[Event "GCT Paris Rapid 2019"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "2019.07.27"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2819"] [BlackElo "2729"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2019.07.26"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 13,89,24,27,19,29,13,15,25,19,21,16,19,33,0,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,36,30,185,79,150,84,93,25,30,20,33,0,57,50,169,165,174,165,209,210,211,206,312,308,290,233,247,249,258,259,261,253,264,262,246,255,243,236,268,271,324,324,763,764,663,645,606,572,990,863,1132,1014,1215,1114,1094,627]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. Bd3 {The position is equal.} c5 11. Rhe1 Be6 12. Kb1 Qa5 13. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. c4 Qxd2 14. Bxd2 h6 15. Nh4 Rfe8 {½-½ (55) Carlsen,M (2835)-Caruana,F (2832) London 2018}) 13... c4 14. Be2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has the initiative.} Ne4 15. Qc1 $1 d5 {...Nxc3+! is the strong threat.} 16. Bd4 Rac8 17. Ne5 Nd6 {White should prevent ...Nb5.} 18. Bg4 Rfe8 $2 {[#]} (18... Ne4 $11) 19. Qf4 (19. Nxf7 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] and White stays clearly on top.} Bxg4 (19... Nxf7 20. Bxe6) 20. Nxd6 Bxd6 21. Qg5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 19... Bf8 (19... Qd8 $142) 20. Re3 ({White should try} 20. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Nd7) 20... Qc7 $16 21. Rde1 (21. Bxa7 b6 $19) (21. Bxe6 $1 $16 fxe6 22. Rf3) 21... Ne4 $11 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. f3 $1 {[%cal Rf3e4]} Nd6 (23... Nc5 $11) 24. Ng4 $14 h5 ({Better is} 24... Rg6 $1 $14) 25. Rxe6 $18 fxe6 {[#]} 26. Nh6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} gxh6 27. Rxe6 {Black must now prevent Qg3+.} Ne8 {[#]} 28. Rg6+ $1 Bg7 ({Stronger than} 28... Kh7 {[#]} 29. Qf5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qe5 30. Bxe5 Nf6 31. Bxf6 Bg7 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 33. Qxc8#) (28... Ng7 $142 29. Qxh6 Re8) 29. Qxh6 $1 Rd8 30. Qxh5 Qe7 31. f4 Rd6 32. Rxd6 ({Weaker is} 32. Bxa7 Qf7 $14) 32... Nxd6 33. Qxd5+ Kh7 34. Qh5+ ({Not} 34. Bxa7 Qe1+ 35. Ka2 Ne4 $14) 34... Kg8 35. Qg6 Ne8 36. Bxa7 Nf6 37. Bd4 Qe1+ 38. Ka2 Qe4 $2 (38... Qh4 39. Bxf6 Qxf6) 39. Qxe4 {White is clearly winning.} Nxe4 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 {KN-KP} 41. a4 {[%cal Ba3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Nf2 42. Ka3 Nd1 43. a5 Kf6 44. g4 Ke6 45. h4 {Accuracy: White = 69%, Black = 40%.} 1-0 [Event "GCT Paris Rapid 2019"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "2019.07.28"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B35"] [WhiteElo "2819"] [BlackElo "2700"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2019.07.26"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 14,51,8,6,27,18,19,29,22,20,27,26,17,26,20,6,23,36,96,98,85,86,152,146,130,27,23,31,23,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 {B35: Sicilian: Accelerated Dragon with 5 Nc3: main line} 9. f3 d5 10. exd5 Nb4 {[%cal Rf6d5] White has an edge.} 11. Nde2 e6 {[%cal Rb4d5]} 12. d6 (12. Bd4 exd5 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. O-O-O Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. g4 {1-0 (33) Navara,D (2740)-Gelfand,B (2703) Batumi 2018}) 12... Nbd5 13. Bd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Qxd6 14. Bxd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. O-O Ne7 15. Bf2 Qe5 16. Qd4 {1-0 (52) Rego,P (2228)-Fossan,A (2040) Lisbon 2019}) 14... exd5 15. Qd2 b5 (15... Bd7 $14) 16. Nxb5 $16 Qe7 {[#]} 17. Nbc3 $1 Rb8 (17... Ba6 $142) 18. O-O-O Bf5 19. g4 ({White should play} 19. Kb1 $16) 19... Qb4 $11 {[%csl Gb8][%cal Rb4b2]} 20. b3 Nxg4 $1 21. fxg4 (21. Bxg7 {is more complex.} Ne3 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bb2 Ne3 24. Qxb4 Rxb4 25. Rd6) 21... Rxe2 $1 {The position is equal.} 22. Nxe2 Qa3+ $1 23. Kb1 Rxb3+ $1 24. axb3 ({Avoid the trap} 24. Ka1 $2 {[#]} Rb2 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) 24... Qxb3+ 25. Ka1 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 {Accuracy: White = 69%, Black = 62%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Paris Rapid 2019"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "2019.07.28"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2819"] [BlackElo "2775"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2019.07.26"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 12,126,72,76,66,24,35,38,73,37,73,31,123,127,131,131,139,140,131,138,140,146,249,168,289,230,239,229,251,219,231,230,222,211,233,219,205,218,220,218,212,233,321,345,344,340,303,327,351,323,360,363,350,342,327,324,303,243,217,37,66,45,61,73,77,71,69,82,75,53,54,51,54,8,8,8,45,45,40,0,8,8,138,208,125,0,0,0,273,-16,-16,-16,-16,-1564,-1110,-2142,-2067,-2176,-2134,-1884,-1781,-1327,-1191,-29966,-29967,-29969,-29967,-29970,-29971,-29974,-29976,-29976,-29977,-29977,-29977,-29977,-29978]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 a6 6. Bh6 O-O 7. O-O-O b5 {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. f3 Nc6 {White is slightly better.} 10. h4 e5 11. Nge2 (11. d5 $5 {[%cal Rd5c6]} Ne7 12. a3 $11) 11... b4 $146 ({Black should play} 11... h5 $14) ({Predecessor:} 11... h5 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 exd4 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. Qxd4 Qf6 17. Ng3 Nd7 18. a4 {½-½ (18) Adla,D (2491)-Martinez Catalan,F (2247) Aragon 2008}) 12. Nd5 $1 $16 h5 13. Nxb4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Nc6 {[%cal Bb4c6,Bc6d4,Bd4e2,Be2f4][%mdl 32]} Qe8 16. Nxd4 Qa4 (16... Qe5 $16 17. Bc4 Rb8) 17. Kb1 c5 (17... Rb8 $142 18. b3 Re8) 18. Ne2 Rb8 19. b3 Be6 {intending ...c4.} 20. Qc3 c4 {[%cal Rc4b3]} 21. Nf4 ({Don't play} 21. Rxd6 $6 cxb3 22. axb3 (22. cxb3 Bxb3 23. Qxf6+ Kg8 $19) 22... Rfc8 $16) 21... Rfc8 {[%cal Rc4b3]} 22. Rd4 $1 {[%cal Rf1c4]} cxb3 23. Nxe6+ ({Weaker is} 23. Rxa4 bxa2+ 24. Kc1 Rb1+ 25. Kd2 Rxc3 $11) 23... fxe6 24. axb3 ({Not} 24. Rxa4 bxa2+ 25. Kxa2 Rxc3 $14) 24... Qe8 25. Qd2 a5 26. Ba6 Rc6 27. Rxd6 Rbb6 28. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 29. Be2 a4 30. b4 Qc5 31. c3 Qf2 32. Rd1 Qxg2 33. Qe3 Rb7 34. Rg1 Qh2 35. Qg5 $2 (35. b5 $18) 35... Ng4 $1 $14 36. Re1 Qf2 37. Qd2 Ne5 38. Rf1 $1 {[%cal Rf1f2]} Qxh4 39. f4 {Black must now prevent Qd4.} Rd7 40. Qe1 Qxe1+ 41. Rxe1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Nf7 42. Kc2 e5 43. f5 h4 44. fxg6 Kxg6 45. b5 Kg5 46. c4 h3 (46... Nd8 $11) 47. c5 $1 $16 Kf4 {[#]} 48. b6 (48. Rf1+ $1 $16 Ke3 49. Bc4 Rd2+ 50. Kc3) 48... Nd8 $11 49. Bb5 Rh7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (49... Rd4 $1 $11) 50. c6 $2 (50. Bxa4 $18 {Threatens to win with Kd3.} h2 51. Rh1) 50... Nxc6 $1 51. Bxc6 {Strongly threatening b7. KRB-KR} Rh6 $1 {[%cal Rh6c6]} 52. Bd7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (52. Bxa4 $11 Rxb6 53. Kd3) 52... h2 $19 53. b7 Rb6 54. Bc8 {[#]} a3 $1 {[%cal Ra3a2]} 55. Kc3 Kg3 56. Ra1 {[#]} a2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 57. Be6 (57. Rxa2 h1=Q) 57... Rxb7 {Black mates.} 58. Bb3 Ra7 59. Kc4 Rh7 60. Kc5 h1=Q 61. Rxh1 Rxh1 62. Bxa2 Kf4 63. Bd5 Re1 {Accuracy: White = 47%, Black = 62%.} 0-1 [Event "GCT Paris Rapid 2019"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "2019.07.29"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2819"] [BlackElo "2766"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2019.07.26"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 11,80,8,16,22,36,29,22,25,22,20,31,24,17,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-26,27,-1,33,27,36,36,27,18,18,-5,-3,-8,0,0,0,0,142,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-11,-10,0,0,0,0,131,-154,62,-277,-245,-1587,-1473,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29988,-29989,-29982,-29992,-29993,-29993,-29994,-29997,-29998]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} Ba7 $146 (7... h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 Ba7 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. b4 d5 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. h3 Rd8 {0-1 (76) Yu,Y (2751)-Harikrishna,P (2723) Shenzhen 2019}) 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 {The position is equal.} Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Nh5 12. Ra2 Qe8 13. Na3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Rxf4 15. Nc4 Qg6 16. b5 Raf8 17. Ncd2 Ne7 (17... Na5 $142) 18. d4 Qf6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. bxa6 bxa6 {[%cal Bb7a6,Ba6a5][%mdl 32]} 21. Qe2 a5 $1 22. Rf1 g5 {Threatening ...Ng6.} 23. Nc4 Ng6 {next ...g4 is good for Black.} 24. Nh2 {Strongly threatening g3.} (24. Nxa5 $2 g4 $19) 24... Qg7 25. Qd3 Nh4 (25... Rh4 $11) 26. Ng4 $2 ({Better is} 26. Nxa5 $16 g4 27. hxg4 (27. Nxg4 h5 $17)) 26... h5 $11 27. Ngxe5 g4 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black attacks.} 28. hxg4 hxg4 {And now ...g3 would win.} 29. Qg3 Qg5 30. Re2 Kg7 31. Nd3 R4f6 (31... Rf3 $1 $11 32. gxf3 Rxf3 33. Qxc7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh6 34. Qxa7 Rh3) 32. Qxc7+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (32. Rb2 $16 {Rb7 is the strong threat.} Ng6 33. Rb7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (33. Qxc7+ R6f7 $16) 33... Rxf2 34. Rxf2 (34. Nxf2 $2 Bxf2+ 35. Qxf2 Rxf2 $19) (34. Qxc7+ $2 R2f7+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 35. Rxa7 Rxc7 $17) 34... Bxf2+ 35. Nxf2 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qh6+ 37. Nh3 gxh3 38. Rxc7+ (38. Qxc7+ $2 Kh8 $19) 38... Rf7 39. Rxf7+ (39. gxh3 Qc1 $16) 39... Kxf7 40. Qxh3 (40. Qc7+ Kg8 $16) 40... Qf4+ 41. g3 Qf2+ 42. Qg2) 32... R8f7 $2 (32... Kg8 $17 {( -> ...Nf3+!)} 33. Ra1 (33. Qxa5 Rf5 $19) 33... Nf3+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 34. Kf1 Qh4) 33. Qe5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} ({Not} 33. Qxa5 $2 Rf5 $3 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) (33. Qg3 $1 $14 {was the only good move.} Kg8 34. Rb1) 33... Qh6 $1 $19 {White must now prevent ...Nf3+!} 34. Qg3 $2 (34. Nd6 Nf3+ 35. gxf3 gxf3 36. Nxf7 Kxf7 37. Qh2 (37. Qc7+ $2 Kg8 $19) 37... Qg6+ 38. Kh1) 34... Kh8 35. Rb2 {[#]} Nf3+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Black mates.} 36. gxf3 gxf3 37. Rfb1 {[#]} Rg6 {Played: Rf7-g7} 0-1