[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Black "Menezes, Christoph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,53,8,25,0,0,-31,-30,-29,-21,-45,0,0,0,-29,-10,-44,-26,-32,-45,-66,-65,-125,-79,-210,-146,-144,-97,-102,-52,-70,-52,-66,-64,-154,-133,-316]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. c3 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bb5 Qb8 {LiveBook: 32 Games} 11. Bxc6 (11. Nf1 Qa7 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Ne7 14. Ba4 Ng6 15. Bc2 {½-½ (27) Dominguez Perez,L (2739)-Nakamura,H (2777) Saint Louis 2018}) 11... bxc6 12. Nh2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb6 14. b3 d5 15. e5 {1-0 (38) Stevic,H (2579)-Deac,B (2594) Batumi 2018}) 12... a4 13. Ndf1 Qb6 14. Qf3 Nh7 {[%cal Bf6h7,Bh7g5,Bg5f7,Bf7d6][%mdl 32]} 15. Ng3 Ng5 16. Qe2 f6 17. Rf1 d5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} 18. h4 Nf7 19. Qf3 Nd6 20. Nh5 ({Better is} 20. Qh5 $15) 20... Kh7 21. g4 (21. Ng4 $17) 21... Rf7 22. Ng3 g6 {[%cal Bg7g6,Bg6g5][%mdl 32]} 23. h5 g5 24. Re1 dxe4 25. dxe4 Nc4 26. Qe2 ({White should try} 26. Re2 $1 $15) 26... Rb8 $17 {[%cal Rc4b2]} 27. Rb1 $2 {[%mdl 32768] Accuracy: White = 27%, Black = 61%. . An unexpected result.} (27. b4 $17 axb3 28. axb3 Qxb3 29. Qf3) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Black "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 24,60,0,-8,8,0,15,0,0,0,0,-6,-8,-6,0,-20,-18,-30,-20,-45,-15,-25,-20,-34,-26,-29,-27,-38,-45,-145,-42,-42,-42,-56,-61,-47,-42,-64,-39]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Bb6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb3 Ne7 9. Nc4 Ng6 10. h3 h6 11. a4 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} c6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Be3 {LiveBook: 14 Games. The position is equal.} c5 (13... Re8 14. Re1 d5 15. Bc2 c5 16. b4 cxb4 17. cxb4 Be6 18. Rb1 Rc8 19. Rb2 Re7 {½-½ (59) Hillarp Persson,T (2539)-Howell,D (2693) London 2015}) 14. Re1 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Bd7 15. Bc2 {½-½ (15) Bellia,F (2452)-Godena,M (2508) Milan 2015}) 15. Nd2 d5 16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Nxe4 19. Re3 b5 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. a5 Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Qxa5 23. Qh5 {[#] Qxg6 would kill now.} Qa1+ 24. Kh2 Qa6 $1 25. Rg3 {White wants to mate with Rxg6.} Be6 {And now ...Bxb3 would win.} 26. Bc2 (26. Rxg6 $1 $15 fxg6 27. Qxg6) 26... Qd6 (26... Rd8 $17 27. Be5 Bd5) 27. Qxb5 $15 {Black is slightly better.} Bd7 28. Qc5 Qxc5 29. Bxc5 Bc6 30. Bd4 Ne5 {Accuracy: White = 32%, Black = 64%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Black "Prithu Gupta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 16,83,31,30,23,30,24,0,0,0,17,-62,-59,-66,35,22,44,39,65,62,56,42,98,97,118,118,120,110,226,240,243,198,249,270,286,177,175,169,177,173,185,178,182,183,258,245,276,265,312,243,249,250,252,250,234,220,264,285,279,250,291,321,529,534,431,298,627,506,622,573]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 {C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo} (6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bg3 d6 9. a4 Be6 10. Nbd2 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 g6 12. c3 Nh5 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Rfe1 Bf6 15. Rad1 {½-½ (40) Adhiban,B (2668)-So,W (2776) Douglas 2018}) 6... d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Ne4 Be7 9. Re1 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Nb6 10. Bb3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 a5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Nd4 13. Qg3 Nd7 14. c3 Nxb3 {1-0 (42) Degraeve,J (2480)-Hauchard,A (2430) Strasbourg 1992}) 13. a4 (13. c3 $11) 13... Nd4 $15 14. Qg3 Nxb3 ({Better is} 14... Nd7 $15 15. Qg4 (15. Bh6 $2 Nf5 $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 15... Nxb3) 15. Bh6 $1 $14 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rg3g7] [#]} ({Don't play} 15. cxb3 f6 $15) 15... Bf6 $1 16. cxb3 Kh8 17. Bd2 Nd7 18. Nxf6 Qxf6 {[#]} (18... gxf6 $14 19. Qe3 c5) 19. d4 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} Qg6 (19... exd4 20. Qxc7) 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Rac1 exd4 (21... c6 $16) 22. Rxc7 $18 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nf6 23. Rxb7 Rab8 (23... Kg8 {was called for.} 24. Rb5 Rfb8 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Bxa5 Rxb3) 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Bxa5 {aiming for b4.} Rxb3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 26. Rd1 Rxb2 27. Rxd4 Ra2 28. Bc3 Ra3 29. Be1 g5 (29... Kh7 $142 30. a5 g5) 30. Bd2 Ra1+ 31. Kh2 Ra2 32. f3 Ne8 33. Bxg5 Nc7 34. Be3 Ne6 35. Rc4 Ra3 36. Bc1 Ra2 37. h4 g6 38. Kh3 Ng7 $2 (38... Kg7 {was worth a try.} 39. g4 Kg8) 39. Bg5 Kh7 40. Rc7 Kg8 $2 (40... Rxa4 41. Rxf7 Kg8) 41. Ra7 Kf8 42. Ra8+ {Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 35%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Black "Rahul Srivatshav P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 25,89,21,29,0,16,14,52,57,63,56,82,70,80,79,77,64,79,74,177,172,157,148,701,255,247,186,270,201,207,193,245,246,253,215,234,214,407,410,659,375,656,536,501,527,486,503,657,383,371,382,373,377,385,385,382,381,362,353,651,643,643,643,636,623,598,597]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 {[%cal Bg8f6,Bf6d7,Bd7f8,Bf8e6,Be6d4][%mdl 32]} 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6} 10. Nh2 (10. O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Bg3 Nd4 15. e5 Bf5 16. Rae1 O-O-O 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 {½-½ (42) Amin,B (2686)-Flores,D (2621) Batumi 2018}) 10... b6 11. O-O Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 14. Bg3 Nd4 15. Rae1 c4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... O-O 16. e5 Nf5 17. Bf2 {½-½ (38) Mednikova,S (2177)-Tsifanskaya,L (2133) Kaunas 2012}) 16. dxc4 Be6 17. Qd3 b5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Decoy} 18. cxb5 Nxb5 19. Nxb5 Qb6+ 20. Bf2 Qxb5 21. b3 Qa5 (21... Qxd3 $16 22. cxd3 O-O-O) 22. Qd6 $18 Rc8 23. Nf3 Qxa2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (23... c5 $16 24. Rd1 Qb6) 24. Bd4 $2 (24. Ra1 $3 {[%mdl 512]} Qxa1 25. Rxa1) 24... Bf8 25. Qf4 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is out for blood.} Rg8 (25... Rh7 $142) 26. Qd2 {aiming for Ra1.} Qa3 27. Ra1 Qb4 (27... Qd6 {was worth a try.} 28. Rxa7 g5) 28. c3 ({Much less strong is} 28. Rxa7 $6 Qxd2 29. Nxd2 Rd8) 28... Qb7 29. b4 a6 30. Ra5 Bd6 $2 (30... g5 31. Ne5 Bg7) 31. Qxh6 Bc7 (31... Be7 $142 32. Bc5 f6) 32. Raa1 Qb5 $2 (32... Rd8 33. Ng5 Bc4) 33. Bc5 Bb6 34. Qe3 Bxc5 35. bxc5 ({Less strong is} 35. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 36. bxc5 Rh8 $16) 35... Rd8 36. Rfb1 Qd3 37. Qxd3 Rxd3 38. Ne5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rd8 39. Rxa6 Kf8 40. Nxc6 Rd3 41. Nd4 Bc4 $2 (41... Kg7 42. Nxe6+ fxe6 43. Rxe6 Rxc3) 42. Rb8+ {White is clearly winning.} Kg7 43. Rxg8+ Kxg8 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. c6 {Accuracy: White = 75%, Black = 25%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 *

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Black "Pratyusha, Bodda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2273"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 17,53,-25,-21,-35,0,6,60,54,63,65,166,73,126,94,149,137,263,287,281,288,511,507,731,687,949,943,1284,1246,2334,2308,29988,29989,29990,29991,29991,29992,29996,29997]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 {[%cal Bg8f6,Bf6d5,Bd5b6][%mdl 32]} 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 a5 {C45: Scotch Game} (8... Qe6 9. g3 Nb4 10. c4 Ba6 11. Bf4 d5 12. a3 Bxc4 13. Qd1 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Na6 15. Nc3 Nc5 16. b4 {1-0 (32) Tomczak,J (2614)-Kramnik,V (2779) Batumi 2018}) 9. c4 Nb6 {LiveBook: 12 Games} 10. g3 Ba6 {Black is slightly better.} 11. b3 d6 $146 (11... Qe6 $11) ({Predecessor:} 11... O-O-O 12. Ba3 d6 13. exd6 Qxe2+ 14. Bxe2 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 cxd6 16. O-O {1-0 (73) Sebe Vodislav,R (2310)-Manea,A (2301) Tusnad 2001}) 12. Bg2 $14 Bb7 13. Bb2 O-O-O {[#]} (13... dxe5 $14 14. O-O (14. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 15. Bxe5 Bb4+ 16. Nd2 O-O-O $11) (14. Bxe5 O-O-O $11) 14... f6) 14. O-O (14. c5 $1 $18 {is more deadly.}) 14... Kb8 ({Black should play} 14... dxe5 15. Qxe5 (15. Bxe5 $2 Nd7 $19) 15... Qxe5 16. Bxe5 f6) 15. Qe1 a4 ({Black should try} 15... dxe5 16. Qxa5 Nd7) 16. exd6 $16 cxd6 (16... Qxd6 $16 {was called for.} 17. Nc3 a3) 17. Qa5 $18 Qc7 18. Nc3 axb3 $2 {[#]} (18... Nd7 {might work better.} 19. Qxc7+ (19. Qxa4 Nc5 $16) 19... Kxc7 20. Nxa4 Rg8) 19. axb3 Nc8 20. Qa2 Be7 21. b4 Bf6 22. b5 Qb6 23. bxc6 Bxc6 24. Bxc6 {White mates.} Qxc6 25. Nd5 Rd7 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rfb1+ {Accuracy: White = 60%, Black = 18%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Black "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 16,94,59,76,98,97,96,107,85,79,90,68,97,49,114,126,121,107,214,118,133,130,138,136,148,143,145,129,142,128,126,116,125,109,104,0,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,-5,0,-9,-8,-25,-29,-50,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 g6 6. d4 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann} exd4 7. cxd4 Bg7 (7... b5 8. d5 bxa4 9. dxc6 Nxc6 10. Qxa4 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Bg5 f6 {0-1 (27) Hou,Y (2658)-Ponomariov,R (2686) Shenzhen 2018}) 8. d5 Na5 9. Bd2 {LiveBook: 5 Games} Nc4 10. Bc3 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Bb3 Na5 13. h4 $146 {[%cal Bh2h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32]} ({Predecessor:} 13. Bc2 d6 {½-½ (38) Osmanodja,F (2296)-Pavlidou,E (2209) Mamaia 2016}) 13... d6 14. h5 Bg4 (14... Nxb3 $14 15. axb3 (15. Qxb3 Bg4 $14) 15... f6) 15. Qd2 $16 Bxf3 16. gxf3 f6 (16... Nxb3 $16 17. axb3 f5) 17. O-O-O (17. hxg6 $18 Nxg6 18. Qh6) 17... Nxb3+ 18. axb3 {Black must now prevent hxg6.} g5 19. f4 h6 20. Ne2 c6 21. fxg5 fxg5 {[#]} 22. f4 $1 {[%cal Rf4g5]} cxd5 {[%cal Bc6d5,Bd5e4,Be4e3][%mdl 32]} 23. fxg5 {Strongly threatening Rhg1.} dxe4 24. gxh6 {Qg5+ is the strong threat.} Nf5 25. Nd4 (25. Qd5+ $16 Kh8 26. Nf4 (26. Qxe4 Qf6 $14)) 25... Kh8 26. Rhe1 e3 $1 {[%cal Re3d2]} 27. Qd3 Qa5 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Qa1+.} 28. Kb1 Rae8 29. Re2 Qd5 (29... Nxd4 {keeps more tension.} 30. Qxd4+ Qe5 31. Qb6 d5 32. Qxb7 d4) 30. Nxf5 Qxf5 31. Qxf5 Rxf5 32. Rxd6 Rxh5 (32... Rf2 $5 {[%cal Rf2e2]} 33. Re1 Kh7 $15) 33. Rd3 {The position is equal.} Rxh6 (33... Rh3 {is more complex.} 34. Kc2 Kh7 35. Rd6 Rh5 36. b4 Rb5) 34. Rdxe3 Rxe3 35. Rxe3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} Kg8 36. Re7 Rh7 37. Rxh7 Kxh7 {KPP-KPP} 38. Kc2 Kg7 39. Kc3 Kf7 40. Kc4 Ke6 41. Kc5 Kd7 42. Kb6 Kc8 43. b4 Kb8 44. b5 axb5 45. Kxb5 Ka7 46. Ka5 Ka8 47. Kb6 Kb8 {Precision: White = 60%, Black = 68%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Black "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Black "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 16,113,46,39,70,70,68,64,85,78,78,87,91,75,75,69,90,-48,-38,-44,0,-34,0,0,0,0,0,-1,-16,-19,0,0,0,-24,0,-3,0,0,77,7,17,17,56,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,25,31,109,107,104,74,135,131,127,113,143,106,138,120,91,122,105,109,122,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ {E11: Bogo-Indian} (6... d6 7. O-O Bxd2 8. Qxd2 Qe7 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Rfd1 Rd8 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nb8 13. h3 a6 14. e4 {1-0 (45) Le,Q (2583)-Socko,B (2631) Beijing 2008}) 7. Qxd2 Ne4 8. Qc2 Qa5+ 9. Nbd2 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 d6 12. dxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Rhd1 Nc6 13. Kc3 Re8 14. Rd2 {½-½ (68) Kachiani Gersinska,K (2410)-Milosevic,G (2405) Germany 1994}) 12... dxc5 13. Rhd1 Nc6 14. Kc3 Rb8 15. Rd6 f6 16. Rxc6 (16. Rad1 $16) 16... bxc6 $15 17. Nd2 e5 18. Nb3 Bg4 19. Nxc5 Rbc8 20. e3 f5 21. h3 Bh5 22. b4 Kf7 23. a4 Ke7 24. a5 Rfd8 25. e4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 h6 (26... Rd1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 27. Rxd1 Bxd1) 27. g4 ({White should play} 27. Bf5 $16) 27... Bf7 $11 28. Re1 Rd4 29. Bd3 (29. Bd5 $1 $14 Rf4 30. Rxe5+ Kf8 31. Bxf7 Kxf7 32. Re3) 29... Kd6 30. Re3 Bg8 31. f3 Rf8 32. Ne4+ Kc7 33. Nd2 Rfd8 34. Nb3 Rf4 35. Nc5 Re8 36. Be4 Rf6 (36... Rd8 $14) 37. Na6+ $1 $16 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Kc8 38. Bf5+ Kb7 (38... Be6 $142) 39. Nc5+ Kc7 {[#]} 40. Rd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3d7] Hoping for Rd7+.} Re7 {[#]} 41. Na6+ $1 Kb7 42. Rd8 Rxf5 43. gxf5 {White wants to mate with b5.} Kxa6 44. Rxg8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} Rf7 45. h4 ({White should try} 45. Kc2 $16) 45... Rxf5 $14 46. Rxg7 {And now Rg6 would win.} Rxf3+ 47. Kc2 {Strongly threatening Rc7.} Rf2+ 48. Kb3 {Black must now prevent Rc7.} Rf3+ $1 49. Ka4 {b5+ would kill now.} Rf4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 50. c5 {Threatens to win with Rg6.} Rf1 {The position is equal.} 51. Rc7 Rf6 52. Re7 Rf1 53. h5 Ra1+ 54. Kb3 {Threatening Rc7.} Rb1+ 55. Kc3 Rc1+ 56. Kb3 {With the idea Rc7.} Rb1+ 57. Kc3 {Accuracy: White = 62%, Black = 58%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Black "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Black "Kaasen, Tor Fredrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,71,5,19,31,15,9,60,0,60,56,59,59,46,46,41,18,17,-69,-62,-61,-77,-81,23,6,48,43,53,31,24,29,37,32,223,204,218,223,435,430,357,354,430,427,495,467,479,475,620,523,510,524,551,550,692,604]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} e5 7. Bc2 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. Re1 b5 10. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1g3][%mdl 32]} Bb7 {LiveBook: 21 Games} 11. d5 c4 12. Nf1 Ne8 $146 (12... Qc7 $11) ({Predecessor:} 12... Nc5 13. Ng3 {1-0 (72) Kravtsiv,M (2672)-Amonatov,F (2636) Riadh 2017}) 13. b4 ({White should try} 13. Ne3 $14) 13... g6 (13... f5 $11) 14. Bh6 Ng7 15. Ng3 Kh8 16. a4 Nf6 17. Nd2 Ng8 18. Be3 ({White should play} 18. Bxg7+ $1 $11 Kxg7 19. Qe2) 18... f5 $15 19. exf5 gxf5 {Threatens to win with ...f4.} 20. f4 Bxd5 (20... exf4 $1 $17 21. Bxf4 Bf6 22. axb5 Bxc3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 23. bxa6 (23. Nxc4 Bxa1 24. Qxa1 axb5 $15) 23... Bxd5) 21. Nf3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has the initiative.} Bb7 (21... Bxf3 $5 22. Qxf3 e4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Rc8 $11) 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Qxd8 Raxd8 24. Bb6 e4 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 $2 {[#]} ({Better is} 25... Bxd8 $14 26. Ne5 Nf6) 26. Ne5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5f7]} Bd5 27. Red1 {Black must now prevent Rxd5!} Nh6 $2 ({Don't go for} 27... Bf6 $2 {[#]} 28. Rxd5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rf8 29. Rad1 $18) (27... Nf6 {is a better defense.} 28. axb5 axb5) 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra5 Bf6 30. Rxb5 {White is clearly winning.} Bxe5 31. Rdxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Bxc3 33. Rd8+ Ng8 34. b5 Ne6 35. Rc8 Nd4 36. Rxc4 {Accuracy: White = 62%, Black = 34%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 22,35,26,16,17,18,13,19,14,0,0,0,8,0,14,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} (9... g6 10. Na3 Bg7 11. Nc2 Nd7 12. Qd1 O-O 13. b3 Rc8 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb6 16. Be3 Nb4 17. Nxb4 Qxb4 {0-1 (60) Fedoseev,V (2724)-Mamedov,R (2709) chess.com INT 2018}) 10. Qg3 Be7 11. d3 O-O 12. Nd2 {LiveBook: 8 Games} b5 {The position is equal.} 13. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Bh6 Nh5 15. Qg4 g6 16. Nh2 b4 17. Qf3 {½-½ (40) Bartel,M (2316)-Nevednichy,V (2554) Wunsiedel 2016}) 13... Rb8 14. Nf3 Nh5 15. Qg4 Nf6 16. Qg3 Nh5 17. Qg4 Nf6 18. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Black "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 20,84,58,65,74,44,97,102,118,80,91,80,70,12,21,18,97,95,100,89,106,93,87,41,45,52,46,27,53,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-2,0,0,0,-8,-8,-15,-8,-14,-8,-28,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 e6 8. f3 Bb4 9. e4 Bg6 10. Be2 O-O {D17: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5: Lines with 6 Nh4 and 6 Ne5} (10... a5 11. O-O Nb6 12. Be3 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Nf4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 {½-½ (27) Nikolaidis,I (2534)-Warakomski,T (2537) Heraklion 2018}) 11. O-O {LiveBook: 3 Games} Qc7 12. Be3 Rad8 ({Better is} 12... Rfe8 $14) 13. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Qc1 Qc8 14. a5 Be7 15. Rd1 h6 16. Ra4 a6 17. b3 Bh7 18. Ra2 {0-1 (25) Bianchi,L (1238)-Metz,L (1512) LSS email 2010}) 13... c5 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. dxc5 a5 16. Nb6 (16. g3 $14) 16... Nxc5 $11 17. Qc4 Na6 (17... Nfd7 $11 18. Nxd7 Nxd7) 18. Rad1 $16 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Nc3 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Qb5 Qe7 24. Qb6 (24. g3 $14) 24... Bc5 $11 25. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 26. Qxc5 Nxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 27. Kf2 e5 28. Bb5 f6 29. Nd5 Kf8 30. b4 axb4 31. Nxb4 Be8 32. Bxe8 Kxe8 {KN-KN} 33. a5 $1 Nb3 34. a6 {The position is equal.} bxa6 35. Nxa6 Nd4 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. Nc5 Nc2+ 38. Kd2 Nd4 39. Ke3 Nc2+ 40. Kd2 Nd4 41. Ke3 Nc2+ 42. Kd2 Nd4 {Accuracy: White = 65%, Black = 63%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Black "Seresin, Francesco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 27,119,10,17,14,25,18,26,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,23,25,0,0,0,55,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,-14,-14,-16,-14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,79,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,29967,29970,29971,29971]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Nd4 Nxd4 {D83: Grünfeld: 4 Bf4 Bg7 5 e3 0-0} 11. exd4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 dxc4 13. Bf3 Bd5 14. O-O Qd7 {LiveBook: 7 Games} 15. Qe2 (15. Re1 b6 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxd5 bxc5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 {½-½ (48) Akobian,V (2647)-Xiong,J (2665) Saint Louis 2018}) 15... Rfe8 16. Rb1 b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Qc6 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Rfe1 {½-½ (33) Timko,V (2387)-Ingersol,H (2398) ICCF email 2015}) 17. Bxd5 (17. Rfd1 {feels hotter.} bxc5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Rb5 Rac8 20. dxc5 Qc6 21. Qxc4 Bxc3 22. Rb8) 17... Qxd5 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Rxb6 e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qb2 Qa5 23. Rb8+ Rxb8 24. Qxb8+ $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Kg7 25. Qb2 Rb5 26. Qc2 Rd5 27. a4 Rd3 28. Rc1 Qd5 (28... Qg5 $11) 29. h3 (29. Ra1 $14) 29... Rd2 30. Qb1 Qc5 31. Rf1 Qa3 32. Qa1 Ra2 33. Qe1 Qc5 34. Qe8 Rc2 35. Qe1 Ra2 36. Kh1 Rxa4 37. f4 Ra6 38. Qg3 Qf5 39. Rd1 $1 Re6 40. Rd4 Re4 41. Rxe4 $1 Qxe4 {KQ-KQ} 42. Qf2 h5 43. Kh2 Kh7 44. Qd2 Kg7 45. Kg3 Kh7 ({Avoid the trap} 45... Qd3+ $2 46. Qxd3 cxd3 47. Kf2 $18) 46. Kf2 h4 47. Qe3 Qc2+ 48. Kf3 Qd1+ 49. Ke4 Kg8 50. f5 gxf5+ 51. Kxf5 Qf1+ (51... Qd3+ $11 {keeps the balance.} 52. Kf4 Qg6) 52. Kg4 (52. Qf3 $16 Qb1+ 53. Kg5) 52... Qxg2+ 53. Kxh4 Qf1 54. Kg4 Kg7 55. Qg5+ Kf8 56. Qh6+ Kg8 57. Qf4 Qg2+ 58. Kh4 Qe2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (58... Qc6 $11) 59. Qg4+ Qxg4+ 60. Kxg4 {Accuracy: White = 71%, Black = 67%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Black "Rahul Srivatshav P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "214"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 18,214,31,0,29,27,35,32,66,78,74,66,105,92,102,83,100,82,74,39,43,34,35,40,40,46,38,19,51,24,28,26,60,29,53,25,35,9,47,41,66,70,62,58,75,74,95,58,59,59,59,61,64,64,76,76,75,73,77,77,77,73,77,77,85,39,71,71,71,71,76,76,106,106,106,106,106,106,106,106,106,85,98,91,91,91,106,105,106,105,105,0,106,105,106,105,105,105,105,91,105,82,82,0,105,0,105,91,105,71,106,93,106,106,106,105,106,106,106,0,109,109,114,85,123,123,130,130,130,130,130,130,130,71,71,71,71,70,71,70,70,0,70,70,70,70,70,48,70,70,70,48,70,70,70,70,70,70,70,70,70,70,70,70,70,58,70,70,106,106,106,58,106,106,106,106,106,58,106,106,106,106,106,70,70,58,58,58,58,58,70,70,106,106,106,58,106,-29982,-29983]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Be3 Nbd7 {E81: King's Indian: Sämisch: 6th move deviations (including 6 Be3 c6)} (7... b5 8. cxb5 axb5 9. Nxb5 Nbd7 10. Qd2 c6 11. Nbc3 e5 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Bh6 Nb6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. dxe5 dxe5 {0-1 (34) Duda,J (2737)-Grischuk,A (2766) chess.com INT 2018}) 8. Qd2 b5 9. Ng3 c6 10. Be2 {LiveBook: 3 Games} bxc4 11. Bxc4 d5 12. Bb3 Nb6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... dxe4 13. Ngxe4 Nb6 14. O-O a5 15. Nc5 Nfd5 16. Bh6 Nxc3 17. bxc3 {1-0 (62) Markus,R (2465)-Barbero,G (2445) Budapest 2000}) 13. e5 $1 {[%cal Re5f6]} Ne8 14. Rc1 Be6 15. O-O f6 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 (17. Qe2 {is more complex.} Nc7 18. Na4 Bg4 19. Qd3 Na5 20. Nc5) 17... dxc4 18. f5 (18. Na4 {seems wilder.} Bf7 19. Ne4 Nc7 20. Nec5 Rb8 21. Qe2) 18... gxf5 19. Nxf5 fxe5 20. Nxg7 Nxg7 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. Bh6 {Hoping for Rf1.} Qf7 23. Rf1 Nf5 {aiming for ...Qg6.} 24. dxe5 Kh8 25. Bf4 Rg8 26. Ne4 Qg6 27. Ng3 Rf8 28. Bh6 Rf7 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Qxf5 31. Qd8+ Bg8 32. Qxe7 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Rh6g7]} Qb1+ 33. Kf2 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Rh6g7]} Qc2+ 34. Kg3 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Rh6g7]} Qg6+ 35. Qg5 c3 36. Qxg6 hxg6 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 37. b3 Bd5 38. Kf2 Kg8 39. g3 c2 40. Ke2 Kf7 41. Kd2 (41. Kd3 {feels hotter.} Ke6 42. Bf4 c1=R 43. Bxc1 Kxe5 44. Bf4+) 41... Ke6 42. Kxc2 Kxe5 43. Kc3 Bf3 44. Kc4 Ke6 45. Kc5 Kd7 46. Bf4 Bg4 47. Kb6 Be2 48. h4 Bd3 49. Ka5 Be2 50. Kb4 Ke6 51. Kc5 Kd7 52. Bb8 Bd1 53. Kd4 Ke6 54. Kc5 Kd7 $1 55. Be5 Ke6 56. Bf4 (56. Bd4 {keeps more tension.} Kd7 57. Kb6 Be2 58. Bc5 Bd3 59. Be3) 56... Kd7 57. Kd4 Ke6 58. Bb8 Bg4 59. Ke4 Bf5+ 60. Kd4 Bg4 $1 61. Bf4 Bd1 $1 62. Bd2 Bg4 63. Bb4 Bd1 64. Bf8 Bg4 65. Kc5 Kd7 66. Bh6 Bd1 67. Kb6 Be2 68. Bf4 Bd3 69. g4 Be2 70. Bg3 Bxg4 71. Kxa6 Bd1 72. Kb6 Bc2 73. Bf4 Bb1 74. a3 Bc2 {[#]} 75. b4 (75. a4 $142 $1) 75... Bd1 76. Kc5 Ba4 77. Bc1 Bd1 78. Kd4 Kc7 79. Kc5 (79. Kc4 $14) 79... Kb7 ({Better is} 79... Kd7 $1 $11) 80. Bf4 Bc2 81. Kd4 Bd1 82. Kd3 Ba4 83. Bd6 Bd1 84. Kd4 Bc2 85. Bc5 Bd1 86. Ke5 Bb3 87. Kf6 Bc2 88. a4 {[%cal Ba3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Bb1 89. Be3 Bc2 90. Bf2 Bb1 91. a5 Bc2 92. Ke6 Bb3+ 93. Kd6 Bc4 94. Ke7 Bb5 95. Kf6 Bd3 96. Ke5 Be2 97. Ke4 Bc4 98. Bg1 Bb5 99. Ke5 Bc4 100. Kf6 Bd3 101. Bc5 Bc2 102. Kf7 Bd3 103. Bd4 Bc2 104. Ke7 Bd3 105. Kd7 Be2 106. Bc5 Bb5 107. Bd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (107. Ke6 $16) 107... c5+ $1 {Precision: White = 57%, Black = 61%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 20,83,34,35,29,29,29,29,27,31,38,16,28,28,27,26,26,26,18,5,36,29,47,0,0,0,0,-14,-20,-79,-72,-73,-72,-114,-45,-48,0,0,75,54,144,105,127,116,213,226,212,196,263,136,412,278,263,271,238,196,216,207,209,194,212,211,178,178,181,107]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Qd5 {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation} 7. Qf4 $146 (7. Qe3 Bf5 8. d3 Nd7 9. Bd2 e5 10. Bc3 f6 11. Be2 Bc5 12. d4 Bb6 13. Qd2 e4 14. Qe3 {0-1 (56) Zvjaginsev,V (2644)-Riazantsev,A (2649) Cheliabinsk 2018}) 7... Qf5 8. Qe3 Qe6 9. d4 Qxe3+ 10. Bxe3 Bf5 11. O-O-O {LiveBook: 3 Games} e6 12. Nh4 Be4 13. f3 Bg6 14. c4 Bd6 15. d5 cxd5 16. cxd5 e5 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Nd7 19. g4 Rc8+ 20. Kb1 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. d6 g5 23. h5 Rh6 24. Rh2 (24. Be2 $11) 24... Rf6 $17 25. a3 Kd8 26. Rhd2 a6 ({Black should try} 26... Rxf3 $17 {Strongly threatening ...Rf4.} 27. Bd3 Rf4) 27. Be2 $15 Nb8 28. b4 Rc3 (28... Rc8 $11) 29. Bd3 $1 $16 Rxf3 {[#]} ({Better is} 29... b5 $14) 30. Kb2 $1 $36 {[%cal Rb2c3][%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} Rc8 31. Be4 Rf6 (31... Rh3 $16) 32. Bxb7 $18 Rc4 33. Re1 Re6 (33... Nd7 $142) 34. Re4 (34. Kb3 $18 Rd4 35. Rc2 Rd3+ 36. Kb2) 34... Rd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (34... Rxe4 $16 {was necessary.} 35. Bxe4 Rf6) 35. Rdxd4 exd4 36. Rxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Kd7 37. Rc4 {Bc8+ is the strong threat.White is clearly better.} Re2+ 38. Kb3 Kxd6 39. Rc8 Re3+ 40. Ka4 Nd7 41. Rc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke7 {[#]} 42. Rxa6 {Accuracy: White = 66%, Black = 44%.} ({Much less strong is} 42. Bxa6 $6 Re4 $14) (42. Bc8 $1 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,56,2,19,9,28,-14,-10,-10,-16,-18,-9,-9,-4,-33,-3,-36,0,-41,-41,-72,51,50,43,31,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,227,0,235,0,0,0,231]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. d4 {C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6} exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 Nge7 (8... d6 9. h3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Nb4 13. Nf1 {0-1 (33) Hansen,E (2629)-Anand,V (2771) Batumi 2018}) 9. d5 Na5 10. Bd2 Nxb3 {LiveBook: 38 Games} 11. Qxb3 c5 {[%cal Bc7c5,Bc5c4][%mdl 32]} 12. Bc3 (12. dxc6 $5 dxc6 13. Bc3 $11) 12... f6 $1 13. d6 Nc6 14. O-O $146 c4 15. Qc2 Bb7 16. a4 Rc8 17. b4 O-O 18. Na3 Qb6 19. Rad1 f5 (19... Ne5 $17 20. Nxe5 fxe5) 20. Bxg7 $14 Kxg7 21. Qc3+ Kg8 22. a5 Qd8 23. e5 Nxb4 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Nd3.} 24. Qxb4 {Hoping for e6!} Bxf3 $1 25. gxf3 {Nc2 is the strong threat.} Qg5+ 26. Kh1 {Strongly threatening Nc2.} Qf4 $2 (26... Qh5 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 27. Kg2 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 Qh5) 27. Kg2 Qg5+ $1 28. Kh1 Qf4 {Accuracy: White = 24%, Black = 63%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Black "Baglan, Esat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 17,73,20,20,20,4,12,36,22,11,16,41,-17,0,0,-7,-9,0,-3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,10,0,0,197,190,239,227,466,466,543,572,562,552,662,648,704,706,689,687,670,678,665,651,887,887,903,894]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Bd6 {C07: French Tarrasch: 3...c5, 4 Ngf3 and 4 exd5 Qxd5} 9. Qe2 e5 {LiveBook: 4 Games} (9... Ne7 10. Nf3 h6 11. c4 O-O 12. O-O a5 13. Re1 a4 14. Bd2 Rb8 15. Bc3 Bb4 16. Ne5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 {½-½ (52) Navara,D (2740)-Kovalenko,I (2639) Katowice 2017}) 10. exd5 cxd5 {The position is equal.} 11. c4 Nf6 12. O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nc4 Bb4+ 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qe4+ {½-½ (46) Sanchez Jerez,E (2265)-Kashlinskaya,A (2462) Gibraltar 2016}) 12... O-O {[#] White must now prevent ...e4.} 13. cxd5 Qc7 14. Bc4 (14. b3 $14) 14... Rae8 $11 15. h3 e4 {Strongly threatening ...e3!} 16. Nb3 Qc8 17. Ba6 Qa8 18. Rd1 Nxd5 {[%cal Bf6d5,Bd5f4,Bf4e2][%mdl 32]} 19. Na5 {[#] aiming for Bb7.} e3 $1 20. Bb7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under pressure.} Nf4 21. Qxe3 Qd8 22. Rxd6 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 Qc7 25. Rd5 Bc8 $2 (25... Be6 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 26. Rc5 Qb6) 26. Rc5 $18 Qd7 27. Bf3 Qd3 $2 (27... Ba6 28. Re1 f5) 28. Re1 {White is clearly winning.} Nd4 29. Rd1 Qg6 30. Bxd4 Be6 31. Nc6 {Threatens to win with Ne7+.} Kh8 32. Ne7 Qh6 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. Rxf5 Qe6 35. Ra5 Rd8 36. Rxa7 ({Inferior is} 36. Bxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rg5+ (37. Rxd8 Qe1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 38. Kh2 Qxa5 $11 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 37... Kf6 $11) 36... f6 37. Rc1 {Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 49%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Black "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,91,21,25,18,45,39,34,41,70,28,38,23,61,64,92,44,64,71,56,54,71,56,63,53,83,50,72,89,117,112,133,96,125,119,117,109,104,114,142,179,176,201,267,309,235,87,104,95,105,33,34,36,108,103,105,29,29,29,37,40,55,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 g6 6. d4 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann} exd4 7. cxd4 Bg7 (7... b5 8. d5 bxa4 9. dxc6 Nxc6 10. Qxa4 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Bg5 f6 {0-1 (27) Hou,Y (2658)-Ponomariov,R (2686) Shenzhen 2018}) 8. d5 b5 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Bd2 Nxb3 {LiveBook: 38 Games} ({Of course not} 10... Bxb2 11. Bxa5 Bxa1 12. Nc3 $16) 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Bc3 Bxc3+ 13. Nxc3 {[#]} Bb7 $146 14. Rd1 c5 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. O-O Qc7 17. Nd4 Rfe8 18. f4 Qb7 19. f5 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. fxg6 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is up to no good.} Qxg6 22. Rf3 {[#] Black must now prevent Rg3.} Kh8 23. Rxf7 Rg8 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rg6g2]} 24. Qf3 Rae8 25. Ne2 Nf5 26. Rdxd7 Rg7 27. Rxg7 ({Worse is} 27. Rxf5 Rxd7 28. h4 Rdd8 $17) 27... Nxg7 28. h3 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qxb2 30. Nd4 Rg8 {[#]} 31. Qf6 $1 Qc3 32. h4 (32. Re7 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 32... Qc8 $16 33. Re7 {Intending Ne6 and mate.} Qf8 34. Qxf8 ({Better is} 34. Rf7 $16 Qd8 35. Re7) 34... Rxf8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 35. Ra7 h5 (35... Nf5 $14) 36. Rxa6 Rf4 37. Nf3 ({White should play} 37. Nxb5 $16 {Threatens to win with g3.} Nf5 38. g3 Rf2+ 39. Kh3) 37... Nf5 $1 $11 38. Kh3 Kg7 39. a3 Nd4 40. Nxd4 (40. Ne5 {feels hotter.} Rf5 41. Nd3 Ne2 42. Rd6 Kf7 43. Kh2) 40... Rxd4 $14 {KR-KR. The position is equal.} 41. Ra5 Rd3+ 42. g3 Kg6 43. Kg2 Rb3 44. Kf2 Kh6 45. Ra6+ Kg7 46. Ra5 {Accuracy: White = 49%, Black = 49%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Black "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 27,86,37,16,16,60,0,31,34,27,32,56,34,95,96,91,95,104,81,85,81,112,98,118,98,91,60,59,61,55,60,68,19,16,13,24,14,19,22,18,16,18,0,27,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. dxc5 Nd7 7. Bc4 Nxc5 8. O-O Nb6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd3 Nd5 13. Qe2 Nf6 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Bg5 {C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4} Bd6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Be7 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Bh4 Nd5 18. Bg3 Bd6 19. Rad1 f5 20. Ng6 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Rf6 22. Ne5 b6 23. Bb5 a6 24. Bc6 {1-0 (38) Syrov,A (2267)-Kopylov,D (2172) Kiel 2017}) 16. Rae1 (16. Bxf6 $14 gxf6 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qh4) 16... Bxe5 17. Qxe5 {White is slightly better.} Qxe5 18. Rxe5 Bd7 19. f3 Bc6 {[#]} ({Better is} 19... h6 $14 20. Bf4 Bc6) 20. Bxf6 $1 $16 gxf6 21. Rh5 Rad8 22. Bxh7+ Kg7 {Strongly threatening ...Rh8.} 23. Bd3 Rd4 24. Kf2 Rfd8 25. Rc5 f5 26. g4 fxg4 27. Rg5+ Kf6 28. Rxg4 R4d5 29. Kg3 Bb5 30. Bxb5 Rxb5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 31. b3 Ra5 32. a4 Rc5 33. Rf2 Rd1 34. h4 Rc1 35. Rd2 R5xc2 {The position is equal.} 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 {KR-KR} 37. h5 Rc5 38. Kh4 Rc1 39. Rf4+ Kg7 40. a5 Rh1+ 41. Kg4 Rg1+ 42. Kh4 Rh1+ 43. Kg4 Rg1+ {Accuracy: White = 54%, Black = 46%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Menezes, Christoph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,109,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,22,-4,0,-11,-21,-36,-44,-39,-31,-28,-38,-35,-35,-70,0,0,50,38,30,15,66,29,57,-26,-29,-27,-19,-114,-114,-106,-15,-11,-14,-28,14,16,16,21,50,43,34,52,47,50,83,54,99,44,54,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,46,24,73,83,66,85,121,120,161,161,253,147,147,147,201,210,253,253,253,252,552,474,5122,5121]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6} c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. Nc3 (8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. b3 Rd8 13. Bb2 Nb6 {1-0 (81) So,W (2780)-Wei,Y (2729) chess.com INT 2018}) 8... Nc6 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Qa4 Rc8 {LiveBook: 12 Games} 11. d3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd2 Rfd8 {[#]} 14. Rfd1 $146 h6 15. Rac1 Nd5 16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qh3 b6 18. g4 Qd4 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 Nd5 21. e3 Qe5 22. Nxd5 exd5 (22... Qxg5 $15 23. f4 Qg6 24. Nxe7+ Nxe7) 23. Bf4 $11 Qxb2 {[#]} 24. Bxd5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qf6 $1 (24... Rxd5 25. Qxc8+) 25. Be4 {Qh7+ would kill now.} Bd6 (25... g6 $1 $11) 26. Bh7+ Kf8 27. Rc4 (27. Bxd6+ $14 Qxd6 28. Bf5) 27... Ne7 28. Re4 Rc6 29. Qh5 (29. d4 $11) 29... g6 $1 $17 {[%cal Rg6h5]} 30. Qh6+ Qg7 (30... Ke8 $1 $17 {With the idea ...Bxf4.} 31. Bg5 Qf3) 31. Qh4 $11 {Strongly threatening Bxd6.} g5 $1 {[%cal Rg5h4]} 32. Qxg5 Bxf4 (32... Rd7 {is more complex.} 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. Rxe7 Rxe7 35. Be4 Rxe4 36. dxe4 Bxf4 37. exf4 b5) 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. Rxe7 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Kxh7 36. Rxf7+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Kg6 37. Rxa7 c4 38. Ra3 c3 {[#]} 39. Kf2 (39. Rb3 $1 $16) 39... Kf5 40. Kf3 ({White should play} 40. h4 $14) 40... c2 41. Rc1 {Black must now prevent h4.} Rh8 {aiming for ...Rh3+.} 42. d4 {[%cal Bd3d4,Bd4d5][%mdl 32]} Rh3+ 43. Kg2 Rhh6 {next ...Ke4 is good for Black.} 44. d5 Rc5 {White should prevent ...Ke4.} 45. Rd3 Ke4 46. Rd2 Rg6+ 47. Kf2 Rh6 {[#]} 48. h4 $1 {And now d6 would win.} Rc3 (48... Ke5 {was necessary.}) 49. Rd4+ ({Don't do} 49. Rdxc2 $6 Rf6+ 50. Kg2 Rg6+ 51. Kf2 Rf6+ 52. Kg1 Rg6+ 53. Kh2 Rxe3 $18) ({White must play} 49. Rcxc2 $18 Rf6+ 50. Kg2 Rg6+ 51. Kh2 Rxc2 52. Rxc2) 49... Ke5 $16 50. Ke2 Rg6 (50... Rd6 $16 51. Kd2 Ra3) 51. Kd2 $18 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ra3 52. Rxc2 Rg2+ 53. Kc1 Rxc2+ $2 (53... Rg1+ 54. Kb2 Rxe3) 54. Kxc2 {d6 is the strong threat.} Rxe3 (54... Kd6 $142 55. e4 Rxa2+ 56. Kd3 Ra3+ 57. Kc4 Ra4+ 58. Kc3 Ra2) 55. d6 {Accuracy: White = 56%, Black = 40%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Hill, Alistair"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 17,80,21,45,10,13,15,16,10,0,0,28,13,18,11,6,8,27,14,25,28,44,36,47,10,30,-2,-2,-3,-3,-7,-6,-8,0,-35,0,0,0,0,79,86,190,177,713,604,682,64,66,66,85,0,0,-181,-62,-395,-140,-150,-66,-1693,-1657,-1409,-184,-1368,-458,-29987,-29987]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 c6 7. O-O a5 8. d3 a4 9. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f3,Bf3e5][%mdl 32] A11: English Opening: 1...c6} Na6 {LiveBook: 38 Games} 10. Rc1 (10. Qc1 Bg4 11. Bc3 Nc7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Ne6 14. b4 d4 15. Bd2 Nd7 16. Rb1 Qc7 {1-0 (42) Banusz,T (2612)-Indjic,A (2599) Valjevo 2018}) 10... axb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Bg4 11. cxd5 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. bxa4 Qa5 15. Nd2 Nab4 16. a3 Na2 17. Bxd5 cxd5 {½-½ (59) Hoffmann,H (2205)-Schulze,U (2355) Pforzheim 1997}) 11. axb3 {The position is equal.} Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. d4 e6 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. h4 Nf6 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. c5 Qc7 20. f4 Qe7 21. Qe3 h5 22. Bf3 Nc7 23. Qd3 Nb5 24. e3 Ng8 25. Rc2 Ra8 26. g4 hxg4 27. Bxg4 {And now f5 would win.} Nh6 (27... Nf6 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 28. Rg2 $16 {Hoping for h5.} Rg8 (28... Qf6 $16) 29. h5 $18 gxh5 $2 (29... Nc7 30. Qc2 (30. hxg6 f6 $16) 30... Ra3) 30. Bxe6+ Kf6 {[#]} 31. Bh3 $2 (31. Bxf7 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] White threatens Rg6+ and mate.} Qxf7 (31... Nxf7 32. Rg6+) 32. Nxf7 Nxf7 33. Rxg8 Rxg8+ 34. Kf2) 31... Rxg2+ $14 32. Kxg2 Kg7 33. Qe2 (33. Kf3 $16 Rg8 34. Rg1+ Kh8 35. Qb1) 33... Qh4 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has some pressure.} 34. Kh2 $2 (34. Nf3 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Qe7 35. Ne5) 34... Nc3 (34... f5 $1 $19 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Ng4+ 37. Bxg4 hxg4) 35. Rg1+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35. Qg2+ $15 Kh8 36. Nf3) 35... Kf8 $2 ({But not} 35... Ng4+ 36. Rxg4+ hxg4 37. Qxg4+ Qxg4 38. Bxg4 $19) (35... Kf6 $19 {has better winning chances.} 36. Qf3 Ne4) 36. Qf3 $17 {[#]} (36. Qg2 $2 Ra2 $19) 36... Ne4 ({Black should try} 36... Ra3 $1 $17 37. Qg3 (37. Qg2 $2 Ra2 $19) 37... Qxg3+ 38. Rxg3 Ne4) 37. f5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37. Qg2 $15 Ke7 38. Nf3 Ng4+ 39. Qxg4 Qxg4 40. Bxg4 Ra2+ 41. Rg2 Rxg2+ 42. Kxg2 hxg4 43. Ne5) 37... Ra2+ $19 38. Rg2 Ra1 $2 (38... Nf2 39. Qg3 Nhg4+ 40. Nxg4 Nxg4+ 41. Qxg4 hxg4 42. Rxa2 Qxh3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 43. Kg1 Qxe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 44. Kg2 Qh3+ 45. Kg1 Qxb3) 39. Re2 $2 (39. f6) 39... Nxf5 (39... Ng5 $142 40. Qg2 Nxh3 41. Qxh3 {[#]} Rh1+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Skewer, Deflection} 42. Kxh1 Qxh3+ 43. Kg1 Nxf5) 40. Rg2 (40. Qf4 $19 Qxf4+ {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} 41. exf4 Nxd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 42. Rb2) 40... Qe1 {Accuracy: White = 24%, Black = 24%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Baglan, Esat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 11,56,37,41,7,40,25,45,44,52,35,64,78,69,66,83,50,63,45,38,44,61,24,23,-35,0,-97,-96,-105,-97,-96,-99,-97,-94,-143,-86,-53,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3} (6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 dxc4 8. bxc4 Qa5+ 9. Nbd2 Ba3 10. Qc1 Bxb2 11. Qxb2 Nc6 12. Be2 Qb4 13. O-O-O {½-½ (57) Short,N (2698)-Duda,J (2706) Heraklio 2017}) 6... exd5 {LiveBook: 8 Games} 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O {White is slightly better.} Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Nxd4 13. Qxd4 {½-½ (30) Iagar,R (2142)-Uran Bermudez,O (2160) Valencia 2012}) 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. Na4 Re8 15. Qd3 Ne4 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Nd4 ({White should try} 17. a3 $11) 17... Ne5 18. Qb1 {[#]} (18. Qc2 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rc8 19. Qb1) 18... Bh4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh4f2]} 19. g3 Qf6 20. Rf1 {[#]} Bh3 $1 21. Qc2 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Qg6 (22... Rac8 $142 23. Qd1 b5) 23. Qd1 {With the idea Bh5.} Bxg3 (23... Bf6 $15 24. Bh5 Qh6) 24. fxg3 {The position is equal.} Nxg3 25. hxg3 Qxg3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 26. Kh1 {aiming for Nf5.} Qh3+ 27. Kg1 {Black must now prevent Nf5.} Qg3+ 28. Kh1 {Hoping for Nf5.} Qh3+ {Accuracy: White = 59%, Black = 57%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:02"]
[BlackClock "0:07:01"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:05:38]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Na6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 12. dxc5 {[%emt 0:07:06]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 13. Nd4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:06:42]} 14. Ncb5 {[%emt 0:05:58]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:05:40]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:10:41]} a5 {[%emt 0:06:30]} 16. Nc3 {[%emt 0:05:54]} h6 {[%emt 0:08:20]} 17. Qc2 {[%emt 0:05:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 18. Nf5 {[%emt 0:06:33]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 19. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Nfe4 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 20. Ne3 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:13:55]} 21. Red1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 22. Na4 {[%emt 0:06:52]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 23. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 24. a3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} h5 {[%emt 0:08:21]} 25. b4 {[%emt 0:11:53]} axb4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 26. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Na6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 27. b5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nac5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 28. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} h4 {[%emt 0:04:25]} 29. Ra7 {[%emt 0:03:49]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 30. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 31. Rc1 {[%emt 0:04:12]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 32. Qa2 {[%emt 0:03:30]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 33. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:09:35]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 34. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 35. Nexd5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:03:51]} 36. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 37. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 38. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 40. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 41. e4 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 42. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 43. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 44. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 45. Bxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:59]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 46. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 47. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 48. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 49. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 50. e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velten, Paul"]
[Black "Rahul Srivatshav P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 17,106,-6,1,-62,-55,-54,-20,-32,-9,-22,-8,-21,-22,-31,-22,-43,-27,-52,0,-56,0,-35,-20,-31,-19,-31,-31,-40,-29,-64,-36,-39,-35,-33,-18,-18,-27,-27,-25,-32,-7,-7,0,-4,-2,-9,0,-4,40,-30,-11,-45,-33,-42,-39,-55,-38,-72,-74,-69,-76,-72,-60,-128,-129,-121,-119,-133,-110,-128,-123,-128,-107,-378,-377,-362,-329,-1048,-1008,-1735,-1830,-1793,-1600,-1609,-1350,-4727,-4314,-5061,-5061,-5745,-5714]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 Na6 {[%cal Bb8a6,Ba6c7,Bc7e6][%mdl 32] LiveBook: 41 Games} 10. Nxf6+ {E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3} ({Better is} 10. Bg5 $11 Rd6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Rc1 (12. Nxf6+ Rxf6 13. Be2 Nb4 $15)) (10. O-O-O Bg4 11. Bg5 Rd6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Re6 14. h4 c6 15. Nc3 h6 16. Be3 Bf8 17. Na4 Ree8 18. c5 {1-0 (37) Sulava,N (2565)-Grigoryan,A (2595) Bastia 2011}) 10... Bxf6 $15 11. a3 c6 12. Be2 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 12. c5 Nc7 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Rc1 Bxc4 15. Rxc4 Nb5 16. Ke2 Nd4+ 17. Bxd4 exd4 {½-½ (33) Varga,M (2025)-Burgony,C (1729) Miskolc 2010}) 12... Nc7 13. O-O Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne6 16. Bg4 Nd4 17. Bd1 Ne6 18. Bg4 Nd4 (18... Ng5 $15) 19. Rad1 h5 (19... a5 {is more complex.} 20. Rd2 h5 21. Bd1 Ne6 22. Bf3 Be7) 20. Bf3 Ne6 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rd1 Bb6 23. Bd2 Rd8 24. Be1 Bd4 25. b4 Kf8 26. h4 b6 27. Kf1 Ke7 28. g3 a6 29. Rb1 Kd6 30. a4 Kc7 31. Bg2 Ng7 32. Ke2 Ne8 33. Rc1 (33. c5 $14) 33... Nd6 34. Rc2 Ra8 35. f4 Nb7 36. Kf3 a5 37. bxa5 Nxa5 38. g4 Nb3 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. Ra2 (40. fxe5 $1 $15 Bxe5 41. Ra2) 40... Nc1 $17 41. Ra3 {[#]} Bb2 $1 {[%cal Rb2a3]} 42. Re3 Rxa4 {aiming for ...Bd4.} 43. Bc3 Bxc3 44. Rxc3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Na2 45. Rc2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (45. Re3 $17) 45... Ra3+ $19 46. Ke2 exf4 47. Bf3 $2 (47. Rd2) 47... Nb4 {Black is clearly winning.} 48. Rd2 Re3+ 49. Kf2 Nd3+ 50. Rxd3 Rxd3 51. Bxh5 Rh3 52. Bxf7 Rxh4 53. e5 Rh3 {Accuracy: White = 34%, Black = 39%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velten, Paul"]
[Black "Loiacono, Leonardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 16,100,-14,-22,-4,-33,-8,-38,-14,-17,-16,-24,4,-13,-6,-67,-64,-58,-77,-90,-95,-97,-95,-102,-100,-132,-90,-137,-122,-188,-137,-124,-68,-82,-73,-247,-118,-124,-118,-116,-117,-117,-118,-119,-98,-88,-91,-98,-88,-95,-100,-97,-72,-88,-81,-85,-75,-79,-82,-100,-98,-101,-98,-113,-86,-79,-76,-87,-54,-51,-54,-68,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 c5 3. Nbd2 Nc6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Be2 e6 6. c3 Be7 7. Qc2 {B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines} Qc7 8. O-O O-O (8... Bd7 9. a3 Rc8 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf1 b5 12. Qb1 {1-0 (50) Tsoi,D (2361)-Iljiushenok,I (2519) St Petersburg 2017}) 9. Re1 {LiveBook: 11 Games} Rb8 10. a4 a6 11. Nf1 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bg5 c4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Bb7 14. N1d2 Rfe8 15. Bf1 b4 16. e5 {½-½ (31) Van Uytven,E (2125)-Coenen,N (2330) Antwerp 1998}) 14. Ng3 dxe4 15. dxe4 (15. Nxe4 $11 Nxe4 16. dxe4) 15... h6 $15 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Nf1 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Bc5 19. Bf1 Rd8 20. g3 Bb7 21. Ng2 Rd7 22. b3 {[#]} (22. Rad1 $17) 22... cxb3 ({Better is} 22... Rbd8 $1 $19 23. Ra2 b4 24. bxc4 bxc3 25. Qxc3 Bb4) 23. Qxb3 $17 Qb6 (23... Ne5 $17 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Qxb5 {[#]} Bxf2+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 26. Kxf2 Rd2+ 27. Kg1 Rxg2+ 28. Kh1 Qxb5 29. Bxb5 Rc2) 24. Ra2 b4 25. Rb1 $2 (25. cxb4 $17 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 27. b5) 25... Qc7 (25... Na5 $19 {has better winning chances.} 26. Qa4 Bxe4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 27. cxb4 Bxb1 28. bxc5 Qc7 29. Qxa5 Bxa2 30. Qxa2 Qxc5) 26. Qc4 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 28. cxb4 Qxe4 29. Rc2 Qxc4 30. Rxc4 Bb6 31. Ne3 Rd2 32. Rbc1 Ra8 {...Raa2 is the strong threat.} 33. R4c2 Ra2 34. Rxa2 Rxa2 35. Rd1 Rb2 36. b5 g5 37. Rd7 Bf3 38. Rd6 Bc5 39. Rd3 g4 40. Rc3 Bb6 41. Rc2 Rb1 42. Nc4 $1 {[%cal Rc4b6]} Rxb5 43. Nd2 Rc5 (43... Rf5 $15 44. Nxf3 Rxf3) 44. Rb2 $11 {The position is equal.} Ba5 {aiming for ...Bxd2.} (44... Ba7 {with more complications.} 45. Nxf3 gxf3 46. Rb3 Rf5 47. Bd3 Ra5) 45. Nxf3 gxf3 46. Rb5 Rxb5 47. Bxb5 {KB-KB} f5 48. Bc6 Kf7 49. Bxf3 Kf6 50. Bb7 e5 {Accuracy: White = 47%, Black = 53%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velten, Paul"]
[Black "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 9,49,2,18,-2,10,0,0,-2,0,0,4,-16,0,-26,25,17,29,-2,-2,-10,0,-32,-29,-33,-29,-16,-21,-30,-28,-23,-6,-31,-29,-22,0,0,9,6,50,50,94,37]} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O O-O {LiveBook: 77 Games} (5... cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. Re1 b6 8. Bf4 Bb7 9. c3 d6 10. h3 Re8 11. Bh2 Nbd7 12. a4 a6 13. Nbd2 {1-0 (47) Cori Tello,J (2659)-Ruiz Castillo,J (2378) Montevideo 2018}) 6. dxc5 {A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} Bxc5 7. e4 {Threatens to win with e5.} d6 $1 8. Bg5 {The position is equal.} h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Nbd7 9. c3 a6 10. Nbd2 b5 11. c4 b4 12. Qe2 {0-1 (32) Iglesias Valle,J (2073)-Fernandez Borrego,P (2430) Linares 2016}) 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Ng4 (11... e5 $142) 12. Nb3 Nge5 13. Kh1 Bb6 14. Nfd4 Nc5 15. f4 Nexd3 16. cxd3 Nxb3 17. Nxb3 Bd7 18. Rac1 Bc6 19. Bf2 Qd7 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. a3 f5 22. Nd4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Kh8 24. Qe3 Ra4 25. Rfd1 {[%mdl 32768] Precision: White = 24%, Black = 46%. . Loss on Time!?} (25. f5 $16) 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velten, Paul"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:31:57"]
[BlackClock "0:16:33"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:10:31]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 3. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 4. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:57]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 5. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:05:34]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:04:17]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. f4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:44]} 8. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:03:02]} exf6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 9. Qf3 {[%emt 0:04:19]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 11. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 12. Ne2 {[%emt 0:04:32]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 13. dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:27]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 14. Nc4 {[%emt 0:04:09]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 15. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 17. Bb1 {[%emt 0:09:20]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 18. O-O {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 19. Qf2 {[%emt 0:01:25]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 21. g4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 22. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 23. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 24. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:07:30]} 25. f5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 26. Ne4 {[%emt 0:14:38]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 27. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 28. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 29. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 30. Bxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 31. Qe3 {[%emt 0:06:32]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 32. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 33. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:09:55]} 34. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bd4+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 35. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 36. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Bf3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 38. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 39. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 40. Re6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 41. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 42. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 43. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 44. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} 45. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 46. Rd5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 47. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 48. Rh5 {[%emt 0:03:52]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 49. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 50. Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 51. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 52. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 53. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 54. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:01:15]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 55. Rf7+ {[%emt 0:01:56]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 56. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Be5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 57. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rh3+ {[%emt 0:02:10]} 58. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 59. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 60. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 61. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 62. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} a4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 63. Rxh4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Rxh4+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 64. Kxh4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} axb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 65. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 66. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velten, Paul"]
[Black "Seresin, Francesco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 13,119,20,30,0,5,-8,0,6,8,-24,28,0,37,21,59,56,51,57,53,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-31,0,0,-7,-36,0,-20,0,-8,178,171,187,189,189,164,158,179,122,148,160,99,95,82,1090,1090,1058,1022,976,941,900,881,874,791,2855,2612,2536,5085,2358,2998,1976,1797,5501,5401,5505,4141,10883,6300,2260,2286,5077,11873,5497,5412,2434,1934,29978,29979,29978,29975,29984,29985,29989,29990,29990,29987,29987,29987,29987,29988,29991,763]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. Bd3 g6 {LiveBook: 11 Games} 8. e5 {A47: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 b6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} Qe7 9. Be4 Bxe4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Nc6 10. O-O Bg7 11. c3 O-O 12. Re1 f5 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Qc2 g5 15. Nc4 d6 {0-1 (35) Chojnacki,S (2237)-Wojtaszek,R (2738) Zgierz 2018}) 10. Nxe4 {The position is equal.} Bg7 $1 11. Qd2 O-O ({Black should try} 11... d5 12. exd6 cxd6) 12. h4 d6 13. O-O-O dxe5 14. dxe5 Nc6 15. Qf4 Rad8 16. g4 Rxd1+ $1 17. Rxd1 {Threatening Nf6+.} Rd8 18. Nf6+ Kf8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Bxf6 $1 22. gxf6 Qd5 23. b3 Ke8 24. Qe3 b5 25. c3 g5 26. Nxg5 Nxe5 27. f4 Nc6 28. Ne4 a5 29. Nc5 a4 $2 (29... Qf5 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 30. Qg1 $18 {[%cal Rg1g8]} Qd6 31. Qg8+ Qf8 32. Qxf8+ Kxf8 33. bxa4 bxa4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KN-KN} 34. Kb2 $1 Ke8 35. Ka3 (35. Nxa4 $142 e5 36. fxe5) 35... e5 $16 36. f5 ({Don't play} 36. Kxa4 $6 exf4 37. Ne4 Kd8 $11) 36... Na5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (36... Na7 $16) 37. Kb4 $1 $18 Nc6+ 38. Kxa4 Kd8 39. Kb5 Na7+ 40. Kc4 c6 41. Nd3 Nc8 42. Nxe5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nd6+ 43. Kc5 Kc7 44. Nxc6 Nxf5 45. Ne5 Nd6 46. Kd5 Ne8 47. Ng4 Kd7 48. c4 Nc7+ 49. Kc5 Ne6+ 50. Kb6 Kd6 51. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32]} Nc5 52. a5 Nd7+ 53. Kb5 {White mates.} Kc7 54. a6 Kc8 55. c5 {[%cal Bc4c5,Bc5c6][%mdl 32]} Kb8 56. c6 Nf8 57. Kb6 Ne6 58. Ne5 Nc7 59. a7+ Ka8 60. Kxc7 {Accuracy: White = 69%, Black = 47%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 7. g4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 9. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:13:10]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 11. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} O-O {[%emt 0:06:19]} 12. Qf3 {[%emt 0:03:25]} b5 {[%emt 0:22:04]} 13. Bb3 {[%emt 0:04:19]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:15:24]} 14. Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:08:23]} 15. Kf1 {[%emt 0:06:45]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 16. a4 {[%emt 0:02:49]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 17. Rxa4 {[%emt 1:01:54]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 18. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 19. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 20. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 21. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 22. Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 23. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 24. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 25. Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 28. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 29. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:13:41]} 30. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 31. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 32. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 33. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 34. Ke2 {[%emt 0:08:30]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:13:26]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Black "De Bortoli, Francesco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "1875"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 16,77,37,22,51,40,47,53,74,72,63,68,67,75,72,69,135,133,122,116,233,233,223,226,215,179,235,223,236,234,264,243,281,256,259,261,399,390,379,261,253,256,249,246,444,435,486,472,483,472,1868,1882,1860,1835,1434,583,29990,29991,29991,29989,29989,29990,29990,29991]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qe3 Nf6 {B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4} (6... Bg4 7. Nd4 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. h3 Be6 11. Be2 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 Qa5 14. Bd2 {1-0 (50) Karjakin,S (2763)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2751) Moscow 2018}) 7. Be2 g6 8. h3 Bg7 9. O-O {LiveBook: 152 Games} Qc7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rb1 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. b3 $146 e6 14. Rd1 Rd8 15. Ba3 Rd4 ({Black should play} 15... Rxd1+ $14 16. Rxd1 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Kxf8) 16. Rxd4 $16 exd4 17. Qxd4 Nd5 (17... Ne8 $16 18. Qe3 Bd7) 18. Nxd5 $18 exd5 19. Qxd5 Be6 20. Qg5 Re8 (20... b5 {was called for.} 21. Qe7 (21. cxb5 Qa5 $16) 21... Qa5) 21. Rd1 h6 22. Qd2 Qe5 23. Bf3 Qf6 24. Qe3 b5 25. c5 Kh7 (25... Rc8 {might work better.} 26. Qd2 Qc3) 26. c6 Rc8 27. Rc1 h5 28. Rc2 Qa1+ 29. Qc1 Qf6 $2 {[#]} (29... Qxc1+ {keeps fighting.} 30. Bxc1 Be5) 30. Bb2 Qh4 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. c7 g5 (32... Qf6 $142 33. Rc5 Qe7 34. Qc3+ Kg8) 33. g3 Qxh3 34. Qxg5+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Kh7 35. e5 (35. Rc5 $142 h4 36. Qh5+ Kg7 37. Rg5+ Kf8 38. Bg2 {[%mdl 64] Trapped Piece}) 35... Rg8 36. Be4+ {White mates.} Rg6 37. c8=Q Bxc8 38. Bxg6+ fxg6 39. Rc7+ {Accuracy: White = 75%, Black = 22%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Black "Di Benedetto, Edoardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,56,11,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,12,13,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,-1,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-10,-9,-12,-10,-9,-5]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 7. Be3 cxd4 (7... Nd5 8. Bxd5 Qxd5 9. Nbc3 Qxg2 10. Rg1 Qf3 11. Nb5 Rb8 12. dxc5 Bd7 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nb5 {0-1 (54) Kramnik,V (2808)-Caruana,F (2808) Stavanger 2017}) 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Ndb5 Bd7 {[%cal Bc8d7,Bd7c6,Bc6f3][%mdl 32] LiveBook: 14 Games. The position is equal.} 11. Qd4 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Bxc3+ 13. Nxc3 Bc6 14. Qe5 Bxf3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... O-O 15. Rg1 Kh8 16. Bd4 Rg8 17. O-O-O Bxf3 18. Rd3 Bc6 19. Rdg3 Ne8 20. Qh5 Qxd4 {1-0 (20) Kozionov,K (2444)-Shubin,K (2372) Kirishi 2016}) 15. Rg1 $1 {Threatens to win with Qg3.} Qb8 $132 {[%mdl 2048] Black is not holding back} 16. Qb5+ Nd7 17. Rg3 Bc6 18. Qg5 Qe5 19. Qxg7 Qxg7 20. Rxg7 Ke7 21. O-O-O Rag8 22. Rdg1 Rxg7 23. Rxg7 a6 24. h4 e5 {[%cal Be6e5,Be5f4][%mdl 32]} 25. f4 Kf8 26. Rg1 Rg8 27. Rxg8+ Kxg8 28. Ne2 exf4 {Accuracy: White = 68%, Black = 82%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Black "Seresin, Francesco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 16,100,28,27,89,89,89,89,100,99,93,98,105,59,51,46,39,39,39,40,85,85,86,-53,-52,-46,-45,-56,-64,-51,7,7,15,18,18,21,21,27,26,21,35,-23,-20,-17,-20,-10,-10,-35,-35,-38,-34,-52,-7,-21,38,38,38,39,39,37,52,53,73,72,75,81,87,68,98,99,101,101,143,103,141,140,136,147,122,41,41,41,41,41,56,8,8]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 h6 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 7. Be2 Ne7 8. O-O Bh7 (8... g5 9. Ne1 Qc7 10. f4 c5 11. Nxc5 Nxc5 12. dxc5 Qxc5+ 13. Kh1 d4 14. Nd3 Qc7 15. fxg5 {0-1 (32) Shirov,A (2636)-Nakamura,H (2763) Douglas 2018}) 9. a4 {LiveBook: 94 Games} c5 (9... Nf5 $11) 10. Nxc5 $16 Nxc5 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. Be3 Be7 13. c3 Qc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... O-O 14. b4 Qc7 15. Bd4 {1-0 (50) Castella Garcia,F (2333)-Megias Chafer,A (2159) Valencia 2009}) 14. Bd4 O-O 15. Bd3 Be4 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxd4 18. cxd4 b6 19. Rac1 (19. b4 $16) 19... bxc5 $15 20. dxc5 Qa5 21. Qe3 Rfc8 {[%cal Re7c5]} 22. c6 Qxa4 (22... Rab8 $15) 23. b3 $11 Qb4 24. Ba6 Rc7 25. Bb7 d4 {[%cal Bd5d4,Bd4d3,Bd3d2][%mdl 32]} 26. Qd3 Rd8 27. Red1 Qa5 28. Qe4 ({Better is} 28. f4 $14) 28... Qd5 29. Qxd5 Rxd5 30. f4 d3 31. Rc3 d2 32. Kf2 g5 33. g3 f6 (33... Bb4 {is interesting.} 34. Rc4 a5 35. Ke3 f6 36. exf6 Kf7) 34. exf6 Bxf6 (34... Bb4 $1 $11 35. Rc4 a5) 35. Rc2 $14 gxf4 36. Rcxd2 fxg3+ 37. hxg3 Rxd2+ 38. Rxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rf7 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Bc3+.} 39. Kg2 Rc7 40. Kf3 Kf8 41. Rh2 Rf7 42. Ke4 Bd8 43. Rxh6 Rg7 44. Kf3 Bc7 45. g4 ({Don't play} 45. Rxe6 $6 Rxg3+ 46. Ke4 Rxb3 $14) 45... Rf7+ 46. Kg2 Rf4 47. Rxe6 ({White should play} 47. Kh3 $16) 47... Rxg4+ 48. Kf2 Rb4 49. Rf6+ Ke7 50. Rf3 Rf4 {Accuracy: White = 57%, Black = 59%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prithu Gupta"]
[Black "Pratyusha, Bodda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2273"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 21,79,14,8,0,0,12,9,0,0,0,0,-1,11,16,84,77,124,60,94,89,83,89,112,119,116,100,134,133,112,102,112,71,216,210,197,191,515,513,510,402,380,362,329,27,528,529,506,112,119,106,130,102,620,613,590,576,6427,6411,2359,891]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Qe2 Nbd7 9. Bb2 c5 10. d3 Qc7 11. Nbd2 {A14: English Opening: 1...e6 with b3 by White} Rfe8 {LiveBook: 4 Games} (11... dxc4 12. bxc4 Nb8 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. Ne1 Rad8 15. f4 Nd7 16. Ne4 f5 17. Nc3 Bf6 18. Nf3 a6 {0-1 (51) Danielsen,H (2520)-Gretarsson,H (2561) Reykjavik 2015}) 12. e4 dxe4 13. dxe4 {The position is equal.} e5 14. Ne1 Nb8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Rad8 15. Nc2 Nb8 16. Ne3 Nc6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nd4 {½-½ (41) Dresen,U (2305)-Groenegress,W Niederdreisbach 1981}) 15. f4 Nc6 16. Nd3 {[%cal Rf4e5]} Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 (17... cxd4 $11 18. Nxe5 (18. fxe5 Nd7 $11) 18... Bb4) 18. e5 Bf8 19. Qd1 (19. g4 $16) 19... Nd7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qg4 Re6 22. Rae1 Rae8 23. Nf3 Rg6 24. Qf5 Qc6 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Re2 (26. e6 $6 fxe6 27. Qh3 Rh6 $11) 26... f6 (26... h6 $16) 27. Nf3 $1 $18 fxe5 28. fxe5 {[%cal Bf4e5,Be5f6][%mdl 32]} ({Not} 28. Ndxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 (29. fxe5 Rf6 $11) 29... Qa8 $11) ({Weaker is} 28. Nfxe5 Qb7 $14) 28... Rf6 $2 (28... Qe6 {is a better chance.} 29. Qe4 Qc6 30. Qd5+ Qxd5 31. cxd5 Re8) 29. exf6 Rxe2 30. Nf4 g6 31. f7+ Kg7 32. Qh3 $2 $40 {[%mdl 128] White attacks.} (32. Qg4 $1 $18 Re7 33. Ng5) 32... Re7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (32... Re3 $1 $11) 33. Ng5 {Nfe6+ would kill now.} h5 34. g4 $2 ({Stronger than} 34. Nd5 Re5 $14) (34. Nge6+ $18 {has better winning chances.} Kh6 35. g4 Rxe6 36. Nxe6) 34... Re5 $16 {[#]} 35. Nf3 $1 {[%cal Rf3e5,Bg5f3,Bf3h4,Bh4f5][%mdl 32]} Re4 {[#]} 36. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Rh4g6]} Re3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (36... Rxf4 $16 37. Rxf4 Qe6) 37. Nxh5+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 576] Deflection. White is clearly winning.} gxh5 38. Nf5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh7 39. Qxh5+ Bh6 40. Nxe3 {Accuracy: White = 45%, Black = 41%.} (40. Nxh6 $142 Qxh6 41. Qf5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 42. Qxd7 Qf8 43. Qf5 Re7 44. Qf6+ Kh7 45. Rf5 Qxf7 46. Rh5+ {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxh5 47. Qxe7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg6 48. Qe6+ Kg5 49. Qf5+ Kh6 50. gxh5) 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prithu Gupta"]
[Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 22,76,30,26,43,42,37,-9,-4,-19,-6,-16,27,19,18,21,18,21,31,0,0,-41,15,0,0,13,35,-9,-16,-68,49,-16,-25,-93,-37,-100,-37,-110,-39,-26,-38,-32,-37,-51,-49,-422,-426,-2635,0,-2460,-2377,-2133,-2041,-1177,-791,-741,-750]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. c4 c6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Ne5 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} Bf5 12. b4 {LiveBook: 30 Games} Nc7 13. Nc3 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 13. f3 Bg6 14. c5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ng5 16. Bb2 d4 17. f4 Nd5 18. fxg5 Ne3 {1-0 (42) Anand,V (2767)-Caruana,F (2811) Wijk aan Zee 2018}) 13... a5 14. Bb2 (14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 $15) 14... axb4 15. axb4 Na6 16. Na2 Bxe5 (16... Nxb4 $6 17. Nxb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 $16 (18. Bxa1 Bxb4 19. cxd5 cxd5 $16)) 17. dxe5 Bg6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bd4 Qd7 20. f3 Ng5 21. f4 (21. Be3 {seems wilder.} Rfc8 22. Qe2 Ne6 23. f4 d4 24. Bd2) 21... Rac8 (21... Rfc8 $15 22. Qd1 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Ne4) 22. Qe2 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Ne4 24. f5 Rc4 25. f6 ({Better is} 25. Rad1 $11) 25... gxf6 (25... Rfc8 $1 $15) 26. exf6 (26. Nc3 $1 $14 Nxc3 27. Qg3+ Kh8 28. Bxc3) 26... Kh8 ({Reject} 26... Nxb4 $6 27. Nxb4 Rxb4 28. Rf4 $16) 27. Rf4 (27. Be3 $11 {remains equal.}) 27... Qe6 ({Stronger than} 27... Nxb4 28. Nxb4 Rxb4 29. Bc5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]}) (27... Qc8 $17 28. Rh4 Rg8) 28. Re1 ({White should try} 28. Raf1 $15) 28... Rg8 $17 ({And not} 28... Nxb4 29. Nxb4 Rxb4 30. Qa3 $14) 29. b5 {[#]} ({White should play} 29. Rh4 $1 $15) 29... Nac5 (29... Nc7 $1 $17 30. Rc1 Ng5) 30. Bxc5 $1 $15 Rxc5 31. Nb4 Qb6 {Threatens to win with ...Rc2+.} 32. Qd4 Qxb5 $40 {[%mdl 128] And now ...Rc4 would win. Black attacks.} 33. Nxd5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (33. h4 $15) 33... Ng5 $1 $19 34. Rf5 (34. Ne3 $142 Nh3+ 35. Kh1 Nxf4 36. Qxf4) 34... Nh3+ $1 35. Kh1 {[#]} Qe2 $1 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Re2g2][%mdl 576] Double Attack. Black is clearly winning.} 36. Ne3 (36. Rxe2 Rc1+) 36... Qxe1+ 37. Rf1 {[#]} Rc1 $1 {( -> ...Qxf1+)} 38. g3 Qc3 {Accuracy: White = 25%, Black = 58%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prithu Gupta"]
[Black "Botta, Massimiliano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 15,106,18,6,28,12,17,4,-3,66,58,65,15,29,28,29,26,28,0,13,0,75,41,54,-23,-11,-80,-76,-66,-52,-85,-78,-148,-128,-244,-162,-165,-160,-147,-157,-157,-154,-160,-162,-143,-109,-91,-98,-89,-47,-71,-50,-62,-45,-100,-77,-183,-151,-222,-158,-284,-293,-356,-362,-352,-385,-365,-376,-376,-368,-370,-364,-352,-358,-318,-296,-328,-314,-593,-560,-1168,-802,-990,-777,-1038,-595,-2386,-1400,-820,0,-2062,-1737,-1332,-1100]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be6 {C01: French: Exchange Variation} (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bb3 c6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Re1 h6 13. Bh4 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nf4 {1-0 (68) Rakhmanov,A (2653)-Riazantsev,A (2650) Riadh 2017}) 7. c5 O-O 8. Nge2 b6 {LiveBook: 3 Games. The position is equal.} 9. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. cxb6 axb6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bf4 c5 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. h3 {0-1 (61) Crut,A (2373)-Velten,P (2430) Nancy 2013}) 9... Bxc3+ $1 10. Nxc3 bxc5 11. dxc5 Qe7 ({Better is} 11... Nbd7 $11) 12. O-O $14 Qxc5 13. Bg5 {And now Bxf6 would win.} Nbd7 $1 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. b4 a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 16. b5 (16. Be3 $5 {[%cal Re3b6]} Qb7 17. b5 $11) 16... Qd6 17. Ne2 Rfc8 (17... Qxa3 $11 {remains equal.} 18. Rxc7 Rac8) 18. Bf4 $16 Qxa3 19. Rxc7 (19. Bxc7 $14 Qb4 20. b6 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 19... a4 20. Nd4 (20. Rxc8+ $11 {keeps the balance.} Rxc8 21. Nd4) 20... Rxc7 $17 21. Bxc7 Qc5 22. Nc6 a3 {Strongly threatening ...a2.} 23. Qa1 ({White should try} 23. Ba5) 23... a2 24. Bd8 {[#]} (24. Ba5 $17 Qa3 25. Bc3) 24... d4 $1 {[%cal Bd5d4,Bd4c3][%mdl 544]} 25. Be7 (25. Qxd4 Qxd4) 25... Qc3 26. Qxc3 dxc3 27. Ra1 Nd5 28. Bd6 N7b6 29. Kf1 f6 30. Ke1 g6 31. Kd1 Kg7 32. Kc2 Ra4 33. Bc5 Nd7 34. Bd4 (34. Bd6 $1 $15) 34... Ra3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under strong pressure.} 35. Bc4 (35. g3 $17) 35... Bf5+ $19 36. Kc1 (36. Bd3 $17) 36... N7b6 {[#]} 37. Bxb6 (37. Ne7 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512] is a better defense.} Nxc4 (37... Nxe7 38. Bxb6) 38. Nxd5) 37... Nxb6 38. Rxa2 Nxc4 39. Rxa3 Nxa3 40. b6 {b7 is the strong threat.} Bc8 41. Na5 {[#]} f5 $1 42. b7 {[#]} Bxb7 $1 43. Nxb7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN} Kf6 44. Kd1 Ke5 45. Ke2 Kd4 46. Nd6 $2 (46. Na5) 46... Kc5 47. Nf7 Kb4 48. Ne5 Kb3 49. h4 Nc2 50. Kd3 Nb4+ 51. Ke2 Nc2 (51... Kc2 $142 52. Nc4 Kc1) 52. Kd3 $1 Ne1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 53. Ke2 Nxg2 {Accuracy: White = 44%, Black = 66%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prithu Gupta"]
[Black "Baglan, Esat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 17,118,10,20,-8,-8,-62,5,10,6,6,9,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,20,14,9,2,0,0,0,-1,-2,-39,-21,-33,-22,-41,0,0,0,-63,0,-41,-44,-54,-54,-54,-54,-48,-35,-50,0,-78,-78,-91,-62,-91,-91,-92,-32,-32,0,0,0,-32,-32,-62,-53,-78,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 c6 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Ne4 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 10. e3 {D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6} (10. Nbd2 Qb6 11. e3 Bg4 12. h3 Bf5 13. Nh4 Nb4 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Nf3 Rfc8 16. Ne1 a5 17. a3 Nc2 {½-½ (56) Lys,J (2206)-Mroziak,M (2293) Karvina 2014}) 10... b6 11. Qe2 $146 (11. a3 $11) ({Predecessor:} 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Ne2 Rc8 13. Ne1 Qd7 14. f3 Nd6 15. Rf2 Nf5 16. Bh3 e6 17. g4 Nd6 {½-½ (29) Roumeliotis,A (1875)-Dounis,A (2152) Piraeus 2006}) 11... a5 (11... Nb4 $1 $15 12. Na3 Ba6) 12. Rc1 $1 $11 {[%cal Rc1c6]} Ba6 13. Qd1 Rc8 14. Nc3 Qd7 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 f5 17. Nc4 Qd8 18. Bf1 Nb4 19. Ba3 Nd5 20. Ne5 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qd7 23. Qa6 Rfd8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rd1 {[#] Threatens to win with Rxd5!} Kf7 26. h4 (26. Rxd5 $11 Qxd5 27. Qxc8 Qd1+ 28. Kg2 Qf3+ 29. Kh3 Qh5+ 30. Kg2 Qf3+ 31. Kh3 Qh5+ 32. Kg2 Qf3+) 26... Rd8 (26... Ke6 $1 $15) 27. Rc1 Qe6 28. Qc4 Qxe5 29. Rd1 Qe6 30. Qd4 Qf6 31. Qc4 Qe6 32. Bb2 (32. Qd4 $1 $11) 32... Rd6 $17 33. Rc1 Nf6 (33... h6 {seems wilder.} 34. Qd4 Nf6 35. Qe5 g5 36. Kf1 Kg6) 34. Qxe6+ Kxe6 35. Bxf6 exf6 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} ({Black should play} 35... Kxf6 $17 36. Rc8 Kf7) 36. Rc7 Rd7 37. Rc6+ Rd6 38. Rc7 h5 39. Rg7 Rd2 40. Rb7 f4 (40... Rxa2 $17 41. Rxb6+ Ke5) 41. Rxb6+ $11 {The position is equal.} Kf5 {White must now prevent ...fxe3.} 42. gxf4 Rxa2 43. Kg2 Rb2 44. Kg3 Rb1 45. Kg2 Rb2 46. Kg3 Rb1 47. Rb5+ Ke6 48. Rxa5 Rxb3 49. f5+ gxf5 50. Ra7 Rb8 51. Rh7 Rg8+ 52. Kh3 {[#]} f4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 53. Rxh5 (53. exf4 Kf5) 53... fxe3 54. fxe3 Rg1 55. Rb5 f5 56. Kh2 Rg4 57. Kh3 Rg1 58. Rb2 Re1 59. Rb3 Ke5 {Accuracy: White = 67%, Black = 63%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sadhwani, Raunak"]
[Black "Prithu Gupta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 24,70,17,29,24,0,23,33,33,26,41,34,29,37,40,0,0,-13,-16,-79,0,-64,-70,-88,-40,-146,-146,-337,-310,-464,-452,-996,-975,-1145,-1125,-1513,-530,-656,-402,-393,-402,-395,-379,-381,-351,-351,-351,-425,-417]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Nc3 Bxb5 {C58: Two Knights: 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 sidelines} 9. Qxb5+ c6 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. O-O (11. Nf3 O-O 12. d3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Ne2 Rc8 15. Qb3 Qa5+ 16. Bd2 {½-½ (24) Short,N (2683)-Postny,E (2606) Kishinev 2017}) 11... O-O 12. Qe2 Nd4 13. Qd1 {LiveBook: 4 Games} Rc8 14. d3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxd5 {0-1 (38) Paoli,E-Uzman,C Norristown 1973}) 16. c3 Nc6 17. Qe2 Rcd8 18. Rd1 $1 f5 19. Nf3 ({White should play} 19. Nh3 $14) 19... e4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 20. Ne1 $1 f4 21. Qc2 {[#]} (21. g3 $11 {remains equal.}) 21... Kh8 (21... Qh5 $1 $17) 22. Bd2 (22. Rd2 $11) 22... exd3 $15 23. Qb3 Qd7 {Strongly threatening ...Na5.} 24. a4 (24. Qc4 $15) 24... Ne5 $17 {And now ...Bc5 would win.} 25. Qb5 $2 (25. c4 $17 Bc5 26. Bc3) 25... Qc7 26. c4 (26. Bxf4 {was worth a try.} Rxf4 27. Nxd3 Nxd3 28. Rxd3) 26... f3 $19 27. g3 (27. Ba5 $142 b6 28. Bc3) 27... Bc5 28. Bf4 a6 29. Qb3 {[#]} d2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 30. Nd3 (30. Rxd2 Rxd2) 30... Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Nxd3 32. Bxc7 Nxf2 33. Kf1 Nxd1 34. Rxd1 Bb4 35. Kf2 Re8 {Accuracy: White = 31%, Black = 63%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sadhwani, Raunak"]
[Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 16,96,26,18,29,25,39,14,16,-2,45,33,31,-5,51,58,58,46,53,36,87,100,123,116,142,85,100,117,86,90,120,109,110,100,99,-52,46,-50,-53,-198,-190,-185,-187,-176,-186,-172,-155,-107,-85,-349,0,0,0,0,-16,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-83,-89,-1000,-1029,-982,-920,-29968,-29966,-29974,0,-29974,-29976,-29978,-29979,-29979,-29979]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 g6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5} (6... e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Bxf6 Bxc4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nd2 Be6 13. Nf1 Nd7 14. Ne3 Nf6 15. O-O Rac8 16. Qd3 Rc6 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. f3 g6 19. Kh1 Kg7 20. Qd2 {½-½ (20) Anand,V (2782)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2729) Riadh 2017}) 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 {LiveBook: 4 Games} Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Nxc6 $146 (11. h3 {is interesting.} Bd7 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. O-O Ne5 14. b3) ({Predecessor:} 11. Nd5 Rb8 12. O-O O-O 13. c4 e5 14. Nc2 {1-0 (50) Groetzbach,J (2247)-Firouzja,A (2600) Tegernsee 2018}) 11... bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Bh6 Bf6 (14... O-O $11) 15. f3 $14 Be6 16. O-O-O $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Rd8 17. g4 Rg8 (17... Bh4 $14) 18. h4 $16 Bh8 19. Be3 f6 20. Rhg1 (20. h5 $142) 20... d5 {...d4 is the strong threat.} 21. Bb6 ({Reject} 21. exd5 $6 cxd5 22. Bb6 Rd7 $11) 21... Rd7 22. Qf2 (22. exd5 $6 cxd5 23. Qd3 Kf7 $11) 22... d4 23. Na4 Rb7 24. f4 c5 25. g5 $2 ({Better is} 25. Bxc5 $16 Qd7 26. f5) 25... c4 (25... Bd7 $1 $15 26. Bxc5 Qe6 27. gxf6 Bxf6 28. fxe5 Bxe5) 26. gxf6 (26. f5 $14 Bf7 27. c3) 26... Qxf6 $15 27. Rg5 ({White should play} 27. Bxd4 $15 exd4 28. e5) 27... Rf8 $1 $19 {And now ...Bd7 would win.} 28. Bc5 Qxf4+ 29. Qxf4 Rxf4 30. Bd6 Bf6 ({Don't play} 30... Rxh4 31. Bxe5 h6 32. Rxg6 $17) 31. Nc5 Rb6 (31... Rxh4 {with more complications.} 32. Nxe6 Re7 33. Bxe7 Kxe7 34. Rdg1 Kxe6 35. R5g4 Rxg4 36. Rxg4 g5) 32. Nxe6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (32. Bxe5 $17 Bxg5 33. hxg5) 32... Rxd6 $2 (32... Bxg5 $19 33. hxg5 Rxe4) 33. Nxf4 $11 {Black must now prevent Nd5.} Bxg5 34. hxg5 exf4 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 35. Rf1 Rb6 36. Rxf4 Rb5 37. Rh4 Rxg5 {Strongly threatening ...Rg1+.} 38. Rxh7 Rg1+ 39. Kd2 Rg2+ 40. Kd1 g5 41. e5 (41. Rc7 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 41... g4 $1 42. e6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (42. Rc7 $17) 42... g3 $1 $19 43. Rg7 d3 44. cxd3 cxd3 45. b4 {[#]} Rg1+ $1 46. Kd2 g2 {Black mates.} 47. Kxd3 Rd1+ 48. Kc4 g1=Q {Accuracy: White = 37%, Black = 53%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sadhwani, Raunak"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 13,86,17,25,13,33,14,26,0,0,0,0,0,36,-37,-39,-34,-14,-35,-15,-25,0,-25,-8,-18,-12,-11,-12,-22,-20,-33,-26,-54,-46,-47,-41,-36,-44,-52,-50,-40,-29,-58,-27,-129,-10,-13,-18,-83,0,-14,0,-19,-19,-11,-10,-25,-32,-31,-25,-98,-101,-116,-105,-120,-116,-126,-120,-135,-126,-274,-264,-271,-266,-1047,-1041]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 g6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5} (6... e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Bxf6 Bxc4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nd2 Be6 13. Nf1 Nd7 14. Ne3 Nf6 15. O-O Rac8 16. Qd3 Rc6 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. f3 g6 19. Kh1 Kg7 20. Qd2 {½-½ (20) Anand,V (2782)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2729) Riadh 2017}) 7. Be2 Bg7 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 8. Be3 Nbd7 {The position is equal.} 9. Qd2 b5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... h5 10. Nf3 b5 {0-1 (33) Paleologu,V (2158)-Lazarev,V (2513) Lugano 2005}) 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfe1 (13. Rad1 $14) 13... Qb6 $1 $15 {[%cal Rb6d4]} 14. Rad1 e5 15. Nb3 ({Not} 15. Qg7 $2 Rg8 $19) 15... Bxe4 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. Qxd6 Bxc2 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Rd6 Nfd7 $1 20. Na5 Ke7 $1 {[%cal Re7d6]} 21. Rd2 Bf5 22. Bf3 Be6 23. Red1 Nb8 24. Rd6 Nc4 25. Nxc4 Bxc4 26. Rb6 Rhd8 27. Re1 f6 {[%cal Bf7f6,Bf6f5][%mdl 32]} 28. Bg4 {[#]} (28. g4 $11) 28... Nd7 (28... f5 $1 $17 {[%cal Rf5g4]} 29. Bh3 Rd2) 29. Bxd7 $1 $11 Rxd7 30. Ne4 (30. f4 $11) 30... Be6 (30... Rcd8 $17 {aiming for ...Rd1.} 31. f3 Rd1 32. Rb7+ R8d7 33. Rxd1 Rxb7) 31. b4 Rc2 32. h3 f5 33. Ng5 Rd6 34. Rb7+ Bd7 35. Rxe5+ Kf6 36. f4 {[#]} (36. Rc5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rxf2 38. Nxh7+ Ke7 39. Rcc7) 36... h6 $1 $36 {[%cal Rh6g5][%mdl 2048] Black is in control.} ({Worse is} 36... Rd1+ 37. Kh2 $16) 37. Nf3 Bc6 38. Rb6 {[#] Hoping for Rc5.} Rxg2+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 39. Kf1 {Threatens to win with Rc5.} (39. Kxg2 Bxf3+) 39... Rg3 40. Re3 g5 {White must now prevent ...g4.} 41. fxg5+ (41. Rc3 $17 {might work better.} Rxf3+ 42. Rxf3) 41... hxg5 $19 42. Rc3 Ke7 ({Much less strong is} 42... Rxf3+ 43. Rxf3 Re6 44. Rc3 $17) 43. Re3+ $2 (43. Rcxc6 Rxc6 44. Rxc6 Rxf3+ 45. Ke2 Rxa3 46. Rg6) 43... Be4 {Precision: White = 31%, Black = 68%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Menezes, Christoph"]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:14:20"]
[BlackClock "1:07:50"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 9. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 10. Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Be7 {[%emt 0:04:04]} 11. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:05:29]} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:03]} 14. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. b5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Re8 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 16. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 17. Rb1 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 18. bxc6 {[%emt 0:09:29]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 20. Rxb8 {[%emt 0:08:54]} Qxb8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Menezes, Christoph"]
[Black "Ajay Krishna, S."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 18,94,-1,-36,-38,-28,-30,-20,-31,-16,-18,-40,-31,-47,-41,-49,-50,-63,-43,-45,-55,-65,-83,-89,-79,-89,-87,-87,-8,-56,-26,-48,-49,-41,-41,-37,-1,-5,0,-23,0,0,20,24,15,18,8,0,0,-133,-135,-126,-133,-133,-131,-160,-153,-236,-220,-217,-235,-288,-312,-285,-303,-299,-294,-418,-417,-404,-400,-379,-369,-620,-602,-539,-514,-29963,-29963]} 1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. Bg5 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} (7. Bd2 b6 8. Qc1 h6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 d6 11. Rb1 Qd7 12. b4 Rd8 13. Nb5 Ba8 14. Rd1 g5 15. bxc5 bxc5 {½-½ (55) Bachmann,A (2642)-Bologan,V (2654) Philadelphia 2016}) 7... h6 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 d5 10. Rb1 {LiveBook: 16 Games} dxc4 11. dxc4 e5 12. O-O Be6 13. Qc1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. b3 Qc7 14. Qc1 Kh7 {0-1 (33) Sulyok,M (2200)-Kirschner,A (2280) Austria 2012}) 13... Kh7 14. Ne4 Bf5 15. Qc2 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 f5 17. Qh4 {And now Bxh6! would win.} e4 18. Bxh6 exf3 19. Bg5+ Kg8 20. Bxf3 Qc7 21. b4 cxb4 22. axb4 {aiming for b5.} Rf7 ({Better is} 22... Kf7 $17 {Black wants to play ...Nd4.} 23. Rfd1 Rh8) 23. e3 Raf8 (23... Ne5 $5 {[%cal Re5f3]} 24. Bg2 Raf8 25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Bd5+ Nf7 $17) 24. Bg2 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. c5 Nd8 27. Rfd1 Kg7 28. Rd2 Nf7 29. Rbd1 g5 30. Qc4 $1 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Nxd8 32. Qd4 Nec6 33. Qd7+ (33. Qc3 $11) 33... Qxd7 $1 $17 34. Rxd7+ Rf7 35. Rd6 {next b5 is good for White.} a6 36. Rd5 Kf6 37. e4 (37. Rd1 $17) 37... fxe4 38. Bxe4 {[#]} Ne6 $1 39. Rd6 Nxb4 40. Rb6 Nc6 41. Bxc6 bxc6 42. Rxc6 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KRN-KR} (42. Rxa6 $142 Rc7 43. Ra5) 42... Ra7 $1 43. Rb6 a5 {[%cal Ba6a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 44. c6 a4 45. Rb7 $2 (45. c7 Rxc7 46. Ra6) 45... Ra8 46. c7 {If only White now had time for Ra7!...} a3 {Strongly threatening ...a2.} 47. Ra7 (47. c8=Q $19 Rxc8 48. Ra7) 47... Nxc7 {[%mdl 64] Promotion. Accuracy: White = 38%, Black = 80%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Menezes, Christoph"]
[Black "Guazzelli, Jean-Baptiste"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2052"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Black "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 13,134,15,28,10,15,18,13,14,11,16,38,11,17,4,28,29,15,29,48,10,20,3,20,0,24,15,16,0,0,-6,14,0,20,3,12,10,11,10,10,0,18,20,31,0,12,12,16,0,0,0,49,0,23,21,25,15,20,10,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-19,-15,-167,-177,-177,-177,-174,-174,-174,-174,-174,-169,-172,-169,-292,-292,-315,-223,-315,-315,-251,-251,-245,-243,-243,-233,-226,-219,-219,-219,-208,-201,-188,-187,-187,-180,-158,-34,-36,228,-123,-133,-97,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 b6 {LiveBook: 51 Games} 8. e3 {A90: Dutch Defence: Miscellaneous and Modern Stonewall (with ...Bd6)} (8. Ba3 Ne4 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 Ba6 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Qc1 c5 14. Qa3 Bb7 15. dxc5 bxc5 {0-1 (40) Melkumyan,H (2633)-Grischuk,A (2772) Riadh 2017}) 8... Bb7 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e2,Be2f4,Bf4d5][%mdl 32]} Nd7 11. Rc1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Qe2 a6 {½-½ (11) Markus,R (2615)-Sedlak,N (2600) Novi Sad 2018}) 11... a6 12. Rc2 Qe7 13. Ne2 Rae8 14. Nf4 dxc4 15. bxc4 e5 16. Nd5 Qe6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nf4 Qf7 19. Ng5 Qf6 20. Nf3 (20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. c5 (21. Qh5 $2 Qxg5 22. Bxe5 Qxh5 $19) 21... bxc5 $17) (20. h4 {with more complications.} h6 21. Nf3 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Be5 23. Nd5) 20... Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Be5 22. Nd5 Qd6 23. Qc1 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Nc5 26. Qd4 Rf6 27. Rfc1 Qe5 28. Rc3 Rd6 29. h4 Re7 30. Kg2 Kf8 31. Qb4 Kf7 32. Qd4 Rdd7 33. Qc4 {aiming for d6+.} Kf8 34. R3c2 g6 35. Qe2 Rd6 36. Rc4 h6 {[%cal Bh7h6,Bh6g5,Bg5g4][%mdl 32]} 37. Qc2 Kg7 38. Kg1 Rf6 39. Qd2 Kf8 40. Qd4 (40. Bg2 {is interesting.} Rd6 41. Rd4 g5 42. Qd1 Qf6 43. Qh5) 40... g5 41. hxg5 (41. Bg2 {keeps more tension.} a5 42. Qd1 Rd6 43. Qh5 Qg7 44. Qf3) 41... hxg5 42. Rxc5 $2 (42. R1c2 $11) 42... Qxd4 $19 (42... bxc5 43. Qxc5 Rb6 44. Qc4 $15) 43. exd4 bxc5 44. dxc5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} g4 45. Bg2 Re2 46. d6 Ke8 $1 ({Wrong is} 46... cxd6 $2 47. c6 $18) 47. Bb7 Kd8 $1 (47... cxd6 $2 48. c6 $18) 48. a4 (48. Bxa6 {was worth a try.} Rxa2 49. Bc4) 48... a5 $1 $19 ({But not} 48... cxd6 49. Bxa6 Ra2 50. cxd6 $19) 49. Ba6 Re4 50. dxc7+ (50. Bb5 {might work better.}) 50... Kxc7 51. Bb5 Rfe6 52. Kf1 R6e5 53. c6 Rd5 54. Kg2 Rd2 55. Rh1 Re7 $1 56. Rc1 Rf7 57. Re1 Rc2 58. Kg1 Kb6 59. Rb1 {Strongly threatening Bd3+.} Kc5 (59... Ka7 $1 $17 60. Rd1 Kb6) 60. Bd3 $15 Rd2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (60... Rc3 $1 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 61. Bxf5 Ra3) 61. Rc1+ $2 (61. Rb7 $1 $18 {[%cal Rb7f7]} Rf8 62. c7 Rxd3 63. Rb8) 61... Kd6 62. Bxf5 {[#]} Rxf5 (62... Rd4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rd4a4]} 63. Be6 Rc7) 63. c7 $11 {The position is equal.} Rfxf2 {And now ...Rg2+ would win.} ({Not} 63... Rf8 $2 64. c8=Q $18) 64. c8=Q {Rc6+ would kill now.} Rg2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 65. Kf1 {Intending Rc6+ and mate.} Rgf2+ 66. Kg1 {Threatening mate with Rc6+.} Rg2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 67. Kf1 {White wants to mate with Rc6+.} Rgf2+ {Accuracy: White = 38%, Black = 53%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Black "Di Benedetto, Edoardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 24,40,24,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,8,-13,10,8,6,9,20,21,23]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. Rc1 c5 {D63: Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical: 7 Rc1} 9. cxd5 (9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. cxd5 g5 11. Bg3 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 exd5 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Be2 Rac8 16. O-O {½-½ (31) Ivanchuk,V (2710)-Yu,Y (2765) Batumi 2018}) 9... Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. dxc5 {LiveBook: 6 Games} Nxc5 {The position is equal.} 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Rfd1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. b3 Rac8 18. Nd4 a5 19. f3 Kf8 20. Nb5 {½-½ (44) Santa Torres,J (2211)-David,A (2580) Turin 2006}) 17... Bb3 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Kf1 a5 20. Nd4 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Black "Guazzelli, Jean-Baptiste"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2052"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 12,53,39,4,-6,-9,39,-3,54,31,54,16,57,51,28,14,58,38,305,309,298,311,287,288,291,247,251,256,251,195,191,99,382,316,539,519,531,277,29984,3388,29992,29993,29995,29996]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Ng6 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {LiveBook: 4 Games} (7. Nd2 {feels hotter.} Qe7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bc5 10. Qc3) 7... Bxc3+ {A52: Budapest Gambit} (7... O-O 8. Bd3 d6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Re8 12. Nd4 Nf8 13. Qf3 Bd7 14. Rae1 Ne6 15. Qg3 Nc5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. e5 Re7 19. f5 Rd7 20. Re3 f6 21. e6 {1-0 (21) Naumkin,I (2456)-Dragojlovic,A (2284) Cesenatico 2017}) 8. bxc3 b6 9. Nf3 Nc6 (9... Bb7 $11) 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Qe7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... d6 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Qh5 Qh4 15. Qd5+ {0-1 (24) Duquette,P-Lemieux,R Hull 1999}) 12. c5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has the initiative.} O-O 13. e5 bxc5 14. Ng5 {And now Rb1 would win.} d5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Black should try} 14... h6 $14) 15. Qh5 {[%csl Gg5][%cal Rh5h7]} h6 {[#]} 16. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxf7 17. Bxg6 Qe7 18. Rab1 Ba6 19. Rfe1 Bc4 20. e6 d4 21. cxd4 (21. Bd2 $18) 21... cxd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (21... Qxe6 $16 22. Qxc5 (22. dxc5 Bxa2 23. Rb2 Bc4 $16) 22... Bxa2) 22. Bd2 {aiming for Rbc1.} Rab8 $2 (22... Rad8 23. Be4 Qxe6) 23. Rbc1 $18 Rb5 24. f5 Qc5 $2 {[#]} (24... Bd5 $18 25. Bf7+ Rxf7 26. exf7+ Qxf7) 25. Rxc4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxc4 26. Bf7+ Kh7 {[#]} 27. Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Accuracy: White = 35%, Black = 15%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 15,65,26,15,2,11,-10,0,0,8,8,13,14,13,13,36,18,33,22,47,30,46,3,0,0,63,75,80,66,74,0,0,0,0,0,-2,-8,47,0,-17,-29,-26,-50,0,0,0,0,0,-100,-96,-132,-133,-118]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 {LiveBook: 267 Games} 9. h3 $146 {D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3} ({Predecessor:} 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 h6 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Qe2 Rad8 13. Rfe1 Rfe8 14. Bb1 Bf8 15. Ne5 dxc4 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. bxc4 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 {0-1 (29) Gelfand,B (2703)-Ivanchuk,V (2710) Jerusalem 2018}) 9... Qc7 10. Qe2 Rd8 11. b3 {The position is equal.} h6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Rfd1 Bd6 15. a3 Rfe8 16. b4 Rc8 17. Rc2 (17. c5 $5 {[%cal Rc5d6]} Bc7 18. Qc2 $11) 17... Qa8 18. Rdc1 dxc4 19. Bxc4 e5 ({Better is} 19... c5 $11) 20. Ba2 $14 exd4 21. Nxd4 Bf8 22. Nf3 (22. Nf5 $16) 22... c5 $11 23. bxc5 Rxc5 24. Nb5 {[#] Strongly threatening Rxc5.} Bxf3 25. gxf3 {And now Rxc5 would win.} Rg5+ (25... Ne5 $1 $11 26. Nd4 Qc8) 26. Kf1 (26. Kh2 $14) 26... Rxb5 $1 27. Qxb5 Qxf3 {Threatens to win with ...Rxe3.} 28. Qc6 Qxh3+ 29. Qg2 $1 {[%cal Rg2h3]} Qf5 30. Kg1 Bc5 31. Bc4 (31. Rc4 $11 {remains equal.}) 31... Ne5 $17 {[#] Hoping for ...Nf3+.} 32. Bxe5 Rxe5 33. Be2 {Accuracy: White = 51%, Black = 48%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kaasen, Tor Fredrik"]
[Black "Seresin, Francesco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:03"]
[BlackClock "0:00:32"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 1:31:30]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 8. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:06:31]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 12. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:11:24]} 13. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:11:37]} 14. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 15. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:11:09]} 16. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:06:49]} 17. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 18. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 19. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:06:01]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 21. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 22. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 23. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 24. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 25. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Qc2 {[%emt 0:04:51]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:07:50]} 27. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 28. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:44]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 29. f3 {[%emt 0:02:00]} a4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 30. Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:07:34]} 31. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 32. Nb1 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 33. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 35. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 36. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 37. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 38. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 39. Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 40. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 41. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 42. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 43. Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rahul Srivatshav P"]
[Black "Menezes, Christoph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 17,46,-38,-15,-25,-14,-22,-15,-18,-15,-11,-5,-7,0,0,0,-9,-11,0,19,24,19,-7,29,18,61,33,38,-4,-1,-12,-12]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7c5,Bc5e4][%mdl 32]} 7. Nbd2 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Nb3 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} Nce4 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 10. Bf4 b6 11. a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Be5 Bb7 12. Qc2 e6 13. a4 Qe7 14. a5 Rfc8 15. Nfd4 Ba6 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 {0-1 (54) Norwood,D (2545)-Nunn,J (2630) Germany 1995}) 11... a5 12. Nbd4 Bb7 13. Be5 Re8 14. Nb5 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Nf6 19. Rac1 Rb8 20. Red1 Qc8 21. Qd4 Qc5 22. c4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 {[%cal Rc4d5]} Rec8 {Accuracy: White = 56%, Black = 35%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rahul Srivatshav P"]
[Black "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 27,51,78,98,18,29,26,25,41,33,33,23,7,174,176,184,117,123,114,115,120,104,101,125,104,100,67]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 h6 12. Bd2 Nf6 {[%cal Bg4f6,Bf6h5,Bh5f4][%mdl 32]} 13. Be3 Nh5 14. c5 {E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0: Various Black 7th moves} c6 {LiveBook: 10 Games} (14... Nf4 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Nd5 Rb8 18. e5 Bb7 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. exf6 Qe6 21. Qd4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rbd8 23. Qxf4 Rd5 {½-½ (74) Bacrot,E (2700)-Nijboer,F (2561) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009}) 15. Nd2 (15. Bxa6 $16 {Black must now prevent Bc4.} bxa6 16. Qa4) 15... Nf4 $11 16. Bxa6 {White has an edge.} bxa6 17. Ne2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Nc4 Qe6 18. Nd6 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 20. Kg1 Bg4 21. f3 Qg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Qg3+ {½-½ (25) Taggatz,M (2222)-Pfrommer,C (2331) Germany 1999}) 17... Nxh3+ 18. gxh3 Bxh3 19. Re1 f5 $2 {[#]} (19... Rb8 $11) 20. Qb3+ $1 $18 Rf7 21. Nc4 ({Better is} 21. exf5 $18 Bxf5 22. Nc4) 21... Rb8 $16 {White is better.} 22. Nd6 Rxb3 23. Nxe8 Rxb2 24. Rab1 Rxa2 25. Nd6 Rd7 26. Ra1 {Accuracy: White = 59%, Black = 50%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rahul Srivatshav P"]
[Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 9,136,14,18,0,-1,-18,-6,-19,-27,-24,32,0,16,12,16,-14,-22,-9,-15,-36,-14,-16,0,-52,-48,-60,-62,-72,-72,-90,-82,-88,-86,-85,-85,-85,-85,-91,-84,-88,-54,-66,-73,-75,-60,-73,-78,-77,-81,-74,-66,-102,-63,-88,-65,-100,-100,-104,-104,-100,-91,-97,-90,-94,-67,-96,-59,-62,-34,-89,-56,-56,-27,-24,-24,-57,-58,-124,-125,-116,0,-56,-55,-56,-50,-50,-8,-23,-8,-50,-8,-50,-50,-50,-50,-51,-51,-431,-424,-406,-401,-1266,-1219,-1538,-1530,-4762,-4128,-2538,-2538,-4762,-4762,-29981,-29982,-29982,-29983,-29983,-29984,-29984,-29985,-29984,-29985,-29985,-29986,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29989]} 1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 (4. h4 h6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qf3 c6 7. O-O-O Be6 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. a3 Nbd7 10. e4 O-O-O 11. Nge2 fxe4 12. Nxe4 {½-½ (40) Sjugirov,S (2650)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2729) Riadh 2017}) 4... Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nge2 $146 {A80: Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves} ({Predecessor:} 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Ng5 e6 8. O-O h6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. e4 g5 11. Bc1 {1-0 (36) Khoder,A (1547)-Demerijian,M Beirut 2017}) 6... O-O 7. e4 fxe4 8. Nxe4 {The position is equal.} Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nc6 (9... c6 $11) 10. c3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. O-O c6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 13. Bc2 d5 14. Rb1 Nc4 15. Bd3 Ne5 16. Rc1 (16. Bc2 $1 $11) 16... Bg4 $15 {White must now prevent ...Rxf4!} 17. f3 Bd7 18. Kh1 Qb6 19. b3 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rae8 {And now ...Rxe2! would win.} 21. Bd6 Rf6 22. Bg3 Qe3 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. Rfe1 Rfe6 25. Nd4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} c5 28. Ne2 Kf7 29. Kg1 a5 30. Bd2 b5 31. a3 a4 32. b4 cxb4 33. cxb4 d4 34. Kf2 Be6 35. Nf4 Bc4 36. h4 Bf6 37. g3 Bd8 38. Nh3 Ke8 39. Ng5 (39. Bg5 $15) 39... h5 40. Ne4 Kd7 41. Bg5 Bb6 42. Ke1 Ke6 43. Kd2 {[#]} (43. Bf4 $15) 43... Bf1 $1 $17 44. Ke1 Bc4 (44... Bg2 $17 45. Bf4 Kd5) 45. Kd2 $15 Bc7 46. g4 $1 hxg4 47. fxg4 Ba2 48. Nc5+ Kd5 49. Nd3 Bb1 50. h5 gxh5 51. gxh5 Kc4 52. Bf4 Bd8 53. Ne5+ $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (53. Nc5 $1 $15) 53... Kb3 $1 $19 54. Nc6 Bf6 55. Na7 (55. Be5 $142 Bg5+ 56. Ke1 Kxa3 57. Nxd4 Kxb4 58. Bd6+ Kc4 59. Nf3) 55... Kxa3 56. Bd6 Bg5+ 57. Ke1 d3 58. Nxb5+ Kb2 59. Nd4 Kc1 60. Nf3 d2+ {Black mates.} 61. Nxd2 Bxd2+ 62. Ke2 a3 {[%cal Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 63. b5 a2 64. Be5 Ba5 65. Ke3 Kc2 66. b6 Bxb6+ 67. Kf4 Ba5 68. h6 Bd2+ {Accuracy: White = 33%, Black = 64%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Baglan, Esat"]
[Black "Orfini, Nicolo`"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2363"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:59"]
[BlackClock "0:02:12"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:09:02]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} O-O {[%emt 0:16:26]} 7. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:18]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 8. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:21]} b5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 9. f3 {[%emt 0:01:31]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 10. Nce2 {[%emt 0:02:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:26:43]} 11. Nf5 {[%emt 0:07:30]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 12. exf5 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 13. Kb1 {[%emt 0:08:25]} c4 {[%emt 0:05:57]} 14. Nd4 {[%emt 0:28:56]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 15. Qe1 {[%emt 0:05:36]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 16. Qe4 {[%emt 0:08:39]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 17. Nc6 {[%emt 0:06:16]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:04:41]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:15:12]} 20. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:16:40]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 21. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 22. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 23. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 24. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 25. g4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 27. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 28. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 29. g5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 30. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 31. Rg1 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 32. Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 34. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kxe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 36. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 37. f6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 38. c3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 39. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 40. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 41. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 42. a3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 43. Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 44. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 45. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 46. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 47. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 48. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Baglan, Esat"]
[Black "Velten, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2363"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:50:20"]
[BlackClock "0:01:00"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:04:30]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 8. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:32]} 12. Bf4 {[%emt 0:03:35]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 13. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:15:53]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 14. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 15. Qe3 {[%emt 0:04:27]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:07:51]} 16. Ne5 {[%emt 0:03:36]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 17. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:01:48]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 18. a4 {[%emt 0:04:24]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 19. g3 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 20. b3 {[%emt 0:02:33]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 21. f3 {[%emt 0:16:50]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 22. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:10:38]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:08:42]} 23. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 24. Nf4 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 25. Qe3 {[%emt 0:11:26]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 26. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 27. Ne2 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 28. Nd4 {[%emt 0:03:36]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 29. Rec1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 30. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:04:31]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 31. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 32. Rc3 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 33. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 34. g4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 35. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 36. h4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 37. h5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 38. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:03:03]} 39. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 40. Nf5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Qxe3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 41. Nxe3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Di Benedetto, Edoardo"]
[Black "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:05:14"]
[BlackClock "0:54:44"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:03:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 5. Nge2 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. a3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:56]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:07:17]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 9. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be5 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 10. Nde2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 11. exd5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:33]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:06:54]} 14. Qd2 {[%emt 0:09:46]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 15. g3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:09:55]} 16. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 18. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 19. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ba6+ {[%emt 0:02:06]} 21. Kg1 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Di Benedetto, Edoardo"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 10,68,54,48,91,68,68,68,66,67,67,71,102,75,72,59,65,0,32,27,67,38,51,50,47,41,57,35,41,17,52,24,44,27,68,58,58,0,36,19,23,0,14,-10,11,0,23,0,4,-19,0,-13,13,0,0,0,0,-16,24,0,14]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 {LiveBook: 83 Games. A56: Czech Benoni} (6. e4 O-O 7. Bg2 a6 8. a4 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Ne8 10. Qd3 g6 11. Bh6 Ng7 12. O-O Nf6 13. f3 Kh8 14. a5 Ng8 15. Bd2 {1-0 (34) Wojtaszek,R (2749)-Brodowski,P (2444) Tallinn 2016}) 6... h5 7. h4 Na6 8. Nf3 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 8. e4 Nc7 9. Nge2 a6 10. a4 b6 11. Rb1 a5 12. f3 Na6 {1-0 (38) Nyback,T (2598)-Schuls,O (2224) Puhajarve 2012}) 8... Nc7 9. O-O Rb8 10. a4 b6 11. Ng5 O-O 12. e4 a6 13. f4 (13. b3 $14) 13... Bg4 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Bd2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. b3 Rb7 18. Ra5 Rfb8 19. Rfa1 g6 20. Ra7 bxc4 21. bxc4 Nh7 22. Rxb7 Rxb7 23. Rb1 (23. fxe5 $14 dxe5 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 25. Nd1) 23... Ne8 24. Rxb7 (24. Nb5 {looks sharper.} exf4 25. gxf4 Bf8 26. Bc3 Nc7 27. Bf1) 24... Qxb7 25. Qb1 Qa7 26. Qa2 Qb7 27. Qb1 Qc8 28. Qb6 Qa8 29. Qb5 Nhf6 30. Qa4 Qc8 31. Qc6 Qb8 {[#] And now ...Qb2 would win.} 32. Qb5 Qa8 33. Qa4 Qb8 34. Qb5 Qa8 {Accuracy: White = 26%, Black = 38%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Di Benedetto, Edoardo"]
[Black "Alok Sinha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2187"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:15:54"]
[BlackClock "1:11:34"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:03:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 10. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 11. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:07:43]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:18]} b4 {[%emt 0:10:58]} 13. Na4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:04:57]} 14. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 15. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 16. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:05:53]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 17. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 18. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:58]} 19. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 20. Rd3 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:14:59]} 21. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:02:03]} Qxd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 23. Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Be6 {[%emt 0:07:23]} 24. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 26. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 27. Qd6 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 28. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 29. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 30. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 31. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 32. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 33. f3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 34. b3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 35. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 36. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 37. h4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 38. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. f4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 40. fxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 41. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Di Benedetto, Edoardo"]
[Black "Gallana, Marco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2247"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:07:32"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:08:55]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. b3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 4. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 5. g3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:12]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:08:25]} d5 {[%emt 0:16:28]} 9. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 10. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 11. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 12. d4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Na6 {[%emt 0:23:59]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:07:49]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 14. d5 {[%emt 0:03:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:02:33]} exd5 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 16. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:12:43]} 17. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 18. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 19. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:06:33]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 21. d6 {[%emt 0:05:47]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 22. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 23. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 24. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 25. Rd3 {[%emt 0:05:03]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 26. Qc6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} Red8 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 27. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} h4 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 28. g4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} h3+ {[%emt 0:04:16]} 29. Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 30. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 32. Re3 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 33. a4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 34. h3 {[%emt 0:45:51]} g5 {[%emt 0:13:04]} 35. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 36. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 37. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 38. a5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 39. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 40. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. f3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 42. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 43. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 44. h4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} gxh4+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 45. Kxh4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rh1+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 47. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 48. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 49. Rb5+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb4+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} 52. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Rb3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb3+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} 55. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Rxd3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Kxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Di Benedetto, Edoardo"]
[Black "Baglan, Esat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:49"]
[BlackClock "0:02:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:07:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:06:42]} 9. Na4 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 10. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 11. c5 {[%emt 0:17:46]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:10:22]} 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:08:57]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 13. e3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} exd4 {[%emt 0:07:34]} 14. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 15. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:06:28]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 16. Ne5 {[%emt 0:37:10]} Re8 {[%emt 0:07:13]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:03:23]} f6 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 18. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be4 {[%emt 0:06:16]} 19. Nc3 {[%emt 0:09:08]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 20. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 21. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 22. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:15:34]} 23. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 24. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Nac7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 25. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 26. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Re8 {[%emt 0:06:30]} 27. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} h5 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 28. h3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 29. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 30. b4 {[%emt 0:01:53]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. h4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Re8 {[%emt 0:05:03]} 32. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 33. Bg2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 34. Ng1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 36. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:07:51]} 37. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 38. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 39. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 40. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 41. Bg1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dudin, Gleb"]
[Black "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,108,22,39,10,12,-2,-5,0,0,1,12,6,55,0,19,30,57,18,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,-117,-106,-280,-282,-281,-281,-286,-282,-377,-368,-377,-376,-369,-368,-376,-368,-368,-368,-368,-368,-374,-381,-376,-376,-395,-393,-647,-662,-568,-468,-744,-616,-669,-644,-611,-723,-708,-570,-759,-471,-734,-635,-623,-611,-604,-549,-604,-488,-723,-728,-675,-508,-717,-715,-1110,-1348,-1020,-1146,-29988,-5106,-29988,-29980,-12797,-12809,-12809,-6283]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. b3 c5 6. c4 {A05: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 Nf6} bxc4 (6... a6 7. Na3 Qb6 8. Bb2 Be7 9. e3 d5 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. d3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfc8 14. Rac1 Bb7 {0-1 (62) Cheparinov,I (2710)-Fedoseev,V (2718) Riadh 2017}) 7. bxc4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Rb1 Bc6 10. d3 d6 {LiveBook: 10 Games} 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Ne1 Bxg2 $146 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Nf3 Ng4 15. Bf4 f5 16. Qa4 ({White should play} 16. e4 $14) 16... Nb6 17. Qa6 Qd7 18. a4 (18. h3 $5 {[%cal Rh3g4]} Bf6 19. hxg4 Bxc3 20. gxf5 $14) 18... Bf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6c3]} 19. a5 Bxc3 20. axb6 axb6 21. Qxb6 e5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Hoping for ...Bb4. Black is pushing.} 22. Bc1 {[#]} (22. Bd2 $11 {remains equal.} Bxd2 23. Nxd2) 22... Bb4 $1 $17 23. h3 $2 (23. Rxb4 $17 cxb4 24. Qxb4) 23... Rfb8 $19 24. Qxb8+ Rxb8 25. hxg4 e4 26. Nd2 exd3 27. exd3 Re8 28. gxf5 Qxf5 29. Rb3 d5 30. Nf3 Rf8 31. Bf4 h6 32. Nh2 dxc4 33. dxc4 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qxc4 35. Rf3 $2 (35. Rbb1) 35... Qd5 36. Re3 c4 37. Rc1 (37. Re5 $142 Qd3 38. Rb5) 37... c3 38. Rexc3 Bxc3 39. Rxc3 Ra8 40. Rc1 Kh7 41. Re1 Ra2 42. Be3 (42. g4 $142) 42... Qe4 43. Nf1 Qf5 44. Rc1 Qd5 45. Re1 Ra4 46. Rc1 (46. Bd2 $142) 46... h5 {[%cal Bh6h5,Bh5h4][%mdl 32]} 47. Re1 Rc4 48. Nd2 Rg4 49. Nf1 h4 50. Kh2 Qf3 {( -> ...g5)} 51. Kh3 Rg6 (51... g5 $142 52. Rd1 Qxd1 53. Nh2 Rc4 54. Kg2 Qd5+ 55. f3 hxg3 56. Nf1 Qe5 57. Bd2 Qe2+ 58. Kxg3 Qxf1 59. Be3 Kg6 60. f4 gxf4+ 61. Bxf4 Rxf4 62. Kh2 Qf2+ 63. Kh3 Rh4#) 52. Kh2 {[#]} h3 $1 53. Kxh3 Qh1+ 54. Nh2 Qxe1 {Precision: White = 28%, Black = 72%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dudin, Gleb"]
[Black "Can, Melih Kaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:31"]
[BlackClock "0:01:13"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:09:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Ba4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 8. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 10. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. a4 {[%emt 0:14:48]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:32:29]} 12. Na3 {[%emt 0:08:42]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:04:02]} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:04:14]} b4 {[%emt 0:05:09]} 14. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 15. Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:51]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 16. Kh1 {[%emt 0:14:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:02:52]} e6 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 18. Ng4 {[%emt 0:04:27]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:08:21]} 19. Rf1 {[%emt 0:06:07]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:06:30]} 20. Qf2 {[%emt 0:04:35]} Qxf2 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 21. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:53]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 22. exf5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 23. Nh2 {[%emt 0:02:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:05:28]} 24. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rbe8 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 25. Rf1 {[%emt 0:04:31]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 26. d4 {[%emt 0:03:07]} cxd3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 27. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 28. bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 29. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 30. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 32. Ng5 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:06:19]} 33. fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. Bb2+ {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 35. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 36. g4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 37. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. fxe6+ {[%emt 0:01:16]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 40. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 41. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 42. Bg4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 43. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 44. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 45. Bd8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 46. h4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ndc5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 47. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 48. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 50. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 51. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 52. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 53. Bf5+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 55. Bg5+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Bxh7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 57. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 58. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 59. Bd4+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 60. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 61. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 62. Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 63. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 64. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 65. Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 66. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} 67. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nf2+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} 68. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 69. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 70. Rg5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loiacono, Leonardo"]
[Black "Rahul Srivatshav P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loiacono, Leonardo"]
[Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 23,104,21,25,15,54,-114,-115,-201,-197,-193,-183,-266,-274,-258,-264,-283,-272,-303,-240,-231,-234,-258,-233,-270,-257,-280,-264,-272,-268,-282,-280,-264,-269,-276,-264,-277,-269,-262,-267,-279,-249,-244,-238,-247,-242,-243,-236,-238,-191,-178,-206,-239,-265,-250,-256,-265,-250,-249,-252,-253,-264,-247,-177,-736,-735,-925,-793,-1203,-1189,-3567,-3022,-29950,-29956,-29949,-29949,-29936,-12849,-12837,-5151,-29980,-29981,-29979,-29980]} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Nh5 9. Be2 Bg4 10. Be3 f6 11. exf6 exf6 12. d5 {B09: Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack} (12. Qd2 Ne7 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. O-O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nf5 16. Kb1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 f5 18. Rhe1 Qd6 19. Nb5 Qxh2 {1-0 (43) Alekseenko,K (2639)-Chigaev,M (2599) Sochi 2018}) 12... Qe7 {[#] LiveBook: 4 Games. And now ...Bxf3 would win.} 13. Qd2 Nb4 14. O-O-O $2 (14. Bf2 $1 $14 {is the one way to stay ahead.}) 14... Rfe8 $17 15. Bf2 {[#]} (15. Bh6 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 15... Nxa2+ $1 $19 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 16. Nxa2 {Hoping for Nc3.} Qxe2 17. Rde1 $146 (17. Kb1 $142) ({Predecessor:} 17. Qxe2 Rxe2 18. Rhf1 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Nf4 {0-1 (35) Olofsson Dolk,M (2113)-Berggren Torell,H (2100) Oerebro 2013}) 17... Qxd2+ 18. Nxd2 Nf4 19. d6 cxd6 20. g3 Ng2 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. h3 Bd7 23. Nc3 Bc6 24. Rd1 Bh6 25. Bxa7 Ra8 26. Bd4 Ne3 27. Bxe3 Ra1+ ({But not} 27... Bxe3 28. Kb1 $17) 28. Ncb1 Bxe3 29. b3 Bf3 30. Rf1 Bg2 31. Re1 Bxd2+ 32. Kxd2 Bxh3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 33. Kc1 Bg2 34. Re6 Kf7 35. Rxd6 Bc6 36. b4 h5 37. Kb2 Ra8 38. c4 g5 39. b5 Bf3 40. Rd3 Be4 41. Rd4 Bxb1 42. Kxb1 {KR-KR} Rh8 43. c5 $2 (43. Rd7+ Ke6 44. Rxb7) 43... h4 44. gxh4 gxh4 45. c6 bxc6 46. bxc6 h3 {[%cal Bh4h3,Bh3h2][%mdl 32]} 47. Rd1 h2 48. Rh1 Ke6 49. Kc2 Kf5 50. c7 Kg4 51. Rd1 Rc8 52. Rd4+ Kg5 {Accuracy: White = 44%, Black = 86%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loiacono, Antonio"]
[Black "Menezes, Christoph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2293"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:03"]
[BlackClock "0:00:32"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 1:31:30]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 8. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:06:31]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 12. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:11:24]} 13. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:11:37]} 14. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 15. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:11:09]} 16. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:06:49]} 17. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 18. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 19. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:06:01]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 21. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 22. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 23. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 24. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 25. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Qc2 {[%emt 0:04:51]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:07:50]} 27. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 28. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:44]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 29. f3 {[%emt 0:02:00]} a4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 30. Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:07:34]} 31. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 32. Nb1 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 33. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 35. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 36. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 37. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 38. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 39. Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 40. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 41. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 42. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 43. Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loiacono, Antonio"]
[Black "Orfini, Nicolo`"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2293"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:12:51"]
[BlackClock "0:00:06"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} d6 {[%emt 0:15:19]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:18:44]} e4 {[%emt 0:06:47]} 5. Ng1 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 6. h4 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Be7 {[%emt 0:12:57]} 7. Nh3 {[%emt 0:01:28]} c6 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 8. Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Na6 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 9. e3 {[%emt 0:06:19]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 10. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:33]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:08:38]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:05:15]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 13. O-O-O {[%emt 0:04:37]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 14. h5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 15. g3 {[%emt 0:14:26]} b5 {[%emt 0:08:09]} 16. Qc2 {[%emt 0:10:04]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:09:03]} 17. gxf4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 18. Na4 {[%emt 0:02:47]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 19. dxc5 {[%emt 0:04:37]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 20. Rdg1 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 21. Bd1 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 22. Kb1 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Rbd8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 23. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 24. b3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 25. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 26. Bb2 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Rg5 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 28. fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:15:17]} 29. h6 {[%emt 0:02:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 30. f3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 33. Bc1 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loiacono, Antonio"]
[Black "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2293"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,76,54,49,27,36,30,33,37,41,30,41,29,35,33,68,8,51,48,81,39,39,33,37,19,16,0,23,12,19,3,13,18,54,-52,-34,-39,-34,-36,-30,-182,-196,-238,-260,-245,-243,-285,-273,-266,-272,-554,-524,-541,-537,-544,-516,-1479,-1464,-2355,-1276]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 {C41: Philidor Defence} Re8 8. O-O Bf8 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Nc5 {LiveBook: 10 Games} (10... c5 11. Nf5 Ne5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd5 Qd8 {½-½ (32) Oparin,G (2602)-Mamedyarov,S (2799) Moscow 2017}) 11. f4 c6 12. Nb3 Nfd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... d5 13. e5 Nfe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 {½-½ (64) Mirimanian,H (2147)-Imbert,C (2065) Paris 2014}) 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qf3 a5 15. Qf2 b6 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. g4 (17. Nxc5 $14 Nxc5 18. Bf3) 17... a4 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. b4 axb3 20. axb3 Nd7 21. g5 b5 22. h4 b4 23. Ne2 c5 24. Ng3 c4 25. bxc4 Ra2 26. Rb1 (26. h5 $14) 26... Qxc4 $15 27. Bf1 Qc8 28. Rxb4 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 $2 (29. Re2 $11 Rxe2 30. Qxe2) 29... Qxc2 $19 30. Rc1 Qa2 {...Qa3 is the strong threat.} ({Weaker is} 30... Bxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxc2 $11) 31. Rxb7 {[#]} Qa3 $1 {[%cal Ra3e3]} 32. Re1 Nc5 33. Rbb1 Nxe4 34. Bf2 $2 {[#]} (34. Ra1 Qb3 35. Rab1) 34... Nxf2 $1 {[%mdl 512] Black is clearly winning.} 35. Kxf2 Rc8 36. Rbd1 Rc3 {And now ...Rf3+ would win.} 37. Ne2 (37. Ne4 $142 Rf3+ 38. Kg1) 37... Rf3+ 38. Kg2 Qe3 {Precision: White = 19%, Black = 77%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ajay Krishna, S."]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 10,84,35,20,26,14,43,0,-3,-12,-3,-18,-8,-14,-9,-24,-37,-29,0,0,0,0,-19,0,0,0,-29,-59,-64,-60,-31,-58,28,0,0,-28,-27,-68,0,-7,-25,-9,0,0,0,0,28,-24,9,0,0,0,0,-100,-122,-102,-113,-81,-24,-41,0,-115,-140,-173,-166,-620,-620,-618,-606,-612,-527,-677,-655,-29988,-29989,-29991,-29991]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 c5 4. b4 dxe3 5. fxe3 cxb4 6. a3 {LiveBook: 4 Games. A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4} (6. d4 Nf6 7. Bd3 g6 8. a3 bxa3 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bxa3 b6 12. Kh1 Nc6 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 {1-0 (45) Wei,Y (2735)-Inarkiev,E (2690) Magas 2018}) 6... bxa3 7. Nxa3 Nc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Nf6 8. Nb5 Nc6 9. d4 e6 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 O-O 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Qxd2 {1-0 (29) Bandza,A-Chekhov,V (2495) Tbilisi (Georgia) 1985}) 8. Bb2 {[%mdl 1024] White is slightly better. White has compensation.} Nf6 9. Be2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Nb3 O-O 13. Bf3 a5 14. Nc5 Rc8 15. Nxb7 Qc7 16. Nc5 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Qc1 e5 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Nb5 Rfd8 (20... Be2 $15 21. Nbd6 Bxf1 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxf1 f5) 21. c5 {Nbd6 is the strong threat.} (21. Ba3 $5 {[%cal Ra3e7]} Nb4 22. c5 $11) 21... Rb8 22. Nbd6 (22. Ned6 $5 {[%cal Rf1f7]} Be6 23. d4 $11) 22... Be6 23. Bc3 Ra8 (23... f5 $15 24. Nf2 Qa7) 24. Qa3 a4 25. Rab1 Bd5 26. Rb7 Rd7 27. Rb6 Rc7 28. Nf2 (28. Bb2 $142) 28... h6 (28... Nb8 {feels hotter.} 29. Bb4 Nd7 30. Qd3 Be6 31. Ra6 Rxa6 32. Qxa6 Nxc5 33. Qb6 Bf8) 29. Rfb1 Qd7 (29... Qd8 {is interesting.} 30. Nb5 Rcc8 31. Nd6 Rc7) 30. e4 Be6 31. Nb5 (31. Nd3 $11) 31... Rb7 $17 32. Nd6 Rxb6 33. Rxb6 {[#]} h5 (33... Nd4 $1 $17) 34. Nd3 $1 $11 h4 35. Nb4 {[#]} (35. h3 $11 {remains equal.}) 35... Nd4 $1 $17 36. Bxd4 exd4 37. Nd5 $2 (37. Nc6) 37... Bxd5 $19 38. exd5 Qg4 39. Rb1 {[#]} d3 $1 {[%mdl 512] ( -> ...h3)} 40. Qxd3 a3 {[%cal Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 41. Qf1 a2 42. Qxf7+ Kh7 {Precision: White = 39%, Black = 54%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ajay Krishna, S."]
[Black "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:05:56"]
[BlackClock "0:01:43"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 2. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 5. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:07:03]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 9. Ba6 {[%emt 0:04:47]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 10. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:04:18]} 12. a4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:01]} 13. Bh2 {[%emt 0:05:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:46]} 14. c3 {[%emt 0:19:48]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:09:49]} 15. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. b4 {[%emt 0:08:07]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:09:02]} 17. bxc5 {[%emt 0:10:45]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 18. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:02:09]} h6 {[%emt 0:05:09]} 19. Rab1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 20. Qc4 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:10:47]} 21. d5 {[%emt 0:05:05]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 22. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 23. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 24. e4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:06:21]} 25. e5 {[%emt 0:05:11]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 26. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:07:51]} 27. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 28. Rd1 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 29. Rxb1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxb1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 31. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 32. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 33. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 34. Qf4 {[%emt 0:02:29]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 35. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 36. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 37. Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 38. Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 39. Qc5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 40. Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:15]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 41. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 42. g3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 43. Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 44. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 45. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 46. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 47. Qa2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 48. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 49. Qa3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 50. g4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 51. Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 52. Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 53. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 54. Qa3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 55. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 56. gxh5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 57. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 58. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 59. h6+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pratyusha, Bodda"]
[Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2273"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Di Benedetto, Desiree"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2271"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 17,74,-1,-1,-24,0,0,0,0,-5,-6,0,-86,-86,-86,-78,-81,-83,-77,-80,-81,-81,-159,-157,-162,-166,-154,-158,-156,-139,-148,-148,-143,-150,-172,-184,-181,-164,-200,-202,-192,-187,-195,-203,-222,-218,-214,-174,-170,-171,-223,-223,-216,-210,-308,-294,-408,-390,-410,-405]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. h3 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} (9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qe3 Bg7 13. Qxc5 b6 14. Qe3 Bb7 15. Rfd1 e6 16. Be2 Rfd8 17. Nf1 a6 18. h4 b5 19. N1h2 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 {1-0 (35) Harikrishna,P (2744)-Duda,J (2717) Riadh 2017}) 9... Qc7 {LiveBook: 10 Games} 10. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. O-O Na5 11. Be2 Rd8 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Rfe1 Rac8 14. Be3 h6 15. Rad1 a6 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nd7 18. Rd2 {1-0 (44) Razin,V (2345)-Nedilko,V (2397) Minsk 2015}) 10... Na5 11. Be2 {The position is equal.} Rd8 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Nc4 Nc6 14. Bxc5 (14. O-O $11) 14... Nf4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rf4g2]} 15. Ne3 Nxe2 16. Qxe2 Qa5 17. Qc4 Be6 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 18. Nd5 Rac8 $1 {White must now prevent ...Bxd5.} 19. b4 {[#]} (19. O-O $142) 19... Qa4 $1 {Hoping for ...b6.} 20. O-O b6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has strong initiative.} 21. Be3 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nd4 $1 {[%cal Rd4f3]} 23. Qd3 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Bxc3 25. Rab1 Qxa2 26. Rfd1 Bf6 27. b5 Rc3 28. Qe4 Rc4 {[%cal Bc3c4,Bc4h4,Bh4h5,Bh5d5,Bd5b5][%mdl 32]} 29. Qd3 Rh4 30. Kg2 Rh5 31. Rd2 Qa4 ({Don't take} 31... Rhxd5 32. Rxa2 Rxd3 33. Rxa7 $15) 32. Qe4 Qa3 33. f4 (33. Rb4 $142) 33... Qd6 $19 34. Qf3 Rxd5 35. Rc2 (35. Rbd1 $142 e6 {[#]} 36. f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 35... Qd7 36. Rc6 Qf5 37. Rbc1 Rxb5 {Accuracy: White = 56%, Black = 85%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seresin, Francesco"]
[Black "Ajay Krishna, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:01:08"]
[BlackClock "0:36:25"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:02:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 2. d5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 4. cxb5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} exd5 {[%emt 0:04:38]} 7. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 8. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:01:54]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 9. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 10. bxa6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Nxa6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 12. a3 {[%emt 0:13:12]} Be4 {[%emt 0:11:31]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:01:56]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:06:25]} 14. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 16. axb4 {[%emt 0:07:44]} Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 17. Rxa8+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:02:02]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 19. b3 {[%emt 0:13:19]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:03]} 20. Rd3 {[%emt 0:39:09]} d5 21. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:05:31]} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seresin, Francesco"]
[Black "Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 13,100,7,38,36,14,16,66,87,61,-49,-58,-52,-34,-23,-27,-55,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-18,-10,-4,0,0,22,-27,-27,-32,-21,-33,-26,-20,-11,-27,0,-32,-32,-38,-46,-68,-60,-67,-63,-100,-65,-82,-81,-69,-35,-125,-106,-100,-98,-100,-98,-118,-107,-112,-104,-107,-89,-91,-93,-141,-131,-132,-131,-266,-245,-255,-217,-182,-191,-371,-381,-400,-325,-369,-342,-374,-374,-390,-357,-597,-591]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 {E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0} 7. Bh4 c5 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 8. dxc5 bxc5 {White is slightly better.} 9. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Nf3 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qf6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 {½-½ (24) Kharitonov,A (2566)-Teran Alvarez,I (2377) Santa Cruz de La Palma 2018}) 9... Qa5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Rc1 ({White should try} 11. Nge2 $1 $14) 11... Bxc3+ $1 $15 12. Qxc3 Nc6 13. Ne2 Ke7 14. Nf4 Rab8 (14... Qxc3+ $15 15. Rxc3 a5) 15. Qxa5 $11 Nxa5 16. b4 $1 {[%cal Rb4a5]} Nc6 17. b5 Ne5 18. Be2 a6 19. a4 axb5 20. cxb5 Rhc8 21. Kd2 Ra8 22. Ra1 {Threatening a5.} Ra5 $1 23. Rhc1 d6 {[%cal Bd7d6,Bd6d5][%mdl 32]} 24. f3 Nd7 25. Nd3 Nb6 26. Bd1 f5 27. Nb2 d5 28. Bc2 h5 29. g3 Kd6 30. Re1 c4 {[#] Threatens to win with ...c3+.} 31. Nd1 Kc5 32. Nc3 Rg8 33. Ne2 (33. f4 $1 $15) 33... Rga8 {[%cal Rb6a4]} 34. Nc3 Bc8 35. f4 Bd7 36. h3 f6 37. Rf1 Rg8 38. Ne2 Nc8 39. Rab1 Nd6 40. Kc3 e5 41. Rfd1 Be6 42. b6 (42. Kd2 $17) 42... Rb8 43. Rb4 Rxb6 44. Rxb6 Kxb6 45. Rb1+ $2 (45. Kb4) 45... Kc5 $19 46. Rb8 Ne4+ 47. Bxe4 fxe4 48. fxe5 fxe5 49. Re8 Kd6 50. Kb4 $2 {[#]} (50. Kc2 {was necessary.}) 50... Rxa4+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Accuracy: White = 46%, Black = 69%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lumachi, Gabriele"]
[Black "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2254"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lumachi, Gabriele"]
[Black "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2254"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 9,88,-7,38,-17,-22,-13,-21,-25,-9,-12,0,-91,-93,-92,-92,-82,-89,-79,-89,-82,-93,-103,-100,-171,-157,-190,-190,-218,-209,-258,-254,-250,-241,-246,-237,-247,-242,-241,-228,-239,-195,-304,-306,-289,-295,-310,-279,-264,-239,-276,-263,-261,-258,-275,-274,-275,-272,-279,-275,-285,-285,-285,-285,-306,-306,-306,-305,-299,-264,-278,-268,-305,-303,-347,-335,-377,-370,-403,-400,-385,-392]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 (3... c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. a3 Qxc5 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nf3 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. Qd2 b6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Be3 {1-0 (48) Nabaty,T (2692)-Almasi,Z (2702) Batumi 2018}) 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 c5 {LiveBook: 34 Games} 6. Be2 {A45: Trompowsky Attack} (6. Nb5 $14 Na6 7. Be2) 6... Nc6 7. h5 {[#] Threatens to win with h6.} O-O 8. Qd2 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 8. hxg6 fxg6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Rxh6 cxd4 11. exd4 {0-1 (38) Turzo,A (2306)-Ilincic,Z (2436) Budapest 2017}) 8... Bf5 9. hxg6 Bxg6 10. Bf3 (10. Rd1 $11) 10... cxd4 $17 11. exd4 Qb6 12. Nge2 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qxc2 14. Qxc2 Bxc2 15. Rxb7 e6 16. Nb5 (16. O-O $17 {was necessary.}) 16... Bd3 $19 {White must now prevent ...Na5.} 17. a4 a6 18. Nbc3 Rfc8 19. Rh3 Bg6 20. Nd1 Ne8 21. Bh5 Nxd4 ({Not} 21... Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Bxg6 $17) 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Rhb3 Bg7 25. Rd7 (25. f3 $142) 25... Nf6 26. Rc7 Ne4 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rb6 Nc5 {[#] aiming for ...Nd3+.} 29. Bd6 Nxa4 30. Rxa6 Nc5 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 32. Ra8+ Bf8 33. Ne3 Kg7 34. Rd8 Rc7 35. Ke2 Bc5 36. Ng4 Ra7 37. Rc8 Bd6 38. Rc6 Ra4 39. Ne3 Be5 40. g3 g5 41. Rc8 Bd4 42. Nc2 g4 {Black is winning.} 43. f3 gxf3+ 44. Kxf3 Be5 {Accuracy: White = 45%, Black = 74%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gallana, Marco"]
[Black "Velten, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2247"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:50:42"]
[BlackClock "0:00:31"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:05:00]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:07:11]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:39]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:06:13]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 11. e4 {[%emt 0:04:36]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 12. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:07:27]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Be5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 14. Bg4 {[%emt 0:06:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 15. Qf3 {[%emt 0:21:45]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 16. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. Qf4 {[%emt 0:05:18]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 18. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:06:40]} 19. Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:04:32]} 20. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 21. h4 {[%emt 0:02:59]} f6 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 22. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 23. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 24. h5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 25. Rad1 {[%emt 0:02:37]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 26. Qg3 {[%emt 0:09:36]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 27. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 28. c4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 29. Rd5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 30. Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 31. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 32. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 33. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 34. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 35. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 36. Qg3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 38. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:02:19]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 40. dxe6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 41. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 42. a4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 43. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 44. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gallana, Marco"]
[Black "Loiacono, Leonardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2247"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:14:51"]
[BlackClock "0:16:58"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 6. Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 8. Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 9. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. g4 {[%emt 0:13:02]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 11. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 12. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} g5 {[%emt 0:18:30]} 14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Be7 {[%emt 0:14:18]} 15. Ra4 {[%emt 0:10:34]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:06:48]} 16. f3 {[%emt 0:04:34]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:07:48]} 17. Be1 {[%emt 0:21:36]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 18. Na2 {[%emt 0:04:27]} Nxa2 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 19. Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 20. Kc2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 21. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 22. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 23. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 24. Bf2 {[%emt 0:01:47]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:07:08]} 25. exd4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:07:47]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 27. Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e5 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 29. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:58]} exd4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 30. Be4 {[%emt 0:05:15]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Can, Melih Kaan"]
[Black "Alok Sinha"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[BlackElo "2187"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:02:03"]
[BlackClock "0:31:39"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:11:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. h3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 6. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:06:46]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:04:04]} 8. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:25:03]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} h6 {[%emt 0:07:27]} 10. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:09:00]} 11. Nxh6 {[%emt 0:19:20]} Rxg2+ {[%emt 0:02:19]} 12. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qxh3+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 14. Nxg4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. f3 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} 16. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:06]} 17. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 18. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Bxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 19. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Qg2 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Rxh6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 21. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Qf2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Rh1+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Can, Melih Kaan"]
[Black "Velten, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 22,83,0,-19,0,-11,-10,-21,-14,-37,-20,-60,-62,-63,-16,-49,-5,-79,0,0,0,0,0,10,150,150,202,141,135,141,145,145,139,139,145,43,145,143,216,213,225,209,215,224,199,215,201,204,200,190,193,197,264,277,431,407,471,413,507,502,697,606,909,881]} 1. c4 Nf6 {[%cal Bg8f6,Bf6d5,Bd5b4,Bb4d3][%mdl 32]} 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ {A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 8. Kf1 Nd3 9. Qe2 Nxc1 10. Rxc1 a6 11. h4 e6 12. e5 {LiveBook: 6 Games} Nc6 13. Ne4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Rh3 b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Be4 {½-½ (37) Aronian,L (2785)-So,W (2794) London 2016}) 13... b6 14. Qe3 Bb7 15. Qf4 Qd7 16. Rh3 h6 {[%cal Bh7h6,Bh6h5][%mdl 32]} 17. Kg1 Rd8 18. Qg4 Nd4 19. Re1 (19. Nxd4 $11 {keeps the balance.} Qxd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 20. Re1) 19... b5 (19... Nf5 $17) 20. Nxd4 $11 h5 $1 {[%cal Rh5g4]} 21. Qg5 bxc4 22. Nf3 {Black should prevent Nd6+!} Rh7 (22... Bxe4 $1 $11 23. Rxe4 Qb7 24. Rxc4 Qxb2) 23. Qf4 $16 {Black must now prevent Nfg5.} Rh6 (23... Bxe4 $16 24. Qxe4 g6) 24. Nfg5 {Threatens to win with Rf3.} Qc7 25. Rf3 {[%cal Rg5f7]} Rd7 26. b3 cxb3 27. axb3 Rg6 28. d4 ({White should try} 28. Rc1 $16) 28... cxd4 (28... Rxd4 $14 29. Nd6+ (29. Nxf7 $2 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Rg4 $19) 29... Bxd6 30. exd6 Rxf4 31. dxc7 Rxf3 32. Nxf3 e5) 29. Rc1 Qb8 (29... Bc6 $16 {is a better defense.}) 30. Nxf7 $18 Rg4 31. Nfd6+ Bxd6 32. Nxd6+ $40 {[%mdl 128] White has strong attack.} Qxd6 33. exd6 {[%csl Gf3][%cal Rf4f8] [#]} Rxf4 34. Rxf4 Rxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 35. Rd1 e5 36. Rf5 $1 {[%csl LRe5,LRh5][%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Re6 (36... e4 {was called for.} 37. Rxh5 d3) 37. f4 e4 (37... exf4 {was necessary.} 38. Rxf4 (38. Rxd4 f3 $18) 38... Bd5) 38. Rxd4 Ke7 39. Rxh5 Kf6 40. g4 {White is clearly winning.} Rb6 41. b4 Rc6 42. Rc5 {Accuracy: White = 65%, Black = 35%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hill, Alistair"]
[Black "Prithu Gupta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2219"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 13,72,37,31,24,24,18,39,30,30,18,18,8,16,16,16,15,10,-33,-33,-55,-54,-56,-46,-51,-43,-46,-35,-50,-49,-45,-46,-39,-37,-36,-49,-52,0,-70,-54,-52,-52,-63,-53,-213,-213,-222,-190,-639,-631,-629,-621,-765,-758,-706,-697,-1176,-1176,-29991,-29992,-29992,-29993]} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Qe7 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Rb1 {A22: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6} e4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... h6 9. d3 Na6 10. Ne1 Rb8 11. Nc2 Nc5 12. e4 Bd7 13. Ne3 a6 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 b5 {0-1 (40) Urday Caceres,H (2480)-Rivas Pastor,M (2520) Mesa 1992}) 9. Nd4 c5 10. Nc2 {White is slightly better.} b6 11. d3 Bb7 12. f3 exd3 13. exd3 d5 14. Re1 Qd8 15. f4 Bc6 16. Ne3 dxc4 $1 17. Nxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nc6 19. Qf3 Qd7 20. Bb2 Rad8 21. Rbd1 Rfe8 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Nd5 24. d4 c4 (24... cxd4 $15 25. cxd4 Rc8) 25. Re2 (25. Ba3 $11) 25... b5 26. Ba3 a5 27. Bd6 Qe6 28. Rb2 $2 {[#]} (28. Rf2 $15) 28... b4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 29. cxb4 c3 {[%cal Bc4c3,Bc3c2][%mdl 32]} ({Less strong is} 29... axb4 30. Kg1 $15) 30. Rb3 $2 (30. Rf2 Rxd6 31. exd6 Ne3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 32. Kg1 Nxd1 33. Qxd1 axb4 34. Qb3) 30... Rxd6 31. exd6 Ne3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 32. Kf2 Nxd1+ 33. Qxd1 axb4 34. Rxb4 {White hopes to continue with d7!} c2 35. Qc1 Qe2+ 36. Kg1 Qd1+ {Accuracy: White = 37%, Black = 85%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alok Sinha"]
[Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 9,64,-10,0,-18,-19,-14,-24,-22,-20,-29,0,0,30,-19,-22,-60,-45,-47,-24,-40,-13,-14,-3,-31,6,-40,-18,-176,-174,-171,-128,-144,-132,-136,-108,-109,-75,-198,-197,-188,-189,-179,-170,-408,-374,-420,-420,-477,-459,-452,-454,-479,-473,-496,-453,-508,-498]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 a5 (2... Bg4 3. Bb2 Bxf3 4. exf3 e6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 c6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f4 a5 11. a3 Ne8 12. Nf3 Rc8 {1-0 (66) Nakamura,H (2763)-Vidit,S (2711) chess.com INT 2018}) 3. c4 d4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 3... dxc4 4. bxc4 e5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 Bb4 7. Qc2 Bg4 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. a3 Bc5 10. O-O {1-0 (31) Romanov,E (2644)-Christiansen,J (2432) Lienz 2017}) 4. e3 c5 5. exd4 cxd4 6. g3 {A06: Réti Opening:1 Nf3 d5} Nc6 7. Bg2 e5 8. O-O {Black has an edge.} Bd6 9. d3 Nge7 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc2 Bg4 12. Bb2 f5 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. Rab1 Rad8 15. a3 Qc7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 16. b4 {[#] And now c5 would win.} b6 {[%cal Bb7b6,Bb6c5][%mdl 32]} 17. Rfe1 h6 18. c5 $2 (18. h3 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Bh5 19. b5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3) 18... bxc5 $19 19. b5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 e4 $1 {[%cal Re4f3]} 21. dxe4 Ne5 {[%cal Bc6e5,Be5c4,Bc4b2][%mdl 32]} 22. Bg2 {[#]} f4 $1 23. gxf4 (23. b6 $17 {was necessary.} Qxb6 24. Bxd4) 23... Nc4 $1 {[%csl LRd2,LRf4]} 24. Qe2 Nxb2 25. e5 d3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 26. exd6 $2 (26. Qe4 {was called for.} d2 27. Rxb2 dxe1=N 28. Nxe1) 26... Qxd6 (26... dxe2 $2 {loses.} 27. dxc7 Rd7 28. Rxb2 $18) 27. Qe3 Nf5 (27... dxc2 28. Rxb2 Qd2 29. Qxe7 $17) 28. Qe4 d2 {Black is clearly winning.} (28... dxc2 29. Qxc2 Nd3 30. Rbd1 $19) 29. Rxb2 {Strongly threatening Rd1.} dxe1=Q+ ({Not} 29... dxe1=R+ 30. Nxe1 Nd4 31. Nd3 $19) ({Less strong is} 29... dxe1=B 30. Nxe1 Nd4 31. Nd3 $19) 30. Qxe1 Rfe8 31. Ne3 Qxf4 32. Re2 Nd4 {Accuracy: White = 33%, Black = 60%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alok Sinha"]
[Black "Orfini, Nicolo`"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:07:30"]
[BlackClock "0:48:05"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:09:55]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 8. Bf1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 9. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 10. Nd5 {[%emt 0:05:23]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 11. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 12. g3 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:07:21]} 13. Bg2 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 14. f3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:04:26]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 17. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. h3 {[%emt 0:04:48]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 19. Kh2 {[%emt 0:09:57]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 20. c4 {[%emt 0:10:11]} Na4 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alok Sinha"]
[Black "Henderson de La Fuente, Lance"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 31,45,41,57,18,16,-68,-60,-144,-134,-170,134,120,644,656,643,648]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qa4 Nc6 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} 15. Bb5 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Rf6 {LiveBook: 3 Games. White is slightly better.} 17. Nf1 f4 18. g3 $146 (18. Qb3 $11) ({Predecessor:} 18. f3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rg6+ 20. Kh1 Bh4 21. Bxf4 Qf6 22. Qb3 {1-0 (43) Ernst,T (2447)-Vasilevich,T (2393) Copenhagen 2004}) 18... g5 $15 19. Qc2 (19. Qb3 $15) 19... Qd7 $17 20. Re5 {[#]} Bf3 $2 ({Inferior is} 20... Nxe5 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. a4 $14) ({Black should play} 20... Rf7 $1 $19 21. Qb3 Qc8 22. Bxc6 bxc6) 21. Nd2 $16 ({Much weaker is} 21. Rxg5+ $6 Kh8 $11) 21... Qh3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (21... Bg4 $16) 22. Rxg5+ $18 ({Weaker is} 22. Nxf3 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rh6 $18) 22... Kh8 {[%csl Gf3][%cal Rh3g2]} 23. Nxf3 {Accuracy: White = 29%, Black = 43%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Orfini, Nicolo`"]
[Black "Shyam, Sundar M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 24,58,18,2,17,17,11,-29,17,-6,-6,-9,-7,-7,0,-29,0,-61,-61,-60,-44,-61,-80,-60,-62,-81,-74,-72,-77,-74,-67,-103,-75,-161,-145,-403,-421]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 b5 {C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6} 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Bb7 (11... Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 {0-1 (65) Vachier Lagrave,M (2789)-Mamedyarov,S (2808) Leuven 2018}) 12. Bf4 Na5 {[%cal Bc6a5,Ba5c4,Bc4a3][%mdl 32]} 13. Bc2 {LiveBook: 17 Games} Nc4 14. b3 $146 Na3 15. Rc1 c5 16. Be3 Rc8 {Threatening ...cxd4.} 17. Bd3 c4 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bh4 ({Better is} 20. Bxe7 $11 Qxe7 21. Re1) 20... Nb2 $15 21. Qe2 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 g5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping White busy.} 23. Bg3 f5 24. exf5 Nxf5 25. Ne4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bd5 27. Ned2 Qd7 28. Qc3 (28. a3 $17 {might work better.}) 28... h5 $19 {[%cal Bh6h5,Bh5h4][%mdl 32] [#] Strongly threatening ...g4.} 29. Kh2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (29. Qd3 $17 {is a better defense.}) 29... h4 {Precision: White = 14%, Black = 58%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Orfini, Nicolo`"]
[Black "Gallana, Marco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[BlackElo "2247"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:15"]
[BlackClock "0:01:27"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:19:15]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 7. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 8. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:41]} 9. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:43]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:39]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Nce7 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 12. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:13:37]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 13. Re5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:14:41]} 14. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:13:36]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:13:54]} 15. Rh5 {[%emt 0:11:00]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 16. Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:08:44]} 17. Qe3 {[%emt 0:14:18]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:14:46]} 18. a3 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 19. Ng4 {[%emt 0:06:22]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:15:06]} 20. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 21. Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:13:06]} 22. f4 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Rf1 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Bb1 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 25. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Qxg6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Djukic, Zach"]
[Black "Menezes, Christoph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 19,110,0,7,11,13,7,12,9,11,6,12,9,9,0,0,0,8,-8,0,-12,14,-13,0,-20,-13,-110,-119,-118,-110,-96,-73,-95,-68,-110,-82,-156,-154,-226,-222,-222,-222,-309,-228,-400,-197,-418,0,-437,-437,-436,-428,-418,-426,-432,-432,-430,-421,-562,-392,-363,-387,-389,-384,-377,-381,-347,-352,-602,-343,-431,-439,-545,-535,-517,-232,-211,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-662,-341,-29985,-29986,-29986,-29987]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5} Be6 (6... Nd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc4 f6 9. a4 a5 10. c3 Nb6 11. Nxa5 Rxa5 12. b4 Rxa4 13. Rxa4 Nxa4 14. bxc5 {1-0 (49) Saric,I (2692)-Cheparinov,I (2711) Zagreb 2018}) 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 f6 {LiveBook: 25 Games} 11. Nf3 {[%cal Bg5f3,Bf3d2,Bd2c4][%mdl 32]} Nf8 12. Nd2 Ne6 13. Nc4 O-O {[#]} 14. b4 $146 c5 15. bxc5 Bxc5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Qd7 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. g3 Rfe8 20. Kg2 c6 21. f4 Qd4 22. Qe2 (22. Nd1 $11) 22... exf4 $17 23. gxf4 Qxb2 24. Qf2 Qd4 (24... Qc3 {looks sharper.} 25. f5 Nc5 26. Qe1 Qb2 27. Rb1 Qd4) 25. Nf5 Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Red8 27. Rff1 (27. e5 $142) 27... a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} 28. Rfb1 (28. e5 $17) 28... b5 $19 ({Less strong is} 28... Nxf4+ 29. Kf3 $15) 29. Ne7 Ra6 ({Much less strong is} 29... Nxf4+ 30. Kf3 $17) 30. Kg3 a4 31. Ra3 $2 (31. Ra2) 31... Rd7 (31... Nd4 $142 32. c4 g6 33. Nxc6 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Rxc6 34. cxb5 Rb6) 32. Nc8 $2 (32. Nf5) 32... Rd8 33. Ne7 Nd4 34. c4 Nb3 35. Raxb3 axb3 36. Rxb3 bxc4 37. dxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRN} g6 38. c5 Re8 39. Rb7 Ra3+ 40. Kg4 Re3 41. e5 fxe5 42. f5 gxf5+ 43. Kxf5 $2 (43. Nxf5 Rg8+ 44. Kh4) 43... Rc3 44. Ke6 Rxc5 45. Kf7 Ra8 46. Rb3 {[#] Intending Ng6+! and mate.} h5 (46... e4 $142 47. Re3 Re5) 47. Rf3 {Threatening mate with Rf5.} Kh7 $2 (47... e4 $19 48. Rf6 Kh7) 48. Rf5 $11 {[%cal Rf5h5]} Kh6 {Hoping for ...Rc4.} 49. h4 $1 Ra7 50. Kg8 {[%cal Rf5f6]} Ra8+ 51. Kf7 Rb5 {Threatens to win with ...Rbb8.} 52. Rf6+ Kh7 {aiming for ...Rbb8.} 53. Rf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (53. Rg6 $11 Rb7 54. Rg7+ Kh6 55. Rg6+ Kh7 56. Rg7+ Kh6 57. Rg6+ Kh7) 53... e4 $19 {...Ra7 is the strong threat.} 54. Rg5 $2 {[#]} (54. Rf4 $19 Ra6 55. Rxe4) 54... Rxg5 $1 55. hxg5 Ra7 {Accuracy: White = 41%, Black = 58%.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Black "Prithu Gupta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 9,53,12,11,1,1,8,6,6,7,3,37,30,47,50,48,41,54,42,50,53,57,69,69,70,73,43,108,93,97,97,102,106,106,95,123,104,1079,1079,1079,1079,1079,1079,1114,1066,1065,1065]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. Na3 {[%cal Bb1a3,Ba3c4,Bc4a5,Ba5b3][%mdl 32]} b4 5. Nc4 e6 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 6. Na5 $146 {A05: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 Nf6} ({Predecessor:} 6. O-O Be7 7. a3 a5 8. d3 d5 9. Nce5 Nbd7 10. c4 O-O 11. cxd5 Bxd5 {1-0 (42) Berkes,F (2706)-Fedorchuk,S (2635) Germany 2011}) 6... Bxf3 7. Bxf3 c6 8. Nb3 {The position is equal.} d5 9. O-O c5 10. d3 a5 11. a3 Nbd7 12. axb4 axb4 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. e4 Be7 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. c4 bxc3 17. bxc3 {[%cal Bb2c3,Bc3c4][%mdl 32] Threatens to win with c4.} Ne5 ({Better is} 17... Qd8 $14) 18. c4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy.} Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 {[%mdl 64] [#] Pin} Qa4 20. cxd5 Qxb3 21. dxe6 {Threatening mate with Qc6+.} fxe6 {[#]} 22. Re1 $1 {Qa8+ is the strong threat.} g6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (22... Qa2 $16) 23. Qa8+ $18 {White is clearly winning.} Bd8 24. Qc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kf7 25. Qd7+ Be7 26. Bg5 Re8 27. Re4 {Accuracy: White = 85%, Black = 47%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Black "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 28,91,0,-40,87,82,122,-8,-6,-24,-8,-5,-8,-18,-12,-8,-8,-8,-15,-8,-8,-208,6,8,9,0,0,0,76,87,284,0,179,151,157,0,21,25,53,0,130,113,829,798,751,310,339,0,391,363,768,873,1141,1176,1781,4706,2323,2004,29991,29988,29988,4594,29989,29990,29991,12659]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14. Kc2 Na6 {D17: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5: Lines with 6 Nh4 and 6 Ne5} 15. Qe1 {LiveBook: 6 Games. Black should prevent Rd1.} O-O-O (15... O-O $15 {keeps the upper hand.}) 16. Bxc4 $16 Qxg2+ {[#] White is better.} 17. Kc3 $146 (17. Kb3 $16) ({Predecessor:} 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Bxe2 Rhf8 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bxa6+ Kc7 21. Ra3 Rd4 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 {1-0 (42) Timoscenko,G (2515)-Zawadski,S (2235) Parthenay 1992}) 17... Nc5 $11 {Threatens to win with ...Rd2!} 18. Rg1 Qh3+ 19. Kb4 Qxh2 20. b3 Qb2 {( -> ...Nxb3!)} 21. a5 $1 $132 {[%mdl 2048] [#] White has counterplay} (21. Nxf7 $2 b6 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) 21... Nxb3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 22. Bxb3 {And now Rb1 would win.} Rd5 23. Rb1 $1 {[%cal Rb1b2]} Rb5+ ({Reject} 23... Qxe5 $6 24. Bxd5 Qd6+ 25. Ka4 $16) 24. Ka4 $2 {[#]} (24. Kc4 $11 Qxe5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxg7) 24... Qd4+ $2 (24... Qxe5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxg7 $11) (24... Rxa5+ $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 25. Kb4 (25. Kxa5 Qa3+) 25... Qa3+ 26. Kc3 Rc5+ 27. Nc4 b5) 25. Nc4 {Rd1 is the strong threat.} Qc5 $1 {White must now prevent ...Rxa5+!} 26. Na3 Rd8 {Hoping for ...Rd4+.} 27. Rg4 {aiming for Bxe6+!} a6 (27... Rd3 $11 28. Rc4 Qg5) 28. Bc4 $16 Qf5 $2 (28... h5 $16 {was worth a try.} 29. Rxg7 Rd4) 29. Re4 $2 (29. Rxg7 $18 Rd4 30. Rc1 (30. Nxb5 Rxc4+ 31. Ka3 axb5 $11)) 29... Rxb1 $2 (29... Rxa5+ $11 30. Qxa5 b5+ 31. Kb3 (31. Kb4 Qxe4 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 32. Qxa6+ Kd7 $11) 31... Qxe4) 30. Qxb1 h5 31. Bd3 $2 ({Better is} 31. Qe1 $16) 31... g5 32. Bc2 g4 33. Rb4 (33. Qb6 $14 Qd5 34. Qf2) 33... Qc5 (33... Qe5 $11) 34. Qb2 $1 Rd2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (34... Qe7 $16) 35. Nc4 $18 Rd8 36. Qc3 (36. Qf6 $142) 36... Kb8 {[#]} 37. Qb2 $2 (37. Qf6 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf6d8]} Rf8 38. Qb2) 37... Ka8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37... Kc8 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 38. Qf6 Rf8) 38. Qf6 Rf8 $2 (38... Rb8 39. Be4 g3) 39. Be4 g3 40. Qc3 {White wants to mate with Nb6+.} Ka7 41. Qxg3 {Intending Qc7 and mate.} Rb8 42. Qc7 {White threatens Ne5 and mate.} Qf2 43. Qb6+ Qxb6 44. axb6+ Ka8 45. Na5 Rg8 {[#]} 46. Bxc6 $1 {Accuracy: White = 47%, Black = 26%.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Black "Gallana, Marco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2247"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:34"]
[BlackClock "0:07:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 4. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 5. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:10:11]} 6. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Na6 {[%emt 0:18:17]} 8. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:03:30]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 9. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 10. e3 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:05:33]} 11. Bd3 {[%emt 0:09:53]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 12. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 13. h4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:05:16]} 14. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 15. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 16. Qg3 {[%emt 0:13:08]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 17. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} dxe3 {[%emt 0:10:13]} 18. Nxe3 {[%emt 0:03:22]} Qb4+ {[%emt 0:01:11]} 19. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 20. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 21. Qf3 {[%emt 0:05:21]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 22. Bc4 {[%emt 0:05:15]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 23. Bd5 {[%emt 0:04:26]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 24. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 25. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:16:42]} 26. Rh3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Rf3 {[%emt 0:05:37]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:10:00]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:14:10]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. g3 {[%emt 0:04:16]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 32. Rb1 {[%emt 0:04:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 33. Rb7 {[%emt 0:01:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 34. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 35. Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Qa1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 37. Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 38. Qg5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 39. Ng4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 1-0

[Event "3rd Vergani Cup 2018"]
[Site "Montebelluna"]
[Date "2019.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Repka, Cristoph"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{[%evp 27,59,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,-3,-32,-31,-44,-32,-47,-39,-73,-83,-85,-92,-99,-93,-74,-87,-136,-138,-264,-257,-297,-308,-280,-312,-309,-1,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Rd1 Qa5 13. e4 {[%cal Be3e4,Be4e5][%mdl 32]} e5 {D19: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5 6 e3: Main line with 9 Qe2} (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxc3 15. Rb1 Nb6 16. Bb3 Rfd8 17. Rd3 Qa5 18. e5 Nfd5 19. Bd2 Qa6 20. Qe4 Ne7 21. Bg5 {1-0 (105) Kasimdzhanov,R (2685)-Nguyen,N (2628) Guangzhou 2010}) 14. Na2 Be7 {LiveBook: 12 Games} 15. Bd2 Qc7 {[#]} 16. f4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Bc3 Bd6 17. d5 Nc5 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Bb4 a5 20. Ba3 Ncxe4 21. Bxd6 Nxd6 22. Qxe5 {0-1 (53) Nguyen,D (2516)-Dao,T (2482) Ho Chi Minh City 2015}) 16... exd4 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Bb4 Bc5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Rac1 {aiming for b4.} Qe7 $1 22. Qb5 Rac8 23. Nb4 Rfd8 24. a5 a6 25. Qb6 {[#]} d3 $1 {[%cal Bd4d3,Bd3d2][%mdl 544]} 26. h3 (26. Ra1 $17 {keeps fighting.}) (26. Nxd3 Nxd3) 26... d2 $1 $19 {[%cal Rd2c1]} 27. Rc2 {[#]} Ne4 $1 28. Nxd5 {[#]} Qh4 $1 29. Rxc8 Qe1+ $2 (29... Rxc8 $19 30. Qe3 Rc2) 30. Kh2 {Accuracy: White = 46%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2

