[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Black "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Annotator "NA"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 3. d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 4. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 5. bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. a7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 8. Bd2 {[%emt 0:05:03]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:12:41]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:06:38]} Qxa7 {[%emt 0:06:31]} 10. e4 {[%emt 0:04:03]} Na6 {[%emt 0:24:06]} 11. e5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 12. Bc4 {[%emt 0:15:15]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:08:20]} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 14. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:21]} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:09:12]} 16. Nb5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 17. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 18. Nxc7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 20. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:04:25]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 21. Bd3 {[%emt 0:10:22]} e6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 22. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:11:44]} exf5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:05:46]} 24. Qf4 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 25. e6 {[%emt 0:05:57]} dxe6 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 26. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 28. d6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 29. Qf6 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 30. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Black "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2268"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Qf6 {[%emt 1:32:37]} 6. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Nd2 {[%emt 0:03:25]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Bc4 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. gxf3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. a4 {[%emt 0:12:43]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Nb3 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Bd2 {[%emt 0:05:59]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. O-O-O {[%emt 0:04:49]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. exd5 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:01:47]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Re1 {[%emt 0:04:42]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Bb5 {[%emt 0:05:07]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Na5 {[%emt 0:07:05]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. c4 {[%emt 0:06:38]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:02:19]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Re8+ {[%emt 0:04:47]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Bxe8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Bf7+ {[%emt 0:01:14]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:08:15]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Nb5 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Kd2 {[%emt 0:02:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Ke3 {[%emt 0:02:40]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. h3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Nb1 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 36. f4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 37. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 38. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 39. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 40. f3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 41. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 42. h4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 43. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 44. Bg8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 45. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Nxb1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Nxh4 {[%emt 0:13:36]} 48. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Nd5+ {[%emt 0:00:38]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kxa3 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 56. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Nh7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 59. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nd6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Kxf4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nc4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:05:00]} 66. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 67. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 68. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 69. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 70. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 71. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 72. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 73. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Ne3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 74. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 75. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nb6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 76. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Chen, Ryo"]
[Black "Shen, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 10. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 11. Bc2 {[%emt 0:02:45]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 12. a4 {[%emt 0:13:07]} Be6 {[%emt 0:07:48]} 13. Bd2 {[%emt 0:06:25]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:08:11]} 14. dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 15. b4 {[%emt 0:15:57]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:05:09]} 16. axb5 {[%emt 0:05:48]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 17. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:04:59]} Qxa8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. g3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:07:01]} 19. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 20. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Na7 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 21. Be3 {[%emt 0:07:34]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 22. c4 {[%emt 0:05:24]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:08:00]} 23. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:40]} 24. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:05:47]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 25. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:12:34]} 26. Bc5 {[%emt 0:07:15]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 27. Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:47]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:11:25]} 28. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 29. Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 30. Qxa3 Nxa3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 31. Nd2 {[%emt 0:03:25]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 32. f3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 33. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 34. Ra3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 35. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 36. bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 37. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 38. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 40. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 41. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:01:11]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 42. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 43. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 44. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} exf3+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} 45. Kxf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 46. g4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 47. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 48. h4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rb3+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} 49. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rb4+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 50. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rf4+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 51. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 52. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 53. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 54. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 55. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 56. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 57. Ng2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 58. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 59. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 60. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Be5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 61. Nxh2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 62. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 63. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 64. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 65. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 66. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 67. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} 68. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 69. Ne3+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 70. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 71. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 72. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 73. Re8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 74. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 75. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 76. Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d3+ {[%emt 0:00:41]} 77. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Black "Matros, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,73,16,17,25,25,16,36,34,50,54,67,31,38,21,33,-8,0,0,0,-7,81,38,204,225,216,227,217,236,242,234,212,162,399,399,373,370,729,739,740,725,1893,1873,1845,1755,3356,3071,29983,625,835,803,29978,29979,29979,29980,29978,29979,29977,29978,29978,29979,29979,29980,12844,12845,29989,29990]} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5 {A21: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3.} Nf6 7. Nf3 {[%cal Bg1f3,Bf3d4,Bd4b5][%mdl 32]} Qe7 8. Be2 {White is slightly better.} e4 9. Nd4 {[#]} Qxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Na6 10. g4 Nxc5 11. Nf5 Qf8 12. g5 d6 13. Ng3 Nfd7 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Nxe4 {½-½ (58) Giri,A (2785)-Grischuk,A (2750) Moscow 2017}) 10. Nb5 Na6 11. O-O {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} d6 12. Ba3 (12. f3 $14) 12... Qg5 {...Bh3 is the strong threat.} 13. f4 Qg6 14. f5 Qg5 {[#]} (14... Bxf5 $11 15. Bxd6 Bd7 16. Nxc7+ Nxc7 17. Bxc7 O-O) 15. Qe1 {White is more active.} ({White should play} 15. Nxc7+ $1 $16 Nxc7 16. Bxd6) 15... h5 $2 {Loses the game.} ({Black should try} 15... Bxf5 $14 16. Bxd6 Bh3) 16. h4 $18 Qh6 {[#]} 17. Nxc7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender} Nxc7 18. Bxd6 Kd8 {[#]} 19. Bf4 $1 {This bishop pair is nice.} Qh7 20. d3 {Threatens to win with dxe4.} Re8 ({Not} 20... exd3 21. Bxd3 Bd7 22. Rd1 $16) (20... Bxf5 21. Bxc7+ Kxc7 22. Qa5+ b6 23. Qe5+ Kb7 24. Rxf5 Rac8) 21. Rd1 Bd7 22. Qb4 Kc8 (22... Rc8 23. dxe4 Rxe4) 23. Qd6 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Rd6c7]} ({Less strong is} 23. Rb1 Bc6 $18) 23... Na6 24. dxe4 {Intending c5 and mate.} Rxe4 25. c5 {[%cal Oc5c6] White threatens c6! and mate.} Rxf4 26. Rxf4 Nb8 27. Bf3 Qg8 {Inhibits Qf8+.} 28. e4 (28. Rb4 $142 Bc6 29. Bxc6 Nxc6 {[#]} 30. Rxb7 $3 {[%mdl 512]} Kxb7 31. Rb1+ Kc8 32. Qxc6+ Kd8 33. Qxa8+ Ke7 34. Rb7+ Nd7 35. Qxg8) 28... a5 29. e5 Ra6 {[#]} 30. Bxb7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Decoy} Kxb7 31. Rb1+ Ka8 {[#]} 32. Rxb8+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender} Qxb8 33. Qxa6+ Qa7 34. Qxa7+ Kxa7 35. exf6 gxf6 36. g4 hxg4 37. h5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=1.18} 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Black "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,83,61,64,50,45,54,36,35,30,41,-9,-7,-30,-20,-16,-45,-26,0,0,0,0,-6,0,0,0,12,0,0,0,0,0,-3,-4,0,-6,0,-42,34,0,0,-10,-10,-10,-8,-10,-4,-15,-18,-14,-16,-15,-21,-13,-11,-40,-9,-13,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,47,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O a6 8. Be3 {8.h3 is becoming the main line.} b5 {E91: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2, unusual replies including 6...c5 and 6...Bg4.} 9. a3 Nbd7 10. cxb5 cxb5 11. h3 Bb7 12. e5 {[#]} (12. Nd2 $14) 12... Nd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Ne8 14. Bf4 Nc7 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Qd2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxe5 18. Qxd8 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Rbxd8 20. Bxc7 {1-0 (55) Boissinot,C (1505)-Beauchesne,J (1639) Quebec 2016}) 13. e6 fxe6 14. Ng5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rf6 16. a4 h6 17. Nf3 {[%cal Bg5f3,Bf3d2,Bd2e4][%mdl 32]} Nb6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qb3 Nd5 20. Bxb5 Rb8 21. Nd2 Nc7 22. c4 Nxb5 23. cxb5 {[#]} Bc6 $1 24. Rfc1 (24. Qc2 Bxb5) 24... Rxb5 25. Qc4 (25. Qc2 $1 $11 Ba8 26. Ne4) 25... Be8 {This bishop pair is nice.} (25... Rb6 $15) 26. Ne4 (26. Ra7 $5 {[%cal Rd2e4]}) 26... Rf8 {Threatens to win with ...d5.} 27. Qxe6+ Bf7 28. Qg4 Qb8 {To avoid Ra7} 29. Qh4 Qb7 30. Nc3 Rb4 31. Rab1 Rc8 {[%cal Oc8c3] [#] Hoping for ...Rxc3!} 32. Rxb4 Qxb4 33. Ne2 Rxc1+ 34. Nxc1 g5 (34... e5 $5 {[%cal Rg6g5]} 35. Qd8+ Kh7 $15) 35. Qg4 e5 {[%cal Re5d4]} 36. Ne2 ({Of course not} 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qd7 Bd5 $15) 36... h5 37. Qc8+ Kh7 {...Qe1+ is the strong threat.} 38. Qc2+ Bg6 39. Qd1 g4 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. dxe5 dxe5 (41... Bxe5 $11 {is superior.} 42. Bd4 Bxd4 43. Nxd4 Be4) 42. Ng3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.10 (very precise)} (42. Kh2 $1 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,64,-25,-25,-14,-25,0,0,3,-13,-4,-16,-16,-16,-20,-33,0,-55,-54,-60,-51,-64,-59,-74,-57,-62,-54,-64,-35,-73,-33,-112,-35,-22,-12,-30,-21,-241,-245,-250,-222,-723,-700,-953,-1256,-1268,-1263,-1228,-1224,-1112,-354,-1164,-1064,-29984,-1149,-1143,-1057]} 1. c4 {[%cal Bc2c4,Bc4d5][%mdl 32]} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nd5 Nxd5 5. cxd5 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 {6...c6 is not played anymore. A22: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6.} 7. e3 c6 8. a3 Ba5 {The position is equal.} 9. dxc6 Nxc6 10. Ne2 {[#]} Bg4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... d5 11. b4 Bb6 12. d3 a6 13. O-O Re8 14. Kh1 Be6 15. f4 Qd7 16. fxe5 Nxe5 {0-1 (30) Santiago,Y (2422)-Mekhitarian,K (2555) Rio de Janeiro 2016}) 11. O-O Qd7 12. d3 Bh3 13. Nc3 ({White should play} 13. Bxh3 $11 Qxh3 14. Bd2) 13... Bxg2 $15 14. Kxg2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 d5 {Black is more active.} 16. Qa4 a6 17. Bb2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Qh4 Qe6 20. e4 (20. a4 $15) 20... Rd6 (20... Na5 $17 21. Rab1 Nb3 22. exd5 Qxd5+ 23. Kg1 Nc5) 21. a4 Rad8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 $2 {Now White is beyond hope.} (23. Qh5 $11) 23... Qc8 $19 24. Rda1 Rh6 25. Qg5 (25. Ra8 Nb8 26. Qe7 dxe4 27. Kg1) 25... Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Rf6 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Rh2f2]} 28. Qe3 dxe4 29. dxe4 Qh3+ $2 (29... Rfd6 {( -> ...Rd1+)} 30. Qf3 Rd3 $1 31. Qxd3 Rxd3) 30. Ke1 (30. Kg1 h5 31. Qg5) 30... Rfd6 {[%cal Od6d1]} 31. Ra8 {[#]} Qh1+ (31... Rd1+ $142 $3 {[%mdl 512]} 32. Ke2 Qh5+ 33. Qf3 R1d2+ 34. Ke1 Qxf3 35. Rxd8+ Rxd8 36. c4 Nb4 37. Bd4 Nc2+ 38. Kd2 Nxa1 39. Kc1 Rxd4 40. cxb5 Rd1+ 41. Kb2 Qb3#) 32. Ke2 Qh5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=1.02/Black=0.41} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Matros, Alexander"]
[Black "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,15,0,41,0,37,28,31,33]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 g6 5. c4 Qa5+ (5... Bg7 $11) 6. Nc3 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} (6. Qd2 $14 Qxc5 7. b4) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 {[#] Black must now prevent Bxb8.} Bg7 $1 {[#]} 8. Nf3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Qb5 Qxb5 10. Bxb5 Bd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. Nf3 a6 13. Be2 Rxc5 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Nd3 Rc8 16. Bf3 {0-1 (30) Boudriga,M (2376)-Gonzalez Acosta,B (2452) Batumi 2018}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Shen, Christopher"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,27,47,52,46,47,48,52,35,51,55]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 {White is slightly better.} 11. Bxf6 {E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without ...a6.} Bxf6 12. Nd5 Kg7 {The main line 12...Kg7 scores better than 12...Bg7.} 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. e4 {[#] Black got outplayed after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.00 (flawless) /Black=0.00 (flawless)} {Predecessor:} Be7 $146 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Nxe6+ fxe6 17. Ne1 g5 18. Bh3 Kf6 19. Bg4 Bc5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 {½-½ (21) Volokitin,A (2677)-Shevchenko,K (2655) Warsaw 2021} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Black "Chen, Ryo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,86,31,50,29,43,50,48,5,33,20,15,-14,-11,-36,8,4,33,-45,-47,-45,-50,-53,-47,-45,-46,-70,-42,-47,-20,-57,-65,-75,-79,-89,-43,-61,-58,-102,0,-158,-145,-148,-153,-316,-307,-280,-275,-365,-233,-491,-492,-435,-291,-870,-864,-845,-839,-1019,-1000,-1002,-986,-967,-955,-1045,-1033,-29975,-29973]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd5+ {E92: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5: 7 dxe5, 7 Be3 and Petrosian System without 7...Nbd7.} Kh8 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. h3 {[#]} (14. Kb1 $14) 14... c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Na6 15. Qa5 c6 16. Na4 b6 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Qd6 Qf7 19. h4 g4 20. Ng5 fxg5 21. hxg5 {0-1 (27) Wells,P (2494)-Kritz,L (2541) Biel 2004}) 15. Qd2 Na6 16. Nh2 f5 {[%cal Bf6f5,Bf5f4][%mdl 32]} 17. f3 $1 Be6 (17... f4 $15 {should be considered.} 18. Bf2 Nf7) 18. Qd6 $11 Qf6 19. Rhe1 (19. Qa3 $14) 19... Rfd8 $15 20. Qa3 Bf8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 21. Qa5 f4 22. Bf2 Bb4 23. Qa4 Qe7 (23... Nf7 {seems wilder.} 24. Nf1 Qe7 25. Kb1 Bc5 26. Bxc5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qxc5 28. g4 Rd8) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Qa3+ ({Black should play} 27... Nf7 $17 28. Qa4 c5) 28. Kb1 {[#] Black must now prevent Qd8+.} Qxc3 {Black is more active.} 29. Ng4 (29. Be1 $15 Qd4 30. Qxd4 exd4 31. h4) 29... Nf7 (29... Bxg4 $17 30. hxg4 Qb4+ 31. Kc1 Qa3+ 32. Kb1 Nf7) 30. Bxa7 $2 ({White has to play} 30. Nxe5 $1 $11 Nxe5 31. Qd4 Qb4+ 32. Kc1 Qa3+ 33. Kd1 Qa4+ 34. Kc1) 30... Bxc4 31. Bxc4 Qxc4 32. Qd2 {Now White is beyond hope.} (32. Qb3 $17 Qf1+ 33. Kb2) 32... Kg7 $19 33. Nf2 Qb5+ 34. Ka1 Nc5 {Inhibits Nd3.} 35. Bb8 $2 (35. Bxc5 Qxc5 36. Nd3 Qd4+ 37. Kb1) 35... Qf1+ 36. Nd1 Qd3 37. Qc1 (37. Qxd3 Nxd3 38. Kb1) 37... Qd4+ 38. Kb1 Na6 39. h4 Nxb8 40. hxg5 Nd7 41. Nb2 Nc5 42. Qf1 Na4 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Rd4b2] [#]} 43. Nd3 c5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.84/Black=0.21 (precise)} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.14"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Black "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D25"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2268"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,82,26,32,34,5,6,-22,7,13,20,10,30,3,-4,8,0,10,-2,-40,-43,-31,-27,-30,-42,-39,0,3,38,4,18,22,34,3,7,2,54,-8,87,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-34,-29,-46,-7,-51,-62,-174,-190,-250,-247,-531,-533,-525,-437,-480,-472,-492,-491,-518,-504]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb4 {8...Be7 is becoming the main line. D25: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 4 e3: sidelines and 4...Bg4.} 9. Re1 c5 {[#]} 10. dxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Bd3 Ng5 14. Be2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 {½-½ (48) Gebhardt,U (2222)-Stray,G (2035) Helsingor 2012}) 10... Bxc3 {The position is equal.} 11. bxc3 Qa5 {To avoid Ba3} 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Rb5 (13. Rxb7 $5 {[%cal Rg2g4]} Qxc5 14. Be2 $14) 13... Qc7 14. Qd6 Rfc8 {White must now prevent ...Qxd6.} 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Rd1 Nxc5 {Strongly threatening ...Na4.} 17. g4 Bg6 18. Ne5 $1 Nfe4 {Pair of Knights!} 19. Bb2 a6 (19... Na4 $15 20. Rb4 Nexc3 21. Bxc3 Nxc3) 20. Rb4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} Nf6 21. Bb3 a5 22. Rbd4 {aiming for Rd8+.} Rcc8 {Prevents Rd8+.} 23. Nc4 {Threatens to win with Nb6.} Re8 (23... a4 24. Nb6 $1 axb3 25. Nxc8 $16) 24. Nd6 Red8 ({Black should try} 24... Nxb3 $11 25. axb3 Reb8) 25. Ba3 (25. Bc4 $14) 25... b6 {[#]} (25... Nxb3 $11 26. axb3 Bc2 27. Nxb7 Rdb8) 26. Nc4 (26. Bc4 $1 $16) 26... Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Nxb3 28. axb3 Nd5 29. Bb2 ({But not} 29. e4 Nxc3 30. Rd7 Nxe4 31. Nxb6 Rb8 $15) 29... b5 30. Nd6 b4 31. cxb4 axb4 32. e4 Nf4 {...Ne2+ is the strong threat.} 33. Kh2 h5 (33... e5 $5 {[%cal Re5d4]} 34. Rc4 Nd3 $17) 34. Rxb4 (34. Rd2 $11 f6 35. e5) 34... Nd3 $15 {[%csl LRb2,LRb4,LRf2]} 35. Rd4 ({Wrong is} 35. gxh5 $2 Nxb4 36. hxg6 fxg6 $19) ({Better is} 35. Ra4 $1 $15 Rxa4 36. bxa4 Nxb2 37. a5) 35... Nxb2 $19 36. Rd2 {[#]} (36. f4 {was called for.}) 36... Rd8 $1 {[%cal Oh5h4]} 37. e5 $2 (37. f4 hxg4 38. hxg4) (37. Kg3 hxg4) 37... Nd3 {Black is clearly winning.} 38. gxh5 Bh7 39. Nc4 Rb8 40. Ra2 Be4 41. Nd6 Bd5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.30/Black=0.16 (very precise)} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Black "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2268"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,63,37,46,63,54,68,23,16,-52,-47,-180,68,61,58,79,114,83,415,421,414,293,468,204,205,202,206,195,194,95,229,241,251,217,543,535,610,616,648,641,822,822,822,811,791,773,752,735]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nh6 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 f6 10. O-O g5 {[%cal Bg6g5,Bg5g4][%mdl 32] [#] B22: Sicilian: 2 c3.} 11. Re1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. exf6 exf6 12. Re1 g4 13. hxg4 Bxg4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qd3 Qd6 16. Ne2 Rfe8 17. Bxh6 Bxh6 18. Ng3 {0-1 (68) Agdelen,H (2206)-Isaakidis,A (2147) Larnaca 2021}) 11... g4 12. Nh4 (12. Bxh6 $14 Bxh6 13. Nh2) 12... fxe5 $11 {White has an edge.} 13. Bxh6 ({Better is} 13. dxe5 $11 d4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne4) 13... Bxh6 $15 14. dxe5 (14. Bxc6 $15 bxc6 15. Rxe5) 14... Bg5 $2 {[#]} ({Black should play} 14... Qb6 $1 $19 {[%cal Rb6f2]} 15. Rf1 Be6 16. hxg4 d4 17. Bxc6 dxc3) 15. e6 $1 $14 Qb6 {[#]} 16. Qe2 {Active counter play!} g3 (16... Bxe6 17. Na4) 17. Kh1 Qxf2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (17... gxf2 $16 {is more resistant.} 18. Qh5 fxe1=Q+ 19. Rxe1 Qd4 $1 20. Qxg5+ Qg7 21. Qxd5 (21. Qxg7+ Kxg7 22. Nxd5 Nd4 $17) 21... a6) 18. Qh5 $1 $18 Qf6 (18... Qf4 $2 {[#]} 19. Rf1 $1 Bxe6 20. Rxf4 Bxf4 21. Re1) 19. Nxd5 {The board is on fire.} Qg7 (19... Qh6 {was necessary.} 20. Qxh6 Bxh6) 20. Bd3 (20. Re4 $142) 20... Qh6 21. Qxh6 Bxh6 22. Nf5 Bg5 23. b4 ({Resist} 23. Nxg3 $6 Rd8 $16) (23. h4 $18 {is more deadly.} Bf6 24. Bb5) 23... Bd2 (23... Kh8 $16) 24. Ndxe7+ {Pair of Knights!} Kh8 {Threatens to win with ...Nxe7.} 25. Nxc6 bxc6 {[#]} (25... Bxe1 {is a better chance.} 26. Rxe1 bxc6) 26. e7 $1 {[%cal Re7f8] White is clearly winning.} Re8 (26... Bxf5 27. exf8=Q+) 27. Nd6 Bxe1 28. Nxe8 ({Weaker is} 28. Rxe1 Bd7 29. Nxe8 Rxe8 $18) 28... Bd7 29. Nc7 ({Not} 29. Rxe1 Rxe8 30. Re3 Kg7 31. Rxg3+ Kf6 32. Bxh7 Rxe7 $18) 29... Bc3 30. Rf1 Rg8 31. Bc4 Bxb4 32. Bxg8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=1.06} 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Chen, Ryo"]
[Black "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2176"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,81,0,-4,33,43,45,43,47,40,61,63,72,66,66,66,68,64,72,69,61,59,62,66,75,52,51,48,54,-16,-16,-11,-17,-23,-23,-51,-12,-101,-108,-133,-88,-91,-96,-339,-149,-572,-545,-667,-172,-172,-162,-156,-165,-158,-164,-164,-162,-158,-108,-108,-108,-103,-101,-115]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O {[%cal Bh1f1,Bf1f2,Bf2d2][%mdl 32]} O-O 9. Kh1 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. f3 Nbd7 {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2.} 12. a4 $1 Qc7 13. Rf2 Rfd8 {White is slightly better.} 14. Bf1 Nc5 15. Rd2 {To avoid d5} Rac8 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Bc4 Rxd2 18. Qxd2 Rd8 19. Qe2 {White is more active.} a5 {[#]} 20. Kg1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Qd7 22. Qe2 h6 23. b3 Kf8 24. Kg1 Qd6 25. Kf1 Qd7 26. Bc1 Bd8 27. Nd1 {1-0 (34) Esen,B (2455)-Soylu,S (2400) Ankara 2007}) 20... h6 21. Rd1 Kf8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Bb3 Ne8 24. f4 (24. Qc4 $14 Nd6 25. Qd3) 24... exf4 $11 25. Bxf4 Qd4+ 26. Be3 Qe5 27. Qd3 Nd6 {[%cal Rd6e4]} 28. Nd5 (28. Bd5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 28... Qxb2 $17 29. Nxb6 {[%cal Oe4e5]} Bxe4 ({Better is} 29... c4 $1 {[%cal Rc4d3]} 30. Bxc4 Bxe4) 30. Qd1 Qc3 31. Bf4 {[#]} (31. Bf2 $17 {was necessary.}) 31... Nf5 (31... c4 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc4b3] is more deadly.} 32. Bxd6 cxb3 33. Bxe7+ Kxe7 34. Qd7+ Kf6 35. Qd6+ Kf5 36. Qd7+ Kg5 37. Qe7+ f6 38. h4+ (38. Qxg7+ $2 Kf5 $19) 38... Kh5 39. Qe8+ g6 40. Qb5+ Kxh4 41. Qxb3 Qg3 42. Qxg3+ Kxg3) 32. Nd7+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (32. Nc4 $17) 32... Kg8 $19 {...c4 is the strong threat.} 33. Ne5 {Prevents c4.} Nd6 (33... g5 34. Qe2 (34. Bxf7+ $2 Kg7 $19) 34... Qd4+ 35. Qf2 Qd1+ 36. Qf1 Qxf1+ 37. Kxf1 gxf4) 34. Nf3 {[#]} c4 $1 35. Bxd6 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 cxb3 37. cxb3 Bxd6 38. Qxd6 Qxb3 (38... Bxf3 $142 39. gxf3 Qxf3+ 40. Kg1 Kh7) 39. Qd8+ $17 {Black is better.} Kh7 40. Qxa5 Qd1+ 41. Ng1 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.61/Black=0.41. Loss on time!?} 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Black "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,83,-1,-3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,42,38,81,70,36,37,45,42,38,33,77,65,70,72,72,73,52,32,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,8,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,27,27,29,6,7,5,8,20,32,0,-9,-25,-25,-40,-35,-35,-19,-19,-17,-20]} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 {A28: English Opening: Four Knights Variation.} 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 a5 10. Nb5 Bg4 11. Be3 {[#]} Qd7 $146 (11... Bxf3 $11 12. Bxf3 Nb4) ({Predecessor:} 11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nb4 13. Qb3 c6 14. Nc3 Bg5 15. Bc5 Be7 16. Be3 Nd7 17. d4 exd4 18. Bxd4 {½-½ (53) Milosevic,A (2287)-Kozhuharov,S (2477) Sunny Beach 2007}) 12. h3 Be6 (12... Bxf3 $14 {is superior.} 13. Bxf3 Rad8) 13. Rc1 {[%cal Of3e5] [#] Threatens to win with Nxe5!} Bf6 14. d4 (14. b3 {looks sharper.} Rfc8 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Nfxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 c6 20. Rfd1) 14... exd4 15. Nfxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Rfd8 (16... Bxd4 $14 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Rac8) 17. Nxe6 $16 Qxe6 18. Qc2 Be5 19. Rcd1 Qa2 {[%csl LRa4,LRb2]} 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Bc4 Qxb2 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Bd5 Kf8 24. Rd3 Be5 {[%cal Ob6b5]} 25. Rb1 Rd6 26. Rf3 f6 27. Bxb7 Rad8 {[#] ( -> ...Rd1+)} 28. Bd5 Bd4 29. Rc1 Bc5 30. g3 Re8 31. Kg2 Re7 32. h4 h6 33. h5 Ke8 34. Rf5 Kd8 35. Rc2 Rc7 36. Rf3 Bb4 37. Rxc7 (37. Ra2 $14 {feels stronger.}) 37... Kxc7 $11 38. Kh3 b5 39. Bb3 bxa4 40. Bxa4 Rd4 41. e5 Be7 42. exf6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.06 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Black "Shen, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,90,31,27,62,16,50,50,52,56,83,65,80,71,81,73,79,50,69,43,58,13,44,42,50,42,43,37,49,18,22,21,20,0,0,-31,-27,-20,-15,-56,-38,-33,-41,-31,-31,-31,-31,-80,-82,-109,-80,-127,-134,-112,-93,-54,-67,-61,-50,-100,-100,-99,-92,-103,-50,-109,-63,-74,-48,-74,-78,-224,-229,-29989,-29990,-29994,-29995,-29995,-29996]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Re1 Qe7 {E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0: Various Black 7th moves.} 9. Bf1 (9. c5 $14) 9... c6 10. Rb1 Bg4 {White is slightly better.} 11. d5 c5 12. Be2 {[#]} Bd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Nh5 13. g3 f5 14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 f4 16. Ne6 Rf7 17. Nb5 Bh6 18. a3 Ng7 {1-0 (35) Zierke,O (2313)-Agrest,I (2180) Pula 2008}) 13. a3 Ne8 14. b4 b6 15. Nb5 f5 16. Nd2 Bh6 17. Bf3 (17. Nc3 $14 {deserves consideration.}) 17... Nf6 18. Nc3 Kh8 19. h3 Rg8 20. Qe2 Raf8 21. b5 Nc7 22. a4 {[%cal Oa4a5]} Bxd2 23. Bxd2 f4 24. g4 {[%cal Oa4a5]} fxg3 25. fxg3 Bxh3 26. Bg5 (26. Nd1 $11 {feels stronger.}) 26... Qd7 27. Nd1 Ng4 28. Ne3 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Ne8 30. a5 (30. Rb2 $1 $15 {might be stronger.}) 30... Nf6 $17 31. axb6 axb6 32. Ra1 ({Better is} 32. Rb2) 32... Ng4 33. Qe2 h6 34. Bxg4 Bxg4 35. Qh2 h5 {Strongly threatening ...Bh3.} 36. Rf1 (36. Qh4 $1 $15) 36... Bh3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under strong pressure.} 37. Rxf8 Rxf8 38. Qe2 Bg4 (38... Kg7 $17) 39. Qh2 (39. Qd2 $1 $15) 39... Bf3 (39... Kh7 $17 {[%cal Og4d1]} 40. Qa2 Qf7) 40. Qh4 $15 Kg7 {Prevents Bh6+.} 41. Be7 Rf7 42. Bd8 {[#] This costs White the game.} (42. Bg5 $17 {was forced.}) 42... Bxe4 $1 $19 {...Qf5 is the strong threat.} 43. Bxb6 $2 (43. g4 $19) 43... Qf5 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Rf5f2] Black mates.} 44. Qh2 Qf3 45. Re1 {[#]} Qc3 $1 {[%csl LRc4,LRe1] Weighted Error Value: White=0.38/Black=0.10 (very precise)} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Black "Matros, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,61,0,0,0,0,0,0,-15,-21,-124,-131,-120,-117,-152,-143,-233,-213,-204,-191,-231,-226,-287,-293,-293,-289,-285,-243,-240,-227,-224,-212,-374,-368,-703,-653,-5197,-5177,-1145,-1140,-800,-784,-29992,-29993,-29999]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 {[%cal Bf6h5,Bh5f4,Bf4h3,Bh3f4][%mdl 32]} 8. Nh2 Qe8 9. Be2 Nf4 10. Bf3 f5 11. g3 {E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3.} Nxh3 12. Bg2 $1 fxe4 13. Nxe4 {The position is equal. is the legacy move (13.Be3).} Bf5 {aiming for ...Bxe4.} 14. Be3 {[#]} (14. Ng4 $11 h5 15. Nef6+ (15. Nh6+ Bxh6 16. Bxh6 Bxe4 $15) 15... Bxf6 16. Nh6+ Kg7 17. Nxf5+ gxf5 18. Rxh3) 14... Nf4 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 15. Bf3 {[#]} (15. gxf4 Bxe4 16. Kf1 (16. Bxe4 $2 exf4 17. Qd3 fxe3 $19) 16... Bxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Nd7) 15... Nd7 $1 $36 {[%cal Ob7b5][%mdl 2048] [#] Black is in control.} 16. Nf1 $146 (16. gxf4 $2 exf4 17. Bd4 Bxe4 $19) (16. Kf1 Qe7) ({Predecessor:} 16. g4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bc2 Ng2+ 19. Ke2 Nxe3 20. fxe3 e4 21. Qg1 b5 22. Bb3 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Nd7 24. Qg2 Nb6 25. b3 Nxc4 26. bxc4 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Qe5 {0-1 (27) Moynihan,K (2179)-Jones,G (2644) Kilkenny 2012}) 16... b5 17. cxb5 {[#]} ({Wrong is} 17. gxf4 $2 exf4 18. Neg3 Bxb2 19. Nxf5 Rxf5 $19) (17. b3 $17) 17... Nf6 $1 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. gxf4 exf4 {[%mdl 64] Pin, Discovered Attack} 20. Qe2 fxe3 21. Nxe3 Bd7 {A strong pair of Bishops.} 22. a4 a6 23. bxa6 {[#]} Bxb2 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 24. Qxb2 {Hoping for Be2.} Rxf3 25. O-O-O $2 (25. Qd4 {was called for.}) 25... Rxa6 $19 26. Qe2 $2 {[#]} (26. Rh4) 26... Qe5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 27. Qxa6 {[#] And now Nc2 would win.} (27. Rh4 Qa1+) 27... Qa1+ $1 28. Kd2 Qb2+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} 29. Nc2 Rxf2+ 30. Ke1 Rxc2 ({And not} 30... Qxc2 31. Qd3 $17) 31. Ra1 {White got outplayed after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=1.05/Black=0.03 (flawless)} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Matros, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:18]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 6. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} a6 {[%emt 0:07:06]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:05:00]} 10. f4 {[%emt 0:10:20]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 11. a4 {[%emt 0:06:15]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:13:29]} 12. Rb1 {[%emt 0:09:31]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:07]} 13. f5 {[%emt 0:11:57]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 14. g4 {[%emt 0:07:05]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 16. Ng3 {[%emt 0:03:55]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:16:11]} 17. Nce2 {[%emt 0:05:17]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Shen, Christopher"]
[Black "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 26,43,0,0,4,0,12,9,16,0,16,2,6,0,70,82,80,28,30,2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Bd2 b6 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bb7 12. O-O Qc7 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Re1 Rfe8 {E55: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: Main Line: 7...dxc4 8 Bxc4 Nbd7.} 15. Qe2 {[#]} h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Rac8 16. a4 Bd5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Qh5 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Qh4 Bc4 {0-1 (45) Podolchenko,E (2458)-Gajewski,G (2556) Pardubice 2007}) 16. a4 Rad8 {The position is equal.} 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Rd5 (19... Rc8 $11) 20. Rxd5 $1 $14 {White is more active.} Bxd5 21. a5 (21. c4 $16 Be4 22. Be2) 21... Ne4 $11 22. Bxe4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.22 (precise)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Black "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 2. e3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:48]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. b3 {[%emt 0:03:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 8. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:02:57]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 10. d4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:48]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:05:09]} 14. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Qxc8 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 15. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:04:29]} 16. Nc4 {[%emt 0:18:52]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 17. Qe2 {[%emt 0:08:15]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 18. Bc2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nfe4 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 19. Nfe5 {[%emt 0:06:11]} f6 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 20. Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 21. Nec4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e5 {[%emt 0:12:57]} 22. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 23. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:06:57]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 24. b4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:57:07]} 25. Qg4 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Rd1 {[%emt 0:03:15]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:06:04]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Na5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Qxc8 {[%emt 0:05:14]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:17:24]} cxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Bd5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:09:30]} 44. Be8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Bf7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. f4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Be8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. gxf5 {[%emt 0:08:30]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,83,0,-14,-39,-31,-28,-37,-43,-35,-38,-35,-37,-42,-35,-31,-65,-15,-13,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,167,178,163,159,178,160,176,177,160,168,174,183,183,183,222,168,174,162,154,141,151,141,152,144,156,168,148,106,143,97,99,95,98,98,110,0,95,0,111,112,111,100,170,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 Na6 6. e4 {Strongly threatening Bb5+. D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} Nxc5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Qe2 {Black is slightly better.} dxe4 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 f5 {[#]} 12. Qe2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Qe5 Rg8 13. Rd1 Qc6 14. Qxf5 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Qxf7 Qxg2 17. Qf3 Qg5 18. Ne2 {1-0 (25) Pasman,M (2368)-Veinberg,N (2402) Israel 2020}) 12... Bg7 (12... Rg8 $1 $15 13. f4 (13. Rd1 Qc6 $17) 13... Rg4) 13. c3 $11 Qd5 14. Nf3 {[%cal Bg1f3,Bf3d4,Bd4f5][%mdl 32]} Qe4 15. Rd1 Qxe2+ 16. Kxe2 e6 17. Nd4 Ke7 18. f4 Rac8 19. Rd3 a6 20. Rhd1 Rc7 $2 {[#]} (20... Rhd8 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 21. Nxf5+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Kf6 (21... exf5 $2 22. Re3+ Be5 23. Rxe5+ Kf6 24. Rd6+ Kg7 25. Kf3) 22. Ne3 Ke7 23. Kf3 f5 24. Re1 {Hoping for Nd5+.} Kf7 25. g4 fxg4+ 26. Nxg4 Rf8 27. Rd6 Re7 28. Ne3 Rc7 29. Red1 Re8 30. Ke4 Bf8 31. Rd7+ Re7 32. R7d4 {White is more active.} Bg7 33. Rd6 Rc5 34. R1d2 (34. Rb6 $142) 34... Rh5 $16 35. Rf2 (35. Nc4 $142) 35... Rh4 36. Kd3 Rh3 37. Ke2 Rh5 38. Kd3 Rh3 39. Ke2 Rh5 $1 40. Kd1 Bh6 41. Nc4 Bg7 {[#]} (41... Rd5+ $16 42. Kc2 Rxd6 43. Nxd6+ Kg6) 42. Ne3 $2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.15 (very precise)} ({Better is} 42. Rb6 $1 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.15"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Black "Chen, Ryo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2268"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Na3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 7. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 8. Nbxd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 9. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 10. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:33]} e6 {[%emt 0:20:27]} 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:10:58]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:43]} 13. Ne5 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:06:19]} 14. h3 {[%emt 0:13:27]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:18:38]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:11:24]} Be8 {[%emt 0:10:43]} 16. Qe2 {[%emt 0:11:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:07:31]} 17. Nef3 {[%emt 0:05:20]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 18. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:06:45]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 21. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:30:20]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 22. Na5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 23. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 24. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:15:43]} 25. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Nh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. f3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 35. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 37. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 40. Rc2 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nb1 {[%emt 0:03:17]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. fxe4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} axb3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 43. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 44. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 45. Nd5+ {[%emt 0:00:59]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 46. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 47. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 48. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rbxb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 49. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rxb3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 51. c5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 52. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 53. Kxe3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 55. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 56. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 57. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 58. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxe4 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 59. Ka4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Kxa5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Chen, Ryo"]
[Black "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,104,37,15,8,20,75,87,73,70,72,-41,0,-35,47,37,36,37,40,20,18,0,64,46,118,73,81,54,73,73,114,110,73,73,119,87,78,19,71,71,71,68,71,68,75,79,842,819,879,868,865,860,816,802,700,0,528,116,562,482,488,450,5206,256,229,154,149,0,0,0,0,0,57,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,29969,29970,29974,29975,29974,29975,29973,11456,5297]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O b5 8. Bf3 $1 {8.Bf3 is better than 8.a3.} Ra7 9. Be3 {[%cal Od4e6] Nxe6! is the strong threat.} Rc7 {B84: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 Be2 a6, lines without early Be3.} 10. Nb3 {[%cal Oe4e5]} Nbd7 (10... Rd7 $11) 11. a4 $16 b4 {White is better.} 12. Na2 Bb7 {[#]} 13. Nd2 $146 (13. Nxb4 $16 d5 14. c3) ({Predecessor:} 13. Nxb4 Qa8 14. Na5 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qe2 Nec5 17. Rfd1 Be7 18. Bf4 Qe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 {0-1 (60) Migot,T (2353)-Fedoseev,V (2687) Tornelo INT 2021}) 13... Qa8 (13... d5 $15 {is superior.}) 14. c3 Nxe4 (14... bxc3 $15 15. Nxc3 Be7) 15. Nxe4 (15. Nxb4 Nxd2 16. Bxb7 (16. Bxd2 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 $15) 16... Qxb7 $11) 15... Bxe4 16. Bxe4 (16. Nxb4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 a5 $15) 16... Qxe4 17. Nxb4 Qb7 18. Qe2 Nb8 (18... a5 $11 19. Nc2 Be7) 19. a5 d5 (19... Be7 $14) 20. Bd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy. White is more active.} (20. Bf4 $142 Rc8 21. Bxb8 Bxb4 22. Be5 (22. cxb4 Rxb8 23. Ra3 O-O $15)) 20... Rc4 21. Rad1 {[%cal Ob4d5]} Bxb4 22. cxb4 Nc6 {To avoid Qe5} (22... Qxb4 $142 23. Qe5 Rg8) 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Bc3 Nxb4 (24... Qb5 $142) 25. Bxb4 Rxb4 26. Rc1 (26. Qh5 $1 $16) 26... Rgg4 (26... Rxb2 27. Qh5 $14) (26... Rg5 $11) 27. b3 $1 {Threatens to win with Rc5.} Rge4 28. Qh5 Rxb3 29. Qxh7 {aiming for Qg8+.} Ke7 30. Qh8 Rbb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Rc4 $16) 31. Rc8 $18 {[%csl Gc8][%cal Rh8d8]} Qd7 {To avoid Qd8+} 32. Qf8+ Kf6 33. Qh6+ Ke5 34. Qg7+ ({Inferior is} 34. f3 Qxc8 35. fxe4 Rxe4 $11) 34... Kd6 35. Qh8 {Hoping for Rd8.} Ke7 $1 {Prevents Rd8.} 36. Rfc1 $2 (36. g3 $18) 36... Rec4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (36... Rbc4 $16 37. Qf8+ Kf6 38. Qh6+ Ke7 39. Qf8+ Kf6 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qf8+) 37. Qf8+ Kf6 38. Qh6+ Ke5 (38... Kf5 $142) 39. Qe3+ $2 (39. Re1+ Kf5 40. Rg8) 39... Kf6 40. R8xc4 {Dancing on a razor blade.} ({But not} 40. Qh6+ $6 Ke7 41. R1xc4 Rxc4 42. Rxc4 dxc4 43. Qh4+ Kf8 44. Qxc4 Qd1+ 45. Qf1 Qd4) 40... Rxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 41. Re1 (41. Qh6+ $16 Ke7 42. Rxc4 dxc4 43. Qh4+ Kf8 44. Qxc4) 41... Qc7 $11 42. Qh6+ Ke7 43. Qg5+ Ke8 (43... Kd7 $11) 44. h4 (44. Qxd5 $1 $14 Rc1 45. Qe4) 44... Qd8 45. Qg8+ Ke7 46. Qg3 Qxa5 47. Qg5+ Kd7 48. Rb1 {Black must now prevent Qf6.} Qd8 {[%mdl 8192] Inhibits Qf6.} (48... Rb4 $11 49. Rxb4 Qxb4) 49. Rb7+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Rc7 {[#]} 50. Qxd8+ $1 Kxd8 {[#]} 51. Rxc7 $1 Kxc7 52. h5 {Threatening mate with h6.} Kd8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.69/Black=0.54} 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Black "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2268"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,186,0,0,0,0,0,19,13,5,0,0,0,0,0,64,60,98,0,-8,0,0,0,12,22,12,22,37,0,0,0,0,-18,-27,-50,-22,-216,-204,-233,-227,-350,-339,-494,-483,-581,-348,-347,-338,-328,-346,-348,-339,-329,-336,-346,-340,-341,-344,-339,-331,-341,-331,-456,-464,-459,-450,-506,-487,-525,-400,-430,-382,-369,-362,-498,-473,-546,-546,-546,-546,-546,-546,-517,-512,-546,-512,-510,-510,-505,-498,-721,-511,-29981,-29982,-29982,-29983,-29989,-29987,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29986,-29986,0,-29989,-29978,-29968,-29969,-29964,-29963,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29989,-29989,-29987,-29993,-29994,-29994,-29987,-29987,-29970,-29970,-29971,-29971,-29972,-29972,-29973,-29974,-29974,-29974,-29975,-29974,-29976,-29976,-29973,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29987,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29985,-29985,-29986,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991,-29995,-29996,-29996,-29992,-29992,-29993,-29993,-29992,-29994,-29995,-29995,-29993,-29994,-29995,-29995,-29994,-29996,-29997]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. h3 h6 10. Qc2 {D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3 and 3 e4.} a6 11. a3 b5 12. Ba2 {[%cal Oc3b5] The position is equal.} Ne7 13. Ne5 c5 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 {[#]} 15. dxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxb5 Qb6 18. Nc3 Qc6 19. Qa4 Qxa4 20. Nxa4 Ba7 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 {1-0 (37) Yordanov,L (2267)-Boev,V (1976) Teteven 2016}) 15... Bb8 (15... Bxc5 $11 16. Rd1 Qf8) 16. Rd1 $1 $14 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Qe8 (16... Qc7 $2 17. Bf4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bf5 18. Bxc7 $18) 17. a4 (17. Bxf7+ $6 Kxf7 18. Re1 Bb7 $11) (17. Ne4 $1 $16 {[%cal Re4f6]} Be5 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Re1 (19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Nf5 $14)) 17... Bf5 $11 18. Qe2 {[%cal Ra4b5]} b4 (18... bxa4 19. Qf3 $14 (19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Be3 Be5 $14)) 19. Nd5 (19. Bxf7+ Qxf7 20. Qf3 Qe8 $1 $15) 19... Nexd5 20. Qxe8+ Nxe8 21. Bxd5 Raa7 22. Be3 Rae7 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rac1 b3 {next ...Be5 is good for Black.} 25. Rc4 Bc2 26. Rd8 {Black converts the advantage convincingly.} (26. Rd2 $11) 26... Be5 $19 27. c6 Bxb2 28. Rd7 (28. Rd2 $142) 28... Ba3 {...b2 is the strong threat.} 29. Bd4 (29. Rb7 {is a better defense.} Bd6 30. Bc1) 29... Nd6 ({Much less strong is} 29... b2 30. Bxb2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxb2 31. Rxc2 $18) 30. Rc3 Rxd7 31. cxd7 Ke7 {Hoping for ...Nf5.} 32. Rc7 Bf5 {This bishop pair is nice.} ({Weaker is} 32... b2 33. Bxb2 $1 Bxb2 34. Rxc2 $14) ({Stronger than} 32... Nf5 33. Bc3 $11) 33. Bxg7 {[%cal Og7f6] Black must now prevent Bf6+!} Bxd7 (33... b2 $2 {[#]} 34. Bf6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxf6 35. d8=Q+ $18) 34. Ra7 b2 35. Bxb2 Bxb2 36. Rxa6 Bd4 {Prevents Rb6.} 37. g4 Be6 38. Kg2 Bd5+ 39. Kg3 Bb7 40. Ra5 Ne4+ 41. Kf4 Nxf2 42. Rh5 Bg7 43. Ke3 Ne4 44. Rb5 Nd6 45. Rb4 Ke6 46. Rb1 Bc6 47. Rb4 Bf6 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. a5 Nb7 50. Rf4 Be5 51. Rf5 Nxa5 52. Rh5 Bb5+ 53. Kc2 (53. Ke3 $142) 53... Kd4 {Strongly threatening ...Be8.} 54. Rxh6 (54. Kd1 $19) 54... Ba4+ 55. Kb1 Kc3 56. g5 Bc2+ 57. Ka2 Bb3+ 58. Kb1 Nc4 59. Ra6 Bc2+ 60. Ka2 Bb3+ 61. Kb1 Bd6 {Black mates.} 62. Rc6 Ba4 63. Rc8 Bd7 {[%csl LRc8,LRh3]} 64. Rh8 Bf5+ 65. Ka2 Nd2 66. Re8 Bb1+ 67. Ka1 Bd3 68. Rc8+ Kb3 69. Re8 Bb4 {[%cal Rb4c3]} 70. Rb8 Be4 71. h4 Ka3 {[%cal Rd2b3]} 72. Rxb4 Kxb4 73. Kb2 Nc4+ 74. Kc1 Bg6 75. Kd1 Kc3 76. Ke2 Bh5+ 77. Kf2 Kd4 78. Ke1 Ke3 79. Kf1 Nd2+ 80. Kg2 Ne4 81. Kf1 Kd2 82. Kg2 Ke2 83. Kg1 Nd6 84. Kg2 Nf5 85. Kh3 Kf2 86. g6 Kf3 87. Kh2 Bxg6 88. Kg1 Ke2 89. Kg2 Bh5 90. Kg1 Nxh4 91. Kh2 Kf2 92. Kh3 Nf5 93. Kh2 Bg4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.18 (very precise)} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Black "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2176"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,58,0,25,35,37,36,54,48,37,49,38,-3,14,0,25,-17,0,-48,-41,-52,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,-6,12,12,12,11,11,10,12,0,29,56,52,46,43,3,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. a4 {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4.} g6 7. Na3 Bg7 8. Nxc4 {White is slightly better.} O-O 9. O-O Nb6 10. Nfe5 (10. Ncd2 $14 {is more appropriate.}) 10... Nxc4 (10... Ng4 {feels hotter.} 11. e3 Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nc4) 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Ne5 (12. b3 $142) 12... Nd7 {[#]} 13. f4 $146 (13. Nf3 $11 {deserves consideration.}) ({Predecessor:} 13. Nf3 Bd5 14. Qc2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Bxd4 16. Rd1 Bg7 17. Bg5 Qe8 18. Rab1 Ne5 19. Bg2 Rd8 20. b4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 {½-½ (36) Mchedlishvili,M (2603)-Malakhov,V (2686) Riadh 2017}) 13... Nxe5 $15 14. fxe5 Bd5 ({Black should try} 14... Qd7 $15) 15. Qd3 $1 $11 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. e4 Qd7 {[%cal Og7e5]} 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. Rfd1 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Qc4+ e6 {[%cal Rf6d4]} 22. Rd2 Rf7 ({But not} 22... Bxd4 23. Bg5 b6 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Rf1 $16) 23. Rad1 Qe8 24. b4 e5 25. dxe5 Rxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 {The position is equal.} 28. Rd7 Qf6 29. Rxb7 {Active counter play!} Qf3+ $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.08 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Black "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,85,17,19,0,0,-29,-8,-18,-18,-19,-19,-21,0,0,14,-35,0,-48,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,12,9,11,30,23,63,0,18,18,18,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,18,18,18,18,49,49,49,18,49,49,49,49,49,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8. Bc4 {B14: Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik Attack with 5...e6 and 5...g6.} Nbd7 9. Nge2 a6 10. a4 Nb6 11. O-O {[#]} Bf5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Nxc4 12. Qxc4 e6 13. Nf4 Nxd5 14. Nfxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Qb6 16. a5 Qxd4 17. Rd1 Qxd5 18. Nxd5 {1-0 (51) Karaklajic,N-Tot,B Zagreb 1949}) 12. Ng3 Nxc4 (12... Bc2 $5 13. Qxc2 Nxc4 $11) 13. Qxc4 ({Don't go for} 13. Nxf5 $2 Na5 14. Qc2 gxf5 15. Qxf5 Nb3 $19) 13... Bc2 14. Bg5 (14. Ra3 $11) 14... Qb6 (14... Rc8 $5 {[%cal Rc8c4]} 15. Qa2 Qb6 $11) 15. a5 {[#]} (15. Qe2 $11 {is superior.} Bb3 16. Ra3) 15... Bb3 $1 16. axb6 (16. Qa4 $5 Bxa4 17. axb6 $14) 16... Bxc4 17. Rfe1 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 {This bishop pair is nice.} 19. Bxe7 Rfe8 20. Bc5 f5 21. Nf1 Rad8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Ne3 Bb3 24. g3 Re4 25. d5 ({White should try} 25. Ra3 $14 Bf7 26. f3) 25... Bd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 27. Rc1 Bxd5 28. Rc8+ Kf7 29. Rc7+ Ke6 30. Nxd5 ({Of course not} 30. Rxh7 Be4 $15) 30... Rxd5 31. Rxh7 {KR-KR} Rb5 32. Rxb7 Rxb2 33. Rb8 {[#] Threatens to win with b7.} Kf7 34. Kg2 a5 35. b7 {Strongly threatening Rh8.} Kg7 {To avoid Rh8} 36. h4 a4 37. h5 (37. Ra8 $14 Rxb7 38. Rxa4) 37... gxh5 {The position is equal.} 38. Kh3 Rb4 39. Ra8 Rxb7 40. Kh4 f4 41. gxf4 Kg6 42. Rxa4 Kf5 43. Ra5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.12 (very precise)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Matros, Alexander"]
[Black "Shen, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,118,17,15,5,22,18,26,10,10,0,18,0,0,0,0,0,0,10,51,47,43,40,36,22,15,17,13,10,15,8,31,30,39,26,37,29,53,50,60,60,67,66,66,66,66,52,52,53,60,48,75,75,75,0,89,75,85,54,75,75,77,78,79,78,80,61,65,59,76,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,59,59,60,65,0,60,61,212,99,94,110,90,68,105,63,270,252,213,114,116,60,87,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 c5 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. O-O {D87: Exchange Grünfeld: Classical Line: Variations without ...cxd4.} Rd8 12. Qb3 e6 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 13. d5 {[#] White has an edge.} Ne5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... exd5 14. Bxd5 Rd7 15. Qc4 Ne5 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Bf4 b5 19. Bg3 c4 {0-1 (37) Verich,O (1147)-Lukin,A (1398) LSS email 2015}) 14. dxe6 Nxc4 15. exf7+ Kxf7 {[#] White must now prevent ...Qa6.} 16. Qxc4+ Be6 17. Qxc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Bc4 (18... Bxa2 $11 19. Nd4 b6) 19. Rc2 $14 Bd3 {[%csl LRc2,LRe4] A strong pair of Bishops.} 20. Rd2 Bxe4 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxa7 Rd2 {[%csl LRa2,LRe2]} 23. Re1 Rxa2 24. Bd4 Bh6 25. Ng3 Bc6 26. Nf1 Rc2 27. h3 (27. f3 {looks sharper.} Bb5 28. Ng3 Bc6 29. Ne4 Bf4 30. Rf1) 27... Bf4 28. Ne3 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} h5 30. Re5 Rb2 31. Kh2 Rb5 32. Re3 Rg5 33. f3 Rb5 34. Re2 Ra5 35. Kg3 Rf5 36. Kh4 ({White should try} 36. Ra2 $16) 36... Bb5 (36... Rf4+ $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 37. Kg3 Rf5) 37. Re1 Bc4 38. Be5 Bd5 39. Re3 Ke6 40. Bc7+ Kf7 41. Bd6 Bc6 42. c4 {[%cal Bc3c4,Bc4c5][%mdl 32]} Kf6 43. Re2 Ra5 44. f4 Ra4 45. Be5+ Kf7 $1 46. c5 $1 Re4 47. Rd2 Re1 48. Rd6 {[#] And now Rf6+ would win.} Be4 $1 49. Rd7+ Ke6 50. Rd6+ Kf7 51. g4 Rh1 $2 (51... hxg4 $14 52. hxg4 (52. Kxg4 Rc1 $11) 52... Rh1+ 53. Kg5 Rg1) 52. Rf6+ (52. gxh5 $6 gxh5 53. f5 (53. Kxh5 Rxh3+ 54. Kg4 Rd3 $16) 53... Ke8 $16) (52. f5 $18 {is more deadly.} gxf5 53. g5 (53. gxh5 Bg2 $18) (53. Kxh5 Rxh3+ 54. Kg5 fxg4 $11)) 52... Ke7 $16 53. gxh5 gxh5 54. Rh6 Bg2 55. Kg5 {White is more active.} (55. Rxh5 $6 Rxh3+ 56. Kg5 Rxh5+ 57. Kxh5 Ke6 $11) (55. Kg3 $16 Be4 56. Rxh5) 55... Rxh3 $2 (55... Bxh3 $14 56. Bd4 (56. Rxh5 Ke6 $14) 56... Rh2) 56. f5 $18 (56. Rxh5 Rxh5+ 57. Kxh5 Ke6 $11) 56... Bd5 57. Bd6+ ({White should play} 57. Rh7+ $18 Ke8 58. Kf6) 57... Kd7 $16 58. Rh7+ ({Much weaker is} 58. Rxh5 $6 Rxh5+ 59. Kxh5 b6 $11) (58. Bf4 $16 {Rd6+ is the strong threat.} Rd3 59. Rd6+ (59. Rxh5 Kc6 $11) (59. Kxh5 Be4 $11) 59... Ke8 60. Rh6 (60. Kxh5 Bf7+ 61. Kh6 Rxd6+ 62. Bxd6 Kd7 $14)) 58... Kc6 $14 {[%cal Oh5h4]} 59. Rxh5 (59. f6 $16 {aiming for Rc7+.} Rf3 60. Bf4 (60. Rxh5 b6 $11)) 59... Rxh5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very precise) /Black=0.18 (very precise)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Shen, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,73,43,39,24,27,1,9,18,33,32,37,43,41,11,11,0,14,0,12,0,10,0,12,0,0,-14,0,0,0,0,11,10,10,10,70,66,63,10,73,73,68,71,75,64,107,108,113,102,115,110,210,110,109,96,106,96]} 1. d4 {ChessBase II} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Bf5 7. Nbd2 c6 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Be4 {[#]} 11. h4 $146 {[%cal Oh4h5] E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} ({Predecessor:} 11. e3 Nd7 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e5 15. Qd3 exd4 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Qc2 Bxd4 18. exd4 Ne6 {½-½ (30) Horvath,J (2516)-Vovk,A (2567) Vaujany 2013 EXT 2014 [ChessBase II]}) 11... Nd7 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 {The position is equal.} d5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Qb4 Rb8 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Nf3 e6 18. Bc1 Bf8 19. Qb5 a6 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. a4 Nb8 22. Ne5 {[%cal Oh4h5]} Nc6 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 24. Bd2 Bd6 25. Rfc1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 f5 (26... Qd7 $11) 27. Bg5 $14 Qd7 28. Qd2 (28. h5 $14) 28... e5 (28... Rc8 $11) 29. dxe5 $16 Bxe5 30. Rc5 d4 31. Qd3 Kg7 (31... Qe6 $14) 32. Qf3 b6 {[#]} 33. Qc6 Qf7 (33... Qe6 34. Qxe6) 34. Rd5 {aiming for Rd7. White is more active.} ({But not} 34. Qxb6 d3 35. exd3 (35. Qxa6 dxe2 36. Qxe2 Bd4 $11) 35... Bd4 $11) 34... Kg8 (34... Rc8 $16 {might work better.} 35. Qd7 (35. Qxc8 Qxd5+ 36. Kg1 h6 $16) 35... Qxd7 36. Rxd7+ Kg8) 35. Rd7 (35. Rd8 $18 Rxd8 36. Bxd8) 35... Qe6 36. Qxe6+ Rxe6 37. Rd8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /Black=0.18 (very precise)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Black "Matros, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,79,-5,0,2,37,-8,75,72,84,77,72,18,15,29,12,0,0,-77,-84,-87,-69,-81,-100,-69,-85,-75,-68,-82,-85,-79,122,116,246,218,275,346,313,291,290,300,800,789,796,779,714,527,582,561,504,493,888,875,909,736,735,733,789,701,442,442,442,420,507,276,218,212,564,353,764,764,650,627]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 b5 5. h4 e6 6. g4 {[#] D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} Bd6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... Bb7 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Nce2 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. h5 Be7 12. Bh3 g6 {1-0 (41) Esipenko,A (2701)-Gelman,A (2403) Chess.com INT 2021}) 7. Nh3 (7. g5 $14 {should be considered.} Bxf4 8. exf4 (8. gxf6 Bh6 $11)) 7... Ne4 (7... b4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 8. g5 bxc3 9. gxf6 g6) 8. Nxe4 $16 {White is better.} dxe4 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. g5 ({Better is} 10. c3 $16) 10... Nd7 $11 11. Qg4 Qe7 12. Bxd6 cxd6 {[%cal Bc7d6,Bd6d5][%mdl 32]} 13. Bxe4 (13. O-O-O $11 {remains equal.}) 13... f5 $1 $17 ({Don't take} 13... d5 14. Bd3 $14) 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Bxb7 gxh5 16. Bxa8 d5 $1 17. Bc6 Qb4+ 18. c3 $1 Qxb2 19. O-O Qxc3 $2 (19... Qa3 $1 $17 {keeps the pressure on. aiming for ...Kd8.} 20. Nf4 Ke7 21. Bxd7 Kxd7) 20. Rac1 $36 {[%cal Ba1c1,Bc1c2,Bc2c6][%mdl 2080] White is on the roll. White is more active.} Qa3 {[#] This move loses the game for Black.} (20... Qa5 $16 {might work better.}) 21. Rc2 $1 $18 Ke7 {Strongly threatening ...Nb6.} 22. Bxd7 Kxd7 {[#]} 23. Rfc1 $1 Qd6 {Prevents Rc7+.} 24. Nf4 {And now Nd3 would win.} Rb8 $2 (24... Qb8 25. Nd3 Kd8) 25. Nd3 f4 26. Rc6 {Threatens to win with Ne5+.} Qa3 27. Rc7+ Ke8 28. Nxf4 Rb7 29. Rc8+ ({Weaker is} 29. Rxb7 Qxc1+ 30. Kg2 Qd1 $11) 29... Kf7 (29... Ke7 $142 30. Nxh5 (30. R1c6 Qxa2 31. Rxe6+ Kd7 $18) 30... Qd3) 30. R1c6 Qxa2 31. Rxe6 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Qd1 33. Rf6+ Ke7 34. Rg8 {White wants to mate with Rg7+.} Qg4+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kf1 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Rd7 37. Rxa6 Qg4+ 38. Kh2 Kf7 $18) 35... Rd7 36. Nh3 b4 (36... Qxh4 $2 37. Rf4 Qxf4+ 38. Nxf4 $18) 37. Rxa6 {Hoping for Rh8. Dancing on a razor blade.} Kf7 $2 (37... Qxh4 $2 38. Rg7+ Kd8 39. Ra8+ Kc7 40. Ra7+ Kc6 41. Rgxd7 $18) (37... b3 38. Rb6 Qxh4) 38. Raa8 {[%cal Og5g6] g6+! is the strong threat.} Rb7 $2 (38... Qxh4 $2 39. Raf8+ Ke6 40. Rf6+ Ke7 41. Rf4 Qxf4+ 42. Nxf4 $18) (38... b3 39. g6+ hxg6 40. Ng5+ Ke7 41. Rae8+ Kf6) 39. Raf8+ Ke7 40. Rf4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.35/Black=0.59} 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Black "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,34,-61,-42,-56,-56,-97,-102,-89,-54,-56,-47,-60,-54,-125,-97,-90,-62,-61,-60,-114,-106,-95,-90,-177,-91,-362,-359]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 c5 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e5 Qg6 {[#]} 6. c3 $146 {A45: Trompowsky Attack.} ({Predecessor:} 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Bd3 f5 8. h4 Nc6 9. h5 Qh6 10. Nbd2 g5 11. Nb3 g4 12. Nfxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 {½-½ (42) Michna,M (2383)-Osmanodja,F (2199) Erfurt 2012}) 6... Nc6 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6b4,Bb4d5][%mdl 32]} 7. Nf3 (7. a3 $15 {is superior.}) 7... cxd4 $17 8. cxd4 {Black is better.} Nb4 $1 {...Nc2+ is the strong threat.} 9. Na3 {To avoid Nc2+} Nd5 10. Nc2 b6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has good play.} 11. g3 (11. Bc4 $1 $15) 11... Bb7 {Threatens to win with ...Qe4+.} 12. Bd3 {Prevents Qe4+.} Qh5 {And now ...Nb4 would win.} 13. Be2 Qh3 {Black is more active.} 14. Qd2 (14. Ng5 $15 Qh6 15. Ne4) 14... Rc8 15. a3 Be7 16. O-O-O {[#]} (16. Ng1 $17 Qh6 17. Nf3) 16... Qf5 (16... Nb4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 17. axb4 Be4) 17. Qd3 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (17. Kb1 $17) 17... Nf4 $1 {[%mdl 512] Weighted Error Value: White=0.66/Black=0.14 (very precise)} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Black "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2268"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,116,-13,15,10,51,0,-1,-40,-29,-142,-145,-209,-172,-223,-135,-123,-125,-171,-123,-114,-110,-112,-134,-177,-180,-214,-201,-239,-240,-247,-273,-359,-300,-366,-295,-312,-283,-337,-328,-338,-326,-348,-307,-315,-247,-256,-236,-233,-181,-187,-177,-280,-289,-286,-300,-315,-300,-367,-366,-366,-355,-363,-320,-387,-380,-379,-364,-455,-452,-432,-424,-352,-154,-396,-194,-177,-141,-345,-135,-295,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 {[%cal Bd2d4,Bd4c5][%mdl 32]} d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Qg4 Ne7 6. Nf3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} Nbc6 (6... Nd7 $11) 7. c3 ({White should try} 7. Nc3 $1 $14) 7... Ng6 8. Bb5 Bxc5 {[#] White must now prevent ...Qb6.} 9. h4 $146 (9. Qg3 $11 {keeps the balance.}) ({Predecessor:} 9. O-O Qb6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. b4 Be7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Qh5 Ba6 14. Re1 {1-0 (27) Bibasa,B (2160)-Luggya,V (2015) Kampala 2011}) 9... Qb6 $1 $17 {[%csl LRb5,LRf2]} 10. a4 (10. Bxc6+ $17 bxc6 11. Qg3) 10... Bxf2+ $19 11. Ke2 (11. Kf1 $142) 11... h5 12. Qg5 Bc5 13. Na3 (13. Bd3 $17 {was called for.} Be7 14. Qg3) 13... Qc7 (13... Qd8 $19 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qc7) 14. Bd3 $17 Bxa3 (14... Ncxe5 $6 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 17. Qxe5 Nxe5 18. Nc7+ Ke7 19. Nxa8 $11) (14... Ngxe5 $2 15. Qxg7 Rf8 16. Nb5 $18) 15. Rxa3 Ncxe5 {[%cal Bc6e5,Be5d7,Bd7c5][%mdl 32]} 16. Qg3 (16. Nxe5 $17 Qxe5+ 17. Be3) 16... Qb8 $19 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Rf1 a6 19. Bxd7+ Nxd7 {Pair of Knights!} ({Stronger than} 19... Kxd7 20. Bf4 Nxf4+ 21. Qxf4) 20. Qg5 Qc7 21. Nd4 {[%cal Od4e6]} Qe5+ 22. Qxe5 Ngxe5 (22... Ndxe5 $2 {perishes.} 23. Rb3 $19) 23. Bg5 Nc5 24. Ra2 Ne4 {Strongly threatening ...Ng3+.} 25. Re1 Nc6 26. Nf3 Nxg5 27. hxg5 O-O-O 28. b4 e5 {[%cal Be6e5,Be5e4][%mdl 32]} 29. b5 e4 30. Nh4 (30. bxc6 {was worth a try.} exf3+ 31. Kxf3) 30... Ne5 31. bxa6 bxa6 32. Rb1 Kc7 33. Rab2 Rb8 {To avoid Rb7+} 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Rxb8 Kxb8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN} 36. Nf5 Kc7 37. Nxg7 Kd6 38. Ke3 Kc5 39. Nxh5 Kc4 40. Nf6 Ng6 (40... Nd3 $19 {Threatens to win with ...a5.} 41. Kd2 a5) 41. g3 $2 (41. Kd2 $17) 41... Ne7 (41... a5 $142 {aiming for ...Ne7.} 42. Kd2 Ne5) 42. Kd2 Kb3 43. a5 {[#]} Ka4 $2 (43... Nc6 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc6a5] is more deadly.} 44. Nxd5 Nxa5) 44. c4 $2 {[#]} (44. Ne8 $17) 44... dxc4 $2 (44... e3+ $1 $19 45. Kxe3 dxc4) 45. Nxe4 $11 {The position is equal.} Nd5 {Hoping for ...Kb4.} 46. Kc2 Kxa5 47. Nd6 {[%csl LRc4,LRf7]} Kb4 48. Nxf7 Ne3+ 49. Kc1 Nf5 50. g6 a5 51. Nd6 Ng7 (51... Nxd6 $2 52. g7 $18) 52. g4 {And now Nf5 would win.} Kc5 53. Nf5 Ne8 54. Kb2 {Intending g7 and mate.} Kd5 55. g7 Nxg7 56. Nxg7 {Kc3 is the strong threat.} Ke5 57. Ne8 Kf4 58. Nf6 Kg5 {Whites escaped into a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.16"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Chen, Ryo"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 24,149,0,0,0,0,0,-15,-25,-19,-16,-19,-18,-14,0,-10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,28,8,5,4,4,0,0,3,7,10,15,15,12,10,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,0,-8,-36,-42,-47,0,0,-10,-10,-18,-179,-61,-970,-1023,-893,-43,-43,-30,-59,-59,-59,-59,-59,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-177,0,-2350,-1608,-1604,-1552,-1067,-619,-633,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6 {[%cal Bd7d6,Bd6d5][%mdl 32]} 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Kh1 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 d5 13. Nc5 dxe4 {B70: Sicilian Dragon: 6 g3 and 6 Be2 (without a later Be3).} 14. Nxe6 {[#]} Qxd1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... fxe6 15. Bc4 Qc8 16. Bb3 Rd8 17. Qe1 Nd4 18. Nxe4 Qc6 19. Nd2 Nxb3 20. axb3 a6 21. c3 {½-½ (69) Nikolov,S (2354)-Kovacevic,A (2547) Bled 2002}) 15. Bxd1 fxe6 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bd4 20. Bf3 Bb6 21. Rxe6 Rf6 22. Re2 Nd4 {[%csl LRe2,LRf3]} 23. Rxe7 Nxf3 24. gxf3 Rxf3 25. Rxb7 Rdf8 26. Rd1 R8f7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 28. Rd3 Rf5 29. Kg2 Rc5 30. c3 Ra5 31. Rd7+ Kg6 32. Rd2 Rc5 33. Rc2 Rc4 34. f3 Kf5 35. Kf1 h5 36. Ke2 h4 37. Kd3 Rc8 38. Be1 Rd8+ 39. Kc4 Re8 40. Bf2 Kf4 41. Bxb6 axb6 {KR-KR} 42. Rg2 $2 (42. Kb5 $11) 42... Re5 $1 $19 43. Kd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (43. Rg1 $15) 43... Kxf3 $1 44. Rg1 (44. Rd2 Re4+) 44... Ra5 $2 (44... Re4+ $1 $19 45. Kd3 g4) 45. h3 $15 Kf4 46. Rg4+ Kf5 {And now ...Ra4+ would win.} 47. Rg2 Ra4+ 48. Ke3 g4 ({Black should play} 48... Rc4 $15 49. Rf2+ Ke5) 49. hxg4+ $11 Rxg4 50. Rb2 h3 {Threatens to win with ...Rg3+.} 51. Rb5+ Kg6 {...h2 is the strong threat.} 52. Kf2 h2 53. Rb1 (53. Rxb6+ $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Kg5 54. Rb5+ Kg6 55. Rb6+ (55. Rb1 Kf6 $11) 55... Kg5 56. Rb5+ Kh4 57. Rb8 (57. Rb1 $2 Rg3 $19)) 53... Kg5 $2 (53... b5 $1 $19 54. Rd1 Kf5 55. Rd5+ Ke6) 54. Rh1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (54. Rb5+ $11 Kh4 55. Rxb6) 54... Ra4 $1 $19 55. Kg3 Rxa2 {Strongly threatening ...Kf5.} 56. Rb1 Kf5 57. Kf3 {[#]} Kg6 $2 ({Better is} 57... Rb2 $3 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 58. Rd1 (58. Re1 b5) 58... Ke5) 58. Rxb6+ $11 {The position is equal.} Kg5 59. Rb1 Kh4 60. Rh1 Kh3 61. Ke4 $1 Kg2 62. Rxh2+ Kxh2 {KR-KP} 63. c4 $1 Re2+ 64. Kd5 Rd2+ 65. Ke5 Rc2 66. Kd5 Kg3 67. c5 $1 Kf4 68. c6 Kf5 69. Kd6 Rd2+ 70. Ke7 $1 Re2+ 71. Kd6 Kf6 {( -> ...Rd2+)} 72. c7 Rd2+ 73. Kc6 Rc2+ 74. Kd7 Rxc7+ 75. Kxc7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Black "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,101,30,13,237,243,284,289,277,283,289,277,270,271,334,325,337,345,335,332,315,300,315,314,304,306,301,304,287,278,281,271,285,287,287,262,279,259,258,250,250,241,248,241,237,242,253,252,256,269,321,323,332,340,322,320,449,412,457,436,555,528,675,666,663,656,668,640,935,922,935,928,902,890,1083,1072,928,900,29981,29982,29988,29986,29986,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986,29983,29983]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nb3 b6 $2 {[#] B70: Sicilian Dragon: 6 g3 and 6 Be2 (without a later Be3).} (8... Nc6 $11) 9. e5 $1 $18 {[#]} Ne8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... dxe5 10. Bf3 e4 11. Nxe4 Nd5 12. Qxd5 {1-0 (12) Silveira Garcia,Y (2192)-Lopez Rippel,R (2040) Havana 2018}) 10. Bf3 {To avoid Nc6} Nc7 {White has a decisive advantage.} 11. exd6 ({Much less strong is} 11. Bxa8 Nxa8 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 exd6 $18) 11... exd6 12. Bxa8 Nxa8 13. Bf4 Be5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Ne4 {[#] Strongly threatening Nf6+.} Kg7 {Inhibits Nf6.} 18. Nd6 Rf8 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. c3 Nc7 21. Nd2 Ne6 22. Ne4 Rc7 23. Rd2 Nd7 24. Rfd1 Ndc5 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRN} 26. Rd5 Kf6 27. Re1 Nd7 28. g3 Ke6 29. Red1 Nc5 30. Kg2 h5 31. f4 e4 32. Re5+ Kf6 33. Rd2 Rc6 34. c4 Re6 (34... Rc7 {keeps fighting.} 35. b3 Kg7) 35. Rxe6+ Kxe6 {KR-KN} 36. Kf2 Nd7 37. Ke3 f5 38. b4 Ke7 39. a4 Ke6 40. a5 Ke7 41. axb6 axb6 42. Ra2 Nf6 43. h3 b5 44. Ra7+ Ke8 45. cxb5 Nd5+ 46. Kd4 {White mates.} Nxb4 47. b6 Kd8 48. Ra8+ Kd7 49. b7 Nc6+ 50. Kc5 e3 51. b8=Q {Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.57} ({Not} 51. Rc8 e2 52. Re8 (52. Rxc6 e1=Q $11) 52... Kxe8 $11) 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Black "Chen, Ryo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 23,78,15,45,27,22,28,23,-23,-28,-24,21,-2,4,-10,-8,-60,-51,-63,-7,-25,-26,-39,-20,-29,14,33,21,34,8,4,140,120,154,134,111,27,29,-99,-47,-416,-423,-423,-423,-416,-416,-416,-415,-453,-453,-453,-453,-448,-430,-6225,-6025,-6114,-5787]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 axb4 11. Bxb4 b6 12. a4 Re8 13. Qc2 {E97: King's Indian: Classical Main Line (6...e5 7 0-0 Nc6): 8 Be3 and 8 d5 Ne7, not 9 Ne1.} c5 14. Ba3 Nh5 {[%cal Bf6h5,Bh5g7,Bg7e6,Be6d4][%mdl 32] [#]} 15. g3 $146 (15. Nd2 {deserves consideration.}) ({Predecessor:} 15. Rfb1 Nf4 16. Bf1 Bg4 17. Nd2 Nc8 18. Bc1 Qg5 19. Kh1 Qh5 20. a5 bxa5 21. Rb7 {1-0 (43) Ovod,E (2383)-Sudakova,I (2256) Warsaw 2001}) 15... f5 $1 $11 16. Ng5 Bf6 (16... Nf6 {was preferrable.}) 17. Ne6 (17. Bc1 $5 {[%cal Re2h5]}) 17... Bxe6 18. dxe6 {Black must now prevent Bxh5.} Ng7 19. Nb5 (19. exf5 $11 Nexf5 20. Bf3) 19... Nxe6 $15 20. Bf3 Rc8 (20... f4 $15) 21. Rfd1 Nd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Qb3 d5 (23... Kg7 {should be considered.}) 24. exd5 $11 e4 25. Bg2 {Strongly threatening Rab1.} d3 26. Rab1 Kg7 {[#]} (26... Kh8 $11) 27. a5 $1 $16 b5 28. Qxb5 {And now d6 would win.} Ra8 {[%cal Bc8a8,Ba8a5,Ba5a3,Ba3c3,Bc3d3][%mdl 32]} 29. d6 (29. Bb4 $16 {d6 is the strong threat.} Be5 30. Qb6) 29... Rxa5 $11 30. dxe7 Qa8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} 31. Qb7 {[%mdl 8192] This costs White the game.} (31. Rxd3 $1 $15 Rxb5 32. cxb5) 31... Qxb7 $19 ({Not} 31... Rxa3 $2 32. Qb5 $19) 32. Rxb7 {[#] aiming for Bb4.} Rxa3 33. Rd7 Rxe7 34. Rd5 Rc3 35. c5 Re5 {Black is clearly winning.} 36. Rd7+ Kh6 ({But not} 36... Re7 $2 37. Rd5 $19) 37. c6 Rec5 ({Worse is} 37... Rxc6 38. R7xd3 Rc2 39. R3d2 $17) 38. f3 (38. Rf1 $142) 38... e3 {( -> ...Rc1)} 39. R7xd3 Rxd3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.67/Black=0.17 (very precise)} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Black "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2268"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,65,9,17,29,33,42,26,45,47,39,37,45,37,39,44,35,33,38,41,39,46,45,43,62,64,114,111,119,119,561,564,559,556,551,537,595,596,632,641,685,684,731,691,764,746,778,658,696,679,932,895,1209,1154,29983,661]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nf5 Bxe3 {C45: Scotch Game.} 8. Nxe3 (8. fxe3 g6 9. Ng3 Nf6 $15) 8... d6 9. c4 Nge7 {White has an edge.} 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Bxf5 (13. Qh5 g6 14. Qf3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qf6 $11) 13... Bxf5 (13... Rxf5 $2 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. Qd5+ Kh8 16. Qxf5 $18) 14. Qd5+ Kh8 15. Nxf5 Qf6 {[#]} 16. O-O $1 Qxf5 {[#]} 17. Rae1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Qxf5 Rxf5 18. f4 g6 19. Rae1 Kg7 20. Nd5 Rf7 21. Re4 Raf8 22. Rfe1 Nb8 23. g3 {½-½ (29) Khairullin,I (2639)-Alekseev,E (2683) St Petersburg 2012}) 17... Ne5 18. Qxb7 Rab8 (18... Nxc4 $14 19. Re2 (19. Qxc7 Nd2 $17) 19... Qf7) 19. Qxc7 $16 {Threatens to win with b3.} Rxb2 20. Qxd6 Nf3+ {[%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} 21. gxf3 $18 Rb6 {[#]} 22. Qd5 {Hoping for Qxf5.} ({Not} 22. Qg3 Rg6 $14) 22... Qh3 {( -> ...Rg6+)} 23. Re5 ({And not} 23. Qg5 Rg6 24. Qg3 Qc8 $11) 23... Rh6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rh3h2]} 24. Rd1 Qxh2+ 25. Kf1 Rg6 26. Ke2 Rb6 27. Re3 Rb2+ 28. Rd2 Rbb8 29. Qe5 Qg2 30. Qg3 Qh1 31. Re7 {[%csl Ge7,LRa7,LRg7][%cal Rg3g7]} Qh6 32. Ne4 {White threatens Rd6 and mate.} a5 33. Qg5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.01 (flawless) /Black=0.49} (33. Rd6 $142 Rbe8 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Rxh6 gxh6 36. Kd3 Rf8 37. Qe5+ Kg8 38. Nf6+ Kf7 39. Nxh7) 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Matros, Alexander"]
[Black "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2176"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,41,17,13,21,16,17,9,6,5,22,14,29,27,28,29,31,21,20,12,34,0,14,12,15,14]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. Bd2 e6 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O $1 {9.0-0 is better than 9.Bb4.} Bd6 10. Bb4 O-O {D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5.} 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nbd2 Rfc8 13. Rac1 {[%cal Ba1c1,Bc1c3,Bc3a3][%mdl 32]} Nd7 14. Rc3 Rc7 15. Rfc1 Rac8 {[#]} 16. Bxc6 $146 (16. h3 {keeps more tension.} h5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qa4 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Qa5) ({Predecessor:} 16. h3 h6 17. a3 Ncb8 18. Be2 Nc6 19. Qd1 Nb6 20. Rc5 Nd7 21. R5c3 Ncb8 22. Qb3 {½-½ (55) Papp,G (2275)-Szuhanek,R (2440) Hungary 2003}) 16... bxc6 17. Qa3 Qxa3 18. Rxa3 c5 19. Rac3 Kf8 20. Nh4 Bg6 21. Nxg6+ {An interesting draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.07 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Shen, Christopher"]
[Black "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:52]} 4. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 5. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 6. a3 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:41]} 7. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:28]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 10. e3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Nbd7 {[%emt 1:26:51]} 11. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:43]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:19]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Bg3 {[%emt 0:03:36]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:04:51]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Rac1 {[%emt 0:04:58]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:08:09]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. dxc5 {[%emt 0:08:29]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Rd4 {[%emt 0:07:13]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Rc4 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. b4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Ne5 {[%emt 0:04:18]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Ng4 {[%emt 0:05:14]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. e4 {[%emt 0:01:44]} Rdd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Qc3+ {[%emt 0:08:49]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. e5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Rc6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Qxc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Qb3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Nxf8+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qxf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 20,81,16,18,19,4,6,2,11,2,10,-1,31,37,34,23,34,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,-45,29,28,35,35,30,31,23,27,27,13,33,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,33,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1e3][%mdl 32]} b6 {E01: Catalan: Early deviations.} 12. e4 {[#] Threatens to win with e5.} Be7 13. e5 Nd7 {[%cal Bf6d7,Bd7b8,Bb8a6,Ba6c7][%mdl 32]} 14. Rfc1 Nb8 15. Nf1 {[#]} Bd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... a5 16. Ne3 Na6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. a3 Bd7 19. Bf1 b5 20. Bd3 Qb6 21. Qd2 Rfc8 {1-0 (30) Anand,N (2377)-Sharma,D (2275) Abu Dhabi 2018}) 16. Ne3 Na6 17. a3 Nc7 18. b4 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Nd5 20. Nfd2 a5 21. bxa5 b5 22. Bxd5 (22. Nb2 $11 {is superior.}) 22... exd5 (22... cxd5 $15 23. Nb2 Rxa5) 23. Nb6 $11 Rxa5 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxc6 Qxc6 26. Rxc6 Ra4 27. Nb3 {With the idea Rb6.} Rfa8 28. Rb6 b4 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. dxc5 bxa3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 31. c6 Rc8 32. Rb3 Rxc6 {[#] Hoping for ...a2.} 33. Raxa3 Re4 34. Re3 Rxe3 {The position is equal.} 35. Rxe3 {KR-KR} Kf8 36. f4 g6 37. Rd3 Rc5 38. Ra3 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Ke7 41. Ra7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.06 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Black "Shen, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 9,91,-12,2,-20,-14,-41,-52,-54,-33,-52,-18,-56,-56,-58,-50,-47,-29,-51,-38,-19,-13,-94,-43,-27,-26,-71,-27,-55,-35,-56,-35,-6,0,0,0,-81,-81,-89,-43,-54,-67,-93,-61,-116,-90,-106,87,103,67,0,0,0,0,14,18,0,150,-11,0,0,0,-406,0,0,0,0,487,472,520,499,1187,1133,1404,1392,29980,29981,29987,29988,29988,29989,29989,29990,29990,2458]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Bd2 O-O {[%cal Ob7b5]} 6. g3 {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4.} exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Bg2 {Black is slightly better.} Re8 9. Nh3 {[#]} a6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Bf5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Ne5 12. a3 Ba5 13. b3 Rb8 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nf3 b5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 {1-0 (61) Pena,G-Salas Chavez,N Quito/Guayaquil 1969}) 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nf4 Rb8 12. O-O c4 {Prevents Nd3.} 13. Ne4 Bxd2 14. Nxd2 b5 15. Qc2 (15. axb5 $11 axb5 16. Nf3) 15... Nc5 (15... g5 $17 16. Nh3 h6) 16. axb5 $15 axb5 17. h4 (17. e3 $11) 17... h6 (17... Qb6 $17) 18. e3 Ng4 19. b3 cxb3 20. Nxb3 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 Qb6 22. Kh1 (22. Rfc1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 22... b4 $17 {aiming for ...Ba6.} 23. Ra2 Bd7 (23... Ne5 $1 $17) 24. Ne2 $15 Rec8 25. Kg1 Ne5 26. Rfa1 (26. Be4 $1 $15) 26... Bg4 {And now ...Bxe2 would win.} 27. Ra6 {[#]} Bxe2 $2 28. Rxb6 $16 Rxb6 29. Be4 {Prevents Bd3.} ({White should try} 29. f4 $1 $14 Ng4 30. Re1) 29... g6 30. f4 Nd7 {White must now prevent ...Nc5.} 31. Qb2 Bg4 32. Ra7 Rc3 ({Better is} 32... Rb5 $11) 33. Kf2 $2 (33. h5 $16 gxh5 34. Ra8+ Kg7 35. Bg2) 33... Nc5 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 34. Qb1 {[%cal Oe4g6]} Rb3 35. Qc2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35. Ra8+ $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Kh7 36. Bxg6+ Kg7 37. Qa1+ (37. Qc2 $2 Rc3 $19) 37... Kxg6 38. Rg8+ Kh5 39. Qg7 Nd3+ 40. Kg2 Rb2+ 41. Kg1 Rb1+ 42. Kh2 Rb2+ 43. Kg1 Rb1+ 44. Kh2 Rb2+ 45. Kg1) 35... f5 $2 (35... Ra3 $19 36. Re7 Rba6 37. Re8+ (37. Bxg6 $2 Ra2 $19) 37... Kh7) 36. Ra8+ $11 Kf7 {Strongly threatening ...Ra3.} 37. Ra7+ Kf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (37... Kg8 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 38. Qc4 fxe4 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Ra7+ Bd7) 38. Bg2 $1 $18 Rc3 39. Qd2 {[%cal Rd2d4]} Nd3+ (39... Nb3 $142 40. Qa2 Nc5) 40. Kg1 Rb5 41. e4 {[%cal Oe4e5] Threatening mate with e5+!} Rbc5 42. Qe3 {White mates.} fxe4 43. Qd4+ Ne5 44. fxe5+ dxe5 45. Ra6+ Rc6 46. Qf2+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.45/Black=0.76} (46. Qxb4 $142 Kf7 47. dxc6 Rc1+ 48. Kh2 Ke6 49. Qxe4 Kf6 50. Qxg4 g5 51. Qd7) 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Black "Matros, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2268"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 11,172,10,16,15,14,25,20,7,26,6,24,22,43,-65,-51,-64,-18,-24,0,0,1,4,10,10,7,-7,0,-26,-27,-28,-22,-29,0,0,0,0,0,0,25,-40,-46,-37,0,0,0,8,9,-16,-8,-16,0,-15,0,0,0,-110,0,-51,-22,-14,-21,-17,-25,-28,0,0,0,0,0,-134,-113,-148,0,0,-4,-8,-8,-8,-29,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-126,-135,-383,-364,-620,-602,-552,-210,-559,-559,-551,-552,-506,-483,-574,-545,-641,-377,-571,-530,-518,-508,-611,-511,-597,-637,-625,-625,-601,-581,-445,-493,-1000,-1024,-985,-981,-981,-974,-974,-858,-5402,-2829,-4710,-2043,-4952,-4952,-2747,-2219,-5135,0,-772,0,-1134,-1142,-990,-873,-2427,-2014,-2146,-1604,-1818,-1370,-969,-969,-29986,-29987,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29991,-29991]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 Qxd6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Na3 {B22: Sicilian: 2 c3.} a6 {Prevents Nb5.} 8. Nc4 Qc7 9. Qxd4 {The position is equal.} e6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Qe4 Be7 {[#]} 12. Nce5 $146 (12. Bd3 $14) ({Predecessor:} 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O b6 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. g3 Rd7 19. Be4 Rad8 20. Ne3 Nce7 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rac1 Bh8 {½-½ (22) Ljubicic,F (2400)-Rezan,S (2421) Omis 2005}) 12... f5 $15 13. Qe2 Nxe5 (13... Bf6 $15 {deserves consideration.} 14. Nxc6 Qxc6) 14. Qxe5 $11 Qxe5+ (14... Bd6 $5 {[%cal Rd6e5]} 15. Qd4 Bc5 $11) 15. Nxe5 Bf6 16. f4 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Bd7 18. Bd2 Bc6 19. a5 Ne7 {[%cal Bd5e7,Be7g6,Bg6h4][%mdl 32]} 20. Be3 Ng6 21. Bd4 Nh4 22. Kf2 g5 23. Rg1 Rd8 24. Be2 g4 25. Ra3 ({White should play} 25. Be3 $11) 25... h5 $15 26. Rb3 Kf7 27. Rb6 {[%cal Oe2a6]} Bd5 28. Be3 Ng6 29. Bg5 (29. Rd1 $5 {[%cal Rd1d5]} Nxe5 30. Bd4 $11) 29... Rd7 30. Bf6 {This bishop pair is nice.} Rc8 31. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Oc3c4]} Rcc7 {To avoid c4} 32. g3 {[%cal Oc3c4] To avoid Nf4} Nf8 33. Rd4 (33. Bg5 $11) 33... Bc6 (33... Rc5 $1 $17 34. c4 Bh1) 34. Rbb4 (34. Bg5 $11) 34... Rd5 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. Bd8 Rc8 37. Bb6 Nd7 38. Bd4 Nc5 39. Ke3 Ne4 {[%cal Oh5h4]} 40. c4 (40. Kf4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 40... Bc6 $17 {[%cal Oh5h4] Black is more active.} 41. Rb6 Ng5 (41... h4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh4g3]} 42. b4 (42. gxh4 Rh8 $17) 42... hxg3 43. hxg3 Nxg3) 42. b4 $11 Nf3 43. b5 axb5 44. cxb5 Bd5 {Hoping for ...Rc2.} 45. a6 $1 bxa6 ({Don't take} 45... Nxd4 46. axb7 (46. Kxd4 bxa6 47. bxa6 Rc2 $14) 46... Nc2+ 47. Kd2 $16) 46. bxa6 Nxd4 47. Kxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rc2 48. Ke3 Ra2 {[%cal Oh5h4]} 49. Rb8 Ra4 50. Bd3 h4 {[%cal Bh5h4,Bh4h3][%mdl 32]} 51. Rh8 {[#]} (51. Rb2 $11 {remains equal.}) 51... h3 $1 $17 {Threatens to win with ...Kg7. White is now going downhill.} 52. Be2 $2 (52. Bb5 $17 Ra2 53. Be2) 52... Kg7 $19 53. Rh4 (53. Rh5 Re4+ 54. Kf2) 53... Re4+ 54. Kf2 Rxe5 $2 (54... Bc4 55. Bxc4 Rxc4) 55. Rh5 $2 {[#]} (55. Bxg4 fxg4 56. Rxg4+ Kf6 57. a7) 55... Re4 $1 56. Rg5+ Kf7 57. Rh5 Ra4 58. Rh7+ Kf6 59. Ke3 Ra3+ 60. Kf2 (60. Kd4 $142 Ra4+ 61. Ke3) 60... Ra2 61. Ke3 {Inhibits Bf3.} Ra1 62. a7 Ke5 63. Rd7 Ra3+ 64. Kf2 Kd4 65. Rf7 Ra2 {aiming for ...Bf3.} 66. Rd7 Kc5 {...Bf3 is the strong threat.} 67. Rf7 (67. Ke3 $142 Bc6 68. Rh7) 67... Bf3 68. a8=Q Bxa8 (68... Rxa8 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 69. Bxf3 gxf3 70. Kxf3 $19) 69. Ke3 {To avoid Bf3} Kd6 70. Rf8 Ke5 {Strongly threatening ...Ra3+.} 71. Re8 Ra3+ 72. Kf2 Bd5 73. Rb8 Ra2 {( -> ...Bc4)} 74. Ke3 Ra1 75. Bd3 Ra2 (75... Re1+ $142 76. Kd2 Rh1) 76. Be2 Ra3+ 77. Kf2 $1 Kd4 {White must now prevent ...Ra2.} 78. Rb4+ Kc5 79. Rb1 Ra2 80. Ke3 {To avoid Bf3} f4+ 81. gxf4 g3 82. Rc1+ Kd6 83. Bd3 gxh2 {Black mates.} 84. f5 h1=Q 85. Rxh1 Bxh1 86. fxe6 Ra3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.46/Black=0.19 (very precise)} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Black "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 9,136,0,-2,9,1,-9,8,3,16,12,21,5,7,23,20,17,15,14,18,11,31,0,0,-8,4,-94,12,3,12,8,10,8,12,6,11,0,4,0,0,-18,-16,-18,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-3,0,0,0,0,0,0,11,11,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,107,97,162,153,195,195,195,195,195,195,195,184,184,184,195,195,215,215,257,257,257,207,305,257,257,215,1163,1039,939,918,29968,29969,29976,29977,29977,29978,29978,29979,29979,29980,29980,29977,29979,29980,29995,29996,29997,29998,29998,29999,29999]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e4,Be4c5][%mdl 32]} dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 e5 6. Nxb7 {B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 sidelines.} Qb6 7. Nc5 exd4 8. Nb3 {The position is equal.} ({Much weaker is} 8. Qe2+ Be7 9. Nb3 Nf6 $17) 8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2 $1 Nf6 10. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 11. Qd2 Qe7+ 12. Qe2 Bxc2 $1 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. Nxd4 Bg6 {[#]} 15. f3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Bc4 Nbd7 17. Nge2 Ne5 18. Ba6 Bd3 19. f4 Bxa6 20. fxe5 Ng4 21. e6 {½-½ (32) Wang,H (2742)-Mamedyarov,S (2729) London 2012}) 15... c5 16. Nb3 Nbd7 17. Kf2 (17. Na5 $11) 17... Rhc8 ({Black should try} 17... Rhb8 $17 {Strongly threatening ...a5.} 18. Be2 a5) 18. Na5 $11 Rab8 19. b3 Nd5 20. Nh3 f6 21. Bc4 N7b6 22. Rad1 Bf7 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Nc4 Rc6 25. Rd2 Nb6 26. Na5 {Pair of Knights!} Rc7 27. Nf4 Kf8 28. Rc1 Rbc8 29. Rdc2 c4 30. Ne2 Bd5 31. Rc3 Rc5 32. b4 R5c7 33. Re3 Bf7 {...Nd5 is the strong threat.} 34. Nc3 Rd7 35. b5 Nd5 36. Rd1 Rcd8 37. Nxd5 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Bxd5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 39. Rc3 a6 40. Nc6 Rd6 41. Nd4 axb5 42. Nxb5 Rb6 43. a4 Ke7 {[#]} (43... Rb7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 44. Ke3 $1 $16 {White stays focused until the end.} Bc6 {[#]} (44... Rb8 $16) 45. Kd4 $1 $18 Bxb5 (45... Kd8 $16 46. Kc5 (46. Rxc4 Bxb5 47. Rb4 Rd6+ 48. Kc5 Rd2 $14) (46. Kxc4 Bd7 $16) 46... Ra6 47. Rxc4 Bd7) 46. Kc5 ({Weaker is} 46. axb5 Rxb5 47. Rc2 Ra5 $11) 46... Bxa4 47. Kxb6 {KR-KB} Bb3 48. Kc5 Ke6 49. Kd4 Kf5 50. g3 g6 51. Rc1 Kg5 52. Ra1 Kh6 53. Ra6 Kg7 54. Rc6 Bd1 (54... g5 $142 55. Ke3 h6) 55. Ke3 ({Not} 55. Rxc4 Bxf3 56. Rc7+ Kh6 $18) 55... Bb3 56. f4 f5 $2 (56... g5 57. Rc7+ Kg6 58. fxg5 fxg5 59. Rc6+ Kf7) 57. Rc7+ Kh6 58. Kd4 {And now Ke5 would win.} Ba2 59. Ke5 {White mates.} Bb3 60. h3 Bd1 61. Rxc4 Be2 62. Rc7 Bf3 63. Kf6 Be2 64. Rc1 Bf3 65. g4 fxg4 66. hxg4 Bxg4 67. Rh1+ Bh5 68. Rh2 g5 69. fxg5# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.27 (precise)} 1-0

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Chen, Ryo"]
[Black "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 17,39,14,18,14,25,0,19,14,12,-11,35,28,38,28,25,21,16,18,20,20,15,16,30,7]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nh2 {B58: Classical Sicilian: 6 Be2.} Be6 11. Ng4 Nd4 {[%cal Of6e4]} 12. Nxf6+ {The position is equal.} Bxf6 13. Bg4 Bc4 (13... Rc8 $11 {might be stronger.}) 14. Re1 $14 {[#]} Bg5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Qc7 15. a4 Rfd8 16. Be3 Qc6 17. Qd2 d5 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 {½-½ (80) Kovalev,V (2355)-Atabayev,M (2342) Burdur 2010}) 15. b3 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 Be6 17. Ne2 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Ne6 19. Qd2 b5 20. Rcd1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.08 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kanli, Alperen"]
[Black "Lima Martinez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,29,60,18,63,66,91,39,58,25,25,24,27,31,17,25,43,-39]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 d6 6. Nc3 Qxb6 7. e4 g6 8. a4 (8. Nf3 $14 {should be considered.}) 8... a5 {A57: Benko/Volga Gambit.} (8... Bg7 $11 {feels stronger.}) 9. Bb5+ Bd7 {[#]} 10. Qe2 (10. Nf3 $1 $16) 10... Bg7 $14 11. f4 (11. Nf3 $5 {[%cal Re4e5]}) 11... O-O 12. Nf3 e6 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. O-O {[%cal Of4f5]} Nc6 {[#]} 15. e5 $146 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /Black=0.11 (very precise)} (15. f5 $1 $14 gxf5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bg5) ({Predecessor:} 15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nb4 18. Bc4 Rfe8 19. Qf1 Qb7 20. Bd2 Nfxd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxa5 Ne3 23. Qb5 Qxb5 24. axb5 Nxd1 25. Bxd8 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Rxd8 {½-½ (26) Boenisch,A-Moeller,M Worms 1992}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Bregadze, Levan"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "NA RC"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Matros, Alexander"]
[Black "Chen, Ryo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,21,11,3,-24]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rf8 $1 {[#]} 11. b4 $146 {A rather calm draw. E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3.} ({Predecessor:} 11. Nd5 c6 12. Ne7+ Kh8 13. Be3 {½-½ (13) Petkov,V (2512)-Baklan,V (2612) Ortisei 2012}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.17"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Shen, Christopher"]
[Black "Oberoi, Shelev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2268"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,16,27,44]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 Nc6 {[%mdl 32768] [#] Loss on time!?} {Predecessor:} 9. Nxc6 $146 {E65: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c5 7 0-0 without d5 by White.} bxc6 10. Bg5 Rb8 11. Qd2 Be6 12. b3 Qd7 13. Rfd1 Bh3 14. Bh1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 c5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Bg7 {0-1 (79) Oparin,G (2654)-Perez Ponsa,F (2554) Chess.com INT 2021} 0-1

[Event "Charlotte IM-B MLK 2022"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "2022.01.18"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Black "Wu, Rochelle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2176"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2022.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,90,0,11,-14,4,-14,-17,-12,17,-10,-16,-21,-21,-16,0,-29,0,-41,-40,-60,-51,-42,-17,-98,-83,-124,-115,-122,-50,-64,-40,-44,-42,-42,-35,-44,-31,-47,-37,-40,0,0,33,30,80,56,86,46,93,66,66,66,66,66,59,56,66,58,69,69,81,69,73,60,95,95,95,95,105,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-358,-355,-349,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. f3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. h4 {[#] Strongly threatening h5. D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} h6 7. e3 a6 $1 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. cxd3 Bd6 10. Nge2 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 Qd6 12. Kf2 {[#]} Nbd7 $146 (12... Nc6 $5 {[%cal Rc6d4]}) ({Predecessor:} 12... Nc6 13. Qa4 O-O-O 14. Qa3 Qxa3 15. bxa3 g6 16. Rab1 Nd7 17. Na4 Kb8 18. Rhc1 Ka7 {0-1 (56) Zavgorodniy,S (2429)-Kanarek,M (2479) Katowice 2014}) 13. g5 (13. Qb3 $11) 13... Ng8 $1 $15 14. Rc1 O-O-O 15. g6 f6 (15... Ne7 {seems wilder.} 16. gxf7 g5 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Nh3 Nf5) 16. Qc2 (16. Qb3 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 16... Kb8 $17 17. Na4 (17. Qb3 $142) 17... Ne7 18. Nc5 Nxc5 (18... e5 $17 19. Nfe6 Nf5 20. Nxd8 Rxd8) 19. dxc5 $15 Qc6 20. d4 e5 21. Ne2 Qe6 22. h5 Rhe8 23. Rce1 Nc6 24. Ng3 e4 ({Reject} 24... exd4 25. exd4 Qd7 26. Nf5 $11) 25. a3 {To avoid Nb4} Rd7 26. b4 Rde7 (26... Rdd8 $11) 27. f4 Rd8 28. Qe2 Qd7 (28... Ree8 $14) 29. Ra1 Ree8 30. Kg2 Ka7 31. Rhb1 b6 32. Rc1 Rc8 33. Rc3 Red8 34. Rac1 Ne7 35. Qd1 {White is much more active.} Re8 36. R1c2 Kb8 37. a4 Ka7 38. Qc1 {Hoping for cxb6+.} Kb8 (38... Qg4 $2 39. cxb6+ cxb6 40. Rxc8 Rxc8 41. Rxc8 Qxc8 42. Qxc8 Nxc8 43. Nf5 $18) 39. cxb6 (39. Kh2 $16) 39... cxb6 $11 40. a5 Rxc3 ({But not} 40... Qg4 41. Rxc8+ Rxc8 42. axb6 $18) 41. Rxc3 b5 42. Rc5 Qg4 {White must now prevent ...Nf5.} 43. Qf1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (43. Kh2 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 43... Nf5 $19 44. Qf2 {[#]} Nxg3 $2 (44... Rc8 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc8c5] Threatens to win with ...Rxc5.} 45. Kh2 Nxg3 46. Qxg3 Qxh5+ 47. Kg1 Kb7) 45. Qxg3 $11 Qe2+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.26 (precise) /Black=0.20 (precise)} 1/2-1/2

