[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 26,98,4,4,8,10,14,0,14,0,0,-50,-43,-56,-56,-56,-60,-112,-126,-116,-110,-112,-103,-196,-146,-137,-145,-203,-183,-150,-100,-95,-99,-100,-79,-79,-58,-69,-60,-67,-64,-64,-65,-66,-59,-66,-62,-69,-55,-58,-56,-68,-66,-66,-48,-83,-71,-72,-72,-87,-21,-16,0,-79,-76,-118,-121,-110,-120,-115,0,-16,0,-104,0]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3 exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Be7 11. cxd4 Bxg5 {A18: English Opening: Flohr-Mikenas System (1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 e6 3 e4)} 12. Nxg5 Qg6 13. f4 O-O 14. O-O {LiveBook: 6 Games} h6 (14... Nc6 15. Rb1 h6 16. Nf3 Qd6 17. d5 Ne7 18. Nd4 c6 19. f5 {0-1 (55) Nepomniachtchi,I (2751)-Harikrishna,P (2750) Moscow 2017}) 15. Nf3 Nc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Qd6 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. Rad1 Bg4 18. d5 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 {½-½ (56) Urbanek,S (2186)-Hassler,E (2293) ICCF email 2011}) 16. Rc1 Qd6 17. Qd2 Bg4 18. c5 Qf6 $1 19. d5 Rad8 20. Bc4 Ne7 21. Rcd1 {[#]} ({White should try} 21. Rb1 $15) 21... Nxd5 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 22. Bxd5 {And now Qa5 would win.} Be6 23. Qa5 Bxd5 24. Ne5 (24. Qxc7 $17 {might work better.} Bxf3 25. gxf3) 24... Qe7 25. Rde1 b6 26. cxb6 (26. Qc3 $17 {is a better defense.}) 26... cxb6 27. Qc3 Qc5+ 28. Qxc5 bxc5 29. Rc1 Bxa2 30. Rxc5 Rd2 31. Rf2 Rd1+ 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ra8 34. Ra5 Be6 35. Kf2 a6 36. h3 f6 37. Nc6 Bc4 38. Rc5 Bb5 39. Nd4 Bd7 40. Rc7 Be8 41. Nf5 Bf7 42. Nd6 Bd5 (42... Bb3 $17 43. Nf5 Bf7) 43. Nf5 $11 {Hoping for Ne7+.} Bf7 (43... Be4 $11 44. Nxg7 a5) 44. Nd6 $17 Be6 45. Re7 Bd5 46. Nf5 Bf7 47. Nd6 {[#]} Bd5 ({Better is} 47... Bg6 $1 $17 48. f5 Bh7) 48. Nf5 $11 Bf7 (48... a5 $11 49. Rxg7+ Kf8) 49. Nd6 $17 {[#]} Bd5 {Precision: White = 61%, Black = 80%.} (49... Bg6 $1 $17 50. f5 Bh7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,109,0,0,6,-1,0,-4,0,0,0,-21,11,14,24,20,34,0,0,0,15,0,28,0,20,10,12,9,10,10,13,13,13,13,13,15,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,6,37,37,35,36,36,36,36,37,35,35,53,47,45,28,29,18,29,26,32,30,32,32,33,33,34,35,40,40,40,40,44,48,48,40,420,406,237,153,160,160,155,153,156,160,160,160,4133,4133,4125,487,12697,12697,4964,4943]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Bg4 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Qc7 5. cxd5 (5. Ne5 Be6 6. d4 Nd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. cxd5 Bxd5 9. Qa4 f5 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 {½-½ (42) Navara,D (2726)-Vocaturo,D (2607) Heraklio 2017}) 5... cxd5 6. Bb5+ {LiveBook: 3 Games. A11: English Opening: 1...c6} Nd7 7. Nc3 Bxf3 $1 8. gxf3 {The position is equal.} e6 9. d4 a6 10. Be2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Bd3 Ngf6 11. Bd2 Bd6 {1-0 (22) Zilka,S (2437)-Vavra,P (2268) Pardubice 2007}) 10... Qb6 (10... Ne7 {is more complex.} 11. e4 Nb6 12. Be3 Nc6 13. O-O Be7) 11. Bd2 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bb4 13. Ra4 Be7 14. Ra1 Nb6 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. bxa4 f5 17. b4 Nf6 18. b5 axb5 19. Bxb5+ Kf7 20. Ke2 Ne8 21. Bd3 Nd6 22. Rhb1 Ra7 23. Bb4 Rha8 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Bb5 Rc8 ({Don't go for} 25... Bxh2 $2 26. f4 $18) 26. Rc1 Raa8 27. h3 Ke7 28. Rab1 Ba3 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 30. Bd3 Rc7 31. Rb3 Bd6 32. e4 dxe4 33. fxe4 e5 34. dxe5 Bxe5 35. exf5 Bd4 36. a5 Kf6 37. Rb4 Bc3 38. Rb5 Re7+ 39. Kf3 Re5 40. Rb6+ Kg5 41. Kg3 {[#] f4+ is the strong threat.} Bxa5 42. h4+ Kh5 43. Rxb7 Kh6 $1 44. f6 g6 $1 45. Bc4 Rf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Black should try} 45... Rc5 $14 46. Bb3 Bd8) 46. Bg8 $18 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rb7h7]} g5 47. Rxh7+ Kg6 48. h5+ Kxf6 49. Rf7+ Ke5 50. Rb7 {Black must now prevent Bh7.} Kf6 51. h6 {White threatens h7 and mate.} Bc3 $2 (51... Rf4 $16 52. h7 Rh4) 52. h7 {White is clearly winning.} Kg6 {[#]} 53. h8=Q (53. h8=N+ $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxh8 54. Bh7+ Kf6 55. Rb6+ Ke5 56. Rb5+ Kd6 57. Rxf5) 53... Bxh8 (53... Be5+ $142 54. Kg2 Rxf2+ 55. Kxf2 Bxh8 56. Bh7+ Kf6) 54. Bh7+ Kf6 55. Rb6+ {Precision: White = 75%, Black = 46%.} 1-0

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,133,-35,-31,-25,-19,-14,-25,-47,30,20,22,20,42,40,54,31,54,11,14,9,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,12,12,7,0,14,14,9,9,20,20,24,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-10,-5,-4,-4,-11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4)} 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. e4 (9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O-O {½-½ (12) Wang,Y (2699)-Le,Q (2739) Ashkhabad 2017}) 9... e5 {LiveBook: 3 Games. Black is slightly better.} 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O-O Qe8 (12... c6 $15 13. Be2 Qe7) 13. Qxe8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Qc2 Be6 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Rhf1 Nxh2 {0-1 (85) Swayams,M (2448)-Horvath,D (2275) Zalakaros 2017}) 13... Rxe8 14. f3 {[%cal Bf2f3,Bf3f4][%mdl 32]} Be6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Ne2 Ree8 17. f4 Bd6 18. e5 {[#] Hoping for Nc3.} Bc5 19. Nc3 Ng4 {Threatens to win with ...Nf2.} 20. Ne4 Bb6 21. Rde1 f5 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. f5 Bd4 25. g4 Kf7 26. Kc2 Bf2 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 28. Bc3 h5 {The position is equal.} 29. gxh5 Rh8 30. Rd1 {[#] aiming for Rd7+.} Ke7 31. Bb4+ c5 32. Rd2 cxb4 33. Rxf2 Rxh5 {KR-KR} 34. Kb3 Rh4 35. Ka4 Kd6 36. Re2 Kc5 37. Ka5 Rf4 38. Rc2+ Kd6 39. b3 Rxf5+ 40. Kxb4 Rh5 41. Kc4 b5+ 42. Kd4 a5 43. Ke4 Ke6 44. Re2 Rh4+ 45. Kf3+ Kf5 46. Rc2 a4 47. Kg3 Rg4+ 48. Kh3 {Rc5+ is the strong threat.} Rb4 49. Rc3 Kg5 50. Kg3 f5 51. h3 Rd4 52. bxa4 bxa4 53. Kf3 Rf4+ 54. Kg3 Re4 55. Kf3 Rb4 56. Kg3 f4+ 57. Kf3 Kh4 58. Rc8 Rb2 59. a3 Rb3+ 60. Kxf4 {[%cal Rc8h8]} Kxh3 61. Ke4 Rxa3 62. Kd4 Ra1 63. Ra8 a3 64. Kc3 Rg1 65. Rxa3 Rg3+ 66. Kb2 Rxa3 67. Kxa3 {Precision: White = 79%, Black = 66%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,126,5,19,14,12,11,13,14,12,-6,4,-6,-7,-89,-88,-94,-95,-94,-87,-136,-131,-131,-125,-125,-120,-128,-120,-148,-142,-129,-127,-116,-126,-206,-193,-191,-133,-140,-117,-124,-124,-117,-132,-133,-129,-129,-120,-122,-127,-127,-125,-125,-118,-125,-112,-150,-116,-159,-139,-139,-123,-172,-154,-175,-159,-178,-150,-147,-99,-277,-156,-150,-142,-147,0,-265,-266,-267,-262,-437,-429,-422,-383,-423,-402,-375,-374,-328,-323,-814,-806,-1494,-1268,-1543,-1597,-1548,-1389,-12838,-1521,-1494,-1502,-1375,-1423,-1006,-970,-1576,-1447,-2381,-2654,-2946,-2482,-12843,-2481,-12847,-12847,-12848,-12846,-12848,-12848]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems} (6. d3 e6 7. c4 Bd6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 f6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Ne5 14. Nb5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 {½-½ (40) So,W (2778)-Anand,V (2760) Stavanger 2018}) 6... e6 7. c4 Be7 8. cxd5 {The position is equal.} exd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Qe3 Nf8 11. Nh4 $146 (11. b3 $11) ({Predecessor:} 11. Nbd2 Ne6 12. b3 Nf6 {½-½ (87) Landa,K (2607)-Van Foreest,J (2609) Germany 2018}) 11... Ne6 $17 12. Nf5 Bg6 13. Nxe7 Nxe7 {[%cal Bg8e7,Be7f5,Bf5d4][%mdl 32]} 14. Rd1 Nf5 $1 {[%cal Rf5e3]} 15. Qd2 Nfxd4 {White must now prevent ...Nc2.} 16. Na3 O-O $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is in control.} 17. e3 Nf5 18. Nc2 Rad8 19. Nd4 Nfxd4 20. exd4 f5 {[%cal Bf7f5,Bf5f4][%mdl 32]} 21. Qe3 (21. f3 $17) 21... Rde8 $19 22. Qb3 Nxd4 (22... Qc7 $19 23. f4 Bh5) 23. Qxb6 $17 Ne2+ 24. Kh2 axb6 25. Be3 f4 26. Bxb6 {[#]} d4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 27. Bxd4 fxg3+ 28. fxg3 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 Rf2 30. Kg1 Rxb2 31. a4 h5 32. Rf1 Re3 33. Bf3 Kh7 {Strongly threatening ...c5.} 34. Rf2 Rbb3 35. Kg2 c5 36. Rh4 Kh6 37. Rf4 b6 38. h4 Be8 39. Kh2 $2 (39. Rd2 $17 {is the only way for White.}) 39... Bd7 (39... Ra3 $19 40. Rf8 g6) 40. Rf8 {Rh8+ would kill now.} Re8 $1 {[%cal Re8f8]} 41. Rf4 Rb4 (41... Rd3 $17 {aiming for ...Rd6.} 42. g4 hxg4 43. Bxg4 Bxg4 44. Rxg4 Re6) 42. Rd2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (42. Rxb4 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} cxb4 43. Rd2 Bxa4 44. Rd6+ g6 45. Rxb6) 42... Rxf4 $19 ({Stronger than} 42... Bxa4 43. Rd6+ g6 44. Rxb4 $11) 43. gxf4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KRB-KRB} Bf5 $1 ({Less strong is} 43... Bxa4 44. Rd6+ g6 45. f5 $15) 44. a5 $2 (44. Rb2 {was worth a try.} Re6 45. Ra2) 44... Re3 45. Kg2 bxa5 46. Rd5 g6 47. Rxc5 a4 {[%cal Ba5a4,Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 48. Ra5 {[#]} a3 $1 49. Ra7 $2 (49. Bd5 Rd3 50. Bg8) 49... Be6 {Black is clearly winning.} 50. Kf2 Rc3 51. f5 Bg8 52. Ra6 a2 53. Rxg6+ Kh7 54. Rg1 Ra3 55. Ra1 Bf7 56. Bc6 Kg7 57. Ke2 Rh3 58. Bd7 Kf6 59. Kd2 Rxh4 60. Kc3 Rc4+ 61. Kb2 Rb4+ 62. Kc2 Bd5 63. Be6 Rb1 {Precision: White = 44%, Black = 83%.} 0-1

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,110,0,0,0,-17,0,-10,0,-2,-12,-12,-24,-39,0,-3,13,0,0,-5,0,-17,0,0,3,3,9,0,18,0,23,14,22,24,29,47,48,27,32,29,33,29,25,11,18,8,4,0,0,0,0,-2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-5,-4,-4,-3,-15,-8,-12,-12,-87,-84,-85,-78,-98,-49,-48,-46,-56,-17,-32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. dxc5 Qxb2 6. Nbd2 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} Nc6 7. Rb1 Qc3 8. Bb5 e6 9. Ne5 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. O-O Bxc5 12. e4 $146 {[#] Threatens to win with exd5.} ({Predecessor:} 12. Bxc6 bxc6 {0-1 (59) Melkumyan,H (2633)-Cheparinov,I (2689) Doha 2016}) 12... O-O 13. exd5 exd5 14. Nb3 Bb6 (14... a6 $5 {[%cal Ra6b5]} 15. Bd3 Bb4 $11) 15. Qxd5 Nf6 16. Qd3 Qxd3 17. Bxd3 Rfd8 18. a3 h6 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. h3 Rad8 21. Kf1 Nd5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Bd2 Nf6 (23... Ne5 {is more complex.} 24. Re1 Nc7 25. Be2 Rd8 26. a4 Ne6) 24. a4 Ne5 25. a5 Bc7 26. Bb5 Rc8 27. a6 bxa6 28. Bxa6 Rd8 29. Be3 Bb6 30. Bxb6 axb6 31. Re1 Nc6 32. Bc4 Kf8 33. Nc1 Nb4 34. Bb3 Rc8 35. Ne2 Ne4 36. Rd1 {[#] aiming for Rd4.} Nc5 37. g4 Ke7 38. Ng3 g6 39. Re1+ Kf8 40. Rb1 Nxb3 41. Rxb3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Nd5 42. Rd3 (42. Rb2 $11 {remains equal.}) 42... Nf4 $17 43. Rf3 Rc4 44. h4 {[%cal Bh3h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32]} Ne6 45. h5 {White wants to play hxg6.} Rxg4 46. Rb3 Rc4 47. Rxb6 Rxc2 48. hxg6 {The position is equal.} Nf4 {[%cal Rc2c1]} 49. g7+ Kxg7 {[%cal Rc2c1]} 50. Nf5+ Kg8 {[%cal Rc2c1]} 51. Nxh6+ Kh7 {[%cal Rc2c1]} 52. Kg1 Nh3+ 53. Kg2 Nxf2 {And now ...Ng4+ would win.} 54. Nxf7 Kg7 55. Nd6 Ne4+ {Precision: White = 73%, Black = 53%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 28,114,-21,-17,-14,-14,-16,-27,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-24,-24,-24,-23,-26,-30,-90,-90,-90,-90,-91,-91,-91,-91,-98,-101,-131,-77,-77,-77,-77,-77,-77,-77,-77,-77,-91,-36,-36,-29,-29,-29,-29,0,-29,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bb7 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. d4 Bd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Qc2 {E14: Damenindisch (Zentralsystem)} Rac8 14. Ng3 g6 (14... f5 15. Qe2 b5 16. Rc2 c6 17. Rfc1 Rce8 18. Nf1 Qf6 19. Ne1 Qh6 20. Rd1 Re6 {½-½ (28) Li,C (2739)-Schroeder,J (2552) Germany 2017}) 15. Qe2 {LiveBook: 8 Partien} h5 (15... Rfe8 {feels hotter.} 16. Qd1 f5 17. Ne2 c6 18. Nf4 a5) 16. Ne5 $146 ({Vorgänger:} 16. Rfd1 h4 17. Nf1 h3 18. g3 Qe6 19. Ne1 f5 20. f3 Nef6 {0-1 (34) Sponheim,O (2257)-Mikhalevski,A (2437) Pardubice 2006}) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21. Qxa6 Ra8 22. Qe2 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 {[#]} Rd3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 24. Rxd3 exd3 25. Qxd3 Rxa2 26. Qd4 (26. g3 $11 {bleibt in der Remisbreite.}) 26... Qxd4 $17 27. exd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endspiel KT-KT} Rd2 28. h3 Rxd4 29. Rxc7 Rd3 30. Rb7 Rxb3 31. g4 hxg4 (31... h4 $142 32. g5 Rb5) 32. hxg4 g5 33. Kf1 Kg7 34. Rd7 Rb4 35. Rd6 b5 36. Rb6 f6 (36... Rb2 $17) 37. Rb7+ $15 Kf8 38. Ke2 Re4+ 39. Kd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3e4]} Rb4 40. Ke3 Ke8 41. f3 {Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen.} Kf8 42. Ke2 Rb3 43. Kf2 Ke8 44. Ke2 b4 45. Kf2 Kd8 46. Ke2 $1 Rb1 47. Kd3 b3 48. Ke4 $1 Kc8 49. Rb4 b2 50. Kf5 $1 {[%cal Rf5f6]} Rf1 51. Rxb2 {[#] Droht Tb3 und aus.} Rxf3+ 52. Ke6 Kc7 53. Rb5 Rf4 54. Rf5 Rxg4 55. Kxf6 Kd6 56. Rxg5 Rxg5 57. Kxg5 Ke5 {Precision: Weiß = 78%, Schwarz = 66%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,63,22,20,133,128,136,139,136,143,159,162,169,150,150,142,151,158,153,159,149,148,159,153,150,135,232,223,320,308,324,327,324,307,320,286,372,329,316,231,229,173,816,804,1029,994]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bc5 7. O-O {A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3} (7. Na4 Be7 8. Qb3 c6 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. d3 h6 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Qxb7 O-O 14. Qa6 Rb8 {½-½ (60) Nepomniachtchi,I (2705)-Naiditsch,A (2689) Reykjavik 2015}) 7... O-O 8. e3 d6 9. d4 Bb4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 {[%cal Bc4d5,Bd5c6][%mdl 32] LiveBook: 3 Games} Bh3 {[#]} (11... exd4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 12. Qxd4 Bc5) 12. Qa4 $1 $16 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 e4 {[#]} 14. Bg2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Be2 c5 {1-0 (28) Marin,M (2544)-Adla,D (2474) Barcelona 2006}) 14... c5 {...Qe8 is the strong threat.} 15. dxc6 Ba5 16. b4 ({Much less strong is} 16. Bxe4 bxc6 17. b4 d5 $16) ({Don't take} 16. cxb7 Rb8 $16) 16... Bb6 17. cxb7 Rb8 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bf3 {Strongly threatening Qc6.} Rxb7 20. Qb3 Rd7 21. a4 Qf6 22. Kg2 ({Weaker is} 22. Bxd5 Bxd4 23. exd4 Qxd4 $15) 22... Rb8 (22... Qe6 $16 {is a better defense.} 23. a5 Bd8) 23. Bxd5 $18 Bxd4 (23... h5 {might work better.} 24. Bb2 Ba5) 24. exd4 Qxd4 25. Bf4 Rxb4 26. Rd1 Rxb3 27. Rxd4 h6 28. Bxb3 Rxd4 29. a5 Rb4 30. Bd1 {Hoping for a6.} Rd4 $2 {[#]} (30... Rb2 31. Be3 Ra2 32. Bxa7 Rxa5) 31. Be2 g5 32. Be3 {Precision: White = 100%, Black = 40%.} 1-0

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,105,2,12,6,5,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,23,17,18,14,14,7,18,10,13,11,13,13,13,13,14,12,12,12,15,-4,12,12,12,12,12,7,21,27,41,9,25,26,29,29,66,26,18,0,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems} (6. d3 e6 7. c4 Bd6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 f6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Ne5 14. Nb5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 {½-½ (40) So,W (2778)-Anand,V (2760) Stavanger 2018}) 6... e6 7. c4 Be7 8. cxd5 exd5 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 9. Nc3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Rb1 a5 12. a3 O-O 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. b4 Nc4 15. bxa5 {1-0 (40) Kochyev,A (2475)-Gavrilov,A (2415) St Petersburg 1993}) 11... O-O 12. e3 Re8 13. h4 Nf8 14. Bg5 N6d7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Qc2 N8d7 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd6 21. Rae1 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 Nf6 23. Qe5 Rd8 24. g4 (24. Qxd6 {feels hotter.} Rxd6 25. d5 cxd5 26. Re7 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Bxd5 b6 29. Kf1) 24... h6 (24... Qxd4 {is more complex.} 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. g5 Nd7 27. Re8+ Nf8) 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Nd5 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Rb8 Rd7 30. Be4+ g6 31. Bxd5 cxd5 {KR-KR} 32. Rc8 Kg7 33. f3 {The position is equal.} Rd6 34. Kf2 Rb6 35. b3 Ra6 36. Rc2 Kf8 37. Kg3 Ke7 38. Kg4 Rc6 39. Rxc6 bxc6 {KP-KP} 40. f4 Ke6 41. b4 f6 42. gxf6 Kxf6 43. a3 a6 44. a4 Kf7 45. Kg5 Kg7 46. f5 gxf5 47. Kxf5 {K3P-K3P} Kf7 48. Ke5 {[#] Hoping for Kd6.} Ke7 49. a5 Kd7 50. Kf5 Ke7 $1 51. Ke5 Kd7 52. Kf5 Ke7 $1 53. Ke5 {Precision: White = 63%, Black = 82%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,98,-8,-24,55,40,45,40,40,40,45,18,14,13,26,0,23,7,8,6,95,46,55,49,57,58,58,58,58,58,50,15,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,12,20,71,35,28,25,25,29,50,32,39,0,0,-8,-8,-17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 {[%cal Bd7d5,Bd5c4][%mdl 32]} 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. a3 {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3} (6. e3 b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 c3 10. a3 Be7 11. Nb1 c5 12. Nxc3 a6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 {1-0 (43) Mamedyarov,S (2804)-Caruana,F (2811) Wijk aan Zee 2018}) 6... Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 {LiveBook: 8 Games} Ne4 $146 (7... O-O $11) ({Predecessor:} 7... Nbd7 8. a4 c5 9. e3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Qb4 Nd5 {0-1 (58) Akobian,V (2645)-Naroditsky,D (2646) Saint Louis 2017}) 8. Bxd8 $14 {White is slightly better.} Nxd2 9. Nxd2 Kxd8 10. Nxc4 b6 11. h4 Nd7 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. h5 Rc8 14. Rh3 Ke7 15. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4a5][%mdl 32]} a5 (15... c5 $11 16. dxc5 bxc5) 16. h6 gxh6 17. bxa5 b5 18. Nd2 c5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Nxc5 21. Rxh6 Ra8 22. Rh5 Kd6 23. e3 Rxa5 24. Rxh7 Ke7 25. g4 Rxa3 {[#] ...Ra1+ is the strong threat.} 26. Bxb5 Ra1+ 27. Ke2 Ra2 28. Bc4 Rb2 29. Ke1 Rc2 {Hoping for ...Ne4.} 30. Kd1 Rb2 (30... Rc3 $11 {remains equal.}) 31. Kc1 Rb4 32. g5 Be4 33. Rh8 Bf5 34. Rc8 Ne4 35. f3 Nxg5 {The position is equal.} 36. e4 Bg6 37. Kc2 (37. Kd1 {with more complications.} Nh3 38. Ke2 e5 39. Ke3 Nf4 40. Rc7+) 37... Nxf3 38. Nxf3 {[#] aiming for Kc3.} Bxe4+ 39. Kc3 Rxc4+ 40. Kxc4 {Threatens to win with Nd2.} Bxf3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KB} 41. Kd4 f6 42. Rc7+ Kd6 43. Rf7 (43. Rc1 {is more complex.} e5+ 44. Ke3 Bd5 45. Rf1 Ke6 46. Rb1) 43... f5 44. Rf6 Bd5 45. Rh6 Bf3 46. Ke3 Be4 47. Kd4 Bd5 48. Rg6 Be4 49. Rh6 Bd5 {Precision: White = 60%, Black = 57%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,66,9,19,14,18,9,15,19,39,29,47,0,35,30,64,44,45,47,45,46,42,43,45,47,47,48,121,55,43,0,0,0,22,27,25,28,23,20,26,27,41,20,224,224,212,213,336,336,561,222,222,228,239,237,205,213,204,212,138]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Be2 (5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. c4 Nc6 7. Qd3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 Rc8 11. Be3 a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 {½-½ (26) Karjakin,S (2760)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2729) Riadh 2017}) 5... Nc6 6. Qe3 {B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4} Bg4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 Nd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Qg5 Nde5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 {1-0 (43) Mazi,L (2345)-Wallner,J (2313) Traun 2017}) 7. O-O g6 8. Rd1 {The position is equal.} (8. Nc3 {is interesting.} Bg7 9. Nd5 Nd7 10. c3 O-O 11. Rd1) 8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Bg7 10. c4 Qc7 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. b3 (12. Be2 {is more complex.} O-O 13. b3 Neg4 14. Qg3 Qc6 15. Bg5) 12... Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Rac1 a6 16. Bd2 Rfc8 17. h3 b5 (17... Qe5 $14) 18. Nd5 (18. e5 $16 dxe5 19. Na4) 18... Qd8 $14 19. Be3 {aiming for Nb6.} Nxd5 20. cxd5 Rc3 21. Rxc3 Bxc3 22. Rc1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} Rc8 23. Qe2 Qa5 24. Rc2 Rc7 25. Qd1 Be5 $2 (25... Kf8 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 26. Rc6 $1 $18 Rxc6 27. dxc6 b4 (27... Qc3 $142) 28. f4 Bf6 $2 {[#]} (28... Bxf4 {is a better defense.} 29. Bxf4 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qxc6) 29. Qe2 $2 (29. e5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 29... e6 {White is clearly better.} 30. Qd3 d5 31. exd5 exd5 {[#]} 32. Bd4 $1 {[%cal Rd4f6]} Bxd4+ 33. Qxd4 Qc7 {Precision: White = 54%, Black = 50%.} 1-0

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,90,2,-8,15,0,27,26,34,38,41,36,54,20,25,0,0,0,22,-56,-50,-212,-209,-201,-93,-225,-220,-204,-225,-222,-220,-217,-195,-231,-219,-212,-219,-212,-237,-220,-175,-168,-156,-221,-213,-181,0,-591,-590,-574,-575,-558,-557,-793,-689,-670,-635,-792,-779,-730,-727,-1038,-1015,-1077,-1074,-2112,-2118,-1691,-1316,-2341,-2028,-4578,-2082,-29984,-29985,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 {LiveBook: 22 Games. E51: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5} c6 (8... Bb7 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Ne5 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. f4 cxd4 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. exd4 b5 15. f5 Qb6 {0-1 (29) Krasenkow,M (2628)-Wojtaszek,R (2750) Warsaw 2018}) 9. Bd3 Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Bd6 10. h3 Re8 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Ne4 14. Re2 {0-1 (35) Kvitsihiya,U (2213)-Arzamastsev,A (2184) Sukhumi 2008}) 10. Ne5 {White has an edge.} Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 c5 14. Be1 Ne4 15. Qh5 Re7 16. dxc5 (16. Bxe4 $11 dxe4 17. Bh4) 16... Ndxc5 $15 17. Rf3 $2 (17. Bxe4 $15 Nxe4 18. Rc1) 17... g6 $19 18. Qh6 Qf8 ({But not} 18... Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Qf8 20. Qh4 $17) (18... f6 $1 $19 {[%cal Rf6e5] has better winning chances.} 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Rxc5 Rh7 21. Qxg6+ Rg7) 19. Qh4 (19. Qxf8+ $17 {was forced.} Rxf8 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Ra3) 19... f6 $1 {[%cal Rf6e5]} (19... Nxc3 20. Bxc3 d4 21. Rh3 $14) 20. Rxc5 bxc5 ({Don't do} 20... Nxc5 21. Nxg6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} hxg6 22. Bxg6 $17) 21. Ng4 {aiming for Bxe4.} h5 22. Nf2 d4 23. f5 {[%cal Rf2e4]} Nxf2 24. Rxf2 Rxe3 25. Bc4+ {[#]} Kg7 $1 26. Bd2 g5 27. Qxh5 Qe8 28. Qg4 {[#]} (28. Qd1 $17 {was worth a try.}) 28... Re4 $1 {[%cal Re4g4]} 29. Qh3 Qe5 $2 ({Black should try} 29... Rd8 $19 {...Bd5 is the strong threat.} 30. Bxg5 Re1+ 31. Bf1 fxg5 32. f6+ Kg6 33. Qf5+ Kh6) 30. Bxg5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30. Qh5 $11 {and White is okay.} Qe8 31. Qd1) 30... Rh8 31. Bxf6+ Qxf6 32. Qg3+ Kh6 33. Rf4 Rhe8 34. Qh3+ Kg7 35. Qg4+ Kf8 36. Qg8+ Ke7 37. Qh7+ Kd6 38. Qxb7 Rxf4 39. Qd5+ Kc7 40. Qxc5+ Qc6 41. Qxa7+ Kd6 {( -> ...Re1+)} 42. Qa3+ Ke5 (42... Qc5 $142 43. g3 Qxa3 44. bxa3 Rxf5) 43. Qd3 Kf6 {Black mates.} 44. Qd2 Qxc4 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Rf4f1]} 45. Qxf4 Re1+ {Precision: White = 34%, Black = 58%.} 0-1

[Event "CEZ Chess Trophy 2018"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,105,14,11,25,22,69,59,57,59,77,33,69,60,74,50,70,52,56,68,71,75,73,70,125,91,143,119,119,116,126,136,195,174,237,41,41,0,0,-18,-17,-20,-22,-49,-53,-41,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-10,25,18,27,18,80,85,73,29,731,720,911,836,1426,1404,1321,1343,1330,1329,1181,1112,12837,12837,12839,12839,12840,12839,12841,12841,12848,12842,12842,12843]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Nh5 7. Bg5 {LiveBook: 26 Games. D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} Qc7 (7... f6 8. Bh4 g6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O b6 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 Bb7 13. exd5 exd5 14. Nf1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 {1-0 (32) So,W (2788)-Dominguez Perez,L (2739) Saint Louis 2017}) 8. Ne5 {[#] Threatens to win with Nxc6.} g6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Nf6 9. f4 Be7 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Rb1 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. Ndf3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 {0-1 (38) Levers,T (2018)-Lievens,F (2060) France 2003}) 9. Nxc6 {White is slightly better.} bxc6 10. Be2 Rb8 11. Rb1 h6 12. Bh4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} g5 13. Bxh5 {[#] Hoping for Bg3.} gxh4 14. O-O Bd6 15. f4 cxd4 16. cxd4 c5 17. Nf3 {[%cal Bd2f3,Bf3e5,Be5g6][%mdl 32]} h3 (17... O-O $14) 18. g3 Rg8 (18... O-O $142) 19. Ne5 Rg7 20. Rf2 Kf8 21. Rc1 f6 (21... Kg8 $16 {was necessary.} 22. Nxf7 Rxf7) 22. Ng6+ Kg8 23. Rfc2 $2 (23. dxc5 $18 Bxc5 24. Rc3) 23... c4 $14 24. Qf3 Kh7 25. f5 exf5 26. Nf4 $1 Bxf4 $1 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. exf4 Rgb7 29. Re1 Bd7 30. Re7+ Kh8 31. b3 Bb5 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 33. Bf3 Rd7 34. Kf2 cxb3 35. axb3 Bd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3c2]} 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. b4 Rb7 38. Bxd5 Rxb4 39. Ke3 Bf1 (39... Be4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 40. Rc7+ (40. Bxe4 fxe4 41. Kxe4 Kg6 $14) 40... Kf8 41. Bxe4 fxe4) 40. Rc7+ $16 Kf8 41. Rxa7 {Strongly threatening Rf7+.} Bc4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (41... Rb2 $11) 42. Rf7+ $1 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Ke8 43. Bxc4 Rxc4 44. Rxf6 {KR-KR} Rc3+ 45. Kd2 Ra3 46. Rxf5 Ra2+ 47. Ke3 Rxh2 48. Rh5 Kf7 49. Rxh6 Kg7 50. Rh4 Kg6 51. Kf3 Kf5 52. Rh5+ Kg6 53. Kg4 {Precision: White = 69%, Black = 43%.} 1-0

