[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E40"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,85,-25,-36,-43,-51,-41,-19,-27,-12,-21,-9,-18,-27,-10,-9,-8,-4,-21,-17,-31,14,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-18,0,0,0,-2,0,-31,-16,-28,0,0,0,0,0,0,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,-46,0,-25,-27,-16,-14,-14,-10,-15,-20,-13,-20,-20,-20,-20,-29,-63,-57,-58,-19,-16,0,-52,0,-20,0,-44]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 {[#]} 5. a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O b6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. c4 Ba6 13. cxd5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Ra2 Nb6 17. Rc2 Na6 {½-½ (27) Duda,J (2753)-Radjabov,T (2765) chess.com INT 2020}) 5... O-O 6. Bd2 {E40: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein (4 e3): Unusual Black 4th moves.} c5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Ba6 Rfd8 14. Be1 e5 (14... Bxa6 {keeps more tension.} 15. Qxa6 e5 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1 18. Nxd1 e4) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1 18. Qxd1 Qd7 19. Qe2 h6 20. h3 Qe6 21. Nd2 Bb4 22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. Nxc4 e4 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Nb5 {[#] aiming for Nxa7!} Bxe1 26. Kxe1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KNN-KNN} Ke7 27. Kd2 g6 28. Nbd6 Ke6 29. b3 h5 30. h4 Ke7 31. f3 exf3 32. gxf3 Ke6 33. Nb5 Nd5 34. Ke2 f6 35. Kf2 g5 36. Kg3 Nde7 37. e4 Ng6 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. Nc7+ Ke7 40. Nd5+ Ke6 41. Nc7+ Ke7 42. Nd5+ Ke6 43. Nc7+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-8/B=-5. Weighted=-8/-5} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,85,11,12,11,20,20,25,18,21,23,16,13,20,22,24,21,16,23,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,29,-9,14,0,23,23,23,23,80,80,64,49,52,15,19,13,82,75,92,81,127,139,134,140,137,137,560,560,560,560,560,560,29965,909,29971,29972,29970,29967,29974,29975,29976,29969,29975,29976,29980,29981,29981,29978,29978,29979]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 a6 6. Nf3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} c5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Decoy} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nxc5 {White has an edge.} Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxc5 10. Nd4 Ne7 {[#]} 11. Qa4+ $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Be3 Qc7 12. f4 O-O 13. Be2 Be4 14. O-O Nbc6 15. Nb3 Na5 16. Nc5 Bg6 17. b3 {1-0 (59) Svidler,P (2723)-Turov,M (2574) Moscow 2019}) 11... Nbc6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Nxf5 Nxf5 15. Bb6 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. a4 Ne7 18. a5 Nd5 19. Ra4 Rc8 20. Bd4 Kd7 21. Kd2 h5 22. Re1 h4 (22... Rc6 $11) 23. Re4 $16 Rh5 24. Be3 Rf5 25. Ke2 Nxe3 26. Kxe3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Rc5 (26... g5 $1 $11) 27. f4 $16 (27. Raxc4 $6 Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxe5+ 29. Re4 Rxa5 $11) 27... g5 28. g3 (28. Raxc4 $6 gxf4+ 29. Rxf4 Rcxe5+ 30. Kd3 Rxa5 $11) 28... hxg3 29. hxg3 gxf4+ 30. gxf4 f6 31. exf6 ({Much worse is} 31. Rexc4 $6 Rxc4 32. Rxc4 fxe5 $11) 31... Rxa5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A mistake that costs the game.} (31... Rxf6 $16 32. Rb4 (32. Rexc4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Rf5 $16) (32. Raxc4 Rxa5 33. Red4+ Rd5 $11) 32... Rc7 33. Rd4+ (33. Rbxc4 Rxc4 34. Rxc4 Rf5 $16) 33... Kc8) 32. Rxa5 $18 Rxa5 $16 {[#] KR-KR} 33. Re5 $1 {[%cal Re5a5]} Ra1 34. f5 Rf1 35. fxe6+ (35. f7 $142 Ke7 36. fxe6 b5 37. Ke4 Re1+ 38. Kd4 Rf1 39. Ke4 b4 40. Rf5 Re1+ 41. Kd5 Rd1+ 42. Kxc4) 35... Ke8 36. f7+ {White mates.} Ke7 37. Kd4 b5 38. Kc5 Rf2 39. Re3 Rf5+ 40. Kb6 b4 41. cxb4 Rb5+ 42. Kxa6 Rxb4 43. Rf3 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-29/B=-74. Weighted=-14/-60} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,93,-8,21,17,20,11,20,11,15,15,13,12,14,6,8,8,52,-23,-34,-25,-39,-39,-22,-76,-42,-42,-42,-41,-43,-42,-42,-40,-14,-16,-29,-20,-29,-28,-25,-12,-5,-18,0,0,0,-20,0,-31,-31,-78,-8,-10,-17,-23,-13,-16,-16,-60,0,-4,-4,-4,0,0,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,-4,-4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 h6 6. Bg2 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} Bh7 7. Nh3 (7. a3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Qe2 c5 10. Ngf3 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rfe1 Rfd8 13. Rad1 a5 14. a4 Nb4 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Ne5 Na2 17. Ra1 Nb4 18. Rac1 Na2 {0-1 (51) Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Aronian,L (2773) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 7... c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. e4 {White wants to play Bxf6.} Be7 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nf4 O-O 12. Re1 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Rc8 13. Nf3 g5 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. h4 g4 16. Nh2 d4 17. Bc1 h5 18. Bg5 Be5 {1-0 (36) Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Svane,R (2613) chess.com INT 2020}) 13. Nf1 (13. Bxf6 $14 Bxf6 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Rb1) 13... d4 $11 14. Nd2 Qd7 15. Nc4 Bf8 16. Qd2 (16. Qf3 $11) 16... Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 g5 18. Ne2 Re8 19. Nc1 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 b5 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 Ng4 23. Qe1 b4 24. Ne2 Bd6 25. Bc1 Kg7 26. h3 Nf6 27. Kf1 a5 28. a4 Qe6 29. Ng1 {[#]} Bf5 (29... Bxd3+ $1 $17 30. cxd3 Qxb3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 30. Qxe6 Bxe6 31. Nf3 Nd7 32. h4 f6 33. Nd2 Be7 (33... gxh4 $15 34. Ne4 Bc7 35. gxh4 Bg4) 34. hxg5 {The position is equal.} hxg5 35. Nc4 Bxc4 36. dxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} Bd6 37. Ke2 Kg6 38. Bc6 Ne5 39. Be8+ Kf5 40. f3 Ke6 41. Bb5 Nf7 42. Kf2 f5 43. Bc6 {[#] Strongly threatening Bd5+.} f4 44. Bd5+ Kf6 45. g4 Ne5 46. Be4 Be7 47. Ke2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 9,70,35,42,20,10,3,50,35,44,41,86,63,60,56,62,24,61,0,144,144,164,21,36,-39,47,-31,-31,-48,11,-155,-65,-41,-52,-95,-85,-58,-82,-76,139,50,262,-165,0,-44,-73,-57,-70,-460,0,-278,0,-441,-456,-420,-432,-1441,-964,-29989,-29990,-29989,-29978,-29990,-29977]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bf5 6. d3 {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation.} e6 7. Nxf6+ (7. g3 {looks sharper.} Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rd1) 7... gxf6 8. g3 {White is slightly better.} Nd7 9. Bg2 Qc7 {[#]} 10. Nd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Rb1 h5 12. b4 Nb6 13. b5 c5 14. Nh4 Bh7 15. Qxh5 Bd6 16. Qe2 {1-0 (45) Vachier Lagrave,M (2784)-Nihal,S (2620) Chess.com INT 2020}) 10... Bg6 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Be3 h5 13. b4 (13. Nf3 $1 $14) 13... Ne5 (13... h4 $11 {remains equal.}) 14. b5 $1 $16 c5 15. Nb3 (15. b6 $18 axb6 16. Nb5) 15... h4 $11 16. a4 ({White should try} 16. Bf4 $14) 16... hxg3 (16... Bh5 $1 $15 17. f3 Bd6) 17. hxg3 (17. fxg3 $14 Bh5 18. Qe1) 17... Bh5 $1 $36 {[%cal Rh5e2][%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 18. f3 Bd6 (18... Rg8 $1 $15 19. g4 Bxg4 20. fxg4 Nxg4) 19. Nd2 $2 (19. a5 $11) 19... Rdg8 (19... Ng6 $17 20. Ne4 Be5) 20. Ne4 Be7 {aiming for ...f5.} 21. a5 f5 22. b6 axb6 23. axb6 Qc6 $2 {[#]} (23... Qb8 $17 24. Nd2 Nc6) 24. Bf4 (24. Nd2 $1 $16) 24... Qd5 $2 (24... Ng6 $14 25. Bc7 (25. Ra8+ $2 Kd7 $19) 25... Kd7) 25. d4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (25. c4 $18 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 (27. cxd5 Bxe2 28. dxe6 fxe6 $17) (27. Ra8+ Kd7 $18) 27... fxe4 28. dxe4 Qd4+ 29. Be3) 25... Nc6 $2 (25... Qxd4+ 26. Nf2 $18) (25... Bxf3 $19 26. Qf2 (26. Ra8+ $2 Kd7 $19) 26... Bxg2 27. Qxg2 {[#]} Nf3+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Qxf3 fxe4) 26. Nxc5 {Threatening mate with Ra8+.} Qxd4+ 27. Be3 Bxc5 28. Bxd4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (28. Ra8+ $1 $15 Kd7 29. Rd1 {[%mdl 64] Pin} Rxa8 30. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 31. Rxd4+ Nxd4 32. Qd1) 28... Nxd4 $2 ({Better is} 28... Bxd4+ $19 29. Qf2 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Kd7) 29. Ra8+ $11 Kd7 30. Qd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30. Rd1 $1 $11 Kc6 31. Qe5 (31. f4+ $2 Kxb6 32. Qe5 Bxd1 $19) 31... Nb5+ 32. Kf1 Rxa8 33. g4 (33. c4 Rhc8 $11)) 30... Rxa8 $19 31. c3 Ra3 32. g4 (32. Rd1 $142 Ke7 33. Kf1) 32... Ke7 {( -> ...Nxf3+)} 33. gxh5 Ne2+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack (Double check). Black mates.} 34. Kh2 Rxh5+ 35. Bh3 Rxh3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=1.16/Black=0.80} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,106,36,15,18,0,22,13,29,-8,-11,-20,-10,-31,-12,-13,4,16,23,8,45,47,47,46,40,41,72,66,72,79,171,142,147,99,209,215,369,362,358,321,287,0,0,0,127,-50,0,-66,-59,-63,-17,-17,-17,-12,-16,-23,-16,-106,-109,-109,-107,-116,-104,-133,-133,-133,-98,-133,-133,-166,-104,-106,0,-168,-173,-170,-99,-104,-104,-78,-62,-104,-104,-272,-246,-244,-236,-204,-204,-373,-369,-374,-356,-577,-526,-29982,-29984]} 1. e3 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bd3 f5 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O {A85: Dutch Defence: 2 c4 Nf6 3 Nc3.} 8. Qc2 Bxf3 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} 9. gxf3 Qe8 {[#] The position is equal.} 10. Ne2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Kh1 c5 11. Nb5 Qh5 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. f4 a6 14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Ne2 {0-1 (33) Rothman,S (2015)-Bickford,J (2120) USA 1998}) 10... Qh5 11. Kg2 Qh4 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. a3 Nh5 14. Rh1 Rf6 15. Rag1 Rh6 {( -> ...Qh3+!)} 16. h3 $1 Rg6+ 17. Kf1 Rxg1+ 18. Kxg1 Rf8 19. Kf1 g6 20. f4 d6 (20... Qf6 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 21. Ng1 Qf6 22. Nf3 e5 {[#]} (22... Qf7 $16) 23. c5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} exd4 $2 (23... e4) (23... bxc5 24. Bc4+) 24. cxb6 d5 25. bxc7 Rc8 26. Nxd4 $2 (26. Bb5 $18 dxe3 27. Bxe3 (27. Bxc6 exd2 28. Bxd5+ Kg7 $17) (27. Qxc6 $2 Qxc6 28. Bxc6 exd2 $17) 27... Rxc7 28. Ne5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 26... Nxd4 $11 27. exd4 Qd6 (27... Bd6 $11 {remains equal.}) 28. Be2 $2 ({Only move:} 28. Ba5 $16) 28... Nxf4 29. Bxf4 (29. Ba5 $11) 29... Qxf4 $15 30. Qc6 {Qe6+ is the strong threat.} Qxc7 31. Qxd5+ Kg7 32. Kg2 Bf6 33. Bf3 Rd8 34. Qb7 (34. Qc5 $11 Qxc5 35. dxc5) 34... Qxb7 $17 35. Bxb7 Rxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 36. b4 Rd2 37. h4 Bd4 38. Rf1 Ra2 39. Bf3 Kf6 40. Kg3 Be5+ (40... Rxa3 $19 41. Rd1 Bb6) 41. Kg2 Bd4 (41... h6 $17 42. Rd1 Rxa3) 42. Kg3 $1 $19 Rxa3 43. Rd1 {[#]} Be5+ (43... Bb6 $1 $19 {Hoping for ...Ra2.} 44. Rd7 h5 45. Rd6+ Kg7) 44. Kg2 $17 Ra4 45. Rd7 h5 46. Rb7 Bd6 47. b5 $2 (47. Bd5 $17) 47... Bc5 48. Rc7 {aiming for Rc6+.} Bb6 49. Rc6+ Kg7 50. Re6 $2 (50. Be2) 50... Rxh4 $19 51. Bd5 Rd4 52. Rd6 $2 (52. Bc6 {might work better.}) 52... Rd2 53. Kg3 {[#]} Bc7 $1 {What a bad dream for White. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-59/B=-20. Weighted=-80/-20} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,66,15,2,10,0,16,0,10,0,-5,-4,13,-45,0,-3,56,56,40,45,79,73,59,0,46,38,100,24,45,16,17,0,-2,-108,-106,-154,-103,-106,-102,-91,-94,-745,-739,-987,-987,-987,-983,-982,-982,-956,-946,-1352,-1337]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Be2 b5 {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Qb6 {The position is equal.} 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Kh1 ({White should play} 14. Qe3 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Bd3 {[#]} Rad8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} (15... b4 $11 16. axb4 Qxb4) ({Predecessor:} 15... b4 16. axb4 Qxb4 17. f5 exf5 18. Bxf5 Ne7 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Rae1 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 {1-0 (36) Cheparinov,I (2657)-Ni,H (2681) Taiyuan 2007}) 16. Qf2 $14 h6 17. b4 Nd7 18. Qh4 f6 {[%cal Rf6e5]} 19. exf6 (19. Qg3 $14) 19... Rxf6 (19... Nxf6 {keeps more tension.} 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Ne2 Ne4 22. g4 Ne7) 20. Rae1 Rdf8 {[#]} (20... Ne7 $14) 21. f5 (21. Ng5 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg5e6][%mdl 512]} Nce5 (21... hxg5 22. Qh7+) 22. Nh7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (22. fxe5 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 hxg5 $11) 22... Nxd3 23. Nxf8 (23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. cxd3 Qd4 $16) 23... Nxf8 24. cxd3) 21... Nd8 $11 22. fxe6 Nxe6 23. Qg4 Qd6 24. Nd1 (24. Qg3 $11 Qxg3 25. hxg3) 24... Nf4 $1 $17 {...Ne5! is the strong threat.} 25. Ne3 {[#] Threatening Nf5!} Nxd3 ({Better is} 25... h5 $1 {[%cal Rh5g4]} 26. Qg3 d4) 26. cxd3 Rf4 27. Qg3 d4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping White busy.} 28. Nd1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This costs White the game.} (28. Ng4 $17) 28... Ne5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512] Black is clearly winning.} 29. Nd2 {[#]} (29. Rxe5 Qxe5) 29... Rg4 $1 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Rxe5 Rxg3 32. hxg3 Qc8 {( -> ...Qh3+!)} 33. Nf2 Qc1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.82/Black=0.14} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,81,0,7,0,0,0,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,15,4,29,34,35,28,51,52,98,95,96,93,159,152,151,151,243,235,266,260,275,257,262,254,294,291,280,264,268,255,279,270,280,228,336,307,386,274,381,272,407,407,414,368,356,356,368,362,743,737]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. b3 c5 4. c4 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 {Nowadays more popular than 7...exd5.} 8. Nxd5 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} exd5 9. d4 Nc6 10. Be2 {The position is equal.} cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 ({Wrong is} 13. Qxd4 $2 Bf6 $19) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Be4 {[#]} 15. f3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qg4 Bf6 17. Qxe4 Qa6+ 18. Kg1 Rfe8 19. Qf4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Rad8 21. Qb2 {1-0 (49) Nakamura,H (2761)-So,W (2754) Abidjan 2019}) 15... Bxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Rfe8 17. Kf2 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rac1 Qb6 20. Rhd1 a5 {White now steadily converts the win.} 21. Qd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under strong pressure.} Qh6 22. h3 Re6 (22... b6 $142) 23. Rc5 $16 Rae8 {[%cal Re6e3]} 24. Rd3 ({Much worse is} 24. Rxd5 $6 Rxe3 25. Kg1 Re2 $11) 24... Rc6 (24... b6 $16 {was called for.} 25. Rxd5 Qg6) 25. Rxa5 $18 ({Don't do} 25. Qxd5 $6 Rce6) 25... Rc2+ 26. Rd2 Rxd2+ 27. Qxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Qh4+ 28. Kf1 d4 29. Qxd4 Qe7 30. Rd5 h6 31. Rd7 Qa3 32. Qd2 Rf8 33. Rd8 Qa6+ (33... g6 $142 34. Qd6 Qxd6 35. Rxd6 b5) 34. Kf2 {[#] Strongly threatening Rxf8+.} Rxd8 35. Qxd8+ {KQ-KQ} Kh7 36. Qd2 g6 (36... Qa3 {is a better defense.} 37. b4 g5) 37. a4 Qc6 38. Qd3 h5 39. Qc4 {[#] Hoping for Qxc6.} Qd7 40. Ke2 Qd6 $2 (40... Kg8 41. a5 h4) 41. Qxf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.09/Black=0.25} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,63,0,0,0,14,0,8,12,27,25,22,29,20,25,52,55,64,66,85,33,139,129,127,151,154,154,149,134,136,143,146,144,199,193,190,184,181,191,170,183,230,233,264,256,272,293,345,347,433,435,552,529,535,538,1675,1728]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4.} Nc6 7. Nc3 {is the legacy move (7.e3).} Bg7 8. e3 {The position is equal.} O-O 9. Be2 Bf5 {9...Nh5 is the recent fashion.} 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qb4 a6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfc1 b5 14. Ne5 {[#]} (14. a4 $16 Nc6 15. Qb3) 14... Nc6 $146 {White stays focused until the end.} (14... Nh5 $14) ({Predecessor:} 14... Nc4 15. Nd1 Ne4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. f3 Nf6 18. b3 Nh5 19. Bg5 a5 20. Qxe7 Qb6 {½-½ (46) Rodriguez Vignote,J (1923)-Hinojar Diez,D (2148) Madrid 2012}) 15. Nxc6 $16 Rxc6 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nxa4 ({But not} 17. Rxa4 $6 Nh5 $16) 17... a5 {[#] aiming for ...Rxc1+.} 18. Qb7 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Ne4 {intending ...e5.} 20. Bc7 Qa8 (20... Qe8 $16 {might work better.}) 21. Qxa8 $18 Rxa8 22. Nb6 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Ra7 23. Nxd5 Bf8 24. f3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Hoping for g4. Keeping Black busy.} Nd2 25. Nb6 Rb7 26. g4 Bb1 27. Rc6 Ra7 28. Bf4 f6 29. e4 {White is clearly winning.} Nxe4 30. fxe4 Bxe4 31. Rc8 {Black must now prevent Bh6.} Rb7 32. Bh6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.03/Black=0.29} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Bxh3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 26. b3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Rcxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 41. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 47. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 50. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 57. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h1=Q {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Rxh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 15,70,2,8,0,-5,-46,0,8,36,-78,0,0,0,-3,20,0,0,-12,-17,-4,-2,-27,0,-20,0,0,0,0,-5,-123,-120,-122,-122,-121,-121,-121,-118,-128,-119,-127,-100,-119,-106,-114,-130,-120,-112,-128,-91,-176,-83,-91,0,-158,-154,-261,-254]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c5 8. Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 {A30: Symmetrical English: Double Fianchetto and Hedgehog.} Nxd5 10. Qc1 Nc7 (10... e5 $15) 11. Rd1 $11 {The position is equal.} Nc6 {[#]} 12. Ne4 $146 {[#]} (12. d4 $1 $14 {[%mdl 512] stays ahead.}) ({Predecessor:} 12. Na4 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Ne6 14. Nc3 Qd7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. h4 Ncd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. e4 {0-1 (32) Almeida,J-Frois,A (2374) Lisbon 2001}) 12... Bxb2 ({Better is} 12... e5 $1 $17) 13. Qxb2 Ne6 14. d3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Rc7 16. h4 Ned4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Qd2 Rd8 19. Qf4 (19. h5 $5) 19... Qe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. d4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 (22. dxe5 $11 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2) 22... Rcd7 $17 23. e3 cxd4 24. exd4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 26. Ba8 Rd8 27. Be4 a5 28. Rc7 Rd7 29. Rc8+ Kg7 30. Rb8 Rd6 31. Rb7 e6 32. Kg2 (32. a3 $17 {might work better.}) 32... Ng4 (32... Nd7 $19 {has better winning chances. Hoping for ...Nc5.} 33. Bc6 Rxc6 34. Rxd7 Rc2) 33. Bf3 Ne5 (33... Nf6 $142) 34. Be4 $1 Rd2 35. Bf3 (35. Kg1 $17) 35... Nd3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25/Black=0.23} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,87,27,16,33,-50,38,0,0,0,7,12,21,29,20,0,0,-6,0,0,57,62,60,55,50,7,15,10,10,10,14,12,31,25,56,56,170,151,213,215,190,123,118,123,277,286,270,193,290,291,389,373,364,366,416,399,641,654,587,293,406,423,754,557,525,480,29981,29982,29982,29983]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O Rfc8 {B52: Sicilian: Moscow Variation with 3...Bd7.} 12. Nde2 $5 {[%mdl 4] [#] Exploring less charted territory.} (12. b3 $14) 12... Qd8 $146 (12... Qe6 $1 $15) ({Predecessor:} 12... Rab8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4 b5 15. Nb6 Rxb6 16. Bxb6 bxc4 17. bxc4 Nxe4 18. Rc1 Bh6 19. f4 {1-0 (55) Khairullin,I (2658)-Salem,A (2531) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 13. Qd2 a6 {[%cal Ba7a6,Ba6b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32] The position is equal.} 14. f3 Rab8 15. Rac1 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nf4 b4 18. Nce2 Ra8 19. b3 Nd7 (19... e5 $11 20. Nd3 d5) 20. Rc2 $14 Nc5 21. Rfc1 e6 22. Rd1 ({But not} 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Nd3 Nd4 $15) 22... Be5 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Ne7 25. Rxc8 Nxc8 26. Qd2 Qa5 27. Rc1 $1 Na7 ({Black should play} 27... Qa6 $14) 28. a4 $18 Qa6 (28... Rd8 $16 29. Rc4 d5) 29. Nd4 {[%cal Be2d4,Bd4f3,Bf3g5][%mdl 32]} Rb8 30. Qe2 ({White should try} 30. Rc7 $18) 30... Qb7 $16 31. Qd3 h5 $2 {A mistake that costs the game.} (31... d5 $16 {might work better.}) 32. f4 $18 Bg7 33. Nf3 d5 (33... Nc6 {was necessary.} 34. f5 (34. Qxd6 Bc3 $16) 34... exf5) 34. exd5 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} exd5 35. f5 gxf5 36. Qxf5 {aiming for Ng5.} Re8 37. Bf2 Nc8 $2 (37... Nc6 38. Qxd5 Nd8 39. Qxh5 Ne6) 38. Ng5 {White threatens Bc5 and mate.} Nd6 39. Qh7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kf8 {[#]} 40. Bc5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qd7 {[#]} (40... Qc7 $142 41. Kh1 Re2) 41. Rf1 $1 {[%mdl 512] Intending Bxd6+ and mate.} Re7 42. Qxh5 {And now Bxd6 would win.} d4 (42... Ke8 $18 43. Bxd6 Qxd6 44. Nxf7 Qb6+ 45. Kh1 Qa6 46. Nh8+ Kd8 47. Qxd5+ Rd7 48. Nf7+ Kc7) 43. Bxd6 Qxd6 44. Rxf7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.21/Black=0.65} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,72,23,37,35,30,-15,2,-2,0,-9,-18,-16,-28,-82,-12,-57,-50,-27,-49,-197,-206,-362,-369,-415,-419,-564,-349,-318,-308,-495,-158,-207,-200,-208,-208,-487,-479,-447,-370,-29993,-29994,-29996,-29985,-3285,-502,-489,-488,-485,-466,-428,-456,-329,-25,-623,-598,-1030,-150,-605,-608]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qe2 {[#] B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} Ne7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An important novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 9... Rc8 10. O-O-O Na5 11. Qd2 b5 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. Nc1 Rb8 15. N1e2 Qc8 16. Ka1 Qb7 {½-½ (31) Yu,Y (2761)-Grandelius,N (2694) Astana 2019}) 10. O-O-O d5 $1 11. exd5 {The position is equal.} Nexd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. Bc1 (14. Bf2 $11) 14... Be7 (14... Nb4 $17 {Hoping for ...Rc8.} 15. Qe4 Be7) 15. Qe4 Rc8 16. c3 f5 17. Qa4+ (17. Qe1 $15) 17... Kf7 $19 18. Bd3 $2 (18. Ka1 {is a better defense.}) 18... Rhd8 (18... Qxc3 19. g4 $19) 19. Qa5 Qc6 20. g4 g6 21. gxf5 gxf5 {aiming for ...b6.} ({Less strong is} 21... Bxf5 22. Be4 $15) 22. Rhe1 $2 (22. c4 {was called for.} Nb4 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 23. Be2 Bxc4 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Qxe5) 22... Bf6 $2 (22... b6 $19 {is more deadly.} 23. Qxa6 Nc7) 23. Bc2 b6 24. Qxa6 {[#]} Nb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4a6][%mdl 576] Pin, Discovered Attack} 25. Qf1 $2 (25. Qe2 Nxc2 26. Qxc2) (25. cxb4 Qxc2+) 25... Nxc2 26. Kxc2 Qa4 {Threatens to win with ...Rxc3+!} 27. Qh3 $2 {[#]} (27. h4 $19) 27... Rxc3+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack} 28. Kb1 (28. bxc3 Qxa2+) 28... Ra8 {[%csl Ga8][%cal Ra4a2]} 29. Qxh7+ {[#]} Bg7 (29... Ke8 $142 $1 {[%csl Ga8][%cal Ra4a2][%mdl 512]} 30. Qh5+ Bf7 31. Rd8+ Kxd8) 30. Qh5+ {[#]} Kg8 $1 {[%csl Ga8][%cal Ra4a2][%mdl 512]} 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. bxc3 Ra8 {[%csl Ga8][%cal Ra4a2]} 33. Re2 {[#]} Qb5 $2 $40 {[%mdl 128] [#] Black mounts an attack.} ({Not} 33... Bxb3 34. axb3 Qxb3+ 35. Rb2 $11) (33... e4 $1 $19 34. Rb2 Bxb3 35. axb3 Qa1+ 36. Kc2 Qa5) 34. Rb2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (34. Rg2 $1 $11 Bxb3 35. axb3) 34... Qd3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 35. Ka1 {White hopes to continue with Qg6.} Qd1 $2 (35... e4 $19 36. Qg6 Bf7) 36. Qg5 $2 (36. Kb1 $17) 36... Bxb3 {Black took control after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=1.30/Black=0.75} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,70,29,12,16,0,39,18,65,61,62,73,58,15,17,16,97,108,105,96,101,112,115,104,107,116,108,86,114,110,314,145,141,132,141,129,150,120,147,74,71,78,79,70,70,69,70,70,100,69,77,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Be2 Bd7 {B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation).} 7. O-O Rc8 8. a3 Qb6 9. dxc5 $1 Bxc5 10. b4 Be7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2c4,Bc4b6][%mdl 32] [#]} c3 $146 (12... Nd4 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) ({Predecessor:} 12... Nd4 13. Nxc4 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Qc7 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Be3 f6 {1-0 (30) Roos,L (2370)-Forestier,C (2072) Montpellier 2015}) 13. Nc4 $16 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Qc7 14. Be3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} b5 15. Nb6 Rd8 {[#]} 16. Rc1 $1 {[%cal Rc1c3]} Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bd4 Qb8 19. Bxg7 ({Much worse is} 19. Rxc3 $6 Nf6 $11) 19... Bc6 $2 (19... Bf6 $16 20. Bxh8 Bxh8 21. Nxd7 Rxd7) 20. Qb3 (20. Qc2 $18 {and the rest is easy.} Bf6 21. Bxh8 Bxh8 22. Qxh7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 20... Bf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Qxc3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qxb6 23. Qxf6 Rg8 {[#]} 24. Bf3 (24. g3 $142 $1) 24... Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Rg5 26. Rc6 Qd4 27. Rxa6 Qd5 28. Qxd5 Rdxd5 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 29. g3 Rd2 30. a4 ({White should play} 30. Rc6 $16) 30... bxa4 $11 {The position is equal.} 31. Rxa4 Rb2 32. Kg2 Kf8 33. Ra5 Rxa5 34. bxa5 {Ra1 is the strong threat.} Ra2 35. Re1 Rxa5 {Blacks defense is rewarded with a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.20/Black=0.16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,51,0,0,-5,0,-8,-7,-7,-6,-4,18,13,25,16,20,34,43,43,52,43,42,42,43,41,62,39,66,64,68,62,548,537,739,739]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. b3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bf4 {E18: Queen's Indian: Old Main Line (4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7 6 0-0 0-0 7 Nc3).} Re8 12. Rc1 {[#]} c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. Re1 Nf6 15. Bh3 Ne4 16. Rc2 g6 17. Qc1 Bc8 {½-½ (41) Lputian,S (2614)-Anastasian,A (2596) Yerevan 2005}) 13. Bh3 {The position is equal.} Ba3 14. Rc2 Nf8 15. Ne5 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Nd3 Qb6 18. Bc1 Bxc1 19. Qxc1 c4 20. bxc4 dxc4 21. Nf4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Ba6 22. Nd5 Qa5 23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Rcd2 {aiming for Ne7+!} Ne6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (24... Kh8 $14) 25. Bxe6 $1 $18 {And now Ne7+! would win.} fxe6 {[#]} 26. Ne7+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-4/B=-53. Weighted=-4/-40} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,99,34,14,36,13,7,6,24,0,35,24,28,20,16,0,-3,-4,0,-11,0,0,0,0,26,25,31,12,21,18,24,19,18,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-5,-6,-8,0,-9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 h6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} 7. a4 e5 8. Nde2 {[#]} Be7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Nc6 9. g4 Ne7 10. Ng3 Ng6 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Nh5 Rc8 14. Rg1 Nh4 15. Rg3 {0-1 (42) Chigaev,M (2559)-Korobov,A (2688) Sochi 2017}) 9. g3 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. f4 b5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. d6 Bf6 17. Bxb7 Qb6+ 18. Kh2 Qxb7 19. Nc3 Rac8 {With the idea ...b4.} 20. axb5 axb5 {The position is equal.} 21. Nd5 {Hoping for Be3.} Rc5 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ $1 Kh8 25. Qf5 Qc8 26. Qxf6+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Kg8 27. c3 (27. Bxh6 {leads to mate.} Rxc2+ 28. Kg1 Qc5+ 29. Kf1 Qc4+ 30. Kg1 Qd4+ 31. Be3 Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 Qe4+ 33. Qf3 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 Qg2#) 27... Qe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Bxh6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} Rd8 30. Ra6 Rd5 31. h4 R8xd6 32. Ra8+ Rd8 33. Ra6 R8d6 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. Bg5 e4 36. Kh3 Rxg5 37. hxg5 {KR-KR} e3 {[#] White must now prevent ...e2.} 38. Ra1 Rd2 39. Re1 e2 40. b4 Kg6 41. Kg4 e5 42. Kf3 Rd3+ 43. Ke4 Rxc3 44. Rxe2 Rc4+ 45. Kxe5 {Threatens to win with Re4.} Rxb4 46. Re4 Rxe4+ 47. Kxe4 Kxg5 48. Kd4 Kg4 49. Kc5 Kxg3 50. Kxb5 {A rather calm draw. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-3/B=-3. Weighted=-3/-3} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,146,28,0,12,0,11,0,10,20,33,22,19,12,25,25,26,29,19,10,37,24,53,-14,-14,-16,-20,0,-4,-18,-27,-10,0,0,0,0,0,-13,-14,-7,-25,-7,-7,-9,-23,-19,-21,-38,-24,-24,-12,-15,-20,-60,-50,-54,-45,-68,-69,-59,-51,-152,-121,-141,-137,-135,-136,-133,-125,-123,-34,-34,-33,-138,-152,-149,-151,-132,-131,-124,-8,-102,-8,-33,-37,-102,-8,-8,-8,-34,-38,-59,-56,-39,-44,-44,-8,-72,-26,-158,0,-65,0,-158,-158,-158,-158,-287,-287,-287,-287,-287,-287,-781,-755,-621,-504,-406,0,-516,-603,-578,-50,-719,-510,-29967,-29971,-29970,-29971,-29980,-29980,-29979,-29980,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nc3 Nd7 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} 7. Be3 (7. O-O {keeps more tension.} a5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Ng3 Re8 10. h3) 7... Qe7 {[#]} 8. Qd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Bxc5 Nxc5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Qe3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Ne6 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne2 c5 14. Qg3 {0-1 (77) Yu,Y (2738)-Abdusattorov,N (2635) Moscow 2019}) 8... Bxe3 {The position is equal.} 9. Qxe3 Nf8 10. O-O-O Bg4 11. d4 exd4 12. Rxd4 Ne6 {[#] aiming for ...Bxf3.} 13. Rd2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O 15. f4 Qc5 16. Qg3 ({White should play} 16. Qxc5 $14 Nxc5 17. b4) 16... f5 $1 $11 17. Re1 {Threatening exf5.} Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Qe3 fxe4 20. Qxe4 Nd4 21. Qe7 Qxe7 22. Rxe7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Rc8 23. Kd2 Kf8 24. Rd7 Nf5 25. Ne4 Ke8 26. Rd3 $1 b6 27. Ng3 Nd6 28. b3 c5 29. c4 a5 30. Ke3 a4 31. Ne4 Nf5+ 32. Kd2 Ra8 33. Kc3 axb3 34. axb3 Nd4 35. Rd2 (35. Kb2 $15) 35... Ra1 36. Ng3 Rb1 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Rb1b3]} 37. Rb2 Rxb2 38. Kxb2 $17 {KN-KN} Kf7 39. Kc3 Kf6 ({Black should try} 39... Nf3 $17 40. h3 Ng1) 40. b4 $15 Ne6 41. f5 (41. bxc5 $15 Nxc5 42. Kd4) 41... cxb4+ $17 42. Kxb4 Nd4 43. Nh5+ Kf7 44. Ng3 Nf3 (44... c6 $17 45. h3 Kf6 46. Nh5+ Kxf5 47. Nxg7+ Ke5) 45. h3 (45. Kb5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 45... Ng5 (45... h6 $17) 46. h4 Nf3 47. h5 (47. Kb5 $1 $15) 47... Ne5 ({Better is} 47... Ke7 $17) 48. Kb5 $11 Ke7 49. c5 bxc5 50. Kxc5 Kf6 51. Kd5 $1 Nd3 52. f3 $1 h6 53. Ke4 (53. Kc6 $11) 53... Nc5+ 54. Kf4 (54. Kd5 $1 $11 Nb7 55. Ke4) 54... Nd3+ (54... Ke7 $17 55. Ne2 Nd7) 55. Ke4 $15 Nc5+ (55... Ne5 $15) 56. Kf4 $17 {next Ne4+ is good for White.} Nd7 57. Ne4+ Ke7 58. Nc3 (58. Ng3 $17 {was the only chance.}) 58... Nf6 $19 59. Ke5 Nxh5 60. Nd5+ Kd7 61. f4 $2 (61. Nb4) 61... c6 62. Nb6+ Ke7 63. Nc8+ Kd7 64. Nb6+ Kc7 65. Nc4 c5 $2 (65... Nf6 $19 {And now ...c5 would win.} 66. Ne3 h5) 66. Ke6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for White.} (66. Kd5 $15) 66... Nxf4+ 67. Kf7 {[#]} (67. Ke5 $19 Nd3+ 68. Ke4 Nf2+ 69. Kf3) 67... h5 $1 {[%cal Rh5h4] Black mates.} ({Less strong is} 67... Nh5 68. Kg6 $17) 68. Kxg7 h4 69. Ne3 h3 70. Ng4 c4 71. Kg8 c3 72. f6 c2 73. f7 Ne6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-53/B=-18. Weighted=-56/-22} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,86,1,14,8,16,0,21,13,22,10,19,18,18,17,20,8,16,0,45,27,34,31,50,35,38,32,56,69,64,76,114,55,83,41,71,64,56,47,63,65,101,102,121,117,110,-5644,-5804,-29947,50,-29943,-29944,-12834,-4727,-29981,-29982,-29987,-29986,-29986,-29984,-29984,-29985,-29985,-29986,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29988]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 c6 8. Rc1 Nd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. d5 {now supersedes 12.h3. D55: Queen's Gambit Declined: 4 Bg5 Be7: Lines without ...h6 and 6...h6 7 Bxf6.} Nb6 13. b3 cxd5 14. Bxd5 {The position is equal.} Qe7 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Qe4 Rb8 17. Rfd1 {[#]} Kh8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qxe6 20. h4 a6 21. Rd3 h5 22. g3 g6 23. Kg2 Kg7 {½-½ (39) Peralta,F (2569)-Ladron de Guevara Pinto,P (2346) Montcada 2017}) 18. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} g6 {Threatens to win with ...Bf5.} 19. g4 (19. Qb1 {is more complex.} a5 20. h3 Kg7 21. Rd3 Qb4 22. Nd2) 19... Be6 (19... a5 {looks sharper.} 20. h3 Kg7 21. Nd2 Bh4 22. Nf3 Bf6) 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. a5 Nd7 22. Nd5 Bg7 23. g5 f5 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. Nxf6 Bxf6 26. b4 ({Don't go for} 26. Qxg6 $2 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rg8 $19) (26. Rxd8+ $16 Rxd8 27. Rc7 (27. Qxb7 e4 $11) (27. Qxg6 $2 Rg8 $19)) 26... Qf5 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 29. Rc7 e4 30. Nd4 $1 {[%cal Rd4f5]} Bxd4 31. exd4 Rxd4 32. Rxb7 $14 {aiming for a6. KR-KR} f4 {And now ...f3 would win.} 33. b5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({But not} 33. Rxa7 $2 f3 $19) (33. Kf1 $16 Rd1+ {[#]} 34. Ke2 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 33... f3 $19 {[%cal Rd4d1]} 34. h4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 {[#]} e3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 36. b6 (36. fxe3 f2) 36... axb6 37. a6 exf2 {Black mates.} 38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Rb7+ Kg8 40. a7 Ra1 41. Rb8+ Kf7 42. Rb7+ Ke8 43. Rb8+ Kd7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.70/Black=0.09} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 17,80,26,46,38,29,21,52,50,41,39,50,31,47,34,48,32,29,24,36,29,52,22,16,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,-10,0,10,7,2,24,10,24,20,71,67,97,90,91,101,103,2,4,4,4,4,0,0,0,-80,-87,-87,-69,-79,-85,-613,-557,-1800,-1545]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qd8 10. Rc1 {D52: Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation.} Be7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 {White is slightly better.} Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qb3 Rc7 15. Rfd1 Qb8 {[#]} 16. Ne4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. e4 Rd8 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 Be8 19. h4 Nb6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Qxb6 Rcd7 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 {1-0 (52) Nihal,S (2620)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2784) Chess.com INT 2020}) 16... Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rd8 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Nd3 b6 20. Kg2 c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. b3 a5 24. Rc3 f5 25. Bf3 g5 26. h3 h5 27. Rdc1 {[%cal Rd3c5]} g4 28. Be2 Rbc8 {[#]} (28... Bb5 $11 {remains equal.}) 29. Nf4 $1 $16 Bf7 30. Bc4 Rc6 31. Rd3 e5 32. Bxf7+ (32. Nd5 $16 gxh3+ 33. Kxh3) 32... Kxf7 $11 33. Nd5 Bf8 34. hxg4 hxg4 35. Rc4 Rd6 {...Ke6 is the strong threat.} 36. e4 {[#]} (36. Rd1 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 36... fxe4 $1 $17 37. Rxe4 Ke6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 38. Nf4+ $1 Kf5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 39. Rxd6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (39. Rde3 $17 exf4 40. Rxf4+ Kg5 41. Re5+ Kh6 42. Rxg4) 39... Bxd6 $19 40. Nd5 {And now Ra4 would win.} Kxe4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.52/Black=0.09} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,71,21,6,17,11,9,4,0,0,39,33,44,47,34,30,29,36,62,52,71,73,84,84,84,87,88,100,85,89,122,110,118,102,127,110,183,193,189,157,157,133,132,143,157,157,157,157,157,157,157,120,157,157,150,150,270,180,148,113,138,133]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. b4 Nbd7 {E51: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5.} 8. Bb2 c6 9. c5 Qc7 {The position is equal.} 10. Bd3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Qc2 Qh5 14. Ne2 {[#]} Ng4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Ne8 15. O-O-O a5 16. h4 axb4 17. axb4 Bf6 18. Nd4 Nc7 19. f3 Qh6 20. Qd2 Re8 {½-½ (31) Rosenthal,J-Capablanca,J New York 1916}) 15. h3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Threatens to win with Ng3. White has the initiative.} Ne5 {[#]} 16. Bxh7+ $1 Qxh7 17. Qxh7+ Kxh7 18. Bxe5 b6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Ke2 Kg6 22. Rc3 f6 23. Bf4 b5 (23... Kf7 $16 {was worth a try.} 24. Rb1 b5) 24. Bd6 $18 Bd8 25. g4 a5 26. Kf3 axb4 27. axb4 Ra4 28. Rb3 Rca8 29. h4 Ra2 30. h5+ Kh7 31. Rhb1 R8a6 32. R3b2 R2a3 33. Kg3 f5 (33... Rd3 $16 {was necessary.} 34. Bf4 Kg8) 34. Nxf5 Bf6 35. Rd2 Bxf5 36. gxf5 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-8/B=-13. Weighted=-7/-14} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,169,35,50,25,36,28,31,-11,-8,0,0,-45,-52,-47,-51,-105,-65,-102,-33,-41,-55,-49,14,8,15,1,7,17,27,0,0,0,64,68,54,58,68,32,237,233,243,127,239,246,244,247,245,237,260,246,245,258,260,245,239,210,189,203,212,197,202,217,207,156,206,194,388,378,393,383,361,345,319,244,327,324,324,317,483,483,479,472,472,158,158,75,67,0,0,0,75,75,75,75,458,458,458,465,458,448,382,75,458,0,271,342,339,339,379,194,238,216,402,375,295,287,1789,1628,12840,12841,12841,12841,12842,12842,12843,12842,12842,12843,12843,12843,12846,12845,12847,12844,12844,0,12847,12845,12847,12846,12847,12847,12847,12846,12846,12847,12848,12848,12848,12847,12848,12847,12848,12847,12847,12847,12848,12847]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6b4,Bb4c2][%mdl 32]} 8. Na4 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} (8. O-O $5 {[%cal Rd4c5]}) 8... Qa5+ 9. c3 {[%cal Rd4c5]} c4 {is more profitable than 9...cxd4 at the moment. Played by Pentala Harikrishna in September 2020.} 10. b4 {White is slightly better.} Bxb4 11. cxb4 Nxb4 {[#]} 12. Nc3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 12. Nc5 Nc2+ 13. Kf1 Nxa1 14. Qxa1 Qc7 15. g4 Bxg4 16. Rg1 h5 17. Nh4 b6 18. Na4 {0-1 (45) Lagarde,M (2604)-Riazantsev,A (2662) Brest 2018}) 12... Nc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 13. Kd2 Nxa1 14. Qxa1 (14. Nh4 $15) 14... Ne7 15. Nh4 h6 ({Better is} 15... b5 $17 {Threatens to win with ...b4.} 16. a3 O-O) 16. Nxf5 $15 Nxf5 ({Much weaker is} 16... exf5 $6 17. Rb1 $16) 17. Rb1 O-O (17... Rb8 $15) 18. Rxb7 $11 Rab8 19. Qb2 Rxb7 20. Qxb7 Qa3 21. Bd1 a5 22. Bc2 {Hoping for Bxf5.} Nxe3 (22... Nh4 $11) 23. fxe3 $14 Qb4 24. Qc6 Rb8 25. Qc7 Qb6 $2 (25... Rf8 $14) 26. Qxb6 $18 Rxb6 27. Na4 (27. e4 $18) 27... Rb5 (27... Rb8 $16) 28. e4 dxe4 29. Bxe4 Rb4 30. Bc2 $1 f6 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Kc3 Kf7 33. a3 Rb5 34. Nc5 ({Don't play} 34. Kxc4 $6 Rh5 $16) 34... Ke7 35. Kxc4 Rb2 36. Kc3 Ra2 37. a4 Ra1 38. Be4 f5 39. Bf3 Kd6 $2 (39... Rc1+ 40. Kd2 Rb1) 40. Kb2 Rh1 41. Nb7+ Kc7 42. Nxa5 Rxh2 43. Kc3 h5 44. Nc4 h4 45. a5 h3 (45... Rh1 $142 46. Kb3 h3) 46. gxh3 $1 Rxh3 47. Ne5 Rh2 48. Kb4 $2 (48. a6 $18 {aiming for a7.} Ra2 49. Bb7) 48... Rb2+ $16 49. Kc5 (49. Ka3 $142 $1 {[%cal Ra3b2]} Rb5 50. Nc4) 49... Rc2+ 50. Kb5 (50. Nc4 $1 $14) 50... Rb2+ $1 $11 51. Kc5 (51. Ka6 $11) 51... Rc2+ $1 $16 52. Nc4 $1 Rc3 53. Be2 f4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (53... Rc2 $16 {is tougher.} 54. Bh5 Rc3) 54. Kb4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rb4c3]} Rc2 55. Bf3 Rf2 56. Ne5 Rb2+ 57. Kc4 $2 (57. Ka3 $18 {has better winning chances.} Rb5 58. Ka4) 57... Rc2+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (57... Ra2 $16) 58. Kb4 (58. Kb3 $142 Rc1 59. Kb2) 58... Rb2+ $1 59. Kc3 Ra2 {[#]} 60. Nc4 $1 Rf2 61. Be4 (61. Nd2 $142) 61... Re2 {[#]} 62. Kd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3e2]} Ra2 $2 (62... Re1 63. Bf3 Rc1) 63. Bf3 Ra4 64. Bg4 Kb7 $2 (64... Ra1 65. Ke4 (65. Bxe6 f3 $16) 65... Kc6 66. Kxf4 Kd5) 65. Bxe6 f3 66. Bd5+ Ka6 67. Bxf3 Rb4 68. Kc3 Ra4 69. Bd1 Ra1 70. Bc2 Rc1 71. d5 Kb5 72. d6 {Intending d7 and mate.} Kc6 73. Kd2 Ra1 74. Kc3 Rc1 75. Kb3 {White is clearly winning.} Ra1 76. Be4+ Kd7 77. Kb4 Re1 78. Bd5 Rd1 79. Kc5 Ra1 80. Bc6+ Ke6 81. Bb5 Rb1 82. a6 {[%cal Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32]} Ra1 83. Kb6 Rb1 84. a7 Ra1 85. Bc6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-23/B=-69. Weighted=-21/-77} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,112,16,0,22,3,36,0,3,11,20,0,0,0,13,0,0,0,0,0,7,0,0,-16,0,0,0,-13,-2,0,0,-16,0,0,11,12,16,15,6,12,4,0,0,-41,-40,-107,-107,-530,-547,-539,-537,-696,-669,-704,-704,-692,-680,-712,-541,-532,-531,-526,-515,-502,-479,-465,-420,-682,-647,-910,-910,-1329,-1318,-1264,-1219,-1112,-743,-639,-563,-827,-512,-503,-494,-450,-383,-514,-528,-1197,-1172,-1229,-1282,-923,-297,-29966,-29964,-11276,-6207,-29982,-29983,-29987,-29943]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} 9. Nxd4 Bg4 10. Ne2 Qc8 {The position is equal.} 11. c4 Bh3 {[#]} 12. Nd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. f3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 a6 14. Nbc3 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Qd3 Rb8 17. Nf4 Qb7 18. Rf2 {1-0 (43) Drazic,S (2430)-Drogovoz,I (2073) Novi Sad 2014}) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rd8 14. Rb1 a6 15. Nf4 e6 16. Qe2 b6 17. Rbc1 Qb7 18. f3 b5 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Nd3 Nd7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qe3 Nde5 23. Nf2 Qa7 24. Nf1 bxc4 25. f4 {[#]} Nd3 $1 {[%mdl 512] Threatens to win with ...Qxe3.} 26. Nxd3 cxd3 27. Rxd3 Qb7 28. Nd2 d5 {Strongly threatening ...Nb4.} 29. Nf3 {[#]} (29. a3 $15) 29... dxe4 $1 $17 30. Qxe4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] White does not recover from this.} (30. Rxd8 $17 {was the crucial defense.} exf3+ 31. Qxf3 Rxd8 32. Qxc6 Qxc6+ 33. Rxc6) 30... Rxd3 $19 31. Qxd3 {[#]} Ne5 $1 {[%cal Re5d3][%mdl 576] Pin, Discovered Attack} 32. Qe3 (32. fxe5 Rxc1) 32... Rxc1 33. Qxe5+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQN} f6 34. Qe3 Rc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 35. Kh3 Qd5 36. g4 h6 37. Qa7+ {[#]} Kf8 $1 38. Qb8+ {[#]} Ke7 $1 39. Qa7+ {[#]} Kd8 $1 40. Qe3 (40. Kg3 $142 Qc5 41. Qxc5 Rxc5 42. h4) 40... g5 41. fxg5 hxg5 42. Kg3 Qd6+ 43. Kh3 Qc6 44. Kg3 Qc7+ 45. Kh3 Qc3 46. Qe4 Rf2 47. Kg3 Rxa2 48. Qxe6 a5 ({Not} 48... Rd2 49. Qxa6 Rd3 50. Qb6+ Ke7 51. Qa7+ Kf8 52. Qa8+ Ke7 53. Qa7+ Ke6 54. Qb6+ Ke7 55. Qb7+ Kf8 56. Qb8+ Kg7 57. Qb7+ Kh6 58. Qe7 $19) 49. Qg8+ Kc7 50. Qh7+ Kb6 {( -> ...Qe3!)} 51. Qg8 Qc7+ 52. Kh3 Qd6 $2 (52... Rc2 53. Qd5 Qc6 54. Qd8+ Kb7 55. Qe7+ Ka6) 53. Qc8 $2 (53. b4 $19 Ra3 54. bxa5+ Kxa5 55. Qa8+ Kb6 56. Qe4) 53... Rf2 54. Qa8 {[#]} Qc6 $1 55. Qb8+ Ka6 56. Ne1 Rf3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.85/Black=0.31} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 16,97,8,0,9,9,20,17,15,14,20,16,28,16,19,16,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,4,31,20,41,42,50,47,96,85,184,176,218,79,150,61,58,51,69,65,73,69,65,71,97,101,77,85,143,118,223,222,227,41,29,26,19,0,205,223,247,240,2456,0,86,70,301,209,193,192,121,146,29970,29971,29971,29971,29979,29980,29980,29981]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 {now scores much better than the old 9...Bg4. C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines.} 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 {The position is equal.} 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na7 18. a4 c6 19. dxc6 Nxc6 20. c4 {[#]} Rab8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 20... d5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. cxb5 Nxb4 24. Nxe5 Qxb5 25. Qg4 Nc2 26. Nxf7 Nxe1 {1-0 (57) Vachier Lagrave,M (2784)-Nihal,S (2620) Chess.com INT 2020}) 21. cxb5 axb5 22. a5 Rfc8 23. Qb3 Kf8 24. Rc2 Qb7 (24... Bf6 $16) 25. Rec1 {Strongly threatening Qd5.} Nd8 {[#]} 26. Be3 (26. Rxc8 $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.} Rxc8 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Qd5) 26... Ne6 (26... Rxc2 $142 27. Qxc2 (27. Rxc2 Ra8 $14) 27... Ra8) 27. Qa2 (27. Rxc8+ $16 Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Qd5) 27... Rxc2 $14 28. Rxc2 Ra8 29. h3 h6 30. Qb3 Nc7 31. Nd2 Na6 32. Ne4 f5 33. Nc3 Rc8 (33... Qd7 $142) 34. Bb6 d5 (34... Bd8 $16 {was called for.}) 35. Nxb5 $18 Nxb4 36. Rc7 $2 ({White should play} 36. Rxc8+ $18 Qxc8 37. Nc7) 36... Rxc7 $14 37. Nxc7 {And now Ne6+ would win.} Qc6 38. Qb1 Bd6 $2 (38... Kf7 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 39. d4 $18 e4 40. Ne6+ Kf7 $2 (40... Kg8 41. Bc5 Na6) 41. Nc5 $2 (41. Nd8+ $18 Ke7 42. Nxc6+ Nxc6 43. Qb5 Nxa5 44. Bxa5) 41... Bxc5 (41... Qb5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 42. Bxc5 $16 Nd3 $2 (42... Na6 $1 $14) 43. Qa2 {aiming for a6.} Nxc5 44. dxc5 Qxc5 $18 {KQ-KQ} 45. a6 {[%cal Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32] Black must now prevent a7.} Qc6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (45... e3 $16) 46. a7 {White mates.} Qa8 47. Qa5 Kg8 48. Qc7 Kh7 49. Qb8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.47} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 23,104,31,36,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-17,-50,-34,-36,-25,-25,0,-3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-18,-12,-14,-13,0,-15,-27,-33,-56,-58,-63,0,0,0,0,0,-21,-29,-23,-27,-23,-7,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,60,-60,-60,-56,-56,-58,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,-5,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. a4 {Recently 13.Re1 got a lot of attention. C83: Open Ruy Lopez: 9 c3 Be7.} b4 14. Re1 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 {[#]} 16. Bf5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Nf1 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Ng5 bxc3 20. bxc3 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Rd5 22. Bh4 {½-½ (60) Khanin,S (2507)-Sargsyan,S (2580) New Delhi 2019}) 16... Bd6 17. Qc2 Re8 18. g4 Rxe1+ 19. Nxe1 Qe8 20. Ndf3 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White is fighting back} Bg6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Be3 bxc3 23. bxc3 Na5 24. Rd1 Nc4 25. Bg5 c6 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Ne4.} 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Nd4 c5 28. Ndf3 Qe4 $1 29. Qd3 Rb8 (29... Qxd3 $15 30. Nxd3 Nb6) 30. Qxd5+ $11 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Kf7 32. Nd2 Ke6 33. Rd3 Nxd2 34. Rxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rb1 35. Re2+ Kd5 36. Kg2 Ra1 37. Nc2 Rxa4 38. Ne3+ Kc6 39. h4 Be5 ({Better is} 39... Bf4 $11) 40. h5 ({White should try} 40. c4 $1 $14) 40... gxh5 $15 41. gxh5 {Black should prevent c4.} Rh4 42. Ra2 Rxh5 (42... Bxc3 $15 43. Rxa6+ Kb5) 43. Rxa6+ $11 {The position is equal.} Kb5 44. Ra3 c4 45. Ra8 Rh2+ 46. Kf3 Rh4 47. Ke2 Bxc3 48. Rb8+ Ka4 49. Ra8+ Kb3 {White must now prevent ...Be5.} 50. Rb8+ Ka4 51. Ra8+ Kb5 52. Rb8+ Ka4 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-7/B=-5. Weighted=-7/-5} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,80,16,0,6,0,12,0,18,-19,0,0,5,-27,14,-14,-32,-16,-5,-12,-9,-72,-34,-16,-5,-68,-101,-87,-76,-97,-110,-120,-80,-186,-126,-95,-114,-212,-195,-285,-302,-264,-233,-337,-292,-387,-387,-362,-382,-380,-380,-969,-931,-966,-960,-943,-906,-1027,-195,-445,-445,-29968,-29968,-29973,-29974,-29969,-29971]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Be2 b5 {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 b4 {The position is equal.} 12. Nd1 a5 13. c4 {[#]} dxc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 dxc4 16. Bf3 Ra6 17. Ne3 Nb6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Nd5 20. Nxc4 {0-1 (48) Gretarsson,S-Maack,K (2131) Reykjavik 2014}) 14. Bxc4 Bb7 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Nb6 17. Be4 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 (18. Nxd2 $11 a4 19. Rc1) 18... Rfd8 (18... f5 $5 {[%cal Rf5e4]} 19. exf6 Bxf6 $15) 19. Rc1 Rac8 20. Ne3 (20. Re1 $11) 20... Ba6 $15 21. Rfe1 g6 22. Ng4 Nc4 23. Rc2 Nd4 24. Nxd4 (24. Bc1 $17) 24... Rxd4 (24... cxd4 $19 25. b3 Nxd2 26. Rxd2 d3) 25. Bc1 $17 Rcd8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] ...Rxe4! is the strong threat. White is under strong pressure.} 26. Nf2 (26. Bf3 $17) 26... Nd2 $19 27. Bxd2 (27. Bd3 $142 Bxd3 28. Rxd2) 27... Rxd2 28. Rec1 c4 29. Bf3 (29. Rxd2 $142 Rxd2 30. Rc2) 29... a4 ({Less strong is} 29... c3 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. Rxd2 $17) 30. Ne4 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 b3 32. axb3 cxb3 33. Rc6 $2 (33. Rd2 Rxd2 34. Nxd2) 33... Bb7 34. Rc1 Bxe4 35. Bxe4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rd4 (35... a3 $2 36. bxa3 Rd4 37. Bb1 $19) 36. Bc6 Rxf4 $2 (36... a3 37. h3 a2) 37. Ra1 $2 {[#]} (37. g3 Rd4 38. Rb1) 37... a3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 38. bxa3 (38. Bd5 $19) 38... b2 {[%cal Rb2a1] Black mates.} 39. Rg1 Rc4 40. Bb5 {[#]} Rc1 $1 {[%mdl 512] Weighted Error Value: White=0.65/Black=0.27} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,105,13,10,8,14,16,20,0,51,19,56,50,51,51,73,31,58,51,48,0,0,-41,8,9,41,35,108,24,69,68,63,-72,-86,-84,34,38,42,32,32,35,117,119,134,138,137,110,117,130,118,90,93,95,160,0,172,51,51,-52,252,138,308,307,312,312,312,310,310,310,323,316,310,299,318,318,296,0,310,309,347,345,649,633,637,636,733,719,666,613]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 {10...Nbd7 is a critical line.} 11. Rc1 {E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations.} Nbd7 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Bg5 {The position is equal.} Nf8 ({Black should play} 13... c6 $11) 14. e3 Ne6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. b4 $1 {[#]} c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... a6 17. Nd3 c6 18. Qb3 Qd6 19. Na4 Qd8 20. Rfe1 Rb8 21. a3 Ba8 22. h4 g6 {1-0 (47) Moskalenko,A (2514)-Swiercz,D (2649) Minsk 2017}) 17. Qb3 Qd6 18. Nd3 Red8 19. Rc2 a5 20. a3 axb4 (20... Bxd4 $5 21. exd4 Nxd4 $11 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 21. axb4 Nc7 22. Rfc1 Ba6 {[#]} (22... Ne6 $14) 23. Nb2 (23. Nxd5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} Nxd5 (23... cxd5 24. Rxc7) 24. Rxc6) 23... Be7 24. Nca4 Bb5 25. Nxb6 (25. Bf1 $1 $14 {stays ahead.}) 25... Ra6 $17 26. N6a4 Qxb4 (26... Rda8 $1 $17 {[%cal Ra6a4]} 27. Qc3 Bxa4 28. Nxa4 Rxa4 29. Qxc6 R4a7 30. Qxd6 Bxd6) 27. Qxb4 $14 Bxb4 28. Nc3 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Rda8 {[#]} (29... Rb8 $14) 30. Bf1 $1 $16 Ne8 31. Bxb5 cxb5 32. Rc5 b4 33. Rxd5 Rb8 34. Nd3 {Hoping for Nxb4!} b3 35. Rb1 Rab6 (35... Ra2 $142) 36. Nc5 $2 (36. Rc5 $16) 36... Rb5 $2 (36... b2 $1 $11 37. Nd7 Ra6 38. Nxb8 Ra1) 37. Rd7 ({Better is} 37. Rb2 $18) 37... b2 $14 38. Nd3 ({White should try} 38. Ra7 $14) 38... Nf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (38... Rb3 $15 39. Rxb2 Rxb2 40. Nxb2 Rxb2) 39. Ra7 (39. Rc7 $1 $18) 39... h5 $2 (39... Ne4 $16 {was worth a try.}) 40. Ra2 $18 Ne4 41. Raxb2 ({Don't play} 41. Rbxb2 Rxb2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2 $18) 41... Rxb2 42. Rxb2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Rc8 43. Kg2 Rc3 44. Nf4 g6 45. h4 Kg7 46. Nd5 Ra3 47. Nf4 Rc3 $1 48. Nh3 Kh6 49. Rb7 Kg7 $2 (49... f5 50. Rb2 Ra3) 50. Ng5 {White is clearly winning.} Nxg5 51. hxg5 Ra3 52. d5 Ra4 53. Kf3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.49} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 25,112,19,43,43,43,43,44,20,54,32,43,13,33,40,27,20,74,90,163,170,177,140,190,194,189,187,172,172,167,149,228,221,208,215,233,191,275,267,322,328,547,547,512,533,627,175,168,135,160,37,46,-413,-403,-641,-638,-633,-629,-583,-565,-954,-973,-1377,-1416,-1165,-635,-1459,-1419,-1429,-1298,-1217,-754,-702,0,-882,-635,-736,-713,-5895,-5349,-5923,-4922,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29975,-29983,-29984,-29987,-29986]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Rb8 8. Nge2 Nd4 9. O-O b5 10. Nd1 {[%cal Bc3d1,Bd1e3,Be3c4,Bc4a5,Ba5b3][%mdl 32]} Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 Ne7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bh6 b4 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 14. Bxg7 {B26: Closed Sicilian: 3 g3, lines with early Be3.} Kxg7 15. Ne3 a5 {[#]} 16. f4 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 16. d4 Ba6 17. Rfd1 c4 18. d5 e5 19. Qe2 f5 20. Nxc4 Rc8 21. b3 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 {0-1 (46) Vujanovic,B-Kosanovic,G (2410) Belgrade 1989}) 16... f5 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. exf5 exf5 19. Nc4 Bxg2 20. Qxg2 {Black should prevent Re6.} d5 {[#]} (20... Qd7 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 21. Nxa5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} Ra8 {[#]} (21... c4 $16 {is a better defense.}) (21... Qxa5 22. Rxe7+) 22. Nb3 $1 $18 Qd6 23. d4 c4 24. Nc5 Rf6 {[#]} 25. Re5 $1 Rxa2 26. Rfe1 Ra7 27. h3 c3 (27... h6 $16 28. g4 Rf7) 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Kh2 h6 30. R1e3 Kf7 (30... Rf7 $142 31. Rxc3 Kh7) 31. Rxc3 Qb6 32. Rce3 Qc6 $2 (32... Rd6 {was necessary.} 33. Qe2 Qd8) 33. Qe2 {[%cal Re5e7]} Ng8 34. Re8 Kg7 35. R3e6 $2 (35. Rb8 {Intending Ree8 and mate.} Kh7 36. Ree8) 35... Rxe6 36. Nxe6+ Kh7 37. Nf8+ (37. Nc5 $16) 37... Kg7 $1 $14 {[%cal Rg7f7] ...Kf7 is the strong threat.} 38. Qe5+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38. Re6 $14 {keeps the upper hand.} Qc4 39. Qxc4 (39. Rxg6+ Kxf8 40. Qxc4 dxc4 $17) 39... dxc4 40. Nxg6) 38... Kf7 $19 {Threatens to win with ...Ne7.} 39. Nxg6 (39. Qe6+ $142 Qxe6 40. Rxe6) 39... Qxc2+ 40. Qe2 Qxe2+ 41. Rxe2 Kxg6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KR} 42. g4 Nf6 43. Kg3 Ra3+ 44. Kh4 Rd3 45. Re6 Rxd4 46. Kg3 Kf7 {( -> ...Rd3+)} 47. Ra6 Ne4+ 48. Kh4 Nf6 49. Kg3 Re4 50. Ra7+ Re7 51. Ra6 d4 52. g5 Ne4+ 53. Kh4 hxg5+ {Black mates.} 54. fxg5 Re6 55. Ra7+ Kg6 56. Rd7 Rd6 {Quite a comeback for Black.  Weighted Error Value: White=1.02/Black=0.47} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,138,18,33,4,8,5,14,0,10,0,6,0,50,54,32,46,68,66,64,63,57,0,38,17,28,15,17,22,33,0,68,55,48,32,58,0,7,0,0,0,64,75,99,101,106,97,127,120,162,85,121,133,127,93,569,559,562,524,744,29,720,29,29,0,0,-156,-169,-214,-210,-185,-217,-190,-183,-493,-514,-473,-435,-432,-381,-481,-392,-947,-841,-1856,-1596,-1447,-1368,-1947,-1947,-1838,-1576,-1840,-1793,-1698,-1412,-1477,-1445,-1318,-1191,-1079,-756,-2013,-1388,-777,-1035,-5373,-5083,-29976,-29977,-29984,-29982,-29984,-29983,-29983,-29983,-29984,-29983,-29983,-29975,-29982,-29979,-29981,-29978,-29984,-29985,-29985,-29986,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 {The position is equal.} Be6 $1 {8...Be6 is better than 8...Nbd7.} 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. g3 Qd7 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 11. Qd2 Nc6 {[#]} 12. O-O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Nd5 Bd8 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Ne3 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qxd4 Bf6 18. Qb4 {½-½ (45) Mazur,S (2459)-Nayhebaver,M (2465) Banska Stiavnica 2017}) 12... Rd8 13. Nd5 O-O 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qh6 (15. f4 $14) 15... Qe7 16. f4 Kh8 17. f5 Bxb3 18. axb3 Rg8 19. Rg1 Rg4 (19... Nd4 $11) 20. Qe3 Nd4 21. Kb1 Qc7 22. Bd3 a5 $1 23. Rg2 Rdg8 24. Bc4 b5 (24... d5 $11 25. Bxd5 Rxg3 26. Rxg3 Qxc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 27. Ka2 Qxd1) 25. Bd5 $1 $14 {c3 is the strong threat.} a4 {Hoping for ...Rxg3!} 26. Rc1 axb3 27. cxb3 Qe7 28. b4 Kg7 29. Qc3 (29. Rgg1 $1 $18) 29... Rd8 30. Qc7 Rd7 31. Qc8 Ra7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (31... Rd8 $16 {is more resistant.} 32. Rc7 Rxc8 33. Rxe7 Rf8) 32. Qb8 $1 $18 Kh6 33. Rc8 Kh5 34. Rg8 $2 ({White should play} 34. Re8 $18 Qc7 35. Rh8 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxe4 36. Bxe4 Qxb8 37. Rxb8) 34... Qc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (34... Ra6 $11) 35. Qxc7 $2 (35. Rh8 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh8h7][%mdl 512]} Rg7 36. Rxh7+ $3 {[%mdl 512]} Kg4 37. Qxc7 Rxc7 38. Rxg7+ Kf3 39. Rh2) 35... Rxc7 $11 36. Rh8 {[%cal Rh8h7]} Rg7 37. g4+ $2 {Black converts the advantage convincingly.} (37. Rd8 $11) 37... Kxh4 $17 38. Rh2+ Kg3 39. R8xh7 Rxh7 ({Stronger than} 39... Rxg4 40. R7h3+ Kf4 41. Rf2+ Kg5 42. Rf1 $11) 40. Rxh7 Kxg4 41. Rxf7 $2 (41. Rh2) 41... Rxf7 $19 42. Bxf7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KN} Kf4 43. Bd5 Ke3 44. Kc1 Ke2 45. Ba8 $2 {[#]} (45. Kb1 Ke3 46. Ka2) 45... Kd3 $1 46. Bd5 Ne2+ 47. Kd1 Nf4 48. Bc6 Kc4 49. Kd2 Kxb4 50. Ke3 Kc5 51. Be8 Kc4 52. Bf7+ {[#]} Kb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4c5]} 53. Be8 Kc5 54. Bf7 d5 55. exd5 Nxd5+ 56. Ke4 Nb6 57. Be8 Nc4 58. Kf3 Nxb2 {Black mates.} 59. Kg4 Nc4 60. Kh5 {[#]} Nd6 $1 61. Bd7 {Cut Off at move 61} b4 62. Be6 Kd4 63. Kg6 Ne4 64. Kg7 Ke3 65. Bd5 Kf4 66. Bxe4 Kxe4 67. Kxf6 b3 68. Ke6 b2 69. f6 b1=Q {Weighted Error Value: White=1.04/Black=0.36} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,95,-8,0,-19,-24,-6,62,21,21,30,77,70,79,83,118,114,112,114,112,96,126,128,140,132,162,154,140,113,171,172,187,177,639,633,610,396,645,635,577,156,153,171,303,256,250,222,181,177,189,190,299,206,203,204,191,185,633,633,631,624,29979,29975,29980,29981,29993,5039,1384,0,0,-18,29975,29976,29976,29977,29989,29990,29990,29991,29994,29991,29991,29992,29992,29989,29991,29992]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} Nc6 8. Nbd2 b5 (8... e5 $11) 9. h3 {White is slightly better.} b4 10. d4 Nd7 {[#]} 11. d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Qc2 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Rc8 15. dxc5 dxc5 {0-1 (27) Batteau,V (1974)-Verot,M (2140) France 2009}) 11... Nce5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. a3 bxa3 15. Rxa3 a5 16. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Bb7 17. b5 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ (19... f4 $16) 20. Bxf3 $18 Qd7 21. Bd4 Qxb5 $2 (21... Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qxb5) 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qa1+ Kg8 $2 (23... Rf6 24. Re1 Kf8) 24. Rb1 Qd7 25. Rxa5 $2 (25. Bd1 $18 {is the precise move to win. White wants to mate with Rg3+.} Rf6 26. Ba4) 25... Rxa5 $16 26. Qxa5 Rc8 (26... Bc8 {keeps fighting.} 27. Rc1 Qd8) 27. Qd2 Rf8 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Re1 Rf7 30. h4 Rg7 (30... Rf6 $142 31. Qe3 Kg8 32. Qxe7 Qxe7 33. Rxe7 Bc8) 31. Qf4 Qc8 32. h5 {Hoping for h6.} Qc3 33. Rb1 Qc8 $2 (33... Ba6 34. h6 (34. Qxf5 Bd3 $16) 34... Rg8 35. Qxf5 Bd3) 34. h6 $18 {And now Qd4 would win.} Rg6 35. Bh5 e5 36. dxe6 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Rxg2+ {[#]} 37. Kf1 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Be4 38. e7 (38. Qxd6 $142 Rg1+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 39. Kxg1 Qg8+ 40. Qg3 Qxg3+ 41. fxg3 Bxb1 42. e7 Ba2 43. e8=Q+ Bg8 44. Qe5#) 38... Rg8 {[#]} 39. Qc1 $2 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is up to no good.} ({White must play} 39. Qd2 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] Intending Qd4+ and mate.} Bg2+ 40. Ke1 Qe6+ 41. Qe2) 39... Bd3+ $1 $11 40. Ke1 {Qb2+ would kill now.} Rg1+ $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This costs Black the game.} (40... Qe6+ $11 41. Kd2 Bxb1 42. Qc3+ Qe5) 41. Kd2 $1 {[%mdl 576] Discovered Attack. White mates.} Rxc1 42. Rxc1 {[%cal Rc1c8]} Bc4 43. e8=Q+ Qxe8 44. Bxe8 Be6 45. Bh5 Kg8 46. Rc7 Kf8 47. Rg7 Bg8 48. Ke3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.47/Black=0.68} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,92,61,48,54,65,61,63,67,60,71,41,48,28,56,22,77,41,115,89,136,124,175,158,145,150,122,118,150,173,199,192,194,188,183,142,181,63,69,59,77,68,88,81,93,93,107,33,46,27,22,0,0,0,0,0,29,39,44,34,43,47,43,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 {B41: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 c4.} 9. f3 Be7 10. Qd2 d6 {White is slightly better.} 11. g4 {[#]} Nfd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... h6 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. h4 Nd7 14. Kb1 Nc5 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Qe1 Bf6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 {1-0 (57) Yeletsky,I (2447)-Salman,P (2271) St Petersburg 2019}) 12. g5 Nc6 13. h4 Rc8 14. Rc1 Qd8 (14... Nxd4 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 15. Bxd4 O-O) 15. Rg1 g6 ({Black should play} 15... Nxd4 $14 16. Qxd4 O-O) 16. h5 Nce5 {[#]} 17. b3 $1 gxh5 (17... Rg8 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 18. f4 Ng4 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Rxg4 Nc5 21. f5 Qd7 22. f6 Bf8 23. Rh4 Qc7 24. Kf1 Nd7 25. Nce2 (25. Qh2 $18) 25... Ne5 $14 26. Nf4 Qd7 27. Qg2 b5 28. cxb5 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 axb5 30. Bb2 ({Better is} 30. Qe2 $16) 30... b4 31. Qe2 Qc8 32. Qb5+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Nd7 $1 33. Nfxe6 fxe6 34. Nxe6 Ba6 (34... Qc2 $5 {[%cal Rc2b1]} 35. f7+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} (35. Qxb7 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qxb2+ 37. Kh3 Qc3+ 38. Kg2 Qc2+ 39. Kh3 Qc3+ 40. Kg2 Qc2+ 41. Kh3 Qc3+ $11) 35... Ke7 36. Bxh8 Kxe6 37. Qxb7 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qe2+ 39. Kh3 Qd3+ 40. Kg4 Qd1+ 41. Kg3 Qd3+ 42. Kh2 Qd2+ 43. Kh3 Qd3+ 44. Kg4 Qd1+ 45. Kf4 Qd2+ 46. Kg4 Qd1+ $11) 35. Nc7+ $1 Qxc7 36. Qxa6 Ne5 37. Bxe5 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qc5+ {The position is equal.} 39. Kf3 Qxe5 40. Qc8+ Kf7 41. Qg4 $1 $36 {[%cal Rg4h5][%mdl 2048] Qh5+ is the strong threat. White fights for an advantage.} Qc3+ 42. Ke2 {And now Qd7+ would win.} Qc2+ 43. Ke3 {Black must now prevent Qd7+.} Qc1+ 44. Ke2 {aiming for Qd7+.} Qc2+ 45. Ke3 {Strongly threatening Qd7+.} Qc1+ 46. Ke2 {Hoping for Qd7+.} Qc2+ {Blacks defense is rewarded with a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,79,0,7,15,14,0,0,26,0,16,13,6,11,16,12,23,16,26,17,29,24,25,37,32,18,21,22,41,26,39,0,74,55,139,120,164,96,102,95,100,63,90,77,83,79,93,33,21,31,46,43,71,73,74,29,81,0,125,101,153,153,153,153,145,145,138,138,5057,4134,29993,29994]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Bf4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O {E12: Queen's Indian: Unusual White 4th moves, 4 a3, 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3 and 4 Nc3 Bb7 .} 7. d5 Re8 8. e3 {[#]} Nh5 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 8... a5 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Be5 d6 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bf6 14. Nd4 e5 {0-1 (51) Sakaev,K (2584)-Le,Q (2714) St Petersburg 2018}) 9. Bg3 Bf6 10. Be5 Bxe5 11. Nxe5 Nf6 12. Nf3 d6 13. Be2 Nbd7 14. O-O a6 15. b4 exd5 16. cxd5 b5 17. Qb3 Nb6 {[%cal Rf6d5]} 18. Rfd1 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Qc2 Qe7 (20... Re8 $11) 21. Rac1 {Strongly threatening Bd3.} Nc4 ({Black should try} 21... Bxd5 $14 22. Nd2 (22. Qxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 Ree8 $14) 22... Re5) 22. Nd2 ({Don't do} 22. Bxc4 $6 Rxc4 23. Qd3 Rxc1 $14) 22... Bxd5 23. Bxc4 (23. Nxe4 $18 Bxe4 24. Qc3 (24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Qe8 $16)) 23... Rxc4 $16 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 25. Rd4 g6 26. h4 d5 27. Qd2 a5 28. e4 (28. Rxd5 $16 {Threatens to win with Rd7.} Bxd5 29. Qxd5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 28... axb4 $14 ({Don't play} 28... dxe4 $6 29. Re1 $16) 29. axb4 Ra2 30. Qe3 Qxb4 31. exd5 Qd6 32. Re1 (32. Re4 $5 {[%cal Re4e8]} Ra8 33. h5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]}) 32... h5 (32... Bxd5 $11 {keeps the balance.} 33. Qe8+ Kg7) 33. Qc3 (33. Qh6 $16 {White threatens Re8+ and mate.} Ra8 34. g4 hxg4 35. Rxg4) 33... Ra8 (33... Qf6 $1 $11 34. Qe3 Ra8) 34. Rde4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Hoping for Re8+. Keeping Black busy.} Rf8 ({Black should play} 34... Qd8) 35. Re8 Bxd5 {[#]} 36. Rxf8+ $1 Qxf8 37. Qxc7 Be6 38. Rd1 {Rd8 is the strong threat.} Qb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38... Kh7 $16 39. Rd8 Qg7) 39. Rd8+ $18 Kh7 40. Qe5 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-41/B=-76. Weighted=-37/-111} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 27,100,39,37,20,20,-14,-6,-6,-6,-6,-7,-12,-16,-20,-9,-6,-7,-12,12,2,7,9,6,8,7,8,45,45,45,0,0,0,52,48,46,52,45,0,0,0,0,0,61,61,61,61,53,53,54,23,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-242,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,15,0,16]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1g3][%mdl 32]} Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a3 {C95: Closed Ruy Lopez: Breyer Variation with 10 d4.} Bg7 {[#]} 16. b3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. a4 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. d5 Nb6 19. a5 Nc4 20. b3 Nd7 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bf4 {1-0 (45) Fedoseev,V (2671)-Tang,A (2521) chess.com INT 2020}) 16... d5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bg5 Qc8 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Nxe5 {Strongly threatening ...Qf5.} 22. Nxe5 {[#] Qe2 is the strong threat.} Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Bxe5 24. Qf3 Rb8 25. Re1 Bd6 26. Qc6 Bf8 27. Bf4 Rb6 28. Qe8 Rb8 29. Qc6 (29. Qe2 $11) 29... Rb6 $1 $14 {[%cal Rb6c6]} 30. Re8 $1 {[%cal Re8c8]} Rxc6 31. Rxc8 {[%mdl 4096] [#] Endgame Threatening mate with Bh6. KRB-KRB} Kg7 32. b4 ({Weaker is} 32. Bxc7 f6 $17) 32... Be7 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Bxc7 $11 {KB-KB} Kf6 (34... Bf6 $11) 35. Kf1 $1 $14 Ke6 36. Ke2 Kd5 37. Kd3 $1 Bg5 38. f4 Bh4 39. g4 f5 40. g5 Bf2 41. Be5 Bb6 42. a4 Bd8 43. a5 $2 (43. axb5 $11 {and White stays safe.} axb5 44. Bg7) 43... Be7 $2 (43... Bxg5 $1 $19 44. Ke2 Be7) 44. h4 {The position is equal.} Bf8 45. Bc7 h5 46. Be5 Be7 47. Bb8 Bd8 48. Be5 Be7 49. Bb8 Bd8 50. Be5 Be7 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-11/B=-12. Weighted=-12/-25} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,78,-3,-20,-13,-22,-14,-37,-28,-33,-4,-24,-25,-43,-20,-41,-7,-53,0,0,0,-54,46,-31,-29,-60,-75,-121,-124,-132,-99,-225,-111,-93,-9,-14,-8,-7,0,0,0,-196,-235,-257,-227,-161,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 Qe6 {C45: Scotch Game.} 9. g3 d6 10. c4 Nb6 {Black is slightly better.} 11. Bg2 {[#]} Bb7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... dxe5 12. Nd2 Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 f6 15. O-O-O a5 16. f4 a4 17. Bh3 Qf7 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. fxe5 fxe5 {1-0 (33) Idani,P (2604)-Sasikiran,K (2678) Astana 2019}) 12. O-O dxe5 13. b3 O-O-O 14. Bb2 Bd6 15. Nd2 Rhe8 (15... Nd7 $15) 16. Ne4 $11 {aiming for c5.} Be7 17. Rfe1 ({White should try} 17. Rad1 $11) 17... c5 (17... Nd7 $15) 18. a4 (18. Qf3 $14 Rd7 19. Qh5) 18... f5 $1 $15 {[%cal Rf5e4]} 19. a5 Nd7 20. Nc3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 c6 22. f3 (22. Na4 $17) 22... h5 (22... Qg6 $1 $19 {has better winning chances.} 23. Kh2 Nf6) 23. Rad1 $17 {[#]} g5 (23... Qg6 $1 $17 24. Kh2 Bd6) 24. hxg5 $11 Bxg5 25. f4 $1 {[%cal Rf4g5]} Bf6 26. fxe5 $1 Bxe5 {And now ...Rg8 would win.} 27. Na4 $2 (27. Qf3 $11) 27... Qg6 $19 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Qf3 {[#]} h4 $2 ({Black should play} 29... Rxe1 $1 $19 30. Rxe1 h4) 30. Rxe5 $1 $11 {The position is equal.} Nxe5 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 32. Qf4 Qxg3+ 33. Qxg3 hxg3 34. Nxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN} Ke7 {Strongly threatening ...f4.} 35. Kxg3 Kd6 36. Nb7+ Kc7 37. Nc5 Kd6 38. Nb7+ Kc7 39. Nc5 $1 Kd6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-20/B=-20. Weighted=-22/-28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,115,12,6,0,0,0,22,22,21,24,19,5,15,15,17,-56,14,12,6,7,6,10,17,9,19,12,20,0,4,6,16,11,50,47,75,60,86,29,29,29,29,29,25,0,0,0,6,0,29,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,0,-11,0,-11,0,-8,-8,-11,-4,-11,0,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. O-O e5 12. d5 {Nowadays more popular than 12.h3. D55: Queen's Gambit Declined: 4 Bg5 Be7: Lines without ...h6 and 6...h6 7 Bxf6.} Nb6 13. b3 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Qe7 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Qe4 Kh8 17. Rfd1 g6 {[#] White must now prevent ...Bf5.} 18. Qd3 $146 (18. Qb1 $11) ({Predecessor:} 18. Qc2 Bf5 19. e4 Bg4 20. Qe2 Kg7 21. Rd3 Rac8 22. Rcd1 Qb4 23. Qe3 Qc5 24. Qd2 Qb4 25. Qe3 Qc5 26. Qd2 Qb4 27. Qe3 {½-½ (27) Martirosyan,H (2607)-Petrosian,T (2598) Yerevan 2019}) 18... Bf5 (18... e4 $15 19. Qxe4 Rxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qa3 22. Nxf6 Be6) 19. e4 $11 Bg4 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Bg5 22. Rb1 Rac8 23. Rd3 ({Not} 23. Bxf7 $2 Rf8 $19) 23... Kg7 24. Rbd1 Rd7 25. g3 h5 26. h4 Bh6 27. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Rcd8 28. a5 Nc8 29. Bc4 (29. b4 $16) 29... Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Qd6 32. Nd5 (32. Bd5 {with more complications.} Qb4 33. Nb5 Qxa5 34. Bxb7 Ne7 35. Qc4) 32... Ne7 33. Nxe7 Qxe7 34. Qd5 a6 35. Kg2 Bc1 {The position is equal.} 36. b4 Bb2 37. b5 Bd4 38. b6 Bc3 39. Kf1 Bb4 40. Ke2 Qe6 41. Qxe6 fxe6 42. Bxe6 Bxa5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 43. Bc8 Bxb6 44. Bxb7 a5 45. Bc6 Kf6 46. f3 Bc5 47. Be8 Be7 48. Kd3 Kg7 49. Ke2 Bc5 50. Kf1 Be7 51. Ke2 Kh6 52. Kf2 g5 53. hxg5+ Kxg5 54. Ke2 Bc5 55. Bb5 Bb6 56. Ba4 h4 57. gxh4+ Kxh4 58. Bb5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.08} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 17,103,31,37,46,37,42,52,46,48,47,50,25,40,40,45,12,56,49,41,43,62,57,110,112,109,106,120,108,99,69,126,113,112,112,121,120,114,117,117,119,116,120,124,107,108,18,110,110,126,123,123,109,120,25,27,0,154,157,149,124,122,118,216,209,310,201,201,193,163,0,190,0,310,233,333,318,303,257,513,508,513,454,671,657,802,825,743,709]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qd8 10. Rc1 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line. D52: Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation.} Be7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 {White is slightly better.} Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qb3 Rc7 15. Rfd1 Qb8 {[#]} 16. e4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rd8 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Nd3 b6 20. Kg2 c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 {0-1 (40) Nihal,S (2620)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2784) Chess.com INT 2020}) 16... Rd8 (16... b5 $5 {[%cal Rb5c4]} 17. Ne5 Qb6 $14) 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 Be8 19. h4 Nb6 (19... c5 $14) 20. Nxb6 $16 axb6 21. Qxb6 Rcd7 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qa8 (23... b6 $14 24. Qc2 (24. Qxc6 Rxd4 25. Qc2 Qxe5 $14) 24... g6) 24. a3 Qa4 {[%cal Rd7d4]} 25. Rd2 Rxd4 {[#]} 26. b3 $1 {[%cal Rb3a4][%mdl 512]} Qb5 (26... Qxb3 27. Rxd4) 27. Qxb5 (27. Rxd4 $6 Qxc5 28. Rxc5 Rxd4 $11) 27... cxb5 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Bxb7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Rc8! is the strong threat. KRB-KRB} Kf8 30. Rc8 {Strongly threatening Bc6!} Ke7 31. Ra8 (31. b4 $16) 31... h6 (31... b4 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 32. b4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Kg2 Rd1 35. Ra5 ({White should try} 35. Kf3 $16) 35... Re1 $11 36. f4 gxf4 $2 (36... g4 $1 $11) 37. gxf4 $16 Re3 38. Kf2 Rc3 39. Bf3 Kf8 (39... Rc4 $16 {might work better.}) 40. Be2 $18 Bd7 (40... Bc6 $142 41. Ke1 (41. Bxb5 Bxb5 42. Rxb5 Rxa3 $16) 41... Ke8) 41. Ra7 (41. Bxb5 Bxb5 42. Rxb5 Rxa3 $16) 41... Be8 42. Ra8 Ke7 43. Ra7+ Kf8 $1 44. Ra5 (44. Ke1 $142) 44... Bd7 $1 45. Ke1 $1 {[%cal Re1d2]} (45. Bxb5 Bxb5 46. Rxb5 Rxa3 $16) 45... Kg7 (45... Ke7 $142 46. Kd2 (46. Bxb5 Bxb5 47. Rxb5 Rxa3 $16) 46... Rh3) 46. Kd2 ({Less strong is} 46. Bxb5 Bxb5 47. Rxb5 Rxa3 $14) 46... Rg3 47. Bd3 (47. Bxb5 Bxb5 48. Rxb5 Rxa3 $16) 47... Kf8 $2 (47... Rf3 48. Be2 (48. Bxb5 Bxb5 49. Rxb5 Rxa3 $16) 48... Rg3) 48. Kc3 {White is clearly winning.} Rf3 {[#]} 49. Kd4 $1 Rxf4+ {[#]} (49... Bc6 $142 50. Kc5 Bd5) 50. Kc5 $1 Rf3 51. Bxb5 Bxb5 52. Kxb5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.30} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,84,0,-10,25,14,19,7,25,5,10,8,10,14,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-358,-350,-341,-348,-337,-277,-274,-281,-278,-281,-269,-275,-265,-260,-262,-234,-251,-216,-234,-216,-237,-202,-215,-200,-204,-195,-347,-362,-372,-366,-425,-417,-553,-598,-592,-588,-587,-586,-561,-555,-894,-887,-1285,-1260,-5824,-5816]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O b6 {E49: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 5 Bd3 d5 6 a3 Bxc3+ 7 bxc3.} 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Bd3 {[#]} e5 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 12... Qe7 13. Ng3 Rfd8 14. Qe2 a6 15. Rad1 b5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 cxd4 18. exd4 Nd5 {0-1 (38) Cosme Contreras,T (2027)-Ulziikhishigjargal,O (2194) New Delhi 2019}) 13. Ng3 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Rc1 Re8 16. e4 Nd7 17. Bb5 Nc5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 18. f3 a6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] White is now going downhill.} (20. Qxd4 $11 {and White is okay.} Qxd4+ 21. Bxd4) 20... Ba4 $1 $19 {[%cal Ra4d1]} 21. Bxc5 ({Of course not} 21. Qd2 Nb3 $19) 21... Bxd1 22. Rfxd1 Qxd1+ ({Weaker is} 22... bxc5 23. Rxd8 Rexd8 24. Nf5 $19) 23. Rxd1 bxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRN} 24. Rc1 Rec8 25. Nf5 {intending Ne7+.} Kf8 26. Nd6 Rc7 27. Nc4 Rd8 28. Kf2 Rd4 29. Ke3 Ke7 30. h4 f6 31. g4 Kd7 32. h5 Kc6 33. Kf4 $2 (33. a4) 33... Kb5 34. Ne3 c4 {[%cal Bc5c4,Bc4c3,Bc3c2][%mdl 32]} 35. Nd5 Rc5 {Hoping for ...Rcxd5.} 36. Rb1+ Ka4 {White must now prevent ...Rcxd5.Black is clearly winning.} 37. Ke3 Rd3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 38. Ke2 {With the idea Nb6+.} Rb3 39. Rc1 c3 40. Kd3 c2+ 41. Kd4 Rb1 42. Nc3+ {[#]} Rxc3 $1 {[%mdl 512] Av CentiPawn Loss W=-80/B=-7. Weighted=-101/-8} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,57,24,20,28,27,20,22,25,27,27,38,3,20,37,0,0,0,0,-1,-2,-7,-4,-35,-10,-11,33,75,193,15,196,193,245,250,568,565,555,561,583,583,576,575,548,513,490,467]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 {C58: Two Knights: 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 sidelines.} 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O {The position is equal.} 11. Re1 f5 {White must now prevent ...e4. now scores much better than the old 11...Re8.} 12. Nxe5 {Hoping for b3.} Qf6 $1 13. Nf3 {Threatens to win with Bf1.} g5 $1 {[%cal Rg5g4]} 14. c4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} Nf4 15. Bf1 g4 16. d4 {aiming for Ne5.} gxf3 17. Qxf3 Ne6 $1 {[%cal Re6d4]} 18. c5 {[#]} Nxd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18... Bc7 19. b4 Qxd4 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. Nxc3 Nb7 22. Bc4 Re8 23. Bb2 a5 24. b5 Nbxc5 {1-0 (54) Aronian,L (2772)-Vidit,S (2722) Kolkata 2019}) 19. Qc3 Bc7 20. b4 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Nb7 {[#]} (20... Rb8 $16) 21. Bc4+ $2 (21. Bb2 $1 $18 Rd8 22. Na3) 21... Kg7 $2 {[#] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (21... Ne6 $1 $11) 22. Bb2 $1 $18 Rd8 (22... Be5 $142) 23. Nd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2b3,Bb3d4][%mdl 32]} a5 $2 (23... Be5 {is tougher.} 24. Rxe5 Qxe5) 24. Nb3 {White is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 24. Qe3 Kg6 $18) 24... axb4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Bxd4 Qxd4 27. Nxd4 Kf6 28. Nxc6 Nxc5 29. Nxb4 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-12/B=-32. Weighted=-22/-26} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,109,-17,-20,-22,-1,-48,-17,-41,34,26,30,28,4,-4,44,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,10,0,0,-16,-14,-13,-16,-13,-10,-12,-8,-11,-8,-22,-18,-45,-45,-47,-45,-46,-22,-29,-29,-95,-46,-47,-12,-14,-22,-15,0,0,0,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qd2 {[#] A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} e5 $146 {[#] ...exd4 is the strong threat.} ({Predecessor:} 6... c5 7. O-O-O cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qe3 Bd7 10. h4 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. f3 h5 {1-0 (29) Muningis,P (2146)-Scekaciov,R (1560) Lithuania 2019}) 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O-O exd4 (8... Ng4 $15 9. Nd5 Bh6) 9. Nxd4 $14 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Re8 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Nxe4.} 11. Qd3 b5 12. f3 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qa5 c5 16. Qxd8 Rexd8 17. Bc4 a5 18. Rd3 a4 19. Rhd1 axb3 20. axb3 Ra2 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Bd5 Kf6 23. Kb1 Ra6 24. c3 bxc3 25. Rxc3 Rb8 26. Kb2 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Ke6 28. Rc2 (28. g4 $11) 28... Rba8 {White must now prevent ...Ra2+.} 29. Kc3 f5 30. Rcd2 {The position is equal.} fxe4 31. fxe4 Rb8 32. e5 {[%cal Rd5d6]} dxe5 {White should prevent ...Rab6.} 33. Rxc5 Rab6 34. Rb2 Rb4 35. Rc4 Rxc4+ 36. Kxc4 $11 {KR-KR} Rc8+ 37. Kd3 Kd5 38. Ra2 e4+ 39. Kd2 Rb8 40. Ra5+ Kd4 41. Ra4+ Kd5 42. Kc3 Rc8+ (42... Ke5 {seems wilder.} 43. Ra1 Rc8+ 44. Kd2 Rd8+ 45. Kc3 Rf8) 43. Rc4 Rxc4+ 44. bxc4+ {K3P-K3P} Kc5 45. g3 h6 (45... g5 $5 46. g4 $8 e3 $11) 46. h3 e3 47. Kd3 e2 $1 {[%cal Re2e1]} 48. Kxe2 Kxc4 {KPP-KPP} 49. Ke3 {aiming for Ke4.} Kd5 50. Kf4 Ke6 51. h4 h5 52. g4 hxg4 53. Kxg4 Kf6 54. h5 gxh5+ 55. Kxh5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.07} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 13,137,0,16,0,0,0,0,-5,0,-7,-1,-18,-13,-10,-7,-10,34,10,18,0,0,0,-2,0,0,0,-11,-10,0,7,0,-10,0,0,4,0,0,0,32,0,15,0,0,0,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,22,9,29,15,27,31,16,22,20,24,26,0,8,1,0,0,68,68,68,68,68,68,110,68,68,68,389,247,281,147,1413,1423,1420,1218,29974,29975,29975,29976,29976,29977,29977,29978,29993,29994,29994,29992,29992,29979,29979,29980,29980,29980,29978,29978,29978,29978,29983,29984,29986,29987,29996,29987,29996,29997,29997,29998,29998,29999]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. d4 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O {aiming for ...Qa5+.} 10. Nd2 $5 {[%mdl 4] The position is equal. A promising side line.} Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. a3 Nd7 15. b4 Qd8 16. O-O Ne5 17. Bc2 Nc6 18. Bb2 Be5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Nb3 Nc4 21. Qd3 {[%csl Gc2][%cal Rd3h7]} g6 22. Nd4 Qf6 23. Bb3 Rac8 24. Rac1 Rfe8 25. Rfe1 Kg7 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Rxc4 dxc4 28. Qc3 Kg8 29. Nb5 Qxc3 30. Nxc3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rd8 31. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Rd1d8]} Rxd1+ 32. Nxd1 {KB-KN} Kf8 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. e4 Kd6 35. Ke3 f6 36. Kd4 b5 37. Nc3 a6 38. a4 Bd7 39. axb5 axb5 40. Nd5 Ke6 41. h4 Bc6 42. Nf4+ Kd6 43. g4 Bb7 ({Black should play} 43... g5 $11 44. Ng2 h6) 44. g5 $14 fxg5 $1 45. hxg5 Bc6 46. Ne2 Bd7 47. f4 Bc6 48. Nc3 Ke6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Black should try} 48... Be8 $14) 49. Kc5 $18 Bd7 50. Nd5 Kf7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This costs Black the game.} (50... Be8 $16 51. Nc3 Bd7) 51. Kd6 $1 {[%cal Rd6d7]} Be8 52. e5 Kf8 53. e6 {White mates.} Kg7 54. Nf6 Kf8 55. Nxh7+ Kg7 56. Nf6 Kf8 57. e7+ Kf7 58. f5 c3 59. fxg6+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Overworked Piece} Kxg6 60. Nxe8 {KN-KPP} c2 61. Nc7 c1=Q 62. e8=Q+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kxg5 63. Qxb5+ Kf6 64. Nd5+ Kg6 65. Qd3+ Kf7 66. Qf5+ Ke8 67. Qd7+ Kf8 68. Qe7+ Kg8 69. Nf6+ {Accuracy: White = 96%, Black = 75%.} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,64,3,8,7,3,3,4,12,23,23,15,17,8,8,24,11,37,26,36,-15,-12,-12,-12,-45,-33,-28,-37,-27,-37,-33,-23,-43,-19,-17,-18,-35,-33,-38,-9,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Ne5 Be6 8. cxd5 {D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6.} Bxd5 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 {[#]} c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Nf6 13. c4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qxd4 15. Rb1 Qd7 16. Bf4 b6 17. Rfd1 Qb7 {0-1 (46) Loukili,A (2089)-Beranger,N (2110) France 2010}) 13. e4 Bc4 14. Re1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rc8 16. Qb2 {[#]} ({Better is} 16. Bg5 $14) 16... Nc5 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2624] Hoping for ...Nd3. Pin. White is under pressure.} 17. Qa3 (17. dxc5 Bxb2) 17... Ne6 18. Be3 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rad1 e5 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Qxa7 b6 {Threatens to win with ...Ra8.} 23. Qa3 Ra8 24. Qc1 b5 25. Bf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 {The position is equal.} Rxa2 27. Qb1 Ra5 28. Qb4 Qb6 29. Qxd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Ra4 31. Rd5 Rxe4 32. Rxb5 Re6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-5/B=-4. Weighted=-5/-3} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,74,19,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,-49,0,0,0,-36,-23,-26,-25,-18,0,-61,-65,-101,-79,-62,-31,-83,-48,-61,-51,-57,-52,-47,0,-97,-86,-78,-95,-126,-123,-132,-143,-143,-126,-152,-96,-120,-110,-127,0,-306,-299,-270,-249,-29996,-29997,-29997,-29998]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Be2 b5 {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} 10. a3 O-O {10...Bb7 is not played anymore.} 11. O-O Qb6 {The position is equal.} 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Kh1 Bb7 (14... d4 $5 {[%cal Rd4c3]} 15. Nd1 (15. Nxd4 $2 Rd8 $17) 15... Bb7 $11) 15. Bd3 h6 {[#]} 16. Rae1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Qf2 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Ne2 f6 19. Qe3 fxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qxe5 Rf6 22. Rfe1 {½-½ (66) Schoorl,R (2337)-Lund,S (2410) Copenhagen 2014}) 16... Rad8 17. Qf2 b4 18. Ne2 d4 19. Ng3 (19. Nd2 $11) 19... Ne7 20. Rd1 bxa3 21. bxa3 Qb2 22. Nh4 (22. f5 $15 exf5 23. Bxf5) 22... Rc8 23. Nh5 Nxd3 {[#]} 24. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Gh5][%cal Rg3g7][%mdl 576] Double Attack} g6 {Threatens to win with ...Nc5.} 25. cxd3 Ba8 26. Rb1 (26. f5 $11 {remains equal.}) 26... Qd2 $17 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Ne4 Qe3 $1 29. Nd6 {Black should prevent f5.} Rc2 30. f5 Qxg3 31. f6+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Kg8 $1 32. hxg3 Nd5 {Strongly threatening ...g5.} 33. Rfc1 Re2 (33... Rd2 $17 34. Nf3 Rxd3) 34. Rc8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (34. Nc8 $1 $11) 34... Rxc8 $19 35. Nxc8 {[#]} Ne3 $1 {White must now prevent ...g5.} ({Weaker is} 35... Rxe5 36. Ne7+ (36. Nd6 $2 Nxf6 37. Nf3 Rh5+ 38. Kg1 Nd7 $19) 36... Kh7 {[#]} 37. Nexg6 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]}) 36. Rb8 $2 (36. Nb6 $19 Bc6 37. Rc1) 36... Re1+ 37. Kh2 Ng4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack, Discovered Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.59/Black=0.12} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,67,0,6,8,7,18,14,0,53,25,42,51,59,36,83,35,84,26,69,51,69,51,149,143,135,148,142,82,93,114,247,237,257,251,241,252,250,251,228,206,527,517,492,220,541,528,804,760,29997,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 {10...Nbd7 is a critical line.} 11. Rc1 {E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations.} Nbd7 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Bg5 {The position is equal.} Nf8 (13... c6 $11) 14. e3 Ne6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. b4 $1 {[#]} c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... a6 17. Nd3 c6 18. Qb3 Qd6 19. Na4 Qd8 20. Rfe1 Rb8 21. a3 Ba8 22. h4 g6 {1-0 (47) Moskalenko,A (2514)-Swiercz,D (2649) Minsk 2017}) 17. Qb3 Qd6 {[#]} 18. f4 ({White should try} 18. Ng4 $1 $16) 18... Nc7 19. Rc2 Be7 20. a3 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3a4][%mdl 32]} a5 (20... Qe6 $14) 21. bxa5 $16 b5 22. a4 Rxa5 23. Rfc1 (23. axb5 $142 cxb5 {[#]} 24. Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 23... Qa3 24. Qb1 Qd6 {A mistake that costs the game.} (24... Rd8 $16) 25. axb5 $18 cxb5 26. Ne4 $1 {[%cal Re4d6][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} dxe4 27. Rxc7 Ba8 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 {aiming for Rc8.} Ra1 $2 (29... Raa8 30. Kg2 Qa6) 30. Rxa1 Qxc7 31. Qc6 (31. Nc6 $142 Qd7 32. Nxe7+ Kf8 33. Qxh7 Kxe7 34. Qxg7) 31... Qb8 $2 (31... Qxc6 {is a better chance.} 32. Nxc6 Bf8) 32. Qd5 Rf8 {[#]} 33. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} b4 {[#]} (33... Rxf7 34. Ra8) 34. Nh6+ $1 {[%mdl 32832] Discovered Attack (Double check).  Weighted Error Value: White=0.24/Black=0.81. Loss on time!?} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,109,12,10,12,12,12,12,14,8,9,10,11,5,31,28,31,32,35,28,33,36,51,51,51,51,57,55,64,14,17,20,113,103,110,103,110,110,103,9,97,103,146,142,157,145,152,154,175,128,186,156,193,182,195,194,263,196,422,419,377,131,127,94,132,78,78,49,49,8,8,14,598,584,1235,1205,5700,5169,29970,29971,29970,29971,29972,29971,29973,29974,29974,29976,29975,29977,29976,29975,29976,29977,29980,29981,29980,29980,29980,29981,29981,29982]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Bxc3 Ne4 {E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3.} 7. Rc1 b6 8. Nf3 O-O {The position is equal.} 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Nd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7c5,Bc5e4][%mdl 32] [#]} 13. dxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Rd3 d5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Ne5 c4 16. Rc3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 b5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 {0-1 (42) Puric,I-Roljevic,D (2102) Sabac 2014}) 13... Nxc5 14. b4 Ne4 15. Rd3 Qe7 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rac8 19. Qf4 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 {[%cal Rd3d6]} h6 (20... Rc6 $11 {remains equal.}) 21. Rxd6 $16 Rxd6 22. Qxd6 ({Of course not} 22. Rxd6 Rxc4 23. Qd2 Rc7 $11) 22... Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Rxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 24. Rd8+ Kh7 25. Rd7 Kg6 26. Rxa7 Rc3 27. a4 Rb3 28. b5 $1 Ra3 29. e3 h5 (29... f5 $16 30. h4 Kf6) 30. Kf3 $18 Ra2 31. h3 Kf6 32. Ra6 g5 (32... Kf5 $142 33. Rxb6 Rxa4) 33. Ke4 $1 ({Weaker is} 33. Rxb6 Rxa4 34. g4 hxg4+ 35. hxg4 Rb4 $16) 33... g4 $2 (33... h4) 34. hxg4 hxg4 {[#]} 35. Kf4 $2 (35. Kd4 $1 $18) 35... Rxf2+ $16 36. Kxg4 Rb2 37. Kf3 (37. e4 $142) 37... Rb4 38. Ra7 Kg6 39. Ke2 f5 $1 40. Kd3 {aiming for Ra6.} Kg5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] Loses the game.} (40... Re4 $11) 41. Ra6 $1 $18 Kg4 42. Rxb6 Rxa4 43. Rxe6 Kxg3 44. b6 {White mates.} Rb4 45. Kc3 Rb1 46. Kd4 Kf3 47. Kc5 Rc1+ 48. Kd6 Rd1+ 49. Kc7 Rc1+ 50. Rc6 Rb1 51. Rc3 Ke2 52. b7 Kd2 53. Ra3 Rc1+ 54. Kb6 Rb1+ 55. Ka7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/Black=0.45} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,44,26,32,2,8,15,17,17,16,13,13,13,7,20,18,-36,-38,-22,-28,-171,-133,-155,-136,-314,-291,-561,-625,-620,-615,-619,-619,-612,-616,-581,-566,-1273,-1235]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 {The position is equal.} exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qd2 d5 {White must now prevent ...d4. 10...Be7 is the hot move.} 11. O-O-O {[%cal Re4d5]} Bb4 12. Qe3 {[#]} (12. Bg5 $11 dxe4 13. Qf2) 12... d4 $1 $15 {[%cal Rd4e3][%mdl 512]} 13. Nxd4 Bc5 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 14. Nce2 {[#]} (14. Nxe6 $11 {and White stays safe.} Bxe3+ 15. Bxe3 Qxd1+ 16. Nxd1 fxe6 17. Nf2) 14... Qb6 $1 $19 {[#]} 15. Kb1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. c3 Bxa2 16. g4 Bb3 17. Bg2 Qa5 18. e5 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Qxb2+ 21. Ke1 {1-0 (41) Tsydypov,Z (2528)-Oganian,M (2462) Sochi 2017}) 15... Ng4 16. Qc3 $2 {Now White is beyond hope.} (16. Qg1 $17 {is the only way for White.}) 16... Rd8 17. Nxe6 $2 (17. Qg3 {might work better.} Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. Be2) 17... Rxd1+ {Black is clearly winning.} 18. Bc1 fxe6 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Qxg4 {White wants to play Ng3.} Ba3 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Rb6b2]} 21. Qxe6+ {[#]} Kd8 $1 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Rb6b2][%mdl 512]} 22. b3 {[#]} Qd4 $1 {[%mdl 576] Back Rank.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.93/Black=0.01} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,61,-3,-12,-13,25,24,18,19,34,0,5,0,0,-5,0,-5,0,0,11,0,35,18,39,15,45,41,33,35,32,34,47,42,76,75,82,81,81,37,87,86,527,143,129,128,655,100,96,102,102,102,812,708]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} c4 {[#]} 8. d4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. dxc4 Be6 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. Rac1 Ne5 12. b3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 {1-0 (31) Haverkamp,K (1349)-Horwath,S (925) Wolfsberg 2004}) 8... Nxe4 9. Bxc4 {The position is equal.} d5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. Bxe4 (12. Nb3 {is interesting.} e6 13. Bf4 Nd6 14. Re1 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Rc8 16. h3) 12... dxe4 13. Ng5 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Ngxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Nc4 $1 17. Bc5 {[#] And now Qe2 would win.} Re8 18. Nd6 Nxd6 19. Bxd6 Qb6 20. Ba3 Rad8 21. Qc2 Bh6 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qe6 {( -> ...Qe1+!)} 24. h3 Qxa2 {[#]} 25. Qa4 $1 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack} Ra8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (25... Qe6 $16) 26. Qe4 $2 (26. Qh4 $18 {Threatening mate with Rd8+.} Re8 27. Qxh6) 26... Qb3 $16 27. Rd7 {aiming for Qh4.} Rb8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (27... Bf8 $16) 28. Bd6 $2 $40 {[%mdl 128] White goes for the king.} (28. Qh4 $18 {has better winning chances. White threatens Rd8+ and mate.} Re8 29. Qxh6) 28... Qd1+ 29. Kh2 {Black must now prevent Qc4!} Bf8 30. Qf4 Qd5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Bxd6 $16 31. Rxd6 Qb3) 31. Bxf8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.75/Black=0.72} ({Inferior is} 31. Bxb8 Qxd7 32. g3 a6 $11) 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,119,35,40,29,32,18,29,22,25,33,36,19,32,27,16,14,31,0,0,-13,-12,-17,-14,-14,-14,-27,-10,-24,-6,-18,-24,-31,-23,-29,-23,-29,-42,-31,0,0,165,0,0,-24,-24,-24,0,-20,-34,-93,-97,-155,-153,-159,-144,-148,-119,-187,-171,-222,-194,-192,-187,-187,-107,-106,-53,-53,-53,-53,-57,-56,-16,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-15,-15,-15,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-34,-34,-34,-37,-27,-104,-34,-53,-15,-53,-33,-33,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Bg4 {8...Nc6 is setting a new trend.} 9. h3 Bh5 10. Re1 {White has an edge.} Re8 11. g4 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. d5 c6 14. Bf4 {[#]} Nbd7 $146 (14... Na6 {keeps more tension.} 15. Qd2 Nc7 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Rad1 Rb8) ({Predecessor:} 14... Na6 15. Qd2 Qd7 16. Bg3 Rac8 17. Rad1 c5 18. Ng5 Nc7 19. Qf4 Bf8 20. Nge4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 {1-0 (50) Steinberg,N (2486)-Zvjaginsev,V (2679) Caleta 2017}) 15. dxc6 (15. Re2 {is interesting.} Nb6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qd4 c5 18. Qd3) 15... bxc6 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Ne5 $1 {[%cal Re5f3]} 18. Qxe5 $1 Rxe5 19. Rxe5 Qb6 20. b3 Nd7 21. Re3 (21. Na4 $5 {[%cal Ra4b6]} Qb4 22. Re3 $15) 21... Nf8 22. Rd1 Rd8 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 23. Rde1 Ne6 24. Ne4 Qa5 25. a4 Kf8 26. h4 Nf4 $2 {[#]} (26... Nc7 $11) 27. Neg5 $2 (27. Nd6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] Threatening mate with Re8+.} Qxe1+ (27... Rxd6 28. Re8#) 28. Rxe1 Rxd6 29. Re5) 27... f6 $1 $11 {[%cal Rf6g5]} 28. Ne6+ Nxe6 29. Rxe6 Qc3 30. Kg2 Qxc2 31. g5 (31. Nd4 $1 $15 Qd3 32. Nxc6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 31... Qf5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White must now prevent ...Qg4+. Black is on the roll.} ({Much weaker is} 31... Qxb3 $6 32. gxf6 Kg8 33. Ng5 $11) 32. R6e4 (32. R1e3 $142) 32... c5 33. R1e3 Kg8 34. Kg3 Rf8 35. gxf6 (35. a5 $17 {was worth a try.}) 35... gxf6 $19 ({Much less strong is} 35... Rxf6 36. Re8+ Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Ng5 $15) 36. Rf4 (36. Ng1 $142) 36... Qd7 37. Rc4 Qd6+ 38. Kg2 Qd5 (38... Rb8 $19 39. Rec3 Kg7 40. Rxc5 Rxb3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 41. Rc7+ Kh6 42. Rxb3 Qxc7) 39. Rec3 $17 Qe6 ({Better is} 39... Rc8 $17 40. b4 Rd8 41. bxc5 Qc6) 40. Rxc5 $15 Qg4+ 41. Kh2 Re8 42. R5c4 Qd7 (42... Re4 {with more complications.} 43. Rc8+ Kf7 44. R8c7+ Re7 45. R7c4 Qd7) 43. Kg2 Re7 44. a5 Kg7 45. b4 Qd5 46. Rc5 Qe6 {Hoping for ...Qg4+.} 47. R5c4 Rb7 48. Rd4 (48. Rc7+ $2 Rxc7 49. Rxc7+ Kh6 $19) 48... Kh6 49. Re3 Qf5 50. Ree4 Rc7 51. Rf4 Qe6 $1 52. Nh2 {[#]} (52. Rde4 $11 Qd6 53. Rd4) 52... Kg7 (52... f5 $1 $17 53. Nf1 Rc3) 53. Nf3 Rc2 {Strongly threatening ...Qe3.} 54. Rde4 Qd6 55. Nd4 Rd2 {...f5 is the strong threat.} 56. Ne6+ {The position is equal.} Kf7 57. Ng5+ $1 Kg7 58. Ne6+ Kf7 59. Ng5+ $1 Kg7 60. Ne6+ {Black had all chances to win.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.19/Black=0.18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,46,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. 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 Be6 10. Qxd8 Rfxd8 11. Nd2 {The position is equal. 11.Nd2 is better than 11.b3.} h6 {E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without ...a6.} 12. Bxf6 Rxd2 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. b3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 R8d4 17. Rxd2 Rxd2 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 18. Kf1 Rc2 19. Nd1 f5 20. Ne3 Rb2 21. Nd1 Rc2 22. Ne3 Rb2 23. Nd1 {[#]} Rc2 $146 {A rather calm draw. Av CentiPawn Loss W=0/B=0. Weighted=0/0} ({Predecessor:} 23... Rd2 24. Ke1 Rd4 25. e3 Rd8 26. Nc3 g5 27. Rd1 Rh8 28. Ke2 Kf6 29. Na4 f4 30. Nc5 Bg4+ 31. f3 Bc8 32. exf4 exf4 33. gxf4 gxf4 34. Rd4 Kg5 {½-½ (31) Mrndjic,A (2166)-Burovic,R (2310) Bihac 2016}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,100,0,8,-20,-17,-28,-27,-34,-31,-38,-20,-33,-15,-55,-39,-54,-54,-54,-44,-41,-39,-103,-94,-94,-94,-86,-62,-87,-53,-53,-54,-68,-68,-57,-63,-45,-23,-50,-43,-53,-60,-113,-59,-52,-36,-70,-64,-49,-45,-89,-82,-264,-281,-356,-346,-557,-563,-538,-506,-496,-478,-679,-672,-695,-535,-721,-721,-710,-703,-714,-674,-692,-640,-682,-635,-633,-626,-631,-613,-12835,-12836,-12822,-10054]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 h6 10. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e2,Be2f4,Bf4d5][%mdl 32]} Bd7 11. Ne2 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} c5 12. Rd1 Kc8 13. Nf4 {Black has an edge.} Bc6 14. Nd5 b6 15. c4 Kb7 16. Bf4 {[#]} Rd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Re8 17. Rd3 g5 18. Bh2 Bg7 19. Re1 Re6 20. g4 Ne7 21. b4 cxb4 22. Nd4 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Bxd5 {0-1 (41) Piza,V (2295)-Hladik,J (2215) Czechia 2005}) 17. Rd2 g5 18. Bh2 Ng7 19. Rad1 Ne6 20. g4 (20. Nf6 $15 Rxd2 21. Nxd2) 20... Bg7 21. Bg3 Rd7 22. h4 Rhd8 23. b3 b5 24. Kf1 a5 25. Ke2 a4 26. Ke3 axb3 27. axb3 Ra8 28. hxg5 Ra3 29. Rd3 $1 hxg5 30. Nd2 {[#]} ({White should play} 30. Rh1 $15) 30... bxc4 ({Black should try} 30... Nd4 $1 $17 31. Ne4 Bf8) 31. Nxc4 $15 Ra8 32. Nf6 Rd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 33. f3 $1 Ra2 34. R1d2 Ra1 35. Rxd4 $2 {Loses the game.} (35. Rc3 $17) 35... cxd4+ $19 ({Not} 35... Nxd4 36. Ne4 $15) 36. Kf2 Bf8 37. Nb2 $2 (37. Ne4 {was worth a try.}) 37... Bb4 {Black is clearly winning.} 38. Rc2 Ra2 {[#] aiming for ...d3!} 39. Re2 Ra3 40. Nc4 (40. Nd3 $142 Rxb3 41. Nxb4 Rxb4 42. Kg2) 40... Rxb3 41. Ne4 Bd5 42. Rc2 d3 43. Rc1 Bxe4 44. fxe4 d2 45. Rd1 Rd3 46. Kg2 Nc5 47. Bf2 Nxe4 48. Be3 Kc6 49. Kf3 Kd5 50. Nb2 Rb3 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-55/B=-40. Weighted=-41/-24} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. d3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 13. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 15. c3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 20. Kxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 23. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. h4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 27. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 28. g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. f4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} exf4+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 30. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 31. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 33. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nc2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 36. bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Rf7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. Rxg7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 42. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 43. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. f5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 45. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,102,23,8,8,9,20,8,29,14,32,19,37,24,30,30,30,24,30,11,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,-31,-45,-36,-16,-14,0,0,23,23,23,10,123,116,131,131,116,120,125,105,300,279,341,337,379,368,364,241,250,245,191,32,200,198,175,70,75,66,51,56,101,96,67,12,38,37,23,16,25,0,0,-20,-19,-14,-11,-56,-56,-288,-288,-288,-278,-627,-610,-627,-623,-643,-633]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {6...b6 is the recent fashion.} 7. Be2 dxc4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 $5 {[%mdl 4] The position is equal. Exploring less charted territory.} 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. d5 e5 13. Nd2 {[#]} a5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 13... Bb7 14. e4 Qe7 15. Re1 Rfc8 16. Bf1 a5 17. Bb5 Ba6 18. Bc6 Rab8 19. Nb5 Nc5 20. Ra3 g6 {½-½ (57) Bacrot,E (2697)-Khismatullin,D (2651) Berlin 2015}) 14. Bb5 Nc5 15. Nc4 Bf5 16. f3 Bd3 17. Rf2 e4 18. f4 Rc8 19. b3 h5 20. h3 h4 (20... Nxb3 $5 21. Qxb3 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Qc7 $11) 21. Bc6 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Nd3 23. Rd2 Nb4 24. Bb5 g6 (24... Nd3 $11 {remains equal.}) 25. Qe1 $16 Nh5 26. Nxe4 Qe7 27. Ng5 $1 Ng3 28. Qf2 Qf6 $2 (28... f5 $16 {is a better defense.} 29. Re1 Ne4 30. Nxe4 fxe4) 29. Re1 $18 Qc3 30. e4 $1 Rc7 31. e5 Re7 32. e6 (32. exd6 $2 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Nc2 $19) 32... fxe6 33. dxe6 (33. Nxe6 Rff7 $16) 33... Rf5 34. Rxd6 $2 (34. Kh2 $18) 34... Rxf4 $2 {[#]} (34... Nc2 $1 $14 35. Rd8+ Rf8 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 35. Qd2 $1 ({Don't do} 35. Rd8+ $6 Kg7 $16) 35... Qf6 {[#]} 36. Nf3 (36. c5 $1 $18 {Hoping for Rd8+.} Qxg5 37. cxb6 (37. Rd4 $2 Qxc5 38. Qxf4 Nf5 $19 {[%mdl 64] Pin}) 37... Qc5+ 38. Kh2) 36... Ne4 $1 $14 {[%cal Re4d2]} 37. Rd8+ Kg7 $1 38. Qd4 $1 Nc5 39. Qxf6+ Rxf6 40. Nxh4 (40. Nd4 $14) 40... Rfxe6 41. Rxe6 Rxe6 42. Nf3 Nbd3 43. Rb8 Nb2 44. Nd4 Rd6 45. Nc6 Nbxa4 46. h4 Nc3 47. Rxb6 $2 ({White should try} 47. g4 $15) 47... a4 $19 {[%cal Ba5a4,Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32] White must now prevent ...a3.} 48. Rb8 a3 {Strongly threatening ...a2.} 49. Ra8 $2 (49. Nb4) 49... Rd1+ {Black is clearly winning.} 50. Kh2 a2 51. Ra7+ Kf6 {Never resign too early!  Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.20} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 17,83,0,0,0,8,7,25,39,25,19,212,151,162,150,250,245,264,198,197,210,198,175,170,170,167,119,122,88,88,88,150,88,88,88,88,81,127,69,146,53,53,53,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,0,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,81,0,81,81,81,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 {D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6.} Nbd7 11. Rd1 {11.Nd2 is not played anymore.} Nh5 12. d5 {White has an edge.} Nxg3 13. hxg3 {[#] Threatens to win with dxe6.} e5 $146 (13... exd5 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 14. exd5 cxd5) ({Predecessor:} 13... cxd5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Bg7 16. Ne3 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Rd8 18. Nf5 Kf8 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 {½-½ (34) Ham,S (2583)-Kribben,M (2660) ICCF email 2016}) 14. dxc6 Bxc6 {[#]} 15. Nxe5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxe5 (15... Qb6 $16 {was called for.}) 16. Rxd8+ $18 Rxd8 17. O-O Bc5 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 {And now Qf5 would win.} O-O 22. b3 {[%cal Rb3c4]} Rxd5 23. bxc4 bxc4 {[#]} (23... Nxc4 $142 24. Bxc4 bxc4) 24. Bxc4 (24. Kh2 $142 $1) 24... Nxc4 $16 25. Qxc4 Rfd8 26. Kh2 Bf8 27. f4 (27. Rb1 $16) 27... gxf4 (27... Be7 $14) 28. Rxf4 ({Don't blunder} 28. Qxf4 $2 Rh5+ 29. Qh4 Rxh4+ $19) (28. gxf4 $16 Rd4 29. Qc7) 28... Rh5+ $14 29. Rh4 $1 {[%cal Rh4h5]} Rxh4+ 30. gxh4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} Rd6 31. Kh3 Re6 32. Qg4+ Bg7 33. Qc4 Bf8 $1 34. g3 Bg7 35. Kg2 Bf8 36. Qc8 Rg6 37. Qf5 Re6 38. Qd5 Bg7 39. Qa8+ Bf8 40. Qd5 (40. g4 $16) 40... Re2+ (40... Bg7 $1 $11) 41. Kf3 Re6 42. Kg2 {White really could win this.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.20/Black=0.25} (42. Qa8 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,77,0,0,0,10,0,-1,-7,0,-16,0,-11,0,-14,0,-14,-16,-15,7,8,15,0,0,7,5,0,4,0,0,-8,19,12,12,-47,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,-35,9,-26,13,-14,8,0,8,8,12,8,10,0,0,0,98,98,112,0,0,0,0,0,19,25,39,39,46,50]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. c3 {C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit.} O-O 7. O-O a5 8. h3 $5 {[%mdl 4] The position is equal. Exploring less charted territory.} Re8 9. Re1 {[#]} b5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... h6 10. d4 Ba7 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Nc2 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Bd7 15. Qc2 Qc8 {½-½ (57) Duda,J (2729)-Anand,V (2764) Paris 2019}) 10. Nbd2 a4 11. Nf1 h6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Ne7 14. d4 Ng6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qc2 c6 17. c4 Be6 18. Rad1 Qa5 19. Rd6 Rac8 20. Red1 b4 21. Bf1 (21. Ne1 $11) 21... Qc5 22. R6d2 b3 23. axb3 axb3 24. Qb1 Ra8 25. Nh2 h5 26. h4 Ra2 27. Be2 Rea8 28. Nf3 Ng4 29. Nxg4 Bxg4 30. Qd3 Nf8 {[%cal Bg6f8,Bf8e6,Be6d4][%mdl 32]} 31. Qxb3 Ne6 32. Qc3 Bxf3 (32... f6 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 33. Qxf3 $16 g6 {[#]} 34. Rd7 (34. Qf6 $1 $16) 34... Rf8 $1 $11 35. R1d2 Nd4 36. Qe3 Qb4 37. Kg2 {Qg5 is the strong threat.} Rxb2 38. Rxb2 Qxb2 39. Bxh5 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-10/B=-12. Weighted=-9/-11} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,78,16,27,35,21,24,25,23,29,29,20,26,31,-78,45,44,50,48,48,20,23,28,33,25,12,25,25,23,15,11,11,0,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-9,0,0,22,0,18,9,50,5,241,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6b4,Bb4d5][%mdl 32]} 8. g4 $1 {[%mdl 4] outshines the older 8.Qxb7. D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qxd5 10. Nxd5 {White has an edge.} Bb4+ 11. Nxb4 Nxb4 12. Rc1 Nd5 {[#]} 13. Bg3 $146 {[#]} ({Much weaker is} 13. Bxc7 Rc8 $17) (13. Ne2 $14 {keeps the upper hand.}) ({Predecessor:} 13. h3 Ngf6 14. Be5 O-O 15. Ne2 Nd7 16. Bh2 c6 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. h4 N7f6 19. Be2 {1-0 (44) Fridman,D (2653)-Svane,R (2401) Osterburg 2012}) 13... O-O-O (13... Ngxe3 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 14. fxe3 Be4) 14. Ne2 $14 c6 15. Rg1 Ngf6 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ne4 18. f3 Nxg3 19. Rxg3 g6 20. e4 Be6 21. a3 f5 22. Bd3 Rhf8 23. Ke2 fxe4 24. fxe4 Rf4 25. Rf1 Rdf8 26. Rxf4 Rxf4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 27. c4 Rh4 28. Rg2 Bg4+ 29. Ke3 Rh3+ 30. Kd2 h5 31. e5 Be6 32. a4 (32. Bxg6 $5 {[%cal Rd4d5]} Rxa3 33. Rg5 $14) 32... g5 $2 {[#]} (32... Kd8 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 33. Rxg5 $2 (33. d5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd5e6]} Bg4 34. Rf2) 33... Rxh2+ {The position is equal.} 34. Kc3 {Rg6 is the strong threat.} Rh3 35. Kd2 Rh2+ 36. Ke3 Rh3+ 37. Ke4 Rh4+ 38. Ke3 Rh3+ 39. Kd2 Rh2+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-15/B=-13. Weighted=-13/-16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,65,12,8,3,8,11,12,0,12,18,14,18,33,22,25,28,27,10,22,22,51,40,141,130,130,118,135,124,139,141,150,102,112,106,128,93,149,127,121,109,160,116,115,93,107,77,77,81,82,70,186,191,394,319,300,285,425,378]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 Nd4 6. Nxd4 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. d4 {The position is equal.} c6 9. dxe5 {[#] Strongly threatening Be2.} cxb5 10. exf6 Qxf6 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Rf6f2]} 11. O-O O-O {[#]} 12. Qh5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 12. a4 bxa4 13. Nc4 d5 14. exd5 Bd7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Qe7 17. Qd4 Rfe8 18. e4 {½-½ (42) Nepomniachtchi,I (2775)-So,W (2754) Zagreb 2019}) 12... Qc6 13. Nf3 d6 14. Re1 f6 15. Be3 a6 (15... Bc5 $14) 16. Bxb6 $16 Qxb6 17. Qd5+ Rf7 18. Rad1 Bg4 19. Qxd6 Qa5 20. Qd5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Re8 22. f4 g6 (22... Qc7 $142) 23. e5 {aiming for exf6.} Qb6 24. Rd4 fxe5 25. Rxe5 Ref8 26. Re7 Kg7 27. Qe5+ Qf6 28. Rdd7 Rxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kh6 ({Black should try} 29... Rf7 $1 $14 30. Re6 Qxe5 31. fxe5 Kh6) 30. Qc7 $18 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Re7h7] [#]} ({But not} 30. Rxb7 $6 Qxf4 31. Qxf4+ Rxf4 $16) 30... Rh8 $2 (30... Qxf4 31. Rxh7+ Kg5 32. Qxf4+ Rxf4 33. Rxb7 Rf6) 31. h3 Qf5 32. Kh2 ({Weaker is} 32. Qxb7 Qxf4 33. Rf7 Qg5+ 34. Kh1 Qe5 $18) 32... Qc2 (32... b6 $142 33. Kg3 Qc5) 33. Qc5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.33} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 16,93,6,6,12,12,29,14,13,11,21,12,14,14,11,9,18,9,33,30,48,39,30,31,46,45,62,62,85,66,70,56,62,60,67,74,61,73,129,13,14,0,8,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,-5,0,0,0,-5,0,0,0,-5]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 $1 {[%mdl 4] is currently scoring better than 9...Bg4. C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines.} 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 (16... a5 {is more complex.} 17. Qb1 Rfb8 18. h3 h6 19. c3 Bd8) 17. exd5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 {[#]} 19. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19. Qa1 Bf6 20. a4 Rac8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra5 h6 23. h3 Rfe8 24. Kf1 c6 25. Ra7 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 {0-1 (34) Kovalev,V (2648)-Esipenko,A (2682) chess.com INT 2020}) 19... Bf6 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 23. Kf1 Re5 24. a4 Rxd5 25. axb5 Rxb5 26. Rxa6 {White threatens Ra8+ and mate.} h6 {[#]} ({Black should play} 26... Rb8) 27. Ke2 ({White should try} 27. Ra7 $1 $16) 27... Kf8 $11 {The position is equal.} 28. f4 Ke8 29. Kf3 Kd7 30. Ke4 d5+ 31. Kf3 Be7 32. Ra4 Bd6 33. Ke2 g6 34. f5 gxf5 35. gxf5 h5 36. Kf3 Rb8 37. Be1 Re8 {[#] ( -> ...Re3+)} 38. Bf2 Re5 39. Bxd4 Rxf5+ 40. Ke2 Rg5 41. Kf3 Rg3+ 42. Kf2 Rg4 43. c3 Rf4+ 44. Ke2 Rg4 45. Kf2 Rf4+ 46. Ke2 Rg4 47. Kf2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.06} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,69,8,10,16,10,-12,22,7,24,0,0,0,31,0,13,9,12,2,19,0,0,-7,0,-7,-34,-22,30,1,204,209,614,590,970,970,1047,1047,1037,1032,1017,507,1045,1062,981,403,408,402,404,402,389,386,479,497,527,527,527,497,599,592]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Ne5 Be6 8. cxd5 {D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6.} Bxd5 9. Nf3 Ne4 {[#]} 10. Qc2 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. Qd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. e4 Be6 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Rad1 {1-0 (29) Grigoryan,K (2571)-Swiercz,D (2654) chess.com INT 2018}) 10... Nd7 11. Re1 Rc8 {And now ...c5 would win.} 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 {White must now prevent ...cxd4.} 14. e4 Bc4 15. d5 e6 16. Bg5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Qa5 17. Nd2 Ba6 18. c4 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 exd5 (19... b5 $142) 20. exd5 f5 $2 {Black cannot hold the game after this.} (20... b5 $11) 21. d6 $18 {[%mdl 1024] Threatens to win with Bd5+. White has strong compensation.} Nf6 $2 (21... Nb6 22. Qd3 Rf7) 22. Qb2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qd8 23. Bd5+ $1 Kg7 24. Re1 $1 {[%cal Re1e7] White threatens Re7+ and mate.} Qxd6 25. Re6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qd8 {[#]} 26. g4 (26. Qe5 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rc7 27. Bxf6+ {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Rxf6 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxc7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kf8 30. Qxc5+ Kg7 31. Qxa7) 26... h6 (26... Rc6 $142 27. Bxc6 Qd4 28. Re7+ Kh8 29. Qxd4 cxd4 30. Bxb7 Bxb7 31. Rxb7 Nxg4) 27. Bxf6+ Rxf6 {[#]} 28. h4 (28. Qe5 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512] Intending Re7+ and mate.} Qf8 29. Re7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 30. Nf3) 28... Rc6 29. Bxc6 Qd4 {[#]} 30. Qxd4 $1 cxd4 31. Bd5 Rxe6 32. Bxe6 {White is clearly winning.} Kf6 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Bd5 b6 35. f4 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-45/B=-71. Weighted=-77/-66} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,61,0,0,21,4,6,0,0,-34,22,-68,-77,-74,-24,-49,-58,-77,-20,-29,0,-3,0,0,49,26,125,120,148,105,122,50,57,16,56,68,62,62,92,98,280,280,662,649,600,605,3233,1363,2125,1214]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 {7.Nf3 is the modern continuation.} Be7 8. Nf3 a5 {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} 9. a4 {[#]} O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... b6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Bb5 Ndb8 12. O-O Bd7 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 b5 {1-0 (29) Sedina,E (2299)-Decker,N (2080) Arco 2020}) 10. h4 f6 {The position is equal.} 11. Rh3 Nb6 (11... Qe8 $15) 12. Ng3 ({White should play} 12. Kf2 $11) 12... cxd4 $15 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Bd3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Bd7 (15... Qe8 $17 16. b3 Nd7) 16. b3 $11 Rc8 17. Bd2 Na8 18. h5 h6 19. Ne2 b6 (19... f5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 20. g4 Nc7 21. Rc1 Ne8 22. Qg6 (22. Rxc8 $16 Qxc8 23. Nh4) 22... Rxc1+ $14 23. Bxc1 {Hoping for g5.} (23. Nxc1 $5 {[%cal Rg4g5]} Nc7 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Qd3 $11) 23... Nc7 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Qd3 $1 Rf8 26. Ne5 b5 $2 {[#] This costs Black the game.} (26... Be8 $16 {might work better.}) 27. g5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Bd6 $2 (27... Be8 28. gxh6 Rf5) (27... hxg5 28. h6) 28. gxh6 {White is clearly winning.} Bxe5 29. fxe5 bxa4 {[#]} 30. Qg6 $1 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rg6g7][%mdl 512]} Ne8 31. hxg7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.21/Black=0.54} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,103,20,13,33,36,25,6,3,-5,28,26,31,-6,31,15,29,6,18,18,21,7,33,19,27,21,29,-30,-15,-87,-81,-115,-11,-4,23,24,19,0,20,0,46,46,46,46,54,49,52,36,62,62,68,30,37,31,33,33,283,131,129,120,375,352,342,316,307,302,307,308,445,429,451,453,575,538,499,318,314,266,316,308,258,226,176,170,845,790,631,468,1760,1510,29978,29979,29974,29971]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. O-O Bd7 {7...Ne7 is setting a new trend. C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} 8. b4 Bb6 9. Ba4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} Ne7 {[#] The position is equal.} 10. Bb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Re1 c6 11. h3 Ng6 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. d4 Nhf4 14. Ng3 f5 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 Rxf5 {1-0 (39) Hornung,W (1807)-Stephan,T (1220) Schney 2018}) 10... a6 11. Nc4 Ba7 12. Be3 Ng6 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. Ne3 Re8 15. Re1 h6 16. a4 Be6 17. a5 Ra8 18. Bc2 d5 19. c4 (19. exd5 $142 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. d4) 19... d4 $11 20. Nd5 (20. Nf5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 20... Nd7 $17 21. c5 c6 (21... Bxd5 $17 22. exd5 Nf6) 22. Nb6 $11 Rb8 23. Bb3 Nxb6 24. axb6 Bg4 {[#] ...Qf6 is the strong threat.} 25. h3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Nf4 27. Kh2 Qh4 28. Bc4 g6 29. Rh1 Kg7 30. g3 Qh5 ({Don't go for} 30... Qxh3+ $2 31. Kg1 $18) 31. Qxh5 Nxh5 32. Bxa6 bxa6 33. Rxa6 Re7 $2 (33... Kf6 $1 $14) 34. Rha1 (34. b5 $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.}) 34... Nf6 $16 35. Ra7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy.} Reb7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35... Kf8 $16) 36. Rxb7 $18 Rxb7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KR} 37. Ra7 Rb8 38. Rc7 Kf8 39. f4 ({Weaker is} 39. Rxc6 Nd7 $16) 39... Ne8 (39... Ke8 $142 40. b5 (40. Rxc6 Nd7 $16) 40... Nd7) 40. Rxc6 exf4 41. gxf4 Ke7 42. b5 Ra8 43. b7 Rb8 44. Rb6 Kd8 {Black wants to play ...Kc7.} 45. c6 Kc7 46. Ra6 Nd6 47. Ra5 g5 $2 (47... Nxb5 48. Rxb5 Kxc6) 48. fxg5 hxg5 49. e5 Nf5 (49... Nxb5 $142 50. Rxb5 Kxc6) 50. Ra8 Rxb7 51. cxb7 Kxb7 {[#]} 52. Rf8 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.26/Black=0.51} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,53,4,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,6,0,10,9,0,13,27,0,12,8,12,0,0,0,1,2,26,23,33,26,22,16,15,12,12,12,18,9,12,6,25,25]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Be2 {C27: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6 3 Bc4 Nxe4.} Nf5 8. Nf3 c6 9. g4 {The position is equal.} Nh4 10. Nxh4 Bxh4 11. Ne4 {[#] aiming for Nd6+.} Be7 12. d4 d5 13. Ng3 O-O 14. Bf4 {[#]} Be6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... b6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 Nd7 17. Ba6 c5 18. O-O-O Nf6 19. Rhe1 Ne4 20. f3 {1-0 (20) McLaughlin,K (2387)-Burridge,R (2070) ICCF email 2017}) 15. O-O Nd7 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. h3 Nf8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Nd7 20. Bd3 Nf6 21. Kg2 Rad8 22. Kf3 Bd6 23. Bg5 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Kf8 25. c3 Re8 26. Re3 h6 27. Bxf6 {Not much happened in this game.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,90,23,39,0,12,2,17,11,6,3,21,18,66,65,62,74,61,-8,35,38,142,119,124,82,149,95,112,102,75,33,55,16,99,49,187,0,-3,-167,612,153,148,0,0,-112,318,-320,-283,-291,-245,-356,-356,-469,-453,-767,-771,-677,-648,-747,-630,-608,-601,-1314,-653,-623,-504,-503,-481,-673,-534,-695,-691,-686,-689,-707,-693,-844,-804,-816,-782,-818,-810,-2193,-2102]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 {The position is equal.} exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qd3 {[#]} d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Ne5 11. Qe3 Be7 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Nd4 O-O 14. Be2 Nfd7 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. exf5 {1-0 (44) Tiglon,B (2368)-Vivekananthan,A (2162) Irving 2019}) 11. O-O-O $36 {[%cal Re4d5][%mdl 2048] Black is under pressure.} dxe4 12. Qe3 Qc8 13. Kb1 (13. Nxe4 $14 Nxe4 14. Qxe4) 13... Ng4 14. Qg3 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} f5 (14... Be7 $14) 15. Be2 Nf6 16. h5 Kf7 (16... b5 $142) 17. Qf2 ({Better is} 17. Qe3 $1) 17... h6 $16 18. g4 $1 fxg4 19. Bg3 Kg8 20. Qe3 Bf7 (20... Qe8 $11) 21. Nxe4 Nxh5 {[#]} (21... Nb4 $14 22. Nxf6+ gxf6) 22. Bd6 $2 (22. Rxh5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] And now Rf1 would win.} Nb4 (22... Bxh5 23. Bc4+) 23. Re5) 22... Qe6 $1 $11 {White should prevent ...Re8.} 23. Rxh5 $2 (23. Rhf1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 23... Bxh5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (23... Re8 $19 24. Bxf8 Qxe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4) 24. Nbc5 $2 (24. Ng5 $1 $18 hxg5 25. Qxe6+ Bf7 26. Qxg4 Bxd6 27. Rxd6) 24... Qe8 $16 {[#]} 25. Bxf8 ({White should play} 25. Ne6 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]}) 25... Qxf8 $11 26. Rd7 (26. Bc4+ $11 {keeps the balance.} Bf7 27. Rf1 Bxc4 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. b3) 26... Re8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (26... Bf7 $17 {stays on course. ...Ne5 is the strong threat.} 27. Bxg4 Ne5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 28. Rxf7 Nxf7) 27. a3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (27. Qb3+ $18 {avoids the disaster.} Bf7 {[#]} 28. Rxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxf7 29. Bc4 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 27... Ne5 $19 {White is on the road to losing.} 28. Rxb7 Kh7 29. Qd4 (29. Nd3 $142 Rg8 30. Nf4) 29... Re7 30. Rb6 Bg6 {Black is clearly winning.} 31. Ne6 (31. Rxg6 $142 Nxg6 32. Bxg4) 31... Qf5 $1 {[%csl LRe4,LRe6][%mdl 64] Double Attack} 32. N6c5 Rf8 33. Ka2 {[#]} g3 $1 34. Nxg3 Qxc2 35. Qd1 Qxd1 (35... Qxc5 $142 36. Rd6 Rf2) 36. Bxd1 Rf6 37. Rxf6 gxf6 38. Nxa6 f5 39. Ne2 h5 40. Nf4 h4 41. Nc5 Bf7+ 42. b3 Ng6 43. Nh3 Bd5 44. Kb2 Re3 45. Ng5+ Kh6 {Weighted Error Value: White=1.07/Black=0.67} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,110,11,15,13,0,0,8,-74,-79,-115,-129,-198,-194,-218,-160,-227,-226,-232,-133,-120,-125,-140,0,7,37,0,139,153,147,112,112,113,112,102,147,0,248,229,221,211,563,47,268,123,117,123,118,85,122,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. h4 {C18: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: 7 h4 and 7 Qg4.} (11. Nxd4 $2 Nxd4 12. Qd3 Qxe5+ 13. Kd1 Ndf5 $19) 11... dxc3 {11...Bd7 is more advanced technology.} 12. Qd3 Qxe5 {[#]} 13. Bf4 $146 (13. Qxc3 $11 d4 14. Qd3) ({Predecessor:} 13. Rb1 d4 14. Rb5 Nd5 15. g3 a6 16. Rb1 b5 17. Bg2 Bb7 18. h5 O-O-O 19. h6 {½-½ (32) Sulskis,S (2514)-Williams,S (2473) Liverpool 2006}) 13... Qh8 $17 14. Nxc3 e5 15. Bg3 (15. Bc1 $17) 15... Bf5 16. Qd2 O-O-O 17. Rb1 (17. Na2 $17) 17... d4 $1 $19 {[%cal Rd4c3]} 18. Na4 Rd5 (18... e4 $19 19. Bc4 (19. Qf4 $2 Rxg3 20. fxg3 d3 $19) 19... e3 $1 {[%mdl 576] Promotion}) 19. Bc4 $17 Ra5 20. Nb2 Be4 ({Better is} 20... Qf6 $17 21. a4 Nd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5) 21. Bxf7 $11 {Strongly threatening Nc4.} Bxg2 22. Nc4 (22. Rh2 {is more complex.} Bd5 23. Bxg8 Bxg8 24. Nd3 Qf6 25. Qg5) 22... Bxh1 (22... Rc5 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 23. Rg1 (23. Bxg8 Bxh1 24. Be6+ Kb8 $15) 23... Rf8) 23. Nxa5 $16 {Hoping for Be6+.} b6 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 25. Bxg8 Qxg8 26. Qe2 Kb7 27. Rb5 (27. Kd2 $1 $16 Bd5 28. Bxe5) 27... Qa2 $2 {[#]} (27... e4 $1 $11) 28. f3 $1 $18 {aiming for Kf2.} (28. Bxe5 Qa1+ 29. Qd1 Qxa3 $17) 28... d3 29. cxd3 ({Don't do} 29. Qxd3 $6 Nd4 $16) 29... Qa1+ $2 {[#]} ({Wrong is} 29... Qxe2+ $2 30. Kxe2 Ka6 31. Rd5 $18) (29... Qxa3 30. Bxe5 Qa4) 30. Qd1 $2 ({White has to play} 30. Kf2 $1 $18) 30... Qd4 $2 (30... Qxa3 $14 31. Bf2 (31. Bxe5 Nxe5 32. Rxe5 Qc3+ 33. Kf2 Qxe5 $11) 31... Qf8) 31. Bf2 (31. Kd2 $18 {has better winning chances.} Bg2 32. Qb3) 31... Qf4 $16 32. Qd2 {Qxf4 is the strong threat.} Qxf3 33. Qe3 {Threatens to win with Qxf3.} Qf8 34. Rxe5 (34. Qh3 $16 Qxa3 35. Rb1) 34... Nxe5 $11 {The position is equal.} 35. Qxe5 Qxa3 36. Ke2 Qa2+ 37. Ke3 Qb1 38. Bg3 Qc1+ 39. Ke2 Qc2+ 40. Ke3 Qc1+ 41. Ke2 Bg2 42. h5 Bf1+ 43. Kf2 {And now Qe4+ would win.} Bh3 (43... Qd1 {with more complications.} 44. Qe4+ Ka6 45. Qc4+ Ka5 46. Qa2+ Kb5) 44. Qd5+ Qc6 45. Qxc6+ (45. Qe4 {seems wilder.} Be6 46. h6 Bg8 47. h7 Qxe4 48. hxg8=Q Qxd3 49. Qf7+) 45... Kxc6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 46. Ke3 Bf5 47. Kd4 a5 48. Be1 $1 Bh7 49. h6 Kb5 50. Kc3 Kc5 51. Bf2+ (51. Bh4 {feels hotter.} Kc6 52. Kd4 b5 53. Bd8 a4 54. Be7) 51... Kc6 52. Bxb6 Kxb6 53. d4 Kc6 {[#]} 54. d5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxd5 55. Kb2 Ke6 {Black defended with fortune.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.35/Black=0.44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,112,29,25,33,0,0,-2,-6,-32,-37,-37,-24,-36,0,-17,-20,-64,-73,-137,-129,-136,-138,-145,-138,-147,-140,-198,-186,-351,-277,-329,-328,-297,-159,-151,-120,-147,-141,-121,-156,-154,-143,-137,-141,-178,-68,-69,-68,-200,-151,-178,-173,-227,-219,-190,-188,-373,-367,-287,-25,-23,-32,-45,-49,-44,-37,-99,-99,-108,-102,-415,-383,-480,-453,-660,-426,-1159,-1093,-996,-996,-996,-873,-996,-480,-466,-243,-841,-716,-902,-898,-884,-840,-814,-807,-797,-793,-771,-745,-1160,-448,-29974,-29936]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qe2 a5 {C45: Scotch Game.} 8. a4 Nb4 9. Bf4 Qf6 {[#] The position is equal.} 10. Bg3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Qd2 Ne7 11. O-O-O Ng6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. g3 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 {½-½ (41) Sethuraman,S (2657)-Melkumyan,H (2662) Yerevan 2018}) 10... Ne7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Kb1 Be6 (12... d5 $5) 13. h4 Nec6 14. h5 {[#]} Nxc2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 15. Bh4 (15. Kxc2 $2 Nb4+ 16. Kb1 Bxb3 $19) (15. Nd5 $142 Bxd5 16. exd5) 15... Qh6 $17 16. Qxc2 Nb4 17. Qd2 Bxb3 18. Qxh6 gxh6 19. Rh3 (19. Rd2 $17) 19... f5 $1 $19 (19... Bxd1 20. Rg3+ Bg4 21. Rxg4+ Kh8 22. Bf6#) 20. Rd2 $2 (20. Re1 {was worth a try.}) 20... Rae8 21. Bb5 c6 (21... fxe4 22. Rg3+ Kf7 23. Bxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rg4 $15) 22. Rxd6 Bc7 ({Worse is} 22... cxb5 23. Rxb6 Rf7 24. axb5 $11) (22... fxe4 $19 {Strongly threatening ...Bc5.} 23. Be2 Bxf2) 23. Rd7 $17 Be5 ({Inferior is} 23... cxb5 24. Rxc7 fxe4 25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Rgg7 $11) 24. Be2 fxe4 $1 25. Rxb7 Bc2+ 26. Ka1 Bd3 $1 27. Bd1 Kh8 $1 28. Rh1 Bd4 (28... Nd5 $19 29. Ka2 Nxc3+ 30. bxc3 c5) 29. f3 $15 e3 30. Ne2 (30. Be2 $1 $15) 30... Bg7 31. Be1 Rb8 32. Rxb8 (32. Rxg7 $142 Kxg7 33. Bc3+ Kf7 34. Bb3+ Ke7 35. Nc1) 32... Rxb8 $19 33. Bc3 Bxe2 34. Bxg7+ $2 (34. Bxe2 {was the only defense.} Bxc3 35. bxc3) 34... Kxg7 35. Bxe2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KRB-KRN} Nc2+ $2 ({Black should try} 35... Rd8 $1 $19 36. Rd1 Rd5) 36. Kb1 $11 Nd4 37. Re1 Kf6 ({And not} 37... Nxe2 38. Rxe2 Re8 39. Kc2 $16) 38. Bd3 Re8 39. Bxh7 {[#]} ({White should play} 39. Be4 $15) 39... Kg5 $1 $17 {Black continues to play with concentration.} 40. Be4 e2 {[%mdl 1024] aiming for ...Kf4. Black has strong compensation.} 41. Kc1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (41. g3 $17) 41... Kf4 $19 {Hoping for ...Ke3.} 42. Kd2 Kg3 43. Kd3 (43. Rxe2 $142 Nxe2 44. Kxe2) 43... c5 44. Ke3 (44. Rxe2 $142 Nxe2 45. Kxe2) 44... Nc2+ 45. Kxe2 Nxe1 46. Kxe1 Kxg2 {KR-KB} 47. Ke2 Kg3 (47... Rb8 $142 48. Kd3 Rxb2 49. f4+ Kg3) 48. Kd3 Rb8 49. Kc3 $2 (49. Kc4) 49... Rb4 50. b3 Kh4 51. Bg6 Kg5 52. Be8 Kf6 53. Bg6 Ke5 54. Be4 Kd6 55. Bg6 {[#]} c4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 56. Kd4 (56. Bc2 $19 cxb3 57. Bxb3) (56. bxc4 Rxa4) 56... cxb3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.82/Black=0.28} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,142,56,56,52,56,64,62,59,48,51,46,58,0,18,0,39,6,17,0,13,12,37,33,43,37,44,7,47,-27,-16,-22,-13,-91,-66,-166,-143,-157,-134,-193,-75,-94,-91,-144,-142,-249,-170,-230,-233,-257,-234,-360,-362,-379,-368,-543,-545,-542,-539,-539,-527,-467,-367,-1288,-350,-334,-322,-606,-514,-423,-492,-456,-387,-1322,-1319,-1299,-1260,-5102,-5102,-5583,-5122,-1700,-527,-491,-488,-392,-392,-366,-12,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,0,-12,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Nf3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 g5 {E92: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5: 7 dxe5, 7 Be3 and Petrosian System without 7...Nbd7.} 11. Bg3 Nh6 12. Nd2 f5 {White is slightly better.} 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. Nde4 b6 {[#]} 15. Bd3 $146 (15. Bh5 $14) ({Predecessor:} 15. Bg4 Nc5 16. O-O Bd7 17. Rc1 a5 18. b3 Kh8 19. h3 Rg8 20. Qf3 Nd4 21. Qe3 {1-0 (47) Popov,V (2532)-Lazov,T (2335) Skopje 2018}) 15... Nc5 16. Bb1 h6 17. O-O a5 18. Re1 Qe7 19. f3 Bd7 20. Bf2 Qf7 21. Qc2 {And now Nxc5 would win.} Bh8 22. Nb5 Rac8 23. a3 (23. Qd2 $14) 23... Nd4 $11 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Nxc5 (25. Qd1 $1 $11) 25... bxc5 $17 26. Re6 (26. Qd2 $15) 26... Bxe6 $19 27. dxe6 Qg7 28. Qa4 (28. a4 $17) 28... c6 (28... g4 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 29. Kh1 Rb8) 29. Be4 $17 Qc7 30. Re1 (30. Be1 $142) 30... Be5 31. h4 (31. h3 $17) 31... Rf6 32. hxg5 (32. Rf1 $142) 32... hxg5 $19 33. Qc2 Re8 ({Much less strong is} 33... Rxe6 34. Bf5 $19) 34. e7 (34. Bf5 $142) 34... Rxe7 35. Qd3 Qd7 36. Qb3 (36. b4 $142) 36... Kg7 37. Qb6 d5 38. Bd3 g4 39. Qxc5 gxf3 40. cxd5 $2 (40. Rxe5 Rxe5 41. Bxd4 f2+ 42. Bxf2) 40... cxd5 $2 (40... fxg2 41. Bg3 Bd6 42. Rxe7+ Qxe7 43. Qc1 {[#]} Rf3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 44. Bf2 Qe5 45. Kxg2 Rxd3 46. Kf1 Qxd5 47. b4 Qh1+ 48. Ke2 Qxc1 49. Kxd3 Qd1+ 50. Kc4 Qe2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 51. Kb3 Qxf2 52. a4 Bxb4 53. Kc4 Qd2 54. Kb3 d3 55. Kc4 Qc3#) 41. Rxe5 Rxe5 42. Qxd4 $2 (42. Bxd4 Qe7 43. Qxe7+ Rxe7 44. gxf3) 42... Qe6 43. Qh4 Kf7 44. Qh7+ Kf8 {Hoping for ...Re1+!} 45. Bc5+ $2 (45. Qh4) 45... Ke8 46. Bb5+ Kd8 47. Qh8+ Kc7 {( -> ...Re1+)} 48. Qg7+ Rf7 49. Qg3 f2+ 50. Bxf2 Kb7 51. Bd3 {[#]} d4 $1 52. Qh4 (52. Bxd4 Re1+) 52... Re3 $2 (52... Qd5 $19 {Threatens to win with ...Rg7!} 53. Qg4 Rfe7) 53. Qxd4 $11 {The position is equal.} Re1+ 54. Bxe1 Qxe1+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQB} 55. Kh2 {Qd5+ is the strong threat.} Qe7 56. Be4+ Kc8 57. Qc4+ Qc7+ 58. Qxc7+ Kxc7 {KR-KB} 59. b4 axb4 60. axb4 Rf4 61. Bf3 Rxb4 62. Kg3 Kd6 63. Kh3 Ke5 64. Kg3 Kf5 65. Bd5 Ra4 66. Bf3 Ra3 67. Kf2 Kf4 68. Ke2 Ra2+ 69. Kd3 Ra3+ 70. Kd4 Rxf3 71. gxf3 Kxf3 {White happily takes the draw. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-15/B=-58. Weighted=-75/-63} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,54,0,7,2,28,25,62,11,10,0,10,0,0,19,28,18,0,12,35,12,25,0,0,0,26,28,22,-44,-39,-182,-164,-473,-432,-398,-143,-139,-232,-812,-802,-786,-777,-1163,-1164,-1137,-1127,-1139,-1147]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 h5 4. h3 Bc5 5. e3 d6 6. Ne2 {A20: English Opening: 1...e5.} a6 7. Nbc3 Nge7 8. a3 (8. O-O $14) 8... Ba7 $11 9. b4 {[#]} h4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 9... Bf5 10. d3 Rb8 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Qd2 b5 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Nd5 Bg6 15. O-O Nxd5 16. cxd5 {0-1 (68) Le,Q (2709)-Kuzubov,Y (2643) chess.com INT 2020}) 10. g4 f5 11. gxf5 Bxf5 12. d4 exd4 13. exd4 Qd7 14. Be3 O-O 15. c5 Rae8 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. O-O-O Bh7 18. Rd2 ({Better is} 18. Rhg1 $1 $11) 18... Nf5 $15 19. d5 {Now White is beyond hope.} (19. Bg5 $15) 19... Qf7 $19 20. Na4 $2 (20. Ne4 {is a better chance.} Nxe3 21. Qxe3) 20... Nxe3 21. fxe3 {intending Rf1.} b5 $2 (21... dxc5 $19 22. Nxc5 {[#]} Na5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 22. cxb6 $17 cxb6 {Threatens to win with ...b5.} 23. b5 $2 (23. Rf1 Qg8 24. Rxf8 Rxf8 25. Nac3) 23... Na5 $19 {[%cal Bc6a5,Ba5c4,Bc4e3][%mdl 32] Black is clearly winning.} 24. Qb4 Rc8+ 25. Kb2 Nc4+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 26. Ka1 axb5 27. Rd4 Nxe3 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-65/B=-19. Weighted=-105/-39} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 15. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 16. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 22. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:13]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 24. Re6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Rxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Rfe6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 30. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 31. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Qg7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Rxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Qxh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,84,27,16,21,16,23,12,34,17,53,17,17,18,28,18,18,1,22,-27,-27,-59,-42,-37,-13,-12,0,0,0,-90,-87,-110,-76,-84,-89,-81,-57,-99,-110,-110,-90,-85,-82,-77,-88,-87,-84,-96,-71,-71,-71,-84,-63,-64,0,-39,0,0,0,0,366,336,362,360,669,-331,-318,-327,-315,-392,-145,-154,0,-73,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {6...b6 is the modern continuation.} 7. Be2 dxc4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 $5 {[%mdl 4] The position is equal. Leaves trodden paths.} 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bb7 {[#]} 13. d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Qe2 c5 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. hxg3 Rfd8 19. Rad1 {½-½ (33) So,W (2755)-Zhou,J (2580) Las Vegas 2014}) 13... exd5 14. Bxd5 Qc8 15. e4 Re8 16. Re1 {Black must now prevent Bxb7.} Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxe4 18. Qc2 Qb7 19. Rad1 Nec5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} 20. Rxe8+ (20. Ne7+ $11 Bxe7 21. Bxe7) 20... Rxe8 $17 21. b4 Ne6 22. Bg3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 c5 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 {[#]} Nd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 26. Nxd4 Qxd5 27. Nf5 Qe6 28. Nd6 Ra8 29. Nc4 Nf6 30. f3 g6 31. Kh2 Nd5 32. Qd2 Ne7 ({Better is} 32... Nc7 $1 $15 33. Qd3 Nxb5) 33. Qf4 {White wants to play Rd6.} Ra4 34. Qb8+ Kg7 35. Nxb6 Ra2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35... Rd4 $11 36. Ra1 Qf6) 36. Nd7 $18 {Threatens to win with Qf8+.} Ng8 {[#]} 37. Qf8+ $1 Kh7 $2 (37... Kh8 38. Qxc5 (38. Nxc5 $2 Qe2 $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 38... Qe2 39. Qe5+ Qxe5 40. Nxe5 Re2) 38. Qd8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (38. Rd6 $18 {avoids the disaster.} Qc4 39. b6 (39. Rf6 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qe2+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42. Kh4 Qh1+ 43. Kg4 Qh5+ 44. Kf4 Qg5+ 45. Ke4 Nxf6+ 46. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $16)) 38... Qe2 $1 $19 {[%csl Ga2,LRb5,LRd1,LRf3,LRg2][%cal Re2g2][%mdl 576] Double Attack} 39. Rg1 Qxf3 $1 {aiming for ...g5.} ({Not} 39... Qxb5 40. Qe8 $16) 40. Qh4 Qd5 $2 (40... Rd2 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top. Hoping for ...Qf5.} 41. b6 Qd5 42. Nf6+ Nxf6 43. Qxf6 {[#]} Rf2 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 41. Nb6 $17 Qb3 $2 ({Black should try} 41... Qb7 $17 42. Qc4 Rd2 43. Qxc5 Nf6) 42. Qf4 (42. Rf1 $1 $11) 42... Qe6 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=0.48. Loss on time!?} (42... Ra7 $17 43. Nc8 Rd7) 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 20,64,45,16,17,3,3,2,10,1,6,12,10,-13,-16,-6,-4,-33,3,3,8,0,24,15,31,-10,0,5,9,-275,-161,-151,-153,-305,-163,-577,-572,-577,-575,-565,-566,-592,-481,-567,-427,-717,-541]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. N2f3 O-O {D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4.} 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qe2 Nxd4 {The position is equal.} 14. Bxd4 {[#]} Bc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Qa5 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Qf3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Bd6 18. c5 Bxc5 19. Nc4 Qd8 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxb7 {½-½ (34) Muse,M (2420)-Brunner,L (2510) Germany 1996}) 15. Rfd1 Ba3 {[#] Hoping for ...Bxf3.} 16. Ra1 Qe7 17. Ne5 Be4 18. f3 Bd5 19. e4 Bc6 20. Qe3 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Bxd7 22. Bb6 (22. Bxg7 $5 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8 24. Qxd7 $14) 22... Bb5 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Rd2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} (24. Qd3 $11 {and White stays safe.}) 24... Rc6 (24... Bc1 $142 {Threatens to win with ...Qf6.} 25. h3 Bxd2 26. Qxd2 Rc6) 25. Rf2 $19 Rfc8 26. h3 $2 (26. e5 $17) 26... h5 (26... Bc1 $142 27. Qe1 Bf4) 27. Kh1 $2 {[#]} (27. f4 {is more resistant.}) 27... Rxb6 $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender. Black is clearly winning.} 28. Qxb6 Bc5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 29. Qxb5 {And now Rc1 would win.} Bxf2 30. Qxh5 Bg3 31. Qb5 Bb8 32. Re1 (32. Rd1 $142) 32... Rc2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.81/Black=0.36} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,107,10,22,16,12,16,3,24,16,31,0,0,-10,0,0,19,5,0,0,0,6,7,22,27,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-20,8,8,8,8,8,0,0,0,0,-6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,0,16,42,111,110,171,166,671,595,580,517,688,666,710,735,688,731,712,696,658,587,718,703,650,567,1652,1383,29986,29987]} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 {6...a6 is the modern continuation. Played by Alexander Grischuk in October 2020. C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 Be6 {The position is equal.} 9. Bb5 Qb8 10. Bxc6 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} bxc6 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bb4 (12... Bb6 {seems wilder.} 13. Qc2 a4 14. Nf1 h6 15. h3 Qb7) 13. a3 Bxd2 $1 14. Nxd2 {[#]} a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Re8 15. f3 Qb6 16. Nf1 Bb3 17. Qd3 d5 18. e5 Bc4 19. Qc3 Nd7 20. Be3 Rab8 {½-½ (33) Wen,Y (2588)-Ma,Q (2533) Shenyang 2019}) 15. Nf1 Qb3 16. Qxb3 Bxb3 17. f3 Nd7 18. Bd2 c5 19. Bc3 f5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. e5 d5 22. Bb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4c5]} Nd3 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 23. Bxf8 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Kxf8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rc5 f4 27. Nd2 Ke7 28. Nxb3 axb3 29. Rxd5 {KR-KR} c5 $1 30. Kf2 Ke6 31. Rd1 c4 32. Ke2 Kxe5 33. Kd2 Kd4 34. Re1 $1 {[%cal Re1e4] [#] Hoping for Re4+.} Rd8 $1 35. Re4+ Kc5+ 36. Kc1 g5 37. Re5+ Kd4 38. Rxg5 Re8 {aiming for ...Re1+.} 39. Kd2 c3+ 40. bxc3+ Kc4 {Strongly threatening ...Re1!} 41. Rg7 b2 ({Black should play} 41... Rd8+ $1 $14 42. Kc1 Kxc3 43. Rc7+ Kd4) 42. Rb7 $16 {And now Rb4+ would win.} Rd8+ (42... Rg8 $16 43. Rb4+ (43. Rxb2 Rxg2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 44. Kc1 Rg6 $11) 43... Kc5) 43. Kc2 $18 Re8 $2 (43... Rg8) 44. Rb4+ Kc5 45. Kxb2 Re2+ 46. Kb3 Rxg2 47. h4 Rg1 48. Rxf4 Rb1+ 49. Kc2 Rh1 50. a4 {[%cal Ba3a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} Ra1 51. Kb2 Rh1 52. Rb4 h6 53. a5 Rh3 54. a6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-13/B=-62. Weighted=-10/-39} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,50,45,62,15,8,23,37,-7,-11,-2,-11,-73,-55,-61,-80,-98,-45,-33,-44,-45,-55,-47,-40,-48,71,-44,-31,-141,-45,-135,-145,-143,-140,-545,-541,-535,-529,-484,-483]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6b4,Bb4c2][%mdl 32]} 8. Na4 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} (8. O-O $5 {[%cal Rd4c5]}) 8... Qa5+ 9. c3 {[%cal Rd4c5]} c4 $1 {[%mdl 4] is currently scoring better than 9...cxd4. Played by Pentala Harikrishna in September 2020.} 10. b4 {White is slightly better.} Bxb4 11. cxb4 Nxb4 {[#] aiming for ...Nc2+.} 12. Nc3 $146 (12. Nc5 $1 $11 Nc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 13. Kf1 Nxa1 14. Qxa1) ({Predecessor:} 12. Nc5 Nc2+ 13. Kf1 Nxa1 14. Qxa1 Qc7 15. g4 Bxg4 16. Rg1 h5 17. Nh4 b6 18. Na4 {0-1 (45) Lagarde,M (2604)-Riazantsev,A (2662) Brest 2018}) 12... Nc2+ $17 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack, Discovered Attack} 13. Kd2 Nxa1 14. Qxa1 h6 (14... b5 $17 {...b4 is the strong threat.} 15. a3 h6) 15. Qb2 $15 Rb8 $1 16. Qb5+ Qxb5 17. Nxb5 Ne7 18. a4 g5 (18... O-O $15 {stays ahead.}) 19. Kc3 (19. Nd6+ $16 Kf8 20. h4) 19... Kd7 20. Nd2 (20. Nd6 $15) 20... Bg6 (20... a6 $1 $17 {[%cal Ra6b5]} 21. Nd6 Bg6) 21. h4 (21. Nd6 $15) 21... a6 $17 22. Nd6 {[#]} b5 $1 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 23. Nf1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (23. h5 $17 {is more resistant.} Bh7 24. Kb2) 23... b4+ $19 {Black is clearly winning.} 24. Kb2 c3+ 25. Kb3 {[#]} Nc6 $1 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-48/B=-14. Weighted=-101/-23} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,118,13,12,4,7,3,5,14,11,8,22,11,7,10,19,12,12,8,2,0,0,0,7,8,8,9,22,-3,0,0,0,0,0,-50,-14,-49,0,0,0,0,21,0,25,33,33,-73,-73,-89,-85,-97,-103,-103,-79,-83,-87,-81,-81,-90,-26,-33,-24,-80,0,0,18,-81,-4,-12,-14,-17,-8,-5,0,-7,0,0,0,0,0,-91,-104,-83,-48,-426,-223,-784,-784,-29991,-29992,-29992,-29993,-29997,-29977,-29977,-29978,-29970,-29972,-29979,-29980,-29979,-29980,-29982,-29982,-29977,-29974,-29982,-29979,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Qxd5 {...Bxf2+! is the strong threat.} 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. b4 {The position is equal.} Bb6 9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Ba3 ({Of course not} 11. a5 Bxf2+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 12. Kxf2 Bxd3 $15) 11... e4 $1 {[%cal Re4f3]} ({Much worse is} 11... Bxd3 $6 12. b5 $16) 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. O-O-O Rac8 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Ne5 {[#]} 18. Kc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Kb2 Rfd8 20. Rhd1 e4 21. R5d2 Rxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Rd8 23. Re2 f5 24. Kc2 {½-½ (30) Robson,R (2673)-So,W (2770) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 18... Nc4 19. Bc1 Bxf2 20. Kb3 Rfe8 21. Rf1 Be3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 22. Re1 Re6 {Strongly threatening ...Bxc1.} (22... Kf8 $5 {[%cal Re3c1]} 23. Bxe3 Nxe3 24. Rxd6 Nxg2 25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 $15) 23. Bxe3 $1 Nxe3 24. Rd3 Nc4 25. a5 Rxe1 26. Nxe1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Kf8 27. Nf3 (27. Rd4 $1 $14 {stays ahead.} Ne5 28. Rxd6) 27... Ke7 $17 28. Nd4 g6 29. Nb5 a6 30. Nd4 h5 31. Ne2 Ne5 32. Rd4 Kd7 33. Nf4 Kc6 ({Better is} 33... Nc6 $17 34. Re4 Re8 35. Rxe8 Kxe8) 34. Nd5 {And now Ne7+ would win.} Re8 35. h3 {[#]} (35. c4 $11) 35... f5 (35... Nd7 $1 $17) 36. c4 $11 g5 37. Nc3 (37. h4 $11) 37... g4 (37... Kd7 $17) 38. b5+ Kd7 39. Nd5 {Black must now prevent Nf6+.} gxh3 40. gxh3 {Threatens to win with Nf6+.} Rh8 41. Nf4 Kc7 42. Ne6+ Kd7 43. Nc5+ Kc7 44. b6+ (44. Ne6+ $11 Kd7 45. Nc5+ Kc7 46. Ne6+) 44... Kc6 $17 45. Ne6 Rg8 46. Kb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for White.} ({White should try} 46. Kc3 $1 $15) 46... Rg3 (46... Kd7 $142 47. Nc5+ Ke7 48. Nxb7 Nc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 49. Kc3 Nxd4 50. Kxd4 f4) 47. Nd8+ $2 (47. Rd5 Nd3+ 48. Ka4) 47... Kd7 $19 48. Nxb7 Nc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Black mates.} 49. Ka4 Nxd4 50. c5 dxc5 51. Nxc5+ {[#]} Kc6 $1 52. Nxa6 Rxh3 53. Nb4+ Kb7 54. Nd5 Rh4 55. Nf6 Nc6+ 56. Kb5 Rb4+ 57. Kc5 Ra4 58. Nd7 Rxa5+ 59. Kd6 h4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.52/Black=0.17} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 14,123,14,23,17,14,8,11,58,34,34,34,35,41,43,22,33,21,78,16,33,7,27,27,32,33,28,19,26,22,32,20,24,0,0,0,0,0,6,9,13,6,14,7,25,24,52,48,67,16,59,27,91,79,95,18,18,23,25,20,20,9,15,15,23,6,17,-99,-99,-105,-99,-99,-99,-110,-93,-91,0,-105,-105,-105,-105,-205,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-80,-80,-80,-85,0,0,0,0,0,0,29966,0,29975,29976,29976,29977,29977,29978,29978,29979,29980,29981,29981,29982]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 g6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6.} 9. c3 Nbd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7f6,Bf6d5][%mdl 32]} 10. Re1 {[#]} Nh5 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 10... e6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a3 a4 15. Bc2 b5 16. Bd2 N7b6 {0-1 (30) Sarenac,I (2449)-Drazic,S (2517) Belgrade 2016}) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxg3 13. Qxg3 e6 14. Bf4 Nf6 15. Qf3 Re8 (15... b5 $11 16. Bb3 Nd5) 16. Re2 (16. Bg5 $16) 16... Nd5 17. Bg3 Nb6 18. Bb3 a5 19. a4 Nd5 20. Rae1 Qf6 21. Qe4 Qf5 22. Qxf5 gxf5 23. Bc2 {White wants to play Bxf5!} Red8 24. Be5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Kg7 26. g4 fxg4 $1 27. hxg4 h6 28. Kg2 Nf6 29. Kg3 Rd5 30. f4 Nd7 31. R5e2 ({White should try} 31. Rxd5 $14 cxd5 32. Bd3) 31... Nf6 32. Rh1 {aiming for Reh2.} Rad8 (32... c5 $11 {remains equal.}) 33. Bb3 R5d7 34. g5 (34. Reh2 $1 $16) 34... hxg5 $11 35. fxg5 Nd5 36. Reh2 Rg8 37. Kf3 Kf8 38. Rh8 Rd8 39. Bc2 Ke7 40. R8h7 (40. Rxg8 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rxg8 41. Rh5) 40... Rxg5 $17 41. Rh8 Rdg8 42. Rxg8 Rxg8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 43. Rh2 Nb6 44. Rh5 Nd5 (44... Ra8 $17) 45. Be4 (45. Rh2 $1 $11) 45... b6 46. Bxd5 cxd5 {KR-KR} 47. Rh2 {[#]} (47. Rh1 $17) 47... b5 (47... Rg1 $1 $19 48. Ke2 Ra1) 48. axb5 Rb8 49. Ke3 Rxb5 50. Kd3 Kd6 51. Kc2 Rb7 52. Rh8 f6 ({Better is} 52... Ra7 $17 53. Rh1 a4) 53. Ra8 $11 f5 54. Rxa5 f4 55. b4 Rf7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (55... Rb8 $11) 56. Kd2 $2 (56. Ra6+ {mates} Ke7 57. Ra7+ Ke8 58. Rxf7 Kxf7 59. Kd2 Ke7 60. Ke2 Kd6 61. Kf3) 56... f3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (56... Rf8 $11) 57. Ra6+ {White mates.} Ke7 {[#]} 58. Ra7+ $1 Kf6 59. Rxf7+ Kxf7 60. Ke3 Ke7 61. Kxf3 Kd6 62. Kf4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.41} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,86,0,0,-2,0,-11,11,14,18,14,12,0,8,0,6,0,16,0,31,31,34,13,81,48,52,55,52,56,88,78,86,78,50,34,88,87,167,174,167,158,165,160,173,166,169,178,201,198,197,-180,35,-153,-153,-154,-164,-168,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-236,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-5,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 {A08: King's Indian Attack.} O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8. Re1 Nc6 {[#]} 9. Bf4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Nbd2 f6 10. Nf1 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Bf6 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Ne3 {0-1 (14) Milner,O (1445)-Ramien,D Heusenstamm 2015}) 9... b5 10. h4 a5 11. a3 Ba6 12. Nbd2 b4 13. h5 Nc7 14. h6 g6 $1 15. Nf1 d4 (15... Nb5 $11 {remains equal.}) 16. Qd2 c4 17. dxc4 Bxc4 18. Bg5 bxa3 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. bxa3 Bxf1 21. Bxf1 Rad8 (21... Rfd8 $14) 22. Nh2 $16 f5 (22... Rc8 $16 {was called for.}) 23. exf6 $1 $18 Qxf6 24. Bg2 Ne5 25. Qxa5 Nd5 26. Qd2 $1 Nc3 27. a4 d3 28. cxd3 $1 Nxd3 29. Rf1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (29. Ng4 $18 {was the only winning move.} Qd4 30. Rxe6) 29... Nf4 $2 (29... Nc1 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 30. Qe3 (30. Raxc1 Rxd2) 30... N3e2+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 31. Kh1 Qxa1 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Qxe2 Nxe2 34. Rxa1 Rxf2) 30. Qe3 $2 (30. Qe1 $14 {keeps the upper hand.} Nfe2+ 31. Kh1) 30... Rd3 $1 $36 {[%cal Rd3e3][%mdl 2048] Black has strong initiative.} 31. Qe1 {[#]} ({Much weaker is} 31. Ng4 $6 Qe7 $11) 31... Nfe2+ $1 ({Don't take} 31... Nxg2 32. Kxg2 e5 33. Rc1 $11) 32. Kh1 {[#] and if a5 works, White does fine.} Qg5 $2 (32... Qe5 $1 $19 33. Bb7 Qc7) 33. a5 $11 Rxg3 34. fxg3 Nxg3+ 35. Qxg3 Qxg3 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. a6 {The position is equal.} Nb5 {White must now prevent ...Qe3.} 38. a7 Nxa7 $1 39. Rxa7 Qe1+ 40. Bf1 Qe4+ 41. Bg2 Qe1+ 42. Bf1 Qe4+ 43. Bg2 Qe1+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-19/B=-25. Weighted=-17/-32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nce2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. h4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 12. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. Ned4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 15. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 16. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. g4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 20. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 21. a3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 24. Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 25. h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 26. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 28. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 29. f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exf5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. f6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 33. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,159,0,7,7,12,0,1,-36,0,-6,-15,-23,-20,-42,0,2,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,-16,0,0,0,-10,-25,-18,-7,-31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,39,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-51,-53,-39,0,-4,-4,-3,-3,-2,-3,-6,-10,-10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-111,-122,-153,-11,-78,-11,-11,0,0,0,-72,-72,-72,-72,-72,-72,-72,-72,-72,0,-72,-43,-57,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 {10...Nbd7 is setting a new trend.} 11. Ne5 {E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations.} Bb7 12. Bg5 Nbd7 {[#]} 13. e3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Rc1 Ba3 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxf6 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 gxf6 17. Qh6 Qf5 18. Qd2 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxd5 {½-½ (45) Sargissian,G (2702)-Tomashevsky,E (2728) Huaian 2016}) 13... h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rc1 c6 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Nd3 a5 18. Qb2 Ba6 19. Rfd1 Rc8 20. Nf4 Bd6 21. Rc2 Qe7 22. Bh3 Rb8 23. Qc1 Nf6 24. Na4 Bb5 25. Bf1 Bxf4 (25... Ba3 {with more complications.} 26. Qb1 Qd7 27. Nb2 Bxf1 28. Rxf1 Rbc8) 26. exf4 Ne4 27. Bxb5 cxb5 28. Nc3 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Qe2 30. Rd2 Qg4 31. Rc7 Re6 32. Rc8+ Rxc8 33. Qxc8+ $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Kh7 34. Qc2+ g6 35. Kg2 Re1 36. Qd3 (36. Qc6 $11) 36... b4 $15 37. Rc2 Qd1 38. Qxd1 Rxd1 $11 {KR-KR} 39. Rc6 Rxd4 40. Rxb6 Rd2 41. Rb5 Rxa2 42. Rxd5 Ra3 43. h4 h5 44. f5 Rxb3 {aiming for ...a4.} 45. Rxa5 Rc3 46. Rb5 b3 47. Rb7 gxf5 48. Kf1 (48. Rxf7+ $11 {remains equal.} Kg6 49. Rf8) 48... Kg6 $17 49. Ke2 Rc2+ (49... Kf6 $17 50. Rb4 Rc2+ 51. Kd1 Rxf2 52. Rb6+ Ke5 53. Rxb3 f4) 50. Ke3 {[#]} (50. Kf3 $1 $11) 50... b2 (50... f4+ $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 51. gxf4 (51. Kxf4 Rxf2+) 51... b2) 51. Rb6+ $1 $11 f6 52. Rb7 {[#]} f4+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 53. gxf4 (53. Kxf4 $11 Rxf2+ 54. Ke3) 53... Kf5 $17 54. f3 Ke6 55. Kd3 Rh2 56. Rb5 Kd6 57. Kc3 Ke6 (57... Rf2 {is more complex.} 58. Kd4 Rd2+ 59. Ke4 Rh2 60. Kd4 Kd7) 58. Kd3 $1 Rxh4 {Hoping for ...Rh2.} 59. f5+ Kf7 (59... Kd6 $15 60. Rxb2 Ke5) 60. Rxb2 $11 {The position is equal.} Rf4 61. Rb7+ {Cut Off at move 61} Kg8 62. Ke3 $1 {[%cal Re3f4]} Rxf5 (62... Ra4 {feels hotter.} 63. Kf2 Ra2+ 64. Kg3 Ra5 65. Kh4 Rxf5 66. f4 Kf8) 63. f4 Ra5 64. Kf3 h4 65. Kg4 h3 66. Kxh3 Kf8 67. Kg4 Kg8 68. f5 Kf8 69. Rc7 Kg8 70. Kh5 Rxf5+ 71. Kg6 {[%cal Rc7c8]} Rg5+ 72. Kxf6 Rg1 73. Rc8+ Kh7 74. Rc7+ Kh6 75. Rc8 {[%cal Rc8h8]} Rf1+ 76. Ke7 Re1+ 77. Kf7 Rf1+ 78. Ke7 Re1+ 79. Kf7 Rf1+ 80. Ke7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 14. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 16. Bd1 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 19. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 21. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 24. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. g4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 26. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 29. Rcf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 30. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rah8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. f4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 32. f5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Bxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 34. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 37. Bxh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rxh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 42. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 51. exf5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 53. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 57. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Rxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,51,23,33,0,2,0,24,18,20,8,30,20,23,25,27,21,14,15,8,20,12,0,8,-3,473,462,454,475,465,453,613,606,557,551,966,887,1121,495,29982,29983,3009,491,933,558]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 {White has an edge.} exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qd2 d5 {10...Be7 is the modern continuation.} 11. O-O-O {[%cal Re4d5]} Bb4 12. Bg5 {[%cal Re4d5]} Nxe4 13. Qe3 Nxg5 14. Nxd5 $1 Bd6 $1 15. hxg5 {[#] And now Nb6 would win.} Ne7 $1 16. Bc4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] [#] aiming for Nd4. Black is under pressure.} b5 $146 {[%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} (16... Nf5 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 17. Qd2 b5) ({Predecessor:} 16... Nf5 17. Qd2 b5 18. Bd3 Ng3 19. Rh4 Bxd5 20. Rd4 Qc7 21. Qe1+ Be7 22. Rxd5 O-O {½-½ (47) Avotins,M (2400)-Petraitis,G (2465) ICCF email 2017}) 17. Nxe7 $18 Qxe7 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Kb1 Rd8 20. Na5 Rc8 {If Black can now play ...Bb4 this consolidates a bit.} 21. Qe4 ({Not} 21. Qb6 Bf4 $16) 21... e5 22. g6 h6 23. Rhf1 (23. Nb7 $142 Bb4 24. Qd5) 23... Rf8 (23... Qe6 $18 24. Rf7 Rf8 25. Rxg7 Qf5 26. Qxf5 Rxf5) 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. Qg4 (25. Nb7 $142 Kd7 26. Nxd6) 25... Rc7 (25... Ke7 $142 26. a4 (26. Nb7 Rc4 $18) 26... Rc7) 26. Qe6+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.66/Black=0.82} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,88,-17,-8,-22,0,0,-3,-44,0,0,0,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,25,0,14,-64,69,61,60,60,164,16,195,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-31,-24,-33,-41,-40,-41,-50,-27,-13,-18,-31,-15,-33,-14,-13,-9,-66,-82,-62,-76,-63,-59,-149,-148,-119,-118,-239,-234]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qc7 8. h5 h6 9. Nf3 {9.Rb1 is the hot move.} b6 10. Rh4 {C19: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: 7 Nf3 and 7 a4.} Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qd3 {The position is equal.} Nb8 {[%cal Ba6b8,Bb8c6,Bc6e7,Be7f5][%mdl 32]} 13. Rg4 $1 Nf5 14. Nh4 Nxh4 15. Rxh4 Nc6 16. Rg4 {[#]} Kf8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Rc8 17. Rxg7 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nxe5 19. Qg3 Nd7 20. Ra2 Qc3+ 21. Bd2 Qxg3 22. Rxg3 Nf6 {½-½ (56) Eisele,S (2214)-Hagemann,T (2097) Ditzingen 2005}) 17. Qg3 Ne7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 18. a4 Nf5 19. Qd3 Rc8 20. Kd1 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qc4 22. Rf4 Ke8 23. Ba3 (23. Qxc4 $11 Rxc4 24. a5) 23... Rc7 (23... g5 $15 24. hxg6 fxg6) 24. g4 Ne7 25. Bd6 Rc8 {[#]} ({Better is} 25... Qxd3+ $14 26. cxd3 Rb7) 26. Kd2 (26. a5 $1 $18 {[%cal Ra5b6]} b5 27. a6) 26... Rg8 $2 {[#]} (26... Qxd3+ $11 27. cxd3 Nc6) 27. Bxe7 $2 (27. a5 $1 $18 {[%cal Ra5b6] Hoping for axb6.} bxa5 28. Rb1) 27... Qxd3+ $11 28. Kxd3 Kxe7 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 29. Rf3 Rc4 {And now ...Rgc8 would win.} 30. c3 f6 31. exf6+ gxf6 32. Rg3 e5 33. f3 Rgc8 34. Ra3 exd4 35. cxd4 Rb4 {next ...Rcc4 is good for Black.} 36. Rg2 Rcc4 37. Re2+ Kf7 38. a5 b5 39. a6 (39. Ke3 $1 $11) 39... Rxd4+ $15 40. Ke3 {[#]} f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 41. gxf5 Rh4 42. Rg2 (42. Kd3 $15) 42... d4+ $17 43. Kd3 Rf4 44. Ke2 (44. Rg3 $17 {was worth a try.}) 44... Rb2+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.23} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,88,31,27,28,29,31,53,41,54,61,52,51,64,63,48,15,31,19,16,20,35,41,44,39,50,45,58,29,32,35,132,132,133,-29,-32,-37,-19,-27,-11,-45,-25,-43,-27,-69,-73,-57,-58,-64,-64,-99,-6,-120,-115,-425,-418,-416,-416,-416,-416,-426,-419,-404,-410,-710,-675,-796,-789,-768,-739,-950,-896,-879,-546,-2010,-1907,-1507,-599,-568,-550]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Be7 7. f4 {C45: Scotch Game.} d6 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 {with more complications.} Bh4+ 9. g3 Be7 10. Be3 Nf6 11. N1d2) 8... Nf6 9. O-O {White is slightly better.} O-O 10. N1d2 Re8 11. Nf3 Bf8 12. Qc2 Qe7 {[%cal Rf6e4] [#]} 13. Nbd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Qf2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 g6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. Re2 Nd7 18. Rf1 Rad8 19. Qh3 {½-½ (27) Banawa,J (2396)-Ali Marandi,C (2531) Saint Louis 2019}) 13... g6 14. Re1 Bg7 15. Nf1 Bg4 16. Qf2 Rad8 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nd7 19. Bc2 {[#]} d5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 20. e5 (20. exd5 Nd4) 20... Ndxe5 ({Better is} 20... d4 $14) 21. fxe5 $16 Nxe5 22. Qg3 $2 ({White has to play} 22. Qe3 $16) 22... Nf3+ $1 $11 23. Qxf3 Qxe1 24. Rb1 {next Bg5 is good for White.} Qe7 25. Bf4 Be5 26. Be3 d4 27. cxd4 Bxd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Bb3 {Black must now prevent Re1!} Re4 30. Kh1 Kg7 ({Black should play} 30... b5 $17) 31. Ng3 (31. Bd5 $11) 31... Re3 $17 32. Qf2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] White does not recover from this.} (32. Qf4 $17) 32... Re1+ $19 33. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 35. Kh2 Rb1 36. Ne4 Rxb2 37. Ng5 (37. Nc3 $142 c6 38. Na4) 37... b5 {Black is clearly winning.} 38. Ne4 a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} 39. Bd5 a4 40. Kg3 b4 41. Nc5 {[#]} b3 $1 42. a3 (42. axb3 a3) 42... Rd2 43. Be4 b2 (43... f5 $142 44. Bb1 Rd1 45. Bxf5 gxf5 46. Nxa4 Kf6) 44. Nxa4 Rd4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.64/Black=0.34} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,178,41,25,37,24,19,-34,-14,-23,-2,0,12,7,6,0,0,0,-6,0,7,12,37,44,60,60,63,12,61,62,57,56,51,0,29,18,51,49,90,44,102,105,170,175,177,170,168,62,58,60,62,-18,-25,-23,55,0,0,0,0,0,152,147,137,136,137,137,170,178,239,203,199,160,187,197,250,250,257,250,357,356,357,339,360,351,391,329,302,261,245,91,90,57,57,57,57,57,147,150,141,126,170,170,170,169,170,170,170,6,6,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-7,-7,-7,-7,-7,-7,-7,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd2 h6 {10...Qc8 is more advanced technology. E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without ...a6.} 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 (12. Nb3 $11) 12... Bg7 $15 {Black is slightly better.} 13. Ne4 Nd4 {With the idea ...c6.} 14. e3 Nf5 15. Nc5 Bc8 {[#]} 16. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Nc3 Nd6 17. Qe2 c6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Qd3 Nf5 20. N3e4 Re8 21. a4 b6 22. Nd7 {0-1 (50) Liptay,L-Haag,E Budapest 1969}) 16... c6 17. Nc3 Qe7 18. Qa3 h5 19. Rfd1 h4 20. N3e4 hxg3 21. hxg3 Re8 22. Rd2 (22. Qa4 $14) 22... Nh6 (22... b6 $5 {[%cal Rb6c5]}) 23. Rad1 Bg4 $1 {[%cal Rg4d1]} 24. f3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has some pressure.} Bc8 25. Nd7 (25. Nd6 $14 Rd8 26. Nce4 (26. Nxc8 Raxc8 27. Qxa7 Bf8 $14)) 25... Qxa3 26. bxa3 Kh8 27. Kf2 Re7 28. g4 {And now Nb6! would win.} Bxd7 (28... f5 $14 29. gxf5 gxf5) 29. Rxd7 $16 Rae8 (29... Rxd7 $16 30. Rxd7 f5) 30. Rxe7 $18 Rxe7 31. Rd8+ Ng8 32. Nd6 (32. g5 $18) 32... Bf6 $14 33. c5 Kg7 34. Ne4 ({White should try} 34. Rb8 $14) 34... Bh4+ $11 35. Ke2 Rc7 (35... Nf6 $11) 36. Re8 ({White should play} 36. g5 $14) 36... Be7 37. g5 b6 38. Kd3 Bxc5 $2 (38... f6 $11) 39. Nxc5 $16 bxc5 40. Rxe5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rd7+ 41. Kc3 Ne7 42. e4 $1 Kf8 (42... f5 {was necessary.} 43. gxf6+ (43. Rxc5 Rd1 $14) 43... Kxf6 44. Rxc5 Rd1) 43. Bf1 ({Much less strong is} 43. Rxc5 Rd1) 43... Rd1 44. Bd3 Rc1+ 45. Kd2 Ra1 (45... Rh1 $142 46. Rxc5 Rh2+ 47. Be2 Rh1) 46. Bc4 $18 Rg1 47. Rxc5 Ke8 (47... Rg2+ $142 48. Be2 Rg1) 48. Ra5 Nc8 49. Bb3 Rg2+ 50. Ke3 Rg1 51. Kf4 Rc1 52. Ra4 Ke7 53. Rd4 $2 (53. Ra6 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 53... Nb6 $16 54. Rd2 (54. a4 {keeps more tension.} Rc5 55. e5 Ra5 56. Re4 Nd7 57. Re2) 54... c5 55. Rc2 Rxc2 56. Bxc2 $14 {KB-KN} Kd6 ({Better is} 56... Nc4 $14) 57. Ke3 $16 Nc4+ {[#]} 58. Kd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3c4]} Ne5+ 59. Ke2 c4 60. f4 Nc6 {[#]} 61. Ke3 $1 Kc5 62. e5 $2 ({White must play} 62. Ba4 $18 {Hoping for Bxc6.} Nd8 63. f5) 62... Nd4 {The position is equal.} 63. Be4 c3 64. Kd3 c2 65. Kd2 Ne2 (65... c1=R {is interesting.} 66. Kxc1 Ne2+ 67. Kd2 Nxf4 68. Ke3 Ne6) 66. Bxc2 Nxf4 {aiming for ...Kd4.} 67. Bb3 Kd4 {Strongly threatening ...Ne6.} 68. Bxf7 {Black must now prevent e6.} Kxe5 69. Kc3 Kf5 70. Kb4 Kxg5 71. Ka5 Kf6 72. Bxg6 Nxg6 $11 {KN-KPP} 73. Ka6 Ke6 74. Kxa7 Kd7 75. Kb6 Kc8 76. Kc6 Kb8 77. Kb6 Ka8 78. a4 Ne5 79. a5 Nc4+ 80. Kb5 Nxa5 81. Kxa5 {KP-K} Ka7 82. Kb5 Ka8 83. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32]} Kb8 84. a5 $1 Ka8 85. a6 Kb8 86. Ka5 Ka7 87. Kb5 Ka8 88. Kb6 Kb8 89. a7+ Ka8 90. Ka6 {Blacks defense is rewarded with a draw. Av CentiPawn Loss W=401/B=-12. Weighted=437/-13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,86,9,7,0,14,0,0,-4,-7,0,14,18,22,7,10,15,20,25,43,14,8,0,0,2,12,0,0,-7,-15,-13,52,15,67,57,77,77,113,91,164,151,175,145,172,179,296,181,164,120,130,125,227,235,286,83,74,-72,-72,-67,-64,-61,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-29998,-138,-890,-890]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bg4 4. Bb2 e6 5. e3 Nf6 6. h3 {A12: English Opening: 1...c6 with b3 by White.} Bh5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. g4 {The position is equal.} Bg6 9. Nh4 Ne4 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qc2 {Black should prevent cxd5.} Nxc3 12. Bxc3 {[#]} a5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qc7 13. Bg2 O-O-O 14. d4 Kb8 15. c5 e5 16. O-O-O exd4 17. exd4 Be7 18. b4 Nf8 {1-0 (37) Thorfinnsson,B (2484)-Pitcher,J (2226) England 2013}) 13. Bg2 Nf6 14. O-O Bb4 15. f4 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 O-O 17. d3 Qe7 18. g5 Nh5 19. Kh2 Rfd8 (19... f6 $11) 20. d4 $1 $14 Qb4 (20... a4 $11) 21. Rfc1 Qa3 22. Bf3 Rd7 23. Rc2 Rad8 (23... Qd6 $16) 24. c5 $18 Ra8 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Qd2 b6 (26... b5 $142 27. Qe2 Re8 28. Bxh5 gxh5) 27. cxb6 Rxb6 28. Rc3 {[#] Black must now prevent b4.} Qd6 29. Rbc1 a4 (29... Ra7 $16) 30. bxa4 Ra7 31. a5 Rxa5 32. Rxc6 (32. Kg2 $16 {keeps the pressure on.}) 32... Rxc6 $17 33. Rxc6 Qxc6 34. Qxa5 Qc2+ ({Black should try} 34... Qc1 $1 $15 35. Bxh5 gxh5) 35. Kg1 $11 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qc2+ 37. Ke1 Ng3 {Threatens to win with ...Qh2.} 38. Qd2 Qb1+ 39. Bd1 Ne4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 40. Qc2 Qb4+ 41. Ke2 Kh7 42. Kd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (42. a4 $11) 42... Qe1 $2 (42... Qb5+ {mates} 43. Qc4 Qxc4#) 43. Bf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (43. Qc1 $17) 43... Nf2+ {Never resign too early! Av CentiPawn Loss W=-63/B=-43. Weighted=-136/-92} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 9. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 10. f3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 17. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 19. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. d6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Red8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 21. d7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 22. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 24. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,158,27,12,19,11,2,14,35,21,33,28,28,26,33,27,54,39,60,20,11,21,47,39,45,48,40,45,73,81,133,133,133,129,128,130,156,162,202,204,191,79,189,139,160,131,192,201,175,141,137,132,147,121,118,120,108,91,91,87,96,89,141,143,117,129,131,95,105,105,144,94,177,91,142,115,128,34,174,29,37,16,17,18,243,95,95,95,95,95,95,95,95,95,95,88,88,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,0,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,0,8,8,2331,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,1816,8,8,8,8,8,8,0,8,8,8,8,8,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {6...b6 is the recent fashion.} 7. Be2 dxc4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Re1 Re8 {[#]} 15. Qd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. d5 Nc5 16. Bf1 a5 17. Nd2 Re7 18. Qf3 Ne8 19. Rab1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Nxa6 21. Nc4 Rc7 22. b3 {1-0 (45) Wen,Y (2583)-Wang,C (2536) Xinghua 2015}) 15... exd4 16. Nxd4 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Re1 Qf8 20. Nf5 Nxc3 (20... N7f6 $142) 21. Qxc3 $16 Nf6 22. Qc7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} Bd5 23. Qxb6 Rb8 24. Qxa6 Qb4 25. Re2 Be6 26. Ne3 (26. h3 $18 {is more deadly.}) 26... Qd4 (26... Rb6 $16 {keeps fighting.} 27. Qa8+ Rb8) 27. h3 g6 28. Bc4 Rb6 (28... Bxc4 $16 29. Qxc4 Qxc4 30. Nxc4 Rb4) 29. Qa8+ $18 Kg7 30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. Qa5 Ne4 32. Qe1 Qxa4 33. Nd5 Qd4 34. Nc3 Nc5 35. Rxe6 Nxe6 36. Qe3 Qxe3 (36... Qd6 $142) 37. fxe3 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN} Kf6 38. Kf2 Nc5 39. Kf3 Ke5 40. b4 Nd7 41. h4 h5 (41... Nb6 $16) 42. Ne2 (42. b5 $18) 42... Nb6 ({Black should try} 42... Kd5) 43. Nd4 Nc4 44. b5 (44. Ke2 $16) 44... Nb6 (44... Kd6 $14) 45. g3 (45. Nc6+ $1 $18 Kd6 46. e4) 45... Nc4 $1 $11 46. Nc6+ Kd5 47. Kf4 f6 $2 (47... Kc5 $11) 48. Ne7+ (48. e4+ $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Kd6 49. e5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} fxe5+ 50. Kg5) 48... Ke6 $16 49. Nxg6 Kf7 50. Nh8+ Kg7 51. Kf5 {Strongly threatening Ke6.} Nd6+ 52. Ke6 Nxb5 53. Nf7 Nc7+ {[#]} 54. Kd6 ({White should play} 54. Kd7 $1 $16 {[%cal Rd7c7]} Nd5 55. e4) 54... Nb5+ $1 $11 55. Ke7 {Threatens to win with Nd8.} Nc3 $1 56. Nd6 Nd5+ 57. Ke6 Nxe3 58. Ne4 f5 59. Nd6 Kg6 60. Ke5 Ng4+ 61. Kf4 {Cut Off at move 61} Nh6 62. Nc4 Kf6 63. Ne3 Kg6 64. Kf3 Nf7 65. Kf4 Nh6 66. Nd5 Ng8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (66... Ng4 $11) 67. Ke3 $2 ({White has to play} 67. Ke5 $18 Kg7 68. Kxf5) 67... Kf7 68. Nf4 Nf6 69. Kd4 {Ke5 is the strong threat.} Ne4 $1 70. Nxh5 {And now Ke5 would win.} Kg6 $1 {[%cal Rg6h5]} 71. Nf4+ Kf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (71... Kh6 $11) 72. Nd5+ $2 (72. g4 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Ng5 (72... fxg4 73. Kxe4) 73. Nd5+ (73. hxg5+ Kxg5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 74. gxf5 Kxf5 $11) 73... Kg6 74. Ne7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (74. hxg5 fxg4 75. Nf6 Kxg5 $11) 74... Kf6 75. Nxf5 (75. hxg5+ Kxg5 76. gxf5 Kf6 $11) 75... Ne6+ 76. Ke4) 72... Kg7 {The position is equal.} 73. g4 {Hoping for Ke5.} Nd2 74. Ke3 Nc4+ 75. Kd4 Nd2 76. gxf5 {Black must now prevent Ke3.} Nf3+ 77. Ke4 Nxh4 78. f6+ Kf7 79. Ne3 Kxf6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 23,95,16,27,26,15,15,41,39,65,54,46,26,97,100,104,104,112,109,108,104,116,108,110,90,92,97,114,93,106,0,98,83,97,67,82,77,82,96,108,103,116,106,134,101,108,0,102,86,95,87,96,97,95,93,114,95,96,92,99,0,95,0,91,61,81,79,95,41,41,40,47,40,47,40]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Be2 {11.Be2 has become a bit dusty these days.} O-O 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Rc1 {D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4.} Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb5 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 {[#]} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Qc7 17. Qb3 e5 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qd6 21. e4 Qd7 22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 {½-½ (47) Pektas,Y (2155)-Aydincelebi,K (2249) Antalya 2020}) 17. Qa4 Bc5 (17... a5 $11) 18. Rfd1 $16 {[#] Strongly threatening Bxc5.} Qc7 19. Qxa6 Rfd8 20. Qb5 Nd7 21. h3 h6 22. Qb2 Bf8 23. Be2 Nc5 24. Rb1 Qa7 25. Bf3 Rd6 26. Be2 ({White should play} 26. a3 $16) 26... Rcd8 (26... Rdd8 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 27. Qc2 R6d7 28. Be5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Nd7 31. Bd4 Bc5 32. Qb2 Bf8 33. Bf3 Nc5 34. Bd1 (34. h4 $16) 34... Qa5 (34... Nd7 $1 $11) 35. Bc3 Qa6 36. Bb3 Qa7 37. Bd4 Qa5 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Qe1+.} 38. Qc3 Qa8 39. Qc2 Qa5 40. Bc3 Qa8 41. Qb2 (41. Qb1 $16) 41... Qe4 (41... Qa7 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 42. Qc2 Qa8 $1 43. Kf1 Be7 44. Bd4 Bf6 45. Bxc5 (45. Kg1 $16) 45... bxc5 $14 {White is slightly better.} 46. Qd3 Qd8 47. Qe2 Qa5 48. Qd1 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-17/B=-21. Weighted=-17/-26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,75,10,4,44,45,43,39,45,33,33,6,35,39,37,36,75,69,75,82,79,91,95,100,111,120,114,118,114,21,10,-38,-30,-30,-30,-30,-29,-66,-66,-67,-50,-216,-221,-148,0,0,-11,-137,-151,-162,-155,-152,-137,-205,0,-11,191,186,175,-943]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 Ne7 6. O-O Ng6 7. e5 f6 8. Bb2 Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 {[#]} Rb8 $146 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} ({Predecessor:} 10... fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 d6 13. Bg3 Bf6 14. Rb1 d5 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Be5 Be8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qe1 {1-0 (30) Sukandar,I (2384)-Ambartsumova,K (2359) Riadh 2017}) 11. Qe1 Ba6 12. Nc4 Qc7 {White is slightly better.} 13. Qe3 Rbe8 14. Rae1 Rf7 (14... Bxc4 $5 15. dxc4 d6 $11) 15. h4 Bxc4 16. dxc4 fxe5 17. h5 ({Reject} 17. Bxe5 $6 d6 $11) 17... Nh4 {aiming for ...Nxf3+.} 18. Nxe5 Rf5 19. g4 Rff8 {[#]} 20. f4 $1 d6 21. Nd3 Bd8 22. Qh3 Qd7 23. Re3 (23. Bc3 $16) 23... e5 $1 $11 24. fxe5 (24. g5 $5 {[%cal Rh3d7]} Qxh3 25. Rxh3 $11) 24... Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Rf8+ 26. Ke2 Bg5 27. e6 Qe7 28. Re4 d5 29. cxd5 $2 (29. Re5 $1 $15) 29... cxd5 $19 30. Re5 {Black should prevent Ba3.} Bf6 (30... Nf3 $17 31. Qxf3 Rxf3 32. Kxf3 c4 33. bxc4 dxc4) 31. Re3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Hoping for Bxf6. White fights for an advantage.} c4 32. Bxf6 (32. bxc4 $11 {remains equal.} dxc4 33. Ne5) 32... cxd3+ $17 33. Kxd3 Qxf6 34. e7 Re8 35. Qh1 {[#]} (35. Qg3 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 35... Qa6+ $2 ({Not} 35... Rxe7 36. Rxe7 Qxe7 37. Qxd5+ Kf8 38. c4 $11) (35... Qg5 $1 $19 {...h6 is the strong threat.} 36. Re6 h6) 36. Kd2 d4 $2 (36... Qa5+ $11 37. Kc1 Qc5) 37. Qd5+ $18 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Kh8 38. Re5 $4 {[%mdl 40960] Av CentiPawn Loss W=-53/B=-23. Weighted=-65/-24. Loss on time!?} (38. Qxd4 $18 Qc6 39. Kc1) 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. g4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. e4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} N5b6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 12. d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. dxe6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 16. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 17. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 19. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 20. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 21. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rhf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Raf1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 27. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 28. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 34. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 36. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Rxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxh3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 41. Kxa6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. a7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 14. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 15. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 16. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Qxe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 19. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 20. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 21. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 26. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,113,8,5,10,10,22,13,23,16,13,16,22,10,16,19,11,0,0,6,11,12,10,0,1,1,9,16,7,8,8,6,10,11,9,0,0,0,0,0,416,416,409,416,416,416,416,416,416,416,416,380,368,373,568,568,593,588,554,416,416,416,416,416,491,416,416,416,416,416,710,491,1088,1041,1138,869,1343,1172,2209,2209,1453,1478,2410,2239,29978,29978,29975,12788,29977,29978,29985,29986,29988,29989,29989,29986,29994,29995,29998,29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 $1 {[%mdl 4] is more profitable than 8.a4 at the moment. Played by Fabiano Caruana in October 2020.} O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 {C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines.} 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 {The position is equal.} 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na7 18. a4 c6 19. dxc6 Nxc6 {[%cal Ba7c6,Bc6b4,Bb4c2,Bc2e1][%mdl 32]} 20. c4 d5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. cxb5 Nxb4 24. Nxe5 Qxb5 25. Qg4 {[#]} Nc2 $146 {[%cal Rc2e1]} ({Avoid the trap} 25... Nxd3 $2 26. Qe2 $18) ({Predecessor:} 25... Ra7 26. h4 Nc6 27. Bh6 Bf8 28. Nd7 f5 29. Qxf5 {1-0 (29) Vachier Lagrave,M (2780)-Alekseenko,K (2637) Caleta 2019}) 26. Nxf7 Nxe1 {[#]} 27. Qe6 $1 $40 {[%mdl 704] White wants to mate with Nh6+! Double Attack. White mounts an attack.} Kf8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] White leaves nothing to chance now.} ({Weaker is} 27... Nxd3 28. Nh6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kh8 29. Qg8+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxg8 30. Nf7#) (27... Qb8 $1 $11) 28. Ne5 $18 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Re6f7]} Qe8 {Threatens to win with ...Ra1.} 29. Nd7+ Qxd7 30. Qxd7 Ra1 {[%cal Re1f3]} 31. Kf1 Nf3+ 32. Ke2 Nxd2 33. Kxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} Ra2+ 34. Ke3 Bc5+ (34... Ra5 $142 35. g3 h6) 35. d4 Ra3+ 36. Kf4 Be7 37. Qxd5 Ra6 38. g3 h6 39. Ke4 Rd6 40. Qa8+ Kf7 41. Qa2+ Kf8 42. h4 Rf6 (42... g5 $142 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Qa8+ Kf7) 43. f4 Rd6 (43... g6 $142 44. Qa8+ Kg7) 44. h5 Rf6 45. g4 Rd6 46. Qa8+ Kf7 47. d5 Rd8 48. Qc6 Rd6 49. Qc8 Rd8 50. Qe6+ Kf8 {[#]} 51. Qf5+ (51. g5 $142 $1 hxg5 52. h6 gxh6 53. Qxh6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke8 54. fxg5 Rd6 55. Qh5+ Kd8 56. Qh8+ Kc7 57. Qg7) 51... Kg8 52. g5 {White mates.} hxg5 53. fxg5 Re8 54. Qd7 Kf8 55. Kf5 Ba3 56. Kg6 {[%csl Gg6][%cal Rd7g7]} Be7 57. Qe6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-45/B=-111. Weighted=-38/-95} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,75,6,9,0,15,12,15,15,14,22,25,19,74,76,84,62,89,81,93,112,104,97,94,91,173,167,190,189,190,133,219,195,216,81,101,88,303,208,369,367,375,371,343,343,758,759,928,889,1810,889,889,666,633,615,5106,5103,5102,5085,5069,1133,851,816]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Ne5 Ng4 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Bf4 {D79: Fianchetto Grünfeld: Symmetrical Variation (6 0-0 c6 7 cxd5 cxd5).} Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Nc6 11. Bxg7 {The position is equal.} Kxg7 12. Nc3 e6 13. Qd2 Qf6 {[#]} (13... Bd7 $11) 14. Rad1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. h4 h6 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Qe7 19. Nc5 Be8 20. Qc3 f6 21. d5 exd5 22. Re1 Qd6 23. Re6 Qb8 24. Qxf6+ Kh7 25. Rce1 {1-0 (25) Hertwig,C (2063)-Tiemer,K (2067) Berlin 2009}) 14... Rd8 15. Rfe1 h6 16. h4 Qe7 17. e4 dxe4 18. d5 $1 e5 19. Qe3 Na5 (19... Nd4 $16 {was worth a try.}) 20. Qxe4 $18 Bf5 {[#]} 21. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Ra4a5]} (21. Qxe5+ $6 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Nc4 $16) 21... Qc5 22. Rc1 (22. Rxe5 $6 Nc4 $16) (22. Bf1 $18) 22... Rac8 (22... Bd7 $16 {might work better.} 23. Qe4 Qd4) 23. b4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} ({Weaker is} 23. Rxe5 Nc4 $14) 23... Qd4 {[#]} 24. Nb5 ({Less strong is} 24. Qxa5 Rxc3 25. Rcd1 (25. Qxd8 Rxg3 26. Rc7 Bh3 $11) 25... b6 $14) (24. Ne2 $1 $18 {[%cal Re2d4] and the rest is easy.} Rxc1 25. Rxc1) 24... Rxc1 $16 25. Rxc1 Qb2 $2 {This costs Black the game.} (25... Qd2 $16 26. Rc7 Qe1+ 27. Kh2 Qxf2 28. Qxa5 Rxd5 29. Qxa7 Qxa7 30. Nxa7 Rd2) 26. Rc7 a6 $2 (26... Nc4) 27. Qxa5 $18 axb5 {[#]} 28. Rxf7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Discovered Attack} Kxf7 29. Qxd8 Qxb4 $2 (29... Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qc8) 30. d6 {White is clearly winning.} Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qxf2 32. Qe7+ Kg8 33. d7 Bxd7 34. Qxd7 Qxa2 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qxe5+ Kg8 37. Qb8+ (37. Qxb5 $142 h5 38. Qxb7) 37... Kg7 38. Qxb7+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-87/B=-99. Weighted=-87/-103} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,123,10,24,19,21,14,29,24,29,4,16,0,8,0,7,0,0,6,23,4,39,22,30,28,45,30,44,31,23,2,56,32,34,0,0,0,107,112,134,134,156,156,189,189,192,189,189,154,162,122,148,164,148,107,241,29,143,58,56,54,79,72,78,72,79,0,88,0,83,81,77,68,100,89,110,100,102,100,137,99,102,51,88,0,106,0,143,85,123,0,89,85,85,88,92,85,99,85,99,85,85,85,94,85,239,147,494,473,476,473,611,602,837,809]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 $1 {[%mdl 4] is currently scoring better than 7.Bb3. C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} Ba7 8. Re1 h6 9. Nbd2 {[#] White has an edge.} Nh7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... O-O 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. b4 d5 14. Qc2 dxe4 15. dxe4 Ne7 {½-½ (67) Duda,J (2757)-Karjakin,S (2752) Chess.com INT 2020}) 10. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Qf6 11. d4 Ng5 {[%cal Re5d4]} 12. b5 Na5 13. Be2 O-O {[%cal Re5d4]} 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Qc2 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Bg4 17. Bb4 Bb6 {[%cal Re5d4]} 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. c4 {[#] aiming for c5.} c5 20. Ba3 Rad8 (20... Qe6 $11) 21. Bb2 Bc7 22. Nd2 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 axb5 (23... Qe6 $11) 24. axb5 $16 b6 25. Nf1 Qe6 26. Ne3 Ra8 27. Nd5 Rec8 28. Re3 Bd8 29. h3 Nb7 30. Rd1 Ra2 31. Qb3 Rca8 32. Rg3 Kh7 (32... Nd6 $16 {is a better defense.}) 33. Rf3 $2 (33. f4 $18) 33... R8a7 (33... Nd6 $11) 34. Rb1 (34. Rfd3 $16) 34... Nd6 $14 35. Qd3 R2a4 36. Rc1 Ra2 37. Rc2 R7a4 38. Qb3 ({Better is} 38. Nc3 $16) 38... Ra7 (38... Nb7 $11) 39. Qd3 (39. Re3 $16) 39... R2a4 (39... R7a4 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 40. Kh2 Ra2 41. g3 Qg6 42. Re3 ({Much worse is} 42. Bxe5 $6 Rxc2 43. Qxc2 Qh5 $11) 42... Qe6 43. Kg2 R2a4 44. Ree2 Ra2 45. Qb3 R2a4 46. Bc1 ({White should try} 46. f4 $16) 46... Ra1 47. Bb2 R1a4 $1 48. Qd3 Ra2 49. Ne3 (49. f4 $142) 49... R2a4 50. Ng4 (50. Red2 $16 Be7 51. Nd5) 50... f6 {[#]} (50... Bf6 $11) 51. Ne3 $1 $16 Be7 52. Nd5 Bd8 53. h4 Nf7 54. f3 h5 55. Bc1 Nd6 56. Red2 {Black must now prevent Nxb6!} Nf7 57. Rd1 Nd6 $2 (57... Kh8 $16) 58. Nc3 Rxc4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (58... Be7 $16) 59. Qxd6 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Qxd6 60. Rxd6 Be7 61. Rxb6 Rd4 62. Ra6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.30/Black=0.40} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,88,17,5,8,8,8,8,-8,12,-11,-8,-15,8,-30,-12,-19,-16,-30,-25,-32,-15,-2,0,0,17,25,17,0,27,22,34,24,57,49,78,43,62,71,106,122,148,52,61,40,269,259,262,256,309,316,337,293,527,482,623,567,905,584,584,577,667,665,627,520,602,599,593,584,655,627,29999]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 {10...Nbd7 is setting a new trend.} 11. Ne5 {E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations.} Bb7 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Bg5 {The position is equal.} h6 {[#]} 14. Bxf6 $146 (14. Bf4 {seems wilder.} Nf8 15. Bh3 Ba3 16. Rc2 a6 17. Nd3) ({Predecessor:} 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 Be7 17. Qh5 c6 18. Rc2 Bb4 19. Ne2 a5 20. a4 {0-1 (68) Janik,I (2483)-Simantsev,M (2346) Katowice 2019}) 14... Nxf6 15. e3 Bd6 16. f4 c5 17. Qd2 cxd4 18. exd4 Rc8 19. Qd3 Bb4 {Threatening ...Bxc3.} 20. Bh3 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Ba6 22. Qxa6 Bxc3 23. Qd3 Bb4 24. Rc1 Ba3 25. Rc2 Qd6 26. Qb5 Rf8 27. Bg2 h5 28. Bf3 g6 29. Rc6 Qd8 30. Kg2 ({Better is} 30. Qa6 $16 Bb2 31. Qd3 (31. Qxa7 Bxd4+ 32. Kg2 h4 $14)) 30... Kg7 31. Qa4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Bb2 $2 {Black cannot hold the game after this.} (31... Qe7 $14) 32. Rc2 ({Weaker is} 32. Qxa7 Bxd4 33. a4 h4 $16) 32... Ba1 33. Qxa7 {[#] Black must now prevent Rc7.} Qa8 34. Qxb6 Rb8 35. Qc5 {Nxf7! is the strong threat.} Rd8 $2 (35... Qb7 36. Rc4 Re8) 36. a4 $18 Ne4 {[#]} 37. Qe7 $1 Nd6 38. Nc6 Nf5 39. Qe5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh6 {Black wants to play ...Re8.} 40. Nxd8 Qxd8 41. Rd2 Bc3 42. Rd3 Bb4 43. Qxd5 Qe7 44. Qe5 {[%cal Re5h8]} Qc7 45. Qh8# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.27/Black=0.48} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,52,-7,0,-2,7,-10,-2,-56,-49,-58,-29,-90,-42,-35,-47,-52,-41,-72,-76,-74,-83,-261,-256,-248,-244,-390,-387,-379,-375,-1365,-1393,-1406,-1412,-1397,-1415,-1409,-1406,-1406,-1381,-2259,-2255,-29984,-5612,-29993,-29994]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 e6 5. g4 Bb4 6. Nge2 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. Ng3 {[#]} ({White should try} 8. g5 $11 Nh5 9. h4) 8... c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Ne8 9. h4 c5 10. g5 Nc6 11. Nce2 Qb6 12. Rb1 Nd6 13. h5 Nc4 14. c3 e5 15. dxe5 {0-1 (42) Tologontegin,S (2358)-Illingworth,M (2493) chess.com INT 2020}) 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Qh5 (10. h4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 10... Re8 11. h4 ({Much worse is} 11. Bd3 g6 $17) 11... Nc6 12. O-O-O b5 13. dxc5 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. e4 $2 {Loses the game.} (15. c6 $17 {keeps fighting.} Nxc6 16. Nge2 (16. Bd3 g6 $17)) 15... Qa5 16. Kb1 {[%cal Re4d5]} Nxc5 17. exd5 (17. Bg2 {was called for.} d4 18. Rxd4) 17... exd5 $19 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Nge2 $2 {[#]} (19. Be5 Bf8 20. Nge2) 19... Bf5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 20. Nd4 {[#]} Nb3 $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection, Decoy} 21. Nxb3 Bxc2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 22. Kc1 Bxb3 23. Bd3 Qa1+ 24. Bb1 Na2+ 25. Nxa2 Bxa2 (25... Rac8+ $142 26. Qc3 Rxc3+ 27. Nxc3 {[#]} Ba3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Rd2 d4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 29. Be5 Rxe5 30. Nd5 Rxd5 31. Re2 Re5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 32. Rc2 Bxc2 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 33. Kd2 Bxb1 34. Rxb1 Qxb1 35. bxa3 Re1 36. h5 Qd1#) 26. Qd3 Rac8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=1.22/Black=0.36} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 13. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 18. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 20. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 21. Qe1+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 22. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bf4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 27. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 28. Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Ree3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. a4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 35. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a3+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Kxa3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. b5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 44. b7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. b8=Q {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Nxb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 50. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 52. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 53. c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,67,13,24,81,60,64,62,123,106,107,104,108,122,170,166,302,295,291,296,273,136,137,139,183,182,189,172,181,173,176,191,187,190,190,179,168,167,192,179,196,153,167,169,212,210,211,214,268,260,659,648,737,701,658,625,748,593]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 c5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 {With the idea Qg4.} Qxg2 {C15: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Unusual White 4th moves.} (7... cxd4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 8. Bxd4 e5) 8. Qf3 $16 Qxf3 $1 9. Nxf3 cxd4 ({Black should play} 9... f6 $14) 10. Nxd4 ({Don't play} 10. Bxd4 $6 f6 $11) 10... Nf6 11. Nb5 {Black must now prevent Nc7+.} Na6 12. Rg1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] [#] Keeping Black busy.} Ke7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Kf8 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Nd6 Nc5 15. Bb4 b6 16. Nb7 Rc8 17. Ba6 Rc6 18. Bb5 Rc7 19. Nxc5 bxc5 {1-0 (29) Rudolf,M (2428)-Stopa,J (2304) Wysowa 2003}) 13. Rxg7 {Strongly threatening Nd6!} Bd7 {[#]} (13... Nc5 $142) 14. Nd6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Nd5 (14... Kxd6 15. Bxf6) 15. Nxf7 Rhg8 16. Nh6+ (16. Rxh7 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Nf6 17. Bxf6+ Kxf6 18. O-O-O) 16... Rxg7 $16 17. Bxg7 Nab4 18. Bxh7 Nf6 19. a3 {And now Bxf6+ would win.} Nbd5 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. O-O-O Rc8 22. Bxf6+ Kxf6 23. Ng4+ Ke7 24. Ne5 Be8 25. Be4 b6 26. Nd3 Nh3 27. Bg2 Ng5 28. h4 Nf7 29. Re1 Nd6 30. Bd5 Ba4 $2 (30... Bf7 31. Bxe6 Bxe6) 31. Rxe6+ $18 {White is clearly winning.} Kd7 32. Ne5+ Kc7 33. h5 Rf8 34. f3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/Black=0.38} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,129,35,41,32,36,27,53,51,48,58,69,62,63,54,70,64,84,36,58,20,36,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,3,-24,-31,-62,-38,-40,-33,-70,-54,-102,-56,-75,-63,-79,-79,-144,-124,-124,-130,-131,-143,-129,-124,-152,-159,-171,-127,-142,-136,-372,-372,-355,-123,-133,-131,-130,-69,-66,-66,-75,-69,-75,-72,-74,-69,-71,0,0,0,-75,-8,-8,0,0,0,-8,-6,-79,-47,-51,0,0,0,-81,-90,-107,-97,-97,-97,-331,-346,-418,-428,-433,-437,-433,-433,-1091,-987,-1800,-329,-1150,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Be7 7. f4 {C45: Scotch Game.} d6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O {White is slightly better.} O-O 10. N1d2 Re8 11. Nf3 Bf8 12. Qc2 Qe7 {[%cal Rf6e4]} 13. Re1 {[#]} g6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Bg4 14. Qf2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 g6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. Re2 Nd7 18. Rf1 Rad8 19. Qh3 Nb6 {½-½ (27) Banawa,J (2396)-Ali Marandi,C (2531) Saint Louis 2019}) 14. Nbd4 Bg7 15. Be3 Bg4 ({Wrong is} 15... Nxe4 $2 16. Bxe4 Bg4 17. Bf2 $18) 16. Bf2 (16. Nd2 {with more complications.} Bd7 17. h3 Nh5 18. N2f3 Bh6 19. Qc1) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 c5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. Kh1 Bc6 21. c4 Bh6 22. f5 Ng4 23. Bg1 Ne5 24. Be2 Qe7 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. b3 Qh4 27. Nf3 (27. fxg6 $142 fxg6 28. Rf1) 27... Qxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxe4 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. fxg6 hxg6 ({But not} 30... Bxg6 31. Bf3 $11) 31. Bf1 Rde8 {Hoping for ...Bxg2+!} 32. Re2 R8e6 33. h3 Bf4 34. Rde1 $2 (34. Bh2 $17 Bc6 35. Rf2 Bxh2 36. Kxh2) 34... Bg3 $19 35. Rd1 b6 $2 (35... Rh5 $19 {...Rxh3+ is the strong threat.} 36. Rxe4 Rxe4) 36. Bh2 Bxh2 37. Kxh2 f5 (37... Kf8 $17 38. Red2 Ke7) 38. Red2 $15 Kf7 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40. Rxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Re6 41. Rd7+ Re7 42. Rd6 Re6 (42... Bb1 $1 $17 43. Rd2 Re3) 43. Rd7+ $11 Re7 (43... Kf6 $11) 44. Rd6 $17 {[#]} f4 (44... Bb1 $1 $17 45. Rd2 Re3) 45. Kg1 $11 Re6 46. Rd7+ Re7 47. Rd6 Bb1 48. Rd2 (48. Bd3 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 48... Bf5 49. Kf2 g5 (49... Re3 $15) 50. Be2 Rd7 51. Rb2 (51. Rxd7+ $1 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.} Bxd7 52. Bg4 Bxg4 53. hxg4) 51... Kf6 $17 52. Bf3 Rd3 53. Re2 Rc3 54. Rd2 $2 {[#]} (54. Be4 $17) 54... Rc2 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc2d2]} 55. Ke2 Ke5 56. Kd1 Rxd2+ 57. Kxd2 {KB-KB} Kd4 58. Be2 (58. Bc6 $142 Bb1 59. Bb7) 58... Be4 59. Bf3 Bb1 $2 (59... Bxf3 60. gxf3 a6) 60. a3 $2 (60. Be2) 60... a5 $2 (60... Be4 $19 {White must now prevent ...Bxf3.} 61. Bg4 Bxg2) 61. a4 $15 {Black is slightly better.} Bd3 62. Bd1 Be4 63. Bf3 Bf5 64. Bd1 Be6 65. Bf3 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.53/Black=0.41. Loss on time!?} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,147,34,43,31,37,26,37,29,37,35,46,29,39,38,52,0,0,0,0,0,43,27,21,21,22,18,37,37,31,23,95,82,86,89,86,99,193,217,264,216,386,96,146,102,371,370,331,298,279,275,235,124,124,125,258,234,247,218,245,222,221,212,234,156,293,211,277,268,377,365,402,420,450,425,397,384,510,492,476,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,12,44,47,69,26,18,28,66,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,12845,12843,12845,12846]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5 Ne7 {8...Nb8 is the fancy move. Played by Magnus Carlsen in August 2020.} 9. e4 h6 10. b4 {E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without ...a6.} a5 11. Ba3 axb4 12. Bxb4 {White is slightly better.} b6 13. a4 Ne8 {[#]} 14. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. a5 bxa5 15. Rxa5 Rxa5 16. Bxa5 f5 17. Nb5 fxe4 18. Nd2 e3 19. fxe3 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 {1-0 (47) Vaishali,R (2393)-Kotliar,M (2300) chess.com INT 2020}) 14... Rb8 15. Nb5 f5 16. a5 (16. Rfb1 $14) 16... bxa5 $11 17. Bxa5 fxe4 18. Nd2 Nf5 (18... Nxd5 $5 19. cxd5 Bd7 $15) 19. Nxe4 Nd4 20. Qd3 Bf5 21. Rfb1 Qd7 22. Bc3 {[%cal Rb5d4]} Nxb5 23. Rxb5 Rxb5 (23... Nf6 $11) 24. cxb5 $16 Nf6 25. Nxf6+ $1 Bxf6 26. Qc4 Rb8 (26... Rf7 $16) 27. Bf1 $1 $18 Bd8 28. Ra7 Bh3 $2 {[#]} (28... Qe7 29. f4 exf4 30. Qxf4 Qg5) 29. Bd3 $2 (29. Bxh3 $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.} Qxh3 {[#]} 30. Bxe5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 29... Bf5 30. Be2 {Threatens to win with g4.} h5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Bh3 $16) 31. Ba5 Bh3 {If Black can now play ...Qf5 this consolidates a bit.} 32. Bxc7 Bxc7 33. Rxc7 Qf5 {Hoping for ...Ra8.} 34. f3 (34. Qb4 $18) 34... Qb1+ $16 35. Qc1 Qxc1+ (35... Rxb5 $16 {is a better defense.} 36. Bxb5 Qxb5) 36. Rxc1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Bd7 37. Kf2 Kf8 38. Ke3 Ke7 39. Rb1 Rb6 40. Bd3 Be8 (40... g5 $16 {might work better.} 41. f4 gxf4+ 42. gxf4 Be8) 41. Kd2 Bf7 42. Bc4 g5 (42... Rb8 $142 43. f4 exf4) 43. Kc3 $18 g4 44. fxg4 hxg4 45. Kb4 Rb8 46. Ra1 Be8 47. Ra7+ Kf6 {If only Black now had time for ...e4....} 48. Be2 $2 (48. Ra6 $18) 48... e4 $1 $14 49. Rc7 Ke5 50. Bc4 Kd4 51. Rg7 Rc8 52. Be2 Rc2 53. Bxg4 Rb2+ 54. Ka3 Rxb5 55. Re7 Ra5+ 56. Kb4 Rb5+ 57. Ka3 Ra5+ 58. Kb4 Ra8 59. Bf5 Rb8+ 60. Ka3 Ra8+ (60... Kc3 {seems wilder.} 61. Rc7+ Kd4 62. Re7) 61. Kb2 Rb8+ (61... Bb5 $5 {[%cal Rb5d3]}) 62. Kc1 Kxd5 63. Bxe4+ Kd4 64. Bf5 Bc6 65. g4 ({White should play} 65. h4 $1 $14) 65... Rh8 $11 66. Bh7 Rf8 67. g5 Rf1+ 68. Kd2 (68. Kb2 {keeps more tension.} Rf2+ 69. Ka3 Rxh2 70. g6 Bd5 71. Kb4) 68... Rf2+ 69. Re2 Rxe2+ 70. Kxe2 Ke5 71. h4 d5 72. Bd3 {Strongly threatening h5.} d4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (72... Kf4 $11) 73. h5 $18 Be8 74. h6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-22/B=-37. Weighted=-23/-40} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,68,-18,-8,-9,0,-18,-2,-68,-70,-80,-71,-73,-79,-73,-72,-82,-90,-94,-95,-98,-80,-89,-95,-75,-81,-80,-79,-154,-149,-223,-203,-202,-184,-235,-214,-214,-212,-221,-209,-195,-206,-297,-193,-194,-205,-189,-178,-179,0,-12,78,80,81,68,70,36,34,0,29,-512,-506]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. Bb2 a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 5. b5 Nd7 {[#]} 6. e3 $146 {A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4.} ({Predecessor:} 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O e5 9. d3 Be7 10. e3 Ngf6 11. exd4 exd4 12. Re1 {½-½ (21) Obona,J (2147)-Pagerka,M (2261) Slovakia 2013}) 6... e5 7. d3 Ngf6 8. exd4 (8. g3 $11) 8... cxd4 $15 9. Nbd2 a4 10. Be2 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bf1 h6 14. Qc2 a3 15. Bc1 Nc5 16. Nb3 Nfd7 17. Nfd2 b6 18. Nb1 (18. Nxc5 $142 Nxc5 19. Nb3) 18... Ne6 $17 19. N3d2 (19. g3 $17) 19... Bb7 20. Ne4 Bf8 21. Nbd2 (21. Ng3 {is a better defense.}) 21... f5 $19 22. Ng3 Qf6 23. Nb3 Ndc5 24. Bd2 Bd6 25. f3 (25. Bb4 {was worth a try.}) 25... Rad8 26. Bb4 Nxb3 27. Qxb3 Bxb4 28. Qxb4 {[#]} Ra8 $2 (28... Nc5 $1 $19 {And now ...e4 would win.} 29. Qd2 e4) 29. Qd6 $1 $11 {[%csl LRb6,LRe5][%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nc5 (29... f4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 30. Qxb6 Bxf3) 30. Qxf6 $16 gxf6 31. Nxf5 h5 32. h4 Kh7 33. Kf2 Kg6 34. g3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (34. Nd6 $11 {and White stays safe.}) 34... Kxf5 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-34/B=-16. Weighted=-71/-26} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,67,0,-4,-2,-3,-10,0,-22,-17,-25,-21,-27,-4,-39,0,0,0,-11,-16,-32,-26,-33,0,-26,-29,-32,-22,-23,-15,-17,0,0,-4,-9,-19,-23,0,0,37,-15,0,-20,38,37,37,37,31,0,8,2,100,83,89,102,153,41,368,359,850,835]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} Bxd4 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 $5 {[%mdl 4] The position is equal. Leaves trodden paths.} c6 {[#] White must now prevent ...Bxe3.} 9. Ba4 Bxe3 (9... a5 $5 10. a3 $8 Qb6 $11) 10. fxe3 {[#]} d5 $146 (10... b5 $5 11. Bb3 $8 a5 $11) ({Predecessor:} 10... Qb6 11. Qc1 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bb3 d4 14. exd4 Qxd4+ 15. Kh1 Qh4 16. Qe1 Qh5 {½-½ (32) Galarza,O (1588)-Garcia,H (1676) Medellin Antioquia 2016}) 11. Qf3 Be6 12. Bb3 a5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. e4 Nf4 15. g3 Bxb3 (15... Nh3+ {feels hotter.} 16. Kh1 Ng5 17. Qe2 Bh3 18. Rf2 Qd7) 16. axb3 (16. gxf4 {looks sharper.} Qd4+ 17. Rf2 Bxc2 18. Kh1 Ba4 19. Rg1) 16... Ne6 17. Qe3 Qd4 18. Nd1 Qb4 19. Qf2 a4 20. bxa4 Rxa4 21. Rxa4 Qxa4 22. Ne3 Nd4 (22... f6 $11) 23. c3 $14 Ne6 24. Nf5 (24. Nc4 $14) 24... f6 25. Qb6 (25. Ne7+ {is more complex.} Kh8 26. Qf5 Qb3 27. Qh5 Rd8 28. Ng6+) 25... Qb5 (25... Rf7 $11) 26. Qxb5 cxb5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 27. Kf2 Ra8 28. Ke3 Ra2 29. Rf2 b6 (29... b4 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 30. d4 $16 exd4+ 31. cxd4 Ra4 ({Better is} 31... Kf7) 32. b3 ({White should try} 32. e5 $16) 32... Rb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (32... Ra3 $14) 33. Rb2 $18 {[#] Ne7+ is the strong threat.} g6 $2 (33... Kf8 34. Kd3 g6) 34. Ne7+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-12/B=-47. Weighted=-18/-54} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "228"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,228,20,16,12,7,9,5,29,18,29,21,25,25,31,36,32,31,47,27,58,58,75,62,75,76,119,122,111,104,124,124,114,94,109,90,90,98,70,7,6,4,4,6,3,0,0,0,86,-734,-726,-684,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-26,0,0,0,0,0,-26,-26,-26,-26,-26,-26,-41,-18,-26,-18,-33,-18,-26,-26,-33,-18,-18,-18,-33,-33,-41,-41,-48,-9,-55,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-27,-27,-27,-8,-27,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-7,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,-8,-8,0,-8,0,0,0,-8,0,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,0,-8,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-240,-240,-189,-108,-612,-590,-2354,-189,-189,-174,-174,0,-174,-108,-108,-8,-40,-34,-55,-54,-59,-8,-8,0,-587,-576,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {6...b6 is setting a new trend.} 7. Be2 dxc4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 $5 {[%mdl 4] The position is equal. Leaves trodden paths.} 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Re1 Re8 {[#]} 15. Qd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. d5 Nc5 16. Bf1 a5 17. Nd2 Re7 18. Qf3 Ne8 19. Rab1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Nxa6 21. Nc4 Rc7 22. b3 {1-0 (45) Wen,Y (2583)-Wang,C (2536) Xinghua 2015}) 15... Rc8 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Bb1 Qf8 18. Ba2 h6 19. Nh4 d5 {[%cal Rf6e4]} 20. exd5 Qb4 21. Nf5 exd4 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qxd4 Qxb2 24. Nd6 Rb8 25. Nxb7 (25. Rb1 $14 Qa3 26. Nc4) 25... Rxb7 $11 26. d6 {White wants to play Bc4.} b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. h3 b4 29. Rb1 Qa3 (29... bxc3 $11 30. Rxb2 Rxb2) 30. Bc4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30. Qc4 $16) 30... bxc3 $19 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $2 (31... Kf8 $19 32. Rxb7 c2) 32. Rxb7 $11 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qd2 34. Qc4+ Kg6 {White must now prevent ...Ne5.} 35. Rc7 ({Not} 35. Qe6 $2 Qf4+ 36. Kh1 c2 $19) 35... Qxd6+ 36. Kg1 Qd1+ 37. Kh2 Qd2 (37... Qc2 {is interesting.} 38. Qc6 Qf5 39. Kg1 Nf8 40. Qxc3 Ne6) 38. Qxc3 (38. Kg1 {looks sharper.} Qc1+ 39. Qf1 Qc2 40. Qe1 Qd2 41. Qb1+) 38... Qxf2 39. Qd3+ Qf5 40. Qxf5+ Kxf5 41. Rc1 g5 42. Rf1+ Kg6 43. Re1 Nc5 44. Re5 Nd3 (44... Nfd7 {seems wilder.} 45. Rd5 Kf7 46. Rd6 Nf6 47. Rc6 Nce4) 45. Ra5 Nf4 46. Ra4 Ne6 47. Kg1 h5 48. Ra6 Nc5 49. Rc6 Nce4 50. Rc8 (50. g4 $5) 50... h4 51. Rc1 Nd5 52. Rd1 Nf4 53. Kh2 Nh5 54. Re1 Nhg3 55. Ra1 Kf5 56. Ra8 Kf4 57. Rf8+ Ke3 58. Ra8 Nd2 59. Kg1 (59. Ra3+ {feels hotter.} Kf2 60. Ra2 Nge4 61. Rb2 Ke1 62. Rc2) 59... Ne2+ 60. Kh2 Nf1+ 61. Kh1 {Cut Off at move 61} Neg3+ (61... Kf2 {seems wilder.} 62. Rf8+ Nf4 63. Rg8 Ne3 64. Rg7 Nh5) 62. Kg1 Nd2 63. Re8+ Nde4 64. Re7 Ne2+ 65. Kh2 Kd4 66. Re8 Nf4 67. Rd8+ Ke5 68. Re8+ Ne6 69. Kg1 Kf5 70. Ra8 Nf6 71. Kf2 Kf4 72. Ra4+ Ne4+ 73. Kg1 N6c5 74. Ra8 Nd3 75. Rd8 Ke3 76. Re8 Nc1 77. Kh2 Na2 78. Re7 Nb4 79. Re8 Nd3 80. Re7 Kf4 81. Kg1 Ne5 82. Re8 Nd7 83. Re7 Ndf6 84. Ra7 Kf5 85. Ra5+ Kg6 86. Ra6 Kg7 87. Kh2 Nd5 88. Ra5 Ndf6 89. Kg1 Kg6 90. Kh2 Nd6 91. Kg1 Nc4 92. Ra8 Ne3 93. Ra3 Nfd5 94. Ra6+ Kf5 95. Ra8 Nf4 96. Rf8+ Kg6 97. Rg8+ Kh6 98. Rh8+ Kg7 99. Ra8 Nexg2 {Hoping for ...Ne3.} 100. Ra3 $2 (100. Kf2 $11) 100... Ne1 $19 {And now ...Ned3 would win.} 101. Kf2 Ned3+ (101... Nc2 $19 102. Ra2 Nb4) 102. Kf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (102. Ke3 $17) 102... Kf6 103. Ke4 {If only White now had time for Ra6+....} Nc5+ $2 (103... Nf2+ 104. Kf3 N2xh3 105. Ra6+ Kf5 106. Ra5+ Kg6) 104. Kd4 Nce6+ 105. Ke4 Nc5+ 106. Kd4 Nfe6+ (106... Nb7 $19 {Threatens to win with ...Nd6.} 107. Ke4 Nc5+) 107. Kd5 $17 {[#]} Nd7 ({Black should try} 107... Nd3 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 108. Ke4 (108. Rxd3 Nf4+) 108... Nf2+ 109. Kf3 Nxh3) 108. Ra6 $11 Ndf8 109. Ke4 Ng6 {...Ngf4 is the strong threat.} 110. Kf3 Ngf4 ({Better is} 110... Ne5+ $15 111. Ke4 Nd7) 111. Kg4 Ng6 112. Kh5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (112. Kf3 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 112... Kf5 $1 $19 {Strongly threatening ...Ngf4+.} 113. Rxe6 {[#]} Nf4+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack, Zwischenzug} 114. Kh6 Nxe6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.21/Black=0.20} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 16,106,50,30,30,30,30,30,36,29,31,29,21,23,29,32,71,72,79,74,75,77,75,72,80,77,73,72,81,45,50,41,41,41,41,41,41,38,54,38,35,29,83,83,97,77,84,76,74,74,76,77,141,123,119,129,129,57,65,47,66,66,66,66,70,66,70,70,74,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,15,15,8,22,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 {D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4.} 10. a3 Ke7 11. b4 Bd6 {White has an edge.} 12. Bb2 b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Nb3 {[#]} Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Nb8 16. Nfd4 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Bf3 e5 20. Ne2 Bg4 21. Bxg4 Nxg4 {½-½ (36) Stillger,B (2255)-Varga,Z (2418) Novi Sad 2016}) 16. Bxg7 Rhg8 17. Bb2 Nce5 {[#] aiming for ...Bxf3.} 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rc1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Na5 Bd5 23. e4 Bxe4 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. Nxc4 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} Bd5 26. Ne3 Be4 27. f3 Bd3 28. g3 a5 (28... e5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 29. bxa5 $16 Bc5 30. Kf2 Kd7 31. Bc1 Kc6 32. Ke1 Kb5 33. Ng4 Bd6 (33... Bc2 $142) 34. Bd2 f5 35. Nf6 Be7 36. Nh5 ({Much worse is} 36. Nxh7 $6 f4 $11) ({White should play} 36. Ne8 $16) 36... Bxa3 $14 37. h4 Bd6 38. Kf2 Bc5+ 39. Kg2 Bd4 40. g4 fxg4 41. fxg4 e5 42. Nf6 e4 43. Nd5 e3 44. Nxe3 Bxe3 45. Bxe3 Kxa5 {KB-KB} 46. Kg3 Kb5 47. Kf4 Kc4 48. Kg5 Kd5 {The position is equal.} 49. Kh6 Ke6 50. g5 Kf7 51. h5 Kg8 52. g6 hxg6 53. hxg6 Bxg6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-6/B=-6. Weighted=-6/-6} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,97,46,41,60,69,82,100,168,169,162,177,157,175,178,156,170,145,157,132,140,131,136,143,166,156,196,186,187,154,243,166,180,40,16,-26,-29,-62,-78,-173,-176,-173,-165,-167,-172,-175,-187,-231,-195,-290,-247,-243,-241,-237,-231,-317,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,122,116,120,10,10,10,18,10,342,334,348,336,12835,12836,12848,12848,12849,12849]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Qd2 c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Nbd7 {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems.} 8. Nf3 Qa5 {next ...Nxe4 is good for Black.} 9. Bd3 b5 (9... Qh5 $16 10. Qf4 O-O) 10. O-O $18 b4 11. Ne2 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Ng3 $1 Qb5 14. Rfe1 e5 15. Rad1 {[#]} O-O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Qc4 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Qf4 Nfd7 19. Qg5 h6 20. Qh4 Qc5 21. Re2 Qe7 {0-1 (36) Vidit,S (2718)-Andriasian,Z (2591) chess.com INT 2018}) 16. a3 a5 17. axb4 axb4 18. h3 Qb6 19. c3 Rhe8 20. Ra1 Kb7 (20... Kc7 $16 21. dxe5 dxe5) 21. Ra4 c5 22. cxb4 ({White should try} 22. dxc5 $18 dxc5 23. Qg7) 22... cxd4 $14 23. Rea1 Ra8 24. b3 Rxa4 25. bxa4 (25. Rxa4 $17 Rc8 26. Qd2) 25... Qxb4 $19 26. Qc1 {And now Rb1 would win.} Rc8 27. Qf1 Qc4 28. Qb1+ Ka7 29. a5 Qc2 30. Qb5 (30. Qe1 {is a better defense.}) 30... Rb8 31. Qf1 Nc5 ({Resist} 31... Nxe4 32. Nxe4 Qxe4 33. Qc4 $17) 32. Rc1 Qd3 33. Nxe5 Qxf1+ $2 ({Black should play} 33... dxe5 $19 34. Rxc5 Rb1 {[%mdl 64] Pin}) 34. Kxf1 $11 {aiming for Nc6+.} dxe5 35. Rxc5 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Nd7 36. Rd5 Rb7 37. f4 exf4 38. Ne2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nf6 39. Rxd4 Re7 40. Nc3 Re6 {[#]} (40... Re5 $11 {remains equal.}) 41. Nb5+ $1 $16 Kb7 {[#]} 42. Nd6+ ({Only move:} 42. Rd6 $1 $16 Kb8 43. a6 Rxd6 44. Nxd6) 42... Ka6 $11 43. Kf2 Kxa5 {Hoping for ...Rxd6!} 44. Kf3 g5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (44... Kb6 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 45. Nxf7 Kc5) 45. Nxf7 $18 h6 46. Nxh6 Nxe4 $2 (46... Rb6 47. Rd3 Kb4) 47. Rxe4 {White is clearly winning.} Rxh6 48. Re5+ Kb4 49. Rxg5 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-19/B=-50. Weighted=-21/-47} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. f4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 15. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 16. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Ngxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 20. c3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 21. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 22. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. a4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 24. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 30. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Rxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Bg1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. h3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 15. b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 17. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 18. c3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 20. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Rae2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 22. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Rec2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nfe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 29. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 30. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 35. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 36. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. hxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 43. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. g4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 46. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 48. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 57. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. b3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 16. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 19. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. a4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 24. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} axb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Reb8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Rcb1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 28. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 29. h4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 32. Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 33. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} exf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 37. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. h5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 44. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 49. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,57,16,18,23,22,55,46,45,33,34,33,33,32,64,24,19,31,85,76,101,97,140,131,192,176,167,170,159,114,120,116,108,84,200,195,216,210,210,206,274,272,656,641,1428,1425]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 {8...a6 is the modern continuation. C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 9. Bg3 Qe7 10. b4 Bb6 {[#] White is slightly better.} 11. a4 $146 {[#] Hoping for a5.} ({Predecessor:} 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Re1 a6 13. Bb3 Kh7 14. Nc4 Ba7 15. Ne3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Rae8 17. Bc2 {½-½ (45) Yudasin,L (2517)-Hambleton,A (2441) chess.com INT 2017}) 11... a5 12. b5 Nd8 13. Nbd2 Nh5 14. d4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 ({Much weaker is} 15. fxg3 g4 $17) 15... Kg7 (15... Bg4 $14) 16. Bb3 $16 Bg4 17. Nc4 f6 18. Ne3 Bd7 (18... Qd7 $16 19. Nxg4 Qxg4) 19. Re1 Nf7 20. Nh2 c6 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb1 {[#] aiming for Bxf7.} Rab8 23. g4 Rfd8 (23... exd4 $16 {was called for.} 24. cxd4 c5) 24. Nhf1 $18 h5 25. Ng3 Nh6 {[%cal Rh5g4]} 26. Nxh5+ Kg6 27. Nf5 Nxf5 $2 (27... Qf8 28. Re3 Bxf5 29. gxf5+ Kh7) 28. gxf5+ Kh6 29. Re3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.48} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 14. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 18. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 20. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 22. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 23. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 24. g3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 26. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. b3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 36. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 40. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 41. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 42. Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Qc4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 51. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Nh7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 57. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Nh7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,129,-16,2,0,10,0,0,0,0,-29,-27,-31,-3,0,79,87,89,90,127,91,121,127,122,118,114,86,87,93,114,85,125,132,118,135,172,156,154,114,293,288,287,298,276,185,209,172,217,217,377,354,403,335,751,722,638,285,417,402,358,91,239,159,153,-281,16,75,46,27,425,104,93,-29987,608,129,469,121,114,125,115,131,160,132,112,-778,-774,-741,-735,-560,-516,-506,0,0,56,39,39,32,197,179,5214,5206,5202,0,1962,0,5193,5085,29986,29987,29987,29988]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Qe1 Bh7 10. e4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. Qe2 {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems.} Qb6 13. Rab1 dxe4 14. dxe4 {The position is equal.} Qa6 {[#]} 15. Qe3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Qxa6 Rxa6 16. Rbe1 Nc5 17. Ne5 Rd8 18. Re2 Ne8 19. Ng4 Raa8 20. f4 h5 21. Nf2 {0-1 (50) Schnegelsberg,K-Hoehn,M Doernigheim 1994}) 15... Rfd8 16. h3 a4 17. b4 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} c5 (17... Qa7 $11 {remains equal.}) 18. b5 $1 $16 {[%cal Rb5a6]} Qa7 19. c4 Qa5 20. Rbd1 Qc7 21. e5 Ne8 22. Ne4 Nb6 23. Rc1 Rd7 24. Qe2 Rad8 25. Bc3 Rd3 26. Ne1 Rxc3 27. Nxc3 Rd4 28. Nd1 $1 {[%cal Bc3d1,Bd1e3,Be3g4][%mdl 32]} g5 29. Ne3 Ng7 $2 (29... Rd8 $16 30. Qf3 Rd7) 30. Ng4 $1 $18 Nf5 31. Nf3 Rd8 32. Rfd1 Nd7 33. h4 gxh4 34. Nxh4 Bxh4 $2 (34... Nd4 {was worth a try.} 35. Qe3 (35. Nxh6+ Kg7 $11) 35... Bxh4) 35. gxh4 Kh8 36. b6 Qc8 $2 (36... Nxb6 37. Rxd8+ Qxd8) 37. Qd2 Nd4 38. Qe3 (38. Qxh6 $142 Rg8 39. Nf6) 38... Rg8 (38... h5 $142) 39. Nxh6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rg7 40. Kh2 $2 (40. Rxd4 $18 {is more deadly.} cxd4 41. Qxd4) 40... Qd8 (40... Qf8 $16 {was necessary.}) 41. Qf4 Nxe5 42. Bh1 $2 (42. Bxb7 $2 Qb8 $19) (42. Rc3 $1 $16 {is necessary to keep the advantage.} f6 43. Rg3) 42... Nd3 $2 (42... Ng4+ $1 $19 43. Kh3 Nxh6 44. Qxh6 Qf8 45. Bxb7 Rg3+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 46. fxg3 Qxh6) 43. Rxd3 $1 $11 ({But not} 43. Nxf7+ $2 Rxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 44. Qxf7 Qxh4+ 45. Kg1 Ne2+ 46. Kf1 Nef4 $19) 43... Bxd3 44. Rg1 {aiming for Rxg7.} Qe7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (44... Bg6 $11 {and Black is okay.} 45. Rg4 (45. Bxb7 $2 Ne2 $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 45... Kh7) 45. Rxg7 $2 (45. Rg5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg5h5] Black must now prevent Rh5.} Bg6 46. Ng4) 45... Kxg7 $16 46. Ng4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (46. Qg5+ $16 Qxg5 47. hxg5) 46... Bg6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (46... Qxh4+ {and life is good for Black.} 47. Kg2 Bf1+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 48. Kg1 Ne2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 49. Kxf1 Nxf4 50. f3 f5 51. Nf2 Qh2 52. Ke1 Qg1+ 53. Kd2 Qxf2+ 54. Kc3 Qe2 55. Bg2 Nd5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 56. cxd5 exd5 57. Bh3 d4#) 47. Qh6+ Kg8 {[#] intending ...Nf5.} 48. Be4 $2 (48. Qg5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg5e7] and the rest is easy.} Qd6+ 49. Qe5) 48... Nf5 ({Don't go for} 48... Qd6+ $2 {[#]} 49. Kh3 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) 49. Bxf5 exf5 50. Ne3 {Nd5 is the strong threat.} Qe5+ 51. Kg1 f4 52. Nd5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (52. Ng4 $16 Qf5 53. f3 Qb1+ 54. Kg2 Qa2+ 55. Kh3) 52... Qe1+ $19 53. Kg2 Be4+ 54. Kh3 Qh1+ 55. Kg4 {[%cal Rd5f6]} Qg2+ $2 ({Better is} 55... Qg1+ $19 56. Kxf4 Bxd5) 56. Kxf4 $11 {[%cal Rd5f6]} Qf3+ ({Black should try} 56... Bxd5 $11 57. cxd5 Qxf2+ 58. Ke5 Qb2+ 59. Kf5 Qxa3 60. Qg5+ Kf8 61. Qd8+ Kg7 62. Qg5+ Kf8 63. Qd8+ Kg7 64. Qg5+ Kh7 65. Qh5+ Kg8) 57. Ke5 $14 {[%cal Rd5e7]} Bxd5 58. Qg5+ Kf8 59. cxd5 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Hoping for Qe3. KQ-KQ} Qc3+ $2 (59... c4 60. Kd6 f6) 60. Kd6 c4 61. Qd8+ (61. Kc7 $142 f6 62. Qf5) 61... Kg7 62. Qg5+ (62. Kc7 $142 Qe5+ 63. Kxb7) 62... Kf8 $1 63. Kc7 Qxa3 64. d6 c3 65. d7 {White used his chance.  Weighted Error Value: White=1.14/Black=0.72} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,169,19,23,30,12,11,12,16,27,39,33,0,0,0,-4,-76,-88,-59,-65,-139,-71,-79,-83,-99,-70,-106,-112,-146,-142,-285,-283,-325,-311,-315,-246,-313,-59,-70,-74,-69,-70,-70,-63,-77,-49,-145,-125,-128,-114,-185,-60,-112,-112,-133,-126,-118,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-9,-16,-16,-17,-15,-16,-9,-16,-16,-12,-12,-12,-9,-12,-10,-11,-11,-11,-11,-12,-9,-9,617,-9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-12,0,-17,0,-10,0,-12,0,-12,0,-6,-8,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,-12,0,-12,0,-12,0,-12,0,-12,0,-12]} 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 {seems to push 9...Ne5 aside.} 10. Bd3 c5 11. Rhe1 Be6 12. a3 {[#]} c4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... d5 13. Ng5 Bd7 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Nxh7 Nxh7 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxd5 Bg4 18. Qxf7 Bg5 19. Bxg5 Qxg5+ {0-1 (47) Paravyan,D (2634)-Gelfand,B (2673) Moscow 2018}) 13. Bf1 Ne4 14. Qe2 (14. Qd4 $11 d5 15. Bxc4) 14... d5 $17 15. Bd4 b5 16. Nd2 (16. g3 $15) 16... Nd6 ({Black should play} 16... Nxd2 $1 17. Kxd2 Bg5+ 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 a5) 17. g3 Re8 18. Bg2 Nf5 19. Nf3 a5 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. Qh5 (21. f4 $17 {was called for.}) 21... g6 $19 22. Qf3 b4 23. a4 Rab8 24. h4 bxc3 $2 (24... b3 $19 25. cxb3 Qb7) 25. Bxc3 $15 {[#]} d4 $1 {[%cal Rd4c3][%mdl 512]} 26. Rxd4 ({Not} 26. Bxd4 $2 Nxd4 27. Qc3 Bc5 $19) 26... Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Bc5 28. Bc3 {Threatens to win with Nxg6!} Bb4 $1 29. Nc6 (29. h5 $1 $15) 29... Bxc3 $1 $17 30. Qxc3 Rb6 $1 {[%cal Rb6c6]} 31. Nxa5 {[#]} (31. Nd4 $17) 31... Reb8 ({Black should try} 31... Qd7 $1 $19 32. h5 (32. Nxc4 $2 Bxc4 33. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $19) 32... Qxa4) 32. b3 (32. Qe5 $1 $15 Qxe5 33. Rxe5) 32... Qc5 33. Nxc4 Bxc4 34. Qxc4 {[#]} Qxc4 ({Of course not} 34... Qxf2 35. Re7 $15) (34... Qa3+ $1 $17 35. Kd2 Rd8+ 36. Kc3 Rbb8) 35. bxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} Rb1+ 36. Kd2 Rxe1 37. Kxe1 $11 {KR-KB} Rb4 38. Bd5 Rxa4 39. Kd2 Kf8 40. Kd3 Ke7 41. Kd4 Ra2 42. Kd3 f6 43. c5 Ra4 44. c6 Kd6 45. c4 Ra2 46. Ke3 Rb2 47. Kf3 h6 48. g4 g5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (48... Kc7 $11) 49. hxg5 $2 (49. h5 $18 {Black must now prevent Ke3.} Ra2 50. Ke3) 49... hxg5 {The position is equal.} 50. Ke3 Rb8 51. Ke4 Ke7 52. Kf5 {Black should prevent Be6.} (52. Kd4 {looks sharper.} Kd8 53. f3 Rc8 54. Ke4 Ke7 55. Kf5) 52... Rc8 53. f3 Rc7 54. Kg6 Rc8 55. Kf5 Rc7 56. Kg6 Rc8 57. Kg7 Rc7 58. Kh6 Rc8 59. Kg6 Rc7 60. Kf5 Rc8 61. Ke4 {Cut Off at move 61} Rc7 62. Kd4 {aiming for Kc5.} Kd6 $1 63. Ke4 Ke7 64. f4 gxf4 $1 65. Kxf4 Kd6 66. Kf5 Ke7 67. c5 Rc8 68. Ke4 Rc7 69. Kd4 Rc8 70. Kc4 Kd8 71. Kd4 Kc7 72. Ke4 Re8+ 73. Kd4 Re5 74. Be4 Rg5 75. Bf3 Kc8 76. Kc4 Kd8 77. Kd4 Re5 78. Be4 Kc7 79. Bf3 Rg5 80. Kc4 Kb8 81. Kd4 Kc8 82. Kc4 Kc7 83. Kd4 Re5 84. Be4 Rg5 85. Bf3 {A wild game.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.30/Black=0.31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,53,71,70,61,73,75,93,35,36,36,36,31,35,40,36,38,37,35,43,35,35,16,25,29,35,15,28,18,20,24,29,32,23,22,32,0,10,0,26,0]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bf3 Nc6 7. Nge2 e5 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O {C15: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Unusual White 4th moves.} ({But not} 9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Ng4 $15) 9... Ba6 {[#] And now ...exd4 would win.} 10. dxe5 {[#]} Nd5 $146 {White should prevent ...Nxc3.} ({Predecessor:} 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Qd4 Qxd4 13. cxd4 Bxe2 14. Re1 Nc3 15. Bd2 Nb5 16. Rxe2 Nxd4 17. Re4 O-O-O 18. Bg5 Nxc2 19. Bxd8 Nxa1 20. Bh4 Kd7 21. e6+ fxe6 22. Rd4+ Kc8 23. Rc4 {1-0 (23) Lukin,A (2450)-Yuneev,A (2345) Leningrad 1989}) 11. Nxd5 ({White should try} 11. Ne4 $16) 11... Qxd5 $14 12. c3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 {Hoping for Nd4.} Bxe2 14. Rd2 {[#]} Bxc3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 15. Rxe2 (15. bxc3 Rd8) 15... Bd4 16. Be3 O-O-O 17. Bxd4 Rxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 18. f3 Re8 19. Kf2 g5 20. Rc1 Re6 21. g3 h5 22. Rc3 h4 23. Ra3 Kb7 24. Rb3+ Kc8 25. Ra3 Kb7 26. Rb3+ Kc8 27. Ra3 {White got outplayed after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.03} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 13. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 15. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. a4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 17. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 20. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 21. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 22. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 24. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 29. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,101,31,44,18,26,22,30,18,40,37,47,26,53,43,53,11,11,0,-12,-18,31,37,16,16,7,14,38,52,67,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,12841,0,0,0,12841,12841,12842,12843,12843,12843,12844,12844,12845,12846,12847,12848]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5 Ne7 {8...Nb8 is more fashionable. Played by Magnus Carlsen in August 2020.} 9. e4 h6 10. b4 {E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without ...a6.} a5 11. Ba3 axb4 12. Bxb4 {White has an edge.} b6 13. a4 Ne8 {[#]} 14. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. a5 bxa5 15. Rxa5 Rxa5 16. Bxa5 f5 17. Nb5 fxe4 18. Nd2 e3 19. fxe3 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 {1-0 (47) Vaishali,R (2393)-Kotliar,M (2300) chess.com INT 2020}) 14... Rb8 15. Nb5 f5 16. a5 bxa5 17. Bxa5 fxe4 18. Nd2 Nf5 (18... Nxd5 $5 19. cxd5 Bd7 $15) 19. Nxe4 Nd4 20. Qd3 Bf5 21. Rfb1 Qd7 22. Bc3 {[%cal Rb5d4]} Qf7 23. Nxd4 (23. Bxd4 $14 exd4 24. Rf1) 23... Rxb1+ $11 24. Rxb1 Bxe4 $1 25. Qxe4 Qxf2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 26. Kh1 exd4 27. Rf1 Qe3 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qxe3 dxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} 30. Ba5 Bd4 31. Be4 g5 32. Kg2 Nf6 33. Bf5 Bb6 34. Bc3 Ke7 35. Kf3 Nd7 36. Bxd7 Kxd7 {KB-KB} 37. Bg7 h5 38. Bh6 g4+ 39. Ke2 Ke7 40. Bxe3 Kf6 41. Bxb6 cxb6 {KP-KP} 42. Ke3 {Threatens to win with Ke4.} Ke5 43. Kd3 Kf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (43... b5 $11 44. cxb5 Kxd5) 44. Kd4 $2 ({Only move:} 44. Kc3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rc3b4]} h4 45. Kb4 hxg3 46. hxg3) 44... Kf5 45. Kd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (45. Kc3 $11 Ke4 46. Kb4) 45... Kf6 $18 {[#] If only Black now had time for ...Ke5....} 46. Kc3 $1 {[%cal Rc3b4] White is clearly winning.} Ke5 {[#]} 47. Kb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4b5]} Ke4 48. Kb5 Kf3 49. Kxb6 Kg2 50. c5 Kxh2 51. cxd6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=277/B=-53. Weighted=171/-89} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,110,16,14,14,18,5,19,10,37,0,29,-5,29,-10,-7,-66,-65,-64,0,0,-18,-54,-61,-108,-19,-78,0,-79,-83,-93,-60,-60,-61,-59,-56,-58,0,-62,0,0,0,-51,-30,-29,-20,-35,-29,-1373,-1429,-1415,-1380,-1804,-1487,-29969,-29968,-29966,-29971,-29970,-29971,-29972,-29973,-29973,-29974,-29973,-29975,-29974,-29975,-29975,-29975,-29977,-29973,-29973,-29974,-29974,-29975,-29975,-29976,-29976,-29977,-29976,-29977,-29984,-29983,-29985,-29986,-29986,-29987,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29990,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29989]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Be3 {B41: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 c4.} e5 10. h3 Be6 11. O-O {The position is equal.} Be7 12. c5 O-O 13. a3 {[#]} Rfd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Rad8 14. Qc2 Bb3 15. Qxb3 Rxd3 16. Qc4 Rdd8 17. Rac1 Nd7 18. Ne2 Bf6 19. Rfd1 Rfe8 20. Ng3 g6 21. b4 Nf8 22. a4 {½-½ (22) Forgo,E (2285)-Porubszky Angyalosine,M (2205) Budapest 1997}) 14. Qe2 Nh5 15. Bc4 (15. Bc2 $11 Nf4 16. Qf3) 15... Nf4 $1 $15 {[%cal Rf4e2]} 16. Bxf4 $1 {Strongly threatening Be3.} exf4 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. b4 Qe5 19. Na4 Rd4 (19... a5 $1 $17 {And now ...axb4 would win.} 20. Nb6 axb4 21. Nxa8 Rxa8) 20. Rad1 (20. Rfe1 $11) 20... Rad8 ({Much weaker is} 20... Qxe4 $6 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Rd7 $11) (20... Rxe4 $17 21. Qf3 Rd8) 21. Nb6 (21. Rxd4 $11 Qxd4 22. Nb6) 21... Rxe4 $17 22. Qg4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 h5 24. Qf3 Re1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 26. Kh2 Qe5 ({Better is} 26... Bh4 $15 27. g3 fxg3+ 28. fxg3 Qe5) 27. Nc4 $11 Qf5 28. Nd6 ({White should play} 28. Kg1 $11) 28... Bxd6 $1 $15 29. cxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KQ} Kf7 30. Qc3 Qd5 31. Qc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Now White is beyond hope.} (31. d7 $11) 31... Qxc5 $1 $19 32. bxc5 {KP-KP} e5 33. a4 {[#]} a5 $1 34. h4 Ke6 {Black mates.} 35. g3 {[#]} b6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 36. cxb6 Kxd6 37. gxf4 exf4 38. Kg2 c5 39. Kf3 Kc6 40. Kxf4 Kxb6 41. Ke5 Kc6 42. f3 g6 43. f4 c4 44. Kd4 {[#]} c3 $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 45. Kxc3 {[#] K3P-K3P} Kc5 $1 46. Kd3 Kb4 47. Kd4 Kxa4 {K3P-KPP} 48. Ke5 Kb5 49. Kf6 a4 50. Kxg6 {KPP-KPP} a3 51. f5 a2 52. Kxh5 a1=Q 53. Kg6 Qh8 54. f6 Kc6 55. f7 Kd7 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-71/B=-16. Weighted=-72/-21} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,56,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-47,-44,-153,-144,-339,-345,-437,-182,-258,-263,-266,-272,-322,-210,-276,-176,-345,-187,-281,-189,-299,-301,-413,-408,-400,-388,-354,-260,-300,-299,-491,-506,-502,-437,-402,-326]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bd3 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 d6 8. Be2 {The position is equal.} g6 9. d3 Bg7 10. Qg3 {[#]} h5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 10... O-O 11. Kh1 d5 12. Qh4 d4 13. Nb1 Nd7 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. a4 {½-½ (15) Shabanov,Y (2505)-Karpatchev,A (2380) Moscow 2001}) 11. h4 Ng4 12. Nd1 (12. Bg5 $15 f6 13. Bd2) 12... Bf6 $17 13. Ne3 $2 (13. Bg5 $17) 13... Bxh4 $19 14. Qf3 {[#]} Bg5 (14... Nh2 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 15. Kxh2 {[#]} Bg4 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 15. g3 (15. Nc4 {was worth a try.} Bxc1 16. Raxc1) 15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 {[%csl Gf1][%cal Rf3f7]} Qe7 17. Qf2 Bg4 18. Bd2 Qe6 19. Bc3 $2 (19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Kg2) 19... O-O (19... Bh3 $142 20. Rfb1 f5 21. exf5 Bxf5) 20. Bd2 (20. Bxg4 $142 Qxg4 21. Bb4) 20... f5 {Threatens to win with ...Bh3.} 21. exf5 (21. Bxg4 {was forced.} fxg4 22. Qg2) 21... Bxf5 22. Qg2 Bh3 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (23... Kxf8 $2 24. Qh2 $19) 24. Qh2 Bg4 25. b3 e4 {And now ...exd3 would win.} 26. Re1 $2 (26. Rf1 {keeps fighting.}) 26... Bxe2 27. Rxe2 exd3 28. cxd3 Qd5 {Black took control after the opening. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-55/B=-41. Weighted=-70/-49} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,156,8,14,0,11,10,8,12,16,16,17,10,8,88,93,83,83,109,69,75,56,85,76,64,80,83,37,32,19,52,16,19,21,72,68,50,43,49,35,50,35,56,10,61,58,41,34,56,55,92,108,175,175,183,186,229,242,239,241,242,239,260,248,259,259,288,288,288,288,288,252,242,156,154,154,140,112,112,112,112,70,112,70,170,69,69,36,44,36,146,46,202,213,215,179,184,14,14,14,189,139,122,73,73,60,51,26,22,22,789,687,29969,940,830,58,75,0,671,533,1356,359,913,822,862,15,26,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {6...b6 is setting a new trend.} 7. Be2 dxc4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} 8. O-O a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 {[#]} c3 $146 (12... Nf6 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 13. Qe5 Be6) ({Predecessor:} 12... Nf6 13. Qxc4 Be6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Nd2 Rad8 17. Nc4 Qc6 18. Ne5 Qb6 19. Nc4 Qc6 20. Ne5 Qb6 21. Nc4 {½-½ (21) Adhiban,B (2659)-Karjakin,S (2752) chess.com INT 2020}) 13. bxc3 $16 Nf6 {[%cal Bd7f6,Bf6e4,Be4c3][%mdl 32]} 14. Qb3 Be6 15. c4 Qc8 16. Rab1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qxb5 Ne4 19. Qb3 Bf6 20. Bd3 Nc3 21. Rb2 {next Rc2 is good for White.} (21. Rbc1 $5 {[%cal Rc1c3]} Na2 22. Rcd1 $14) 21... Rd8 22. Qc2 Qa6 (22... Rxd3 $11 23. Qxd3 Bf5) 23. Be5 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Qxc4 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. h3 Ra3 27. Rfb1 Qe4 (27... Qd5 $11) 28. Qxe4 $14 Nxe4 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Rbc2 Rca8 31. Nh4 R3a5 (31... Ra1 $16 {was called for.}) 32. f3 $18 Nd6 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Ra6 35. e4 Rb6 36. Rd5 Ra6 37. Kh2 Rb6 38. g4 Ra6 39. Kg3 h6 40. Ng2 Rb6 41. Kf4 Nc4 42. Nh4 Ne5 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Kg3 Rb3 45. Rd2 Ra3 46. Rf2 Nd3 47. Rf1 Ne5 (47... h5 $1 $14) 48. Ng2 ({White should play} 48. Nf5 $18) 48... h5 $1 $14 49. gxh5 Kh6 50. Nf4 {And now Nd5 would win.} Rb3 {[#]} (50... Nc4 $14) 51. h4 (51. Nd5 $1 $16) 51... Ra3 $2 {[#]} (51... Nc4 $1 $14) 52. Nd5 $1 $18 f5 {intending ...fxe4.} 53. exf5 Kxh5 54. Kf4 $2 ({Better is} 54. Nf6+ $18 Kh6 55. Ng4+ Nxg4 56. Kxg4) 54... Nd3+ $11 55. Ke4 Kh6 $2 (55... Kxh4 $11 56. f4 Nc5+ 57. Kd4 Nb3+ 58. Ke5 Nd2) 56. Kd4 Nb2 57. Rb1 Ra4+ 58. Kc3 Nc4 59. Rb7 {aiming for f4.} Ne5 $1 60. f4 Ng4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (60... Nf3 $11) 61. Rxf7 $18 {Cut Off at move 61} Nf2 62. f6 (62. Nf6 $142 Ne4+ 63. Kb3 Ra7 64. Ng8+ Kh5 65. Rxa7 Kg4 66. f6 Nc5+ 67. Kc4) 62... Ne4+ 63. Kb3 $2 (63. Kd3 $18 {Strongly threatening Ne7.} Nd6 64. Rg7) 63... Nc5+ $14 64. Kc3 Ne4+ 65. Kc2 Kg6 66. Rf8 $2 (66. Rg7+ Kh6 67. Ne3) 66... Ra5 $2 (66... Kf5 67. Re8 Nd6 68. Re5+ Kg4) 67. Ne7+ $18 Kh7 68. f7 $2 (68. Kd3 $18 Ra4 69. f5) 68... Kg7 $11 69. Ng6 Kxg6 {KRN-KR. The position is equal.} 70. Re8 Rc5+ 71. Kd3 Nf2+ 72. Kd4 Kxf7 73. Kxc5 Kxe8 {KN-KPP} 74. f5 Kf7 75. h5 Ng4 76. h6 Nxh6 77. f6 Nf5 78. Kd5 Kxf6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 12,93,-4,-14,2,4,3,-14,4,-14,0,-4,28,-20,18,-21,-22,-15,-4,-14,0,6,10,13,8,7,21,37,34,-14,-22,-62,6,12,10,0,22,22,54,51,36,36,63,63,71,75,76,41,64,0,713,713,599,506,506,506,481,0,483,483,29973,29974,5402,786,786,442,666,643,782,0,332,0,788,790,756,731,1087,1078,1028,997,6187,5189,2088,2039]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Bd3 Ba6 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O c5 {[#] The position is equal.} 10. c4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Qe2 Nb4 11. c3 Nc6 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Nxc6 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Qxc6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Ne5 {0-1 (39) Radovic,S (2031)-Budisavljevic,L (2381) Veliko Gradiste 2019}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Rac1 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Qd7 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. N2f3 Qb7 18. a3 a5 19. Ne5 a4 20. e4 Ne7 21. f3 Ng6 (21... Qb8 $15 22. Nc4 Rxd4 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 23. Rxd4 Nb3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 22. Nxg6 $11 hxg6 23. Nb5 Qb8 24. e5 Nb3 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Nd6 Qc6 27. Kh2 Nc5 28. Qe3 f6 29. Rd4 g5 30. exf6 (30. f4 $14 Nb3 31. Rd1) 30... Rxd6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#] White leaves nothing to chance now.} (30... gxf6 $11 31. Nc4 (31. Ne4 Rxd4 32. Qxd4 Nxe4 $11) 31... Qc7) 31. Qxg5 $1 $18 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Rg5g7][%mdl 512]} Rd7 {[#]} 32. Qg6 $1 {[%mdl 512] White threatens Qe8+ and mate.} Qc8 33. Rh4 {Threatening mate with Qh7+.} Qf8 {intending ...Qf7.} 34. Qh7+ $40 {[%mdl 128] White mounts an attack.} Kf7 {...Qg8 is the strong threat.} 35. Rg4 {[%cal Rf6g7]} Rd8 (35... Kxf6 $18 36. Rf4+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Ke7) 36. fxg7 Qg8 37. Qg6+ (37. Rf4+ $142 Ke7 38. Qh4+ Ke8 39. Rf8+ {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxf8 40. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 41. Qxd8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kf7 42. g4) 37... Ke7 38. Rf4 Nd7 (38... Kd6 $142 39. Qh6 Nd7 40. Rxa4 Kc7 41. Rc4+ Kb7) 39. Qg5+ Ke8 40. Qg6+ (40. Rxa4 $142 {Threatens to win with Qxd8+!} Kf7 41. Rf4+ Ke8 42. Rh4) 40... Ke7 41. Qg5+ $2 ({But not} 41. Rxa4 Nf6) (41. Kg1) 41... Ke8 42. Rxa4 {White is clearly winning.} Rc8 43. Rh4 Rc5 44. Qg6+ Ke7 45. Rh8 Ne5 46. Qg5+ Kf7 47. Qf4+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-71/B=563. Weighted=-131/173} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,83,18,30,23,20,15,0,12,14,10,17,4,18,16,20,14,17,11,31,37,33,26,37,25,53,45,40,42,42,30,45,33,12,0,9,12,12,12,5,5,12,5,93,4,29,0,0,0,0,0,77,63,64,92,349,339,301,316,358,343,311,341,493,456,12827,12827,12828,12828,5822,1525,11954,6604,5289,2847]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. h3 {C01: French: Exchange Variation.} O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 {The position is equal.} Bf5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Bb3 Ned5 13. Ne5 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Bxe5 14. Rxe5 Qd7 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Ne4 Rae8 17. a4 Ne7 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. Qxf6 Qd8 20. Rxe6 {1-0 (44) Carlsen,M (2832)-Jobava,B (2707) Leuven 2017}) 14. Qf3 Be6 15. Ne4 f6 16. Nd3 Bf7 17. Bd2 Bf8 18. Nec5 Qc7 19. Ba5 Rad8 20. h4 Qc8 21. h5 h6 22. Rac1 (22. a4 {feels hotter.} Bd6 23. Ne4 Bb8 24. Bd2 Kh8 25. Bf4) 22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Nxb7 Bxh5 26. Qg3 Qe4 (26... g5 $11) 27. Qe3 ({Better is} 27. Nd8 $16) 27... Qf5 $11 28. Bxb6 axb6 29. Nd8 Kh8 30. Qg3 c5 (30... Be8 $11 {keeps the balance.} 31. Qb8 Qxd3) 31. dxc5 $16 bxc5 32. Nb7 {Threatens to win with Qb8.} Nb6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] A mistake that costs the game.} (32... Bf7 $16 {was worth a try.}) 33. Nbxc5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Bxc5 34. Qb8+ Nc8 {Hoping for ...Bb6.} 35. Nxc5 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxc5 36. Be6 Kh7 ({Stronger than} 36... Qc1+ 37. Kh2 $16) (36... Be8 $142 37. b4 (37. Bxc8 Kh7 $16) (37. Qxc8 Qxc8 38. Bxc8 Kg8 $16) 37... Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qg5) 37. Qxc8 {White is clearly winning.} Qe5 (37... Qxc8 $142 38. Bxc8 Be8) 38. Qg8+ Kg6 39. Bf7+ Kf5 40. Bxh5 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qxf2 42. Qd5+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-89/B=162. Weighted=-40/40} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 13. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. a4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 20. gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 21. Rhg1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 22. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxg1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 27. Rxg1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 28. Rxg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,88,14,13,17,39,-16,22,-3,8,-16,14,-25,-14,-45,0,0,37,8,30,6,6,4,8,8,7,0,12,0,34,4,0,0,16,19,21,0,0,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,16,16,10,6,28,28,28,0,0,0,0,0,4,0,16,0,16,16,21,0,16,0,8,4,5,0,2,3,204,197,170,130,1204,231,264,246,29999]} 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 Be7 (5... h6 6. Bg2 Bh7 7. a3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Qe2 c5 10. Ngf3 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rfe1 Rfd8 13. Rad1 {0-1 (51) Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Aronian,L (2773) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 6. Bg2 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} O-O {[#]} 7. Nh3 $146 (7. e4 $14 Bg4 8. f3) ({Predecessor:} 7. e4 Bg6 8. Nh3 h6 9. O-O Bh7 10. Kh1 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. e5 Nd7 13. f4 {0-1 (63) Rapport,R (2698)-Grischuk,A (2750) chess.com INT 2017}) 7... h6 8. a3 {The position is equal.} a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} 9. e3 c5 10. Nf4 a4 11. e4 Bh7 12. exd5 exd5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Re1 axb3 15. Nxb3 d4 16. a4 Bd6 17. Ba3 Nd7 $1 18. Bc1 Ra6 19. Bd2 Nde5 20. a5 c4 (20... Bf5 {feels hotter.} 21. h3 c4 22. dxc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Nxd4 Bxf4 25. Bxf4 Bxh3 26. Kh2 c5) 21. dxc4 Nxc4 22. Nd3 (22. Nd5 {seems wilder.} Kh8 23. h4 Na3 24. Rc1 Nc4 25. Bf4) 22... Bxd3 23. cxd3 Nxd2 24. Nxd2 Rxa5 25. Nc4 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 b5 27. Bxc6 bxc4 28. dxc4 d3 29. Rd1 Qb6 30. Bd5 Qb3 31. Be4 Qxc4 32. Bxd3 Qc5 33. Be4 Be5 34. Qa2 Bf6 35. Rd7 Qb5 36. Qd2 g6 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Rb7 Qe5 39. Bd5 Qd6 40. Qa2 {[%cal Rd5f7]} Be5 $2 (40... Be7 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 41. Bxf7 $18 {[#] aiming for Bg8+.} ({Don't do} 41. Rxf7+ $6 Rxf7 42. Bxf7 Bd4 $16) 41... Kh8 42. Bd5 Qf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (42... Bd4 $16 43. f3 Bg7) 43. Be4 $2 (43. Qa7 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Rb7h7]} Qxf2+ 44. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 45. Kxf2) 43... Bd4 {[%cal Rf6f2]} 44. f4 g5 $2 {[#]} (44... Qd6 $18 45. Qc2 Rg8) 45. Rh7# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.38} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 13,79,1,12,8,14,7,18,14,22,6,4,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,19,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,25,-6,0,0,18,0,86,86,169,155,163,157,1179,1161,29981,29982,29981,29982,29980,1932,1760,1768,29970,29948,29996,29997,29997,29998]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 c6 {6...c6 has lost popularity.} 7. a4 a5 8. b3 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} Na6 9. Ba3 Re8 10. c3 {The position is equal.} Bf5 {[#]} 11. Re1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Ne5 Qc8 12. Re1 Bh3 13. Bh1 Ng4 14. Ndf3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qc7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 {½-½ (57) Romanishin,O (2535)-Bosboom,M (2470) Groningen 1990}) 11... Ne4 12. Rc1 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Be4 14. Bh3 Qb6 15. Qd1 Bxf3 16. exf3 e5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. Qc2 Bf6 20. Re1 Nc5 21. Rb1 Re8 22. Bf1 Kg7 23. Kg2 Ne6 24. Bc1 Qc5 25. Bd2 d4 {[%cal Rd4c3]} 26. c4 b6 27. Re1 Rd8 28. h4 d3 29. Qc1 Nd4 (29... Bd4 $11) 30. Bxd3 $16 Nxb3 (30... Ne6 $16 {might work better.} 31. Bc2 Kg8) 31. Bh6+ $18 Kg8 {[#]} 32. Qf4 $1 {[%cal Rf4f6]} Qd4 $2 {[#] This costs Black the game.} (32... Bg7 $16) 33. Re4 $1 Qc3 34. Qe3 Rf8 35. Bxf8 Kxf8 36. Qh6+ (36. h5 $142 Be5 37. Rxe5 Qxe5 38. Qxe5 Nc5 39. Be4 Ne6 40. Qd6+ Kg7 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. Bxc6) 36... Bg7 {[#]} 37. Qf4 $1 {[%cal Rf4b8]} Bf6 {[#]} 38. h5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Decoy. White mates.} gxh5 {[#]} 39. Qh6+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Bg7 40. Qd6+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-34/B=-98. Weighted=-27/-79} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. b3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 11. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 17. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 19. b4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 21. a3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 23. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. e3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 25. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 28. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 29. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 30. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. g5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. h4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} f4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 37. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Bh3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 49. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Bxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 56. b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 57. b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 58. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 61. Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 64. cxb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Kxd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 66. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 68. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 69. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 70. Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 71. Bb3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 72. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 73. a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 74. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 75. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 76. fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 77. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 78. Bxh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,159,47,18,14,16,15,4,17,27,27,2,66,17,17,14,14,19,24,20,18,25,23,0,0,0,9,0,15,0,0,-57,0,-31,-32,-38,-38,-225,-39,-32,-25,-16,0,0,-6,-14,75,73,464,464,529,527,533,524,639,-53,84,60,62,-58,-59,-151,-155,-158,-158,-128,-13,-13,-13,-13,-16,-27,-8,-8,-8,-8,-9,-119,-96,-252,-252,-435,-417,-672,-671,-650,-637,-593,-249,-243,-229,-573,-240,-619,-242,-237,-205,-387,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,-20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 dxc4 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nd6 12. Bb3 {[#]} Nb4 $146 (12... Bg4 $11) ({Predecessor:} 12... Bg4 13. d5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd4 15. Qd1 Bf6 16. Bf4 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. h3 Qd7 {½-½ (39) Navara,D (2740)-Wei,Y (2743) Yancheng 2018}) 13. a3 Nd3 14. Re2 Nxc1 15. Qxc1 c6 16. Qf4 Bf6 17. Rae1 g6 18. g4 g5 19. Qg3 Bg6 20. Ne5 Kg7 21. Ba2 Rc8 22. Re3 (22. Rd1 $11) 22... Rc7 ({Black should try} 22... Nb5 $1 $15) 23. Ne2 Re8 24. Nc3 Rce7 25. f4 $2 (25. b4 $15) 25... gxf4 $2 (25... Qb6 $19 26. Qf2 Qxd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 26. Qxf4 $15 h6 {And now ...Bg5 would win.} 27. R3e2 (27. Rh3 $2 Bg5 $19) 27... Nc8 28. Kh1 ({Avoid the trap} 28. Rf2 $2 Bg5 $19) 28... Nb6 29. Rf1 ({Not} 29. Rf2 $2 Bg5 $19) 29... Bg5 (29... Nd7 $1 $11) 30. Qf2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} Qd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Rc7 $16) 31. h4 $18 Bf6 {[%cal Rf6e5]} 32. h5 Bh7 33. Nxf7 Qxd4 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Rxe2.} 34. Rxe7 $2 (34. g5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg5f6][%mdl 512]} Qxf2 (34... Bxg5 35. Qxd4+) 35. gxh6+ (35. gxf6+ Qxf6 36. Rg2+ Qg5 $14) 35... Kg8 36. Rexf2) 34... Rxe7 {[#]} (34... Qxf2 $15 35. Nd6+ Rxe7 36. Rxf2 Be5) 35. Qxd4 $1 $16 Bxd4 36. Nd6 (36. g5 $1 $14 Bd3 37. Rd1) 36... Be5 $15 37. Nf5+ (37. Nce4 $1 $15) 37... Bxf5 $17 38. Rxf5 Bxc3 39. bxc3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Re1+ (39... Na4 $17 40. Bc4 Nxc3) 40. Kg2 $11 Re2+ 41. Rf2 Rxf2+ 42. Kxf2 {KB-KN} Na4 43. c4 Kf6 {Black wants to play ...Kg5.} (43... Nc3 $5 44. Bb3 $8 Ne4+ 45. Ke3 Nc5 $11) 44. Bb3 Nc5 45. Bc2 (45. Bd1 $1 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.}) 45... Nd7 $17 46. Kg3 $2 (46. Bf5 $17 Ne5 47. c5) 46... Ne5 $19 47. Bb3 $2 (47. c5) 47... Kg5 48. c5 (48. a4 $142) 48... Nd3 49. Be6 Nxc5 50. Bc8 b6 (50... Ne4+ $142 51. Kf3 Nd6) 51. Kf3 Nb3 52. Ke4 $2 (52. Ke3 {is more resistant.}) 52... c5 (52... Nd2+ $142 53. Kd3 Nf1) 53. Kd5 $2 (53. a4) 53... Nd4 $2 (53... b5 54. Ke4 c4) 54. a4 Ne2 55. a5 $2 (55. Kc4 {was the only defense.}) 55... bxa5 $2 (55... Nc3+ $19 56. Kc6 Nd1) 56. Kxc5 $11 {The position is equal.} Nc3 57. Bd7 Ne4+ 58. Kb5 Nf6 59. Be6 Nxg4 60. Bf7 $1 Nf6 61. Kxa5 {Cut Off at move 61} Nxh5 62. Ka6 Ng7 63. Kxa7 Kf6 64. Bd5 h5 65. Kb6 h4 66. Bg2 Ke5 67. Kc5 Ne6+ 68. Kc4 Kf4 {White must now prevent ...Kg3.} 69. Bh3 Ng5 70. Bc8 Ke4 71. Kc3 Ke3 72. Kc2 Nf3 73. Kd1 Kf2 74. Bg4 Ne5 75. Be6 Kg3 76. Ke2 Ng4 77. Bxg4 Kxg4 78. Kf2 h3 79. Kg1 Kg3 80. Kh1 h2 {Quite a comeback for White.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.60/Black=0.66} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Qxd8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 15. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 16. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 17. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 18. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. a5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. h4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 22. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 23. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rdc8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 24. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 25. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxc4+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 26. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 30. Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 31. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. h5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rfc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Re6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Nxh6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Nf7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Nxe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,95,-15,-5,5,-10,-8,-25,-8,-21,-12,-24,-16,-22,-18,-106,-106,-106,-106,-106,-107,-104,-95,-90,-75,-82,-81,-97,-78,-81,-85,-85,-74,-95,-86,-138,-168,-215,-191,-210,-150,-139,-110,-129,-109,-104,-102,-122,0,-96,-103,-169,-175,-164,-163,-184,-143,-222,-187,-233,-217,-222,-189,-178,-63,-232,-220,-229,-174,-170,-179,-179,-185,-173,0,0,0,-191,0,0,0,-189]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 Re8 {C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3.} 10. Qe1 Bf5 11. Ng5 {[#]} h6 $146 {Black has an edge.} ({Predecessor:} 11... Bg6 12. Ne4 Bb6 13. Be3 f5 14. Nd2 Qd7 15. a4 Rad8 16. Nc4 e4 17. d4 Bf7 {1-0 (83) Miroshnichenko,P (2239)-Potapov,A (2424) chess.com INT 2020}) 12. Ne4 Bb6 13. a4 Qd7 14. Be3 Bh3 15. a5 (15. Bxh3 $11 Qxh3 16. Nd2) 15... Bxg2 $17 16. Kxg2 Bxa5 17. Qb1 Bb6 18. Qb5 f5 19. Nd2 Kh8 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Rfe1 Re7 22. Re2 Rae8 23. Rae1 Qc7 24. Qd5 a6 25. Qf3 (25. h4 $142) 25... Qd7 26. Nc4 {[#]} b5 $1 {[%cal Rb5c4]} 27. Ne3 Rf7 28. Qd5 {intending Qxd7.} Qxd5+ 29. Nxd5 Rd8 30. Nb4 {and if Nxc6 works, White does fine.} Rc8 31. Nd5 Rd8 32. Nb4 {White wants to play Nxc6.} Rd6 33. Na2 (33. Nxc6 $17 Rxc6 34. Rxe5) 33... g6 $19 34. Nc1 Kg7 35. Nb3 Rd5 36. Nd2 (36. Rb1 $17 {might work better.}) 36... Rc7 37. f4 {[%cal Rf4e5]} exf4 38. gxf4 Kf7 39. Nf3 Re7 (39... a5 $19 40. Re3 a4) 40. h4 $2 {[#]} (40. Rxe7+ $15 Nxe7 41. c4 bxc4 42. dxc4) 40... Rxe2+ 41. Rxe2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Rc5 42. d4 Rxc3 43. d5 Nb4 $1 {[%csl LRc2,LRd5]} 44. Ne5+ Kf6 $2 ({Better is} 44... Kg7 $19 45. d6 Rc8) 45. Nd7+ $11 Kf7 $2 (45... Kg7 $11 46. Re7+ Kg8 47. Nf6+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kf8) 46. Ne5+ $19 Kf6 $2 (46... Kg7 $19 47. d6 Rc8) 47. Nd7+ $11 Kf7 $2 (47... Kg7 $11 48. Re7+ Kg8 49. Nf6+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kf8) 48. Ne5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.22/Black=0.23} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,59,10,20,28,29,0,12,20,38,51,48,22,39,0,0,-12,-12,-12,-16,-8,12,0,9,9,14,8,14,14,11,0,0,-12,-18,-16,-11,-15,-10,-10,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} O-O 9. O-O-O Nf6 {seems to push 9...Ne5 aside.} 10. Bd3 Be6 11. Nd4 {[#]} Bd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Bd5 12. Nf5 Ne4 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Qh5 Bc6 15. h4 g6 16. Nh6+ Kh8 17. Qg4 Qe7 {1-0 (32) Cuccarini,A-Esposito,L (1559) ICCF email 2018}) 12. c4 Re8 13. f3 d5 {The position is equal.} 14. Rhe1 c5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 {[%cal Rc4d5]} d4 17. Bf4 Nh5 18. Kb1 g6 19. Bd3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Qd6 21. Qe4 Qd7 22. g3 Bg5 23. Qd5 Qxd5 24. cxd5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 $11 {KRB-KRB} Rd8 26. f4 Bf6 27. Bc4 Kf8 28. a4 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Kc1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.05} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,94,0,0,0,-2,-9,-1,-11,-6,-15,6,-6,40,27,37,17,25,18,28,24,58,55,51,49,45,45,46,29,154,62,57,65,76,72,97,81,79,75,102,60,118,34,32,33,30,25,29,21,24,26,23,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-41,-41,-41,-41,-47,-47,-382,-350]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} Nc6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. a3 {[#] The position is equal.} h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... a5 10. b3 Re8 11. Rb1 b6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 cxb4 14. cxb4 d5 15. Qc2 Bb7 {½-½ (22) Haeckler,D (2074)-Pannek,M (1957) Germany 2013}) 10. h3 Be6 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 a6 13. Qb1 d5 14. b5 axb5 {White must now prevent ...b4!} 15. Qxb5 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qc7 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Bc4 (19. Qb6 {seems wilder.} Qd6 20. Bc5 Qd7 21. Qb5 Qc7 22. Bb6) 19... Qd7 (19... Bxc4 $11 20. Qxc4 Nd7) 20. Bxe6 (20. Nxe5 $16 Nxe5 21. Qxe5) 20... Qxe6 $14 21. Qa4 Ne8 22. Nc4 Nd6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Qc4 Bf8 25. h4 Be7 (25... Qd7 $14) 26. h5 ({Better is} 26. Bxh6 $16 Qc5 27. Qxc5 Bxc5 28. Rb5) 26... gxh5 27. Qd5 Qf6 28. Qd7 Rd8 29. Qh3 Qg6 30. Rxb7 Bg5 31. Nxg5 hxg5 32. Qf5 Qxf5 33. exf5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} f6 34. Rc7 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Nd8 36. c4 {[#] Rc8 is the strong threat.} Nf7 $1 37. c5 {Hoping for c6.} Nh6 38. c6 {Threatens to win with Rc8+.} Ng4+ $1 39. Kg3 Nxe3 40. fxe3 {KR-KR} Rc1 41. Kf3 Rc4 42. Rc8+ Kg7 43. Rc7+ Kh6 44. Rc8 g4+ 45. Ke2 $1 Kg5 46. Kd3 Rc5 {And now ...Kh4 would win.} 47. Ke4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (47. c7 $15 Kxf5 48. g3) 47... Kh4 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.11} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,94,45,29,37,0,36,26,30,38,43,41,43,22,29,12,27,25,39,34,39,24,22,-25,-32,-29,-29,-22,-22,-22,-25,-25,-18,-38,-38,-33,-32,-15,-9,-24,-23,-39,-32,-31,-17,-21,-8,-11,-6,-33,-27,-28,-31,-34,-13,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-16,-12,-12,-19,-27,-22,-606,-614,-559,-576,-905,-898,-791,-743,-700,-676]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Be3 Nd7 {B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation).} 7. c4 Qd6 8. Nc3 Ngf6 {White has an edge.} 9. Be2 b6 {[#]} 10. O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Ng5 Bd6 13. h3 h6 14. Nge4 Be7 15. Rfd1 O-O 16. Bf3 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 {½-½ (60) Potthammel,J (1993)-Gipp,T (1913) Mecklenburg VP 2003}) 10... Bb7 11. Qd2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc7 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Rfe1 Bc5 15. Nb3 Be7 ({Don't go for} 15... Qc6 $2 16. Bf3 $18) 16. Bd6 Qc6 $1 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rc6g2] [#]} 17. Bf3 Qxd6 18. Bxb7 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 Ra7 20. Bf3 O-O 21. Red1 Rc7 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Be2 Ne5 24. Kf1 g5 25. h3 Kg7 26. c5 Bxc5 27. Bxa6 Rd8 28. Be2 Be7 29. Nde4 (29. Nb3 {feels hotter.} Rcc8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. a3 h5 32. Rd1) 29... Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 f5 32. Nc3 Bb4 33. Nb5 Rc2 34. a3 Be7 35. b4 Kf6 36. Rb1 Ra2 37. Ke1 g4 38. hxg4 Nxg4 39. Bxg4 fxg4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 40. Rb3 h5 41. g3 $1 e5 42. Re3 Kf5 43. Nc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] White does not recover from this.} (43. Kf1 $11) 43... Bg5 $19 {Black is clearly winning.} 44. Rb3 h4 {[#] ( -> ...h3)} 45. gxh4 Bxh4 46. Nd5 Bxf2+ 47. Kf1 Bd4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.04} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,54,33,39,28,35,30,31,24,41,37,45,26,42,26,55,0,12,-36,-29,-10,44,35,32,36,28,25,35,0,0,-885,-888,-879,-791,-882,-882,-884,-882,-856,-868]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5 Ne7 {8...Nb8 is the hot move. Played by Magnus Carlsen in August 2020.} 9. e4 h6 10. b4 {E62: King's Indian: Fianchetto: 6...c6 and Panno Variation (6...Nc6) without ...a6.} a5 11. Ba3 axb4 12. Bxb4 {White is slightly better.} b6 13. a4 Ne8 {[#]} 14. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. a5 bxa5 15. Rxa5 Rxa5 16. Bxa5 f5 17. Nb5 fxe4 18. Nd2 e3 19. fxe3 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 {1-0 (47) Vaishali,R (2393)-Kotliar,M (2300) chess.com INT 2020}) 14... Rb8 15. Nb5 f5 16. a5 bxa5 17. Bxa5 fxe4 18. Nd2 {[#]} Nf5 (18... Nxd5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]} 19. cxd5 Bd7) 19. Nxe4 Nd4 20. Qd3 Bf5 21. Rfb1 Qd7 22. Bd2 Nf6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Hoping for ...Nxe4. Black is more active.} 23. Ra7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (23. Be3 $11) 23... Bxe4 $19 {Black is clearly winning.} 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 {[%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack} 25. Qxe4 Nf3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} ({Weaker is} 25... Nxb5 26. cxb5 Rxb5 27. Rxb5 $14 (27. Qxg6 Rxb1+ 28. Qxb1 Qf5 $16)) 26. Kg2 Nxd2 27. Qxg6 Rf6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-62/B=-12. Weighted=-76/-11} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,66,12,18,6,23,0,0,0,11,-30,21,0,0,0,-18,-1,-20,-33,-50,-50,-29,-52,-59,-39,-54,-56,-23,-30,-23,-31,-7,-86,-86,-116,-116,-122,-123,-122,-130,-117,-124,-184,-189,-352,-362,-813,-820,-785,-804,-781,-780,-947,-948,-1962,-845,-1885,-908,-785,-780]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O {D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5.} Nbd7 7. b3 Ne4 $5 {[%mdl 4] A promising side line.} 8. Bb2 {The position is equal.} Bd6 9. Nbd2 Qb8 $5 {[%mdl 4] [#] Leaves trodden paths.} ({Black should play} 9... Qf6) 10. g3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. c5 Bc7 11. h3 g5 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 Rg8 14. Nc4 Qd8 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. cxd6 {0-1 (34) Kalaiyalahan,A (1842)-Malhotra,T (1984) Crawley 2013}) 10... h5 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nh4 Bh3 13. d5 Be5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qd4 g5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has some pressure.} 17. Ng2 c5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. h4 $1 f6 20. Rfd1 (20. f3 $11 {remains equal.}) 20... Ke7 $17 21. Rd2 Rag8 22. Rad1 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 exf3 24. Ne1 gxh4 25. Nd3 (25. Nxf3 $17 hxg3 26. Nh4) 25... hxg3 26. Nf4 $2 (26. Nxc5 h4 27. Nxe6) 26... h4 $19 27. Rd6 $2 (27. a4) 27... Bg4 {Black is clearly winning.} 28. R6d2 h3 {( -> ...h2+)} 29. fxg3 {[#]} h2+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 30. Kh1 {[#]} (30. Rxh2 f2+) 30... f2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 31. Rf1 (31. Rxf2 Bxd1) 31... Bf3+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 32. Ng2 Rxg3 (32... Bxg2+ $142 33. Kxg2 {[#]} h1=Q+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 34. Rxh1 Rxh1 35. Rxf2 Rgh8) 33. Rfxf2 Be4 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-103/B=-40. Weighted=-60/-67} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 13. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 16. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. h4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 20. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 21. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 22. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 23. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. c3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. f3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 30. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 33. Qf3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 36. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. g4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. h6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,134,17,16,10,21,20,15,15,12,14,13,14,9,19,13,26,14,15,15,15,15,15,15,12,7,63,72,82,46,60,47,105,98,110,83,87,89,74,89,75,77,89,71,95,74,105,113,111,111,139,128,150,14,13,13,50,43,51,69,199,14,16,1,313,271,368,122,129,0,271,271,271,239,239,236,236,236,236,114,271,174,361,361,657,174,174,174,174,174,879,879,684,238,238,238,238,238,238,0,56,16,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {6...b6 is the recent fashion.} 7. Be2 dxc4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} 8. O-O a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bc7 Re8 (14... Rf8 {feels hotter.} 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Nxc4 Rac8 17. Ba5 b5) 15. Bxc4 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. a5 Nd5 18. Be5 {[#]} c4 $146 (18... Red8 $11) ({Predecessor:} 18... Bf6 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. Rc4 Nb4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rac1 Nd3 23. R1c2 Red8 24. Kf1 Nb4 {½-½ (41) Cheparinov,I (2686)-Sunilduth Lyna,N (2618) chess24.com INT 2020}) 19. Rfc1 $14 Rac8 20. Nd2 Nb4 {White must now prevent ...Nd3.} 21. Rxc4 Nd3 ({Black should play} 21... Rxc4 $14 22. Nxc4 Rc8) 22. Bc3 $16 Bf6 23. Rb1 Rxc4 24. Nxc4 Bxc3 25. bxc3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Rc8 26. Nd6 Rxc3 27. g4 Rc2 28. Rxb7 {Threatening mate with Rb8+.} Rxf2 29. Rb3 Nc5 30. Rb6 $1 (30. Kxf2 $6 Nxb3 31. Nc4 Kf7 $11) 30... Nd3 31. Rxa6 h6 32. Rc6 (32. Ra8+ $16 Kh7 33. a6) 32... Ra2 $11 33. Nc4 Ne1 34. h3 Nf3+ 35. Kf1 e5 ({Better is} 35... Kf7 $14) 36. e4 $2 (36. a6 $18) 36... Kh7 $1 37. a6 {aiming for Rb6.} Kg8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37... Nh2+ $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 38. Ke1 Nf3+ 39. Kd1 Ra1+ 40. Kc2 Nd4+ 41. Kb2 Ra4) 38. Nd6 Rd2 39. Rc3 $2 (39. Rc8+ $18 {is the precise move to win.} Kh7 40. Rf8 (40. a7 Nh2+ 41. Kg1 Nf3+ 42. Kf1 Nh2+ 43. Kg1 Nf3+ 44. Kf1 $11) 40... Rxd6 41. a7 (41. Rxf3 Rxa6 42. Rf5 Ra1+ 43. Kg2 Ra2+ 44. Kg3 Ra3+ 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kg3 Ra3+ 47. Kg2 Ra2+ $11)) 39... Rxd6 $16 {[#] KRN-KR} 40. a7 ({Don't play} 40. Rxf3 $6 Rxa6 41. Rf5 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Kf3 Ra3+ 44. Kg2 Ra2+ 45. Kg3 Ra3+ 46. Kh2 Ra2+ 47. Kg1 Ra1+ 48. Kf2 Ra2+ 49. Kg3 Ra3+ 50. Kh2 Ra2+ 51. Kg1 Ra1+ 52. Kh2 Ra2+ $11) (40. Rc8+ $1 $16 Kf7 41. a7) 40... Ra6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (40... Rd8 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 41. Rc8+ $18 ({And not} 41. Rxf3 Rxa7 42. Rf5 Ra1+ 43. Ke2 Ra2+ 44. Kf3 Ra3+ 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kg3 Ra3+ 47. Kh2 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 Ra3+ 49. Kh2 Ra2+ 50. Kg3 $11) 41... Kf7 42. a8=Q {White threatens Rf8+ and mate.} Nd2+ 43. Ke2 Rxa8 44. Rxa8 Nxe4 {KR-KN} 45. Ke3 (45. Ra7+ $18 {has better winning chances.} Kf6 46. h4) 45... Nf6 $2 (45... Nd6 $16 46. Rh8 g6) 46. Ra5 Ke6 $2 (46... g5 47. Rxe5 Kg6) 47. Ra7 g5 $2 (47... Nd5+ 48. Kf3 Kf6 49. Ra6+ Kg5) 48. Ra6+ $2 (48. Rg7 Nd5+ 49. Ke4) 48... Kf7 49. Kf3 Ke7 50. Ra7+ Ke6 $2 (50... Ke8 51. Rb7 Kf8) 51. Rg7 e4+ 52. Ke3 $2 (52. Kf2 Ke5 53. Rg6) 52... Ke5 {If Black can now play ...Nd5+ this consolidates a bit.} 53. Re7+ Kd6 {[#]} 54. Ra7 $1 {[%cal Ra7a5]} Ke5 {Black hopes to continue with ...Nd5+.} 55. Re7+ $2 (55. Ra5+ $18 Nd5+ 56. Kf2) 55... Kd6 $1 $14 {[%cal Rd6e7]} 56. Rf7 (56. Rb7 {is interesting.} Ke5 57. Kf2 Nd5 58. Rh7 Kf4 59. Rxh6 e3+ 60. Kg2) 56... Ke5 {The position is equal.} 57. Rxf6 Kxf6 58. Kxe4 h5 59. gxh5 $11 {KPP-KP} Kg7 60. Kf5 Kh7 61. Kxg5 {KP-KP. Cut Off at move 61} Kg7 62. h6+ Kh7 63. Kh5 Kh8 64. Kg5 Kh7 65. h4 Kh8 66. Kg6 $1 Kg8 67. h7+ Kh8 68. Kh6 {Black escapes into a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.55/Black=0.38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 17,57,3,12,-20,0,0,37,22,19,-2,-3,-24,-10,-12,-11,-15,-15,-31,-6,-8,-6,-5,-7,-14,0,0,0,-3,0,-21,-1,-12,0,0,-4,-4,-3,0,0,0,0,-19]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. b3 O-O $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 9...Nbd7.} 10. Ne5 {E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations.} Nfd7 11. Nd3 Bb7 12. Nc3 {[#] White is slightly better.} Nf6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Na6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf6 15. Bc3 Qc7 16. b4 Rad8 17. Rad1 Nb8 18. Qb2 Nbd7 {0-1 (52) Rodin,A-Novoselsky,O (2262) Kiev 2002}) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Rac1 Ba3 18. Rc2 {The position is equal.} Rac8 19. Bc1 Be7 20. Bb2 Rc7 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. e3 Bb7 23. Qd1 g6 24. Ne2 Ne4 25. Nf4 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Bxc6 29. Bf1 {An uneventful encounter. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-8/B=-7. Weighted=-8/-8} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,152,0,4,-4,16,7,12,6,19,0,8,5,12,18,12,21,22,11,27,0,4,10,39,37,45,41,52,52,43,48,79,31,72,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,5,38,-114,-107,-124,-114,-135,-143,-135,-144,-308,-318,-308,-314,-285,-277,-287,-287,-264,-210,-214,-125,-301,-284,-289,-225,-242,-224,-564,-559,-548,-564,-1159,-1148,-1133,-1133,-1131,-875,-1069,-622,-858,0,0,93,99,103,100,97,-240,-241,-219,-259,-259,-241,-199,-112,-112,-112,-112,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-112,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. e3 a6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. b3 {A05: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 Nf6.} c5 7. Bb2 d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 Be7 {[#]} 10. Nc3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qb6 12. d4 Rfc8 13. Rfc1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {0-1 (53) Ferretti,F (2315)-Stark,L (2438) ICC INT 2009}) 10... b4 11. Na4 O-O 12. d4 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14. Nh4 Ne4 15. d5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} exd5 (15... Bxh4 $5 16. Bxe4 (16. gxh4 exd5 17. cxd5 f5 $11) 16... Bf6 $11) 16. Nf5 Bf6 17. cxd5 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Rb2g7]} Nef6 19. e4 Rfe8 20. f4 (20. g4 $5) 20... Bc8 {White should prevent ...Nb6.} 21. e5 ({White should play} 21. g4 $1 $16) 21... Nxe5 $1 $11 22. fxe5 Rxe5 23. Nh4 Rde8 24. Nf3 Re2 25. Rd2 R2e3 26. Rf1 $2 (26. Qc1 $1 $14 {keeps the upper hand.}) 26... Bd7 $1 $17 27. Qc1 Bb5 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 c4 {Threatens to win with ...c3.} 30. h3 $2 (30. Bf3 $17) 30... c3 $19 31. Rf2 Qa7 32. Bf3 {[#]} Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 33. Bxe4 Rxe4 34. Kg2 Qd4 35. Nf3 Qxd5 (35... Qd3 $1 $19 36. Qg5 g6 37. Qd8+ Re8) 36. Nb6 $2 (36. Nxc3 $17 bxc3 37. Qxc3) 36... Qc6 37. Nc4 f6 38. Ne3 d5 {[%mdl 1024] White must now prevent ...d4. Black has strong compensation.} 39. Nf5 $2 (39. Nc2 d4 40. Nxb4) 39... d4 40. g4 d3 41. Kg3 Qc7+ 42. Kg2 Bc6 43. Kg1 Qd7 44. Qd1 d2 45. Nxd2 {[#] If only White now had time for Qc1....} Qd3 $2 (45... Qd5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512] ( -> ...Rxg4+!)} 46. Kh2 Qe5+ 47. Kg1 Re1+ 48. Qxe1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Qxe1+ 49. Nf1 Bb5) 46. Qf1 $11 Qxd2 (46... Qxf1+ $11 {keeps the balance.} 47. Nxf1 Re1) 47. Rxd2 $16 cxd2 48. Kh2 {aiming for Qd3.} Bb5 49. Qd1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (49. Qg1 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg1a7] stays on course.} Bd3 50. Kg3) 49... Re1 $1 $19 {[%cal Re1d1]} 50. Qxd2 Re2+ 51. Qxe2 Bxe2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KN} 52. Nd4 {[#]} Bd3 (52... Bb5 $1 $19 53. Kg3 Kf7) 53. Nc6 $17 {[#]} a5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 54. Nxa5 {White wants to play Nc6.} Bb1 55. Nc6 Bxa2 56. Nxb4 Bxb3 57. Kg3 Kf7 58. h4 g5 59. hxg5 fxg5 60. Nc6 Be6 61. Nd4 Kf6 62. Kf3 h6 (62... Bd7 $17 63. Ne2 Ke5) 63. Nxe6 $11 {The position is equal.} Kxe6 {KPP-KP} 64. Ke2 Kd7 65. Kd3 Kc6 {Hoping for ...Kd5.} 66. Ke4 $1 Kc5 67. Kf5 Kd6 (67... Kd4 {is more complex.} 68. Kg6 Ke5 69. Kxh6 Kf6 70. Kh5 Kf7) 68. Kg6 Ke6 69. Kxh6 {KP-KP} Kf7 70. Kh5 Kf8 71. Kxg5 {Kg6 would kill now. KP-K} Kg7 72. Kh5 {Intending Kg5 and mate.} Kh7 73. g5 Kg7 74. g6 Kg8 75. Kh6 Kh8 76. g7+ Kg8 77. Kg6 {Black had all chances to win. Av CentiPawn Loss W=1788/B=-76. Weighted=2124/-72} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,77,-12,0,-4,50,31,47,43,56,52,50,40,37,53,54,19,22,32,9,-43,-50,-111,-27,-141,0,-8,0,-23,-4,-17,0,0,0,0,0,-45,0,0,0,0,0,0,70,82,172,172,116,127,120,91,262,252,343,351,337,325,353,341,527,519,530,530,529,522,729,746,699,688,29976,29970]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 g6 {[#]} 6. a4 $146 {B10: Caro-Kann: 2 d3 and 2 c4.} ({Predecessor:} 6. c3 Bg7 7. Nfd2 f5 8. f3 Nf6 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Nc4 Na6 11. Ne3 O-O-O+ 12. Nd2 {½-½ (68) Andreikin,D (2726)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2784) chess.com INT 2020}) 6... f5 (6... Nf6 $11) 7. Bc4 $14 Bg7 8. Ng5 {White is slightly better.} Nf6 9. Bf7+ Kf8 {[#] Strongly threatening ...h6.} 10. Be6 Na6 $1 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Ke2 Nc7 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Bf4 (14. Na3 $11) 14... Nfd5 $15 15. Bxc7 (15. Bc1 $15) 15... Nxc7 (15... Bxb2 $17 16. Ra2 Bf6 17. Ne6+ Kf7 18. Nd8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke8) 16. Nd2 (16. c3 $11) 16... e5 ({Black should try} 16... Bxb2 $17 17. Rab1 Bf6) 17. Nc4 Ke7 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Ne3 Nxe3 (19... Kf6 {with more complications.} 20. Nf3 Rhd8 21. g3 e4 22. Nd4 f4) 20. fxe3 e4 21. Rhf1 Rcf8 (21... h6 $5 22. Nh3 $8 Rhf8 $11) 22. Rd2 {[#] Threatens to win with Rfd1.} h6 (22... Bxb2 $6 23. Rb1 $16) (22... Be5 $5 {[%cal Rh8g8]} 23. g3 Rhg8 $15) 23. Nh3 Be5 ({Reject} 23... Bxb2 $6 24. Rb1 $16) 24. Nf4 {Hoping for Ng6+.} Bxf4 25. Rxf4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Ke6 (25... h5 $11) 26. g4 $1 $14 Rhg8 (26... fxg4 $16 27. Rxe4+ Kf5) 27. gxf5+ $18 Ke5 28. Rd4 Rg2+ 29. Kd1 Rfg8 $2 {This move loses the game for Black.} (29... Rxf5 $16 {keeps fighting.} 30. Rdxe4+ (30. Rfxe4+ Kf6 $14) 30... Kf6) 30. Rdxe4+ Kf6 31. Re6+ Kf7 32. Rxh6 c5 {intending ...Rd8+.} 33. b3 Rg1+ (33... b6 $142 34. f6 Rd8+ 35. Kc1 Rdd2 36. Rh7+ Kf8) 34. Ke2 Rc1 35. Kd3 Rd8+ 36. Kc3 Rg8 37. Kb2 Re1 38. f6 Rg2 39. Rh7+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-12/B=-63. Weighted=-16/-69} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,94,0,12,13,2,0,0,-8,-17,-48,-46,-69,-70,-66,-66,-64,-19,-32,5,-105,-116,-121,-114,-138,-133,-134,-139,-166,-126,-143,-155,-208,-191,-315,-252,-329,-326,-301,-302,-547,-231,-245,-236,-315,-312,-383,-378,-433,-416,-412,-412,-479,-441,-429,-429,-428,-428,-521,-509,-1111,-841,-1062,-849,-1046,-631,-602,0,-927,-948,-29973,-29980,-29980,-29981,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29986,-29990,-29988,-29988,-29984,-29983,-29980,-29979,-29977,-29979,-29979]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ {A17: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...Bb4.} Nc6 7. b3 Bd6 8. d4 {The position is equal.} (8. Bxc6+ $5 bxc6 9. O-O $15) 8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 {[#]} 11. O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Bb2 c5 12. Qd3 Bb7 13. Ng5 h6 14. h4 d4 15. O-O-O dxc3 16. Bxc3 hxg5 17. hxg5 {0-1 (26) Lylov,I (2130)-Potkin,V (2295) Moscow 1998}) 11... Bg4 12. Bb2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd7 {Threatens to win with ...Ne5.} 14. Ne2 (14. f4 $11) 14... Be5 $17 {Black continues to play with concentration.} 15. Qd2 Qf6 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is on the roll.} 16. Rab1 Qxf3 17. Ng3 Rfe8 18. Rfc1 Re6 19. Qd1 {[#]} Qf6 $1 20. Qe2 (20. Bxe5 $17 Qxe5 21. Qg4) 20... Qh4 21. Qf3 (21. Bxe5 {is a better defense.} Nxe5 22. Qh5) 21... Rae8 22. Qg2 Rg6 23. Kh1 h5 24. Rg1 $2 (24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Rf1) 24... Bxg3 (24... Bxb2 $142 25. Rxb2 Qf6) 25. fxg3 $19 Qg4 26. Rbf1 Rxe3 27. Rf4 Qe6 28. Bd4 Re2 29. Qf3 Rxa2 30. Rf1 {[#]} Qh3 $1 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Rh3h2]} 31. Rf2 Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Rg4 33. Rf3 Re4 34. g4 (34. Re3 $142 Qg4 35. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 36. Kg1) 34... Qxg4 35. Bc3 Qe6 36. Rg3 Rg4 37. Re3 Re4 38. Rg3 Ne5 39. Qxa7 d4 {Black mates.} 40. Bd2 Qd5 {[%cal Re4e1]} 41. Qb8+ Kh7 {[%cal Re4e1]} 42. Kg1 Rg4 43. Be1 Nf3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 44. Kf2 Nxe1 45. Rxg4 Nd3+ 46. Ke2 Nc1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 47. Kd2 Nxb3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.80/Black=0.56} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 9,73,21,33,33,41,43,48,45,47,35,72,69,81,75,110,72,158,159,233,229,229,85,161,159,168,120,111,97,109,103,135,67,107,58,73,60,89,50,81,72,111,111,100,114,131,126,123,133,119,121,134,131,250,241,593,593,586,586,586,579,622,562,653,577,635,623]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bf5 6. Nxf6+ {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation.} gxf6 7. d3 e6 8. g3 {White is slightly better.} Nd7 9. Bg2 {[#]} Bb4+ $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... h5 10. Nh4 Bh7 11. O-O Be7 12. Bd2 f5 13. Nf3 Bf6 14. Bc3 h4 15. Nxh4 f4 {1-0 (32) Nepomniachtchi,I (2776)-Nakamura,H (2745) chess.com INT 2020}) 10. c3 Be7 11. O-O Qa5 12. Rd1 O-O (12... Bg4 $142) 13. Nd4 $16 Rfe8 (13... Bg6 $16 14. Nxe6 Rfe8) 14. b4 $18 Qe5 {[#]} 15. Qxe5 (15. Qf1 $1 $18 {And now Bf4 would win.} Qc7 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. d4) 15... Nxe5 (15... fxe5 $16 16. Nxf5 exf5) 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Bh3 a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Rb1 Rxa2 20. Bxf5 (20. Rxb7 $16 {aiming for d4.} Ba3 21. Ra7 (21. Bxf5 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Nf3+ 23. Kg2 Ne1+ 24. Kf1 Ree2 $11) 21... Nf3+ 22. Kg2) 20... b5 21. Be3 Bd6 {[#] White must now prevent ...Nf3+.} 22. Be4 Kg7 23. h3 Re7 24. Ra1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under strong pressure.} Rb2 25. Rdb1 Rxb1+ 26. Rxb1 Rc7 27. Kg2 Nd7 28. Ra1 Nc5 29. Bf5 Na4 30. c4 Nc3 (30... Nc5 $16 {is a better defense.} 31. d4 Nb3) 31. c5 Be7 $2 (31... Bf8 {is more resistant.} 32. d4 b4) 32. Bf4 {White is clearly winning.} Nd5 33. Bxc7 Nxc7 34. d4 b4 35. Rb1 Nd5 36. Bd3 f5 37. Bc4 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-18/B=-37. Weighted=-17/-40} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,132,14,22,16,50,48,57,54,61,43,44,45,45,35,37,41,41,10,17,14,9,12,13,14,22,22,29,16,29,0,0,0,0,0,0,-5,-12,-60,-52,-57,-19,-84,-72,-75,-73,-84,-86,-103,-111,-104,-79,-79,-79,-85,-73,-82,-86,-91,-85,-93,-93,-102,-92,-100,-92,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-118,-111,-111,-111,-110,-110,-110,-110,-110,-110,-141,-141,-141,-141,-148,-148,-258,-141,-141,-9,-17,0,-141,-141,-141,-141,-141,-141,-489,-472,-399,-345,-503,-492,-478,-478,-463,-463,-1640,-1640,-29958,-5748,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. d4 Nb6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. Nc3 {[#]} Nf6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 5... e6 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. O-O f5 8. f3 Bh5 9. f4 Nf6 10. Nf3 c5 11. h3 Ne4 {0-1 (40) Mikhalevski,V (2565)-Fedoseev,V (2678) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 6. Nh4 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. e4 {White is slightly better.} e6 9. exd5 exd5 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Qd3 c6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Re2 Rfe8 15. Rae1 Bb4 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Ne2 Nc4 19. b3 (19. Bc1 {feels hotter.} Qd7 20. b3 Nd6 21. c3 Ba5 22. f3) 19... Nb2 20. Qe3 Qxe3 21. Bxe3 Nd1 22. Bf4 Ng4 23. c4 (23. f3 $5 {[%cal Rf3g4]} Nge3 24. Bxe3 Nxe3 25. c3 $11) 23... dxc4 24. bxc4 Ngxf2 25. d5 (25. Nc1 $1 $11) 25... Bc5 {Hoping for ...g5!} 26. dxc6 Ng4+ 27. Kf1 Nde3+ 28. Bxe3 Nxe3+ $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 29. Kg1 Nxc4+ 30. Kh1 {[#] Strongly threatening c7.} bxc6 31. Bxc6 Ne5 32. Bd5 g5 33. Bb3 g4 34. Nc3 Kf8 35. Ne4 Bb6 36. Kg2 f5 37. Ng5 Ke7 38. h3 Be3 39. Ne6 gxh3+ 40. Kxh3 g5 41. Ng7 Kf6 42. Ne8+ {[#]} Kg6 $1 43. Bc2 Bc5 44. Nc7 Ng4 45. Nd5 Nh6 46. a4 a5 47. Kg2 g4 48. Nf4+ Kf6 49. Kf1 Nf7 50. Ke2 Nd6 51. Nd5+ Ke5 52. Nf4 (52. Ne7 $17) 52... Bb6 (52... Ne4 $19 53. Nh5 Bf8) 53. Ng6+ Kd4 (53... Kf6 $17 54. Nf4 Bd4) 54. Ne7 $11 Ke5 ({Black should play} 54... Kc3 $11 55. Bd3 Kb3) 55. Ng6+ $1 $17 Kf6 56. Nf4 {aiming for Nd5+.} Bd4 57. Kf1 Be5 58. Nd5+ $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for White.} (58. Ne2 $17 {was the crucial defense.}) 58... Ke6 $19 59. Nc7+ Kd7 60. Nb5 (60. Na6 $142 Kc6 61. Nb8+ Kc7 62. Na6+ Kb6 63. Nb8 Bxg3 64. Kg2) 60... Ne4 61. Kg2 Nxg3 62. Na3 f4 63. Bd1 (63. Nc4 $142 Bc7 64. Kf2) 63... f3+ 64. Kf2 Nf5 {( -> ...Bd4+)} 65. Nc4 Bd4+ 66. Ke1 f2+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-67/B=-22. Weighted=-69/-27} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,135,0,0,0,8,13,11,8,3,47,47,45,39,43,42,47,41,54,54,60,58,59,61,66,62,68,23,25,37,28,23,24,23,24,20,19,18,21,17,20,20,14,0,12,-9,23,23,31,23,27,23,23,23,23,0,30,30,30,31,30,24,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,494,0,115,0,115,0,115,0,115,115,115,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 {E53: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: Main Line (4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5 6 Bd3 c5 7 0-0).} 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Be2 Nxc5 {The position is equal.} 10. Bd2 {[#]} Bf5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Ne6 11. O-O a6 12. Qb3 Bd6 13. Rfd1 b5 14. Be1 Bb7 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. Qc2 Rc8 {0-1 (36) Harikrishna,P (2726)-Caruana,F (2828) Saint Louis 2019}) 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nfe4 13. Bd4 Ne6 14. O-O Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1 h6 18. Bd3 Qe7 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Be6 21. Rc7 Rac8 22. Rdc1 Nd6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Ke1 Ke7 27. Nf3 Bf5 28. Bf1 Be4 29. Nd4 g5 30. Kd2 h5 31. f3 Bg6 32. Kc3 h4 33. Nb5 Nxb5+ (33... Nf5 {looks sharper.} 34. Kd2 a6 35. Nc3 d4 36. Nd5+ Kd6) 34. Bxb5 {KB-KB} f6 35. Kd4 Kd6 36. Ba4 Bh5 (36... g4 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 37. Bb3 $16 Bf7 38. e4 {[%cal Rb3d5]} b6 39. Bxd5 ({But not} 39. exd5 $6 b5 $11) 39... Be8 40. g3 hxg3 41. hxg3 Bd7 42. Bc4 Bc6 43. Bd3 Bd7 44. Bf1 a5 45. Bc4 Bc6 46. Bd5 {[#] Strongly threatening Bxc6.} Bd7 47. Bf7 Bc6 48. Bg6 Bd7 49. Bf5 {Hoping for Bxd7.} Bc6 50. f4 gxf4 51. gxf4 Bb7 52. Bh3 Bc6 53. Bg2 {Threatens to win with e5+.} Bd7 54. Bf3 Bb5 55. Bd1 Bc6 56. Bb3 Bb5 57. Bd5 Bd7 58. Bb7 Bb5 59. Ba8 Bd7 60. Bd5 Bb5 61. Bf7 {Cut Off at move 61} Bc6 62. Bh5 Bd7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (62... Ke6 $16 {is a better chance.} 63. Bg4+ Kd6 64. e5+ fxe5+ 65. fxe5+ Ke7) 63. Bf3 $2 (63. e5+ $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.} fxe5+ 64. fxe5+ Ke7 65. Kd5) 63... Bb5 $1 64. Bd1 Bc6 65. Bb3 Bb5 $1 66. Bd5 Bd7 $1 67. Ke3 Bb5 68. Kd4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.03/Black=0.05} ({Better is} 68. Ba2 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,67,21,18,10,15,13,33,37,34,23,32,8,38,34,35,39,38,38,39,36,51,34,64,60,62,64,75,68,97,97,102,92,97,93,103,103,99,43,53,39,22,21,230,219,225,227,222,212,451,460,445,424,661,654,652,631,1126,1119,1312,1249]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Nd7 7. Nc4 Bd6 {[#]} 8. d4 $146 {[%cal Rd4e5] White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. O-O b6 11. g3 a5 12. a4 Ba6 13. Ne3 Bc5 14. Qe2 {0-1 (58) Caruana,F (2822)-Firouzja,A (2726) chess.com INT 2020}) 8... Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 f6 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. h3 Be6 14. b3 Bf7 15. Qd3 Bg6 16. Nh4 Qf7 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Rad1 d5 19. Nxg6 Qxg6 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Rxe5 (23. c4 $16 Nf6 24. Bb2) 23... Nxc3 $14 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 25. Re7 {Threatens to win with Bb2.} Nb5 $2 {[#] This costs Black the game.} (25... b5 $11) 26. Bb2 $18 Rd2 27. Bxg7 Rxa2 28. Be5 b6 $2 (28... c5 {might work better.} 29. Rg7+ (29. Rxb7 Nd4 $18) 29... Kf8 30. Rxb7 a6) 29. Rg7+ {White is clearly winning.} Kf8 {intending ...Re2.} 30. Rxg6 c5 (30... Kf7 $142) 31. h4 Re2 32. f4 Nd4 33. h5 Nf5 34. Rf6+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.48} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,106,14,0,12,0,20,15,27,24,16,43,69,70,91,82,74,60,52,30,63,0,0,0,70,75,58,45,43,28,13,-97,-96,-98,0,-35,59,0,0,-78,-78,-81,-76,-91,-102,-166,-154,-199,-102,-131,-128,-135,-130,-223,-240,-236,-233,-287,-243,-342,-339,-296,-194,-350,-332,-362,-365,-388,-341,-439,-411,-436,-415,-389,-397,-479,-466,-432,-376,-568,-558,-644,-375,-733,-678,-1226,-777,-584,0,-1122,-1171,-29996,-29997]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 {E14: Queen's Indian: Classical Variation (4 e3).} (9... Re8 {looks sharper.} 10. Nb5 Bf8 11. Nc3 Bd6) 10. bxc4 c5 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 11. d5 exd5 {[#] The position is equal.} 12. Nxd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. cxd5 a6 13. a4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. e4 c4 16. Bb1 Re8 17. Qd2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 {1-0 (48) Gvanceladze,A (2247)-Kanakova,N (2201) Modra 2019}) 12... Nxd5 13. cxd5 Qe7 14. Qc2 g6 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Qc3 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Rc3h8]} f6 17. e4 Ne5 18. Nd2 (18. Nxe5 $14 Bxe5 19. Qb3) 18... Nxd3 $11 19. Qxd3 Be5 (19... Qd7 $11) 20. Bxe5 $14 Qxe5 21. Qa3 Qc7 22. Rfe1 ({Don't go for} 22. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 $19) 22... f5 {White should prevent ...fxe4.} 23. Qc3 {[#]} ({But not} 23. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 $19) (23. f3 $11) 23... fxe4 $1 $17 24. Nxe4 {Black must now prevent Nf6+.} Qg7 (24... Qf7 $17 25. Rd3 Rxd5) 25. Qb3 Rf5 (25... Qf7 $15 26. d6 Qxb3 27. axb3 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rfe8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8) 26. d6+ (26. h4 $14) 26... Qf7 $1 $11 27. Qb2 (27. Qa4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 27... Bxe4 $17 28. Rxe4 {[#]} Rd5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 29. Rde1 {And now Re7 would win.} R5xd6 30. Qc3 {[#]} (30. h4 $17) 30... Rd3 $1 $40 {[%cal Rd3c3][%mdl 128] Black goes for the king.} 31. Qe5 R3d5 ({Black should play} 31... Qxa2 $19 32. Qf4 Rd1) 32. Qg3 Rd1 33. h4 Qxa2 34. Kh2 (34. Rxd1 $17 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2) 34... Rxe1 35. Rxe1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Qd5 36. Qg4 Qf5 37. Qg3 (37. Qc4+ {was necessary.} Qf7 38. Qg4) 37... Rf8 38. Kg1 Qf6 39. Qb3+ $2 (39. h5) 39... Rf7 40. Qc2 Qxh4 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. g3 Qf6 43. Qe2 h5 44. Re6 Qf5 45. Qb2+ Kh7 46. Re8 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Re8h8]} Qf6 47. Qe2 {[#]} (47. Qxf6 {was forced.} Rxf6 48. Re7+ Kh6 49. Rxa7) 47... c4 $1 48. Rc8 (48. Qxc4 Qxf2+) 48... c3 49. f4 $2 (49. Qc2) 49... Qd4+ 50. Kh1 Qd5+ 51. Kg1 Qd4+ 52. Kh1 $1 Rd7 {aiming for ...Qd2.} 53. Qe6 Qd1+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.61/Black=0.39} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,102,11,8,9,8,0,28,16,8,-22,-14,-31,10,0,-23,0,-14,-6,-4,0,0,0,-2,-79,0,0,0,0,13,14,14,15,16,2,2,0,0,0,8,1,6,6,6,6,21,3,3,3,3,3,3,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-6,-6,-6,-8,0,0,0,0,0,-25,-13,-13,-13,-13,-13,-5814,-4050,-29954,-29954,-6195,-84,-29960,-29961,-29964,-29963,-29961,-29937,-29936,-12805,-6103,-5518,-12796,-12183,-5106,-5089]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bd3 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Nd7 9. Qe2 b6 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} 10. O-O-O {White has an edge.} Bb7 {[#]} 11. Nd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. h4 Nf6 12. Nd4 Qd7 13. f3 Rfe8 14. g4 a6 15. Qf2 Bf8 16. g5 Nd5 17. Bd2 {½-½ (43) Miranda Mesa,E (2438)-Duran Vega,S (2360) Santa Clara 2018}) 11... Bf6 12. h4 Nc5 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bc6 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Bxc6 16. dxc5 bxc5 {[#]} ({Much weaker is} 16... Bxg2 $6 17. Rhg1 $16) 17. Bxc5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Re8 (17... dxc5 18. Rxd8) 18. Qg4 (18. Be3 $11) 18... Qc8 (18... Re4 $17 19. Qf5 Rxh4 20. Rxh4 Qxh4) 19. Qxc8 $11 Raxc8 20. Bd4 Re4 21. f3 Re2 22. Rd2 Rce8 23. Rhd1 f6 24. b3 Kf7 25. c4 Bd7 26. Kc2 Bf5+ 27. Kc3 h5 28. Bf2 R8e5 29. Rxe2 (29. b4 {is more complex.} a5 30. b5 g5 31. a4 gxh4 32. Bxh4 Be6 33. Bf2) 29... Rxe2 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Kxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} Ke6 32. Kc3 c5 33. b4 cxb4+ 34. Kxb4 Bb1 35. a3 Bd3 36. g3 g5 37. f4 g4 38. Bd4 Kf5 39. c5 dxc5+ 40. Kxc5 Ke4 {aiming for ...f5.} 41. Bxf6 Kf3 42. f5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (42. Be7 $11) 42... Kxg3 $19 43. Kd4 Bxf5 44. Ke3 Kg2 $2 (44... Bd7 $19 {has better winning chances.} 45. Bd4 Kxh4) 45. Be5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (45. Bc3 $17) 45... g3 46. Bb8 Bd7 47. Bc7 Be6 48. Bd6 Kh3 49. Be5 {Black is clearly winning.} Kxh4 50. Kf3 Bd5+ 51. Kf4 Kh3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.61/Black=0.32} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,79,0,1,0,-4,-20,-14,-15,-10,-41,-13,-19,4,6,41,47,45,0,52,53,41,49,54,54,59,38,62,43,121,84,92,93,135,77,131,78,73,14,10,10,177,177,180,0,133,130,126,127,166,161,159,160,241,239,330,342,700,685,29970,29971,29970,29971,29978,5695,29979,29980,29980,29981,29980,29981]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} Nc6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. a3 {The position is equal.} a5 {[#]} 10. d4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. b3 Re8 11. Rb1 b6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 cxb4 14. cxb4 d5 15. Qc2 Bb7 16. Rfc1 {½-½ (22) Haeckler,D (2074)-Pannek,M (1957) Germany 2013}) 10... cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Nxe5 Nxe4 (12... dxe4 {seems wilder.} 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Rc1 Re8) 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rc1 Rb8 (14... Nxd2 $11 15. Qxd2 Bd7) 15. Nxe4 $14 dxe4 16. Rxc6 Rxb2 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Rc5 Qb6 19. Bd5 Bf5 ({Black should try} 19... Bb5 $14 20. Re1 (20. Bxe4 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 Rd8 $17) 20... Bd3) 20. Qa4 Rb1 21. Qxa5 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qb1+ (22... Qb8 $142) 23. Qe1 (23. Rc1 $142 Qb8 24. Kg1) 23... Qd3+ $16 24. Qe2 ({White should play} 24. Kg1 $1 $16) 24... Qxa3 $11 25. g4 Bc8 $2 {[#]} (25... Bd7 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 26. Bxf7+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Kh8 (26... Rxf7 27. Rxc8+) 27. Bd5 $2 (27. Kg2 $18) 27... Ba6 (27... Bxg4 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 28. Qe1 Qb2) 28. Bc4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy.} Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Qd6 30. Kg2 Qd7 31. h3 h6 {[#]} (31... h5 $16 32. Qd1 (32. gxh5 Rf3 $11) 32... Kh7) 32. Qc2 $1 $18 Qe8 33. Rc7 Kh7 $2 (33... h5 34. Qc4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Qd8) 34. d5 Rf3 35. Bd4 Rf7 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. d6 (37. Qc3+ $142 Kh7 38. Rc8 Rf3 39. d6 Rxc3 40. Rxe8 Rd3 41. Re7+ Kg8 42. d7) 37... e3 38. Qc3+ {White mates.} Kh7 39. Qxe3 Qa8+ 40. Kg3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.86} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,87,45,55,21,28,10,18,2,16,0,0,0,0,-7,-17,-27,-27,-22,21,-14,15,0,0,-28,14,20,78,97,104,92,101,99,110,86,138,90,100,85,214,121,104,12,115,106,109,-97,-97,-85,-48,-112,-111,-86,-38,-30,0,-1287,-1267,-1285,-1256,-1146,-193,-353,-353,-353,-349,-29998,-29999,-29999]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Re1 {B22: Sicilian: 2 c3.} Nb4 13. Bb1 b5 {[#]} 14. Bg5 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 14. Ng5 Bb7 15. a3 Nbd5 16. Nce4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qd5 19. Rc7 Bd8 20. Rc5 {½-½ (44) Aslanov,S (2273)-Selivanov,I (2149) Moscow 2015}) 14... Bb7 15. a3 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qd3 {[%csl Gb1][%cal Rd3h7]} g6 $1 18. Bh6 Rfc8 19. Ne5 Bf8 20. Bxf8 (20. Qf3 {keeps more tension.} Rc7 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Be4) 20... Rxf8 21. Qd2 Rad8 22. h4 Qe7 23. h5 Qh4 (23... Qf6 $11 {remains equal.}) 24. hxg6 $16 fxg6 {Strongly threatening ...Nf4.} 25. Be4 Ba8 26. g3 Qf6 27. Qe2 Qe7 (27... Qg5 $142) 28. Rc5 Qd6 29. Rec1 Ne7 (29... Nf6 $16 {is a better defense.} 30. Bxa8 Rxa8) 30. Bxa8 ({White should try} 30. Rc7 $18 {aiming for Bxa8.} Nf5 31. Bxa8 Rxa8 32. R1c6 Nxd4 33. Rxd6 Nxe2+ 34. Kg2) 30... Rxa8 31. Nf3 ({White should play} 31. Rc7 $16 {And now Rd7 would win.} Rac8 32. Rxc8 Nxc8 33. Rc6 Qxd4 34. Rxe6 (34. Rxa6 Nd6 $14)) 31... Rae8 (31... Nf5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 32. Qe4 Nf5 {With the idea ...Nxg3!} 33. Rc6 $2 (33. Kg2 $16 {keeps the pressure on.}) 33... Nxg3 $1 $17 34. Qg4 Qd5 {Threatens to win with ...Ne2+.} 35. fxg3 (35. Qxg3 $15 Rxf3 36. Qe5) 35... Rxf3 36. R1c5 Qb3 $40 {[%mdl 128] White needs to defend precisely.} 37. Kg2 Rd3 38. Rc2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38. Rc8 $11 Rxc8 39. Rxc8+ Kg7 40. Rc7+ Kh8 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Rc7+ Kh8 43. Rc8+ Kg7) 38... Qd5+ $19 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 39. Kh2 Rxd4 40. Qe2 e5 $2 (40... Rd1 41. Qxd1 Qxd1) 41. Rc7 $2 (41. R2c5 Qd7 42. Rc7) 41... Rd1 {[%csl Gd1][%cal Rd5h1]} 42. Qg2 {If White can now play Qxd5+ this consolidates a bit.} e4 {( -> ...Qh5+)} 43. Qf2 $2 {[#]} (43. Qh3 $19 h5 44. Rc8 Rd2+ 45. Rxd2 Qxd2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 46. Kh1 Rxc8 47. Qxc8+ Kh7 48. Qb7+ Kh6 49. Qxe4) 43... Qh5+ 44. Kg2 Qh1# {What a bad dream for White.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.81/Black=0.40} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 17. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ndf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. g4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nfe8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} N8g7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. h4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Kxe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. b3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ncd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. cxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 42. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ned6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ngf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Nd7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 48. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Nd7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ned6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 53. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Nd7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 57. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nbxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 58. Nc5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 59. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nfd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 62. b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ncd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 66. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} N2xf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 68. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 69. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 70. Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 71. Nc5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxa3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 72. Ned3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 73. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 74. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 75. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 76. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 77. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 78. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 79. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 80. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 81. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 82. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 83. Kxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 84. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 85. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,85,45,45,47,41,52,44,67,49,56,52,80,25,104,73,74,57,66,52,53,52,63,29,59,14,49,56,45,50,83,53,77,79,85,89,64,87,87,80,233,197,280,278,307,278,265,227,318,379,363,374,327,253,437,320,324,265,259,239,395,393,413,405,29986,413,29987,29988,29989,29987,29993,4132]} 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. Re1 Re8 9. d5 Ne7 {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems.} 10. c4 Nd7 11. Nc3 h6 {[#] White is slightly better.} 12. a3 $5 $146 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 f5 14. b4 b6 15. Qc2 Rf8 16. Bb2 f4 17. Nb5 g5 18. Be2 {0-1 (36) Predojevic,B (2640)-Aronian,L (2795) Germany 2017}) 12... f5 13. b4 Nf6 14. c5 (14. exf5 $16 Bxf5 15. Bb2) 14... f4 (14... Nxe4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf5) 15. Nh2 g5 16. Be2 Rf8 17. a4 Ng6 18. Ba3 Nh4 19. a5 Rf7 20. b5 dxc5 (20... h5 $5) 21. Bxc5 Bf8 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. d6 {aiming for Bc4.} Be6 24. dxc7 $1 Rxc7 25. Nd5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has strong initiative.} Bxd5 26. exd5 Rd8 27. Ng4 Nf5 $2 {This costs Black the game.} (27... Kg7 $16 {was worth a try.}) 28. Bd3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd3f5]} ({And not} 28. Nxe5 Rxd5 29. Bd3 Qd6 $11) 28... e4 (28... Nd6 $142 29. Rxe5 (29. Nxe5 Nf7 $18) 29... Re8) 29. Bxe4 Nd6 30. Bd3 Nxg4 31. Qxg4 {Black must now prevent Re6.} Re7 (31... Qf6 {was necessary.} 32. Rab1 Re8 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8) 32. Re6 Rxe6 33. dxe6 ({But not} 33. Qxe6+ Qf7 $18) 33... Qf6 34. Re1 Nc8 $2 (34... Re8 {keeps fighting.} 35. Qe2 Re7) 35. Be4 b6 36. h4 Ne7 37. hxg5 Qxg5 $2 (37... hxg5 38. a6 Kg7) 38. Qh3 bxa5 39. Qc3 Qxb5 {[#]} (39... Rf8 $18 40. Qa3 Nc8 41. Qxa5 Qe7) 40. Qc7 (40. Qf6 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qe8 41. Qxh6 Nf5 42. Bxf5 Qe7 43. Bh7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} Qxh7 44. Qg5+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack} Qg7 45. Qxd8+ Kh7 46. e7) 40... Re8 (40... Qe8 $18 41. Qxf4 Qf8) 41. Qxf4 {White mates.} Qh5 42. Re3 Ng6 {[#]} 43. Bxg6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-74/B=-85. Weighted=-113/-112} (43. Qf7+ $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kh8 44. Qxe8+ Kg7 45. Qf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 46. Rf3 Qg4 47. Qe8+ Nf8 48. Rxf8+ Kg7 49. Rf7#) 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. d3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. g3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 11. Qg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. f4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 14. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 15. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 20. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. b3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 24. Bc4+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 26. Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 27. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 31. Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 32. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Rde1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 23. b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 26. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. g4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 36. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 40. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 42. b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 44. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA RC"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 12,69,-5,-10,7,-16,6,-8,29,0,5,0,0,8,9,0,22,0,0,0,0,0,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,0,5,0,7,3,5,0,5,6,10,11,13,13,83,18,18,0,11,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Ngf3 b6 7. Bd3 Ba6 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} 8. O-O {[#]} c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Bxg3 9. hxg3 c5 10. Rc1 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Nbd7 12. Rc3 Rc8 13. Qa4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qe7 15. Rfc1 e5 16. Qa4 Rxc3 17. Rxc3 Nc5 18. Qc2 e4 19. dxe4 dxe4 20. Nd4 Ng4 21. Qd1 {½-½ (21) Berkes,F (2636)-Palac,M (2577) Gjakova 2016}) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qe2 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Nc6 12. Rac1 {[#] And now d4 would win.} Rc8 13. d4 Bd6 14. Qb5 Qd7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rc3 Qb4 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. Rfc1 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Nxa2 20. Ra3 Nb4 21. Rxa7 Nd3 22. Rb7 Nxb2 23. Rxb6 Na4 24. Rc6 Rb8 25. h3 Nb6 26. Ne5 Nfd7 (26... Ne8 {keeps more tension.} 27. g4 Nc8 28. h4 g6 29. Nf1 Ncd6) 27. Ndf3 Nxe5 28. Nxe5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} h6 (28... Rb7 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 29. g4 (29. Rc7 $16) 29... Rb7 {The position is equal.} 30. Kg2 g6 31. Rd6 Kg7 32. Rd8 Rc7 33. h4 Nc4 34. Rd7 Rxd7 35. Nxd7 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-7/B=-8. Weighted=-10/-9} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,53,31,36,21,51,47,50,50,56,41,62,20,54,46,75,40,40,31,41,29,33,40,40,0,0,0,47,24,70,39,379,378,382,323,529,522,614,607,704,687,689,673,1219,1200]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be6 7. N1c3 {B32: Sicilian: Löwenthal and Kalashnikov Variations.} Rc8 8. Nd5 a6 9. Nbc3 {[#] White is slightly better.} g6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Nf6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Qd2 h6 {1-0 (38) Borensztajn,D (1972)-Juer,J (2142) Rio de Janeiro 2015}) 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. h4 h6 12. h5 g5 13. g4 Nge7 14. f3 Nd4 15. Be3 O-O 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rc1 Qd8 ({Don't go for} 17... Bxc4 $2 18. Bxc4 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 $18) 18. Kf2 Qa5 19. Qd2 b5 20. Nd5 Qxa2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This move loses the game for Black.} ({Black should play} 20... Qd8 $14) 21. Ra1 Qb3 22. Ra3 Bxd5 $2 (22... bxc4 {keeps fighting.} 23. Rxb3 Nxb3) 23. cxd5 $18 {White is clearly winning.} ({Less strong is} 23. Rxb3 Nxb3 24. Qb4 Bxc4 $14) 23... Rc2 24. Qxc2 ({Weaker is} 24. Rxb3 Rxd2+ 25. Bxd2 Nxb3 $11) 24... Qxc2+ 25. Bxc2 Nxc2 26. Rxa6 Rc8 27. Rc6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-16/B=-75. Weighted=-17/-91} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,119,-8,0,-2,13,0,36,8,7,17,19,18,59,72,59,54,56,56,46,46,150,134,127,38,38,16,16,16,12,25,31,14,22,16,17,19,20,18,19,16,32,27,27,6,21,15,13,6,35,35,38,22,2080,1720,5535,5208,5192,5218,5202,259,5608,5406,5310,5399,5081,258,259,259,216,0,30,31,5081,5081,5047,259,29973,29974,29975,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,29975,0,29973,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 g6 6. a4 {B10: Caro-Kann: 2 d3 and 2 c4.} Bg7 7. c3 {[#]} f5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Nf6 8. Nfd2 Ng4 9. Ke1 O-O 10. h3 Nf6 11. Bc4 Nbd7 12. Ke2 b6 13. Kd1 Nc5 {½-½ (44) Todorov,T (2518)-Kasparov,S (2461) France 2005}) 8. Bd3 {White is slightly better.} fxe4 $1 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Bc2 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Nd4 Ne4 13. Nxf5 Nxf2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 14. Ke2 $1 Nxh1 (14... O-O $1 $14 15. Nxe7+ Kh8) 15. Nxg7+ $16 Kd7 16. Na3 (16. g4 $1 $16) 16... Na6 $1 $14 {White should prevent ...Raf8.} 17. Bh6 Raf8 $1 {[%cal Rf8f6]} 18. Rxh1 Rf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6h6]} 19. Be3 {Hoping for Nh5.} Rg8 20. Rd1+ Kc8 21. Bd4 Rxg7 22. Bxf6 exf6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 23. Kf3 Nc5 24. a5 Nd7 25. Nc4 Kc7 26. g4 b5 27. axb6+ axb6 28. Kf4 b5 29. Nd6 {And now Ne8+ would win.} Re7 $1 30. Ne4 Re6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Nf8 $11) 31. Rxd7+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender, Decoy} Kxd7 {KR-KN} 32. Nc5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd6 33. Nxe6 Kxe6 {KP-KP} 34. h4 $2 (34. b3 Kd6 35. Kf5) 34... Kd6 $2 (34... c5 35. b3 Kf7) 35. Kf5 Ke7 36. b3 Kf7 37. Ke4 $2 (37. b4 Ke7 38. g5 fxg5 39. Kxg5) 37... Ke6 {[#]} 38. Kf4 $1 {[%cal Rf4e4]} Ke7 39. Ke3 $2 (39. g5 $18) 39... Ke6 40. Ke4 Kd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (40... Ke7 $14) 41. Kf5 Ke7 42. c4 $2 (42. g5 fxg5 43. Kxg5) 42... bxc4 $2 (42... Kf7 $18 43. c5 b4) 43. bxc4 {K3P-K3P} Kf7 44. Kf4 $2 (44. c5 Ke7 45. h5 Kf7 46. g5 fxg5 47. Kxg5 Kg7 48. h6+ Kf7 49. Kf5) 44... Ke6 45. Ke4 c5 46. Kf4 {Strongly threatening Ke4.} Ke7 $1 47. Kf5 Kf7 $1 48. Ke4 {Black must now prevent Kd5.} Ke6 49. Kf4 {Threatens to win with Ke4.} Ke7 $1 50. Kf5 Kf7 $1 51. g5 fxg5 52. Kxg5 $11 {KPP-KPP} Kg7 $1 53. h5 Kf7 54. Kf5 Kg7 $1 55. Kg5 {h6+ is the strong threat.} Kf7 56. Kh6 Kg8 57. Kg5 {aiming for Kf6.} Kg7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (57... Kf7 $11 58. Kf5 Kg7) 58. Kf5 $2 (58. h6+ $1 {mates} Kf7 59. Kf5 Ke8 60. Ke6 Kd8 61. Kd6 Ke8 62. Kxc5 Kf7 63. Kd4) 58... Kh6 59. Kg4 Kg7 60. Kg5 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-131/B=-106. Weighted=-116/-147} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 20. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Nxe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 29. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Nxh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Bxf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. Bc8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. f6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Kxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Kxa5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Bf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 58. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. Be8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 62. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 64. Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 66. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Na7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 68. Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 69. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 70. Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 71. a7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,63,10,8,12,17,15,15,21,17,17,6,23,18,16,26,13,0,0,0,7,9,0,20,17,9,16,21,15,6,0,0,0,1,5,0,0,-4,-3,-41,-38,-44,0,0,0,-47,0,0,0,-48]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 8.a4. Played by Fabiano Caruana in October 2020.} O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 {C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines.} 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na7 18. a4 c6 19. dxc6 Nxc6 {[%cal Ba7c6,Bc6b4,Bb4c2][%mdl 32]} 20. c4 d5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. cxb5 Nxb4 24. Nxe5 Qxb5 25. Qg4 {[#] Threatens to win with Nxf7!} Nc2 $5 $146 {[%cal Rc2e1][%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Wrong is} 25... Nxd3 $2 26. Qe2 $18) ({Predecessor:} 25... Ra7 26. h4 Nc6 27. Bh6 Bf8 28. Nd7 f5 29. Qxf5 {1-0 (29) Vachier Lagrave,M (2780)-Alekseenko,K (2637) Caleta 2019}) 26. Rf1 Bf6 27. Bf4 Nd4 {aiming for ...Qb8.} 28. Bg3 Ne6 29. Qf5 Nd4 30. Qg4 Ne6 31. Qf5 Nd4 32. Qg4 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-6/B=0. Weighted=-4/0} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. b3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Bh1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 18. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Nfd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rdd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. a3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rbd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Red3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rbd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Rbd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Red8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 44. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 47. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. e3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. h4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Kxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Kxh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 58. h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 59. h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. h7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. h8=Q {[%emt 0:00:01]} b1=Q {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. a3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 12. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} hxg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 21. Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 25. a4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Bxf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nh3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 41. d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 54. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 55. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Kxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 8. Na5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 12. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Nac4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. f4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 18. Raf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 22. Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 25. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxh6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Nxg6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rdd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 44. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b1=Q {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Rxb1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. c7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. a7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Raxa7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rcc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 18. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc1+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Qxc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Na5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. e3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Kxf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. b3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 30. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 41. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. fxg4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc1+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 45. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 48. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 50. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 51. Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,162,-6,6,-17,-12,-12,-8,-21,-2,-13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,-22,0,14,0,-9,-7,-156,0,-11,0,0,27,29,106,94,107,109,133,149,145,152,143,141,157,152,171,128,108,120,172,166,151,152,146,123,294,302,277,286,275,231,368,69,95,95,217,0,0,0,90,0,196,0,0,-8,0,-22,-8,-80,-70,-122,-104,-101,-93,-135,-119,-151,-46,-84,-34,-29,0,-72,-20,-33,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,5,3,8,8,8,0,0,0,16,8,350,350,499,499,499,493,1746,1477,29978,29979,29980,29981,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986,29986,29984,29984,29983,29983,29984,29987,29988,29988,29989,29989,29990,29995,29992,29995,29993,29998,29999,29999]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} Nc6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. a3 {[#] The position is equal.} Ne8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... a5 10. b3 Re8 11. Rb1 b6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 cxb4 14. cxb4 d5 15. Qc2 Bb7 {½-½ (22) Haeckler,D (2074)-Pannek,M (1957) Germany 2013}) 10. b4 f5 {And now ...f4 would win.} 11. exf5 (11. bxc5 $2 f4 $19) 11... gxf5 12. Bg5 (12. bxc5 $2 f4 $19) 12... Nf6 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Bf1 Bd7 16. Nc4 {[%cal Rf3e5]} Rae8 17. g3 Nd5 18. Qc2 (18. Rc1 $11) 18... h6 (18... e4 $1 $17 {[%cal Re4f3]} 19. dxe4 fxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf5 {[%mdl 64] Skewer}) 19. Bd2 $1 $11 f4 20. Bg2 b5 21. Nfxe5 $1 f3 (21... Nxe5 $11 {remains equal.} 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Nxe5 (23. gxf4 Ng6 $17) 23... Bxe5) 22. Bxf3 $16 Rxf3 23. Nxf3 {Ne3 is the strong threat.} bxc4 24. dxc4 Nf6 25. Bf4 ({But not} 25. Qg6 Ne7 $16) 25... Qc8 26. Rxe8+ ({Don't blunder} 26. Qg6 $2 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Bf5 $19) 26... Qxe8 27. Re1 Qf7 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 Bc6 {[#]} (29... Qh5 $16) 30. Qf5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf5c8] Strongly threatening Qc8+.} Bd7 31. Qf4 Qg6 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 $2 (32... Qxf6 $16 33. Qe4 Bc6 34. Qe6+ Qxe6 35. Rxe6 Bf3) 33. Qb8+ Kf7 34. Qxa7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qf5 35. Rd1 Ke7 (35... Ke8 $142 36. Qb8+ Ke7) 36. Qc7 $2 (36. h3 $18) 36... Bxc3 $14 37. Qd6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd8 {[#]} (37... Ke8 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 38. Qb8+ $2 (38. Qb6+ $1 $18 Ke7 39. Rd5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (39. Qxh6 Bd4 $16)) 38... Ke7 $11 39. Qd6+ Ke8 (39... Kd8 $11) 40. Qb8+ (40. Qxh6 $16 {Black must now prevent Qe3+.} Bd4 41. Re1+ Kf7 42. Qd2) 40... Kf7 $2 (40... Ke7 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 41. Qf4 $2 ({White has to play} 41. Rd5 $18 Qe6 42. Qf4+ Ke8 43. Rxc5) 41... Qxf4 42. gxf4 Bd4 43. Kg2 Be6 44. Rc1 (44. a4 $11) 44... Bb2 $17 45. Rc2 (45. Rb1 $15 Bxa3 46. Kf3) 45... Bxa3 46. Kf3 Kf6 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 47. Ke3 Bb4 48. Rc1 Ba5 (48... Kf5 $17 49. Rc2 Ba5) 49. Kd3 Bf5+ 50. Ke3 Be6 51. Kd3 Bc7 (51... Kf5 $17 52. Ra1 Bb4) 52. Ke4 Bf5+ 53. Kd5 Bxf4 54. Rh1 h5 55. h4 Bg4 {Threatens to win with ...Bf3+.} 56. Kxc5 Bf3 57. Rh3 Bg2 58. Rd3 {aiming for Kb6.} Kf5 59. Kb6 Bf1 60. Rd5+ Kg4 61. c5 {Cut Off at move 61} Bg2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] White stays focused until the end.} (61... Kxh4 $11 62. c6 Kg4) 62. Rd4 $18 Kf5 (62... Bh3 $142 63. c6 Kf3 64. Rd3+ Kg2) 63. c6 Be5 64. Rd8 Kg4 (64... Bh3 $142 65. c7 Ke4) 65. Rg8+ Kh3 66. c7 {White mates.} Bxc7+ 67. Kxc7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KB} Bf1 68. f4 Bd3 69. Kd6 Kxh4 70. Ke5 Kh3 71. f5 h4 72. f6 Bc4 73. Rc8 Ba2 74. Kf4 Be6 75. Rc6 Bg8 76. Rc7 Kh2 77. f7 Bxf7 78. Rxf7 h3 79. Rg7 Kh1 80. Kg3 h2 81. Ra7 {[%cal Ra7a1]} Kg1 82. Ra1# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.34/Black=0.35} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,86,52,45,49,53,47,46,41,29,38,43,81,62,74,61,67,77,100,77,60,43,43,40,44,44,47,22,29,15,14,22,44,37,40,46,68,43,25,32,45,14,14,15,16,9,12,0,0,0,0,0,14,8,16,19,18,16,13,8,8,8,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nf5 d6 {B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation).} 7. Ne3 g6 8. Nc3 Bh6 {[#] White is slightly better. is now debated instead of 8...Bg7.} 9. Nc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Bd3 Nge7 10. h4 Kf8 11. h5 Kg7 12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Nc2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Nec6 15. O-O-O {½-½ (58) So,W (2767)-Artemiev,V (2746) chess.com INT 2019}) 9... Bxc1 10. Rxc1 Nge7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Be6 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Rcd1 Rad8 15. b3 f5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Bd3 Nfd4 18. Be4 Nxc2 19. Qxc2 Nd4 20. Qd3 Bg4 21. f3 Bf5 22. Ne2 Ne6 23. Qe3 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc6 25. Qe3 b5 {The position is equal.} 26. Rc1 Qc5 27. Qxc5 dxc5 28. Rfd1 bxc4 29. bxc4 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Nd4 31. Nc3 Rb8 32. Ne4 Rb4 33. Nxc5 Rxc4 34. Nxa6 Ra4 35. Nc5 Rxa2 36. Nd3 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Nf4 38. Nxf4 exf4 {KR-KR} 39. Rd4 Ra1+ 40. Kf2 Ra2+ 41. Kf1 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Rd2 Ra3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,61,-10,-17,4,0,0,0,0,-5,0,0,21,-39,24,14,45,4,95,75,174,176,194,196,195,163,156,146,129,6,172,172,216,222,204,189,425,418,820,794,937,915,961,925,1010,991]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nb3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 b6 {[#] B93: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 f4.} 11. fxe5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Qf3 Bb7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Qh3 Rfe8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. c4 Bf8 18. g4 {1-0 (35) Matthaei,A (2347)-Koscielski,J (2327) Datteln 2002}) 11... dxe5 12. Be3 Bb7 {The position is equal.} 13. Qf3 Rc8 14. Rad1 Re8 15. Qh3 {[#]} ({White should try} 15. g4 $11 h6 16. h4) 15... Qc7 (15... Ba3 $1 $15 {[%mdl 512]}) 16. Nd5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Qb8 17. c4 (17. Nd2 {keeps more tension.} b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Kh1 b4 20. Bg5) 17... Bxd5 (17... Bc6 $11 {remains equal.}) 18. cxd5 $16 Nc5 (18... Qb7 $16) 19. Nxc5 $18 Bxc5 20. Bxa6 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rc2 22. Bb5 Rd8 23. Bc6 (23. Qa3 $16) 23... Rxb2 $2 {[#] Now Black is done in.} (23... Rc4 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 24. Rb1 $1 {[%cal Rb1b2]} Rxb1 25. Rxb1 {Strongly threatening a5.} Qd6 26. h3 ({Don't do} 26. Rxb6 $6 Nxe4 27. h3 Nf6 $16) 26... g6 $2 (26... Rb8 {keeps fighting.} 27. Rxb6 Rxb6 28. Qxb6 Nxe4) 27. Rxb6 Nh5 (27... Nxe4 $142 28. Rb5 Nf6) 28. a5 {[%cal Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32] White is clearly winning.} Nf4 29. a6 Qe7 30. Rb2 Qg5 31. Kh2 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-20/B=-67. Weighted=-18/-80} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,60,22,22,18,38,29,29,23,22,22,54,60,58,41,39,31,35,36,64,47,39,40,35,13,47,5,38,8,16,-55,-56,-66,0,0,0,-72,-82,-65,0,-305,-297,-483,-462,-501,-492,-702,-672,-1146,-1126,-2338,-2165,-29982,-29982]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e5 {B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines.} Ne4 {[#]} 7. O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. d3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. d4 O-O 11. Be3 Nc6 12. c4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Nxe6 dxe6 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Kxg2 {½-½ (39) Saraci,N (2398)-Annaberdiev,M (2518) Sivas 2019}) 7... Nxc3 8. dxc3 {White has an edge.} Be7 9. h4 O-O 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rad1 Rad8 13. Rfe1 Qc8 14. Ng5 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nf3 (16. Nh3 {looks sharper.} d5 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Nf4 Ne5 19. Qe2) 16... Rf7 (16... e5 $5 {[%cal Re5f4]} 17. Bh6 Rf7 $11) 17. c4 Kh8 18. c3 d6 19. Bh3 (19. Nh2 $11) 19... Ne5 $1 $15 {[%cal Re5f3]} 20. Bxe5 fxe5 ({Stronger than} 20... Bxf3 {[#]} 21. Bd4 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]}) (20... dxe5 $15 21. Qe3 Qc6 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8) 21. Ng5 $11 Bxg5 $1 22. hxg5 (22. Qxg5 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rg8 23. Qd2) 22... Qc6 $17 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rc6h1] [#]} 23. Kh2 Rdf8 $40 {[%mdl 128] White needs to defend precisely.} (23... Qf3 $15 24. Rxe5 Qxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 26. Kg1 Rxb2 27. Rxe6 Bc8) 24. f4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24. Rf1 $1 $11 {and White stays safe.}) 24... exf4 $19 25. g4 $2 (25. Bg2 f3 26. Bh3) 25... Qf3 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Rf3g3]} 26. Rg1 e5 27. Rdf1 (27. b4 $142) 27... Qc6 28. g6 hxg6 29. g5 Rh7 {( -> ...Qc8)} 30. Qd3 Kg7 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-139/B=-20. Weighted=-103/-17} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. b3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rhf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 22. Bxh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 24. Kxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Rxh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Rg7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. f7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 42. h6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. f8=Q+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kxf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxh6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 48. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 55. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 58. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,143,33,60,37,50,33,43,33,39,29,47,39,77,104,97,37,53,22,47,52,85,17,16,9,12,0,9,0,0,-13,0,0,-3,-23,-38,-50,-19,-10,-10,-11,-15,-24,0,-18,-14,-13,-14,-27,0,0,0,0,0,-14,0,0,34,0,0,-10,-10,-13,-12,-39,0,-16,-29,-22,-18,-16,0,-8,0,0,0,-3,0,0,0,0,8,8,14,17,40,54,58,39,43,27,21,33,23,23,15,0,43,0,0,0,0,0,34,41,41,41,48,41,68,68,174,68,71,24,28,33,56,56,56,56,56,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. O-O Qc8 6. e4 {A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence.} Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nxe5 {White is slightly better.} Bxe5 9. Nd2 Bh3 {[#]} 10. Nf3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Nc4 h5 11. f4 Bg7 12. f5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nf6 14. fxg6 fxg6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 {1-0 (63) Harikrishna,P (2763)-Nakamura,H (2787) chess.com INT 2016}) 10... h5 11. Bxh3 Qxh3 12. Ng5 (12. Qd3 $16) 12... Qd7 $14 13. h4 Nh6 14. Kg2 Bf6 15. Nf3 ({White should play} 15. f3 $16) 15... Ng4 $11 16. c4 c6 17. Qb3 cxd5 18. cxd5 O-O 19. Bd2 a5 20. a4 Rfb8 21. Bc3 b5 22. axb5 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 a4 26. Ra3 Rb4 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Rd2 Rc1 29. f3 Ne5 {[#] Hoping for ...Nc4.} 30. Bc3 Rc4 31. Kf2 Rh1 32. Kg2 Rb1 33. Kf2 Rc1 34. Kg2 f6 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Kg2 Rb1 37. Kf2 Rh1 38. Kg2 Rc1 39. Kf2 Nd7 40. Ke2 Rg1 41. Kf2 Rh1 42. Kg2 Rb1 43. Rd4 Rxd4 44. Bxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rc1 45. Rxa4 Rc2+ 46. Kf1 Ne5 47. Bxe5 dxe5 $14 {KR-KR} 48. Rb4 f5 49. Rb7 {aiming for exf5.} fxe4 50. fxe4 Kf6 $1 51. Rb6+ Kf7 52. b3 Rd2 53. Re6 Rd3 54. Kf2 Rxb3 55. Rxe5 Rb2+ 56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Kf4 Rb6 58. Rg5 Rf6+ 59. Ke3 Rf1 {[#]} (59... Ra6 $14) 60. Ke2 (60. Kd4 $1 $18) 60... Rh1 61. Re5 {Cut Off at move 61} Ra1 62. Re6 Ra3 63. Kf2 Rb3 64. Rc6 Rd3 65. Ke2 (65. Rc7 $14) 65... Rxg3 $11 {The position is equal.} 66. e5 Rg4 67. Ke3 Rxh4 68. Rc7 {d6 is the strong threat.} Kf8 69. Rc8+ Kf7 70. Rc7 {Black must now prevent d6.} Kf8 71. Rc8+ Kf7 72. Rc7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.12} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 22,148,37,28,39,38,39,35,33,25,62,25,58,14,28,16,10,7,7,0,0,0,-6,-11,-2,0,12,9,32,17,37,0,26,7,7,0,0,-4,0,0,0,0,0,-3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,14,14,14,0,0,0,18,18,18,0,0,0,160,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1666,74,72,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. b3 Bf5 11. Bb2 Ne4 12. Qe3 Nxc3 {A39: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3 Nf6 6 0-0 0-0 7 d4.} 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qd7 {[#] White is slightly better.} 15. Rad1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Qe3 b6 17. Qd4 Bh3 18. Rac1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rc5 20. Qe3 Rfc8 21. a4 {0-1 (60) Xiang,Z (2395)-Gao,R (2546) Shenzhen 2017}) 15... Rfc8 16. Qe3 a6 17. h4 h5 18. Qb6 Rab8 19. Rd2 Qc7 20. Qe3 b5 21. Rc1 Be6 {[%cal Rb5c4]} 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 e6 24. Rdd1 bxc4 25. Rxc4 Qd7 26. Rcd4 d5 27. Qd3 Qb5 28. Qf3 Rc2 29. R1d2 Rbc8 30. Kg2 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Qb4 32. Qd3 a5 (32... Rc3 {looks sharper.} 33. Qxa6 Qe4+ 34. f3 Qe3 35. Rd1 Kg7) 33. Rc2 Rxc2 34. Qxc2 {KQ-KQ} Kg7 35. e3 d4 36. exd4 Qxd4 37. Qc6 Qd2 38. a3 Qd3 39. Qa4 Qd5+ 40. Kh2 Qc5 41. Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 Qc5 43. b4 Qd5+ 44. Kg1 axb4 45. axb4 Qd4 46. Qb3 Kf6 47. b5 Qb6 48. Qc4 Ke7 49. Qb4+ Kd7 $2 ({Black should try} 49... Ke8 $11) 50. Qc4 $2 ({White must play} 50. Qf8 $16) 50... Ke7 51. Kf1 Kd7 52. Ke2 Ke7 53. Qb4+ Kd7 54. Qc4 Ke7 55. Kf3 Qb7+ 56. Ke3 Qb6+ 57. Ke2 Kd7 58. Qa4 Ke7 59. Qa6 Qc5 60. b6 {aiming for b7.} Qc2+ 61. Kf1 Qc1+ 62. Kg2 Qc6+ 63. Kg1 Qc1+ 64. Kh2 Qc5 $1 65. Qa7+ Kf8 66. Qa8+ Ke7 67. Qb7+ Kf8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (67... Kd6 $11) 68. Kg2 $2 (68. Kg1 $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.} Kg7 69. Qc7) 68... Kg7 $16 {[#]} 69. Qc7 (69. Qa6 $1 $16 {Strongly threatening b7.} Qc6+ 70. Kh2) 69... Qd5+ $11 {The position is equal.} 70. Kh2 Qd4 71. Kg1 Qd1+ 72. Kg2 Qd5+ 73. Kh2 {Hoping for b7.} Qd4 74. Kg2 Qd5+ $1 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-24/B=-21. Weighted=-49/-15} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,63,47,37,29,58,46,94,85,114,97,162,130,174,175,200,185,189,187,163,162,173,114,200,211,321,287,556,556,756,756,883,883,837,707,669,647,539,335,212,46,48,49,81,65,265,261,764,763,29995,29996]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. O-O-O O-O 7. Bh6 {7.f3 gains popularity.} e5 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. Nge2 {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems.} exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. f3 {[#] White is better.} a6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Qe7 12. g4 Be6 13. h4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Kg8 15. Be2 Rad8 16. Qd2 c6 17. g5 Ne8 {½-½ (61) Goryachkina,A (2582)-Ponkratov,P (2628) Sochi 2020}) 12. g4 Re8 (12... b5 $16) 13. h4 h5 14. g5 Ng8 15. Nd5 Kh7 16. Kb1 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. f4 (18. Bg2 $18) 18... c6 (18... Bg4 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 19. Ne3 $18 c5 (19... Qa5 $142) 20. Qd2 (20. Qxd6 Qa5 $11) 20... Ne7 $2 (20... Bd7 {was necessary.} 21. Bg2 (21. Qxd6 Bc6 $16) 21... Bc6) 21. f5 Bc8 22. Bc4 Rf8 23. Rhf1 b5 24. Bxf7 Rxf7 25. fxg6+ Kxg6 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Qf2+ $2 (27. Rf1+ $18 Kg8 28. Rf6) 27... Kg8 $14 28. Qf6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Rf1 is the strong threat. White is pushing.} Qf8 {aiming for ...Qxf6.} 29. Qxd6 {Threatens to win with Nd5.} Bg4 $2 {[#]} (29... Bh3 $1 $14) 30. Rf1 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf1f8]} Qd8 $2 (30... Qg7 31. Rf6 (31. Qxc5 Rf8 $11) (31. Nd5 Ng6 $16) 31... Rf8) 31. Qh6 {g6 would kill now.} Bh3 {[#]} 32. g6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Av CentiPawn Loss W=-29/B=-106. Weighted=-31/-162} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. c3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 24. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 26. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 27. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Ree3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Nh4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Nh4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,159,-10,12,0,27,27,43,42,72,28,85,57,66,25,37,38,28,25,26,26,64,26,32,0,43,44,35,34,63,22,33,25,29,37,73,64,60,44,30,-74,-58,-66,-66,-44,-48,-46,-45,-74,-62,-65,-80,-73,-64,-279,99,102,97,65,60,35,79,-22,-39,-32,58,13,77,54,54,54,50,50,50,50,50,51,900,147,136,29,156,156,139,-29999,61,-29985,32,0,10,3,145,138,1199,25,1376,0,0,-145,-145,-137,-132,-133,-108,-135,-132,-166,-200,-185,-170,-259,-225,-269,-235,-246,-239,-291,-291,-635,-610,-29959,-29960,-29963,-29964,-29958,-9970,-29967,-5616,-29989,-29974,-29976,-29977,-29977,-29978,-29978,-29978,-29978,-29979,-29980,-29981,-29989,-29981,-29984,-29985,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29987,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989]} 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 Be7 (5... h6 6. Bg2 Bh7 7. a3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Qe2 c5 10. Ngf3 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rfe1 Rfd8 13. Rad1 a5 14. a4 Nb4 15. Rc1 Rac8 {0-1 (51) Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Aronian,L (2773) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 6. Bg2 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} O-O $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 {White is slightly better.} Bg4 9. Ne2 {[#]} (9. f3 $5 {[%cal Rf3g4]} Bh5 10. Qe2 $14) 9... Bb4 $146 (9... Bh5 $11) ({Predecessor:} 9... Nc6 10. h3 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 e5 12. O-O Nd4 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Nc4 Nc5 15. Qd1 f6 {1-0 (33) Poloch,P (2295)-Chlevistan,J (2115) Ostrava 2007}) 10. c3 (10. f3 {is more complex.} Bh5 11. a3 Bc5 12. b4 Be7 13. Nb3) 10... Be7 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. O-O e5 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Qe2 Nc6 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Nc4 a5 19. Nce3 a4 20. h4 h6 21. b4 a3 22. Bc1 Nd8 23. Qf3 Ne6 24. Nxh6+ (24. Rfe1 $11) 24... gxh6 $17 25. Qxf6 {Strongly threatening Nd5.} Nf4 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has some pressure.} 26. h5 Be7 27. Qxe5 Bg5 28. Qb5 c6 $1 {[%cal Rc6b5]} 29. Qc5 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Rfe1 $2 {[#]} (31. Qf5 $15 Ne2+ 32. Kg2 Qxf5 33. gxf5) 31... Ne6 $2 ({Better is} 31... Nd5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 32. Rxd5 (32. Nxd5 Qxg4+) 32... cxd5 33. Qxd5 Qxc3) 32. Qf5 $16 Rf4 33. Qc2 Ng7 34. Qe2 Qe6 35. Rd4 (35. f3 $16) 35... Rxd4 $11 36. cxd4 f5 (36... Rd8 $15) 37. gxf5 (37. d5 $5 {[%cal Rd5e6]} Qe4 38. dxc6 bxc6 39. gxf5 $16) 37... Nxf5 (37... Qf7 $1 $11) 38. Nxf5 Qxf5 39. Bxg5 Qxg5+ $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 40. Kf1 Rf8 41. Qe6+ Rf7 42. Re3 Kf8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (42... Qxh5 $14 43. Rxa3 Kh7) 43. Qe8+ $2 (43. Qd6+ $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.} Re7 44. Qd8+ Kf7 45. Rf3+ Ke6 46. Rg3) 43... Kg7 $16 44. Qe4 (44. Qe5+ $16 Kh7 45. Qxg5 hxg5 46. Rxa3 {[%mdl 64] Decoy}) 44... Qf6 (44... Qxh5 $11 {remains equal.} 45. Rg3+ (45. Rxa3 Qb5+ 46. Kg1 Qxb4 $11) 45... Kf8) 45. Rg3+ Kf8 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Rf6f2]} 46. Qd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (46. Qe3 $16 Qf4 47. d5 Qxe3 48. Rxe3) 46... Qf4 $2 (46... Qxf2#) 47. Qe2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (47. Qe3 $14) 47... Qxd4 $2 (47... Qxg3 $1 {mates} 48. b5 Qh3+ 49. Ke1 Re7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 50. Qxe7+ Kxe7 51. bxc6 Qe6+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack, Zwischenzug} 52. Kd2 bxc6 53. d5 Qxd5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 54. Ke1 Qxa2 55. Kf1 Qd5 56. Ke2 Qe4+ 57. Kf1 a2 58. Kg1 a1=Q+ 59. Kh2 Qah1+ 60. Kg3 Qhh4#) 48. Kg1 Qa1+ ({But not} 48... Qxb4 $2 49. Qe6 $18) 49. Kg2 {Black must now prevent Qe6.} Qb2 (49... Qd4 $11) 50. Qe3 $1 {[%csl LRa3,LRh6][%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qxa2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (50... Qf6 $16) 51. Qc5+ $2 (51. Qxh6+ $18 Ke8 52. Qh8+ Rf8 53. Re3+ Kd7 54. Qxf8 Qd5+ 55. Qf3 Qg5+ 56. Kh3) 51... Ke8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (51... Re7 $11) 52. Rg8+ $2 ({Only move:} 52. Qe5+ $18 Kd7 53. Rd3+ Qd5+ 54. Rxd5+ cxd5 55. Qxd5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke8 56. Qb3) 52... Kd7 $11 {Hoping for ...Rxf2+!} 53. Qd4+ {Black converts the advantage convincingly.} (53. Rb8 $11 Qd5+ 54. Qxd5+ cxd5 55. Rxb7+ Ke6 56. Rb6+ Ke5 57. Ra6) 53... Qd5+ $17 54. Qxd5+ cxd5 {KR-KR} 55. Ra8 Rf5 56. Rxa3 Rxh5 57. Ra7 Rg5+ 58. Kf3 Kc6 59. Ke3 (59. Kf4 $142) 59... h5 60. f4 Rf5 61. Ra8 {[#] Cut Off at move 61} Kb5 $1 62. Rb8 Rf7 ({And not} 62... Kxb4 63. Rxb7+ Kc3 64. Rc7+ Kb2 65. Rh7 $11) 63. Kd4 $2 (63. Rd8 Kc4 64. b5) 63... Rxf4+ $19 64. Kxd5 b6 {[%cal Bb7b6,Bb6b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 65. Ke5 Rxb4 66. Rh8 h4 67. Rh5 Ka4 (67... Rc4 $142 68. Rh8 Kb4 69. Rf8 b5 70. Rf7 Kb3 71. Kd5 Rg4 72. Ke6 b4 73. Kf5 Rc4 74. Rg7 Ka2 75. Rg2+ Ka3 76. Rg1 b3 77. Rg7 b2 78. Rb7 h3 79. Ke6 h2 80. Ra7+ Ra4 81. Rg7 b1=Q 82. Rg3+ {[#]} Qb3+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Promotion} 83. Rxb3+ Kxb3 84. Kf5 h1=Q 85. Kf6 Qh6+ 86. Ke5 Qg6 87. Kd5 Qf6 88. Kc5 Ra5#) 68. Kd5 b5 {Black mates.} 69. Kc5 Rc4+ 70. Kd5 Kb3 71. Rf5 b4 72. Rf3+ Rc3 73. Rf4 h3 74. Kd4 Ka3 75. Rf1 h2 76. Ra1+ Kb2 77. Rh1 Rc2 78. Kd3 b3 79. Rf1 Ka2 80. Rh1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.97/Black=0.59} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA RC"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 9,94,31,50,21,31,22,48,57,54,0,14,1,12,7,24,20,24,0,0,0,25,7,24,18,27,0,12,6,14,1,15,-2,0,-20,0,-41,-20,-37,-29,-44,1,-59,0,0,0,0,0,-22,0,-16,-15,-37,-6,-31,0,0,0,0,-6,-233,-222,-213,-185,-256,-247,-262,-161,-218,-218,-214,-222,-220,-216,-218,-223,-556,-556,-643,-633,-1150,-1138,-1010,-981,-897,-891,-875,-831]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Na6 6. Nxf6+ {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation.} gxf6 7. d4 Bf5 {[#] Hoping for ...Nb4.} 8. c3 {White is slightly better.} Qd5 9. Qc4 {[#]} (9. g3 $14) 9... Nc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Be6 10. Qe2 O-O-O 11. g3 Nc7 12. Bg2 Qh5 13. h3 Bh6 14. g4 Qg6 15. Nh4 Qg7 {0-1 (47) Galakhov,S (2310)-Guseinov,A (2300) Tashkent 1985}) 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Be2 Rg8 12. g3 e6 13. Nh4 Bh3 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Rhe1 Rd7 17. f4 Ne7 18. Bh5 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Re2 Kc7 21. Rde1 a5 22. Be3 a4 23. Bf2 b5 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 24. Bf3 b4 25. c4 ({White should play} 25. cxb4 $11 Bxb4 26. Rd1) 25... Bd3 (25... b3 $15 26. a3 Bd3) 26. c5 $11 Be7 27. Rd2 Bc4 28. Kb1 Bd5 29. Bh5 Rf8 30. f5 exf5 (30... e5 $5) 31. Be3 Be4+ 32. Kc1 Kb7 33. Bd1 Ra8 34. g4 $2 {Now White is beyond hope.} (34. b3 $1 $11 {and White is okay.}) 34... fxg4 35. Bxg4 f5 36. Bh5 (36. Be2 {might work better.}) 36... Bf6 37. Bd1 a3 38. Bb3 (38. Rf1 $142) 38... Rad8 $19 39. bxa3 bxa3 40. Red1 f4 41. Bxf4 Bxd4 {White must now prevent ...Bb2+.} 42. Rxd4 $2 (42. Bc2 {is more resistant.} Bf3 43. Rf1) 42... Rxd4 {Black is clearly winning.} 43. Re1 Bd5 {Strongly threatening ...Bxb3.} 44. Re7+ Ka6 {...Bxb3 is the strong threat.} 45. Be5 Bxb3 {[%csl Gb3,Gd8][%cal Rd4d1]} 46. Bxd4 Rxd4 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Rd4d1]} 47. axb3 {[#]} Rd1+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Av CentiPawn Loss W=-38/B=-15. Weighted=-33/-15} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ndf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 13. f3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 15. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 21. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 22. Qxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} axb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Red1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 36. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 48. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 53. a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 55. a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 57. Kxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 60. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 63. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. a7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E85"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. f3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 13. Nb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 18. Nxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Rde1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rfb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Kxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Ka1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Bxh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 37. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qa1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxa2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Kxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. dxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 50. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Rxh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 17. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 18. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. g4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 22. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rag8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 30. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 31. Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 32. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. Rde1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. Ng6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rhg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 41. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxa8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 21. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 31. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 34. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Ng1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 42. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Kxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. f4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} gxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. gxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,101,21,7,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,-18,-33,-22,16,13,13,0,7,16,34,39,34,42,29,0,0,0,-4,-64,-57,-94,-87,-163,-147,-305,-157,-158,-43,-73,-56,-39,0,0,105,0,40,0,168,137,136,125,137,130,150,137,270,263,310,192,208,29,47,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,154,0,0,0,0,-7,8,0,50,50,50,51,29990,29991]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. d3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 a6 {C49: Four Knights: 4 Bb5 Bb4.} 10. Bc4 {[#]} Na5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... b5 11. Bb3 d5 12. Bd2 dxe4 13. dxe4 b4 14. cxb4 Nd4 15. Nxe5 Nxb3 16. axb3 Re8 17. Bf4 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 a5 19. Rd4 axb4 20. Rxb4 {0-1 (41) Van Niekerk,R-Patel,C Port Elizabeth 2005}) 11. Bb3 c5 {The position is equal.} 12. c4 b5 13. cxb5 (13. Bd2 {feels hotter.} Be6 14. Rb1 Re8 15. Nh4 Ra7 16. Qf3) 13... axb5 14. Bd2 c4 15. Bxa5 Rxa5 16. dxc4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Qc7 18. Bb3 Bb7 19. Nd2 Rc5 20. Re3 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Rg3 (22. Bxd5 $11 Rxd5 23. c4) 22... Nf4 $1 $15 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 23. Qg4 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Rg4g7]} g6 $1 24. Re1 (24. Qd1 $17 {was worth a try.}) 24... Kh7 25. Nf3 $2 {[#]} (25. Nf1 $17) 25... f5 ({Weaker is} 25... Nh5 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 $11) (25... Bc8 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc8g4]} 26. Qh4 f6) 26. Qh4 $17 Bxf3 (26... Nh5 27. c3 $17) (26... Kg7 $17 27. Kh1 Rf6) 27. Rxf3 $15 g5 28. Qg3 Qa5 29. Rfe3 Ng6 (29... Rd8 $11) 30. R3e2 (30. Rd1 $16) 30... e4 31. Qd6 (31. Rd1 {keeps more tension.} Nf4 32. Kh2 Kg6 33. Ree1 Rc3 34. Re3) 31... Qc7 $2 (31... Rd8 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 32. Qf6 Qc7) 32. Qxc7+ Rxc7 33. Rd2 Rf6 34. a4 h5 35. Red1 g4 (35... Nf4 $16 {is a better defense.} 36. Rd8 Ra6) 36. hxg4 $18 hxg4 37. g3 f4 38. gxf4 $2 (38. Rd7+ $18 Rxd7 39. Rxd7+ Kh6 40. gxf4) 38... Nxf4 $11 39. Rd7+ Rxd7 40. Rxd7+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Kg6 {White must now prevent ...Nh3+.} 41. Rd2 Kg5 42. Bc4 Nh3+ 43. Kg2 Kh4 44. a5 {[%cal Ba4a5,Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32] Hoping for a6.} Nf4+ $2 {[#]} (44... Rf3 $11) 45. Kf1 $2 ({Only move:} 45. Kh2 $1 $16 {a6 is the strong threat.} Kg5 46. Rd7) 45... g3 46. fxg3+ Kxg3 47. a6 {aiming for a7.} e3 48. Rd8 Rh6 {[%cal Rh6h1]} ({But not} 48... Ne6+ $2 49. Ke1 $18) 49. Rg8+ Kf3 {( -> ...Rb6)} 50. a7 e2+ $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (50... Rh1+ $14 51. Rg1 Rh8) 51. Bxe2+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Both players deserved the win here.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.33/Black=0.54} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nbc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 14. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Nxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 24. b3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 25. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 27. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Qc3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Nd7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,66,19,26,18,19,22,46,43,43,39,54,50,22,19,36,14,91,0,5,28,25,27,30,-18,0,-2,163,72,63,45,82,46,125,106,156,41,212,204,629,71,77,69,99,109,109,55,100,62,50,-619,-617,-592,-608,-1296,-1214,-29989,-29988]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd3 {B46: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 a6.} d5 8. Qg3 {[#]} Ne7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Nf6 9. Be2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Bc7 Qxb2 14. Rab1 Qa3 {0-1 (28) Karjakin,S (2752)-Artemiev,V (2716) chess.com INT 2020}) 9. h4 {White is slightly better.} dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nf5 $1 {[%cal Rf5g3]} 11. Qf4 c5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. h5 Qd4 (13... Be7 $11) 14. Rh3 (14. Be3 $16 Qxb2 15. O-O) 14... c4 15. c3 Qd5 16. Bc2 Be7 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Bg5 {Bxe7 is the strong threat.} Kh8 $2 (18... f6 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 19. Rd1 Qc6) 19. Bxe7 (19. Rd1 $18 Qe5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Rd7 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Bxe4) 19... Nxe7 $16 20. h6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rg4g7]} g6 $1 21. Qh4 {Threatening mate with Qf6+.} f6 (21... Ng8 $1 $14) 22. Rd1 Nf5 {[#]} 23. Qf4 (23. Rxd5 Nxh4 24. Rd7 Nxg2+ 25. Kf1 Bd5 $16) ({White should play} 23. Qxf6+ $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} Rxf6 24. Rxd5) 23... Qb5 $2 (23... e5 $14 24. Qd2 Rad8) 24. g4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg4f5]} Ne7 $2 (24... Qxb2 $2 25. Nxf6 Rf7 26. gxf5 $18) (24... e5 25. Qd2 Ne7) 25. b4 $2 (25. Qc7 $18 Rae8 26. Rd7) 25... cxb3 $16 26. axb3 Nd5 27. Qd2 $1 {And now c4 would win.} Qb6 28. g5 (28. c4 $16) 28... fxg5 29. Nxg5 Nf4 30. Rf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({But not} 30. Qd7 $2 {[#]} Nd3+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 31. Ke2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxd3 Rd8 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) (30. Rg3 $14) 30... Bxf3 $19 31. Nxf3 Rad8 32. Nd4 e5 33. Qe3 Ng2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. What a bad dream for White.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.96/Black=0.56} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,106,22,29,42,13,11,7,8,9,10,10,10,12,15,13,18,8,19,-12,3,0,0,0,9,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,14,14,14,0,159,177,188,168,564,569,2065,323,1072,1064,1103,1082,1023,735,726,725,1094,993,928,803,786,778,1048,1031,843,810,1328,1081,2097,1681,29959,29953,7404,6490,1882,1722,29971,29974,29949,1823,1254,903,873,775,927,927,29965,29968,29981,29982,29994,29992,29999]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 Qb6 {9...g6 is vanishing.} 10. Nf3 e6 {B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack.} 11. Nbd2 Bb5 12. Ne5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Exploring less charted territory.} Be7 {The position is equal.} 13. O-O Bxd3 14. Nxd3 O-O 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Nf3 Ne4 {[#]} 17. h4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Qe2 Qa6 18. Nfe5 Nc4 19. f3 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd6 21. a3 Nf5 22. Rad1 Rfe8 23. Qd2 {0-1 (60) Poulsen,C-Opocensky,K Buenos Aires 1939}) 17... Nc4 18. Re2 Bd6 19. Rae1 Bxf4 20. Nxf4 Qd6 21. g3 h6 22. Kg2 b5 23. a3 a5 24. Nd3 Rc7 25. Nfe5 Rfc8 26. f3 Nf6 27. g4 Nd7 $2 {[#] Black is on the road to losing.} (27... b4 $11 28. axb4 axb4) 28. Nxf7 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} Kxf7 29. Rxe6 Qf8 $2 {[#]} (29... Qxe6 {is more resistant.} 30. Rxe6 Kxe6 31. Nf4+ Kd6 32. Qg6+ Nf6) 30. Nf4 $1 $18 {And now Rxh6! would win.} Ndb6 31. Qg6+ Kg8 {Black wants to play ...Rf7.} 32. Re8 Rf7 33. Rxf8+ Rcxf8 34. Nh5 Nc8 35. f4 N8d6 36. f5 Ne4 37. Rxe4 dxe4 38. f6 Ne3+ 39. Kg3 Nf1+ 40. Kh3 Ne3 41. Qxe4 Nc4 42. Qg6 Nd6 43. g5 hxg5 44. hxg5 Ne8 45. fxg7 Rf3+ 46. Kg4 R8f7 {[#]} 47. Qe6 (47. Qc6 $142 $1 Nxg7 48. Nf6+ R3xf6 49. gxf6 Kf8 50. fxg7+ Rxg7+ 51. Kf5 Rf7+ 52. Ke6 Re7+ 53. Kd6) 47... Nxg7 48. Qc8+ Rf8 49. Qc6 Nxh5 50. Kxh5 R3f7 51. g6 {White mates.} Rf1 52. Kh6 R8f6 53. Qd5+ Kf8 54. Qd8# {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-47/B=482. Weighted=-129/79} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,101,18,-18,13,0,2,0,14,16,0,5,18,14,26,23,27,14,27,27,27,27,27,20,27,20,23,13,23,27,77,72,366,376,371,356,426,426,447,433,525,344,338,0,518,495,942,734,1090,994,2256,2196,2744,947,889,905,807,791,728,666,29987,29988,29981,2390,5401,1037,892,588,5381,5406,3827,3063,4837,1792,1706,626,626,612,5826,6129,5397,5369,4108,1788,4825,3177,29990,29991,29992,29993]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. h4 {8.a4 is the recent fashion. Played by Jan Krzysztof Duda in October 2020.} b6 {C18: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: 7 h4 and 7 Qg4.} 9. h5 {Threatening h6.} h6 $1 10. Qd1 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} Ba6 {The position is equal.} 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. a4 Nb8 {[%cal Ba6b8,Bb8c6,Bc6a5,Ba5c4][%mdl 32] [#]} 13. Nf3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Nf3 Nd7 15. cxb6 axb6 16. O-O Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Ba3 Qc7 19. Qd4 {0-1 (27) Chojnowski,M (2159)-Grigorchuk,S (2235) Durham 2007}) 13... Nbc6 14. O-O cxd4 15. cxd4 Rc8 16. Ba3 Kg8 17. Qd3 Na5 18. Bb4 Nc4 19. Rfb1 Nf5 20. a5 bxa5 21. Bc5 Qc7 22. Rb5 {White stays focused until the end.} Rb8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (22... a6 $16 23. Rbb1 Ne7) 23. Rxb8+ $18 Qxb8 24. g4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 ({Not} 25. Qxd4 Qc7 $18) 25... a6 26. Kg2 Qd8 27. Qb3 Kh7 28. Qd3+ (28. Kh3 $142) 28... Kg8 29. Rb1 a4 (29... Qc7 $142 30. Kg3 Rh7) 30. Rb7 a3 31. Qb3 Kh7 32. Rxf7 {Qd3+ would kill now.} Rf8 33. Qb7 (33. Qd3+ $142 Kg8 {[#]} 34. Rxg7+ $3 {[%mdl 512]} Kxg7 35. Qg6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 36. Qxe6 Rxf3 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+ Kf8 39. Bc5+ Qe7 40. Bxe7+ Kxe7 41. Qg5+ Ke8 42. Kxf3) 33... Rxf7 34. Qxf7 Qg8 35. Qd7 a2 36. g5 hxg5 37. Nxg5+ Kh6 38. Nxe6 (38. Nf7+ $142 Kxh5 39. Qxe6 Qh7 40. Qh3+ Kg6 41. Nh8+ Qxh8 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 42. Qxh8 Kf7 43. Qd8) 38... g6 39. Nf4 gxh5+ 40. Kh2 Qg4 41. Qxg4 hxg4 42. e6 Kg5 43. Nxd5 (43. e7 $142 Nd6 44. Nxd5) 43... Nd6 44. Ne3 Nb5 45. Be5 {White threatens e7 and mate.} Nc7 46. e7 Ne8 47. Kg3 Kg6 48. Kxg4 Kf7 49. Nf5 Nf6+ 50. Bxf6 {[%mdl 64] [#] Overworked Piece} Kxf6 51. e8=Q {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-193/B=-195. Weighted=-202/-181} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. g3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. c4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Qxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 30. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 31. Nxc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Bh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 41. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. a5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b1=Q {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Rxb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,78,38,50,38,31,45,54,41,45,21,21,-33,-20,-36,-35,-57,-18,-43,-31,-116,-124,-131,-127,-150,-142,-189,-121,-123,-117,-124,-97,-147,-98,-160,-123,-125,-91,-158,-170,-120,0,0,0,0,0,-72,35,-45,-28,-58,0,-794,-817,-744,-722,-1010,-1010,-964,-961,-941,-916,-813,-745,-724,-656,-1147,-1114,-1895,-1718,-1801,-991]} 1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. O-O Qc8 {[#]} 6. e3 $146 {A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence.} ({Predecessor:} 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bh3 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. e4 h5 11. f4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 {0-1 (52) Caruana,F (2802)-Nakamura,H (2786) chess.com INT 2017}) 6... Nc6 7. c4 Bh3 8. Bxh3 {White is slightly better.} Qxh3 9. Ng5 Qd7 10. h4 ({Better is} 10. Bd2 $11) 10... h6 $15 11. Nf3 Qh3 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Rd1 g5 14. Qf1 (14. Nc3 $15) 14... Qg4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is on the roll.} 15. Nbd2 e5 $1 16. d5 Ne7 17. b3 Ng6 (17... e4 $1 $19 {[%cal Re4f3]} 18. Nh2 Qh5) 18. Nh2 Qd7 19. h5 Nxh5 20. Ba3 Nf6 21. e4 (21. c5 $142) 21... h5 22. c5 h4 23. Qg2 (23. Rac1 $142) 23... hxg3 24. fxg3 Ng4 ({Black should play} 24... Rh3 $17 {...Nh5 is the strong threat.} 25. Nhf1 dxc5 26. Bxc5 b6) 25. Nxg4 $11 Qxg4 26. cxd6 cxd6 (26... Rh3 $5 27. Nf1 $8 (27. dxc7 Rxg3 28. Kf1 Rxg2 29. c8=Q+ Rxc8 30. Re1 Rxd2 31. Re3 Qg2+ 32. Ke1 Qf2#) 27... Bf8 $11) 27. Nc4 {[#]} (27. Nf1 $11) 27... Bf8 (27... Rh3 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh3g3]} 28. Ne3 (28. Bxd6 $2 Rxg3 29. Rd2 Rxg2+ $19) (28. Nxd6+ $2 Kd7 $19) 28... Qxg3 29. Qxg3 Rxg3+ 30. Kf2 Rh3) 28. Bxd6 ({Wrong is} 28. Nxd6+ $2 Kd7 $19) (28. Ne3 $14 Qh3 29. Rf1) 28... Rh3 $1 $15 {[%cal Rh3g3]} 29. Rd3 {White wants to play Bxf8.} ({But not} 29. Bxe5 $2 Bc5+ 30. Kf1 {[#]} Nh4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) 29... Nf4 ({Black should try} 29... b5 $15 30. Nxe5 Nxe5 31. Bxe5 Bc5+ 32. Kf1 f5) 30. Qf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (30. Nxe5 $2 Ne2+ 31. Kf2 Qh5 $19) (30. gxf4 $11 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rxd3 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. fxg5) 30... Rxg3+ $1 $19 {[%mdl 576] Deflection, Decoy. Black is clearly winning.} 31. Qxg3 Ne2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack, Pin, Discovered Attack} 32. Kf2 Nxg3 (32... Qxg3+ $2 {perishes.} 33. Rxg3 Nxg3 34. Kxg3 $18) 33. Rxg3 Qf4+ 34. Rf3 Qh2+ 35. Ke3 g4 36. Bxe5 Qh6+ 37. Rf4 b5 38. Nb2 {[#]} f6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 39. Bc7 (39. Bxf6 Bc5+) 39... Rc8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.80/Black=0.21} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA RC"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 18,71,37,-4,58,58,51,57,63,0,0,2,17,7,21,0,92,0,159,151,151,151,144,148,155,144,190,197,260,233,242,173,401,243,916,910,902,902,894,866,947,924,895,833,875,846,886,853,853,833,827,737,787,784,967,963]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d4 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. e3 Qd7 {[#] E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} (10... Qa5 $11) 11. Nh4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Ne1 d5 13. f3 cxd4 14. fxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qe6 16. Bxc6 Qxe3+ 17. Rf2 bxc6 18. Nc2 {1-0 (58) Hohler,P (2171)-Moen,O (2232) Opatija 2013}) 11... Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Bh3 {White is slightly better.} 13. dxc5 (13. d5 $14 Bxg2 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxg2) 13... Bxb2 $11 14. Qxb2 {White wants to play Bxh3.} dxc5 15. Rad1 Qe6 16. Rd5 Rad8 (16... b6 $11) 17. Rfd1 (17. Rxc5 $16 Bxg2 18. Nxg2) 17... Rd6 $2 {Black is on the road to losing.} (17... b6 $11) 18. Rxd6 exd6 19. Bxh3 Qxh3 20. Rxd6 Re8 21. Qf6 Ne5 22. Nf3 Ng4 (22... Nxf3+ $142 23. Qxf3 b6) 23. Qf4 $18 b6 24. Rd7 Rf8 $2 (24... Nf6 25. Rd6 (25. Rxa7 Rd8 $11) 25... Nh5) 25. Rxf7 $40 {[%mdl 128] White attacks with force.} Rd8 $2 {[#]} (25... Rxf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Ng5+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Kf6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Nxh3 g5) 26. Rg7+ $3 {[%mdl 576] Decoy. White is clearly winning.} Kxg7 27. Qc7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh6 28. Qxd8 Kg7 29. Qe7+ Kg8 30. Qxa7 Qh5 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32. Qc7+ Kg8 33. Qxb6 Qf5 34. Qb8+ Kg7 35. Qf4 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-28/B=-65. Weighted=-35/-83} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,51,0,0,-4,25,0,8,12,40,6,5,-2,-7,-23,0,-45,-45,-45,-45,-48,-39,-41,-42,-50,-49,-40,0,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,8,8,249,241,460,469]} 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e2,Be2f4][%mdl 32]} d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. a3 {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} a5 {[#]} 9. h4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Nf4 Qb6 10. h4 a4 11. Be2 Qb3 12. Qd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. Nh5 Rg8 15. O-O Nc4 {0-1 (34) Bruzon Batista,L (2657)-Lenderman,A (2640) Philadelphia 2019}) 9... b5 10. Nf4 {The position is equal.} Ba6 11. Bd3 (11. Ng5 $5) 11... Qb6 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 12. Be3 b4 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. axb4 axb4 15. O-O O-O 16. Rxa6 Qxa6 17. h5 h6 18. Nh2 bxc3 19. bxc3 Qc4 20. Qg4 {[#] aiming for Nxe6!} cxd4 21. cxd4 {Hoping for Nxe6!} Nxd4 22. Rc1 $40 {[%mdl 128] White has some attack.} Nc2 $1 {[%cal Rc2e3] [#]} 23. Nxe6 $1 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Rg4g7][%mdl 512]} Qxg4 (23... fxe6 24. Qxe6+) 24. Nxg4 Nxe3 $2 (24... fxe6 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 25. Rxc2 Rb8) 25. Nxf8 $18 Kxf8 $2 (25... Bxf8 26. Nxe3 d4) 26. Rc8+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-7/B=-33. Weighted=-8/-55} ({Weaker is} 26. Nxe3 Ba3 $18) ({Not} 26. fxe3 Bc5 $16) 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Nxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C22"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,79,-31,-52,-48,-37,-50,-49,-54,-16,-58,-60,-122,-105,-149,-144,-134,-101,-112,-103,-110,-103,-146,-130,-127,-147,-205,-188,-245,-218,-314,-320,-454,-451,-461,-458,-439,-411,-1025,-1086,-655,-316,-443,-360,-425,-293,-436,-270,-496,-494,-482,-489,-490,-394,-436,-481,-465,-397,-430,-438,-428,992,978,29987,29988,29988,29989,29998,29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qf4 {C22: Centre Game.} Bxc3 (8... Ne5 9. f3 Ng6 10. Qg3 Bd6 11. Qf2 Be5 12. h4 d5 13. h5 Nf8 14. h6 g6 15. Be3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 c6 17. Ne2 Qa5 18. Qh4 {½-½ (26) Nepomniachtchi,I (2732)-Aronian,L (2793) Leuven 2017}) 9. Bxc3 Rxe4 10. Qg3 {Black is slightly better.} d5 {Black wants to play ...Rg4.} 11. f3 Re6 {[#]} 12. a3 $146 ({Better is} 12. Ne2 $15) ({Predecessor:} 12. Ne2 Rd6 13. Qf4 d4 14. Nxd4 Nd5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rxd5 cxd5 17. Be5 Re6 18. Qg3 {0-1 (29) Nepomniachtchi,I (2751)-Anand,V (2783) Saint Louis 2017}) 12... Rd6 $17 13. Bb5 d4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is really pushing.} 14. Bd2 Rd5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ne2 c5 17. Bg5 Ba6 18. Nf4 {[#]} Rf5 $1 19. h4 {[#]} (19. Rhe1 $17 Qd6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Nh3) 19... Qd6 $1 $19 20. Rhe1 {[#]} (20. Qh2 $142) 20... h6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 21. Bxh6 (21. Bxf6 $142 Qxf6 22. Nd3) 21... Nh5 22. Nxh5 (22. Qg4 {is a better defense.} Qxh6 23. Qxf5 Nxf4 24. Rd2) 22... Qxh6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 23. Kb1 {White hopes to continue with Nxg7.} Rxh5 ({Less strong is} 23... Qxh5 24. Qxc7 Qg6 25. Qd7 $19) 24. Qxc7 Qb6 25. Qd7 (25. Qxb6 $142 axb6 26. g3) 25... Bb5 26. Qg4 Qg6 (26... Rb8 $142 {...Bd7! is the strong threat.} 27. b4 (27. Qxh5 $2 {perishes.} Bc4 $19) 27... Bc4 28. Rxd4 (28. Qxh5 cxb4 29. Ka1 b3 30. Qe5 bxc2 31. Qxb8+ Qxb8 32. Rb1 Qf4 33. h5 Qd2 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Rh8+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxh8 36. Re8+ Kh7 37. Rh8+ Kxh8 38. g4 c1=Q#) 28... cxd4 29. Qxh5 d3) 27. Qf4 (27. Qxg6 {might work better.} fxg6 28. Re4) 27... Ba4 28. Rd2 Qf6 29. Qc7 (29. Qxf6 {was forced.} gxf6 30. Re7) 29... Rxh4 30. Rde2 $2 {[#]} (30. Qxc5 Qb6 31. Qxb6 axb6 32. b3) 30... d3 $1 31. cxd3 Bb5 32. Re3 Rd4 33. Qxc5 Bxd3+ 34. Ka1 Bg6 35. g4 Rd2 {[%csl Gd2][%cal Rf6b2]} 36. Qb4 Rad8 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (36... Rf2 $19 37. Qb5 Qd6) 37. Re8+ $18 Kh7 38. Rh1+ {White mates.} Bh5 39. Rxh5+ Kg6 40. Qe4+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.67/Black=0.50} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 9,89,23,47,24,34,39,43,35,50,41,92,52,90,68,125,122,152,145,150,154,179,109,132,118,174,159,164,139,286,282,297,265,263,191,193,180,180,159,254,160,184,175,152,162,279,110,119,114,149,109,83,81,140,125,207,213,205,212,254,235,823,201,209,0,0,-527,450,456,29981,29982,29982,29983,29982,29983,29983,29983,4790,2776,2599,2468,2414,2217]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bf5 6. Nxf6+ {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation.} gxf6 7. d3 Nd7 8. g3 {White is slightly better.} e6 9. Bg2 {[#]} Qc7 $146 (9... Bg4 $14) ({Predecessor:} 9... h5 10. Nh4 Bh7 11. O-O Be7 12. Bd2 f5 13. Nf3 Bf6 14. Bc3 h4 15. Nxh4 f4 {1-0 (32) Nepomniachtchi,I (2776)-Nakamura,H (2745) chess.com INT 2020}) 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Rb1 h5 (11... Bg4 $14) 12. b4 $16 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Nb6 13. b5 c5 14. Nh4 Bh7 15. Qxh5 (15. a4 $18) 15... Bd6 {White should prevent ...Bxd3.} 16. Qe2 Nd5 (16... Kb8 $16) 17. Bd2 Be5 18. a4 Rdg8 (18... Nc3 $16 {keeps fighting.} 19. Bxc3 Bxc3) 19. a5 $18 Qd7 20. Nf3 Bc3 21. a6 b6 22. Nh4 {And now Bxd5 would win.} Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Nc7 (23... Kd8 $16 {was called for.} 24. d4 c4) 24. Bc6 Qd4 25. Nf3 Qg4 26. Rfe1 Bf5 (26... Kb8 $142 27. Qe3 Bf5) 27. Qe2 $2 (27. Bb7+ $18 Kb8 28. Qe3) 27... Qh3 28. Qf1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy.} Qh5 29. Qg2 Bh3 30. Qh1 Bg4 ({Black should play} 30... Kd8) 31. Nd2 $16 Nd5 (31... Kd8 $16 32. h4 e5) 32. Bxd5 $18 exd5 33. c4 Rd8 34. Re7 Qg5 $2 (34... Be6 35. Rxa7 Qe2) 35. f4 $2 (35. cxd5 {d6 would kill now.} Qxd5 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Rxa7) 35... Qf5 36. Qg2 $2 ({Don't blunder} 36. Rxa7 $2 Qxd3 37. Qg2 Qe3+ 38. Qf2 (38. Kh1 $2 Bh3 $19) 38... Qxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 40. Kg1 Rxd2 $19) ({Only move:} 36. Re3 $1 $18) 36... Qxd3 $11 37. Rxa7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (37. Rbe1 $11 {and White is okay.} Qd4+ 38. Kh1) 37... Be2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (37... Qe3+ $1 $19 38. Qf2 (38. Kh1 $2 Bh3 $19) 38... Qxf2+ {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} 39. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 40. Kg1 Rxd2 41. Ra8+ Kd7 42. Rxd8+ Kxd8) 38. Re7 $1 $18 {Threatens to win with a7.} Rhe8 {[#]} (38... Qd4+ $18 39. Kh1 Qxd2) 39. a7 $1 {[%cal Ra7a8][%mdl 512]} Rxe7 40. a8=Q+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kc7 41. Qc6+ Kb8 42. Qxb6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kc8 43. Qc6+ {White is clearly winning.} Rc7 44. Qa8+ Kd7 45. Qaxd5+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-85/B=563. Weighted=-85/72} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. f4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} exf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. h4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Nh7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 49. b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 55. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 56. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 57. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 59. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 60. b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. b6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 66. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 68. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 69. e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 70. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 71. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 72. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 73. b7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 74. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 75. Kxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 76. b8=Q {[%emt 0:00:02]} h1=Q {[%emt 0:00:00]} 77. Qf4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 78. Qxg4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 79. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. b3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ned5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Nh2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 28. g4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 32. h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 21. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. d3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 18. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rec6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 22. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. f4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. g4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. e7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} N6d5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Kxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ndf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Kxh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 56. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ndxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 57. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 59. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. a3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 62. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 63. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxa3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 66. Kxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 67. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,76,0,0,-10,-3,-8,0,-39,-44,-47,-43,-56,-64,-68,-72,-66,-82,-72,-5,-16,25,6,10,6,40,-85,-70,-64,-28,-33,-21,-25,-10,-28,-22,-120,-101,-127,-130,-135,-132,-129,-136,-300,-268,-279,-267,-260,-275,-314,-263,-284,-267,-266,-266,-275,-256,-270,-279,-296,-309,-329,-304,-547,-531]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 c6 {6...c6 is better than 6...dxc4.} 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Rd1 {D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6.} Rd8 9. Nc3 Be6 {[#]} 10. Qxb6 $146 {The position is equal.} (10. Qa4 {looks sharper.} h6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nd3) ({Predecessor:} 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 Na6 12. e3 Nc7 13. b4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 e5 16. Be2 exd4 17. exd4 {0-1 (50) Hellers,F (2592)-Firouzja,A (2728) chess.com INT 2020}) 10... axb6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. a3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rxd4 15. Be3 Rxd1+ ({Better is} 15... Rd7 $17 16. Rab1 b5) 16. Rxd1 $11 {[#] Strongly threatening Rd8+.} Na6 17. Bxb6 Bxb2 18. a4 Ba3 19. a5 (19. Rd7 $14 {keeps the upper hand.}) 19... Bc5 20. Rd7 Bxb6 21. axb6 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Nc5 22. Rxe7 Ra1+ 23. Kg2 Rb1 24. e3 (24. Rc7 $1 $11) 24... Rxb6 25. h4 h5 26. g4 hxg4 27. Bxg4 Rb4 28. Kf3 $2 {[#] Loses the game.} (28. Be2 $17 {was called for.}) 28... Kf8 29. Rc7 f5 30. Bh3 Rxh4 31. Bf1 Re4 32. Rh7 Re7 33. Rh8+ Kg7 34. Rb8 Nd7 35. Rd8 Ne5+ 36. Kf4 Rd7 37. Re8 Kf6 38. e4 $2 (38. f3) 38... g5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.16} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Ndf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. c4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 18. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxh2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. g3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qh3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qh2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Bxf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} gxf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rhg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 33. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Nhf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rfb8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Red1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ndc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. b4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Rbd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 35. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Rexd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. a3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Rd1 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,82,19,0,33,2,0,-19,0,0,0,-78,-103,-115,-102,-116,-113,-108,-96,-87,-93,-83,-89,-93,-81,-75,-75,-75,-67,-59,754,739,2034,258,234,12,22,29,73,57,66,0,0,-36,0,0,135,125,177,8,8,1,8,-66,-59,-109,-34,-67,-67,-72,-75,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29992]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qe1 {And now e5 would win.} h6 {B67: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 7...a6 8 0-0-0 Bd7, lines without 9 f4 Be7.} 12. Bh4 (12. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 13. g3 $11) 12... Be7 $1 13. Bd3 {[#]} Qc7 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 13... b4 14. Ne2 Qb6 15. Kb1 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Ng3 Bh7 19. f5 Rhc8 {½-½ (42) Nolte,R (2395)-Zhou,J (2586) Al Ain 2014}) 14. a3 Rb8 15. Na2 (15. Bxf6 $11 gxf6 16. Kb1) 15... a5 $17 16. Rf1 O-O 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd5 19. Qe4 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Re4h7]} g6 20. Rxf7 {[%mdl 64] [#] Remove Defender, Decoy} Rxf7 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. Qxh6+ Ke8 23. Bg6 Bxh4 24. Qxh4 b4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Qxe5 $15 25. Re1 Qg7 26. Rxe6+ Kd7 27. Bxf7 Qxf7) 25. Rf1 $1 $18 {[%mdl 64] Pin} Qb6 26. Bxf7+ $2 (26. Rxf7 {[%cal Rh4h8]} Qg1+ 27. Rf1+ Kd7 28. Rxg1 bxa3 29. Qh7+ {[%mdl 64] Zwischenzug} Kc8 30. bxa3) 26... Kd7 27. Bxe6+ $2 (27. axb4 $18 axb4 28. Bg6) 27... Kxe6 $11 28. Qh6+ Kxe5 {White must now prevent ...Qe3+.} 29. Re1+ Kd4 30. Qd2+ (30. Qd6 $1 $14 Rd8 31. Rd1+ Kc4 32. Qg3) 30... Kc5 31. Qf2+ Kb5 (31... Kd6 $5 {[%cal Rb6f2]} 32. Qg3+ Kd7 33. axb4 axb4 $15) 32. Qe2+ Ka4 (32... Kc5 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 33. Qc4 $16 {[%mdl 1024] aiming for Kb1. White has strong compensation.} Rc8 (33... Bb7 $16 34. Qb3+ Kb5) 34. Qb3+ $2 (34. Kb1 $18) 34... Kb5 $132 {[%mdl 2048] Strongly threatening ...Qf2! Black is fighting back} 35. Qd3+ Kc5 $1 36. Re6 (36. axb4+ $11 axb4 37. Re4) 36... Qb5 $15 {Threatens to win with ...Qxd3.} 37. Qf3 {[#] Qf2+ would kill now.} Qc4 ({Black should try} 37... Kb6 $1 $17 {Hoping for ...Qc4.} 38. axb4 axb4) 38. b3 Qd4 {...Qa1+ is the strong threat.} 39. axb4+ axb4 40. Kb1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (40. Qe4 $17) 40... Nc3+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 41. Nxc3 Bxf3 {A wild game. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-93/B=-71. Weighted=-156/-100} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,68,22,18,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,-20,0,-162,15,-8,0,-3,-6,-22,0,0,0,0,0,-7,0,0,0,-99,-73,-110,-101,-176,-54,-171,-177,-175,-165,-169,-165,-149,-162,-238,-231,-1153,-1131,-1095,-1087,-1075,-925,-982,-975,-974,-981,-1202,-1198,-1153,-1139]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 7. Bb5 dxe4 8. dxe4 a5 {The position is equal.} 9. O-O Qe7 {[#]} 10. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Qc2 Nb8 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Bg5 c6 13. Be2 h6 14. Bh4 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Nbd2 g5 {1-0 (59) Pirisi,G (2375)-Varga,P (2315) Hungary 1993}) 10... Rd8 11. Qc2 Nb8 12. Rd1 $2 {[#]} (12. Bd3 $11 {and White stays safe.}) 12... Nbd7 $2 (12... Bxf2+ $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 13. Kh1 (13. Kxf2 Qc5+) 13... Bc5) 13. Bf1 b6 {[%cal Bb7b6,Bb6b5][%mdl 32]} 14. Nc4 Bb7 15. Re1 a4 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 b5 18. Ncd2 g5 19. Bg3 Nh5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 20. Kh2 (20. Bh2 $11) 20... Bc6 21. b4 axb3 22. axb3 (22. Nxb3 $17 Nxg3 23. fxg3) 22... g4 (22... Rxa1 $19 23. Rxa1 g4 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 23. Nh4 {[#]} (23. Rxa8 $15 Bxa8 24. Nh4) 23... Rxa1 $1 $19 24. Rxa1 {[#]} Qg5 $1 {White must now prevent ...Bxf2!} 25. Nf5 Nxg3 26. fxg3 Nf6 {[%cal Bd7f6,Bf6g4,Bg4f2][%mdl 32]} 27. Rd1 (27. Ra2 $142 gxh3 28. gxh3) 27... gxh3 28. Nf3 $2 (28. gxh3 Qh5 29. Nh4) 28... Ng4+ {Black is clearly winning.} 29. Kh1 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Nf2+ 31. Kh2 Nxd1 32. Nxg5 hxg5 33. b4 hxg2 34. Bxg2 Bf8 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-67/B=-19. Weighted=-74/-36} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,126,21,0,6,0,0,0,0,-7,0,-9,0,-36,-36,-57,-56,-64,-60,-67,-70,-70,-58,-115,-44,-43,67,52,95,-8,21,-77,41,-154,-135,-175,-114,-116,-118,-106,0,-8,0,-141,-141,-194,-185,-223,-216,-198,0,-8,0,0,0,0,383,387,12825,12825,12825,12825,12823,12822,12822,11291,11510,10228,12833,12833,12832,5808,12824,2820,12832,11648,12841,12841,12844,12843,12844,12844,12845,12845,12847,12847,12848,12848,12849,12849,12850,12850,12850,27999,27997,27997,27998,27997,27998,27998,27999,27999,27998,27998,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,27999,29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nc3 (6. Nbd2 {feels hotter.} Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Na5) 6... Nd7 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} 7. Be3 {[#]} (7. O-O {with more complications.} O-O 8. Ne2 a5 9. Ng3 Re8 10. Re1) 7... Bxe3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Qe7 8. Bxc5 Nxc5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Qe3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Ne6 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne2 c5 14. Qg3 {0-1 (77) Yu,Y (2738)-Abdusattorov,N (2635) Moscow 2019}) 8. fxe3 Qe7 {The position is equal.} 9. O-O b6 10. Ne2 Bb7 11. Ng3 g6 12. a4 a5 13. d4 O-O-O 14. Qe2 h5 15. h4 Rhe8 16. c3 ({Better is} 16. c4 $15) 16... c5 (16... exd4 $17 17. exd4 c5) 17. d5 $15 Nf6 (17... Kb8 $15) 18. Ng5 $1 $14 Rf8 19. Nh1 (19. b4 $1 $16) 19... Kb8 20. Nf2 (20. b4 $1 $11) 20... Bc8 (20... Ka7 $1 $17) 21. c4 $2 (21. Rfb1 $14 {stays ahead.}) 21... Ng4 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 (22... hxg4 $19 23. b3 f6) 23. Qf2 f6 24. Nf3 Bxf3 (24... Bd7 $17) 25. Qxf3 $11 f5 26. exf5 (26. Qg3 $11 {remains equal.}) 26... Qxh4 $17 27. f6 (27. Qh3 $17 {was worth a try.} Qxh3 28. gxh3) 27... Qxc4 28. Rad1 {d6! would now be nice for White.} Rd6 ({Much less strong is} 28... Qxa4 29. d6) 29. f7 Rd7 $2 (29... Qxa4 $19 {...Rd7 is the strong threat.} 30. Rd2 Qc4) 30. d6 $1 $11 {Strongly threatening Qc6.} Rdxf7 {[#]} 31. Qxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxf7 (31... Qxf7 32. Rxf7) 32. Rxf7 cxd6 $2 {[%mdl 12288] Endgame [#] KQ-KRR. White stays focused until the end.} (32... Qxf7 $2 {perishes.} 33. d7 $18) ({Not} 32... Qxa4 33. dxc7+ Kb7 34. Rd8 Kc6 35. c8=Q+ Kb5 36. Rb7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kb4 37. Rxb6+ Qb5 38. Rxb5+) (32... Qe2 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 33. dxc7+ Kb7) 33. Rdf1 $1 $18 Qxa4 $2 (33... Qg4 34. Rg7 Qc8) 34. Re7 Qc6 35. Rf8+ Qc8 36. Rxc8+ Kxc8 {KR-KP} 37. Re6 Kd7 38. Rxg6 a4 39. Rh6 b5 40. Rxh5 b4 41. Kf2 Kc6 42. Ke2 a3 43. bxa3 bxa3 44. g4 d5 45. g5 {Threatening mate with g6.} Kd6 46. g6 Ke6 47. Rg5 {g7 would kill now.} Kf6 {[#]} 48. g7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxg5 49. g8=Q+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kf5 50. Qxd5 Kf6 51. Qxc5 e4 {White mates.} 52. Qxa3 Ke5 53. Qc5+ Ke6 54. Qd4 Kf5 55. Qd5+ Kf6 56. Qxe4 Kg5 57. Qf4+ Kg6 58. e4 Kg7 59. e5 Kg6 60. e6 Kg7 61. e7 Kg6 62. e8=Q+ Kg7 63. Qg5+ Kh7 64. Qgg6# {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-138/B=-152. Weighted=-130/-187} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,41,45,60,44,46,60,48,44,65,30,38,34,41,41,38,46,27,47,30,29,72,0,48,0,8,-11,-15,-15,112,112,116,115,711,694]} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 {B01: Scandinavian Defence.} Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 {White is slightly better.} a6 9. a4 Nc6 10. h3 b6 11. Bf4 {11.Ne5 is setting a new trend.} Bb7 12. Qd2 e6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Ne5 Ned5 {[#]} 15. Bg5 $146 ({Better is} 15. Nxd5 $16 exd5 16. Bb3) ({Predecessor:} 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bg3 h6 17. Qe2 Kh7 18. Ba2 Qe8 19. c4 Nb4 20. Bb3 Rd8 21. Qe3 {½-½ (46) Zawadzka,J (2419)-Kulon,K (2336) Warsaw 2020}) 15... Qd6 {Black wants to play ...Nxc3.} 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bb3 c5 (18... a5 $11 {remains equal.}) 19. dxc5 $16 bxc5 20. Bxd5 Rad8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (20... Qxd5 $16 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxe5 23. Rexe5 c4) 21. Bxf7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-10/B=-53. Weighted=-8/-110} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Rec1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 32. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Rxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. g4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 40. Nd3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Re5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. g5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 43. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 51. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 56. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 57. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Ng6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 61. Ng6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 62. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 64. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 65. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 66. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 68. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 69. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 70. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 71. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 72. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 73. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 74. g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 75. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 76. g7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 77. Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,60,-11,-20,0,-8,-5,-39,-26,-29,0,-8,59,50,116,-93,-88,-95,-93,-154,-135,-204,-224,-233,-139,-168,-181,-164,-162,-201,-64,-135,-93,-461,-186,-328,-178,-559,-197,-673,-662,-659,-670,-1417,-656,-6659,-5747,-29986,-29986]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 f6 {C45: Scotch Game.} 9. c4 Ba6 (9... Nb6 10. Rh3 fxe5 11. Nc3 d6 12. Bg5 Qe6 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Qe4 Qg6 15. Qxc6+ Bd7 16. Qxc7 Bxg5+ 17. hxg5 Bxh3 18. c5 O-O 19. cxb6 Qxg5+ {0-1 (44) Nepomniachtchi,I (2751)-Aronian,L (2789) chess.com INT 2017}) 10. Rh3 fxe5 {Black is slightly better.} 11. Bg5 Nf6 12. Re3 d6 (12... O-O-O $11) 13. Qf3 $1 $14 {[%cal Rf3c6][%mdl 1024] [#] White has compensation.} Qd7 $146 (13... e4 $14 14. Qd1 Bb7) ({Predecessor:} 13... e4 14. Qd1 d5 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bb5+ Bc6 20. Rxe4+ {1-0 (35) Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Ding,L (2791) chess24.com INT 2020}) 14. Nc3 $2 {[#]} (14. Bd3 $16 Kf7 15. Bf5) 14... Be7 $17 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Bf5 ({White should play} 16. Qe2) 16... Qe8 17. Be6+ (17. b3 $17) 17... Kh8 $19 {Strongly threatening ...Nd5.} 18. Qh3 Bc8 (18... h6 $19 19. Bxf6 Rxf6) 19. O-O-O Bxe6 20. Qxe6 h6 21. f4 exf4 (21... hxg5 $19 22. hxg5 Nh5) 22. Re2 (22. Bxf4 $15 Ng8 23. g3) 22... Bd8 23. Qf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This costs White the game.} (23. Qxe8 $17 {is tougher.} Nxe8 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Re7) 23... Qd7 (23... Qh5 $142 24. Qxf4 hxg5 25. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 26. hxg5 Ng4) 24. Qd3 (24. Qxd7 {is the only way for White.} Nxd7 25. Bxd8 Raxd8 26. Re7) 24... Nh7 (24... f3 $142 25. gxf3 hxg5 26. hxg5 Nh7 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack}) 25. Ne4 $2 (25. Bxd8 {was the crucial defense.} Raxd8 26. Qf3) 25... Qf5 $2 ({Weaker is} 25... Bxg5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Nc5 $17) (25... hxg5 26. hxg5 Nxg5) 26. Rf1 $2 (26. Bxd8 Raxd8 27. Qf3) 26... hxg5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 {And now ...f3+ would win.} 28. Rh1 Bh6 {Hoping for ...f3+.} 29. Qc3 f3+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack} 30. Rxh6 fxe2 {Weighted Error Value: White=1.59/Black=1.06} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 10,63,44,40,54,50,55,50,56,45,47,61,62,54,47,50,58,34,57,49,79,26,66,67,119,112,154,150,197,124,134,103,100,100,159,125,151,158,159,136,246,228,395,376,935,919,934,898,1015,1006,3085,2336,7487,29957,5808,5614]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. Bb3 Ne7 6. O-O Nd7 {B06: Modern Defence.} 7. c3 h6 8. Re1 a6 {White is slightly better.} 9. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1g3][%mdl 32]} b6 10. Nf1 Bb7 11. Ng3 O-O {11...e5 is the recent fashion. Played by Hikaru Nakamura in October 2020.} 12. h3 {[#]} c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Kh7 13. Bc2 c5 14. Bf4 e5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Rc1 Rad8 17. Qe2 Nc6 18. Bb1 exd4 19. cxd4 {1-0 (28) Bruzon Batista,L (2653)-Alvarez Pedraza,A (2496) Pamplona 2010}) 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rac1 (15. Rad1 $16) 15... d5 16. e5 cxd4 (16... f6 $14) 17. cxd4 $16 Nc6 18. Bc2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is in control.} Qe7 19. a3 (19. h4 $18) 19... Na5 20. h4 Nc4 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 21. Qe2 $1 Nxb2 ({Black should try} 21... Kg8) 22. h5 Nc4 23. hxg6+ fxg6 24. Nh5 Nxe3 ({But not} 24... Qxa3 $2 25. Nh4 $18) (24... Nxa3 $16 {might work better.} 25. Bd3 Rfd8) 25. fxe3 $18 Rxf3 $2 ({Much weaker is} 25... Qxa3 26. Nh4 $18) (25... Kg8) 26. Qxf3 Rxc2 $2 (26... Nf8 27. Bd3 Rc6 28. Rxc6 Bxc6 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Bxa6 Bd7) 27. Rxc2 gxh5 28. Rc7 Ba8 29. Rec1 a5 30. Ra7 Qxa3 {[#]} 31. Rcc7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bc6 32. Rxc6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=814/B=800. Weighted=214/609} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 10. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. N2f3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 18. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Nxd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nd3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxe1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Bg5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Rxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. b7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. a6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. a7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 53. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 54. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 57. a8=Q {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 67. c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nce4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 12. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. h3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nfe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. b4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ndf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 25. a3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. f4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 36. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. g4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 48. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qg8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Qg7# {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,65,-6,10,4,22,21,20,13,22,18,18,8,14,6,11,13,6,10,18,0,18,3,15,12,24,0,0,0,0,-10,30,28,79,51,45,25,182,182,177,167,286,284,284,202,203,201,206,199,370,366,378,380,364,372,362,355,696,698]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 h6 6. Bd3 {D04: Colle System.} Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8. O-O {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 c6 13. c4 a5 {[#]} 14. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Rad1 Bf6 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. f4 a4 18. Rf3 axb3 19. Rxb3 Nxe5 20. fxe5 {0-1 (43) Oganian,M (2423)-Geller,J (2518) St Petersburg 2018}) 14... Bd6 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. d5 cxd5 18. cxd5 e5 $1 19. Nh4 Qf6 20. Nf5 Nc5 (20... Bf8 $11) 21. Qg4 {f4! is the strong threat.} h5 22. Qf3 Qg6 $2 {This costs Black the game.} (22... g6 $11 23. Nxd6 Qxd6) 23. Nxd6 $18 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxd6 24. Qxh5 f6 {[#]} (24... Nd7 {might work better.} 25. Re3 Qg6 26. Qxg6 fxg6) 25. Re3 $1 e4 26. Rg3 {aiming for Qg6.} Nd3 27. Qg6 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Rg6g7]} Re7 28. Bxf6 $1 $40 {[%mdl 192] Double Attack. White wants a kill.} Nf4 $2 (28... Rf7 {was worth a try.}) 29. Bxe7 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Rg6g7] [#]} Qxg6 30. Rxg6 Nxg6 31. Bg5 Ne5 32. d6 Rc8 $2 (32... Nd7 33. Rd4 Kf7 34. Rxe4 Re8) 33. d7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.40} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} axb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 15. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Bxa1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. f4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Qc3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. g4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. g5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 40. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Rxc7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 43. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. g6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 45. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 47. Rg7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 51. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 54. Bc4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.15"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,79,-5,10,0,18,5,7,-23,-23,-23,-23,-23,-22,-16,-14,-32,0,-21,0,-28,-18,-37,0,-19,11,0,0,0,21,-27,0,0,16,-61,-44,-137,-133,-190,-200,-200,-8,-8,-8,-276,-104,-99,-52,-58,0,0,0,-216,-198,-384,-379,-340,-266,-274,-280,-327,-303,-2064,-2140,-1940,-1721,-29998,-29999,-29999]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. g4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} d5 9. exd5 {The main line 9.exd5 scores better than 9.g5.} Nxd5 10. Bg2 {[%cal Rc3d5] The position is equal.} (10. Nxd5 {is more complex.} Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Bxd5 12. Be3 Nc6 13. O-O-O) 10... Nxc3 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Rd8d1]} 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Be3 Kc7 {[#]} 14. Rb1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Be4 Rd8 15. Rb1 b5 16. f3 h5 17. g5 Rd7 18. Kf2 Be7 19. a4 Rb8 20. axb5 axb5 {0-1 (39) Barbero Sendic,A (2335)-Burg,T (2474) Catalunya 2012}) 14... Rc8 15. Be4 Be7 16. Ke2 b5 17. g5 Rcd8 18. h4 Bd5 19. Kf3 Bxe4+ 20. Kxe4 Rd7 21. Nd2 Rhd8 22. Nf3 Re8 23. h5 (23. c4 $11) 23... Na5 $1 $15 24. a4 ({Wrong is} 24. Nxe5 $2 Bd6 $19) (24. g6 $15 hxg6 25. hxg6) 24... Nc4 $17 25. Nh4 (25. Rbd1 $17 {was called for.}) 25... bxa4 $19 26. Nf5 g6 $2 (26... Bf8 $1 $19 {And now ...a3 would win.} 27. Kf3 Nd2+ 28. Bxd2 Rxd2) 27. hxg6 $11 hxg6 28. Nh6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (28. Nxe7 $11 Rexe7 29. Rb4 Nd2+ 30. Bxd2 Rxd2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 31. Rxa4) 28... Ba3 $2 (28... Kc6 $19 {is more deadly. aiming for ...Rd5.} 29. Rgd1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Nd6+ 31. Kf3 e4+ 32. Ke2 a3) 29. Ra1 $17 Rb8 30. Ng4 $1 Rb2 (30... a5 $15) 31. Nf6 $11 Rd8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} ({Don't blunder} 31... Rxc2 $2 32. Nxd7 Bb2 33. Nxe5 $18) 32. Rh1 $2 (32. Bc1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Rxc2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 33. Bxa3 Nd2+ 34. Kxe5 Nf3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack, Discovered Attack} 35. Ke4 Nxg1 36. Rxg1) 32... Rxc2 $19 33. Rh7 $2 (33. Nd5+ {is a better defense.} Kc6 34. Rhd1) 33... Kc6 34. Rxf7 Nd6+ 35. Kd3 {[#]} Rb2 $1 ({Weaker is} 35... Nxf7+ 36. Kxc2 Bc5 37. Bxc5 $11) 36. Rh7 Nb5+ 37. Kc4 $2 (37. Ke4 Rd1 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 38. Rxd1 Nxc3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 39. Kd3 Nxd1 40. Ra7) 37... Rb3 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Rb3c3]} 38. Ne4 {[#]} Rd5 $1 {( -> ...Rxc3+!)} 39. Rf7 {[#]} Rxc3+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 40. Nxc3 Nd6# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.72/Black=0.27} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,73,35,33,31,51,32,31,29,44,14,10,10,20,10,21,19,9,19,14,18,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,0,13,0,18,2,10,29,167,166,207,207,200,208,208,208,208,195,188,209,212,0,0,-96,-36,-468,0,0,179,101,872,845,29982,29982]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 {B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation).} e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. h3 {White is slightly better.} Bh5 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. c4 Qd6 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Be7 14. Rad1 {White wants to play Nf5!} Qc7 {[#]} 15. b3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. f4 O-O 16. g4 g6 17. f5 Qg3+ 18. Kh1 Qxh3+ 19. Kg1 Nxg4 20. Rf3 Qh4 21. fxe6 {0-1 (28) Corentin,L (1737)-Le Meur,J (1942) Rennes 2009}) 15... O-O 16. Rc1 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Nf3 Ba3 19. Rc2 Bb4 20. Bd2 Qa5 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Nc5 23. Qe2 Bxd2 24. Rcxd2 Qc7 {[#]} (24... Rxd2 $11 25. Rxd2 Re8) 25. Qe5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5c7]} Rxd2 26. Qxc7 ({And not} 26. Rxd2 Qxe5 27. Nxe5 Rc8 $11) 26... Rxd1+ 27. Kh2 Nd3 28. Qxb7 Rf8 29. b4 ({Much less strong is} 29. Qxa6 $6 Nxf2 30. Qc6 Rh1+ 31. Kg3 Nd1 $16) 29... Nxf2 30. c5 ({Don't take} 30. Qxa6 $6 Rh1+ 31. Kg3 Ne4+ 32. Kf4 Nf6 $16) 30... f5 31. Kg3 $2 (31. Qxa6 $18 Re8 32. Ng1) 31... Ne4+ $11 32. Kf4 {[#]} (32. Kh2 $11 Nf2 33. Qxa6) 32... g5+ $1 $17 33. Ke5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (33. Ke3 $15) 33... Rf6 $2 (33... Rd5+ $19 34. Qxd5 exd5) 34. Nd4 $11 {Black must now prevent Qc8+.} Rf7 $2 (34... Re1 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 35. Qc6 Kf7 36. Qd7+ Kg6 37. Qe8+ Kg7) 35. Qc8+ (35. Qxa6 $18 {aiming for Qa4.} Nf6 36. c6) 35... Kh7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35... Kg7 $16) 36. Qxe6 $18 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8 37. Nxf5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.47/Black=0.60} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,124,19,16,0,0,-8,0,0,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-12,-9,0,-3,6,12,14,3,24,0,12,11,11,0,72,0,0,-27,33,41,65,31,56,-69,-30,-139,55,60,111,-17,-4,-59,-58,-70,-45,-50,-38,-135,-109,-123,-121,-120,-118,-115,-72,-122,-108,-128,-118,-122,-127,-126,-118,-115,-107,-115,33,48,137,23,33,33,50,33,33,14,14,18,18,0,0,-3,0,0,18,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-28000,-28000,-28000,-28000]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. Bg5 {B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack.} (7. h3 {keeps more tension.} Bd7 8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ne5) 7... e6 8. Nd2 $1 Bd6 9. Ngf3 {The position is equal.} Nbd7 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O {[#]} Rab8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Rfc8 12. Rfe1 a6 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Rab8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bh5 17. Nf3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 {½-½ (33) Eggerud,F (1416)-Fossan,A (1289) Lillehammer 2013}) 12. a4 Bh5 13. Rfe1 Bg6 14. Qc2 Rfe8 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 a6 17. a5 Rbc8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qd3 Ng4 20. Re2 Nb8 21. Nb3 Nc6 22. Ng5 Rcd8 (22... e5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 23. Qf3 (23. f4 $1 $16) 23... Nf6 $11 24. Qd3 Re7 (24... e5 $11) 25. f4 $14 Ree8 26. Kf2 Ne7 27. Kf3 (27. Qf3 $14) 27... Nf5 28. Nc5 (28. g4 $1 $11 Nh6 29. Nc5) 28... Qc6 $2 ({Better is} 28... Nh5 $17 29. Kf2 Nhxg3) 29. g4 Nh6 ({Black should try} 29... Nd6 $1 $14) 30. Rh1 ({White must play} 30. Ngxe6 $1 $16 fxe6 31. g5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 30... Nfxg4 31. g3 {[#]} (31. Ncxe6 $11 Rc8 32. Rhe1) 31... e5 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2560] Black has good play.} 32. fxe5 (32. dxe5 Qxc5) 32... Nxe5+ (32... f6 {is interesting.} 33. Nge6 Rxe6 34. Nxe6 Qxe6 35. Qxg6 Re8) 33. dxe5 {Threatens to win with e6.} Qxc5 34. Qd4 (34. e6 $15 d4 35. Rxh6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxg5 36. exf7+ Kxf7 37. Rxe8 Qf6+ 38. Kg2 Rxe8 39. Rh4 Qc6+ 40. Kf2) 34... Qxd4 35. cxd4 Rc8 36. g4 Rc4 37. Rd2 Rec8 38. Nh3 Rb4 $1 39. Nf4 Rb3+ 40. Ke2 Rd8 41. Rg1 g5 42. Nd3 {[#]} Rb5 $1 43. b4 {[#]} g6 ({Black should play} 43... Rc8 $1 $17 44. Kf2 Rc4) 44. Rc2 $14 Rd7 (44... b6 $14) 45. Ke3 (45. Rh1 $16 Kg7 46. Kf3) 45... Kg7 46. Rc5 Re7 47. Rxb5 axb5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 48. Kf3 f6 49. exf6+ Kxf6 {Black wants to play ...Re4.} 50. Nc5 Nf7 51. Rh1 Kg7 52. Ra1 Nd6 53. a6 {Hoping for a7.} bxa6 54. Rxa6 Ne4 (54... Nc4 {looks sharper.} 55. Ne6+ Kh6 56. Kg3 Ne3 57. Nf8 Kg7) 55. Nxe4 Rxe4 $11 {KR-KR} 56. Rb6 Rxd4 {And now ...Rf4+ would win.} 57. Rxb5 Kf6 58. Rb6+ Ke5 59. Rxg6 Rf4+ 60. Kg3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (60. Ke2 $11) 60... Rxb4 61. Rxg5+ Kf6 62. Rxd5 Rb1 {[%mdl 32768] Av CentiPawn Loss W=-54/B=482. Weighted=-43/316. An unexpected result.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,100,-42,0,0,26,-11,-24,-68,-68,-68,-68,-83,-84,-183,-167,-235,-225,-230,-235,-229,-240,-238,-243,-343,-334,-491,-516,-568,-461,-585,-351,-347,-322,-310,-189,-178,-182,-184,-177,-254,-256,-279,-264,-322,-320,-383,-369,-368,-348,-653,-674,-648,-647,-739,-556,-558,-549,-533,-496,-589,-563,-575,-568,-562,-543,-629,0,-745,0,-872,-873,-871,-850,-814,-792,-846,-825,-691,-567,-1240,-1230,-1269,-1296,-1373,-1253,-2202,-2144,-6287,-5627,-5735,-5275,-29987,-29988]} 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be6 5. c4 {[#]} dxc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 5... Bc5 6. Nf3 f6 7. d3 Qd7 8. O-O O-O-O 9. a3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Bh3 11. Nc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 {0-1 (33) Miroshkin,S-Gvozdev,M (1722) Dzerzhinsk 2015}) 6. bxc4 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} Bxc4 7. Qa4 (7. Bxc6+ $5 bxc6 8. Qc2 $11) 7... Bd5 8. Bxd5 {Black has an edge.} Qxd5 9. Nf3 f6 10. Nc3 Qd7 11. Kd1 (11. O-O $17 {might work better.}) 11... Bc5 $19 12. e3 (12. Ke1 $142) 12... Nge7 13. Ke2 O-O-O 14. Qc4 Bb6 15. Rhd1 Kb8 16. a4 (16. Na4 $142) 16... Na5 17. Qb5 (17. Qh4 {keeps fighting.}) 17... Qg4 18. Ba3 e4 {[%mdl 64] [#] Pin} 19. Bxe7 {Threatening Nxe4!} c6 20. Qb4 exf3+ ({Weaker is} 20... Qxf3+ 21. Kf1 $17) 21. Ke1 Qxb4 22. Bxb4 c5 23. Bxa5 Bxa5 24. Ne4 (24. Rdc1 {was called for.}) 24... b6 25. Rac1 Rd3 26. g4 Rhd8 27. h4 Kc7 28. h5 Kc6 29. Kf1 $2 (29. Rc2) 29... Bxd2 30. Rb1 Bb4 31. Rdc1 h6 32. Kg1 R8d7 33. Kh2 {Hoping for Rxb4.} a5 34. Kg3 Ra3 35. Kxf3 Rxa4 36. Ng3 Ra2 37. Nf5 a4 $2 ({Better is} 37... b5 $19 {And now ...c4 would win.} 38. Rd1 Bd2) 38. Kg3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38. Rxb4 $11 Rdd2 39. Rbb1) 38... a3 $2 (38... Bd2 $19 39. Rc4 b5) 39. f4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (39. Rxb4 $11 Rb2 40. Ra4) 39... Kb5 40. Kf3 Rb2 41. Ra1 c4 42. Nd4+ {[#]} Rxd4 $1 43. exd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} c3 44. Ke3 Kc4 45. Rd1 b5 46. d5 Bc5+ 47. Ke4 Rd2 48. Rxd2 cxd2 49. Rd1 a2 50. Rxd2 a1=Q {White did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-154/B=-80. Weighted=-206/-76} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,68,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-9,-11,-14,0,-9,-14,-16,-25,-18,-18,-20,0,-34,0,-12,-10,0,0,-12,29,0,43,45,54,58,67,47,74,66,53,-30,7,-172,-25,-119,-69,-48,-46,-105,-105,-112,-120,-243,-156,-791,-737,-29995,-29996,-29997,-1643,-29998,-29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be3 Bxe3 6. fxe3 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Ne7 7. Ba4 Ng6 8. Bb3 {The position is equal.} O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. O-O c6 11. Qe1 Be6 {[#]} 12. Ng5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Kh1 Bxb3 13. axb3 d5 14. Qg3 dxe4 15. dxe4 Qe7 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nf3 Rfd8 18. Nh4 Nh5 19. Qf3 Qxh4 20. Qxf7+ Kh7 {0-1 (20) Cuartas,J (2496)-Granados Gomez,M (2417) Montcada 2008}) 12... Bxb3 13. axb3 h6 14. Nf3 d5 15. Nd2 dxe4 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 18. Nd2 Qg5 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Qb4 Rf7 21. Qc5 Re8 22. Rxa7 e4 23. dxe4 Rxe4 24. Nd4 (24. h3 $14) 24... Nh4 {Strongly threatening ...Qg5!} 25. Qc4 $2 (25. Ra8+ $11 Kh7 26. Nf3) 25... Kh7 ({Black should play} 25... Qg5 $19 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Rg5g2]} 26. Rf2 Qxe3 27. Rxb7 {[#]} Rg4 $3 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Qxf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh7 29. Qxf5+ (29. Kf1 {gets mated.} Qc1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 30. Ke2 Re4+ 31. Kd3 Qe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 32. Kc4 Qxd4#) 29... Nxf5 30. Nxf5 Qc1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 31. Rf1 Qxc2) 26. Qe2 (26. g3 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rxe3 27. gxh4 Qg4+ 28. Kh1 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ 30. Kh1 Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Qg4+) 26... Qxe2 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black is up to no good.} 27. Nxe2 Rxe3 28. Kf2 (28. Nf4 $15) 28... f4 $17 29. Ra4 g5 30. Nd4 (30. Nc3 $17 {might work better.}) 30... c5 31. Nb5 $2 (31. Nf3 $17) 31... Rd7 $19 {( -> ...Rd2+)} 32. Nc3 Rd2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 33. Kg1 Rxg2+ 34. Kh1 {[#]} Rh3 $1 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-117/B=-18. Weighted=-143/-26} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,60,35,52,28,15,9,52,56,59,10,25,4,14,0,0,0,0,0,7,-27,-24,-23,-23,-63,-62,-88,-54,-68,0,-146,-102,-214,-214,-218,-183,-276,-277,-270,-266,-563,-556,-434,-523,-1039,-1029,-1002,-974,-29988,-29989,-29990,-29991]} 1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. d5 {E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System.} Nb8 8. O-O e5 9. e4 {White is slightly better.} Nh5 10. Ne1 {[#]} Nf4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Nf6 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Nbd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nd3 Bd7 16. Rf2 Qe7 17. Bf3 Rae8 {1-0 (36) Blanchard,S (1580)-Catherine,P (1530) Ploermel 2007}) 11. Nd3 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 f5 13. f3 f4 14. c5 g5 15. h3 h5 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nf2 Nd7 18. b3 Rf6 19. Ba3 Rg6 ({Better is} 19... a6 $15) 20. Rac1 (20. Nb5 $1 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.}) 20... a6 21. Rfd1 (21. Qc2 $17 {only move.}) 21... Nf6 $19 22. Rd3 g4 {[#] ...gxh3 is the strong threat.} 23. hxg4 (23. Kh1 $142) 23... hxg4 24. fxg4 Nxg4 ({Less strong is} 24... Bxg4 25. Nxg4 Nxg4 26. Nd1 $17) 25. Nxg4 $2 (25. Ncd1) 25... Bxg4 26. Qf2 Bf6 27. Na4 Bh4 28. Qb6 Qg5 {[#] ( -> ...Be2!)} 29. Qxb7 Rf8 30. Rc2 Bg3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.79/Black=0.07} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 14,61,34,15,41,33,37,25,47,33,77,10,0,-33,-13,-24,29,-29,-20,-29,-43,-91,-108,-125,-64,-88,-4,-6,83,-42,89,85,327,323,454,430,974,965,947,705,692,704,696,696,846,822,758,652,29997,29998]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Bb4 8. Bg2 O-O {A33: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e6 5 Nc3 Nc6.} 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qe7 {White has an edge.} 11. a4 {Strongly threatening Ba3.} Rd8 12. Ba3 ({White should try} 12. c5 $16) 12... d6 $11 13. Nd4 {[#]} Na5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Ne5 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. c5 d5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Nd6 b6 18. Qb5 bxc5 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 {1-0 (62) Khozhanov,K (1919)-Lushnikov,E (2045) Kaluga 2012}) 14. Qd3 e5 (14... Nd7 $142) 15. Nb5 (15. Bb4 $142 $1 e4 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Bxa5) 15... e4 $1 {[%cal Re4d3]} 16. Bxd6 Qe6 17. Qc2 {Bc7 is the strong threat.} Rxd6 18. Nc7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qe7 (18... Qxc4 $17 19. Nxa8 Be6) 19. Nxa8 $15 Nxc4 (19... Be6 $17 20. Rad1 (20. Bxe4 Rd8 $17) 20... Rd8) 20. Rad1 $11 Rc6 (20... Be6 $11) 21. Rd4 ({Better is} 21. Qb1 $16) 21... Bf5 (21... Be6 $1 $15 {stays ahead.}) 22. Qb3 {Hoping for Qxb7!} Ne5 $2 {[#] This move loses the game for Black.} (22... Nd6 $16) 23. Qxb7 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Qf8 (23... Kf8 $142 24. Qxe7+ Kxe7) (23... Qxb7 24. Rd8+) 24. Rfd1 Rxc3 {[#]} (24... Rc8 $142 25. Nc7 (25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxc8 Bxc8 $15) 25... g6) 25. Rd8 $1 Ne8 26. Qb5 Nc6 27. Qxf5 Nxd8 28. Rxd8 Rc1+ 29. Bf1 Qe7 30. Rd7 Qb4 31. Qxf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-36/B=-107. Weighted=-35/-104} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,63,36,37,46,42,42,54,47,81,21,125,137,143,128,172,164,162,163,205,167,332,314,331,326,320,297,567,558,615,581,922,911,1041,773,836,793,759,707,712,570,570,537,567,550,611,631,1737,1442,29987,1726,5895,1493,29989,29977,29990,29991]} 1. e4 c5 2. a3 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Nc3 {[#]} d6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 4... e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. Bd3 d6 8. O-O Nd7 9. Qe2 Ngf6 10. Kh1 Be7 {0-1 (27) Ziolkowski,D (2245)-Antoniewski,R (2512) Wysowa 2007}) 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 {B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves.} Nd7 7. g4 g6 8. h4 {White is slightly better.} Bg7 {[#]} 9. Be3 ({White should try} 9. h5 $1 $16) 9... a6 (9... Ngf6 $11) 10. h5 $16 Rc8 11. f3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} e6 12. Qd2 Ne7 13. O-O-O b5 14. h6 Bf6 $2 (14... Bf8 15. g5 Nc6) 15. g5 $18 Be5 16. f4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} e5 $2 (17... Rf8 18. Qxd6 Qc7 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender}) 18. Qxd6 {Bh3 is the strong threat.} Rc6 19. Qb4 a5 20. Qxb5 Ba6 21. Qb3 Bxf1 22. Rhxf1 O-O 23. f5 Qc7 24. fxg6 Nxg6 25. Nd5 Qc8 26. Kb1 Rc4 27. Qb5 Rxc2 {[#]} 28. Qxd7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qc4 (28... Qxd7 29. Nf6+) 29. Nf6+ (29. Rc1 $142 Qe2 30. Rxc2 Qxf1+ 31. Ka2 Qa6 32. Nf6+ Kh8 33. Bc5 Rb8 34. Qxf7) 29... Kh8 30. Qd3 Rxb2+ 31. Kxb2 Rb8+ 32. Ka1 {Black got outplayed after the opening. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-117/B=-213. Weighted=-83/-140} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. c3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 15. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 18. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. exf5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. f3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. g3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 33. Nf4+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. g4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. bxc4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} bxc4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 42. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bf4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nihal Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 10,93,17,14,50,-10,0,-12,0,-12,-12,-13,-6,-14,0,-12,16,11,11,11,9,10,19,-10,-7,-10,0,0,0,0,16,0,35,35,34,15,34,12,34,34,34,34,33,34,45,19,28,29,32,40,113,0,12,0,84,61,162,156,183,2,85,0,0,0,440,77,79,0,102,-59,34,82,342,249,467,436,1285,1252,1269,1185,29991,29992,29992,29991,29991,29992]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nd2 Bf5 5. Ngf3 e6 6. Be2 Bd6 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} 7. Bg3 ({White should try} 7. Ne5 $14) 7... O-O 8. O-O h6 {The position is equal.} 9. c4 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Nbd7 11. Qb3 Qb6 {[#]} 12. Rfc1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Qa3 a5 13. Rfc1 Qb4 14. Rc3 Qxa3 15. Rxa3 a4 16. b3 axb3 17. axb3 Rxa3 18. Rxa3 {1-0 (53) Josting,F-Nischler,H Merano 2002}) 12... Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bg6 15. Rc3 Nf6 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Qa3 a6 18. Rb3 Qc7 19. Nf3 Bh5 20. Bd3 Bxf3 (20... dxc4 {looks sharper.} 21. Bxc4 a5 22. Ne5 a4 23. Rbc3 Nd5) 21. gxf3 g6 22. f4 Kg7 23. Kg2 h5 24. Qb4 Rab8 25. c5 Rh8 26. Rh1 Qe7 27. f3 Nd7 28. Qc3 h4 {...hxg3 is the strong threat.} 29. g4 $1 h3+ (29... f6 $14) 30. Kf1 (30. Kh2 $1 $16) 30... h2 31. Qe1 Rh3 (31... b6 $11) 32. Qf2 Rbh8 (32... b6 $14) 33. Rxb7 $18 Qd8 34. g5 $2 (34. b4 $18) 34... Nf8 (34... e5 $11) 35. b4 (35. Bxa6 $6 Qa8 $11) (35. a3 $16) 35... e5 $1 $11 36. dxe5 {aiming for f5.} Ne6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (36... Qc8 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 37. Rb6 (37. Bxa6 Qf5 $11) 37... d4) 37. f5 $2 (37. Bxg6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512] is the precise move to win.} Qc8 (37... Kxg6 38. f5+) 38. Re7 (38. Rxf7+ Kxg6 39. Rf6+ Kg7 $16) 38... Nxg5 39. Qg2 Rxf3+ 40. Ke2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxe3+ 41. Kd2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxe5 42. Rxe5) 37... Nxg5 $16 38. f6+ (38. e6 $1 $16 {Hoping for f4.} Rxf3 39. Rxf7+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kg8 40. e7) 38... Kf8 {[#]} (38... Kg8 $11 {keeps the balance.} 39. Qg2 Qc8 40. Bxg6 Qxb7 41. Qxg5 Kf8) 39. Be2 $2 (39. Qg2 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg2g5]} R8h5 40. f4 Rf3+ 41. Ke2) 39... Kg8 ({Better is} 39... Qc8 $15 40. Rb6 Kg8) 40. Qg2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} Ne6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for Black.} (40... Qc8 $16 41. Re7 R8h5) 41. Bd3 {Strongly threatening Bxg6!} R3h6 $2 (41... Kf8 {was necessary.} 42. Bxg6 (42. Bxa6 d4 $11) 42... fxg6) 42. f4 $18 d4 (42... Kf8 $142 43. f5 (43. Bxa6 Rh4 $16) 43... gxf5 44. Bxf5 Rg8) 43. Qxc6 dxe3 44. Qd6 Kh7 45. Rxf7+ {White mates.} Kg8 {[#]} 46. Rg7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} Nxg7 47. Qxd8+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-34/B=-87. Weighted=-47/-98} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 13. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. e3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 20. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Nb1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rdc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. Kxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. a5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 36. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} axb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 41. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Nc5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.16"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 25. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 28. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 32. Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qa8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxa3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 37. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Kxh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. g4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Nc6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Nd8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Nc6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 49. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Nf3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 57. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 59. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 60. Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 62. Nxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. h4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nh5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 67. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 68. h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.28"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,126,0,19,0,0,18,0,-29,-20,-25,-27,-25,-25,-61,-34,-43,-31,-42,-16,-2,0,-8,-7,-19,-33,-39,-12,-35,-33,-58,-27,-32,-21,-21,-12,-167,-164,-198,-196,-217,-194,-256,-259,-401,-190,-201,-192,-304,-289,-291,-250,-277,-289,-287,-191,-236,-236,-325,-191,-348,-223,-237,-223,-222,-216,-229,-229,-309,-229,-309,-229,-306,-229,-297,-297,-1572,-289,-6229,-6050,-6547,-5991,-5427,-4748,-3165,-2029,-6211,-6015,-2258,-205,-205,-147,-11264,-6428,-11971,-11730,-6420,-5535,-5514,-4871,-29963,-29965,-29962,-29965,-29971,-29970,-29970,-29972,-29970,-29972,-29954,-29953,-29977,-29978,-29991,-29985,-29984,-29985]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7.} e5 8. Qd3 b5 9. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} Nf6 10. b3 Be7 11. O-O O-O {[#]} 12. Bb2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Re1 Qb6 13. h3 Rac8 14. Ba3 b4 15. Bb2 Bc6 16. Nf1 Nd7 17. Ng3 Nc5 18. Qe3 {0-1 (32) Sainz Aguirre,I (1884)-Della Morte,P (2309) Chihuahua City 2019}) 12... Qb8 13. c5 Rd8 14. Rac1 dxc5 15. Nxe5 Be6 16. Qe2 {White wants to play Nc6.} Qb7 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. h3 h6 19. Nf1 {[#]} c4 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2560] Black is more active.} 20. bxc4 bxc4 (20... Bb4 $5 {[%cal Rb4e1]} 21. Bc3 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 Qb8 $15) 21. Bc3 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Ne3 $2 (23. Ng3 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 23... Qxe4 $19 24. Qb2 {[#]} Qg6 $1 25. Kh1 Bc5 26. Nf1 (26. Be5 $142) 26... Rd3 27. Ng3 (27. Ne3 {was called for.}) 27... Bxf2 (27... Bd5 $142 {Strongly threatening ...Rxg3.} 28. Rcd1 Bd6) 28. Qxf2 Rxg3 29. Be5 (29. Kh2 $142 Rd3 30. Re3) 29... Rd3 30. Re3 Rcd8 31. Rce1 Rxe3 32. Rxe3 {Threatening Rg3.} Rd3 33. Rxd3 cxd3 34. Bc3 {[#]} Kh7 (34... Bxh3 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512] And now ...Bd7 would win.} 35. Kh2 (35. gxh3 Qc6+) 35... Qc6) 35. a3 $2 (35. Qf3) 35... Qe4 36. Kh2 f6 37. Qg3 Bd5 {aiming for ...Qe2.} 38. Qf2 h5 39. Bd2 Kg8 40. Bc3 Kf7 41. Bd2 Ke6 42. Qg3 g5 43. Qe3 $2 (43. Qf2) 43... Kf5 $2 (43... Qxe3 44. Bxe3 h4) 44. Qxe4+ $2 (44. Qf2+ Kg6 45. Bc3) 44... Kxe4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 45. Kg3 Kd4 46. Kf2 Kc4 47. g3 Kb3 48. Ke3 Bc4 49. Bb4 Bb5 $2 (49... Kc2 50. a4 f5) 50. Kd2 Bd7 51. h4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Now White is beyond hope.} (51. g4 $17) 51... gxh4 52. gxh4 Bb5 53. Be7 f5 54. Bd6 Kc4 55. Be5 Kd5 {Black mates.} 56. Bc7 Ke4 57. Ke1 Ke3 58. Bb6+ Kf3 59. Kd2 f4 60. Bc7 Kg4 61. Bd8 f3 62. Ke3 Kg3 63. Bc7+ Kg2 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=60/B=-148. Weighted=37/-185} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.28"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,54,18,41,58,55,27,37,32,34,12,3,0,0,-39,-65,-55,-44,-87,0,0,0,-34,-25,-39,14,-114,-103,-105,-50,-43,-27,-36,-50,-41,-12,-98,-97,-134,-93,-110,-124,-195,-130,-212,-207,-487,-482]} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nge2 b6 {[%cal Bb7b6,Bb6b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 6. Bf4 {B01: Scandinavian Defence.} Qd7 7. Qd2 Bb7 8. O-O-O {White is slightly better.} e6 {[#]} 9. h4 $146 (9. d5 $5) ({Predecessor:} 9. Rg1 b5 10. d5 b4 11. dxe6 Qxd2+ 12. Rxd2 bxc3 13. exf7+ Kxf7 14. Nxc3 g5 15. Bxg5 {1-0 (57) Todorovic,G (2476)-Milanovic,D (2466) Belgrade 2015}) 9... b5 10. Ng3 b4 11. Nce2 (11. Nb5 $5 {[%cal Rb5c7]} Na6 12. Be5 $11) 11... a5 12. h5 h6 13. Be5 {[#]} Nc6 (13... Be7 $1 $17) 14. Bxf6 $1 $11 gxf6 15. Nf4 O-O-O {[%cal Rd7d4]} 16. d5 Ne5 ({Black should play} 16... exd5 $15 17. Nxd5 Qe6) 17. Qe3 (17. dxe6 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.} Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2) 17... exd5 18. Qa7 {Ba6 is the strong threat.} Qc6 (18... Nc6 $17 19. Qe3 Ne5) 19. Qxa5 $15 Qc5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 20. Qxc5 Bxc5 21. Nf5 Bxf2 22. Rd2 (22. Nxd5 $11 {keeps the balance.} Bxd5 {[#]} 23. Rxd5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 22... Bc5 $17 23. g3 c6 24. Bh3 Kc7 25. Rf1 (25. Nd3 $17 Nxd3+ 26. cxd3) 25... Rdg8 (25... Bc8 $19 {Threatens to win with ...Bxf5.} 26. Nd4 Ba6) 26. Kb1 (26. Nd3 $17 Bf8 27. Re2) 26... Ba6 $19 27. Re1 $2 (27. Nd3 {was worth a try.} Rg5 28. g4) 27... Nf3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-38/B=-16. Weighted=-45/-18} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.08"]
[Round "1.28"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 10. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rhg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Rge1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 31. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.28"]
[White "Nihal Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

{[%evp 17,83,19,13,0,21,9,0,0,0,6,6,-4,-7,-45,-39,-44,0,-20,-16,-54,-40,-89,-31,-30,-11,-14,-6,-2,0,-19,-31,-31,0,0,0,-4,-1,-801,-831,-598,-10,-985,0,-959,-939,-1921,-1845,-2360,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 b6 6. d4 Bb7 7. O-O e6 8. c4 d6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rc1 {10.Nd2 is becoming the main line. E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System.} a6 11. h3 c5 {[#]} 12. Qc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. a3 Qe7 13. b4 Rfc8 14. Qb3 Rab8 15. Rfd1 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 {½-½ (38) Mirzoev,A (2457)-Harshavardhan,G (2344) Mumbai 2020}) 12... Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rd2 Rac8 15. Rcd1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 d5 (16... e5 $5 17. Nf3 $8 Nc5 $15) 17. Qb1 dxc4 18. Bxc4 b5 19. Be2 Nb6 (19... b4 $17 20. Na4 Ne4) 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 b4 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 {Strongly threatening Bxg7.} Bxb2 25. Rxb2 Rc1+ 26. Kh2 Qd6+ 27. g3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (27. Qe5 $11 Qxe5+ 28. Nxe5) 27... Qd1 $19 {[%csl Gc1][%cal Rd1h1]} 28. g4 Nd5 $2 (28... Qh1+ $1 $19 29. Kg3 Rg1+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Pin} 30. Kh4 h5 $1 {[%mdl 576] Decoy}) 29. Rd2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (29. Kg3 $11) 29... Qh1+ $1 ({Stronger than} 29... Qf1 30. Qe5 $11) 30. Kg3 {[#]} Rg1+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Pin} 31. Kh4 (31. Nxg1 Qxe4) 31... h6 {( -> ...g5+)} 32. Rxd5 {[#]} exd5 $2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQN} (32... Qg2 $1 $19 {[%cal Rg2f2][%mdl 512]} 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Qxg6+ Kxg6 35. Rg8+ Kh7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 36. Nxg1 Qxf2+ 37. Kh5 Kxg8 38. e4 Qxg1 39. e5 Qe3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 40. h4 Kh7 41. a3 Qxe5+ 42. g5 Qe2#) 33. Qe8+ $11 {The position is equal.} Kg7 34. Qe5+ (34. Nxg1 {[#]} Qh2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 35. Qe5+ Qxe5 36. f4 Qxe3 37. Ne2 f6 38. a4 g5+ 39. fxg5 hxg5+ 40. Kh5 Qxh3#) 34... Kh7 35. Qf4 $1 {[%cal Rf4f7]} ({Don't go for} 35. Nxg1 $2 Qxg1 36. Qf6 Kg8 $19) 35... g5+ {[#]} (35... Kg8 $5 36. Qb8+ $8 Kh7 $11) 36. Nxg5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} hxg5+ 37. Kxg5 Kg7 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qd8+ $1 Kg7 (39... Kh7 $5 40. Qf6 $8 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qxh3 41. Qxf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. Qf7+ Kh8 44. Qf8+ Kh7 45. Qf7+ $11) 40. Qf6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8 41. Qd8+ $1 Kg7 (41... Kh7 $5 42. Qf6 $8 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8 $11) 42. Qf6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Whites escaped into a draw. Av CentiPawn Loss W=-127/B=-58. Weighted=-136/-37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.29"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,105,0,104,-6,-8,-81,-31,-56,-9,-30,4,-68,-47,-72,-52,-53,-39,-47,-27,-56,0,-18,-7,-38,-35,-25,8,-10,19,7,44,-19,32,28,45,-25,-35,-26,-35,-19,-25,-30,0,0,49,47,96,97,89,14,31,0,41,-16,50,41,147,110,138,129,137,139,142,0,131,129,150,139,142,135,136,145,141,148,148,147,166,162,188,161,161,168,312,149,623,617,668,600,663,573,554,547,487,439,395,0,29996,29987]} 1. c3 c6 2. f3 ({Predecessor:} 2. Qc2 Qc7 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Ne2 e5 {½-½ (6) Zobenica,I (2086)-Skoko,M (2164) Novi Sad 2018}) 2... f6 3. Kf2 Kf7 4. Ke3 Ke6 5. Kf2 Kd6 (5... Kf7 $11 {remains equal.}) 6. Ke3 {A00: Irregular Openings.} (6. c4 $16) 6... Kc7 7. Kd3 (7. d4 $11) 7... Qe8 8. Kc2 {Black is slightly better.} d6 9. Qe1 e6 10. Kd1 (10. e4 $11) 10... Ne7 11. Na3 Nd7 12. Nc2 Nb6 13. d3 Bd7 14. Bd2 Nbc8 (14... c5 $15) 15. Kc1 c5 16. Kb1 Nc6 17. e4 Kb8 18. Ne2 Nb6 19. d4 a6 20. Ne3 ({White should try} 20. Be3 $14) 20... Ka7 (20... d5 $11) 21. a4 $14 Na5 22. b4 ({Better is} 22. Nc1 $1 $14) 22... Nb3 $11 23. a5 Na4 24. Ra3 Nxd2+ 25. Qxd2 cxb4 26. cxb4 Rc8 (26... d5 $5) 27. d5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} exd5 28. Nxd5 f5 {[#]} 29. Qd4+ (29. Nec3 $1 $16) 29... Kb8 30. Nec3 fxe4 31. Nxe4 ({White should play} 31. Nxa4 $14 Bxa4 {[#]} 32. Bxa6 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 31... Bc6 (31... Qe5 $1 $11 32. Qxe5 dxe5) 32. Bc4 $14 Qg6 (32... Qe5 $14 33. Qxe5 dxe5) 33. g3 h5 34. h4 Qf5 35. Rd1 Rh6 36. Bb3 (36. Ka2 $16) 36... Nc5 (36... Qxf3 $11 37. Rd3 Qh1+ 38. Rd1 Qf3) 37. bxc5 $16 {Black is now going downhill.} dxc5 38. Qe3 {Black must now prevent Bc4.} c4 39. Bxc4 Bxa3 40. Qxa3 Rd8 {[%cal Rc6d5]} 41. Qd3 Re6 {intending ...Bxd5.} 42. Kb2 Re5 {[%cal Rd8d5]} 43. Nec3 Qf8 44. f4 Ree8 45. Qd4 Qd6 (45... Bxd5 $142 46. Nxd5 (46. Bxd5 Rd7 $16) 46... Rd7) 46. Bb3 (46. Qxg7 $18 {is more deadly.} Rg8 47. Qe5) 46... Qg6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (46... Bxd5 $16 47. Bxd5 (47. Qxd5 Qf8 $16) 47... Re7) 47. Qb6 $18 Qxg3 {[#]} 48. Nb4 $1 Qg2+ {[#]} 49. Ka3 $1 Rxd1 50. Nxa6+ ({Less strong is} 50. Bxd1 Ka8 $18) (50. Nxd1 Kc8 $16) 50... Ka8 {And now ...Ra1+ would win.} 51. Nc7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} ({And not} 51. Nxd1 bxa6 52. Qxa6+ Kb8 $11) ({Stronger than} 51. Bxd1 Qd2 $11) 51... Kb8 {aiming for ...Ra1+.} 52. Bxd1 $2 (52. Nxd1 $18 {Threatening mate with a6.} Rc8 53. a6 Rxc7 54. a7+ Ka8 55. Qxc7 Kxa7 56. Qa5+ Kb8 57. Qxh5) 52... Re1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (52... Qd2 $11 53. Nxe8 Qxc3+ 54. Bb3 Qa1+ 55. Kb4 Qe1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 56. Ka3 Qc1+ 57. Ka2 Qd2+ 58. Ka3 Bxe8) 53. a6 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-36/B=-55. Weighted=-45/-94} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.29"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxh2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. exf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.08"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,150,46,45,30,43,33,47,10,8,12,12,14,17,10,12,10,14,20,7,0,17,0,0,0,10,8,10,7,4,2,16,0,0,4,0,-13,20,-11,-9,-134,-129,-97,-121,-136,-115,-172,-110,-149,-155,-141,-72,-190,-91,-94,-82,-72,-39,-93,-79,-121,-85,-87,-78,-110,-101,-116,-109,-134,-134,-120,-116,-107,-86,-318,-319,-313,-326,-314,-287,-308,-223,-218,-221,-212,-211,-208,-206,-206,-200,-218,0,-172,-159,-184,-184,-174,-159,-322,-327,-324,-324,-344,-341,-1129,-1120,-1125,-1129,-1114,-1115,-1050,-1030,-916,-852,-1095,-1081,-994,-1019,-29959,-29960,-29958,-29960,-29956,-29956,-29967,-29967,-29956,-7937,-29963,-29966,-29971,-29973,-29977,-29968,-29968,-29967,-29969,-29959,-5569,-5368,-4943,-4943,-29978,-29973]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Qc7 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bf5 6. Nf3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} Nd7 7. c3 {[#]} e6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Bxe4 8. Bxe4 Ngf6 9. Bd3 e6 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Re1 Rhe8 13. Bg5 Kb8 {½-½ (33) Elgaard,B (2260)-Bang,A (2310) Hedehusene 1994}) 8. Nh4 {White is slightly better.} Bxe4 9. Bxe4 Ngf6 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nf3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qf4 Bd6 14. Qh4 O-O-O 15. Bd2 h6 16. O-O-O g5 17. Qa4 Bc5 18. h4 g4 19. Nd4 a6 20. Kb1 Nb6 21. Qb3 Kb8 22. Bc1 Nfd7 23. h5 Bd6 {White should prevent ...Nc5.} 24. Nxe6 (24. Bd3 $11) 24... fxe6 $17 25. Qxe6 Bf4 26. Qxg4 Bxc1 27. Kxc1 {[#]} Ne5 (27... Rhg8 $1 $19 {[%cal Rg8g4]} 28. Bg6 Ne5) 28. Qg3 {[#]} Rdg8 $1 {[%cal Rg8g3]} 29. Qh3 Nec4 (29... Rf8 $142 30. Rhf1 Qc5) 30. Kb1 (30. Qh2 $17 {was called for.}) 30... Qf4 (30... Rf8 $19 31. f3 Re8) 31. Qh2 Qxh2 32. Rxh2 Rf8 33. f3 (33. g3 $15) 33... Rhg8 34. Bg6 Ne5 35. Be4 Kc7 36. b3 Nbd7 37. Rd2 Rg3 38. Rh1 Nf6 39. Bc2 Rfg8 40. Re1 Ned7 41. Re7 $2 (41. Bg6 $17) 41... Rxg2 $19 42. Rxg2 Rxg2 43. Bf5 Rg5 44. Bg4 Nxg4 45. fxg4 Rxg4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KR} 46. Rh7 Rg2 47. Rxh6 Rh2 48. Rh7 Kc6 49. Rh6+ Kc7 50. Rh7 b6 51. h6 Kd6 52. Rh8 Nf6 53. Rb8 $2 (53. Kc1 $17) 53... Kc7 54. Ra8 a5 ({Resist} 54... Rxh6 55. Rxa6 Ne4 56. Ra7+ Kb8 57. Rg7 $19) 55. Ra7+ Kc6 56. Re7 $2 (56. Kc1) 56... Nd5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 57. Re6+ Kd7 58. Rg6 Nxc3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 59. Kc1 Nxa2+ 60. Kd1 Nc3+ 61. Ke1 {Cut Off at move 61} b5 62. Ra6 Kc7 63. Rxa5 Rxh6 64. Kd2 Kb6 65. Ra8 Nd5 66. Kc2 Rh2+ 67. Kd3 Kc5 (67... Nb4+ $142 68. Kc3 Nc6 69. Kd3 b4 70. Re8 Rh3+ 71. Kc2 Nd4+ 72. Kb1 Nxb3 73. Rg8 Kb5 74. Kc2 Nc5 75. Kd2 b3 76. Rf8 Rh2+ 77. Ke3 Rh3+ 78. Ke2 b2 79. Rf1 Ne4 80. Rg1 Nc3+ 81. Kf2 Rd3 82. Rg7 Kc6 83. Rg6+ Rd6 84. Rxd6+ Kxd6 85. Kf3 b1=Q 86. Ke3 Qe4+ 87. Kf2 Ke5 88. Kg1 Ne2+ 89. Kf2 Kf4 90. Ke1 Ke3 91. Kf1 Qh1#) 68. Rd8 Rh3+ 69. Kc2 Nb4+ 70. Kb2 Nc6 71. Rc8 Rh2+ 72. Kb1 Rf2 73. Rc7 Rf6 74. Kb2 Kb4 75. Rc8 Rf2+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.34/Black=0.15} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "236"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,236,22,39,26,66,27,38,43,38,0,10,-12,-10,-34,-43,-24,-15,-22,-10,-10,-14,-23,-9,-13,-13,-18,0,-43,-62,-43,13,-113,-134,-96,-43,-62,-39,-36,-25,-68,-52,-42,-60,-70,0,0,0,-14,-7,0,-9,-131,-137,-137,-113,-128,-4,-263,-16,-15,-13,-25,0,-141,550,-97,0,0,28,22,44,27,37,0,56,34,27,0,0,0,72,77,135,108,166,133,138,134,112,89,107,0,0,-37,-38,-133,-25,-356,-8,-11,-18,-16,0,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,-310,-287,-202,-8,-308,0,0,24,24,24,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-11,-11,-11,-11,-11,0,-11,0,0,0,0,0,-7,-12,-12,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nc6 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6a5,Ba5c4][%mdl 32]} 9. Qe2 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} Na5 10. O-O-O (10. Qf2 $5 {[%cal Re3b6]} Nc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. O-O-O $11) 10... Nc4 11. Bg5 {White is slightly better.} Be7 {[#]} 12. Kb1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. g3 Rc8 13. h4 O-O 14. g4 b5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. g5 Be7 17. Bh3 Qd7 18. Bg4 {0-1 (39) Zhang,Z (2510)-Sadvakasov,D (2440) Calicut 1998}) 12... Qc7 13. Qe1 b5 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nd2 Rb8 16. Nf1 Qb7 {[%csl Gb8][%cal Rb7b2]} 17. Bc1 $1 O-O 18. Ne3 Rfc8 19. g4 Rc6 20. Ncd5 Bd8 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Qc3 Qb5 (22... Bh4 $15) 23. Qa3 (23. h4 $11) 23... c3 $1 $17 {[%cal Rc3b2]} 24. b3 Bd8 (24... a5 $17 25. Nd5 a4) 25. Nd5 $15 a5 26. Rd3 $1 Rbc8 27. Rhd1 h6 28. h3 Kh7 29. f4 exf4 (29... a4 $15 30. f5 (30. Qxa4 Qxa4 31. bxa4 Rc4 $17) 30... axb3 31. Qxb3 (31. fxe6 $2 bxa2+ 32. Kxa2 Ra6 $19) (31. axb3 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Qe2 $17) 31... Qxb3+ 32. axb3 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Ra6 34. Rxd6 Bb6) 30. Bxf4 $11 Bh4 31. Bxd6 a4 $1 32. Qb4 Qa6 33. Be5 (33. Nxc3 $11 axb3 34. cxb3) 33... axb3 $17 34. axb3 {[%cal Rd5c3]} ({Don't blunder} 34. Qxb3 $2 Bxd5 35. exd5 Rb6 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) 34... Ra8 $36 {[%csl Ga8][%cal Ra6a1][%mdl 2048] Keeping White busy.} 35. Bxc3 (35. Qa4 $2 Qb7 $19) 35... Bg5 {[#]} (35... Qa2+ $17 36. Kc1 Bg5+ 37. Ne3 Rac8) 36. Ne3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (36. Qa4 $1 $11 Qxa4 37. bxa4) 36... Qa7 $2 ({Not} 36... Qa2+ 37. Kc1 $17) (36... Bc4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 37. Bb2 (37. bxc4 $2 Rb6 $19) 37... Bxd3 38. Rxd3 Qa2+ 39. Kc1 Rac8) 37. Qd4 $1 $11 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Rd4g7]} Qa2+ 38. Kc1 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Rd4g7]} f6 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Bxb3!} 39. Kd2 (39. h4 $1 $11 Bxe3+ (39... Bxh4 40. e5) 40. Rxe3) 39... Rac8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (39... Bxb3 $1 $17 {and life is bright.} 40. Rc1 Rc4) 40. Ke2 $2 (40. Ra1 $1 $18 {[%cal Ra1a2]} Qxa1 41. Bxa1) 40... Qa6 (40... Bxe3 $17 41. Rxe3 Bxb3) 41. Kf2 Bxe3+ 42. Rxe3 {White wants to play e5.} Qb7 43. Rdd3 Qc7 44. Kg2 Qf7 ({Black should play} 44... Bf7 $11) 45. Rf3 $14 Qg6 46. e5 f5 47. Rg3 Rf8 (47... fxg4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 48. hxg4 R6c7) 48. Qf4 $16 Rf7 (48... Ra8 $142) 49. g5 $1 h5 (49... hxg5 $16 {is a better defense.} 50. Rxg5 Qh6) 50. Rd6 Rfc7 {[#]} 51. Rxc6 $1 Rxc6 52. Kh2 Bd5 {[#]} 53. Qd4 (53. Rd3 $1 $16) 53... Be4 $11 54. e6 Rxe6 {White must now prevent ...h4.} 55. Qe3 (55. Bd2 $15) 55... Re7 ({Better is} 55... Bb7 $17 56. Qf4 Re2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 57. Kg1 Be4) 56. b4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (56. Qf4 $11) 56... Qd6 $2 (56... h4 $19 57. Rf3 Rc7) 57. g6+ Kg8 58. Qc5 Qxc5 59. bxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} f4 60. Rg5 Bxc2 61. Rxh5 {Cut Off at move 61} Re2+ 62. Kg1 {aiming for c6.} f3 {Threatens to win with ...Rg2+.} 63. Re5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (63. Rd5 $11 {and White stays safe.} Rg2+ 64. Kf1 Rxg6 65. Rd8+ Kf7 66. Rd4) 63... Rg2+ $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 64. Kh1 {[%cal Re5e8]} Bxg6 $2 (64... Rxg6 $19 65. Re8+ Kh7) 65. Re3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (65. Bd4 $11 {and White is okay.}) 65... Bh5 $2 ({Black should try} 65... Rc2 $19 66. Ba5 (66. Kg1 $2 f2+ 67. Kf1 Bf7 $19) 66... Ra2) 66. c6 $11 {Threatening mate with c7.} Rg6 (66... Rg5 {feels hotter.} 67. c7 f2 68. c8=Q+ Kh7 69. Qf8 Rg1+) 67. c7 Rc6 68. Kh2 Rxc7 {The position is equal.} 69. Kg3 Rf7 {Hoping for ...f2.} 70. Be1 Rf5 71. Bf2 Kh7 72. h4 Rf6 73. Re4 Rg6+ 74. Kf4 Rg2 75. Ke3 Kg6 76. Re5 Rh2 77. Rg5+ Kh6 78. Rf5 g6 79. Rf6 Kg7 80. Rf4 Rh1 81. Rd4 Ra1 82. Kf4 Ra5 83. Rd7+ Kf6 84. Kg3 Ke6 85. Rd4 Ke5 86. Rf4 Ra2 87. Bd4+ Kd5 88. Bf2 Re2 89. Rd4+ Ke5 90. Rb4 Rd2 91. Rb5+ Ke4 92. Rb4+ Kf5 93. Rf4+ Ke5 94. Rb4 Ra2 95. Rc4 (95. Rb5+ {keeps more tension.} Ke4 96. Rc5 Re2 97. Rc6 g5 98. hxg5 Kf5 99. Rc5+) 95... Kd5 96. Rd4+ Kc6 97. Rc4+ Kb5 98. Rd4 Ra8 99. Re4 Rd8 100. Rf4 Re8 101. Rd4 Kc6 102. Rc4+ Kd5 103. Rd4+ Ke5 104. Rf4 Rd8 105. Rc4 Rd2 106. Rc5+ Ke4 107. Rc4+ Kd5 108. Rc5+ Kd6 109. Rc4 Ra2 110. Rd4+ Ke6 111. Re4+ Kf5 112. Rf4+ Ke5 {( -> ...Rxf2!)} 113. Rc4 Kd5 114. Rd4+ Kc6 115. Rc4+ Kd7 116. Rd4+ Ke7 117. Re4+ Kf6 118. Rf4+ Ke5 {What a fight!  Weighted Error Value: White=0.51/Black=0.53} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,130,16,10,13,16,9,16,10,10,13,5,6,5,15,3,0,0,8,0,0,3,21,32,25,23,28,20,50,44,41,60,37,41,33,22,56,3,23,0,0,0,0,0,20,22,99,97,209,-753,102,103,100,80,116,45,50,34,99,99,104,110,103,99,96,102,204,78,84,87,79,91,84,65,65,65,68,33,50,26,33,33,33,0,33,8,8,8,8,8,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d6 7. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 4] is currently scoring better than 7.Bb3. Played by Ian Nepomniachtchi in November 2020.} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 Ne7 13. Ba4 Ng6 {[#]} 14. Bb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Qc2 h6 15. d4 c6 16. Nf5 Rad8 17. Bb3 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Qb8 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. c4 {1-0 (46) Vachier Lagrave,M (2779)-Nakamura,H (2777) chess.com INT 2018}) 14... Rfe8 15. g3 a4 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3 Qb8 19. b4 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} c6 20. Qb3 Re8 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. b5 h6 23. Nf5 {White wants to play bxc6.} Rd8 24. Rb1 (24. c4 $14) 24... d5 (24... cxb5 {seems wilder.} 25. Ne3 Qc8 26. Qxb5 Qxc3 27. Rb3 Qc1+) 25. Nd2 Qc8 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Qb7 Qxb7 28. Rxb7 dxe4 (28... Ra8 $1 $11) 29. Nxe4 $16 Ne8 (29... Nxe4 $16 30. dxe4 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rc1) 30. Rc7 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (30. Kg2 $18) 30... Nf8 $2 ({Black should try} 30... Nxc7 $19 31. h4 Nd5) 31. Rxc6 Ne6 32. Nc5 N8c7 33. d4 (33. Kf1 $16) 33... exd4 $14 34. cxd4 Nxc5 (34... Kf8 $14) 35. dxc5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Ne6 {[#]} 36. Rd6 $1 Ra8 37. c6 Kf8 38. Rd7 Rc8 {[#]} (38... Nc5 $16) 39. Rxf7+ (39. Ra7 $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.}) 39... Kxf7 $16 40. Nd6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke7 41. Nxc8+ {KN-KN} Kd8 42. Nd6 {Hoping for Nb5.} Kc7 43. Nf5 (43. Ne4 {keeps more tension.} Kxc6 44. f3 Kd5 45. Kf2 Ke5 46. h4) 43... Kxc6 44. f4 Kd5 45. Kf2 Ke4 46. Nd6+ Kd5 47. Ne8 {Black must now prevent f5.} Ke4 48. h4 h5 {The position is equal.} 49. Nd6+ Kd5 50. Nf7 Ke4 51. Ng5+ Nxg5 52. fxg5 $11 {And now Ke2 would win. K3P-KPP} Kf5 53. Kf3 g6 54. g4+ hxg4+ {KPP-KPP} 55. Kg3 Ke6 $1 56. Kxg4 {h5 would kill now. KPP-KP} Kf7 $1 57. Kf3 Ke6 58. Kf4 Kf7 $1 59. Ke5 Ke7 60. Kf4 {Intending Ke5 and mate.} Kf7 61. Ke4 Ke6 62. Ke3 {Strongly threatening Kf4.} Ke5 63. Kf3 {White threatens Kg4 and mate.} Kf5 64. Kg3 Ke6 $1 65. Kf4 {Kg3 is the strong threat.} Kf7 $1 {Accuracy: White = 80%, Black = 75%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,91,28,20,6,10,14,25,17,32,45,42,42,47,34,43,24,24,22,28,4,4,4,2,-43,-42,-38,-52,-47,-43,-40,-46,-16,21,36,85,83,187,0,42,70,123,136,290,300,316,325,346,364,539,533,512,493,620,254,220,0,0,0,238,128,294,288,496,277,270,270,1088,1079,29990,1451,29995,29967,29996,29997]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qd3 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths. D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6.} O-O {[#]} 12. Rfd1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Bb3 Bc7 14. Bc2 Nf8 15. Qe2 c5 16. Qc4 cxd4 17. exd4 Ba5 18. Be4 Qc7 {0-1 (70) Ljubojevic,L (2570)-Sokolov,I (2615) Breda 1997}) 12... b6 13. Rac1 {White has an edge.} Bb7 14. Ba6 Rab8 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Rc2 Rbc7 18. Rdc1 Nf6 19. Nfd2 c5 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qa6 cxd4 22. Qxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Kg7 {aiming for ...dxe3.} 24. exd4 Bf4 25. R1c2 Qb4 26. Nf3 Qa5 27. g3 Bd6 (27... Qd5 $16) 28. b3 $2 (28. Kg2 $1 $18) 28... Qf5 29. Kg2 Qe4 ({Better is} 29... h5 $14) 30. R2c3 $16 b5 $2 (30... e5 $16) 31. Rd8 $18 Bb4 32. Rcc8 f5 33. Rd7 Ba5 (33... Kg6 {was necessary.} 34. Rxa7 Be1) 34. Rxa7 Bb6 35. Rd7 f4 36. Rd6 (36. Rb8 $142) 36... Ba5 {[#]} 37. Rc5 $2 (37. b4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rb4a5]} Qb7 38. Rdc6 (38. bxa5 Qxc8 39. d5 e5 $17) (38. gxf4 Bc7 $17) 38... Bxb4 39. R8c7 (39. gxf4 Bd6 $14)) 37... Bb4 38. Re5 Qc2 $2 {[#]} (38... Qb7 $11 39. Rd8 Qc7) 39. Rb6 (39. Ra6 $1 $18) 39... fxg3 $2 (39... Qxa2 $16 {is a better defense.} 40. Rb7 (40. Rexb5 Bd2 $11) (40. gxf4 Qc2 $16) (40. Rbxb5 Bd2 $16) 40... Qa6 41. Rexb5 Ba5) 40. hxg3 Bc3 $2 (40... Qxa2 {was called for.} 41. Rb7 (41. Rbxb5 Bc3 $18) (41. Rexb5 Bd2 $18) 41... Qa6 42. Rexb5 Ba5) 41. Rbxb5 (41. Rb7 $142) 41... Qxa2 42. Rb7 Qb2 $2 (42... Qa6 43. Reb5 Qc6) 43. Re4 {Black must now prevent Rg4+.} Kg6 44. Rg4+ (44. Ne5+ $142 Kh5 45. Rh4+ Kg5 46. Nxf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg6 47. Rg4+ Kh7 48. Ne5+ Kh8 49. Rf4) 44... Kh5 45. Rf4 f5 46. Rg7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.85} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,88,11,9,10,18,13,25,25,33,12,22,27,35,20,30,-2,27,22,37,39,50,43,46,37,57,42,57,60,77,75,82,39,35,25,27,25,25,27,51,48,31,-25,0,0,0,0,0,-37,-23,-47,-28,-22,138,-165,-152,-154,-162,-295,-289,-274,-189,-300,-261,-509,-503,-484,-476,-498,-479,-373,-432,-29952,-670,-5518,-4610,-29980,-29980,-29979,-29979]} 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 5. Ne2 Bd7 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} O-O 8. Nbc3 Re8 9. d4 {[#] White has an edge.} a6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Bf8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd5 Ne4 12. Nec3 Nd6 13. c5 Nxb5 14. Nxb5 Rc8 15. Rc1 a6 {0-1 (38) Gundersen,H (2220)-Krueger,E (2248) Dresden 2010}) 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Qc2 Qc8 12. Rad1 Bf8 13. a4 h5 (13... Bd7 {feels hotter.} 14. Ng3 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17. axb5 Ra5) 14. e4 exd4 15. Rxd4 g6 16. f3 Bg7 17. Rdd1 Rb8 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Kh1 h4 20. Qf2 h3 {aiming for ...hxg2+.} 21. gxh3 c5 22. Nde2 {And now Nf4 would win.} b5 $1 23. axb5 axb5 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 ({But not} 25... Bxh3 $6 26. Rg1 $16) 26. cxd5 (26. Rxd5 $14 Be6 27. Rxd6 bxc4 28. Nf4 Rxb3 29. Rfd1) 26... Bxh3 27. Rg1 {Hoping for Nf4.} Qd8 28. Nf4 {Threatens to win with Qg3.} Rh8 29. Rg3 (29. b4 $5) 29... Bd7 30. Rdg1 Rh6 31. Rg5 $1 Qe7 $2 ({Black should try} 31... Kh7 $11) 32. h4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This costs White the game.} (32. Nh5+ $1 $16 {is necessary to keep the advantage.} Kf8 33. Qb2) 32... Rbh8 $1 $19 33. h5 Qf6 34. Qg3 (34. Qe3 $142) 34... c4 $1 35. bxc4 bxc4 {[%cal Bb5c4,Bc4c3,Bc3c2][%mdl 32]} 36. Kg2 (36. Rc1 {was the only chance.}) 36... Ra8 37. Rf1 $2 (37. Ne2) 37... Ra2+ 38. Rf2 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 c3 {...Qd4+ is the strong threat.} 40. Ne2 {[#]} c2 $1 41. hxg6 (41. f4 $19 Bb5 42. Nc1) 41... fxg6 (41... c1=Q $142 42. Nxc1 Qd4+ 43. Kg2 Qd2+ 44. Ne2 Qxe2+ 45. Qf2 {[#]} Rh2+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Skewer, Deflection} 46. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 47. Rg2 Qxf3 48. gxf7+ Kxf7 49. e5 dxe5 50. Ra2 Qxd5 51. Rf2+ Ke7 52. Re2 Bb5 53. Rf2 e4 54. Rc2 e3 55. Rc7+ Kf6 56. Rc8 Qd2+ 57. Kg1 e2 58. Rc1 Qxc1+ 59. Kf2 e1=Q+ 60. Kf3 Qf1+ 61. Kg4 Qg5#) 42. e5 dxe5 43. Qxe5 Qxe5 44. Rxe5 Rh2+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.77/Black=0.20} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,75,32,33,34,38,42,38,49,53,59,52,56,21,61,61,65,62,66,63,74,69,49,47,63,24,34,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-76,0,-30,8,10,47,61,48,0,442,387,442,435,395,378,2595,2938,2128,2500,1749,1278,29991,29992,29992,5010]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Bg4 10. c3 O-O {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} 11. h3 Bh5 12. g3 a6 {White is slightly better.} 13. Kg2 Bg6 14. Bxg6 {[#]} fxg6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... hxg6 15. h4 Qd7 16. Rh1 Qf5 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Re1 f6 19. Qd2 Rf7 20. Re2 Bf8 {1-0 (58) Manrique Ochoa,F-Garcia,H (2117) ICCF email 2017}) 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qd3 Rae8 18. Rae1 h6 19. h4 Qf6 20. Re3 Rxe3 21. fxe3 Qe6 22. b3 Ne7 23. c4 Nf5 24. Ne5 dxc4 25. bxc4 c5 {And now ...Rd8 would win.} 26. Qe4 (26. g4 $11 Nxh4+ 27. Kh3 Rxf1 28. Qxf1) 26... b5 ({Black should play} 26... Re8 $1 $17) 27. Rf4 ({Don't blunder} 27. dxc5 $2 Re8 $19) (27. h5 $5) 27... bxc4 {White must now prevent ...cxd4.} 28. d5 ({Wrong is} 28. dxc5 $2 Re8 $19) 28... Qe8 {...c3 is the strong threat.} 29. Nxc4 Qa4 30. h5 (30. Kh3 $5 {[%cal Re4e6]} Qd7 31. Kh2 $14) 30... Re8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (30... g5 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 31. Rxf5 Rxf5 32. Qxf5 Qxc4) 31. Qd3 $1 $18 Qxa2+ 32. Kh3 Qa1 {( -> ...Qh1+)} 33. Rf1 Qa4 $2 (33... Qf6) 34. hxg6 Ne7 35. d6 Qd7+ 36. Kh2 Nc8 37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. Qf7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.58} (38. Ne5 $142 Nb6 39. Nf7+ Qxf7 40. Qxf7 Rg8 {[#]} 41. Qxg8+ $3 {[%mdl 576] Back Rank, Clearance} Kxg8 42. Rf7 Nd5 43. d7 Nf6 44. d8=Q+ Ne8 45. Qxe8#) 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,82,8,11,16,0,15,13,0,6,5,0,0,0,0,-23,2,4,7,7,8,0,0,0,8,18,38,0,0,-12,-12,-10,-14,-16,-16,-17,-17,-18,-18,-10,-10,-16,-15,-10,-11,-53,-50,-55,-53,-49,-42,-38,-24,-35,-33,-47,-54,-65,-62,-62,-44,-485,-495,-666,-663,-669,-668,-665,-660,-649,-649]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nd2 Bg7 6. Ngf3 O-O 7. O-O a5 $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 7...Bf5.} 8. b3 a4 {D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6.} 9. Ba3 Re8 10. e3 Bf5 {The position is equal.} 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Rfc1 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Be4 14. Qb4 {[#]} axb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Ra7 15. bxa4 Nd7 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bb2 Qa8 18. a5 Rxa5 19. a4 c5 20. dxc5 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 Nxc5 {0-1 (28) Wojtaszek,R (2723)-Sjugirov,S (2646) Doha 2015}) 15. axb3 Qc8 16. Bb2 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 c5 18. Qb5 dxc4 19. bxc4 Qc6 20. Ra8 Rf8 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. exd4 Qxb5 25. cxb5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Nd7 26. Ra7 Rb8 27. Nf4 Nb6 28. Nd3 Nc8 29. Ra5 b6 30. Ra4 Nd6 31. Rb4 Rc8 32. Ne5 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 f6 34. Nd7 Nc8 35. Ra4 Rc7 36. Nb8 Nd6 37. Ra8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This move loses the game for White.} (37. Rb4 $15) 37... Rc8 $19 {Black is clearly winning.} 38. Kf3 Nxb5 39. Ke3 Nd6 40. d5 Kf7 41. Kd4 b5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.41/Black=0.03} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 14. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 17. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 18. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 20. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 21. Bxh7+ {[%emt 0:00:55]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 23. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Qxe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 26. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 27. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 28. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 29. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 30. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 32. f3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 33. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rbd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 34. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 35. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} R8d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 36. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 37. f4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 38. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rdd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 40. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Raf1+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 41. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rhg1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 43. e3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rgg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rgf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,104,2,6,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,0,0,6,11,16,-6,-14,-13,0,0,0,-12,-18,-47,-34,-38,-35,-31,-29,-46,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,2,0,38,38,53,12,12,12,13,13,21,12,14,12,19,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,-11,-8,-8,-8,-8,8,0,0,-8,8,0,0]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 {7...Nbd7 deserves study.} 8. dxe5 {Qxd8+ is the strong threat. B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 sidelines.} Qa5+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 9. c3 Qxe5+ 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bf4 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 Nd5 14. Bd2 O-O-O 15. O-O-O f5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Bc4 Ne5 {[#]} 19. Rxd8+ $146 ({Predecessor:} 19. Be6+ Kc7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Kc2 Nd3 22. Bf7 Nxf2 23. Re1 Kd6 24. Re2 Ng4 25. Rd2+ {½-½ (34) Potapova,M (2284)-Charochkina,D (2344) Sochi 2018}) 19... Kxd8 20. Be2 $1 Nd5 21. h3 Ke7 22. Rd1 f4 23. Ne4 f3 24. Bxf3 Nxf3 25. gxf3 Rxh3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 26. Re1 Kd7 27. Nc5+ Kc7 28. Ne6+ Kd6 29. Ng5 Rh2 30. Ne4+ Kc7 {The position is equal.} 31. Rg1 Rh6 32. Kd2 b6 33. c4 Ne7 34. Ke3 Rh5 35. b4 a5 36. a3 axb4 37. axb4 b5 38. Kd4 bxc4 39. Kxc4 Rf5 40. Ra1 Nc8 41. Rg1 Ne7 42. Ra1 Kb6 43. Nc5 {And now Ra6+ would win.} Rf4+ 44. Kb3 Rxf3+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 45. Kc4 Rf4+ 46. Kb3 Rf3+ 47. Kc4 Nc8 {Threatening ...Nd6+.} 48. Ra6+ Kc7 49. Ne6+ Kb7 50. Nc5+ Kc7 51. Ne6+ Kb7 52. Nc5+ Kc7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 24,54,32,38,26,45,71,19,92,0,28,21,48,41,120,124,107,125,143,0,0,-310,-304,-394,-257,-246,-184,-186,-164,-183,-40,-89,-93]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 b6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Bd3 Rc8 {E42: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...c5 5 Ne2.} 14. Rad1 Rc7 15. Qh3 $1 Ne7 {[#]} (15... h6 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 16. d5 $146 (16. Bg5 $16 {aiming for Bxf6.} Ng6 17. Rfe1) ({Predecessor:} 16. Bf4 Rd7 17. Be5 Ng6 18. f4 Nd5 19. f5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nxc3 21. fxe6 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 {½-½ (39) Banikas,H (2646)-Mastrovasilis,A (2513) Porto Rio 2014}) 16... Nexd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bg5 $1 {[%cal Rg5f6] Strongly threatening Bxf6.} h6 {[#]} (18... h5 $1 $14) 19. Bxh6 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} gxh6 20. Qxh6 $40 {[%mdl 128] White has strong attack.} Qe7 {And now ...Ne4 would win.} 21. Rfe1 (21. Rde1 $1 $16 {[%cal Re1e3] Re3! is the strong threat.} Bc4 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qh4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg7 24. Bxc4) 21... Rd8 $1 $11 22. Re5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (22. Qg5+ $11 Kf8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Qh6+ Kg8) 22... Be4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 576] Pin} 23. h4 (23. Bxe4 Rxd1#) 23... Rc5 ({Don't play} 23... Bxd3 24. Rxd3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rc1+ 25. Qxc1 $19) 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ Bh7 $1 26. Rg5 {[%csl Gg5][%cal Rh6g7]} Rg8 (26... Rxg5 $1 $19 27. hxg5 Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 576] Discovered Attack} 28. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 29. Kh2 f5 30. gxf6 Qf7) 27. b4 {[#]} Rd5 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.40/Black=0.41} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,120,27,11,16,12,14,11,8,14,4,1,16,9,16,13,19,0,16,-2,0,-9,-9,-9,-12,-95,-70,-142,-143,-143,-131,-138,-138,-137,-142,-170,-171,-179,-171,-254,-241,-227,-126,-112,-122,-233,-134,-576,-460,-443,-424,-432,-422,-1058,-820,-937,-649,-29975,-29975,-29963,-29970,-6311,-6398,-2052,-426,-2322,-1515,-992,0,-1993,-426,-389,-261,-279,-260,-276,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-29961,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 7.Bb3.} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 a4 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 13. d4 {Strongly threatening d5.} Ne7 (13... Nxe4 $6 14. d5 $18) 14. Bd3 Ng6 15. Bc2 h6 16. Nf5 {[#]} Rfd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Rfe8 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. g3 Qb6 19. Ne3 Qa5 20. d5 Bd7 {0-1 (70) Jones,G (2622)-Vidit,S (2664) Hengshui 2019}) 17. Qd2 b5 18. Rad1 (18. a3 $11 {remains equal.}) 18... Bxa2 $17 19. Nxh6+ (19. dxe5 $15 dxe5 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kh7 22. Ra1) 19... gxh6 20. Qxh6 c5 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxd1 ({Don't play} 22... Nxe5 23. Qxf6 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 $17) 23. Rxd1 Nxe5 24. Qxf6 Ng6 25. h4 (25. Qc6 $142) 25... Qe7 $19 26. Qc6 Rd8 ({Black should play} 26... Rb8 $19 27. h5 Ne5) 27. Rxd8+ $17 Qxd8 28. h5 (28. Qxb5 $17 Qd2 29. Qd3 Qc1+ 30. Kh2) 28... Nf4 ({Worse is} 28... Qd2 29. hxg6 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 $11) (28... Ne5 $1 $19 {[%cal Re5c6]} 29. Qxb5 Qg5) 29. Qxc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (29. Qxb5 $17 {was the crucial defense.} a3 30. bxa3) 29... Ne2+ 30. Kf1 Bc4 31. Ke1 Nf4 {[%cal Rf4g2]} 32. f3 (32. Qd4 $142 Nxg2+ 33. Kd1) 32... Nxg2+ $19 33. Kf2 Nf4 {( -> ...Qh4+)} 34. Qf5 Qd2+ 35. Kg3 Ne2+ 36. Kh4 Qe1+ 37. Kg5 Qg3+ (37... Be6 $142 38. Qf6 Qd2+ 39. Kh4 Nf4 40. Bxa4 Kh7 41. Qxe6 Nxe6 42. Kg3 Qe1+ 43. Kh3 Qg1 44. e5 Nf4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 45. Kh4 Kh6 46. Bxb5 Qg5#) 38. Kf6 (38. Qg4 $142 Qxg4+ 39. fxg4) 38... Qd6+ 39. Kg5 Qg3+ (39... b4 $142 40. cxb4 Nd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 40. Kf6 $1 Qh4+ (40... Qg7+ $142 41. Ke7 Qf8+ 42. Kd7 Be6+ 43. Qxe6 fxe6 44. Kxe6 Qh6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 45. Ke7 Qd2) 41. Qg5+ Qxg5+ 42. Kxg5 Nxc3 43. bxc3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} a3 $2 (43... Be2 $1 $19 {Threatens to win with ...a3.} 44. f4 a3) 44. Bb1 $11 a2 {[#]} 45. Bxa2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxa2 {KB-KP} 46. f4 Bb1 47. e5 Ba2 48. f5 Kg7 {...f6+! is the strong threat.} 49. h6+ $1 Kh7 50. Kh5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (50. Kf6 $11) 50... Bc4 $2 (50... f6 $1 {mates} 51. exf6 Bd5 52. f7 Bxf7+ 53. Kg5 Bc4 54. Kh5 Bf1 55. Kg5 Bh3 56. f6 Be6 57. Kh5 Bc4 58. Kg5 Bf7 59. Kf5 Kxh6 60. Kf4 Kg6 61. Ke5 Kh5 62. Kf5 Kh6 63. Kf4 Kg6 64. Ke5 Bg8 65. Kd6 Kxf6 66. Kc5 Bc4 67. Kd6 Kf5 68. Kc6 Ke5 69. Kc5 Ke4 70. Kb4 Kd3 71. Ka3 Kc2 72. Kb4 Kb2 73. Ka5 Kxc3 74. Kb6 b4 75. Kc6 b3 76. Kd6 b2 77. Ke5 b1=Q 78. Kf4 Qg6 79. Ke5 Qg4 80. Kf6 Kd4 81. Ke7 Ke5 82. Kf8 Kf6 83. Ke8 Qc8#) 51. Kg5 {The position is equal.} Bb3 (51... Bd5 $5) 52. Kf6 $1 Kxh6 53. e6 fxe6 $1 54. fxe6 {Threatening mate with e7. KB-KPP} Bd1 55. e7 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White is not keeping still} Bh5 56. Ke6 Be8 57. Kd6 Kg6 58. Kc5 Kf6 59. c4 bxc4 60. Kxc4 Kxe7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.65/Black=0.89} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,175,30,29,23,15,15,23,18,17,0,0,-5,-18,-34,8,-20,-31,-60,-56,-44,0,0,15,8,6,11,25,47,69,0,23,0,53,0,61,21,31,24,70,35,32,12,14,0,15,2,4,5,9,0,10,0,0,0,10,0,0,0,27,0,0,-11,-8,-26,-26,-26,-16,-26,15,0,18,22,19,18,23,0,0,0,50,0,0,0,0,0,177,190,185,180,159,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,85,85,130,165,158,158,204,152,295,154,295,169,295,179,494,293,494,494,494,481,360,8,494,494,494,8,494,494,494,494,494,494,387,73,81,8,8,8]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 h6 5. e3 Nbd7 {[#]} 6. Ne5 $146 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} ({Predecessor:} 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. f4 a6 11. Bf5 b5 12. Rf3 Nb6 13. Rh3 {½-½ (65) Khairul,A (2319)-Habla,J (2333) Tagaytay City 2011}) 6... dxc4 7. Nxc4 c5 8. dxc5 {White has an edge.} Bxc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Nd6 Ne5 12. Nxc8 Rxc8 13. Qb3 b5 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. a3 Bb6 17. Be1 Rc7 18. Na2 Nd5 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Na2 Rfc8 ({Black should play} 20... Nd5 $11) 21. Nb4 (21. a4 $14) 21... Nxb4 ({Black should try} 21... Na5 $11 22. Qa2 Ne4) 22. Bxb4 (22. axb4 {keeps more tension.} Ra7 23. g3 Rd8 24. Bf3 Bc7 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Bc3) 22... Qe8 23. a4 Bc5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Be1 b4 26. Bf3 ({Don't blunder} 26. Bxb4 $2 Rb7 $19) 26... Qe7 27. g3 g6 28. Ra4 {[%cal Re1b4]} Rb8 29. Rc1 Bd6 30. Rd1 Kg7 31. Ra6 Bc5 32. Rc1 Nd7 33. Be2 Ne5 34. Rca1 (34. Bc3 $5 {[%cal Rc3e5]} Bd6 35. Rd1 $14) 34... h5 35. h4 Qf6 36. Kg2 Qf5 37. Rc1 Rbc8 38. Ra5 Ng4 39. Qd3 Qf6 40. b3 Ne5 41. Qe4 Nd7 42. Rc4 Qb2 43. Qc2 Qf6 (43... Qxc2 {seems wilder.} 44. Rxc2 Bd6 45. Rd2 Be7 46. Rda2 Nc5) 44. Bxb4 (44. Qc1 {feels hotter.} e5 45. Bxb4 Bxb4 46. Rxc7 Rxc7 47. Qxc7 Be1 48. f3) 44... Bxb4 45. Rxc7 Rxc7 46. Qxc7 Bxa5 $2 (46... Be1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 47. f3 Qb2) 47. Qxa5 $18 Qb2 48. Qa7 Nf6 49. Bf3 $2 (49. Bc4 $16 {aiming for Bxe6.} Qe5 50. Qd4) 49... Qxb3 $11 50. Qd4 Qb5 51. Qc3 e5 52. Qc6 Qa5 53. Qb7 Qc5 54. Qa8 Qd6 55. Qa1 Qe6 56. Qc3 Kh7 57. Qb2 Nd7 58. Qc3 Nf6 59. Qb2 Qf5 60. Qc3 Kg7 61. Qb2 {Cut Off at move 61} Qe6 62. Qc3 Qd6 63. Qb2 Nd7 64. Qc3 Nc5 65. Be2 Ne4 66. Qc4 Nf6 67. Bf3 Qd2 68. Qa4 Qb2 69. Qc4 e4 (69... Qd2 $11) 70. Bxe4 $16 Ng4 71. Qd4+ Qxd4 72. exd4 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KN} Kf6 73. Kf3 Nh6 (73... Ke6 $16 74. Ke2 Nf6) 74. Bc2 (74. Kf4 $18) 74... Ke7 (74... Ng4 $16 {keeps fighting.} 75. Ke2 Ke6) 75. Ke4 (75. Kf4 $142) 75... Kd6 (75... Nf5 $142 76. Ke5 Nd6) 76. Bb3 f6 $2 (76... Ke7 77. Kf4 Nf5) 77. Ba2 (77. Kf4 $142) 77... g5 $2 (77... Ke7 {was called for.} 78. Kf4 Ng4) 78. Bb3 Ng4 79. f3 Nh6 80. Ba2 $2 (80. Bc2 $18) 80... Ke7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (80... f5+ $11 81. Kd3 f4 82. hxg5 fxg3 83. gxh6 g2) 81. hxg5 fxg5 {[#]} 82. f4 $2 ({White has to play} 82. Ke5 $1 $18) 82... gxf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (82... h4 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 83. Kxf4 Kf6 {[#] intending ...Nf5.} 84. Bb1 $1 {[%cal Rb1c2]} Nf7 85. Bd3 Ng5 86. Be2 $2 (86. Bc4 $18 {is more deadly.}) 86... Ne6+ $16 87. Ke4 (87. Ke3 $16) 87... Kg5 $11 88. d5 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.14/Black=0.15. Loss on time!?} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,133,11,16,10,21,0,21,-9,0,7,-3,0,47,-22,-22,-19,-18,-19,-22,-24,0,0,0,-16,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-9,0,0,12,12,12,16,11,11,30,28,35,12,25,0,28,0,0,0,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,-40,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,29977,29978,29975,29976,12846,0,706,696,511,420,1000,0,0,0,0,0,5106,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 {A15: English Opening: 1...Nf6.} Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 {[#]} 8. Nd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Nc3 Bd7 9. h3 Bf5 10. f4 Ned7 11. g4 Bxg4 12. hxg4 Nxg4 13. e4 Ne3 14. Qe2 Nxg2+ 15. Qxg2 {1-0 (33) Montes Espino,A-Lopez,J Spain 1992}) 8... e6 9. dxe6 $1 Bxe6 10. Ngf3 Nfg4 11. Bd4 (11. Nxe5 $14 Nxe5 12. O-O) 11... c5 $11 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Rc1 Qe7 15. O-O Rad8 16. e3 b6 17. Qe2 h5 18. h4 d5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Nf3 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Qd6 {[%cal Rd5d1]} 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Kg2 Bf6 25. Rc2 Qd3 26. Kf1 Qd1+ 27. Qxd1 Rxd1+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 28. Ke2 Ra1 29. Kd3 Kf8 30. Kc4 Ke7 31. Nd2 Kd7 32. Ne4 Be5 33. Kd5 Bg7 34. Rd2 Rc1 35. Ng5 Ke7 36. Ne4 Bc3 37. Rd3 Be1 38. a4 Rc2 39. f4 $1 f5 40. Ng5 Bxg3 41. Nf3 Kf6 42. Kc6 {Black must now prevent Rd7.} c4 43. bxc4 Rxc4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 44. Kd7 Rxa4 45. Rd6+ Kg7 {And now ...Re4 would win.} 46. Ne5 Bxh4 {Strongly threatening ...Bf6.} 47. Rxg6+ Kh7 48. Ke6 {aiming for Kf7.} Ra3 49. Kf7 {Rg7+ would kill now.} Rxe3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (49... Rc3 $11 50. Rg7+ Kh6 51. Rg6+ Kh7) 50. Rg7+ Kh6 51. Rg8 {[%cal Rg8h8]} Kh7 52. Rg7+ (52. Ng6 $142 Re7+ 53. Nxe7 Bxe7 54. Rg5 $1 {[%mdl 576] Promotion} Bxg5 55. fxg5) 52... Kh6 $18 53. Kg8 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rg7h7]} Rxe5 54. fxe5 {KR-KB} f4 {[#]} (54... Bf2 $142 55. Kf7 (55. Rxa7 Bc5 $11) 55... h4) 55. e6 $2 ({White must play} 55. Kf7 $1 $18 f3 56. Rg6+ Kh7 57. Rg1) 55... f3 $11 56. Rf7 Kg6 $1 ({But not} 56... f2 $6 {[#]} 57. Rxf2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kg6 58. Rf7 $16) 57. Rxf3 {Threatens to win with Kf8.} Bf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (57... Be7 $11) 58. Re3 $2 ({White has to play} 58. Rg3+ $18 Kf5 59. Kf7) 58... h4 {The position is equal.} 59. e7 (59. Kf8 {with more complications.} Bd4 60. e7 Bc5 61. Re5 Ba3 62. Ke8) 59... Bxe7 $1 60. Rxe7 Kf5 61. Rxa7 {KR-KPP. Cut Off at move 61} Kg4 62. Ra4+ (62. Rh7 {looks sharper.} Kg3 63. Kg7 h3 64. Kf6 h2 65. Kg5) 62... Kg3 63. Ra3+ Kg2 64. Ra2+ Kg3 65. Ra3+ Kg2 66. Ra2+ Kg3 67. Ra3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.40/Black=0.24} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 8. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 13. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 14. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 16. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 18. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 21. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 23. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 24. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Raf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Ref1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 26. Ng1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nde6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. g3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 29. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 30. dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 31. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf7+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 34. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. b3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 36. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. h4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 40. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 42. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 43. Bg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 44. Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 45. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 46. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 47. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 48. cxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 49. Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 50. Ne3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 52. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 53. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 54. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 55. Nd2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 56. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 26,55,42,47,45,27,61,39,156,161,161,152,151,192,195,178,189,177,179,157,286,280,433,415,1002,989,1004,1002,1007,1007,968,965]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. f4 Rac8 14. g4 Nc5 {[%cal Rf6e4] A30: Symmetrical English: Double Fianchetto and Hedgehog.} (14... Qxc4 $2 15. g5 $18) 15. Bf2 h6 16. b4 Ncd7 ({Black should try} 16... Nfxe4 $14 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 d5 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21. Nxe6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qd6 22. Nxf8 Kxf8) 17. g5 $16 hxg5 18. fxg5 Ne8 19. g6 $1 {[#] Strongly threatening Bh3.} Ne5 $146 {[#]} ({Predecessor:} 19... e5 20. Nf5 Bg5 21. gxf7+ Rxf7 22. Be3 Bxe3+ 23. Nxe3 Ndf6 24. Bh3 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 {½-½ (55) Lutz,B (2348)-Aerni,A (2206) Basel 2013}) 20. gxf7+ $1 Rxf7 {[#]} 21. Bh3 $1 {[%cal Rh3e6]} Rf6 22. Nxe6 (22. Bxe6+ $6 Rxe6 23. Nxe6 Qd7 $14) 22... Qxc4 (22... Nf3+ $16 {might work better.} 23. Kh1 Qxc4) 23. Nd5 $18 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Rg6+ (23... Qxc1 {was worth a try.} 24. Nxe7+ (24. Qxc1 Rxc1 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $16) (24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxc1 Rxc1 $16) 24... Kf7 25. Nxc8 (25. Qxc1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Kxe7 $17) 25... Qh6) 24. Bg3 Qxc1 (24... Bxd5 $142 25. Rxc4 Bxc4) 25. Nxe7+ {White is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 25. Qxc1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 (26. Nxe7+ Kf7 $11) 26... Bh4 $16) 25... Kf7 26. Nxg6 ({Not} 26. Qxc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Kxe7 $14) 26... Qxd1 27. Nxe5+ dxe5 28. Rxd1 {Black got outplayed after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.00/Black=0.50} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,109,14,7,14,5,9,3,27,31,30,10,50,31,36,0,0,-30,-31,-48,-43,-39,-45,-57,-44,-41,-64,-83,-72,-95,-73,-66,-70,-100,-74,-77,-71,-64,-52,-43,-47,-240,-257,-214,-181,-335,-331,-328,-320,-356,-282,-273,-216,-495,-495,-652,-636,-626,-628,-582,-176,-134,-100,-77,-89,-112,0,-55,0,-91,0,-168,-167,-151,-158,-508,-79,-122,-148,-2024,-1814,-12836,-12832,-12840,-12840,-12843,-12844,-12845,-12842,-12842,-12843,-12843,-12843,-12843,-12843,-12845,-12838,-12846,-12846,-29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 {6...h6 is setting a new trend.} 7. Re1 O-O {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Bb5 Be6 {The position is equal.} 10. Nf1 Bb6 11. Ng3 {[#]} Nd7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An important novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 11... Nh7 12. h3 Ng5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. d4 exd4 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. cxd4 c5 17. d5 Bd7 {1-0 (41) So,W (2770)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020}) 12. d4 {Black must now prevent d5.} Bg4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Be3 (14. h3 $5 {[%cal Rh3g4]} Bxf3 15. Qxf3 $11) 14... Qf6 15. h3 exd4 16. cxd4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 c5 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. b3 {[#]} a4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 20. bxa4 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Nc5 22. Rc1 Ne6 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 23. Ne2 Ra5 24. Kf1 Rfa8 25. Rc4 Nc5 26. Nc3 $2 (26. f4 $15) 26... Qe6 $1 $19 {[%csl LRc4,LRh3]} 27. Rb4 Qxh3+ 28. Ke2 $2 (28. Kg1 {was the only chance.}) 28... Ne6 29. Kd2 Qh2 30. Qf1 Nc5 31. a3 Nxa4 32. Nd5 $2 (32. Rxa4 Rxa4 33. Nxa4 Rxa4 34. Ke1) 32... Nc5 33. Nxc7 Rxa3 {...Ra2+ is the strong threat.} 34. Nxa8 Ra2+ ({Less strong is} 34... Rxa8 35. Rb2 $17) 35. Kc1 Rxa8 $2 (35... Rxf2 36. Qe1 Qg2) 36. Qe1 Ra2 37. Rb2 Ra1+ 38. Rb1 Ra2 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black mounts an attack.} (38... Ra7 $17 39. Rb8+ Kh7) 39. Rb2 $1 $15 {[%cal Rb2a2]} Ra1+ 40. Rb1 Ra8 (40... Ra6 $17) 41. Rb2 $2 {[#]} (41. Rb4 $1 $11 {and White is okay.}) 41... h5 $1 $19 42. Kb1 h4 43. e5 $2 (43. Qc1 $17 {is more resistant.}) 43... dxe5 $2 (43... Qf4 $19 {has better winning chances.} 44. Ra2 Qf5+ 45. Ka1 Rxa2+ 46. Kxa2 Qc2+ 47. Ka1 Nb3+ 48. Rxb3 Qxb3) 44. Rxe5 $17 {[#]} Ne6 $1 ({Don't blunder} 44... Nd3 $2 45. Re8+ Rxe8 46. Qxe8+ Kh7 47. Qe4+ g6 48. Qxd3 $18) 45. Rxe6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (45. Rb4 $17) 45... fxe6 $19 46. Qxe6+ $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Kh8 47. Qe1 Qd6 48. Rb3 Qa6 {( -> ...Qa2+)} 49. Qc3 Qf1+ 50. Kb2 Qxf2+ 51. Kb1 Qf1+ 52. Kb2 Qe2+ 53. Kb1 Rd8 54. Rb2 Qf1+ 55. Kc2 Qd1# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.74/Black=0.40} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,119,27,30,24,28,18,26,-2,35,49,58,56,65,16,22,21,75,77,91,83,114,75,141,143,152,105,103,88,90,85,76,67,54,57,113,61,65,67,78,42,43,0,0,0,0,0,0,-6,0,-25,-20,-32,0,-1,0,-129,-137,-195,-195,-175,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,29956,6508,5498,5297,3339,1092,1018,922,715,758,1520,1060,1611,943,931,876,29987,5073,4072,3715,5641,3188,29972,29970,29979,29980,29980,29981,29981,29982,29982,29982,29993,29993,29995,29981,29981,29982,29983,29983]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 {6...Be4 is more advanced technology.} 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd2 {D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5.} Nbd7 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. O-O-O {White has an edge.} Qe7 (10... Ng4 $5 {[%cal Rg4f2]} 11. Be1 Bc7 $11) 11. Kb1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 {[#]} O-O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... O-O 13. h4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Be2 Rac8 16. h5 gxh5 17. Bxh5 Nxh5 18. Rxh5 f5 {½-½ (37) Wojtaszek,R (2715)-Matlakov,M (2689) Dubai 2014}) 13. f4 Kb8 14. e4 {Black must now prevent e5.} Nb6 (14... Ng4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 15. Be2 $16 Bb4 16. a3 Ba5 17. Be1 Rd7 (17... Bxc3 $142 18. Bxc3 Ne8) 18. e5 $1 {[%cal Re5f6]} Nh5 19. Rf1 {Threatens to win with b4.} Bxc3 20. Bxc3 g5 21. Bb4 Qd8 22. g3 g6 23. fxg5 Qxg5 (23... Ng7 $1 $14) 24. Bd6+ (24. Rd3 $16) 24... Ka8 $14 25. Rd3 Ng7 26. h4 Qd8 $1 27. g4 Ne8 $1 {[%cal Re8d6]} 28. Bc5 Rxh4 29. Rdf3 Rh7 30. Qc1 Nd5 31. Rh1 Rxh1 32. Qxh1 b6 33. Bf8 Nef6 34. Bd6 {[#]} (34. Qc1 $11 Qxf8 35. Qxc6+ Kb8 36. exf6) 34... Ne4 $1 $17 ({Inferior is} 34... Nxg4 35. Ba6 $16) 35. Ka2 (35. Qc1 $17 {might work better.} Kb7 36. Bb4) 35... Nxd6 $19 36. exd6 {[#]} Qb8 $2 (36... Qf8 $1 $19 {aiming for ...f5.} 37. g5 Qxd6) 37. Qh7 $11 Qxd6 {And now ...Qe7 would win.} ({Reject} 37... Rxd6 $6 38. Rxf7 b5 39. g5 $18 (39. Qxg6 b4 $16)) 38. Rxf7 Rxf7 39. Qxf7 {Ba6 would kill now.} Ne7 40. Bc4 Qxd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (40... e5 $11) 41. Qe8+ (41. Qf8+ $142 Kb7 42. Qxe7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kb8 43. Bxe6 b5 44. g5 b4 45. axb4 a5 46. Qf8+ Kc7 47. Qc8+ Kd6 48. Qd8+ Ke5 49. Qxd4+ Kxd4 50. bxa5) 41... Kb7 $18 42. Qxe7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kb8 43. Qe8+ (43. Bxe6 $142 a6 44. Qf8+ Kc7 45. Qf7+ Kd6 46. Qxg6) 43... Kc7 44. Qxe6 b5 45. Bb3 Qd3 46. g5 a5 47. Qe7+ Kb6 48. Qe5 c5 49. Qf6+ (49. Bd5 $142 Qxd5+ 50. Qxd5 c4 51. Qd6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kb7 52. Qxg6 Kc7 53. Qf7+ Kb6 54. g6) 49... Kc7 50. Bf7 c4 51. Bxg6 Qb3+ 52. Ka1 {White mates.} b4 53. Qe5+ Kb6 54. Qd6+ Kb7 55. Be4+ Kc8 56. Qc5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd7 57. Bc6+ Ke6 58. Bd5+ Kd7 59. Qxc4 Qd1+ 60. Ka2 {White used his chance.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.22/Black=0.51} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,73,0,19,13,11,9,14,18,9,17,12,14,11,8,4,15,10,1,0,2,0,0,6,16,8,6,12,-11,-6,-10,-5,-7,-10,-24,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,-35,0,0,28,25,22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. g4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Bxd5 12. Be3 Nc6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Bb6 {14.g5 gains popularity.} Rd6 15. g5 Be6 {[#]} 16. Rxd6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Bg2 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Be7 18. h4 h6 19. Nc5 hxg5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. hxg5 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1 {½-½ (41) Simmelink,J (2297)-Bernal Varela,N (2172) Chessfriend.com 2005}) 16... Bxd6 17. Nc5 Bxc5 (17... Bxa2 $2 18. b3 $18) 18. Bxc5 Kc7 19. h4 h6 20. g6 {[#] gxf7 is the strong threat.} f6 21. h5 Rd8 ({Worse is} 21... Bxa2 22. b3 $16) 22. b3 b6 23. Ba3 b5 24. Bc5 Nd4 25. Rg3 Bf5 26. Rc3 {[#] Black must now prevent Bxd4+.} Kb8 27. f3 Ne6 28. Be3 (28. Bb6 $5 {[%cal Rb6d8]}) 28... Kb7 29. a4 Rd5 30. axb5 axb5 31. f4 {The position is equal.} Be4 ({Wrong is} 31... exf4 $2 32. Bg2 $18) ({Not} 31... Nxf4 $2 32. Bxf4 b4 33. Rc4 $18) 32. fxe5 Rxe5 33. Bh3 Bf5 34. Bg2+ Be4 35. Bh3 Bf5 36. Bg2+ Be4 37. Bh3 {A rather calm draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.05} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.02"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,135,12,9,13,9,4,4,10,7,14,0,6,-21,-32,-93,-87,-75,-78,-152,-136,-128,-83,-87,-78,-93,-75,-83,-52,-91,-84,-93,-60,-175,-105,-113,-99,-99,-106,-95,-100,-111,-105,-123,-92,-95,-102,-101,-96,-95,-98,-102,-95,-95,-91,-97,-89,-107,-106,-109,-89,-96,-82,-83,-84,-119,-117,-124,-124,-125,-88,-103,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-2,-2,18,18,18,18,18,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 10. Nc3 Bf6 11. Re1 d5 12. Ne2 c6 13. Ng3 g6 {[#]} 14. Bf4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. c3 Bg7 15. Bf4 Nd6 16. Bd3 Be6 17. h3 Qd7 18. Qc2 Rfe8 19. Re2 b6 20. Rae1 {1-0 (37) Frolyanov,D (2537)-Iljiushenok,I (2517) Samara 2017}) 14... Qb6 15. Bh6 ({Better is} 15. c3 $15) 15... Bxd4 $17 16. Qd2 Bg7 17. c3 (17. b3 $142) 17... Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Ng7 19. b3 Be6 20. h4 Rae8 21. h5 Bc8 22. Qf4 Ne6 ({Don't play} 22... Nxh5 $6 23. Nxh5 gxh5 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Rxe8 $11) 23. Qf3 Qd8 24. Re5 (24. c4 $1 $15) 24... Ng5 (24... Qh4 $19 25. Qd3 Re7) 25. Qe3 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Re8 27. Qd4 b6 28. b4 Ne6 29. Qd2 Qg5 30. Qxg5 Nxg5 31. a4 Kf8 32. a5 b5 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. f3 Ne6 35. Ne2 Ke7 36. Nd4 Kd6 37. Kf2 Bd7 38. Bd3 a6 39. Rh1 Re7 40. g4 c5 41. Ne2 d4 42. bxc5+ Nxc5 43. Rd1 {[#]} dxc3 (43... Na4 $1 $17 {Strongly threatening ...Nb2.} 44. Be4 Kc5 45. cxd4+ Kb4) 44. Bxb5+ $1 $11 {The position is equal.} Kc7 {Hoping for ...c2.} 45. Nxc3 {Threatens to win with Nd5+.} Bxb5 (45... axb5 $5 46. Nd5+ $8 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd8 47. Nxe7 Kxe7 $11) 46. Nd5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd6 47. Nxe7+ Kxe7 48. Rh1 Nb3 49. Rxh7+ Kf8 50. f4 Nxa5 51. Ke3 Nc6 52. f5 gxf5 53. gxf5 Ne7 54. Ke4 {[#]} Nxf5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 55. Ra7 (55. Kxf5 Bd3+) 55... Nd6+ 56. Kd5 Nc4 57. Kc5 Nd2 58. Kb6 Nc4+ 59. Kc5 Ke8 60. Rb7 Na3 61. Kb4 {Cut Off at move 61} Nc2+ 62. Kc5 Bd3 63. Rb3 Be4 64. Rb6 a5 65. Re6+ Kd7 66. Rxe4 Nb4 67. Rxb4 axb4 68. Kxb4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.09} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,115,12,21,16,14,17,36,33,38,48,52,56,41,43,55,47,49,38,58,49,56,44,60,43,70,75,67,53,70,74,85,85,99,88,88,81,76,65,122,120,130,112,137,115,183,183,207,193,184,209,198,193,188,0,183,187,208,178,197,150,233,116,118,118,181,190,164,164,188,193,185,189,227,241,285,170,184,182,432,422,521,514,521,425,524,524,513,506,481,447,458,447,447,443,519,502,505,504,476,476,468,461,456,439,436,434,447,435]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 h6 5. e3 Nbd7 {[#]} 6. Ne5 $146 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} ({Predecessor:} 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. f4 a6 11. Bf5 b5 12. Rf3 Nb6 13. Rh3 {½-½ (65) Khairul,A (2319)-Habla,J (2333) Tagaytay City 2011}) 6... dxc4 7. Nxc4 a6 8. a4 {White is slightly better.} Bb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qe7 11. Na2 Bd6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. b3 b6 14. Ba3 Bb7 15. Nc3 Rfc8 16. Qd2 Rc7 17. f3 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Nf8 19. e4 Qd7 20. Nd1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Ng6 23. Ne3 d5 (23... Ne8 $14) 24. e5 $16 Ne8 25. Bd3 Ne7 26. Bb1 Nc6 (26... Qd8 $16) 27. Qc2 $18 {[%csl Gb1][%cal Rc2h7]} f5 28. exf6 $1 Nxf6 {[#]} 29. Ng4 $1 {[%cal Rg4f6]} Qf7 30. Ne5 Qe8 31. Ng4 Qf7 32. Qd3 a5 33. Ne5 Qc7 34. Qc3 {aiming for Bg6.} Ne8 {[#]} (34... Qc8 $16 35. Ng6 Qe8) 35. Kf2 (35. Qc2 $1 $18 {[%csl Gb1][%cal Rc2h7] has better winning chances.} Nf6 36. h3) 35... Nxe5 $16 36. Qxc7 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black is in trouble.} Ng4+ (36... Nxc7 $16 {was called for.} 37. dxe5 Na6) 37. fxg4 $18 {Intending Qe7! and mate.} Nxc7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} 38. Be7 Kf7 39. Bd8 Na8 40. g5 hxg5 41. Bxg5 Ba6 42. Bf4 (42. h4 $142) 42... b5 43. Bd3 bxa4 $2 (43... e5) 44. Bxa6 {White is clearly winning.} axb3 45. Ke2 a4 {Strongly threatening ...a3.} 46. Kd2 a3 {Threatens to win with ...a2.} 47. Kc3 a2 48. Kb2 Nb6 49. Bd3 Nc4+ 50. Ka1 Kf6 51. h4 Na5 {Now ...Nc6 and Black clings on.} 52. Bg5+ Kf7 {and the idea ...Nc6 leaves Black hopeful.} 53. Bd2 Nc6 54. Bc3 e5 55. dxe5 Ke6 56. Kb2 d4 57. Bc4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kxe5 58. Bd2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.14/Black=0.24} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.06"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,95,19,16,17,15,0,4,5,0,1,6,0,13,13,18,11,12,5,10,0,12,8,22,0,21,0,37,32,31,18,38,30,45,29,44,0,10,0,0,0,72,75,60,64,106,114,103,104,197,190,190,188,188,172,186,169,180,131,162,129,135,131,204,205,222,225,200,201,281,279,279,256,266,269,275,277,277,277,282,286,691,687,667,629,6694,6582,5306,5004]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3 {B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4.} g6 7. Bc4 Bg7 8. h3 {The position is equal.} O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Be2 Be6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Nd4 {[#]} Bd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bc4 13. Bf3 Nd7 14. b3 Ba6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. c4 Nc6 17. Bb2 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Ne5 {1-0 (34) Braeuner,U (2181)-Boettcher,U (2069) Magdeburg 2016}) 13. Qg5 Nc6 14. Nb3 Nb4 15. Bd2 Rac8 ({Of course not} 15... Nxc2 $6 16. Rac1 $16) 16. Qh4 Nc6 ({Don't go for} 16... Nxc2 $2 17. Rac1 $18) 17. Bh6 Qb6 18. Be3 Qc7 19. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} a6 20. a5 Ne5 21. Bb6 Qb8 $1 22. Rac1 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Nd2 Rc6 (24... Rb4 $11) 25. Nd5 $16 Re8 26. Bd4 e5 27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28. Qxf6 {aiming for Bb6.} Re6 {[#]} (28... exd4 $16 29. Qxd4 Qc7) 29. Qh4 $1 $18 ({Don't do} 29. Ba7 $6 Qxa7 30. Qd8+ Be8 $14) 29... exd4 30. Nf3 Re8 31. Rxd4 Qc7 32. Qh6 $40 {[%mdl 128] Hoping for Ng5. White is out for blood.} f6 33. b4 Rc4 34. Rcd1 {Black must now prevent Rxc4.} Rxd4 35. Rxd4 Bc6 (35... Qxc2 $16 36. Rxd6 Bc6) 36. Qf4 Re6 37. Nd2 Qe7 38. f3 Bb5 39. c4 Bc6 40. Kh2 Re5 41. Nf1 f5 42. exf5 Rxf5 43. Qxd6 Qe1 44. Ng3 Rxf3 $2 {[#]} (44... Qe5 45. Qxe5 Rxe5) 45. b5 $1 {[%cal Rb5c6] White is clearly winning.} axb5 46. cxb5 Be8 47. Qd5+ Rf7 48. Re4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.26} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,91,13,0,12,2,34,0,0,0,13,2,66,41,52,37,59,62,54,61,58,59,65,71,76,54,64,33,41,37,43,22,30,18,25,10,64,70,99,90,91,28,65,71,141,105,100,49,175,172,166,180,174,168,148,120,196,186,220,220,220,184,184,184,475,474,445,445,445,434,1252,1195,866,1090,921,820]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 d6 9. c3 a6 10. Bb3 Ba7 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 11. Nbd2 Kg7 12. Re1 {[#]} Ng8 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 12... Re8 13. Nf1 Bd7 14. h3 Ne7 15. Ne3 Ng6 16. Nh2 Qc8 17. Qf3 Nf4 18. Rad1 Bc6 {1-0 (56) Ajrapetian,G (2398)-Pervakov,S (2119) Sochi 2018}) 13. Nf1 f5 14. exf5 $1 Bxf5 ({Black should play} 14... Nge7 $11) 15. Ne3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nf6 17. d4 $1 {[%cal Rd4e5]} e4 18. d5 exf3 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Qxf3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} ({Much weaker is} 20. Rxf3 Bg4 $17) 20... Qd7 21. Rae1 {Black must now prevent Re7+.} Rae8 {Hoping for ...Bg4.} 22. Qd1 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Re8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. f3 c5 26. Qe1 Qd7 (26... Qxe1+ $11 27. Bxe1 Nd7) 27. Qe2 $14 a5 {[%cal Ba6a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} 28. Be1 a4 29. Bd1 (29. Bc4 $16) 29... Bg6 30. c4 d5 (30... Kf8 $142) 31. cxd5 Nxd5 32. Qe5+ (32. Qd2 $16) 32... Kh7 {[#]} (32... Nf6 $14 33. Qe2 Bd3) 33. Bxa4 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Qxa4 34. Qxd5 Qd4+ 35. Qxd4 cxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 36. Bb4 Kg7 (36... Bc2 $16 37. Kf2 Kg6) 37. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Kf6 38. a5 Bd3 39. g4 Ba6 40. Kf2 h5 $2 (40... Bb7 {is a better defense.} 41. Bf8 Kg6) 41. gxh5 {White is clearly winning.} Kg7 42. Bc5 d3 {Threatens to win with ...d2.} 43. Be3 Kh6 (43... Kf6 $142 44. b4 Kf5) 44. h4 Kxh5 45. hxg5 c5 46. Ke1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.31} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,99,0,7,25,10,27,7,13,0,5,0,2,-1,14,14,21,18,59,54,87,74,138,145,135,89,89,89,87,81,89,52,40,33,53,10,72,68,72,8,25,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. c4 dxc4 7. bxc4 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. d3 Ne8 {A05: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 Nf6.} 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3d5,Bd5f4][%mdl 32] [#]} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Nd6 12. Nd5 e6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qb2+ f6 15. Nc3 b6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. e3 Rac8 {½-½ (44) Bistric,F (2425)-Gyorkos,L (2425) Split 1997}) 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. h4 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Bg4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Be6 17. Nf4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has some pressure.} Bf5 18. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Qd6 {[#]} ({Better is} 18... a5) 19. Qxd6 $1 $16 Nxd6 20. a5 b5 21. cxb5 Nxb5 22. Nd5 {And now Rfb1 would win.} Rfe8 23. Rfc1 Nd4 24. Ra2 Kf8 25. e3 Nb5 (25... Nc6 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 26. Rb2 Nd6 27. Rc3 (27. e4 $16 Bd7 28. e5) 27... c4 (27... Be6 {feels hotter.} 28. Nf4 Bd7 29. a6 e6 30. e4 f6) 28. dxc4 Nxc4 {The position is equal.} 29. Rb7 Nxa5 30. Rxa7 Rxc3 31. Nxc3 Nc4 32. Nd5 Nd6 33. Nb4 Rb8 34. Ra8 Rxa8 35. Bxa8 Be4 36. Bxe4 Nxe4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN} 37. Kg2 f5 38. Nd3 Kf7 39. f3 Nd6 40. f4 Kf6 41. Kf3 h6 42. Nc5 g5 43. hxg5+ hxg5 44. fxg5+ Kxg5 45. e4 fxe4+ 46. Nxe4+ Nxe4 47. Kxe4 Kg4 48. Ke5 Kxg3 49. Ke6 Kf4 50. Kxe7 {Accuracy: White = 83%, Black = 84%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,94,16,14,22,0,11,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,2,0,0,-111,-33,-88,-89,-141,-127,-134,-135,-139,-141,-170,-169,-195,-164,-217,-183,-181,-170,-274,-268,-254,-264,-228,-158,-195,-148,-209,-214,-206,-204,-210,-219,-213,-204,-455,-309,-797,-310,-446,-431,-431,-424,-509,-429,-460,-454,-438,-447,-441,-431,-562,-533,-661,-648,-961,-760,-741,-722,-1042,-1015]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} 11. Qc1 a5 {11...Nbd7 is the hot move.} 12. Nc3 Na6 {The position is equal.} 13. Bd2 Qe7 $5 {[%mdl 4] A promising side line.} 14. Re1 Nb4 15. Qb1 {next e4 is good for White.} Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c5 {[#]} 17. e3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne4 Rad8 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Rd1 b6 21. Kg2 e5 22. Bxb4 {½-½ (22) Efendiyev,E (2568)-Cesetti,C (2586) ICCF email 2017}) 17... Rac8 18. Ra3 (18. dxc5 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rxc5 19. Rd1) 18... Rfd8 ({Black should try} 18... cxd4 $17 19. exd4 Nc6 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack}) 19. Rd1 (19. Nb5 $15) 19... cxd4 $17 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 20. exd4 (20. Nb5 $142) 20... Nc6 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 21. Ra2 Nxd4 22. Bg2 Bc5 23. Be1 b6 24. h3 h5 25. Kh1 {[#]} (25. b3 $142) 25... h4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 26. g4 (26. gxh4 Nf5) 26... Qc7 27. Qc1 (27. b3 $142) 27... Nb3 28. Qc2 {[#]} Rxd1 $1 29. Qxd1 Nd4 30. g5 Nh7 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black wants a kill.} 31. g6 (31. Ne4 $17 {was necessary.}) 31... fxg6 $19 32. Ne4 Nf6 {White must now prevent ...Nxe4.} 33. Qd3 Nh5 34. Nxc5 Qxc5 35. Ra3 $2 (35. Bd2 {might work better.}) 35... Qc1 36. Qe4 $2 (36. Qe3) 36... Nf6 $2 (36... Nc2 37. Qxe6+ Kh7 38. Qxc8 Qxe1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 39. Kh2 Nxa3 40. bxa3 Nf4) 37. Qe5 (37. Qe3 $142) 37... Rc5 {Black is clearly winning.} 38. Qe3 Qxb2 39. Rd3 e5 {Strongly threatening ...Nf5.} 40. Bc3 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Nf5 42. Qe2 Kh7 43. Rd1 Qb3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 44. Ba1 Qxa4 45. Re1 Qf4+ 46. Kg1 Nd4 47. Qd3 Nc2 {White got outplayed after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.65/Black=0.40} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,61,34,35,32,33,35,32,26,31,33,22,59,57,68,61,53,0,0,0,0,0,459,230,458,441,568,578,581,578,591,580,581,492,473,470,455,416,792,625,763,789,985,980,945,903,1260,1163]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 b6 {D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3.} 10. Bd2 Ne4 {...Bxf3 is the strong threat.} 11. Be1 Nc6 {White is slightly better.} 12. h3 {[#]} Bf5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Na5 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Qa3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Nc6 16. Rfc1 e6 17. Rc2 a5 18. Rac1 Re8 19. Bb5 Na7 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Ne5 Qb5 22. Be1 {½-½ (22) Rodshtein,M (2688)-Balogh,C (2632) Czech Republic 2018}) 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Qxd5 Nd6 $1 15. Be2 Na5 {Strongly threatening ...e6.} 16. Ne5 (16. Nd2 $14) 16... Rxc3 $1 $11 17. Bxc3 Be4 18. Nxf7 $1 Qc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (18... Rxf7 $11 19. Qg5 Nc6) 19. Nh6+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack (Double check)} Kh8 20. Qg5 Qb7 21. f3 Bd5 22. e4 Bc4 23. Bxc4 Naxc4 24. d5 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qc7 26. Rad1 Nb2 (26... Nb5 $142 27. Rfe1 a6) 27. Qe5+ {White is clearly winning.} Rf6 28. Ng4 {[%mdl 64] [#] Pin} Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Nxd1 30. Rxd1 Nf7 31. Qb8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Accuracy: White = 90%, Black = 71%.} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 25,169,0,4,0,0,0,4,0,7,0,0,0,36,0,24,7,9,-25,-25,-31,-31,-31,-36,-64,-57,-103,-62,-96,-91,-111,-78,-68,-70,-75,-45,-45,-38,-33,-17,-16,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,0,0,0,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,30,35,71,71,72,71,71,71,71,53,71,0,36,0,0,0,0,0,90,93,111,101,102,73,80,0,71,53,71,52,73,71,71,71,84,84,84,84,84,71,71,0,73,42,84,84,92,92,103,103,437,424,362,18,20,4,4,0,0,8,29976,29979,29979,29979,29979,29979,29979,29979,29979,29980,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986,29986,29987]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. a5 Rfe8 14. f3 {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2.} h6 15. Bf2 $5 {[%mdl 4] [#] Exploring less charted territory.} Nh5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Rcd8 16. Nc1 Rc8 17. Bf1 Red8 18. Qe1 Nc5 19. N1e2 Qc6 20. h3 Bf8 21. Ng3 Be7 {½-½ (43) Tauscher,K (2335)-Bolz,J (2295) ICCF email 2016}) 16. g3 {The position is equal.} Nhf6 17. Rdc1 Qc6 18. Rd1 Nh7 19. h4 Ndf6 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Bh3 23. c4 Nf6 24. c5 e4 25. Rc4 dxc5 26. d6 {[#]} e3 $1 {[%cal Re3d2][%mdl 512]} 27. Bxe3 {Threatens to win with Kf2.} (27. Qxe3 Bxd6) 27... Bxd6 28. Nxc5 Qe7 29. Ne4 $1 Rxc4 ({Weaker is} 29... Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Be5 31. f4 $16) (29... Rcd8 {looks sharper.} 30. Qe1 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 Qf6 32. Qf2 Rxe4 33. fxe4 Qe7) 30. Nxd6 Rc2 31. Qxc2 Qxe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 32. Kh2 Qxe2+ (32... Be6 {keeps more tension.} 33. Nxe8 Qf2+ 34. Kh1 Nh5 35. Rg1 Nxg3+ 36. Rxg3 Qxg3 37. Bd1 Bd7) 33. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 34. Kxh3 Rxb2 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 35. Rc1 g5 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. Rc7 Kg6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Nxf7 Rb5 40. Nd6 Rxa5 41. Rxb7 Rd5 42. Rb6 {Strongly threatening Ne8.} Kg7 43. Rxa6 Rc5 44. g4 Rc3 45. Kg3 Rd3 46. Nf5+ Kf7 47. Ra7+ Kf8 48. Ng7 (48. Kf2 $16) 48... Re3 49. Nf5 Ne4+ 50. Kg2 Re2+ 51. Kg1 Nd2 (51... Re1+ $11 52. Kg2 Re2+ 53. Kg1 Re1+ 54. Kg2 Re2+) 52. Nd4 $16 Re3 53. Kf2 Re5 54. Ra6 Kf7 55. Ra7+ (55. Rc6 $16) 55... Kf6 (55... Kf8 $1 $11) 56. Nf5 Nc4 57. Ra6+ Kf7 58. Rc6 Nb2 59. Nd6+ Ke7 60. Ne4 {Black must now prevent Rg6.} Nd3+ 61. Kg3 {Cut Off at move 61} Kf7 62. Rc7+ Kg6 63. Rc6+ ({White should play} 63. Rc3 $16 Rd5 64. Rc7) 63... Kg7 (63... Kf7 $11 {remains equal.}) 64. Rd6 Nb4 65. Rd7+ Kg6 66. Rd4 Nd5 67. Rc4 {aiming for Rc5.} Kg7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (67... Ne7 $16 {is tougher.} 68. Rc7 Kf7) 68. Rc5 $18 Kf7 69. Nc3 $2 (69. Rb5 $18 {Hoping for Nc3!} Ke6 70. Ra5) 69... Ke6 $11 70. Nxd5 Rxd5 71. Rxd5 Kxd5 {KPP-KP} 72. f4 Ke6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (72... gxf4+ $11 73. Kxf4 Kd6 74. Kf5 Ke7 75. Kg6 Kf8 76. Kh7 Ke8 77. g5 Kf8) 73. f5+ $1 Ke5 74. Kf3 Kd5 75. Ke3 Ke5 76. Kd3 Kd5 77. Kc3 Kc5 78. Kb3 Kd5 79. Kb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4b5] Threatening mate with Kb5.} Kd6 $1 80. Kb5 Kd5 81. Kb4 {White threatens Kb5 and mate.} Ke5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (81... Kd6 $11 82. Kc4 Ke7 83. Kd5 Kf6 84. Kd6 Kf7 85. Ke5 Kg7 86. f6+ Kf8) 82. Kc5 {White mates.} Kf6 83. Kd6 Kf7 84. Ke5 Kg7 85. Ke6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.15} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.02"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,97,8,5,15,9,20,8,23,0,25,17,28,19,23,13,21,24,25,31,32,32,32,28,33,27,46,48,44,54,54,17,29,0,37,0,0,0,0,0,0,-13,-14,-9,0,0,0,-14,-12,-19,-12,-13,-4,-4,-4,-13,-13,-31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-170,-169,-64,-64,-64,-100,-93,-8,-8,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,-8]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. d4 Bb7 9. Bd3 $1 {Hoping for Bg5. 9.Bd3 is better than 9.Be2.} Bxf3 {A18: English Opening: Flohr-Mikenas System (1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 e6 3 e4).} 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3 Nd7 {[#]} 12. Ke2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Rb1 Bd6 13. Be4 Rd8 14. f4 c5 15. Ke2 Rc8 16. Bd3 f5 17. a4 Kf7 18. Be3 Rc7 19. Rb5 Be7 20. a5 Rd8 21. Ra1 g6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Ra4 {½-½ (23) Duda,J (2758)-Anand,V (2758) Wijk aan Zee 2020}) 12... Bd6 13. Be4 Rd8 14. Bg5 f6 15. Be3 f5 16. Bc6 f4 17. Bc1 Kf7 18. a4 e5 19. Rd1 g5 20. a5 Nf6 21. axb6 axb6 22. Ra7 Kg6 23. h3 h5 24. Rg1 Kh6 25. Bb2 Rh7 26. Rd1 Re7 27. Kf1 Rg8 28. Ra8 Rxa8 29. Bxa8 g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Bc1 Kg5 32. dxe5 Bxe5 33. Rd3 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. fxg4 Kxg4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} 36. Bd2 Nc5 37. Ke2 Nb3 38. Be1 Nc5 39. Bc6 Bf6 40. f3+ Kh3 (40... Kf5 {seems wilder.} 41. Kd2 Ke6 42. Be8 Ke7 43. Bh5 Kd6) 41. Kd2 $2 {[#]} (41. Bd2 $11) 41... Bh4 $1 $19 42. Bxh4 Kxh4 {KB-KN} 43. Ke2 Kg3 44. Bd5 Na4 (44... Nd7 $17) 45. Kd3 $11 {The position is equal.} Nb2+ 46. Kc2 Na4 47. Kd3 Nb2+ 48. Kc2 Na4 49. Kd3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. a3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 14. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 15. e4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 16. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 20. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 21. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bb8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. a4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. h4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 25. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 27. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 30. Ne7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,116,0,0,0,0,-14,-4,0,14,2,28,14,16,9,25,23,25,-17,-6,-23,-1,-10,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-56,0,0,0,-8,0,-21,-12,-24,0,0,0,0,7,8,15,0,12,8,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,-47,-44,-120,-118,-177,-37,-25,-35,-16,-23,-148,-152,-148,-146,-148,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,-4,0,-49,-51,-164,-164,-160,-155,-199,-181,-210,-194,-172,-137,-133,-71,-84,-53,-151,-138,-367,-366,-4943,-1884,-29982,-29983,-29982,-29983]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} Na6 {[%cal Bb8a6,Ba6b4,Bb4d3][%mdl 32]} 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3 {The position is equal.} b5 $5 {[%mdl 4] [#] Exploring less charted territory.} 9. Bd3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Be2 Nc7 10. O-O a5 11. Bd3 Nce8 12. a3 Nd6 13. Be5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 {1-0 (55) Hobber,A (2312)-Bergsson,S (2172) Kragero 2019}) 9... Nb4 10. a3 Nxd3+ 11. cxd3 a5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 d4 16. Ne2 dxe3 17. fxe3 c5 18. Rc1 Qd5 19. d4 Bb7 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rd5g2] [#]} 20. Nf4 Qe4 21. Qd3 (21. Rxc5 $11 Qxe3+ 22. Kh2) 21... Qxd3 ({Better is} 21... g5 $15) 22. Nxd3 $11 cxd4 23. Nc5 Bd5 24. exd4 Rfd8 25. Kf2 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Rfd1 Ra2 28. Rd2 b3 29. Ke3 Kg7 30. Nd3 Ra7 31. h4 h6 32. g3 g5 33. Nb4 Ba8 34. Rc3 Ra1 35. Rxb3 (35. hxg5 $15 hxg5 36. d5) 35... Rg1 $17 36. Rbd3 (36. Ke2 $17) 36... Rb8 (36... Rxg3+ $19 37. Ke2 Rg4 38. hxg5 hxg5) 37. Na6 $15 Rxg3+ 38. Ke2 Rg2+ 39. Ke3 (39. Ke1 $11 Rxd2 40. Rxd2) 39... Rxd2 $17 ({But not} 39... Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Rxb2 41. d5 $15) 40. Rxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rb3+ 41. Kf2 gxh4 ({Black should try} 41... Rf3+ $17 42. Kg1 Rg3+ 43. Kh2 Re3 44. hxg5 hxg5) 42. d5 $1 $11 h3 {...e6 is the strong threat.} 43. Nc7 Bb7 (43... h2 $5 44. Kg2 $8 {[#]} Rh3 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]}) 44. Kg1 Bc8 45. Kh2 Bd7 46. e6 fxe6 {Strongly threatening ...e5.} 47. dxe6 (47. d6 $15 exd6 48. Rxd6) 47... Bc6 $19 48. Rc2 Be4 49. Rf2 Kg6 50. Na6 Bf5 51. Nc7 Rb7 52. Nd5 Bg4 (52... Kg5 $142 53. b4 Bxe6) 53. b4 $17 Kg5 54. Rf1 (54. Rf7 $15) 54... Bxe6 55. Rg1+ $2 {Loses the game.} (55. Nf4 $17 {is the only way for White.} Bf5 56. Nxh3+ Bxh3 57. Kxh3) 55... Bg4 $19 56. b5 $2 (56. Ne3 h5 57. Rb1) 56... Rxb5 57. Nxe7 Rb2+ 58. Kg3 h5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.49/Black=0.14} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,96,22,14,19,16,32,5,16,2,25,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,10,0,0,-32,-16,-63,0,-12,-25,-112,-122,-125,-130,-129,-122,-132,-136,-130,-126,-222,-178,-189,-189,-184,-191,-544,-412,-403,-244,-552,-545,-543,-540,-882,-476,-460,-454,-403,-395,-689,-684,-659,-656,-510,-109,-266,-289,-281,-285,-272,-264,-1215,-1049,-681,-679,-5314,-626,-29980,-29981,-29990,-609,-691,-641,-601,-578,-1420,-482,-412,-342]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O h6 6. c3 d6 7. Nbd2 O-O {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Re1 a6 9. a4 {The modern move.} a5 {The position is equal.} 10. h3 Be6 11. b3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 Bb6 14. Bd2 f5 15. Ng3 Qd6 {[#]} 16. Nf1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Qe2 Rae8 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Kh1 Qd6 19. Nxe5 Bxf2 20. Qxf2 Nxe5 21. Kg1 b6 22. Bb5 {½-½ (51) Struzka,V (2165)-Benes,J (2167) ICCF email 2016}) 16... Rae8 17. Bb5 Bd7 ({Black should try} 17... Bf7 $1 $15) 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 (19. Bxe3 $11 Kh7 20. Bd2) 19... e4 $17 20. dxe4 fxe4 21. Nh2 {[#]} Bxh3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 22. Bxc6 (22. gxh3 Qg3+) 22... bxc6 23. Qe2 Be6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under strong pressure.} 24. Red1 (24. Rf1 $17) 24... Qe5 25. Rac1 Nf6 26. c4 Qg5 27. b4 $2 (27. Rf1 {is a better chance.}) 27... axb4 28. Bxb4 c5 29. Bd2 $2 (29. Ba5 {is tougher.}) 29... Bg4 $19 30. Nxg4 Nxg4 ({Not} 30... Qxg4 31. Qxg4 Nxg4 32. a5 $17) 31. Rf1 Qh4 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Rh4h2] [#]} 32. g3 Qxg3+ 33. Qg2 Qh4 {aiming for ...Rf3!} ({Weaker is} 33... Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Qh4 35. a5 $19) 34. Rxf8+ $2 (34. Rf4 Rxf4 35. exf4) 34... Rxf8 35. Rf1 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Qf6+ $2 (36... Nh2+ $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 37. Ke2 Qh5+ 38. Ke1 Nf3+ 39. Kd1 Qe8) 37. Ke2 $2 {White does not recover from this.} (37. Ke1 $17 Qf5 38. a5) 37... Qe6 38. Ke1 h5 39. Qh3 Qf5 ({But not} 39... Qxc4 40. Qxh5 Nf6 41. Qd1 $17) 40. Qh4 $2 (40. Qf1 Qxf1+ 41. Kxf1) 40... Ne5 {( -> ...Nf3+)} 41. Qd8+ Kh7 {Threatens to win with ...Qf3.} 42. Kd1 Nxc4 (42... Qf1+ $142 43. Kc2 Qxc4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 44. Kd1 Qf1+ 45. Kc2 Qc4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 46. Bc3 Qxa4+ 47. Kd2 Qa2+ 48. Kc1 Nd3+ 49. Kd1 Qb1+ 50. Ke2 Qc2+ 51. Bd2 Nb2) 43. a5 Qf1+ 44. Kc2 Qe2 (44... Na3+ $142 45. Kb3 Qb1+ 46. Kxa3 c4 47. Qb8 Qxb8 48. Ka2 Qb3+ 49. Ka1 Qd1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 50. Bc1 Qxc1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 51. Ka2 Qc2+ 52. Ka1 c3 53. a6 Qb2#) 45. Kc3 Nxd2 46. Qxd2 Qb5 47. Qa2 Qa6 (47... Qd3+ $142 48. Kb2 c4) 48. Qa4 g6 {Weighted Error Value: White=1.02/Black=0.81} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,52,27,33,38,0,4,14,35,-38,-37,-68,-70,-85,-81,-85,-56,-61,-63,-87,-92,-81,-80,-77,-72,-241,-170,-734,-736,-711,-712,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29988]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 Be7 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. exd4 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 a6 {[%cal Ba7a6,Ba6b5][%mdl 32] [#] A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems.} 12. c4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Ne3 Rfe8 15. Bc2 Bf8 16. Qe2 Bc6 17. Bd3 Qb7 18. Nc2 e5 19. dxe5 dxe5 {0-1 (51) Ivanchuk,V (2739)-Carlsen,M (2801) Moscow 2009}) 12... d5 13. b3 Bb4 {The position is equal.} 14. Ne5 ({White should try} 14. Re3 $14) 14... dxc4 $15 15. Ndxc4 b5 $1 {[%cal Rb5c4]} 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nd2 $1 O-O 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxb5 Nb6 {[#] Hoping for ...Qa5.} 21. Bf1 Nd5 {aiming for ...Qa2.} 22. Bc4 $2 (22. Re5 $17 {was forced.}) 22... Nf4 23. Qg4 $2 (23. Bg3 Nxg2 24. Re2) 23... Bxd2 $19 24. Bf6 Ng6 25. Rxe6 Qa1+ 26. Bf1 fxe6 {White did not feel at home in the position after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.99/Black=0.07} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,118,28,21,19,25,18,16,12,4,15,2,10,4,7,-1,52,6,18,12,29,16,52,1,59,45,40,50,141,147,139,119,119,108,106,100,131,135,164,142,161,173,147,153,148,135,164,171,168,175,165,172,230,231,242,241,239,156,175,135,254,207,166,98,94,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-257,-256,-221,-241,-412,-418,-411,-411,-800,-803,-965,-916,-900,-826,-682,-666,-1096,-1065,-905,-787,-1449,-1340,-1273,-1271,-1340,-749,-29981,-29982]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 {6...a6 is setting a new trend.} 7. Re1 O-O {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Bb6 9. a4 {Threatens to win with a5.} a5 {The position is equal.} 10. b5 Ne7 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. d4 Re8 13. Bb2 {[#]} exd4 $146 ({Better is} 13... c6 $11) ({Predecessor:} 13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. g3 Ne6 17. Qb3 c6 18. Bg2 exd4 19. cxd4 Bg6 {½-½ (33) Ottesen,S (2370)-Mozelius,P (2269) ICCF email 2016}) 14. cxd4 (14. Qb3 $5 {[%cal Rc4f7]} Be6 15. Bxe6 (15. cxd4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 d5 $11) 15... Rxe6 16. cxd4 $14) 14... d5 15. exd5 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Nf4 17. Ne5 (17. Ne4 $14) 17... N4xd5 (17... N6xd5 $11 18. g3 Nh3+ 19. Kh1 Be6) 18. Ne4 {aiming for Nxf6+.} Be6 19. Nc5 Rb8 (19... Qc8 $14) 20. Nxe6 $16 fxe6 21. Nd3 Qe7 22. Ba3 Qf7 23. Bc5 Nd7 24. Ra2 c6 25. Re2 Re8 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Bxb6 Nxb6 28. Qxa5 Nc4 29. Qe1 b6 30. g3 Qf5 31. Ne5 Nxe5 (31... Kh7 $142 32. h4 Rd8) 32. Rxe5 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Qf7 33. f4 g6 34. Qc3 Qd7 35. Re2 Rc8 (35... h5 $16 {was necessary.} 36. Qc6 Qxc6 37. bxc6 Kf7) 36. Qd3 Kf7 37. Rc2 (37. h4 $1 $18) 37... Rc7 $16 {[#]} 38. Kf2 (38. h4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rh4h5] Strongly threatening h5!} Qc8 39. Rxc7+ Qxc7 40. h5 Qc1+ 41. Kg2 gxh5 42. Qe2) 38... Qc8 $1 $11 39. Rxc7+ Qxc7 {KQ-KQ} 40. h4 {h5! is the strong threat.} h5 41. Qb3 Qc1 42. Ke2 Qa1 43. Kd3 Qg1 44. a5 Qxg3+ 45. Kc2 Qf2+ 46. Kd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (46. Kd1 $1 $11) 46... Qf3+ $19 (46... Qxf4 47. a6 $11) (46... bxa5 47. b6 $11) 47. Kc2 {[#]} Qe2+ $1 ({Worse is} 47... Qxf4 48. a6 $11 (48. axb6 Qh2+ 49. Kd3 Qxh4 $11)) 48. Kc1 $2 (48. Kc3 {was the only defense.} Qe1+ 49. Kd3) 48... Qe1+ 49. Kc2 Qxa5 50. Kd3 (50. f5 $142 gxf5 51. Kd3) 50... Qe1 51. Qa4 Qe4+ 52. Kc3 Qe3+ 53. Kc2 Kf6 54. Qb4 {[%cal Rb4f8]} Kf5 55. Qf8+ Kg4 56. Qf6 Qe4+ 57. Kc3 Kf3 58. Kb2 Ke3 59. Kc1 Kd3 {Quite a comeback for Black.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.55/Black=0.19} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,187,18,31,20,39,33,38,9,0,0,0,2,8,0,0,0,8,5,7,-138,-148,-149,-108,-108,-108,-108,-113,-114,-107,-114,-110,-110,-115,-121,-121,-167,-167,-161,-125,-157,-115,-112,-104,-121,-87,-84,-80,-86,-52,-110,-110,-114,-106,-111,-98,-98,-96,-98,-98,-98,-98,-98,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-92,-91,-92,-91,-91,-91,-92,-92,-92,-92,-92,0,-92,-92,-92,-92,-92,-92,-92,-91,-92,-92,-92,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-91,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,0,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,0,-21,0,-21,0,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-4,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-4,-21,-4,-21,-21,-21,-21,-21,-14,-21,-21,-21,-22,-22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. Qc2 {8.Qc2 was played by the boomers.} Nbd7 9. Rd1 {D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3.} Re8 10. b3 b6 11. cxd5 {White is slightly better.} exd5 {[#]} 12. Ba3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. a4 a5 13. Ba3 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Qb2 Qe7 18. h3 {½-½ (29) Ghaem Maghami,E (2562)-Ashwin,J (2490) Arlington 2015}) 12... Bb7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Bf1 c5 15. Qb1 Ne4 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. dxc5 {[#]} (17. Rc2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 17... Nxf2 $1 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 18. Re1 (18. Kxf2 Qxe3+) 18... Nxc5 19. Kxf2 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Ne4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 21. Kg1 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Nxc3 23. Qb2 Ne4 24. b4 Nd6 25. Bd3 Nc4 26. Qc3 Rc8 (26... Nxe3 $2 27. Bb5 $18) 27. a3 Nd6 ({Avoid the trap} 27... Nxe3 $2 28. Qd4 $18) 28. Qd4 Ne4 29. Qa1 Ng5 30. Nxg5 Qxg5 31. Qd4 f6 32. Re2 (32. a4 $15) 32... Qe5 33. Rc2 Rxc2 34. Bxc2 Qxd4 (34... Ba6 {with more complications.} 35. a4 Bc4 36. a5 Kg7 37. g3 Qe7) 35. exd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} Kf7 36. h4 h6 37. Kf2 g5 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. g4 Kf6 40. Kg3 Bc8 41. Bd1 Be6 42. Bf3 Ke7 43. Be2 Kd6 44. Bd3 Bd7 45. Be2 Ba4 46. Bd3 Kc6 47. Bg6 {Hoping for Be8+.} Kd6 48. Bd3 $1 Bb3 49. Bb5 Ba2 50. Be8 Bc4 51. Ba4 Be2 52. Be8 Kc7 53. Ba4 h5 54. gxh5 Bxh5 55. Bb3 Kc6 56. Ba4+ Kd6 57. Bb3 Be2 58. Bc2 a5 ({Black should play} 58... Ke6 $17) 59. bxa5 $11 {The position is equal.} bxa5 60. Kf2 Bg4 61. Kg3 {Cut Off at move 61} Be6 (61... Bc8 {is more complex.} 62. Kf2 Kc6 63. Bd1 Bd7 64. Bc2 Kc7) 62. Bd1 Ke7 63. Bc2 $1 Kf6 64. Bb3 Bf7 65. Ba2 Kf5 66. Bb1+ Ke6 67. Ba2 Kf6 68. Bb3 Be6 69. Ba2 Ke7 70. Bb3 Kd6 71. Ba4 Kc7 72. Bb5 Kb6 (72... Bf5 {looks sharper.} 73. Kf3 Kb7 74. Ba4 Kb6 75. Bb3 Kc6) 73. Be8 Kc7 74. Ba4 Kd6 75. Bc2 Ke7 76. Bd3 Kf6 77. Bc2 $1 Bf5 78. Bb3 Be4 79. Kg4 Kg6 80. Ba4 Bf5+ 81. Kg3 $1 Bb1 {And now ...Kf5 would win.} 82. Kg4 Bd3 83. Be8+ Kf6 {...Be2+ is the strong threat.} 84. Bc6 Be2+ 85. Kg3 Bc4 {Threatens to win with ...Kf5.} 86. Kg4 Bb3 87. Bd7 Bd1+ 88. Kg3 g4 89. Bxg4 Bb3 90. Kf4 Bc4 91. Bf3 Bb3 92. Bg4 Bc4 93. Bf3 Bb3 94. Bg4 {White happily takes the draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.09/Black=0.10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,67,27,27,22,14,18,13,99,106,109,100,105,104,91,95,172,163,170,177,190,188,254,217,224,170,191,165,214,218,412,411,555,536,561,563,552,531,556,495,527,530,576,477,485,485,663,670,687,689,1093,1007]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nxc5 8. b4 Nce4 9. Qc2 d5 10. f3 Nd6 {E38: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...c5.} 11. c5 Nf5 12. e3 e5 {[#]} (12... O-O $11 {keeps the balance.}) 13. Bb5+ $1 $16 Kf8 {[#]} 14. Ne2 $1 a5 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 {[#]} d4 $146 (16... h5 $16) ({Predecessor:} 16... h5 17. O-O h4 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. e4 Ne7 20. Bg5 d4 21. f4 Rh5 22. fxe5 Rxg5 23. exf6 {½-½ (32) Budovic,E-Kosikov,A (2395) Beltsy 1979}) 17. e4 $18 Nh4 18. O-O h6 19. f4 Ng6 (19... Bd7 $142 20. Bd3 Ng6 21. fxe5 Nxe5) 20. h3 Kg8 21. Bc4 Be6 22. Bd3 {Black must now prevent f5.} Ra2 23. Rb2 Ra3 $2 (23... Rxb2 {was worth a try.} 24. Bxb2 exf4 25. Nxd4 Qc8) 24. f5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nf8 25. fxe6 {White is clearly winning.} Nxe6 26. Ra2 Rxa2 27. Qxa2 Kh7 28. Bd2 Re8 29. Ng3 g6 30. Bc4 Kg7 31. Qa7 Qe7 32. Bxe6 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxe6 33. Qxb7 Qa2 {[#]} 34. Bxh6+ $1 {Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.44} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.02"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,66,20,15,32,33,33,21,20,20,28,36,31,7,7,7,6,5,3,0,0,0,0,-15,21,16,17,10,18,8,16,0,20,0,4,0,8,-10,114,0,18,0,27,0,0,0,0,0,0,-2,40,0,0,0,16,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 4] outshines the older 7.Bb3.} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 $1 Ba7 11. Na3 g4 12. Nh4 Nh5 13. Nc2 Qg5 14. Ne3 Bxe3 {[#]} 15. fxe3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Rxe3 a4 16. Re1 Be6 17. b3 axb3 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qxb3 Nd8 20. d4 Kh7 21. Qc4 Rf7 22. Rf1 b6 {½-½ (22) Martin Martin,O (2457)-Straka,Z (2543) ICCF email 2018}) 15... Nxg3 16. hxg3 Ne7 17. Qe2 Kg7 18. Rf1 h5 19. Rf2 Bd7 20. Raf1 {[%cal Rf2f7]} f6 $1 21. d4 c6 22. Bd3 a4 23. Bc2 b5 24. Kh2 Be6 {[#]} (24... Ng6 $11 {keeps the balance.} 25. Nf5+ Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Qh6) 25. a3 (25. d5 $1 $16 {[%cal Rd5e6][%mdl 512]} Bd7 (25... cxd5 26. exd5) 26. c4) 25... Rad8 26. Bd3 Bc8 27. Qe1 Be6 28. Kg1 Rb8 29. Qe2 Bd7 30. Rd1 Rfd8 31. Rdf1 Rf8 {The position is equal.} 32. Rd1 Rfd8 33. Rdf1 Rf8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/Black=0.16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. f4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 12. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 15. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 22. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 24. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 26. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 28. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 31. N2f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 35. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. a5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. a7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxa7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Nc5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 50. g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 51. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 56. Kxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 62. Kxb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 66. b6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 67. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 68. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 69. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 70. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 71. e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 72. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 73. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 74. Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 75. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 76. e7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 77. Nxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 78. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.02"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,124,2,0,-14,0,-17,-6,4,8,-14,-1,-9,-4,-6,0,0,14,20,62,27,34,0,33,14,39,34,92,92,98,73,68,70,58,76,76,76,76,78,78,78,76,68,68,68,66,54,52,35,41,0,0,0,0,0,17,0,214,207,412,341,207,0,79,0,50,50,50,17,18,18,18,18,18,18,36,27,27,18,36,27,36,36,36,36,36,0,36,36,36,36,36,0,36,36,36,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} Na6 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3 b6 {[#]} 9. Bd3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Ne5 c5 10. Bb5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nc7 12. Bc6 Rb8 13. O-O b5 14. a4 b4 15. Nb5 {0-1 (42) Ladva,O (2522)-Saric,I (2669) Katowice 2017}) 9... Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. a4 Nb4 12. a5 c4 13. Be2 bxa5 14. Ne5 e6 15. Bf3 Nc6 16. Ra3 (16. Qd2 {keeps more tension.} Nd7 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Ra2 Re8 19. Rfa1) 16... Nxe5 (16... Nd7 {keeps more tension.} 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Rfa1 a4) 17. Bxe5 Ne4 ({Black should play} 17... Nd7 $14) 18. Bxe4 $16 Bxe5 19. Bxd5 (19. dxe5 {looks sharper.} dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rxa5 a6 22. Rfa1) 19... Bxd5 20. dxe5 Rb8 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 exd5 23. Rxa5 Rxb2 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 24. Rc1 Rfb8 25. Rxa7 Rb1 26. Ra1 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 {KR-KR} Re8 28. f4 f6 $1 29. exf6 {aiming for Kf2.} Rxe3 30. Rd1 Rc3 31. Rxd5 {Threatens to win with Rd7.} Rxc2 32. Rd7 c3 $2 (32... h5 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 33. Rg7+ $1 $18 Kh8 $2 (33... Kf8 34. Rxh7 Rd2) 34. Rc7 {[%cal Rc7c8]} Kg8 {[#]} 35. Kh2 $2 (35. g4 $1 $18) 35... h6 {[#]} (35... h5 $1 $11) 36. Kg3 (36. Rg7+ $1 $16 Kf8 37. Rxg6) 36... Rd2 (36... h5 {is more complex.} 37. Kf3 h4 38. Rd7 Kf8 39. g4 hxg3 40. Kxg3 Rc1) 37. Rxc3 Rd6 38. f5 Rxf6 39. Rc5 gxf5 40. Kf4 Ra6 41. Kxf5 Kg7 42. Rc7+ Kg8 43. h4 Rb6 44. g4 Ra6 45. Re7 {Strongly threatening Re6.} Ra5+ 46. Kf6 Ra4 47. Re8+ Kh7 48. Kf5 Ra5+ 49. Re5 Ra7 50. Kf6 Ra6+ (50... Ra4 {feels hotter.} 51. g5 Rf4+ 52. Rf5 Rxh4 53. g6+ Kg8) 51. Re6 Ra4 52. Re7+ Kg8 {The position is equal.} 53. Rg7+ Kh8 {Hoping for ...Ra6+.} 54. Rg6 Kh7 55. Rg7+ Kh8 {...Ra6+ is the strong threat.} 56. Rg6 Kh7 {And now ...Ra6+ would win.} 57. h5 Ra6+ 58. Kf7 Ra7+ 59. Ke8 Ra8+ 60. Kf7 Ra7+ 61. Kf8 Ra8+ 62. Kf7 Ra7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/Black=0.21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,40,-4,-21,-10,-26,0,-19,0,0,0,0,0,-27,-12,-55,-45,-49,-58,-95,-103,-241,-202,-191,-198,-428,-418,-29994,-29995]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. a3 Bd6 8. Nge2 Re8 {E48: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 5 Bd3 d5 including 6 Ne2, but excluding 6 a3.} 9. Qc2 a6 {[#]} 10. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. b4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rb1 Qe7 13. h3 Nbd7 14. b5 a5 15. a4 Rac8 16. Qb3 {1-0 (39) Milov,V (2680)-Riff,J (2474) Kemer 2007}) 10... b6 {[%cal Bb7b6,Bb6c5,Bc5c4][%mdl 32] The position is equal.} 11. b4 Nbd7 12. O-O c5 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. Rb1 c4 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. g4 {[#]} (17. Ng3 $17 {might work better.}) 17... Nxg4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 18. hxg4 {next f3 is good for White.} Qh4 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Rh4h2]} 19. Ng3 $2 (19. f4 Qxg4+ 20. Kh1) 19... Bxg4 $19 {( -> ...Bf3)} 20. Rb6 ({Don't go for} 20. Nxd5 $2 Bf3 $19) (20. f4 $19 Qxg3+ 21. Qg2 Rxe3 22. Nxd5 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Bh3+ 24. Kh2) 20... Bf3 {Black took control after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.83/Black=0.08} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,194,14,14,7,11,-14,-14,-8,-11,-14,-6,-33,-30,-38,-34,-33,-27,-37,-25,-29,-14,-12,0,-4,65,49,52,33,63,71,62,72,91,121,92,101,99,96,104,81,156,156,143,145,181,170,175,130,121,132,126,113,110,82,82,82,82,0,82,0,82,-6,-3,-4,-4,-3,-3,-3,-4,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0]} 1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 e5 6. d3 {A04: Unusual lines after 1 Nf3 and King's Indian Attack.} g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 b6 {[#]} 13. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Qb2 Qe7 15. a3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 a5 17. Bf1 b5 18. Qa1 a4 19. bxa4 Rxa4 {1-0 (32) Cherednichenko,D (2304)-Maneluk,D (2201) Voronezh 2019}) 13... a5 14. Nd2 Ba6 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Qb1 Qc7 (16... Re8 $11) 17. b4 $14 axb4 18. axb4 {[#] And now b5 would win.} cxb4 19. Bxb4 Rfd8 20. Ne4 Qd7 {[%cal Ra6d3]} 21. Bd6 Bb7 22. Qxb6 Ba8 23. h3 h6 {and if ...f5 works, Black does fine.} 24. Ba3 Qa7 (24... Rb8 $142 25. Qa6 Nb4 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxf6 Re8) 25. Qxa7 $16 Nxa7 26. Be7 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Ra1 Bxe4 29. dxe4 Nc6 30. Bc5 Bf8 31. Bb6 Rb8 32. Bc7 Rc8 33. Bb6 Rb8 34. Bc7 ({Better is} 34. Ba5 $16) 34... Rb7 (34... Rc8 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 35. Bb6) 35. Rc1 (35. Ba5 $1 $16) 35... Rxc7 $11 {The position is equal.} 36. Bb5 Nd4 37. Rxc7 Nxb5 38. Rc6 Nd6 39. f3 f6 40. Kf2 Kf7 41. g4 h5 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Rc7+ Be7 44. Kg3 Ne8 45. Ra7 Ng7 46. Rb7 Ne6 47. Kf2 Nc5 48. Ra7 Ke6 49. Ke2 Nd7 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. Ra7 Nf8 52. Ra8 Ne6 53. Kf2 h4 54. Kg2 Bf8 55. Ra7+ Kg6 56. Ra8 Bh6 57. Kf2 Ng5 58. Kg2 Ne6 59. Kf2 Bg5 60. Rg8+ Kf7 61. Rc8 Ke7 62. Ke2 Kd6 63. Ra8 Kc5 64. Rc8+ Kd6 65. Ra8 Nc7 66. Ra4 Ne6 67. Ra6+ Ke7 68. Ra7+ Ke8 69. Ra8+ Kf7 70. Ra7+ Kg6 71. Ra5 Bh6 72. Kf2 Ng5 73. Kg2 Nf7 74. Kf2 Nd6 {Hoping for ...Bxe3+!} 75. Rc5 Kf7 76. Rc7+ Ke6 77. Rc6 Kd7 78. Rc5 Bf8 {[#] White must now prevent ...Nxe4+!} 79. Ra5 Nc4 80. Ra7+ Ke6 81. Ra6+ Bd6 82. Rc6 Na5 83. Rc8 Be7 84. Rh8 f5 85. Rh6+ Bf6 86. exf5+ Kxf5 87. Rh7 Nc4 88. Rc7 Nd6 89. Rc5 Nf7 90. f4 Nd6 {Threatens to win with ...Ne4+.} 91. Kf3 Ne4 92. Rd5 Ng3 93. fxe5 Bxe5 94. e4+ Nxe4 95. Rxe5+ Kxe5 96. Kg4 Nf2+ 97. Kxh4 Nxh3 {Black defended with fortune. Accuracy: White = 91%, Black = 94%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,91,-10,-12,-11,-7,-27,20,-1,12,-35,-15,-38,-33,-91,-41,-32,-38,-50,-37,-40,-50,-70,-57,-74,-72,-73,-77,-69,-75,-77,-89,-151,-153,-152,-152,-155,-109,-149,-151,-153,-153,-153,-153,-146,-118,-127,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 dxc4 5. Na3 Nc6 6. Nxc4 {A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4.} e5 7. d3 Be6 8. O-O Nge7 {[#]} 9. Bg5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rc1 a5 11. b3 Qd7 12. Bc3 f6 13. Qc2 Bh3 14. Rfd1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd5 16. Bb2 {1-0 (54) Shimanov,A (2587)-Xu,X (2582) Moscow 2019}) 9... e4 (9... O-O {is more complex.} 10. Rc1 f6 11. Bd2 a5 12. b3 Qd7) 10. Nfd2 exd3 11. Bxe7 (11. Bxc6+ $15 bxc6 12. Re1) 11... Qxe7 (11... dxe2 {with more complications.} 12. Qxe2 Qxe7 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Rac1 O-O) 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. exd3 O-O 14. Qc2 Rad8 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Qxd3 18. Qxd3 Rxd3 19. Ne4 Rfd8 20. f4 (20. Ra5 $142) 20... Rd1+ $17 21. Rxd1 Rxd1+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 22. Kf2 Bxa2 23. Nc3 Rd2+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 24. Re2 Rxe2+ 25. Kxe2 {KB-KN} Bd5 26. Ke3 Kg7 27. Kd4 Kf6 (27... Bg2 $17 28. Ke5 h6) 28. Nxd5+ $11 {The position is equal.} cxd5 29. Kxd5 {KP-KP} Kf5 30. Kc6 {And now b4 would win.} Kg4 31. Kxc7 Kh3 32. Kb7 Kxh2 33. Kxa7 Kxg3 {K3P-KPP} (33... h5 $5 34. b4 $8 Kxg3 $11) 34. b4 h5 $1 {[%cal Rh5h4] [#] aiming for ...h4.} (34... Kxf4 $2 35. b5 $18) 35. f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} h4 ({Not} 35... gxf5 $2 36. b5 $18) 36. fxg6 fxg6 {KPP-KP} 37. b5 {b6 is the strong threat.} h3 (37... Kg2 $5 38. b6 $8 h3 $11) 38. b6 {Threatens to win with b7.} h2 (38... Kf2 $5 39. b7 $8 h2 $11) 39. b7 h1=Q {( -> ...Qxb7+!)} (39... Kf2 $5 40. b8=Q $8 h1=Q 41. Qb6+ Kg3 $11) 40. b8=Q+ {KQ-KQ} Kg4 (40... Kf2 $5 {[%cal Rh1a1]} 41. Qb6+ Kg3 $11) 41. Qc8+ $1 Kg5 42. Qd8+ Kg4 43. Qc8+ Kg5 44. Qd8+ Kf5 45. Qf8+ Kg4 46. Qc8+ $1 {Whites escaped into a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.09} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,132,18,56,14,27,37,18,25,19,0,40,33,33,33,45,25,17,26,34,0,27,6,41,0,0,-29,47,44,43,50,90,60,65,72,93,93,91,65,93,82,93,45,48,49,37,10,10,11,54,53,58,-23,-16,-142,-143,-244,-245,-241,-241,-235,-232,-387,-249,-263,-256,-262,-256,-262,-258,-248,-251,-351,-358,-362,-299,-299,-291,-263,-256,-310,-282,-283,-266,-284,-282,-293,-285,-275,-275,-29962,-29966,-29967,-29968,-29968,-175,-168,0,-29969,-29969,-29970,-29964,-29970,0,-29970,-29963,-29963,-29964,-29963,-29964,-29964,-29965,-29966,-29967,-29968,-29969,-29969,-29970,-29970,-29971,-29971,-29972,-29975,-29976,-29980,-29981]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} Bg7 7. f4 Ned7 8. Nh3 {The position is equal.} O-O 9. Be2 c6 10. Nf2 cxd5 11. cxd5 b5 12. Bxb5 Rb8 13. O-O Nc5 14. Be2 {[#]} Qb6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Nfd7 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Be3 Ba6 17. a4 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. Qd2 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Qc7 {1-0 (45) Wen,Y (2550)-Gopal,G (2562) Ho Chi Minh City 2012}) 15. Kh1 Qb4 {[%cal Rf6e4]} 16. a3 Qb3 17. Rb1 Bd7 (17... Qxd1 $11 18. Rxd1 Ng4 19. Nxg4 Bxc3) 18. e5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} Ne8 19. Be3 Bf5 20. Qxb3 Nxb3 21. Bd3 (21. Bxa7 Ra8 $15) 21... dxe5 22. Bxf5 (22. Bxa7 Rb7 $11) 22... gxf5 {[#]} 23. fxe5 $1 (23. Bxa7 $6 Rb7 $15) 23... Bxe5 24. Nd3 Bg7 25. Bxa7 Rb7 26. Be3 Nd6 27. Nc5 Nxc5 28. Bxc5 Rc8 29. Bb4 Nc4 {With the idea ...Nd2.} 30. Rbc1 (30. Rfe1 $14) 30... Nxb2 $11 {Threatens to win with ...Nd3.} 31. d6 (31. Na2 $11 {remains equal.} Rxc1 32. Nxc1) 31... Nd3 $17 32. Nd5 (32. Rb1 $17) 32... Nxc1 $19 (32... Rxc1 33. Rxc1 exd6 34. Rc8+ Bf8 35. Kg1 $11) 33. Nxe7+ {[#]} Rxe7 $1 34. dxe7 {And now Re1 would win.} Nd3 35. Bd6 $2 (35. Ba5 {was called for.} f6 36. Bb6) 35... Be5 36. Bxe5 Nxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KR} 37. Kg1 Ng6 38. Rxf5 Nxe7 39. Rf1 Ra8 40. Ra1 Ra4 41. Kf2 Nc6 42. Rc1 Ne5 {aiming for ...Nd3+.} 43. Rc3 Kg7 44. h3 Nc4 45. Rg3+ Kf6 46. Rg4 h5 ({And not} 46... Rxa3 47. Rxc4 h5 48. Rc7 $11) 47. Rh4 Kg5 ({Not} 47... Rxa3 48. Rxc4 Kg5 49. Rc7 $11) 48. Rd4 Nb6 ({Inferior is} 48... Rxa3 49. Rxc4 Ra2+ 50. Kf3 $11) 49. Rxa4 $2 (49. Rd3 $19) 49... Nxa4 {KN-K3P} 50. Ke3 f6 51. Ke4 Nc3+ $2 (51... f5+ {mates} 52. Kf3 f4 53. g3 fxg3 54. Kxg3 Kg6 55. Kg2 Kf6 56. Kg3 Kg5 57. Kf3 Nb6 58. Kg3 h4+ 59. Kf3 Kf5 60. Ke2 Kf4 61. Kf2 Na4 62. Kg2 Ke3 63. Kf1 Kf3 64. Ke1 Kg3 65. Kd2 Kxh3 66. Kd3 Kg3 67. Kc4 h3 68. Kb4 Nb6 69. a4 Nc8 70. Kc5 h2 71. Kc4 h1=Q 72. Kc5 Qh5+ 73. Kd4 Qa5 74. Kd3 Nd6 75. Kd4 Kf3 76. Kd3 Qc5 77. Kd2 Ne4+ 78. Kd1 Qc3 79. a5 Nf2#) 52. Kd3 Na4 $2 (52... Nd5 $19 53. a4 Kh4) 53. Ke4 f5+ 54. Kf3 Nc3 55. Ke3 Na4 56. Kf3 $1 Nb6 {Black mates.} 57. g3 Na4 58. Ke3 Nc5 59. Kf3 Kf6 60. Kf4 Ne6+ 61. Ke3 {Cut Off at move 61} Ke5 62. a4 Kd5 63. a5 Kc5 64. Kf3 Kb5 65. g4 fxg4+ 66. hxg4 h4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.33/Black=0.40} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,119,22,22,27,29,21,20,10,25,12,10,8,13,2,31,0,30,0,18,12,21,27,24,7,25,27,67,39,42,21,41,22,37,27,27,27,27,29,28,30,38,35,47,22,29,18,16,0,0,0,0,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-4,-4,-4,-14,-14,-37,0,-45,-29,-29,0,-71,-8,-29,-29,-29,-29,-42,-10,-12,-12,-14,-12,-14,-14,-22,-8,-8,-5,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,8,8,0,0,0,-8]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 {E37: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...d5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 Qxc3 Ne4.} Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Qxc5 12. b4 Qe7 13. e3 O-O 14. Bd3 h6 15. O-O Ne5 16. cxd5 exd5 {[#]} 17. Rac1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Nb3 Be6 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Qe2 Nc4 20. e4 Ne5 21. Bb1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. f4 Ng6 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Qxe7 Nxe7 26. Nd4 Nc6 27. Nxc6 Bxc6 28. Bd3 {½-½ (28) Krcal,M (2206)-Priborsky,J (2337) Havlickuv Brod 2006}) 17... Be6 18. Qc3 Qf6 19. Be2 Rfc8 20. Qd4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nd7 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Rc7 Rb8 24. Bb5 a6 25. Ba4 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ ({But not} 26. Rxb7 $2 Rc1+ 27. Nf1 Bf5 $19) 26... Bxc8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Kd3 Kd6 30. f3 Ng8 31. Kd4 Ne7 32. g4 g5 33. h3 Be6 34. e4 f6 35. b5 axb5 36. Bxb5 b6 37. a4 Ng6 38. exd5 Bxd5 39. Bc4 Bc6 40. Bb5 Bb7 41. Bd3 Nf4 42. Bf1 Bd5 43. Bc4 Bc6 44. Bb5 Bb7 45. Bf1 {[#]} h5 (45... Ne6+ $1 $17 46. Ke3 Bd5) 46. gxh5 Nxh5 47. Bd3 Nf4 48. Bf5 Bc6 49. Nc4+ $1 {The position is equal.} Kc7 50. a5 bxa5 51. Nxa5 Bxf3 {...Bg2 is the strong threat.} 52. h4 Bh5 53. hxg5 fxg5 54. Nc4 Kd8 55. Nd6 Ke7 56. Ne4 g4 57. Ke5 Ng6+ 58. Bxg6 Bxg6 59. Kf4 Bxe4 60. Kxg4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.09} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,69,16,8,14,8,12,12,12,13,17,13,15,7,31,6,2,0,4,0,7,0,8,0,0,0,-16,-13,0,4,0,0,14,-12,16,0,5,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,86,97,604,588,623,621,604,605,29990,29991,29991,29992,29992,29993,29993,29991]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 4] is now more promising than 7.Bb3.} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1e3,Be3c4][%mdl 32]} Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 {The position is equal.} 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Be3 {[#] Hoping for d4.} Bxe3 12. Nxe3 {[#]} a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb6 13. a4 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Ng5 c6 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 {1-0 (57) Adams,M (2701)-Anton Guijarro,D (2703) Biel 2020}) 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Rfe8 16. Qc2 b4 17. Rad1 Qb7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 b3 20. axb3 ({But not} 20. dxc6 $2 bxc2 21. cxb7 cxd1=Q $19) 20... axb3 21. Qd2 Ne7 22. c4 (22. d4 $5 {[%cal Rd4e5]}) 22... Ra2 23. Qc3 Rb8 24. d4 f6 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. d6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under pressure.} cxd6 27. Rxd6 Kf7 (27... Qa7 $11) 28. c5 $16 Qb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This costs Black the game.} (28... Kf8 $16) 29. Nxe5+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} fxe5 30. Qxe5 Ra7 {Black wants to play ...Kg8.} 31. Rd4 Qb5 {...Kg8 would now be nice for Black.} 32. Qe6+ {White mates.} Kf8 33. Rf4+ Ke8 34. c6 {[%cal Re6g8]} Kd8 35. Qd6+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.03/Black=0.65} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Qxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 10. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. a3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 12. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nec7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Nfe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 18. Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Ncb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 21. g3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nac7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 24. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,82,16,14,16,18,-15,0,-9,-3,-16,-17,-88,-91,-154,-127,-240,-233,-235,-231,-249,-242,-242,0,0,0,-243,-243,-242,-241,-239,-218,-223,-214,-238,-214,-208,-142,-270,-270,-331,-191,-318,-298,-312,-316,-273,-254,-252,-223,-225,-210,-383,-375,-384,-374,-397,-406,-394,-399,-396,-395,-408,-414,-480,-457,-492,-446,-419,-413,-595,-585,-569,-554,-467,-254]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 {[#] A15: English Opening: 1...Nf6.} e5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 7. e3 {[#]} (7. dxe5 Nfd7) 7... exd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Qe7 8. Ne2 Re8 9. Nbc3 e4 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. h3 h5 12. Nf4 c6 13. a4 Nbd7 {0-1 (53) Kekki,J (2171)-Lehtinen,H (2339) Tampere 2001}) 8. Qxd4 {The position is equal.} Nc6 9. Qd2 Bf5 {Threatening ...Ne4.} 10. Bxc6 (10. Ne2 $11 {remains equal.}) 10... bxc6 $17 11. f3 {[#]} (11. Nc3 $142) 11... Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 12. Qg2 (12. fxe4 $17 {keeps fighting.} Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Bxe4 14. Nf3 Bxf3 15. O-O) 12... Qg5 $19 13. Bxg7 Qxe3+ ({Inferior is} 13... Kxg7 14. fxe4 Qf6 15. exf5 $14) 14. Qe2 Qc1+ 15. Qd1 Qe3+ 16. Qe2 Qc1+ 17. Qd1 {Black keeps a firm grip on the game.} Qxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Kxg7 19. g4 Nf2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 20. Ke2 Nxh1 21. gxf5 Rae8+ ({But not} 21... gxf5 22. Kf1) 22. Kf1 Re5 23. Nd2 (23. Nc3 $17) 23... Rfe8 24. fxg6 hxg6 ({Not} 24... fxg6 25. Rd1 $17) (24... Rh5 $142 25. h3 Ng3+ 26. Kf2 Rg5 27. gxh7 Kxh7) 25. Ne4 (25. f4 {was worth a try.} Rf5 26. Kg2) 25... d5 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Nc5 Rg5 {Hoping for ...Rh8.} 28. Rd1 Re3 29. Nd3 c6 30. Nf4 $2 (30. Rd2 {is a better defense.}) 30... Rc3 31. Nfh3 Re5 {Strongly threatening ...Rc2!} 32. Rd2 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Ree1 34. Kxh1 Red1 35. Rg2 c5 36. Nf2 Rd2 37. Ng4 Rxg2 38. Kxg2 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 (39. Kf1 {might work better.} Rxa2 40. Ne3) 39... Rxa2 {Black is clearly winning.} 40. Ne5 Rb2 41. Nd3 Rb1 {Accuracy: White = 43%, Black = 80%.} (41... Rc2 $142 42. Nh3 c4 43. bxc4 dxc4) 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,59,-5,-20,-18,-27,-5,-28,0,-8,-7,-1,-4,-8,0,0,0,-10,0,4,22,15,16,8,37,42,46,-21,38,45,35,37,47,50,46,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 $1 {[%mdl 4] is more profitable than 10.Bd3 at the moment.} b6 {E49: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 5 Bd3 d5 6 a3 Bxc3+ 7 bxc3.} 11. Bb2 Ba6 12. Rc1 {[#]} Nc6 $146 {Black has an edge.} ({Predecessor:} 12... Rd8 13. c4 cxd4 14. exd4 b5 15. c5 Nc6 16. O-O Ne7 17. Qb3 Rab8 18. Rfe1 Bb7 {0-1 (68) Pasman,M-Rovner,D Riga 1954}) 13. c4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rad8 {[#] ...e5 is the strong threat.} 15. Qe2 Nxd4 16. exd4 b5 17. c5 Bb7 18. O-O a6 19. Bb1 Bd5 20. Rfe1 Qc6 21. Rc3 Bc4 22. Qc2 (22. Qd2 $14) 22... Rd5 (22... Rxd4 $11 23. Rg3 Qxc5) 23. Rg3 $14 Rfd8 24. Qc1 {[#] Strongly threatening Qh6!} Kf8 25. Bc2 h6 26. h3 Nh5 {The position is equal.} 27. Rg4 Nf6 28. Rg3 Nh5 29. Rg4 Nf6 30. Rg3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,92,26,26,27,18,26,29,20,51,0,17,-14,-14,-12,-5,0,0,-13,-2,-8,-4,-4,-6,-7,-15,-7,0,-3,0,-26,0,0,0,-7,0,-226,-213,-221,-215,-212,-206,-219,-185,-274,-262,-327,-302,-312,-232,-221,-225,-225,-224,-355,-179,-312,-323,-397,-393,-392,-352,-367,-365,-335,-281,-562,-560,-552,-552,-854,-857,-849,-848,-859,-775,-772,-759,-742,-710,-683,-639,-900,-882,-863,-846]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 h6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 {[#]} 8. Nxd4 $146 {White has an edge.} ({Predecessor:} 8. exd4 Nc6 9. a3 b6 10. Rc1 Bd6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Na4 dxc4 15. bxc4 {½-½ (70) Vassiliev,I (2309)-Fischer,D (2327) ICCF email 2011}) 8... Be7 9. Nf3 (9. cxd5 $14 Nxd5 10. Bc4) 9... Qa5 10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 (12... Nbd7 {with more complications.} 13. b4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. O-O O-O) 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd4 Nbd7 15. Bf3 Qb6 16. a4 b4 17. a5 Qa7 18. Na4 Rac8 19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nd5 21. Rac1 {Threatens to win with Nc6.} Bf6 22. Nc6 $2 {[#] Black keeps a firm grip on the game.} (22. Qe2 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 22... Rxc6 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 23. Rxc6 {aiming for Bxf6.} Bxb2 24. Qe2 ({But not} 24. Nxb2 $2 Ne5 $19) 24... Nb8 25. Rc4 Bf6 26. Qc2 (26. e4 $142 Nc3 27. Nxc3 Bxc3 28. Qd3) 26... Qb7 27. Nc5 Qb5 28. Ne4 Qxa5 29. Nxf6+ Nxf6 30. Qd2 {[#]} Nd5 $1 31. Qd4 (31. e4 $142 Nc3 32. Qd6) 31... Nd7 (31... Qa2 $142 32. Qd3 a5) 32. Ra1 (32. e4 $142 N5f6 33. Rxb4) 32... Qb5 33. e4 Nc3 {...Ne2+ is the strong threat.} 34. Kh1 a5 35. f3 Ra8 36. h3 Nf6 37. Rxb4 $2 (37. Qc5 {was forced.} Qe8 38. Qc6) 37... axb4 {Black is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 37... Qxb4 38. Qxb4 axb4 39. Rxa8+ Kh7 40. Rb8 $15) 38. Rxa8+ Kh7 39. Qc4 Qxc4 40. bxc4 {[#]} Nd7 $1 41. Ra7 Nc5 42. Ra8 b3 43. Rb8 N3a4 44. Kg1 b2 45. Kf2 Nc3 46. Ke3 b1=Q {Weighted Error Value: White=0.51/Black=0.15} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "310"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,310,25,20,12,12,16,4,19,6,0,10,13,-60,9,22,32,39,85,57,49,53,57,50,55,71,60,49,41,38,69,61,62,68,71,56,96,102,96,52,60,53,52,33,29,26,24,20,117,67,104,30,37,31,31,31,40,66,68,0,0,0,0,0,49,14,70,58,58,52,55,8,7,0,0,-4,-5,-6,0,0,0,-25,-25,-25,-25,-25,-24,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,0,-52,0,-52,0,-52,-52,-52,0,-52,-52,-52,-52,-52,-4,-4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 {6...a6 is setting a new trend.} 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 9. b5 Ne7 {[%cal Bc6e7,Be7g6,Bg6f4][%mdl 32]} 10. Re1 O-O 11. d4 Ng6 12. Nbd2 Re8 {[#]} 13. Bf1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} (13. Bb2 $11) ({Predecessor:} 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. Ba3 Qb8 16. Nc4 exd4 17. Nxb6 cxb6 18. Nxd4 Rxe4 19. Rxe4 Nxe4 {0-1 (62) Shankland,S (2705)-L'Ami,E (2619) Douglas 2019}) 13... Bg4 ({Black should play} 13... d5 $1 $15) 14. Qc2 $11 Nf4 15. h3 Be6 16. Nc4 (16. dxe5 {is more complex.} dxe5 17. Nxe5 N6h5 18. Ndc4 Bc5 19. Be3) 16... Bxc4 17. Bxc4 {[#] And now Bxf4 would win.} Ng6 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. Rad1 Re7 20. Kh2 Rae8 21. Bd3 Qc8 22. g3 Kh8 23. Re2 Nh5 24. Bc1 c5 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. dxe5 (26. Ba3 {is interesting.} Qe6 27. Ree1 Rb7 28. Qe2 Rbb8 29. Bc4) 26... Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Qb3 Qc7 29. f4 R5e7 30. Ba3 {Black should prevent Bxd6!} Rb8 (30... Qa7 $11 31. Qc2 (31. Bxd6 Rd7 $11) 31... Bc5) 31. Qc2 Ree8 32. Bc4 ({White should try} 32. Rde1 $16) 32... d5 $1 33. exd5 cxd5 34. Bxd5 {Threatens to win with Bf3.} Rxe2+ 35. Qxe2 Qxc3 36. Rd3 (36. Qxh5 $14 Qxa3 37. Qe5) 36... Qa1 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Ra1g1] [#]} 37. Qd1 Qxd1 38. Rxd1 Kg8 39. Rb1 Ba7 (39... Rd8 $11) 40. Rxb8+ Bxb8 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} 41. Bc5 {Hoping for Bf3.} Bc7 42. Kg2 Bxf4 $1 43. g4 Nf6 44. Bc4 Nd7 45. Bd4 Bd2 46. Kf3 Bb4 47. Ke4 Nc5+ 48. Bxc5 Bxc5 $11 {KB-KB} 49. h4 g6 50. g5 h5 {...Bf2 is the strong threat.} 51. Kf3 $1 Bb4 {White must now prevent ...Be1.} 52. Kg3 Be1+ 53. Kh3 Kg7 54. Bb3 Bb4 55. Bc4 Be7 56. Bb3 Bd8 57. Bc4 Bc7 58. Bb3 Bb8 59. Bc4 Ba7 60. Bb3 Bb6 61. Bc4 {Cut Off at move 61} Be3 62. Bb3 Bf4 63. Bc4 Bc1 64. Bb3 Ba3 65. Bc4 f6 66. gxf6+ Kxf6 67. Bd3 Bb4 68. Bc2 Bc3 69. Bd3 Bd2 70. Bc2 Be1 71. Bd3 Bf2 72. Bc2 $1 Be3 73. Bd3 Bf4 74. Bc2 Be5 75. Bd3 Bd6 76. Bc2 Bc7 77. Bd3 Bb8 78. Bc2 Ba7 79. Bd3 g5 80. hxg5+ Kxg5 81. Be2 Bb6 82. Bb5 $1 Bd8 83. Bc6 Be7 84. Be8 Bf8 85. Bd7 Bg7 86. Bc6 Bh8 87. Bd7 Bf6 88. Be8 Be7 89. Bd7 Bd6 90. Bc6 Be5 91. Bd7 Bd4 92. Be8 Bc5 93. Bd7 Bb4 94. Bc6 $1 Ba3 95. Be8 $1 Bb2 96. Bd7 Ba1 97. Be8 Bh8 98. Bd7 $1 Bf6 99. Be8 $1 Bd8 (99... Bc3 $15) 100. Bd7 (100. Bc6 $1 $11) 100... Bc7 $15 101. Be8 Bb6 ({Better is} 101... Bf4 $15) 102. Bd7 ({White must play} 102. Bb5 $1 $11) 102... Bf2 103. Be8 Be1 104. Bd7 Kf4 105. Be8 {The position is equal.} h4 106. Bd7 Bg3 107. Be8 Ke5 108. Bd7 Kd4 109. Be8 Kc5 110. Bd7 Kb4 111. Be8 Kc3 112. Bd7 Kd2 113. Be8 Ke3 114. Bd7 Kf2 115. Be8 Kf3 116. Bd7 Kf4 117. Be8 Kg5 118. Bd7 Kf6 119. Be8 Kg7 120. Bb5 Kf8 121. Bc6 Ke7 122. Bb5 Kd8 123. Bc6 Kc7 124. Bb5 Kb8 125. Be8 Ka7 126. Bb5 Kb6 127. Be8 Kc5 128. Bb5 Kd5 129. Be8 Be1 130. Bb5 Ke5 131. Be8 Kf6 132. Bb5 Kg7 133. Bc6 Kh6 134. Bd7 Kh7 135. Be8 Kh8 136. Bd7 Kg8 137. Bc6 Kg7 138. Bb5 Kf8 139. Bc6 $1 Ke7 140. Bb5 Kd6 141. Bc4 Kc5 142. Bb5 Kb4 143. Be8 Ka3 144. Bd7 Ka2 145. Be8 Ka1 146. Bd7 Kb1 147. Be8 Kb2 148. Bd7 Kc1 149. Be8 Kd2 150. Bd7 Kc3 151. Be8 Kb4 152. Bd7 Ka3 153. Be8 $1 Bg3 154. Bd7 Kb4 155. Be8 $1 Ka3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,59,28,27,39,37,42,35,60,44,63,40,108,112,103,66,93,83,100,100,100,111,106,105,122,95,122,116,167,172,174,183,276,253,237,136,318,297,778,777,705,677,29975,1337,29985,29986,29983,29984,29992,29982,29995,29996]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nf5 d6 {B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation).} 7. Nc3 g6 8. Ne3 Bh6 {White is slightly better.} 9. Bd3 {9.Nc2 is the modern continuation.} Nge7 10. h4 Kf8 ({Black should play} 10... Be6 $14) 11. h5 $16 Kg7 {[#]} 12. Ned5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Strongly threatening Bxh6+. New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Nc2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Nec6 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Ne2 Qb6 18. Kb1 {½-½ (58) So,W (2767)-Artemiev,V (2746) chess.com INT 2019}) 12... Bxc1 13. Qxc1 h6 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Qe3 Nd4 16. O-O-O Nxd5 17. exd5 ({Much less strong is} 17. cxd5 Bg4 $14) 17... Bf5 18. f4 Bxd3 (18... Qc7 $16 {is a better defense.}) 19. fxe5 $18 ({Resist} 19. Rxd3 $6 Nf5 $14) 19... Nf5 20. Qxd3 {aiming for e6.} dxe5 (20... Qg5+ $142 21. Kb1 dxe5) 21. Ne4 Rc8 22. Kb1 (22. Qc3 $18 Qe7 23. c5) 22... Nd4 $2 {A mistake that costs the game.} (22... Nd6 $16 23. Rc1 b6) 23. Rhf1 b5 $2 {[#]} (23... Rf8 24. Qg3 Qe7) 24. Qg3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Re8 {[#]} 25. Rf6 $1 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack} g5 26. Qh3 (26. Rdf1 $142 Rxc4 27. Qh3 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Qxf6 29. Nxf6 Kxf6 30. Qxh6+ Kf5 31. Qh7+ Kf4 32. Qf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg4 33. Qxe8) 26... Rh8 27. Rdf1 {White mates.} Rc7 28. d6 Qa8 {[#]} 29. Qg4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Ra7 {[#]} 30. Nxg5 $1 {[%mdl 512] Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.70} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.13"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 10. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 12. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 13. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 15. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 16. a3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. f3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 18. Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 20. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 21. Nxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Bxf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. g5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. f5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. f6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. f7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Re8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rf4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 45. Kxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.13"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,71,12,14,10,11,14,8,11,15,11,11,13,13,21,-1,10,0,0,0,0,0,14,14,12,-13,0,0,4,-29,0,0,8,0,0,0,-5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 4] now scores much better than the old 7.Bb3.} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Be3 {[#] d4 is the strong threat.} Bxe3 12. Nxe3 {[#]} a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb6 13. a4 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Ng5 c6 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 {1-0 (57) Adams,M (2701)-Anton Guijarro,D (2703) Biel 2020}) 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 c5 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. g3 g6 19. Qd2 Kg7 20. d4 cxd4 (20... Nxe4 {is more complex.} 21. Qd3 exd4 22. cxd4 Qb7 23. Ng4 h5) 21. cxd4 {The position is equal.} Nxe4 22. Qd3 Qb7 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Nxe5 Nf6 25. N5g4 {[#] Strongly threatening Nxf6.} Nxg4 26. Nxg4 {And now Qd4+ would win.} Nf5 27. Ne3 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 Rfe8 29. Qd4+ Kg8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Qf3 33. b4 Re4 34. Qa1 {White wants to mate with Rd8+.} Re8 35. h4 h5 36. Re1 {An uneventful encounter.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.03} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.13"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 25,132,-2,0,0,0,-28,-27,-33,-30,-70,-38,-27,7,-54,-54,-51,-43,-53,-23,-24,-39,-24,-28,-64,-64,-78,-78,-78,-78,-78,-64,-78,-64,-93,-93,-493,-473,-768,-756,-744,-718,-771,-760,-799,-796,-768,-663,-663,-663,-4939,-4168,-29970,-29971,-29971,-29972,-29972,-29972,-29973,-29974,-29973,-29972,-29972,-29973,-29975,-29972,-29978,-29971,-29971,-29970,-29970,-29968,-29970,-29968,-29973,-29973,-29975,-29976,-29976,-29977,-29977,-29971,-29971,-29972,-29970,-29971,-29964,-29963,-29981,-29981,-29982,-29983,-29982,-29981,-29982,-29982,-29982,-29979,-29979,-29980,-29981,-29981,-29982,-29983,-29983,-29984,-29984,-29985,-29986,-29986]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. Bg5 Rd7 {[%cal Rc6d5]} 14. Rc1 {E92: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5: 7 dxe5, 7 Be3 and Petrosian System without 7...Nbd7.} a5 15. a4 h6 16. Be3 {Black has an edge.} cxd5 {[#]} 17. exd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rc8+ Kh7 19. exd5 Rxd5 20. b3 Rd3 21. Nd2 bxa4 22. bxa4 Rd6 23. Ne4 {½-½ (99) De Andres Oterino,C (1954)-Galarza Cenzano,I (2037) Zornotza 2009}) 17... bxa4 18. Bxa4 Rxd5 19. O-O (19. Rc7 $11 Ba6 20. Be8) 19... Na6 $15 20. Nd2 Rad8 21. Nc4 Nc5 22. Nxa5 Nxa4 23. Nxb7 Rb8 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxc5 Rxb2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 27. Rd1 f5 28. h4 Bf6 {Hoping for ...Rb5.} 29. Rd6 Be7 30. Rd5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This costs White the game.} (30. Rxg6+ $17 {was the crucial defense.} Kf7 31. Rb6 Rxb6 32. Bxb6) 30... Rb5 $19 31. Rxe5 (31. Bxe7 $142 Rxd5 32. Kf1) 31... Bxc5 {KRB-KR} 32. Re2 Rb4 33. g3 Bd4 34. Re6 Kf7 35. Rd6 Be5 36. Ra6 f4 37. h5 fxg3 38. hxg6+ Kg7 {Black mates.} 39. fxg3 Bxg3 40. Kg2 Be5 41. Kh3 Bf6 42. Ra3 Kxg6 43. Rg3+ Bg5 44. Ra3 Kh5 45. Rg3 Rb2 46. Ra3 Re2 47. Kg3 Bh4+ 48. Kh3 Bf6 49. Rg3 Re4 ({Worse is} 49... Be5 50. Rg5+ Kxg5 $11) 50. Rf3 Be5 51. Rf5+ Kg6 52. Rf8 Re2 53. Kg4 h5+ 54. Kf3 Ra2 55. Ke4 Bf6 56. Kf3 Kf5 57. Kg3 Ra3+ 58. Kh2 Kg5 59. Rg8+ Kh4 60. Kg2 Be5 61. Rg6 {Cut Off at move 61} Bg3 62. Rg8 Ra2+ 63. Kf3 Rf2+ 64. Ke3 Kh3 65. Ra8 h4 66. Ra1 Kg2 {Weighted Error Value: White=1.10/Black=0.10} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,41,0,0,0,10,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,24,24,42,28,25,31,23,16,75,83,139,144,170,175,174,177,175,139,329,328]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bb3 O-O {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} 7. Re1 b6 8. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1g3][%mdl 32]} Bb7 {The position is equal.} 9. Nf1 Nc6 10. c3 Rc8 11. Ng3 {[#]} Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... a6 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Be3 b5 16. Bc2 Nb6 17. b3 Nb4 {0-1 (64) Swiercz,D (2649)-Vokhidov,S (2512) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 12. d4 Na5 13. Bc2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Re8 15. b3 {[%cal Bb2b3,Bb3b4][%mdl 32]} e5 (15... d5 $11 {remains equal.}) 16. d5 $16 g6 (16... Ba6 $142) 17. Bd3 Ba8 18. Qe2 Nb7 19. b4 Rc7 20. Bb5 Rf8 $2 {[#]} (20... Bf6 $16 {keeps fighting.} 21. Bd2 Qe7) 21. Bh6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.24} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,110,0,7,12,7,15,11,1,-5,-8,-7,0,0,0,-6,0,-9,-1,-55,-26,-37,-48,-41,-42,-37,-7,-48,0,-53,0,0,10,0,-35,-62,-60,-160,-164,-183,-191,-166,-193,-188,-188,-175,-76,-79,-5,-8,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-5,0,0,0,-8,-5,-5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-2,-11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-621,-571,-29981,-29982,-29982,-5081,-4134,-2107,-5081,-5073,-5061,-5061,-5061,-128,-128,-125]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 {A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3.} 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Re8 {The position is equal.} 9. Bg5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 f6 11. Bc1 Be6 12. Bb2 {[#]} Qe7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 12... Bf8 13. a4 Qd7 14. d4 Rad8 15. a5 Bc4 16. Nd2 Bf7 17. e3 b6 18. axb6 cxb6 {1-0 (41) Duda,J (2729)-Caruana,F (2819) Paris 2019}) 13. a4 Rad8 14. d4 (14. a5 $11) 14... Bb6 15. e3 Na5 16. Ba3 Qf7 17. Qc2 Bb3 18. Qb1 Bd5 ({Weaker is} 18... Bxa4 19. Bb4 $18) 19. dxe5 (19. Qc2 $11) 19... Nb3 (19... Qh5 $15 20. e4 Bc4) 20. Ra2 $11 Nd4 21. cxd4 Bxa2 22. Qa1 Bd5 23. Bb4 (23. exf6 $15 Qxf6 24. Ne5) 23... a5 $17 24. Bc3 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 fxe5 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 26. Bxb7 exd4 27. exd4 c5 (27... Qc4 $19 {[%cal Rb6d4]} 28. Rc1 Bxd4 29. Bxd4 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4) 28. Bc6 {Threatens to win with dxc5.} Rf8 ({Don't play} 28... cxd4 29. Bxe8 Qxe8 30. Bd2 $11) (28... Re2 $1 $17 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 29. Bb5 c4) 29. d5 $11 c4 {[%cal Rb6f2]} 30. Qe1 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 Qxd5 32. Qe7 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Re7g7]} Bd4 33. Bxd4 Qxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qe7 {[%cal Re7f8]} Kg8 36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Qe7 {[%cal Re7f8]} Rc8 38. Qe6 Rd8 39. Re1 {White wants to mate with Qe8+!} h6 40. Re4 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 $1 Rf8 42. f4 c3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] ...c2 is the strong threat. Black is pushing.} 43. Qc6 c2 44. Rc4 Qe2+ 45. Kh3 Qh5+ 46. Kg2 Qe2+ 47. Kh3 Qf1+ 48. Kh4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (48. Kg4 $11) 48... g5+ $1 $19 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack} 49. Kh5 (49. fxg5 hxg5+) 49... Qh3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 50. Kg6 Rg8+ (50... Qf5+ $142 51. Kh5 gxf4+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 52. Kh4 Qg5+ 53. Kh3 Qh5+ 54. Kg2 f3+ 55. Kf2 Qxh2+ 56. Ke3 Qe2+ 57. Kd4 Rd8+ 58. Kc5 Qxc4+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Promotion} 59. Kxc4 c1=Q+ 60. Kb5 Rb8+ 61. Qb6 Qb2+ 62. Kc5 Qxb6+ 63. Kc4 f2 64. Kd5 Rd8+ 65. Ke5 f1=Q 66. g4 Qe3#) 51. Kf6 gxf4 52. Rxc2 fxg3 53. Qc3 Qh5 54. hxg3 Qg5+ $2 (54... Qe8 $19 {[%cal Rg8f8] is more deadly.} 55. Kf5+ Kh7 56. Qc7+ Rg7) 55. Ke6+ $17 {[#]} Kh7 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.46/Black=0.39} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,152,-8,0,-15,3,10,5,-25,-28,-40,-30,-27,-31,-39,-25,-27,-25,-33,-24,-38,-28,-21,0,-20,-14,-13,-7,-10,-14,-35,-19,-51,-50,-54,-52,-53,-18,-27,0,0,0,-56,-43,-58,-65,-117,0,0,129,104,97,97,127,135,405,421,422,425,369,298,618,613,577,542,539,526,577,710,696,679,718,718,718,717,703,685,616,616,811,749,1036,729,707,707,664,624,887,877,855,810,1230,1108,1008,935,5365,5365,5365,5453,2501,2416,1981,1970,5639,5357,5147,5057,4439,3991,2995,2475,1085,242,241,241,234,238,245,227,217,215,214,0,0,-131,-131,-132,-132,-132,-132,-132,-132,-132,-132,-132,-132,-132,-131,-132,-131,-131,-131,-29991,-29991,-29993,-29994]} 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bf5 5. g4 Be4 {[#]} 6. Bf3 $146 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} ({Predecessor:} 6. f3 Bg6 7. h4 h5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Qc7 10. Nf3 e6 11. c4 Na6 12. cxd5 {1-0 (77) Trent,L (2445)-Hoolt,S (2439) Lueneburg 2017}) 6... h6 7. Bxe4 Nxe4 8. Ne2 {The position is equal.} (8. d3 {feels hotter.} Nf6 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qf3 Nc6 11. O-O-O) 8... Nd7 9. Ng3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 e5 11. d3 Bd6 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Ba3 15. e4 d4 16. Nc4 Bxb2+ 17. Kxb2 b5 18. Nd2 a5 19. Rc1 Kb7 20. c3 Nc5 21. Nf3 $1 {Threatening cxd4.} dxc3+ 22. Rxc3 {And now Rhc1 would win.} b4 23. Rc2 Nxd3+ 24. Kb1 Rd7 {[#]} 25. Nd2 (25. g5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]}) 25... Rhd8 $15 26. Nc4 Qc5 27. Rh5 (27. Qe3 $15) 27... f6 ({Black should play} 27... Qa7 $1 $17 28. Nxe5 Nxe5 29. Rxe5 Rd1+ 30. Rc1 Rxc1+ 31. Kxc1 Qd4 32. Rxa5 Qa1+ 33. Kc2 Qc3+ 34. Kb1 Kb8) 28. Nxe5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Qxe5 (28... Qxc2+ $1 $11 {remains equal.} 29. Kxc2 fxe5) 29. Rxe5 $16 Nxe5 30. f4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is really pushing.} Rd1+ 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (31... R1d2 $16 32. Qe3 Rg2) 32. Kxc1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRN} Nd3+ 33. Kc2 Nc5 34. e5 {exf6 is the strong threat.} Re8 $2 (34... Kc7 35. exf6 gxf6 36. Qe7+ Nd7) 35. Qc4 $18 {Black must now prevent Qf7+.} Ne6 {If Black can now play ...fxe5 this consolidates a bit.} 36. f5 Nc7 37. e6 Nd5 38. Qc5 Rd8 39. Kd2 Nc7+ 40. Ke2 Nd5 41. Qxa5 Ra8 42. Qc5 Rxa2+ 43. Kf3 Ra1 44. Qf8 Kb6 45. Qxg7 Ra3 46. Qxh6 Rxb3+ 47. Kg2 Rb2+ 48. Kh3 Re2 49. Qf8 Kb5 {[#]} 50. g5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Promotion} fxg5 51. f6 Rxe6 52. f7 Rf6 53. Qb8+ Kc4 54. f8=Q Rxf8 55. Qxf8 b3 56. Qe8 Nb4 57. Qe6+ Kc3 58. Qe5+ Kc4 59. Kg4 c5 60. Kxg5 $2 (60. Qe6+ Kc3 61. Qf6+ Kc4 62. Qe6+ Kc3 63. Qf6+ Kc4 64. Kf5) 60... Nd3 {[#]} 61. Qa1 $1 {Cut Off at move 61} b2 {[#]} 62. Qb1 $1 Kc3 63. g4 Kd2 64. Kf5 c4 65. g5 $2 ({White has to play} 65. Ke4 $18 {Hoping for Kd4.} Nf2+ 66. Kd4) 65... c3 $11 {Strongly threatening ...c2.} 66. g6 (66. Qh1 $11) 66... c2 $17 67. Qxc2+ Kxc2 {KN-KP} 68. g7 b1=Q {( -> ...Qb3)} 69. g8=Q Qb5+ 70. Kg6 Nf4+ 71. Kf6 Nd5+ 72. Ke6 Qc6+ 73. Ke5 Qc3+ 74. Kd6 Qb4+ 75. Kc6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (75. Ke5 $17) 75... Qb6+ 76. Kd7 Nf6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. What a bad dream for White.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.33/Black=0.41} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,67,24,16,8,9,8,11,11,10,8,10,15,19,35,16,13,13,21,13,4,-22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-9,-18,-8,-19,-17,-26,-11,-11,-17,-13,-18,-62,-37,-43,53,5,381,392,557,572,571,571,569,568,550,546,688,678]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a5 {6...h6 is the modern continuation. C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 7. Re1 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O {The position is equal.} 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Bb6 11. Ng3 Nd7 12. h3 Ne7 13. d4 f5 14. exf5 Nxf5 {[#]} 15. Kh2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Nxf5 Rxf5 16. Bd3 Rf8 17. Be3 Bd5 18. Nh2 exd4 19. cxd4 Nf6 20. Ng4 Qd7 21. Bg6 {½-½ (44) So,W (2767)-Nakamura,H (2745) chess.com INT 2020}) 15... Nh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. Re4 Qe7 {With the idea ...c6.} 18. d5 Bf5 19. Nxf5 Rxf5 20. Qg4 Rf7 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. f4 Rf7 24. fxe5 Rf1 25. e6 c6 26. c4 cxd5 27. cxd5 Rc8 (27... Rd1 $15) 28. b3 {And now Bb2 would win.} Rf2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This move loses the game for Black.} ({But not} 28... Rfxc1 $2 29. Rxc1 Rxc1 30. e7 $18) (28... Bg1+ $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 29. Kg3 Bf2+ 30. Kg4 Rd1) 29. Bf4 $18 Bc5 (29... Kh7 $142 30. b4 Re8) 30. Rc1 {White is clearly winning.} b6 31. Rxc5 bxc5 32. Bxd6 Rd2 33. e7 {[#] Hoping for Rf4.} Re8 34. Rf4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.45} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,115,-4,4,-19,-25,-26,0,1,0,5,5,0,2,0,16,0,0,0,0,-2,14,24,67,38,62,50,56,53,61,-18,-23,-30,0,-6,-8,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,42,39,33,-20,-6,-58,-56,-56,-56,-89,-85,-91,-93,-107,-62,-111,-105,-124,-123,-169,-158,-192,-88,-230,-230,-415,-407,-391,-399,-402,-385,-453,-446,-530,-503,-474,-466,-683,-689,-550,-527,-946,-921,-1246,-1226,-1145,-1164,-1098,-784,-777,-778,-769,-743,-741,0,0,0,0,0,0,29987,29988,29990,29988,29992,29988]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Bd3 {B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack.} Nc6 7. Nce2 Bg4 8. c3 {The position is equal.} e6 9. Qd2 Bh5 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. Nf3 Bd6 {[#]} 12. Bxd6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. h3 Qc7 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qe3 Nd7 16. O-O Na5 17. b3 O-O 18. h4 {0-1 (60) Vujnovic,P (2082)-Van der Linden,L (2329) Split 2019}) 12... Qxd6 13. O-O Bxd3 14. Qxd3 h5 15. Rfe1 O-O-O 16. Nf1 h4 17. N1d2 Qf4 18. b4 g5 19. Ne5 (19. Rab1 $14) 19... Nxe5 $11 20. dxe5 {Threatens to win with g3.} Nd7 21. Qd4 Kb8 22. g3 Qf5 23. g4 Qf4 24. Qxf4 gxf4 25. c4 Nb6 26. c5 $1 {[%cal Rc5b6]} Na4 27. Nf3 (27. h3 $14) 27... h3 28. Kf1 (28. Rac1 $11) 28... Rhg8 29. g5 Nc3 30. a3 Ne4 31. Ke2 Nxg5 32. Rg1 Ne4 33. Nd4 Kc7 34. Kf3 Kd7 35. a4 Rc8 36. a5 Ke7 (36... f6 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 37. exf6 e5) 37. Kxf4 (37. Ne2 $17 {was worth a try.}) 37... Nxf2 $19 38. Raf1 $2 (38. Nf3) 38... Rxg1 39. Rxg1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Nd3+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 40. Ke3 Nxe5 41. Rg7 Nc6 42. Nxc6+ bxc6 {KR-KR} (42... Rxc6 $2 43. Kd4 $19) 43. Rh7 Rb8 44. Rh4 (44. Rxh3 $142 Rxb4 45. Rh8) 44... e5 45. Rh6 f6 46. Rh7+ Ke6 47. Rc7 Rxb4 48. Rxc6+ Kf5 49. Rxa6 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Rb2+ 51. Kg3 d4 52. Rd6 Rc2 $2 ({Black should play} 52... Rb3+ $19 53. Kh4 Rb5) 53. c6 $11 {[#] Hoping for a6.} d3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 54. a6 {a7 is the strong threat.} (54. Rxd3 Rxc6) 54... d2 $1 {aiming for ...Rxc6!} 55. a7 Ra2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (55... Rc3+ $11 56. Kf2 Rxc6) 56. c7 {White mates.} Ra3+ 57. Kf2 Ra2 58. Ke2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=0.28} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,71,18,22,35,31,35,66,58,77,73,72,74,86,74,88,76,74,91,77,77,68,64,64,50,58,38,47,44,36,40,51,38,33,30,43,20,41,37,40,30,35,0,36,41,58,57,57,26,26,24,49,29,28,22,26,23,23,16]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3 c5 9. Bb2 $1 {[%mdl 4] 9.Bb2 is setting a new trend. D77: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0: Replies other than 6...c6.} Nc6 10. Re1 Bf5 {[#]} 11. d5 $1 {[%mdl 512] White is slightly better.} Nxd5 (11... Qxd5 12. Qxd5) 12. e4 Bxe4 13. Rxe4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Rb1 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rad8 17. Rb1 b6 {[#]} 18. Nb5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18. Bf1 Kg7 19. Ra4 Bf6 20. Kg2 h5 21. h4 e6 22. Bb5 Na5 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rd7 25. Ra6 {1-0 (49) Cottegnie,F (2424)-Salcedo Mederos,P (2348) ICCF email 2011}) 18... Bf6 19. Ra4 Rd7 20. h4 Na5 21. Ng5 e6 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Nec3 Rfd8 24. Bf1 Kg7 25. Be2 h6 26. Kf1 g5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Kg2 Rh8 29. Na3 Bf6 30. Ne4 Rhd8 31. Nb5 {White wants to play Nxc5.} Be7 $1 32. g4 Nc6 33. Bf3 Na5 34. Rc1 Rh8 35. Rc2 Rhd8 36. Be2 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.06. Loss on time!?} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,97,17,22,16,4,4,11,11,14,7,7,14,7,14,22,22,24,21,4,7,0,27,25,23,18,31,14,14,0,0,-6,0,-5,-6,-6,0,-28,-28,-39,-26,-26,-28,-31,0,-31,-29,-49,-47,-56,-56,-71,-43,-52,-57,-60,-26,-32,-24,-35,0,-7,0,-11,-9,-9,-9,-22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-5,-5,-5,-5,-5]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 10. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e2,Be2f4][%mdl 32]} Bf6 11. Re1 d5 12. Ne2 c6 13. c3 {[#]} Bg4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... g6 14. Nf4 Ng7 15. g3 Bf5 16. Ng2 Qb6 17. Ne3 Rfe8 18. Nxf5 Nxf5 19. Bd3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 {½-½ (31) Anand,V (2768)-Aronian,L (2767) Saint Louis 2018}) 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Nf4 Nc7 16. Qc2 g6 17. Bd3 Rfe8 18. Bd2 Ne6 19. h3 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Bd7 21. Re3 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Re8 23. Rf1 Bg7 24. c4 dxc4 25. Bxc4 Be6 26. b3 Qd8 27. Rf3 Bd5 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Qc4 Qd7 30. Bg3 Re6 31. Bf2 h5 32. Qd3 Qd5 33. Qc4 b5 34. Qc2 Bh6 35. Qc3 Bf8 36. Bg3 c5 37. Be5 c4 38. bxc4 {The position is equal.} bxc4 39. Rf2 Bg7 40. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 41. Rc2 g5 42. Qxc4 Qxc4 43. Rxc4 Rxe3 {KR-KR} 44. Ra4 Re7 45. Ra6 f6 46. d5 Rd7 47. Kf2 Rxd5 48. Rxa7+ Kg6 49. a4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.06} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A83"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,67,84,103,111,117,108,106,104,85,55,62,54,54,56,57,58,77,79,74,69,80,70,77,85,73,81,75,68,93,104,230,255,245,252,329,334,344,249,463,464,462,440,685,663,675,658,845,834,1025,975,1195,1170,1773,1730,2214,2158]} 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. Bg5 d5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qxd5 Bb4 8. Qxe4+ {A83: Dutch Defence: Staunton Gambit with 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5.} Kf7 9. O-O-O $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} Bxc3 10. bxc3 {White is better.} Re8 11. Bc4+ Kg7 12. Qd5 Qe7 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Qb5 {Black must now prevent Rhe1.} ({Don't blunder} 14. Qxb7 $2 Bxc4 15. Rhe1 (15. Qxa8 Qa3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 16. Kb1 Qxa2+ 17. Kc1 Qa1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 18. Kd2 Re2#) 15... Qa3+ 16. Kd2 Na6 $19) 14... c6 15. Qb3 $1 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Nd7 17. Rhe1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is pushing.} Qa3+ 18. Kb1 Nb6 19. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Rb3a3] [#]} Qa5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19... Qd6 20. c4 Qf4 21. Re3 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Qc7 23. d5 Rd8 24. Nd4 Qe5 25. Ne6+ Qxe6 26. dxe6 Rxd1+ 27. Kb2 c5 28. Qb5 Kf8 29. Qxc5+ Ke8 30. Qc7 {1-0 (30) Stirpe,C (2037)-Sipione,L (1970) Rome 2014}) 20. Ka1 Nd5 {[#]} 21. c4 $1 {[%cal Rc4d5]} Nc3 {[#] This costs Black the game.} (21... Qc3+ $16 {was necessary.} 22. Qxc3 Nxc3) 22. Rxe8 $1 $18 Rxe8 23. Rd3 Na4 24. Qxb7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8 25. Qb3 ({Not} 25. Re3 Rxe3 26. Qb8+ (26. fxe3 Qc3+ 27. Kb1 Qa3 $11) 26... Kg7 $11) 25... c5 $2 (25... Nb6 26. d5 c5) 26. Qb5 {White is clearly winning.} Qxb5 27. cxb5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} c4 (27... a6 $142 28. bxa6 Ra8 29. dxc5 Rxa6 30. Rd8+ Kf7) 28. Ra3 Nb6 29. Rxa7 Re2 30. Kb2 Rxf2 31. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Nd5 32. a5 Ne3 33. Ne1 Re2 34. b6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.40} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.16"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,99,0,0,-8,0,-3,0,-5,-7,-13,0,0,0,0,16,12,0,-25,2,0,20,12,23,10,16,8,24,13,43,12,40,0,36,32,83,91,86,0,5,-3,7,10,37,31,47,41,49,56,95,109,239,35,127,62,161,91,89,17,97,23,33,43,39,13,214,213,214,210,656,299,306,289,5047,4893,4929,4909,4702,1940,1342,915,905,879,819,785,29994,5247,29995,29990]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. a3 $1 {[%mdl 4] now scores much better than the old 8.Be3. B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} b6 9. Ba2 Bb7 10. Re1 {The position is equal.} e6 11. Bf4 {[#]} a6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Qe2 Nd8 15. Qd2 Bc6 16. Nc3 d4 17. Ne4 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Bxe5 Qb7 21. Qh6 Bxg2 22. Qxh7# {1-0 (22) Zaytsev,E (1686)-Gheng,H (1218) Gerlingen 2007}) 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Bh6 Rc8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rad1 b5 16. Ne2 Qc7 17. Ng3 Ne5 18. Nh2 Ned7 19. f4 Red8 (19... b4 $5) 20. c3 a5 21. Nf3 b4 22. Ng5 {Black must now prevent Bxe6!} Nf8 (22... h6 $5 {[%cal Rh6g5]} 23. Nf3 Qb6 $11) 23. Qf2 d5 (23... bxc3 $14 24. bxc3 h6) 24. e5 $16 Ng8 25. d4 (25. axb4 $16 axb4 26. cxb4) 25... bxa3 $11 26. bxa3 cxd4 27. cxd4 Qc2 28. Rd2 Qc3 29. Bb1 {And now f5! would win.} Ne7 30. Rd3 Qc7 31. h4 $1 h6 (31... Kg8 $16) 32. Nh3 $2 (32. Nxf7 $1 $18 Kxf7 33. h5) 32... Nf5 (32... Rb8 $14) 33. h5 (33. Nxf5+ $16 exf5 34. h5) 33... Qe7 ({Black should play} 33... Ba6 $1 $14 34. Rf3 Qe7) 34. hxg6 ({White should try} 34. Nxf5+ $1 $18 exf5 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Rg3) 34... fxg6 $16 35. Rb3 (35. Nxf5+ $16 exf5 36. Rb3) 35... Rc7 (35... a4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 36. Rb4 Rd7) 36. Rb6 ({Better is} 36. Ne2 $1 $16) 36... Rdc8 37. Nxf5+ exf5 38. g4 fxg4 $2 (38... Qxa3 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 39. Qh4 Qf3) 39. f5 $18 gxf5 40. Nf4 (40. Bxf5 $6 gxh3 41. Rf6 Nh7) 40... Qg5 $2 {[#]} (40... Rc6 41. Rxc6 (41. Nxd5 Qf7 $14) 41... Bxc6) 41. Bxf5 (41. Rg6+ $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxg6 42. Ne6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 43. Nxg5 hxg5 44. Qxf5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 41... g3 ({Of course not} 41... Qxf5 42. Ne6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxe6 43. Rxe6 $18) 42. Qf3 Rc1 $2 (42... Re8 43. Nh5+ Kh8) 43. Rxb7+ Kh8 44. Bxc8 Rxe1+ 45. Kg2 Rc1 46. Bh3 {Strongly threatening Rb8!} Rc2+ 47. Kg1 {Threatens to win with Rb8!} Rc1+ {[#]} 48. Bf1 $1 {Intending Rb8! and mate.} Qf5 {[#]} 49. Qxg3 (49. Ng6+ $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxg6 (49... Qxg6 50. Qxf8+) 50. Qxf5 Ne7 51. Rxe7 Rxf1+ 52. Qxf1 Kg8 53. Qf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 54. Qh7#) 49... Ne6 50. Rb8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.41/Black=0.69} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.16"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,74,35,26,26,38,-2,33,20,28,0,2,-6,0,0,-2,-81,-53,-46,-54,-56,-48,-76,-70,-104,-66,-143,-143,-158,-163,-136,-160,-148,-136,-157,-164,-150,-164,-233,-233,-247,-258,-238,-245,-260,-237,-206,-170,-156,-169,-169,-136,-157,-157,-139,-128,-253,-158,-143,-123,-558,-558,-545,-546,-767,-731]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 {[%cal Re4d5] D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 cxd5.} dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ng5 {White is slightly better.} Be6 {[#]} 10. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Nxe6+ fxe6 11. Bg5 h6 12. O-O-O+ Ke7 13. Bh4 Kf7 14. Rd8 g5 15. Bg3 Bg7 16. Rxh8 Bxh8 {½-½ (40) Wojtaszek,R (2719)-Edouard,R (2649) Biel 2020}) 10... Bb4 11. O-O-O+ Ke7 12. Nxe6 ({Reject} 12. Ncxe4 Bxa2 13. Bd3 (13. Bc5+ $2 Bxc5 14. Nxc5 Rc8 $19) 13... Nc6 $17) 12... fxe6 13. Nb5 (13. Nxe4 $11 {keeps the balance.} Nxe4 14. Rd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 13... a6 14. Nd4 Nbd7 15. Kb1 Rac8 16. g3 Ng4 17. Bh3 Ndf6 18. Nc2 (18. Bxg4 $15 Nxg4 19. Nb3) 18... Bc5 $17 {aiming for ...Bxe3.} 19. Rd2 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rhd8 22. Rhd1 {intending Rxd8.} Rxd2 23. Rxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rc5 24. Rc2 (24. Bg2 {is a better defense.}) 24... Rh5 $19 25. Bf1 Nd5 26. Re2 Kd6 27. a3 Nf6 28. Kc1 Ng4 29. h3 Rc5+ 30. Kd1 Rd5+ 31. Ke1 Ne5 32. Rc2 b5 33. Bg2 (33. Be2 $17) 33... Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Rc5 35. Rd2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (35. Rxc5 $17 {was the crucial defense.} Kxc5 36. Bxe4 Nxb2 37. Bxh7) 35... Ke5 {Black is clearly winning.} 36. g4 g5 37. b4 Rc3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.48/Black=0.11} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.16"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,107,3,9,5,20,10,18,11,23,20,8,-2,10,0,33,38,162,0,14,10,0,-22,-30,-27,3,7,10,14,16,14,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,11,8,102,116,114,96,93,93,112,110,108,116,112,89,97,91,196,199,192,184,284,282,288,276,364,290,340,236,433,426,544,555,518,347,470,473,467,426,603,601,562,525,602,552,597,522,543,443,560,550,907,872,815,801,29997,29998]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 e6 8. Nc3 {A15: English Opening: 1...Nf6.} Na6 9. e3 Qe7 10. Qe2 {The position is equal.} c5 11. d4 d5 {[#]} 12. Ne5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. cxd5 exd5 13. a3 Nc7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Ba6 16. Qe1 Ne6 17. Na4 Bb5 18. Nc3 {0-1 (37) Praggnanandhaa,R (2455)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2673) Sharjah 2017}) 12... Rfd8 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 dxc4 {[#]} (14... Nb4 $14) 15. bxc4 (15. Ba3 $1 $18 {[%cal Ra3e7][%mdl 512]} Qc7 (15... Qxa3 16. Bxb7) 16. Nb5 (16. bxc4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nd7 $14)) 15... Bxg2 $11 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ 17. Qf3 Qxf3+ 18. Kxf3 Rdc8 19. Rac1 {[%cal Ba1c1,Bc1c2,Bc2e2,Be2e6][%mdl 32]} Bh6 20. Rc2 Nb4 21. Re2 Nc6 22. Nxc6 Rxc6 23. d5 Rxc4 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rxe6 Bg7 26. Nb5 Rf8 {White must now prevent ...Ng4+.} 27. Ba3 Ne4+ (27... Rb8 $11) 28. Bxf8 $16 {White now steadily converts the win.} Ng5+ 29. Kg2 Nxe6 30. Bxg7 {Hoping for Bh6.} Kxg7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 31. Rd7+ Kf6 32. Rxa7 h5 33. Ra6 Rc6 34. Na7 Rd6 {[#]} (34... Rc7 $16) 35. Nc8 $1 $18 {[%cal Rc8d6]} Rd2 36. Nxb6 ({Don't do} 36. Rxb6 $6 Rxa2 37. h4 Ra4 $16) 36... Rc2 (36... g5 $142 37. Ra5 Kg6) 37. Nd5+ Ke5 38. Ra5 Ke4 39. Nf6+ Kd3 40. Re5 Nd4 $2 (40... Nc5 41. Kf3 Kd4) 41. Nd5 Rb2 42. Nf4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kc4 43. Re4 Kc3 44. Nxg6 Rxa2 45. Nf4 h4 (45... Ra5 $142 46. h4 Nb3) 46. g4 Ra5 47. h3 Nc2 48. Re8 Kd2 49. Re2+ Kc3 50. Re7 Kd2 51. Rd7+ Ke1 52. Kf3 {Threatening mate with Ng2+.} Ra3+ 53. Rd3 {Rxa3 is the strong threat.} Ra4 54. Ng2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.38} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.16"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 17. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ngf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. cxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 21. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 24. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 28. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 29. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. b3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 33. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 36. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. e7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. e8=Q+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 42. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 43. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.17"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 23,104,20,20,-39,-36,-40,-29,-28,-35,-33,-55,-39,-52,-135,-130,-120,-89,-83,3,6,9,8,4,7,6,7,114,-29,137,140,123,70,105,105,107,103,139,144,136,136,136,143,143,143,158,109,122,112,114,91,126,125,142,50,91,91,112,70,70,70,70,46,70,17,17,8,17,17,17,10,17,8,17,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Rd8 {is the new trend.} 13. Be2 {D85: Exchange Grünfeld: Unusual White 7th moves and lines with 7 Nf3.} (13. Nb3 $11) 13... Nc6 $15 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6b4,Bb4a2,Ba2c3][%mdl 32]} 14. d5 Nb4 {[#]} 15. a3 $146 {Black has an edge.} ({Predecessor:} 15. Bc5 Nxa2 16. Rc2 Nc3 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. d6 Bd7 19. Bc4 b5 20. Bd5 Rac8 21. Bb7 Rb8 22. Bd5 b4 23. O-O Rec8 24. Bb3 a5 25. Nb1 a4 {0-1 (25) Varga,C (2261)-Flumbort,A (2486) Budapest 2004}) 15... Na2 $1 {[%cal Ra2c1]} 16. Rc7 Nc3 17. Rxe7 Bd7 18. Bg5 ({Better is} 18. Bd3 $15) 18... h6 $17 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 Bf6 (20... Bf8 $17 21. Rxd7 Rxd7) 21. Rxd7 $1 $11 Rxd7 22. Bg4 Re7 23. d6 Ree8 24. d7 Re7 (24... Re6 $11) 25. Bd6 (25. Bc7 $16 Re6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. O-O) 25... Rxe4+ $2 (25... Rxd7 $11 26. Bxd7 Rd8) 26. Nxe4 $16 Nxe4 27. Bg3 (27. Bc7 $16) 27... a5 28. Ke2 Nxg3+ 29. hxg3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} b5 30. Rc1 {[#] Rc8+ is the strong threat.} ({Don't play} 30. Rxh6 Kg7 $14) 30... Rd8 31. Rc5 b4 32. Rxa5 bxa3 33. Rxa3 Kf8 34. Re3 Rb8 35. f4 Be7 36. Kf3 Rb4 37. Bf5 Rd4 38. Kg4 (38. Rc3 $16) 38... gxf4 39. gxf4 Rd5 40. Re5 Rxe5 41. fxe5 $14 {KB-KB} Bd8 42. Kh5 Kg7 43. g4 ({White should try} 43. Bh3 $14) 43... Be7 $11 {The position is equal.} 44. Bd3 Bd8 45. Bc4 Bg5 46. Bb3 Kf8 47. Bd5 Kg7 48. Bxf7 Kxf7 {[#]} 49. d8=Q $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxd8 50. Kxh6 Ke6 51. g5 Bxg5+ 52. Kxg5 Kxe5 {Black escapes into a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.24/Black=0.24} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.17"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A44"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,87,72,122,105,113,110,123,77,93,81,85,91,106,81,140,109,176,175,168,170,172,100,145,60,184,135,146,88,92,99,102,102,105,105,170,187,175,175,193,181,181,182,182,172,527,542,722,710,647,196,196,196,266,218,436,291,291,293,687,418,406,168,177,162,169,170,186,193,299,303,413,321,736,744,1188,1164,979,0,542,454]} 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. h4 Bh6 {[#]} 6. h5 $146 {A44: Semi-Benoni.} ({Predecessor:} 6. Bxh6 Nxh6 7. Qd2 Ng4 8. h5 a6 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. a4 Nd7 11. Be2 Ngf6 12. Nf3 Nf8 {1-0 (70) Yevseev,D (2530)-Eliseev,A (2439) St Petersburg 2005}) 6... Bxc1 7. Qxc1 g5 8. Nge2 {White is better.} Nh6 9. Ng3 O-O 10. Bd3 a6 11. a4 b6 ({Better is} 11... Qe7) 12. Nd1 Ra7 (12... f5 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 13. Ne3 $18 Kh8 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. c3 (15. Nc4 $18) 15... Nf6 $16 16. b4 (16. f3 $16) 16... Nfg8 (16... Nxe4 $14 17. Bxe4 (17. Nxe4 f5 $11) 17... f5) 17. a5 cxb4 18. cxb4 (18. axb6 $142 Qxb6 19. cxb4) 18... b5 19. Rc1 Ne7 20. O-O Bd7 21. Rc3 Rc7 {[#]} (21... f6 $16 22. Rfc1 Kg7) 22. Rfc1 $1 $18 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 ({Don't take} 23. Rxc3 $6 f6 $16) 23... Qa8 24. Qc7 Rc8 25. Qxd7 {Rxc8+ is the strong threat.} Rxc1+ 26. Kh2 Qf8 $2 (26... Neg8 {is more resistant.}) 27. Qxd6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ng6 28. Qf6+ Qg7 29. Qxg7+ $2 (29. Qxa6 {Threatens to win with Ngf5.} Nh4 30. Bxb5) 29... Kxg7 30. hxg6 fxg6 (30... hxg6 {is a better defense.} 31. Ne2 Ra1) 31. Ne2 Ra1 $2 (31... Rc8 {was necessary.} 32. Kg3 Nf7) 32. d6 Nf7 33. d7 Ra3 $2 (33... Kf6 34. Nd5+ Ke6 35. Nc7+ Kxd7 36. Nxa6 Nd6) 34. Bc2 Kf6 35. Nd5+ (35. Nc1 $142) 35... Ke6 36. Nc7+ Kxd7 37. Nxa6 Nd6 38. Nc5+ Ke7 (38... Kc7 $142 39. f3 Nb7) 39. Bb3 h5 40. a6 g4 $2 (40... Nc8 41. Nc3 Na7 42. Nd5+ Kf8) 41. Nc3 Kf6 42. Nd5+ Kg5 {[#]} 43. Nc3 $2 (43. Ba4 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Rxa4 44. Nxa4) 43... h4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (43... Kf6 $1 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.} 44. Ba4 Nc8 45. Nxb5 Ra1) 44. Ba4 $1 {[%mdl 576] Promotion.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.62/Black=0.77} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.17"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,95,14,10,20,5,17,15,10,10,8,8,8,7,20,-1,26,3,3,-17,-1,-3,0,6,18,14,40,18,18,14,14,20,19,2,48,49,62,23,27,24,29,22,72,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,7,6,6,81,81,137,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 4] is more profitable than 7.Bb3 at the moment.} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 {[#]} a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb6 13. a4 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Ng5 c6 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 {1-0 (57) Adams,M (2701)-Anton Guijarro,D (2703) Biel 2020}) 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. dxc4 Qa6 16. c5 Ng6 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Rad1 Qe6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qd6 21. Ng5 Qe7 22. Ne4 Rfd8 (22... f5 $5 {[%cal Rf5e4]} 23. d6 Qf7 $11) 23. c4 b6 24. Ng3 f6 25. Nf5 Qf8 26. Qe4 Ne7 {[%cal Bg6e7,Be7c8,Bc8d6][%mdl 32]} 27. Ne3 (27. Nd4 $16) 27... Nc8 $11 28. g3 Nd6 29. Qc2 f5 30. c5 bxc5 31. Qxc5 Qf7 32. Nc4 Nxc4 33. Qxc4 e4 34. Rd4 h5 35. h4 Rd6 36. Rc1 Rad8 37. Qxa4 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} (38... Qxd5 $11 39. Qc2 (39. Rxc7 e3 $11) 39... Qxa2) 39. Qb3 $16 c5 (39... Kh7 $142) 40. Qe3 (40. a4 $16) 40... c4 $11 {The position is equal.} 41. a4 Kh7 42. Qe2 Rd3 43. Rxc4 Qxc4 44. Qxh5+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Kg8 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qh5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg8 47. Qe8+ Kh7 {[#] ( -> ...Rd1+)} 48. Qh5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/Black=0.10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.17"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,89,72,120,109,115,112,110,122,133,94,137,130,124,99,102,78,80,73,60,68,144,136,128,135,152,117,185,193,283,288,356,356,380,377,370,350,342,277,260,270,263,286,258,269,495,491,554,557,552,546,559,549,815,348,335,319,351,351,351,348,323,279,424,395,685,652,619,608,676,666,1177,1032,1968,1847,1635,1244,3064,1445,29965,29966,5531,1975]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 b5 4. f3 {[#]} e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 4... d6 5. e4 Bd7 6. a4 bxa4 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Bc3 g6 9. Na3 Bg7 10. Nh3 Na6 11. Nc4 {1-0 (49) Blanco Ruiz,C (1630)-Rojo Jorge,A (1364) Madrid 2015}) 5. e4 Ba6 6. a4 {A45: Trompowsky Attack.} b4 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. Nd2 {White is better.} d6 9. Nc4 Nc7 10. Ne2 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. c3 a5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nc1 Qc8 {Black is now going downhill.} (14... Ne8 $14) 15. Nb3 $16 Qa6 16. Nbxa5 {Hoping for cxb4.} bxc3 17. b3 f5 (17... Nb8 $16) 18. Nc6 $18 Bf6 (18... Rae8 $142 19. Qd3 Nb8) 19. Nxd6 fxe4 20. fxe4 {Strongly threatening Qg4.} Nb8 21. Nxb8 Qxd6 22. Nc6 Ne6 23. dxe6 Qxc6 24. Qd5 $1 {[%cal Rd5c6]} Qxd5 25. exd5 Rfd8 26. Rfd1 ({Weaker is} 26. Bxc5 Rxd5 27. b4 c2 $16) 26... e4 $2 (26... c2) 27. Rac1 c4 28. bxc4 {[%cal Bb3c4,Bc4c5][%mdl 32]} Rxa4 29. c5 Rc4 30. d6 Ra8 31. e7 (31. Ra1 $142 Rb8 32. Rdb1) 31... Kf7 32. Rc2 Ke6 33. Rb1 h6 34. Rb3 Rca4 35. g4 Kd7 (35... Rc4 {was called for.} 36. Kg2 Be5) 36. Rb7+ Kc6 $2 (36... Ke6 37. h4 Rd4 38. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 39. Kg2 Bxc5 40. Rxc3 Bxd6) 37. Rc7+ Kd5 {[#]} 38. Rxc3 $3 {[%mdl 512]} Ra1+ (38... Bxc3 39. d7) 39. Rc1 Rxc1+ 40. Bxc1 {KRB-KRB} Bd4+ 41. Kf1 Ke6 42. Ke2 g5 {[#]} 43. Bd2 (43. Ba3 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Be5 {[#]} (43... Rxa3 44. e8=Q+) 44. d7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxe7 45. Rc8 Kxd7 46. Rxa8) 43... Be5 {[#]} 44. d7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxe7 45. Rc8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.20/Black=0.65} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.18"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,91,-6,13,5,8,4,18,0,4,-9,1,-8,-10,-7,-24,-17,10,0,7,17,10,10,25,0,81,84,73,42,42,20,66,56,57,66,103,102,87,95,93,101,100,92,177,144,129,140,356,276,274,236,218,213,251,243,281,275,265,272,271,245,247,254,257,236,243,245,309,316,336,300,379,381,356,337,436,436,569,425,418,410,492,487,506,498]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. h3 Bd7 5. d3 Bc6 {[#]} 6. Be2 $146 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} ({Predecessor:} 6. Nbd2 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bf1 e5 11. a4 d5 {½-½ (11) Firat,B (2408)-Yilmazyerli,M (2312) Konya 2012}) 6... g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Be3 {The position is equal.} O-O 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qb1 e5 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 {d5 is the strong threat.} cxd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 {[%cal Rc6e4]} 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 d5 16. Qxc6 dxe4 (16... Rc8 $11 {keeps the balance.} 17. Qb7 Nc5 18. Bxc5 (18. Qxa7 Nfxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 $11) 18... Rxc5) 17. Nc4 $16 Rc8 18. Qd6 Bf8 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Rfd1 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Rc7 22. Rad1 Ne6 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. b3 {[%cal Bb2b3,Bb3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} a5 25. Bc4 a4 (25... h5 $16 {was worth a try.}) 26. bxa4 Bxd6 27. Bxe6 Be5 $2 {[#] Loses the game.} (27... fxe6 $16 28. Rxd6 Kf7) 28. Bb3 Kg7 29. a5 Ra8 30. Bb6 Rc3 31. Kf1 Bc7 32. Bd4 Bxa5 33. Bxc3 Bxc3 34. Rd8 Ra7 35. Rc8 Ba5 36. Ke2 Re7 37. Rc6 e3 38. fxe3 Ne4 {Now ...Nc3+ and Black clings on.} 39. Rd3 h5 40. Bd5 Ng3+ 41. Kd1 Nf5 42. e4 Nh4 43. Rc2 g5 44. a4 Ng6 45. Rc5 Bb6 46. Rb5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.14/Black=0.29} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.18"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,99,8,8,8,6,2,-63,-99,-95,-20,-100,-102,-107,-106,-145,0,0,28,0,368,139,349,25,126,121,114,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,52,2,0,0,0,0,37,38,179,183,203,188,180,193,381,360,469,431,525,496,578,533,972,965,923,911,2265,2168,3187,3220,5489,2627,4079,3526,29986,29985,29988,29989,29991,29992,29992,29993,29995,29996,29996,29993,29998,29999]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 {10.Be2 gains popularity.} Bd7 {D40: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 e3.} 11. Rd1 {[%cal Rc4d5]} Rc8 {[#]} 12. g4 $146 (12. Qb3 $11) ({Predecessor:} 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be2 d4 14. exd4 Bg4 15. d5 Ne7 16. Qb1 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bg4 18. Be2 {1-0 (74) So,W (2770)-Caruana,F (2804) Leuven 2016}) 12... Nxg4 $15 {Black is slightly better.} 13. Rg1 Nge5 (13... Nce5 $17 14. Nxe5 Nxe5) 14. Be2 (14. Ng5 $11 g6 15. Rg3) 14... Nxf3+ $17 15. Bxf3 {next Nxd5! is good for White.} Ne5 (15... dxc4 $2 16. Ne4 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} (16. Nb5 f6 $16)) 16. Be2 dxc4 $2 (16... Rxc4 $17 17. Bxc4 Nf3+ 18. Ke2 Nxg1+ 19. Rxg1 dxc4) 17. Ne4 $11 {[#]} c3 $1 18. Bxc3 Bb8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (18... Ng6 $11) 19. Nc5 $2 (19. Rxd7 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Qh4 (19... Qxd7 20. Nf6+) 20. Rxb7 Qxh2 21. Rf1) 19... f6 $2 (19... g6 $16) 20. Qe4 $2 ({Not} 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qb3 (21. Rxd7 Qxd7 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 22. Bd3 Qe7 $17) 21... Rxc5 $16) (20. f4 $18 Rf7 21. fxe5) 20... Qe7 (20... Rxc5 $1 $11 21. bxc5 Bc6 22. Rxd8 Bxe4 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 21. Bxe5 $16 Bc6 22. Bxb8 ({Better is} 22. Bd6 $1 $16 {[%cal Rd6e7]} Bxd6 23. Qxe6+ Qxe6 24. Nxe6) 22... Bxe4 $11 23. Bd6 {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Qf7 {aiming for ...Bd5.} 24. Bxf8 Bg6 $1 25. Bd6 {Threatens to win with Bc4.} b6 $1 26. Nxa6 {Strongly threatening Bc7.} Rc2 (26... e5 $11) 27. b5 (27. Bc7 $5 {[%cal Rd1d8]} Qe7 28. Bxb6 $14) 27... e5 $1 28. Nb4 Rxe2+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 29. Kxe2 {Black must now prevent Rc1.} Qc4+ 30. Kd2 {Rc1 is the strong threat.} Bh5 {[#] Black is now going downhill.} ({Black should try} 30... Qb3 $14 31. Rc1 Qb2+ 32. Nc2 Qb3) 31. Rc1 $1 $18 {[%cal Rc1c4]} Qe2+ 32. Kc3 Qxf2 33. Rge1 Qxh2 $2 (33... Be2 {might work better.}) 34. Bc7 Bf3 35. Bxb6 h5 36. a4 {[%cal Ba3a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} h4 37. a5 h3 38. a6 Qg3 39. Bc5 Kh7 40. b6 Qg4 41. b7 h2 42. b8=Q Qg2 43. Qd6 Qf2 44. Qd2 {White mates.} Qg3 {[#]} 45. Rh1 $1 Bxh1 46. Rxh1 Kg6 47. Qxh2 {[%csl Gh1][%cal Rh2h5]} Qf3 48. Rg1+ Kf7 {[#]} 49. Qg2 $1 Qf5 50. Qxg7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.41/Black=0.68} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.18"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,162,17,19,8,15,8,17,6,7,0,13,7,7,6,8,10,14,9,2,0,10,0,0,-4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-24,-15,-23,-23,-27,0,-46,0,-31,0,16,16,0,32,25,45,0,0,-132,-93,-299,-294,-314,-300,-275,328,322,465,419,482,476,472,480,758,462,464,388,491,463,498,369,735,739,768,599,696,659,675,613,586,599,738,678,1221,1193,1373,1308,1095,558,556,522,614,375,426,37,37,0,30,37,37,23,42,37,36,13,13,0,2,3,14,10,10,0,14,0,14,13,14,14,14,14,91,37,37,0,0,0,22,22,37,30,14,14,14,14,14,14,37,14,14,14,43,30,37,0,14,14,14,0,18,0,14,0,28]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 Bf5 4. e3 c6 5. Bd3 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} Bxd3 7. cxd3 Nd7 8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O (9. Bg3 {is more complex.} Be7 10. O-O Ngf6 11. h3 O-O 12. e4) 9... Be7 {[#]} 10. Bxe7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Bg3 Ngf6 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 Qd8 13. h3 a5 14. b5 c5 15. Na4 cxd4 16. exd4 {0-1 (76) Petrovic,M-Lematschko,T Plovdiv 1982}) 10... Nxe7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. b4 Qc7 13. Rfc1 Rfc8 14. Qb3 Qd8 15. Ne2 Nf5 16. b5 cxb5 17. Qxb5 Nd6 18. Qb4 Qb6 19. Qa3 a5 20. Rab1 Qa6 21. Ne5 Nf8 22. h4 b5 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 23. Rc5 b4 24. Qa4 f6 25. Nc6 {aiming for Ne7+.} Qxd3 26. Rbc1 Kh8 27. Nf4 Qa6 28. Ne7 {Strongly threatening Rxc8.} Rxc5 29. dxc5 (29. Rxc5 $11 Ne4 30. Rc7) 29... Ne4 {And now ...Nc3 would win.} 30. c6 $2 (30. Rc2 $17 {might work better.}) 30... Nc3 $19 31. Qc2 Qc4 32. Kh2 e5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} ({Avoid the trap} 32... Qxa2 $2 33. Qxa2 Nxa2 34. Rc5 $18) (32... Ra7 $19 {avoids the disaster.} 33. Neg6+ Nxg6 34. Qxg6 Qxc6) 33. Nfxd5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 576] Pin} Qxh4+ (33... Nxd5 34. Qxc4) 34. Kg1 Qc4 {intending ...Ne2+.} 35. Nxc3 bxc3 36. Qxc3 Qe6 (36... Qf7 $142 37. Qa3 Ng6) 37. c7 Qxe7 38. c8=Q Rxc8 39. Qxc8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQN} Kh7 40. Qc5 Qf7 $2 (40... Qd8 41. Qc2+ Ng6) 41. Qxa5 Ng6 42. Qa4 f5 43. Qc4 Qf6 44. Qc6 Qg5 45. a4 e4 46. Qd6 f4 47. Qd4 f3 48. g3 Qg4 49. Kf1 Qh3+ 50. Ke1 {Rc7 would kill now.} Qh1+ 51. Kd2 {Threatening mate with Rc7!} Qg2 52. Qxe4 $2 (52. Rc7 $1 $18 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Rd4g7]} Qxf2+ {[#]} 53. Kc3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qe1+ 54. Kb2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qe2+ 55. Kb3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qd3+ 56. Qxd3 exd3 57. Rc1) 52... Qxf2+ $14 53. Kd3 Qe2+ (53... Qb2 $5 {[%cal Rb2c1]} 54. Re1 Qa3+ 55. Kd2 Qd6+ 56. Kc1 Qa3+ 57. Kd1 Qa1+ 58. Kd2 Qb2+ 59. Qc2 Qb4+ 60. Kd1 Qd6+ 61. Qd2 Qa3 $11) 54. Kc3 f2 $1 {Hoping for ...Qe1+.} 55. Qd3 Qg4 56. Rf1 Qxg3 57. a5 Qc7+ 58. Kb4 Qb7+ 59. Ka3 Qe7+ 60. Ka4 Qe8+ 61. Kb4 {Cut Off at move 61} Qb8+ 62. Kc3 Qe5+ 63. Kb3 Qxa5 64. Rxf2 Qb6+ 65. Kc2 Kg8 (65... Qc5+ $11 66. Kd1 Qh5+ 67. Kc1 Qc5+ 68. Kd1 Qh5+ 69. Kc1 Qc5+ 70. Rc2 Qg5) 66. Kd1 (66. Qb3+ $16 Qxb3+ 67. Kxb3) 66... Qe6 67. Ke2 Ne5 68. Qd4 Qa6+ 69. Kd1 Ng6 70. Qd5+ Kh7 71. Qe4 Qa1+ 72. Ke2 Qb2+ 73. Kf1 Qb6 74. Rg2 Qf6+ 75. Kg1 Qf7 76. Rf2 Qd7 77. Rg2 Qd1+ {The position is equal.} 78. Kh2 Qh5+ 79. Kg1 Qd1+ 80. Kh2 Qh5+ 81. Kg1 Qd1+ {Black defended with fortune.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.54/Black=0.33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.18"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,105,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,17,28,20,21,25,8,7,0,13,15,11,8,15,6,72,-6,18,0,0,-7,0,-3,0,0,0,0,74,70,77,77,114,92,122,88,97,74,58,0,57,32,125,117,131,30,139,119,129,114,202,0,0,-63,-66,-56,-70,-355,-362,-361,-364,-356,-383,-399,-366,-403,-403,-403,-403,-403,-403,-399,-399,-399,-393,-391,-383,-379,-153,-153,-153,-5065,-4133,-29982]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. O-O {The position is equal. 9.Nc3 deserves study.} O-O 10. Be3 f6 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Re1 Rae8 16. Qd2 {[#]} Na5 $146 {[%cal Rh5f3]} ({Predecessor:} 16... Qd6 17. Rab1 h6 18. Nh4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Ne7 20. Qg4 Qf6 21. f3 Kh7 {1-0 (34) Nigmatov,O (2236)-Theodorou,N (2321) Gyor 2014}) 17. Ne5 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 {next Nd7 is good for White.} Qf5 19. Rae1 c6 (19... Nc4 $11 20. Nxc4 dxc4) 20. f4 ({Better is} 20. Bg5 $16) 20... Bc7 21. Rf2 Nc4 22. Qc1 Bd6 23. Ree2 Bxe5 24. dxe5 b6 25. Rf3 c5 (25... Qe6 $11 {remains equal.}) 26. Bf2 $16 Qd7 27. Qd1 Qc6 28. Kh2 a5 29. Bg3 Qe6 30. Qd3 Rf5 31. Rf1 (31. Bh4 $14) 31... b5 (31... g5 $11) 32. Rd1 Rd8 (32... g5 $14) 33. Bh4 Rd7 34. Rf2 (34. Qf3 $1 $16) 34... b4 (34... Rf8 $11) 35. g4 Rf8 36. Bg3 bxc3 (36... Qe7 $16 {was necessary.}) 37. Qxc3 $2 (37. f5 $18 Qe7 38. Qxc3) 37... d4 $11 38. Qb3 (38. Qe1 $1 $11) 38... Qd5 $15 39. Rc1 Ne3 {...c4 is the strong threat.} 40. Rxc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({White should play} 40. Qxd5+ $1 $15 Rxd5 41. Re2) 40... Qxb3 $19 41. axb3 d3 $1 {[%cal Rd3d2] Threatens to win with ...d2.} 42. e6 d2 43. exd7 d1=Q 44. Re5 Nf1+ 45. Rxf1 Qxf1 46. Re8 Qd3 47. d8=Q Qxd8 48. Rxd8 Rxd8 {KR-KB} 49. Be1 Rd5 $1 50. Kg2 {[#]} Rb5 (50... g6 $1 $19 {is more deadly.} 51. Kg3 Rb5) 51. f5 $17 Kf7 52. Bd2 $2 {[#]} (52. Bc3 $17) 52... a4 $1 $19 53. f6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.46/Black=0.24} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.19"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,67,28,18,23,33,22,0,18,23,20,12,51,43,88,76,89,88,82,43,153,161,171,0,225,238,347,310,309,295,348,320,314,283,457,314,425,413,547,506,548,491,455,454,478,477,612,605,597,587,665,569,1021,1008,1000,992,986,978]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nf3 e6 {B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack.} 8. O-O Bd6 9. Na3 $5 {[%mdl 4] Exploring less charted territory.} a6 {The position is equal.} 10. Nc2 Bd7 {[#]} 11. Qe2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Bf4 Bb5 14. Bxb5 axb5 15. Qe2 Nf5 16. g4 Ne7 17. a3 {0-1 (47) Murillo,F-Marbourg,D (2252) ICCF email 2017}) 11... h6 12. Re1 g5 13. Ne5 Rg8 14. Bd2 h5 15. a4 h4 (15... Na5 $14) 16. b4 $16 g4 17. b5 $2 {[#]} (17. hxg4 $6 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nxg4 $14) (17. Nxg4 $18 Nxg4 18. hxg4) 17... Ne7 $2 (17... Bxe5 $11 {and Black is okay.} 18. bxc6 (18. dxe5 gxh3 19. bxc6 Rxg2+ 20. Kf1 Bxc6 $11) 18... Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Bxc6) 18. hxg4 $18 ({Much less strong is} 18. Nxg4 $6 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Bf4 $16) 18... a5 (18... axb5 $142 19. g5 (19. axb5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bxe5 $16) (19. Bxb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Rxa1 $16) 19... Bxe5) 19. g5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rc8 $2 (22... h3 23. gxh3 O-O-O) 23. Nd4 Ng6 24. c4 Qxc4 25. Rec1 {White is clearly winning.} Qd5 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Qxd5 exd5 28. Rc1 Bd7 29. Rc7 Nxe5 30. Rxb7 {[#] Rb8+ is the strong threat.} Ke7 31. Bxa5 Nc4 32. Bb4+ Kd8 33. Rb8+ Bc8 34. b6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25/Black=0.58} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.19"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Neg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 16. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 17. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 18. Nxh6+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 20. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Qc4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Bxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.19"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,91,19,8,24,9,12,12,12,12,12,16,10,3,13,0,12,0,8,-13,0,0,10,0,18,16,33,16,43,32,26,6,52,9,55,54,55,47,89,79,57,61,75,43,59,45,77,58,72,55,206,206,237,235,237,219,206,213,210,0,77,0,0,-53,-40,-106,-83,-142,-128,-132,-35,-47,337,350,325,335,313,307,29979,466,29967,7047]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 4] outshines the older 7.Bb3.} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 {The position is equal.} 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 {[#]} a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb6 13. a4 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Ng5 c6 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 {1-0 (57) Adams,M (2701)-Anton Guijarro,D (2703) Biel 2020}) 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. dxc4 Qa6 16. c5 Ng6 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Rad1 Qe6 19. Nd5 Rfc8 20. g3 h6 21. Re3 Ra6 22. c4 c6 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. c5 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Rd3 Qe7 27. Rd6 Nf8 28. Qc3 Nd7 29. Nh4 g6 30. Qe3 Kh7 $2 (30... Nf8 $1 $14) 31. Nf5 $1 $18 gxf5 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. exf5 {And now f6 would win.} f6 34. Qg6+ $40 {[%mdl 1152] White has strong compensation. White wants a kill.} Kf8 35. Qh6+ (35. g4 $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.}) 35... Kg8 $16 36. Qd2 ({Better is} 36. Re6 $1 $16 {[%cal Re6e7]} Qf7 37. g4) 36... Nf8 $1 $11 (36... Nxc5 $2 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Qd1 $18) 37. g4 ({White should play} 37. Rd8 $11) 37... Ra8 $15 38. h4 (38. h3 $15) 38... Qg7 39. g5 ({White should try} 39. Qb4) 39... fxg5 $17 40. hxg5 Qf7 (40... Re8 $17 {Strongly threatening ...e4.} 41. g6 e4) 41. Qd3 $15 {With the idea g6.} Re8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (41... e4 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 42. Qxe4 Re8) 42. g6 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg6f7]} Qg7 {intending ...e4.} (42... Qxa2 43. f6 $18) 43. Qc4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 44. Rd3 {aiming for Rh3+.} ({And not} 44. Qxa4 e4 $11) (44. Qh4+ Kg8 $16) 44... Qh6 $2 {[#]} (44... Nxg6 $18 45. Rg3 {[%mdl 64] Pin} (45. fxg6 Qxg6+ 46. Rg3 Qh7 $16) 45... Qd7 46. Rh3+ (46. Rxg6 Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Qd5+ 48. Qxd5 cxd5 $18) (46. fxg6 Kg7 $18) 46... Kg7 47. fxg6 Rh8 48. Rxh8 Kxh8 49. Qh4+ (49. Qxa4 Kg7 $16) 49... Kg8) 45. Kg2 (45. Qf7 $142 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxg6 46. Qxe8+ Nf8 47. Rg3 Qf6 48. Qh5+ Nh7 49. Rh3 Qg7+ 50. Kh2) 45... e4 {[#]} (45... Ne6 $18) 46. Rh3 $1 {[%mdl 512] Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=0.62} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.19"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 14. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 15. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 18. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. f4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} exf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 23. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 24. Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Nxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 27. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxg2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Raf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} gxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Qxg6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Qb4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 53. h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 55. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Qxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 59. Kxf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 62. h7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. b4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. axb4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 68. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 69. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 70. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 71. h8=Q {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.20"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,52,-5,14,2,10,0,2,0,0,-25,-15,-22,-22,-29,-29,-25,-29,-37,-31,-68,-61,-73,-67,-66,-92,-98,-79,-199,-185,-189,-140,-134,-101,-132,-139,-371,-377,-380,-369,-457,-461,-450,-450,-957,-956]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. h3 Bd7 5. d3 Bc6 {[#]} 6. Be3 $146 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} ({Predecessor:} 6. Nbd2 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bf1 e5 11. a4 d5 {½-½ (11) Firat,B (2408)-Yilmazyerli,M (2312) Konya 2012}) 6... g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Qb1 {The position is equal.} e5 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Bd3 Re8 13. O-O d5 {[%cal Rd5e4]} 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Nxc6 Qxd3 16. Qxd3 exd3 17. Nb4 Nc6 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6b4,Bb4c2][%mdl 32]} 18. Nxd3 (18. Nxc6 $17 {was necessary.} bxc6 19. Nc4) 18... Rad8 $19 19. Nc5 b6 20. Ncb3 Nd5 21. Rac1 Ncb4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White must now prevent ...Nd3. Black is really pushing.} 22. Bd4 $2 {Now White is beyond hope.} (22. Bg5 $17 {was the only defense.}) 22... Rxe1+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} 23. Rxe1 {[#]} Nc2 $1 {[%cal Rc2e1][%mdl 64] Double Attack} 24. Re4 Nxd4 {Black is clearly winning.} 25. Nxd4 {[#]} Nf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6e4]} 26. Rg4 (26. Re2 $142 Rxd4 27. g3) 26... Nxg4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.57/Black=0.08} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.20"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,118,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,0,6,0,0,0,26,-11,-22,-22,-22,-22,-21,-45,-6,-28,-26,-41,-27,-43,-34,-39,-33,-38,-31,-44,-27,-79,-65,-81,-55,-76,-75,-69,0,-100,-83,-101,-87,-92,-98,-393,-207,-376,-372,-372,-354,-350,-144,-139,-136,-126,-4,-200,-197,-173,-125,-121,-41,-55,-49,-71,8,-8,-6,-188,-178,-186,-152,-177,-185,-157,-164,-223,-207,-217,-212,-289,-294,-326,-333,-375,-371,-29948,-12835,-2304,-371,-1807,-1823,-1725,-1679,-29970,-29972,-29985,-29986,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. e4 {A32: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e6.} Nxc3 $1 {[%mdl 4] is more profitable than 8...Nb4 at the moment.} 9. Bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 {The position is equal.} Qb6 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. a3 Na6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. O-O Bd7 16. Rfd1 {[#]} Raa8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Kf8 17. Nc2 Raa8 18. Kf1 Bb5+ 19. Ke1 Bd3 20. Ne3 Bxe4 21. f3 Bc6 22. Nc4 b5 {½-½ (53) Carlsen,M (2863)-So,W (2770) chess24.com INT 2020}) 17. f3 e5 18. Nf5 Bc5+ 19. Kf1 g6 20. Ng3 f6 21. Ke1 Ba4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nf1 Kf7 24. Nd2 (24. Rc1 $11) 24... Ke6 25. b3 Bc6 26. a4 Rd3 27. Rc1 f5 ({Black should play} 27... Be3 $15) 28. exf5+ (28. b4 $1 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.} Re3+ 29. Kf1 Rxc3 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 30. Rxc3 Bxb4 31. Rc2) 28... gxf5 $17 29. Nc4 e4 30. Ke2 b5 31. Na5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (31. Ne5 $17 Re3+ 32. Kd2) 31... Re3+ (31... Be3 $142 32. Nxc6 Bxc1 33. Nd4+ Kd5 34. Nxb5 Bf4 35. fxe4+ fxe4) 32. Kd2 $2 (32. Kf1 {was the only chance.} Ba3 33. Rc2) 32... Bd5 $19 33. axb5 exf3 34. gxf3 Bxf3 (34... Rxf3 $19 35. Re1+ Be4) 35. b4 $17 Re2+ 36. Kd3 Be3 (36... Bf2 $1 $17 {Threatens to win with ...Ra2.} 37. Bd4 Re1 38. Rxe1+ Bxe1) 37. Re1 $2 (37. Rf1 $11 {and White is okay.} Bh5 38. Nxb7) 37... Rxe1 $19 38. Bxe1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} Bg1 39. Bg3 b6 (39... Be4+ $17 40. Ke2 Bd5) 40. Nc4 $15 Be4+ 41. Kd2 Bd4 ({Better is} 41... Kd5 $17 42. Nd6 Kd4) 42. Bf4 Bd5 43. Na3 $2 {[#] Black keeps a firm grip on the game.} (43. Kd3 $11 Bg1 44. Bc7) 43... Be5 $1 $19 {[%cal Re5f4]} 44. Ke3 Bc3 45. Nc2 {[#]} Be4 $1 {[%cal Re4c2]} 46. Nd4+ Kd5 47. Nf3 (47. Nc6 $142) 47... Bxb4 48. Ng5 Bc5+ 49. Kd2 h5 50. Nh7 Bd4 51. h4 Kc4 52. Be3 $2 (52. Ng5 $19) 52... Bc3+ 53. Ke2 Kxb5 $2 (53... f4 54. Bxb6 Bxh7) 54. Bh6 $2 (54. Ng5 Bd5 55. Nh3) 54... Kc4 55. Ng5 b5 56. Bf8 b4 {Black mates.} 57. Nxe4 fxe4 58. Bxb4 Bxb4 ({Weaker is} 58... Kxb4 59. Ke3 $11) 59. Ke3 Kd5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.72/Black=0.37} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.20"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,69,4,-8,24,21,0,-10,-38,-23,-36,-37,-40,39,31,68,0,29,27,29,14,1,0,0,-39,-16,-38,-21,-28,4,0,-11,0,-9,-52,0,-16,0,0,30,34,199,-3,330,271,405,394,759,737,29985,29985,29988,29989,29979,29977,29994,6635,11943,6350,29982,29979,29998,29999]} 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e4 5. Ne2 a6 6. Bxc6 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} dxc6 7. O-O Bd6 {Threatens to win with ...Bxh2+!} 8. Ng3 {The position is equal.} h5 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nc3 {[#]} Qg6 $146 (10... Bxg3 $15 11. fxg3 Qe5) ({Predecessor:} 10... Bxg3 11. fxg3 Qe5 12. Qe2 Bf5 13. Qf2 g6 14. Qf4 Qe7 15. Ne2 c5 16. h3 O-O-O {0-1 (70) Kazmierczuk,Z (2164)-Schuller,J (2420) ICCF email 2016}) 11. Ngxe4 $14 Be7 12. Kh1 ({White should try} 12. f3 $14) 12... Bf5 (12... f5 $5 13. Ng3 $8 h4 $14) 13. d3 O-O-O 14. Ng3 (14. f4 {with more complications.} Rhe8 15. Qf3 Kb8 16. a3 Qh6 17. b4) 14... Bd7 15. Nge2 Kb8 16. Nf4 Qh6 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 17. d4 h4 18. Nd3 Bc8 (18... c5 {looks sharper.} 19. Nd5 h3 20. g3 Bc6 21. e4 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. dxc5 Qf6) 19. Qf3 f6 20. a4 g5 21. b4 Bd6 ({Better is} 21... g4 $1 $15 22. Qe2 f5) 22. b5 g4 $1 {[%cal Rg4f3]} 23. Qe2 $1 {bxa6 is the strong threat.} g3 24. h3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black must now prevent bxa6. White is pushing.} Qg5 $2 (24... Rhg8 $14 25. Rg1 gxf2 26. Qxf2 Rge8) 25. bxa6 $2 (25. Rfb1 $18) 25... gxf2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (25... Bxh3 $1 $11 26. f4 Qa5 27. gxh3 Qxc3) 26. axb7 (26. Qxf2 Rhe8 $18) 26... Bxb7 (26... Bxh3 {keeps fighting.} 27. gxh3 (27. Qxf2 Rde8 $18) 27... Qg3 28. Rxf2 Qxh3+ 29. Rh2 Bxh2) 27. Ne4 $18 Qg6 $2 (27... Qa5 28. Qxf2 Ka7) 28. Ndc5 f5 {[#]} 29. Rab1 $1 Rdg8 30. Rxb7+ Kc8 31. Nxd6+ cxd6 32. Qxf2 (32. Rxf2 $142 Qh5 33. Qa6 Qd1+ {[#]} 34. Kh2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qg1+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 35. Kxg1 Rxg2+ 36. Rxg2 dxc5 37. Qa8#) 32... dxc5 33. Rfb1 Kd8 34. Ra7 {[%cal Rb1b8]} Qg3 35. Qxg3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25/Black=0.85} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.20"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,32,8,0,-41,-21,-27,-22,-122,-140,-137,-112,-150,-148,-202,-61,-72,-37,-25,-37,-123,-123,-139,-122,-745,-733]} 1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. g4 Bg7 4. g5 Nh5 5. Bxg7 Nxg7 6. Bg2 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} e5 7. h4 $1 h6 {[#]} 8. Nf3 $146 {[#]} (8. gxh6 $11 {remains equal.} Rxh6 9. d4) ({Predecessor:} 8. d4 hxg5 9. dxe5 Qe7 10. Nd2 g4 11. Nc4 Nc6 12. Qd5 Rxh4 13. Rxh4 Qxh4 14. O-O-O {½-½ (39) Rotstein,J (2393)-Bonnmann,R (2261) Cologne 2004}) 8... e4 $1 $17 {[%cal Re4f3]} 9. gxh6 Rxh6 10. Ng5 d5 11. d3 (11. d4 $17) 11... f6 ({Black should play} 11... Qf6 $19 12. Nd2 Nf5 13. dxe4 Nxh4 14. Rxh4 Rxh4) 12. Nh3 $15 e3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has good play.} 13. fxe3 Nf5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 14. Nf4 (14. Kd2 $1 $15) 14... Nxe3 $17 15. Qd2 d4 16. Bf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (16. Nc3 $17) 16... Qd6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.89/Black=0.22} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,188,36,31,35,28,21,16,52,44,71,39,37,6,27,6,4,0,0,9,23,-16,-2,-33,-20,-19,0,-22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-181,-198,-196,-181,-210,-193,-510,-512,-488,-507,-508,-169,-570,425,-1985,-1118,-1783,-89,-99,-97,-106,-113,-168,-168,-183,-183,-208,-176,-265,-254,-329,-316,-290,-278,-302,-269,-250,-253,-291,-127,-127,0,-326,-335,-329,-308,-285,0,-288,-250,-250,-247,-247,-241,-245,-193,-448,-427,-570,-588,-817,-817,-818,-735,-703,-679,-655,-592,-910,-827,-739,-577,-952,-808,-1044,-1022,-1005,-596,-1334,-1345,-1379,-1381,-1354,-1341,-1275,-1114,-11904,-11430,-29976,-29977,-29978,-29975,-29979,-29980,-5724,-7742,-7208,-5832,-6995,-6950,-6813,-6269,-29976,-29976,-29982,-29983,-29983,-29983,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29991,-29992,-29992,-29991,-29991,-29992,-29992,-29993,-29993,-29994,-29994,-29995,-29995,-29996,-29997,-29998,-29998,-29999]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. Bb3 (12. Nb3 {looks sharper.} O-O 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. h4 g4 15. Bf4) 12... Nc6 {The position is equal.} 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qf3 Be6 15. O-O-O O-O {[#]} 16. Nd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. e5 Qxf3 17. gxf3 dxe5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe5 Nd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Rxf3 {½-½ (33) Leko,P (2739)-Carlsen,M (2810) Wijk aan Zee 2010}) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Qc7 18. h4 {White wants to play hxg5.} g4 19. Qf5 a5 {[%cal Ba6a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32] White must now prevent ...a4.} 20. Rd4 b5 {Strongly threatening ...a4.} 21. a3 Rab8 22. Rhd1 a4 23. Ba2 b4 $1 {[%cal Rb4a3]} 24. Rxb4 Rxb4 25. axb4 a3 26. bxa3 Qc3 27. Qd3 $2 (27. Rd3 $11 Qe1+ 28. Rd1) 27... Qa1+ $19 28. Bb1 Rc8 $1 {[%cal Rc8c3] ...Rc3 is the strong threat.} 29. Kd2 {[#]} Rc3 $1 {[%cal Rc3d3]} 30. Qf5 $2 ({Of course not} 30. Qd4 Nh5) (30. Qa6 {is a better chance.} Ne4+ 31. Ke1) 30... Qxa3 31. Ke2 Qxb4 {aiming for ...Qc4+.} 32. Kf1 Ne4 $2 (32... Qb5+ 33. Kg1 Qe2) 33. Bf4 $2 (33. Kg1) 33... Qc5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (33... Qb5+ $19 {avoids the disaster.} 34. Ke1 Rc4) 34. Bc1 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (34. Qxe4 $18 Rc4 35. Qe3) 34... Qb5+ 35. Kg1 Qxb1 $2 (35... Qe2 $19 {is more deadly.} 36. Rf1 {[#]} Bd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 37. Bxh6 g3) 36. Qxe4 $17 Qxc2 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black attacks with force.} (36... Rxc2 $6 37. g3 $11) 37. Qxc2 Rxc2 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 38. Be3 (38. h5 $17 {was worth a try.}) 38... h5 39. g3 Bf6 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Rb1 (41. Bd4 $142) 41... Kg6 42. Rb8 Rc3 43. Rg8+ Kh7 44. Ra8 Rd3 45. Ra5 Kg6 46. Rb5 Be5 (46... Kf5 $19 {has better winning chances.} 47. Kf1 Ke5) 47. Rb7 $17 Bf6 $2 (47... Kf6 $17 48. Bg5+ Kg6 49. Rxe7 Rxd5) 48. Rb5 $19 Kf5 49. Ra5 Ke4 50. Ra4+ Kf5 ({Don't play} 50... Kxd5 51. Ra5+ Ke6 52. Rxh5 $17) 51. Ra5 Bd4 52. Bxd4 Rxd4 {KR-KR} 53. Ra7 Kf6 ({Less strong is} 53... Rxd5 54. Rxe7 Kf6 55. Ra7 $17) 54. Ra5 Re4 55. Ra8 $2 (55. Ra3 {might work better.}) 55... Re5 56. Ra5 e6 57. Ra8 Rxd5 58. Kf1 Rb5 59. Ke2 Rb2+ 60. Ke3 Rb3+ 61. Ke2 {Cut Off at move 61} Kg7 62. Rd8 d5 63. Rd7 Kg6 64. Rd8 f6 65. Rg8+ Kh7 66. Re8 e5 67. Rd8 d4 68. Rd7+ Kg6 69. Rd8 Kf5 70. Rh8 Ke4 71. Rxh5 d3+ 72. Ke1 Rb1+ 73. Kd2 Rf1 74. Rh8 Rxf2+ 75. Kc3 Rc2+ 76. Kb3 Rg2 77. Kc3 Rxg3 78. Rf8 f5 {Black mates.} 79. h5 Rh3 80. Ra8 Rxh5 81. Kd2 Rh2+ 82. Kc3 Rc2+ 83. Kb3 Rc7 84. Rd8 Ke3 85. Rd5 e4 86. Rxf5 d2 87. Rd5 Ke2 88. Rd4 d1=Q+ 89. Rxd1 Kxd1 {KR-K} 90. Kb4 g3 91. Kb5 g2 92. Kb6 Rc2 93. Kb7 g1=Q 94. Kb8 Qg7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.61/Black=0.60} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.21"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 17. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. f4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 22. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. h4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 33. Rdd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 34. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Rdd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} cxb2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 42. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rg4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nxe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Kxe2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxg2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 54. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 56. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 57. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 59. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 62. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 68. Kxh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 69. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 70. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 71. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 72. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 73. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 74. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 75. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rh4# {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.21"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,58,12,17,27,11,18,10,10,9,10,4,7,7,27,0,18,0,9,-14,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,0,-6,0,0,0,0,0,-1491,-1474]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 {outshines the older 7.Bb3.} a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32] C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 {The position is equal.} 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 {[#]} a4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A top novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb6 13. a4 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Ng5 c6 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 {1-0 (57) Adams,M (2701)-Anton Guijarro,D (2703) Biel 2020}) 13. Qc2 (13. d4 $5 {[%cal Rd4d5]} Ne7 14. Qc2 $11 (14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Ng5 Qb6 $11)) 13... Ne7 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. dxc4 Qc5 16. b4 axb3 17. axb3 Qc6 18. Nd2 g6 19. g3 Kg7 20. Qd3 h5 21. h4 Ra6 22. b4 Rfa8 23. Nc2 {[#] aiming for b5.} Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 25. Nxa1 Qa4 26. Nc2 b6 27. Ne3 Ng4 28. Nxg4 Qd1+ 29. Nf1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (29. Kg2 $11 hxg4 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 dxc5 32. Qd8) 29... Qxd3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.42/Black=0.04} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.21"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,98,8,35,2,12,-14,31,26,20,36,71,42,93,89,102,38,29,53,37,37,41,22,22,-52,-10,-18,0,0,13,0,6,-94,173,47,82,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-156,-170,-177,-162,-162,-124,-157,0,-154,0,-162,-128,-238,-243,-421,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-254,-280,-193,0,0,0,0,72,-578,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 d4 4. Ne2 c5 5. Ng3 Nc6 6. Bc4 {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation.} e6 7. a3 {[#]} h5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Nf6 8. d3 Bd6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 b6 12. b4 Nd7 13. Rab1 Bb7 {½-½ (27) Priyadharshan,K (2462)-Menna Barreto,F (2275) Saint Louis 2015}) 8. h3 {White is slightly better.} h4 9. Ne2 Bd6 10. d3 f6 (10... Nge7 $14) 11. c3 $16 {[%cal Rc3d4]} e5 12. Bxg8 (12. Nxh4 $16 {And now Ng6 would win.} Nge7 13. Nf3) 12... Rxg8 $14 13. Nxh4 Be6 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. c4 Qd7 16. g4 ({White should try} 16. O-O $11) 16... b5 17. b3 $1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Rb8 19. f4 g6 20. Nh4 (20. Nfg3 $11) 20... Na5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (20... Qh7 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh7h4]} 21. Nf3 Bxg4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack, Pin}) 21. f5 (21. Nxg6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Rxg6 22. f5 Bxf5 23. exf5) 21... gxf5 22. Nxf5 (22. exf5 $16 Bf7 23. Bd2) 22... Bxf5 $11 23. gxf5 Rb6 24. Kf2 Nb3 25. Rb1 Nxc1 ({Don't go for} 25... Qg7 $2 26. Rg1 $18) 26. Qxc1 Qh7 ({But not} 26... Qg7 $6 27. Rg1 $16) 27. Rxb6 axb6 28. Qb1 Qh4+ 29. Kf1 Qh5 30. Qb5+ $2 (30. Rh2 $11) 30... Ke7 $17 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 31. Rh2 Qf3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 32. Ke1 {[#]} Qe3 $1 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Rg8g1][%mdl 512]} 33. Kf1 Qf3+ $40 {[%mdl 128] Black mounts an attack.} 34. Ke1 {[#]} Qe3 $1 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Rg8g1][%mdl 512]} 35. Kf1 {aiming for Qc6.} Qxd3 {( -> ...Bh6)} 36. Qc6 (36. Qxb6 $17 {is the only way for White.} Qxc4 37. Kf2) 36... Qxc4 $19 37. Kf2 $2 (37. h4) 37... Bh6 $2 ({Black should play} 37... Qb3 $19 {Strongly threatening ...Kf7.} 38. a4 Kf7) 38. Qc7+ $11 Ke8 {Hoping for ...Rg7.} 39. Qc8+ Ke7 40. Qc7+ Kf8 {...Rg7 is the strong threat.} 41. Qd8+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (41. Qd6+ $1 $11 {and White is okay.} Kg7 42. Rg2+ Kh7 43. Rxg8 Be3+ 44. Kf3 Qxg8 45. Qxf6) 41... Kg7 $19 42. Rg2+ Kh7 $2 ({Better is} 42... Bg5 $19 43. Qxb6 Kh7) 43. Rxg8 $11 {White wants to mate with Rh8+.} Qxg8 44. Qxf6 d3 (44... Qg7 $11 {keeps the balance.} 45. Qxb6 Qg5) 45. Ng3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (45. Qe7+ $1 $16 Kh8 46. Qd6 (46. Qxe5+ Bg7 $11)) 45... d2 $2 (45... Bg5 $1 $19 {[%cal Rg5f6]} 46. Qxb6 {[#]} Bh4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 47. Qc7+ Qg7 48. Qxg7+ Kxg7) 46. Qd6 {The position is equal.} Qg5 47. Qd7+ Kh8 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Nh5+ Kh7 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.54/Black=0.64. Sensor Board Error (Ke4/e5)?} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,166,0,0,8,-2,8,-22,-7,-12,-15,-14,0,0,0,0,24,0,0,0,7,-3,30,29,31,29,37,57,67,33,83,27,0,-68,-64,-44,-66,-95,-97,-139,-137,-137,-111,-113,-97,-95,-95,-95,-95,-98,-106,-152,-150,-145,-75,-123,-125,-125,-125,-125,-125,-137,-121,-179,-152,-144,-144,-142,-143,-154,-140,-144,-97,-109,-91,-98,-29,-29,-29,-29,-29,-29,-15,-15,-15,-15,-15,-15,-15,-15,-15,-16,-15,-15,-15,-16,-8,-8,-8,-16,-16,-16,-16,-16,0,-15,0,-16,0,-16,-16,-16,-7,-15,-8,-15,-8,-15,-15,-16,-15,-16,-16,-16,-15,-16,0,-15,-15,-15,-15,-16,-16,-16,-16,-16,-16,-93,-8,-20,-6,-8,-6,-8,0,-29963,-12806,-29970,-29971,-29974,-29977,-29976,-29978,-29978,-29979,-29979,-29979,-29983,-29977]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bb3 O-O {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} 7. Re1 b5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} 8. Nc3 a6 {The position is equal.} 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. Ng3 Nc6 11. c3 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Rc8 12. Bc2 Ne5 13. h3 Qc7 14. Nh2 Ng6 15. Bg5 d5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ng4 Bh4 {0-1 (47) Milonakis,G (2285)-Antova,G (2246) Heraklion 2019}) 12. d4 Bf8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Rad8 17. a4 b4 18. cxb4 cxb4 19. Rc1 (19. Nh5 $5 {[%cal Rh5f6]} Qe7 20. Rc1 $14) 19... Na5 {[%cal Bc6a5,Ba5b7,Bb7c5][%mdl 32]} 20. Bxb7 (20. Qd2 $16 Rc8 21. Rxc8 (21. Qxb4 Bxd5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 $16) 21... Rxc8 22. Qxb4 Bxd5 23. exd5) 20... Nxb7 $11 21. Qd4 (21. Nd4 $11) 21... Qxd4 $1 $15 22. Nxd4 Nc5 23. Red1 Nxa4 24. Ra1 Nxb2 25. Rdb1 Nd3 26. Nc6 Rc8 27. Nxb4 Nxb4 28. Rxb4 {[#]} d5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 29. Rba4 (29. exd5 Bxb4) 29... dxe4 30. Nxe4 Rc2 31. g4 {[#]} Re6 ({Better is} 31... a5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 32. Kg2 (32. Rxa5 Rxe4) 32... Bb4) 32. Rd4 Be7 33. Raa4 g6 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Kf3 Rb2 36. Rd5 (36. Rdc4 $17) 36... Rb3+ 37. Kg2 Rb4 38. Rxb4 Bxb4 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 39. Nc5 Rc6 40. Nd3 Bd6 41. Ne5 Bxe5 42. Rxe5 {[#] KR-KR} Kf6 (42... Rc4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rc4g4]} 43. Kf3 Ra4) 43. Ra5 $11 Ke6 44. h4 $1 Kd7 45. h5 gxh5 46. Rxh5 Rf6 47. Ra5 Kc7 48. Ra1 Kb6 49. Rb1+ Kc5 50. Ra1 Kb5 {Hoping for ...a5.} 51. Rb1+ Kc4 52. Ra1 Kb4 {Strongly threatening ...a5.} 53. Rb1+ Kc3 {aiming for ...a5.} 54. Ra1 Kb2 55. Ra5 Kb3 {Black wants to play ...Kb4.} 56. Ra1 $1 Kb4 57. Rb1+ Kc5 58. Ra1 Kb6 59. Rb1+ Ka7 {White must now prevent ...a5.} 60. Ra1 $1 Rf4 61. Kg3 {Cut Off at move 61} Rb4 62. f3 Rb5 63. Rh1 Rb6 64. Ra1 Kb7 65. Kf4 Rf6+ 66. Ke4 Re6+ 67. Kf5 Rb6 68. f4 Kc7 69. Ke5 Kd7 70. Kf5 Ke7 71. Ke5 Rb5+ 72. Ke4 a5 73. Kf3 (73. Rc1 $1 $11) 73... Kd6 ({Black should play} 73... Kf6 $17) 74. Rd1+ Kc5 {Threatens to win with ...a4.} 75. Rd7 a4 {And now ...a3 would win.} 76. Rxf7 Ra5 {...a3 is the strong threat.} 77. Rh7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (77. Rf5+ $11 Kb4 78. Rxa5 Kxa5 79. g5 hxg5 80. fxg5) 77... a3 78. Rxh6 a2 {Black mates.} 79. Rh1 a1=Q 80. Rxa1 Rxa1 81. Ke4 Kd6 82. Kf5 Ke7 83. Kg6 Kf8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.11} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,98,17,-12,8,-28,-19,-49,-47,-31,-20,-20,-8,-40,0,0,0,0,33,-56,-52,-36,-6,-14,70,-35,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,18,-74,36,51,68,50,303,300,316,313,504,521,521,514,473,378,471,466,487,490,489,469,480,460,659,642,831,809,5991,5926,5117,5014,29966,7899,29976,29978,29974,29975,29979,29980,29986,29985,29989,29990,29991,29990,29990,29991,29992,29992,29994,29989,29998,29999,29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 {C29: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6 3 f4.} 8. dxc6 Nxc6 {[#]} 9. d3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. d4 Bg4 10. Bxf4 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 Qxd4+ 12. Qxd4 Nxd4 13. Rf2 Bc5 14. Kf1 Ng4 15. Rd2 {½-½ (32) Ventimiglia,C-Standish,M IECG email 2000}) 9... Bd6 {Black is slightly better.} 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. Qe1 Ne5 {Threatens to win with ...Re8.} 12. Bb3 h6 (12... Ng6 {is more complex.} 13. Kh1 Be5 14. Bd2 h6 15. Nf3 Bc7) 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Ng6 15. Qf2 (15. Nxd6 $14 Qxd6 16. Qf2) 15... Bc7 {Hoping for ...Bb6.} 16. Kh1 Bb6 17. Qe1 Qc7 {[#]} (17... Kh7 $11) 18. a4 (18. Bxf4 $1 $14 {[%mdl 512]} Nxf4 19. Qg3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 18... a5 19. Qc3 Be2 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Rf2 Bg4 22. Bd2 Kh7 23. Raf1 (23. Nc3 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 23... b6 ({Black should play} 23... Bb6 $17) 24. Nc3 $14 {[%cal Be4c3,Bc3d5,Bd5f4][%mdl 32]} Be5 25. Nd5 Bd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for Black.} ({Better is} 25... Ra7 $14) 26. Rxf4 $18 Nxf4 27. Rxf4 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Rae8 $2 (27... Bxb2 28. Rxg4 f5) 28. Rxd4 Re2 29. Bc3 Be6 30. Nf4 Rf2 {[%cal Rf2f1]} 31. Kg1 Bxb3 32. Kxf2 Bxc2 33. Rd6 Bxa4 34. Rxb6 g5 (34... Kg8 $142 35. Bxa5 Re8) 35. Nd5 f5 36. Nf6+ Kg6 37. Nd7+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kf7 38. Rf6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke7 39. Nxf8 Bb3 40. Ng6+ {White mates.} Kd7 41. Rxf5 a4 42. Rf6 Kc7 43. Ne5 Bd5 44. Ba5+ Kb7 45. Rb6+ Kc7 46. Rxh6+ Kb7 47. Rd6 Bb3 48. Rb6+ Ka7 49. Nc6+ Ka8 50. Rb8# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.26/Black=1.02} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,48,31,33,24,19,6,37,29,34,31,20,-12,-7,-23,-13,-47,-45,-40,-20,-33,-24,-203,-195,-208,-170,-199,-196,-192,-184,-195,-70,-83,-76,-95,-40,-150,-144,-135,-137,-285,-291]} 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. h3 b5 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 6. a4 {B06: Modern Defence.} b4 7. Ne2 Nd7 {[#]} 8. Ng3 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 8. Be3 Bb7 9. Ng3 Ngf6 10. Bd3 c5 11. c3 O-O 12. O-O bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Qd2 {0-1 (46) Bengtsson,J (1967)-Hillarp Persson,T (2544) Malmo 2014}) 8... e5 9. Bc4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. O-O Ngf6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf4 Re8 {[%cal Rf6e4]} 15. Ndf5 $2 {[#]} (15. Qd2 $11) 15... gxf5 $19 16. Nxf5 Bxe4 17. Nxh6+ Bxh6 18. Bxh6 Ne5 19. Ba2 Bg6 (19... d5 $19 {And now ...c6 would win.} 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Ng6) 20. f4 Ned7 {Hoping for ...Qb8.} 21. Qf3 Kh8 ({Better is} 21... Kh7 $17 22. Bg5 Qb8 23. Rxe8 Qxe8) 22. Rxe8+ (22. Bg5 $15) 22... Qxe8 $17 ({Resist} 22... Nxe8 23. Re1 $17) 23. f5 Bh7 ({Not} 23... Ne5 24. Qe3 $14) 24. Bxf7 (24. Rf1 $17) 24... Ne5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.47/Black=0.15} ({And not} 24... Qxf7 25. Qxa8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qg8 26. Qxa6 $16) 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. e3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Bxh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Nge4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 22. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 26. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qh2+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxa1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Kxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxb2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,118,25,22,11,17,14,14,15,25,0,16,0,0,0,8,-7,0,0,0,-46,-38,-59,-40,-54,-44,-58,-22,-27,-20,-16,0,-78,-54,-60,-71,-125,-68,-152,-162,-316,-313,-312,-321,-321,-321,-321,-321,-321,-321,-360,-288,-368,-203,-403,-387,-463,-299,-284,-287,-298,-292,-286,-214,-202,0,0,0,-137,-92,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-105,-104,-104,-107,-108,-116,-121,-104,-104,-104,-104,-8,-8,-8,-15,0,-15,-15,-16,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,0,-8,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Qe3 {B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4.} g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Rd1 Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Nd5 {[#]} e6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... b5 12. c3 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Nd4 {½-½ (15) Chigaev,M (2613)-Tabatabaei,M (2590) Moscow 2019}) 12. Nf4 Qc7 13. c3 b5 14. Nd3 Bb7 15. a4 Na5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qf4 Nb3 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Be3 Nf6 20. Nb4 (20. e5 $11 dxe5 21. Qxe5) 20... Nxe4 $17 21. Bxb5 Nbc5 22. Qh4 (22. Nd2 $142) 22... Bf6 (22... h5 $17 23. Bf1 Na4) 23. Ng5 (23. Bg5 $15 Bg7 24. Be2) 23... h5 24. f3 $2 (24. Bf1) 24... Nxg5 $19 25. Bxg5 Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Qb6 27. Kh2 Qxb5 28. Rxd6 {If only White now had time for Nd3!...} Qa5 29. Qe7 Rf8 30. Nc2 Qb5 (30... Na4 $142 31. Rd4 Bxf3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 32. gxf3 Qe5+ 33. Kh1 Qe2) 31. b4 $2 (31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kg7 33. Qd4+ Kh7 34. c4) 31... Na4 32. Qf6 Qf5 33. Qxf5 gxf5 ({But not} 33... exf5 34. c4 $19) 34. c4 Rc8 35. c5 f4 36. Nd4 Nxc5 $2 (36... Nc3 $19 {White must now prevent ...Bd5.} 37. c6 Ba8) 37. bxc5 $11 Rxc5 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 38. h4 (38. Rd8+ $11 {remains equal.} Kg7 39. Nxe6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} fxe6 40. Rd7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg6 41. Rxb7) 38... Rd5 39. Rxd5 Bxd5 $17 {KB-KN} 40. Ne2 e5 41. Nc3 Bc6 42. g3 Bxf3 {And now ...fxg3+ would win.} 43. gxf4 exf4 {Strongly threatening ...Kg7.} 44. Kg1 Kg7 {...Kg6 is the strong threat.} 45. Kf2 Bb7 {Threatens to win with ...Kf6.} 46. Ne2 {[#]} f3 $1 {[%cal Rf3e2]} 47. Nf4 {[#]} Kh6 (47... Kf6 $1 $17) 48. Ke3 {The position is equal.} Ba8 49. Kf2 Bb7 50. Ke3 Bc6 51. Kf2 f5 52. Ke3 Be4 53. Kf2 Bc6 54. Ke3 Bb7 55. Kf2 Be4 56. Ke3 Bc6 57. Kf2 Be4 58. Ke3 Bc6 59. Kf2 Be4 {White happily takes the draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.27/Black=0.23} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. b3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Qb2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 19. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 21. Nxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. e3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 27. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Rc6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 35. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. Rb6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Rc6+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. f3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kxb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,88,18,15,15,20,19,20,20,20,19,20,20,15,21,15,16,23,20,18,10,14,0,0,0,14,13,9,0,0,-6,-9,-10,7,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,7,0,0,0,6,0,1,4,17,0,25,0,0,0,0,0,11,9,20,19,68,70,61,88,313,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 {[#] aiming for ...Be6.} 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. d3 f5 17. Qf3 Nf6 (17... g6 {is interesting.} 18. c4 Nf6 19. g3 Qd7 20. Bg2 Rfe8) 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 {[#]} g6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19... Qc7 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. Re5 {½-½ (21) Harikrishna,P (2724)-Karjakin,S (2754) Jerusalem 2019}) 20. a4 Qc7 21. Qh4 Kg7 22. Re6 Rce8 23. Rae1 Qf7 (23... Rxe6 {is more complex.} 24. Rxe6 c5 25. Re2 b6 26. d4 Re8) 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Qb4 Qd7 27. a5 a6 28. Be2 Kf7 29. Kf1 Qe7 30. Qb6 Ne8 31. g3 Nd6 32. Bf3 Ke6 33. c4 dxc4 34. dxc4 Kf6 35. b3 Ne4 {[#] White must now prevent ...Nd2+.} 36. Qd4+ Qe5 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Qd7+ $1 Kf6 $1 39. Kg2 $1 ({Avoid the trap} 39. Qxh7 $2 Nd2+ 40. Kg2 Nxf3 $19) 39... Ng5 $2 (39... Nd6 $16) 40. Qd8+ $2 (40. Qxb7 $18 Nxf3 41. Qxc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kg7 42. Qxf3 (42. Kxf3 Qxa5 43. Qb7+ Kh6 $18)) 40... Qe7 $11 {The position is equal.} 41. Qh8+ Qg7 42. Qd8+ Qe7 43. Qh8+ Qg7 44. Qd8+ Qe7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,61,0,35,29,35,21,50,0,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,36,38,70,70,111,113,135,124,207,206,188,160,245,202,243,209,307,167,341,334,312,328,325,308,347,54,49,60,252,245,238,208,29979,29980,29978,29979]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 d4 4. Ne2 c5 5. Ng3 Nc6 6. Bb5 {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation.} Bd7 7. O-O {[#]} h5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... a6 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. d3 e6 12. c3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Nf6 {1-0 (25) Gasanov,E (2469)-Abhilash,R (2230) Gurgaon 2014}) 8. Bxc6 {White is slightly better.} Bxc6 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. d3 h4 12. Ne2 h3 13. g3 f5 14. f3 fxe4 15. fxe4 Nf6 {[#]} 16. Nf4 $1 {[%cal Be2f4,Bf4h3,Bh3g5][%mdl 32]} O-O-O 17. Qf3 Nd7 (17... Rh6 $16 18. Bd2 Qd7) 18. Qg4 $18 {And now Ng6 would win.} Rh6 19. Nxh3 Rf6 (19... Qe6 $16 {keeps fighting.} 20. Qxe6 Rxe6) 20. Bf4 e6 21. Ng5 Be7 (21... Rg6 $142 22. e5 Be7) 22. h4 (22. Nh7 $142) 22... b5 $2 {[#]} (22... Rh8 {was worth a try.} 23. Nf3 Rf7) 23. a4 $1 {[%mdl 512] axb5 is the strong threat.} bxa4 24. b3 axb3 25. cxb3 Kb7 26. Rfc1 $2 (26. Nh7 $18) 26... e5 $14 27. Bd2 Qb5 $2 {Loses the game.} (27... Rb8 $14) 28. Ne6 $18 Rc8 29. Nxg7 Qxd3 $2 (29... Ka8 $18) 30. Qxd7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rc7 {[#]} 31. Rxa7+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Weighted Error Value: White=0.43/Black=0.79} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.24"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,73,0,0,6,-6,-4,-23,-15,-16,-16,-21,0,-6,0,-5,0,-25,-18,-34,-14,-5,-13,-22,-18,-36,-29,-30,-30,-22,-31,-24,-42,-43,-36,-62,-45,-87,-7,-55,0,-23,58,-31,0,0,5,-46,-26,-32,-39,-66,198,212,198,204,214,0,1136,1121,2087,1123,1106,1029,996,969]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bb3 O-O {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} 7. Re1 b5 8. Nc3 a6 {Black has an edge.} 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. Ng3 Nbd7 11. c3 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Ne5 12. d4 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 cxd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Bc2 Rc8 {½-½ (41) Godena,M (2530)-Miralles,G (2486) France 2007}) 12. h3 Bf8 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Qd2 e5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Rad1 g6 18. h4 h5 19. Qg5 {[#] Strongly threatening Qxg6+.} c4 20. dxc4 bxc4 21. Ba4 Re6 22. Qe3 Ng4 23. Qe2 Be7 (23... Rf6 $17) 24. Nf1 (24. Ng5 $5) 24... Rc7 ({Not} 24... Bxh4 25. Nxh4 Qxh4 26. Bd7 $16) ({Better is} 24... Rf6 $15) 25. g3 Bf8 (25... Rf6 $11) 26. N1d2 (26. Ng5 $14) 26... Qc8 27. Ng5 Ree7 28. b3 (28. Nf1 $11) 28... cxb3 $15 29. Bxb3 {aiming for Nc4.} Rxc3 30. Nc4 Rc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Qc5 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 31. Kg2 Rc7) 31. Nxd6 $18 Bxd6 32. Rxd6 Kg7 {[#]} 33. Qd2 $2 (33. Red1 $1 $18 Nf6 34. Kh2) 33... R3c6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (33... Rc2 $11 34. Bxc2 Rxc2) 34. Rd8 {[%cal Bd6d8,Bd8c8,Bc8c7][%mdl 32] White is clearly winning.} Rc2 35. Bxc2 Rxc2 36. Rxc8 Rxd2 37. Rc7 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.27/Black=0.35} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.24"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Rdg1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.24"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,84,21,27,24,25,20,36,9,5,-16,-11,-31,-15,-55,-46,-64,-42,-72,-55,-53,-59,-150,-128,-170,-171,-168,-174,-177,-168,-155,-165,-241,-232,-224,-163,-167,-165,-162,-150,-166,-133,-134,-128,-158,-157,-158,-154,-216,-212,-216,-209,-250,-250,-245,-234,-223,-184,-173,-151,-267,-263,-348,-323,-319,-293,-270,-278,-270,-265,-263,-244,-431,-422,-772,-727,-785,-736]} 1. e4 g6 2. h4 Bg7 3. h5 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 {B06: Modern Defence.} Nf6 7. h6 Bf8 {[#]} 8. Be2 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 8. Qd2 Ng4 9. Nf3 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 Bg4 11. O-O-O e6 12. Be2 Be7 13. Kb1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 {0-1 (37) Nitin,S (2381)-Duda,J (2753) chess.com INT 2020}) 8... Nd4 9. Nf3 e5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Qd2 d5 15. Nxd4 ({White should try} 15. exd5 $15 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd4 Bh4+ 18. Kf1 (18. Rxh4 $2 Qxh4+ 19. g3 Qh1+ 20. Bf1 cxd4 $17) 18... cxd4 19. Kg1) 15... cxd4 $17 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 (16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. O-O $15) 17. exd5 Nxd5 {[#] Hoping for ...Bb4.} 18. O-O Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Bg5 20. Qe4 (20. Qh2 {is a better defense.}) 20... Re8 $19 21. Qf3 ({Don't go for} 21. Qxb7 $2 Be3+ 22. Rf2 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Rc8 $19) 21... Be3+ ({Not} 21... Bxh6 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Bg4 $15) 22. Kh1 Qh4+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} ({Much less strong is} 22... Bxh6 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Bg4 $15) 23. Qh3 Qxh3+ 24. gxh3 Bxh6 25. Bf3 Re7 26. Bd5 Rd8 27. Bb3 Kg7 28. Rf3 (28. h4 $17) 28... f5 29. Raf1 Be3 30. a4 f4 31. h4 Re5 32. Kg2 h6 33. Rh3 Rf8 34. Kf3 (34. Re1 $17) 34... Bd2 35. Rh2 Re3+ 36. Kg2 f3+ 37. Kh1 Be1 38. Bd5 b6 39. Rh3 f2 40. Rh2 $2 (40. Kg2) 40... Rf4 {Black is clearly winning.} 41. Be4 (41. Bb7 $142) 41... Rg3 42. c3 Rfg4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.38/Black=0.08} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.25"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,93,57,51,53,0,87,95,111,110,110,118,130,76,135,127,128,137,137,131,137,128,141,126,141,135,161,142,137,141,145,147,164,119,85,0,0,-494,123,108,99,83,83,83,58,67,197,208,436,437,437,393,373,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,20,24,43,16,38,38,38,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 $1 e5 {B47: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 f4, 6 g3 and 6 Be2.} 12. Be3 (12. Bg5 $14) 12... O-O {[#]} (12... Bxe3 $11 13. Qxe3 (13. fxe3 Be6 $11) 13... O-O) 13. Bg5 $146 {[%cal Rg5f6]} ({Predecessor:} 13. Rad1 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Kh1 Bb4 16. Bg5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne8 18. a4 f6 19. Be3 {½-½ (39) Ahmadinia,E (2195)-Paridar,S (2263) Iran 2005}) 13... Be6 {White is better.} 14. Bxf6 gxf6 {[#]} 15. Nd5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxd5 16. exd5 (16. Qxd5 $142 Qb6 17. Rab1) 16... Kh8 (16... Kg7 $142) 17. Be4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Qh6! is the strong threat. White is on the roll.} Rg8 {[#]} 18. Qh6 $1 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Rh6h7][%mdl 576] Double Attack} Rg6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. c3 f5 21. Kg2 Rg8 22. Rad1 Qf7 23. h4 b5 24. Rh1 f4 {next ...fxg3 is good for Black.} 25. gxf4 Qf5 26. Qg5 {aiming for Qxf5.} Qe4+ 27. Kh2 (27. f3 $1 $16 {[%cal Rf3e4]} Qe2+ 28. Kh3) 27... Rf8 $11 28. h5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (28. f3 $11 {and White stays safe.} Qe2+ 29. Qg2) 28... gxh5 $2 (28... Rxf4 $19 29. Qd8+ {[#]} Kg7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 30. h6+ Kf7 31. Qc7+ Kf6 32. Qd8+ Kf5 33. Qc8+ Kg5 34. Rdg1+ Kh5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 35. Qh3+ Rh4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 36. Qxh4+ Kxh4) 29. Rdg1 {[%csl Gg1][%cal Rg5g7]} Qxf4+ 30. Qxf4 Rxf4 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 31. Rg5 Bxf2 32. Rxh5 {And now Rh6 would win.} e4 (32... Be3 $1 $14) 33. Kg2 $18 e3 $2 (33... Rf7 {might work better.} 34. Kf1 Bc5+ 35. Ke1 a5) 34. Rxh7+ Kg8 {Black hopes to continue with ...e2.} 35. Re7 Rf5 36. Rhh7 $2 (36. Rh6 $18) 36... e2 $1 $11 {[%cal Re2e1]} 37. Rxe2 (37. Rh5 {is interesting.} e1=N+ 38. Rxe1 Rxh5 39. Kxf2 Kf7 40. Re4) 37... Kxh7 38. Rxf2 Rxd5 {KR-KR} 39. Kf3 Kg6 40. Ke4 Rd1 41. b4 Kg5 42. Rf5+ Kg4 {Hoping for ...Re1+.} 43. Rd5 Re1+ {The position is equal.} 44. Kd4 Rd1+ 45. Ke4 Re1+ 46. Kd4 Rd1+ 47. Ke4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.46/Black=0.54} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.25"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,71,11,20,14,11,18,11,13,11,9,11,17,14,21,0,18,0,-4,0,0,-8,5,5,16,-6,-5,-17,0,-6,0,-15,-8,-8,0,-18,-2,-7,-5,-5,-5,-18,-23,-24,-27,-20,-25,-60,0,-42,-36,-32,-51,-127,-52,-115,0,0,29983,2414,1808,1207]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 4] is now more promising than 7.Bb3.} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bb5 Qb8 {The position is equal.} 10. Nf1 Qa7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 {[#]} a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb6 13. a4 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Ng5 c6 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 {1-0 (57) Adams,M (2701)-Anton Guijarro,D (2703) Biel 2020}) 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 c5 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. g3 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Ng6 20. h3 Qd7 21. Kh2 Qe6 22. a3 h6 23. Kg2 d5 (23... Rb8 {is interesting.} 24. Qc2 Re8 25. Rc1 Qd7 26. Rcd1 Qc6) 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Qxd5 26. Kg1 {[%cal Rf3e5]} f6 27. d4 exd4 28. cxd4 c4 29. Nh2 c3 (29... Rd7 $15) 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Ng4 Rxa3 32. Qc2 (32. Ne3 $15 Qd7 33. Qc2) 32... Nf8 (32... Qf7 $17 33. Rb1 Rxd4 34. Rxb5 Rad3) 33. Re7 (33. Ne3 $15 Ra2 34. Qb1) 33... Rd7 ({Black should play} 33... Qd6 $17 34. Qe4 f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 34. Re8 $11 {Threatening Rde1.} Rd8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (34... Qf7 $11 35. Ra8 Re7) 35. Nxf6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kf7 $18 (35... gxf6 36. Qg6+) 36. Nxd5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.14/Black=0.43} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.25"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,79,56,38,51,0,20,0,17,8,51,0,0,0,12,0,21,16,36,-61,-58,-45,63,54,81,89,66,63,75,0,0,-3,-3,-3,-4,-11,-17,-19,82,64,81,72,76,0,0,0,11,17,22,0,104,106,95,110,95,100,90,89,74,0,0,0,310,313,618,475,449,439,457,447,659,605]} 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 a6 6. Qg4 Kf8 {C17: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 sidelines.} 7. dxc5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} (7. a3 $14 Bxc3 8. Bxc3) 7... Bxc5 8. Bd3 Nc6 {The position is equal.} 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. O-O-O {[#]} (10. Ne2 $14) 10... Qc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... b5 11. h4 Ng6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. h5 gxh5 14. Rxh5 Rg8 15. Rdh1 Ke8 16. Rh8 Kd7 17. Rxg8 Qxg8 18. Nxd5 Bb7 19. Rd1 Ne7 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Bb4 Rc8 22. Bxc5+ {1-0 (22) Pershin,D (2328)-Shubin,A (2114) Taganrog 2017}) 11. Rde1 Nb4 12. Kb1 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Bd7 ({Don't play} 13... Bxf2 $6 14. Rc1 $14) 14. Ng5 ({Better is} 14. Be3 $14) 14... h6 $15 15. Nf3 Nf5 (15... h5 $15 16. Qf4 Ng6) 16. Rc1 $1 $14 Qb6 17. Na4 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 {Threatens to win with Rxc5!} Kg8 19. g4 (19. Ba5 $16 Qa7 20. d4 Nxd4 {[#]} 21. Rxc5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxf3 22. Rc7) 19... Nd4 $11 {[#]} 20. Rxc5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxf3 (20... Qxc5 21. Nxd4) 21. Be3 $132 {[%mdl 2048] aiming for Rc8+! White has counterplay} d4 $1 22. Bxd4 {Strongly threatening Rc8+!} Qd8 23. Be3 b6 (23... Qxd3+ $11 {keeps the balance.} 24. Ka1 h5) 24. Rc3 $16 Nxe5 25. Qe4 Nd7 26. h4 (26. Bd4 $16) 26... Nf6 $11 27. Qf3 Nd5 (27... Qd5 $5 {[%cal Rd5f3]} 28. Rh3 b5 $11) 28. Rcc1 Qd7 29. g5 {With the idea gxh6.} Qb5 (29... Rd8 $11 {remains equal.}) 30. Bd4 $16 Rd8 31. Rhg1 {Black must now prevent gxh6.} h5 32. g6 {[%csl Gg6][%cal Rf3f7]} f6 33. Qe4 Qd7 34. f4 ({White should try} 34. Rce1 $16) 34... Rh6 $11 35. Rge1 Ne7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35... Rf8 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 36. Bxb6 $18 Re8 $2 (36... Qxd3+ 37. Qxd3 Rxd3) 37. Qxe6+ {White is clearly winning.} Qxe6 38. Rxe6 Rxg6 39. Rce1 Kf7 (39... Rg4 $142 40. Rxe7 Rxe7 41. Rxe7 Rxf4) 40. Bc5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.58} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.26"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,118,0,0,0,6,0,0,-10,28,23,38,16,16,10,17,14,17,30,66,-13,-12,-39,-21,-6,-3,-23,0,-26,-22,-28,0,0,0,0,11,0,12,12,3,6,10,20,21,9,32,0,5,0,0,0,39,39,47,46,46,43,36,36,36,35,45,37,55,-24,-20,-17,-29,-41,-49,-182,0,-62,-68,-60,-33,-123,-68,-85,0,-151,314,-452,-344,-453,-364,-327,-301,-467,-454,-460,-464,-545,-547,-896,-858,-882,-885,-885,-884,-846,-866,-946,-1071,-1022,-807,-775,-743,-5135,-1015,-2259,-1954]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} O-O 7. c3 d5 8. Bb3 {[#] The position is equal.} c4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... dxe4 9. dxe4 Qxd1 10. Bxd1 Nc6 11. h3 b6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. Nbd2 Rfd8 {½-½ (51) Kristovic,M (2330)-Banas,J (2380) Zagreb 2009}) 9. dxc4 dxe4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Nfd2 Na6 {[%cal Bb8a6,Ba6c5,Bc5d3][%mdl 32]} 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Nc5 14. Re1 (14. Rd4 $14) 14... Nd3 $11 15. Rf1 b6 16. Bc2 Nxc1 17. Rxc1 Bb7 18. Kf1 Rac8 19. b3 Bf6 20. a4 a5 21. Ra2 Rc5 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Be4 24. Bc2 Bb7 25. Bd3 Rc8 26. f3 Kf8 27. Rc2 Bc6 28. Be4 Be8 29. Nd2 ({Don't play} 29. Bxh7 g6 $17) 29... Ke7 30. f4 ({Of course not} 30. Bxh7 g6 $17) 30... h6 31. Nf3 g5 32. g3 Rd8 33. Ke2 gxf4 34. gxf4 Bd7 35. Ne5 Rg8 36. Rd2 ({White should try} 36. Nd3 $14) 36... Bxe5 37. fxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rg5 38. Kf3 Rxe5 39. h4 (39. Rd1 $15) 39... Rc5 $2 {[#]} (39... f5 $19 40. Bc2 Re1) 40. Kg3 (40. Rg2 $11) 40... Rc8 $15 41. Bf3 Rg8+ 42. Kf4 (42. Kf2 $15) 42... f6 ({Better is} 42... Rg1 $17 43. Rd1 Rxd1 44. Bxd1 f6) 43. Ke3 Rg3 (43... Rg1 $17 44. Rd1 Rxd1 45. Bxd1 f5) 44. Kf4 $2 (44. Kf2 $1 $11 Rg8 45. Re2) 44... Rh3 $2 (44... Rg1 $17 {and life is bright.} 45. Rd1 e5+ 46. Ke3 Rxd1 47. Bxd1 f5) 45. Bb7 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (45. Kg4 $18 Rxf3 46. Kxf3) 45... e5+ $19 46. Ke4 Rxh4+ 47. Kd5 Rh3 48. b4 (48. Rg2 $142 Rd3+ 49. Ke4 Rxc3 50. Rg7+ Kd6 51. Rg6) 48... Rxc3 {Black is clearly winning.} 49. bxa5 bxa5 {[%cal Bb6a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 50. c5 Bxa4 51. Rg2 Bb3+ 52. Kc6 a4 53. Rg7+ Bf7 54. Kb6 Kf8 55. Rg1 a3 56. c6 a2 {[#] White must now prevent ...Rb3+.} 57. c7 Be6 {Hoping for ...Rb3+.} 58. Bc6 Ke7 59. Bb5 e4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.47/Black=0.31} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.19"]
[Round "2.26"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,15,-5,11,4,12,1,18,-10]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. c3 Bg4 {The position is equal.} 6. Qb3 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} Qc8 7. dxc5 e6 8. Ngf3 {[#] Not much happened in this game. Not enough moves} {Predecessor:} Bxc5 $146 9. Ne5 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Be7 12. h3 O-O 13. O-O b6 14. Qa4 Qb7 {½-½ (50) Karavade,E (2388)-Osmak,I (2350) Khanty-Mansiysk 2017} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.04"]
[Round "2.26"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,107,29,34,39,33,30,33,48,69,18,61,36,83,52,49,-20,112,104,96,29,62,53,83,58,24,0,95,-182,183,-87,-62,-78,-72,-150,-172,-168,0,-88,-51,-34,-42,-89,-91,-104,-109,-97,711,714,710,693,1580,1452,1275,759,754,735,730,714,720,693,755,766,719,-219,142,0,193,194,195,179,185,190,180,202,508,475,505,494,485,486,506,473,501,497,608,600,625,622,662,641,919,906,885,781,816,732,837,823,4829,4826]} 1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4.} Bd7 7. e4 Qc8 8. Re1 {White is slightly better.} Bh3 9. Bh1 (9. Bxh3 $14 Qxh3 10. Qb3) 9... h5 {[#]} 10. Ng5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Qc2 h4 13. Nxh4 Bb5 14. Bg2 Bf6 15. f4 Nd3 16. Re3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Rxh4 {0-1 (39) Dick,M (1999)-Schaefer,J (2092) Germany 2013}) 10... h4 11. Nxh3 {g4 is the strong threat.} (11. Qb3 {looks sharper.} Nd8 12. Nxh3 hxg3 13. Bg2 Rxh3 14. hxg3 Rh5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nd2) 11... hxg3 12. Ng5 ({White should play} 12. Bg2 $14) 12... gxf2+ (12... gxh2+ $11 {remains equal.} 13. Kf1 Bh6) 13. Kxf2 $16 Rxh2+ 14. Bg2 (14. Kg3 $16 Rh8 15. d5) 14... exd4 $11 15. Bf4 (15. Kg1 $5 {[%cal Rg1h2]} Be5 16. cxd4 (16. Nf3 Rxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ 18. Kf1 Nf6 $11) 16... Nxd4 17. Nc3 $16) 15... Rh5 16. Bf3 $1 {[%cal Rf3h5]} Rh8 $1 17. e5 dxe5 (17... Qf5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 18. Bxc6+ (18. exd6+ Kf8 $11) 18... bxc6) 18. cxd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (18. Bxc6+ $16 {and life is bright.} bxc6 19. Bxe5 Qf5+ 20. Qf3) 18... f6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (18... Qf5 $19 19. Bd2 Rh5) 19. Ne4 $2 ({Better is} 19. Bg4 $18 f5 20. Bf3) 19... Qf5 $17 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 20. Bg3 O-O-O $1 21. Kg2 (21. Kg1 $142 Nh6 22. Nbd2 Nxd4 23. Rc1) 21... Qh3+ (21... Nxd4 $2 22. Bg4 $18) 22. Kf2 {Hoping for Bg4+.} Qf5 $2 (22... Nh6 $1 $19 23. Nbd2 Nxd4) 23. Kg1 (23. Kg2 $1 $11 Rxd4 24. Qe2 Qh3+ 25. Kf2) 23... Rxd4 24. Qe2 {And now Bg4 would win.} Qd7 25. Nbc3 f5 $1 26. Nc5 Qe7 27. Nxb7 {Strongly threatening Qa6.} (27. Qb5 $2 Rb4 $19) 27... e4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (27... Qg5 $17 28. Qg2 e4) 28. Qa6 $18 {White wants to mate with Nd6+!} Kb8 29. Qxc6 {Threatens to win with Nc5.} Rd3 30. Na5 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Rc6b7]} Bd4+ 31. Kf1 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Rc6b7]} Rxf3+ 32. Ke2 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Rc6b7]} Kc8 33. Qa8+ Kd7 34. Qd5+ Ke8 35. Qxd4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rh3 36. Be5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (36. Nd5 $18 {avoids the disaster.} Rd3 37. Qxd3 exd3+ 38. Kd2 Qe2+ 39. Rxe2+ dxe2 40. Bxc7) 36... Rd3 $2 (36... Re3+ $1 $19 37. Qxe3 (37. Kf1 Rhf3+ 38. Kg2 Qg5+ 39. Kh1 Rh3+ 40. Bh2 Rxh2+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 41. Kxh2 Qg3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 42. Kh1 Qh3+ 43. Kg1 Rg3+ 44. Kf2 Qg2#) 37... Rxe3+ 38. Kxe3 Qxe5) 37. Qc4 (37. Nd5 $16 Qd7 38. Nxc7+ Qxc7 39. Bxc7 Rxd4 40. Rh1 Rxh1 41. Rxh1) 37... Qxe5 $2 (37... Rhe3+ $11 {and Black stays safe.} 38. Kf1 Rf3+ 39. Ke2 (39. Kg1 {gets mated.} Qg5+ 40. Kh1 Rh3+ 41. Bh2 Rxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Qg3+ 43. Kh1 Qh3+ 44. Kg1 Rg3+ 45. Kf2 Qg2#) 39... Rfe3+ 40. Kf1 Rf3+ 41. Ke2 (41. Kg1 {leads to mate.} Qg5+ 42. Kh1 Rh3+ 43. Bh2 Rxh2+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 44. Kxh2 Qg3+ 45. Kh1 Qh3+ 46. Kg1 Rg3+ 47. Kf2 Qg2#) 41... Rfe3+) 38. Qxg8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd7 39. Qf7+ Kc8 40. Qf8+ Kd7 {[#]} ({Wrong is} 40... Rd8 $2 41. Qxd8+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxd8 42. Nc6+ Kd7 43. Nxe5+ $18) 41. Qd8+ $1 Ke6 $2 (41... Kxd8 42. Nc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke8 43. Nxe5 Rh2+ 44. Kf1 Rdh3) 42. Qe8+ {White is clearly winning.} Kf6 {( -> ...Qh2+)} 43. Qxe5+ Kxe5 44. Rh1 Rhe3+ 45. Kf1 Rf3+ 46. Ke1 f4 47. Nc4+ Kd4 48. Nd2 Rfe3+ 49. Kd1 Rg3 {intending ...e3.} 50. Ncxe4 Rg2 51. Kc2 f3 52. Rhf1 Re2 53. Rad1 Rxe4 54. Nxe4 {White used his chance.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.71/Black=0.71} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.03"]
[Round "2.27"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,164,2,2,0,30,36,58,38,22,16,35,-10,-10,-9,-6,-11,0,0,0,-5,10,12,38,39,58,27,77,22,22,22,33,25,27,11,77,93,151,156,156,106,122,123,106,115,84,26,29,31,64,41,77,21,31,0,14,0,106,99,100,93,120,40,146,112,150,46,53,46,117,125,115,116,144,119,126,102,160,132,281,282,293,281,343,335,322,333,386,371,445,317,318,319,295,266,185,160,252,170,203,214,158,21,52,0,0,0,0,-132,-96,-2231,-1489,-2278,-2160,-29965,-29965,-29984,-29985,-29985,-29986,-29986,-29987,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29987,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29988,-29988,-29977,-29977,-29970,-29970,-29971,-29970,-29972,-29972,0,-29971,-29972,-29972,-29972,-29971,-29973,-29972,-29974,-29975,-29976,-29978,-29979,-29981,-29982,-29982,-29983,-29983,-29982]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nd2 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} c4 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 7. Qc2 {[#]} g6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Ngf3 Nxf3+ 10. Nxf3 Be7 11. Be2 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 {1-0 (26) Ali Marandi,C (2543)-Raja,H (2472) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 8. Bxf6 {White is slightly better.} exf6 9. Ne2 Bf5 10. Qc1 Bd6 11. Ng3 Be6 12. b3 {[%cal Rb3c4]} cxb3 13. axb3 h5 14. Bd3 h4 15. Ne2 g5 16. h3 Rc8 17. Qb1 a6 18. Bf5 (18. e4 $16) 18... Ne7 $11 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. O-O f5 21. c4 {With the idea c5.} Bb4 (21... Bb8 $11) 22. Nf3 $16 dxc4 (22... Rg8 $142) 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Nxg5 {Black must now prevent Qa2.} Rg8 25. Nf3 {Threatens to win with Nf4.} Qc6 {...Qxf3 is the strong threat.} 26. Kh1 Bd6 27. d5 (27. Rc1 $16) 27... Nxd5 $11 28. Ned4 Qd7 29. Nxh4 (29. Qa2 $5 {[%cal Ra2c4]} Qc8 30. Nd2 $11) 29... Rb4 30. Qa2 (30. Qd3 $16) 30... Nc3 31. Qc2 Ne4 $1 32. Nhf3 Qc7 (32... Ke7 $11) 33. Qxc7 Bxc7 34. Nxe6 Bb6 35. Nf4 ({White should try} 35. Ned4 $16) 35... Rb2 (35... Nxf2+ $1 $14 36. Rxf2 Rxf4) 36. Nd3 Rb3 37. Nfe5 (37. Rab1 $16 Rxb1 38. Rxb1) 37... Bc7 $14 38. Kg1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Bxe5 (38... Ke7 $14) 39. Nxe5 $16 Rb5 40. Nf3 Kd7 41. Nd4 Rd5 42. Rfb1 Kc8 ({Black should play} 42... Nd6) 43. f3 Nd2 (43... Nc5 $16) 44. Rb2 Nc4 45. Rc2 Rc5 46. Nxf5 {[%mdl 64] aiming for Ne7+. Deflection} Rxf5 47. Rxc4+ $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Kb8 {and the idea ...Rxf3 leaves Black hopeful.} 48. f4 Ka7 49. Rb1 b5 50. Rcb4 Kb6 51. R4b3 a5 52. Kf2 a4 (52... b4 $16 53. g4 Rb5) 53. Rd3 Ka5 54. g4 Rc5 55. f5 ({Better is} 55. g5 $16) 55... b4 $11 56. Rd7 (56. e4 $14) 56... b3 57. Ra7+ Kb4 58. Rb7+ (58. Ra1 $11 Ra5 59. Rb7+ Rb5 60. Ra7) 58... Rb5 $17 {White is on the road to losing.} 59. Rxb5+ $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (59. Ra7 $17) 59... Kxb5 {KR-KR} 60. f6 Kb4 61. h4 {Cut Off at move 61} a3 62. g5 a2 63. Ra1 b2 64. Rxa2 b1=Q 65. Rd2 Qf5+ 66. Kg3 Qxf6 67. Rd4+ Kc5 68. Rf4 {[#]} Qe5 $1 69. Kg4 Kd5 70. Rf5 {[#]} Ke4 $1 71. Rxe5+ Kxe5 {KR-K3P} 72. h5 Ke6 73. e4 Kf7 $2 (73... Rf8 {mates} 74. h6 Rf1 75. Kh5 Kf7 76. g6+ Kf6 77. g7 Rg1 78. e5+ Kf7 79. e6+ Kg8 80. e7 Re1 81. Kg6 Re6+ 82. Kg5 Kf7 83. Kf5 Rxe7 84. Kg4 Re6 85. g8=R Kxg8 86. Kf5 Re8 87. Kf4 Kh7 88. Kf5 Kxh6 89. Kf6 Re1 90. Kf5 Kg7 91. Kg5 Rf1 92. Kg4 Kf6 93. Kg3 Kg5 94. Kg2 Rf5 95. Kg3 Rf8 96. Kh3 Kf4 97. Kg2 Kg4 98. Kh1 Kh3 99. Kg1 Kg3 100. Kh1 Rf1#) 74. Kf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (74. g6+ $11 Kg7 75. Kg5) 74... Ra8 {Black mates.} 75. h6 Ra6 76. e5 {[#]} Rb6 $1 77. h7 Kg7 78. g6 Rb8 79. e6 Re8 80. Ke5 Kxg6 81. Kd6 Kf6 82. e7 Kf7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.50/Black=0.27} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.05"]
[Round "2.27"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,121,0,8,8,16,-19,-18,-19,-16,-57,-55,-96,-57,-59,-80,-73,-34,-37,-35,-52,-40,-35,-37,-39,0,0,0,0,0,-30,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,25,31,62,5,10,-31,-31,-26,-24,-32,0,0,0,0,0,-1037,0,0,0,-75,-63,-178,130,0,0,4,570,563,604,597,521,322,305,298,241,249,427,427,423,0,0,0,397,422,402,403,389,385,12833,12834,12835,12835,12836,12836,12837,12837,12837,12838,12838,12839,12840,12840,12841,12840,12841,12841,12844,12844,12845,12845,12848,12848,12849,12847,12848,12848]} 1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 d6 3. Nf3 e5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 {A04: Unusual lines after 1 Nf3 and King's Indian Attack.} Be7 7. d3 O-O {[#]} 8. g3 $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 8. Be2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Be6 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qc2 Rac8 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rac1 {½-½ (47) Turikov,V (2266)-Kupreichik,V (2443) Stockholm 2013}) 8... d5 {Threatening ...d4.} 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. a3 Be6 11. Bg2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 f6 13. O-O Qd7 14. Qc2 Rad8 15. Rfd1 Bd5 16. Rab1 b5 17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 Rc8 19. Qb2 Rc7 20. e4 Bf7 21. d4 exd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 {Be5 is the strong threat.} Qe6 24. e5 f5 25. f4 (25. Be3 $14) 25... Rfc8 $11 26. Bc5 Bxc5+ 27. bxc5 Rxc5 28. Rd6 Qc4 29. Rbd1 h6 30. Qb1 Qe2 {White must now prevent ...Rc2.} 31. Re1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (31. Qxf5 $11 Rc1 32. Bf1 Qe3+ 33. Kg2) 31... Qc2 $2 (31... Rc1 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 32. Rd8+ (32. Qxc1 Rxc1) 32... Kh7 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 32. Qxc2 Rxc2 33. e6 (33. Bf1 $11) 33... Be8 $1 $17 34. e7 (34. Bd5 $15 Rc1 35. Kf2 Rxe1 36. Kxe1) 34... R2c7 $2 (34... Rc1 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc1e1]} 35. Bd5+ Kh7 36. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 37. Kf2 Rc7) 35. Bd5+ ({Only move:} 35. Kf1 $1 $16 {And now Bd5+ would win.} Kh7 36. Rd8) 35... Kh7 $11 36. Kf2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] aiming for Be6. White has good play.} g6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (36... Rd7 $1 $11 37. Rxd7 Bxd7) 37. Rd8 $18 b4 38. Be6 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rc1 40. Rxc1 Rxc1+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 41. Kf2 Bb5 $2 {[#]} (41... Rc2+ 42. Ke1 Bb5) 42. Bd7 $1 {[%cal Rd7b5]} Rc2+ 43. Kf3 $2 ({White has to play} 43. Ke1 $18 Re2+ 44. Kd1 Rxe7 45. Bxb5) 43... Rc3+ $11 44. Kf2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (44. Kg2 $11 Rc2+ 45. Kf3 Rc3+ 46. Kf2 Rc2+ 47. Ke1 Re2+ 48. Kd1 Rxe7 49. Bxb5) 44... Rc2+ $18 45. Ke1 Re2+ 46. Kd1 Rxe7 47. Bxb5 {KRB-KR} a5 $2 (47... Re3 48. Rd7+ Kg8 49. Rxa7 Kf8) 48. Rd7 {White is clearly winning.} Rxd7+ 49. Bxd7 {KB-KP} Kg7 50. Kc2 Kf6 51. Kd3 Ke7 52. Ba4 Kd6 53. Kc4 g5 54. Bc2 Ke6 55. Kc5 Kf6 56. Kb5 gxf4 57. gxf4 Kg6 58. Kxa5 Kh5 59. Bxf5 b3 60. Bb1 Kg4 {[#]} 61. f5 $1 {Quite a comeback for White.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.50/Black=0.50} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,53,34,0,-1,-2,-15,-10,19,10,20,18,25,0,0,-27,-26,-34,12,14,17,15,19,6,50,35,79,4,58,31,73,29,239,239,254,275,279,285,288,270,841,822,848,868,847,839]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 {[%cal Bb8c6,Bc6b4,Bb4a6,Ba6c5,Bc5b3][%mdl 32] D90: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 sidelines.} 7. e4 Nb6 8. Qc2 O-O {The position is equal.} 9. d5 Nb4 10. Qb3 {[#]} a5 $146 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} ({Predecessor:} 10... c5 11. a3 Na6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Bb5 Qa5 14. O-O Nc7 15. a4 Qb4 16. Qc2 a6 {1-0 (61) Jarvenpaa,J (2266)-Maki,V (2400) Finland 2011}) 11. a3 Na6 12. Bg5 Nc5 13. Qc2 a4 14. Rd1 Bg4 15. Be2 Nb3 16. Be3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qd7 {[#]} 18. h4 ({Better is} 18. f4 $1 $16) 18... e5 ({Black should play} 18... c5 $1 $11) 19. Nb5 (19. dxe6 $5 Qxe6 20. Nb5 $14) 19... Rac8 20. h5 f5 $2 {This costs Black the game.} (20... c5 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 21. hxg6 $18 hxg6 22. exf5 gxf5 23. d6 cxd6 24. Qd3 Nc4 $2 {[#]} (24... Nd4) 25. Qxc4+ {White is clearly winning.} Rxc4 26. Bxc4+ Rf7 27. Nxd6 {[%mdl 64] Pin.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.17/Black=0.43} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.09"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,71,27,28,25,37,-16,0,-9,10,-27,-27,-24,0,0,0,0,10,6,6,0,7,5,36,0,10,13,25,21,36,5,43,7,18,18,38,27,36,35,33,35,37,3,2,2,3,2,2,2,31,-18,-17,-55,-61,-50,-57,-58,0,0,0,-65,0,0,0,-55]} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Be7 (4... d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 a5 8. a3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 a4 11. Ba2 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qa5+ 13. c3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Re1 {1-0 (24) Nakamura,H (2745)-So,W (2767) chess.com INT 2020}) 5. Bb3 O-O 6. Nbd2 {C24: Bishop's Opening: 2...Nf6.} d6 7. Nf1 (7. c3 $14) 7... Nbd7 8. c3 d5 $5 {[%mdl 4] [#] Leaves trodden paths.} 9. Bc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Qe2 dxe4 10. dxe4 Qc7 11. Ng3 Nc5 12. Bc2 b6 13. Nf5 Ba6 14. c4 Ne6 15. O-O {½-½ (36) Hernandez,E (2283)-Argandona Riveiro,I (2400) San Sebastian 2007}) 9... dxe4 10. dxe4 Nc5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Ng3 Re8 13. O-O Bf8 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Bb3 g6 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Bd2 a5 18. a3 b5 19. Rfd1 h6 20. a4 (20. c4 {keeps more tension.} bxc4 21. Bxc4 axb4 22. axb4 Rb8 23. Rdb1) 20... axb4 21. cxb4 bxa4 22. Bxa4 {Black must now prevent h3.} Bb7 {[#]} 23. Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxh6 (23... Bxh6 24. Rxd7) 24. Rxd7 Reb8 25. Nxe5 {With the idea h3.} Bg7 26. f4 {White wants to play Ra2.} Ng4 27. Ra2 ({Don't blunder} 27. Nxg4 $2 Bxa1 28. Bc2 Bc8 $17) 27... Bxe5 28. fxe5 {Threatening e6.} Nxe5 (28... Bc8 $5 {[%cal Rc8d7]} 29. Rd8+ Kg7 $11) 29. Rd1 Kg7 30. Bb3 Rxa2 31. Bxa2 Ba6 32. Rd4 Nd3 (32... Bd3 $15 33. Kf2 Ra8) 33. Rd7 $11 Ne5 (33... Rb7 $11 34. Rxb7 Bxb7) 34. Rd4 $1 $15 Nd3 (34... Bd3 $15 35. Bb3 Ra8) 35. Rd7 $11 Ne5 ({Better is} 35... Rb7 $11 36. Rxb7 Bxb7) 36. Rd4 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.11} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.09"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,71,0,12,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,11,7,0,0,0,0,8,12,45,43,39,-40,-31,-52,0,0,5,0,16,-1,0,-103,0,0,0,0,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Bb6 8. Na3 {8.Ba4 is becoming the main line.} c6 9. Ba4 d6 10. Bb3 h6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Qe2 {[#]} O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Be6 13. f4 b5 14. Ne3 exf4 15. Rxf4 O-O 16. Nf5 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. d4 f6 {1-0 (31) So,W (2765)-Eljanov,P (2680) chess.com INT 2019}) 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 d5 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. Ne3 (16. exd5 $14 cxd5 17. Qe5 Qxe5 18. Nxe5) 16... dxe4 $15 17. d4 Qe7 (17... Qd6 $1 $15) 18. Rf4 $11 a5 19. a4 c5 20. Raf1 cxd4 21. cxd4 (21. Rxf6 $1 $11 gxf6 22. Qh5) 21... Ra6 ({Better is} 21... Qd8 $17 22. Qd2 Ra6) 22. Nd5 {The position is equal.} Nxd5 23. Bxd5 {[#] aiming for Rxf7.} Be6 24. Rxe4 Qd7 (24... Rd8 {is interesting.} 25. Rf5 Rad6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Rf4 Rd6) 25. Bxe6 $1 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KQ} 28. Qc4 b6 29. b3 Qd6 30. Qc8+ Kf7 31. Qb7+ Kf8 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33. Qb7+ Kf8 34. Qf3+ Kg8 35. Qa8+ Kf7 36. Qb7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.12} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,84,4,2,22,10,14,6,26,20,21,21,20,22,23,-5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-21,-20,-19,-7,-13,-30,-37,0,-30,0,-54,8,22,39,-39,0,0,0,0,0,-7,0,-64,-67,-270,-260,-299,-316,-500,-491,-484,-459,-531,-434,-1377,-1350,-29983,-29984,-29984,-29985,-29989,-29990,-29992,-29991,-29996,-29997]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Nb8 {[%cal Bc6b8,Bb8d7,Bd7c5][%mdl 32] 9...Na5 is becoming the main line. C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines.} 10. Bd2 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} Nbd7 11. a4 Rb8 {The position is equal.} 12. axb5 axb5 {[#]} 13. Ne2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Ba2 c6 14. Ne2 d5 15. Ng3 Bc5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. d4 exd4 18. b4 Bd6 19. Nf5 {1-0 (55) Bacrot,E (2715)-Wojtaszek,R (2745) Linares 2017}) 13... Nc5 14. Ba2 b4 15. Bc4 c6 16. Be3 d5 17. Nxe5 dxc4 18. Nxc6 Qc7 19. Nxb8 Qxb8 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. d4 Rd8 22. f3 Bd6 23. g3 h5 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 24. c3 {[#]} h4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 25. Kg2 ({Better is} 25. Qd2 $11) (25. gxh4 Bxh2+) 25... Nh5 (25... Qb7 $15 26. Qc2 b3) 26. Ra5 $11 g6 {[%cal Rh4g3]} 27. Qe1 (27. Qd2 $14) 27... bxc3 28. bxc3 Qb2 29. Rf2 Bd7 30. g4 h3+ 31. Kg1 (31. Kxh3 $11 Qb6 32. Ra2) 31... Qb6 $15 32. Rxh5 $2 {White does not recover from this.} (32. Qa1 $15 Nf4 33. Ra6) 32... gxh5 $19 33. e5 Be7 ({Stronger than} 33... hxg4 34. exd6 Qxd6 35. Ng3 $11) 34. Nf4 (34. gxh5 {was worth a try.} Qh6 35. Rf1) 34... Bh4 35. Nxh5 Rb8 ({Weaker is} 35... Bxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Qb2+ 37. Kg3 $19) 36. Ng3 Bc6 37. Qe3 (37. e6 $142 Qb1 38. Rf1) 37... Qb1+ 38. Rf1 Qc2 {[%csl Gh3][%cal Rc2g2] Black mates.} 39. Qe2 Qxc3 40. Nf5 Rb2 41. Qd1 Rd2 42. Qa1 {[#]} Bf2+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Back Rank.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.55/Black=0.14} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,58,26,-5,5,16,8,-4,5,8,28,17,91,102,195,187,192,188,225,64,70,67,66,66,78,0,0,0,-8,-20,-12,-18,17,12,73,62,410,359,500,275,272,195,194,25,214,208,205,125,218,22,41]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qa4+ Bd7 {D90: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 sidelines.} 7. Qa3 Bc6 {[#]} 8. h4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Nd7 10. O-O e5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. dxe5 c6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. e4 Bxe4 {½-½ (119) Greenfeld,A (2509)-Gupta,A (2619) Mansa 2017}) 8... a5 9. h5 Na6 {White should prevent ...Ndb4.} 10. Qb3 Qd6 (10... Qd7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 11. h6 $16 Bf6 (11... Bf8 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 12. e4 $18 a4 13. Qc2 $1 ({Inferior is} 13. Nxa4 Qb4+ 14. Bd2 Bxa4 $15) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 $2 (14. e5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5d6]} Qe6 15. Qxc3 (15. bxc3 O-O $16)) 14... e5 $14 {[%cal Re5d4]} 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. O-O O-O {[%cal Re5d4]} 17. Rd1 (17. Rb1 $16) 17... exd4 $11 18. cxd4 {aiming for e5.} Qe7 $1 19. Re1 Re8 $1 {[%cal Rc6e4]} 20. Ne5 Bb5 21. Bf4 c5 (21... Re6 $11) 22. Rab1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under pressure.} Ra5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (22... Bxe5 $14 23. dxe5 (23. Bxe5 Bc6 $14) 23... Bc6) 23. Bd2 $18 cxd4 24. Bxa5 Qxe5 25. Bc7 Qg5 {[#]} 26. Qc1 $2 (26. Bf4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf4g5][%mdl 512]} Qxf4 27. Rxb5) 26... Ba6 $2 (26... Bc6 $11) 27. Bf4 $1 {[%cal Rf4g5]} Qg4 28. e5 Be7 {[#]} (28... Bd8 $16 29. f3 Qe6) 29. Bg3 $2 (29. e6 $1 $18 {[%cal Re6f7][%mdl 512] And now exf7+ would win.} fxe6 30. Qc7) 29... Qe6 {[%mdl 32768] Weighted Error Value: White=0.42/Black=0.63. Loss on time!?} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.09"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,82,8,12,10,17,7,14,6,9,-2,0,0,17,-21,-7,-29,-21,-31,-11,-39,-3,-6,3,-12,23,-35,-27,-27,-22,-31,0,-13,-13,-47,-39,-60,-68,-54,0,-58,-69,-70,-39,-54,-32,-60,-31,-68,-19,-81,-74,-74,-72,-146,-146,-144,-154,-161,-153,-414,-210,-414,-400,-458,-455,-925,-905,-907,-905,-895,-889,-889,-854]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 (6. Be3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Bxe3 8. Qxe3 O-O 9. d4 d6 10. Be2 c6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd2 Be6 13. a4 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. b3 Kf8 17. Rac1 Ke7 18. f3 {½-½ (59) Nakamura,H (2761)-So,W (2754) Abidjan 2019}) 6... Bxd4 7. c3 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Bb6 8. Na3 {8.Ba4 is setting a new trend.} c6 9. Ba4 {The position is equal.} d6 10. Bb3 a5 $5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 4] A promising side line.} 11. Nc4 Bc7 {[#]} 12. Ne3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. a4 Be6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 d5 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. d4 O-O 18. Qf3 {1-0 (54) Le,Q (2706)-Leko,P (2702) Hengshui 2019}) 12... O-O 13. Qf3 a4 14. Bc2 d5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Qd7 17. Qf3 Qg4 18. Qe3 ({Better is} 18. Qxg4 $11 Nxg4 19. exd5) 18... Rfd8 19. h3 Qe6 20. Qg3 Rd7 21. Re1 b5 22. Bg5 h6 23. Be3 d4 24. Bd2 Kh8 (24... dxc3 $15 25. bxc3 Rad8) 25. a3 (25. cxd4 $11 Rxd4 26. Red1) 25... Ba5 26. Red1 Bb6 27. Qf3 Rd6 28. Qe2 dxc3 29. Bxc3 Rad8 30. Kh1 (30. Bb4 $11) 30... Bd4 $17 31. Rf1 Nd7 32. f4 {[#]} (32. Ba5 $142 Ra8 33. Bc3) 32... exf4 $1 33. Rxf4 Ne5 34. Rd1 f6 35. Bb1 $2 {This costs White the game.} (35. Rff1 $17) 35... c5 (35... Bxc3 $142 36. bxc3 Qb3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 36. Rc1 $2 (36. Ba5 {keeps fighting.} Ra8 37. Bc3) 36... Bxc3 $19 37. Rxc3 c4 {[%cal Rc4d3] Black is clearly winning.} 38. dxc4 (38. d4 $142 Rxd4 39. Bc2) 38... Rd2 39. Qh5 Rd1+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 40. Kh2 Rxb1 41. cxb5 Rxb2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.44/Black=0.19} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.09"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,68,0,0,-1,52,47,49,39,43,21,39,43,52,4,0,0,0,0,16,27,7,0,0,0,0,0,43,25,19,18,41,47,65,53,73,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,42,0,70,0,0,0,0,0,297,297,355,343,29991,29990,29998]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. g4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} Nc6 (8... h6 $11) 9. g5 $14 Nd7 10. h4 {[#] White is slightly better.} Rc8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Nb6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. a4 Nb4 13. a5 Nd7 14. Ra4 d5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. cxd3 {0-1 (38) Deligiannis,C (1714)-Tsarsitalidis,K (2094) Trikala 2020}) 11. h5 Be7 12. Be3 Na5 13. g6 fxg6 14. hxg6 h6 15. Nd5 Nxb3 16. axb3 Nf6 17. Bc4 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Qd7 19. c3 O-O 20. Qg4 Rf6 21. O-O-O Rd8 22. Qh5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rdf8 24. Bxh6 (24. Rd3 $16 {aiming for Bxh6!} Rd8 25. Rdd1) 24... gxh6 $11 25. Qxh6 $40 {[%csl Gg6][%cal Rh6h7][%mdl 128] White is up to no good.} Bd8 26. Rd3 (26. Rh1 $2 Qg7 $19) 26... Qg7 27. Qh3 Bb6 28. Rg2 d5 ({Reject} 28... Bxf2 $6 29. Rxf2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxg6 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Rd2 $16) (28... Rxg6 $2 29. Rxg6 Qxg6 30. Rg3 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) (28... Re8 $1 $11) 29. exd5 ({White should play} 29. Qg4 $1 $14) 29... e4 (29... Bxf2 $2 30. Rxf2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxg6 31. Rxf8+ Qxf8 32. d6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) ({But not} 29... Rxg6 $2 30. Rxg6 Qxg6 31. Rg3 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) 30. Rdg3 {Black should prevent Qg4.} Re8 $1 ({Don't go for} 30... Bxf2 $2 {[#]} 31. Rxf2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} b5 32. d6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) 31. Kb1 Bxf2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (31... Rxf2 $11 {and Black is okay.} 32. Qh7+ Qxh7 33. gxh7+ Kh8 34. Rg8+ Kxh7 35. R2g7+ Kh6 36. Rg6+ Kh5 37. Rg5+ Kh4 38. Rg4+ Kh3 39. Rxe8 Kxg4 40. Rxe4+ Kf5) 32. Qh7+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Kf8 (32... Qxh7 33. gxh7+) 33. Rh3 {Hoping for Qh8+.} Qg8 $2 (33... Qxh7 $18 34. gxh7 Kf7) 34. Qxb7 Qxg6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/Black=0.53} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,125,15,22,16,16,13,19,5,8,7,21,0,-3,-7,0,0,0,9,4,-9,0,0,2,0,20,16,56,0,0,0,14,7,10,0,6,3,0,-21,-9,-9,-7,-51,-48,-50,-53,-34,-30,-33,-38,-29,0,0,16,13,99,99,116,102,153,143,177,177,170,138,185,138,170,142,196,196,183,188,183,165,164,164,164,164,162,162,158,158,262,165,481,481,481,481,481,481,480,431,990,460,460,348,803,460,1651,1088,1787,1838,4523,4027,2472,2004,1872,1691,1388,990,29980,29981,29988,4134,29996,29997,29997,29998]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Qc7 4. Nc3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 {[#]} 6. Nxf6+ $146 {B10: Caro-Kann: 2 d3 and 2 c4.} ({Predecessor:} 6. Qe2 Nxe4 7. Qxe4 Nd7 8. Qf4 Qxf4 9. Bxf4 Nf6 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. Be2 e6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 {½-½ (21) Chigaev,M (2588)-Fedoseev,V (2678) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 6... exf6 7. g3 Bd6 8. Bg2 {The position is equal.} O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Ne4 Nd7 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Qd2 Bd5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. c4 Be6 17. b3 a5 18. a3 ({White should try} 18. d4 $14) 18... Rad8 $11 19. Qc2 h6 20. d4 f5 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. Nf3 Bd6 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Ng4 25. Qc3 Nxe3 ({Don't play} 25... Qxe5 $6 26. Qxe5 Nxe5 27. Bb6 $16) ({Reject} 25... Nxe5 $6 26. Bf4 $14) 26. Rxe3 Rd7 27. Bf1 Red8 28. Rd3 Rxd3 29. Bxd3 Qd7 30. Rd1 a4 31. Bc2 Qxd1+ (31... Qe7 $11 {remains equal.} 32. bxa4 Rxd1+ 33. Bxd1 Qc5) 32. Bxd1 $16 Rxd1+ $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} 33. Kg2 axb3 (33... c5 $142) 34. Qxb3 $16 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rd7 35. a4 g5 36. h4 Kg7 37. a5 Kg6 38. Qb4 Kg7 (38... Kh5 $16 {is a better defense.} 39. hxg5 hxg5) 39. h5 $18 Kg8 40. Kf1 Kg7 41. Ke1 Kg8 42. f4 g4 43. Ke2 Kg7 44. Ke3 Kg8 45. c5 Kg7 (45... Kh7 $16 46. Qb1 Kg7) 46. Qa4 Rd5 $2 (46... Rd8 {is more resistant.} 47. a6 bxa6 48. Qxc6 Rb8 49. Qxa6 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Rb2+ 51. Kf1 Rb3) 47. a6 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} bxa6 48. Qxc6 a5 49. Qb5 a4 {Threatens to win with ...a3.} 50. Qb4 Bd7 {[#]} (50... Rd1 $142 51. Qxa4 Rg1) 51. e6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxe6 52. c6 {And now c7 would win.} Rd1 $2 (52... Rd8 53. Qxa4 Re8 54. Qd4+ f6) 53. Qxa4 Rc1 (53... Rd8 $142 54. c7 Rf8) 54. Qd4+ Kh7 55. Qd6 Rc4 56. c7 Rc1 57. Qd8 Rc4 58. Kd3 Rc6 59. Kd4 Kg7 60. Ke5 Rc3 61. Kd6 (61. Qf6+ $142 Kh7 62. Kd6 Ra3 63. c8=Q {[%mdl 64] Deflection} Bxc8 64. Qxf7+ Kh8 65. Qf8+ Kh7 66. Qe7+ Kh8 67. Qd8+ Kg7 68. Qc7+ Bd7 69. Qxd7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kf8 70. Qe7+ Kg8 71. Qb7) 61... Rxg3 62. Ke7 Re3 63. Qf8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.30/Black=0.36} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,102,8,0,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,-9,-12,0,-20,-16,-17,-4,-40,0,1,0,0,75,70,103,81,112,84,159,146,160,156,287,291,277,270,633,266,262,245,239,212,369,345,397,177,175,68,68,68,74,62,62,62,62,66,61,61,61,61,68,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,83,61,71,73,74,61,61,26,26,25,25,25,25,25,25,25,62,62,62,62,62]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. c3 e5 {was the old line (8...b5). B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 {The position is equal.} 11. Nbd2 Kh7 {[#]} 12. Nc4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 12. a3 Qd8 13. Ba2 f5 14. b4 g5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. bxc5 d5 17. Ne1 e4 18. Rb1 exd3 19. Rxb7 {1-0 (61) Hossain,E (2480)-Zhigalko,A (2582) Istanbul 2012}) 12... Qd8 13. a4 f5 14. Ne3 f4 15. Nd5 g5 16. Nh2 Ne7 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. a5 g4 (18... Kg6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 19. hxg4 $16 (19. Nxg4 f3 $11) 19... f3 20. gxf3 ({Stronger than} 20. Nxf3 Bxg4 21. Re1 h5 $17) 20... h5 21. Kg2 ({Not} 21. gxh5 Rf4 $15) 21... hxg4 (21... Bh6 $142) 22. Nxg4 {Strongly threatening Rh1+.} Bxg4 23. fxg4 {aiming for Rh1+.} Rf4 (23... Rh8 $16 24. Rh1+ Kg6) 24. Rh1+ Kg6 25. Qe2 Bf6 $2 {[#]} (25... Raf8 26. Raf1 Rh8 27. Rxh8 Bxh8) 26. Rh5 (26. g5 $142 $1 Bxg5 27. Qh5+ Kf6 28. Rag1) 26... Bg5 $18 27. Rah1 Raf8 28. Rh8 Qd7 $2 (28... Qe8 29. Rxf8 Rxf8) 29. f3 Qg7 30. Rxf8 (30. R8h3 $142) 30... Rxf8 {[#]} 31. Be6 ({Better is} 31. d4 $1 $18) 31... Rh8 $14 32. Bf5+ Kf6 33. Qd1 {Black must now prevent Qb3.} Rxh1 34. Qxh1 Qh6 35. Qxh6+ Bxh6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 36. Bc8 b6 37. a6 Bc1 38. b4 cxb4 39. cxb4 b5 $1 40. Bd7 Bd2 41. Bxb5 Bxb4 42. Kf2 Ba5 43. Ke2 Kg5 44. Kd1 Kf4 45. Kc2 Bd8 46. Bd7 Kxf3 47. Kc3 Kf4 48. Kc4 Bb6 49. Kd5 Kg5 50. Kxd6 Bd4 51. Bf5 Kf6 {Black defended with fortune.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.26/Black=0.28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.09"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,61,20,-11,0,-22,-17,-6,0,-14,-15,-29,-17,-58,-55,-45,0,0,0,-22,-26,-39,-17,-25,7,0,4,31,13,-18,-14,0,0,0,16,-30,70,87,97,89,160,141,266,260,381,395,555,549,495,422,587,586,629,610]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 (5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 17. Be3 {½-½ (28) Nakamura,H (2736)-So,W (2770) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 5... O-O 6. Qe2 d6 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 {The position is equal.} 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Nbd2 Qf6 {[#]} 11. h3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 11. O-O-O Kg7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Bc4 Rb8 14. Rdf1 Bd7 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Qxd4 {½-½ (23) Svidler,P (2760)-Potkin,V (2574) Sochi 2018}) 11... Ne7 12. Nh2 Nf4 13. Bxf4 gxf4 14. O-O-O a6 {[%cal Ba7a6,Ba6a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} 15. Bc4 b5 16. Bb3 b4 17. Ng4 Qg7 18. cxb4 Bxb4 19. Nf3 a5 {Black wants to play ...a4.} 20. g3 a4 21. Bc4 Ng6 (21... h5 22. Ngxe5 dxe5 23. gxf4) 22. Rhg1 Bxg4 (22... a3 $11) 23. hxg4 $14 a3 24. g5 c6 {[#]} (24... hxg5 $142 25. Nxg5 axb2+ 26. Kxb2 c6) 25. Kb1 $1 $16 Ra5 (25... h5 $16) 26. gxf4 $18 {Black must now prevent gxh6.} d5 (26... Kh8 $142 27. gxh6 Qf6) 27. gxh6 Qxh6 (27... Qf6 {might work better.} 28. fxe5 Qf4) 28. exd5 {White is clearly winning.} cxd5 29. Bb3 Qxf4 30. Nxe5 Kg7 31. Rg4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.41} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.09"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,74,30,33,41,40,62,24,39,29,28,22,27,27,28,22,22,27,25,26,23,23,28,28,30,31,37,36,43,11,18,0,0,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,4,7,0,12,9,26,6,20,0,12,12,23,22,24,24,50,22,50,50,50]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Qd3 Nd7 {C66: Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defence.} 9. Be3 {[#] Strongly threatening d5.} b6 10. Rad1 {[#]} (10. Qc4 $5 {[%cal Rc4c6]} Bb7 11. dxe5 $14) 10... Qc8 $146 {White has an edge.} ({Predecessor:} 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Nf5 Bf6 13. f4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxe4 15. Nxg7+ Kf8 16. Ne6+ fxe6 17. Qxh8+ {1-0 (40) Grinberg,N-Campora,D Groningen 1977}) 11. Qc4 Bb7 $1 12. dxe5 {Threatens to win with Nb5.} Ba6 13. Nb5 c6 14. Nc7+ Qxc7 15. Qxa6 {Black must now prevent exd6.} dxe5 16. Rd3 O-O 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Qc4 Nf8 19. Qc3 Ng6 20. g3 Rxd3 21. cxd3 Qd7 22. Kg2 c5 23. Rd2 f6 24. a3 Qb5 (24... Kh8 {keeps more tension.} 25. Qc4 Rc8 26. Rc2 Rd8 27. Rd2 Nf8) 25. Qc4+ Qxc4 26. dxc4 Kf7 27. Ng1 Rd8 28. Ne2 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} Ke6 30. Nc3 Nh8 31. Nb5 Nf7 32. Kf3 Nd6 33. Nxd6 Bxd6 34. g4 g5 35. h3 Kd7 36. b3 Kc6 37. a4 a5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.06} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,85,14,17,17,16,17,16,20,16,12,13,-16,0,-6,-10,-11,-18,-6,0,0,14,0,55,32,28,42,63,49,39,20,70,70,72,70,86,47,46,49,69,69,70,26,45,32,40,27,56,0,56,51,68,72,58,60,124,117,122,89,185,185,185,178,186,178,250,244,244,234,289,267,283,255,29983,29984,29984,29984,29984,29983]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Qc7 4. Nc3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bg4 6. h3 {B10: Caro-Kann: 2 d3 and 2 c4.} Bh5 7. Be2 Nd7 {[#]} 8. O-O $146 {The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 8. Be3 Ngf6 9. Nfd2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nd5 11. Nc4 e6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Qg4 {0-1 (48) Kelebek,E (1907)-Acar,C (1676) Konya 2017}) 8... Ngf6 9. Be3 e6 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. Rae1 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Be7 13. d4 O-O-O 14. c3 Kb8 15. b4 Nf6 (15... Bxf3 $11 16. Bxf3 (16. Qxf3 Rhf8 $11) 16... Nb6) 16. Ne5 $14 {[#] aiming for Bxh5.} Bg6 17. Nc5 Nd5 18. Qf3 Bd6 19. Bc4 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Nb6 21. Bb3 Nd7 22. Re2 Nxc5 23. bxc5 Rhe8 24. Rfe1 Re7 25. Bc2 Bxc2 26. Rxc2 e5 27. Rce2 {[%cal Re2e5]} Rde8 28. Qe4 (28. Qh5 $14) 28... g6 (28... a6 $11) 29. dxe5 Rd8 30. Qh4 h5 31. e6 Rxe6 (31... a6 $14) 32. Rxe6 $16 fxe6 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 33. Qf6 a6 (33... Qa5 $16 {was worth a try.}) 34. Qxg6 $18 Rd5 35. Qxe6 Rxc5 36. Qf6 {Hoping for Qf8+.} Ra5 {[#]} (36... Qa5 $142 37. Re8+ Ka7) 37. Qd4 $1 {Re8+ would kill now.} c5 38. Qd5 c4 39. Qd4 {White wants to mate with Re8+.} Qc5 {intending ...Qxd4.} 40. Re8+ Kc7 $2 (40... Ka7 $18) 41. Qd8+ {White mates.} Kc6 42. Re6+ Kb5 43. Qd7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.33} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,122,8,12,0,27,0,13,0,6,0,0,0,6,-21,-27,-32,-22,-33,-9,-25,-27,-35,0,7,2,0,32,32,27,19,31,25,37,31,50,39,39,35,34,31,37,39,35,34,150,146,143,129,157,129,137,137,152,158,163,146,179,169,180,177,165,156,165,165,153,144,223,214,262,253,814,828,836,628,691,260,788,722,660,81,81,81,81,81,74,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Qe3 {B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4.} e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 {[#]} d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Qc7 10. c4 Ne5 11. b3 a5 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Nd4 a4 14. Ba3 axb3 15. axb3 Ng6 {1-0 (67) Narayanan,S (2529)-Ajay Krishna,S (2302) Sitges 2019}) 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Qf4 h6 13. Be3 Be6 14. a3 a6 15. Nd4 Rc8 (15... Bd6 $5 {[%cal Rd6f4]} 16. Qh4 (16. Nxe6 Rxe6 17. Qa4 b5 $15) 16... Be5 $11) 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Bd4 Qc7 (17... Bd6 $5 {[%cal Rd6f4]} 18. Qf3 Bb8 $11) 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Bf3 Rc4 20. Rd2 Rd8 21. Rad1 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bg5 24. Rd3 Rxc2 {[#]} 25. Bxg7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxd3 (25... Kxg7 26. Rxd8) 26. Bxd3 Rc1 (26... Bb3 $1 $14 27. Be5 (27. Bxc2 Bxc2 28. Bxh6 Bxh6 $11) 27... Rxb2) 27. Rxc1 $16 Bxc1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBB} 28. Bc3 Bd5 29. g4 Bg5 30. Bf1 Be6 31. Bg2 b6 32. Bd4 Bd8 33. Be4 b5 34. Kg2 a5 35. f4 b4 36. axb4 axb4 37. Kg3 b3 (37... Be7 $16 38. f5 Bc4) 38. h4 $18 Bc4 39. g5 hxg5 $2 (39... Be6 40. Bc3 (40. gxh6 f5 $18) 40... f6 41. gxh6 f5) 40. fxg5 Be2 41. Be5 Bd1 42. Bd5 $2 (42. Bf3 Bc2 43. Bf6 Bc7+ 44. Kg2) 42... Bc2 $2 (42... Ba5 43. g6 Be1+ 44. Kh3 Bh5 45. Bxf7+ (45. Bxb3 Bxg6 46. Kg4 Bd3 $16) 45... Kf8 46. Bxb3 Bxg6) 43. Kf4 Ba5 44. h5 $2 (44. Bf6 $18 {aiming for h5.} Bc7+ 45. Be5) 44... Bd2+ $16 45. Kg4 Bd1+ 46. Kh4 {Intending g6 and mate.} Be1+ {[#]} 47. Bg3 ({White should try} 47. Kh3 $1 $16 Bxh5 48. Bf6 (48. Bxb3 Kf8 $16)) 47... Bxg3+ $11 {The position is equal.} 48. Kxg3 Bxh5 49. Bxb3 {And now Kf4 would win. KB-KB} Kg7 50. Kf4 {Kf5 is the strong threat.} f6 51. Ba4 fxg5+ 52. Kxg5 Be2 53. b4 Kf7 54. Kf5 Ke7 55. Ke5 Bf1 56. Kd5 Kd8 57. Kc6 Kc8 58. Bb5 Bg2+ 59. Kb6 Kb8 60. Bc6 Bf1 61. b5 Bxb5 {Blacks defense is rewarded with a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.09"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,93,13,28,0,0,0,14,12,11,0,0,0,0,-4,0,0,22,8,14,10,11,23,25,5,54,50,48,2,13,0,14,8,78,74,70,64,95,36,97,69,100,100,117,83,80,37,83,45,161,0,0,0,0,-8,29,43,303,296,228,140,140,140,133,133,133,133,133,133,133,133,133,120,133,133,145,145,145,143,159,159,180,159,186,182,194,187]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 (5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 17. Be3 c5 18. c4 Qe8 19. Bf2 Rd8 20. b3 {½-½ (28) Nakamura,H (2736)-So,W (2770) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 5... d5 6. Nbd2 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} dxe4 7. dxe4 O-O 8. O-O {The position is equal.} a5 {is recently more successful than 8...Qe7.} 9. a3 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} Qe7 10. Rb1 Rd8 11. Qc2 h6 12. b4 Bd6 13. Re1 Be6 {[#]} 14. Nb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Bf1 axb4 15. axb4 Ne8 16. Nb3 Qf6 17. Be3 Qg6 18. b5 Na5 19. Nxa5 Rxa5 20. c4 {½-½ (29) Serazeev,A (2527)-Mrkvicka,J (2475) ICCF email 2017}) 14... axb4 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. cxb4 Ra6 17. Na5 Bd7 18. Bd2 Rda8 19. Rec1 Qe6 20. Be3 Be8 (20... Nh5 $11 {remains equal.}) 21. Nd2 $16 Nd7 22. Ndb3 h5 23. Qe2 (23. Nc5 $16 Nxc5 24. Bxc5) 23... f6 (23... f5 $14) 24. Rc3 h4 25. h3 Bg6 26. f3 f5 27. exf5 Bxf5 28. Rbc1 Nf6 (28... e4 $14) 29. Bg5 $2 {[#]} (29. Rxc6 $6 Rxc6 30. Rxc6 Qd5 $14) (29. Nc5 $18 Bxc5 30. Rxc5) 29... Nd5 $11 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Rxc6 Qg6 32. Qd2 ({Much worse is} 32. Bxh4 Nf4 $17) 32... Be6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Better is} 32... Bd3 $14) 33. Nc5 $18 ({Not} 33. Bxh4 Nf4 $17) 33... Qb1+ 34. Qc1 Qxc1+ 35. Bxc1 Bf7 36. Ne4 Bxb4 37. axb4 Nxb4 38. Rxc7 Rxa5 39. Ng5 {White wants to mate with Rc8+.} Be8 40. Be3 {Threatens to win with Bc5.} Ra8 {[#]} 41. Bf2 $1 {White is clearly better.} Nd5 42. Rc5 Nf4 43. Rxe5 ({Don't play} 43. Bxh4 Ra1+ 44. Kh2 Ra2 $14) 43... Ng6 44. Re4 Bc6 45. Rc4 Bb5 46. Rb4 Bd7 47. Bxh4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.14/Black=0.28} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.09"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,76,8,6,14,14,9,14,8,3,10,9,6,13,8,18,-9,-10,-30,-32,-44,-52,-49,-41,-49,0,-64,-55,-58,-52,-60,0,-21,16,-16,0,-151,-137,-111,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-167,-218,-161,-161,-235,-156,-164,-164,-405,-189,-208,-214,-195,-41,-2076,-2012]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Bb6 8. Na3 {8.Ba4 is a critical line.} c6 9. Ba4 {The position is equal.} d6 10. Bb3 a5 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. a4 Be6 {[#]} 13. Bg5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 d5 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. d4 O-O 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. Nd2 {1-0 (54) Le,Q (2706)-Leko,P (2702) Hengshui 2019}) 13... h6 14. Bh4 g5 $1 {[%cal Rg5h4]} 15. Bg3 h5 $1 {[%cal Rh5h4] [#] Threatens to win with ...h4.} 16. f3 h4 17. Be1 g4 18. Bd2 ({White should play} 18. fxg4 $11 d5 19. Ne3) 18... d5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Ne3 {[%cal Rf3g4]} g3 21. h3 $1 Nh5 22. Ng4 f5 23. Nxe5 $2 (23. Ne3 $11) 23... Bxe5 $17 24. Re1 {[#]} Qd6 (24... Qb6+ $1 $17 25. d4 Bf6 26. Bxd5 Ng7 27. Bxe6 Nxe6) 25. Qe2 $1 $11 {[%cal Re2e5]} Bf4 $1 {aiming for ...Kf7.} 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Rxe6+ Kd7 28. Bxf4 $1 Nxf4 29. Re5 Rhf8 30. d4 ({Much weaker is} 30. Bxd5 Kd6 $17) 30... Rae8 31. Rd1 $2 (31. Rae1 $11 {and White is okay.}) 31... Rxe5 $19 32. dxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ke6 33. Kf1 (33. Bc2 {keeps fighting.}) 33... Kxe5 34. Re1+ Kf6 35. Bc2 $2 (35. Rd1) 35... d4 (35... Rb8 $142 36. Rd1 b5) 36. cxd4 Rd8 37. Re5 Rxd4 $2 (37... Rd5 $19 38. Rxd5 Nxd5) 38. Re8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38. Rxf5+ $15 Ke6 39. b3 (39. Rxa5 $2 Rd2 $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack})) 38... Rd2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.45/Black=0.30} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,151,11,9,40,20,41,0,0,0,0,-26,-28,-32,-13,-21,-5,-43,-35,-29,-33,-35,-31,-24,-24,-39,-40,-41,-36,-41,-26,-33,-27,-70,-69,-100,-89,-99,-87,-101,-6,-7,-11,-38,-38,-111,-8,-14,0,-26,-25,-27,0,-31,0,0,0,-8,0,-5,0,0,0,0,0,-13,-13,-25,-25,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-31,-9,-33,-25,-28,-10,-10,-10,-10,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-14,-14,-14,-14,-15,-16,-18,-8,-20,-26,-33,-33,-33,-33,-33,-8,-8,-8,-34,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 Qb6 {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6.} 7. Bf1 d6 8. Na3 O-O {[#]} 9. Nc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. h3 a6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne8 13. Nc2 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 {1-0 (42) Kilic,E (2284)-Miladinovic,Z (2077) Sarajevo 2017}) 9... Qc7 10. d3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. a4 Bf5 13. Ne3 Nxe3 14. Bxe3 b6 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Rfd8 18. a5 Qd6 19. axb6 axb6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Qb3 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxe7 Be6 24. Qb5 Kg7 (24... Kf8 $17 25. Rc7 Ra2) 25. Qc6 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White puts up resistance} Bd5 26. Qd7 {[#] Rxf7+! is the strong threat.} Ra4 27. h4 (27. h3 $15) 27... Rb4 (27... Qxh4 $17 {And now ...Ra1 would win.} 28. Qd6 Rf4) 28. h5 $1 Qf6 29. Re2 Rd4 {Threatens to win with ...Bxg2!} 30. Qh3 {[#] White threatens h6+ and mate.} g5 (30... Rh4 $5 {[%cal Rh4h3]} 31. Qa3 Qc6 32. h6+ Rxh6 $17) 31. Qe3 h6 32. Rd2 Re4 33. Qc3 Be6 34. f3 Rh4 (34... Qxc3 {keeps more tension.} 35. bxc3 Re3 36. c4 Rb3 37. Kf2 Kf6) 35. Rd6 Qxc3 36. bxc3 Rxh5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 37. g3 g4 38. fxg4 Rc5 39. Rxb6 Rxc3 40. Kf2 Bxg4 41. Rb4 h5 42. Rf4 f5 43. Bg2 Kf6 44. Rb4 Kg5 45. Rb8 Rc2+ 46. Kg1 Be2 47. Rg8+ Kf6 48. Rf8+ Kg6 49. Rg8+ Kf7 50. Rb8 Bg4 51. Rb6 Ke7 52. Bd5 Rd2 53. Bg2 Rd3 54. Kf2 Kf7 55. Rb7+ Kf6 56. Rb6+ Kg5 57. Rb8 Rd2+ 58. Kg1 Kf6 59. Rf8+ Ke7 60. Ra8 Rb2 61. Ra7+ {Cut Off at move 61} Kd6 62. Ra6+ Kc5 63. Ra5+ Kd4 64. Ra4+ Ke3 65. Ra3+ {The position is equal.} Kd2 66. Bf3 Ke1 67. Re3+ Kd2 68. Re2+ Kc3 69. Rxb2 Kxb2 {KB-KB} 70. Kf2 Kc3 71. Ke3 Bxf3 72. Kxf3 Kd3 73. Kf4 Ke2 74. Kxf5 Kf3 75. Kg5 Kxg3 {( -> ...h4)} 76. Kxh5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.11} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,93,17,17,14,16,23,22,12,35,15,81,70,95,102,147,160,160,152,151,158,150,98,83,37,32,9,42,0,65,21,36,42,30,36,54,6,41,9,36,43,26,0,42,44,48,48,55,32,66,-45,100,100,119,0,0,0,5,5,5,5,5,-66,-66,-67,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-234,39,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 d6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e4 e5 6. d5 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} Nc5 7. Qc2 a5 8. Be2 {[#]} Be7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... h5 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Bh6 12. Bxh6 Rxh6 13. g3 a4 14. O-O-O Kf8 {0-1 (39) Fedoseev,V (2677)-Giri,A (2769) Moscow 2019}) 9. h5 g5 (9... Nxh5 $11 10. Bxh5 gxh5) 10. Be3 $16 h6 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. Bxc5 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} dxc5 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14. Nd3 {And now e5 would win.} Qe7 15. f3 (15. O-O-O $142 $1) 15... Bg3+ 16. Kd1 O-O 17. a4 Ne8 18. Kc1 b6 (18... f5 $1 $11) 19. Kb1 Nd6 20. Nc1 $1 f5 21. Bd3 Rae8 22. Ra3 Be5 23. N1e2 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Nf5 {With the idea ...Ne3.} 25. Qc1 Qg7 26. Rf1 Nd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. g4 Rf4 29. Bc2 (29. Ng3 $14) 29... Qf8 (29... Bxg4 $1 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 30. fxg4 Bxb2 31. Qxb2 Rxf1+ 32. Ka2 Rf4) 30. Ng3 Qf6 31. Be4 (31. Bg6 $16 Re7 32. Ka2) 31... Bxg4 $1 $11 32. Bg6 Rf8 {[%cal Rg4f3]} (32... Re5 {keeps more tension.} 33. fxg4 Rxf1 34. Qxf1 Qxf1+ 35. Nxf1 Re1+) 33. fxg4 Rxf1 34. Nxf1 Qxf1 35. Qxf1 ({Better is} 35. Bf5 $11 Qxc1+ 36. Kxc1) 35... Rxf1+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 36. Ka2 Rf2 ({Black should play} 36... Kg7 $15) 37. Rb3 Kf8 38. d6 $1 {[%cal Rd6c7]} cxd6 39. Rxb6 Ke7 40. Bf5 $2 {[#]} (40. Rb5 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 40... Be5 $2 (40... Rxf5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 41. gxf5 g4) 41. Rb5 Kf6 {The position is equal.} 42. Kb1 Bd4 43. Bc2 Rf1+ 44. Ka2 Rf2 45. Kb1 Rf1+ 46. Ka2 Rf2 47. Kb1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.33/Black=0.29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 10,76,18,-8,0,-27,-6,-15,-16,-20,0,-10,-13,-34,-32,-54,0,0,0,-11,5,-33,-29,-40,-2,-48,-52,-57,-50,-45,-38,-62,-68,-82,-80,-60,25,19,25,-149,-149,-191,-189,-171,-93,-94,-74,-101,-96,-81,-62,-127,-79,-89,-98,-84,-78,-68,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 (5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. e5 {½-½ (28) Nakamura,H (2736)-So,W (2770) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 5... O-O 6. Qe2 d6 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} 7. h3 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 Ne7 {[#]} 10. Nh4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. g3 Bb7 12. Ng5 d5 13. h4 h6 14. Nh3 Re8 15. h5 Ne7 16. g4 dxe4 17. dxe4 {0-1 (46) Russell,C (2155)-Tobin,S Portland 2013}) 10... Kh8 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Ng6 (12... Nh5 $15) 13. Nxg6+ $11 fxg6 14. Nd2 Qe7 15. Nf1 Nh5 16. g3 Be6 17. Bd1 Rf7 18. Nd2 Raf8 19. Rh2 Qd7 20. Nf3 h6 ({Worse is} 20... Bxh3 21. Ng5 $16) 21. d4 Bxh3 22. dxe5 {Strongly threatening Nh4.} Kh7 (22... Bg4 $15 23. Nh4 Kh7) 23. exd6 cxd6 24. Nh4 $2 ({White should play} 24. Nd4 $11) 24... Nf6 $17 25. f3 g5 26. Ng2 Nh5 ({Black should try} 26... d5 $19 27. e5 Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 27. g4 Bxg2 28. Rxg2 Nf4 29. Rd2 {[#]} Ng6 $1 {[%cal Rg6e5] And now ...Ne5 would win.} 30. Be2 ({Better is} 30. e5 $15 Qe6 31. Rxd6 Qxe5 32. Qxe5 Nxe5 33. Bc2+ Kh8 34. O-O-O) 30... Qe6 {...Ne5 is the strong threat.} 31. Qb6 Rxf3 32. Bxf3 Rxf3 33. O-O-O Qxa2 (33... Qxg4 $15 34. Qxa6 (34. Qxd6 Qxe4 35. Rd4 Qf5 $17) 34... Qxe4) 34. Qxd6 $11 {The position is equal.} Qa1+ 35. Kc2 Qa4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 36. Kc1 Qa1+ 37. Kc2 Qa4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 38. Kc1 Qa1+ {Whites escaped into a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.22/Black=0.18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,109,15,25,19,20,17,13,19,11,11,18,20,11,18,14,6,16,0,222,209,277,271,276,272,264,274,325,325,329,335,424,427,412,419,441,441,437,436,432,414,450,457,667,666,670,664,662,661,645,639,627,634,849,699,458,5272,5804,5783,5720,5687,1543,662,622,581,807,803,793,802,833,820,1261,1235,2292,1800,5127,5604,5691,5143,29983,29984,29988,29989,29989,29988,29988,29985,29985,29985,29985,29986,29986,29987,29993,29994,29994,29994,29994,29994,29996,29997,29998,29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 (4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 {½-½ (14) So,W (2770)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess.com INT 2020}) 4... Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. b4 {The position is equal.} Bb6 9. a4 {[#] Black must now prevent a5.} O-O 10. Nbd2 {Strongly threatening a5.} Bf5 {...Ng4 is the strong threat.} 11. Ba3 e4 $1 {[%cal Re4f3]} ({Much worse is} 11... Bxd3 $6 12. b5 $16) 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 {[#]} Qxd1+ $146 {Black is now going downhill.} (13... Bxe4 $11 {and Black is okay.} 14. O-O Qf4) ({Predecessor:} 13... Bxe4 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. O-O-O Rac8 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Ne5 18. Kc2 Nc4 19. Bc1 Bxf2 {0-1 (59) Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Aronian,L (2781) Chess.com INT 2020}) 14. Rxd1 $18 Bxe4 {[#]} 15. a5 $1 Rfe8 {aiming for ...Bxf3+.} 16. O-O Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ne5 18. Be2 Ng6 19. Bd3 ({Not} 19. axb6 axb6 20. Bb5 c6 $15) 19... Nh4 20. Be4 ({Less strong is} 20. axb6 Nxf3+ 21. Kg2 axb6 $18) 20... c6 21. axb6 f5 22. Bd3 axb6 23. Bc1 b5 24. f4 Ra2 25. c4 Re6 (25... Ra4 $142 26. cxb5 Rxb4 27. bxc6 bxc6) 26. cxb5 cxb5 27. Bxb5 Rc2 28. Ba4 Rc3 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Rd7+ Kg8 {intending ...Nf3+.} 31. Bb2 Rg6+ 32. Kh1 Rh3 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Be8+ Ke7 35. Bxg6 {Intending Re8+ and mate.} Kxd8 36. Bxh7 Ke7 37. Bg8 Kf8 38. Bd5 Rd3 39. Bxb7 Kf7 40. Be5 Rd2 41. b5 Ng6 42. b6 Nxe5 43. fxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KR} Rb2 44. Bd5+ {White mates.} Kg6 45. b7 f4 46. Kg2 Kf5 47. e6 Kf6 48. Re1 Ke7 49. Be4 g5 50. Rb1 Re2 51. b8=Q Rxe4 52. Rb7+ Kxe6 53. Qe8+ Kf5 54. Rf7+ Kg4 55. f3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.36} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,79,0,0,-5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-11,-7,-18,-12,-42,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-18,-5,0,0,0,8,8,8,2,13,8,48,63,85,78,79,46,198,196,523,261,264,194,189,188,181,180,185,166,160,154,602,570]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5 d5 7. exd5 Bxf5 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 Qd7 10. Bg5 e4 11. Qd1 {B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations.} Qe6 12. Qd4 Rd8 13. Qa4 {The position is equal.} Bc5 {[#] aiming for ...e3.} 14. Bc4 {[#]} Qe5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Qc8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bd5 O-O 17. Bxe4 Rd4 18. Bxf5 Re8+ 19. Kf1 Qxf5 20. Qxc6 Re5 {0-1 (26) Martinez Reyes,P (2416)-Ajay,K (2315) chess.com INT 2020}) 15. Qxc6+ Bd7 16. Bxf6 Bxf2+ $1 17. Kf1 gxf6 18. Qxe4 Bd4 19. Re1 Kf8 20. Bd3 Be6 21. Qh4 Qg5 22. Qxg5 fxg5 23. Ke2 Rb8 24. Ne4 Rxb2 25. Nxg5 Bxa2 26. Kd2 Kg7 27. Re4 $1 {[%cal Re4d4]} Bf6 28. Rg4 Kh6 29. h4 {Threatens to win with Rf1.} Rd8 30. Rf1 Bxg5+ 31. Rxg5 {[%cal Rf1f6] [#]} Rb6 32. Rf4 Bd5 $2 ({Black should try} 32... Rg6 $14) 33. g4 $18 Rg6 $2 (33... Ba2 34. Rh5+ Kg7 35. Rxh7+ Kg8) 34. Rh5+ Kg7 35. Rd4 Rgd6 36. Rxh7+ Kg8 37. Rh5 Be6 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Ra5 Bxg4 $2 (39... Rd4 $16) 40. Rg5+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.55} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,77,37,28,28,30,35,64,66,76,81,71,71,71,70,70,72,77,77,76,92,150,30,97,35,176,175,272,269,270,207,206,187,204,201,264,282,284,287,243,292,290,271,256,258,243,245,370,366,351,275,270,291,288,267,274,267,262,267,266,269,304,306,266,247,29992,29993,29993,29994,29994,12843]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 {[#]} 5. e4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 5. Bg5 Bg7 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. h5 g5 9. Bd3 e6 10. Nge2 Bg7 11. Qd2 {1-0 (29) Tarlabasi,E (2264)-Kiremitciyan,A (2253) Antalya 2019}) 5... e5 6. d5 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} Nd4 7. Nge2 c5 8. dxc6 $1 {White is slightly better.} bxc6 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Bg7 11. Bg5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} h6 12. Be3 O-O {[#]} 13. Qd2 $1 Re8 14. f3 (14. Bxh6 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Rxe4+ 16. Be2 Bxh6 $17) 14... d5 (14... Nh5 $142) 15. Rd1 (15. exd5 $6 Qb6 $11) (15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 dxe4 $17) (15. cxd5 $16 cxd5 16. O-O-O (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rd1 Bb7 $11) (16. exd5 $2 Qb6 $17) (16. Bxh6 $2 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 dxe4 $19)) 15... Qc7 (15... Rb8 $11 {remains equal.}) 16. cxd5 (16. Bf4 $16 Qa5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5) 16... cxd5 {[#] Black cannot hold the game after this.} ({Black should try} 16... Nxd5 $14 17. Nxd5 (17. exd5 $2 Qg3+ 18. Qf2 Bxc3+ 19. Rd2 Rxe3+ $19) 17... cxd5) 17. Bb5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rb5e8]} (17. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 $11) 17... Bb7 (17... Re7 $142) 18. Bxe8 (18. Bxh6 dxe4 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 $11) 18... Rxe8 19. O-O ({And not} 19. Bxa7 dxe4 20. O-O Ba6 $11) (19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qf4 $11) 19... dxe4 20. Nb5 (20. Bxa7 Ba6 $11) 20... Qc6 21. Nd6 ({Inferior is} 21. Nxa7 Qa6 $11) 21... Rd8 22. Qb4 ({Weaker is} 22. Bxa7 Bf8 $17) 22... Ba6 23. Nxe4 Nd5 24. Qa5 Rd7 25. Rfe1 {Hoping for Nc5.} Nxe3 26. Rxd7 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxd7 27. Qxa6 Qd4 (27... Bd4 $142) 28. Kh1 Nf5 29. h5 Ng3+ 30. Nxg3 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Bd4+ 32. Kf1 Qxg3 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Rg3f2][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQB} 33. Qe2 Qh4 {[%cal Rh4h1]} 34. Qd2 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qxg2+ {[#]} 36. Kd3 $1 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Bf2 $2 (36... Qxd2+ $18 37. Kxd2 gxh5) 37. Re8+ {White mates.} Kh7 38. Qf4 {[%cal Rf4f7]} Qf1+ 39. Kd2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.40} (39. Kc2 $142 Qc1+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 40. Kxc1 Be3+ 41. Rxe3 Kg8 42. Qxh6 f6 43. Qxg6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 44. Re8#) 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 12,86,9,12,20,0,14,13,15,0,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-7,-4,-12,-9,-23,-22,-23,-26,-27,0,0,44,-25,-5,0,52,36,34,-30,0,0,85,22,28,29,166,166,238,99,140,91,91,99,104,14,90,0,0,-34,-24,-164,-165,-239,-234,-489,-498,-712,-685,-29982,-29983]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. O-O Ne7 {The modern move. C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} 8. Re1 Ng6 9. d4 Bb6 {The position is equal.} 10. h3 c6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Nc4 Bc7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. a4 h6 {[#]} 15. Qc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. b3 Be6 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Qe2 b5 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Qf1 Bb6 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 {0-1 (49) Ryska,J (1947)-Benes,J (2190) ICCF email 2016}) 15... Nh5 16. Ne3 Nhf4 17. Bf1 Qf6 18. Nf5 Ne7 {Threatens to win with ...Nxh3+!} 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Rad1 Qg6 {aiming for ...Bxh3.} 22. Kh1 Bd7 23. Qd2 Rae8 24. e5 Bb6 25. a5 (25. Bd3 $14 Qh5 26. Qxf4) 25... Bxa5 $11 26. Qxf4 Bb6 (26... Bc7 $11) 27. Bd3 $14 Qh5 $1 28. Re2 (28. Qh2 $14) 28... Bc7 (28... g5 $5 {[%cal Rg5f4]} 29. Qh2 g4 30. hxg4 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Bxg4 $15) 29. Rde1 $40 {[%mdl 128] White mounts an attack.} f6 (29... Be6 $11 {remains equal.}) 30. Qe4 (30. Qc4+ $1 $16 Qf7 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Nh4 fxe5 33. Bg6+ Kf6 34. Bxe8 Rxe8 35. Kg1) 30... f5 31. Qb4 Bc8 (31... Be6 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 32. e6 $1 $18 Bb6 (32... a5 $142 33. Qh4 Qxh4 34. Nxh4 b5) 33. Bc4 (33. Qh4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh4h5] is more deadly.} Qg6 34. Ne5) 33... g5 34. Bb3 g4 35. Nh2 $1 gxh3 {[#]} 36. g3 (36. g4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg4h5]} Qg6 37. Qf4) 36... Kg7 {[#]} (36... c5 $11 37. Qa4 Bc7) 37. Qf4 ({Better is} 37. Qd6 $1 $16) 37... Qg5 {Hoping for ...Qxf4.} 38. Qe5+ (38. Qd6 $5 {[%cal Rh2f3]}) 38... Qf6 {Strongly threatening ...Qxe5.} 39. Nf3 (39. Qd6 $11) 39... Qxe5 $19 40. Rxe5 (40. Nxe5 {was necessary.} Bxe6 41. Bxe6 Rxe6 42. f4) 40... Bxf2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 41. R1e2 $2 (41. Rf1 {was the only chance.} Bxg3 42. Rg1) 41... Bxg3 42. Rxf5 (42. Nd4 $142 Bxe5 43. Rxe5) 42... Bxe6 43. Rf4 Bxf4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.52/Black=0.26} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.12"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 13,138,0,19,8,40,38,47,45,36,34,37,36,50,41,45,0,0,-27,-22,-32,-10,-25,-31,-27,0,0,0,-18,0,-6,-14,-2,16,16,0,-32,-34,-66,-56,-87,-88,-106,-24,-85,-88,-97,-27,-30,-36,-29,-30,-99,-8,-8,-8,-4,-8,-8,-8,-8,-10,-12,-15,-10,-15,-21,-7,-35,-40,-46,-33,-35,-33,-36,-36,-36,-36,-43,-37,-37,-37,-37,-37,-126,-14,-12,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,-1,0,-3,0,0,0,0,8,-38,-39,-39,-35,-35,-31,-31,-31,-35,-33,-39,-35,-45,-14,-39,-39,-39,-13,-39,-23,-23,-8,-4149,-4149,-4149,-4149,-29977,-4149]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. Nd2 {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2.} Be6 9. Nc4 b5 10. Ne3 {White is slightly better.} Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 {[#]} 12. a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Ncd5 Nb6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Rd1 Nfxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Bg5 18. f4 {1-0 (50) Libiszewski,F (2523)-Paragua,M (2500) Rockville 2017}) 12... b4 13. Ncd5 a5 14. Bf3 O-O 15. Re1 Rc8 16. Re2 Rc5 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bd2 Rfc8 19. c3 b3 20. h3 R5c7 21. c4 Bxc4 22. Re1 Be6 23. Bxa5 Ra7 24. Bc3 Nc5 25. Bb4 Ncxe4 26. a5 Rb8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is really pushing.} 27. Ba3 Qc7 (27... Qd8 $17 28. Bxe4 Nxe4) 28. Bxe4 (28. Ng4 $1 $11 Bxg4 29. hxg4) 28... Nxe4 $17 29. Nd5 Qc2 ({Black should play} 29... Qxa5 $17 30. Bxd6 Qxa1 31. Bxb8 Qxd1 32. Rxd1 Rd7) 30. Qxc2 $11 bxc2 31. Nb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4c6]} Rc8 {...Nd2 is the strong threat.} 32. Rac1 (32. Nxc2 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rxc2 33. Rxe4) 32... Nf6 ({And not} 32... Rxa5 33. Rxe4 Rac5 34. Re2 $16) (32... Nd2 $17 {And now ...Bf5 would win.} 33. Rxc2 Nc4) 33. Rxc2 Rxc2 34. Nxc2 Rxa5 35. Bxd6 Nd7 36. Ne3 Ra6 37. Rd1 f6 38. f4 exf4 39. Bxf4 Kf7 40. h4 Ra4 41. g3 Rb4 42. Rd2 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Bd6 Rb3 45. Kf2 f5 46. Nd1 Nf6 {Threatens to win with ...Ne4+.} 47. Nc3 Ng4+ 48. Kg2 {[#]} (48. Ke2 $15) 48... Rb6 (48... Ne3+ $1 $17 49. Kf2 Nc4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 49. Bc5 Rb8 50. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5,Bb5b6,Bb6b7][%mdl 32]} Rh8 {Hoping for ...Rh2+.} 51. Bg1 Bc8 52. b5 Bb7+ 53. Kf1 {aiming for Rd7+.} Bf3 54. Rd3 Bh1 55. b6 Ra8 56. b7 Rb8 57. Rd7+ Ke6 58. Ba7 Kxd7 59. Bxb8 Bxb7 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 60. Nd1 Ba6+ 61. Kg1 {Cut Off at move 61} Ke6 62. Nf2 Ne3 63. Nh3 g4 64. Nf4+ Kd7 65. Ba7 (65. Kf2 $5 {[%cal Rf2e3]} Nd1+ 66. Ke1 $15) 65... Nc4 66. Kf2 Nd6 67. Bc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (67. Ke3 $11) 67... Ne4+ $19 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 68. Ke3 Nxc5 69. Kd4 Ne4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.18} (69... Ne6+ $142 70. Ke5 Nxf4 71. Kxf5 Nd5 72. Kxg4 Ke6 73. Kf3 Ke5 74. g4 Bc4 75. g5 Bd3 76. Kg3 Be4 77. g6 Bxg6 78. Kg4 Be4 79. Kg3 Nc3 80. Kh4 Nd1 81. Kg4 Bf5+ 82. Kg5 Ne3 83. Kh6 Kf6 84. Kh5 Bg6+ 85. Kh4 Kf5 86. Kg3 Nc2 87. Kf3 Bh5+ 88. Kg3 Bd1 89. Kh2 Kg4 90. Kg2 Kh4 91. Kf2 Kh3 92. Kf1 Kg3 93. Kg1 Ne3 94. Kh1 Bh5 95. Kg1 Bg4 96. Kh1 Kf2 97. Kh2 Nf1+ 98. Kh1 Bf3#) 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.12"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 16,93,11,0,20,14,14,15,29,20,28,14,16,18,20,8,35,8,22,15,31,9,18,28,16,16,16,20,35,8,7,-21,-18,-16,-18,-25,-15,-17,-11,-26,-25,-39,-14,-33,-33,-33,-33,-35,-32,-116,-116,-125,-116,-114,-128,-151,-153,-181,-206,-293,-290,-283,-281,-264,-72,-67,-67,-72,-72,-635,-616,-545,-156,-145,-10,-11,0,0,29989,29990]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Nb8 {[%cal Bc6b8,Bb8d7,Bd7c5][%mdl 32] 9...Na5 is setting a new trend. C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines.} 10. Bd2 $5 {[%mdl 4] A promising side line.} Nbd7 11. a4 Rb8 {The position is equal.} 12. axb5 axb5 {[#]} 13. Ne2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Ba2 c6 14. Ne2 d5 15. Ng3 Bc5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. d4 exd4 18. b4 Bd6 19. Nf5 {1-0 (55) Bacrot,E (2715)-Wojtaszek,R (2745) Linares 2017}) 13... Nc5 14. Ba2 Be6 15. Ng3 Re8 16. Be3 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 Ne6 18. h3 Qd7 19. Qd2 Ra8 20. Rfa1 Rxa2 21. Rxa2 Qc6 22. b3 Ra8 23. c4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Nd7 25. Ne2 Rxa2 26. Qxa2 Ndc5 27. Ne1 Qb7 28. Nc3 c6 29. g3 Bg5 30. Bxc5 Nxc5 31. h4 Bd8 {...Qb4 is the strong threat.} 32. Qc2 (32. Nf3 $15) 32... Ba5 $17 {Strongly threatening ...Qb4.} 33. Nf3 Bxc3 34. Qxc3 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qxd3 ({But not} 35... Nxd3 36. Qa5 $15) 36. Qa5 {[%cal Ra5d8]} h6 37. Qa8+ (37. Qd8+ {was worth a try.} Kh7 38. Qc7) 37... Kh7 $19 38. Qxc6 Nxe4 39. Qc8 Nf6 $2 (39... g6 $1 $19 {has better winning chances.} 40. Qa6 Qe2 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 40. c5 $17 dxc5 41. Qxc5 Ng4 42. Nxe5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (42. Nh2 $17 Qe4+ 43. Kg1) 42... Qf5 $19 43. f4 Qe4+ $2 (43... f6 $19 {is more deadly.} 44. Qd4 fxe5 45. fxe5 h5) 44. Kh3 $17 {[#]} Ne3 (44... Nxe5 $1 $17 45. Qxe5 Qxe5 46. fxe5 h5) 45. Qc6 $11 Qb1 46. Qf3 Qg6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (46... f5 $11) 47. Nxg6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.48} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,111,23,57,54,54,57,70,43,57,57,78,66,66,62,68,76,78,77,97,97,115,66,100,63,45,27,22,12,28,24,25,23,26,23,29,27,33,-12,-12,-6,-6,-7,-8,-16,-15,-21,-16,-22,-22,-22,-22,-22,-22,-35,-8,-8,0,0,35,32,47,47,47,47,47,47,45,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,109,12795,12681,1820,8540,8375,6554,5110,1400,0,29972,29967,29977,29978,29979,29980,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29986]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 {[#]} 5. e4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 5. Bg5 Bg7 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. h5 g5 9. Bd3 e6 10. Nge2 Bg7 11. Qd2 {1-0 (29) Tarlabasi,E (2264)-Kiremitciyan,A (2253) Antalya 2019}) 5... e5 6. d5 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} Nd4 7. Nge2 c5 8. dxc6 $1 {White is slightly better.} bxc6 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Bg7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 $1 Ng4 14. Bd4 Ne5 15. O-O-O Be6 16. f4 c5 17. Bxe5 ({Of course not} 17. fxe5 cxd4 18. Nd5 dxe5 $15) (17. Be3 $5 {[%cal Rf4e5]} Ng4 18. Bg1 $16) 17... dxe5 18. Qf2 Qf6 19. f5 gxf5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 fxe4 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. d6 Rab8 24. Bc4 Kg7 25. g3 e3 26. Rhe1 e4 27. Rxe3 Bxb2+ 28. Kc2 f5 29. Rd5 Bd4 30. Rb3 Kf6 31. d7 {Hoping for Rxb8.} Rxb3 32. axb3 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rd8 {[#]} 33. b4 $1 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4c5,Bc5c6][%mdl 544]} Be5 (33... cxb4 34. Rxd4) 34. bxc5 Bxg3 35. c6 Bc7 36. Rb5 $1 {[%cal Rb5b7] Black must now prevent Rb7.} Ke7 37. Rxf5 Rf8 $1 {[%cal Rf8f5]} 38. Rb5 {White wants to play Rb7.} Kd6 39. Rh5 Kxc6 40. Bb5+ Kb6 41. Ba4 Bd8 42. Rxh6+ Kc7 43. h5 Rf6 (43... Rf2+ $11 44. Kb3 Bf6) 44. Rxf6 $1 $16 Bxf6 {[#] KB-KB} 45. h6 $1 Kd6 46. h7 Ke7 47. Kd2 Bd4 48. Kc2 $2 (48. Bc6 $18 Kd8 49. Ke2 (49. Bxe4 Kxd7 50. Bg2 Bf6 $11)) 48... a5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (48... Bf6 $11) 49. Kb3 {White mates.} e3 {[#]} 50. Kc2 $1 Bg7 51. Kd3 Kd8 52. Kxe3 Ke7 53. Ke4 Bh8 54. Kd5 Bg7 55. Kc6 Kd8 56. Kd6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.24} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,171,14,11,13,19,-10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-3,0,-5,0,-5,-10,-8,0,-7,3,-56,-12,-19,-8,-44,2,0,8,0,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,25,-4,-4,-4,-3,-8,-9,-49,-2,-50,-24,-22,-39,-79,-18,-21,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-14,-8,-8,-12,-8,-8,-8,-8,-6,-8,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-6,-8,-6,-6,0,-6,0,-8,-6,-8,-6,-6,-6,-8,-6,-8,-6,-6,0,-8,0,-6,0,-8,0,-6,0,-8,0,0,0,-6,0,0,0,-6,0,-6,-6,-6,-6,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-42,-42,-42,-42,-42,-42,-42,-42,-42,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,-8,0,-8,0,-8,-8,-8,0,-8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 (5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 {½-½ (28) Nakamura,H (2736)-So,W (2770) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 5... O-O 6. Nbd2 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} d6 7. Nf1 Ne7 8. Ng3 Ng6 9. h3 c6 10. Ba4 {[#]} d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Bb6 11. O-O d5 12. Bb3 h6 13. exd5 cxd5 14. d4 e4 15. Ne5 Bc7 16. Nh5 Be6 {0-1 (29) Vishnu,P (2510)-Sethuraman,S (2631) Sharjah 2018}) 11. O-O dxe4 12. dxe4 h6 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 Qe7 15. Nf5 Qc7 16. Re1 (16. Qc2 $11) 16... Re8 (16... Qb6 $5 {[%cal Rc5f2]} 17. Ne3 Nxe4 $15) 17. Ng3 Nf4 18. Be3 Qb6 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qd2 Be6 21. Bxe6 Nxe6 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Qc2 b5 24. Nf5 b4 25. Nd2 (25. Rd2 {feels hotter.} bxc3 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. bxc3 Ne6 28. Rd1) 25... bxc3 26. bxc3 {[#]} Nd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 27. Nxd4 (27. cxd4 Qxc2) 27... exd4 28. c4 (28. Nb3 $5 {[%cal Rb3c5]} Qxc3 29. Qxc3 dxc3 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rc1 $11) 28... Qb4 29. e5 d3 30. Qb1 {Strongly threatening Qxb4.} Nd7 31. Qxd3 Nxe5 (31... Nc5 $17 32. Qc2 Rd4) 32. Qc2 $11 Rxd2 {[%mdl 64] [#] Remove Defender} 33. Qxd2 Qxd2 34. Rxd2 {Rde2 is the strong threat.} Nf3+ $1 35. gxf3 Rxe1+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 36. Kg2 Ra1 37. Rd6 Rxa4 38. Rxc6 Rb4 39. c5 a4 40. Rc8+ Kh7 41. c6 a3 42. Ra8 {And now c7 would win.} Rc4 43. c7 Rxc7 {White must now prevent ...Rc3.} 44. Rxa3 Rc6 45. Re3 Rg6+ 46. Kf1 Rf6 47. Kg2 Rg6+ 48. Kh2 Rf6 49. Ra3 h5 50. h4 g6 51. Kg3 Rf5 52. Rb3 Kg7 53. Ra3 Rf6 54. Ra4 Rf5 55. Rb4 Rf6 56. Rc4 Rf5 57. Rd4 Rf6 58. Re4 Rf5 59. Ra4 Kf6 60. Ra6+ Kg7 61. f4 {Cut Off at move 61} Rf6 62. Ra5 Rf5 63. Ra3 Rf6 64. Rb3 Re6 65. Rf3 Re1 66. f5 Rg1+ 67. Kh3 g5 68. hxg5 Rxg5 69. Ra3 Rxf5 70. f3 Kg6 71. Kg3 Kg5 72. Ra4 f6 73. Ra8 h4+ 74. Kg2 {The position is equal.} Rd5 75. Rg8+ Kf5 76. Rg4 Rd2+ 77. Kh3 Rf2 78. Rxh4 Rxf3+ 79. Kg2 Rf4 80. Rh3 Rg4+ 81. Kf2 Rf4+ 82. Kg2 Rg4+ 83. Kf3 Rf4+ 84. Ke2 Re4+ 85. Kf2 Rf4+ 86. Kg2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.08} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.14"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,146,16,18,11,3,4,12,10,10,7,11,10,11,18,3,12,1,11,16,19,12,-7,7,7,7,6,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,-22,0,-114,-129,-111,-44,-33,61,-27,-28,-47,-10,-17,-14,-14,0,0,0,0,76,72,118,123,83,40,78,0,174,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,58,80,276,249,304,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,83,83,83,83,83,83,83,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 (4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 {½-½ (14) So,W (2770)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess.com INT 2020}) 4... Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Ba3 e4 $1 {[%cal Re4f3]} ({Wrong is} 11... Bxd3 $2 12. b5 $18) 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. O-O-O Rac8 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Ne5 18. Kc2 Nc4 19. Bc1 Bxf2 20. Kb3 Rfe8 {[#]} 21. Bf4 $146 (21. Nd2 $5 {[%cal Rd2c4]} Re5 22. Rd3 Nxd2+ 23. Bxd2 $11) ({Predecessor:} 21. Rf1 Be3 22. Re1 Re6 23. Bxe3 Nxe3 24. Rd3 Nc4 25. a5 Rxe1 26. Nxe1 Kf8 27. Nf3 {0-1 (59) Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Aronian,L (2781) Chess.com INT 2020}) 21... h6 22. Rhd1 (22. Nd2 $11 Nxd2+ 23. Bxd2) 22... g5 $1 $17 {[%cal Rg5f4]} 23. Bc1 Be3 (23... g4 $1 $17 {[%cal Rg4f3]} 24. Nd4 Ne3) 24. Nd4 $15 a5 (24... Bxc1 $15 25. Rxc1 Nd2+ 26. Kb2 a5) 25. bxa5 ({White should try} 25. Re1 $1 $14) 25... Bxc1 26. Rxc1 Re5 27. Rxe5 dxe5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} (27... Nxe5 $6 28. Nf5 $16) 28. Nf5 Nxa5+ 29. Kb4 {Hoping for Ne7+.} Nc6+ 30. Kb5 Rd8 (30... Ra8 $11 {remains equal.}) 31. Kb6 $1 $16 Rd2 32. Kxb7 Nd8+ 33. Kb6 Rxg2 34. c4 (34. Nd6 $16) 34... Rf2 $2 (34... Rb2+ $11 35. Kc7 Ne6+ 36. Kd6 Rxh2) 35. Nxh6+ $2 (35. Nd6 $1 $18) 35... Kg7 $11 {White must now prevent ...Rf6+.} 36. Ng4 $1 {[%csl LRe5,LRf2]} Rb2+ 37. Kc7 Ne6+ 38. Kd6 e4 39. c5 Rd2+ 40. Ke5 Ra2 41. c6 (41. Kxe4 Rxa4+ 42. Kf3 Nd4+ 43. Kf2 Nb3 $15) 41... e3 (41... Rxa4 $11 42. c7 Ra5+ 43. Kxe4 f5+ 44. Ke3 Ra3+ 45. Kf2 Ra2+ 46. Kg1 Nxc7) 42. Nxe3 $14 Nc7 $2 (42... Rxa4 $16 {was necessary.} 43. c7 Nxc7) 43. Nd5 Na6 44. c7 $2 (44. Kd6 $18) 44... Nxc7 $1 $11 45. Rxc7 {And now Nc3 would win.} Rxa4 {KRN-KR} 46. Rc2 Ra5 47. Rf2 {aiming for Kd6.} Kg6 48. Ke4 Ra4+ 49. Kf3 {Ke3 is the strong threat.} f5 50. Kg2 {Threatens to win with Ne7+.} Ra5 51. Ne3 Re5 52. Nf1 f4 53. h3 Ra5 {[#]} (53... Kh5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 54. Nh2 $1 $16 Ra3 55. Nf3 Kf5 56. Rc2 Ra5 {[#]} 57. Rb2 (57. Nh2 $1 $16) 57... g4 $11 {The position is equal.} 58. Nd4+ Ke4 59. hxg4 {Strongly threatening Ne6.} Kxd4 {KR-KR} 60. Kf3 Ke5 61. Re2+ {Cut Off at move 61} Kf6 62. Kxf4 Ra4+ 63. Re4 (63. Kg3 {is interesting.} Ra1 64. Rd2 Rf1 65. Rd8 Rc1 66. Rf8+) 63... Rxe4+ 64. Kxe4 {KP-K} Kg5 65. Ke5 Kg6 66. Kf4 Kf6 67. g5+ Kg6 68. Kg4 Kg7 69. Kf5 Kf7 70. g6+ Kg7 71. Kg5 Kg8 72. Kf6 {Intending g7 and mate.} Kf8 73. g7+ Kg8 74. Kg6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.14"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,123,27,34,29,21,15,23,16,16,33,12,18,13,39,0,0,-14,18,22,16,0,22,-24,-20,-14,-14,-20,0,-8,0,0,38,37,47,10,10,11,11,14,18,13,15,12,39,3,3,2,70,9,83,77,80,97,97,100,80,74,80,78,74,66,82,39,41,45,52,8,32,32,27,29,29,28,73,36,63,26,26,8,10,7,8,8,77,77,79,78,190,187,216,99,116,84,84,84,84,84,229,84,638,625,579,547,470,439,3404,2394,29978,29979,29985,29986,29990,29991,29991,29992]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation.} 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. Ne5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Rc4f7]} e6 {White has an edge.} 9. Qe2 b5 10. Bb3 ({But not} 10. Nxc6 Qc7 $15) 10... Qc7 11. d4 Bd6 12. Bg5 $5 {[%mdl 4] [#] A promising side line.} a5 $146 {Threatens to win with ...a4.} ({Predecessor:} 12... O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd3 Kh8 15. f4 Bb7 16. Qf2 Rad8 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qa5+ {½-½ (24) Warmerdam,M (2422)-Buhmann,R (2574) Germany 2019}) 13. c3 Ba6 14. O-O Nd5 15. Bc2 c5 16. Bd3 O-O 17. Bd2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qb7 19. Qe4 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Re4h7]} f5 20. Qe2 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Rf6 22. a3 (22. Rfc1 {feels hotter.} b4 23. Bc2 Rg6 24. f3 Qd7 25. Bb3) 22... b4 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. axb4 axb4 25. Rxa6 Qxa6 26. Bxb4 h6 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. Bd6 Rf7 (28... Rg6 $11) 29. Be5 ({White should try} 29. Re1 $14) 29... Qb7 (29... Rb7 $11 30. Qc8 Ne7) 30. Qd6 $1 $16 Qb6 31. Qxb6 Nxb6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 32. Rc1 Nd5 33. h4 Kg6 34. Rc6 Re7 35. Kh2 Kh5 36. Kh3 g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. f3 g4+ (38... Kg6 {is interesting.} 39. Rc8 Rh7+ 40. Kg3 Ra7 41. Rg8+ Kh5) 39. fxg4+ fxg4+ 40. Kg3 Kg5 41. Rc8 Rb7 42. Rg8+ (42. Rb8 $5 {[%cal Rb8b7]} Ra7 43. Rg8+ Kf5 44. Rxg4 $16) 42... Kf5 43. Rxg4 Rxb2 44. Rg7 Ke4 45. Kh3 Ne3 46. Rg6 Rb1 (46... Rb6 $11 {remains equal.}) 47. Rxe6 Rh1+ 48. Kg3 {Hoping for Bf4+.} Nf5+ (48... Kd3 $16) 49. Kf2 $1 $18 Ra1 50. Bf6+ (50. Bc7+ $18 {is more deadly.} Kxd4 51. g4 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 Ra3+ 53. Kf4) 50... Kf4 $16 51. g3+ Kg4 52. Re4+ Kh3 53. Be5 {Strongly threatening g4.} Ra3 {[#]} (53... Ra4 $16 54. Re1 Ra3) 54. g4 (54. Ke2 $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.}) 54... Nh6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (54... Ra2+ $16 55. Kf3 Nxd4+ 56. Kf4 (56. Bxd4 Rg2 $14) 56... Rf2+ 57. Kg5 Nf3+ 58. Kh5 Rd2) 55. g5 $18 Ng4+ 56. Ke2 Ra2+ {[#]} 57. Ke1 $1 Nf2 (57... Ra1+ $142 58. Kd2 Ra2+ 59. Kc3 Ra6) 58. Re3+ Kg4 59. g6 {White mates.} Kf5 60. g7 Ng4 61. g8=Q Ra1+ 62. Ke2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.45} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,153,0,0,-9,0,-4,-4,-6,2,-3,14,7,8,0,13,0,0,-4,-10,-7,-15,-15,-10,-30,-21,-41,-15,-25,-13,-14,-18,-64,-67,-55,-62,-58,-48,-63,-17,-25,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,17,17,17,0,17,17,68,17,17,17,17,17,25,16,45,39,40,20,62,23,147,16,72,10,129,129,129,129,129,129,129,129,127,75,75,75,94,43,75,75,75,75,75,75,75,75,57,50,116,116,116,112,337,282,170,161,157,44,44,44,50,57,57,8,58,58,72,65,151,151,134,88,575,564,474,470,470,421,463,463,394,366,1066,1110,1110,577]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. h3 Nc6 8. a3 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} a6 9. Ba2 $1 {[%mdl 4] outshines the older 9.Be3. 9.Be3 is not played anymore.} b5 10. Re1 {The position is equal.} Bb7 11. Bf4 {[#]} e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Rc8 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. a4 b4 15. Nd1 e6 16. Ne3 Qc7 17. c3 a5 {½-½ (31) Kamsky,G (2672)-Gauri,S (2365) Arlington 2015}) 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd5 Qd8 $1 15. c3 Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. a4 Kh7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bb3 f5 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Nd2 Bc6 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qb7 24. Qb3 Ra8 25. Nb1 h5 26. Na3 Rb8 27. c4 {[%cal Ra3b5]} bxc4 28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Nxc4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rb3 30. Rd1 $1 Bf8 31. Kf1 Kg7 32. Ke2 e4 33. dxe4 fxe4 34. Kd2 Kf6 35. Kc2 Rb7 36. Ra1 Rf7 37. Kd2 Kg5 (37... Bh6+ $11 38. Ke1 Rd7) 38. Ke2 (38. Ke3 $14) 38... Rb7 39. Ra3 Rb4 40. b3 h4 41. Kd2 Rb7 42. Ra8 Be7 43. Kc2 Kf6 44. Ra4 g5 (44... Kf5 $11) 45. Ra8 (45. Na5 $1 $16 {[%cal Ra5b7]} Rc7 46. Rxe4) 45... Kf7 (45... Kg6 $11 {remains equal.}) 46. Ra6 ({White should play} 46. g4 $16) 46... Rb4 (46... Kf6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 47. Nxd6+ $16 Bxd6 48. Rxd6 {KR-KR} Rd4 49. Re6 Rxd5 50. Rxe4 Kf6 51. Re3 (51. g4 $142 $1) 51... Rf5 52. Re2 $1 Rf4 53. f3 (53. Kc3 $16) 53... Rd4 54. Re4 {Strongly threatening Rxd4.} Rd5 55. Rc4 Kf5 56. Kc3 Re5 57. Kd3 Rd5+ 58. Ke3 Re5+ {[#]} ({Black should try} 58... Ke5 $14) 59. Re4 $1 Rd5 {[#]} 60. f4 $1 gxf4+ $2 (60... Kf6 $16 61. fxg5+ Rxg5) 61. Rxf4+ $18 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Cut Off at move 61} Kg5 {intending ...Rd3+.} 62. Rg4+ Kh5 63. Rc4 (63. g3 $16) 63... Rg5 $14 64. Kf2 Rf5+ 65. Ke2 Re5+ 66. Kf3 Rf5+ 67. Rf4 Rd5 68. Ke4 Rd4+ (68... Rd2 $14) 69. Ke3 $16 Rd5 70. Rf8 Re5+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (70... Kg5 $16 {is tougher.}) 71. Kd3 $18 Kg5 72. Rg8+ Kh5 73. Kc4 Kh6 74. Rc8 Re2 75. Rh8+ Kg5 $2 (75... Kg7 76. Rxh4 Rc2+ 77. Kd3 Rb2) 76. Rg8+ Kf4 77. Kxc5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.24} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.15"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "396"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,396,17,15,11,17,5,8,0,-7,-17,-8,-13,-3,-16,-11,-29,-33,-19,-29,-18,-2,-10,0,-11,-25,-31,-10,-1,0,0,14,-16,4,0,30,15,30,36,33,-17,38,-16,41,45,45,45,68,27,45,4,24,22,27,22,46,15,52,0,33,15,18,35,78,29,36,0,0,0,0,0,0,-170,6,-416,-195,-754,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,47,47,55,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,211,23,23,23,29,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 (5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 {½-½ (28) Nakamura,H (2736)-So,W (2770) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 5... O-O 6. O-O {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Nd4 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8. Nf3 {is the legacy move (8.c3).} Bb6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 {[#]} c6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... d6 11. h3 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Kh2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. d4 e4 16. Ng1 Nxg3 17. fxg3 {0-1 (43) Antipov,M (2569)-Leko,P (2705) Moscow 2015}) 11. Ba4 d6 12. Nd2 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. Qe1 Be6 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. Qe1 $1 Nh5 17. Nc4 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bc7 19. Ne3 Bd7 20. g4 a5 {White must now prevent ...b5.} 21. c3 b5 22. Bd1 a4 23. g3 Bb6 24. Kg2 Kg7 (24... Bxe3 $11 25. Qxe3 c5) 25. Rh1 ({White should try} 25. Nf5+ $14 Bxf5 26. gxf5) 25... Rh8 (25... Bxe3 $11 26. Qxe3 Qf6) 26. Nf5+ $14 Bxf5 27. gxf5 d5 28. Bf3 Qd6 29. Qe2 a3 30. b3 Rad8 31. Rad1 Rhe8 32. Rh5 Qe7 33. Rhh1 (33. Rdh1 $14 Rh8 34. Qc2) 33... Rd6 34. Rhe1 Qd8 35. Qc2 Qf6 36. b4 Red8 37. Qb3 g4 38. Bxg4 {aiming for Bf3.} dxe4 39. dxe4 Qg5 $1 {[%cal Rg5g4]} 40. Bf3 $2 {[#]} (40. Rxd6 $11 {and White is okay.} Rxd6 41. Be2) 40... h5 $2 (40... Rxd1 $1 $19 41. Bxd1 (41. Rxd1 Rd2 $17) 41... Rd3 42. f6+ Qxf6) 41. Qxa3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (41. Rxd6 $11 {and White stays safe.} Rxd6 42. c4 (42. Qxa3 h4 $17) 42... bxc4 43. Qxc4) 41... h4 (41... Rxd1 $142 42. Bxd1 (42. Rxd1 $2 {too greedy.} Rxd1 43. Bxd1 Qd2 $19) 42... Rd3 43. f6+ Kxf6) 42. Qc1 $2 {[#]} (42. c4 Rd2 43. Rxd2 Rxd2 44. Be2) 42... Qxc1 $2 ({Better is} 42... Rd2 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512] ( -> ...Qxg3+)} 43. Rxd2 Rxd2 44. Qxd2 Qxd2) 43. Rxc1 $11 Rd2 44. Re2 ({Avoid the trap} 44. gxh4 $2 Rxf2+ 45. Kh1 (45. Kg3 $2 Rd3 $19) 45... Rxf3 $19) 44... Rxe2 45. Bxe2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame Rc2 is the strong threat. KRB-KRB} Rd2 46. Kf3 hxg3 47. fxg3 Rxa2 48. c4 ({White should play} 48. Rd1 $14) 48... Ra3+ 49. Kg2 Ra2 50. Kf1 Be3 51. Rd1 bxc4 52. Bxc4 Rf2+ 53. Ke1 {Hoping for Rd7.} f6 $2 (53... Rc2 $1 $11 54. Bb3 Rc3) 54. Rd3 $2 (54. Rd7+ $18 Kh8 55. Rd6) 54... Rc2 55. Be6 Bd4 56. Kd1 Rb2 {The position is equal.} 57. Rb3 (57. Bd7 {seems wilder.} Rxb4 58. Bxc6 Kh6 59. Ra3 Rb6 60. Bd5) 57... Rxb3 58. Bxb3 {KB-KB} Bc3 59. Ba4 Bxb4 60. Bxc6 Kh6 61. Ke2 {Cut Off at move 61} Kg5 62. Kf3 (62. g4 $5) 62... Be1 63. Bd5 Bc3 64. Bc4 Bd4 65. Bd3 Bc5 66. Bc2 Bd4 67. Bd1 Bc5 68. Be2 Bd4 69. Bf1 Bc5 70. Bc4 Bb6 71. Ba6 Ba7 72. Bb7 Bb6 73. Ba8 Ba7 74. Bc6 Bb6 75. Bb5 Ba7 76. Ba4 Bb6 77. Bb3 Ba7 78. Ba2 Bb6 79. Bb1 Ba7 80. Bc2 Bb6 81. Bd1 Ba7 82. Kg2 Bb6 83. Kh2 Ba7 84. Kh3 Bb6 85. Kh2 Ba7 86. Kg2 Bb6 87. Bb3 Ba7 88. Ba4 Bb6 89. Bb5 Ba7 90. Ba6 Bb6 91. Bb7 Bd8 92. Ba8 Be7 93. Kf3 $1 Bf8 94. Bc6 Bh6 95. Bd5 Bg7 96. Bg8 Bh6 97. Bh7 Bg7 98. Bg6 Bh6 99. Bf7 Bg7 100. Bd5 Bh6 101. Bg8 Bg7 102. Bh7 Bh6 103. Bg6 Bg7 104. g4 Bh6 105. Bh5 $1 Bg7 106. Be8 Bh6 107. Bd7 Bg7 108. Bc6 Bh6 109. Bb5 Bf8 110. Ba4 Bh6 111. Bb3 Bg7 112. Bc4 Bh6 113. Bd3 Bg7 114. Bc2 Bh6 115. Bd1 Bg7 116. Be2 Bh6 117. Bf1 Kh4 118. Bg2 (118. g5 {looks sharper.} Bxg5 119. Bb5 Bd2 120. Ke2 Bg5 121. Kf3) 118... Bg5 119. Bf1 Bh6 120. Bc4 (120. g5 {keeps more tension.} Bxg5 121. Bb5 Bd2 122. Ke2 Bg5 123. Kf3) 120... Bg5 121. Bb5 Bh6 122. Ba6 Bg5 123. Bb7 Bh6 124. Ba8 (124. g5 {feels hotter.} Bxg5 125. Ba6 Bd2 126. Bb7 Bg5) 124... Bg5 125. Bb7 Bf4 126. Bc8 Bg5 127. Bd7 Bf4 128. Bc6 Bg5 129. Bd5 Bf4 130. Bc4 Bg5 131. Bb3 Bf4 132. Ba4 (132. g5 $5) 132... Bg5 133. Bb5 Bf4 134. Ba6 Bg5 135. Be2 Bf4 136. Bd1 (136. g5 $5) 136... Bg5 137. Bc2 Bf4 138. Bb1 Bg5 139. Ba2 Bf4 140. Bb3 Bg5 141. Ba4 Bf4 142. Be8 Bg5 143. Bh5 Bf4 144. Bg6 Bg5 145. Bh7 Bf4 146. Bg8 Bg5 147. Bf7 Bf4 148. g5 Bxg5 149. Be6 Bf4 150. Bd5 Bg5 151. Bc4 Bf4 152. Bb3 Bg5 153. Ba2 Bf4 154. Bb1 Bg5 155. Bc2 Bf4 156. Bd1 Bg5 157. Be2 Bf4 158. Bb5 Bg5 159. Ba6 Bf4 160. Bb7 Bg5 161. Ba8 Bf4 162. Ke2 Bg5 163. Kd3 Bf4 164. Kc4 Bg5 165. Kb5 Bf4 166. Ka6 Bg5 167. Kb7 Bf4 168. Kc8 Bg5 169. Kd7 Bf4 170. Ke6 Kg5 171. Kf7 Be3 172. Bd5 Bd4 173. Kf8 Be3 174. Kg8 Bd4 175. Kh7 Be3 176. Kh8 Bd4 177. Kg8 Be3 178. Kf8 Bf4 179. Ke8 Bh2 180. Kd7 Bg3 181. Kc6 Bf4 182. Kb5 Bg3 183. Ka4 Bf4 184. Kb3 Bg3 185. Kc2 Bf4 186. Kb1 Kh4 187. Ka1 Bg5 188. Ka2 Kg4 189. Kb2 $1 Kf4 190. Ka3 Kg4 191. Kb3 Kf4 192. Kc3 Kg4 193. Kc4 Kf4 194. Kc5 Kg4 195. Kd6 Kf4 196. Ke7 Kg4 197. Kd7 Kf4 198. Kd6 Kg3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.46/Black=0.37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.16"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,55,13,20,13,13,8,12,12,14,18,15,19,20,20,23,0,23,0,25,0,0,0,0,-47,144,143,409,409,481,472,448,406,498,512,507,474,478,473,378,457,29994,793,29995,795,772,766,29995,29996]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 (4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 {½-½ (14) So,W (2770)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess.com INT 2020}) 4... Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Qxd5 {...Bxf2+! is the strong threat.} 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. Qe2 {Hoping for d4.The position is equal.} O-O 9. Bg5 Bf5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2e4,Be4g3,Bg3e4][%mdl 32] [#]} Bb6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Bd6 12. O-O Rae8 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Bd5 Re7 15. a4 Nd8 16. a5 Kh8 17. Qe3 a6 {½-½ (37) Lu,S (2629)-Yakubboev,N (2512) Hamedan 2018}) 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. h4 {Black must now prevent h5.} h6 $1 15. h5 Bh7 16. Nh4 {next Ng6 is good for White.} Rad8 $2 (16... Kh8 $1 $15 {stays ahead.}) 17. Ng6 $1 $36 {[%cal Rg6e7][%mdl 2112] Double Attack. White is in control.} Qg5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A mistake that costs the game.} (17... Qd7 $16) 18. Ne4 $1 $18 {[%cal Re4g5]} ({Less strong is} 18. Nxf8 Kxf8 19. Qf3 Qf4 $16) 18... Qxg2 19. O-O-O Bxg6 20. hxg6 Qxg6 21. Rdg1 Qf5 22. Rxh6 {Intending Qh5 and mate.} Qf4+ 23. Qd2 {White wants to mate with Qxf4.} Qxe4 24. Rhg6 $1 {[%cal Rg6g7] [#]} ({Weaker is} 24. dxe4 Rxd2 25. Kxd2 Na5 $16) 24... Qh4 (24... Qxg6 $1 $18 25. Rxg6 Ne7) 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. R7g4 (26. Qg5 $142 Qf4+ 27. Kb1 Qh2 {[#]} 28. Rh7+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxh7 29. Qf6+ Qg7 30. Qxg7#) 26... Qh7 27. Qg5 {White threatens Qf6+ and mate.} f6 28. Qh4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.90} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.16"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 22,88,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,17,0,22,0,36,0,13,-42,0,0,0,0,-13,0,0,-31,7,18,262,260,275,275,278,269,298,279,304,231,387,259,259,259,259,259,259,247,247,243,231,198,272,281,356,265,457,443,457,393,569,493,512,512,617,611,745,745,663,610,520]} 1. e4 {RR} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 h6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. b3 Kc8 {11...c5 is not played anymore.} 12. Bb2 c5 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 13. Nd5 a5 14. a4 Ne7 {The position is equal.} 15. Nf4 {[#]} Ra6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Bf5 16. c4 g5 17. Nh5 Be6 18. Nd2 Ng6 19. g4 Be7 20. Rad1 Rg8 21. Ne4 b6 {½-½ (30) Zhigalko,S (2640)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2635) Katowice 2010 EXT 2016 [RR]}) 16. Rfe1 Rg8 17. Nd2 Ng6 18. Nd3 Bf5 19. Ne4 (19. Nc4 $11) 19... c4 20. bxc4 Rc6 21. c5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Bxc5 23. e6 fxe6 24. Rg4 Ne7 $2 {A mistake that costs the game.} (24... Nh8 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 25. Nxc5 $18 (25. Rxg7 Rxg7 26. Bxg7 Nf5 $15) (25. Bxg7 h5 $17) 25... Rxc5 26. Ba3 (26. Bxg7 h5 $17) (26. Rxg7 Rxg7 27. Bxg7 h5 $11) 26... Rxc2 {[#] aiming for ...Nd5.} 27. Bxe7 b6 28. Bf6 g5 29. Bd4 Rd8 $2 (29... h5) 30. Be3 Rd5 31. h4 gxh4 32. Rxh4 h5 33. g3 Rb2 34. Kg2 Rb4 35. Rah1 Rxh4 (35... Kb7 $142 36. Kf3 (36. Rxh5 Rxh5 37. Rxh5 Rxa4 $18) 36... Rf5+ 37. Ke2 c5) 36. Rxh4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KR} ({Resist} 36. gxh4 $6 Kb7 $16) 36... Kb7 37. Kf3 c6 $2 {[#]} (37... Kc6 38. Rh1 Kd6) 38. Re4 Rf5+ 39. Ke2 e5 (39... Kc7 {might work better.} 40. Rxe6 b5 41. axb5 Rxb5 42. Re7+ Kd6) 40. Rh4 {White is clearly winning.} b5 41. Kd3 Ka6 42. Ke4 Rf7 43. Rxh5 bxa4 44. Rxe5 a3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.44} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.17"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,132,16,13,16,12,20,13,17,10,7,20,0,12,0,42,43,74,84,72,30,20,21,154,-54,-60,-207,-202,-287,-147,-350,-137,-142,-140,-146,-146,-146,-146,-146,-153,-129,-134,-143,-131,-132,-88,-173,-162,-178,-141,-141,-147,-147,-139,-154,-69,-78,-66,-88,-49,-56,-63,-107,-66,-76,-64,-95,-93,-135,-137,-139,-149,-135,-146,-135,-144,-145,-121,-125,-124,-131,-131,-223,-186,-178,0,-218,0,-240,-227,-124,0,0,1035,962,738,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,28,28,28,8,28,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7.} e6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 c4 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 {[#]} 12. d4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. d3 Be7 13. Na3 cxd3 14. Bxd3 b4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. h3 Qb8 17. Bd2 Rc8 18. Bc3 {0-1 (40) Aleskerov,F (2315)-Xiong,J (2674) chess.com INT 2017}) 12... cxd3 13. Qxd3 Qb8 14. Na3 b4 15. cxb4 $1 Qxb4 (15... Be7 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 16. Nb5 $2 (16. Bd2 $1 $16 {[%cal Rd2b4]} Qb7 17. Nb5) 16... Bxe4 $1 $15 17. Nc7+ (17. Qe2 $15 Bxf3 18. gxf3) 17... Kd8 $19 18. Qe2 (18. Rxe4 {was necessary.} Nxe4 19. Na6) 18... Kxc7 (18... Bxf3 $19 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. gxf3 Ne5) 19. Bd2 $2 (19. Bxe4 $17 {is the only way for White.} Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qxe4 21. Rxe4) 19... Qb7 $2 ({Don't blunder} 19... Qxb2 $2 20. Bxe4 Qa2 21. Qb5 $18) (19... Bxf3 $19 {is more deadly.} 20. gxf3 Qb7) 20. Ba5+ $17 Kb8 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. Rxe4 d5 24. Re3 Bc5 25. Rb3+ Ka7 26. Ng5 Ne5 27. Bc3 (27. Bc7 $17 Nc4 28. Nxf7) 27... d4 $19 28. Be1 h6 29. Ne4 Be7 30. f4 Nc6 31. Kf1 Rb8 (31... g5 $17 32. g3 Rg8) 32. Rxb8 $15 Kxb8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 33. Ke2 Kc7 34. Kd3 f5 35. Nd2 Kd6 {White must now prevent ...Kd5.} 36. Kc4 $1 Bf6 37. Nf3 g5 38. g3 g4 39. Nd2 e5 40. b4 e4 41. Nb3 {intending b5.} d3 42. b5 Nd8 43. Bb4+ Kd7 44. Kd5 {[#]} Nb7 $1 45. Bd2 (45. Nd2 $17) 45... Kc7 $19 46. Be3 Kd7 $2 (46... Bc3 $19 {Hoping for ...Na5.} 47. b6+ Kd7) 47. b6 $2 (47. Bd2 $1 $11) 47... Be7 $2 (47... Bc3 $19 48. Kc4 Be1) 48. Nd2 $2 (48. Nd4 $11 {and White stays safe.}) 48... Bb4 49. Nc4 {[#]} Bc3 (49... Na5 $1 $17 {[%cal Ra5c4]} 50. Nb2 (50. Nxa5 $2 Bxa5 51. Kc5 d2 $19) 50... Nc6) 50. Ne5+ $11 Bxe5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (50... Kc8 $11 51. Nc4 Kd7 52. Ne5+ Ke7) 51. fxe5 {KB-KN} Nd8 52. e6+ $2 (52. Bxh6 $18 {e6+! is the strong threat.} Ne6 53. Be3) 52... Nxe6 {Strongly threatening ...Ng5.} 53. b7 Nc7+ 54. Ke5 Na6 55. Kxf5 Kc7 56. Kxe4 Nc5+ 57. Kd4 ({Wrong is} 57. Bxc5 $2 d2 $19) 57... Nxb7 58. Kxd3 Kd6 59. Ke4 h5 {The position is equal.} 60. Kf5 Kd5 61. Bf4 {Cut Off at move 61} Nc5 62. Kg5 Ke4 63. Kxh5 Kf3 64. Kh4 Ne4 65. h3 gxh3 66. Kxh3 Nxg3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.50/Black=0.32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.17"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 11,79,5,-1,-34,-32,-36,-39,-27,-28,-24,-28,-24,-25,-29,-21,-27,-36,-34,-31,-24,-11,-10,-10,-11,-10,-25,-15,-15,-15,-29,-31,-31,-27,-50,-50,-61,0,0,0,0,9,-14,-10,-22,24,0,27,0,27,39,77,81,137,116,123,100,100,100,98,100,296,303,284,272,319,322,307,293,542,540]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 dxe5 5. Nxe5 a6 6. a4 Qc7 7. Nc4 $1 {7.Nc4 is better than 7.d4. B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} Nc6 8. d3 Be6 9. g3 {Black is slightly better.} Bxc4 10. dxc4 Rd8 11. Bd3 e6 12. O-O Be7 {[#]} 13. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Be3 O-O 16. f4 Nb4 17. Qf3 Rfe8 18. Rf2 Nxd3 19. cxd3 {½-½ (36) Fernandez,J (2404)-Pekin,T (2238) ICCF email 2017}) 13... O-O (13... h5 {keeps more tension.} 14. f3 Kf8 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Bf4 Nde5) 14. Qe2 Nd4 15. Bxd4 Rxd4 16. f4 g6 17. Nd1 {[%cal Bc3d1,Bd1f2,Bf2h3,Bh3g5][%mdl 32]} Rfd8 18. Qf3 Ne8 19. Nf2 Bf6 20. b3 R4d6 21. Rae1 Bd4 22. Kg2 f5 23. Nh3 Qc6 (23... Nf6 $15) 24. Qxc6 $11 Rxc6 25. Ng5 Nc7 26. Re2 Bf6 27. Nf3 Na8 28. Re3 Nb6 29. Be2 Kf7 30. g4 fxg4 31. Ng5+ Bxg5 (31... Ke7 $142) 32. fxg5+ $16 Ke7 33. Bxg4 Rd2+ 34. Rf2 Rxf2+ 35. Kxf2 {KRB-KRN} Rd6 $2 {[#] Loses the game.} (35... Nd7 $16) 36. Rh3 $1 $18 Rd2+ 37. Ke1 Rxc2 38. Rxh7+ Kd6 39. Rh6 ({Don't do} 39. Rxb7 $6 Nd7 $18) 39... Rg2 $2 {[#]} (39... Nxc4 {was called for.} 40. Bd1 (40. Rxg6 Ne5 $11 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 40... Rc1) 40. h3 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.24} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.15"]
[Round "3.18"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,99,42,25,20,53,16,32,18,69,79,102,95,90,81,120,108,99,107,108,91,103,18,34,35,57,56,48,49,58,52,68,51,129,69,69,69,115,69,77,84,80,64,80,66,106,106,106,103,95,96,106,66,66,66,72,0,106,0,106,105,105,105,105,105,105,105,105,105,105,105,105,76,76,76,105,49,76,45,90,0,60,41,85,0,100,91,83,0,0,0,64,0]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e5 Bg7 5. h3 f6 6. f4 {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6.} Nh6 7. Nf3 Nf5 8. Bd3 {[#]} c5 $146 (8... Ng3 $11 9. Rg1 f5) ({Predecessor:} 8... Ng3 9. Rg1 Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Nh4 e6 12. Kf2 Ne4+ 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Qg4 Qe7 {1-0 (28) Balogh,C (2664)-Chatalbashev,B (2570) Plovdiv 2012}) 9. dxc5 $14 Nc6 {[%cal Rf6e5]} 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bxf5 Bxf5 13. Nxd5 Bg7 14. c3 Be4 15. c4 (15. Ne3 $16) 15... e6 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rad8 20. Be3 Kf7 (20... Rxd1+ $14 21. Rxd1 e5) 21. Rab1 ({Better is} 21. Rd6 $16) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ke7 23. Kf2 Rc8 24. Rb1 Rc7 25. Ke2 Kf6 26. Rg1 Ne7 27. Bd4+ Kf7 28. Kd3 Nc6 29. h4 h5 30. Rg5 Rd7 31. Ke3 Na5 32. Kd3 Nc6 33. Rg1 (33. Rg2 $16) 33... Rd8 (33... Rc7 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 34. a4 Rd7 35. Rb1 Ke7 36. Ke4 Kf7 37. Be5 Na5 38. Rb4 Nc6 39. Rb5 Ke8 40. Bd6 Kf7 41. Rb1 Kf6 42. Rg1 ({White should play} 42. Ra1 $16) 42... Kf7 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. Ke4 Kf7 $1 45. f5 exf5+ {[#]} 46. Kd5 (46. Kf4 $1 $16) 46... Ne7+ (46... Kf6 $11) 47. Ke5 $16 Nc6+ 48. Kd5 ({White should try} 48. Kf4 $16) 48... Ne7+ $11 49. Ke5 (49. Kd4 $11) 49... Nc6+ $14 50. Kd5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.18} (50. Kf4 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.18"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,93,20,0,0,0,0,0,2,-22,-14,-9,-2,-30,-35,-29,-32,-41,-14,-50,-22,-23,-25,-17,-24,-28,-27,-44,-33,-53,-35,-27,0,-14,-6,0,-14,-11,0,-191,0,-133,-121,-125,-129,-112,-135,-135,-128,-122,0,0,175,225,223,230,228,225,221,220,218,207,291,227,260,237,239,294,313,300,402,402,403,386,381,385,356,269,437,427,483,491,555,545,525,470]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O dxe5 {B22: Sicilian: 2 c3.} 7. Nxe5 Bd6 8. Re1 $5 {[%mdl 4] Hoping for Bxd5. Leaves trodden paths.} O-O {[#] The position is equal.} 9. d3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. d4 Nd7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. dxc5 Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 Qh4+ 13. Kg1 Qxc4 14. b3 Qh4 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. cxd4 {½-½ (24) Terbe,J (2193)-Franchini,G (2193) Budapest 2016}) 9... Qc7 10. Nf3 b6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Ne4 Be7 13. a4 Nd7 14. Qc2 Rad8 15. a5 Bc6 16. axb6 axb6 17. Bd2 h6 18. Bb3 N7f6 19. Ng3 Bd6 20. Ne4 Bf4 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxf4 $1 Qxf4 23. Ne5 Ng4 24. Nxc6 $2 (24. g3 $11 {and White is okay.} Qxe5 25. Rxe5 Nxe5 26. f4 Nf3+ 27. Kf2) 24... Qxh2+ $19 25. Kf1 {[#]} Rd6 $1 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Ra4 ({Not} 27. d4 $2 Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qxg2 $19) 27... Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qxg2 29. Rf4 {[#] And now Ng6+! would win.} e5 (29... Re8 $1 $17 {[%cal Re8e7]} 30. Nc6 (30. Rxf7 $2 Ne5 $19 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 30... e5) 30. Rf3 $1 $11 f5 $2 {Black is on the road to losing.} (30... Rfd8 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 31. Rxf7 e4) 31. Nxf5 $18 Rdf6 32. Nh4 Rxf3 33. Nxg2 Rxf2+ 34. Kd1 Rxc2 35. Bxc2 Rf3 (35... g5 {was worth a try.} 36. Ne3 Nxe3+ 37. Rxe3 Re8) 36. Kd2 g5 37. Ne3 Nxe3 38. Rxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KR} Rf5 39. Re2 Kg7 40. d4 Rf4 41. dxe5 {Strongly threatening e6.} Kf7 42. e6+ Ke7 43. Bg6 g4 $2 (43... Rf3 44. Bd3 g4) 44. Bf7 {White is clearly winning.} Rf5 45. Rh2 g3 46. Rg2 Rg5 {If only Black now had time for ...h5....} 47. Ke3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.16/Black=0.31} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.19"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,66,40,0,0,-6,2,-16,58,54,50,48,105,94,113,93,86,92,86,95,108,104,190,185,256,248,208,193,372,120,219,228,237,234,230,219,212,50,63,50,128,122,129,106,118,0,48,0,0,-74,-62,-377,-364,-5231,-5231,-5189,-5189,-5169,-4134]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 {D90: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 sidelines.} 7. e4 Nb6 8. Qc2 {[#]} e6 $146 ({Better is} 8... Bxd4 $11 9. Bb5 Bg7) ({Predecessor:} 8... O-O 9. d5 Nb8 10. Be3 c6 11. Rd1 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Rxd5 Qe8 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 {½-½ (43) Rakhmanov,A (2645)-Artemiev,V (2731) Moscow 2019}) 9. Be3 O-O {[%cal Rc6d4]} ({Much weaker is} 9... Nxd4 $6 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Nb5 $18) 10. Rd1 Bd7 ({Black should play} 10... f5 $14) 11. h4 $16 h6 12. e5 Ne7 13. h5 Nf5 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Bd3 Nxe3 (15... g5 $16) 16. fxe3 $18 Bc6 (16... Qe7 {was necessary.} 17. Bxg6 c5 18. Bh7+ Kh8) 17. Bxg6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 {And now Qg2 would win.} Rxf3 $2 (18... Qg5 {was called for.}) 19. Ke2 $2 (19. Qe2 $18 {has better winning chances.} Qf8 20. Bh5) 19... Rg3 (19... Rxe3+ $16 {might work better.} 20. Kxe3 Qg5+ 21. Ke2 Qg2+ 22. Kd3 Qxg6+ 23. Ne4 Nd5) 20. Rdg1 Qg5 21. Rxg3 Qxg3 22. Bh7+ Kh8 {White must now prevent ...Qg2+.} 23. Be4 $2 (23. Qg6 $18 Qxg6 24. Bxg6) 23... Rf8 $14 24. Kd3 {aiming for Ne2.} c5 (24... Rf2 $14 25. Ne2 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Qg4) 25. Ne2 $16 ({Don't go for} 25. dxc5 $2 Rd8+ 26. Ke2 Nc4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]}) 25... c4+ 26. Kd2 $1 Rf2 27. Rf1 ({White must play} 27. Bxb7 $16 {Strongly threatening Qe4.} Qg5 28. Qe4) 27... h5 (27... Bf8 $5 {[%cal Rf8b4]} 28. Qc3 Qh2 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 $11) 28. Rxf2 Qxf2 29. Bxb7 {[#]} (29. b3 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 29... Bh6 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh6e3]} 30. Qe4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} ({White has to play} 30. Kc3 $1 $15) 30... c3+ $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 31. bxc3 $2 (31. Kxc3 Qxe2 32. a3) 31... Nc4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Black is clearly winning.} 32. Kd3 Nb2+ 33. Kd2 {[#]} Bxe3+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Never resign too early!  Weighted Error Value: White=0.57/Black=0.32} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.19"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,79,6,5,0,5,3,0,0,0,0,15,-13,17,-3,7,-17,-23,-21,-23,-16,-19,-35,-34,-47,-45,-47,-47,-40,-46,-61,-49,-43,-20,-33,-38,-42,-40,-54,-51,-52,-29,-79,-39,-49,-46,-77,-22,-33,0,-86,-90,-76,-17,-93,-81,-91,-65,-142,-149,-149,-142,-270,0,-102,77,0,653,650,634,22,1497,1486]} 1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e3 b6 (5... c5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5 8. Ba3 Qc7 9. Bxe7 Re8 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd4 Nc6 12. Be2 d5 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Na3 Rac8 16. Rac1 a6 17. Rfd1 Qa5 18. Qb2 {1-0 (64) Nakamura,H (2769)-So,W (2778) Leuven 2018}) 6. Be2 {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems.} c5 7. O-O Bb7 8. dxc5 {The position is equal.} bxc5 9. c4 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Ne4 {[#]} 12. Rac1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Nd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf6 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 a5 17. a4 Ne4 18. Qd3 {½-½ (93) Pogonina,N (2479)-Muzychuk,A (2543) Budva 2019}) 12... Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 a5 15. Nd2 a4 16. Rb1 axb3 17. axb3 Qa5 18. Qb2 Rfb8 19. h4 h5 20. f4 Qa2 21. Qc3 {Strongly threatening Ra1.} Nf6 22. Bd3 {aiming for Ra1.} Qa5 23. Qc2 Ng4 24. Rfe1 Kg7 25. e4 e6 26. Qb2+ Kg8 27. Re2 Qa2 ({Better is} 27... e5 $17 {And now ...Qd8 would win.} 28. g3 Qc7) 28. Qc3 Qa5 29. Qc1 (29. Qb2 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 29... Qd8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has strong initiative.} 30. Nf3 Bc6 (30... Qf6 $17) 31. Qe1 (31. f5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 31... Ra3 32. Bc2 Ra2 33. Rd1 (33. Qc3 $15) 33... Qf6 $1 34. Rxd6 {e5 is the strong threat.} Ra1 35. Bd1 {[#]} (35. Rd1 $17 {is the only way for White.} Rxd1 36. Qxd1) 35... Ba8 $2 (35... Rxb3 $3 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 36. Qd2 (36. Bxb3 $2 {loses.} Rxe1+ 37. Rxe1 Bxe4 $19) (36. Rxc6 $2 Rxf3 37. Rd6 Rxf4 $19) 36... Rbb1) 36. f5 (36. Qd2 $1 $11 {was the only way to keep the balance.}) 36... Ne5 $2 (36... gxf5 $17 {keeps the pressure on.} 37. exf5 Qxf5) 37. Ng5 (37. fxe6 $16 fxe6 38. Qc3 Nxf3+ 39. Qxf3 Qxf3 40. gxf3) 37... Rxb3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37... gxf5 $2 38. exf5 Rd8 39. Rxd8+ Qxd8 40. Rd2 $18) (37... Ng4 $11 38. Qd2 gxf5 39. exf5 Qxf5) 38. fxe6 $18 fxe6 {[#]} 39. Rxe6 $2 (39. Bxb3 Rxe1+ 40. Rxe1 Nf7 $16) (39. Red2 $1 $18 Nd3 40. R6xd3 Rxd3 41. Rxd3) 39... Qf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (39... Qd8 $11 40. Rd2 (40. Bxb3 Rxe1+ 41. Rxe1 Qd4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 42. Kf1 Qd3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 43. Kg1 Qd4+ 44. Kf1 Qd3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 45. Kg1 Qd4+ $11) 40... Rd3 41. Rxd3 Qxd3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 42. Re8+ Kg7) 40. Re8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.45/Black=0.45} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.20"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 16,103,81,77,70,66,62,56,81,63,62,8,9,-1,54,0,5,17,60,64,120,122,142,137,164,152,164,148,156,156,155,153,146,143,149,146,129,104,173,50,103,47,103,103,210,3,3,0,206,0,3,0,206,213,213,93,93,93,74,74,75,39,80,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bd3 Nh6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 ({Much weaker is} 9. gxf3 $6 e6 $11) 9... e6 {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6.} 10. g3 Nf5 11. Ne2 Nd7 {[#] White is slightly better.} 12. c3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Be3 Qb6 13. O-O-O Nxe3 14. Qxe3 c5 15. c3 O-O-O 16. Kb1 Kb8 17. Qf3 Bf8 18. Bc2 {0-1 (35) Stupina,E-Gaprindashvili,N (2405) Tbilisi 1979}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 (13. Bd2 $14) 13... Nxc5 $11 14. Bb5+ Nd7 ({Black should play} 14... Kf8 $11) 15. Bd3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Rc8 17. Bd2 $1 Qb6 (17... d4 $14) 18. O-O-O $1 $16 Qa6 19. Kb1 Ne7 20. Nd4 Nc6 21. g4 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc6 25. Qxc6+ Rxc6 26. Be3 b6 {[#]} (26... hxg4 $16 27. hxg4 Rxh1 28. Rxh1 b6) 27. Rc1 (27. f5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) 27... Kd7 (27... Rxc1+ $14 28. Rxc1 hxg4) 28. g5 (28. Rxc6 $16 Kxc6 29. Rc1+ Kb7 30. Kc2) 28... Rxc1+ (28... Rhc8 $14) 29. Rxc1 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rc8 (29... Ra8 $16 {was necessary.}) 30. Rd1 $2 (30. Rxc8 $18 Kxc8 31. b4) 30... Kc6 $11 31. Rc1+ Kb7 $2 (31... Kd7 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 32. Rd1 $2 (32. Rxc8 $18 Kxc8 33. b4) 32... Kc6 $1 33. Rc1+ (33. d5+ {is interesting.} exd5 34. b4 Bf8 35. a3 Ra8 36. Rc1+) 33... Kb7 $2 (33... Kd7 $11) 34. Rxc8 $18 Kxc8 {[#] KB-KB} 35. Kc2 (35. b4 $1 $18 {is the precise move to win.}) 35... Kc7 $16 36. Bd2 Bf8 37. Kd3 Kc6 38. Ke4 a5 39. a4 (39. a3 $16) 39... Be7 $11 {The position is equal.} 40. b3 Bf8 41. Bc3 Ba3 42. Bd2 Be7 43. Bc3 Ba3 44. Bd2 Bf8 45. Be3 Bb4 46. Bf2 Ba3 47. Be3 Be7 48. Bd2 Ba3 49. Bc3 Be7 50. Bb2 Bb4 51. Bc1 Be7 52. Bd2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.20"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,118,34,28,47,16,25,27,34,22,26,35,43,14,18,9,48,52,54,31,21,18,85,87,96,103,116,114,114,84,93,87,110,84,123,110,126,10,25,20,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,9,62,6,20,-14,0,15,39,27,29,28,75,30,43,32,48,7,9,14,14,18,9,0,29,12,14,0,21,0,22,0,0,0,27,27,27,27,27,0,105,56,244,244,244,244,244,244,244,146,146,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Qc7 {B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System.} 8. Ne2 e5 9. c3 Re8 {White has an edge.} 10. Ng3 Nbd7 11. Re1 b6 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Qd2 {[#]} Rad8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... d5 14. Bh6 dxe4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxe4 exd4 17. Nxf6 Nxf6 18. Nxd4 h6 19. Bxg6 Kxg6 {1-0 (27) Martinez Duany,L (2499)-Linares Napoles,O (2287) Havana 2008}) 14. Bh6 Nf8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bc4 c5 (16... h6 $11) 17. d5 $16 Bc8 18. a4 a6 19. Qd3 a5 20. Rf1 Ng8 21. Bb5 Re7 22. Nd2 Nd7 23. Nc4 Rf8 24. f4 (24. f3 $16) 24... exf4 $1 $11 25. Rxf4 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Raf1 Qe7 28. Qd2 Qg5 29. Qf2 {[%cal Rf4f7]} Nh6 30. Bd3 Bd7 (30... f5 $11) 31. b3 (31. Rf6 $14 Nf5 32. Nxf5+ Rxf5 33. Rxf5 gxf5 34. exf5) 31... Qe7 32. Kh2 Ng8 33. c4 Rg5 34. Ne2 {[%cal Bg3e2,Be2g1,Bg1f3][%mdl 32]} Re5 35. Ng1 Qe8 36. Kh1 f6 37. Nf3 Re7 38. Nh2 Ref7 39. Rf3 Nh6 40. Qb2 Qe5 41. Qxe5 (41. Qd2 {seems wilder.} f5 42. exf5 Nxf5 43. Bxf5 Rxf5 44. Re1) 41... dxe5 42. R3f2 f5 43. Nf3 Re8 44. Ng5 Rff8 45. Kh2 f4 46. g3 {[%cal Rg3f4]} fxg3+ (46... Ng8 {looks sharper.} 47. gxf4 h6 48. Nf3 Rxf4 49. Nd2 g5) 47. Kxg3 Rxf2 48. Rxf2 Re7 $1 49. h4 Bc8 (49... Ng4 $11 50. Rf1 Nf6) 50. Be2 $16 Nf7 $2 (50... Ng8 $1 $14) 51. Nxf7 $18 Rxf7 52. Rxf7+ Kxf7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 53. Bg4 Bb7 54. Be6+ ({White should try} 54. h5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh5h6] aiming for h6.} gxh5 55. Bf5 (55. Bxh5+ Kf6 $16)) 54... Kf6 $16 {[#]} 55. Kg4 ({White must play} 55. h5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]}) 55... h6 $11 {The position is equal.} 56. Bd7 Ba6 57. Be6 Bb7 58. Bd7 Ba6 59. Be6 Bb7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.20/Black=0.17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 21,105,14,34,29,26,28,83,89,133,131,127,131,177,158,412,429,418,423,420,390,783,429,443,429,423,422,410,411,346,-1631,-1558,-29980,62,61,105,101,116,5,97,56,138,0,56,5,5,6,5,5,144,116,144,144,243,164,160,153,147,59,63,62,82,0,15,0,0,3,1381,1276,867,692,1216,1741,1635,1546,1512,1381,12835,12835,12840,12840,12841,12842,12844,12844,12845,12845]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 b5 12. h4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} gxh4 13. Bxh4 Be6 (13... Nge5 $11) 14. O-O-O $16 {[#] White is better.} Nce5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Rc8 15. Kb1 Nge5 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Rg8 18. Qa7 Ng6 19. Qxa6 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Kf8 {½-½ (43) Nagel,H-Firnhaber,I ICCF corr 1996}) 15. f3 Nf6 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Kb1 Bc4 $2 (17... Bd7 $16 18. a3 h5) 18. Nf5 $18 Kf8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rxh6 Ng6 $2 (20... Rxh6 21. Qxh6+ Ke8) 21. Rxh8+ Bxh8 22. Qh6+ Ke8 {intending ...Bxc3.} 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Nd5 $1 {[%cal Rd5e7]} Rb8 25. Nfxe7 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (25. c3 $18) 25... Bxb2 $19 {( -> ...Bc3+)} 26. c3 Bxc3+ $2 (26... Qa5 $1 {mates} 27. Nc7+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kxe7 28. Nd5+ Kd7 29. Nf6+ Kc7 30. Ne8+ Kd8 31. Rxd6+ Ke7 32. Kc2 Bxc3 33. Qc1 Nf4 34. a3 Ne2 35. Kd1 Nxc1 36. g3 Rb2 37. Kxc1 Qxa3 38. Rd7+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxd7 39. Nf6+ Bxf6 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 40. g4 Qa1#) 27. Kc2 $14 Qa5 28. Nxc3 (28. Nxg6 {is a self mate.} Rb2+ 29. Kc1 Rb1+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 30. Kc2 Qxa2+ 31. Kxc3 Qb2+ 32. Kxc4 Qb3+ 33. Kd4 Rxd1+ 34. Qd2 Rxd2#) 28... Kxe7 29. Qd2 ({White must play} 29. Qe3 $1 $16 {[%cal Re3a7] Hoping for Qa7+.} Rb7 30. Rd2) 29... Qc5 (29... Qa3 $11 30. Qc1 Qxc1+ 31. Kxc1 Nf4) 30. Nd5+ Ke8 (30... Kf8 $14 31. Nc3 Ke7) 31. Qc3 (31. Qd4 $1 $16) 31... Ne5 (31... Qf2+ $11 32. Qd2 Qc5) 32. f4 (32. Qd4 $14) 32... Qf2+ $1 $11 33. Qd2 Nd3 34. Qxf2 {White wants to mate with Qa7!} Nxf2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} (34... Rb2+ $11 {remains equal.} 35. Kc3 Rxf2) 35. Rd4 $16 Nd3 36. Rxc4 Ne1+ (36... Nc5 $16 37. e5 Kd7 38. Nf6+ Ke6) 37. Kd2 Nxg2 38. Ra4 Rb2+ 39. Kc3 ({White should try} 39. Kd3 $1 $16) 39... Rf2 $14 40. f5 Nf4 41. Nxf4 (41. Nb4 $16) 41... Rxf4 $16 {KR-KR} 42. Kd4 Ke7 43. Rxa6 {a4 is the strong threat.} Rf2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (43... Rf1 $11) 44. a4 $1 $18 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32] White is clearly winning.} Rd2+ 45. Kc4 Rc2+ 46. Kd3 Ra2 47. a5 Ra4 {[#]} 48. Ke3 $1 {[%cal Re3d3]} Kd7 49. Ra7+ Ke8 50. f6 Ra1 51. a6 Ra5 52. Re7+ Kf8 53. a7 {What a fight!  Weighted Error Value: White=0.67/Black=0.57} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.21"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,215,23,16,9,12,0,3,0,12,0,0,0,19,7,18,13,0,13,41,35,23,0,0,0,0,0,18,12,16,5,43,0,0,-16,16,-13,62,46,54,46,43,46,59,58,77,63,59,59,80,80,97,83,106,102,130,131,131,131,138,63,132,131,132,132,135,131,134,133,140,114,126,93,93,93,93,93,94,94,103,103,105,105,151,148,214,187,175,156,156,84,82,19,34,0,0,0,0,0,60,60,60,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,29971,29972,29981,29982,29982,29983]} 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 (3... g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d4 e4 6. Nfd2 f5 7. c4 Nf6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nc3 d6 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Qc2 Qe8 12. h4 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 {0-1 (40) Nakamura,H (2745)-So,W (2767) chess.com INT 2020}) 4. Bb5 Qe7 5. Ne2 a6 6. Bxc6 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} dxc6 {[#]} 7. d3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7. O-O h5 8. f4 e4 9. f5 h4 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nec3 Bd7 12. Qg4 O-O-O 13. Qxe4 {0-1 (35) Erigaisi,A (2559)-Paravyan,D (2653) lichess.org INT 2020}) 7... Bg4 8. h3 {The position is equal.} Bh5 9. Nbc3 O-O-O 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. O-O-O f5 {[#]} 12. g4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} fxg4 13. Ng3 Qf7 14. Nxh5 Qxh5 15. hxg4 Qxg4 16. Rdg1 Qe6 17. Ne4 h6 18. Qe2 Rg8 19. Qf3 Be7 20. Rh5 Rdf8 21. Qg2 Rf7 22. Qh2 Nf6 (22... Re8 $11) 23. Rxe5 Qd7 24. Nxf6 Bxf6 25. Rh5 Bxb2+ 26. Kxb2 Qe7 27. Qh3+ Kb8 28. f4 Re8 29. Re5 Qf6 30. d4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy.} Ref8 31. Qh5 g5 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. Qxg5 Qd6 34. Rc5 (34. Qh5 $16) 34... Rf2 (34... Re8 $14) 35. Rg2 $16 R2f3 36. Re5 Ka7 37. Qe7 R8f7 38. Qe8 Rf8 39. Qe6 R8f6 40. Qxd6 cxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 41. Re7 Rf7 42. Rxf7 Rxf7 {KR-KR} 43. Kc3 d5 44. Kd3 b5 45. c4 bxc4+ 46. bxc4 Kb6 (46... dxc4+ $16 47. Kxc4 Kb6) 47. cxd5 $18 cxd5 48. Rg6+ Kb5 49. Re6 (49. Rd6 $142) 49... Rd7 $16 50. Kc3 (50. Re8 $16) 50... a5 $11 51. Kb3 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Ra2a4]} a4+ 52. Kc3 Rc7+ 53. Kd3 Rd7 ({Black should play} 53... Kb4 $1 $11) 54. a3 $1 $14 Rd8 55. Re5 (55. Rf6 $14) 55... Kc6 $1 $11 56. e4 dxe4+ 57. Kxe4 Rh8 58. Rc5+ Kd6 59. Rc3 Rh4+ 60. Kd3 Kd5 61. Rc5+ {Cut Off at move 61} Kd6 62. Kc4 Rh3 63. Kb4 Rd3 64. Rc4 Kd5 65. Rc5+ Kd6 66. Kxa4 Rxd4+ 67. Kb5 Rd1 {( -> ...Rb1+)} 68. Rc2 {White wants to play a4.} (68. Rc6+ {is interesting.} Kd5 69. Rb6 Rb1+ 70. Ka5 Rg1 71. a4) 68... Rb1+ 69. Ka5 Rb7 70. a4 (70. Rc3 {is more complex.} Rc7 71. Rg3 Kc5 72. Rg5+ Kc4 73. Rg4+) 70... Rc7 71. Rb2 Rc4 72. Kb5 Re4 73. Rc2 Re1 74. a5 Rb1+ 75. Ka6 Kd7 76. Ka7 {Hoping for a6.} Rb3 77. Rc4 Rb2 78. Rc5 Rb3 (78... Rb1 {feels hotter.} 79. Ka6 Rb2 80. Rc1 Kd6 81. Rc8 Kd7) 79. Rh5 {And now Rc5 would win.} Rb2 80. Rh6 (80. a6 $5 {[%cal Rh5c5]}) 80... Kc7 81. Rh5 (81. a6 {seems wilder.} Rg2 82. Rh7+ Kc6 83. Rb7 Rg8 84. Rb6+) 81... Rb1 82. Rc5+ Kd7 83. Rc2 Rb3 84. Ka6 Rb4 85. Re2 Rb3 86. Rh2 Rb4 87. Rh6 Rb3 88. Rb6 Ra3 89. Kb5 Rb3+ 90. Ka6 (90. Ka4 {with more complications.} Rc3 91. Rb4 Rc1 92. Rb6 Ra1+ 93. Kb4) 90... Ra3 91. Rb1 {Threatens to win with Rc1.} Ra2 92. Rc1 Rb2 93. Rc5 Rb1 94. Rf5 Rb2 95. Rf6 Kc7 96. Rf7+ Kb8 97. Rf8+ Kc7 98. Ka7 Rb7+ 99. Ka8 {Intending Rf7+ and mate.} Rb5 {[%cal Rb5a5]} 100. a6 Rb6 {[%cal Rb6a6]} (100... Rb1 {looks sharper.} 101. Rf3 Rg1 102. Rf7+ Kb6 103. Rf6+ Kb5) 101. Ka7 {White threatens Rf7+ and mate.} (101. Rf7+ {is more complex.} Kc6 102. Ka7 Rb1 103. Rf6+ Kc7 104. Rf3) 101... Rb5 (101... Rb1 {keeps more tension.} 102. Rf7+ Kc6 103. Rf6+ Kc7 104. Rf3 Rc1) 102. Rf2 Kc8 103. Rc2+ Kd7 104. Rc3 {Black must now prevent Ka8.} Kd6 105. Rc8 {aiming for Rb8.} Kd7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (105... Rb2 $11) 106. Rb8 $1 {White mates.} Ra5 107. Kb6 Ra1 108. a7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.15} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.22"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 17,132,56,81,83,95,26,56,52,51,52,79,52,70,77,133,137,143,141,130,112,206,206,254,102,112,59,69,65,76,76,95,19,45,34,88,88,81,42,81,0,107,108,114,85,122,122,129,122,136,122,151,134,181,181,198,205,205,69,218,223,225,134,141,141,131,137,132,94,216,228,208,143,210,121,112,56,210,107,114,91,114,72,72,72,65,62,64,12,68,41,156,59,45,51,57,64,81,40,66,0,90,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-247,-247,-304,-155,-311,-311,-311,-304]} 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3 Re8 9. d5 Nc5 10. Nd2 {E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0: Various Black 7th moves.} a5 {[#]} 11. g4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} (11. a3 $16) ({Predecessor:} 11. a3 Nfd7 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Na6 15. Qa3 f5 16. f3 f4 17. Bf2 Bf8 {½-½ (61) Socko,M (2462)-Hoolt,S (2398) Riga 2017}) 11... Kh8 12. Kh1 {White is slightly better.} Ng8 13. Rg1 h6 14. Rg3 Bf6 15. Nf3 Bg5 (15... Bg7 $142) 16. Nxg5 $16 hxg5 17. Qd2 f6 18. Kg2 $1 Kg7 (18... Re7 $16) 19. Rh1 $1 $18 Ne7 20. b3 (20. h4 $18 gxh4 21. Rxh4) 20... Rh8 $16 21. Kf1 (21. Rh3 $16) 21... Bd7 22. h3 Na6 23. Kg2 a4 24. Bd1 (24. Rb1 $16) 24... axb3 25. axb3 b6 (25... Nc8 $14) 26. Bc2 Be8 27. Bb1 Nc5 28. Bc2 (28. b4 $16) 28... Nd7 (28... Na6 $1 $11) 29. b4 Bf7 30. Bd3 Qc8 31. Be2 Qd8 32. Rc1 Rc8 33. Bd1 c6 34. Be2 c5 35. Nb5 Nb8 36. Ra1 Be8 37. Nc3 (37. Na7 $18) 37... Rc7 (37... cxb4 $14 38. Nd1 Nd7) 38. bxc5 $18 bxc5 39. Ra8 (39. Qb2 $1 $18) 39... Rb7 $16 40. Qa2 Nc8 41. Bd2 Nb6 42. Ra7 Qe7 (42... Rxa7 $16 {was worth a try.} 43. Qxa7+ Kg8) 43. Rxb7 $18 Qxb7 44. Qb2 Qa6 (44... Na6 $16 45. Na2 Ba4) 45. Qb3 (45. Nb1 $18) 45... Bd7 46. Nd1 (46. Qb1 $16) 46... Rh7 $2 (46... Ba4 $14 47. Qb1 Bxd1 48. Qxd1 N8d7) 47. Nb2 (47. Qb1 $18 {Rb3 is the strong threat.} Be8 48. Qb2) 47... Be8 48. Qa3 Kf8 49. Qxa6 (49. Qc3 {is interesting.} Qa1 50. Qb3 Qa7 51. Qd1 Rf7 52. Rf3) 49... Nxa6 50. Rb3 Nc8 51. Nd1 Ra7 52. Nc3 ({White should try} 52. Ra3 $14) 52... Ra8 ({Better is} 52... Nb4 $11) 53. Nb5 Rb8 {[#]} (53... Nb4 $14) 54. Ra3 (54. Rf3 $1 $16) 54... Bxb5 $14 55. cxb5 Nc7 56. Ba5 Nb6 57. Bc3 Nc8 58. Ba5 (58. Bd2 $14) 58... Ra8 (58... Nb6 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 59. b6 ({White should play} 59. Bc4 $16) 59... Nxb6 $11 60. Bxb6 Rxa3 61. Bxc7 {Cut Off at move 61} Ke7 62. Bb6 Ra4 63. f3 $2 (63. Kf3 $11 {and White is okay.}) 63... c4 $19 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 64. Kf2 c3 (64... Ra2 $19 65. Ke1 c3) 65. Bd3 $2 {[#]} (65. Ke3 $17) 65... c2 $1 {[%cal Rc2c1][%mdl 512]} 66. Be3 {next Ke2 is good for White.} ({Much weaker is} 66. Bxc2 Ra2 $19) 66... Ra1 {What a fight!  Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.37} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.22"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,160,31,16,33,-21,-14,-30,-21,-30,-20,-25,-28,-27,-20,-38,-35,-20,-12,-10,-8,-22,-18,-78,-13,-18,-15,-17,-18,-56,-59,-64,-67,-65,-72,-62,-76,-54,-74,-162,-54,-179,-131,-236,-56,-50,-13,-13,-22,-14,-23,-23,-24,-104,-87,-95,-91,-92,-83,-105,-27,-97,-66,-75,-72,-237,-129,-75,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-3,0,-48,0,-227,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-856,-828,-987,-920,-2353,-2300,-2123,-2057,-4437,-1709,-1457,-1292,-12846,-12843,-12843,-12841,-12847,-12846,-12850,-12850,-12850,-29985]} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O {B04: Alekhine's Defence: 4 Nf3.} 8. c3 ({White should play} 8. c4 $14 Nb4 9. Nf3) 8... c5 $11 9. Nf3 cxd4 {Black has an edge.} 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bf3 {[#]} Rb8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qc7 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Nb3 Ba6 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Bxd5 Rxd5 17. Qf3 Bc4 18. Be3 a5 {0-1 (35) Lauer,F (1377)-Fair,M (1123) LSS email 2010}) 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Na3 Rd8 15. Qa4 Bf5 16. Nc4 Rb5 17. Ne3 (17. g3 $11) 17... Nb6 (17... Nxe3 $17 18. Bxe3 Rxb2) 18. Qh4 Be6 19. a4 Re5 20. Qg3 Nc4 21. Rf1 Nd2 22. Bxd2 Rxd2 23. b4 Rd3 24. Rac1 Bh6 25. Rfe1 {[#]} (25. Rce1 $17 Bg7 26. Rc1) 25... Qd6 (25... Bxe3 $6 26. Rxe3 Rdxe3 27. fxe3 $11) (25... f5 $1 $19 {[%cal Rf5f4]} 26. Qh4 Kg7) 26. c4 (26. Rcd1 $15 Rexe3 27. fxe3 Qxg3 28. hxg3 Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Bxc6) 26... c5 ({Don't do} 26... Bxe3 27. fxe3 c5 28. Rcd1 $17) 27. b5 (27. bxc5 $17 {was necessary.} Qxc5 28. Nf1 Rxe1 29. Rxe1) 27... Rexe3 $2 ({But not} 27... Bxe3 28. fxe3 f6 29. Bc6 $17) ({Better is} 27... f5 $19 {Threatens to win with ...f4.} 28. Qh4 Kg7) 28. fxe3 $15 Qxg3 29. hxg3 Bxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 31. a5 $1 {And now b6 would win.} Rb3 $1 {White should prevent ...Kg7.} 32. Ra1 (32. g4 $11 {remains equal.}) 32... Bxc4 $17 {[#]} 33. b6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} axb6 34. a6 {[#]} Bxa6 $1 35. Rxa6 {KRB-KR} e6 (35... c4 $17 36. Kf2 b5) 36. Ra7 (36. g4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 36... b5 37. Rc7 c4 38. Bc6 $2 (38. Kf2 $17) 38... Kf8 (38... c3 $19 39. Kf2 Kf8) 39. g4 g5 (39... c3 $17 40. Be4 b4) 40. Kf2 $11 c3 41. Be4 h6 42. Bc2 Ra3 43. Ke3 b4 44. Bd3 Ra1 45. Kd4 Rd1 {White must now prevent ...Rd2.} (45... Rg1 $5 {[%cal Rg1g2]} 46. Be4 Rf1 $17) 46. Ke3 $2 {[#]} (46. Rc4 $11 {and White is okay.}) 46... Rd2 $2 (46... Rc1 $1 $19 47. Rb7 c2) 47. g3 Rg2 48. Kf3 Rb2 49. Ke3 Kg7 50. Be4 Kf6 51. Rc5 Ke7 52. Rc7+ Kd6 53. Rc6+ Kd7 {Strongly threatening ...f5!} 54. Rc4 f6 55. Bc6+ Kd6 {Hoping for ...c2.} 56. Be4 $1 Rb3 57. Ke2 c2 58. Bxc2 Rxg3 59. Rxb4 Kc5 60. Re4 Rg2+ 61. Kd3 {Cut Off at move 61} Kd6 62. Bd1 f5 63. gxf5 exf5 64. Ra4 Rg3+ 65. Ke2 Rh3 66. Kf2 h5 67. Ra5 Ke6 68. Bf3 g4 69. Bb7 Kf6 {aiming for ...Rb3.} 70. Bc8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (70. Ra6+ $11 Kg5 71. Ra5) 70... Rf3+ $19 {Black is clearly winning.} 71. Ke2 h4 72. Ra7 h3 73. Rh7 Kg5 74. Rh8 Kf4 (74... Ra3 $142 75. Be6 Kf4) 75. Rh5 Re3+ 76. Kf2 Re5 77. Kf1 Rc5 78. Bd7 Kg3 79. Bxf5 h2 {( -> ...Rxf5+!)} 80. Ke2 {[#]} Rxf5 $1 {[%mdl 576] Promotion.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.23} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.23"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,121,4,22,0,11,11,14,10,12,15,37,28,189,204,182,-37,178,179,211,163,167,137,125,129,149,150,178,181,219,181,238,252,268,254,341,214,199,167,330,334,316,310,405,404,427,377,430,422,427,425,424,407,398,298,307,292,375,76,62,26,74,79,95,25,127,119,113,108,287,272,289,289,284,274,288,292,373,327,321,320,599,587,664,387,685,669,692,692,692,685,683,669,11318,7497,6045,596,29952,29950,29952,29958,29971,29973,29978,29977,29983,29984,29984,29984,29985,29986,29988,29984,29989,29990]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. h3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. b3 {The position is equal.} Ng6 9. a3 {[#]} dxc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O f6 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Be3 Bd6 14. b4 Qe7 15. Re1 Raf8 {1-0 (34) Petrov,M (2463)-Richardson,J (2239) Cardiff 2019}) 10. bxc4 c5 $2 (10... Nh4 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 11. g4 $18 cxd4 12. Nxd4 $2 (12. gxf5 $18 exf5 13. Nd5 (13. Qxd4 Bc5 $16) (13. Nxd4 Qa5 $18)) 12... Bxg4 $2 (12... Qa5 $15 {stays ahead.} 13. Qd2 Qxe5+ 14. Qe3 Bc5 15. Qxe5 Ngxe5) 13. hxg4 (13. Qxg4 Ndxe5 14. Nxe6 Qa5 $17) 13... Ndxe5 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Qxd4.} 14. Be2 Bc5 15. Nb3 Qxd1+ 16. Nxd1 Bd6 17. Be3 Rc8 18. c5 Bb8 19. Nc3 Nd7 (19... O-O $142 20. O-O-O Nc6) 20. Ne4 O-O 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. cxd6 a6 $2 (23... Nf6 {was called for.} 24. g5 (24. Bxa7 Nd5 $16) 24... hxg5 25. Bxg5 Rc6) 24. Na5 b5 25. O-O Nde5 26. f4 Nc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Nb7 {Black must now prevent d7.} Rd7 29. Nc5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Rdd8 30. d7 Rc7 31. Rd6 c3 32. Rc1 Nxf4 {aiming for ...Ne2+.} 33. Bxf4 $2 (33. Nxa6 $18 {is more deadly.} Ne2+ 34. Kf2 Nxc1 35. Nxc7) 33... Rxc5 $16 34. Rd3 e5 35. Be3 Rc7 36. Rcxc3 (36. Kf2 $16) 36... Rxc3 {White now steadily converts the win.} (36... Rdxd7 $11 {keeps the balance.} 37. Kf2 f6) 37. Rxc3 {White wants to mate with Rc8!} Rxd7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KR} 38. Kf2 f6 $2 (38... Rd6 $16 39. Kf3 f6) 39. Rc6 $18 a5 40. Rc5 a4 41. Rc4 Kf7 42. Rxa4 Rd3 43. Ra7+ Ke6 44. a4 {[%cal Ba3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} ({Don't do} 44. Rxg7 Rxa3 45. Rg6 (45. Bxh6 Ra2+ 46. Kf3 Rh2 $16) 45... Kf7 $18) 44... Ra3 $2 (44... f5 45. gxf5+ (45. Rxg7 f4 $18) 45... Kxf5 46. Rxg7 Ra3) 45. a5 g6 46. Ra6+ Kd5 $2 (46... Kf7 47. Bxh6 g5) 47. Rxf6 Rxa5 48. Rxg6 Ke4 49. Bxh6 Ra2+ 50. Kg3 Ra3+ 51. Kh4 Ra2 52. Rf6 Ra1 53. Kh5 {White mates.} Rh1+ 54. Kg6 Rg1 55. g5 Kd3 56. Kf7 e4 57. g6 e3 58. Rd6+ Ke4 59. Re6+ Kf5 60. Bxe3 Rxg6 61. Rxg6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.38/Black=0.63} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.23"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,112,-15,-13,-18,-11,-34,-38,-40,-35,-47,-50,-44,-34,-46,-1,-53,-11,-10,-19,-15,-14,-22,-8,-36,-15,-67,-50,-72,-59,-61,-69,-79,-79,-79,-79,-79,-79,-79,-79,-79,-79,-88,-48,-49,-48,-48,-41,-41,0,0,0,-26,-22,-41,-41,-41,-41,-48,-48,-48,-48,-48,-29,-33,-33,-33,-16,-30,-30,-46,-33,-138,-138,-8,0,-29977,-29978,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29992,-29992,-29993,-29993,-29994,-29995,-29996,-29996,-29994,-29994,-29995,-29995,-29996,-29996,-29997,-29997,-29998,-29998,-29999]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Bb5 {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3.} Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. d3 {Black is slightly better.} Qd7 {[#]} 9. O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Bd2 e6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Qe1 O-O 12. Qh4 f5 13. Rae1 Rae8 14. e5 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 dxe5 16. fxe5 {0-1 (22) Saurabh,M (1902)-Adhiban,B (2490) Chennai 2009}) 9... f5 10. Qe1 Nf6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bd2 (12. Nxd5 $11 Bxd5 13. b3) 12... O-O 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bc3 b5 15. a3 Rae8 16. b4 Qc6 17. Bb2 (17. Rc1 $11) 17... Bxf3 18. Rxf3 {[#]} cxb4 $1 19. axb4 Qxc2 20. Rf2 Qxd3 21. Rxa7 dxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Qb1+ 24. Rf1 Qxb4 25. Rb7 Qd6 (25... Rf6 {looks sharper.} 26. Re1 Rd6 27. Rxb5 Qd4+ 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 29. g3 Kf7) 26. Qxd6 exd6 27. Rxb5 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Rd8 28. Rd1 Kf7 29. Rb7+ Kg8 30. Rb6 Rf6 31. Ra1 Rd7 32. Kf2 Re6 33. Ra8+ Kf7 34. Rh8 Kf6 35. Rbb8 d5 36. Rbf8+ Kg7 {...Rde7 is the strong threat.} 37. h3 d4 {And now ...Re4 would win.} 38. Rfg8+ Kh6 {Strongly threatening ...Re4.} 39. g4 fxg4 40. hxg4 d3 {( -> ...d2)} 41. Rd8 (41. Kg3 $17 Rf7 42. Rd8) 41... Re2+ 42. Kf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] Black keeps a firm grip on the game.} (42. Kg3 $11 Re3+ 43. Kh4 Rxd8 44. g5+ Kg7 45. Rxd8) 42... Ree7 {Black mates.} 43. Kg3 d2 44. Kh4 d1=Q 45. g5+ Kg7 46. Rhg8+ Kf7 47. Rgf8+ Ke6 48. Rf6+ Kd5 49. Rxd7+ Rxd7 50. Ra6 Ke4 51. Ra3 Qe1+ 52. Kh3 Rd3+ 53. Rxd3 Kxd3 54. Kg2 Ke3 55. f5 Qf2+ 56. Kh3 Kf3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.09} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.24"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 18,110,22,23,28,21,18,0,34,31,31,12,7,11,12,7,18,20,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-39,0,0,0,-312,-290,-454,-452,-445,-443,-385,-289,-261,-173,-169,-167,-163,-96,-219,-227,-214,-213,-224,-254,-536,-531,-528,-503,-348,-474,-651,-602,-1402,-865,-662,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-80,-83,-5591,-5081,-29977,-29978,-29977,-29978,-29983,-29984,-29984,-29985]} 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Re8 {A88: Dutch Defence: Leningrad System: 5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 Nc3 c6.} 11. Bb2 Na6 12. Qc2 Nc5 {The position is equal.} 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Nd4 Bf7 15. e3 {[#]} Ng4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Rad8 16. Rfe1 h5 17. h4 Ng4 18. Nf3 Kh8 19. Ng5 Bg8 20. Nb1 Ne6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 {1-0 (38) Garcia Cardenas,P (2422)-Sadhwani,R (2545) chess.com INT 2020}) 16. Nde2 a5 17. Rd2 {[#]} a4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 18. Rfd1 (18. bxa4 Bxc4) 18... axb3 19. axb3 Rad8 ({Much weaker is} 19... Nxf2 $6 20. Kxf2 Qxe3+ 21. Kf1 $16) 20. h3 Nf6 21. b4 (21. Nc1 {looks sharper.} Na6 22. Ba3 Nc5 23. N1e2 Qc7 24. Nc1) 21... Nce4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Bxg7 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 {Threatens to win with Bf6.} Kxg7 26. b5 c5 27. Nf4 Kf6 28. Nd5+ Bxd5 29. Rxd5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Re5 30. Rd1 Re4 31. Rd5 Ke6 32. Kg2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (32. Rd3 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 32... Rxc4 $3 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 33. Rxd6+ (33. Rcd2 $142) (33. Rxc4 Kxd5) 33... Rxd6 ({Not} 33... Kxd6 34. Rxc4 Ra8 35. g4 $17) 34. Rxc4 {[#] KR-KR} Kd5 $1 {[%cal Rd5c4]} 35. Rh4 Rd7 36. Kf3 b6 37. Ke2 Ra7 38. g4 fxg4 ({Black should play} 38... c4 $19 39. gxf5 gxf5) 39. Rxg4 (39. hxg4 $17 Kc4 40. f4) 39... Ra2+ 40. Kf3 Rb2 41. h4 Rxb5 42. h5 $2 (42. e4+ Kd4 43. Rg5) 42... gxh5 43. Rg5+ Kc6 44. Rxh5 c4 45. Rh6+ Kc5 46. Rxh7 Rb1 47. Rc7+ Kd5 $2 (47... Kb4 $19 48. Ke2 c3) 48. e4+ $11 Kd4 {Strongly threatening ...b5.} 49. Rd7+ Kc3 {Hoping for ...b5.} 50. e5 (50. Ke2 $11) 50... Re1 $17 {...b5 is the strong threat.} 51. Kf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (51. Rb7 $17) 51... b5 $19 52. Kf5 b4 {Black mates.} 53. e6 b3 54. Kf6 b2 55. Rb7 b1=Q {Weighted Error Value: White=0.77/Black=0.34} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.24"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,71,25,45,28,28,53,62,84,78,96,86,86,86,94,106,116,89,103,54,84,76,76,76,89,82,82,84,81,45,85,32,35,20,63,12,49,37,88,24,27,35,129,-20,62,48,201,206,279,256,332,277,416,444,691,666,455,210,207,215,217,219,634,246]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 {B06: Modern Defence.} 7. O-O c5 8. dxc5 {[#]} dxc5 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 8... Nxc5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Bb7 11. Nxb4 Nxe4 12. Qe2 Ngf6 13. Bxa6 Bxa6 14. Nxa6 O-O {1-0 (36) Vysochin,S (2560)-Vokac,M (2490) Pardubice 2003}) 9. e5 Bb7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Ng5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qb6 13. c4 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Ngf6 14. a4 {[%cal Ra4b5]} b4 15. Qe2 Ne5 16. Bf4 Qc6 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rc6g2] [#]} 17. f3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Bc8 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Nh3 (20. Nxe6 $16 {Strongly threatening Nc7+.} Ra7 21. Qe3 Bxe6 22. Qxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxe6) 20... g5 $14 21. Be5 Rf8 22. Nf2 ({White should play} 22. a5 $14) 22... a5 23. d4 {Threatens to win with Qd3.} cxd4 ({Black should try} 23... g4 $14) 24. Bxd4 (24. Qd3 $16) 24... Ba6 25. Rac1 Rd8 (25... Bb7 $14) 26. Ba1 ({Better is} 26. Bxf6 $16 Rxf6 27. Qe5) 26... Kf7 (26... g4 $11) 27. Nd3 {Ne5+ is the strong threat.} Kg8 $2 {[#] A mistake that costs the game.} (27... Ke8 $1 $14) 28. Ne5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5c6]} Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Nh5 30. Ng6 Rf7 (30... Bc8 {might work better.} 31. Nxf8 Kxf8) 31. Qxe6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Qd6 (31... Bc8 $142 32. Nxe7+ Qxe7 33. Qg6+ (33. Qxh6 Ng3+ 34. hxg3 Qxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Rh7 $16) 33... Rg7 34. Qxh5 Qd6 35. Bxg7 Kxg7) 32. Nxe7+ Qxe7 33. Qxe7 ({Not} 33. Qxh6 Ng3+ 34. hxg3 Qxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Rh7 $16) (33. Qg6+ $142 Rg7 34. Qxh5) 33... Rxe7 34. Rxe7 Nf4 35. Ra7 Bxc4 $2 (35... Nd3) 36. Rxa5 $2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.59} (36. g3) 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.25"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,56,18,16,21,17,0,0,0,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-2,12,8,12,18,117,123,114,121,118,50,36,50,45,50,105,-613,-618,-620,-610,-608,-552,-2717,-2615,-29996,-29997]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Ngf6 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7.} a6 7. c4 Be7 8. d4 {The position is equal.} cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bb3 $1 Bd7 13. f4 Nc6 {[#]} 14. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bd2 Rab8 16. Kh1 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Rac1 Qb7 19. a3 Rfc8 20. h3 {1-0 (60) Shuvalova,P (2446)-Protopopova,A (2230) Moscow 2019}) 14... Rac8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bf2 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Qa5 18. Bc2 b5 (18... Qh5 $11) 19. e5 $16 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nd7 {[#]} 21. Rxd7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxd7 $14 {[#]} 22. Qd3 $1 {[%csl LRd7,LRh7][%mdl 576] Double Attack} g6 {White must now prevent ...Red8.} 23. Qxd7 {Hoping for c5.} Bb4 (23... Qb4 $14) 24. Ne4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] White does not recover from this.} (24. cxb5 $16 Red8 25. Qb7 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rxc3 27. Bb3 Qxb5 28. Qa7) 24... Bxe1 $19 25. Nf6+ {[#]} Kg7 $1 ({Stronger than} 25... Kh8 26. Qxf7 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 $16) 26. Nxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qxe8 {[#] White wants to mate with Bc5.} Qd2 $1 {[%mdl 576] Double Attack} 28. Bc5 {[#]} Bf2+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Back Rank.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.89/Black=0.12} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.12"]
[Round "3.26"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]

{[%evp 9,168,39,30,24,44,11,54,42,75,48,70,44,62,65,57,54,59,56,69,68,103,93,101,95,119,119,168,160,184,132,141,124,131,132,217,194,173,181,222,227,295,293,450,164,166,164,249,235,229,226,218,210,208,207,195,189,174,170,169,162,259,258,289,276,281,0,176,0,262,264,282,266,409,421,429,397,558,564,852,587,856,848,747,723,969,973,944,875,29966,6498,29973,4137,29975,29976,29976,29977,29987,29988,29983,29979,29979,29980,29980,29981,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29984,29985,29985,29986,29986,29987,29987,29988,29988,29989,29989,29990,29990,29991,29991,29992,29992,29993,29994,29993,29993,29992,29993,29991,29991,29992,29992,29993,29993,29994,29994,29995,29995,29996,29996,29996,29996,29997,29997,29996,29996,29997,29997,29997,29997,29998,29998,29999,29999]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h3 d5 5. e5 f6 6. f4 {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6.} Nh6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 {White is slightly better.} Bf5 9. O-O {[#]} Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... e6 10. Ne2 c5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Qd3 Na6 15. c3 Nxc5 {½-½ (42) Borda Rodas,A (2121)-Avramidou,A (2267) chess.com INT 2020}) 10. Ne2 Be4 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 f5 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Ne3 Nd5 {[#]} 15. c4 $1 {[%cal Rc4d5]} Nxe3 16. Bxe3 e6 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rd2 ({White should try} 19. d5 $18) 19... Nf7 20. Rfd1 g5 {[#]} 21. d5 $1 exd5 (21... Re8 $16 {is a better defense.}) 22. cxd5 $18 {Strongly threatening d6.} gxf4 23. Bxf4 {And now d6 would win.} cxd5 24. Rxd5 {Hoping for e6!} Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Rd8 (25... e3 {was called for.} 26. Nd4 (26. Qxe3 Qe6 $18) 26... Rd8 27. Nxf5 Qe6) 26. Nd4 $2 (26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. e6) 26... Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Qd8 (27... Bxe5 {was worth a try.} 28. Nxf5 Qc7) 28. Qxd8+ ({Stronger than} 28. Nxf5 Qxd5 29. Ne7+ Kf8 $11) 28... Nxd8 29. Nxf5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} Ne6 30. Bg3 Bf8 31. Nd6 e3 32. Kf1 Nd4 33. Bf4 ({Worse is} 33. Nxb7 e2+ 34. Kf2 Bb4 $11) 33... e2+ 34. Kf2 Be7 (34... b6 $142 35. Ke1 Be7) 35. g3 ({Not} 35. Nxb7 $2 Bb4 $19) 35... b6 36. Be3 Nc6 37. Bf4 Nd4 38. Be3 (38. Bd2 $142) 38... Nc6 $1 39. Kxe2 Nxe5 40. Nc8 Bf6 (40... Nc6 {might work better.} 41. Nxe7+ Nxe7) 41. Nxa7 Nc4 42. b3 Nd6 (42... Nxe3 $142 43. Kxe3 Kf7) 43. Bxb6 Ne4 44. Kf3 Nc3 45. a4 Nd5 46. a5 Nb4 47. Bc5 Na6 48. b4 Be5 49. Nc6 Bc7 50. Be3 (50. Bb6 $142 Kf7 51. b5 Nb4 52. Bxc7 Nc2 53. a6 Na1 54. b6 Nb3 55. Ne5+ Kf6 56. b7) 50... Bd6 51. b5 {White mates.} Nc7 52. b6 Nd5 53. b7 Kf7 54. b8=Q Bxb8 55. Nxb8 Ke6 56. a6 Nc7 57. a7 Kd5 58. Bf4 Na8 59. Na6 Kc6 {[#]} 60. Nc7 $1 Nb6 (60... Nxc7 61. Bxc7) 61. a8=Q+ {Cut Off at move 61} Nxa8 62. Nxa8 Kd7 63. Nc7 Ke7 64. g4 Kf6 65. g5+ Kg6 66. Kg4 Kf7 67. h4 Ke7 68. h5 Kf7 69. h6 Kg6 70. Ne6 Kf7 71. Nd4 Kg6 72. Nf3 {[%cal Rf3e5]} Kf7 73. Bg3 Ke6 {[#]} 74. g6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Promotion} hxg6 75. h7 Kd5 76. h8=Q Kc6 77. Qe5 Kb7 78. Qd6 g5 79. Kxg5 Ka7 80. Kf5 Kb7 81. Ke6 Ka7 82. Kd7 Kb7 83. Nd4 Ka7 84. Nb5+ Kb7 85. Qc6# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.55} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,81,0,5,0,3,6,0,0,0,-3,0,0,8,-7,8,-8,-12,-11,44,31,37,21,25,21,73,19,45,52,54,55,56,41,48,50,43,38,64,22,58,56,79,68,127,56,64,56,55,0,0,0,0,-9,-9,-8,-9,-14,207,-101,54,30,26,0,0,0,38,39,77,2,2,5,12,-70,956,920]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 b5 (5... e6 {seems wilder.} 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. Nbd2 O-O) 6. Bb3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} e6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Bc2 Qc7 {[#]} 12. e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Nf1 Rac8 13. Re2 Rfd8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Rc1 Nf8 17. Qe1 Ne8 18. Bf4 {0-1 (50) Steuck,C (1269)-Gomes,C (1576) Florianopolis 2020}) 12... Nd5 13. Ne4 cxd4 (13... dxe5 $11 14. dxe5 Rfd8) 14. exd6 $14 Bxd6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Qxd4 Rac8 (16... Rfd8 $11) 17. Bg5 (17. a4 $16) 17... Rc4 18. Qd3 $40 {[%csl Gc2][%cal Rd3h7][%mdl 128] [#] White has some attack.} g6 19. Rad1 {aiming for b3.} Rfc8 20. Qe2 Qf8 21. Bb3 R4c7 22. Qd2 Nc5 23. Bc2 Rd7 24. Ne5 {And now Bh6 would win.} Rdc7 25. Ng4 h5 (25... f6 $14) 26. Ne5 (26. Bh6 $16 Qe7 27. Qd4) 26... Qg7 27. Bh4 Nd7 28. Nxg6 (28. Nxd7 $1 $14 Rxd7 29. Bg3) 28... fxg6 29. Rxe6 Nf8 $1 {[%cal Rf8e6]} 30. Rd6 {Black must now prevent Bb3.} Rd7 31. Rxd7 $1 Nxd7 ({But not} 31... Qxd7 32. Bb3 $16) 32. Qg5 Ne5 $2 (32... Re8 $11) 33. f4 $2 {[#]} (33. Be4 $18) 33... Ne3 $2 (33... Nf7 $1 $17 {[%cal Rf7g5]} 34. Qxg6 Nxf4 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7) 34. fxe5 Nxd1 ({Don't blunder} 34... Nxc2 $2 35. e6 $18) 35. Bb3+ Kh7 36. Bxd1 Rc5 37. Bg3 Rd5 38. Bc2 (38. Bb3 $16) 38... Qh6 $1 $11 {[%cal Rh6g5]} 39. Qxh6+ Kxh6 40. h4 ({White should play} 40. Bb3 $11) 40... Rd2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (40... g5 $15 41. e6 Rd2) 41. Bf4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.33} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,166,26,0,31,6,13,7,26,20,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,-19,-9,-15,-13,-13,-11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,26,20,25,15,16,16,16,12,14,14,15,-3,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,27,27,24,24,27,27,31,33,46,46,46,46,46,46,57,6,8,6,8,8,8,8,8,8,28,28,28,28,28,28,37,37,37,37,41,29,41,33,69,15,15,8,35,8,33,33,33,30,40,39,68,25,41,16,16,8,8,8,37,39,47,8,8,8,15,8,16,16,16,16,16,12,36,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,12,4,4,4,4,-8,-8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 {The modern move.} Bxc3 16. bxc3 h4 17. g4 hxg3 $1 18. fxg3 Ne7 19. h4 Nd5 20. Bc1 b5 {[#]} 21. c4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 21. Rd3 Rd8 22. Rf1 Rh8 23. Rdf3 Rd7 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. g4 c5 26. h5 Kd8 27. Rf7 Rxf7 28. Rxf7 {1-0 (48) Maghsoodloo,P (2676)-Martirosyan,H (2622) chess.com INT 2020}) 21... bxc4 22. Rd4 c3 23. Rc4 Rb8 24. Rxc6 Rb1 25. Kf2 Kd7 26. Rc5 Rh8 27. Ne4 Rhb8 28. Nxc3 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 R8b5 30. h5 Rd5 31. Bf4 Rxe1 32. Kxe1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Bg4 33. e6+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Decoy} Kxe6 34. Rc6+ Kf5 35. h6 gxh6 36. Rxc7 Ra5 37. Rxf7+ Kg6 38. Rc7 Rxa3 39. Rc6+ Kf5 40. Rxh6 Ra2 41. Kd2 Bf3 42. Ke3 Ra3+ 43. Kd4 Be2 44. Rc6 a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 45. c4 (45. Rc8 $14) 45... Rd3+ 46. Kc5 a4 47. Ra6 a3 48. Ra5 Kg4 49. Be5 Rd8 50. Kb4 Re8 51. Bd4 Kxg3 52. Rxa3+ Bf3 53. Ra7 Kf4 54. Rf7+ Ke4 55. Bb6 Bg2 56. Bc7 Rc8 57. Rf4+ (57. c5 $14) 57... Kd3 58. Bd6 Bc6 59. c5 Be4 60. Kb5 Ke3 61. Rh4 Bc6+ 62. Kb6 Bf3 63. Bc7 Re8 64. Rh6 Bd5 65. Rh3+ Kd4 66. Bd6 Rc8 67. Rh4+ Be4 68. Bc7 Re8 69. Rh2 Kc4 70. Rh6 Bd5 71. Bd6 Re6 72. Rh4+ Be4 73. Kc7 {[#] Black must now prevent Kd7.} Kb5 74. Kd7 Bf5 {And now ...Re4+ would win.The position is equal.} 75. Rf4 Bh3 76. Kc7 Rh6 77. Rf7 Bg2 78. Rf2 Rh7+ 79. Kd8 Bd5 80. Be7 Rf7 81. Rxf7 Bxf7 82. Kd7 Bd5 83. c6 Bxc6+ {Accuracy: White = 87%, Black = 90%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,131,0,0,0,0,-7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,-15,-19,-12,30,28,34,27,28,28,28,25,14,7,37,11,37,34,24,25,44,48,41,43,65,27,72,46,53,0,14,0,0,0,0,0,14,10,12,11,9,14,16,0,25,2,14,13,15,12,33,29,52,7,20,17,30,25,25,25,25,25,31,28,25,20,79,11,11,11,19,12,10,0,4,0,2,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,2,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 b5 6. Bb3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} e6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bc2 Nbd7 11. d4 $5 {[%mdl 4] A promising side line.} Qc7 {[#]} 12. e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Nf1 Rac8 13. Re2 Rfd8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Rc1 Nf8 17. Qe1 Ne8 18. Bf4 {0-1 (50) Steuck,C (1269)-Gomes,C (1576) Florianopolis 2020}) 12... Nd5 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Qxd4 Rfc8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Qf4 19. Qd3 {[#] Qh7+ would kill now.} N7f6 20. Bg3 Qc4 21. Qd1 Rd8 {And now ...Nxc3 would win.} 22. Ne5 Qc5 23. Qe2 Qb6 24. Rad1 Rac8 25. h3 Ne7 26. Kh2 (26. Ng4 $14) 26... Nf5 27. Bf4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Nd5 29. Bc1 Qc7 {Strongly threatening ...f6.} 30. Kg1 Rd8 31. Nf3 Nde7 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qd1 Qd5 34. a3 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3a4][%mdl 32]} Qxd1+ (34... Nd6 {seems wilder.} 35. Qd4 f6 36. a4 Kf7 37. axb5 Qxd4 38. Nxd4 axb5 39. Bd3 Ba6) 35. Bxd1 Nd6 36. Ne5 Bd5 37. Nd3 Nc6 38. a4 Nb7 39. Nf4 Be4 40. f3 Bb1 41. axb5 axb5 42. Be2 Nd6 43. Nd3 Ba2 44. Bf4 Nb7 {[#]} (44... Nf5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 45. Ne5 (45. Nb4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rb4a2]} Nxb4 46. cxb4) 45... Nxe5 $11 {The position is equal.} 46. Bxe5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBN} Bc4 47. Bd1 f6 48. Bd4 e5 49. Bb6 Kf7 50. Kf2 Ke6 51. Ke3 Nd6 52. Bc5 g5 53. b3 {Black must now prevent Bxd6.} Bd5 54. g3 Nf5+ 55. Kf2 h5 56. g4 hxg4 57. hxg4 Nh4 58. Be3 Ng6 59. Be2 Bxb3 60. Bxb5 Nf4 61. Bb6 Bd5 62. Ba6 Bc6 63. Bc4+ Bd5 64. Ba6 Bc6 65. Bc4+ Bd5 66. Ba6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.08} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,90,17,6,27,23,21,10,20,24,22,5,7,0,0,0,0,-21,-24,0,-4,-11,-7,0,6,-18,0,0,0,0,13,13,8,0,0,0,0,0,19,11,20,23,45,0,0,0,16,0,0,0,183,160,219,204,204,204,204,65,524,517,456,456,456,456,456,456,456,455,455,455,455,455,441,426,411]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 {The position is equal.} 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 15.g4.} Bxc3 16. bxc3 h4 17. g4 hxg3 $1 18. fxg3 Ne7 19. h4 Nd5 20. Bc1 b5 {[#]} 21. Rd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 21. Rd3 Rd8 22. Rf1 Rh8 23. Rdf3 Rd7 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. g4 c5 26. h5 Kd8 27. Rf7 Rxf7 28. Rxf7 {1-0 (48) Maghsoodloo,P (2676)-Martirosyan,H (2622) chess.com INT 2020}) 21... Nb6 22. Ne4 Rh5 23. Nc5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 26. g4 Rh8 27. h5 Nd5 28. Bd2 Ke7 29. Kg2 c5 30. Kg3 c4 31. Rh1 c5 32. Rb1 Rb8 33. g5 b4 $2 {[#]} (33... Kf7 $11 {and Black has nothing to worry.}) 34. axb4 cxb4 (34... a5 $16) 35. cxb4 $18 c3 36. Be1 Rxb4 37. Ra1 (37. Rxb4 $18 Nxb4 38. Bxc3 Nxc2 39. Kf4) 37... Nf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} (37... a5 $1 $14) 38. Rxa7+ {White is clearly winning.} Kf8 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. g6+ Ke7 41. Ra7+ Ke8 42. h6 Nh5+ 43. Kh3 {[#] aiming for h7.} gxh6 44. g7 Nxg7 45. Rxg7 Re4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.09/Black=0.36} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,74,5,7,6,8,0,0,-5,0,-7,-4,0,6,-6,32,0,8,-35,-32,-34,-25,-29,-27,-74,-36,-37,-49,-97,-86,-82,-83,-89,-33,-36,-36,-31,62,41,117,114,110,-81,-81,-89,-89,-75,-70,-31,-34,-33,-23,-76,-76,-88,-78,-189,-214,-347,-351,-29977,-29977,-29975,-29975,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29988]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 b5 6. Bb3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} e6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. O-O {The position is equal.} Nbd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bc2 Qc7 {[#]} 11. d4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Rfe8 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rac8 15. Bd3 e5 16. d5 Nc5 17. Bf1 {0-1 (79) Yakubboev,N (2422)-Salem,A (2625) Sharjah 2016}) 11... Rc8 12. Bb1 O-O 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 dxe5 15. dxe5 Rfd8 (15... Nxe5 $2 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Ng5 $18) 16. Ng3 Nf8 {Threatens to win with ...Nxc3!} 17. Qe2 c4 18. Nh5 Ng6 19. a3 Nb6 20. Nd4 Nd7 ({Better is} 20... Bc5 $1 $17 21. Nf3 Nd7) 21. f4 $15 {Black should prevent f5.} Nc5 22. f5 Rxd4 (22... exf5 $15 23. Bxf5 Rd5) 23. cxd4 $14 Nb3 ({Black should try} 23... exf5 $1 $14 24. Bxf5 (24. dxc5 Nh4 $11) 24... Nb3) 24. fxg6 $16 hxg6 25. Ra2 $2 (25. Qg4 $16 {stays on course. aiming for Bxg6!} Qc6 26. d5 (26. Be4 gxh5 27. Bxc6 hxg4 $14) 26... Qxd5 27. Nf4) 25... Nxd4 $17 26. Qg4 {Kh1 is the strong threat.} gxh5 27. Qxh5 {Intending Qh7+ and mate.} ({Wrong is} 27. Qxd4 $2 Bc5 $19) 27... Nf5 $1 28. Bxf5 exf5 29. Qxf5 Qc6 $40 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rc6g2][%mdl 128] Black mounts an attack.} 30. Qg4 (30. Qf1 $11) 30... Rd8 31. Be3 {[#]} Bc5 $1 {White must now prevent ...Rd2!} 32. e6 {[#]} (32. Kf1 $17) 32... Rd2 $1 $19 {[%cal Rd2g2][%mdl 512]} 33. exf7+ (33. Kf1 $142 Qxg2+ 34. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 35. Kg1 Bxe3+ 36. Rxe3 fxe6 37. Ra1) 33... Kf8 {[%cal Rd2g2]} 34. b4 $2 (34. Bxc5+ $19 Qxc5+ 35. Kh1 Bxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2 37. Kxg2) 34... Bxe3+ {Black mates.} 35. Rxe3 Rxa2 36. Re8+ Kxf7 37. Qh5+ g6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.47/Black=0.10} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,89,22,21,27,6,11,20,18,12,26,24,22,16,20,22,14,14,15,23,24,-7,0,-35,-8,-14,5,-50,27,27,39,22,25,26,42,7,51,0,0,-12,-14,-62,-47,-147,-40,-176,-172,-218,-40,-47,-11,-18,-18,-19,-11,-16,-4,-5,29,-11,-11,-11,-6,-26,-6,-25,0,-6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a5 {6...a6 is the modern continuation. C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 7. Re1 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 Ne7 10. Bb3 Ng6 11. d4 Bb6 {[#]} 12. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h3 c6 14. Bc2 Bc7 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Qd2 Qf8 17. Rad1 Be6 18. b3 {½-½ (56) So,W (2780)-Nakamura,H (2777) chess.com INT 2018}) 12... exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Be3 c6 16. N3d2 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Bf5 18. Nf1 (18. Bc2 $11 Bxc2 19. Qxc2) 18... Nh4 (18... f6 $1 $15) 19. Ng3 $11 Bh7 20. Bc2 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Qd7 22. a4 Rae8 23. Ra3 ({Better is} 23. Qe2 $14) 23... f6 24. Rb3 Ba7 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Qc3 {[#]} (26. Qd1 $15) 26... Rfe6 ({Black should play} 26... Qf7 $1 $17 27. Bc1 Rxe1+ {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} 28. Qxe1 Bxd4) 27. Ra3 {[#]} (27. Rf1 $15) 27... Bb8 $1 $19 28. Raa1 Qd6 $2 (28... Rf8 $19 {And now ...Rg6 would win.} 29. Re2 Rg6) 29. Bd2 $15 {[#]} Nf5 $1 {[%cal Rf5g3][%mdl 512]} 30. Rxe6 (30. Nxf5 Qh2+) 30... Rxe6 31. Re1 Nxg3 32. fxg3 Rxe1+ 33. Bxe1 Qe7 34. Bf2 Bc7 35. Qb3 Bd6 36. Kf1 Bb4 37. Qf3 Qe6 38. g4 {The position is equal.} b5 39. b3 bxa4 40. bxa4 Qe8 41. Qf5 Bc3 42. Qd3 Bb4 43. Qf5 Bc3 44. Qd3 Bb4 45. Qf5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.22/Black=0.21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,75,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,0,6,0,-4,7,-8,10,8,16,14,16,16,18,18,17,8,22,5,27,26,69,13,39,0,44,10,105,43,142,145,141,115,171,159,170,172,201,151,206,207,325,322,1518,297,376,310,304,320,310,312,1439,1426,1246,1258,1366,1356]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 b5 6. Bb3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} e6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. O-O {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bc2 Qc7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Rfe8 13. h3 Bf8 14. d4 Rac8 15. Bd3 {[#]} e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 e5 17. d5 Nc5 18. Bc2 Ne6 19. Bb3 Nc5 20. Bc2 Ne6 21. Bb3 Nc5 22. Bc2 {½-½ (22) Mons,L (2554)-Bindrich,F (2600) Austria 2018}) 16. d5 c4 17. Bc2 g6 18. a4 Nc5 19. Be3 Nfd7 20. Nh2 Bg7 21. Qd2 (21. Ng4 $14) 21... Rf8 22. Bh6 f6 23. Ng4 Rf7 (23... Nxa4 $11 24. Bxa4 bxa4) 24. h4 (24. axb5 $16 axb5 25. Ra3) 24... Nf8 (24... bxa4 $14 25. Bxg7 Rxg7) 25. axb5 axb5 26. h5 Rb8 (26... Nfd7 $16) 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 {[#]} 29. Qh6+ $1 Kg8 {intending ...Bc8.} 30. Qh4 Kg7 (30... Rg7 $142 31. Nxf6+ Kf7) 31. Re3 $18 Bc8 $2 {[#]} (31... Nh7 32. Qh6+ Kh8 33. Qxg6 Rg7) 32. Nh6 $2 (32. Nf5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxf5 (32... gxf5 33. Rh3) 33. Rh3) 32... Nh7 {With the idea ...Rf8.} 33. Nxf7 Qxf7 34. f4 Bd7 35. f5 Rh8 $2 (35... g5 36. Qh2 Be8 37. Nh5+ Kf8) 36. fxg6 {White is clearly winning.} Qxg6 37. Nf5+ Bxf5 38. exf5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.28} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,68,37,20,23,5,29,8,19,18,37,0,0,-4,-9,-4,-4,-20,-21,-40,-32,-44,-27,-32,17,0,-14,-36,-36,-45,-13,-20,0,-134,-116,-475,-468,-461,-459,-410,-441,-426,-404,-395,-295,-285,-269,-506,-504,-785,-712,-789,-758,-695,-667,-888,-885]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 {8.Bc2 is not played anymore.} exd4 $1 {C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6.} 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 O-O {The position is equal.} 11. Nd5 h6 12. h3 Na5 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bc2 c5 {[#]} 15. Bf4 $146 {With the idea dxc5.} ({Predecessor:} 15. b3 Bb7 16. Re1 Rac8 17. Rb1 Nc6 18. Bb2 cxd4 19. a3 Rfe8 20. b4 Qd7 21. Bb3 {0-1 (46) Loginov,V (2486)-Ponkratov,P (2607) Tallinn 2016}) 15... Rd8 16. d5 Nc4 17. b3 $1 {[%cal Rb3c4]} Na3 18. Rc1 f5 19. Re1 {Black must now prevent e5.} Nxc2 20. Qxc2 (20. Rxc2 $5 {[%cal Re4e5]} fxe4 21. Rce2 $15) 20... fxe4 21. Rxe4 Qf7 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Bf5.} 22. Qe2 Bb7 23. Rd1 (23. Re7 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} Qxf4 24. Qe6+ Kh7 25. Re1) 23... Bxd5 $17 24. Re7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This costs White the game.} (24. Re3 $17 {was the crucial defense.}) 24... Bxf3 $19 25. Qe3 Qxe7 (25... Bxd1 $2 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Qd3 $19) 26. Qxe7 Bxd1 27. Qe4 Kh7 28. Qd3 Rf8 29. Be3 {[#]} d5 $1 {And now ...Bxb3! would win.} 30. Qxd1 $2 (30. Bxc5 {was necessary.} Rfc8 31. b4) (30. Qxd5 Bc2) 30... d4 {Black is clearly winning.} 31. Bc1 (31. Bd2 $142 c4 32. h4) 31... c4 32. h4 d3 33. h5 g5 34. Qg4 Rae8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.53/Black=0.11} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,85,16,31,26,32,27,35,35,100,95,106,105,146,100,103,99,102,66,99,107,114,111,114,112,129,118,116,100,136,87,88,90,113,108,125,120,126,119,118,122,136,137,139,133,146,133,162,142,160,156,156,156,156,156,156,156,156,135,172,172,204,201,204,180,201,156,159,159,285,277,303,282,301,298,299,291,386,381]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Rc4f7] [#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} e6 $1 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. Bb5 {[#] White is slightly better.} Be7 $146 (8... Bg7 $14) ({Predecessor:} 8... Bg7 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. Qxb7 O-O 11. Nc3 Be8 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 {1-0 (34) Carlsen,M (2855)-Giri,A (2782) Paris 2016}) 9. Bxd7+ $16 Bxd7 10. Qxb7 Rb8 11. Qf3 Qc7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Qg3 Rfc8 16. b3 Nc6 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Nc4 Rd7 19. a3 Nd4 20. Ra2 g5 21. Be3 h5 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Re1 Rc8 24. Raa1 Rc6 25. Re2 f6 26. g3 Kf7 27. Kg2 Rc7 28. h3 e5 29. Ne3 Kg6 30. g4 Bf8 31. f3 h4 32. Nf5 Rd8 33. Re4 a6 34. Ra4 Rc6 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Rc4 Rdc8 38. Kd2 Be7 (38... Rb6 $16 39. Re1 Kf7) 39. Re1 $18 Kd7 40. f4 gxf4 41. Nxe7 ({Weaker is} 41. Nxh4 Rh8 $16) 41... Kxe7 42. Rxf4 $1 Rd8 {[#]} 43. g5 $1 {[%mdl 512] Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.20} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,103,18,13,-11,-10,-3,37,-63,-36,-41,-42,-51,-45,-75,-70,-89,-78,-78,-80,-91,-72,-97,-97,-102,-100,-99,-102,-104,-31,-85,-83,-70,-85,-88,-89,-77,-73,-275,-193,-205,-198,-283,-303,-595,-542,-612,-606,-702,-233,-282,-249,-255,-257,-264,-226,-328,-297,-337,-349,-370,-348,-350,0,-335,-316,-431,-247,-354,-332,-277,0,0,0,0,119,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,59,66,66,61,112,0,0,0,29984,29985,29985,29986,29989,29990]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. h4 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} h6 7. d3 Nge7 {[#]} 8. Ne2 $146 (8. h5 $1 $14) ({Predecessor:} 8. h5 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Bh6 11. Bf6 Rg8 12. Nd5 b5 13. Bb3 d6 14. a4 {0-1 (37) Kucza,K (2308)-Kraus,T (2442) Pardubice 2018}) 8... b5 9. Bb3 Na5 10. h5 g5 11. g4 d5 12. Nh2 c5 13. c3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Be6 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Ng3 Qd7 17. Nf5 Rfd8 (17... Nxf5 $6 18. gxf5 (18. exf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Qxf5 $14) 18... Bxf5 19. exf5 $14) 18. Nf1 c4 (18... Nxf5 19. exf5 (19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Qxf5 $16) 19... Bxf5 20. gxf5 $16) ({Black should play} 18... Bf8 $17 19. N1g3 b4) 19. bxc4 (19. dxc4 $1 $15 dxc4 20. b4) 19... dxe4 ({Wrong is} 19... Nxf5 $2 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 $18) (19... bxc4 $6 20. dxc4 dxc4 21. N1e3 $11) 20. dxe4 Nxf5 21. gxf5 Bxc4 22. f3 Bd3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is on the roll.} 23. Qb3 $2 (23. Qg2 $17 {might work better.}) 23... Bf8 24. Be3 Qc6 25. Kf2 (25. Rh2 $142) 25... a5 $1 $19 26. Nh2 $2 (26. Nd2 {was called for.}) 26... a4 $1 {[%cal Ra4b3]} 27. Qa2 Bc5 {White must now prevent ...Bxe3+.} 28. Ng4 {Qxf7+! is the strong threat.} Bc4 $2 (28... Bxe3+ 29. Nxe3 Bxe4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 30. fxe4 Qxe4) 29. Qb1 Rd2+ 30. Kg3 Bxe3 31. Nxe3 Rad8 $1 {[%cal Ba8d8,Bd8d3,Bd3e3][%mdl 32] Threatens to win with ...Bd3.} 32. Ng4 (32. Rh2 $142) 32... R8d3 33. Re1 Qd6 34. Re3 Rxe3 $1 35. Nxe3 Re2 $2 (35... Bb3 $19 36. Kh3 Kh7) 36. Ng4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (36. Nxc4 $11 {and White is okay.} bxc4 37. Qd1 Qxd1 38. Rxd1) 36... Qd2 {( -> ...Qf4+)} 37. Qc1 Rg2+ 38. Kh3 {[#]} Qe2 $1 {[%cal Re2f3][%mdl 512]} 39. Qd1 {[#]} Qxd1 $2 ({Not} 39... Qxb2 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Ne8+ Kh7 43. Nf6+ Kg7 44. Ne8+ Kh7 45. Nf6+ $11) (39... Rxg4 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 40. fxg4 Qxb2) 40. Rxd1 $11 Rxb2 {And now ...a3 would win.} 41. Nxe5 a3 {[#]} (41... Bb3 $11 42. Rd8+ Kg7) 42. Nxc4 (42. f6 $1 $16 {Threatening mate with Ng6!} Kh7 43. Nxc4 bxc4 44. Rd7) 42... bxc4 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 43. Rd8+ Kg7 44. Ra8 Rb3 45. e5 $1 {Strongly threatening f6+.} a2 (45... Rxc3 $11 46. f6+ Kh7) 46. f6+ $14 Kh7 47. Rxa2 Rxc3 48. Ra7 ({White has to play} 48. Kg4 $16 {aiming for Ra7!} Re3 49. Kf5 Rxf3+ 50. Ke4 Rf4+ 51. Kd5) 48... Rxf3+ $11 {[#]} 49. Kg2 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (49... Re3 $11) 50. Rxf7+ {White mates.} Kg8 {[#]} 51. e6 $1 c3 52. Rg7+ {Never resign too early!  Weighted Error Value: White=0.56/Black=0.54} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,146,0,7,0,6,0,0,0,6,0,6,-8,0,-2,14,-4,9,0,6,-10,19,18,21,0,0,0,0,11,0,0,17,0,31,0,20,0,18,0,-8,-25,16,16,6,11,92,76,59,70,85,85,101,93,83,85,90,88,125,69,83,32,41,41,90,84,101,72,104,104,91,-6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-17,0,0,0,-6,0,0,0,0,0,-46,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,10,8,6,8,8,8,8,8,6,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bb3 {[#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nf1 Qc7 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. d4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 bxa4 16. Ba2 Qb7 {0-1 (50) Mohr,G (2444)-Shengelia,D (2482) Austria 2005}) 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1 Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nf1 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Re8 13. d4 Qc7 14. h3 Bf8 15. Bc2 Rad8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qe2 Bc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bd2 Qb7 20. Bd3 g6 21. Nh2 Bg7 22. Bc2 Ra8 23. Rad1 Ra2 24. Bc1 Ra1 25. e5 dxe5 26. dxe5 Nh7 (26... Nd5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 27. f4 c4 28. Ne4 {Black must now prevent Nd6.} Bxe4 29. Bxe4 Qc7 30. Be3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nc5 32. Bc2 Bf8 33. Ng4 (33. Nf3 $16) 33... Rd8 $14 34. Kh2 (34. Bd4 $16) 34... h5 35. Nf2 Be7 36. Ra1 Nf8 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 g5 {[#]} 39. Rh1 ({White should try} 39. Bd4 $1 $16) 39... gxf4 40. Bxf4 Bf6 41. Kg2 Bg7 42. Qe3 Ng6 43. Bxg6 fxg6 44. g5 Nd3 45. Nxd3 cxd3 46. Qe4 Qc4 47. Kf3 Rf8 48. Ke3 Rf5 49. Rd1 Bf8 50. Rxd3 {The position is equal.} Bc5+ 51. Kf3 Be7 (51... Qa2 {is more complex.} 52. Rd8+ Bf8 53. Re8 Qa1 54. Qd4 Qf1+) 52. Qxc4 bxc4 53. Rd4 {[#] Threatens to win with Ke4.} Bxg5 54. Rxc4 Bxf4 55. Rxf4 Rxe5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 56. b4 g5 $1 {[%cal Rg5f4]} 57. Rd4 {c4 is the strong threat.} Kf7 58. Rd1 Ke7 59. c4 Rf5+ 60. Ke3 Rf4 61. Rc1 {Cut Off at move 61} Kd6 62. c5+ Kc6 63. b5+ Kxb5 64. c6 {And now c7 would win.} Rf8 65. c7 Rc8 66. Ke4 {aiming for Ke5.} Kb6 67. Ke5 {Strongly threatening Kd6.} Rxc7 68. Rb1+ Kc6 69. Kxe6 g4 70. Kf5 g3 71. Kf4 Rb7 72. Rc1+ Kd5 73. Kxg3 Rb3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.12"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,63,30,35,28,28,42,37,25,14,34,39,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-6,-18,-25,-18,-21,-20,-37,-41,-61,-45,-96,-104,-132,-135,-124,-131,-697,-242,-221,-141,-142,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nge7 7. d4 b5 {C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6.} 8. Bc2 {is the legacy move (8.Bb3).} exd4 {The main line 8...exd4 scores better than 8...d6.} 9. cxd4 O-O {White is slightly better.} 10. h3 d6 11. Nc3 Na5 {[#]} 12. e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Nc4 15. b3 Na3 16. Bd3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Ne4 {1-0 (42) Ma,Q (2620)-Noe,C (2532) Boeblingen 2018}) 12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Bb7 14. Ne4 Nec6 15. Qe1 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qxa5 Bxe4 18. Rd1 Qxe5 19. Re1 f5 ({Of course not} 19... Bxc2 $6 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Bh6 $16) 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Be3 c5 22. Rad1 (22. Re2 $15) 22... Qxb2 $17 23. Bxc5 Bc3 24. Qb6 Bxe1 ({And not} 24... Qxa2 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Rxe4 $16) 25. Qe6+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (25. Bxf8 $17 Rxf8 26. Rxe1) 25... Rf7 $2 (25... Kh8 {[%cal Re1f2]} 26. f3 Bc3 27. Bxf8 exf3 28. gxf3 Bd4+ 29. Kh1 Be5 30. Bg7+ Bxg7) 26. Rxe1 $19 Qc2 27. Bd4 {[#] Hoping for Qe5.} Raf8 (27... e3 $1 $17 {[%cal Re3f2]} 28. Qxe3 (28. Bxe3 Qc8) 28... Qf5) 28. Qe5 $11 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Re5h8] The position is equal.} Rf6 $1 29. Qd5+ R6f7 30. Qe5 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Re5h8]} Rf6 $1 31. Qd5+ R6f7 {[#] White must now prevent ...Re8.} 32. Qe5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.13"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,37,0,0,0,14,7,0,0,0,-10,0,-11,14,-19,1,1,10,0,5,0,0,0,314,314,319,305,731,118,730,698]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bb3 {[#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} b6 $146 {[%cal Bb7b6,Bb6b5][%mdl 32]} ({Predecessor:} 6... Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nf1 Qc7 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. d4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 bxa4 16. Ba2 Qb7 {0-1 (50) Mohr,G (2444)-Shengelia,D (2482) Austria 2005}) 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. c3 Nbd7 11. d4 b5 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 dxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (15... Rfd8 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 16. Nxe5 $18 Qxe5 {[#]} 17. Ng5 $1 Qf6 $2 (17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 (18. Rxe5 Nxd1 19. Bxd1 c4 $16) 18... Qd5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8) 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 {[#] Threatening ...g6.} 19. Qh5 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.51} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.14"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,84,21,22,38,40,43,30,31,24,20,22,54,25,14,6,53,42,68,52,56,26,22,29,21,8,16,11,141,142,121,110,112,112,113,56,127,127,125,129,154,122,167,154,169,166,147,146,159,146,176,174,179,159,177,169,228,223,300,269,354,258,260,257,262,251,264,266,247,159,129,131,1181,1163,1134]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nge7 7. d4 b5 {C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6.} 8. Bc2 {has lost popularity (8.Bb3).} exd4 {8...exd4 scores better than 8...d6.} 9. cxd4 O-O {White has an edge.} 10. h3 d6 11. Nc3 Na5 {[%cal Bc6a5,Ba5c4,Bc4a3,Ba3c2][%mdl 32]} 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Qc1 c5 {[#]} 14. d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Bh6 cxd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxd4 Rc8 17. f4 Qb6 18. Qe3 Nc4 19. Qf2 Nc6 20. Nce2 {1-0 (49) Zisin,O (2009)-Ioffe,I (2241) Voronezh 2018}) 14... b4 15. Ne2 {[%cal Bc3e2,Be2f4,Bf4d3][%mdl 32]} Nc4 16. b3 Na3 17. Bh6 Nxc2 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qxc2 f6 (19... Nc8 $11) 20. Nf4 $16 {[#] Black must now prevent Ne6+.} Bc8 21. Nd2 Bd7 22. Nc4 Nc8 23. a4 (23. Qd3 $16) 23... Qe7 (23... Nb6 $14) 24. Rfe1 Rb8 25. Nd3 g5 26. Re3 Be8 27. f4 Nb6 28. Nxb6 Rxb6 29. Rf1 {[%cal Ba1f1,Bf1f4,Bf4h4,Bh4h6][%mdl 32]} Bg6 30. Nb2 gxf4 31. Rxf4 Rbb8 32. Nc4 Rbe8 33. Qf2 Qd8 (33... Kh8 $142 34. Qg3 Rg8) 34. Qg3 Kh8 35. Rh4 $1 {[%csl LRd6,LRg6]} f5 {[%cal Re8e4]} 36. exf5 ({Inferior is} 36. Nxd6 f4 $11) 36... Rxe3 37. Nxe3 Bxf5 38. Rh6 $40 {[%mdl 128] White has strong attack.} Qe7 {intending ...Bg6.} 39. Nxf5 ({Don't play} 39. Rxd6 $6 Bc8 $18) 39... Rxf5 40. Rxd6 Rg5 41. Qf4 {[#] Threatens to win with Re6.} c4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (41... Qe1+ $16 42. Kh2 Qe5 43. Qxe5+ Rxe5) 42. Re6 $18 Qc5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.14/Black=0.25} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.15"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,64,0,0,-6,3,6,9,0,19,9,11,2,7,7,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-37,-6,-5,21,-62,-63,-64,-72,-73,-74,-82,-101,-142,-145,-142,-142,-170,-166,-177,-194,-177,-149,-153,-137,-270,-269,-417,-412,-951,-906,-1123,-1029,-1014,-793]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bb3 {[#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nf1 Qc7 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. d4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 bxa4 16. Ba2 Qb7 {0-1 (50) Mohr,G (2444)-Shengelia,D (2482) Austria 2005}) 7. O-O Bb7 8. c3 {The position is equal.} Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bc2 b5 12. d4 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 dxe5 15. dxe5 Rfd8 ({But not} 15... Nxe5 $2 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Ng5 $18) 16. Ng3 Nf8 {...Nxc3! is the strong threat.} 17. Qe2 $1 c4 18. axb5 (18. Ng5 $1 $11) 18... axb5 $15 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. h4 b4 21. cxb4 Nxb4 22. Bb1 {[#]} Rd8 $1 23. h5 Nd3 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Qe3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qc2 {aiming for ...Bb4.} 27. Qd2 Nd7 {[%cal Bf8d7,Bd7c5,Bc5b3][%mdl 32] Hoping for ...Nc5.} 28. Kg2 {[#]} (28. Qxc2 $17 dxc2 29. Re2) 28... Nc5 $1 $19 29. Nf1 (29. Ne4 {was necessary.} Nb3 30. Qe3) 29... Nb3 30. Qf4 (30. Qc3 $142 Qxc3 31. bxc3) 30... Rd4 {Black is clearly winning.} 31. Qe3 h6 32. f4 Bb4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.45/Black=0.07} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.16"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,102,19,8,10,8,13,10,17,18,27,22,18,23,18,17,33,13,25,0,0,0,5,0,2,0,11,22,11,16,13,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,10,15,23,17,25,16,25,22,19,10,23,0,0,0,10,0,0,0,0,0,7,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 {6...a6 is a critical line. Played by Magnus Carlsen in November 2020.} 7. Nbd2 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 $1 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4 17. Bc2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Bd3 Nc6 23. Qe3 Nb4 24. Nd4 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qb6 {[#]} 26. f3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 26. b3 Rfc8 27. Kh2 Qb4 28. Qe3 Rc3 29. Qf4 Bd7 30. Red1 a4 31. Ne2 Qxf4 32. Nxf4 {½-½ (76) Vachier Lagrave,M (2784)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020}) 26... Bd7 27. Qd2 Rfc8 {[#] And now ...Rc2 would win.} 28. Kh2 Qg6 29. g4 h5 30. gxh5 Qxh5+ {The position is equal.} 31. Kg1 a4 32. Qf2 a3 33. bxa3 Rc3 34. Rab1 b5 35. a4 bxa4 36. Rb7 R3c7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Qg3 {[#] e6 is the strong threat.} Rc4 39. e6 fxe6 40. Nxe6 Bxe6 41. Rxe6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Rc1+ 42. Re1 Qh6 43. Qb8+ Kh7 44. Rxc1 Qxc1+ {KQ-KQ} 45. Kh2 d4 46. Qe5 Qh6+ 47. Kg3 Qg6+ 48. Kf2 Qc2+ 49. Kg3 Qg6+ 50. Kf2 Qc2+ 51. Kg3 Qg6+ {A rather calm draw. Accuracy: White = 100%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.17"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,109,0,0,0,0,0,12,-8,0,0,12,14,10,0,12,-14,0,0,0,-26,0,-8,14,-40,-24,-40,-25,-34,-19,-34,-29,-27,-12,-8,-7,-19,-10,-36,-23,-45,-45,-31,-20,-66,-50,-113,-109,-109,-110,-112,-110,-127,-112,-185,-191,-233,-243,-229,-225,-215,-215,-210,-206,-166,-139,-116,72,38,43,56,102,106,141,143,178,79,79,86,127,108,111,68,75,73,84,62,135,135,164,156,289,276,512,512,612,113,12840,12840,12841,12841,12841,9381]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. O-O {[#] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... Be7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Re1 Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Bg3 {0-1 (41) Cardozo Munar,C (2043)-Kruckenhauser,A (2283) Chess.com INT 2020}) 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} Be7 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. c3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 dxe5 14. dxe5 Rfd8 ({Don't play} 14... Nxe5 $6 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Nxc5 $1 $14 {[%mdl 512]}) 15. Bc2 c4 16. Qe2 (16. Bd2 $11) 16... Nxe5 $15 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxc4 Rac8 19. Qf1 Qc7 20. Bg5 $1 h6 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Qe2 Ng6 23. Qe3 Ne5 24. Qe2 Nc4 25. b3 Nd6 26. c4 Nf5 {White must now prevent ...Nd4.} 27. f3 (27. Rac1 $15) 27... Nd4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is on the roll.} 28. Qf2 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Qc5 30. Bd1 Rd7 31. a5 (31. Rb1 $17) 31... bxa5 $19 32. Qe3 Rcd8 33. Kh1 Qb4 34. Qe1 Nxb3 35. Qxb4 Nxa1 36. Qxa5 {And now Ba4 would win.} Rxd1+ 37. Re1 {[#]} Rxe1+ $2 ({Black should play} 37... Nb3 $1 $17 {[%cal Rb3a5]} 38. Qe5 Rxe1+ 39. Qxe1 Rd4) 38. Qxe1 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRN} Nc2 39. Qe2 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Nd4 40. Qa2 Nf5 {[%cal Rd8d1]} 41. Kg1 Rd6 42. c5 (42. Qa4 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 42... Rc6 $16 43. Qa5 {Threatens to win with g4.} Kh7 44. Kf2 Ne7 45. Qb4 {aiming for Qb7.} Nd5 46. Qd4 Rc7 47. f4 g6 {[#]} (47... f5 $14) 48. g4 $1 Kg8 49. f5 gxf5 (49... h5 $16 50. fxe6 fxe6) 50. gxf5 $18 Rc6 $2 (50... h5 {keeps fighting.} 51. Kf3 Kf8) 51. f6 Kf8 52. Qe5 $2 (52. Qb2 $18 {is more deadly. White threatens Qb8+ and mate.} Nxf6 53. Qxf6) 52... Ke8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (52... Rc8 $16 53. c6 Ke8) 53. Qb8+ {White is clearly winning.} Kd7 54. Qf8 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rxc5 55. Qxc5 {White used his chance.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.26} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.18"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,88,35,38,39,31,30,37,39,41,37,28,31,45,26,21,33,42,48,73,72,80,72,55,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-20,-17,-8,-12,-22,-11,-32,0,-69,-71,-42,0,-4,-4,0,-8,-25,-27,-55,-6,-28,-9,-31,-46,-45,0,0,0,0,0,-4,0,-54,-47,-53,-40,-58,-41,-1059,-1039,-927,-930,-894,-854,-669,-354,-29991,-29992,-29998,-29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} b5 7. Bc2 Nge7 8. d4 {White is slightly better.} exd4 {The main line 8...exd4 scores better than 8...d6.} 9. cxd4 d6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Qc1 f5 14. Bh6 $1 fxe4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 {[#]} 16. Bxe4 $146 (16. Ng5 $14 Qd7 17. d5) ({Predecessor:} 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qc3+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 Qe7 22. Qxa5 Qxe4 23. Qxc7 {½-½ (47) Pap,M (2488)-Mikhalevski,V (2536) Lingen 2015}) 16... Bxe4 $11 17. Nxe4 {Strongly threatening Qc3.} Nd5 18. Re1 Qd7 19. b3 Rae8 20. Ng3 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nc6 22. Qe4 Nf6 23. Qh4 Re8 24. Re1 ({White should play} 24. Rc1 $11) 24... Rxe1+ $15 25. Nxe1 Qe7 26. Nc2 Qe6 27. Qf4 Ne7 28. Qf3 Ned5 29. Ne3 h5 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Ne4 Qf5 {And now ...Qxf3 would win.} 32. Qe2 Qe6 33. Qc2 Qf5 34. a3 h4 35. b4 Kh6 36. f3 (36. Qc1+ $11 Qf4 37. Qe1) 36... Qf4 37. Qc6 $1 {[%cal Rc6d5]} Qe3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 38. Kh2 Qxd4 {aiming for ...Qe5+.} 39. Qxa6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Now White is beyond hope.} (39. Qe8 $15) 39... Qe5+ $19 40. Kg1 {[#]} Qa1+ $1 41. Kh2 {[#]} Ne3 $1 42. Qxb5 d5 {( -> ...Qb2!)} 43. Nd2 $2 (43. Qd3 $19 Nf1+ 44. Kg1 Ng3+ 45. Kf2 dxe4 46. fxe4) 43... Qe1 44. Qd3 Qg3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.48/Black=0.15} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.19"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,108,0,0,0,0,-9,-5,0,-9,-17,-14,-16,-17,-22,0,0,0,0,12,10,10,15,12,14,10,20,20,7,24,37,65,54,46,43,43,43,36,43,40,46,55,30,95,110,147,145,167,161,176,179,172,159,150,159,177,147,151,101,100,45,48,38,35,49,43,43,43,43,47,47,188,53,50,41,34,26,31,4,1,1,3,2,10,10,10,0,0,-15,-6,-6,-6,-362,-353,-795,-795,-1133,-1111,-2285,-1972,-29984,-29985]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 b5 6. Bb3 {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} Bb7 {[#]} 7. Nbd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bf4 e5 9. Bg3 h6 10. Nbd2 g5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. h3 Bg7 13. Nf1 {0-1 (33) Caloone,T (2043)-Shirazi,K (2399) Avoine 2015}) 7... Nbd7 8. O-O {The position is equal.} g6 9. Re1 (9. d4 {is more complex.} e6 10. Bc2 Bg7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2) 9... Bg7 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Ng3 Rc8 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. d5 Nc5 15. Bc2 b4 16. a3 a5 $1 17. axb4 axb4 18. Be3 Qb6 19. Nd2 Qb5 20. b3 Ra8 21. Nc4 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Ra8 23. Qb2 Ra6 24. Ra1 Nfd7 25. Rxa6 Qxa6 (25... Bxa6 $11 26. Bd1 (26. Nxd6 Qb6 $11) 26... h5) 26. Bd2 $16 Bf8 27. Bxb4 Qb5 28. Bd2 Ba6 29. h3 h5 30. Qc3 h4 31. Nf1 Nf6 32. f3 Nh5 33. Be3 Nf4 {[#] White must now prevent ...Ne2+.} 34. Kh2 (34. Qa5 $16) 34... Ne2 $14 35. Qb2 Nd4 {[%cal Rd4b3]} 36. Nfd2 Qb4 37. Bd1 Bxc4 38. Nxc4 Qe1 39. Qd2 Qg3+ (39... Qf1 $1 $14) 40. Kg1 (40. Kh1 $18) 40... Ncxb3 41. Qf2 Nc5 42. Qxg3 hxg3 43. Bg5 f5 44. exf5 gxf5 45. Be3 f4 46. Bxd4 exd4 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KBN} 47. Nd2 d3 48. Ne4 Nd7 49. Kf1 Ne5 {Threatens to win with ...Nc4.} 50. Ke1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (50. Nd2 $11) 50... Nc4 $1 $19 51. Ba4 $2 (51. h4) 51... Ne3 52. Kd2 Nxg2 53. Kxd3 Nh4 54. Ke2 Bg7 {What a bad dream for White.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.61/Black=0.09} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.20"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,66,20,30,29,32,25,41,25,33,34,48,50,54,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,-2,-30,-24,-47,-33,-48,-70,-36,-45,-65,0,0,0,-11,0,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} b5 7. Bc2 Nge7 8. d4 {White is slightly better.} exd4 {8...exd4 scores better than 8...d6.} 9. cxd4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Re1+ (11. Bg5 $14 f6 12. Re1+ Nce7 13. Bd2) 11... Be6 $11 12. Nc3 {[#] aiming for Bg5.} O-O 13. Bg5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 {[#]} 15. Nd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. Qd2 a5 17. d5 Na7 18. Re7 Qd6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Rae1 Nc8 21. R7e2 {0-1 (78) Hong,A (2334)-Abdusattorov,N (2467) Saint Louis 2017}) 15... b4 16. Ne4 bxc3 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 {[#] And now Qc1 would win.} Bd5 19. Re3 Qd6 (19... Rfe8 $15 20. Rxc3 Qe6) 20. Be5 {The position is equal.} Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qc5 22. Qe1 Rab8 23. Rxc3 Qa5 24. Bb3 Rfe8 25. Re3 Qxe1+ 26. Raxe1 Bxb3 27. axb3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Rb5 28. g3 Reb8 29. Rc1 Rxb3 30. Rxb3 Rxb3 31. Rxc7 g5 32. Ra7 Rb5 33. Rxa6 Rxe5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.06} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.21"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,56,18,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,0,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,14,7,13,-94,-65,-75,-77,-209,-200,-188,-128,-518,-511,-506,-351,-1005,-985,-983,-974]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. d4 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O d5 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 O-O 10. Qe2 cxd4 $1 {[%mdl 4] outshines the older 10...Ne4. E14: Queen's Indian: Classical Variation (4 e3).} 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bc2 dxc4 {The position is equal.} 13. Nxc4 Qd5 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rd5g2]} 14. f3 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 {[#] b4 is the strong threat.} Qh5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Qg5 16. Rac1 Nd5 17. Kh1 Bf6 18. e4 Nf4 19. Qf1 Ncd3 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Bxb2 {0-1 (34) Maly,A (2371)-Jakubowski,K (2481) chess.com INT 2020}) 16. b4 Ncd7 17. a3 Rac8 18. Bb3 Bd5 19. Rac1 Nf8 20. e4 Bb7 21. Ne5 (21. Qe1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 21... Rxc1 $17 ({Inferior is} 21... Qxe5 22. Nf5 $16) 22. Rxc1 {[#] And now Ndc6 would win.} Bd6 $1 {[%cal Rd6e5]} ({Much weaker is} 22... Qxe5 $6 23. Nxe6 Qb8 24. Nxd8 $11) 23. Ndc6 (23. f4 $17 Qxe2 24. Nxe2) 23... Bxc6 $1 $19 24. g4 {[#]} Bb5 ({Black should play} 24... Qg5 $1 $19 25. f4 (25. Nxc6 $2 Bxh2+ 26. Kf1 Bf4 $19) 25... Qh4 26. Nxc6 Bxf4 27. Nxd8 Nxg4) 25. Qxb5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Now White is beyond hope.} (25. gxh5 $17 {was the crucial defense.} Bxe2 26. Nc6) 25... Qh6 26. Re1 Ng6 27. Re2 $2 (27. Bc1 Qh4 28. Rd1) 27... Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Qg5 {Accuracy: White = 48%, Black = 83%.} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 12,129,12,6,18,20,22,13,18,16,24,14,20,0,22,-29,27,-41,-33,-55,-23,-54,-52,-58,0,0,0,0,23,0,0,-17,25,-36,170,127,121,127,428,422,419,-258,-254,-243,-256,-247,-217,-268,-79,-295,135,0,156,-388,-315,-431,-198,-187,218,208,901,0,0,0,73,60,1056,478,490,476,568,-54,75,0,0,0,45,39,265,290,248,278,258,244,676,661,1646,1555,6095,5941,5900,1526,5701,2527,12834,1410,29988,12830,12832,12831,12837,12838,12841,12842,29997,2129,1426,1016,1007,1012,1794,1708,29985,12835,12835,6091,1416,0,29991,29992]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 {7.h3 is the recent fashion.} h6 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. Re1 a5 9. Nf1 Bb6 {The position is equal.} 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Bc2 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Ne7 12. Ne3 Ng4 13. d4 Nxe3 14. Bxe3 Ng6 15. d5 Bg4 16. h3 Bd7 17. Qd2 Bxe3 18. fxe3 {1-0 (52) Hoffmann,P (2346)-Schmid,R (2241) Germany 2012}) 12. Ng3 d5 13. h3 (13. exd5 $142 Qxd5 14. h3) 13... d4 ({Better is} 13... dxe4 14. dxe4 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 a4) 14. Qe2 (14. Ba4 $11) 14... a4 $15 15. c4 a3 16. bxa3 Nd7 17. Rb1 Ba5 (17... Bc5 $15) 18. Rf1 $11 Nc5 19. Nh2 Ne7 20. Ng4 Ng6 21. Nh5 Ra6 22. g3 (22. Qf3 $11) 22... f5 $2 (22... Bd7 $15 {stays ahead.}) 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Rb5 e4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Qe7 $16) 25. Rxc5 $18 exd3 26. Qf3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (26. Nhf6+ $1 $18 Rxf6 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Qh5 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}) 26... Be4 $19 27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. Bxd3 Ree6 $1 29. Rd5 Qe8 $2 (29... Qe7 $1 $19 {has better winning chances. Strongly threatening ...c6.} 30. c5 Ne5 31. Nxe5 Rxe5) 30. c5 $2 (30. Bf5 $17 Reb6 31. c5) 30... Kh7 $2 (30... Ne7 $19 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Rxd4 Bc3) 31. Nf4 (31. f4 $16 Kh8 32. f5) 31... Re4 $2 (31... Kh8 $11 32. Nxe6 (32. Nxg6+ Rxg6 33. Rxd4 Rge6 $15) 32... Rxe6) 32. Bxa6 $2 (32. c6 $1 $16 {[%cal Rc6b7] is necessary to keep the advantage.} bxc6 33. Rf5 Rxf4 34. Bxf4 (34. Rxf4 Ra8 $16)) 32... bxa6 33. c6 Bb6 (33... Nxf4 $142 34. Bxf4 Bb6) 34. Rd7 {Hoping for Nf6+.} Kg8 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (34... Ne7 $19 {and life is good for Black.} 35. f3 d3+ 36. Kg2 Rd4) 35. Nh5 $1 $18 Qe6 $2 (35... Rxg4 36. hxg4 (36. Rxg7+ Kh8 $18) 36... Qe6) 36. Nxg7 $2 (36. Rxg7+ $18 Kh8 37. Ngf6 Qxf6 38. Nxf6 Kxg7 39. Nxe4) 36... Qxc6 $11 {White must now prevent ...Rxg4.} 37. Nf5 (37. Nxh6+ Kh7 $17) 37... Re6 (37... h5 $11 {remains equal.} 38. Ngh6+ Kh8 39. Nf7+ Kg8 40. N7h6+ Kh8) 38. Ngxh6+ $16 Kf8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38... Kh8 $14 39. Rd8+ Re8 40. Nf7+ (40. Nxd4 Bxd4 41. Rxd4 Ne5 $17) 40... Kh7 41. Nxd4 Qa4 42. Ng5+ Kg8 43. Rxe8+ Qxe8) 39. Rg7 (39. Rf7+ $142 Ke8 40. Bg5) 39... Ke8 $18 40. Bg5 $1 d3 41. Ng4 $2 ({And not} 41. Rf7 Bxf2+ 42. Kh2 (42. Rxf2 $2 Re1+ 43. Rf1 Qc5+ 44. Ne3 Rxe3 $19) 42... Bg1+ 43. Kxg1 Qc5+ 44. Kh1 Qc6+ 45. Kg1 Qc5+ 46. Kh1 Qc6+ 47. Kg1 $11) (41. Rg8+ $18 Nf8 42. Ng7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd7 43. Rxf8) 41... Nf8 {[#]} (41... Qf3 $1 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 42. Rg8+ Kd7 43. Rd8+ Kc6 44. Nd4+ Bxd4 45. Rxd4 Rd6 46. Rc1+ Kb7) 42. Be3 (42. Rc1 $1 $16 {[%cal Rc1c6]} Qe4 43. Re7+ Rxe7 44. Nf6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} (44. Nxe7 $2 {perishes.} Qf3 $19) 44... Kf7 45. Nxe4 Rxe4 46. Be3) 42... Bxe3 $11 43. Ngxe3 $40 {[%mdl 128] And now Rb1 would win. White mounts an attack.} ({Much worse is} 43. fxe3 d2 $17) 43... Qc5 44. Rg4 {Threatens to win with Rd1.} d2 $2 {[#] White leaves nothing to chance now.} (44... Re5 $14 45. Rc4 Qa5) 45. Ng7+ $1 $18 Kf7 46. Nxe6 Nxe6 47. Rd1 Qxa3 $2 (47... Qc3 48. Nf1 Nd4) 48. Rxd2 c5 49. Rd7+ Ke8 50. Ra7 Kf8 51. Rh4 {[%cal Rh4h8]} Kg8 52. Kg2 Qxa2 53. Re4 (53. Ng4 $142 Qd5+ 54. Kh2) 53... Qb3 54. Re7 (54. Ng4 $142 Kf8 55. Nf6 Qb6 56. Nd7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke7 57. Nxb6+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kd6 58. Rd7+ Kc6 59. Rxe6+ Kb5 60. Nd5) 54... Nd4 55. Re8+ Kf7 56. R4e7+ Kg6 57. h4 Qb6 58. g4 (58. Rg8+ $142 Kh6 59. Ng4+ Kh5 60. Rg5#) 58... Qc6+ 59. Re4 Kf7 60. R8e5 c4 61. Nd5 Nb5 62. Rf5+ (62. Rf4+ $142 Kg7 63. Rg5+ Qg6 64. Rxg6+ Kxg6 65. Rxc4 Kg7 66. Ra4 a5 67. Rxa5) 62... Kg7 63. Re7+ Kg8 64. Re4 $2 ({White should try} 64. Rfe5 $18 Nd6 65. R7e6) 64... c3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (64... Kg7 $11 65. f3 c3 66. Re7+ Kg8) 65. Ne7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.81/Black=1.17} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.23"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 24,138,11,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-27,-5,-72,-73,-72,-72,-73,-54,-79,-61,-62,-58,-127,-149,-151,-30,-35,0,0,171,-11,0,0,0,-38,-12,-29,179,164,166,6,5,14,4,0,0,0,0,0,21,22,12,27,22,28,29,0,0,0,0,-69,-66,-88,-94,-99,0,-83,-94,-153,-8,-23,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,-330,-322,-290,-221,-341,-214,-304,-153,-153,-153,-225,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,0,8,0,0,0,8,8,8,0,8,0,8,0,8]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. h3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Qd3 a5 13. a3 Nd7 {B72: Sicilian Dragon: 6 Be3, lines with h3+Bc4 and sidelines.} 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ba2 Qb6 16. Rab1 {[#]} Rac8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Nc5 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Qc7 20. f4 e6 21. Ba2 Nd7 22. f5 e5 {1-0 (56) Kurnosov,I (2645)-Fier,A (2567) Zuerich 2012}) 17. Kh1 Nf6 18. f4 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 (19. Nd5 $11 Nxd5 20. Bxd5) 19... e6 $17 20. Kh2 d5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Ne2 $1 Bb5 23. Qd4 Qa6 24. Qe3 (24. Ng1 $15) 24... Rxc2 25. Nd4 Rcc8 (25... Rf2 $1 $17 26. Rbc1 Rxb2) 26. Rbd1 Bd7 27. Bb1 Bc6 $2 (27... Kh8 $11) 28. g4 $2 (28. Bxe4 $18 dxe4 29. f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 28... Kg8 29. f5 {aiming for Qh6.} Qb6 30. Re2 {[%cal Rb1e4]} Qc7 31. Nf3 d4 $2 ({Don't go for} 31... gxf5 $2 32. gxf5 f6 33. Bxe4 $18) (31... exf5 $11 32. gxf5 Re8) 32. Qf4 $1 $18 d3 33. Rxd3 $2 (33. Rxe4 $18 {Black must now prevent f6!} Bxe4 34. Qxe4) 33... Rxd3 $11 34. Bxd3 Nc5 $132 {[%mdl 2048] Black has counterplay} 35. f6 {White wants to mate with Qh6.} Qd8 $1 ({Weaker is} 35... Nxd3 36. Qh6 Qxe5+ 37. Nxe5 Nxe5 38. Qg7#) 36. Bc2 Bxf3 37. Qxf3 Qd4 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39. Rxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Rd8 {Threatens to win with ...Rd2+.} 40. Rc3 b6 {[%cal Bb7b6,Bb6b5,Bb5b4,Bb4b3,Bb3b2][%mdl 32]} 41. b4 axb4 $1 42. axb4 Na6 43. Rc4 (43. b5 $11 Nc5 44. Kg3) 43... b5 $15 44. Rc3 Nxb4 {...Rd2+ is the strong threat.} 45. Be4 h6 (45... Nd5 $17 46. Rb3 Rb8) 46. h4 (46. Rc7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 46... Nd5 $1 $17 {[%cal Rd5c3]} 47. Rc5 (47. Rb3 $142) 47... Ne3 ({Better is} 47... Rb8 $1 $17 48. Bxd5 exd5 49. Rxd5 b4) 48. Kg3 b4 49. Rb5 Nc4 50. g5 hxg5 51. hxg5 {[#]} b3 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 52. Kf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (52. Rxb3 $11 {and White is okay.} Nxe5 53. Rb4) 52... b2 53. Bb1 Rd1 54. Bc2 (54. Ba2 {was the only chance.}) 54... Rd4+ 55. Kf3 (55. Kg3 $142 Rd2 56. Bb1) 55... Rd5 ({Black should play} 55... Rd2 $19 56. Be4 Rd4) 56. Rb8+ Kh7 57. Rb7 {[#]} (57. Rb4 $17 Rd4 58. Kg3) 57... Nxe5+ $2 (57... Rd2 $1 $19 {[%cal Rd2c2]} 58. Ba4 Rd4 59. Rxf7+ {[#]} Kg8 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 60. Rg7+ Kf8) 58. Kf4 $11 {The position is equal.} Rc5 59. Be4 Ra5 60. Rxb2 Nd7 61. Rb7 {Cut Off at move 61} Ne5 62. Rc7 Kg8 63. Rb7 Kh7 64. Rb8 Nd7 65. Rd8 Ne5 66. Rf8 Rc5 67. Ra8 Rb5 68. Ra7 Rc5 69. Rb7 Ra5 {Both players deserved the win here.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=0.41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.24"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,62,20,27,21,30,30,28,25,40,37,43,21,18,2,37,21,36,14,32,35,19,-18,0,-26,0,-91,-53,-44,-37,-40,-25,-47,39,-201,-202,-272,-267,-243,-256,-355,-351,-374,-380,-892,-880,-1132,-1110,-1070,-654,-1749,-1705,-2721,-1508,-29986,-29986]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 {aiming for axb5.White has an edge.} Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Nge7 12. d5 Nb4 {[%cal Bc6b4,Bb4a6,Ba6c5][%mdl 32]} 13. Bb3 O-O 14. Nc3 Na6 {[#]} 15. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. Bc2 b4 17. Na4 Bd7 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Ne2 c4 20. Ra7 Nc8 21. Ra5 {1-0 (42) Mueller Ludwig,K (2061)-Kopinits,A (2250) Germany 2019}) 15... Nc5 16. Bc2 b4 17. Bxc5 (17. Na4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 17... bxc3 18. Bd4 cxb2 {[#]} 19. Bxg7 $3 {[%mdl 512]} Kxg7 20. Qd4+ f6 ({Black should try} 20... Kg8 $1 $15 21. Ra2 c6) 21. Rab1 $2 {Now White is beyond hope.} (21. Ra7 $14) 21... c5 $19 22. dxc6 Nxc6 23. Qc3 Qb6 24. Rfd1 Ne5 25. Rd2 Be6 26. Nd4 $2 (26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Qa3) 26... Ba2 27. Re1 Rfc8 28. Qa3 Rxc2 {[%mdl 64] [#] Remove Defender, Promotion} 29. Nxc2 b1=Q 30. Rxd6 Q6b2 31. Qa7+ Rb7 {Weighted Error Value: White=1.13/Black=0.40} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.25"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,75,20,20,27,15,18,15,0,16,16,17,12,14,22,38,12,6,6,10,15,18,27,19,28,54,43,180,179,197,189,214,217,217,218,238,201,324,316,291,285,352,351,361,347,335,323,356,358,345,341,330,318,327,323,430,399,621,578,751,694]} 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O e6 8. c4 d6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 {E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System.} c5 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 {The position is equal.} a6 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rfd8 15. Bf1 Nc5 16. g3 Rac8 17. Bg2 {[#]} h5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Qc7 18. Qe2 Qb8 19. f3 Ba8 20. Nc2 Bc6 21. Nd4 Be8 22. f4 e5 23. fxe5 dxe5 {½-½ (44) Siklosi,Z (2400)-Kotronias,V (2510) Lenk 1990}) 18. h3 h4 19. g4 e5 20. Nf3 Ne6 21. Bc1 Nh7 {This move loses the game for Black.} (21... Rd7 $14) 22. Nd5 $18 Bxd5 23. exd5 Neg5 {[#]} 24. Nd4 $1 Qf6 25. Nc6 Re8 26. Qd3 e4 (26... Ra8 $142 27. Qe3 e4 28. Qxb6 Nf3+ 29. Bxf3 Qxf3) 27. Bxe4 Qc3 28. Kg2 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Qxd3 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxd3 Re2 32. a4 Nf6 33. Bf4 Bf8 34. Bg5 Nd7 35. Re3 ({But not} 35. Bxh4 Nc5 $18) 35... Rb2 36. Bxh4 Nc5 (36... a5 $142 37. Bd8 f6) 37. b4 Nxa4 38. Bf6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.32} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.26"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,142,26,32,28,26,27,34,6,41,37,37,34,30,0,0,0,0,0,0,-29,-25,-33,65,77,75,68,76,60,58,22,32,21,112,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,14,10,38,50,165,168,292,283,228,78,84,83,83,108,394,388,5293,0,0,-87,0,-25,0,0,53,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,-17,0,-24,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-71,0,-243,-235,-268,-268,-268,-268,-666,-661,-1873,-1756,-29944,-29939,-4963,-9822,-29962,-29972,-29983,-29966,-29965,-29967,-29967,-29968,-29967,-29968,-29968,-29970,-29970,-29971,-29971,-29972,-29976,-29977]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 {White is slightly better.} Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 {[#]} 10. d4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. h3 Nf6 11. d4 O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Nbd2 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 {½-½ (31) Dominguez Perez,L (2713)-Ponomariov,R (2737) Nice 2010}) 10... exd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Be3 Nge7 13. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e2,Be2g3][%mdl 32]} O-O 14. Ne2 d5 15. e5 Nf5 (15... f6 $15 16. exf6 Bxf6) 16. Bxf5 $14 Bxf5 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Qd2 f6 {[%cal Rf6e5]} 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Rfc1 Bg4 (20... Qd6 $11) 21. Ra6 ({White should try} 21. Qc2 $16 Bd7 22. Qb3) 21... Rb6 $11 22. Rxb6 cxb6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Bxb6 Qxb2 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 (26... Rf7 $5 {[%cal Rb2c1]} 27. Rc7 Qb1+ 28. Nf1 Qf5 29. Qa8+ Bf8 $11) 27. Re1 b4 (27... Qc3 $14 28. Rb1 Qc4 29. Qxb5 Qxb5 30. Rxb5 Rb8) 28. h3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh3g4]} Bc8 (28... Bf5 $142) 29. Bc5 Rg8 30. Ne4 (30. Re7 $18 h5 31. Ne2) 30... h6 31. Nd6 b3 {...Qc3 is the strong threat.} 32. Kh2 $1 {Threatens to win with Ne8.} Qc2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (32... Qf6 $16) 33. Bd4 b2 $2 (33... Qc7 34. Bxg7+ Qxg7 35. Nf7+ Kh7) 34. Bxg7+ $2 (34. Re8 $1 $18 Rxe8 35. Bxg7+ Kxg7 36. Qf7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kh8 37. Nxe8) 34... Rxg7 $11 35. Nxc8 (35. Ne8 $11 {remains equal.} b1=Q 36. Rxb1 Qxb1 37. Qe5 $1 {[%mdl 576] Pin}) 35... Qxc8 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} (35... b1=Q $17 36. Rxb1 Qxb1) 36. Qb5 {Strongly threatening Re8+.} Qc7+ 37. g3 {[#]} Qb7 (37... Qc2 $1 $11 {[%mdl 512]} 38. Re8+ Kh7) 38. Qe8+ (38. Re8+ $1 $14 Kh7 39. Rb8 Qxb5 40. Rxb5) 38... Kh7 $11 39. Rb1 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White has counterplay} Qb6 40. Qe2 Rb7 41. h4 h5 42. Kg2 Qd4 43. Qc2 Qf6 44. Kh2 Kg7 45. Kg2 Qd4 46. Kh2 Kh6 47. Kg2 Kh7 48. Kh2 Qb4 49. Kg2 Qa3 50. Kh2 Qa2 51. Kg2 Qa8 {( -> ...Rc7+)} 52. Kh2 Qb8 53. Kg2 Rb6 54. Kh2 Rb4 {aiming for ...Rxh4+.} 55. Kg2 (55. Qe2 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 55... Kg7 ({Black should play} 55... Qe5 $17 56. Qc6 Qg7) 56. Kh2 $2 (56. Qc3+ $11 Kh7 57. f3) 56... Rxh4+ $1 $19 57. Kg1 Rb4 58. Qc3+ Kh7 59. Qc2 $2 (59. Kg2) 59... Qb7 60. Qd3 h4 61. Qc3 {Cut Off at move 61} h3 {[%csl Gh3][%cal Rb7g2]} 62. f3 Rb3 63. Qf6 Rxf3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Black mates.} 64. Rxb2 Qa7+ ({And not} 64... Rxf6 65. Rxb7+ Kh6 66. Kh2 $11) 65. Qb6 Rxg3+ 66. Kh2 {[#]} Qxb6 $1 ({Stronger than} 66... Rg2+ 67. Kxh3 Qxb6 68. Rxb6 $11) 67. Rxb6 Rd3 68. Rb5 Kh6 69. Rb4 Kh5 70. Rb5+ g5 71. Rb4 g4 {Black used his chance.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.43/Black=0.30} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.27"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,121,2,12,12,16,8,18,11,0,0,0,0,6,-9,-7,-22,-6,-20,27,-4,-4,-6,0,0,0,-22,-10,-26,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,0,10,9,62,56,100,100,116,115,110,116,99,93,138,143,144,141,132,135,138,116,119,121,110,112,122,115,122,0,98,112,98,89,89,0,89,89,89,89,90,90,419,402,409,363,1481,1121,8138,6638,6486,5857,6012,5882,5882,4820,4134,2910,2593,2230,29976,29977,29986,29987]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. c4 Bb7 9. Nc3 {9.Qc2 is the modern continuation.} e6 10. Qc2 {E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System.} c5 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 {The position is equal.} a6 {[#]} 13. dxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. a4 Rac8 14. d5 e5 15. a5 bxa5 16. Ra1 h6 17. Rxa5 Nh7 18. Nd2 f5 19. Bf1 {1-0 (67) Firouzja,A (2728)-Gumularz,S (2526) Chess.com INT 2020}) 13... Nxc5 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. Bf3 Rac8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Qb1 (17. b4 {keeps more tension.} Ncd7 18. Nce4 Qc7 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Rc1) 17... d5 (17... Ne8 {is more complex.} 18. Rc1 b5 19. Red1 bxc4 20. Nxc4 d5) 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nf3 Rcd8 22. h4 h6 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Qb2+ Kg8 25. Qc3 Ne4 26. Qc7 Qd6 27. Qxd6 Rxd6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Kf1 a5 30. Ke2 Nc5 31. Nd2 Nd3 (31... Rd5 $11) 32. Rc7 $14 b5 33. Ne4 Rd8 34. g4 a4 35. bxa4 bxa4 36. g5 h5 37. Rc4 a3 38. Rc3 Nb4 {White should prevent ...Ra8.} 39. Rxa3 Rc8 40. Rc3 Ra8 41. a3 Nd5 {[#] And now ...Ra4 would win.} 42. Rb3 Ra4 43. f3 Kf8 44. Rb8+ ({Better is} 44. Kd3 $16) 44... Ke7 (44... Kg7 $11 {remains equal.}) 45. Rb7+ $16 Kf8 46. Nd6 Rxa3 47. Rxf7+ Kg8 48. e4 Nc3+ {[#]} 49. Kf2 $1 {Rf6 is the strong threat.} Nb5 50. Rd7 Rd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (50... Nd4 $16) 51. Rd8+ $18 Kh7 52. Nf7 Rxd8 $2 (52... Rc3 53. Ne5 Rc7) 53. Nxd8 {KN-KN} Nc7 54. Ke3 Kg7 55. Kd4 Kf8 56. Ke5 Ke7 57. Nc6+ Kf7 58. Nd4 Ke7 59. f4 Kf7 60. Kd6 Ne8+ 61. Kd7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.44} 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.28"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,36,8,15,0,22,9,35,34,26,19,20,17,20,8,10,4,12,0,-3,-1,0,-4,25,-259,-258,-604,-604,-583,-578]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Be2 Nc6 6. cxd5 {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3.} Nxd5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 {White is slightly better.} Bd7 {[#]} 9. Bf3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. e4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nb4 11. Na3 Bc6 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bb5 Bc5 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Nb5 {0-1 (37) Karas,M (2017)-Peterson,E (2239) Banska Stiavnica 2013}) 9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bc6 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Qe5 {[%cal Rf3d5]} Nf6 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 14. Nc3 Be7 15. b3 Nd7 16. Rxd7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} ({Not} 16. Qxg7 $2 Bf6 $19) (16. Qb5 $11) 16... Bf6 $19 ({Less strong is} 16... Qxd7 17. Qxg7 O-O-O 18. g3 $15) ({Weaker is} 16... Kxd7 17. Qd4+ Ke8 18. Qxg7 $15) 17. Re7+ $2 (17. Rd6 Bxe5 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. Bb2) 17... Kxe7 18. Ba3+ Ke8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.74/Black=0.03} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.29"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,90,25,21,3,3,3,8,10,22,15,10,19,28,17,28,30,33,13,39,8,36,30,82,67,58,53,54,54,78,50,54,50,58,39,39,39,41,39,39,26,21,3,6,0,6,-58,-14,-23,22,-46,37,24,69,4,35,47,60,-118,-121,-114,50,50,50,50,50,50,52,45,55,31,33,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. e3 {A04: Unusual lines after 1 Nf3 and King's Indian Attack.} e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. c4 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. Nc3 {[#]} Be6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Bb7 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. g3 f5 15. Ne2 Bf6 16. Bg2 Nc5 17. Ba3 e4 18. Bxc5 dxc5 {0-1 (102) Andersson,R (2074)-Bellon Lopez,J (2345) Gothenburg 2019}) 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Na4 Qc7 14. Rfd1 f5 15. Rac1 c5 (15... Rf6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 16. Nc3 $16 Nf6 17. Bf3 e4 18. Be2 Qc6 19. Nb5 Rfd8 20. Rd2 a4 21. Rcd1 axb3 22. axb3 Ne8 23. Qb1 Rd7 24. f3 Rad8 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Kh1 Bg5 27. Bf1 (27. Nc3 $11) 27... Bg4 28. Re1 $1 Bf6 29. Be2 (29. Nc3 $11) 29... Be6 ({Black should play} 29... Bxe2 $15 30. Rdxe2 d5) 30. Nc3 $14 Rb8 31. Qc2 ({Better is} 31. Nxe4 $14 Bxb2 32. Rxb2) 31... Be5 32. Nxe4 {And now Ng5 would win.} Bxb2 33. Bf3 $2 (33. Ng5 $14 {was the only good move.} Nf6 34. Nxe6 (34. Qxb2 Bg4 $14)) 33... Bf5 $17 {[#] aiming for ...Rc7.} 34. Nf6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxf6 $2 ({Black should try} 34... Bxf6 $17 35. Qxf5 Qc7 36. Bd5+ {[#]} Rf7 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 35. Qxf5 $14 Qa6 {Strongly threatening ...Bc3.} 36. Rxb2 Re7 37. Qd3 Kh8 38. Rd2 Rb6 39. e4 h6 40. e5 Rxe5 {The position is equal.} 41. Rxe5 dxe5 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qd3+ Kh8 44. Qd8+ Kh7 45. Qd3+ Kh8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.20/Black=0.19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.30"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,60,-113,-115,-85,-99,-294,-293,-325,-275,-352,-349,-347,-354,-362,-348,-566,-559,-532,-167,-166,-84,-64,0,0,0,0,27,27,19,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,49,52,167,-150,-139,-153,-55,-67,0,-29984,-29985,-29985,-29986,-29973,-29971]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O {C25: Vienna Game: Alternatives to 2...Nf6.} gxf3 7. Bxf7+ $2 (7. Qxf3 $17 Bc5+ 8. Kh1) 7... Kxf7 $19 8. Qxf3 {[#] Black has a decisive advantage.} Qh4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Bh6 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ Kg7 11. Bxf4 d6 12. Be5+ {1-0 (12) Vachier Lagrave,M (2819)-Nakamura,H (2791) chess.com INT 2016}) 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Qd3 Ne6 11. Bxf4 Nxf4 {[#]} 12. Nd5 $2 (12. Rxf4+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxf4 13. Rf1 Qxf1+ 14. Kxf1) 12... Bd6 {And now ...Nf6 would win.} 13. Nxf4 {intending g3.} Bxf4 $2 (13... Ke8 14. Qd4 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 Qxf4 16. Qxh8 Qe3+ 17. Kh1 Qg5 18. Qxh7 Ne7 19. Qh8+ Qg8) 14. g3 {[#]} Qg5 ({Black should try} 14... Qe7 $1 $19 {[%cal Re7c5]} 15. Rxf4+ Nf6) 15. Rxf4+ $17 Ke7 (15... Nf6 $15 16. Rf5 Qxf5 17. exf5 Re8) 16. Qd4 $1 $11 {[%cal Rd4h8]} Nf6 17. Rf5 $1 Qxf5 18. exf5 d5 19. Qe5+ Kf7 20. Re1 {Qe7+ would kill now.} Re8 21. Qxc7+ Bd7 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qxb7 Re2 24. Qxa7 Rxc2 {[#]} (24... h5 $14) 25. Qd4 $2 (25. g4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg4g5] Threatens to win with g5.} h6 26. h3) 25... Bxf5 $17 26. a4 Be4 (26... Rc4 $17 27. Qa7+ Kg6) 27. h3 Nh5 (27... Rc1+ $15 28. Kf2 Rc4 29. Qa7+ Kg6) 28. Qe5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (28. Qa7+ $11 Ke6 29. Qb6+ Kf7 30. Qa7+ Kg8 31. Qb8+ Kf7 32. Qa7+) 28... Rg2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Black mates.} 29. Kf1 Nxg3+ 30. Ke1 Re2+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.69/Black=0.42} 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.31"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,180,-6,20,-2,0,-4,25,0,16,11,20,6,11,-6,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-13,-16,-42,-43,-39,0,-37,19,8,59,62,102,82,235,235,247,135,134,132,141,122,124,133,125,123,205,195,206,200,225,225,234,229,225,180,253,230,273,224,276,168,579,577,494,469,885,860,760,732,5406,5381,1389,0,543,257,506,414,380,301,609,0,320,297,757,597,616,399,534,552,582,0,302,0,669,339,275,0,593,575,471,349,706,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-18,-33,-28,-10,-27,-8,-8,-8,-20,0,0,0,0,432,432,29998,29999,29999]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 d5 6. e3 {E12: Queen's Indian: Unusual White 4th moves, 4 a3, 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3 and 4 Nc3 Bb7 .} Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. a3 {White has an edge.} Nd7 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 {[#]} 10. Bb5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. e4 Bb7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Bd3 c5 14. d5 c4 15. Be2 exd5 16. exd5 {0-1 (44) Kincs,I (2282)-Amstadt,A (2063) Zalakaros 2008}) 10... O-O 11. O-O c5 12. e4 Bb7 13. Rd1 {dxc5 is the strong threat.} a6 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Be3 bxc5 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. Nc4 h6 20. f3 Bf6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Bd4 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. b3 h5 25. a4 h4 (25... e5 $15) 26. Qf2 $11 h3 (26... Qf4 $11) 27. Rxd4 $14 hxg2 28. Kxg2 Rb8 $2 {[#]} (28... f5 $16) 29. Qg3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg3c7]} Qc8 30. a5 ({White should try} 30. h4 $18) 30... Bc6 $16 31. Nb6 Qf8 32. Qc7 Bb5 33. Qd6 Qe8 34. e5 g6 (34... Kh7 $16 35. Qc7 Bc6) 35. h4 Kg7 36. Qc7 Qh8 37. Qe7 Qh6 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Rf4 Rf8 (39... Qg7 {was necessary.} 40. Qg5 Qh8) 40. Kg3 Qh5 41. Rd4 Bc6 42. Nc4 Rb8 $2 (42... Qf5 {is more resistant.} 43. Qxf5 gxf5) 43. Rd8+ $18 Rxd8 44. Qxd8+ Kg7 (44... Kh7 $142 45. Qf6 Qf5 46. Qxf5 gxf5) 45. Qf6+ Kg8 46. Nd6 Qh7 47. Qd8+ Kg7 48. Qf6+ (48. Qc7 $142) 48... Kg8 49. Nc8 (49. Qe7 $142 {Threatens to win with Qd8+.} Qg7 50. Qd8+ Kh7 51. f4) 49... Bb5 $2 (49... Bb7 50. Qd8+ Kg7) 50. b4 Qh6 51. Qd8+ ({Much less strong is} 51. Nd6 Qf8 $18) 51... Kg7 $2 (51... Kh7 52. Qg5 Qg7) 52. Qf6+ Kg8 $1 53. Nd6 Qe3 $2 (53... Qf8 54. h5 gxh5 55. Qg5+ Kh8 56. Nxb5 axb5 57. Qxh5+ Kg8 58. Qg5+ Kh8) 54. Qxf7+ Kh8 55. Qf8+ Kh7 56. Qe7+ Kh8 57. Qf8+ Kh7 58. Qf7+ $2 (58. Ne4 Qg1+ 59. Kf4 Qh2+ 60. Kg4 Qg1+ 61. Kf4 Qh2+ 62. Kg4 Qg1+ 63. Ng3) 58... Kh8 $1 59. Qf6+ Kh7 60. Qe7+ $2 ({And not} 60. Qxe6 Qg1+ 61. Kf4 Qc1+ 62. Kg4 Qg1+ 63. Kf4 Qc1+ 64. Kg4 Qg1+ 65. Kf4 $11) (60. Nxb5 Qe1+ 61. Kh3 Qf1+ 62. Kg4 Qg2+ 63. Kf4 Qd2+ 64. Kg3 Qe1+ 65. Kh3 Qf1+ 66. Kg3 Qe1+) 60... Kh8 $1 61. Qd8+ {Cut Off at move 61} Kh7 62. Qc7+ Kh8 $2 (62... Kh6 63. Ne4 Qe1+ 64. Kg4 Qg1+ 65. Ng3 Qd4+ 66. Kh3 Qf4) 63. Nf7+ $2 (63. Qc5 $18 Qxc5 64. bxc5) 63... Kg8 $11 64. Ng5 {Qh7+ would kill now.} Qg1+ 65. Kf4 Qh2+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 66. Ke3 Qe2+ 67. Kd4 Qf2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 68. Kc3 Qe1+ 69. Kc2 Qe2+ 70. Kb3 Qd1+ 71. Kb2 Qd2+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 72. Kb3 Qd1+ 73. Kb2 {White threatens Qh7+ and mate.} Qd2+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 74. Qc2 Qxb4+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 75. Kc1 Qe1+ 76. Kb2 Qb4+ 77. Qb3 Qd2+ $1 78. Ka3 Qxa5+ 79. Kb2 Qd2+ 80. Qc2 Qb4+ 81. Kc1 Qe1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 82. Kb2 Qxe5+ 83. Kb3 $1 {White wants to mate with Qc8+.} Qd5+ 84. Kb4 Qd6+ 85. Ka5 Qd8+ 86. Kb4 Qe8 87. Qc7 Qf8+ 88. Ka5 {[%csl Gg5][%cal Rc7h7]} Qa3+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (88... Qf5 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 89. Kb6 $18 {Threatening mate with Qh7+.} Be8 (89... Qe3+ $18 90. Kb7 Be8 91. Qh7+ Kf8 92. Qh8+ Ke7 93. Qg7+ Kd6 94. Qc7+ Kd5 95. Qd8+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ke5 96. Qxe8 Qb3+ 97. Ka7 Qe3+ 98. Kb7 Qb3+ 99. Ka7 Qe3+ 100. Ka8 Qd3 101. Qxe6+ Kf4 102. Qf6+ Ke3 103. Qe5+ Kf2) 90. Qh7+ Kf8 91. Nxe6# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.70/Black=0.40} 1-0

