[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "212"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,212,12,0,13,16,23,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,14,14,7,7,7,7,7,0,7,0,7,7,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,-113,-15,-91,-50,-143,0,0,0,0,0,-26,0,0,0,-9,0,0,0,0,36,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,104,108,109,114,103,88,178,164,155,154,266,263,255,272,387,322,237,158,158,158,629,585,538,131,348,104,88,64,71,75,150,141,381,377,323,322,322,148,415,82,85,52,85,83,83,72,72,75,121,21,293,230,295,101,100,83,91,72,72,72,79,72,72,18,72,59,72,72,72,0,77,88,88,72,78,0,85,0,72,31,40,0,88,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,7,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,0,8,0,8,8,8,0,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 {C24: Bishop's Opening: 2...Nf6} Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 a5 8. a4 {LiveBook: 5 Games} (8. Nxe5 a4 $17) 8... O-O 9. exd5 cxd5 (9... Nxd5 10. O-O f6 11. h3 Be6 12. d4 e4 13. Re1 Bxh3 14. Rxe4 {½-½ (30) Radjabov,T (2757)-Duda,J (2738) Wijk aan Zee 2019}) 10. Nxe5 Nc6 11. f4 Re8 12. O-O Nxe5 13. fxe5 Rxe5 14. Nc3 $146 h6 15. Rae1 Rg5 16. d4 Bh3 17. Re2 Be6 18. Ref2 Rc8 19. Rf4 Nh5 20. R4f3 Nf6 21. Rf4 Bh3 22. R1f2 Be6 23. Qd3 Qd6 24. Rf1 b6 25. Nd1 Re8 26. c3 Bd7 27. Ne3 Bh3 28. Rxf6 (28. R4f2 $11) 28... gxf6 (28... Rxe3 $1 $17 29. Rxd6 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rxd3 31. Bxd5 Rdd2) 29. Rf2 (29. Bxd5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} Qe7 30. Nc4) 29... Bd7 30. Rf3 {[#]} ({Better is} 30. Qd2 $1 $15) 30... Qe6 (30... f5 $1 $17 31. Nxd5 (31. Nxf5 Qg6) 31... Re1+ 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33. Qxf1 Bxa4 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 31. h4 $11 Rg7 $1 32. Bxd5 Qd6 {...Rxe3! is the strong threat.} 33. c4 Rg3 ({Wrong is} 33... Bxa4 $2 34. Nf5 $18) 34. Nf1 Rg7 35. Ng3 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White has counterplay} f5 36. Nxf5 Bxf5 37. Qxf5 {[%cal Rd5f7]} Qe7 38. Rf4 Qe1+ 39. Rf1 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 {[%cal Rd5f7]} Kh8 41. Qf6 (41. Bxf7 $2 Rf8 $19) 41... Kh7 42. Bxf7 Qg3 $1 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Rg3g2]} 43. Bd5 Re3 (43... Re1 $11 44. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 45. Kh2 Qg3+ 46. Kh1 Qe1+ 47. Kh2 Qg3+ 48. Kh1 Qe1+) 44. Qf5+ $16 Kh8 45. Qf4 Qxf4 46. Rxf4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} Rg6 (46... Re2 $16) 47. c5 $1 $18 bxc5 48. dxc5 Re1+ (48... Rg7 $16 49. c6 Re5) 49. Kh2 Rc1 50. c6 Rd6 (50... Rc5 $142) 51. Bf3 Rd2 52. b4 axb4 53. Rxb4 {Hoping for a5.} Kg7 $2 (53... Ra2 $16 54. Bd5 Ra3) 54. a5 Ra2 55. Rb5 $2 (55. Rb7+ $18 {is the precise move to win.} Kf6 56. c7) 55... Ra4 $2 {[#]} (55... Kf6 $16 56. Rb6 Kf5) 56. Kg3 $2 (56. Rb7+ $1 $18 Kf6 57. c7) 56... Kf6 $16 57. h5 Rc3 58. Rb6 Kg5 (58... Kf5 $142) 59. a6 Ra2 $2 {[#]} (59... Rg4+ $16 60. Kf2 Ra4) 60. c7 $1 $18 Rxc7 61. Rg6+ Kf5 62. Rxh6 (62. Bg4+ $18 Ke4 63. Rxh6) 62... Rg7+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (62... Ra4 $16 {keeps fighting.} 63. Rb6 Rc1) 63. Kh3 $2 (63. Kh4 $18 {and the rest is easy.}) 63... Ra1 {[%cal Ra1h1]} 64. Kh2 Kg5 65. Rb6 Ra5 66. Rb7 Kh6 {[#]} 67. Be2 $1 Rg8 68. Kh3 (68. a7 $16 Ra8 69. Kg3 (69. Rb6+ Kg5 $16) 69... R5xa7 70. Rb6+ Kg7 71. Kh4) 68... Re8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (68... Ra3+ $11 {and Black is okay.} 69. Kh2 Re8 70. Rb6+ Kg5) 69. Rb6+ Kg5 70. Bf3 $2 (70. Rg6+ $18 Kf4 71. g3+ Ke3 72. Bd1) 70... Rg8 $16 71. Rd6 Ra4 72. Kh2 Ra3 73. Kg3 Ra5 74. Kf2 {And now Rd5+ would win.} Ra3 75. Ke2 (75. Rb6 $16) 75... Rb8 (75... Rc8 $1 $11) 76. Rg6+ Kf5 77. Kf2 Rh8 78. Kg1 (78. Rb6 $16) 78... Ra4 (78... Ra1+ $11 79. Kf2 Kf4 80. Rf6+ Kg5 81. Rg6+ Kf4 82. Rf6+ Kg5) 79. Kh2 Ra3 {White must now prevent ...Rxf3!} 80. Rb6 Kg5 81. Rg6+ Kf5 $1 {aiming for ...Rxf3!} 82. Kg1 (82. Bd1 $16) 82... Ra2 (82... Ra1+ $11 83. Kf2 Kf4) 83. Rb6 Kg5 84. Kh2 Rh6 (84... Ra3 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 85. Rxh6 ({White should try} 85. Rb5+ $16 Kf4 86. Bb7) 85... Kxh6 {KR-KB. The position is equal.} 86. Bb7 Kxh5 87. Kg3 Kg5 88. Kf3 Kf5 89. Ke3 $1 Ke5 90. Kd3 Ra4 91. Kc3 Kd6 92. Kb3 Ra1 93. Kc4 $1 Ra5 94. Kb4 Ra1 95. Kb5 Rb1+ 96. Kc4 $1 Ra1 97. Kd4 Ra4+ 98. Ke3 Ke5 99. Kf3 Kf5 100. Bc8+ Kg5 101. Ke3 Kh4 102. Kf3 Ra3+ 103. Kf4 Ra4+ 104. Ke5 Kg3 105. Bb7 Rxa6 106. Bxa6 {White wants to mate with Bf1.} Kxg2 {Precision: White = 38%, Black = 42%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,186,-19,-33,21,33,36,16,20,4,18,26,47,38,132,75,134,153,142,138,213,84,79,54,137,95,47,0,0,0,0,-127,-118,-234,-23,-10,-15,-16,-21,-17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,41,48,37,37,58,60,48,-20,-11,-17,-14,-59,-59,-52,-53,-95,-59,-59,-84,-59,-59,-63,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-59,-59,-59,-59,-59,-52,-52,-41,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-66,-59,-66,-66,-220,-204,-212,-212,-159,-120,-177,-174,-164,-105,-105,-106,-106,-83,-83,-83,-192,-189,-162,-130,-127,-109,-120,-83,-87,-89,-137,-137,-150,-125,-237,-222,-235,-208,-228,-170,-170,-170,-170,-173,-173,-164,-327,-296,-231,-110,-303,-339,-421,-424,-422,-421,-422,-420,-400,-379,-378,-292,-29966,-309,-29968,-29969,-1941,-327,-29973,-29974,-29974,-29975,-29975,-29976,-29976,-29977,-29977,-29976]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 Qe6 {C45: Scotch Game} 9. Nd2 {LiveBook: 10 Games} (9. g3 Nb4 10. c4 Ba6 11. Bf4 d5 12. a3 Bxc4 13. Qd1 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Na6 15. Nc3 Nc5 16. b4 {1-0 (32) Tomczak,J (2614)-Kramnik,V (2779) Batumi 2018}) 9... Nf4 $146 (9... a5 $15) ({Predecessor:} 9... a5 10. c4 Nf4 11. Qe3 Ng6 12. Nf3 Bb4+ 13. Kd1 d6 14. exd6 cxd6 15. h5 Ne5 16. Nd4 Qf6 17. h6 Bc5 {½-½ (17) Ter Sahakyan,S (2574)-Pashikian,A (2599) Yerevan 2019}) 10. Qe4 $11 Ng6 {White is slightly better.} 11. f4 $1 d5 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Nf3 c5 14. Bb5 {Strongly threatening Ng5.} c6 (14... Ne7 $14) 15. Be2 $1 $16 Be7 (15... h6 $142) 16. h5 Nf8 {[%cal Bg6f8,Bf8e6,Be6f4,Bf4e2][%mdl 32]} 17. Bd2 c4 (17... f5 $16 18. b3 a5) 18. O-O-O (18. Nd4 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Qh6 19. Bg4) 18... c5 19. Qa3 Qb6 ({Black should play} 19... Qc6 $14) 20. Ba5 Qb7 21. Nh4 Ne6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} 22. Nf5 Nxf4 23. Nxe7 (23. Nxg7+ $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.} Kf8 24. Bf1) 23... Nxe2+ $17 24. Kd2 (24. Kb1 $17 Kxe7 25. h6) 24... c3+ $2 (24... Kxe7 25. Qxc5+ Ke8 26. Kxe2 $15) (24... d4 $19 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Nf4) 25. Kxe2 $11 Bg4+ 26. Kf2 Qxe7 ({Don't go for} 26... Bxd1 $2 27. Qxc5 Bg4 28. h6 $18 (28. Nxd5 Rc8 $16)) 27. Rxd5 O-O {aiming for ...Qe6.} 28. Bxc3 Qg5 29. Qxc5 Qf4+ 30. Kg1 Qc1+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ $1 32. Kg1 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+ $1 34. g3 Qe4 {And now ...Bf3 would win.} 35. Rd2 Rad8 {( -> ...Rxd2+)} 36. Rf2 Bxh5 37. Re1 Qg6 38. Rf4 ({White should try} 38. Qxa7 $14 Bg4 39. Qe3) 38... Qxc2+ 39. Qf2 Qg6 40. Qxa7 Bg4 $1 41. Qf2 Rd3 42. Kg1 Be6 43. Rf3 Rfd8 44. Rxd3 Rxd3 45. Re3 Rxe3 (45... Bxa2 $2 46. e6 $17) (45... Rd8 {is more complex.} 46. a4 Bd5 47. Re2 Qh5 48. Qh2 Qf3) 46. Qxe3 Bxa2 47. Kf2 h6 48. Qd4 Be6 49. Qf4 Bd5 50. Ke3 Qb6+ 51. Qd4 Qc6 52. Kd2 Be6 53. Qd8+ Kh7 {...Qg2+ is the strong threat.} 54. Qd3+ g6 {Threatens to win with ...Qg2+.} 55. Qe3 Qg2+ 56. Ke1 Bc4 57. Qf2 $2 ({Better is} 57. Bd4 $15) 57... Qe4+ $19 58. Kd2 {[#] intending e6!} Qd3+ $1 59. Ke1 Be6 60. Qf4 {[#]} (60. Bd4 $17 {was worth a try.}) 60... g5 $1 {[%cal Rg5f4]} 61. Qf2 Kg6 (61... Bb3 $19 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Rd3d1]} 62. Qe2 Qxg3+ 63. Kd2 Qf4+ 64. Qe3 Qxe3+ 65. Kxe3 Kg6) 62. Bd4 $17 Bc4 63. Qe3 Qc2 64. Bc3 Qg2 65. Qf2 (65. Bd4 $17 {was called for.}) 65... Qe4+ $19 66. Kd2 Kh5 67. Qe3 Qg2+ 68. Kc1 Be6 69. Be1 Bf5 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Rg2c2]} 70. Qd2 Qe4 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Re4b1]} 71. Qc3 Kg4 72. b4 (72. Kd1 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 72... Qe2 73. Qd4+ Kh3 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Re2c2]} 74. Qc3 Be6 75. Bd2 Kg2 76. Be1 Kf1 77. Bd2 Kf2 78. Qa3 $2 (78. Kc2) 78... Qc4+ 79. Kb2 Qd4+ 80. Bc3 $2 (80. Qc3 $17 Qd5 81. Be3+ Kg2 82. Bc5) 80... Qd1 81. b5 Qe2+ 82. Kc1 Qxb5 (82... Qf1+ $2 83. Kd2 $19) 83. Bd4+ Kg2 84. Qe3 Qf1+ 85. Kd2 Bg4 86. Bc5 $2 (86. e6 $19 fxe6 87. Qd3) 86... Qd1+ 87. Kc3 Qf3 88. Kd2 Kxg3 $2 (88... Qxe3+ 89. Bxe3 Kxg3) 89. Bf8 $2 (89. Qe1+ $19 Kf4 90. Be3+ Kf5 91. Qb1+ Kxe5 92. Qd3) 89... Qxe3+ {Black mates.} 90. Kxe3 h5 {[%cal Bh6h5,Bh5h4,Bh4h3][%mdl 32]} 91. Be7 h4 92. Bxg5 h3 93. Bf4+ Kg2 {Precision: White = 48%, Black = 63%.} 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,76,23,25,20,15,10,0,0,4,0,0,10,0,0,-2,-8,0,-13,-22,-9,-6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,58,66,62,70,68,63,66,54,58,0,0,0,90,75,75,75,87,0,81,0,0,0,0,0,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. O-O a6 8. Bb3 Re8 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} 9. Ng5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bc2 d5 12. Qe2 dxe4 13. dxe4 Nh5 14. Nf1 Qf6 15. N3h2 Qh4 16. Qf3 {½-½ (33) Aronian,L (2764)-Karjakin,S (2782) Leuven 2018}) 9... Re7 10. h3 h6 11. Ngf3 Be6 12. Nh4 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Qe2 Bxb3 15. Nxb3 Bb6 16. Nf5 Re6 17. Be3 Nd4 (17... Nd5 {with more complications.} 18. Rad1 Nce7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Rfe1 Qd7) 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nbxd4 Bxd4 20. Qf3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 $40 {[%mdl 128] White attacks.} Qxd3 22. Qxb7 Rae8 (22... Qd8 $1 $11) 23. Qxc7 $14 {Strongly threatening Qg3.} Nd5 24. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Rg3g7]} Rg6 25. Qf3 {And now Rad1 would win.} Qe4 26. Rad1 Nxe3 27. Rd8 (27. Rde1 $1 $14 Rxg2+ 28. Kh1 Qxf3 29. Rxf3) 27... Rxg2+ $11 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 28. Kh1 {[#] Threatens to win with Qxe4.} Kh7 ({Wrong is} 28... Nxf1 $2 29. Qxe4 (29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qxg2 g6 $11) 29... Rxd8 30. Kxg2 $18) (28... Rh2+ $1 $11 {[%mdl 512] keeps the balance.} 29. Kg1 (29. Kxh2 Nxf1+) 29... Rg2+ 30. Kh1 Rh2+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 31. Kg1 Rg2+) 29. Rxe8 $16 Qxe8 30. Nxe3 Rxb2 31. Nf5 ({White should play} 31. Qf5+ $16 Kg8 32. Rc1) 31... Qe5 {[#]} (31... Qe6 $11 {remains equal.}) 32. Ng3 (32. Rf2 $1 $16) 32... Rxa2 $11 {The position is equal.} 33. Qd3+ Kg8 $1 34. Qb3 Qb2 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Rb2h2]} 35. Qxf7+ Kh7 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Rb2h2]} 36. Qf5+ Kh8 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Rb2h2]} 37. Qf8+ Kh7 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Rb2h2]} 38. Qf5+ Kh8 {Accuracy: White = 60%, Black = 43%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "198"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,198,19,28,13,-20,-6,-9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-69,-62,-68,-68,-131,-86,-68,-43,-101,-96,-68,-31,-46,-34,-163,-16,-42,-18,-43,0,0,0,-37,-24,-28,-16,-15,-15,-24,-12,-16,-29,-93,-93,-91,-6,-8,0,2,0,-9,-9,-21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,21,0,0,0,0,0,8,6,8,1,0,0,0,1,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qe2 a5 {C45: Scotch Game} 8. a4 Nb4 9. Bf4 Nf6 (9... Qf6 10. Qd2 Ne7 11. O-O-O Ng6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. g3 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 {½-½ (41) Sethuraman,S (2657)-Melkumyan,H (2662) Yerevan 2018}) 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Qd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. f3 Bd7 12. Qd2 O-O-O 13. g4 h6 {½-½ (31) Jelica,M (2108)-Motycakova,M (2162) Stara Lubovna 2017}) 11... O-O (11... Nxe4 $2 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. Re1 $18) 12. f3 Be6 13. Nd4 d5 14. e5 (14. Be5 $11) 14... Bxd4 $15 15. Qxd4 {And now Bg5 would win.} Nd7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 16. Nb5 ({Better is} 16. Bg3 $15) 16... c5 17. Qf2 d4 18. Qg3 {[#]} ({White should try} 18. Nd6 $15) 18... Bf5 $1 $17 19. Rd2 Nd5 (19... Nb6 {feels hotter.} 20. b3 c4 21. Qg5 Na2+ 22. Kb2 c3+) 20. Nd6 Bg6 21. Nc4 {[#]} (21. h4 $1 $15 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Nxe5 23. Nc4) 21... Nxf4 (21... Qe6 $1 $19 22. h4 h5) 22. Qxf4 $11 f6 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Qc7 Re6 25. Bd3 Ne5 26. Qxe7 Nxd3+ 27. cxd3 Rxe7 28. Kc2 Bf7 29. b3 Ra6 30. Rdd1 (30. Rb1 $11) 30... Rg6 $17 {Threatens to win with ...Bxc4.} 31. g3 Bd5 ({Black should play} 31... Bxc4 $17 32. bxc4 Rge6) 32. Rhe1 $11 {The position is equal.} Rge6 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34. f4 Bxc4 35. bxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} Rh6 36. Rd2 Rb6 37. Re2 Rb4 38. Re7 h5 39. h3 b6 40. Rb7 Kh7 41. g4 hxg4 42. hxg4 Kg6 43. Rc7 Rxa4 44. Rc6+ Kf7 45. Rxb6 Ra2+ 46. Rb2 Ra3 47. Rb5 a4 48. Rxc5 Ra2+ 49. Kc1 {With the idea Rd5.} Rg2 50. Rd5 {aiming for g5.} Rxg4 51. Rxd4 g5 52. Rd7+ Ke6 53. Rg7 Rxf4 54. Rxg5 Rf2 $1 55. Ra5 Ra2 $1 56. d4 {Hoping for Ra6+.} a3 $1 57. Re5+ Kd7 58. Re3 {Black must now prevent Rc3.} Kd6 59. Rc3 Kc6 60. Rc2 Ra1+ 61. Kd2 Rh1 62. Kc3 Rd1 63. Rh2 Kb6 64. Ra2 Rc1+ 65. Kb4 Rd1 66. d5 Rb1+ 67. Kc3 Rc1+ 68. Kd3 ({Resist} 68. Kb4 $6 Rb1+ 69. Kc3 (69. Kxa3 Kc5 $14) 69... Rc1+ 70. Kd4 (70. Kb4 Rb1+ $16) 70... Rd1+ 71. Ke5 (71. Kc3 Rc1+ $16) 71... Rd3 $16) 68... Rd1+ 69. Kc2 Rh1 70. Rxa3 {Strongly threatening Kc3.} Kc5 71. Ra4 Rh3 72. Kb2 Rg3 73. Ra3 Rg2+ 74. Kb3 Rg3+ 75. Ka4 Rg8 76. Rc3 Rb8 77. Ka3 Rb7 78. Rc2 Rb8 79. Rb2 Rh8 80. Rc2 Rb8 81. Rc1 (81. d6 $5) 81... Rb7 82. Ka4 Rb8 83. Rc2 Rb7 84. Ka3 Rb8 85. Rb2 Rh8 86. Rb4 Rh3+ 87. Rb3 (87. Ka4 $5 {[%cal Rb4b3]}) 87... Rh8 88. Rb4 (88. d6 $5) 88... Rh3+ 89. Ka4 {next Rb3 is good for White.} Rh8 90. Ka3 Rh3+ 91. Rb3 Rh8 92. Rc3 (92. d6 $5) 92... Rb8 93. Ka2 Rb7 94. Rc2 Rb8 95. Rb2 Rh8 96. Kb3 {Threatening Rc2.} (96. Rc2 Rh3 $14) 96... Rh3+ 97. Ka4 Kxc4 98. Rd2 Rh8 {[%cal Rh8a8]} 99. Ka5 Kc5 {Accuracy: White = 60%, Black = 77%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 7. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 10. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 11. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:01:09]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 14. d4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 15. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 16. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 18. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 19. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Nh2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 22. f4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 23. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 26. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 27. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 28. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 29. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 30. g3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 31. N1h2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. b3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 35. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 36. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 37. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 38. Nxg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 40. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 41. Nh2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 43. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 44. Rde3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 45. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxh2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 47. Kxh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 48. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 51. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:41]} 53. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 54. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 55. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 56. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 57. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qg1+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 58. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 59. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 63. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 64. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 65. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 66. Qf8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 67. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 68. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 69. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 70. Qa8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,82,34,8,9,14,8,7,11,0,0,0,0,-7,-9,-18,0,-10,18,22,8,22,12,14,16,13,69,59,77,59,53,-68,53,33,39,41,83,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-127,-94,-176,-128,-197,-85,-90,-89,-79,0,0,0,0,86,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 {B94: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Bg5 Nbd7} 8. Bb3 e6 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. Rhe1 {Strongly threatening Nf5!} h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. g3 Qc7 14. f4 $1 b5 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 {[#]} Nh7 $146 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nc6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Qg5 (18... Qc7 $1 $11 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. exd6 Nf6) 19. Re3 $1 $14 Bb7 20. h4 Qg4 21. Ne7+ $1 Kh8 22. Qd6 Nxb3+ 23. axb3 Rfe8 24. Ne2 ({White should play} 24. Rf1 $16) 24... Nf8 25. Nf4 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 (26... Qxg5 $5 27. Nc6 $8 Rac8 $11) 27. Ne2 Rad8 28. Qxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Kg7 {And now ...Qb4 would win.} 30. c3 (30. Nd4 $1 $11) 30... Qh3 $17 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 31. Nd4 (31. Rd1 $17 {was necessary.}) 31... Be4 32. Nc8 (32. Kd2 $17 Bb1 33. Nc8 (33. Rf3 $2 Qg2+ 34. Kc1 Bh7 $19)) 32... Bg6 (32... g4 $1 $19 {is more deadly. White must now prevent ...Qf1+.} 33. Kd2 Bf3 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 33. Nd6 Qf1+ 34. Kd2 {[#]} Qf2+ (34... Qg2+ $1 $17 35. Ne2 Nh7) 35. Ne2 $11 Nh7 36. g4 Qf1 (36... Qh4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 37. Rg3 (37. Ne8+ $16 Kh6 38. c4 bxc4 39. bxc4) 37... f6 {The position is equal.} 38. Rd7+ Kg8 39. Rd8+ Kg7 40. Rd7+ Kg8 41. Rd8+ Kg7 {Accuracy: White = 61%, Black = 62%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,107,19,4,14,2,0,0,5,5,12,7,36,39,8,0,17,18,33,31,34,39,31,38,31,31,39,31,33,35,29,33,35,35,29,31,24,40,87,91,85,60,70,68,67,64,58,13,16,14,40,0,0,0,32,0,4,0,0,0,0,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,-45,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,-35]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 g6 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} (8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 a6 11. Bf1 Nc6 12. h3 Re8 13. Bd2 {½-½ (13) Ni,H (2683)-Wei,Y (2728) Makati 2018}) 9. h3 Bg7 10. Nd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Bf4 O-O 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Bf3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 {½-½ (52) Lagarde,M (2593)-Fries,F (2302) Germany 2017}) 10... Bd7 11. Bf3 Nc6 12. Be3 Ne5 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bd5 c5 15. Nb3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bc6 17. Nf4 a5 18. O-O-O a4 19. Na5 Rb5 20. Nxc6 Nxc6 21. c3 a3 22. Rd2 Kd7 23. Nd5 axb2+ 24. Rxb2 Rxb2 25. Kxb2 Ke6 {[#]} 26. Nf4+ $1 Kd7 27. Ra1 Rb8+ 28. Kc2 Nb4+ 29. Kd2 Nc6 30. Rc1 Ra8 31. Rc2 Ne5 32. d4 Nc4+ $1 33. Kd3 Ra4 (33... Na3 {is more complex.} 34. Rd2 c4+ 35. Ke4 Nb1 36. Rc2 Rxa2 37. Rc1 Nd2+) 34. Bc1 Nb6 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 35. dxc5 dxc5 36. c4 Kc6 37. g3 Ra8 38. h4 Rd8+ 39. Ke2 Re8+ 40. Kf3 Ra8 41. Nd3 Bd4 42. Be3 Bxe3 43. fxe3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Kd6 44. Nf2 f5 45. e4 Ra4 46. exf5 gxf5 47. Nd3 Nxc4 48. Kf2 Kd5 49. Nf4+ Kc6 50. Nd3 Kd5 51. Nf4+ {The position is equal.} Kd6 52. Nd3 Ra3 53. Ke2 Ra4 54. Kf2 {[%mdl 64] Decoy. Accuracy: White = 66%, Black = 64%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,75,11,50,17,53,63,62,57,54,55,75,24,26,24,34,27,112,112,114,20,152,148,138,137,158,172,160,164,170,166,194,195,186,156,158,166,159,158,152,135,143,135,208,212,554,547,555,252,706,503,1198,619,1502,1470,29985,29986,29986,29987]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 {[%cal Bc7c5,Bc5d4][%mdl 32]} 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Kf8 {C18: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: 7 h4 and 7 Qg4} 8. Nb5 Bb6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bb2 a5 {LiveBook: 3 Games} (10... Nge7 {is more complex.} 11. Nbxd4 h5 12. Qf4 Ng6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qd2 a5) (10... Nge7 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. Qg3 f6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Nbxd4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 fxe5 {½-½ (24) Grischuk,A (2766)-Mamedyarov,S (2801) Saint Louis 2018 CBM 186 [Szabo,Kr]}) 11. Nbxd4 (11. Bd3 {is interesting.} Nge7 12. O-O Ng6 13. Qg3 f6 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Nbxd4 Nxd4 17. Qd6+) 11... axb4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. axb4 Rxa1+ 14. Bxa1 c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... f5 15. Qf4 {0-1 (59) Solleveld,M (2521)-Tikkanen,H (548) Germany 2014}) 15. bxc5 (15. Be2 $1 $16) 15... Bxc5 $11 {Hoping for ...Qa5+.} 16. Bd3 Qa5+ 17. Ke2 {And now Bd4 would win.} Nh6 {[#]} (17... Ne7 $11) 18. Qf4 $1 $16 Ba6 19. Rb1 (19. Bd4 $16 Bxd4 20. Nxd4) 19... Rg8 (19... Ke7 $1 $11) 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 (21. Rb8+ $6 Ke7 $11) 21... Bxd3+ 22. cxd3 (22. Qxd3 $6 g6 $11) 22... g5 23. g4 Kg7 24. Kf1 $40 {[%mdl 128] White goes for the king.} Rc8 {[#]} 25. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Re3g5]} (25. Nxg5 $6 Qc3 $14) 25... Qd8 26. h3 {[%cal Bh2h3,Bh3h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32]} Ng8 27. Nxg5 h6 28. Nf3 Ne7 29. h4 Ra8 30. h5 {Qf4 is the strong threat.} Ra4 (30... d4 $16 {was worth a try.} 31. Qe4 (31. Nxd4 Ra4 $14) (31. Qxd4 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Ra4 $11) 31... Ra7) 31. d4 $18 {aiming for Qf4.} Nc6 $2 (31... Ng8 {is more resistant.} 32. Kg2 Ra8) 32. Qf4 Qe7 33. Kg2 (33. Rb6 $142) 33... Rc4 $2 (33... Ra8 34. Rb5 Rg8) 34. Rb2 Rc3 (34... Ra4 $142 35. Rb6 Rc4) 35. Ra2 Rc4 36. Ra8 f6 37. exf6+ Qxf6 38. Rg8+ {Precision: White = 61%, Black = 28%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,121,0,0,0,0,0,0,42,9,29,6,0,-14,0,0,0,-15,-16,-33,33,29,34,35,45,3,4,18,79,50,48,42,70,54,52,47,85,78,264,84,92,100,84,80,76,72,98,41,40,43,99,99,98,60,60,61,70,70,66,58,60,47,63,56,55,37,37,37,150,133,245,245,243,236,220,213,208,198,673,546,554,476,260,194,761,702,1044,1002,1058,1030,29948,29946,29950,11830,1973,74,29965,29968,29967,29968,29969,29969,29963,5093,29978,29979,29989,29980,29980,29981,29981,29982,29982,29983]} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Qxe5 O-O $1 {C27: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6 3 Bc4 Nxe4} 7. Nf3 Ne8 (7... Nc6 8. Qf4 Na5 9. O-O Nxb3 10. axb3 b6 11. Nd5 Re8 12. d3 Bf8 13. Qg4 f6 14. Bd2 {0-1 (51) Forcen Esteban,D (2569)-Rakhmanov,A (2629) Linares 2018}) 8. d4 Nf6 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 8... c6 9. Bf4 d5 10. O-O-O Bg4 11. Qe3 Nd6 12. Rde1 Bf6 13. Ne5 Be6 14. g4 {½-½ (55) Mikulu,L (1978)-Blaha,P (2099) Czechia 2010}) 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qf4 d5 11. Ne5 Na5 12. Re1 c6 13. Qg3 Bf5 14. Re2 Ne4 (14... Bd6 $15) 15. Nxe4 $14 Bxe4 16. Bf4 Bh4 17. Qg4 Nxb3 18. axb3 Be7 (18... Bf6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 19. Rae1 (19. f3 $5 {[%cal Rf3e4]} Bg6 20. Qd7 $16 (20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Rae1 Bh4 $14)) 19... Bd6 20. f3 Bg6 21. h4 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 {Hoping for h5.} Qc8 23. Qg3 {Black must now prevent h5.} h5 $2 (23... f6 $16 24. Re7 Rf7) 24. Kh2 $2 (24. Rg5 $1 $18) 24... Kh7 25. Re7 Qf5 26. R1e2 f6 27. Rxb7 {Strongly threatening Bb8.} Rfe8 28. Rd2 ({White should play} 28. Be3 $16) 28... a5 29. Bd6 a4 (29... Qc8 $14 30. Rc7 Qa6) 30. bxa4 $16 Rxa4 31. Qf4 Qxf4+ 32. Bxf4 Ra1 33. Kg3 Rae1 34. Kf2 {Be5 is the strong threat.} Rh1 35. Bg3 Bf5 36. Rc7 Re6 37. Re2 (37. b4 {seems wilder.} Rc1 38. Bf4 Kg6 39. Kg3 Ra1 40. c3) 37... Rxe2+ 38. Kxe2 Rc1 (38... Bxc2 $14 39. Bd6 (39. Rxc6 Bb3 $11) 39... Ba4) 39. Rxc6 Rxc2+ (39... Rb1 $16 {is a better defense.}) 40. Rxc2 $18 Bxc2 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 41. Kd2 Bf5 {[#]} 42. Kc3 $1 Kg8 43. Kb4 Kf7 $2 (43... Bc2 44. Kc5 Bb3) 44. Kc5 $18 Ke8 45. b4 Kd7 46. Bd6 Bd3 $2 (46... g5 47. hxg5 (47. Kxd5 gxh4 48. b5 h3 $16) 47... fxg5) 47. Bf8 g6 48. Bg7 Bf1 49. g4 hxg4 50. fxg4 Be2 51. Bxf6 Bxg4 52. b5 $2 (52. Be5 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Bf3 53. b5) 52... Be2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (52... Kc7 $16) 53. b6 Bc4 54. Bg5 Ba6 55. Kxd5 Bb7+ {[#]} 56. Ke5 $1 Bf3 57. d5 {White mates.} Bg2 58. Bf4 Kc8 59. Ke6 Kb7 60. d6 Bh3+ 61. Ke7 {Accuracy: White = 67%, Black = 34%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.19"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,79,8,12,10,10,10,6,12,18,21,10,17,13,17,9,0,0,25,9,16,-3,-3,-3,-3,-14,0,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-3,-8,-6,-9,0,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Na4 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4} (7. h3 Nd4 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Ne2 Bb6 10. Ng3 h6 11. c3 c6 12. Ba4 Be6 13. Re1 Nd7 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 {½-½ (23) Movsesian,S (2671)-L'Ami,E (2611) Douglas 2017}) 7... Bb6 8. c3 {LiveBook: 5 Games} h6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Re1 Re8 11. h3 Bd7 12. Ba4 Ne7 13. Bc2 Ng6 14. d4 b5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Bc6 15. d5 Bd7 16. Nh2 Nh7 17. Qf3 Ng5 18. Qg3 Qf6 {0-1 (65) Glimbrant,T (2218)-Lindberg,B (2402) Linkoping 2016}) 15. Bd2 b6 16. Nh2 d5 {The position is equal.} 17. dxe5 Rxe5 {[%cal Rd5e4]} 18. exd5 Rxd5 {Black wants to play ...Bxh3!} 19. Nf3 c5 20. Qb1 Nh4 21. Nxh4 {[#] Threatens to win with Nf3.} Rxd2 22. Qc1 Be6 23. Nf3 Rd6 24. a3 Nd5 25. Be4 Qf6 26. Qc2 Rad8 27. Rad1 Nf4 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rd1 Bc4 30. Rxd6 Qxd6 31. Qd2 Qxd2 32. Nxd2 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} Bd3 33. Bc6 Kf8 34. h4 Ke7 35. g3 Ng6 36. f4 Kd6 37. Be8 Ke7 38. Bc6 Kd6 39. Be8 Ke7 40. Bc6 {Precision: White = 84%, Black = 84%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.19"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,97,0,2,0,-3,17,10,24,34,24,0,0,-8,0,0,0,-18,0,0,0,-15,-12,0,68,65,58,64,69,62,47,47,66,62,94,81,116,120,142,134,164,146,135,143,129,134,137,135,139,133,154,134,203,211,510,491,507,512,498,505,595,343,357,362,331,365,354,349,332,339,421,417,608,597,622,598,1398,954,1232,1320,1368,1126,1143,1067,1657,1566,2404,1577,5505,5397]} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Qxe5 O-O $1 {C27: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6 3 Bc4 Nxe4} 7. Nf3 Ne8 (7... Nc6 8. Qf4 Na5 9. O-O Nxb3 10. axb3 b6 11. Nd5 Re8 12. d3 Bf8 13. Qg4 f6 14. Bd2 {0-1 (51) Forcen Esteban,D (2569)-Rakhmanov,A (2629) Linares 2018}) 8. d4 Nf6 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 8... c6 9. Bf4 d5 10. O-O-O Bg4 11. Qe3 Nd6 12. Rde1 Bf6 13. Ne5 Be6 14. g4 {½-½ (55) Mikulu,L (1978)-Blaha,P (2099) Czechia 2010}) 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qf4 d5 11. Ne5 Na5 12. Re1 c6 13. Qf3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Ne8 15. Bf4 Nd6 16. Ne2 Bf5 {[#]} (16... Nf5 $11) 17. Nxc6 $1 $14 {[%mdl 512]} bxc6 18. Bxd6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Bxc2 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qc3 $1 $36 {[%cal Rc3c2][%mdl 2048] White has the initiative.} Bg6 21. Qxc6 Rfe8 {Strongly threatening ...Bd3.} 22. h3 ({Don't blunder} 22. Qxd5 $2 Bd3 $17) 22... Rac8 23. Qxd5 Red8 24. Qa5 Qf6 25. Rac1 Rb8 26. Rc3 a6 27. Re3 h6 28. Rc1 Kh7 29. Rc5 Rd7 30. Qc3 Rdd8 (30... Qd8 $16 31. Qc1 Rdb7) 31. d5 $18 Qf5 $2 (31... Qd6 32. Qd4 Rb6) 32. Nd4 Qb1+ 33. Re1 Qd3 34. Nc6 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 Re8 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 37. Re3 Rc8 38. g4 f6 39. Re7 Be8 40. Nd4 Kg8 (40... Bb5 $142 41. Nf5 Kh8 42. Nxg7 Rd8) 41. d6 {White is clearly winning.} Rd8 {[#]} 42. Rxg7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Decoy} Kxg7 43. Ne6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg6 44. Nxd8 Bb5 45. Ne6 Kf7 46. Nc7 Bd3 47. b4 f5 48. Kg2 Kf6 49. Nd5+ {Accuracy: White = 74%, Black = 38%.} 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Kings Rapid 2019-D"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.02.19"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,78,18,3,15,16,15,8,18,13,7,7,26,21,13,11,6,23,23,4,37,0,33,0,56,31,54,0,7,0,0,-15,-10,-12,27,27,21,27,32,0,4,-239,-252,-266,-258,-255,-243,-227,-250,-250,-256,-254,-245,-351,-325,-367,-349,-886,-894,-889,-883,-940,-940,-931,-931,-926,-699,-5405,-5402]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 a6 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5} 8. Ba4 (8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Re1 c5 13. d5 Bg4 14. b3 Ba5 15. Re3 {½-½ (37) Vitiugov,N (2730)-Jakovenko,D (2748) Satka 2018}) 8... h6 9. h3 b5 {The position is equal.} 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 Bb6 12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 {[#]} 14. Ng3 $146 Bb7 15. Bd2 Rad8 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Rad1 Bc5 (17... Qd5 $11) 18. b4 Bf8 19. a4 bxa4 20. Ne4 Nd5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has some pressure.} 21. Qf1 a3 22. Ra1 Ncxb4 23. cxb4 Nxb4 24. Bxb4 Bxb4 25. Reb1 a5 26. Nc5 $2 (26. Qe2 $11 {and White is okay.}) 26... Bxc5 $19 27. Rxb7 {[#]} Bb4 $1 28. Qd1 {Threatening Ba4.} Qc6 29. Rxb4 axb4 30. Ba4 Qd6 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32. Qc2 (32. Ne1 $142) 32... c5 33. Kf1 Rd8 34. Ke2 $2 {[#]} (34. Ke1 Qc6 35. Qc4) 34... e4 $1 {[%mdl 512] Black is clearly winning.} 35. dxe4 Qa6+ 36. Ke3 c4 37. Nd4 b3 {[%cal Bb4b3,Bb3b2][%mdl 32]} 38. Qc3 b2 39. Rd1 Qb6 {Accuracy: White = 31%, Black = 74%.} 0-1

