[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 29,53,50,39,47,52,40,41,22,23,9,36,35,27,16,16,16,16,17,16,16,75,75,72,0,1022,1018]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 {C83: Open Ruy Lopez: 9 c3 Be7} Ng5 17. a4 {Strongly threatening axb5.} Rad8 18. axb5 {White is slightly better.} axb5 19. Ra7 Rd7 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. f4 Ne4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 {[#]} 23. f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} d4 {[#]} (23... Rxf5 24. Rxf5) 24. f6 $146 {[%mdl 2560] White is more active.} gxf6 (24... Bd8 $1 $11) 25. Bh6 $16 Rf7 {[#] Hoping for ...Qe6.} 26. cxd4 (26. Qe1 $1 $16) 26... Qe6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Don't go for} 26... Qxd4+ $2 27. Qxd4 cxd4 28. e6 $18) (26... fxe5 $11 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Qh5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8) 27. d5 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,115,0,17,-3,0,10,15,10,10,6,8,7,37,31,39,44,38,41,39,15,25,18,29,25,30,17,18,0,0,-8,18,-2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,4,6,5,8,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,3,3,53,57,57,58,57,35,61,61,61,57,61,61,61,61,182,140,137,61,61,61,43,58,51,43,718,683,649,539,4618,4618,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986,29986,29987]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5} Bb6 8. Ba4 c6 (8... O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 d6 11. Nd2 g5 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nh5 14. Bd1 Bxd1 15. Qxd1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 {½-½ (47) Caruana,F (2828)-Robson,R (2667) chess.com INT 2019}) 9. Na3 d6 10. Bc2 O-O {LiveBook: 3 Games} 11. Bg5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Ne3 d4 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Nxc7 Qxc7 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Bb3 Bf5 21. Qf3 {½-½ (21) Balogh,C (2628)-Piorun,K (2633) Brest 2018}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. Qd2 Nh5 15. Nc4 Bc7 16. d4 Qe7 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Qe2 Nf4 20. Qf3 Qf6 21. Kh1 Qg6 {And now ...g4 would win.} 22. Rd2 Qh5 23. Bd1 Qxf3 24. Bxf3 Be6 25. h4 exd4 26. Rxd4 Bb6 27. Rd2 d5 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 cxd5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Rd3 d4 34. c4 Rc8 35. b3 Bc5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Be5 Rc6 38. Rd2 Re6 39. Bxd4 Bxd4 40. Rxd4 $14 {KR-KR} Re2 41. Rd7 {a4 is the strong threat.} Rxf2 42. a4 b6 43. Rxa7 {Black must now prevent Ra6.} Rb2 44. Rb7 $1 {[%cal Rb7b6]} Rxb3 {[#]} 45. a5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rc3 (45... Rb4 $14) (45... bxa5 46. Rxb3) 46. a6 $18 ({But not} 46. Rxb6 $6 Rxc4 47. Rb5 g4 $11) 46... Kg7 {[#]} 47. a7 ({Don't do} 47. Rxb6 $6 Rxc4 48. a7 Ra4 $11) (47. Rb8 $1 $16 Ra3 48. Rxb6) 47... Ra3 $14 48. g4 ({Don't play} 48. Rxb6 Rxa7 49. c5 Ra3 $15) 48... Kf6 49. Rxb6+ Ke5 50. Rb7 Kf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (50... f6 $14) 51. Kg2 $18 Ra2+ 52. Kf1 Kxg4 53. c5 {[%cal Bc4c5,Bc5c6][%mdl 32]} f5 54. c6 {White mates.} Ra1+ 55. Kf2 Ra2+ 56. Ke1 Ra1+ 57. Kd2 Ra2+ 58. Kc3 {Precision: White = 71%, Black = 50%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,119,16,21,16,23,13,17,11,22,17,25,23,25,18,15,17,25,28,26,8,29,35,30,18,29,25,51,25,48,15,19,8,10,10,12,12,10,11,11,9,18,18,27,17,17,18,27,0,16,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,10,8,8,8,8,0,8,8,8,0,0,0,10,8,33,33,33,33,37,8,8,8,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5} (6. O-O {keeps more tension.} Nd7 7. c3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. d4) 6... Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 Nd7 (8... O-O 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. a4 Bxc4 11. bxc4 a5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Be3 b6 {½-½ (52) Caruana,F (2828)-Nakamura,H (2749) chess.com INT 2019}) 9. Nc4 Qe7 10. Nxd6+ cxd6 11. Ng5 O-O 12. d4 h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Rfd8 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 {½-½ (76) Kubicki,T (2464)-Calvo,R (2128) ICCF email 2011}) 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. c4 c5 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Bb2 Nf6 17. Qf3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 b6 19. h3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Re8 21. Qf5 Qc6 22. Bxe5 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 24. Bb2 Ng5 25. Kf1 Re7 26. h4 Ne6 27. g3 f6 28. f4 Kf7 29. h5 Ke8 30. Kf2 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Kxd7 {KB-KN} 32. Kf3 Nd8 33. Ke4 Ke6 34. g4 Nf7 35. Bc3 Nd6+ 36. Kd3 Nf7 37. a3 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3b4][%mdl 32]} a5 38. Ke3 Nd6 39. Kd3 Nf7 40. Bd2 Nd6 41. b4 axb4 42. axb4 Nb7 43. Be3 f5 44. g5 Kf7 45. g6+ Ke6 46. Bd2 {[#] Strongly threatening Bc3.} cxb4 {The position is equal.} 47. Bxb4 {Threatens to win with Bc3.} Nc5+ $1 48. Ke3 {And now Bc3 would win.} Nd7 49. Bc3 Nf6 50. Bxf6 Kxf6 {KP-KP} 51. Kd4 {Threatening mate with Kd5.} Ke6 52. c5 b5 53. c6 $1 {Kc5 is the strong threat.} Kd6 54. c7 $1 {[%cal Rc7c8]} Kxc7 55. Kc5 {[#]} b4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 56. Kxb4 Kb6 (56... Kd6 $5 57. Kc4 $8 Ke6 $11) 57. Kc4 {Kd5 would kill now.} Kc6 58. Kd4 {Hoping for Ke5.} Kd6 59. Kc4 Kc6 60. Kd4 {Accuracy: White = 65%, Black = 75%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,127,4,9,9,9,8,9,9,9,4,14,13,7,17,15,0,0,0,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,403,380,376,373,377,335,305,246,249,252,248,238,222,223,197,202,181,147,252,231,226,224,337,337,337,337,329,327,320,311,271,0,247,192,494,427,1127,561,1111,999,1329,1311,1233,1251,1193,1202,3054,2631,1896,1281,5189,5097,2118,1929,29978,29978,29979,29979,29978,29980,29980,29981,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29988,29986,29986,29987,29988,29987,29987,29988,29988,29986]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5} Bb6 8. Ba4 c6 (8... O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 d6 11. Nd2 g5 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nh5 14. Bd1 Bxd1 15. Qxd1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 {½-½ (47) Caruana,F (2828)-Robson,R (2667) chess.com INT 2019}) 9. Na3 d6 10. Bc2 O-O {LiveBook: 3 Games} 11. Bg5 $146 {[%cal Bc1g5,Bg5h4,Bh4g3][%mdl 32]} ({Predecessor:} 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Ne3 d4 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Nxc7 Qxc7 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Bb3 Bf5 21. Qf3 {½-½ (21) Balogh,C (2628)-Piorun,K (2633) Brest 2018}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. Qd2 Nh5 15. Nc4 Be6 16. Rad1 Kg7 17. Qe2 Nxg3 18. hxg3 h5 19. d4 (19. Nxb6 {seems wilder.} axb6 20. Bb3 Bg4 21. f3 Be6 22. d4) 19... Bxc4 20. Qxc4 {Black must now prevent dxe5.} exd4 21. cxd4 d5 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Qd3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Strongly threatening Rfe1. White is more active.} Rh8 24. Rfe1 {And now Re5 would win.} Rae8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Rad8 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 25. Rxe8 $18 Rxe8 26. Qh7+ Kf6 27. Bb3 Qd7 28. Qh6+ Ke7 {and the idea ...Qf5 leaves Black hopeful.} 29. Qxg5+ f6 30. Re1+ Kd8 31. Qxf6+ Kc7 32. Rxe8 Qxe8 33. Qf7+ Qxf7 (33... Kd8 $16) 34. Bxf7 Bxd4 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 35. b3 ({Weaker is} 35. Bxh5 Bxb2 36. f4 b6 $14) 35... b5 (35... Kb6 $142 36. Bxh5 Kb5) 36. Bxh5 $18 Kd6 37. Kf1 c5 38. Bf7 Ke7 39. Bd5 Kd6 40. Bf7 Ke7 $1 {[%cal Re7f7]} 41. Bg8 a5 $2 (41... Kf6 42. Ke2 Kf5) 42. f4 c4 (42... Bb2 $142 43. Ke2 c4 44. bxc4 b4) 43. bxc4 b4 {[#]} 44. c5 $1 a4 (44... Bxc5 45. Bb3) 45. c6 Kd6 46. Ke2 Kxc6 47. Kd3 Bf2 48. g4 Kd6 49. g5 Ke7 50. Ke4 Kf8 51. Bc4 Kg7 52. Kf3 {White mates.} Be1 53. Kg4 b3 54. axb3 a3 {[#]} 55. b4 $1 {[%cal Rb4b5]} Bxb4 56. Ba2 Bd2 57. f5 {[%cal Bf4f5,Bf5f6][%mdl 32]} Bc1 58. Kh5 Bb2 59. f6+ Kh8 60. Kg4 Bc3 61. Kf5 Bd4 62. Bb1 Bc5 63. g6 {[%cal Bg5g6,Bg6g7][%mdl 32]} Bf8 64. g7+ {Precision: White = 78%, Black = 40%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. h3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 17. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Qh2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. h4 {[%emt 0:03:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:06:27]} 20. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 21. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 22. g4 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Re7 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 23. g5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 24. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 25. Qe3 {[%emt 0:06:36]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rec7 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 27. Kg2 {[%emt 0:03:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 28. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 29. Bxh5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 30. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 31. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bf1+ {[%emt 0:03:01]} 32. Kxf1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,149,33,26,26,18,29,33,23,0,13,-18,12,14,7,4,9,11,11,10,4,0,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-15,-29,-31,-25,-16,-24,-44,3,0,4,4,3,6,12,13,12,5,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,21,0,10,0,38,0,0,0,0,-17,390,81,406,404,572,433,900,580,580,573,731,697,675,616,931,573,1098,573,1098,1098,1091,340,346,346,361,340,340,340,340,339,332,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,306,0,727,625,618,599,12794,9049,29971,29972,29972,29973,29972,29973,29972,29972,29996,29997,29997,29998,29998,29999]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation} (7... Qb6 8. O-O-O d4 9. Ne2 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nf4 Nb4 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. Qe4 Nc6 14. Nh5 O-O-O 15. f4 {0-1 (29) Karjakin,S (2760)-Esipenko,A (2564) Riadh 2017}) 8. O-O-O Qb6 9. g4 h6 {White is slightly better.} 10. Qg3 Bb4 11. e5 (11. Bg2 {feels hotter.} d4 12. Nb1 e5 13. Bxb4 Qxb4 14. Nd2) 11... Bxc3 (11... d4 {is more complex.} 12. Na4 Bxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Qa5 14. exf6 gxf6 15. b3 b5) 12. Bxc3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. bxc3 Ng8 13. f4 Ne7 14. Be2 O-O-O 15. h4 Nc5 16. Be3 d4 17. Bxd4 Rxd4 18. cxd4 {0-1 (32) Malec,S (2114)-Feuerstack,A (2371) Wroclaw 2010}) 12... d4 13. Bxd4 Qxd4 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Bg2 O-O-O 16. c3 Qd6 17. f4 h5 18. g5 h4 19. Qf2 Nh5 20. Rhf1 $1 Ng3 21. Rfe1 Kb8 22. Re5 f6 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Ra5 a6 25. Ra4 Rh5 26. Bf3 Rf5 (26... Rc5 {with more complications.} 27. Kb1 Nf5 28. Qg1 Rb5 29. Qf2 Rc5) 27. Rd4 Qc7 {Strongly threatening ...Rxd4.} 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Bg4 Rd5 30. Qe3 e5 31. fxe5 Rxe5 32. Qf4 Ka8 33. Bf3 Rf5 34. Qe3 $1 Qd6 35. d4 Qf4 36. Rd3 Qd6 37. c4 Qf4 38. c5 Qxe3+ 39. Rxe3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rf4 40. d5 {Threatens to win with d6.} Nf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (40... Rc4+ $11 41. Kb1 cxd5) 41. Re8+ $1 $18 Ka7 {[#]} 42. d6 $1 {[%cal Rd6d7]} Ng7 ({Of course not} 42... Rxf3 43. d7 $18) (42... Rd4 {was necessary.} 43. Kc2 Rc4+ 44. Kb3 Rd4) 43. d7 Nxe8 (43... Rxf3 $142 44. d8=Q Nxe8 45. Qxe8 Rxh3) 44. dxe8=Q Rxf3 {KQ-KR} 45. Qe6 f5 46. a3 Rxh3 47. Qxf5 Rh1+ 48. Kc2 Re1 49. Qg4 Re5 50. b4 Re3 51. Kb2 $2 (51. a4) 51... h3 52. Qh5 Rg3 53. Qh4 Rg2+ 54. Kb3 h2 55. Ka4 Ra2 56. Qh8 Rb2 57. Qh7 ({Not} 57. Qxb2 h1=Q $11) 57... Ka8 58. Qh6 Ka7 59. Qh8 Rg2 60. Kb3 Rg3+ 61. Kb2 Rg2+ 62. Kc3 Rg3+ 63. Kd4 Rg2 64. Qh3 Re2 65. Qh8 $2 ({White should try} 65. Qh7 $18) 65... a5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (65... Rg2 $11 66. Ke3 Ra2) 66. Qh7 axb4 67. axb4 {[%cal Ba3b4,Bb4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Rd2+ 68. Kc3 Ra2 {[#]} 69. b5 $1 {White mates.} Ra5 (69... cxb5 70. c6) 70. b6+ Ka6 71. Kb4 Rb5+ 72. Kc4 Rb2 73. Qh8 {[%cal Rh8a8]} Rc2+ 74. Kb4 {[%cal Rh8a8]} Rb2+ 75. Qxb2 {Accuracy: White = 74%, Black = 52%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 26,72,0,0,0,0,0,-7,0,-32,-27,-26,-24,-31,-22,-17,-15,-15,-13,-13,-6,-16,-9,-10,-10,-18,-6,-4,-5,-30,-23,-176,-145,-159,-5,-152,-151,-739,4,-733,-689,-3068,-3062,-2032,-2006,-29987,-1649,-29985,-29986]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. O-O Bb7 {D56: Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defence} 15. Be2 {[#]} a5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... c5 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. h3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nf6 {½-½ (18) Margvelashvili,G (2530)-Safarli,E (2681) chess.com INT 2019}) 16. Nd2 c5 {The position is equal.} 17. Bf3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5 19. Bxb7 Rad8 20. Qc3 {Black must now prevent Bf3.} Qxb7 21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. Qxb3 Rd2 23. Rc5 a4 24. Qb5 Rfd8 25. Rc4 R8d5 26. Qe8+ Kh7 27. Rxa4 ({But not} 27. Rc8 Qd7 $17) 27... Rd1 28. Rc4 $2 ({Don't go for} 28. Ra8 $2 Rg5 $3 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) (28. Rd4 $1 $11 R5xd4 29. exd4 Rxd4 30. Qb5) 28... Rxf1+ $19 29. Kxf1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Rd1+ 30. Ke2 {[#]} Qd5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 1152] Black has strong compensation. White is in trouble.} 31. Qc6 $2 (31. Rd4 $17 Rxd4 32. exd4) 31... Qd2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 32. Kf3 Rf1 33. Qe4+ f5 {[%csl Gf1][%cal Rd2f2]} 34. Qh4 g5 35. Rd4 g4+ (35... gxh4 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 36. Rxd2 Rb1 37. Rd6 $18) (35... Qc2 $142 36. Rc4 Qd1+ 37. Kg3 gxh4+ 38. Rxh4 Qe2 39. f3 Qf2+ 40. Kh3 Rg1 41. Rg4 fxg4+ 42. Kxg4 Qxg2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 43. Kf4 Qg5+ 44. Ke4 Qd5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 45. Kf4 Qf5#) 36. Kf4 Rxf2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 37%, Black = 83%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,74,20,7,5,2,25,14,37,28,52,22,34,26,35,24,41,46,56,51,46,39,41,35,52,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,8,11,0,4,156,161,229,229,229,229,229,229,229,229,229,229,229,223,215,128,128,126,116,99,97,79,200]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7} 11. Qc1 Bxf4 12. Qxf4 Bxf3 {The position is equal.} 13. Bxf3 c6 {[#]} 14. a5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Nc3 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. e4 e5 17. Qe3 exd4 18. Rxd4 {1-0 (37) Matlakov,M (2689)-Onischuk,A (2662) Berlin 2015}) 14... Nbd7 15. Nc3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 e5 17. Qe3 Rae8 18. d5 e4 19. d6 Qe6 20. Bg2 Nd5 21. Qxe4 Nxc3 22. Qxe6 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Rxe2 24. Bh3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} Rd8 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} g5 $2 (26... Kf8 $1 $11) 27. Re7 $16 Nf6 (27... Nc5 $142) 28. Rxb7 $18 Rxd6 29. Bf1 $1 Rd1 30. Kg2 Ra1 {[#]} 31. b4 $1 ({Weaker is} 31. Bxa6 Rxa5 32. Rb6 Kg7 $16) 31... c5 32. Bxa6 ({Much less strong is} 32. bxc5 $6 Rxa5 33. c6 Rc5) 32... cxb4 33. Bc4 ({Less strong is} 33. Rxb4 Rxa5 34. Bc4 Ra7 $14) 33... Ne4 {[#]} 34. Bxf7+ ({White should play} 34. a6 $1 $18) 34... Kf8 $16 {Hoping for ...Nd6.White is better.} 35. Bd5 Nc3 36. Bc4 {a6 is the strong threat.} Rxa5 37. Rxh7 Ne4 {Accuracy: White = 73%, Black = 52%.} (37... Rf5 $16 {was necessary.}) 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,88,0,0,-29,-13,-12,-19,-33,-7,-8,-8,-8,-9,-29,-23,-49,-50,-69,-65,-79,-77,-69,-78,-81,-68,-85,-85,-64,-63,-81,-79,-58,-81,-56,-54,-88,-41,-69,-62,-77,-64,-69,-75,-111,-106,-108,-109,-110,-110,-110,-113,-106,-112,-106,-106,-107,-106,-203,-203,-203,-122,-138,-124,-201,-203,-475,-180,-472,-459,-551,-357,-549,-541,-29970,-29970]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. Ndb5 {E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3} (9. Qa4 Na6 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Qc2 Nc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 e5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Nf3 b5 16. Qe4 Qe6 17. Ng5 Qg4 {½-½ (29) So,W (2780)-Aronian,L (2767) Saint Louis 2018}) 9... Nc6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Rd1 {The position is equal.} Qa5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Qe7 12. a3 Bc5 13. Qxc4 a6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 Bd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 {0-1 (62) Grebenkin,V-Totsky,L (2430) Ekaterinburg 1996}) 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Be3 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Bc6 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 f5 20. Nd6 Na5 21. Rd2 {[#]} b5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 22. Rcd1 $1 (22. Nxb5 Rxd2) 22... Rdb8 23. e4 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Nc6 25. Rd7 Rd8 26. R1d6 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Ne5 28. Rc7 a6 29. Nc5 Rd8 30. Nxa6 Rd2 31. Rc5 Nf3+ 32. Kg2 Ne1+ 33. Kf1 Nd3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 34. Rxb5 Rxf2+ 35. Kg1 Rd2 36. Nc5 (36. a4 $17) 36... Nxb2 $19 ({Not} 36... Rxb2 37. Rxb2 Nxb2 38. Kf2 $11) 37. Ne4 Re2 38. Nc3 Rc2 {White must now prevent ...Nd3.} 39. a4 (39. Rb4 $17) 39... Nd3 ({But not} 39... Rxc3 40. Rxb2 Rb3 41. Rc2 $17) 40. Ne4 $2 (40. Rb8+ {only move.} Kg7 41. Nb5) 40... c3 $2 (40... Rc1+ 41. Kg2 c3 42. Nf6+ Kf8 43. Nd7+ Ke7) 41. Rb8+ $2 (41. Kf1) 41... Kg7 {Hoping for ...Rc1+.} 42. Rc8 Rc1+ 43. Kg2 c2 44. Nc5 {[#]} Rg1+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Accuracy: White = 36%, Black = 75%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.19"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,104,30,9,27,17,16,17,24,16,14,3,4,3,6,4,10,5,0,1,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,7,7,0,2,0,42,43,55,54,47,50,50,39,41,41,66,41,41,38,47,47,83,12,12,12,12,0,132,132,132,132,132,132,132,132,132,37,37,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 cxd4 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Qxd4 Qb5 {D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 cxd5} 9. e4 Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Qxb4 Bxb4 12. a3 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 {[#]} e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Ke7 14. Ke3 Bd7 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Bb5 {½-½ (30) Sargissian,G (2667)-Lenic,L (2621) Legnica 2013}) 14. Bb5 {Black must now prevent Nxe5.} Bd7 15. Ke3 {Threatening Bxc6.} f6 16. Rac1 Ke7 17. Rc3 a6 18. Bc4 Rhc8 19. Rhc1 Na7 20. Nd2 Nb5 21. Bxb5 Rxc3+ 22. Rxc3 {[#] Threatens to win with Bxd7.} axb5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 23. f4 b4 24. axb4 Ra4 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Rc4 b5 27. b3 Ra3 $1 28. Rc5 Kf6 29. Rd5 Ke6 30. Kd3 g5 31. g4 Ra1 32. Nf3 (32. Rc5 $16) 32... Rd1+ 33. Ke3 Rxd5 34. Nxg5+ Kd6 (34... Kf6 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 35. Nxh7+ Kg7 36. exd5 Kxh7) 35. exd5 $16 Bxg4 36. Nxh7 {KB-KN} Bd1 37. Nf6 Bxb3 38. h4 {[#] And now h5 would win.} Ke7 39. Ng8+ ({White should play} 39. Ng4 $16 {Ke4 is the strong threat.} Bxd5 40. Nxe5) 39... Kf8 $1 $14 40. Ke4 Kxg8 {The position is equal.} 41. Kxe5 $11 {KB-K3P} Kf7 42. Kd6 Ke8 $1 43. h5 Kd8 $1 44. Kc5 Bc4 $1 45. Kd4 Bb3 46. h6 {Threatening mate with h7.} Bc2 47. Kc5 Bd3 $1 48. Kc6 Kc8 $1 49. d6 Kd8 50. d7 Be4+ 51. Kxb5 Kxd7 52. Kb6 Ke6 {Precision: White = 66%, Black = 74%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.19"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,105,17,16,16,7,18,0,0,0,6,22,11,0,32,31,20,18,31,24,29,0,8,0,0,0,36,50,76,104,122,115,115,88,91,95,93,97,83,87,93,82,91,79,85,81,70,8,63,54,61,18,18,19,37,17,19,14,17,20,161,158,57,0,0,0,50,70,57,0,0,0,59,56,56,57,59,60,64,80,347,358,354,297,507,504,521,521,516,500,1371,1371,1371,1371,1275,1221]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Re8 7. d3 h6 {A21: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3} (7... c6 8. Nf3 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. O-O Qxc3 13. Qxc3 Nxc3 14. Bb2 Na4 15. Bxe5 {½-½ (33) Giri,A (2778)-Aronian,L (2781) London 2015}) 8. Ne2 c6 9. O-O d5 {The position is equal.} 10. exd5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qb3 Nb6 $146 13. c4 Nc6 14. Be3 Bg4 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Rab1 Rad8 17. c5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has some pressure.} Nd5 18. Qxb7 Qxb7 19. Rxb7 Ncb4 20. Nc3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 (21. fxe3 $6 Nxd3 22. Rf1 Nxc5 $11) 21... Nc2 22. Bd5 Nxe3 23. Bxf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (23. fxe3 $6 Be6 $11) 23... Kf8 24. Bxe8 Kxe8 25. fxe3 Rxd3 26. Rxg7 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Bh3 27. Ne4 Rxe3 28. Nd6+ Kf8 29. Rf7+ ({Not} 29. Rxa7 $2 Rf3 $19) 29... Kg8 30. Kf2 $1 {[%cal Rf2e3]} ({Wrong is} 30. Rxa7 $2 Rf3 $19) 30... Ra3 31. c6 Rxa2+ 32. Ke3 {Strongly threatening c7.} Ra3+ 33. Ke4 {c7 is the strong threat.} Bg2+ 34. Kxe5 {Threatens to win with c7.} Bxc6 35. Rc7 Ra5+ (35... Bg2 $11) 36. Kf6 $1 $18 Ra6 ({Better is} 36... Ba4 $16 37. Kg6 Kf8) 37. Rc8+ (37. Rg7+ $14 Kf8 38. Rh7) 37... Kh7 $11 {Hoping for ...Bd7.} 38. Rc7+ Kg8 39. Rg7+ Kf8 {White must now prevent ...Be8.} 40. Rf7+ (40. Rh7 $1 $14 Bd5 41. Ke5) 40... Kg8 41. Rg7+ (41. Rc7 $11) 41... Kf8 $14 {aiming for ...Be8.} 42. Rh7 $1 {[%cal Rh7h8]} Bd5 43. Ke5 Bg8 44. Rxh6 {And now Rf6+ would win.} Ra5+ $1 45. Kf6 Ra2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (45... Rc5 $16 {was worth a try.}) 46. Kg5 $1 $18 a5 47. Nf5 a4 $2 (47... Bc4 48. h4 a4 49. Rh8+ Kf7 50. Nd6+ Kg7) 48. Rh8 {White is clearly winning.} Rb2 49. Nh6 Rb5+ {[#]} 50. Kh4 $1 Kg7 (50... Ke7 $142 51. Rxg8 Ra5) 51. Rxg8+ Kxh6 52. Ra8 a3 53. Ra6+ {Accuracy: White = 72%, Black = 60%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-C"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.19"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,145,10,4,4,13,1,24,19,8,19,0,0,0,0,24,28,29,22,48,29,30,17,50,35,40,32,47,38,39,18,15,18,6,6,31,22,31,15,22,26,67,59,57,54,97,0,85,76,196,199,199,195,271,115,116,110,111,79,205,213,204,200,226,224,231,231,231,231,231,231,231,224,224,190,320,320,1822,1473,29942,29942,29960,29961,29963,29964,29966,29966,29965,29965,29965,29965,29973,29974,29973,29975,29975,29976,29974,29969,29972,29974,29977,29974,29982,29983,29984,29985,29985,29986,29986,29978,29978,29977,29979,29978,29980,29981,29981,29978,29977,29978,29978,29979,29979,29980,29980,29981,29981,29980,29982,4137,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986,29987,29988]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 (5... e6 6. Nd2 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nec6 8. N2f3 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bc5 11. O-O h6 12. c3 a6 13. Re1 {1-0 (57) Jones,G (2682)-Indjic,A (2620) St Petersburg 2018}) 6. c4 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} e6 7. Nc3 Bc5 8. Nxc6 {White has an edge.} bxc6 9. Be2 Ne7 10. O-O Ng6 11. Na4 Be7 12. f4 O-O $146 13. Be3 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bd3 (15. Bc5 {looks sharper.} Re8 16. Rc1 e5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Rc3) 15... e5 {Strongly threatening ...e4.} 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 19. cxd5 (19. Bd4 {seems wilder.} Bd6 20. Qd2 Qc7 21. Bc5 Kg8 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. cxd5 Be6 24. Rd1) 19... Qxd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Rd1 Bb7 22. Bd4 Re8 23. Kf2 Bc6 (23... Bxh2 $2 24. g3 $18) 24. Nc3 Bb8 ({Not} 24... Bxh2 $2 25. g3 $18) 25. Nxd5 Kf7 26. Ne3 Rd8 27. Nc4 (27. Bc5 $16 Rxd1 28. Nxd1) 27... a6 (27... Bxh2 $11 28. g3 Kg8) 28. Rd2 $16 Bxh2 (28... Rh8 $16) 29. g3 $18 {Threatens to win with Ne5+.} Kg8 {White should prevent ...Rf8+.} 30. Bc5 $1 Rc8 (30... Re8 {was worth a try.} 31. b4 Kh7) 31. Be7 (31. Bd6 $1 $18) 31... Rc7 $16 32. Ne5 Bh1 33. Bg5 Kh7 (33... Rc5 $16 34. Re2 a5) 34. Rd7 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd7c7]} Rc2+ {[#]} 35. Bd2 $1 Rc8 36. Nf7 Kg8 {White must now prevent ...Rf8.} 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Nxd8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} Bd5 {[#] intending ...Kf8.} 39. Bb4 $1 g5 40. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Kh7 41. Bd6 Kg6 (41... Bb3 {was called for.} 42. Kg2 {[%mdl 64] Trapped Piece} Bxg3 43. Kxg3 Bxa4) 42. b4 Kf6 $2 (42... Bc4 43. Kg2 {[%mdl 64] Trapped Piece} Bxg3 44. Kxg3 Kf5) 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Kf5 {[#]} 45. g4+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Discovered Attack} Kxg4 46. Bxh2 Kh3 47. Bg3 Kg4 48. b6 Kf5 49. Ke3 g4 50. Kd4 Bf3 51. b7 Bxb7 52. Nxb7 Ke6 53. Ke4 g6 54. Nc5+ Kf6 55. Kf4 g5+ 56. Kxg4 Kg6 57. Be5 Kf7 58. Kxg5 Ke7 59. Kg6 Kd8 60. Kf7 Kc8 61. Ke6 Kd8 62. Kd6 Kc8 63. Bf4 Kb8 64. Kd7+ Ka8 65. Kc6 Ka7 66. Nd7 Ka8 67. Nb6+ Ka7 68. Be5 Ka6 69. Bb8 Ka5 70. Nd5 {White mates.} Ka4 71. Kc5 Kb3 72. Nb4 Kc3 73. Bf4 {Accuracy: White = 72%, Black = 42%.} 1-0

