[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Black "Mohr, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,28,36,41,27,41,12,10,12,8,2,20,20,20,20,15]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bf4 {C41: Philidor Defence.} Be6 10. e5 Nd5 {The position is equal.} 11. Nxd5 cxd5 {[#]} 12. Bg4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Qd2 c5 14. Bf3 Rb8 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. c3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 {½-½ (18) Arias,L (2253)-Urbina,R (2290) Alajuela 2006}) 12... Bxg4 13. Qxg4 {Black must now prevent Bh6!} dxe5 14. Bxe5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Rg4g7] [#]} Bf6 {White took control after the opening.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,57,38,50,39,43,18,31,0,0,0,0,-24,-35,-35,-23,-36,-37,-39,-25,-41,-32,-31,-41,-31,0,0,0,0,0,-35,358,352,425,259,358,349,357,341,418,70,695,689,694,693,1466,1228,2728,2260,29995,29996]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 e6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. Nc3 {D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3 and 3 e4.} exd5 7. Bxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 {White is slightly better.} (8. exd5 {is interesting.} Be7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Bd6 11. Re1) 8... Bd6 {[#]} 9. Ne2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 Be6 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Bg3 Bxg3 15. fxg3 {1-0 (40) Murahari,A (1210)-Anfinogenov,A (2054) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 9... O-O 10. f4 Nc6 11. O-O Re8 12. Nec3 Be6 13. Be3 b6 14. Qd3 Bf8 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qe2 {Strongly threatening Nxb4.} Qc8 17. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 18. f5 Bg7 {[#]} 19. Qg4 $1 {[%mdl 512] Intending Bh6 and mate.} Kf8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (19... Kh8 $1 $15 {stays ahead.} 20. fxe6 Qxe6 21. Qxe6 fxe6) 20. Rf3 $1 $18 (20. fxe6 Qxe6 21. Qh5 Rad8 $16) 20... Bxa2 (20... h5 21. Qxh5 Bxa2 22. Nxa2 $14) 21. Rh3 Ke7 (21... h5 22. Rxh5 Bb3 23. Rh7 $14) 22. Qxg7 {Rh6 is the strong threat.} (22. Rxh7 Bb3 $16) 22... Rg8 {[#]} 23. Qh6 $1 (23. Qxh7 Bb3 $11) 23... Bb3 24. e5 $2 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black needs to defend precisely.} (24. Rd2 $18) 24... Qc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Don't blunder} 24... Bxd1 $2 25. Qxf6+ Ke8 26. Nb5 $18 (26. Ne4 Qc7 $16)) (24... Qxf5 $14 25. Rh5 Rxg2+ 26. Kh1 (26. Kxg2 Rg8+ 27. Rg5 Rxg5+ 28. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 29. Qxg5 fxg5 $17) 26... Rg6 27. Rxf5 Rxh6 28. Bxh6 Bxd1 29. Nxd1 Nd3) 25. exf6+ Ke8 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rc6g2]} 26. Rd2 Rd8 {( -> ...Rxd2)} 27. Qxh7 {[%cal Rh7g8]} Rf8 28. Qg7 {Threatening mate with Qxf8+!} Rxd2 {[#]} 29. Qxf8+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Accuracy: White = 71%, Black = 52%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Subelj, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,107,33,2,8,-3,2,-14,32,-26,-33,-38,0,-36,0,-26,0,-104,-107,-87,-87,-99,-94,-97,-97,-87,-58,-66,-65,-50,0,0,0,0,0,-5,-8,-11,0,0,0,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,135,135,148,148,478,431,523,519,514,8,8,12,51,51,59,59,74,77,3195,2681,29968,29970,29976,29977,29977,29978,29979,29980,29982,29983,29983,29984,29985,29986,29986,29987,29987,29988]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. c3 c5 {A05: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 Nf6.} 8. Qb3 a6 9. a4 {[#]} Nbd7 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 9... c4 10. dxc4 Bxe4 11. axb5 Nbd7 12. bxa6 O-O 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Re1 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 f5 {1-0 (35) Michalska,M (2047)-Bursa,R (2031) Chojnice 2009}) 10. Bf4 (10. axb5 $14 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Qxb5) 10... c4 $11 11. dxc4 Bxe4 (11... Nc5 $5 {[%cal Rc5b3]} 12. Qa2 bxc4 $11) 12. Nbd2 Nc5 13. Qa2 $1 Bb7 14. Nd4 (14. a5 $11 {remains equal.}) 14... Bxg2 $17 15. Kxg2 bxa4 16. b4 axb3 $1 17. N2xb3 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Qd7 19. Qb6 e5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 20. Nc6 Bd8 21. Nxd8 Qxd8 22. Qc6+ $1 Ke7 $1 23. Bg5 Qd7 24. Qe4 h6 25. Bxf6+ $1 gxf6 26. Rfb1 {Black must now prevent Rb7.} Rhb8 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Rxa6 Qb7 29. Qxb7+ Rxb7 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 30. c5 dxc5 31. Rc6 Rb5 32. g4 Ra5 33. h3 Kf8 34. Rxf6 Ra3 35. Rxh6 {With the idea Rh5.} Kg7 (35... Rxc3 $11 36. h4 Rc4) 36. Rh5 $1 $16 f6 {[#]} 37. f4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} exf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37... Rxc3 $16 {is a better chance.} 38. fxe5 c4) 38. Rxc5 $18 Ra2+ 39. Kf3 Rh2 {[#]} 40. Kxf4 $2 (40. h4 $1 $18 {And now c4 would win.} Rh1 41. Kxf4) 40... Rxh3 $11 41. c4 Rc3 42. Ke4 Rg3 43. Kf5 {Threatens to win with Rc7+.} Rf3+ $1 44. Ke6 {Rf5 is the strong threat.} Rg3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (44... Re3+ $16 45. Kd6 Re4) 45. Rd5 $18 Rxg4 {[#]} 46. c5 $1 {[%cal Rc5c6] White mates.} Rc4 47. Kd7 Kg6 48. c6 f5 49. c7 Kg5 50. Kd6 Rxc7 51. Kxc7 Kg4 52. Kd6 f4 53. Ke5 f3 54. Ke4 {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 60%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Marn, Jan"]
[Black "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,75,1,-8,-7,6,14,8,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,7,19,4,7,8,8,1,35,0,0,-10,-11,-33,-25,-48,-41,-120,-89,-127,-122,-150,-166,-172,-171,-215,-208,-200,-209,-207,-196,-194,-209,-185,-183,-212,-172,-177,-163,-181,-172,-272,-151,-422,-403,-412,-414,-429,-419,-901]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 {E51: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5.} Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qa4 {The position is equal.} Qc8 11. O-O Qb7 12. Rfc1 {[#]} c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... c5 13. Nb5 Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Rfd8 15. Rc3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. a3 cxd4 18. exd4 Rd5 {½-½ (59) Ipatov,A (2614)-Johannessen,L (2528) Tromsoe 2014}) 13. a3 Bd6 14. b4 b5 15. Qb3 Nb8 16. a4 a6 17. a5 Qe7 18. Nd1 Ne4 19. Be1 Bc7 20. Nd2 Nd6 21. f3 Nc4 22. Nxc4 (22. Nf1 $15) 22... bxc4 23. Qc2 {[#]} f5 $1 24. e4 fxe4 25. fxe4 Bf4 ({Weaker is} 25... Qxe4 26. Qxe4 dxe4 27. Rxc4 $14) 26. Bd2 Bxd2 27. Qxd2 Qxe4 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black attacks with force.} 28. Nf2 Qf4 29. Qxf4 Rxf4 30. Re1 Nd7 ({Worse is} 30... Rxd4 31. Re8+ Kf7 32. Rae1 $11) 31. Re7 Rd8 32. Nh3 Rxd4 33. Ng5 {[#]} Nf8 $1 34. Rf1 (34. Rc7 $142) 34... h6 (34... Rg4 $19 35. Nf3 c3) 35. Ne6 $2 {This move loses the game for White.} (35. Nf3 $17 {was the only chance.} Re4 36. Rxe4 dxe4 37. Ne5) 35... Nxe6 $19 36. Rxe6 Rc8 37. Rf3 Rd2 {Threatens to win with ...d4.} 38. Re7 {Accuracy: White = 58%, Black = 79%.} (38. Rc3 $142) 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Black "Markoja, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,40,-2,0,22,-4,7,24,41,20,14,5,10,7,2,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,-2,-5,14,14,14,14,22]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 {With the idea Qe2+.} O-O {C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3.} 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 {White has an edge.} 11. dxc6 Qd4+ {The position is equal.} 12. Kh1 {[#] Bxh7+! is the strong threat.} Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Rb1 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qd3 Qxc6 17. Rd1 Rfe8 {[#]} 18. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18. Bb2 Re6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. h3 Rae8 21. c4 Re2 22. Rb8 Rxa2 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qd8 Qxd8 25. Rxd8+ {½-½ (25) Vivekananthan,A (2294)-Ramer,S (2200) Las Vegas 2018}) 18... Nd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 {[#] aiming for Rb3.} Rxe3 {Not much happened in this game. Accuracy: White = 100%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Mohr, Georg"]
[Black "Markoja, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,112,-2,-4,-1,17,0,0,-5,0,0,0,4,0,-2,-12,-11,8,0,10,0,18,-8,0,-7,-9,-29,-7,-24,-25,-40,-27,-22,0,-21,-17,-43,-48,-144,-145,-145,-137,-146,-153,-154,-141,-140,-126,-136,-133,-149,-150,-155,-111,-180,-145,-210,-216,-212,-152,-140,-51,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-72,-74,-73,-52,-72,-42,-57,-60,-60,-30,-31,-18,-18,-29,-103,-103,-175,-175,-175,-174,-174,-174,-212,-143,-143,-143,-143,-81,-81,-81,-29968,-29969,-29969,-29970,-29970,-29971,-29971,-29971]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 Bb7 4. Nbd2 g6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 {A47: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 b6: Torre, London and Colle Systems.} Bh6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O {[#] The position is equal.} c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... d5 9. Re1 Nd7 10. exd5 Bxd5 11. c4 Bb7 12. Be4 c6 13. b4 f5 14. Bc2 c5 15. bxc5 bxc5 {0-1 (47) Horvath,P (2418)-Almasi,Z (2687) Ajka 2019}) 9. Re1 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. c3 a5 13. Nf1 Qd7 (13... Re8 $5 {[%cal Re8e2]} 14. Qc2 Re6 $11) 14. Qc2 Rfc8 15. a3 Na7 16. Re2 b5 17. Qb3 Bf8 18. Ne3 Bc6 19. Rae1 Rd8 20. h3 b4 21. axb4 (21. Ng4 $5 {[%cal Rg4f6]} Qd6 22. axb4 $11) 21... axb4 22. cxb4 Ba4 23. Qa2 (23. Qc3 $1 $15) 23... Nc6 $1 $17 {[%cal Ba7c6,Bc6b4,Bb4c2][%mdl 32]} 24. Qb1 Nxb4 ({Much less strong is} 24... Bxb4 25. Rf1 $15) 25. Bc2 Bb5 26. Rd2 Nxc2 27. Nxc2 Rab8 28. Rdd1 Rb6 29. Re3 Ba4 30. b3 Rdb8 {Threatens to win with ...Bh6.} 31. Na1 (31. Nd2 $17) 31... Qb7 32. Rdd3 (32. Qb2 $17) 32... Bh6 $19 33. Re1 Kg7 34. Rc3 Bxb3 (34... Bd7 $17 35. Re7 Bf4) 35. Rxb3 Rxb3 36. Nxb3 Qxb3 37. Qxb3 Rxb3 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 38. Ra1 Bf4 39. Kf1 Rb5 40. g4 Kf8 (40... Rb3 $5 {[%cal Rb3f3]} 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Kf1 Bc7 $17) 41. Ng1 Bc7 42. Ne2 Rb3 43. Kg2 Ke7 44. Ra8 Rb8 45. Rxb8 (45. Ra6 $11 {remains equal.}) 45... Bxb8 $11 {KB-KN} 46. f4 (46. Nc3 $17 {was called for.}) 46... Ke6 $1 $19 47. Kf3 f5 48. Ng3 {[#]} fxg4+ $1 49. hxg4 Kd6 50. f5 Kc6 {And now ...Bxg3 would win.} 51. fxg6 hxg6 ({Black should try} 51... fxg6 {...Bxg3 is the strong threat.} 52. Nf1 Bc7) 52. Nf1 $17 Bc7 53. Ke3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] Loses the game.} (53. Ne3 $17) 53... g5 $1 {Black mates.} 54. Kd3 Bf4 55. Kc3 Kb5 56. Kb3 f6 {Accuracy: White = 74%, Black = 80%.} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Black "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 5. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:12:38]} 6. Bg5 {[%emt 0:09:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:13:19]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:04:59]} Be7 {[%emt 0:14:05]} 8. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:18]} O-O {[%emt 0:07:57]} 9. Bxd7 {[%emt 0:27:33]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:06:34]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 11. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:05:28]} 12. Kb1 {[%emt 0:06:35]} b5 {[%emt 0:05:29]} 13. Nd4 {[%emt 0:11:13]} b4 {[%emt 0:03:55]} 14. Nce2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:03:22]} 15. Ng3 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 16. f4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:08:49]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 18. f5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 19. Nf3 {[%emt 0:07:30]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 20. b3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:09:07]} 21. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} axb3 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 22. cxb3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 23. Nc2 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:03:34]} 24. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 25. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 26. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 27. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 28. Rd2 {[%emt 0:02:33]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 29. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 30. Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 31. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 32. Rhd1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 33. Nb2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 34. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 35. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 36. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 37. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Rxh2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 40. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Subelj, Jan"]
[Black "Marn, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} d6 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} h6 {[%emt 0:06:56]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:22]} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:04]} 9. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 11. Nf1 {[%emt 0:04:12]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 12. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 13. d4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:07:43]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Be6 {[%emt 0:06:44]} 15. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:02:48]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 16. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:16:44]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 18. Bxa7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:45]} 20. a4 {[%emt 0:26:38]} b6 {[%emt 0:16:49]} 21. Qc4 {[%emt 0:06:43]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 22. Rd2 {[%emt 0:11:18]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 23. Qa2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 24. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 25. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:28]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 26. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:08:55]} 28. Ra1 {[%emt 0:05:19]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 29. Ra6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 30. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 31. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 33. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 34. Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} N6h7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. f4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 12. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 14. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 16. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 17. Qf3 {[%emt 1:35:20]} Bd7 {[%emt 1:36:35]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Black "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,118,19,22,17,21,19,-10,-5,-30,-37,-43,-45,-59,-54,-50,-41,-44,-47,-41,-37,-43,-39,-57,-29,-54,-24,-97,-91,-104,-106,-95,-92,-104,-103,-101,-91,-95,-37,-36,-21,-27,-28,-57,-25,-39,-39,-26,-27,-51,-7,-77,-77,-127,-127,-127,-127,-217,-217,-192,-182,-174,-179,-213,-178,-299,-302,-322,-341,-379,-373,-567,-532,-438,-270,-629,-629,-615,-599,-546,-359,-1527,-939,-760,-669,-6721,-6601,-6203,-5800,-2342,-1654,-29972,-29972,-29972,-29973,-29975,-29976,-29979,-29980,-29980,-29981,-29981,-29982,-29982,-29983,-29983,-29984,-29985,-29986]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 dxc4 $1 {[%mdl 4] is currently scoring better than 6...c5.} 7. Bxc4 b6 {E51: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5.} 8. O-O Bb7 9. Ne5 c5 {The position is equal.} 10. Ne2 cxd4 11. exd4 {[#]} Nc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Be7 12. Nf4 Nc6 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Nxe6 Qd7 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Re1 Nd5 17. Nxf7 Nxf7 {0-1 (27) Ouadi,W (2052)-Acher,M (2323) France 2004}) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bg5 Rc8 {White must now prevent ...Bxg2!} 14. Qb3 Be7 15. Ba6 Rc7 16. Rac1 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qg3 Ba8 19. Nf4 (19. a3 $11 {remains equal.}) 19... Rxc1 $17 20. Rxc1 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 Qb4 $1 22. h3 Qxb2 23. a4 Qa2 24. Bb5 {[#]} Qd5 (24... a6 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 25. Bxa6 Qxa4) 25. f3 $15 h6 26. Rc7 a5 27. Bc4 Qg5 (27... Qh5 {is more complex.} 28. Bd3 Bd5 29. Kf1 Bb3 30. Qd6 Qd5) 28. Qxg5 hxg5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 29. Kf2 Rd8 30. Ke3 g6 31. Bb5 (31. Kd3 $1 $11) 31... Kg7 $17 {White is on the road to losing.} 32. Bc6 Bxc6 $1 33. Rxc6 {KR-KR} Rb8 34. Rc7 {[#]} (34. f4 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 34... b5 $1 $19 35. axb5 Rxb5 36. Ra7 {[#]} Rb3+ $1 37. Ke4 Ra3 38. d5 (38. f4 $142) 38... exd5+ 39. Kxd5 Ra2 40. g4 a4 41. Ke4 (41. Ra5 $142 Ra1 42. Kc4) 41... a3 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Ra5 $2 (43. Ra6+ Kg7 44. Kd3) 43... Ra1 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Kg2 f5 46. Kh2 $2 (46. gxf5+ gxf5 47. Ra6+ Ke5 48. Ra4) 46... Ra2+ 47. Kg1 f4 48. Kh1 Kd6 49. Kg1 Kc6 50. Kf1 Kb6 51. Rxg5 Rb2 {Black mates.} 52. Rxg6+ Kc5 53. Ra6 a2 54. h4 Rb1+ 55. Kg2 a1=Q 56. Rxa1 Rxa1 57. h5 Kd5 58. h6 Ke6 59. h7 Ra8 {Accuracy: White = 50%, Black = 88%.} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Black "Mohr, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:10]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 8. d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 11. Nd2 {[%emt 0:07:43]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 12. Nf1 {[%emt 0:09:43]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:04:04]} 13. f3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 14. Qc2 {[%emt 0:04:03]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 15. Bf2 {[%emt 0:24:45]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:07:52]} 16. Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:39]} h4 {[%emt 0:08:43]} 17. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:08]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:20:03]} 18. Ke2 {[%emt 0:03:13]} h3 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 19. g3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Na6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 20. a3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} f5 {[%emt 0:08:15]} 21. exf5 {[%emt 0:15:50]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 22. Nxf5+ {[%emt 0:02:25]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 23. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 24. g4 {[%emt 0:08:13]} Nd4+ {[%emt 0:32:03]} 25. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:02:44]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. g5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Rhg1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Raf1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Qe4 {[%emt 0:03:27]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Rg6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} d3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:03:08]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Rxh6+ {[%emt 0:00:48]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2236"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,39,20,32,9,14,7,13,-81,0,0,137,116,155,161,145,162,150,140,197,196,487,483,1006,997,973,952,1126,1127]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 {7...Bd6 is better than 7...b5.} 8. Re1 {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3.} O-O 9. e4 {Strongly threatening e5.} e5 {[#]} 10. Bxf7+ $146 (10. h3 $11 {remains equal.}) ({Predecessor:} 10. Bg5 Re8 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Nbd2 b5 13. Bf1 a6 14. a4 Bb7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Bh4 {0-1 (39) Tomashevsky,E (2709)-Inarkiev,E (2680) Ekaterinburg 2013}) 10... Rxf7 (10... Kxf7 $17 11. Ng5+ Kg8) 11. dxe5 $11 Bb4 {[#]} (11... Nxe5 $11 12. Nxe5 Re7) 12. Nc3 $1 $16 {Hoping for e6.} Ng4 {aiming for ...Qc7.} 13. e6 $1 {[%csl LRd7,LRf7][%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rxf3 14. gxf3 ({And not} 14. Qxf3 Nde5 $19) 14... Qh4 15. fxg4 Ne5 {[#]} (15... Nc5 $16 16. Be3 Bxe6) 16. Bf4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf4e5]} Bxe6 $2 (16... Qxg4+ 17. Qxg4 Nxg4) 17. Bxe5 {White is clearly winning.} Bxg4 (17... Rd8 $142 18. Qe2 Qg5) 18. Qb3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 19. Qxb4 Bf3 20. Re3 {Accuracy: White = 80%, Black = 38%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Marn, Jan"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:26]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:05:22]} 9. Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:15:47]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:08:37]} 11. Qb3 {[%emt 0:09:43]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:05:40]} 12. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:06:27]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 13. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 14. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:12:37]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 15. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:10:32]} 16. Rc3 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:04:07]} 17. O-O {[%emt 0:01:16]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 18. f3 {[%emt 0:10:18]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:09:52]} 19. Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 20. a3 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:05:50]} 21. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:23:40]} Qc5+ {[%emt 0:04:41]} 22. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Qf2 {[%emt 0:14:55]} 23. Bf1 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 24. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 25. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 26. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 27. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Black "Subelj, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:31]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 10. d4 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:06:44]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 12. Nf1 {[%emt 0:02:08]} exd4 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 13. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 14. Bc2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 15. Ng3 {[%emt 0:06:26]} g6 {[%emt 0:09:07]} 16. Bf4 {[%emt 0:11:31]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 17. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:07:53]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:06:45]} 18. b3 {[%emt 0:14:38]} Be5 {[%emt 0:09:35]} 19. Qd2 {[%emt 0:08:11]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:05:06]} 20. Rac1 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:09:41]} 21. Red1 {[%emt 0:06:04]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:16:39]} 22. Nf3 {[%emt 0:06:37]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:07:19]} 23. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 24. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 25. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:03:29]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 26. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 28. Rbc1 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 29. Ng5 {[%emt 0:06:11]} Re2 {[%emt 0:07:38]} 30. b4 {[%emt 0:09:19]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 31. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 32. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 33. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 35. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} cxd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g5 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 37. h4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 38. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. f4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Markoja, Boris"]
[Black "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 4. b3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} b6 {[%emt 0:05:45]} 5. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:04:41]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:14]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:01:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:11:53]} 10. Qe2 {[%emt 0:05:30]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:06:21]} 11. bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 12. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:03:16]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:04:28]} 13. Nd2 {[%emt 0:13:17]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:24:40]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:04:15]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:09:47]} 15. d5 {[%emt 0:09:55]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 16. e4 {[%emt 0:02:40]} exd5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 17. exd5 {[%emt 0:04:17]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 18. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 19. Nf3 {[%emt 0:04:07]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:03:55]} 20. Rab1 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 21. Bc1 {[%emt 0:06:43]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 22. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 23. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 24. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 25. Rdd1 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Bxb1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 26. Rxb1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:37]} f5 {[%emt 0:09:48]} 28. Nh4 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 29. Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:38]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 30. Nf5 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 31. g3 {[%emt 0:02:41]} fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 32. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 33. f4 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Re4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 34. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:15]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 35. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:46]} Rbe8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 36. Rc2 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 37. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Ree8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 38. Rd2 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 39. d6 {[%emt 0:04:50]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 40. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. cxb5 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:15:52]} 42. Rc2 {[%emt 0:19:40]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:03:11]} 43. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 44. d7 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 45. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 46. Rc6 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 47. Ned4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 48. Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 49. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:28]} R3xd4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 50. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 51. b6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 52. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 53. Rd6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 54. Kf2 {[%emt 0:05:59]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 55. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 56. b7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 57. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 58. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 59. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 60. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 61. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 62. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 63. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 64. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 65. Kc5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 66. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 67. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 68. Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 69. Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 70. Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} 71. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 72. Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 73. b8=Q {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rxb8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 74. Kxb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 75. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kxf4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 76. h5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Mohr, Georg"]
[Black "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,118,18,16,9,0,12,0,8,6,0,0,0,0,14,0,23,16,16,18,19,0,0,0,6,6,8,6,5,3,10,0,7,7,10,7,8,8,8,7,9,7,8,8,8,0,36,20,37,-56,-56,-56,-56,-56,-56,-58,-60,-110,-105,-124,-110,-116,-116,-131,-119,-119,-119,-119,-116,-116,-116,-116,-110,-116,-116,-125,-127,-150,-150,-150,-150,-150,-150,-164,-150,-150,-150,-429,-410,-408,-404,-347,-231,-597,-570,-1313,-1291,-1172,-1116,-816,-498,-452,-450,-450,-440,-816,-814,-712,-525,-29976,-29974]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} 7. Qb3 Bb7 8. a4 a6 {The position is equal.} 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. d3 O-O 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. h3 Ngf6 {[#]} 15. Ne5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Be3 c5 16. axb5 Nd5 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 axb5 21. Ne4 {½-½ (28) Akopian,V (2660)-Novikov,I (2550) New York 1998}) 15... Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rfd8 17. Bf4 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rfc1 {[#] Bc7 is the strong threat.} Rac8 20. a5 Qd4 21. Bc7 Re8 22. Rc2 Qb4 23. Qxb4 Bxb4 24. Rac1 Re7 25. Bb6 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 f6 27. d4 e5 28. e3 Kf7 29. Kf1 ({White should play} 29. dxe5 $14 fxe5 30. f4) 29... exd4 $15 30. Bxd4 Bxa5 31. Ke2 Rc7 32. Rxc7+ Bxc7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBB} 33. Kd3 a5 {[%cal Ba6a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} 34. f4 Ke6 35. b4 a4 36. Kc3 g6 37. Bf1 Bc6 38. Bd3 Bd6 39. g4 Kf7 40. h4 h6 41. Be2 g5 42. hxg5 fxg5 43. fxg5 hxg5 44. Bf3 Bg3 {Hoping for ...Be1+.} 45. Kb2 Be1 46. Ka3 Ke6 47. Be2 Bd2 48. Bd1 $2 {[#] Loses the game.} (48. Bc5 $17) 48... Be8 $19 49. Bc2 Kd6 50. Bd3 Kc6 51. Bc2 $2 (51. e4) 51... Bf7 52. e4 Bc1+ 53. Ka2 dxe4+ 54. Kb1 Bd2 55. Bxe4+ Bd5 56. Bg6 Bc4 57. Be4+ (57. Bf6 $142 Be6 58. Kc2 Bxb4 59. Be8+ Kb6 60. Bh5) 57... Kd6 58. Bf6 Ke6 59. Bd8 a3 {Accuracy: White = 71%, Black = 90%.} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Subelj, Jan"]
[Black "Markoja, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,160,35,22,86,80,87,85,82,70,75,73,98,29,58,51,52,13,23,11,16,13,12,6,26,0,85,98,94,108,96,86,86,86,89,88,88,99,95,95,95,96,94,84,99,93,93,93,91,95,91,80,153,74,92,96,104,83,88,88,84,84,93,66,150,144,134,138,134,134,118,99,108,109,103,65,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,49,67,60,65,60,67,67,67,67,77,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,74,67,72,72,72,0,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,59,0,0,8,31,8,8,8,72,72,72,72,72,72,72,72,72,0,72]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 d5 {C88: Closed Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall Systems.} (8... b4 $11 {remains equal.}) 9. axb5 $16 dxe4 10. bxc6 exf3 {White is better.} 11. Qxf3 e4 12. Qe2 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bd6 13. h3 Re8 14. Nc3 Re5 15. Ra4 Bxh3 16. Nxe4 Bg4 17. Qf1 Nxe4 18. Raxe4 Rxe4 19. Rxe4 {½-½ (34) Blomqvist,E (2537)-Andersen,M (2585) chess24.com INT 2020}) 13. d4 (13. Nc3 $16) 13... Qxd4 14. Nc3 Bd6 15. Ra5 (15. Nb5 {with more complications.} Qe5 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. h3 Be6 18. Rd1) 15... Bg4 16. Qc4 Qxc4 17. Bxc4 Be6 18. Ra4 Be5 (18... a5 {looks sharper.} 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Nxe4 Nd5 21. g4 Nb6) 19. Nxe4 (19. Bxa6 {keeps more tension.} Nd5 20. Nxe4 Nb6 21. Ra3 Bd5 22. Bd3) 19... Bxc4 (19... Nxe4 $11 20. Rxe4 Bxc4 21. Raxc4 f5) 20. Rxc4 Nd5 21. Kf1 Nb6 22. Rb4 f5 23. Ng5 Bd6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rd4 h6 26. Nf3 Re6 27. Rd3 Bc5 28. Nh4 g6 29. Bxh6 Rxc6 30. Nf3 Be7 31. Nd4 Rc5 32. Be3 Nc4 {[#]} (32... Bf6 $142) 33. Nb3 (33. b4 $142 $1 {[%cal Rb4c5]} Rd5 34. Nc6 Nxe3+ 35. Rxe3) 33... Rb5 34. Bd4 a5 35. Bc3 a4 36. Rd7 Bf8 37. Nd4 Rb6 38. b3 axb3 (38... c5 $14) 39. cxb3 Nd6 40. Rxc7 Ne4 41. Ba5 Rd6 42. Nf3 Rd1+ 43. Ke2 Rb1 44. Nd2 (44. Bc3 {is more complex.} Nxc3+ 45. Rxc3 Rb2+ 46. Kd3 Bh6 47. h3) 44... Nxd2 45. Bxd2 {Hoping for Rb7.} Rxb3 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 46. Bc3 Rb6 47. g3 Re6+ 48. Kf3 Bh6 49. Rc8+ Kf7 50. Rh8 Bf8 51. h4 Rc6 52. Bb2 Re6 53. Rh7+ Kg8 54. Rb7 Bh6 55. Bd4 Re4 56. Rd7 Re6 57. Ba1 Re1 58. Bb2 {[#] Strongly threatening Rd6.} (58. Ra7 {feels hotter.} Re6 59. Bd4 Bf8 60. Kg2 Re4 61. Be3) 58... Re6 59. Bd4 Ra6 60. Kg2 Re6 61. Kh3 Bf8 62. Kg2 (62. h5 $16) 62... Rd6 (62... Bh6 $1 $11) 63. Rxd6 Bxd6 {KB-KB} 64. Kf3 Kf7 65. Be3 Ke6 66. Bf4 {And now Bxd6 would win.} Bc5 67. Bc7 Bd4 68. Kg2 Bc5 69. Bf4 Bb6 70. Be3 Bc7 71. Kh3 Bd6 72. h5 ({Better is} 72. f3 $14) 72... gxh5 $11 73. Kh4 Kd5 74. Kxh5 Ke4 75. Kg5 Kf3 (75... Be7+ $11 {keeps the balance.} 76. Kh5 Kf3) 76. Bf4 $16 ({Reject} 76. Kxf5 Bxg3 77. fxg3 Kxg3 $11) 76... Bc5 77. Kxf5 {Be3! is the strong threat.} Bxf2 78. g4 {Threatens to win with g5.} Bh4 79. Bh6 Bd8 80. Bf4 Bh4 $1 {Black defended with fortune. Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 84%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 8. e3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 9. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 10. Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:43]} e6 {[%emt 0:15:07]} 11. e4 {[%emt 0:29:21]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:15:23]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:10:54]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 13. cxb5 {[%emt 0:16:58]} axb5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 14. Rac1 {[%emt 0:02:22]} b4 {[%emt 0:11:33]} 15. Na4 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 16. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:08:47]} d5 {[%emt 0:11:40]} 18. exd5 {[%emt 0:07:43]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 19. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 20. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 21. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qa4 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 24. Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 25. Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Re8 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 26. b3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:04:26]} 27. Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 28. Na7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 29. Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 30. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 31. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} c5 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 32. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Black "Marn, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 5. b3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:06:20]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:34]} 7. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} b6 {[%emt 0:19:35]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:50]} 11. f4 {[%emt 0:03:07]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:04:47]} exd5 {[%emt 0:03:22]} 13. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:02:21]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 14. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:05:44]} 15. Qc2 {[%emt 0:06:55]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:06:14]} 16. Qf2 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:10:39]} 17. Rad1 {[%emt 0:03:56]} a6 {[%emt 0:05:35]} 18. a4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 19. exd4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 20. f5 {[%emt 0:11:25]} f6 {[%emt 0:04:33]} 21. Ng4 {[%emt 0:03:13]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 22. axb5 {[%emt 0:03:27]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Bxd5+ {[%emt 0:13:23]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:05:26]} 25. Rf2 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 26. Rdd2 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:06:13]} 27. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Rfc2 {[%emt 0:04:19]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 29. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 30. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:07:50]} 31. Qd1 {[%emt 0:04:04]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 32. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Qa2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 33. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 34. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 35. h4 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Qxd4+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 36. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 37. Qg4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 38. h5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 39. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 40. Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.12"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "NA"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:11]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.13"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Mohr, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,18,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 {[#]} {Predecessor:} 10. Nd5 $146 {E92: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5: 7 dxe5, 7 Be3 and Petrosian System without 7...Nbd7.} Nxd5 11. cxd5 c6 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a3 Bb7 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Bd5 Rab8 17. O-O-O Nd4 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Be3 b4 20. a4 b3 21. Bd2 Rc7+ {½-½ (38) So,W (2770)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2778) Lichess.org INT 2020} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Marn, Jan"]
[Black "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,74,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-46,-50,-50,-50,-46,-51,-61,-53,-112,-113,-107,-93,-168,-169,-173,-176,-191,-179,-320,-313,-361,-354,-491,-489,-529,-522,-518,-501,-521,-521,-502,-512,-634,-637,-627,-626,-593,-605,-715,-679,-1688,-1434,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd2 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 {E51: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5.} Re8 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O {The position is equal.} Bf8 $1 {[%mdl 4] is more profitable than 10...a6 at the moment. Played by Leinier Dominguez Perez in July 2020.} 11. Ne5 c5 12. f4 Nc6 {[#]} 13. Ne2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bc4 Qxg2+ 15. Kxg2 Nxe5+ 16. Kg1 Nxc4 17. Rxc4 Ba6 18. Rc1 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 {0-1 (142) Bluebaum,M (2644)-Karjakin,S (2754) Moscow 2019}) 13... Rc8 14. Ng3 (14. Be1 {seems wilder.} Qd6 15. Bh4 cxd4 16. Rxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxd4 Bb7 18. Nf5) 14... cxd4 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Rxc6 Bxc6 17. exd4 Ne4 18. Bxe4 {Black keeps a firm grip on the game.} (18. Re1 $15) 18... dxe4 $17 19. Be3 Qd5 20. f5 (20. Qb3 $17) 20... Qxa2 $19 21. f6 {With the idea fxg7.} g6 22. Qc1 Qe6 23. h4 (23. Qd1 $142) 23... Bb5 24. Rf4 Bd3 25. h5 Bd6 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. d5 Qxd5 28. Rg4 Qe6 29. Rg5 Rc8 30. Qe1 Qxf6 31. Nf5 Bc5 {Strongly threatening ...Qxg5.} 32. Qg3 Bxe3+ 33. Qxe3 Rc5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Pin} 34. g4 Kf8 35. b4 Qa1+ {Black mates.} 36. Kh2 Rc2+ 37. Kg3 Qe5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 49%, Black = 100%.} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.13"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Black "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2236"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,159,0,0,-22,-25,-49,-41,-35,-51,-47,-43,-34,0,0,9,0,0,16,0,-14,74,64,51,39,50,-87,-14,-15,0,0,0,0,27,40,60,56,65,69,183,0,0,0,0,-18,-18,-25,-18,-41,-3,-7,0,-14,-26,-21,-29,-66,160,160,266,170,141,113,125,98,173,212,112,223,220,220,223,212,15,17,465,460,12848,12848,29938,29938,29937,29938,29953,29947,29959,29958,29960,29958,29961,29961,29962,29962,29962,29952,29966,29966,29966,29967,29964,29965,29960,29960,29973,29974,29977,29978,29979,29979,29980,29980,29980,29981,29984,29983,29985,29986,29986,29981,29981,29980,29982,29970,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986,29987,29988,29988,29989,29989,29990,29990,29990,29991,29992,29992,29992,29992,4145]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Ne4 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} b6 12. g4 Ne7 13. Ng3 {Black is slightly better.} Kc8 {[#]} 14. b3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Nh2 g5 15. Nh5 Ng6 16. Re1 Kb7 17. Kg2 Be6 18. Bd2 a5 19. a3 Rd8 20. Rad1 {1-0 (38) Fercec,N (2462)-Lanzani,M (2347) Milan 2012}) 14... c5 15. Bb2 Ng6 16. Nh5 Bc6 17. Nd2 Kb7 18. f4 Nh4 19. Kh2 Rg8 (19... Rd8 $11 {keeps the balance.} 20. Nc4 Nf3+ 21. Kg3 Nd4) 20. Kg3 $16 Be7 21. Nc4 Rad8 22. Rad1 {[#]} (22. f5 $14 {keeps the upper hand.} Bg5 23. Nf4) 22... Rxd1 (22... Nf3 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512] ...Bh4+ is the strong threat.} 23. Kf2 (23. Rxf3 Rxd1) 23... Bh4+ 24. Ke2 Nd4+ 25. Bxd4 cxd4) 23. Rxd1 $11 Nf3 24. Kf2 Bh4+ 25. Ng3 Kc8 26. Rd3 Bxg3+ 27. Kxg3 Ne1 $1 {[%cal Re1d3]} 28. Rd2 Rd8 (28... Nf3 $14) 29. Rxd8+ $2 ({White should play} 29. Rf2 $18) 29... Kxd8 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 30. Ne3 Be4 31. c4 Nd3 32. Ba1 Nc1 {White should prevent ...Ne2+.} 33. f5 Nxa2 34. Kf4 Bc6 {Strongly threatening ...Nc1.} 35. g5 hxg5+ 36. Kxg5 Nc1 37. f6 g6 $2 (37... gxf6+ $15 38. Kxf6 Nxb3) 38. e6 $1 $16 {[%cal Re6f7]} Be8 (38... Ke8 $16 {is a better defense.}) 39. exf7 Bxf7 40. Kh6 $1 {[%cal Rh6g7] Black must now prevent Kg7.} Ke8 41. Kg7 $1 c6 {[#]} ({Avoid the trap} 41... Nxb3 $2 42. Nd5 $18) (41... g5 $16) 42. Ng4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg4h6] And now Nh6 would win.} Nxb3 {[#]} (42... Be6 $18) 43. Ne5 $1 $16 {[%cal Re5f7][%mdl 64] Double Attack} Be6 44. Bc3 Nd4 45. f7+ Bxf7 46. Nxf7 Ne2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} (46... Ne6+ $1 $11 47. Kxg6 Nf4+ 48. Kf5 Nxh3) 47. Be5 $18 Ng1 (47... b5 $142 48. Kxg6 b4 49. Nd6+ Kd7) 48. Ng5 Nxh3 49. Nxh3 {White mates.} b5 50. Kxg6 a5 51. Nf4 a4 52. Ne6 a3 53. Nxc5 bxc4 54. Kf6 a2 55. Ke6 Kd8 56. Kd6 Kc8 57. Kxc6 Kd8 58. Kd5 Ke7 59. Kxc4 Kf7 60. Kd5 Ke7 61. Nd3 Kf7 62. Nb4 Ke7 63. Nxa2 Kd7 64. Bd6 Kd8 65. Nc3 Kc8 66. Kc6 Kd8 67. Nd5 Kc8 68. Nc7 Kd8 69. Bc5 Kc8 70. Ba7 Kd8 71. Nd5 Ke8 72. Kd6 Kf7 73. Ne7 Kf6 74. Be3 Kf7 75. Bd4 Ke8 76. Ke6 Kd8 77. Bb6+ Ke8 78. Nf5 Kf8 79. Ba5 Ke8 80. Ng7+ {Accuracy: White = 85%, Black = 55%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.13"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Markoja, Boris"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,134,20,23,9,0,11,4,6,13,-3,27,23,22,9,22,26,36,43,61,56,97,20,52,44,45,53,43,45,40,25,47,35,84,82,110,95,102,104,92,95,91,77,96,66,79,90,125,97,98,45,37,40,44,56,46,40,39,45,52,46,31,40,95,94,91,91,99,97,88,83,214,159,149,112,113,102,84,102,102,103,141,139,152,116,140,131,153,153,164,0,154,162,186,184,189,192,198,190,208,184,189,175,175,175,175,175,175,175,292,287,398,394,324,282,431,468,641,632,759,737,709,745,697,585,593]} 1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nc7 6. f4 g6 7. b3 {A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5.} Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qc1 {The position is equal.} Nd7 10. Ne4 Bxb2 (10... e5 {is interesting.} 11. Nh3 b6 12. O-O Rb8 13. d3 f5) 11. Qxb2 Ne6 {[#]} 12. Nf3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Rc1 Rb8 13. Nf3 b6 14. Nf2 Bb7 15. Ng4 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ exf6 17. O-O Re8 18. e3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 {0-1 (30) Lombardy,W (2520)-Franco Ocampos,Z (2360) Buenos Aires 1979}) 12... Nf6 13. Nf2 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rb8 15. e3 Bb5 16. Nc4 (16. h4 $16) 16... Nd5 17. O-O f6 18. Rac1 Bc6 19. Qb1 Kg7 20. a3 b6 21. b4 cxb4 22. axb4 Bb5 23. Rfe1 Rc8 24. Qe4 Nec7 25. Na3 Bd7 26. Qd4 e6 27. Qb2 Qe7 28. b5 Rfd8 29. Bf1 Qb4 {[#]} 30. Rb1 (30. Qa1 $1 $16) 30... Qxb2 $14 31. Rxb2 Ne8 32. Nc4 Rc5 33. Ra1 Bxb5 34. Rxa7+ Kf8 35. Na3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Bxf1 36. Kxf1 Ra5 (36... Rc1+ $14 37. Kg2 Ra1) 37. Rxa5 $16 bxa5 38. Rb7 Ne7 39. Ke2 Ra8 40. Ne4 Nd5 (40... a4 $16) 41. Nc5 Ndc7 42. Nb5 Nxb5 43. Nxe6+ ({Much weaker is} 43. Rxb5 $6 a4 $11) 43... Kg8 {And now ...Nbd6 would win.} 44. Rxb5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} a4 45. Rb2 a3 46. Ra2 Nd6 47. Kd3 h5 48. Nd4 Ra4 49. Kc3 Ne4+ 50. Kd3 Nd6 $1 51. Kc2 Rc4+ 52. Kd1 Ra4 53. d3 h4 54. gxh4 Ra7 55. Kc2 Rh7 56. Kb3 Rxh4 57. Kxa3 Rh3 {[#]} 58. Re2 $1 Kf7 59. Kb4 f5 (59... Ke7 {might work better.} 60. Kc5 Kd7) 60. Nc6 $18 Kf6 61. Kc5 Nf7 62. e4 Rxd3 (62... fxe4 $142 63. dxe4 Rc3+ 64. Kd5 Rd3+ 65. Nd4 Nd8 66. e5+ Ke7) 63. e5+ {White is clearly winning.} Ke6 64. Nd4+ Ke7 65. Rg2 Nh8 66. Ra2 Nf7 67. Ra6 Ke8 {Accuracy: White = 91%, Black = 70%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.13"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Black "Subelj, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 23,116,14,13,0,10,0,0,0,0,0,24,18,17,0,6,13,50,46,55,54,56,48,57,36,53,23,45,15,21,14,10,9,20,0,8,5,16,7,41,13,13,0,31,26,52,53,56,55,62,51,48,33,39,41,98,107,107,101,98,98,98,99,104,36,47,47,39,20,20,12,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,8,8]} 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. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1e3,Be3c4][%mdl 32]} Nc6 12. Nf1 Be6 13. Ne3 {C90: Closed Ruy Lopez with 7...d6: Early deviations.} Rc8 14. a4 b4 {[#]} 15. Ng5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Bb3 Rb8 16. Bc4 Qc8 17. Bd2 h6 18. Bd5 Bd8 19. Qc2 Bxd5 20. exd5 {0-1 (55) Tiemann,H (2134)-Schott,D GER email 2016}) 15... Bd7 16. Bb3 Na5 17. Ba2 Rb8 18. Nc4 Bg4 19. Nf3 b3 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 ({Wrong is} 20... bxa2 $2 21. Nc6 $18) 21. Bxb3 Bxf3 $1 22. gxf3 Nh5 23. Bc4 Qd8 24. f4 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 (25. Bxa6 {keeps more tension.} Bg5 26. Qg4 h5 27. Qf3 Ne6 28. Bb5) 25... exf4 26. Rb1 a5 27. Qf3 Bg5 28. Re2 Qf6 29. Rd1 Rfe8 30. Kh1 Qe7 31. Bb5 Rec8 32. Bc4 Qd7 33. b3 Bf6 34. d4 cxd4 35. cxd4 Rxc4 36. bxc4 Qxa4 37. Ree1 Qxc4 38. Qxf4 h6 (38... Rd8 $14) 39. Qxd6 $16 Rd8 40. Qc5 Rxd4 41. Qxc4 Rxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 42. Rc1 Rb4 43. Rb1 (43. Rc8+ $16 Kh7 44. e5) 43... Bb2 44. Re2 Be5 45. Rxb4 (45. Rc1 {looks sharper.} a4 46. Rc8+ Kh7 47. Ra8 Bb2 48. Ra6) 45... axb4 $14 {KR-KB. The position is equal.} 46. Rd2 b3 47. Rd5 b2 48. Rb5 g5 49. h3 Kg7 50. Kg2 Kg6 51. f3 f6 52. Rb7 Kh5 53. Kf2 Kh4 54. Kg2 h5 55. Rb3 g4 56. hxg4 hxg4 {[#] White should prevent ...Kg5.} 57. f4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxf4 {Threatens to win with ...Be5.} 58. Rxb2 Kg5 {Accuracy: White = 92%, Black = 87%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Mohr, Georg"]
[Black "Subelj, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,78,25,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,-12,0,-20,-10,-47,-10,-5,-8,-6,0,-27,0,-13,0,0,-14,-17,0,0,0,6,21,5,4,0,0,-7,0,0,8,-14,-17,-14,-13,-18,-12,-49,-43,-173,-186,-166,-162,-198,-187,-262,-247,-240,-166,-166,-129,-116,-113,-583,-586,-515,-519,-773,-773,-1909,-1893]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. a4 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} b6 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. O-O {The position is equal.} Be7 10. d3 O-O 11. Qb3 a6 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Qc2 e5 {[#]} 15. Be3 $146 ({But not} 15. Nxe5 $2 Bxg2 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 $19) ({Predecessor:} 15. Bd2 Re8 16. Bc3 Bf8 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Ne1 Nb8 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. e4 Qe6 21. Ng2 {½-½ (37) Mohr,G (2454)-Chkhaidze,N (2297) Deutschlandsberg 2018}) 15... Qc8 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nf6 18. Nc4 Nd5 19. Bd2 Qe6 20. e4 Nf6 21. a5 b5 22. Nb6 Rad8 23. Rfd1 Nd7 24. Nd5 Rc8 25. b3 f5 26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27. exf5 Rxf5 28. b4 Nf6 {...Qb7+ is the strong threat.} 29. Be3 {[#]} (29. Kg1 $15) 29... Qb7+ $1 $19 30. Kg1 cxb4 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 31. Qb3+ {[#]} Nd5 $1 32. Rac1 (32. Bd2 $142) 32... Rc3 33. Qa2 Rf7 34. Bd2 Rxd3 $40 {[%mdl 128] And now ...Qd7 would win. White is in trouble.} 35. Be1 Rd4 {aiming for ...Nc3!} 36. Rxd4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (36. Qe2 $17 {is tougher.}) 36... exd4 {Black is clearly winning.} 37. Rc5 Nc3 38. Qe6 {Strongly threatening Rc8+.} h6 39. Rf5 Qd7 {Accuracy: White = 60%, Black = 85%.} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,113,13,20,9,6,11,16,7,22,0,0,0,0,-10,0,0,5,0,7,17,0,-18,0,0,-7,-15,-15,-29,-27,-24,-9,-12,28,28,35,22,43,8,25,18,16,16,27,17,66,72,81,91,91,79,109,109,109,106,129,130,150,117,133,142,136,117,118,118,120,89,119,90,148,145,184,183,187,173,214,214,266,275,297,285,560,545,527,541,588,593,579,556,627,612,761,451,587,564,719,570,4125,2071,29976,4710,29977,29978]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qa4+ {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 {The position is equal.} a6 11. O-O Be6 12. Rac1 Bd6 13. a3 {[#]} Rfe8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Ne7 14. b4 Nf5 15. Qc2 c6 16. Na4 Rae8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. a4 g5 {½-½ (59) Cox,J (2368)-Fressinet,L (2713) Douglas 2014}) 14. Qc2 Qh6 15. g3 Ne7 16. Rfe1 c6 17. Bd3 Qh5 18. Nh4 Rad8 19. Qd1 Qh6 20. Qf3 Qg5 21. Qe2 Bb8 22. Na4 Kh8 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. Qc2 g6 25. e4 f6 (25... b6 $5 {[%cal Rb6c5]} 26. Nxa6 dxe4 27. Rxe4 (27. Nxb8 exd3 28. Qxd3 c5 $11) 27... Bd6 $14) 26. e5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} fxe5 {[#] White must now prevent ...e4.} 27. Nf3 Qf6 28. Nxe5 a5 29. f4 b6 {Black is now going downhill.} 30. Na4 Ba7 31. Qf2 Kg7 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 Qd6 34. b5 cxb5 35. Nc3 Bb8 36. Nxb5 Qf6 37. Rc2 Rf8 38. Rce2 Ng8 39. h4 Nh6 40. Qg2 Ng4 (40... Bf5 $142) 41. Rc1 {Strongly threatening Rxc8!} Nxe5 42. dxe5 ({Much less strong is} 42. fxe5 $6 Qf3 $14) 42... Qe7 43. Nd4 Qa3 44. Rd1 ({Resist} 44. Rxc8 Rxc8 45. Ne6+ (45. Qxd5 Kh6 $11) 45... Kh6 $16) 44... Bg4 45. Ra2 Qc3 46. Be2 Bxe5 $2 (46... Bf5 {keeps fighting.} 47. Kh2 Bc8) 47. fxe5 $18 Qe3+ 48. Kh2 Rf2 49. Bxg4 Rxg2+ 50. Rxg2 {[#] Hoping for Ne6+.} Re8 51. Re2 Qa3 52. e6 h5 53. Bf3 Qc5 54. Re5 Kf6 55. Rxd5 Qc3 56. Bg2 (56. Rd7 $142 g5 57. Rf1 Qxf3 58. Rxf3+ Ke5 59. Re3+ Kf6 60. Rf7+ Kg6 61. Ref3 gxh4 62. gxh4 Rxe6 63. Nxe6 Kh6 64. R3f6#) 56... Re7 57. Rd7 {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 57%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Black "Markoja, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,61,-27,-6,-16,-10,-3,2,-13,13,16,20,11,7,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-14,-10,-44,-28,-28,-37,-96,-97,-98,-93,-130,-112,-143,-128,-555,-555,-555,-555,-555,-555,-555,-555,-621,-621,-29999]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 a6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Ba2 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. e4 {D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4.} cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Be3 {[#] The position is equal.} O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Rd8 14. Rac1 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Ne5 16. Nd5 exd5 17. b4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qe6 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxe5 {1-0 (32) Ibragimov,I (2585)-Egin,V (2445) St Petersburg 1997}) 14. Rac1 Qe5 15. f4 Qh5 16. Nf3 (16. Qxh5 {is more complex.} Nxh5 17. Rce1 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Nxf4 19. Rxf4 e5 20. Rxf7 Rxf7 21. Rf1) 16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qe3 Bxf3 $1 20. Rxf3 Nd7 $1 21. Rh3 $1 {[%cal Rh3h5]} Qg4 22. Rg3 (22. Bb1 $15 g6 23. Rf1) 22... Qh4 $17 23. Qd4 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Rd4g7] [#]} Qf6 24. Qf2 Rfd8 25. Rf3 g6 26. Rc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] White does not recover from this.} (26. Rd3 $17 {is more resistant.}) 26... Ne5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 27. fxe5 Rd1+ 28. Qf1 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qxe5 30. Rfxf7 Rd8 31. Rfe7 Qe1# {Accuracy: White = 56%, Black = 93%.} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Black "Markoja, Boris"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 3,3,13]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 {Not much happened in this game.} {Predecessor:} e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 {D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6.} dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd2 Qb6 12. a4 a6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nde4 c5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc3 cxd4 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bh5 Nc5 19. Qxd4 {1-0 (26) Carlsen,M (2863)-Ding,L (2791) chess24.com INT 2020} *

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Black "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 24,127,35,32,33,27,37,17,14,21,85,64,62,65,108,105,118,116,172,145,360,138,138,138,173,173,176,180,172,156,144,141,142,137,139,141,156,156,148,143,152,150,159,159,159,159,156,141,141,150,228,211,219,225,196,214,197,224,335,327,297,210,346,346,336,336,382,382,883,700,382,382,382,382,1507,1366,1061,382,1300,382,1279,2211,4528,2680,6452,4775,4775,4775,4750,382,1885,1885,1559,382,29981,29982,29982,29982,29982,29981,29980,0,29982,29983,29983,29983]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Bf4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. O-O Bf6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 {A33: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e6 5 Nc3 Nc6.} 14. Rc1 Qb6 {[#]} 15. Rxc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Be3 Qxb2 16. Rxc6 Be6 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Rd7 20. Rd2 Rad8 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 {½-½ (29) Bodziony,P (2111)-Manninen,J (2132) ICCF email 2018}) 15... Qxc6 {The position is equal.} 16. Bxd5 Qb6 (16... Qa6 $1 $11 17. Bxa8 Qxa2) 17. Bxa8 $16 Qxb2 18. Bd5 Ba6 19. Re1 Bc3 {[#]} 20. Qb1 $1 Qa3 (20... Qxb1 $16 {was worth a try.} 21. Rxb1 Bxe2) 21. Rc1 Qa5 $2 (21... Bd4 $16 22. Qe4 Bb6) 22. Qb3 $2 (22. Bd6 $18 {and the rest is easy.} Qxd5 23. Bxf8) 22... Bd2 23. Bc7 Qb5 24. Qxb5 Bxb5 25. Rc2 Bg5 26. Be5 Re8 27. f4 Bd8 28. Kf2 Bb6+ 29. Kf3 Ba6 30. g4 Rc8 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBB} 32. f5 h5 33. h3 hxg4+ 34. hxg4 Bc5 35. Ke4 Ba6 36. e3 Be7 (36... Bf1 $16) 37. Bd4 $18 Be2 38. Bxa7 Bxg4 39. a4 {aiming for a5.} Bd8 40. Bb3 Ba5 (40... Kf8 $142 41. Bc5+ Ke8) 41. Bc5 Bh5 42. Kf4 Bd8 (42... Bc7+ {might work better.} 43. Ke4 Ba5) 43. e4 g6 44. Bb4 gxf5 45. exf5 Bc7+ $2 (45... Be2 46. Ke4 Bh4) 46. Kg5 Be2 47. Kf6 Bh5 48. Ke7 Bb6 $2 (48... Be5 49. f6 Bf4) 49. a5 Bd4 50. f6 $2 (50. Bc4 {Black must now prevent Kd6.} Kg7 51. a6) 50... Bg6 $2 (50... Be5 51. Bc4 Bd4) 51. Bc4 $2 (51. Kd6 {Bc5 is the strong threat.} Bd3 52. Ke7) 51... Bh5 $2 (51... Be5 52. a6 Bd4) 52. a6 Ba7 53. Kd6 Kh7 54. Bd3+ Kg8 55. Bc5 Bb8+ 56. Ke7 $2 (56. Kc6 Bf3+ 57. Kd7 Bg4+ 58. Ke7) 56... Bf3 $2 (56... Bg4 57. Bc4 Bh5) 57. Bc4 Bh5 58. Kd7 {[#] Threatens to win with Kc8.} Bf3 $2 (58... Bg4+ $18 59. Ke7 Bh5) 59. Kc8 Be5 60. a7 Bg4+ 61. Kb7 Bf3+ 62. Kc8 Bg4+ $1 63. Kd8 Bf3 64. Ke7 {Accuracy: White = 79%, Black = 42%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Black "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,10,6,4]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O {[#]} {Predecessor:} 6. Nf3 $146 {E16: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Bb4+.} b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nc3 Na6 9. Rc1 Re8 10. Qc2 d5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Qb1 Nbxd5 13. Rfd1 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Be4 15. Qa1 Qd5 16. Be1 Rac8 17. Nh4 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 {½-½ (74) Wang,H (2795)-Rapport,R (2739) Hengshui 2019} *

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Marn, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,39,14,23,31,46,36,42,18,14,20,22,31,68,51,105,96,390,372,386,381,492,492,490,503,559,552]} 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. b3 Nbd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7c5,Bc5a6,Ba6c7][%mdl 32]} 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d3 a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 9. Nc3 {is the legacy move (9.a3). A14: English Opening: 1...e6 with b3 by White.} Nc5 10. Qc2 a4 11. b4 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32] White is slightly better.} a3 12. Bc1 Na6 13. b5 {[#]} Nc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... cxb5 14. Nxb5 Nc7 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. Bf4 Qc8 18. Ne5 Bc6 19. Rfc1 Rd8 {0-1 (30) Raicevic,M (2348)-Kostic,V (2427) Valjevo 2010}) 14. Rb1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Nd7 (14... cxb5 $14 15. cxb5 (15. Nxb5 Nxb5 16. Rxb5 Bd7 $14) 15... Bd7) 15. Bf4 $16 f6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (15... g5 $16 {was called for.}) 16. bxc6 $18 bxc6 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Bxe5 $1 {White is clearly winning.} fxe5 19. Nxc6 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Qd6 20. cxd5 {Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Accuracy: White = 100%, Black = 37%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Marn, Jan"]
[Black "Mohr, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A72"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:38]} exd5 {[%emt 0:06:49]} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:06:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:15:41]} 10. e5 {[%emt 0:04:49]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:20:49]} 11. Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:36]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:07:04]} 12. Be7 {[%emt 0:10:18]} Re8 {[%emt 0:09:58]} 13. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 15. a4 {[%emt 0:10:07]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:07:02]} 16. axb5 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. Nd4 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 19. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:03:53]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 21. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Re1 {[%emt 0:05:28]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 23. Rb1 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,104,29,22,22,12,12,19,10,12,16,6,14,9,12,2,18,20,14,-16,0,-12,37,0,0,-60,-51,-510,-516,-511,-405,-750,-688,-745,-774,-760,-742,-741,-770,-760,-736,-737,-401,-400,-390,-383,-210,-216,-224,-211,-217,-199,-204,-217,-208,-253,-233,-273,-197,-349,-265,-325,-287,-349,-371,-387,-376,-356,-353,-445,-450,-467,-448,-466,-464,-449,-439,-420,-435,-652,-652,-585,-628,-622,-620,-649,-642,-603,-616,-568,-516,-629,-629,-521,-491]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. b3 {7.d4 is the modern continuation. Played by Jeffery Xiong in May 2020.} a6 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} 8. Bb2 Rc8 9. c4 g6 {The position is equal.} 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bg7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. Rac1 Rfe8 {[#]} 15. Qd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. h3 Nh5 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Rc2 Red8 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Qe3 Qa5 20. Bc3 Qc7 21. Bb2 Qa5 {½-½ (21) Saduakassova,D (2505)-Steingrimsson,H (2549) Selfoss 2019}) 15... Qh5 16. Nde2 Nc5 (16... Bh6 $5 {[%cal Rh6d2]} 17. Qxd6 Bxc1 18. Bxc1 Qa5 $11) 17. Ng3 Qh4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 18. f3 ({Better is} 18. Qe2 $11) 18... Bh6 $15 19. Qxd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for White.} (19. Qf2 $15) 19... Be3+ $19 20. Kf1 {Now Nce2 and White clings on.} Qxh2 {( -> ...Qg1+)} 21. Ke2 (21. Nce2 $142 Nh5 22. Bd4 Bxd4 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} 23. Qxd4 Nxg3+ 24. Nxg3 Qxg3 25. b4) 21... Bxc1 22. Bxc1 Qxg2+ 23. Ke3 {[#]} Red8 $1 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kg7 26. Nce2 h5 {...h4 is the strong threat.} 27. Rd1 h4 28. Rg1 Qh2 (28... Qh3 $142 29. Rh1 Ng4+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 30. fxg4 Qxg4) 29. Rh1 hxg3 30. Rxh2 gxh2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KNN} 31. Ng3 Nh5 32. Nh1 {[#]} e5 $1 33. b4 Ne6 34. c5 Nd4 35. a4 $2 (35. Bb2) 35... Nf4 {And now ...Nc2+ would win.} 36. Bd2 f6 37. Kf2 Nd3+ 38. Kg2 Kf7 39. Ng3 Ke6 40. Bc3 Nf4+ 41. Kxh2 {and the idea Bxd4 leaves White hopeful.} Nxf3+ 42. Kh1 Nd3 43. Kg2 Nd4 44. Kf1 Kd7 45. Bxd4 (45. Nh1 $142 Nc2 46. Nf2 Ncxb4 47. Bxb4 Nxb4 48. Ng4) 45... exd4 {KN-KN} 46. Ne2 Nxb4 47. Nxd4 Nd3 48. Nb3 Kc6 49. Na5+ Kc7 50. Nb3 Nb2 51. a5 Kc6 52. Ke2 Na4 {Accuracy: White = 50%, Black = 81%.} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Markoja, Boris"]
[Black "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. b3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 5. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 7. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. g3 {[%emt 0:07:33]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:09]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 11. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 12. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:03:16]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 13. Rab1 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 14. Ba1 {[%emt 0:04:13]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 15. d3 {[%emt 0:03:50]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 16. Na4 {[%emt 0:06:25]} b5 {[%emt 0:10:34]} 17. Nb2 {[%emt 0:09:26]} b4 {[%emt 0:11:23]} 18. Rbc1 {[%emt 0:08:44]} e5 {[%emt 0:07:33]} 19. d4 {[%emt 0:07:55]} exd4 {[%emt 0:23:39]} 20. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:06:16]} 21. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 22. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} b3 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 23. c5 {[%emt 0:07:59]} bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Black "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2236"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,79,21,26,19,11,14,27,0,-5,-12,2,-9,-7,-5,-2,-16,-3,-19,-16,-21,-12,-76,-47,-66,-74,-62,-75,-62,-66,-45,-9,-19,-14,-30,18,18,40,10,10,9,59,0,36,0,0,-52,56,60,469,431,458,443,616,616,901,584,29989,29990,29990,29991,29996,29997,29997,29998]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f3,Bf3h4,Bh4f5][%mdl 32]} O-O 10. h3 {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems.} Bxf3 11. Nxf3 {has lost popularity (11.Bxf3).} Re8 12. Nh4 {[#] White has an edge.} Nf8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Nh5 13. Kh2 Nf4 14. Nf5 Nxg2 15. Kxg2 Nf8 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. Qc3 Rad8 {½-½ (26) Trauth,M (2109)-Dittmar,P (2226) Arco 2018}) 13. Nf5 Ne6 14. b4 Bf8 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Kh1 a5 17. a3 Nd7 18. c3 b5 19. Bc1 (19. Ne3 $11) 19... Nb6 20. Ne3 axb4 21. cxb4 Nd4 22. Rb1 c5 23. f4 Bd6 24. Qf2 cxb4 25. axb4 Ra4 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. Nd5 (27. Ng4 $5 {[%cal Rg4e5]} f6 28. Be3 $11) 27... Nxd5 28. exd5 Bf6 29. Bf4 (29. Be3 $14 Qc4 30. Rfc1) 29... Qc4 30. Rbc1 Qxb4 {[#]} 31. d6 ({Better is} 31. Be5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]} Ra6 (31... Rxe5 32. Rc8+) 32. Rb1) 31... Ne6 {[#]} (31... h6 $15) 32. Be5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 640] And now Bd5 would win. Black needs to defend precisely.} Ra2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black cannot hold the game after this.} ({Black should play} 32... Rf8 $14 33. Bxf6 gxf6) (32... Bxe5 33. Qxf7+) 33. Qxa2 Bxe5 34. d7 Rd8 {[#]} 35. Rc8 $1 {Threatening mate with Qxe6!} Qe7 36. Re1 Bxg3 37. Rxd8+ {White mates.} Qxd8 38. Rxe6 fxe6 39. Qxe6+ Kf8 40. Bd5 {Accuracy: White = 68%, Black = 47%.} 1-0

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Subelj, Jan"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:35]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Qxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} 9. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Bh4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} c6 {[%emt 0:21:24]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:03:32]} d5 {[%emt 0:11:43]} 12. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 13. Bf1+ {[%emt 0:06:21]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:07:49]} 14. d4 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Bf4+ {[%emt 0:03:25]} 15. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 16. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 17. hxg3 {[%emt 0:05:10]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 18. Rd2 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 19. b3 {[%emt 0:14:17]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:11:42]} 20. Na4 {[%emt 0:06:27]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 21. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kxe8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 23. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:06:26]} 24. Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 25. Re2+ {[%emt 0:20:18]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 26. Nfe5+ {[%emt 0:01:03]} N4xe5 {[%emt 0:03:26]} 27. Nxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 28. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} f6 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Mohr, Georg"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,20,25,91,70,95,100,148,124,130,123,135,138,169]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Na6 (5... a6 $11 {remains equal.}) 6. f3 {[#] B56: Classical Sicilian: Unusual Lines.} e6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... Nc5 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. g4 Qc7 11. g5 Nh5 12. Kb1 g6 13. Nde2 b5 14. Ng3 Ng7 15. h4 Bb7 16. h5 O-O-O 17. Qd4 e5 {½-½ (17) Mohr,G (2480)-Mikhalchishin,A (2524) Podlehnik 2001}) 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nc5 10. g4 Qa5 {Black got outplayed after the opening} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Black "Subelj, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,99,27,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-40,-29,-56,106,107,147,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-3,-5,-3,-4,-6,-5,-8,0,0,7,7,10,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-43,-28,-43,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb3 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 9. Re1 Be6 10. h3 Bxb3 11. axb3 {[%cal Ba2b3,Bb3b4][%mdl 32]} d5 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Nf1 {[#]} Nh5 $146 {[#]} (13... Qd7 $15 {keeps the upper hand.}) ({Predecessor:} 13... Qd7 14. Nh4 Rad8 15. Qf3 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qd3 17. Be3 Qxe4 18. Bxc5 Qxh4 19. Ng3 Qg5 {½-½ (58) Kramnik,V (2792)-So,W (2778) Paris 2018}) 14. b4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rb4c5][%mdl 512]} dxe4 {[#]} (14... axb4 15. Rxa8) 15. Qxe4 $2 ({White must play} 15. N3h2 $1 $16) 15... axb4 $11 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Qh4 $1 {[%cal Rh4h5] [#]} Nf4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Qxf4 Qe2 21. d4 Bd6 22. Qd2 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White puts up resistance} Qe4 (22... Qa6 {with more complications.} 23. g3 b5 24. Qc2 Ne7 25. N1d2 Qa4) 23. Qe3 Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KNN} 25. N1d2 Kf7 26. Nc4 Ke7 27. Kf1 b5 28. Ne3 bxc3 29. bxc3 e5 30. Nf5+ Ke6 31. Nxd6 Kxd6 32. dxe5+ Nxe5 {KN-KN} 33. Nd4 {The position is equal.} c6 34. Ke2 g6 35. f4 Nf7 36. g4 Kd5 37. f5 gxf5 38. Nxf5 Ke4 39. Nd4 b4 40. Kd2 Ne5 41. Kc2 bxc3 42. Kxc3 Kf4 43. Nf5 h5 44. Ng7 h4 {And now ...Nxg4! would win.} 45. Nf5 Kg5 46. Kd4 Nxg4 47. Nxh4 Kxh4 48. hxg4 Kxg4 49. Kc5 Kg3 50. Kxc6 {Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 88%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Black "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 5. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Markoja, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,16,29,33,31,31,27,32,30,26]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Bxc4 {D25: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 4 e3: sidelines and 4...Bg4.} e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Bb7 {[#] Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening.} {Predecessor:} 9. a5 $146 a6 10. Qa4+ Nfd7 11. e4 O-O 12. Rd1 Nf6 13. Qc2 c5 14. e5 Nfd7 15. Ne4 cxd4 16. Rxd4 {1-0 (38) Postny,E (2620)-Nabaty,T (2649) Tiberias 2016} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Marn, Jan"]
[Black "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,123,0,6,-2,-4,-3,-17,1,-20,0,0,4,0,6,9,18,13,7,8,17,4,19,12,83,45,61,62,96,37,49,57,74,35,112,45,85,17,32,16,18,2,19,19,8,23,0,0,0,-142,-148,-122,-15,-107,0,0,47,-29,-35,-95,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,18,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-20,-14,0,0,0,-54,0,0,116,117,107,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. f3 h6 {E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0.} 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e4 d6 11. Bd3 {[#]} e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... c5 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. dxc5 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qh5 15. cxd6 Qxf3 16. O-O-O Rac8 17. b3 Nc5 {0-1 (42) Juer,J (2126)-Sales,J (2290) Rio de Janeiro 2014}) 12. d5 Nd7 13. Ne2 a5 14. b3 Qh4+ 15. Ng3 g6 16. O-O h5 17. Bc2 Qe7 18. b4 a4 (18... Ra7 $11) 19. Nh1 Qg5 20. Nf2 f5 21. exf5 (21. Nh3 $16 Qh6 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Rad1) 21... gxf5 $14 22. Nh3 Qf6 23. Rae1 Kh8 (23... f4 $14) 24. Kh1 (24. f4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rf4e5]} e4 25. Qe3) 24... Rg8 25. f4 ({White should try} 25. Qd3 $16) 25... e4 $11 26. Qd2 b5 27. Ng5 bxc4 28. Qe2 Rxg5 29. fxg5 Qxg5 30. Qxc4 Rg8 $36 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rg5g2][%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 31. Rg1 {[#]} (31. Qd4+ $11 {keeps the balance.} Rg7 32. Rf2) 31... Nf6 $1 $17 32. Bd1 (32. Qxc7 Ng4) 32... Nxd5 (32... Bxd5 $17 33. Qd4 (33. Qxc7 e3 $17) 33... Kh7) 33. Qd4+ {[#]} (33. h3 $1 $11) 33... Rg7 (33... Nf6 $1 $17) 34. Qa7 $1 $11 {[%cal Ra7b7]} Bc8 (34... c5 $5 35. bxc5 Nc3 36. Qb8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (36. cxd6 $2 Nxd1 37. Qd4 e3 $19) 36... Kh7 37. Qxd6 e3 $15) 35. Qa8 ({Better is} 35. Qxa4 $14 Kh7 36. Be2) 35... Nb6 36. Qc6 (36. Qb8 $15) 36... Qg6 ({Black should play} 36... Kh7 $17) 37. Re3 f4 38. Rxe4 Bd7 39. Qb7 Bc8 40. Qc6 {And now Re8+ would win.} Bd7 41. Qc2 Bf5 42. Re8+ Qxe8 43. Qxf5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qf7 $1 {[%cal Rf7f5]} 44. Qh3 Rg5 45. Qh4 Qf5 46. Re1 Nd5 47. Bf3 Ne3 48. Rc1 d5 49. Qe1 Qe5 50. b5 (50. Qe2 $11) 50... d4 (50... Qb2 $1 $15 51. Rb1 Qxa3) 51. Qb4 {Black must now prevent Qf8+.} Rg7 (51... Nf5 $11) 52. Rc5 $16 Qf6 {White should prevent ...d3.} 53. Rxh5+ (53. Qxa4 $16 Re7 54. Qa8+ (54. Rxh5+ Kg7 $14) 54... Kg7 55. Rxh5) 53... Rh7 $11 {The position is equal.} 54. Rxh7+ ({Reject} 54. Qxa4 Rxh5 55. Bxh5 d3 $17) 54... Kxh7 55. Be4+ Kg7 {Hoping for ...d3!} 56. Qc5 d3 57. Qxc7+ Kf8 58. Qc8+ Ke7 59. Qc7+ Kf8 $1 60. Qc5+ Kg7 {( -> ...Qa1+)} 61. Qa7+ Kf8 {[%cal Rf6a1]} 62. Qb8+ {Accuracy: White = 71%, Black = 75%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Morgunov, Marc"]
[Black "Mohr, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 6. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 7. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 8. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:06:49]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 10. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 11. b3 {[%emt 0:20:15]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:13]} 12. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 13. e5 {[%emt 0:13:20]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:16:36]} 15. Kh1 {[%emt 0:14:30]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 16. Qd1 {[%emt 0:08:12]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:08:43]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:02:42]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 18. exf6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 19. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:05:04]} 20. Nf3 {[%emt 0:08:39]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 21. Nd4 {[%emt 0:07:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:11:31]} 22. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 23. Rxf8+ {[%emt 0:03:20]} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 24. c4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 25. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:12:08]} 26. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 29. Kg1 {[%emt 0:04:45]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 30. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 31. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 32. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 33. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 34. d6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:05:32]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Markoja, Boris"]
[Black "Marn, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,110,15,24,17,31,25,19,20,28,28,20,17,28,0,16,0,0,5,15,-7,0,-61,-61,-41,-29,-45,-14,-46,-52,-51,-45,-197,-203,-206,-200,-233,-195,-204,-202,-199,-198,-204,-209,-205,-193,-191,-185,-192,-191,-195,-203,-193,-181,-176,-183,-174,-173,-254,-231,-230,-228,-213,-228,-212,-179,-168,-189,-178,-178,-166,-181,-183,-163,-228,-196,-244,-244,-244,-244,-379,-350,-390,-333,-472,-443,-481,-477,-673,-632,-823,-760,-1830,-1583,-29945,-12849,-12811,-10553,-6816,-6127,-5077,-2040,-1157,-1030]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 {[#]} 6. cxd5 $146 {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3.} ({Predecessor:} 6. a3 Bxc5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qf5 9. e4 Qg6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. O-O-O e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 {½-½ (43) Shen,Y (2459)-Saduakassova,D (2398) Chengdu 2015}) 6... Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qxc5 8. e4 {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Be2 O-O 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. O-O Rac8 13. a3 Rfd8 14. b4 Qc7 15. Nb5 ({White should try} 15. Rac1 $11) 15... Qb8 $1 $15 16. Qb2 a6 17. Nc3 Be8 18. f4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 $1 Rxd4 20. Nd5 $2 {[#] White does not recover from this.} (20. Rac1 $15) 20... Nxd5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 21. Qxd4 (21. exd5 Bf6) 21... Nxf4 22. Qe3 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Bb5 24. Qf2 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Bf6 26. Nf3 Qf4 27. e5 Bd8 28. g3 Qf5 29. Qd4 Qc2 30. Qd7 {[%cal Rd7e8]} Bb6+ 31. Kh1 Qc6 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 33. Ng5 {[#]} (33. Rd1 $142) 33... Be3 $1 {[%cal Re3g5]} 34. Ne4 Rc1 35. Rxc1 Bxc1 {KB-KN} 36. a4 Bb2 37. Nc5 Bc3 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 Bxe5 40. Nxb7 Kf8 41. Kg2 (41. Na5 $142 Ke7 42. Nc4) 41... Ke7 42. Kf3 Bd4 43. Na5 {Hoping for Nc6+.} Kd6 44. Ke4 (44. Nb3 {was called for.} Bb6 45. Nd2) 44... Bb6 45. Nc4+ Kc5 46. Ne5 (46. Nd2 $142) 46... f5+ 47. Kf3 Kxb5 48. Nf7 (48. Ke2 $142 h6 49. Ng6) 48... h6 49. g4 {intending gxf5.} Bc7 50. h4 Kc6 51. gxf5 exf5 52. h5 {Black is clearly winning.} Kd7 53. Nh8 Ke6 54. Ng6 Kf6 (54... Bd6 $142 55. Nh4 Kf6) 55. Nf8 Bd6 {Accuracy: White = 51%, Black = 92%.} 0-1

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Schwabeneder, Florian"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,116,27,17,22,16,14,18,0,0,0,0,0,6,-11,14,-13,-14,-20,-29,-33,-33,-34,-31,-41,-13,-23,0,-12,-6,-8,0,-15,-5,-18,-15,-28,0,-12,0,-36,0,-33,0,-16,14,15,18,15,31,20,34,13,50,47,45,35,71,78,79,34,27,17,17,10,14,15,10,6,33,11,52,12,38,38,38,38,148,67,134,125,126,87,87,87,87,87,106,84,105,63,63,65,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,60,67,67,69,0,67,0,68,0,58]} 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Ne7 5. Nf3 d5 6. d4 {A10: English Opening: Unusual Replies for Black.} O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O c6 9. Bf4 Nf5 {[#]} 10. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. g4 Nh4 {½-½ (11) Fernandez Lledo,J (2251)-Barria Zuniga,D (2427) Madrid 2014}) 10... Na6 11. Rc1 Nd6 12. b3 Nc7 13. Be5 Bh6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. e3 Re8 16. Re1 Re7 17. Na4 f6 18. Nc5 b6 19. Nd3 a5 20. Nb2 Bd7 21. Na4 Rb8 $1 22. Qc2 Qa3 23. Bf1 Ne8 {[%cal Bc7e8,Be8d6,Bd6e4][%mdl 32]} 24. Rcd1 Bg7 25. Nd2 f5 26. Nf3 Nd6 (26... Qd6 {feels hotter.} 27. Nb2 Nf6 28. Nd3 Ne4 29. h4 Bc8) 27. Qb2 Qxb2 28. Nxb2 Ne4 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Rc2 g5 31. Nd3 Be8 32. Rec1 Re6 33. h4 h6 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. b4 Ra8 36. a3 axb4 37. axb4 Ra4 38. Kg2 Kf8 39. Rb1 Ra3 40. Rbb2 (40. b5 $5) 40... Ke7 41. Ra2 Rxa2 42. Rxa2 g4 {[#]} (42... Bf8 $14) 43. Ra7+ ({White should play} 43. Nh4 $1 $16) 43... Kf8 ({Black should try} 43... Kf6 $1 $14) 44. Nh4 $16 Nd6 45. Ra6 b5 46. Nc5 Rf6 47. Bd3 Bh6 48. Kg1 Bg5 49. Ng2 Rh6 50. Ne1 Be7 51. Be2 Nc4 52. Ned3 Bd6 53. Kg2 Rf6 54. Ra8 {[#] Strongly threatening Nd7+.} Rh6 55. Nb7 Be7 56. Nbc5 Bd6 57. Nb7 Be7 58. Nbc5 Bd6 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 75%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Subelj, Jan"]
[Black "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

{[%evp 8,10,19,21,20]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bc5 $11 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd Pirc Memorial GM 2020"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Bratkovic, Sham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2236"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2020.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,127,4,3,17,0,0,0,24,14,33,8,29,7,21,12,20,22,67,0,0,0,0,0,12,13,14,0,15,10,16,16,63,68,52,45,131,131,123,123,144,153,164,131,131,122,130,123,131,125,133,126,133,90,126,126,193,152,152,118,145,145,145,125,126,118,147,0,126,0,145,0,0,0,137,117,108,79,116,109,210,210,210,210,210,210,210,210,210,203,203,203,223,222,249,241,300,292,292,291,29980,29981,29981,29981,29981,29982,29988,29989,29989,29990]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qc2 a6 10. a4 c5 11. Rd1 Qc7 {is the legacy move (11...cxd4). D46: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 Nbd7 6 Bd3, Black avoids the Meran.} 12. Qe2 h6 13. h3 {[#]} Re8 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 13... e5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. e4 Nb6 16. Ba2 Be6 17. Be3 {½-½ (16) Drozdovskij,Y (2608)-Hillarp Persson,T (2517) Borup 2010}) 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. e4 e5 16. Ba2 Nf8 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Be6 19. Nd5 (19. Bxe6 $1 $14 Rxe6 20. Nd5) 19... Bxd5 $1 $11 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Rad8 22. Rc1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under pressure.} Qb8 23. Rcd1 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Ng6 25. g3 Qc8 26. Kg2 Qc2 27. b3 Rc8 (27... f6 $14) 28. Nxe5 $16 Nxe5 29. Rxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Qc3 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Rxc8 Qxc8 $18 {KQ-KQ} 32. Qf4 Kg8 33. Qe5 b6 34. h4 a5 35. Qd6 Qc2 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Qd5 Qe2 (37... Kg8 $16 38. Kf3 Qc3+ 39. Ke2 Qc2+ 40. Ke3 Qc1+ 41. Qd2 Qc7) 38. Qc4 ({Resist} 38. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 39. Qf3 Qe6 $16) 38... Qe1 39. h5 Kg8 40. Qd3 Qb4 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qd5 Kg8 43. Qc4 (43. Kf1 $16) 43... Qd6 (43... Qe1 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 44. Qd5 Qb4 $1 45. Qd8+ ({White should try} 45. f3 $16) 45... Kh7 $11 46. Qd3 (46. Qd1 $11) 46... Kg8 $16 47. e5 Qg4 48. Qf3 (48. Qd8+ {seems wilder.} Kh7 49. Qxb6 Qe4+ 50. Kh2 Qf3 51. Qc5) 48... Qd4 49. Qe3 Qb4 (49... Qd5+ $16 50. f3 Qe6) 50. f4 $18 b5 {[#]} 51. e6 $1 {[%cal Re6e7] White wants to mate with e7.} fxe6 52. Qxe6+ Kh7 53. Qg6+ Kh8 54. Qe8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh7 55. Qxb5 ({Don't do} 55. axb5 $6 Qxb3 56. Qg6+ Kh8 $16) 55... Qe4+ {[#]} 56. Kf2 $1 Qd4+ 57. Ke2 {aiming for Qd3+.} Qe4+ 58. Kd2 {And now Qd3 would win.} Qg2+ 59. Kc3 Qxg3+ $2 (59... Qf2 $18 60. Qd3+ Kh8) 60. Qd3+ {White mates.} Qxd3+ 61. Kxd3 g6 {[#]} 62. b4 $1 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 544]} gxh5 (62... axb4 63. a5) 63. bxa5 h4 64. a6 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 63%.} 1-0

