[Event "11th Tal Memorial Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2846"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,66,54,55,112,66,41,49,47,42,34,33,34,0,12,0,35,-19,-18,-56,-54,-62,-14,-9,-8,-20,0,-46,-30,-30,-30,-28,-22,-22,-22,-21,-20,-26,-25,-45,-35,-45,0,-25,0,-69,-64,-737,-725,-718,-729]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 {A05: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 Nf6} (6... c6 7. d3 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nbd2 c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Qb2+ f6 14. a3 e5 15. e3 Qe7 16. Rfe1 Qf7 17. Ne4 {½-½ (54) Pantsulaia,L (2612)-Inarkiev,E (2689) Riadh 2017}) 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. d4 Bf5 10. O-O {LiveBook: 3 Games} Ndb4 $146 (10... e6 $14) ({Predecessor:} 10... Kg8 11. Qd2 Be4 12. Rd1 Qd6 13. Qb2 {½-½ (49) Fridman,R (2479)-Warmerdam,M (2361) Germany 2016}) 11. Na3 a5 12. Qc1 Be4 13. Rd1 e6 14. Qb2 {[#] Hoping for d5+.} Qf6 15. Rd2 Rfd8 16. Rad1 a4 17. Nb5 (17. Nc4 $14) 17... axb3 $11 18. axb3 Ra2 19. Qc3 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Nd5 21. Qb2 Ra8 {[%cal Bd8a8,Ba8a5,Ba5d5][%mdl 32]} 22. Kh1 Ra5 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Rd5 25. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Re3e4]} Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Rxd4 27. Rc2 $1 Rd6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has good play.} 28. Kg2 e5 29. Rc5 Re6 30. Bd5 Re7 31. Qc3 ({White should try} 31. Qc1 $11) 31... Nd4 $1 $15 {Strongly threatening ...b6.} 32. Qe3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (32. Bxb7 $15 Nxe2 33. Qc4) 32... Qd6 $19 33. b4 b6 {Precision: White = 39%, Black = 60%.} 0-1

[Event "11th Tal Memorial Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,60,31,8,23,15,10,0,27,21,31,28,43,0,8,0,0,-21,-1,-19,-26,-21,-18,-12,-9,-19,-16,-71,-57,-247,-248,-250,-245,-227,-225,-216,-213,-394,-383,-372,-363,-441,-431,-420,-429,-428,-432,-526,-442,-769,-734]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qd3 {LiveBook: 3 Games. A50: Queen's Fianchetto Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 b6)} (7. Qc2 c5 8. d5 b5 9. e4 bxc4 10. Rd1 d6 11. Na3 Nbd7 12. Nxc4 Ng4 13. Bd2 Ba6 14. Rab1 Nge5 15. Nfxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 {½-½ (42) Mamedyarov,S (2799)-Artemiev,V (2691) Riadh 2017}) 7... c5 8. d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. Nc3 d6 10. e4 Nc6 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. Rad1 Nd4 13. Qe3 Qa5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 {0-1 (29) Ererdem,G (2173)-Ipatov,A (2624) Adana 2015}) 8... b5 9. cxb5 {The position is equal.} Bxd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. e4 a6 12. Re1 d6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {White wants to play b6.} axb5 17. Nxb5 Nd5 18. a4 Nb4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] [#] And now ...Nc2 would win. Black is pushing.} 19. Bf4 (19. Re2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 19... g5 $17 20. Rad1 $2 ({Better is} 20. Bxg5 $15 Nc2 21. Nxf7 (21. Bxe7 Re8 $11)) 20... Rxd1 $19 21. Rxd1 {aiming for Rd8+.} N8a6 ({Stronger than} 21... gxf4 22. Rd8+ Bf8 23. a5 $11) 22. Bxg5 {[#] Hoping for Nc4.} Bxe5 23. Bxe7 Bxb2 24. Rb1 $2 (24. Rd7) 24... Nd3 25. Nd6 Nab4 26. Ne4 Re8 27. Rxb2 Rxe7 28. Re2 {Black is clearly winning.} Kg7 29. Re3 Nc2 30. Rxd3 (30. Re2 $142 f5 31. Nc3) 30... Ne1+ {Precision: White = 32%, Black = 90%.} (30... Rxe4 $2 31. Rc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "11th Tal Memorial Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,172,9,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-2,0,0,0,-11,-4,-14,-5,-18,-5,-11,0,0,0,-20,-7,-24,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,2,9,0,58,66,75,64,69,68,70,69,137,126,160,150,216,9,36,0,20,-181,-180,-172,-89,-94,-106,-106,-56,-61,-25,-99,-101,-94,-82,-95,-89,-99,-93,-145,-145,-142,-132,-145,-149,-227,-216,-210,-211,-249,-177,-169,-103,-228,-226,-554,-100,-93,-100,-95,-32,-40,0,0,0,-17,-19,-41,-34,-63,-10,-66,-31,-85,-56,-56,-56,-72,-72,-91,-91,-342,-92,-119,-124,-367,-349,-29963,-29964,-29966,-29969,-29972,-29972,-29971,-29973,-29972,-29973,-29973,-29967,-29965,-29968,-29965,-29969,-29967,-29969,-29970,-29971,-29972,-29974,-29974,-29974,-29976,-29975,-29982,-29983,-29978,-29979,-29993,-29967,-4929,-4752,-29985,-29986,-29979,-29970]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Re8 {A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3} 8. Na4 {LiveBook: 3 Games} d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 {The position is equal.} 10. Bg5 f6 $146 ({Find the theoretical novelty and annotate with similar games:} 10... Qd7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. Re1 b6 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. Qa4 {½-½ (40) Nepomniachtchi,I (2733)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2692) Antalya 2017}) 11. Bd2 {And now e4 would win.} Bf8 12. Rc1 Be6 13. a3 a5 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Nc5 Bxc5 $1 16. Qxc5 Red8 17. Rfd1 Nde7 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 b6 20. Qc3 Ra7 21. Ra1 Rda8 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Rc1 Nd8 24. e4 Bg4 25. Be3 Ne6 26. Nd2 Bh5 (26... Nd4 $11 27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Qb3+ Kf8) 27. Bh3 $14 Bf7 28. f4 exf4 29. gxf4 Qb5 30. f5 Nf8 (30... Nd8 $1 $14) 31. d4 Qe2 32. Bf4 ({Weaker is} 32. Bf1 Qg4+ 33. Kf2 (33. Kh1 Nxf5 34. d5 Nd6 $17) 33... g6 $11) 32... g6 (32... Ra2 $16 {was called for.} 33. Bf1 Qg4+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. hxg3 g5) 33. fxg6 $2 (33. d5 $1 $18 Nd7 34. Qg3) 33... Nfxg6 34. Bg3 Ra2 35. Nf3 $2 (35. Be1 $1 $11) 35... Qxe4 $19 36. Re1 Qa8 ({Black should try} 36... Nd5 $19 37. Qb3 Ndf4 38. Qxf7+ Kxf7 39. Rxe4 Nxh3+ 40. Kf1 Ra3) 37. Nh4 $17 Nd5 38. Qf3 Ra3 39. Qe4 Nxb4 {White must now prevent ...Qxe4.} 40. Qxa8+ (40. d5 $1 $11 Nxd5 41. Nxg6 hxg6 42. Be6) 40... Rxa8 41. Nf5 c6 42. Nh6+ Kg7 43. Nxf7 Kxf7 44. Bd6 (44. Be6+ $142 Kg7 45. Rb1) 44... Nd5 45. Be6+ Kg7 46. Rc1 Nge7 47. Bxd5 (47. Bxe7 $17 {keeps fighting.} Nxe7 48. d5 cxd5 49. Rc7) 47... Nxd5 $19 48. Rxc6 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ra4 49. Bc7 Kg6 ({Much less strong is} 49... Rxd4 50. Bxb6 Nxb6 51. Rxb6 $17) 50. Bd8 b5 (50... Kf5 $19 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 Rxh2 53. Bxb6 Rh3+ 54. Kf2 h5) 51. Rd6 (51. Rc5 $17 Rxd4 52. Rxb5) 51... Rxd4 $19 52. Bxf6 $2 (52. h3 {is a better chance.}) 52... Rd1+ $2 (52... Rg4+ $19 {has better winning chances.} 53. Kf2 Nxf6) 53. Kf2 $17 Kf5 54. Bh8 b4 (54... h5 $1 $17 {Threatens to win with ...b4.} 55. Rd8 Rd2+ 56. Ke1 Rd3 57. Rf8+ Ke6 58. Re8+ Kd6) 55. Rh6 $1 $15 Nc3 56. Rxh7 Rd8 57. Rh5+ Ke4 58. Rh4+ Kd3 59. Bg7 Rg8 (59... Ne4+ $15 60. Kf3 Nd2+ 61. Kg3 Ne4+ 62. Kf3 Re8) 60. Be5 (60. Rg4 $11) 60... Re8 {aiming for ...Ne4+.} 61. Bg7 ({Better is} 61. Rd4+ $15 Kc2 62. Rxb4) 61... Re2+ 62. Kf1 Re7 63. Bh8 Ne4 64. Rh3+ Kc2 65. Rh6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (65. Rh4 $17) 65... Rc7 $2 (65... Nc3 $1 $19 66. Rb6 b3 67. Bxc3 Kxc3) 66. Rb6 b3 67. h4 $2 {[#]} (67. Ba1 $17 {is a better defense.}) 67... Nc3 $1 $19 68. Be5 $2 (68. h5 $19 b2 69. h6 b1=Q+ 70. Rxb1 Nxb1 71. Ke2) 68... Rc5 69. Bd4 Rc4 70. Bf6 b2 71. Kg2 b1=Q 72. Rxb1 Nxb1 73. h5 Rc5 74. h6 Rh5 75. Bg7 {[#]} Nc3 $1 {[%cal Rc3e4]} 76. Kf3 Nd5 77. Kg4 Rh1 78. Kf5 Kd3 79. Ke5 Rh5+ 80. Ke6 Ke4 81. Kf7 Kf5 82. Bf8 Nf6 83. Kg7 Rg5+ 84. Kf7 Rg2 85. Be7 Nh7 86. Bc5 Rg6 {Precision: White = 42%, Black = 42%.} 0-1

[Event "11th Tal Memorial Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "198"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,198,25,23,36,34,25,23,29,0,10,0,0,0,0,-17,-17,-17,-11,-19,-14,-13,-24,-14,-13,-10,0,-3,0,-27,-27,-29,-20,-33,-27,-29,-30,-30,-17,-30,-30,-60,-29,-51,-27,-91,-83,-97,-75,-58,-29,-56,-67,-55,-36,-31,0,-15,0,0,0,-90,-85,-85,-85,-79,-80,-82,-86,-103,-97,-162,-31,-21,-29,-50,-60,-83,-76,-81,-83,-94,-66,-71,-72,-141,-139,-302,-309,-305,-288,-301,-310,-306,-314,-300,-269,-341,-311,-292,-298,-550,-529,-946,-1029,-972,-987,-843,-731,-2014,-1587,-3021,-3900,-1409,-1191,-1102,-154,-154,-154,-154,-8,-154,-154,-599,-255,-29961,-255,-255,-154,-154,-154,-181,-181,-217,0,-154,-154,-6243,-5932,-599,-2337,-29949,-29950,-29953,-29952,-29955,0,-29946,-12842,-29944,-12468,-29955,-29959,-29955,-29938,-12835,-85,-12849,0,-11667,-8600,-8395,-6036,-3179,-1749,-29959,-29959,-29962,-29962,-29962,-29960,-29960,-29961,-29960,0,-29954,0,-29965,-29966,-29964,-29967,-29963,-29968,-29967,-29972,-29972,-29973,-29971,-29972,-29970,-29971]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 Qb6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. c3 Qb6 {A43: Schmid Benoni} (6... g6 7. e3 b4 8. Nbd2 Bg7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Be2 bxc3 11. bxc3 d6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Ne4 Qf5 14. Ng3 Qf6 15. Ne4 Qf5 16. Ng3 Qf6 17. Ne4 {½-½ (17) So,W (2815)-Carlsen,M (2832) chess.com INT 2017}) 7. e4 g6 8. a4 b4 {White has an edge.} 9. Nbd2 (9. a5 $5 {[%cal Ra5b6]} Qb7 10. Bc4 $11) 9... Bg7 10. a5 Qb7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Bc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Bd3 d6 13. O-O Na6 14. Nc4 {0-1 (40) Romero Holmes,A (2523)-Hamitevici,V (2429) Paleochora 2012}) 12... d6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfe1 Rb8 15. Qd3 Qc7 16. Qe3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Rb2 18. h3 Bb7 19. Reb1 Rxb1+ $1 20. Rxb1 Rb8 21. Ra1 Bc8 22. Ra2 Nf6 {[%cal Bd7f6,Bf6e8,Be8c7][%mdl 32]} 23. Qd3 Bd7 24. Qc2 Ne8 25. Bd3 Qd8 26. Nc4 Nc7 27. Qd2 (27. Rb2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 27... Rb3 $17 28. Rc2 {[%cal Ba2c2,Bc2c1,Bc1e1][%mdl 32]} Nb5 {[%cal Rg7c3]} 29. e5 Na3 30. Rc1 Nxc4 31. Bxc4 Rb8 32. Qf4 Be8 33. Re1 dxe5 (33... Ba4 {looks sharper.} 34. a6 Bc2 35. Qe3 Qf8 36. Qe2 Bf5) 34. Nxe5 {aiming for Nc6.} Qd6 35. Qe3 (35. g3 $11) 35... Qxe5 36. Qxe5 Bxe5 37. Rxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Kf8 39. Kg3 Bb5 40. Re4 (40. Bxb5 $17 {keeps fighting.} Rxb5 41. a6) 40... Bxc4 (40... f5 $19 41. Rf4 Bd7) 41. Rxc4 $19 {KR-KR} Rb5 42. Ra4 Ke8 43. Kf3 Kd7 44. Ke3 Kd6 45. g4 Rb3 46. Kd3 Kxd5 47. Rf4 (47. g5 $142) 47... f6 $17 {[%cal Bf7f6,Bf6f5][%mdl 32]} 48. h4 $2 (48. g5 $17 {is a better defense.}) 48... Ra3 $19 49. h5 Rxa5 50. hxg6 hxg6 51. g5 f5 ({Don't do} 51... fxg5 52. Re4 $19) 52. Rh4 Ra2 53. Ke3 Rc2 54. Rh6 Rxc3+ 55. Ke2 $2 (55. Kd2 Rf3 56. Ke2) 55... Ke4 56. Rxg6 Rc2+ 57. Ke1 Kf3 58. Re6 Rxf2 59. Rxe7 Rg2 60. Kf1 Rxg5 61. Re5 Kg4 62. Rxc5 Rg6 $2 (62... f4 $19 {is more deadly.} 63. Rc8 Ra5) 63. Ra5 $17 a6 64. Kf2 Rb6 (64... f4 $17 {next ...Rb6 is good for Black.} 65. Ra1 Rh6) 65. Ra2 (65. Ra4+ $1 $11 f4 66. Ra1) 65... f4 66. Kg2 $2 (66. Ra3 $17 {was the crucial defense.}) 66... Rh6 $19 67. Ra3 $2 {[#]} (67. Ra4 $19) 67... Rf6 $2 (67... f3+ $1 68. Kf2 (68. Rxf3 Rh2+) 68... Rh2+ 69. Ke1 Kg3 70. Rxa6 Rh1+ 71. Kd2 f2 72. Rg6+ Kh2 73. Rh6+ Kg1 74. Rg6+ Kh2 75. Rh6+ Kg2 76. Rg6+ Kf1 77. Rf6 Rg1 78. Ke3 Rg3+ 79. Kd2 Kg1 80. Ke2 Rg7 81. Rf8 Re7+ 82. Kd2 f1=Q 83. Rg8+ Qg2+ 84. Rxg2+ Kxg2 85. Kd3 Re5 86. Kd4 Ra5 87. Ke4 Kg3 88. Kd4 Kf3 89. Kc4 Ke3 90. Kb4 Rf5 91. Kc4 Re5 92. Kb3 Kd3 93. Kb4 Rf5 94. Kb3 Rf4 95. Kb2 Rb4+ 96. Ka3 Kc3 97. Ka2 Kc2 98. Ka3 Rf4 99. Ka2 Ra4#) 68. Kf2 Rb6 69. Ra2 Rh6 {( -> ...Rh2+)} 70. Ra3 Kf5 71. Ra5+ Kg4 72. Ra3 $1 Rf6 73. Ra4 $2 (73. Ra1 $17) 73... Kf5 $1 74. Kf3 {[#]} Ke5 $1 {[%cal Re5d5]} 75. Ra1 Kd4 76. Rd1+ Kc3 77. Ra1 Kd4 $2 (77... Kb3 78. Ke2 f3+ 79. Kf2 Kc3 80. Ra4 Kb3 81. Ra1 Kb4 82. Rb1+ Ka3 83. Ra1+ Kb3 84. Ke1 f2+ 85. Kf1 Kb4 86. Rb1+ Ka3 87. Ra1+ Kb3 88. Rb1+ Ka3 89. Ra1+ Kb3 90. Rb1+ Kc4 91. Rc1+ Kb4 92. Rb1+ Kc4 93. Rc1+ Kb4 94. Rb1+) 78. Ra5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (78. Rd1+ $11 Kc4 79. Ra1) 78... Kc4 79. Ra1 Kb3 80. Ke2 f3+ 81. Kf2 Kc3 82. Ra4 Kc2 {...Kc3 is the strong threat.} 83. Ra5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (83. Ra3 $17 Kb2 84. Ra5) 83... Kb3 84. Ra1 {[#]} Kb4 $1 85. Rb1+ Kc4 86. Ra1 Kb3 87. Ke1 f2+ 88. Kf1 Kc3 89. Ra4 Kb2 90. Ra5 Kc2 91. Ra3 Kb2 92. Ra5 Kc3 $2 (92... Kc1 {mates} 93. Ra2 Kb1 94. Ra4 Kb2 95. Ra5) 93. Ra1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (93. Ra4 $11 Kb3 94. Ra1) 93... Kb3 {Black mates.} 94. Rb1+ Ka2 95. Rb4 Ka3 96. Rb1 a5 97. Ra1+ Kb4 98. Rb1+ Kc3 99. Ra1 Rf5 {Precision: White = 31%, Black = 58%.} 0-1

[Event "11th Tal Memorial Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2842"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 29,91,22,35,-18,0,-6,0,-9,20,26,208,203,970,941,862,26,13,38,32,21,11,22,50,0,0,-6,0,0,0,-8,48,49,39,54,51,52,70,70,99,93,126,126,183,72,66,69,72,0,0,0,123,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. h4 b5 13. h5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. hxg6 {B78: Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, 9 Bc4 Bd7 10 0-0-0 Rc8} (15. Kb1 Re8 16. h6 Bh8 17. Nde2 Qa5 18. Bd4 Qa3 19. Qc1 Rb7 20. Ka1 Qa5 21. Qd2 Reb8 22. Rb1 Rc8 {½-½ (118) Shankland,S (2632)-Cvitan,O (2535) Biel 2014}) 15... fxg6 {LiveBook: 5 Games} 16. Bh6 (16. Kb1 $14) 16... Qb6 $11 {[%csl Gb8][%cal Rb6b2]} 17. b3 {Hoping for Bxg7.} Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qa5 19. Kb2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19. Nd5 Rf7 20. Nxf6+ exf6 21. Qe3 Qxa2 22. Qc3 cxb3 23. Nxb3 {½-½ (60) Ivekovic,B (2084)-Muskardin,M (2192) Zagreb 2011}) 19... Rfc8 $2 {[#]} (19... Rf7 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 20. Nd5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd5f6][%mdl 512]} cxb3 $2 (20... Kf7 21. Nxf6 cxb3 22. axb3 Kxf6 23. Qf4+ Kg7 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Rh1+ Qh5 27. Rxh5+ gxh5 28. Qxe7 Rd8 29. Qxd6 a6 30. Qxa6 Rf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Qxh5+ Kg7 34. Qg5+ Kh8) (20... Nxd5 21. Qxh7+) 21. axb3 Kf7 22. Qd2 $2 (22. Nxf6 $18 Kxf6 23. Qf4+ Kg7 24. Rxh7+ $3 {[%mdl 512]} Kxh7 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Rh1+ Qh5 27. Rxh5+ gxh5 28. Qxe7) 22... Qxd2 $11 23. Rxd2 h5 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Ra1 Rb7 26. Rd3 g5 27. Rc3 Rh8 28. Ra5 h4 29. Nc6 h3 (29... Rc8 $11 30. Nxa7 Ra8) 30. gxh3 $1 $14 Rxh3 31. e5+ dxe5 32. Nxe5 Bf5 33. Nc6 Rh2 34. Nxa7 e6 35. Nc6 Rd7 (35... g4 $16) 36. Ne5 (36. b4 $18 {is more deadly.}) 36... Rd5 $16 37. Rxd5 exd5 {[#]} 38. Ng4+ ({Better is} 38. Nc6 $1 $16) 38... Bxg4 $1 $11 39. fxg4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Strongly threatening b4. KR-KR} d4 {[#]} (39... Rg2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 40. Rd3 ({White should play} 40. Rc4 $1 $16) 40... Ke5 {The position is equal.} 41. b4 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Rg2 42. b5 {And now b6 would win.} Rxg4 43. b6 {Intending b7 and mate.} Rf4 44. c4 dxc3+ 45. Rxc3 {Threatens to win with b7.} Rf8 46. Rb3 {Precision: White = 41%, Black = 47%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "11th Tal Memorial Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D08"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,110,50,42,0,41,-7,8,-7,-5,-2,-16,-31,-28,-89,-94,-86,-89,-95,-95,-125,-111,-122,-104,-100,-91,-191,-129,-256,-260,-236,-148,-140,-136,-232,-146,-208,-168,-206,-222,-214,-228,-192,-199,-697,-126,-91,-22,-27,-22,-26,-29,-26,-24,-30,-30,-27,-26,-26,-27,-22,-29,-20,-17,-17,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-39,-23,-60,-35,-54,-12,-28,-32,-54,-52,-58,-61,-105,-78,-80,-80,-80,-80,-106,-20,-80,0,-78,-39,-220,-230,-244,0,-172,0,-233,0,-87,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Nge7 {[%cal Bg8e7,Be7f5,Bf5g3][%mdl 32] LiveBook: 158 Games} 6. Bg5 {D08: Albin Counter Gambit} (6. b4 Ng6 7. Bb2 a5 8. b5 Ncxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxc4 12. e3 Be6 13. Be2 {0-1 (30) Wojtaszek,R (2749)-Morozevich,A (2676) Doha 2016}) 6... Bg4 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 {The position is equal.} g5 9. Bg3 Nf5 10. Qc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. e6 Qxe6 13. Qxc7 Nxg3 14. hxg3 {0-1 (36) Eriksen,D-Smeby,O Hammerfest 1994}) 10... Qe7 11. Qe4 (11. Ne4 $1 $11 O-O-O 12. O-O-O) 11... h5 $17 12. h3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Bd7 14. e3 dxe3 15. Qxe3 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Be2 (17. O-O-O $17 {was called for.}) 17... O-O-O ({Black should play} 17... Bh6 $19 18. Qd3 Nxe5) 18. Qc3 (18. Nb3 $17 {was worth a try.}) 18... Bg7 $19 19. O-O-O Nxe5 20. Qc2 Nc6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is really pushing.} 21. Bd3 (21. Rhe1 $17) 21... Kb8 {aiming for ...Qe3.} 22. Rhe1 (22. Kb1 $17) 22... Qf6 23. Ne4 Qh6+ $1 24. Kb1 Nd4 25. Qf2 Qb6 $1 26. Neg5 $2 (26. c5 Qb3 27. Bc2 Nxc2 28. Qxc2 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxc2+ 30. Kxc2) 26... Rhe8 $2 (26... Nxf3 $19 27. Qxb6 Nxe1) 27. Nxf7 $17 Nxf3 (27... Qb3 $17 28. Bg6 (28. Nxd8 Rxe1 29. Nc6+ bxc6 $19) 28... Nxf3 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. gxf3 Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 32. Ka2 Be6) 28. Qxb6 $11 axb6 29. gxf3 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxd3 31. fxg4 hxg4 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 32. Re8+ Ka7 33. Rg8 Bf6 34. Rg6 Rf3 35. Rxg4 {Threatening Rf4.} Rf1+ 36. Kc2 $1 {With the idea Rf4.} Rf2+ 37. Kd3 Bxb2 38. Rf4 Rg2 39. Rf3 Bxa3 40. Ng5 c6 {[%cal Bc7c6,Bc6c5][%mdl 32]} 41. Ne4 Bb4 42. Rf2 Rg1 43. Ke2 Ka6 44. Kf3 b5 45. Rb2 c5 46. cxb5+ Kxb5 47. g4 Kc6 48. g5 Kd5 ({Better is} 48... b5 $17 {...Ba5 is the strong threat.} 49. Kf2 Rh1) 49. Re2 (49. Ng3 $11) 49... b5 (49... Rf1+ $1 $17 50. Kg2 Rf7 51. Nf6+ Kc4 52. Re4+ Kd3) 50. Nf6+ (50. Kf2 $1 $11 Ra1 51. g6) 50... Kd4 51. Ng4 $2 ({White has to play} 51. Re4+ $15 Kc3 52. Re5) 51... Rf1+ $19 52. Nf2 Rg1 53. Ng4 {[#] Black should prevent g6.} Rf1+ (53... Bc3 $142 $1 54. Re4+ Kd5 55. Ne3+ Kd6 56. Nf5+ Kc7 57. Re7+ Kc6 58. Re6+ Kd5) 54. Nf2 $1 Rg1 $2 (54... Bc3 $19 {White must now prevent ...b4.} 55. g6 Kd5 56. Rd2+ Kc6) 55. Nh3 {[#]} (55. Ng4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 55... Rf1+ {Precision: White = 40%, Black = 42%.} ({Black should try} 55... Rh1 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh1h3]} 56. Re4+ Kc3) 1/2-1/2

[Event "11th Tal Memorial Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,124,6,13,8,35,0,0,7,7,0,50,0,10,7,37,37,37,37,37,33,27,0,28,0,15,12,46,38,91,81,79,92,171,170,171,155,175,168,180,170,177,166,160,145,143,154,176,179,178,168,198,196,183,182,191,182,182,182,182,182,182,185,182,100,199,181,176,83,95,51,51,51,51,51,100,0,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,0,0,0,81,0,0,0,81,88,95,95,95,95,95,95,95,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. d4 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6} O-O (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be2 Qa5+ 12. Bc3 Bb4 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. Qxb4 Rxb4 {0-1 (41) Karjakin,S (2760)-Wei,Y (2739) Medias 2017}) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 {LiveBook: 10 Games} 12. Qc2 Ne4 13. Nbd2 (13. Nc3 $5 {[%cal Rc3e4]} Nd6 14. Ne2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qg5+ 16. Ng3 $14) 13... Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Bb6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Bb4 15. a3 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 {1-0 (39) Zhao,X (2504)-Krivec,J (2264) Doha 2016}) 15. h3 Be6 16. b4 ({Reject} 16. Qxc6 Rc8 $17) (16. Qc3 {feels hotter.} d4 17. exd4 Bd5 18. Nc4 Re8 19. Ne3) 16... Rc8 17. Bd4 $40 {[%mdl 128] White mounts an attack.} Qd6 (17... Re8 {keeps more tension.} 18. Nf3 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Qc3 f6) 18. Bc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Qd7 20. Nf3 Bf5 21. Qc3 Rb8 22. Qe5 f6 (22... Rbe8 $5 {[%cal Re8e5]} 23. Qd6 Rd8 $14) 23. Qg3 Be4 24. Nd4 Rb4 (24... Rfc8 $14) 25. Qd6 $16 Qxd6 26. cxd6 c5 (26... Kf7 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 27. Ne6 $18 {Black must now prevent d7.} Rb6 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 29. Rfd1 c4 30. Rac1 $1 {aiming for d7.} Ke8 31. Rd4 Rb5 32. f3 Bd3 33. e4 dxe4 34. d7+ ({Much less strong is} 34. fxe4 $6 Kd7 $16) 34... Kd8 35. fxe4 Ra5 36. Re1 Re5 37. Kf2 h5 38. Rd5 Rxd5 39. exd5 {KR-KB} c3 40. Ke3 Bg6 41. Kd4 c2 42. Kc3 (42. h4 $1 $18) 42... Kxd7 (42... Be4 $16) 43. Kd2 $1 Bf7 44. Kxc2 (44. Re3 $1 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 44... Bxd5 $16 45. g3 Bxa2 46. Ra1 Be6 47. Rxa7+ Ke8 48. Rxg7 (48. h4 $16) 48... Bxh3 (48... Bf7 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 49. Kd3 Kf8 50. Ra7 (50. Rb7 {seems wilder.} Bg4 51. Ke4 Be6 52. Ke3 Bf5 53. Kf3) 50... Bg4 51. Ke4 Bh3 52. Kf4 Bg4 53. Ra5 (53. Rh7 $16) 53... Kf7 $11 54. Rc5 {Rb5 is the strong threat.} Kf8 {[#]} (54... Kg7 $11) 55. Ke4 (55. Rc7 $1 $16) 55... Kf7 56. Kd5 {And now Ke4 would win.} Kf8 {[#]} (56... h4 $11 57. gxh4 Kg6) 57. Rc7 $1 $16 Bh3 58. Kd6 Bg4 59. Rh7 Kg8 60. Re7 Kf8 61. Re4 (61. Ra7 $16) 61... Kf7 $11 62. Rf4 Bh3 {Precision: White = 61%, Black = 59%.} 1/2-1/2

