[Event "84th Tata Steel Masters 2022"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2022.01.16"] [Round "2.7"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A37"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2672"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2022.01.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 11,90,8,13,19,27,3,0,0,10,7,12,7,11,3,25,8,10,-5,-8,-9,-11,-12,-16,-20,0,0,0,0,-25,-39,0,-52,-28,-52,-54,-79,0,0,47,39,75,54,67,52,94,91,92,95,83,85,77,70,162,58,64,6,0,13,139,123,139,54,27,0,0,0,0,-41,-41,-97,-97,-101,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 {Marin,M} c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 {[%cal Bg1f3,Bf3d2,Bd2f1,Bf1e3][%mdl 32]} e5 6. a3 Nge7 $1 {The main line 6...Nge7 scores better than 6...a5.} 7. d3 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3.} O-O 8. Nd2 d6 9. Rb1 {[#]} Rb8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... h6 10. O-O a5 11. Nd5 Be6 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Ne4 Kh8 14. Nc3 Qd7 15. Bd2 Rab8 16. Qc1 h5 17. Bh6 Bh3 18. Re1 {½-½ (18) Gelfand,B (2733)-Grischuk,A (2747) Kazan 2011 CBM 143 [Marin,M]}) 10. b4 b6 11. Nf1 Bb7 12. Ne3 Nd4 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. O-O {[%cal Be1g1,Bg1h1,Bh1h2,Bh2g2][%mdl 32]} f5 16. Ned5 {To avoid f4} Nxd5 17. Nxd5 f4 18. f3 {[%cal Rg3f4]} Rbf7 19. Kh1 fxg3 20. hxg3 h5 21. Be3 (21. Kg2 $11) 21... Nf5 $15 22. Rg1 Qd7 23. Kh2 Qd6 ({Black should play} 23... Nxe3 $17 24. Nxe3 g5) 24. Bg5 $11 Nd4 (24... Bh6 $11 {is more appropriate.} 25. Bxh6 Nxh6) 25. Kg2 $1 $14 b5 26. Nc3 $1 bxc4 27. dxc4 Qe6 (27... Qc6 $14) 28. Qd3 $1 $16 Rd7 {[%cal Od4f3] [#]} 29. Rgd1 $1 Rff7 {[%cal Od4f3]} 30. Rb8+ Kh7 {aiming for ...Nc6.} 31. Rd8 Rb7 (31... Rxd8 $14 32. Bxd8 Rb7) 32. Ne4 {Really sharp!} (32. Rh1 $18 {White threatens Rxh5+ and mate.} Rf5 33. Bd2 (33. Ne4 Rb3 $14)) 32... Rb3 $14 {[#]} 33. Rxd4 Rxd3 $11 34. R4xd3 Bh6 (34... Qxc4 $2 35. Nd6 Qa2 36. R1d2 $18) (34... Bf8 $1 $11) 35. Rd5 Qa6 36. R1d2 {White is much more active.} ({Resist} 36. Rxc5 $6 Bf8 37. Rxe5 Qxc4 $16) ({Much less strong is} 36. Rxe5 Bg7 37. Rxc5 Bf8 $16) (36. Rd7 $16 Qxc4 37. R1d2) 36... Kg7 $14 37. Rxc5 {Threatens to win with Rd6.} Qxa3 38. Rxe5 Bxg5 39. Rxg5 (39. Nxg5 $11 Re7 40. Red5) 39... Rf5 $1 $15 40. Rd5 (40. Rd7+ $15 Kh6 41. Rxf5 gxf5 42. Rd6+ Kg7 43. Rd7+ Kf8 44. Nf2) 40... Rxg5 $17 41. Nxg5 Qe3 ({Better is} 41... Qb2 $17 42. Kf1 Kf8) 42. Rd7+ $11 {The position is equal.} Kg8 43. Rd8+ Kg7 44. Rd7+ Kg8 45. Rd8+ Kg7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.16 (very precise) /Black=0.16 (very precise)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "84th Tata Steel Masters 2022"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2022.01.18"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2763"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2022.01.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 16,47,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,28,24,25,31,13,-19,-23,-20,-28,-23,-18,-26,-37,-68,0,-78,0,-70,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 $1 {[%mdl 4] outshines the older 7...Nxe5.} 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 c5 {[%cal Bc7c5,Bc5c4][%mdl 32] C43: Petroff Defence: 3 d4.} 10. Qf3 c4 $1 11. Bf5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 {[#]} 14. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Rd1 f6 15. Rxd5 Qb6 16. Be3 fxe5 17. Rxc5 Rxc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qe2 Rd8 20. g3 {1-0 (65) Van Foreest,J (2621)-Fridman,D (2637) Batumi 2019}) 14... Bxe3 15. Qxe3 b6 16. Rad1 Qd7 17. e6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Qxe6 19. Rxe6 $11 {KRR-KRR} Rc5 20. f3 Ra5 21. Re7 Rf7 (21... Rxa2 22. Rxd5 Ra1+ 23. Kf2 $11) 22. Re8+ Rf8 23. Re7 Rf7 ({Of course not} 23... Rxa2 24. Rxd5 Rxc2 25. h3 $11 (25. Rdd7 Rc1+ 26. Kf2 Rc2+ 27. Kg3 Kh8 $11)) ({Black should try} 23... g6 $15) 24. Re8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.11 (very precise)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "84th Tata Steel Masters 2022"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2022.01.21"] [Round "6.7"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2612"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2022.01.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 20,55,31,10,33,36,41,30,37,36,64,49,43,57,42,30,58,26,27,8,8,15,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 $1 Qb8 {B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations.} 12. h4 {And now h5 would win.} h5 13. Be2 a6 {White has an edge.} 14. Nc3 Be7 15. g3 {White is more active.} b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 O-O 18. a4 {Black should prevent 0-0.} f5 19. Bxh5 {aiming for Bg5.} Bxb5 {The position is equal.} 20. Bxg6 {[#] Threatens to win with Bg5.} Bd8 {[#] Hoping for ...Ba5.} 21. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 21. Bd2 Qb7 22. Qb3 Qb6 23. Qc3 Qb7 24. Qb3 Qb6 25. Qc3 Qb7 {½-½ (25) Arjun,K (2503)-Ivic,V (2571) Riga 2021}) 21... Ba5+ 22. Bd2 Bxd2+ $1 23. Kxd2 Qa7 {[%csl LRa4,LRf2] [#] ( -> ...Qd4+)} 24. Qe3 ({Avoid the trap} 24. Qxb5 $2 Rab8 25. Qd3 Qxf2+ 26. Kd1 Qxb2 $19) 24... Qa5+ 25. Qc3 Qb6 26. Qe3 Qa5+ 27. Qc3 Qb6 28. Qe3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "84th Tata Steel Masters 2022"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2022.01.23"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D32"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2856"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2022.01.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 12,69,50,42,47,28,30,40,35,35,35,25,41,41,35,30,51,29,52,36,90,25,35,14,17,12,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-10,-9,-10,-21,-17,-15,-24,-24,-26,-9,-14,-11,-64,0,0,0,-1,-1,-8,-8,-8]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Qxd5 Nf6 {seems to push 7...Nc6 aside. D32: Tarrasch Defence: Sidelines and lines without g3.} 8. Qb3 Na6 9. Nf3 {Ng5 is the strong threat.} ({But not} 9. Qxb7 $2 Nb4 10. e4 (10. Rb1 $2 Nc2+ 11. Kd1 Bc8+ 12. Kxc2 Bxb7 $19) 10... Bc5 $19) 9... Nc5 {White is slightly better.} 10. Qc2 Rc8 $1 {[%cal Oc5e4]} 11. e3 Nce4 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 {[#]} Nd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Bd6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Bb2 Bc6 16. Bf5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rd8 {1-0 (26) Nita,C (1800)-Mosshammer,M (1873) ICCF email 2008}) 14. O-O {With the idea Ne5.} Nxc3 ({Weaker is} 14... Rxc3 15. Qb1 $16) 15. Bb2 Bb4 {[%cal Bf8b4,Bb4c3,Bc3f6,Bf6e7,Be7c5][%mdl 32] [#]} 16. Bxc3 (16. Ne5 $1 $16 {Hoping for Qb3.} Ba4 17. Qd2) 16... Bxc3 17. Rab1 Bf6 {A strong pair of Bishops.} 18. Qe2 Rc7 19. e4 O-O 20. e5 Be7 21. Nd4 Bc5 22. e6 Bxe6 (22... Bxd4 $2 23. e7 Qc8 24. Qe4 (24. exf8=B Kxf8 25. Qe4 Bf6 $16) 24... Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 $18) 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 $1 25. Qh3 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Rh3h7] [#]} h6 26. Qg3 Rd7 27. Rb3 {Black must now prevent Qg6.} Rf6 {Prevents Qg6.} 28. h3 b6 29. Be2 Rd2 30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. Bxd3 (31. Qxd3 $11 Qxd3 32. Bxd3) 31... Qd6 (31... Qd5 $15) 32. Qxd6 $11 {The position is equal.} Rxd6 33. Rd1 g5 34. Kf1 Kg7 35. Bc2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /Black=0.05 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "84th Tata Steel Masters 2022"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2022.01.26"] [Round "10.3"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2767"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2022.01.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 11,58,17,14,12,11,18,6,20,54,39,42,43,55,39,43,33,57,29,37,29,50,32,48,54,52,41,50,46,50,53,50,54,58,53,61,14,33,19,6,0,0,0,3,0,0,0,14,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 {E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3.} Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 b5 9. b3 c3 10. Nb1 Bb7 {[#] aiming for ...b4.} 11. Nxc3 b4 12. Na4 {[#]} Nbd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Na6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nb2 c5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Nc4 Qe7 17. e3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 {0-1 (53) Connolly,C (1904)-Lawrence,R (2181) ICCF email 2006}) 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 Be4 15. Qb2 Qb8 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. Ne1 {[%cal Bf3e1,Be1g2,Bg2f4][%mdl 32]} Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Rfe8 19. Nf4 bxa3 20. Rxa3 e5 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. Nd3 Re7 23. Nc3 (23. Qc2 $14) 23... Ne5 $11 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 {The position is equal.} 25. Rca1 h5 {[%cal Oh5h4]} 26. Ra4 Qb6 27. Rc4 Rae8 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Qc2 Qh3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.04 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "84th Tata Steel Masters 2022"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2022.01.29"] [Round "12.5"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E20"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2743"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2022.01.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,51,-2,-20,-8,15,0,0,10,41,33,37,28,31,28,26,43,56,58,68,67,68,59,66,56,64,52,94,96,86,77,75,92,99,106,101,93,95,85,229,231,380,370,346,328]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 {E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3.} d6 {is recently more successful than 6...bxc4.} 7. Bd2 a6 8. a4 {The position is equal.} bxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Bxe6 Ne5 12. Bxc8 Qxc8 13. Bf4 $1 c4 {[#] And now ...Nd3+ would win.} 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Nh3 {[#]} (15. Nge2 Qc5 16. Qc2 Rd8 $17) 15... Bc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Qc5 16. Nf2 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Qe3+ 18. Kf1 Qxc3 19. Rc1 Qa3 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Qc3 Qxa4 22. Qxe5+ {0-1 (42) Basso,P (2538)-Alsina Leal,D (2500) Cattolica 2021}) 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. Nf2 Qb7 (17... Nh5 $14 18. Nd5 Bd4) 18. O-O $16 Qxb2 19. Qxc4 Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 Qb3 {[#]} 21. Qc7 ({Not} 21. Qc6+ Kf7 22. Qc7+ (22. Rxf2 $2 Rhc8 $19) 22... Kg6 $17) 21... Qb6 22. Qxe5+ Kf7 {Threatens to win with ...Bd4.} 23. Nd5 Nxd5 (23... Rhe8 $16 {might work better.} 24. Qf5 Qa7) 24. Qxd5+ $18 ({Weaker is} 24. exd5 Rhd8 25. Qf5+ Kg8 $17) 24... Ke7 (24... Kf8 {keeps fighting.} 25. Qf5+ Qf6) 25. Qe5+ Kf7 {Hoping for ...Rhd8.} 26. Rac1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.25 (precise)} 1-0