[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-I Pool-B 2022"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "2022.02.06"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B60"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2763"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2022.02.04"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 15,120,37,46,39,50,19,20,20,14,3,25,-38,0,-26,6,-43,-52,-62,-45,-56,-62,-85,-13,-28,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-76,-69,-67,-78,-80,-69,-76,-58,-89,-96,-88,-60,-74,-65,-205,-193,-179,-167,-138,-127,-122,-104,-100,-85,-95,-45,-53,-50,-46,-60,-47,-8,-8,-25,-117,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6 8. Nb3 a6 {The modern move.} 9. Be2 {B60: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: Unusual Black 6th moves and 6...Bd7 without 7 Qd2.} Be7 10. g4 Qc7 {[#]} 11. O-O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Be3 Ne5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. O-O-O b5 16. Qg2 Qc7 17. Rhf1 {1-0 (39) Sarenac,D (2329)-Arda,C (2080) Paracin 2017}) 11... b5 12. a3 Rb8 {[%cal Ba8b8,Bb8b4,Bb4e4,Be4e3,Be3f3][%mdl 32]} 13. Rhe1 (13. Bxf6 $11 gxf6 14. h4) 13... O-O $15 14. f4 b4 15. axb4 (15. Bxf6 $11 {was preferrable.} gxf6 16. axb4) 15... Rxb4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 {[%cal Be7f6,Bf6d4,Bd4e3,Be3f4][%mdl 32]} 17. g5 Bd4 18. Kb1 {[#]} Qb6 (18... Bd7 $1 $17 {Strongly threatening ...Rfb8.} 19. Na2 Ra4) 19. Na2 $1 $11 Be3 (19... Rxb3 $5 20. cxb3 Qxb3 $11) 20. Qxd6 Rxe4 21. Rf1 g6 (21... Rd8 $2 {[#]} 22. Qxc6 $3 {[%mdl 512]} f5 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Rd1 $18) 22. Bf3 $1 Bxf4 23. Qd3 (23. Qa3 $1 $11 {remains equal.} Rd4 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Nc3) 23... Re3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 24. Qc4 {[%csl LRc6,LRf4] [#]} Rxf3 25. Rxf3 Bxg5 {aiming for ...Ne5. A strong pair of Bishops.} 26. Rff1 Ne7 (26... Ne5 $5 {[%cal Re5c4]} 27. Qe2 Qc7 $15) 27. Qb4 Qxb4 28. Nxb4 Nf5 29. Rfe1 Bf4 30. Nc5 ({White should try} 30. Re2 $15) 30... Bxh2 $19 31. Nbxa6 g5 32. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} g4 33. b5 h5 {Hoping for ...Bf4.} 34. Rh1 g3 35. Rd2 h4 (35... Kg7 $17 {Threatens to win with ...Kh6.} 36. b6 h4) 36. b6 $1 $15 Kg7 (36... Bxa6 37. Nxa6 Nd6 38. Rg2 $17 (38. Rxd6 g2 $17)) 37. b7 {[#]} Bxb7 38. Nxb7 h3 39. Rdxh2 gxh2 40. Nbc5 (40. Rxh2 $11 Rh8 41. c4) 40... Ng3 ({Better is} 40... Ne3 $17 {And now ...Ng4 would win.} 41. Kc1 Ng4) 41. Rxh2 $11 {The position is equal.} Rh8 42. Nd3 Nf1 43. Rh1 h2 {...Ng3 is the strong threat.} 44. Rxf1 h1=Q 45. Rxh1 Rxh1+ 46. Kb2 Kf6 47. c4 e5 48. Nab4 e4 49. Nd5+ Ke6 50. N3f4+ Ke5 51. Ne2 Rh2 52. Ndf4 Rf2 53. c5 Rf3 54. Ka2 f5 55. Kb2 Rxf4 56. Nxf4 Kxf4 57. c6 {White wants to mate with Kc3.} e3 58. Kc2 $1 {c7 would kill now.} Kf3 59. c7 e2 60. c8=Q $1 ({Not} 60. Kd2 $2 Kf2 61. c8=Q e1=Q+ 62. Kc2 Qe4+ 63. Kd2 f4 $19) 60... e1=Q {Whites escaped into a draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.10 (very precise)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix-I Pool-B 2022"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "2022.02.07"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2704"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2022.02.04"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,82,20,24,22,26,18,32,23,22,0,0,0,0,7,0,-20,0,0,8,-30,-10,-27,0,0,0,-99,-83,-93,-79,-68,-68,-240,-228,-335,-321,-449,-449,-460,-437,-404,-355,-382,-385,-350,-354,-597,-629,-594,-618,-599,-593,-618,-602,-570,-529,-669,-667,-664,-644,-1329,-1318,-1918,-1168,-5789,-5689,-29987,-29984,-29988,-29985,-29985,-29986,-29985,-1571,-1278,-1330]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. a4 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} Nf6 7. Bg5 Nd7 $5 {[%mdl 4] [#] Leaves trodden paths.} 8. Bd2 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. c3 O-O 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Nf1 Qg5 14. Ne3 {½-½ (39) Short,N (2690)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2591) Sestao 2010}) 8... O-O 9. Nd5 (9. O-O {with more complications.} Nb6 10. Bb3 Na5 11. Ba2 Nc6 12. Re1) 9... Nb6 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. c3 Kh8 12. b4 Qe8 13. b5 Nd8 14. h4 f5 15. h5 Be6 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Kd1 (17. h6 $11 g6 18. O-O) 17... fxe4 $17 18. dxe4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qg4 20. Qd3 $2 {Loses the game.} (20. Kc2 $1 $15) 20... c4 $19 (20... Qxg2 21. Ke2 Qg4 22. Rag1) 21. Qe3 (21. Qf1 {was forced.}) 21... Ne6 (21... Qxg2 $2 22. Ke2 Qg4 23. Rhg1 (23. Rag1 $2 Qd7 $19) 23... Qxh5 24. Rh1 $19) 22. Rg1 Nf4 {To avoid Qe2} 23. Kc1 Qxh5 (23... Nxg2 $2 24. Nh2 Nxe3 25. Nxg4 Nxg4 26. Rxg4 Rxf2 27. h6 $19) 24. Kc2 Qg6 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Nd3.} ({Avoid the trap} 24... Nxg2 $2 25. Rxg2 Rxf3 26. Qxb6 Rxc3+ 27. Bxc3 $17 (27. Kxc3 $2 {perishes.} Qf3+ 28. Qe3 Qxg2 $19)) 25. g3 Nd3 26. Nh4 Qe6 {And now ...d5 would win. Really sharp!} 27. Nf5 $2 (27. f3) 27... Rxf5 28. exf5 Qxf5 29. g4 Nb4+ 30. Kd1 Qc2+ 31. Ke1 {[#]} Qb2 32. Rc1 (32. Ke2 Nd5) 32... Nd3+ 33. Ke2 Rf8 34. f3 e4 35. Rh1 d5 36. fxe4 Rf2+ 37. Kd1 Qb3+ 38. Rc2 Qb1+ 39. Rc1 Nxc1 40. Qxf2 Nd3+ (40... Qb3+ $142 41. Ke1 Nd3+ 42. Kf1 Nxf2 43. Kxf2 Qc2 44. Kg3 Qd3+ 45. Kg2 Qxd2+ 46. Kf3 Qd3+ 47. Kg2 Qxe4+ 48. Kg3 Qxh1 49. g5 Bxg5 50. a5 h5 51. Kf2 Bh4+ 52. Ke3 Qe1+ 53. Kf4 Qe4#) 41. Ke2 Qxh1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.94/Black=0.34} ({Less strong is} 41... Nxf2 42. Rxb1 Nxe4 43. Be1 $16) 0-1 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix-I Pool-B 2022"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "2022.02.10"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A09"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2686"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2022.02.04"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,78,-24,3,-4,-11,-24,-37,-52,-31,-43,-31,-62,-46,-43,-36,-36,-31,-33,-29,-101,-93,-86,-85,-83,-83,-95,-64,-59,-57,-53,-55,-129,-116,-203,-192,-227,-198,-281,-95,-102,-8,-4,0,-14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-12,-21,91,64,85,87,102,82,91,81,95,101,94,0,97,0,80]} 1. Nf3 d5 {[%cal Bd7d5,Bd5d4][%mdl 32]} 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b5 Qc7 6. exd4 {A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4.} cxd4 {[#]} 7. Bb2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7. d3 e5 8. Bg5 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 Nfd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nc5 12. Nb3 Nbd7 13. Rb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 {0-1 (46) Adhiban,B (2660)-Aronian,L (2781) chess24.com INT 2021}) 7... e5 8. Qe2 {[%csl LRd4,LRe5] Black is slightly better.} Bd6 9. Nxd4 $1 O-O 10. Nc2 Nbd7 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Ne3 $1 {To avoid Bf5} Be6 13. Qd1 e4 14. Ncd5 (14. Rc1 $11) 14... Nxd5 $17 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. Rc1 Rae8 17. Bd4 b6 18. Nc4 Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 exd3+ 20. Ne3 (20. Be3 $1 $15) 20... Qd8 $1 {aiming for ...Qh4.} 21. g3 {Inhibits Qh4.} (21. O-O $17) 21... Re4 $19 22. Ba1 f5 $1 {Strongly threatening ...f4.} ({Not} 22... Bxb5 23. O-O $17) 23. Qb3 (23. f4 {was called for.}) 23... Qe8 $2 (23... f4 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 24. gxf4 Qh4) 24. Rc6 $17 {[#]} Bxc6 ({Black should play} 24... f4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rf4e3]} 25. gxf4 (25. Rxd6 $2 fxe3 26. f4 exd2+ 27. Kxd2 Re2+ 28. Kc3 Qe4 $19) 25... Qg6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6) 25. dxc6+ $40 {[%mdl 128] White attacks.} Qe6 {And now ...Qxb3 would win.} 26. Qxd3 Bc5 {[%cal Oa7a6]} 27. Qb3 Qxb3 28. axb3 Rb4 {[%csl LRb3,LRb5] Hoping for ...Bxe3.} 29. Ke2 {[%cal Od2d4]} Rxb5 {...Bxe3 is the strong threat.} 30. d4 Bd6 31. Rd1 f4 32. Nc4 f3+ (32... Bb8 $11) 33. Kd3 Bb8 (33... Rxb3+ $2 34. Kc2 Rb5 35. Nxd6 $18) 34. Kc2 Rd8 35. Ne3 Kf7 36. d5 Rc5+ 37. Kb1 Rb5 38. Kc2 Rc5+ 39. Kb1 Rb5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.21 (precise)} 1/2-1/2