistake. Rxf1 was best. KQR-KQR} (44. Rxf1 Ra8) (44. Rxf1 $142 Re8 45. Qh5) 44... Ra8 $2 {Mistake. e3 was best.} (44... e3) (44... e3 $142 {And now ...Rc2 would win.} 45. a5 Rc2) 45. Qe1 (45. Rd1 $142 Qe5 46. Qb5) 45... Qxf5 46. a5 d5 47. a6 d4 $4 {Blunder. Qe5 was best.} (47... Qe5 48. Ra2 e3 49. a7 d4 50. Qe2 Qe4 51. Rb2 g6 $1 52. Qb5 Kg7 53. Qb8) (47... Qe5 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top. Hoping for ...e3.} 48. a7 Qd4) 48. a7 $4 {[#] Blunder. Qb4 was best.} (48. Qb4 Rxa6 (48... Qd7 $1 $17 49. a7 Kh7) 49. Qc4+ Re6 50. Ra6 $1 {[%CAl Ra6e6]} Kf7 51. Ra7+ Kg6 52. Qc7 Kh5 53. Qxg7 Re8) (48. Qb4 $17) 48... e3 $1 49. Qxh4 Qe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. Strongly threatening ...e2.} (49... Qd5) 50. Qe1 $4 {Blunder. Qg4 was best.} (50. Qg4 e2 51. Re1 Rxa7 52. Qxe2 {[#]} d3 $1 53. Qf1 Qd5 54. Rd1 Rd7 55. Rd2 Qe4) 50... d3 {White must now prevent ...d2.} 51. Ra3 d2 {[%CAl Rd2e1]} 52. Qe2 Qd4 53. Rd3 Qxa7 {( -> ...Qc7)} 54. Qg4 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd2 was best.} (54. Rxd2 exd2 55. Qxd2 Qa5 56. Qxa5 Rxa5 57. Kh2 Ra2 58. Kg1 Kh7 59. g3 Kg8) 54... Qa1+ $2 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc7 was best.} (54... Qc7 55. Qe6+ Kh8 {[%CAl Ra8a1]} 56. Qxe3 Ra1+ 57. Qg1 Qc1 {[%csl Ga1][%CAl Rc1g1]} 58. Qd1 Qxd1+ 59. Kh2 Qg1+ 60. Kg3) 55. Kh2 Qe5+ 56. g3 f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. e2 was best.} (56... e2) (56... e2 $142 57. Rd7 f5 58. Qf3 Rb8 59. Rxd2 e1=Q 60. Rc2 Q5e4 61. Qxe4 Qxe4 62. Rf2 Rb1 63. g4 f4 64. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 65. Kg2 Rb2+ 66. Kh1 Qh2#) 57. Qc4+ Kh7 {Black mates.} 58. Rd4 $6 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh4+ was best.} (58. Qh4+ Kg6 59. Qb4 d1=R 60. Rxd1 Ra2+ 61. Kh1 Qxg3 {[%csl Ga2][%CAl Rg3h2]} 62. Qd6+ Qxd6 63. Rxd6+ Kg5) 58... Ra6 $6 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. e2 was best.} (58... e2 59. Rh4+ Kg6 60. Rg4+ fxg4 61. Qxg4+ Kf7 62. Qc4+ Kf8 63. Qb4+ Ke8 64. Qb7) 59. Rd8 $6 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd5 was best.} (59. Rd5 Qe4) 59... Re6 $6 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. e2 was best.} (59... e2 60. Qh4+ Rh6 61. Rh8+ Kxh8 62. Qd8+ Kh7 63. Qxd2 e1=Q 64. Qxe1 Qxe1 65. h4) 60. Qe2 f4 61. Qd3+ Qe4 {Accuracy: White = 42%, Black = 69%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2680"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/A6P9NTIn} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bf4 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 a5 $146 ({RR} 11... Bb7 12. Qb3 Rc8 13. Rxc8 Qxc8 14. Nc3 a6 15. Rc1 Qa8 16. Na4 b5 17. Nc5 Rc8 18. Nxb7 {½-½ (18) Dishman,S (2290)-Emms,J (2448) Swidnica 2023 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/A6P9NTIn]}) ({RR} 11... Bb7 12. Qb3 Rc8 13. Rxc8 Qxc8 14. Nc3 Nh5 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Qb8 17. e3 Rc8 18. Bf1 Nhf6 19. a4 a5 20. Bb5 Bc6 21. Ba6 Bb7 22. Bb5 Qd6 23. Rc1 e5 24. Nf3 e4 25. Nd2 h5 26. Bf1 {Atakishiyev,E (2349)-Davtyan,A (2413) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (74)}) ({RR} 11... Bb7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Na4 Rc8 14. Bc7 Qe8 15. Qb3 b5 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Ne4 18. Ba5 Bd6 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Bxd2 Rc4 21. Qd3 Qd7 22. b3 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Qc3 Qxc3 26. Bxc3 {Gu,J (2105)-Chen,Y (2161) Shanghai CHN 2024 ½-½}) 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. a4 Rc8 14. Qd1 Nh5 15. e3 Nxf4 16. exf4 g6 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Nf6 19. Qd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best.} (19. Rc2 Ne4) 19... Qc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Sanal, Vahap"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E16"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,116,24,25,25,34,34,35,-7,-6,-10,-9,-9,-9,-17,-10,-25,-14,-28,20,18,20,13,19,15,23,-4,-7,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,0,0,-39,-41,-64,0,0,0,0,26,27,31,38,81,83,83,83,84,84,81,86,85,81,85,81,81,87,88,85,85,81,81,81,80,78,76,78,82,73,78,79,81,75,80,79,87,75,81,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Qd3 c5 $146 ({RR} 9... Be4 10. Qe3 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Bb7 $1 12. Qf4 Re8 13. e4 e5 14. Qe3 c6 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nh4 g6 17. Qg5 Nh5 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 {[#]} 19. Rd2 (19. d5 $1 $16) 19... Nf8 20. Rfd1 Ne6 21. Nf3 f6 22. Bh3 Nhg7 23. d5 cxd5 24. exd5 {Vidit,S (2742)-Nakamura,H (2788) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (71)}) 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. e4 {White is slightly better.} e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd5 Re8 14. Rae1 Qd6 15. Nd2 Nd4 16. f4 Nxd5 17. cxd5 f6 18. Nc4 Qd7 19. fxe5 fxe5 20. Rf2 Ba6 21. Ref1 Qa4 22. b3 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Qd7 24. Qd1 Qe7 25. Qg4 Rf8 26. h4 Rxf2 27. Rxf2 Rd8 (27... b5 $1 $15 28. Bf1 a6) 28. h5 h6 29. Bh3 Rd6 30. Kg2 Qd8 31. a4 a5 32. Qc8 Qxc8 33. Bxc8 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rf6 34. Bf5 Kf8 35. g4 Ke7 36. Kg3 Rf8 37. Kh4 Rf6 38. g5 hxg5+ 39. Kxg5 Kd6 40. Kg4 Ke7 41. Rg2 Kf8 42. Rg3 Ne2 43. Re3 Nd4 44. Kg5 Ke7 45. Rh3 Kd6 46. Bg4 Ke7 47. Rh1 Kd6 48. Bd1 Ke7 49. h6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best.} (49. Bg4 Nc2) (49. Rg1 $16) 49... gxh6+ $11 {The position is equal.} 50. Rxh6 Rxh6 51. Kxh6 {KB-KN} Kf6 $1 52. Kh5 {[#] Hoping for Kh6.} Kg7 $1 53. Kg5 Kf7 54. Kh4 {And now Kg5 would win.} Kf6 55. Kh5 {Threatens to win with Kh6.} Kg7 $1 56. Kg5 Kf7 57. Kh6 Kf6 $1 58. Kh5 {Strongly threatening Kh6.} Kg7 $1 {Accuracy: White = 89%, Black = 92%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2558"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Nc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxd4 13. Qxb7 Nf5 14. Bxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 d5 7. exd6 Nc5 $146 ({RR} 7... Nxd6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qf3 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Bf4 Bg5 12. Qh5 h6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne4 Qe5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 {½-½ (15) Belyakov,B (2416)-Zvjaginsev,V (2572) Ufa RUS 2024}) 8. dxc7 Nxd3+ 9. Qxd3 Qxd3 10. cxd3 Bd6 11. Nc3 Bxc7 12. Be3 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Rfd1 Bf5 15. d4 Ba5 16. d5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Rc4 19. Bxa7 f6 20. Rd2 Kf7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rdc8 was best.} (20... Rdc8 21. Bd4 Rd8 22. Bb6 Rdc8 23. d6 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. f3 Bd7 26. a4) 21. Be3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f3 was best.} (21. f3 h5 22. h3 h4 23. Rb2 Rxd5 24. Rxb7+ Rd7 25. Rxd7+ Bxd7 26. a3 Rc6) 21... b5 22. Bb6 Rdc8 23. d6 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rc7 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc3 was best.} (24... Rxc3 25. h3) 25. Rc4 $4 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc7+ was best.} (25. Rxc7+ Kg6 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Rdxd7 Kf5 28. Rxg7 Ke5 29. Rxh7 Ke6 30. Rhe7+ Kd5) 25... Rxc4 26. h3 Rc3 $4 {Blunder. Bd7 was best.} (26... Bd7) 27. Re2 $4 {Blunder. d7 was best.} (27. d7 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Bxd7 29. Rxd7+ Kg6 30. Be3 Ra1 31. Rd2 Rb1 32. Bd4 Rb4) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E20"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,92,7,9,4,7,7,4,24,23,1,5,18,-2,6,-10,16,20,24,22,19,17,23,25,31,25,30,32,39,33,37,17,13,5,60,67,64,-25,-12,-85,-17,-34,-37,-39,-33,-132,-133,-131,-88,-92,-96,-198,-178,-185,-182,-234,-224,-263,-257,-245,-251,-237,-240,-298,-287,-286,-292,-489,-478,-487,-471,-479,-462,-477,-478,-556,-545,-552,-547,-550,-540,-29972,-29979,-29958,-29959]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e4 b5 7. Nge2 bxc4 8. Nf4 e5 {The position is equal.} 9. Nfe2 $1 Nbd7 10. Ng3 Nb6 11. Be2 Ng8 12. h4 {[#]} f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 13. f4 $146 ({RR} 13. Nxf5 {13.exf5 0.19} Bxf5 14. exf5 Ne7 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Bxe7 $1 Qxe7 18. g4 Rae8 19. O-O-O Bxc3 $1 20. Qxc3 e4 21. f4 (21. Rde1 $15) 21... e3 (21... Rb8 $17 22. b3 cxb3 23. axb3 c4) 22. Bf3 $2 ({Better is} 22. h5 $15) 22... Na4 23. Qa3 c3 24. bxc3 $2 (24. Rde1 {keeps fighting.} cxb2+ 25. Kb1) 24... e2 25. Bxe2 Qe3+ 26. Rd2 Nxc3 27. Bd3 (27. Kc2 $142) 27... Ne4 {Navrotescu,A (2200)-Cosman,A (2115) London ENG 2024 0-1 (33)}) (13. exf5 Ne7) 13... Nf6 {Hoping for ...exf4.} 14. O-O O-O 15. fxe5 dxe5 {Threatens to win with ...Bxc3.} 16. exf5 Bb7 17. d6 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bd5 19. a4 a5 20. Rb1 {White wants to play Bg5.} Qxd6 21. Nh5 Nfd7 22. f6 g6 (22... gxf6 23. Bg4 $17) 23. Qd2 (23. Bg5 $14) 23... Rf7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 24. Qg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best.} (24. Ng3 $1 Rxf6 25. Rxf6 Qxf6 26. Bg4 e4 27. Bxd7 e3 $1 28. Qxe3 Nxd7 29. Ba3 Bc6) (24. Ng3 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 24... Be4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxa4 was best.} (24... Nxa4) (24... Nxa4 $2 25. Qg3 $19) ({Black should try} 24... Kh8 $17 25. Ng3 Nxa4) 25. Rxb6 Nxb6 26. Ng3 Bc2 {aiming for ...Kh8.} 27. h5 $2 {Mistake. Bf3 was best.} (27. Bf3 $1) (27. Bf3 $1 $15) 27... Raf8 $17 {[%CAl Rf7f6]} 28. hxg6 hxg6 {[%CAl Rf7f6]} 29. Nh5 Rh7 30. Ng3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (30. Rd1 Qc6 $1 31. Rd2 Kh8 32. f7 gxh5 33. Rxc2 Rhxf7 34. Qxh5+ Rh7 35. Qxe5+ Kg8) (30. Rd1 $17 Qc6 31. Be3) 30... Kh8 ({Weaker is} 30... Nxa4 31. Bxc4+ Kh8 32. f7 $11) 31. Rf2 {[#]} Bb1 $1 ({Don't take} 31... Nxa4 32. Bxc4 Bd3 33. Bxd3 $15) 32. Nf1 Nd7 33. Ne3 Bd3 ({Resist} 33... Rxf6 34. Nxc4 Qe6 35. Rxf6 $19) 34. Nxc4 Bxc4 35. Bxc4 Rxf6 36. Rd2 Qf8 37. Rd1 {[#]} Rf5 $1 {[%CAl Rf5g5]} 38. Qxg6 $2 {Mistake. Rf1 was best.} (38. Rf1 Rxf1+ 39. Bxf1 Kg7 40. Bd3 Qd6 41. Be4 Rh5 42. Qg4 Nf8 43. Bc2 e4) (38. Rf1 {is the only way for White.} Rxf1+ 39. Bxf1) 38... Rfh5 $19 39. Qxh5 Rxh5 40. Rxd7 Qf6 {Strongly threatening ...Qh4.} 41. Be2 Rh7 42. Rd3 Qh4 43. Bd2 Qh1+ 44. Kf2 Rf7+ 45. Kg3 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf3 was best.} (45. Rf3 Qh4+ 46. Kf1 Rxf3+ 47. gxf3 Qxa4 48. Be3 Qc2 49. Kf2 a4 50. Bxc5 Qxc3) 45... Rg7+ 46. Bg4 Qh5 {Accuracy: White = 60%, Black = 89%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Black "Adhiban, B.."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2520"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. a3 $146 ({RR} 9. e3 a6 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Re8 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. d5 Nd4 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. O-O-O Nb5 17. Bxb5 axb5 18. g3 Bd7 19. Qc2 Qb6 20. Ne4 Bf5 21. f3 b4 22. a4 Qxe3+ 23. Qd2 Qxf3 {Silva Lucena,C (2340)-Diaz Herquinio,B (2051) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (39)}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. e3 Re8 12. Bxc4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qxe5 Re7 $4 {Blunder. Rxe5 was best.} (15... Rxe5) 16. Qe6 $4 {Blunder. Qxe7 was best.} (16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rd1 Kh7 19. Rd7 Rg8 20. Kd2 Kh8 21. Rc1 Kh7) 16... Rxe6 $4 {Blunder. Bxe6 was best.} (16... Bxe6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. O-O-O Rae8 19. Kb1 Kf8 20. Rd7 Rf6 21. f3 Rxe3 22. Rxc7) 17. Ke2 $4 {Blunder. Bxe6 was best.} (17. Bxe6 Bxe6 18. Rc1 c6 19. Ke2 Bb3 20. Rc3 Bd5 21. f3 Be6 22. e4 Kf8) 17... Re5 18. f3 Be6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Rhd1 Rae8 21. Rd3 Rc6 22. Rad1 Rc2+ 23. R1d2 Rxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Kf8 25. Rd7 Re7 26. Rd8+ Re8 27. Rd7 Re7 28. Rd8+ Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Iniyan, Pa"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D07"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Ngxe7 8. e3 Qd6 $146 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. Bd3 Bh5 10. O-O Qd6 11. Rc1 a6 12. Be2 Nd8 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 c6 15. Nf4 Nc8 16. Qg4 Qe7 17. h4 Nd6 18. h5 Re8 19. Rce1 Ne6 20. Nh3 a5 21. f3 a4 22. Qg3 Rad8 23. Qf2 {Balinski,D (2204)-Fromm,M (2454) Orosei ITA 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 8... O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Qd6 11. Rc1 Nd8 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Rfd1 Ne6 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 c5 17. Qa3 b5 18. Nd3 b4 19. dxc5 bxa3 20. cxd6 axb2 21. dxe7 {1-0 (21) Putnam,L (2323)-Shandrygin,N (2209) chess.com INT 2024}) 9. Bd3 Nd8 10. Nb5 Qb4+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Kd7 14. f4 g6 15. b4 a5 16. a3 Ndc6 17. Kc3 Ra6 18. Kb3 Rb6 19. h4 h5 20. Nc3 axb4 21. Na4 Na5+ 22. Ka2 b3+ 23. Kb2 Rf6 24. Nc5+ Kc8 25. Rhg1 Rd8 26. Rg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (26. a4 Rb6 27. Rg5 Ng8 28. Kc3 Nh6 29. Rb1 Ng4 30. Rb2 Kb8 31. f5 Rdd6) 26... Nc4+ 27. Bxc4 dxc4 28. Rc1 Rc6 29. Re5 Nf5 30. Ne4 b6 31. d5 Rcd6 32. Nxd6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf5 was best.} (32. Rxf5 gxf5 33. Nxd6+ Rxd6 34. Rxc4 Rxd5 35. Rc6 Rd2+ 36. Kxb3 Rxf2 37. Kc3 Rh2) 32... Nxd6 33. Re7 Rf8 34. f3 Kd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (34... b5 35. e4 Kb7 36. Kc3 Nc8 37. Re5 Nb6 38. Kb4 Ra8 39. Rb1 Ra4+ 40. Kc3) 35. Re4 b5 36. a4 Kd7 37. axb5 Ra8 $4 {Blunder. Rb8 was best.} (37... Rb8 38. Rexc4) 38. Rexc4 Nxc4+ 39. Rxc4 Ra2+ 40. Kxb3 Rf2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh2 was best.} (40... Rh2 41. f5 gxf5 42. Kc3 Kd6 43. Rf4 Ke5 44. d6 Kxd6 45. Rxf5 Rxh4 46. Rxf7) 41. Kc3 Rxf3 42. Kd4 Rh3 43. Ra4 $4 {Blunder. e4 was best.} (43. e4) 43... Rxh4 44. Ke5 g5 $4 {Blunder. Rh1 was best.} (44... Rh1 45. b6) 45. b6 cxb6 46. Ra7+ Ke8 47. fxg5 Rh1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best.} (47... Rg4 48. Kf6 Re4 49. Rxf7 Rxe3 50. g6 h4 51. Rh7 Rf3+ 52. Ke6 Re3+ 53. Kd6) 48. g6 fxg6 49. Ke6 Kf8 50. d6 Re1 51. Ra3 Kg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (51... Rd1 52. d7) 52. Rd3 Rf1 53. d7 Rf6+ 54. Ke5 Rf5+ 55. Ke4 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2516"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Nd7 ({RR} 8... h5 9. Kc2 Nd7 10. Bg5 Nc5 11. Nd2 Bh6 12. Bxh6 Rxh6 13. b4 Nd7 14. a4 a5 15. f3 Rh8 16. Bb5 e6 17. Nb3 axb4 18. cxb4 Ke7 19. a5 e5 20. Rhd1 Nf8 21. Bf1 c6 22. Kc3 Ne6 23. Nd2 {Santos Latasa,J (2612)-Mamedyarov,S (2722) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (42)}) 9. h5 b6 $146 ({RR} 9... Nc5 10. h6 Bf8 11. e5 Bg4 12. Be3 Bxf3+ 13. gxf3 e6 14. Kc2 Nd7 15. f4 Bc5 16. Bg2 O-O-O 17. Rad1 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Nb6 19. b3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 c6 21. Bf3 Rd8 22. Re1 Kc7 23. Rf1 Rd7 24. Re1 {Xu,Y (2515)-Wan Yunguo (2505) Qingdao CHN 2024 ½-½}) 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Nd2 O-O-O 12. h6 Be5 13. Kc2 f5 14. f3 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4+ 16. fxe4 Nf6 17. Rh4 Bg3 (17... Nd7) 18. Rh3 Bd6 (18... Be5) 19. Bd3 Rhf8 (19... Be5) 20. Rd1 Ng4 (20... Rh8 21. Ba6+) 21. Ba6+ Kb8 22. b4 c6 23. Kb3 Kc7 24. Be2 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (24. Kc2 Kb8 25. Kb3 Kc7) (24. a4 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Bf4 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27. Rd3+ Kc7 28. Rf3 Kd6 29. Rd3+ Kc7) 24... Nf2 25. Bxf2 (25. Ba6 Ng4) 25... Rxf2 26. Bf3 Be5 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. Rh1 e6 (28... Kc7) 29. a4 a6 30. Rc1 Ke7 31. Rc2 Rxc2 32. Kxc2 Bf4 33. Be2 (33. e5 Bxe5 34. Be2 Bf4 35. Kd3 a5 36. Kc4 Kd6) 33... a5 34. Kd3 Kd6 35. Kc4 Bxh6 36. e5+ Kxe5 37. bxa5 bxa5 38. Kc5 Bd2 39. c4 Bb4+ 40. Kxc6 Kd4 41. c5 e5 42. Kb5 Bxc5 43. Kxa5 Kc3 44. Kb5 Ba7 45. Kc6 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Royal, Shreyas"] [Black "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D11"] [WhiteElo "2463"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. Nh4 Be4 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Nf3 e6 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. g3 g6 $146 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. Bg2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 Rac8 14. b3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bb2 b5 17. Rac1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Ne5 19. e3 Bb4 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nf3 Qb8 22. Qb3 {½-½ (22) Guo,A (2255)-Mosquera,M (2365) Sunnyvale USA 2024}) 11. Bg2 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 a5 14. b3 Na6 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. a3 Rac8 17. Rac1 h5 18. h4 Qe7 19. Rfd1 Nc7 20. Bc3 Ra8 21. Qb2 Nce8 22. e4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Nf6 25. Bg2 Ng4 26. Re1 Qf8 27. Rcd1 Bf6 28. d5 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Qc5 30. Qd4 Qxa3 31. Qb6 cxd5 32. cxd5 Rd6 33. Qxb7 Rad8 34. Bf3 Qc5 35. Bxg4 hxg4 36. Qe7 R8d7 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. dxe6 fxe6 $4 {Blunder. Rxd1 was best.} (38... Rxd1 39. exd7 Rd2 40. Qe5+ Qxe5 41. Rxe5 Rxd7 42. Rxa5 Rb7 43. Ra3 f5 44. Kg2) 39. Rxd6 $2 {Mistake. Qxd7+ was best.} (39. Qxd7+ Rxd7 40. Rxd7+ Kf6 41. Rd3 Qb5 42. Rde3 Kg7 43. Rxe6 Qb4 44. Re7+ Kf6) 39... Rxd6 40. Qe7+ Kg8 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Rxe6 $4 {Blunder. Qe7+ was best.} (42. Qe7+ Kg8 43. Rf1 Qb6 44. Qg5 e5 45. Qxg4 Rf6 46. Qc4+ Kg7 47. Qd5 e4) 42... Rd1+ 43. Re1 Qd5 44. Qe7+ Kg8 45. Kh2 Rxe1 46. Qxe1 Qxb3 47. Qxa5 Qf3 48. Qa7 Qf5 49. Qb8+ Kf7 50. Qc7+ Kf6 51. Qb6+ Kg7 52. Qd4+ Kf7 53. Kg2 Qf3+ 54. Kf1 Kg8 55. Ke1 Qf5 56. Kd2 g5 $4 {Blunder. Qa5+ was best.} (56... Qa5+ 57. Ke3 Qa3+ 58. Qd3 Qc5+ 59. Ke2 Qe5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kc2 Qa2+ 62. Kc3) 57. hxg5 Qxg5+ 58. Qf4 Qg6 59. Qe5 Qh6+ 60. Kd3 $4 {Blunder. Qe3 was best.} (60. Qe3) 60... Qa6+ 61. Ke3 Qa3+ 62. Kf4 Qf3+ 63. Kg5 Qxf2 64. Qb8+ Kg7 65. Qc7+ Kg8 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf7 was best.} (65... Qf7 66. Qxf7+ Kxf7 67. Kf5 Kg7 68. Kxg4 Kg6 69. Kh4 Kh6 70. g4 Kg6 71. Kg3) 66. Kg6 Kf8 67. Qd8# 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4 Bd4 9. Rb1 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 a6 12. Qd2 O-O 13. O-O Ba7 14. Nc3 Nd4 15. Bd1 b5 16. Kh1 c6 $146 ({RR} 16... bxc4 17. dxc4 Nd7 18. Bb2 Qh4 19. Ne2 Nxe2 20. Qxe2 Nf6 21. f3 Nh5 22. Qe1 Qxe1 23. Rxe1 Nf4 24. Bc2 f6 25. g3 Ne6 26. Kg2 Kf7 27. Red1 Ke7 28. Ba4 Bd4 29. Bc6 Rab8 30. Bd5 Bxb2 31. Rxb2 {Chan,P (1557)-Li,Y (1844) Hong Kong HKG 2023 0-1 (66)}) 17. a4 h6 18. axb5 axb5 19. cxb5 Nxb5 20. Nxb5 cxb5 21. Bb2 d5 22. Bxe5 dxe4 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. dxe4 Rad8 25. Qe2 Rd4 26. Bb3 Qe7 27. e5 Rxb4 28. f4 Kh8 29. Bc2 Rd8 30. Rbe1 Qc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best.} (30... Rc4 31. Rb1 Rc3 32. Rb3 Rxb3 33. Bxb3 g6 34. Qxb5 Bd4 35. Qc6 Kg7 36. Rd1) 31. e6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb1 was best.} (31. Bb1) 31... fxe6 32. f5 exf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb8 was best.} (32... Bb8 33. fxe6 Rh4 34. g3 Bxg3 35. e7 Re8 36. Rf5 Qd6 37. Ref1 Bf4 38. Bb1) 33. Rxf5 Qc8 $4 {Blunder. Qc4 was best.} (33... Qc4 34. Qe7 Rg8 35. Rf8 Qxc2 36. Qxb4 Rxf8 37. Qxf8+ Kh7 38. Qf1 Bd4 39. Rc1) 34. Rd5 Rg8 35. Qd3 g6 36. Rd7 Qc5 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc5 was best.} (36... Bc5 37. Qd2 Rf4 38. Qxf4 Qxd7 39. Qe5+ Rg7 40. Qxc5 Kh7 41. Bb1 Qc7 42. Qxb5) 37. Rd8 $4 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg6 was best.} (37. Qxg6 Qg1+ 38. Rxg1 Rxg6 39. Re1 Be3 40. Rxe3 Re4 41. Rxe4 Rg8 42. Rh7+ Kxh7) 37... Qb6 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf5 was best.} (37... Qf5 38. Qc3+ Bd4 39. Qxb4 Qc5 40. Qxd4+ Qxd4 41. Rxd4 Rg7 42. Rd6 b4 43. Rb6) 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Re8+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B28"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nc2 Bc5 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. Nxe3 d6 10. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd4 12. Bg4 Nxg4 13. Nxg4 f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. Ne3 Rg5 16. f4 Rg6 17. Ncd5 b5 18. f5 Rh6 19. Ng4 Rh4 20. g3 Rxg4 21. Qxg4 bxc4 22. Rac1 Bb7 23. f6 g6 24. f7+ Kf8 {Peng,Z (1081)-Yao,W Shanghai CHN 2024 1-0 (45)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b3 Kh8 14. Kh1 Nd4 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 Nd7 17. Qh5 Ne5 18. Bb1 g6 19. Qh6 f6 20. Nf5 Qd7 21. Nxd4 Nf7 22. Qh4 g5 23. Qh5 gxf4 24. e5 Ng5 $4 {Blunder. Nd8 was best.} (24... Nd8 25. exd6 f5 26. Qh6 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Na4 Kf6 29. Re1 Rf7 30. Bd3) 25. exf6 Rc5 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. h4 f3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re5 was best.} (27... Re5 28. hxg5 Rgxg5 29. Bf5 Rexf5 30. Nxf5 Rg6 31. Qf8+ Rg8 32. Qxd6 Qf7 33. Qxf4) 28. hxg5 Rgxg5 29. Nd5 Rgxd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.} (29... Bxd5 30. Qxg5 Qf7 31. Kg1 Bxc4 32. Bf5 Qg6 33. Qxg6 hxg6 34. Rxc4 gxf5 35. Rxc5) 30. cxd5 Rxc1+ 31. Qxc1 Bxd5 32. gxf3 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Qg3+ 34. Kf1 Qh3+ 35. Ke2 Qg2+ 36. Kd3 Qg6+ 37. Kc3 Qxf6 38. Qh1 Bg8 39. Qh5 b5 40. Be4 Qe7 41. Kd3 Qf6 42. Qe8 Qg5 43. Qf8 d5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best.} (43... Qe5 44. f4 Qg7 45. Qxd6 Qg3+ 46. Bf3 Qg6+ 47. Qxg6 hxg6 48. Ke4 Kg7 49. Ke5) 44. Bxd5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E54"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2703"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Ne2 cxd4 11. Nexd4 Nxd4 ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. b4 Bc7 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Qe2 a5 16. bxa5 Bxa5 17. Rfd1 h6 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Nb5 Be8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 Nd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nbd4 f6 24. Qc2 Bc7 25. Qf5 Bf7 26. Rc1 {Grigoriants,S (2535)-Caruana,F (2805) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (56)}) 12. Nxd4 $146 ({RR} 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb6 14. Nf3 Rd8 15. b3 Bd7 16. Bb2 Be8 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Rac1 Nd6 19. Be2 f6 20. Nd2 Bc6 21. Kf1 Bd5 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 e5 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Nd2 Rac8 26. h4 h5 {Bakhrillaev,B (2298)-Lashkin,J (2449) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 12. Qxd4 Qe7 13. b4 Bc7 14. Bb2 b6 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Rac1 h6 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. Qh4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Bxd4 Kf8 23. f3 Ke7 24. Kf2 Ne8 25. Bb5 Nd6 26. Nc6+ Bxc6 {Bakhrillaev,B (2325)-Faizrakhmanov,R (2454) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb6 14. Nf3 Rd8 15. b3 Bd7 16. Bb2 Be8 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Rac1 Nd6 19. Be2 f6 20. Nd2 Bc6 21. Kf1 Bd5 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 e5 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Nd2 Rac8 26. h4 h5 {Bakhrillaev,B (2301)-Lashkin,J (2449) Dubai UAE 2024 0-1 (63)}) 12... Bc7 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Bd2 Qb8 15. h3 Rc8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Be1 b5 18. Ba2 Qb7 19. Rac1 Bb6 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21. Nxf3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Bc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,53,43,10,16,14,8,-4,64,38,40,39,43,35,36,29,28,-48,-36,-49,-41,-238,-234,-238,-238,-238,-229,-226,-12,-16,0,0,411,271,378,374,373,373,1022,970]} 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. f4 b5 10. O-O-O $146 ({RR} 10. f5 Bc4 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. g4 h6 14. Rg1 (14. a3 $11) 14... b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. Nc1 (17. Bxc4 $11 {keeps the balance.} Qxc4 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19. Rxd3) 17... Nf6 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Qd3 Rc8 20. h3 Ne4 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Nb3 Bd8 $1 23. Nd2 Nxd2+ 24. Rxd2 (24. Bxd2 $17 {keeps fighting.} Bb6 25. Rg3) 24... Bg5 {Baules,J (2291)-Dominguez Perez,L (2752) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) 10... Be7 11. h3 h5 (11... O-O $11) 12. Rg1 h4 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. a3 Qc7 15. f5 Bc4 16. g4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best.} (16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qc4 18. Nd2 Qxd3 19. cxd3 d5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Nf6) ({White should play} 16. Bd3 $11) 16... hxg3 $1 $15 17. Rxg3 {[#]} d5 $1 {[%CAl Rd5d4][%mdl 512]} 18. Rxg7 $2 {Mistake. exd5 was best.} (18. exd5) (18. exd5 $15 Bxf1 19. Rxf1) (18. Nxd5 Bxd5) 18... Bxb3 $1 $19 19. cxb3 d4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Qxd4 Bxa3 $4 {Blunder. Qe5 was best.} (21... Qe5 22. Rg2 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Kf8 24. a4 Rxh3 25. axb5 Rh1 26. Rd1 axb5 27. Bxb5) (21... Qe5 $19 {...Qxd4 is the strong threat.} 22. Rg2 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Ne5) 22. b4 $11 Rh4 23. Rg2 {[#]} Rxh3 $4 {Blunder. Bxb2 was best.} (23... Bxb2 24. Kxb2 Kf8 25. Re2 Ne5 26. Re3 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Qc2+ 29. Ka1 $1) (23... Bxb2 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512] and Black is okay.} 24. Kxb2 Kf8) 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 ({Not} 26. Rxb2 Rh2 $11) 26... Re3 $4 {Blunder. Qc3 was best.} (26... Qc3 27. Rg8+ Nf8 28. Bxh3 Qxh3 29. Qe5+ Kd7 {[#]} 30. Rg3 $1 {[%CAl Rg3h3]} Qh4 31. Rb3 Qc4 32. Rb2) (26... Qc3 $142 27. Rg8+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Nf8 28. Bxh3 Qxh3) 27. d6 {Accuracy: White = 62%, Black = 58%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav Anand"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 f6 6. d3 e5 $146 ({RR} 6... Ne7 7. Nh4 g6 8. f4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 g5 11. Nf3 d6 12. c3 h6 13. Be3 gxf4 14. Bxf4 Ng6 15. g3 e5 16. Be3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nbd2 Qd7 19. Ne1 Bg4 20. Qg2 Ne7 21. Ne4 {Mills,M (2018)-Ouellet,M (2267) Toronto CAN 2024 0-1}) 7. Nh4 Ne7 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 d5 10. O-O (10. g3 $4 {Blunder. O-O was best.} g5 $2 {Mistake. h5 was best.} (10... h5 11. Bc1 g5 12. Ng2 dxe4 13. dxe4 Qxd1+ 14. Kxd1 Bg4+ 15. Ke1 Bf3 16. Kf2) 11. O-O $4 {Blunder. Qh5+ was best.} (11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. Qg4+ Ke8 13. Qh5+) 11... Kd7 $4 {Blunder. gxh4 was best.} (11... gxh4 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Rf2 Ng6 14. Qf1 Be7 15. Nc3 Qd4 16. Ne2 Qd7 17. Re1) 12. Qg4+ (12. Qh5) 12... Ke8 13. Qh5+ Kd7 14. Bd2) 10... g5 11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. Bd2 gxh4 13. Rxf6 Qe8 14. Rf7 (14. Rd6+ Kxd6 15. Qxe8 Bg7) 14... Kc7 15. exd5 Bg7 16. Nc3 Bd4+ (16... Bf8 17. Nb1 Bg7) 17. Kh1 Bg4 18. d6+ Kb6 (18... Kxd6 19. Qxg4 Qxf7 (19... Kc7)) 19. Qxg4 Qxf7 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21. Na4+ Kb7 22. c3 Rag8 23. Qh3 (23. Qxh4 Bf2) 23... Bf2 (23... Ra8) 24. b4 cxb4 25. d4 Rf8 26. Nc5+ Ka8 27. Nd7 Be1 (27... Rhg8) 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 (28... Rg8) 29. Bxe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Banusz, Tamas"] [Black "Gavrilescu, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bf4 ({RR} 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nge2 Rd8 11. O-O Bf8 12. Rfc1 a6 13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 c6 15. Qb3 Nf5 16. Na4 Rb8 17. Ng3 Nh4 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nc5 h5 20. Rf1 Re8 21. Rae1 Bh3 {Andreikin,D (2729)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2603) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) 7... Bd6 $146 ({RR} 7... g6 8. Nge2 c6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Rc1 Be6 11. Qb3 Bxf4 12. Nxf4 Qb6 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Nxd3 Nbd7 16. O-O O-O 17. b4 Rfe8 18. Na4 Qd8 19. Rb1 b5 20. Nac5 Nb6 21. Nb7 Qc7 22. Na5 {Le Goff,R (2286)-Garcia Blanco,O (2377) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 7... O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Nge2 c5 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. O-O Bxc5 12. Nb5 Bb6 13. Nd6 Re7 14. Rc1 Nh5 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Bf5 Ra8 17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qd3 Nc4 19. b3 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Rfd1 Qe7 22. Nd4 {Aakash,G (2241)-Kolb,T (2323) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 7... Bf5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 O-O 10. Nge2 c6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Ng3 Nbd7 14. Nf5 Qe6 15. Rae1 Ne4 16. f3 Qxf5 17. fxe4 Qg6 18. Qb1 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxe4 20. Nxe4 Nb6 21. Nd6 Rab8 22. Rf3 {Owezdurdiyeva,J (2057)-Buksa,N (2388) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (55)}) 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nge2 Re8 11. Qc2 a6 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. O-O b6 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. f3 c5 17. Nf5 Qf8 18. Qf2 g6 19. Qg3 Re6 20. Ne2 Kh8 21. Nh4 Qg7 22. Nf4 Ree8 23. Bc2 Nf8 24. Nd3 N6d7 25. Qf2 Ne6 26. f4 cxd4 27. f5 dxe3 28. Qxe3 Nef8 29. Qf2 g5 30. Nf3 Nh7 31. h4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best.} (31. Ba4) 31... g4 32. Nd2 g3 33. Qf4 Nhf6 34. Nf3 Ne4 $2 {Mistake. Re4 was best.} (34... Re4 35. Qd2) 35. Qc7 Ba8 36. Nf4 Ndf6 37. Qxb6 Rb8 38. Qd4 a5 39. b3 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Black "Idani, Pouya"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 7. d4 Nf6 8. Qd3 g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 $146 ({RR} 11. h3 Bf5 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. c4 a5 14. a4 Qd6 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qb4 17. Qxb4 axb4 18. Ne1 c5 19. g4 Be4 20. f3 Bc6 21. b3 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4 Nc5 24. Rb1 e5 25. Rdd1 e4 {Efroimski,M (2449)-Elmi,S (2323) Kragero NOR 2024 ½-½ (56)}) ({RR} 11. c4 a5 12. Bf4 a4 13. h3 Re8 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Qe3 Nd7 16. Nf3 c5 17. d5 e6 18. d6 e5 19. Bh2 e4 20. Nd2 Bd4 21. Qa3 e3 22. Nf3 exf2+ 23. Kh1 Rxe2 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Qf3 Rxb2 {Garcia Martin,M (2342)-Kosteniuk,A (2501) Monaco MNC 2024 0-1 (31)}) 11... Qc7 12. a4 Bf5 13. Qb3 c5 14. c3 Be4 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Bf4 a6 17. Ne5 Rac8 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Bg3 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Ne3 21. fxe3 Qxe5 22. Rd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best.} (22. Bf1) 22... Bc2 23. Qxb7 $2 {Mistake. Qd5 was best.} (23. Qd5) 23... Qxe3+ 24. Kf1 Rc5 25. g4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxa6 was best.} (25. Qxa6 Re5 26. a5 Be4 27. Rxe4 Qxe4 28. Qb6 Qf5+ 29. Qf2 Rxa5 30. b4 Ra3) 25... e5 26. Rb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.} (26. Bf3 Bd3+ 27. Rxd3 Qxd3+ 28. Kg1 Qd2 29. Re2 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qxa4 31. h4 Qb5) 26... a5 27. Rb5 Be4 28. Qxe4 Qxe4 29. Rxc5 Qh1+ 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E67"] [WhiteElo "2522"] [BlackElo "2595"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. h3 Re8 9. e4 exd4 10. Nxd4 c6 11. Rb1 a5 12. Re1 Nc5 13. b3 Bd7 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. f4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rbd1 was best.} (17. Rbd1 Qc8 18. g4 h5 19. g5 Nh7 20. Kh2 a4 21. Rf1 axb3 22. axb3 Ne6) 17... h5 18. Rbd1 Qc8 19. Kh2 b5 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Ndxb5 Ncxe4 22. Rc1 d5 23. Nxe4 Qxc2 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Rxc2 Bxb5 26. Rc5 d4 27. Bd2 Bd3 28. Rxa5 Kg7 29. Rd5 Rxe1 30. Bxe1 Re8 31. Bf2 Re2 32. Kg1 Rxa2 33. Bf3 Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Ra2 35. Kg1 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Ra2 37. Kg1 Re2 (37... Ra1+) 38. Bg2 Bf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Black "Raja Rithvik R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2523"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 a5 9. Nbd2 O-O $146 ({RR} 9... Ne7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4 12. O-O d5 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14. Ne4 c6 15. a3 f5 16. Ne5 O-O 17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Qh5 Bd2 19. Rad1 Bf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. Qg5+ Kh7 22. Rd3 Ne3 23. fxe3 Nd5 24. Qg6+ {Novik,M (2415)-Buenafe Moya,J (2160) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 10. h4 g4 11. Nh2 h5 12. Qe2 Ne7 13. f4 Ng6 14. f5 Nf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. d4 Bb6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best.} (16... Ba7 17. Rf1 d5 18. e5 c5 19. Rxf4 cxd4 20. cxd4 dxc4 21. Nxg4 hxg4 22. Ne4) 17. O-O-O d5 18. Qf1 Nxe4 $2 {Mistake. dxc4 was best.} (18... dxc4 19. Qxf4 Kh7 20. Nxc4 a4 21. a3 Rg8 22. Nf1 Qf8 23. Ng3 Qh6 24. Qxh6+) 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxf4 Qf6 21. Nf1 Qxf5 22. Qh6 Qh7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Ng3 f6 $2 {Mistake. f5 was best.} (24... f5) 25. Qf4 $4 {Blunder. Rdf1 was best.} (25. Rdf1 fxg5 26. Rxf8+ Kg7 27. Rf7+ Kg6 28. Rxh7 Kxh7 29. hxg5 Kg6 30. Rf1 Kxg5) 25... c6 26. Nxe4 Bc7 27. Qd2 Bf5 28. Nc5 b6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best.} (28... Rae8) 29. Ne6 Bxe6 30. Bxe6 f5 31. Rde1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best.} (31. Bb3 f4) 31... Rf6 32. Rhf1 $2 {Mistake. Bc4 was best.} (32. Bc4) 32... Raf8 $2 {Mistake. Bg3 was best.} (32... Bg3) 33. d5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best.} (33. Bc4 Bg3) 33... cxd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best.} (33... Bg3 34. d6 Bxe1 35. Rxe1 Qh6 36. Qxh6+ Rxh6 37. d7 Rd8 38. Bxf5 Kg7 39. Re7+) 34. Bxd5 Qh6 35. Re7 Qxd2+ 36. Kxd2 Bg3 37. Kc2 Rd6 38. c4 Bxh4 39. Re5 Bg5 40. Rfxf5 Rxf5 41. Rxf5 Rg6 42. Bf7 Rg7 43. Bxh5 Be3 44. Re5 Bc5 45. a3 Kh7 46. Re4 g3 47. Bf3 Kg6 48. Kc3 Kf6 49. b4 axb4+ 50. axb4 Bf2 51. Kb3 Re7 52. Rg4 Re1 53. Ka4 Rb1 54. Kb5 Bc5 55. Rg6+ Ke5 56. Rg5+ Kd4 57. Rg4+ Ke5 58. Rg5+ Kd4 59. Kc6 Rxb4 60. Rxg3 Rxc4 61. Rg4+ Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Avila Pavas, Santiago"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2580"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (6. a4 e5 7. a5 Bg4 8. d3 Nf6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. h3 Bh5) 6... e5 7. a4 $146 ({RR} 7. d3 Ne7 8. Be3 Ng6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. a4 a5 11. Nc4 f6 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Bd2 b6 14. Ra3 Be6 15. Qe2 Bd8 16. Rb1 Qe7 17. Qe1 Bc7 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. Ng3 g5 21. Nh2 g4 {Gara,A (2340)-Molnar,L (1770) Budapest 2024 1-0 (65)}) ({RR} 7. d3 Ne7 8. Be3 Ng6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. a4 a5 11. Nc4 f6 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Bd2 b6 14. Ra3 Be6 15. Qe2 Bd8 16. Rb1 Qe7 17. Qe1 Bc7 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. Ng3 g5 21. Nh2 g4 {Gara,A (2340)-Molnar,L (1770) Hungary HUN 2024 1-0 (65)}) 7... a5 8. Na3 Ne7 9. c3 Ng6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Be6 13. Ng5 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.} (13... Bc8 14. Nc4 f6 15. Qb6 Qxb6 16. Nxb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Ne6 Kd7 19. Nxf8+) 14. Rd1 Rd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.} (14... Bc8) 15. Qc4 Ne5 16. Bf4 $4 {Blunder. Qc3 was best.} (16. Qc3 h6) 16... Nf3+ 17. Nxf3 Qxf4 18. Qc3 Be7 19. Nc4 O-O 20. Nxa5 Bc8 21. Qe5 Qxe5 22. Nxe5 f6 23. Nf3 Bb4 24. Nc4 Be6 25. Ne3 Bb3 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. a5 Bc5 28. a6 Ra8 29. Rc1 b6 30. Ra1 Ra7 31. Nf5 Bc2 32. Ng3 Bd3 33. Nh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (33. Rd1 Bxa6 34. e5 Bc4 35. exf6 gxf6 36. Ne4 Be7 37. Nd4 Rd7 38. Rd2 Bd5) 33... Kf7 34. Nhf5 $2 {Mistake. Nf3 was best.} (34. Nf3 g6) 34... g6 35. Rd1 Bxa6 36. Nh6+ Kg7 37. Ng4 h5 38. Ne3 Bb5 39. h4 Kf7 40. Rd8 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Rb1 42. Rd7+ Ke6 43. Rg7 Bf8 44. Rb7 Bc5 45. Rg7 Bxe3 $4 {Blunder. Rxb2 was best.} (45... Rxb2 46. Rxg6 Rxf2 47. Nef5 Be2 48. Rh6 Bf3 49. Ng7+ Ke5 50. Rh8 b5 51. Re8+) 46. fxe3 Rxb2 47. Rxg6 Be2 48. Nf5 $4 {Blunder. Rh6 was best.} (48. Rh6) 48... Ke5 49. Ne7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best.} (49. Rg7 Kxe4 50. Ng3+ Kd3 51. Rd7+ Kc4 52. Rd4+ Kc3 53. Ne4+ Kb3 54. Rd6 b5) 49... Rc2 50. Rg8 Kxe4 51. Rc8 c5 52. Kg3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.} (52. Re8 b5 53. Ng8+ Kd3 54. Nxf6 b4 55. e4 b3 56. Rd8+ Kc3 57. e5 Bf3) 52... Bf1 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Gurel, Ediz"] [Black "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B94"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2496"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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 Nd7 11. O-O-O ({RR} 11. f4 Nc5 12. f5 Bd7 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. Nd5 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxe7+ Kb8 20. Rxd4 Rde8 21. Nd5 Rhf8 22. Kc1 Rf2 23. Rg1 Ref8 24. Nc3 Kc7 25. Rd2 Rf1+) 11... Nc5 12. Rhe1 Bd7 13. Nf5 O-O-O $146 ({RR} 13... exf5 14. Nd5 Qc6 15. exf5+ Kd8 16. Bc4 a5 17. g4 h5 18. h3 Na4 19. Bb3 Nc5 20. Bc4 Na4 21. Bb3 Nb6 22. Qg5+ f6 23. Nxf6 hxg4 24. Nd5+ Kc8 25. hxg4 a4 26. Nxb6+ Qxb6 27. Be6 a3 28. b3 {Karsten,J (2284)-Audi Ameya (2392) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 13... exf5 14. Nd5 Qc6 15. exf5+ Kd8 16. Bc4 a5 17. g4 h5 18. h3 Na4 19. Bb3 Nc5 20. Bc4 Na4 21. Bb3 Nb6 22. Qg5+ f6 23. Nxf6 hxg4 24. Nd5+ Kc8 25. hxg4 a4 26. Nxb6+ Qxb6 27. Be6 a3 28. b3 {Karsten,J (2286)-Audi,A (2396) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (36)}) 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 ({RR} 16. cxb3 Qxf2 17. Re2 Qh4 18. Na4 Bxa4 19. Rc2+ Bc6 20. Rxc6+ bxc6 21. Qxc6+ Kb8 22. Qb6+ Kc8 23. Qxa6+ Kb8 24. Qb6+ Kc8 25. Qa6+ Kb8 26. Qb6+ Kc8) 16... Qxf2 17. Rf1 Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Bb5 19. Nxb5 Rxd6 20. Nxd6+ Kb8 21. Rxf7 Rd8 22. Ka2 Qe2 23. Rd4 Ka8 24. Rxg7 Qh5 $4 {Blunder. Qxc2 was best.} (24... Qxc2) 25. Nb5 Rf8 26. Na3 Qxh2 27. Nc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rdd7 was best.} (27. Rdd7 Qb8 28. Nc4 Rg8 29. Rxh7 Rh8 30. Rhe7 Re8 31. Rxb7 Rxe7 32. Rxe7 Qg8) 27... Qh4 28. c3 Rd8 29. Nb6+ Ka7 30. Rb4 a5 $2 {Mistake. Rb8 was best.} (30... Rb8 31. g4 Qg3 32. Rxh7 Qxg4 33. Na4 Qg8 34. Rd7 Qf8 35. Rb6 e5 36. c4) 31. Rb5 Qxe4 32. Nc4 $2 {Mistake. Na4 was best.} (32. Na4 Qc6 33. Rxa5+ Kb8 34. Nc5 b5 35. Na6+ Kc8 36. Nb4 Qe4 37. Raa7 Rd6) 32... a4 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best.} (32... Qc6 33. Rxa5+) 33. Ra5+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Peralta, Fernando"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. e3 c5 $146 ({RR} 5... e5 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. Qxc3 a5 10. Ng3 d5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. cxd5 Ncxe5 13. Be2 Qxd5 14. Qxc7 Be6 15. Rd1 Qc6 16. Qxc6 Nxc6 17. Bd2 Nge5 18. Bc3 f6 19. f4 Nc4 20. e4 {Bok,B (2620)-Martinez Ramirez,L (2442) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 b6 7. Nge2 Bb7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 e5 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Nf8 13. d5 N6d7 14. b4 g6 15. f4 f5 16. e4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Ne5 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Nxe8+ {Holt,C (2540)-Silva,M (2211) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 (9. bxc3) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Qd3 Nbd7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Rac1 h6 16. Bd2 Nd5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qh4 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Qg3 Qh5 21. h3 Rfd8 22. Bf4 Bb7 23. Kh2 Kh7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qd3+ Qg6 26. Qxg6+ Kxg6 27. Rc1 Rxc1 28. Bxc1 Kf5 29. Bd2 g6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Seemann, Jakub"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2474"] [BlackElo "2549"] [PlyCount "144"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nde2 h5 10. Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 10. g5 Nc6 11. Bg2 Nxc3 12. Qxd8+ Nxd8 13. Nxc3 Bd7 14. Be3 Bc6 15. Ne4 Bb4+ 16. c3 Be7 17. O-O f5 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc6 20. f4 Rd8 21. Nf3 Kf7 22. Bb6 Rd6 23. Rad1 Rc8 24. Kg3 Ke8 {Utsab,C (2289)-Shohat,Y (2332) Stockholm SWE 2024 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 10. g5 Nc6 11. Bg2 Nxc3 12. Qxd8+ Nxd8 13. Nxc3 Bd7 14. Be3 Bc6 15. Ne4 Rc8 16. O-O Bd5 17. c3 Be7 18. f4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Bc5 20. Kf2 g6 21. Rad1 Bxe3+ 22. Kxe3 Ke7 23. Rd2 Nc6 24. Rfd1 Rhd8 {Savchenko,B (2489)-Goutham Krishna H (2288) Bhubaneswar IND 2024 1-0 (56)}) 10... exd5 11. Qd3 hxg4 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Qxd5 Qb6 14. O-O-O Nf6 15. Qe5+ Qe6 16. Qxe6+ Bxe6 17. Nf4 Bc5 18. Bg2 O-O-O 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rdf1 Kc7 21. Bf4+ Kb6 22. Re1 Rde8 23. hxg4 Rxh1 24. Rxh1 Nxg4 25. Rh3 Ka7 26. Rc3 Bb6 27. Bc7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best.} (27. Rg3) 27... Re7 28. Bxb6+ Kxb6 29. Rc4 Nf6 30. Rb4+ Ka7 31. Kd2 Nd5 32. Rd4 Rf7 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Ke3 Re7+ 35. Kf3 Re5 36. Rd2 Kb6 37. Kf4 Rh5 38. Re2 Rh4+ 39. Ke5 Kc5 40. f4 Rh5+ 41. Ke6 Rh6+ 42. Kf5 Kd6 43. c3 a5 44. a4 Rh5+ 45. Kg6 Rh4 46. f5 Rg4+ 47. Kh5 Re4 48. Rg2 Ke7 49. Kg6 Kf8 50. Rd2 Rg4+ 51. Kh5 Rxa4 52. Rxd5 Ra1 53. Rb5 Kf7 54. Kg5 a4 $4 {Blunder. Rg1+ was best.} (54... Rg1+ 55. Kf4 g5+ 56. fxg6+ Rxg6 57. Rxb7+ Ke8 58. Ke5 Ra6 59. Rb3 Kd7 60. Kd4) 55. Rxb7+ Kf8 56. Rb8+ Kf7 57. Rb7+ Kf8 58. Kf4 $2 {Mistake. c4 was best.} (58. c4) 58... a3 $4 {Blunder. Rc1 was best.} (58... Rc1 59. Ke5) 59. bxa3 Rxa3 60. c4 Ra6 61. Ke5 Ra5+ 62. Ke6 Ra6+ 63. Kd7 Ra5 64. Rb5 Ra7+ 65. Kc6 Ra6+ 66. Rb6 Ra5 67. c5 Ke7 68. Rb5 Ra1 69. Kb7 Rc1 70. c6 Kd6 71. Rb2 Ke5 72. Rg2 Kd5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Erdos, Viktor"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2481"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3 h6 9. Nd5 ({RR} 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Rb8 11. Be3 d6 12. a5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Nxa5 15. Rxa5 c6 16. Ra1 cxd5 17. exd5 Qc7 18. e4 f5 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Rxa6 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Qxd5 23. Ra1 Rf7 {Petrosyan,M (2627)-Dubov,D (2708) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) 9... Re8 $146 ({RR} 9... d6 10. c3 Ba7 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bd5 Bb7 13. Kh1 Nd8 14. g4 Bxd5 15. exd5 Qe7 16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 f6 18. Ne4 c6 19. c4 cxd5 20. cxd5 f5 21. Ng5 Rf6 22. Qf3 f4 23. Bd2 Rh6 24. Rg1 {Zemlyanskii,I (2529)-Zverev,L (2378) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 9... d6 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. e4 Qe7 19. Qd4 Rfe8 20. Nd3 {½-½ (20) Piorun,K (2599)-Kourkoulos Arditis,S (2556) San Vicente ESP 2024}) ({RR} 9... d6 10. c3 Rb8 11. h3 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Ne7 13. Bb3 Ng6 14. d4 Bb6 15. Be3 Qf6 16. a4 c5 17. a5 Ba7 18. d5 Qe7 19. Bc2 c4 20. Qd2 f5 21. Bxa7 Qxa7 22. Qe3 Qe7 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5 {Kollars,D (2648)-Santos Latasa,J (2626) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 10. Be3 d6 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. c3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qd7 15. Qd2 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Nd8 17. Ra7 Bb7 18. Nh4 c6 $6 {Inaccuracy. g6 was best.} (18... g6 19. Qf2 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qe7 21. e4 b4 22. cxb4 Rxb4 23. Qd2 Qg5 24. Qxg5) 19. Bb3 d5 20. Nf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best.} (20. Qf2 Qd6 21. Qg3 Bc8 22. d4 Be6 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Rf6 Rb6 25. Nf5 Bxf5) 20... Kh7 21. Qf2 Ra8 $2 {Mistake. g6 was best.} (21... g6 22. Ng3) 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. d4 $2 {Mistake. Qh4 was best.} (23. Qh4) 23... g6 24. Ng3 Qe7 25. Qf6 Qxf6 26. Rxf6 Kg7 27. Rd6 Nb7 28. Rd7 Na5 29. Ba2 Nc4 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Ra7 exd4 32. exd4 Rb8 33. e5 Bb7 34. Kf2 Bc8 35. Ra2 Be6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Samant Aditya S"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. g4 ({RR} 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Nd5 Nf8 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Rhe1 Nd7 15. Kb1 Bg5 16. c4 O-O 17. Bf1 Nh4 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Qd3 Ng6 20. Ne3 Rc6 21. Qd2 b6 22. Nd5 a5 {Abdusattorov,N (2744)-Maghsoodloo,P (2715) Prague CZE 2024 1-0 (68)}) 8... h6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Qf3 $146 ({RR} 10. Qd2 b5 11. f3 Bb7 12. O-O-O b4 13. Ne2 d5 14. Ng3 d4 15. Bf2 Nxg4 16. f4 Nxf2 17. Qxf2 O-O 18. Rg1 Bh4 19. Qf3 exf4 20. Nf5 Kh8 21. Rxd4 Ne5 22. Qh5 Qf6 23. Nxh4 Rad8 24. Nf5 Rxd4 {Tarhan,A (2432)-Bok,B (2620) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 10. Bg2 Qc7 11. Qe2 b5 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. f4 Rc8 14. g5 hxg5 15. fxg5 Nh5 16. Qf2 Nf4 17. h4 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxg2 20. Qxg2 a5 21. Kb1 a4 22. Nc1 Nb6 23. Bxb6 Qxb6 24. h5 Qe3 {Kowalski,I (2375)-Abhyuday,S (1951) Lorca ESP 2023 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 10. Bg2 Nf8 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ng6 13. Bg3 O-O 14. O-O Be6 15. Kh1 Rc8 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Rc4 20. Qe2 Rfc8 21. Bf2 Qc7 22. Rfd1 b5 23. a3 b4 24. axb4 Rxb4 {Nemsadze,D (2253)-Lewicki,M (2321) Krakow POL 2023 0-1 (42)}) 10... b5 11. O-O-O b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Nd2 a4 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best.} (16. Rg1 a3) 16... Qc7 17. Rg1 b3 18. cxb3 axb3 19. Rc1 Qa5 20. a3 Bb7 21. Bc4 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Rgd1 Qe6 24. Rc6 Nb8 25. Rc3 Ra4 26. Ng3 Nd7 27. Qc6 Rfa8 28. Nf5 Bf8 29. Rcd3 Nf6 30. Nxd6 Ne4 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 Qc4 33. Nc3 Kh7 34. f3 Be7 35. Kc1 Bf6 36. Kb1 e4 37. fxe4 Rxa3 38. bxa3 Bxc3 39. Bc1 Bb4 40. R3d2 Bxd2 41. Rxd2 Qxe4+ 42. Kb2 Qc4 43. Kb1 h5 44. gxh5 f5 45. Rb2 Qd3+ 46. Ka1 Qxh3 47. a4 Qf1 48. Kb1 Qd3+ 49. Ka1 Qc4 50. Kb1 Qe4+ 51. Ka1 Qxa4+ 52. Kb1 f4 53. Rf2 Qe4+ 54. Ka1 Qd4+ 55. Rb2 f3 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.16"] [Round "3.44"] [White "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,151,26,10,50,53,94,61,76,68,61,61,44,35,22,28,31,-11,34,-7,-3,-17,-32,-19,37,66,62,65,95,78,83,87,92,92,86,63,72,72,94,97,97,107,92,72,70,70,108,116,173,194,171,171,171,171,348,348,348,288,288,289,289,270,270,270,282,303,282,282,282,271,229,176,188,184,176,171,177,174,169,164,174,154,163,144,151,154,139,139,139,131,156,152,185,185,190,189,197,187,184,184,201,202,194,192,188,190,192,202,202,202,202,197,202,192,202,202,202,202,202,192,193,185,193,200,202,218,225,222,233,233,248,233,242,233,242,233,238,238,355,367,367,342,344,351,366,366,386,393,390,394,408,518,600,659]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd3 g6 7. Nd5 Bg7 8. c3 Nd7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 $146 ({RR} 10... Nc5 11. Qc2 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Qd1 O-O 14. Bc4 Kh8 15. O-O g5 16. Bg3 e6 17. Ne3 d5 18. Bb5 Be4 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. b4 Nd3 22. Nxe6 Bxc3 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Qh5 Bg7 25. Rad1 {Nasuta,G (2563)-Lagarde,M (2642) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (109)}) ({RR} 10... O-O 11. Rd1 g5 12. Bg3 Nc5 13. Qc2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Qc1 Kh8 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. O-O Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qf5 20. Qe3 Ne4 21. Rfe1 d5 22. Na3 Rad8 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Bf6 25. Nb5 {Skvortsov,A (2309)-Vukcevic,N (2275) Podgorica MNE 2024 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 10... O-O 11. Rd1 g5 12. Bg3 Nc5 13. Qe3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bc4 Kh8 16. h4 g4 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Ne4 19. Bf4 Rc8 20. Bb3 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Bh7 22. Kg1 Nxf2 23. Qxf2 e6 24. Bd2 Qa6 25. Nf4 {Xiong,J (2659)-Korobov,A (2666) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 11. Bg3 e6 12. Ne3 Nde5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. f3 Kb8 18. Bf2 f5 19. exf5 exf5 20. Bd3 f4 21. Nd5 Qf7 22. Bg6 Qg8 23. Qa4 Bf8 24. Be4 Qf7 25. Nb4 Bxb4 26. Bxc6 Qh7+ 27. Ka1 Bxc6 28. Qxa7+ Kc8 29. cxb4 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 b5 31. Qc5 Qc7 32. Rc1 Kb7 33. Qa7+ Kc8 34. Qa6+ Kd7 35. Bb6 Qb7 36. Qxb7+ Bxb7 37. Rc7+ Kd6 38. Rxb7 Kc6 39. Re7 Kxb6 40. Rxe5 Rd8 41. Re6+ Kc7 42. a3 Rd2 43. Rxh6 Rxg2 44. Rg6 g4 45. fxg4 f3 46. Ka2 Rxh2 47. Rf6 f2 48. Kb3 Rg2 49. g5 Rxg5 50. Rxf2 Rg3+ 51. Kc2 Kc6 52. Rd2 Rh3 53. Rd3 Rh2+ 54. Kc3 Rg2 55. Rf3 Rh2 56. Rf6+ Kb7 57. Rd6 Kc7 58. Rd2 Rh3+ 59. Kc2 Kc6 60. b3 Rg3 61. Kb2 Rg4 62. Kc3 Rg3+ 63. Rd3 Rg2 64. a4 Rg5 65. Re3 Rh5 66. Rg3 Kd6 67. Kb2 Rh2+ 68. Ka3 Rh5 69. Rc3 Rh1 70. a5 Rh8 71. Rc5 Rb8 72. Kb2 Rb7 73. Kc3 Rb8 74. Kd4 Ke7 75. Rc6 Rh8 76. Kc5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2688"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,56,26,18,53,54,46,31,28,45,21,47,34,43,43,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,12,-13,-9,0,6,-4,20,14,22,25,27,25,14,23,14,-22,11,8,23,35,38,50,48,41,25,61,55,-9,-9,-10,-12,-13,0,-1,-25,-59,-53,-73,-53]} 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. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 $146 g6 {RR} 14. g3 Bg7 15. h5 Ne7 16. Ncb4 Bb7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Be2 Rc8 19. a4 a5 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rc5 23. Qd3 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Rb8 25. b4 axb4 26. Rxb4 Rbc8 27. Rb3 d5 28. O-O d4 {Perez Ponsa,F (2538)-Lupulescu,C (2589) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (39)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E41"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 21,150,-5,37,28,34,28,80,69,81,77,110,112,103,104,105,70,65,68,83,101,105,67,65,61,65,52,72,14,18,13,15,13,12,12,14,15,19,23,176,171,239,234,239,234,236,238,241,233,328,335,442,446,465,465,545,545,544,529,550,553,713,715,715,467,460,461,462,160,182,97,259,241,242,105,199,106,109,101,95,91,101,96,106,85,81,83,60,85,137,20,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,4,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nge2 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Be4 $146 ({RR} 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Be3 g6 13. Nc3 Qd8 14. Bb5 Bf6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qf3 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Rb8 18. b4 Bg7 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Nc5 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Be8 22. Bf4 Rbc8 23. Be5 Rd5 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qe4 Qf6 {Al-Blooshi,H (2200)-Piddubna,B (2005) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (72)}) ({RR} 11. Re1 Bf6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Be4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Rd1 Qe5 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. g3 g5 19. b4 Qc3 20. Qe2 Bg7 21. h4 gxh4 22. Bb2 Qc7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qxh4 f5 {Agibileg,U (2445)-Zhukov,M (1835) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) 11... Bf6 12. Qd3 g6 13. Bh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7 {White is better.} Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Rad1 a6 20. Nbc3 Qd6 21. h4 f6 22. Nf4 Bf7 23. Nfxd5 Rad8 {[%CAl Rf7d5]} 24. Ne3 (24. Nb4 $16) 24... Nxd4 $11 25. Qxb7 Rd7 26. Qb4 Qxb4 27. axb4 Rb8 28. Ncd5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Nb5 29. Nf4 Rd4 $2 {[#] Mistake. Rbd8 was best.} (29... Rbd8 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Ra1 Rd6 32. Ra5 Kf8 33. Ne2 Nd4 34. Nc3 Nb3 35. Ra3) (29... Nd4 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 30. Nh5+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Kf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.} (30... Kh8 31. Nxf6 Rb6 32. Rxd4 Nxd4 33. Ned5 Rb7 34. Ra1 Rb5 35. Ra5 Kg7 {[#]} 36. Rxb5 $1) (30... Kh8 $142) (30... gxh5 31. Nf5+) 31. Nxf6 Kg7 32. Nd7 Rb7 33. Nc5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rb6 34. h5 Rxb4 $2 {Mistake. Rxd1 was best.} (34... Rxd1 35. Rxd1 gxh5 36. Kh2 Be6 37. f4 Bg4 38. Nxg4 hxg4 39. Kg3 Nd6 40. Kxg4) (34... Rbd6 $142 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. hxg6 (36. Nxa6 Rd2 $18) 36... hxg6 37. Nxa6 Rd2) 35. Rd7 Rd4 36. h6+ $1 Kg8 37. Ng4 g5 38. Ree7 Bg6 39. Ne5 Rxd7 40. Ncxd7 Rd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best.} (40... Nd4 41. Nxb6 Nf5 42. Ra7 Nxh6 43. Nd5 Nf5 44. Nf6+ Kf8 45. Nf3 Ne7 46. Nxg5) 41. Rg7+ Kh8 42. Nf8 $6 {[%CAl Rf8g6] Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best.} (42. Ng4 Rxd7 43. Rxd7 Kg8 44. Ne5 Be8 45. Rg7+ Kf8 46. Rxh7 Nd6 47. Rh8+ Ke7) 42... Bh5 43. Rxh7+ Kg8 44. Ned7 $4 {Blunder. Rg7+ was best.} (44. Rg7+ Kxf8 45. Nd7+ Rxd7 46. Rxd7 Kg8 47. Rg7+ Kh8 48. Rxg5 Be2 49. Rg6 a5) (44. Rg7+ $18 Kxf8 45. Nd7+ Rxd7 46. Rxd7) 44... Nd4 $16 45. Rg7+ (45. g4 $18 Bxg4 46. Rg7+ Kh8 47. Ng6+ Rxg6 48. Rxg6 Bxd7 49. Rxa6) 45... Kh8 {...Ne2+ is the strong threat.} 46. Rh7+ (46. Rxg5 Ne2+ 47. Kh2 Rxh6 $16) 46... Kg8 47. g4 (47. Rg7+ $18 {and White stays clearly on top.} Kh8 48. Rh7+ (48. Rxg5 Ne2+ 49. Kh2 Be8 $16) 48... Kg8) 47... Ne2+ (47... Bxg4 $16 48. Rg7+ Kh8) 48. Kf1 $4 {Blunder. Kh2 was best.} (48. Kh2 Be8 49. Rg7+ Kh8 50. Kg2 Nf4+ 51. Kf3 Rxh6 52. Rxg5 Nd3 53. Kg3 Rd6) ({Better is} 48. Kh2 $18 Bxg4 49. Rg7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 50. Ng6+ Rxg6 51. Rxg6 Bxd7 52. Rxa6 (52. Rxg5 Bb5 $16)) 48... Nf4 {[%CAl Rd6d1]} 49. Rg7+ Kh8 {[%CAl Rd6d1]} 50. Rh7+ Kg8 {[%CAl Rd6d1]} 51. f3 Be8 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. Rh7+ Kg8 54. Rg7+ Kh8 {[#]} 55. Ne5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re7 was best.} (55. Re7 {55.?e1 1.30}) (55. Ke1 $1 $16) 55... Rxh6 $11 {The position is equal.} 56. Re7 Bb5+ 57. Ke1 {Black must now prevent Nf7+.} Kg8 58. Nfd7 Bxd7 59. Nxd7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} ({Avoid the trap} 59. Rxd7 $2 Re6 $19) 59... Rh1+ 60. Kd2 {aiming for Nf6+.} Rh2+ 61. Kd1 Rxb2 62. Nf6+ Kf8 63. Ra7 Nh3 64. Ke1 Ra2 65. Ne4 Ra3 66. Nd2 Nf4 67. Kf2 Ra2 68. Ke3 (68. Ra8+ {feels hotter.} Kg7 69. Ke3 Ng2+ 70. Ke2 Nf4+ 71. Kd1) 68... Nd5+ 69. Ke2 Nf4+ 70. Kd1 Ra1+ 71. Kc2 Ra2+ 72. Kc3 Nd5+ 73. Kd3 Nf4+ 74. Ke3 Nd5+ 75. Ke2 Nf4+ {Accuracy: White = 77%, Black = 74%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nbd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 9. Re1 Qc7 10. e4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. c4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Nc5 17. Ng5 e4 18. Bxe4 Nfxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 20. Kf1 Qf4 21. Nxc5 bxc5 {½-½ (21) Li,S (1398)-You,J (1434) Shanghai CHN 2024}) 9... O-O 10. f4 cxd4 11. exd4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bc4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rad8 15. Qe2 Kh8 16. Qe3 Nf6 17. Qh3 Nd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best.} (17... Ng8 18. a4 a6 19. Be2 Nh6 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. Bxc3 Nf5 22. g4 Ne3 23. Nc4) 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. f5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 d4 22. Rf4 g5 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf8 was best.} (24... Rxf8) 25. e6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best.} (25. Qh4 Kg7) 25... Kg8 26. Qh4 Re8 27. Bxd4 e3 28. Bxe3 Rxe6 29. Qc4 Qf5 30. Rd1 b5 31. Qd4 Qe4 32. Qxe4 Bxe4 33. Bxa7 Ra6 34. Rd4 Bxc2 35. Rd2 Rxa2 36. Bd4 Bxb3 37. Rxa2 Bxa2 38. Kg1 Kf7 39. Kf2 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kd5 41. Bf6 Bb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Sankalp Gupta"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,53,42,22,23,23,17,17,19,22,20,20,26,22,17,17,17,16,20,16,20,20,20,23,33,35,39,0,26,10,55,75,74,44,48,47,58,38,50,-1]} 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. Qc2 h6 10. Re1 $146 ({RR} 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qf6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Rb1 b5 17. c4 bxc4 18. Qxc4 Rfe8 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Qc2 Qg6 21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Kf1 Kf7 {Rustamov,R (2261)-Paravyan,D (2612) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. c5 Bc7 13. Re1 ({White should play} 13. Ne5 $14) 13... Nd7 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bf5 Qf6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rb1 Rab8 18. c4 e5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Rb3 Rbe8 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 {[%CAl Re5e1]} 24. g3 d4 {Pichot,A (2651)-Gurel,E (2560) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Re8 12. Qh4 Qxh4 13. Nxh4 Na6 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Bd2 Be6 (15... Nc2 $15 16. Rad1 Bg4) 16. d5 Bd7 17. Rad1 c5 (17... Be7 $11 18. Nf3 Nd3) 18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Bxe1 Re8 20. Bd2 Nc2 21. Nf3 a6 22. a4 (22. Ne1 $14 Bf5 23. Nxc2 Bxc2 24. Rc1) 22... Bf5 23. Rc1 Bd3 24. Nd1 Re2 {Audi,A (2391)-Marchenko,N (2092) Ershovo RUS 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10. c5 Bc7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Re8 13. Be3 Nd7 14. h3 Nf6 15. Rae1 b6 16. Bd2 bxc5 17. dxc5 Nd7 (17... Be6 $11 {remains equal.}) 18. Be3 (18. Rxe8+ $16 Qxe8 19. Re1) 18... Nf8 19. Bd4 Ne6 20. Bf5 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bd7 22. Qa4 Bxf5 23. Nxf5 Qd7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (23... Be5 $14) 24. Nd4 $2 (24. Qg4 $18 {[%csl Gf5][%CAl Rg4g7]} Qxf5 25. Qxf5) 24... Rxe1 {Drygalov,A (2475)-Finek,V (2436) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (60)}) 10... Be6 11. cxd5 cxd5 {The position is equal.} 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Nc6 14. Nc3 {[#] And now d5 would win.} Re8 15. Bf4 {d5 is the strong threat.} Bd7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Bc6 19. Qe3 Qh4 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. a3 ({Don't go for} 21. Qxa7 $2 Qg4 $19) 21... a6 22. h3 Qh5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Ne2 Qg6 {[%csl Gc6][%CAl Rg6g2] [#]White is slightly better.} 25. Nf4 Qc2 26. b4 Kh7 27. Qc1 {Accuracy: White = 70%, Black = 88%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Black "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,92,51,42,43,46,46,45,125,54,60,58,51,54,45,46,51,33,63,67,49,28,85,66,63,72,115,119,102,112,105,49,52,-32,-41,-36,-33,-64,-67,-63,-79,-57,-68,-119,-119,-186,-188,-186,-190,-185,-155,-162,-159,-164,-164,-311,-281,-284,-283,-408,-404,-445,-445,-476,-467,-474,-473,-444,-468,-449,-447,-472,-465,-534,-526,-588,-571]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qc7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Nd2 ({RR} 11. Bf1 Ne7 12. a4 Nf5 13. Bd3 g6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Na3 (16. b4 $14) 16... Rhf8 17. b4 Kb8 18. Nc2 Nc6 (18... c4 $15 19. Bf1 Nc6) 19. bxc5 Nxe5 20. Bb5 $1 Bc8 21. Nd4 Rf6 22. Rb1 Ka8 $1 23. c6 ({White should play} 23. a5 $14) 23... Nxc6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Qe2 Bd7 {Idani,P (2602)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (73)}) 11... Ne7 12. Nf3 Nf5 $146 {Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best.} (12... Kb8 13. Ng5 Nf5 $1 14. Bd3 g6 15. h3 h6 16. Nf7 Ba4 $1 17. Qxa4 Qxf7 18. c4) ({RR} 12... h6 13. h4 (13. b4 $14) 13... Nc6 14. Bf4 Be8 (14... g5 $5 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 (16. Nxg5 Bh6 $11) 16... Be7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 $11) 15. Bg3 (15. b4 $11) 15... Bh5 (15... g5 $17) 16. Qa4 Qa5 17. Qc2 Be7 18. b4 Qc7 (18... cxb4 $11 19. Nd4 Bxe2 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. cxb4 Qb5 22. Rxe2 g5) 19. b5 Na5 20. Nd4 cxd4 21. Bxh5 dxc3 22. Bf7 Kb8 23. Bxe6 d4 24. Bf5 Ka8 25. e6 Qb6 (25... Qc5 $11 {remains equal.}) 26. Bd3 Rhe8 27. Re4 {Pfreundt,J (2455)-Nisipeanu,L (2600) Viernheim GER 2024 ½-½ (38)} (27. Qa4 $142)) (12... Kb8 $14) 13. Ng5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best.} (13. Bd3 g6 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Bf6 Rg8 16. g4 Bc6 17. Rb1 Nh6 18. h3 Be7) (13. Bd3 $16) 13... Kb8 $14 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bd2 Bc8 16. Nf3 h6 17. b4 g5 18. h3 Rg8 19. g4 d4 (19... Nh4 $11) 20. c4 ({Much weaker is} 20. gxf5 $6 dxc3 21. Be3 (21. Bxc3 g4 $17) 21... exf5 $15) 20... Ne7 21. b5 b6 22. a4 Bb7 23. a5 Bg7 24. Qe2 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (24. a6) ({White should try} 24. a6 $16 Ba8 25. Qe2) 24... Rdf8 25. Be4 (25. Nh2 $14) 25... Bxe4 $15 26. Qxe4 Qb7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has good play.} 27. Qxb7+ Kxb7 28. Ra3 Ng6 $1 29. Kg2 Ra8 30. Kf1 Rgf8 31. Rea1 {[#]} (31. Ke2 $17) 31... Rxf3 $1 $19 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender} 32. Rxf3 {And now Rf7+ would win.} Nxe5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 33. Kg2 Nxf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (33... a6 34. bxa6+ Rxa6 35. Rb1 Kc6 36. Rxb6+ Rxb6 37. axb6 Kxb6 38. Bc1 {[#]} Kc6 $1 39. Ra3) 34. Kxf3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rf8+ 35. Kg2 Be5 36. Re1 $4 {Blunder. axb6 was best.} (36. axb6 axb6 37. Re1 Bf4 38. Bxf4 Rxf4 39. Rxe6 d3 40. Rd6 Kc7 41. Rxd3 Rxc4) (36. axb6 $142 axb6 37. Re1) 36... Bf4 37. Bxf4 Rxf4 38. axb6 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6+ was best.} (38. a6+ $2 {38.?xe6 -2.33} Kc7 39. Rxe6 d3 40. Kf1 Rxc4 41. Ke1 Rb4 42. Kd2 Rxb5 43. Kxd3 Rb3+) (38. Rxe6 {only move.} bxa5 39. Re7+ Kb8 40. Re8+ Kc7 41. Re5) 38... Kxb6 39. Rxe6+ {KR-KR} Ka5 {Black is clearly winning.} 40. Ra6+ Kb4 41. Rxa7 Kxc4 42. b6 {Strongly threatening b7.} Rf6 43. Ra6 {Threatens to win with b7.} Rf8 ({Not} 43... Rf7 44. Ra7 $17) 44. b7 {[#]} Rb8 $1 45. Rb6 {If White can now play Kf1 this consolidates a bit.} d3 46. Kf1 Kc3 {Accuracy: White = 55%, Black = 89%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2728"] [PlyCount "156"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,156,15,13,7,12,6,0,5,16,14,18,17,18,13,10,-2,62,52,57,31,37,0,0,0,0,8,5,0,10,9,17,13,35,32,187,183,175,179,178,177,173,158,170,164,175,134,238,201,200,208,216,212,275,215,210,208,216,219,224,212,220,209,219,225,220,187,190,186,219,177,179,148,172,173,171,170,171,170,160,78,82,73,81,79,103,101,109,75,126,120,119,97,141,142,151,135,127,30,68,57,71,70,86,2,2,6,14,8,16,1,2,2,2,2,24,0,0,0,5,5,5,5,5,5,7,7,8,10,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Bf4 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. h3 Rc8 {Black wants to play ...d4!} 13. Rd1 d4 (13... Qb6 $11) 14. exd4 $14 cxd4 15. Rxd4 Qb6 16. Rd1 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Rxc2 18. Nxb6 Nxb6 19. Be5 Be4 20. Nd2 Bg6 21. Nf1 f6 22. Bd4 Nd5 $2 {Mistake. Nc4 was best.} (22... Nc4 $1) ({Black should try} 22... Nc4 $1 $14) 23. Bf3 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rf3d5]} Nf4 {[#] With the idea ...Nd3+.} 24. Ne3 $1 $36 {[%CAl Re3c2][%mdl 2048] White has strong initiative.} Rc7 25. g3 Ne6 {[#]} 26. Bc3 $1 Bc5 27. Nd5 Rcc8 28. h4 Bf7 (28... Bc2 $16) 29. O-O Nc7 30. Nxc7 Rxc7 31. Ba5 Rcc8 32. Rfe1 Rfe8 33. Rxe8+ Bxe8 34. Bd5+ Kf8 35. Rc1 Ke7 {next ...Bxf2+ is good for Black.} 36. Bd2 Bd7 37. Be4 h6 38. Bg6 Rc6 39. Be4 Rc8 40. Bf4 Bb6 41. Re1 {Strongly threatening Bf5+.} Kf8 42. Bd5 {[%CAl Rf4d6]} Bc7 43. Be3 {Intending Bc5+ and mate.} Bb6 44. Bf4 {[%CAl Rf4d6]} Bc7 45. Bxc7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.} (45. Bd2 Bd6 46. Rd1 Ke7 47. Be4 f5 (47... g5 $16 {is a better defense.}) 48. Bb1 Be6 49. Rc1 Rd8 50. Ba5 Rd7) (45. Bd2 $142 {White wants to mate with Bb4+.} Bd6 46. Be4) 45... Rxc7 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 46. Re3 Rc5 47. Bf3 Rc2 48. Rb3 a5 49. Rb7 Ke8 50. Kf1 g5 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Ke1 f5 53. Bd1 Rc5 54. b4 $2 {Mistake. Be2 was best.} (54. Be2) ({Better is} 54. Be2 $16) 54... Re5+ $6 {Inaccuracy. axb4 was best.} (54... axb4) 55. Kd2 Rd5+ 56. Kc1 Kd8 57. Rb8+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best.} (57. Bb3) (57. Bb3 $16 Rd6 58. bxa5) 57... Kc7 $11 58. Rg8 axb4 59. axb4 g4 60. Bc2 Rd4 61. Rf8 Kd6 62. b5 Rb4 63. b6 Rxb6 {The position is equal.} 64. Rf6+ Kc5 65. Rxb6 Kxb6 {KB-KB} 66. Kd2 {Black must now prevent Ke3.} f4 $1 67. gxf4 {f5 is the strong threat.} Kc7 68. Ke3 {Hoping for f5.} Kd6 69. Ke4 {aiming for Bd1.} Ke6 70. f5+ Kf6 71. Kf4 Bc8 72. Kxg4 Bd7 73. Kf4 Bc8 74. Be4 Bd7 75. Bb7 Bxf5 76. Be4 Bd7 77. Bb7 Bf5 78. Be4 Bd7 {Accuracy: White = 80%, Black = 79%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,103,53,53,66,70,72,72,67,71,55,58,79,78,83,52,82,87,210,209,203,207,207,202,254,223,246,232,238,217,210,224,258,232,263,246,248,248,291,291,291,292,292,291,291,288,276,283,293,281,298,293,298,237,315,306,331,329,328,326,369,375,473,472,511,485,476,387,387,381,429,427,423,415,494,492,562,561,516,450,597,595,586,580,682,682,677,681,663,663,797,747,743,737,714,712]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 a5 7. Nf3 Ng4 8. Bg5 h6 {White is better.} 9. Bh4 ({RR} 9. Bc1 e5 10. h3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nf6 12. Be3 Re8 13. f3 Nh5 14. g4 Ng3 15. Rg1 Nxe2 16. Qxe2 a4 17. O-O-O a3 18. b3 Nc6 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. h4 Ne5 21. Rgf1 Bd7 22. g5 h5 $1 23. Nde2 (23. f4 $14 Ng4 24. f5) 23... Bc6 {Bronstein,O (2458)-Haldorsen,B (2419) Orosei ITA 2024 ½-½ (93)} (23... Bh3 $11 24. Rf2 Bd7)) 9... Nf6 10. h3 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 10... Nh5 {10...g5 0.44} 11. Qd2 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Qxg5 Nf6 14. e5 (14. Rd1 $16) 14... Nh7 15. Qh5 $2 (15. Qg3 $14 {stays ahead.}) 15... Nc6 $2 (15... dxe5 $1 $17 16. dxe5 Ra6) 16. Nd5 ({Better is} 16. Rd1 $14) 16... f5 17. g4 (17. f4 $11) 17... Be6 $2 ({Black should try} 17... dxe5 $17 18. dxe5 Be6) 18. g5 $1 {[%CAl Rg5g6]} Re8 $1 19. Rd1 dxe5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. g6 Nf8 22. Nf4 $2 ({White has to play} 22. Nxe7+ $1 $15 Qxe7 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. O-O) 22... Qc8 23. Rg1 Bxc4 24. Bxc4+ Nxc4 25. Bg5 {Ohanyan,E (2456)-Ivic,V (2570) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (38)}) 11. d5 Nb4 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. a3 {[%CAl Ba2a3,Ba3b4][%mdl 32]} Nc5 $2 {Mistake. Na6 was best.} (13... Na6 14. Rd1) (13... Na6 $16) 14. axb4 $18 Nb3 15. Qd1 Nxa1 16. b5 $1 (16. Qxa1 $6 Bxh3 17. Rxh3 axb4 $16) 16... c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (16... a4 17. Qxa1 a3 18. O-O c6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. bxc6 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qc7 22. Qc1) 17. Qxa1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Na4 was best.} (17. Na4 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Qxa1 Qe8 20. O-O g5 21. Bg3 Qg6 22. Qc1 Rae8) 17... f5 18. exf5 g5 19. Bg3 a4 20. Qa3 Qa5 21. f6 Bxf6 22. Bd3 Qb4 {And now ...Qxa3 would win.} 23. Kd2 g4 24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Kc2 (25. Rxh6 Bxf3 26. Rg6+ Kf7 $14) 25... Bxf3 26. gxf3 Bxc3 27. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 28. Kxc3 (28. bxc3 Rxf3 29. Rxh6 a3 $18) 28... Rxf3 29. Ra1 ({Don't go for} 29. Rxh6 $2 a3 $19) 29... Kg7 30. Kd2 h5 31. Ra3 Kh6 {and the idea ...Kg5 leaves Black hopeful.} 32. Ke2 Raf8 {[#] intending ...Kg5.} 33. Ra1 $1 ({Less strong is} 33. Rxa4 Kg5 $14) 33... R3f6 34. f4 ({Don't do} 34. Rxa4 e5 $18) 34... Rg8 35. Kf3 Rff8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rgf8 was best.} (35... Rgf8 36. Re1 R6f7 37. f5 Ra8 38. Bh4 a3 39. bxa3 Rxa3 40. Re6+ Kh7 41. Ke4) 36. Re1 Rf7 37. Re6+ Kg7 38. Be1 Kf8 39. Rh6 Rfg7 40. Bf2 Ke8 41. Rxh5 Kd7 42. b6 {White is clearly winning.} Kc8 43. Bc2 Rf8 44. Bxa4 Rgg8 45. Rh7 Rh8 46. Rxe7 Rh3+ 47. Bg3 {Threatens to win with Rc7+.} Rh1 48. Bd7+ Kd8 49. Rg7 {Hoping for Be6.} Rf1+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best.} (49... Rh7 50. Rxh7 Rxf4+ {[#]} 51. Kg2 $1 Rf2+ 52. Kh3 Rh2+ 53. Kg4 Rxh7 54. Be6 Rg7+ 55. Kf3) 50. Kg2 {White wants to mate with Bh4+.} Rh8 51. Be6 Rb1 52. Rxb7 {Accuracy: White = 93%, Black = 54%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2589"] [BlackElo "2701"] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,150,27,26,27,35,36,34,39,38,37,39,33,66,76,54,44,57,36,34,29,32,30,33,31,49,36,40,38,57,64,52,4,26,33,26,7,21,6,7,7,38,0,0,0,0,-4,-1,-2,-2,-1,-1,-5,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-37,0,-2,-5,-58,-12,-19,-19,-19,-5,-4,-5,-3,-4,-4,-3,-6,-3,-7,-3,-5,5,-1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-228,-229,-387,-382,-382,-362,-29965,-29966,-29966,-29968,-29959,-29960,-29959,-29961,-29965,-29966,-29978,-29980,-29979,-29980,-29979,-29980,-29979,-29979]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 {White is slightly better.} Bd6 9. O-O ({RR} 9. h3 c6 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Rfe1 Nb6 14. b3 g6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 Nfd7 17. f4 f6 18. Nf3 Bf7 19. e4 dxe4 $1 20. Nxe4 Qc7 21. f5 Nd5 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Qh6 Qf4 {Firouzja,A (2760)-So,W (2757) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (33)}) 9... c6 10. Bf4 Bxf4 $146 ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rab1 Bg4 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nh4 O-O 15. h3 (15. f4 $16) 15... Be6 16. Rfc1 Nb6 17. Nf3 Rfe8 18. Ne5 Nfd7 19. f4 f6 20. Nf3 Nf8 21. Ne2 Qd7 22. Ng3 Nc8 23. f5 ({White should play} 23. Re1 $14) 23... Bf7 24. b3 Nd6 25. Re1 {Krasteva,B (2251)-Ushenina,A (2415) Monaco MNC 2024 0-1 (62)}) ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. h3 g6 13. Rfe1 Rfe8 14. b4 Nh5 15. Bh2 Bxh2+ 16. Nxh2 Ng7 17. a4 Nb6 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Bf1 Red8 20. Rec1 Qe7 21. Qb2 Ne8 22. a5 Nd7 23. Na4 Nd6 24. Nc5 Re8 25. Re1 {Lysyj,I (2589)-Svane,R (2637) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (71)}) ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Ng5 Bg4 13. f3 Bh5 14. Nh3 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Rac1 Bxf4 17. exf4 Rfe8 18. Nf2 b6 19. Nd3 c5 20. Ne5 Qb7 21. b3 Rac8 22. Rfd1 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Nf8 24. Ne2 Ne6 25. Qd2 {Vakhidov,J (2599)-Begmuratov,K (2385) Tashkent UZB 2024 0-1 (52)}) 11. exf4 {And now f5 would win.} g6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Nh5 16. Qd2 f6 17. f3 Be6 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Nc5 Rae8 20. Qh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. Strongly threatening Bxg6!} (20. exf6 Qf4) 20... Ng7 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Re5 a5 23. Qh4 Rff8 24. Rae1 {[%CAl Rc5e6]} Bc8 25. Qg5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Qd6 {Threatening ...b6.} 27. Qe7 Qxe7 28. Rxe7 b6 29. Na4 Rf4 30. Nxb6 Be6 31. Na4 Rxd4 32. Nc5 Bf5 33. Ba6 Kf8 34. Re2 Kf7 35. Kf2 Rb4 (35... Ne6 $5 {[%CAl Re6c5]} 36. Nb7 Rb4 $11) 36. g4 {Threatens to win with a3.} Ne6 37. Nb7 {[#]} Bd3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 38. Nd6+ (38. Bxd3 Rxb7) 38... Ke7 39. Nc8+ Kd8 40. Bxd3 Nf4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 41. Na7 $1 {[%CAl Ra7c6]} Nxd3+ $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 42. Ke3 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White is not holding back} Ne5 {White must now prevent ...Kd7.} 43. Kf2 Rb7 {White should prevent ...Nd3+.} 44. Rxe5 Rxa7 {KR-KR} 45. Re6 Rb7 46. b3 Rc7 47. h4 Kd7 48. Rf6 Ke7 49. g5 a4 {[%CAl Ba5a4,Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 50. b4 c5 51. bxc5 Rxc5 52. Ra6 Rc2+ 53. Ke3 Rxa2 54. Kd4 a3 55. Kxd5 Rd2+ 56. Ke4 a2 57. f4 Rf2 58. Ke3 Rh2 59. Kf3 Kd7 60. Kg4 Rg2+ 61. Kf3 Rc2 62. Kg4 Kc7 {aiming for ...Kb7.} 63. h5 Kb7 64. Ra3 $4 {Blunder. Ra4 was best.} (64. Ra4 $1 Kb6 65. hxg6 $1 hxg6 66. f5 Rc4+ 67. Rxc4 a1=Q 68. fxg6 Qd1+ 69. Kh4 Qf1) (64. Ra4 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 64... Kb6 $1 $19 65. Ra8 $2 {[#] Mistake. hxg6 was best.} (65. hxg6 hxg6 66. f5 Rc4+ 67. Kg3 Rc3+ $1 68. Rxc3 a1=Q 69. Rb3+ Kc5 70. fxg6 Qe1+) (65. hxg6 {was the only chance.} hxg6 66. Kf3 Rc3+ {[%mdl 64] Promotion} 67. Rxc3) 65... Kb5 $1 66. Ra7 Kb4 67. Rb7+ $2 (67. h6 $19) 67... Kc3 {Black mates.} 68. Ra7 Kb2 69. Rb7+ Kc1 70. Ra7 Kb1 71. hxg6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best.} (71. Kf3 Rc4 72. Rb7+ Kc2 73. Ra7 Kb2 74. Ra5 a1=Q 75. Rxa1 Kxa1 76. Ke3 Kb2) 71... hxg6 72. f5 {[#]} Rc4+ $1 73. Kf3 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best.} (73. Kg3 gxf5 74. Rb7+ Kc2 75. Ra7 Kb2 76. Kf3 a1=Q 77. Rxa1 Kxa1 78. Kg3 Rg4+) 73... gxf5 74. Rb7+ Kc2 75. Ra7 Kb2 {Accuracy: White = 79%, Black = 89%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2526"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,80,38,8,7,12,10,7,21,38,63,48,72,37,57,15,15,16,18,21,24,-36,-52,-41,-36,-29,-30,-20,-17,-96,-103,-110,-92,-156,-91,-98,-69,-68,-71,-77,-73,-70,-62,-242,-256,-255,-275,-321,-316,-337,-235,-271,-260,-316,-311,-307,-307,-321,-316,-350,-348,-368,-363,-372,-364,-353,-317,-387,-394,-553,-556]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. Qd3 a6 $146 {The position is equal.} ({RR} 9... Bd7 10. f4 e5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. O-O-O Qc8 13. g4 ({Better is} 13. Rhf1 $16) 13... Nxg4 (13... exf4 $1 $11 14. Bxf4 Qe6) 14. Bxg4 Qxg4 15. Rhg1 Qh4 16. f5 $1 Rad8 (16... Kh8 $16 {is a better defense.}) 17. Qe2 g6 18. Rg4 Qh5 19. Qf3 (19. Bxa7 $18 d5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. exd5) 19... Kh8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (19... d5 $16) 20. f6 Qxg4 21. Qxg4 Bxf6 22. Bg5 Bxg5+ 23. Qxg5 f6 24. Qe3 {Eljanov,P (2704)-Oparin,G (2664) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 9... e5 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 e4 13. Qb5 Ne5 14. Qxb7 a5 15. Rd1 (15. O-O-O $14) 15... a4 16. Nd4 Rb8 17. Qa7 Ra8 18. Qb7 Rb8 19. Qa6 Nxd5 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. Rxd5 Qc8 22. Qxa4 Rxb2 23. O-O Ne5 24. Qxe4 {Haubro,M (2421)-Willow,J (2445) Cambridge ENG 2024 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 9... e5 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Rd1 Ne8 12. O-O Bg5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 $1 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Qb5 b6 17. a4 Qd8 18. a5 Nc7 19. Qb4 Nba6 20. Qa4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. c3 Qe8 23. Qc4 Rc8 24. b4 {Agmanov,Z (2460)-Dukic,Z (2266) Sant Boi ESP 2023 1-0 (77)}) 10. f4 Qc7 11. O-O-O e5 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ne5 16. Qb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best.} (16. Nxe5) (16. Nxe5 $11 dxe5 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Qe4) 16... Bf5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 17. Nd4 Be4 18. Rhe1 Bg6 ({Don't play} 18... Bxg2 19. Bh5 $14) 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. Rd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (20. g4) (20. g4 $11 {remains equal.}) 20... Bf6 $17 21. Ka2 Re8 22. Rc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best.} (22. Bf1 h5 23. g3 Nd7 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qb4 {[#]} Nc5 $1 26. Nb3 {[#]} Ne4 $1 27. Re2 b5) (22. Bf1 $142) 22... b5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.} (22... Nd7 23. Bf3 h6 24. Qb4 Ne5 25. Re1 Qd7 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Red1 Bg5 28. Re2) ({Black should try} 22... Nd7 {...Bxd4 is the strong threat.} 23. Bf3 Ne5) 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. dxc6 Qxc6 25. Bf3 Qc4 26. g3 Be5 27. Bd5 $2 {Mistake. Qxc4 was best.} (27. Qxc4 Rxc4) (27. Qxc4 $15 bxc4 28. Rd5) 27... Bxf4 $19 28. gxf4 Qxf4 29. Rcd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best.} (29. Qb4 Qxb4 30. axb4 Bf5 31. b3 Kf8 32. Kb2 Rc7 33. Ra1 Re5 34. c4 Bc8) 29... Rc7 30. Rg2 Kh8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re3 was best.} (30... Re3 31. Rf1 Qe5 32. c3 Re1 33. Rgg1 Rxf1 34. Rxf1 Qxh2 35. Qb4 h5 36. Qa5) 31. c3 Re5 32. Qb4 Qxb4 33. axb4 f5 34. Bb3 Rd7 35. Rd4 {Black must now prevent Rxg6!} d5 36. Rgd2 Bf7 37. c4 bxc4 38. Bxc4 Rd6 39. Bd3 g5 40. Rc2 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (40. b5 axb5 41. Bxb5 Kg7 42. b4 Re4 43. Bf1 Kf6 44. b5 Ke5 45. R4d3 d4+) (40. h4 $142 g4 41. Kb3) 40... Re4 $1 {Accuracy: White = 44%, Black = 80%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2560"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,80,25,36,21,44,46,68,25,19,21,16,19,21,28,28,9,11,10,21,-1,-7,-42,18,20,16,17,43,40,44,18,43,-20,86,91,92,94,88,11,141,132,182,-35,-75,-108,-114,-202,-100,-146,-159,-157,-123,-273,0,0,205,-384,-366,-430,-429,-442,-430,-501,-499,-627,-617,-676,-676,-29991,-29992]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3 Be7 9. Qf3 O-O 10. O-O-O {White is slightly better.} b5 11. g4 b4 $1 {[%CAl Rb4c3]} 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bc8 14. Kb1 a5 $146 {[%CAl Ba6a5,Ba5a4,Ba4b3][%mdl 32]} ({RR} 14... Nd7 15. Nd2 a5 16. Ne4 a4 17. Bb5 Ra5 18. c4 (18. Qe2 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 18... bxc3 $1 19. Nxc3 Nb6 (19... a3 $15) 20. Qe4 f5 21. Qb4 Ra8 $1 22. Nxa4 Nxa4 23. Bxa4 Bd7 (23... h5 $14) 24. Bc6 Rb8 25. Qa4 $1 Be8 26. gxf5 $1 Bh5 27. Rc1 Bf3 (27... Rxf5 $16 28. Bd7 Rf8) 28. Rhg1 Bf6 29. Ba7 {Kong,X (2401)-Wang,S (2429) Qingdao CHN 2024 1-0 (79)}) 15. Nd2 a4 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. g5 b3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.} (17... Nd7 18. Bd3 a3 19. b3 g6 20. h4 f5 $1 21. gxf6 $1 Nxf6 22. Qe2 Bf5 23. Nxf6+) (17... Nd7 $15) 18. cxb3 $11 axb3 19. Rc1 $1 {[%CAl Rc1c7]} (19. axb3 g6 $17) 19... Qa5 {[%csl Ga8,Gb3][%CAl Ra5a2]} 20. a3 Nd7 $1 21. Rg1 Kh8 22. Nf6 ({Better is} 22. Nd2 $14) 22... g6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxf6 was best.} (22... Nxf6 23. gxf6) (22... Nxf6 $11 23. gxf6 Bxf6) 23. Bd3 $16 {aiming for Rxc8!} Bxf6 24. gxf6 Ba6 25. Be4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best.} (25. Bxa6 Qxa6) (25. Bxa6 $16 Qxa6 26. Rgd1) 25... Rfc8 $2 {Mistake. Qa4 was best.} (25... Qa4 $1 26. Rg4 Qb5 $1 27. Re1 Qa5 $1 28. Reg1 Qb5 29. Re1) (25... Qa4 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 26. Rc6 Bb5 27. Rxc8+ $4 {Blunder. Rgc1 was best.} (27. Rgc1) ({And not} 27. Rxd6 Rc4 $11) (27. Rgc1 $18 Qd8 28. R1c3) 27... Rxc8 $15 28. h4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ka1 was best.} (28. Ka1) 28... Qa6 $1 {And now ...Be2 would win.} 29. Ka1 (29. Bh6 $17 {might work better.} Rc4 30. Bf5) 29... Bd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be2 was best.} (29... Be2 $1 30. Qg3 Nxf6 31. Bb1 Qb5 32. Re1 Nxd5 33. Bh6 Nf6 34. Bg5 (34. Qe3 $142 Ng4 35. Qxe2 Qxe2 36. Rxe2 Nxh6 37. h5) 34... Nh5 35. Qh3) (29... Be2 $1 $19 {[%CAl Re2f3] and Black stays clearly on top.} 30. Qg2 Nxf6) 30. Bxd3 Qxd3 31. h5 Rc2 32. Rd1 {[#]} (32. hxg6 {is a self mate.} Rxb2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 33. Qe2 Rxe2 34. g7+ Kg8 35. Bd2 Qxd2 36. Rh1 Qb2#) (32. Rb1 $17) 32... Qc4 $4 $40 {[%mdl 128] Blunder. Rxf2 was best. Black attacks.} (32... Rxf2 33. Rxd3 Rxf3 34. Rxb3 gxh5 35. a4 h4 $1 36. Ka2 Nxf6 37. a5 h3 $1 38. Bg1) (32... Rxf2 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 33. Rxd3 (33. Bxf2 Qxf3) 33... Rxf3 34. Rxb3 gxh5) 33. Rb1 $1 $11 {Black must now prevent hxg6.} ({Don't go for} 33. hxg6 $2 Rxb2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 34. Qf5 Ra2+ 35. Kb1 fxg6 $19) 33... Kg8 $2 {Mistake. Qc3 was best.} (33... Qc3 34. hxg6 Rxb2 $1 35. Rxb2 Qe1+ 36. Rb1 Qc3+) (33... Qc3 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 34. h6 $4 {Blunder. hxg6 was best.} (34. hxg6 $1 hxg6 {[#]} 35. Bg5 $1 Qe2 36. Qxb3 Qxf2 37. Qa4 Nf8 38. Bh6 Rc8 {[#]} 39. Bg7 $1 Rd8) (34. hxg6 $1 $18 hxg6 35. Bg5) 34... Kf8 $19 35. Bg5 Ke8 36. Qe3 Nc5 37. Qe1 $6 {Inaccuracy. f3 was best.} (37. f3 Qxd5 38. f4 e4 39. Qg1 Kd7 40. f5 Qxf5 41. Be3 Nd3 42. Ba7 Qd5) 37... Qa4 38. Rd1 Ne4 {( -> ...Nc3!)} 39. Bc1 Qc4 40. f4 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf1 was best.} (40. Qf1 Nxf2 41. Qxc4 Rxc4 42. Rg1 Nd3 43. Bg5 Kd7 44. Be3 Rc2 45. Rd1 Re2) 40... Nf2 {Accuracy: White = 39%, Black = 65%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2516"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. O-O Ne7 7. h4 ({RR} 7. Nh4 Ng6 8. Qh5 Nxh4 9. Qxh4 Be7 10. Qh5 O-O 11. c4 d6 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. Qd1 Rb8 14. Qc2 Be5 15. Be3 f5 16. exf5 exf5 17. f4 Bf6 18. Rae1 Re8 19. Bf2 Be6 20. b3 Bf7 21. Qd2 Qa5 {Kraemer,M (2579)-Anton Guijarro,D (2653) Neuwied GER 2024 ½-½ (89)}) 7... d6 $146 ({RR} 7... h5 8. e5 Ng6 9. Qe1 f6 10. exf6 {½-½ (10) Agmanov,Z (2458)-Perea Fruet,L (2310) San Vicente ESP 2024}) 8. h5 h6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Re1 g5 11. Nxe5 Bg7 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. Qf3 O-O 15. Nb3 Nf5 16. c3 Rd5 17. Ne3 Re5 18. Rd1 Rd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best.} (18... Nh4 19. Qg3) 19. c4 Nh4 20. Qh3 f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best.} (20... Nf5 21. Nxf5 exf5 22. Bd2 Rde8 23. Bc3 Re2 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qxf5 R8e5 26. Qh3) 21. f4 gxf4 22. Nf1 Qe7 23. Bxf4 Re2 24. Rd2 Nxg2 25. Bg3 Rxd2 26. Nbxd2 f4 27. Bf2 Ne3 28. Bh4 Bf6 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Nxe3 fxe3 31. Qxe3 Qf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.} (31... Kh8 32. Rf1 Rg8+ 33. Kh2 Qh4+ 34. Qh3 Qg5 35. Ne4 Qe5+ 36. Ng3 Rg5 37. Qg2) 32. Rf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg3+ was best.} (32. Qg3+ Kh8 33. Rf1 Qxh5 34. Kf2 Rf8+ 35. Nf3 Qf7 36. Rg1 Kh7 37. Ke2 Rg8) 32... Rxd3 33. Rxf5 Rxe3 34. Rxc5 Re2 35. Nb3 Rxb2 36. Rxc6 Rxa2 37. Nd4 Ra4 38. Rxe6 Bxc4 39. Rg6+ Kh7 40. Nf5 Ra6 41. Nxh6 Rxg6+ 42. hxg6+ Kxh6 43. Kf2 a5 44. Ke3 a4 45. Kd2 a3 46. Kc2 Ba2 47. Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2581"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 ({RR} 6... Re8 7. Nbd2 Bf8 8. h3 a6 9. Ba4 d6 10. O-O h6 11. Be3 d5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Re1 a5 14. Qc2 Nh7 15. Rad1 f5 16. Nf1 Nf6 17. Bc1 Bd6 18. N1d2 a4 19. c4 fxe4 20. dxe4 d4 21. Nh4 {Balajayeva,K (2350)-Javakhishvili,L (2438) Tbilisi GEO 2024 ½-½ (50)}) 7. Bh4 Be7 8. O-O d6 9. Bg3 $146 ({RR} 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 c5 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Re1 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd2 Rab8 16. Qc2 Qe6 17. b3 f5 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Ne4 Nf6 20. f3 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Qg6 22. Qd3 a5 23. Rb1 Kh8 {Suleymanli,A (2609)-Fressinet,L (2637) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (43)}) 9... a6 10. Ba4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. h3 b5 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Re1 Nb8 15. d4 Nbd7 16. b3 g6 17. d5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (17. a4) 17... c6 18. c4 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qa5 20. a3 Qc3 21. Re3 Qc7 22. b4 Rec8 23. Bd3 Nh5 24. Bh2 Nf4 25. Bf1 Nb6 26. g3 $2 {Mistake. Re1 was best.} (26. Re1) 26... Nh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nfxd5 was best.} (26... Nfxd5 27. exd5 Nxd5 28. Rb3 Nc3 29. Qe1 Bg7 30. Nh4 e4 31. g4 Qc6 32. Ng2) 27. Nh4 Na4 28. Nb3 Qd7 29. Na5 Ra7 30. Qg4 Qxg4 31. hxg4 Nf6 32. f3 Ba8 33. Kh1 Rac7 34. Bg1 Be7 35. Ree1 Nd7 36. Ng2 Bg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.} (36... Rc3) 37. Ne3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.} (37. Be3 Bxe3) 37... Rc3 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Bf2 Bd8 40. Nd1 Rc2 41. Ne3 R2c7 42. Reb1 Bg5 43. Re1 Ndb6 44. Be2 Rc3 45. Nd1 Rc1 46. Ra2 $4 {Blunder. Ne3 was best.} (46. Ne3 R1c3) 46... Nxd5 47. Nb3 R1c7 48. exd5 Bxd5 49. Rd2 Bxb3 50. Rxd6 Rc6 51. Rxc6 Rxc6 52. Be3 Rc2 53. f4 exf4 54. gxf4 Bh4 55. Nf2 Bd5+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best.} (55... Nc3) 56. Bf3 Bxf3+ 57. Kxf3 Rc3 58. Rh1 Bd8 59. Ne4 Rxa3 60. Ke2 $2 {Mistake. Kf2 was best.} (60. Kf2 Rd3 61. Ke2 Rd5 62. Rc1 a5 63. bxa5 Bxa5 64. f5 gxf5 65. gxf5 Rxf5) 60... Bb6 61. Nc5 $2 {Mistake. Bc1 was best.} (61. Bc1 Ra2+ 62. Bd2 Bc7 63. Ke3 Rc2 64. Rh2 f5 65. gxf5 gxf5 66. Ng3 Kg6) 61... Nc3+ 62. Kf2 Ne4+ 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Black "Iniyan, Pa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B96"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2493"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. f5 b4 12. Ncb5 Qb7 13. e5 Qxf3 14. gxf3 axb5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bxb5+ Bd7 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Rxa2 19. Bc4 Ra1+ 20. Kd2 Bh6+ 21. Kd3 Rxd1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Black "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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 a6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qa3 Bxb5 12. cxb5 a5 $146 ({RR} 12... Be7 13. bxa6 bxa6 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. O-O f5 16. Bd2 Kf7 17. Bd3 e4 18. Be2 Rf8 19. f3 exf3 20. Rxf3 Kg8 21. Ba5 Qe8 22. Re1 Nd7 23. Bd3 f4 24. Bb4 a5 25. Bc3 Qf7 26. Qb3 Bf6 27. Qc2 {Zhou,Y (1559)-Lu,Y (1594) Shanghai CHN 2024 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 12... Nd7 13. bxa6 bxa6 14. Bd2 Be7 15. Rc1 a5 16. Bb5 O-O 17. Bc6 Ra6 18. b4 Bg5 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. O-O Qe7 21. b5 Ra7 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Rc6 Rd8 24. Rb1 Raa8 25. b6 Qf5 26. Rbc1 e4 27. b7 {Soumya,S (2259)-Rajasurya,J (1710) Dharamshala IND 2024 1-0 (32)}) 13. b6 Qxb6 14. Be3 Qb4+ 15. Qxb4 axb4 16. Rc1 Na6 17. Bb5+ Kd8 18. Bb6+ Ke7 19. O-O $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (19. f4 g6 20. fxe5 Bh6 21. Rd1 Bg7 22. exd6+ Kxd6 23. O-O Rhf8 24. Be3 Bxb2) 19... g5 20. Rc4 f5 21. Rfc1 Kf6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Rxb4 Rxa2 24. Bd8+ Kg6 25. Rxb7 f4 26. f3 h5 27. b4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.} (27. Rc8 e4 28. fxe4 Bg7 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bf6+ Kxf6 31. Rxh8 h4 32. h3 Rxb2) 27... g4 28. b5 $4 {Blunder. Bh4 was best.} (28. Bh4) 28... h4 29. h3 g3 $6 {Inaccuracy. gxf3 was best.} (29... gxf3) 30. Rb1 $4 {Blunder. Bb6 was best.} (30. Bb6) 30... Bg7 31. Rd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxg7+ was best.} (31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Bc7 Rc8 33. Bxd6 Kf6 34. b6 Rb2 35. Re1 Rxb6 36. Bxe5+ Kf5) 31... e4 32. Rxd6+ Kh5 33. Bf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best.} (33. Bb6 Rha8 34. Rc6 Rd2 35. Kh1 Raa2 36. d6 e3 37. Rc5+ Kg6 38. Rc6 Kh7) 33... Rc8 34. Bxg7 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best.} (34. Kh1 Rcc2 35. Re6 Rxg2 36. Re5+ Kg6 37. Rxe4 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 Rag2+ 39. Kf1 Bxf6) 34... Rcc2 35. Re1 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh6+ was best.} (35. Rh6+ Kg5 36. Kh1 Rxg2 37. Re1 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 Rag2+ 39. Kf1 Rd2 40. Kg1 Rxh3) 35... Rxg2+ 36. Kh1 Rh2+ 37. Kg1 Rhg2+ 38. Kh1 Rge2 39. Bc3 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh6+ was best.} (39. Rh6+ Kg5 40. Rxe2 Rxe2 41. Re6 exf3 42. Kg1 Rg2+ 43. Kf1 Rh2 44. Ke1 f2+) 39... exf3 40. Rxe2 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh6+ was best.} (40. Rh6+ Kxh6 41. Rxe2 Rxe2 42. d6 f2 43. Bg7+ Kh5 44. Kg2 f3+ 45. Kxf3 f1=Q#) 40... Rxe2 41. Re6 Rh2+ 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Royal, Shreyas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2463"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Na4 a5 8. d3 Qe7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a3 Bc5 12. Nd2 Ba7 13. Nc3 Qd8 14. b4 Bd4 15. Qb3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nd4 17. Rae1 axb4 18. axb4 Ra2 19. e3 Rc2 20. Qa1 Rxd2 21. exd4 Rxd3 22. dxe5 Be6 23. Bxb7 Bxc4 24. Rc1 Be6 25. b5 Bd5 26. Bc6 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 dxe5 28. Qxe5 Qd5 29. Rc5 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 c6 31. bxc6 Rc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Gurel, Ediz"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. Nf3 d6 5. d3 ({RR} 5. g3 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg2 Re8 8. d4 Nc6 9. d5 Nb8 10. O-O a5 11. e4 Na6 12. h3 Nc5 13. Qc2 h6 14. Be3 Nfd7 15. b3 Bg5 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. a3 b6 18. b4 Na6 19. Qd2 f6 {Caruana,F (2804)-So,W (2757) Saint Louis USA 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 5. g3 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. d3 O-O 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Rb1 Qd7 11. b4 Bh3 12. b5 Ne7 13. a4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 g6 15. Ba3 Bg7 16. Qc2 Rad8 17. c5 d5 18. c6 bxc6 19. bxc6 Qe6 {Kanyamarala,T (2201)-Kokoszczynski,J (2250) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) 5... Nf6 $146 ({RR} 5... c6 6. Nc3 f5 7. e3 Nf6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a5 10. b3 Kh8 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Qc2 Na6 13. a3 Bg8 14. Rfe1 Qd7 15. Na4 Rae8 16. Bf1 b5 17. Nc3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Rb8 19. Na4 c5 20. Nc3 {Sadhwani,R (2654)-Paravyan,D (2612) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (51)}) 6. Nc3 O-O 7. g3 c6 8. Bd2 h6 9. Bg2 Be6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. e4 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. d4 Bf6 15. dxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. Qd4 Bxc5 11. Qd2 Bb4 $146 ({RR} 11... Be7 12. Be2 Nb6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. Bd3 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. Rac1 a6 20. Qg4 Rc5 21. Qf4 Rfc8 22. Rcd1 Nc4 23. Na4 Ra5 24. b3 Ne5 25. Nb6 Rd8 26. Nc4 {Nogerbek,K (2483)-Narayanan,S (2677) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (58)}) 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Qc7 Qf6 16. Nd4 Ndc5 17. Qe5 Qxe5 18. Bxe5 Re8 19. Bg3 Bd7 20. Be2 Rac8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "160"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,160,38,29,30,35,33,39,36,36,36,47,24,48,42,40,14,10,17,21,2,0,0,1,1,2,3,14,7,8,0,5,-7,-10,-26,-28,-35,-1,-112,0,0,3,-37,12,0,0,-24,-27,-23,100,62,58,64,63,54,63,52,59,65,70,12,15,15,13,14,183,175,179,123,121,132,128,126,139,138,183,173,166,163,181,162,155,144,162,140,140,135,219,207,213,220,220,200,223,223,288,162,250,256,288,288,257,244,300,292,421,423,466,464,468,452,457,442,468,466,463,461,451,453,475,426,465,455,446,452,504,495,492,476,466,455,436,405,522,522,532,521,528,520,707,628,625,595,846,792,808,797,29941,29943,29939,29942,1473,1467,853]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. Nd5 Qb7 $1 8. Bf4 {White is slightly better.} e5 $1 {[%CAl Re5f4]} 9. Bxe5 {And now Nc7+ would win.} Nd7 $1 10. Bf4 Ngf6 11. Nc7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd8 12. Nxa8 Qxe4+ 13. Ne2 Qxa8 14. Nc3 Bb4 15. f3 $1 a5 $146 ({RR} 15... Nd5 16. Bd2 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Re8+ 19. Kf2 (19. Be2 $14) 19... a6 20. g3 Qd5 21. Bg2 Bb7 22. Re1 Re6 23. Bh1 (23. Rxe6 $16 fxe6 24. h4) 23... Qh5 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. h4 Nb6 26. f4 (26. Qc2 $16) 26... Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxh1 28. Rxh1 Nd5 29. Rc1 Kc7 30. Ke2 {Agibileg,U (2442)-Dao Thien Hai (2475) Jakarta INA 2024 ½-½ (56)}) ({RR} 15... Re8+ 16. Kf2 Nd5 ({Black should play} 16... Nb6 $11) 17. Bd2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 N7f6 19. Qb1 Qb7 20. Qa2 (20. Be2 $16) 20... a6 $1 21. Be2 Qc7 22. Qa5 Nb6 (22... Qxa5 $11 23. Rxa5 Kc7) 23. Bg5 Nbd5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (23... Kd7 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 24. Rhc1 $2 (24. Bxc4 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Qxa5 (24... bxc4 25. Qxd5+) 25. Rxa5) 24... Qxa5 25. Rxa5 Kc7 26. Bd2 Bb7 27. Rb1 h6 28. h4 Nh5 (28... h5 $11) 29. Bf1 (29. Bxc4 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} bxc4 30. Rxb7+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Kxb7 31. Rxd5) 29... f5 $2 (29... Nhf4 $11) 30. Raa1 $2 {Mashhadi,F (1830)-Darmaeva,N (1903) Al Ain UAE 2023 0-1 (53)} ({White has to play} 30. Bxc4 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} bxc4 31. Rxb7+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Kxb7 32. Rxd5)) 16. Be2 Re8 17. O-O Qc6 18. Re1 a4 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. Kh1 Qxd4 21. Qc2 Bb7 22. Rad1 Qf2 23. Bf4 $2 {Mistake. Rf1 was best.} (23. Rf1 Qc5) (23. Rf1 $11 Qc5 24. Be1) 23... Re6 $2 {Mistake. Nd5 was best.} (23... Nd5 $1 24. Ne4) (23... Nd5 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rd5f4]} 24. Nxd5 Bxe1) 24. Bg3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Qb6 25. Bf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best.} (25. Nxb5 $1 Rxe2) (25. Nxb5 $5 {[%CAl Rg3c7]} Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Qxb5 27. Re5 $14) 25... Ke8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best.} (25... Bc6 26. Bf2 Bc5 27. Bh4 Rxe1 28. Bxe1 Ke8 29. Na2 Kf8 30. Qf5 Kg8 31. Nb4) 26. Bf2 Qc6 27. Bd4 Kf8 28. Qf5 {Rxe6 is the strong threat.} Bc5 $2 {Mistake. Ba6 was best.} (28... Ba6) (28... Ba6 $11) 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 30. Re5 (30. Re4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] 30.?e5 0.58}) 30... Rxe5 $1 31. Qxe5 {Threatens to win with Rd8+.} Ne8 32. Rd8 {[%CAl Bd1d8,Bd8b8,Bb8b6][%mdl 32] aiming for Rxe8+!} Be7 33. Rb8 b4 34. Nxa4 (34. Nb5 $14 Bc8 35. Nd4) 34... f6 35. Qe4 Qxe4 36. fxe4 Bxe4 $2 {Mistake. Bc6 was best.} (36... Bc6 37. Nc5 Bxc5 38. Rc8 Bd4 39. Rxc6 c3 40. bxc3 bxc3 41. g4 Be5 42. h4) (36... Bc6 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 37. Bxc4 $18 (37. Bd3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] 37.?xc4 1.82}) 37... Bd6 {[#]} 38. Rb6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best.} (38. Rb5 $1 Nc7 {[#]} 39. Ra5 $1 Ke7 40. Nc5 Bc6 41. Ra7 g6 42. b3 Bxc5 43. Rxc7+ Kd6) ({White should try} 38. Rb5 $18) 38... Ke7 $16 39. Ra6 Nc7 40. Ra5 Bc6 41. Nc5 f5 42. b3 g6 43. Nd3 Be4 44. Nf2 Bc6 45. Kg1 h5 46. Nd3 Be4 47. g3 Bxd3 (47... Kf6 $16) 48. Bxd3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KBN} Ne6 49. Bc4 Nc5 50. Kg2 Kf6 51. Rb5 Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.} (51... Nd7 52. Rb7 Ne5 53. Rb6 Ke7 54. Bg8 Ng4 55. Rb7+ Kf6 56. Rf7+ Ke5 57. Bh7) 52. Rb7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best.} (52. Bd5 Nd2 53. Ra5 g5 54. h4 gxh4 55. gxh4 Bc7 56. Rb5 Bd6 57. Bg8 Be7) (52. Bd5 $142) 52... Nd2 (52... Kg5 {was worth a try.} 53. Rb5 Kf6) 53. Bg8 Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be7 was best.} (53... Be7 54. Rb6+ Kg7 55. Bd5 Bc5 56. Rb5 Bd6 57. Ra5 Be7 58. Ra2 Nb1 59. Ra7) 54. Rb6 Ke7 55. Bd5 Nc3 56. Bf7 Bc7 (56... g5 $142 57. Bxh5 Bc5) 57. Rb7 $18 Kxf7 58. Rxc7+ {KR-KN} Ke6 59. Rc6+ Kf7 60. Rd6 g5 61. Rd4 Na2 62. Rd5 Ke6 63. Rb5 g4 64. Kf1 Kf6 65. Kg2 Ke6 66. h4 Kf6 67. Kf1 Ke6 68. Kg2 Kf6 69. Rc5 Nc3 70. Rc6+ Ke5 71. Rh6 Ne4 {Black hopes to continue with ...Nf6.} 72. Rxh5 Nc5 73. Rh6 Nxb3 74. Rb6 Nd2 75. h5 {Hoping for h6.} Ne4 76. h6 {Threatening mate with h7.} Ng5 77. Rb7 b3 78. h7 Nxh7 79. Rxh7 Kd4 $2 {Mistake. f4 was best.} (79... f4 80. Rb7 fxg3 81. Kxg3 Ke4 82. Rxb3 Ke5 83. Rb5+ Kd6 84. Rb4 Kd5 85. Ra4) 80. Rb7 Kd5 {Accuracy: White = 81%, Black = 61%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2591"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,97,20,18,15,8,8,10,8,26,24,13,0,19,2,9,9,6,5,57,10,7,10,36,25,19,14,9,8,12,12,10,0,6,-13,0,0,16,0,14,17,40,-3,-8,-16,-11,-24,4,5,9,12,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 d4 8. O-O Be7 9. Na3 O-O 10. e3 Bf5 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Nc4 Rc8 13. Re1 Bc5 $146 ({RR} 13... Re8 14. Nfe5 Nb4 (14... Be6 $11 {remains equal.}) 15. Bxb7 Rc7 16. Bg2 (16. Qf3 $16) 16... Nc2 17. Nc6 Qd7 $2 (17... Qc8 $14 18. Nxe7+ Rcxe7 19. Rxe7 Rxe7) 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Rxe7 Qxe7 20. Rc1 d3 21. Qf3 Qe6 (21... Rc5 $142 22. h3 Qd8) 22. Qf4 Re7 23. Ne3 Bg6 24. Qb8+ Ne8 (24... Re8 $142 25. Qxa7 Be4 26. Bxe4 Nxe4) 25. Nd5 Rd7 26. Bh3 f5 27. Nf4 Qe7 28. Bf1 {Mendonca,L (2608)-Budisavljevic,L (2475) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 14. a3 b5 15. Nce5 Be4 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bb6 19. a4 Re8 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. axb5 Qd5 22. Ra4 {[%CAl Rb2d4]} g5 {[#] Threatens to win with ...g4.} 23. h3 {[%CAl Rb2d4]} ({Of course not} 23. Bxd4 g4 $17) 23... h5 {White must now prevent ...g4.} 24. d3 ({But not} 24. Bxd4 g4 $17) 24... Nd6 {aiming for ...Rxe1.} 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Kg1 {[%CAl Rf3d4]} Nxb5 27. Rc4 f6 28. Nd2 {Threatening Ne4.The position is equal.} Nd6 29. Rc1 h4 30. g4 (30. gxh4 {looks sharper.} gxh4 31. Qg4+ Kf7 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. Kh1) 30... Kf7 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. Nxf3 Nb5 33. Kf1 Re7 34. Rc4 Rd7 35. Ke2 Re7+ 36. Kf1 Rd7 37. Bc1 Nc7 38. Nd2 Ne6 39. Ne4 Rd5 40. b4 Bd8 41. Bd2 a5 42. Kg2 axb4 43. Rxb4 Bc7 44. Rb7 Kg6 45. Ra7 Rb5 46. Ra6 Kf7 47. Ra7 {[#] Hoping for Nd6+.} Kg6 48. Ra6 Kf7 49. Ra7 {Accuracy: White = 93%, Black = 85%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C95"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2525"] [PlyCount "203"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 26,203,54,48,66,69,77,77,89,69,69,74,100,41,44,48,45,51,58,57,60,22,18,11,8,7,81,92,139,140,131,133,140,136,247,248,241,238,343,50,264,266,258,249,342,175,184,184,186,31,31,19,52,0,2,5,17,17,16,15,22,21,20,14,51,63,55,37,92,26,154,164,172,55,67,77,77,94,114,79,259,199,212,54,55,59,203,211,282,205,194,200,198,158,205,192,295,301,291,286,296,307,373,377,448,447,442,442,430,427,442,461,473,469,517,517,550,551,550,537,540,521,521,422,421,356,494,483,487,482,516,434,518,347,346,341,346,344,340,337,340,335,340,332,332,329,319,318,294,304,355,354,347,355,351,346,342,325,399,399,446,446,446,446,446,445,445,441,424,417,448,448,499,491,457,448,448,448,448,440]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 {[%CAl Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1g3][%mdl 32]} Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 h6 $146 ({RR} 14... a5 15. a3 a4 16. Bd3 Ba6 17. Nf5 c5 18. d5 c4 19. Bc2 Nc5 20. g4 Kh8 21. Ng5 Ra7 22. Be3 g6 23. Ng3 $1 Bc8 24. Qd2 Ng8 25. f4 exf4 26. Bd4+ $2 (26. Bxf4 $16 {is forced if you want to stay better.} Rae7 27. Nf3) 26... Bg7 $2 (26... f6 $17 {and life is bright.} 27. Nf1 Rg7) 27. Qxf4 (27. Bxg7+ $1 $16 Kxg7 28. Qxf4) 27... f6 28. Nf3 Nh6 $1 29. g5 {Kirtadze,A (1981)-Keller,P (2289) Prague CZE 2024 0-1 (60)} (29. Re2 $11)) ({RR} 14... a5 15. a4 b4 16. cxb4 axb4 17. b3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. f3 g6 20. Bb2 Bh6 21. Nf1 (21. Bc1 $11 Bg7 22. Bg5) 21... d5 22. Nb5 Ne6 23. Ne3 c6 24. Nd4 c5 (24... Nf8 $17) 25. Nb5 $2 (25. Nxe6 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Rxe6 27. Qd2) 25... d4 26. Nf1 Nh5 27. Bc1 Nef4 28. Kh2 Qh4 29. Bb1 {Novik,M (2415)-Mardov,D (2473) New York USA 2024 0-1 (31)}) ({RR} 14... a5 15. d5 (15. Be3 $14) 15... c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. a4 bxa4 18. Bxa4 Bxa4 19. Rxa4 Nc5 20. Ra2 d5 21. Bg5 $1 dxe4 22. Qxd8 Rexd8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nxe4 Nd3 25. Re3 $2 ({Better is} 25. Rea1 $11) 25... f5 $1 26. Nf6+ Kh8 $1 27. Ra1 Bc5 28. Nd4 e4 29. Rg3 {Kovchan,A (2469)-Bilych,O (2451) Ponte de Lima POR 2024 0-1 (87)} (29. Nh5 $17 {is a better defense.})) 15. a4 c6 16. Be3 Qc7 {White is better.} 17. Bd3 Rad8 18. Qc2 d5 19. Nxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best.} (19. dxe5 $1 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd5 21. Bg5 Be7 22. e6 $1 fxe6 23. Bd2 c5 24. c4 bxc4) (19. dxe5 $1 $16 dxe4 20. Nxe4) 19... Nxe5 $14 20. dxe5 dxe4 21. Bxb5 Nd5 22. Bc4 Qxe5 23. Bd4 Qc7 24. Nxe4 {Threatening Nc5.} (24. Rxe4 $2 c5 $19) 24... c5 25. Be3 $1 f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.} (25... Kh8) (25... Kh8 $11) 26. Ng5 $16 hxg5 27. Bxg5 Be7 28. Qxf5 Qd7 29. Qg6 Kf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best.} (29... Bxg5 30. Qxg5 Kf8 31. Qh4 Qc6 32. Rad1 Rd6 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qh7 Kf8 35. f3) (29... Bxg5 $16 30. Qxg5 Kh7) 30. Re5 $18 Bxg5 31. Rxg5 Nf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re6 was best.} (31... Re6 32. Qh7 g6 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qh6 Qe7 35. Rd1 Re1+ 36. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Kh2) (31... Re6 $142 32. Qh7 Qf7) 32. Rxc5 $4 {Blunder. Rf5 was best.} (32. Rf5 Re6 33. Bxe6 Qxe6 34. Rxc5 Qd6 35. b4 Re8 36. Rg5 {[%csl Gg5][%CAl Rg6g7]} Qe7 37. Qd3 Ne4) (32. Rf5 $18 Re6 33. Bxe6 Qxe6 34. Rxc5) 32... Re7 $4 {Blunder. Re4 was best.} (32... Re4 33. b4) (32... Rc8 $14 33. Rxc8 Bxc8) 33. Rf5 {White wants to mate with Rxf6+.} Qc6 34. Rf4 $1 Rde8 35. Rf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (35. Rd1 Bc8 36. Rh4 Re1+ 37. Kh2 $1 {[%csl Gc4][%CAl Rg6f7]} Qxc4 38. Rxc4 Rxd1 39. Rc6 Be6 40. Qc2 Rdd8) (35. Rd1 $142) 35... Rd7 36. Rh4 $1 {[%CAl Rh4h8]} Ke7 37. b4 $2 {Mistake. Qxg7+ was best.} (37. Qxg7+ Kd8 38. Qg5 Kc8 39. f3 Kb8 40. a5 Rd6 41. Qg3 Ka8 42. b4 $1 Qd7) (37. Qxg7+ $18 Kd8 38. Qg3) 37... Kd8 $14 38. b5 Qc7 {aiming for ...Be4.} 39. Qg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. bxa6 was best.} (39. bxa6 Be4 40. a7 $1 Qxa7 41. Qg3 Qc7 $1 42. Bb5 Bc6 43. Bxc6 Qxc6 44. Rd4 Rxd4) 39... Be4 $132 {[%mdl 2048] Black is not keeping still} 40. Ba2 Bd3 41. Rc1 axb5 42. axb5 Kc8 43. Rd4 Rde7 {( -> ...Re1+)} 44. f4 Re2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best.} (44... Rd8) 45. Rxd3 {And now Bd5 would win.} Rxa2 46. Kh2 Ra4 47. Rf1 (47. c4 $16) 47... Rc4 $2 {Mistake. Re7 was best.} (47... Re7 48. Rdd1 Kb7 49. b6 Qxc3 50. Rc1 Qa5 51. Qg6 Rae4 52. Qg3 Re3 53. Rf3) (47... Re7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 48. b6 $16 Qxb6 {[#]} 49. Qxg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.} (49. Ra1 $1 Rc7) ({Only move:} 49. Ra1 $1 $18) 49... Rg8 $14 50. Qf7 Rc7 51. Qa2 Rcg7 52. Rf2 Qc6 $2 {Mistake. Ra7 was best.} (52... Ra7 53. Qc2 Rd8 54. Rdd2 Rxd2 55. Rxd2 Rd7 56. Re2 Rd5 57. c4 Ra5 58. Qd3) (52... Ra7 $16 53. Qc4+ Rc7) 53. Rd4 Nd7 54. Qd5 $2 {Mistake. Rb2 was best.} (54. Rb2) (54. Re2 $18) 54... Qxd5 55. Rxd5 Rg3 $2 {Mistake. Re8 was best.} (55... Re8) ({Black should play} 55... Re8 $14) 56. Rfd2 $18 Nb6 57. R5d3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd8+ was best.} (57. Rd8+ Kc7 58. Rxg8 Rxg8 {[#]} 59. g4 $1 {[%CAl Rg4g5]} Nc4 60. Rd3 Nd6 61. Kg3 Kd7 62. g5 Ke6) 57... R3g7 58. g4 Kc7 59. Re2 Nd7 60. Kg3 Rh8 (60... Rh7 $142 61. Ra2 Nc5 62. Ra7+ Nb7) 61. h4 Rgh7 ({Reject} 61... Nf6 62. g5 $18) 62. Rh2 Nf6 63. g5 Ne4+ 64. Kg4 Rg8 {Now ...Rxh4+ and Black clings on.} 65. Rd4 Nf6+ 66. Kf3 Nd7 67. h5 Rf7 68. Ra2 Ne5+ 69. Kg3 Nc6 70. Rc4 {Ra7+ is the strong threat.} Kb6 71. Rb2+ Kc7 72. Kg4 Rd7 73. g6 Rd1 74. f5 Rg1+ 75. Kf4 Rf1+ 76. Kg5 Rg1+ 77. Rg4 Rh1 78. f6 Ne5 {If Black can now play ...Rh8 this consolidates a bit.} 79. Re4 $6 {Inaccuracy. g7 was best.} (79. g7 Nf7+ 80. Kg6 Ne5+ 81. Kf5 Nxg4 82. Kxg4 Rg1+ 83. Kf3 Kd7 84. f7 R1xg7) 79... Nf7+ 80. Kg4 {Threatens to win with Re7+.} Nh6+ 81. Kg5 Nf7+ 82. Kf4 Rh4+ 83. Ke3 Rh3+ 84. Kf4 Rh4+ 85. Ke3 Rh3+ 86. Kd2 Nd6 87. Rf4 ({Less strong is} 87. Re7+ Kc6 $16) 87... Rh2+ 88. Kc1 Rh1+ 89. Kc2 Rh2+ 90. Kb3 Rxh5 91. Rg2 Rb8+ 92. Rb4 {Strongly threatening Rxb8.} Rg8 {intending ...Rf5.} 93. f7 Nxf7 94. gxf7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Rf8 95. Rf4 Rh7 96. Rgf2 Kd6 97. c4 Ke7 98. c5 {White is clearly winning.} Rb8+ 99. Kc4 Kf8 100. Rg2 {Threatening mate with Rg8+.} Rxf7 101. Rxf7+ Kxf7 102. Re2 {Accuracy: White = 70%, Black = 54%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2587"] [BlackElo "2678"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 d6 8. e6 Bxe6 9. axb5 Ne5 10. Nd4 Be7 11. f4 Nc4 12. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. Qxe6 Qd7 15. Qb3 d5 16. Be3 O-O 17. Nc3 Nc4 18. Nd1 Bf6 19. Bc5 Rfe8 20. Qd3 b6 21. Bd4 Bxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Re2 23. b3 Na5 24. Ne3 Qxb5 25. Nxd5 Nc6 26. Qd1 Qc5+ {Dilmukhametov,A (2276)-Malakhov,V (2648) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 12. b3 Nb6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Qg4 O-O 15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Be3 Re8 17. Bf2 c5 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne4 c5 20. Nxd6 cxd4 21. Nxe8 Qxe8 22. Bxd4 Nd5 23. Rfe1 Qc8 24. c4 Bxf5 25. Qd1 Bc2 26. Qd2 Bxd4+ {Shirov,A (2660)-Lazavik,D (2567) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 12. Qe2 Nb6 {½-½ (12) Khamdamova,A (2300)-Yakubbaeva,N (2293) Tashkent UZB 2024}) 12... Nb6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qg4 Bf6 15. f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.} (15. Ne4 O-O 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Nxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 Rxf6 19. f5 Kg8 20. g4 a6) 15... exf5 16. Re1+ Be5 17. Qxg7 Qe7 18. Qh6 Kd7 19. Bg5 $2 {Mistake. Qh3 was best.} (19. Qh3 Rae8) 19... Qf7 20. Qh3 Qg6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rag8 was best.} (20... Rag8 21. Ne4) 21. Rf1 Raf8 22. Bh6 Rf6 23. Be3 Qg4 24. Qxg4 fxg4 25. Rxf6 Bxf6 26. Rxa7 Nc4 27. Nd5 Nxe3 28. Nxf6+ Ke6 29. Ne4 Rb8 30. Ra3 Nc4 31. Rc3 d5 32. Nf2 Kd6 33. Ne4+ Ke5 34. Nf2 h5 35. b3 Ra8 36. Kf1 Ra3 37. h3 Kd6 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Nxg4 Ra1+ 40. Ke2 Na3 41. b6 c5 42. Rh3 Kc6 43. Ne3 d4 44. Nc4 Nxc4 45. bxc4 Kxb6 46. Rb3+ Kc6 47. c3 Ra2+ 48. Kd3 dxc3 49. Kxc3 Rxg2 50. Rb1 Rg3+ 51. Kc2 b6 52. Rh1 Kb7 53. Rf1 Re3 54. Rh1 Re6 55. Rg1 Kc6 56. Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"] [Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2567"] [PlyCount "169"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. a3 Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf4 Ne6 14. e3 Nxf4 15. gxf4 $146 ({RR} 15. exf4 h6 16. Rd2 d6 17. Rad1 Qe8 18. Nd5 Rd8 19. Re1 Qd7 20. Ne5 dxe5 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Qf5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Re7 26. f4 Ng6 27. Rxe7 Nxe7 28. Qd7 Nc8 29. b4 c4 {Royal,S (2483)-Duda,J (2732) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (39)}) 15... d6 16. Rd2 h6 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. h3 Rad8 19. Nd5 Rfe8 20. b4 Bf8 21. b5 Na5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best.} (21... Ne7 22. Ne5 Qc8 23. Nxe7+ Rxe7 24. Rxd6 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Rxe5 27. fxe5) 22. a4 Qc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.} (22... Rc8) 23. Kh2 c4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be7 was best.} (23... Be7 24. Rg1) 24. Rd4 Rd7 25. Nd2 Qd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.} (25... Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Rc7 27. Ne4 Kh8 28. Ng5 hxg5 29. fxg5 g6 30. Rh4+ Kg7 31. Qc3+) 26. Nxc4 Nxc4 27. Rxc4 g6 28. Nc7 Ree7 29. Bxb7 Rxc7 30. Bc6 Re6 31. Bd5 Rxc4 32. Qxc4 Qh4 33. Kg2 Re7 34. Rc1 g5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.} (34... Rd7 35. Qe4 Kg7 36. Rc8 Qe7 37. Qc4 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Qxd8 39. Bxf7 Qf6 40. Bd5) 35. fxg5 $2 {Mistake. Rg1 was best.} (35. Rg1 Qh5 36. Kh2 Kh8 37. Qc8 Kg7 38. Rg3 f6 39. Kg2 Qe8 40. Qc3 Qg6) 35... Qxc4 $2 {Mistake. Qxg5+ was best.} (35... Qxg5+ 36. Kf1) 36. Rxc4 hxg5 37. Rc8 Kg7 38. e4 Re5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.} (38... Rd7 39. Kg3 Be7 40. Bc6 Rd8 41. Rc7 Bf6 42. Bd5 Bd4 43. Rxf7+ Kg6 44. Rxa7) 39. Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best.} (39. Kg3 Re7 40. Kg4 f6 41. Ra8 Rc7 42. f4 Be7 43. Rg8+ Kh7 44. Kf5 gxf4) 39... Re7 40. Kf3 $4 {Blunder. Rc8 was best.} (40. Rc8 Rd7 41. Kg3 Be7 42. Bc6 Rd8 43. Rc7 Bf6 44. Bd5 Bd4 45. Rxa7 Rh8) 40... Rc7 41. Kg4 Be7 42. Kf5 Bf6 43. f3 Be7 44. Bc6 Bf6 45. f4 gxf4 46. Kxf4 Be5+ 47. Kf5 Bf6 48. Kg4 Be5 49. Kg5 Bf6+ 50. Kf5 Re7 51. Rc8 Re5+ 52. Kf4 Re7 53. Ke3 Kh6 54. Rg8 Kh7 55. Rd8 Be5 56. Kd3 Kg7 57. Kc4 Bg3 58. Rc8 Kh7 59. Bd5 Kg7 60. Kd3 Be5 61. Rc2 Bf6 62. Rg2+ Kf8 63. Rg1 Rc7 64. Bc6 Re7 65. Rc1 Kg7 66. Rg1+ Kf8 67. Rg3 Re5 68. Rf3 Kg7 69. Bd5 Re7 70. Kc4 Kg6 71. Kb4 Kg7 72. Rd3 Re5 73. Rg3+ Rg5 74. Rf3 Rg1 75. a5 Rb1+ 76. Bb3 Re1 77. Bd5 Rb1+ 78. Bb3 Re1 79. axb6 axb6 80. Bd5 Rb1+ 81. Kc4 Rc1+ 82. Kb3 Rb1+ 83. Kc4 Rc1+ 84. Kb3 Rb1+ 85. Kc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2654"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. d3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 ({RR} 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bxb4 axb4 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 e5 11. Ne1 Bf5 12. Nc2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Ra4 14. c5 Rfa8 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nxb4 Qe6 17. Rfc1 Bh3 18. f3 h5 19. Rc4 h4 20. a3 Qf5 {Arabidze,M (2458)-Perez Ponsa,F (2538) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) 6... a5 7. a3 Be7 8. O-O $146 ({RR} 8. Nb3 c5 9. e4 a4 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Nh4 Nd7 12. O-O Bxh4 13. gxh4 Qxh4 14. f4 e5 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Qe1 f6 17. Qg3 O-O 18. Nh4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nde5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Rad8 22. Bd5+ Rxd5 {Mikhalevski,V (2524)-Steiners,E (1993) Hastings ENG 2023 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 8. Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nxe5 11. fxe5 Bg5 12. Ne4 Bxc1 13. Qxc1 Nd7 14. Qf4 Qe7 15. Rf2 a4 16. Raf1 Ra5 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Rxf6 Rf5 21. Qxd4 e5 22. Qh4 Rxf1+ {Yakubboev,N (2661)-Nogerbek,K (2483) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (84)}) 8... Nc6 9. Nb3 e5 10. e3 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (10. a4) 10... 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 $4 {Blunder. Rxb2 was best.} (21... Rxb2 22. Rac1 Nd2 23. Nxd2 Rxd2 24. Be4 Bd5 25. Rc2 Bxe4 26. Rxd2 Qd5 27. Qa5) 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. d5 Nxe3 24. dxe6 Nxg2 25. e7 Qxe7 26. Re2 Ne3 27. Qe4 Rb3 28. Rxe3 Qxc5 29. Rae1 Rxb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Sanal, Vahap"] [Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,133,0,5,1,2,5,3,-4,0,0,3,0,21,0,16,12,18,20,55,56,53,45,44,44,47,15,7,0,19,23,28,-48,-30,-46,-30,-33,-40,-38,-30,-69,-24,-23,-31,-37,-14,-150,-177,-165,-158,-184,-181,-183,-183,-183,-183,-199,-175,-175,-192,-168,-163,-238,-203,-197,-194,-199,-201,-203,-197,-199,-191,-196,-197,-197,-204,-219,-215,-222,-218,-221,-105,-182,-166,-171,-95,-116,-103,-252,-268,-332,-305,-439,-362,-380,-360,-369,-353,-353,-353,-334,-328,-302,-244,-414,-414,-346,-349,-421,-425,-462,-445,-429,-448,-517,-508,-648,-650,-656,-616,-727,-710,-760,-729,-719,-637,-837]} 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. Bc4 Bg7 8. h3 {The position is equal.} O-O 9. O-O b6 ({RR} 9... a6 10. a4 Bd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Nd5 e6 16. Nb6 Rc6 17. a5 Bxb2 18. Ra2 Bg7 19. Bb3 Rc3 20. Rd1 Bb5 21. Qd2 Qh4 (21... Qc7 $17 22. Ba4 Qc6 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Qxd6 Qxe4) 22. f3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({RR} 22. Na4 $1 {[%CAl Ra4c3]} Rc6 23. c4 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qxd6) (22. Na4 $1 $15 Rcc8 23. c4 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qxd6) 22... Be5 23. Bf2 Qf6 24. Ba4 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2815)-Duda,J (2774) Chess.com 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] 0-1 (32)}) 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. Qf4 $146 ({RR} 12. Nd5 {12.?g5 0.18} Na5 13. Qg5 e6 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Qh4 Nxb3 16. axb3 Nf6 $2 (16... Bf6 $1 $17 {keeps the pressure on.} 17. Ng5 h5 18. Nxf7+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Rxf7 19. Nxg6+ Kg8 20. Qxh5 Qe8) 17. e5 (17. Bg5 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rg5f6]} Qxe7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5) 17... Qxe7 18. exf6 (18. Bg5 $1 $11 dxe5 19. Nxe5) 18... Bxf6 19. Ng5 Bxg5 (19... h5 $17 20. Qg3 e5) 20. Bxg5 f6 21. Bh6 Rg8 (21... Rfd8 $15) 22. Qb4 (22. Rxd6 $1 $14 {[%mdl 512]} Rgd8 (22... Qxd6 23. Qxf6+) 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qg4) 22... g5 23. Rxd6 (23. Qxd6 $11 Qxd6 24. Rxd6) 23... Rg6 ({Better is} 23... Qf7 $1 $17 24. f3 Qg6) 24. Rad1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24. Rxb6 $11 Qxb4 25. Rxb4) 24... Rag8 $1 25. Qa3 Bc8 $2 (25... Rxh6 $19 26. Rd7 Qxa3 27. bxa3 Be4) 26. Rd8 $1 Qxa3 {Demchenko,A (2609)-Sarana,A (2703) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (73)}) 12... Nc5 13. Qh4 e6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh6 Qe7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg3 (17. Rd2 {seems wilder.} Ne5 18. Nd4 g5 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Rad1) 17... Rad8 18. Rd2 Na5 19. Nd4 Kh8 20. Re1 ({White should play} 20. Rad1 $11) 20... e5 $15 21. Nf3 Naxb3 22. axb3 f5 {[%CAl Rf5e4]} 23. Qg5 Rf6 {[%CAl Rc5e4]} 24. Qh4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Nh2 $1 {[#]} g5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 27. Qxg5 $2 {Mistake. Qg3 was best.} (27. Qg3) (27. Qg3 $11) 27... Rg8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is really pushing.} 28. Qe3 Rfg6 29. g4 Rf8 {[%CAl Bg8f8,Bf8f4,Bf4e4][%mdl 32]} 30. c4 h5 $1 31. Qg3 Rf4 32. f3 h4 33. Qf2 exf3 34. Red1 Kg8 35. Kh1 (35. b4 $142) 35... Re4 {...Re2 is the strong threat.} 36. Kg1 Qg5 37. Re1 Rxe1+ 38. Qxe1 e4 39. Nf1 Re6 {White must now prevent ...e3.} 40. Qe3 Qe5 41. Kf2 Kg7 42. Qc3 Kf6 43. Ne3 Qxc3 44. bxc3 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ke5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg5 was best.} (44... Kg5 45. Nf5 Kf4 46. Ne3 a6 47. Rd4 b5 48. Rd2 Rg6 49. Rd4 Bc6 50. Nf5) (44... Kg5 $19 {has better winning chances.} 45. Ra2 a6) 45. Nf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.} (45. Nd5) (45. Nd5 $17) 45... a6 {[%CAl Ba7a6,Ba6a5,Ba5b4][%mdl 32]} 46. Ke3 Rf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (46... b5 $1 47. Rc2 {[#]} (47. cxb5 {is a better defense.} d5 48. Nd4) 47... Rf6 $1 48. cxb5 d5 (48... axb5 $19 49. c4 bxc4 50. bxc4 d5 51. cxd5 Ra6) 49. bxa6 Rxa6 50. Ne7 $2 (50. Nxh4 $17 Rh6 51. Nf5 Rxh3 52. Nd4) 50... Kf6 51. Nf5 {[#]} Kg5 $1 52. Rc1) (46... b5 $1 $19 47. Rd4 Rf6) 47. Ne7 b5 48. Nf5 $2 {Mistake. Rd1 was best.} (48. Rd1) (48. Rd1 $17) 48... d5 49. c5 $2 {Mistake. b4 was best.} (49. b4 bxc4 50. Nd4 Bc8 51. Rd1 Rf8 52. Nc6+ Ke6 53. Rd2 Rf6 54. Nd4+ Kf7) 49... a5 50. Rd1 (50. Nd6 $142 Ba6 51. Nf5) 50... b4 51. cxb4 axb4 52. Nd4 Ra6 53. Rc1 Ra2 54. c6 Bc8 55. c7 Rh2 56. g5 $2 (56. Nc6+ {was the only defense.} Kd6 57. Nxb4) 56... Rxh3 {Threatens to win with ...f2+!} 57. Nc6+ Kd6 58. Na7 Kd7 {Black is clearly winning.} 59. Rc5 Rg3 (59... f2+ $2 60. Kxf2 Rf3+ 61. Ke1 $19) 60. Rxd5+ Kxc7 {Hoping for ...f2+!} 61. Nxc8 Kxc8 {KR-KR} 62. Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best.} (62. Rd4 Rg4 63. g6 f2 64. Kxf2 h3 65. g7 Rg2+ 66. Ke3 h2 67. Rd1 Rxg7) 62... h3 63. Rh1 Kd7 64. g6 Ke6 {And now ...Ke5 would win.} 65. g7 Rxg7 {Strongly threatening ...Rf7.} 66. Rxh3 Rf7 67. Kd4 {Accuracy: White = 62%, Black = 84%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2634"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 Bb6 8. a4 ({RR} 8. h3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 c6 10. d4 Ng6 11. Bd3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Nf1 Qd6 15. Ng3 Bd7 16. Bd2 Rfe8 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Bb4 Qf4 19. Bd2 Qc7 20. Rac1 Ba5 21. Qc2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Qd6 {Abdusattorov,N (2766)-Erigaisi,A (2762) Warsaw POL 2024 ½-½ (71)}) 8... a5 9. h3 h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Ne7 10. Bb3 Ng6 11. Na3 c6 12. d4 exd4 13. Nc4 Re8 14. Bg5 Ba7 15. cxd4 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Qe7 19. Nd6 Rf8 20. Nxc8 Raxc8 21. e6 f5 22. Qc2 Kh7 23. Rad1 Rc7 24. Ne5 {Santos Latasa,J (2612)-Hong,A (2542) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (53)}) 10. Bb3 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nbd2 c6 14. Nf1 d5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxd8 Bxd8 19. Rxe4 Bc7 20. f4 Bf5 21. Re1 f6 22. g4 Bd3 23. Ng3 fxe5 24. f5 e4 25. Nh5 Kf7 26. Bf4 Bb6+ 27. Be3 Bxe3+ 28. Rxe3 Rad8 29. Ng3 Rd5 30. Rae1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3 c6 9. a4 Re8 10. a5 Qc7 11. h3 $146 ({RR} 11. b3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. b4 Ne6 15. Qd2 Ng4 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. f4 b5 18. h3 Nf6 19. Rad1 Rbd8 20. Qf2 a6 21. Ne2 Bc4 22. Nd4 c5 23. bxc5 dxc5 24. Nb3 Nd7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Zafirakos,J (2022)-Anuj,S (2390) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (82)}) 11... Rb8 12. Be3 b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. d5 Bb7 15. Nh2 b5 16. dxc6 Qxc6 17. Ng4 b4 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qc4 21. Ra4 Bc8 22. c3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best.} (22. Ba7) 22... Bd7 23. Ra7 bxc3 24. Rxd7 cxb2 25. Bf1 Qc8 26. Rxd6 b1=Q 27. Qxb1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Bf8 29. Rc6 Qd7 30. Bc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best.} (30. Bg2) 30... Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best.} (30... Ra8 31. Kh2 Ra3 32. Rb3 Rxb3 33. Bxb3 Bd6 34. Ba4 Qd8 35. Ra6 Qb8 36. Bh6) 31. Rbb6 Qxh3 32. Rb7 Ra8 33. Ba7 Rc8 34. Be3 h5 35. Bf1 Qg4 36. Be2 Qxe2 37. Rxc8 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Kg7 39. Rd8 h4 40. gxh4 Qg4 41. Bg5 Qf3 42. Be3 Qf6 43. Rdd7 Qxh4+ 44. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Adhiban, B.."] [Black "Aditya Mittal"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bb7 9. Bd2 Nxb3 10. axb3 $146 (10. Re1) ({RR} 10. Nxb3 c6 11. Re1 Be7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Rxe5 Kf8 14. Qe1 Bd6 15. Bb4 Nf6 16. Bxd6+ Qxd6 17. f3 Bc8 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Rd1 Bd5 20. Qg3 h5 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Rde1 Rh6 23. Nd4 Rg6 24. Qf4 b4 {Atwell,R (2104)-Hajnal,Z (2383) Sunnyvale USA 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 10. Nxb3 Nf6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Na5 Qc8 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Nc3 Rb8 15. Rad1 Ba8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf6 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 b4 20. Qf3 Rb5 21. Nc4 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. h4 Rb8 24. h5 h6 {Lodici,L (2565)-Iermito,S (2511) Vasto ITA 2024 1-0 (70)}) ({RR} 10. Nxb3 Nf6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Na5 Rb8 13. Nxb7 Rxb7 14. Qf3 Ra7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 O-O 17. Nc3 Nd7 18. Rea1 Bg5 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Rb7 21. b3 Nb8 22. h3 Re8 23. Qf3 Qc8 24. Nd5 Re5 {Rogic,D (2408)-Labrovic,J (1986) Mali Losinj CRO 2024 1-0 (62)}) 10... Nf6 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Nc3 g6 13. Nd5 Bg7 14. Ba5 Rc8 15. Nf3 Nb6 16. Bxb6 cxb6 17. c3 (17. b4 O-O) 17... O-O 18. Qd3 Re8 19. Rad1 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 b4 21. cxb4 Bxb2 22. Re3 Qe7 23. e5 $4 {Blunder. g3 was best.} (23. g3 Bc3 24. b5 Rc5 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Bb4 27. Rd5 Rxb5 28. Rxb5 axb5) 23... Ba3 $4 {Blunder. dxe5 was best.} (23... dxe5 24. Qe4 f5 25. Qb1 Bc3 26. Rc1 Qxb4 27. Qc2 e4 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3) 24. h3 $4 {Blunder. exd6 was best.} (24. exd6 Qd7 25. Ne5 Qe6 26. Qd4 Bc1 27. Ree1 Red8 28. d7 Rc7 29. Rxc1 Rxc1) 24... dxe5 25. Nxe5 Qe6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.} (25... Qc7 26. Rc3 Qe7 27. Re3 Qc7) 26. Qf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best.} (26. Qd2 Qf6) 26... Bc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Idani, Pouya"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2505"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 Qe6 ({RR} 8... a5 9. c4 Ba6 10. Rh3 Nb6 11. b3 Qe6 12. Bb2 a4 13. Nd2 Bb4 14. O-O-O axb3 15. axb3 Bb7 16. Ne4 c5 17. Ng5 Qe7 18. Re3 O-O-O 19. g3 Kb8 20. f4 h6 21. Ne4 Rhe8 22. Bg2 Qe6 23. Nd6 {Durarbayli,V (2627)-Caruana,F (2804) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (118)}) 9. Nd2 d6 10. exd6 Bxd6 $146 ({RR} 10... Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 cxd6 12. Nc4 h5 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 Kf7 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Rde1 Nb6 18. Na5 d5 19. Re2 Bf5 20. Rhe1 Kg6 21. a3 Bd6 22. Bb4 c5 23. Nb7 Bf8 24. Ba5 d4 25. Re8 {Movahed,S (2450)-Agibileg,U (2445) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (72)}) ({RR} 10... Nb4 11. Ne4 Ba6 12. c4 cxd6 13. Rh3 d5 14. Nf6+ Kd8 15. Re3 Qxf6 16. Re8+ Kc7 17. Rxa8 Nd3+ 18. Qxd3 Bb4+ 19. Bd2 Bxd2+ 20. Qxd2 Qe5+ 21. Qe3 Qxe3+ 22. fxe3 Rxa8 23. cxd5 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 cxd5 25. Ke2 {Mihok,O (2555)-Papp,G (2530) Hungary HUN 2024 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 10... Nb4 11. Ne4 Ba6 12. c4 cxd6 13. a3 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15. Bxc4 Nc2+ 16. Ke2 d5 17. Ra2 dxc4 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Nd2 Nd4+ 21. Kd1 c3 22. bxc3 Nb5 23. Kc2 Be7 24. g3 Re8 25. a4 {Abdilkhair,A (2255)-Sapenov,D (2350) Astana KAZ 2023 1-0 (58)}) 11. Nc4 Bc5 12. a3 O-O 13. Qxe6 Bxe6 14. Bd3 Rfe8 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bd2 Be2 17. Rfe1 Bxd3 18. cxd3 Bd4 19. Kf1 Reb8 20. Rab1 Rb3 21. Na5 Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Bxb2 23. Nc4 Bd4 24. Rb1 Kf8 25. Na5 Ne7 26. a4 Bb6 27. Nc4 Bd4 28. Rb7 Nd5 29. Na5 c5 30. Nc6 a6 31. Ba5 Bf6 32. Rb8+ $2 {Mistake. Bxc7 was best.} (32. Bxc7 Nxc7 33. Rxc7 Bxh4 34. Ne5 Be7 35. g3 h5 36. Nd7+ Ke8 37. Nxc5 g5) 32... Rxb8 33. Nxb8 Nb6 $2 {Mistake. Ke7 was best.} (33... Ke7) 34. Nxa6 Nxa4 35. g3 c6 36. Nb8 Ke7 37. Nxc6+ Kd7 38. Na7 Nb2 39. Ke2 c4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Seemann, Jakub"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2474"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,87,7,5,7,7,9,8,1,0,0,-1,-13,17,11,25,36,41,38,42,43,38,32,40,-5,58,48,107,110,127,121,138,135,173,99,90,61,66,66,128,122,132,140,137,65,137,117,125,118,133,22,36,17,43,-74,-76,-129,-127,-200,0,-93,-91,-98,-36,-26,-35,-78,0,0,0,0,95,105,679,679,843,807,894,953,993,985]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. d3 e6 7. a4 b6 8. Nfd2 {The position is equal.} Bb7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf3 Qc7 12. g4 Nb8 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Bg2 Nc6 15. Nc4 Nd4 16. Ne3 $146 ({RR} 16. f5 {16.?e2 0.50} exf5 (16... b5 $5 {[%CAl Rb5c4]} 17. f6 gxf6 18. gxf6 Nxf6 $17) 17. exf5 (17. h4 $11) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Kh3 (19. Kg1 $17) 19... d5 20. Ne3 Bxg5 21. Nexd5 Nf6 $2 ({Better is} 21... Bxc1 $1 $19 22. Qxc1 Rfe8) 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Ne4 Be5 24. c3 Nc6 25. f6 Qd7+ 26. Qg4 Rfd8 27. Rf3 (27. fxg7 $15 Qxg4+ 28. Kxg4) 27... Qxg4+ $1 28. Kxg4 g6 29. a5 Bc7 (29... Nxa5 $17 30. Nxc5 Bxh2) 30. Bf4 Bxf4 {Perez Ponsa,F (2538)-Volkov,M (2302) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (46)}) 16... b5 $6 {Inaccuracy. f6 was best.} (16... f6) (16... f6 $11) 17. Ne2 Nxe2+ $6 {Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best.} (17... bxa4) (17... bxa4 $14 18. Rxa4 d5) 18. Qxe2 $16 Rfe8 19. Bd2 Bf8 20. Qf2 Bc6 21. b3 (21. Qh4 $18) 21... Qb7 22. c4 bxa4 23. bxa4 Rab8 (23... Qb3 $14) 24. Bc3 Qc7 25. h4 Rb3 26. Qc2 (26. Rac1 $16) 26... Qb8 (26... Reb8 $14) 27. Ng4 Qb7 28. h5 d5 29. cxd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best.} (29. Rab1) ({White should play} 29. Rab1 $16 dxc4 30. dxc4) 29... exd5 $11 30. e5 Rb8 $1 31. Rf2 $2 {Mistake. Rae1 was best.} (31. Rae1 {31.e6 0.61} d4) (31. e6 $14 {keeps the upper hand.} fxe6 32. Ne5) 31... d4 $17 32. Bxc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best.} (32. Ba5 Bxg2) 32... Qxc6 {[#]} 33. Bxd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qd5 $2 {Mistake. Qe6 was best.} (33... Qe6 $1 34. f5 Qd5 35. Bc3 c4 36. g6 fxg6 37. d4 Nc5 $1 38. hxg6 Qe4 39. Qxe4) (33... Qe6 $1 $19 {[%CAl Re6g4]} 34. f5 Qd5) (33... cxd4 34. Qxc6) 34. Bc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.} (34. Be3 $1 Rxd3 35. Rd2 c4 36. Rxd3 cxd3 37. Qa2 Qxa2 38. Rxa2 Bc5 39. Kf2 Rb4) (34. Be3 $1 $11) 34... c4 $1 {[%CAl Rc4d3]} 35. d4 Rxc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best.} (35... Nc5 36. dxc5 Bxc5 37. Kh2 Bxf2 38. Nxf2 Qf3 39. Ne4 Qxf4+ 40. Kg1 Rxc3 41. Nxc3) (35... Nc5 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rc5e4]} 36. Ne3 (36. dxc5 Bxc5 37. Kh2 Bxf2 $17) 36... Qe4) 36. Qxc3 $15 {Ne3 is the strong threat.} Rb3 37. Qe1 (37. Ne3 $2 Qe4 $19) 37... Rg3+ (37... Rh3 $1 $17 {[%csl Gd5][%CAl Rh3h1]} 38. Rg2 Bb4) 38. Kh2 $11 Rxg4 39. Qe2 f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best.} (39... Qe6 $1 40. f5 Rh4+ 41. Kg3 Qd5 42. Kxh4 Qxd4+ 43. Kh3 Qxa1 44. e6 $1 {[%CAl Re6d7]} Ne5 45. Qe4 $1) ({But not} 39... Qxd4 $6 40. Rd1 $16) (39... Qe6 $1 $11 40. Qf3 Rh4+ 41. Kg2 Qf5) 40. e6 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is in control.} Qxd4 $4 {[#] Blunder. h6 was best.} (40... h6 41. exd7) (40... h6 $16) 41. Rd1 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rd1d4] White is clearly winning.} (41. exd7 Qxd7 42. Re1 (42. Qxc4+ Kh8 $14) 42... Rh4+ 43. Kg3 Rg4+ 44. Kh3 Qf7 $18) 41... Qc3 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Rh4+ was best.} (41... Rh4+ 42. Kg2 Rg4+ 43. Qxg4 Qe4+ 44. Qf3 Qxe6 45. Re2 Qf7 46. Qd5 Nc5 47. Qxf7+) 42. Rf3 $1 {[%CAl Rf3c3]} Rh4+ 43. Kg3 Rg4+ 44. Kh3 {Accuracy: White = 67%, Black = 57%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Black "Narayanan S L"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2695"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,79,14,10,14,8,11,0,0,1,3,-73,-82,-113,-106,-140,-144,-141,-147,-133,-129,-117,-79,-78,62,17,23,-48,-30,-26,-25,-25,317,316,311,302,316,311,300,307,348,323,342,332,396,395,397,401,473,360,353,349,344,341,349,314,312,317,309,286,285,283,275,279,336,337,336,337,373,372,405,397]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d3 c4 {The position is equal.} 9. Re1 Qc7 10. dxc4 $146 {Inaccuracy. h3 was best.} (10. h3) ({RR} 10. h3 cxd3 11. cxd3 Be6 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Nxe5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Qxe5 15. Qxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Rxe5 Rhd8 18. Re3 Rd5 19. Kf1 Rad8 20. Ke2 Kf8 21. g4 Ra5 22. a4 Bb3 23. Ra3 Rb8 24. Re4 Bd5 {Safarli,E (2614)-Nesse,D (2002) Prague CZE 2024 1-0 (33)}) (10. h3 $11) 10... f5 $17 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Bc5 e4 13. Nd2 O-O 14. f3 Rb8 15. Rb1 Be6 16. Qe2 Kh8 $2 {Mistake. Nd7 was best.} (16... Nd7 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Bh4 Ne5 19. fxe4 f4 $1 20. Nf3 Bg4 21. Na4 {[#]} (21. Kh1 $17) 21... h6 (21... g5 $1 $19 22. Bxg5 Ng6) 22. Bf2) (16... Nd7 $17 17. Bxe7 Rfe8) 17. Kh1 Rbd8 18. Bg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rbd1 was best.} (18. Rbd1 Bc8 19. fxe4 Ng4 $1 {[%csl Gg4][%CAl Rc7h2]} 20. Bg1 Ne5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Rc1 Bh6 23. Qxe5+ Qxe5) ({White should play} 18. Rbd1 $11) 18... Nh5 19. fxe4 Nf4 20. Qe3 c5 $4 {Blunder. Bd4 was best.} (20... Bd4 21. Qxd4+ Rxd4 22. Bxd4+ Kg8 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Re4 c5 25. Be3 Bf7 $1 26. Re1) (20... Bd4 $11 21. Qxd4+ Rxd4 22. Bxd4+ Kg8) 21. Nd5 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rd5c7]} Bxd5 22. exd5 e5 23. Qxc5 Qf7 24. Qxa7 Rd7 25. Qe3 g5 26. Nf3 Qh5 27. Nxe5 Re7 28. Qa3 Rfe8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxe5 was best.} (28... Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Nxg2 30. Rf1 Nh4 31. Re7 h6 32. Qd3 Ng6 33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. Bd4+) 29. Nd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. d6 was best.} (29. d6 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Bxe5 31. d7 Kg8 32. dxe8=R+ Qxe8 33. Qg3 h6 34. Re1 Kf7) 29... Ne2 {[%CAl Re2g3]} 30. Bf2 f4 {[#] If only Black now had time for ...f3....} 31. d6 $1 {[%CAl Rd6e7]} Rf7 {intending ...f3.} 32. Rxe2 Rxe2 33. Qa8+ Rf8 34. Qf3 Qxf3 35. gxf3 Rxc2 {With the idea ...Rd2.} 36. Rd1 Bxb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxc4 was best.} (36... Rxc4 37. d7 Bf6 38. a4 Rc2 39. Bb6 h5 40. a5 Kh7 41. Nb4 Rxb2 42. Nd5) 37. Nxb2 Rxf2 38. Nd3 Rxa2 39. d7 Ra5 {And now ...Rd8 would win.} 40. Nb4 {Accuracy: White = 79%, Black = 57%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Gavrilescu, David"] [Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B56"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2691"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nd5 Bxd5 $146 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (10... a5 11. Bb6 Qb8 12. Bc7 Qa7 13. Bb6) ({RR} 10... a5 11. Bb6 Qd7 12. Bb5 a4 13. Na5 Bd8 14. Bxd8 Raxd8 15. Bxa4 Kh8 16. O-O Qc8 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Nxf6 gxf6 19. Qh6 Rg8 20. Qxf6+ Rg7 21. Bb3 Re8 22. Rf2 Kg8 23. Qh6 d5 24. Qe3 d4 25. Qd2 {Malek,J (2435)-Anton Guijarro,D (2670) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 11. exd5 Nb8 12. c4 a5 13. Bd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best.} (13. O-O-O Nfd7 14. Kb1 f5 15. Bd3 a4 16. Nc1 Na6 17. Ne2 Ndc5 18. Bc2 Qd7) 13... Nbd7 14. O-O g6 15. Nc1 Nc5 16. Bc2 Rb8 17. a3 Qc7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.} (17... Rc8) 18. Nb3 $2 {Mistake. Ne2 was best.} (18. Ne2) 18... Nxb3 19. Bxb3 a4 20. Ba2 Nd7 21. Qb4 Ra8 22. b3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Qd2 axb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (24... e4 25. bxa4) 25. Bxb3 Bd6 26. g3 h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (26... b5) 27. Bc2 Kg7 28. Qc3 f6 29. Rae1 Rf7 30. Re2 Rh8 31. Rg2 Rh6 32. Bd3 Kg8 33. Qd2 Kg7 34. Qc3 Re7 35. Rb1 Rh8 36. Re1 Kf7 37. Bb1 Rh7 38. Rf1 Kg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (38... e4 39. Bxe4) 39. Bc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (39. g4 hxg4 40. fxg4 Re8 41. Rgf2 Rf8 42. Be4 b5 43. Qg3 bxc4 44. h4 c3) 39... Rf7 40. Bd3 Rh6 41. Bc2 Rh8 42. Bb1 Qe7 43. Re1 Qd8 44. Rf1 Qc7 45. Bc2 Re8 46. Ba4 Ree7 47. Bc2 Qd7 48. Re1 Qe8 49. Rge2 Qh8 50. f4 h4 $6 {Inaccuracy. exf4 was best.} (50... exf4 51. Re6) 51. Qd3 Qh6 52. f5 g5 53. g4 Qh8 54. Ba4 Qa8 55. Bb5 b6 $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (55... e4 56. Rxe4 Rxe4 57. Rxe4 Qb8 58. h3 Be5 59. Kf1 Re7 60. Ke2 Kf7 61. Kd1) 56. Re4 Ra7 57. Ra1 Ra5 58. a4 Rfa7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,117,59,55,57,42,66,26,42,29,30,33,30,24,30,26,23,23,27,33,30,22,36,6,7,4,29,8,11,12,19,20,12,8,14,0,0,0,3,6,3,5,3,7,115,130,133,122,242,241,243,13,21,19,23,12,12,6,110,103,216,218,203,206,228,216,301,301,360,262,301,296,321,316,367,336,423,423,423,423,423,423,423,423,426,424,419,421,439,438,438,438,638,452,445,453,598,528,603,587,662,637,1142,29946,901,863,1136,1023]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 f6 8. d4 {[%CAl Rd4e5]} ({RR} 8. Bb3 a5 9. c3 Nb6 10. Nh4 g6 (10... Qd7 $14) 11. a4 $1 Bd6 12. d4 Qe7 13. Be3 (13. Bh6 $142) 13... Bd7 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. Nf3 h6 16. Nbd2 O-O-O 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. Nfd2 Nd7 (18... Qg7 $16 19. Qe2 Kb8) 19. Bd5 $1 Nc5 20. Qe2 Nb8 21. Rad1 Nba6 22. Nxd6+ cxd6 {Abdusattorov,N (2727)-Van Foreest,J (2682) Wijk aan Zee NED 2024 1-0}) 8... Bg4 9. c3 $146 ({RR} 9. dxe5 Ndb4 10. Qxd8+ Rxd8 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Na3 Bxf3 $1 13. gxf3 Nd4 $1 14. Re4 Nxf3+ 15. Kg2 Ne5 16. Be2 c5 (16... Ng6 $11) 17. c3 (17. Be3 $16) 17... Nbd3 18. Bh6 Rg8+ (18... f5 $15 19. Re3 Rg8+ 20. Rg3 Kf7) 19. Kf1 Kf7 20. Bh5+ Ke6 21. Nc2 $2 (21. Nc4 $11) 21... f5 $1 22. Re2 $2 (22. Ra4) 22... Kf6 $2 (22... Bg5 $19 23. Bxg5 Rxg5) 23. Ne1 c4 {Nilsen,T (2207)-Espinoza Villanueva,R (1928) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 9... exd4 {White has an edge.} 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Qd7 12. h3 Bxf3 $1 13. Qxf3 {Strongly threatening Be6.} Nxd4 14. Qxb7 Nxb3 15. axb3 O-O 16. Nc3 Bb4 17. Rxa7 Rxa7 18. Qxa7 Qc6 19. Bf4 {Threatening Rc1.} Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nd5 21. Bd2 {Hoping for c4.} Nxc3 22. Qd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under pressure.} Nd5 23. h4 Qd7 24. b4 (24. Rc1 {looks sharper.} c6 25. Qa4 Nb6 26. Qf4 Rd8 27. Ba5) 24... Nb6 (24... c6 {keeps more tension.} 25. Qc4 Ra8 26. Rc1 Rb8 27. g3 h6) 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. b5 {Black should prevent Be3.} Kf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best.} (27... Nb6 $1 28. Ba5 Ra8 29. Bxb6 cxb6 30. Rc6 Ra1+ 31. Kh2 h5 32. Rxb6 Rb1 33. Rb7) (27... Nb6 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 28. Bb4+ $16 Kf7 29. Ba5 Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (29... c5 30. bxc6) (29... c5 $16) 30. Rxc7 $18 Ke6 31. Rc6+ $4 {Blunder. b6 was best.} (31. b6 $1) (31. b6 $1 $18) 31... Kf5 $11 32. b6 h5 $1 33. Kh2 Ke5 $1 34. Rc3 Kf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best.} (34... Kd6 35. Rb3 Kc6 36. Rg3 Rg8 37. Rc3+ Kb5 38. b7 Rb8 $1 39. Rc7 Nc5 40. Rxg7) (34... Kd5 $11) 35. Rb3 $1 $16 {Threatens to win with b7.} Rb7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best.} (35... Ke5 {35...?e6 0.91}) (35... Ke6 $16) 36. Rb5+ $18 Ke6 37. Kg3 g6 38. Kf4 Kd6 39. Rb1 $1 Ke6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (39... Rb8 40. b7 $1 Kc6 41. Bc3 $1 Rxb7 42. Rxb7 Kxb7 {[#]} 43. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 44. Kg5 Nd5 {[#]} 45. g3 $1) 40. f3 Kd6 41. Rd1+ Ke6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best.} (41... Ke7 42. Rb1 Kd6 43. g4 Ke6 44. Rb5 hxg4 45. fxg4 Ke7 46. h5 gxh5 47. gxh5) 42. Rc1 Rb8 43. Rc7 Ra8 44. b7 g5+ 45. hxg5 fxg5+ 46. Ke4 Rxa5 {[#]} 47. Rxd7 $1 {[%mdl 512] KR-KR} Rb5 (47... Kxd7 48. b8=Q) 48. Rh7 Rb4+ 49. Kd3 h4 50. Kc3 Rb1 51. Kd4 Kf5 (51... Rb2 $142 52. Kc5 Rc2+ 53. Kb6 Rxg2 54. Rh6+ Kd5 55. Rd6+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy, Promotion} Kxd6 56. b8=Q+ Kd5 57. Qa8+ Kd6 58. Qb8+ Kd7) 52. Rf7+ Ke6 53. Rh7 Kf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best.} (53... Kd6 54. Kc4 Rb2 55. Rg7 Ke6 56. Kc5 Rc2+ 57. Kb6 Rxg2 58. Rxg5 Rxg5 59. b8=Q) 54. Kc5 Kf4 {intending ...Kg3.} 55. Rg7 Rb2 56. Kc6 Rc2+ 57. Kd7 Rb2 58. Kc8 Rc2+ 59. Rc7 {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 51%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav Anand"] [Black "Banusz, Tamas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 (1... c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 f6 6. d3 e5 7. Nh4 Ne7 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 d5 10. O-O g5 11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. Bd2 gxh4 13. Rxf6 Qe8 14. Rf7 Kc7 15. exd5 Bg7 16. Nc3 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Bg4 18. d6+ Kb6 19. Qxg4 Qxf7 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21. Na4+ Kb7 22. c3 Rag8 23. Qh3 Bf2 24. b4 cxb4 25. d4 Rf8 26. Nc5+ Ka8 27. Nd7 Be1 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. Bxe1) 2. Nf3 (2. d4 Nc6) 2... Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. h3 Nge7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Be3 Qe8 $146 ({RR} 10... b5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Nf1 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 Qb7 16. Ng3 Rac8 17. Qd2 f5 18. Bg5 Rce8 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. exf5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Rxf5 23. Re8+ Rf8 24. Qe3 Qd5 25. Ng5 {Maria,L (1937)-Sandu,M (2270) Eforie Nord ROU 2024 ½-½ (42)}) 11. Bc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (11. d5 Nd8) 11... a5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.} (11... Kh8 12. dxe5) 12. Na3 Nd8 13. Qd2 a4 14. Rad1 Bc6 15. Bh6 f6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. c4 b6 18. Qc3 Nf7 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. Nb5 Qb8 21. Bf1 Rd8 22. Rd2 c5 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Red1 Bc6 25. Qc2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Nd8 27. Qd1 Ne6 28. Rd6 Qc8 29. Nc3 Nf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best.} (29... Nd8) 30. Nh2 h5 31. g3 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Erdos, Viktor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 ({RR} 9... c6 10. Kb1 Re8 11. h4 d5 12. c4 Nf6 13. Qc3 Bg4 14. Bd3 a5 15. a3 h6 16. Rhg1 Qc8 17. Qb3 a4 18. Qa2 Rd8 19. Bd4 Be6 20. Rde1 c5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. g4 Bxg4 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 {Duda,J (2732)-Smirnov,A (2586) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Rhe1 Bg4 12. Bd4 $146 ({RR} 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Qf4 Nh5 14. Qd2 Bxg5 15. Qxg5 h6 16. Qd2 Qa4 17. a3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qf4 19. Qxf4 Nxf4 20. Re4 Nh3 21. Rf1 Ng5 22. Re3 Nh3 23. Be4 Rab8 24. Bf5 Nf4 25. Re4 Rxe4 26. fxe4 Re8 {Graif,W (2302)-Lee,A (2379) New York USA 2024 ½-½ (67)}) ({RR} 12. h3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd7 14. Rg1 Bf6 15. Rg2 d5 16. f4 Qe7 17. h4 Nc5 18. Bf5 Rad8 19. Rdg1 Ne4 20. Qe2 Kh8 21. Qb5 c6 22. Qa4 b5 23. Qa5 a6 24. Qb6 b4 25. Bd4 g6 26. Bxe4 dxe4 {Dhruva,T (2182)-Jacobson,A (2446) Sitges ESP 2023 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 12. Qe2 Qd7 13. h3 Bf5 {½-½ (13) Turcan,R (2402)-Juhasz,K (2484) Austria AUT 2024}) 12... c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Be4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rxe1 16. Qxe1 Rb8 17. Rd5 b5 18. Qe3 a5 19. Be2 a4 20. a3 g6 21. g3 b4 22. cxb4 cxb4 23. axb4 Rxb4 24. c3 Qa8 25. Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best.} (25. cxb4 Qxd5 26. Kb1 Qf5+ 27. Kc1 Kg7 28. g4 Qc8+ 29. Kb1 Qb7 30. b5 Qh1+) 25... Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best.} (25... Qc8 26. Rd3 Rb8 27. Qa7 Ra8 28. Qe3 a3 29. bxa3 Rxa3 30. Kd2 Qh3 31. Qf3) 26. Qf3 a3 27. Qxa8 Rxa8 28. bxa3 Rxa3 29. Rxd6 Bxc3 30. Ra6 Rxa6 31. Bxa6 Bd4 32. f3 Bg1 33. h3 Bh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Raja Rithvik R"] [Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E70"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2601"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 h5 7. Be2 a5 8. Be3 a4 $146 ({RR} 8... e5 9. d5 Na6 10. h3 Nc5 11. Qc2 h4 12. Nf1 Nh7 13. O-O-O f5 14. Rg1 Bd7 15. g3 hxg3 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Nxg3 f4 18. Nf1 f3 19. Bd3 Ra6 20. Nd2 Bh6 21. Kb1 Raf6 22. h4 Kh8 23. Nb5 {Chaqryan,E (2326)-Andriasian,Z (2570) Yerevan ARM 2024 0-1 (86)}) 9. a3 e5 10. d5 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Nc5 12. Bxh5 Qe8 13. Be2 Nh7 14. Be3 Nb3 15. Rb1 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bd4 19. Qd3 Bd7 20. Kd1 Be5 21. Rf1 Kh8 22. Kc2 Nd4+ 23. Kd2 b5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb3+ was best.} (23... Nb3+ 24. Kc2) 24. Bh5 Qd8 25. Rbe1 Bg7 26. Bd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best.} (26. cxb5 Rb8) 26... bxc4 27. Qxc4 Rb8 $4 {Blunder. Bc8 was best.} (27... Bc8 28. Be3 Ba6 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Bxd4+ Kg8 31. Nxf5 Qg5+ 32. Be3 Rxf5 33. Bxg5) 28. Kc1 Bb5 29. Nxb5 Rxb5 30. Qxa4 $2 {Mistake. Kb1 was best.} (30. Kb1 Qb8 31. Bc1 c5 32. dxc6 Nxc6 33. Rf2 Qb6 34. Rd2 d5 35. Qe2 Nd4) 30... Qb8 31. Rf2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best.} (31. Nh5 Rxb2 32. Nxg7 Rb1+ 33. Kd2 Qb2+ 34. Bc2 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Nxc2 36. Qxc2 Qxg7) 31... Rc5+ $4 {Blunder. Qb7 was best.} (31... Qb7 32. Be3 Rc5+ 33. Kb1 Nb5 34. Bb3 Ra8 35. Qxa8+ Qxa8 36. Bxc5 dxc5 37. Nxf5) 32. Kb1 Nb5 33. Ka2 $4 {Blunder. Bb3 was best.} (33. Bb3 Qb7 34. Rfe2 Nf6 35. Bd2 Rxd5 36. Bxd5 Qxd5 37. Bb4 f4 38. Ne4 Ng4) 33... Qb7 $4 {Blunder. Bxb2 was best.} (33... Bxb2 34. Kxb2) 34. Rfe2 $4 {Blunder. Re3 was best.} (34. Re3 Nd4 35. Nh5 Qxd5+ 36. Kb1 Nf6 37. Nxf6 Bxf6 38. Qd7 Qf7 39. Qxf7 Rxf7) 34... Nf6 $4 {Blunder. Bxb2 was best.} (34... Bxb2 35. Rxb2) 35. Bb3 $4 {Blunder. Be3 was best.} (35. Be3) 35... Ra8 36. Qb4 $2 {Mistake. Qxa8+ was best.} (36. Qxa8+ Qxa8 37. Nxf5 Rc3 38. Nxg7 Kxg7 39. Rd2 Rxb3 40. Kxb3 Nxd5 41. Be3 c5) 36... Nxd5 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Qd2 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd2 was best.} (38. Bd2 Nxb4+ 39. Bxb4 Rxe8 40. Rxe8 Nd4 41. Bg8+ Kg6 42. Re7 Qxg2 43. Bxc5 dxc5) 38... Nxa3 $4 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nbc3+ was best.} (38... Nbc3+ 39. bxc3 Nxc3+ 40. Kb2 Nd1+ 41. Ka2 Rxa3+ 42. Kxa3 Bb2+ 43. Ka2 Qa6+ 44. Qa5) 39. bxa3 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa8 was best.} (39. Rxa8 Qxa8 40. Bxd5 Rxd5 41. Re8 Nc4+ 42. Rxa8 Nxd2 43. Ra7 Kg6 44. b4 Rd4) 39... Nc3+ 40. Qxc3 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb2 was best.} (40. Kb2 Nd1+ 41. Ka2 Rxa3+ 42. Kxa3 Bb2+ 43. Ka2 Qa6+ 44. Qa5 Qxa5+ 45. Ba4 Qxa4+) 40... Rxa3+ 41. Kxa3 Rxc3 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Black "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C88"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "211"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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 Na5 9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. d3 d5 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Qf3 Bd6 14. Kf1 $146 ({RR} 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Nc3 Nb4 16. Re2 Nxc2 17. Rxc2 Bxe5 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. Rd1 h6 20. d4 Bf6 21. Ne2 Rac8 22. Rdc1 Bd5 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Bxb3 25. Ra7 Bc4 26. Kf1 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Ke1 Re4 {Grot,B (2102)-Lopusiewicz,P (2301) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 14... Rfb8 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 c5 17. Nf3 Rd8 18. Re2 Rac8 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. Ne1 Bf8 21. Ne4 Nc6 22. Nf3 f6 23. g4 Rd7 24. h4 Kf7 25. h5 h6 26. Kg2 f5 27. gxf5 Rd5 28. Ng3 Nd4 29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. Kh3 Rxc2 31. Rc1 Rxc1 32. Bxc1 Rc5 33. Bf4 Bd5 34. Ne4 Rc6 35. Be5 Bxb3 36. Bxd4 Bd1 37. Re3 Bxh5 38. f3 Kg8 39. f4 Kf7 40. Re1 Rc2 41. Ra1 Rc6 42. Be5 g6 43. Ng3 Bf3 44. Rf1 Bd5 45. fxg6+ Rxg6 46. f5 Rc6 47. Ra1 Bb4 48. Ne2 Rc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (48... a5 49. Nf4 Bb3 50. Rg1 Bf8 51. Ng6 a4 52. Nxf8 Kxf8 53. Rg4 Ke8 54. Kg3) 49. Nf4 Bb7 50. Rg1 Bf8 51. Rg6 Bc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best.} (51... Rc1) 52. Rf6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best.} (52. Kg3 a5 53. Rf6+ Ke8 54. Ne6 Bxe6 55. Rxe6+ Kd7 56. Rf6 Re2 57. d4 Ke8) 52... Ke8 53. Ne6 Be7 $4 {Blunder. Bxe6 was best.} (53... Bxe6) 54. Rxh6 a5 55. Nc7+ $4 {Blunder. Rh8+ was best.} (55. Rh8+ Kd7 56. Rh7 Ke8 57. Kg4 Rg2+ 58. Kf3 Rg1 59. Rh8+ Kd7 60. Kf2 Rg4) 55... Kd7 $4 {Blunder. Rxc7 was best.} (55... Rxc7 56. Bxc7 Bxf5+ 57. Kg3 Bxd3 58. Bxa5 Kd7 59. Bc3 Bf8 60. Rh8 Bd6+ 61. Kf3) 56. Rh7 Kc6 57. Rxe7 Bxf5+ 58. Kg3 Bxd3 59. Ne6 Rc4 60. Nf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd4+ was best.} (60. Nd4+ Kb6 61. Re6+ Kc5 62. Rd6 Kb4 63. Nc6+ Ka4 64. Nxa5 Kxa5 65. Rxd3 b4) 60... Be4 61. Rc7+ Kb6 62. Rxc4 bxc4 63. Bd6 Kb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c3 was best.} (63... c3 64. bxc3 Kb5 65. Kf2 Kc4 66. Ke3 a4 67. Ne2 Bd3 68. Nc1 Kxc3 69. Nxd3) 64. Ne2 Ka4 65. Nc3+ Kb3 66. Nxe4 Kxb2 67. Kf2 a4 68. Ke2 a3 69. Kd1 a2 70. Be5+ Kb3 71. Nd2+ Kb4 72. Kc2 Kb5 73. Kb2 Kb4 $2 {Mistake. c3+ was best.} (73... c3+) 74. Bc3+ Kc5 75. Kxa2 Kd5 76. Ka3 Kc5 77. Ka4 Kd5 78. Kb5 Kd6 79. Kxc4 Kc6 80. Ne4 Kb6 81. Kd5 Kc7 82. Nc5 $4 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ba5+ was best.} (82. Ba5+ Kc8 83. Kc6 Kb8 84. Nc5 Kc8 85. Bc3 Kb8 86. Nd7+ Ka7 87. Be5 Ka6) 82... Kb6 83. Ne6 Kb7 84. Kd6 Kb6 85. Nc7 Kb7 86. Bd4 Kb8 87. Kc6 Kc8 88. Ba7 Kd8 89. Nd5 Ke8 90. Kd6 Kf7 91. Ne7 Kf6 92. Be3 Kf7 93. Bg5 Ke8 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best.} (93... Kf8 94. Ng6+ Kf7 95. Ne5+ Ke8 96. Ke6 Kf8 97. Kd7 Kg8 98. Bh6 Kh7 99. Bf8) 94. Ng6 Kf7 95. Ne5+ Ke8 96. Ke6 Kf8 97. Bf6 Ke8 98. Nf7 Kf8 99. Nd6 Kg8 100. Kf5 Kh7 101. Kg5 Kg8 102. Kg6 Kf8 103. Bg5 Kg8 104. Be7 Kh8 105. Nf7+ Kg8 106. Nh6+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/eNVV58I8} Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rc1 $146 (11. Rd1) ({RR} 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nc3 Qd6 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. e3 Bd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Ne5 c6 19. Bh3 Qc7 20. Nd3 Bd6 21. Qc2 a5 22. Bg2 Re8 23. Nc5 g6 24. Rb1 Qe7 25. Rdc1 h5 {Salimova,N (2432)-Goryachkina,A (2553) Toronto, Canada 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/eNVV58I8] 0-1 (60)}) ({RR} 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nbd2 a5 14. Qd3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Nc4 g6 17. h4 h5 18. Kg2 Kg7 19. Rac1 Nd5 20. Qb3 Qc7 21. e4 Nb4 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Bxd5 Rad8 25. Bf3 Rxd1 {Lazavik,D (2566)-Eljanov,P (2704) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nc3 Bxf4 14. gxf4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. e4 a5 17. Kh1 Qc7 18. e5 Nh7 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Rg3 Nb6 21. Qd3 Nd5 22. Rag1 Rg8 23. f5 Qb6 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Be4 Nf8 {Movahed,S (2463)-Hulka,V (2349) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) ({RR} 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfc1 a5 14. e3 Bb4 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rd1 Qe7 {½-½ (16) Mandiza,F (2367)-Paragua,M (2448) New York USA 2024}) 11... h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. b4 Bd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qb3 c6 17. e3 g6 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qb6 21. Bf1 Kg7 22. Qa4 c5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Kg2 Qd6 26. Be2 Bb6 27. Qa2 Rc8 28. Qb2 Qc5 29. Qe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Black "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E47"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 Re8 6. Nge2 d5 7. a3 Bf8 8. O-O b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Nxf6+ $146 ({RR} 11. Qc2 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 Nd7 14. Rd1 e5 15. dxe5 Rxe5 16. Qf3 Qe8 17. Kf1 Re6 18. Nf4 Re4 19. Be3 Bd6 20. Rd4 Rxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxf4 22. Qxf4 Nf8 23. Re1 Qc6 24. Bc3 {½-½ (24) Ganaus,H (2236)-Sadilek,P (2279) Austria AUT 2024}) ({RR} 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rd1 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 c5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rad8 17. h3 g6 18. Qf3 Bg7 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bh2 e4 21. Bxc7 exf3 22. Nc3 Rc8 23. Nb5 cxd4 24. Nd6 fxg2 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 {Makhnev,D (2516)-Pichot,A (2644) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (74)}) 11... Qxf6 12. Qc2 Qh4 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bg3 Bxg3 15. fxg3 Qh6 16. Rf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best.} (16. Rae1 Nd7 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. Rf4 g6 19. Nb5 e5 20. Nxc7 Re7 21. Rff1 Nf8) 16... Nd7 17. Kh1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best.} (17. Nc3 e5) 17... f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (17... g5) 18. d5 Ne5 19. Nd4 g5 20. Rff1 Ng4 21. h3 Ne3 22. Qd2 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Rad8 24. Kh2 Qg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.} (24... Bc8 25. Nxe6 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Qf6 27. Qc2 f4 28. gxf4 Rxe6 29. Bxh7+ Kg7 30. Bf5) 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. dxe6 Be4 27. Re1 Rd6 28. Re3 Qe5 29. c5 bxc5 30. Qe2 Kh8 $2 {Mistake. Kg7 was best.} (30... Kg7 31. Qh5 Qf6 32. Bxe4 Rxe6 33. Rc3 fxe4 34. Rxc5 h6 35. Rxc7+ Re7 36. Rc8) 31. Qf1 $2 {Mistake. Bxe4 was best.} (31. Bxe4 Rxe6 32. Qf3 Kg7 33. Bxf5 Qxe3 34. Bxe6 Qxe6 35. Qc3+ Kg6 36. Qxc5 Qb6) 31... Kg7 $4 {Blunder. h5 was best.} (31... h5) 32. Rxe4 fxe4 33. Qf7+ Kh6 34. Bc4 Rd8 35. e7 Rh8 36. Bb5 e3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxb2 was best.} (36... Qxb2 37. e8=Q Rxe8 38. Bxe8 Qd4 39. Qf8+ Qg7 40. Qxc5 Qf6 41. Qxc7 a6 42. Bh5) 37. Kg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best.} (37. Bd3 Qg7 38. Qe6+ Qg6 39. Bxg6 hxg6 40. e8=B Rxe8 41. Qxe8 Kg7 42. Qxe3 c4) 37... c6 38. Be2 g4 39. Bxg4 Rb8 40. Be2 Qxg3 41. Qf6+ Qg6 42. Qf4+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Peralta, Fernando"] [Black "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D27"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2522"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. b3 Ne4 12. Bb2 Nxc5 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Ne1 Bd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2503"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 10. e3 Nb4 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Nc3 Nbd5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bd2 b4 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Be1 Qb8 18. Nd2 Qb7 19. e4 Bc6 20. f3 Bb5 21. Qe3 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rc1 Nd7 24. Bf2 e5 {Sasikiran,K (2586)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 10. e3 Nb4 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Nc3 Nbd5 14. Bd2 b4 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. f3 c5 19. e4 Qb7 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Rac1 Rac8 22. Nd3 Be7 23. b3 Nd7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 {Lazavik,D (2566)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (48)}) ({RR} 10. Qxc4 e5 11. Nc3 e4 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Nxc6 Bxc4 14. Nxd8 Raxd8 15. Bf4 c6 16. e3 g5 17. Be5 Ng4 18. Nxe4 f5 19. Nc3 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bb3 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Ne2 Bc5 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. exd4 Rxd4 {Dominguez Pons,E (2327)-Alsina Leal,D (2495) Barcelona ESP 2024 0-1}) 10... Nd5 11. Qxc4 Nxf4 12. gxf4 Qd5 13. Nbd2 Qxc4 14. Nxc4 Rd8 15. a5 Rb8 16. e3 Bd7 17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Be8 19. Rdc1 Bd6 20. Nd3 Bb5 21. Nc5 c6 22. Bf1 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Rd5 25. b4 g5 26. fxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2481"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Bd6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 Re8 ({RR} 6... b6 7. d4 Bb7 8. Qc2 a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Ne2 Re8 12. Ng3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Bb4+ 14. Ke2 Rc8 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nc5 20. Qc4 Qg5 21. h4 {Erigaisi,A (2748)-Sarana,A (2699) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (77)}) 7. Be2 ({RR} 7. g4 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 e5 10. cxd5 Bxg4 11. e4 Qf6 12. Be2 Nd7 13. Rg1 Bh5 14. O-O-O c6 15. dxc6 Rac8 16. Kb1 Rxc6 17. Qe3 Bg6 18. Bb5 Bc5 19. Qe2 Rd6 20. d3 a6 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 {Dzida,K (2404)-Cieslak,P (2372) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (33)}) 7... Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. Qc2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Ne4 Nbd7 12. O-O h6 13. a4 b4 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Be4 c6 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. Rac1 Re7 19. Bf3 Rd7 20. Rfd1 f5 21. Ne2 h5 22. g3 {Dimitrov,R (2499)-Gatineau,Y (2386) Arandjelovac SRB 2023 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 7... b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nb5 Be7 10. Be5 Na6 11. Qc2 c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. d4 Ne4 14. Rfd1 Bf6 15. Qb2 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qf6 17. Bf3 Ng5 18. Bg4 Re7 19. Nc3 g6 20. Rac1 h5 21. Be2 Nc7 22. Qd2 {Bocharov,D (2518)-Van Foreest,J (2679) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (51)}) 8. Qc2 a6 9. Rg1 b6 $6 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (9... e5 10. Nxd5) 10. g4 Bb7 11. d3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. g5 Nd7 14. d4 Bxh2 15. Rg4 Bd6 16. O-O-O Nf8 17. f4 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Kb1 Rc8 $4 {Blunder. Bxe3 was best.} (19... Bxe3 20. Bf3) 20. Bd3 $2 {Mistake. Ne4 was best.} (20. Ne4 Rc7) 20... Rc7 $4 {Blunder. Bxe3 was best.} (20... Bxe3 21. Bxh7+ Nxh7 22. Rh1 Nf8 23. Qh2 Ng6 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qxg7+) 21. Qh2 Rd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. g6 was best.} (21... g6 22. Qh6 d4 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Rd7 25. b4 Bxb4 26. exd4 f5 27. gxf6) 22. Rh1 $4 {Blunder. Rh4 was best.} (22. Rh4 dxc4 23. Rxh7 Nxh7 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Bxg7+ Ke7 27. Bf6+ Kd6) 22... g6 23. Rh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best.} (23. Qh6) 23... f5 24. gxf6 dxc4 25. Bc2 Bxe3 $2 {Mistake. Bxh1 was best.} (25... Bxh1 26. Qxh1 Qc7 27. Ne4 Rc8 28. Qe1 c3 29. Qxc3 Bb4 30. Qxc7 Rdxc7 31. Rh2) 26. Rd1 Qc7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. bxc4 $4 {Blunder. Nd1 was best.} (28. Nd1 Bc5) 28... Bd4 29. f5 exf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best.} (29... Bxf6 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Rg4 Qg7 32. Qg3 Be5 33. Qe3 a5 34. Nd1 Bxb2 35. Nxb2) 30. f7+ Kxf7 31. Rxh7+ Nxh7 32. Qxh7+ Bg7 33. Ne4 Kf8 34. Ba3+ Re7 35. Ng5 Be4 36. Nxe4 Qd4 37. Bxe7+ Kxe7 38. Kc1 fxe4 39. Qh4+ Kf8 40. Qxe4 Qg1+ 41. Kd2 Qf2+ 42. Kd3 Qf1+ 43. Kd2 Qf2+ 44. Kd3 a5 45. Qa8+ Ke7 46. Qe4+ Kf6 47. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 48. Kxd4 g5 49. Ke4 Ke6 50. Ba4 Be5 51. Kf3 Kd6 52. Bb5 Kc5 53. a4 Bf4 54. Kg4 Bd2 55. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Avila Pavas, Santiago"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2549"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/qsQgiYY7} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 e6 8. Ngf3 Qa6 ({RR} 8... Nh6 9. O-O Nf5 10. Nb3 Qb5 11. Qc3 Bb4 12. Qd3 Qxd3 13. cxd3 a5 14. a4 b6 15. Bg5 Na6 16. Rac1 Kd7 17. g3 Rhc8 18. Bd2 Bxd2 19. Nfxd2 Nb4 20. Rc3 f6 21. Re1 g5 22. exf6 g4 23. Nc1 {Esipenko,A (2704)-Duda,J (2732) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (69)}) 9. c4 Bb4 10. b3 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 10... Ne7 11. a4 c5 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qa5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Ra2 Ne6 19. Qb1 Qb4 20. Rc1 O-O 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc2 Rc3 23. g3 d4 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 {Zhu,J (2467)-Cieslak,P (2325) Reykjavik ISL 2024 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 10... Ne7 11. a4 c5 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qa5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Ra2 Ne6 19. Qb1 Qb4 20. Rc1 O-O 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc2 Rc3 23. g3 d4 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 {Zhu,J (2467)-Cieslak,P (2325) Reykjavik 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/qsQgiYY7] ½-½ (45)}) 11. O-O Ne7 12. Rd1 Nf5 13. a4 Rd8 14. Nf1 Be7 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (14... c5 15. Bg5 Rc8 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Qe2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 f6 20. exf6) 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. hxg5 dxc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best.} (16... Nf8) 17. bxc4 Nf8 18. Rab1 Ng6 19. Qb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best.} (19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 b6 21. Qc2 O-O 22. Nd2 c5 23. Ne4 cxd4 24. exd4 Ne7) 19... O-O 20. Ne3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 b6 22. Kf2 c5 23. Qb5 $2 {Mistake. Rh1 was best.} (23. Rh1 h4 24. Rbd1 Qb7 25. Qc2 cxd4 26. exd4 Rc8 27. Nxh4 Qe7 28. Rh3 Nf4) 23... Qc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best.} (23... Qb7) 24. a5 Rd7 25. dxc5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 bxc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best.} (26... Qxc5 27. Qxc5 bxc5 28. a6 Rb8 29. Rd7 Rb2+ 30. Kg1 Rb1+ 31. Kh2 Rc1 32. Rxa7) 27. Rd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (27. a6 Qa8 28. Qb7 Rb8 29. Qxa8 Rxa8 30. Rd7 Rc8 31. Rxa7 Rc6 32. Kg3 Kh7) 27... a6 28. Qb7 Qe8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxb7 was best.} (28... Qxb7) 29. Rd2 Qb8 30. Rb2 Qd8 31. Qxa6 Qd3 32. Qd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.} (32. Qb6 Qa3 33. Rd2 Ra8 34. Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Qxd8+ Kh7 36. Qc7 Qa2+ 37. Kg3 Qxc4) 32... Qa3 33. Qd2 Qa4 34. Qc3 Ra8 35. Rb5 Qa2+ 36. Kg3 h4+ 37. Kh2 Rd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best.} (37... Kh7) 38. Qb2 Qxc4 $4 {Blunder. Qxb2 was best.} (38... Qxb2 39. Rxb2 Rd3 40. Rb5 Rxe3 41. Rxc5 Kh7 42. Rb5 Rc3 43. c5 Rc4 44. Nd2) 39. Rb8 Rxb8 40. Qxb8+ Kh7 41. Qb7 Qg4 42. a6 Qg3+ 43. Kh1 h3 44. Ng1 Nxe5 45. Qe4+ g6 46. gxh3 c4 47. Qf4 Qxf4 48. exf4 Nc6 49. Ne2 Kg7 50. Kg2 Kf8 51. Kf3 Ke7 52. Ke3 Kd6 53. Nd4 Na7 54. Nf3 Kc5 55. Ne5 Kb4 56. Nxf7 c3 57. Ne5 Kb3 58. Nd3 Kc2 59. h4 Kb1 60. h5 c2 61. hxg6 Nc6 62. g7 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Black "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C79"] [WhiteElo "2496"] [BlackElo "2517"] [PlyCount "227"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Bd7 7. c3 g6 8. d4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Nbd2 a5 12. Nf1 a4 13. a3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best.} (13. Ng3) 13... b5 14. Ng3 Na5 15. Rb1 c5 16. d5 $146 ({RR} 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nh2 Be6 18. Qf3 Ba2 19. Ra1 Bb3 20. Bxb3 Nxb3 21. Rb1 Ra6 22. Bg5 h6 23. Rbd1 Qc8 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Qe2 Rb6 26. Ng4 Qe6 27. Ne3 h5 28. Nd5 Rb7 29. Qe3 Kh7 30. Nf1 Bh6 {Hakobyan,A (2617)-Salinas Herrera,P (2494) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (52)}) 16... Qe7 17. Nh2 h5 18. Bg5 Qf8 19. Bd3 Nh7 20. Be3 Bh6 21. Qd2 Nb3 22. Qe2 c4 23. Bc2 Nc5 24. Nf3 Bf4 25. Qd2 Qh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best.} (25... Bxe3 26. Qxe3) 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Qxf4 exf4 28. Ne2 Nxe4 29. Nxf4 Nc5 30. h4 Nf6 31. Nd4 Na6 32. f3 Nc7 33. Red1 Re5 34. Rd2 Rae8 35. Rbd1 Ncxd5 36. Nxd5 Rxd5 37. Kf2 Rde5 38. Bb1 d5 39. Rh1 Kf8 40. Bc2 R8e7 41. Bd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rdd1 was best.} (41. Rdd1 Ne8 42. Rde1 Nc7 43. Rxe5 Rxe5 44. Re1 Rxe1 45. Kxe1 Ke7 46. Kf2 Na6) 41... Ke8 42. Be2 Kd8 43. Rhd1 Kc7 44. Bf1 Kb6 45. Rc1 Re8 46. Nc2 Bc6 47. Rcd1 Bb7 48. Rd4 Nd7 49. Rf4 R8e7 50. Nb4 Nc5 51. g3 Nb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (51... f5 52. Rfd4 Rd7 53. Bg2 Nb3 54. Rf4 Rd8 55. Bf1 Rde8 56. Nc2 Bc6 57. Nb4) 52. Rf6+ R5e6 53. Rf4 Rd6 54. Nc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (54. g4 hxg4 55. fxg4 f6 56. h5 d4 57. cxd4 g5 58. Rf5 Re8 59. Bg2 Nxd4) 54... Nc5 55. Nd4 Bc8 56. Rd2 Bd7 57. Rd1 Kc7 58. Nc2 Bc6 59. Nd4 Ne6 $2 {Mistake. f6 was best.} (59... f6 60. Re1 Rh7 61. Be2 Kb6 62. Bf1 Rg7 63. Nc2 Nb3 64. Rd1 Re7 65. Bh3) 60. Rf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.} (60. Re1) 60... Bd7 61. Nxe6+ Rdxe6 62. Rf4 Bc6 63. Rfd4 f6 64. R1d2 Re1 65. Rd1 Rxd1 66. Rxd1 g5 67. Be2 Kd6 68. Rd4 Kc5 69. Bd1 Be8 70. Bc2 Rg7 71. Bf5 Kd6 72. Bh3 Bg6 73. Bg2 Bf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best.} (73... Bf7) 74. f4 Be6 75. Bf3 $2 {Mistake. hxg5 was best.} (75. hxg5) 75... Bf7 $4 {Blunder. g4 was best.} (75... g4 76. Be4 Bg8 77. Bg2 Kc5 78. Rd1 Rd7 79. Rd4 Bh7 80. Bf1 Be4 81. Be2) 76. Rd1 $4 {Blunder. fxg5 was best.} (76. fxg5 fxg5) 76... Rg8 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (76... g4) 77. Rd2 $2 {Mistake. hxg5 was best.} (77. hxg5 fxg5) 77... Kc5 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (77... g4) 78. Rd1 $4 {Blunder. hxg5 was best.} (78. hxg5 fxg5 79. fxg5 Rxg5 80. Rd4 Rf5 81. Ke3 Re5+ 82. Kf2 Rg5 83. Rh4 Rf5) 78... Re8 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (78... g4) 79. Rd2 $2 {Mistake. hxg5 was best.} (79. hxg5 fxg5 80. fxg5 Re5 81. Rd4 Rxg5 82. Rh4 Rf5 83. Ke3 Kd6 84. Kf2 Ke7) 79... Kd6 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (79... g4) 80. Rd1 $4 {Blunder. hxg5 was best.} (80. hxg5) 80... Rd8 $4 {Blunder. g4 was best.} (80... g4) 81. Rd2 $4 {Blunder. hxg5 was best.} (81. hxg5 fxg5) 81... Ke6 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (81... g4 82. Be4 Kc5 83. Rd1 d4 84. Bh7 d3 85. Re1 Rh8 86. Be4 Rg8 87. Ke3) 82. Re2+ Kd6 83. Rd2 $2 {Mistake. fxg5 was best.} (83. fxg5 fxg5 84. hxg5 Rg8 85. Ke3 Rxg5 86. Kf4 Rg8 87. Rd2 Re8 88. Rd1 Re5) 83... gxf4 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (83... g4) 84. gxf4 Ke6 85. Bg2 $2 {Mistake. Ke3 was best.} (85. Ke3 Bg6 86. Rd1 Rd7 87. Rd4 Bd3 88. Bxh5 f5 89. Bf3 Be4 90. Rd1 Rg7) 85... Bg6 $2 {Mistake. d4 was best.} (85... d4) 86. Bh3+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best.} (86. Ke3) 86... Ke7 87. Bg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (87. Rd1 Bd3) 87... Bd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. d4 was best.} (87... d4) 88. Bf3 d4 89. cxd4 Rxd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best.} (89... Kd6 90. Bxh5 Rh8 91. Bf3 Rxh4 92. Ke3 Rh3 93. Rg2 f5 94. Rg6+ Ke7 95. Kf2) 90. Ke3 Rd8 91. Bc6 Rc8 92. Bf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best.} (92. Bd5) 92... Rc5 $2 {Mistake. Bg6 was best.} (92... Bg6) 93. Rg2 Kd6 94. Rg8 $4 {Blunder. Kd4 was best.} (94. Kd4 Bf5 95. Kc3 Rc8 96. Bxh5 Rh8 97. Bg4 Bxg4 98. Rxg4 Kd5 99. Kb4 f5) 94... Ke7 $4 {Blunder. c3 was best.} (94... c3) 95. Kd4 Rf5 96. Ke3 Rc5 97. Kd4 Rf5 98. Ke3 Kd6 99. Rh8 Rc5 $4 {Blunder. b4 was best.} (99... b4 100. axb4 Rb5 101. Rxh5 Rxb4 102. Rd5+ Ke6 103. Ra5 Rxb2 104. Ra6+ Kf7 105. Rxa4) 100. Rxh5 Rxh5 $2 {Mistake. Rc8 was best.} (100... Rc8 101. Rxb5 Bf1 102. Rb6+ Ke7 103. Bg4 Rg8 104. Rb7+ Kd6 105. Bf3 Rg3 106. Kf2) 101. Bxh5 Bf5 102. Kd4 Ke7 103. Bf3 Bd3 104. Bc6 Be2 105. Kc3 Ke6 106. Bxb5 Kf5 107. Bxa4 Kxf4 108. Kd4 Kg4 109. Bc6 Kxh4 110. a4 Kg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c3 was best.} (110... c3 111. bxc3 Ba6 112. a5 f5 113. Kc5 f4 114. Kb6 Be2 115. a6 f3 116. Bxf3) 111. a5 f5 112. Bb7 f4 113. a6 f3 114. Ke4 (114. Ke3) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [Round "4.44"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Samant Aditya S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E48"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,34,18,20,22,-11,-11,-11,15,25,33,33,33,-29,26,5,36,2,31,14,26,16,26,5,12,-3,7,-3,8,1,54,-7,19,0,0,4,20]} 1. d4 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 $146 ({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 {Deuer,M (2453)-Martinovic,S (2542) Austria AUT 2024 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 16. O-O 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 {Balakrishnan,P (2500)-Pranav,V (2604) Ciutadella de Menorca ESP 2024 ½-½}) 16... Be7 17. Qf2 b5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,95,32,39,36,42,38,47,35,40,45,47,56,80,72,109,69,84,81,82,83,85,83,82,85,97,109,108,129,162,139,124,139,133,30,23,19,45,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,233,231,231,233,234,237,266,259,257,252,242,244,235,248,276,266,345,326,340,331,332,316,297,317,366,369,365,349,352,355,431,436,449,443,445,426,440,441]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. d5 Nb8 9. c5 Na6 10. cxd6 cxd6 11. Nd2 {White is slightly better.} Ne8 $146 ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. b3 ({White should try} 12. a4 $14) 12... b5 (12... e4 $1 $15 {[%mdl 512]} 13. Rb1 (13. Ncxe4 Nxe4) 13... e3) 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. a3 Rfc8 15. b4 e4 16. e3 Ng4 $1 17. Rc1 f5 18. Qb3 Ne5 ({Black should play} 18... Nc7 $17) 19. Ne2 Rxc1 20. Nxc1 Rc8 21. Ne2 Nc7 22. Bd4 Qf7 23. Bxa7 Nxd5 24. Bd4 Be6 25. Qd1 g5 26. f3 {Gagunashvili,M (2562)-Kiladze,L (2179) Tbilisi GEO 2024 1-0 (83)}) ({RR} 11... Bd7 12. a4 Ne8 13. Qb3 Qc8 14. Qa3 Qc5 15. Qxc5 Nxc5 16. e4 Rc8 17. Ra3 Nd3 18. Ne2 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 20. Nxc1 Bh6 21. Ncb3 f5 22. Nc4 Rf7 23. Nba5 Bc8 $1 24. f3 Rc7 25. b4 Kf8 26. Bf1 {Konopka,M (2346)-Michalek,J (2258) Czech Republic CZE 2024 ½-½}) 12. Nc4 f5 13. a4 g5 14. Be3 Nac7 15. Qb3 Rf7 16. Nb5 b6 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nbxd6 Nxd6 19. Nxd6 Qf6 20. Nxf7 Qxf7 21. a5 Rb8 22. Rfc1 {Hoping for Rxc7!} (22. Rfd1 {22.axb6 1.67}) 22... e4 23. axb6 axb6 24. Qc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best.} (24. Ra7 Qxd5 25. Qc2 $1 {[%CAl Rc2c7]} Ne6 26. e3 $1 Bb7 27. Rd1 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Bxc6 29. Bh3 Ng5 (29... Rd8 $142 30. Rxd8+ Nxd8)) (24. Ra7 $16 Qxd5 25. Qa3) 24... Be5 $1 $11 ({Much weaker is} 24... Nxd5 $6 25. Qxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Bf8 27. Raa8 $16) 25. Ra7 {[%CAl Ra7c7]} Bb7 26. e3 Nb5 27. Ra4 Bxd5 {Strongly threatening ...Bb3.} 28. Bf1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Nd6 {And now ...Bb3 would win.} 29. Qd2 Kh8 $4 {[#] Blunder. Kf8 was best.} (29... Kf8 30. Rb4 Ba8 31. Bc4 Nxc4 32. Rbxc4 Qe6 33. Ra4 Kf7 34. Ra7+ Kg6 35. Qb4) (29... Qe6 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 30. Rd4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rd4d5][%mdl 512]} Bxd4 31. Qxd4+ Kg8 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Qxd5 Qxd5 34. Rxd5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Kf7 {[#]} 35. Bc4 $1 {[%mdl 64] Rxd6+ is the strong threat. Pin} Ke7 36. Bb3 b5 37. Kg2 Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.} (37... Rd7 38. h4 Kd8 39. h5 h6 40. Kh3 Kc7 41. Re5 Rd8 42. Kh4 Re8 43. Rxe8) 38. Re5+ Kf8 39. Rd5 Rb6 40. Re5 Rb8 41. h3 Rc8 42. Re6 Rd8 43. g4 fxg4 44. hxg4 Rd7 45. Bd5 {White is clearly winning.} b4 46. Bc6 Rd8 47. Bxe4 b3 48. Bd5 {Accuracy: White = 89%, Black = 71%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2688"] [BlackElo "2706"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 {Stockfish 16.1} 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. a4 ({RR} 9. Rc1 a5 10. a3 b6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bf4 Ba6 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Qa4 Rc4 15. Qd1 b5 16. e3 Qb6 17. Bf1 Rc6 18. a4 b4 19. Nb5 Rfc8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Rc1 Ne8 22. h4 h6 23. h5 Bb7 {Carlsen,M (2893)-Firouzja,A (2863) Chess.com 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] 1-0 (59)}) 9... a5 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bc3 $146 ({RR} 11. Bf4 Ne4 12. Nc3 g5 13. Be5 g4 14. Ne1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ng5 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nh3+ 19. Kh1 cxd5 20. Nxd5 Qe6 21. Nc7 Qf5 22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. Kg2 Rad8 24. f3 h5 25. Nd5 Bg5 {Liu,C (2283)-Thybo,J (2542) Svendborg DEN 2024 0-1 (42)}) 11... b6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nd2 b5 15. axb5 cxb5 16. cxb5 Qxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2631"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O a6 $146 ({RR} 10... Bg4 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nb5 Qb6 14. a3 a6 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Rfd8 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. b4 Ne4 19. Bd4 Qe7 20. Bb2 h6 21. Nd4 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Ne5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qxd5 Nc4 25. Qd4 {Bogaudinov,R (1912)-Kunz,A (2183) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (61)}) ({RR} 10... Bf5 11. Rc1 Bb6 12. Nb5 Ne4 13. Nbd4 Bd7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Ne5 Qe8 16. h3 f6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Qa4 Nc5 19. Qc2 a5 20. Rfd1 Qe6 21. b3 f5 22. a3 Rfc8 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Ne4 25. Qb3 {Manolache,M (2387)-Veneteanu,M (2026) Bucharest ROU 2024 1-0 (45)}) 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Ne5 d4 13. Na4 Ba7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. exd4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxd4 17. b3 Bd5 18. Rfd1 Ba7 19. Kf1 a5 20. Bc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best.} (20. Nc3 Be6 21. h3 Rfe8 22. Bf3 Rec8 23. Bd2 h6 24. Be1 Nd7 25. Na4 Ne5) 20... Rfe8 21. h3 Re6 22. Bc7 Rae8 23. Rc2 Ne4 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Bxa5 Ng3+ 26. Kg1 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Bxf2 28. Bc7 h5 29. g4 $2 {Mistake. Nc3 was best.} (29. Nc3) 29... h4 $2 {Mistake. hxg4 was best.} (29... hxg4 30. hxg4 d4 31. Kg2 Bh4 32. Rdd2 Re3 33. Nc5 g5 34. Nd3 R8e4 35. Nf2) 30. Kg2 Bg3 31. Bxg3 hxg3 32. Nc3 Nxc3 33. Rxc3 Re2+ 34. Kxg3 Rxa2 35. Rdd3 d4 36. Rxd4 Rb8 37. Rd5 Kh7 38. Rf3 (38. Rcd3) 38... Rb2 39. Rdd3 Rb4 40. Kh4 f6 41. Kg3 Kg6 42. Rc3 Kh7 43. Rfe3 Kg6 44. Red3 Kh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2707"] [PlyCount "184"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,184,18,18,26,24,22,16,21,18,23,22,19,-8,12,-10,-7,-12,-11,-9,-5,-17,-16,-21,-19,-11,-15,-23,-26,-20,-1,-41,-39,-35,-35,-34,-37,-34,-41,-30,-35,-35,-36,-43,-48,-41,0,0,0,-100,0,-88,-91,-166,-24,-59,-76,-89,-91,-100,-89,-84,-63,-79,-32,-93,-83,-106,-85,-85,-96,-91,-87,-140,-127,-103,-108,-105,-104,-148,-134,-201,-201,-203,-203,-243,-191,-207,-121,-137,-140,-123,-9,-405,-406,-404,-394,-564,-238,-241,-241,-483,-461,-464,-454,-449,-449,-941,-875,-8850,-8850,-8850,-8850,-8850,-5196,-445,-317,-29935,-8850,-29948,-29943,-29948,-29949,-29950,-29949,-29950,-29941,-29940,-29940,-8850,-29948,-29948,-29948,-29951,-29946,-29959,-29959,-29962,-29964,-29964,-29947,-29957,-29953,-29950,-29945,-29957,-29942,-8850,-29945,-29943,-29944,-8850,-29950,-29971,-29975,-29975,-29976,-29976,-29977,-29974,-1019,-29974,-29974,-29980,-29981,-29981,-29979,-29982,-29982,-29982,-29983,-29983,-29984,-29984,-29985,-29983,-29986]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 Ba7 {The position is equal.} 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 c6 13. Ba4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bc2 Qc7 16. d4 exd4 $1 17. Nxd4 Rae8 18. Re4 Nf6 19. Re1 Bd5 $146 ({RR} 19... Bd7 20. Bd2 Bb8 21. c4 Bc8 (21... Rxe1+ $15 22. Qxe1 Re8) 22. Bc3 Rd8 23. Qe2 Rfe8 24. Qf1 Nh5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Re1 Rxe1 27. Qxe1 Nxg3 28. fxg3 Qe5 29. Qxe5 Nxe5 30. b3 a4 31. g4 axb3 32. axb3 Ba7 33. Kf1 g6 34. Ke2 {Kulaots,K (2534)-Blomqvist,E (2511) Fagernes NOR 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Bg5 Qe5 22. Qd2 h6 23. Be3 Bb8 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black has some attack.} 24. Ndf5 Nf4 25. Bd4 Qe6 26. f3 h5 27. Bf2 g6 28. Re1 Qd7 $1 29. Bd4 $2 {Mistake. Ne4 was best.} (29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. fxe4 Be6 31. Qxd7 Bxd7 32. Rd1 Bxf5 33. exf5 Ne2+ 34. Kf1 Ng3+ $1) (29. Ne4 $11 Nxe4 30. fxe4) 29... Nh7 $2 {Mistake. Re6 was best.} (29... Re6 $1) (29... Re6 $1 $17 30. Nh6+ Kf8 31. Rxe6 Qxe6) 30. Nh6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxe8+ was best.} (30. Rxe8+ $1 Qxe8 31. Be3 Qe5 32. Bxf4 Qxf4 33. Qxf4 Bxf4 34. Ne2 Bg5 35. Nd6 b6) (30. Rxe8+ $1 $11 Qxe8 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. c4) 30... Kf8 $17 31. Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc5+ was best.} (31. Bc5+ Bd6) (31. Bc5+ $17 {is a better defense.} Bd6 32. Rxe8+ Kxe8 33. Ne4 Nxh3+ 34. gxh3 Bxe4 35. Bxd6 Bxc2 36. h4) 31... f5 $2 {Mistake. Qd8 was best.} (31... Qd8) (31... Qd8 $19 32. Be3 Ne6) 32. Nc5 {[%CAl Rc5d7]} Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 {[%CAl Rc5d7]} Qe7 34. Qxe7+ Kxe7 35. Kf2 b6 36. Na6 Ba7 37. Nc7 (37. g4 $15) 37... Bxa2 38. Be3 Ne6 $1 {[%CAl Re6c7]} 39. Nxe6 Bxe6 40. g4 {[%CAl Rg4f5]} Kf6 $1 41. Kg3 c5 42. Kh4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Bb8 {And now ...f4 would win.} 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. b4 $6 {Inaccuracy. b3 was best.} (45. b3 Kg6 46. c4 Nf6 47. Bd2 Bc7 48. Ng4 Nh5 $1 49. Ne3 Bd8+ 50. Kh3 Nf4+) (45. b3 $17) 45... Bd6 $19 46. bxa5 bxa5 47. c4 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best.} (47... Kg6 48. Ng4 Kg7 $1 49. Bh6+ Kf7 $1 50. Ne3 Kg6 51. Ng4 Bxc4 52. Bc1 Bd5 53. Ne3) ({Worse is} 47... Bxc4 48. Nxf5 Bf8 49. Bd2 $11) 48. Bc1 a4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best.} (48... Nf8 $1 49. f4 Ng6+ $1 50. Kg3 Ne7 51. Bb2+ Ke6 $1 52. Bc1 Bc6 53. Bd1 Be4 54. Bh5) (48... Nf8 $1 $19 {[%CAl Rf8g6] Hoping for ...Ng6+.} 49. f4 Ng6+ 50. Kg3 Ne7 51. Bb2+ Ke6) 49. f4 $17 Nf8 $1 {[%CAl Rf8g6]} 50. Kg3 Ne6 $2 {Mistake. Kg6 was best.} (50... Kg6) (50... Kg6 $17 51. Ng4 Ne6 52. Ne5+ Bxe5 53. fxe5 Nd4) 51. Nxf5 $4 {[#] Blunder. Bxf5 was best.} (51. Bxf5) (51. Bxf5 $11 {and White stays safe.} Bc6 52. Bd3) 51... Bxf4+ $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 52. Bxf4 Nxf4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 53. Nd6 $2 {Mistake. Bxa4 was best.} (53. Bxa4 Ne2+ 54. Kf2 Bxa4 55. Nd6 Nc3 56. Nb7 Ne4+ 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Kd3 Bd7) (53. Bxa4 $142 Ne2+ 54. Kf2 Bxa4 55. Nd6) 53... Ke5 $2 {Mistake. a3 was best.} (53... a3 54. Ne4+ Ke5 55. Nxc5 Ne2+ 56. Kf2 a2 $1 57. Ke3 (57. Nxd7+ $142 Kd6 58. Kxe2 Kxd7 59. Ba4+ Kd6 60. Kf3) 57... a1=Q 58. Nxd7+ Kd6 59. Kxe2) (53... a3 $142 54. Bb3 Ne2+ 55. Kf2 Nc1 56. Ne4+ Ke5) 54. Nf7+ $19 Kd4 $1 ({And not} 54... Kf6 55. Kxf4 Kxf7 56. Ke5 $11) 55. Kxf4 $2 {[#]} (55. Bxa4 {only move.} Nh5+ 56. Kf2 Bxa4 57. Nd6) 55... a3 $1 {[%CAl Ra3a2] ...a2 is the strong threat.} 56. Bb1 {[#]} Kc3 $1 {[%CAl Rc3b2]} 57. Nd6 {Now Nb5+ and White clings on.} Kb2 58. Nb5 (58. Be4 $142) 58... Bxb5 $1 ({Inferior is} 58... Kxb1 59. Nxa3+ Kc1 60. Ke5 $11) 59. cxb5 Kxb1 {KPP-KP} 60. b6 a2 61. b7 a1=Q {( -> ...Qb2)} 62. b8=Q+ {KQ-KQ} Kc2 63. Kg3 $2 (63. Kf5 $19 Qf1+ 64. Ke6) 63... c4 64. Qb7 Qc3+ 65. Kh4 Qd4+ 66. Kh3 Qe3+ 67. Kh4 Qh6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. c3 was best.} (67... c3 68. Qb4 Kc1 69. Qa3+ Kd1 70. Qb3+ Kd2 71. Qd5+ Ke1 72. Qa5 Kf1 73. Qd5) 68. Kg4 Qg6+ 69. Kh4 c3 70. Qb4 Qh7+ 71. Kg4 Qg8+ 72. Kh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh3 was best.} (72. Kh3 Qe6+) 72... Qd5 73. Qa4+ Kc1 74. Qf4+ Qd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best.} (74... Kb2 75. Qb4+ Qb3 76. Qd4 Ka3 77. Kh5 c2 78. Qc5+ Kb2 79. Qe5+ Qc3 80. Qb5+) 75. Qe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf1+ was best.} (75. Qf1+ Kc2) 75... Qd3 76. Qf4+ Qd2 77. Qe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf1+ was best.} (77. Qf1+ Qd1 78. Qf4+ Kb2 79. Qf2+ Qc2 80. Qd4 Qh2+ 81. Kg4 Qd2 82. Qb4+ Kc1) 77... Qh6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best.} (77... Kd1 78. Qh5+ Ke1 79. Qe5+ Kf1 80. Qb5+ Qe2 81. Qb4 Qe1+ 82. Kh5 c2 83. Qf4+) 78. Kg3 Qg6+ 79. Kh4 Qh7+ 80. Kg4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best.} (80. Kg3 Qd3+ 81. Kf2 Qc4 82. Qg7 Qa2+ 83. Kf3 c2 84. Qg1+ Kb2 85. Qd4+ Kb1) 80... Qd3 81. Qf4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh5 was best.} (81. Kh5 c2 82. Kh6 Qh3+ 83. Kg6 Kd2 84. Qa5+ Ke2 85. Qe5+ Qe3 86. Qh2+ Qf2) 81... Kd1 82. Kh4 c2 83. Qg4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best.} (83. Qa4 Kd2) 83... Kc1 84. Qb4 Qh7+ (84... Qe3 $142 85. Kh5 Kd1 86. Qa4 Kd2 87. Qa5+ Ke2 88. Qa2 Qc5+ 89. Kg6 Kf1 90. Qf7+ Kg1 91. Qf3 Qd6+ 92. Kg7 c1=Q 93. Qg4+ Kf2 94. Qh4+ Qg3+ 95. Qxg3+ Kxg3 96. Kg6 Kf4 97. Kf6 Qc6+ 98. Ke7 Kf5 99. Kf8 Kf6 100. Kg8 Qg2+ 101. Kh8 Qg7#) 85. Kg4 Qd7+ {Black mates.} 86. Kg3 Kd1 87. Qb3 Qg7+ 88. Kh3 Qh7+ 89. Kg3 $6 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg4 was best.} (89. Kg4 Qe4+) 89... Qe4 90. Kh3 Kd2 91. Qa2 Qe5 92. Kh4 Qb5 {Accuracy: White = 61%, Black = 83%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Black "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O b5 8. Bb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. Be3 Qb7 11. Qg3 b4 12. Na4 Nbd7 13. c3 O-O 14. Bh6 Nh5 15. Qf3 Nhf6 16. Qg3 Nh5 17. Qf3 Nhf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2581"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,58,19,20,17,21,18,18,19,23,16,29,26,39,-74,-74,-60,-64,-67,-68,-74,-75,-92,-68,-83,-83,-133,-129,-133,-133,-243,-224,-237,-242,-239,-234,-264,-246,-320,-303,-321,-322,-311,-318,-465,-464,-519,-503]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 {The position is equal.} Ba7 11. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 d5 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. g3 Rd8 17. b5 Ne7 18. c4 d4 19. Nd5 Ng6 20. Rab1 axb5 21. axb5 c6 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Nxf6+ (23. Nb6 $14 Qa7 24. c5) 23... Rxf6 24. Nd2 $2 (24. Qe2 $15) 24... Qh3 25. Nf1 Nf4 $1 {Giri,A (2762)-Lazavik,D (2567) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (46)}) 11... Rf8 12. a5 Bg4 13. Qxb7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best.} (13. Qd1) (13. Qd1 $14) 13... Qd7 $17 14. Qb3 Bxf3 $1 15. gxf3 Ne7 {...Ng6 is the strong threat.} 16. Ng3 {[#]} d5 $1 $36 {[%CAl Rd5c4][%mdl 2048] Keeping White busy.} 17. Bxa6 Rfb8 18. Qa4 Qd6 19. Bb5 Qc5 $1 {[%csl LRb5,LRf2][%mdl 64] Double Attack} 20. d4 Qxb5 21. exd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxb5 was best.} (21. Qxb5 Rxb5 22. exd5 Nd7 23. f4 Rxd5 24. fxe5 c5 25. e6 {[#]} fxe6 $1 26. dxc5 Ne5) (21. Qxb5 $17 {might work better.} Rxb5 22. exd5) 21... Qxd5 $19 {Hoping for ...Ng6.} 22. Rxe5 Qd8 23. Re2 Rc8 24. Ne4 {White wants to play Nxf6+.} Nxe4 25. fxe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxe4 was best.} (25. Rxe4 c5 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Bf4 Rxa5 28. Qxa5 Bxf2+ $1 29. Kxf2 Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Qxa5) 25... c5 26. d5 Ng6 27. Kh1 Qh4 {Strongly threatening ...Qh3.} 28. Qd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best.} (28. Qd1 c4 29. Qf1 Bb6 30. f4 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Bxa5 32. Be3 Bc7 33. e5 Qh5) (28. Qd1 $142 c4 29. Qf1) 28... Qh5 {White must now prevent ...Qf3+.} 29. Re3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f3 was best.} (29. f3 Qxf3+ 30. Rg2 c4 31. Bd2 Qxe4 32. Rf1 Rf8 33. d6 Bc5 34. Qg4 Qxg4) 29... Rd8 {Accuracy: White = 57%, Black = 100%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E94"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,118,48,37,37,41,39,39,39,45,41,39,39,41,32,31,23,46,0,31,28,28,30,39,-17,-17,-10,-17,-21,-16,-16,-7,-3,8,-49,-62,-62,-62,-94,-98,-344,-344,-470,-148,-144,-141,-144,-146,-145,-148,-147,-146,-148,-146,-514,-170,-160,-174,-169,-174,-228,-232,-225,-225,-231,-219,-270,-264,-261,-248,-234,-199,-302,-302,-279,-278,-344,-317,-428,-428,-407,-346,-462,-396,-464,-464,-476,-350,-452,-514,-503,-487,-557,-569,-549,-532,-717,-671,-29957,-29957,-29977,-29978,-29955,-850,-695,-731]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Be3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 {White is slightly better.} Re8 12. f3 c6 13. Rad1 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 13... Qa5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. Kh1 b6 (16... Nd7 $14) 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. b4 Ne6 19. b5 cxb5 20. cxb5 d5 21. e5 $1 {[%CAl Re5f6]} Qxe5 22. Nc6 Qh5 (22... Qd6 $16) 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. Ne2 Bf8 25. Nf4 Qf5 $2 (25... Nxf4 26. Bxf4 h6) 26. g4 Qe5 27. Bxb6 Ne4 28. Bxd8 {Duda,J (2732)-Henriquez Villagra,C (2591) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 14. Rd2 Qe7 15. Qd1 Rad8 16. Nde2 Ne5 17. b3 Nc5 18. Qc2 a6 19. Bf2 (19. Nd1 $14) 19... b5 $11 20. cxb5 axb5 21. a4 bxa4 22. Nxa4 Na6 23. h3 d5 {And now ...Nb4 would win.} (23... Nb4 $5 24. Qd1 $8 Bf8 $11) 24. exd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (24. f4 Nd7 25. Nd4 Nb4 26. Nxc6 Nxc2 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Rxc2 dxe4 29. b4 Rde8) ({White should try} 24. f4 $11 Nb4 25. Qd1) 24... Nb4 $15 25. Qd1 $1 Nxd5 26. Kh1 Bh6 $1 {[%CAl Rh6d2]} 27. Bc5 $4 {Blunder. f4 was best.} (27. f4 Nxf4 28. Nxf4 Bxf4 29. Rd4 Ng4 30. Rxe7 Nxf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxd1 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8) (27. f4 $17) 27... Qf6 $19 28. f4 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best.} (28. Rf1 Bxd2 29. Qxd2 Qh4 30. Qc2 Nb4 31. Bxb4 Qxb4 32. Ng3 f5 33. f4 Nd3) 28... Nxf4 $4 {Blunder. Nf3 was best.} (28... Nf3 29. gxf3 Qh4 30. Kg2 Bxf4 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Nxf4 Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Qxe1 34. Nxd5) (28... Nf3 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 29. gxf3 Qh4) 29. Nxf4 $17 Bxf4 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Qe2 Rd2 32. Qf1 {Strongly threatening Be3.} Qg5 33. Re4 Bg3 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black wants a kill.} 34. Rd4 $4 {[#] Blunder. Qc1 was best.} (34. Qc1 Qd8 35. Nc3 h5 36. Bg1 Ng4 37. Re8+ Qxe8 38. Qxd2 Nf6 39. Qd3 Qe1) (34. Qc1 $17 Qd8 35. Nc3) 34... h5 $4 {Blunder. Nd3 was best.} (34... Nd3 35. Rd7 Nf2+ 36. Bxf2 Rxd7 37. Nc5 Re7 38. Nd3 Bxf2 39. Qxf2 Qd5 40. Qf3) (34... Nd3 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512] ( -> ...Nf2+)} 35. Rd7 (35. Rxd3 $2 Rxd3 36. Bg1 Qd5 $19) 35... Nf2+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 36. Bxf2 Rxd7) 35. Nc3 $19 {Black must now prevent Ne4.} Rxd4 $1 36. Bxd4 Qd2 37. Qd1 Qxd1+ 38. Nxd1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} Nd3 39. Nc3 f5 40. Kg1 Kf7 41. Kf1 Ke6 42. Be3 h4 43. Ke2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best.} (43. Ne2 Kd5) (43. Ne2 {might work better.}) 43... Ne1 44. Kf1 Nc2 45. Ke2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.} (45. Bg5 {45.?d2 -2.45} Nd4 46. b4 Nc2 47. Ne2 Kd5 48. Ng1 Nxb4 49. Nf3 Nd3 50. Ke2 Ne5) 45... Be5 46. Nb1 Nxe3 47. Kxe3 {KB-KN} g5 48. Kd3 g4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd5 was best.} (48... Kd5 49. Na3 Bd6 50. Nc2 Bc5 51. b4 Bf8 52. Nd4 Bxb4 53. Nxf5 Bc5 54. Nh6) 49. Nd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best.} (49. hxg4 fxg4 50. Ke4 h3 51. gxh3 gxh3 52. Kf3 Kd5 53. Nd2 {[#]} Kd4 $1 54. Ne4 {[#]} h2 $1) 49... Kd5 50. Nc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best.} (50. Ke3 Bg7 51. Nc4 Bh6+ 52. Ke2 Bf4 53. Kd3 Bg5 54. Ke2 Ke4 55. Nd6+ Kf4) 50... Bd4 51. Nd2 Ba7 52. Nc4 Bc5 53. Nd2 Ke5 54. Ke2 Kf4 55. hxg4 fxg4 56. Kf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best.} (56. Nf1 Bg1 57. Nd2 Kg3 58. Kf1 Bd4 59. b4 h3 60. gxh3 gxh3 61. Ke2 Kg2) 56... h3 57. gxh3 gxh3 58. b4 Be3 (58... Ba7 $142 59. Nc4 Kg3 60. b5 cxb5 61. Nd6 h2 62. Ne4+ Kf4 63. Kg2 Kxe4 64. Kh1 Bb8 65. Kg2 b4 66. Kh1 b3 67. Kg2 b2 68. Kf2 h1=Q 69. Ke2 Qh2+ 70. Kf1 b1=Q#) 59. Nc4 Kf3 {Accuracy: White = 51%, Black = 81%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Sankalp Gupta"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/ebhz9euB} d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. d4 e6 4. Bg2 Ngf6 5. O-O b5 6. a4 b4 7. c4 bxc3 8. bxc3 $146 ({RR} 8. Nxc3 Be7 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bd2 Nhf6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. a5 Rc8 13. a6 Ba8 14. Nb5 c6 15. Nxa7 Rb8 16. Ba5 Nb6 17. Nxc6 Qc7 18. Rfc1 Rc8 19. Qb3 Nfd7 20. Nxe7 Qxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bf1 Nc4 {Gaal,Z (2356)-Schwibbert,J (2135) Karlsruhe, Germany [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/ebhz9euB] 1-0}) ({RR} 8. Nxc3 a5 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. e4 d4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qd1 Ba6 14. Nb5 O-O 15. Bg5 Qxg5 16. Qxd7 Qxe5 17. Rad1 Rab8 18. Kh1 Bxb5 19. axb5 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qe5 21. f4 Qd6 22. Rfd1 Qb6 {Menzel,M (2103)-Koellner,R (2465) Baden Baden GER 2024 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 8. Nxc3 Bb4 9. Bf4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Qc2 Ba6 12. Rfe1 c5 13. Bd6 Re8 14. dxc5 Ne4 15. Nd4 Ndxc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. h4 Rc8 18. Red1 Bc4 19. e4 e5 20. Nf5 Bb3 21. Qe2 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 d4 {Rosenberg,E (1932)-Annaberdiev,M (2467) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) 8... Ba6 9. Na3 Ne4 10. c4 c6 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. c5 Be7 13. Ne1 e5 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. dxe5 Nxc5 16. Ng2 Qd4 17. Be3 Qxe5 18. Nc4 Qe6 19. Rac1 O-O 20. Nd2 Nd7 21. Nxe4 Rfe8 22. Rfd1 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Nf4 Qe7 25. Bc5 Qc7 26. e3 h6 27. Nh5 Qe5 28. Nf4 Qc7 29. Nh5 Qe5 30. Nf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2516"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,103,7,5,7,10,6,8,6,33,50,66,70,74,89,80,90,89,84,120,101,204,65,68,66,74,71,92,86,83,91,87,30,35,30,45,44,43,43,49,32,45,17,16,17,15,-32,-29,-37,-41,-26,25,-17,30,32,39,-11,23,26,100,99,154,162,163,137,166,154,158,153,251,258,244,244,333,134,175,175,187,183,304,316,386,379,358,353,439,366,470,465,471,333,422,422,820,799,711,685]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. d3 e6 ({RR} 6... b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. Nc3 g6 9. Rb1 Bg7 10. b4 Bc6 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 e6 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. a4 Rfb8 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Ne1 g5 17. Nc2 a5 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Nb5 Ne5 20. Qa3 Bb7 21. f4 {Moussard,J (2630)-Niemann,H (2675) Djerba TUN 2024 ½-½ (51)}) 7. a4 b6 8. Nfd2 {The position is equal.} d5 $146 ({RR} 8... Bb7 9. f4 Be7 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. g4 h6 12. Nc3 g5 13. Nc4 d5 $2 (13... O-O-O $15 {stays ahead.}) 14. exd5 $1 exd5 15. Ne3 d4 16. Ncd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 O-O-O 19. Qf3 (19. Bg2 $142) 19... Bd6 20. Bc4 ({Better is} 20. h3 $16) 20... Nb8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... Kb8 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 21. h3 Nc6 22. Bxa6+ Kb8 23. Bb5 {Sadhwani,R (2654)-Drygalov,S (2547) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 8... Bb7 9. f4 g6 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. Nc3 (11. e5 $5 Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qe1 dxe5 14. fxe5 $15) 11... Bg7 12. Ne2 h5 13. Qe1 Ng4 14. Nc4 Rb8 (14... d5 $15 15. exd5 exd5 16. Nc3+ Kf8 17. Bxd5 Re8) 15. h3 Nh6 (15... d5 $14) 16. Bd2 (16. f5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) 16... Kf8 17. Bc3 d5 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. Ne3 d4 20. Nc4 b5 (20... a5 $14) 21. axb5 axb5 22. Na5 e5 23. Nxb7 {Ragger,M (2605)-Bogner,S (2551) Switzerland SUI 2024 1-0 (41)} (23. b4 $16)) ({RR} 8... Bb7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nc3 d5 11. e5 Ng8 12. Bg4 g6 13. Nf3 Nb8 (13... h5 $5 14. Bh3 $8 Nh6 $11) 14. d4 Nh6 (14... h5 $15 15. Bh3 Nc6) 15. Bh3 Nf5 16. Ne2 Nc6 17. c3 h5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Ng5 a5 20. Be3 Ba6 21. Rf3 h4 22. Rh3 Rc8 23. Rc1 {Radeva,V (2315)-Osmak,Y (2459) Rhodes GRE 2024 0-1 (39)} (23. Nf3 $11)) 9. f4 Bb7 {[%CAl Rd5e4]} 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. e5 Ng8 12. c4 Ne7 13. Nc3 g6 14. a5 Bh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (14... Rb8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nb3 b5 17. Bd2 Bg7 18. Rc1 Qd8 19. Be1 (19. Be3 $16) 19... c4 $1 20. dxc4) (14... Rd8 $16 {was worth a try.}) 15. Nb3 $2 {Mistake. cxd5 was best.} (15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qf3 O-O 19. Qxd5 bxa5 20. Ne4 Nb6) (15. cxd5 $18 exd5 16. Qb3) 15... O-O $14 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Na5 Rad8 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Qb3 Rb8 20. Qa2 $6 {Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best.} (20. cxd5 exd5) ({White should try} 20. cxd5 $16 Nexd5 21. g3) 20... Rfd8 $11 21. g3 Qc7 22. Bg2 Nc6 23. b3 Bg7 24. Ba3 Nd4 25. Rac1 dxc4 26. bxc4 Nd7 27. Bb2 f6 $1 28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Rce1 Qd7 30. Nd1 {[%CAl Bc3d1,Bd1f2,Bf2e4][%mdl 32]} Rb6 (30... Ng4 $5 {[%CAl Rd4c2]}) 31. Bc3 {Hoping for Ba5.} Rdb8 32. Kh1 h5 33. Nf2 h4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best.} (33... Ng4) (33... Ng4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 34. gxh4 $16 Nf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best.} (34... Nh5) 35. Be5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy.} Rc8 36. Rb1 Rb4 37. Qxa6 Nh5 38. Ne4 Rxb1 $2 {Mistake. Bxe5 was best.} (38... Bxe5 39. fxe5) (38... Bxe5 $16 39. fxe5 Re8 40. Nxc5 Qd4) 39. Rxb1 $18 Bxe5 40. fxe5 {Threatens to win with Rb7.} Rf8 41. Rf1 $4 {Blunder. Nxc5 was best.} (41. Nxc5 Qd8 42. Qxe6+ Kh8 43. Qxg6 Qxh4 44. Ne4 $1 Nf4 45. Qg5 Nxd3 46. Qd2 Nxe5) (41. Nxc5 $18 {is more deadly.} Qd4 42. Qxe6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (42. Nxe6 {leads to mate.} Nhg3+ 43. hxg3 Nxg3+ 44. Kh2 Qxh4+ 45. Bh3 Rf2+ 46. Kg1 Ne2+ 47. Kh1 Qxh3#) 42... Kh8 43. Qxg6 Qxh4 44. Ne4) 41... Qxd3 42. Qxe6+ Kg7 {[#]} 43. Qd5 $1 {[%CAl Rd5d3]} Qe2 $2 {Mistake. Qd4 was best.} (43... Qd4 44. Qxd4 cxd4 {[#]} 45. c5 $1 {[%CAl Rc5c6]} Ne7 46. Rxf8 Kxf8 47. Nd2 Kf7 48. Be4 Ke6 49. Nc4) (43... Qd4 {is a better defense.} 44. Rb1 Kh6 45. Qxc5 (45. Nxc5 $2 Nhg3+ 46. hxg3 Nxg3+ 47. Kh2 Qxh4+ 48. Bh3 Rf2+ 49. Qg2 Ne2 $19) 45... Qxc5 46. Nxc5 Rc8) 44. Qxc5 Re8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best.} (44... Qg4 45. e6) 45. Nd6 Rxe5 46. Qa7+ ({Not} 46. Nxf5+ Rxf5 47. Rxf5 gxf5 $18) 46... Ne7 47. Qd4 Qe3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.} (47... Nf6 48. Ne4 Qxf1+ 49. Bxf1 Rxe4 50. Qa7 Re1 51. Kg2 Kf7 52. Bd3 Rd1 53. Qe3) 48. Qa1 Nf6 49. c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.} (49. Ne4 Nc6 50. Nxf6 Qd4 51. Qa8 Nd8 52. Ne4 Rf5 53. Re1 Re5 54. h5 Nf7) 49... Qxc5 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.} (49... Nc6 50. Nc4 Qxc5 51. Nxe5 Nxe5 52. Rf4 Qe7 53. Qd4 Qc7 54. Qb2 Qc5 55. Qb7+) 50. Rxf6 $1 {[%mdl 512] aiming for Rf7+.White is clearly winning.} Qe3 $4 {Blunder. Qa5 was best.} (50... Qa5 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Qxa5 Rxa5 53. Rxe7 Ra1+ 54. Bf1 $1 Rxf1+ 55. Kg2 Rd1 56. Ne4) (50... Qa5 $142 51. Ne8+ Kh7 52. Qxa5 Rxa5) (50... Kxf6 51. Ne4+) 51. Rf7+ Kh6 52. Rf1 {Accuracy: White = 72%, Black = 50%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Royal, Shreyas"] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A77"] [WhiteElo "2463"] [BlackElo "2680"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. h3 Rb8 13. Qc2 Ne5 $146 ({RR} 13... Qc7 14. Rb1 Nf8 15. b3 Bd7 16. Bb2 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nd1 Ra8 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Ra1 h5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Ra1 Rxa1+ 23. Bxa1 Qa5 24. Bc3 Qa3 25. Qb2 Qxb2 26. Bxb2 N8h7 27. f3 Kf8 28. Kf2 {Esmeraldas Huachi,A (2153)-Baziuk,V (2211) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 13... g5 14. Nc4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Bxf4 Re8 18. Bg5 Qe7 19. Rf2 Qe5 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. e5 dxe5 22. Bg5 Qd6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Nxf6+ Kh8 26. Qxh7# {1-0 (26) Vantika,A (2398)-Kubicka,A (2278) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024}) 14. f4 Ned7 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Nb3 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxd5 19. Bf3 Bf5 20. Qd2 $4 {Blunder. Qd1 was best.} (20. Qd1) 20... Rxb3 21. Qxd5 Rxf3 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxf3 Qb6 24. Kh2 c4 25. Qg3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best.} (25. Qd1 Kg7 26. Re1 Be4 27. Re2 d5 28. Be3 d4 29. Bf2 Qd6 30. Qe1 Qc6) 25... d5 26. Re1 Rxe1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be4 was best.} (26... Be4 27. Qe3 Qb5 28. Qa3 Re6 29. Qa5 Qb3 30. Qd2 h5 31. Re2 Kh7 32. Ra3) 27. Qxe1 Be4 28. Qe2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best.} (28. Ra4) 28... h5 29. Ra2 Kg7 30. Be3 Qd6 31. Bd2 Qc6 32. g4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best.} (32. Qf2 d4 33. Ra5 Qd6 34. Ra4 Bd5 35. Bb4 Qb6 36. Bc3 Be6 37. Ra1 Bf5) 32... hxg4 33. hxg4 Kg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (33... g5 34. Qe3 Qd6 35. Kg1 Kg8 36. Kf1 Bg7 37. f5 Bf6 38. Ke1 Bd3 39. Kd1) 34. Qf2 Qe6 $4 {Blunder. d4 was best.} (34... d4 35. g5 Bg7 36. Ra5 Qc8 37. Ra1 Bc6 38. Ra5 Bb7 39. Ra1 Qg4 40. Rg1) 35. g5 Bg7 36. Bc3 Bd3 37. Ra1 Qg4 38. Bxg7 Kxg7 39. Rxa6 Bf5 40. Ra3 Qh5+ 41. Kg2 Qd1 42. Re3 Qg4+ 43. Kh2 d4 44. Re8 Qh5+ 45. Kg1 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 c3 47. bxc3 dxc3 48. Qe3 Qc2+ 49. Kg3 Qd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Black "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 Ne4 10. Rd1 f5 $146 ({RR} 10... g5 11. Bc1 f5 12. Ne1 Bf6 13. f3 Nd6 14. c5 Nb5 15. e3 e5 16. a4 Nc7 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. f4 Nc4 19. Na3 Nxa3 20. Rxa3 Ne6 21. a5 Qe7 22. b4 Qg7 23. Kh1 a6 24. Bh3 g4 25. Bf1 {Razanadrakotoarisoa,T (2086)-Rakotomaharo,F (2460) Antananarivo MAD 2024 ½-½ (41)}) 11. b3 a5 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. Rac1 g5 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Ne1 Nd6 16. c5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Qd2 e5 19. f3 exd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Nf6 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 dxe4 25. Nc2 a4 26. b4 a3 27. Ne3 Be6 28. Rc2 Rfd8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Kf2 Rd4 31. Rc3 Rxb4 32. Rxa3 Kf7 33. Ra7 Kf6 34. a4 Ke5 35. a5 Rb5 36. a6 bxa6 37. Rxa6 Rxc5 38. Ra7 h5 39. Rh7 h4 40. gxh4 gxh4 41. Rxh4 Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O a5 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Ng3 c6 13. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 13. Bf1 h6 14. h3 Re8 15. c4 Qc7 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Qc2 Bb6 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Rd2 c5 20. d5 a4 21. Rb1 Bd7 22. Rdd1 Ba5 23. Qc1 Kh7 24. Bd3 Rb8 25. Kh2 b5 26. cxb5 Bxb5 27. Bxb5 Rxb5 {Bologan,V (2574)-Schlecht,D (2370) Germany GER 2024 1-0 (66)}) 13... Bg4 14. Be3 d5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxa7 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rxa7 18. exd5 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. c4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Iniyan, Pa"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D19"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [BlackElo "2723"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 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. e4 ({RR} 13. Bd2 e5 14. Be1 a5 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. f3 exd4 17. exd4 Nb6 18. Ba2 Rfe8 19. Qc2 Nbd5 20. Bf2 Qf4 21. Qd3 Bd6 22. g3 Qg5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Re1 Nf4 25. Qf1 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Ne6 27. Rd1 Bb4) 13... e5 14. d5 Rad8 ({RR} 14... Bxc3 15. d6 Qa5 16. bxc3 b5 17. Ba2 bxa4 18. Ba3 Qxc3 19. f3 Rab8 20. Rdc1 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 c5 22. Rd1 Qc3 23. Rdc1 Qa5 24. Rd1 Qb5 25. Bc4 Qc6 26. Rac1 Rb6 27. Qf2 Qc8 28. Qg3 Qb8 29. Ba2) 15. a5 ({RR} 15. Bg5 Nb6 16. Rac1 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd6 19. h3 cxd5 20. exd5 Rd7 21. a5 Rfd8 22. b4 Qa6 23. Qxa6 bxa6 24. Rc6 Rb8 25. d6 Ne8 26. Be3 Rxb4 27. Rc8 Kf8 28. Ra8 Rc4 29. Rd5 f6) 15... b5 16. dxc6 bxc4 17. cxd7 Rxd7 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Bd2 $146 ({RR} 19. Qxc4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rc8 21. Qe2 Nxe4 22. h3 Qc6 23. Ba3 Nxc3 24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qd6 Ne2+ 26. Kh2 Qc3 27. Rb1 Qxa5 28. Bc5 Qa4 29. Be3 a6 30. Qd2 Qc4 31. Re1 Qc7+ 32. Kh1 Ng3+ 33. fxg3 Qxg3 {Iniyan,P (2493)-Tabatabaei,M (2707) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (82)}) ({RR} 19. Qxc4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rc8 21. Qe2 Nxe4 22. h3 Qc6 23. Ba3 Nxc3 24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qd6 Ne2+ 26. Kh2 Qc3 27. Rb1 Qxa5 28. Bc5 Qa4 29. Be3 a6 30. Qd2 Qc4 31. Re1 Qc7+ 32. Kh1 Ng3+ 33. fxg3 Qxg3 {Iniyan,P (2497)-Tabatabaei,M (2707) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (82)}) 19... Rb8 20. Be3 Qc7 21. a6 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxe4 23. Bxa7 Nxc3 24. Qe3 Rc8 25. Bb6 Qc6 26. Qxe5 Qxb6 27. Qxc3 Qb3 28. Qd4 c3 29. a7 c2 30. Rc1 Qa3 31. Qe3 Qxe3 32. fxe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2732"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,116,29,27,25,23,23,19,32,16,27,27,53,14,18,19,30,23,20,16,10,6,12,24,7,-2,3,-19,-17,-14,-14,-26,-30,-29,-39,-45,-12,-64,-60,-60,-69,-69,-73,-72,-17,-62,-57,-175,-167,-223,-232,-236,-175,-205,-212,-233,-244,-243,-230,-233,-150,-185,-134,-183,-183,-247,-230,-261,-261,-261,-261,-298,-295,-293,-293,-300,-289,-305,-285,-328,-329,-341,-337,-426,-424,-438,-414,-429,-426,-421,-414,-426,-418,-426,-418,-482,-478,-510,-514,-489,-457,-546,-546,-544,-545,-622,-611]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 Qc7 {Threatening ...cxd4.The position is equal.} ({RR} 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bf4 ({RR} 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Bf4 ({RR} 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Bb2 Rc7 15. Qe3 Qb8 16. Rfe1 Rcc8 17. d5 exd5 (17... Rfd8 $14) 18. Qd4 $1 {[%csl Gb2][%CAl Rd4g7]} Nf6 19. exd5 Qd6 20. Re5 (20. Nh4 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rh4f5]} Bd8 21. Nf5 Qxd5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 22. f3) 20... h6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... Bxd5 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 21. Rbe1 Rc7) 21. Nh4 $1 {[%CAl Rh4f5]} Qb4 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Nf5 Qd8 24. Qh4 Re8 25. Nxh6+ $1 Kf8 26. Nf5 Kg8) 13... a6 14. a4 a5 15. Rfc1 Rc8 16. Ba6 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Ba3 18. Rd1 f6 (18... Bb4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 19. Nd2 Bb4 20. Nc4 Qe7 21. Rbc1 e5 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Be3 $1 Nc5 24. Qb5 Nb3 25. Rb1 ({Better is} 25. Nxb6 $16 Rxc1 26. Bxc1) 25... Nd4 $1 26. Qd5+ Kh8) ({RR} 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Rc1 Nf6 15. Bd3 Rxc1 16. Qxc1 Qa8 (16... h6 $11) 17. Qf4 (17. d5 $1 $16) 17... Qb8 18. Qe3 Rd8 19. h3 Rc8 (19... h6 $11) 20. Bb1 (20. d5 $1 $16) 20... Bb4 (20... Qc7 $11) 21. Re2 (21. Rd1 $16) 21... Ba6 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Qc7 24. g3 Qc4 25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. Ne5 Rc7) 12... Nf6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Bd2 Rc7 (15... Qd7 $11) 16. a4 Qa8 17. Rfe1 Bc6 18. a5 bxa5 $1 19. Bxa5 Rb7 20. Rbc1 Bb4 21. Rxc6 Bxa5 22. Rec1 Qd8 23. h4 g6 24. g3 {Vakhidov,J (2599)-Srihari L R (2485) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 9... a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. O-O Nb4 14. Ba3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bxa3 16. Qxa3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Qd8 19. Rxb7 Bxa4 20. Nxf7 Qxd4 21. h3 Qxe4 22. Nd6 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Qd4 24. Qa3) 10. Bb3 $146 ({RR} 10. Qe2 a6 11. O-O b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. a4 bxa4 15. d5 ({White should try} 15. Bf4 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rf4c7]} Qxf4 16. Rxb7) 15... c4 $1 16. Bxc4 Nb6 {[#]} (16... exd5 $11 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rfe8) 17. Bd3 $1 exd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Qe4 {[%csl Gd3][%CAl Re4h7]} g6 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. c4 Rad8 22. cxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxe7 Qxd3 24. Qf6 Rd6 {Seres,L (2344)-Jiang,Q (2258) Budapest HUN 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bg4 12. O-O Nd7 13. Re1 Bd6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bd3 Rae8 16. Bxh7+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (16. g4 $11 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. c4) 16... Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (17... Kg8 $19 18. g4 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Bg6) 18. Qc2+ f5 {[%CAl Re8e1]} 19. Ne6 $2 (19. Re6+ $18 Rxe6 20. Nxe6) 19... Kh7 20. g4 $2 (20. Bg5 $15 Rxe6 21. dxe6) 20... Bh2+ $2 (20... Bg6 $19 21. Kf1 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 Ne5) 21. Kg2 Qd6 (21... Rxe6 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 22. dxe6 Bg6) 22. gxh5 ({White should play} 22. c4 $16 Bg6 23. Nxf8+ Rxf8 24. Re6) 22... Qxd5+ 23. Kxh2 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 {Eilenberg,J (2299)-Lancman,K (2075) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (91)}) 10... b6 11. O-O Nc6 12. d5 Na5 13. Bc2 Ba6 14. e5 {And now d6 would win.} exd5 15. Re1 $1 Rae8 16. Bf4 Nc4 17. Qd3 {[%csl Gc2][%CAl Rd3h7]} g6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 18. Bh6 Bc8 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Qxd5 Na3 $1 {[%csl LRb1,LRc2][%CAl Ra3c2]} 21. Rbc1 Bh6 22. Ba4 Be6 23. Qe4 b5 {Threatens to win with ...Qe7.} 24. Rcd1 Qe7 25. Bb3 {aiming for Bxe6.} c4 26. Nd4 $1 ({Not} 26. Bc2 $2 Bf5 $19) 26... cxb3 27. axb3 a5 28. Qc6 Bf8 29. Ra1 $2 {Mistake. Nxe6 was best.} (29. Nxe6) (29. Nxe6 $15 Qxe6 30. Qxe6 fxe6 31. Rd7) 29... Qd8 $19 30. Qe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best.} (30. Nxe6 Rxe6) (30. Nxe6 {is a better defense.} Rxe6 31. Qb7) 30... Bd5 31. Qf4 Qb6 32. Rad1 Qb7 33. Qg3 a4 34. b4 Bb3 35. Rd2 Qd5 36. f4 Bg7 37. Qf2 Qb7 38. Rde2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.} (38. Ra1 Nc4 39. Re2 Rd8 40. Kh1 Nb6 41. Nxb3 axb3 42. Rb1 Rd3 43. Rxb3 Nd5) (38. Ra1 {was called for.} Nc4 39. Re2) 38... Bc4 39. Rd2 {With the idea Ra1.} Bd5 40. Rdd1 Nc4 41. h4 h5 42. Kh2 a3 {[%CAl Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 43. g3 Nb2 44. Rd2 Na4 45. Nc2 a2 ({Weaker is} 45... Nxc3 46. Qd4 $17) 46. Ne3 Bb3 ({Less strong is} 46... Nxc3 47. Nxd5 Nxd5 48. Qg2 $15) 47. Rd3 Qe4 48. Qf1 Qc6 49. Rc1 Qe4 50. Re1 Ra8 51. Rd4 Qc6 52. c4 Nc3 {[%CAl Ba4c3,Bc3b5,Bb5d4][%mdl 32]} 53. Ra1 bxc4 {[%CAl Bb5c4,Bc4c3][%mdl 32] ...Qb6 is the strong threat.Black is clearly winning.} 54. Qe1 Nb5 55. Rd5 Bf8 {White must now prevent ...c3.} 56. e6 c3 57. exf7+ Kxf7 58. Re5 Nd4 {Accuracy: White = 58%, Black = 92%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2591"] [BlackElo "2705"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 Nf6 10. Nc3 ({RR} 10. c4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. b3 Rfe8 13. Bb2 c6 14. Rad1 Qe6 15. Rfe1 Bf8 16. f4 b5 17. e5 dxe5 18. Rxe5 Qg4 19. Rg5 Qe6 20. Re5 Qg4 21. Rg5 Qe6 22. Re5 {½-½ (22) Vokhidov,S (2592)-Le Tuan Minh (2567) chess.com INT 2024}) 10... Be7 11. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 c6 13. Na4 Rad8 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Nc3 Bf8 17. h3 Re6 18. Qb6 Qc8 19. Re3 Rde8 20. Rde1 h6 21. Qd4 a5 22. a4 b4 23. Nd1 Qb7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 {Agmanov,Z (2461)-Hakobyan,A (2616) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) 11... Rd8 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Rfe8 14. Nd5 c6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. f3 d5 17. exd5 Rxd5 18. Qc3 Qf8 19. Rxd5 Nxd5 20. Qd2 b5 21. Rc1 Rd8 22. Rd1 f6 23. c4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Qc5+ 25. Qd4 Nf4 26. Qxc5 Rxd1+ 27. Kf2 Nd3+ 28. Ke2 Nxc5 29. Kxd1 Kf7 30. Kc2 Ke6 31. Ba3 Nd7 32. Kc3 c5 33. Bc1 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2703"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. a4 a6 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nf3 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 6... Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qc7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qg4 Nf6 11. Qg3 Qxg3 12. hxg3 d5 13. Bd3 h6 14. f3 Bb4 15. Bd2 Rb8 16. exd5 cxd5 17. a5 Ke7 18. Na4 Bxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Nd7 20. Rhe1 Kd6 21. f4 {Demchenko,A (2609)-Teimouri Yadkuri,S (2151) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (83)}) 7. d3 d5 8. Ba2 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 Nb4 11. Bb3 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. exd5 Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne5 O-O 17. Qg4 Rad8 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. b3 f6 21. Nc4 Qb7 22. Re2 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ne3 Bc6 25. Rae1 Rd4 26. f4 Qb8 27. Nf1 Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2589"] [BlackElo "2692"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Be2 $146 ({RR} 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Ne5 Be6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Rab1 Nd7 14. b4 a6 15. a4 Rc8 16. Qe2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qd7 18. Rfc1 Bf5 19. h3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 c5 {Mikaelyan,A (2519)-Grutter,T (2343) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (67)}) ({RR} 9. a3 c5 {½-½ (9) Korobov,A (2672)-Giri,A (2754) Samarkand UZB 2023}) ({RR} 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O h6 11. Rc1 c4 12. Bb1 Nf6 13. Ne5 b5 14. Nc6 Qe8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qf3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qg3 Qe6 19. b3 Bb7 20. bxc4 bxc4 21. Rb1 Bd5 22. h3 c3 23. Rfc1 Rfc8 {Gunina,V (2437)-Mammadova,G (2351) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O c4 11. Bc2 Nf6 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. b3 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 b5 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Rb1 g6 17. Qf3 f6 18. Bf4 Be6 19. Rb7 Rf7 20. Rfb1 {½-½ (20) Richter,C (2358)-Sonntag,H (2286) Germany GER 2024}) 9... Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. a3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Bd3 a5 14. O-O c6 15. b4 axb4 16. Qb1 g6 17. Qxb4 Qxb4 18. axb4 Be6 19. f3 Rfb8 20. Kf2 Kf8 21. Nb3 Nc8 22. Nc5 b6 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Rfc1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Ke7 26. e4 $6 {Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (26. g4 Rb7) 26... dxe4 27. Bxe4 Kd6 28. h4 Ne7 29. Ra7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2580"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,105,19,22,21,22,22,20,15,26,26,30,30,29,27,32,29,37,36,38,35,60,57,62,67,67,63,64,57,103,47,46,36,39,26,49,41,76,43,152,44,151,151,152,151,178,176,187,182,175,182,196,183,184,184,206,213,247,258,272,260,275,273,261,262,259,226,227,191,244,227,337,304,302,305,303,313,312,301,299,294,368,363,420,417,412,400,506,474,530,526,524,525,517,513,522,518]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 {The position is equal.} h6 10. Ng3 $146 ({RR} 10. h3 Re8 11. Ng3 Na5 12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 d5 (13... c6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 14. exd5 $1 Qxd5 15. Be3 c5 16. Ra4 Be6 17. Rh4 (17. Qc1 $1 $16) 17... e4 $1 18. Nxe4 (18. c4 $16 Qd8 19. Nxe4) 18... Nxe4 19. c4 Nxf2 $1 20. Kxf2 (20. Bxf2 $11 {remains equal.} Qd6 21. d4) 20... Qd6 21. Bf4 Qf8 22. Rh5 f6 23. Nd2 g5 24. Bg3 (24. Qf3 {was necessary.} gxf4 25. Qxf4) 24... Bf7 {Esipenko,A (2704)-Kramnik,V (2753) Rostov-on-Don RUS 2024 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 10. h3 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Bd3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Ng3 b5 (14... Nh7 $142) 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Bb7 17. Qc2 Bb6 18. Be3 Qd7 19. Rea1 a5 20. Nd2 Qe7 21. Nf5 Qf8 22. f3 ({Better is} 22. Ng3 $18) 22... Ne7 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Nc4 Ba6 {Niemann,H (2676)-Dehtiarov,R (2319) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (47)}) 10... Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. h3 Qe8 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Rd8 15. Qb3 b6 16. d4 Kh8 17. Rd1 Na5 18. Qc2 Nc6 19. a3 b5 20. Red3 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best.} (20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Nf1 Qe7 23. b4 Rd8 24. N1d2 Nd7 25. a4 Rc8) ({White should play} 20. dxe5 $16 dxe5 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Rd3) 20... Nd7 $14 21. Qe2 Rb8 22. Nf1 Qg6 23. Re3 Nf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (23... a5 24. b3) 24. g3 Qf7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.} (24... Nd7 25. N1h2) ({Black should try} 24... Nd7 $14) 25. N1h2 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best.} (25. dxe5 dxe5 26. Kg2 Qg6 27. N1h2 Nh5 28. Qf1 Nf6 29. Ra1 Rfd8 30. b4 Kg8) (25. dxe5 $16 dxe5 26. Kg2) 25... Kg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.} (25... Nd7 26. Ng4 Kg8 27. b3 Rbd8 28. a4 Rb8 29. dxe5 h5 30. Ngh2 Ncxe5 31. axb5) (25... Nd7 $14) 26. dxe5 $16 dxe5 27. b4 Rfd8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {[#]} 29. a4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qd7 {Threatening ...Qd1+.} (29... bxa4 30. Qxa6) 30. Kg2 $1 bxa4 31. Qxa6 Ne7 {[#]} 32. b5 $1 Qd6 {With the idea ...Qxa6.} 33. Qxa4 Qc5 34. Ng4 Nxg4 35. hxg4 Nc8 36. Qa2 Re8 37. g5 Nd6 38. gxh6 gxh6 39. c4 Rf8 40. Nd2 c6 (40... Rd8 $142 41. Qb2 Nf7) 41. b6 Qxb6 {[#]} 42. c5 $1 {[%mdl 576] Discovered Attack} Qxc5 43. Qxe6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg7 44. Nf3 Rf6 45. Qg4+ ({Don't do} 45. Qxe5 $6 Qxe5 46. Nxe5 c5 $18) 45... Kf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best.} (45... Rg6 46. Qd7+) 46. Rb3 Qc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best.} (46... Nb5 47. Rb2 Qe7 48. Nh4 Qe6 49. Nf5 Rf7 50. Rb1 Qf6 51. Rh1 Rh7 52. Rh5) 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Ra8 {Ra7+ would kill now.} Nf5 49. Ra7+ {White is clearly winning.} (49. Nxe5 {[#]} Ne3+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 50. Kh3 Qf1+ 51. Kh4 Ng2+ 52. Kh5 Qh1+ 53. Qh4 Nxh4 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 54. Nxc6+ Rxc6 55. Ra7+ Ke6 56. Kg4 Ng6 57. Ra5 Ne5+ 58. Rxe5+ Kxe5 59. f4+ Kxe4 60. f5 Rc4 61. f6 Ke5#) 49... Kd6 {[#] intending ...Ne3+.} 50. Rd7+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kc5 {next ...Ne3+ is good for Black.} (50... Kxd7 51. Nxe5+) 51. Nd2 Qb4 52. Qh5 Rd6 53. Qxf5 {Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 59%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2587"] [BlackElo "2665"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,75,9,12,5,33,30,32,40,39,40,34,33,36,10,9,18,29,26,28,35,34,26,45,21,55,24,86,86,83,78,92,26,39,38,78,6,50,25,36,1,107,93,145,146,238,227,228,200,203,187,182,185,269,235,342,216,248,239,225,233,282,281,405,386,405,407]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Na5 5. Bb3 Nxb3 6. axb3 d5 7. Nf3 ({RR} 7. Bg5 Bb4 (7... d4 $11 8. Nce2 Bc5) 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Kf1 c6 10. Nf3 Rg8 11. Qe2 Be6 12. d4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qe7 (13... dxe4 $11 14. Qxe4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qd5 15. Qxh7 O-O-O) 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. h3 (15. exd5 $1 $14 Bxd5 16. c4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3) 15... f6 16. Rg1 (16. Kg1 $142) 16... a6 17. Qe3 O-O-O 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Qb6 (19. g4 $17) 19... Bf5 (19... Rd6 $19 20. Qb4 Qc7) 20. Ra5 Bxc2 21. Qa7 $2 (21. Ne1 $17 Bd1 22. Nd3) 21... Bd3+ {Pranav,V (2604)-Ivanchuk,V (2611) Sant Ferran de ses Roques ESP 2024 0-1 (38)}) 7... Bb4 $146 {Hoping for ...d4.} ({RR} 7... d4 8. Ne2 Bd6 9. O-O c5 10. h3 Be6 11. Ng3 h6 12. Qe2 Qd7 (12... O-O $11) 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Nh4 Rfe8 15. Qf3 ({Better is} 15. f4 $14) 15... Nh7 16. Nhf5 ({White should play} 16. Ngf5 $14) 16... Bf8 $1 17. Qg4 Kh8 (17... g6 $15 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Kh8 20. Be5+ f6 21. Bxf6+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Nxf6 22. Qxg6 Ng8) 18. Qe2 ({White should try} 18. f4 $1 $14) 18... a6 19. f4 (19. Rae1 $11) 19... exf4 $1 20. Bxf4 $2 (20. Rxf4 $17 g6 21. Raf1) 20... Bxf5 $1 21. Nxf5 Qxf5 22. Bxh6 {Sisman,G (1754)-Lopusiewicz,P (2301) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 7... dxe4 8. dxe4 Bd6 9. O-O h6 10. Nd2 Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. Nc4 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Nd7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Be3 Bd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nb5 c5 18. Nxa7 Nb8 19. e5 Bd5 (19... Nd7 $14) 20. Nd6 b6 21. Nac8 (21. f4 $16) 21... Rxa1 22. Rxa1 {Harsh,S (2413)-Pranesh,M (2538) Hua Hin THA 2024 ½-½ (56)}) ({RR} 7... dxe4 8. Nxe5 exd3 9. O-O Be7 10. Nxd3 Bg4 11. Qe1 O-O 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe3 $1 Bxd3 14. Rd1 Re8 15. Qxd3 Qxd3 16. Rxd3 a6 17. Bf4 c6 18. Bc7 Bd8 19. Bd6 Be7 20. Bc7 Bd8 21. Bd6 Be7 22. Bc7 {Xu,X (2637)-Dai,C (2510) Xinghua CHN 2024 ½-½}) 8. O-O dxe4 9. Nxe5 {White is slightly better.} Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O $1 11. Bg5 exd3 12. Nxd3 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Bg4 15. f3 Bf5 16. Be5 Nd7 17. Bd4 a5 18. c4 a4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.} (18... Re8) (18... Re8 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 19. Rxa4 $16 Rxa4 20. bxa4 Re8 21. c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (21. a5 Nf8 22. Bc3 Qd6 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Qe6 25. Qxe6 Bxe6 26. Nc5 Bxc4) (21. a5 $16) 21... Nf8 $11 22. Bf2 Qd7 23. Qa1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best.} (23. Nb4 Qxd1) (23. Nb4 $16) 23... Re2 24. a5 c6 ({But not} 24... Rxc2 $2 25. c6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) 25. Nb4 Re6 $2 {Mistake. Bxc2 was best.} (25... Bxc2) (25... Bxc2 $11 {remains equal.} 26. a6 bxa6) 26. Rd1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} Qe7 27. Qd4 g4 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.} (27... Qe8 28. h4 f6 29. Qd8 g4 30. fxg4 Bxg4 31. Rd6 Qxd8 32. Rxd8 Kf7 33. Rb8) (27... Qc7 $16 28. Ra1 Qc8) 28. Qf4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rf4f5]} ({Don't play} 28. fxg4 $6 Re4) 28... Qg5 29. Qxg5+ hxg5 30. fxg4 Bxg4 31. Rd8 Re7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.} (31... Kg7 32. Rb8 Re7 33. Bd4+ f6 34. Bxf6+ $1 Kxf6 35. Rxf8+ Kg7 36. Ra8 Re1+ 37. Kf2) (31... Kg7 {is a better defense.} 32. Rb8 Re7 33. Bd4+ f6) 32. h3 Be6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.} (32... Bf5 {32...?d7 2.28} 33. a6 bxa6 34. Nxc6 Rc7 35. Nd4 Rc8 36. Rd5 Bd7 37. Rxg5+ Kh7 38. Rh5+) (32... Rd7 {was necessary.}) 33. Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best. Bg3 is the strong threat.} (33. a6) 33... Rd7 34. a6 bxa6 35. Nxc6 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Kg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.} (36... Rd2 37. Bd4 f6 38. Bxf6 Bd5 39. Ne7+ Kf7 40. Nxd5 Rxd5 41. c6 Rc5 42. Bxg5) (36... Rd2 {might work better.}) 37. Nd4 Rf1 38. Bg3 {Accuracy: White = 66%, Black = 46%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D33"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e6 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qa4 $146 ({RR} 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Re8 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bb2 Ba6 14. Bf3 Bc4 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Na4 Qf5 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qd4 Rab8 19. a4 c5 20. Qd2 Ne4 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. f3 Qg6 23. Ba3 Qf6 24. bxc5 Rxe2 {Manukyan,S (2216)-Balla,T (2283) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (83)}) ({RR} 10. Qc2 Bb6 11. Na4 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. a4 Re8 15. b4 h5 16. Bb2 h4 17. Bd4 Ne4 18. Rfc1 Re6 19. Ra3 hxg3 20. hxg3 Rc8 21. Qb2 c5 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Bxg7 Qg5 24. Bc3 d4 {Wagner,D (2611)-Oparin,G (2664) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 10. O-O O-O 11. Na4 Bd6 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. b3 Re8 14. Bb2 h5 15. Rfe1 Qc8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. e4 h4 18. Qd2 h3 19. Bh1 Kg7 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Bb4 23. Rd1 Bg4 24. Bf3 Rb8 {Bok,B (2620)-Olsen,F (2454) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) 10... Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Bf4 Rb6 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 h6 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Rfe1 Be6 20. b3 c5 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Qe2 Qd7 24. Bf3 a5 25. Red1 Qe8 26. Qe1 a4 27. Qa5 Rb4 28. Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Gurel, Ediz"] [Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. O-O Ng6 6. c3 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. d4 Bg4 9. Bb3 Bxf3 10. Bxd5 Bxd1 11. Rxd1 O-O-O 12. Bxf7 exd4 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Ngxe7 15. cxd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.} (15. Nd2 Kb8 16. Ne4 Nf5 17. g3 Nd6 18. Bd5 dxc3 19. bxc3 Na5 20. Rab1 Rhe8) 15... Nxd4 16. Nc3 Rhf8 17. Bc4 Ng8 $146 ({RR} 17... Nec6 18. Rac1 Ne5 19. Bf1 Rf6 20. f3 Rb6 21. b3 g5 22. Kf2 Re6 23. h3 h5 24. Ne4 g4 25. f4 Ng6 26. Ng5 g3+ 27. Kxg3 Rf6 28. Kh2 Rxf4 29. Bc4 Nf8 30. Rf1 Rxf1 31. Rxf1 Nd7 32. Bf7 {Gurel,E (2578)-Kurmangaliyeva,L (2230) Orosei ITA 2024 1-0 (61)}) 18. f3 Nf6 19. Rac1 c6 20. Re1 b5 21. Bf1 Rfe8 22. Rxe8 (22. Re5 Re6 23. Rxe6 Re8) 22... Rxe8 23. Kf2 Kc7 24. h4 c5 25. g4 Rf8 26. Kg3 c4 27. h5 h6 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. a3 Kc6 30. f4 Kc5 31. Re1 Nc6 32. Re6 a5 33. Bg2 Nd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd3+ was best.} (33... Rd3+) 34. Re5+ Kb6 35. g5 hxg5 36. fxg5 Nxh5+ 37. Kg4 g6 38. Be4 Ng7 39. Bxg6 b4 40. Na4+ $2 {Mistake. axb4 was best.} (40. axb4) 40... Ka6 41. Bf7 Nb5 42. Rc5 Rd4+ 43. Kh3 Nd6 44. g6 Nxf7 45. gxf7 Rf4 46. axb4 axb4 47. Rxc4 Rxf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 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. b4 $146 ({RR} 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Qb3 Qb8 15. e3 Rd8 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c5 18. Nb5 cxd4 19. exd4 Nd5 20. Qf3 Bf6 21. Ng4 Rd7 22. Rac1 Qd8 23. h4 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Nc3 Qc6 26. Ne4 h5 27. Ngxf6+ Nxf6 {Lazavik,D (2567)-Giri,A (2762) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Qb3 Bb4 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qe7 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. e3 c6 19. Nd3 h5 20. Ne2 Bd6 21. Ng1 g6 22. Nf3 Kg7 23. Qc2 Rac8 24. Qe2 Ne4 25. Nd2 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 e5 27. dxe5 Bxe5 {Grischuk,A (2732)-Dubov,D (2708) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (31)}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/WvsOspq0} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 b5 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 c6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Bb7 13. Qb2 Nbd7 14. Ne1 e5 $146 ({RR} 14... Nd5 15. e4 N5b6 16. e5 Na4 17. Qc2 Qb6 18. Nb3 Rfd8 19. Nd3 h6 20. Rab1 Qa7 21. Qe2 Ndb6 22. Ndc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Nd5 24. h4 Rab8 25. Be4 Bc8 26. Qd2 Ne7 27. g4 Ng6 28. f4 Nxh4 29. Bxc6 {Grahn,V (2226)-Costa,L (2479) Karlsruhe, Germany 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/WvsOspq0] 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 14... Nd5 15. e4 N5b6 16. e5 Na4 17. Qc2 Qb6 18. Nb3 Rfd8 19. Nd3 h6 20. Rab1 Qa7 21. Qe2 Ndb6 22. Ndc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Nd5 24. h4 Rab8 25. Be4 Bc8 26. Qd2 Ne7 27. g4 Ng6 28. f4 Nxh4 29. Bxc6 {Grahn,V (2226)-Costa,L (2479) Karlsruhe GER 2024 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 14... Qb6 15. Nd3 Rfd8 16. Nb3 Rac8 17. Rc2 Nd5 18. Nbc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rc7 20. e3 Bc8 21. Rac1 Bd7 22. Nd3 Rdc8 23. Rc5 Be8 24. h4 Nf6 25. Ne5 Nd7 26. Nxd7 Bxd7 27. h5 h6 28. Be4 b4 29. Bb1 {Kulaev,M (2322)-Huang,R (2513) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (51)}) 15. Nd3 exd4 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Rxc6 Nd5 18. Qxd4 N7f6 19. Rc5 b4 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Ra3 Rfe8 23. Kf1 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 a4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Ra5 g6 27. Nc4 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 Re1 29. Kf3 Ra1 30. e4 Nd7 31. Ke3 Re1+ 32. Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,88,7,7,9,11,12,15,8,11,39,29,30,34,28,19,33,14,6,0,0,-4,2,7,0,2,15,-6,0,-3,0,-32,-21,-76,-36,-42,-26,-125,-125,-115,-107,-137,-145,-163,-166,-177,-163,-164,-174,-177,-178,-174,-126,-190,-172,-283,-273,-286,-286,-393,-373,-405,-408,-453,-456,-487,-478,-485,-484,-482,-479,-474,-467,-500,-510]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 h6 8. b4 {[%CAl Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Bb6 9. a4 {a5 is the strong threat.} a5 10. b5 Ne7 11. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Be6 13. Nbd2 Ng6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qb3 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. e4 Kh8 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Rae1 Ndf4 20. d4 exd4 21. cxd4 Nh4 22. Nxh4 Qxh4 23. Kh2 Qd8 (23... Nxg2 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]} 24. Re4 (24. Kxg2 Qg5+) 24... Nf4) 24. Nf3 Qd6 25. Ne5 Nd5 {Tiarks,J (2207)-Baruch,L (1718) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) 11... Ng6 {The position is equal.} 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Rfe1 Ndf4 18. Rad1 Bxc4 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Nxc4 Qe6 21. Re1 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White is fighting back} Qd5 22. Qc3 Rd8 {[%CAl Rb6d4]} 23. Nxb6 cxb6 24. Re3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best.} (24. Bc1 Ne6 25. Bb2 f6 26. Qc2 Kf7 27. Bc1 Ne7 28. Ba3 Qf5 29. Qb3 Ng6) 24... Ne6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.} (24... Qd7) (24... Qd7 $5 {[%CAl Rf4d5]} 25. Qe1 Qf5 $11) 25. Bb2 Ngf4 26. Kh2 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best.} (26. Qc2 Qd6 27. Re5 Qd7 28. Qb3 Rc8 29. h4 Nc7 30. g3 Nfd5 31. Nd2 Nf6) (26. Qc2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 26... Qd6 $1 $17 27. Qa3 Qxa3 28. Rxa3 Nd5 29. Ra1 Rc8 30. Kg1 Rc2 31. Bc1 f6 32. Kf1 Kf7 33. g3 Ke7 34. Ke1 (34. Nh4 $17) 34... Nb4 35. Ba3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.} (35. Be3 Nc7) (35. Be3 $142) 35... Rc3 $19 36. Ke2 Kd6 37. Bxb4+ axb4 {[%CAl Ba5b4,Bb4b3][%mdl 4128] Endgame KRN-KRN} 38. Rb1 b3 39. Ne1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best. and the idea Kd2 leaves White hopeful.} (39. Nh2 Nxd4+ 40. Kd2 Rc4 41. Nf1 Rxa4 42. Kd3 Rb4 43. h4 Kc5 44. Nd2 Kxb5) 39... Kd5 {Black is clearly winning.} 40. Ng2 {intending Ne3+.} Nxd4+ 41. Kd2 Rc2+ 42. Kd3 Rxf2 43. Ne3+ Kc5 44. Rc1+ {[#]} Nc2 $1 {Accuracy: White = 58%, Black = 88%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Black "Pranav Anand"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Bf4 b5 $146 ({RR} 6... c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 b5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Re1 Bb7 12. c4 b4 13. d4 Qc8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. dxc5 Rd8 16. Nd2 Qxc5 17. Rc1 Qb5 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qc4 Qd7 20. Bc7 Bxg2 21. Bxd8 {Daneshvar,B (2597)-Kuziev,M (2218) Tashkent UZB 2024 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 6... c5 7. Na3 Nc6 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Nxe4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Nf6 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Bd6 Nb6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Na5 Qc7 16. c4 Rb8 17. Qf3 Na4 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. gxf4 Nxb2 20. Rab1 Nd3 21. Nc6 {Kupervaser,E (2250)-Rangel,D (2176) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 6... Nc6 7. d4 Nh5 ({RR} 7... b6 8. c4 Bb7 9. Nc3 Na5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Ne5 Qb5 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. Bh3 Bb4 18. Re3 Bd6 19. d5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nc4 21. Rb3 Qa4 22. Rd4) ({RR} 7... a6 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. e4 c6 11. h4 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Bc1 Nc5 14. Nd2 e5 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Nb3 Ne4 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxe4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 cxb3 20. axb3 Bg4 21. f3 Be6 22. b4) 8. Bc1 Nf6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. e3 b6 11. c4 Bb7 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. e4 Nf6 15. Re1 b5 16. a3 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nbd2 Na5 19. Re2 Rc8 20. Ne1 Nxd2 21. Rxd2 {Indjic,A (2603)-Yu,Y (2728) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 6... b6 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bb7 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bxc7 Rc8 11. Bxb8 Raxb8 12. c3 Bxe4 13. Nbd2 Ba8 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rc7 16. Rfd1 Nd5 17. Ndf3 f6 18. Nd3 Kf7 19. Nd4 b5 20. Rac1 Bf8 21. Nxb5) 7. a3 Bb7 8. Nc3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Re1 Nc6 12. h4 b4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. h5 Rfc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. h6 was best.} (15... h6 16. Na4) 16. h6 g6 17. Bg5 Bf8 18. Nh2 Nc6 19. Ng4 Nd4 20. Ra2 Nf5 21. b3 Bc6 22. Rea1 Qb4 23. Bf4 Qb7 24. Ne2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best.} (24. Nd1) 24... d4 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qd1 Be7 27. Kh2 Qd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (27... g5 28. Bd2 Nxh6 29. Nxh6+ Kg7 30. Nxf7 Kxf7 31. f4 g4 32. Qh1 Qxh1+ 33. Rxh1) 28. Qh1 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (28. c4 Qf3 29. Ng1 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 g5 31. Bc1 f6 32. Nh3 fxe5 33. Bxg5 Rcb8) 28... g5 29. Qxd5 exd5 30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Rxa6 gxf4 32. Nxf4 Nb8 33. Rb6 Nc6 34. Nxd5 Bf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best.} (34... Bd8) 35. Kg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (35. f4) 35... Kh8 36. Kf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best.} (36. Rb7 Nxh6 37. Nxh6 Bxh6 38. f4 Kg7 39. Kf2 Kg6 40. g4 Bf8 41. Kf3 Kg7) 36... Nxh6 37. Nxh6 Bxh6 38. Ke4 Bf8 39. Rb7 Kg7 (39... Kg8) 40. f4 Kg6 41. g4 Kg7 42. Rd7 Nb8 43. Ra7 Nc6 44. Rb7 Kg6 $6 {Inaccuracy. h6 was best.} (44... h6 45. Rd7 Re8 46. Nf6 Re7 47. Rd6 Re6 48. Nh5+ Kg8 49. Rd5 Rg6 50. Rd7) 45. f5+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.} (45. Nf6 Be7 46. f5+ Kg5 47. Nxh7+ Kh6 48. f6 Kxh7 49. fxe7 Re8 50. Kd5 Nxe7+) 45... Kg5 46. Nf6 Bg7 47. Nxh7+ Kh6 48. Nf6 Nxe5 49. Kxe5 Re8+ 50. Kd5 Bxf6 51. Rxf7 Re5+ 52. Kc4 Kg5 53. Rf8 Re2 54. Rg8+ Kf4 55. Kxc5 Rxc2+ 56. Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Black "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2526"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "171"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. h4 ({RR} 6. Nc3 e5 7. O-O Ne7 8. Nh4 Ng6 9. Qh5 d6 10. Ne2 Be7 11. Nf5 Bf6 12. Neg3 Nf4 13. Qf3 g6 14. Ne3 h5 15. Ne2 Bg5 16. h3 Ne6 17. Nc4 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 Qe7 19. Qe3 g5 20. f3 Nf4 {Caruana,F (2805)-Ivic,V (2596) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (84)}) 6... e5 7. h5 d5 $146 {Inaccuracy. h6 was best.} (7... h6 8. b3 Nf6 9. Bb2 d6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nh4 O-O 12. Qe2) ({RR} 7... d6 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Nf1 c4 10. h6 g6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. dxc4 Be6 14. Ne3 O-O 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qd3 Be7 17. Rad1 f6 18. Nh2 Rf8 19. Nf5 Rad8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. f4 exf4 22. Rxf4 {Falkevall,A (2290)-Seo,J (2466) Stockholm SWE 2024 ½-½ (51)}) ({RR} 7... h6 8. Nbd2 d6 9. Nc4 Be6 10. Ne3 Nf6 11. b3 d5 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. Nd2 c4 14. bxc4 d4 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 c5 17. Qf3 Rb8 18. Bc1 O-O 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qb7 21. f3 Qxe4+ 22. fxe4 {Grinev,V (2422)-Antunes,L (2045) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) 8. Qe2 f6 9. c4 d4 10. Nh4 g6 11. g3 Bd6 12. Nd2 Ne7 13. Qf3 Rf8 14. Nb3 Be6 15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Qe2 Rh7 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. Qf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (20. f4) 20... Rdh8 21. Qxf6 Ng8 22. Qf3 Bg4 23. Qg2 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Qg4 25. f3 Qe6 26. Bg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (26. f4) 26... Nh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best.} (26... Rh5 27. Qd2 Nf6 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. Kb1 Kb7 30. Qa5 Be7 31. a3 Qd6 32. Ka2) 27. f4 exf4 28. e5 Bf8 29. Na5 $2 {Mistake. gxf4 was best.} (29. gxf4 Nf5 30. Nxf5 gxf5 31. Qd2 Rh1 32. Rxh1 Rxh1+ 33. Kc2 Qf7 34. Qg2 Qh5) 29... Kd7 $4 {Blunder. Ng4 was best.} (29... Ng4 30. Nxc6) 30. Nxg6 Qxg6 31. Bf6 Ke8 32. Qxc6+ Kf7 33. Qd5+ Ke8 34. Qd8+ Kf7 35. Qd5+ Ke8 36. Qc6+ $4 {Blunder. Bxh8 was best.} (36. Bxh8) 36... Kf7 37. gxf4 Kg8 38. Qd5+ Rf7 39. Nc6 Rhh7 40. Nd8 Nf5 41. Nxf7 Rxf7 42. Rh1 Bh6 $4 {Blunder. Bg7 was best.} (42... Bg7 43. a3 Bxf6 44. exf6 Qxf6 45. Kb1 Ng7 46. Qa8+ Rf8 47. Qxa7 Qg6 48. Ka1) 43. Qd8+ Rf8 44. Qd5+ Rf7 45. Qd8+ $2 {Mistake. Qc6 was best.} (45. Qc6) 45... Rf8 46. Qd7 Bxf4+ $2 {Mistake. Qg2 was best.} (46... Qg2 47. Qe6+ Rf7 48. Qc8+ Rf8 49. Qe6+) 47. Kb1 Bh6 48. Qd5+ $6 {Inaccuracy. a3 was best.} (48. a3 Rb8 49. Qd5+ Kh7 50. Ka2 Ng7 51. Bxg7 Qxg7 52. e6 Re8 53. Qf5+ Qg6) 48... Kh7 49. Qxc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a3 was best.} (49. a3 Ng7) 49... Rf7 50. Qc8 Ng7 51. Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ka1 was best.} (51. Ka1 Qg2) 51... Qh5 52. Rf1 Qe2 53. Qh3 Qe3 54. Rh1 Qxh3 55. Rxh3 Ne6 56. b4 Kg6 57. Kc2 Bf8 58. Rg3+ $2 {Mistake. b5 was best.} (58. b5) 58... Kf5 59. a3 a5 60. Kb3 axb4 61. axb4 Rb7 62. b5 Ra7 63. Rh3 Kg4 $4 {Blunder. Nf4 was best.} (63... Nf4 64. Rg3 Ra3+ 65. Kc2 Rc3+ 66. Kb1 Bc5 67. Bg7 Nxd3 68. e6 Kxe6 69. Rf3) 64. Rh4+ Kf3 65. c5 Nxc5+ 66. Kc4 Ra4+ 67. Kd5 Nxd3 68. Bg5 Rb4 69. b6 Rxb6 70. Kxd4 Nc5 71. Rf4+ Ke2 72. Kd5 Ne6 73. Rf6 Nc7+ 74. Ke4 Rb4+ 75. Kf5 Rb8 76. Rc6 Nb5 77. Kg6 Ba3 78. Bf6 Nd4 79. Ra6 Rb3 80. e6 Rg3+ 81. Kf7 Nf5 82. e7 Bxe7 83. Bxe7 Nxe7 84. Kxe7 Re3+ 85. Re6 Rxe6+ 86. Kxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Aditya Mittal"] [Black "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2508"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 (2. e5 d5 3. d4 c5) 2... d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. dxe5 Nh6 9. Re1 Be7 $146 ({RR} 9... Nf7 10. c4 d4 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Bg3 Nfxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bd3 h6 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxe5 Bd6 19. Qh5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Rf6 21. Rae1 Raf8 22. f3 Qb6 23. b3 Qb4 24. Qh4 {Sjugirov,S (2695)-Miszler,L (2269) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (63)}) 10. c4 d4 11. Bf4 $2 {Mistake. Bxh6 was best.} (11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Qxh6 O-O-O 14. Bd3 Bf8 15. Qh5 Nb4 16. Be4 d3) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 Nf5 13. Na3 h6 14. h3 Nb4 15. Bh2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best.} (15. Nc2 Nxc2) 15... Bc6 16. Nc2 Nh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (16... a5 17. Red1 Qe8 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Ne1 b5 20. cxb5 Bxb5 21. b3 Bc6 22. Bd3) 17. Nxb4 (17. Nfxd4 Bf3 18. Bxf3 Nxf3+ (18... Nf5) 19. gxf3 cxd4 20. Qd3 Bc5) (17. Ncxd4 Nf5) 17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 cxb4 20. Qd3 (20. Qxb4) 20... Bc5 21. Re4 Qg5+ 22. Bg3 Qf5 23. Kg2 Rf7 (23... Qg5 24. Qe2) 24. Qe2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (24. Rd1 Raf8 25. f4 Qh5 26. Qe2 Qg6 27. Qd3 Rf5 28. Re2 b6 29. Qe4 a5) 24... Raf8 25. Rf4 Qg6 $6 {Inaccuracy. d3 was best.} (25... d3 26. Rxf5 dxe2 27. Rxf7 Rd8 28. Re1 Kxf7 29. Rxe2 Rd4 30. f4 Kg6 31. f3) 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Rd1 Qf5 28. f4 (28. Rd2 Rd7 29. Rd3 Qg6 30. Rd1) (28. Ra1) 28... Rd7 29. Rd3 Qg6 30. f3 Rf7 31. Qe4 (31. Qe3) 31... Qxe4 32. fxe4 g5 33. Kf3 gxf4 34. Bh4 (34. Kg2) 34... Rg7 35. Bf2 (35. Bg3) 35... Rf7 36. Bh4 (36. Bg3) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Adhiban, B.."] [Black "Idani, Pouya"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,59,42,23,45,39,64,66,95,99,96,96,208,205,218,221,217,206,310,309,299,303,317,325,336,344,331,324,329,326,314,314,352,350,350,349,343,338,367,369,366,370,368,361,365,361,387,386,383,396]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. Nf4 Nd7 8. Be3 Qb6 9. Rb1 c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.White is slightly better.} (9... Bg5) 10. Bb5 O-O-O 11. O-O Nh6 $2 {[#] Mistake. Nb8 was best.} (11... Nb8 12. b4 cxb4 13. Be2 Qa5 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Na7+ Kc7 {[#]} 17. a3 $1) (11... Nb8 $16) 12. dxc5 $1 $18 Qc7 13. Ncxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best.} (14... Nxc5 15. Nxc7 Rxd1 16. Rbxd1 Kxc7 17. h3 a6 18. Bc4 Re8 19. Rfe1 b5 20. Bf1) (14... Nxc5 {was necessary.} 15. Nxc7 Rxd1 16. Rbxd1 (16. Rfxd1 Kxc7 17. b4 a6 $14) 16... Kxc7) 15. Nxc7 Rxd1 16. Rbxd1 ({Weaker is} 16. Rfxd1 Nhxg4 17. Nd5 Bf8 $16) 16... Bxc2 17. Nd5 Bh4 18. Rc1 Be4 19. Nc3 Bf3 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Be2 h5 22. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 23. Kg2 hxg4 24. Nb5 a6 25. Nd6+ {White is winning.} Kc7 26. h3 (26. Nxf7 Rf8 $16) 26... h5 27. hxg4 hxg4 28. Rh1 ({Less strong is} 28. Nxf7 Rf8 $18) 28... Rf8 29. Rc4 f5 30. Rf4 {Accuracy: White = 100%, Black = 47%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E51"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qb1 Re8 11. b4 Nbd7 ({RR} 11... Ne4 12. Rc1 a6 13. b5 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 axb5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bd3 c6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 Nc5 20. Rf1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Ra4 22. Rf3 Re4 23. Qd1 Kg8 24. Rg3 Re6 25. f5 Rh6 26. e6 {Heberla,B (2539)-Seemann,J (2465) Katowice POL 2024 1-0 (36)}) 12. a4 $146 ({RR} 12. Rc1 a6 13. b5 a5 14. a4 Ne4 15. Rc2 g5 16. Be1 f5 17. Qa2 Ndf6 18. Ne2 Qe7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Ng4 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Rac1 Qxe5 23. Ng3 Rac8 24. h3 Nh6 25. Bc3 Qd6 26. Ba1 c5 {Daakshin,A (2332)-Dinh Nho Kiet (2221) Al Ain UAE 2023 1-0 (34)}) 12... a6 13. b5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Bf8 15. Rc1 c5 16. Be1 c4 17. Bf5 Bc6 18. Qb2 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Bb4 Bxb4 21. Qxb4 Ra5 22. Nd2 Re8 23. h3 h6 24. Nc3 Qf6 25. Rd1 Qe7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. e4 Nf6 28. Rdb1 Ra6 29. e5 Nd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best.} (29... Ne8 30. Rb4 Rea7 31. Rab1 Nc7 32. Rxb6 Rxb6 33. Rxb6 Bxa4 34. Nf1 Ne6 35. Rd6) 30. f4 Re8 31. Nf1 f6 32. Ne3 fxe5 33. fxe5 Nxe5 34. Nexd5 Bxd5 35. Nxd5 Ra5 36. Nxb6 Nc6 37. d5 Ne5 38. Rc1 $2 {Mistake. d6 was best.} (38. d6) 38... Rd8 39. Rab1 Nd7 40. Rxc4 Rb8 41. Rc8+ Rxc8 42. Nxc8 Rxa4 43. Rb7 Nf6 44. Ne7+ Kh8 $2 {Mistake. Kf7 was best.} (44... Kf7) 45. d6 Rd4 46. Nf5 Rd5 $2 {Mistake. Rd1+ was best.} (46... Rd1+ 47. Kh2 h5 48. Rxg7 Rxd6 49. Rf7 Ra6 50. Kg3 Ne4+ 51. Kf4 Ra4 52. Ke5) 47. g4 Ne4 48. d7 Kh7 49. d8=Q Rxd8 50. Rxg7+ Kh8 51. Rg6 h5 52. Rh6+ Kg8 53. Rxh5 Rd2 54. Ne3 Re2 55. Nd5 Ng3 56. Rg5+ Kf7 57. Nf4 Ra2 58. Re5 Kf6 59. Rb5 Ne4 60. Rf5+ Kg7 61. Re5 Ra1+ 62. Kg2 Ra2+ 63. Kf3 Nd2+ 64. Kg3 Ra3+ 65. Kg2 Nf3 66. Re7+ Kh6 67. Re2 $4 {Blunder. Kf2 was best.} (67. Kf2 Kg5 68. Nd5 Nd2 69. Re5+ Kh6 70. Re2 Nc4 71. h4 Kg7 72. Re7+ Kf8) 67... Kg5 68. Nd5 Kh4 $4 {Blunder. Nh4+ was best.} (68... Nh4+ 69. Kh2) 69. Re3 $4 {Blunder. Re8 was best.} (69. Re8 Rb3 70. Rh8+ Kg5 71. Rh5+ Kg6 72. h4 Ra3 73. Ne7+ Kg7 74. Kf2 Nd2) 69... Rxe3 70. Nxe3 Ne1+ 71. Kf2 Nd3+ 72. Kg2 Nf4+ 73. Kf3 Nxh3 74. Ng2+ Kg5 75. Kg3 Nf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Bxf3 Nd7 6. O-O e5 7. d3 Ngf6 8. e4 Bc5 $146 ({RR} 8... dxe4 9. dxe4 Bc5 10. Nd2 O-O 11. a4 a5 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Nc4 Ne8 14. h4 Nd6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 Nxc4 17. Qxc4+ Qf7 18. Be2 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Qxc4 20. Bxc4+ Kf8 21. Kg2 Ke7 22. Bc1 Bd6 23. Be3 {Meier,G (2608)-Kuybokarov,T (2602) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (52)}) 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nc3 Nc7 11. Na4 Be7 12. d4 exd4 13. Qxd4 Ne6 14. Qe3 Qa5 15. b3 h5 16. Bb2 Qf5 17. Bg2 Bf6 18. Rfe1 O-O 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Qd3 Qa5 21. Bc3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Qc7 23. h4 Rac8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.} (23... Nf6 24. Nc5) 24. Bf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best.} (24. Bh3 Ndf8) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E66"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2481"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 e6 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 $146 ({RR} 11. Rb1 exd5 12. cxd5 Bd7 13. b3 Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 15. Re1 b5 16. Bb2 Qb6 17. Nd1 Rbc8 18. Ne3 Rfe8 19. h3 Qd8 20. Rbc1 a6 21. Kh2 Rb8 22. f4 c4 23. bxc4 Nxc4 24. Ndxc4 bxc4 25. Nxc4 Bb5 {Yang,S (1901)-Wang,P (1540) Shanghai CHN 2024 ½-½ (33)}) 11... exd5 12. cxd5 b5 13. Bb2 b4 14. Nd1 Ba6 15. Re1 Re8 16. a3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best.} (16. Ne3 Qb6 17. Bf3 Rxe3 18. fxe3 Re8 19. Kh1 Rxe3 20. a3 Bb5 21. axb4 cxb4) 16... Bxe2 17. Ne3 Bb5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Bd4 Nb7 20. Rxa7 Nc5 21. Rea1 Nfd7 22. Nf3 Bd3 23. Qb2 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Qf6 25. R1a2 Bb1 26. Qxb1 $2 {Mistake. Ne6 was best.} (26. Ne6 Qxb2 27. Rxb2 Bd3 28. Nd4 Ra8 29. Rba2 Rxa7 30. Rxa7 Ne5 31. h3 h5) 26... Qxd4 27. Qb2 Qc3 28. Bf1 Ne5 29. Rc7 $2 {Mistake. Kg2 was best.} (29. Kg2 Rec8) 29... Qxb3 30. Qxb3 Nxb3 31. f4 Nf3+ 32. Kf2 Nxh2 33. Bc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best.} (33. Bh3 Nd4) 33... Nc5 34. Raa7 Ra8 35. Rxf7 Rxa7 36. Rxa7 b3 37. Nd1 Ng4+ 38. Kf3 h5 39. Ra3 Re1 40. Be2 Kg7 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Ra8 Ne4 43. Re8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kxe4 was best.} (43. Kxe4 Rxe2+ 44. Kd3 Rg2 45. Nc3 Rxg3+ 46. Kd4 Nf2 47. Rf8+ Kg7 48. Rb8 Rf3) 43... Nh2+ 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B62"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,120,28,37,44,41,67,61,68,46,49,19,16,0,21,20,38,37,46,-32,9,-32,0,-32,-19,-18,-16,-15,-13,-13,-14,-75,-67,-70,-69,-71,-66,-120,-30,-194,-192,-228,-176,-184,-188,-238,-238,-236,-232,-245,-185,-187,-177,-183,-181,-180,-162,-235,-205,-270,-269,-389,-387,-382,-384,-385,-384,-372,-367,-381,-377,-400,-402,-400,-301,-430,-430,-427,-412,-451,-452,-466,-466,-457,-456,-475,-455,-454,-394,-466,-466,-487,-500,-491,-491,-492,-490,-719,-712,-658,-624,-788,-741,-757,-684,-785,-767]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 Bd7 8. O-O-O a6 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. fxg5 Ng4 {White is slightly better.} 12. Nxc6 $146 ({RR} 12. Kb1 hxg5 13. Bg3 Nce5 14. Qd2 b5 15. Nf3 f6 (15... b4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 16. Ne2 Nxf3 17. gxf3 Ne5) 16. Bd3 (16. a3 $16) 16... Be7 (16... b4 $14 17. Ne2 Nxf3 18. gxf3 Ne5) 17. Ne2 (17. h3 $16 Nxf3 18. gxf3) 17... Rc8 (17... Qb6 $14) 18. Ned4 (18. Nxe5 $16 Nxe5 19. h4) 18... Qb6 19. Be2 (19. h3 $14 Nxf3 20. Nxf3) 19... Nc4 $1 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qc3 $2 (21. Ne2 $15) 21... Ne5 $2 (21... e5 $19 22. Ne2 Nf2 23. Bxf2 Qxf2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 22. Ne2 Rb8 23. Rhf1 (23. h4 $11 gxh4 24. Rxh4 Rxh4 25. Bxh4) 23... Qb4 ({Better is} 23... Nxf3 $1 $17 24. Rxf3 e5) 24. Qxb4 Rxb4 25. h3 {[#]} (25. Nc3 $15) 25... Bc8 ({Black should play} 25... c3 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 26. Nxc3 Nc4) 26. Nc3 O-O {Hristodoulou,P (2376)-Hartikainen,J (2092) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (59)}) 12... Bxc6 13. Qf3 Ne5 $1 {[%CAl Re5f3]} 14. Qf6 Ng6 15. Bg3 hxg5 16. Qd4 Qa5 17. Be2 (17. Bxd6 Rd8 $17) ({White should try} 17. Kb1 $14) 17... Rh7 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. Rhf1 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. Qf6 (21. Rxf4 $2 e5 $19) 21... Rd7 22. Qxf4 Bg7 23. Rd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best.} (23. Qg3 Qb6 24. h3 Kc7 25. Qe1 Bxe4 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Kb8 28. g4 Rc7) ({Reject} 23. Rxd6 Be5 $17) (23. Qg3 $11 {remains equal.}) 23... Be5 $17 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 24. Qg4 Rg7 25. Qh3 Kb8 26. a3 Rc7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.} (26... Qb6 27. Bf3 Bb5 $1 28. Nxb5 Qxb5 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Rb5b2]} 29. b3 Rc7 30. Bd1 Rg8 31. Qf3 Rgc8 32. Qe3) (26... Qb6 $17 {Threatens to win with ...Bxe4!} 27. Bf3 Bb5 28. Nxb5 Qxb5) 27. Re3 $4 {Blunder. Rxd6 was best.} (27. Rxd6) (27. Rxd6 $11 Bxc3 28. Rd8+ Ka7 29. Qe3+ (29. bxc3 Bxe4 30. Qe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rc5 $11) 29... b6 30. Qxc3 (30. bxc3 Qxa3 31. g4 Bb7 $11) 30... Qxc3 31. bxc3) 27... Qc5 $19 28. Rc1 {[#]} Rxg2 $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 29. Qxg2 {aiming for Rd3.} Qxe3 30. Qg1 Qxg1 31. Rxg1 Bxh2 32. Rg8+ Ka7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.} (32... Rc8 33. Rxc8+ Kxc8 34. Bh5 f6 35. Bg6 Kd7 36. Na2 a5 37. c4 Ke7 38. b4) 33. Bd3 Be5 34. Nd1 Re7 35. Ne3 Re8 36. Rg4 (36. Rxe8 $142 Bxe8 37. c3) 36... b5 37. c3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best.} (37. Rh4) 37... Rh8 38. Rg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best.} (38. Nf1 d5 39. exd5 Bxd5 40. Kc2 f5 41. Rg1 Rh4 42. Ne3 Rh2+ 43. Kb1 Bb7) (38. Kc1 $142) 38... Rh3 39. Re1 Bf4 40. Nc2 Rxd3 41. Nb4 {[#]} Bxe4 $1 42. Rxe4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rf3 43. a4 d5 44. Rd4 Bd6 45. Nc2 (45. axb5 $142 axb5 46. Nxd5) 45... bxa4 46. Rxa4 Rf4 47. b4 Be5 48. Ra3 Kb6 49. Ne3 Re4 50. Nd1 Re2 51. Nb2 Bd6 52. Ra5 f5 {Black is clearly winning.} 53. Na4+ Kb7 54. b5 axb5 55. Rxb5+ Kc7 {Strongly threatening ...f4.} 56. Rb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best.} (56. Rb3 Re4 57. c4 Rxc4 58. Nb2 Rh4 59. Nd3 Rh1+ 60. Kc2 Rh2+ 61. Kd1 Kc6) (56. Ra5 $142) 56... Rxb2+ 57. Nxb2 e5 58. Kc2 e4 59. Nd1 Bc5 {And now ...f4 would win.} 60. Kd2 Kd6 {Accuracy: White = 40%, Black = 80%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2595"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/@/loepare} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 ({RR} 4... Bd6 5. O-O Na5 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. a3 c5 8. Ba2 Bc7 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Nc6 11. b5 Na5 12. d4 b6 13. Ba3 d6 14. Nxe5 O-O 15. Re1 Qe8 16. Nec4 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Qxb5 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd6) 5. Ng5 ({RR} 5. O-O h6 ({RR} 5... b5 6. Bb3 d5 ({RR} 6... Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nf1 b4 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb6 14. Ng3 a5 15. h3 Kh8 16. Be3 Qe8 17. Rc1 e5 18. d5 Ne7 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Rc7) 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. h3 a5 9. c4 Ndb4 10. cxb5 Na7 11. Nxe5 Qf6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Ng4+ Qe7 14. Rxe7+ Bxe7 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Qxf7+ Kd8 17. a3 Nxd3 18. Qd5+ Bd6 19. Bg5+ Kd7 20. Qf7+) ({RR} 5... d6 6. c3 g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. d4 Qe7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 c5 13. b4 Rd8 14. Qe2 cxb4 15. Bxb4 Qc7 16. Nd2 Rxd2 17. Bxf7+ Qxf7 18. Qxd2 Bd7 19. Rad1 Ba4 20. Rc1) 6. a4 Bc5 7. Be3 d6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. c3 Re8 10. b4 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Be6 12. b5 ({RR} 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Qe2) 12... Nb8 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. Qc2 Nbd7 15. d4 Qe8 16. Rae1 axb5 17. axb5 Ra5 18. c4 Qa8 19. h3 Re8 {Vidit,S (2727)-Gukesh D (2743) Chess.com 2024 [https://lichess.org/@/loepare] 0-1 (38)} {RR} 20. Nb1 Ra2 21. Qd3 Qa4 22. Rf2 Ra8 23. Nc3 Ra3 24. Rc1 Qb3 25. Nd2 Qb4 26. Ndb1 Ra1) 5... d5 6. exd5 Na5 7. Qe2 $146 ({RR} 7. O-O h6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. b4 Nxc4 10. dxc4 e4 11. Nd4 Bxb4 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 O-O 14. h3 Qe7 15. Qc1 Nd7 16. Qe3 Nc5 17. f3 f5 18. Rae1 f4 19. Qc1 e3 20. c3 Nd3 {0-1 (20) De Winter,A (2413)-Yoo,C (2583) chess.com INT 2024}) 7... Bd6 8. Nc3 b5 9. Bb3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. d4 Qe7 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qxe2+ 14. Nxe2 Bxf4 15. Nxf4 Nxd5 16. Nd3 h6 17. Nf3 O-O-O 18. O-O Rhe8 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 a5 21. Nfe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Peralta, Fernando"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/iHJboPh9} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 ({RR} 9... c6 10. Kb1 Re8 11. h4 d5 12. c4 Nf6 13. Qc3 Bg4 14. Bd3 a5 15. a3 h6 16. Rhg1 Qc8 17. Qb3 a4 18. Qa2 Rd8 19. Bd4 Be6 20. Rde1 c5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. g4 Bxg4 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 {Duda,J (2732)-Smirnov,A (2586) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) 10. Bd4 ({RR} 10. Kb1 Re8 11. h4 d5 12. c4 c6 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nf3 Bf8 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bd4 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf4 19. Qf5 Ne6 20. Ng5 Nxg5 21. Bxg7 Qc8 22. Qxc8 Raxc8 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. hxg5 hxg5 {Duda,J (2732)-Madaminov,M (2512) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (57)}) 10... Re8 $146 ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. h4 Re8 12. Ng5 h6 13. Bd3 Ng4 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Bc4+ Kf8 16. Qd3 Bg5+ 17. Kb1 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bf6 19. Bxd6+ cxd6 20. Qxd6+ Qe7 21. Qxd7 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Re4 23. Bd5 Re2 24. Rf7+ Ke8 25. Rxb7 {Vaishali,R (2475)-Salimova,N (2432) Toronto CAN 2024 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. h4 Re8 12. Ng5 h6 13. Bd3 Ng4 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Bc4+ Kf8 16. Qd3 Bg5+ 17. Kb1 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bf6 19. Bxd6+ cxd6 20. Qxd6+ Qe7 21. Qxd7 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Re4 23. Bd5 Re2 24. Rf7+ Ke8 25. Rxb7 {Vaishali,R (2475)-Salimova,N (2432) Toronto, Canada 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/iHJboPh9] 1-0 (33)}) 11. Bd3 d5 12. c4 c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. cxd5 Qd6 15. Rde1 Bd7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 h6 18. Qd2 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Qxh2 20. g3 Qh5 21. c4 $6 {Inaccuracy. d6 was best.} (21. d6 Bc6 22. Qe3 Rd8 23. Qe7 Qg5+ 24. f4 Qf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Rd1 Kf8) 21... Qf3 22. Re5 Qf6 23. Qe3 Qd6 24. Bf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Kf8 26. Qe6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re5 was best.} (26. Re5) 26... Qe7 27. Kd2 Qc7 28. b4 Kg8 29. Qe5 Qb6 30. bxc5 Qxc5 31. Rf4 b5 32. Qd4 Qb4+ 33. Qc3 Qd6 34. Ke2 Rd8 35. Rd4 Qc5 36. Rg4 g6 37. Qf6 Re8+ 38. Kf1 bxc4 39. Rxg6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Black "Sanal, Vahap"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2522"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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 Nf5 11. c3 d5 12. Bf4 c6 13. Nd2 Nh4 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 16. Qg4) 16... Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Seemann, Jakub"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2474"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 h6 4. d3 d5 $146 ({RR} 4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Nf3 Re8 8. Nc3 c6 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. d4 e4 12. Ne5 Be6 13. f3 exf3 14. exf3 Nbd7 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. Rad1 a6 17. Qf2 Nb6 18. Re2 Nc4 19. g4 {Vidit,S (2722)-Chiu,I (2226) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Nf3 Re8 8. O-O c6 9. c5 b6 10. Rc1 bxc5 11. Rxc5 e4 12. Ne1 Qb6 13. d4 Na6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. b3 Nb4 16. Nc3 d6 17. Nc2 a5 18. Ne3 Ba6 19. Nf5 {Fedoseev,V (2683)-Ivic,V (2570) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0}) 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. f4 Bc5 $2 {Mistake. exf4 was best.} (7... exf4 8. Bxf4 Bc5 9. d4 Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Bxd4 11. Nb5 Bb6 12. Bxc7) 8. Nf3 $2 {Mistake. fxe5 was best.} (8. fxe5 Ng4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. e6 Qxa4 11. Nxa4 Bf2+ 12. Kf1 Bd4) 8... exf4 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qa4 O-O 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Qa3 a5 14. Ne5 a4 15. Nxc6 $2 {Mistake. Nxd7 was best.} (15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. d5 Nd4 17. Qb4 Nf5 18. e4 Be3+ 19. Kb1 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Ne3) 15... Bxc6 16. e4 Ng4 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (16... g5) 17. Rd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rhe1 was best.} (17. Rhe1) 17... g5 18. h3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.} (18. Bf3) 18... gxf4 $2 {Mistake. Nf6 was best.} (18... Nf6 19. Be3 Re8 20. Re1 Bxe4 21. Bxg5 Bxg2 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bxf6 Qe1+ 24. Nd1) 19. hxg4 Bxd4 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd4 f3 22. Bxf3 Qg5+ 23. Kb1 Be6 24. Rh5 Qg7 25. Qd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.} (25. Qe3 a3) 25... a3 26. b4 $2 {Mistake. Bd1 was best.} (26. Bd1 Rad8) 26... Rad8 27. e5 Qg6 28. Be4 Rxd4 29. Qxd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxg6 was best.} (29. Bxg6 Rxd3 30. Bxd3 Rd8 31. Bf5 Bc4 32. Bc2 Rd2 33. Rxh6 Rg2 34. Rh1 Rxg3) 29... Qxg4 30. Rh4 Qg5 31. Qc3 Rd8 32. Rh1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best.} (32. Bc2 Rd2 33. Rd4 Re2 34. Rd1 Qe3 35. Qxe3 Rxe3 36. Bb3 Bxb3 37. axb3 Rxb3+) 32... Qd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.} (32... Bf5 33. Bc2 Bxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Qf5+ 35. Kb3 Rd3 36. Rc1 Rxc3+ 37. Rxc3 Qxe5 38. b5) 33. Qxd2 Rxd2 34. Bc2 Kg7 35. Re1 Rg2 36. b5 Rxg3 37. Be4 b6 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D50"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [BlackElo "2549"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,143,36,42,31,41,41,50,45,40,39,49,49,43,21,21,7,18,0,0,-22,-22,-33,-22,-24,-17,-74,-64,-65,-58,-125,-95,-112,-98,-190,-189,-240,-234,-239,-230,-340,-177,-176,-174,-164,-162,-191,-182,-196,-124,-133,-38,-171,-171,-169,-150,-266,-246,-319,-316,-301,-300,-308,-300,-286,-317,-292,-312,-428,-408,-568,-526,-522,-526,-523,-517,-519,-516,-516,-517,-517,-475,-525,-467,-497,-502,-517,-509,-510,-511,-503,-506,-506,-462,-507,-500,-503,-478,-506,-507,-505,-463,-498,-483,-482,-482,-482,-482,-481,-482,-493,-483,-484,-465,-574,-533,-550,-560,-541,-538,-893,-885,-899,-510,-494,-456,-692,-587,-29983,-29985,-29985,-29985,-29986,-29987,-29995]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. cxd5 Qa5 8. Bxf6 $1 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 {White is slightly better.} Qxc3+ 10. Ke2 gxf6 11. Rc1 Qb4 $146 ({RR} 11... Qa3 {11...?b4 0.60} 12. dxe6 $2 (12. Rxc5 $16 O-O 13. Ke1) 12... Bxe6 13. d5 ({White should play} 13. Nf3 $15) 13... Qxa2+ 14. Rc2 Qxd5 15. Rd2 $2 (15. Qxd5 $17 Bxd5 16. Rxc5) 15... Qc4+ 16. Ke1 Qb4 17. f4 Nc6 18. Kf2 c4 19. Qc1 O-O 20. Rb2 Qc5 21. Rxb7 Rab8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Nf3 c3 24. Bd3 Rb2+ 25. Kg3 Nb4 26. Bb1 {Abdusattorov,N (2727)-Kosakowski,J (2479) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 11... Qa3 12. Rxc5 Na6 13. Qc1 Qxc1 14. Rxc1 exd5 15. Kd2 Bf5 16. Ne2 Nb4 (16... Rc8 $142 17. Rxc8+ Bxc8) 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. a3 Nc6 19. Rc5 O-O 20. Rxd5 Rac8 21. Bd3 b6 22. Ba6 Rcd8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rc1 Rd6 25. f4 f5 26. Bb5 {Grischuk,A (2732)-Kosakowski,J (2479) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0}) 12. Qd2 Na6 13. dxc5 {With the idea d6.} O-O 14. Nf3 Rd8 $1 15. d6 b6 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. a3 Na6 18. cxb6 (18. c6 $11 Rxd6 19. Nd4) 18... axb6 $17 {[%CAl Ba7b6,Bb6b5][%mdl 32]} 19. Nd4 {White wants to play Nc6.} Nc5 20. Ke1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.} (20. Rc3) (20. Rc3 $15) 20... Rxd6 21. Bc4 Bd7 22. Ra1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best.} (22. Ke2) (22. Ke2 $17) 22... e5 $19 23. Nc2 b5 $1 {[%CAl Rb5c4]} 24. Be2 Bf5 $1 {[%CAl Rf5c2]} 25. Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.} (25. Bf3 Ra7 26. Rd1 Rda6 27. Rd2 Rc7 28. Bd5 Be6 29. Nb4 Rxa3 30. Ke2 Na4 $1) (25. Nb4 $142) 25... Rxd1+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rda6 was best.} (25... Rda6 26. Nb4 Rxa3 27. f3 Rb3 28. Nd5 Be6 29. e4 Ra2 30. Rd2 Ra1+ 31. Bd1) (25... Rda6 $142 26. Nb4 Rxa3) 26. Bxd1 Bxc2 27. Bxc2 Rxa3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame White must now prevent ...Ra1+. KRB-KRN} 28. Kd2 b4 29. Rc1 Ra2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best.} (29... Kf8 30. Ke1 Ke7 31. Rd1 b3 32. Bb1 Na4 33. Kd2 Kd6 34. Rc1 f5 35. h3) (29... Kf8 $19 30. Kd1 b3) 30. Ke1 $17 Rb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.} (30... Kg7 31. Bf5) (30... Kg7 $17 31. Bf5 Ra5) 31. Bh7+ $4 {Blunder. Bf5 was best.} (31. Bf5) (31. Bf5 $15 Na4 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Rb8) 31... Kxh7 $19 32. Rxc5 {KR-KR} Kg6 33. e4 $2 {Mistake. h3 was best.} (33. h3 h5) (33. Rc4 $17) 33... b3 34. Rb5 f5 35. Rb6+ f6 36. exf5+ Kxf5 37. h3 e4 38. g4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb5+ was best.} (38. Rb5+ {[#]} Kf4 $1 39. Kf1 e3 40. Rb4+ {[#]} Ke5 $1 41. fxe3 Kd5 42. h4 Kc5 43. Rb8 Kc4) 38... Ke5 39. Kf1 Kd4 40. Kg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best.} (40. Rb7 $2 {40.?e1 -3.21} Kc3 41. Rc7+ Kd2 42. Rd7+ Kc2 43. Rc7+ Kd1 44. Rb7 Rb1 45. Kg2 Kc2) 40... Kc5 41. Rb8 Kc4 42. Rc8+ Kd3 43. Rb8 Kc3 44. Rc8+ Kd2 45. Rb8 Kc1 46. Rb6 Kd1 47. Kf1 Kd2 48. Rb8 Kc3 49. Rc8+ Kd4 {aiming for ...Rc2.} 50. Rb8 Kc4 51. Rc8+ Kd5 52. Rb8 {White hopes to continue with Ke1.} Rb1+ 53. Kg2 Kc4 54. Rc8+ Kd3 55. Rb8 Kc2 56. Rc8+ Kd3 57. Rb8 Kc2 58. Rc8+ Kb2 59. Rc6 Rc1 60. Rxf6 Rc2 {Hoping for ...e3.} 61. Re6 Kc3 {Strongly threatening ...b2.} 62. Rc6+ Kd3 63. Rb6 b2 {...e3 is the strong threat.} 64. Kg3 Kc3 65. Kf4 Rxf2+ (65... Rc1 $2 66. Kxe4 Re1+ 67. Kd5 $19) 66. Kxe4 Rh2 67. Kf5 Rxh3 68. Kg6 (68. g5 $142 hxg5 69. Kxg5) 68... Kc2 {Threatens to win with ...Rb3.} 69. Rc6+ Rc3 {Black mates.} 70. Rb6 Rb3 71. Rc6+ Kd2 72. Rb6 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd6+ was best. Accuracy: White = 52%, Black = 78%.} (72. Rd6+ Ke2 73. Re6+ Kf1 74. Kxh6 b1=Q 75. Rf6+ Kg2 76. Re6 Rh3+ 77. Kg5 Qb5+) 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Erdos, Viktor"] [Black "Gavrilescu, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Nxe7 Qxe7 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qc3 d6 9. Nf3 Ne5 10. g3 $146 ({RR} 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Qxe5+ dxe5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Kd2 Be6 14. Kc3 O-O 15. e3 Rad8 16. Be2 Rd7 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. Rd1 Rxd1 20. Bxd1 c5 21. a3 Kf8 22. h4 h6 23. Bf3 b6 24. Bd5 Bd7 {Bryakin,M (2461)-Paravyan,D (2612) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. g3 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O c6 15. Rfd1 Bg4 16. h3 Be6 17. Qb4 a5 18. Qxb7 Rab8 19. Qxc6 Rxb2 20. Qe4 Rc8 21. Rdc1 Qf5 22. Qd3 Rb4 23. Qxf5 Bxf5 24. c5 Kf8 {Bryakin,M (2494)-Barrish,D (2347) Paracin SRB 2024 1-0 (54)}) 10... h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd4 Nc6 13. Nb5 Qxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Be6 15. b3 O-O-O 16. Rd1 Nb4 17. Bg2 c6 18. O-O a5 19. Rd2 Rhe8 20. Rfd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Banusz, Tamas"] [Black "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2496"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Be2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 ({RR} 6... Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 h6 12. a4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bh7 15. a5 Qc7 16. Nb3 Rad8 17. Qd2 Rfe8 18. Bb5 Re7 19. h3 Nb8 20. Re3 Nd7 21. Rae1 {Caruana,F (2804)-Subelj,J (2512) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (58)}) 7. O-O $146 ({RR} 7. c3 e6 8. O-O Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Bd6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Re1 Ne7 13. Nf1 {½-½ (13) Sosna,J (2281)-Pisk,P (2301) Czech Republic CZE 2024}) ({RR} 7. c3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e6 9. Qb3 Qd7 10. a4 Be7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Rfe1 Bd6 14. Bg5 Ne8 15. a5 a6 16. Qa4 h6 17. Bh4 f5 18. c4 Qf7 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Bg3 f4 21. Bg4 fxg3 {Sipic,H (2185)-Grgantov,M (1973) Bosnjaci CRO 2024 0-1 (38)}) 7... e6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. c3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. f4 Nf8 15. Qd2 f6 16. Nd3 Re7 17. Bf3 Rae8 18. Re3 Nd7 19. Rae1 f5 20. g4 Nf6 21. Qg2 Ne4 22. Kh1 Rf7 23. Rg1 Kf8 24. Re2 Ree7 25. Qh3 g6 26. Qh4 Ke8 27. Qe1 a5 28. a4 Kd8 29. h4 Kc8 30. Rh2 Rf8 31. g5 Kb8 32. h5 Rc8 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Rh6 Rg7 35. Rg2 Rcc7 36. Rgh2 Ka7 37. Kg2 Qe7 38. Qe3 b6 $2 {Mistake. Rc8 was best.} (38... Rc8) 39. Be2 Qd6 40. Rh8 Rcd7 41. Ne1 Rd8 42. Nf3 Qb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best.} (42... Kb7 43. R2h7 Rxh7 44. Rxh7+ Rd7 45. Rh6 Rg7 46. Rh8 Rd7 47. Rg8 Qc7 48. Rxg6) 43. Qd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. R2h7 was best.} (43. R2h7) 43... Kb7 $4 {Blunder. Qb7 was best.} (43... Qb7 44. Rxd8 Nxd8 45. Ne5 Nf7 46. Nxf7 Rxf7 47. Rh8 Rg7 48. Rd8 Rh7 49. Qb5) 44. R2h7 Re7 45. Qa6+ Kc7 46. Rxe7+ Nxe7 47. Rh7 Re8 48. Bb5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Raja Rithvik R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2523"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 Qxg2 10. Bf3 Qg5 11. Ne2 Ne7 12. Ng3 Qa5+ $146 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (12... e5 13. b4 O-O 14. b5 Nb8 15. h4 Qf6 16. Ne4 Qe6 17. Ng5 Qf6) ({RR} 12... Nf5 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Qb3 Nb8 15. Kf1 Qh6 16. c5 b5 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Re1+ Be6 19. Qxb6 Qh3+ 20. Ke2 Nd7 21. Qxc6 Rb8 22. b4 g5 23. Qc3 f6 24. Kd2 Kf7 25. Rxe6 Kxe6 26. Re1+ Kxd6 27. Qc6# {Tari,A (2635)-Maurizzi,M (2597) Djerba TUN 2024 1-0}) 13. b4 Nxb4 14. O-O Na6 15. Qb3 Nf5 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 17. Kh1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best.} (17. Rae1 f6) 17... f6 $4 {Blunder. Bd7 was best.} (17... Bd7 18. Qe3) 18. Rg1 Kf7 19. Rae1 $4 {Blunder. Bg4 was best.} (19. Bg4 Nc5 20. Qa3 Qd3 21. Qxc5 e5 22. Rg3 Qe4+ 23. Bf3 Qf5 24. Qe3 Rd8) 19... Nc5 20. Qe3 Nd3 21. Rd1 Ne5 22. Be2 h5 23. Rg2 g5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Qxe5 fxe5 26. Rxg5 Kf6 27. h4 b6 28. Bxh5 Ba6 29. Rg6+ Kf5 30. Rg5+ Kf6 31. Rg6+ Kf5 32. Rg5+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Black "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,98,28,25,29,27,28,26,25,31,30,27,46,11,21,10,23,14,11,2,-1,-25,-25,-13,0,-148,-138,-184,-162,-169,-162,-173,-171,-184,-183,-172,-179,-181,-171,-178,-151,-156,-149,-209,-205,-395,-374,-406,-394,-377,-375,-359,-350,-370,-197,-416,-405,-540,-524,-529,-506,-510,-517,-482,-481,-665,-655,-1135,-1134,-1126,-1126,-29994,-654,-654,-654,-648,-647,-654,-654,-654,-584,-630,-629,-562,-628,-614,-594,-671,-670,-657,-656]} 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 {White has an edge.} ({RR} 8... Nf6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Ng4 Nd7 14. Nf3 Ng6 15. Nfe5 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Rfe8 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd3 a5 19. h4 Ba6 20. Qh3 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Qc4 22. Bf4 Qd3 23. Qg4 {Giri,A (2754)-Anton Guijarro,D (2670) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (52)} (23. Re3 $5 {[%CAl Re3d3]} Qc2 24. Rae1 $11)) 9. Re1 O-O 10. b3 Ng6 $146 ({RR} 10... Rd8 11. Bb2 Ng6 12. c4 Be7 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. cxd5 (14. Rc1 $16) 14... exd5 15. Rc1 Nf4 16. Bb1 Ne6 {[#]} (16... Qd7 $14) 17. Na4 (17. Ne5 $1 $16) 17... Qf4 18. g3 Qd6 19. h4 g6 20. a3 (20. Nc5 $14) 20... b6 21. b4 Bd7 22. Bc2 Re8 23. Bb3 Bg7 24. Qd2 Nc7 25. Ne5 {Vykouk,J (2497)-Svane,R (2632) Apolda GER 2024 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. c4 f6 12. Nc3 a6 13. a3 Rad8 14. Qc2 Kh8 15. Bd2 Bc8 ({Black should try} 15... Qb8 $14) 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Na4 g6 18. b4 Bf5 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. bxc5 Rf7 21. Re2 Kg8 22. Rae1 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Nf5 24. g4 Ng7 25. Kg2 {Chandra,A (2489)-Van Foreest,L (2512) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½} (25. Bh6 $16)) 11. Ba3 Bd7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nbd2 Rac8 14. Nf1 Nf4 15. Bc2 f6 16. Ne3 Be8 17. h4 $2 {Mistake. g3 was best.} (17. g3) (17. g3 $11 {remains equal.} Nxh3+ 18. Kg2) 17... Bh5 $17 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 ({Much less strong is} 19... Nxg6 20. Qd2 $15) 20. Ng2 Nh3+ 21. Kf1 e5 22. Ng1 Nxg1 23. Kxg1 e4 24. f4 b5 25. b4 Nd8 {[%CAl Bc6d8,Bd8e6,Be6f4,Bf4h3][%mdl 32]} 26. Qb3 (26. Re3 $17) 26... f5 27. a4 $2 {Mistake. gxf5 was best.} (27. gxf5 gxf5) (27. gxf5 {was worth a try.} gxf5 28. a4) 27... Ne6 $19 28. axb5 Nxf4 {Threatens to win with ...Nh3+.} 29. Ra6 Nh3+ 30. Kh1 Qg3 31. Re3 Qxg4 $6 $40 {[%mdl 128] Inaccuracy. Nf2+ was best. Black wants a kill.} (31... Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Qxg4 33. Qxd5+ Kh8 34. Qe6 Rce8 35. Qxg6 f4 36. Qxg4 Nxg4 37. Nxf4) (31... Nf2+ $142 32. Kg1 Qxg4 33. Qxd5+ Kh8) 32. Qxd5+ $2 {Mistake. Kh2 was best.} (32. Kh2 Nf4) (32. Kh2 $142 Nf4 33. Rg3 Qxg3+ 34. Kxg3 Rxc3+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 35. Qxc3 Ne2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 36. Kf2 Nxc3 37. Ke3) 32... Kh7 33. Ra2 {If White can now play Kh2 this consolidates a bit.} f4 34. Qxe4 Rce8 {[%mdl 64] [#] Deflection} 35. Qxe8 Rxe8 36. Rxe8 {intending b6.} f3 37. Rf8 Qg3 {...Nf2+ is the strong threat.} 38. d5 $6 {Inaccuracy. b6 was best.} (38. b6 axb6 39. Rxf3 Qxf3 40. c4 Nf2+ 41. Rxf2 Qxf2 42. c5 Qxd4 43. cxb6 Qxb6) 38... Nf2+ 39. Rxf2 Qxf2 {[%csl Gf3][%CAl Rf2g2][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRN} 40. Nf4 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf3 was best.} (40. Rxf3 Qxf3 41. Kh2 Qxd5 42. Kg3 Qd2 43. c4 Qc3+ 44. Kf2 Qxc4 45. b6 axb6) 40... Qe1+ $4 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg3 was best.} (40... Qg3 41. Rh8+ Kxh8 42. d6 f2 {[%CAl Rf2f1]} 43. Nxg6+ Qxg6 {[%csl Gf2][%CAl Rg6g1]} 44. Kh2 f1=Q {[%CAl Rg6d6]} 45. d7 Qgg2#) (40... Qg3 $142 41. h5 g5 42. Rh8+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxh8 43. Ng6+ Kh7 44. Nf4 gxf4 45. d6 Qg2#) 41. Kh2 {Black is clearly winning.} f2 42. Nh3 {Intending Ng5+ and mate.} f1=N+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 43. Kg2 Qg3+ 44. Kxf1 {Threatening mate with Ng5+.} Qxh3+ {KQ-KR} 45. Ke2 Qxc3 46. Rf4 Qe5+ 47. Kf3 Qxd5+ 48. Kg3 Qxb5 49. Rg4 Kh6 {Accuracy: White = 56%, Black = 89%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Black "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2517"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,146,-35,1,3,23,25,28,21,25,23,31,29,39,34,67,73,64,31,83,82,91,90,80,84,88,50,50,34,34,37,141,105,71,78,94,93,135,140,157,117,162,169,161,164,169,156,160,154,186,190,190,185,237,212,198,50,54,0,22,17,18,20,20,14,24,16,29,26,37,0,0,0,0,0,0,-5,4,3,4,1,3,5,8,0,16,15,22,0,24,4,21,20,24,24,26,7,54,30,235,56,53,52,56,55,499,477,450,405,539,67,59,52,52,0,0,0,0,0,56,56,535,526,517,528,511,469,668,668,666,571,571,571,1218,1015,29950,8719,29958,29956,29988]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O (5... g5 $5 6. Bg3 $8 d6 $11) 6. Ngf3 d5 $146 ({RR} 6... b6 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Nxd2 Bb7 9. e3 d6 10. f3 Nbd7 11. Be2 c5 12. b4 Qc7 13. O-O Rac8 14. Rc1 Rfe8 15. Re1 Bc6 16. Nb1 e5 (16... a5 $16 {was necessary.}) 17. d5 Bb7 18. Nc3 a6 (18... Ra8 $16) 19. Bd3 (19. b5 $18) 19... Nh7 (19... cxb4 $16 20. axb4 Ra8) 20. Qc2 Nhf8 21. b5 {Grischuk,A (2732)-Maurizzi,M (2602) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (71)}) 7. Rc1 Nbd7 8. e3 {White has an edge.} c5 9. a3 Bxd2+ $1 10. Qxd2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qb6 13. b4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15. O-O axb4 16. axb4 Ne4 17. Qc2 Ndf6 18. b5 Bd7 19. Ne5 Qd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best.} (19... Rfd8 $1 20. Ng4 Rdc8 21. Rfd1 Be8 $1 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Qb2 Nd5 24. e4 Ra4 $1 25. Bd3) (19... Rfd8 $1 $14) 20. Nxd7 $16 Qxd7 21. Rfd1 Qc7 {[#]} 22. f3 $1 {[%CAl Rf3e4]} Ng5 23. Bg3 Qb6 24. Qf2 Rfc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best.} (24... Rfd8 25. e4 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Ngh7 28. e5 Nd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rxd5) 25. e4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under strong pressure.} Qa5 26. Qb2 Ngh7 27. Bf2 Nf8 28. b6 N6d7 29. Bf1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Rd8 31. Rc7 Qa8 32. Bd4 $2 {Mistake. Bh4 was best.} (32. Bh4 Rb8 33. Qd4 Qa5 34. Bf2 Nf6 35. Rc1 Ra8 36. Qb2 Rd8 37. Ra1 Qg5) (32. Bh4 $18 f6 33. Qc3) 32... e5 $1 $14 {[%CAl Re5d4]} 33. Bxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best.} (33. Bf2 Ne6 34. Rc1 Nd4 35. Bxd4 exd4 36. Qxd4 Nf8 $1 37. Qb4 Ne6 38. e5 g5) 33... Ne6 34. Bg3 Nxc7 35. bxc7 Rc8 36. Qb5 Nf8 $1 37. h4 Qa7+ 38. Kh2 {Strongly threatening Bc4.} b6 $1 39. Bc4 Rxc7 40. Bxc7 Qxc7+ 41. g3 Nd7 42. f4 Kf8 43. e5 Nc5 44. Qb1 Ne6 45. Qe4 Qc5 46. f5 Qd4 47. Qa8+ Qd8 48. Qb7 Qc7 49. Qd5 Nd8 50. Kh3 Ke7 51. Bb5 Kf8 52. Kg4 Qe7 53. Kh5 g6+ $2 {Mistake. Qc7 was best.} (53... Qc7) (53... Nb7 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 54. fxg6 $2 {Mistake. Kxh6 was best.} (54. Kxh6 gxf5 55. Qd6 f6 56. Kg6 fxe5 57. Qxe7+ Kxe7 58. Kxf5 e4 (58... Nf7 $142) 59. Kxe4 Nf7) (54. Kxh6 $18 gxf5 55. Qd6) 54... Kg7 $1 55. gxf7 {[%mdl 64] [#] Overworked Piece} Nxf7 56. e6 Qf6 $4 {Blunder. Nd6 was best.} (56... Nd6 $1) ({Better is} 56... Nd6 $1 $14) 57. Bd3 $18 Ne5 58. Be4 b5 59. Qb7+ $4 {Blunder. Bc2 was best.} (59. Bc2 Ng6 60. Qe4 Nf8 61. e7 Qf7+ 62. Kg4 h5+ 63. Kh3 Qf1+ 64. Qg2 Qe1) (59. Bc2 $18) 59... Kf8 $14 60. Qh7 {And now Bd5 would win.} Qxe6 61. Qh8+ Ke7 {( -> ...Qg4+)} 62. Qg7+ Ke8 63. Bc2 Kd8 ({Black should play} 63... Nf7 $11 64. Qg4 Qd5+ 65. Qf5 Qxf5+ 66. Bxf5 Ke7) 64. Qf8+ Kc7 $4 {Blunder. Qe8+ was best.} (64... Qe8+ $1) ({Black should try} 64... Qe8+ $1 $14 65. Qxe8+ Kxe8 66. Kxh6 Kf7) 65. Bf5 $18 Qd5 {aiming for ...Nd7.} 66. Qc8+ Kb6 67. Qe6+ Kc5 (67... Qxe6 $142 68. Bxe6 Nf3) 68. Qxd5+ Kxd5 69. Kxh6 {Threatens to win with h5. KB-KN} b4 70. Kg7 b3 71. h5 Kd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.} (71... Nf3 72. h6) 72. h6 Nd3 73. Bxd3 Kd5 {Accuracy: White = 75%, Black = 57%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.18"] [Round "5.43"] [White "Avila Pavas, Santiago"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,91,20,18,53,41,71,62,61,38,40,38,65,66,45,38,38,17,47,36,69,62,34,42,34,34,53,34,50,42,40,31,52,-1,38,51,65,38,64,45,40,42,61,36,58,57,62,69,63,64,85,29,38,43,54,61,86,105,196,88,142,88,182,182,255,266,289,188,310,307,315,315,323,315,323,327,333,299,309,319,343,319,375,373,426,441,508,530,552,547,563,528,528,541]} 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. Be2 Nbd7 11. a4 Qc7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1 $146 ({RR} 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Rxa6 Rxa6 16. Bxa6 Ra8 17. Bd3 d5 18. exd5 Nfxd5 19. Nb5 Qc6 20. Bf2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Na3 Bxa3 23. bxa3 Rxa3 24. Nc5 Nf4 25. Re1 Rc3 26. Re4 Rxc2 27. Qd8+ Kh7 {Lindh,F (2256)-Okuno Okuno,R (1981) Fagernes NOR 2024 1-0 (36)}) 13... Nc5 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. a5 h4 16. Na4 Rad8 17. Qc3 Rd4 18. Qe1 Nh5 19. Nb6 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. c3 Rd6 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Rg6 $2 {Mistake. Re6 was best.} (23... Re6) 24. h3 Qc8 25. Kh2 Qe6 26. Qe2 Rg3 27. Rd1 g5 28. Rd5 Qh6 29. Ne5 Qe6 30. Qc4 b5 31. axb6 Qxb6 32. Rd2 Qb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (32... a5 33. Rad1 a4 34. Qxa4 Qe6 35. Ng4 Kg7 36. Rd5 Rb8 37. R1d2 Rb6 38. Qe8) 33. Qxb5 axb5 34. Ra7 (34. Ra6) 34... Re8 35. Rdd7 Bf8 36. Ng4 Rxg4 37. hxg4 f6 38. Kg1 b4 39. c4 Kh8 40. Kf2 Rb8 41. Ke2 Re8 42. Rf7 Rd8 43. b3 Bd6 44. Rxf6 Be5 45. Rf5 Bc3 46. Rd5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,47,20,13,35,13,23,27,27,8,2,6,6,-18,3,-34,31,-14,-1,17,7,7,19,4,-6,-20,19,6,-28,-45,-48,-35,-16,-8,-5,-10,10,29,19,19,19,5,61,-14,17,-15,-15,-15,5,-31]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bxd6 $146 ({RR} 5. e3 Bxf4 6. exf4 Ne7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 h6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Re1 b6 11. c4 c6 12. Qb3 a5 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Qa3 Re8 15. Bf1 Qb7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Red8 18. Nd6 Qc7 19. Ne5 Nxe5 {Suleymanli,A (2609)-Indjic,A (2595) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) 5... Qxd6 6. c4 Nf6 7. Qb3 b6 8. Rc1 O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Ba6 c5 12. Qa3 Ne8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bb5 Nef6 15. O-O Qb6 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxd7 Rd8 21. Rcd1 h6 22. h3 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qe6 24. Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D46"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2688"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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 O-O 11. e4 e5 12. h3 Re8 13. dxe5 ({RR} 13. Be3 a6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Ne2 Bd6 18. Nd4 g6 19. Nb3 c5 20. Bxc5 Nxe4 21. Bxd6 Nxd6 22. Nc5 Rac8 23. b4 Qg5 24. f4 Qf6 25. Kh2 a5 26. a3 axb4 27. axb4 Ba8 {Ghosh,D (2559)-Manish Anto,C (2286) Nashik IND 2024 0-1 (44)}) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Be3 Bd4 $146 ({RR} 15... a6 16. a4 Bd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Rad1 Qc5 19. Qb1 Rad8 20. Kh2 g5 21. Qc1 Qe5+ 22. Kg1 Rd6 23. Bc2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bc8 25. Ne2 c5 26. axb5 axb5 27. b4 cxb4 28. Nd4 h6 29. Nf3 Qf4 30. Qxf4 {Fernandez De La Vara,A (2455)-Zhou Jianchao (2562) Las Vegas USA 2023 ½-½ (49)}) 16. Rae1 a6 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Ne2 Qb6 19. Ng3 g6 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (19... c5) 20. e5 Nd5 21. Ne4 Rad8 22. Qd2 Rxe5 23. Nf6+ Nxf6 24. Rxe5 c5 25. Qe3 Kg7 26. Re1 Rd4 27. Bf1 Qd6 28. Qc3 Nd5 29. Qc1 h5 30. b3 $6 {Inaccuracy. R1e4 was best.} (30. R1e4 Bc6) 30... Bc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (30... b4) 31. R5e4 Bf5 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. Rd1 Nf4 34. Qb2 Ne6 35. h4 Be4 36. Qd2 Bb7 37. a4 Qd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best.} (37... Bd5) 38. axb5 axb5 39. Qe2 Qxh4 40. Qxb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe5+ was best.} (40. Qe5+ Qf6) 40... Qe4 41. Qd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.} (41. Qe2) 41... Qg4 42. Qe2 Qg5 43. Re1 Nf4 44. Qe5+ Qxe5 45. Rxe5 d3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2707"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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. Rd1 b6 10. b3 a5 11. Bc3 Bb7 $146 ({RR} 11... Ne4 12. Bb2 f5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qc6 Bb7 15. Qxb7 Nd6 16. Qc6 Rc8 17. Qa4 b5 18. Qa3 Nc4 19. bxc4 Bxa3 20. Nxa3 b4 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Ne5 Nf6 23. Nb1 Rc2 24. Bc1 Ne4 25. Be3 Rxe2 26. Nd2 {Bok,B (2620)-Keymer,V (2738) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 11... Ba6 12. Nbd2 b5 13. e4 bxc4 14. e5 cxb3 15. axb3 Ng4 16. Bxa5 Qc8 17. Rdc1 c5 18. h3 Nh6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. b4 Be7 21. Qa4 Qe8 22. Bc7 Be2 23. Qb3 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Qc8 25. Ra7 Nf5 26. g4 {Elsness,F (2436)-Urkedal,F (2525) Kragero NOR 2024 1-0 (56)}) 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Bb2 c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. a4 Nb8 16. Rac1 Na6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nd4 Nb4 19. Qb1 Rfe8 20. Nf5 Ba6 21. Bf1 Qb6 22. e4 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 dxe4 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best.} (25... gxf6 26. Nxe4 Rd8 27. Rcd1 Rd4 28. Nc3 Re5 29. Nb5 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Qe6 31. Qd6) 26. Nxe4 Qg6 27. Rc4 Na6 $6 {Inaccuracy. h6 was best.} (27... h6) 28. Rd1 Re6 29. Qd3 h6 30. Nxc5 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 Nxc5 32. Rxc5 Rb6 33. Rb5 $2 {Mistake. Rc7 was best.} (33. Rc7 Rab8 34. Rf3 f6 35. Rd3 R6b7 36. Rxb7 Rxb7 37. Kf1 Rc7 38. h4 g6) 33... Rxb5 34. axb5 Kf8 35. Kg2 Ke7 36. Kf3 Rc8 37. Ke4 Rc5 $4 {Blunder. Ke6 was best.} (37... Ke6 38. b4 Rc4+ 39. Rd4 Rc3 40. g4 a4 41. b6 Rc6 42. Kd3 Rxb6 43. Kc3) 38. Rd5 Rc3 39. b4 a4 40. Kd4 Rc1 41. Rc5 Rb1 42. Rc7+ $4 {Blunder. Kc4 was best.} (42. Kc4 Rc1+ 43. Kd4 Rb1 44. Kd5 Kd8 45. b6 Rxb4 46. Kc6 Kc8 47. Re5 Rc4+) 42... Kd6 43. Rc6+ Kd7 44. Ra6 Rxb4+ 45. Kc5 Rb2 46. Rxa4 Rxf2 47. Rf4 Rc2+ 48. Kb6 Ke6 49. h4 g5 50. Ra4 Rc3 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. g4 f5 53. gxf5+ Kxf5 54. Ka6 g4 55. b6 Rb3 56. Ra5+ Ke4 57. b7 Rxb7 58. Kxb7 g3 59. Ra3 Kf4 60. Rxg3 Kxg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Black "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A50"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,84,96,99,99,99,94,102,66,88,72,75,48,55,55,89,82,89,23,20,36,24,21,32,27,39,-2,-8,-99,-100,-94,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-57,0,0,0,0,55,21,19,-16,-19,-16,-4,-22,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,-82,-57,-269,-7,-5,-9,-9,-10,-325,-327,-327,-327,-513,-508,-507,-507,-564,-553]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Qc2 Nc6 ({RR} 4... g6 5. e4 d6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Rd1 O-O 9. Nf3 h6 10. Be3 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Nxd4 a6 13. f3 Re8 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rfe1 Nh5 16. Bf1 Ne5 17. Nc2 Rb8 18. Be2 Nd7 19. Nd5 {KomodoDragon 3.2 (3587)-Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68 (3666) tcec-chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (75)}) 5. Nf3 Nb4 $146 ({RR} 5... e6 6. e4 $1 d6 7. d5 Ne7 ({Better is} 7... Ne5) 8. Bd3 e5 9. Bg5 Ng6 (9... Nd7 $16) 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. g3 a5 14. Bf1 Ke7 15. Bh3 h5 16. Nb5 Kd8 17. Ke2 h4 18. Bf5 Bc8 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Nxh4 {So,W (2757)-Pranesh,M (2538) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 6. Qb1 Bxf3 7. gxf3 g6 8. f4 {White is better.} Bg7 9. Bg2 Rb8 10. a3 Nc6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. e4 e6 13. Be3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.} (13. Bf3 Ne7) (13. Bf3 $16) 13... Nh5 $11 14. Bf3 Qh4 $1 15. Ne2 a6 16. Rg1 b5 {White must now prevent ...bxc4.} 17. c5 b4 $1 18. Rg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (18. e5 bxa3 19. Qxa3 a5 20. Rg4 Qh3 21. Ng1 $1 {[%CAl Rg1h3]} Qxh2 22. O-O-O f5 23. exf6 Bxf6) (18. Qd2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 18... bxa3 $17 19. bxa3 Nxd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best.} (19... Rb5) (19... Qxh2 20. O-O-O $16) (19... Rb5 $17 20. Rd1 Bh6) 20. Nxd4 $11 {Bxh5 is the strong threat.} (20. Bxd4 Nxf4 21. Nxf4 Qxg5 $15) 20... Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Rg3 $1 Qe5 23. Rd1 Qxc5 24. Kf1 (24. Be2 $11) 24... Rb2 (24... Rb6 $15 25. Ne2 Rd6) 25. Be2 Rfb8 ({Don't play} 25... e5 $6 26. Nf3 $16) 26. Qc4 Qb6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxc4 was best.} (26... Qxc4 27. Bxc4) 27. Rgd3 c6 28. Nf3 d5 $1 {[%CAl Rd5c4]} 29. exd5 cxd5 30. Qf4 h6 31. h4 Rc8 32. Ne5 Rc7 {With the idea ...Rxe2!} 33. Re3 Qb7 34. Nd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.} (34. Qf3 h5 35. Nxg6 fxg6 36. Rxe6 Re7 37. Rxe7 Qxe7 38. Rxd5 Qxh4 39. Kg2 Rb6) (34. Qf3 $11) 34... d4 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rb7h1][%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 35. Re4 $4 {[#] Blunder. Rg3 was best.} (35. Rg3 e5 36. Qg4 h5 37. Qg5 Rxe2 $1 38. Kxe2 Rc2+ 39. Rd2 Rc3 40. Ne1 Qe4+) (35. Rh3 $15 e5 36. Qg3) 35... Rb5 $4 {Blunder. Rxe2 was best.} (35... Rxe2 $1) ({Black should play} 35... Rxe2 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 36. Kxe2 (36. Rxe2 Qh1#) 36... g5 37. hxg5 hxg5) 36. Bf3 $1 $132 {[%mdl 2048] Hoping for Rxe6! White has counterplay} Rf5 37. Qg3 Rc3 38. Rf4 $4 {[#] Blunder. h5 was best.} (38. h5 Qb3 39. Be2 g5 40. Kg1 a5 41. a4 Qxa4 42. Qb8+ Kh7 43. Qb7 Qe8) (38. h5 $11) 38... Qb3 $1 $19 39. Rxf5 Rxd3 ({Inferior is} 39... exf5 40. Be2 $11) (39... gxf5 40. Ke2 $11) 40. Rxf7 $2 {Mistake. Rf4 was best.} (40. Rf4 Be5 41. Kg2 Rxd1 42. Bxd1 Qd5+ 43. Qf3 Bxf4 44. Qxd5 exd5 45. a4 Bd6) (40. Rf4 $142 Rxd1+ 41. Bxd1 Qxd1+ 42. Kg2) 40... Rxd1+ {Black is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 40... Kxf7 41. Qf4+ Kg8 42. Rxd3 $17) 41. Kg2 Kxf7 42. Qc7+ Kg8 {Accuracy: White = 59%, Black = 79%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2728"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Bd3 Nce7 $146 ({RR} 13... Bd7 14. Nf1 f6 15. Qc2 g6 16. Bd2 Qf7 17. Re1 Nce7 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Kg7 20. c4 c6 21. Qb3 b6 22. Bb4 Bxb4 23. Qxb4 Re8 24. c5 b5 25. Qa5 Nc8 26. Qc7 Bf5 27. Qxc6 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 {Kovalev,V (2579)-Fressinet,L (2637) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 13... f6 14. Nf1 Nce7 15. Qc2 g6 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. Re1 c6 18. c4 Qf7 19. Qb3 b6 20. Bb4 c5 21. Ba3 b5 22. Bxf5 dxc4 23. Qc3 Nxf5 24. Bxc5 a5 25. Ng3 b4 26. Qc1 Bxc5 27. dxc5 Rc8 28. Ne4 {Yoo,C (2600)-Le,Q (2731) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (60)}) ({RR} 13... h6 14. Qc2 Qe6 15. Nf1 Qf6 16. Bd2 Be6 17. Re1 a6 18. h3 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Qxh4 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. Qd1 c5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Qf3 Rd8 24. Ng4 Bxg4 25. hxg4 Ng6 26. Qf5 Bd6 27. g3 Qf6 28. Qxf6 {Lagno,K (2542)-Goryachkina,A (2553) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (53)}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Sankalp Gupta"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D27"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,135,17,26,23,23,20,22,20,23,19,31,27,40,26,26,28,30,30,104,103,114,95,125,122,148,147,159,161,153,145,160,87,157,134,131,129,168,167,170,168,174,155,152,172,175,102,111,100,118,53,50,44,46,44,44,50,61,54,67,44,50,50,145,66,60,60,46,30,61,61,76,68,126,126,187,201,201,194,186,144,141,153,232,223,211,224,298,298,297,299,285,282,262,169,346,262,332,332,331,334,341,349,344,337,388,388,529,523,444,462,489,514,503,520,520,510,505,480,531,530,521,520]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be2 Ke7 10. Nc3 ({RR} 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. b3 Bb5 13. Nc4 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Nb6 15. Nfe5 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 g6 18. Be2 Nd7 19. Rac1 Bd6 20. f4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 a5 22. Bb5 Nb6 23. g3 Rc8 24. e4 f6 {Harikrishna,P (2696)-Gukesh,D (2720) Chennai IND 2023 ½-½ (31)}) 10... b5 11. Nd2 {The position is equal.} Bb7 12. Nb3 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 12... Bb4 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. a3 Bd6 15. Bf3 Rab8 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Ne5 18. Bd1 Rhc8 19. Na5 Ba8 20. Nb3 Bb7 21. Na5 Ba8 22. Nb3 Rb6 23. Bc2 Nc4 24. Bc1 Bb4 ({Black should try} 24... Nd5 $17 25. Bd1 Be5) 25. Na2 (25. Bd3 $11) 25... Bd6 26. Nc3 Be5 27. h3 {Finek,V (2431)-Paravyan,D (2606) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) 13. Na5 Ra7 14. a4 b4 15. Na2 Bd5 16. Rd1 Nb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best.} (16... Rc7 17. Bd2) (16... Rc7 $11) 17. Bd2 $16 Bxa2 18. Rxa2 Rd8 {...Rad7 would now be nice for Black.} 19. Raa1 Ke8 20. Rac1 Be7 21. Kf1 Rad7 22. Be1 Nd5 23. Nc4 (23. Bf3 $142) 23... f5 (23... Rc7 $142) 24. Bf3 Nf6 25. Na5 Nd5 26. g4 g6 27. gxf5 exf5 28. Nc4 Nf6 29. Na5 Nd5 30. Rxd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best.} (30. Rb1) (30. Rb1 $18) 30... Rxd5 31. Nb7 Re5 32. Rc7 ({White should play} 32. Be2 $16) 32... a5 $1 $14 33. Nxd8 Kxd8 34. Ra7 Rc5 35. b3 Nd7 36. Be2 Bd6 37. Bb5 Bc7 38. f3 Rc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kc8 was best.} (38... Kc8 39. Ke2) (38... Kc8 $14) 39. Ra8+ $2 {Mistake. Bg3 was best.} (39. Bg3 $1) (39. Bg3 $1 $16) 39... Nb8 $1 40. Bg3 Rc3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 41. Ke2 Bxg3 42. hxg3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Kc7 $1 43. Ra7+ ({But not} 43. Rxa5 Kb6 $11) 43... Kd6 (43... Kc8 $14) 44. Rxh7 $16 Nc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxb3 was best.} (44... Rxb3 45. Rg7) (44... Rxb3 $16 45. Rg7 Rb2+ 46. Kd3 Rb3+ 47. Kd4 Rb1) 45. Rh6 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rh6g6]} Ne7 46. Bc4 Rc2+ 47. Kd3 Rg2 48. Rh3 g5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.} (48... Nd5 {[#]} 49. e4 $1) (48... Rg1 $16 {was called for.} 49. f4 Nc8) 49. Rh6+ Kc7 50. Re6 Kd7 51. g4 fxg4 52. fxg4 Rxg4 53. Ra6 {Strongly threatening Be6+.} Rg1 54. Rxa5 Kd6 $2 (54... g4 55. Rg5 g3) 55. Ra6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best.} (55. Ke4 g4 56. Rg5 Nc6 57. a5 g3 58. a6 g2 59. Bb5 Na7 60. Ba4 Kc7) 55... Kc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best.} (55... Kc7 56. Re6 Kd7 57. Rb6 g4 58. Be6+ Kc7 59. Rxb4 g3 60. Rg4 Kd6 61. Bc4) 56. Ra5+ Kd6 57. Ke4 Nc6 58. Rd5+ Kc7 59. Rf5 Kb6 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (59... g4 60. Kf4 Ne7 61. Rg5 g3 62. a5 g2 {[#]} 63. Kg3 $1 {[%CAl Rg3f2]} Nc8 64. Kf2 Rc1 65. Kxg2) 60. a5+ $1 {[%CAl Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 544]} Ka7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best.} (60... Kc7 61. a6 Rg4+ 62. Kf3 Rh4 63. Rxg5 Rh3+ 64. Ke4 Rh6 65. Rb5 Kd6 66. Kf4) (60... Nxa5 61. Rb5+) 61. Rf7+ {White is clearly winning.} Kb8 62. a6 Ra1 63. Rb7+ Kc8 64. Be6+ Kd8 65. Rd7+ Ke8 66. Rc7 Rxa6 67. Bd7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke7 68. Rxc6 {Accuracy: White = 85%, Black = 65%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C49"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2701"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,84,21,39,33,28,28,34,34,33,26,30,37,89,74,64,57,83,0,127,128,316,188,189,193,503,265,324,324,322,307,352,354,361,348,364,360,360,362,363,357,379,379,379,379,379,379,363,363,374,368,363,358,357,357,354,357,340,333,372,373,424,417,494,494,492,477,505,507,533,530,526,511,520,520,479]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Re8 7. Nd5 $146 ({RR} 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Re1 g5 (10... a6 $11 {keeps the balance.} 11. Bxc6 bxc6) 11. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Re6 13. Qf3 ({White should play} 13. Bc4 $18) 13... Kg7 $1 14. Qg3 $2 (14. Bc4 $14 {keeps the upper hand.} Re8 15. Bd5) 14... Ne7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (14... Qh8 $1 $17 {and life is bright.} 15. Bc4 Qh5) 15. Bc4 (15. f4 $18 exf4 16. Bxf6+ Kxf6 17. Rf1) 15... Ng6 16. Bxe6 Bxe6 17. h4 $1 Qh8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (17... Kh7 $16) 18. Bxf6+ $1 Kxf6 19. Qg5+ Kg7 20. h5 Rg8 21. hxg6 f6 {Djokic,M (2139)-Sahakyan,A (2318) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (48)}) 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 a6 9. Bc4 {White is slightly better.} ({Reject} 9. dxc6 axb5 10. cxd7 Bxd7 $15) 9... Na5 10. a3 Nxc4 11. axb4 Nb6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best.} (11... Nd6) 12. d6 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has strong initiative.} Nd5 13. d4 e4 $1 {[%CAl Re4f3] [#]} 14. Ne5 (14. Ng5 $1 $16 {Hoping for Qh5.} Nf6 15. f3) 14... Qh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. cxd6 was best.} (14... cxd6 15. Nxf7 Qe7 16. Ng5 e3 17. Qh5 exf2+ 18. Rxf2 {[%csl Gg5][%CAl Rh5h7]} Nf6 19. Qf3 d5 $1 20. Bd2) (14... cxd6 $11 15. Nc4 Qf6) 15. Ra3 $16 Qf6 $4 {Blunder. cxd6 was best.} (15... cxd6) (15... cxd6 $16 {might work better.} 16. Nxf7 Qe7) 16. Qh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (16. c4 Qxd6 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Ng4 d6 19. Ne3 Qb5 20. f4 Bd7 21. f5 f6) (16. c4 $142) 16... g6 $18 17. Rg3 {Strongly threatening Ng4.} Qe6 $4 {Blunder. Nf4 was best.} (17... Nf4 18. Qd1 b5 19. c3 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rg4 Nd3 22. Rxe4 Nxe5 23. Rxe5) (17... Nf4 {is more resistant.} 18. Qd1 a5) 18. Qh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (18. f4 Qxd6 19. Nxf7 Nf6 20. Nxd6 Nxh5 21. Nxe8 d6 22. Nxc7 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Rb8) 18... cxd6 {[#]} 19. Ng4 $1 b5 20. b3 ({Stronger than} 20. Rh3 h5 $11) 20... f5 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. c4 Bb7 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Bf4 Rf8 25. Rh3 Rac8 26. g4 fxg4 27. Nxg4 {[%csl Gh3][%CAl Rh4h7]} h5 28. Bh6+ Kg8 29. Ne3 Rf7 30. Rg3 {aiming for Qxh5.} Kh7 31. Nxd5 Qxd5 32. Be3 Rc3 33. Qg5 Qxg5 34. Bxg5 ({Resist} 34. Rxg5 Rxb3 35. Ra1 Rxb4 $18) 34... Rff3 35. Ra1 Rxb3 36. Rxa6 Rb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (36... d5 37. Rd6 Rxb4 38. Rxd7+ Kg8 39. Rxd5 Kf7 40. Kg2 Rf5 41. Rd7+ Ke6 42. Re7+) 37. Rxf3 {White is clearly winning.} exf3 {KRB-KR} 38. h4 Rxb4 39. Rxd6 Rc4 40. Rxd7+ Kg8 41. Kh2 b4 42. Be3 b3 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 64%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E71"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,101,70,69,88,72,76,44,84,93,96,90,102,100,104,96,109,109,130,134,129,141,201,205,208,205,226,189,237,235,329,203,203,206,223,223,238,238,229,219,226,221,209,191,208,219,247,247,235,234,244,244,248,248,259,239,263,237,231,231,241,240,327,322,396,394,392,390,445,437,471,448,541,552,570,568,558,557,528,524,497,436,608,597,8850,1030,29957,29958,29978,29978,29978,29976,29960,459]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Qc2 e6 {White is slightly better.} 9. f4 Ned7 10. dxe6 $1 fxe6 11. g4 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 11... b6 12. Bg2 Ba6 13. b3 Nc5 14. Rd1 Bb7 15. Nge2 a5 16. O-O Nfd7 17. Kh2 (17. g5 $142) 17... Qe7 18. Ng3 Rae8 ({Black should play} 18... Qh4 $14) 19. g5 Qd8 20. h4 Qa8 21. Nb5 Qb8 22. h5 Rf7 23. Rf2 gxh5 24. Nxh5 Bh8 (24... Ref8 $142 25. a3 Bh8) 25. Bc1 Qd8 26. Rg1 {Gasanov,E (2487)-Juknis,P (2148) Hastings ENG 2023 1-0 (58)}) 12. Nge2 Nb6 13. b3 d5 14. e5 Nfd7 15. Bg2 Nxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best.} (15... dxc4 16. O-O Nc5 17. bxc4 Bd7 18. Ng3 g5 19. Nh5 gxf4 20. Bxf4 Be8 21. Nxg7) (15... dxc4 $16 16. O-O c6) 16. fxe5 $18 Qh4+ 17. Kd2 Bh6 18. Qd3 {[%CAl Rc4d5]} (18. cxd5 Bxe3+ 19. Kxe3 Qf2+ 20. Kd2 Qxg2 $11) 18... dxc4 19. Qe4 $1 Nd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe3+ was best.} (19... Bxe3+ 20. Qxe3 Bd7 21. Kc2 cxb3+ 22. axb3 a5 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Ba6 Bc6 25. Rhf1) 20. Nxd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (20. g5 Qxe4 21. Nxe4 Bg7 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. gxf6 Rd8 24. Bg5 Kf7 25. Rhg1 cxb3) 20... exd5 21. Qd4 Be6 22. g5 Bxg5 {Strongly threatening ...Qxd4+.} 23. Qxh4 Bxh4 24. Nd4 Rfe8 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Bxb7 Rad8 {next ...c5 is good for Black.} 27. Ke2 Bd5 28. Bxd5+ Rxd5 29. Nf3 $1 {[%csl LRa7,LRh4][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Bg3 {[#]} 30. Rhd1 $1 {[%CAl Rd1d5]} (30. Bxa7 Bxe5 31. Nxe5 Rexe5+ 32. Kf2 Rf5+ 33. Kg3 Rg5+ 34. Kf4 Rgf5+ 35. Kg4 Rg5+ 36. Kf4 Rgf5+ 37. Ke4 Rfe5+ 38. Kf3 Rf5+ 39. Kg2 Rg5+ 40. Kf3 Rgf5+ 41. Kg4 Rg5+ 42. Kf4 $11) 30... Bxe5 31. Rxd5 Bxa1 32. Rc5 Rb8 33. a4 Rb4 34. a5 a6 35. Nd2 c3 36. Nc4 ({Not} 36. Rxc7 cxd2 37. Rc6 Rb3 $11) 36... Rb2+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best.} (36... Rb1 37. Rxc7 c2 38. Na3 c1=N+ 39. Bxc1 Rb3 40. Nc2 $2 (40. Rc8+ $18 Kf7 41. Rc6) 40... Bc3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (40... Rc3 $1 $11 41. Rxc3 Bxc3) 41. Rc5 Kf7 42. Ne3) 37. Kd3 Rh2 38. Rc6 c2 39. Rxa6 c5 40. Ra8+ Kf7 41. a6 {a7 is the strong threat.} Bd4 {White must now prevent ...Bxe3.} 42. Bd2 c1=Q 43. Bxc1 {aiming for a7.} Rxh3+ 44. Be3 Bxe3 45. Nxe3 c4+ 46. Kxc4 Rxe3 {KR-KR} 47. a7 (47. Rh8 $142 Ra3 48. a7 (48. Rxh7+ Kg8 $14)) 47... Re7 {[#]} 48. Rh8 $1 {White mates.} Rc7+ 49. Kd4 Rd7+ 50. Ke4 Re7+ 51. Kf3 {Accuracy: White = 89%, Black = 49%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2587"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,138,52,59,44,81,81,74,27,26,9,16,-11,-11,-8,-11,-15,-14,-33,-34,-62,-58,-69,1,-114,-107,-137,-135,-149,-132,-178,-127,-115,-82,-73,-73,-68,-84,-87,3,0,0,0,0,0,71,0,1,-134,0,-126,-126,-119,-105,-133,-142,-142,-149,-151,-116,-148,-144,-147,-127,-125,-112,-193,-200,-186,-160,-226,-141,-218,-165,-173,-161,-213,-194,-464,-132,-133,-129,-129,-138,-346,0,-234,-233,-343,-343,-423,-423,-421,-407,-415,-399,-398,-398,-390,-384,-392,-392,-387,-376,-376,-378,-370,-375,-367,-367,-361,-360,-437,-435,-478,-478,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29992,-29992,-29993,-29993,-29994,-29994,-564,-29996,-29997]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Nb6 7. Bb3 ({RR} 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. Re1 f6 9. Bxc6+ (9. a4 $14) 9... bxc6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Ne4 Bf5 12. Ng3 Bd7 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 $1 15. Qxf3 exd4 16. Qxc6 (16. Nf5 $14) 16... Bxg3 17. fxg3 Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Nxd5 19. Rd1 c5 20. c3 Rfe8 21. cxd4 c4 {Sjugirov,S (2703)-Aditya,M (2595) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (46)}) 7... Be7 ({RR} 7... Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Re1 Qe7 10. a4 a5 11. Nc3 f6 12. Be3 (12. Nb5 $14) 12... O-O-O $1 13. Ne4 (13. Qe2 $11 {remains equal.}) 13... g5 14. c3 Bg6 (14... Kb8 $15) 15. Nfd2 Nd5 (15... Rxd3 $11 16. Qe2 Rd8) 16. d4 ({Better is} 16. Bxd5 $14 Rxd5 17. Qb3) 16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qg7 (17... Kb8 $15) 18. Qf3 Be7 19. Be6+ Kb8 20. Nb3 f5 21. Nec5 $1 {[%CAl Rc5b7]} g4 22. hxg4 {Haring,F (2449)-Goroshkov,M (2336) Apolda GER 2024 0-1 (56)}) 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 $146 {Inaccuracy. h3 was best.White is better.} (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nd2 a5 13. a4 Kh8 14. Ne4 Bxc1) ({RR} 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nxe5 O-O ({Black should try} 11... Nxe5 12. Rxe5 O-O) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. c3 Bd6 14. d4 Qf6 (14... Na5 $16) 15. Nd2 Rae8 16. Ne4 Qh4 17. Qf3 Kh8 $2 (17... Qd8 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7) 18. Bg5 Qh7 19. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 cxd6 21. Be7 Nxe7 22. Rxe7 f5 23. Rxb7 Qh4 {Sun,J (1678)-Mu,W (1449) Hohhot CHN 2023 1-0 (34)}) (9. h3 $5 {[%CAl Rh3g4]} Bxf3 10. Qxf3 $14) 9... f6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Ne4 Nd4 12. g4 {Black must now prevent Nxd4.} Nxb3 13. axb3 Bg6 14. Nh4 Qd7 15. Qf3 a6 16. Be3 Nd5 (16... O-O-O $15) 17. Bd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. d4 was best.} (17. d4 exd4) (17. d4 $11) 17... O-O-O $17 18. Ng3 Kb8 19. Nhf5 Bc5 20. Ra4 {[#]} h5 $1 {[%mdl 512] Mistake. Bb6 was best.} 21. gxh5 (21. Nxh5 Rxh5) 21... Bxf5 22. Nxf5 {[#]} Nf4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 23. Rxf4 (23. Bxf4 Qxf5) 23... exf4 24. Bxf4 Rdg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best.} (24... Qf7 25. Ng3 Rhe8 26. Rxe8 $1 Rxe8 27. Kg2 Bd4 28. c3 Be5 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. d4) (24... Qf7 $17 25. Kh2 Bf8) 25. d4 Bb4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} 26. c3 g6 27. Nh6 Rc8 (27... Re8 $11 {keeps the balance.} 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8) 28. hxg6 ({Don't play} 28. cxb4 g5 $11) (28. Qg4 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rg4d7]} Qxg4+ 29. Nxg4) 28... Bd6 $11 {aiming for ...Bxf4.} 29. Re3 $2 {Mistake. Bd2 was best.} (29. Bd2 Qg7 30. Qh5 Rcg8 $1 31. Kf1 Bh2 32. c4 Qxg6 33. Qxg6 Rxg6 34. Ng4 Rxh3) (29. Bd2 $11 Qg7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 30. Qf5) 29... Qg7 $2 {Mistake. Bxf4 was best.} (29... Bxf4 $1 30. Qxf4 Qg7 31. Nf5 Qxg6+ 32. Rg3 Qf7 33. c4 Rcg8 34. Kh2 Qh5 35. Ne3) (29... Bxf4 $1 $17 30. Qxf4 Qg7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 30. Ng4 $2 {Mistake. Bxd6 was best.} (30. Qg4 $5 {[%CAl Rh6f5]} Rxh6 31. Bxh6 Qxh6 32. h4 $11) (30. Qg4 $11 Rxh6 31. Bxh6 Qxh6 32. h4) 30... Bxf4 $17 31. Qxf4 Qxg6 32. Qxf6 Qb1+ 33. Kg2 Qxb2 34. b4 Rhg8 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 35. Qe6 Rcf8 36. Rf3 Re8 37. Qd5 Qc2 38. b5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best.} (38. Qf7 Qe2 39. Qf5 Qc4 40. Qc5 Qe6 41. Qf5 Qd6 42. Qc5 Qxc5 43. dxc5 b6) (38. Kh2 $17) 38... a5 $19 39. Kh2 Rd8 40. Qc5 (40. Qe5 $17 {was worth a try.} Rde8 41. Qd5) 40... b6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best.} (40... Qg6 41. Rf6 Qg7 42. b6 cxb6 43. Rxb6 Qc7+ 44. Qxc7+ Kxc7 45. Rb1 Rg6 46. Ra1) 41. Qc4 (41. Qc6 $17 {is a better defense.}) 41... Qc1 42. Rf7 Rc8 43. d5 {Threatening d6!} Qd1 44. Rd7 $4 {Blunder. Qc6 was best.} (44. Qc6 Rxg4 45. hxg4 Qxg4 46. Qf6 (46. Qh6 $142) 46... Qh5+ 47. Kg3 Qxd5 48. Rf8 a4 49. f4 Qxb5) (44. Qc6 $142) 44... Rg6 $4 {Blunder. Qf3 was best.} (44... Qf3 45. d6 Rh8 46. dxc7+ Ka7 47. Qf1 Qxg4 48. Qd3 Qf4+ 49. Qg3 Rhf8 50. Qxf4) (44... Qf3 $19 {...Rh8 is the strong threat.} 45. d6 Rh8 46. dxc7+ Ka7) 45. Qe4 $17 Rd6 46. Rxd6 cxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQN} 47. Qe6 $4 {Blunder. Qe3 was best.} (47. Qe3 Kb7) (47. Qe3 $17 Kb7 48. Nf6) 47... Rxc3 $4 {[#] Blunder. Qf3 was best.} (47... Qf3 48. Qxd6+ Kb7 $1 49. Qe7+ Rc7 50. Qe5 Rxc3 51. Qh8 Rc7 52. Qh5 Rd7 53. Qg6) ({Black should play} 47... Qf3 $19 48. Qxd6+ Kb7 49. Qe7+ Rc7) 48. Qxd6+ $4 {[#] Blunder. Ne5 was best.} (48. Ne5 $1 {[%CAl Re5c6]} dxe5 (48... Qd4 $5 49. Nc6+ $8 Rxc6 50. bxc6 Qxf2+ 51. Kh1 Qf1+ 52. Kh2 Qf2+ 53. Kh1 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qg3+ 55. Kh1 b5 $11) 49. Qxb6+ Kc8 50. Qa6+ Kd7 51. Qe6+ Kc7 52. Qxe5+ Kb6 53. Qxc3 Qxd5) (48. Ne5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512] and White is okay.} dxe5 49. Qxb6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kc8 50. Qe6+ Kd8 51. Qf6+ Kd7 52. Qe6+ Kd8 53. Qf6+ Kd7 54. Qe6+ Kd8) 48... Kb7 $1 $19 49. Ne5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe7+ was best.} (49. Qe7+ Rc7 50. Qe4 Qc2 51. Qg2 Rg7 52. d6+ {[#]} (52. Qf3 {might work better.} Qc5 53. d6+ Ka7 54. Qf4) 52... Ka7 $1 53. Qc6 Qd2 54. Kg2 Qd4) (49. Qe7+ {was necessary.} Rc7 50. Qe4) 49... Qd4 50. Kg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best.} (50. Ng4 a4 51. Qd7+ Rc7 52. Qf5 Qb4 53. Qe6 Qf4+ 54. Kg2 Qc4 55. Nh6 Rg7+) 50... Qe4+ 51. Kh2 Qf4+ 52. Kg2 a4 53. Qe6 Qe4+ 54. Kh2 Rc7 55. Qd6 Qf4+ 56. Kg2 {[#]} a3 $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 57. Qxa3 {Hoping for Qa6+.} Qxe5 58. Qa6+ Kb8 59. Qxb6+ Kc8 {Strongly threatening ...Rg7+.} 60. Qa6+ Kd8 61. Qa8+ Rc8 62. Qa5+ Kd7 {( -> ...Qe4+)} 63. b6 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa7+ was best.} (63. Qa7+ Rc7 64. Qe3 Qxd5+ 65. Kg1 Rc5 66. h4 Rxb5 67. Qa7+ Rb7 68. Qa1 Ke6) (63. Qa7+ $19 Rc7 64. Qa3) 63... Qe4+ 64. Kh2 Qf4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 65. Kg2 Rg8+ 66. Kf1 Qc4+ 67. Ke1 Re8+ 68. Kd1 Qd3+ (68... Qe2+ $142 69. Kc1 Rc8+ 70. Kb1 Qd3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 71. Ka1 Rc1+ 72. Kb2 Rc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 73. Kb1 Qd1#) 69. Kc1 {intending Qa7+.} Rc8+ {Accuracy: White = 49%, Black = 69%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2560"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O Nb6 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Kb1 Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15. Be2 Re8 16. Rc1 b6 17. Rhf1 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bg5 Rb8 20. Rc2 e4 21. Qf4 e3 22. g4 a5 23. Rg1 a4 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. gxh5 Be5 26. Qg5 Qb6) ({RR} 12... Bg7 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. Na5 O-O 15. Nc4 Ne8 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Qe7 18. Kb1 Nf6 19. c4 Rfc8 20. Bd3 Nd7 21. Be3) ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Kb1 Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15. Be2 Re8 16. Rc1 b6 17. Rhf1 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bg5 Rb8 20. Rc2 e4 21. Qf4 e3 22. g4 a5 23. Rg1 a4 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. gxh5 Be5 26. Qg5 Qb6) ({RR} 12... Bg7 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. Na5 O-O 15. Nc4 Ne8 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Qe7 18. Kb1 Nf6 19. c4 Rfc8 20. Bd3 Nd7 21. Be3) 13. Kb1 ({RR} 13. Qa5 Bh6 ({RR} 13... Nfd7 14. Kb1 Bh6 15. Bf2) ({RR} 13... Nfd7 14. Kb1 Bh6 15. Bf2) 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qb4 Kf8 ({RR} 16... Nfxd5 17. Rxd5 Nxd5 18. Qd2 Qc7 ({RR} 18... Nf4 19. g3 Qf6 20. gxf4 Qxf4 21. Qd5 Rc7 22. Nd2) ({RR} 18... Nf4 19. g3 Qf6 20. gxf4 Qxf4 21. Qd5 Rc7 22. Nd2) 19. c4 Nf4 20. g3 b5 21. cxb5 Ne6 22. Be2 Rh8 23. Rc1) ({RR} 16... Nfxd5 17. Rxd5 Nxd5 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. c4 Nf4 20. g3 b5 21. cxb5 Ne6 22. Be2 Rh8 23. Rc1) 17. c4 Kg7 18. g3 Rh8 ({RR} 18... g5 19. Bd3 g4 20. f4) ({RR} 18... g5 19. Bd3 g4 20. f4) 19. Rc1 Qc7 20. Bh3 Rce8 21. Rhd1 ({RR} 21. Rhe1 Nbd7 22. Re3 Ra8) ({RR} 21. Rhe1 Nbd7 22. Re3 Ra8) 21... Re7 ({RR} 21... e4 22. c5 Nbxd5 ({RR} 22... dxc5 23. Nxc5 Qd6 24. fxe4 Rxe4 ({RR} 24... Nxe4 25. Qd4+ Nf6 26. Nxb7) ({RR} 24... Nxe4 25. Qd4+ Nf6 26. Nxb7) 25. Qa3 Qe5 26. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 27. Qd3) ({RR} 22... dxc5 23. Nxc5 Qd6 24. fxe4 Rxe4 25. Qa3 Qe5 26. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 27. Qd3) 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd4+ Nf6 25. cxd6 Qb8 26. Nd2 exf3 27. d7 Re7 28. Rc8 Rxd7 29. Bxd7 Rxc8 30. Ne4) ({RR} 21... e4 22. c5 Nbxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd4+ Nf6 25. cxd6 Qb8 26. Nd2 exf3 27. d7 Re7 28. Rc8 Rxd7 29. Bxd7 Rxc8 30. Ne4) 22. a3 ({RR} 22. c5 Nbxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd2 Qc6 25. Na5 Qc7 ({RR} 25... Qb5 26. cxd6 Ree8 27. Bf1) ({RR} 25... Qb5 26. cxd6 Ree8 27. Bf1) 26. Nb3) ({RR} 22. c5 Nbxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd2 Qc6 25. Na5 Qc7 26. Nb3) 22... Rd8 ({RR} 22... e4 23. c5 dxc5 ({RR} 23... Nbxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Qd4+) ({RR} 23... Nbxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Qd4+) 24. Nxc5 Nbxd5 25. Ne6+ fxe6 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Qb3) ({RR} 22... e4 23. c5 dxc5 24. Nxc5 Nbxd5 25. Ne6+ fxe6 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Qb3) 23. Nd2 Nbd7 ({RR} 23... e4 24. Qc3 ({RR} 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Rxe4 26. Bg2) ({RR} 24. f4 e3 25. Nf3 e2 26. Re1 Rde8) ({RR} 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Rxe4 26. Bg2) ({RR} 24. f4 e3 25. Nf3 e2 26. Re1 Rde8) 24... Na4 25. Qc2 ({RR} 25. Qd4 exf3 26. Rf1 Qc5) ({RR} 25. Qd4 exf3 26. Rf1 Qc5) 25... Nc5 26. fxe4 Nfxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxe4) ({RR} 23... e4 24. Qc3 Na4 25. Qc2 Nc5 26. fxe4 Nfxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxe4) 24. Qc3 a5 ({RR} 24... Nc5 25. b4 Ncd7 26. g4) ({RR} 24... Nc5 25. b4 Ncd7 26. g4) 25. Bxd7 ({RR} 25. g4) ({RR} 25. g4) 25... Nxd7 ({RR} 25... Rdxd7 26. Rf1 Qb6 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rc7 29. Qf3) ({RR} 25... Rdxd7 26. Rf1 Qb6 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rc7 29. Qf3) 26. f4 Nf6 ({RR} 26... Nc5 27. Re1 f6) ({RR} 26... Nc5 27. Re1 f6) 27. Rf1 b6 ({RR} 27... b5 28. fxe5 Rxe5 ({RR} 28... dxe5 29. Qf3) ({RR} 28... dxe5 29. Qf3) 29. Nf3 Rf5 30. Nh4 ({RR} 30. Nd4 Rxf1 31. Rxf1 Qxc4 32. Ne6+ fxe6 33. Qxf6+ Kh6 ({RR} 33... Kh7 34. Rc1) ({RR} 33... Kh7 34. Rc1)) ({RR} 30. Nd4 Rxf1 31. Rxf1 Qxc4 32. Ne6+ fxe6 33. Qxf6+ Kh6) 30... Re5 31. cxb5) ({RR} 27... b5 28. fxe5 Rxe5 29. Nf3 Rf5 30. Nh4 Re5 31. cxb5)) ({RR} 13. c4 Rc8 14. Na5 Nfxd5 15. Bg5 Qxg5 16. Qxg5 Bh6 17. Qxh6 Rxh6 18. Nxb7 Kd7) ({RR} 13. Qa5 Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qb4 Kf8 17. c4 Kg7 18. g3 Rh8 19. Rc1 Qc7 20. Bh3 Rce8 21. Rhd1 Re7 22. a3 Rd8 23. Nd2 Nbd7 24. Qc3 a5 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. f4 Nf6 27. Rf1 b6) ({RR} 13. c4 Rc8 14. Na5 Nfxd5 15. Bg5 Qxg5 16. Qxg5 Bh6 17. Qxh6 Rxh6 18. Nxb7 Kd7) 13... Nfxd5 ({RR} 13... Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7 15. g3 ({RR} 15. h4 Nb6 16. Bd3 d5 17. Rhe1 Nfd7 18. Na5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Qc7 20. c4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 O-O 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. g4 Nc5 24. Bc2 Rfd8 25. Qe3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 h4 27. Rh1 Rd8 28. Qe1) 15... Nb6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bd8 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. Rd1 Be7 21. Nd3 f6 22. Bg2 Kf7 23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 g5 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5+ Kg7 27. Rhe1 Bc5 28. h3) ({RR} 13... Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7 15. g3 Nb6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bd8 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. Rd1 Be7 21. Nd3 f6 22. Bg2 Kf7 23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 g5 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5+ Kg7 27. Rhe1 Bc5 28. h3) 14. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 14. Bf2 Nf6 15. Bd3 ({RR} 15. Qe1 Be7 16. g3 Qc7 17. Bd3 Rc8 18. f4 Nc4 19. Nd2 b5 20. h3 O-O 21. f5 d5 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Nf3 Bd6 24. g4 Rb8 25. gxh5 Ne4 26. Qe3 Bc5 27. Qh6 Rxb2+ 28. Kxb2 Rb8+ 29. Ka1 Qa5) ({RR} 15. Qe1 Be7 16. g3 Qc7 17. Bd3 Rc8 18. f4 Nc4 19. Nd2 b5 20. h3 O-O 21. f5 d5 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Nf3 Bd6 24. g4 Rb8 25. gxh5 Ne4 26. Qe3 Bc5 27. Qh6 Rxb2+ 28. Kxb2 Rb8+ 29. Ka1 Qa5) 15... Be7 16. Rhe1 Nbd7 17. f4 Qc7 18. a3 Ng4 19. Bg1 exf4 20. Qxf4 Nge5 21. Bd4 O-O 22. g4 hxg4 23. h3 gxh3 24. Rh1 Bf6 25. Rxh3 Bg7 26. Qh4 f5 27. Rg1 Rf6 28. Bxf5 Nf8 {Can,E (2549)-Hayrapetyan,H (2432) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 14. Bf2 Nf6 15. Bd3 Nbd7 16. Rhe1 Bh6 17. Qb4 Qc7 18. c3 Bf8 19. f4 Be7 20. Qa4 O-O 21. f5 g5 22. Nd2 d5 23. Be3 Ng4 24. f6 Bxf6 25. Bg1 Nc5 26. Qc2 e4 27. Be2 Be5 28. Nb3 Ne6 {Pranav Anand (2530)-Hayrapetyan,H (2432) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 0-1 (75)}) ({RR} 14. Bf2 Nf6 15. Bd3 Be7 16. Rhe1 Nbd7 17. f4 Qc7 18. a3 Ng4 19. Bg1 exf4 20. Qxf4 Nge5 21. Bd4 O-O 22. g4 hxg4 23. h3 gxh3 24. Rh1 Bf6 25. Rxh3 Bg7 26. Qh4 f5 27. Rg1 Rf6 28. Bxf5 Nf8 {Can,E (2549)-Hayrapetyan,H (2434) Dubai UAE 2024 1-0 (35)}) 14... Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qa5 Ne3 17. Qxb6 Nxd1 18. Bc4 Rc8 19. Bd5 Nxb2 20. Kxb2 Qc7 21. Qf2 a5 22. c4 a4 23. Nd2 b5 24. Kc2 bxc4 25. Rb1 O-O 26. Rb7 Qa5 27. Ne4 Kg7 28. Bxf7 Rc7 29. Qh4 Rfxf7 30. Qd8 Qd5 31. Rxc7 Qd3+ 32. Kc1 Qf1+ 33. Kc2 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2678"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,77,28,31,36,22,24,25,28,29,69,35,42,38,91,82,106,70,69,68,83,81,88,83,96,68,108,112,106,112,107,108,97,98,121,110,250,236,291,264,250,251,237,77,89,75,54,61,328,315,392,387,363,366,429,368,429,455,529,529,653,661]} 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 Nf5 ({RR} 10... Re8 11. Rxe8+ Nxe8 12. c3 d5 13. Bd3 c6 14. Bf4 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Bh6 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Qd2 Re8 21. Be5 Qd8 22. Re1 Nh4 23. Nxh4 Bxh4 24. g3 Bg5 25. Bf4 {Caruana,F (2805)-So,W (2757) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 10... Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bd3 d5 14. Bf4 {½-½ (14) Suleymanli,A (2609)-Tomashevsky,E (2681) Samarkand UZB 2023}) 11. d5 d6 ({RR} 11... Re8 12. Nd2 Rxe1 13. Qxe1 d6 14. c3 c6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qd1 cxd5 17. Qxd5 h6 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Qd2 ({White should try} 19. Ng3 $14 Nxg3 20. hxg3) 19... Be6 (19... g5 $15 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 d5) 20. Ng3 Nh4 21. Re1 Qc6 22. Ne2 Nf5 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 Bf6 25. Qxd6 {½-½ (25) Zhapova,Y (2201)-Yakubbaeva,N (2307) Tashkent UZB 2024}) 12. Nd2 Bg5 {White has an edge.} 13. a4 $146 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} ({RR} 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. c3 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nf3 Bxc1 17. Rxc1 Ne7 18. Qb3 Qc8 19. Re1 Ng6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qb4 a5 22. Qh4 f6 23. Nd4 (23. Qc4 $16) 23... Qf8 24. Ne6 Re8 25. Re3 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Re7 27. Qe4 Qc8 {Svane,R (2628)-Noe,C (2528) Rosenheim GER 2023 ½-½ (41)}) 13... Ne7 14. Qf3 Ng6 15. a5 a6 16. Qb3 Ne5 17. g3 {[#] And now f4 would win.} Nd7 18. h4 Bh6 19. Nf3 Bxc1 20. Raxc1 Nf6 21. c4 c5 22. dxc6 $1 bxc6 23. c5 Be6 24. Qa3 dxc5 25. Qxc5 Bd5 26. Nd4 Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.} (26... Ne4 27. Qc2) (26... Ne4 $16 {is a better defense.} 27. Qc2 Nf6) 27. b4 $18 ({Not} 27. Nxc6 Bxc6 28. Qxc6 Qxa5 $14) (27. Bxa6 Ne4 $14) 27... Ng4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.} (27... Ne4 28. Nxc6 Nxc5 29. Nxd8 Nb3 30. Nc6 Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Nd4 32. Rc3 Rxb4 33. Bxa6) 28. Nxc6 Bxc6 29. Qxc6 Rxb4 30. Qc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxa6 was best.} (30. Qxa6 Ra4) (30. Qxa6 $18 {is more deadly. Strongly threatening Red1.} Qd4 31. Qe2) 30... Rd4 $16 31. Be2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] [#] Hoping for Rcd1. White is in control.} Rd5 32. Qb6 Nf6 $4 {Blunder. h5 was best.} (32... h5 $1) (32... h5 $1 $14) 33. Red1 $18 ({Less strong is} 33. Bxa6 Rxa5 34. Qxd8 Rxd8 $14) 33... h5 34. Rxd5 Qxd5 35. Qxa6 Ne4 {Black hopes to continue with ...Qd4.} 36. Qd3 Qa8 37. a6 {White is clearly winning.} Re8 38. Bf3 {aiming for Rc7.} f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re7 was best.} (38... Re7 39. Kg2 g6 40. Qd4 Kh7 41. Ra1 f5 42. a7 Rb7 43. Ra6 Rg7 44. Qb6) 39. Rc7 {Accuracy: White = 79%, Black = 47%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Iniyan, Pa"] [Black "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. b4 O-O 12. a4 e5 13. a5 exd4 14. exd4 Qd6 15. Qb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best.} (15. Qc2 Nf6) 15... b5 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Ne4 Qf4 18. Rfe1 Bf5 19. Ng3 Bd7 20. Bd3 Rae8 21. Bxg6 Be6 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Bc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.} (23. Bf5 Rd6) 23... Nd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best.} (23... Bxd4 24. Qd3) 24. h3 Rfe8 25. Nh5 Qc7 26. g3 Re3 27. fxe3 Rxe3 28. Bd3 $2 {Mistake. Bh7+ was best.} (28. Bh7+ Kxh7 29. Qc2+ Kh8 30. Rf1 Qd7 31. g4 Qe6 32. Qf5 Qxf5 33. gxf5 Nxb4) 28... Rxf3 29. Kg2 Re3 30. Rf1 Bxd4 31. Kh2 Be5 32. Qd1 Rxg3 $4 {Blunder. Kf8 was best.} (32... Kf8 33. Kh1 Qd6 34. Bc4 Qe6 35. Kh2 Qg6 36. Qg4 Ke7 37. b5 Qxg4 38. hxg4) 33. Nxg3 Bxg3+ 34. Kg1 $2 {Mistake. Kh1 was best.} (34. Kh1 Ne3) 34... Ne3 $2 {Mistake. Bh2+ was best.} (34... Bh2+ 35. Kh1 Ne3 36. Qf3 Nxf1 37. Bxf1 Bg3 38. Kg2 Bf4 39. Qg4+ Kf8 40. Kf3) 35. Qd2 Nxf1 36. Qxh6 Qb6+ 37. Kh1 Qe3 38. Bh7+ Kh8 39. Qf8+ Kxh7 40. Qxf7+ Kh6 41. Qf6+ Kh7 42. Qf7+ Kh6 43. Qf6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E01"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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. Nc3 dxc4 10. Ne4 $146 ({RR} 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Be4 h6 13. a4 Rb8 14. a5 b5 15. axb6 axb6 16. Ra7 b5 17. Qc1 Bc5 18. Ra1 f5 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Bf3 Bd4 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. Rb1 e5 23. b3 Bf5 24. Nc3 Nxc3 {Kiseljova,M (2031)-Zirkelbach,M (2261) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 10. e4 b5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 f5 13. exf6 N7xf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. b3 c3 16. Nxc3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Nd5 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Ba5 Qxa5 20. Nxd7 Rfd8 21. Qe4 Bf6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxd5 Re8 24. Qf5 Bxd4 {Ismail,M (2111)-Spanton,T (1766) Cambridge ENG 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 10. Bf4 Nd5 11. e4 Nxf4 12. gxf4 b5 13. Rad1 Rb8 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Nc5 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc8 19. Nd5 Bh4 20. Nf5 Qb7 21. e7 Nd3 22. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 23. Rxd3 cxd3 24. Qc5+ Kg8 {Baladjaev,G (2404)-Johnson,B (1980) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 10... Nxe4 11. Qxe4 b5 12. a4 Bb7 13. axb5 Nf6 14. Qe5 Nd7 15. Qe4 Nf6 16. Qe5 Nd7 17. Qe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Royal, Shreyas"] [Black "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2463"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 c5 6. Rc1 ({RR} 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 cxd4 8. Bxd4 e5 9. Bxe5 Bb4+ 10. Bc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Ne2 Be6 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Nd4 Rd8 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qe3 Rb8 17. Be2 Rb2 18. O-O O-O 19. a4 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6) ({RR} 6. Qc1 Nc6 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Qxc5 Qxd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd4 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Bc3 e5 12. e3 Be6 13. Kb1 f6 14. Bd3 Kf7 15. Be4 Rc8 16. f4 exf4 17. exf4 Bb4 18. Ne2 a5 19. a3 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Rhd8 {Pultinevicius,P (2575)-Salem,A (2629) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (64)}) 6... Nc6 $146 ({RR} 6... Nxc3 7. Bxc3 Bh6 8. e3 cxd4 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. h4 Be6 14. h5 Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b3 a5 17. Rh4 a4 18. h6+ Kg8 19. Rxa4 Rxa4 20. bxa4 Ra8 21. Rxc6 {Nogerbek,K (2486)-Safarli,E (2594) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (49)}) ({RR} 6... Nxc3 7. Bxc3 Bh6 8. e3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. Bc3 Bd7 13. Nf3 Rac8 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. a3 b5 17. Bd5 e6 18. Ba2 Be8 19. Bf6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bg7 21. Bxg7 {Balague Camps,M (2219)-Atanasov,A (2407) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 6... Nxc3 7. Bxc3 Bh6 8. e3 cxd4 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. h4 Be6 14. h5 Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b3 a5 17. Rh4 a4 18. h6+ Kg8 19. Rxa4 Rxa4 20. bxa4 Ra8 21. Rxc6 {Nogerbek,K (2487)-Safarli,E (2597) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 7. dxc5 Bg7 8. e4 ({RR} 8. Nf3 O-O 9. a3 ({RR} 9. Qa4 Be6 10. a3 a5 11. Nd1 Qd7 12. e4 Nc7 13. h3 Rfd8 14. Be2 Ba2 15. Nc3 Qe6 16. Nxa2 Qxa2 17. O-O Bxb2 18. Qc2 Qxa3 19. Rb1 Bg7 20. Rxb7 Ne6 21. Be3) ({RR} 9. e3 Ndb4 10. a3 Nd3+ 11. Bxd3 Qxd3 12. Qe2 Bf5 13. e4 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 Bg4 15. Be3 f5 16. h3 Bxf3+ 17. gxf3 f4 18. Bd2 Nd4+ 19. Kd3 Rad8 20. Rcd1 Nxf3+) 9... Bg4 10. e3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Qa5 13. Be2 Rfd8 14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Qc1 e5 16. Nd2 Ne7 17. b4 Qa4 18. O-O a5 19. b5 Nd5 20. Rb3 Rac8 21. Bd1) 8... Ndb4 9. a3 Nd3+ 10. Bxd3 Qxd3 11. Nge2 O-O 12. O-O Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Nf4 Qd4+ 15. Rf2 Qxc5 16. Ncd5 Qd6 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Rd2 Qb8 19. b4 Bxd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. d6 Rxd6 22. Nd5 Re6 23. Bc5 h5 24. Bxe7 Re8 25. Bh4 Bh6 26. Nf6+ Rxf6 27. Bxf6 b5 28. Bxe5 Qxe5 29. Rd8 Bxc1 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Qxc1 Qe5 32. h3 Kg7 33. Kf2 h4 34. Qd2 g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Adhiban, B.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2520"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,99,10,-1,14,11,13,7,10,8,13,-2,60,60,73,71,112,79,112,91,116,108,164,162,164,35,37,34,40,39,37,34,41,41,46,5,57,16,19,7,6,4,5,6,9,5,6,-4,-3,0,12,-7,-9,0,0,-23,12,0,0,0,39,31,45,39,39,44,42,40,39,33,85,43,34,40,109,109,247,247,322,314,340,223,297,276,346,344,382,367,389,377,369,379]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. d4 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bd2 dxc4 $146 ({RR} 6... a6 7. a4 c6 (7... c5 $15) 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O b6 {[#]} 11. Qe2 (11. e4 $1 $16) 11... Bb7 12. Rfd1 b5 13. Bd3 Qb6 (13... b4 $11 14. Ne4 c5 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6) 14. a5 Qc7 15. e4 c5 $1 16. e5 Nd5 17. Ne4 (17. Rac1 $14) 17... h6 $2 (17... cxd4 $11 18. Rac1 Qb8) 18. dxc5 $2 (18. Nxc5 $16 Bxc5 19. Rac1 {[%mdl 64] Pin}) 18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. b4 {Garv,G (2388)-Murthy,P (1821) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 6... c5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd5 9. Be2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bd7 11. Bf3 Qb6 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qg4 Bf8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. h4 Qb5 18. h5 Qf5 (18... h6 $1 $11) 19. Qxf5 exf5 20. Rfd1 f6 21. h6 {Firouzja,A (2760)-Melkumyan,H (2640) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 6... a6 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 a5 13. Be1 c5 14. Nbd2 cxd4 (14... Qb8 $15) 15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. Nc4 ({White should play} 16. Rxc8 $11 Qxc8 17. f3) 16... Nd5 (16... Ba6 $15) 17. Nb5 (17. Nb3 $11) 17... Bc6 (17... h6 $17) 18. Nbd6 (18. Ncd6 $11 {remains equal.} Bxd6 19. Nxd6) 18... Ra8 19. Bd2 (19. Nb5 $17) 19... N7b6 $2 (19... Nc5 $19 20. Nb5 Nb6) 20. Nb5 (20. Nxb6 $11 Qxb6 21. Nc4) 20... Qb8 (20... Nxc4 $17 21. Rxc4 Qd7) 21. e4 {Skotheim,A (2209)-Lopez Idarraga,D (2010) chess.com INT 2024 1-0} (21. Nxb6 $14 Qxb6 22. e4)) 7. Bxc4 b6 8. e4 Bb7 {The position is equal.} 9. Qe2 c5 10. dxc5 Nbd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best.} (10... Bxc5 11. Rd1 Nbd7 $1 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bg5 Qc7 $1 14. O-O Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qxh5) (10... Bxc5 $11 11. Bf4 Bb4) 11. cxb6 $14 Nxb6 12. Bb5 Bb4 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Bd3 Rd8 15. O-O Rxd3 (15... Nbd7 $16) 16. Qxd3 $18 Ba6 17. Qb1 $2 {Mistake. Nb5 was best.} (17. Nb5 Qe8 18. Qb3 Bxb5 19. Qxb4 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Rc8 21. b3 Nbd7 22. Be3 Qf8) ({White should try} 17. Nb5 $18 Bxd2 18. e5 (18. Nxd2 Qe8 $17) (18. Rxd2 Qc4 $14)) 17... Bxf1 $14 18. Rxf1 Nc4 19. Rc1 {Black must now prevent Ne2.} Nxd2 20. Nxd2 Qb7 21. Qd3 Ba5 22. Qc2 (22. Nc4 $5 {[%CAl Rc4a5]} Bxc3 23. Qxc3 $11 (23. bxc3 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 $11) (23. Rxc3 Nxe4 24. Rb3 Qc6 $11)) 22... Rd8 23. h3 (23. e5 $5 {[%CAl Re5f6]} Nd5 24. Nxd5 Qxd5 25. Nc4 $14) 23... h6 24. Re1 Rc8 25. Nb3 Bc7 26. Nd2 Ba5 27. Nb3 Bc7 28. e5 Nd7 29. f4 Nf8 30. Qe4 Qb6+ 31. Kh1 Ng6 32. Rd1 Bb8 33. g3 h5 34. h4 a5 35. Qd4 Qb7+ 36. Qe4 Qb6 37. Qd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Qb7+ 38. Kh2 Ba7 39. Qd7 Rc7 40. Qd8+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best.} (40. Qb5 Ne7) 40... Nf8 $1 41. Qd3 Qb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.} (41... Rd7 42. Qf1) ({Better is} 41... Rd7 $14 42. Qe2 Rxd1 43. Qxd1 g6) 42. Qb5 Qe7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best.} (42... Rb7) (42... Rb7 $16 43. Qc6 (43. Qxa5 Qxa5 44. Nxa5 Rxb2+ 45. Kh3 Rc2 $14) 43... Qb6 44. Qxb6 Bxb6) 43. Nxa5 $18 Be3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best.} (43... Rc5 44. Qa6 Qc7 45. Nb7 Rc6 46. Qxa7 Rb6 {[#]} 47. Rd2 $1 Rxb7 48. Qf2 Qb8 49. Ne4) 44. Nc6 Qe8 45. Nd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best.} (45. Rd6 Qa8 46. a4 g6 47. b4 Kg7 48. Ne4 Nd7 49. a5 Kh6 50. Nf6 Nxf6) 45... Qe7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best.} (45... Qa8 46. Qe2) 46. Nf3 Nd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.} (46... Rc8 47. Qe2 Bc5 48. Ng5 Qb7 49. b3 Be7 50. Nge4 g6 51. Nb5 Qa6 52. a4) 47. Ng5 {Hoping for Qd3.} g6 48. Qe2 {White is winning.} Bb6 49. Nb5 Rc5 50. Nd6 {Accuracy: White = 76%, Black = 57%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2589"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,73,33,35,48,35,36,32,33,30,41,28,27,21,20,21,46,39,44,38,71,70,66,66,66,72,72,63,160,152,161,161,153,183,179,115,104,105,146,157,162,153,159,146,295,315,311,309,305,296,441,441,569,565,564,559,704,704,697,678]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 (9. Qh5 g6 $15) 9... c5 10. Qf3 ({Of course not} 10. Qh5 Nf6 $15) 10... c4 11. Bf5 Nxe5 {White is slightly better.} 12. dxe5 {Bxc8 is the strong threat.} Re8 13. Bf4 $146 {And now Bxc8 would win.} ({RR} 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Bg5 Qxg5 15. exd6 Re6 $1 16. h4 Qf6 $2 (16... Qxh4 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 17. d7 Rf8) 17. Qxd5 $2 (17. d7 $18 Rd8 18. Qxd5) 17... Rxd6 18. Qxb7 Rcd8 19. Qxa7 Qxh4 20. Qe7 Qxe7 21. Rxe7 Rd2 22. a4 g6 (22... Kf8 $11 23. Rc7 Rxc2) 23. a5 (23. Ra2 $16) 23... Rd1+ (23... Kf8 $11 24. Rc7 Rd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kh2 Ra1) 24. Re1 $1 {[%CAl Re1d1]} R1d7 (24... R1d6 $16) 25. Re4 ({White should play} 25. Reb1 $18) 25... Rd1+ 26. Re1 $1 {[%CAl Re1d1]} R1d7 27. a6 (27. Reb1 $1 $18) 27... Ra7 $1 {Ter Sahakyan,S (2643)-Gokerkan,C (2523) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (63)}) 13... Bf8 14. Bxc8 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is up to no good.} Rxc8 15. Re2 Rc5 16. h3 h6 17. Rd1 Qd7 18. Red2 Rd8 19. Be3 Ra5 20. Bxa7 {aiming for Bb6.} Qe6 21. Bd4 Rxa2 $6 {Inaccuracy. b6 was best.} (21... b6) (21... b6 $14) 22. Rb1 $16 Qc6 23. Rb6 Qd7 24. Rd1 Ra6 {[#]} 25. Rdb1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best.} (25. Qg4 $1) (25. Qg4 $1 $18) 25... Rxb6 26. Rxb6 Ra8 {[#]} 27. Qg4 $1 {[%CAl Rg4d7]} Qc7 28. Rxh6 g6 29. Rh4 Be7 $2 {Mistake. Bg7 was best.} (29... Bg7) (29... Bg7 $16) 30. Rh5 $18 Bf6 31. f4 Bg7 32. Rg5 Bh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.} (32... Qe7 33. Qf3 Ra1+ 34. Kf2 Rc1 35. Qxd5 Rxc2+ 36. Kg3 Kh7 37. Qxc4 Rd2 38. Qd5) (32... Kf8 {might work better.} 33. e6 Bxd4+ 34. cxd4 f5) 33. e6 {Black must now prevent Rf5.White is clearly winning.} Bxg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best.} (33... Kf8 34. Re5 Qe7 35. exf7 Qxf7 36. f5 Ra6 37. Qh4 g5 38. Qg4 Bg7 39. Bc5+) 34. Qxg5 Kf8 35. Qf6 {White wants to mate with Qg7+.} Ra1+ 36. Kh2 {Threatening mate with Qg7+.} Ke8 {[#]} 37. Bc5 $1 {[%mdl 512] Accuracy: White = 95%, Black = 63%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E24"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2705"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,84,-7,-4,-14,-19,-25,17,23,17,20,29,37,59,59,53,41,49,5,0,2,1,-2,13,-9,-6,-3,-3,-9,0,0,0,0,0,-18,-6,-10,0,-19,-20,-22,-26,-25,-25,-19,-18,-28,-28,-35,-29,-33,-26,-33,-20,-72,-32,-34,-35,-30,0,0,0,-68,-78,-197,-185,-235,-236,-236,-226,-232,-232,-294,-293,-366,-365,-458,-450]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. f3 b6 7. e4 h6 $146 ({RR} 7... d6 8. Ne2 (8. Bd3 $11) 8... Na5 9. Ng3 Qd7 10. Bg5 Ba6 11. c5 (11. d5 $11 {remains equal.}) 11... Bxf1 12. Nxf1 dxc5 13. dxc5 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Nd7 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Nd2 (16. Ne3 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 16... Ne5 17. O-O Nac6 18. f4 Nd3 19. Nc4 (19. Nf3 $17 Nb2 20. Ra1) 19... Nc5 20. f5 Nxe4 21. Bf4 Nxc3 22. Rde1 {Badelka,O (2377)-Boyer,M (2415) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 7... d6 8. Bd3 Na5 9. Nh3 Ba6 10. Qe2 Qd7 11. Rb1 c5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 14. Nf4 (14. O-O $14) 14... h5 15. h4 O-O-O 16. Kf2 Qa4 17. Bc2 Qxa3 18. Rhc1 $2 (18. Qd2 $17 {was necessary.} cxd4 19. cxd4 Nxc4 20. Qc1) 18... Qxc3 19. d5 Bxc4 20. Bd3 Qd4+ 21. Kf1 exd5 22. Bxc4 {Caspi,I (2471)-Rasulov,V (2538) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 7... e5 {7...?a6 -0.17} 8. Ne2 d6 9. Ng3 Na5 10. Bd3 h5 11. h4 Qd7 12. Bg5 Ba6 (12... Nh7 $142) 13. Nf5 Rg8 14. Bxf6 (14. O-O $142) 14... gxf6 15. O-O O-O-O (15... Bxc4 $14 16. Rb1 c6) 16. a4 Kb8 17. Rf2 Rde8 18. Bf1 Bc8 19. Rd2 Qd8 20. c5 Bxf5 $1 21. exf5 dxc5 22. dxe5 {Tan,J (2315)-Barbosa,E (2491) Prague CZE 2024 ½-½ (45)}) 8. Bd3 {The position is equal.} Na5 9. Nh3 d6 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 Nd7 12. e5 Qe7 13. c5 {[#] Strongly threatening cxd6.} Bxd3 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Qxd3 Nb3 16. Rb1 Nxc1 17. Rbxc1 O-O 18. Qb5 dxe5 19. fxe5 f6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Qc6 Raf8 22. Qc7 Qf7 {[%CAl Rf6f1]} 23. Rxf6 (23. Rf2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] 23.?fe1 -0.05} Rf4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (23... Rxf2 $19 24. Qc4 Rb2) 24. Rxf4 Nf6) (23. Rfe1 {looks sharper.} a5 24. c4 Rf5 25. Kh1 e5 26. c5) 23... Nxf6 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 25. Nf4 Rc8 26. Nd3 Ke8 27. a4 Ne4 28. c4 Rd8 29. Nf4 Ke7 30. Ne2 Rc8 31. h3 e5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.} (31... Nd2 32. c5 bxc5 $1 33. dxc5 Nb3 34. Rc4 Rxc5 35. Rb4 Na5 36. Nd4 Rc7 37. Rb8) 32. dxe5 Ke6 33. a5 $1 Nd2 34. axb6 axb6 35. c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.} (35. Re1 Kxe5) (35. Re1 $11) 35... bxc5 $15 36. Rc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.} (36. Ra1 Rb8 37. Ra7 g5 38. Kf2 Kxe5 39. Re7+ Kd6 40. Rh7 Ne4+ 41. Ke3 Rb2) (36. Ra1 $17 {was called for.}) 36... Ne4 $19 37. Nd4+ Kxe5 38. Nf3+ Kf4 39. Rc4 Ke3 40. Ne5 {intending Ng4+.} Re8 41. Nd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.} (41. Nf3 Kd3 42. Rc1 Re7 43. Rd1+ Kc2 44. Rd5 c4 45. Nd4+ Kb2 46. Nf5 Rc7) 41... Kd3 42. Rc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best.} (42. Ra4 c4 43. Nb6 c3 44. Nd5 c2 45. Nb4+ Kc3 46. Nxc2 Kxc2 47. Ra7 Rg8) 42... c4 {Accuracy: White = 70%, Black = 87%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2591"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,98,17,19,5,15,10,13,4,34,34,19,24,64,35,51,62,48,50,64,-2,81,0,0,-3,-1,-13,60,9,160,-87,-97,-128,-128,-164,-169,-171,-172,-195,-202,-268,-267,-272,-258,-252,-166,-155,-159,-326,-318,-397,-303,-350,-344,-346,-353,-561,-557,-548,-487,-485,-478,-485,-476,-468,-449,-563,-575,-558,-537,-518,-496,-586,-500,-698,-676,-665,-663,-742,-726,-826,-814,-816,-812,-801,-793,-29979,-29982,-29982,-29983,-29982,-29983]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bc2 c4 7. O-O (7. Kf1 $2 {7.d4 0.12}) ({RR} 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. d4 cxd3 $1 9. Bxd3 Qc7 10. Bf4 Be7 (10... f6 $11) 11. O-O g5 (11... Qd8 $16 {was called for.}) 12. Bxg5 (12. Nxg5 $18 Ndxe5 13. Re1 Bxg5 14. Bxg5) 12... Bxg5 13. Nxg5 Qxe5 14. Qh5 Qf6 (14... Nd8 $1 $14) 15. f4 Nc5 (15... Qe7 $16) 16. Bc2 $1 Bd7 17. Nd2 (17. b4 $18 {has better winning chances.}) 17... O-O-O 18. Ndf3 (18. f5 $16 e5 19. b4) 18... Be8 19. Rae1 (19. Qg4 $11) 19... Kb8 (19... h6 $15 20. Nh3 Qg7) 20. Kh1 (20. Qg4 $14) 20... h6 21. Nh3 Rg8 {Esipenko,A (2704)-Kramnik,V (2753) Rostov-on-Don RUS 2024 1-0 (43)}) 7... Nc6 8. Re1 {The position is equal.} ({RR} 8. Ba4 {8.?e1 0.09} Qc7 9. Re1 Nc5 10. d4 cxd3 11. Bb5 Be7 12. Bxd3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 h6 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Nb3 b6 (15... f6 $11) 16. Bf4 Bd7 17. Nfd4 (17. Qd2 $16) 17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Rab8 $2 (18... f5 $1 $11) 19. Re3 f5 20. exf6 ({White has to play} 20. Rh3 $1 $18) 20... Qxf4 21. Rf3 $1 {[%CAl Rf3f4]} Qd6 22. fxe7 Qxe7 {Nakamura,H (2789)-Vokhidov,S (2596) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (86)}) 8... g5 $146 ({RR} 8... g6 {8...?c7 -0.05} 9. d4 cxd3 $1 10. Qxd3 Bg7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Qe2 b5 14. Rac1 Qb6 15. Bd3 b4 16. Nb3 bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nb4 ({Black should play} 17... Bb7 $14) 18. Bb5 (18. Nbd4 $16) 18... Nxa2 19. Rc6 Qb8 $1 20. Nbd4 a6 $1 21. Ba4 Nb4 22. Qd2 a5 (22... Nxc6 $11 23. Nxc6 Qc7 24. Ne7+ Kh8) 23. Rc3 {Vlachos,A (2471)-Fedorchuk,S (2546) Lyon FRA 2024 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 8... Qc7 9. d4 (9. Qe2 $11) 9... cxd3 $1 10. Ba4 Nc5 (10... a6 $15 11. Bxc6 bxc6) 11. Bb5 Qb6 12. a4 a6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. a5 Qb3 15. Nd4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bd7 17. b4 Na4 18. Rxd3 c5 19. Nc2 (19. bxc5 $17 {might work better.} Bxc5 20. Nd2) 19... cxb4 20. cxb4 Rc8 21. Nba3 Be7 ({Black should try} 21... f6 $19 22. exf6 gxf6) 22. Bd2 Nb2 (22... f6 $17 23. f4 O-O) 23. Rg3 {Ponkratov,P (2614)-Guseinov,G (2636) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (64)}) ({RR} 8... Qc7 9. Qe2 h6 (9... g5 $1 $11) 10. d4 cxd3 11. Bxd3 g5 12. Na3 a6 13. c4 g4 14. Nd2 (14. Nh4 $1 $14 {was forced to keep a grip.}) 14... Ndxe5 15. cxd5 Nxd3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (15... exd5 $17 {and life is bright.} 16. f4 {[%mdl 64] Pin} gxf3 17. Nxf3 Bg4) 16. Qxd3 Nb4 17. Qb3 $2 (17. Qd4 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Rg8 18. Ne4) 17... Be7 18. dxe6 $2 (18. d6 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rd6c7]} Bxd6 19. Ne4) 18... Bxe6 19. Qe3 O-O-O 20. Ndc4 (20. Ne4 {was worth a try.}) 20... Kb8 ({Better is} 20... Nd3 $19 21. Qe4 Bc5) 21. b3 (21. Qe4 $17 {was necessary.} Nd3 22. Be3) 21... Bf6 $2 (21... Nd3 $19 22. Bd2 Bxa3) 22. Bb2 Bxc4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (22... Bxb2 $17 23. Nxb2 Bd5) 23. Bxf6 {Gonzalez Vega,A (2092)-Morales Garcia,S (2249) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (53)}) 9. b3 g4 10. Nd4 Ncxe5 11. bxc4 dxc4 12. d3 cxd3 (12... Nxd3 13. Bxd3 cxd3 14. Qxd3 $11) 13. Bxd3 a6 14. Bf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best.} (14. Bc2 b6 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Nc4 Qf6 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Ba4+ b5 19. Nxb5 $1 axb5) (14. Bc2 $14) 14... Be7 $6 {Inaccuracy. b6 was best.} (14... b6 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bf4 Bb7 18. a4 (18. Qxg4 $5 Nxg4 19. Bxc7 $11) 18... Rc8 19. a5 Nf3+ 20. Qxf3) (14... b6 $11 {remains equal.}) 15. Nd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best.} (15. Bh6 Rg8 16. Nd2 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Rxg5 18. Ne4 Rg6 19. Qa4 (19. Nd6+ $16 Kf8 20. Nc4) 19... Kf8 20. Rad1 Rb8) (15. Bh6 $1 $16) 15... Qc7 $11 16. Ne4 b6 17. Bf4 h5 (17... Bb7 $11) 18. Nd2 Bd6 $2 {Mistake. Ra7 was best.} (18... Ra7 19. Re3) (18... Ra7 $11) 19. Ne4 $4 {[#] Blunder. Nc4 was best.} (19. Nc4 $1 Nf3+) (19. Nc4 $1 $16 {is necessary to keep the advantage.} Nf3+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 20. Qxf3 gxf3 21. Rxe6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} fxe6 22. Nxd6+ Qxd6 23. Bxd6) 19... Nf3+ $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 20. Qxf3 (20. Nxf3 Bxf4) 20... Bxf4 21. Nd6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf6+ was best.} (21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Qxa8 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Qb8 24. Qc6+ Bd7 25. Qc4 Kf8 26. Nc6 Bxc6) 21... Bxd6 (21... Qxd6 22. Qxa8 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 $14) 22. Qxa8 O-O $36 {[%mdl 2048] Strongly threatening ...Bb7. Black is on the roll.} (22... Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 $15) 23. Bxa6 {[#]} Nc5 $1 24. Nb5 Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 {[#]} Qe7 $1 {[%CAl Re7h4]} 26. Kxh2 (26. Bxc8 $2 Qh4 $19) 26... Bxa6 27. Qc6 Nd3 {aiming for ...Qh4+.} ({Resist} 27... Qh4+ 28. Kg1 $15) 28. Qxb6 $2 {Mistake. Kg1 was best.} (28. Kg1 Bb7) (28. Kg1 $17) 28... Bxb5 $19 ({Weaker is} 28... Nxe1 29. Rxe1 Bb7 30. Kg1 $11) ({Don't do} 28... Qh4+ 29. Kg1 $19) 29. Re4 Qg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qh4+ was best.} (29... Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Bc6 31. Qxc6 Qxf2+ 32. Kh2 Nf4 33. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 34. g3 Qd2+ 35. Qg2) 30. Kg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (30. a4 Ba6 31. a5 Qf5 32. Qe3 e5 33. f3 Qf6 34. fxg4 Nf2 35. gxh5 Nxe4) 30... Rc8 31. a4 Bc6 32. Qa6 $2 {Mistake. Qe3 was best.} (32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. Rxe3 Nf4 34. g3 Nh3+ 35. Kf1 Bb7 36. a5 Ba6+ 37. Ke1 Kg7) (32. Qe3 $142 Qd5 33. f3 gxf3 34. gxf3) 32... Bxe4 33. Qxc8+ Kg7 34. Qc4 Qf5 35. Qd4+ Kh7 36. Qe3 Nf4 37. Re1 Bxg2 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. Rxe5 h4 40. Kh2 Bf3 41. a5 Kg6 {And now ...Nd3 would win.} 42. Re3 Ba8 43. a6 Nh3 44. f3 gxf3 {( -> ...f2)} 45. Re1 Nf2 46. Rg1+ Kf5 47. Rg8 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg7 was best.} (47. Rg7 Ng4+ 48. Kg1 f6 49. Kf1 Be4 50. c4 h3 51. a7 h2 {[%CAl Rh2h1]} 52. Rh7 f2) 47... Ng4+ {Black mates.} 48. Kg1 f2+ 49. Kf1 Be4 {Accuracy: White = 50%, Black = 82%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2549"] [BlackElo "2654"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 $146 ({RR} 9. b3 b6 10. Bc3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Qc7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rab8 17. Rfd1 c5 18. Qe2 Bc6 19. Rd2 Rbd8 20. Rad1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Qd3 Be7 {Ohanyan,E (2489)-Esipenko,A (2702) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 a5 11. Nc3 b6 12. e4 Ba6 13. e5 Nh7 14. h4 Rc8 15. Bf1 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Nh2 e5 18. Be3 exd4 19. Bxd4 Rf8 20. cxd5 Bxf1 21. Nxf1 cxd5 22. Ne3 Nhf6 23. Qe2 Nc5 {Salem,A (2639)-Tabatabaei,M (2692) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (51)}) 9... Nbd7 10. Rd1 a5 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. e4 Bd7 14. Nf3 Be8 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Be3 Bb8 18. Rac1 Qe7 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Ba7 21. h3 Bd7 22. Qe2 Rfd8 23. Na4 Be8 24. Nc5 Nh7 25. e5 f5 26. f4 Nf8 27. Kh2 Ra8 28. Bf3 Kh8 29. a3 Bf7 30. b4 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (30. h4) 30... axb4 31. axb4 Bb6 32. Qb2 Rab8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rdb8 was best.} (32... Rdb8) 33. Rd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Na4 was best.} (33. Na4 Nd7 34. Bf2 Bc7 35. b5 Rdc8 36. Rd3 Be8 37. b6 Bd8 38. Rb3 Qf7) 33... Be8 34. Qb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rcd1 was best.} (34. Rcd1 Ra8 35. Qb3 Rdb8 36. Bf2 Rd8 37. h4 Bxc5 38. dxc5 Rxd2 39. Rxd2 g5) 34... Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best.} (34... Bxc5 35. bxc5) 35. Rdc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rcd1 was best.} (35. Rcd1) 35... Ra7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best.} (35... Bxc5 36. dxc5 Ng6 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38. Bxd1 Qf7 39. Rd2 Ne7 40. Rd6 Nd5 41. Be2) 36. Ra2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E47"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2567"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 25,69,12,11,12,11,14,11,11,16,14,12,10,7,17,25,0,-2,-3,2,-15,54,54,84,104,99,105,121,122,105,104,141,155,154,154,140,139,138,139,154,138,338,333,486,487,29995,29996]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 (5. Be2) 5... c5 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bc2 Bd6 $146 ({RR} 10... Qh4 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rd8 13. Qd3 e5 14. c4 Nde7 15. d5 Bf5 16. Qc3 Bxc2 17. dxc6 Bd3 18. c7 Rd7 19. Rd1 e4 20. Bb2 Qf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Nf4 f5 23. Nh5 Rxc7 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Nxh7+ {Sevian,S (2697)-Durarbayli,V (2627) Saint Louis USA 2024 0-1 (68)}) 11. Qd3 g6 12. a3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 e5 14. Ng3 exd4 15. cxd4 Bxg3 16. Qxg3 {The position is equal.} Nxd4 {Hoping for ...Ne2+.} 17. Bd3 Bf5 18. Bb2 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nc6 20. Qh3 Qd2 21. Rab1 Rad8 22. Ba1 Qd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. b6 was best.} (22... b6 23. Qb3 Nd4 24. Qa4 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Qd7 26. Qb4 Rde8 27. Rfe1 Qf5 28. Rbd1) (22... b6 $11) 23. Qh4 $40 {[%mdl 1152] And now Qf6 would win. White has compensation. White has some attack.} f5 24. Qc4+ Rf7 25. Rfe1 h5 26. h3 Kh7 27. Rbd1 Re8 28. Qc3 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 {[%csl Ga1][%CAl Rc3h8]} Rf8 30. Re6 Qf7 31. Rd6 Qe7 32. Qg3 {[%csl Gd6][%CAl Rg3g6]} Rg8 $2 {Mistake. Qf7 was best.} (32... Qf7 33. Kh2 Re8 34. Qc3 Nd8 35. Rf6 Qg7 36. Qd4 Rf8 {[#]} 37. Qd6 $1 Re8 38. a4) (32... Qf7 $16) 33. Bf6 $18 Qe8 $2 {Mistake. Qf7 was best.} (33... Qf7 {[#]} 34. Qd3 $1 Nb8 35. a4 Re8 36. Bb2 Rf8 37. Qd2 a6 38. Qd3 a5 39. Qd2) (33... f4 $142 34. Qxf4 Rf8) 34. Qb3 Qc8 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. b6 was best.} (34... b6 35. Qc3 Ne7 36. Qd4 Rf8 37. Bxe7 Qxe7 38. Rd7 Rf7 39. Rxe7 Rxe7 40. Kh2) (34... Qe1+ $18 35. Kh2 Qe4 36. Rd7+ Kh6) 35. Qf7+ {Accuracy: White = 87%, Black = 45%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Gurel, Ediz"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nd6 10. Nf1 c6 11. Bf4 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. h4 ({RR} 13. Ne3 Nc7 14. g3 Re8 15. h4 Ne6 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Kg2 Qf6 18. b4 Qg6 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Reb1 a6 21. a4 Nc7 22. c3 f6 23. Nd2 Kf7 24. Nb3 Re7 25. Nc5 Ne6 26. Nd3 Nc7 27. Nf1 a5 {Tabatabaei,M (2692)-Radjabov,T (2723) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (107)}) 13... Nc7 14. Ng5 g6 15. Qh3 $146 ({RR} 15. Ne3 h6 16. Nf3 h5 17. Re2 Ne6 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rxe6 Ne4 20. Rxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Bd6 22. Re1 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Re8 24. Re5 {½-½ (24) Sychev,K (2543)-Nesterov,A (2590) Sochi RUS 2024}) 15... Nf5 16. c3 h6 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Nf3 h5 19. g4 hxg4 20. Qxg4 Nh6 21. Qg2 Bf6 22. h5 Kh7 23. hxg6+ fxg6 24. Re6 Rae8 25. Rae1 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 Qf7 27. Qh3 Kg7 28. Ne3 Bg5 29. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav Anand"] [Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2634"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,126,43,42,61,58,59,52,52,54,52,42,39,37,37,0,5,5,66,64,62,67,72,69,62,-5,-8,-21,-21,-24,25,-33,-21,-80,72,0,-5,0,15,10,11,-259,-260,-259,-259,-371,-266,-326,-324,-314,-306,-297,-287,-352,-360,-396,-399,-392,-381,-391,-380,-375,-330,-327,-308,-392,-298,-299,-262,-266,-263,-279,-269,-337,-339,-441,-385,-379,-388,-378,-368,-388,-383,-391,-388,-398,-393,-400,-396,-397,-396,-378,-319,-398,-398,-396,-360,-426,-416,-423,-421,-425,-405,-516,-515,-523,-522,-527,-509,-537,-524,-491,-536]} 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 h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Nc6 {9...h5 0.41} 10. Nd5 b5 (10... Bxd5 $16 11. exd5 Nb8) 11. Bb6 Qc8 12. Nc7+ Kd7 $2 (12... Kf8 13. Nxa8 Qxa8) 13. Nxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc5+ Kc8 15. Nxe6 Kb7 16. Be3 fxe6 17. Bd3 Re8 18. O-O d5 19. c3 d4 20. Bf2 Rd8 21. a4 Qc8 (21... b4 {is a better defense.} 22. cxd4 Nxd4) 22. axb5 axb5 {1-0 (22) Martins,J (1426)-De Oliveira Fernandes,L Florianopolis BRA 2024}) ({RR} 9... b5 10. g4 (10. a4 $16) 10... d5 $1 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. O-O-O Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 O-O 15. h3 (15. Nc5 $14) 15... Nd7 16. Bd3 Nf6 (16... Rac8 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 17. Kd1 (17. Bc5 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rc5e7]} Rae8 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Re1) 17... Nd5 (17... Rac8 $15 18. Bg5 Bd8) 18. Bc5 Rfe8 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Ke2 Nd5 21. Kf2 Nf4 22. h4 {½-½ (22) Wang,Z-Rong,Y (1143) Shanghai CHN 2024}) ({RR} 9... Nc6 {9...0-0 0.42} 10. O-O-O b6 (10... Na5 $16) 11. g4 b5 12. h4 Na5 13. Nxa5 (13. g5 $18 Nh5 14. Nd5 Nxb3+ 15. axb3) 13... Qxa5 14. a3 b4 15. Nb1 (15. Nd5 $14 Bxd5 16. exd5) 15... Rb8 16. h5 ({White should play} 16. axb4 $15 Rxb4 17. Qe1) 16... Qa4 $2 (16... O-O $19 17. g5 Nd7) 17. Qe2 $2 (17. b3 $11 {and White is okay.} Bxb3 18. cxb3 Qxb3 19. Qd3 bxa3 20. Qxb3 Rxb3 21. Rd3 Rxd3 22. Bxd3) 17... Rc8 $2 (17... bxa3 $19 18. Nxa3 O-O 19. Qxa6 Qb4) 18. Rd2 (18. axb4 $15 h6 19. c3) 18... Bc4 19. Qd1 (19. Qh2 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 19... Ba2 $2 (19... Bxf1 $19 20. Rxf1 bxa3 21. Nxa3 d5) 20. c3 $2 (20. axb4 $14 O-O 21. h6) 20... Bxb1 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... Bb3 $19 21. Qe2 Bc4) 21. Qxa4+ {1-0 (21) Terzi,A (2254)-Tsukerman,J (1802) chess.com INT 2024}) 10. O-O-O h5 11. Kb1 Nbd7 {White is slightly better.} 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. h3 h4 14. f4 b5 15. fxe5 (15. Rhf1 {keeps more tension.} b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bg6) 15... dxe5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 (16... Nxd5 $11 17. exd5 Bxd5) 17. exd5 $14 Nb6 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Rhe1 Bd6 20. Na5 (20. Qe2 $14) 20... Kf8 $11 21. Nc6 Re8 22. Be4 Nh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. g6 was best.} (22... g6 23. a3 Kg7 24. Rc1 Qc5 25. Na5 Bc7 26. Nc6 Nh5 27. Nb4 Ba5 28. c3 $1) 23. c4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best.} (23. Qg5 Nf6) ({Better is} 23. Rf1 $11) 23... Ng3 24. Qc3 (24. cxb5 $11 axb5 25. Qd3) 24... b4 $2 {[#] Mistake. Rh6 was best.} (24... Rh6) (24... Rh6 $17 {keeps the pressure on.}) 25. Qf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best.} (25. Qc2 $1 Rh6 (25... Qc5 $142)) ({White should try} 25. Qc2 $1 $16) 25... Rh6 26. Qg4 Qc7 27. Qg5 Bc5 28. d6 $4 {Blunder. Qg4 was best.} (28. Qg4 $1) (28. Qg4 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 28... Bxd6 $19 ({Avoid the trap} 28... Nxe4 $2 29. Qxh6 gxh6 30. dxc7 $18) 29. Bd5 {[#]} e4 $1 {And now ...Bf4 would win.} 30. Qe3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best.} (30. Nd4 Bf4 31. Qg4 g5 32. Nf5 Nxf5 33. Qxf5 Re5 34. Qg4 f5 35. Qe2 Kg7) (30. Qg4 $142 Bc5 31. Nd4) 30... Kg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best.} (30... Bf4 31. Qc5+ Kg8 32. Rd4 Rf6 33. Rexe4 Nxe4 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35. Bxe4 Bd6 36. Qh5) 31. Rf1 Nxf1 32. Rxf1 Rf6 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Qh6 {Hoping for Qg6+.} Bf8 35. Qg6+ Bg7 {White must now prevent ...e3.} 36. Nd4 {Intending Nf5 and mate.} Kf8 37. Qh5 {intending Nf5.} e3 38. Ne2 {[#]} f5 $1 39. Qxf5 Re7 40. Kc2 Qe5 41. Qxe5 Bxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KBN} 42. b3 Bd6 43. Kd3 Bc5 44. Ng1 a5 45. Ke2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best.} (45. Ne2 a4 46. Kc2 Ra7 47. Nc1 axb3+ 48. axb3 Ra1 49. Bc6 Be7 50. Bf3 Bg5) 45... Ra7 46. Bc6 Ra6 47. Bb7 Ra7 48. Bc6 Ra6 49. Bb7 Rg6 50. Ke1 Ke7 51. Ne2 Rd6 52. Bd5 {[#]} a4 $1 53. Nc1 (53. bxa4 Ra6) 53... Ra6 {Strongly threatening ...axb3.} 54. bxa4 Rxa4 55. Be4 Ra3 56. Nb3 Kd6 57. Bb1 Ra8 58. Ke2 f6 59. Nxc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best.} (59. Nc1 Rg8 60. Be4 Rg7 61. Bf3 Ra7 62. Kd1 Ke5 63. Kc2 Ra3 64. Be2 Rc3+) 59... Kxc5 {Black is clearly winning.} 60. Kxe3 Kxc4 61. Bg6 Ra7 62. Kf3 Kc3 63. g3 Rg7 {Accuracy: White = 60%, Black = 81%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Black "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. a4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nxd4 $146 ({RR} 10... Bd7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. a5 Qc8 13. f3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bd3 Qc7 17. c4 Bc6 18. Bb6 Qf4 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. b3 h5 21. Bb1 g6 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Bd8 24. Bxd8 Rfxd8 25. Rfd1 {Haldorsen,B (2427)-Do Valle Cardoso,L (2392) Florianopolis BRA 2024 ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Bb3 Rac8 15. Qf3 exf4 16. Qxf4 Qa5 17. Rad1 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Qb4 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Bd4 Qxb3 21. Rd3 Qe6 22. Nd5 Ne8 23. Qf4 Bd8 24. b3 Rc2 25. Ne3 {Dvoirys,S (2476)-Grinberg,E (2462) Israel ISR 2024 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 10... Qc7 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Bd4 b6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Nb4 Qb7 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. c3 Ra7 18. h3 Qa8 19. Qe3 Bb7 20. Re1 Bd8 21. Bf1 Qb8 22. Rad1 Ra8 23. g3 Qc7 24. Bg2 Be7 25. Rd2 {Levitan,C (2235)-Karsten,J (2323) Cape Town RSA 2024 1-0 (68)}) 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. a5 Bc6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Bb6 Qe8 15. Bb3 Nd7 16. Bd4 Qd8 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Ne2 Bf8 19. c4 Qh4 20. Nc3 Ne5 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 f6 23. Rac1 Kf7 24. Ba2 Bd7 25. Ne2 Nc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. g6 was best.} (25... g6 26. Bb6 Ba4 27. b3 Bc6 28. f3 f5 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Nf4 Be7 31. Rc3) 26. Bc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best.} (26. Bb6 Nb8 27. Nc3 g6 28. b4 f5 29. Bb3 h5 30. Be3 Be7 31. b5 axb5) 26... Rc7 27. b3 Rb8 28. Bd2 b6 29. axb6 Rxb6 30. Nc3 Nb4 31. Bb1 g5 32. Be3 Rbb7 33. f4 h6 34. Rf1 Kg7 35. Rf2 Be7 36. Rcf1 Nc6 37. Bc2 Nb4 38. Bb1 gxf4 39. gxf4 d5 40. exd5 exd5 41. Nxd5 Nxd5 42. cxd5 Rxb3 43. Rf3 Bg4 44. Rg3 h5 45. Bf2 Rxg3 46. Bxg3 Bd6 47. Bf2 Bxf4 48. Bd3 Rd7 49. Bc4 Be5 50. Bxa6 Rxd5 51. Bb7 Rd2 52. Be3 Re2 53. Bf4 Kg6 54. Ba6 Rb2 55. Bd3+ Kg7 56. Bxe5 fxe5 57. Bf5 Rb4 58. Kh2 Kh6 59. Bxg4 Rxg4 60. Rf5 Re4 61. Kg3 Kg6 62. Rf8 Rg4+ 63. Kf3 e4+ 64. Kf2 Rg5 65. Rf4 Rg4 66. Ke3 Kg5 67. Rxe4 Rxe4+ 68. Kxe4 Kg4 69. Ke5 h4 70. Kf6 Kg3 71. Kg5 Kxg2 72. Kxh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Qe5+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 c6 11. Bd3 d5 12. a4 $146 ({RR} 12. Be3 Be6 13. Rhe1 Bd6 14. h3 O-O 15. Kf3 Rfe8 16. Bf4 Bc5 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Bf4 Bc5 19. Be3 Bf8 20. g4 a6 21. b4 a5 22. a3 b5 23. Kg2 Bd6 24. Bb6 a4 25. Re3 Bf4 26. Re2 Bd7 {Pap,G (2475)-Kantor,G (2527) Budapest 2024 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 12. c4 Be6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. f3 Bc5 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Kxe3 Kd7 17. Rhe1 Rae8+ 18. Kf2 h6 19. b3 Kc7 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Re1 Rxe1 22. Kxe1 c5 23. Kd2 Kd6 24. Ke3 b6 25. c4 Be6 26. h4 g5 {Bacrot,E (2683)-Kuzubov,Y (2605) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 12. Be3 Be6 13. f4 f6 ({RR} 13... Bd6 14. Kd2 O-O 15. g3 Rfe8 16. Rhe1 c5 17. a3 Bd7 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Rad8 20. Kc3 Be7 21. a4 b6 22. Bf2 Bf6+ 23. Kb3 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8 26. Bb5 Bxb5 27. axb5 Kf8 28. c3) 14. Rhe1 Bd6 15. Kf3 Kd7 16. Rad1 b6 17. a4 Bf7 18. b3 Kc7 19. Re2 Bg6 20. Rde1 Bxd3 21. cxd3 Kd7 22. f5 Rhe8 23. g4 Re7 24. Bf4 Rae8 25. Rxe7+ Rxe7 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 {Nazari,A (2370)-Ju,W (2559) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (39)}) ({RR} 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Rhe1 Kd7 14. Rad1 Bd6) ({RR} 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Bf4 Ke7 14. Kf3+ Be6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxf4 17. Kxf4 Rad8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Re2 Rd4+ 20. Kg3 Rhd8 21. Rae1 R8d6 22. f3 Rd2 23. Kf2 Rxe2+ 24. Rxe2 Rd1 25. Re1 Rd2+ 26. Re2 Rd1) 12... a5 13. Bf4 Be6 14. h4 h5 15. Kf3 O-O-O 16. Rhb1 d4 17. b4 axb4 18. cxb4 f6 19. Ke2 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Kd2 g5 22. Rh1 Bd5 23. f3 Kc7 24. a5 Re6 25. a6 bxa6 26. Rxa6 Re5 27. b5 Rg8 28. hxg5 Rexg5 29. Kc1 Rxg2 30. Rxh5 Rg1+ 31. Kb2 Re1 32. Rh7+ Kd6 33. bxc6 Bxc6 34. Be4 Rc8 $4 {Blunder. Rb8+ was best.} (34... Rb8+ 35. Ka2) 35. Rh6 $2 {Mistake. Rh4 was best.} (35. Rh4 Rb8+ 36. Ka2 Rxe4 37. Rxe4 Kd5 38. Ra5+ Rb5 39. Ra4 Rb2+ 40. Kxb2 Bxa4) 35... Kc5 $2 {Mistake. Rxe4 was best.} (35... Rxe4 36. fxe4 Kc5 37. Rh5+ Kc4 38. Rh4 Kb5 39. Ra3 Re8 40. Rf4 Rxe4 41. Rb3+) 36. Rh5+ Kd6 37. Rb6 $4 {Blunder. Kb3 was best.} (37. Kb3 Rxe4 38. fxe4 Kd7 39. Rh4 Rb8+ 40. Ka3 Re8 41. e5 Rxe5 42. Rxd4+ Kc7) 37... Re3 38. Rf5 Kd7 39. Bxc6+ Rxc6 40. Rxc6 Kxc6 41. Rxf6+ Kd5 42. Rf8 Kc4 43. Kc1 Re2 44. Rc8+ Kd5 45. Rb8 Rf2 46. Rb3 Kc4 47. Rd3 Rf1+ 48. Kd2 Rf2+ 49. Kd1 Rf1+ 50. Ke2 Rc1 51. Kd2 Rf1 52. Ra3 Rf2+ 53. Kd1 Kb4 54. Rb3+ Kc4 55. Kc1 Rf1+ 56. Kb2 Rf2 57. Ra3 Kb4 58. Rd3 Kc4 59. Rb3 Rf1 60. Ra3 Kb4 61. Rb3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2505"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,89,11,19,12,9,9,14,-49,-34,-39,-29,-30,-9,-54,-21,-41,-39,-39,-33,-50,-48,-50,-44,-42,-41,-58,-59,-51,-41,-31,-10,-47,3,-12,1,3,2,0,4,0,0,0,1,-3,1,1,0,0,4,7,-1,-1,9,8,8,9,5,9,29,33,33,22,25,12,35,11,16,11,12,12,13,10,14,15,27,9,21,5,18,20,24,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 ({RR} 5. Bg5 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Nd2 c6 9. Ba4 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. Re1 Bc7 13. h3 Be6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Qf3 g5 16. Bg3 d4 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 {Nihal,S (2698)-Nakamura,H (2789) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (78)}) ({RR} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Nbd2 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qc2 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O-O c5 13. g3 Be6 14. Kb1 a5 15. d4 a4 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxa2+ 18. Kxa2 Qxe5 19. Qd3 Nf6 {Bacrot,E (2684)-Blohberger,F (2506) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (75)}) 5... O-O 6. Nb3 {[#] And now Bxc6 would win.} Bb6 $146 ({RR} 6... Bd6 7. O-O Re8 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. Na5 c5 12. c3 c6 13. Nc4 b5 14. Ne3 Bf8 15. a4 Qd6 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Bxe5 (17. axb5 $11 {keeps the balance.} cxb5 18. Re1) 17... Rxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qg5 21. f4 {Bodnaruk,A (2340)-Zhapova,Y (2201) Tashkent UZB 2024 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 6... Bd6 7. O-O a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Re1 c5 11. a4 a5 12. Nbd2 Re6 13. Nc4 Qe8 14. Bd2 b6 15. Ng5 Re7 16. Bc3 Nd7 17. Qd2 ({Better is} 17. Nf3 $14) 17... f6 18. Nf3 Nf8 19. Ne3 Ne6 20. Nd5 Rf7 21. Qd1 {Tutisani,N (2405)-Dvirnyy,D (2482) Vecindario ESP 2024 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 6... Qe7 7. Bg5 Bb6 8. O-O h6 9. Be3 d6 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. Bxc6 (11. a4 $11 {remains equal.}) 11... bxc6 12. Nfd2 d5 13. Re1 Bb7 14. d4 (14. a4 $15) 14... exd4 15. exd5 Qd7 16. dxc6 Bxc6 (16... Qxc6 $17 {[%csl Gb7][%CAl Rc6g2]} 17. Nf3 Rfd8) 17. Nf3 Qg4 (17... Bxf3 $5 18. Qxf3 c5 $15) 18. Nbxd4 Rad8 19. h3 Qf4 20. c3 Bb7 21. Qc1 {Zhurbinsky,D (2080)-Vemparala,N (2192) Chesterfield MO USA 2023 0-1 (47)}) 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. h3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best.} (8. Nxe5 d5 9. O-O dxe4 10. a4 a5 11. dxe4 Qe7 12. Bf4 Nxe4) (8. Nxe5 $11 d5 9. a4 (9. Nxc6 Qd6 $11)) 8... d6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Re1 Rb8 12. a4 Bxe3 13. fxe3 c5 14. Nbd2 g6 15. b3 f5 16. Rf1 Qe7 17. Qe2 Rf7 18. Rf2 Rbf8 19. Raf1 h6 20. Kh2 Kg7 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. e4 R5f7 23. Nc4 Nf6 24. Nfd2 Bc8 25. Ne3 Be6 26. Qe1 Ng8 27. Rxf7+ Rxf7 28. Nf3 Qf8 29. Qa5 Qb8 30. Qb5 Qc8 31. b4 a6 $132 {[%mdl 2048] Black is not holding back} 32. Qa5 cxb4 33. Qxb4 Ne7 34. Qc3 Kh7 35. a5 Qb7 36. Qe1 Qa7 37. Qd2 Kg7 38. d4 exd4 39. Nxd4 Rxf1 40. Nxf1 {[#] Threatens to win with Qe3.} Bf7 41. Qc3 {Threatening mate with Ne6+.} Kg8 42. Nd2 Qb7 43. N4f3 Qc6 44. Qf6 Qd7 45. e5 {[%mdl 32768] Accuracy: White = 75%, Black = 85%. . Loss on time!?} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Aditya Mittal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2516"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,103,43,38,62,23,39,39,38,41,44,39,55,-43,-4,-4,75,82,82,80,100,50,71,66,85,82,84,36,40,43,46,48,37,19,49,38,36,19,62,49,132,144,154,169,156,149,214,198,241,237,327,327,308,339,407,410,411,392,425,405,442,455,468,464,457,324,328,327,445,441,441,376,434,428,468,455,567,491,536,536,524,507,611,617,701,736,710,647,1266,1188,29985,29986,29980,29981]} 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/UOvVqc6a} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 ({RR} 7... Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Nd5 Nf8 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Rhe1 Nd7 15. Kb1 Bg5 16. c4 O-O 17. Bf1 Nh4 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Qd3 Ng6 20. Ne3 Rc6 21. Qd2 b6 22. Nd5 {Abdusattorov,N (2744)-Maghsoodloo,P (2715) Prague CZE 2024 1-0 (68)}) 8. f4 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 8... b5 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. g4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ne5 12. Qg2 Be7 13. O-O-O Nfd7 14. Kb1 (14. g5 $1 $18) 14... O-O 15. Nd4 ({Better is} 15. g5 $1) 15... Rc8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Bg5 18. Bg3 Bf6 (18... Bh4 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 19. Nc6 Qc7 20. g5 $1 {[%CAl Rg5f6]} Bd8 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Bd3 {Gueci,T (2193)-Mayrhuber,N (1980) Apolda GER 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 8... b5 9. Be3 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qf3 (11. Qe2 $14) 11... Ne5 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Nd5 (13. O-O-O $11 Qc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5) 13... Be7 14. O-O-O O-O $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (14... Bxd5 $11 {and Black is okay.} 15. exd5 O-O) 15. Bxe5 $1 Bxd5 16. Bxf6 $1 Bc4 17. Bxe7 Bxe2 18. Bxd8 Bxd1 19. Kxd1 Rfxd8 20. Be2 d5 21. exd5 Rxd5+ 22. Kc1 f5 23. Bf3 {Hapala,E (2044)-Nilssen,E (2195) lichess.org 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/UOvVqc6a] 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. f5 Bd7 10. g4 ({White should play} 10. Qf3 $14) 10... Bc6 11. Bg2 h6 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. h4 Nb6 14. Qe2 Na4 15. Nxa4 Bxa4 16. Bf3 Bc6 (16... d5 $142) 17. Qg2 (17. O-O-O $142) 17... Nd7 18. O-O-O Qc7 (18... Bxh4 $142 19. g5 hxg5) 19. g5 O-O-O 20. Qf2 b6 (20... Kb8 $142) 21. f6 gxf6 22. gxf6 Bf8 23. Be2 {Zienkiewicz,J (2218)-Seo,J (2450) Karlsruhe GER 2024 ½-½ (57)} (23. Rd3 $16)) 9. f5 Bxb3 $1 {White is slightly better.} 10. axb3 d5 11. exd5 Nd4 12. Qd3 $2 {Mistake. Bd3 was best.} (12. Bd3 Qb6 13. Bg5 Bb4 14. Kf1 h6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ra4 O-O-O 17. Be4 Kb8) (12. Bd3 $14) 12... Rc8 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} (12... Nxd5 $2 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. c3 $18) 13. Be3 Bc5 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best.} (13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxc2+ 15. Kf2 Nxa1 16. Qe4 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. Qxe5+ Kf8 19. Bc4 $1) (13... Nxd5 $11 14. Nxd5 (14. Bxd4 Nb4 $15) 14... Nxc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 15. Kf2 Nxa1) 14. O-O-O $1 $16 O-O 15. Kb1 b5 ({Not} 15... Nxd5 $2 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. c3 $18) 16. Be2 Qc7 17. Bf3 h6 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best.} (19. Ne2 Rfd8 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxc2+ 22. Ka2 a5 23. Qd3 Ne8 24. Qxc2 Rxc2) 19... Nxd5 {Hoping for ...Nb4.} 20. Nxc5 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Qxc5 21. Bxd5 $1 Qxd5 22. g4 Qc6 23. Rh2 Rcd8 24. Re2 a5 25. Re4 a4 $2 {[#] Mistake. b4 was best.} (25... b4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Qxd4 Rc8 28. Rc1 Qf3 29. h4 Re8 30. Rg1 (30. Qd7 $16 Re5 31. Rg1) 30... Qe3 31. Qxe3) (25... b4 $14) 26. b4 $1 Rfe8 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Qf3 (28... Rc8 $16 29. Qd3 Kh8) 29. Qd7 Kh7 30. Rc1 ({Worse is} 30. Qxe8 Qxd1+ 31. Ka2 Qd5+ 32. Kb1 Qd1+ 33. Ka2 Qd5+ 34. b3 axb3+ 35. cxb3 Qg2+ 36. Ka3 Qh1 $11) 30... Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best.} (30... Rf8 31. Qxb5 Qxh3 32. f6 gxf6 33. Qa6 f5 34. gxf5 Qxf5 35. Qxa4 Rb8 36. Qb3) 31. Qxf7 Ra6 32. Qd7 Qxh3 33. Qxb5 Rf6 34. Qc4 a3 35. b3 Qe3 36. Rd1 Qe5 {[%csl Ga3][%CAl Re5b2]} 37. Qd4 Qe2 38. Rc1 $2 {Mistake. Rd2 was best.} (38. Rd2 a2+ 39. Kxa2 Ra6+ 40. Kb2 Qe7 41. Rd1 Qf8 42. Kb1 Qe8 43. Qd3 Rf6) 38... Rc6 39. Ka2 Ra6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxc2+ was best.} (39... Rxc2+ 40. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 41. Kxa3 Qc6 42. Qd3 Qa8+ 43. Kb2 Qg2+ 44. Kc3 Qc6+ 45. Kd2) 40. Qc3 Qxg4 41. b5 {[%CAl Bb4b5,Bb5b6,Bb6b7][%mdl 32]} Rf6 42. Qd3 h5 43. c4 h4 44. Rc3 Rxf5 45. b6 {And now b7 would win.} g6 {intending ...Qg2+.} 46. Qd7+ Kh6 {...Rf2+ is the strong threat.} 47. Qd2+ Kh5 48. b7 Rf8 49. c5 {aiming for c6.} h3 50. c6 {Threatens to win with c7.} Qh4 51. Rc2 Qe4 $6 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3 was best.} (51... Qg3 52. c7 Qxb3+ 53. Kxb3 Rf3+ 54. Kc4 a2 55. Qd1 a1=Q 56. Qxa1 Rf5 57. c8=Q) 52. Qe2+ {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 41%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B91"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [BlackElo "2601"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 19,109,19,56,30,58,53,55,60,61,65,76,46,66,40,49,39,38,37,38,33,26,17,23,-18,-17,-20,-19,-19,-13,-32,-21,-17,-6,-15,4,-35,5,-38,-42,-21,-21,-55,-55,-59,-58,-60,-48,-57,-50,-53,-6,-3,0,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,131,131,131,71,77,46,64,45,41,14,57,38,28,0,87,-13,98,42,127,0,0,0,65,-317,52,-3,719,641,29992,639]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O b6 $146 ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. a4 Bg4 11. Bf3 Be6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Rfc8 14. Nf1 Rab8 15. a5 Bd8 16. Be3 h6 17. h4 b6 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Bc1 a5 20. Ne3 Nc4 21. b3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Qc6 23. Rd3 Bb6 24. Be3 {Yu Yangyi (2720)-Xu,X (2623) Chengdu CHN 2024 ½-½ (61)}) 10. a4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Nd2 {White is slightly better.} Qc7 14. Nf1 Rfe8 15. Ne3 Bf8 16. Bd2 Nc5 {[%CAl Rc5e4]} 17. Ned5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 a5 $1 20. Bh3 Rb8 21. Qb5 g6 22. c3 f5 23. Be3 Bg7 24. Rac1 Rec8 25. f3 Qd8 26. Rc2 Bf6 27. b4 Nd7 28. g4 f4 29. g5 Bxg5 30. Bxd7 fxe3 31. Bxc8 Rxc8 32. Qd3 Bf4 33. bxa5 bxa5 34. Rb1 Qg5+ {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 35. Rg2 Qh5 36. Rb7 Kh8 37. c4 Qh4 38. Qe2 Qf6 39. Qd3 Rf8 40. Rg4 Bg5 $4 {Blunder. Rf7 was best.} (40... Rf7 41. Rxf7 Qxf7 42. c5 dxc5 43. Rg2 Kg7 44. Rc2 Qf6 45. d6 e4 $1 46. Qxe4) (40... Rf7 $11 {keeps the balance.} 41. Rb8+ Kg7) 41. Qe4 $16 Bf4 42. Kf1 $2 {Mistake. h4 was best.} (42. h4) (42. h4 $142) 42... Rf7 43. Rb5 Qd8 44. Ke2 Kg7 45. h3 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (45. h4) 45... Kh6 46. c5 dxc5 47. Rxc5 Rf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best.} (47... Qb8 48. Rc6 Qb2+ $1 49. Qc2 Rb7 $1 50. Rc7 Qb1 51. Qxb1 Rxb1 52. Rc2 Kg7 53. h4) (47... Qb6 $11 {remains equal.} 48. Rc6 Qb2+ 49. Qc2 Rb7) 48. Qc2 ({White should try} 48. Qc4 $16 {Black must now prevent Rh4+.} Rf7 49. Rc6) 48... Rf5 (48... Rb6 $1 $11) 49. Qd3 (49. Rc7 $16) 49... Qd6 (49... Rf6 $14) 50. Qb5 (50. Rxa5 $6 Qb4 $11) ({Better is} 50. Rc6 $16 Qd7 51. Qb5) 50... e4 $1 $11 {[%CAl Re4f3]} 51. fxe4 Rf7 (51... Bg5 $1 $11 52. exf5 Qh2+ 53. Kd3 Qd2+ 54. Kc4 e2 55. Qxa5 (55. Rg1 $2 Be3 $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 55... Qxa5 56. Rxa5 e1=Q) 52. Rc2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (52. Rc6 $1 $14 {keeps the upper hand.} Qe5 53. d6) 52... Qe5 $2 (52... Qf6 $19 53. Kd3 (53. Qxa5 $2 Bg5 $19) 53... Be5) 53. d6 (53. Qb6 $5 {[%CAl Rb6e6]} Bg5 54. Rxg5 (54. Qxa5 $2 Rf2+ 55. Kd3 Qa1 $19) 54... Kxg5 55. Qxe3+ Kh5 56. Kd2 $16) 53... Qxe4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (53... Qxd6 $11 54. Qc5 (54. Qxa5 Qf6 $17) 54... Qe6) 54. Rc4 Qh1 {[#] ...Qh2+ is the strong threat.} (54... Qe5) 55. Rcxf4 {Accuracy: White = 59%, Black = 59%.} (55. Rh4+ $142 Kg7 56. Qb2+ Kg8 57. Rc8+ Rf8 58. Rxf8+ {[%mdl 64] Back Rank} Kxf8 59. Rxf4+ Ke8 60. Qb5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qc6 61. Qxc6+ Kd8 62. Rf8#) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Black "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2526"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,75,21,30,30,36,32,69,69,78,69,81,78,112,95,101,105,115,120,125,131,126,135,153,144,164,169,233,204,194,194,205,192,290,273,303,315,319,299,303,298,269,273,283,295,285,285,278,259,337,350,358,286,445,436,574,582,572,568,555,568,569,569,600,585,574,596]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2 Bf6 {Hoping for ...e4.} 9. Nc3 {White is slightly better.} Bf5 10. d3 O-O 11. Ne4 $146 ({RR} 11. Nd2 Qd7 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. bxc4 (13. dxc4 $16 Qxd1 14. Raxd1) 13... Bh3 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Bxh3 Qxh3 16. f4 Re8 17. e4 f6 18. f5 Ne7 19. Ne3 $1 Nc6 {[#]} 20. Ng4 $1 Be7 {[#]} (20... g6 {is a better defense.} 21. fxg6 hxg6) 21. Nf2 $1 {[%CAl Rf2h3]} Qh6 22. Bc1 g5 23. h4 Qg7 24. hxg5 fxg5 25. Kg2 Rad8 {Tsolakidou,S (2385)-Cyfka,K (2350) Germany GER 2024 1-0 (34)}) 11... Re8 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. b4 {[%CAl Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Bg4 14. b5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Bxb7 Qe5 18. Qc2 Qh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (18... h5 19. Bg2) (18... h5 {keeps fighting.} 19. e3 Nd5 20. Bxd4 Qf5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5) 19. Be4 (19. Qxc7 Rd7 $11) 19... f5 20. Bc6 Re6 {intending ...f4.} 21. Qc5 Red6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe2 was best.} (21... Bxe2 22. Bxd4 Qg4 23. Be5 Na4 $2 (23... Rxd3 24. Bxc7 Qd4 25. Qxf5 Bg4) 24. Qe3 Nc3 25. f3 Qg6 26. Qc5 Na4 27. Qc4) (21... f4 $142 22. Bxd4 Qxc5 23. Bxc5 Rxe2 24. Rxe2 (24. gxf4 Rxd3 25. Rxe2 Bxe2 $16) 24... Bxe2) 22. f3 $18 Bh3 23. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Kh8 24. a5 Nd7 25. Bxd7 R6xd7 26. Ra4 {[%CAl Ba1a4,Ba4c4,Bc4c7,Bc7g7,Bg7f7][%mdl 32]} ({Don't take} 26. Qxa7 $6 f4 $18) 26... Qe8 {White must now prevent ...Qe3+.} 27. Bc1 Rd5 28. Qxa7 h6 29. Rc4 (29. Qxc7 Rc8 $15) 29... Re5 30. Kf2 (30. Qxc7 {is a self mate.} Rxe2 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rc7+ Kg8 33. Rf1 Re1 34. Rg7+ Kxg7 35. Bxh6+ Kxh6 36. Rxe1 Qxe1#) 30... Qxb5 31. Rxc7 f4 (31... Rxe2+ $142 32. Rxe2 f4 33. Rxg7 Qxd3) 32. Bxf4 {White is clearly winning.} Re6 33. Rxg7 {Intending Rh7+ and mate.} Bf5 34. g4 Bg6 35. Qc7 Rde8 36. Bxh6 {White threatens Rh7+! and mate.} Bf7 37. Rxf7 {Threatening mate with Rh7+.} Rxh6 38. Qf4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 96%, Black = 51%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2481"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 d4 4. g3 g6 $146 ({RR} 4... Nc6 5. exd4 cxd4 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3 Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a3 a5 12. Nbd2 Bc7 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Rab1 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Bf5 16. c5 Rab8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Qd7 19. b5 {Cu,I (1909)-Greenwood,M (1408) Penang MAS 2023 1-0}) ({RR} 4... Nc6 5. exd4 cxd4 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Bd6 8. O-O h6 9. Re1 Nge7 10. c5 Bc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Ng6 13. b4 Nxb4 14. Nfxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qf6 16. Ba3 Bxe5 17. Bxb4 a5 18. Ba3 Rb8 19. Qe2 {Borisova,E (2168)-Kalambetov,A (2041) Ershovo RUS 2024 1-0 (33)}) 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nc6 7. d3 dxe3 8. fxe3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best.} (8. Bxe3 Bxb2 9. Nbd2 Bxa1 10. Qxa1 Nf6 11. Bxc5 Qxd3 12. Ne5 Nxe5) 8... Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 Qd6 11. Ne2 Rd8 12. d4 Ne4 13. Kh2 f5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (13... a5 14. a4) 14. a3 b6 15. Qc2 Ba6 16. b4 Bb7 17. Bb2 e5 $6 {Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best.} (17... cxb4 18. Nf4) 18. d5 Nb8 $2 {Mistake. Ne7 was best.} (18... Ne7 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 b5 21. Nc3 bxc4 22. e4 cxb4 23. axb4 fxe4 24. Ra5) 19. Nd2 $2 {Mistake. Nh4 was best.} (19. Nh4 Nf6 20. e4 fxe4 21. Nc3 Nbd7 22. b5 Rf8 23. Rae1 Rf7 24. Nxe4 Nxe4) 19... Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Nd7 21. e4 Rf8 22. Kh1 a5 23. b5 Rae8 24. Rf2 Bc8 25. Raf1 Nf6 26. exf5 gxf5 27. Qg5 Kh8 $6 {Inaccuracy. h6 was best.} (27... h6 28. Qh4) 28. g4 fxg4 $2 {Mistake. h6 was best.} (28... h6 29. Qh4 fxg4 30. Ng3 Qd8 31. Kg1 Kg8 32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 gxh3 34. Bxh3) 29. h4 Ng8 30. Ng3 Rxf2 31. Rxf2 Qg6 $2 {Mistake. h6 was best.} (31... h6 32. Ne4 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. h5 a4 35. Bc3 Ne7 36. Rf7 Nf5 37. Rc7) 32. Ne4 $2 {Mistake. Be4 was best.} (32. Be4 Qxg5 33. hxg5 Rf8 34. Rxf8 Bxf8 35. Bxe5+ Bg7 36. Bc7 h6 37. Bf5 Bb7) 32... Nh6 33. Qxg6 $4 {Blunder. Ng3 was best.} (33. Ng3 e4 34. Bxg7+ Qxg7 35. Bxe4 a4 36. Rf6 Ng8 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. Rxb6 Nf6) 33... hxg6 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Nxc8 Rxc8 36. Be4 Nf5 37. Bxf5 Rf8 38. Re2 gxf5 39. Bxe5 f4 40. Kg1 g3 41. Re4 Bxe5 42. Rxe5 Kg7 43. Rg5+ Kh6 44. d6 Rf7 45. Kf1 Rd7 46. Rd5 f3 47. Rd3 Kh5 48. Rxf3 Rxd6 49. Rxg3 Rd4 50. Rg5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Black "Idani, Pouya"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 f5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be6 $146 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. e3 c6 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nf4 Qe8 12. Bh5 Qd7 13. O-O g5 14. Ng6 Rf7 15. f3 exf3 16. Qxf3 Rg7 17. Ne4 Be7 18. g4 f4 19. exf4 d5 20. fxg5 Qe8 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Nf6+ {Astafurov,A (2263)-Lund,G (2321) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 7... O-O 8. e3 c6 9. Nf4 Na6 10. Be2 Nc7 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. O-O Bd7 13. f3 exf3 14. Bxf3 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Be2 Ne6 18. Nh5 Qg5 19. Ng3 d5 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21. Rf1 Bc8 22. Rxf8+ {Muthaiah,A (2454)-Hristodoulou,P (2376) San Vicente ESP 2024 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 7... O-O 8. e3 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Nf4 Nc6 13. Be2 Be5 14. Ng6 Re8 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Rd1 Qg5 17. O-O Be6 18. Nd5 Re8 19. a3 Bf7 20. b4 cxb4 21. axb4 Ne7 22. Qa4 {Fedoseev,V (2683)-Gareev,T (2570) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (52)}) 8. Nf4 Bf7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Qxd8 Bxd8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nfd5 Bxc3+ 15. Nxc3 Rd8 16. f3 exf3 17. Bxf3 Nc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. O-O g6 20. b3 Rd3 21. Na4 Rxe3 22. Rfe1 Rae8 23. Rxe3 Rxe3 24. Kf2 Re5 25. Rd1 g5 26. Rd7 Bh5 27. Rxa7 Re2+ 28. Kf1 Rxa2 29. Re7 f4 30. Re5 h6 31. h4 Ra1+ 32. Re1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Black "Banusz, Tamas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E38"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5 6. Bd2 Qxc5 7. e3 d5 8. a3 $146 ({RR} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Rxc3 a6 14. Be2 Ke7 15. O-O Bd7 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. a3 f6 18. Nd2 Na5 19. b4 Rxc3 20. Rxc3 Nc6 21. Ne4 Rc8 22. Nc5 Nb8 {Marcolino,A (1925)-Felix,J (1703) Florianopolis BRA 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 dxc4 10. Bb4 Qc6 11. Qxc4 Qxc4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. Bc3 Ne4 14. Rc1 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Ke7 16. Nf3 Bd7 17. Ke2 Rac8 18. Rhc1 Na5 19. Bd3 Rxc3 20. Rxc3 Rc8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Ne5 f6 23. b4 fxe5 24. bxa5 h6 25. Be4 b6 26. axb6 axb6 27. Kd3 Kd6 28. Kc4 Bd7 29. Kb4 Be8 30. f3 Bd7 31. a4 Be8 32. Bd3 g5 33. g4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Gavrilescu, David"] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B27"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,87,28,31,32,25,25,47,36,55,35,114,112,106,110,123,124,125,122,133,117,133,123,118,104,108,86,111,123,146,138,403,86,85,73,77,78,79,73,72,70,74,75,107,103,99,99,146,108,105,46,132,98,110,103,116,109,145,142,157,109,102,102,102,102,147,151,277,235,257,260,250,246,476,472,534,517,511,529,685,636]} 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Bg4 5. Bb5+ ({RR} 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nge7 13. b4 Nf5 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. g4 Nfe7 16. Be2 h6 17. Kf1 g5 18. h4 Kd7 19. hxg5 hxg5) 5... Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O ({RR} 7. d3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 Qb6 (8... Bxe5 $11 {remains equal.} 9. Qa4 Bxf3 10. Qxc6+ Kf8 11. Nxf3 Rc8) 9. h3 Bf5 10. Qe2 Qa6 11. c4 Nh6 12. O-O O-O 13. Nb3 dxc4 14. dxc4 Rad8 $2 (14... Be6 $16) 15. Nxc5 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Bc8 18. g4 f5 19. g5 Nf7 20. Bf4 e6 (20... Qb6 $142) 21. b4 Rxd1+) 7... c4 ({RR} 7... Bg7 8. Re1 Nh6 9. d3 O-O ({RR} 9... Nf5 10. Nbd2 $1 Nh4 11. Qa4 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Qd7 13. Ng5 (13. Nd2 $1 $16) 13... Bf5 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 O-O 16. b3 f6 17. Nf3 Be4 18. Nd2 fxe5 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Rb1 Bd4 22. Be3) 10. Nbd2 f6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qa4 ({Better is} 12. g4 $16) 12... Qc7 (12... g5 $14) 13. g4 Bxg4 14. hxg4 fxe5 15. Nh2 e4 16. Ndf1 $1 exd3 17. Re6 Rac8 18. Bd2 Nf7 19. Rae1 Rfe8 $2 (19... Bf6 $14) 20. c4 d4 (20... Nd8 $142) 21. Qa3 Nd8 22. R6e4) 8. Re1 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({RR} 8. d3 cxd3 9. Qxd3 ({RR} 9. Nbd2) 9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Re1 e6 13. b4 Ne7 14. Nd2 Nc8 15. c4 ({RR} 15. a4) (15. h4 $14) 15... O-O 16. Bb2 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Nb6 21. Nxb6 Qxb6 22. Bc3 Qb5 {Gukesh D (2743)-Nakamura,H (2789) Toronto, Canada 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] ½-½ (40)}) ({RR} 8. d3 cxd3 9. Qxd3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Re1 e6 13. b4 Ne7 14. Nd2 Nc8 15. c4 O-O 16. Bb2 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Nb6 21. Nxb6 Qxb6 22. Bc3 Qb5 {Gukesh,D (2743)-Nakamura,H (2789) Toronto CAN 2024 ½-½ (40)}) 8... Bg7 9. b3 cxb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f6 was best.} (9... f6) (9... f6 $14) 10. axb3 $16 Nh6 11. d4 O-O 12. Nbd2 f6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Nf7 15. exf6 exf6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bc5 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Qd7 19. Ra6 Qb7 $4 {[#] Blunder. Bf8 was best.} (19... Bf8 20. Qa1 Nd6 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. h4 Qe6 23. Nd2 g5 24. h5 Re8 25. Rxa7) (19... Bf8 $16 {is a better defense.} 20. Qa1 Bh6) 20. Qa1 $4 {Blunder. Rxa7 was best.} (20. Rxa7 $1 Qxa7 21. Bxa7 Rxa7 22. g3 Ra3 23. Qe8+ Bf8 24. Qxc6 Rxb3 25. Qxf6 Rxc3) (20. Rxa7 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] and the rest is easy.} Qc8 (20... Rxa7 21. Qe8+) 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Qe6) 20... Qxb3 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Qxa7 {White threatens Qa8+ and mate.} h5 23. Qa8+ Kh7 24. Qxc6 Qb1+ 25. Kh2 Qf5 26. Qc7 Kg8 27. Ba3 g5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best.} (27... Bh6 28. Qb8+ Kh7 29. Qb7 Kg8 30. Kg1 Bf4 31. Nh4 Qe4 {[%CAl Re4e1]} 32. g3 Qe1+ 33. Kg2) 28. Qe7 {Black must now prevent Qe8+.} Qc8 29. Qe2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best.} (29. Bb4 Nh8 30. Qe2 Ng6 31. Ne1 h4 32. Qf3 Qc6 33. Nc2 $1 {[%CAl Rc2e3]} Bf8 34. Ne3 Bd6+) (29. Bb4 $16) 29... Nh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best.} (29... Bf8 $1 30. Bxf8) (29... Bf8 $1 $14 30. Bxf8 Kxf8) 30. Qd3 Nf5 31. g3 Qe6 32. Nd2 g4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best.} (32... Bf8 33. Bc5 Bd6 34. Kg1 Kg7 35. Kg2 Bc7 36. Qf3 Kg6 37. Nf1 Ba5 38. Qd3) 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. c4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best.} (34. Nb3 Bf8 35. Bxf8 Kxf8 36. Nc5 Qc8 37. Kg1 Ne7 38. Kf1 Kg7 39. Ke1 Ng6) 34... Bh6 35. cxd5 Qxd5 {With the idea ...Bxd2.} 36. Ne4 $1 {[%CAl Re4f6]} Kg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best.} (36... Bg7) 37. Bc5 Kf7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.} (37... Bg5 {[#]} 38. Nc3 $1) (37... Bg5 $16 38. Nc3 Qd7) 38. Nc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.} (38. Qe2 Ng7 39. Nd6+ Kg6 40. Qxg4+ Kh7 41. Ne4 Ne8 42. Nc3 f5 43. Qh5 Qe6) 38... Qe6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.} (38... Qf3 39. Qxf3 gxf3 40. Kh3 Ke6 41. Kg4 Be3 {[#]} 42. Nb5 $1 Bxf2 43. d5+ $1 Kxd5 44. Bxf2) 39. d5 Qe5 40. Qc4 Nh4 $2 {Mistake. Bd2 was best.} (40... Bd2 41. Nb5) (40... Bf8 $142 41. Bxf8 Kxf8 42. Qxg4 Nd6) 41. d6+ $18 {White is clearly winning.} Kg7 {And now ...Nf3+ would win.} 42. Qxg4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Bg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best.} (42... Qg5 43. Qxh4 Qxc5 44. Qg4+ Kf7 45. Qd7+ Kg8 46. Qe8+ Bf8 47. Ne4 Qd4 48. d7) 43. Ne4 {d7 is the strong threat.} Ng6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best.} (43... Kg6 44. d7 Nf3+ 45. Qxf3 Qd5 46. Nxg5 Qxd7 47. Nh3 Qh7 48. Bd4 Qh8 49. Kg2) 44. Nxg5 {Accuracy: White = 81%, Black = 52%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Erdos, Viktor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. e3 c6 7. a4 O-O 8. Nf3 ({RR} 8. Bd3 e5 9. dxe5 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Ng4 12. Ke1 Nxe5 13. Be2 Rd8 14. Nf3 Nd3+ 15. Bxd3 Rxd3 16. Bb2 Be6 17. Ke2 Rd8 18. Nd2 c5 19. c4 Nc6 20. a5 Rd7 21. Bc3 Rad8 22. Rhc1 h6 {Abasov,N (2632)-Caruana,F (2803) Toronto CAN 2024 ½-½ (44)}) 8... b6 9. a5 $146 ({RR} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qd3 Nb8 14. O-O Nc6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Rc8 ({RR} 16... Na5 17. Qa6 Qc8 18. Qb5 Qb7 19. Rab1 Qd5 20. Bb4 Nc6 21. Bd2 Rac8 22. Rfc1 Qxb5 23. axb5 Ne7 24. Ne5 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Nc6 Nxc6 27. Rxc6 Ra8 28. f3 h6 29. e4 Rd8 30. Rc4 Ne8 31. Bf4) 17. Qb5 Qd5 18. Rac1 Na5 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Bxd2 h6 22. Qxd5 exd5 23. f3 Nd7 {Gholami Orimi,M (2470)-Karthik Venkataraman (2605) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qd3 Nb8 14. O-O Nc6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Rc8 17. Qb5 Qd5 18. Rac1 Na5 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Bxd2 h6 22. Qxd5 exd5 23. f3 Nd7 {Gholami Orimi,M (2470)-Karthik,V (2606) Dubai UAE 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 9. Nd2 Ba6 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Qc8 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Re1 c5 14. Rc1 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Qc7 16. Qb3 Bb7 17. h3 Bd5 18. Qa3 Ne4 19. Bf1 Rac8 20. Red1 Ng5 21. Nd2 c4 22. a5 b5 23. Qb4 a6 {Nenezic,M (2499)-Drygalov,A (2475) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (53)}) 9... Ba6 10. Nd2 Qc8 11. Qb3 c5 12. Be2 Nc6 13. axb6 axb6 14. Ba3 Qc7 15. Qd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A18"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2522"] [PlyCount "200"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 ({RR} 6... c5 7. fxg7 Bxg7 8. Qh5 e5 9. Ne2 O-O 10. g4 Nd7 11. g5 e4 12. Bg2 Re8 13. O-O Ne5 14. Bxe4 h6 15. f3 Qxg5+ 16. Qxg5 hxg5 17. d4 Nxc4 18. dxc5 Re5 19. Rd1 Bf5 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Ba6 {Navara,D (2689)-Nisipeanu,L (2600) Solingen GER 2024 ½-½ (88)}) 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 8. Be4 Bc6 9. Qe2 Qe5 10. Bxc6+ Nxc6 11. Nf3 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 O-O-O 13. d4 Na5 14. Ne5 Re8 15. Nxf7 Rg8 16. Kd3 Bd6 17. c5 Rgf8 18. Nxd6+ cxd6 19. cxd6 Rxf2 20. Bg5 Kd7 21. Rhf1 Ref8 22. Rxf2 Rxf2 {Herman,D (1956)-Palczert,M (2297) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 8... Bc6 9. Bc2 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3 Nc6 12. d4 O-O-O 13. Rb1 Na5 14. c5 b6 15. Bd3 Be7 16. Ke2 Bf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best.} (16... Rd5 17. Be4 Rh5 18. Rb4 Kd7 19. Be3 f5 20. Bd3 g5 21. Bb5+ c6 22. Bd3) 17. Rd1 Rd5 18. Bf4 Rh5 19. Ba6+ Kd7 20. c4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best.} (20. Rb4 Ra8 21. Ra4 Bg5 22. Bg3 Bh4 23. Bb5+ c6 24. Bd3 g6 25. Rb1 Bxg3) 20... Bg5 21. Bg3 Bh4 22. Be5 f6 23. Bf4 Bg5 24. Bg3 Bh4 25. f4 Bxg3 26. hxg3 Ke7 27. Kf3 Rd8 28. Kg2 Rf5 29. d5 exd5 30. cxb6 axb6 31. c5 Nc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. d4 was best.} (31... d4 32. cxb6 cxb6 33. Rxb6 Rc5 34. Bd3 h5 35. Be4 Kf7 36. Rb4 f5 37. Bb1) 32. Rd3 Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Na5 was best.} (32... Na5) 33. Bb5 bxc5 34. Re1+ Kf8 35. Bd7 Rh5 36. Bg4 Rh6 37. Rxd5 Nd6 38. Rxc5 f5 39. Bf3 Ra7 40. Bd5 $2 {Mistake. Rce5 was best.} (40. Rce5) 40... Rf6 41. f3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best.} (41. Rh1 h6 42. Rhc1 Ne8 43. Bb3 g5 44. fxg5 hxg5 45. a4 g4 46. a5 f4) 41... h6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best.} (41... Nc8 42. Bb3 c6 43. Re2 g6 44. a4 Nb6 45. a5 Nd5 46. Rd2 Rd6 47. Kh2) 42. Rc2 g5 43. fxg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best.} (43. Rb2 c6 44. Bxc6 gxf4 45. gxf4 Rc7 46. Bd5 Nc8 47. Rb8 Kg7 48. Rb7 Rxb7) 43... hxg5 44. Rb2 c5 $4 {Blunder. c6 was best.} (44... c6) 45. Rb8+ Kg7 46. Rg8+ Kh7 47. Rxg5 $2 {Mistake. Rh1+ was best.} (47. Rh1+ Rh6 48. Rh8+ Kxh8 49. Rxh6+ Kg7 50. Rxd6 Ra4 51. Bb3 Ra7 52. Rd5 Rc7) 47... Rh6 48. Re2 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (48. a4) 48... c4 49. Be6 Rf6 50. Bd5 $2 {Mistake. Kf1 was best.} (50. Kf1) 50... Rh6 $2 {Mistake. Ra5 was best.} (50... Ra5) 51. Bg8+ Kh8 52. Be6 Rg7 $2 {Mistake. Ra8 was best.} (52... Ra8) 53. Rxg7 Kxg7 54. Bd5 c3 55. Rc2 $4 {Blunder. Re7+ was best.} (55. Re7+ Kh8 56. Bb3 f4 57. gxf4 Nb5 58. Re8+ Kg7 59. Rc8 Rf6 60. Rc4 Rd6) 55... Nb5 56. Bc4 Rb6 57. Kf2 Na3 58. Rxc3 Nxc4 59. Rxc4 Rb2+ 60. Ke3 Rxa2 61. Kf4 Ra3 62. Rc5 Kg6 63. Rc6+ Kf7 64. Rh6 Rb3 65. Rh5 Ke6 66. Rh8 Kf6 67. Rf8+ Kg6 68. Rd8 Kf6 69. Rd6+ Kf7 70. Rh6 Ra3 71. Rh5 Ke6 72. Rh8 Kf6 73. Rf8+ Kg6 74. Rd8 Kf6 75. Rd4 Rb3 76. Rd5 Rb4+ 77. Ke3 Rb3+ 78. Rd3 Rb6 79. f4 Re6+ 80. Kd4 Re4+ 81. Kc5 Re1 82. Kc6 Re2 83. Kd7 Re1 84. Kc6 Re2 85. Kc5 Re1 86. Kd4 Re4+ 87. Kc3 Re1 88. Kd2 Ra1 89. Ke2 Ra2+ 90. Rd2 Ra3 91. Kf2 Ra8 92. Kg2 Kg7 93. Rd6 Rb8 94. Kh3 Rh8+ 95. Kg2 Ra8 96. Rb6 Rc8 97. Rb5 Kg6 98. Kh3 Rh8+ 99. Kg2 Ra8 100. Kh3 Rh8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Peralta, Fernando"] [Black "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,70,19,10,39,30,27,30,39,10,40,27,58,44,97,97,102,102,142,146,165,165,161,169,195,189,213,207,224,229,258,254,236,150,169,166,188,132,199,193,183,126,221,95,95,-8,119,103,121,-216,-197,-185,-192,-335,-329,-318,-335,-331,-315,-371,-394]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Nf3 (8. Qc2 {keeps more tension.} O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. a3) 8... Nbd7 9. Bd3 c6 {White has an edge.} 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Ne8 12. Bg3 $146 ({RR} 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd2 Nd6 14. h3 Be6 15. f4 Nf6 16. Rae1 Bd7 17. Nf3 Nfe4 18. Ne5 (18. Bxe4 $11 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxe4 dxe4 21. Ne5) 18... Rfe8 (18... Bf5 $15) 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Be2 Be6 21. g4 f6 22. Ng6 Qf7 23. f5 Bxa2 24. Qc5 Qd5 ({Black should try} 24... Qc7 $17) 25. Ra1 Bc4 26. Bxc4 Nxc4 {Salem,A (2639)-Vetokhin,S (2396) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (68)}) 12... Bd6 13. Ne5 $1 {[%CAl Re5g4]} Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qe7 15. f4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy.} f6 {[%CAl Rf6e5]} 16. h3 Bh5 {[%CAl Rf6e5]} 17. Bh4 Nc5 18. Bf5 Kh8 19. Rae1 a5 20. e4 d4 21. exf6 gxf6 22. e5 dxc3 23. exf6 Qd6 24. Qxc3 ({White should play} 24. Re5 $18) 24... Na4 (24... Bf7 $16) 25. Qe5 $18 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Bf7 26. Bf2 $2 {Mistake. Qe7 was best.} (26. Qe7 Qxe7 27. fxe7 Rg8 28. Bf2 $1 c5 29. b3 Ng7 30. Bd3 c4 31. bxc4 Nb2) (26. Qe7 $18) 26... b6 $2 {Mistake. Bc4 was best.} (26... Bc4) (26... Bc4 $16 {was worth a try.}) 27. b3 $2 {Mistake. Qe7 was best.} (27. Qe7 Nc5 28. Rd1 Qxe7 29. fxe7 Rg8 30. Bd4+ Rg7 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rd8 Ra7) (27. Qe7 $18 {and the rest is easy.}) 27... Nc5 $16 28. Qc3 $2 {Mistake. Qe7 was best.} (28. Qe7 Kg8 29. Re3 Rd8 30. Bh4 $1 Kh8 31. Rg3 Qd4+ 32. Kh2 Nd6 33. Bb1 Rfe8) ({Better is} 28. Qe7 $16) 28... Nxf6 $2 {Mistake. Rd8 was best.} (28... Rd8) (28... Rd8 $1 $11) 29. Bd4 Bd5 30. Re6 $4 {Blunder. Be5 was best.} (30. Be5 {30.?e3 1.41} Qd8 {[#]} 31. Re3 $1 {[%CAl Re3g3]} Ra7 32. Rg3 Rg7 33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. Qg3+ Kh8 35. Qg6 {[%csl Gf5][%CAl Rg6h7]} Qe7) ({Stronger than} 30. Qg3 Rg8 $17) (30. Re3 $16 {keeps the pressure on.}) 30... Nxe6 $19 31. Bxf6+ Kg8 {...Qc5+ is the strong threat.} 32. Qg3+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best.} (32. Kh2 Ng7) (32. Kh2 $142) 32... Ng5 $1 33. Bxg5 hxg5 34. Qxg5+ {[#]} Kf7 $1 35. Re1 {Intending Re7+! and mate.} Rg8 {Accuracy: White = 57%, Black = 55%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Sanal, Vahap"] [Black "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2525"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,123,-8,-14,-10,-8,25,-12,-11,-29,-29,-46,17,16,58,28,84,84,88,-1,0,3,3,5,31,36,44,39,56,36,96,82,109,57,66,64,46,12,10,14,15,15,15,16,17,19,16,0,0,0,27,33,25,17,31,-1,-4,-4,0,2,0,3,10,10,7,9,8,10,24,8,10,6,10,9,13,20,45,45,45,47,53,18,15,7,17,16,17,17,21,25,50,53,210,211,207,207,249,211,233,233,224,153,202,183,183,163,253,243,536,536,561,569,29949,29957,883,883]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bd3 h6 $146 ({RR} 6... Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Ne2 Bxf3 9. gxf3 O-O (9... Nh5 $17 10. Be3 Bd6) 10. Qd2 $2 (10. h4 $14) 10... Nb4 $2 (10... Ne4 $1 $17 11. Bxe4 Bxg5) 11. h4 (11. Bf5 $14) 11... Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 c5 (12... Nh5 $15) 13. O-O-O Qa5 (13... c4 $5 {[%CAl Rc4d3]} 14. Qf5 Qc8 15. Qxc8 Rfxc8 $11) 14. Kb1 ({Better is} 14. Nc3 $14) 14... Rac8 (14... c4 $1 $11 15. Qf5 Rfe8) 15. Nf4 $2 (15. dxc5 $1 $16 h6 16. Nd4) 15... c4 $1 16. Qe3 (16. Qf5 $15) 16... Rfe8 17. Rde1 $2 (17. c3 $17) 17... c3 $2 (17... Bb4 $19 {has better winning chances.} 18. c3 Rxe3 19. fxe3 Be7) 18. Bxf6 (18. Qe5 $17 {was necessary.}) 18... Qb5 {[%csl Gc3][%CAl Rb5b2]} 19. b3 Bxf6 20. Qd3 (20. Qc1 $142) 20... Qb4 $2 (20... Qxd3 $19 21. Nxd3 Bxd4) 21. Rxe8+ {Shubin,D (2201)-Sena,J (1909) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (72)} (21. Nxd5 $16 Qd6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxc3)) 7. Bf4 a6 8. Qd2 Nc6 {The position is equal.} 9. Nge2 Nb4 10. O-O-O Be6 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (10... b5 11. f3 Nd7 12. Ng3 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Nb6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 O-O 16. Qg4) (10... b5 $15) 11. f3 $11 b6 12. Be5 c5 (12... O-O $11 {remains equal.}) 13. Nf4 $16 O-O 14. g4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best.} (14. Kb1 Nxd3) ({Much worse is} 14. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 15. Bg6 Nd7 $11) ({White should play} 14. Kb1 $16) 14... Nd7 $1 $11 {[%CAl Rd7e5]} 15. Bf5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 d4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. Threatens to win with ...Bxf5.} (16... Bg5 17. a3 d4 18. Ne4 Qd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Nxd5 21. c3 Bxf5 22. gxf5) 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 {Strongly threatening ...Bg5.} 19. Ne4 Rxf3 (19... Nd5 $14) 20. g5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. h4 g4 $1 24. a3 Re8 $1 {[%CAl Re8e6]} 25. Bxg4 Rf4 26. Bd7 Re7 27. e6 Nd5 28. Rdf1 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Nf6 30. Bc8 a5 31. Re1 g6 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 Rc7 34. Rf1 Kg7 {[#]} 35. Bd7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Ra7 {And now ...Ra1+ would win.} (35... Nxd7 36. Rf7+) 36. Kb2 cxb4 37. Rf4 Rc7 38. Rxd4 Kf8 39. Ba4 Ke7 40. Bb3 Rc5 41. Rxb4 b5 42. Rd4 g5 43. hxg5 Rxg5 44. Ka3 Re5 45. Rd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kb4 was best.} (45. Kb4 Ne4 $1 46. Rd7+ Ke8 $1 47. Ba2 Ng5 48. Rd6 Ne4 49. Rc6 Ng3 50. Bb3 Nf5) 45... Re4 46. Rf2 {White wants to play Rf5.} Re5 47. Rd2 Re4 48. Rd1 Rf4 49. Kb2 Re4 50. Kc3 b4+ $2 {Mistake. Rh4 was best.} (50... Rh4 51. Ra1 Ne8 52. Ra7+ Kd6 $1 53. Rd7+ Kc5 54. Rd5+ Kc6 55. Re5 Rh7 56. Kd4) (50... Rg4 $14) 51. Kd3 $18 Rh4 52. Ra1 Rh8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best.} (52... Kd6 53. Ra6+ Ke7 54. Ra7+ Kd6 55. Rf7 Rh6 56. Ke2 Rg6 57. Ke1 Ng8 58. Rd7+) 53. Ra7+ (53. Ra6 {53.?a7+ 2.41}) 53... Kd6 {[#]} 54. Ra6+ $1 Ke7 55. Rb6 Rd8+ {[#]} 56. Kc4 $1 Nd5 57. Rc6 {Black must now prevent Kc5.} Rd6 (57... Kf6 $142 58. Kc5 Nf4 59. Kxb4 Re8) 58. Rc5 Nf4 $4 {Blunder. Nf6 was best.} (58... Nf6 59. Kb5 Rd8 60. Rc7+ Kd6 61. Rc6+ Ke7 62. Kxb4 Ne4 63. Ka5 Ng3 64. Rc7+) (58... Nf6 $142 59. Kb5 (59. Kxb4 Rd4+ 60. Kb5 Ne8 $18) 59... Rd8 60. Rc7+ (60. Kxb4 Rb8+ 61. Ka5 Kd6 $18) 60... Kd6 61. Rc6+ Ke7 62. Kxb4 Rh8) 59. Rc7+ Kf6 60. Rf7+ Ke5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg5 was best.} (60... Kg5 61. e7 Re6 62. Ba4 Re4+ 63. Kc5 Re5+ 64. Kd6 Re6+ (64... Rd5+ $142 65. Kc7 Rc5+ 66. Bc6 Re5) 65. Kd7 Rxe7+ 66. Rxe7) 61. e7 Re6 62. Kc5 {Accuracy: White = 76%, Black = 64%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Kadric, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2558"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,103,42,45,35,39,41,60,71,103,33,46,15,16,16,96,0,0,0,-1,-40,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,-24,12,13,17,8,23,0,0,3,2,0,4,2,2,3,4,3,9,9,22,16,14,14,14,14,17,17,17,16,120,18,19,13,14,8,14,16,21,7,16,14,256,232,237,221,243,208,234,221,444,444,460,460,460,460,577,566,561,551,635,629]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. O-O d5 6. dxe5 Bg4 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bc5 9. Re1 Qd7 10. Rb1 Bb6 11. h3 {White is slightly better.} Bh5 12. g4 $146 ({RR} 12. Bg5 {12.e6 1.13} h6 13. Bh4 Qe6 (13... g5 $15 14. Bg3 O-O-O) 14. g4 Bg6 $1 15. Nd4 (15. Kg2 $14) 15... Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 h5 18. g5 Qg6 19. Rbd1 O-O-O ({Better is} 19... O-O $14) 20. f4 Qxd3 21. Rxd3 g6 22. c3 c5 23. Bf2 c4 (23... cxd4 $16 24. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 25. cxd4 Kd7) 24. Rf3 Ba5 25. Rb1 a6 26. Be1 h4 {Perez Ponsa,F (2538)-Deac,B (2690) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (65)}) (12. e6 $16 fxe6 13. Bf5) 12... Bg6 $1 $14 13. Rb5 O-O-O 14. Bg5 Ne7 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (14... a6 15. Rxb6) (14... a6 $11 {keeps the balance.} 15. Rxb6 cxb6) 15. Bxe7 $2 {Mistake. a4 was best.} (15. a4) (15. a4 $16) 15... Qxe7 $11 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Rxd5 Rxh3 (17... Qa3 {is interesting.} 18. Qd3 Qxa2 19. c4 c6 20. Rd6 Qa5) 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 20. Kg2 Rh8 21. Ng5 Ke7 22. Rd1 Rf8 23. f4 c6 24. c4 Bc7 25. Kf3 f6 26. exf6+ Rxf6 27. Rd4 c5 28. Re4+ Kd7 29. Nh7 Rf7 $1 30. Ke3 Bd8 31. Re5 Be7 32. Rd5+ Kc6 33. Ng5 Bxg5 34. Rxg5 $11 {KR-KR} Rf6 35. Re5 Kd6 36. Kf3 Rf8 $2 {[#] Mistake. b6 was best.} (36... b6 37. Ke4 Kd7 38. Rd5+ Ke7 39. Rg5 Kd7 40. Re5 Rc6 41. g5 Rc8 42. Rd5+) (36... b6 $11) 37. Kg3 $2 {Mistake. Rd5+ was best.} (37. Rd5+ $1) (37. Rd5+ $1 $16 Kc6 38. Ke4) 37... b6 38. Re3 Rf7 39. Re2 Rf8 40. Re3 Rf7 41. Rf3 Ke6 42. Kh4 Rd7 $4 {Blunder. Kf6 was best.} (42... Kf6 43. Rd3 Rf8 44. Rd5 Rh8+ 45. Kg3 Ke7 46. Rd1 Rh6 47. g5 Rh8 48. Rd3) (42... Rf6 $11) 43. Kg5 $18 Kf7 44. Rd3 Re7 45. c3 Re4 46. Rd7+ Kf8 $2 {Mistake. Kg8 was best.} (46... Kg8 47. Kxg6 Rxf4 {[#]} 48. g5 $1 Kf8 49. Rxa7 Rxc4 50. Rb7 Rxc3 51. Rxb6 c4 52. a4) (46... Kg8 $142 47. Kxg6 (47. Rxa7 Kh7 $16) 47... Rxf4) 47. Rxa7 {White is clearly winning.} Rxc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re6 was best.} (47... Re6 48. Ra8+ Kf7 49. a4 Rc6 50. Ra6 Re6 51. a5 bxa5 52. Rxa5 Rc6 53. Ra8) 48. Rb7 Rxc3 49. Kxg6 Rc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best.} (49... Rd3 50. Rb8+ Ke7 51. f5 Rg3 52. g5 Kd6 53. Rg8 c4 54. Rxg7 c3 55. Rh7) 50. f5 c4 51. g5 {aiming for Rb8+.} c3 52. Rxg7 {Accuracy: White = 82%, Black = 68%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Samant Aditya S"] [Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2691"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Ng5 Qd7 11. Qf3 d5 12. O-O-O d4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. e5 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 14... O-O 15. Qh3 h6 16. Nxe6 Nc6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Nxd4 Qxh3 19. gxh3 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxf2 21. Ne4 Re2 22. Kd1 Rg2 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Re1 Rxh2 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Re3 Be7 27. a3 Kf7 28. b4 b5 29. Nc5 {Ahmadzada,A (2482)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2652) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (44)}) 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Nce4 O-O 18. Qg4 Bxg5+ 19. Nxg5 Rxf2 20. Qxe6+ Qxe6 21. Nxe6 Rxg2 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Rf8 24. h4 Kg7 25. a4 Rf7 26. b3 h5 27. Rhd1 Kh6 28. Kb2 Rg4 29. Kc3 Rf3+ 30. Kc4 $2 {Mistake. Kb2 was best.} (30. Kb2 a5 31. Rd7 Rxh4 32. Rxb7 Rhf4 33. Rb5 Rf5 34. c4 Rf1 35. Rxf5 Rxf5) 30... Rff4 31. c3 Rxh4 32. Kc5 Rf5+ 33. Kb6 Rh3 $2 {Mistake. Rxd4 was best.} (33... Rxd4 34. cxd4 Rd5 35. Kxb7 g5 36. Kc6 Rd8 37. d5 g4 38. d6 g3 39. Kc7) 34. Kxb7 Rxc3 35. b4 Rf6 36. b5 $4 {Blunder. Rd6 was best.} (36. Rd6) 36... axb5 37. axb5 Rb3 38. Rd5 h4 39. Kc7 $6 {Inaccuracy. R1d3 was best.} (39. R1d3 Rb4) 39... g5 40. Rg1 Rg6 41. Kd7 h3 42. Ke7 g4 43. Rh1 Rg5 44. Rd6+ Kh5 45. b6 Rg6 46. Rd5+ Kh4 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Avila Pavas, Santiago"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2514"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,105,35,43,34,42,40,41,38,45,35,47,34,34,27,29,28,34,28,42,44,45,46,48,48,52,60,60,45,58,58,61,61,71,69,100,89,101,88,87,87,88,88,196,96,251,210,203,210,207,207,210,213,266,258,258,246,257,255,264,213,277,268,346,267,269,262,269,269,271,264,267,259,250,253,272,259,284,270,291,291,292,298,295,287,324,310,328,332,334,341,348,326,371,321,391,400,401,400]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 {White is slightly better.} Bd6 9. O-O c6 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qc2 O-O 13. h3 h6 14. Rfe1 $146 ({RR} 14. Rfc1 Nb6 15. Rab1 Qc7 16. a4 Ne8 17. a5 Nd7 18. b4 Nd6 19. Na4 Rfe8 20. Ne5 Rad8 21. Nc5 Nf8 22. Nxa6 bxa6 23. Bxa6 Bf5 24. Bd3 $1 {[%CAl Rd3f5]} Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Rxe5 $1 26. dxe5 Nc4 27. f4 (27. e4 $16) 27... Ne6 28. Kh1 c5 {Pang,T (2430)-Kusa,J (2350) Marianske Lazne CZE 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 14. Rfc1 Qe7 15. Na4 Ne8 16. Nc5 Nd6 17. b4 Rfe8 18. a4 g6 19. Rab1 Rab8 (19... Qf6 $14) 20. b5 ({Better is} 20. Ne5 $16) 20... cxb5 21. axb5 a5 ({Black should play} 21... Rbc8 $14) 22. b6 Bf5 $2 (22... Nxc5 $14 23. Qxc5 Ra8) 23. Bxf5 Nxf5 24. Qb3 Nf6 25. Ne5 Kg7 26. Ra1 Ra8 (26... Nd6 {was necessary.} 27. Rxa5 h5) 27. Rc2 $2 (27. Nxb7 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} a4 (27... Qxb7 28. Rc7) 28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. Qxa4 Qxb7 30. Rc7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qxb6 31. Rxf7+ Kg8 32. Rxf6 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Qxf6 33. Qxe8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg7 34. Qd7+ Ne7 35. g3) 27... Red8 $2 (27... Rec8 $16 {is a better defense.} 28. Ra3 Nd6) 28. Rca2 Nh7 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Krzywda,A (2211) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)} (28... Ne4 $142)) 14... Rfc8 15. Rad1 b5 16. Ne2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nf4 Bd7 19. Qd2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rc5 21. Qd2 Qe7 22. Nd4 Rac8 23. Qb4 Qd8 24. Nd3 Rc4 25. Qd6 Qa5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.} (25... Qc7 26. Qxc7 R4xc7 27. g4 a5 28. f3 b4 29. h4 g6 30. Kf2 Kg7 31. Nf4) (25... Qc7 $16 26. Qxc7 R4xc7) 26. a3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.} (26. Ne5 R4c7 27. a3 Rb7 28. Qe7 Rf8 29. Nb3 Qc7 {[#]} 30. Rc1 $1 {[%CAl Rc1c7]} Qd8 31. Qxd8 Rxd8) (26. Ne5 $18 {is more deadly.} R4c7 27. a3) 26... Be6 $2 {Mistake. Qc7 was best.} (26... Qc7 27. Qxc7) (26... Qc7 $16 27. Qxc7 R8xc7) 27. Ne5 ({Weaker is} 27. Nxe6 R4c6 $14) 27... Ne4 28. Nxc4 bxc4 29. Qe5 Re8 30. Ne2 Nf6 31. Qc3 Qb6 32. b4 Bf5 33. Nf4 Qc6 34. Qd4 Be6 35. f3 Qa4 36. Qc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (36. e4 dxe4 37. fxe4 Rc8 38. Nxe6 fxe6 39. Qe5 Re8 40. Rc1 Qxa3 41. Rxc4 Qb3) 36... Qc6 37. Rd2 Bf5 38. Red1 Be6 39. Kf2 Qb5 40. Qd4 Qa4 41. Ra1 a5 42. Qc3 Rb8 43. Rb2 ({But not} 43. bxa5 $6 Rb3 $16) 43... Nd7 44. bxa5 {aiming for Rxb8+.} Rxb2+ 45. Qxb2 Qxa5 46. Qb4 Qa7 47. Rb1 Kh7 48. Rd1 Qa8 49. a4 Ne5 50. Qb1+ Kh8 51. Qb5 Qc8 52. Rb1 Kh7 53. Qb8 {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 73%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2496"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "218"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 b4 13. d5 Na5 14. Bxf6 $146 {Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best.} (14. cxb4 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 g5 16. Bg3 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 f5 18. Re1 f4 19. Kh1 fxg3) ({RR} 14. cxb4 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. a5 Ba7 18. Nbd2 Qd7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rc2 f5 21. exf5 Qf7 22. Qd3 Qxd5 23. Qxd5+ Bxd5 24. Rec1 Rf7 25. Nc4 Rb8 26. Ne3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Rxb4 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 {Suyarov,M (2405)-Saydaliev,S (2463) Tashkent UZB 2024 0-1 (73)}) ({RR} 14. cxb4 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Nbd2 f5 18. exf5 Qf6 19. Nc4 Bxd5 20. Qd3 {0-1 (20) Hong,A (2539)-Sindarov,J (2701) Samarkand UZB 2023}) 14... Qxf6 15. cxb4 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 g5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best.} (16... Qf4) 17. Re2 Qg6 18. Nfd2 f5 19. Nc4 Bd4 20. Na5 fxe4 21. Nc3 Qh5 22. Rae1 Bc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best.} (22... Qf7 23. Qc2 Bc8 24. Nxe4 Bf5 25. Kh1 Kh8 26. f3 g4 27. Nc6 gxf3 28. gxf3) 23. Nxe4 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best.} (23... Bg4 24. Rd2 Bd7 25. Qc4 Rf4 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. Qxc6 Raf8 28. Qxa6 Qg6 29. Qe2) 24. Qc2 Bf5 25. Nc6 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Rf4 27. Qd3 Qf7 28. g3 Bxf2+ 29. Kg2 Rf6 30. Rf1 Rf8 31. Nd8 Rxd8 32. Rexf2 Rxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Qg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qh7 was best.} (33... Qh7 34. Qxh7+ Kxh7 35. Rf7+ Kg6 36. Rxc7 Kf5 37. Kf3 e4+ 38. Ke3 Ke5 39. Rc4) 34. Qxa6 Rf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (34... e4) 35. Rxf8+ Qxf8 36. Qd3 Kg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.} (36... Qe8 37. a5 e4 38. Qc2 Qe5 39. a6 Qd4 40. h3 h5 41. Qc3 Qxd5 42. Qe3) 37. a5 Qb8 38. b5 Qa7 39. b4 g4 40. Kf1 h5 41. Qc3 Qb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best.} (41... Kg6 42. Qc2+ Kh6 43. Qf2 Qb7 44. Qf6+ Kh7 45. Qf5+ Kg7 46. Qd3 Qa7 47. Kg2) 42. Qc6 Kh8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best.} (42... Qa7 43. Ke2) 43. b6 $4 {Blunder. Ke1 was best.} (43. Ke1 Qf8 44. Qxc7 Qf3 45. Qc4 Qh1+ 46. Kd2 Qxh2+ 47. Kc1 Qg1+ 48. Kb2 Qg2+) 43... Qf8+ 44. Ke1 cxb6 45. axb6 Qf5 46. Kd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best.} (46. Qc4) 46... Qf2+ 47. Kc3 Qe3+ 48. Kb2 Qd2+ 49. Kb3 Qd1+ 50. Qc2 Qxd5+ 51. Ka3 Qd4 52. Qc6 Qd3+ 53. Kb2 Qd2+ 54. Kb3 Qd3+ 55. Qc3 Qd5+ 56. Kb2 Kg7 57. Ka3 Kf6 58. Qc8 Qb5 59. Qd8+ Ke6 60. Qc8+ Kf6 61. Qb7 Qd3+ 62. Ka4 Qc2+ $4 {Blunder. Qc4 was best.} (62... Qc4 63. Ka5 e4 64. Qc7 Qa2+ 65. Kb5 Qd5+ 66. Ka6 Qa8+ 67. Qa7 Qd5 68. Qc7) 63. Kb5 Qd3+ 64. Kc6 Qc4+ $4 {Blunder. e4 was best.} (64... e4 65. Qc8 e3 66. b7 Qc4+ 67. Kd7 Qe6+ 68. Kc7 Qc4+ 69. Kb8 Qxb4 70. Qh8+) 65. Kd7 Qf7+ $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (65... e4 66. Qc8) 66. Kc8 Qe8+ 67. Kc7 Qe7+ 68. Kc6 Qxb7+ 69. Kxb7 e4 70. Kc6 e3 71. b7 e2 72. b8=Q e1=Q 73. Qxd6+ Kg7 74. Qd4+ Kh7 75. Kd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (75. b5 Qc1+ 76. Kd7 Qh1 77. Kc7 h4 78. b6 Qc1+ 79. Kb8 Qc6 80. gxh4 Kh6) 75... Qf1 76. Qe4+ Kg7 77. Kc5 Qf8+ 78. Kb5 $4 {Blunder. Kc4 was best.} (78. Kc4) 78... Qf2 79. Qe7+ Kh6 80. Qd6+ Kh7 81. Qc7+ Kg8 82. Qb8+ Kh7 83. Qb7+ Kh8 84. Qh1 Qe2+ 85. Ka5 Qa2+ 86. Kb6 Qf2+ 87. Ka6 Qa2+ 88. Kb6 Qf2+ 89. Kb5 Qe2+ 90. Kc5 Qf2+ 91. Kc4 Qc2+ 92. Kd5 Qd2+ 93. Ke6 Qe3+ 94. Kd6 Qb6+ 95. Kd7 Qxb4 96. Qd5 h4 97. Qh5+ Kg7 98. Qg5+ Kf7 99. Qf5+ Kg7 100. Qe5+ Kf7 101. Qf5+ Kg7 102. Qg5+ Kf7 103. Qh5+ Kg7 104. Qxh4 Qd4+ 105. Ke6 Qe4+ 106. Kd6 Qd4+ 107. Ke7 Qe5+ 108. Kd8 Qd4+ 109. Ke8 Qa4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Raja Rithvik R"] [Black "Seemann, Jakub"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2474"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Ndc5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 b6 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. c4 ({RR} 16. f3 Nc5 17. Qe2 Ba6 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 Qb7 20. Rab1 Rfc8 21. Rd6 Qa6 22. Qxa6 Nxa6 23. Rbd1 h6 24. R1d3 Nc7 25. c4 Na6 26. R3d4 Nb4 27. Bd2 Nc6 28. Re4 Rc7 29. Be3 Ne7 30. g4 Rac8 {Rounaiv Rana (2099)-Khripachenko,A (2296) Belgrade SRB 2024 0-1 (55)}) 16... Qa5 $146 ({RR} 16... Qd8 17. Qh3 Qc8 18. Rac1 a6 19. Qg4 f5 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. f3 Nc5 22. Nb3 Rg6 23. Qh5 e5 24. Bg3 e4 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. fxe4 Bxe4 27. Rd6 Qb7 28. Rd2 Qc6 29. Qe5 Re8 30. Qc7 Qxc7 31. Bxc7 {Getman,T (2188)-Arabidze,M (2462) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (42)}) 17. Nb5 Bc6 18. a4 Qb4 19. Qd4 Rfc8 20. Nd6 Nxd6 21. exd6 Bd7 22. Bh6 gxh6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C17"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2503"] [PlyCount "165"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,165,71,73,101,69,67,63,60,60,76,76,84,79,79,74,87,83,85,83,84,82,81,69,67,34,32,29,25,34,32,30,39,12,41,2,7,0,55,53,57,76,104,102,104,102,106,99,110,111,107,108,107,108,103,84,107,107,87,89,81,55,85,59,59,61,65,66,72,66,59,57,57,42,76,58,51,31,49,0,10,0,12,12,52,64,71,37,96,105,300,234,323,119,99,110,92,88,335,335,330,324,325,312,309,308,323,303,300,266,366,360,417,416,419,348,405,371,390,330,392,387,420,420,416,416,410,417,409,401,387,386,413,399,361,368,449,450,441,359,399,398,437,437,435,435,526,526,574,29963,29982,29977,29984,29985,29989,29990]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 {[%CAl Bb1c3,Bc3b5,Bb5d4][%mdl 32]} Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 (7. Qxd4 Bb6 $11) 7... Kf8 8. Nb5 (8. bxa5 $6 dxc3 9. Qb4+ Ne7 $11) 8... Bb6 9. Nf3 ({Much weaker is} 9. Nxd4 Qc7 $15) 9... Nc6 {White is slightly better.} 10. Bb2 Nge7 11. Nbxd4 h5 12. Qf4 $146 ({RR} 12. Qg5 Ng6 13. Qd2 ({White should play} 13. Qxd8+ $14 Bxd8 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bd3) 13... Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe6+ Bxe6 16. Bxe5 f6 ({Black should try} 16... Bg4 $17 17. Qf4 Qe7) 17. Bb2 Kf7 18. Be2 Bf5 19. O-O Rc8 20. Rac1 h4 21. Rfd1 Be4 22. h3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (22. c4 $14 {stays ahead.}) 22... Qd6 23. Bd3 Rhe8 (23... Bf3 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512] is more deadly.} 24. Bg6+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} (24. gxf3 Qg3+) 24... Kxg6 25. Qd3+ Be4 26. Qxe4+ dxe4 27. Rxd6 Rhd8) 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxd5+ (25. Re1 $17 Rd8 26. Rxe4 dxe4 27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. c4 Bxf2+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 29. Kxf2 Rd2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 30. Ke3 Rxb2 31. Kxe4) 25... Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Re2 $1 {De Boer,E (2395)-Vogt,A (2297) Netherlands NED 2024 ½-½ (49)}) 12... Ng6 13. Nxc6 Nxf4 14. Nxd8 Bxd8 15. g3 Ng6 16. Bd3 h4 17. Kd2 Bd7 18. b5 hxg3 19. hxg3 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Kg8 21. Bd4 Be8 22. Re1 Ne7 23. Bc5 Nc8 24. Rh1 g6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best.} (24... Nb6 25. Nd4 Nc4+ 26. Ke2 Nxe5 27. Bh7+ Kh8 28. Bf5+ Kg8) 25. Nh2 Nb6 26. Ng4 Nd7 27. Bd4 Kg7 28. a4 Rc8 29. Bc3 ({And not} 29. Bxa7 Ba5+ 30. Ke2 b6 $15) 29... Be7 30. f3 Bg5+ 31. f4 Be7 32. Bd4 Bc5 33. Bc3 (33. c3 {is more complex.} Be7 34. a5 b6 35. a6 Rd8 36. Ke2) 33... Be7 34. a5 Bd8 35. Ra1 Be7 36. Rb1 Bc5 37. Ke2 Bf2 38. Bd2 Bd4 39. Be3 Bc3 40. Bxa7 Bxa5 41. Bd4 Bb6 42. Ke3 Ra8 43. Bxb6 Nxb6 44. Kd4 Nd7 45. b6 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (45. c4 dxc4) 45... Ra4+ 46. c4 dxc4 47. Bxc4 Nf8 48. Nf6 Bc6 49. g4 Ra3 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (49... g5 50. f5 exf5 51. gxf5 Nd7 52. Nxd7 Bxd7 53. f6+ Kg6 54. Kc5 Kf5 $1 55. Bd5) (49... Nd7 $14) 50. Bb5 $16 Bg2 $4 {Blunder. Bxb5 was best.} (50... Bxb5) (50... Bxb5 $16 51. Rxb5 g5) 51. Rc1 Rf3 52. Rc7 $4 {Blunder. Rc8 was best.} (52. Rc8 Rxf4+ 53. Kc5 Rf3 54. Kd6 Nh7 55. Rg8+ Kh6 56. Rh8 Kg5 57. Rxh7 Rb3) (52. Ne8+ $18 Kh6 53. Rc7 (53. g5+ Kh7 $18) 53... Rxf4+ 54. Kc3) 52... Rxf4+ 53. Ke3 Rf3+ 54. Ke2 {Be8 is the strong threat.} Rb3 $4 {[#] Blunder. Nh7 was best.} (54... Nh7 55. Ne8+ Kh6 56. Nd6 Ng5 57. Rxb7 Bf1+ {[#]} 58. Kd1 $1 Bxb5 59. Nxb5 Ne4 60. Ra7) (54... Nh7 $16) 55. Be8 $1 $18 Kh6 56. Rxf7 Rxb6 57. Rxf8 Kg5 58. Kf2 Bc6 59. Bxc6 Rxc6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KR} 60. Ke3 Rc3+ 61. Kd4 Rc1 62. Re8 Rc6 63. Rb8 b6 64. Rg8 Rc1 65. Re8 Rc6 66. Ne4+ Kxg4 67. Nd6 Rc1 68. Rxe6 Rd1+ 69. Ke3 g5 70. Rg6 b5 71. Rg8 b4 72. Rb8 Re1+ 73. Kd4 Kf4 {intending ...Rd1+.} 74. Rf8+ Kg4 75. Ne4 {Strongly threatening e6.} b3 {If only Black now had time for ...b2....} 76. Nf2+ Kg3 {White must now prevent ...b2.} 77. Nd3 Re2 78. Rb8 g4 79. Rxb3 {Intending Nc1+ and mate.} Kh2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh4 was best.} (79... Kh4 80. Rb8 Ra2 81. e6 Ra7 82. Ke5 Kg3 83. Kf5 Kf3 84. Ne5+ Ke3 85. Nxg4+) 80. Nf4 Re1 {White mates.} 81. Re3 Rf1 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra1 was best.} (81... Ra1 82. Ke4 Kg1 83. Re2 Kf1 84. Kf5 g3 85. Kg4 Ra3 86. e6 g2 87. Rxg2) 82. Ke4 g3 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best.} (82... Kg1 83. Re2 Ra1 84. Kf5 g3 85. Kg4 Ra3 86. Rg2+ Kf1 87. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 88. Kxg3) 83. e6 {Accuracy: White = 77%, Black = 63%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "6.43"] [White "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,112,13,12,54,22,38,30,62,41,46,46,60,-18,9,0,18,2,6,-10,5,30,96,97,102,82,67,36,49,-19,-32,-39,-50,-28,-27,-27,-38,-59,-63,-63,-55,-61,-37,-66,-17,-74,-64,-87,-98,-84,-119,-110,-89,-124,-110,-108,-102,-131,-121,-134,-125,-141,-128,-135,-134,-158,-135,-128,-87,-87,-107,-147,-140,-127,-144,-144,-165,-154,-149,-199,-133,-128,-112,-137,-138,-152,-132,-137,-131,-141,-124,-282,-267,-263,-265,-273,-256,-243,-256,-268,-256,-256,-263,-251,-237,-266,-255,-259,-266,-268,-259,-259,-240,-247,-218]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Nc3 Qd4 $146 ({RR} 8... Qd6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. g3 Qc6 12. Rg1 Nb4 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Bg2 b5 16. Ne3 Rb8 17. O-O-O Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qa6 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Qxe7 Be6 21. Rd6 Qc8 22. Rgd1 Ne4 23. Bxe4 {Jaracz,P (2472)-Meier,G (2628) Neuwied GER 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 8... Qe5+ 9. Be2 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Qd4 Nd5 14. Bd3 Nc5 15. Bg5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 b5 17. Na3 Qxc3 18. Nxb5 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Ba6 20. Rfd1 Rfc8 21. Nb3 Rc2 22. d4 Nc3 23. Rd2 {Kaufman,R (2153)-Liu,H (1996) Toronto CAN 2024 ½-½ (39)}) 9. a3 Nc5 10. Qe2 a6 11. Nf3 Qd6 12. b4 Ncd7 13. Bb2 Be7 14. g3 b5 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Bg2 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bb7 18. Qe2 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. O-O Qc3 21. a4 O-O 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rab1 Ra2 24. Rfc1 Rc8 25. Ne1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best.} (25. Qd3) 25... Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qc6+ 27. Qf3 Nd5 28. Rb3 Qd6 29. Rd1 Rc4 30. Kg1 g6 31. h4 h5 32. Rdb1 Ra4 33. Qd3 Raxb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.} (33... Qc7 34. Qd2 Nc3 35. Rc1 Raxb4 36. Nd3 Rxb3 37. cxb3 Ne4 38. Qe3 Rxc1+ 39. Nxc1) 34. Rxb4 Rxb4 35. Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxb4 was best.} (35. Rxb4) 35... Qc5 36. Nf3 Rc4 37. Rd2 Kg7 38. Qe2 Nc3 39. Qe1 $2 {Mistake. Qe5+ was best.} (39. Qe5+ Qxe5 40. Nxe5 Rc7 41. Nf3 Kf6 42. Kf1 Ke7 43. Ne5 Nd5 44. Nd3 f6) 39... Re4 $2 {Mistake. Ne4 was best.} (39... Ne4 40. Re2 Nxg3 41. Qa1+ Rc3 42. Re3 b4 43. Kg2 Nf5 44. Rxc3 bxc3 45. Qa4) 40. Qf1 Rg4 41. Kh2 Ra4 42. Qe1 Ne4 43. Re2 Qd5 44. Re3 Nf6 45. Qc3 $2 {Mistake. Kg2 was best.} (45. Kg2 Ng4 46. Rd3 Qb7 47. Kg1 Qa8 48. Qe2 Qc6 49. Qd1 Rc4 50. Rd7 Rxc2) 45... b4 46. Qe5 Qxe5 47. Nxe5 Ra2 48. Rb3 Rxc2 49. Rxb4 Rxf2+ 50. Kg1 Rf5 51. Nc4 Rc5 52. Kf2 Nd5 53. Ra4 Nc3 54. Rb4 Ne4+ 55. Kg2 Rd5 56. Rb7 Nd6 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A08"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2581"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,82,43,12,24,9,14,10,13,14,16,7,15,8,11,0,16,21,19,7,44,24,49,52,61,59,62,59,108,41,60,60,50,46,68,76,73,73,126,126,195,170,198,198,198,193,203,203,195,185,185,150,145,132,134,130,138,87,90,-247,-246,-239,-41,-38,-35,-32,-30,-26,-25,-100,-111,-112,-102,-643,-627]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 Bd7 7. Bb2 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 7... Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Nbd2 b5 10. c4 bxc4 11. bxc4 Rb8 12. Bc3 dxc4 13. dxc5 Nd5 14. Rc1 Ncb4 15. Be5 Nxa2 16. Ra1 (16. Rxc4 $14 Bb5 17. Qa1 Bxc4 18. Nxc4) 16... Ndc3 $1 17. Qc2 $2 (17. Qe1 $1 $11 {and White stays safe.}) 17... Ba4 18. Rxa2 Bxc2 19. Rxc2 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Rb4 21. Ne4 c3 22. Ne1 {Sredojevic,I (2246)-Slugin,A (2138) Banja Luka BIH 2024 1-0 (50)}) 8. Nbd2 cxd4 {The position is equal.} 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bc5 11. Bb2 O-O 12. c4 Bc6 13. Rc1 {aiming for cxd5.} Be7 14. e3 a5 15. a4 Bb4 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Qe7 18. Qe2 f6 19. Qh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best.} (19. Rfd1 Rcd8 20. e4 Nc7 21. Bd4 e5 22. Bb6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Ne6 24. Ne3 Nd4) (19. Rfd1 $16) 19... e5 20. Rfd1 Rcd8 21. Qe2 Qe6 22. e4 Ne7 23. Bc3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is in control.} Bxc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxd1+ was best.} (23... Rxd1+) 24. Rxc3 Ra8 (24... Rxd1+ $16 25. Qxd1 Qd7 26. Qxd7 Bxd7) 25. Rd6 Qf7 26. Qd2 Nc8 27. Rdd3 Qc7 28. Ne3 Kh8 29. Nd5 Qf7 30. Rc5 Nd6 31. Nc3 Ne8 32. Nd5 Nd6 33. f3 $6 {Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (33. g4 Rad8 34. Rxa5 Qe6 35. h3 Nf7 36. b4 h6 37. Qd1 Qe8 38. h4 Rd6) 33... f5 34. h4 $4 {Blunder. Rc1 was best.} (34. Rc1 Rad8) (34. Rc1 $16 {stays on course.}) 34... fxe4 $19 35. Re3 {[#]} (35. fxe4 Nxe4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 36. Qc2 Nxc5 $19) 35... Rad8 $4 {Blunder. Nf5 was best.} (35... Nf5 $1 36. fxe4 Nxe3 37. Qxe3 h6 38. Rc2 Rac8 39. Nb6 Rcd8 40. Nd5 Qg6 41. Rd2) ({Less strong is} 35... exf3 36. Rxf3 Qg6 37. Ne7 $15) ({Black should play} 35... Nf5 $1 $19 {[%CAl Rf5e3]} 36. fxe4 Nxe3 37. Qxe3 Bxd5 38. exd5 e4 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 36. fxe4 $15 {[#]} Nxe4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 37. Rxe4 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Bxd5 39. Rxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re3 was best.} (39. Re3) (39. Re3 $11) 39... Bxg2 $17 ({But not} 39... Bxb3 $6 40. Qxa5 Qf6 41. Rb5 $11) 40. Qxg2 Qxb3 41. Rxa5 $4 {Blunder. Kh2 was best.} (41. Kh2) (41. Kh2 $17) 41... Qb6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 62%, Black = 71%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2706"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,143,18,13,22,-11,-11,-11,-11,-22,3,-10,20,20,61,33,29,22,26,-20,1,-5,3,13,9,-52,-35,-16,6,10,10,-13,-4,-35,-12,-12,-24,-58,-33,-31,-17,5,5,5,33,-20,-2,3,3,3,7,-7,-8,-5,-5,-6,-6,-21,5,6,12,23,20,12,14,12,9,7,12,15,20,7,20,7,17,18,-4,10,3,26,9,-26,11,11,24,28,28,0,28,22,32,42,43,35,35,34,37,45,47,62,91,76,76,119,123,129,133,105,89,89,151,89,195,66,69,74,74,72,72,71,54,48,53,49,63,57,31,15,17,30,87,63,34,29,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ $146 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 c6 9. Bc3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Nc3 c5 12. Ne1 Rc8 13. Nc2 ({RR} 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nf3 Nce4 17. Qd3 Re8 18. Nd4 a6 19. e3 b5 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Rfd1 Ng4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qxd8 Rexd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rc7 Bd5 26. h3 Nf6 27. Ne7+ Bxe7 {Chigaev,M (2617)-Guerra Mendez,J (2494) Barcelona ESP 2024 1-0 (39)}) 13... Ne4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rb1 Ndf6 16. Rc1 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne4 18. Ba1 Re8 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Ne3 Qb6 22. Qd7 Rcd8 23. Qg4 Qg6 24. Qxg6 hxg6 25. Rc2 Rd7 26. Rfc1 Red8 27. Kf1 Rd2 28. Bb2 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 f6 30. Ba3 Rc8 31. h4 Kf7 32. Nc4 Ke6 33. Bc1 Ba6 34. Be3 Bb5 35. Ke1 Kd5 36. Kd1 Rc6 37. Kc1 f5 38. Bf4 Bf6 $2 {Mistake. Bxc4 was best.} (38... Bxc4 39. Rxc4) 39. Bb8 $2 {Mistake. Ne3+ was best.} (39. Ne3+) 39... Bxc4 40. Rxc4 a6 41. Bf4 Bd4 42. Kd2 Rb6 43. Ra4 Kc6 44. Be3 Be5 45. Ra5 Bd6 46. Kc2 Kd5 47. Bd2 Rc6 48. Bc3 f4 49. g4 f3 50. exf3 exf3 51. Kd3 Bc7 52. Ra4 Re6 53. Bxg7 Re2 54. Rxa6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best.} (54. Rc4 Bd8) 54... Rxf2 55. Ke3 Rg2 56. Kxf3 Rg3+ 57. Kf2 Rxg4 58. Bf6 c4 59. bxc4+ Rxc4 60. Bg5 Ke4 61. Ke2 Be5 62. Kd2 Rb4 63. Rc6 Rb2+ 64. Rc2 Rxc2+ 65. Kxc2 Kd5 66. Kd3 Bg3 67. a4 Kc6 68. Ke4 Bxh4 69. Bxh4 Kb6 70. Kf4 Ka5 71. Kg5 Kxa4 72. Kxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2688"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,92,22,25,23,29,15,17,17,28,28,23,21,33,-64,-60,-82,-71,-102,-34,-40,-37,-34,-28,-44,-9,-17,-2,0,-1,-5,-5,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-24,-25,-43,-24,-26,0,0,-1,-751,-751,-734,-734,-689,-727,-727,-723,-716,-653,-29965,-29967,-29966,-29967,-792,-734,-29966,-29964,-29979,-29980,-29980,-29981,-29982,-29983,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Be3 e5 8. h3 Be6 9. O-O $146 ({RR} 9. Nd2 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Rfd8 ({RR} 12... a5 13. Kh1 Bd6 14. Bg5 Be7 (14... Nd7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 15. Be3 (15. f4 $16) 15... Bd6 16. Qf3 Rfd8 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Rab8 19. Ba7 Ra8 20. Be3 Rab8 21. Bb3 b5 (21... Qe7 $14) 22. Rfd1 Be7 23. g4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 bxa4 25. Bxa4 Rb4 26. b3 Nxe4 27. Qf5) ({RR} 12... Ne8 {12...?fd8 0.26} 13. Bc4 Bd7 14. Qh5 (14. f4 $16) 14... Kh8 15. Bb3 f6 16. Kh1 Nd6 17. f4 Be8 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qf3 ({White should try} 19. Qe2 $14) 19... Bg6 (19... fxe4 $15 {stays ahead.} 20. Nxe4 Bf7) 20. fxe5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Qg3 Rad8 23. Rad1 Rxd1) 13. Rfb1 Nd7 14. b4 Nf8 15. c3 Ng6 16. Bc4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 exf4 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. b5 Re8 21. a5 Qd7 22. e5 Bxe5 23. a6 Bf6 $2 {Sargsyan,S (2637)-Ghosh,D (2564) Dubai UAE 2024 1-0 (33)} (23... cxb5 $14 24. Rxb5 Bxc3 25. Rxb7 Rac8 26. Qxf4 Qe6)) ({RR} 9. Nd2 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Rfd8 13. Rfb1 Nd7 14. b4 Nf8 15. c3 Ng6 16. Bc4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 exf4 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. b5 Re8 21. a5 Qd7 22. e5 Bxe5 23. a6 Bf6 $2 {Sargsyan,S (2637)-Ghosh,D (2560) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (33)} (23... cxb5 $14 24. Rxb5 Bxc3 25. Rxb7 Rac8 26. Qxf4 Qe6)) 9... Nd7 10. Qh5 {The position is equal.} Qf6 11. Nd2 Bc5 12. Nc4 Bxe3 13. fxe3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd6+ was best.} (13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. fxe3 Qg6 15. Nf5+ $1 Bxf5 16. Qh4+ Qf6 17. Qe1 Qd6 18. Rxf5 f6) (13. Nd6+ $14 Ke7 14. fxe3) 13... Qe7 $1 $15 14. a3 {[%CAl Ba2a3,Ba3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} O-O 15. b4 ({But not} 15. Nxe5 $2 Qc5 $19) 15... f6 (15... a6 $17) 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. Rfb1 Rfd8 18. a4 Nb6 19. a5 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4+ Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 23. Rd1 Ke7 24. c4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 {KP-KP} 27. Kf2 Ke7 28. g4 Kf7 29. Kg3 b6 30. a6 b5 31. c5 $1 Kg6 32. h4 $4 {Blunder. Kh4 was best.} (32. Kh4) (32. Kh4 $11) 32... h5 $19 33. Kh3 {[#]} Kh6 $1 34. Kg3 hxg4 35. Kxg4 {[#]} g6 $1 36. h5 gxh5+ 37. Kf5 Kg7 38. Ke6 h4 39. Kd6 h3 {Threatens to win with ...h2.} 40. Kxc6 h2 {Black mates.} 41. Kb7 h1=Q 42. Kxa7 Qxe4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 43. Kb8 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best.} (43. Kb6 Qa8 44. Kxb5 f5 45. Kc4 f4 46. c6 Qxc6+ 47. Kd3 Qxa6+ 48. Ke4 Qe2) 43... Qxb4 44. c6 Qc5 45. Kb7 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. c7 was best.} (45. c7 Qb6+ 46. Kc8 Qxa6+ 47. Kd8 Qb6 48. Kd7 Qb7 49. Ke6 Qxc7 50. Kd5 Qc4+) 45... b4 46. a7 Qb5+ {Accuracy: White = 61%, Black = 83%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E20"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2732"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8. f4 exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. Nf3 c4 11. a4 dxe5 12. fxe5 Bg4 $146 ({RR} 12... Nd7 13. Be2 Nb6 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. d6 f6 16. Nxb5 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 fxe5 18. a5 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 e4 20. Be2 Nd7 21. O-O-O Kh8 22. Nc7 Nc5 23. Qd5 Nd3+ 24. Bxd3 Nxc7 25. Qxc4 exd3 26. dxc7 Rc8 27. Rhf1 {Royal,S (2455)-Petrov,M (2520) Southend ENG 2024 1-0 (31)}) 13. axb5 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nc7 15. Bxc4 Nb6 16. Be2 Nbxd5 17. Bd2 Bc5 18. Qa4 Qd7 19. Qc4 Bb6 20. Na4 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rae8 22. O-O-O Rxe5 (22... Re7) 23. Rhe1 Qf5 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Re1 Qd6 26. Qc6 Rd8 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Rd1 Ne7 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Be3 Rxd1+ 31. Kxd1 Ned5 32. Bf2 f5 33. Kd2 Kf7 34. Kd3 g5 35. Kc4 Ke6 36. h3 Ke5 37. Bd4+ Kd6 38. g4 f4 39. Be4 h6 40. Bf3 Ke6 41. Bg7 Kf7 42. Bd4 Ke6 43. Bg7 Kf7 44. Bd4 Ke6 45. Be4 Kd6 46. Bh1 Ke6 47. Bf3 Kd6 48. b3 Ke6 49. Bg7 Kf7 50. Bd4 Ke6 51. Bg7 Kf7 52. Bd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. c3 e6 8. Nf3 Qa6 9. Qd1 Ne7 10. a4 Nf5 11. b4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 12. Na3 Be7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 fxe5 15. dxe5 Nb6 16. a5 Nc4 17. Qe2 Nxa3 18. Rxa3 d4 19. Bg5 Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 dxc3 21. a6 bxa6 22. Rxc3 Bxg5 23. hxg5 O-O 24. Rxc6 Rab8 25. Rxe6 Rxb4 26. Rd1 Rb2+ {Vokhidov,S (2596)-Xue,H (2455) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (54)}) 12... Be7 13. Nb3 Qc4 14. Bb2 f6 15. Na5 Qa6 16. Qe2 Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 fxe5 18. dxe5 O-O-O 19. Nb3 Rde8 20. a5 Rhf8 21. Bc1 Bd8 22. a6 bxa6 23. Rxa6 Kb7 24. Ra2 Bb6 25. Ba3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Na5+ was best.} (25. Na5+ Bxa5) 25... Nh6 26. c4 Rf4 27. c5 Bc7 28. Rha1 Nf5 29. Bc1 Rxb4 30. Rxa7+ Kc8 31. Ra8+ Nb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (31... Rb8 32. Bf4 Rxa8 33. Rxa8+ Bb8 34. Ra1 Kb7 35. g3 Ba7 36. Ra5 Bb8 37. Ra1) 32. Na5 Bxa5 33. R1xa5 Re7 34. R5a6 Rb5 35. Ba3 Reb7 36. Rxc6+ Kd7 37. Rb6 R5xb6 38. cxb6 Rxb6 39. Ra7+ Ke8 40. Bc5 Rb5 41. Ra8 Kd7 42. Ra7+ Ke8 43. Ra8 Kd7 44. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,77,21,25,14,8,32,27,32,29,42,50,40,28,53,54,78,78,74,39,64,64,55,50,60,0,92,79,151,153,150,147,207,117,114,96,113,121,114,81,135,135,131,121,135,126,210,215,265,174,294,300,385,384,407,425,478,482,508,508,681,692,660,624]} 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 c5 11. b4 Nc6 {White has an edge.} 12. Nd5 a5 $146 {[%CAl Ra5b4]} ({RR} 12... Rb8 13. c3 Be6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Qd2 Kh8 16. d4 Bg4 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Nxe7 Qxe7 19. Bd5 Qf6 20. Ne1 Rfc8 (20... Rbc8 $16 {was worth a try.}) 21. f4 Be6 22. Nd3 c4 23. Nxe5 Ndxe5 24. fxe5 Qg6 25. a4 Rd8 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra6 {Babazada,K (2474)-Suleymanli,A (2607) Baku AZE 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Bd2 h6 14. c3 Re8 15. h3 Bf8 16. Rc1 a5 17. a4 axb4 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. axb5 bxc3 21. Bxc3 Nd4 22. Bxd4 $1 exd4 23. Nd2 Reb8 24. Rb1 f5 $1 25. Re1 fxe4 26. Nxe4 Qf7 27. Re2 {Amar,E (2555)-Urkedal,F (2525) Bergen NOR 2024 ½-½ (52)} (27. Nd2 $11)) 13. c4 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. cxb5 a4 17. Bd2 Bd7 18. Rc1 Bxb5 19. Bc4 Bd7 20. Rb1 (20. f4 $14) 20... Qb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (20... f5 21. b5 f4 22. f3 Qb6 23. Rb4 Rfb8 24. Rxa4 Rxa4 25. Qxa4 Bxb5 26. Bxb5) (20... f5 $11 {remains equal.}) 21. b5 Bd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (21... f5 22. b6 Bd8 23. Rb2 f4 24. Qf3 Rf7 25. Rfb1 Be8 26. Bb5 Bxb5 27. Rxb5) ({Black should try} 21... f5) 22. f4 $16 exf4 23. Bxf4 ({Much less strong is} 23. Rxf4 $6 Re8 $14) 23... Bb6 (23... Re8 $16 {was necessary.} 24. Re1 Bb6) 24. Rb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.} (24. Qf3 Re8 25. Bh6 gxh6 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qxd7 Qd8 28. Qf7 Rb8 29. g3 Bc5) (24. Qe1 $18) 24... Ba5 25. Qxa4 ({Don't play} 25. Rxa4 $6 Bxb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 $11) 25... g5 {[#]} 26. Bc1 $1 ({Worse is} 26. Bxg5 Bd8 $17) 26... f5 27. Rb1 (27. Bxg5 $2 Bd8 $17) 27... f4 28. Qd1 Qe8 29. b6 {[%CAl Bb5b6,Bb6b7][%mdl 32]} Rb8 30. b7 Rf7 $6 {Inaccuracy. h6 was best.} (30... h6 31. Ba6 Rf7 32. Qh5 Kg7 33. h4 Qe5 {[#]} 34. Rb2 $1 Bc3 35. Re2 Qf5 36. hxg5) (30... Bc3 $16 {is a better defense.} 31. h4 h6) 31. Qh5 $18 Qe5 32. Rb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (32. h4 h6 33. Qxh6 Bd8 34. Bd2 Rh7 35. Qg6+ Rg7 36. Qe4 Qxe4 37. dxe4 Ba4) 32... Re7 $2 {Mistake. Qg7 was best.} (32... Qg7 33. h4 h6 34. Ba6 Be8 35. Re2 Rf8 36. Qf3 Bd7 37. Re6 Bxe6 38. dxe6) (32... Qg7 {was called for.} 33. Rff2 Re7) 33. h4 Bc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be8 was best.} (33... Be8 34. Qxg5+ Qxg5 35. hxg5 Rexb7 36. Rxb7 Rxb7 37. Bxf4 Rb6 38. Kh2 Kg7 39. Kh3) 34. Rb6 Rg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be8 was best.} (34... Be8 35. Qxg5+ Qxg5 36. hxg5 Rbxb7 37. Rxd6 f3 38. Re6 Kg7 39. Rxf3 Rxe6 40. dxe6) 35. hxg5 Rxg5 {White is clearly winning.} 36. Qf3 Rg3 37. Qxf4 Qg7 $2 {Mistake. Bh3 was best.} (37... Bh3 38. Qxe5 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 dxe5 40. Rh6 Kg7 41. Rxh3 Rg6 42. Rh5 Rxb7 43. Rxe5) 38. Qxd6 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 {Accuracy: White = 82%, Black = 53%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B94"] [WhiteElo "2587"] [BlackElo "2631"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,128,26,44,54,56,-7,8,0,0,-51,-61,-43,-58,-84,-23,-17,-21,-28,-20,-21,-18,-27,-28,-42,-51,-111,-69,-69,-69,-70,-70,-58,-62,-71,-51,-65,-28,-46,-30,-20,-26,-53,-50,-44,-44,-48,-49,-44,-52,-63,-62,-73,-39,-34,-39,-32,-30,-53,-30,-251,-259,-245,-255,-326,-316,-414,-392,-401,-400,-426,-419,-433,-425,-432,-425,-438,-428,-563,-405,-500,-496,-552,-385,-385,-380,-380,-379,-379,-359,-374,-366,-373,-362,-357,-353,-369,-370,-366,-367,-364,-361,-385,-382,-387,-377,-388,-383,-390,-389,-388,-385,-385,-385,-385,-360,-385,-375,-400,-394]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 ({RR} 7. a3 Qc7 8. Qd2 b5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. f3 g6 11. Kb1 Bg7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Ne5 (13... O-O-O $14) 14. h4 O-O-O 15. Be2 Kb8 16. g4 Nfd7 ({Black should try} 16... d5 $14) 17. Nd5 Bxd5 (17... Qc5 $16) 18. exd5 Nf6 19. Qd2 $1 Rc8 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bxc4 $1 Qxc4 {Paravyan,D (2612)-Tabatabaei,M (2696) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 7... Qc7 8. g3 $146 ({RR} 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 (9. Bh4 $14) 9... e6 10. f3 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 d5 $2 (12... Bb7 $15 {keeps the upper hand.}) 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bd2 $2 (14. Nxe6 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512] is forced if you want to stay better.} fxe6 15. Rxd5 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender}) 14... Be7 15. Qc4 Qxc4 $2 ({Better is} 15... Nc5 $19 16. Nxb4 Nb6) 16. Bxc4 N7b6 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Nc6 $1 a5 19. Nxe7 (19. c4 $5 {[%CAl Rc4d5]} bxc3 20. Nxc3 $15) 19... Kxe7 20. Rhe1 Bb7 21. Kb1 g5 22. Nc1 Rac8 {Rodriguez,S (2252)-Dominguez Perez,L (2748) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (53)}) ({RR} 8. O-O-O b5 (8... h6 $11 9. Bh4 b5) 9. f4 (9. Bxf6 $16 Nxf6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5) 9... e5 10. Nf5 h6 11. Bh4 exf4 12. Qd2 g5 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. Kb1 Nc5 (14... O-O-O $16 {might work better.}) 15. Bd4 Be7 (15... Nfxe4 $142 16. Qe2 Qd7) 16. Nd5 $1 {[%CAl Rd5c7]} Nxd5 17. exd5 Rh7 $2 (17... O-O-O 18. Bxh8 Rxh8) 18. Re1 f6 19. Bxf6 O-O-O 20. Nxe7+ Kb8 21. Nc6+ Bxc6 22. Bxd8 Qxd8 {Pinero,C (2284)-Salinas Herrera,P (2487) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) ({RR} 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bh4 g5 (9... g6 $14) 10. Bg3 Ne5 (10... b5 $16) 11. h4 $1 {[%CAl Rh4g5]} Rg8 (11... g4 $142) 12. hxg5 hxg5 (12... Rxg5 {was worth a try.} 13. Qe1 Rxg3 14. fxg3 e6) 13. Kb1 $2 (13. Bxe5 $18 {has better winning chances.} dxe5 14. Ndb5 axb5 15. Nxb5) 13... b5 $2 (13... Bd7 $16 {was necessary.}) 14. f3 $2 (14. Bxe5 $18 dxe5 15. Ndxb5) 14... Bb7 15. Bxe5 (15. Qd2 $18) 15... dxe5 16. Nb3 e6 17. Qe3 Bc6 18. Be2 $2 (18. a3 $11) 18... b4 19. Rd3 bxc3 20. Rxc3 Nd7 21. Rd1 Nb8 22. a3 Be7 {Venkatesh,M (2382)-Karttunen,M (2479) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (94)}) (8. O-O-O $14) 8... h6 9. Bxf6 {The position is equal.} Nxf6 10. Bg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best.} (10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Bg2 g6 $1 12. f4 e5 13. Nb3 b5 14. a3 Rb8 15. Kb1 Be7) 10... e5 11. Nb3 Be6 12. Nd2 b5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (12... h5 13. Nf3 Bc4 14. Qd2 g6 15. Ng5 Bh6 16. h4 O-O 17. Bf1 Be6 18. O-O-O) (12... h5 $17) 13. O-O Be7 14. a4 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. f4 O-O 18. Nc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best.} (18. fxe5) (18. fxe5 $15 dxe5 19. Nc4) 18... e4 19. Bxe4 Bf6 20. Bd3 $1 Qc5+ 21. Kg2 $1 Qxd5+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best.} (21... Rae8) 22. Qe4 Qxe4+ 23. Bxe4 Rac8 (23... Rae8 $5 {[%CAl Re8e4]} 24. Bd3 Re6 $15) 24. Nxd6 Rc5 25. Rab1 Be7 26. Nb7 Rc4 27. Bd3 $1 {[%CAl Rd3c4]} Rc7 {White must now prevent ...Bc6+.} 28. Na5 Bxa4 29. b3 Bb5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} 30. Nc4 Bf6 31. Rbd1 Rc5 32. Ne3 Bc6+ 33. Kf2 a5 34. Rfe1 Re8 35. Bc4 $4 {Blunder. Nf5 was best.} (35. Nf5) (35. Nf5 $11) 35... Bc3 $19 36. Re2 {[#]} a4 $1 37. Rd3 Bb2 38. Nd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. Hoping for Rxe8+.} (38. bxa4 Rxe3 $1 39. Kxe3 Rxc4 40. a5 Bb5 41. Rf2 Rc8 42. Rd6 Ra8 43. Rb6 Rxa5) 38... Rxe2+ 39. Kxe2 {[#]} Bf6 $1 40. Ne3 a3 41. Ng4 Bc3 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. Bxf7 g6 44. Ne5 a2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best.} (44... Bxe5 45. Bg8+ Kg7 46. fxe5 a2 47. Rd1 Kxg8 48. Ra1 Rxc2+ 49. Kd3 Rxh2 50. e6) 45. Bxg6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (45. Rd1 Kg7 46. Nxc6 Rxc6 47. Bc4 a1=Q 48. Rxa1 Bxa1 49. h4 Rd6 50. Bd3 Re6+) 45... Kg7 46. Nxc6 {intending Ra8.} Rxc6 $6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Inaccuracy. a1=Q was best. KRB-KRB} (46... a1=Q 47. Be4 Rxc6 48. Bxc6 Qe1+ 49. Kf3 Qh1+ 50. Kf2 Qxc6 51. Rd3 Kf8 52. f5) 47. Ra8 {Black is winning.} a1=Q ({Not} 47... Rxg6 48. Ra7+ Kg8 49. Rxa2 $15) ({Less strong is} 47... Kxg6 48. Rxa2 Bd4 49. Kf3 $15) 48. Rxa1 Bxa1 49. Be4 Rd6 50. Bd3 Bd4 51. Kf3 Re6 52. Be4 Bg1 53. h3 Bd4 54. g4 Bf6 55. Ke3 Kf8 56. Kf3 Ke7 57. Bd3 Kd6 58. Bc4 Re1 59. Bd3 Kc5 60. g5 hxg5 61. fxg5 Bxg5 62. Kg4 Be7 63. Ba6 Kd4 64. Bd3 Kc3 {Accuracy: White = 63%, Black = 84%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2723"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,133,11,22,22,22,23,36,39,34,-2,47,36,61,63,57,51,51,51,53,45,51,50,55,51,56,10,50,50,70,70,66,70,69,68,67,50,54,51,61,49,65,65,71,47,59,63,87,78,122,118,118,115,127,123,122,77,139,124,136,130,125,99,109,103,117,121,126,80,158,84,151,126,158,153,151,151,153,158,155,141,155,147,147,142,148,149,143,143,169,168,303,151,153,140,151,113,169,45,132,124,164,49,177,177,214,179,223,174,278,278,332,277,389,336,448,278,404,405,485,458,453,441]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Nh4 Bg4 9. Qc2 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 9... Nh5 10. h3 Be6 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O-O g6 15. Kb1 Ng7 16. g4 h5 17. Rhg1 hxg4 18. hxg4 O-O-O 19. Nb5 Qb4 20. a3 Qa5 21. Ng5 Kb8 22. Nc3 Rdf8 23. f4 Nf6 24. Nxe6 {Martirosyan,H (2681)-Khubukshanov,E (2352) Moscow RUS 2024 1-0 (67)}) ({RR} 9... Nh5 10. h3 Be6 11. Nf3 Nxf4 12. exf4 Bd6 13. g3 g6 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Kf1 Qf6 16. Kg2 O-O 17. h4 c5 (17... h5 $11 {remains equal.}) 18. Nb5 Be7 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nbd4 Rac8 21. h5 Ne4 22. Qe2 Bc5 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. hxg6 {Maghsoodloo,P (2742)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2771) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (57)}) ({RR} 9... Nh5 10. h3 Be6 11. Nf3 Nxf4 12. exf4 c5 (12... Bd6 $11) 13. f5 Bc8 (13... Bd7 $16) 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Bb5 (15. O-O-O $1 $18) 15... O-O 16. O-O Bxc5 17. Rad1 $1 Nb4 18. Qc1 Bxf5 (18... Bd6 {was necessary.}) 19. a3 $1 {[%CAl Ra3b4]} Na6 20. Rxd5 Qc8 21. Bxa6 bxa6 22. Qg5 g6 23. Nh4 f6 24. Qg3 $1 {Moksh,A (2353)-Elsness,F (2437) Fagernes NOR 2024 1-0 (36)}) 10. h3 {White is slightly better.} Be6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nf3 f5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bd6 16. Ne2 {[%CAl Bc3e2,Be2g1,Bg1f3,Bf3e5][%mdl 32]} Qc7 17. f4 a5 18. Kh2 Qe7 19. Bxd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng1 was best.} (19. Ng1) 19... Qxd6 20. Ng1 g5 21. g3 h6 22. Nf3 Rf7 23. Ne5 Rg7 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. a3 Rf8 26. Qc3 Qd8 27. Rf2 Kh7 28. Qc2 Rfg8 {...gxf4 is the strong threat.} 29. Rg1 Kh8 30. Rgg2 h5 31. fxg5 Qxg5 32. Rf4 Qe7 33. Qc3 {Black must now prevent d5.} Qd8 34. Qe1 Rh7 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (34... c5) (34... c5 $142) 35. Kg1 Rgg7 36. b4 axb4 37. Qxb4 Kg8 38. a4 Qd5 39. a5 Rh6 40. Kh2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best.} (40. Qc3) 40... Kh7 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (40... c5) (40... c5 $142 41. Qxc5 Qxc5 42. dxc5 Rc7) 41. Rgf2 (41. Rc2 $142) 41... Qd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (41... c5 42. Qxc5) ({Black should try} 41... c5 42. Qxc5 Qxc5 43. dxc5 Rc7) 42. Rb2 Qg5 43. Qe1 Qe7 44. Rc2 Qa3 45. Rc5 Kg8 46. Qd2 Kh7 47. Rc1 Kg8 48. Rb1 Kh7 49. Rb6 Bc8 50. h4 Re7 51. Rf1 Qd6 $2 {[#] Mistake. Rc7 was best.} (51... Rc7) (51... Rc7 $142 52. Rfb1 Kg7) 52. Qc3 $2 {Mistake. a6 was best.} (52. a6 Rg7 53. axb7 Bxb7 54. Rxf5 Bc8 55. Rf4 Qe6 56. Qg2 Rc7 57. Qxe4+ Kg7) (52. a6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] is more deadly.}) 52... Qd5 $16 53. Rf2 Rg7 54. Qe1 Qg8 (54... c5 $16) 55. Rf4 $2 {Mistake. Rg2 was best.} (55. Rg2 Qd5 56. Rc2 f4 57. exf4 Rd6 58. Rg2 Bf5 59. a6 bxa6 60. Qe2 Bg4) ({White should play} 55. Rc2 $18) 55... Qd5 $2 {Mistake. c5 was best.} (55... c5 $1 56. Rb2 cxd4 57. exd4 Qd8 58. Rg2 Rf6 59. Qd2 Qd5 60. Qd1 Qxa5 61. Qxh5+) (55... c5 $1 $14) 56. Rf2 Rf6 57. Rbb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg2 was best.} (57. Rg2 Rh6 58. Rc2 f4 59. exf4 Rd6 60. Rbb2 Kh6 61. Rg2 Bf5 62. Qc1 Qe6) (57. Rg2 $18) 57... Qg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (57... c5 $1 58. Qd2) (57... c5 $1 $14) 58. Rfc2 $18 Qe8 59. Qf1 Qd8 60. Rc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (60. a6 bxa6) 60... Rf8 $2 {Mistake. f4 was best.} (60... f4) (60... f4 {keeps fighting.} 61. gxf4 Rd6) 61. Qf4 Rfg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best.} (61... Rf6 62. a6 bxa6 63. Nxc6 Qd6 64. Ne5 Bb7 65. Qf1 Qd8 66. Qb1 Qe7 67. Qd1) 62. Rg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (62. a6 Qf8 (62... Qf6 $142 63. Rg2 Rf8) 63. axb7 Bxb7 64. Rbc2 Rxg3 {[#]} 65. Nd7 $1 {[%CAl Rd7f8]} Qh6 66. Qxf5+ Kh8 67. Qxh5 {[%CAl Rh5h6]} R3g6) 62... Rc7 $2 {Mistake. Rf8 was best.} (62... Rf8 63. Rb2 Rf6 64. a6 bxa6 65. Nxc6 Qd6 66. Ne5 Bb7 67. Qf1 Rf8 68. Qe2) (62... Rf8 $142 63. Rb2 Rf6) 63. Rgc2 Rcg7 64. Rg2 $2 {Mistake. a6 was best.} (64. a6 Rxg3 65. Nf7 {[%csl Gf7][%CAl Rf4h6]} Qf6 66. axb7 R3g4 {[%CAl Rf6h4]} 67. Ng5+ Qxg5 68. hxg5 Rxf4 69. exf4 Bxb7) 64... Rc7 $2 {[#] Mistake. Rf8 was best.} (64... Rf8 65. Rb2 Rf6 66. a6 bxa6 67. Nxc6 Qd6 68. Ne5 Bb7 69. Qf1 Qf8 70. Qc1) (64... Rf8 $142 65. Rb2 Rf6) 65. a6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qf6 (65... bxa6 66. Nxc6) 66. axb7 Bxb7 67. Ng4 {Accuracy: White = 69%, Black = 51%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Black "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Bb5 Nf4 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 12. Bf1 Rb8 13. a4 a6 14. g3 Ng6 15. Bd3 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. h4 e5 18. h5 Nge7 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Ba7 Nc6 22. Bxb8 Qxb8 23. Qf3 d4 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Qe4 Bf5 26. Qxe5 Qxe5 {Froewis,A (2133)-Navrotescu,A (2222) Monaco MNC 2024 1-0 (51)}) 12... Nxe5 13. Bxf4 Nc4 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 15. Bd3 g6 16. Qg4 Ne8 17. Qf4 Ng7 18. Nf3 f6 19. h4 Rf7 20. c4 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Qb8 22. Qe4 Bc6 23. d5 exd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Qd8 26. Qb3 Qb6 27. Qxb6 axb6 28. a3 Rd7 29. Rac1 Re8 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Rxe8 Nxe8 32. Rc4 b5 33. Rc5 Nd6 34. Ke2 Re7+ 35. Kd3 Rd7 36. Kc2 b4 37. a4 Ne4 38. Rc4 Nxf2 39. Rxb4 Nd3 40. Re4 h6 41. Kc3 Nc5 42. Rc4 Ne6 43. a5 g5 44. g3 Rd1 45. Nd4 Nxd4 46. Rxd4 Rc1+ 47. Kb4 Ke6 48. Kb5 Rc6 49. Rd8 f5 50. Rh8 Kd7 51. h5 Rf6 52. Rh7+ Kc8 53. Rh8+ Kc7 54. Rh7+ $2 {Mistake. Re8 was best.} (54. Re8 f4 55. gxf4 gxf4 56. b4 f3 57. Re1 Rf4 58. Kc5 Rf5+ 59. Kc4 Kc6) 54... Kc8 $2 {Mistake. Kb8 was best.} (54... Kb8) 55. Rh8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A49"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2516"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,108,23,16,0,0,0,0,1,5,-25,3,2,8,-74,22,-71,-16,1,6,-13,-2,-28,-28,-35,20,20,22,21,28,24,39,-9,8,-121,-49,-61,-62,-52,-55,-82,-76,-94,-79,-102,-84,-70,-80,-81,-82,-78,-83,-132,-58,-63,-73,-84,-84,-123,-123,-162,-101,-85,-71,-133,-76,-174,-63,-141,-69,-253,-237,-373,-293,-313,-292,-304,-303,-324,-314,-296,-303,-322,-316,-317,-292,-303,-279,-291,-275,-303,-295,-294,-262,-263,-208,-565,-560,-698,-686,-658,-644]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. a4 c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. Nc3 {The position is equal.} ({RR} 8. Be3 Ne4 9. c3 Naxc5 10. Nbd2 Qc7 (10... e5 $11) 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd4 Bd7 (12... a6 $14) 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. axb5 Rfd8 15. Qb1 Nb3 $2 (15... a6 $16 {keeps fighting.} 16. b6 Qd6) 16. Qxe4 $2 (16. Rxa7 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Rab8 17. Qxe4) 16... Nxa1 17. Rxa1 b6 18. Qc6 (18. Qa4 $16) 18... Rac8 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bg5 Rd6 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Bc6 f5 {Firouzja,A (2759)-Kramnik,V (2753) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)}) 8... Nxc5 9. Be3 $146 ({RR} 9. a5 e6 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Bd4 (11. Qd4 $5 {[%CAl Rd4c5]} Nce4 12. Qd3 $11) 11... Rd8 12. Qc1 Bd7 13. h3 Rac8 14. Qe3 Be8 15. Rfd1 b5 16. axb6 axb6 17. Ne5 b5 18. Ra5 Nce4 (18... Nb7 $11 19. Ra7 b4) 19. Bb6 (19. Ra7 $14 Qd6 20. Nxb5) 19... Nxc3 20. bxc3 Rd6 21. Ra7 Nd7 22. Bd4 Qd8 23. Ng4 f6 {Rapport,R (2731)-Paravyan,D (2612) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (89)}) 9... b6 10. a5 Bb7 11. Ra3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best.} (11. Bd4 Nce4 12. Ra3 e6 13. axb6 axb6 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Ng4) (11. Bd4 $11 {remains equal.}) 11... Qc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best.} (11... Ng4 12. Bxc5) (11... Ng4 $1 $17) 12. Qa1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best.} (12. Bd4) (12. Bd4 $11) 12... Nfe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best.} (12... Ng4 $1 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Ne1 e6 15. Nd3 Qe7 16. axb6 axb6 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Qc1) 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. c3 Qc7 15. a6 {Bf4 is the strong threat.} Bc6 16. Nd4 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best.} (16... Bxd4) 17. Qa2 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Be6 19. c4 Rfd8 20. b3 Rac8 {[%CAl Rd5c4]} 21. e3 $2 {Mistake. Qa1 was best.} (21. Qa1 h5 22. Be3 Kh7 23. Qb2 (23. Rc1 $5 {[%CAl Rc4d5]}) 23... Qd6 24. Raa1 Nf6 25. Bf4 Qb4 26. Ra4 Qc5) (21. Qa1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 21... Nf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.} (21... Qd7 $1 22. Ra4 Bh3 23. f3 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Rd1 Qc8 27. Qe2) ({Black should play} 21... Qd7 $17) 22. Qb2 dxc4 23. bxc4 Qd7 24. Bb7 Rxc4 25. Raa1 Bh3 26. Rfd1 {[#] With the idea Qb3.} e5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 27. Qb3 (27. Bxe5 Qxd1+) 27... Qe6 28. Bb2 (28. Bxe5 $2 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rd4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) 28... Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 h5 30. Qd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (30. f4 exf4) 30... Rb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best.} (30... Kh7 $1 31. f3 b5 32. Re1 Rc5 33. f4 Ng4 $1 34. fxe5 b4 35. Be4 Nxe5 36. Qd4) (30... Kh7 $17 31. f3 Rb4) 31. Bc3 $15 Rb3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping White busy.} 32. Rc1 Kh7 33. Qd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (33. e4 Ra3 34. Qd1 Ra2 35. Be1 Qe8 36. Bc6 Qe7 37. Qb3 $1 {[%CAl Rb3a2]} Ra3 38. Bb4 (38. Qc4 $15 Ng4 39. Bb7) 38... Rxb3) 33... Rb5 34. Ba1 Rc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa2 was best.} (34... Qa2 $1 35. Bc3 Ng4 36. Qd2 Rb1 $1 37. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 38. Qe1 Qd3 39. Bg2 Bxg2 40. Kxg2) (34... Qa2 $1 $19 35. Qe1 Ng4) 35. Rxc5 $17 bxc5 36. Qc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.} (36. Bf3) (36. Bf3 $142) 36... Qd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best.} (36... Qf5 37. f3 e4 38. Qc4 Qxf3 {[%csl Gh3][%CAl Rf3g2]} 39. Qxf7+ Kh6 {[%csl Gh3][%CAl Rf3g2]} 40. Qf8+ Kg5 {[%csl Gh3][%CAl Rf3g2]} 41. Qxc5+ Nd5 $1 {[%csl Gh3][%CAl Rf3g2]} 42. Bf6+ $1) (36... Nd5 $142 37. Bb2 Nb4) 37. f3 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.} (37. Bf3 Qd3) (37. Bf3 $17) 37... Be6 $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (37... e4 $1 38. fxe4 Qe6 $1 39. Qb1 Ng4 40. Qb2 {[%csl Ga1][%CAl Rb2h8]} f6 41. Bd5 Qxa6 {[%csl Gh3][%CAl Ra6f1]} 42. Qb7+ Qxb7 43. Bxb7) ({Black should try} 37... e4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512] Threatens to win with ...exf3.} 38. Bxf6 (38. Bxe4 Nxe4) 38... Qxf6) 38. e4 (38. Bc3 $15) 38... c4 (38... Nd7 $17 39. Kf2 c4) 39. Kf2 $4 {[#] Blunder. Bc3 was best.} (39. Bc3 Bh3) (39. Bc3 $15) 39... Nd7 $1 $19 {[%CAl Rd7c5] And now ...Nc5 would win.} 40. Kg2 (40. Bc3 $142) 40... Nc5 {Strongly threatening ...Nb3.} 41. Bc3 Nd3 42. Qd2 {[#]} h4 $1 {[%CAl Rh4h3][%mdl 512]} 43. gxh4 Qc5 44. h3 {[#]} Bxh3+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 45. Kh2 ({Don't go for} 45. Kxh3 $2 Qg1 $19) 45... Be6 46. Qe2 Qe7 47. Kg3 Qa3 48. Qd2 Qc5 49. Kh2 Nf4 50. Qe1 f6 51. Bd2 {and the idea Qe3 leaves White hopeful.} Qa3 52. Kg3 $2 {[#] Mistake. Qe3 was best.} (52. Qe3 Qa2) (52. Qe3 {was the crucial defense.} Qa2 53. Bd5) 52... c3 $1 {[%CAl Bc4c3,Bc3c2][%mdl 544] Black is clearly winning.} 53. Be3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best.} (53. Bxc3 Qxc3 54. Qxc3 Ne2+ 55. Kf2 Nxc3 56. Ke3 Bc4 57. f4 Kh6 58. Bc8 Kh5) 53... Qb2 {[%CAl Rf4h5]} 54. Qf2 c2 {Accuracy: White = 45%, Black = 67%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Sankalp Gupta"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2692"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 20,107,34,32,44,41,53,32,32,33,42,41,37,32,36,31,62,61,61,22,21,17,25,39,52,6,30,0,25,-30,-27,-28,-28,-97,-69,-75,-52,-83,0,0,0,-42,-8,-14,-10,-23,-10,-64,12,13,35,25,66,70,67,71,85,71,110,102,96,102,129,99,107,103,123,0,74,74,74,74,94,77,170,68,280,269,504,510,517,516,1310,996,29998,923,922,905,840,805]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qc7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Bf1 Ne7 12. a4 c4 $146 ({RR} 12... Nf5 13. Na3 c4 14. b3 Bc5 {[#]} (14... cxb3 $14 15. Qxb3 Bc5) 15. bxc4 (15. b4 $1 $16) 15... dxc4 (15... d4 $11) 16. Nxc4 Rhf8 17. Qc2 Bc6 18. Bf4 (18. Ba3 $16 Bxa3 19. Nxa3) 18... Bd5 (18... Kb8 $11) 19. Rad1 Nh4 ({Better is} 19... Kb8 $14) 20. Nd6+ $1 Kb8 21. Bg3 Nf5 $2 {[#]} (21... Ng6 {is a better defense.} 22. Kh1 Bb6) 22. Nxf5 $2 (22. Rxd5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] and the rest is easy.} Nxg3 (22... exd5 23. Nxf5) 23. Rxc5 Qxc5 24. hxg3) 22... Rxf5 23. c4 (23. Bd3 $16 Rff8 24. c4) 23... Bc6 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bd3 Rf8 26. Bxh7 Qb6 (26... Qa5 $11 27. Rf1 Qxa4) 27. Be4 {Sierra Vallina,L (2275)-Miszler,L (2269) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (44)} (27. Ra1 $16)) ({RR} 12... Nf5 13. Bd3 g6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Na3 (16. b4 $14) 16... Rhf8 17. b4 Kb8 18. Nc2 (18. Qd2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 18... Nc6 (18... c4 $17 19. Bf1 Nc6) 19. bxc5 Nxe5 20. Bb5 $1 Bc8 21. Nd4 Rf6 22. Rb1 (22. a5 $5 {[%CAl Ra5a6]} Nf7 23. a6 $11) 22... Ka8 $1 23. c6 (23. a5 $16) 23... Nxc6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Qe2 Bd7 (25... e5 $5 26. Qxe5 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 c5 $11) 26. Nf3 Rf4 27. Ne5 {Idani,P (2602)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (73)}) ({RR} 12... Nf5 13. Na3 a6 14. Nc2 h6 15. b4 g5 16. Ba3 (16. Bd3 $16) 16... c4 $1 17. b5 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 a5 19. Nd4 (19. Be2 $11) 19... Rdf8 20. Nxf5 Rxf5 21. Qd4 b6 22. g3 Rhf8 23. Ra2 h5 24. Rd2 g4 25. h3 (25. Re3 $11) 25... Kb7 $2 (25... Qc5 $17 {stays on course.} 26. Qxc5+ bxc5) 26. hxg4 hxg4 27. Qxg4 {Kobo,O (2530)-Kuhn,C (2333) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)} (27. Bxc4 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} Ka7 (27... Qxc4 28. Qxc4) 28. Bf1)) ({RR} 12... Nc6 13. Na3 a6 14. b4 cxb4 15. Nb5 $1 {[%CAl Rb5c7]} axb5 16. axb5 bxc3 17. Be3 Nb8 18. Qd4 (18. Qb3 $16) 18... b6 19. Qxb6 Qxb6 20. Bxb6 Be8 $1 21. Rec1 $1 {[%CAl Rc1c3]} d4 $1 22. Ra4 Rd5 23. Bxd4 Bxb5 24. Rxc3+ Kd8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Bc6 $17 {and life is bright.} 25. Ba7 Kd7) 25. Ra8 $1 {1-0 (25) Radovanovic,N (2434)-Casper,T (2349) Germany GER 2024}) 13. b3 cxb3 {White is slightly better.} 14. Qxb3 Nc6 15. Be3 Na5 16. Qb2 Bc5 17. Na3 Bxe3 ({Not} 17... Bxa4 $2 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Nb5 $18) 18. Rxe3 Kb8 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Rhf8 21. Qb4 b6 22. g3 g5 23. Qg4 Qe7 24. Re2 Rc8 25. Bh3 Rfe8 26. Re3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.} (26. Qf3) (26. Qf3 $11) 26... Nc4 $17 27. Re2 Rc5 28. Bf1 h6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxb5 was best.} (28... Rxb5 29. Rea2 a5 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31. Qxc4 Qc5 32. Qd3 Rc8 33. Rd2 Qxe5 34. Qxh7) (28... Rxb5 $17 29. Rea2 a5) 29. Rea2 $1 $11 {[%CAl Ra2a7]} Na5 ({Reject} 29... Nxe5 $6 30. Qe2 $16) 30. Ra3 Qc7 31. Qh5 Rh8 32. Re1 Qe7 33. Re3 Rcc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best.} (33... Nc4) (33... Nc4 $15 34. Bxc4 dxc4) 34. Ra4 Rcf8 35. h4 Rh7 36. Rf3 $1 {[%CAl Rf3f8]} Rxf3 37. Qxf3 Rf7 38. Qe3 Rg7 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Rg4 Rg6 41. Bd3 Rg7 42. Bf1 Rg6 43. Qf3 $2 {Mistake. Be2 was best.} (43. Be2 Rg7) (43. Be2 $16) 43... Rh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best.} (43... Rg8 44. Qf6 Qh7 $1 45. Rb4 Rh8 {[%csl Gh8][%CAl Rh7h2]} 46. Bg2 Nc4 47. Qxe6 Nd2 {[%csl Gh8][%CAl Rh7h2]} 48. Qd6+ Kc8 {[%csl Gh8][%CAl Rh7h2]} 49. Qc6+) (43... Rg8 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 44. Bd3 $16 Qg7 45. Qe3 Rh5 46. Be2 Qh7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.} (46... Qe7 47. Bd3) (46... Qh6 $16 {was called for.}) 47. Qf3 $2 {Mistake. Rxg5 was best.} (47. Rxg5 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Re1 (48... Rh2+ $16 {was worth a try.} 49. Kf3 Qb1) 49. Rh5 Qxh5 50. Bxh5 Rxe3 51. fxe3 Kc8 52. Kf3 Kd8) (47. Rxg5 $18 Rh1+ 48. Kg2) 47... Kc7 $4 {Blunder. Qb1+ was best.} (47... Qb1+) (47... Qh8 $14) 48. c4 $18 Nb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb1+ was best.} (48... Qb1+ 49. Bd1 Rh7 50. cxd5 exd5 51. Rd4 Qxb5 52. Qf5 Re7 53. Bg4 {[%csl Gg4][%CAl Rf5c8]} Qe8 54. Rxd5) (48... dxc4 {might work better.} 49. Rd4 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Qb1+ 50. Rd1 Qh7 51. Qxh5 Qxh5 52. Bxh5 Nb7) 49. cxd5 ({Worse is} 49. Qxb3 Rh1+ 50. Kg2 Rb1 $11) 49... exd5 50. Qxd5 Nc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb1+ was best.} (50... Qb1+ 51. Bd1 Rh7 52. Qxb3 Qxb3 53. Bxb3 Re7 54. Re4 Kd8 55. Rd4+ Ke8 56. e6) (50... Nd2 $142 51. Rb4 Rh2) 51. Rd4 {White wants to mate with Qc6+.} g4 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh1+ was best.} (51... Rh1+ 52. Qxh1 Qxh1+ 53. Kxh1 Ne6 54. Rd1 Nc5 55. Kg1 Nd7 56. e6 Nf6 57. e7) 52. Qd8+ (52. Qc6+ $142 Kb8 53. Rd8#) 52... Kb7 53. Qd5+ Kb8 54. Bxg4 {Accuracy: White = 66%, Black = 53%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2591"] [BlackElo "2680"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,69,64,87,87,102,73,80,69,69,66,110,105,101,105,101,107,124,124,129,132,166,162,171,177,184,138,148,127,192,151,165,164,156,157,158,153,216,215,205,220,210,166,191,177,262,263,278,273,300,299,350,358,330,330,382,378,375,374,442,428,437,416]} 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/6Xaes2Jz} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. h4 h6 ({RR} 5... Nf6 6. h5 Nxh5 7. Rxh5 gxh5 8. Qxh5 Qd7 (8... c5 $14 9. Bc4 e6 10. dxc5 dxc5) 9. Be2 c5 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. O-O-O Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Rb8 14. Nd5 b5 15. Rd3 Rb7 16. Qg5 Rg8 17. Kb1 Qe6 18. Rc3 Kf8 19. Rc6 Rb8 (19... h6 $16 {keeps fighting.} 20. Qf4 Be5 21. Qxh6+ Bg7 22. Qxe6 Bxe6) 20. Bg4 $1 {Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68 (3666)-Stoofvlees II b5 (3492) tcec-chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (66)}) 6. Qd2 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 6... b5 7. O-O-O Bb7 8. f3 Nd7 9. Nh3 c5 10. dxc5 Rc8 $2 (10... dxc5 $16 11. g4 Ngf6) 11. Bd4 ({White should try} 11. cxd6 $18 exd6 12. Qxd6) 11... e5 12. Be3 $1 dxc5 13. h5 Ne7 (13... g5 $16 {was worth a try.}) 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Nf2 h5 16. Bg5 Nf6 17. Qxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Nd3 (19. a4 $18) 19... Nd7 20. Be2 Bh6 21. Bxh6 {Timmermans,M (2394)-Hungaski,R (2471) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (79)}) ({RR} 6... b5 7. a4 b4 8. Nd5 a5 9. f3 e6 10. Nf4 Ne7 11. Nfe2 (11. O-O-O $16) 11... Nd7 12. g4 (12. Ng3 $11 {remains equal.}) 12... Ba6 13. b3 (13. Ng3 $15) 13... c5 14. Rd1 c4 15. h5 g5 $1 16. f4 gxf4 17. Bxf4 Nf6 18. Qe3 d5 (18... Nxg4 $17 19. Qg3 f5) 19. Be5 $2 (19. e5 $11 Ne4 20. Ng3) 19... cxb3 20. cxb3 dxe4 21. g5 {Pietrzak,W (1754)-Choroszej,A (1899) Warsaw POL 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 6... b5 7. O-O-O Bb7 8. f3 Nd7 9. g4 Ngf6 10. Nh3 Nb6 11. Rg1 b4 12. Nb1 a5 13. Bb5+ Nfd7 14. Nf2 (14. h5 $14 {keeps the upper hand.}) 14... c6 15. Be2 Qc7 16. f4 c5 17. Bb5 ({White should play} 17. d5 $15) 17... Bc6 18. Qe2 (18. Bf1 $17) 18... cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Rc8 {[%csl Gc8][%CAl Rc7c2]} 21. c3 {Pirvulescu,E (2044)-Garcia Martin,M (2349) lichess.org 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/6Xaes2Jz] 0-1 (35)}) 7. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Ngf6 8. f3 {White is better.} c5 9. dxc5 dxc5 10. Nge2 Qa5 11. Nc1 Qc7 12. a5 Ne5 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Nxc5 Bc4 {[#]} 15. Nd3 $1 {[%CAl Rd3e5]} Nc6 16. Bb6 Qg3+ 17. Qf2 Nh5 18. Rh3 Qd6 (18... Qxf2+ $16 {is a better defense.} 19. Kxf2 (19. Nxf2 Be6 $14) (19. Bxf2 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Nf4 $14) 19... Rc8) 19. Qc5 Bxd3 20. Qxd6 ({Inferior is} 20. Bxd3 Qxc5 21. Bxc5 Nf4 $11) 20... exd6 21. cxd3 ({Much worse is} 21. Bxd3 $6 Nf4 $14) 21... Rc8 22. Kd2 Be5 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best.} (22... Nf4 23. g3 Ne6 24. Rh2 O-O 25. Bh3 f5 26. f4 Nc5 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. h5) (22... Nf4 $16 {was called for.}) 23. Ra4 $1 $18 Nf4 24. Rh1 Ne6 25. Be2 h5 26. Rc4 Kd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. O-O was best.} (26... O-O 27. Nd5) (26... O-O $142 27. Ke3 Bf4+ 28. Kf2 Be5) 27. Bd1 Bf4+ 28. Ke2 Be5 29. Ba4 Nf4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best.} (29... Ke7 30. Ke3 Kf8 31. d4 Bf4+ 32. Kd3 Kg7 33. Nd5 Nb8 34. Bc7 Kh6 35. b3) 30. Kd2 Nxg2 31. Nd5 Ke6 32. d4 Bf6 33. Ke2 g5 34. hxg5 Bxg5 35. Rg1 {Accuracy: White = 91%, Black = 54%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E36"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 h6 $146 ({RR} 6... c5 7. dxc5 d4 8. Qf3 e5 9. Bg5 a5 10. e3 Nc6 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bd3 dxe3 14. fxe3 Qxc5 15. Ne2 f5 16. Bxf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qxe3 18. Rf1 O-O 19. Rf3 Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Nd4+ 21. Ke3 {Tkachyov,A (2078)-Sapenov,D (2350) Astana KAZ 2023 ½-½}) ({RR} 6... c5 7. dxc5 d4 8. Qc2 a5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. e3 Qxc5 12. Be2 dxe3 13. Bxe3 Qe7 14. b3 O-O 15. O-O e5 16. Qb2 Bg4 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 e4 19. Bc5 Qc7 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 {Pesotskiy,M (2136)-Herman,D (1927) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (43)}) ({RR} 6... a5 7. Bf4 c6 8. e3 O-O 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Qc2 b6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Nf6 13. Ne5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Qd5 16. Rac1 b5 17. Qxd5 cxd5 18. Rc7 Na6 19. Rc6 a4 20. Rfc1 b4 21. Nd3 {Ioannidis,E (2519)-Buenafe Moya,J (2136) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (62)}) 7. Nf3 O-O 8. e3 b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. O-O (12. Kf1) 12... c5 13. Rac1 Ne4 14. Qd3 Qe7 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. h3 Nd6 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nd2 Bc6 19. Qb1 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nf5 21. Bb2 Nh4 22. g3 Ng6 23. Bf3 Nde5 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Nxc6 26. Nf3 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Nf8 28. Qd3 Qd7 29. Qxd7 (29. Qd5 $4 {Blunder. Qc4 was best.} Qd6 $4 {Blunder. exd5 was best.} (29... exd5 30. b4 Ne6 31. h4 h5 32. a4 Kh8 33. a5 b5 34. Bd4 Qc8 35. Bc3) 30. Qxd6 Nd7 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Na5 was best.} (30... Na5 31. Qd1 Nb7 32. b4 a5 33. Kh1 axb4 34. axb4 f6 35. h4 Kf7 36. e4)) (29. Qc4 Na5) 29... Nxd7 30. b4 f6 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. Ke2 e5 33. e4 Nd8 34. Kd3 Nb7 35. Bc1 Nd6 36. g4 b5 37. Be3 a6 38. Nd2 Ke6 39. h4 Kf7 40. h5 Ke8 41. f3 Kd8 42. Kc3 Ke8 43. Kd3 Kd8 44. Kc3 Ke8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Black "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,123,19,22,19,28,28,38,18,15,14,18,23,50,60,62,66,61,43,80,87,80,82,88,87,114,103,118,114,107,81,98,71,69,71,87,82,85,85,83,83,87,82,87,76,86,81,86,82,85,78,89,71,96,82,82,37,43,16,16,18,36,37,43,59,53,5,5,5,20,6,11,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,3,368,336,359,359,473,451,479,480,479,479,474,472,460,459,1098,830,951,571,3433,687,2630,1342,1885,512,937,912,890,863,853,770,770,660]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nbd2 ({RR} 6. Nfd2 g5 7. a4 h5 8. Nc3 h4 9. h3 g4 10. hxg4 Bxg4+ 11. Ke1 (11. f3 $16) 11... Bg7 12. Bc4 h3 13. gxh3 Rxh3 $2 (13... Bh6 $14) 14. Rxh3 $2 (14. Rg1 $1 $18) 14... Bxh3 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Ne5 Bh5 17. Bf4 Nbd7 18. Nd3 Ng4 19. a5 Nge5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 {Niemann,H (2676)-Firouzja,A (2760) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (53)}) 6... g6 7. a4 b6 $146 ({RR} 7... Bg4 8. c3 Bxf3+ 9. gxf3 Bh6 $1 10. Nc4 Bxc1 11. Kxc1 Nbd7 12. Kd2 Nb6 13. a5 (13. Ke3 $11) 13... Nxc4+ $1 14. Bxc4 e5 15. b4 Ke7 16. Kc2 Rhd8 17. Rhd1 Nh5 18. b5 cxb5 19. Bxb5 Nf4 20. Rab1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rd8 $1 22. Rb1 {Bartel,M (2651)-Petkidis,A (2429) Viernheim GER 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 7... Bg7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. h3 a5 10. Ne1 (10. c3 $14) 10... b6 11. Nd3 Ba6 12. f3 (12. Bxa6 $14 Nxa6 13. Nc4) 12... b5 13. axb5 (13. Bb3 $15) 13... cxb5 14. Bb3 (14. Ba2 $17 e6 15. Nb3) 14... Nc6 $2 (14... a4 $1 $19 15. Ba2 Rd8) 15. Nc5 $2 ({Better is} 15. e5 $11 Ne8 16. Bd5) 15... Bc8 16. c3 Rd8 17. Ke2 Nd7 18. Nd3 (18. Bd5 $15 Nxc5 19. Bxc6) 18... Nde5 (18... Nb6 $19 {is more deadly.} 19. Nb1 b4) 19. Nf4 (19. Nxe5 $17 {was worth a try.} Nxe5 20. Bd5) 19... Ba6 20. Bd5 e6 21. Ba2 $2 (21. Bxc6 {was the only chance.} b4+ 22. Kf2 Nxc6 23. Nb1) 21... g5 22. Nh5 {Luke Brezmes,C (2067)-Gruca,M (2198) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (55)}) 8. Ne5 {White is slightly better.} Bg7 9. Nd3 O-O 10. f3 Na6 11. c3 Ne8 12. Kc2 Nd6 13. Be2 e5 14. b3 f5 15. Nf2 Nc7 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4+ Be6 18. Bxe6+ Nxe6 19. Re1 Rad8 20. Nd3 fxe4 21. Rxe4 Rxd3 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender, Decoy} 22. Kxd3 Nc5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 23. Ke2 Nxe4 24. fxe4 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rb8 25. Be3 Bf6 26. b4 Kf7 27. a5 Ke6 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ra6 Bd8 30. Ra7 Be7 31. Ra6 Bd8 32. Ra7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best.} (32. Kd3 h5 33. c4 Kd7 34. Ra7+ Bc7 35. Kc3 Kc8 36. Bg5 Kd7 37. h3 Re8) 32... Be7 33. g3 b5 34. h4 Rd8 35. Bc5 Rd7 36. Ra6 Rc7 37. Ra8 Bxc5 38. bxc5 $11 {KR-KR} Rb7 39. Re8+ Kd7 40. Rxe5 Ra7 41. h5 Ra3 42. hxg6 hxg6 43. Kd2 b4 44. cxb4 {aiming for Rg5.} Rxg3 45. Ke2 Rb3 46. Rg5 Ke6 $4 {Blunder. Rxb4 was best.} (46... Rxb4 47. Kd3 Rb3+ 48. Kc4 Ra3 49. Rxg6 Ra4+ 50. Kd3 Ra3+ 51. Kd4 Ra4+) (46... Rxb4 $11 {and Black is okay.} 47. Kd3 (47. Rxg6 Rxe4+ 48. Kd3 Re1 $11) 47... Rb5) 47. Rxg6+ $18 Ke5 48. Rxc6 Rxb4 49. Kd3 $1 {White is clearly winning.} Rd4+ 50. Kc3 {Threatens to win with Re6+!} Rxe4 {[#] intending ...Kd5.} 51. Rd6 $1 Rh4 52. Kb3 Rg4 53. Rd8 Ke6 {[#]} (53... Rg1 $142 54. Kb4 Rc1) 54. c6 $1 {[%CAl Bc5c6,Bc6c7][%mdl 32]} Rg7 55. Kb4 Ra7 56. Kc5 (56. Kb5 $142 Rh7 57. Kb6) 56... Ke7 57. Rd1 Ra2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best.} (57... Ra3 58. Kb6 (58. c7 $142 Rc3+ 59. Kb6)) 58. c7 Rc2+ 59. Kb6 Rb2+ 60. Kc6 {White wants to mate with Rc1.} Rc2+ 61. Kb7 Rb2+ 62. Kc8 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 60%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,67,14,34,29,38,31,34,26,30,31,38,10,0,0,12,-39,-35,-36,-39,-35,0,0,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,-15,31,-9,-14,-2,106,102,325,29,212,212,199,177,187,173,171,99,165,172,155,152,384,369,368,187,456,456,456,456,487,464]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Qf6 ({RR} 5... h6 6. b4 Bb6 7. a4 a5 8. b5 Nb8 $1 9. d4 exd4 (9... Bg4 $14) 10. cxd4 Nf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O Nxe4 (12... Re8 $16) 13. Nxe4 d5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Nd6 $1 {[%CAl Rd6e8]} cxd6 16. Bxd5 Nd7 17. Qb3 Qf6 18. Bxd6 Rd8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 {Vidit,S (2722)-Kozak,A (2607) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (45)}) 6. a4 $146 ({RR} 6. Be3 Nge7 7. Nbd2 h6 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. Bxb6 cxb6 11. b5 Nb8 12. Nf1 Be6 13. Ne3 Nd7 14. d4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qe6 16. Qd3 Rc8 17. Ncd2 (17. Ne3 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 17... O-O 18. O-O Rc7 19. c4 Ng6 20. g3 Qf6 {Pal,R (1960)-Bulford,M (2247) Harrogate ENG 2024 0-1 (50)}) ({RR} 6. Nbd2 Nge7 7. Nf1 Ng6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (7... Be6 $11) 8. Ng3 $2 (8. Bg5 $18 Qe6 9. Bxe6 Bxe6 10. Ng3) 8... Nf4 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 (10. Nf5 $11) 10... Nxh3+ 11. gxh3 Bxf3 12. Qd2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (12. Bg5 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]}) 12... h6 (12... Qh4 $142 {[%CAl Rh4g3]} 13. Kh2 Bg4) 13. Kh2 O-O (13... g5 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 14. b4 g4) 14. b4 Bb6 15. a4 a5 $1 16. b5 (16. Nf5 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 16... Ne7 17. Bb3 Ng6 18. Nf5 Nh4 19. Nxh4 $2 (19. Rg1 $17 Nxf5 20. exf5) 19... Qxh4 20. d4 exd4 {Hemam,M (1977)-Garcia Correa,J (2103) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 6. Be3 Nge7 7. h3 (7. Qe2 $11) 7... h6 (7... Bxe3 $15 8. fxe3 Qg6) 8. Nbd2 a6 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. a3 O-O 11. Qe2 Rd8 12. Rd1 b6 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. g3 $1 Na5 15. Ba2 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Ne3 Rd7 18. h4 Rad8 19. O-O Nb7 20. b4 a5 {Demchenko,A (2609)-Sattarov,B (2353) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (57)}) 6... a6 7. b4 Ba7 8. O-O {White is slightly better.} Nge7 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Nbd2 Bh3 11. gxh3 h6 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 12. h4 {And now h5 would win.} (12. Nh4 $5 {[%CAl Rh4g6]} Qxg5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 13. Ng2 $11) 12... hxg5 13. Nxg5 Nd8 $1 {aiming for ...f6.} 14. Kh1 $1 Rxh4 15. Rg1 Qf6 (15... Bxf2 $6 16. Rg2 $16) 16. Ndf3 Rh5 17. d4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has some pressure.} Ng6 $1 18. Rg3 Nf4 19. Qd2 Kf8 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Rd1 Qd6 $2 {Mistake. a5 was best.} (21... a5 22. Qd7) (21... g6 $11 {remains equal.}) 22. Qc1 $16 (22. Qxd6+ cxd6 23. Rxd6 Bxf2 $17) 22... Qe7 $4 {[#] Blunder. Qf6 was best.} (22... Qf6 23. Rd7 Bxf2 24. Rg4 $1 Nh3 25. Kg2 Nxg5 26. Rxg5 Rxg5+ 27. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 28. Nxg5) (22... Qf6 $16) 23. Rg4 $4 {Blunder. Rd7 was best.} (23. Rd7 $1 {[%CAl Rd7e7]} Qxd7 24. Nxe5 Qd6 25. Ngxf7 Nxf7 26. Qxf4 {[%csl Gc4,Ge5][%CAl Rf4f7]} Rxh2+ 27. Kxh2 {[%csl Gc4,Ge5][%CAl Rf4f7]} Qh6+ 28. Qxh6 Nxh6) (23. Rd7 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rd7e7]} Qxd7 24. Nxe5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qxa4 25. Qxf4) 23... Qf6 $2 {Mistake. Bxf2 was best.} (23... Bxf2 24. Nxf7) (23... b5 $11 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bxb5 Qf6) 24. Rd7 $18 Nh3 25. Kg2 Nf4+ (25... Bxf2 $2 26. Nxh3 Rxh3 27. Qd1 $18) 26. Kf1 {Threatens to win with Bxf7.} Nh3 {[#] ...Rxg5! is the strong threat.} 27. Kg2 $1 Nf4+ ({Don't go for} 27... Bxf2 $2 28. Nxh3 Rxh3 29. Qd1 $18) (27... Nxf2 $2 28. Rg3 $18) (27... b5 $16 28. Bxf7 (28. Nxh3 Rxh3 29. Be2 Rh5 $14) (28. axb5 Nxg5 29. Rxg5 Rxg5+ 30. Qxg5 axb5 $16) 28... g6) 28. Kh1 Nh3 29. Rg3 Bxf2 $2 {Mistake. Nxg5 was best.} (29... Nxg5 30. Nxg5) (29... Nxg5 $16 30. Nxg5 g6) 30. Rxh3 Rxh3 31. Kg2 $2 {Mistake. Qd1 was best.} (31. Qd1 Rh5 32. Nxf7 $1 Bh4 33. Nxd8 Rxd8 34. Nxh4 Rxd7 35. Qxh5 Rd8 36. Ng6+ Ke8) (31. Qd1 $142) 31... Qh6 $4 {Blunder. Ke8 was best.} (31... Ke8 32. Nxh3 Kxd7 33. Nxf2 Ke8 34. Nd3 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Bxb5+ c6 37. Bc4) (31... Ke8 $142) 32. Qd2 {White is clearly winning.} (32. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 33. Nxh2 Qxh2+ 34. Kf3 f6 $18) 32... Bd4 33. cxd4 ({Less strong is} 33. Nxh3 Qxd2+ 34. Nxd2 Bxc3 $18) 33... Qh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best.} (33... Rxf3 34. dxe5 Nc6 35. Nxf3 Qxd2+ 36. Nxd2 Nxe5 37. Rxc7 Rd8 38. Nf3 Nxc4 39. Rxc4) 34. dxe5 {Accuracy: White = 73%, Black = 55%.} ({Weaker is} 34. Nxh3 Qg4+ 35. Kh1 Qxd7 $18) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2508"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,139,16,0,0,0,6,12,25,8,9,9,29,20,41,47,47,49,57,38,55,45,54,42,153,0,-3,0,7,8,14,12,8,11,14,9,31,0,1,4,2,0,1,1,7,1,4,3,4,2,2,0,4,5,9,7,14,12,13,13,13,13,14,17,18,15,13,13,13,16,45,23,20,19,20,6,4,2,9,13,17,10,28,27,26,24,32,23,25,23,27,27,33,37,67,64,49,25,25,9,84,62,55,34,291,3,5,0,0,0,0,0,453,402,529,528,580,710,691,691,700,696,596,550,689,672]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. c3 ({RR} 7. Ne4 Be7 8. Qg4 O-O 9. Bh6 Bf6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Bg5 Qe5+ 12. Be2 f5 13. Qh4 f4 14. O-O-O h6 15. Nf3 Qxe2 16. Bxh6 Qe4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxd5 Qxd5 19. Qg4+ Kh6 20. Qh4+ Qh5 21. Qe7 Rf7 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2769)-Livaic,L (2557) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (75)}) ({RR} 7. N2f3 Qc7 8. c3 a6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Be4 Nf6 11. Bc2 h6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. g3 g5 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Ng8 18. Qd2 f6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Bg6+ Ke7 21. Bh4 Rh6 {Dubnevych,M (2293)-Klimkowski,J (2531) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 7. Bd3 Nb4 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. a3 Nd5 10. c4 Nf6 11. N2f3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Ba4 Qb6 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Qf3 Rac8 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. b4 a5 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. bxa5 Qxa5 {Mishra,A (2626)-Mendonca,L (2626) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (57)}) 7... Be7 $146 ({RR} 7... Bc5 8. N2f3 O-O 9. Bd3 e5 10. Nxe5 Qe7 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Nef3 Qd8 13. Be3 Nf4 14. Qf1 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Qd5 16. Bc4 Nxg2+ 17. Kd2 Qe4 18. Rg1 Bh3 19. Bd3 Qd5 20. Bc4 Qe4 21. Bd3 Qd5 22. Bc4 {Csonka,B (2469)-Grigoriants,S (2562) Mako 2023 ½-½}) 8. N2f3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bf6 {The position is equal.} 12. Qh5 {[%csl Gd3][%CAl Rh5h7]} g6 13. Qf3 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Qh4 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Re4 Qe7 17. Bh6 Rfe8 18. Rae1 Bc6 19. Qg3 Nb4 $2 {Mistake. Rad8 was best.} (19... Rad8) (19... Rad8 $14) 20. Rg4 $4 {Blunder. Rxe6 was best.} (20. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Bf1 Nd5 23. f3 Rae8 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bd3 Nb4) ({White has to play} 20. Rxe6 $1 $16 Qxe6 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Bf1) 20... Nxd3 $11 21. Qxd3 Qb4 22. Qe2 {Threatens to win with d5!} Qb5 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. dxe5 Bd5 25. a3 Rac8 26. Bd2 Red8 27. Bc3 Rc4 28. Rxc4 Bxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 29. h4 h5 30. Kh2 Bd5 31. Kg3 Rc8 32. f3 Rc4 33. Rd1 a6 34. Rd2 Kf8 35. Bd4 Ke8 36. Kf4 Kf8 37. Kg5 Kg7 38. Bc3 Rc6 39. Rd4 Rc4 40. Rd1 Rc6 41. Rd2 Rc4 42. Rd3 Kh7 43. g4 hxg4 44. fxg4 Re4 45. h5 gxh5 46. gxh5 Re2 47. Kf6 Rf2+ 48. Ke7 Rf5 49. Rh3 Bf3 50. h6 Bh5 51. Kd6 Kxh6 52. Kc7 Kg5 53. Kxb7 Be2 54. a4 Bd1 55. a5 Be2 $1 56. Rh2 Bf1 57. Rh8 Kg6 $2 {Mistake. f6 was best.} (57... f6 58. Rg8+) (57... f6 $11) 58. Rg8+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.} (58. Re8 Kg5 59. Re7 Kf4 60. Kb6 Ke4 {[#]} 61. Ra7 $1 f6 62. Rxa6 Bxa6 63. Kxa6 fxe5) 58... Kh7 59. Rd8 f6 $4 {Blunder. Rg5 was best.} (59... Rg5 $1 60. Rd1 Bb5 61. Rh1+ Kg8 62. Rh4 Rg1 63. Rb4 Be2 64. Rb6 Rg7 $1 65. Kc6) (59... Rg5 $1 $14) 60. Rd6 $4 {Blunder. exf6 was best.} (60. exf6 e5 {[#]} 61. Rd6 $1 {[%CAl Rd6e6]} e4 62. Re6 Bd3 63. Kc7 Rf3 64. Bd4 Kg8 65. Re7 Kf8) (60. exf6 $18 {And now Rd7+ would win.} e5 61. Re8) 60... fxe5 61. Rxa6 {Black must now prevent Rd6.} Rf7+ 62. Kb6 {Hoping for Ra8.} Bxa6 63. Kxa6 {KR-KB} Kg6 $4 {Blunder. e4 was best.} (63... e4 64. Kb6 Rf3 $1 65. a6 Rxc3 $1 66. bxc3 e3 67. a7 e2 68. a8=Q e1=Q 69. Qa3) (63... e4 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 64. Kb6 $18 Kf5 65. a6 {[%CAl Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32] White is clearly winning.} Ke4 66. a7 Rf8 67. Kb7 Rf7+ 68. Ka6 Rf8 69. b4 {[%CAl Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32] Strongly threatening b5.} Kd5 70. b5 {Accuracy: White = 81%, Black = 75%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Iniyan, Pa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2493"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,67,28,58,43,64,72,71,68,66,27,24,-74,0,1,26,-13,1,-7,35,40,71,19,19,23,16,7,266,231,346,346,346,346,341,341,341,341,318,318,574,567,707,658,933,924,29993,888,886,882,821,821,820,820,820,820,820,819]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. g5 ({RR} 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. Qe2 Be7 10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 Qc7 (11... b4 $15 12. Nd1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6) 12. Be3 (12. a3 $142) 12... Nc6 (12... b4 $5 {[%CAl Rb4c3]} 13. Nd1 Nc6 $11) 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd3 Ne5 15. Qd4 O-O 16. h5 Rfe8 17. f4 Nc4 18. h6 ({White should try} 18. O-O-O $15) 18... Bf8 (18... e5 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 19. Qd3 Nxb2) 19. O-O-O Nxe3 20. Qxe3 g6 21. Qd3 $2 (21. Rd2 $11 {and White stays safe.}) 21... Rac8 (21... b4 $1 $19 22. Ne2 Bb5) 22. Rhe1 b4 {Al Tarbosh,W (2278)-Offermann,F (2075) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (43)}) 8... Nfd7 9. a3 Bb7 10. Be3 {White is better.} Nb6 $146 ({RR} 10... Be7 11. h4 Nc6 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. Qd4 O-O 15. O-O-O Qa8 16. h5 Rfc8 17. Bd2 Ne5 18. h6 Bf8 19. Rg3 $1 Nc4 20. f4 e5 (20... Nxd2 $16 {is a better defense.} 21. Rxd2 Rc5) 21. Qf2 $1 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 exf4 23. Qxf4 Rc5 (23... R6c7 $16 {was called for.} 24. Rgd3 Re8) 24. Rf3 $2 (24. Bh3 $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.} R8c7 25. Rgd3) 24... R8c7 25. Nd5 {Pingin,A (2419)-Korobov,A (2672) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½}) 11. f4 N8d7 $1 12. f5 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best.} (12. Qd2 Rc8 13. O-O-O d5 14. f5 e5 15. Ndxb5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 $1 Rxc4 17. Nxd5 axb5) (12. Qd2 $11 {remains equal.}) 12... exf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (12... e5 $1 13. Ndxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Qc7 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. O-O-O Nc4 17. Bd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2) (12... e5 $1 $17 {[%CAl Re5d4]} 13. Nf3 Rc8) 13. Nxf5 $11 {And now Qd4 would win.} Ne5 $1 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Nd5 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White is fighting back} Qd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.} (15... Bxd5 16. Qxd5) (15... Bxd5 $5 16. Qxd5 Rd8 $11) 16. h4 h6 17. gxh6 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (17. a4 Bxd5 (17... b4 $142) 18. Qxd5 g6 19. Nd4 Bg7 20. h5 O-O 21. gxh6 Bf6 $1 22. Be2 Rc8) 17... g6 $1 {[%CAl Rg6f5]} 18. Ng7+ Kd7 19. Bh3+ Kc6 $4 {[#] Blunder. f5 was best.} (19... f5 $1 20. Nxf5 $1 Bxd5 21. Ng7+ Kc7 22. Qxd5 Qxh4+ 23. Kd1 Bxg7 $1 24. hxg7 Qh5+ 25. Kc1) (19... f5 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 20. c4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rc4b5] Black must now prevent cxb5+.} Qxh4+ (20... Bc8 {might work better.}) 21. Kf1 Qxe4 22. cxb5+ axb5 23. Rc1+ Nc4 24. Bg2 Qe5 25. Qb3 {Intending Rxc4+ and mate.} Ra4 $2 {Mistake. Qd4 was best.} (25... Qd4 26. Nc3+ Kc7 27. Nxb5+ Kd8 28. Nxd4 Nd2+ 29. Kf2 Nxb3 30. Bxb7 Rb8 31. Nc6+) (25... Qd4 $142 26. Nc3+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kc7 27. Nxb5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd8 28. Qxc4 (28. Bxb7 Qf4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 29. Ke2 Qd2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 30. Kf3 Qxc1 $14) (28. Ne6+ fxe6 29. Nxd4 Nd2+ 30. Kf2 Nxb3 $14) 28... Qxc4+ 29. Rxc4 d5) 26. Rh4 ({Less strong is} 26. Qf3 Kd7 $16) 26... Bxg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best.} (26... Kd7 27. Rhxc4 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxc4 29. Qxb5+ Ke7 30. Qxc4 Bxg7 31. Re1 Qxe1+ 32. Kxe1) 27. Rhxc4+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Rxc4 28. Rxc4+ bxc4 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best.} (28... Kd7 29. Qxb5+ Ke6 30. hxg7 Rg8 31. Qxb7 Qf5+ 32. Rf4 Qxf4+ 33. Nxf4+ Kf6 34. Kg1) 29. Qb6+ $4 {Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa4+ was best.} (29. Qa4+ Kc5 30. Qa5+ Kd4 31. Qb6+ Kd3 32. Nb4+ Kd2 {[%csl Gd2][%CAl Re5e1]} 33. Qf2+ Qe2+ 34. Qxe2+ Kc1) (29. Qa4+ $142 Kc5 30. Qa5+ Kd4 31. Qb6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd3 32. Nb4+ Kd2 33. Qf2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qe2+ 34. Qxe2+ Kc1 35. Qc2#) 29... Kd7 {White is clearly winning.} 30. Qxb7+ Ke6 31. Qe7+ Kf5 32. hxg7 Rg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (32... Rb8 33. Qxf7+ Kg5 34. Ne7 Qf6+ 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. g8=Q Rxg8 37. Nxg8+ Ke5 38. Nf6) 33. Bh3+ Ke4 34. Nf6+ {Accuracy: White = 80%, Black = 46%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Royal, Shreyas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B57"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2463"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 22,65,21,21,31,23,31,27,27,-1,3,3,5,7,40,32,39,49,49,37,130,123,229,220,202,210,201,201,463,453,477,475,475,471,549,440,503,489,496,489,489,488,480,483,536,537]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Qe1 O-O 14. Qg3 Nb4 {White has an edge.} 15. f5 Kh8 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Qh3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Bc8 20. Rac1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} Qe8 (20... e5 $14 21. Qxd7 Bxd7) 21. Nxe6 $16 Bd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best.} (21... Qf7 22. Ng5) (21... Qf7 $16) 22. Nxg7 $1 $18 Kxg7 {[#]} 23. Qg3+ $1 Qg6 24. Qxd6 Re8 $4 {Blunder. Ra7 was best.} (24... Ra7 25. e5) (24... Ra7 $142) 25. Nd5 {White is clearly winning.} Nh5 26. Bd4+ Kh6 27. Rc6 {[#] Hoping for Nc7.} Be6 28. Be3+ Kg7 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. Bd4 {[%csl Gd4][%CAl Re5h8]} Ng7 {If only Black now had time for ...Qg5....} 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. Rxf6 Qg4 {With the idea ...Bc4!} 33. h3 {Accuracy: White = 91%, Black = 50%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B67"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 e6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. Kb1 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. h4 Qc7 13. g4 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 13... O-O 14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne2 Rfc8 16. h5 h6 17. Bc1 Bb5 18. g5 e5 19. Qe3 hxg5 20. Ng3 Nh7 21. Nf5 Bf6 22. Qe2 Nf8 23. h6 g6 24. Ne3 Bc6 25. Bc4 Kh7 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Rab8 28. Rdg1 {Kramnik,V (2753)-Korchmar,V (2438) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 14. Be3 b4 15. Ne2 Bb5 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (17. c4 Qxc4) 17... Nxf4 18. Qxg7 Ng6 19. h5 Bf8 20. Qf6 Be7 21. Qg7 Bf8 22. Qf6 Be7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Na3 h6 11. Bd2 a6 12. h3 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 12... Bd7 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Ne3 Bxa2 15. Rxa2 Re8 16. Nh2 d5 17. Nhg4 dxe4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. dxe4 Bg5 20. b3 Re6 21. Nf5 Rg6 22. g3 Na5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. h4 Qf6 25. Rd2 Re8 26. h5 Rg5 27. Rd6 {Nasuta,G (2585)-Gonda,L (2494) Czech Republic CZE 2024 1-0 (50)}) 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Nc2 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Ncxd4 $2 {Mistake. Bf4 was best.} (17. Bf4 d3 18. Qxd3 Be6 19. Qe2 Bc5 20. Be3 Qb6 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Ncd4 Qb4) 17... Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Bb4 19. Qe3 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Bb1 Be6 22. Qd3 g6 23. Qe3 Kg7 24. g4 Rc8 25. Kg2 Qe7 26. Re2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best.} (26. Bd3 Bd7) 26... Rh8 27. Qf4 Nxd4 28. Nxd4 Rc4 29. Bd3 Rxd4 $4 {Blunder. Rb4 was best.} (29... Rb4 30. Rc2 Kh7 31. a5 Rc8 32. Rc3 Rxb2 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. h4 Rb4 35. h5) 30. Qxd4 h5 31. f3 Qh4 32. Re3 Rc8 33. Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Can, Emre"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2549"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Bb7 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Nb5 Be7 13. b4 a6 14. Na3 cxb4 15. Nc2 a5 16. Ncd4 Nbd7 17. Nf5 Nc5 18. Be2 Nfe4 19. Be1 Bf6 20. N3d4 Rc8 21. f3 Nd6 22. Bg3 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Nc4 24. Nf5 Qf6 25. e4 Nb2 {Yu Jiangwei (2300)-Lu,M (2372) New York USA 2024 0-1 (60)}) 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nb5 c4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best.} (13... Bxb5) 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Bb1 b5 16. Qe1 Rfe8 17. f3 Qd8 18. Ba5 Qe7 19. Kf2 h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.} (19... Bd7 20. Qd2) 20. Qd2 g6 21. Rce1 Qd6 22. Kg1 Re6 23. a3 Rae8 24. Bb4 Qc7 25. Ba5 Qe7 26. Bb4 Qd7 27. Qf2 Qc7 28. Qd2 Bb7 29. Ba5 Qe7 30. Bb4 Qd7 31. Bc3 Qe7 32. Bb4 Qd7 33. Bc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Black "Gavrilescu, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,121,5,8,3,22,2,27,25,28,25,23,24,18,-1,-7,-6,7,7,11,7,5,7,11,10,17,20,25,9,8,12,5,7,15,5,18,18,32,22,23,22,21,13,23,20,23,21,28,26,25,23,31,18,17,8,17,17,29,10,14,12,14,12,24,23,49,24,30,25,64,63,74,90,61,48,91,31,49,63,273,287,367,355,363,356,395,392,411,216,399,402,394,404,395,402,376,374,400,383,380,364,406,406,423,412,542,542,543,543,498,501,502,497,500,480]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 (7... Qc7 {looks sharper.} 8. Qa4 Bd6 9. Nxc6 O-O 10. Nxa7 d4) 8. Bxc6 {White has an edge.} bxc6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. O-O Bd6 11. d3 $146 ({RR} 11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. h3 a5 (13... Qa5 $11 {keeps the balance.} 14. Na4 Nb6) 14. Na4 c4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. Rc1 Ne5 18. f4 Nd3 19. Rxc4 Rad8 20. Qb1 c5 21. Rc3 h5 22. Rd1 $2 (22. Nb6 $18) 22... h4 $2 (22... Nxf4 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.} 23. exf4 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxa4) 23. Nb2 Nxb2 24. Qxb2 Rfe8 (24... Qa6 $16 {might work better.} 25. Rxc5 Qe2) 25. Qc2 (25. Qb5 $18) 25... Rc8 {Keymer,V (2743)-Shuvalova,P (2475) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) 11... O-O 12. e4 Be5 13. exd5 Bxc3 14. dxc6 Bd4 {And now ...Ne5 would win.} 15. cxd7 Qxd7 16. Rb1 {[%CAl Ba1b1,Bb1b2,Bb2c2][%mdl 32]} Rfe8 17. b3 Rad8 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 Qxd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 21. Rc2 Rd5 22. Rfc1 g6 23. Kf1 Ree5 24. Re1 Rf5 25. h4 Rd4 26. g3 Kf8 27. Re3 Rb4 28. Rec3 Rb5 $1 29. Rd2 Ra5 30. Re3 Ra3 31. Ke2 h5 32. Re4 Rf6 33. Rc4 Re6+ 34. Kd1 Rea6 35. Rcc2 Ke7 36. Kc1 R3a5 37. Kb1 Rd6 38. Kb2 Rb5 39. Re2+ Re6 40. a4 Ra5 41. Rxe6+ Kxe6 $14 {KR-KR} 42. Re2+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.} (42. Rc3 $1) ({White should try} 42. Rc3 $16) 42... Kd6 43. Rd2+ Ke6 $4 {[#] Blunder. Kc6 was best.} (43... Kc6 $1) (43... Kc6 $1 $14) 44. Kc3 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rc3c4]} Ra6 {[#]} 45. Kc4 $1 {[%CAl Rc4c5]} Rb6 46. Rd3 ({Less strong is} 46. Kxc5 Rxb3 47. Rd6+ Ke7 $14) 46... Rb4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (46... a5 47. Kxc5 Rb7 48. Rd6+ Ke5 49. Rb6 Ra7 50. Rb5 Ra6 51. b4 axb4 52. Rxb4) 47. Kxc5 a5 48. Kc6 $2 {Mistake. Rd6+ was best.} (48. Rd6+ Kf5 49. Rb6 Re4 50. Rb5 Kg4 51. b4 Re2 52. Rxa5 Rxf2 53. b5 Rc2+) (48. Rd6+ $142 Kf5 49. Rb6) 48... f6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best.} (48... Kf6 49. Rd6+) (48... Kf6 {was called for.} 49. Rd6+ Ke7 50. Rd7+ Ke6) 49. Rd6+ Kf5 50. Rd5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg4 51. Rb5 Re4 52. Rxa5 Kf3 53. Rc5 Kxf2 54. Rc3 g5 55. a5 {[%CAl Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} gxh4 56. gxh4 f5 57. a6 {White is clearly winning.} Re6+ 58. Kb7 Re7+ 59. Rc7 Re3 60. b4 Rb3 61. Rc4 {Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 70%.} (61. Rc5 $2 {61.?c4 4.81}) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Black "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C34"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 (1. e3) 1... e5 2. f4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.} (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7) 2... exf4 3. Nf3 h6 4. Bc4 g5 5. d4 Bg7 6. O-O $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (6. h4 d6 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6) 6... Ne7 $6 {Inaccuracy. d6 was best.} (6... d6 7. h4 Nc6 8. c3 Qf6 9. Na3 Bd7 10. Bd3 Nge7 11. Nc4) 7. g3 d5 8. exd5 fxg3 9. Ne5 gxh2+ 10. Kh1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kxh2 was best.} (10. Kxh2 O-O) 10... O-O 11. Nc3 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 $4 {Blunder. Nf5 was best.} (12... Nf5 13. Ne4 c5 14. dxc6 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxc6 17. Bd5 Nfe7 18. Nf6+) 13. Qh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best.} (13. Bxg5 hxg5 14. Nxf7 Qe8 15. Kxh2 Nd7 16. d6 Nf6 17. Nd8+ Kh8 18. dxe7 Rxd8) 13... Ng6 $4 {Blunder. Nd7 was best.} (13... Nd7) 14. Ng4 b4 15. Ne2 $4 {Blunder. Nxh6+ was best.} (15. Nxh6+ Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qd6 17. Qxg5 Nd7 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qg2 Rae8 20. Rf4 Kg7) 15... Bxd5+ 16. Kxh2 Bxb3 17. axb3 Qd6+ 18. Ng3 Nh4 $4 {Blunder. Ne7 was best.} (18... Ne7) 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 Ng6 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Qxd4 23. Nf5 Qf4+ 24. Qxf4 Nxf4 25. Ne7+ Kg7 26. Rxf4 Rh8+ 27. Kg3 Nd7 28. Rxb4 Ne5 29. Rb7 c6 30. Ra5 Kf6 31. b4 $4 {Blunder. Ra6 was best.} (31. Ra6 Ke6 32. b4 f5 33. Nxc6 Rag8+ 34. Kf2 Rh2+ 35. Kf1 Rh1+ 36. Kf2 Rh2+) 31... Rhe8 $4 {Blunder. Rh5 was best.} (31... Rh5 32. Rc7 Rah8 33. Rxc6+ Nxc6 34. Rxh5 Rxh5 35. Nxc6 a6 36. Nb8 a5 37. Na6) 32. Rc5 Rxe7 33. Rxe7 Rg8+ 34. Kh3 Kxe7 35. Rxe5+ Kd6 36. Ra5 Re8 37. Rxa7 Re2 38. c4 Rxb2 39. b5 cxb5 40. cxb5 Rxb5 41. Rxf7 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Be7 7. Ne5 Nd7 8. h4 $146 ({RR} 8. Bd3 Ndxe5 9. dxe5 Bd7 10. Nf3 g5 11. Bg3 h5 12. h3 Qb6 13. Qc2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Kb8 15. h4 g4 16. Ng5 Rhf8 17. f4 c4 18. Rhe1 cxd3 19. Qxd3 Rc8 20. Kb1 Na5 21. Ka1 Ba4 22. Rb1 Nb3+ {Bharath,S (2515)-Suyarov,M (2413) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. h3 h4 12. Bh2 Qb6 13. Rb1 Qa5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. e4 d4 16. O-O e5 17. Nb3 Qd6 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. Bc4 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 O-O 21. Rfd1 Qc7 22. Qc3 Rac8 {Grischuk,A (2732)-Holt,C (2540) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (64)}) ({RR} 8. Bd3 Ndxe5 9. dxe5 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. h3 Bd7 12. Be2 Qb6 13. Rb1 h4 14. Bh2 Qa5 15. a3 Qc7 16. e4 Nxe5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qxd5 Qe7+ 22. Qe4 Bf5 {Abdurakhmonov,M (2405)-Suyarov,M (2405) Tashkent UZB 2024 0-1 (52)}) 8... Ndxe5 9. dxe5 f6 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qh6 Qe7 13. Bg5 Qg7 14. Qxg7 Bxg7 15. Bd3 Ne5 16. Bc2 b6 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bd7 19. O-O-O Kf7 20. h5 Bf6 21. f4 gxh5 22. Rxh5 h6 23. Bxf6 Kxf6 24. Rdh1 Kg7 25. Rg1+ Kf7 26. Rg6 Rag8 27. Rhxh6 Rxh6 28. Rxh6 Rg2 29. Rh7+ Ke8 30. f3 a5 31. Rh6 Ke7 32. Bd1 Bb5 33. e4 Rg1 34. exd5 exd5 35. f5 Bd3 36. Rxb6 Bxf5 37. Kd2 Rg2+ 38. Ke3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best.} (38. Kc1 Bd3) 38... Bb1 39. a3 d4+ 40. cxd4 cxd4+ 41. Kf4 Rd2 42. Ba4 d3 43. Ke3 Re2+ 44. Kd4 Rf2 45. Rb7+ Kd6 46. Ke3 Re2+ 47. Kd4 Rf2 48. Ke3 Re2+ 49. Kd4 Rf2 50. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C27"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Be2 O-O ({RR} 7... c6 8. Nf3 Nf5 9. g4 Nh4 10. Nxh4 Bxh4 11. Ne4 Be7 12. d4 d5 13. Ng3 O-O 14. Bf4 c5 15. O-O-O cxd4 16. Rxd4 Be6 17. Nf5 Bc5 18. Rd2 Nc6 19. Bd6 Bxd6 20. Nxd6 b6 21. f4 Rad8 22. Nb5 {Pranav,V (2604)-Baklan,V (2531) Sant Ferran de ses Roques ESP 2024 1-0 (73)}) 8. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 8. d4 c6 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. d5 Bb4 11. Bf4 Re8 12. O-O-O g5 13. Bxg5 Bxc3 14. Bd3 Bxb2+ 15. Kxb2 Ng7 16. Rhe1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 d6 18. Bf4 Bg4 19. Bxd6 cxd5 20. Re7 Nc6 21. Rxb7 Ne6 22. Ne5 Nxe5 {Schulze,L (2285)-Piddubna,B (2035) Monaco MNC 2024 1-0 (33)}) 8... Nf5 9. d4 Bb4 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Re8 12. Kd2 d5 13. Rae1 Nc6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. h4 f6 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Bxf5 Bxf5 18. Re1 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Gurel, Ediz"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E94"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2481"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nc2 Re8 10. f3 Nh5 11. Nd5 ({RR} 11. Kh1 Qh4 12. Qe1 Qxe1 13. Rxe1 Bxc3 14. bxc3 b6 15. Nb4 Bd7 16. Nd5 Rec8 17. g4 {1-0 (17) Navara,D (2679)-Gokerkan,C (2523) chess.com INT 2024}) 11... f5 $146 ({RR} 11... Be6 12. Rf2 a6 13. a4 a5 14. Ra3 Nb8 15. f4 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. f5 Bd7 18. Raf3 g5 19. h4 gxh4 20. Rf4 Nc6 21. Ne3 Kh8 22. Nd5 Be5 23. Bh5 Rf8 24. Rg4 Ne7 25. Nf4 Rg8 26. Bxf7 {Chigaev,M (2621)-Gokerkan,C (2523) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (35)}) 12. g4 Nf6 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. Bg5 Ne5 15. f4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best.} (15. Kh1 Kh8 16. Nd4 c6 17. Ne3 fxe4 18. fxe4 h6 19. Bh4 Ng6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6) 15... Nf7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bh5 Rf8 18. Kh1 Nh6 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Bg7 $4 {Blunder. Bxe5 was best.} (20... Bxe5) 21. Qe2 Be6 22. Rad1 Bxd5+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.} (22... Kh8 23. Nf4 Qe7 24. Nd4 Bg8 25. e6 Ng4 26. b3 c5 27. Nf3 Bh6 28. Rd7) 23. Rxd5 Qe7 24. e6 Rad8 25. Rfd1 Rd6 26. Rxd6 cxd6 27. c5 Be5 28. cxd6 Qxe6 29. d7 Rd8 30. Nd4 Qe7 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Ne6 Rxd7 33. Qc8+ Ng8 34. Rxd7 Qh4 35. Qxg8+ Kxg8 36. Rd8+ Qxd8 37. Nxd8 Bxb2 38. Nxb7 Kg7 39. Kg2 Ba3 40. Na5 Kf6 41. Be2 h6 42. Kf3 Kg5 43. Nc4 Bc5 44. Bd3 Bg1 45. h3 Bc5 46. Ne3 f4 47. Ng2 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Adhiban, B.."] [Black "Sanal, Vahap"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. d3 d6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E94"] [WhiteElo "2589"] [BlackElo "2703"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 ({RR} 12. Bb5 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Bxe8 Nxe8 16. e5 Qxb2 17. Nxd5 Bxe5 18. Re1 Bh3 19. Nc2 Bf5 20. Ne7+ Kf8 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Rb1 Qc3 23. Rxb7 Rc8 24. Qd7 Nd6 25. Qe7+ Kg8 26. Rb3 Qxc2 {Le,Q (2731)-Firouzja,A (2760) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 12... Nc6 13. exd5 $146 {Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best.} (13. Bb5 h6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxc6 hxg5 16. Bxa8 d4 17. Ne2 Bd7 18. Bd5 Nxd5) ({RR} 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Nxd5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qd2 Red8 19. Qc3 c5 20. Ne2 Qb6 21. Rfd1 Be6 22. b3 c4 23. bxc4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rc8 25. Nf4 Rxc4 26. Qf6 Rc8 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 {Zemlyanskii,I (2492)-Budhidharma,N (2166) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 13. Bb5 h6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxc6 hxg5 16. Bxa8 d4 17. Ne2 Qb6 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qxb2 21. Ng3 Qxa2 22. d6 Qd5 23. Ne4 Rxe4 24. fxe4 Qxd6 25. Qc2 Be5 26. Qc5 Bxh2 27. Qxd6 Bxd6 {Dragun,K (2553)-Guseinov,G (2636) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (95)}) ({RR} 13. Bb5 h6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxc6 hxg5 16. Bxa8 d4 17. Nd5 Ba6 18. Bc6 Re6 19. Qa4 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Re7 22. Rc1 Qd6 23. g3 Kh7 24. Qc4 Qf6 25. Qd3 Qb6 26. b3 Qa5 27. a4 Be5 {Zhong,K (2036)-Wang,X (1768) Shanghai CHN 2024 1-0 (36)}) 13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxd5 Rxe2 17. Rae1 Rxe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2580"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Nh5 17. Kh1 Qf6 18. Ra4 Ra8 $146 ({RR} 18... c5 19. e5 Qe6 20. d5 Qd7 21. Rh4 g6 22. Rxh5 gxh5 23. Qd3 f5 24. e6 Qe7 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Bd2 Rf6 27. Bc3 Rg8 28. Rg3 Rxg3 29. hxg3 Kg8 30. Qb5 Bd8 31. Bxf6 Qxf6 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Qxh5 {Sjugirov,S (2690)-Shirov,A (2658) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 19. Be3 Rxa4 20. Bxa4 Ra8 21. Bd7 g6 22. Rg1 Ra2 23. Bg4 Nf4 24. Bf5 Nh5 25. Bg4 Nf4 26. Qd2 Ne6 27. e5 dxe5 28. dxe5 Qxe5 29. Bxe6 Qxe6 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Bd2 Qd6 32. Bc3+ f6 33. Rd1 Qxd8 34. Rxd8 g5 35. f4 gxf4 36. Kg2 Ra4 37. Kf3 Rc4 38. Re8 Kf7 39. Rh8 Kg7 40. Re8 Kf7 41. Rh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Ne1 Rfd8 13. Nd3 Be7 14. c4 b6 $146 ({RR} 14... Rac8 15. Rab1 b6 16. Nb3 Nb8 17. Rdc1 Bc6 18. c5 bxc5 19. Nbxc5 Bxg2 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Kxg2 Rc7 22. g4 Rdc8 23. Nb3 Nd7 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Nd4 Nb6 26. Rb5 Rc4 27. e3 Rc3 28. Ne1 Ra3 29. Nc6 {Marentini,M (2102)-Jahn,P (2068) Rottach-Egern GER 2024 0-1 (66)}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Banusz, Tamas"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2554"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,91,0,6,7,12,3,17,3,26,22,23,25,52,57,60,70,74,37,48,50,53,43,86,85,89,74,74,77,105,76,121,119,168,168,169,164,164,170,163,129,131,119,220,218,218,218,218,217,229,215,213,218,330,282,334,196,247,247,334,334,333,328,337,331,362,357,341,301,396,357,349,344,406,388,410,402,397,407,435,438,429,425]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. Bg2 h6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. c5 Qxb3 9. axb3 {The position is equal.} Na6 10. Ra4 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 10... Bc2 11. Bf4 Bxb3 12. Ra3 Bc2 13. O-O Nh5 14. Bd2 Be7 (14... g5 $16) 15. Rc1 Bh7 16. Rb3 b6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Rxb6 (18. Na4 $18) 18... Nb8 (18... O-O $16 {was necessary.}) 19. Ne5 Bd8 (19... O-O $16 20. f3 Nf6) 20. Rb7 O-O 21. Bh3 f5 22. Bf1 Nf6 23. Nd1 Ne4 24. Bb4 Re8 25. f3 {Schrems,H (2032)-Kannenberg,K (2108) Rottach-Egern GER 2024 1-0 (50)}) 11. h4 e5 12. b4 $36 {[%CAl Bb3b4,Bb4b5,Bb5c6][%mdl 2080] White has the initiative.} Bc2 13. Rxa6 $1 bxa6 14. dxe5 {Nd4 is the strong threat.} a5 15. b5 Bxc5 16. bxc6 Nb6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Be4 19. Bh3 O-O 20. Kf2 $6 {Inaccuracy. O-O was best.} (20. O-O Bxf3) 20... Bxf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f6 was best.} (20... f6 $1) 21. exf3 Rac8 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 23. Ra1 Rxc6 24. Rxa5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Nc4 25. Rxd5 Nxb2 26. Ne2 Nc4 $2 {Mistake. a5 was best.} (26... a5 27. Rd8+) (26... a5 $16) 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. f4 a5 29. Ra8 Rb6 30. Nd4 Rb2+ 31. Kf3 h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd2+ was best.} (31... Nd2+ 32. Ke2 Ne4+ 33. Kd3 Nxg3 34. Ra7 Kg8 35. f5 Rb8 36. e4 a4 37. Rxa4) (31... Nd2+ $142 32. Kg4 Nf1) 32. Ra7 Kg8 33. e6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra8+ was best.} (33. Ra8+ Kh7 34. Ke4 Nd2+ 35. Kd3 g6 36. Kc3 Ra2 37. Nc2 Nf1 38. Kb3 Rxc2) (33. Ra8+ $142 Kh7 34. Ra7) 33... Nd2+ $6 {Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best.} (33... fxe6 34. Nxe6 g6 35. f5 gxf5 36. Kf4 Rb3 37. Ng7 Rxe3 38. Nxh5 Kf8 39. Kxf5) 34. Ke2 Nb3+ $6 {Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best.} (34... fxe6 35. Nxe6 Ne4+ 36. Kd3 Nf2+ 37. Kd4 g6 38. Ng5 Rb3 39. e4 Rxg3 40. Kd5) 35. Kd3 Nc5+ {[#]} 36. Kc3 $1 Na4+ 37. Kc4 Nb6+ 38. Kd3 fxe6 39. Rxa5 Kf7 40. Rxh5 Rg2 41. Rg5 Nd5 42. f5 exf5 43. Nxf5 Nb4+ 44. Kc4 Nc2 45. Rxg7+ Kf6 46. Rg5 {Accuracy: White = 81%, Black = 53%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2522"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 Bd6 9. Bd3 c6 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 g6 14. Rad1 $146 ({RR} 14. Rfc1 Qe7 15. Na4 Ne8 16. b4 Nd6 17. Nc5 Nb6 18. a4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. b5 cxb5 21. axb5 a5 22. e4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Nxe4 Nd5 25. Rc5 Nfe7 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 Rfc8 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 {Omonov,A (2401)-Shimanov,A (2578) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (59)}) ({RR} 14. Rfc1 Qe7 15. a4 Ne8 16. b4 Nd6 17. b5 cxb5 18. axb5 a5 19. Na4 Rfc8 20. Qb2 Ne4 21. Ne5 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qb4 24. Qa1 Nd2 25. Nb6 Nb3 26. Rb1 Nxa1 27. Rxb4 axb4 28. Nxa8 Nb3 {Pang,T (2430)-Grover,S (2503) Budapest HUN 2024 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 14. Rac1 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. b3 Nh5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Nh2 Ng7 19. Ne2 Bf5 20. Nf4 Bxd3 21. Nxd3 Nf5 22. Ng4 Qe7 23. Nde5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qf6 25. e4 dxe4 26. Rxe4 Re7 27. Ng4 Qd6 28. Rxe7 Nxe7 {Velten,P (2475)-Idani,P (2609) Cappelle la Grande FRA 2024 ½-½ (33)}) 14... Nh5 15. b4 Ng7 16. Qb1 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. a4 Rfc8 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.} (20... Qe7 21. d5) 21. Ne5 Kg7 22. Nc3 Qd6 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. d5 Re8 $2 {Mistake. Nd6 was best.} (24... Nd6) 25. Qb2 $4 {Blunder. d6 was best.} (25. d6) 25... f6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Aditya Mittal"] [Black "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,64,28,28,28,90,-10,-8,1,-5,-9,8,-10,27,-19,-9,-13,-6,-52,-52,-73,-70,-239,-155,-157,-157,-303,-301,-356,-317,-317,-270,-260,-269,-272,-189,-263,-266,-268,-264,-362,-370,-466,-466,-948,-870,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991,-29994,-29995,-29997,-29998,-29998,-29999]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 f6 $146 ({RR} 6... e6 7. Bd3 Nb4 8. Nc3 ({RR} 8. O-O Nxd3 9. cxd3 Ne7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Qg3 Be7 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. Nxg6 fxg6 15. h4 Rc8 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Qb6 18. Qe3) 8... Nxd3+ ({RR} 8... Bd7 9. h4 ({RR} 9. Bd2 h6 10. h4 Nxd3+ 11. cxd3 Ne7 12. h5 Nc6 (12... Qb6 $11 {remains equal.}) 13. Nb5 (13. a3 $16) 13... a6 14. Nd6+ (14. Nbd4 $16) 14... Bxd6 $1 15. exd6 Qf6 16. d4 Qxf4 17. Bxf4 f6 18. Kd2 Kf7 19. Rac1 Rhc8 20. Rc3) 9... h5 10. Qg3 ({RR} 10. Ne2 Rc8 11. Ned4 Nxd3+ 12. cxd3 Qa5+ (12... Nh6 $11) 13. Bd2 Qa6 14. O-O Qxd3 15. Rac1 Bc5 $2 (15... Nh6 $16) 16. Rc3 Qa6 17. Rfc1 b6 18. b4 Bxd4 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. b5 Qb7 21. Nxd4 Ne7 22. Bb4 O-O 23. Bd6) (10. O-O $14) 10... Ne7 11. Nd4 Qb6 12. a3 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Ng6 14. f4 Rc8 15. Nce2 Bc5 16. b3 Qa6 17. Qxa6 bxa6 18. Bd2 Bb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. b4 (20. c3 $15) 20... Bb6 21. a4 bxa4 22. Kd1 Rc4 23. Rxa4) 9. cxd3 Bd7 10. Bd2 Rc8 11. h4 h5 12. O-O Nh6 (12... Ne7 $14) 13. Rac1 ({White should play} 13. Ne2 $16) 13... Nf5 14. Ne2 Bb5 (14... Rxc1 $142 15. Rxc1 Be7) 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Rc3 (17. Bb4 $142) 17... Be7 18. Ned4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 O-O 20. Qf3 Ba6 ({Black should try} 20... a6 $14) 21. Qxh5 {Gokhale,R (2079)-Arias,J (2339) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 6... g6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Nb5 Bh6 9. Qh4 Bxc1 10. Rxc1 a6 11. Nbxd4 Nxe5 12. Be2 Qa5+ 13. c3 Nf6 14. O-O Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Qxa2 (15... O-O $11) 16. Rfe1 (16. Bc4 $16 Qxb2 17. Rce1 Qxc3 18. Re3) 16... O-O 17. Qb4 Nd5 (17... a5 $11 18. Qxe7 Kg7) 18. Qd4 e6 $2 (18... Nc7 $16 {is a better defense.}) 19. c4 Nb4 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ne4 $1 {Firouzja,A (2760)-Fedoseev,V (2690) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 6... g6 7. Nc3 Bh6 (7... d4 $14 8. Bc4 Bf5) 8. Qg3 (8. Qa4 $16) 8... Bxc1 9. Rxc1 d4 10. Ne4 Qa5+ 11. Ned2 Nh6 12. Bc4 Nf5 13. Qf4 g5 14. Qxg5 Nxe5 15. O-O Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Qd5 $1 17. Nce5 h6 $1 18. Qf4 f6 $1 19. Nd3 e5 20. Rfe1 O-O $1 21. Qd2 {Zhigalko,S (2572)-Erdogmus,Y (2554) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)} (21. Qg4+ $11 Kh7 22. Nb4)) ({RR} 6... e6 7. Bd3 Nb4 8. Nc3 Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 Ne7 10. h4 h5 11. Bd2 Nf5 12. Ne2 Qb6 13. Bc3 Qa6 14. Qd2 Be7 {½-½ (14) Liu,E (2332)-Galyas,M (2423) Sunnyvale USA 2024}) ({RR} 6... e6 7. Bd3 Nb4 8. Nc3 Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 Ne7 10. h4 h5 11. Bd2 Nf5 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Rh3 (13. Ng3 $16) 13... Qb6 14. Bc3 g6 15. Kf1 Rc8 16. Ned4 Bb5 17. Ng5 Bc5 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. a4 d4 20. axb5 dxc3 21. bxc3 {Mahdavi,R (2353)-Muthaiah AL (2493) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (35)}) (6... g6 $11) 7. Qg3 ({Better is} 7. Bb5 $16) 7... g5 $11 8. Bb5 {The position is equal.} Nh6 9. Nd4 Qb6 10. c3 Nf5 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. O-O h5 14. exf6 exf6 15. h4 $2 {Mistake. Qf3 was best.} (15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Re1+ Kf7 17. Qd1 h4 18. Be3 Re8 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Qb3 Bb8) (15. Qf3 $15 Qe6 16. Qe3) 15... gxh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best.} (15... O-O-O 16. Qf3 Qd7 17. Na3 gxh4 18. Bf4 b6 19. Rac1 Bc5 20. Rce1 Be4 21. Rxe4) 16. Qxh4 O-O-O 17. Be3 $2 {Mistake. Bf4 was best.} (17. Bf4 Rg8 $1 18. f3 Re8 $1 19. Kh1 Re2 20. Nd2 Rexg2 21. Rf2 Rxf2 22. Qxf2 Bc5) (17. Bf4 $17 {was necessary.} Rg8 18. g3 (18. Qxh5 $2 Be4 $17)) 17... Rg8 $19 {Hoping for ...d4.} 18. Bd4 Bd6 19. Nd2 Rg6 20. f4 ({Don't play} 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 21. Nf3 (21. Qxf6 $2 {loses.} Bh2+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 22. Kxh2 Qxf6 $19) 21... Rg6 $19) (20. Qxh5 Rg5 $19) 20... Rdg8 21. Rf2 Qd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.} (21... Qe8 22. a4) 22. Bxf6 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.} (22. Re1) (22. Re1 $142) 22... Rg4 $1 {[%CAl Rg4h4]} 23. Qxh5 Bxf4 24. Bd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.} (24. Re1 Bg6 25. Qh3 Bg3 26. Ree2 Bxf2+ 27. Rxf2 Bf5 28. Qe3 b6 29. Qe7 Qxe7) 24... R4g5 25. Qe2 Bh3 {...Bxg2 is the strong threat.} 26. Nf1 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf4 was best.} (26. Rxf4 Rxg2+ 27. Qxg2 Bxg2 28. Raf1 Bf3+ 29. Kf2 Rg2+ 30. Ke1 (30. Ke3 $142 Qe6+ 31. Ne4 dxe4 32. Rf2) 30... Qe6+ 31. Ne4 dxe4) (26. Re1 $142 Bxg2 27. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Bxd2 30. Re2 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Qf3+ 32. Rf2 Qh1+ 33. Ke2) 26... Bxg2 {( -> ...Bf3+)} 27. Rxg2 Qh3 {Black mates.} 28. Rxg5 Rxg5+ 29. Kf2 Qh4+ 30. Ng3 Bxg3+ 31. Ke3 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best.} (31. Kf3 Qf4+ 32. Kg2 Be1+ 33. Kh1 Qh4+ 34. Qh2 Qe4+ 35. Qg2 Qxg2#) 31... Bf4+ 32. Kd3 Qh7+ {Accuracy: White = 41%, Black = 79%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Idani, Pouya"] [Black "Erdos, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,131,21,40,4,4,4,9,6,1,-56,-2,-12,11,-4,46,51,68,19,57,23,22,24,39,27,251,251,235,237,256,243,232,253,236,233,224,52,123,67,49,56,57,35,69,66,62,49,61,39,78,82,86,68,110,110,110,101,176,164,169,168,164,147,146,123,238,219,242,145,316,92,338,337,343,343,337,339,339,333,339,336,330,287,282,259,254,226,225,226,214,227,290,281,268,251,312,301,418,430,428,405,297,315,458,447,490,499,490,489,486,439,515,483,532,526,850,849,658,803,882,800,542,542,494,416]} 1. e4 {Stockfish 16.1} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Qd7 6. Bd3 Nc5 7. Be2 Ne6 8. Nf1 {The position is equal.} ({RR} 8. O-O b6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Nf1 c5 ({RR} 10... Nc6) (10... Nc6 $15) 11. c3 (11. Ng5 $14) 11... Nc6 12. Ng3 g6 13. Bg5 Bg7 14. Bf6 O-O (14... Bxf6 $15 15. exf6 O-O-O) 15. Qd2 Bxf6 16. exf6 Qc7 17. Bb5 ({RR} 17. Qxd5 $2 {17.?b5 0.23} Ncd4 $1) 17... Qf4 $1 18. Qxd5 Ncd8 ({RR} 18... Nc7 19. Qc4 Qxf6) (18... Nc7 $11 19. Qc4 Qxf6) 19. Qe5 Bxf3 20. Qxf4 Nxf4 21. gxf3 Nde6 22. Rad1 Rad8 {Firouzja,A (2866)-Carlsen,M (2890) Chess.com 2024 [Stockfish 16.1] ½-½}) 8... b6 $146 ({RR} 8... c5 9. Ng3 Nc6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nf5 O-O 12. c3 Rd8 13. Bd3 c4 14. Bb1 d4 15. cxd4 (15. Qa4 $1 $14) 15... Nexd4 16. N3xd4 Nxd4 17. Nd6 Nc6 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nxc4 ({White should try} 19. Bf4 $15) 19... Qc7 (19... b6 $17 20. Qc3 Ba6) 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Bg5 Nd4 23. Qd1 {Aizenberg,B (2409)-Akshit,K (2172) Orosei ITA 2024 1-0 (42)}) 9. Ne3 (9. Ng3 $11) 9... Bb7 (9... d4 $5 {[%CAl Rd4e3]} 10. Nf5 c5 $11) 10. c3 Nf4 11. Bf1 Bc5 12. b4 Be7 13. Qc2 (13. Nd4 $5 {[%CAl Re3f5]}) 13... O-O 14. Nf5 (14. h4 {with more complications.} d4 15. Nxd4 Nc6 16. Qe4 Nxd4 17. Qxb7 Nc2+ 18. Nxc2 Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 Qxd3 20. Qc6) 14... Ng6 $1 15. Bd3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has some pressure.} Re8 16. O-O Bf8 $4 {Blunder. Nc6 was best.} (16... Nc6 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bf5 Qe8 19. e6 fxe6 20. Bxg6 $1 Qxg6 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Re1) (16... Nc6 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 17. N5d4 $18 Nc6 18. e6 $1 {[%CAl Re6d7]} fxe6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Nxc6 (20. Qxg6 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Qf7 $11) 20... Qxc6 21. Ne5 Qd6 22. Bf4 $4 {Blunder. Re1 was best.} (22. Re1 Qd8 23. Qxg6 Qf6 24. Qh5 Qf5 25. Bg5 Be7 26. f4 $1 d4 27. Rac1 $1 dxc3) (22. Nxg6 e5 $17) (22. Re1 $18) 22... Qe7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best.} (22... Qd8 $1 23. Nxg6) (22... Qd8 $1 $14) 23. Qxg6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxg6 was best.} (23. Nxg6 Qf6 24. Rfe1 d4 25. Be5 Qg5 {[%csl Gb7][%CAl Rg5g2]} 26. f4 $1 {[%CAl Rf4g5]} Qf5 27. Qxf5 exf5 28. Nxf8 Rxf8) (23. Nxg6 $16 Qf7 24. Rfe1) 23... Qf6 $14 24. Qg3 Bd6 {Strongly threatening ...Rf8.} 25. Qe3 Rf8 26. Bg3 $1 Qh6 27. Qxh6 gxh6 28. Rfe1 Rae8 $6 {Inaccuracy. d4 was best.} (28... d4 29. cxd4 Bxb4 30. Rec1 Bd6 31. f3 h5 32. Nc6 Rf7 33. Kf2 Kf8 34. Rc2) 29. Nf3 Rf6 30. Re3 a5 $6 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (30... e5 31. Nxe5 Rfe6 32. f4 a5 33. a3 R6e7 34. Rd1 Kh7 35. Bh4 Re6 36. Bf2) 31. bxa5 bxa5 32. Rb1 Ba6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxg3 was best.} (32... Bxg3 33. hxg3 Ba6 34. Ne5 Rd8 35. Ree1 Rff8 36. Rb3 Ra8 37. Reb1 Kg7 38. Ra3) (32... Bxg3 $16 33. hxg3 (33. Rxb7 Bf4 $11) (33. fxg3 Ba6 $11) 33... Ba6) 33. Bxd6 $18 cxd6 34. Rb6 Bc4 35. Rxd6 Rb8 36. h3 (36. Rdxe6 Rxe6 37. Rxe6 d4 $17) 36... Rb1+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxa2 was best.} (36... Bxa2 37. Ra6 $1 {[%CAl Ra6a5]} d4 38. Nxd4 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Rxf2 40. Nxe6 Bd5 {[%csl Gd5][%CAl Rf2g2]} 41. Rg3+ Kf7 42. Nd8+ $1) (36... Bxa2 $16 37. Ra6 (37. Rdxe6 Rxe6 38. Rxe6 Ra8 $14) 37... Rb1+ 38. Kh2 d4 39. cxd4 Bd5) 37. Kh2 Bxa2 38. Ra6 $2 {Mistake. Ne5 was best.} (38. Ne5 Rb7 39. Ng4 Rg6 40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. Rf3 e5 42. Rff8 Re6 43. Rh8+ Kg7) (38. Rdxe6 Rxe6 39. Rxe6 a4 $16) (38. Ne5 $18 Rb7 39. Ng4) 38... Rb2 $2 {[#] Mistake. d4 was best.} (38... d4) (38... d4 $16 {was worth a try.} 39. cxd4 Bd5) 39. Ra8+ $2 {Mistake. Ne5 was best.} (39. Ne5 $1 Rb7 40. Ng4 Rg6 41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. Rf3 Rg5 43. Rff8 h5 44. Rh8+ Kg6) ({Not} 39. Raxe6 Rxe6 40. Rxe6 d4 $14) (39. Rxa5 Bb1 $16) (39. Ne5 $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.}) 39... Kg7 $4 {[#] Blunder. Rf8 was best.} (39... Rf8 40. Rxa5) (39... Rf8 $16 40. Rxa5 d4 41. cxd4 (41. Nxd4 Rfxf2 42. Rg3+ Kf7 $16) 41... Bd5) 40. Ne5 $1 ({Less strong is} 40. Rxa5 Bb1 $14) 40... Rfxf2 41. Rg3+ Kf6 42. Ng4+ Ke7 43. Nxf2 Rxf2 44. Rxa5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} Bb1 45. Ra7+ Kd6 46. Rf3 Re2 47. Ra6+ Kc5 48. Ra8 Be4 49. Rg3 Rf2 50. Rh8 Rf6 51. Kg1 Kd6 52. Rgg8 Kc5 53. Rf8 Rg6 54. Rhg8 Rxg8 55. Rxg8 {KR-KB} Kc4 (55... h5 $142 56. Rc8+ Kd6) 56. Re8 {White is clearly winning.} Kxc3 {intending ...d4.} 57. Rxe6 h5 58. Kf2 Bc2 59. Rc6+ Kd2 60. Rd6 Bb3 61. g4 hxg4 62. hxg4 Kd3 63. g5 Ke4 64. g6 Kf5 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best.} (64... Ke5 65. Rb6 Bc2 66. g7 Bh7 67. Rh6 Bg8 68. Rh8 Be6 69. g8=Q Bxg8 70. Rxg8) 65. g7 d4 66. Rd8 {Accuracy: White = 73%, Black = 51%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Pranav Anand"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,123,-2,1,6,8,5,7,7,16,1,0,-35,-30,-56,-51,-60,-54,-120,-51,-237,-225,-233,-229,-251,-232,-237,-168,-168,-166,-160,-148,-154,-150,-158,-155,-152,-152,-151,-157,-215,-171,-233,-86,-145,-147,-143,-22,-52,-26,-33,-53,-85,-18,-9,-16,-42,-12,-50,-22,-50,0,-103,-103,-159,-173,-159,-161,-189,-190,-191,-188,-238,-235,-248,-127,-152,-84,-103,-95,-97,-93,-143,-142,-135,-130,-189,-183,-216,-185,-226,-219,-216,-200,-203,-203,-410,-187,-282,-298,-425,-425,-537,-535,-535,-535,-535,-527,-513,-508,-537,-524,-525,-525,-527,-526,-535]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. Be2 dxc4 $146 ({RR} 7... b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O d4 $2 (9... a6 $11) 10. exd4 (10. Nb5 $18) 10... Bb7 11. Re1 a6 12. h3 Re8 13. Bc4 Qd7 14. Ng5 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 Re8 16. Qf1 Nd8 (16... Re7 $11 {remains equal.}) 17. Bxa6 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Qf5 19. Nf3 Ne6 20. Re1 Rf8 21. Ba3 Bxa3 22. Qxa3 {Donchenko,A (2643)-Gadimbayli,A (2489) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) 8. bxc4 {The position is equal.} e5 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Ng5 h6 11. h4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nge4 was best.} (11. Nge4) 11... Nd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} ({Don't play} 11... hxg5 $6 12. hxg5 Nb4 13. Qb1 $16) 12. exd4 exd4 13. Nb5 (13. Nd5 $15 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Qxg5 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Qh8+ Ke7 18. Qh4 Qxh4 19. Rxh4) 13... Bc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (13... c5) (13... c5 $17 14. Nf3 (14. Nxd6 $2 Qxd6 15. Qd3 hxg5 $17) 14... Bf4) 14. Kf1 $4 {Blunder. Qd3 was best.} (14. Qd3 $1) ({White must play} 14. Qd3 $1 $15) 14... a6 $19 15. Bd3 axb5 16. cxb5 b6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Ra7 19. a4 Qd6 20. Re1 Bd7 21. Bh7+ Kf8 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Bd3 c6 24. Rh3 (24. h5 $17) 24... cxb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re7 was best.} (24... Re7 25. h5 cxb5 26. Bxb5 Bxb5+ 27. axb5 Qd7 28. Ba3 Qxb5+ 29. Qd3 Qa4 {[%CAl Ra4d1]} 30. Qb3) 25. axb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best.} (25. Bxb5) (25. Bxb5 $142 Bxb5+ 26. axb5) 25... Ra5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.} (25... Bd7 26. Rg3 Qf4 27. Kg1 Qxh4 28. Rf3 Be6 29. Be4 Ra2 30. Bc6 Kg8 31. Qc1) (25... Bd7 $19 26. Rh1 Ra5) 26. Qb3 (26. Rf3 $142) 26... Qf4 $17 27. Bc4 Qxd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. d3 was best.} (27... d3 {[%csl Gc5][%CAl Rf4f2]} 28. Rf3) (27... Qe4 $17 28. d3 Qg4) 28. Rd3 $11 Qf4 29. Rf3 Qc7 $1 30. g3 Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. f6 was best.} (30... f6) ({Black should play} 30... f6 $17 31. Kg1 Bg6) 31. Rf4 Rd8 {[%CAl Ba8d8,Bd8d6,Bd6f6][%mdl 32]} 32. Kg1 Kg8 33. h5 Qe7 34. Qd3 Rd6 35. Bb3 $2 {Mistake. Re4 was best.} (35. Re4 Qd8 36. Bc1 Bd7 37. Bf4 Bf5 38. Bxd6 Bxd6 39. Qe2 Bxe4 40. Qxe4 Bc5) (35. Re4 $11 Qd8 36. Rf4) 35... Rf6 $17 36. Re4 {[#]} ({Better is} 36. Rxf6 Qxf6 37. Qe4 Bxb5 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Qb7) 36... Bxb5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 37. Rxe7 (37. Qxb5 Qxe4) 37... Bxd3 38. Rd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best.} (38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Kg2 b5 40. Bd5 (40. Rd8 $17) 40... Rf5 41. Bf3 g5 (41... Bf1+ $19 42. Kxf1 Rxf3) 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. g4 Bf1+) 38... Kf8 $1 39. Bxd4 Bxd4 40. Rxd4 $6 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Inaccuracy. Rd8+ was best. KRB-KRB} (40. Rd8+ Ke7 41. Rxd4 Bb5 42. Rb4 Bd7 43. Bc4 Kd8 44. f4 b5 45. Be2 Rb6) 40... Be2 41. g4 Bf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (41... g5 42. hxg6 Rxg6 43. f4 Bxg4 44. Kf2 h5 45. Bc2 Re6 46. Bd3 Ke7 47. Kg3) (41... g5 $19 42. Kg2 b5) 42. Kh2 Ke7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be2 was best.} (42... Be2 43. Kg2 b5 44. Rd8+ Ke7 45. Rd4 Bf3+ 46. Kg3 Bb7 47. f4 Ra6 48. Kf2) (42... Be2 $142 43. Kg2 b5) 43. Kg3 b5 44. Rd3 Bc6 45. f4 Be8 46. Re3+ Kf8 47. g5 (47. Rd3 $17 {was called for.}) 47... Ra6 48. Bd5 Rd6 49. Bb3 Bd7 50. Kf3 Be6 51. Bxe6 Rxe6 {KR-KR} 52. Ra3 $2 {Mistake. Rb3 was best.} (52. Rb3 Rb6 $1) (52. Rb3 $142 Rb6 53. Ke4) 52... Re8 $2 {Mistake. b4 was best.} (52... b4 $1 53. Rb3 Rb6 $1 54. Ke3 Rb5 55. gxh6 gxh6 56. Kd4 Ke7 57. Kc4 Rb7 58. Re3+) (52... b4 $142 $1 {[%CAl Rb4a3]} 53. Rb3 Rb6) 53. Ra6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best.} (53. Ra5 Rb8 $1 54. Ke2 Kg8 55. Kd2 hxg5 56. fxg5 Rb7 $1 57. g6 fxg6 58. hxg6 Kf8) (53. Ra5 {was necessary.} Rb8 54. Ke2) 53... Rb8 $1 54. gxh6 (54. Ke2 $142 b4 55. Kd2) 54... gxh6 {Black is clearly winning.} 55. Rxh6 $2 {Mistake. Ke2 was best. And now Rh8+ would win.} (55. Ke2 b4 56. Kd1 Rb5 57. Rxh6 {[#]} b3 $1 58. Kc1 Kg7 59. Ra6 Rxh5 60. Rb6 {[#]} Rh1+ $1) 55... Kg7 56. Rd6 b4 {[%CAl Bb5b4,Bb4b3][%mdl 32]} 57. Rd2 b3 {Hoping for ...b2.} 58. Rb2 Kh6 59. Ke4 Rb5 60. Kd4 Kxh5 61. Kc4 Rb7 62. Kd4 {Accuracy: White = 48%, Black = 69%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2526"] [BlackElo "2595"] [PlyCount "242"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,242,36,33,3,7,2,5,-12,26,14,20,16,10,-8,-7,-20,-20,-13,0,0,-1,-3,0,-12,-11,-12,2,-7,-5,-12,0,-12,-13,-13,-9,-12,-8,-20,-19,-21,-2,-4,-4,-5,-3,-5,0,-1,0,0,2,-6,-7,-16,-13,-15,-13,-18,-10,-16,-22,-39,-11,-66,-65,-66,-70,-62,-67,-80,-67,-238,-244,-288,-268,-287,-279,-282,-284,-340,-340,-354,-344,-389,-13,-12,0,0,0,0,-3,-3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,-4,-10,-2,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,0,-5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-6,-5,-37,-42,-178,-178,-191,-190,-187,-189,-190,-190,-190,-187,-187,-178,-185,-186,-921,-163,-156,-160,-162,-164,-168,-152,-151,-161,-161,-156,-217,-203,-258,-236,-458,-455,-655,-655,-654,-654,-513,-509,-534,-519,-536,-537,-536,-536,-527,-527,-512,-489,-519,-482,-405,-425,-488,-481,-579,-574,-672,-641,-858,-847,-853,-853,-847,-847,-841,-841,-836,-835,-779,-672,-644,-538,-812,-712,-853,-826]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Qe2+ $146 ({RR} 6. O-O Bd6 7. Re1+ Nge7 8. d4 O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. Qd3 Qd7 13. Nbd2 Rfe8 14. Nb3 Rxe1+ 15. Nxe1 Bb6 16. Nf3 d4 17. cxd4 Nfxd4 18. Nbxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 {Zheenbekov,N (2137)-Souleidis,G (2414) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 6. O-O Bd6 7. Re1+ Nge7 8. d4 O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Be3 Bd6 11. h3 h6 12. Nbd2 Nf5 13. Nb3 a6 14. Bd3 Qf6 15. Nbd4 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Bd7 17. Bc2 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Nxc6 (20. Bb3 $11) 20... bxc6 {Ismayil,M (2200)-Maltsevskaya,A (2374) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 6. O-O Bd6 7. Re1+ Nge7 8. d4 O-O 9. h3 a6 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bf5 12. Nc3 Bc7 13. Bg5 Qd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (13... f6 $11 {and Black is okay.} 14. Bh4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qd7) 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Rxe7 Bxd3 16. Rxc7 $1 Qxc7 17. Qxd3 Rad8 18. Ng5 {[%csl Gg5][%CAl Rd3h7]} g6 19. h4 Qd6 20. h5 Qf6 {Ismayil,M (2200)-Gorli Nyna (1615) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0 (45)}) 6... Qe7 7. d4 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 {The position is equal.} Bd7 9. Re1 O-O-O (9... Nxd4+ {looks sharper.} 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Kd3+ Kd8 12. Bxd7 Kxd7 13. cxd4 Bd6) 10. Kf1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. cxd4 Bd6 14. Nc3 Ne7 15. a3 Rc8 16. Re3 f6 ({Much weaker is} 16... Bxh2 17. g3 $16) 17. Rf3 Bc7 (17... Bxh2 $6 18. g3 $16) 18. Na4 Bd6 ({Much worse is} 18... Bxh2 $6 19. Nc5+ Ke8 20. g3 $16) 19. Nc3 Ke6 ({Of course not} 19... Bxh2 $6 20. g3 $16) 20. Bf4 (20. Bd2 {with more complications.} a6 21. Ke2 b5 22. h3 Rc4 23. Kd3) 20... Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Rhd8 22. Rf3 Kf7 23. Ne2 Rc2 24. Rb3 Rd7 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Nf5 27. Ne2 Nd6 28. Rc3 Nc4 29. Rc2 Ke6 30. Ke1 Kd6 31. Kd1 a6 32. a4 Re7 33. b3 Na5 34. Rc3 Nc6 35. Kd2 Re4 36. Re3 (36. Rd3 {keeps more tension.} g5 37. f3 Re8 38. Re3 Rg8 39. Kc3) 36... Rh4 37. Rh3 Rxh3 38. gxh3 $15 {KN-KN} Ke6 39. Ke3 Kf5 40. Nc3 $4 {Blunder. Ng3+ was best.} (40. Ng3+) (40. Ng3+ $15 Kg5 41. f4+ Kg6 42. h4) 40... Nb4 $1 $19 41. Kf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (41. f4 Nc2+) 41... Nc2 42. Ne2 a5 43. h4 {[#]} Ne1+ $1 44. Kg3 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best.} (44. Ke3 Ng2+ 45. Kd2 Ke4 46. h5 g5 47. hxg6 hxg6 48. Nc3+ Kxd4 49. Ne2+ Ke5) 44... Ke4 $1 45. h5 Nc2 46. f3+ Kf5 $4 {Blunder. Kd3 was best.} (46... Kd3 47. Kf2 Nb4 48. Ng3 Kxd4 49. f4 Kc3 50. h6 gxh6 51. Nh5 f5 52. Ng7) (46... Ke3 $19 47. Nf4 Kxd4) 47. h4 $11 b6 48. Kf2 Ke6 49. Kg3 Ne3 50. Kf4 Nf1 (50... Nf5 {feels hotter.} 51. Kg4 Ne3+ 52. Kf4 Nc2 53. Kg4 Na1) 51. Nc1 Kd6 52. Nd3 Nd2 53. b4 axb4 54. Nxb4 Nc4 55. Kf5 Nd2 56. Kf4 Ke6 57. Na6 Kd7 58. Nb4 Kd6 59. Nd3 Ke6 60. Kg4 Nb3 61. Nf4+ Kd6 62. h6 gxh6 63. Ne2 Nd2 64. f4 Ke6 65. f5+ Kd6 66. Kh5 Nf3 67. Kg4 Ne1 68. Nc3 Ng2 69. Nd1 Kc6 70. Nc3 {[#]} h5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 71. Kxh5 Ne3 72. Ne2 Nxf5 {next ...b5 is good for Black.} 73. Kg4 Ng7 74. h5 Kd6 75. h6 Ne6 76. Kf5 Ke7 77. Kg4 Kf7 78. Nc3 Nc7 {Black wants to play ...Kg6.} 79. Kf5 Ke7 80. Kg4 Ke6 81. Ne2 Kf7 82. Nf4 b5 83. axb5 (83. a5 {seems wilder.} b4 84. Nd3 Na6 85. Kf5 b3 86. Nb2) 83... Nxb5 84. Nxd5 $2 {Mistake. Ne2 was best.} (84. Ne2 Na3 85. Ng3 Nc2 86. Ne2 Ke6 87. Kf4 Nb4 88. Kg4 Nc6 89. Nf4+ Kf7) (84. Ne2 $15) 84... Nxd4 $19 85. Nf4 Ne6 {Hoping for ...Nxf4.} 86. Nd5 Kg6 87. Ne7+ Kf7 88. Nc6 Nc7 89. Kf5 {intending Nd8+.} Nd5 {...Ne7+ is the strong threat.} 90. Nd8+ Ke8 91. Nc6 $4 {Blunder. Nb7 was best.} (91. Nb7 Ke7 92. Ke4 Nb6 93. Kf4 Nc8 94. Kf5 Kf7 95. Nd8+ Ke8 96. Ne6 Ke7) (91. Nb7 $142) 91... Kd7 $4 {Blunder. Ne7+ was best.} (91... Ne7+ 92. Kf4 Nxc6 93. Kf5 Kd7 94. Kf4 Ke6 95. Ke4 f5+ 96. Kf4 Kf6 97. Ke3) (91... Ne7+ $142 92. Ke6 Nxc6 93. Kxf6 Ne7) 92. Nd4 Kd6 93. Nb5+ Ke7 94. Ke4 Nb6 95. Kf4 Kf7 96. Kf5 Nc8 97. Nd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best.} (97. Kf4) (97. Nc7 $17) 97... Ne7+ 98. Kg4 Kg6 99. Ne6 $2 (99. Nf3) 99... Kxh6 100. Nf4 $2 {Mistake. Nc5 was best.} (100. Nc5 Kg6 101. Ne6 f5+ 102. Kh4 Nd5 103. Nf8+ Kg7 104. Ne6+ Kf7 105. Ng5+ Kg6) (100. Kg3 $142 Kg6 101. Kh4) 100... f5+ 101. Kg3 Kg5 102. Nh3+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne6+ was best.} (102. Ne6+ Kf6 103. Nf8 h6 104. Nd7+ Ke6 105. Nc5+ Kd6 106. Nb7+ Ke5 107. Nc5 Ng6) 102... Kg6 103. Kh4 Kh6 104. Ng1 Ng6+ 105. Kg3 Kg5 106. Nf3+ Kf6 107. Nd4 h6 108. Nf3 Ke6 109. Nd4+ Ke5 110. Nb3 {Black is clearly winning.} Ke4 111. Nc5+ Ke3 112. Ne6 f4+ 113. Kg2 f3+ 114. Kf1 Ne5 115. Ng7 Ng4 116. Nf5+ Kf4 117. Ng7 Ke4 118. Nh5 Ke3 {( -> ...Nh2+)} 119. Ng3 {[#]} h5 $1 {And now ...Nh6 would win.} 120. Nf5+ (120. Nxh5 Nh2+) 120... Kf4 121. Nh4 Ne5 {Accuracy: White = 73%, Black = 90%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Raja Rithvik R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D44"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2523"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 Bb4 7. e4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qa5 9. e5 $146 ({RR} 9. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 10. Nd2 gxf6 11. Rc1 Qxd4 12. Rxc4 Qd6 13. Qg4 Nd7 14. f4 b6 15. Rc3 Bb7 16. Rd3 Qb4 17. Qg7 O-O-O 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. Qg3 Nc5 20. Rc3 Rxd2 21. Rxc5 bxc5 {0-1 (21) Ali,G (1894)-Guthrie,D (2129) Peterborough ENG 2024}) 9... Ne4 10. Rc1 b5 11. Qc2 Nxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxa4 13. Qxa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,84,28,42,7,13,17,30,29,34,31,38,28,29,17,23,23,22,16,16,12,54,51,86,77,85,81,96,51,59,53,56,-32,5,-6,-9,-77,-72,-64,-48,-72,-4,-14,-12,-17,-15,-14,3,0,28,0,301,0,0,-157,25,-289,-291,-334,-334,-345,-197,-393,-389,-463,-451,-657,-652,-657,-628,-642,-525,-603,-552,-694,-683]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. g4 Be6 9. g5 {White has an edge.} Nfd7 10. Be3 Nb6 11. h4 N8d7 12. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. Qd2 Nc5 14. h5 Qd7 15. Rg3 (15. O-O-O $11) 15... Nba4 $1 16. Nxa4 (16. Bxc5 $17 Nxc3 17. Nxe5 Nxe4 18. Nxd7 Nxd2 19. Kxd2 dxc5 20. Ne5) 16... Qxa4 (16... Nxe4 $19 17. Qa5 Nxg3 18. fxg3 Rxc2) 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. Bd3 O-O 19. b3 Qa3 20. c4 Rfc8 ({Black should try} 20... b5 $17 21. Nh4 Rc7) 21. Be2 R5c7 22. Nh4 $2 (22. Kf1 $11) 22... d5 $1 23. Kf1 dxe4 24. Qc2 b5 (24... Rd7 $19 25. h6 g6 26. Qxe4 Qb2) 25. Qxe4 Qb2 26. Rb1 (26. Rd1 $11) 26... Qd4 $1 {Pranav,V (2604)-Duda,J (2731) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (102)}) 12... Rc8 13. h5 Nc5 14. h6 g6 $1 15. b3 Qc7 16. Ng1 Ncd7 17. Nge2 f6 18. a4 fxg5 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Qc5 21. a5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best.} (21. Bh3) (21. Bh3 $14 Bxh3 22. Rxh3) 21... Na8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best.} (21... Rf8) (21... Rf8 $5 {[%CAl Rc5f2]} 22. Qg3 Na8 $11) 22. Bh3 Nc7 $1 23. Rd1 (23. f4 $11 {remains equal.}) 23... Rf8 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rf8f3] aiming for ...Rf3.} 24. Qh4 Nf6 25. Rd3 Bxh3 (25... Qxa5 $17 26. O-O g5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 26. Rhxh3 $11 Ne6 (26... Qxa5 $6 27. Rxd6 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rf3 $14) 27. Rhf3 g5 28. Qg3 $1 Rc7 29. Rf5 Rcf7 30. Qh3 Rg8 $4 {Blunder. g4 was best.} (30... g4 31. Qe3 Qxe3 32. fxe3 Rd7 33. Ng3 Kf7 34. Nd5 Kg6 35. Nxf6 Rxf6 36. Rxe5) (30... Rd7 $11) 31. Kd1 $4 {Blunder. b4 was best.} (31. b4 $1 {[%CAl Rb4c5]} Qc6 32. Nd5 g4 33. Qh4 Nxd5 34. exd5 Qxc2 35. Rxf7 {[%csl Gf7][%CAl Rh4e7]} Qb1+ 36. Rd1 {[%csl Gf7][%CAl Rh4e7]} Qxb4+) (31. b4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rb4c5]} Qc6 32. Nd5) 31... Nf4 32. Rxf4 $2 {Mistake. Nxf4 was best.} (32. Nxf4 gxf4) ({Better is} 32. Nxf4 $11 gxf4 33. Kc1 Rg1+ 34. Kb2 Qxa5 35. Rd1 Rxd1 36. Nxd1) 32... gxf4 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (32... g4 33. Qg3 exf4 34. Nxf4 Qe5 35. Qe3 Rgf8 36. Nfe2 Nd7 37. Rd5 Qh2 38. Kc1) (32... g4 $17 33. Qg3 exf4 34. Nxf4 Kd7) 33. Na4 $4 {Blunder. Qe6+ was best.} (33. Qe6+ Kf8) (33. Qe6+ $11 {and White is okay.} Kf8 34. Rxd6) 33... Ng4 $19 34. Kc1 Qxf2 35. Rc3 {Hoping for Rc8+.} Rg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxe2 was best.} (35... Qxe2 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rxg8 Qe3+ $1 38. Qxe3 Nxe3 39. Nc3 f3 40. Nb1 f2 41. Nd2) ({Don't play} 35... Qe1+ 36. Kb2) (35... Qxe2 $142 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Qh4+ Nf6 38. Rxg8 Qxe4) 36. Rc8+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best.} (36. Nb6 Ke7 37. Nd5+ Kd8 $1 38. Kb2 (38. Nb6 {was worth a try.}) 38... Rg6 $1 39. Rc4 Qxe2 40. Qc3 {[#]} Qxc4 $1 41. bxc4 {[#]} Nf6 $1) (36. Nb6 $142 Re7 37. Nd5) 36... Ke7 37. Nec3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best.} (37. Kb2 Qxe2 38. Nc3 Qf2 39. Nd5+ Ke6 40. Re8+ Kd7 41. Rb8 f3 42. Nb6+ Ke6) 37... Qe3+ {Black is clearly winning.} 38. Kb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best.} (38. Qxe3 Nxe3 39. Nb2 Kf6 40. Rd8 Rg6 41. Rxd6+ Kg5 42. Rxg6+ Kxg6 43. Nd3 Ng4) (38. Qxe3 $142 Nxe3 39. Kd2) 38... Qxh3 39. Nd5+ Ke6 40. Re8+ Kd7 41. Rb8 {White wants to mate with Nab6+.} Nf6 42. Nab6+ Ke6 {Accuracy: White = 59%, Black = 64%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Black "Peralta, Fernando"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 $146 ({RR} 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb2 a6 11. Rc1 Bd6 12. Qc2 h6 13. a3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Rb8 15. e3 Qe7 16. b4 Nd8 17. Ne5 c6 18. Na4 b5 19. Nc5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. f4 Qg4 {Gronlund,N (1921)-Tanni,J (1585) Finland FIN 2024 ½-½ (73)}) 8... Bb7 9. Nbd2 a5 10. a3 Ne4 11. e3 f5 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Rc2 Nb8 14. Ne1 Nd7 15. Nd3 Qe7 16. a4 c5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nf4 Rad8 19. Nf3 Ndf6 20. Re1 Bb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (20... g5 21. Nd3 Ng4 22. Nfe5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 c4 24. Nc1 Nxe5 25. Qd4 Rfe8 26. f4) 21. Ba3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best.} (21. Nh4) 21... Bd6 22. Bb2 Bb8 23. Nd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best.} (23. Nh4 Qf7 24. Bf1 Nd7 25. f3 Nd6 26. Nd3 Rc8 27. Ne5 Qe6 28. Bh3 Rce8) 23... Nd7 24. Qa1 Rc8 25. Rd1 Rfd8 26. Nf4 Nf8 27. Ne1 Qf7 28. Ned3 c4 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. dxe5 cxb3 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. e6 $4 {Blunder. Qa3 was best.} (32. Qa3 d4) 32... Nxe6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. Bxg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best.} (34. Rc1 Rc2 35. h3 d4 36. Rxc2 bxc2 37. Qa3 Qc4 38. Qe7 c1=Q+ 39. Kh2 Qf7) 34... Rc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best.} (34... Nxf2 35. Re1 Nd3 36. Bh8 b2 37. Bxb2 Rc2 38. Bd4 Nxe1 39. Qxe1 Qc6 40. Bf3) 35. Bd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh8 was best.} (35. Bh8 b2 36. Bxb2 Nxf2 37. Bd4 Nxd1 38. Qxd1 Qc6 39. Qd3 f4 40. gxf4 Rc1+) 35... Nxf2 36. Rb1 Nd3 37. Rf1 Rc1 $4 {Blunder. Ba6 was best.} (37... Ba6 38. Qb1 Bc4 39. Qd1 Nc1 40. Re1 Be2 41. Qxc1 Rxc1 42. Rxc1 Bd3 43. Kh1) 38. Qa3 $4 {Blunder. Rxc1 was best.} (38. Rxc1 b2 39. Rc8+ Bxc8 40. Qb1 f4 41. Qxd3 fxe3 42. Bf3 Qf7 43. Qd1 Qxf3) 38... b2 $2 {Mistake. Rc4 was best.} (38... Rc4) 39. Qxd3 b1=Q 40. Qxb1 Rxb1 41. Rxb1 Qc6 42. Rxb6 Qc1+ 43. Bf1 Bc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.} (43... Bc8) 44. Ra6 Bxa4 45. Rxa5 Bc2 46. Ra1 Qd2 47. Ra2 Qd1 48. Kf2 Bd3 49. Bg2 Be4 50. Bf1 $4 {Blunder. Bxe4 was best.} (50. Bxe4 dxe4) 50... Bd3 $4 {Blunder. Qf3+ was best.} (50... Qf3+) 51. Bg2 Be4 52. Ra8+ Kf7 53. Ra7+ Ke6 54. Ra6+ Ke7 55. Bxe4 Qd2+ 56. Kf3 Qd1+ 57. Kf2 Qd2+ 58. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Kadric, Denis"] [Black "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B89"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2496"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,60,31,41,43,51,19,20,20,56,0,-3,1,3,1,53,49,54,60,33,33,126,46,111,93,87,9,45,-16,-1,-1,1,-23,-24,-28,-23,-22,-25,-34,-33,-72,-29,-324,-328,-323,-316,-314,-310,-29981,-29982]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Bd7 8. Bb3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 $146 ({RR} 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. f4 b5 12. a3 (12. e5 $11 Ng4 13. exd6) 12... a5 (12... Ng4 $15) 13. e5 Ng4 14. exd6 Bf6 15. Qb6 (15. Qd2 $14) 15... b4 16. Ne4 a4 $1 17. Ba2 $2 (17. Bc4 $11 {and White is okay.}) 17... b3 $1 18. Bb1 bxc2 $1 19. Bxc2 Bxb2+ $1 20. Qxb2 Nxe3 21. Rd3 Nxc2 22. Qxc2 Rc8 23. Rc3 Rxc3 {Kadric,D (2579)-Shevchenko,K (2671) Viernheim GER 2024 0-1}) (9. Qxd4 {is more complex.} Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. Rg1 b5 12. g5) 9... b5 10. a3 {The position is equal.} Bc6 11. Qd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.} (11. Qe2 Be7 12. Nxb5 Nxe4 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Nxa7 Bb7 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Rhe1 Nc5) (11. Qe2 $14) 11... Be7 $11 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Rhe1 Qb8 14. Nd5 Bxd5 (14... exd5 $2 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Rxe7 $18) 15. exd5 e5 {[#]} 16. f4 $1 {[%CAl Rf4e5][%mdl 512]} Nd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. exd4 was best.} (16... exd4 17. Rxe7) (16... exd4 $14 17. Rxe7 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8) (16... exf4 17. Rxe7) 17. Kb1 $6 {Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best.} (17. fxe5 dxe5) (17. fxe5 $16 dxe5 18. Qf5 exd4 19. Qxd7 (19. Rxe7 Nc5 $14)) 17... Bf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best.} (17... Bh4) ({Black should play} 17... Bh4 $14 18. g3 Bxg3 19. Qxg3 (19. hxg3 exd4 20. Qxd4 Nc5 $11) 19... exd4) 18. fxe5 $16 Bxe5 19. c3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best.} (19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. d6 Qb6 22. Qd5 a5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Bxa4 Qb4) (19. Bxe5 $16 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. d6) 19... a5 20. Qh3 (20. Bxe5 $14 Nxe5 21. Qf5) 20... Qb7 21. Re4 Rfe8 22. Bc2 g6 23. Rf1 {Hoping for Rxf7!} f5 24. Rh4 Nf6 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. Rxf5 Bxd4 (26... Nxd5 $2 27. Rxe5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxe5 28. Bxe5 $16) 27. cxd4 $4 {Blunder. Rxd4 was best.} (27. Rxd4 Qe7 $1 28. Qg3+ Kh8 29. Qf3 $1 Ng8 30. Rf7 $1 {[%CAl Rf7e7]} Rf8 31. Rxe7 Rxf3 32. Rxh7+ Kxh7) (27. Rxd4 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Qe7 28. Rdf4 Qe1+ 29. Ka2) 27... Re1+ $19 ({Worse is} 27... Nxd5 28. Qb3 $16) 28. Ka2 {[#]} Qc8 $1 {[%CAl Rc8c1]} ({Avoid the trap} 28... Qg7 $2 29. Rhf4 $18 (29. Rxf6 Qxf6 30. Qg3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 $16)) 29. Qg3+ Kh8 {And now ...Qc4+ would win.} 30. Qd3 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe1 was best.} (30. Qxe1 Qxf5 31. Qe6 Qxd5+ 32. Qxd5 Nxd5 33. Rh5 Nc7 34. a4 b4 35. h4 d5) (30. Qxe1 $19 Qxf5 31. Qe6 Qxd5+ 32. Qxd5 Nxd5 33. Rh5) 30... Qc1 {Accuracy: White = 63%, Black = 66%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Samant Aditya S"] [Black "Seemann, Jakub"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2474"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O a5 ({RR} 6... Rc8 7. b3 h6 8. c4 Bb4 9. Ba3 Qa5 10. Bb2 Qd8 11. Na3 Ne7 12. Nc2 Bxc2 13. Qxc2 O-O 14. Bd3 f6 15. a3 Ba5 16. Qe2 fxe5 17. dxe5 Bb6 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nf5 20. Bc3 a5 21. Rac1) 7. Nc3 ({RR} 7. Ne1 c5 8. c3 Ne7 9. Na3 Nc6 10. Nb5 Be7 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Nxd3 a4 13. Qg4 Kf8 14. Be3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Ra5 16. Nc3 h5 17. Qd1 a3 18. b3 g6 19. Ne2 Kg7 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. Rc2 Raa8 {Dominguez Perez,L (2752)-Fedoseev,V (2690) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) ({RR} 7. a4 f6 8. c4 fxe5 ({RR} 8... Ne7 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Bd3 Bb4 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. cxd5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxd5 15. Qe2+ Ne4 16. c4 Qe6 17. d5 cxd5 18. cxd5 Qa6 19. Qxa6 bxa6 20. Nd4 O-O 21. Ba3 Rf6) 9. dxe5 Bc5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nd4 Ne7 12. Nxf5 ({RR} 12. g4 Bxb1 13. Rxb1 Nxe5 14. Ne6 Qd6 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. b4 axb4 17. Bd2 ({RR} 17. Bb2 N7g6 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. f4 Nd7 20. Qd2 O-O 21. f5 Nge5 22. g5 Qd6 23. Rcd1 Rxa4 24. f6 g6 25. Qd4 Nf7 26. Rf2 Nc5) 17... Qd6 18. Rxb4 b5) ({RR} 12. Nc3 Nxe5 13. Bh5+ N5g6 14. Be3 Bb4 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Re1 Rf7 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Nf3 Re8 20. Bh4 Rff8 21. Bg3 Nc8 22. Ng5 Be7 23. h4 Bxg5 24. hxg5 Qb4 25. Be5 Nb6 26. Qd4 Qxd4) 12... Nxf5 13. Bd3 ({RR} 13. Kh1) 13... O-O 14. e6 Ne5 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Qc2 Qf8 17. Nc3 Re8 18. Be3 ({RR} 18. e7 Bxe7 19. Be3 Bd6 20. h3 d4 21. f4 dxe3 22. fxe5 Rexe5 23. Ne4 Bb4 24. Qb3+ Kh8) 18... d4 19. Ne4 dxe3 20. Nxc5 ({RR} 20. Kh1 Bb4 21. Qe2 Rxe6 22. Qxe3 Ng6 23. Qb3 Qf7 24. Ng3 Re8 25. Qe3 Rfe5 26. Qxe5 Nxe5) 20... Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Rg5+) ({RR} 7. Nbd2 a4 8. Re1 Ne7 9. Nf1 h6 10. Bd2 c5 11. c4 Be4 12. dxc5 Nc6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Ne3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ndxe5 16. Bxc6+ Nxc6 17. Bc3 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Bxc5 19. Bxg7 Rh7 20. Bf6 Be7 21. Bxe7 Nxe7) 7... a4 8. Rb1 $146 ({RR} 8. Bd2 h6 9. Rc1 Ne7 10. h3 Bh7 11. Re1 Nf5 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Bf4 Nh4 15. Nh2 Bxd3 16. cxd3 O-O 17. g3 Nf5 18. Nf3 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. d4 Bb4 21. Bd2 Nb8 22. a3 Bxd2 {Mahdavi,R (2357)-Ostrovskiy,A (2406) Dubai UAE 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 8. Bd2 h6 9. Rc1 Ne7 10. h3 Bh7 11. Re1 Nf5 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Bf4 Nh4 15. Nh2 Bxd3 16. cxd3 O-O 17. g3 Nf5 18. Nf3 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. d4 Bb4 21. Bd2 Nb8 22. a3 Bxd2 {Mahdavi,R (2353)-Ostrovskiy,A (2406) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 8. Bd2 a3 9. b3 h6 10. h3 Bh7 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Rc1 Nf5 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Ne2 Nh4 15. Nf4 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bg5 18. Be3 O-O 19. Qg4 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Qg5 21. Qe2 Kh8 22. f4 Qh4 {Niemann,H (2676)-Rosner,J (2431) Karlsruhe GER 2024 1-0 (33)}) 8... h6 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. Ne2 Qa5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best.} (10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3 c5 12. c4 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Nc6 14. Rd1 Qa5 15. Be3 Nb6 16. Qd3) 11. Ng3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 c5 13. c3 Qa6 14. Qd1 g6 15. h4 Nc6 16. h5 g5 17. Be3 a3 18. bxa3 b6 19. Rc1 Qc4 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Rxa3 22. b4 Be7 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Nh2 Nb6 25. Ng4 Nc4 26. Ne2 Ra2 27. Rfe1 Kf8 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Kg7 30. Ra6 Rc8 31. g3 cxd4 32. cxd4 Bd8 33. f4 Nb4 34. Ra4 Nc2 35. Bf2 Rb8 36. Kg2 Rb2 37. Ra8 Be7 38. Ra7 Bb4 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Ra8 Ne1+ 41. Bxe1 Bxe1 42. Nf6 Rxe2+ 43. Kf1 Re3 44. Rg8+ Kh6 45. Rh8+ Kg7 46. Rg8+ Kh6 47. Rh8+ Kg7 48. Rh7+ Kf8 49. Rh8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2503"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,95,31,29,29,26,29,25,28,32,33,38,22,22,-9,-9,-8,-10,-14,-12,-14,-12,-14,0,-11,-1,-7,-9,0,0,0,15,14,25,23,21,23,23,21,139,132,192,201,196,196,230,230,225,74,276,274,319,323,348,360,360,336,359,365,364,345,376,409,401,393,533,516,563,563,690,711,857,857,847,846,726,666,1334,822,2091,1649,2976,3558,1334,867]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ {White has an edge.} Qxe7 11. Qa4 Nd5 12. Qxc4 a5 13. Qc5 $146 ({RR} 13. f3 Ba6 14. Qc5 Qxc5 15. dxc5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 e5 17. Kf2 Rfd8 18. Rb1 f6 19. Be3 Kf7 20. Rhc1 Bc4 21. Rb7 Rdc8 22. Rc2 Ke6 23. a3 Kd5 24. h4 Kc6 25. Rb1 Rab8 26. Rcb2 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Rd8 {Sarana,A (2697)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 13. Bd2 Ba6 14. Qc5 Qd7 15. f3 Rfb8 16. b3 Rb6 17. Rc1 Rc6 18. Qa3 $1 Nb6 (18... Nb4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 19. Ne4 Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 Qxd4 21. Bc3 (21. Be3 $16 Qb4+ 22. Kf2) 21... Qd5 22. Kf2 Rd8 $2 (22... a4 $14) 23. Qf4 Qb5 24. Re1 $1 h6 $2 (24... Qh5 {is tougher.}) 25. Qg4 {[%csl Gc3][%CAl Rg4g7]} e5 26. a4 {1-0 (26) Livaic,L (2553)-Krassowizkij,J (2419) Austria AUT 2024}) ({RR} 13. Bd2 Ba6 14. Qc5 Qd7 15. f3 Rfb8 16. Rb1 Rb6 17. Kf2 Rab8 (17... Rc6 $11 18. Qxa5 Qe8 19. Nxd5 exd5) 18. Qxa5 Nb4 (18... Ra8 $16 19. Qa4 Qd8) 19. Be3 Nc2 $2 (19... Nd5 {might work better.} 20. b3 Bb5 21. Nxd5 exd5) 20. Qa4 Qxa4 21. Nxa4 Rb4 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. b3 Ra8 24. Rb2 Na3 25. Rc1 Kf8 26. g4 Ke8 27. h4 f6 {Goryachkina,A (2553)-Guichard,P (2386) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (39)}) (13. Bd2 {keeps more tension.} Ba6 14. Qc5 Qd7 15. f3 Rfb8 16. Rb1) 13... Qxc5 14. dxc5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 e5 16. f3 Be6 17. Kf2 Rfb8 18. Rd1 f6 19. g4 Kf7 20. h4 Ke8 21. g5 Rd8 22. Rg1 Rab8 23. h5 f5 24. g6 {aiming for h6.} h6 25. f4 Rd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (25... a4 26. fxe5 Kd7 27. Rg3 Kc6 28. Rd3 Rd5 29. Be3 Rb2 30. Rxd5 Kxd5 31. Rd1+) (25... Kd7 $11) 26. Be3 $1 $16 Rb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rdd8 was best.} (26... Rdd8 27. c6 Rb2 28. fxe5 f4 29. Bxf4 Rb6 30. Be3 Rxc6 31. Bd4 a4 32. Rab1 ({Better is} 32. Rgb1 $16)) (26... Ke7 $16) 27. Rgb1 $18 Rc2 28. Rc1 Rb2 {[#]} 29. Rab1 $1 {[%CAl Rb1b2]} Rxa2 30. Ra1 $2 {Mistake. c4 was best.} (30. c4 Rd8 {[#]} 31. c6 $1 exf4 32. Bxf4 Ke7 33. Rc3 Rd4 34. Bxc7 Re4 35. Re3 Bxc4) (30. c6 $18) 30... Rb2 $4 {Blunder. Rxa1 was best.} (30... Rxa1) (30... Rxa1 $16 31. Rxa1 exf4) 31. Rxa5 c6 32. Ra6 Rd7 33. Rxc6 ({Weaker is} 33. fxe5 Rc7 $18) 33... Bc4 34. Rc8+ ({Not} 34. fxe5 Rxe2+ 35. Kf3 Rh2 $18) 34... Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Kxd8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 36. Rd1+ ({Less strong is} 36. fxe5 Bxe2 37. Kg3 Bxh5 $16) 36... Ke7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best.} (36... Kc7 37. Re1 Rc2 38. fxe5 Rxc3 39. Ra1 Rc2 40. Ra7+ Kc6 41. e6 f4 42. Bxf4) 37. Rd2 Rxd2 38. Bxd2 {KB-KB} Bd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best.} (38... Ke6 39. fxe5 Bd5 40. Bf4 Kd7 41. e6+ Kxe6 42. Be3 Ke7 43. Bd4 Kf8 44. Kg3) 39. c4 {White is clearly winning.} Bxc4 40. c6 Kd6 41. Bc3 Kxc6 42. Bxe5 Kd7 43. Bxg7 Ke6 44. Bxh6 Kf6 45. Bg5+ Kg7 {[#]} 46. e4 $1 Be6 (46... fxe4 47. f5) 47. exf5 Bxf5 48. Kg3 {Accuracy: White = 90%, Black = 49%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.20"] [Round "7.43"] [White "Avila Pavas, Santiago"] [Black "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2517"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,101,34,37,28,27,18,17,5,3,10,8,0,0,0,0,7,2,-20,-15,-15,-13,-14,-7,-9,-7,-41,-43,-48,-17,-31,7,5,1,4,3,3,9,-48,-45,-54,-56,-58,-48,-62,-66,-65,-69,-91,-91,-119,-93,-123,-82,-72,-59,-59,-49,-49,-5,-39,-13,-17,0,-2,0,-147,-147,-173,-185,-212,-166,-221,-214,-361,-335,-375,-344,-401,-398,-449,-457,-539,-505,-614,-610,-609,-592,-562,-559,-519]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 Bf5 9. a5 a6 10. Nbd2 $146 {The position is equal.} ({RR} 10. Re1 Qd6 11. Qe2 (11. Nbd2 $14) 11... Nf6 (11... Ba7 $11) 12. Nbd2 Rad8 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Be6 $1 15. b4 Ba7 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. b5 axb5 18. Qxb5 f5 19. Ba3 (19. Ng5 $14 Qf6 20. Rf1) 19... fxe4 20. Rxe4 Qg6 21. Qc4+ Rf7 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 24. Kh1 Kh8 {Ceres,D (2438)-Basso,P (2482) Nova Gorica SLO 2024 0-1 (73)}) 10... b5 11. axb6 $1 Nxb6 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Rxa6 {d4 is the strong threat.} Bxd3 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 15. Na5 Bxa6 16. Nxc6 Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Re1 Rd8 19. Bd2 f6 20. Qc1 Bb7 21. Nxe5 Rxd2 (21... Qe8 {seems wilder.} 22. Nf3 Qg6 23. Kh1 Qg4 24. Bf4 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kg1 c6) 22. Qxd2 fxe5 23. Qe2 e4 24. f3 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 (25. Qf2 $11 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2) 25... Nd7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] And now ...exf3 would win. Black is pushing.} 26. fxe4 Nf6 27. Qd3 Qe5 28. Qg3 Qxg3 29. hxg3 Bxe4 30. b4 Kf7 31. c4 Ke6 32. Rd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (32. g4 g5 33. Kg1 Kd6 34. Rd1+ Kc6 35. Kf2 Nxg4+ 36. Kg3 Nh6 37. Re1 Bg6) 32... Nd7 33. Rd4 Bb7 (33... Bg6 {keeps more tension.} 34. b5 Nc5 35. Rd5 Ne4 36. b6 cxb6 37. Rb5 Ke7) 34. Kg1 Ne5 35. b5 Nd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (35... c5) 36. Kf2 h6 37. Rd2 Nc5 38. Ke3 Ne4 39. Rd8 $2 {[#] Mistake. Ra2 was best.} (39. Ra2 Ke5 40. Ra7 Nc5 41. g4 Kd6 42. g3 Ke5 43. Ra2 Bc8 44. Ra7 Bb7) (39. Ra2 $11 {remains equal.}) 39... Nd6 $1 $17 ({Much weaker is} 39... Nxg3 $6 40. Re8+ Kd7 41. Rb8 $11) 40. Kd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best.} (40. Kd4 Bxg2 41. g4 Bf1 42. Rg8 Kf7 43. Rd8 Ke7 44. Rg8 Ne8 45. Rh8 Be2) 40... Bxg2 41. Rf8 h5 42. Kc3 Ne4+ 43. Kb4 (43. Kd3 {was called for.}) 43... Nxg3 $19 {Strongly threatening ...h4.} 44. c5 Nf5 45. c6 h4 46. Re8+ Ne7 {Black is clearly winning.} 47. Rh8 h3 48. Kc5 g5 {White must now prevent ...g4.} 49. Rh6+ Kf5 50. Rh7 Kf6 {aiming for ...g4.} 51. Kd4 {Accuracy: White = 64%, Black = 79%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,17,13,-11,-1,4,43,-20,8,0,10,10,10,11,11,-11,-10,-18,160,-1]} 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 e5 9. Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 Nxc3 11. bxc3 e4 12. Nd2 f5 13. e3 Be6 14. Rb1 Na5 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. Bb4 Nc4 17. Qe2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Bc4 19. Rfd1 Qd5 20. Rb2 g5 21. Re1 Re8 22. Qc2 Re6 23. a4 a5 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Volokitin,A (2663) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D82"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nge2 Qxc5 10. Qb3 Qa5 $146 ({RR} 10... Nc6 11. Nb5 Qh5 12. Nc7 Rb8 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. Rxc6 Bg4 15. Ne6 Bxe2 16. Rc5 Qg4 17. Bxb8 h6 18. Nd8 e6 19. Qxe6 Qb4+ 20. Kxe2 Qxb2+ 21. Kf3 Kh7 22. Qxf7 Qb4 23. Qc4 Qd2 24. Rc7 Qxd8 25. Rxg7+ {Makarian,R (2525)-Yeremyan,A (2279) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Nc5 13. Qb5 Qxb5 14. Nxb5 Be6 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Be5 a6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Black "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2621"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/Jm3vm88N} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qd3 h6 $146 ({RR} 6... a5 7. O-O c6 8. Nbd2 b5 9. c5 Nbd7 10. Qc2 b4 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Ba6 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Qc2 Re8 16. a3 bxa3 17. Rxa3 Bb5 18. Bf4 Nf6 19. Rea1 a4 20. b3 axb3 21. Qxb3 {Bluebaum,M (2649)-Knuedel,T (2321) Karlsruhe, Germany 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/Jm3vm88N] 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 6... b6 7. cxd5 Ba6 8. Qc2 Nxd5 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ng5 g6 12. a3 Nd7 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. e4 Ne3 15. Bxe3 Bxe3 16. Qa4 Be2 17. Nc3 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Qxg5 19. Rxd7 Bc1 20. Qc2 Rfd8 21. h4 {Karthik,V (2609)-Svane,R (2632) chess.com INT 2024 0-1}) ({RR} 6... a5 7. O-O c6 8. Nbd2 b5 9. c5 Nbd7 10. Qc2 b4 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Ba6 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Qc2 Re8 16. a3 bxa3 17. Rxa3 Bb5 18. Bf4 Nf6 19. Rea1 a4 20. b3 axb3 21. Qxb3 {Bluebaum,M (2655)-Knuedel,T (2299) Karlsruhe GER 2024 1-0 (53)}) 7. O-O c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Nc6 12. Rd1 Re8 13. Qb3 Rxe2 14. Nc3 Re7 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Qe8 17. Rd6 Be6 18. Qd3 Rd7 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Qxd7 Bxd7 21. a3 Rd8 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. b4 Ke7 24. Re1+ Be6 25. b5 Na5 26. Ne5 Kf6 27. f4 Rd2 28. Rc1 Ra2 29. Rc3 Ra1+ 30. Kf2 Ra2+ 31. Kg1 Ra1+ 32. Kf2 Ra2+ 33. Kg1 g5 34. Nd3 Ra1+ 35. Kf2 Ra2+ 36. Kg1 Ra1+ 37. Kf2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Murzin, Volodar"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B42"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,101,49,64,54,54,25,43,40,61,19,22,17,14,14,22,16,22,15,25,18,30,17,43,23,26,26,31,25,32,25,53,53,51,53,52,53,53,53,107,51,48,30,43,19,13,15,48,16,21,0,0,-9,10,9,25,0,19,0,0,0,5,3,16,0,0,0,17,-4,39,-1,-3,-5,25,0,1,1,69,69,196,196,310,314,401,269,394,403,406,385,409,401,409,413]} 1. e4 (1. d4) 1... c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Be3 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 7... d6 8. O-O Nf6 9. f4 Nc6 10. N1d2 O-O 11. Qf3 Qc7 (11... e5 $11 {remains equal.}) 12. c3 b6 13. Rae1 Bb7 14. Nd4 Rfe8 15. Qg3 Bf8 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. e5 Nd7 18. Bd4 g6 19. h4 b5 20. h5 Bg7 21. hxg6 hxg6 (21... fxg6 $16 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 dxe5) 22. Be4 {Hnatyshyn,A (2152)-Cramling,P (2437) Monaco MNC 2024 ½-½ (80)}) 8. N1d2 {And now Nc4 would win.} d6 9. a4 {White is slightly better.} Nc6 10. Nc4 d5 11. Bb6 Qd7 12. exd5 exd5 13. Ne3 Qd6 {[#] White must now prevent ...Qb4+.} 14. O-O O-O 15. Re1 Be6 16. c3 g6 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Nd4 Rae8 20. Be2 Nc8 {[%CAl Be7c8,Bc8d6,Bd6e4,Be4c5,Bc5d7,Bd7e5,Be5d3][%mdl 32]} 21. Bf3 Nd6 22. Qb3 Nde4 23. Rad1 Nc5 24. Qa2 Rd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nce4 was best.} (24... Nce4 25. g3 Qc5 26. Bg2 Re7 27. Re2 Kg7 28. Rc2 Bd7 29. b4 Qd6 30. Ne2) 25. a5 $6 {Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (25. b4) (25. b4 $16 Nce4 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Bxe4 Nxe4 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxf2 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Qxe6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg7 32. Qxe4) 25... Rfe8 $14 26. Qa3 Ncd7 27. g3 Ne5 28. Bg2 Bc8 29. Re2 h5 30. Rde1 Kg7 31. Qa4 Nd3 32. Rd1 Nc5 33. Qa3 Nce4 34. Rde1 h4 35. Qb4 Nc5 36. Rd1 Nce4 37. Nf3 hxg3 38. hxg3 Nd6 39. Rde1 Rh8 40. Qb6 Qxb6 41. axb6 Nb5 42. c4 dxc4 43. Nxc4 Bg4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best.} (43... Nd4 44. Re7 Nxf3+ 45. Bxf3 Nd5 46. R7e4 Be6 47. b3 Rd7 48. Rd1 Rc8 49. Red4) (43... Nd4 $11 44. Nxd4 Rxd4) 44. Re7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Strongly threatening Ng5. White is pushing.} Rd7 $2 {Mistake. Bxf3 was best.} (44... Bxf3 45. Bxf3 Nd6 $1 46. b3 Rhe8 47. Rxe8 Nfxe8 48. Na5 Rb8 49. Rd1 Kf6 50. b4) ({Black should try} 44... Bxf3 $1 $14 45. Bxf3 Nd6) 45. Ng5 $1 $18 {[%csl LRb7,LRf7][%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack} Rhd8 $2 {Mistake. Rc8 was best.} (45... Rc8 46. b3 Kf8 47. Rxd7 Nxd7 48. Bxb7 Rb8 49. Bd5 Nxb6 50. Bxf7 Nxc4 51. bxc4) (45... Rc8 $142) 46. Bxb7 Nd4 47. Rxd7 $2 {Mistake. Nxf7 was best.} (47. Nxf7 Rb8 48. Nfd6+ Kf8 49. Rxd7 Bxd7 50. Bh1 Bg4 51. Re3 Nc2 52. Rd3 Nb4) 47... Rxd7 $2 {Mistake. Nxd7 was best.} (47... Nxd7 48. f3 Bf5 49. Bd5 Rb8 50. Rd1 Nc2 51. g4 Bxg4 52. fxg4 Nxb6 53. Bxf7) (47... Nxd7 {might work better.} 48. Bd5 (48. Bxa6 Be2 $16) 48... Be2) 48. Bc8 {White is winning.} Rd5 49. b7 Rb5 50. Bxg4 Nxg4 51. Re4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 63%, Black = 59%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2560"] [PlyCount "181"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,181,19,19,19,17,18,17,21,23,27,18,20,0,14,0,42,41,39,13,125,39,125,118,141,94,83,80,80,80,80,74,80,80,76,81,78,82,77,78,148,139,160,162,221,64,59,61,68,0,0,0,71,0,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,46,36,47,43,48,47,48,45,44,45,55,54,65,63,64,64,66,65,134,144,125,50,102,33,157,94,264,58,158,59,60,49,58,59,60,59,65,59,137,19,66,19,60,58,58,32,29,42,39,35,46,35,35,43,45,38,41,48,48,0,45,0,48,48,45,46,43,42,42,36,53,53,52,52,52,52,53,52,53,52,143,146,285,283,358,358,351,342,505,504,627,627,29991,29992,29997,29998]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. O-O (12. Kf1 {12.0-0 0.25}) 12... Rd8 {The position is equal.} 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Bf1 $146 ({RR} 15. c4 Ne7 16. Qb3 cxd4 17. exd4 Qf4 18. Rcd1 Ng6 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. h3 Ne4 22. Be3 Nd6 (22... h6 $11) 23. d5 $1 e5 (23... exd5 $14 24. cxd5 Ne4) 24. Nd2 f5 25. f3 $1 Qd8 26. Qa4 Ba8 27. Qb4 Rdc7 28. a4 Ne7 (28... Nb7 $142 29. Nb3 Qd6) 29. a5 (29. Bf1 $18) 29... b5 {Soriano Quispe,I (2271)-Perez Gormaz,M (2388) Florianopolis BRA 2024 ½-½ (80)}) ({RR} 15. Bd3 c4 16. Bxc4 Na5 $1 17. Bf1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Rcd1 Qb3 21. Rd2 Ne8 22. Qd1 Qxd1 23. Rdxd1 Rc4 24. e4 Nd6 25. Rd3 Kf8 26. f3 Ke7 27. Kf2 Ra4 28. Rb1 Nc4 29. Bc1 Ra5 {Royal,S (2438)-Jacobson,B (2538) Hastings ENG 2023 1-0 (63)}) 15... Ne7 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Qg4 Qc6 $2 {Mistake. f5 was best.} (18... f5 19. Qh4 c4 20. Rcd1 Ng6 21. Qh3 Rf7 22. Qg3 Qe7 23. a4 Be4 24. f3) (18... f5 $11 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 c4) 19. f3 $6 {Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (19. d5 exd5 20. Bb5 $1 Qxb5 21. c4 {[%csl Gb2][%CAl Rg4g7]} Qxb2 22. Qxd7 Bc6 23. Qxe7 dxc4 24. Qxa7 c3) (19. d5 $1 $16 exd5 20. Bb5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxb5 21. c4 Qxb2 22. Qxd7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 19... Kf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.} (19... Qc7 20. h4) (19... Qc7 $14) 20. c4 $16 f6 21. Bd3 h6 22. d5 exd5 23. cxd5 Rxd5 24. Be4 Qd7 25. Bxd5 Qxg4 26. fxg4 Bxd5 27. e4 Be6 28. h3 b5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best.} (28... Kf7 29. Rf1 c4 30. Rf2 Kg8 31. Bc3 Nc6 32. Rd1 Rc7 33. Kf1 Bd7 34. Rd6) (28... c4 $142) 29. Red1 Kf7 30. Rd6 c4 (30... Ng6 $142 31. Kf2 Rc7) 31. Bc3 $2 {Mistake. e5 was best.} (31. e5 $1 {[%CAl Re5f6]} f5 32. Ra6 Rc7 33. gxf5 Nxf5 34. Bc3 Ng3 35. Re1 h5 36. Re3 h4) (31. e5 $1 $18) 31... Nc6 $1 $14 32. Rb1 a6 {[%CAl Ba7a6,Ba6b5,Bb5b4,Bb4b3][%mdl 32]} 33. Kf2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.} (33. Rd2 Ne5) (33. a4 $14) 33... Ke7 $11 34. Rd2 (34. Rdd1 $11) 34... Ne5 $16 35. a4 (35. Rd4 $1 $16) 35... Nd3+ $11 36. Ke3 Bd7 37. axb5 axb5 38. Ra2 Rc7 39. h4 Kf7 40. g5 b4 41. Bd4 {gxh6 is the strong threat.} b3 42. Ra5 hxg5 43. hxg5 Ne5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best.} (43... Nb4 44. Bc3 Na2 $1 45. Bd4) 44. gxf6 (44. Bxe5 fxe5 45. Ra3 (45. Rxe5 $2 c3 $19) 45... Bg4 $15) 44... gxf6 45. Rf1 Ke7 46. Rc5 Rxc5 47. Bxc5+ $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KBN} Kf7 48. Bd4 {Black must now prevent Bxe5.} Ng4+ 49. Kf4 Be6 50. Ra1 Ne5 51. Ra7+ Kg6 52. Ra6 Nd3+ (52... Kf7 $1 $14 53. Ke3 Nd3 54. Ra7+ Kg6) 53. Ke3 $16 Kf7 54. Kd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra7+ was best.} (54. Ra7+ $1 Kg6 55. Kd2 Nf4 56. Ra6 Kf7 57. Ra1 Ke7 (57... Kg6 $16 58. Ra6 Kf7 59. Ra7+ Kg6) 58. Bc3 Kf7 59. Rf1 Nh5) (54. Ra7+ $1 $16 Kg6 55. Kd2) 54... Nf4 55. g3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.} (55. Ra1 Kg6 56. g3 Nh3 $1 57. Ke3 Ng5 58. Ra6 Kf7 59. Rb6 Nh7 60. Rb7+ Kg6) (55. Ra7+ $16 Kg6 56. Ra6) 55... Nd3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best.} (55... Nh5 $1 56. Ra7+ Kg6 57. Ra1 Kg5 58. Ra6 Bf7 59. Ke3 f5 60. Ra7 Bg8 61. exf5) (55... Nh5 $14) 56. Rb6 (56. Ra7+ $142 Kg6 57. Rb7) 56... Ne5 $2 {Mistake. Ke7 was best.} (56... Ke7 57. Rb7+) (56... Ke7 $16 57. Kc3 Kd7 58. Rb7+ (58. Bxf6 Nc5 $16) 58... Kd6) 57. Ke3 $4 {Blunder. Bxe5 was best.} (57. Bxe5 $1 fxe5 58. Kc3 Ke7 59. Ra6 Kd7 60. Ra7+ Kd6 61. Rg7 Bd7 62. Rg6+ $1 Kc7) (57. Bxe5 $1 $18 fxe5 58. Kc3) 57... Nd3 $2 {Mistake. Ng4+ was best.} (57... Ng4+ 58. Kd2) ({Better is} 57... Ke7 $14 58. Bxe5 fxe5) 58. Bc3 $2 {Mistake. Rb7+ was best.} (58. Rb7+ $1) ({White should try} 58. Rb7+ $1 $16 Kg6 59. Kd2) 58... Ne5 $14 59. Kd4 Nf3+ 60. Ke3 Ne5 61. Rb7+ Kg6 62. Rb5 Nd3 (62... Ng4+ $14 63. Ke2 Bf7) 63. Kd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best.} (63. Rb6 Kf7 64. Rb7+ Kg6 65. Rc7 Nb4 66. Kd2 Na2 67. Ba1 Nb4 68. Rb7 Nd3) (63. Rb6 $16 Kf7 64. Rb7+ Kg6 65. Bd4) 63... Kf7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best.} (63... Nc1 64. Ba1 Ne2+ 65. Ke3 Nxg3 66. Rb6 Kf7 67. Rb7+ Kg6 68. Bb2 Nh5 69. Rb5) 64. Rb6 Ne5 65. Rb7+ Kg6 66. Kc5 {aiming for Bxe5.} Nd3+ 67. Kd6 Bf7 68. Bd4 {Strongly threatening Ke7.} Ne5 69. Bc3 Nd3 70. Bd4 {Hoping for Ke7.} Ne5 71. Kc5 Nd3+ 72. Kb5 Be6 73. Kc6 Ne5+ 74. Kd6 Bf7 75. Kc5 Nd3+ 76. Kb5 Be6 77. Rb6 Kf7 78. Kc6 {Threatens to win with Kd6.} Ne5+ 79. Kd6 Nf3 $1 {[%CAl Rf3d4]} 80. Bb2 {And now Rb7+ would win.} Ng5 81. Rb7+ Kg6 82. e5 Bf7 $1 83. Rb6 fxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne4+ was best.} (83... Ne4+ 84. Ke7) ({Black should play} 83... c3 $14 84. Bxc3 Ne4+ 85. Kd7 Nxc3) 84. Kxe5+ $16 Kh5 $2 {[#] Mistake. Be6 was best.} (84... Be6 85. Bc1 c3 86. Kd4 b2 87. Bf4 $1 Nh3 {[#]} 88. Be3 $1 Kh5 89. Kxc3 Kg4 90. Kxb2) (84... Be6 $16 {might work better.} 85. g4 (85. Rxe6+ Nxe6 86. Kd5 c3 $11) 85... Kf7) 85. Kf4 $1 $18 {White wants to mate with g4+.} Nh3+ 86. Kf5 {Threatening mate with Bg7.} Nf2 $2 {Mistake. Bg8 was best.} (86... Bg8 87. g4+ Kh4 88. g5 $1 Nxg5 89. Rh6+ Kg3 90. Kxg5 Kf3 91. Kf5 Bf7 92. Ke5) 87. Bd4 Ng4 (87... b2 {was necessary.} 88. Bxb2 (88. Bxf2 b1=Q+ 89. Rxb1 Bg6+ 90. Ke5 Bxb1 $11) 88... Be8) 88. Kf4 Be8 89. Rb7 Nh6 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. c3 was best.} (89... c3 90. Rxb3 c2 91. Rc3 Nh6 92. Rxc2 Nf7 (92... Kg6 $18 93. Rc8 Bb5) 93. Re2 Ba4 94. g4+ Kh6 95. Re6+) 90. Rh7 Bf7 91. g4+ {Accuracy: White = 73%, Black = 62%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2728"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/fmmaT9me} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 ({RR} 6... Nd7 7. O-O a5 8. Nc4 Qe7 9. Be3 f6 10. Qd2 b6 11. a3 Qf7 12. b4 Be7 13. bxa5 b5 14. Nb2 O-O 15. c4 Nc5 16. Qc3 Ne6 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 c5 20. Be3 b4 21. axb4 {Caruana,F (2804)-So,W (2757) Saint Louis USA 2024 0-1 (53)}) 7. O-O Qd6 ({RR} 7... Bd6 8. Nb3 b6 9. Bg5 Qd7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Nc4 Nf4 14. Qe3 Ng6 15. Bg3 Bxc4 16. dxc4 Qe6 17. b3 O-O 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Rd2 Be7 20. Rfd1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ {Fedoseev,V (2690)-Giri,A (2762) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 7... Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 ({RR} 8... Be7 9. d4 ({RR} 9. Na5)) 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 f6 11. Nf3 Nf8 12. Nd2 Ne6 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 ({RR} 14. Qg4 Qd7 15. Nc4 Bd4 16. c3 Bc5 17. b4 Be7 18. f4 Nxf4 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rxf4 c5 22. bxc5 Bxc5+ 23. d4 Be7 24. b4 a6 25. Kf2 Rae8 26. Ke2 c6 27. Kd3 Bd8 28. Raf1 Re6) ({RR} 14. Qd1 Qd7 ({RR} 14... Bc5 15. Nc4 b5 ({RR} 15... Qe7 16. Kh1 a6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Rxf4 O-O-O 20. c3) 16. Na5 Qd7 17. Be3 Bb6 ({RR} 17... Bd6 18. g3 c5 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 O-O 21. Kh1) 18. b4 O-O ({RR} 18... c5 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 Ne6 22. Nb3) 19. Qd2 f5 ({RR} 19... c5 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 Ne6 22. Nb3) 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Qc3 f4 ({RR} 21... Bxa5 22. Rxa5 f4 ({RR} 22... Qd5 23. f3) 23. Bxa7 f3 24. Qxe5 Nf4 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Be3 ({RR} 26. Qe5+)) 22. Bxb6 cxb6 ({RR} 22... axb6 23. Nxc6 ({RR} 23. Qxc6 Rad8 24. Qxd7 Rxd7)) 23. Nxc6 ({RR} 23. Qxc6 Qc8) 23... Qd6 ({RR} 23... f3 24. Nxe5 Qd5 25. Nxf3 ({RR} 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. cxb3 fxg2 27. Kxg2 Nd4 28. Rae1) 25... Rxf3 26. gxf3 Nd4 27. Qc7 Kh8 28. Rfe1) 24. Rxa7 Rxa7 ({RR} 24... f3 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nf5) 25. Nxa7 f3 ({RR} 25... Nd4 26. Nxb5) 26. Qc6 Qe7 27. Nxb5 Kh8 ({RR} 27... fxg2 28. Kxg2 ({RR} 28. Qxg2+ Kh8 29. Kh1 Qxb4 30. Qd5 Qf4 31. Qe4) 28... Kh8 29. Kh1) 28. g3 Qf7) 15. Nc4 Bc5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 a6 18. b4 O-O 19. Kh1 Kh8 20. Qd2 Rad8 21. Ra5 Qe7 22. g3 Rd4 23. c3 Rdd8 24. Nc4 c5 25. bxc5 Nxc5 26. Qe2 Nxd3 27. b4 c6 28. Ne3 f5) 14... Qd7 15. Nc4 O-O 16. Bh6 Rfe8 17. Be3 Kg7 18. b4 Bxe3 19. fxe3 c5 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 Ne6 22. Qd2 {Yu,Y (2728)-Isik,A (2467) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 1-0 (63)}) 8. b3 $146 ({RR} 8. Nb3 Bxb3 9. axb3 O-O 10. Nh4 Qe6 11. h3 Ne8 12. Kh1 f6 13. Nf5 Nd6 14. Be3 Bb6 15. Qg4 Nxf5 16. exf5 Qf7 17. Ra4 Rfd8 18. Re4 Rd5 19. Qf3 Rad8 20. g4 h6 21. h4 Kf8 22. Kg2 Ke7 {John D M Nunn (2560)-Wagner Martins Madeira (2012) lichess.org 2023 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/fmmaT9me] 1-0 (33)}) 8... a5 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. bxc4 Nd7 11. c3 Qe6 12. d4 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. c5 h6 16. Rb1 Rab8 17. h3 Bf8 18. Qc2 b6 19. cxb6 cxb6 20. c4 Rbc8 21. Bb2 b5 22. dxe5 Nb6 23. cxb5 cxb5 24. Qe2 b4 25. Nd4 Qxe5 26. Nb3 Qg5 27. Qa6 Nc4 28. Rbc1 Qg6 29. Qxg6 (29. Qd6 $4 {Blunder. Qxg6 was best.} Qe6 $4 {Blunder. Bxd6 was best.} (29... Bxd6 30. e5 Be7 31. Ba1 Bh4 32. e6 fxe6 33. Nd4 Nd2 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Rd1) 30. Qxe6) 29... fxg6 30. Ba1 a4 31. Nd4 Bd6 32. Nb5 Bf4 33. Rb1 b3 34. axb3 Nd2 35. Rbd1 Nxb3 36. Nd6 Bxd6 37. Rxd6 Ra8 38. Rxg6 Nxa1 39. Rxa1 Rxe4 40. Ra3 Rb4 41. Kh2 Ra7 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Rc6 Ke7 44. f3 Kd7 45. Rg6 Kc8 46. Rc6+ Kb7 47. Rg6 Ka8 48. Re6 Kb8 49. h4 Kc8 50. Rc6+ Kd7 51. Rg6 Ke8 52. Re6+ Kf7 53. Rc6 Kg8 54. Kh3 Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2591"] [BlackElo "2688"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,83,44,48,52,48,55,61,57,59,30,23,-10,29,25,17,17,20,7,19,7,11,-3,1,0,0,0,0,2,5,-5,-12,-66,-53,-69,-35,-31,-13,-22,-10,-3,20,21,62,64,137,138,144,137,139,137,137,51,62,78,67,55,58,58,155,156,153,152,165,168,182,167,217,139,166,26,29,30,40,25,443,434]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. e5 ({RR} 6. Nbd2 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 (15. f4 $14) 15... f6 16. Nf3 g5 $1 17. Nd2 Ne6 18. Re1 g4 19. Qe3 O-O-O 20. Qe2 Rdg8 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2747)-Caruana,F (2803) Toronto CAN 2024 0-1 (89)}) 6... Nd5 7. c4 $146 (7. c4 $5 {[%CAl Rc4d5]}) (7. c4 $5 {[%CAl Rc4d5]}) ({RR} 7. h3 g6 8. Qe2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 Nb6 11. Bf4 h6 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Ne4 b6 (15... g5 $16) 16. Nf6+ Kh8 17. Nxd7 g5 18. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 19. Bg3 Qa5 20. Rd2 Bf5 21. b3 e6 {Dhananjay,S (2151)-Liyanage,R (2366) Bangalore IND 2024 ½-½ (48)}) 7... Nb4 8. a3 {White is slightly better.} Na6 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Rd8 11. h3 Bf5 12. Ne4 Qd7 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Bxe4 15. dxe4 Nc7 $1 16. Be3 Ne6 $1 17. f4 g5 18. fxg5 Bg7 19. O-O Qd3 20. Qf2 Rf8 21. Nf3 Qxe4 22. Bxc5 Rd3 (22... Nf4 $5 {[%CAl Rf4h3]} 23. Qh2 b6 $15) 23. Bxa7 Nf4 24. Kh2 Qxc4 ({Weaker is} 24... Bxe5 25. Rae1 $16) 25. Rad1 Qd5 26. Bd4 $1 Qe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. c5 was best.} (26... c5 $1) (26... c5 $1 $14 27. Rxd3 Nxd3) 27. Qc2 $16 Rxd4 28. Nxd4 Qxc2+ 29. Nxc2 Bxe5 30. b4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best.} (30. Rf3 Rg8 31. Rdf1 Nd5+ 32. Kg2 Rxg5 33. Rf5 h6 34. Rxg5 hxg5 35. Kf3 Nf4) ({White should try} 30. Rf3 $16) 30... Rg8 31. Kg3 Ne6+ 32. Kg2 Nf4+ 33. Kg3 Nd5+ $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Ne6+ was best.} (33... Ne6+) (33... Ne6+ $14 34. Kf2 Rxg5) 34. Kf3 $1 Rxg5 (34... Rg7 $2 {34...?xg5 1.51 Mistake. Rxg5 was best.} 35. g6 $4 {Blunder. h4 was best.} (35. h4 Rg6 36. Ne3 Nxe3 37. Kxe3 Bg3 38. Rh1 f6 39. Kf3 Bc7 40. gxf6 Rxf6+) ({Better is} 35. h4 $18) 35... Rxg6 {[#]} (35... hxg6 $14 36. Ne3 e6) 36. Ne3 $1 {[%CAl Re3d5]} Rg5 $4 {Blunder. Nc3 was best.} (36... Nc3) (36... Nc3 $16) 37. h4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best.} (37. Nxd5 cxd5 38. Rxd5 f6 39. Rb5 h5 40. a4 hxg4+ 41. hxg4 f5 42. Rxe5 Rxg4) (37. Nxd5 $142 cxd5 38. Rxd5) 37... e6 $2 {Mistake. Nxe3 was best.} (37... Nxe3 38. hxg5 Nxd1 39. Rxd1 e6 (39... b5 $142 40. Rd2 Bc7) 40. a4 Bc7 41. Rh1 Bd8 42. Rh5 Be7 43. b5) (37... Nxe3 {was worth a try.} 38. hxg5 Nxd1)) 35. Ne3 e6 (35... Nb6 36. Ke2 f6 37. Rf5 Rg7 38. Rh5 e6 39. Kf3 Rf7 40. Rd3) 36. h4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} Rg8 {Black wants to play ...Nxe3.} 37. g5 Rf8 38. Ng4 Bb2 39. Rd3 (39. Rf2 $18 Bh8 40. Rdf1) 39... f5 $11 40. Ne3 e5 $1 {[%CAl Re5e4] White must now prevent ...e4+.} 41. Ke2 Bd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (41... Nxe3 $1 $11 42. Kxe3 (42. Rxe3 Ke7 $11) 42... Ke7) 42. Nxf5 {Accuracy: White = 75%, Black = 66%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,103,16,21,11,11,7,6,6,31,37,32,36,30,34,29,7,14,4,13,6,41,32,25,26,46,29,25,26,47,24,52,48,46,49,45,44,44,48,43,32,35,19,21,21,19,12,17,11,11,11,3,0,43,42,42,14,17,7,22,6,11,13,79,71,163,160,137,149,174,173,141,138,159,146,137,134,204,201,207,214,221,202,186,182,251,251,447,441,435,435,414,435,522,504]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. c4 c6 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 Be6 8. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qa3 dxc4 10. Qxe7 (10. a5 $11 Qd8 11. Nc3) 10... Re8 (10... a5 $1 $17) 11. Qd6 (11. a5 $11 {remains equal.} Qb3 12. Qa3) 11... a5 12. Qf4 Na6 13. Qh4 Bd5 14. Nc3 Ne4 15. Ng5 Nxg5 16. Nxd5 ({Better is} 16. Bxd5 $15 cxd5 17. Bxg5) 16... cxd5 17. Bxg5 Rxe2 (17... Nb4 $17 18. e3 f6) 18. Bxd5 Nb4 (18... Qxd4 $11 19. Qxd4 Bxd4) 19. Bxc4 Rc2 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 {Kulkarni,B (2372)-Pogorelskikh,S (2214) Belgrade SRB 2024 1-0 (67)}) ({RR} 8. Na3 dxc4 9. Ng5 Bd5 10. e4 h6 11. exd5 hxg5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Nxc4 g4 (13... Qxd4 $11 14. Qxd4 Nxd4) 14. d5 $1 {[%CAl Rd5c6]} Nb4 15. d6 exd6 16. Nxd6 Rb8 17. Nxb7 ({White should try} 17. Be3 $16) 17... Qb6 $2 (17... Qc8 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 18. Be3 Qa6 19. Nc5 Qa5 (19... Qc8 $16) 20. Qe2 Rfe8 21. Qc4 $1 Rbc8 22. Rac1 Qb6 $2 {Ju,W (2560)-Injac,T (2447) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (88)} (22... Nd7 $16)) 8... dxc4 9. e4 {The position is equal.} Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 $1 11. Bxf3 e5 12. dxe5 {aiming for Qxd8.} Nfd7 13. e6 $1 {[%CAl Re6d7]} fxe6 14. Be2 Ne5 15. Be3 Nd3 16. Bxd3 cxd3 17. Qb3 Qc8 18. f4 c5 19. Qc4 b6 20. e5 Nc6 21. Qxd3 Rd8 22. Qe4 Nb4 23. Rfd1 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Nxc6 25. Nb5 Bf8 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Kf3 Be7 28. Ke4 a6 29. Na3 Nb4 30. g4 Nd5 31. Bf2 Rac8 32. Nc4 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ne3 {[%CAl Re3d5]} Nxe3 35. Bxe3 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (36... c4 37. Rd7) (36... c4 $11) 37. Rd7 $16 {Hoping for Bxc5.} Ra4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best.} (37... Ke8 {[#]} 38. Rb7 $1 {[%CAl Rb7b5]} Ra5 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Kd3 h5 41. Rb7 Ke8 42. g5 h4 43. Rb6) (37... Ke8 $16 38. Rb7 Ra5 39. Rb8+ Kf7) 38. Kf3 $18 Ke8 39. Rb7 b4 {[#]} 40. f5 $1 {[%CAl Rf5f6]} gxf5 41. gxf5 exf5 42. Kf4 c4 43. Kxf5 c3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best.} (43... Ra6 44. Bd2 (44. Rb8+ $16 Kd7 45. Rb7+ Kd8 46. Bd2)) (43... Ra6 $16 {was worth a try.}) 44. bxc3 bxc3 45. Rc7 Ra2 {intending ...c2.} 46. Rc8+ Kd7 47. Rxc3 {e6+ is the strong threat.} Ra6 (47... Rb2 {was called for.} 48. Rd3+ Kc6) 48. Rb3 Ra8 $2 {Mistake. Ke8 was best.} (48... Ke8 49. Rb8+ Kf7 50. Bb6 Kg7 51. e6 Ra4 52. Bc7 Rh4 53. Be5+ Kh6 54. Rg8) (48... Ke8 {is a better defense.} 49. Rb8+ Kd7 50. Rb7+ Ke8) 49. Rb7+ Ke8 50. Bg5 Bxg5 51. Kxg5 h6+ 52. Kf6 {Accuracy: White = 90%, Black = 64%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Sankalp Gupta"] [Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. h3 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 6... Bh5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Ne5 Bg6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. f4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Be4 13. Ba3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Ne4 15. Qd3 f6 16. Ng4 Nb6 17. Nf2 Nxf2 18. Rxf2 Nc4 19. Bc1 Nd6 20. Ba3 Ne4 21. Rf3 {Gutkin,I (2289)-Gubajdullin,A (2253) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 6... Bh5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. d3 Qxb3 9. axb3 Nbd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nh4 Bb4 13. g4 Bg6 14. Ra4 a5 15. f4 h6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Ra2 O-O 18. e4 dxe4 19. dxe4 Nc5 20. e5 Nfd7 21. Be3 {Gokhale,R (2078)-Floresvillar Gonzalez,L (2019) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 7. Bxf3 dxc4 8. Na3 Bxa3 9. bxa3 O-O 10. a4 Qa5 11. Rb1 Qa6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. d4 Nbd7 14. Qc2 Rac8 15. Bc1 Nb6 16. Bg5 Nxa4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qe4 b5 19. Qh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg4+ was best.} (19. Qg4+ Kf8 20. Qh4 Qb6 21. Qxf6 Qd8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qe5 Rg8 24. Qf4 Rg6) 19... Qb7 20. Qxf6 Qe7 21. Qh6 Nc3 22. Rb2 Nd5 23. Rd1 Qf6 24. Qc1 Red8 25. Kg2 a5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best.} (25... Nb6 26. e3 a5 27. a3 Na4 28. Rb1 c3 29. h4 Nb2 30. Qxc3 Nxd1 31. Rxd1) 26. e4 Nb4 27. e5 Qg6 28. Re2 Nd3 29. Qe3 c5 30. Be4 cxd4 31. Qd2 Qh5 32. Bf3 Qf5 33. Be4 Qh5 34. Bf3 Qf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B97"] [WhiteElo "2516"] [BlackElo "2634"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Ne4 Qxa2 14. Rd1 Qd5 15. Qe3 Qxe5 16. Be2 Bc5 17. Bg3 Qd5 18. O-O e5 $146 ({RR} 18... O-O 19. c4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qa5 21. Bd6 Nc6 22. Rdd1 Re8 23. c5 Ne7 24. Ng3 Ng6 25. Qf2 Nh8 26. Nh5 Qc3 27. Rd3 Qb2 28. Rf3 Rd8 29. Be7 Ne5 30. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 31. Bxf3 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Bd7 33. Bc7 {Minkhajdarov,R (1956)-Plotnikov,B (2097) Ershovo RUS 2024 ½-½ (66)}) 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21. Qb3+ Ke7 22. Bf2 exd4 23. Bxd4 Qd6 24. Bh5 g6 25. Qe3+ Qe6 26. Qg3 gxh5 27. Bxh8 Kd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Black "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2619"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Nh4 Bh5 9. h3 Be7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Be2 Qd7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O-O Na5 15. Qb5 $146 ({RR} 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Kb1 O-O-O 18. g5 Ng8 19. c4 Nc6 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Ne4 Qc7 22. Nc5 Nge7 23. Qb3 Qb6 24. Bg4+ Kc7 25. Qc2 Qb4 26. f3 Kb8 27. Rd3 Na5 28. Rhd1 Ka8 29. a3 Qb5 {Aravindh,C (2662)-Balakrishnan,P (2500) Ciutadella de Menorca ESP 2024 ½-½ (82)}) 15... Qxb5 16. Bxb5+ Nc6 17. g5 Nd7 18. c4 a6 19. Ba4 Nb6 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bb3 O-O-O 22. h4 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Nf3 Kc7 25. Kc2 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Rxd6 Kxd6 28. Rd1+ Kc7 29. Kc3 b5 30. a4 bxa4 31. Ra1 Rb8 32. Nd2 Rb4 33. Rh1 a5 34. f4 Na7 35. Nxc4 Nb5+ 36. Kd3 Nd6 37. Rc1 Nxc4 38. Rxc4+ Kd6 39. Rc2 Kd5 40. Rd2 Rb3+ 41. Kc2+ Ke4 42. Rd7 Rxe3 43. Rxf7 Rh3 44. Ra7 Rxh4 45. Rxg7 Rxf4 46. Rxg6 Kf5 47. Rg8 Rb4 48. Rg7 Rb5 49. Rg8 Rb4 50. g6 Kf6 51. Kc3 Rb3+ 52. Kc2 Rb5 53. Kc1 Rb4 54. g7 Kf7 55. Ra8 Kxg7 56. Rxa5 Kf6 57. Kb1 Ke6 58. Ka2 Kd6 59. Ka3 Rb3+ 60. Kxa4 Rxb2 61. Rb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 dxc4 7. a4 Bd6 8. Nd2 e5 9. Nxc4 Bc7 10. b3 O-O 11. Ba3 Re8 12. O-O e4 13. d5 $146 ({RR} 13. Bd6 Nd5 14. Qd2 N7f6 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. b4 Re6 18. f4 exf3 19. Bxf3 Rh6 20. g3 Bh3 21. Rf2 Rd8 22. Ne5 Be6 23. b5 f6 24. Nd3 Bf7 25. Rc1 Qe7 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. e4 Nb6 {Le Quang Long (2403)-Jodar Arias,M (2209) Toronto CAN 2024 1-0 (37)}) 13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Nf6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Rfc1 Be6 18. Bc5 Ng4 19. h3 Ne5 20. Bd4 Nc6 21. Bc3 a5 22. Rd1 f6 23. h4 Kf7 24. h5 Ne5 25. Nxe5+ Bxe5 26. Bxe5 fxe5 27. Bc4 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Rc8 30. Rd5 Rxc4 31. Rxa5 Kf6 32. Kh2 g6 33. h6 Kg5 34. Rxe5+ Kxh6 35. a5 Ra4 36. Kg3 Ra1 37. Rb5 Ra2 38. Re5 Ra1 39. Rc5 Ra3 40. Rb5 Ra2 41. Rxb7 Rxa5 42. Re7 Ra4 43. Kh4 Ra2 44. Kg3 Ra4 45. Kh4 Ra2 46. g4 g5+ 47. Kg3 Ra4 48. Re6+ Kg7 49. Re5 Kg6 50. Re6+ Kg7 51. Re5 Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Gurel, Ediz"] [Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2678"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 14,125,25,22,30,29,30,32,35,32,39,40,53,28,30,38,36,37,84,85,81,86,104,57,57,57,64,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,0,0,0,-50,-50,-51,-52,-77,-74,-93,-92,-158,-150,-175,-170,-210,-165,-173,-66,-93,-35,-39,-62,-75,-74,-258,-265,-252,-281,-385,-372,-379,-15,-12,-13,-20,-14,-287,-20,-26,-22,-17,-22,-26,-13,-15,-15,-17,-15,-15,-18,-34,-34,-34,-34,-34,-34,-34,-38,-41,-39,-39,-42,-42,268,267,271,269,275,276,623,261,461,467,29979,29980,29982,29983,29985,29986]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Nf3 dxe4 {White is slightly better.} 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qh4 c5 13. Bh6 $146 ({RR} 13. O-O Bc6 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Nc4 O-O (15... Nd5 $11 {keeps the balance.} 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 O-O) 16. Bf4 Qc8 (16... Qd8 $16) 17. Bxh7+ Nxh7 18. Qxe7 Qb7 (18... Qa6 $16) 19. Qxb7 Bxb7 20. Rfd1 Nf6 21. Be3 (21. Na5 $18 {has better winning chances.}) 21... Bd5 22. Nd6 c4 23. Nb5 (23. f3 $16) 23... a6 (23... Rab8 $11 {remains equal.} 24. Nxa7 Rxb2) 24. Nc3 Rab8 25. b3 Rfc8 26. Bd4 Ne4 (26... Ba8 $142) 27. Nxd5 exd5 {Xhembulla,A (2154)-Cruz,W (2216) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (95)}) 13... Rg8 14. Bxg7 Nd5 15. Bh6 Be7 16. Qe4 Rb8 17. Ne5 Rb4 18. c4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Rxg2 20. a3 $6 {Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best.} (20. O-O-O Bd6 $1) (20. O-O-O $14) 20... Rb8 21. O-O-O Bd6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 22. Nxd7 Nxd7 23. Be4 Rxh2 24. Rxh2 Bxh2 25. Kb1 Be5 26. Bc1 Nf6 27. Bc2 Bf4 28. Ka2 Ke7 29. Bxf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.} (29. Qf3 Bxc1 30. Rxc1 Qe5 {[%csl Gb8][%CAl Re5b2]} 31. Bb3 Rd8 32. Ba4 Ne4 33. Rc2 h5 34. Qe3 Qd4) (29. Qf3 $142 Bxc1 30. Rxc1) 29... Qxf4 $17 30. Qd3 h5 31. b4 cxb4 32. axb4 Ng4 $2 {Mistake. a6 was best.} (32... a6 33. Ba4 Qxf2+ 34. Rd2 {[%csl Gd2][%CAl Rd3d6]} Qf4 35. Bc6 h4 36. Qc3 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Kxd8 38. b5) ({Don't play} 32... Kf8 33. b5 $17) (32... a6 $19 33. Ka3 Nd5) 33. b5 Qxf2 (33... h4 $17 {Strongly threatening ...h3.} 34. f3 Ne3 35. Qd7+ Kf6) 34. Qd6+ $1 $15 ({But not} 34. Rd2 $2 Qc5 $19) 34... Kf6 35. Rd2 Qb6 {Hoping for ...Qxd6.} 36. Qa3 $4 {Blunder. Qf4+ was best.} (36. Qf4+ Ke7 37. Bd1 Rf8 38. Bxg4 hxg4 39. Kb3 Rg8 40. Rf2 f5 41. Ra2 Qg1 $1) (36. Qf4+ $17 {was the only defense.} Ke7 37. Qg5+ Nf6 38. Qf4) 36... Rc8 $19 37. Rd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb2+ was best.} (37. Qb2+ Ne5 38. Bb3 Ke7 39. Rd4 Rc5 40. Qa3 Kf6 41. Qb4 Kg7 42. Ka3 a6) 37... Rxc4 38. Qe7+ Ke5 39. Bb3 Rf4 $4 {Blunder. Qa5+ was best.} (39... Qa5+ 40. Qa3 Qxa3+ 41. Kxa3 Rf4 $1 42. Rxa7 Kd6 $1 43. Ra8 Kc5 44. Rf8 Kxb5 45. Bxe6) (39... Qa5+ $19 40. Qa3 Qxa3+ 41. Kxa3 Rf4 42. Rxa7 Kd6) 40. Rd5+ $1 $11 Ke4 41. Qb4+ Kf3 42. Bd1+ $4 {Blunder. Rd3+ was best.} (42. Rd3+ Ne3 43. Bd1+ $1 Kg3 44. Qc3 $1 Re4 45. Qe1+ Kf4 46. Qh4+ $1 Ng4 47. Rf3+ Ke5) (42. Rd3+ $11 {and White stays safe.} Ne3 43. Qe1) 42... Kg3 $4 {Blunder. Kg2 was best.} (42... Kg2 $1 43. Qxf4 exd5 44. Bxg4 hxg4 45. Qxg4+ Kf2 46. Qf5+ Ke1 47. Qb1+ Ke2 48. Qc2+) ({Better is} 42... Kg2 $1 $19 43. Qxf4 exd5 44. Bxg4 hxg4 45. Qxg4+ Kf2 46. Qf5+ Ke1 47. Qe5+ Kf1 48. Qa1+ Kf2) 43. Rd3+ Ne3 44. Qc3 $1 Re4 45. Qe1+ Kf4 46. Qh4+ $1 Ng4 {aiming for ...Qa5+.} 47. Rf3+ Ke5 48. Qg3+ Kd5 {Threatens to win with ...Qa5+.} 49. Bb3+ Kc5 {White must now prevent ...Qa5+.} 50. Rc3+ $1 Kb4 51. Rc2 $1 {Qc3+ is the strong threat.} Ne3 52. Qe1+ Kxb5 {And now ...Qa6+ would win.} 53. Qe2+ Ka5 54. Qd2+ $1 Rb4 55. Rc3 $1 Ng4 $4 {[#] Blunder. Nf1 was best.} (55... Nf1 56. Qd7 Rd4 57. Qe7 $1 Nd2 58. Qa3+ Kb5 59. Bd1 Rc4 60. Be2 Kc6 {[%csl Gd2][%CAl Rb6b1]} 61. Rxc4+) (55... Nf1 $15 {stays ahead.} 56. Qe2 Qd4) 56. Bc4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rc3a3]} Qf2 {[#]} 57. Be2 $1 {White threatens Qd8+ and mate.} Qd4 58. Rd3 Qc4+ $2 {Mistake. Qb2+ was best.} (58... Qb2+ 59. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 60. Kxb2 Kb6 61. Rf3 f5 62. Bc4 Ne5 63. Rb3+ Kc5 64. Bxe6) (58... Qb2+ $142 59. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 60. Kxb2 Kb4) 59. Ka3 $2 {Mistake. Ka1 was best.} (59. Ka1 Ka4 60. Qd1+ Kb5 61. Rb3 Kc6 62. Bxc4 Ra4+ 63. Kb1 Rxc4 64. Qf3+ Kc5) (59. Ka1 $142 {White wants to mate with Ra3+.} Ka4 60. Qd1+ Kb5 61. Ra3) 59... Ne5 $2 {Mistake. Qf4 was best.} (59... Qf4 60. Qc3 Kb6 61. Qxb4+ Qxb4+ 62. Kxb4 a5+ 63. Kc3 Kc5 64. Rh3 f5 65. Rxh5) (59... Qf4 {keeps fighting.}) 60. Re3 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kb6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best.} (60... Qd4 61. Rxe5+ $1 Kb6 62. Qxb4+ Qxb4+ 63. Kxb4 a5+ 64. Rxa5 h4 (64... Kc6 $18 65. Bxh5 f6) 65. Bh5 (65. Ra6+ $142 Kc7 66. Ra7+ Kd6 67. Rxf7 h3 68. Kc4 Ke5 69. Rh7 Kf5 70. Rh5+ Kf4 71. Rxh3) 65... f6 (65... Kc6 $18 66. Bxf7 Kd6) 66. Bf7 (66. Bf3 $142 h3 67. Rc5 e5 68. Rc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kb7 69. Rxf6+ Kc8 70. Bg4+ Kd8 71. Bxh3)) (60... Nd3 $18 61. Rxd3 Qf4) 61. Qd6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. White mates.} Kb7 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best.} (61... Qc6 62. Qxb4+ Kc7 63. Rc3 h4 64. Bb5 Qxc3+ 65. Qxc3+ Kb6 66. Qxe5 f6 67. Qb8+) 62. Qe7+ Qc7 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best.} (62... Kc6 63. Bxc4) 63. Qxb4+ {Accuracy: White = 68%, Black = 78%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Black "Pranav, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2587"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. Ng3 d5 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 $146 ({RR} 9... Ba6 10. b4 Bxc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Qe2 c5 13. Qxc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Qc8 15. Qd3 Qb7 16. Bg5 Nd5 17. Qf3 h6 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Be3 Nd7 21. Rfc1 Rec8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. b5 Rc4 24. a4 {Drnovsek,G (2398)-Kristoferitsch,D (2270) Austria AUT 2024 ½-½ (100)}) 10. b4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nbd7 12. Rb1 Qc8 13. Qb3 c5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qxb7 cxd4 17. Qxc8 Raxc8 18. Nce4 dxe3 19. Bxe3 Bxa3 20. Bxa7 Rc4 21. f3 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Nf6 23. Rb3 Be7 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Be3 Ra8 26. Rd3 Rc2 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Bxd2 Bd4+ 29. Kh1 Ra2 30. Bf4 Kf7 31. h3 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Bxa1 33. g4 g6 34. Kg2 h5 35. Kf1 Kf6 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. Kf1 Kf6 38. Kg2 Kf7 39. Kf1 Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Blohberger, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2505"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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. c3 Rxe1 (11... Re4 12. Re2 Rxe2 13. Qe1 $4 {Blunder. Qxe2 was best.} (13. Qxe2 Qe7)) 12. Qxe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Sanal, Vahap"] [Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2701"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qb6 10. O-O Nc6 11. b4 ({RR} 11. a4 a5 12. h3 O-O 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. Rfd1 Be4 15. Nd2 Bxc2 16. Rdc1 Bg6 17. Nb3 Nd5 18. Bb5 Ncb4 19. Bc4 c6 20. Nc5 Qc7 21. Bb3 Rfe8 22. Rd1 h6 23. Be1 Qb6 24. Qe5 Nf6 25. Rac1 Nbd5 {Svane,F (2625)-Mamedyarov,S (2726) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (73)}) 11... Bg4 $146 ({RR} 11... a6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. h3 Rad8 14. Rfd1 Rd7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Rxd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Rd1 Qg6 20. g4 Bxc2 21. Rxd5 Qc6 22. Rc5 Qg6 23. Rxc7 Be4 24. Qc4 Bc6 25. Qe2 Qe6 26. Kh2 {Pranav,V (2611)-Quesada Perez,Y (2591) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 11... Rd8 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Ne7 14. Qe1 Ra8 15. Ne5 Ned5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Bb2 Bxc2 18. Qe2 Bf5 19. Ba3 Nb4 20. Rad1 O-O 21. Nd7 Qd6 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Qe5 Rd8 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rd2 c5 26. Rc1 {Turski,B (2334)-Adan Bermudez,S (2293) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) 12. Bb2 O-O-O 13. c3 e5 14. h3 Bh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. exd4 was best.} (14... exd4 15. cxd4 Ne5 16. Be2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qc6 19. d5 Qxd5 20. Qe3) 15. Qc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.} (15. Re1) 15... Bxf3 16. Qf5+ Rd7 17. Qxf3 exd4 18. Qg3 Rhd8 19. cxd4 Nxd4 20. Rad1 Nf5 21. Qb3 Nd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxd1 was best.} (21... Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Nd6 24. Bd3 a5 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bxh7 axb4 27. Qg4+) 22. Bd3 Nfe4 23. Qc2 f5 24. Be5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best.} (24. Bc1) 24... g6 25. Bf4 Nb5 26. Bxe4 Nd4 27. Qc4 fxe4 28. Bg5 Nf3+ 29. gxf3 Rxd1 30. Bxd8 Rxd8 31. fxe4 Qf6 32. Qe2 Qd4 33. e5 Rd5 34. Re1 Qf4 35. Kg2 h5 36. Qf3 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Kd7 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. f4 Rd2 40. Rg1 Kf7 41. Rc1 c6 42. b5 Re2+ 43. Kf3 Ra2 44. bxc6 Rxa3+ 45. Ke4 bxc6 46. Rxc6 Rxh3 47. Rc7+ Ke6 48. Rc6+ Kf7 49. Rf6+ Kg7 50. Ra6 Kf7 51. Rxa7+ Ke6 52. Ra6+ Kf7 53. Rf6+ Kg7 54. Rb6 Kf7 55. Rf6+ Kg7 56. Rd6 Kf7 57. Rf6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,85,26,26,25,24,23,34,3,25,23,26,25,40,44,52,51,58,58,65,41,33,11,26,26,26,26,97,-50,160,160,163,161,187,189,190,190,256,253,273,285,313,298,400,383,382,388,393,383,391,381,387,389,382,374,422,422,417,416,432,434,458,423,448,453,477,477,501,502,492,483,501,480,834,756]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. h4 {White is slightly better.} c6 11. Bd3 d5 12. Kb1 Re8 13. Ng5 h6 14. f3 c5 15. g4 c4 16. Bf1 b5 17. Nh3 $146 ({RR} 17. Bd4 {17.?g1 0.29} Rb8 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. g5 Qd6 (19... Nh5 $15) 20. Rg1 Bf5 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxd5+ Kf8 24. a3 (24. Qc5+ $16 Kg8 25. Qxa7) 24... Qe5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Kc1 Kf7 27. Bg2 Re2 28. Rd2 Rbe8 29. Rgd1 $2 (29. f4 $11) 29... Rxd2 $1 30. Kxd2 Rd8+ 31. Kc1 Re8 $2 {Csonka,B (2491)-Paravyan,D (2612) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (34)} (31... Rxd1+ $17 32. Kxd1 Kg6)) 17... b4 18. g5 Nh5 $1 {[%CAl Rh5g3] White must now prevent ...Ng3.} 19. gxh6 Bf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best.} (19... Qa5 {19...bxc3 0.26} 20. Rg1) (19... bxc3 $11 {remains equal.} 20. Qxc3 Bf6) 20. Ng5 $4 {Blunder. cxb4 was best.} (20. cxb4) (20. Qxd5 $6 b3 $11) ({Better is} 20. cxb4 $16 {Hoping for Bd4.} Bxb4 21. Qxb4 Rxe3 22. Bxc4) 20... gxh6 $4 {[#] Blunder. bxc3 was best.} (20... bxc3) (20... bxc3 $15 21. Qxc3 (21. Qxd5 $2 Bxg5 22. Bxc4 Qxd5 $19) 21... Bf6) 21. Ne4 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2560] Black is under strong pressure.} Bg6 (21... dxe4 22. Qg2+) 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Nf6 24. Bxc4 {aiming for Nxf6+.} bxc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best.} (24... Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Rad8 {[#]} 26. Bc6 $1 f5 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 {[#]} 28. h5 $1 Bf7 29. Ng3 bxc3 30. Nxf5) (24... Nxd5 $142 25. Bxd5 Rad8) 25. Nxf6+ $18 ({Resist} 25. Nxc3 $6 Rac8 $16) ({Weaker is} 25. Bxh6 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Rab8 $16) 25... Bxf6 26. Bxh6 Rac8 27. Bb3 Re5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rcd8 was best.} (27... Rcd8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bg5 Bxg5 30. hxg5 cxb2 31. Rh4 Rd1+ 32. Kxb2 Rg1 33. Rg4) 28. Rd6 Rf5 {[#]} 29. h5 $1 Bxh5 {[#]} (29... Rxh5 30. Rxh5) 30. Rxf6 $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} Rxf6 31. Rxh5 Rxf3 {intending ...Rf1+.} 32. bxc3 Rcxc3 33. Kb2 Rh3 34. Rg5+ Kh7 35. Bf8 Rcg3 36. Ra5 {White is clearly winning.} Kg6 37. Bd6 Rf3 38. Rxa7 f5 39. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} f4 40. a5 Rf1 41. Bc4 Rf2 42. a6 {Strongly threatening Ra8.} f3 (42... Rd2 $142 43. Bxf4 Rd8 44. Bd3+ Rdxd3 45. cxd3 Rxd3) 43. Rb7 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 51%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Horvath, Dominik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A33"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,111,13,17,3,7,8,5,6,11,7,14,9,12,13,19,-3,16,16,9,8,11,0,0,0,0,-3,18,18,19,16,26,3,6,9,4,4,3,5,8,6,24,21,21,17,21,14,22,20,23,21,23,-23,-23,-23,-22,-16,-21,-165,-165,-152,0,0,5,3,0,0,0,0,61,0,1,0,11,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,13,0,0,0,7,1,1,1,3,3,5,4,5,5,244,255,246,246,242,244,214,244]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Bf4 d5 7. a3 $146 ({RR} 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e3 Bb4 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O e5 12. Bg5 Be6 (12... d4 $11 13. Ne4 Be7) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bb5 Rf8 15. a3 (15. Bc6 $16) 15... Ba5 (15... Bxc3 $11 {keeps the balance.} 16. Rxc3 Rb8) 16. Bc6 (16. b4 $16 Bb6 17. Qf3) 16... Bxc3 (16... Rc8 $1 $11 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxd5 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Bxc3 20. Bxe6 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Bxb2) 17. Bxa8 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bxa3 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Bc6 Qd6 21. Ba4 Bb4 {Przybylski,W (2308)-Dubreuil,J (2103) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qc2 a5 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Rac1 Qe5 15. b3 dxc4 16. bxc4 Rab8 17. h3 g6 18. Rb1 {½-½ (18) Nagy,G (2450)-Durak,C (2349) Budapest HUN 2024}) ({RR} 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. Rc1 c5 13. Qa4 Qb6 14. Be5 Rfd8 15. Qh4 h6 16. Na4 Qa5 17. Bc3 (17. Nxc5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} Bxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qxh6) 17... Qc7 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 20. Qxf6 Qxc1 21. Qxd8+ $1 Rxd8 {Raczek,K (2347)-Nguyen,A (2347) Marianske Lazne CZE 2024 ½-½ (60)}) 7... Bc5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e3 {The position is equal.} O-O 10. Be2 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O a5 13. Qa4 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Nd7 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. cxd5 {Hoping for Ne4.} (16. b3 {seems wilder.} h6 17. h3 Rfc8 18. Qa2 Qc7 19. Rdc1) 16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 cxd5 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. a4 Rfc8 20. b3 Qe7 21. Qd2 Nd7 22. Rac1 Nc5 23. Rc3 Qd8 24. f3 Na6 25. Rdc1 Nb4 26. Nc7 Rab8 27. f4 h6 28. h3 Qd7 29. Rc5 Qd8 30. Kh1 Qd7 31. e4 {[%CAl Re4d5]} d4 {[%CAl Bd5d4,Bd4d3][%mdl 32]} 32. f5 exf5 33. exf5 Rb6 34. R5c4 $2 {Mistake. f6 was best.} (34. f6 $1 d3) (34. f6 $1 $11) 34... d3 $19 ({Worse is} 34... Qxf5 35. Nd5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} (35. Qxd4 Rcb8 $11)) 35. f6 Rxf6 $2 {[#] Mistake. g5 was best.} (35... g5 36. Qe3 (36. Rc5 $17 Kh7 37. Ne6) 36... Rc6 37. Rc5 Kh8 38. Rxc6 Nxc6 39. Nb5 Re8 40. Qg3 Qd5 41. Nc7) (35... g5 $17 {Threatens to win with ...Rd8.} 36. Rc5 Kh7) 36. Nd5 $1 $11 {[%CAl Rd5f6][%mdl 512]} Qxd5 (36... Nxd5 37. Rxc8+) 37. Rxc8+ Kh7 38. R8c5 Qd4 {White must now prevent ...Rf2.} 39. R5c4 ({But not} 39. Rxa5 $2 Rf2 $19) 39... Qd6 (39... Qe5 $11) 40. Rd1 (40. Qe3 $1 $14) 40... Qg3 $132 {[%mdl 2048] aiming for ...Rf2. Black is not holding back} 41. Rg4 Qe5 42. Rxb4 axb4 43. Qxd3+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} g6 44. Qc4 Rf4 45. Qd3 Kg7 46. Rf1 Rd4 47. Qf3 Rd7 48. Qf4 Qc3 49. Rf3 Qc5 50. Qf6+ Kg8 51. Kh2 Qc7+ 52. Qf4 Rd6 $4 {[#] Blunder. Qc5 was best.} (52... Qc5 53. Rf1 Kg7 54. Qf6+ Kh7 55. Qf2 Qe7 56. Qe1 Qc5 57. Qe2 Kg7 58. Qb2+) (52... Qc5 $11) 53. Rd3 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rd3d6][%mdl 512]} Rd7 {[#]} (53... Rxd3 54. Qxc7) 54. Qxc7 $1 {White is clearly better.} Rxc7 55. Rd8+ Kg7 {next ...Rc3 is good for Black.} 56. Rb8 {Accuracy: White = 87%, Black = 84%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B67"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2549"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 e6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. Kb1 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. h4 Qc7 13. g4 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 13... O-O 14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne2 Rfc8 16. h5 h6 17. Bc1 Bb5 18. g5 e5 19. Qe3 hxg5 20. Ng3 Nh7 21. Nf5 Bf6 22. Qe2 Nf8 23. h6 g6 24. Ne3 Bc6 25. Bc4 Kh7 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Rab8 28. Rdg1 {Kramnik,V (2753)-Korchmar,V (2438) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 14. Be3 b4 15. Ne2 Bb5 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nf4 Nxf4 18. Qxg7 Ng6 19. h5 Bf8 20. Qf6 Be7 21. Qg7 Bf8 22. Qf6 Be7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2654"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 Re8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rae1 a5 $146 ({RR} 13... a6 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Nf6 16. f3 Qd6 17. Bb1 c5 18. Rd1 Be6 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Ne2 b6 21. Ng3 Qd7 22. Qc2 Rc8 23. Qf2 Rcd8 24. Re2 g6 25. Red2 Qc7 26. h3 Kg7 27. f4 Bc8 28. f5 {Sarmiento Afonso,S (2023)-Gonzalez Perdomo,S (1792) Vecindario ESP 2024 ½-½ (45)}) 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Nb6 16. Ne2 h5 17. Nf4 Qg5 18. f3 Bf5 19. e4 Bh7 20. Re2 dxe4 21. fxe4 Rad8 22. d5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best.} (22. Qc3 Rd7) 22... Nd7 23. Qxa5 Nf6 24. Qb4 cxd5 25. e5 Bxd3 26. Nxd3 Rd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2637"] [BlackElo "2544"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2 c5 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Be6 12. c3 g6 13. Qd2 Bg7 14. Rab1 $146 ({RR} 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Ne3 Qe7 17. g3 h5 18. Ng2 Kh7 19. Qe2 Rf6 20. f3 Bh6 21. Rf2 Raf8 22. Raf1 g5 23. Bb3 Qe8 24. Bd1 a6 25. Ne3 Kh8 26. Kh1 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Kg1 Qg6 {Harsh Suresh (2414)-Bharath Subramaniyam H (2544) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 14. Rfb1 Rc8 15. b4 cxb4 16. Nxb4 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 Nxb4 18. Rxb4 b6 19. c4 Rc5 20. h3 Qd7 21. Qb2 f5 22. Nd2 Bh6 23. Nb3 fxe4 24. dxe4 Rc6 25. a5 Qf7 26. axb6 axb6 27. Qe2 Rfc8 28. Raa4 Bg5 {Ni,S (2320)-Wang Yu A (2228) Qingdao CHN 2024 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Ne3 Qe7 17. g3 h5 18. Ng2 Kh7 19. Qe2 Rf6 20. f3 Bh6 21. Rf2 Raf8 22. Raf1 g5 23. Bb3 Qe8 24. Bd1 a6 25. Ne3 Kh8 26. Kh1 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Kg1 Qg6 {Harsh,S (2417)-Bharath,S (2545) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (41)}) 14... b6 15. b4 Kh8 16. Bc4 Bg4 17. Ne1 cxb4 18. cxb4 Qh4 19. f3 Bd7 20. Nc2 Bh6 21. Qf2 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Nd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (22... f5) 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. f4 Rac8 25. g3 Be6 26. h4 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Rc3 28. Bc4 f6 29. Ke2 Re8 30. Rfe1 Kg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best.} (30... Bf8 31. h5 gxh5 32. Kf2 Kg7 33. Rbd1 f5 34. exf5 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 d5 36. Bb5) 31. a5 g5 32. Kf3 Rc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best.} (32... gxf4 33. gxf4 Kh8 34. a6 Rb8 35. Rbd1 b5 36. Bd5 Rb6 37. h5 Bg7 38. Kg4) 33. axb6 axb6 34. Ra1 $6 {Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best.} (34. hxg5 fxg5 35. Rh1 Ra8 36. Rbg1 Rf8 37. f5 b5 38. Bxb5 g4+ 39. Kxg4 Bd2) 34... gxh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best.} (34... gxf4 35. gxf4 Kh8 36. Ra6 Rd2 37. Rxb6 d5 38. Bb5 dxe4+ 39. Rxe4 Rxe4 40. dxe4) 35. gxh4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra7+ was best.} (35. Ra7+ Kh8 36. Rh1 Bg7 37. Rxh4 Rc1 38. Rh5 h6 39. Kg4 Rg1 40. Rb7 Bf8) 35... Rh2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.} (35... Kh8 36. Ra6 Rd2 37. Rxb6 d5 38. Bb5 dxe4+ 39. Rxe4 Rxe4 40. dxe4 Bf8 41. Rxf6) 36. Kg3 Rb2 37. Ra7+ Kh8 38. Bf7 Rf8 39. Be6 Rd2 40. Ra3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg4 was best.} (40. Kg4 f5+ 41. Bxf5 Rg2+ 42. Kf3 Rg7 43. Rxg7 Bxg7 44. Kg4 Rf7 45. Be6 Ra7) 40... Re8 41. Rc1 Rxe6 42. Rc8+ Bf8 43. f5 Re7 44. Rxf8+ Kg7 45. Rd8 Re2 46. Rxd6 Re3+ 47. Kf4 R7xe4+ 48. dxe4 Rxa3 49. Rxd4 h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best.} (49... Rh3 50. Kg4) 50. Rd7+ Kg8 51. Rd8+ Kg7 52. Rd7+ Kg8 53. Rd6 Kg7 54. e5 fxe5+ 55. Kxe5 b5 56. Rd7+ Kh6 57. Rd4 Kg7 58. Kf4 Kf6 59. Rd6+ Kf7 60. Rb6 Rb3 61. Rxb5 Rh3 62. Rb7+ Kf6 63. Rb6+ Kf7 64. Kg5 Rg3+ 65. Kxh5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Black "Banusz, Tamas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C80"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. Rxe4 d5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 bxa4 11. Qe2 Be6 12. f4 Kf8 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Nxa4 Bxe5 15. fxe5 Qh4 16. Be3 Qg4 17. Qd2 h5 18. Nc3 Rb8 $146 ({RR} 18... h4 19. h3 Qg6 20. Rf1 Rh5 21. Ne2 Rf5 22. Nf4 Qh7 23. Re1 Kg8 24. Qa5 c6 25. Qa4 Rc8 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qxa6 Rff8 28. Qe2 Ra8 29. a3 Qg6 30. Qg4 Qxg4 31. hxg4 Kh7 32. Kh2 Rf7 33. Kh3 {Brkic,A (2606)-Pavlidis,A (2566) Kirchweyhe GER 2024 0-1 (62)}) 19. b3 h4 20. h3 Qg6 21. Ne2 Qe4 22. Nf4 Bf5 23. Nd3 Kg8 24. Re1 Be6 25. Qc3 Qg6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best.} (25... Rh5 26. Bd2 Qh7 27. Qc6 Rf5 28. Qxa6 Qg6 29. Nf4 Rxf4 30. Bxf4 Qxc2 31. Qa5) 26. Nf4 Qf5 27. Rf1 Qe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.} (27... Re8) 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rf4 Qg6 30. Qxc7 Rf8 31. Rg4 Qf7 32. Qc6 a5 33. Bg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (33. c4 dxc4 34. bxc4 Rh5 35. Kh2 Qe8 36. Qd6 Rhf5 37. c5 Qc8 38. c6 R5f7) 33... Rh7 $2 {Mistake. Rh5 was best.} (33... Rh5) 34. c4 Qe8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best.} (34... Rh5 35. Bf6 Rh7 36. cxd5 exd5 37. Bg5 Re8 38. Qc5 Rh5 39. Bf6 Rh7 40. Qxa5) 35. Qd6 dxc4 36. bxc4 Kh8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best.} (36... Rh5 37. c5 Kh7 38. c6 Rxg5 39. Rxg5 Qf7 40. Rg4 g5 41. Kh2 Rc8 42. Qc5) 37. d5 exd5 38. cxd5 Rh5 39. e6 Kh7 40. e7 Rg8 41. Qe6 Qb5 42. a4 Qb8 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb1+ was best.} (42... Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Qg6 44. Qe5 Qe8 45. d6 Qd7 46. Qe4+ g6 47. Qe5 Rxg5 48. Rxg5) 43. Bf4 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Black "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2541"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/SbaqXI4o} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. Bd2 Bg4 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Bc1 $146 ({RR} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be3 O-O 13. Re1 d5 14. Nbd2 d4 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nf1 Rfc8 19. g4 Bg6 20. Qd2 b4 21. Rec1 Rab8 22. Bd1 Nc5 23. Ng3 Nc6 24. Rc4 a5 25. Rac1 Na7 {Sliwicka,A (2315)-Fataliyeva,U (2377) lichess.org 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/SbaqXI4o] 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 11. Be3 O-O 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Nc4 14. Bc1 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qc8 17. Kg2 Ne5 18. Nc3 Ng6 19. Bd1 b4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Bf6 22. f4 Bxb2 23. f5 Bxa1 24. fxg6 Qxc1 25. Bb3 Qc3 {Mompel Ferruz,X (2315)-Valenzuela Gomez,F (2321) Barcelona ESP 2024 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be3 O-O 13. Re1 d5 14. Nbd2 d4 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nf1 Rfc8 19. g4 Bg6 20. Qd2 b4 21. Rec1 Rab8 22. Bd1 Nc5 23. Ng3 Nc6 24. Rc4 a5 25. Rac1 Na7 {Sliwicka,A (2315)-Fataliyeva,U (2377) Rhodes GRE 2024 0-1 (49)}) 11... O-O 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. h3 Bd7 14. Re1 Nc6 15. Nf1 d5 16. Ne3 d4 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Bg5 Bd8 19. Bb3 Rb8 20. Rc1 h6 21. Bh4 dxc3 22. bxc3 Nh5 23. d4 c4 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxh5 Bxh4 26. dxe5 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Qc5+ 28. Re3 cxb3 29. Nf6+ gxf6 30. Qxh6 fxe5 31. Qg5+ Kh7 32. Qh5+ Kg7 33. Qg5+ Kh7 34. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Black "Pranav Anand"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Qd6 ({RR} 13... a5 14. Qb3 Bb4 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qe7 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. e3 c6 19. Nd3 h5 20. Ne2 Bd6 21. Ng1 g6 22. Nf3 Kg7 23. Qc2 Rac8 24. Qe2 Ne4 25. Nd2 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 e5 27. dxe5 Bxe5 28. Qxa5 {Grischuk,A (2732)-Dubov,D (2708) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (31)}) 14. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 14. Qd3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 c6 16. e4 e5 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. dxe5 Ng4 20. Kf1 Bc5 21. Rd2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Nxe5 24. Ke2 {½-½ (24) Lai,H (2465)-Wachinger,N (2426) Baden Baden GER 2024}) 14... Rfd8 15. e3 Rac8 16. a5 Qb4 17. Qc2 Bf8 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nd7 20. Nd3 Qc4 21. Qa4 Qxa4 22. Nxa4 h5 23. b4 c6 24. Nac5 Rc7 25. f4 Re8 26. Kf3 f6 27. Ne4 Be7 28. h3 Kf7 29. g4 Rh8 30. Rh1 Rcc8 31. Ndc5 Nxc5 32. bxc5 Rcd8 33. Rhb1 Rd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (33... Rb8 34. Rh1 Rbd8 35. Rab1 Rd7 36. Ke2 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rxh1 38. Rxh1 Bd8 39. Nd6+) 34. Rb3 hxg4+ 35. hxg4 Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (35... e5 36. Rab1) 36. Rab1 Ra7 37. R3b2 Kg6 38. Nd2 Kf7 39. Nc4 Kg8 40. Ke4 Kf7 41. g5 Rc7 42. gxf6 gxf6 43. Nb6 Bf8 44. Rh1 Bg7 45. f5 e5 $6 {Inaccuracy. exf5+ was best.} (45... exf5+ 46. Kxf5 Bf8 47. Rg2 Bg7 48. e4 Ke8 49. Rh7 Kf8 50. Rhh2 Rf7 51. Rh1) 46. dxe5 fxe5 47. Rd2 Ke8 48. Rh7 Kf7 49. Rd8 Kf6 50. Rd6+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,151,29,37,41,47,19,29,35,29,35,48,51,59,-1,7,5,35,32,33,35,41,46,38,45,82,68,98,98,100,72,77,79,75,77,88,71,71,65,59,51,97,81,85,95,100,71,63,65,70,61,71,64,65,59,130,130,137,137,198,198,258,134,192,44,221,153,201,74,208,202,260,260,262,251,247,247,337,343,344,333,320,296,360,369,349,360,357,357,499,499,482,497,529,521,612,598,29950,29951,29963,29964,29967,414,698,336,313,282,304,171,170,23,875,874,29961,29967,29969,29969,29965,29970,821,29972,29973,29975,29976,29977,29976,29978,29978,29979,29979,29980,29980,29981,29980,29982,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986,29985,29986]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O a5 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. Bf4 Nb4 $146 ({RR} 8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nb6 11. Qd3 Nb4 12. Qb3 a4 13. Qd1 c5 14. Bxb4 ({White should play} 14. dxc5 $16 Bxc5 15. a3) 14... cxb4 15. Nbd2 (15. a3 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 15... a3 16. b3 Nd5 $1 17. Nc4 Bd7 18. Nfe5 Bb5 (18... Nc3 $1 $17 19. Qd3 Bb5) 19. Qd2 (19. Bxd5 $1 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.} exd5 20. Ne3) 19... Rc8 $2 (19... Nc3 $1 $17 20. Bxb7 Ra7) 20. Rfc1 $2 (20. Bxd5 $1 $11 {and White stays safe.} exd5 21. Ne3) 20... f6 (20... Nc3 $1 $19 21. e3 f6) 21. Nd3 Ba6 (21... e5 $15 {stays ahead.}) 22. e4 (22. Bxd5 $1 $16 exd5 23. Ne3) 22... Nc3 23. Nf4 {Rongwane,G (2021)-Rakotomaharo,F (2454) Accra GHA 2024 0-1 (46)}) 9. Qc1 {White has an edge.} dxc4 10. Na3 b6 11. Ne5 ({Worse is} 11. Qxc4 Ba6 $17) 11... Nfd5 12. Naxc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.} (12. Bd2) (12. Bd2 $14) 12... f6 $11 13. Nf3 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Bd2 b5 18. Ne3 Bb7 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Qc3 Ne5 21. Be3 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Rac8 25. Kf2 Rfd8 26. Rac1 Kf8 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Bxd5 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Ke7 29. Rd4 Bd7 30. Be4 h6 $1 31. Ke1 Rb8 32. Kd2 b4 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (32... g5 33. Kd3 Be6 34. Bc6 Rb6 35. Bd5 Bd7 36. Kd2 Rb8 37. Re4+ Kd6 38. Bb3) (32... Be6 $14) 33. axb4 axb4 34. Bd5 g5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best.} (34... Kd6 35. Bb3+ Ke7 36. Bc4 Bb5 37. Ba2 Bd7 38. Bb3 g5 39. Bd5 Kd6 40. Bc4+) (34... Kd6 $16) 35. e4 $18 Be8 (35... Rb5 $142 36. Ke3 Be6) 36. Bb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best.} (36. Ke3 Bd7) (36. Ke3 $18) 36... Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best.} (36... Bf7) (36... Bf7 $16) 37. Ke3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best.} (37. Bd5) (37. e5 $18 {Threatens to win with exf6+.} fxe5 38. Rd5) 37... Rb6 $2 {Mistake. Be6 was best.} (37... Be6 38. Bxe6 Kxe6 39. b3 h5 40. Rc4 Ra8 (40... Ke5 $14) 41. Rxb4 Ra1 42. Rb6+ $1 Kf7 43. e5 $1) (37... Be6 $14 38. Bxe6 Kxe6) 38. Rd1 Ra6 39. Rc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best.} (39. Rd4 Rb6 40. Bd5 h5 41. Rc4 Kd6 42. Kd4 Bg4 43. b3 Bxe2 44. Rc8 Ra6) (39. Rd4 $18 {is more deadly.}) 39... Ra7 $2 {Mistake. Be6 was best.} (39... Be6 40. Bd5 Bxd5 41. exd5 Ra2 42. Rc2 f5 43. Kd4 $1 {[%CAl Rd4e5]} b3 {[#]} 44. Rd2 $1 Kd6 45. Kc3) (39... Be6 $16 {is a better defense.}) 40. Kd4 Kd6 41. Rf1 Ke7 42. e5 fxe5+ 43. Kxe5 Be8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra5+ was best.} (43... Ra5+ 44. Kd4 Be6 45. Rf3 Kd7 46. Bc4 Bxc4 47. Kxc4 Re5 48. e3 Ke6 49. Kxb4) 44. e4 Ra5+ 45. Bd5 Rc5 46. Rf2 Rc1 47. b3 h5 48. Ra2 Rc7 49. Ra6 Rc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best.} (49... Bf7 50. Rh6 Bxd5 51. exd5 Rc3 52. Rh7+ Kf8 53. Rxh5 Rxb3 54. Rxg5 Rb1 55. Kd6) 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. Kd6 Rxh2 52. Ra8 h4 53. gxh4 Rxh4 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. gxh4 was best.} (53... gxh4 54. Bc6 Rd2+ 55. Ke6 Kg7 56. Rxe8 Ra2 57. e5 h3 58. Re7+ Kh6 59. Be4) 54. e5 $1 {[%CAl Re5e6]} Rh7 55. e6 g4 56. Ra1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best.} (56. Bc6 Re7 57. Rb8 g3 58. Rc8 g2 59. Bxg2 Rh7 60. Bc6 Rh6 61. Rxe8+ Kg7) (56. Bc6 $142 Rh6 57. Rxe8+ Kg7 58. Ra8 Rh3 59. e7 Re3 60. e8=Q Rxe8 61. Rxe8) 56... Rh5 $6 {Inaccuracy. g3 was best.} (56... g3 57. Rg1) (56... g3 $142 57. Rg1 Ra7 58. Rxg3 Ra6+ 59. Ke5 Ke7 60. Rg7+ Kd8) 57. Be4 $2 {Mistake. Ra8 was best.} (57. Ra8 Rxd5+ 58. Kxd5 g3 59. Ra1 g2 60. Rg1 Bh5 61. Kd6 Bf3 62. Kd7 Kg7) (57. Ra8 $142 Rxd5+ 58. Kxd5) 57... g3 58. Ra8 Rh8 59. Bc6 $2 {Mistake. Rb8 was best.} (59. Rb8 Kg7 60. Rxb4 Rh2 61. Bd5 Ra2 62. Rg4+ Kf6 63. Rxg3 Ra6+ 64. Kc7 Ra5) (59. Rb8 $142) 59... Kg7 {White should prevent ...Bxc6.} 60. Bxe8 $2 {Mistake. Ra7+ was best. KRB-KR} (60. Ra7+) ({White should try} 60. Be4 $18) 60... g2 $4 {Blunder. Rxe8 was best.} (60... Rxe8 61. Rxe8 g2 62. e7 g1=Q 63. Rg8+ Kxg8 64. e8=Q+ Kg7 65. Qe7+ Kg6 66. Qe6+) (60... Rxe8 $11 61. Rxe8 g2) 61. Ra7+ Kf8 $2 {Mistake. Kg8 was best.} (61... Kg8 62. Bf7+ Kg7 63. Bh5+ Kh6 64. Ra1 Kxh5 65. Rg1 Rd8+ 66. Kc7 Rd2 67. e7) 62. Ra1 Rh1 63. Bc6 Rxa1 {KR-KB} 64. e7+ Kg7 65. Bxg2 Re1 {White mates.} 66. Bc6 Kf7 67. e8=Q+ Rxe8 68. Bxe8+ Kxe8 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. KP-KP} (68... Kf6 69. Kc5 Ke5 70. Kxb4 Kd6 71. Kb5 Kd5 72. Ka5 Kc5 73. b4+ Kd6 74. Kb6) 69. Kc5 Kd7 70. Kxb4 {KP-K} Kc6 71. Ka5 Kb7 72. Kb5 Kc7 73. Ka6 Kc6 74. b4 {[%CAl Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Kc7 75. b5 Kb8 76. Kb6 {Accuracy: White = 70%, Black = 56%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Idani, Pouya"] [Black "Royal, Shreyas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2463"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. c3 h6 9. Be3 ({RR} 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb6 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. a4 Rb8 13. h3 Ng6 14. Ng3 c5 15. Be3 c4 16. Bxb6 Rxb6 17. Ba2 Qc7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bb1 cxd3 20. Bxd3 Nf4 21. Ne2 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Be6 23. Ng3 b4 {Ding Liren (2780)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2743) Wijk aan Zee NED 2024 0-1 (62)}) 9... O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Bxc5 $146 ({RR} 11. h3 Be6 12. d4 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Bb6 14. Qc2 Rb8 15. a3 d5 16. dxe5 Bxe3 17. exf6 Bxd2 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Rad1 Re2 20. Rxd2 Rxd2 21. Nxd2 Rd8 22. Ne4 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. Re1 gxf6 25. Nxf6+ Kg7 {Vasquez Schroeder,R (2475)-Agasiyev,K (2441) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (68)}) 11... dxc5 12. Qe2 Qd6 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. a4 Ree8 16. Nf1 g6 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. Qc2 Rad8 19. Nd2 Nb8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nb3 Nbd7 22. c4 Rb8 23. Ra5 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qc6 25. Ra7 Qb5 26. Nbd2 Ra8 27. Rxc7 Reb8 28. Nf3 Ne8 29. Na3 Rxa3 30. Rxd7 Rb3 31. Nxe5 Rxb2 32. Qc4 Qxc4 33. Nxc4 Rb1 34. Rf1 Ng7 35. Nd6 Ne6 36. g3 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Rd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. f6 was best.} (37... f6 38. Kg2 h5 39. h4 Ra8 40. Nb5 Ra6 41. Nc3 Nd4 42. Nd5 Nc2 43. Kf3) 38. Rxd8+ Nxd8 39. Ke2 Kf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. f6 was best.} (39... f6 40. Kd2 Kf8 41. Kc3 Ke7 42. Nc8+ Ke6 43. Nb6 Nc6 44. f4 Na5 45. Nc4) 40. e5 Ke7 41. Ne4 Ne6 42. f4 Nd4+ 43. Kd2 Nf3+ 44. Kc3 g5 45. Kc4 gxf4 46. gxf4 Nxh2 47. Kxc5 Nf3 48. d4 h5 49. d5 h4 50. d6+ Kd7 $2 {Mistake. Ke6 was best.} (50... Ke6 51. f5+ Kxf5 52. d7 Kxe5 53. d8=Q Kxe4 54. Qe7+ Kd3 55. Qxf7 Nd2 56. Kd5) 51. Kd5 h3 52. f5 Ng5 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxe5 was best.} (52... Nxe5 53. Kxe5 h2 54. Ng3 Kc6 55. Nh1 Kb7 56. Kd5 Kb6 57. Nf2 Kb5 58. d7) 53. Nc5+ Kd8 54. Kc6 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Black "Adhiban, B.."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2520"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O Nc6 6. d3 Bc5 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nb3 (8. Nb1) 8... Be7 9. e3 dxe3 10. Bxe3 Ng4 (10... Bc5) 11. Bc5 ({RR} 11. Bc1 a5 12. h3 Nge5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. a4 e5 16. Be3 Bf5 17. Rfd1 Re8 18. g4 Bg6 19. Be4 Ra6 20. Nd2 Bh4 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Nf3 f5 23. g5 f4 24. Nxh4 fxe3 25. fxe3 Qxg5+ {Daneshvar,B (2591)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (37)}) 11... Bxc5 12. Nxc5 b6 13. Nb3 $146 ({RR} 13. Nd2 Nge5 14. Ncb3 Bb7 15. d4 Ng6 16. Ne4 Rb8 17. h4 h6 18. Re1 Nge7 19. Nc3 Nf5 20. d5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Nce7 22. Nxe7+ Nxe7 23. Qxd8 {1-0 (23) Bernadskiy,V (2573)-Crevatin,L (2259) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 13. Ne4 Bb7 14. d4 Rb8 15. Qe2 Nf6 16. Rad1 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Ne7 18. Qc2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qd6 20. Rfe1 c6 21. Be4 g6 22. h4 h5 23. Qd2 Rbd8 24. Qg5 Kg7 25. Kg2 c5 26. dxc5 Qxc5 27. Qc1 Rxd1 {Maznitsin,A (2167)-Zhakshylykov,E (2257) Bishkek KGZ 2024 0-1 (46)}) 13... Bb7 14. d4 (14. c5 Ne7) 14... Ne7 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Rad1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c6 18. Nc1 Qc7 19. Ne2 Rad8 20. Rd2 Rd7 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Nc3 h6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 b5 25. b3 b4 26. Rd3 a5 27. Qe2 Qa7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Black "Iniyan, Pa"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2493"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 e6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 e5 9. e4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. exd5 Nxd4 12. Nc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. h3 was best.} (12. h3 Bh5) 12... Re8 13. Bg5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 h6 15. Bh4 Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (15... g5 16. Bg3) 16. Kg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (16. f4) 16... b5 17. Ne3 g5 18. Bg3 Bb4 19. Rg1 Nxd5 20. Nf5 Nxf5 21. Bxf5 Rc4 22. Qb3 Nf4+ 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Be4 Qe7 25. Rac1 Kg7 26. Rc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. h3 was best.} (26. h3 h5 27. Kh1 Rh4 28. Kg2 Bd2 29. Rc2 Bf4 30. Qxb5 Qe6 31. Rh1 g4) 26... f5 $4 {Blunder. Rd8 was best.} (26... Rd8) 27. Rgc1 Bd6 28. Bd5 e4 29. fxe4 fxe4 30. Qc3+ Be5 31. Qc5 $4 {Blunder. Qh3 was best.} (31. Qh3 Rf6 32. Rxf6 Bxf6 33. Re1 Qd6 34. Bxe4 Qf4 35. Qd3 Re7 36. h3 Bxb2) 31... Qxc5 32. R1xc5 Ref8 33. f3 $2 {Mistake. Rc2 was best.} (33. Rc2 e3 34. fxe3 Rg4+ 35. Kh3 h5 36. b4 Rxb4 37. e4 Rf4 38. Kg2 Rg4+) 33... Rxf3 34. Bxe4 Rf2+ 35. Kg1 Rf1+ 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [BlackElo "2703"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qc7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. a4 ({RR} 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Bd3 h6 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 c4 15. Bc2 Nc6 16. b4 Be8 17. Qg4 Qf7 18. Qe2 h5 19. f3 Kb8 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Kh1 Rg8 22. Bf2 Bg6 23. Ba4 Bd3 24. Qe3 b6 25. Nb3 Bc2) ({RR} 11. c4 Qxe5 12. Bf3 Qd6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nc3 ({RR} 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Nf6 16. Bf3 Bd6 17. Nc3 Rhe8 18. Bg5 Be5 19. Rad1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 h6 21. Bf4 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Bg4 23. Re7 Rd7 24. Bxg4 Nxg4 25. Re8+ Rd8) 14... Nf6 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxd5 Bf5 18. Bf3 Bd6 19. Be3) ({RR} 11. Bf1 Ne7 12. a4 Nc6 13. Na3 a6 14. b4 c4 15. Be3 Nxe5 16. a5 Re8 17. Bb6 Qb8 18. f4 Nf7 19. g3 Nd6 20. Bh3 g6 21. Qd4 Nf5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Rad1 Bd6 25. Qxd6 Qxd6) ({RR} 11. Bf3 h6 12. c4 d4 13. b4 cxb4 14. Qxd4 Bc5 15. Qg4 Ne7 16. Nd2 h5 17. Qg5 Nf5 18. Nb3 Be7 19. Qg6 Kb8 20. Bg5 Bc8 21. Rac1) ({RR} 11. Bf1 Ne7 12. a4 Nf5 13. Bd3 g6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Na3 Rhf8 17. b4 Kb8 18. Nc2 Nc6 19. bxc5 Nxe5 20. Bb5 Bc8 21. Nd4 Rf6 22. Rb1 Ka8 23. c6 Nxc6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Qe2 Bd7 {Idani,P (2602)-Erigaisi,A (2727) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (73)}) 11... Qxe5 $146 ({RR} 11... c4 12. b4 cxb3 13. Na3 Bc5 14. Qxb3 Ne7 15. Bd3 Ng6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Rh5 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 b6 21. Qa4 Kb8 22. h3 Rdh8 23. Qa3 Rd8 24. Qa4 Rdh8 25. Qb4 Rd8 26. Re2 {Can,E (2549)-Krishna C R G (2437) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 11... c4 12. b4 cxb3 13. Na3 Bc5 14. Qxb3 Ne7 15. Bd3 Ng6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Rh5 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 b6 21. Qa4 Kb8 22. h3 Rdh8 23. Qa3 Rd8 24. Qa4 Rdh8 25. Qb4 Rd8 26. Re2 {Can,E (2549)-Krishna,C (2440) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (44)}) 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Na3 a6 14. c4 Nf6 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. b4 axb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. d4 was best.} (16... d4) 17. axb5 e5 $2 {Mistake. Re8 was best.} (17... Re8 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rxe8+ Bxe8 20. Bb2 Bxb5 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxd5 Bd7 23. bxc5) 18. b6 Re8 19. Bg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.} (19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Bc6 21. Qf7 Re7 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qh4 Re6 24. Bg5 Bd7) 19... cxb4 $4 {Blunder. e4 was best.} (19... e4 20. Bxf6) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qxd5 f5 $2 {Mistake. e4 was best.} (21... e4 22. Red1 Bd6 23. Bxe4 Re5 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Kb8 26. f3 Bf5 27. Bxf5) 22. Red1 Be6 23. Qb5 Rd8 24. c5 Rxd1+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best.} (24... Rg8 25. c6 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bd6 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. Qxd5 Rg6 29. c7 Qxc7 30. bxc7) 25. Rxd1 Bg7 26. c6 e4 27. c7 Qa8 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc7 was best.} (27... Qxc7 28. bxc7 Bf6 29. Qb6 Bb3 30. Qxf6 Bxd1 31. Qxh8+ Kxc7 32. Bxd1 Kd7 33. Qf8) 28. Bh5 Bf6 29. Bf7 Qa2 30. Bxe6+ Qxe6 31. Qa5 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2496"] [BlackElo "2691"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Ne7 10. Nf3 g6 $146 {Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best.} (10... Nf5 11. Bg5) ({RR} 10... Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. g3 Nb6 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. a3 a6 15. Rac1 Nc4 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Rfd1 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxc3 20. Rxb7+ Ke8 21. Rd3 Qc1+ 22. Kg2 g6 23. Ng5 Ne7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Qf3+ {Bochnicka,V (2398)-Glashausser,S (1973) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Black "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A18"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2522"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 d4 6. exf6 dxc3 7. Bb5+ $146 ({RR} 7. bxc3 Qxf6 8. d4 Bd6 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qe2+ Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Bd3 Re8 14. O-O Kf8 15. Bd2 Bc6 16. Rfe1 Nd7 17. c4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 b6 19. Be4 Rad8 20. a4 c5 21. d5 Ne5 {Yeritsyan,H (2203)-Silva Lucena,C (2325) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (66)}) ({RR} 7. fxg7 Qe7+ 8. Be2 cxd2+ 9. Bxd2 Bxg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Re1 Qd6 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. Bc3 Nc5 15. Qc4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 b6 17. Qh4 Rae8 18. Bc4 Bg6 19. Rad1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Kg7 21. Nd4 Na4 {Petrov,N (2573)-Aleksandrov,A (2418) Moscow RUS 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 7. bxc3 Qxf6 8. Qf3 Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Qxf6 Bxf6 11. Rb1 c5 12. Be3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. d5 Nd4 16. Ne2 Re8 17. Kd2 Nf5 18. Nc3 a6 19. a4 Nd6 20. Bd3 Kf8 21. Rb6 Rd8 {Karttunen,M (2479)-Zulkipli,Z (2198) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) 7... Nc6 8. Qe2+ Be6 9. dxc3 Qxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. Nd4 O-O 12. Nxe6 Rfe8 13. Bc4 Na5 14. Bg5 Qg6 15. Bd3 Qxe6 16. Qxe6 Rxe6+ 17. Kd2 Nc6 18. Kc2 Bc5 19. f3 Be7 20. Bd2 Rd8 21. Rad1 Ne5 22. Bf5 Red6 23. Bf4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Bd6 26. Bc1 h5 27. Ke2 g6 28. Bc8 b6 29. f4 Nc6 30. Kd3 Ne7 31. Bd7 Nd5 32. g3 h4 33. Bd2 Nf6 34. Bh3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best.} (34. Bc6 Nh5) 34... hxg3 35. hxg3 Nh5 36. f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C20"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2567"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. f3 Nd6 5. dxe5 Nf5 6. Nbc3 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. Qd2 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qb4 12. b3 a5 13. Rd1 Re8 14. Nd5 Qc5 15. Nxc7 Qxc7 16. Qxd6 Qxc2 17. Rd2 Qc6 18. Bg2 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nc6 20. Kf2 a4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2589"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O c5 5. c4 d4 6. e3 Nc6 7. d3 h6 8. exd4 cxd4 9. Bf4 ({RR} 9. Re1 Bd6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc2 a5 12. a3 e5 13. Rb1 a4 14. b4 axb3 15. Nb4 Re8 16. Qxb3 Bf5 17. Nd2 Qd7 18. Qc2 Bh3 19. Bh1 Ne7 20. Na2 Rab8 21. a4 Ng6 22. Rb5 Qc7 23. Ne4 Nxe4 {Duda,J (2732)-Keymer,V (2743) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (37)}) 9... Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Nbd2 $146 ({RR} 11. Na3 O-O 12. Re1 a6 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. Qd2 Rb8 15. Nc2 b5 16. b4 bxc4 17. dxc4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. Qxd4 Qc5 20. Rb1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qc7 22. Rd1 e5 23. Qc3 e4 24. Nd4 Nc5 25. Nb3 Be6 {Gallo Garcia,K (2348)-Rodriguez Hernandez,L (2386) Holguin CUB 2024 ½-½}) ({RR} 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Qd2 a5 14. a3 e5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Bf5 18. b5 Nb8 19. Nh4 Bc8 20. Qb4 Qc7 21. c5 g5 22. Nf3 Bf5 23. b6 Qe7 24. c6 Nxc6 25. Qxe7 Nxe7 {Cieslak,P (2373)-Abrahams,D (2166) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (71)}) 11... O-O 12. Re1 Rd8 13. a3 a5 14. Rc1 a4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 b6 17. Re1 Bb7 18. Nd2 Qe7 19. f4 Nb8 20. Re5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nd7 22. Rb5 Nc5 23. Qf3 Qc7 24. Re1 Ra5 25. Rxa5 bxa5 26. Ne4 Nd7 27. g4 Rb8 28. Re2 Rb3 29. Nf2 Nc5 30. f5 e5 31. Rd2 Qb7 32. Qxb7 Rxb7 33. Re2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best.} (33. Kf3 Rb3 34. h4 Kf8 35. Ke2 g5 36. fxg6 fxg6 37. h5 g5 38. Kd1 Ke7) 33... f6 34. h4 Rb3 35. Rd2 Kf7 36. h5 Ke7 37. Kf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best.} (37. Kg1 Kd7 38. Kg2 Kc6 39. Kg1 Nb7 40. Kf1 Nd6 41. Rc2 Nf7 42. Rd2 Ng5) 37... e4+ 38. Nxe4 Nxd3 39. Ke2 Ne5 40. Rxd4 Rxb2+ 41. Kd1 Rb3 42. Kc2 Rxa3 43. c5 $2 {Mistake. Nc3 was best.} (43. Nc3 Nc6 44. Rd1 Nb4+ 45. Kd2 Kd7 46. Re1 Nc6 47. Kc2 Ne5 48. Rd1+ Kc6) 43... Nc6 44. Rd6 Nb4+ 45. Kd2 Ra2+ 46. Kd1 Ra1+ 47. Kd2 a3 48. c6 Nxc6 49. Rxc6 a2 50. Nc3 Rd1+ 51. Nxd1 a1=Q 52. Rc7+ Kf8 53. Rc8+ Kf7 54. Rc7+ Kg8 55. Rc8+ Kh7 56. Rc4 Qa2+ 57. Kd3 Qb1+ 58. Kd2 Qb3 59. Rd4 a4 60. Nc3 a3 61. Ra4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re4 was best.} (61. Re4 a2 62. Nxa2 Qxa2+ 63. Ke3 Qg2 64. Rd4 Qg3+ 65. Kd2 Kg8 66. Ra4 Qf2+) 61... Qxa4 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Gavrilescu, David"] [Black "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qe2 a5 8. Be3 a4 9. Bxb6 axb3 10. Be3 bxa2 11. Rxa2 Rxa2 12. Nxa2 Nf6 $146 ({RR} 12... Nge7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Be2 f5 16. O-O h6 17. f3 Qd7 18. Re1 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nd5 20. Nc3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Qf7 22. f4 Bc4 23. g3 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 Ra8 25. Qe4 Kh8 26. Nd5 Rf8 27. b4 {Sychev,K (2542)-Demchenko,A (2609) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 12... Nge7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qd2 f5 15. f3 fxe4 16. Nxe4 d5 17. Ng3 Nf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Be2 d4 20. Bf2 d3 21. cxd3 Nd4 22. O-O Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Qxd3 24. Qe5 Qd7 25. Rc1 c6 26. Re1 Bg6 27. h4 {Gavrilescu,D (2534)-Hracek,Z (2550) Hamburg GER 2024 ½-½ (50)}) 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. O-O 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A58"] [WhiteElo "2481"] [BlackElo "2599"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Nxd5 Be7 8. e3 Nxa6 9. Nxe7 Qxe7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be2 d5 12. O-O Nb4 $146 ({RR} 12... Bb7 13. b3 Ne4 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Bb1 Ba6 17. Re1 f6 18. a3 Nc6 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. Qc2 Nf7 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Nf3 Rab8 23. Bc2 Nce5 24. Nh4 Qa7 25. Ng6+ Nxg6 26. Bxg6 Rxb3 27. Rab1 {Sethuraman,S (2381)-Herrera Reyes,J (2347) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) 13. Bd2 Nxa2 14. Qb1 Qa7 15. Bd1 c4 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Ne5 Bb5 18. Bc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (18. Rd1 Rfb8 19. Be1 Rb6 20. e4 Ra6 21. exd5 Qb7 22. d6 Nc3 23. Bxc3 Rxa1) 18... Rfb8 $4 {Blunder. Nxc3 was best.} (18... Nxc3) 19. Qd1 $4 {Blunder. Bd4 was best.} (19. Bd4 Qa6 20. f3 g6 21. Rf2 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. f4 f5 24. g4 fxg4) 19... Qb7 $2 {Mistake. Nxc3 was best.} (19... Nxc3) 20. Ng4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxa2 was best.} (20. Rxa2 Rxa2 21. Ng4 Ra6 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qf3 Kg7 25. Rd1 Bc6) 20... Ne8 $4 {Blunder. Nxc3 was best.} (20... Nxc3 21. Nxf6+) 21. Rxa2 Rxa2 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qh5 f5 24. Bxf5 Nf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Nf7+ Kg7 27. Nd6 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Raja Rithvik R"] [Black "Aditya Mittal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "195"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qc2 g5 9. Be5 Rg8 10. Bd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 g4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Qe7 14. Nd2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 $146 ({RR} 15. Qxh7 Rf8 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Nxe4 Ke7 19. f4 gxf3 20. gxf3 b6 21. Kf2 Rh8 22. h4 Be6 23. h5 Rad8 24. h6 Bf5 25. Ng3 Be6 26. e4 Rd3 27. Ne2 c5 28. h7 Bc4 29. Ng3 Be6 {Li,D (2563)-Chen,Q (2466) Cannes FRA 2024 1-0 (35)}) 15... Rg6 16. O-O Bd7 17. Qxb7 Bc6 18. Qb4 Qxe5 19. Qd4 Qg5 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Ng3 Ra6 23. a4 Rb8 24. Rfd1 Be6 25. Rd4 c5 26. Rf4 Rab6 27. Kf1 Rb2 28. Ke1 Rc2 29. Ne4 c4 30. Nd6+ Ke7 31. Nb5 Rb7 32. Kd1 Rb2 33. Nd4 h5 34. Kc1 a6 35. a5 h4 36. Nc6+ Kd6 37. Nb4 Rb3 38. Kc2 Ke5 39. Rd4 Bf5+ 40. Kd2 Rb2+ 41. Ke1 g3 42. hxg3 hxg3 43. fxg3 Rxg2 44. Rad1 Be4 45. Rd7 Rxg3 46. Rxb7 Bxb7 47. Rd7 Bc8 48. Rxf7 Rxe3+ 49. Kd2 Rh3 50. Rc7 Rh2+ 51. Kc1 Be6 52. Rc5+ Ke4 53. Rc6 Bf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.} (53... Bd7) 54. Rxa6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxc4+ was best.} (54. Rxc4+ Ke3) 54... Rh1+ 55. Kb2 Rh2+ 56. Ka3 Rh3 57. Na2 Kd5 58. Rb6 Kc5 59. Rb8 Be4 60. a6 Rh6 61. Nb4 Rh3 62. Kb2 Rh2+ 63. Kc1 Rh1+ 64. Kd2 Ra1 $2 {Mistake. Rh7 was best.} (64... Rh7 65. Rf8 Bh1 66. Rf5+ Kb6 67. Rf2 Ka5 68. Kc2 Kb5 69. Kb2 Kb6 70. Re2) 65. Ke3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8+ was best.} (65. Rc8+ Kb6 66. Rxc4 Bg2 67. Rg4 Bh1 68. Rg6+ Kc5 69. Rg8 Kb6 70. Rh8 Be4) 65... Re1+ 66. Kd2 Ra1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best.} (66... Rf1) 67. Rc8+ Kb5 68. Ke3 Bh1 69. Rb8+ Kc5 70. Rh8 Bg2 71. Rh5+ Kb6 72. Kd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rh6+ was best.} (72. Rh6+ Kb5) 72... Rd1+ $2 {Mistake. Rh1 was best.} (72... Rh1 73. Rxh1 Bxh1 74. Kxc4 Bg2 75. Kd4 Kb5 76. Ke5 Kc5 77. Ke6 Bh3+ 78. Kf6) 73. Kxc4 Bf1+ 74. Kb3 Rd6 $4 {Blunder. Ra1 was best.} (74... Ra1) 75. c4 Rg6 76. Rb5+ Ka7 77. Rb7+ Ka8 78. Rc7 Kb8 79. Rc5 Rg4 80. Nc6+ Ka8 81. Ne5 $4 {Blunder. Nb4 was best.} (81. Nb4 Kb8 82. Rc6 Bg2 83. Rf6 Be4 84. c5 Rg1 85. Rf8+ Ka7 86. Rf7+ Kb8) 81... Re4 $4 {Blunder. Rg3+ was best.} (81... Rg3+) 82. Kb4 Re1 83. Ka5 Ra1+ 84. Kb6 Rb1+ 85. Rb5 Ra1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.} (85... Rd1 86. Rd5 Rb1+ 87. Kc5 Bg2 88. Rd2 Bh1 89. Nd3 Rg1 90. Nb4 Rg5+ 91. Kb6) 86. Kc7 Bg2 87. Nd7 $4 {Blunder. Rb2 was best.} (87. Rb2) 87... Rc1 88. Rb4 $4 {Blunder. Ne5 was best.} (88. Ne5) 88... Ka7 89. Nb6 Bh3 90. Na4 Bg2 91. Nc5 Bf1 92. Rb7+ Ka8 93. Kb6 Bxc4 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb1+ was best.} (93... Rb1+ 94. Kc7 Rc1 95. Rb4 Ka7 96. Kc6 Bxc4 97. Rb2 Bf1 98. Rb7+ Ka8 99. Rb4) 94. Nd7 Rb1+ 95. Kc7 Bd3 96. Nb6+ Rxb6 97. Kxb6 Bxa6 98. Ra7+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Seemann, Jakub"] [Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2474"] [BlackElo "2601"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 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. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. Nec3 Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. g6 was best.} (12... g6 13. O-O-O) 13. O-O-O g6 14. h4 $146 ({RR} 14. Kb1 Bh6 15. h4 Nc5 16. Qe2 b5 17. f3 Bd7 18. g4 hxg4 19. fxg4 Ne6 20. g5 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Nf6+ Ke7 23. Qf3 Rh4 24. Ncd5+ Kf8 25. Nb6 Bc6 26. Nxc8 Qxc8 27. Rxd6 Rf4 28. Qd1 Nxg5 {Goryachkina,A (2553)-Hong,A (2539) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) 14... Nf6 15. Kb1 Rc5 16. f4 $2 {Mistake. Nxf6+ was best.} (16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. f3 Qf4 18. Ne2 Qf6 19. g3 Bc4 20. Qe3 d5 21. exd5 Rxd5) 16... Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bg7 18. f5 Rxd5 19. exd5 Bxf5 20. Qe3 O-O 21. Bd3 Bd7 22. c3 b5 23. Qa7 Bc8 24. Rd2 f5 25. Bc2 e4 26. Rf2 Qe8 27. Qe3 Kh7 28. g4 $6 {Inaccuracy. a3 was best.} (28. a3 Qe7 29. g3 Rf7 30. Re1 Be5 31. Rg2 Qd8 32. Rf1 Kg7 33. Rgf2 Qe7) 28... hxg4 29. h5 g5 30. h6 Bf6 31. Rhf1 f4 32. Bxe4+ Kh8 33. Qd3 g3 34. Rc2 Bd7 35. Bf5 Be5 36. Bxd7 Qxd7 37. Rg2 Rf6 38. c4 Qh7 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Peralta, Fernando"] [Black "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E42"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2526"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 b6 6. a3 Ba5 7. Rb1 Na6 8. Ng3 Bb7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be2 $146 ({RR} 10. Bd3 d5 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe7 13. Nce4 Nd5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Qe2 Nac7 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. b4 Na4 19. bxa5 Nc3 20. Qf2 Nxb1 21. Bxb1 Ba6 22. Re1 Rab8 23. Bc2 c4 24. e4 c3 {Olsen,F (2440)-Vinter Schou,U (2345) Kolding DEN 2024 1-0 (42)}) 10... d5 11. O-O Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best.} (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3) 12. Nb5 Ra8 13. Qc2 h5 14. cxd5 exd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best.} (14... Nxd5 15. e4 Nab4 16. Qd2 Na2 17. b4 cxb4 18. exd5 Nxc1 19. axb4 Nxe2+ 20. Nxe2) 15. Nf5 Ne8 16. e4 g6 17. Ne3 dxe4 18. d5 exf3 19. Bxf3 Qd7 20. Be2 Ng7 21. b3 Rfe8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best.} (21... Rae8 22. Bd3) 22. Rf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best.} (22. Bc4) 22... Kh7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re7 was best.} (22... Re7 23. Bb2) 23. Bb2 f5 24. Rbf1 Rf8 25. Rg3 Rae8 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best.} (26... Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Kxg7 28. Bxh5 Qxd5 29. Rg3 c4 30. Rxg6+ Kh7 31. Rg3 Qc5+ 32. Kh1) 27. Rxf5 Rxe3 28. Rfg5 Re7 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf5 was best.} (28... Rf5 29. Rxg6+ Kh7 30. Rg7+ Qxg7 31. Qxf5+ Kg8 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Qxe3) 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Qh6+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Dudin, Gleb"] [Black "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E10"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2525"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 ({RR} 7. Nbd2 a5 8. a3 a4 9. Qc2 Bd7 10. Rd1 Na5 11. Ne5 Be8 12. Nd3 h6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nf3 Nb3 15. Rb1 Bb5 16. Bd2 Re8 17. Bc3 Ne4 18. e3 Qf6 19. Nfe5 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 c6 21. Nd7 Qf5 {Duda,J (2731)-Bluebaum,M (2655) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (44)}) 7... h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nc3 $146 ({RR} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Nb5 c6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. e3 Ng6 15. Nd3 Rfe8 16. h4 Rab8 17. h5 Ne7 18. Nf4 Nc8 19. Rc1 Qf6 20. Qa4 Rd8 21. b4 a6 22. Qb3 Nd6 23. a4 Re8 {Dubov,D (2708)-Bluebaum,M (2658) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (49)}) ({RR} 9. e3 dxc4 10. Nbd2 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. Qa4 b6 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 a5 15. Rfd1 Ba6 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. Nh4 g6 18. Rac1 Kg7 19. Bf1 Bc8 20. a4 Bg4 21. Be2 Bd7 22. b3 f5 23. Bb5 Bxb5 {Halkias,S (2508)-Bluebaum,M (2649) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 9. e3 dxc4 10. Nfd2 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Kh1 b5 14. b3 cxb3 15. axb3 Nb7 16. Rc1 Qe7 17. Qe2 a6 18. e4 b4 19. Nd1 Bb5 20. Nc4 a5 21. Nde3 a4 22. bxa4 Rxa4 23. f4 b3 {Martinez Alcantara,J (2612)-Bluebaum,M (2647) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½}) 9... dxc4 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Ne4 b5 12. b3 Ba3 13. Rb1 cxb3 14. Rxb3 Rb8 15. Qd3 Bd6 16. Qc3 Rb6 17. Rc1 Rd8 18. Qb2 Bd7 19. Nfd2 Be8 20. Re3 $2 {Mistake. Nxd6 was best.} (20. Nxd6 cxd6 21. d5 exd5 22. Re3 Qf6 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Bxd5 a5 25. Kf1 Nb4) 20... Na5 $2 {Mistake. Bb4 was best.} (20... Bb4 21. Nf3 Ra6 22. Rd1 Ra4 23. Qa1 a5 24. h4 f5 25. Nc3 Bxc3 26. Qxc3) 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Ra3 Nc4 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Qc3 a6 25. Bf3 Rdb8 26. Ra5 Rb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best.} (26... Rb1) 27. Ra4 Rb4 28. Rxb4 Rxb4 29. Kg2 $6 {Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (29. d5) 29... Ra4 30. Ra1 Qa3 31. Qc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best.} (31. Rc1 Bb5 32. Qd2 Qd6 33. h4 c5 34. d5 Ra3 35. Rd1 Ba4 36. Rc1 c3) 31... Rb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. c3 was best.} (31... c3 32. Rc1 Rc4 33. Rb1 Qa4 34. Rb3 g6 35. h4 Kg7 36. h5 gxh5 37. Kh2) 32. Qe4 $2 {Mistake. Rc1 was best.} (32. Rc1 Kf8 33. Qd2 Ra4 34. Rc2 Bb5 35. h4 Qd6 36. Qe3 Ke8 37. h5 Ra3) 32... Qb2 33. Rf1 c3 34. Qa8 Rb8 35. Qa7 Qb6 36. Qxb6 cxb6 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Kf1 b5 39. Ke1 a5 40. Kd1 b4 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Erdos, Viktor"] [Black "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 {Stockfish 16} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Nh4 ({RR} 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Rc1 Qb6 11. Qa3 a5 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Bd3 Qb4 14. Bb1 Nbd7 15. Qxb4 axb4 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. b3 Nc8 18. Nf4 g5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Nf3 Ke7 21. Ne5 Ra6 22. Nd3 Rb6 23. Nc5 Nd6 {Ding,L (2818)-Fridman,D (2569) Karlsruhe, Germany 2024 [Stockfish 16] 1-0 (54)}) 9... Be4 10. Qb3 Nbd7 11. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bd3 Qf6 13. Nf3 Nd6 14. O-O O-O 15. a4 a5 16. Qc2 g6 17. Nd2 Nb8 18. Nb3 Qd8 19. f3 Na6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. e4 Nc4 22. Qc3 Rb6 23. Rf2 Rb4 24. e5 f6 25. e6 Nd6 {Budisavljevic,L (2483)-Stearman,J (2462) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (73)}) 11... Rb8 12. Be2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2527"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Nbd2 Ng4 10. Bg5 $146 ({RR} 10. d5 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Ne7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. c4 Bh6 15. Qd3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. e4 Ng6 18. exf5 Nf4 19. Qe4 Qxf5 20. g3 Nd3 21. Qxf5 Rxf5 22. b3 Raf8 23. Kg2 Bxd2 24. Rad1 Rxf3 {Kartik Kumar Singh (2005)-Anuj,S (2400) Viraganur IND 2023 0-1 (37)}) 10... f6 11. Bh4 h5 12. Bg3 g5 13. h4 Qe7 14. b4 Nh6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Re1 Nf7 17. Nh2 $2 {Mistake. Nf1 was best.} (17. Nf1 g4 18. N3d2 Bh6 19. Qe2 Nd6 20. Ne3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Qf7 22. Kh2 O-O-O) 17... O-O-O 18. Nhf1 f5 19. exf5 gxh4 20. Bh2 h3 21. Ne3 Nd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best.} (21... Bh6) 22. Qf3 hxg2 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Bh6 $4 {Blunder. Rhf8 was best.} (24... Rhf8 25. Rad1) 25. Nd5 Qf7 26. f6 Bf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.} (26... Bd2 27. Re2) 27. Rad1 Rg8 $4 {Blunder. Qe6 was best.} (27... Qe6 28. f4 Qg4 29. fxe5 Qxe4 30. Rxe4 Bg4 31. Ree1 Bxd1 32. Rxd1 h4 33. e6) 28. Nb6+ cxb6 29. Bxc6 Rg5 30. Bxb7+ Kc7 31. Ba8 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.21"] [Round "8.42"] [White "Avila Pavas, Santiago"] [Black "Samant Aditya S"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B56"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2499"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 0,56,13,12,53,41,71,62,57,38,40,38,58,38,38,17,38,16,42,-2,-2,3,27,21,9,9,35,18,10,-34,15,4,21,19,-41,-71,20,-17,-14,-131,-131,-131,-88,-106,-59,-76,-37,-37,-34,-44,-40,-40,-45,-45,-66,-29,-140,-420,-490]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc8 11. g4 ({RR} 11. Kb1 a5 12. Na4 Nd7 13. c4 Nb4 14. a3 Qc6 15. Nc3 a4 16. Nd2 Na6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Qc7 19. Qb5 Nac5 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. g3 Qd8 22. Bh3 Ra5 23. Qb4 b6 24. Rc3 Raa8 25. Rhc1 Rcb8 {Caspi,I (2468)-Narayanan,S (2552) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (52)}) 11... a5 12. Qb5 $146 ({RR} 12. g5 Ne8 13. Kb1 a4 14. Nd2 a3 15. Nc4 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qd8 19. Nxa3 Bxg5 20. Nb5 Nc7 21. Qe4 Nxb5 22. Bxb5 Bf6 23. a4 Ra5 24. Rd3 Qc7 25. h4 Rc8 26. Rb3 h5 {Sattarov,B (2353)-Boruchovsky,A (2536) Sitges ESP 2023 0-1 (40)}) 12... Ne8 13. Qa4 Nc7 14. Bb6 Nb4 15. Nxa5 $4 {Blunder. Bxc7 was best.} (15. Bxc7) 15... Nc6 16. b4 Nd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (16... d5 17. exd5 Bxb4 18. dxe6 Bxc3 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Bxa5 21. Qe4 g6 22. Be3) 17. Qa3 d5 18. Qb2 dxe4 19. Bxd4 $2 {Mistake. fxe4 was best.} (19. fxe4 Bxg4) 19... exd4 20. Nxe4 Nd5 21. a3 Ne3 22. Rd2 b6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.} (22... Qc7 23. Bb5 Rfc8 24. Kb1 Qb6 25. a4 Nd5 26. Rxd4 Nc3+ 27. Nxc3 Qxd4 28. Ne4) 23. Nb3 Bc4 $2 {Mistake. Bd5 was best.} (23... Bd5) 24. Bd3 $4 {Blunder. Nxd4 was best.} (24. Nxd4 Bxf1 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. gxf5 Qxf5 27. Rxf1 Rfd8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Qc3 Rc8) 24... Bxd3 25. Rxd3 Nc4 26. Qxd4 Nxa3 27. c3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best.} (27. Qb2 Nc4 28. Qc3 Ra4 29. Rd5 Qc6 30. Qd4 Rxb4 31. Rd1 Rc8 32. Rd8+ Bxd8) 27... Qa6 28. Rhd1 Nc4 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Murzin, Volodar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2631"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,49,0,7,-4,18,14,18,16,20,21,25,19,21,23,22,22,21,6,19,12,12,8,12,-19,-5,-33,-41,-26,-33,-37,-18,-20,-18,-22,-22,-23,-18,-18,-26,-23]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 Nge7 ({RR} 6... dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bg4 9. c3 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 $1 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 {Carlsen,M (2828)-Wei,Y (2758) Warsaw, Poland 2024 1-0 (58)}) 7. c3 $146 ({RR} 7. c4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bg4 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Re2 Nec6 13. Nd5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Nd4 16. Kg2 Nxe2 17. Bxe2 f5 18. Bg5 Rd6 19. Rc1 fxe4 20. Be7 $2 (20. Bg4+ Kb8 21. Be6) 20... Rxd5 21. Bc4 Rd2 {Olsen,F (2454)-Durarbayli,V (2627) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 7. Nc3 d4 8. Nd5 O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. f4 a5 13. Bd2 a4 14. c4 (14. a3 $15) 14... dxc3 15. bxc3 exf4 (15... b5 $17) 16. gxf4 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Qc5+ 18. d4 Qxc3 19. d5 $1 {[%CAl Rd5c6]} Qd4+ 20. Qxd4 Nxd4 21. Rab1 (21. Rad1 $5 {[%CAl Rd1d4]} Nb5 22. e5 $11) 21... b5 {Solcan,M (2182)-Hrabusa,M (2346) Slovakia SVK 2024 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Re8 10. Re1 Bf5 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Qd2 b5 13. Ne3 Be6 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. c4 Bxf3 $1 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bg2 bxc4 18. dxc4 Rab8 19. Be3 e4 20. Rad1 c5 21. Bxd4 Qxd4 {Gaboyan,S (2179)-Zhai Mo (2339) Samarkand UZB 2023 0-1 (43)}) 7... dxe4 8. dxe4 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 {The position is equal.} Be6 10. Na3 f6 11. Be3 Kf7 12. Bf1 a6 13. Nc4 Rhd8 14. Rdc1 Ng8 15. b4 Bh6 16. a4 a5 17. b5 Nb8 18. b6 c6 $1 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. Nfd2 Ke7 21. Nb3 $1 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Nd7 23. Rcb1 Nxb6 {[#]} 24. Nxa5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxa5 25. Rxb6 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 89%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Daneshvar, Bardiya"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2581"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,95,17,17,15,27,27,30,20,20,9,11,15,7,11,23,-4,40,43,57,59,56,58,64,56,51,20,20,13,17,3,4,3,4,3,5,-4,-5,-3,0,-3,-3,-26,-28,-27,-32,-28,-28,-121,-121,-114,-15,-21,0,-9,0,0,13,14,20,25,30,37,42,35,33,34,37,45,46,11,7,0,0,-3,0,-2,-1,-1,0,0,0,-2,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Bg5 ({RR} 7. Nbd2 d5 8. exd5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nb3 Qxd5 11. c4 Qd6 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. d4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Qh5 15. Bg5 Bg4 16. Bxf6 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qg6+ 18. Kh1 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. Kg2 Kf8 {Carlsen,M (2830)-So,W (2757) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (42)}) 7... a6 8. Bxc6 $146 {White has an edge.} ({RR} 8. Ba4 h6 9. Bh4 b5 10. Bb3 Be7 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Bxa3 13. Rxa3 d6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Ba2 Qe7 17. h3 Nd8 18. Re1 Ne6 19. d4 Nf8 20. Qd3 Rb8 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Bg3 Ng6 {Perunovic,M (2533)-Schreiner,P (2393) Austria AUT 2024 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 8. Ba4 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 d6 11. Re1 b5 12. Bb3 Ne7 (12... Bb6 $11) 13. a4 Bb7 14. Nbd2 Ng6 15. h3 Qd7 16. Nf1 Kg7 17. Ne3 Bxe3 $1 18. fxe3 c5 19. Nd2 d5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Rf1 Qc6 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 {Kairbekova,A (2230)-Yakubbaeva,N (2307) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 8. Ba4 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 b5 11. Bb3 d6 12. Re1 Bb6 13. Nbd2 Ne7 14. a4 Rb8 15. Nf1 Ng6 16. h4 g4 ({Black should play} 16... Ng4 $15 17. hxg5 hxg5) 17. N3h2 Nh5 18. Nxg4 Nxg3 19. Qf3 $2 (19. Nxg3 $14 {was the only good move.} Qxh4 20. Ne3) 19... Bxg4 $2 (19... Nxh4 $17 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Nxh6 Nxf1 22. Rxf1 bxa4) 20. Qxg4 Qf6 21. Qxg3 $2 (21. Ne3 $1 $16 {is forced if you want to stay better.}) 21... Kh8 $1 22. Ne3 {[#]} Bxe3 $2 {Smeets,K (2239)-Francs,M (1990) Groningen NED 2023 1-0 (66)} (22... Rg8 $1 $17 {stays on course.} 23. Nd5 Qd8)) 8... dxc6 9. h3 Bf8 10. Re1 Qd6 11. d4 Nd7 12. Bh4 Qg6 13. Bg3 {[%CAl Rg3e5]} exd4 14. Nh4 Qg5 15. cxd4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Nf5 d5 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. Ng3 dxe4 20. Ncxe4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qd8 22. Qh5 h6 23. Re3 Be6 24. Rg3 {And now Qxh6 would win.} Kh8 25. Qe5 {[%csl Gg3][%CAl Re5g7]} f6 26. Qc5 b6 27. Qc3 Qd5 28. Re3 $6 {[#] Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best.} (28. Qd3 Bf7 29. Nc3 Qd6 30. b3 Re7 31. Re3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Re8 33. Qd3 a5) (28. Qd3 $11 Bf5 29. Nc3 Bxd3 30. Nxd5 cxd5 31. Rxd3) 28... Bxh3 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 29. Rae1 {[#]} (29. Rxh3 Rxe4) 29... Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxg2 was best.} (29... Bxg2 30. Nxf6) ({Black should try} 29... Bxg2 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 30. Nxf6 (30. Kxg2 f5) 30... Rxe3 31. Nxd5 Rxc3 32. Nxc3 Bf3) 30. Qb4 $11 Rab8 31. Nc3 Qf7 32. Rxe8+ Bxe8 33. Qd6 Rc8 34. Na4 c5 35. Nxb6 Rc6 36. Qb8 Re6 37. Rxe6 Qxe6 38. dxc5 Kh7 39. Kh2 Qe4 {The position is equal.} 40. Qg3 Qf5 41. Nc4 Qh5+ 42. Qh3 {Black must now prevent Qxh5.} Qxc5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 43. Qd3+ Bg6 44. Qe2 Qd4 {Threatens to win with ...Bd3.} 45. b3 Qf4+ 46. g3 Qd4 47. Ne3 a5 48. Ng2 {Accuracy: White = 89%, Black = 90%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2707"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 27,28,0,5]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2706"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,40,9,8,7,8,-5,8,8,14,8,17,14,17,15,17,17,21,16,18,13,17,17,24,19,15,15,21,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 ({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 (20... Bh6 $17) 21. g4 Nf6 22. h3 $2 (22. g5 $16) 22... Nd7 {Khazhatuly,A (1958)-Schut,H (2091) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (84)} ({Better is} 22... Qd8 $17 23. c4 Qb6)) 8... O-O 9. a4 $146 ({RR} 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. h3 h6 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. c4 e6 13. Nc3 Nde5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Bf1 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. b3 g5 20. Red1 Ng6 21. Qd2 Rfd8 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Bc6 {Poliakova,V (1959)-Mammadzada,G (2449) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (78)}) 9... b6 10. Bf1 Bb7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. f3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Qf2 e6 17. Nb3 Bc6 18. Nd4 Bb7 {The position is equal.} 19. Nb3 Bc6 20. Nd4 Bb7 {Accuracy: White = 93%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Salem, A.R. Saleh"] [Black "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E54"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2591"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 20,76,9,-7,7,-13,-2,-23,0,1,-4,-39,-43,-49,20,17,17,19,31,0,74,-25,-22,-26,-34,-135,-142,-178,-171,-176,-87,-93,-98,-242,-229,-243,-251,-264,-266,-343,-342,-335,-312,-389,-389,-389,-374,-414,-323,-423,-397,-399,-392,-390,-389,-389,-378,-476,-449]} 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 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bb3 Rc8 13. Re3 Qc7 {Black has an edge.} 14. Nb5 Qb8 {aiming for ...Ng4.} 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Nd5 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. a3 Bd6 19. Bxd5 (19. Nxd6 {feels hotter.} Qxd6 20. Rae1 Nf6 21. Qh4 Ng8 22. Bd2) 19... Bxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.} (19... Bxd5 20. Bf4 Rfd8 21. Rxd5 Bxf4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. g3 a6 24. Na7 Qxa7 25. Qxf4) 20. dxe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxb7 was best.} (20. Bxb7 Bxh2+) (20. Bxb7 $16 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Qxb7 22. Kxh2) 20... Bxd5 $11 21. Nd6 {Intending Bf6! and mate.} Rc7 {Strongly threatening ...f6.} 22. Rd1 $2 {Mistake. Qh4 was best.} (22. Qh4 $1 Qa8 23. Bf6 Rg8 24. Be7 {[%CAl Rd6f7]} Rgc8 25. Nxc8 Qxc8 26. h3 Bxg2 27. Bf6 Be4) ({Only move:} 22. Qh4 $1 $15) 22... f6 $17 23. Bf4 Qd8 24. h4 Rd7 (24... Qe7 $19 {Hoping for ...Rc2.} 25. f3 Rc2) 25. Rd3 {[#]} Be4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 26. Rg3 $2 {[#] Mistake. Rd4 was best.} (26. Rd4) (26. Rd4 $17 {is a better defense.}) (26. Nxe4 Rxd3) 26... Bf5 $1 $19 {[%CAl Rf5g4]} 27. Qf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best.} (27. Qh5 Qe7 28. b4 {[#]} Kg8 $1 29. Qd1 fxe5 30. Bxe5 Qxh4 31. Qb3 Kh8 32. Qf3 Qd8) (27. Nxf5 exf5) 27... fxe5 28. Bxe5 Bg6 ({Weaker is} 28... Rxd6 29. Bxg7+ Kg8 30. Bh6+ Bg6 31. Bxf8 $15) ({But not} 28... Qxh4 29. Qc6 $19) 29. Qc6 Rc7 30. Qa4 {[#]} Rc5 $1 {[%CAl Rc5e5]} 31. Nb7 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Qd5 33. Qb4 {[%CAl Rb4f8]} Rcc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf2 was best.} (33... Rxf2 34. Qd6 Kg8 35. a4 Rf5 36. Bc3 Qxd6 37. Nxd6 Rf4 38. Rh3 Rc2 39. Kg3) 34. Rg5 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best. Black must now prevent Bxg7+!} (34. f4 Qxb7 35. h5 Bxh5 36. Rxg7 Qxg7 37. Bxg7+ Kxg7 38. Qd4+ Kg8 39. Qd7 Rce8) 34... Qxb7 35. h5 Rf5 36. Qh4 Rxg5 37. Qxg5 Qf7 38. h6 Kg8 {Accuracy: White = 45%, Black = 76%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Gurel, Ediz"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2578"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 17,123,39,48,18,19,13,17,7,19,0,31,0,0,0,32,0,0,0,25,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-12,-17,-31,3,1,3,2,22,-32,-16,-23,20,-22,-36,-12,60,60,105,106,146,139,119,70,122,122,225,211,195,195,209,63,107,101,113,116,115,92,151,158,227,206,229,247,264,264,256,256,229,199,182,223,242,253,317,308,345,342,338,324,458,449,424,409,441,457,452,451,753,535,29983,29984]} 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. Re1 Bf5 10. Qc2 Na6 {[%CAl Bb8a6,Ba6c7,Bc7e6][%mdl 32]} 11. a3 Bg6 12. c5 {The position is equal.} ({RR} 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Nc7 17. Qb3 b6 18. Rac1 Nd5 19. Bd2 Re8 20. Qa4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 a5 22. h3 f6 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. h4 g6 25. Qc2 Kg7 26. Re1 Re8 {Vidit,S (2742)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2769) Wijk aan Zee NED 2024 ½-½ (55)}) 12... Bb8 13. Nc3 $146 {[%CAl Rc3e4,Bb1c3,Bc3e2,Be2f4][%mdl 32]} ({RR} 13. b4 Nc7 14. Nbd2 f5 15. Bb2 Ne6 16. Rad1 (16. Ne5 $17) 16... Bh5 17. Ra1 Qf6 18. Bf1 (18. Ne5 $142) 18... Bf4 19. g3 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Nb3 Qf6 23. Bg2 Rae8 24. f3 Ng5 25. Qd3 (25. f4 $142 Ne4 26. Re3) 25... f4 26. g4 Bxg4 27. fxg4 f3 {Duda,J (2731)-Yeletsky,I (2504) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 13... f5 14. Ne2 (14. Qb3 $5 {[%CAl Rb3b7]} Bh5 15. Bxe4 (15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Rxe4 Bxf3 $11) 15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 $11) 14... Nc7 15. Nf4 Be8 16. Ne5 g5 17. Ne2 (17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Ne2 Qe7 $15) 17... Ne6 18. f3 $1 Qf6 {And now ...Nxd4! would win.} 19. fxe4 fxe4 {White must now prevent ...Qf2+.} 20. Ng4 Qg6 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. Qxe4 dxe4 23. Be3 Bh5 24. Nf2 Bf4 25. Ng3 Bxg3 26. hxg3 Bg6 27. a4 Rad8 28. Red1 Rd5 29. a5 a6 30. Ra4 Rfd8 31. Rc4 Kg7 32. Rd2 h6 33. Nd1 Nc7 34. Rb4 Nb5 35. Nc3 R5d7 {[#]} 36. d5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} cxd5 37. Nxb5 axb5 38. Rdd4 Kf6 39. Rxb5 Ke5 $2 {Mistake. Bh5 was best.} (39... Bh5) (39... Kf5 $16) 40. Rdb4 $1 $18 Kf5 41. Bd4 $1 Ra8 42. Kf2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best.} (42. Rxb7 Rxb7 43. Rxb7 e3 (43... Rxa5 $16 44. Rd7 e3) 44. Bxe3 Ke4 45. Re7+ Kd3 46. c6 Rxa5 47. g4 Ra8) (42. Rxb7 $18 Rxb7 43. Rxb7) 42... Kg4 43. Rxb7 Rxb7 44. Rxb7 {aiming for Rb6.} Rxa5 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 45. Rd7 Ra4 46. Rxd5 Rc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be8 was best.} (46... Be8 47. Ke3 Ra6 48. Be5 Bb5 49. Rd8 Ra1 50. Bc3 Ra6 51. Rb8 Bf1 52. b4) 47. Ke3 $1 Kxg3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be8 was best.} (47... Be8 48. Rd8 $1 {[%CAl Rd8e8]} Ba4 49. Rb8 $1 Rc2 50. Kxe4 Kxg3 51. Kd5 h5 52. b3 Bd7 53. Kd6 $1) 48. Rd6 Be8 49. Rxh6 ({Not} 49. Kxe4 h5 $16) 49... g4 {[#]} 50. Re6 $1 {[%CAl Re6e8]} ({Don't take} 50. Kxe4 $6 Kxg2 51. Re6 Bd7 $16) 50... Bd7 51. Re7 ({Don't do} 51. Rxe4 $6 Kxg2 52. Re7 Bc6 $16) 51... Bf5 52. Rf7 Be6 53. Rf6 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best.} (53... Bd5 54. Rg6 Ba8 55. Be5+ Kxg2 56. Rxg4+ Kh3 57. Rg3+ Kh4 {[#]} 58. Rg8 $1 {[%CAl Rg8a8]} Bd5 59. Bf6+) 54. Kxe4 Kxg2 55. Kd5 Rc1 56. c6 Be8 (56... Bc8 $142 57. b4 Ba6) 57. b4 $18 Rb1 58. Kc5 Rc1+ 59. Kb6 g3 60. Bc5 Kh3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.} (60... Re1 61. Rf8 Bh5 62. c7 Bg4 63. c8=Q Bxc8 64. Rxc8 Kf3 65. Rf8+ Kg4 66. Rg8+) (60... Rc4 $142 61. b5 Rh4) 61. Rf8 g2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. intending ...Rxc5.} (61... Bxc6 62. Kxc6 Kg4 63. b5 Rh1 64. Rg8+ Kf3 65. b6 Rh6+ 66. Bd6 Rh7 67. Bxg3) 62. Rxe8 {Accuracy: White = 81%, Black = 57%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D79"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2629"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 14,15,18,16]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 c6 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2516"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 14,92,32,33,33,31,33,27,40,3,66,48,114,46,48,34,78,74,79,77,77,75,82,79,67,-92,-90,-106,-71,-75,-24,-37,-25,-35,-12,-199,-199,-199,-200,-202,-187,-187,-190,-188,-192,-211,-207,-204,-202,-273,-269,-320,-215,-256,-249,-272,-201,-190,-173,-323,-284,-284,-284,-288,-281,-287,-288,-288,-288,-338,-245,-277,-221,-473,-464,-462,-429,-453,-446,-438,-428]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Bb7 {White has an edge.} 11. Kb1 $146 ({RR} 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 b4 (12... Qb6 $5 {[%CAl Rb6d4]} 13. Nb3 Rc8 $11) 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Rhe1 Qa5 ({Better is} 16... e6 $11) 17. Be4 (17. Bc4 $5 {[%CAl Rd4b3]} Bb7 18. Qxh7 $11) 17... O-O-O (17... Rc8 $11 18. Bxd5 Qxd5) 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Ne6 Qxa2 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 $2 (20... Ne5 $16 {is a better defense.}) 21. Rxe7 Rd8 22. Rxd6 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qa5 24. h4 $2 (24. Qxf7 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.} Qg5+ 25. Ke1 Qc1+ 26. Kf2 Qxc2+ 27. Kg3) 24... Nc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Qc5 $16 {is a better chance.} 25. Qd4 Qxd4+ 26. Rxd4 a5 27. Rxf7 h6) 25. Qd4 b3+ {Pichot,A (2644)-Shuvalova,P (2455) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 11... O-O 12. h4 h5 13. Bh6 e5 14. Nb3 Rc8 15. g4 b4 16. Ne2 hxg4 17. Ng3 gxf3 {And now ...Bxh6 would win.} 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qg5 $4 {Blunder. h5 was best.} (19. h5 Rh8 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rxh8 Qxh8 22. Na5 Ba8 23. Qg5 Kf7 24. Nc4 Ke7) (19. h5 $14 {stays ahead.}) 19... Nh7 $17 20. Qg4 Ndf6 21. Qxf3 d5 22. h5 dxe4 ({Not} 22... Ng5 23. Qe3 $18) 23. Nxe4 Qe7 24. Rhg1 $4 {Blunder. hxg6 was best.} (24. hxg6 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxh7+ Kf6 27. Bxe4 Rcd8 28. Rf1+ Ke6 29. a4 bxa3) (24. hxg6 $11 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxe4 26. Rxh7+ Kxg6 27. Bxe4+ Kf6 28. Rf1+ Ke6 29. Rh6+ Kd7 30. Bf5+ Kc7 31. Bxc8) 24... Nxe4 $1 $19 25. Bxe4 Ng5 $1 {[%CAl Rg5f3]} 26. Rxg5 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Qxg5 28. hxg6 Rcd8 ({Resist} 28... Qxg6 29. Qxe5+ Kg8 30. Qh2 $15) 29. Rh1 fxg6 30. Qxb4 Rde8 31. a3 Qg2 32. Qe1 Qd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best.} (32... Rf2 33. Rg1 Qf3 34. a4 e4 35. Nd4 Qf6 36. Qe3 Rf1+ 37. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 38. Ka2) 33. Rg1 e4 34. Qg3 Re6 35. Qe3 Ref6 36. Rg5 $2 {Mistake. Nd2 was best.} (36. Nd2 Rf5 37. Rh1 Rh5 38. Re1 Re8 39. Nxe4 Rh4 40. Qc3+ {[#]} Kh6 $1 41. Nf2 Rxe1+) (36. Nd2 {was worth a try.}) 36... Rf5 37. Rg2 Rf3 38. Qa7+ R8f7 39. Qxa6 R3f6 40. Qc8 Qe5 41. Qh3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. intending Rh2.} (41. Qg4 e3 42. Nc1 Qd6 43. Qc4 Rf4 44. Qc3+ {[#]} Qd4 $1 45. Qxd4+ Rxd4 46. Rg1 Rd2) 41... Rf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf1+ was best.} (41... Rf1+ 42. Ka2 R1f2 43. Rxf2 Rxf2 44. Qd7+ Rf7 45. Qg4 Rb7 46. Qg2 Rd7 47. Qh3) 42. Qh4 Qf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. R3f4 was best.} (42... R3f4 43. Qg3 Rf1+ 44. Ka2 Qxg3 45. Rxg3 R1f2 46. Re3 Rxc2 47. Nd4 Rd2 48. Ne6+) 43. Qd8 $4 {[#] Blunder. Rg4 was best.} (43. Rg4 Qf5 44. Rxe4 g5 45. Qg4 Qxg4 46. Rxg4 Kh6 47. Nd2 R3f4 48. Rg3 Kh5) (43. Rg4 $142 Qf6 44. Qxf6+ Kxf6 45. Rxe4) 43... Rxb3 $1 {[%mdl 512] Black is clearly winning.} 44. Qd4+ (44. cxb3 Qf1+) 44... Kh7 {Threatens to win with ...Qf1+.} 45. Ka2 Rf3 46. Rg1 {aiming for Rh1+.} Rh3 {Accuracy: White = 50%, Black = 71%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Sankalp Gupta"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. O-O Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nc5 8. Be3 Nxd3 9. Qxd3 c6 10. f4 g6 11. Nd2 $146 ({RR} 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. Qd2 Be7 13. Ne2 c5 14. c3 Qd7 15. Ng3 Rd8 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Qf2 b6 19. Qf3 Qe4 20. Qxe4 dxe4 21. Kf2 f5 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Ke2 Kf7 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. f5 c4 {Vokhidov,S (2596)-Paravyan,D (2612) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. Qd2 Qa5 13. Qf2 Be7 14. Ne2 Bxc2 15. Ng3 Bd3 16. Rfd1 Bf5 17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Qc2 Rg8 19. a3 Qb5 20. Rd2 Rg6 21. Kh1 Rd8 22. Qxf5 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Qh3 Qc4 25. f5 Rg5 {Atabayew,S (2506)-Madaminov,M (2512) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Ne2 Bf5 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Ng3 b5 15. Nxf5 Qxf5 16. a4 b4 17. c4 bxc3 18. Qxc3 Rc8 19. Bxa7 c5 20. Rad1 Qe4 21. a5 d4 22. Qc4 O-O 23. Bb6 Rc6 24. Rde1 Qf5 25. b4 Rfc8 {Idani,P (2605)-Sankalp,G (2532) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 11... Bf5 12. Qb3 Qd7 13. Qc3 Bg7 14. b4 O-O 15. a4 f6 16. Nf3 Be4 17. Bd4 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 h6 20. Rf2 Kh7 21. a5 Rf7 22. Bd4 a6 23. h3 g5 24. fxg5 Rxf2 25. Bxf2 hxg5 $4 {Blunder. Rg8 was best.} (25... Rg8) 26. Bc5 Qg7 27. Bd4 Qg8 28. Rf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. b5 was best.} (28. b5 axb5 29. Qg3 Rf8 30. a6 bxa6 31. Rxa6 Rf4 32. Rxc6 Qf8 33. Qxg5 Rf1+) 28... Rf8 29. Rxf8 $2 {Mistake. Re1 was best.} (29. Re1 Qf7 30. Qc5 Qf5 31. Qd6 Qf4 32. Qe7+ Rf7 33. Qe8 Kh6 34. Qh8+ Rh7) 29... Qxf8 30. Qg3 Kg6 $4 {Blunder. Qf4 was best.} (30... Qf4) 31. Qe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.} (31. Qc7 Bxc2 32. Qxb7 Ba4 33. Qxa6 Bb5 34. Qa7 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kh1 Qf1+) 31... Bf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxc2 was best.} (31... Bxc2 32. Qe6+) 32. c3 Qf7 33. Qd6+ $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (33. g4 Bd3 34. Qd6+ Kh7 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Qxf4 gxf4 37. Be5 d4 38. cxd4 f3) 33... Be6 $4 {Blunder. Qe6 was best.} (33... Qe6 34. Qc7 g4 35. Qg3 Qe4 36. h4 Bd7 37. Kh1 Be6 38. Qf2 Kh5 39. Kg1) 34. Qe5 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (34. g4 Qd7 35. Qe5 Qe7 36. Kg2 c5 37. bxc5 Kf7 38. Qh8 Bc8 39. Be5 Qxc5) 34... Bf5 35. Qg3 $2 {Mistake. g4 was best.} (35. g4 Bd3 36. Qd6+ Kh7 37. Kh2 Be2 38. Qe5 Qf4+ 39. Qxf4 gxf4 40. Be5 d4) 35... Be6 36. Be3 Qf5 37. Qd6 Qe4 38. Qg3 Qf5 39. Qb8 Qe4 40. Bd4 g4 41. Qg3 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Qe4 43. h4 Kf5 44. Kh1 Qf4 45. Qd3+ Qe4 46. Qf1+ Qf4 47. Qb1+ Qe4 48. Qd1 Qf4 49. Kg1 {Threatens to win with Qd3+.} Kg6 50. Qe1 Qe4 51. Qf2 {Qf6+ would kill now.} Bf5 52. Qd2 Qe7 53. Bf2 Bd7 54. Qf4 {Strongly threatening Qc7.} Qf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.} (54... Bc8 55. Bg3) (54... Bc8 $16 55. g3 Qe4) 55. h5+ Kf7 56. Qc7 Ke8 $4 {Blunder. Qf5 was best.} (56... Qf5 57. Qxb7 Qb1+ 58. Kh2 Qf5 59. Bg3 Qxh5+ 60. Kg1 Qf5 61. Qxa6 Qb1+ 62. Qf1+) (56... Qf5 $16 57. Bd4 (57. Qxb7 Qb1+ 58. Kh2 Qf5 $16) 57... Ke8 58. Qb8+ (58. Qxb7 Qb1+ 59. Kh2 g3+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 60. Kxg3 Qe1+ 61. Kh2 Qh4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 62. Kg1 Qe1+ 63. Kh2 Qh4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 64. Kg1 Qe1+ 65. Kh2 $11) 58... Kf7) 57. Qb8+ $18 ({Don't take} 57. Qxb7 $6 Qxc3 58. Qxa6 (58. Qb8+ Kf7 $16) 58... g3 $18) 57... Qd8 58. Qxb7 Qg5 59. Qxa6 {aiming for Qe2+.} Qxh5 60. Qe2+ Kd8 $2 (60... Kf7 $18 61. a6 Bc8) 61. Bb6+ Kc8 62. Qa6+ 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosyan, Manuel"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2705"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 ({RR} 8... Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 h6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Ne2 Qc8 16. Ng3 Nd8 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 Nf7 19. Qg6+ Kf8 20. Nh2 Ra8 21. Rae1 Bd8 22. Re3 Nh8 23. Qh6+ {Giri,A (2762)-Artemiev,V (2711) Shenzhen CHN 2024 1-0}) 9. a5 d6 10. Nbd2 Be6 ({RR} 10... Bg4 11. c3 Rb8 12. Bc2 bxc3 13. bxc3 d5 14. h3 Bh5 15. Re1 d4 16. Ba4 dxc3 17. Bxc6 cxd2 18. Bxd2 Qxd3 19. g4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Nxe5 Bxd1 22. Nxd3 Bc2 23. Nf4 Bf6 24. e5 Bg5 25. Be3 {Narva,M (2399)-Ismayil,M (2200) FIDE Online Arena INT 2024 1-0}) 11. Bxe6 $146 ({RR} 11. Nc4 h6 12. h3 Qc8 13. Be3 Qb7 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Nfd2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Ba4 Nd4 18. Qd1 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Re1 Bc5 21. Ne5 Ba7 22. c3 Nb5 23. c4 Nd4 24. Nb3 Rd6 25. Rc1 Nxb3 {Pandey,S (2195)-Tejaswini,S (1965) Budapest HUN 2023 ½-½ (50)}) 11... fxe6 12. Re1 Rb8 13. c3 Rb5 14. d4 bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. cxd4 Qd7 17. Nc4 Rb4 18. Qc2 Ng4 19. Qe2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.} (19. Bd2 Rbb8 20. Rab1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 d5 22. Ne3 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Qd5) 19... d5 20. Ncd2 Rb5 21. exd5 exd5 22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. Rxa3 Qd6 24. Qe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6 Rf6 26. Re8+ Rf8 27. Re6 Rf6 28. Re8+ Rf8 29. Re6 Rf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E60"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. e4 $146 ({RR} 6. Bg2 Qxc4 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Rc1 Nc6 9. Nh3 Qb4 10. O-O Qa5 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. Nf4 O-O 13. Ncd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxb2 15. Bg5 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 d6 17. Qb2 Be6 18. Bh6 f6 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qxb7 Qc8 {Iskusnyh,S (2440)-Grandelius,N (2673) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (40)}) 6... d6 7. Be3 Qa5 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Nge2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.} (10... Ne5 11. b3 h5 12. Bd2 h4 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Bc3 h3 15. Bh1 O-O 16. Qd2) 11. b3 Bd7 12. Rc1 Ng4 13. Bd2 Qh5 14. h3 Nge5 15. Nf4 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 g5 17. Nh5 g4 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. h4 f6 20. Be3 b6 21. Nd5 Kf7 22. Bf1 Nf3+ 23. Kg2 Nce5 24. Be2 f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Nc7 Rad8 27. Nb5 Be4 28. Kf1 Nh2+ 29. Ke1 Nhf3+ 30. Kf1 Nh2+ 31. Ke1 Nef3+ 32. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 33. Ke2 Ne5 34. Kd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best.} (34. Rd4 Bf3+ 35. Kd2 Nc6 36. Rf4+ Ke8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Nd4 Nxd4 39. Bxd4 Rb8) 34... Bf3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.} (34... Rd7) 35. Re1 Nc6 36. Nd4 Nxd4 37. Bxd4 e5 38. Be3 Ke6 39. Kc3 Rc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Blohberger, Felix"] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2692"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Bf4 d6 8. e3 Nd7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. Rd1 a5 $146 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. e4 c6 13. O-O a6 14. e5 d5 15. Rc1 dxc4 16. Rxc4 c5 17. Rc2 b5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qe3 Qd5 20. Bg5 f6 21. exf6 gxf6 22. Bh6 Rfd8 23. b4 Ne4 24. Rc7 Kf7 25. Re1 Nd6 26. Rc5 {Martinovic,S (2542)-Blohberger,F (2513) Austria AUT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 12. e4 a4 13. O-O Nf8 14. c5 Ng6 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Be3 d5 17. e5 O-O 18. g3 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Qe2 h6 21. Rc1 Bd6 22. Ne1 Ne7 23. Ng2 Nf5 24. Rc6 Ne7 25. Rc2 Nf5 26. Rc6 Ne7 27. Rc2 Qd7 28. Bf4 Nf5 29. Be5 Bxe5 30. Qxe5 Nd6 31. Ne3 Rff8 32. Rfc1 Nf7 33. Qc7 Qxc7 34. Rxc7 Ng5 35. Kg2 b5 36. R1c6 Rf7 37. Rxf7 Kxf7 38. Rb6 Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.} (38... Ne4) 39. Rxb5 Rc1 40. Rb4 Rb1 41. f3 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (41. h4 Ne4 42. Ng4 Ke8 43. h5 Nf6 44. Rb8+ Ke7 45. Rb7+ Kf8 46. Ne5 Nxh5) 41... e5 $2 {Mistake. Ke7 was best.} (41... Ke7 42. h4 Nf7 43. Ng4 Rc1 44. Rxa4 Rc2+ 45. Kf1 Rxb2 46. Ra7+ Kf8 47. h5) 42. dxe5 d4 43. Nf1 d3 44. f4 Ne6 45. Kf2 Rd1 46. Rb7+ $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (46. f5 Ng5 47. h4 d2 48. Nxd2 Rxd2+ 49. Ke3 Rg2 50. hxg5 Rxg3+ 51. Kf4 Rxg5) 46... Ke8 47. Rb5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb8+ was best.} (47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Rb5 h5 49. Rd5 Nc7 50. Rd4 Ne6 51. Rd6 g6 52. h4 Nc5) 47... h5 $2 {Mistake. g5 was best.} (47... g5) 48. f5 $4 {Blunder. Rd5 was best.} (48. Rd5 g6 49. h4 Nc7 50. Rd4 Ne6 51. Rd6 Nc5 52. Rd5 Rc1 53. Nd2 Rc2) 48... Nd4 49. Rd5 Nxf5 50. Ne3 Rd2+ 51. Kf3 Nxe3 52. Kxe3 Rxh2 53. Rxd3 Rxb2 54. Kf4 Rb3 55. Rd6 Rxa3 56. Ra6 Ra1 57. Kg5 h4 58. Kxh4 Re1 59. Rxa4 Rxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Idani, Pouya"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2688"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,77,38,42,40,47,24,19,10,12,-2,-11,-7,30,23,44,53,54,25,39,45,46,54,55,42,35,37,38,36,64,49,67,50,67,67,67,65,66,68,67,67,67,65,67,65,108,107,118,110,110,110,147,130,169,169,353,351,292,292,281,290,457,458,512,540,571,571,679,679,787,787]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. d4 f5 5. Bh3 a5 ({RR} 5... Na6 6. b3 ({White should try} 6. dxe5 $14 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Bxd8 8. Nf3) 6... c6 7. Bb2 e4 8. d5 Nf6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Nh3 Nc5 11. O-O a5 12. Qd2 Bd7 (12... a4 $1 $11) 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Ba1 a4 15. b4 Qxb4 16. dxc6 (16. Nxe4 $5 Qxc4 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Nf4 $14) 16... Bxc6 (16... bxc6 $15 17. Nxe4 Qxd2 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Rxd2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 fxe4) 17. Nxe4 $1 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Nfe4 19. Nf4 a3 20. Nf3 {Suleymanli,A (2609)-Anton Guijarro,D (2670) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (73)} ({White should play} 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Nd5)) 6. dxe5 $146 ({RR} 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ (10. Qc2 $5 {[%CAl Ra1d1]}) 10... Bxd8 11. O-O-O Be6 12. b3 c6 13. Na4 Nd7 (13... Be7 $11) 14. Nc5 (14. Rd6 $14 Ke7 15. Rhd1) 14... Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Be7 16. Bb6 a4 17. Kb2 $2 (17. e4 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 17... Ra6 18. Bc7 {[#]} e4 $1 19. Be5 Kf7 20. f3 exf3 {Moroni,L (2581)-Idani,P (2605) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) 6... dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Bxd8 8. e4 {The position is equal.} Nc6 9. Bxf5 Bxf5 10. exf5 Nd4 {White must now prevent ...Nc2+.} 11. Kf1 Nxf5 12. Nf3 Bf6 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. Bd2 Nd4 15. Kg2 b6 16. Bc3 Nxf3 17. Kxf3 Ne7 18. Rad1 Rd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.} (18... Nc6) 19. h4 Nc6 20. Rd5 Rhd8 21. Rhd1 Nd4+ 22. Bxd4 $1 {Bc3 is the strong threat.} Rxd5 23. cxd5 Rxd5 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 24. Nxf6 gxf6 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KR} 25. Ke4 $1 {[%CAl Re4d5]} c6 $1 26. g4 exd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (26... a4 27. f4 Kd7 28. g5 Ke6 $1 29. f5+ Kf7 30. Rd2 exd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4+ 32. Kxd4) 27. Rxd4 {KR-KR} Re5+ 28. Kd3 Kc7 29. Rf4 Re6 30. Re4 Kd6 $4 {[#] Blunder. Rd6+ was best.} (30... Rd6+) 31. f4 $1 b5 $2 {Mistake. a4 was best.} (31... a4 {31...?e7 1.43} 32. Rd4+) (31... Rxe4 $142 32. Kxe4 Ke7) 32. Rxe6+ $18 Kxe6 {KP-KP} 33. Kd4 Kd6 34. g5 c5+ (34... fxg5 {was called for.} 35. hxg5 Ke6) 35. Ke4 {White is clearly winning.} a4 36. f5 b4 {Strongly threatening ...fxg5.} 37. b3 ({Stronger than} 37. gxf6 c4 $11) 37... a3 38. Kd3 Kd5 39. gxf6 {Accuracy: White = 87%, Black = 50%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Siddharth, Jagadeesh"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2508"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 9,45,63,62,45,57,23,30,26,28,29,25,24,25,24,26,22,24,25,25,23,22,-6,32,33,206,208,206,205,207,210,226,212,259,258,278,275,270,273]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nxe5 O-O 6. Nf3 Re8 $1 7. Bd3 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 {And now d3 would win.White has an edge.} Bxc3 $1 9. dxc3 {aiming for Ng5.} Rxe4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Qd5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Qe8 $146 ({RR} 11... Qe7 {11...?e8 0.20} 12. O-O d6 13. Bg5 $1 {[%CAl Rg5e7]} Qe6 ({Better is} 13... Qe8) 14. Rfe1 f5 15. Rxe4 fxe4 16. Nd2 Qxd5 17. cxd5 Ne5 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Nd2 Nd3 20. b3 a5 21. f3 a4 {[#]} 22. g4 $1 {[%CAl Rg4f5]} Bd7 23. Rd1 axb3 24. axb3 Ra2 25. Kf1 Kf7 (25... h5 $16 {was worth a try.}) 26. Ke2 {Blohberger,F (2522)-Krause,B (2391) Germany GER 2024 ½-½ (42)}) 12. O-O d6 13. h3 b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. b3 Rb8 16. Qd2 f6 $2 {[#] Mistake. Qd7 was best.} (16... Qd7 17. c5) (16... Qd7 $14) 17. Bxb6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Rxe1+ (17... axb6 18. Qd5+) 18. Rxe1 Qf7 19. Bd4 a5 20. c5 Ne5 21. Nh2 {White has a decisive advantage.} ({Less strong is} 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Nh2 Qe7 $14) 21... Qd5 $6 {[%csl Gb7][%CAl Rd5g2] Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best.} (21... Qf8 22. c4 a4 23. Qc3 Re8 24. cxd6 Qxd6 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. bxa4) 22. f4 Nd7 23. c4 {Accuracy: White = 89%, Black = 69%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav, V."] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2587"] [BlackElo "2680"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd2 Ng4 9. g3 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 9... Be6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. f4 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Nf6 14. f5 Bd7 15. Kb1 Bc6 16. Qg2 Rd8 17. g4 h6 18. h4 a5 19. g5 Nh5 20. gxh6 Rxh6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Kf8 23. Rxa5 Nf4 24. Qg4 {Osinovsky,S (2232)-Xu,X (2637) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 9... Be6 10. O-O-O Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Nd7 12. f4 b5 13. Kb1 Qb6 14. Qf3 Nf6 15. f5 Bc4 16. g4 h6 17. h4 b4 18. Bxc4 bxc3 19. g5 Nd7 20. g6 fxg6 21. fxg6 Rf8 22. Bf7+ Kd8 23. Qxc3 Rc8 24. Qd3 {Lacasa Diaz,J (2343)-Swicarz,M (2251) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (33)}) 10. Bh3 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Bg5 12. f4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.} (12. Qe2 Nb6) 12... exf4 13. gxf4 Bh4+ 14. Ke2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best.} (14. Kd2 Nb6 15. Bf1 O-O 16. Rg1 d5 17. Rd1 dxe4+ 18. Kc1 Qc7 19. Qxe4 f5) 14... O-O 15. Rad1 Nb6 16. Na5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.} (16. Nd5 Nc4) 16... Qc7 17. Rhg1 Bf6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Ne4 exf4 $2 {Mistake. Bd8 was best.} (19... Bd8 20. f5) 20. Nxf6+ Kh8 21. Qd4 Qe7+ 22. Kf3 Qxf6 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Bxc8 Raxc8 25. Rd6 Na4 26. Rxf6 Nxb2 27. Nxb7 Rxc2 28. Nd6 Rc7 29. Kxf4 Nd3+ 30. Ke4 Nb4 31. a4 Re7+ 32. Kd4 Nc6+ 33. Kd5 Nd8 34. Rgf1 Kg7 35. h4 h6 36. Rxh6 Kxh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Iniyan, Pa"] [Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,112,16,17,24,16,15,20,21,15,15,-12,-12,-20,10,8,7,5,6,2,20,8,13,-1,15,14,30,30,43,39,41,33,35,26,38,8,32,38,33,28,49,27,50,22,97,32,32,32,72,30,50,14,22,8,45,25,77,28,28,22,112,0,132,80,82,23,117,117,264,160,211,214,234,217,227,227,227,227,303,303,307,299,337,337,369,347,404,428,441,373,390,400,432,427,611,604,662]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. exd4 $146 ({RR} 12. cxd4 Ba6 13. O-O Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qb7 15. Nd2 Nbd7 16. e4 Rfc8 17. Qd3 Rd8 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. Rad1 h6 20. Ba1 Qc6 21. Qf3 Qa4 22. Nf1 Rc2 23. d5 e5 24. Ng3 Ra2 25. Rd3 b5 $2 (25... Rc8 $15 {stays ahead.}) 26. h3 ({White should play} 26. Nf5 $1 $16) 26... b4 {Grebnev,A (2536)-Savchenko,B (2483) Sochi RUS 2024 1-0 (54)} (26... g6 $14)) 12... Ba6 {The position is equal.} 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qe2 Nb8 15. O-O Nbd7 16. c4 Rac8 17. Nd2 Qf4 18. a4 Qg4 (18... Nb8 {looks sharper.} 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. cxd5 Rfe8) 19. Qe3 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Nf8 21. h3 Qf5 22. g4 Qc2 23. Ba3 h6 24. Rec1 Qg6 25. f4 N8d7 26. Rc3 Rc7 27. Kh2 Rec8 {White must now prevent ...Nd5!} 28. Rac1 a6 29. g5 Ne8 30. Ne4 h5 $6 {Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best.} (30... hxg5 31. fxg5 e5 32. d5 f5 33. gxf6 $1 Ndxf6 34. Nxf6+ Nxf6 35. Qxe5 Qf7 36. Kh1) (30... hxg5 $11 31. fxg5 e5) 31. c5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.} (31. Nd2 h4 32. Nf3 b5 33. c5 Nb8 34. Ne5 Qf5 35. c6 f6 $1 36. Nd7 b4) (31. Nd2 $16) 31... bxc5 $14 32. dxc5 Nb8 33. Rc4 Nc6 34. Nd6 Rb8 35. Qf3 h4 36. Qc3 Ne7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.} (36... Rd7) 37. Nxe8 $6 {Inaccuracy. c6 was best.} (37. c6 $1) 37... Rxe8 38. c6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Nd5 (38... Rec8 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 39. Qd4 (39. Qd2 $1 $16) 39... Qh5 $4 {Blunder. Rb8 was best.} (39... Rb8 40. Qe4 Qxe4 41. Rxe4 Rbc8 (41... Rb3 $5 42. Bd6 $8 Rc8 $11) 42. f5 Rxc6 43. Rxc6 Rxc6 44. g6 a5 45. Rxh4) (39... Rb8 $11) 40. Qd3 Rd8 41. Bb4 (41. Qe4 $16) 41... Rcc8 (41... Rb8 $11 {keeps the balance.} 42. Bd6 {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Rb2+ 43. R4c2 Rxc2+ 44. Rxc2 Rc8 45. Qxa6 Re8) 42. Rd4 $16 Qh7 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (42... a5 43. Be7 $2 (43. Ba3 $18 Rc7 44. Rc2) 43... Re8 44. Bd6 Nb4 {[#]} 45. Qe4 $1 e5 46. fxe5 Nxc6 47. Rxc6 Qxg5 {[#]} 48. Kh1 $1) (42... a5 $16 43. Be7 (43. Bxa5 Rd6 $14) 43... Re8) 43. f5 (43. Qxa6 Qf5 $16) 43... Qh5 44. Bd2 Re8 45. Qe4 Rcd8 46. Qg4 Qxg4 47. hxg4 Rc8 48. Ba5 Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. g6 was best.} (48... g6 49. c7 gxf5 50. gxf5 Kg7 51. Rc6 Ra8 52. Rxh4 f6 (52... exf5 {was necessary.} 53. Rc5 Ne7) 53. Re4 fxg5 54. Rexe6) 49. c7 Rbc8 50. g6 Kf8 51. Rc5 Ne7 52. Rd8 exf5 53. gxf7 Kxf7 54. gxf5 Ng8 55. Rcd5 Ne7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.} (55... Nf6 56. Rxe8 Nxe8 57. Rd8 Nxc7 58. Rxc8 Nd5 59. Rc6 Ne3 60. Bc3 h3 61. Rc7+) (55... Rxc7 $142 56. Bxc7 Nf6) 56. R5d7 $18 {Hoping for Kh3.} Kf6 {Accuracy: White = 79%, Black = 48%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Black "Madaminov, Mukhiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2504"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 17,105,25,27,4,10,21,6,8,14,8,10,17,21,14,28,33,33,31,27,0,12,8,10,10,15,0,42,65,61,50,66,46,27,64,49,62,68,67,46,45,44,43,67,82,91,89,37,37,125,125,137,137,238,207,283,283,271,278,271,41,41,42,43,32,140,137,221,107,120,96,143,51,89,5,44,47,120,107,128,78,161,157,155,130,306,304,302,304,296,297]} 1. e4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/0Oz1gAg2} 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. Re1 Bf5 10. Ng5 $146 {[%CAl Rd3e4]} ({RR} 10. Qc2 Na6 11. a3 Bg6 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Nc7 17. Qb3 b6 18. Rac1 Nd5 19. Bd2 Re8 20. Qa4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 a5 22. h3 f6 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. h4 g6 {Vidit,S (2742)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2769) Wijk aan Zee NED 2024 ½-½ (55)}) ({RR} 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd7 14. Ng5 {[%csl Gg5][%CAl Rd3h7]} g6 15. Rb1 b6 16. Qh3 Qxh3 17. Nxh3 Nd7 18. Rb5 Rfe8 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {[%CAl Re8e1]} 20. Kf1 Nf6 21. g3 Bc7 22. Bf4 a6 23. Rb4 Rc8 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 {Paravyan,D (2612)-Suyarov,M (2407) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 10. Qc2 Na6 11. a3 Bg6 12. c5 Bb8 13. b4 Nc7 14. Nbd2 (14. Bf4 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 14... f5 $1 15. Bb2 Ne6 16. Rad1 (16. Ne5 $17) 16... Bh5 17. Ra1 Qf6 18. Bf1 (18. Ne5 $142 Nxd4 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 19. Bxd4 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nb3) 18... Bf4 19. g3 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Nb3 Qf6 23. Bg2 Rae8 24. f3 Ng5 {Duda,J (2731)-Yeletsky,I (2504) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 10... Re8 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nc3 {The position is equal.} Nd7 13. Ngxe4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxh2+ $1 15. Kf1 Bc7 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh4 Nf8 $1 {[%CAl Bd7f8,Bf8g6,Bg6h4][%mdl 32]} 18. d5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Ng6 20. d6 {Strongly threatening Bxf6.} Nxh4 21. d7 Re7 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Nc5 Ng6 $1 24. Rxe7 Nxe7 (24... Qxe7 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 25. Qxb7 Qxc5 26. Qxa8+ Nf8 27. d8=Q $18) 25. Qe6 Ng6 26. Nxb7 Qg8 $1 {[%CAl Rg8e6]} 27. Qxg8+ $1 Rxg8 28. Rd1 Bd8 29. b4 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Ne5 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (29... h5 30. a4 Kh7 31. Rd4 Ne5 32. f4 Nc6 33. Rc4 Nb8 $1 34. Rc8 Nxd7 35. Rxd8) 30. f4 Nf7 31. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} g5 32. Re1 Bc7 $2 {Mistake. gxf4 was best.} (32... gxf4) (32... gxf4 $14 33. Re8 h5) 33. Rc1 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rc1c7]} Bxf4 34. Rc8 a6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.} (34... Kg7 {34...h5 1.07} 35. b5 h5 36. a5 $1 h4 37. b6 $1 axb6 38. a6 Bb8 39. d8=Q Nxd8 40. Nxd8) (34... h5 $16) 35. a5 Kg7 {[#]} 36. b5 $1 {[%CAl Rb5a6][%mdl 512]} axb5 37. a6 $1 {[%CAl Ra6a7] Threatens to win with a7.} Bb8 {intending ...Ba7.} 38. Nc5 $4 {Blunder. Nd6 was best.} (38. Nd6 $1 Rd8 39. Nxf7 Rxd7 40. Rxb8 Rd1+ 41. Kf2 Ra1 42. Rb7 Rxa6 43. Nxg5+ $1 Kg6) ({White must play} 38. Nd6 $1 $18 Rd8 39. Nxf7 Rxd7 40. Rxb8) 38... Ba7 {And now ...Bxc5 would win.} 39. Ne6+ Kh8 $1 40. Rc7 Be3 ({Black should try} 40... Bb8 $14 41. Rb7 h5) 41. Ke2 $1 {[%CAl Re2e3]} ({Much worse is} 41. a7 $6 Bxa7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 42. Rxa7 h5 $11) 41... Bg1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best.} (41... Bb6 42. Rc8 h5 43. Re8 Kh7 44. Nc7 Rh8 45. Nxb5 h4 (45... Kg7 $16 {is a better defense.}) 46. a7 $1 {[%CAl Ra7a8]} Bxa7 47. Nxa7) (41... Bb6 $16 {was worth a try.}) 42. Rc1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.} (42. Rc8 $1 Bb6 43. Nc7 Rd8 44. Nd5 Ba7 45. Ne7 Kg7 46. Rc7 $1 {[%CAl Rc7a7]} Bb8 47. Nc6 $1 {[%CAl Rc6d8]} Bxc7) (42. Rc8 $1 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 42... Ba7 43. Rc7 $1 {[%CAl Rc7a7]} Bg1 $2 {Mistake. Bb6 was best.} (43... Bb6 44. Rc8) 44. Rc1 $2 {Mistake. Rc8 was best.} (44. Rc8 $1 Bb6 (44... h5 $16 {might work better.}) 45. Nc7 $1 {[%CAl Rc7d5]} Rd8 46. Nd5 Ba7 47. Ne7 Kg7 48. Rc7 $1 {[%CAl Rc7a7]} Bb6 (48... Ne5 $16 49. Rxa7 b4) 49. Nc6 $1 Bxc7) (44. Rc8 $1 $16) 44... Ba7 45. Rc8 (45. g4 $16) 45... h5 46. Nc7 {Ne8 is the strong threat.} b4 $2 {Mistake. Rd8 was best.} (46... Rd8 $1 47. Nxb5 Bb6 48. Nc7 h4 49. Ne6 Rg8 50. Re8 g4 51. Nf4 $1 {[%CAl Rf4d5]} h3 52. gxh3) (46... Rd8 $1 $14) 47. Nb5 b3 {aiming for ...b2.} 48. Kd2 b2 $2 {Mistake. Bb6 was best.} (48... Bb6) (48... Bb6 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 49. Kc2 $18 Bb6 {[#]} 50. Nd6 $1 {[%CAl Rd6f7][%mdl 512]} Nd8 $2 {[#] Mistake. Nxd6 was best.} (50... Nxd6 51. Rxg8+) (50... Nxd6 $16 51. Rxg8+ Kxg8) 51. Rb8 $1 {[%CAl Rb8b6] White has a decisive advantage.} Bc7 52. a7 Bxd6 53. Rc8 {Accuracy: White = 87%, Black = 74%.} ({Weaker is} 53. Kxb2 Bxb8 54. axb8=Q Kg7 $16) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Muradli, Mahammad"] [Black "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2637"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 21,118,18,17,14,15,13,23,14,18,16,16,13,22,9,15,7,17,8,19,0,18,16,16,8,14,-53,12,4,9,0,0,0,12,12,14,-24,-2,-21,-17,-20,-20,-27,-20,-31,-4,-18,0,-20,-20,-19,-15,-14,-16,-36,-21,-69,-63,-92,-80,-103,-94,-108,-68,-127,-124,-178,-193,-165,-190,-434,-434,-410,-418,-428,-428,-428,-566,-551,-551,-541,-541,-803,-803,-803,-803,-803,-803,-767,-767,-812,-812,-812,-803,-803,-803,-803,-683,-683,-632]} 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. a5 Qd6 14. Rfd1 {White has an edge.} Rfd8 15. e3 Rab8 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. h4 Qe7 18. Rd2 $146 ({RR} 18. e4 Qb4 19. Qc2 Rbc8 20. Bh3 Rb8 21. Bg2 Rbc8 22. Bh3 Rb8 23. Bg2 {½-½ (23) Matlakov,M (2662)-Sargissian,G (2672) chess.com INT 2024}) 18... Ne4 19. Rc2 Nf6 20. Rd2 Ne4 21. Rdd1 Nf6 22. Qc2 Rbc8 23. Rd2 (23. e4 $11) 23... Rb8 (23... b5 $15) 24. Rdd1 Rbc8 25. Qb3 Qb4 26. Qa2 Bd5 27. Nxd5 exd5 28. Ne5 c6 29. Nd3 Qd6 30. Nc5 Qc7 31. b4 Re8 32. Re1 Bd6 33. Bf3 Re7 34. Kg2 Rce8 35. Re2 Qc8 36. Qc2 g6 37. Rae1 Kg7 38. Kg1 Qh3 {And now ...Bxg3! would win.} 39. Bg2 Qg4 40. Qd1 g5 41. hxg5 Qxg5 42. Qd3 ({White should play} 42. Bh3 $15) 42... h5 43. e4 {e5 is the strong threat.} Bxc5 $1 44. bxc5 dxe4 45. Bxe4 $2 {Mistake. Qe3 was best.} (45. Qe3 Qg4 46. Bh3 Qg6 $1 47. Qf4 Nd5 48. Qh4 f5 49. Rb2 f4 50. Bf1 Kh6) (45. Qc2 {is a better defense.}) 45... Rxe4 $19 46. Rxe4 Qg6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Pin} (46... Rxe4 47. Rxe4 Nxe4 48. Qxe4 $11) 47. f3 Qxg3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Black is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 47... Nxe4 48. fxe4 h4 49. Re3 $11) 48. Kh1 {Threatens to win with Rg1.} Rxe4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best.} (48... Nxe4 49. Rxe4 Rg8 50. Qf1 Kf8 51. Re2 Rg5 52. Re4 Kg7 53. Re2 Qh4+ 54. Rh2) 49. Rxe4 Nxe4 50. Qxe4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KQ} h4 51. f4 h3 52. Qe5+ f6 {[%csl Gh3][%CAl Rg3g2]} 53. Qe7+ Kg6 {[%csl Gh3][%CAl Rg3g2]} 54. Qe4+ Kh6 55. d5 cxd5 56. Qxd5 {[#]} h2 $1 {[%csl Gh2][%CAl Rg3g1]} 57. Qd1 {[#]} Qg1+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 58. Qxg1 hxg1=Q+ 59. Kxg1 {[#]} Kh5 $1 {Accuracy: White = 67%, Black = 89%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Gledura, Benjamin"] [Black "Gholami Orimi, Mahdi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. O-O ({RR} 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nc3 Rd8 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qb1 Qd7 15. d3 Rac8 16. O-O h6 17. Rfd1 b6 18. e3 Nd5 19. Rd2 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Bf8 21. Qa1 Ne7 22. Bb2 b5 23. Be4 Nd5 24. Qb1 a6 {Giri,A (2745)-Oparin,G (2670) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (68)}) 10... Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. b3 Nde5 $146 ({RR} 12... Rd8 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Ne4 Nd4 16. Bxd4 Rxd4 17. e3 Rdd8 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. d4 b6 21. Rfd1 Qb8 22. d5 Qe5 23. Qc4 exd5 24. Bxd5 Rd7 25. a4 Rcd8 26. e4 g5 27. Rd3 {Astafurov,A (2263)-Krzywda,A (2234) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (45)}) ({RR} 12... Nf6 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. Ne4 Nd4 17. Qd3 Nd5 18. e3 Nb4 19. Qb1 Nf5 20. a3 Nd3 21. Ba1 b5 22. Nc3 c4 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. a4 Rb8 25. Qc2 h6 26. Nb5 a6 27. Nd4 {Seo,J (2450)-Yuan,Q (2360) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 12... Rd8 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Qc2 Nd4 15. Qd1 Qd7 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. d3 b6 18. Qd2 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. e3 Ne6 21. f4 d4 22. e4 Nf8 23. Rce1 b5 24. e5 c4 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. dxc4 Rxc4 27. Qd3 {Shimanov,A (2578)-Koellner,R (2453) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (42)}) 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Rd1 Qd7 15. d3 Rac8 16. Qd2 b6 17. Rb1 f5 18. Qe1 Bf6 19. Bb2 Nb4 20. Qf1 Ng4 21. h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Sivuk, Vitaly"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2723"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Be3 Qb6 12. Qc1 a5 $146 ({RR} 12... Bf5 13. Nbd2 Rfb8 14. Nb3 a5 15. Re2 a4 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Qa6 18. Rd2 Be4 19. Bd4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Bh6 21. e6 f6 22. Kh1 Rb4 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Rc4 25. Qf1 Qc8 26. Qh3 Rxc5 27. Rg1 {Dyachuk,A (2240)-Fernandez Diaz,C (2223) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (40)}) 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Black "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "178"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qd6 $146 ({RR} 5... Qd8 6. d3 h6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Bd6 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 Be6 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Rc1 Bh3 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qe7 16. Qb3 a5 17. b5 Nd8 18. a4 b6 19. Rfd1 Nb7 20. Rc4 {Melkumyan,H (2640)-Kokoszczynski,J (2250) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 5... Qd7 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 O-O 9. Bg5 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qf5 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Nb5 Be5 15. f4 Bxb2 16. Rab1 c6 17. Rxb2 cxb5 18. Rxb5 Rd8 19. Kf2 Rd2 20. a4 {Kokarev,D (2579)-Belyakov,B (2416) Ufa RUS 2024 ½-½ (55)}) ({RR} 5... Qa5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Nd4 8. d3 Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 c6 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Qc2 Be7 12. Na4 Qd8 13. b4 O-O 14. Rab1 Bg4 15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. b5 Rc8 17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qb2 b6 19. h3 Nf6 20. Bc3 {Mnguni,J (2134)-Mnyasta,C (2123) Cape Town RSA 2024 0-1 (37)}) 6. Qc2 Qg6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Bg2 Nge7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Bxe7 Bxe7 11. O-O Bg4 12. Qa4 Rfd8 13. h3 Bd7 14. Qb5 a6 15. Qb3 Rab8 16. Rac1 Be6 17. Qa4 Qh6 18. h4 Nd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (18... f5 19. b4) 19. Qa5 Nc6 20. Qxc7 Bc5 21. Ne4 Rdc8 22. Qxc8+ Rxc8 23. Nxc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxc5 was best.} (23. Rxc5 b6 24. Rc2 Nd4 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Ng5 f6 28. Nf3 Bg4) 23... Nb4 24. d4 exd4 25. Nxd4 Nxa2 26. Rc2 b6 27. Ne4 Rxc2 28. Nxc2 Qh5 29. Rd1 h6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best.} (29... Kf8 30. Rd8+ Ke7 31. Ra8 Qe5 32. Ra7+ Ke8 33. Ra8+ Kd7 34. Rxa6 Qxb2 35. Ra7+) 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Nd4 Qe5 32. Rd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. f4 was best.} (32. f4 Qc7 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. Rd6 Nc1 35. Rc6 Qxc6 36. Nf6+ gxf6 37. Bxc6 Nxe2+) 32... Bc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.} (32... Bc8 33. e3 b5 34. Rb6 Qc7 35. Rc6 Qb8 36. Nc2 a5 37. Rc5 a4 38. Nd4) 33. Nf3 Qe8 34. Nd4 Nc1 35. e3 Ne2+ 36. Nxe2 Bxe2 37. Nc3 Bc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best.} (37... Qb8 38. Rd4 Bh5 39. g4 Bg6 40. h5 Bc2 41. Bd5 Qc7 42. Kg2 Kh8 43. Rf4) 38. Rxb6 Qe5 39. Rc6 Bd3 40. Bd5 Qf5 41. Rxa6 Qh3 42. Ra1 Qf5 $2 {Mistake. Qc8 was best.} (42... Qc8 43. Ra4) 43. Ra4 $2 {Mistake. Rd1 was best.} (43. Rd1 g6 44. b4 Kg7 45. b5 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Kg2 g4 48. Rd2 Qh7) 43... Qh3 44. Bg2 Qe6 45. Rd4 Bg6 46. Bf3 Qb3 47. h5 Bf5 48. Rd5 g6 49. Rb5 Qc2 50. Kg2 Kg7 51. hxg6 Bxg6 52. Rb4 Qc1 53. Ne2 Qe1 54. Rd4 Qb1 55. b4 Bd3 56. g4 Kf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxe2 was best.} (56... Bxe2 57. Bxe2 Qg6 58. Bd3 Qc6+ 59. Kg1 Qc1+ 60. Bf1 Qb1 61. Rf4 h5 62. gxh5) 57. Ng3 Bg6 58. Bc6 Kg8 59. Rf4 Kg7 60. Bd5 Qd1 61. Bc4 Qd7 62. Kh2 Qc7 63. Be2 Qc2 64. Kg2 Qb2 65. b5 Qe5 66. b6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best.} (66. Rd4) 66... Qb2 67. Bc4 Qxb6 68. Nf5+ Bxf5 69. Rxf5 f6 70. Be2 Qe6 71. Bf3 Qc4 72. Rf4 Qc5 73. Rd4 Qb5 74. Rd5 Qe8 75. Ra5 Qb8 76. Be4 Qb6 77. Rd5 Qe6 78. Kf3 Qe7 79. Rb5 Qd6 80. Rb7+ Kg8 81. Kg2 Qe6 82. Bf3 Qd6 83. Ra7 Qe6 84. Rc7 Qd6 85. Rc8+ Kg7 86. Be4 h5 87. gxh5 Qd7 88. h6+ Kf7 89. Rc4 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2481"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,51,63,64,101,61,58,38,36,8,90,85,76,78,166,155,197,166,191,182,162,148,170,178,172,198,253,213,200,163,252,252,223,236,277,275,398,387,535,534,708,682]} 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. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. O-O Re8 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nc6 17. Qd1 Nb4 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. a4 bxa3 20. bxa3 b6 21. g3 Rc8 22. Kg2 Rc5 {Nesterov,A (2584)-Sindarov,J (2701) Samarkand UZB 2023 ½-½ (46)}) 8... Ng4 9. Bg5 $146 ({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 $1 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Bxe7 d3 $1 20. Bxd3 Nf3+ 21. Kh1 Bxg4 22. Bxd6 Qb6 $1 23. c5 Qd8 $1 {Ter Sahakyan,S (2649)-Tiraturyan,D (2258) Yerevan ARM 2024 1-0 (56)}) 9... f5 {White is slightly better.} 10. f3 Nf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.} (10... Ne5 11. Bxe7) (10... Ne5 $11) 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Qd2 Qa5 (12... Bc8 $16) 13. g4 Bd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.} (13... Bc8 14. h4 Nbd7 15. h5 Ne5 16. hxg6 Nxg6 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Nh3 Bxh6 19. Qxh6) 14. h4 b5 15. h5 ({But not} 15. cxb5 $6 a6 $14) 15... gxh5 16. gxh5 Na6 17. h6 ({Don't take} 17. Nxb5 $6 Qxd2+ 18. Bxd2 h6 $14) 17... Bh8 18. Nh3 ({Don't do} 18. Nxb5 $6 Qxd2+ 19. Bxd2 Nb4 $16) 18... Rab8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best.} (18... Kf7 19. Nxb5 Nb4 20. Nc3 Bf5 {[#]} 21. Rc1 $1 Rab8 22. a3 Na6 23. Nb5 Qxd2+ 24. Bxd2) 19. cxb5 Nc7 20. a4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has strong initiative.} a6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.} (20... Bf5 21. Nf4 Kf7 22. Rd1 a6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 c4 25. Qf5 Ke8 26. O-O) (20... Bf5 $142) 21. Rg1 $18 Kf7 22. Bxf6 $1 exf6 23. Qd3 $1 {[%csl LRa6,LRh7]} Ke8 $2 {Mistake. f5 was best.} (23... f5 24. Ng5+ Ke7 25. Qe3+ Kd8 26. Ne6+ Bxe6 27. dxe6 Re8 28. Rg7 axb5 29. O-O-O) (23... f5 {keeps fighting.} 24. Ng5+ Ke7) 24. Qxh7 {Rg8 is the strong threat.} f5 {[#]} 25. Rg7 $1 Nxd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. If Black can now play ...Nf6 this consolidates a bit.} (25... Kd8 26. Rxd7+ Kc8 27. Kf1 axb5 28. Qe7 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Rh8 30. h7 c4 31. Ng5) (25... Bxg7 26. hxg7) 26. Qg6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 79%, Black = 35%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Sanal, Vahap"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E16"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 (2. c3) 2... e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 O-O 8. Qc2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Nc6 $146 ({RR} 10... d6 11. Rfd1 Nc6 12. a3 Qc7 13. Qc3 Rfd8 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 a6 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. c5 Qxb4 18. Qxb4 Nxb4 19. cxd6 Bd5 20. Nc5 Rxd6 21. Ne5 Rdd8 22. e4 Bc6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 25. Rxa6 {Kurmangaliyeva,L (2230)-Ilkhomi,J (2131) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (58)}) 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Rac1 Rfd8 13. Ne4 Nb4 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qb1 d6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best.} (15... Rab8 16. Rd6 Qe7 17. Rcd1 h6 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nd5 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Nxd7) 16. Ng5 Qxg5 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Bg2 Rb6 19. Rc3 Qf6 20. Ra3 Rd7 21. Rd2 g6 22. Qd1 Qd8 23. Ra5 Qc7 24. Qa4 Re7 25. h4 h5 26. e3 Kg7 27. b3 Kg8 28. Kf1 e5 29. a3 Nc6 30. Bxc6 Qxc6 31. Qxc6 Rxc6 32. Rb5 Kf8 33. Ke2 a6 34. Rb8+ Re8 35. Rb7 Re7 36. Rb8+ Re8 37. Rb7 Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Adhiban, B.."] [Black "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2617"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. a4 Bd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. a5 Qe8 13. f3 d5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Bb3 Bb4 16. Qf2 Qe7 17. Bd4 Rfe8 18. Qh4 Bc5 19. Qf2 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qc7 21. Qb6 Qxb6+ 22. axb6 d4 23. Na4 Rad8 24. Rfd1 Re5 25. Bc4 Ra5 26. b3 Rd6 27. c3 Bxa4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. cxd4 Nd7 $2 {Mistake. Rb5 was best.} (29... Rb5 30. bxa4 Rxb6 31. Bd3 Rb3 32. Bf5 Kf8 33. Rb1 Rxb1+ 34. Bxb1 Ne8 35. Kf2) 30. bxa4 Nxb6 31. Bb3 Kf8 32. Rc1 Nxa4 33. Rc7 f5 34. Rf7+ Ke8 35. Rxb7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxg7 was best.} (35. Rxg7) 35... g5 36. Bxa4+ Rxa4 37. Rxh7 Rxd4 38. Rh5 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Kg3 Rd5 41. h4 gxh4+ 42. Kxh4 a5 43. Rh7 Rd7 44. Rh8+ Ke7 45. Ra8 Rd5 46. Kg5 Kd7 47. Kf4 Kc6 48. g4 fxg4 49. fxg4 Kb5 50. g5 Rd1 51. g6 Rg1 52. Kf5 a4 53. Kf6 Kb4 54. g7 a3 55. g8=Q Rxg8 56. Rxg8 a2 57. Ra8 Kb3 58. Ke5 Kb2 59. Ke4 a1=Q 60. Rxa1 Kxa1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Black "Kuybokarov, Temur"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2589"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 11,69,22,31,21,21,22,21,19,26,23,58,0,-2,1,-1,-5,23,-8,46,47,47,47,48,48,47,46,49,50,46,48,46,34,44,34,50,23,44,28,52,29,84,75,76,76,102,108,111,107,108,108,107,107,96,96,229,219,317,306,308,329]} 1. Nf3 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/NRinja20} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. d4 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Be2 ({RR} 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Bh5 $5 {[%CAl Rh5d1]} 9. Qb3 Nxd5 $11) 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. h4 Bb4 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Bb4 Qe6 15. a4 g5 16. h5 g4 17. Qc2 g3 18. Bxe4 gxf2+ 19. Qxf2 dxe4 20. O-O-O Nb6 21. Rdf1 Nd5 {Abdusattorov,N (2765)-Erigaisi,A (2756) Malmo SWE 2024 ½-½ (35)}) 7... Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. g3 {The position is equal.} Qe7 $146 ({RR} 9... dxc4 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bxc4 Qa5 12. e4 b5 13. Bd3 b4 14. Nb1 e5 15. Nd2 exd4 16. Nc4 Qc5 17. Bd2 Be7 18. Re1 Ne5 (18... Qh5 $16 {might work better.} 19. Qxh5 Rxh5) 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20. Nxe5 Qc5 21. Qa4 Kf8 22. f4 Rc8 $2 (22... Rh5 23. Rec1 Qb4 24. Qxc6 Rd8) 23. Qb3 {1-0 (23) Moussard,J (2621)-Ragnarsson,D (2337) Reykjavik 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/NRinja20]}) ({RR} 9... dxc4 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bxc4 Qa5 12. e4 b5 13. Bd3 b4 {[#]} 14. Nb1 $1 e5 15. Nd2 exd4 16. Nc4 Qc5 17. Bd2 Be7 18. Re1 Ne5 $2 (18... Qh5 $16 19. Qxh5 Rxh5) 19. Bxb4 $1 Qxb4 20. Nxe5 Qc5 21. Qa4 Kf8 22. f4 Rc8 $2 (22... Rh5 23. Rec1 Qb4 24. Qxc6 Rd8) 23. Qb3 {1-0 (23) Moussard,J (2621)-Ragnarsson,D (2337) Reykjavik ISL 2024}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. b3 Qe7 12. Qc2 Rfd8 13. Rb1 a5 14. Rd1 Rac8 15. Bb2 Bb8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe3 Rd7 20. Bc3 Bc7 21. Bf3 Rcd8 22. Rd2 Bb6 23. Rbd1 Ne8 24. Rd3 {Bronstein,O (2443)-Zemach,N (2388) Israel ISR 2024 ½-½ (46)}) 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. a3 (11. Nxe4 $14 Bxe4 12. f3) 11... Nxd2 $11 12. Qxd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nb6 14. Be2 Nd5 15. Bf3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 O-O 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Kg2 e5 19. h4 exd4 20. exd4 Qf6 21. Rfe1 Rfe8 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Qc4 Re7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Rd3 Re8 26. Qa4 Ra8 27. Re3 Qf6 28. Bd1 Qf5 29. Rf3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is in control.} Qb5 30. Qxb5 cxb5 31. Bb3 Rf8 32. g4 Kh7 $2 {Mistake. a5 was best.} (32... a5 33. g5 a4 34. Ba2 b4 35. axb4 Bxb4 36. h5 Kh7 {[#]} 37. Bb1 $1 f5 38. gxf6 $1) (32... a5 $16) 33. Bxf7 $18 ({Don't take} 33. Rxf7 $6 Rxf7 34. Bxf7 Bf4) 33... Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. a5 was best.} (33... a5 34. g5) (33... a5 {is a better defense.} 34. Bd5 Rxf3 35. Kxf3 Kh6 36. Bxb7 g5) 34. g5 Rc7 35. Bd5 {Accuracy: White = 91%, Black = 61%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E41"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2567"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bd6 11. Re1 Qh4 12. g3 Qh5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bf4 Be7 $146 ({RR} 14... Rd8 15. Qd2 Bf8 16. Bc7 Rd7 17. Ba5 Nxa5 18. Qxa5 Qg5 19. Nf4 Qd8 20. Qb5 g6 21. Bf1 a6 22. Qa4 Bh6 23. Nd3 Kf8 24. Bg2 Rd6 25. h4 Bf5 26. Nc5 Qb6 27. b4 Qc7 28. Qd1 b6 29. g4 {Robson,R (2696)-Aronian,L (2722) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (56)}) ({RR} 14... Rd8 15. Qd2 Bf8 16. Bc7 Rd7 17. Ba5 g5 18. Bb4 Nxb4 19. axb4 Rd8 20. Nc3 Bxb4 21. h4 Bg4 22. Qxg5+ Qxg5 23. hxg5 a5 24. Re3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 a4 26. Ra3 Bd1 27. Re7 Bb3 28. Rxb7 Rdc8 29. Raxb3 {So,W (2757)-Robson,R (2696) Saint Louis USA 2024 ½-½ (50)}) 15. Qb3 Bh3 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Nc3 Rfd8 18. Be2 Bg4 19. Bxg4 Qxg4 20. Qxb7 Ne7 21. Qa6 Nf5 22. Qe2 Qg6 23. Rad1 Rab8 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (23... h5 24. Bc1) 24. Bc1 h5 25. Rd3 Re8 26. Qd1 h4 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. g4 Ne7 29. h3 f5 30. Re3 Rf8 31. Qe2 Rf6 32. f3 fxg4 33. fxg4 Qf7 34. Nb5 Bh2+ 35. Kg2 Ng6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best.} (35... Bg3 36. Rf3 Ng6 37. Rxf6 Qxf6 38. Nc3 Qxd4 39. Qe6+ Kh8 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Qf5) 36. Re8+ Kh7 37. g5 Rf2+ 38. Qxf2 Qxe8 39. Nc3 Bb8 40. Qf3 Qc6 41. Be3 a5 42. Qxd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best.} (42. Kg1 Bg3 43. Qxd5 Qb6 44. Qf3 Kg8 45. Qe4 Kh7 46. Bc1 Qb3 47. Qf5 Qb6) 42... Qb6 43. Nd1 Bf4 44. Qf3 Bxe3 45. Qxe3 Qc6+ 46. Kg1 Qc2 47. Nf2 Qxb2 48. Kg2 Qb5 49. Kh2 Qf5 50. Nd3 Qd5 51. Ne1 Qa2+ 52. Kg1 Qb1 53. Kh2 Qa2+ 54. Kg1 Qb1 55. Qd2 Qb3 56. Qd3 Qe6 57. Ng2 Kh8 58. Qf3 Qd6 59. Qe4 a4 60. d5 Kh7 61. Nxh4 Qg3+ 62. Ng2 Qxa3 63. h4 Qa1+ 64. Ne1 Qe5 65. Qxe5 Nxe5 66. Kf2 Kg6 67. Nc2 Nc4 68. Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Horvath, Dominik"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2641"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 (6. Nf3 Bf8) 6... bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. Re1 Re8 11. h3 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Bxh3 13. Bxc6 Bd7 14. Rxe8+ $146 ({RR} 14. Bf3 Bf5 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Be3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rd8 18. Qb1 Be4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qb7 Nxc3 21. Re1 Qe5 22. Qxa7 h6 23. Qa6 Qd5 24. Bf4 Ra8 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. cxd3 Nd5 27. Bg3 Rxa2 28. Rc1 Rd2 {Kraus,T (2488)-Navara,D (2678) Ostrava CZE 2024 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 14. Bf3 Bf5 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Be3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rd8 18. Qb1 Be4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qb7 Nxc3 21. Re1 Qe5 22. Qxa7 h6 23. Qa6 Qd5 24. Bf4 Ra8 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. cxd3 Nd5 27. Bg3 Rxa2 28. Rc1 Rd2 {Kraus,T (2488)-Navara,D (2678) Ostrava, CZ 2024 0-1 (54)}) 14... Qxe8 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Be3 Bxc3 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. bxc3 Nb6 19. Rb1 f6 20. Rb3 Kf7 21. c4 Ke6 22. c5 Nd7 23. Ra3 Ra8 24. Bf4 Ne5 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. Rg3 Rg8 27. Ra3 Ra8 28. Rg3 Rg8 29. Ra3 Ra8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Banusz, Tamas"] [Black "Can, Emre"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2549"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O 7. Nc3 d4 8. Ne2 c5 9. Nd2 $146 ({RR} 9. a4 Nbc6 10. Nd2 Rb8 11. Nc4 Be6 12. f4 Bxc4 13. dxc4 exf4 14. Nxf4 Ne5 15. Qe2 N7c6 16. Nd5 Nb4 17. Bf4 Re8 18. Rad1 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qd7 20. b3 d3 21. Qd2 dxc2 22. Qxc2 Rbd8 23. h3 f5 {Kashefi,A (2193)-Fedoseev,V (2690) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (68)}) 9... Nbc6 10. f4 f6 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. h3 Qb6 13. Kh2 f5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. fxe5 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe5 17. Bf4 Bg7 18. Qd2 Bc6 19. b3 Nd5 20. Bxd5+ Bxd5 21. Bh6 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Qe6 23. Qd2 Bc6 24. Nf4 Qd6 25. Rae1 Rf6 26. Qe2 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (26. h4 h6 27. Nh3 Rxf1 28. Rxf1 Qd5 29. Re1 Qf3 30. Qf2 Rf8 31. Qxf3 Rxf3) 26... Raf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.} (26... Re8 27. Qg4) 27. Qe5 h6 28. Qxd6 Rxd6 29. h4 Rdf6 30. Re5 Rf5 31. Rfe1 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Nh3 g4 34. Nf4 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 Re8 36. Rxe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Bharath Subramaniyam H"] [Black "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,110,4,7,10,-3,-1,-13,14,-48,-26,-61,-58,-71,-67,-59,-77,-64,-72,-58,-67,-66,-66,-151,-135,-137,-132,-147,-99,-80,-17,-77,-56,-240,-240,-241,10,4,43,-170,-185,-177,-187,-354,-363,-431,-431,-417,-418,-488,-233,-351,-338,-595,-329,-318,-314,-311,-308,-296,-283,-371,-362,-349,-362,-364,-347,-337,-318,-359,-353,-385,-351,-365,-365,-356,-348,-354,-343,-412,-410,-459,-459,-459,-464,-457,-470,-464,-462,-478,-478,-495,-483,-498,-497,-487,-462,-560,-556,-547,-555]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Ne2 Nf6 6. Nbc3 Bc5 7. Ng3 O-O $146 ({RR} 7... d6 8. Bb5 $2 (8. Na4 $11) 8... Ng4 $1 9. O-O $2 (9. Be3 $17 Nxe3 10. fxe3) 9... h5 $2 ({Black should play} 9... Qh4 $19 {[%csl Gg4][%CAl Rh4h2]} 10. h3 Nxf2 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 11. Rxf2 Qxg3 {[%mdl 64] Pin}) 10. h3 h4 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nf6 13. Be3 $2 (13. Bg5 $18) 13... Bb6 $2 (13... Bxe3 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 14. fxe3 d5) 14. Bxb6 (14. Bg5 $142 $1) 14... axb6 15. a4 O-O 16. Qd2 Nd4 17. Bd3 d5 18. Ne2 Nc6 19. c3 e4 (19... Ne4 $11 20. Bxe4 dxe4) 20. Bc2 (20. Bb5 $14) 20... Ne5 21. Bb3 Qd7 22. Nd4 {Wang,A (1851)-De Sousa,D (2021) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 7... h5 8. Bg5 Qb6 9. Qd2 $1 Ng4 (9... d6 $14) 10. Nd1 $2 (10. O-O-O $16) 10... f6 11. Be3 Nxe3 12. Nxe3 $2 (12. fxe3 $15 h4 13. Ne2) 12... Qxb2 13. Rc1 Ba3 14. Ne2 Nd4 (14... Bb4 $19 15. c3 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Bc5) 15. Nc4 Qxa2 16. Nxa3 Nxe2 (16... Qxa3 $17 17. Nxd4 exd4) 17. Bxe2 Qxa3 18. O-O $1 h4 19. h3 Rh6 (19... Qe7 $11) 20. Qd5 Ke7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... Qe7 $16 {is more resistant.}) 21. Rfd1 $2 (21. Qg8) 21... d6 $2 (21... Ke8 22. Ba6 Qe7) 22. Bc4 {Montiel Caceres,H (1682)-Fernandez Siles,L (2218) chess.com INT 2024 1-0}) 8. Bc4 d6 9. O-O a6 {The position is equal.} 10. Nf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.} (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qg5 13. c3 Be6 14. Kh1 Rac8 15. Bb3 Kh8) (10. Bg5 $11) 10... Be6 11. Nd5 Nxe4 12. Qg4 $1 {[%csl Gf5,LRe4,LRg7][%CAl Rg4g7]} g6 $1 (12... Bxf5 $6 13. Qxf5 Qh4 14. Bd3 $14) 13. Nh6+ Kg7 $1 14. Qxe4 f5 15. Qe2 b5 {[%mdl 1024] Threatens to win with ...Nd4. Black has compensation.} 16. Bb3 Nd4 17. Qd1 $2 {Mistake. Qd3 was best.} (17. Qd3 f4 18. Nxf4 $1 Bxb3 19. Nh5+ $1 gxh5 20. axb3 Qf6 $1 21. b4 Bxb4 22. c3 Nb3) (17. Qd3 $15 f4 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Ng4) 17... f4 $17 18. Ng4 Qh4 $1 (18... h5 $6 19. Ngf6 $11) 19. Nge3 (19. h3 h5) 19... fxe3 20. Bxe3 Rf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf3+ was best.} (20... Nf3+) ({Black should try} 20... Rac8 $17) 21. Nc7 (21. g3 $11 {remains equal.} Qe4 22. Bxd4 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qd2) 21... Bd7 {And now ...Raf8 would win.} 22. g3 $4 {Blunder. Bxd4 was best.} (22. Bxd4 $1) (22. Nxa8 $6 Nxb3 23. axb3 Rh5 $16) (22. Bxd4 $1 $15 Bxd4 23. g3 (23. Nxa8 $2 Bxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Bc6 $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack})) 22... Qh3 $1 $19 23. Bxd4 {[#]} exd4 $4 {Blunder. Rh5 was best.} (23... Rh5 $1 24. Qxh5 Qxh5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Ne6+ Bxe6 27. Bxe6 e4 28. c4 Qe5 29. Bd5) (23... Rh5 $1 $19 24. Qxh5 gxh5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Nxa8 Bc6) 24. Ne6+ $4 $11 {Blunder. Bd5 was best.} (24. Bd5) ({But not} 24. Nxa8 Rh5 $17) 24... Kh8 {[#]} (24... Kf6 $5 {[%CAl Rd7e6]} 25. Qd3 (25. Nxd4 Rh5 $17) 25... Rh5 26. Qf3+ Ke7 $11) 25. Nxc5 $2 (25. Ng5 $1 $14 {[%mdl 512] was forced to keep a grip.} Qh6 (25... Rxg5 26. Qf3) 26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Bxf7) 25... dxc5 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black goes for the king.} 26. f3 Qh6 27. c3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.} (27. Re1 {27.g4 -1.61} c4 28. Qxd4+ Qg7 29. Rad1 Qxd4+ 30. Rxd4 Rf7 31. Bxc4 bxc4 32. Kf2 Rc8) (27. g4 {was worth a try.} Re5 28. c3) 27... Qe3+ 28. Kg2 Bc6 29. cxd4 Rd8 30. d5 $6 {Inaccuracy. g4 was best.} (30. g4 Rxd4 31. gxf5 Rxd1 32. Raxd1 Qg5+ 33. Kh1 Qxf5 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Bd1 Bd5) 30... c4 $2 {Mistake. Rfxd5 was best.} (30... Rfxd5 31. Bxd5 Rxd5 32. Qe1 Rd2+ 33. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 34. Rf2 Qe3 35. h3 c4 36. a3) (30... Rfxd5 $142 {...Rd2+ is the strong threat.} 31. Bxd5 Rxd5) 31. Re1 (31. Qe1 {was necessary.} Qxe1 32. Raxe1 Rfxd5 33. Bc2) 31... Qc5 32. Qc1 $4 {Blunder. dxc6 was best.} (32. dxc6 Rxd1 33. Bxd1 Qxc6 34. Rf1 Rd5 35. Rf2 Qb6 36. Bc2 Qa5 37. Raf1 Qxa2) (32. dxc6 $142 Rxd1 33. Bxd1) 32... Rfxd5 $4 {Blunder. Rxf3 was best. ( -> ...Rd2+)} (32... Rxf3 33. Bxc4 bxc4 34. Qxc4 Rf2+ 35. Kg1 Rf1+ 36. Kg2 Qxc4 37. dxc6 Rd2+ 38. Kh3) 33. Qc3+ Qd4 34. Bd1 Qxc3 35. bxc3 Rd3 36. a4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re6 was best.} (36. Re6 Bd7 37. Re7 Rxc3 38. g4 Bc6 39. Kg3 Re8 40. Rc7 Bd5 41. Kh4 Re1) 36... Rxc3 37. axb5 axb5 38. Kh3 Rcd3 ({Not} 38... Bxf3 39. Bxf3 Rxf3 40. Ra7 $19) 39. f4 R3d7 40. Bg4 Rc7 41. Rac1 Kg7 42. Kh4 Rd2 43. h3 Bd5 44. Rb1 c3 45. Rec1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxb5 was best.} (45. Rxb5 c2 46. Rb2 h5 47. Be6 Bxe6 48. Rxc2 Rdxc2 49. Rxe6 R2c5 50. Rd6 Rc4) 45... h5 46. Bd1 {[#]} Rxd1 $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender, Deflection, Decoy, Promotion. Black is clearly winning.} 47. Rxd1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} c2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 48. Rdc1 cxb1=Q 49. Rxb1 {KRB-KR} Rb7 50. Rb4 Kf6 51. Rd4 Bf7 {aiming for ...b4.} 52. Rb4 Bc4 53. g4 Rh7 54. g5+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best.} (54. Rb2 hxg4+ 55. Kxg4 Rd7 56. f5 Rd4+ 57. Kg3 gxf5 58. h4 Rg4+ 59. Kf3 Rxh4) 54... Ke6 55. Rb1 Rf7 {Accuracy: White = 45%, Black = 73%.} 0-1 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Nikitenko, Mihail"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2609"] [PlyCount "154"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 ({RR} 9... c6 10. Kb1 Re8 11. h4 d5 12. c4 Nf6 13. Qc3 Bg4 14. Bd3 a5 15. a3 h6 16. Rhg1 Qc8 17. Qb3 a4 18. Qa2 Rd8 19. Bd4 Be6 20. Rde1 c5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. g4 Bxg4 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 {Duda,J (2732)-Smirnov,A (2586) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (66)}) 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Rde1 $146 ({RR} 11. h4 d5 12. Kb1 c6 13. Ng5 h6 14. f3 c5 15. g4 c4 16. Bf1 b5 17. Bd4 Rb8 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. g5 Qd6 20. Rg1 Bf5 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxd5+ Kf8 24. a3 Qe5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 {Csonka,B (2491)-Paravyan,D (2612) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 11. Rhe1 c5 12. c4 Bd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Bc6 15. c3 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Bc2 Kf8 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. f4 Bc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Rxe7 Qxe7 22. Qxd6 Rc8 23. Qd7 Rc7 24. Qd2 Nf6 25. Bf5 Rb7 {Pingin,A (2437)-Nesterov,A (2592) Moscow RUS 2024 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 11. Rhe1 Bg4 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Qf4 Nh5 14. Qd2 Bxg5 15. Qxg5 h6 16. Qd2 Qa4 17. a3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qf4 19. Qxf4 Nxf4 20. Re4 Nh3 21. Rf1 Ng5 22. Re3 Nh3 23. Be4 Rab8 24. Bf5 Nf4 25. Re4 Rxe4 {Graif,W (2302)-Lee,A (2379) New York USA 2024 ½-½ (67)}) 11... c6 12. Kb1 Qa5 $6 {Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (12... d5 13. Bf4 c5 14. c4 b5 15. cxd5 c4 16. d6 cxd3 17. dxe7 dxc2+ 18. Kc1) 13. c4 $6 {Inaccuracy. a3 was best.} (13. a3 Bf5 14. Bd4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. h4 c5 17. Qf5 Qc7 18. Be3 Nf6) 13... Qxd2 14. Bxd2 Bd7 15. h3 h6 16. Nd4 d5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. c3 Bc5 19. Bc4 Ne7 20. Re5 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Ng6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Kc2 Nh4 24. g4 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Kd3 f5 27. b4 Rg6 28. gxf5 Nxf5 29. a4 Rd6 30. Be3 Rd5 31. Rc1 a6 32. Rc5 Kf7 33. Rc4 Ke7 34. Rc1 Ke6 35. Re1 Kd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best.} (35... Kf7) 36. Rg1 g5 37. Rb1 Ke6 38. Rf1 a5 39. Rb1 axb4 40. Rxb4 Nd6 41. Ke2 Rf5 42. Rb1 Ra5 43. Rb4 Rf5 44. Rb1 Rf8 45. Rb4 Kd5 46. Rb1 Rf7 47. Rc1 Nc4 48. h4 gxh4 49. Rh1 h5 50. Rxh4 Rh7 51. Bg5 Nd6 52. Kd3 Nf5 53. Re4 Kd6 54. Re5 Rf7 55. Ke4 Ne7 56. f4 h4 57. Kf3 Nd5 58. Re1 h3 59. Rh1 Rh7 60. Kg3 Nc3 61. Bh4 Ke6 62. Kg4 Rg7+ 63. Bg5 Ne4 64. Rh2 b5 65. axb5 cxb5 66. Rb2 b4 67. Kxh3 Rb7 68. Kg4 Kd5 69. Kf5 b3 70. Be7 Nc3 71. Kg6 Rxe7 72. Rxb3 Kxd4 73. Rxc3 Kxc3 74. f5 Kd4 75. f6 Ra7 76. f7 Rxf7 77. Kxf7 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Gupta, Abhijeet"] [Black "Gavrilescu, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 12,115,31,38,45,39,41,32,35,36,31,27,27,31,46,53,50,16,73,64,67,76,80,66,97,97,104,102,105,103,105,105,112,76,99,73,71,69,66,66,71,65,88,86,121,121,128,119,146,156,143,110,180,79,80,43,138,138,260,252,217,217,268,264,273,273,238,238,297,221,219,184,230,218,240,234,240,241,314,314,318,313,411,416,436,432,450,447,458,460,707,720,604,540,885,864,919,720,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29984,29983,29985]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 ({RR} 8... Ne4 9. Qc2 h5 10. f3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Be6 12. Bd3 c6 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. f4 Bg4 15. Nf3 ({White should try} 15. Be2 $14 Bxe2 16. Ngxe2) 15... Qe7 ({Black should play} 15... gxf4 $11 16. exf4 Qa5) 16. e4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 dxe4 19. Bxe4 gxf4 20. g4 O-O-O 21. d5 h4 (21... Kb8 $142) 22. dxc6 Nc5 23. Bf5+ {Caruana,F (2803)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2758) Toronto CAN 2024 ½-½ (109)}) 9. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 9. h3 Ne4 10. Nge2 Nxg3 11. Nxg3 h4 12. Nh5 c6 13. Be2 f5 14. O-O Qe7 15. a3 Bd6 $1 16. b4 Bc7 (16... a6 $17) 17. Rc1 Kd8 18. b5 Nd7 19. bxc6 (19. Na4 $14) 19... bxc6 20. Qc2 (20. Na2 $5 {[%CAl Ra2b4]} Qxa3 21. Qc2 $17) 20... Nb6 21. Na4 (21. Na2 $1 $15 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qxc4) 21... Nxa4 22. Qxa4 Bd7 23. Rc3 (23. Rxc6 $17 {is a better defense.} Rc8 24. Rxc7 Bxa4 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. f4) 23... g4 {Bocharov,D (2513)-Le,Q (2731) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)} ({Better is} 23... Rb8 $19 24. Rfc1 Rb2)) ({RR} 9. h3 Ne4 10. Nge2 Nxg3 11. Nxg3 h4 12. Nh5 c6 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. Bf5 Bd7 (14... Bxf5 $5 15. Ng7+ $8 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd7 16. Nxf5 Qe4 $11) 15. Qf3 Kf8 (15... Kd8 $11 16. Bxd7 Nxd7) 16. g4 hxg3 $1 17. Nxg3 Qf6 18. O-O-O Bd6 19. Rdf1 Na6 20. Qg4 Rh4 21. Qf3 (21. Bxd7 $15 Rxg4 22. hxg4) 21... Re8 22. Kb1 Nb4 (22... Be6 $17) 23. a3 Rf4 {Svane,F (2617)-Gavrilescu,D (2524) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (65)} (23... Nd3 $5)) ({RR} 9. h4 Ne4 10. Nge2 Bg4 11. Qb3 Nxg3 12. Nxg3 Nc6 13. hxg5 (13. Nge2 $16) 13... Qxg5 14. Bb5 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Rh6 $1 16. Ne2 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 O-O-O 18. Rag1 h4 19. Kd1 Rf6 20. Qd2 Qf5 21. Rf1 Qb1+ 22. Qc1 (22. Ke2 $1 $11 {and White stays safe.} Qg6 23. Rxh4) 22... Qe4 (22... Qxa2 $19 23. Qc3 Qb1+ 24. Kd2 Qg6) 23. Rh2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (23. Qd2 $11 {and White is okay.}) 23... a6 $1 {Ter Sahakyan,S (2646)-Gavrilescu,D (2524) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (59)}) 9... Bxc3+ {White is slightly better.} 10. Qxc3 Nc6 11. Bd3 h4 $1 {[%CAl Rh4g3]} 12. Be5 $1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Qa3 (14. Bxe4 $5 dxe4 15. Ne2 $11) 14... h3 (14... g4 $11) 15. gxh3 Bxh3 16. Nxh3 Rxh3 17. Qb3 Nc5 18. Qb5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nd7 19. Bf5 (19. Qxb7 $6 Nxe5 20. O-O-O c6 $11) (19. Qxd5 c6 $14) 19... Rh6 20. Qxd5 {aiming for Rd1.} c6 21. Qd4 Rh4 22. f4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best.} (22. Qc3 Nb6 23. Rg1 Na4 24. Qc2 Qa5+ 25. Kf1 Qb5+ 26. Qe2 Qxe5 27. Rxg5 Kf8) 22... Nb6 23. O-O-O (23. Qxd8+ {is more complex.} Rxd8 24. fxg5 Nc4 25. Kf2 Rd2+ 26. Kg3) 23... Qxd4 24. Rxd4 gxf4 $1 25. Rxf4 Rh6 $1 26. h3 Ke7 27. Rhf1 Rf8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.} (27... Nd5 28. R4f3) 28. Bg4 Nd5 29. R4f3 Rhh8 30. e4 Nc7 31. Ra3 Na6 $6 {Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (31... a6) (31... a6 $16) 32. Be2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best.} (32. Kd2 Rhg8 33. Ke3 Ra8 34. Rd1 Nc5 35. b4 Ne6 36. Rad3 Nf8 37. Rd6 a6) (32. Kd2 $18 {has better winning chances.}) 32... Nc5 $16 33. Rxa7 Rxh3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best.} (33... Ra8 34. Rxa8) (33... Ra8 $14 34. Rxa8 Rxa8) 34. b4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under strong pressure.} Rc3+ $2 {Mistake. Nd3+ was best.} (34... Nd3+) (34... Nd3+ $16 {was worth a try.} 35. Bxd3 Rxd3) 35. Kb2 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rb2c3]} Re3 36. Bc4 (36. bxc5 Rxe2+ 37. Kc3 Rg8 $11) 36... Rxe4 {[#]} 37. Kc3 $1 (37. bxc5 Rxc4 38. Rf6 (38. Rxb7+ Ke6 $11) 38... Rb8 $11) 37... Nd7 {intending ...b5.} 38. Rxb7 Rxe5 39. Rd1 Rd8 40. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32]} Re3+ 41. Kb2 Re4 42. Kc3 Re3+ 43. Kc2 Re4 44. Bf1 {Threatens to win with Bh3.} Ke6 45. a5 Rf4 46. a6 Rf2+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best.} (46... Ra8 47. Rbxd7 Rxf1 48. R1d6+ Ke5 49. Rxc6 Ra1 50. b5 f5 51. Rc5+ Kf4 52. Rf7) 47. Kb1 {Bc4+ is the strong threat.} Rf4 48. a7 Ra8 49. Bh3+ ({Less strong is} 49. Rdxd7 Rxf1+ 50. Kb2 Rg8 $18) (49. Rbxd7 Rxb4+ 50. Kc2 Ra4 $18) 49... f5 50. Rdxd7 ({Weaker is} 50. Rbxd7 Rxb4+ 51. Kc2 Ra4 $16) 50... Rxb4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxa7 was best.} (50... Rxa7 51. Rxa7 Rxb4+ 52. Ka1 c5 53. Re7+ Kd5 (53... Kf6 $18 54. Rf7+ Ke5 55. Rxf5+ Ke4 56. Rxc5 Ke3 57. Ra3+ Ke4) 54. Rad7+ Kc6 55. Bg2+ Kb5 56. Bd5) (50... Rxa7 $142 51. Rxa7 Rxb4+ 52. Kc2 Rf4 53. Re7+ Kf6) 51. Rxb4 {Intending Rb8 and mate.} Kxd7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KRB-KR} 52. Rb7+ $1 Ke6 53. Kc2 Ke5 54. Kc3 Rh8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kd5 was best.} (54... Kd5 55. Bxf5 Kc5 56. Be4 Kd6 57. Kc4 Ke5 58. Bxc6 Kd6 59. Be4 Rxa7 60. Rxa7) 55. Bg2 {White mates.} Rg8 $2 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best.} (55... Ra8 56. Bxc6) 56. Rb8 Rg3+ 57. Kc4 Rg4+ 58. Kc5 {Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 54%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Pranav Anand"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B43"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2595"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,99,30,35,36,47,46,43,43,56,17,13,5,63,55,70,32,62,37,36,38,38,38,36,21,28,23,37,32,54,57,53,44,49,46,96,46,63,56,57,52,77,13,25,10,135,138,129,129,159,31,102,121,114,109,101,110,96,101,173,164,164,165,176,176,296,323,324,323,323,308,281,267,381,378,521,526,497,497,521,520,523,514,721,721,29996,29997]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Bf1 Ng6 11. Be3 {White is slightly better.} Rb8 $146 ({RR} 11... f6 12. a4 Bb4 13. axb5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 axb5 15. Bc5 Kf7 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Qc7 19. Qd4 Qe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Bb3 g5 22. Bd6 Ng6 23. f3 h5 24. Ra1 h4 25. Ra7 Ne7 26. Bxe7 {Yan,N (2185)-Griffith,K (2352) Santa Clara, CA USA 2024 0-1 (57)}) 12. Qd4 f6 13. Rad1 Be7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best.} (13... Kf7 14. f4 Qc7 15. g3 Be7 16. Bg2 Rhc8 17. Nd5 exd5 18. exd5 Bb7 19. d6) (13... Kf7 $11) 14. Nd5 $14 O-O 15. c4 Rf7 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. f3 f5 19. Bg5 fxe4 20. fxe4 Qc7 21. Bd2 Ra8 22. a3 Ng6 23. Bb4 Qb7 24. g3 Qa7 25. Bc5 Qb8 26. Bd6 Qd8 27. Bg2 Qg5 28. Rf1 $6 {Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (28. h4) (28. h4 $16 Qh5 29. b3) 28... Ra4 29. Qd3 {Black must now prevent Rxf7.} Rf6 $2 {Mistake. Ne5 was best.} (29... Ne5 30. Qc3 Rxf1+ $1 31. Rxf1 {[%csl Gd6][%CAl Rf1f8]} Nf7 $1 32. Bb4 Ra8 33. Qc1 Qg6 34. Qf4 Re8 35. h3) (29... Ne5 $11 30. Qc3 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Nf7) 30. b3 $16 Ra8 31. h4 $1 $36 {[%CAl Rh4g5][%mdl 2048] White is in control.} Qg4 32. Kh2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf6 was best.} (32. Rxf6 gxf6) (32. Rxf6 $16 gxf6 33. Bf3) 32... Nh8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rxf1 was best.} (32... Rxf1 33. Rxf1) ({Better is} 32... Rxf1 $1 $14 33. Rxf1 Qh5) 33. Rxf6 gxf6 {[#]} 34. Rf1 $1 Qg7 35. Qc3 Nf7 36. Be7 Ne5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best.} (36... Nh6 37. Bxf6) (36... Nh6 $16 {keeps fighting.} 37. Bxf6 Ng4+ 38. Kh3 Nxf6 39. Rxf6 Rxa3) 37. Bxf6 $18 Ng4+ {[#]} 38. Kh3 $1 Nxf6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best.} (38... Qg6) 39. Rxf6 Rxa3 (39... Rf8 {is a better defense.} 40. e5 Bxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Qe7) 40. e5 Bxg2+ 41. Kxg2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Qc8+ would kill now. KQR-KQR} Ra8 42. Qf3 Rc8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.} (42... Re8 43. Qf4 h5 44. Qf3 Qh7 45. Kh3 Rc8 46. Qe3 Qg7 47. Qd3 Qh7 48. Qf3) 43. Kh3 b4 (43... Rd8 $142 44. Qc3 Rf8) 44. Qf4 Rb8 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (44... h5 $2 {44...?c3 1.41} 45. Qxb4 Rd8 46. Qf4 d6 (46... Rb8 $142 47. b4 Qg4+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 48. Qxg4+ hxg4+ 49. Kxg4 Rxb4+ 50. Rf4 Rb5) 47. Rxe6 Rf8 48. Rf6 Rxf6 49. exf6 Qd7+ 50. Kh2) ({Don't go for} 44... Rc3 $2 45. h5 $18) 45. h5 Qe7 46. h6 Rc8 47. Qf3 Rb8 48. Rf4 Kh8 $4 {Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best.} (48... Rf8 49. Qg4+ Kh8 50. Rxb4 Re8 51. Rf4 Rd8 52. b4 Ra8 53. Qh4 Qd8 54. Rf7) 49. Rf7 Qg5 50. Rf8+ {Accuracy: White = 80%, Black = 55%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Safarli, Eltaj"] [Black "Raja Rithvik R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2523"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 18,19,17,4]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Sethuraman, S.P."] [Black "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B89"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2496"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 16,91,32,26,24,19,33,22,39,36,22,25,30,15,76,68,62,69,108,111,110,113,110,114,113,114,104,58,100,50,53,54,52,50,51,62,67,70,146,53,64,64,60,63,57,53,162,137,132,137,130,127,107,129,123,-12,113,107,108,108,215,216,211,206,198,187,192,186,241,239,359,350,495,494,490,488,515,520]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2 Bd7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bb3 Na5 11. f3 $146 ({RR} 11. Bg5 {11.?b1 0.24} Be7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nf3 (13. Qxe5 $15 O-O 14. Kb1) 13... Nc6 (13... Nxb3+ $17 14. axb3 h6) 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 Qb8 16. Qe2 (16. Qe3 $11) 16... Ra7 ({Better is} 16... b4 $17 17. Bxf6 gxf6) 17. Rhe1 a5 18. Be3 (18. Qe3 $11 {remains equal.}) 18... Rb7 19. Bd4 O-O $1 20. Be5 (20. a3 $17) 20... Qc8 21. a3 a4 22. Ba2 b4 23. axb4 Rxb4 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 a3 {Escalante Ramirez,B (2490)-Dudin,G (2546) Richardson USA 2024 0-1 (44)}) 11... Qc7 {The position is equal.} 12. g4 b4 13. Na4 Be7 14. Kb1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Nxb3 (14... O-O $11) 15. cxb3 $16 O-O 16. h4 d5 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. e5 $1 {[%CAl Re5f6]} Qxe5 19. Nb6 Qd6 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Qc2 a5 22. Nc6 (22. h5 {feels hotter.} Bf8 23. g5 e5 24. Nf5 Qe6 25. Nh6+) 22... Bf8 $1 {...Rc8 is the strong threat.} 23. Qh2 Qxh2 24. Rxh2 Bd6 25. Rhc2 h5 26. g5 Nh7 $2 {[#] Mistake. Ne8 was best.} (26... Ne8) (26... Ne8 $14) 27. f4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best.} (27. Bc5 $1 {[%CAl Rc5d6]} Bf4 28. Ne7+ Kh8 {[#]} 29. g6 $1 {[%CAl Rg6f7]} Bxc1 30. gxf7 {[%CAl Re7g6]} Nf8 31. Kxc1 e5 32. Nxd5 Bf5) (27. Bc5 $16 Bf4 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. g6 Bxc1 30. gxf7 (30. Rxc1 fxg6 31. Nxg6+ Kg8 $11)) 27... Nf8 $14 28. Ne5 Bxe5 $1 29. fxe5 Ng6 30. Rc7 Nxe5 $2 {Mistake. Bb5 was best.} (30... Bb5 $1 31. Rc8+) (30... Bb5 $1 $14) 31. Bd4 Nf3 32. Rxd7 {aiming for Bf2.} Nxd4 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRN} 33. Rcc7 Nf5 34. Rxf7 Kh7 35. Kc2 $2 {Mistake. Rf6 was best.} (35. Rf6) (35. Rf6 $16) 35... Rg8 $2 {Mistake. Kg6 was best.} (35... Kg6 36. a4 Rg8 37. Kd3 e5 (37... Nxh4 $5 {[%CAl Rh4f5]} 38. Rfe7 Kf5 $14) 38. Rfd7 e4+ 39. Ke2 $1 Nxh4 40. Rxd5 Nf5 41. Rxa5) (35... Kg6 $11) 36. Rf6 $1 Re8 37. Kd3 Nxh4 $2 {Mistake. Kg8 was best.} (37... Kg8) (37... Kh8 $16 {keeps fighting.} 38. Rff7 Kh7) 38. Rh6+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8 39. Rxh5 Ng6 {And now ...Nf4+ would win.} 40. Rh2 e5 41. Ke3 Nf4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best.} (41... Rf8 42. Rd2 Nf4 43. Ra7 Rf5 44. g6 $1 Rf6 45. Ra8+ Rf8 46. Rxa5 d4+ 47. Ke4) 42. Ra7 Ne6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.} (42... Rc8 43. Rf2 Rf8 44. Rxa5 Rf5 45. g6 Kf8 46. Ra7 Rg5 47. Rd7 Rg3+ 48. Kd2) (42... Re6 $142 43. Kf3 (43. Rxa5 Rg6 $18) 43... Rc6 44. Rxa5 Kf7) 43. g6 ({Less strong is} 43. Rxa5 d4+ 44. Kd3 Nxg5 $18) 43... Ng5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best.} (43... Nf4 44. Rh7 Ne6 45. Rh1 Nf4 46. Rg1 Nh5 47. Rxa5 Nf6 48. Kd3 Kf8 49. Ra7) (43... Nf8 {was worth a try.} 44. Rxa5 d4+ 45. Ke4 Nxg6) 44. Rh5 {White is clearly winning.} d4+ 45. Ke2 Ne6 {Hoping for ...Nf4+.} 46. Rxe5 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 58%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Royal, Shreyas"] [Black "Peralta, Fernando"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2463"] [BlackElo "2573"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. e4 d6 $146 ({RR} 3... Ne7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nbc6 12. Ba3 Rd8 13. Re1 Ng6 14. Be4 Qg5 15. Rb1 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Be6 17. Rxb7 Qa5 18. Bc5 {Lagarde,M (2640)-Willow,J (2427) Hastings ENG 2023 ½-½ (35)}) 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 e5 8. g3 c6 9. Bg2 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Nxe5 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Bg4 13. Qd2 Nbd7 14. d4 Re8+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best.} (14... Nb6 15. Ne5 Be6 16. O-O Bd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qd3 Qe4 19. Rd1 Qxd3 20. Rxd3) 15. Ne3 Ne4 16. Qb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best.} (16. Qc2 Ng5 17. O-O Bf3 18. Nf5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 20. c4 Nf6 21. f3 Rc8) 16... Ng5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best.} (16... Bh5 17. O-O) 17. O-O Bf3 18. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 19. Kg2 Ng5 20. c4 Nb6 21. f3 Qd7 22. Ra2 $2 {Mistake. Qd2 was best.} (22. Qd2) 22... Nxc4 23. Nxc4 $4 {Blunder. Qb3 was best.} (23. Qb3) 23... Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Nxf3+ 25. Kf2 Nxh2 26. Rd1 Ng4+ 27. Kf3 Qh5 28. Kg2 Qh2+ 29. Kf3 Qh5 30. Kg2 Qd5+ 31. Kh3 Re4 (31... Qh5+ $4 {Blunder. Re4 was best.}) 32. Rf1 Rxd4 33. Qc2 Rxc4 34. Qf5 Qxf5 35. Rxf5 Rxc1 36. Kxg4 g6 37. Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Suleymenov, Alisher"] [Black "Yilmazyerli, Mert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D28"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2522"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 15,79,14,10,5,69,69,70,64,75,75,86,67,191,191,206,197,180,176,236,226,243,186,189,189,210,194,203,192,197,177,204,174,200,187,185,98,115,75,216,233,214,208,203,179,229,221,243,242,249,246,292,273,287,287,346,344,376,380,377,369,387,405,467,467,471,441]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. a4 Bb7 $146 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (9... c4 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. Nc3 b4 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. bxc3) ({RR} 9... bxa4 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rxa4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nb6 (12... Be7 $14) 13. Ra1 $2 (13. Bxa6 $18 Bxf3 14. Bb5+ Nfd7 15. Qxf3 Nxa4 16. Nxa4) 13... Be7 14. Bxa6 Bxa6 15. Rxa6 O-O 16. Bf4 Nfd5 17. Be5 Nb4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nd2 Qc6 20. Nde4 Rd8 $2 (20... Nd7 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 21. Re1 $2 (21. Qg4 $18 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Rg4g7]} g6 22. Bf6) 21... Nc4 22. Qg4 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Rg4g7]} Nxe5 23. dxe5 Nd3 24. Re3 {Lorans,S (2076)-Kurmangaliyeva,L (2240) chess.com INT 2024 0-1} (24. Rd1 $11)) (9... c4 $11 10. Bc2 Bb7) 10. axb5 $14 axb5 11. Rxa8 {White is slightly better.} Qxa8 12. Bxb5 cxd4 13. Rd1 Bc5 $2 {Mistake. Bxf3 was best.} (13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qb7 15. Qc4 Bd6 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Qxd4 Bc5 18. Qd3 Ke7 19. Qc2) (13... Bxf3 $14 14. gxf3 (14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 Bd6 $14) 14... Qc8) 14. Ne5 $18 {Black must now prevent Bxd7+.} ({Resist} 14. Nxd4 $6 O-O $16) 14... Bxg2 15. f3 $1 Bh3 16. exd4 Bb6 (16... Bd6 $142) 17. Be3 Qd8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best.} (17... Qb7 18. Bc6 Qc7 19. Rc1 O-O 20. Bxd7 $1 Qa7 21. Bc6 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1) 18. Bxd7+ Nxd7 19. Qb5 {Strongly threatening Nc3.} Bc7 20. Nc3 {Threatens to win with Ne4.} Bf5 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Bd6 23. Qc6 Qc7 24. Qa8+ Qb8 25. Qa4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best.} (25. Qc6 Qc7 {[#]} 26. Qb5 $1 Bxe5 27. dxe5 h5 (27... h6 {was necessary.} 28. Kh1 O-O) 28. b4 h4 29. Ra1 (29. Bc5 $142 Qc8 30. Ra1) 29... O-O 30. Rc1 Qd8) (25. Qc6 $18 Qc7 26. Qb5) 25... Qb7 $16 26. Bf4 {aiming for Nxd7.} O-O $4 {Blunder. Bb8 was best.} (26... Bb8 27. b3) (26... Bb8 $16) 27. Qxd7 $18 Qxe4 {next ...Bxe5 is good for Black.} 28. Qxd6 Qxf4 29. Rf1 Qe3+ 30. Rf2 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 {Hoping for Nxf7!} Qg5+ 32. Kf3 h5 33. Qc7 f6 34. Nd3 e5 35. Qc4+ ({Weaker is} 35. dxe5 fxe5+ 36. Ke2 Qg4+ 37. Kd2 Rxf2+ 38. Nxf2 Qd4+ 39. Ke1 Qxb2 $16) 35... Kh8 36. dxe5 fxe5+ {[#]} 37. Ke2 $1 Rd8 38. Qe4 h4 39. Rf5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qh6 40. Qg4 {Accuracy: White = 76%, Black = 45%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Erdos, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,76,52,73,67,67,54,65,53,64,50,40,45,54,37,40,26,50,19,16,19,23,15,33,32,29,27,29,22,21,30,29,33,36,28,110,123,123,109,105,120,137,108,168,191,200,145,154,136,145,145,139,130,137,141,149,137,164,175,564,557,622,583,756,495,29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Bg5 ({RR} 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. Qd1 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 cxd6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Na3 Bg4 16. Bf4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 d5 18. Rad1 Ne6 19. Be3 g6 20. Bb3 d4 21. cxd4 Nf5 22. d5 Ned4) 8... h6 9. Bh4 $1 d6 $146 ({RR} 9... exd4 {9...d6 0.64} 10. Re1 (10. cxd4 $16 g5 11. Bg3) 10... b5 ({RR} 10... d6 11. cxd4 ({RR} 11. Bxc6 dxc3 12. Nxc3 bxc6 13. Qc1 Re8 14. e5 dxe5 15. Ne4 Re6 16. Nxe5 (16. a4 $14) 16... Nxe4 (16... Rxe5 $16 {was necessary.} 17. Nxf6+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} gxf6 18. Rxe5 {[%mdl 64] Pin} Bxf2+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 19. Kxf2 Qd4+ 20. Re3 Qxh4+ 21. Rg3+ Bg4) 17. Bxd8 Bxf2+ 18. Kh1 Bxe1 19. Qf4 Bb4 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Ng6+ Kh7 22. Nf4 Re5 23. Qg6+ Kg8 24. Qxc6 Nf2+ 25. Kg1) ({RR} 11. Nxd4 {11.?xc6 0.60} Ne5 12. h3 b5 (12... g5 $15 13. Bg3 g4) 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Nd2 Re8 15. f4 Ng6 16. Bg3 Qd7 17. Kh2 Rad8 18. a4 c5 19. Nf5 Bb8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Re3 (21. Rc1 $14 {stays ahead.}) 21... d5 $1 22. e5 d4 23. cxd4 Nd5 24. Rea3 (24. Nb3 $142 Nxe3 25. Nxe3 cxd4 26. Nc5) 24... cxd4 (24... Ndxf4 $17 25. Bxf4 Nxf4) 25. Qg4) ({White should try} 11. Bxc6 $16 g5 12. Bxg5 hxg5 13. Ba4) 11... Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 (13. Nbd2 $11) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qb8 15. Nd2 Qb5 16. Qxb5 axb5 17. Nb3 c5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Red1 Rfd8 ({Black should play} 19... g5 $17 20. Bg3 Bb6) 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. a4 c4 22. axb5 Bb6 23. Na5 Bxa5 24. Rxa5 Rd2 25. Ra8+) 11. Bb3 d6 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxa8 (14. cxd4 $11 c6 15. Bb3) 14... Ne6 $1 15. Bd5 g5 $1 16. Bg3 h5 $1 17. h3 h4 18. Bh2 g4 $1 19. Kh1 Ng5 $1 20. Bf4 {[#]} (20. Qd2 $142 Nxd5 21. exd5 gxh3 22. f3) 20... Nh5 $1 21. Qd2 {[#]} Nxh3 $1 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Ng5 24. e5 {Yakubboev,N (2665)-Pranesh M (2535) Dubai Police Officers Club, A 2024 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 9... exd4 10. Re1 b5 11. Bb3 d6 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. Nxd4 (13. cxd4 $16 g5 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. d5) 13... Nxd4 14. Bxa8 Ne6 $1 15. Bd5 g5 $1 16. Bg3 h5 $1 17. h3 h4 18. Bh2 g4 $1 19. Kh1 Ng5 20. Bf4 Nh5 $1 21. Qd2 Nxh3 $1 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 (23. Qxe3 $142 N3f4 24. Nd2) 23... Ng5 24. e5 {Yakubboev,N (2665)-Pranesh,M (2537) Dubai UAE 2024 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 9... exd4 10. Re1 d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 Re8 15. Qf3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 c5 19. Nf5 (19. N4f3 $16 Ng4 20. Bg3) 19... Ng4 20. Nc4 Qc8 21. Ng3 (21. Nxh6+ $16 Nxh6 22. Bf6) 21... Bb5 22. f4 Qe6 23. b3 Rad8 24. Qf1 {Aveskulov,V (2501)-Pap,M (2426) Budapest HUN 2023 1-0 (61)}) 10. Bxc6 {White is slightly better.} bxc6 11. Re1 ({RR} 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Qe7 13. Nf3 Qxe4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nbd2 Qf4 16. g3 Qg4 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Qxg4+ Bxg4 19. cxd4 Rfd8 20. Ne4 Bf3 21. Rfe1 Kg7 22. Re3 Bh5 23. Rc1 f5 24. Nc5) 11... g5 12. Bg3 g4 13. Nh4 Nh5 14. Na3 {[%CAl Bb1a3,Ba3c2,Bc2e3][%mdl 32]} Qg5 15. Nc2 Re8 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. Rad1 a5 18. Ne3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 d5 20. dxe5 Rxe5 21. exd5 Rae8 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Kh2 Bxe3 (23... R8e6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 24. Rxe3 $16 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. Qc4 Re6 27. b4 axb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. h5 was best.} (27... h5 28. a3) (27... a4 $16 {was worth a try.}) 28. cxb4 $18 h5 29. Qc2 Qe5 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Be4 32. Qc1 Rc6 33. Qe1 Rc2 34. a5 Ra2 35. Qe3 Qe6 $4 {Blunder. Qf6 was best.} (35... Qf6 36. Rd4) (35... Qf6 {is tougher.}) 36. Qc3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh6 37. Rh8+ Kg5 38. Qxc7 $6 {[%csl Gg3][%CAl Rc7f4] Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best.} (38. Qd4 Rxg2+ 39. Nxg2 Qf6 40. Rg8+ Qg6 41. Qd2+ Kf6 42. Qd8+ Ke5 43. Qxc7+ Qd6) 38... Bxg2 (38... Kf6 $18 39. Rh6+ Bg6) 39. Qf4# {Accuracy: White = 85%, Black = 66%.} ({Stronger than} 39. Nxg2 Rxg2+ 40. Kh1 Qe1+ 41. Kxg2 Qe2+ 42. Kh1 Qf1+ 43. Kh2 Qf2+ 44. Kh1 Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Qf2+ 46. Kh1 Qf1+ $11) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Samant Aditya S"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2580"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 10,75,50,52,51,51,51,51,48,45,59,42,89,10,58,36,38,39,40,-63,-49,-53,-46,-54,-21,-25,-12,-93,-88,-106,-106,-134,-39,-28,-28,-38,2,0,21,12,59,54,73,43,47,12,158,158,306,301,314,301,302,308,277,301,315,288,285,298,374,361,521,512,740,740,646,609]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O a5 7. a4 f6 8. Nbd2 Nh6 {White is slightly better.} 9. Nb3 Nf7 $1 10. Re1 g5 11. h3 $146 ({RR} 11. Bd2 Bg7 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 O-O 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. h3 e5 16. Bc3 Qf4 17. Bxa5 e4 18. Bd2 Qf5 19. dxe4 dxe4 20. Nh2 Nd6 21. Be3 (21. Re2 $142) 21... Nf6 22. Rf1 ({White should play} 22. a5 $16) 22... h5 23. Rc1 (23. a5 $14) 23... Qg6 24. Nc5 Nd5 25. Qb3 (25. g4 $15) 25... Rf7 {Willow,J (2446)-Panda,S (2377) Fagernes NOR 2024 ½-½ (91)}) (11. c4 $16) 11... Bg7 {[%CAl Rf6e5]} 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Bd2 h5 {Threatens to win with ...g4.} 14. Ne5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (14. c4 $1 g4 15. cxd5 gxf3 16. dxc6 fxe2 17. cxd7+ Kf8 $1 18. Qxe2 Rd8 $1 19. Nc5 b6 $1) (14. c4 $1 $14) 14... Nfxe5 15. dxe5 Qg6 16. Nd4 Be4 17. f3 Bxe5 18. Nxc6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best.} (18. Bc3 $1) (18. Bc3 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 18... bxc6 $17 ({Of course not} 18... Bxb2 $6 19. fxe4 bxc6 20. exd5 $1 $14 {[%mdl 512]}) 19. fxe4 g4 ({Much worse is} 19... Bxb2 $6 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Bd3 $14) 20. h4 Nf6 $2 {Mistake. O-O was best.} (20... O-O) ({Don't play} 20... dxe4 21. Rf1 $15) (20... O-O $17 {White must now prevent ...Qf6.} 21. exd5 exd5) 21. Bc3 $1 $15 {[%CAl Rc3e5]} Bxc3 22. bxc3 O-O (22... Nxe4 $5 {[%CAl Rg6f6]} 23. Bd3 O-O $15) 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Qd4 Nf4 25. Bd3 Nxd3 26. cxd3 Rad8 27. Qc4 Rf6 $4 {Blunder. Qf5 was best.} (27... Qf5 28. Qxe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Rxd3 30. Rxc6 g3 31. Rc5 Rf4 32. Rg5+ Kh7 33. Rxh5+) (27... Qf5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 28. Qxc6 $16 Rxd3 $2 {Mistake. Qxd3 was best.} (28... Qxd3 {28...g3 1.57} 29. Rxe6 Qe3+ 30. Rxe3 Rxc6 31. Rb1 Rc5 {[#]} 32. Kh2 $1 Kf7 {[#]} 33. Rf1+ $1 Kg6 34. Re6+) (28... g3 $16) 29. Re5 $18 {And now Rg5 would win.} Rd5 30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Qxd5+ {[%mdl 4160] Endgame Double Attack. KQR-KQR} Kh7 32. Qxa5 g3 33. Qe5 Rf5 34. Qd4 Rf7 35. a5 {[%CAl Ba4a5,Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32] aiming for a6.} Qf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best.} (35... Rf6 36. Qe3 Kg7 37. a6 Rxa6 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Qc7+ Kh6 {[%CAl Ra6a1]} 41. Rxa6) (35... Re7 {was worth a try.} 36. Kh1 Qe8 37. Qd3+ Qg6 38. Qxg6+ Kxg6) 36. a6 {White is clearly winning.} Rd7 $4 {[#] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best.} (36... Rf8 37. Qe3 Qf6 38. Qxg3 Qb6+ 39. Kh1 Rf7 40. Qd3+ Kg7 41. Qd4+ Qxd4 42. cxd4) 37. Qxd7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender, Promotion} Qxd7 38. a7 {Accuracy: White = 74%, Black = 49%.} 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Aditya Mittal"] [Black "Klimkowski, Jan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2517"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bg3 d6 9. a4 Nh7 ({RR} 9... Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. c3 Nh5 12. Nbd2 a5 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Qb5 Ra6 15. Nc4 Qc8 16. d4 Nxg3 17. hxg3 exd4 18. cxd4 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Nxd4 20. Qh5 Rc6 21. Ne3 Rc5 22. Qh1 Qe8 23. Rfe1 e5 24. Rad1 {Yu Yangyi (2729)-Aravindh,C (2671) Dubai UAE 2024 ½-½ (78)}) 10. c3 Kh8 11. a5 a6 $146 ({RR} 11... Rb8 12. d4 f5 13. exf5 e4 14. Ne1 d5 15. Bb3 b6 16. axb6 Rxb6 17. Nd2 Ba6 18. Rxa6 Rxa6 19. Nc2 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. f3 exf3 22. Nxf3 Rb6 23. Ne3 Nf6 24. c4 Qb4 25. Ba2 Qxb2 26. c5 {Davtyan,A (2474)-Korshunov,S (2286) Yerevan ARM 2024 ½-½ (39)}) 12. Qb3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best.} (12. Nbd2) 12... Qe8 $2 {Mistake. h5 was best.} (12... h5 13. h3 g5 14. Bxf7 g4 15. hxg4 hxg4 16. Nh2 Bh4 17. Na3 Qg5 18. Nc2) 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Nbd2 g5 15. h3 h5 16. Nf1 h4 17. Bh2 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Ne3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qd7 21. Ng4 Ng5 22. Qd1 Bg7 23. Kh1 f5 24. Ne3 fxe4 $4 {Blunder. f4 was best.} (24... f4 25. Nf5 Nh3 26. Kg2 Rxf5 27. exf5 Qxf5 28. d4 Ng5 29. Kh1 exd4 30. Bd3) 25. fxe4 Nf3 26. Nf5 Rxf5 27. exf5 Qxf5 28. Be6 Qf6 29. Re4 Rf8 30. Bh3 d5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best.} (30... Bh6 31. Rg4 Nxh2 32. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 33. Kh1 Ne7 34. Qg1 Qf6 35. Rf1 Bf4 36. Rg2) 31. Rg4 Bh6 32. Bg2 $4 {Blunder. Rg2 was best.} (32. Rg2) 32... Nxh2 33. Kxh2 e4 34. dxe4 Ne5 35. exd5 h3 36. Kxh3 Nxg4 37. Qxg4 Qxf2 38. Rf1 Qe3+ 39. Rf3 Rxf3+ 40. Bxf3 Bf4 41. Qh5+ Kg7 42. Kg4 Bh6 43. Qh2 Qg5+ 44. Kh3 Qf5+ 45. Bg4 Qd3+ 46. Kh4 Kg6 $4 {Blunder. Kf6 was best.} (46... Kf6 47. Qf2+ Ke7 48. Be6 Qe4+ 49. Kg3 Qe5+ 50. Kh3 Kd8 51. Qf3 Qe3 52. Kg2) 47. Qe5 Be3 $4 {Blunder. Qe3 was best.} (47... Qe3 48. Bh5+ Kh7 49. Qxc7+ Kh8 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qxb7+ Kh8 52. Qf7 Bg5+ 53. Kg4) 48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kh6 50. Qf6+ $4 {Blunder. Qf8+ was best.} (50. Qf8+ Kg6 51. Bh5+ Kh7 52. Qe7+ Kh6 53. Qf6+ Kh7 54. Bg4 Qc4 55. Qf7+ Kh6) 50... Qg6 51. Qf8+ Qg7 52. Qf3 Qg5+ 53. Kg3 Qe5+ 54. Kg2 Qg5 55. Qf8+ Qg7 56. Qf5 Qg6 57. Qf8+ Qg7 58. Qc8 Bc1 59. Qe6+ Qg6 60. b4 Bd2 61. Kf3 Qxe6 62. dxe6 Kg7 63. e7 Kf7 64. Bc8 Bxc3 65. Bxb7 Bxb4 66. Bxa6 Bxa5 67. Ke4 Kxe7 68. Bb5 Bc3 69. Kd5 Bd4 70. Kxd4 c6 71. Kc5 cxb5 72. Kxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Vakhidov, Jakhongir"] [Black "Seemann, Jakub"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2474"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. g3 $146 ({RR} 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Red1 a6 15. Qb3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Kh8 17. Be1 Bd6 18. g3 Qe7 19. Qc2 g6 20. Qe2 Ra8 21. Bb4 Bxb4 22. axb4 Rfc8 23. Qd2 Kg8 {Tulchynskyi,F (2288)-Gatterer,F (2170) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (38)}) 9... c5 10. Bg2 Ba6 11. Ne5 cxd4 12. exd4 Ne4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.} (12... Qe8) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. Nc6 Qe8 16. Qxe4 Bd6 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Raxe8 was best.} (18... Raxe8 19. Bf3) 19. Nb4 Bb5 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Na2 Nd5 22. Nc3 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Bc4 24. a4 f5 25. Kd2 Kf7 26. Rhe1 Rc8 27. Reb1 Rd8 28. Kc2 Be7 29. h4 h6 30. Bf4 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Be5 Bd5 33. Kd2 Rc8 34. a5 Bd8 35. axb6 Bxb6 36. Bd6 Rd8 37. Bb4 Be4 38. Rb2 Rd5 39. Ke2 g4 40. Rba2 Bf3+ 41. Kd3 Be4+ 42. Ke3 Kg6 43. Ba5 Rb5 44. Bxb6 axb6 45. Kf4 Rb3 46. Rc1 Bd5 47. Re2 Bc4 48. Rd2 Kf6 49. d5 Rb5 50. Re1 1-0 [Event "Sharjah Master 2024"] [Site "Shsrjah - Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2024.05.22"] [Round "9.41"] [White "Kacharava, Nikolozi"] [Black "Krzyzanowski, Marcin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2526"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.05.14"] [EventCountry "UAE"] {[%evp 13,81,43,45,35,48,20,19,22,117,120,117,114,189,81,81,85,81,19,19,17,20,19,19,17,20,19,18,19,31,33,94,94,101,23,23,21,24,12,26,28,79,76,291,293,319,313,358,350,380,379,471,459,466,460,464,463,459,459,441,441,455,453,522,517,539,536,539,537,513,512]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 Bf5 9. a5 a6 $1 10. Re1 {The position is equal.} b5 $146 {Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.} (10... Nf6 11. Qc2 Qd7 12. Bg5 Rad8 13. Qb3 Bxd3 14. Bxd3 Qxd3 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nbd2) ({RR} 10... Qd6 11. Qe2 (11. Nbd2 $14) 11... Nf6 12. Nbd2 Rad8 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Be6 $1 15. b4 Ba7 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. b5 axb5 18. Qxb5 f5 19. Ba3 ({White should play} 19. Ng5 $14 Qf6 20. Qe2) 19... fxe4 20. Rxe4 Qg6 21. Qc4+ Rf7 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 24. Kh1 Kh8 25. Bc5 {Ceres,D (2438)-Basso,P (2482) Nova Gorica SLO 2024 0-1 (73)}) (10... Nf6 $11) 11. axb6 $1 $16 Nxb6 12. Rxa6 Qd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. h6 was best.} (12... h6 13. Rxa8) (12... h6 $16) 13. Rxa8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best.} (13. Nh4 $1) (13. Nh4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rh4f5] has better winning chances.} Qf6 14. Nxf5 Qxf5 15. Qe2) 13... Rxa8 14. Nbd2 {Strongly threatening b4.} Nxc4 15. Nxc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best.} (15. dxc4 Qd3 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Bd6 18. Re1 h6 19. g3 f6 20. Kg2 Bf8) (15. dxc4 $16 Ba7 16. b4) 15... Qxd3 $11 16. Qxd3 Bxd3 17. Nfxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bb5 19. Nf3 f6 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ra1+ (21... c5 $14) 22. Re1 $16 Ra2 {[#]} 23. b3 $6 {Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (23. b4 $1 Ra3) ({Better is} 23. b4 $1 $16) 23... c5 $11 24. c4 Bc6 25. h3 Kf7 26. Re3 g5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best.} (26... Bxf3 27. Rxf3 Ra1+ 28. Kh2 g5 29. g4 Kg6 30. Kg2 Rd1 31. Re3 h5 32. Re6) 27. Ne1 Rb2 $4 {Blunder. Ra5 was best.} (27... Ra5 28. Nd3 h5 29. h4 gxh4 30. Nf4 Bd7 31. Rd3 Bf5 32. Rd5 Bc2 33. Rd7+) (27... h5 $16 {might work better.}) 28. Nd3 $18 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rb1+ 29. Kh2 Bd7 30. Nxc5 Bf5 31. Nb7 Bc2 32. Nd6+ {White is clearly winning.} Kg6 33. c5 Bxb3 34. c6 Rc1 35. Rxb3 Rxc6 {KRN-KR} 36. Rd3 h5 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Rc2 39. Kg3 Rc1 40. Ne4 Rg1+ 41. Kf3 {Accuracy: White = 79%, Black = 58%.} 1-0