[Event "Cairns Cup 2019"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2019.02.06"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Sebag, Marie"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2476"] [Annotator "RC"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2019.02.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:43]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} e6 {[%emt 0:08:52]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} b5 {[%emt 0:09:09]} 8. Bc2 {[%emt 0:04:29]} c4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 10. d4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} cxd3 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 11. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:09:50]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 13. e5 {[%emt 0:02:56]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:07:20]} 14. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:14:21]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:11:14]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:07:33]} 16. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 17. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:13:51]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:06:10]} 18. Bxa4+ {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 19. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:58]} 20. Ra5 {[%emt 0:08:10]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 21. Nf1 {[%emt 0:09:31]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 22. Be3 {[%emt 0:04:00]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 23. f3 {[%emt 0:02:18]} f6 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 24. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:57]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 25. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 26. Rea1 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 27. Rc5 {[%emt 0:05:08]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 28. Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:37]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 29. Bc1 {[%emt 0:01:37]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 30. fxe4 {[%emt 0:08:21]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Ke1 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 32. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 33. Nd2 {[%emt 0:04:48]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 34. Raa5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 35. Bxd2 {[%emt 0:01:46]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 37. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 38. c4 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 39. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Kxe8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 40. h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. hxg5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 42. g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} fxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 43. Kxg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. c5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 45. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cairns Cup 2019"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2019.02.07"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2513"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2019.02.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 25,65,48,60,60,57,61,64,67,51,51,97,100,80,60,75,24,51,0,0,0,0,0,14,0,20,19,19,2,2,10,8,6,6,6,7,7,8,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qa6 Nf6 11. Nbd2 Bd6 12. a3 O-O 13. b4 e5 14. Ne1 {D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3 and 3 e4} Rb6 (14... Nd8 15. Nd3 Nf7 16. f3 Rb6 17. Qc4 Rc6 18. Qa2 Rc3 19. Ne1 c5 20. Nc4 cxb4 21. axb4 Qe6 22. Nxd6 Qxa2 23. Rxa2 Nxd6 {½-½ (49) Kozul,Z (2631)-Stevic,H (2601) Valpovo 2017}) 15. Qe2 Qe6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Rbb8 16. Nc4 {1-0 (60) Grego,L (2306)-Campoy Moreno,A (2316) ICCF email 2011}) 16. Nc4 {White is slightly better.} Rbb8 17. Bg5 Be7 ({Predecessor:} 17... h6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Qc2 Ne7 20. Nd3 Ng6 21. f3 Nf4 22. Nxf4 Rxf4 {1-0 (60) Grego,L (2306)-Campoy Moreno,A (2316) ICCF email 2011}) 18. Rc1 {[#]} a5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 19. bxa5 Rb3 20. Nd3 (20. Bxf6 $16 gxf6 21. f4) 20... Rc3 $11 21. Rxc3 (21. Ndb2 $14) 21... dxc3 {The position is equal.} 22. Nc1 Bc5 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Ne3 Nd4 25. Qd3 Bxa3 26. Ne2 Qa6 27. Qxa6 Rxa6 28. Nxc3 Rxa5 29. Ra1 Bb4 30. Rxa5 Bxa5 31. Ncd5 c6 32. Nc4 cxd5 33. Nxa5 {Accuracy: White = 72%, Black = 80%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cairns Cup 2019"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2019.02.09"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2466"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2019.02.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 14,62,58,49,79,12,0,22,14,0,33,22,30,0,39,22,26,3,9,-25,-15,-18,-15,-17,4,0,9,5,5,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. Nf3 c5 8. O-O Bg4 {E91: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2, unusual replies including 6...c5 and 6...Bg4} 9. e5 $146 (9. d5 $16) ({Predecessor:} 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. Rad1 Nc7 11. Rfe1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Ne5 14. Be2 Ne6 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Nd5 {1-0 (41) Tran,T (2524)-Manik,M (2410) Bhopal 2018}) 9... dxe5 $11 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc7 13. Qa4 Nb6 14. Qb3 {Black must now prevent Rad1.} Ne6 15. a4 Rb8 16. a5 Nd7 17. Rfd1 {[#] Hoping for Qa4.The position is equal.} Bxe5 18. Rd5 Qe8 19. Qa4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nf6 21. Rd2 Qxa4 22. Rxa4 Rfc8 23. Ra1 Ne8 24. Bd5 Nd6 25. Re1 b6 26. axb6 Rxb6 27. Ra2 a6 28. Ra5 Nb7 29. Raa1 Nd6 30. Ra5 Nb7 31. Raa1 Nd6 {Accuracy: White = 64%, Black = 69%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cairns Cup 2019"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2019.02.12"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2468"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2019.02.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 17,157,20,27,15,20,22,17,19,17,0,0,0,0,2,22,21,14,14,42,4,43,0,0,0,15,15,25,21,26,0,5,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,34,16,31,0,0,16,6,0,9,4,25,9,18,9,21,28,29,21,39,0,25,25,23,20,20,20,21,0,15,0,24,0,25,-19,-28,-27,-10,-11,-7,-25,-21,-114,-73,-66,-64,-84,-73,-92,-92,-92,-66,-66,-75,-155,-179,-169,-160,-179,-210,-247,-240,-245,-248,-237,-235,-347,-332,-291,-226,-198,-46,-62,0,0,0,0,0,0,677,356,29983,29984,29984,0,0,0,29983,29984,29989,29990,29991,29992,29992,29991,29992,29991,29991,29992,29992,29993,29993,29991,29994,29995]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1e3,Be3f5][%mdl 32] C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Qd7 12. Nf1 {The position is equal.} h6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Rfe8 15. Rad1 Rab8 16. Nh2 Ne7 17. Nhg4 {[#]} Nh7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Nxg4 18. hxg4 {½-½ (49) Adams,M (2729)-Grischuk,A (2715) Moscow 2007}) 18. d4 Ng6 19. Nf5 h5 20. Nh2 Ng5 21. f3 Ne6 22. h4 Qb5 23. Qxb5 (23. Qc2 {seems wilder.} Ne7 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. d5 Nc5 26. Nf1) 23... axb5 24. a3 Ngf8 25. Nf1 Ra8 26. Rd2 g6 27. N5e3 Kg7 28. Red1 Ra4 29. Nc2 f6 30. Nfe3 Kf7 31. g3 Raa8 32. Kf2 Red8 33. Nb4 Re8 34. Nbd5 c6 {White must now prevent ...exd4.} 35. Nb4 {Strongly threatening d5.} Ng7 36. Nbc2 Ke7 37. Nb4 Red8 38. c4 bxc4 39. Nxc4 Ne8 40. Nb6 Ra5 41. Nc4 Raa8 42. Nb6 Ra5 43. Nc4 Raa8 44. f4 {[%cal Rd4e5]} exd4 45. Rxd4 Ne6 46. R4d2 f5 47. e5 {[%cal Re5d6]} d5 48. Ne3 (48. Nb6 $11) 48... Nc5 49. Kg2 Nc7 50. Rc2 Ne4 51. Nf1 Ne6 52. Rcc1 Rd7 53. Nd2 Rad8 54. Nd3 (54. Nc2 $142) 54... c5 $1 $17 55. Nf2 b5 56. Nf3 Rb7 57. Ng5 N4xg5 58. fxg5 c4 59. Nh3 b4 60. axb4 (60. Rc2 {was worth a try.}) 60... Rxb4 $19 61. Rd2 d4 62. Nf4 Nc5 $2 (62... Nxf4+ $19 63. gxf4 d3) 63. Ra1 $1 $15 (63. Nxg6+ $2 Kf7 $19) 63... Rb7 ({Black should play} 63... d3 $15 64. Ra7+ Ke8) 64. Rc2 $1 $11 (64. Nxg6+ $2 Kf7 $19) 64... d3 65. Rxc4 (65. Nxg6+ $2 Kf7 $19) 65... Rxb2+ 66. Kf3 Ne4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (66... d2 $11) 67. Rc7+ Ke8 $2 {[#]} (67... Rd7 $18 68. Rxd7+ (68. Nxg6+ Kd8 $18) 68... Kxd7 69. e6+ (69. Nxd3 Rb3 $11) (69. Nxg6 d2 $17) 69... Kc6 70. Ra6+ (70. Nxd3 Rb3 $18) 70... Kc7 71. Ra7+ (71. Nxg6 d2 $11) 71... Kc6) 68. Raa7 $1 Nd2+ 69. Kg2 Ne4+ 70. Kf3 Nd2+ $1 {[#]} 71. Kf2 $1 {White mates.} Nc4+ 72. Kg1 Rb1+ 73. Kh2 Rb6 74. Re7+ Kf8 75. Rf7+ Kg8 76. Rg7+ Kh8 77. Rh7+ Kg8 78. Rag7+ Kf8 79. e6 {Accuracy: White = 54%, Black = 55%.} 1-0 [Event "Cairns Cup 2019"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2019.02.14"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A10"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2491"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2019.02.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 18,57,49,44,41,40,41,21,28,31,33,10,16,20,20,17,12,7,8,16,20,16,20,6,4,5,11,5,7,7,10,7,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0]} 1. c4 g6 2. e4 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 {B36: Sicilian: Maroczy Bind: Gurgenidze System} 11. f3 (11. O-O a4 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. f3 Qb4 {½-½ (14) Alekseev,E (2639)-Guseinov,G (2664) St Petersburg 2018}) 11... a4 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Rc2 Be6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Bd7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Rfc8 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. Kd2 Rxc2+ 18. Kxc2 {½-½ (39) Friedrich,N (2305)-Cebalo,M (2438) Graechen 2013}) 14. Nd5 Nxd5 {The position is equal.} 15. cxd5 {[#] Strongly threatening Qxa5.} Rfc8 {Hoping for ...Rxc2.} 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. Kd2 Rxc2+ 18. Kxc2 Bd7 19. Rc1 {next Kd2 is good for White.} e6 20. Rd1 Bb5 21. Bxb5 Rxb5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 22. b3 axb3+ 23. axb3 {And now dxe6 would win.} Ra5 24. dxe6 Ra2+ 25. Kc1 {e7 is the strong threat.} Ra1+ 26. Kc2 Ra2+ 27. Kc1 {aiming for e7.} Ra1+ 28. Kc2 {[#] Threatens to win with Rxa1.} Ra2+ 29. Kc1 {Accuracy: White = 47%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2