[Event "3rd Eastern Class Championships"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.12.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Danny kopec"]
[Black "Alexander Ivanov"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Niro, Frank"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 b5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a3 d6 7. Qf3 e6 8. Nge2 Ba6
9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qg3 d5 11. Bg5 Ne7 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bxd5 f6 14. Be6 fxg5 15.
Ne4 Nf5 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. h4 g4 19. Nxf5 Nf6 20. O-O Qd7 21. Qf4
h5 22. Neg3 Nd5 23. Qd2 b4 24. Rfe1 Bf6 25. axb4 axb4 26. Ra5 Bb7 27. Rxa8+
Bxa8 28. c4 bxc3 29. bxc3 Rh7 30. c4 Nc7 (30... Ne7 31. Qb4 Bb7 32. Nd6 Ba6 33.
Nge4 Rh6 (33... Bxd4 34. c5 Bh8 35. Ng5 Rh6 36. Qf4+) 34. Qd2 (34. Nc5 Qxd6 35.
Ne6+ Qxe6 36. Rxe6) 34... Rg6 35. Qf4 Qe6 36. Ra1 Bc8 37. Ra8) 31. Rb1 Kf7 32.
Rb8 Qe6 33. Rc8 Kg6 (33... Qxc8 34. Nd6+) 34. Qd3 Rd7 35. Ne7+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ Bg7
37. Nef5 Qg6 38. Rf8+ Kxf8 39. Qxg6 *

[Event "109th Annual U.S. Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.08.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlos Bonnin"]
[Black "Bill Hall"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "1823"]
[BlackElo "2116"]
[Annotator "Niro, Frank"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Na6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. a3
c5 9. d5 Nc7 10. Rb1 Bf5 11. Ra1 b5 12. Nd2 Qc8 13. e4 Bh3 14. Qe2 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 a6 16. Rb1 Nd7 17. f4 bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nb6 19. Qa2 Nb5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. b3
c4 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Rb4 c3 24. Nf3 Qc5 25. Re1 Nd7 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Re2 Qb5
28. Qc2 Nc5 29. e5 Nd3 30. Nd4 Qxd5+ 31. Nf3 dxe5 32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Nxe5
34. Qxc3 Qxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Nxf3 36. Kxf3 Rb1 37. Bd2 Rb3+ 38. Kg4 Rxa3 39. h4 f5+
40. Kh3 e5 41. Bb4 Rd3 42. Ba5 f4 43. Be1 f3 44. Kh2 e4 45. g4 e3 46. h5 Rd1
47. Kg3 Rxe1 48. Kxf3 g5 49. Kg2 Kf7 50. Kf3 Ke6 51. Ke4 h6 52. Kd4 Rg1 53.
Kxe3 Rxg4 54. Kf3 Kf5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilivitsky position"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1bk1/1q3ppp/2b2n2/4pNB1/1p2P1P1/5Q2/1PP3NP/4R2K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Bxe4 2. Rxe4 Ra8 (2... Qxe4 3. Qxe4 Nxe4 (3... Rd1+ 4. Qe1)
4. Bxd8) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bondarevsky position"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p5/6K1/8/8/5k2/P7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 1. Kf5 Ke3 2. Ke5 c6 3. a4 Kd3 4. a5 c5 5. a6 c4 6. a7 c3 7. a8=Q
c2 8. Qd5+ (8. Qa1 Kd2) (8. Qe4+ Kd2) 8... Kc3 (8... Ke2 9. Qa2 Kd1 10. Kd4
c1=Q 11. Kd3) (8... Ke3 9. Qg2 {Diagram [#]} c1=Q 10. Qg5+) 9. Qd4+ Kb3 10. Qa1
*

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grigoriev position"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/K6p/8/8/4k3/N7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 1. Nb4 (1. Nc3 h5 2. Nd5+ Kf3 3. Nc7 h4 4. Ne6 Kg4 {Diagram [#]})
1... h5 2. Nc6 h4 (2... Ke4 {Diagram [#]} 3. Na5 h4 4. Nc4 h3 (4... Kf3 5. Ne5+
Kg3 6. Nc4 h3 7. Ne3 h2 8. Nf1+) 5. Nd2+ Ke3 6. Nf1+ Kf2 7. Nh2) 3. Ne5 h3 4.
Ng4+ Kf3 5. Nh2+ Kg3 6. Nf1+ Kg2 7. Ne3+ Kf2 8. Ng4+ *

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nxe5 d5 8.
d4 Bb6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. Nxc6 Qf6 11. Nb4 Be6 12. Nd2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nxe4
dxe4 15. Nd5 Qe5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 f5 18. f4 Qb5 19. Qd6 Rfe8 20. Qe5 Qxb2
21. Rab1 Qd2 22. Qd4 Red8 23. Qxd2 Rxd2 24. Rb5 g6 25. c4 Rc8 26. Re5 Bf7 27.
Rf2 Rd3 28. Re2 Bxc4 29. Kf2 Bf7 30. h3 h5 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 fxg4 33. Rxe4
Ra3 34. Nxg4 Rxa2 35. Rxa2 Bxa2 36. Re7 a6 37. Ra7 Rc6 38. Kg3 Bb1 39. Kh4 Kf8
40. Kg5 Ke8 41. Rb7 Bf5 42. Ne5 Rd6 43. Ra7 Rb6 44. Rg7 a5 45. Ra7 Rb5 46. Nxg6
Bc2+ 47. Ne5 a4 48. Kf6 Kd8 {Diagram [#]} 49. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O Qc8 13. Qc2 Qb7 14. Rab1 axb4 15.
axb4 Ra3 16. Rfc1 Rfa8 17. Ne1 b5 18. Qb2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Ra1 R3a4 21.
Nc2 Nf6 22. Rxa4 Rxa4 23. Ra1 Qa6 24. Rxa4 Qxa4 25. Kf1 Nd5 26. Be5 f6 27. Bg3
Nxb4 28. Qxb4 Qxc2 29. Ke1 Bd8 30. Qa3 Qa4 31. Qxa4 bxa4 32. Kd1 Ba5 33. f3
exf3 34. gxf3 Bb4 35. Kc2 Kf7 36. Kd3 e5 37. dxe5 Bxc5 38. e4 a3 39. exf6 {
Diagram [#]} Bd4 (39... a2 40. Be5) 0-1

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. h4 Qa4 14. h5 Qxa2
15. Rb2 Qa4 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Bxa6 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nxa6 19. Qe2 Nc7 20. Ra2 Qb5
21. Qe3 Qc4 22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Ba3 Nb5 24. Bb2 Rac8 25. Rfd1 Nc3 {Diagram [#]}
26. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[Round "16.1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. c4 d4 8. e3 Nc6
9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 Ne8 11. d3 f6 12. Nbd2 e5 13. Ne4 Nc7 14. c5 Be6 15. Nfd2
Bd5 16. Nc4 Ne6 17. Ba3 b5 18. Ncd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 b4 20. Bc1 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxd6
22. Qh5 g6 23. Qf3 Rac8 24. Bh6 Rf7 25. Rac1 Ne7 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27. Rc1 Ne7 28.
h4 Kh8 29. Ba8 Nc5 30. Bd2 a5 31. h5 Kg7 32. h6+ Kh8 33. Rc4 Rf8 34. g4 f5 35.
Bg5 Ne6 36. Bd2 e4 37. dxe4 fxg4 38. e5 Qxe5 39. Qe4 Qxe4 40. Bxe4 Rc8 41.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 42. Bd5 Nc7 43. Bc6 Ne7 44. Bd7 Kg8 45. Bxg4 Kf7 46. Kf1 Nc6 47. Ke2
Ne5 48. Bh3 Ke7 49. f4 Nf7 50. f5 g5 51. Kd3 Nb5 52. Kc4 Nc3 53. Kxd4 Kf6 54.
Bxc3 bxc3 55. Kxc3 Nxh6 56. b4 g4 57. Bg2 axb4+ 58. Kxb4 Nxf5 59. a4 Ne3 60.
Be4 {Diagram [#]} Ke5 (60... h5 61. Kc5) 61. Bh1 (61. Bxh7 g3) 61... Kd6 62. a5
Kc7 63. Kc5 g3 64. Kd4 g2 65. Bxg2 Nxg2 66. Ke4 Nh4 67. Kf4 Ng6+ 0-1

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. h3 O-O
9. Re1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Nh5 14. g3 Kh8 15.
Nbd2 Nf6 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Ng8 19. Rc1 Nge7 20. Rec3 Rab8 21. Qd1
Nf5 22. Nb3 Qf7 23. Qd2 Rbc8 24. Nc5 Nd8 25. b4 c6 26. h4 Qe8 27. Ng5 Rc7 28.
Rf3 Re7 29. Qd3 Qh5 30. Rf4 h6 31. g4 Qxh4 32. Nf3 Qh3 33. gxf5 g5 {Diagram [#]
} 34. Nxg5 (34. Nh4 Qxd3 35. Ng6+ Kh7 (35... Kg8 36. Nxe7+) 36. Nxf8+) 34...
Qxd3 35. Nxd3 Rg7 36. f6 Rxg5+ 37. Kf1 b6 38. a5 bxa5 39. bxa5 Kh7 40. Nc5 Kg6
41. Nxa6 h5 42. Nc5 Rh8 43. a6 Rf5 44. Rxf5 Kxf5 45. a7 Nf7 46. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. d5 Nce7 8. h3
Bd7 9. c5 dxc5 10. Nc4 f6 11. d6 Nc8 12. Be3 b6 13. O-O Bc6 14. dxc7 Qxc7 15.
b4 cxb4 16. Rc1 Nge7 17. Qb3 h6 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Ncxe5 fxe5 20. Bxb5 Rb8 21. Ba4
Qb7 {Diagram [#]} 22. Rxc6 Nxc6 23. Qe6+ N8e7 24. Bc5 Rc8 25. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "Nassau CC 2016"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Betjeman, Paul"]
[Black "Meija, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1365"]
[BlackElo "775"]
[Annotator "Alburt, Lev"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 {Diagram [#]} (2... c5 3. Nf3 d6) (2... Qh4+ 3. g3 Qe7) (
2... Bc5 3. Nf3 d6) 3. c3 (3. Nf3) 3... d5 4. d3 dxe4 (4... Nf6) 5. dxe4 (5.
Qc2) 5... Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1 {Diagram [#]} Bg4+ (6... Nf6) 7. Be2 (7. Nf3) (7. Kc2)
7... Rd8+ (7... O-O-O+) 8. Kc2 Nf6 9. Bxg4 Nxg4 {Diagram [#]} 10. Nh3 (10. Nf3)
10... Bc5 11. fxe5 Ncxe5 12. Kb3 {Diagram [#]} (12. Bf4) (12. b4) 12... Ne3 (
12... O-O) 13. Nf4 b5 14. Bxe3 Bxe3 15. Nd5 {Diagram [#]} Bc5 (15... Bb6) 16.
Nxc7+ Kd7 17. Nd5 (17. Nxb5 Rb8 18. Ka4) 17... Rhe8 18. Rd1 Kc6 19. a4 {
Diagram [#]} a6 20. axb5+ axb5 21. Ra6+ Kb7 22. Ra5 {Diagram [#]} Kc6 23. Na3
Bxa3 24. Rxa3 Nc4 {Diagram [#]} 25. Ra6+ (25. Ra7) 25... Kc5 (25... Kb7 26.
Rda1 Rxe4) 26. Ka2 {Diagram [#]} Rxe4 (26... b4 {Diagram [#]} 27. b3) 27. b4#
1-0

[Event "5th Open"]
[Site "Wroclaw POL"]
[Date "2010.07.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Paikidze, N."]
[Black "Balogh, C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Doyle, Jim"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.06.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.04"]

{In the years 2010 and 2011, I decided to travel around the World and play a
lot of chess tournaments. It was shorly after graduating from high school and
before going off to college. The first stop was Poland. The 5th Wroclaw Open
was a strong tournament, featuring 16 Grandmasters. I had an incredible start,
beating two IM's, and drawing a GM. In the last round, I was paired up against
one of the highest rated players - Hungary's GM Balogh Csaba. At the time, he
was rated 2621 and was the highest rated player I had ever played. He is a
very solid Grandmaster who rarely loses a game.  I was excited to play him,
but didn't have high hopes for the result of the upcoming game.} 1. e4 {I
believe that experimenting with different openings broadens one's
understanding of chess. I had recently started playing 1.e4, in an effort to
play new types of positions.} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 {
My preparation ended here. I didn't expect this variation of the Sicilian
Defense. As 1.d4 was my major move, I was not familiar with this line.} 6. Be3
Nf6 7. f4 {I decided to castle on the queen side and prepare an attack on the
king side. Games with opposing side castling tend to be very sharp and
aggressive, which suited my style at the time. Theoretically, the main moves
are 7.f3 or 7.Be2} (7. f3) (7. Be2) 7... Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O O-O {Diagram 
[#]} 10. Be2 {preparing g4} ({Now that had I gotten what I wanted from the
opening (opposite side castles), it was time to start the attack on the king.
However, I did not like immediate} 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 {because of} e5 $1 {
Strong move. Challenging the center, opening the white squared bishop, and
attacking white's pawn on g4 with a tempo.} 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Qg3 {is the best
continuation for white. But, after} Nxg4 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {I did not
believe that white had enough compensation for a pawn.}) 10... a6 11. g4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 Nd7 {A typical move in the Sicilian: black is removing the knight
from f6 where it falls under king side pawns attack, and is prepared to jump
to e5 as soon as white advances f4-f5.} ({Now if} 12... e5 $6 13. fxe5 dxe5 14.
Qg3 {white is not losing the important pawn on g4} Bd6 15. Be3 {better
position for white.}) (12... b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. a3 {would transpose to the game}
) {I had not yet decided which kingside pawn to advance first (e, f, or g). I
decided to bring reinforcments instead.} 13. h4 b5 {Black is starting
counterplay on the queen side.} 14. a3 {A prophylaxis move. Allowing black to
play b4 creates a problem for the c3 knight; it does not have any good squares
to go to.} Rb8 ({If} 14... Bb7 {white will continue attacking on the kingside,
while it is not clear how black can create threates on the queenside. For
example:} 15. h5 Rac8 16. h6 g6 17. Kb1 {With attack}) 15. g5 ({An alternative
was} 15. h5 b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. h6 g6 18. g5 {unclear whose attack is faster.}
) 15... b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. f5 {Diagram [#] Very sharp position. White is
ready to advance pawns even further f5-f6 or g5-g6. Meanwhile, black also has
a counterplay with an open B-file and an active rook on b4.} Ne5 {As planned.
The knight on e5 blocks white's bishop on d4, as well as prepares a quick jump
to the queen side via Nc4, putting pressure on white's weak pawn on b2.} 18.
Bxe5 {Logical decision - exchanging black's best piece, even for the cost of
giving up a bishop pair.} ({I was also considering} 18. Qg3 {with the idea of
f5-f6, but found a strong move for black} f6 $1 19. Rhg1 {initially looks the
best, but still does not create any real threats} ({if} 19. gxf6 {after} Bxf6 {
black's king is very well defended and I do not see any more good plans for
white;}) (19. g6 h6 {simply blocks all the files on the king side.}) 19... Qb7
$13 {now black starts attacking the queen side.}) 18... dxe5 19. f6 $1 {I
played this last move without any hesitation. White is finally destructing
black's defense around the king.} Bc5 {If white does not act fast, black is
going to play Bd4 and the bishop becomes a monster piece, putting a lot of
pressure on white's queenside.} 20. fxg7 Kxg7 ({Ignoring the pawn to keep the
king closed does not work in this position. For example} 20... Re8 21. h5 Bd4
22. g6 {and white still manages to open up black's king.}) 21. h5 {threatening
Qf6+ and h6 following checkmate on g7.} Qe7 {guarding the f6 square and
attacking the g5 pawn, but leaving the e5 pawn undefended.} ({Better was} 21...
Be7 {with equal chances. It is important for black to keep the queen on the
queenside with the idea of Qb6 or Qa5 targeting white's king. However,
retreating the bishop back is not an easy decision to make, as it is very
tempting to put the bishop on a beautiful square (d4) instead.}) 22. Qg3 $1 {
After some calculations, I realized this move was winning the e5 pawn. It also
set a trap,which my opponent fell into and the game ended beautifully. I had
the rest of the game calculated when I made the last move.} Bd4 $4 {Diagram [#]
} (22... Kg8 23. Qxe5 Be3+ 24. Kb1 Qc5 {was a good chance for black to
exchange the queens and go to an endgame with a pawn down, but with decent
comepnsation, due to a bishop pair and white's weak pawn structure.}) 23. Rxd4
$3 {Again, removing black's best piece.} exd4 (23... Rxd4 24. Qxe5+ $18) 24.
Qe5+ f6 ({If} 24... Kg8 25. Nd5 $1 {Beautiful tactic wins a lot of material.})
25. gxf6+ Qxf6 26. h6+ $1 {This is what my opponent had missed. From afar, it
did not look dangerous. But it turns out that black is completely lost.} Kf7 (
26... Kh8 27. Rf1 $3 {Exploiting the weakness of the 8th rank.} Qxe5 28. Rxf8#)
27. Bh5+ Ke7 28. Nd5+ {following the Qc7 checkmate. My opponent resigned. This
was my first big win against a much higher rated, and more experienced player.
This game was a personal revelation that gave me confidence going forward in
my chess career. Prior to this win, I did not feel that it was possible for a
young girl like me to defeat a strong GM in such a dominating manner.} 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO Open"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Paikidze, N."]
[Black "Nyzhnyk, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Doyle, Jim"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.26"]

{For the second year in a row, I was playing in Biel, Switzerland, one of my
favorite Open tournaments. Not only did I enjoy the city, but I gained
invaluable experience playing strong IMs and GMs. The most memorable game was
against the Ukrainian prodigy - Illya Nyzhnyk.} 1. e4 {After a successful
Sicilian against Csaba Balogh, I decided to continue playing 1.e4 against
strong GMs.} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {From the age of 6,
I had been a Najdorf player. This time I had to play against the beloved
opening!} 6. Bg5 {One of the sharpest lines in the Najdorf theory; it is still
played frequently today.} Nbd7 {Diagram [#] This move had recently gained a
lot of popularity amongst many strong players. One of the ideas is to not
'waste' time on e7-e6 and play e7-e5 immediately.} (6... e6 {Remains the main
line in theory.}) 7. Bc4 {The idea of developing bishop on c4 is to cover the
b2 pawn with Bb3 (in the event black plays Qb6).} Qa5 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O {My
favorite: castle on the queen side, attack on the king side.} h6 {A very rare
move: white was planning on exchanging the bishop on f6 regardless. This
speeds up the process but creates a hook on h6 later for g2-g4-g5. "A hook is
a pawn, usually advanced, which can be challenged" - Jaacob Aagaard teaches,
in his book "Positional Play."} (9... b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 {is the main
line in theory.}) 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Rhe1 {I could have started the pawn storm
immediately with f2-f4, but I believe in developing pieces first. A rook on e1
will definitely be useful.} Be7 12. Kb1 {Typical prophylaxis move.} Qc7 ({If} 
12... O-O $6 {White has a tactic that leads to a good positional advantage:}
13. Nd5 $1 Qd8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Bb3 {and now the pawn on d6 is forever
weakened.}) 13. Bb3 O-O 14. f4 b5 15. a3 {Against b5-b4.} Rb8 16. g4 Nd7 {
Diagram [#] If you have not noticed yet, black is playing the same moves as in
my previous game versus Balogh. This is a very typical set up for black in the
Sicilian Defence. However, there is a distinct difference in White's position
- the bishop is on b3 (instead of e2). From here, it puts pressure on the
a2-g8 diagonal.} 17. h4 {I decided to also follow ideas from Paikidze-Balogh
game, but I missed an interesting opportunity.} (17. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Qb7
(18... Qb6 $4 19. Nd5 {wins}) 19. Nd5 Nb6 (19... Re8 {loses to} 20. Nec7 $18)
20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Nxf8 Qxf8 22. f5 $16 {And white has a nice advantage
materially, and positionally.}) 17... Nc5 ({If} 17... Bxh4 $2 {after} 18. Rh1 {
following g4-g5 white has a crushing attack.}) 18. g5 ({No time to save the
white squared bishop} 18. Ba2 b4 $1 19. axb4 Rxb4 {following Qb7 black has
good counterplay.}) 18... Nxb3 19. cxb3 h5 {Black's natural tendency is to try
and block the files on the kingside.} (19... b4 {does not work due to a tactic}
20. axb4 Rxb4 $2 21. Nd5 $18 {winning for white}) 20. f5 g6 {Diagram [#] Smart
move, provoking white to exchange pawns, or block the whole kingside with
f5-f6.} 21. Qd3 {The queen is defending the f5 pawn and is also creating an
unpleasant tactical threat: fxg6 - e5} ({Exchanging pawns does not bring white
any advantage. I would be concerned, playing two knights versus two bishops in
an open position.} 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Rf1 Bd7 $11) 21... Kh7 {defending the g6
pawn from e4-e5 tactic} (21... b4 22. axb4 Rxb4 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. e5 $14) 22.
Rc1 {Play on both sides when you can. Rc1 worsens black's queen's position,
while improving its own.} Qd7 23. Nce2 {Time to improve the location of my
pieces. The knight on c3 was limited; it's headed to g3 from where it can
potentially be sacrificied for the h5 pawn.} Bb7 24. Ng3 {Next is Qd3-f3 and
the knight sacrifice on h5.} Rbc8 {Black wants to exchange one pair of rooks
to get more space for his pieces (right now black's position is somewhat
cramped), but I believe this was a waste of valuable time. The rule of thumb
is "counter a wing attack with a center attack."} (24... e5 $5 25. Nf3 {stops
black from playing d6-d5, but on the other hand, it takes up the square for
the white queen (Qf3-Nxh5 was the plan).} (25. Nde2 d5 $1 {and black will
manage to exchange queens or open up the center helping to activate his
bishops.}) 25... Rfd8 {was a much better continuation for black.}) 25. Rxc8
Bxc8 {Diagram [#] taking with the bishop is the only option} ({if} 25... Rxc8
26. Nxe6 $1 {wins} fxe6 27. fxg6+ Kg8 (27... Kxg6 28. e5+ Kg7 29. Nxh5+ $18)
28. Nxh5 $18 {three pawns and a dominating position for a piece.}) ({if} 25...
Qxc8 26. e5 $1 exf5 27. Ndxf5 $18 {opening up the king - a crushing position.})
26. Qf3 {I was deeply focused on my plan to sacrifice the knight on h5 and
possibly checkmate his king.} e5 ({The strong defence was} 26... Bb7 27. Nxh5
exf5 $1 {with an unclear position.}) 27. Nc2 {The new perfect place for the
knight is going to be on d5 (Nc2-e3-d5).} Kg8 {the king is safer on g8 and now
black wants to open the center with d6-d5} 28. Ne3 {No need to hurry with the
knight sacrifice. First taking care of black's counteryplay d6-d5.} ({If} 28.
Nxh5 {immediately, black has a great response:} d5 $1 {White has to retreat
the knight back to defend the f5 pawn.} 29. Ng3 (29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. gxf6 dxe4
31. Qxe4 Qxf5 $15 {suddenly, black's position is preferable}) 29... dxe4 30.
Qxe4 gxf5 31. Qxe5 Bd6 32. Qc3 Bxg3 33. Qxg3 Bb7 $13 {White still has an extra
pawn but positionally black is diong alright; black's bishop can become quite
dangerous from e4.}) 28... Bb7 {Diagram [#] Now it is time!} 29. Nxh5 $3 gxh5 (
29... d5 {does not work anymore} 30. Ng4 $18 {completely winning for white})
30. f6 {White is getting the piece back, because moving the bishop to d8 will
soon result in a checkmate.} Rd8 (30... Bd8 31. Qxh5 Bxe4+ 32. Ka2 $18 {no
escape from Qh6-Qg7 or Ng4-Nh6. Black's king is defenceless.}) 31. fxe7 Qxe7
32. Nf5 Qe6 33. Nh6+ Kg7 34. Qxh5 {Diagram [#] An extra pawn for white and
black's king is still incredibly weak; the attack is unstoppable.} Rc8 35. Nf5+
Kg8 36. Qg4 Rc7 37. h5 Bc8 38. Qf3 a5 39. g6 d5 40. Nh6+ Kf8 41. exd5 {Illya
resigned. I am still very proud of this result and especially happy with the
way I executed my attack and simultaneously kept an eye on my opponent's
counterplay.} 1-0

[Event "ch-Euro Indiv Women"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2011.05.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dzagnidze, N."]
[Black "Paikidze, N."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Doyle, Jim"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.16"]

{The European Women's Individual Championship is an annual tournament. It
gathers the best women players in Europe to determine the strongest woman of
the continent. It is also a qualifier for the Women's World Championship.   
After a good start, I was paired up against my home country's (GEO)  #1 seed,
GM Nana Dzagnidze. She had been among the top 10 women in the world according
to FIDE ratings for the last 6 years and was an insipiration for me growing up.
I had and will always have a huge amount of respect toward her.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4
c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 {I chose to play a solid opening: Semi-Slav Defense.
It is a wildly popular choice for black. White has two main lines here:} 5. e3
{Leading to Meran or Anti-Meran Variation} ({Or Botvinnik Variation} 5. Bg5
dxc4 (5... h6 {also known as Moscow Variation})) 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 {Diagram [#]
Meran Variation.} (6. Qc2 {Is what is known as the Anti-Meran Variation. White
does not lose a tempo on developing a bishop on d3, then retaking the pawn on
c4 (again with the bishop).}) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 ({Another popular
continuation is} 8. Be2) 8... Bb7 9. O-O a6 {The idea of a6 is simple: play c5
and challenge the center before white develops the queen side.} 10. e4 c5 11.
d5 {Correct reaction to c5.} ({If} 11. e5 {there is an interesting line that
follows:} cxd4 12. Nxb5 (12. Nxd4 $2 Nxe5 $17 {loses a pawn}) 12... Bxf3 (12...
axb5 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Bxb5 $13 {with unclear position}) 13. Qxf3 Nd5 14. Nxd4
Nxe5 15. Qe4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 $11 {Quite simplified position with equal chances.})
11... c4 {Trying to gain a space advantage on the queen side, but also opening
the c5 square for my d7 knight.} 12. Bc2 Qc7 {Diagram [#] This all fit into my
home preparation: I was expecting this to happen in the game. I had evaluated
this position simply as 'equal,' but during the game I realized how
complicated the position truly was. Black is behind in development, with the
king still in the center, and the e6 pawn is already a target. I understood
that I had to play very accurately to maintain the objective equality.} 13. Ng5
{I was surprised with my opponent's decision.} ({I thought} 13. dxe6 {was a
very natural and logical continuation, weaking my e6 pawn even more.} fxe6 {
And here white has many good options to choose from, all of them resulting in
a very sharp position:} 14. Ng5 (14. Nd4) (14. Qe2) (14. e5)) 13... Nc5 14. b4
{A very agressive move. However, I think white should be playing in the center,
not on the wing.} ({Now if} 14. dxe6 {Black can retake with a knight} Nxe6 $11
{and the position looks less dangerous for black.}) (14. Qe2 {was a better way
to continue.}) 14... cxb3 15. axb3 {Diagram [#]} h6 $1 {Now black has time to
ask white's knight to leave, which eases up the pressure on the e6 pawn.} 16.
Nf3 b4 {Now asking the second knight to move and leave white's central pawns
hanging.} 17. Ne2 ({If} 17. Na4 {I was planning on} exd5 18. exd5 O-O-O $13 {
Castling long side when the c-file is open seems very dangerous, but black is
winning the d5 pawn and will have very active pieces that compensate for the
open king.}) 17... Rd8 {Putting pressure on the central pawns} 18. Ng3 $6 {The
first innacurate move for white. The knight on e2 was very well placed,
supporting Bc1-f4 (a sequence that Nana should have played).} (18. Bf4 Qb6 19.
Ned4 $13) 18... Be7 {Waiting to take the pawn on d5, because king safety is
priority #1. Black needs to castle as soon as possible.} 19. Qe2 {Sets a trap
against 0-0} exd5 (19... O-O $2 20. d6 $1 $16 {following e5 fork.}) 20. e5 ({If
} 20. exd5 O-O $15 {Black has finished developing and is ready to win the d5
pawn.}) 20... Nfe4 {I did not consider any other moves, and rightly so:} (20...
Ng4 $2 21. Nf5 O-O 22. Bf4 $16) (20... Nfd7 $2 21. Nf5 $16) 21. Nf5 Ne6 {
Diagram [#] my knights are better than hers!} (21... O-O {still was not the
right time to castle, due to an interesting sacrifice} 22. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 23.
Nxh6+ Kh7 24. Nf5 {with a very good compensation.}) 22. N3d4 $2 {A mistake
that allows black to take the initiative; white should have continued
developing the pieces: Bb2, Rfe1, etc.} Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bc5 24. Bb2 ({Now} 24.
Nf5 {does not work} Qxe5 $19 {and black wins material.} 25. Ng3) 24... Qb6 $2 {
Allows knight back to f5} ({I should have taken the second extra pawn} 24...
Qxe5 25. Bxe4 Qxe4 26. Rfe1 O-O $17) 25. Rad1 {Diagram [#]} ({Better was} 25.
Nf5 O-O $140 {with the idea of} 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. e6+ {following Qg4 with an
unclear position} Kh7 28. Qg4) 25... O-O {Finally!} 26. Kh1 $2 {This was not
the right time to make a prophlyaxis move. Nf5 was still good for white.} (26.
Nf5) 26... a5 $1 {I believe my opponent missed this move with the strong idea
of Ba6, getting rid of the bad bishop} 27. f3 Ba6 28. Bd3 Nc3 $1 {Forcing an
exchange that severely weakens white's queen side. Additionally, black gets a
very strong pawn on c3!} 29. Bxc3 bxc3 30. Nf5 {White is still trying to
create an attack on the king side} ({If} 30. Bxa6 Bxd4 $17 {An extra pawn and
a dominating position for black}) 30... Bxd3 31. Rxd3 d4 {Diagram [#] Black's
position is much better. Now it is time to find the perfect balance between
defense and a continuation that furthers my own plans.} 32. f4 Rfe8 {I decided
that I could retreat my bishop to f8 (where it defends the king) and use my
other pieces to advance my extra pawn.} 33. h4 Bf8 34. h5 {Diagram [#]} Kh8 $1
{Proud of this move. Now that my king's safety was assured, black is ready to
switch over to the queen side and grow the advantage.} 35. Rfd1 Qxb3 36. Nxd4
Qc4 37. Qc2 Bb4 38. e6 $2 {Diagram [#] The last decisive mistake: my opponent
was in tremendous time trouble. It is always difficult to play when your
position is already very bad.} fxe6 39. Qa4 Rf8 40. Qc2 Rxf4 41. Nf3 Rxd3 42.
Rxd3 {Diagram [#]} Rh4+ {Finishing combination} 43. Nxh4 Qxh4+ {My opponent
resigned due to an unavoidable checkmate:} 44. Kg1 Bc5+ 45. Kf1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2
Qxg2+ 47. Ke1 Qg1+ 48. Ke2 Qf2+ 49. Kd1 Qf1# 0-1

[Event "2016 Chicago Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Freitag, Todd"]
[Black "Mulyar, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D10"]
[Annotator "Karagianis,Pete"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8.
Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qd3 Qd7 13. Qb5 e6 14. Rc2 a6
15. Qb6 Ne7 16. Rfc1 Rc6 17. Qb3 Rc4 18. Nb1 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8
21. Nbc3 Ng6 22. Bg3 Qc6 23. Qa4 Qb6 24. Qc2 Qc6 25. Qa4 Qb6 26. Qc2 Bf8 27.
Na4 Qa5 28. f3 Bh6 29. Kf2 b5 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Nac3 f4 32. exf4 b4 33. f5 bxc3
34. fxg6 cxb2 35. gxf7 b1=Q ({Black probably did not want to simply recapture
as it will result in a worse position after:} 35... Kxf7 36. Qb7+ Kg6 37. Qxb2
{White has a solid extra pawn.}) 36. f8=Q+ {However, allowing a second white
queen to appear on the board is forced mate.} Kg6 {DIAGRAM} 37. Qxf6+ {A
destructive sacrifice which mates, but there was a quicker way. Very
instructive: both black queens can only look on from the other side of the
board. "The queen belongs near the king." Of course, this old maxim means near
both your own king... and theirs.} (37. Qce8+ {Was mate in six, for the
purists among you.}) 37... Kxf6 38. Bh4+ Kf7 39. Qd7+ Kg8 40. Qxe6+ Kg7 41.
Bf6+ Kf8 42. Qe7+ Kg8 43. Qe8+ {Black resigns in light of 43. ...Bf8 44. Qe6#}
*

[Event "Chicago Open 2016"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Li, Ruifeng"]
[Black "Shmelov, Denys"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "Karagianis,Pete"]
[PlyCount "77"]

{This seventh round encounter between IM Ruifeng Li and IM Denys Shmelov
featured a sort of "reversed Dutch" where white was able to create a powerful
attack on the kingside, culminating in an instructive breakthrough sacrifice.} 
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. Nc3 {7. c3 and
7. Qe1 are the other main moves. 7. Nc3 is the worst "scoring" move and
invites d4, after which white will have an extra pawn headed towards the king,
though it will be doubled. While white doesn't score well here in the database,
the path of this game suggests there is more to white's position than the
percentages would indicate.} d4 8. Ne4 Nxe4 9. dxe4 Nc6 10. Kh1 e5 {The
engines don't seem to like this move, though it seems natural enough to me.
Perhaps because it invites white's response.} (10... Qb6 {is logical,
continuing development and opening d8 for a rook, while simultaneously hitting
b2. It seems based on the course of this game that black may be advised to be
patient with his e-pawn and look for flexible development. Of course, one
question is what to do with the c8 bishop. Though white has the same question
for c1.} 11. b3 {Preventing c4 and relieving some pressure on b2.} Rd8) 11. f5
f6 12. g4 g5 {Black attempts to close the kingside and take matters elsehwere,
but white is not happy to oblige.} 13. h4 h6 14. Qd3 Qe7 15. c4 Bd7 16. Bd2
Rfb8 17. a4 {White, in turn, tries to keep the queenside as closed as possible,
and prevents black's pawn break ...b5 for now.} b6 18. Kg1 {White's king
clears the h-file.} a6 19. Kf2 Be8 (19... b5 {unfortunately doesn't quite seem
to work. The issue is the c5 pawn becomes very weak and even if black is able
to recoup the b5 pawn - which he likely can - it will cost him c5 in the
process. For example:} 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. cxb5 Nb4 23. Qc4+ Kf8
24. Rc1) 20. Rh1 {So, black's queenside pawn break has not come through and
white can continue his plans on the kingside.} Bf7 21. Qc2 Na5 (21... b5 {now,
however, is probably appropriate.} 22. axb5 axb5 {One of the tips I give to
students regarding the middlegame (which, I admit, is rather oversimplified)
is this: "Find your pawn breaks and play them before the other guy does."} 23.
Rxa8 Rxa8 24. cxb5 Na7 {Black will regain the b-pawn and has swapped a pair of
rooks, which should lessen the pressure on his king.} 25. Ra1 (25. b6 Nc8)
25... Rb8) 22. b3 Kf8 23. Rab1 {White's patience with his kingside plans is
admirable.} Rc8 24. Qc1 Rc6 25. Rh3 Bg8 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Nxg5 {A very nice
sacrifice, though by no means forced. In exhcange for the knight, white nets
two pawns (both of which - g/f - become passed) that he can rush towards the
enemy king. Black, meanwhile, has issues with piece coordination - namely, the
a8 rook and a5 knight cannot participate well in the defense. The white pieces
rush in.} fxg5 28. Bxg5 Qf7 (28... Bf6 29. Bd2 {and g5.}) 29. Bd2 {Very nice -
white removes his own pieces from being in the way of his pawns.} Rd8 30. g5 {
Objectively, the position remains equal. However, "a difficult position is
difficult to play." White's side is much easier, and so it is not a surprise
that he is able to convert. One interesting aspect of this sacrifice is that
there are very few forcing variations - white's threats are not obvious or
direct. This sort of position, with vague threats hanging consistently around
your king - is extremely tough to play well in practical games.} Rdd6 {An
illustration of my comment on the preceding move: it is unclear how this move
improves black's position. Although it is also unclear what move WOULD have
improved it. It is interesting to note that the top two engine suggestions
were both king moves: Ke7 and Ke8. Vague moves to answer vague threats. This
is the real power of white's knight sac: black's defense is uncertain.} 31. Kg1
Ke8 32. Qe1 {Repositioning with the "threat" of taking on a5, which black
responds to, though perhaps he shouldn't.} Nb7 (32... Kd7 33. Bxa5 bxa5 34.
Qxa5 {White "won" a pawn, but lost an attacking piece.}) 33. Qg3 Kd7 34. f6 {
White's vague threats become concrete.} Rxf6 35. gxf6 Bxf6 36. Rf1 {And all of
white's pieces seem prefectly placed to finish the game.} Qe8 37. Rh6 {white
resigned in light of:} Be7 38. Rxc6 Kxc6 39. Qxe5 {With a material and
positional advantage, plus a myriad of threats.} *

[Event "Chicago Open 2016"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Boros, Denes"]
[Black "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "Karagianis,Pete"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 {These sort of
double-fianchetto setups seem ideal, practically, for open tournaments. They
likely avoid specific preparation and are aimed at more just "getting a
position" to play. Moreover, they introduce imbalanced play which is ideal
when a win is at a premium as you play against the field.} 6. Qc2 Bg7 7. b4 {
Very logical - white goes for a space grab. Already the position is reaching
original territory.} O-O 8. Bb2 c5 9. b5 {consistent - space. But maybe bxc5
was preferable. Now black can immediately counter in the center. Perhaps it
would have been wiser for white to seek some play along the b-file, e.g.:} (9.
bxc5 bxc5 10. Nc3 {and now if} d5 11. Rab1) 9... d5 10. Ne5 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12.
Na3 Rc8 {Visually, black's pieces appear more harmonious although it's
difficult to see a concrete idea for either side.} 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. bxa6 {
Very logical - perhaps white can make use of the half-open b-file, after all.}
Bxa6 15. Be5 Ne8 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Rfb1 Rb8 18. Ra2 Nf5 19. e3 Ne7 20. Rab2 Nc6
21. d4 (21. Rxb6 {this capture is prevented due to tactical means:} Nb4 {
cutting the connection while hitting the queen.}) 21... Nb4 22. Qc3 (22. Qb3 {
was probably best, to hold the a-pawn. White chose to part with it but was
unable to get enough play in return.}) 22... Qxa4 23. h4 Rfc8 24. h5 {Now we
see the idea of 22. Qc3 - white is hoping to use his h-pawn in conjunction
with the queen on the long diagonal.} Qe8 {Returning the queen to the action...
"the queen belongs near the king"... and also preparing to parry threats on g7.
} 25. cxd5 exd5 26. Bh3 Rd8 27. h6 Qf8 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Nc2 Qxh6 {The queen
has done all the heavy lifting and black stands better.} 30. Qxc5 {A mistake,
I suspect white overlooked black's very strong reply.} (30. Bg2 {Black will
have to return at least one of the pawns.} Rdc8 31. Nxb4 cxb4 32. Qd2 {The
b-pawn will be captured and white has reasonable practical chances to hold.})
30... Bd3 {! Suddenly, too much material is hanging.} 31. Rxb4 (31. Nxb4 Bxb1
32. Rxb1 Qxh3 {isn't much better.}) 31... Rxb4 32. Qxb4 Qxh3 {Apart from the
unpleasant pin, the white king is in mortal danger.} 33. Qe7 Rf8 (33... Be4 {
worked immediately.} 34. Qxd8+ Kg7 {And how to guard the mate?}) 34. Rc1 Be4 {
A nice original game. I was particularly impressed with black's handling of
her majesty.} *

[Event "25TH ANNUAL CHICAGO OPEN"]
[Site "Wheeling, Illinois"]
[Date "2016.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Larson, Matthew"]
[Black "Nyzhnyk, Illia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Karagianis,Pete"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "MonRoi"]

{FM Matthew Larson's first round encounter with Ilia Nyzhnyk propelled him to
an IM norm.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Bg4 7.
Be3 Nfd7 8. h4 {A sideline that scores rather well for white - over 50% in my
database (where black manages to win barely 13% of the time). The idea is to
exploit the recent departure of the king's knight from f6 by lauching a quick
kingside attack on the squares h5/g4, which the f6 knight previously
controlled.} (8. Rc1) (8. O-O) 8... Nc6 9. d5 {White has no intention of
allowing black to fight for d4 with the quick e5.} Na5 10. Rc1 c5 (10... Bxf3
11. gxf3 {opening the g-file only helps white's goals.}) 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2
h5 13. g4 (13. a3 {atempting to take over both sides of the board while
exploiting the position of the a5 knight was also interesting, though less in
the spirit of white's idea.} b6 14. b4 Nb7 15. O-O {for example.}) 13... Nf6
14. gxh5 Nxh5 15. Rg1 Qd7 16. Qf3 Kh7 17. Ke2 Bf6 18. b3 e5 {Objectively,
probably the start of where things begin to go wrong for black. It seems in
this structure, maybe a6/b5 and playing on the queenside made more sense.} (
18... a6 {Now, how should white continue the attack?} 19. Nf1 {This knight
maneuver makes the most practical sense to me, trying to loosen up the h5
square and break through.} (19. Bg5) 19... b5 20. Ng3 Nxg3+ 21. Rxg3 {h5 is
now significant} Be5 (21... bxc4 22. h5) 22. Rh3 bxc4 23. h5 g5 24. Bxg5 cxb3 {
While this line is not forced, it becomes clear in many of these variations
that it is critical that black has broken through on the queenside.}) 19. dxe6
(19. Nf1 {with a plan similar to that mentioned in the note above (target: h5)
is also very logical.}) 19... Qxe6 20. Nd5 Nc6 {It's difficult to evaluate
this decision. Yes, the knight on d5 is very powerful and arguably worth the
a8 rook. Black instead plays for tempo - returning his knight to the action -
and probably has enough for the exhange when you also count the uncertain
situation of the white king. Nonetheless, Larson is able to consolidate very
carefully and use the material long-term.} 21. Nc7 Qe7 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. Qg4
Re8 24. f4 {Very precise - temporarily denying black pieces the e5 square
while also increasing pressure on the black king (f5).} Nd4+ 25. Kd3 Bg7 {It
was necessary to do something about f5. Maybe 25. ...Nc6, planning ...Ne5 in
the event of f5.} (25... Nc6 26. f5 Ne5+ {oops.}) 26. f5 Nxf5 27. Bg5 Nh6 {Now
white is able to remove the queens, and the brave king on d3 is perfectly fine.
} 28. Qxh5 gxh5 29. Bxe7 Rxe7 30. Rg5 Re5 31. Rcg1 Ng4 32. Rxe5 Bxe5 33. Nf3 {
Black will try to make some sort of blockade but with so many weak pawns (f7,
h5, d6) it is very hard to hold this ending.} Bf4 34. Ke2 Kg6 35. Ne1 Bh2 36.
Rg2 Be5 37. Nd3 Bf6 38. Nf2 Bxh4 39. Nxg4 hxg4 40. Rxg4+ Bg5 41. Rg1 Kf6 42.
Kf3 a5 43. Rh1 Kg7 44. Rd1 Be7 45. Kf4 Kf6 {Somewhere around this position, I
was kibitzing on this game in the skittles room and another player overheard
me say, "Larson is winning." He asked, "Can't black just hold on the dark
squares?" The problem is the queenside pawns are particularly weak. A common
plan in these positions it to use the rook to help the white king reach an
optimal position and then at the appropriate moment, return the exchange to
reach a won K+P ending.} 46. Rh1 Ke6 (46... Bf8 {keeps the b-pawn for now.} 47.
Rh8 Kg7 {and white still has to demonstrate a breakthrough.} 48. Rh5 Kf6 49.
Kg4 {The idea of these moves (Rh5/Kg4) is to bring the rook to g8, after which
Ke7 is forced (to defend the bishop and prevent Rb8 captures b-pawn).} b6 50.
Rg5 {Black is running out of moves...} Ke7 51. Rg8 {And the white king will at
last reach f5, while the black pieces are totally tied down.}) 47. Rh8 b6 48.
Rb8 Bf6 49. Rxb6 {Now it's only a matter of time.} Bc3 50. Ke3 Bb4 51. Rb8 f6
52. Rb7 Ba3 53. Rh7 Bb4 54. Rh5 Ba3 55. Rd5 Bb2 56. Rf5 Ba3 57. Kf4 Bb2 58. Kg4
Be5 59. Kh5 Kf7 60. Kh6 Bd4 61. Kh7 Be3 62. Rf3 Bg5 63. Rf2 Ke6 64. Kg6 Ke5 65.
Rf5+ Ke6 66. Rd5 Be3 67. Rh5 Bd4 68. Rh8 Ke5 69. Re8+ Kf4 70. Re6 Be5 71. Rxf6+
Kxe4 72. Rf2 Kd3 73. Kf5 a4 74. Rf3+ Kd4 75. Rh3 a3 76. Ke6 Ke4 77. Rh7 Bc3 78.
Kxd6 Bb4 79. Rh3 Kd4 80. Kc6 Ke4 81. Kb5 Kd4 82. Ka4 Ke4 83. Rh8 1-0

[Event "2016 Tim Just Winter Open "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tom Bareket"]
[Black "Petros Karagianis"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Karagianis, Pete"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r2r/2p2pk1/1p1p2p1/3P4/4PP1p/PR3P1R/6KP/8 b - - 0 37"]
[PlyCount "65"]

{Diagram [#]} 37... Ra8 (37... Kf6) 38. Rc3 Ra7 39. e5 Rh5 40. exd6 cxd6 41. f5
Rxf5 (41... g5) 42. Rxh4 Rxd5 43. Rb4 b5 44. Rcb3 Kf6 45. Re4 Re5 46. Rxe5 dxe5
{Diagram [#]} 47. Rxb5 Rxa3 48. Rb6+ Kf5 49. Rb5 Rd3 50. Kg3 g5 51. h3 f6 52.
Ra5 Rd4 53. Ra1 e4 54. fxe4+ Rxe4 55. Ra3 Rd4 56. Ra8 Rd3+ 57. Kg2 Ke4 58. Re8+
Kf4 59. Rh8 Rd2+ 60. Kf1 Kg3 61. Ke1 Rd6 62. Rh6 Kf3 63. Rh8 Re6+ 64. Kf1 Ra6
65. Kg1 Ra1+ 66. Kh2 Ra2+ 67. Kg1 Kg3 68. Kf1 f5 69. Rg8 {Diagram [#]} Kf4 {
Diagram [#]} (69... g4 70. hxg4 f4 71. Rf8 f3 72. Ke1 f2+ 73. Kf1 Ra1+ 74. Ke2
Re1+) *

[Event "2016 Tim Just Winter Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Avinesh Rajendra"]
[Black "Petros Karagianis"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Karagianis, Pete"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6p1/5p2/kp2p2p/7P/3r2P1/PKR2P2/8 b - - 0 40"]
[PlyCount "49"]

{Diagram [#]} 40... Rf3 (40... e4) (40... f5) (40... Kb4) 41. Re2 Kb4 42. Rc2
e4 43. Re2 f5 44. Kc2 Kc4 45. Kd1 b4 (45... e3) 46. Kc2 g6 47. Kd1 Kd4 48. Rb2
Kc4 49. Re2 Rd3+ {Diagram [#]} (49... e3 50. Rxe3 Rxe3 51. fxe3 Kd3) 50. Kc1
Ra3 51. Kd1 Rc3 52. Rb2 e3 53. Ke2 exf2 54. Kxf2 Rc1 {Diagram [#]} 55. Kg2 (55.
Kf3 Rd1 56. Kf4) 55... Rc3 56. Kf2 Ra3 57. Kg2 Kc3 58. Rf2 Ra6 59. Kf3 Rd6 60.
Kf4 Rd4+ 61. Ke5 {Diagram [#]} (61. Ke3) (61. Kf3 Rd2) 61... Rg4 62. Rf3+ Kb2
63. Rf2+ Ka3 64. Rg2 f4 {Diagram [#]} *

[Event "4 Rated Games Tonight"]
[Site "NY (Marshall Chess Club)"]
[Date "2010.04.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sutton, Donnell"]
[Black "Jacobs, Jon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1439"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[Annotator "Jacobs, Jon"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "rapid"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bf4 (4. e4 Bb4 5. f3 f5 6. exf5 Nh6 7. fxe6 (7.
Bxh6 $6 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qxh6 $44) 7... Nf5 8. Bf4 (8. exd7+ $6 Nxd7 $40) 8... dxe6
9. Qa4+ (9. Nge2 O-O 10. Qd2 $44) 9... Nc6 10. O-O-O Nfxd4 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Bxc7
Qg5+ (12... Qe7 $6 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Bc5 15. Rd7 Qg5+ 16. Kc2 Rac8 $2 (
16... Be4+ $1 17. Kd1 (17. fxe4 Rxf1 18. Rd2 Qg6 19. Qc6 $16 {Komodo}) 17...
Bxg1 18. Rxg1 ({Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 18. c5 $1 Bg6 19. c6 $14) 18... Qc5 19.
Be5 $2 (19. Ke2 $1 $11 Qxg1 20. Be5 Rf7 21. Rxf7 Bd3+ $1 $11 22. Kd2 Qf2+ 23.
Kc3 ({Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 23. Kxd3 Qxf1+ 24. Kc3 Qc1+ 25. Kd3 Rd8+ 26. Bd4
Qb1+ $11 27. Kc3 Qc1+ 28. Kd3 {[%eval 0,8]} Qb1+ 29. Ke2 Kxf7 30. Qxa7+ Ke8 31.
Qxg7 Qc2+)) 19... Qxe5 20. fxe4 Qxh2 21. Qc6 Qxg1 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rf7 Qd4+
24. Kc2 Rxf7 {0-1 Mohammad,S-Yagiz,Y/Antalya 2006/CBM 110 ext}) 17. Nh3 ({
Stockfish 6 64:} 17. h4 $1 Qg6+ 18. Bd3 Qxg2+ 19. Ne2 Bxf3 (19... Qxh1 20. Be5
$18) 20. Be5 Bxe2 21. Rxg7+ Qxg7 22. Bxg7 Bxd3+ 23. Kxd3 Kxg7 24. Qd7+ Kh8 25.
Kc2 $18) 17... Qg6+ 18. Kd2 Qe8 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 18... e5 19. Bxe5 Bc6 20.
Qxc6 Bb4+ 21. Kc1 Rxc6 22. Rxg7+ Qxg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Kc2 $11) 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7
20. Be5+ Kg8 21. Qxe8 Rcxe8 22. Bd3 Rd8 23. Kc3 Bxf3 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Ng5+
Kh6 26. Nxf3 Rg8 27. g3 Rdf8 28. Bf4+ Kh5 29. Ne5 Bd6 30. Re1 Rf5 31. Nd3 Bxf4
32. Nxf4+ Kg4 33. Rxe6 Rh8 34. Re2 b5 35. b3 bxc4 36. Kxc4 Rc8+ 37. Kb4 Kf3 38.
Rd2 a5+ 39. Ka4 Ke3 40. Re2+ Kf3 41. Rd2 Ke3 42. Re2+ Kf3 43. Rb2 Ke3 44. a3
Kd4 45. Rd2+ Kc3 46. Rd7 Kc2 47. Nd5 Rf3 48. b4 axb4 49. axb4 Ra8+ 50. Kb5 Rb8+
51. Kc6 Rf2 52. b5 Rxh2 53. b6 Rh6+ 54. Kc7 Rbxb6 55. Nxb6 Rg6 56. Nd5 Rxg3 {
1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Kengis,E/Koge 1997/EXT 2000}) 13. f4 Qh6 $1 $11 14. Nxd4 Rxf4
15. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 16. Kb1 Nxd4 {Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 17. Nf3 Nxf3 18. Qxb4 Be4+
19. Ka1 Nd4 20. Qd2 Nc2+ 21. Kb1 Nb4+ 22. Ka1 Nc2+ {[%eval 0,8]}) (4. a3) (4.
Nf3) 4... f5 (4... Bb4) 5. Nf3 (5. e3 Nf6 6. a3 Be7 7. d5 Na6 8. Nf3 (8. b4 $5)
8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. Nd4 (10. Ng5 $5 {Komodo} e5 11. Bxe5 Bxg5 12. Bxg7
Rf8 13. Qh5+ Rf7 14. Qxh7 $11 {Komodo}) 10... exd5 $2 (10... Bf6) (10... O-O
11. dxe6 Bf6 12. exd7 Qxd7 13. Bg3 Nc5 $17 {Komodo}) 11. cxd5 $16 O-O 12. b4 $2
(12. Bc4 Kh8 (12... Bd6 $5) 13. b4 $16) 12... Nxb4 $2 (12... Rxf4 $1 13. exf4
Nxb4 14. axb4 Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 Bxd5 16. Nc2 Bc4+ 17. Ke3 Bc5+ 18. Kxe4 Bf7 19. h4
Qf6 20. Kf3 Rf8 21. Qd2 $14 {Komodo}) 13. d6 cxd6 14. axb4 $18 d5 15. Rb1 Qc8
16. Be2 Qc3+ 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Qxc3 Rxc3 19. O-O a6 20. Be5 Ra3 21. Rfc1 Ra2 22.
Rc7 Bc6 23. Nxc6 dxc6 24. Rxe7 Rxe2 25. Rxg7+ {1-0 Joksic,S-Tassi,O/Rome 1980/
MCD}) (5. a3) 5... Nf6 6. e3 Bb4 7. Be2 Ne4 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 g5 10. Be5 Rg8
$6 ({Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 10... O-O 11. h4 g4 12. Nd2 Nc6 13. Bf4 {Komodo 9.3
64-bit :} Nxd2 (13... Na5 14. Qb4 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 d6 16. f3 c5 17. Qb2 e5 18. Bh6
Rf7 19. Ke1 Qc7 20. Qc2 f4 21. d5 {[%eval -43,16]}) 14. Kxd2 Na5 15. Qd1 d6 16.
f3 Qf6 17. fxg4 fxg4 18. Bd3 h5 19. Qe2 e5 20. Bg3 e4 21. Bc2 Ba6 22. Bxe4 Bxc4
23. Qd1 Rae8 24. Qc2 Rf7 {[%eval -47,16]}) 11. Nd2 d6 ({Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 
11... Nxd2 12. Kxd2 Nc6 13. Bg3 Na5 14. Qb4 d6 15. h4 g4 16. Rh2 Qd7 17. Rd1
O-O-O 18. Kc1 Qf7 19. h5 Kb8 20. Qb5 a6 21. Qb2 e5 22. d5 f4 23. exf4 {[%eval
-47,17]}) 12. Bg3 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 12...
dxe5 13. Nc5 $1 Bxg2 14. Nxe6 Qd7 15. Rg1 Qxe6 16. Rxg2 $16) 13. f3 Bb7 14. c5
$1 Qe7 (14... dxe5 15. Qxe6+ Kf8 16. Qxf5+ Kg7 17. Qxe5+ Kf8 18. Qf5+ Kg7 19.
Bd3 Qe7 (19... Rh8 20. Qe5+ Kf7 21. h4 gxh4 22. Qh5+ $18 {winning attack for
White after next move Rxh4}) 20. Qxh7+ $16) 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Bg3 Nc6 17. d5
exd5 18. Qxd5 O-O-O 19. Qxf5+ $14) (12. Bh5+) 12... Nxd2 13. Kxd2 Bxg2 ({
Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 13... Qe7 14. h4 (14. c5 dxc5 15. dxc5 $2 Nd7 $1 16. cxb6
(16. Bxc7 Nxc5 17. Qb5+ Kf7 18. Be5 Rgd8+ 19. Ke1 Ba6 20. Qc6 Bxe2 21. Kxe2
Rac8 22. Qf3 Nd3 23. Bd4 g4 24. Qg3 h5 25. Kxd3 e5) 16... O-O-O 17. Kc1 Nc5 18.
Qc2 axb6 $19 {Stockfish and Komodo}) 14... g4 15. Rag1 Nc6 16. h5 Qf7 17. Bh4
Na5 18. Qb5+ Bc6 19. Qb1 Kd7 20. f3 Kc8 21. fxg4 Rxg4 22. Bxg4 Nxc4+ 23. Ke2
fxg4 24. Rf1 Qxh5 25. Rf8+ Kb7 26. Bf2 {[%eval -17,19]}) 14. Rhg1 Bb7 15. c5
Ke7 16. h4 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 16. cxd6+ cxd6 17. f4 Nc6 18. fxg5 Na5 19. Qa3
Qd7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. c4 Be4 22. h4 Qc6 23. h5 Kd7 24. Bh4 f4 25. d5 Bxd5 26.
cxd5 Qxd5+ 27. Ke1 {[%eval 47,18]}) 16... f4 $2 ({Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 16... g4
17. cxd6+ cxd6 18. Rac1 Nc6 19. h5 Na5 20. Qb4 Qd7 21. Bb5 Bc6 22. Ba6 Be4 23.
Ke1 Nc6 24. Qa3 Raf8 25. Bb5 Rc8 26. Bf4 Qc7 27. Rg3 Na5 28. c4 {[%eval -23,19]
}) 17. exf4 $18 (17. cxd6+ $142 cxd6 18. Bxf4 $3 gxf4 19. Qc2 $3 $18 {
Stockfish 6 Stockfish 6 64:} Kf8 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 19... Kf6 20. Qxh7 Bg2 21.
Bf3 fxe3+ 22. fxe3 Rg7 23. Qh6+ Rg6 24. Qf4+ Ke7 25. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 26. Bxg2 d5 27.
e4 Qg8 28. Bf3 Na6 29. Be2 Rf8 30. Qh2 Qh8 31. Bxa6 $18) 20. Qxh7 Bg2 21. Bf3
Nd7 22. Rxg2 Rxg2 23. Bxg2 d5 24. e4 Nf6 25. Qh6+ Kf7 {Stockfish 6 64:} 26. e5
Qh8 27. Qxf4 $18) 17... dxc5 18. hxg5 (18. fxg5) (18. f5) (18. Rae1) 18... cxd4
{Diagram [#]} 19. c4 $2 $11 (19. f5) ({Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 19. g6 dxc3+ 20.
Kxc3 Kf8 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 20... Qf8 21. Bh4+ Kd6 22. Rad1+ Bd5 23. Bf3 Qg7+
24. Kc2 c6 25. f5 Kc7 26. Bxd5 cxd5 (26... exd5 27. Qg3+ Kb7 28. Rde1 $18) 27.
fxe6 Nc6 28. Kb1 $18) 21. Qxe6 Rxg6 $8 22. Rad1 $1 Rxe6 23. Rxd8+ Re8 24. Rxe8+
Kxe8 25. Bh4 Bd5 26. Rg7 c6 27. Rxh7 $18) (19. Rae1) (19. Rad1) (19. Bd3) 19...
Na6 20. g6 (20. Qb1) (20. Qd3 Rg6) 20... Kf8 $1 $11 21. gxh7 Rh8 22. Qd3 Qf6
23. Rh1 $2 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 23. Bh2 Nc5 (23... Qf7 {Stockfish 6 64:} 24. Rg6
(24. f5 Nc5 25. Rg8+ Rxg8 26. hxg8=Q+ Qxg8 27. Qxd4 Qg5+ $11 {Komodo}) ({
Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} 24. Rg8+ Ke7 25. Qxd4 Rxh7 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Bg3 Nc5 28.
f3 Ke8 29. Rg1 Qf8 30. Qe5 Rd7+ 31. Kc2 Qf5+ 32. Qxf5 exf5 33. Bh4 Bb7 34. Rg8+
Kf7 35. Rh8 Ne6 36. Bd3 {[%eval 5,18]}) 24... Rxh7 25. Rag1 Ke7 26. Rxe6+ Kxe6
27. Re1 Kd7 28. Qxd4+ Bd5 29. Bg4+ Kd8 30. Re5 $16 (30. Bg3 $16)) 24. Rg6 Qf5 (
24... Qf7 25. Qxd4 {Stockfish 6 64:} Ke7 26. Rg7 Rad8 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Bh5+
Ke7 29. Qxd8+ Rxd8+ 30. Ke3 Be4 31. Rg1 Kf6 32. f5 Bxf5 33. Bxc7 Rd3+ 34. Ke2
Bxh7 35. f4 Rd7 36. Be5+ Ke7 37. Rg7+ Kd8 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Ke3 Ne4 40. a3 Nd6
41. Kd4 {[%eval 46,23]}) 25. Qxd4 Ne4+ 26. Kc2 Rxh7 27. Rag1 Rf7 28. Kb3 Ke7
29. Rg7 Raf8 30. Bg3 Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Nxf6 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. f5 exf5 34. Bxc7 Re8
35. Bd1 Rh8 36. Be5 Rh3+ 37. Kb2 Rd3 38. Bf4 Rd8 {[%eval 13,24]}) ({Stockfish
6 64:} 23. Bh5 Qh6 24. Bf3 Nc5 25. Qxd4 Rxh7 26. Rh1 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28.
Bxb7 Nxb7 29. f5 Rxh1 30. Be5+ Kf7 31. Rxh1 exf5 32. Rh7+ Ke6 33. Bxc7 Nc5 34.
Rh6+ Kf7 35. Be5 Rc8 36. Rf6+ Ke7 37. Rxf5 Nd7 38. Bg3 Rxc4 {[%eval 4,22]})
23... Nc5 $19 24. Qa3 d3 25. Bg4 {Diagram [#]} Qg6 $2 ({Stockfish 6 64:1)} 
25... Bxh1 26. Rxh1 Kg7 27. Re1 Rad8 28. Qc3 Qxc3+ 29. Kxc3 d2 30. Rd1 Kxh7 31.
Kc2 Rd4 32. Be2 Ne4 33. Bd3 Kg7 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Kd3 Re1 36. Rxd2 Rd8+ 37. Kc3
Rxd2 38. Kxd2 Ra1 39. f5 Rxa2+ 40. Ke3 exf5 41. Bxc7 {[%eval -327,23]}) ({
Stockfish 6 64:2)} 25... Qe7 26. Qb2 Ne4+ 27. Ke1 Rxh7 28. Bf3 Rxh1+ 29. Bxh1
Qh7 30. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 31. Kd2 Qe2+ 32. Kc3 Rd8 33. Qd2 Qh5 34. Kb2 Rd4 35. f5 Qxf5
36. Rc1 c5 37. Rc3 Kf7 38. Bb8 Ba6 39. Bxa7 Rxc4 40. Rxc4 Bxc4 41. Bxb6 {
[%eval -210,23]}) ({Stockfish 6 64:3)} 25... Bg2 26. Rhe1 Rxh7 27. Re5 Qe7 28.
Qc3 Bh3 29. Bxh3 Rxh3 30. Rae1 Rd8 31. Rf5+ Ke8 32. Rf6 Rh7 33. Qe5 Kd7 34. f5
Kc8 35. fxe6 Na4 36. Qxc7+ Qxc7 37. Bxc7 Kxc7 38. Rf7+ Rxf7 39. exf7 Kd7 40.
Kxd3 Kc6+ 41. Ke4 {[%eval -90,23]}) ({Stockfish 6 64:4)} 25... Be4 26. f3 Bxh7
27. Qc3 Qxc3+ 28. Kxc3 Kf7 29. Bf2 Bg6 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Rxh8 Rxh8 32. Re1 Rh2
33. Bxe6+ Kf6 34. f5 Bxf5 35. Bxf5 Kxf5 36. Kxd3 Rxa2 37. Re7 Ra3+ 38. Kc2 c6
39. Kb2 Ra4 40. Kb3 Rb4+ 41. Kc3 {[%eval -49,23]}) ({Stockfish 6 64:5)} 25...
Kf7 26. Bh5+ Kg7 27. f3 Rxh7 28. Rag1 Kf8 29. Qc3 Qxc3+ 30. Kxc3 Rd8 31. Bg4
Rxh1 32. Rxh1 Kg8 33. Rd1 Rf8 34. Re1 Kf7 35. Bf2 d2 36. Kxd2 Rd8+ 37. Kc2 Nd3
38. Bxe6+ Kf8 39. Rf1 Nxf2 40. Rxf2 Ke7 41. Bg4 {[%eval -18,22]}) 26. f3 Rxh7
$2 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 26... Bxf3 $8 27. Bxf3 Qxg3 28. Bxa8 Qf2+ 29. Kc3 Qc2+
30. Kd4 (30. Kb4 Qd2+ (30... d2) 31. Kb5 a6+ 32. Kc6 Qg2+ 33. Kxc7 Qxa8 34.
Kxb6 Qd8+ 35. Kc6 Qd7+ 36. Kb6 Qd8+) 30... Qf2+ 31. Kc3 {[%eval 9,8]} Qc2+ 32.
Kb4 {Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} Qd2+ (32... d2 33. f5 a6 34. Be4 Nxe4 35. Qb3 {
Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} Qxb3+ 36. Kxb3 Nf2 37. Rhf1 d1=Q+ 38. Raxd1 Nxd1 39. fxe6+
Ke7 40. Rxd1 Kxe6 41. Rh1 Kf6 42. Kc3 Kg7 43. Kd4 Rd8+ 44. Ke4 Kh8 45. Rh2 Rd6
46. Ke5 Rc6 47. Rh4 Rc5+ 48. Kd4 Rc6 49. Rh1 Rd6+ 50. Ke4 Rd2 51. a4 {[%eval
14,17]}) ({Stockfish 6 64:} 32... d2 33. f5 a6 34. Be4 Nxe4 35. Qb3 a5+ 36. Ka3
Qxb3+ 37. Kxb3 Nf2 38. Rhf1 d1=Q+ 39. Raxd1 Nxd1 40. fxe6+ Ke7 41. Rxd1 Kxe6
42. Rh1 Kf6 43. c5 bxc5 44. Rh5 Kg6 45. Rxc5 Rxh7 46. Rxa5 Kf6 47. Ra6+ Ke5 {
[%eval -3,19]}) 33. Kb5 a6+ 34. Kc6 Qg2+ 35. Kxc7 Qxa8 36. Kxb6 Qd8+ 37. Kc6
Qd7+ 38. Kb6 Qd6+ 39. Ka5 Nb7+ 40. Ka4 Nc5+ 41. Ka5 {[%eval 0,9]}) ({Stockfish
6 64:} 26... Bxf3 27. Qb2 Qxg4 28. Qxh8+ Kf7 29. Qxa8 Bxa8 30. h8=Q Bxh1 31.
Rxh1 Qe2+ 32. Kc3 Qc2+ 33. Kd4 Qb2+ 34. Ke3 Qe2+ 35. Kd4 Qb2+ {[%eval 9,17]})
27. Qc3 ({Stockfish 6 64:} 27. Bf2 Rd8 28. Bxc5+ bxc5 29. Qxa7 Qg7 30. Qxc5+
Rd6 31. Qe5 $16) 27... Re8 28. Qe5 (28. Rxh7 Qxh7 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Bf2 $16 {
Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Bd4+ Kf8 33. Re1 Ba6 34. Bxc5+ bxc5
35. Bxe6 $16) 28... Ree7 29. Bh4 Ref7 {My scoresheet ends here, but I don't
think I flagged. Stockfish at first sees only a moderate advantage for white
after 30.Rag1. However, once you advance the analysis further, both Stockfish
and Komodo see a big White advantage, verging on decisive.} 30. Rag1 {
Stockfish 6 64:} Qg7 (30... Ke8 31. Bh3 Qh6 {Stockfish 6 64:} (31... Qh5 {
Stockfish 6 64:} 32. Rg8+ Rf8 33. Qf6 Ne4+ 34. fxe4 Qa5+ 35. Ke3 $18 {Komodo 9.
3 64-bit :} Qc5+ 36. Kf3 Bxe4+ 37. Kxe4 Qxc4+ 38. Kf3 Qd5+ 39. Kf2 Qxa2+ 40.
Kg3 Rxg8+ 41. Bg5 Rxg5+ (41... Qd5 42. Bg4 $18 Qxh1 43. Qd8+ Kf7 44. Qe7+ Kg6
45. Qf6#) 42. Qxg5 Re7 43. f5 Qa3 44. Qg8+ Kd7 45. fxe6+ Kc6 46. Bg2+ Kb5 47.
Qg5+ Ka6 48. Qe5 d2+ 49. Bf3 Qc1 50. Rd1 Re8 51. Qe3 {[%eval 184,23]}) 32. Rg8+
Rf8 33. Bg5 Rxg8 34. Bxh6 Rxh6 35. Qxc7 Rg3 (35... Bxf3 36. Qc8+ Kf7 37. Bxe6+
Rxe6 38. Rh7+ Rg7 39. Qc7+ Re7 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qxe7+) ({Komodo 9.3 64-bit :
} 35... Rgh8 36. Rg1 R6h7 37. Qe5 Kd8 (37... Rxh3 38. Rg7 Rh2+ 39. Kc3 Rc2+ 40.
Kd4) 38. Bxe6 Nxe6 39. Qxe6 Kc7 40. Qe5+ Kd8 41. Rg7 Rxg7 42. Qxg7 Rh2+ 43.
Kxd3 Bxf3 44. Qxa7 Rh6 45. f5 Rf6 46. Qb8+ Ke7 47. Qc7+ Ke8 48. Qf4 Bg2 49.
Qe5+ Kf7 50. Qc7+ Ke8 51. Qg7 {[%eval 375,20]}) 36. f5 $3 Bxf3 37. fxe6 Rxe6
38. Bxe6 Bxh1 39. Bd7+ Kf8 40. Qd6+ Kf7 41. Be6+ Ke8 42. Bf5 Rg2+ 43. Kc3 Kf7
44. Bxd3 Rxa2 45. Bg6+ Kg7 46. Bc2 Bb7 47. Qe7+ Kg8 {[%eval 226,22]}) ({
Stockfish 6 64:} 30... Rh6 31. Bg5 Rhh7 32. Bh5 Qf5 33. Bxf7 Qxe5 (33... Qxf7
34. Rxh7 Qxh7 35. Qf6+ Qf7 36. Qd8+ Qe8 37. Bh6+ Kf7 38. Rg7+ Kf8 39. Rxc7+ Kg8
40. Qxe8#) 34. fxe5 Rxh1 35. Rxh1 Kxf7 36. Rh6 $18) 31. Bf6 Qxf6 32. Rxh7 Qxf4+
33. Qxf4 Rxf4 34. Bh5 $1 {Diagram [#] Komodo 9.3 64-bit :} Rf5 35. Rg3 Ba6 36.
Bg6 Rf6 37. Bxd3 e5 38. Ke3 Nxd3 39. Kxd3 Rd6+ 40. Ke4 Bxc4 41. Rxc7 Bxa2 42.
Rxa7 Bc4 43. Kxe5 Re6+ 44. Kd4 b5 45. Rh3 Kg8 46. f4 Rf6 47. Ke5 Re6+ 48. Kf5
Rd6 49. Rc7 Bf7 {[%eval 173,21]} 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1896.10.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Simon Winawer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1896.10.04"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 {Diagram [#]} 4. e3 (4. Nf3) (4. cxd5) 4... Nf6 5.
Nf3 (5. cxd5) 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5)
9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bc2 (11. Bd3) 11... h6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Qd3 Qc7
14. c5 Bf8 15. Ne5 Bxc5 16. Bxh6 (16. dxc5 Qxe5 17. Bd4 Qd5 18. Bxf6) 16...
Bxd4 (16... gxh6 17. Qg3+ Kf8 (17... Kh8 18. Ng6+) (17... Ng4 18. Qxg4+ Kf8 19.
Qf4)) 17. Qxd4 gxh6 18. Qf4 (18. Qh4) 18... Nd5 19. Qxh6 f6 (19... Qxe5 20.
Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bg6+ Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qxf7#) 20. f4 Re7 (20... fxe5 21. Qg6+
Kf8 22. fxe5+) (20... Qg7 21. Qh5) 21. Ng6 Rh7 (21... Rg7 22. Qh8+ Kf7 23. Qf8#
) 22. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#1"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6k1/8/4b3/4Q3/7q/5B2/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Bh2+ 2. Kh1 Bg3+ 3. Kg1 Qh2+ 4. Kf1 Qxf2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#2"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6k1/8/6p1/3p4/3P2nq/4P1R1/3QN1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Qh1+ 2. Kf2 Qf1+ 3. Kxg3 Qf4+ 4. Kh3 Qh4# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#3"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/2b2pp1/7q/8/6b1/5N2/4BPP1/4QRK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Bxf3 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#4"]
[Black "Jettison"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5ppp/8/5q2/4n3/5N2/2Q2P1P/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Qg6+ 2. Kh1 (2. Kf1 Ng3+) 2... Ng3+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#5"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6pk/7q/5n2/5p2/5P2/4RRP1/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Ng3 2. Rf1 Qh1+ 3. Kf2 Qxf1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#6"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/6p1/8/5p2/2P2P2/6q1/2QB4/7K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Rf6 0-1

[Event "JWC2/pr3"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2012.02.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Halvax, Georg"]
[Black "Ivanova, Alina Dmitrievna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O
8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. h4 Bg4 11. Be2 Qc8 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Bxg4 Qxg4 14.
Qd5 Bd6 15. Qxb7 Qa4 16. Qb3 Qa6 17. a4 Rab8 18. Qa2 Rb7 19. h5 Rfb8 20. b4 h6
21. Qb3 Qc6 22. Rd5 a6 23. f3 Qe8 24. Rh4 Kh7 25. Ra5 Qe7 26. Rc4 f5 27. Rxa6
Qe8 28. Kb2 Qxh5 29. Bc5 Qh1 30. Bxd6 cxd6 31. Rxd6 Qxg2 32. Rc5 Qxf3 33. Rxe5
Qf4 34. Qe6 Rf8 35. Qg6+ Kh8 36. Re8 Qxd6 37. Qxd6 Rxe8 38. Qd5 Ra7 39. a5 Rf8
40. c4 f4 41. Qf3 g5 42. b5 g4 43. Qxg4 f3 44. Qd4+ Rg7 45. Qf2 Rg2 46. Qf1 Rg7
47. a6 f2 {Diagram [#]} 48. b6 (48. a7 Rxa7) 48... Rg1 49. Qxf2 Rxf2 50. b7 (
50. a7 Rg8 51. b7 (51. c5 Rf7 52. c6 Rxa7 53. bxa7 h5) 51... Rff8 52. c5 Ra8
53. bxa8=Q (53. c6 Rxa7) 53... Rxa8) 50... Rf8 51. c5 {Diagram [#]} h5 (51...
Rg7 52. c6 Rxb7+ 53. cxb7) (51... Rgg8 52. c6 Rb8 53. c7 h5 54. cxb8=Q Rxb8 55.
a7 (55. Ka3) 55... Rxb7+) 52. a7 Rgg8 53. c6 Ra8 (53... h4 54. c7 h3 55. b8=Q
h2 56. a8=Q) 54. c7 {Diagram [#]} Kg7 55. b8=Q h4 56. Kc3 h3 57. Kc4 Kf6 58.
Kb5 Kf5 59. Ka6 h2 (59... Kg4 60. Kb7) 60. c8=Q+ Rxc8 61. Qxh2 Rh8 62. Qf2+ Ke4
63. c4 Rac8 64. c5 Kd5 65. Kb7 {Diagram [#]} Rcf8 (65... Rxc5 66. a8=Q (66. Qf6
)) 66. Qc2 Rf7+ 67. Kb6 Rff8 68. c6 Rc8 69. Qf5+ Kd6 70. Qd7+ Ke5 71. Qxc8 {
Diagram [#]} (71. c7) 71... Rxc8 72. Kb7 Rh8 73. a8=Q Rxa8 74. Kxa8 {Diagram 
[#]} Kd6 75. Kb7 Ke7 76. c7 Kd7 77. c8=Q+ Ke7 78. Qc6 Kf7 79. Qh6 Ke7 80. Kc6
Kf7 81. Kd6 Kg8 82. Ke5 Kf7 83. Qh7+ Kf8 84. Ke6 Ke8 85. Qe7# 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.27"]
[WhiteTeam "USA"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 a6 8. Bb3
Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2 d5 13. Qe2 b5 14. Rd1 d4 15. Ng3
a5 16. Bb3 a4 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Nf5 a3 19. Qc2 axb2 20. Bxb2 dxc3 21. Bxc3 Qe8
22. Qb2 Rb8 23. Rac1 Kh7 24. a3 g6 25. Ne3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Nd7 27. Be1 Rb6 28.
Bg3 b4 29. a4 Ra6 30. Qb3 Rb6 31. d4 exd4 32. exd4 Na5 33. Qd5 c5 34. dxc5 Nf6
35. Qd8 Ra6 36. Qxe8 Rxe8 37. Rd6 Rc6 38. Ne5 Rxd6 39. cxd6 Nxe4 40. d7 Rd8 41.
Be1 f6 42. Rc8 Nb7 43. Rxd8 Nxd8 44. Bxb4 fxe5 {Diagram [#]} 45. a5 (45. Ba5)
45... Nf6 46. a6 Nxd7 47. a7 Nb6 48. Ba5 Na8 49. Bxd8 Kg7 50. Kf2 Kf7 51. Ke3
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Somov-Nasimovich, Evgeny"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b4/p6k/8/2R5/8/5P2/1r3N1K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[Source "ChessCafe/CB"]
[SourceDate "2003.10.29"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Kg3 $1 (1. Kg1 $2 {is erroneous in view of} Bb6 2. Rh5+ Kg6 3. Rh2 Rxf2 4.
Rxf2 a5 5. Kf1 Bxf2 6. Kxf2 a4 $19) 1... Rxf2 $1 (1... Bb6 {can be met with} 2.
Nd3 $1) 2. Rh5+ $1 Kg6 3. Rd5 Bb6 4. Rd6+ Kf5 5. Rxb6 Rxf3+ $1 6. Kg2 $3 (6.
Kxf3 axb6) 6... axb6 7. Kxf3 $11 {Due to the pretty tempo-loss on move six,
White has seized the opposition.} *

[Event "Aeroflot Open 2011 A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Black "Paikidze, Nazi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Paikidze, Nazi"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k4r/1p3pp1/pBn5/7P/1b1p4/6N1/qPQ2P1P/2KRR3 b - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]

{When most people think of a "best move," they often imagine a brilliant,
winning tactic. That is not always the case. Not every winning attack begins
with a check, piece sacrifice, or captures. Sometimes a quiet move can
unexpectedly create a deadly threat. Whether it prepares for a crushing attack,
or it is a prophlyaxis move, those kind of moves are the most difficult ones
to find. I personally find them to be the most rewarding. That is why the
following move came to mind when I was approached to write this article.    I
was invited to play one of the strongest Open tournaments: Aeroflot section A,
in Moscow, Russia. In this section, the requirement for players is at least
2550 FIDE rating points. But, the tournament also has a few spots for strong
female players. Luckily, in 2011, I was chosen. Being one of the few IM's in
the tournament (the rest were all GM's), it was the most challenging
competition I have ever participated in. I managed to draw many grandmasters
but I only beat one! This game was memorable not because it was the only full
point I got in this tournament, but because of how I managed to turn things
around in what looked like a lost position.    ( DIAGRAM HERE )    Currently,
white is up a rook and black does not seem to have enough compensation. 1...
Qa1+ does not look promising. After 2.Qb1 black's position is hopeless. Taking
a rook on e1 still leaves black down a piece 1...Bxe1 2.Rxe1 winning for white.
} 25... Kb8 $3 {The only move that saves the game and also creates an
unpleasant threat - Rc8. My opponent here was in severe time trouble and he
decided to repeat moves to win some time:} (25... Bxe1 $2 26. Rxe1 $18) (25...
Qa1+ 26. Qb1 $18) 26. Qb1 Qc4+ 27. Qc2 Qa2 {Here, naturally, my opponent
decided to keep playing. At the moment he was rook-up, and black's idea of Rc8
still does not look too dangerous.} 28. Ne4 Rc8 29. Nc5 {Blocking the c-file}
Bxc5 {Diagram î /\} 30. Qxc5 $4 {During the time pressure Daniele did not
manage to find the correct move} (30. Bxc5 {would have ended in a draw after}
Nb4 31. Bd6+ Ka7 32. Bc5+ ({But not} 32. Qxc8 $4 Qa1+ 33. Kd2 Qxb2+ 34. Qc2
Qxc2#) 32... Kb8 $11) 30... Qa1+ 31. Kd2 (31. Kc2 Nb4+ $19) 31... Qxb2+ 32. Qc2
Qxb6 33. Qf5 Qb2+ 34. Qc2 Qb4+ 35. Ke2 Ne5 36. Qe4 Qb5+ {White resigned.} 0-1

