[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,98,-2,0,-8,-4,-32,-6,-25,-36,-33,-32,-11,-22,-32,-45,-74,-89,-57,-72,-88,-101,-248,-63,-65,-52,-213,-215,-333,-97,-91,-69,-122,-118,-106,-108,-115,-82,-83,-91,-84,-36,-48,-42,-46,-15,-77,-67,-116,-116,-116,-125,-121,-28,-29,-38,-131,-80,-68,-54,-52,-24,-27,-34,-28,-36,-28,-18,-41,-41,-90,-43,-122,-122,-514,-160,-149,-132,-132,-83,-83,-83,-83,-18,-18,0,-485,-445,-445,-443,-29996,-29997]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 (3... h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Qd2 d6 6. O-O-O a6 7. g4 Nd7 8. f4 g5 9. e3 Qe7 10. h4 Bg7 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 {1-0 (28) Rapport,R (2707)-Ponomariov,R (2694) Riadh 2017}) 4. e4 h6 5. Bd2 d5 6. exd5 $146 {A45: Trompowsky Attack} ({Predecessor:} 6. e5 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Bb4 c5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nd7 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bxd7+ Bxd7 15. b4 Ke7 16. Ne2 f6 17. f4 fxe5 18. fxe5 Rhf8 {1-0 (33) Fletcher,A-Woodhouse,S (1644) ICCF email 2014}) 6... exd5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 {The position is equal.} c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 {Strongly threatening ...Ng4.} 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 Ne5 12. Nf4 Re8 13. Bb5 Bg4 14. Be2 d4 15. Na2 {[#]} (15. Na4 $17 Bd6 16. Bxg4 Nexg4 17. h3) 15... Rc8 $2 (15... d3 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 16. cxd3 Nxd3 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 16. Nc1 Bd6 17. f3 $2 ({White should try} 17. Bxg4 $15 Nexg4 18. h3) 17... Bf5 18. Ncd3 (18. Bd3 $142 Nxd3 19. Ncxd3) 18... Nxd3 $2 (18... Nc4 $19 {has better winning chances.} 19. Rc1 Qb6) 19. Bxd3 $17 Qd7 20. a4 (20. Rc1 $15) 20... Bxd3 21. Nxd3 Nd5 22. Re1 Qf5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qf1 Qh5 25. g3 Ne3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Kg2 (27. Re1 $1 $11) 27... Qa5 {Threatens to win with ...Qd2+.} 28. Re1 Qxa4 29. Rxe3 dxe3 30. Qe2 Qd4 (30... Bc7 $17 31. Qxe3 Qxc2+ 32. Kh3 Qc6) 31. c3 $11 Qb6 32. b4 (32. f4 $1 $15) 32... a6 (32... Qc6 $142 33. Qxe3 Qxc3 34. Qe8+ Bf8) 33. Nb2 $17 Bf8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 34. Nd1 a5 35. bxa5 Qb3 36. Nxe3 Qxc3 37. Nc4 g6 38. h4 h5 39. Qe4 Bc5 40. Qe8+ (40. f4 $15) 40... Kg7 41. Ne5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (41. Qe2 $17 {is more resistant.}) 41... Qc2+ $2 (41... Qd2+ $1 $19 {is more deadly.} 42. Kh3 Qd5) 42. Kh3 Qf5+ 43. Kg2 Bd6 44. f4 Qe4+ 45. Kh2 Qe2+ (45... Qc2+ $17 46. Kh3 Qb3) 46. Kh3 $11 Bxe5 47. fxe5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (47. Qxe5+ $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Qxe5 48. fxe5) 47... Qf1+ 48. Kh2 {[#]} Qf2+ $1 49. Kh3 (49. Kh1 $19 Qxg3 50. Qa4) 49... Qg1 {Precision: White = 24%, Black = 45%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,99,77,39,70,69,102,105,106,104,104,90,92,93,100,70,70,59,89,88,89,83,124,82,125,112,118,115,128,109,103,9,8,11,11,0,0,-12,0,-196,-196,-630,-608,-622,-598,-580,-515,-29991,-29990,-29990,133,0,0,0,0,0,0,-435,200,183,267,249,353,370,783,467,897,883,937,925,1057,1024,1413,1386,1785,1406,1306,1098,985,291,315,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 Qe7 9. Be3 c6 10. Rad1 h6 {E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0: Various Black 7th moves} (10... a6 11. Rfe1 exd4 12. Nxd4 h6 13. Bf1 Ng4 14. Bf4 Nc5 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. h3 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. hxg4 {½-½ (35) Wojtaszek,R (2745)-Adhiban,B (2682) Sharjah 2017}) 11. d5 c5 12. Ne1 Kh8 $146 {White is better.} ({Predecessor:} 12... Nh7 13. Qc1 h5 14. Nd3 h4 15. a3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. f4 exf4 18. Nxf4 {1-0 (52) Alshameary Puente,I (2369)-Rotstein,A (2476) Figueira da Foz 2018}) 13. Nd3 Ng8 14. a3 b6 15. b4 Ba6 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. Nb4 Bc8 18. a4 f5 19. f3 Nf6 20. a5 Nh5 21. Ra1 {Threatens to win with axb6.} Bd7 22. Nc6 Qf6 23. Nb5 Nf4 24. g3 ({Of course not} 24. Nbxa7 $6 fxe4 25. fxe4 Qg5 $11) (24. Kh1 $16) 24... Nh3+ $11 25. Kh1 f4 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. g4 h5 28. gxh5 $2 (28. Nbxa7 $11 hxg4 29. fxg4) 28... gxh5 $19 29. Ncxa7 $2 (29. Bd3 a6 30. Rab1) 29... Bh6 30. Nc6 Rf7 31. a6 Rg7 32. a7 (32. Bd3 $19 Kh7 33. a7 Bxc6 34. Qd2 (34. dxc6 {leads to mate.} Qg6 35. Qf2 Nxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Rag8 37. h3 Qg3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 38. Raf1 Qxh3+ 39. Rh2 Qxf1+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender, Back Rank} 40. Bxf1 Rg1#)) 32... Qg5 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Rg5g2]} 33. Bd3 Qf6 $2 (33... Bxc6 $1 {mates} 34. dxc6 Kh7 35. Qf2 Rag8 36. Qg3 fxg3 37. hxg3 Qxg3 38. Ra2 Bf4 39. Nxd6 Qxf3+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection, Back Rank} 40. Rxf3 Rg1#) 34. Nb8 (34. Qe2 $1 $16) 34... Bxb5 $11 35. cxb5 {Strongly threatening b6.} Raxa7 36. Rxa7 Rxa7 37. Nc6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37. Qg2 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Qh4 38. Nc6) 37... Rb7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (37... Rg7 $19 {and all is fine. ( -> ...Qg6)} 38. Qg2 Rxg2 39. Kxg2 c4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 40. Bxc4 Ng5) 38. Qg2 $1 $36 {[%cal Rg2h3][%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} Ng5 (38... Qh4 {is a better defense.}) 39. Qa2 {Black must now prevent Qa8+.} Kh7 {[#]} (39... Qf8 $142 40. Qa6 Rg7) 40. b6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nh3 $2 (40... Qg6 41. Rg1 Qe8) (40... Rxb6 41. Qa7+) 41. Qg2 Ng5 (41... Qh4 $142 42. Ba6 Rxb6) 42. Rb1 Bf8 43. Ba6 Rg7 44. Bc8 Nxe4 45. Qc2 {[%mdl 64] Pin} Qg5 46. fxe4 f3 47. Bf5+ Kh6 48. b7 $2 (48. Qf2) 48... Qe3 {intending ...f2.} 49. b8=Q $2 (49. Nxe5 $18 f2 50. Qc1 Qxc1+ 51. Rxc1 Rxb7 52. Nc4) 49... f2 $11 {[%cal Re3f3]} 50. Qc1 {[%mdl 32768] Accuracy: White = 50%, Black = 43%. . Loss on time!?} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,82,0,0,0,0,-16,2,-2,0,0,7,13,34,16,37,42,122,127,237,45,60,4,67,16,17,18,21,-10,-14,-54,-50,-51,-50,-64,-43,-41,-48,-121,-107,-149,-136,-148,-124,-144,-148,-134,-114,-163,-170,-155,-153,-252,-180,-195,-185,-259,-252,-325,-178,-181,-112,-112,-112,-112,-112,-226,-123,-258,-6,-58,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 (3... e6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. h3 Nxd3+ 10. cxd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 {0-1 (40) Rapport,R (2731)-Giri,A (2783) Wijk aan Zee 2019}) 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. Nf3 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines} O-O 7. h3 Bf5 8. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Be2 c6 9. Nc3 Qb6 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. c3 b5 12. Ne5 Rfc8 13. g4 {0-1 (39) Ladva,O (2522)-Gupta,A (2610) chess.com INT 2018}) 8... c5 9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O Qb6 11. c3 Rfd8 12. a4 Rd7 (12... Rdc8 $14) 13. Ne5 $16 Rdd8 (13... Bxe5 $16 {was called for.} 14. Bxe5 f6) 14. b3 $2 (14. f3 $18) 14... Bd7 15. Qe1 (15. Nxd7 $14 Rxd7 16. Qe1) 15... Be8 (15... Bxb5 $1 $11 16. a5 (16. axb5 Nc7 $11) (16. Bxb5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxe5 $11) 16... Qe6 17. Bxb5 Rac8) 16. Bd3 ({White should try} 16. f3 $14 Nf6 17. Qd2) 16... Rdc8 $11 17. Bh2 Nd6 {[%cal Rd6b5]} 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. exd4 (19. cxd4 {with more complications.} Nb4 20. a5 Qd8 21. Nxd6 exd6 22. Qd2) 19... Nxb5 $1 20. axb5 Nc7 {[%cal Rc7b5]} 21. Qf3 Nxb5 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. b4 (23. c4 $15 Qb6 24. Qxd5) 23... b6 24. Rfe1 f6 25. Ng4 Qd7 26. Bf4 h5 27. Ne3 e6 28. Ra3 a5 29. bxa5 bxa5 30. g4 (30. Nc2 $17) 30... g5 31. Bh2 h4 32. c4 (32. Nd1 $142) 32... dxc4 $19 33. d5 Bf7 (33... e5 $142 34. Rd1 c3) 34. Nxc4 {Strongly threatening dxe6.} Rxc4 (34... Ra6 $19 35. dxe6 Rxe6) 35. dxe6 $17 {[#]} Qc6 $1 {And now ...Be8 would win.} 36. exf7+ Kxf7 37. Qf5 (37. Qxc6 $17 Rxc6 38. Rea1) 37... Rc1 ({Black should play} 37... Re8 $19 {[%cal Re8e1]} 38. Rd1 Rc1) 38. Rae3 {[#]} (38. Rxc1 $17 {only move.} Qxc1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 39. Kg2) 38... Rxe1+ $2 (38... a4 $1 $19 {[%cal Ra4a3] ...a3 is the strong threat.} 39. Qd3 Kg8 40. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 41. Kg2 Qc6+ 42. f3 Qb7) 39. Rxe1 $15 Re8 (39... a4 $1 $15 40. Qd3 Ra7) 40. Qxa5 $11 Rxe1+ 41. Qxe1 Bf8 {Accuracy: White = 34%, Black = 38%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:12:06]} d6 {[%emt 0:12:06]} 2. e4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 11. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 12. Ng3 Na5 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 14. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 16. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 17. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 18. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 19. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 20. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 21. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 22. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 23. Rde2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 24. f5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 25. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 26. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 27. e5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Red8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 29. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 30. fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 31. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 32. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 33. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 34. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 35. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 36. Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 37. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. Bxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Qf8+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 40. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 41. Qh4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 42. Bxh7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qxh7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 43. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 44. Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 45. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 46. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,61,-5,3,-16,0,0,12,1,23,27,18,19,16,0,4,0,10,17,0,0,30,10,69,56,62,35,59,0,57,0,0,-22,0,0,0,0,0,-9,54,48,70,0,0,0,0,-29,-40,-33,29985,29986]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 (3... e6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. h3 Nxd3+ 10. cxd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 {0-1 (40) Rapport,R (2731)-Giri,A (2783) Wijk aan Zee 2019}) 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. Nf3 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines} O-O 7. h3 Bf5 {LiveBook: 8 Games} 8. c3 {The position is equal.} c6 9. Na3 Nc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Qb6 10. Qb3 Nd7 11. Be2 f6 12. O-O e5 13. Bg3 {1-0 (69) Markowski,T (2606)-Szelag,M (2474) Ustron 2008}) 10. Be2 Be4 11. O-O Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd7 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Qb3 Qf6 (17... Qg5 $11 18. g3 Rfd8) 18. Bxd5 $14 Rad8 19. Rad1 b6 20. Bb7 (20. Qc4 $14) 20... Ne6 ({Reject} 20... Rxd1 $6 21. Rxd1 Rb8 22. Bd5 $16) (20... Rb8 $11 21. Bd5 Rbd8) 21. Rxd8 (21. Qc2 $14) 21... Rxd8 $11 22. Rd1 Nc5 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qd5 Qg5 {( -> ...Qc1+)} 25. g3 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White is not keeping still} Qc1+ (25... Nxb7 $11 26. Nc4 Qc1+ 27. Kg2 {[#]} Bxg3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Qxb7 Bh4) 26. Kg2 $14 Bxc3 27. Nc4 ({Better is} 27. Qd8+ $1 $14 Kg7 28. Bd5 Qxb2 29. Qe7) 27... Bxb2 $11 28. Bc8 {Threatens to win with Nd6.} Qc3 $1 29. Nd6 Qf6 30. Ba6 {And now Qa8+ would win.} Bd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (30... Ne6 $15 31. Bc4 Nd8) 31. Qa8+ {Precision: White = 49%, Black = 32%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:12:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:12:06]} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} 8. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 12. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 13. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 14. c5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 15. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 16. cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 17. d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 18. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 19. f3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 20. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 21. Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 22. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 23. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 24. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 25. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 26. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 27. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Nxa7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 30. g4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 31. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxd4+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 32. cxd4 Nb4 33. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 34. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 35. fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nxf1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 36. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 37. gxh7+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 38. h8=Q+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rxh8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 39. Kxf1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rxh2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 40. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxd7 41. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 42. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 43. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 44. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 45. a4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 46. a5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 47. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 48. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 49. e3+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 50. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 51. e4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 52. a6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 53. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kb6+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 54. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 55. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 56. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 57. e5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 58. Be4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 {[%emt 0:12:15]} g6 {[%emt 0:12:16]} 3. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 6. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 8. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. Bh2 e5 10. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 12. Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 14. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 17. a4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 18. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 19. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 20. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 21. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 23. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 24. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 25. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 26. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 27. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 28. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 29. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 30. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 33. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 34. h4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 35. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 36. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 37. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 38. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 39. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 40. c4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 41. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 42. f4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} dxe3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 43. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 44. Rce1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 45. fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 46. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 47. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rce8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 48. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bg8 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 49. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 50. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rhe7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 51. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 52. g3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 53. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 54. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 55. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 56. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 57. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 58. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 59. Bxe8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxe8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 60. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 61. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 62. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 63. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 64. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 65. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 66. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 67. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 68. g6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kxg3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 69. g7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 70. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 71. g8=Q+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxg8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 72. Kxd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} f3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 73. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 74. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 75. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:12:06]} Nf6 2. c4 g6 {[%emt 0:12:15]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. f3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. c5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} 8. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} exd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 14. b3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 15. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 16. a4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 17. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 18. Nb2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 20. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Red8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 21. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 23. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 24. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 25. Nbd3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 27. Nb2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 28. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 29. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 30. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 31. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 32. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. g3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 35. e5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 36. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 37. e6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 38. exf7+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 39. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 40. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 41. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 42. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 43. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 44. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 45. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 46. Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 47. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 48. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 49. a5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 50. b4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 51. a6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 52. Nce5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kxa6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 53. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 54. Kxd3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 55. Kxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 56. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,80,0,0,-16,-9,-11,-9,-16,-11,-20,-12,-13,0,-36,-35,-48,-43,-54,-42,-36,-46,-44,-46,-75,-62,-104,-84,-104,-39,-95,-70,-70,-29,-34,-12,-49,-63,-81,-20,-54,-62,-55,-51,-53,151,158,159,144,181,63,71,-2,94,95,100,109,110,116,156,95,119,120,79,105,145,81,74,8,8,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c3 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 b6 (5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 b6 7. Qe2 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rac1 Bd6 12. c4 cxd4 13. exd4 Qe7 14. Ne5 Ba3 15. Bxa3 Qxa3 {½-½ (44) Kramnik,V (2777)-Ding,L (2813) Wijk aan Zee 2019}) 6. Ne5 {D05: Colle System with ...e6} Bd6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O O-O (8... Nbd7 {looks sharper.} 9. f4 Rc8 10. b3 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O) 9. b3 Nbd7 10. f4 Ne4 11. Bxe4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Bb2 f6 12. Ng4 Qe8 13. Rf3 Qg6 14. Bxe4 dxe4 {0-1 (41) Velasco,L (1845)-Romero,D (1834) Puerto Boyaca 2012}) 11... dxe4 12. Bb2 cxd4 13. exd4 f6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has good play.} 14. Nec4 Be7 15. Ne3 f5 16. c4 Bf6 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. Rad1 Rfd8 (18... g5 $17 19. fxg5 Bxg5) 19. Kh1 (19. Nb1 $15) 19... g6 20. Nb1 {[%cal Bd2b1,Bb1c3,Bc3d5][%mdl 32]} Rac8 21. Nc3 a6 22. d5 Nc5 23. dxe6 Qxe6 (23... Nd3 $17 24. Ba1 Qxe6) 24. Ncd5 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Nd3 26. Qd4 b5 $2 {[#]} (26... Rd6 $15 {keeps the upper hand.}) 27. g4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg4f5][%mdl 512] Hoping for gxf5.} bxc4 ({Don't blunder} 27... fxg4 $2 28. f5 $18) 28. bxc4 {Threatens to win with gxf5.} Bxd5 ({Avoid the trap} 28... fxg4 $2 29. f5 $18) 29. Nxd5 (29. cxd5 $18 {Strongly threatening Qxd3.} Qe7 30. gxf5) 29... fxg4 30. Rd2 ({Better is} 30. Rb1 $16 Nc5 31. Nf6+ Kf7 32. Nd5) 30... Kf7 (30... Nb4 $11 {remains equal.} 31. Re1 Nxd5 32. cxd5 Qf7) 31. Re2 Rxc4 32. Qxc4 {aiming for Ne3.} Qxd5 33. Rxe4 h5 {[#]} 34. f5 ({White should try} 34. Kg1 $1) 34... Qxc4 35. fxg6+ Kxg6 36. Rxc4 {KRR-KRN} Ne5 37. Ra4 ({White should play} 37. Rc5 Nf3 38. Rb1) 37... Nf3 {[#] Threatening ...Rd2.} 38. Rxa6+ (38. Kg2 $1 $16) 38... Kg5 $11 {White should prevent ...Rd2.The position is equal.} 39. Ra3 Rd2 {[%csl Gf3][%cal Rd2h2]} 40. Raxf3 ({But not} 40. Ra5+ Kh4 $17) 40... gxf3 {Accuracy: White = 32%, Black = 41%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,56,23,48,54,37,33,66,58,59,54,65,23,27,12,6,0,0,-33,-21,-55,-55,-62,-55,-119,-127,-119,-122,-131,-134,-134,-129,-152,-120,-124,-127,-166,-183,-402,-339,-496,-448,-454,-445,-454,-437,-436,-446,-895,-880]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d5 {A28: English Opening: Four Knights Variation} Nb8 7. e4 a5 8. h3 {White is slightly better.} Na6 9. Be3 O-O 10. g4 Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... b6 11. Be2 Kh8 12. Qc2 Ng8 13. O-O-O g6 {1-0 (74) Lubbe,N (2506)-Degtiarev,E (2411) Germany 2016}) 11. Qd2 Ndc5 12. O-O-O c6 13. Kb1 Bd7 14. Be2 cxd5 15. cxd5 b5 16. Bxc5 (16. Nxb5 $15 Nxe4 17. Qc2) 16... Nxc5 $17 17. Bxb5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 {[#] Black must now prevent Bxd7.} Bxb5 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. Rc3 a4 21. Rhc1 Qb6 22. h4 Bd7 23. Rg1 $2 {[#]} (23. g5) 23... Rfc8 24. h5 (24. Rxc8+ $142 Rxc8 25. Ka1) 24... Rxc3 {Black is clearly winning.} 25. Nxc3 Qb4 26. Ka1 a3 27. bxa3 Qxa3 28. Ne4 (28. Qc1 $142 Qxc1+ 29. Rxc1) 28... Qxf3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 24%, Black = 93%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,87,1,24,0,0,0,5,0,0,-4,0,-11,0,-8,-12,-8,-12,-19,-23,-19,-4,-25,-14,-31,0,0,0,0,0,-6,0,-2,0,0,0,0,29,13,78,7,175,164,214,218,212,179,360,360,360,360,471,478,466,270,287,277,518,518,518,518,524,515,1231,274,1187,22,1062,966,1113,1018,974,919]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e3 b6 4. c3 Bb7 5. Nd2 h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. Ngf3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. Bxf6 {A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} (10. exd4 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Re1 d6 13. a4 a6 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Ne4 Nf4 16. Bf1 Nc6 17. c4 d5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 {1-0 (63) Shimanov,A (2591)-Fedorchuk,S (2669) Wroclaw 2014}) 10... Bxf6 11. exd4 Be7 12. Qe2 {The position is equal.} d6 13. Rfe1 Nd7 14. Ba6 $146 (14. Ne4 {is interesting.} Re8 15. a4 Qc7 16. Bc2 Bc6 17. h3) ({Predecessor:} 14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 d5 16. Ned2 a6 17. a4 Qb8 {1-0 (71) Sergeev,V (2434)-Cvek,R (2498) Czechia 2006}) 14... Qc8 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. a4 a6 17. Nf1 b5 18. Ne3 Nf6 19. Nd2 d5 20. Qd3 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rfc8 22. Ra2 a5 23. Rea1 Nd7 24. b3 Bd8 25. g3 Rab8 26. c4 dxc4 27. bxc4 Qc7 (27... Nf6 $11 {remains equal.}) 28. Ne4 (28. Rxa5 $16 {White wants to play Ra7.} Qxa5 29. Rxa5 Bxa5 30. Nf3) 28... Rb4 $2 {[#]} (28... Qc6 $11) 29. Rxa5 $18 Qxa5 30. Rxa5 Bxa5 31. c5 {[%cal Bc4c5,Bc5c6][%mdl 32]} Ra8 $2 (31... Rbb8 {was worth a try.} 32. Qa3 Ra8) 32. c6 Nb6 33. Nd6 Rd8 34. Nb7 $1 {[%csl LRa5,LRd8]} Rdxd4 35. Qa6 (35. Qc2 $142) 35... Rb1+ 36. Kg2 Be1 $2 (36... Bd2) 37. c7 Rd2 38. Nc4 Rxf2+ 39. Kh3 Nc8 (39... Nxc4 $142 40. Qxc4 Rbb2 41. c8=Q+ Kh7 42. Qe4+ g6) 40. Qa8 $2 (40. Nbd6 Kh7 41. Qxc8) 40... Rb5 $2 (40... Kh7 41. Nc5 Rc1) 41. Qxc8+ Kh7 {( -> ...Rh5+)} 42. Qd8 {White is clearly winning.} Rh5+ {[#]} 43. Qh4 $1 {[%cal Rh4h5][%mdl 576] Promotion} Rxh4+ 44. gxh4 {Accuracy: White = 57%, Black = 39%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,133,10,0,0,0,1,0,19,0,8,0,0,0,10,0,0,-20,0,0,0,-19,0,-13,-19,-37,-29,-45,-10,-11,-27,-41,-33,-35,28,22,36,38,55,47,96,88,108,110,127,113,113,118,134,99,114,107,106,106,115,82,117,122,118,110,170,143,789,797,751,314,506,516,514,491,497,497,606,612,611,610,520,410,598,325,325,325,325,310,310,310,311,310,294,158,335,158,166,166,183,0,0,0,8,0,156,156,390,389,390,390,29977,29978,29974,9257,29979,6291,5600,4656,1766,431,607,424,29975,29977,29986,29978,29978,29978]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. Nxe5 dxe5 6. Nc3 e6 7. e4 Bc5 {A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence} (7... Bd7 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 Bd6 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. O-O c6 14. Be3 Qb8 15. dxc6 Bxc6 {1-0 (38) Rusev,K (2543)-Kosanovic,D (2324) Sunny Beach 2010}) 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O h6 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 9... a6 10. Kh1 exd5 11. Nxd5 Ng4 {0-1 (33) Ramirez,H (2200)-Alonso,F (2090) Los Angeles 2006}) 10. Rb1 exd5 11. cxd5 c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Bd2 Be6 15. b3 Rfd8 {Hoping for ...Qd6.} 16. Be2 Bd4 17. Na4 c5 18. Bc3 Rac8 19. Ba6 Rb8 (19... Rc6 $5 {[%cal Rc6a6]} 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 $15) 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Qc5 Qd6 22. Bd3 Qxc5 ({Black should try} 22... Rbc8 $15 23. Qxd6 Rxd6) 23. Nxc5 $11 Bc8 24. Rfc1 g5 25. b4 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Rd6 26. b5 Nd7 27. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Kg7 28. f3 Nf8 29. a5 h5 30. Kf2 h4 31. Bc4 Ng6 32. Nd3 Bd7 33. Ke1 g4 {[#]} 34. fxg4 $1 Bxg4 35. Kd2 f5 (35... Bc8 $16 {was worth a try.}) 36. Bd5 {Strongly threatening h3.} Rxd5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (36... h3 $16) 37. exd5 $18 e4 38. Nc5 (38. b6 $142 axb6 39. Rxb6) 38... e3+ $2 (38... Nf4 39. Ne6+ Nxe6 40. dxe6 f4) 39. Kd3 Nf4+ 40. Kxd4 Ne2+ 41. Kxe3 Nxc1 42. Rxc1 Rxb5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 43. d6 Kf6 44. d7 Ke7 (44... f4+ {is a better defense.} 45. Kd4 (45. Kxf4 Rb4+ 46. Ne4+ Ke7 $18) 45... Bxd7 46. Nxd7+ Ke6 47. Nc5+ Kf5) 45. h3 f4+ 46. Kxf4 {Re1+ would kill now.} Bxd7 47. Re1+ Kd6 48. Nxd7 Kxd7 {KR-KR} 49. Re5 Rb2 50. Rg5 (50. Rh5 $18) 50... Ke6 $2 (50... Ra2 $16 51. Kg4 Ra4+ 52. Kh5 Kd6) 51. Rg7 (51. Rg4 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 51... Kf6 52. Rxa7 {Threatens to win with a6.} Rxg2 53. Rh7 $2 ({White should play} 53. Ra6+ $18 Ke7 54. Rh6) 53... Kg6 $1 $11 {[%cal Rg6h7]} 54. Rh8 {White wants to mate with Rg8+.} Ra2 55. Ra8 {aiming for a6.} Ra3 $2 ({Better is} 55... Ra4+ $11 56. Ke5 Kf7) 56. a6 $16 {And now Ke4 would win.} Kg7 $2 (56... Kf6 $16 57. a7 Ra4+ 58. Ke3 Kg7) 57. Kg4 Ra4+ 58. Kg5 Kh7 $2 {[#]} (58... Kf7 $18 59. Kh6 Kf6) 59. Ra7+ $1 Kg8 60. Kf6 (60. Kg6 $142 Kf8 61. Rf7+ Kg8 62. Rg7+ Kf8 63. a7 Ra5 64. Rd7 Ra6+ 65. Kh7) 60... Rf4+ 61. Ke5 (61. Kg6 $142 Kf8 62. Ra8+ Ke7 63. a7 Ra4 64. Rg8 Ra6+ 65. Kh7 Ra4 66. a8=Q Rxa8 67. Rxa8) 61... Ra4 $18 62. Kd5 Ra3 63. Kc4 Ra1 (63... Ra5 $142 64. Ra8+ Kf7) 64. Kb5 Ra3 (64... Rb1+ $18 65. Kc5 Rc1+ 66. Kb6 Rb1+ 67. Kc5 Ra1) 65. Rb7 {White mates.} Rb3+ 66. Kc4 Rxh3 67. a7 {Accuracy: White = 52%, Black = 35%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,54,12,4,23,19,39,21,24,24,27,23,27,28,41,53,110,110,108,103,114,77,204,110,161,159,172,170,275,277,276,243,386,381,399,392,608,615,863,579,840,581,573,590,573,580,575]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bh4 Be7 (4... c5 5. e4 cxd4 6. e5 g5 7. Bg3 Nd5 8. h4 Nc6 9. hxg5 Qxg5 10. Ngf3 Qd8 11. Bc4 d6 12. Bxd5 exd5 {1-0 (27) Vitiugov,N (2734)-Hou,Y (2658) Belokurikha 2018}) 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 {LiveBook: 4 Games. A45: Trompowsky Attack} Nbd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7f8,Bf8g6][%mdl 32]} 7. Ne2 Nf8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... e5 8. c3 c6 9. O-O g5 10. Bg3 Qc7 11. f3 Nh5 12. Nc4 Rg8 13. Ne3 Ndf6 {0-1 (13) Bentivegna,F (2361)-Shytaj,L (2472) Rijeka 2010}) 8. f3 {White is slightly better.} Ng6 9. Bf2 e5 10. O-O O-O 11. c3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 {[#]} (12... exd4 $14 13. c4 (13. Bxd4 Nxd5 14. Bxg6 fxg6 $11) (13. Nxd4 Nxd5 14. Bxg6 fxg6 $14) 13... Ne5) 13. Bxg6 $1 $16 fxg6 14. dxe5 g5 15. Ne4 Bf5 (15... g4 $16) 16. N4g3 ({White should play} 16. Qb3 $18 c6 17. Qxb7) 16... Bg6 {[#]} (16... c5 $16) 17. Qb3 $1 $18 c6 18. Qxb7 Kh7 (18... Qc8 {was called for.} 19. Qxc8 Raxc8) 19. Qxc6 Rc8 20. Qa4 Nb6 (20... Qc7 $142 21. Rfe1 Qxe5 22. Qxa7 Qf6) 21. Qxa7 Nc4 22. Rad1 Qe8 (22... Qc7 $142 23. Rd7 Qxa7 24. Bxa7 Bc5+ 25. Bxc5 Rxc5) 23. Rd7 {White is clearly winning.} Bd8 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. e6 {[%cal Be5e6,Be6e7][%mdl 32] Black must now prevent Nh5.} Bf6 26. Bd4 {aiming for Nh5!} Ne5 27. e7 Bxg7 {Precision: White = 35%, Black = 27%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,94,26,77,36,54,54,43,0,15,8,12,5,24,-1,0,0,0,0,0,-14,-12,0,0,0,-1,-12,0,0,0,-4,-4,-4,-8,-12,-6,-46,-54,-61,-52,-83,-94,-77,-31,-89,-87,-114,-117,-121,-47,-55,-57,-58,-55,-85,-87,-167,-155,-807,-68,-61,-72,-135,-110,-126,-136,-132,-74,-208,-206,-199,-202,-214,-175,-191,-150,-270,-205,-860,-63,-120,-91,-175,-82,-441,-416,-589,-394]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 c5 $146 (5... b6 $11 {remains equal.}) ({Predecessor:} 5... O-O 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Bxd2 d6 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Ne2 Qe8 10. Bc3 Kh8 11. O-O Qg6 12. f3 {1-0 (41) Granda Zuniga,J (2628)-Glek,I (2512) El Sauzal 2008}) 6. Ngf3 {A84: Dutch Defence: 2 c4 Miscellaneous} (6. a3 $5 {[%cal Ra3b4]} Bxd2+ 7. Bxd2 $14) 6... O-O 7. O-O b6 8. d5 {White is slightly better.} Bxd2 9. Nxd2 exd5 10. cxd5 d6 11. e4 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 {[%cal Bb8a6,Ba6b4,Bb4d3][%mdl 32]} 13. exf5 Qd7 14. Nc4 Qxf5 15. Nxd6 Qxd5 16. Bf4 Nb4 17. Qe2 Nh5 18. Be5 {[#] Threatens to win with Rad1.} Nd3 19. Rad1 Nhf4 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black mounts an attack.} 20. Bxf4 $1 Nxf4 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Rd5g2]} 21. Qg4 Qxa2 22. Nf5 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Rg4g7]} Ng6 23. Rd7 Rf7 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25. Nd6 Qb3 26. h4 (26. Nc8 $15) 26... Rf8 $17 27. h5 Ne5 28. Qe4 Qe6 (28... Qxb2 $17 29. Nf5 Kh8) 29. Nb5 Qf5 30. Qd5+ Kh8 31. Nd6 Qf6 32. f4 (32. f3 $17) 32... Ng4 $19 33. Re1 $2 (33. Rf3 $17) 33... Qd4+ $2 (33... Qxf4 $19 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Rf4h2]} 34. Nf7+ Rxf7 35. Re8+ Rf8 36. Rxf8+ Qxf8) 34. Qxd4 $15 cxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 35. Re7 (35. g3 $142) 35... d3 $17 36. Ne4 Rd8 37. Kf1 Nf6 (37... Kg8 $142 {Strongly threatening ...d2.} 38. Nc3 Rd4) 38. Nd2 (38. Ke1 $17) 38... Nxh5 $19 39. Rxa7 Nxf4 40. Kf2 Re8 41. Kf3 Ng6 42. Nc4 (42. Ra4 $17 {might work better.}) 42... h6 43. Nxb6 $2 (43. Rd7) 43... Rd8 $2 (43... d2 $19 44. Ra1 Re1 45. Ra8+ Kh7) 44. Ra1 ({White should try} 44. Ra8 $15 Nh4+ 45. Ke3 Nxg2+ 46. Kd2 Rxa8 47. Nxa8) 44... Ne5+ 45. Ke4 {[#]} (45. Ke3 $17) 45... d2 (45... Ng4 $1 $19 {is more deadly. And now ...d2 would win.} 46. Kf3 Rd4) 46. Nd5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (46. Rd1 $17 Ng4 47. Kf3) 46... Nc4 47. b3 (47. b4 {keeps fighting.} Re8+ 48. Kd4) 47... Nb2 {Accuracy: White = 23%, Black = 57%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,55,-6,2,0,0,0,0,0,-6,-145,-146,-104,-33,-109,-31,-107,-95,-257,-258,-265,-272,-239,-226,-264,-253,-544,-204,-208,-48,-41,-41,-40,-43,-39,-49,-93,-111,-135,-35,-54,364,365,578,556,550,547,545,536]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 f6 3. Bf4 Nc6 4. Bg3 (4. e3 e5 5. Bg3 exd4 6. exd4 h5 7. h3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. c3 {½-½ (9) Sedlak,N (2547)-Miladinovic,I (2535) Montenegro 2017}) 4... Nh6 5. e3 Nf5 6. c4 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines} e5 {[%cal Re5d4]} 7. cxd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7. dxe5 d4 8. exd4 Qxd4 9. Nc3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Qxe5+ 11. Be2 Bb4 12. Rc1 Bg4 {1-0 (88) Stamenkovic,D (2423)-Hungaski,R (2379) Santos 2007}) 7... Qxd5 8. Nc3 {The position is equal.} Bb4 {[%cal Re5d4]} 9. a3 (9. dxe5 $11 {keeps the balance.} Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1) 9... Bxc3+ $1 $17 10. bxc3 Be6 (10... h5 $17 {Threatens to win with ...h4.} 11. h3 Be6) 11. Nf3 (11. Qc2 $15) 11... O-O-O (11... Qa5 $1 $17 {[%cal Ra5c3]} 12. Qd2 e4) 12. Be2 (12. dxe5 $15 Qa5 13. Qc2) 12... h5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] And now ...h4 would win. Black has strong initiative.} 13. dxe5 $2 (13. O-O $17 {is a better defense.}) 13... Qa5 $19 (13... fxe5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. Nh4 $11) (13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 fxe5 15. Qxd5 $16) 14. Qc2 h4 (14... fxe5 15. Rb1 $11) (14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Ng5 $14) 15. Bf4 {[#]} g5 $1 {[%cal Rg5f4][%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} ({Stronger than} 15... fxe5 16. Bg5 $11) (15... Nxe5 16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. Ng5 $16) 16. Bxg5 fxg5 17. Nxg5 $2 {[#]} (17. O-O {was the only chance.} Bd7 18. Rfd1 Nxe5 19. c4 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3) 17... Qxe5 $2 (17... Nfd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 18. Qb2 (18. exd4 $2 Nxd4 19. Qb2 Nxe2 $19) 18... Nxe2 19. Nxe6 Nxe5) 18. Nxe6 Nxe3 $2 (18... Qxe6 $19 19. Bg4 Rhf8) 19. fxe3 $15 Qxe6 20. O-O $1 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Kb8 22. Bg4 Ne5 23. Bh3 Nd3 ({Better is} 23... a5 $17 24. Rab1 Rhf8) 24. Bf5 {Hoping for Rf3.} a6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Nc5 $1 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 25. Qf2 Rde8) 25. Rf3 $18 Qe1+ (25... Qc5 $142 26. Bxd3 Rhe8) 26. Rxe1 {White is clearly winning.} Nxe1 27. Qb1 Nxf3 28. Be4 {Accuracy: White = 28%, Black = 36%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A95"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,91,41,38,33,41,35,71,47,52,53,64,20,25,20,24,23,29,22,177,148,137,22,104,70,72,50,97,73,207,190,245,244,204,181,226,227,296,280,325,303,704,712,794,781,1456,1433,1423,1242,1312,1111,942,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,502,481,1480,1386,29986,29983,29982,29982]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Ne4 7. Qc2 c6 8. b3 Nd7 9. Bb2 Qe8 10. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e2,Be2d4][%mdl 32]} f5 11. e3 {A95: Classical Dutch: Classical Stonewall: 7 Nc3 c6} (11. Ne1 Nd6 12. Na4 Nf6 13. Nd3 Qh5 14. e3 Ng4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Ba3 Qe8 17. Ne5 Nfe4 18. Nb2 b6 {1-0 (80) Guberna,A (2366)-Ishemguzhin,I (2158) ICCF email 2015}) 11... Bd6 12. Ne2 (12. Ne1 {seems wilder.} Qe7 13. c5 Bc7 14. Ne2 e5 15. Nd3) 12... g5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qh5 13. Nf4 Qh6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Be7 16. f3 {½-½ (59) Holloway,N-Parr,F Eastbourne/ East Sussex 1973}) 13. Ne5 {White is better.} Nxe5 14. dxe5 Be7 $1 15. f3 {Strongly threatening cxd5.} Nc5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. b4 Na6 18. a3 f4 $2 (18... c5 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 19. bxc5 dxc4) 19. Bh3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has strong initiative.} Nc7 20. Rae1 (20. exf4 $16 {cxd5 is the strong threat.} dxc4 21. f5 (21. Qxc4 gxf4 22. Rad1 Kh8 $11)) 20... fxg3 (20... dxc4 $11 {remains equal.} 21. Qxc4 fxe3) 21. hxg3 {Black must now prevent cxd5.} dxc4 22. Qxc4 Qg6 23. e4 Kh8 (23... Rf7 $16 {was called for.}) 24. Nf5 $18 exf5 (24... Bd8 $142 25. Rd1 g4) 25. e6+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Bf6 26. Bxf6+ ({And not} 26. exf5 Qh6 $17) 26... Qxf6 27. exd7 f4 28. e5 Qh6 29. Kg2 {Hoping for e6.} fxg3 $2 (29... Nd5 30. e6 Qf6) 30. e6 Nd5 31. e7 Nf4+ {[#]} 32. Qxf4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} gxf4 (32... Rxf4 33. d8=Q+) 33. e8=Q Raxe8 34. Rxe8 Qf6 35. Rxf8+ $2 ({Only move:} 35. Rfe1 $18 {Threatening mate with Rxf8+.} Qd4 36. Rxf8+ Kg7 {[#]} 37. Bf5 $3 {[%mdl 512]} (37. Kh1 $2 Qd2 $19)) 35... Qxf8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} 36. Re1 {White threatens Re8 and mate.} Qf6 {( -> ...Qb2+)} 37. Re2 Kg7 (37... Qd4 $5 38. Re8+ $8 Kg7 $11) 38. Rd2 Qd8 {Threatens to win with ...h5.} 39. Bg4 h5 40. Bxh5 Kf6 41. Bg4 Kg7 42. Rd4 Kg6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (42... Kh6 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 43. Rxf4 a5 (43... Qh8 $142 44. Bh3 Qb2+ 45. Kxg3 Qd2) 44. Re4 Qf8 45. Re6+ Kg5 46. Re8 {Accuracy: White = 50%, Black = 23%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,47,0,0,-7,0,0,0,-16,-14,-25,0,-47,-14,0,0,0,0,0,25,-63,-46,-156,-158,-181,-176,-179,-97,-93,278,262,611,583,600,591,598,588,637,637,666,636]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. e3 c6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd3 {D01: Veresov Opening} Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 {The position is equal.} c5 9. a3 a6 10. Ne5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Re1 b5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 {0-1 (33) Bossi,N (1429)-Reede,A (1658) LSS email 2012}) 10... h6 11. Bf4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Qg4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] [#] Hoping for Bxh6. White is pushing.} f5 14. Qg6 (14. exf6 $1 $11 Rxf6 15. Bg3) 14... Rf7 $1 $15 15. Qxe6 (15. Qh5 $15) 15... Nf6 $1 $17 16. Bxf5 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 Ne8 (17... Ne4 $19 {And now ...Nxc3 would win.} 18. Nxd5 Qf8) 18. Nxd5 Nc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (18... Kf8 $17 19. Bg3 Qa5) 19. Nxc7 Rb8 $2 (19... Qxc7 20. Bxf7+ Kh8) 20. Bxf7+ {White is clearly winning.} Kxf7 21. Rad1 Qf8 22. Rd7 Rd8 23. Rfd1 Rxd7 24. e6+ {Accuracy: White = 37%, Black = 24%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,86,9,35,0,33,36,74,51,44,50,51,0,0,-43,-79,-72,-60,-37,0,0,24,-25,-26,-80,-80,-84,-86,-91,-95,-89,-86,-77,-76,-106,-114,-94,-102,-263,-266,-270,-266,-275,-275,-269,-266,-275,-273,-275,-268,-268,-259,-293,-284,-279,-258,-270,-238,-384,-381,-431,-341,-462,-462,-462,-443,-461,-456,-558,-458,-433,-445,-462,-383,-851,-826,-747,-691]} 1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O h5 7. e3 {A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3} Bxc3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Nh6 8. d4 Bg4 9. dxc5 dxc5 10. h3 Bd7 11. e4 Qc8 12. Nd5 h4 13. Bf4 Kf8 14. g4 Bxb2 {½-½ (40) Gagare,S (2501)-Ivanisevic,I (2583) St Petersburg 2018}) 8. bxc3 Qd7 9. d3 {White is better.} b6 10. e4 Bb7 11. Ng5 (11. Qe2 $14) 11... h4 $11 12. f4 hxg3 13. hxg3 f6 14. Nf3 Qg4 15. Kf2 f5 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Be3 (17. Bd2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 17... Qxd1 $17 18. Raxd1 Ng4+ 19. Ke2 Rh2 20. Rg1 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Na5 22. Kf3 Nf6 23. Rh1 {[#]} Rxg2 $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 24. Kxg2 $2 (24. Rh8+ $17 {was the only defense.} Kf7 25. Rxa8) 24... Nxe4 $19 25. dxe4 Bxe4+ 26. Kf2 Bxh1 ({Inferior is} 26... Nxc4 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. Rxa8 $11) 27. Rxh1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Hoping for Rh8+. KRB-KRN} Kd7 28. Rh7 Rg8 29. Kf3 Nxc4 30. Bc1 Ke6 31. Kg4 Kf6 32. Kf3 d5 33. g4 b5 34. g5+ (34. Be3 {might work better.} Nxe3 35. Kxe3) 34... Ke6 35. Kg4 Nd6 36. Be3 {[#]} d4 $1 37. cxd4 Nf5 38. Bf2 cxd4 39. Kf3 Rd8 40. Rh1 a6 41. Rc1 d3 42. Ke4 $2 (42. Rd1) 42... d2 43. Rd1 Nd6+ {Accuracy: White = 24%, Black = 71%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,170,-19,-13,-22,0,-31,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-21,0,0,-17,-18,-16,-31,-6,-50,-11,-52,0,-62,-53,-94,0,-102,52,-95,89,-74,74,71,60,0,0,-35,-31,-45,-39,-33,-38,-58,-20,-40,-54,-62,-31,-39,-39,-35,-40,-41,-30,-132,0,0,0,0,18,0,25,26,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,0,0,10,0,0,0,0,-65,-45,-85,-101,-122,-86,-96,0,-126,-122,-165,-75,-148,-72,-82,-82,-259,-68,-111,-50,-60,-27,-418,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-1634,-1472,-1438,-1364,-29966,-29967,-29965,-29964,-29951,-29952,-29968,-29968,-29979,-29980,-29981,-29982,-29982,-29983,-29983,-29984,-29989,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29987,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29992]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 a6 (5... Nc6 6. a3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 {0-1 (54) Rapport,R (2707)-Andriasian,Z (2585) Riadh 2017}) 6. a3 {D01: Veresov Opening} Be7 7. Bd3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7. b3 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bd3 Ne5 11. O-O Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 {0-1 (39) Pavlovic,F-Funduk,D (1789) Croatia 2016}) 7... O-O 8. dxc5 {The position is equal.} Bxc5 9. O-O h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e4 Rd8 12. e5 Qe7 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. Nf4 b5 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 15. Re1 Bb7 16. Qd2 b4 17. Nh5 a5 {[%cal Rb4a3]} 18. Qf4 (18. Nf6+ $5 Kh8 19. axb4 axb4 20. Qf4 $15) 18... Qf8 (18... bxa3 $15 19. bxa3 Kh8) 19. Qg4 (19. g4 $11) 19... Kh8 20. Ng5 Ne7 (20... hxg5 21. Nf6 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]}) (20... bxa3 $17 21. bxa3 Ba6) 21. Nf4 (21. axb4 $11 axb4 22. Nf3) 21... g6 $2 ({Better is} 21... bxa3 $17 22. bxa3 Bc6) 22. Qh3 (22. Qh4 $1 $14 {was forced to keep a grip.}) 22... Qg7 $2 (22... bxa3 $17 23. bxa3 Rdb8) 23. Re2 $2 (23. axb4 $16 Bxb4 24. Nxf7+ Qxf7 25. Qxh6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qh7 26. Qxh7+ Kxh7 27. c3 (27. Nxe6 Bxe1 28. Nxd8 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rxd8 $15)) 23... Bc8 (23... bxa3 $17 {keeps the pressure on.} 24. bxa3 Rf8) 24. axb4 $16 Bxb4 25. c3 (25. Nxf7+ $1 $14 Qxf7 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Nh5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} (27. Nxg6 Nxg6 28. Re3 Qg7 $15) (27. Bxg6 Qg7 $11) 27... gxh5 28. Re3) 25... Bc5 $11 26. Ra4 Bd7 27. Ra2 a4 (27... Kg8 $5 28. Nf3 $8 a4 $15) 28. Nf3 Kg8 29. Bc2 Nc6 30. Nd3 Be7 31. Rxa4 Rxa4 32. Bxa4 Nxe5 $1 33. Ndxe5 Bxa4 34. Nd4 Bf6 35. Ng4 (35. Qg3 $11 {remains equal.}) 35... h5 (35... Bxd4 $17 36. Nxh6+ Kf8 37. cxd4 Qxd4) 36. Nxf6+ Qxf6 37. Qg3 Kg7 38. h4 Rc8 39. Re5 Kf8 40. Rg5 Bd7 41. Qd6+ Qe7 42. Qf4 {aiming for Rxg6.} Kg7 $1 43. Qg3 Kf8 44. Re5 Qf6 45. Re3 Kg7 46. Rf3 Qe7 47. Qe5+ (47. Re3 $11 Kg8 48. Re1) 47... f6 $15 48. Qe3 e5 49. Nc2 Bg4 50. Rg3 Bf5 (50... Qc5 $17 51. Qxc5 Rxc5) 51. Qd2 {[#]} (51. Nd4 $1 $11 Bg4 52. f3) 51... d4 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 52. Nb4 (52. cxd4 Rxc2) 52... dxc3 (52... Qb7 $19 {is more deadly.} 53. Qe2 Ra8) 53. bxc3 (53. Rxc3 $142 Rd8 54. Nc6 Rxd2 55. Nxe7) 53... Rd8 ({Black should try} 53... Rc4 $1 54. Re3 Rxh4) 54. Qe3 Qc7 55. Kh2 $2 {[#]} (55. Qe2 $17) 55... Qd6 $2 (55... Qc4 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc4h4]} 56. f4 Qxf4 57. Qxf4 exf4) 56. Qf3 Bg4 (56... e4 $17 57. Qe3 Qc7) 57. Qe4 f5 58. Qc6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (58. Qe1 $1 $11 {and White is okay.}) 58... Qxc6 $2 ({Black should play} 58... f4 $19 59. Rxg4 hxg4) 59. Nxc6 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rd5 {White must now prevent ...f4.} 60. Re3 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White puts up resistance} Kf6 61. Nb4 Rd1 62. f3 f4 63. Rd3 Rxd3 64. Nxd3 $11 {KB-KN} Bf5 65. Nf2 $1 Ke6 {With the idea ...Kd5.} 66. g3 Kd5 {next ...Kc4 is good for Black.} 67. gxf4 $1 exf4 {White should prevent ...Kc4.} 68. Nd1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (68. Kg2 $11) 68... Kc4 $19 69. Kg2 {[#]} Kd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3c2]} 70. Kg1 Ke2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Black mates.} 71. Nf2 Kxf3 72. c4 Kg3 73. c5 Kxh4 74. c6 Kg3 75. c7 Kf3 76. Nd3 h4 77. Ne5+ Kg3 78. Nxg6 f3 79. Kf1 h3 80. Ne7 Bd3+ 81. Ke1 f2+ 82. Kd2 Ba6 83. Nf5+ Kf4 84. Ne3 h2 85. Nd5+ Kf3 {Accuracy: White = 32%, Black = 44%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 24,84,0,-6,21,21,32,-10,0,0,0,0,4,-31,-35,-30,-13,-25,0,-138,0,0,0,-58,-63,-83,-90,-70,0,0,0,0,132,-302,-329,-302,-320,-324,-163,-147,-164,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-165,-166,-438,-412,-858,-840,-29974,-29975,-29979,-29970]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 e5 4. d3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d6 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 Re8 10. Nd2 Nd4 11. e3 Ne6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 h5 {A26: English Opening vs King's Indian with ...Nc6 and d3} (13... c6 14. Qb3 h5 15. h4 Ng4 16. Bb2 f5 17. b5 Bd7 18. Nf3 f4 19. exf4 exf4 20. Ne4 fxg3 21. fxg3 {½-½ (43) Artemiev,V (2662)-Shirov,A (2675) Moscow 2014}) 14. Bb2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Nf3 c6 15. Bb2 Nc7 16. e4 d5 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Re1 dxc4 19. dxc4 Bf5 20. Ra1 Qe7 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Qb3 Nfe8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 f6 25. Nh4 Nd6 26. Nxf5 Nxf5 27. d6+ {1-0 (27) Jadoul,M (2395)-Lachique,F (2174) France 2001}) 14... h4 15. Qb3 hxg3 {The position is equal.} 16. hxg3 Ng4 17. Ra1 Rb8 18. Ra7 Qg5 19. Nf3 Qh6 20. Rfa1 Bd7 21. Ne4 (21. Nd5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 21... b5 (21... f5 $17 22. Ned2 Nxe3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 23. fxe3 Qxe3+ 24. Kf1 e4) 22. c5 $1 $36 {[%cal Rc5d6][%mdl 2048] White has the initiative.} dxc5 23. bxc5 (23. Nxc5 $11 Nxc5 24. bxc5) 23... Bc6 $15 24. Qc2 f5 25. Ned2 Nxe3 ({Better is} 25... e4 $15 26. Bxg7 Nxg7 27. Qb3+ Kh8) 26. fxe3 $11 Qxe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 27. Kf1 Nxc5 {[#]} (27... e4 $11 {remains equal.} 28. Re1 Qxd3+ 29. Qxd3 exd3 30. Bxg7 Kxg7) 28. Re1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (28. R7a3 $1 $16 {is necessary to keep the advantage.} e4 29. dxe4 Bxe4 30. Rxe3 (30. Nxe4 Qxe4 31. Rc1 b4 $17) 30... Bxc2 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Rc1 Bd3+ 34. Kg1) 28... Qxd3+ $19 29. Qxd3 Nxd3 30. Rxc7 Rbc8 (30... Nxe1 $142 31. Kxe1 Rbc8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8) 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Nxe5 Rd6 33. Nxd3 Rxe1+ 34. Kxe1 {Hoping for Ne5.} Rxd3 35. Bf1 {Bxg7 is the strong threat.} Rxg3 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Bxb5 Kf6 38. Kf2 Ra3 39. Be2 $2 (39. Nc4 Rb3 40. Ba6) 39... g5 40. Nf1 (40. Bc4 $142) 40... g4 41. Ne3 {[#]} g3+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 42. Kf3 {[#]} (42. Kxg3 Rxe3+) 42... g2 $1 {[%mdl 512] Accuracy: White = 36%, Black = 49%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,107,56,51,31,45,54,37,42,61,36,68,63,76,73,84,84,104,102,104,52,54,0,0,0,0,0,75,75,138,146,150,150,133,150,143,155,141,150,143,106,106,111,112,112,176,74,195,195,195,197,197,191,191,152,186,186,194,0,160,149,150,142,144,144,186,186,581,385,365,172,195,195,130,123,196,195,195,195,197,197,175,164,174,62,81,20,353,353,350,350,318,237,1128,1128,1107,1031,29988,29989]} 1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. e4 Nf6 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Be3 {C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4} cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 {White is slightly better.} a6 10. O-O-O (10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nb3 Nc6 13. c3 e5 14. Bc5 Re8 {½-½ (64) Misiano,F (2313)-Okhotnik,V (2464) Lugano 2015}) 10... Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rhe1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Rd2 Nd7 13. Nb3 Nf6 14. Bf3 e5 {1-0 (48) Holaszek,H-Gebauer,P Leysin 1967}) 12... Nd7 13. f4 Nf6 14. Bf3 Rd8 15. g4 (15. Nb3 $16) 15... Nd5 $14 16. Nf5 (16. Bd2 $14) 16... exf5 $11 17. Bxd5 fxg4 18. Bb6 Re8 (18... Rd7 $11 {remains equal.}) 19. Bc5 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is in control.} Be6 (19... Kf8 $142 20. Bc6 Be6 21. Bxe8 Bxc5) 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 {[#]} 21. f5 $1 {[%cal Rf5e6][%mdl 512]} Bxd5 (21... Bxf5 22. Rxe7) 22. Rxe7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} Bc6 23. Rd4 h5 24. Kd2 Kf8 25. Re5 f6 26. Re6 Kf7 27. Ke3 $1 Rf8 (27... Rc8 $16 {might work better.}) 28. Rdd6 (28. c4 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 28... Kg8 (28... Rc8 $16 {was worth a try.}) 29. Kf4 $18 Kh7 30. c4 Kh6 31. b4 Rc8 32. Re7 Bf3 33. c5 Bc6 34. Re2 $2 (34. Rd3 $18) 34... Rf8 $2 (34... a5 $11) 35. Red2 $16 Re8 36. Re6 {Rxe8 is the strong threat.} Ra8 37. Re7 Rc8 38. a4 g5+ $2 (38... Rb8 {is more resistant.} 39. a5 Rg8) 39. fxg6 Kxg6 40. Rb2 (40. a5 $142 Rb8 41. Rd6) 40... Rd8 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 Bh1 (42... Bf3 $16 {is a better defense.} 43. c6 bxc6) 43. c6 bxc6 44. b6 Rd3 {[#] White must now prevent ...Rf3+.} 45. Re3 $1 {[%cal Re3d3][%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Rd4+ 46. Kg3 Rd8 47. Ra3 ({White should try} 47. Re1 $18 Bf3 48. b7) 47... c5 $1 $14 48. Rc3 (48. Ra7 $16) 48... Kg5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (48... Bb7 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 49. Rxc5+ $18 f5 {[#]} 50. h4+ $1 gxh3 51. Kxh3 Rd3+ $2 (51... Rb8 52. Kg3 Bb7) 52. Kh2 Be4 53. b7 Rd1 54. b8=Q {Accuracy: White = 58%, Black = 34%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,109,17,29,19,34,-3,42,14,13,6,12,8,12,10,9,12,10,10,10,13,18,-31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,43,28,108,87,97,8,168,121,171,119,153,77,70,29,35,15,78,79,77,70,132,0,19,17,16,24,24,17,15,20,180,118,122,104,117,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-12,-9,-9,-9,-9,-8,-9,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. b3 {A15: English Opening: 1...Nf6} d6 (6... Ne4 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. e3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Rfc1 e6 14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qe7 16. Rab1 Rfc8 17. cxd5 exd5 18. b4 axb4 19. Bxb4 {1-0 (51) Oparin,G (2613)-Dubov,D (2703) St Petersburg 2018}) 7. Bb2 Qa5 8. h3 {White is slightly better.} e5 9. d3 Re8 10. e4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Qc2 a5 12. a3 Na6 13. Rfe1 h6 14. e4 c5 {1-0 (25) Cvetkovic,S (2327)-Mihajlovic,M (2086) Belgrade 2015}) 10... Na6 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. a3 Qb6 13. b4 Ne6 14. Rb1 a5 15. c5 Qd8 16. Na4 axb4 17. axb4 dxc5 18. bxc5 Nd7 $1 19. Qc2 Ra5 {[%cal Rd7c5]} 20. Bc3 Rb5 21. Bd2 Qe7 {[%cal Rd7c5]} 22. Be3 Ra5 23. Rfc1 f5 24. Bd2 Rb5 (24... Ra6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 25. Rxb5 $16 cxb5 26. Nc3 (26. exf5 $1 $16 gxf5 27. Nb6) 26... Qxc5 $2 (26... Ndxc5 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 27. Nd5 (27. Nxb5 Qd7 $11) 27... Qd8) 27. Qb3 Kh8 28. Nxb5 (28. exf5 $18 gxf5 29. Nxb5) 28... Qb6 29. Be3 (29. exf5 $142 gxf5 30. Qc4) 29... Ndc5 30. Qc4 {[%cal Re3c5]} Bd7 31. Nc3 {[%cal Bb5c3,Bc3e4,Be4d6][%mdl 32]} Rc8 (31... Qa6 $11 {remains equal.}) 32. exf5 gxf5 33. Qh4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} f4 (33... Bc6 $1 $14) 34. Bxc5 ({White should play} 34. Nd5 $16 Qb2 35. gxf4 exf4 36. Nxf4) 34... Rxc5 ({Don't go for} 34... Nxc5 $2 35. Nd5 $18) (34... Qxc5 $5 35. Ne2 $8 Qd6 $11) 35. Rb1 Qd8 {Threatens to win with ...Qxh4.} 36. Ne4 Qxh4 37. Nxh4 Rb5 38. Ra1 h6 $2 {[#]} (38... fxg3 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 39. fxg3 Nc7) 39. Nd6 (39. Ra8+ $1 $18 Kh7 40. Nc3) 39... Rb6 {[#]} 40. Ra8+ $1 ({Don't take} 40. Nxb7 Bf6 $14) 40... Bf8 41. Ng6+ (41. Nxb7 $6 Kg7 $11) (41. Nf7+ $16 Kg7 42. Nxe5 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 fxg3+ 44. fxg3) 41... Kg7 $11 {The position is equal.} 42. Nxf8 {And now Nf5+ would win.} Rxd6 43. Nxe6+ Bxe6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 44. Ra7 Bc8 45. Ra5 ({Much weaker is} 45. Bxb7 Rd7 $17) 45... fxg3 46. fxg3 Rxd3 47. Rxe5 Rxg3 48. Kh2 Rc3 49. Bxb7 Kf6 50. Rb5 Rxh3+ 51. Kg2 Bd7 52. Rd5 Be6 53. Rd6 {Hoping for Rxe6+!} Rc3 54. Bd5 Ke5 55. Rxe6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 56%, Black = 46%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,88,-34,-19,-15,-19,-29,-10,-11,11,-115,-99,-119,-120,-215,-197,-301,-253,-260,-274,-254,-134,-188,-145,-194,-154,-145,-140,-149,-149,-214,-201,-197,-131,-167,-122,-122,-118,-242,-243,-391,-358,-350,-325,-321,-311,-301,-262,-479,-247,-233,-231,-312,-289,-314,-331,-298,-295,-468,-468,-443,-411,-370,-370,-603,-603,-675,-675,-749,-708,-985,-981,-1791,-675,-1435,-1372,-6103,-5089,-29974,-29975,-29989,-29990]} 1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qh4 d6 (3... Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d3 h6 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 {0-1 (39) Rapport,R (2698)-Grischuk,A (2750) chess.com INT 2017}) 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bb5+ $146 ({Predecessor:} 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Ng4 h6 10. Nxh6+ gxh6 11. Qxh6 {0-1 (68) Treger,E (2246)-Agaian,S (2162) New York 2003}) 5... Bd7 6. a4 {B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves} Be7 7. d3 Nc6 8. O-O {The position is equal.} h6 9. Qg3 (9. e5 $11 {keeps the balance.} Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qg3) 9... Nh5 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh5g3]} 10. Qh3 e5 $1 11. Bxc6 (11. Qxh5 $17 g6 12. Qxh6 Rxh6 13. Bxh6) 11... bxc6 $19 12. Qxh5 (12. g4 {keeps fighting.} Nf6 13. Qg2) 12... g6 {[%mdl 64] Trapped Piece} 13. Qxh6 Rxh6 14. Bxh6 f6 ({Better is} 14... g5 $19 {Threatens to win with ...f6.} 15. h4 gxh4) 15. Be3 (15. Bc1 $17 {was worth a try.}) 15... Kf7 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 16. Na3 Bg4 17. Nd2 g5 18. h3 Be6 19. g4 (19. f3 $17 {is a better defense.}) 19... d5 20. f3 {[#]} c4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 21. dxc4 $17 d4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is really pushing.} 22. Bf2 Qa5 23. Rfd1 (23. Nab1 $17) 23... Rb8 $19 24. Nb3 (24. b3 $142) 24... Qxa4 25. Kg2 Bxc4 26. Nd2 Be2 27. Re1 Bb5 28. Nxb5 $2 (28. b3 Qb4 29. Nac4) 28... Qxb5 (28... Qxc2 $142 29. Nxd4 exd4) 29. b3 a5 30. Nc4 {[#]} Ra8 $1 31. Ra4 {[#]} d3 $1 {[%cal Rd3c2][%mdl 576] Deflection} 32. cxd3 Qxb3 33. Rxa5 (33. Rea1 $142 Qc3 34. R4a2) 33... Rxa5 34. Nxa5 Qc3 35. Nc4 Qxd3 36. Ne3 $2 (36. Rc1 Bb4 37. Nb6) 36... Bc5 37. Nf1 Qc2 38. Ne3 Qa2 39. Kg3 Bd4 40. Rf1 c5 (40... Bxe3 $142 41. Bxe3 Qe2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 41. Nd5 Qe2 42. Kg2 c4 {[%cal Bc5c4,Bc4c3][%mdl 32]} 43. Nb4 c3 44. Na2 Qxa2 {Accuracy: White = 38%, Black = 57%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Blitz 2019-E"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 27,79,20,26,0,0,-17,-22,-16,0,0,0,-62,-51,-59,-58,-88,-87,-113,-50,-70,-45,-54,-47,-65,-64,-55,-58,-66,-51,-76,-75,-75,-15,-127,-75,-88,-77,-137,-128,-127,-129,-116,-116,-251,-37,-47,-27,-40,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 e5 8. O-O Re8 9. e4 Na6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Re1 a5 13. h3 Qb6 14. Rb1 Nfd7 15. Re2 $146 {E69: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...Nbd7 7 0-0 e5 8 e4 c6 9 h3} ({Predecessor:} 15. Nf3 Qb4 16. Qc2 a4 17. Nxa4 Nxa4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. bxa4 Qxa4 20. Qd3 Kg8 21. Qxd6 Qxc4 22. e5 Qxa2 {½-½ (46) Forcen Esteban,D (2457)-Suarez Uriel,A (2249) Salobrena 2012}) 15... a4 16. Nxa4 Nxa4 17. bxa4 Qc7 18. Bc3 Nb6 19. Qb3 (19. Rb4 $11) 19... Nxa4 $15 20. Ba1 Nc5 21. Qe3 Ra4 22. Rc2 Qe7 (22... f5 $17 {[%cal Rc5e4]} 23. Nb3 Nxe4 24. Bxg7 Qxg7) 23. Re1 Bd7 24. Nb3 Bxa1 25. Nxc5 dxc5 26. Rxa1 Rea8 27. Rb1 Be6 28. Rcb2 R8a7 29. Qf4 Kg7 ({Better is} 29... Bc8 $17) 30. Qb8 {[#]} (30. Qe5+ $1 $11 Qf6 31. Qxc5) 30... Rxa2 (30... Qf6 $142 $1 31. e5 Qf5) 31. Rxa2 $17 Rxa2 32. Rxb7 (32. Qe5+ $142 Qf6 33. Qxc5) 32... Qf6 33. Qf4 Qxf4 ({Resist} 33... Bxc4 34. Qxf6+ Kxf6 35. f4 $15) 34. gxf4 Bxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame ...Bb5 is the strong threat. KRB-KRB} 35. Rc7 {[#]} (35. e5 $17) 35... Ra6 $2 (35... Bd3 $1 $19 {Strongly threatening ...Ra6.} 36. Rxc6 c4) 36. e5 $15 Be6 37. Bxc6 Bxh3 38. Bd5 {The position is equal.} Be6 39. Bxe6 Rxe6 40. Rxc5 {Accuracy: White = 36%, Black = 35%.} 1/2-1/2

