[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Willow, Jonah B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,177,17,22,0,14,22,41,39,47,46,57,57,60,57,69,18,12,9,12,10,54,52,94,20,22,31,27,0,0,0,0,0,27,25,27,20,20,14,16,12,20,20,29,19,34,20,27,20,24,22,27,19,31,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,29,29,58,44,135,54,135,0,127,68,87,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 {B22: Sicilian: 2 c3} Bd7 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Qd8 11. Qb3 {½-½ (11) Yudin,S (2526)-Fier,A (2558) Almaty 2018}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 {[%cal Bb2c3,Bc3c4][%mdl 32]} Bb5 $1 {LiveBook: 10 Games} 12. a4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nbd7 14. c4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Rfc1 Rac8 15. Qb5 Nb6 {0-1 (59) Schneider,V (2238)-Balazs,G (2249) Budapest 2007}) 14... Qc6 15. h3 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 h6 17. a5 b6 18. a6 (18. Qd3 $14) 18... Qe4 $11 19. Nd2 {[%cal Bf3d2,Bd2b1,Bb1a3][%mdl 32]} Qf5 20. Nb1 Ne4 21. Na3 $1 Nd6 22. Qg4 (22. c5 $1 $16 {[%cal Rc5d6]} bxc5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nb5) 22... Nf6 23. Qf4 Rc6 24. Qxf5 (24. g4 {keeps more tension.} Qxf4 25. Bxf4 g5 26. Be3 Kg7 27. f3) 24... Nxf5 25. g4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Ne4 27. Nb5 Nd6 28. Nxd6 Rxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 29. Kf2 Rc8 30. Ke2 Rdc6 31. Kd3 Kf8 32. Rab1 R8c7 33. Rb5 Ke7 34. h4 Kd6 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 f6 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. Rh5 f5 39. Rh8 Rc8 40. Rxc8 Rxc8 {KR-KR} 41. Rh1 Rc7 $1 42. Rh6 Re7 {[#]} (42... Rg7 $14) 43. Rg6 ({Better is} 43. Rf6 $1 $16) 43... Kd7 ({Black should play} 43... Rh7 $14) 44. Rh6 Kd6 {[#]} 45. Kc3 (45. Rf6 $1 $16) 45... Kd7 46. Kb4 (46. Rg6 $16) 46... e5 $1 {The position is equal.} 47. Kc3 exd4+ 48. Kxd4 Re4+ 49. Kd3 Re5 50. Rh8 Re7 51. Rh6 Re6 52. Rh5 Re5 53. Rh4 Kd6 54. Kd4 Re7 55. Rh6+ Re6 56. Rh8 Re4+ 57. Kd3 Re7 58. Rf8 Ke6 59. Rb8 Kd6 60. Rd8+ Rd7 61. Rc8 Re7 62. Rf8 Ke6 63. Kc3 Rf7 64. Ra8 Kd6 65. Rd8+ Kc6 66. Rc8+ Kd6 67. Rh8 Re7 68. Kd4 Re4+ 69. Kd3 Re7 70. Rh5 Re5 71. Rg5 Ra5 72. Kd4 Re5 73. Rg6+ Re6 74. Rg8 Re4+ 75. Kd3 Re7 76. Rh8 Kd7 77. Ra8 Kd6 78. Rb8 Rd7 79. Kc3 Rf7 80. Kb4 Re7 81. Rd8+ Kc6 82. Rf8 Rxe3 83. Rf6+ Kd7 84. Rxf5 Re7 85. Kb5 Kc7 86. Rf8 Re5+ 87. Kb4 Ra5 88. Rf7+ Kb8 89. Rf8+ {Accuracy: White = 61%, Black = 67%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petrov, Martin"]
[Black "Hawkins, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 24,31,0,-4,11,2,27,18,22,28]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Be3 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} O-O 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. O-O (12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Qb3 Ne7 14. O-O c6 15. Bd3 Kh8 16. Nh4 c5 17. Nxg6+ fxg6 18. Bxe4 cxd4 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 {1-0 (51) Jones,G (2677)-Aronian,L (2780) Douglas 2018}) 12... f6 13. exf6 {LiveBook: 9 Games} Rxf6 14. Be2 Nxc3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Qd6 15. Rc1 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Raf8 17. Re1 a6 {½-½ (26) Schenning,A (2100)-Husemann,A (1880) LSS email 2012}) 15. bxc3 {And now Bg5 would win.} Qd6 16. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leenhouts, Koen"]
[Black "Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A83"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2266"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,93,56,52,14,58,54,69,54,33,53,37,0,0,-12,0,6,20,4,99,35,61,39,75,35,82,90,85,58,60,68,118,7,14,-62,-54,-65,-63,-62,-72,-69,-68,-79,-67,-66,0,-33,-28,-35,-38,-34,-54,-45,-58,-59,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-11,0,0,0,0,275,275,277,277,269,266,259,261,258,261,255,252]} 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Qe2 c6 {A83: Dutch Defence: Staunton Gambit with 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5} 7. O-O-O cxd5 8. f4 Nf7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 {LiveBook: 4 Games} 10. Rxd5 (10. Nxd5 $5 {[%cal Re2c4]} e6 11. Qxe4 $11) 10... e6 (10... b6 {feels hotter.} 11. Nxe4 e6 12. Rd2 f5 13. Nf2 Bb7) 11. Qxe4 Be7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Bh6 12. Rh5 Qe7 13. g3 f5 14. Qd4 {0-1 (48) Tuncer,U (2289)-Reinderman,D (2587) Germany 2011}) 12. Rd2 f5 13. Qf3 Bf6 14. Bb5 {Black should prevent Nge2.} a6 15. Ba4 Rb8 16. Nge2 b5 17. Bb3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Hoping for Bxe6! White is pushing.} Bb7 (17... Qc7 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 18. Qh5 (18. Qe3 $16) 18... Qc7 19. Rhd1 Rd8 $1 20. Kb1 O-O 21. Rd3 {aiming for Rh3.} Bg7 22. Qh4 b4 (22... Bxg2 $2 23. Rg3 $18) 23. Ng3 {Strongly threatening Nh5.} Nh8 {[%cal Bf7h8,Bh8g6,Bg6f4][%mdl 32] [#] White must now prevent ...Ng6.} (23... Bxg2 $2 24. Nh5 $18) 24. Qe7 (24. Nxf5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} Ng6 (24... Rxf5 25. Bxe6+) 25. Ne7+ Nxe7 26. Qxe7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qxf4 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 (28. Bxe6+ Kh8 $16)) 24... Ng6 $1 $11 {[%cal Rg6e7] [#]} 25. Qxb4 (25. Bxe6+ $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]} Kh8 (25... dxe6 26. Qxc7) 26. Qxb4 (26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 $17)) 25... Nxf4 $15 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 26. R3d2 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Nd5 ({But not} 27... Bxg2 $6 28. Rg1 $11) 28. Rxd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Qd4 $1 Rb8 (30... Rf7 $1 $15 31. Qxd5 Rdf8) 31. Nh5 {[%csl Gh5][%cal Rd4g7]} Rf7 {Threatens to win with ...Qc6.} 32. Nf6+ $1 {[#]} Rxf6 $1 33. Qxf6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQB} Qc6 34. Qe5 Rb6 35. Qxf5 Qxc3 (35... Qe6 $15 36. Qf4 h6) 36. Qxd5+ $11 Kg7 37. Qg5+ Rg6 38. Qe7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh6 39. Qf8+ Rg7 40. Qf4+ Kg6 41. h4 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Rf4g5]} Qa5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (41... Qc5 $11) 42. c3 $1 $18 {White has a decisive advantage.} Qb5 43. Kc1 {And now g4 would win.} Re7 44. Qd6+ Re6 45. Bxe6 dxe6 46. Qxe6+ Kg7 47. Qe7+ {Accuracy: White = 49%, Black = 54%.} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Taylor, Adam C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:3000+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:07:31]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 6. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:06:49]} 8. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:24]} 9. e4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:16]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:08:35]} 11. Qa4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Bxf1 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 12. Rhxf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13. Qxd7 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 15. d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 16. Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:14:24]} 17. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} f6 {[%emt 0:16:32]} 18. d6 {[%emt 0:10:10]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 19. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. d7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 21. b4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Na6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 22. Nb5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 23. Nxd8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nxb5 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 24. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 25. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 26. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Derakhshani, Borna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,77,45,69,67,72,78,120,124,102,121,120,110,165,160,157,158,153,163,260,258,372,236,352,348,333,148,157,142,225,225,223,227,212,218,254,175,175,177,187,183,190,182,187,188,191,169,182,175,204,185,366,371,343,348,481,481,474,473,560,556,684,669,692,681,821,823,817,800,933,902]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ (4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 f6 8. Be3 e5 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. Nb3 h5 11. f3 Nb6 12. Kc2 Bd7 13. Nc5 Bc6 14. b3 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. a4 Ke7 17. Bb5 {½-½ (38) So,W (2778)-Aronian,L (2764) Leuven 2018}) 4... c6 5. cxd5 b5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 5... Nxd5 6. Qd4 f6 7. e4 e5 8. Nxe5 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Qe7 10. Nf3 Qxe4+ 11. Kd1 Bb4 12. Qxf6 Rf8 13. Qe5+ Qxe5 14. Nxe5 Bc5 15. f3 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 {1-0 (49) Fridman,D (2642)-Bulski,K (2532) Germany 2015}) 6. Qd4 {A16: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...d5} cxd5 7. e4 (7. Nxb5 a6 $11) 7... Nc6 8. Bxb5 {White is better.} Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Ne5 Bb7 (10... Bd7 $16 {is a better defense.}) 11. Qa4+ $18 Nd7 12. exd5 Bg7 13. d4 f6 (13... Bxe5 $142 14. dxe5 O-O) 14. Nc6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qc7 (14... Bxc6 {was called for.} 15. dxc6 Nb6) 15. O-O {Strongly threatening Nb5.} O-O (15... Nb6 $142 16. Qb5 O-O) 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Nc6 (17. Nb5 $18 {has better winning chances.} Qd8 18. Nc6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 17... Nb6 $16 18. Qa5 Nxd5 (18... f5 $16 {might work better.} 19. Rd1 (19. Nb5 Qd7 $16) 19... Nxd5) 19. Qxc7 $18 ({Much less strong is} 19. Nxd5 $6 Qxa5 20. Nxa5 Bxd5 $16) ({Don't take} 19. Qxd5 $6 f5 $16) 19... Nxc7 {[#]} 20. Na5 $1 {[%cal Ra5b7]} Ba6 21. Rd1 Rad8 22. Be3 Nd5 23. Nc6 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rd7 25. Nb4 Bb7 26. Nd3 Bh6 27. Kf2 Re7 28. Re1 Rfe8 {[%cal Rh6e3]} 29. Nc5 Bxe3+ $2 {[#]} (29... f5) 30. Rxe3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxe3 31. Nxb7 R3e7 32. Nc5 {White is clearly winning.} Rb8 33. b3 {[%cal Bb2b3,Bb3b4][%mdl 32]} Rd8 34. Rd1 f5 35. d5 {[%cal Bd4d5,Bd5d6,Bd6d7][%mdl 32]} Re5 36. b4 Kg8 37. d6 Kf7 38. d7 Ke7 39. Nb5 {Accuracy: White = 77%, Black = 40%.} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Djuric, Stefan"]
[Black "Midhun, P U"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2371"]
[BlackElo "2010"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,61,25,27,33,17,29,31,44,43,32,31,55,54,89,67,121,115,95,105,196,190,292,287,289,267,260,131,195,118,120,122,122,122,122,129,128,130,124,125,132,135,191,172,197,194,210,201,438,472]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Qe2 {LiveBook: 12 Games. D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3} (8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Qe2 c5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rxc1 15. Rxc1 Nc5 16. Bb1 Bf6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 {1-0 (28) Buhmann,R (2612)-Mista,A (2589) Germany 2016}) 8... Re8 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 {White has an edge.} Nxe4 11. Bxe4 c5 12. dxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Qxf7+ Kh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qxe8+ {1-0 (18) Schwarz,A (1978)-Niefanger,F (1630) Troisdorf 2009}) 12... Nxc5 13. Bc2 Bf6 14. Ne5 g6 (14... Nd7 $14 15. Ng4 Qe7) 15. Rd1 $16 Qe7 16. Bf4 Nd7 (16... Bg7 $16) 17. Ba4 $18 Rd8 (17... Nxe5 {might work better.} 18. Bxe8 (18. Bxe5 Rd8 $16) 18... Nxc4) 18. Ng4 {aiming for Bd6.} e5 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {[#]} 20. Bg3 ({White has to play} 20. Bh6 $1 $18) 20... Nc5 (20... Qe7 $16 21. Qd2 Rf8) 21. Qxe5 (21. Bxe5 $18 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1) 21... Rxd1+ $16 22. Bxd1 Qxe5 23. Bxe5 Bf5 24. Bf3 Re8 25. Bd4 b6 26. h3 Be4 27. Re1 {[#] Hoping for Bxc5.} Bc6 (27... Re6 $16) 28. Rxe8+ $18 Bxe8 29. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Ne6 30. Be5 Nd8 $2 (30... Bd7 31. Bd5 h5) 31. b5 {Accuracy: White = 81%, Black = 34%.} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sarkar, Justin"]
[Black "Sugden, John N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E23"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,55,8,1,27,18,20,11,29,29,11,15,18,16,28,21,46,8,63,63,54,50,147,147,148,145,141,138,149,145,154,155,180,173,244,245,323,327]} 1. d4 Nf6 {[%cal Bg8f6,Bf6e4,Be4d2][%mdl 32]} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8. Nxd2 Bxc5 9. g3 {E23: Nimzo-Indian: 4 Qb3 c5 5 dxc5 Nc6} b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O {LiveBook: 5 Games. The position is equal.} Na5 12. Qc2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Qd3 {[#]} Qc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Be7 16. Rfd1 Qc7 {½-½ (57) Ehlvest,J (2532)-Huebner,R (2574) Puhajarve 2016}) 16. Nde4 Qc6 {[#] ...f5 is the strong threat.} 17. f3 a6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 ({Black should play} 18... Bb4 $11) 19. Nxc5 $14 bxc5 20. Ne4 d5 (20... h6 $14) 21. cxd5 $16 Rxd5 {[#]} 22. Rxc5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is out for blood.} Rxd3 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Rxd3 {[%cal Rd3d8] KRN-KRN} Kf8 25. b4 Nc4 26. Rc3 {Black must now prevent Nc5.} Ne5 (26... Ke7 $142 27. g4 f5) 27. Rc5 $18 f6 28. f4 {Accuracy: White = 97%, Black = 38%.} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Murphy, Conor E"]
[Black "Gormally, Daniel W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 25,85,35,66,-60,-58,-50,-62,-63,-63,-65,-46,-64,-64,-56,-60,-37,-52,-38,-41,-56,-33,-11,0,-127,0,0,0,0,0,-377,-360,-381,-337,-389,-262,-352,-351,-400,-398,-787,-811,-786,-759,-711,-677,-29973,-29976,-29976,-29974,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29992,-29992,-29987,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29999]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Bb7 {LiveBook: 74 Games} 14. g6 {B80: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 g3 and 6 Be3, including English Attack} (14. a3 $14) (14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. Kb1 Ne5 17. f4 Nf3 18. Qe3 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qb6 20. Nf5 Qxe3 21. Nxe3 Rac8 {½-½ (58) Tiviakov,S (2656)-Van Kampen,R (2636) Amsterdam 2014}) 14... fxg6 $15 ({Don't play} 14... hxg6 $6 15. h5 $11) 15. Bh3 {Hoping for h5.} e5 16. Bxd7 $146 {Threatens to win with Be6+.Black is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Be6+ Kh8 18. Qg2 Qe8 19. h5 Nxh5 20. Rdg1 Bd8 21. Qg4 Rf6 {0-1 (62) Sanz Velez,A (2171)-Santamaria Perez,T (2275) ICCF email 2005}) 16... exd4 17. Be6+ Kh8 18. Qxd4 Rxf3 19. h5 gxh5 20. Rxh5 Bg5+ 21. Kb1 h6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 22. Nd5 {And now Rdh1 would win.} Bc8 $1 {[%cal Rc8e6]} 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. b3 (24. Qg1 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 24... Qe8 (24... Qf8 $17) 25. Rxg5 $1 $11 hxg5 26. Rh1+ Kg8 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Qf7.} 27. Qa7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (27. e5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512] and White is okay.} Qe6 (27... dxe5 28. Qg4) 28. Qe4) 27... Rf7 $19 28. Qe3 {Black must now prevent Qh3.} Qe6 29. Qxg5 Rcf8 30. Ne3 Qxe4 31. Qh5 {[%csl Gh1][%cal Rh5h8]} Rf3 32. Qh8+ $2 (32. Nd1) 32... Kf7 33. Qh5+ g6 34. Qh7+ Ke8 35. Rh4 Qxe3 {Black mates.} 36. Qxg6+ Kd7 37. Re4 Rf1+ 38. Kb2 Qc1+ 39. Kc3 R8f3+ 40. Kb4 Qd2+ 41. Ka3 Qa5+ 42. Kb2 {[#]} Rxb3+ $1 43. axb3 Qa1# {Accuracy: White = 27%, Black = 89%.} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lyell, Mark"]
[Black "Petrov, Vladimir Sergeev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,116,-22,-19,-10,-9,-16,-23,-16,-18,-6,-7,0,-25,-35,-28,-28,-25,-43,-57,-49,-47,-44,-149,-129,-108,-37,-39,0,-56,-56,-56,-56,-56,-56,-56,-56,-77,-77,-82,-77,-88,-52,-77,-50,-50,-52,-79,-50,-64,-34,-50,-50,-50,-39,-42,-38,-79,-71,-97,-94,-101,-85,-117,-117,-102,-29,-54,0,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-29978,-29979]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} Nc6 7. O-O e6 8. d3 (8. f5 Ne5 9. fxe6 fxe6 10. d3 Qe7 11. Bg5 Nf6 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Qh3 Qd6 {1-0 (61) Adhiban,B (2673)-Nguyen,N (2666) Hamedan 2018}) 8... Nge7 9. f5 {LiveBook: 16 Games} O-O 10. Qe1 gxf5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bf4 $1 {[%cal Rf4d6]} fxe4 13. dxe4 Na5 14. Be2 e5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 15. Be3 $146 Nac6 16. Bc4+ Kh8 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Rd1 Nd4 $1 19. Bxd4 (19. Nbxd4 $15 cxd4 20. Bd2) 19... cxd4 20. Qb4 {[#]} Bxb5 ({Black should play} 20... Nc8 $1 $17 21. c3 a6) 21. Qxb5 $15 Qc7 22. Nh4 (22. c3 $1 $11) 22... Qc6 23. Nf5 Nxf5 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Rxf5 Rab8 26. Bb3 Bh6 27. Kf2 Kg7 28. Ke2 Kg6 29. h4 Bf4 30. g3 Be3 31. Rdf1 Rb7 32. Kd3 Rb5 33. g4 h6 $1 34. c3 Bf4 35. cxd4 Rb4 36. h5+ Kg7 37. R1xf4 exf4 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 38. Ra5 Rb7 39. Ke2 Re8 40. Kf3 Rbe7 ({Better is} 40... Ree7 $17 41. Ra4 Rb5) 41. Ba4 $11 Rxe4 (41... Rc8 $15) 42. Rxa7+ R8e7 43. Rxe7+ Rxe7 44. Bxc6 {KR-KB} Re3+ 45. Kxf4 Re2 46. b4 Rxa2 47. Kf5 Rb2 $1 {[%cal Rb2b4]} 48. b5 {Black must now prevent Ke6.} Kf7 49. Bd5+ Ke7 50. Bc6 Rb4 51. Ke4 Ke6 52. Bd5+ $1 Kd7 53. Bc6+ Ke7 54. Kd5 Rb1 55. Ke4 Ke6 {Strongly threatening ...Re1+.} 56. Bd5+ Kd7 57. Bc6+ Kc7 58. Be8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (58. Kf5 $11) 58... Re1+ {Accuracy: White = 50%, Black = 58%.} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pitschka, Claus"]
[Black "Salmons, Calum"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2241"]
[BlackElo "1905"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,55,70,72,44,54,58,75,66,83,57,85,72,105,73,77,64,66,51,63,65,58,52,133,75,143,142,154,153,219,212,202,161,272,266,256,137,412,400,572,500,686,680,663,662]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O {LiveBook: 19 Games} 8. Nd2 {A43: Schmid Benoni} Nb6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Ne8 9. a4 e6 10. Nc4 Ne5 11. Ne3 exd5 12. Ncxd5 Nc6 13. c3 Ne7 14. Bc4 Nc7 15. Nxc7 Qxc7 {½-½ (39) Thrish,K (2116)-Shyam,N (2429) Hoogeveen 2018}) 9. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Bd7 10. a5 {White is better.} Nc8 11. f4 e6 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bf3 Bc6 14. Nc4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} d5 15. Ne5 Ne7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Re1 d4 (17... Re8 $14) 18. Ne2 (18. Na4 $142) 18... Qd7 ({Black should play} 18... e5) 19. Ra4 Rab8 20. b3 Rfd8 (20... Qc7 $16 21. Qd3 e5) 21. Ba3 $18 Rb5 22. Rc4 Rxa5 (22... d3 $142) 23. Bxc5 d3 24. cxd3 (24. Qxd3 $18 {Threatens to win with Bb4.} Qe8 25. Bd4) 24... Nxe4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (24... Rxc5 $16 25. Rxc5 Nxe4) 25. Bxe7 $1 ({Stronger than} 25. Bxe4 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Bd4+ 27. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 28. Kh1 Qxc5 $11) 25... Nc3 (25... Qxe7 $142 26. Bxe4 c5) 26. Nxc3 {White is clearly winning.} Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Qxe7 28. Rxc6 {Accuracy: White = 47%, Black = 34%.} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Villiers, Thomas"]
[Black "Heinsohn, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "1961"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,55,22,-7,29,22,29,26,39,21,32,18,20,43,43,31,67,43,45,34,64,67,122,134,208,189,189,192,204,200,325,316,538,533,609,593,677,727,708,575,533,542,545,537]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 {[%cal Bg1f3,Bf3d4,Bd4b3][%mdl 32]} Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. c5 {LiveBook: 10 Games. A38: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3 Nf6} (8. O-O Qa5 9. e3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Qe2 Rfc8 12. Rd1 a6 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Rac1 Rab8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. e4 Nd7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 {½-½ (41) Ding,L (2778)-Bacrot,E (2718) Liaocheng 2018}) 8... Qa5 9. Nb3 Qd8 10. O-O {White has an edge.} b6 11. e4 {[#] Hoping for e5!} Ba6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Ne8 12. Be3 bxc5 13. Nxc5 Rb8 14. Qc1 Nd6 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Rd1 Nb5 17. Ne2 d6 18. h3 a5 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Qb6 21. Nd3 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Qxd4 {½-½ (22) Kurajica,B (2531)-Sprecic,M (2339) Neum 2011}) 12. Re1 Rc8 13. e5 Ne8 $1 14. cxb6 axb6 15. f4 Nb4 16. Be3 {Nc1 is the strong threat.} Nd3 17. Nd5 $1 Rb8 ({Not} 17... Nxe1 $2 18. Bxb6 Nc7 19. Qxe1 $18) ({Better is} 17... Rc6 $14) 18. Bf1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under strong pressure.} Nxb2 (18... Bc4 $16 {was worth a try.}) 19. Qd4 $18 {[%mdl 64] [#] Trapped Piece} Bxf1 20. Rxf1 e6 21. Nxb6 ({Weaker is} 21. Qxb2 exd5 22. Rad1 f6 $11) 21... Rxb6 (21... d6 $142 22. Rab1 (22. Qxb2 Rxb6 23. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 24. Qd4 Qxd4+ 25. Nxd4 dxe5 $16) 22... Nd3) 22. Qxb6 Qa8 $2 (22... Qxb6 23. Bxb6 Nc4) 23. Qd4 {White is clearly winning.} d6 24. Qxb2 dxe5 25. fxe5 Nd6 26. Qg2 Bxe5 27. Qxa8 Rxa8 28. Bd4 {Accuracy: White = 81%, Black = 51%.} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Payne, Matthew J"]
[Black "Larsen, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2182"]
[BlackElo "1933"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:3000+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:06:36]} 6. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:07:19]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:07:11]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:09:58]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:17:12]} 9. Qe4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:18:11]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 11. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:07:29]} Nexd4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 12. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 13. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:03:12]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 14. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} g6 {[%emt 0:12:17]} 15. Qb5+ {[%emt 0:01:28]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 16. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:01:02]} 17. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:09:02]} 18. Qxa8+ {[%emt 0:02:34]} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sumit, Kumar"]
[Black "Fowler, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2179"]
[BlackElo "1929"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,55,34,49,10,13,-29,-18,-17,-25,-34,-19,-20,-18,-26,-20,-25,-30,-125,-115,-111,-47,-65,-40,-101,-55,-59,-29,-27,-29,-56,-56,-62,-56,-105,-30,-34,-26,-50]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. a4 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} a5 8. Nbd2 Nh6 {[%cal Bg8h6,Bh6f5,Bf5h4][%mdl 32]} 9. Nb3 Nf5 10. Bd2 Be7 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 11. Ne1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. f4 Be4 14. Be3 h6 {1-0 (40) Van der Hoeven,D (2639)-Rattinger,F (2644) ICCF email 2010}) 11... O-O 12. f4 c5 {[%cal Bc6c5,Bc5c4][%mdl 32]} 13. g4 Nh4 {aiming for ...c4.} 14. Be3 {[%cal Rd4c5]} c4 15. Nd2 f6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 16. f5 Bf7 ({Reject} 16... exf5 $6 17. e6 $14) 17. Ndf3 fxe5 18. Nxe5 (18. dxe5 $11 {remains equal.} exf5 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 20. Rxf5) 18... exf5 $17 19. gxf5 Bf6 (19... Bd6 $17 20. Nxd7 Qxd7) 20. Nxf7 $15 Rxf7 21. Ng2 (21. Bh5 $15 Re7 22. Qd2) 21... Nxg2 22. Kxg2 Qe7 23. Ra3 Qe4+ 24. Kg1 Bd8 25. Rf4 Qe7 26. Rf2 {[#]} Nf6 (26... Bb6 $1 $17) 27. Bg5 $11 Qd7 {...Ne4 is the strong threat.} 28. Bxf6 $1 {Accuracy: White = 40%, Black = 51%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Eames, Robert S"]
[Black "Trevelyan, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "1996"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,60,46,49,18,35,1,4,4,0,-22,-17,-34,-18,-22,0,-15,10,-11,0,-81,-79,-77,-77,-85,-60,-91,-66,-60,-70,-77,-41,-36,-21,-132,-100,-149,-150,-175,-189,-331,-291,-292,-135,-254,-264,-241,-257,-572,-578,-817,-818,-812,-804]} 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bh6 5. Bxh6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 5. e4 Bxc1 6. Rxc1 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Na6 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. a3 c5 11. h4 {1-0 (39) Porat,S (2464)-Gofshtein,L (2540) Israel 2010}) 5... Nxh6 6. h4 {A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence} Nd7 7. h5 g5 8. Qd2 {The position is equal.} f5 {[%cal Bf7f5,Bf5f4][%mdl 32]} 9. Nf3 Rg8 10. g3 a6 11. O-O-O Qf6 12. Bg2 Nf7 13. e4 f4 14. g4 (14. Kb1 $11 {remains equal.}) 14... Nb6 $17 15. Bh3 Nxc4 16. Qc2 Nb6 17. a4 Rb8 18. Nd2 Bd7 19. a5 Na8 20. f3 Kf8 21. h6 (21. Kb1 $11) 21... Ke7 22. Nc4 Rgc8 (22... Nxh6 23. Bf1 $15) (22... Qxh6 23. Bg2 $15) 23. Qf2 Kf8 ({Don't do} 23... Nxh6 24. Qa7 $15) ({Don't play} 23... Qxh6 24. Qa7 $15) 24. Qa7 (24. Kb1 {was worth a try.}) 24... Qd8 25. Bf1 c5 (25... b5 $19 26. axb6 Nxb6 27. Qxa6 {[#]} Na4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Nxa4 Ra8 29. Qxa8 (29. Qb7 $2 Bxa4 30. Qb4 Bxd1 $19) 29... Rxa8) 26. dxc6 (26. Nb6 $17 {was the only defense.} Nxb6 27. Qxb6) 26... Rxc6 $19 27. Kb1 b5 28. axb6 $2 (28. Nd2 {is a better chance.} Rc7 29. Qf2) 28... Nxb6 {Black is clearly winning.} 29. Na5 {[#]} Rxc3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 30. bxc3 Nc4+ {Accuracy: White = 25%, Black = 48%.} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Byron, Alan M"]
[Black "Chapman, Matt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2157"]
[BlackElo "1902"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,79,3,7,-73,-7,-54,-38,-74,-83,-70,0,-11,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,-44,-34,-171,5,0,14,-70,-66,-112,-133,-226,-212,-192,-176,-179,-160,-174,-179,-186,-175,-323,-312,-331,-138,-185,-168,-169,-140,-144,-143,-183,-130,-157,-157,-185,-178,-222,-39,-131,-139,-688,-17,-15,0,-2,0,-58]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Nec6 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 8. c4 (8. Be3 Nd7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bxc5 11. Qe2 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Qb6 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Bb5 Ke7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 {0-1 (52) Akopian,V (2648)-Ivanchuk,V (2726) Berlin 2015}) 8... d4 $1 {[%cal Bd5d4,Bd4d3][%mdl 32] LiveBook: 3 Games} 9. Bg5 $146 (9. Bd3 $11) ({Predecessor:} 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Na3 Bxc5 11. Rd1 Nd7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Nc2 Bxc2 14. Qxc2 f5 15. a3 {0-1 (28) Goumas,G (2409)-Nikolaidis,I (2562) Korinthia 2012}) 9... Qd7 ({Black should play} 9... f6 $1 $17 {[%cal Rf6g5]} 10. Qb3 Nd7 11. exf6 (11. Qxb7 $2 Rc8 $17) 11... gxf6) 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4 d3 12. Bf1 Bxc5 ({Black should try} 12... Nb4 $15 13. Nc3 Nc2 {[%mdl 64] Trapped Piece}) 13. Nbd2 Nb4 14. Ne4 N8a6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Bg3 Qd8 {White must now prevent ...Nc2.} (17... Qb6 {is interesting.} 18. Re5 O-O 19. Rb5 Qd8 20. Qd2 Nc6) 18. Nh4 (18. Qa4+ $15 Nc6 19. Qb5) 18... O-O $2 (18... Bh7 $1 $19 {Hoping for ...Nc2.} 19. Qa4+ Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7) 19. Nxf5 $11 exf5 20. Re5 (20. Rb1 $1 $11) 20... Qf6 $15 {Threatens to win with ...f4.} 21. Qf3 Nc6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under strong pressure.} 22. Rd5 (22. Rxf5 $17 {is a better defense.} Qxb2 23. Rd1) 22... Qxb2 23. Qd1 Rad8 24. Bd6 Ncb4 25. Rb1 Qc3 26. Bxf8 Nxd5 27. Rb3 (27. cxd5 $142 Kxf8 28. Rb3) 27... Qxc4 $19 ({Less strong is} 27... Kxf8 28. cxd5 Qc2 29. Rxd3 $17) 28. Ba3 Nb6 (28... Ndb4 $19 {has better winning chances. ...Qc2 is the strong threat.} 29. g3 Qc2 30. Qxc2 dxc2) 29. Bxd3 Qd5 30. Qc2 Na4 {And now ...N6c5 would win.} 31. Bxa6 bxa6 32. h3 Nb6 (32... Qd1+ $19 33. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Kh2 Ra1) 33. Qc7 Rd7 34. Qb8+ {[#]} Kh7 $1 35. Rg3 Rd8 $2 {[#]} (35... Qxa2 $19 36. Bf8 f6) 36. Qxa7 ({White must play} 36. Bb2 $1 $15 {[%mdl 512]} Rg8 37. Qxa7) 36... Nc4 $17 37. Qxa6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37. Qe7 $17) 37... Nxa3 $2 ({Better is} 37... Ra8 $19 38. Rd3 Qe4 39. Qxa8 Qxa8) 38. Qxa3 $11 {The position is equal.} Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qd4 40. Rf3 {Accuracy: White = 18%, Black = 40%.} (40. Qb3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spiegel, Stefan"]
[Black "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,87,18,18,8,18,18,20,16,21,5,5,10,18,0,0,0,0,0,10,-12,0,0,-2,-11,0,-19,0,0,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-59,-57,-66,-67,-62,-62,-75,-67,-58,-69,-90,-83,-104,-95,-125,-100,-100,-101,-102,-94,-108,-31,-19,-22,-58,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Be2 (2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Nc2 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qd2 Rfd8 12. Rfd1 Ne5 13. Bxc5 bxc5 {1-0 (51) Carlsen,M (2835)-Caruana,F (2832) London 2018}) 2... e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Ne8 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Ne1 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Be4 Nc7 14. Nc2 Ne6 15. Ne3 Nd4 16. Ne2 {½-½ (53) Timoshenkov,A (2173)-Metlyaev,E (2159) Bratsk 2015}) 4... h6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. h3 {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6} a6 7. a4 Be7 8. d3 Nf6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O O-O 13. c3 Qe8 14. Nh2 Rd8 15. Qg4 Rf6 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Qe2 h5 19. Be3 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qxa4 21. d4 cxd4 22. cxd4 Nc4 23. Qxh5 Rf8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 24. Qg4 ({White should try} 24. Bf2 $11) 24... Rxf1+ $1 $15 25. Nxf1 Nxe3 26. Qxe6+ Kf8 $1 27. Nxe3 {[#] Black must now prevent Nf5.} Qxd4 28. Qc8+ Kf7 29. Qf5+ Ke8 30. Qc8+ Bd8 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Qf5+ {[#]} Ke7 $1 33. Kf2 Bb6 34. Qg5+ Qf6+ (34... Kd7 $17 35. Kf3 Kc8) 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. Kf3 {And now Nd5+ would win.} Bxe3 ({Better is} 36... Bc5 $15) 37. Kxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KP-KP. The position is equal.} Ke5 38. h4 $1 a5 {Hoping for ...a4.} 39. g4 g6 40. h5 gxh5 41. gxh5 b5 42. Kd3 Kf6 43. Kd4 Kg5 44. Kd5 {Precision: White = 53%, Black = 60%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Groffen, Hans"]
[Black "Ratnesan, Rajiev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,105,-2,41,15,48,52,52,47,57,48,56,27,23,42,34,23,31,-4,19,21,27,22,35,22,35,46,42,12,137,22,51,37,33,26,58,36,24,18,34,47,64,62,70,60,70,47,50,66,75,76,83,73,93,81,90,72,91,39,131,138,137,125,151,0,134,133,150,126,134,121,142,134,174,168,239,164,188,147,394,387,412,412,420,424,721,692,616,547]} 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 Bg7 5. Nf4 c6 6. h4 {A81: Dutch Defence: 2 g3} d6 {[%cal Bd7d6,Bd6e5][%mdl 32]} 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nd3 Nbd7 {LiveBook: 4 Games} (10... e4 $5 {[%cal Re4d3]} 11. Nf4 Na6 $14) 11. e4 Nxe4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Kc7 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Bh3 Nb6 14. Nxe5 {1-0 (51) Chatalbashev,B (2535)-Sonjaya,D (2284) Jakarta 2012}) 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Kc7 14. h5 b6 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Rxh8 Bxh8 17. Bg5 Bb7 18. Be7 Re8 19. Bd6+ Kd8 {White must now prevent ...c5.} 20. Ba3 {Hoping for Nd6.} Kc7 21. Nd6 Re6 22. Nxb7 Kxb7 23. O-O-O Bg7 (23... g5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 24. b3 (24. Nf4 $1 $16 Bh6 25. Rxd7+ Kc8 26. Rxa7 (26. Rh7 Bg5 $16)) 24... Kc7 25. Rh1 c5 26. Rh7 Bf6 27. Kd1 Re7 28. Rh6 Nf8 29. Bb2 Bg7 30. Rh4 Kd6 31. Re4 Nd7 32. Ke2 Bf6 33. f3 Bg7 34. Rg4 Nf8 35. Bc1 Re6 36. Nf2 Re7 37. Bd2 Re6 38. b4 (38. Ne4+ $16 Kc6 39. Bc3) 38... Nd7 {[#]} ({Black should try} 38... cxb4 $14 39. Bxb4+ (39. Rxb4 Kd5 $14) 39... Kd7) 39. b5 $1 $16 Nf8 40. Bg5 Nh7 41. Bd2 Nf8 42. Ne4+ Kc7 43. Nc3 Kd6 44. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} Kc7 45. Nd5+ Kb7 46. c4 Rd6 (46... Kc8 $142 47. a5 bxa5 48. Bxa5 e4 49. fxe4 (49. Rxe4 Rxe4+ 50. fxe4 Be5 $16) 49... Be5) 47. Kf2 Re6 48. a5 Rd6 $2 (48... bxa5 $16 49. Bxa5 Kc8) 49. a6+ $18 Kb8 50. Bc3 Re6 51. f4 {[%cal Bf3f4,Bf4f5][%mdl 32]} Nd7 {[#]} (51... Kc8 $142 52. Rh4 Kd7) 52. f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rd6 (52... gxf5 53. Rxg7) 53. Kg2 {Precision: White = 59%, Black = 26%.} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rolvag, Mikael"]
[Black "Kjartansson, Gudmundur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2107"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,56,25,21,39,20,31,33,38,45,37,28,23,-12,-13,-22,-6,-22,-10,-11,-14,-34,-25,-29,-30,-38,-34,-44,-32,-64,-30,-50,-29,-25,0,-62,-54,-59,-54,-37,-63,-52,-60,-722,-635]} 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-O {LiveBook: 60 Games} Qc7 {A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7} (8... Bg4 9. h3 Bd7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Rb8 12. d4 cxd4 13. exd4 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. d5 Na7 16. Nd4 {0-1 (31) Grischuk,A (2771)-Andreikin,D (2683) Moscow 2010}) 9. Nf4 Bd7 10. Rb1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Qc2 Nb4 11. Qe2 Bc6 12. a3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 {0-1 (39) Borron,H (1590)-Simon,J (1710) Loire 2004}) 10... e6 {White is slightly better.} 11. a3 Ne7 12. Bd2 Bc6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qa4 Qc8 15. b4 b6 16. f3 Rd8 17. Rfc1 Nd7 18. Qd1 Ne5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 19. Qe2 Qb7 20. Rf1 Rac8 21. Rb3 Qc6 22. b5 Qb7 23. e4 a6 24. Rfb1 ({White should play} 24. a4 $11) 24... axb5 $15 25. Nxb5 d5 $1 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Nc3 dxe4 28. dxe4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (28. Nxe4 $15 Nd5 29. Kh1) 28... Rxd2 $1 {[%mdl 512] Accuracy: White = 37%, Black = 56%.} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "White, Stuart A"]
[Black "Bates, Richard A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,88,31,25,27,29,0,3,-2,21,0,27,0,27,20,27,27,27,28,25,16,41,25,24,7,16,7,19,0,20,23,25,35,87,-27,-21,-45,33,-15,0,0,21,0,43,11,42,43,48,46,64,57,56,47,81,56,66,66,65,40,79,57,73,62,71,34,113,99,122,109,106,48,41,34,86,91,85,0,83,0,23]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qb3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 d6 {LiveBook: 13 Games. A17: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...Bb4} 7. b3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7. b4 e5 8. d3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. e3 a5 11. Be2 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1+ 13. Bxa1 Bg4 14. b5 {½-½ (22) Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2607)-Gonzalez Zamora,J (2561) Mexico City 2010}) 7... e5 8. Bb2 O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Be2 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 (11... Bxf3 $5 12. Bxf3 Nd4 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]}) 12. d3 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Qc5 f6 15. O-O Bf7 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Nd2 {[%cal Bf3d2,Bd2e4,Be4c3,Bc3b5,Bb5d4][%mdl 32]} Nd8 18. Rac1 Ne6 19. Ne4 b6 20. b4 a5 21. b5 a4 (21... Red8 $14) 22. Qc6 (22. Rfd1 $16) 22... Qxc6 $11 23. bxc6 f5 ({Better is} 23... Red8 $15) 24. Nc3 Nc5 25. Nb5 Ra5 26. d4 exd4 27. Nxd4 f4 28. Nf5 Ne6 29. e4 Ne7 $1 30. Nxe7+ Rxe7 31. Rfd1 Nc5 32. f3 Ra8 33. Bc3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Nb3 34. Rb1 Be6 35. Bb5 Kf7 36. Kf2 g5 37. Rd3 h5 (37... Nc5 $14) 38. Rbd1 $16 Nc5 39. Rd8 Re8 {[#]} 40. Rxa8 (40. Rxe8 $1 $16 Rxe8 41. h4) 40... Rxa8 $14 41. Rd4 Ke8 (41... Kg6 $14) 42. Rb4 $16 Bb3 43. Rd4 Be6 $1 44. Rd1 (44. Rd2 $16) 44... Kf7 {Accuracy: White = 40%, Black = 42%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Willson, Ollie"]
[Black "Kalavannan, Koby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2081"]
[BlackElo "2328"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,78,6,6,6,-1,0,-50,-45,-54,-54,-121,-127,-126,-121,-130,-95,-110,-105,-219,-140,-272,-265,-281,-272,-277,-232,-240,-208,-267,-189,-181,-191,-191,-93,-150,-114,-128,-154,-169,-162,-352,-197,-599,-616,-609,-602,-600,-588,-566,-591,-775,-769,-932,-866,-836,-839,-1205,-1135,-29991,-2134,-29992,-2011,-29996,-29997]} 1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 e6 7. b3 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} Nge7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. d3 {LiveBook: 4 Games. The position is equal.} d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... b6 10. e3 Bb7 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. Rfd1 Rad8 13. a3 Qc8 14. b4 Qa8 {0-1 (64) Cordova,E (2611)-Papin,V (2497) Cuernavaca 2015}) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qd2 (11. d4 $5) 11... d4 12. Ne4 b6 13. h4 (13. e3 $15) 13... h6 $17 14. Qc2 Bg4 15. a3 a5 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17. Rab1 (17. Ned2 $17 {was necessary.}) 17... Rad8 18. Rbd1 (18. Ned2 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 18... f5 $19 {[%cal Bf7f5,Bf5f4][%mdl 32]} 19. Ned2 f4 20. Ne4 Nd5 21. Bc1 Qc7 22. Kh1 Ne5 23. Nh2 Qe7 24. Rf1 g5 (24... Be6 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 25. Bd2 Nf7) 25. hxg5 (25. Nxg4 $142 Nxg4 26. Bh3) 25... hxg5 $17 26. Nxg4 Nxg4 27. Bf3 Ne5 28. Bg2 $2 (28. g4) 28... g4 (28... Bf6 $142 {White must now prevent ...Qh7+.} 29. Kg1 Qh7) 29. gxf4 $2 (29. b4 {is tougher.} f3 30. exf3 gxf3 31. Bh3 axb4 32. Kh2) 29... Qh4+ $19 30. Kg1 Nxf4 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 32. b4 Rf5 33. Ng3 Rf6 {[%cal Bf5f6,Bf6h6,Bh6h2][%mdl 32]} 34. bxc5 Rdf8 35. Qb3+ Kh8 {[#] And now ...Rh6 would win.} 36. Qd5 Rh6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rh4h2]} 37. Rfe1 Qh2+ 38. Kf1 {[#]} Qxg3 (38... Rxf2+ $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 39. Kxf2 Rf6+ 40. Qf3 gxf3 41. Rf1 fxe2+ 42. Ke1 exf1=Q+ 43. Kd2 Qhxg2+ 44. Kc1 Nxd3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 45. Kb1 Qxd1#) 39. Qxd4 Rh2 {Accuracy: White = 33%, Black = 69%.} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Brown, Thomas"]
[Black "Spanton, Tim R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "1954"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:3000+30"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:41] D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 6. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:19:01]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:03:50]} e6 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:06:01]} Ne4 $146 {[%emt 0:02:01]} ({Predecessor:} 9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. b3 {½-½ (67) Ruck,R (2571)-Dinstuhl,V (2401) Germany 2013}) 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 11. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:04:40]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 13. c4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:07:57]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 15. Rab1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 16. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:21]} 17. c5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. Rxb8 {[%emt 0:01:46]} Qxb8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 19. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 20. Qxa8 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 21. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 22. f4 {[%emt 0:15:38]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 23. Kf1 {[%emt 0:07:45]} g5 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 24. fxg5 {[%emt 0:04:22]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (24... Kg6 $1 $14) 25. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Rxa2 $2 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (25... Bd8 $16 {was worth a try.}) 26. Rb7 $1 {[%emt 0:02:00]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. Rxc7+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 28. dxe5 {[%emt 0:05:54]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 29. Rxc6+ {[%emt 0:07:23]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 30. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rxd4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 31. Re6 {[%emt 0:02:31]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 32. c6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 33. Ke2 {[%emt 0:03:49]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 34. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 35. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 36. Rxh7 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} 37. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 38. c7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rc6+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 39. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Miller, Dominic"]
[Black "Peek, Marcel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2061"]
[BlackElo "2293"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:3000+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 6. Ndb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 12. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:01:27]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 13. Nc2 {[%emt 0:04:53]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 15. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 16. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 17. a4 {[%emt 0:07:38]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 18. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:50]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 19. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:27]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:59]} 20. axb5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} axb5 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 21. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 22. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:23]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:08:08]} 23. g3 {[%emt 0:04:08]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 24. Qh5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:02:31]} 25. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 26. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:04:32]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 27. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 28. Ra7 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 29. Nh6 {[%emt 0:05:37]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:13:16]} 30. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 31. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Comellas Blanchart, Jordi"]
[Black "Royal, Shreyas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "1930"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:3000+30"]

{[%evp 26,108,30,7,18,27,16,9,15,0,39,30,32767,45,220,44,50,3,5,18,11,0,0,-18,13,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,37,32767,36,44,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,79,32767,96,60,78,45,101,31,57,39,64,0,140,130,133,0,0,0,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,-8,32767,32767,210,183,218,277,280,295,612,643,1043]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:14]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:04:58]} exd4 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 11. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 12. Bf1 {[%emt 0:11:51]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:05:16] E69: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...Nbd7 7 0-0 e5 8 e4 c6 9 h3} 13. Nb3 {[%emt 0:09:52]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:18]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 15. Nd5 {[%emt 0:26:18]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 16. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:06] LiveBook: 5 Games} 17. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:01]} (17. Kg2 Re7 18. Qc2 Rfe8 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. a4 {0-1 (38) Howell,D (2676)-McShane,L (2640) London 2017}) 17... Qb4 $146 {[%emt 0:06:06]} ({Predecessor:} 17... Re7 18. Bg2 Rfe8 19. Qc2 Nh5 20. g4 {1-0 (56) Lalith,B (2529)-Akash,G (2391) New Delhi 2018}) 18. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:06:51]} 19. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Re7 $2 {[%emt 0:01:42] [#]} ({Better is} 19... Ned7 $14) 20. Nd2 $2 {[%emt 0:01:50]} (20. f4 $1 $18) 20... Rfe8 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 21. Rb1 {[%emt 0:03:12]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:38]} 22. a3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Ned7 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 23. Rec1 {[%emt 0:04:34]} b5 {[%emt 0:04:31]} 24. b3 {[%emt 0:06:26]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 25. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:37]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:08:13]} 26. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:24]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 28. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:06:40]} 29. bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 30. Bg5 {[%emt 0:05:45]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 31. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Ref8 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 32. Be2 {[%emt 0:04:48]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 33. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:48]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 34. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:09:35]} 35. Rbe1 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} ({Better is} 35... Nxf3 $14 36. Bxf3 Be5) 36. Bc3 {[%emt 0:03:42]} (36. Nxe5 $16 dxe5 37. Bh5) 36... Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 37. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. g4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} ({White should try} 38. f3 $16) 38... Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} (38... e4 $11) 39. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 40. Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} (40. Bd2 $16) 40... Rf4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 41. Be6+ {[%emt 0:52:37]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:50:05]} 42. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Bxg7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#]} (50... Nf7 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 51. d6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. d7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} ({But not} 53. Qxc5 $6 Qf6 $16) 53... Na8 $18 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (53... Nxd7 54. Qxd7 (54. Bxd7 Rf7 $18) 54... Qxd7 55. Bxd7 Rf3) 54. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Qf5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Bf5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 59. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rayner, Francis"]
[Black "Graham, David B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2048"]
[BlackElo "2208"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,37,13,15,23,21,38,27,45,34,39,21,19,17,22,0,0,0,76,70,68,77,74,74,76,76,74,69,68,75]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. b3 d5 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 {LiveBook: 38 Games} Nc6 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} (6... Ne4 7. O-O c5 8. Nfd2 Bf5 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. f3 Bf5 11. e4 dxe4 12. fxe4 Bg4 13. Qd3 Bxd4+ 14. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 15. Qxd4 cxd4 {0-1 (66) Nakamura,H (2793)-Caruana,F (2787) Saint Louis 2015}) 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Rc1 Nb4 9. c3 Nxa2 10. Ra1 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Qd7 {1-0 (34) Orts Gonzalez,R (1119)-Del Villar Sanchiz,L (1613) Barcelona 2018}) 8... Bf5 {White has an edge.} 9. O-O Ne4 10. c4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be4 $1 12. Rac1 {[%cal Ba1c1,Bc1c4,Bc4a4][%mdl 32]} dxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 (13... a5 $11 {remains equal.}) 14. dxe5 $16 {[%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack} Bxf3 $1 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Bxf3 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Ra4 b6 19. Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Barton, R Alan"]
[Black "Moore, Graham J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2037"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 22,136,35,-7,23,23,27,12,32,0,21,19,28,20,17,23,23,0,7,6,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-7,-7,-7,-8,-17,-11,-14,-10,-10,-15,-18,-8,-53,-55,-72,-56,-66,-31,-31,-14,-27,-14,-21,-21,-29,-8,-28,-35,-31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-12,-8,-12,-8,-46,-46,-46,-8,-46,-22,-27,-8,-8,0,-1352,-1400,-1359,-1352,-1094,-1045,-990,-864,-662,-512,-346,-328,-5106,-5073,-29965,-29965,-29957,-29961,-29982,-29983,-29990,-29991]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 b6 8. c4 {D05: Colle System with ...e6} (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Qe7 13. a3 a5 14. Nd4 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nf8 17. Qe1 Ng6 18. Bf1 Ng4 19. Nb5 {0-1 (52) Carlsen,M (2853)-Karjakin,S (2769) New York 2016 CBM 176 [Caruana,F]}) 8... Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. a3 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Rc8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Be7 14. Qc2 {½-½ (29) Zubov,A (2612)-Sanikidze,T (2520) Batumi 2017}) 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Qe2 f5 15. Nc3 (15. Ng3 {keeps more tension.} g6 16. b4 a5 17. b5 Nb8 18. Rac1) 15... Na5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. b4 Nc4 18. Bd4 Bf6 19. Rfc1 {[%cal Rd3c4]} Nd6 20. Ne5 Nf7 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Ba6 Qc7 23. Nxf7 {[#] Black must now prevent Bxf6.} Bxd4 24. exd4 Rxf7 25. Qd2 Qd6 26. Rc1 Rc7 27. Rc3 h6 28. Qc1 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Qf4 30. Qe3 Qc7 (30... Qg4 {seems wilder.} 31. f3 Qg5 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Kf2 Kf7) 31. f4 Qc6 32. Bf1 a5 33. h3 axb4 34. axb4 Qa4 35. Qd2 Qa1 {[#] ...Bc4 is the strong threat.} 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. Be2 Ke7 38. Bf1 Kd6 39. Be2 Qa2 (39... Qa3 {is interesting.} 40. Bd1 Ke7 41. Be2 Kf7 42. Bh5+ Kf6) 40. Qxa2 Bxa2 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 41. Ke3 Kd5 42. Ba6 Bc4 43. Bb7+ Kd6 44. g3 Bb5 45. Bf3 Bc6 {Threatens to win with ...Bxf3.} 46. Be2 Ke7 47. h4 Kf6 48. h5 Ke7 49. g4 fxg4 50. Bxg4 Kd6 51. Kd3 Bd5 52. Kc3 Ke7 53. f5 exf5 54. Bxf5 Kf6 (54... Bf7 $5 55. Bg4 $8 Kf6 $11) 55. Bg4 Kg5 56. Be2 Bf7 57. Kd3 Bxh5 58. Bf1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (58. Bxh5 $11 Kxh5 59. Kc4) 58... Bf7 $19 59. Ke4 Kf6 60. d5 Be8 61. Bh3 g5 62. d6 Bc6+ 63. Kd4 h5 64. d7 $2 (64. Bc8) 64... Ke7 65. Ke5 g4 {Black mates.} 66. Bf1 g3 67. b5 g2 68. bxc6 gxf1=Q {Precision: White = 47%, Black = 66%.} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rice, Chris B"]
[Black "Taylor, Adam A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "1963"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,86,0,0,2,0,93,94,89,0,0,0,0,0,0,-41,-23,-25,0,0,9,6,8,-77,-82,-77,-89,-147,-147,-149,-152,-149,-109,-141,-143,-171,-159,-202,-205,-284,-279,-277,-261,-365,-236,-234,-229,-242,-249,-243,-216,-269,-264,-263,-261,-247,-210,-480,-474,-535,-533,-550,-546,-544,-543,-545,-546,-519,-511,-502,-498]} 1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. a3 a5 6. Nf3 e5 7. d4 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} (7. O-O d6 8. d3 Nge7 9. Ne1 Be6 10. Nc2 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Ne3 Nb6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Ne4 Bh3 15. Re1 f5 16. Nxc5 f4 17. Nf1 O-O 18. Ne4 h5 {1-0 (45) Petrosian,T (2607)-Moiseenko,A (2668) Moscow 2016}) 7... cxd4 8. Nb5 d6 9. e3 Nge7 10. exd4 {LiveBook: 4 Games} O-O 11. d5 Nd4 $146 (11... Na7 $11) ({Predecessor:} 11... Nb8 12. O-O Nf5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 a4 {1-0 (27) Talla,V (2365)-Pisk,P (2345) Czechia 2003}) 12. Nfxd4 $16 exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. a4 $16) 13... Nf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. O-O Qb6 16. Re1 Rfe8 17. Re2 Rxe2 (17... h5 {with more complications.} 18. Qe1 Rxe2 19. Qxe2 Rc8 20. Bf1 a4) 18. Qxe2 a4 19. g4 Bd7 20. Rb1 (20. h3 $11) 20... Re8 $1 $17 {[%cal Re8e2]} 21. Be3 Bd4 22. h3 (22. Bxd4 $142 Qxd4 23. Qd1 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1) 22... Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rxe3 24. Qf2 Qd4 25. Rf1 f5 $1 26. gxf5 Bxf5 ({Don't play} 26... gxf5 27. Kh1 $15) 27. Kh1 Qe5 28. Qh4 Kg7 $1 ({Wrong is} 28... Qxb2 $2 29. Rxf5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} gxf5 30. Qg5+ Kf7 31. Qxe3 $18) ({Not} 28... Re2 29. Rf2 $17) 29. Rf2 Re1+ 30. Bf1 Qe3 {Threatens to win with ...g5.} 31. Kg2 b6 $1 32. Qg3 {[#]} Qxg3+ $1 33. Kxg3 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KRB-KRB} Kf6 $1 34. h4 Ke5 35. Be2 Rg1+ 36. Kh2 Rc1 37. Bf1 $2 (37. Kg3) 37... Rc2 {Black is clearly winning.} 38. Kg3 Rxf2 39. Kxf2 Kd4 40. Be2 Bc2 41. Ke1 Bb3 42. Bg4 Bxc4 43. Bd7 b5 {Accuracy: White = 40%, Black = 86%.} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fryer, David W"]
[Black "Stoyanov, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "1932"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:3000+30"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:06:04]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Qe1 {[%emt 0:07:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:15]} 9. h4 {[%emt 0:06:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:17:45]} 10. Ng5 {[%emt 0:04:03]} h6 {[%emt 0:17:56]} 11. f3 {[%emt 0:03:36]} Bc5+ {[%emt 0:02:35]} 12. Kh1 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 13. Nh3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:08:45]} 14. Nb3 {[%emt 0:07:39]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 15. g4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} f6 {[%emt 0:06:06]} 16. Qg3 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 17. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:02:56]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 18. g5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 19. hxg5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 21. d4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} exf4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 22. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Boswell, Jacob Connor"]
[Black "Royset, Pal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "1858"]
[BlackElo "2182"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 23,99,-34,-4,-20,-21,-39,0,-56,-62,-67,-58,-65,-42,-113,-109,-101,-100,-147,-136,-260,-130,-270,-259,-220,-189,-204,-139,-189,-167,-190,-189,-293,-283,-370,-366,-336,-359,-429,-368,-323,0,0,0,0,0,0,27,47,79,14,44,14,161,166,165,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. f4 Rc8 10. a4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Kh1 {[#] B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2} Rfe8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Nb6 14. a5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qe1 d5 17. Nd2 Qc6 18. fxe5 Nxe4 19. Ncxe4 dxe4 20. c3 Bd5 {0-1 (46) Degerman,L (2415)-Pigusov,E (2540) Vienna 1991}) 14. Rfd1 Bf8 15. Bf3 (15. f5 $11 Bc4 16. a5) 15... exf4 $15 16. Bxf4 Ne5 {[%cal Bd7e5,Be5c4,Bc4b2][%mdl 32]} 17. Nd4 Nc4 18. Qc1 (18. Nxe6 $15 fxe6 19. Qc1) 18... Nxb2 $17 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 19. Qxb2 Qxc3 20. Qxb7 {[#]} Ng4 $1 21. Nxe6 (21. Kg1 $17 d5 22. Qb3 (22. Nxe6 $2 Bc5+ 23. Kf1 fxe6 $19) 22... dxe4 23. Nxe6 exf3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Nxf8 f2+ 26. Kf1) 21... Nf2+ $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 22. Kg1 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 fxe6 {[%cal Bf7e6,Be6e5,Be5e4,Be4e3][%mdl 32]} 24. Qxa6 e5 25. Bd2 Qxc2 26. a5 {[#]} d5 $1 27. exd5 (27. Qe2 $142) 27... e4 28. Bg4 Bc5+ 29. Kh1 e3 30. Be1 e2 31. Rd2 {[#]} Qd1 $2 (31... Qb1 $1 $19 {[%cal Rb1e1][%mdl 512]} 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Qxe2 Bb4) 32. Be6+ $11 Kh8 {[%cal Rd1e1]} 33. Qxe2 Qxe2 34. Rxe2 Rcd8 {Strongly threatening ...Rxd5!} 35. Re4 Rf8 {[%cal Rf8f1]} 36. h4 (36. g3 $16) 36... Bd6 {[%cal Rf8f1]} 37. g4 (37. g3 {is more complex.} Rb8 38. Re2 Rb3 39. h5 Bxg3 40. Bxg3 Rxg3 41. Ra2) 37... Rf4 (37... Rb8 $11 {and Black is okay.} 38. Re2 Rf3) 38. Rxf4 $18 Bxf4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KB} 39. Bf2 $2 (39. h5 $18) 39... Ra8 $11 {The position is equal.} 40. Bb6 {With the idea g5.} Bd2 41. d6 Bxa5 42. Bxa5 Rxa5 {KR-KB} 43. d7 {[%cal Rd7d8]} Ra8 44. h5 $1 h6 45. Kg2 Kh7 46. Kf3 {Black must now prevent Ke4.} g6 47. Ke4 {Hoping for Ke5.} gxh5 48. gxh5 Kg7 $1 {[%cal Rg7f6] aiming for ...Kf6.} 49. Ke5 Rd8 50. Bf5 {Accuracy: White = 43%, Black = 68%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rahulan, Thivyaa"]
[Black "Nettleton, Charlie B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1814"]
[BlackElo "2059"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:3000+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. h3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 5. a4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:12] B06: Modern Defence} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:43]} (6. g4 Bb7 7. Bg2 e6 8. Nge2 Nd7 9. Be3 h5 10. Rg1 hxg4 11. hxg4 c5 12. Qd2 Ne7 13. f4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 {½-½ (32) Chigaev,M (2542)-Dubov,D (2666) Kolomna 2016}) 6... Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 7. Bf4 {[%emt 0:03:15]} e6 {[%emt 0:08:13]} 8. Bg5 $146 {[%emt 0:05:31]} ({Predecessor:} 8. Be2 Nd7 9. O-O Ne7 10. e5 d5 11. b4 c5 12. b5 a5 {½-½ (30) Andersson,C (2170)-Vasilevich,T (2385) Reykjavik 2006}) 8... Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:06:47]} 11. Qd2 {[%emt 0:04:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} c5 {[%emt 0:14:38]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:10:55]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 14. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 15. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:08:33]} 17. c3 {[%emt 0:10:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:19]} 18. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:03:21]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:06:01]} 19. Nh2 {[%emt 0:08:25]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:14:24]} 20. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 21. Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 22. Qd3 {[%emt 0:07:43]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 23. Nd2 {[%emt 0:02:15]} e5 {[%emt 0:06:26]} 24. Ne4 {[%emt 0:09:41]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 25. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 26. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 27. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:06:36]} 28. axb5 {[%emt 0:07:17]} axb5 {[%emt 0:06:57]} 29. Rf1 {[%emt 0:06:55]} d5 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 30. Nb3 {[%emt 0:03:00]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 31. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:46]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:09:16]} 32. Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:57]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 33. Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:33]} b4 {[%emt 0:05:15]} 34. Ne6 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 35. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 36. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:20]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 37. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:14]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 38. Nb4 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 39. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:16]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 40. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:03:52]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:15:41]} 42. Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 43. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rf7 $11 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 44. Kh1 {[%emt 0:03:52]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 45. c4 {[%emt 0:13:48]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} 0-1

[Event "94th Tradewise Hastings Congress"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2018.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gu, In Jung"]
[Black "Anderson, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "1794"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,77,-4,-3,-7,-11,-15,-1,-32,-33,-45,-41,-32,-20,-17,4,0,48,-21,0,0,0,-35,-29,-20,-31,-34,-47,-33,-33,-45,0,0,0,0,0,-47,-63,-63,-41,-151,-144,-332,-283,-417,-385,-377,-352,-700,-862,-893,-848,-814,-804,-784,-800,-7100,-6706,-5521,-5525,-29971,-29946,-5683]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Be6 {LiveBook: 4 Games. D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3} (9... dxc4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxc4 Bg4 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Rd1 c5 14. Bb5 cxd4 15. Rxd4 Bxb5 16. Rxd8 Bxa4 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Nxa4 Nd5 19. Bg5 {½-½ (42) Lenic,L (2575)-Mikhalevski,V (2625) Novi Sad 2009}) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. c5 Ne4 {The position is equal.} 12. Nxe4 $146 (12. Na4 {with more complications.} Bd7 13. f3 Nf6 14. b3 Qc7 15. Qd2) ({Predecessor:} 12. Qa4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Ba6 Rab8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh4 {1-0 (38) Pfleger,S (2134)-Buendgen,A (2155) Germany 2010}) 12... dxe4 13. Be3 f5 14. g3 Rb8 15. Qd2 Rb7 16. b4 Rd7 {[%cal Rg7d4]} 17. Rfd1 (17. b5 $14) 17... g5 18. Bxg5 Bxd4 19. Qf4 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Qb8 21. Qc1 Qxb4 {Strongly threatening ...Qd4.} 22. Bh6 Rf6 23. Rb1 {[#]} Qxb1 $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 24. Qxb1 {Intending Qb8+ and mate.} Rxh6 25. Qb8+ Kg7 26. Qb4 Rf6 27. a4 Bd5 28. Qc3 ({White should play} 28. Qb8 $15) 28... Rb7 $17 29. f4 $2 (29. Qe5 $17) 29... exf3 $19 30. Bc4 (30. Ba6 $142 Rb1+ 31. Kf2) 30... Bxc4 31. Qxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRR} e5 {[%cal Be7e5,Be5e4][%mdl 32]} 32. Qa6 $2 (32. Qh4 e4 33. Qg5+ Rg6 34. Qf4) 32... Re7 33. Kf2 e4 34. Ke3 {[#]} f4+ $1 35. gxf4 Ref7 36. f5 Rxf5 37. Qf1 f2 38. Ke2 Kf8 39. Kd2 {Accuracy: White = 39%, Black = 63%.} 0-1

