[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bernadsky, Vitalj"]
[Black "Caprino, Marco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[BlackElo "2074"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,83,53,52,77,61,56,51,104,92,93,79,88,39,62,45,62,58,77,74,58,72,85,44,40,40,53,3,0,0,107,101,112,98,147,131,124,125,204,195,187,184,209,204,200,188,198,129,137,139,213,166,170,112,178,80,125,122,162,125,124,124,124,129,116,86,119,117,29979,29980,29990,29990,29993,29994]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 {B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System.} 8. Bh4 c6 {8...c6 has become a bit dusty these days.} 9. Bd3 Qe8 (9... Nd7 $14) 10. h3 Nf6 11. e5 {[#]} Nd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... dxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. O-O b6 14. Rfe1 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be6 16. a4 g5 17. Bg3 c5 {1-0 (53) Alba Linero,E (2015)-Lopez de Turiso,J (2065) Madrid 2011}) 12. Ne4 Nd7 {[%cal Rd6e5]} 13. c4 (13. exd6 $6 f5 $15) 13... N5b6 {[%cal Rd6e5]} 14. O-O dxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qxh6 {Ng5 would kill now.} (17. Rae1 {is more complex.} Qd8 18. Nc5 Qd6 19. Qe3 Bh2+ 20. Kh1) 17... Bg7 18. Qe3 Bf5 19. Nc5 {White wants to play Bxf5.} Bxd3 (19... Bxb2 $6 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Rae1 $16) 20. Qxd3 Bxb2 (20... Rd8 $11 21. Qe2 Nxc4) 21. Rae1 $1 $16 Qd8 22. Qb1 (22. Bxe7 $6 Qxd3 23. Nxd3 Bc3 $11) 22... Bf6 ({Avoid the trap} 22... Nxc4 $2 23. Bxe7 Qd4 24. Rd1 $18 (24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Na4 Ba3 $16)) 23. Bxf6 ({Of course not} 23. Nxb7 $6 Qc7 $11) 23... exf6 {[#]} 24. Ne6 $1 {[%cal Re6d8][%mdl 512]} Qd7 ({Don't blunder} 24... fxe6 $2 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Re4 $18) (24... Qe7 $16) (24... Qb8 25. Nxf8) 25. Nxf8 $18 Rxf8 26. Qb4 Qd4 27. Qe7 Nxc4 28. Rd1 Qb2 29. Rd7 (29. Rb1 $18 Qxa2 30. Rxb7) 29... b5 30. Rxa7 Qd4 (30... Kg7 $16 {was necessary.} 31. a4 bxa4) 31. Rd7 Qe5 32. Qb4 (32. Qxe5 $18 Nxe5 33. Rc7) 32... Nb6 {[#]} (32... Kg7 $16) 33. Rd2 (33. Re1 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] has better winning chances.} Qb8 34. Rd6) 33... Nc4 {Strongly threatening ...c5.} 34. Rdd1 Ra8 35. Rfe1 Qf5 {[#]} 36. a4 $1 Kg7 37. axb5 cxb5 38. Qe7 Ra2 39. Re2 $40 {[%mdl 128] White attacks with force.} Rc2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (39... Ra8 $16 40. Qb7 Rh8) 40. Rd8 $1 {White mates.} Kh6 41. Rxc2 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxc2 42. Qxf6 {[%cal Rd8h8] Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.48} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Cappelletto, Joshuaede"]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2063"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,47,49,44,62,50,68,52,103,74,172,167,161,159,182,18,32,37,51,0,66,29,31,26,81,69,77,0,0,0,36,0,0,0,70,0]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Qd2 e5 7. O-O-O exd4 8. Bxd4 Nc6 {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems.} 9. Be3 Re8 10. h4 Re5 (10... h5 $14) 11. g4 {[#]} Rb8 $146 {[#]} (11... h5 $16) ({Predecessor:} 11... Ra5 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Nd5 b5 14. Bb3 Ra6 15. Kb1 Bxd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Ne2 Rb8 18. h5 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 {1-0 (32) Letay,G (2089)-Tessedik,K (1993) Budapest 2010}) 12. h5 $1 $18 b5 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Qh2 $2 ({White should try} 14. Bh6 $18 Qf8 15. Bxg7 Qxg7 16. g5) 14... b4 15. Nd5 Be6 {[%cal Re6d5]} 16. Bh6 (16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qh7+ Kf8 $15) ({White should play} 16. Bc4 $14) 16... Nxd5 ({Better is} 16... Rh5 $11 17. gxh5 Bxh6+ 18. f4 Nxh5) 17. Bxg7 (17. Rxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 $17) 17... Kxg7 18. Qh6+ ({But not} 18. Rxd5 Bxd5 19. Qh6+ Kf6 $17) 18... Kf6 {[#] aiming for ...Nc3!} 19. exd5 Rxd5 20. Qh4+ Kg7 {...Qxh4 is the strong threat.} 21. Qh6+ Kf6 22. Qh4+ {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Kg7 {White must now prevent ...Qxh4.} 23. Qh6+ Kf6 24. Qh4+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.26} (24. Rxd5 $14 Bxd5 25. Qd2) 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Black "Miotto, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2052"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,43,20,27,18,47,50,62,56,67,67,66,60,58,54,58,67,62,47,92,78,145,147,162,164,176,147,181,180,193,194,321,308]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Be7 8. h3 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bxe4 {White is slightly better.} dxe4 11. Qg4 Nf6 12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 Rxg2 14. Nge2 Rg6 15. Qh4 Be6 16. O-O-O O-O-O (16... Nd5 $142 17. Qxe4 (17. Qxh7 Nxc3 18. Nxc3 O-O-O $16) 17... Nxc3 18. Nxc3 O-O-O) 17. Nf4 $16 {[#]} Bc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Rg7 18. Rhg1 Rdg8 19. Rxg7 Rxg7 20. Nh5 Rg6 21. Nf4 Rg7 22. Nxe4 Bxa2 23. Qxf6 Qxe4 24. Qxg7 {1-0 (33) Bischoff,K (2555)-Schulz,K (2310) Altenkirchen 2005}) 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Kb1 Qe6 20. Ka1 Bd3 21. Rhg1 Nd7 (21... Nd5 $142 22. Nxd5 Rxd5) 22. f3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.25} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Hercegovac, Neven"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2045"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,120,14,7,14,19,19,25,23,30,29,35,21,26,19,33,25,29,4,4,4,6,-9,0,-13,0,-20,0,0,12,-15,-21,-21,-27,-22,-13,-23,0,0,0,-26,-26,-30,-34,-86,-79,-79,-79,-79,-79,-110,-100,-105,-86,-151,-151,-151,-143,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-151,-174,-174,-157,-131,-131,-130,-328,-329,-328,-328,-333,-333,-329,-329,-799,-773,-29961,-29961,-29956,-29949,-11407,-11379,-29979,-29979,-29979,-29979,-29980,-29981,-29981,-29982,-29982,-29983]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 {B91: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 g3.} Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. Nd5 {[#] White has an edge.} Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Rc8 14. Re1 Re8 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Re4 b5 18. Rh4 Kg8 {½-½ (44) Dourerassou,J (2454)-Sandu,M (2199) Marseille 2012}) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. c3 Rc8 15. Qd4+ Kg8 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Rad1 Qa5 18. a3 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. f4 b5 21. Rd2 Kg7 22. Kf2 h6 23. Kg1 Bxd5 24. exd5 Kf6 25. Kf2 Nb6 26. Bf3 Rec8 27. Rde2 R8c7 28. Rd1 a5 29. Rd4 Rc4 30. Rde4 (30. Rd3 $15) 30... b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. cxb4 Rxe4 33. Bxe4 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rc4 34. b5 Rb4 35. Bf3 (35. Bd3 $142) 35... Rxb5 36. Rd2 Na4 37. Be2 Rb4 38. b3 Nc3 {...Ne4+ is the strong threat.} 39. Bf3 Rxb3 40. Rd3 {[#]} Rb2+ $1 41. Ke3 Na4 42. Rd2 Rb1 43. Rd1 Rb8 44. Rd3 Nc5 45. Rd2 Rb3+ 46. Kf2 g5 47. fxg5+ Kxg5 48. Rd4 $2 {[#] Loses the game.} (48. h4+ $17 Kf5 49. Kg2) 48... Nd3+ $1 $19 49. Ke2 Ne5 50. h4+ Kf6 51. Rf4+ Kg7 52. g4 $2 (52. Bg2) 52... Rxf3 53. Rxf3 Nxf3 54. Kxf3 {KP-KP} Kf6 55. Kf4 e5+ 56. Ke3 Kg6 {Black mates.} 57. Ke4 f6 58. Ke3 h5 59. Kf3 hxg4+ 60. Kxg4 f5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.49/Black=0.03} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Checa, Nicholas"]
[Black "Andolfatto, Maria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[BlackElo "2034"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,83,22,30,14,13,22,28,5,0,0,4,-1,0,0,12,10,16,13,18,10,44,32,26,34,47,24,92,79,93,92,87,100,93,105,99,101,101,80,84,81,278,277,315,313,370,360,367,360,343,345,333,341,340,197,334,319,443,423,691,665,1118,966,871,812]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. O-O-O {D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation: Main line (5 Bg5 c6 6 Qc2).} Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Na4 {White has an edge.} Nxa4 15. Qxa4 Kb8 {[#]} 16. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Rc1 Qg5 17. Rc3 Bf5 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Bxd3+ 20. Rxd3 Qf5 21. Qc2 Qe4 22. Rh2 {0-1 (58) Barski,R (2444)-Leniart,A (2482) Warsaw 2020}) 16... g5 17. Rc1 Ng7 18. Rc3 Bf5 {White should prevent ...Bxd3+.} 19. Nc1 Rc8 20. Ka1 Rc7 21. Ra3 a6 22. Rb3 {aiming for Qxa6.} Ka7 23. Qa5 c5 {[#]} (23... Rhc8 $11) 24. Bxa6 $1 $16 bxa6 25. Qb6+ Ka8 {...Rhc8 is the strong threat.} 26. Qxa6+ Ra7 27. Qc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rb7 28. dxc5 $40 {[%mdl 128] White has strong attack.} Rc8 {[#]} 29. Rxb7 $1 ({But not} 29. Qxd5 $6 Be4 $15) 29... Qxb7 30. Qf6 Rxc5 $2 {A mistake that costs the game.} (30... Rg8 $16) 31. Qxg7 $18 Rc2 32. Nb3 Rxf2 33. Rc1 Rc2 34. Rxc2 Bxc2 35. Qf8+ Qb8 36. Qa3+ ({Resist} 36. Qxh6 Qb5 $18) ({Not} 36. Qxf7 Bxb3 37. axb3 Qxb3 $16) 36... Qa7 37. Qxa7+ Kxa7 38. Nd4 Be4 {[#]} 39. g3 {White is clearly winning.} f5 (39... Bg2 $142 40. h4 Bh3) 40. b4 h5 41. h4 gxh4 42. gxh4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.02/Black=0.42} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Maione, Melissa"]
[Black "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B68"]
[WhiteElo "2007"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,116,23,22,37,44,-21,-11,-43,-13,-23,-20,-13,-12,-12,-18,-25,-25,-21,-35,-23,-7,-45,-33,-45,-35,-50,-43,-66,-15,-18,-12,-47,-24,-25,-15,-14,-15,-23,-17,-12,-13,-24,-23,-54,-24,-37,-41,-70,-70,-83,-93,-92,-73,-73,-66,-61,-64,-84,-74,-59,-45,-47,-36,-63,-62,-62,0,-58,-64,-64,-64,-45,-45,-49,-68,-57,-7,-7,-7,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-14,-14,-19,-19,-57,-20,-21,-8,-8,0,-68,-68]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 {is the new trend.} 10. Be2 b5 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 11. Bf3 {B68: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 7...a6 8 0-0-0 Bd7 9 f4 Be7 .} Rc8 12. g4 {[#]} (12. Bxf6 $14 gxf6 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. Kb1) 12... h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. g5 Be7 16. h4 Qc5 17. Kb1 a5 18. h5 a4 {0-1 (64) Mirski,M (2032)-Grela,K (2377) Poronin 2020}) 13. Bh4 {The position is equal.} b4 (13... Na5 {is interesting.} 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Kb1 Nc4 16. Bg3 e5) 14. Nce2 {[#]} Nxe4 $1 15. Bxe7 Nxd2 16. Bxd8 {Strongly threatening Bxc6.} Nxf3 17. Nxf3 Nxd8 18. Rxd6 Bc6 19. Rf1 Nb7 20. Rd2 Nc5 21. Ned4 Bd5 22. Kb1 O-O 23. f5 Rfd8 (23... Rce8 $15) 24. fxe6 Nxe6 25. Rfd1 Be4 (25... Re8 {with more complications.} 26. Ne1 g6 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. h3 a5) 26. Ne1 Nf4 27. Ne2 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Ne6 (28... Nh3 {seems wilder.} 29. Ng3 Bc6 30. Rd4 a5 31. Nf5 Re8) 29. Ng3 Bg6 30. Nf3 Rc5 31. Nh4 Bh7 32. Nhf5 h5 33. h3 Bxf5 34. Nxf5 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} g6 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36. Nd5 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rc4 38. Rg2 Rd4 {[%cal Rd4d1] [#]} 39. Ne3 Re4 40. Nd1 Nf4 (40... Ke7 {is more complex.} 41. c3 Kf6 42. Rf2+ Kg7 43. Rg2 Kh6) 41. Rg1 Ne2 42. Rg2 Nf4 (42... g5 {feels hotter.} 43. b3 Nf4 44. Rg1 Nd5 45. Kc1 Kg7) 43. Rg1 Ke7 44. c3 Ne2 45. Rg2 bxc3 46. Nxc3 Nxc3+ 47. bxc3 {KR-KR} f5 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Rf2 Ke6 50. Kc2 Ke5 51. Kd3 Rh4 52. c4 {[%cal Bc3c4,Bc4c5,Bc5c6,Bc6c7][%mdl 32]} Rh3+ 53. Kc2 f4 54. c5 Ke4 {...Rh5 is the strong threat.} 55. Kd2 f3 {Threatens to win with ...Kf4.} 56. c6 Rh6 {Hoping for ...Kf4.} 57. c7 Rd6+ (57... Rc6 $5 58. Rh2 $8 Rxc7 59. Rh4+ Ke5 $11) 58. Ke1 ({Better is} 58. Kc1 $1 $11 Rc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 59. Rc2) 58... Rc6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/Black=0.09} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Black "Frescura, Davide"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,95,6,20,20,60,54,50,60,79,52,48,48,79,42,40,42,58,14,18,12,14,6,8,-7,35,33,64,61,63,70,81,83,81,70,70,89,80,85,112,96,147,182,346,70,110,112,127,129,151,143,237,209,276,268,280,227,282,302,7420,7448,5945,718,12847,6677,4682,1236,6490,6490,29992,29993,29993,29985,29991,29982,29994,29995]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nc3 g6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Nde2 O-O 11. f3 Rfc8 12. Be3 {B52: Sicilian: Moscow Variation with 3...Bd7.} Ne8 13. Qd2 Nc7 14. b3 {White is slightly better.} Rab8 15. a4 {[#]} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Ne6 16. Rab1 b6 17. Rfc1 Ne5 18. Nd5 Re8 19. Nec3 Rbc8 20. Kh1 Nc5 21. Bg5 Ne6 {1-0 (29) Tan,M (2321)-Mostertman,M (2044) Groningen 2008}) 16. Rab1 Nb4 17. Nd5 Nbxd5 18. exd5 a6 {[%cal Ba7a6,Ba6b5][%mdl 32]} 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 b5 $1 21. axb5 ({Much worse is} 21. Qh6 e5 $17) 21... axb5 22. Rbe1 Ne8 23. Re4 {[%cal Be1e4,Be4h4,Bh4g4][%mdl 32]} bxc4 24. Rfe1 Rb7 25. Qh6 f6 26. bxc4 ({Of course not} 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 $15) 26... Rxc4 27. Rh4 $40 {[%mdl 128] White has some attack.} e5 28. dxe6 Qg7 29. Qd2 {Bxf6! is the strong threat.} Rbb4 30. e7 g5 (30... Qf7 $142) 31. Rg4 $1 $16 {Strongly threatening Bxf6!} Qf7 {[#]} (31... h6 32. h4 Qg6) 32. Bc3 $2 (32. Bxf6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Rb5 (32... Rxg4 33. fxg4) 33. Rxg5+ Rxg5 34. Qxg5+ Qg6 {[#]} 35. Qb5 $1) 32... Rxg4 33. Bxb4 Rc4 34. Bxd6 Rc6 35. Bb4 Re6 (35... Qc4 $16 36. h4 h6 37. hxg5 hxg5) 36. Rc1 Rxe7 37. Bxe7 Qxe7 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQN} 38. Re1 Qa7+ 39. Kh1 {Hoping for Qd8!} Qf7 $2 (39... Ng7 40. g4 Qc5 41. Qa2+ Kf8) 40. Qd8 Kf8 41. h3 (41. g4 $142 h6 42. Re2) 41... h6 42. Re4 f5 43. Re5 (43. Re1 $142 Qh5 44. Qe7+ Kg8 45. Qxe8+ Qxe8 46. Rxe8+ Kg7 47. Re5) 43... g4 44. Qc8 Qb3 45. Qxe8+ {White mates.} Kg7 46. Qe7+ Kg6 47. Qe6+ Kg7 48. Qxb3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.48} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Rotondaro, Alberto"]
[Black "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "1956"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,48,-18,-29,-89,-77,-101,-55,-80,-18,-24,0,0,0,0,0,-55,-49,-60,-6,-869,-869,-858,-807,-1774,-1572,-12795,-12795,-6303,-5920,-29994,-29993]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. f4 Bc5 {Hoping for ...Qb6.} 11. e5 {[#] B49: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 7 Be2.} (11. Qd3 $11 {remains equal.}) 11... Qb6 $1 $17 {[%cal Rc6d4]} 12. exf6 (12. Bf3 Bxd4) 12... Bxd4 13. Bf2 {[#] Black is slightly better.} Bxf2+ $146 (13... gxf6 $17 14. Ne4 Ke7) ({Predecessor:} 13... gxf6 14. Ne4 Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 Nd4 16. Nxf6+ Ke7 17. Ng4 Rhg8 18. c3 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 {0-1 (30) Berdullas Guerra,J-Strikovic,A (2465) Naron 1993}) 14. Rxf2 $11 Nd4 15. fxg7 Rg8 16. Bd3 Rxg7 {Threatens to win with ...Nf3+.} 17. Ne4 (17. Be4 $11 d5 18. Bd3) 17... O-O-O $15 18. a4 Nf5 (18... Rdg8 $15 19. Ng3 f6) 19. axb5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] Now White is beyond hope.} (19. Qe1 $11) 19... Rxg2+ $1 $19 {[%mdl 576] Decoy} 20. Kxg2 Ne3+ 21. Kh3 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxf2 24. bxa6 Qe3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=1.91/Black=0.25} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Persico, Lorenzo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "1946"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,61,18,21,-16,0,0,48,43,136,145,91,75,266,252,270,271,504,482,494,493,481,468,527,508,498,489,482,368,401,366,410,413,420,377,381,321,364,377,345,360,403,349,350,337]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nge2 Re8 11. g4 {D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation: Main line (5 Bg5 c6 6 Qc2).} Nf8 12. h3 Qe7 13. O-O-O $1 {[#] White is slightly better.} g5 $146 ({Black should play} 13... Bd7 $14) ({Predecessor:} 13... Ne6 14. Rdg1 Ng5 15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. h4 Nxg4 17. Rg2 Nxf2 18. Rxf2 Qxe3+ {0-1 (27) Milanovic,D (2469)-Cordeiro,M (2228) Berlin 2015}) 14. Bg3 $16 Kg7 15. h4 Bd7 $2 {This move loses the game for Black.} (15... Bxg4 $16 {might work better.} 16. Rdg1 Ng6) 16. hxg5 $18 hxg5 17. Bf5 b5 $2 (17... Ng6 {is a better defense.} 18. Bxd7 Bxg3) 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ng3 {[#] Hoping for Nf5+.} Qd7 21. Nf5+ Kg8 22. f4 N6h7 23. Rh3 f6 24. Rdh1 a5 25. Ne2 b4 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27. Ng3 Rxe3 28. fxg5 ({Don't do} 28. Nhf5 Re6 $18) 28... fxg5 29. Qf2 Rae8 30. Nf7+ Kg8 {[#]} 31. Nxg5 $1 {[%mdl 512] Weighted Error Value: White=0.14/Black=0.57} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Bordin, Silvia"]
[Black "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1941"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,56,12,12,4,8,-48,-50,-69,-74,-87,-55,-56,-62,-46,-58,-186,-181,-186,-179,-203,-208,-210,-185,-201,-179,-362,-344,-372,-379,-347,-330,-318,-299,-300,-302,-356,-357,-352,-370,-483,-481,-499,-491,-568,-585,-543,-485,-739,-737]} 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Ne2 e6 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 {B00: Queen's Fianchetto Defence, Nimzowitsch Defence.} h5 7. Bg5 (7. c3 $11) 7... f6 $15 8. exf6 {Black is slightly better.} gxf6 {[#]} 9. Bf4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Be3 Qd7 10. Be2 Qh7 11. c3 Bd6 12. a4 Nge7 13. Nd2 O-O-O 14. a5 Bc2 15. Qc1 {0-1 (25) Sousa,J-Damaso,R (2435) Portugal 1993}) 9... e5 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 {White does not recover from this.} (12. Nc3 $15) 12... Qxe7 $19 (12... Ngxe7 13. Nd2 $17) 13. c3 O-O-O {[%cal Ba8d8,Bd8f8,Bf8f4][%mdl 32]} 14. Bb5 Qc5 15. Qa4 Rf8 16. O-O Rf4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has strong initiative.} 17. c4 $2 {[#]} (17. b4 Qb6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qa5) 17... Bd3 (17... Rxh4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nd2 $17) 18. Nc3 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Nge7 (19... Rxh4 20. Nxd5 Nd4 21. b4 $11) (19... dxc4 20. Nge4 $16) 20. a3 {If White can now play b4 this consolidates a bit.} a6 (20... dxc4 21. Nge4 $17) (20... Rxh4 21. b4 $11) 21. b4 Qd6 ({Stronger than} 21... axb5 22. Qa8+ Kd7 23. Qxh8 $15) 22. Bxa6 {intending cxd5.} Nd4 ({Weaker is} 22... dxc4 23. Nge4 $11) ({Not} 22... Rxh4 23. cxd5 Nd4 24. Bd3 $15) 23. Bb5 {[%cal Ra4a8] [#]} c6 24. cxd5 cxb5 {Black is clearly winning.} 25. Nxb5 Nxb5 26. Rc1+ Kb8 27. Qxb5 Qxd5 28. Qb6 (28. Qxd5 $142 Nxd5 29. Re1) 28... Rc8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.55/Black=0.06} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Krasteva, Beloslava"]
[Black "Bernadsky, Vitalj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,70,35,23,73,56,71,53,49,28,36,42,27,47,31,0,11,14,15,0,38,-43,0,-50,-41,-60,-66,-56,-40,-97,-76,-115,-104,-211,-158,-141,0,0,36,32,37,39,41,0,0,0,0,0,22,10,0,-119,-135,-240,-229,-195,-22,-17,-33,-53,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 a5 {[#] E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3.} 8. g4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. a3 b6 9. Bd3 e5 10. d5 Nc5 11. Bc2 Ne8 12. b4 Nd7 13. Nd2 f5 14. f3 f4 {1-0 (45) Villa Brullet,D (1894)-Alves Garcia,E (1802) Llinars del Valles 2014}) 8... c5 9. d5 a4 {White should prevent ...a3.White is slightly better.} 10. a3 b5 11. cxb5 Nb6 12. Nd2 e6 13. Nc4 (13. dxe6 {with more complications.} fxe6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. O-O Nfd7 16. Rc1) 13... Nxc4 14. Bxc4 exd5 15. exd5 Nd7 16. Qc2 (16. Be2 $14) 16... f5 $15 17. O-O-O Ne5 18. Be2 fxg4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 20. Bxg4 (20. Bd3 $15) 20... Bxg4 $17 21. Rdg1 Bf5 22. Ne4 (22. Qe2 $17) 22... Qb6 {White must now prevent ...Rae8.} 23. Bh6 {Bxg7 is the strong threat.} Rfe8 ({Wrong is} 23... Qxb5 $2 24. Bxg7 Rf7 25. Nxd6 $18) ({Black should try} 23... Rae8 $17 24. f3 Bxh6+ 25. Rxh6 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Qxb5) 24. Nf6+ $1 $11 Kf7 {[#]} 25. Nd7 $1 {White wants to mate with Qxf5+!} Bxc2 ({Of course not} 25... Bxd7 $6 26. Bxg7 Bf5 27. Qc3 $16) 26. Nxb6 Be4 27. f3 Bxf3 28. Rf1 Bxh6+ 29. Rxh6 Kg7 30. Nxa8 Kxh6 {KRB-KRN} 31. Nc7 (31. Rxf3 $11 Rxa8 32. b3 axb3 33. Rxb3) 31... Re3 $17 32. b4 {[#]} (32. Kd2 $17 Rb3 33. Re1) 32... cxb4 $1 $19 ({And not} 32... Rxa3 33. Rf2 $11) 33. axb4 {[#]} Rc3+ $2 (33... Rb3 $1 $19 {aiming for ...Be4.} 34. b6 Be4) 34. Kb2 $1 $11 {[%cal Rb2c3]} Rxc7 35. Rxf3 g5 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.33/Black=0.21. Loss on time!?} (35... Kg7 $15 36. Rc3 Rb7) 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlo, Emanuele"]
[Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,48,8,22,14,24,16,24,25,47,-48,0,-47,-39,-36,-46,-39,-39,-52,-59,-91,-110,-207,-217,-222,-196,-199,-111,-111,-104,-463,-391,-1040,-1026,-1190,-923,-927,-858,-843,-835]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 {6...h6 is setting a new trend.} 7. a4 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} Ba7 8. Nbd2 h6 9. Re1 {White has an edge.} g5 {[#]} 10. Qb3 $146 (10. b4 $14) ({Predecessor:} 10. b4 Nh7 11. Nb3 g4 12. Nfd2 Qf6 13. d4 Ng5 14. b5 Ne7 15. bxa6 bxa6 16. Nf1 {1-0 (32) So,W (2770)-Caruana,F (2835) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 10... Rh7 11. a5 Nh5 12. Nf1 g4 13. N3d2 Nf4 14. Ne3 h5 $1 15. Ndf1 h4 $1 16. Nf5 (16. Nd5 $17) 16... g3 $1 $40 {[%cal Rg3f2][%mdl 128] Black has strong attack.} 17. hxg3 hxg3 18. N1xg3 Qg5 (18... Bxf5 $19 19. exf5 Qh4 20. Bxf4 {[%mdl 64] Pin} Bxf2+ $1 21. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 22. Ke2 Qxg3) 19. d4 $17 {[#]} Kf8 $1 20. Bxf4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for White.} (20. Qd1 $17) 20... exf4 $19 21. Ne2 $2 {[#]} (21. Kf1) 21... Ne5 $1 {[%mdl 512] aiming for ...Nf3+.Black is clearly winning.} 22. Kf1 (22. Neg3 fxg3) 22... Rh1+ 23. Ng1 {[#]} Rxg1+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender, Decoy} 24. Kxg1 Nf3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.92/Black=0.20} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Black "Loiacono, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,64,11,16,10,18,18,25,18,25,17,9,18,18,9,9,8,35,47,81,88,132,152,176,164,149,134,213,209,219,226,247,243,460,459,442,435,479,474,462,459,526,535,528,521,656,604,858,842,822,660,841,741,834,827,767]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nc3 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Qb3 {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4.} Qb6 8. Nh4 Be7 9. g4 {White has an edge.} Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 g5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rd1 O-O-O {[#]} 14. Qc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Qa4 a6 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qc2 Nf8 18. Rac1 Ng6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxg5 {½-½ (57) Wang,H (2712)-Perunovic,M (2614) Baku 2015}) 14... Kb8 15. Rb1 {White stays focused until the end.} dxc4 16. b3 cxb3 17. Rxb3 Qc7 18. Bd2 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Nd5 {[#]} (18... Nb6 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 19. Rdb1 $1 $18 b6 {[#]} 20. a4 $1 Rc8 21. a5 Ka8 $2 (21... Qb7 {was worth a try.} 22. Nxd5 cxd5) 22. axb6 {White is clearly winning.} axb6 23. Qd3 Kb7 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. e4 dxe4 26. Qxe4 Bd6 27. Rc1 Nf6 28. Qb1 Qd8 29. Bxg5 Be7 30. Be3 Nd5 31. Bxd5 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxd5 32. Rxb6+ Kc7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.38} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Orfini, Nicolo`"]
[Black "Checa, Nicholas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,110,-16,-8,0,0,7,-3,0,0,4,-41,-7,-77,-68,-78,-44,-73,-46,-68,-31,-33,-21,-37,-16,-18,-5,-95,-99,-80,-83,-87,-86,-89,-83,-92,-75,-100,-95,-147,-131,-147,-147,-147,-156,-150,-150,-179,-149,-195,-129,-309,-230,-250,-245,-240,-239,-239,-164,-164,-164,-192,-190,-185,-160,-239,-222,-293,-293,-283,-272,-297,-291,-302,-288,-551,-252,-385,-255,-244,-239,-331,-331,-319,-304,-302,-300,-350,-283,-4952,-4952,-29966,-29968,-29967,-29968,-29975,-29976,-29976,-29976,-29974,-29975,-29975,-29975]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6e5,Be5c4,Bc4e3][%mdl 32] C01: French: Exchange Variation.} 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5 {The position is equal.} 9. Nc3 a6 $1 {[#] 9...a6 is better than 9...Bb4.} (9... Be7 {is interesting.} 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Qc7) 10. a3 $146 (10. Qe2 {feels hotter.} Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 e5 12. Nb3 Bb4 13. O-O) ({Predecessor:} 10. Qe2 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 e5 12. Nf5 Qa5 13. O-O-O e4 14. Nxg7+ Bxg7 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4+ {0-1 (52) Ibarra Jerez,J (2561)-Fridman,D (2601) chess.com INT 2020}) 10... Nc4 (10... Qc7 {is more complex.} 11. O-O Bd6 12. Be2 Bd7 13. g3 O-O) 11. Rb1 (11. Qe2 $11 Nxb2 12. O-O) 11... Nxe3 $17 12. fxe3 Bc5 (12... Be7 {seems wilder.} 13. O-O O-O 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. g4 Bxa3 16. bxa3 Qxc3 17. g5 Nd7) 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Ke2 e5 17. Rhd1 Re8 {White must now prevent ...e4.} 18. Nd5 (18. Nd2 $1 $11) 18... Nxd5 19. Bxd5 {[#]} Bg4+ $1 20. Bf3 Bf5 {And now ...e4 would win.} 21. e4 Be6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has strong initiative.} 22. Nd2 Rac8 23. Rbc1 g6 24. Nf1 ({Better is} 24. c3) 24... Bc4+ 25. Ke1 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Be3 27. Rb1 Rxc2 28. Rd7 b6 29. Be2 a5 (29... Bd4 $19 30. g4 b5) 30. b3 $2 {Now White is beyond hope.} (30. Ke1 $17) 30... Re6 31. Rd3 Rf6+ 32. Ke1 Bd4 33. Rf3 Rxf3 34. Bxf3 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Kg7 35. Kd1 Ra2 36. a4 Kf6 37. Ke1 (37. Be2 $17) 37... h5 38. Rd1 Kg5 39. Rd3 h4 40. Be2 f5 41. exf5 gxf5 42. g3 $2 (42. Kd1 {might work better.}) 42... Ra1+ (42... h3 $142 {...Bg1 is the strong threat.} 43. Kf1 Rb2) 43. Bd1 (43. Rd1 $142) 43... Bg1 44. Rd8 Bxh2 45. Rg8+ Kh6 46. gxh4 e4 47. h5 f4 48. Rg6+ Kh7 {Threatens to win with ...f3.} 49. Rxb6 $2 (49. Re6 f3 50. Re7+ Kh6 51. Rxe4 f2+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 52. Kxf2 Rxd1 53. Ke2) 49... f3 {( -> ...e3)} 50. Rf6 Be5 {Black mates.} 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Re7 {[#]} e3 $1 53. Rxe5 {[#]} f2+ $1 54. Ke2 {[#]} Rxd1 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 55. Rf5 Re1+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.53/Black=0.18} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Black "Samoun, Florent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2293"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 22,71,48,32,54,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,14,11,11,13,70,83,76,82,87,83,86,47,314,229,277,242,376,375,479,477,474,470,801,801,1356,1318,2172,2234,1863,1897]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Na3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Kh8 {B32: Sicilian: Löwenthal and Kalashnikov Variations.} 13. Qd2 (13. Nc2 $14) 13... Na5 $11 {[#]} 14. f3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Nd5 Nxe4 15. Qb4 Bg5 16. Bb6 Nc6 17. Bxd8 Nxb4 18. Bxg5 Bxd5 19. Be7 Bc6 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 {1-0 (46) Torell,T-Vermeulen,J corr 1995}) 14... Nxc4 {The position is equal.} 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Nd5 Rc6 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. Nxf6 Bxf6 20. Rc1 Qc7 21. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} h5 22. Qd3 Ra8 23. Qc4 a5 ({Black should try} 23... c5 $1 $11) 24. b5 $1 $36 {[%cal Rb5b6][%mdl 2048] Threatens to win with b6. White is really pushing.} (24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 axb4 $15) 24... c5 25. a4 Kg8 26. Rd1 Kf8 27. Rxd6 Be7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] Loses the game.} (27... Qxd6 $2 {perishes.} 28. Bxc5 Be7 29. Bxd6 $18) ({Black should play} 27... Bg5 $1 $14 28. Rd3 Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Rd8) 28. Rd5 Rd8 29. Kf2 ({Don't do} 29. Bxc5 $6 Rxd5 30. Bxe7+ Qxe7 $16) 29... Rxd5 (29... Rc8 $142 30. Qc3 f6) 30. Qxd5 $18 ({Weaker is} 30. exd5 h4 $16) 30... Bd6 31. Ke2 {White is clearly winning.} Ke7 32. Kd3 Kf6 (32... c4+ $142 33. Qxc4 Qd8) 33. Kc4 Kg6 34. Qc6 Qe7 35. Bxc5 Qe6+ 36. Qd5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.45} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Loiacono, Leonardo"]
[Black "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,176,-31,-12,-32,-14,-36,-44,-42,-21,-37,-14,-29,-28,-48,-39,-45,-41,-61,-27,-27,-22,-60,-37,-40,-32,-41,-28,-33,-39,-27,-6,-13,2,-2,0,-3,0,-5,0,0,-6,-6,0,-6,-6,-6,-6,-8,-7,-13,-17,-18,-6,-6,-8,-42,-19,-52,-47,-54,0,0,16,0,0,0,0,0,52,0,0,-18,-18,-18,0,0,0,-75,-73,-66,-63,-230,-181,-139,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,-12,-12,-12,-137,-24,-24,-24,-30,-29,-297,-293,-293,-293,-283,-285,-298,-294,-235,-62,-170,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,5065,4133,1107,172,439,439,435,352,1602,352,305,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,74,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. Bg2 {A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4.} e5 7. O-O (7. Ng5 {looks sharper.} Nh6 8. h4 O-O 9. d3 Nd4 10. e3) 7... Nge7 8. d3 {Black is slightly better.} O-O {[#]} 9. Qa4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bd2 Nf5 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Rfc1 Ncd4 13. Qd1 Bc6 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Ne4 Bd5 16. b4 Re8 17. a4 {0-1 (43) Bruzon Batista,L (2644)-Sevian,S (2660) chess.com INT 2020}) 9... Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Re1 h5 14. Qa3 Qd8 15. Nd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2e4,Be4c5][%mdl 32]} h4 16. Rac1 c6 17. Ne4 Re8 18. Qd6 hxg3 19. hxg3 Be6 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. b4 Bf8 23. a3 Re5 24. Nb3 Be7 25. Na5 Re8 26. Bf3 Kg7 27. Rc2 g5 28. Nb3 g4 29. Bg2 Rd8 30. Rb1 a6 31. Kf1 Rh5 32. Rbb2 Be6 33. Na5 Bd5 34. f3 $1 (34. Nxb7 $2 Bxg2+ 35. Ke1 (35. Kxg2 Rdh8 36. f3 Rh2+ 37. Kf1 Rh1+ 38. Kg2 R8h2#) 35... Bg5 $19) 34... Rdh8 (34... Rd6 $15) 35. Nxb7 $11 f5 36. Na5 R8h6 37. Nc4 Bd8 38. a4 $1 Rh2 (38... Bc7 $11) 39. a5 (39. b5 $14) 39... Rh8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 40. Nb6 Bxb6 41. axb6 f4 42. gxf4 g3 43. Ra2 Bxa2 $17 44. Rxa2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} R2h5 45. Rxa6 $2 (45. f5 $1 $15) 45... Rb5 $19 46. Ra5 Rb8 (46... Kf6 $1 $17 47. Rxb5 cxb5) 47. Ra7+ $11 Kf6 48. Bh3 Rxb4 49. Kg2 R8xb6 (49... R4xb6 {seems wilder.} 50. Kxg3 Rb2 51. Rc7 Rc2 52. Bc8 Rb1) 50. Kxg3 Rb2 51. Ra4 (51. Rd7 {is more complex.} c5 52. Rh7 Rb7 53. Rh6+ Kg7 54. Re6) 51... c5 52. Bf1 Rc2 53. Ra8 (53. Ra1 $11) 53... Rb1 (53... c4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rc4c3]} 54. dxc4 Rb1 55. Ra6+ Ke7 56. Ra7+ Kf8 57. Ra8+ Kg7 58. Ra7+ Kf6 59. Ra6+ Ke7 60. Ra7+ Kf8 61. Ra8+ Kg7 62. Ra7+ Kf8) 54. Ra6+ Ke7 55. Ra7+ $1 Kd6 56. Ra6+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (56. Bh3 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 56... Kc7 $1 $19 57. Bh3 c4 $1 ({Less strong is} 57... Rxe2 58. f5 $17) 58. f5 c3 (58... Rxe2 59. f6 $17) 59. f6 {Strongly threatening Ra8.} Rb8 ({Don't go for} 59... Rxe2 $2 60. Ra8 $16) 60. Ra7+ Kd6 $2 (60... Kb6 $19 61. Ra4 Rf8 62. Rxd4 Rxf6) 61. Ra4 ({White has to play} 61. Rd7+ $1 $15 Ke5 62. f7) 61... Rc1 $2 ({Black should try} 61... Ke5 $19 62. Ra6 Kd5) 62. Kf4 $11 Kd5 63. Ra5+ Kd6 {And now ...Rh1 would win.} 64. Ra4 Kc5 65. Ke5 {Rc4+ is the strong threat.} Re1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (65... Re8+ $11 66. Be6 Re1 67. Rc4+ Kb6) 66. Rc4+ $18 Kb5 67. Kxd4 $2 (67. Bd7+ Kb6 68. Rb4+ Ka7 69. Rxb8 Kxb8 70. f7) 67... Rd8+ $2 (67... Rf8) 68. Kxc3 Rxe2 69. Rc8 $1 {[%cal Rc8d8]} Ree8 $2 {[#]} (69... Rxc8+ 70. Bxc8 Rh2) 70. Rxd8 $2 (70. Bd7+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxd7 71. Rxe8) 70... Rxd8 {[#] KR-KB} 71. f7 $2 ({Only move:} 71. Be6 $1 $18) 71... Kc6 72. Be6 {Threatens to win with d4.} Kd6 73. Bc4 Ke7 74. Kd2 Rd6 75. Ke3 Rf6 76. Ke4 Rh6 77. d4 Rh1 78. Kd5 (78. Bb3 $16) 78... Kxf7 $11 {The position is equal.} 79. Kd6+ Kf6 80. Bd5 Rd1 81. Kc5 Ke7 82. Be4 Ke6 83. Bd5+ Kd7 84. Be4 Rc1+ 85. Kd5 Ra1 86. Ke5 Ra5+ 87. d5 Ke7 88. f4 Ra6 {Black defended with fortune.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.20/Black=0.17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Black "Materia, Marco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 27,99,17,45,28,35,37,33,15,45,40,72,72,99,100,99,105,90,88,98,94,91,83,87,68,80,79,88,89,82,-44,-47,-54,-45,-45,-52,-50,-60,-54,-50,-99,-98,-88,-20,-27,-16,-22,-26,-18,0,-8,-9,-4,-6,-16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 Ne7 8. c3 Ba5 9. Ng3 c6 10. Ba4 Ng6 11. d4 Re8 12. Bc2 h6 13. h3 Bc7 14. Re1 Be6 15. Be3 {C49: Four Knights: 4 Bb5 Bb4.} Qe7 16. Qe2 Rad8 {[#]} 17. Rad1 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 17. a4 a5 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Bc1 Qf8 20. Qf1 Bd7 21. Be3 Rb8 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nd4 {½-½ (39) Kung,T (1992)-Viswanadha,K (2372) Forth Worth 2017}) 17... c5 18. Nf5 (18. a3 {with more complications.} a6 19. d5 Bd7 20. b4 cxb4 21. axb4 Ra8 22. Nd2) 18... Bxf5 19. exf5 exd4 20. cxd4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 (21. fxg6 $6 dxe3 22. Qxe3 Qxe3 $11) (21. Rxd4 Ne5 $11) 21... Ne5 {[#]} 22. Ba4 $1 Rf8 23. Nb5 a6 24. Nc3 Ba5 25. Bd4 b5 26. Bb3 {Strongly threatening f4.} Rfe8 27. f4 Nc6 {aiming for ...Qc7.} 28. Bxf6 (28. Qd2 $16 Qxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Nxd4 31. Qd1) 28... Qa7+ $15 29. Bd4 $1 Qxd4+ 30. Rxd4 Rxe2 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 31. Re4 Rxe1+ ({Don't blunder} 31... Rxb2 $2 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Bxf7 $18) 32. Rxe1 Nd4 $1 33. Rd1 Bxc3 ({Don't play} 33... Nxf5 34. Nd5 $15) 34. bxc3 {[#]} Nxf5 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} (34... Ne2+ $1 $17 35. Kf1 Nxc3) 35. Kf2 Kf8 36. c4 bxc4 37. Bxc4 Rc8 {The position is equal.} 38. Bd3 Rc5 39. g4 Ne7 40. Bxa6 Rc2+ 41. Kg3 (41. Kf3 {feels hotter.} Rxa2 42. Rxd6 g6 43. Bb5 Rb2 44. Be2) 41... Rxa2 42. Rxd6 {[%cal Rd6d8]} Ra3+ 43. Bd3 {[%cal Rd6d8]} g6 44. Kg2 Ra2+ 45. Kf3 Rd2 46. Rd8+ Kg7 47. Rd7 {Black must now prevent Ke3.} Kf8 48. Rd8+ Kg7 49. Rd7 {Ke3 is the strong threat.} Kf8 50. Rd8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.07} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Mitran, Anthony Cristian"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2157"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,60,-7,5,0,2,-41,-35,-27,-29,-40,-38,-42,-39,-50,-52,-50,-50,-51,-35,-101,-91,-123,-136,-137,-137,-212,-212,-197,-198,-193,-206,-195,-197,-213,-197,-256,-244,-242,-241,-286,-298,-413,-421,-544,-549,-517,-460,-593,-572,-1077,-990,-923,-697]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Nf3 {A45: Trompowsky Attack.} Nh5 {[#]} 7. c3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Na3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nc7 11. c4 O-O 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Rc1 {1-0 (49) Aronian,L (2773)-Banikas,H (2601) chess.com INT 2020}) 7... Nxf4 8. exf4 {Black is slightly better.} O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Bg4 (10... c4 {is more complex.} 11. Bc2 Nb8 12. Na3 Nc6 13. Qc1 a6) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 e6 13. Rfd1 Qb6 {[#] ...c4 is the strong threat.} 14. Bf1 (14. a4 $15) 14... cxd4 $17 {White is on the road to losing.} 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Qc3 Nc6 17. a4 (17. Qc5 $17) 17... a6 $19 18. a5 Qd8 19. Na3 Rc8 20. Qb3 Nxa5 21. Qa4 Qb6 {[#] Hoping for ...Nb3.} 22. b4 (22. Rab1 {is a better defense.}) 22... Nc4 ({Inferior is} 22... Bxd4 23. bxa5 Bxf2+ 24. Kh1 $11) 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Nc2 Rfd8 25. Rab1 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 {Black is clearly winning.} Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Qxd4 28. b5 Qd3 29. Rd1 axb5 30. Qa1 Qf5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.51/Black=0.02} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Black "Palozza, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,143,22,27,32,27,36,35,37,31,42,13,15,9,10,36,27,13,13,18,18,11,11,20,28,10,30,30,53,53,53,53,57,56,43,35,83,85,103,101,103,83,97,78,79,85,77,77,102,68,92,24,33,7,8,8,7,10,11,11,13,13,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,22,375,373,364,350,379,354,353,327,296,190,287,219,397,397,12837,12837,12837,12838,12839,12839,12841,12841,12844,12844,12845,12845,12845,12846,12847,12847,12847,12847,12849,12846,12846,12846,12846,12847,12847,12847,12848,12846,12846,12847,12848,12849,12849,12847,12848,12848,12850,12849,12850,12850]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6.} 9. Ne2 h5 {The main line 9...h5 scores better than 9...h6.} 10. O-O h4 {White is slightly better.} 11. Nf4 Nd7 12. Qd1 Nf8 13. Qh5 Qc7 14. g3 ({Don't play} 14. Qxh4 g5 $17) 14... Qd7 15. Bd2 ({Inferior is} 15. Qxh4 g5 $17) 15... Bxf4 16. Bxf4 {[#]} g5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Qh3 17. Qxh4 g5 18. Qxh3 Bxh3 19. Be3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Ng6 21. Kg2 Rad8 22. Rh1 c5 {1-0 (49) Kanarek,M (2482)-Souleidis,G (2427) Germany 2019}) 17. Bd2 {Threatens to win with Bc4.} Qh3 $1 {Strongly threatening ...Bg4.} 18. Qf3 Kg7 19. Qg2 (19. Rae1 {keeps more tension.} Bd7 20. Qg2 Ng6 21. Qxh3 Bxh3 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1) 19... Qxg2+ 20. Kxg2 h3+ 21. Kg1 Ng6 22. f4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Bg4 24. Kf2 b5 25. Rfe1 Re6 26. a4 Rxe1 27. Kxe1 a6 28. axb5 Re8+ 29. Kd2 axb5 30. Bd6 Re6 31. Bc5 f5 32. Re1 (32. Rf1 $16) 32... f4 $11 {Hoping for ...fxg3.} 33. Rxe6 (33. Rg1 {is more complex.} fxg3 34. Rxg3 f5 35. Re3 Kf6 36. Rxe6+ Kxe6 37. Ke3) 33... Bxe6 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} 34. Bd6 fxg3 35. Bxg3 Kf6 36. Ke3 Kg5 37. Bc7 Bd5 38. Bf1 Kg4 39. Be2+ Kf5 40. Bf1 Kg4 41. Bd3 Nh4 42. Be2+ Bf3 43. Bd3 Bd5 44. Kf2 Bg2 45. Be2+ Bf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This move loses the game for Black.} (45... Kg5 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 46. d5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd5d6]} cxd5 {aiming for ...Bxe2.} ({Wrong is} 46... Bxe2 $2 47. d6 $18) 47. Bxb5 Bg2 48. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Nf5 49. Be5 d4 {If only Black now had time for ...dxc3....} 50. cxd4 Ne7 (50... Kg5 {was called for.} 51. Bd7 f6) 51. Bd3 Nc6 $2 (51... Nd5 52. b5 Kg5) 52. b5 Nxe5 $2 (52... Nb4 53. Be2+ Kf5) 53. dxe5 {KB-KB. White is clearly winning.} Kf4 54. b6 Kxe5 {[#]} 55. Bf1 $1 {[%cal Rf1g2]} Be4 56. Bxh3 Kd6 57. Bg2 Bh7 58. h4 Kd7 59. Ke3 Kc8 60. Kf4 f6 61. Bc6 Bg6 62. Kg4 Kb8 63. h5 Bh7 64. h6 Bg6 65. Kf4 {Threatening mate with Be4.} Bh7 66. Ke3 Kc8 67. Kd4 Kd8 68. Be4 f5 69. Bc6 Kc8 70. Ke5 Kb8 71. Kf6 {White threatens Kg7 and mate.} f4 72. Kg7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.24} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Ghiotto, Marco Luigi"]
[Black "Dionisi, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2089"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,142,37,34,20,32,42,12,25,2,34,3,21,-20,0,-2,0,0,3,-66,-28,-45,-29,-16,-2,-58,-66,-77,-60,-67,-72,-104,-90,-117,-94,-109,0,-44,-43,-83,-64,-79,-63,-66,-68,-85,-33,-34,-11,-170,-54,-246,-106,-121,-125,-131,-108,-103,-105,-95,-61,-65,-70,-131,-112,-118,-51,-55,-8,-13,-33,-40,-35,-197,-170,-496,-210,-155,0,-518,-412,-518,-497,-611,-435,-618,-611,-604,-589,-555,-220,-1853,-1469,-1229,-894,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4149,-4149,0,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-4153,-29969,-29970,-29971,-29972,-29968,-4149,-4149,-4149,-4149,-4149,-4149,-4145,-4145,-4145]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Bg7 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 {8.Bc2 is not played anymore.} exd4 {C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6.} 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 O-O {The position is equal.} 11. h3 Na5 12. Bg5 {Threatening Nd5.} h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. Bc2 g5 15. Bg3 f5 {[#]} 16. d5 $146 (16. Re1 $11) ({Predecessor:} 16. Re1 f4 17. Bh2 c5 18. a4 b4 19. Ne2 c4 20. Qd2 d5 21. Nc1 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 {0-1 (31) Mammadov,Z (2437)-Sanikidze,T (2553) Denizli 2013}) 16... Nc4 $15 17. Rb1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Na3 {With the idea ...Qd7.} 19. Rc1 (19. Nd4 $1 $11) 19... Nxc2 20. Qxc2 fxe4 21. Nd2 Bxd5 22. Nxe4 Qd7 23. Rcd1 Qf5 24. Rfe1 Qf7 (24... Bc4 $17 {aiming for ...d5.} 25. Qd2 Nc6) 25. Nxd6 (25. Nxg5 $5 hxg5 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Rxd5 $15) 25... cxd6 26. Bxd6 Nf5 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Re5 Bc4 29. Rde1 Qf6 ({Black should play} 29... a5 $17) 30. a4 Rf7 31. Qe4 $2 (31. Re8+ $11 Kg7 32. axb5) 31... Kg7 (31... Nd6 $19 32. Qe3 bxa4) 32. f3 (32. axb5 $1 $15 axb5 33. g3) 32... Nh4 (32... Qb6+ $19 {is more deadly.} 33. Kh2 Qf2 $1) 33. Qd4 {[#]} Ng6 $1 {[%cal Rg6e5]} 34. R5e4 Qxd4+ 35. Rxd4 Nf4 {And now ...Ne2+ would win.} 36. Kh2 Rc7 37. axb5 axb5 38. Ra1 (38. h4 $15) 38... Ne2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 39. Rd6 Bf7 ({Better is} 39... Nxc3 $17 {Hoping for ...b4.} 40. h4 gxh4) 40. Raa6 h5 (40... Nxc3 {is interesting.} 41. Rab6 h5 42. Kg3 Kf8 43. h4 g4) 41. Rdc6 Rxc6 42. Rxc6 Bc4 {...h4 is the strong threat.} 43. Rc7+ $2 (43. h4 $1 $15) 43... Kf6 44. Rc6+ $2 (44. h4) 44... Kf7 (44... Ke5 $142 45. Rc5+ Kd6) 45. Rc5 Kf6 (45... Kg6 $17 46. Rc6+ Kf5) 46. Rc6+ $19 Ke7 47. Rc5 Nxc3 48. Rxg5 Nd5 49. Rxh5 (49. h4 $142 Kd6 50. g4) 49... b4 {[%cal Bb5b4,Bb4b3][%mdl 32]} 50. Rh4 Ba2 51. Re4+ Kf6 $2 (51... Kd7 52. Rd4 Ke6 53. Re4+ Kd6) 52. g4 $2 (52. Re8 b3 53. Rb8) 52... b3 53. Re2 Nb4 54. f4 Nd3 55. Kg3 b2 56. Rxb2 Nxb2 57. Kf3 Bd5+ 58. Ke3 Bg2 59. h4 Nc4+ 60. Kd3 Nd6 61. Ke3 Nc4+ 62. Kd3 $1 Nb6 63. Ke3 Nd5+ 64. Kf2 Nxf4 65. Kg3 Ke5 66. h5 Be4 67. Kh4 Kf6 (67... Nd5 $142 68. Kg3 Nf6 69. h6 Nd5 70. Kh4 Ne3 71. Kg3 Nd5 72. Kf2 Nb6 73. g5 Kf4 74. Ke1 Nc4 75. Ke2 Bg6 76. Ke1 Kxg5 77. Ke2 Bh7 78. Ke1 Kh5 79. Ke2 Kg5 80. Kd1 Kxh6 81. Kc1 Kg5 82. Kd1 Kh6 83. Kc1 Kg5 84. Kd1 Kg4 85. Kc1 Kf4 86. Kd1 Ke3 87. Kc1 Kd4 88. Kd1 Bf5 89. Kc1 Bg6 90. Kd1 Bf5 91. Kc1 Bg6 92. Kd1 Bf5) 68. g5+ {Black is clearly winning.} Kf5 69. g6 Kf6 70. Kg4 Ne6 71. Kh4 Bf3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.63/Black=0.47} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bernadsky, Vitalj"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,109,13,0,27,16,44,47,47,31,31,33,40,21,27,15,40,25,44,40,32,9,29,10,18,14,27,25,26,30,54,60,71,63,74,55,83,87,65,32,35,0,0,-24,-19,-49,-29,-24,-16,-72,-20,-131,-122,-119,-94,-133,0,0,0,-62,15,11,6,0,0,0,0,0,33,0,0,0,0,-10,143,135,183,173,295,294,199,13,13,13,13,14,16,14,14,0,18,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 {A20: English Opening: 1...e5.} 7. d3 {[#]} h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 Bf5 11. Nc4 Qd7 12. d4 e4 13. Nfe5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 {½-½ (60) Ganguly,S (2642)-Sevian,S (2677) Saint Louis 2019}) 8. Nbd2 Bd6 {White is slightly better.} 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rc1 Bg4 12. h3 Bf5 13. e4 Bh7 14. a3 a5 15. Re1 Bf8 16. Nc4 {[%cal Rc4e5]} Nd7 17. Qc2 Ra6 18. Rcd1 b5 19. Ne3 Nc5 {[#]} 20. Nxe5 $1 Nd4 (20... Nxe5 21. Bxe5) 21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Nf3 Qd8 23. a4 c6 24. h4 Rb6 25. Ne5 Qd4 $1 (25... Rxe5 $6 26. d4 $16) 26. axb5 Rxe5 (26... Qxe5 $6 27. Nc4 $16) 27. Nc4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nd7 ({Don't go for} 27... Rxb5 $2 28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. d4 $18) 28. Nxb6 Nxb6 29. Qxc6 (29. bxc6 $11 Rc5 30. Qa2) 29... Bc5 ({Better is} 29... Bb4 $17 30. Rf1 Bg6) 30. Rc1 (30. Rf1 $11) 30... Qxf2+ $17 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 31. Kh2 {Threatens to win with Qxb6!} Bg6 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 32. Qc7 Rh5 (32... f6 $1 $17 33. Qd8+ (33. Rf1 Qd4 $17) 33... Re8) 33. Qd8+ Kh7 34. Rf1 (34. Rxc5 $11 Qxc5 35. g4 Qe5+ 36. Kh1) 34... Qd4 ({Black should play} 34... Qe2 $15) 35. Qxd4 $1 $11 Bxd4 36. g4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Rxb5 37. h5 Rxb3 38. hxg6+ Kxg6 39. e5 Bxe5+ 40. Kh1 {Hoping for Be4+.} f6 41. Be4+ Kf7 $2 ({Black should try} 41... Kg5 $1 $11) 42. Rc5 $1 $16 {[%csl LRa5,LRe5] aiming for Rxe5.} Bc3 43. Rc1 Bb2 {[#]} (43... Be5 {keeps fighting.} 44. Rxa5 Bb8) 44. Rc7+ $1 $18 Ke6 {[#]} 45. R1c6+ (45. R1c5 $1 $18 {And now Bf5+ would win.} a4 46. Kg2 (46. Rxg7 Bd4 $16)) 45... Ke5 $11 {The position is equal.} 46. Rc5+ Kf4 $1 47. Rf5+ Ke3 48. Rxa5 Be5 49. Rc2 Kf4 50. Kg2 Kxg4 51. Rf2 Rb4 52. Ra7 g5 53. Rh7 Rxe4 54. dxe4 h5 55. Rf7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.20/Black=0.21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Black "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,97,39,48,35,33,27,25,17,25,-6,39,27,31,23,21,18,43,50,70,86,76,22,95,58,102,98,89,22,33,20,97,102,100,95,94,91,91,85,87,95,81,66,73,70,88,85,87,56,125,111,116,115,347,96,125,106,89,87,353,364,340,314,497,435,901,893,789,775,496,471,2401,654,612,600,29975,29977,29977,29978,29978,29979,29979,29980,29980,29981,29981,29982]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Bc2 {E70: King's Indian: Miscellaneous lines with 4 e4, including 5 Nge2 and 5 Bd3 0-0 6 Nge2.} e5 {[%cal Re5d4]} 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 {White has an edge.} exd4 11. Ne2 Ne5 12. Nxd4 Nxc4 13. Rb1 Re8 14. h3 Ne5 {[#]} 15. f4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. b4 Nd7 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Nf3 c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Bf4 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 {1-0 (30) Chatalbashev,B (2556)-Neuman,P (2432) Ohrid 2009}) 15... c5 16. fxe5 {Nf3 is the strong threat.} cxd4 17. Qf3 (17. exd6 $16 Qxd6 18. Qf3) 17... Rxe5 (17... Rf8 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 18. Qxf7+ $16 Kh8 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. Bd2 (20. h4 $16) 20... Re8 $11 {Hoping for ...Rf8.} 21. Qf2 Rf8 (21... a6 $11 {remains equal.}) 22. Qg3 $16 Be5 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Qh4 Bf6 25. Bg5 {[%cal Rg5f6]} Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Qd8 27. Qg3 Qe7 28. Rc1 {aiming for Rc7.} Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Qf2 Kg7 (30... Kg8 $14) 31. Qxd4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qf6 32. Qc4 Qxb2 $2 (32... Qd8 $16 {was worth a try.} 33. Qc3+ Kf7) 33. Qxc8 $2 (33. Qc7+ $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Kh6 34. Kf1 (34. Qxc8 Qd4+ 35. Kh2 Qxd3 $16)) 33... Qd4+ 34. Kh2 {Strongly threatening Qc7+.} Qxd3 35. Qxb7+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KQ} Kf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35... Kh6 $16) 36. Qb2+ $1 $18 ({Stronger than} 36. Qxa7 Qxe4 37. Qxh7 Qe5+ 38. Kh1 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 40. Kh1 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ $11) 36... Kf7 37. Qf2+ Ke8 (37... Kg8 {was necessary.} 38. Qxa7 Qxe4) 38. Qxa7 Qxe4 {[#]} (38... Qc3 $142 39. Qb8+ Ke7) 39. Qb8+ $1 Kd7 40. Qb7+ Kd8 41. Qb6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke8 (41... Kd7 $142 42. Qc6+ Ke7 43. Qc7+ Kf8 44. Qxd6+ Kg7 45. Qc7+ Kf8 46. Qd6+ (46. Qxh7 Qe5+ 47. Kh1 Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Qe5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 49. g3 Qe2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 50. Kh1 Qd1+ 51. Kh2 Qe2+ 52. Kh1 Qd1+ 53. Kh2 Qe2+ $11) 46... Kg7 47. Qc7+ Kf8 48. Qc8+ (48. Qxh7 Qe5+ 49. g3 Qe2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 50. Kh1 Qd1+ 51. Kh2 Qe2+ 52. Kh1 Qd1+ 53. Kg2 Qxd5+ 54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Kf2 Qd2+ 56. Kg1 Qd1+ 57. Kf2 Qd2+ 58. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 48... Kg7 49. Qc3+ Kg8) 42. Qxd6 Qd4 43. a4 {And now a5 would win.} Qxa4 {[#]} 44. Qc6+ $1 {White mates.} Qxc6 45. dxc6 Ke7 46. Kg3 Kd6 47. Kf4 Kxc6 48. Kg5 Kd5 49. Kh6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.14/Black=0.50} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Dionisi, Thomas"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,78,4,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,0,22,25,24,19,21,14,29,0,0,0,0,0,0,-22,-16,-26,-19,-18,-22,-41,-22,-25,-11,-44,0,-43,0,-37,-25,-62,-70,-133,-92,-110,-115,-106,-54,-63,-52,-200,-238,-831,-821,-884,-351,-318,-224,-1200,-1187]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7b6,Bb6c4][%mdl 32]} 11. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Nb6 12. a5 {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2.} Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 {The position is equal.} Rc8 15. Nc1 Be6 {is the legacy move (15...d5).} (15... d5 $5 {[%cal Rd5d4]} 16. Bb6 Qe8 $11) 16. f3 Rc4 17. b3 Rc8 18. Bb6 Qd7 19. N1a2 Qc6 20. Rac1 Rfe8 {[#]} 21. Kh1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 21. g3 h6 22. h4 Nh5 23. Ne2 Qd7 24. c4 f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Nac3 Nf6 27. g4 Bxg4 28. fxg4 Qxg4+ {0-1 (51) Ninov,N (2600)-Giuliani,S (2630) ICCF email 2009}) 21... h6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qd7 24. c4 e4 25. Rf1 exf3 26. Rxf3 Ne4 27. Qd3 Bg5 28. Rd1 Bf6 (28... Nc5 $5 {[%cal Rc5d3]} 29. Qc2 Qe7 $11) 29. Kg1 Re7 30. Qc2 Rce8 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Ng5.} 31. Re3 (31. h3 $15) 31... Bg5 32. Re2 Qg4 33. h3 Qg3 (33... Qh5 $17 {And now ...Ng3 would win.} 34. Nc1 Ng3 35. Rxe7 Rxe7) 34. Qd3 $15 Qh4 $1 35. b4 {This costs White the game.} (35. Nc3 $15) 35... Bf4 $19 36. c5 $2 {[#]} (36. Nc3 Nxc3 37. Rxe7 Rxe7 38. Qxc3) 36... dxc5 37. bxc5 Nxc5 $2 38. Rxe7 Qxe7 39. d6 $2 (39. Qf3 Bd6 40. Nc3) 39... Be3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.62/Black=0.25} ({Not} 39... Nxd3 40. dxe7 Rxe7 41. Rxd3 $18) 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Checa, Nicholas"]
[Black "Yu, Jennifer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,101,10,4,0,0,5,37,32,25,32,30,13,56,63,77,75,55,58,60,30,62,64,105,114,98,96,91,93,97,103,98,98,99,68,87,85,97,107,94,97,125,109,205,170,262,266,314,286,306,287,429,431,397,359,362,343,360,330,347,344,337,335,331,336,417,394,385,386,372,334,330,323,337,325,329,320,445,439,547,538,910,872,2434,416]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8. Rc1 Rd8 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O {E11: Bogo-Indian.} cxd4 12. Nxd4 {[#]} Nbd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bd7 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bb5 Rac8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 {½-½ (62) Nakamura,H (2787)-Carlsen,M (2855) Leuven 2016}) 13. Be2 {White is slightly better.} Ne5 14. Qb3 Ng6 15. Ncb5 Nd5 16. Bf3 a6 17. Bxd5 {aiming for Nc7.} axb5 18. Be4 e5 19. Nf3 Be6 20. Qxb5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} f5 21. Bc2 ({Don't blunder} 21. Bxb7 $2 Rdb8 $19) 21... Rd5 {[#]} 22. Qe2 Rc5 23. Bb3 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rac8 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. h3 h6 27. Rd1 Kh8 28. Qd2 e4 29. Nd4 Qe5 30. Qb4 Rc7 {[#]} (30... Qd5 $16) 31. Qb6 $1 $18 {[%cal Rb6g6]} Kh7 {[#]} (31... Ne7 {was necessary.} 32. Qe6 Rc5) 32. Nxf5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rc2 (32... Rf7 33. Ng3) 33. Ng3 Qxb2 34. Nxe4 Rc6 (34... Rc1 $142 35. Qd6 Ne5) 35. Qxb7 Ne5 36. Ng3 Qc2 37. Rf1 Qg6 38. Qb4 Rb6 39. Qc3 Nd3 40. Qc2 Rc6 41. Qb1 Rc3 42. Rd1 {Black must now prevent Ne2.} Nb4 43. Qxg6+ Kxg6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 44. Rb1 Rc2 45. Kf1 Kf6 46. Ne2 Ke5 47. g4 Nd3 48. b4 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32] White is clearly winning.} Ke4 49. b5 Rd2 50. b6 {Threatens to win with b7.} Kf3 51. Nd4+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.25} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Formento, Paolo"]
[Black "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,88,6,0,1,0,0,-2,0,-2,0,0,44,47,47,41,41,32,52,50,61,45,53,59,72,72,72,72,72,72,72,77,77,61,83,35,66,52,45,40,37,53,54,33,38,23,35,8,22,12,23,10,23,23,23,23,60,65,59,39,84,80,91,76,80,80,74,63,54,69,183,187,229]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Nge2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxe2 9. Nxe2 Nc6 {[#]} 10. d3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. d4 Qb6 11. d5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Rb1 Qa6 15. b3 Qxa2 16. Bg5 {½-½ (59) Dimov,D (1964)-Stanchev,A Sunny Beach 2009}) 10... Rb8 {A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7.} 11. Be3 Nd7 12. d4 b5 {The position is equal.} 13. cxb5 Rxb5 14. b3 Qa5 15. e5 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxe5 18. Nc6 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Qa3 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rc1 Nc5 21. Qe2 a5 22. Rc4 Bf6 23. Rfc1 Rb8 24. R1c2 Kg7 25. Qe3 Rb4 26. Bf1 e6 27. Qc1 (27. Rg4 {is more complex.} h6 28. Rf4 h5 29. h4 Rxf4 30. Qxf4 d5 31. Qe3) 27... Rxc4 28. Bxc4 ({Weaker is} 28. Qxa3 Rxc2 29. b4 (29. Qxa5 $2 Bd4 $17) 29... axb4 $17) 28... Qxc1+ 29. Rxc1 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KBN} Bb2 30. Rc2 (30. Rb1 {looks sharper.} Ba3 31. Rd1 d5 32. Bd3 Kf8 33. f4) 30... Ba3 31. Kf1 Kf6 32. Ke2 d5 33. Bb5 Ke7 34. h4 f6 35. f3 e5 36. Rd2 Kd6 37. Bc4 d4 38. h5 gxh5 39. Rd1 f5 40. f4 Ne4 {[#] White must now prevent ...Nc3+.} 41. Kf3 Bb4 42. fxe5+ Kxe5 43. Rh1 Nf6 (43... Nd2+ $14 44. Kf2 Ne4+ 45. Kg2 h4) 44. Rh2 $18 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Bc3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Black "Bettalli, Francesco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2232"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,67,29,31,29,39,33,60,60,65,56,83,79,93,100,94,91,123,104,101,100,134,129,188,195,203,194,254,239,268,264,270,250,258,224,224,224,236,219,241,244,253,256,253,253,241,240,377,407,422,429,427,425,402,406,479,450,708,575,697,689]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 g6 5. h3 d6 6. e5 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qd6 8. Nxc6 {White is slightly better.} bxc6 {[#]} 9. Qf3 $1 {[#]} Bd7 $146 {[#]} (9... Qe6+ 10. Kf1) ({Predecessor:} 9... Qe6+ 10. Kd1 Bd7 11. Re1 Qd6 12. d3 Nd5 13. Bc4 Nxc3+ 14. bxc3 Be6 15. Bf4 Qd7 16. Bxe6 fxe6 {1-0 (41) Guseinov,G (2664)-Fawzy,A (2461) Astana 2019}) 10. O-O $1 Bg7 (10... Bh6 11. Bc4) 11. Bc4 O-O 12. d3 Rab8 13. Re1 {Black must now prevent Bf4.} e5 14. Be3 Bc8 15. b3 Kh8 (15... Be6 $16) 16. Ne4 $18 Nxe4 17. dxe4 ({Less strong is} 17. Qxe4 f5 $14) 17... f5 (17... Qe7 {was necessary.} 18. Rad1 Rb7) 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. exf5 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Bxf5 20. Qxc6 Rfc8 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxc2 23. Rd7 a5 24. Rc1 Bf5 25. Ra7 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bd5 ({Resist} 27. Bxc5 $6 Rc8) 27... Rd8 (27... Rc8 $142 28. Bd2 h5 29. Bxa5 e4) 28. Rxc5 a4 29. bxa4 {[%cal Bb3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Bf8 30. Ra5 h6 31. Bb6 Rc8 32. Ra8 {White is clearly winning.} Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Kg7 34. a5 {Black got outplayed after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.03/Black=0.27} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Cappelletto, Joshuaede"]
[Black "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2063"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,124,29,39,14,53,43,57,35,27,35,28,37,28,30,30,0,0,27,45,40,26,-50,-45,-50,-42,-70,-58,-46,-48,-68,-52,-62,-66,-45,0,-10,0,0,60,-28,-23,-82,-77,-81,-61,-91,0,-75,-68,-81,-86,-91,-91,-105,-19,-51,0,0,0,0,0,-17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 {B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 without Be2.} Ne5 8. Qg3 h5 9. O-O-O {White is slightly better. 9.f4 is more fashionable.} h4 10. Qh3 b5 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. Kb1 Bb7 14. Rhe1 Nf6 15. e5 Nd5 {[#]} 16. Nxd5 $146 (16. Ne4 $11) ({Predecessor:} 16. Ne4 Nb4 17. b3 Qc7 18. Bc1 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qa5 20. a3 Nd5 21. b4 Qb6 22. f5 {½-½ (30) Kulaots,K (2573)-Antal,G (2529) Germany 2017}) 16... Bxd5 $15 17. b3 Qc3 18. Ne2 Qc6 19. Nd4 Bxg2 20. Qg4 Qe4 21. Bc1 Qg6 {[%cal Rg6g4]} 22. Qe2 Bb4 23. Bd2 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 O-O (24... h3 $1 $11) 25. f5 ({White should try} 25. h3 $1 $14 Be4 26. Rg1) 25... exf5 $11 26. Qf2 (26. Qf4 $1 $11 Be4 27. Rg1) 26... Be4 $17 27. Qxh4 Qh7 28. Qf4 Rae8 (28... Rfe8 $17 29. h4 Qh6 30. Qxh6 gxh6) 29. Nf3 (29. Rg1 $11) 29... Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Re7 ({Don't blunder} 30... Qxh2 $2 31. Rh1 $18) 31. Rd6 Rfe8 ({Reject} 31... Qxh2 $6 32. Rh1 $11) 32. Rxa6 {[#]} Qxh2 ({Better is} 32... Qh4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh4e1]} 33. Qg3 Qd4) 33. Qxf5 $11 Rxe5 (33... g6 $15 34. Qd3 Rxe5) 34. Rxe5 {The position is equal.} Qxe5 35. Qxd7 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} b4 (35... Kf8 {is interesting.} 36. Rd6 b4 37. Rd1 Qc3 38. Qd6+ Kg8) 36. Rc6 g6 37. Qg4 (37. Rc4 {keeps more tension.} Qe1+ 38. Kb2 Qe5+ 39. Kb1) 37... Qh8 (37... Qe1+ {looks sharper.} 38. Kb2 Kg7 39. Qf4 f5 40. Rc4 Re4) 38. Rc8 Qh1+ 39. Kb2 Rxc8 40. Qxc8+ $11 {KQ-KQ} Kg7 41. Qc4 Qe1 42. Qd4+ f6 43. a3 bxa3+ 44. Kxa3 Qc1+ 45. Qb2 Qe3 {aiming for ...g5.} (45... Qg1 {seems wilder.} 46. b4 g5 47. c4 g4 48. Qe2 Qg3+) 46. c4 $1 g5 (46... Qc5+ {looks sharper.} 47. Ka4 Qc6+ 48. Kb4 Qb6+ 49. Ka4 Qc6+) 47. Qg2 f5 48. Qd5 g4 (48... Qe4 {feels hotter.} 49. Qd8 Kg6 50. Qb6+ Kh5 51. c5 f4) 49. c5 g3 50. c6 Qe7+ 51. Ka4 Kf6 52. Kb5 Qe2+ 53. Ka5 {[#] Threatens to win with c7.} g2 54. Qd4+ Qe5+ (54... Kg5 {keeps more tension.} 55. c7 Qe1+ 56. b4 g1=Q 57. Qg7+ Kf4) 55. Qxe5+ Kxe5 {KPP-KPP} 56. c7 g1=Q {( -> ...Qa7+)} 57. c8=Q f4 (57... Qa1+ {with more complications.} 58. Kb5 Qf1+ 59. Ka5 f4 60. Qc5+ Ke4) 58. Qc7+ Ke4 {And now ...Qa1+ would win.} 59. Qc6+ Ke5 60. Qc7+ Kf5 {...Qa1+ is the strong threat.} 61. Qd7+ Ke4 {White must now prevent ...Qc5+.} 62. Qc6+ Ke5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/Black=0.11} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Materia, Marco"]
[Black "Lumachi, Gabriele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2281"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,168,0,10,11,24,7,18,14,13,8,12,12,23,20,12,0,40,40,70,25,53,53,55,37,41,-33,-32,-50,-32,-41,-25,-138,-113,-92,-61,-52,-45,-57,-53,-72,-62,-85,-23,-29,-31,-21,-34,-47,0,0,48,72,58,61,72,45,88,103,150,158,151,140,126,64,72,67,69,64,61,83,87,118,100,47,50,54,44,0,78,78,78,78,78,78,78,78,78,78,78,84,93,35,36,36,34,18,74,74,86,14,14,14,15,15,77,54,92,45,45,8,14,7,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1071,1071,1016,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 b6 7. cxd5 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} exd5 8. Rc1 a6 9. d4 Bb7 10. g3 Nbd7 11. Bg2 Bd6 12. O-O Re8 13. Ne2 {[#]} c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Ne4 14. Nf4 Qe7 15. Nd3 f6 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Re2 Nf8 18. b4 h5 19. Qb3 Qf7 {0-1 (75) Saric,A (2559)-Handler,L (2425) Austria 2020}) 14. Nf4 Rc8 15. Qd3 a5 {[%cal Ba6a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 16. Rfd1 a4 17. Qf5 c4 18. Ne5 (18. bxa4 g6 $15) (18. bxc4 $14 dxc4 19. d5) 18... cxb3 {Threatens to win with ...a3.} 19. axb3 a3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 20. Ba1 g6 21. Qg5 (21. Rxc8 $11 Qxc8 22. Qd3) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Ne4 (22... Nf8 {keeps more tension.} 23. Bh3 Ne4 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Rc2 Kg7) 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Bxf4 26. gxf4 Nef6 (26... Ndf6 $17) 27. Kf1 $11 b5 28. Ke2 b4 29. Bh3 Ne4 30. f3 Nb8 31. Rb6 Nc3+ 32. Kd2 $1 Na2 33. e4 Kf8 34. e5 Ke7 35. Rb7+ Ke8 36. Rc7 Na6 37. Rc6 (37. Ra7 $1 $16 {[%cal Ra7a6]} Nb8 38. f5) 37... Nb8 $14 {[%cal Rb8c6]} 38. Rc2 Nc3 $1 39. Bxc3 bxc3+ 40. Kxc3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Nc6 41. Ra2 Ra8 42. Bf1 (42. f5 $16) 42... Ke7 43. Bb5 Nd8 44. b4 Ne6 (44... Rc8+ $11 45. Kd3 Rb8) 45. Bc6 $1 $16 {[%cal Rc6a8]} Rc8 46. b5 Nd8 47. Rxa3 Nxc6 48. bxc6 Rxc6+ {KR-KR} 49. Kd3 h5 50. Ra7+ Ke6 51. f5+ ({White should play} 51. h4 $1 $16) 51... gxf5 $14 52. Ra8 Rb6 53. Ke3 Rb4 (53... f6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 54. Ra6+ $16 Ke7 55. Rf6 ({Better is} 55. h4 $16) 55... Rb3+ $11 56. Kf4 {Black must now prevent Rd6.} Rd3 57. Ra6 h4 {[#]} (57... Rxd4+ $11 58. Kxf5 Rh4) 58. h3 $1 $16 ({Much weaker is} 58. Kxf5 Rxf3+ 59. Kg5 h3 $11) 58... Ke8 59. Ra5 ({Don't play} 59. Kxf5 Rxf3+ 60. Kg4 Rd3 $14) 59... Rxd4+ 60. Kxf5 (60. Kg5 $5 {[%cal Rg5f6]} Ke7 61. f4 $14 (61. Kxf5 Rd3 $14)) 60... Rd3 61. f4 Rxh3 62. Kf6 {And now Ra8+ would win.} Rf3 63. f5 h3 64. Ra8+ Kd7 {Strongly threatening ...h2.} 65. Ra7+ Kc6 {Hoping for ...d4.} 66. Rxf7 d4 67. Ra7 Kd5 68. e6 h2 69. Ra1 {aiming for e7.} Re3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (69... Kd6 $11) 70. Rh1 $1 $18 Re2 71. Kf7 $2 (71. e7 $18) 71... Kd6 $11 {The position is equal.} 72. f6 {e7 is the strong threat.} Rxe6 73. Rxh2 Re3 74. Rf2 Ra3 75. Kg7 Ke5 76. f7 (76. Rf1 {is interesting.} Ra8 77. Rd1 Ke4 78. Kg6 d3 79. f7) 76... Ra8 77. f8=Q (77. Re2+ {feels hotter.} Kf5 78. Ra2 Rd8 79. Ra5+ Ke4 80. Kf6) 77... Rxf8 78. Rxf8 {KR-KP} (78. Kxf8 {looks sharper.} d3 79. Ra2 Kd4 80. Ke8 Ke3 81. Kd8) 78... d3 79. Rd8 Ke4 80. Kf6 (80. Rd6 {with more complications.} Ke3 81. Kf8 d2 82. Kg8 Ke2 83. Re6+) 80... Ke3 81. Ke5 d2 82. Rd4 Ke2 83. Ke4 d1=Q 84. Rxd1 Kxd1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.17/Black=0.18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Zarpellon, Daniel"]
[Black "Serea, Gabriele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "1533"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,113,20,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,54,32767,32767,32767,-48,-48,32767,0,0,0,0,-9,31,16,283,23,52,-2232,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,42,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,104,124,128,93,64,218,93,181,228,392,501,488,682,514,1613,29976,29980,29980,29981,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986,29986,29987,29987,29988,29988,29989,29989,29990]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:02:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:04:19]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:58]} 8. d5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} a5 {[%emt 0:07:02]} 9. Ne1 {[%emt 0:05:58]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 10. f3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:10:48]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:04:33]} f5 {[%emt 0:06:59]} 12. Nd3 {[%emt 0:09:50]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:04:34]} 13. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 14. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} g5 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 15. g4 {[%emt 0:18:08]} fxg3 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 16. hxg3 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:05:36]} (16... g4 $11) 17. Kg2 {[%emt 0:05:48]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 18. Be2 {[%emt 0:14:21]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:07:33]} h5 {[%emt 0:07:13]} 20. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} g4 {[%emt 0:04:16]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:04:40]} exf4 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 22. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 23. Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} (23... Bg5 $2 {[%emt 0:14:03]}) (23... Nd7 $14) 24. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 25. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 26. Raf1 {[%emt 0:03:20]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 27. e5 {[%emt 0:02:44]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 28. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Raf8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 29. Bf5 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 30. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 31. Qxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 32. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:01:40]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 34. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 35. Nd6+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 36. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 37. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 38. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 40. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 41. Ke3 {[%emt 0:30:53]} (41. b3 $16) 41... Kd5 $2 {[%emt 0:33:15] [#]} (41... Nf5+ $14 42. Kf4 Nd4) 42. Nb6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} (42. Kd3 $1 $18 {is more deadly.}) 42... Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} (42... Kc6 $16 {might work better.}) 43. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Ng8 $2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} (43... Ng6+ {was called for.} 44. Kg5 h4 45. Kxg4 (45. Kxg6 $2 hxg3 46. Na4 g2 $19) (45. gxh4 $2 g3 $19) 45... hxg3 46. Kxg3 Ne5) 44. a4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 45. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 46. a5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 47. Kxf6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 48. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 49. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 50. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 51. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 52. Ng1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 53. a6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:07] [#]} 54. a7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kxg1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 55. a8=Q {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:05] [#]} 56. Qxg2+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 57. h5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Dessi`, Luca"]
[Black "Brini, Dario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1499"]
[BlackElo "1787"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 5. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:02:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} 9. Bc2 {[%emt 0:07:59]} cxd4 {[%emt 1:28:04]} 10. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. a3 {[%emt 0:22:56]} dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:03:53]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Rad1 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:08:03]} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Qf4 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Qh4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Qg3 {[%emt 0:21:23]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Nh5+ {[%emt 0:06:53]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:05:00]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Qxg6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:01:23]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. f3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Rxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. d7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Rd6+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rexd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rc2 {[%emt 0:30:15]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:22:13]} 42. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} R8d2+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 43. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 44. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. f4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,179,50,41,45,43,41,46,54,53,56,45,56,52,47,9,16,0,0,0,0,-9,63,0,16,9,67,64,89,89,89,61,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,162,0,89,89,89,89,89,0,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,0,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,119,112,125,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,89,141,141,141,101,101,101,104,104,104,80,104,104,104,104,104,83,83,83,102,83,90,83,89,87,89,89,97,89,89,89,90,90,97,77,97,97,97,97,97,97,358,362,322,341,320,244,1177,1097,1242,1161,1016,859,1937,1937,1702,1569,1449,1442,2122,1990,5702,5510,29974,29970,29968,29970,29959,29954,29985,29986,29981,29982,29987,29988,29988,29988]} 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Nxe5 Bxe5 7. e4 Nf6 {A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence.} 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O e6 {White is slightly better. is the new trend.} 10. Bg5 exd5 11. exd5 h6 12. Bh4 ({But not} 12. Bxh6 Ng4 $17) 12... Bf4 {[#]} 13. Bg3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. f3 Bd7 14. Re1 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Bxe8 16. Qc2 Be3+ 17. Bf2 Bxf2+ 18. Qxf2 Bd7 19. Re1 c5 20. Qd2 Qf8 21. Kf2 Kg7 22. Re2 {½-½ (22) Singeisen,H (2231)-Milde,L (2271) ICCF email 2018}) 13... Bxg3 14. fxg3 Ng4 {next ...Ne3 is good for Black.} 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. Rf4 Bd7 (16... f5 $11) 17. Raf1 (17. h3 $1 $14 Ne5 18. g4) 17... Qe7 18. h3 Ne5 ({Better is} 18... Qe3+ $11 19. Qxe3 Nxe3) 19. g4 $14 Rae8 20. Bc2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} b6 21. Qd4 f6 22. b3 Rf7 23. Ne4 Ref8 24. Ng3 $1 Kg8 25. a4 a5 26. R4f2 Re8 27. Qd2 Kg7 28. Ne2 Qf8 {[#]} (28... Rg8 $16) 29. Ng3 (29. Nf4 $1 $18) 29... Qe7 $1 $16 30. Bb1 Rg8 31. Rf4 Re8 32. R4f2 Rg8 $1 33. Kh1 Re8 34. Bc2 Rg8 35. Ne2 {[%cal Bg3e2,Be2f4,Bf4h5][%mdl 32]} Bc8 36. Nf4 Kh7 37. Nh5 Rgf8 38. Ng3 Kg7 39. Rf4 Rg8 40. Re1 Qf8 41. Ref1 Qe7 $1 42. Bb1 Re8 43. Qc3 Kg8 44. Bc2 Kg7 45. Kg1 Kg8 46. R4f2 Qf8 47. Qd2 Qg7 48. Ne2 Kh8 49. Nd4 Bd7 50. Qc3 Ref8 51. Qg3 Kg8 52. Qh4 Re8 ({Black should play} 52... Kh8) 53. Rxf6 Rxf6 54. Qxf6 Qxf6 55. Rxf6 Kg7 56. Rf1 Re7 57. Kh2 Re8 58. Kg3 Re7 59. Rf2 Nf7 60. Re2 (60. Rf3 {is interesting.} Ng5 61. Rc3 Nf7 62. Rd3 Kf6 63. Kf2) 60... Rxe2 61. Nxe2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} Ne5 62. Nd4 Kf6 63. Kf4 Nf7 64. Be4 Ne5 65. Ke3 Nf7 66. Nf3 Nd8 67. Nh4 Be8 68. Kd4 Nb7 69. Bc2 Nc5 70. Nf3 Bd7 71. Ke3 Nb7 72. Kf4 Nd8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This costs Black the game.} (72... g5+ $16 {is a better defense.} 73. Ke4 Nc5+ 74. Ke3 Be8) 73. g5+ $1 $18 hxg5+ 74. Nxg5 Kg7 75. g4 Nb7 $2 (75... Be8 76. Be4 Bd7) 76. Ne6+ Bxe6 77. dxe6 {KB-KN} Nc5 78. e7 Ne6+ 79. Ke3 Kf7 {[#]} 80. Bxg6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxe7 81. h4 Kf6 82. Bf5 Nc5 83. Kf4 Nxb3 84. g5+ {White mates.} Kf7 85. h5 Nd4 86. h6 Ne2+ 87. Kg4 Nd4 88. Be4 c6 89. g6+ Kf8 90. Kg5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.07} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Black "Checa, Nicholas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,97,21,16,18,27,39,23,34,13,46,46,49,42,41,55,47,41,48,40,48,22,59,60,61,42,44,39,37,40,72,64,95,35,157,152,148,155,240,242,252,247,240,209,225,217,213,145,175,214,208,210,263,252,281,253,291,266,347,311,410,408,406,402,468,433,459,446,431,434,430,429,419,419,369,358,487,481,468,466,434,0,257,0,428,426,508,470,523,509]} 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 g5 {White has an edge.} 9. a4 $1 {[%mdl 4] is more profitable than 9.Ne1 at the moment.} Ng6 10. Ne1 Nf4 11. Bxf4 gxf4 {[#]} 12. Bd3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Qd2 h5 13. Rc1 f3 14. Nxf3 Bh6 15. Qb4 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 Qb6 17. Qd2 O-O-O 18. a5 {1-0 (32) Elgersma,O (1935)-Bekedam,T (2073) Groningen 2017}) 12... Qg5 13. Bxf5 Qxf5 14. Qd3 Qg5 15. Qf3 f6 16. Qh3 fxe5 17. dxe5 O-O-O 18. Nd4 (18. Qxe6 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 $15) 18... Re8 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Nxe6 Qg4 20. Qxg4 $18 (20. Nxd8 Qxh3 21. gxh3 Kxd8 $16)) 19. Nd3 Rg8 $1 20. Nf3 Qg7 {[#]} 21. Nxf4 (21. a5 $1 $16) 21... Nxe5 (21... Qf7 $14 22. Nd3 a6) 22. Nxe5 $16 Qxe5 {[#]} 23. Rae1 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has strong initiative.} Qxf4 (23... Qf6 $16 24. Nxe6 (24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Re1 {[%mdl 64] Pin} Kc7 $16) 24... Kb8) 24. Rxe6 $18 Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rxe6 26. Qxe6+ $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQB} Kc7 27. h3 ({Don't play} 27. Qe3 $6 Qxa4 28. b3 Qb5 $16) 27... Bd6 28. Qg4 Qh2+ (28... Qe5 $16) 29. Kf3 $18 Qe5 {[#]} 30. Rg1 $1 Qf6+ 31. Ke2 Kb6 32. c3 Bc5 33. Qf3 Qe6+ 34. Kf1 d4 35. b4 Bd6 36. Qd3 dxc3 37. Rg6 c2 38. Rxe6 {a5+ would kill now.} c1=Q+ {KQR-KQB} 39. Re1 Qf4 40. a5+ Kc7 41. Qh7+ Kd8 42. Re4 Qf3 43. Qg8+ ({Less strong is} 43. Rd4 Qxh3+ 44. Ke2 Qh5+ 45. Ke3 Qh3+ 46. Ke2 (46. Kd2 Qe6 $16) 46... Qe6+ 47. Re4 Qf6 $16) 43... Kc7 44. Qg7+ Kd8 {Strongly threatening ...Qh1+.} 45. Qg8+ (45. Rd4 Qxh3+ 46. Qg2 Qxg2+ 47. Kxg2 Ke7 $16) (45. Qg4 $142 Qxg4 46. hxg4) 45... Kc7 46. Qg7+ $2 (46. Qe6) 46... Kd8 {aiming for ...Qh1+.} 47. Qg4 {White is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 47. Rd4 Qxh3+ 48. Qg2 Qxg2+ 49. Kxg2 Ke7 $16) 47... Qf7 48. Qh4+ Kc7 49. Qxh6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.24/Black=0.28} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Loiacono, Leonardo"]
[Black "Bernadsky, Vitalj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,118,22,29,39,50,10,13,-6,21,25,22,5,12,9,14,6,47,47,47,69,59,-2,0,-70,-65,-71,-87,-320,-314,-530,-533,-616,-614,-575,-610,-614,-604,-611,-610,-603,-616,-611,-578,-588,-570,-512,-368,-556,-563,-555,-551,-523,-356,-166,-165,-155,-171,-170,-165,-152,-135,-147,-147,-147,-143,-143,-143,-143,-135,-179,-172,-213,-216,-200,-207,-203,-168,-168,-8,-8,-13,-456,-456,-456,-456,-456,-456,-421,-65,-75,-75,-75,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8]} 1. d4 {Golod,V} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 {E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0.} dxc5 7. Bd2 Nc6 8. e3 e5 {[#]} 9. O-O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Bd3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qe7 11. O-O h6 12. a3 O-O 13. h3 a5 14. b3 Rd8 15. Be2 {1-0 (45) Van Wely,L (2681)-Agrest,E (2604) Mallorca 2004 CBM 104 [Golod,V]}) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qe7 11. h3 b6 12. g4 {Threatening Bg2.} Bb7 13. Bg2 O-O $1 14. g5 Ne8 15. b3 ({White should play} 15. Rhg1 $1 $14) 15... Nd6 16. Qb2 (16. Rhg1 $11) 16... Ne4 17. Bxe5 {[#]} ({Much weaker is} 17. Nxe5 Nxc3 18. Nxc6 (18. Qxc3 $2 Nb4 $19 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack}) 18... Bxc6 $17) 17... Nxf2 $1 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 18. Bxg7 $2 (18. Qxf2 $17 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxg2 20. Qxg2 Qxe5 21. Kb1) 18... Qxe3+ $19 ({Stronger than} 18... Nxh1 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Bxh1 $11) 19. Kb1 $2 (19. Qd2 {was the only chance.} Nxd1 20. Bxf8) 19... Nxd1 20. Rxd1 Rfd8 21. Re1 Qd3+ 22. Kc1 {With the idea Bh6.} Nb4 23. Bh6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rb2g7] [#]} Nxa2+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 24. Qxa2 Bxf3 25. Qb2 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rb2g7]} Rd4 26. Bf1 Qf5 27. Qc3 f6 28. gxf6 (28. Kb2 $142 Rad8 29. Ka3) 28... Qxf6 29. Bd2 Rad8 30. Bd3 Bh5 31. Be3 (31. Be4 $142 Kh8 32. Re3) 31... R4d6 32. Qxf6 Rxf6 33. Bg5 Rxd3 34. Bxf6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Kf7 35. Rf1 Ke6 36. Kb2 Rxh3 37. Bc3 Rh2+ 38. Ka3 Rc2 39. Re1+ Be2 40. Bb2 Kf5 41. Rg1 h5 42. Rg7 h4 43. Rh7 Rxb2 $2 44. Kxb2 {KR-KB} Kg5 {Strongly threatening ...Bh5.} 45. Kc3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (45. Rg7+ $1 $11 {and White is okay.} Kf4 46. Rxa7) 45... Bh5 $1 {White must now prevent ...h3.} 46. Rxa7 h3 47. Ra2 Kf4 48. b4 {[#]} Bf3 $2 (48... Be8 $1 $19 {And now ...Bc6 would win.} 49. bxc5 bxc5) 49. bxc5 bxc5 50. Kb3 {[#]} Bd1+ ({Reject} 50... Kg3 51. Ka4 $11) (50... Bc6 $1 $17 51. Rc2 Kg3 52. Rc3+ Kg4) 51. Ka3 $1 $11 {The position is equal.} Ke3 52. Rh2 Bg4 {aiming for ...Bd7.} 53. Ka4 Kd4 54. Kb5 Bd7+ 55. Kb6 Be6 56. Rd2+ Kxc4 57. Rc2+ Kd4 {...c4 is the strong threat.} 58. Rxc5 Bd5 59. Rc8 Ke5 {White happily takes the draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.34/Black=0.23} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,104,29,41,46,36,17,14,14,2,0,0,-11,-8,-14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-20,0,-42,-11,-43,-45,-81,-79,-85,-84,-83,-83,-83,-77,-83,-85,-155,-75,-64,-70,-78,-83,-156,-140,-158,-134,-175,-170,-156,-13,-343,-350,-370,-326,-532,-533,-502,-374,-316,-379,-338,-348,-318,-289,-991,-1114,-1117,-1118,-1100,-1062,-533,-1058,-2053,-2121,-1554,-1554,-5975,-5710,-29974,-4129,-29976,-29978,-29978,-29979,-29983,-29984]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4 cxb4 7. a3 Nge7 8. axb4 O-O 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. d3 {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6.} Bg4 {[#]} 11. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd5 13. c3 Nc7 14. Nd2 Ne6 15. Nc4 b5 16. Na5 Qd7 17. Nb3 Rfc8 {0-1 (46) Pyrich,G (2256)-Pohjosmaki,R (2252) ICCF email 2010}) 11... f5 12. h3 {The position is equal.} Bh5 13. Nbd2 f4 14. g4 {Bc5 is the strong threat.} fxe3 15. fxe3 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Qd7 17. Nh2 Nc8 18. g5 Qe7 19. Qg4 $1 Qxb4 20. Qe6+ Rf7 21. Ndf3 Qe7 (21... Qd6 $5 {[%cal Rd6e6]} 22. Qh3 Nb6 $15) 22. Qh3 Nb6 23. Kg2 Nd7 24. Ng4 a5 25. Rh1 {[#]} Nf8 26. Qg3 {[%cal Rf3e5] [#]} Rxf3 $1 27. Kxf3 Qxg5 28. c4 (28. Nh2 $142 Qe7 29. Qe1) 28... h5 (28... a4 $142 29. Qh4 Qxh4 30. Rxh4 h5) 29. Nh2 $17 Qxg3+ 30. Kxg3 Ne6 31. Kf3 (31. Kg2 $142) 31... a4 32. Ke2 Nc5 33. Rhb1 Rd8 34. Nf3 Rxd3 (34... Bf6 $17 35. Ra3 Kh7) 35. Rxb7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This costs White the game.} Bh6 $1 $19 ({Not} 35... Nxb7 36. Kxd3 Nc5+ 37. Kc3 $17) 36. Rb8+ Kg7 37. Rf1 $2 (37. Rb7+ Kf6 38. Rf7+ Ke6 39. Rc7 Rxe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 40. Kf1 Rxf3+ 41. Kg2) 37... Rxe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 38. Kd1 Rxe4 39. Rc8 {intending Rc7+.} Bf4 40. Rc7+ Kh6 41. Rxc6 Rxc4 {White must now prevent ...a3.} 42. Nh4 $2 (42. Rg1 Rc1+ 43. Ke2 Rxg1 44. Nxg1) 42... Rc1+ 43. Ke2 Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Kg5 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Re5e4]} 45. Rxg6+ Kxh4 46. Rh1+ Rh2 47. Rxh2+ Bxh2 48. Rg2 Kh3 49. Rc2 e4+ (49... Bg1 $142 50. Rb2 Bd4 51. Rb8 e4+ 52. Ke2 h4 53. Ra8 Ne6 54. Rxa4 Kg3 55. Rb4 h3 56. Kd2 h2 57. Rb1 Bg1 58. Kc1 h1=Q 59. Kb2 Qh8+ 60. Kb3 Nd4+ 61. Kb2 Qb8+ 62. Ka1 Qa7+ 63. Kb2 Qb6+ 64. Kc3 Qc5+ 65. Kb2 Qb4+ 66. Ka2 Qa4+ 67. Kb2 Qb3+ 68. Kc1 Be3#) 50. Ke2 Bg1 {Black mates.} 51. Kf1 Bd4 52. Rc4 {[#]} a3 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.96/Black=0.14} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Black "Formento, Paolo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,115,15,-28,-30,-36,-39,-29,-13,-32,-11,-11,0,-18,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,412,197,180,213,181,171,166,176,221,204,235,243,236,236,235,234,212,147,147,137,153,144,136,142,142,137,138,134,128,68,68,68,78,0,73,68,71,68,214,67,68,68,68,0,68,68,68,68,68,68,71,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Nxe5 {B01: Scandinavian Defence.} 10. Rxe5 Qc7 11. h3 Bd6 {Black has an edge.} 12. Re1 O-O {[#]} 13. Bg5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Bf4 15. Qf3 Bxc1 16. Raxc1 Rad8 17. Rcd1 Rd7 18. Rd3 Rfd8 19. Red1 {0-1 (44) Lieder,G (1705)-Schwertel,H (2084) Bad Zwesten 2002}) 13... Nd5 14. Ne4 Bf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Ng3 Nb6 17. Bb3 Rfd8 18. c3 c5 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Bc2 Qg5 21. Qd3 h6 {[%mdl 8192]} (21... g6 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 22. Re5 (22. Qh7+ $142 Kf8 23. f4 Qxf4 24. Rf1 Qe3+ 25. Kh2) 22... Qf6 $18 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Rae1 {[#] Rf5! is the strong threat.} g5 25. Rxc5 Nd5 26. Bb3 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Bxd5 exd5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 29. Re3 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 {KQ-KQ} 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Qb8 Qa6 33. a3 Qb6 34. b4 a6 35. g3 Qc6 36. Kg2 (36. a4 $16) 36... b5 $1 $14 37. Qa7+ Ke8 38. Qb8+ (38. g4 $16) 38... Ke7 (38... Kd7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 39. Qe5+ Qe6 40. Qe3 f5 {[#]} (40... Kf6 $14) 41. Qd2 (41. Qe5 $1 $18) 41... Qe4+ 42. f3 Qe6 43. h4 ({Better is} 43. g4 $14) 43... Kf6 ({Black should try} 43... gxh4 $11 44. gxh4 Kf7) 44. Kf2 Kg6 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Qc2 Kf6 47. a4 ({White should play} 47. Qc1 $16) 47... f4 $11 {The position is equal.} 48. gxf4 gxf4 49. Qc1 Qf5 50. axb5 (50. a5 {looks sharper.} Qg5 51. Qh1 Qf5 52. Qe1 Qc2+ 53. Qe2) 50... axb5 51. Qd2 Qg5 52. Kf1 Qh6 {Hoping for ...Qh1+.} 53. Qg2 Qh7 54. Qg4 Qd3+ 55. Kg1 Qe3+ 56. Kg2 Qe2+ 57. Kh3 Qf1+ 58. Qg2 {Black escapes into a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.16/Black=0.29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Black "Materia, Marco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,143,19,20,11,7,4,0,0,0,10,15,10,5,3,0,0,9,10,18,11,18,20,15,25,31,0,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,40,40,41,40,40,38,48,30,31,27,30,28,40,31,60,31,53,35,47,35,58,58,61,35,33,31,94,99,89,56,92,103,129,23,29,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,11,11,497,22,22,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,8,29977,29978,29980,29981,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} dxc4 7. e3 Nd5 8. Bxc4 {The position is equal.} Nxf4 9. exf4 Bf6 10. Qd3 c5 {[#]} 11. dxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Kb1 b5 14. Bxb5 Bb7 15. Bxd7 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qxd7 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. fxe5 {½-½ (28) Vachier Lagrave,M (2715)-Kramnik,V (2791) Hoogeveen 2011}) 11... Qxd3 12. Bxd3 Nd7 13. Na4 Rb8 14. Rb1 b5 15. cxb6 $1 Nxb6 16. Nxb6 Rxb6 17. b3 Be7 18. a4 Bb7 19. Ke2 Rd8 20. Rhd1 Rbd6 21. Ne1 g6 22. g3 Kf8 23. Nc2 Bc6 24. Ne3 Rd4 25. Rbc1 Bd5 26. Bc4 Rxd1 27. Nxd1 Be4 28. f3 Bb7 29. Nf2 Bd6 30. Nd3 Rc8 31. h4 Ke7 32. Rh1 Bc6 33. h5 Rc7 34. a5 Rb7 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Ne5 Bxe5 ({Black should try} 36... Be8 $14) 37. fxe5 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Bd5 38. Rc1 Kd7 39. Rd1 Kc6 40. Rd4 (40. f4 $16) 40... Bxc4+ $11 41. Rxc4+ {KR-KR} Kd5 42. a6 Rb6 43. Rc7 Rxa6 44. f4 Rb6 45. Kf3 {And now Rd7+ would win.} g5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (45... a5 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 46. Rd7+ $2 (46. fxg5 $18 Rxb3+ 47. Kg4 Rb4+ 48. Kh3) 46... Kc6 47. Rxa7 (47. Rxf7 {looks sharper.} Rxb3+ 48. Kg4 gxf4 49. gxf4 a5 50. Ra7) 47... Rxb3+ 48. Kg4 gxf4 49. gxf4 f6 50. exf6 {Hoping for f7.} Rb5 $1 51. Ra6+ Kd7 52. Ra7+ Kd6 53. f7 (53. Rg7 $5 {[%cal Rg7g5]} Rf5 54. Rg5 Rxf6 55. Ra5 $11) 53... Rf5 54. Rb7 Kc6 55. Re7 (55. f8=Q {is more complex.} Rxf8 56. Ra7 Kd6 57. Kg5 Rg8+ 58. Kf6) 55... Kd6 56. Ra7 Kc6 $1 57. Kf3 (57. Ra5 {seems wilder.} Rxf7 58. Kf3 Kd6 59. Ra6+ Ke7 60. Ra7+) 57... Kd6 58. Ke4 Rf6 59. Kf3 Rf5 60. Kg4 Kc6 $1 61. Kg3 (61. Ra6+ {is more complex.} Kd7 62. Ra5 Rxf7 63. Ra7+ Ke8 64. Ra6) 61... Kd6 62. Kf3 e5 (62... Rf6 {is interesting.} 63. Ke4 Rf5 64. Rb7 Kc6 65. Rb3 Kd6) 63. Kg4 (63. Ra4 {with more complications.} Rxf7 64. Ra6+ Ke7 65. Ra7+ Kf6 66. Rxf7+ Kxf7 67. fxe5 Ke6 68. Kf4) 63... Rxf4+ 64. Kg5 Rf1 (64... Kd5 {keeps more tension.} 65. Kg6 e4 66. Ra6 e3 67. Ra5+ Ke6) 65. Kg6 e4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (65... Ke6 $11) 66. Ra8 {White mates.} Ke5 67. f8=Q Rxf8 68. Rxf8 e3 69. Kg5 Ke4 {[#]} 70. Kg4 $1 e2 71. Re8+ Kd3 72. Kf3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.27/Black=0.18} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Black "Orfini, Nicolo`"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,61,25,10,18,12,31,24,60,57,68,68,73,65,74,60,72,68,139,96,97,97,123,118,196,184,287,273,643,640,616,604,562,300,283,227,281,249,312,253,279,279,293,289,269,177,364,366,1040,1041,1007,1009]} 1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. d3 O-O 7. O-O c6 {C30: King's Gambit Declined.} 8. a4 a5 9. fxe5 dxe5 {White has an edge.} 10. Kh1 Ne8 {[#]} 11. Qe1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Be3 Nd6 12. Bb3 Kh8 13. Qd2 f6 14. Nh4 g5 15. Nf5 Nxf5 16. exf5 Nb6 17. Qe2 {1-0 (41) Sanpera Bonet,J (2080)-Soler Casacuberta,S (1914) Barbera del Valles 2015}) 11... Nd6 12. Ba2 Kh8 13. Qg3 f6 14. Be3 f5 ({Black should play} 14... Qe8 $14) 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Qe1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bf6 (17... h6 $16 {keeps fighting.} 18. Rae1 (18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Bf6 $14) 18... Bb4) 18. Ne4 $18 Nb6 (18... Qb6 $142 19. Qxb6 Nxb6) 19. Nxf6 gxf6 (19... Rxf6 20. Nxe5 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxf6 gxf6) 20. Nxe5 Nd5 21. Bxd5 cxd5 {[#]} 22. Qh6 $1 Bf5 23. Nf3 {Strongly threatening Nh4.} Bg6 24. Rae1 {[%cal Ba1e1,Be1e2,Be2e6,Be6e7][%mdl 32]} Rc8 25. Re2 Qd7 26. Rfe1 {[#] aiming for Re7.} Rf7 27. Nh4 Rg8 28. h3 Rfg7 $2 (28... Qxa4 {was necessary.} 29. Re7 Qb4) 29. Re6 Qxa4 $2 (29... Qd8 30. b3 Qc7 31. Rxf6 Qc3) 30. Re7 Bf7 31. Qxf6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25/Black=0.54} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Caprino, Marco"]
[Black "Dionisi, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A86"]
[WhiteElo "2074"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,45,47,-2,16,22,122,23,18,3,26,27,27,3,20,16,20,23,23,29,27,21,50,29,37,0,33,23,19,24]} 1. d4 f5 2. d5 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nh3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qd3 Ng4 {A86: Dutch Defence: Leningrad System: Unusual lines and 5 Nh3.} 11. Ng5 Qe7 {[#]} (11... Bc8 $11) 12. b3 $146 ({Better is} 12. Nd5 $1 $16 {[%cal Rd5e7][%mdl 512]} Bxd5 13. cxd5) ({Predecessor:} 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. cxd5 c5 14. Ne6 Re8 15. e4 Ne5 16. Qe2 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Na6 18. f4 Nf7 19. f5 gxf5 20. Rxf5 {1-0 (33) Muratovic,E (2345)-Petrovic,S (2190) Bosna 2017}) 12... Na6 $11 {White has an edge.} 13. Bf4 (13. Qd2 {is interesting.} Nc5 14. Bb2 Bc8 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. h3) 13... Rad8 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. h3 Ne5 16. Qd2 Nc5 17. Rad1 Nf7 18. Be3 Rfe8 19. Bd4 Be5 20. Rfe1 a5 21. e4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qe5 23. Qd2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.22/Black=0.24} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Costa, Vincenzo"]
[Black "Zarpellon, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1897"]
[BlackElo "1893"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 8,69,50,33,70,41,36,31,75,0,0,-51,-34,-87,-33,-62,-5,-25,-8,-11,-20,0,-10,-40,-4,-9,0,0,25,13,23,-264,-268,-407,-406,-384,-450,-576,-617,-579,-600,-612,-524,-673,-525,-609,-243,-237,-273,-260,-272,-291,-311,-310,-309,-310,-303,-310,-327,-555,-639,-575,-614,-731]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:06:46]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 5. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} (8. e5 $16) 8... Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 9. d5 {[%emt 0:05:34]} (9. e5 $5 {[%cal Re5f6]} Nd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. exd6 $11) 9... c5 {[%emt 0:02:35]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:14:45]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:05:36]} ({Better is} 10... e6 $17 11. dxe6 fxe6) 11. Qd2 {[%emt 0:08:04]} h6 {[%emt 0:06:58]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:04:37]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 14. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:07:23]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 15. Nh2 {[%emt 0:03:26]} h5 {[%emt 0:06:34]} 16. f4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:09:52]} 17. Kh1 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:08:07]} 18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:40]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 19. Nf3 $2 {[%emt 0:06:30]} (19. Qe3 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 19... b4 {[%emt 0:05:35]} 20. Na4 $2 {[%emt 0:20:46]} (20. axb4 axb4 21. Na4 Nxe4 22. Qxb4 Ng3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 23. Kh2 Nxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Rxd5 25. Bxc4) 20... Nxe4 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 21. Qe1 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 22. Nd2 {[%emt 0:03:23]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:04:32]} 23. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 24. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 25. b3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} cxb3 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 26. cxb3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} (26... bxa3 $142 27. Bc4 O-O) 27. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:02:58]} ({Stronger than} 27... bxa3 28. Rc1 $14) 28. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:01:27]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. Qd3 {[%emt 0:03:24]} e6 {[%emt 0:21:30]} ({Don't do} 29... bxa3 30. Rc1 $19) 30. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:48]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. axb4 {[%emt 0:03:20]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Rc2 $2 {[%emt 0:01:17]} (33. Rb1) 33... Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Ba6 {[%emt 0:04:54]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Qd3 $19 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,131,3,9,12,18,18,131,27,42,29,59,74,73,60,69,56,68,67,91,108,114,117,117,112,125,118,139,128,162,154,164,158,154,132,135,137,140,130,132,130,123,128,131,122,169,104,142,73,162,156,146,112,126,22,22,0,71,74,243,208,233,234,205,210,254,238,475,454,474,313,363,363,297,297,267,8,8,8,8,8,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,8,4,4,0,4,4,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 {D46: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 Nbd7 6 Bd3, Black avoids the Meran.} Nxe5 13. Nh4 Neg4 (13... Bc8 $11) 14. g3 (14. h3 $16 Nxf2 15. Rxf2) 14... Bc5 15. Kg2 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... b4 16. Nd1 Bb6 17. f4 Re8 18. Bf3 Rxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qd7 21. Nf3 Re8 {0-1 (74) Szustakowski,A (2238)-Keymer,V (2588) chess.com INT 2020}) 16. f3 {[%cal Rf3g4]} Ne3+ 17. Bxe3 Bxe3 18. Nf5 Bb6 19. Rad1 Qb8 20. f4 b4 {[#]} 21. e5 $1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Bf3 d4 24. Nxd4 Bxf3+ 25. Nxf3 Qb7 26. Rfe1 Rac8 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Rc2+ 29. Rd2 Rec8 {Strongly threatening ...Rxd2+.} 30. Ree2 ({Don't blunder} 30. Rxb4 $2 Rxd2+ 31. Nxd2 Rc2 $19) 30... Rxd2 31. Rxd2 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} h6 32. h4 g6 33. b3 (33. h5 $18) 33... Kf8 34. Ne1 (34. h5 $142) 34... Ke7 {[#]} (34... Rc3 $16) 35. Nd3 $1 $18 Rd8 36. Kf3 h5 37. Ke2 (37. Rd1 $16) 37... Rd4 $1 $11 38. Kf3 Ke6 (38... Rd8 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 39. Rd1 $16 a6 $2 (39... f6 $16 {was worth a try.}) 40. Nb2 Kd5 41. Rxd4+ Bxd4 $18 {KB-KN} 42. Nc4 Bc5 43. g4 hxg4+ $2 (43... Bf8 {was necessary.} 44. Ne3+ Kd4 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Nf5+ Kc3) 44. Kxg4 Be7 45. Kg3 Ke6 46. Ne3 Bc5 47. Kf3 Be7 48. Ke4 $2 (48. Kg4 $18) 48... Bxh4 $11 {The position is equal.} 49. Nc2 a5 50. Nd4+ Kd7 51. f5 gxf5+ 52. Nxf5 Bd8 53. Kd5 Bc7 $1 54. Ne3 Bb6 55. Nc4 Bc7 56. Nb2 Bb6 57. Na4 Bc7 58. Nc5+ Ke7 59. Ne4 Kd7 60. Ng3 Ke7 61. Nf5+ Kd7 62. Nd4 Bb8 63. e6+ fxe6+ 64. Nxe6 {Hoping for Nc5+.} Ba7 65. Nc5+ Kc7 $1 66. Nd3 {Black escapes into a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.25/Black=0.24} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Bernadsky, Vitalj"]
[Black "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,85,14,28,39,43,30,50,31,35,12,33,7,8,0,22,22,22,24,24,22,21,26,24,29,23,40,34,12,15,8,25,12,3,13,10,11,6,14,12,0,36,36,59,58,69,60,75,69,55,46,43,31,33,31,31,31,33,45,42,35,222,177,173,169,168,168,333,342,317,227,334,323,333,332,808,786]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. d5 {E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3.} Nb4 8. Bb1 {[#]} e6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... a5 9. O-O c6 10. Re1 cxd5 11. cxd5 Bg4 12. Be3 Nd7 13. a3 Na6 14. Bd3 Nac5 {0-1 (60) Urban,K (2467)-Kempinski,R (2599) Chorzow 2013}) 9. a3 {White is slightly better.} Na6 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 Nc5 12. Re1 a5 13. Bc2 Bd7 14. Be3 {[#] And now e5 would win.} exd5 15. exd5 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bd4 Ng5 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. Nh2 {Hoping for h4.} h5 20. f4 Nh7 21. f5 (21. Nf3 {is more complex.} Bxd4+ 22. Nxd4 Qf6 23. Qd2 a4 24. Re1) 21... Bxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Qf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6d4]} 23. Qxf6 Nxf6 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Re1 Bf7 (25... b5 {feels hotter.} 26. Re6 Kf7 27. cxb5 Bxb5 28. Nf3 Re8) 26. Nf3 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 28. Kf2 Kg7 29. Ke3 Kf6 30. Ba4 g5 31. Bd7 Ng7 32. Nd4 Ke7 33. Bc8 b6 34. g3 Kd8 35. Bf5 b5 $2 {A mistake that costs the game.} (35... Ke7 $14) 36. Be4 (36. cxb5 Nxf5+ 37. Nxf5 Bxd5 $14) 36... bxc4 37. Nc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd7 38. Nxa5 Ne8 $2 {[#]} (38... c5) 39. Bf5+ $1 $18 (39. Nxc4 Nf6 $16) 39... Ke7 40. Kd4 (40. Nxc4 Bxd5 41. Nd2 Ng7 $14) 40... Nf6 (40... Ng7 $142 41. Nc6+ Ke8) 41. Nc6+ ({Weaker is} 41. Nxc4 Nxd5 42. b4 h4 $14) 41... Ke8 42. Be6 ({Inferior is} 42. Kxc4 Bxd5+ 43. Kb5 Bg2 $11) 42... Bxe6 $2 (42... Bg6 43. a4 (43. Kxc4 Nd7 $18) 43... Nd7) 43. dxe6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.27} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Formento, Paolo"]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,107,6,8,4,8,1,0,20,20,20,20,22,22,23,20,27,22,24,21,22,12,25,-12,-10,-26,-34,-41,-22,-30,-37,-57,-48,-37,-20,-16,-19,-31,-22,-143,-148,-183,-185,-167,-156,-387,-392,-580,-575,-496,-331,-331,-338,-338,-331,-520,-520,-502,-495,-495,-469,-617,-384,-614,-185,-185,-185,-185,0,-185,-176,-176,-176,-176,-176,-5616,-4814,-1535,-1406,-1096,-901,-891,-806,-29955,-11436,-29977,-29978,-29977,-29979,-29979,-29980,-29985,-29985,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991,-29992]} 1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 e5 {A11: English Opening: 1...c6.} 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nb5 Nc6 {The position is equal.} 10. Nxd6 Qxd6 11. d4 {[%cal Rd4e5]} e4 12. Ne5 Nd7 {[%cal Rd7e5]} 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qd2 a5 15. Bc3 Qc7 {[#]} 16. O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. a4 Re8 17. b4 axb4 18. Bxb4 Re6 19. a5 Rh6 20. g3 Nb8 21. O-O Qd7 22. h4 {1-0 (56) Jørgensen,B (2361)-Abdulmanov,E (2259) ICCF email 2017}) 16... Re8 17. a4 Re6 18. b4 {[%cal Rb4a5]} Rh6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rc7h2]} 19. g3 $1 axb4 20. Bxb4 Nf6 $1 21. f4 exf3 22. Bxf3 Rg6 23. Bg2 h5 {Hoping for ...h4!} 24. Rf4 Ba6 25. e4 (25. Re1 $11) 25... dxe4 $17 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 {[#]} c5 $1 {[%cal Rc5b4]} 28. Bxc5 ({Wrong is} 28. dxc5 $2 Bb7 $19) (28. Ba5 $17 Rxg3+ {[%mdl 64] Demolition} 29. hxg3 Qxg3+ 30. Qg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2) 28... Bb7 $19 29. Qe2 (29. Rae1 $142 Bxe4 30. Rxe4) 29... Qc6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 30. Re1 {intending Re8+.} Qxe4 31. Qxe4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Re6 ({Resist} 32... Rxa4 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Re2 $19) 33. Rxe6 (33. Rf4 {keeps fighting.}) 33... fxe6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KB} 34. Kf2 Kf7 35. Kf3 Rxa4 36. h4 Ra1 37. Bd6 (37. Ke4 $142) 37... Rf1+ $2 (37... Kf6 {Threatens to win with ...g5.} 38. Be5+ Kf5 39. Bxg7 Ra3+ 40. Kf2 Ke4) 38. Ke4 Re1+ 39. Kf4 Rf1+ 40. Ke4 $1 g6 41. Be5 Ke7 42. Bb8 Kd7 43. Ke5 $2 (43. Be5) 43... Rb1 44. Ba7 Rb7 45. Bc5 Rb3 46. Kf4 Kc6 47. Ke5 Rxg3 48. Kxe6 {[#]} g5 $1 {Black mates.} 49. hxg5 h4 50. Bd6 Rxg5 51. Be7 Rg6+ 52. Ke5 h3 53. d5+ Kd7 54. Kd4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.67/Black=0.32} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Black "Lumachi, Gabriele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,51,12,16,4,20,17,24,0,8,0,19,19,23,0,14,0,0,-12,0,0,0,-50,13,14,186,188,197,198,197,192,172,184,226,177,427,419,525,398]} 1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} (9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nf3 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 14. h3 Be6 15. g4 fxg4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qxe4 Qxe4 18. Ncxe4 Rf8 19. Rg1 Bf5 20. Nd6 {1-0 (55) Moroni,L (2562)-Lumachi,G (2297) Bassano del Grappa 2020}) 9... Re8 {9...Ne4 is vanishing.} 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f3 {White has an edge.} b5 {now supersedes 11...Nf8.} 12. Bf2 Bb7 13. Ng3 b4 {[#]} 14. Nce2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Na4 c5 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Qa4 Bc8 20. Nd4 {½-½ (52) Carlsen,M (2863)-Firouzja,A (2728) Stavanger 2020}) 14... Bf8 15. Rc1 c5 16. Bb1 Qb6 17. Re1 Rac8 18. Nf5 cxd4 (18... c4 $15) 19. Rxc8 $11 dxe3 $2 {Black cannot hold the game after this.} (19... Bxc8 $11 20. Nfxd4 (20. Nexd4 g6 $11) 20... Ne5) 20. Bxe3 $18 Rxe3 {[#]} 21. Rxf8+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxf8 (21... Kxf8 22. Nxe3) 22. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Ne6 24. Bf5 Ng5 $2 {[#]} (24... Nd8 {was called for.} 25. Nd4 Qf4) 25. Nd4 Qf2 26. Qe2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.52} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Checa, Nicholas"]
[Black "Loiacono, Leonardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[BlackElo "2255"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. g4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 9. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. g5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 11. h4 {[%emt 0:07:54]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:09:56]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 13. cxd5 {[%emt 0:06:38]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:04:12]} 14. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:01:45]} g6 {[%emt 0:05:49]} 16. h5 {[%emt 0:11:18]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:05:03]} 17. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 18. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 19. Qf3 {[%emt 0:05:33]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:05:59]} 20. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 21. fxg5 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Rxh1+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 22. Qxh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:02:39]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 24. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 25. Qe5 {[%emt 0:08:22]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 26. Qh8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxg5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 28. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:01:23]} 29. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 30. Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Qg7 {[%emt 0:02:40]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} 33. Ka1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 34. Qxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 35. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 36. Qf1+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 37. Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Re2 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 38. Qxa7+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 40. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:01:16]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 41. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:30:06]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:30:16]} 42. Qc6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 43. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Loiacono, Antonio"]
[Black "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,97,37,59,29,41,42,35,32,45,10,20,21,17,11,26,24,28,0,33,34,52,49,50,56,76,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,-8,-8,-8,-8,-11,0,-23,0,0,27,27,72,85,335,298,279,0,160,181,157,119,127,110,178,133,123,108,108,108,108,107,157,108,209,216,216,216,600,588,456,122,175,87,293,65,58,10,11,0,83,0,54,0,121,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 {B60: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: Unusual Black 6th moves and 6...Bd7 without 7 Qd2.} Bxc6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Bc4 {White is slightly better.} Qa5 {[#]} 10. Bd5 $146 (10. Qd3 {is more complex.} e6 11. O-O-O Rg8 12. g3 O-O-O 13. Bb5) ({Predecessor:} 10. O-O e6 11. Qe2 O-O-O 12. a3 Kb8 13. b4 Qe5 14. b5 Bd7 15. Na2 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Qxe5+ fxe5 18. Bxd5 Bxb5 {0-1 (39) Goes,S (2107)-Slingerland,F (2398) Leiden 2010}) 10... e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O Rb8 13. Rb1 Be7 14. f4 h5 15. Kh1 Rg8 16. Qd3 h4 17. a3 Rb6 18. Nd1 (18. f5 $16) 18... d5 $11 19. Ne3 Qb5 20. Qd2 dxe4 21. f5 Rb8 22. b3 Rd8 23. Qe1 h3 (23... Bxa3 $6 24. fxe6 h3 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. gxh3 $16 (26. Qh4 hxg2+ 27. Nxg2 Qg5 $17)) 24. gxh3 Qe5 25. Qe2 Rg5 (25... Bxa3 26. Nc4 $16) (25... Qc3 $5 {[%cal Rd8d2]} 26. Nc4 Qxh3 27. Qxe4 Rd5 $15) 26. Nc4 Qc3 27. Qxe4 Rd5 28. fxe6 fxe6 (28... Qxh3 $16 29. exf7+ Kxf7) 29. h4 Rgf5 30. Rbe1 $2 (30. Qxe6 $18 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1) 30... Qh3 (30... Rxf1+ $11 31. Rxf1 Qh3) 31. Rxf5 $16 Qxf5 32. Qxf5 exf5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 33. Kg2 Kd7 (33... Kf7 $16) 34. Re2 Rd4 35. Rd2 Rxd2+ 36. Nxd2 Bxa3 {KB-KN} 37. Kf3 Bd6 38. h3 Ke6 (38... c5 $16) 39. Nc4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rc4d6]} Bc7 40. h5 Be5 $2 (40... f4 41. Nb2 (41. h6 Kf7 $16) 41... Kf5) 41. Na5 c5 {[%cal Bc6c5,Bc5c4][%mdl 32]} 42. Nc4 $2 (42. Nb7 $18 {has better winning chances.}) 42... f4 {[#]} (42... Kf7 $16) 43. Nd2 ({Much less strong is} 43. h6 Kf7 $16) (43. Na5 $1 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 43... Kf5 $2 (43... f5 $16) 44. h4 $2 ({White must play} 44. c4 $18) 44... Ke6 $1 $14 45. Ne4 c4 46. Nf2 Kf5 (46... cxb3 $11 {remains equal.} 47. cxb3 Kf7) 47. Ne4 ({Much weaker is} 47. bxc4 $6 a5 $11) 47... Ke6 48. Nf2 ({Better is} 48. b4 $1 $14) 48... Kf5 $16 {[#]} 49. Ne4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.46/Black=0.44} ({Don't play} 49. bxc4 $6 a5 $11) (49. b4 $1 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Samoun, Florent"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2293"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,97,-17,22,14,85,84,109,108,99,115,110,13,16,15,15,19,63,77,238,127,134,143,277,277,313,288,278,168,135,138,128,66,161,93,125,86,75,8,10,15,19,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,18,16,19,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 {Bulletin} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 b5 6. Nxb5 {[#] A22: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6.} Ba6 $146 (6... Bb7 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) ({Predecessor:} 6... Bb7 7. a3 a6 8. Nc3 Bxc3 9. dxc3 Nxe4 10. Nf3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 f5 13. Qc2 {½-½ (30) Sveshnikov,E (2565)-Kapengut,A (2465) Ashkhabad 1978 MCL [Bulletin]}) 7. a3 $16 Bc5 8. d3 {White is better.} Bxb5 9. cxb5 c6 10. bxc6 ({Better is} 10. Nf3 $16) 10... Qb6 $1 $11 11. Qe2 {Black should prevent cxd7.} Nxc6 12. Nf3 Ng4 {[%cal Rc5f2]} 13. O-O f5 $2 (13... a5 $16 {might work better.}) 14. d4 (14. exf5 $1 $18 {Strongly threatening d4!} a5 15. d4 exd4 16. Ng5) 14... Bxd4 $16 15. exf5 Bxf2+ {[#]} (15... Nf6 $16 16. Rd1 Rae8) 16. Kh1 $1 $18 ({Weaker is} 16. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 17. Qxf2 Nxf2 $16) 16... Bd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. h3 Nf6 19. Be3 Qa4 20. Rad1 (20. g4 $16) 20... Rab8 {[#]} (20... h6 $14) 21. g4 (21. Bg5 $1 $18) 21... d5 $16 22. g5 Ne4 {Threatens to win with ...Ng3+.} 23. Kh2 (23. Qg4 $16 Nd4 24. f6 (24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. f6 Rf7 $16)) 23... Nd4 $11 {The position is equal.} 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Qxe4 Rxb2+ 27. Kg3 Qxa3+ 28. Kh4 Qa6 29. f6 {Qd5+ would kill now.} Re2 30. Qd5+ Qe6 31. Rxd4 h6 32. Qxe6+ (32. g6 {feels hotter.} Qxd5 33. Rxd5 gxf6 34. Kh5 Re5+ 35. Rf5) 32... Rxe6 33. gxh6 gxf6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 34. Rd7 {White threatens Rg1+ and mate.} Re4+ 35. Kh5 Re5+ 36. Kh4 Rf7 37. Rg1+ Rg5 $1 38. Rd8+ (38. Rxf7 {with more complications.} Kxf7 39. h7 Kg7 40. Rf1 Kxh7 41. Rxf6 Rg7 42. Kh5) 38... Rf8 39. h7+ (39. Rxf8+ {keeps more tension.} Kxf8 40. Rb1 Rg6 41. Rb8+ Kf7 42. Rb7+) 39... Kxh7 40. Rxf8 Rxg1 41. Rxf6 {KR-KR} Rg6 42. Rf7+ (42. Rf1 {looks sharper.} Kh6 43. Ra1 Rg7 44. Ra3 Kg6 45. Ra6+) 42... Rg7 43. Rf6 (43. Rf1 {is more complex.} Rb7 44. Kg4 Kg6 45. Ra1 Rb4+ 46. Kg3) 43... Kg8 44. Kh5 Kh7 45. Rh6+ Kg8 {...Rh7 is the strong threat.} 46. Rf6 Rf7 47. Ra6 Rb7 48. h4 Kf7 49. Kg5 {White really could win this.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.16/Black=0.16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "Palozza, Christian"]
[Black "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,86,13,16,0,1,0,6,2,10,0,8,-15,-14,-16,-20,-66,-62,-64,-62,-62,-66,-65,-70,-91,-97,-108,-103,-101,-103,-95,-100,-104,-80,-78,-68,-68,-77,-98,-88,-101,-104,-90,-79,-156,-151,-140,-74,-191,-178,-183,-166,-219,-215,-218,-211,-202,-201,-223,-214,-227,-209,-221,-130,-107,-68,-369,-350,-338,-285,-255,-11,-29978,-29979,-29987,-29988,-29987,-29986,-29988,-29989]} 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 {A80: Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves.} c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Ne2 {[#] The position is equal.} Nc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... O-O 9. O-O Qb6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. a3 Ne4 13. Nf4 Na5 14. Ba2 Qxb2 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Bxe6+ {1-0 (25) Dvirnyy,D (2488)-Schacher,G (2321) Brixen Bressanone 2019}) 9. c4 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 $1 {[%cal Re4f2]} 14. Bh4 Nxc3+ 15. Kc2 Ne4 16. Ng5 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 e5 {[#] White must now prevent ...f4.} 20. f3 b5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is really pushing.} 21. Bb3 Ke7 22. Kb2 Be6 23. Rac1 {And now Bxe6 would win.} Rac8 24. Rhd1 Bxb3 25. axb3 Ke6 26. Rc5 (26. Rc2 $142) 26... f4 $17 27. Bf2 Nb4 (27... fxe3 $142 28. Bxe3 Nb4) 28. exf4 (28. e4 $17 {was worth a try.}) 28... gxf4 $19 ({Much less strong is} 28... exf4 29. Ka3 $17) 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 30. Rd2 (30. Be1 $142 Nd5 31. Ra1) 30... h5 $19 31. Bg1 Rc6 32. Bf2 a5 33. g3 Kf5 34. Bg1 fxg3 35. hxg3 e4 (35... Rg6 $19 36. Bf2 e4 37. fxe4+ Kxe4 38. Rd4+ Kf3) 36. fxe4+ $17 Kxe4 {Strongly threatening ...Nd3+.} 37. Ba7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37. Rd4+ $1 $15 Kf5 38. Rh4) 37... Nd3+ $19 38. Ka2 b4 {[%cal Bb5b4,Bb4b3][%mdl 32]} 39. Rh2 Rc3 $2 (39... Kf3 $19 {...a4 is the strong threat.} 40. Bd4 Nc1+ 41. Kb2 Ke4) 40. Rxh5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (40. Rh4+ $11 Kf3 41. Bd4) 40... a4 {Black mates.} 41. bxa4 {[#]} b3+ $1 ({Worse is} 41... Ra3+ 42. Kb1 $11) 42. Ka3 b2+ 43. Ka2 Rc1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.45/Black=0.17} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.9"]
[White "Zarpellon, Daniel"]
[Black "Mikulis Borsoi, Luca"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "1277"]
[Annotator "NA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 4. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 5. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 7. b3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 8. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 9. c4 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 10. c5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. b4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:40]} 12. a4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:05:44]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 14. Bc3 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 15. Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 16. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 17. Qb2 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 18. Ne5 {[%emt 0:06:55]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:09:43]} 19. f4 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Rfb8 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 20. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:52]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 21. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 22. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 23. bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 24. Rfb1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 25. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:08:32]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 26. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 27. Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 28. Kh2 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:05:17]} 29. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 30. Rb1 {[%emt 0:08:38]} a5 {[%emt 0:06:02]} 31. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:07:45]} Qxa5 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 32. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Qe2 {[%emt 0:04:32]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 34. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 35. Ne5 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 36. Qh5 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Qe1 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 37. Qxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 38. Ng4# {[%emt 0:00:09]} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "5.10"]
[White "Pace, Gabriele"]
[Black "Brini, Dario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1699"]
[BlackElo "1787"]
[Annotator "NA"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:05:11]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 8. h4 {[%emt 0:04:50]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:09:34]} 9. Rb1 {[%emt 0:05:28]} c5 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 10. Na4 {[%emt 0:07:02]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} 11. c3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 12. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:10:22]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 14. Nxd7 {[%emt 1:00:02]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 15. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 16. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 18. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxe5+ {[%emt 0:02:04]} 19. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 20. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 21. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 22. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Qe2+ {[%emt 0:01:41]} 24. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 28. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 30. Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxh4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 32. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 34. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 35. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 36. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Black "Checa, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,111,41,42,43,42,57,60,60,48,64,62,64,54,53,61,49,63,56,56,55,47,56,49,54,52,45,50,42,75,106,101,105,98,87,79,178,170,172,172,172,170,170,170,172,172,181,162,186,173,256,260,260,250,260,251,230,245,256,243,245,238,254,247,247,242,226,233,249,242,207,177,177,177,218,206,323,278,560,537,637,711,928,638,541,0,1022,987,910,871,1143,1130,1041,1044,1142,1055,1439,1354,1649,1641,6179,5317,6725,5599]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qc8 {6...Ra7 is the hot move. D15: Slav Defence: 4 Nc3 a6 and gambit lines after 4 Nc3 dxc4.} 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Na4 Nbd7 {White is slightly better.} 9. Bf4 e6 10. f3 Be7 11. g4 $1 Bd8 12. O-O-O Bc7 13. Bg3 Rb8 14. Qc3 O-O 15. e3 Re8 $1 {[#]} 16. g5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bd3 e5 18. Bc2 exd4 19. exd4 b6 20. cxb6 Nxb6 21. Nxb6 Rxb6 22. Rde1 {1-0 (47) Rotaru,D (2384)-Horton,R (2075) ICCF email 2010}) 16... Nh5 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. f4 f6 {White now steadily converts the win.} 20. Bd3 Nf8 21. Qc2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} e5 22. dxe5 {Black must now prevent gxf6.} fxe5 (22... fxg5 $16 23. Bxg6 (23. fxg5 Qxe5 24. Qd2 Qxg5 $17) 23... Nxg6 24. Qxg6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} gxf4) 23. Bxg6 $18 Nxg6 24. Qxg6 Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. f5 e4 {[#]} 27. Nb6 $1 Rbd8 28. Rhf1 Kg8 29. Kc2 d4 (29... g6 {keeps fighting.} 30. f6 (30. fxg6 Rf8 $16) 30... Re5) 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. exd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} e3 32. Re1 Nf4 33. Nc4 e2 34. Ne5 Rd8 35. Kc3 Rf8 36. Ng6 Nd5+ 37. Kb3 Rxf5 38. Rxe2 Rxg5 39. Ne7+ Kf7 40. Nxd5 Rxd5 {KR-KR} 41. Kc4 Rd7 {[#]} 42. b4 $1 Rd5 (42... Kf6 $142 43. Rb2 Kf5) 43. Re5 Rd8 (43... Rd7 44. d5 cxd5+ 45. Rxd5 Re7) 44. d5 Rh8 45. d6 Rh4+ 46. Kc3 Rh3+ 47. Kc4 (47. Kd4 $142 g5 48. Rxg5) 47... Rh4+ 48. Kd3 {White is clearly winning.} Rh3+ 49. Re3 Rxh2 50. Re7+ Kf6 51. Rxb7 g5 52. Rb6 g4 53. Rxc6 g3 54. Rxa6 Rh8 55. Ke2 Rg8 56. Kf1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.18/Black=0.24} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,62,34,39,43,30,36,38,72,55,46,51,50,44,42,40,41,22,36,0,0,3,8,17,36,17,26,22,25,25,25,25,27,26,29,0,0,0,39,38,38,38,32,13,13,13,16,0,0,0,14,22,22,0,0]} 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 e5 5. d5 a5 6. Bd3 Na6 {A42: Modern Defence: Averbakh Variation.} 7. Nge2 Nc5 8. Bc2 Bh6 {White is slightly better.} 9. Bxh6 Nxh6 10. Qd2 {[#]} Ng4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Ng8 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Rhf1 Qe7 13. f4 f6 14. fxe5 fxe5 15. Rf2 Nf6 16. h3 O-O {1-0 (41) Tjiam,D (2300)-Lebel,P (2240) Hyeres 1992}) 11. h3 Nf6 12. b3 O-O 13. O-O Nh5 14. a3 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3b4][%mdl 32]} f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. b4 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 axb4 18. axb4 {[#] Black must now prevent Rxa8.} Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Nd7 20. Ne4 Qh4 21. N2c3 Ndf6 22. Ra7 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Nf6 (23... Rf4 $5 {[%cal Rf4e4]} 24. Ra8+ Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $11) 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rxb7 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} e4 $1 {[%cal Re4e3]} 26. Qxe4 ({But not} 26. Rxc7 $2 Qa1+ 27. Kh2 Qe5+ 28. g3 e3 $19) 26... Qxf2+ {The position is equal.} 27. Kh2 Rf4 28. Qe6+ Rf7 29. Qe4 Rf4 30. Qe7 Rf7 31. Qe4 Rf4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.05} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Black "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,60,27,22,11,14,14,11,35,49,45,51,50,52,58,0,39,43,45,45,101,91,103,69,111,97,114,89,108,36,49,-39,-36,-81,-8,-29,-18,-33,-13,-10,-8,-12,0,-9,-18,-25,0,-192,25,0,24]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 8. e3 Bf5 9. Be2 $1 {[%mdl 4] now scores much better than the old 9.Qb3.} c6 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 b6 {[#]} 12. O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Bg3 Qe6 15. Qa4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Ne4 17. Rfc1 c5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 {1-0 (53) Wojszkun,T (1809)-Aftanasiuk,J (1548) Gdansk 2012}) 12... Nbd7 13. Ba6 (13. c4 $14) 13... g5 14. Bg3 Qe7 15. c4 Nb8 (15... dxc4 $14 16. Qxc4 (16. Bxc4 Ne4 $14) 16... c5) 16. Bxb8 $16 Raxb8 17. Ne5 Qd6 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Rac1 c5 20. Rfd1 (20. f4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rf4g5]}) 20... Be6 $14 {Threatening ...b5.} 21. Qa3 ({White should play} 21. Qa4 $14) 21... b5 $1 $15 {aiming for ...Rfd8.} 22. Nd3 {[#]} ({Reject} 22. Rxc5 Rb6 $17) 22... b4 (22... Rb6 $1 $17 {[%cal Rb6a6]} 23. Nxc5 Nc7) 23. dxc5 $11 {Hoping for Nxb4.} Qc7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has some pressure.} 24. Qb2 Nc3 25. Rxc3 bxc3 26. Qxc3 Rfd8 27. Qa3 Qc6 28. Rc1 Qe4 29. Ne1 $2 {[#]} (29. h3 $11 {and White is okay.}) 29... Bd5 $2 (29... Rb1 $1 $19 {Threatens to win with ...Rd1!} 30. f3 Rxc1 31. Qxc1 (31. fxe4 $2 {too greedy.} Rxe1+ 32. Kf2 Ra1 $19) 31... Qa4) 30. Bd3 Qe6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.27/Black=0.23} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Black "Dionisi, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,165,23,15,27,25,34,22,27,37,29,31,39,-6,24,26,62,47,71,57,65,70,68,42,71,52,64,29,20,20,27,-33,0,-50,4,14,4,0,8,-14,15,0,31,27,20,21,25,0,117,96,112,76,120,120,121,119,135,118,112,135,112,77,134,126,137,121,108,105,110,46,23,31,32,45,52,51,41,41,74,12,30,0,0,-8,-8,-129,0,-30,-12,-7,0,0,0,0,0,-7,-7,-7,-8,-6,6,6,11,11,11,6,6,6,6,6,8,7,117,41,104,104,104,104,104,32,48,32,104,104,769,668,6331,6211,2950,2574,29963,29964,29974,29975,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29966,29963,29965,29965,29969,29967,29968,29968,525,29970,29970,29969,29962,29993,29991,29991,29992]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 {E11: Bogo-Indian.} 7. Be2 Nfd7 8. b4 e5 {The position is equal.} 9. d5 a5 10. Bb2 c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 (11... Nxc6 $5 {[%cal Ra5b4]} 12. Bc3 (12. b5 Ncb8 $11) 12... Qc7 $11) 12. O-O {[#]} Na6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... c5 13. b5 Bb7 14. a4 Nf6 15. Bd3 Nbd7 16. Re1 Nh5 17. g3 g6 18. Nf1 f5 {1-0 (50) Wang,H (2711)-Le,T (2512) Kuala Lumpur 2018}) 13. Nb3 axb4 14. axb4 Bb7 15. c5 {Qd2 is the strong threat.} Nxb4 16. cxd6 Bf6 17. Nfd2 c5 18. Bb5 {And now Bxd7 would win.} Bc6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Qe2 (20. Qc2 $11) 20... Qb6 21. Rab1 Nd4 (21... Qb8 $15) 22. Bxd4 $11 cxd4 23. Nc4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Qa6 24. Nbd2 h6 (24... Bg5 $5 {[%cal Rg5d2]} 25. Nf3 Bh6 $11) 25. Qg4 Rfd8 {White should prevent ...Bg5.} 26. h4 Rac8 27. Rb4 Nc5 28. Rfb1 Kh8 (28... Nd3 $1 $11 29. d7 Rc6) 29. g3 $16 Qc6 30. Qf3 Nd7 31. Rb7 Rb8 32. Rc7 {[%cal Rc7c6]} Rxb1+ 33. Nxb1 Qb5 34. Nbd2 Kg8 35. Qh5 Qa4 (35... Rf8 $142) 36. Kg2 Qb5 37. Nf3 Qb1 38. Qg4 ({Weaker is} 38. Ncxe5 Nxe5 39. Nxe5 Qxe4+ 40. Nf3 Qe6 $17) 38... h5 39. Nfd2 hxg4 $14 40. Nxb1 Kf8 41. Nba3 Ke8 $1 42. Nb5 Rb8 43. Na7 Bd8 44. Nc6 (44. Kf1 $1 $16) 44... Ra8 $1 $11 ({But not} 44... Bxc7 $2 45. dxc7 Ra8 46. Nd6+ Kf8 47. c8=Q+ $18) 45. Rb7 ({Of course not} 45. Nxd8 Kxd8 46. Rb7 Ra1 $17) (45. f3 $5 {[%cal Rf3g4]} Ra2+ 46. Kf1 Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Kg1 Ra1+ 49. Kf2 Ra2+ 50. Kg1 Ra1+ 51. Kh2 Ra2+ 52. Kh1 $14) 45... f6 46. Nxd8 Kxd8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 47. Kf1 (47. f4 $11 {remains equal.}) 47... Rc8 (47... Ra1+ $1 $17 48. Kg2 d3) 48. Na5 Rc1+ 49. Ke2 Rc2+ (49... Ke8 {with more complications.} 50. h5 Rc5 51. Ra7 Rc2+ 52. Ke1 Rc1+) 50. Kd1 Rc3 51. Ra7 Ke8 52. h5 (52. Ra8+ {seems wilder.} Kf7 53. Nb7 Rd3+ 54. Ke2 Rb3 55. Nd8+) 52... Ra3 53. Ra8+ $1 Kf7 {White must now prevent ...d3.} 54. Rd8 $1 {[%cal Rd8d7]} Rxa5 (54... Nc5 {is more complex.} 55. Nb7 Ra1+ 56. Kd2 Nxb7 57. Rd7+ Ke6) 55. Rxd7+ {KR-KR} Ke6 56. Rxg7 {Threatens to win with d7.} Kxd6 57. Rxg4 Ra1+ 58. Ke2 {Hoping for h6.} Rh1 59. Rg6 Ke7 60. g4 Rh3 (60... Kf7 $11) 61. Rg7+ (61. h6 $1 $16) 61... Kd6 ({Better is} 61... Ke8 $14) 62. Rf7 $16 Ke6 63. Rh7 (63. Rb7 {feels hotter.} Kd6 64. Ra7 Ke6 65. Rh7 Rh1 66. Rb7) 63... Kd6 64. Rh8 ({White should play} 64. Rg7 $16) 64... Ke6 65. Ra8 Rh1 (65... d3+ $14 66. Ke1 Rf3) 66. Kf3 {Strongly threatening Kg2.} Rh3+ $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (66... Kf7 $16 67. Ra7+ Kg8) 67. Kg2 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg2h3]} Rb3 68. h6 {White wants to mate with h7.} Rb7 69. Rh8 d3 {[#]} 70. h7 $1 d2 71. Re8+ Re7 72. h8=Q d1=Q {KQR-KQR} 73. Qg8+ Kd6 74. Rd8+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Rd7 75. Qf8+ Kc7 76. Rc8+ Kb7 77. Rb8+ Kc7 78. Qc8+ Kd6 79. Rb6+ Ke7 80. Qg8 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rb6e6] White mates.} Rd6 81. Rb8 {[%csl Gb8][%cal Rg8e8]} Qa4 82. Qf8+ Ke6 83. Re8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.16/Black=0.15} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Black "Loiacono, Antonio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,64,-32,-6,-8,33,20,16,12,52,7,0,-162,-171,-154,-148,-180,-180,-189,-174,-215,-202,-243,-240,-215,-213,-209,-212,-193,-213,-192,-172,-168,-162,-158,-62,-70,-48,-142,-136,-172,-162,-254,-152,-195,-52,-162,-162,-203,0,-181,0,-197,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 {C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo.} Qe7 9. Bxf6 {9.Na3 is becoming the main line.} gxf6 10. f5 {[#] The position is equal.} c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Bd7 11. c3 Nc6 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Na7 14. a4 Nc8 15. Na3 Nb6 16. Qb3 Rg8 17. Bd3 Rb8 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Rc8 {½-½ (19) Mousavi,S (2518)-Pourramezanali,A (2488) Baku 2020}) 11. a4 (11. c3 $5 {[%cal Rc3d4]} d5 12. Bxd5 $11) 11... d5 $1 {Threatens to win with ...Qc5.} 12. c3 $2 {[#]} Nxf5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 13. exf5 Qc5+ (13... dxc4 14. Nd2 $15) 14. Kh1 {aiming for Be2.} Qxc4 ({Inferior is} 14... dxc4 15. Nd2 $11) 15. Nd2 Qc5 16. c4 Bd7 17. b4 Qd4 ({Don't play} 17... Qxb4 18. Rb1) 18. Rc1 Ke7 19. Qe2 Rhg8 20. Nf3 Qe4 21. Qf2 d4 (21... Bxf5 22. Nh4 $17) 22. Rce1 Qxf5 {Strongly threatening ...Be6.} 23. Qxd4 {[%cal Rf3e5] And now Nxe5 would win.} Qg4 (23... Be6 $17 24. Qc5+ (24. Nxe5 $2 Qg5 $19) 24... Ke8) 24. Qf2 $15 Rg6 25. Nd2 (25. Nh4 $15 Rh6 26. Rxe5+ fxe5 27. Qxf7+ Kd8 28. Qf8+ Kc7 29. Qxh6) 25... b6 $17 26. Ne4 {[%cal Re4f6] [#]} Bf5 $1 {[%cal Rf5e4][%mdl 512]} 27. Ng3 (27. Nxf6 $142 Kxf6 28. h3) 27... Be6 (27... Bd3 $19 28. Rg1 Rag8) 28. a5 Rb8 ({Black should try} 28... Qxc4 $19 29. axb6 axb6 30. Qxb6 Kf8) 29. Ne4 {[#]} (29. Re4 $15 Qg5 30. Rh4 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Qxh4 31. Nf5+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Bxf5 32. Qxh4) 29... Bf5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 30. Ng3 (30. Nxf6 Kxf6) 30... Be6 31. Ne4 $1 Bf5 32. Ng3 {[%cal Rg3f5]} Be6 $2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.46} (32... Bd3 $19 33. Rg1 Kf8 34. axb6 axb6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Black "Samoun, Florent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2293"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 26,101,49,45,80,60,91,41,35,13,100,77,111,49,53,24,31,29,100,92,104,105,90,90,99,84,157,16,24,20,25,5,53,53,55,67,79,81,84,79,147,145,965,439,407,340,332,325,314,257,225,237,227,231,5202,2383,1254,1196,29992,29993,29993,29994,29994,29995,29995,29996,29996,29994,29994,29995,29995,29996,29996,29997,29997,29998,29998,29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. d5 Nb8 {C96: Closed Ruy Lopez: Chigorin Defence: 11 d4, replies other than 11...Qc7.} 15. Nf1 Nbd7 {[#]} 16. Ne3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Ng3 Re8 17. Be3 Nb6 18. b3 Nbd7 19. Qd2 Nf8 20. Rac1 Ng6 21. Bg5 h6 22. Be3 {½-½ (35) Stankovic,M (1628)-Carevic,M Kragujevac 2016}) 16... g6 {White is slightly better.} 17. Ng4 Nh5 (17... Nxg4 $11 {remains equal.} 18. hxg4 Nf6) 18. Be3 Kh8 19. Nh6 ({White should play} 19. a4 $16) 19... Nf4 20. Qd2 Bg5 21. Ng4 f5 (21... Rc8 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Qd4+ $1 Kg8 {[#]} (25... Qg7 $142 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7) 26. Nh2 (26. Re7 $1 $16 {[%cal Re7d7][%mdl 512]} Ne5 27. Rxb7 fxg4 28. hxg4 (28. Bxh7+ Kh8 $16) (28. Rxh7 gxh3 29. Rxh3 Rf7 $14)) 26... Ne5 $11 {White must now prevent ...f3.} 27. Kh1 Rae8 28. Bb3 Re7 29. Nf3 Nxf3 30. gxf3 {Threatens to win with Rxe7.} Kf7 31. Rxe7+ Qxe7 32. Qxf4 Qe5 ({Black should try} 32... Qf6) 33. Qh6 $16 Bxd5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (33... Rg8 $16) 34. Qxh7+ (34. Bxd5+ $142 Qxd5 35. Qxh7+ Kf6 36. Re1 Qxf3+ 37. Kg1) 34... Ke6 $18 35. Qh6+ Rf6 36. Qd2 Bxb3 37. axb3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Kf7 38. Re1 Qc5 39. Qg5 Qxf2 $2 (39... f4 40. Qh4 Qf5) 40. Qh5+ Rg6 41. Qxf5+ Kg7 42. Re7+ {White mates.} Kh6 43. Qf4+ Rg5 44. Qxd6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rg6 45. Qf4+ Rg5 46. Re6+ Kh5 47. Qf7+ Kh4 48. Re4+ Kg3 49. Qc7+ Kxh3 50. Qh7+ Kg3 51. Qh4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.41} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Yu, Jennifer"]
[Black "Formento, Paolo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,91,79,26,71,70,125,86,91,56,77,79,106,113,135,138,123,149,141,145,262,181,216,211,215,183,183,189,186,186,226,225,233,242,243,233,240,240,251,235,239,182,250,256,244,240,226,185,191,116,117,116,117,117,145,66,70,64,69,69,69,57,72,12,16,16,17,12,12,12,16,12,12,0,16,0,24,0]} 1. d4 {Stohl,I} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 {7...Be7 gains popularity.} 8. Qxd5 Nc6 9. e4 {[#]} (9. Bd2 $16) 9... Qf6 $146 {A58: Benko/Volga Gambit: Lines with 5 bxa6.} ({Predecessor:} 9... Be7 10. Bc4 O-O 11. Ne2 Bxa6 12. Bxa6 Qa5+ 13. Qd2 Qxa6 14. O-O Bf6 15. Nc3 Be5 16. Re1 Nb4 17. Rd1 {0-1 (30) Anastasian,A (2574)-Annageldyev,O (2503) Dubai 2001 CBM 083 [Stohl,I]}) 10. Nf3 Qe6 (10... Be7 $14) 11. Qxe6+ fxe6 {White is better.} 12. a3 Be7 13. e5 O-O 14. Be3 Rf5 15. Bd3 Rxf3 16. gxf3 {Strongly threatening f4.} Nxe5 17. Be2 d5 (17... Bxa6 $16 18. Bxa6 Rxa6) 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. O-O-O Kf7 21. Rhe1 Rxa6 22. Bd2 Bf6 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxa3 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 25. Kb2 Ra6 26. Re5 Rc6 27. Ra1 Kf6 28. Ra5 Rd6 (28... Rb6+ $142 29. Kc1 Bb7 30. Rexc5 (30. Raxc5 Bd5 $18) 30... Bd5) 29. Rexc5 Bb7 30. Rxc4 Rd2+ 31. Kc1 Rxf2 32. Rc7 (32. Ra7 $1 $18 {[%cal Ra7b7]} Bd5 33. Rcc7) 32... Be4 $16 {[#]} 33. Raa7 $1 Bg6 34. Rc8 {Rf8+ is the strong threat.} Bf5 {[#]} 35. Rf8+ (35. c4 $1 $16) 35... Kg6 $14 36. Rg8 Rc2+ 37. Kd1 Rxc3 38. Raxg7+ Kf6 39. Ke2 (39. Rg3 $16 Rc4 40. Rf3) 39... Rc2+ $11 40. Ke3 Rxh2 41. Ra7 Rh3+ 42. Kf2 Rb3 43. Rf8+ Kg6 44. Rg8+ Kf6 45. Rf8+ Kg6 46. Rg8+ {Blacks defense is rewarded with a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.18/Black=0.19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Orfini, Nicolo`"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,49,47,50,16,49,30,29,34,38,29,36,36,70,67,99,82,86,72,78,38,107,118,118,0,115,131,302,275,297,188,325,301,575,555,29991,29992,29994,29995,29995,29996]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. g4 {E73: King's Indian: Averbakh Variation without 6...c5.} Qa5 {7...d5 is the modern continuation.} 8. f3 c5 9. d5 {White has an edge.} e6 10. Qd2 {[#]} exd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Re8 11. g5 Nh5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. Bxh5 gxh5 15. Ne2 d4 16. cxd4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 {1-0 (28) Grigorian,S (2405)-Polajzer,D (2220) Balatonlelle 2020}) 11. cxd5 a6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. h4 Bh8 14. h5 b5 15. Nh3 b4 (15... Bxg4 $14 16. hxg6 (16. fxg4 b4 $14) 16... hxg6) 16. Nd1 $16 Bxg4 17. Nf4 (17. hxg6 $16 fxg6 18. Ng5 (18. fxg4 Nxe4 19. Qc1 Ng3 $15)) 17... Ra7 18. Ne3 ({Wrong is} 18. fxg4 $2 Nxe4 19. Qc1 b3+ 20. Kf1 Ng3+ 21. Kg2 Nxe2 $19) 18... Nxe4 $2 {Black cannot hold the game after this.} (18... Nbd7 $16 {was necessary.}) 19. fxe4 $18 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 {Threatens to win with hxg6.} ({Not} 20. Qxe2 Rxe4 21. hxg6 hxg6 $16) 20... Rxe4 (20... Qb5+ $142 21. Kf3 Nd7 22. hxg6 Ne5+ 23. Kg3 fxg6) 21. hxg6 hxg6 (21... fxg6 22. Ne6 Re7) 22. Bg5 {Threatening mate with Rxh8+!} Bd4 {[#]} 23. Qxd4 {[%mdl 512] White mates.} cxd4 {[#]} (23... Qb5+ 24. Kf3) 24. Bf6 $1 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Rh1h8]} Qb5+ 25. Kd1 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Rh1h8] Weighted Error Value: White=0.19/Black=0.77} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "6.9"]
[White "Brini, Dario"]
[Black "Zarpellon, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "1787"]
[BlackElo "1893"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 8,80,41,28,29,20,16,26,57,23,31,-1,22,0,27,6,3,-13,-27,-12,0,-4,12,3,-1,-7,44,22,33,22,121,129,165,181,254,255,248,212,246,160,147,141,310,264,261,162,233,166,315,0,54,0,0,0,0,0,0,-45,-47,-48,-44,-72,0,0,0,-21,-43,-60,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:42]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:04:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:04:50]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 10. f4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} b6 {[%emt 0:05:59]} 11. Qf3 {[%emt 0:05:17]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 12. f5 {[%emt 0:03:44]} e5 $1 {[%emt 0:07:33]} 13. Nde2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:37]} 14. g4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} d5 {[%emt 0:10:28]} 15. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:09:30]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 16. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:09:11]} 17. c4 {[%emt 0:03:47]} e4 {[%emt 0:09:53]} 18. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:04:59]} ({But not} 18. Qxe4 $2 Rfe8 $19) 18... Bxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} (18... Rae8 $11 19. Nc3 Nf6) 19. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 20. Qd4 {[%emt 0:05:22]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:05:35]} (20... b5 $142 21. b3 Nc5) 21. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:12:56]} 22. Kg2 {[%emt 0:03:57]} Re5 {[%emt 0:02:18]} (22... b5 $142 23. Bf3 bxc4) 23. Rae1 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 24. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} h5 $2 {[%emt 0:02:40]} (24... b5 $16) 25. Bf3 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Rxe2+ {[%emt 0:04:17]} 26. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} (26... b5 $16) 27. Rf3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:02:04]} (27... b5 $142) 28. b3 $2 {[%emt 0:02:54]} (28. Re3 $18) 28... Nxd5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 29. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:34]} ({White should try} 29. Kf2 $1 $14 Nxc3 30. Rxc3) 29... Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 30. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxe2+ {[%emt 0:01:35]} 31. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 32. Rxe2 {[%emt 0:13:51]} Qxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:19] Double Attack} 33. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:01:39]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe2+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 36. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 37. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qxh3+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Qg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 39. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qg3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 40. Qg2 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Qd3+ $11 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 23,123,9,24,18,16,18,19,18,18,0,77,67,95,96,82,0,0,0,0,0,43,33,42,44,45,56,49,8,8,8,55,47,34,20,10,8,21,0,285,254,275,255,261,262,245,42,548,258,255,245,293,222,391,356,395,381,389,369,702,702,673,661,549,642,525,456,927,1266,1208,1168,5509,5391,1552,1146,1058,1083,5030,5505,29978,29979,29969,6203,29974,29974,29976,29980,29980,29981,29981,29982,29982,29983,29984,29985,29988,29986,29993,29994,29994,29995,29995,29996]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 h5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 {D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6.} Be7 14. Rad1 a6 15. b3 {The position is equal.} cxb3 16. axb3 {[#]} Rc8 $146 (16... Qb6 $11 {remains equal.}) ({Predecessor:} 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Rc8 18. g3 O-O 19. f3 c5 20. d5 Nd7 21. Bf4 gxf3 22. Bxf3 c4 23. Bxh5 Qb6+ 24. Kh2 cxb3 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. d6 {1-0 (26) Adamus,K (2487)-Rodin,E (2429) ICCF email 2000}) 17. f3 $16 {[%cal Rf3g4]} Nxe5 18. Bxe5 ({But not} 18. dxe5 $6 Nd7 $11) 18... Rg8 19. fxg4 (19. Bxf6 $16 {And now e5 would win.} Bxf6 20. e5 Bxh4 21. Qh7) 19... Nxg4 $11 20. Bxg4 Rxg4 21. Qf2 f6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxf6 Qxf6 24. Rxf6 Ke7 25. Rh6 {Rh7+ is the strong threat.} (25. Rdf1 $5 {[%cal Rf6f7]} Rg7 26. Rh6 $11) 25... Rcg8 26. Rd2 Rg3 27. Rc2 R8g7 28. b4 Rd3 29. Ne2 Re3 $1 30. e5 {Hoping for Nf4.} c5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Re4 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 31. Nf4 $18 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} c4 32. Rxe6+ Kd7 33. Rd6+ Kc8 34. Nxh5 $2 (34. Kf2 $18 Rd3 35. Nxd3 Rxg2+ 36. Ke3 Rxc2 37. Nc5 Rc3+ 38. Kd2) 34... Re1+ {[%mdl 8192] A mistake that costs the game.} (34... Rg4 $1 $14) 35. Kh2 (35. Kf2 $142 Rxg2+ 36. Kxe1 Rxc2 37. e6) 35... Rg4 {[#]} 36. Nf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6g4]} Rxh4+ 37. Kg3 Rh6 (37... Rhh1 {was necessary.} 38. Kf4 Rhf1+ 39. Kg5 Rc1) 38. Kf4 Rhh1 39. g4 Rhf1+ 40. Kg5 Rc1 $2 (40... Kc7 41. Rd7+ Kb8) 41. Rh2 {Rh8+ would kill now.} Rh1 42. Rf2 Rhf1 43. Rxf1 Rxf1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KRB-KRN} 44. Nd5 Rd1 (44... Bxd5 $142 45. Rxd5 Kc7) 45. e6 {White wants to mate with e7.} Re1 46. Kf6 Rf1+ 47. Ke7 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Rd6d8]} Kb8 48. Kd7 Bc8+ 49. Kc6 c3 50. Nxc3 Rc1 {[#]} 51. Rd8 $1 Rxc3+ {KRB-KR} 52. Kd6 (52. Kb6 $142 Rc7 53. d5 Re7 54. Kc6 Rc7+ 55. Kd6 Kb7 56. e7 Rxe7 57. Kxe7 Bxg4 58. d6) 52... Re3 53. d5 {White mates.} a5 54. e7 axb4 55. e8=Q Rxe8 56. Rxe8 {KR-KB} b3 57. Re3 Bxg4 58. Rxb3 Be2 59. Kc6 Kc8 60. Re3 {[%cal Re3e8]} Bh5 61. d6 Kd8 62. d7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25/Black=0.68} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Black "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 22,81,12,0,39,63,69,73,88,86,95,90,86,72,70,70,77,80,82,74,82,80,85,81,112,112,130,129,129,131,139,132,186,204,204,204,202,197,197,171,243,237,199,216,329,302,329,329,325,328,322,319,981,1011,1739,1768,1570,1164,1112,956,2318,1649]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nc6 12. Bf4 Qd7 {[#] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} 13. Qb5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Re3 Rfe8 14. Rae1 a6 15. h4 f6 16. Qe2 Kf8 17. h5 Bd6 18. Bxd6+ cxd6 19. Qd3 Rxe3 20. Rxe3 {½-½ (58) Fressinet,L (2714)-Humeau,C (2305) Quenza 2012}) 13... a6 14. Qxb7 Bd6 {White is better.} 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc5 {Hoping for ...Rfb8.} 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. cxb4 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Rfb8 20. Rab1 Rb6 21. Red1 c6 22. f4 g6 23. Rb3 a5 {[#]} 24. bxa5 Rxb3 25. cxb3 {Black must now prevent b4.} Rxa5 $16 {KR-KR} 26. a4 f6 (26... Kf8 $16 {keeps fighting.} 27. Kf2 Ke7) 27. exf6 $18 Kf7 28. Kf2 Kxf6 29. Ke3 Ke6 30. Kd4 Kd6 (30... c5+ $142 31. Kc3 Kd6) 31. Ra1 c5+ 32. Kc3 Kc6 (32... Kc7 $142 33. b4 cxb4+ 34. Kxb4 Ra6) 33. g4 Ra8 34. a5 Kb7 {[#]} 35. b4 $1 Rf8 36. Rf1 ({Not} 36. bxc5 Rxf4 37. c6+ Kc7 $16) 36... Kc6 $2 (36... d4+ 37. Kc4 cxb4 38. Kxb4 (38. Kxd4 Ka6 $14) 38... Rd8) 37. f5 {White is clearly winning.} gxf5 38. gxf5 Rf6 39. bxc5 Kxc5 40. Kd3 Kd6 41. Kd4 {Black got outplayed after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.02/Black=0.19} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Black "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,88,19,34,27,20,20,22,29,22,38,35,33,20,12,19,12,40,39,96,13,48,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-17,-62,-60,-145,-72,-158,-119,-262,-264,-256,-264,-264,-264,-261,-262,-251,-258,-249,-250,-263,-263,-396,-396,-389,-389,-389,-389,-389,-388,-440,-412,-447,-388,-516,-510,-510,-510,-510,-510,-495,-495,-481,-481,-539,-524,-531,-483,-617,-490,-468,-399]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. e4 {D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6.} dxe4 7. Ng5 Be7 {[#]} 8. Bc4 $1 {The position is equal.} Nh6 9. Ngxe4 Nf5 10. d5 O-O 11. O-O b5 12. Bb3 {[#]} cxd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... c5 13. Bf4 c4 14. Bc2 Nd6 15. a4 b4 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Ne4 Qe5 {0-1 (33) Galiana Fernandez,A (2216)-Moroni,L (2448) Llucmajor 2017}) 13. Nxd5 Be6 (13... Nc6 $14) 14. Bf4 (14. g4 $16 Nh6 15. h3) 14... Ra7 15. Re1 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 (16. Bxd5 $2 Rd7 $17) 16... Nd4 {Threatening ...Qxd5.} 17. Qh5 Nxb3 18. axb3 Nc6 19. Re3 g6 20. Qh6 {Strongly threatening Rh3.} Rd7 {[%cal Ba7d7,Bd7d4,Bd4e4][%mdl 32]} 21. g4 {[#]} (21. Ree1 $15) 21... f6 ({Black should play} 21... f5 $1 {[%cal Rf5e4]} 22. Rh3 Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Rf7 24. Rxd1 Qxd1 25. gxf5 Qd5) 22. Kg2 (22. Rxa6 $142 Qc8 23. Rb6) 22... Nb4 {White must now prevent ...g5.} 23. Rh3 {This move loses the game for White.} (23. Re2 $17) 23... Rf7 $19 24. Bd2 Rd4 25. Bxb4 Rxe4 (25... Rxb4 26. Re1 $17) (25... Bxb4 26. Qe3 $17) 26. Bxe7 Qd5 ({Weaker is} 26... Qxe7 27. Re3 $15) ({Not} 26... Rxg4+ 27. Rg3 $17) 27. Kg1 Rfxe7 ({Don't play} 27... Rxg4+ 28. Rg3 $17) 28. Qc1 Rxg4+ 29. Rg3 Rge4 30. Qd1 (30. Qc3 {was worth a try.}) 30... Qxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Re1+ 32. Rxe1 Rxe1+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 33. Kg2 Re2 34. Rd3 Rxb2 35. Rd6 a5 36. Ra6 Rxb3 {Black is clearly winning.} 37. Rxa5 g5 38. Ra7 Rb4 39. Rb7 Rg4+ 40. Kf1 b4 41. f3 Rh4 42. Kg2 h5 43. h3 Rf4 44. Kg3 Kf8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.09} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,46,10,14,1,15,18,8,15,14,0,0,-14,-5,0,0,-10,-10,-26,-21,-25,-33,-52,-43,-54,-42,-88,-90,-118,-110,-150,-145,-137,-142,-172,-184,-187,-201,-228,-210]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bg5 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} a6 {The old main line.} 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3 {The position is equal.} Be7 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 {[#]} Na5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... d6 11. Ng3 Na5 12. Ba2 c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. b3 Be6 16. Bc4 Ra8 {0-1 (74) Nayak,R (2217)-Sidhant,M (2378) Bhubaneswar 2018}) 11. Ba2 d6 12. c3 Rb8 13. O-O Nh5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Ng3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Bg4 17. cxb4 Rxb4 18. Qd2 {[#]} c5 19. d4 Bxf3 {Black is clearly better.} 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Rxf3 c4 22. Qc2 Rfb8 23. Rb1 Qd7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.03} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Checa, Nicolas"]
[Black "Carlo, Emanuele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2288"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,51,25,59,42,45,49,61,47,52,30,73,26,30,22,26,0,95,82,137,116,160,152,145,147,187,179,212,219,260,219,542,532,535,529,578,132,590,580,524,554,655,637,585,570]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 {D24: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3.} Nd5 7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. Be2 {White is slightly better.} Nc6 9. Be3 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Qc2 Rb8 12. h4 {[#]} Nd5 $146 (12... Na5 $11) ({Predecessor:} 12... h6 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. Nc3 Nd5 15. Bc1 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qd5 17. Rh3 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 {½-½ (46) Sarana,A (2655)-Korobov,A (2679) Douglas 2019}) 13. Bxc4 $16 (13. Qxc4 $6 Bd7 $11) 13... Nxe3 ({Black should play} 13... Na5) 14. fxe3 Na5 15. Bd3 $40 {[%mdl 128] White has strong attack.} h6 {and if ...Ba6 works, Black does fine.} 16. b4 Bd7 17. Nc3 {[%cal Bb5c3,Bc3e4,Be4f6][%mdl 32]} ({Inferior is} 17. bxa5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Rxb5 $11) ({Don't play} 17. Nxc7 $6 Rc8 $16) (17. Nxa7 $6 Rb7 $16) 17... Nc6 {[#]} 18. Ne4 $1 Qe8 19. Qf2 a5 $2 {[#]} (19... Qd8 20. Qg3 a5) 20. Nf6+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Bxf6 21. exf6 {Strongly threatening Qg3!} gxf6 22. Qg3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 {Loses the game.} 23. Qf4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. White is clearly winning.} Kg7 {[#]} 24. Rh3 $1 {[%cal Rh3g3] White threatens Rg3+ and mate.} ({Less strong is} 24. b5 Ne7 $14) 24... f5 25. Rg3+ Kf6 26. b5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.38} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Loiacono, Antonio"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,86,14,-4,-4,-12,-21,-21,-15,-27,-14,-17,32,7,22,30,33,33,33,34,31,-52,-53,-65,-64,-64,-66,-63,-56,-78,-78,-78,-78,-86,-76,-94,-86,-109,-79,-134,-132,-186,-190,-190,-166,-306,-308,-308,-306,-308,-307,-302,-293,-444,-437,-515,-519,-531,-456,-724,-724,-754,-735,-717,-710,-710,-710,-1031,-1050,-2150,-1727,-6597,-6370,-5414,-5392,-1088,-1071]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. Nxd4 {7.Na4 gains popularity.} Bxd4 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} 8. Ne2 Bb6 9. h3 Be6 {The position is equal.} 10. Ng3 {[#]} Bxc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... d5 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Qxd5 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qg4+ Qe6 {1-0 (28) Loiacono,A (2206)-Botta,M (2260) Brixen Bressanone 2019}) 11. dxc4 h5 12. Qf3 {With the idea Bg5.} h4 13. Nf5 g6 14. Nh6 {Hoping for Bg5.} Qe7 $1 15. Bg5 Qe6 16. O-O-O ({White should try} 16. Qxf6 $14 Qxf6 17. Bxf6 Rxh6 18. Rf1) 16... Nd7 $1 $15 17. b3 f6 18. Bd2 O-O-O 19. Ng4 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 {White is on the road to losing.} 21. Ne3 Rdf8 22. Nd5 Rhg8 23. Rhg1 Nf6 24. Kb1 f4 25. Nc3 (25. Nxb6+ $142 axb6 26. Qe2) 25... Qf5 $17 26. Rde1 (26. b4 $17 {was necessary.}) 26... Rg6 $19 27. b4 Rfg8 28. Nd5 (28. Bc1 {might work better.}) 28... Nxd5 29. cxd5 Rg5 30. a4 Qg6 31. a5 Bd4 32. Rgf1 (32. Rd1 $142) 32... Rxg2 {Black is clearly winning.} 33. Kc1 {[#] and the idea c3 leaves White hopeful.} a6 $1 34. Qe2 Qf7 35. c3 {[#]} (35. Qf3 $142) 35... f3 $1 36. Qd3 (36. Qe4 Bxf2) 36... Bxf2 37. Rd1 Qg6 38. Qxf3 {[#]} e4 $1 39. Qf4 (39. Qxf2 Rxf2) 39... e3 40. Rxf2 exf2 41. Rf1 Rg1 42. Qxf2 Rxf1+ 43. Qxf1 Qg1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.75/Black=0.06} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Bettalli, Francesco"]
[Black "Yu, Jennifer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2232"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,85,12,14,0,0,0,6,-2,0,0,0,-3,0,-10,12,-11,-16,-15,0,0,0,-22,-16,-36,0,0,0,0,0,-1,0,-47,-36,-91,-40,-25,-12,-37,22,-10,0,3,38,41,40,13,76,74,99,84,144,83,123,119,133,141,381,382,651,641,1288,1253,1192,604,1848,1541,1488,1434,6223,6053,29997,5306,2156,1797,29996,29987]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Bd3 {7.Bd3 has lost popularity. D04: Colle System.} Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 {The position is equal.} c5 10. Rfd1 Qc7 11. Rac1 Rac8 12. c4 {[#]} dxc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe5 cxd4 18. Qxe7 Rfe8 {1-0 (44) Zojer,S (2125)-Jirovec,A (1977) Austria 2019}) 13. Nxc4 Qb8 14. Bb1 Qa8 15. Ne1 Rfd8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. f3 Nd5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. Bxd3 b5 21. Na3 {[%cal Bc4a3,Ba3c2,Bc2b4,Bb4d3,Bd3c5][%mdl 32]} a6 22. Qf2 (22. Be4 $15) 22... f6 (22... Rxc1 $17 23. Rxc1 Nb4) 23. Bf1 $15 Qb8 24. Nc2 e5 (24... Rd6 $15) 25. Qe1 (25. e4 $5 {[%cal Re4d5]} Nf4 26. g3 $11) 25... Rc7 26. Nb4 Ne7 27. Nd3 Rdc8 28. b4 {And now Nc5 would win.} Bd5 (28... Rxc1 $11 29. Rxc1 Rxc1 30. Qxc1 e4 31. fxe4 Bxe4) 29. Nc5 $16 Qb6 30. a3 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3b4][%mdl 32]} a5 (30... Bf7 $142) 31. Rd2 (31. bxa5 $142 Qa7 32. Rxd5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Nxd5 33. Ne6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack, Discovered Attack} Kf7 34. Nxc7 Rxc7 35. Rxc7+ (35. Bxb5 Rxc1 36. Qxc1 Nxe3 $11) 35... Qxc7 36. Qd2 (36. Bxb5 Qc5 $16)) 31... axb4 32. axb4 Bf7 {[#]} 33. Rcd1 $1 Nc6 $2 {This move loses the game for Black.} (33... Rc6 $16 34. Qf2 Be6) 34. Rd6 $18 {Threatens to win with Qh4.} f5 $2 (34... Qa7 35. Ra1 (35. Bxb5 Nxb4 36. Qxb4 Rxc5 $11) 35... Qb8) 35. Qh4 Qa7 {intending ...Nxb4.} 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Rd7 Rf8 38. Rxc7 Qxc7 39. Rd7 {White wants to mate with Ne6!} Qb6 40. Ne6 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Rf6g7]} Qxe3+ 41. Kh1 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Rf6g7]} Qh6 42. Nxf8 Bc4 43. Rxh7 {[%csl Gh7][%cal Rf6h8] Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.51} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Dionisi, Thomas"]
[Black "Palozza, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,55,31,32,19,20,56,48,43,34,29,32,36,21,14,0,65,72,91,81,90,91,122,118,191,187,262,221,632,402,647,409,1067,1046,1172,952,29991,29992,29992,29993,29994,29992,29992,29993]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6.} 9. Ne2 h5 {9...h5 scores better than 9...h6.} 10. O-O h4 {White is slightly better.} 11. Be3 h3 12. g3 Nd7 {[#]} 13. Rfe1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Bf4 Nf8 14. Rae1 Be6 15. b3 a5 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nf4 a4 18. Bf5 axb3 19. axb3 {1-0 (35) Obolenskikh,D (2544)-Mortazavi,A (2333) chess.com INT 2020}) 13... Nf8 14. c4 Qa5 (14... Bg4 $11) 15. c5 $14 Bb8 16. Nc3 Qd8 17. Be4 g6 18. d5 cxd5 (18... Be5 $16 {is a better defense.}) 19. Nxd5 $18 Kg7 (19... Bg4 $142 20. Bh1 Bd7) 20. Rad1 Qa5 $2 (20... Bg4 21. f3 Bd7) 21. b4 Qa6 (21... Qd8 $142 22. c6 bxc6) 22. Bd4 Nh7 {[#]} (22... Be5 $142 23. Bxe5 Rxe5) 23. Bxg6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 {Black must now prevent Bxf7!} fxg6 25. Re7+ {White mates.} Kh6 26. Be3+ Ng5 27. Bxg5+ fxg5 28. Qc3 {[%cal Rc3h8] Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.94} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Zarpellon, Daniel"]
[Black "Budyi, Danylo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "1702"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:02:36]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:01:17]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:03:34]} (5... Nf6 $15) 6. c3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 7. Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:09:05]} 8. exd4 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:06:31]} 9. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 11. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:07:01]} 12. f4 {[%emt 0:11:47]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:12:50]} 13. Qf2 {[%emt 0:07:46]} (13. O-O $14) 13... g5 $1 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 14. Nb3 {[%emt 0:08:21]} Qc7 $17 {[%emt 0:10:16]} 15. Rf1 {[%emt 0:13:36]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 16. gxf4 {[%emt 0:19:38]} g5 {[%emt 0:12:24]} 17. fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Bxh2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 18. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Ng3 {[%emt 0:05:34]} 19. Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:12]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:07:35]} 20. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:06:43]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 21. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rh1+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} 24. Kc2 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 25. Nxa1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:42]} 26. Rf4 {[%emt 0:02:43]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 27. dxe5 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 28. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:06:13]} 29. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:05:09]} Ne3+ 30. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[Round "7.10"]
[White "Dallaglio, Giovanni"]
[Black "Brini, Dario"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "1768"]
[BlackElo "1787"]
[Annotator "NA"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:16:28]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 7. d5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:12]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. exf5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 12. f4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:09:32]} 13. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} exf4 {[%emt 0:06:44]} 14. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 15. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 16. Rf2 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:05:29]} 17. Kh1 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Nxc2 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 18. Qxc2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 19. Qd1 {[%emt 0:02:45]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:11:14]} 20. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 21. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:06:19]} 22. g3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 23. Raf1 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 24. Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 25. Nd2 {[%emt 0:12:27]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:06:56]} 26. Rf4 {[%emt 0:04:15]} b6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 27. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Re5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 28. Kg1 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:05:43]} 29. Nb3 {[%emt 0:04:49]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 30. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 31. Ne6 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Ref5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 32. Qd4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 33. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 34. Re1 {[%emt 0:04:22]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 35. Rf1 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 36. Re1 {[%emt 0:04:32]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 37. Qf6 {[%emt 0:04:12]} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,88,-6,10,0,18,6,18,14,24,4,25,0,27,4,24,0,0,0,23,20,29,0,-4,-41,-20,-90,-83,-78,-62,-121,-134,-398,-384,-285,-130,-211,-121,-168,-89,-286,-196,-267,-227,-479,-440,-407,195,193,287,0,279,280,1116,837,1054,635,1536,1414,2846,398,422,374,376,-768,-768,-768,-764,-755,-755,-740,-733,-711,-698,-655,-655,-29990,-29988,-29979,-1393,-1377,-1164]} 1. Nf3 a6 2. b4 Nc6 3. a3 e5 {[#]} 4. d3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 4. e4 d6 5. Bb2 Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bxg7 Bf6 10. Bxh8 Bxh8 {1-0 (25) Garcia Agudo,C-Sero Llor,R Salou 2005}) 4... g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. c4 {A04: Unusual lines after 1 Nf3 and King's Indian Attack.} d6 7. g3 f5 8. Bg2 {The position is equal.} Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 h6 11. Nd2 Ne7 12. Nd5 Nexd5 13. cxd5 g5 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Nc4 Qe8 17. Na5 (17. e4 $11) 17... f4 $17 18. e4 g4 19. gxf4 (19. Nxb7 $6 Nh7 $11) (19. Rfe1 $15) 19... exf4 20. Rfe1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (20. e5 $17 dxe5 21. Rfe1) 20... f3 $19 21. e5 {[#]} dxe5 (21... fxg2 $2 22. exf6 Qh5 23. fxg7 $18) (21... Nxd5 22. Bf1 $17) (21... g3 $1 $19 22. hxg3 (22. exf6 $2 gxh2+ 23. Kh1 fxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qh5 $19) 22... Ng4) 22. Bxe5 (22. Rxe5 $17 {is a better defense.} Qg6 23. Bf1) 22... Qg6 $1 (22... fxg2 23. Bxf6 Qh5 24. Bxg7 $14) 23. Bf1 h5 (23... Nxd5 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Nxb7 $14) (23... Nh5 $1 $19 24. Bg3 Nxg3 25. hxg3 h5) 24. Nxb7 $2 (24. d4 $17 {was necessary.} Qxc2 25. Rxc2) 24... h4 25. Qc4 {[#]} (25. Bxf6 $142 Bxf6 26. Nc5) 25... g3 $1 {[%cal Rg3f2] aiming for ...gxf2+.} 26. hxg3 (26. Bxf6 {is the only way for White.} Qxf6 27. d6+ Kh8 28. Re4 cxd6 29. Rxh4+ Bh6 30. hxg3 Rxc4 31. Rcxc4) 26... hxg3 27. d6+ Kh8 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (27... Rf7 $19 {White must now prevent ...gxf2+.} 28. Bxg3 (28. dxc7 $2 gxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Ng4+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 30. Qxg4 Qxg4 $19) 28... Nh5) 28. Qh4+ $18 (28. Bxg3 Nh5 $15) (28. dxc7 $2 gxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Ng4+ 30. Qxg4 Bxg4 $19) (28. fxg3 $2 f2+ 29. Kxf2 Ng4+ 30. Kg1 Bxe5 $19) 28... Bh6 (28... Kg8 {was called for.} 29. Qxg3 (29. Rxc7 $2 gxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rxc7 $19) 29... Qxg3+ 30. Bxg3 cxd6 31. Bxd6 (31. Nxd6 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Nh5 $16) 31... Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rf7) 29. d4 $2 (29. Bxg3 Nh5 $15) (29. fxg3 Kg8 $17) (29. dxc7 gxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Kg8 $16) (29. Qxg3 Rg8 $11) (29. Rxc7 $18 Rxc7 30. dxc7) 29... Bb5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (29... gxf2+ $11 {and Black stays safe.} 30. Kxf2 Kh7 31. Bxf6 (31. dxc7 $2 Ng4+ 32. Qxg4 Qxg4 $19) 31... Rxf6) 30. Bh3 (30. Bxg3 $6 Nh5 $16) (30. dxc7 gxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Bxf1 $17) 30... Be2 $2 (30... Bd7) 31. dxc7 Kh7 32. Qxg3 ({Weaker is} 32. fxg3 f2+ 33. Kxf2 Ng4+ 34. Kg1 (34. Kxe2 $2 Qe4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 35. Kd1 Nf2#) 34... Nxe5 $16) 32... Qh5 {And now ...Ne4 would win.} 33. Bxc8 Ne4 34. Be6 $2 (34. Qg4 Qh1+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 35. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 36. Kh2 Nxg4+ 37. Bxg4) 34... Nxg3 35. Bxg3 Bf4 {( -> ...Bxg3)} 36. c8=Q $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (36. Rc5 $18 Qh6 37. c8=Q Rxc8 38. Bxf4 (38. Bxc8 $2 {perishes.} Bxg3 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} 39. fxg3 Qe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 40. Kh1 f2 $19) (38. Rxc8 {gets mated.} Qxe6 39. Nd6 Qh3 40. Rc7+ Kg6 41. Rg7+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxg7 42. Nf5+ Kf7 43. Nh4 Bxg3 44. Nxf3 Bxf3 45. Re7+ Kxe7 46. fxg3 Qg2#) 38... Qg6+ 39. Rg5 Qxe6 40. Rh5+ Kg7 41. Kh1) 36... Rxc8 $19 37. Bxc8 {[#]} Bxg3 $1 38. fxg3 f2+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 39. Kg2 Qf3+ 40. Kh3 f1=Q+ 41. Rxf1 Bxf1+ 42. Kh4 Qf6+ 43. Kg4 Be2+ (43... Bg2 $142 44. Rf1 Qxf1 45. Kg5 Qc1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 46. Kf6 Qxc8 47. Nd6 Qh8+ 48. Ke7 Qg7+ 49. Ke6 Qxd4 50. Kd7 Qg7+ 51. Ke6 Qxg3 52. Nf7 Bh3+ 53. Kd5 Qf3+ 54. Ke5 Qf5+ 55. Kd6 Qxf7 56. Kc5 Qf5+ 57. Kd4 Bg2 58. Ke3 Qe4+ 59. Kd2 Qd4+ 60. Ke2 Kg6 61. b5 axb5 62. a4 bxa4 63. Ke1 Qb2 64. Kd1 Bf3+ 65. Ke1 Qe2#) 44. Kh3 Qh6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=1.01/Black=0.57} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,17,14,24,42,40,35,26,35,23]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Qd2 d5 {B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System.} 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. c4 {[#] Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Not enough moves} {Predecessor:} Qd8 $146 10. Be2 Bf5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rfd1 Be4 13. Ng5 Bf5 14. Nf3 Qd7 15. Rac1 Rad8 {0-1 (64) Castillo Pena,P (1770)-Ovezdurdiyeva,J (2061) chess.com INT 2020} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,103,7,-5,1,-33,-28,-22,-24,-29,-13,-58,-24,-44,-27,-41,-6,-14,0,-10,1,15,28,28,58,27,43,40,101,107,137,128,128,143,175,101,225,224,233,219,213,0,343,377,333,350,310,308,506,505,656,678,672,696,1318,1343,1306,1337,1151,1247,1202,1202,1187,1136,1032,950,29977,29978,29980,29981,29981,29982,29980,29981,29983,29979,29983,29984,29984,29985,29986,29987,29988,29989,29989,29990,29990,29990,29991,29992,29995,29996]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Re8 {D46: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 Nbd7 6 Bd3, Black avoids the Meran.} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qc2 Qe7 {The position is equal.} 11. Nd2 Nf8 12. O-O-O {[#]} Ba3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... b5 13. Kb1 a5 14. e4 b4 15. e5 bxc3 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Qxc3 Ng4 18. Rdf1 Ng6 {1-0 (36) Agrest,E (2545)-Wikstrom,P (2195) Stockholm 1998}) 13. h3 Be6 14. g4 Bxb2+ 15. Kxb2 c5 16. dxc5 Rec8 17. Nf3 N6d7 18. Nd4 Nxc5 19. f4 a5 20. a3 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3a4][%mdl 32]} b5 (20... h6 $14) 21. Bxb5 $16 (21. Ncxb5 Na4+ $1 22. bxa4 Rxc2+ 23. Bxc2 Bd7 $17) (21. Ndxb5 d4 $15) 21... Bd7 22. Qd2 Rab8 23. a4 $1 (23. Nxd5 $6 Qd6 $14) 23... Nfe6 24. Nxd5 (24. Nf5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf5e7]} Qf6 25. Ka2) 24... Qe8 {[#]} (24... Qd8 $16 {is a better defense.}) 25. Bxd7 $1 $18 Qxd7 26. Nb5 Kh8 {[#]} 27. f5 $2 (27. Qxa5 Nxb3 28. Kxb3 (28. Qb4 Nbc5 $11) 28... Nc5+ 29. Ka3 Ra8 $14) (27. Qe2 $1 $18) 27... Nxa4+ {[%mdl 8192]} 28. bxa4 Nc5 29. Ka2 (29. Qxa5 $2 Nxa4+ 30. Qxa4 Rxb5+ 31. Nb4 Qb7 $19) 29... Nxa4 {[#]} 30. Ndc7 Qc6 (30... Qe7 31. Rb1 (31. Qd4 Rxc7 32. Qxa4 Rcb7 $18) 31... Rd8 32. Qxa5 Qe4) 31. Rc1 Nc5 32. Rhd1 h6 33. Rc4 Rd8 34. Qxd8+ Rxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kh7 36. Rd5 Qf6 37. Rcxc5 Qh4 38. Re5 Qxh3 39. Nd6 Qxg4 40. Nd5 {White mates.} Qg2+ 41. Ka3 Qg1 42. Re8 Qa1+ 43. Kb3 Qd1+ 44. Ka2 a4 45. Nxf7 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Re8h8]} Qb3+ 46. Ka1 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Re8h8]} Qd1+ 47. Kb2 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Re8h8]} Qb3+ 48. Kc1 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Re8h8]} Qa3+ 49. Kd2 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Re8h8]} Qa2+ 50. Ke1 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Re8h8]} Qa1+ 51. Kf2 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Re8h8]} g5 52. Rc7 {[%cal Rf7g5] Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.46} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Checa, Nicolas"]
[Black "Bettalli, Francesco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2232"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,63,0,-7,26,34,43,53,68,64,93,87,94,92,84,87,88,85,111,96,96,82,85,79,108,113,118,106,108,89,105,100,225,243,248,241,640,295,291,290,267,252,248,250,503,501,629,598,803,785,800,720,919,912,947,925]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 Nh5 {D92: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Bf4.} 7. Be5 ({Of course not} 7. Nxd5 Nxf4 8. Nxf4 c5 $15) 7... Bxe5 8. Nxe5 {[#]} f6 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 8... Nf6 9. e3 c6 10. f4 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 f6 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. O-O e6 {1-0 (30) Mulde,R (1988)-Laczay,I (1950) ICCF email 2011}) 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. e3 Be6 11. Qa4 c6 12. Bxc4 Bf7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7 15. Rfd1 Nb6 16. Qb3 Qe8 17. Ne4 Ng7 18. Nc5 e6 19. e4 Nd7 20. e5 f5 (20... Rb8 $16 {is a better defense.}) 21. Nxb7 $18 {[%mdl 64] [#] Threatens to win with Nd6. Discovered Attack} Rb8 {intending ...Qe7.} 22. Ng5 ({Don't take} 22. Rxc6 $6 Qe7 $16) 22... Nc5 $2 (22... Rf8 23. Rxc6 Nxe5) 23. dxc5 (23. Qh3 $142 Nxb7 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. d5 exd5 26. Qxg6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 23... Rfxb7 24. Qh3 Nh5 25. Rd6 Rxb2 26. Nxe6 Qe7 $2 {[#]} (26... Rb1 {was worth a try.} 27. Qc3 Ng7) 27. Qd3 {White is clearly winning.} R2b4 28. g3 Re8 29. Rxc6 Ng7 30. Nxg7 Qxg7 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Re6 {Black got outplayed after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.17/Black=0.52} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Formento, Paolo"]
[Black "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,86,19,22,41,48,42,31,35,35,43,18,32,-43,-39,-39,-45,-60,-56,-62,-33,-35,-47,-37,-39,-47,-43,-47,-35,-53,-53,-50,-51,-63,-48,-57,-65,-63,-52,-50,-50,-101,-46,-155,-144,-166,-155,-157,-153,-160,-159,-168,-123,-310,-301,-481,-480,-474,-454,-430,-402,-475,-438,-902,-892,-825,-824,-891,-850,-843,-714,-1089,-877,-972,-960,-906,-807]} 1. c4 b6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 {is the new trend.} e6 {[%cal Re6d5] A50: Queen's Fianchetto Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 b6).} 8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 {White is slightly better.} 10. Nd4 Na6 {[%cal Bb8a6,Ba6c5,Bc5e4][%mdl 32]} 11. Re1 Nc5 {[#]} 12. Nb3 $146 ({Better is} 12. Bg5 $14) ({Predecessor:} 12. e4 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Nf5 gxf5 15. exd5 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Qe8 17. Qd1 d6 18. Rb1 {½-½ (58) Aronian,L (2797)-Mamedyarov,S (2765) Beijing 2014}) 12... Nce4 $15 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. f3 Nd6 15. e4 f5 16. Rb1 fxe4 17. fxe4 c5 18. Bf4 Nf7 19. Nc1 d6 20. Nd3 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Qf6 22. Bd2 g5 23. Qc2 Re7 24. Bc3 Rae8 25. Bxd4 Qxd4 26. Qc3 {[#]} (26. Rbd1 $15) 26... Rxe4 ({Black should try} 26... Qxc3 $1 $17 27. bxc3 Ba6) 27. Qxd4 (27. Bxe4 $15 Rxe4 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Nf2) 27... Rxe1+ $17 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ (28... cxd4 $2 {too greedy.} 29. Rxe8+ Kg7 30. Nf2 $18) 29. Nxe1 cxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 30. Kg1 Ne5 31. Kf2 Ba6 32. h3 $2 {[#] Loses the game.} (32. Nc2 $17 {is a better defense.}) 32... Nd3+ $19 33. Nxd3 (33. Ke2 $142 Nxb2+ 34. Kd2) 33... Bxd3 {KB-KB} 34. Ke1 Kg7 35. Kd2 Bb1 36. a3 Kf6 {Black is clearly winning.} 37. Kc1 (37. h4 $142 gxh4 38. gxh4) 37... Bf5 38. Kd2 Ke5 39. b3 Be4 40. Bf1 Bxd5 41. b4 Be4 42. Be2 Bf5 43. Bf1 h5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.49/Black=0.12} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.6"]
[White "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Black "Materia, Marco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,147,18,18,34,29,46,39,27,36,54,41,55,49,85,71,59,63,65,75,72,66,87,89,168,179,166,189,189,188,207,194,180,135,146,134,212,221,221,217,219,206,214,226,210,225,220,215,317,317,261,260,388,291,293,287,283,291,314,303,327,318,278,267,339,271,278,272,271,252,252,245,370,372,613,387,674,555,743,781,644,558,1362,1367,1706,2117,1254,5143,4466,2151,1764,1558,1072,864,29956,29960,29964,29968,29966,29969,29969,29970,29969,29968,29975,29974,29974,29970,29968,29971,29976,29977,29977,29978,29978,29979,29979,29980,29980,29981,29982,29982,29983,29984,29984,29985,29987,29987,29987,29988,29990,29991,29991,29989,29991,29992]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 {White wants to play axb5.} Bd7 {now supersedes 8...Bg4. C90: Closed Ruy Lopez with 7...d6: Early deviations.} 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 {White is slightly better.} 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nc3 {[#]} exd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... b4 14. Nd5 a5 15. h3 O-O 16. Be3 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bf6 {½-½ (47) Ociepka,T (1812)-Knapik,L (1889) Krakow 2013}) 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. axb5 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 axb5 17. Bf4 Bc6 18. Rad1 Qa5 (18... Re8 $16 {is a better defense.}) 19. Bxd6 $18 Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Rac8 21. Bb3 Qa8 {[%cal Rf6e4]} 22. Qb4 {And now e5 would win.} Rfd8 23. Qe7 {Hoping for e5.} (23. Nxb5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 (24. Bxd1 Qb7 $17) 24... Bxb5 $16) 23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 ({Much less strong is} 24. Bxd1 $6 Re8 $14) 24... b4 (24... Nxe4 $16 {might work better.} 25. f3 (25. Qxf7+ Kh8 $16) 25... Nf6) 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Qxb4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Be6 Re8 {[#]} 29. Bh3 h6 30. Re1 Bb7 (30... Rd8 {was called for.} 31. g3 Bg6) 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. g3 Qf7 (32... Bd5 $142 33. Bf1 Qe5 34. Qf8+ Kh7 35. Bd3+ Be4) 33. Bg2 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KQ} Qd5+ 35. f3 Qd3 36. Qe1 {[#] aiming for Qe8+.} Qc2+ 37. Qf2 Qb3 38. Qd2 Qa2 39. Kf2 Qa7+ 40. Qe3 Qa2 41. Qa3 Qd5 42. Qc3 Qa2 (42... Kh7 {was necessary.} 43. h4 g6) 43. h4 Qe6 $2 (43... Qa7+ 44. Kg2 Qe7 45. Qc8+ Kh7) 44. g4 Qd6 (44... h5 45. Qa5 Kg8 46. gxh5 Qc4) 45. Kg2 Qe6 46. h5 Qe2+ 47. Kg3 Qd1 48. b4 Qg1+ 49. Kf4 Qb6 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qc5 Qb8+ 52. Ke4 Qe8+ 53. Kd4 Qd8+ 54. Kc4 {White mates.} Qd1 55. Qf5+ Kh8 56. b5 Qc1+ 57. Kd5 Qc7 58. Qe6 Qb7+ 59. Kc5 Qc7+ 60. Kb4 Qf4+ 61. Ka5 Qc7+ 62. Ka6 Qc3 63. Qe8+ Kh7 64. Qe4+ Kh8 65. b6 {[%cal Bb5b6,Bb6b7][%mdl 32]} Qa3+ 66. Kb7 Qc5 67. Qe6 Qa3 68. Kb8 Qb2 69. b7 Kh7 70. Qe4+ Kh8 71. Kc7 Qc3+ 72. Qc6 Qe5+ 73. Kd7 Qd4+ 74. Kc8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.17/Black=0.40} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "Lumachi, Gabriele"]
[Black "Dionisi, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2297"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,70,9,35,25,50,39,52,27,89,84,93,83,89,94,89,77,82,79,119,119,97,91,90,97,96,89,109,105,108,103,107,82,85,94,98,74,120,31,37,37,44,18,18,15,9,3,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Qd3 Qa5 7. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 O-O 10. dxc5 {E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3.} Na6 11. a3 {[#]} Nxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... f5 12. Qc2 Qxc5 13. Bg2 Rb8 14. O-O b6 15. b4 Qc7 16. Qd3 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 {½-½ (52) Elissalt Cardenas,H (2265)-Foyo,R (2305) Havana 1992}) 12. Qe3 {[#] Threatens to win with b4.White is slightly better.} Na6 (12... Qc7 $11 {remains equal.}) 13. Bg2 $16 d5 14. Rd1 dxc4 15. O-O Qb5 16. Qc3 Bd7 17. Nxc4 {[#] a4! is the strong threat.} Bc6 18. Nd6 Qb6 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 b6 22. Nb5 Nc5 23. b4 Na4 24. Rd7 a6 25. Na7 g6 26. Rc1 Rfd8 27. Rcc7 (27. Rb7 $16) 27... Rxd7 $14 28. Rxd7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} b5 29. Rb7 Nb2 {The position is equal.} 30. Nc6 Nc4 31. h4 Kf8 32. Nb8 Nd6 33. Rb6 Nc4 34. Rb7 Nd6 35. Rb6 Nc4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.09} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.8"]
[White "Yu, Jennifer"]
[Black "Samoun, Florent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E40"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2293"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,86,28,33,43,13,20,4,22,-12,29,33,36,-47,45,37,43,34,48,48,57,0,0,0,5,19,19,10,19,25,39,32,41,29,34,44,51,43,67,46,67,45,56,21,68,75,75,82,287,225,247,243,250,230,239,228,588,583,571,548,1097,793,790,788,781,765,745,450,659,659,703,503,524,503,608,521,521,500,477]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Bd3 Nc6 {E40: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein (4 e3): Unusual Black 4th moves.} 7. Nf3 e5 {[#] White must now prevent ...e4.} 8. e4 Bg4 {The position is equal.} 9. Be3 Qe7 10. O-O O-O {[#]} 11. Qb1 $146 ({White should try} 11. Rb1 $14) ({Predecessor:} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rb1 b6 13. Qa4 exd4 14. cxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Na5 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Kh2 {1-0 (47) Scheer,W (2219)-Nackas,H (2027) Remote email 2012}) 11... Rab8 ({Black should play} 11... Bxf3 $15 12. gxf3 Rfb8) 12. Nd2 $14 Nh5 13. f3 Bd7 14. d5 Na5 15. Bxa7 (15. Nb3 $14 b6 16. Nxa5 bxa5 17. Qc1) 15... Ra8 $11 16. Be3 b6 17. g3 Nb7 18. Nb3 Kh8 19. Rf2 Rfe8 20. Qc2 Ba4 21. Re1 Nc5 22. Bf1 Rab8 23. Qb1 Nd7 24. Bd3 Ra8 25. f4 exf4 26. gxf4 ({Of course not} 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. gxf4 g5 $15) 26... Qh4 27. Nd4 $1 {[%cal Rd4f5] Nf5 is the strong threat.} Nc5 28. Nf5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} Qh3 {[#] A mistake that costs the game.} (28... Qd8 $16) 29. Bf1 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf1h3]} Qg4+ 30. Rg2 Qf3 31. Be2 Qxe4 32. Qxe4 ({Don't do} 32. Bxh5 $6 Nd3) 32... Nxe4 (32... Rxe4 {is more resistant.} 33. Bxh5 Nd3) 33. Bxh5 {White is clearly winning.} g6 34. Bd4+ f6 35. Bf3 Bd7 36. Rxe4 Bxf5 37. Rxe8+ Rxe8 38. Bxf6+ Kg8 39. Re2 Ra8 40. Rd2 Ra4 41. Be2 Bb1 42. Rb2 Bxa2 43. Bd1 Ra8 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.37. Loss on time!?} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.9"]
[White "Mattarella, Pietro"]
[Black "Zarpellon, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1720"]
[BlackElo "1893"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 8,25,34,19,10,-3,-2,-6,8,0,8,7,17,18,10,15,-13,-28,-8,-26]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:04:57]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:01:49]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 6. Bg5 {[%emt 0:08:50]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 7. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 8. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Re8 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 9. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 10. c4 {[%emt 0:23:57]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:20:53]} 11. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:22:48]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 13. Qc5 $11 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "8.10"]
[White "Budyi, Danylo"]
[Black "Dallaglio, Giovanni"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "1702"]
[BlackElo "1768"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:06:54]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:46]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 8. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 10. a4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:04:03]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 12. Bg3 {[%emt 0:16:29]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 13. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:04:07]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 14. dxc5 {[%emt 0:10:03]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 15. Qd4 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:09:10]} 16. Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 17. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:55:14]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 18. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 20. b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 21. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 22. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 23. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 24. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 25. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 26. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 27. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 28. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 29. h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:04:16]} 30. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 31. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 32. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 33. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 34. a5 {[%emt 0:07:13]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 35. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 36. a6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 37. a7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} f6 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 39. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:07:12]} 40. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 41. Nb5 {[%emt 0:30:26]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:35:27]} 42. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:25:49]} 43. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Ra1+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} 44. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf1+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 45. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 46. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf1+ {[%emt 0:08:55]} 47. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Black "Checa, Nicolas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 8,13,17,0,30,8,9,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 5. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 7. Bd3 $11 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,24,24,32,22,32,32,26,25,30,19,18,13,20,11,20,0,33]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 {White has an edge.} c6 9. O-O h6 {The position is equal.} 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Be5 {[#]} Nhf6 $146 {A rather calm draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.02} ({Predecessor:} 12... Rg8 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 h5 15. e4 h4 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Re1 hxg3 18. Bf5 gxf2+ 19. Kxf2 {0-1 (32) Sjugirov,S (2675)-Jacobson,B (2487) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Black "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,19,28,35,0,0,-12,12,10,10,-2,-8,-42]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. g3 {D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6.} Nf6 {The position is equal.} 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Qc2 {[#] A rather calm draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.06} {Predecessor:} h6 $146 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. gxf4 Ne8 13. Kh1 Nd6 14. e3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Nf5 16. Kg1 Nh4 17. f3 Ne8 18. Qf2 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 Be6 {0-1 (19) Neverov,V (2566)-Aleksandrov,A (2659) Budva 2003} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Samoun, Florent"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2293"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,70,0,22,-17,-18,-24,-25,-84,-68,-138,-114,-120,-120,-162,-155,-161,-146,-158,-138,-141,-123,-135,-121,-130,-129,-137,-133,-307,-292,-408,-395,-350,-249,-301,-283,-525,-514,-648,-685,-667,-639,-854,-820,-809,-789,-1364,-1352,-2463,-2381,-2033,-1615,-1615,-1582,-7246,-1189,-1185,-1187,-29995,-29991]} 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd2 {B14: Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik Attack with 5...e6 and 5...g6.} Be7 {[#]} 9. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. a3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 {½-½ (66) Lan,Z (2346)-Xiang,Z (2411) China 2018}) 9... Nf6 10. O-O-O (10. Bb5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 10... O-O $17 11. Bf4 (11. Bg5 $15) 11... b6 12. h4 Bb7 13. h5 Rc8 14. h6 g6 15. Kb1 Na5 16. Qb5 a6 17. Qe5 Nc6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is in control.} 18. Qe1 b5 {[%cal Bb6b5,Bb5b4,Bb4a3,Ba3b2][%mdl 32]} 19. Bd3 Nb4 $1 {aiming for ...Qa5.} 20. Ka1 $2 (20. Bg5 $17) 20... Nfd5 $19 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 ({Less strong is} 21... Qxd5 22. Bb1 $17) 22. a3 ({But not} 22. Qe5 f6 $19) 22... Nc6 23. Be4 {[#]} b4 $1 24. Ne5 $2 (24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Rd3) 24... bxa3 25. Nxc6 axb2+ (25... Bxc6 $2 26. b3 $19) 26. Kb1 Bxc6 27. d5 exd5 28. Bc2 Bf6 {Strongly threatening ...Re8.} 29. Rh3 Bd7 30. Ra3 {[#]} Rxc2 $1 {[%mdl 64] Clearance} 31. Kxc2 Bf5+ 32. Kd2 Qb6 {Hoping for ...Qb4+.} 33. Be5 Bxe5 (33... Qb4+ $142 34. Rc3 {[#]} d4 $1 {[%mdl 64] Pin}) 34. Qxe5 Qxf2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 35. Kc3 Qc2+ {Black took control after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=1.23/Black=0.45} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Dardha, Daniel"]
[Black "Blohberger, Felix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,149,0,8,0,0,-6,1,-2,16,13,29,-29,0,0,14,15,15,2,4,-6,31,15,29,9,54,44,45,49,37,39,46,47,61,4,97,89,81,86,85,75,66,60,154,91,108,105,142,138,127,122,129,137,134,122,128,115,110,82,84,67,120,88,74,70,66,50,61,15,28,19,168,170,150,169,162,145,220,224,238,238,338,338,315,293,266,266,231,108,108,108,216,203,203,108,108,108,108,108,108,108,108,108,108,108,108,108,108,102,108,108,108,108,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,209,0,209,209,209,8,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d5 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} c6 7. Nge2 Nbd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7e5,Be5d3][%mdl 32]} 8. O-O Ne5 9. b3 {[#]} a6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... cxd5 10. cxd5 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Bd7 12. Be3 Qa5 13. h3 Rac8 14. a3 a6 15. Rfc1 Rfe8 {0-1 (42) Likavsky,T (2295)-Yurtaev,L (2525) Bratislava 1991}) 10. a4 (10. dxc6 $142 bxc6 11. Bc2) 10... Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Nd7 12. Be3 Nc5 13. Qd1 Qa5 14. Bd2 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Qd8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 f5 18. Bg5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Rf7 19. exf5 $1 Bxf5 20. Ra2 h6 21. Be3 (21. Bd2 $14) 21... Rc8 (21... e6 $11 {keeps the balance.} 22. Ndc3 Qb6) 22. a5 Qf8 23. f3 g5 24. h3 Be5 25. Nd4 Rd8 ({Better is} 25... Bd3 $14) 26. Rd2 (26. Nxf5 $142 {Rd2 is the strong threat.} Rxf5 27. Bf2) 26... Ne6 27. Re1 Kh8 28. Nxe6 Bxe6 29. Bd4 Bxd4+ 30. Rxd4 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Rf6 32. Rd4 Rc8 33. h4 gxh4 34. Rxh4 Rc5 (34... Rg6 $14) 35. Rhe4 Rf7 36. Qd4+ Qg7 $1 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. Rxe7 (38. b4 $5 {[%cal Rb4c5]} Rc7 39. Kf1 $14) 38... Rxa5 39. R1e6 Rxe7 (39... Ra3 $11) 40. Rxe7+ $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} Kf6 41. Rxb7 Ra1+ 42. Kf2 Ra2+ (42... a5 $16 43. Ke3 a4) 43. Kg3 $18 Rb2 44. Rb6 Ke5 (44... Ke7 {might work better.} 45. f4 (45. Rxa6 Rxb3 46. Kf4 h5 $16) 45... h5 46. Rxa6 Rxb3+ 47. Kh4 Ke6) 45. Kh3 ({Not} 45. Rxa6 Rxb3 46. Kg4 Rc3 $16) 45... a5 46. Rb5+ Kf6 47. g3 ({Weaker is} 47. Rxa5 Rxb3 48. Rd5 Ke7 $16) 47... Ra2 48. Rh5 (48. Rd5 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 48... Kg7 $16 49. Rd5 a4 (49... Ra3 $16) 50. bxa4 $18 Rxa4 {[#]} 51. Rxd6 (51. Rd4 $1 $18) 51... Rxc4 $16 52. f4 Ra4 53. Re6 Rb4 54. Kg4 Rb3 55. Kh4 Rb1 56. Kh5 Rh1+ 57. Kg4 Ra1 58. Kf5 Ra5+ 59. Re5 Ra7 60. Rb5 Rf7+ {[#]} (60... Kh7 $16 61. g4 Kg7) 61. Kg4 $1 $18 Kg6 62. f5+ Kh7 {and the idea ...Rg7+ leaves Black hopeful.} 63. Kh5 {Black must now prevent g4.} Rg7 64. g4 {Strongly threatening f6.} Rg5+ 65. Kh4 Kg7 66. Rb7+ Kg8 67. Ra7 Kh8 68. Rb7 Kg8 $1 69. Rd7 Kh8 70. Kg3 $2 (70. Rd8+ $18 Kh7 71. Re8) 70... h5 $11 {The position is equal.} 71. Kf4 Rxg4+ 72. Ke5 h4 73. f6 Kg8 74. Kf5 Rg1 75. Rd8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Dionisi, Thomas"]
[Black "Carlo, Emanuele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2288"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,101,2,14,9,13,16,11,11,11,0,13,21,16,18,33,33,33,33,33,26,50,53,54,39,30,18,65,50,69,39,42,40,52,37,66,55,64,86,88,54,88,7,148,8,366,368,404,412,406,409,380,361,483,468,492,492,468,463,518,509,479,510,510,434,462,459,556,549,605,606,605,577,590,585,756,762,737,672,810,797,658,622]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7b6,Bb6c4][%mdl 32]} 11. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Nb6 12. a5 {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2.} Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 {The position is equal.} Qc7 15. Nc1 Rac8 16. Bb6 Qc6 17. f3 Nd7 18. Be3 {[#]} f5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18... b5 19. axb6 Nxb6 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Qf2 Rb8 22. Nd2 Nc8 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. Rdb1 f5 {½-½ (44) Efimenko,Z (2702)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2730) Porto Carras 2011}) 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. N1a2 Nf6 21. Nb4 Qe8 22. Nbd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Bf8 24. Nb6 {And now Qd3 would win.} Rc7 25. c4 Qg6 26. Rf1 Rf7 27. Nd5 h5 28. Qd3 h4 29. h3 Nh5 30. Bf2 Qg5 31. Qe4 ({Better is} 31. Kh1 $16) 31... Rxf3 {[#]} (31... Rf4 $1 $11 32. Qe3 {[%mdl 64] Pin} (32. Nxf4 Nxf4 33. g4 hxg3 $17) 32... Qg6) 32. Qxh4 ({Reject} 32. Bxh4 $6 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Qc1+ 35. Ke2 Qxb2+ 36. Kf3 Qa3+ 37. Kg4 Nf4 $14) (32. Qg4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg4g5]} R3f5 33. Qxg5 (33. Bxh4 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Qxg4 $14) (33. Qxh4 Qxh4 34. Bxh4 Nf4 $15) 33... Rxg5 34. Bxh4 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1) 32... Qg6 {[%mdl 8192] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (32... Qxh4 $11 {and Black is okay.} 33. Bxh4 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Nf4 35. Nxf4 exf4) 33. Qg4 $18 Qxg4 34. hxg4 Rxf2 35. Rxf2 Nf4 36. Kf1 Rd7 37. Nxf4 {White is clearly winning.} exf4 38. Rxf4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} Be7 39. Rd1 Rc7 40. b3 {[%cal Bb2b3,Bb3b4][%mdl 32]} Rc6 41. Ke2 Bf6 42. Rf5 Be5 43. Kd3 g6 44. Rf2 Rc5 45. b4 Rc7 46. Rdf1 Kg7 47. Rf8 Re7 48. g5 Bg3 49. Rd8 Be1 {[#]} 50. Rxe1 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} Rxe1 51. Rd7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.16/Black=0.41} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.7"]
[White "Bettalli, Francesco"]
[Black "Lumachi, Gabriele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2232"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,17,-2,0,-12,-6,-8]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. b3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nbd2 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems.} Nc6 9. c4 {[#] Not much happened in this game. Not enough moves} {Predecessor:} cxd4 $146 10. exd4 d5 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Re1 e6 13. Qe2 Re8 14. a3 Rc7 15. Red1 Qa8 {½-½ (68) Ftacnik,L (2611)-Tibensky,R (2438) Martin 2003} 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Black "Ghiotto, Marco Luigi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2089"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 25,57,51,20,-132,-19,-46,-41,-55,-39,-39,0,-59,177,179,160,172,200,192,188,164,358,102,915,882,2600,2369,29989,29990,29990,29991,29991,29992,29992,29993]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Bxg5 8. hxg5 c5 9. g6 f5 10. Qf4 h6 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O-O Nxc5 {[#]} 14. Bd3 {[#] C14: French: Classical System: 4 Bg5 Be7 main line.} (14. Bc4 $1 $11 Qe8 15. Qe3) 14... Qe8 $146 (14... Ne4 $1 $17 15. Qe3 Qa5) ({Predecessor:} 14... Ne4 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Rxd2 Qg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Re2 Ne7 19. Rh5 Nxg6 20. Rxg5 Nf4 21. Re1 Bd7 22. Bf1 Be8 23. Ne2 Nxe2+ {½-½ (23) Stepien,J (2050)-Rotsaert,J (2070) France 1993}) 15. Qg3 Bd7 16. Kb1 {Black is slightly better.} Rc8 17. Ne2 $1 Ne7 18. Nf4 ({White should try} 18. Nh4 $11) 18... Bb5 $2 (18... Ne4 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 19. Bxe4 fxe4) 19. Bxb5 $18 Qxb5 20. Nd4 $1 $36 {[%csl LRb5,LRe6][%mdl 2112] Double Attack. Keeping Black busy.} Qb6 21. Qe3 {Ndxe6! is the strong threat.} Ne4 {and if ...Nc3+ works, Black does fine.} 22. Ka1 ({And not} 22. Nfxe6 Nc3+ 23. Ka1 Nxd1 $11) 22... Rfe8 $2 {[#]} (22... Ng5 23. Nxf5 Qc7 24. Nxg7 Rxf4 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 25. Qxf4 Nxg6 26. Nxe6 Nxf4 27. Nxc7 Rxc7) 23. f3 $2 ({Less strong is} 23. Nfxe6 Nxg6 24. Nxg7 f4 $16) (23. Rxh6 $3 $18 {[%mdl 512] is the precise move to win.} gxh6 24. Nh5 Rxc2 25. Rb1) 23... Nc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (23... Ng5 $16) 24. Rxh6 $3 {[%mdl 512]} gxh6 (24... Na4 25. Nd3) 25. Nh5 Na4 26. Rb1 {White mates.} f4 27. Qxf4 Nf5 28. Nxf5 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} exf5 29. Qxh6 {[%csl Gh5][%cal Rh6g7] Weighted Error Value: White=0.39/Black=0.90} 1-0

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.9"]
[White "Brotto, Alessandro"]
[Black "Formento, Paolo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "1921"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,50,19,10,26,29,31,12,23,2,11,-25,-23,-27,-35,-71,-62,-101,-103,-102,-98,-128,-131,-129,-136,-126,-131,-236,-224,-256,-247,-221,-233,-232,-215,-736,-710,-731,-728,-700,-685]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7f8,Bf8e6,Be6d4][%mdl 32] [#] B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems.} 8. Ba2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Re1 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Qc1 Qh4 12. h3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Bh6 14. Qg3 Qe7 15. Red1 {0-1 (25) Ristic,B (2139)-Jokic,M (2083) Belgrade 2015}) 8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 {The position is equal.} 10. b4 Qc7 11. Ba3 Rd8 12. Qc1 Nf8 13. Qe3 Be6 14. Rad1 Bxa2 15. Nxa2 Ne6 16. h3 Qb6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bc1 (19. Nec3 $17) 19... Nxe4 $19 20. Be3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Rd1 Ra8 23. f3 $2 {[#]} (23. Bxd4 Rd8 24. c3) 23... dxe3 {Black is clearly winning.} 24. fxe4 e2 25. Re1 Rxa4 {Black took control after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.46/Black=0.04} 0-1

[Event "5th Vergani Cup Dec. A 2020"]
[Site "Bassano del Grappa"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "9.10"]
[White "Loiacono, Antonio"]
[Black "Palozza, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,45,20,27,12,17,22,16,17,40,8,6,9,12,-25,-12,-2,-3,-45,-3,-14,-1,0,96,87,93,70,72,79,85,80,77,57,94,98,120,110,220,167]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. a3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} Ne7 7. Bd3 Ng6 8. O-O {The position is equal.} a6 9. Qe2 Nc6 {[#]} 10. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Be3 Be7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Nc3 b5 14. Rad1 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Bc1 Nxd3 17. Rxd3 {0-1 (41) Gabrielsen,T (2290)-Hole,O (2383) Oslo 2011}) 10... Be7 11. Bc1 (11. Bxg6 $5 hxg6 12. c4 $11) 11... Qc7 {[%cal Rc6e5]} 12. Re1 O-O 13. b3 f6 {[%cal Rf6e5]} 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Bb2 Kf7 (15... fxe5 $11 16. Nxe5 Bc5) 16. Nbd2 $16 Bd7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. c4 {[#] Hoping for cxd5.} Bc8 19. cxd5 Rxd5 20. Ne4 Rfd8 21. Rc1 Qb6 22. b4 Qa7 (22... Rf8 $16) 23. h4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.09/Black=0.22} 1/2-1/2

