[Event "Prague Festival Masters 2020"] [Site "Prague"] [Date "2020.02.13"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Ragger, Markus"] [Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2020.02.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 14,72,23,4,30,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,10,0,13,21,13,0,0,0,37,37,41,22,54,51,51,48,48,45,64,62,65,62,91,58,66,54,59,39,33,29,39,45,33,23,24,25,85,29,26,33,36,30,29,0,34,0,40]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a3 Qb6 {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 11. Na4 Qa5+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 12. c3 {Strongly threatening Nxc6.} Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7 {And now ...b5 would win.} 15. b4 O-O 16. O-O b5 17. Nb2 $1 Bb7 18. a4 bxa4 {[#]} 19. Rxa4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19. Nxa4 Rfc8 20. Rfb1 g6 21. Ra3 Bc6 22. Nb2 Bb5 23. Kf2 Bxe2 24. Kxe2 a5 25. Rba1 {½-½ (65) Szalanczy,E (2347)-Horvath,D (2349) Budapest 2011}) 19... Rfc8 20. Ra3 $1 a5 21. b5 Nc5 22. Rfa1 Rab8 23. Na4 Ne4 24. Bd3 h6 {[#]} 25. c4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nc5 (25... dxc4 26. Bxe4) 26. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 27. Nxc5 Rxc5 28. cxd5 Rxd5 29. Bf1 Rd4 30. g3 Bd5 31. Rxa5 Rd2 (31... Rb4 $11) 32. Rc1 ({Better is} 32. Rb1 $16) 32... Rb2 $11 33. Raa1 Be4 $1 34. Ra4 Bd5 35. Raa1 Be4 $1 36. Ra4 Bd5 $1 {Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 80%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Prague Festival Masters 2020"] [Site "Prague"] [Date "2020.02.15"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Ragger, Markus"] [Black "Navara, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2717"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2020.02.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 14,120,28,6,15,13,7,11,13,6,15,18,25,7,14,5,12,11,9,14,10,18,25,0,13,39,23,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-31,-31,-37,-31,-43,-6,-19,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d6 7. Re1 {is cutting edge theory.} h6 8. h3 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 9. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1g3][%mdl 32]} a4 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. Ng3 f5 14. d4 Bb6 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Nxf5 Rxf5 17. Be3 exd4 18. Bxd4 {[#]} c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18... Qf8 19. Qc2 Qf7 20. Nh4 Rg5 21. Rad1 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Nf6 23. Rd3 Rh5 24. g3 Qd7 {½-½ (35) Noble,M (2482)-Holroyd,K (2510) ICCF email 2015}) 19. Be3 Qf6 20. Nd2 d5 21. g4 Re5 {[#] Hoping for ...d4.} 22. Nf3 d4 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. f4 dxe3 25. fxe5 Qxe5 {Strongly threatening ...Qg3+.} 26. Qe2 c4 27. Kh1 Kh8 28. Qxc4 Re8 {Threatens to win with ...e2.} (28... Rf8 $5 29. Rf1 $8 Rd8 $11) 29. Qe2 $1 a3 30. bxa3 Ba5 31. Rf1 Bxc3 32. Rad1 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 Bd4 34. Rfe1 Bc5 {White must now prevent ...Rf8.} 35. Rc1 b6 36. a4 Rf8 {( -> ...Rf2)} 37. Rxc5 $1 Rf2 {[%csl Gf2][%cal Re4g2]} 38. Rc8+ Kh7 {[%csl Gf2][%cal Re4g2]} 39. Qxf2 $1 exf2+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack} 40. Kxf2 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRR} Qf4+ 41. Kg2 Qd2+ {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 42. Kf1 Qd3+ 43. Kg2 Qd5+ 44. Kg3 Qd6+ 45. Kg2 Qd2+ 46. Kf1 Qxa2 {And now ...Qf7+ would win.} 47. Rc3 Qxa4 48. Ree3 Qa2 49. Ke1 {The position is equal.} b5 50. Rb3 Qa1+ 51. Kd2 Qd4+ 52. Kc2 b4 53. Rf3 Qc4+ 54. Kb2 Qe2+ 55. Kb1 Qd1+ 56. Kb2 Qd2+ 57. Kb1 Kg6 58. Rbd3 Qe2 59. Rd6+ Kg5 60. Rd5+ Kg6 {Accuracy: White = 100%, Black = 95%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Prague Festival Masters 2020"] [Site "Prague"] [Date "2020.02.18"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Ragger, Markus"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2683"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "152"] [EventDate "2020.02.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 10,152,35,26,33,14,25,25,42,29,27,30,18,16,35,29,16,0,6,0,0,0,0,-26,-25,-25,-23,-55,-49,-36,-48,-54,-42,-39,-32,-52,-49,-100,-93,-120,-75,-152,-87,-81,-93,-93,-91,-106,-91,-110,-120,-120,-75,-83,-77,-77,-50,-178,-163,-168,-157,-155,-128,-131,-136,-184,-187,-177,-180,-183,-182,-151,-163,-153,-63,-70,-70,-74,-27,-83,-83,-83,-83,-83,-80,-83,-83,-83,-80,-80,-79,-120,-122,-102,-77,-152,-162,-157,-156,-188,-188,-188,-188,-188,-188,-194,-186,-185,-206,-325,-316,-284,-306,-290,-284,-270,-222,-161,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O g5 $1 {[%mdl 4] is more profitable than 6...g6 at the moment. C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack.} 7. Bb3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 {[#]} a5 $146 {White has an edge.} ({Predecessor:} 8... a6 9. Nc4 Be6 10. Re1 g4 11. Nfd2 Qd7 12. a4 h5 13. a5 h4 14. Nf1 O-O-O {1-0 (28) Amin,B (2707)-Cheparinov,I (2666) Changsha 2019}) 9. a4 Qe7 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Ne3 Qd7 12. Re1 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. d4 {[%mdl 64] Pin} O-O-O 17. dxe5 Qe6 18. Bxd5 Rxd5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 19. Qc2 Nxe5 20. Be3 Qg4 {And now ...Nf3+ would win.} 21. Red1 Nf3+ $40 {[%mdl 128] Black has some attack.} 22. Kh1 Nh4 $1 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Rg4g2]} 23. Rg1 ({Better is} 23. f3 $15 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Nxf3 25. Rf1) 23... Rhd8 $17 24. h3 Qd7 25. Rge1 (25. Qe2 $142) 25... Rd3 (25... f5 $142 $1 26. f4 Rd3) 26. Qe2 {[#]} Qd5 $1 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Rd5g2][%mdl 512]} 27. Qf1 h5 28. c4 Qc6 $1 29. Kg1 f6 30. f3 Nf5 31. Bf2 h4 32. Qe2 Rd2 (32... Qxc4 33. Rac1 $11) 33. Qe4 ({White has to play} 33. Qe6+ $15 Qxe6 34. Rxe6) 33... Qxe4 $19 34. fxe4 Nd4 {Hoping for ...Nc2.} 35. Rab1 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Nf4 37. Be3 Rc2 38. Bxf4 gxf4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 39. Re2 Rxc4 40. b3 Rb4 41. e5 f5 (41... fxe5 $17 42. Rxe5 b6) 42. e6 $1 $15 Re4 43. Rc1 Re8 44. Rec2 (44. Rc5 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 44... Re7 $17 ({Much weaker is} 44... R4xe6 $6 45. Rxc7+ Kb8 46. R7c5 $11) 45. Rc5 b6 ({But not} 45... R4xe6 $6 46. Rxa5 Rf7 47. Ra8+ Kd7 48. Rh8 $11) ({Much worse is} 45... R7xe6 $6 46. Rxc7+ Kb8 47. Rc8+ Ka7 48. Rh8 $11) 46. Rxf5 R7xe6 47. Rf7 Re7 48. Rxe7 Rxe7 {KR-KR} 49. Rc4 Rf7 50. Kf2 c5 51. Re4 Kc7 52. Re6 ({White should play} 52. Re5) 52... Rd7 $1 53. Rh6 Rd2+ 54. Kf1 {[#]} f3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 55. gxf3 Rd4 56. Rh7+ Kc6 57. Rh6+ Kb7 $1 58. Rh7+ {[#]} Ka6 $1 59. Kf2 {[#]} (59. Rg7 {was the only chance.}) 59... c4 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc4b3]} 60. bxc4 Rxc4 61. Ke3 Rxa4 62. f4 Ra3+ 63. Ke2 Rxh3 $2 (63... Ra2+ $19 64. Ke3 Ra3+ 65. Ke4 a4) 64. f5 $11 {The position is equal.} Rc3 {aiming for ...Rc5.} 65. Rxh4 Rc6 {Strongly threatening ...Rf6.} 66. Kd3 Kb5 67. Rf4 $1 Rf6 68. Kd4 Rf8 69. f6 Kb4 70. Kd5+ Kb5 71. Kd4 Rf7 72. Rf1 Rd7+ 73. Kc3 Rc7+ 74. Kd3 Rf7 75. Kd4 a4 76. Kc3 Ka5 {Accuracy: White = 78%, Black = 87%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Prague Festival Masters 2020"] [Site "Prague"] [Date "2020.02.21"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Ragger, Markus"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2659"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2020.02.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 21,54,39,30,18,39,27,21,34,44,41,35,29,23,43,40,21,28,23,40,32,23,20,28,2,54,0,60,35,31,0,56,0,38,0,56]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. O-O a6 12. Qd3 {B52: Sicilian: Moscow Variation with 3...Bd7.} Rfc8 13. b3 $1 b5 {seems to push 13...Qd8 aside.} 14. cxb5 Ne5 15. Qd2 d5 $1 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 axb5 18. Rad1 {[#]} Qxd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18... b4 19. Qe2 Rc3 20. Bf2 Bf6 21. Nb5 Rcc8 22. d6 Rab8 23. Nc7 exd6 24. Nd5 Bd8 {1-0 (36) Xiong,J (2712)-Van Foreest,J (2644) Wijk aan Zee 2020}) 19. Qe2 Nc6 {[%cal Rc6d4]} 20. Nxb5 Qe6 21. Rfe1 Nb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4c2]} 22. Nd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Qf6 (22... Bxd4 $11 23. Bxd4 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rxa2 25. Rxa2 (25. Rxe7 Nc6 $15) 25... Nxa2) 23. Rd2 ({White should try} 23. a4 $14) 23... h5 (23... Qe5 $11) 24. Nb5 Qe6 25. Nd4 Qf6 (25... Qa6 $11) 26. Nb5 Qe6 $1 27. Nd4 Qf6 {Accuracy: White = 70%, Black = 75%.} (27... Qa6 $11) 1/2-1/2