[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,75,60,54,64,65,55,46,34,29,23,31,39,27,33,27,25,-77,-73,-67,-72,-85,-75,-72,-17,-39,-18,-7,-6,-9,0,0,14,14,14,-25,21,33,16,20,16,14,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,-14,-12,-11,-7,-14,-17,-18,-16,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 Nc6 (4... exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Qxe7+ Bxe7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bd6 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. a4 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Kg7 16. Bb3 Re8 17. Ne5 Re7 {½-½ (17) Li,C (2724)-Alekseenko,K (2625) Qinhuangdao 2018}) 5. Nf3 {[%cal Bg1f3,Bf3d2,Bd2c4][%mdl 32]} e4 6. Qb3 {D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3 and 3 e4} Nh6 7. Nfd2 $1 {LiveBook: 6 Games} f5 8. Nc3 {White is slightly better.} Bd6 9. Be2 Nf7 10. Nc4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rd1 Kh8 $146 13. Bd2 a6 14. Rac1 (14. a4 $11) 14... b5 $17 15. Ne5 Ncxe5 16. dxe5 {[#] Strongly threatening Be1.} c6 $1 17. Nb1 Nxe5 (17... Qb6 $17) 18. Bc3 $11 Qc7 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxc6 Bf6 21. Nc3 Bb7 22. Re6 Qc5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qc1+ 25. Bf1 {The position is equal.} Bxb2 26. g3 Qc3 27. h4 Qxb3 28. axb3 g6 29. Rd7 Rfe8 30. Rb6 Reb8 31. Rbd6 Be5 32. Rd5 Bf6 33. h5 Rd8 34. g4 Rxd7 35. Rxd7 fxg4 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Bg2 Rd8 38. Rxd8+ {Precision: White = 51%, Black = 71%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Vicas, Marijus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:44]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} a6 {[%emt 0:06:17]} 6. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:08:56]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 10. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 11. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:03:26]} O-O {[%emt 0:16:36]} 13. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:04:21]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:09:29]} 14. f3 {[%emt 0:04:39]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 15. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:10:49]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:04:52]} 16. Bh6 {[%emt 0:17:35]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 17. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:09:21]} 18. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Qxe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. c4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Be6 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 21. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 22. b3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:54]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 24. Kb2 {[%emt 0:04:58]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 25. Ka3 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 26. Kb4 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 27. Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:04:16]} 28. Qe3 {[%emt 0:09:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:52]} 29. cxb6 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Qxd6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. c5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qxh2 {[%emt 0:05:57]} 31. Ka5 {[%emt 0:07:52]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 32. Qe7 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 33. b7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 34. Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qd2+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 35. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qb4+ {[%emt 0:00:41]} 36. Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 1-0

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Brazdzionis, Andrius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2252"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:17]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:05:57]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 13. a3 {[%emt 0:03:35]} Be7 {[%emt 0:07:15]} 14. Qd3 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 15. Ne4 {[%emt 0:10:16]} h6 {[%emt 0:08:12]} 16. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:31:35]} 17. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:05:06]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 18. Neg5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:14:03]} 19. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 1-0

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Pultinevicius, Paulius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,141,-40,-24,-12,-27,-10,-3,56,-63,-64,-64,-59,-67,-56,-69,-43,-51,0,-8,0,-12,-8,-9,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,12,-39,-10,-35,0,0,7,-36,-36,-56,-54,-54,-41,-85,0,0,15,0,0,0,80,88,81,64,83,80,117,117,203,200,200,165,259,141,598,597,775,768,768,762,737,673,1215,1153,1104,925,759,1790,1651,442,414,0,1511,1348,12822,11871,4894,2891,2463,2452,1483,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,152,160,12836,12835,12843,12843,12844,12843,12844,12844,12845,12844,12850,12851,12851,12851,12851,29979,29988,29980,29980,29981,29981,29981,29982,29983,29983,29983,29983,29984]} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. c4 {C36: King's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 d5} Qe7+ 7. Qe2 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 {The position is equal.} Bd6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... a6 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. d4 Nh5 11. Kf2 O-O-O 12. Nc3 h6 13. Ne5 {½-½ (21) Nakamura,H (2701)-Ivanov,A (2516) Ledyard 2009}) 9. d4 O-O (9... a6 $11 10. Bxd7+ Bxd7) 10. Rd1 (10. c5 $14 Re8+ 11. Kd1) 10... Re8+ 11. Kf2 a6 12. Bxd7 $1 Bxd7 ({Much weaker is} 12... Nxd7 13. c5 $11) 13. c5 Bf8 (13... Nxd5 14. cxd6 Ne3 15. Bxe3 $16) 14. Nc3 Ng4+ (14... Nh5 {is more complex.} 15. Bd2 h6 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. Re1 Rad8) 15. Kg1 Ne3 16. Bxe3 $1 fxe3 17. Re1 Rad8 18. Nd1 e2 19. Nc3 Bb5 20. b3 Bd3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has some pressure.} 21. Kf2 b6 22. b4 (22. cxb6 $11 cxb6 23. Ne5) 22... Bc4 23. a3 f6 24. Rac1 b5 25. Nd2 Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. Nf3 g5 $1 28. g4 {[#]} Re4 (28... h5 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 29. h3 (29. gxh5 g4) 29... hxg4 30. hxg4 Re4 31. Rxe2 Rxg4) 29. h3 $11 h5 30. Rxe2 Rf4 31. Kg3 hxg4 (31... h4+ $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 32. Kg2 f5) 32. hxg4 $16 f5 33. gxf5 Rdxf5 34. Rc3 Bh6 35. Rd3 Rd5 (35... g4 $16 {is a better defense.} 36. Ne5 Rf6) 36. Re6 $1 $18 {[%cal Re6h6]} Bg7 {[#]} 37. Nxg5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rf6 (37... Rff5 $142) (37... Rxg5+ 38. Kxf4) 38. Re8+ ({White should play} 38. Re5 $18 Rd8 39. d5) 38... Bf8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38... Rf8 $16 {is more resistant.} 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 39. Ne6 Rg6+ 40. Kf4 Kf7 41. Nxf8 ({Weaker is} 41. Nxc7 Rd7 $18) 41... Rf6+ 42. Ke4 Kxe8 43. Kxd5 Kxf8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 44. Rh3 Ke7 45. Rh7+ Kd8 46. Rh8+ (46. c6 $142 Rf5+ 47. Ke6) 46... Ke7 47. Rh7+ (47. Ke4 $142 Re6+ 48. Kd3) 47... Kd8 $1 48. c6 Rf3 49. Rh8+ Ke7 50. Rc8 Rf5+ 51. Ke4 Rh5 {[#]} 52. Rxc7+ $2 (52. d5 $1 $18 Kd6 53. Rd8+ Ke7 54. Rd7+ Kf6 55. Rxc7 Rh4+ 56. Kf3) 52... Kd6 $11 53. Rf7 {Strongly threatening Rf6+.} Kxc6 54. Rf6+ Kb7 55. d5 {[%cal Bd4d5,Bd5d6][%mdl 32]} Rh3 56. Rf3 Rh4+ $2 (56... Rh5 $11) 57. Ke5 $16 a5 $2 (57... Rh6 $16 58. d6 Rh5+ 59. Rf5 (59. Ke6 Rh6+ 60. Ke7 Rh7+ 61. Rf7 Rh8 $18) 59... Rh3) 58. bxa5 Ra4 59. d6 Kc6 60. Rc3+ Kd7 61. Rc7+ Kd8 62. Rb7 Rxa3 63. Rxb5 Kd7 64. Rb7+ Kd8 {[#]} 65. a6 $1 Rxa6 {White mates.} 66. Ke6 {[%cal Rb7b8]} Kc8 67. Rh7 Rb6 68. Rh8+ Kb7 69. Ke7 Kc6 70. Rc8+ Kd5 71. d7 {Precision: White = 66%, Black = 34%.} 1-0

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Laurusas, Tomas"]
[Black "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:03]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 8. b3 {[%emt 0:10:09]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:11:57]} Na5 {[%emt 0:06:10]} 10. Ba3 {[%emt 0:05:18]} b6 {[%emt 0:14:14]} 11. d5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 12. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 14. e3 {[%emt 0:12:32]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:12:09]} 15. Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 16. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 18. axb5 {[%emt 0:05:07]} axb5 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 19. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:03:44]} 21. Qd3 {[%emt 0:05:10]} Qa8+ {[%emt 0:02:58]} 22. Kg1 {[%emt 0:05:55]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 23. Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 24. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 25. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:10:31]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 26. Rfa1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:07:50]} 27. R1a4 {[%emt 0:04:00]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:08:25]} 28. Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Rcb8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 29. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} h5 {[%emt 0:09:20]} 30. h4 {[%emt 0:02:36]} R6b7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. Bc3 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 32. Bd2 {[%emt 0:04:29]} e6 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 33. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 34. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 35. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e4 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 36. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 37. Raxb5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 40. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 41. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 42. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 43. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 44. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 45. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 46. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 47. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 48. Kc3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Qc4+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} 49. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 50. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Qb3+ {[%emt 0:01:06]} 51. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 52. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 53. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 54. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qa2+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 55. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} 56. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 57. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 58. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 59. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 60. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qa2+ {[%emt 0:01:12]} 61. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 62. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} 63. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 64. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 65. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ka4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 66. Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Ka3 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 67. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ka4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 68. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 69. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 70. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 71. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 72. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} 73. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:44]} 74. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 75. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Black "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,75,39,31,31,-14,-6,-17,-10,-61,0,0,0,0,0,0,25,25,25,25,19,11,59,59,66,22,66,73,73,66,60,56,118,0,0,0,0,0,8,39,8,9,910,779,788,772,940,891,1072,864,1085,912,889,885,609,500,12827,10050]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6 9. Be3 Nd7 {E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3} (9... Nc5 10. Nd2 c6 11. Be2 a4 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. a3 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15. f3 e4 16. fxe4 Qe7 17. O-O h5 18. g5 Nh7 19. h4 f6 20. Nf3 {½-½ (68) Anton Guijarro,D (2666)-Demchenko,A (2660) Riadh 2017}) 10. h4 Nf6 11. Nh2 $1 {LiveBook: 3 Games} (11. g5 Ng4 $15) 11... Nc5 {White is slightly better.} 12. Bg2 c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... h5 13. g5 Nh7 14. Bf3 a4 15. Nb5 c6 16. Nc3 Qa5 17. Qd2 cxd5 18. Nxd5 {0-1 (67) Acosta,J-Baranov,V ICCF email 2012}) 13. h5 cxd5 {[#] aiming for ...d4.} 14. exd5 (14. h6 $11 Bh8 15. exd5) 14... h6 (14... e4 $1 $15) 15. hxg6 $11 fxg6 16. Qe2 b6 17. O-O-O g5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Be4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rb8 21. Nf1 a4 22. Ne3 Qb6 {...Rf4 would now be nice for Black.} 23. Rd2 Rf4 24. f3 Bd7 25. Rh3 Qa5 (25... a3 $14) 26. Qh2 (26. Nxd6 a3 $17) (26. Ng2 $16) 26... a3 {Hoping for ...axb2+.} 27. b3 Rbf8 $1 28. Qh1 (28. Rxh6 $2 Rxe4 29. Nd1 Rxf3 $19) 28... Be8 29. Nf5 ({But not} 29. Rxh6 $2 Rxe4 30. fxe4 Qc3+ 31. Kd1 Bxh6 $19) 29... R8xf5 $1 30. gxf5 {And now Kc2 would win.} Rxf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Bd7 $11) 31. Rxh6 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Rf4 32. Kc2 Bd7 33. Rg6 {Strongly threatening Qh6.} Rh4 34. Qg2 g4 35. Nf6+ Kf7 {[#]} 36. Rxg7+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxg7 37. Nxd7 Kf7 (37... Qd8 $142 38. Qg3 (38. fxg4 Qxd7 39. Qf3 Rxg4 $11) 38... Qg5) 38. fxg4 {Precision: White = 81%, Black = 31%.} 1-0

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bernotas, Arturs"]
[Black "Rogule, Laura"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,59,-18,24,22,31,31,32,21,27,5,6,0,49,55,51,11,12,13,18,2,51,29,45,42,101,97,63,-19,79,82,193,180,395,393,387,377,710,711,29992,29993,29993,1055,5281,5273,1997,1834]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Bf1 b5 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32] LiveBook: 3 Games. B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6} (8... e5 9. a4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. d3 Re8 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Nc4 b6 14. Bd2 Bf5 15. g4 Bc8 16. Bg2 Rb8 {½-½ (123) Dzhumaev,M (2554)-Wan,Y (2497) Chennai 2013}) 9. d4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 {White is slightly better.} 11. Nbd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. a4 b4 12. cxb4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxb4 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. a5 Qc5 {½-½ (15) Garcia Martinez,S (2379)-Plaza Pardo,D (2066) Mislata 2004}) 11... Bf5 12. g4 Be6 13. Bg2 b4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Rxe4 Bd5 16. Re1 cxd4 17. cxd4 f6 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Bg5 Rxf3 (19... Rf8 $14) 20. Bxf3 $16 {Black must now prevent Bxe7!} Nxd4 21. Be2 (21. Be4 $14 Bxe4 22. Rxe4) 21... Kh8 (21... Qd6 $11 {remains equal.}) 22. Be3 $1 {[%cal Re3d4]} Nxe2+ (22... Qb6 $16 {was called for.}) 23. Qxe2 Bb7 $2 (23... e6 24. Rad1 Qh4) 24. Rad1 $18 Qc7 25. Bd4 Qc6 $2 (25... Re8 26. Qe6 Qc6 27. Qxc6 Bxc6 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7) 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qxe7+ Kh6 {[#]} 28. Qh4+ (28. Re4 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qc5 (28... Qxe4 29. Qh4+) 29. Qxc5 Bxe4 30. Rd7 Bf5 {[#]} 31. g5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kh5 32. Rxh7+ Kxg5 33. Qe7+ Kf4 34. Qe3#) 28... Kg7 29. Rd7+ Qxd7 30. Re7+ {Precision: White = 55%, Black = 33%.} 1-0

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Samolins, Vitalijs"]
[Black "Ladva, Ottomar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 6. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:07:53]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 7. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:07:07]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 9. Bc4 {[%emt 0:03:18]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:04:38]} 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:09:37]} 11. Nc4 {[%emt 0:05:41]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 12. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:11:46]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:55]} f6 {[%emt 0:07:58]} 14. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:09:15]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:53]} 16. Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Na5 {[%emt 0:09:24]} 17. Bd5 {[%emt 0:17:36]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 18. b4 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:04:01]} 19. f4 {[%emt 0:06:30]} f5 {[%emt 0:06:27]} 20. Nd2 {[%emt 0:10:11]} Ba4 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 21. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 22. Be6+ {[%emt 0:02:46]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 23. fxe5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 24. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxd6 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 25. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 26. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 27. Nd2 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 28. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 29. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:02:49]} 30. Kxd1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Bd4 {[%emt 0:04:37]} Bb3+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 32. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bc4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Kd1 {[%emt 0:01:21]} e2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 35. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 36. bxa5 {[%emt 0:01:28]} bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 38. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 39. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 40. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 41. Ka3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 42. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 43. h4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 44. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 45. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Kxc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 46. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 47. Ba5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 0-1

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sirosh, Ilja"]
[Black "Meskovs, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2339"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:35]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:04:38]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 11. d5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:20:12]} 12. Rb1 {[%emt 0:04:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:17:59]} 13. a3 {[%emt 0:05:32]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 14. Bg2 {[%emt 0:05:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 15. exf5 {[%emt 0:07:51]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} e4 {[%emt 0:20:13]} 17. gxf5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 18. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:44]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 19. Ng5 {[%emt 0:05:07]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:08:42]} 20. Ne6 {[%emt 0:04:29]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:07:01]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:06:14]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 22. b3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 1-0

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chukavin, Kirill"]
[Black "Klabis, Rokas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[Annotator "NA"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:10:53]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:04:52]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:03:30]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 7. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 8. exd5 {[%emt 0:07:37]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. Re1+ {[%emt 0:04:18]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 10. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:07:19]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Ng5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:56]} 12. Qc2 {[%emt 0:03:29]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:06:20]} 13. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:14:05]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 14. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 0-1

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Haavamae, Henrik"]
[Black "Berzinsh, Roland"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "NA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:51]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:11:27]} (5. c3 $14) 5... Bg7 $11 {[%emt 0:00:24] LiveBook: 15 Games} 6. a3 {[%emt 0:04:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:24]} 7. Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:47]} d6 {[%emt 0:07:59]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:02:30]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:06:01]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:10:09]} c6 {[%emt 0:08:08]} 11. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:04:06]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 12. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 13. exd5 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 14. Nfxd4 {[%emt 0:06:48]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:25:33]} 15. c3 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 16. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:02:34]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 18. Nxb3 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. d4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 20. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:01:59]} g5 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:11:57]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 22. Nc5 {[%emt 0:10:42]} Re8 {[%emt 0:13:08]} 23. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:05:24]} 24. f5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. Re1 {[%emt 0:06:40]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 26. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 27. Nd3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 28. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxd4+ {[%emt 0:02:07]} 29. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 30. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 31. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} h5 {[%emt 0:09:21]} 32. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 34. g4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} hxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 35. Kxg3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ba1 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 36. Kg4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 37. Ndf2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Be5 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 38. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 40. Rb7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 42. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 43. Kxh3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} 0-1

[Event "Baltic Zonal III Stage 2018"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pedoson, Georg Aleksander"]
[Black "Kantans, Toms"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:05:19]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:03:28]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 9. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O 10. Ne1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} c5 {[%emt 0:08:25]} 11. f3 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 12. Ba3 {[%emt 0:05:56]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:07:01]} 14. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:41]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:04:02]} 15. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. Qxf1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 17. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:54]} e5 {[%emt 0:07:57]} 18. d5 {[%emt 0:09:03]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 19. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:09:02]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:06:05]} 20. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 21. Bc1 {[%emt 0:05:03]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:07:15]} 22. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 23. e5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 24. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:04:39]} Ndxc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 25. e6 {[%emt 0:11:47]} dxe6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 26. dxe6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 27. e7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 28. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 29. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 30. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 31. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 32. h3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Re6 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 33. Qd1 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Re3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 34. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 35. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 37. Qb1+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 38. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 39. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 40. Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 0-1

