[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM I"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "Benko, Pal"]
[PlyCount "17"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. Ne5 Qd7 3. Nxd7 Kd8 4. Nxf8 Bd7 5. Nxd7 Kc8 6. Nf6 Nd7 7. Nxg8 Kb8
8. Nf6 Rc8 9. Nxd7# {Diagram [#]} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM II"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Benko, Pal"]
[PlyCount "17"]

1. Nc3 e6 2. Nd5 Qe7 3. Nxe7 c6 4. Nxc8 Be7 5. Nxe7 Kf8 6. Nxc6 Ne7 7. Nxb8 Kg8
8. Nc6 Rf8 9. Nxe7# {Diagram [#]} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM III"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Benko, Pal"]
[PlyCount "19"]

1. Nc3 e6 2. Nd5 Ne7 3. Nxe7 a6 4. Nxc8 Ra7 5. Nxa7 Nc6 6. Nxc6 Bd6 7. Nxd8 O-O
8. Nxb7 Kh8 9. Nxd6 Rg8 10. Nxf7# {Diagram [#]} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM IV"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Benko, Pal"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. Nc3 e6 2. Nd5 Ne7 3. Nxe7 d6 4. Nc6 Bd7 5. Nxb8 c6 6. Nxd7 Qc7 7. Nxf8 O-O-O
8. Nxe6 Kb8 9. Nxd8 Ka8 10. Ne6 Rb8 11. Nxc7# {Diagram [#]} 1-0

[Event "World-ch17"]
[Site "The Hague/Moscow"]
[Date "1948.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C98"]
[Annotator "Keres / jh (edited)"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b2n1/1q3p1k/6pp/np2N3/2bBPN2/1pP4P/4QPP1/1B4K1 w - - 0 33"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "1948.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

33. Nexg6 $1 (33. Qg4 Nf6 34. Qg3 Nc6 $1 {Averbakh} (34... Nxe4 $6 35. Qe3 $36)
35. Nxc6 $8 {(Keres)} (35. Nexg6 Nxd4 36. Nf8+ Kh8 37. cxd4 Qa7 $44) ({jh:} 35.
Nfxg6 $145 $1 Nxd4 36. Nf8+ Kh8 37. cxd4 {with the difference (compared to 35.
Nexg6) being} Qa7 38. d5 Qa1 39. Nxf7#) 35... Qxc6 36. h4 Nxe4 37. Qf3 f5 38.
h5 g5 39. Ng6 $40) 33... fxg6 (33... Bxe2 $2 34. Nf8#) 34. Nxg6 $4 (34. Qg4 Qf7
(34... Ne7 35. e5 Bf7 36. h4 Nac6 $1 (36... Qc6 37. e6 Be8 38. h5 $18) 37. h5
Nxd4 38. hxg6+ Bxg6 39. Bxg6+ Nxg6 40. Qxg6+ Kh8 41. cxd4 $18 b2 (41... Qh7 42.
Qe8+) (41... Qb6 42. Ne6) (41... Bg5 42. Nd3 Qd5 (42... Qa8 $5 43. e6 b2 44.
Ne5 $1 Qa1+ 45. Kh2 Bf4+ 46. g3 Bxe5 47. e7 $18) 43. e6 Qxd4 44. e7 $1) (41...
Qg7 42. Qe8+) 42. Qxh6+ Kg8 43. Qg6+ Kh8 (43... Qg7 44. Qb1 $18 (44. Qe8+ Qf8
45. Qxb5 Qxf4 46. Qxb2)) 44. Ne6 (44. Qb1 $143 Qf7 45. Nd3 Qf5 $1) 44... Qh7
45. Qe8+ Qg8 46. Qxb5 Qxe6 47. Qxb2 $16) (34... Bf7 35. e5 Bg5 36. e6 Be8 (
36... Bxf4 37. Qxf4 $18) 37. Nxg6 Bxg6 38. Qf5 $1 Qg7 39. Qf7 $1 Qxf7 40. exf7
Bxb1 41. f8=N#) 35. e5 Ne7 36. e6 Qe8 37. Nh5 $18) 34... Kxg6 35. e5+ $2 (35.
Qg4+ Kf7 36. Qg7+ Ke8 {and the queen is not loose on b8}) (35. Qf3 $1 Be6 36.
Qf8 Kh7 $1 37. Qxd8 Nc6 38. Bf6 $1 (38. Qd5 Qd7 39. Qxb5 Nxd4 40. Qxd7+ Bxd7
41. cxd4 Ne7 $17) 38... Bf5 39. Qd6 (39. Qd5 $145 {wti Qxf5#} Bg6 40. Bd4 $13)
39... Bg6 40. f4 {error?} ({jh:} 40. Bh4 $145 $5 {saving the piece, wti f4-f5}
Na5 41. Qb4 (41. Qd1 b2 (41... Bxe4 42. Bd8 Nc4) 42. f4 Bxe4 43. Qe1 Bxb1 44.
Qxb1+ Kg7 45. Qxb2 $17) 41... Nc4) 40... Nxf6 41. Qxf6 {and White does not
appear to have "some attack for the piece," contra Keres (page 122).}) 35...
Kf7 36. Qh5+ Kf8 37. f4 (37. Bc5+ Be7 38. Qf5+ Ke8) 37... Bb6 38. Qf5+ Ke7 39.
Qh7+ Kd8 40. Bxb6+ Qxb6+ 41. Kh2 Qe3 42. Qf5 Nc6 0-1

[Event "Memorial M.Chigorin"]
[Site "St. Petersburg (Russia)"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Konstantin Zaivelevich Lerner"]
[Black "Alexey Dreev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 Nbd7 6. Bg5 a5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rae1 Nf8 12. Ne5 Ne6 13. f4 c5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
Nxd5 fxe5 16. dxe5 a4 17. Qc4 Nf8 18. Rd1 Bd7 19. f5 Bg5 20. Qe4 Kh8 {Diagram 
[#]} 21. h4 Bxh4 22. Rf3 Bc6 23. f6 Ng6 24. Qg4 Qxd5 25. Bxg6 Qxd1+ 26. Kh2 Rg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Basque System match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Parimarjan Negi"]
[Black "GM Hou Yifan"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B35"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 Re8 9. h4 Qa5 10. h5 Nxe4 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Qf3 d5 13. Bxd5 Nf6 {Diagram 
[#]} 14. Bb3 Bg4 15. Qg3 Rad8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Rh4 {Diagram [#]} Bh5 18. Ra4
Qf5 19. f3 e6 20. Qf2 Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. O-O-O d4 23. Bd2 g5 24. g4 Bxg4 25.
Rxa7 Rf8 26. Rg1 Qxf3 27. Qxf3 Bxf3 28. Bxg5 Rde8 29. Bf6 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Bxf6
31. Rf1 Bg5+ 32. Kb1 Bd5 33. Bxd5 cxd5 34. a4 Be3 35. Rd7 f5 36. a5 *

[Event "Basque Chess"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Hou Yifan"]
[Black "GM Parimarjan Negi"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. d4 dxc4 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbd2 b5 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. Bxa8 Qxd4 10. a4 Qa7 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. axb5 Bxg2 {Diagram [#]} 13. Qa4 (
13. Kxg2 Qb7+ 14. Nf3) 13... Qa8 14. Qxa6 Qxa6 15. bxa6 Ba8 {Diagram [#]} 16.
Ra4 Bd6 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4 Kd7 19. f3 Bd5 20. Ra4 Bc6 21. Ra5 Bb4 22. Rd1+
Ke7 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. Kf1 Bb5 25. a7 Bc5 26. Bf4 Nd5 27. Ra5 c6 28. Bd2 Rxa7 29.
Rxa7+ Bxa7 30. Ke1 Bc5 31. Ra1 Ne3 32. Rc1 Bb6 33. Bb4+ Kd7 34. b3 e5 35. Bc5
Bxc5 36. Rxc5 Kd6 37. Rc1 f5 38. Kd2 f4 39. gxf4 exf4 40. Rg1 g6 41. Rg5 Nf5
42. Rg4 Ke5 43. h4 Nd4 44. Rg5+ Kf6 45. b4 Nxe2 46. Ke1 Nc3 47. Rg2 Nd5 48. Rb2
Ne3 49. Rh2 Nc4 50. Ra2 Ne5 51. Kf2 Nd3+ 52. Kg2 Nxb4 53. Ra8 Nd5 54. Kh3 h5
55. Rd8 Ke7 56. Rg8 Kf7 57. Rd8 Be2 58. Kg2 Ne3+ 59. Kf2 Nd5 60. Ke1 Ne3 61.
Kf2 Nf5 62. Rd4 Ke6 63. Re4+ Kd6 64. Ke1 Ne3 65. Kf2 Nf5 66. Rb4 Nxh4 67. Rxf4
Nf5 68. Rb4 Ne7 69. Rd4+ Ke6 70. Re4+ Kd6 71. Rg4 Nd5 72. Rg1 Nb4 73. Rb1 c5
74. Rb3 Ke6 75. Rb1 Nc2 76. Rg1 Kf6 77. Rd1 Nd4 *

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.06"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Christian Jeitz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 e5 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. e5 c5 13. Nf3 Bb7 14. Be3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Bxe5 16. Bxc5 d6 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Rxe5 dxc5 19. Qf6 Nc8 20. Nd5 Qa5
21. Qh4 Kg7 22. Nf6 Qa6 23. Ne8+ Kh8 24. Qh6 Rg8 25. Re3 Rb7 {Diagram [#]} 26.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 27. Rh3# 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup (Women)"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Gulnar Mammadova"]
[Black "Nino Batsiashvili"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2
c5 9. c3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4 Nc6 12. b5 Na5 13. c4 Qd7 14. Nc3 Rae8 15.
Bd2 Bd8 16. Rb1 Nh5 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Rb2 Qg6 19. Kh1 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. g3
Rf7 22. Kg2 Ref8 23. Re3 Qh6 24. h4 Qg6 25. Qh1 Qh5 26. Qd1 Qg6 27. Qh1 Rf6 28.
Ne2 Qf7 29. Neg1 Bc7 30. Qh3 h6 31. h5 d5 32. exd5 exd5 33. cxd5 c4 34. Qg4
Qxd5 35. Rc2 Nb3 36. Qxc4 Qxc4 37. dxc4 Nc5 38. Nxe5 Bxe5 39. Rxe5 Nxa4 40. Nh3
Rf5 41. Rxf5 Rxf5 42. Ra2 Nc5 43. Rxa7 Rxh5 44. Ra8+ Kf7 45. Rc8 Ne6 46. Rb8
Rc5 47. Rxb7+ Kf6 48. Rb6 g5 49. Rc6 Rxc6 50. bxc6 Ke5 51. f4+ Kd6 52. Kf3 gxf4
53. Nxf4 Ng5+ 54. Kg4 Kxc6 55. Nd3 Ne4 56. Kf4 Nd2 57. g4 Kd6 58. Ne5 Kc5 59.
Ke3 Nb3 60. Kd3 Nc1+ 61. Kd2 Na2 62. Ke3 Nc3 63. Kd3 Nd1 {Diagram [#]} 64. Kd2
Nf2 (64... Nb2) 65. Nd3+ Kxc4 (65... Nxd3 66. Kxd3) 66. Nxf2 Kd4 67. Ke2 Ke5
68. Kf3 Kf6 69. Kf4 Kg6 70. Ne4 Kg7 71. Kf5 Kf7 72. Ng3 Kg7 73. Nh5+ Kf7 74.
Nf4 Kg7 75. Ke6 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.06"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Jakov Geller"]
[Black "Samuli Nieminen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2161"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bb4+ 6. c3 Ba5 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nbd2
Bc7 9. Ne1 Ne7 10. b4 O-O 11. a4 f6 12. f4 a5 13. b5 c5 14. Ndf3 Kh8 15. Be3 c4
16. Nd2 Qe8 17. g4 Bg6 18. Ng2 Bf7 19. Qe1 Bg8 20. Bd1 fxe5 21. fxe5 Rxf1+ 22.
Nxf1 Qf7 23. Ra2 Rf8 24. h4 Bd8 25. h5 Nc8 26. Nh2 Be7 27. Nf3 Qe8 28. Nf4 Bf7
29. Rh2 h6 30. Bc2 Bd8 31. Qd2 Ne7 32. Nh4 Kg8 {Diagram [#]} 33. Bb1 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Marco Baldauf"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. d5 Nd7 7. Bd3 Bh6 8. Bxh6
Nxh6 9. O-O f5 10. Qd2 f4 11. Ne1 Nf6 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bc2 g5 14. Ba4 g4 15. Nd3
Bxa4 16. Nxa4 Qd7 17. Nc3 Rg8 18. c5 Nf7 19. Rac1 gxf3 20. Rxf3 Ng5 21. Rff1
Qg4 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Kh1 Qh4 24. Qe1 Qh6 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. e5 Nh5 27. exd6+
Kf7 28. Nb5 Kg6 29. Kg1 Rae8 30. Qd2 f3 31. Qd3+ Kg7 32. Nd4 Kh8 33. Nxf3 {
Diagram [#]} Nh3+ 34. Kh1 Ng3+ 35. hxg3 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.06"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Richard Gerber"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2326"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. h4 Rfc8 13. h5 Qa5 14. hxg6 hxg6
15. a3 Rab8 16. Bd3 b5 17. Qg5 Qc7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qc5 20. f4 Rb7 21. Bxg6
b4 {Diagram [#]} 22. Rh7 bxc3 (22... fxg6 23. Qxg6) 23. Bxf7+ Kxh7 24. Rh1+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[Round "5.13"]
[White "Spartak Grigorian"]
[Black "Mats Persson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[BlackElo "2314"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]

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 b4 10. Na4 Nxe4 11. Be5 Nf6 12. Nc5 c3 13. bxc3 bxc3 14. O-O Nbd7 15.
Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Rc1 Be7 17. Rxc3 Nd5 18. Rb3 f6 19. Bg3 Qa5 20. Qc2 Kf7 21. Ne5+
fxe5 22. Bh5+ Kf8 23. Bxe5 Nf6 {Diagram [#]} 24. Rf3 Be8 (24... Qd8 25. Bxf6
Bxf6 26. Qg6) 25. Bxe8 Kxe8 (25... Rxe8 26. Qg6) 26. Qxc6+ Kf7 27. Qd7 1-0

[Event "tues night action 28"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blackwelder, David"]
[Black "Abdullah, Kareem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "1680"]
[BlackElo "1592"]
[Annotator "Alburt, Lev"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2017.01.02"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 {Diagram [#]} 4. c4 (4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h4 (5. Be2 e6
6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 d5 11. c5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc8
13. f4) 5... Bh3 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 O-O {Diagram [#]} 10.
Be3 d5) 4... Nb6 5. Nf3 (5. exd6 cxd6 (5... exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3) 6. Nc3 g6
7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. h3) (5. f4) 5... Bg4 6. exd6 cxd6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be2 {
Diagram [#]} N8d7 (8... e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O {Diagram [#]} 11. b3 (11. Be3
d5 (11... Nc6 12. d5 Bf6) 12. c5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc4) 11... d5 (11... Nc6 12. d5
Bf6) 12. c5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc8) (8... Nc6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ne5 11. Be2) 9.
Nc3 (9. b3) 9... e6 (9... Nxc4) (9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nxc4) 10. Bf4 (10. b3)
10... Bxf3 (10... d5 11. c5) 11. Bxf3 (11. gxf3) 11... Nxc4 {Diagram [#]} 12.
b3 (12. Qe2) 12... Qa5 (12... Na5) 13. Qd3 Ncb6 14. O-O {Diagram [#]} d5 15.
Nb5 Kd8 16. Rfc1 a6 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Rc8 19. a4 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Na8 21. Qc2
Ke8 22. Bxd5 {Diagram [#]} Qb6 (22... Qxd5 23. Qc8#) (22... exd5 23. Qe2+) 23.
Qc8+ Qd8 24. Bxb7 Nab6 25. Qc6 {Diagram [#]} a5 26. Bc7 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Romain Edouard"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Hess, Robert"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]

1. d4 {The first move comes as no surprise. Edouard, who also dabbles with 1.
e4 and 1. c4, was coming off a fine round nine win over the legendary Nigel
Short in a somewhat strange Nimzo-Indian. Yet his opening choice in this game
was likely inspired less by nostalgia than it was by caution.} (1. e4) (1. c4)
1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 {5. e3 is less ambitious, but
solid nonetheless.} (5. e3) 5... c5 $1 ({Nakamura was in a combative mood. Of
course,} 5... d5 {(as well as 5...h6) is a natural move, but it allows White
to play simply with} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 {and while the move 7...} c5 {creates
complications, they aren't the good kind from Black's perspective. Levon
Aronian easily handled Nakamura in their rapid game:} 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5
10. a3 $1 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 Qa4 14. Qxc3 {and the
ingenious exchange sacrifice eventually paid dividends in 1-0 Aronian,L (2792)
-Nakamura,H (2787) Leuven 2016}) (5... h6) 6. Rc1 ({Edouard opts for piece
over pawn play. Nakamura has a number of games in this variation, including a
draw in blitz against Magnus Carlsen:} 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. Rc1 h6 9. Bh4
Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. c5 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bb5 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 e5 15. O-O Bg4
16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. dxe5 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qxe5 19. b4 d4 20. Re1 Qd5 21. Qb3 Rfd8
22. Qxd5 Rxd5 {which eventually petered out into a split point in ½-½
Carlsen,M (2855)-Nakamura,H (2787) Leuven 2016}) 6... h6 7. Bh4 ({Trading the
bishop on f6 leads to no advantage, for} 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 {is no worse for Black,
whose lead in development is adequate opening compensation for slightly less
space.}) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. e3 $2 {[#] This error is quickly punished by
Nakamura, who mounts a fierce initiative.} ({Although} 9. cxd5 {aims to leave
Black with an isolated pawn after exd5, 9...} g5 $5 (9... exd5) 10. Bg3 Qxd5 {
provides Black activity at the cost of an airy kingside. This line is quite
rare, so it requires further testing before a set evaluation can be reached.
The logical continuation} 11. e3 {allows Black to snag the a2 pawn, a decision
that might rapidly turn scary as White finishes his development. When our king
is exposed we generally wish to keep our pieces close to the kingside, and
capturing the a-pawn further delays this process. The material imbalance,
practically speaking, favors the lower-rated player: his plan comes much more
naturally than does Black's. If Black doesn't scoop up the pawn, then even if
queens get traded White's structure is preferred because it is not
overextended. While substantial analysis is required, I imagine this is the
type of position that Nakamura would enjoy playing from both sides.}) 9... e5
10. Nf3 {Diagram [#]} ({No better was} 10. Nb3 g5 11. Bg3 Nc6 {which saw Anish
Giri nearly knock off Li Chao with Black at the 2016 Tal Memorial.}) 10... d4
$1 {For the price of just a pawn, Nakamura blasts open the center. Imagine
being White against one of the world's best, only to realize ten moves in that
your king will never find shelter.} 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 $6 ({When your king
is in danger but you are up material, offering a queen exchange is often wise.
Black will avoid swapping, but it can cost him some time.} 12. Qxd4 Qe7+ {
13. Be2 g5 continues the fight. If White had instead forced the issue with 13.
Qe3, Black is perfectly content shattering his opponent's pawn structure after
13...Qxe3+ 14. fxe3 Ne4. After the impending capture on c3, White is left with
three sets of isolated pawns, unless he tries to interrupt with 15. Be7. There,
still, Black is very active and White will be fortunate to maintain equality.}
({Checking with the rook should be our first consideration, but it must be
noted that now Black struggles to play g5. For instance after} 12... Re8+ 13.
Be2 Qe7 14. Qd2 g5 ({Other variations like} 14... Bg4 {are too slow. White
plays 15. a3 and the attack comes to a halt.} 15. a3) 15. Bxg5 {is possible,
and gives White a draw by repetition or sustained pressure, not to mention
three pawns for a minor piece. Considering what could have been, White
certainly is not unhappy entering a line like} hxg5 16. Qxg5+ Kh8 17. O-O) 13.
Be2 (13. Qe3 Qxe3+ 14. fxe3 Ne4 15. Be7) 13... g5) 12... Qb6 {This frees up d8
for the rook, forcing White's pieces into further disarray. It's already
unpleasant to choose a move, and Edouard picks the principled reply.} 13. Nf3 {
Inferior is 13. Nb3 not because pieces are better in the center but because
the queen's escape route along the d1-a4 diagonal is restricted. Additionally,
this knight hop incentives Black to consider a7-a5-a4, kicking it from its
temporary home. Meanwhile, 13. a3 invites a series of exchanges that favors
Black, because after 13...Rd8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. axb4 Rxd4 16. Qf3 Qxf3 17.
gxf3 Nc6, White can't keep the extra pawn.} (13. Nb3) (13. a3 Rd8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. axb4 Rxd4 16. Qf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Nc6) 13... Rd8 14. Qc2 {Again, the correct
choice by Edouard. Nakamura had a devious reply to 14. Qb3 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16.
Be2 Bf5 17.0-0, where it appears - at least during mental calculations - that
White's king has escaped! While the king has indeed found safer shores, the
queen has not: 17... Nc5! traps the queen, forcing White to give up material
to save her majesty.} (14. Qb3 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Be2 Bf5 17. O-O Nc5) 14... g5
15. Bg3 Nc6 16. Bd3 {Sadly, 16. Be2 runs into the obvious 16...g4 after which
White is crushed, this time due to the looming Nd4 hop.} (16. Be2 g4) 16... g4
17. Nh4 $1 {[#] This decision deserves praise, for many would fear placing a
knight on the rim. But 17. Nd2 invites 17...Qd4, with tremendous pressure down
the d-file. Even if White manages to avoid substantial material loss with a
move like 18. Nde4, trouble remains. I recommend setting the position up and
analyzing.} (17. Nd2 Qd4 18. Nde4) 17... Bf8 {The bishop has overstayed its
welcome on b4 and from f8 it protects h6, but it was capable of maintaining
the pin. Right idea, wrong execution. 17...Ba5! threatens the same Nb4 idea
while simultaneously keeping the e4 square available for Black's knight. The
plausible 18. Qb1 Qd4 19. Be2 Ne4 20.0-0 runs into 20...Nd2, forking queen and
rook. After 17...Ba5 18. a3 might be required, but that loosens the b3 square
for the Black knight.} (17... Ba5 18. Qb1 (18. a3) 18... Qd4 19. Be2 Ne4 20.
O-O Nd2) 18. Qb1 Re8+ {Forcing the king to scoot, because White would not be
able to withstand a pin.} 19. Kf1 Be6 20. h3 $2 {After such strong defense, it
is a shame that Edouard misstepped. This move understandably aims to open the
h-file for the impotent rook, but the repercussions are too severe. White had
the strong 20. Nf5, heading to e3. Sometimes the best defense is (temporary)
offense.} (20. Nf5) 20... Nh5 {21. Nf5 was again an option, but the inclusion
of the previous move has done White irreparable harm. There are landmines at
every turn, and just one fun example follows: 21...Nxg3+ 22. Nxg3 Ne5 23. Nd5
Bxd5 24. cxd5 Bc5 25. Ne4 Bxf2! 26. Nxf2 g3 27. Ne4 Nc4!! with devastating
effect.} 21. Ne4 (21. Nf5 Nxg3+ 22. Nxg3 Ne5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Bc5 25. Ne4
Bxf2 26. Nxf2 g3 27. Ne4 Nc4) 21... Nxg3+ {21...f5?! is the type of crazy move
that snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. There's just no need.} (21... f5
) 22. Nxg3 Rad8 23. hxg4 Ne5 24. Be2 {[#]} Bxg4 $6 {The resulting position
after 24...Nxg4 forces White to part with his bishop, 25. Bxg4 Bxg4. This is
good for Black, but an even better tactic was available to Nakamura, who had
the option of exploiting White's back rank with 24...Bxc4! 25. Rxc4 (25. Bxc4
does not pan out because after 25...Nxc4 26. Rxc4 Rd2 27. Rf4 Qxb2 the white
queen is lost due to the back rank mates) 25... Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Qxb2! and White
must sacrifice the bishop on f7 just to prolong the game, though Black's extra
material should prove decisive.} (24... Nxg4 25. Bxg4 Bxg4) (24... Bxc4 25.
Rxc4 (25. Bxc4 Nxc4 26. Rxc4 Rd2 27. Rf4 Qxb2) 25... Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Qxb2) 25.
Bxg4 $4 {I have to give this move two question marks because it hands Black
the game. Much more stubborn was 25. f3, after which a clear path to victory
is difficult to spot. Does it even exist?} (25. f3) 25... Nxg4 26. Qc2 {
26. Qf5 only delays the inevitable. For instance, 26...Qd4 27. Qf3 Nxf2! 28.
Qxf2 Qd1+!! 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ wins easily.} (26. Qf5 Qd4 27. Qf3 Nxf2 28. Qxf2
Qd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+) 26... Bb4 27. c5 {27. Nf3 didn't actually prevent Rd2,
cutting off the queen from f2.} (27. Nf3) 27... Qa6+ 28. Kg1 {[#]} Be1 {
Even more powerful was 28... Re1+, which rids White of his final back rank
defender. But at this point it hardly matters.} (28... Re1+) 29. Rh3 {29. Ne4
Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Bxf2 is mate.} (29. Ne4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Bxf2#) 29... Bxf2+ 30. Kh1
Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Bxe1 32. Nf3 Nf2+ 33. Kh2 Nxh3 34. Nxe1 Ng5 35. Qc3 Qg6 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Isle of Man"]
[Site "Isle of Man"]
[Date "2016.10.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Peterson, Macauley"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1p3np1/p1p2q1p/P7/1PPp2Q1/8/8/4R1K1 w - - 0 37"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]

{Materially black was fine, but Caruana forced off the queens allowing him to
quickly generate an outside passed pawn on the queenside.} 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Re6
$1 Qg5 39. Qxg5 Nxg5 40. Re7 {Fabiano won in 5 more moves and tied for first
place.} 1-0

[Event "Shamkir Chess"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Peterson, Macauley"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5kr1/1p2R3/p1bp1n2/b4Pp1/P2P2P1/1P3NK1/4R1P1/8 b - - 0 31"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]

{Caruana was 2½/3 to start Shamkir, and in this game coldly defended a sharp
attack from Rauf Mamedov, until opportunity struck:} 31... Bd8 $1 {Now White
cannot avoid the loss of an exchange.} 32. R7e6 Bd7 33. R6e3 Nd5 34. Re4 Nc3 {
He would add a 4th win in a row next game, but ultimately tie for first and
lose the tiebreak to Mamedyarov.} 0-1

[Event "chess.com Isle of Man International"]
[Site "Isle of Man"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Peterson, Macauley"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4q1k1/2p3p1/3p3p/p2Pr1n1/P1P5/5Q1P/4R1p1/4R1K1 w - - 0 28"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]

28. Qg4 (28. Qxg2 {Hou needed to eliminate this pawn after which the position
remains balanced, e.g.} Nxh3+ 29. Kh2 $11) 28... Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Qxe2 $1 30. Qxe2
Nxh3+ 31. Kh2 g1=Q+ 32. Kxh3 Kh7 {Fabiano converted the extra pawns in short
order.} 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "CCSCSL"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Chandra, Akshat"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Peterson, Macauley"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1R3pk1/4b1pp/r1p1p3/2P1Pn2/6NP/2r2PP1/1R3BK1 b - - 0 41"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]

{Chandra had been under pressure throughout, but finally reached the point of
no return with his last move 40.Rcb7} 41... Raa2 42. Nh1 {Ironically this was
the second time Raa2 forced the knight back to h1 in the game, from whence it
would not escape again.} Bxc4 43. Bxc4 Rxc4 {and Caruana converted smoothly to
secure his first U.S. Championship.} 0-1

[Event "chess24.com"]
[Site "chess24.com"]
[Date "2017.01.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[Annotator "Peterson, Macauley"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]
[WhiteClock "0:21:21"]
[BlackClock "0:07:15"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 e6 7. Ng3 c5 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 cxd4 11. O-O Bd7 12. a3 h6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. h3 g6 15.
b4 Bg7 16. Bf4 Ne7 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Ba4 19. Nf3 Nd5 20. Bd2 Bb5 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. a4 Bd7 23. c4 Rd3 24. b5 O-O 25. Re3 Rxe3 26. Bxe3 Ra8 27. Rd1 Be8 28.
Bc5 f5 29. exf6 Bxf6 30. Bd4 Be7 31. Re1 Bf7 32. Ne5 a6 33. c5 axb5 34. axb5
Be8 35. b6 Rd8 {Diagram [#] Caruana's Gibraltar Masters performance was marred
by a couple of early draws to weaker players and a sixth round loss to GM
Nigel Short which the latter called "an historic game", and saw Australian GM
David Smerdon dub him "the Federer of the chess world"!} 36. c6 $1 {The
breakthrough shakes loose the b-pawn.} bxc6 (36... Rxd4 {The rook is of course
taboo:} 37. c7 {and queens.}) 37. b7 {The pawn was soon forced home.} Rb8 38.
Rb1 c5 39. Nd7 Bxd7 40. Be5 Re8 41. b8=Q Rxb8 42. Rxb8+ Kf7 43. Rh8 h5 44. Rh7+
Kf8 45. Bd6 Bxd6 46. Rxd7 Be5 47. g3 c4 48. Kf1 c3 49. Ke2 Ke8 50. Rd1 Ke7 51.
Kd3 Bf6 52. Ra1 Kf7 53. Ra7+ Ke8 54. Ke4 Kd8 55. Ra4 Ke7 56. Rc4 Kd7 57. Kd3
Ke7 58. Rc7+ Ke8 59. g4 hxg4 60. hxg4 Be5 61. Rc5 Bf6 62. g5 Bg7 63. Rc8+ Kd7
64. Rg8 Bd4 65. f3 Be5 66. Rxg6 Kd6 67. Rg8 Ke7 68. Rc8 Bf4 69. Rc5 Bd2 70.
Rc7+ Kd6 71. g6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Peterson, Macauley"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qr1k1/ppp1nppb/3n3p/4N3/2pPPB2/2P3P1/P3Q1BP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 18"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]

{A key moment in the Candidates tournament. Caruana deployed a new opening
idea in the English and got an edge that set up the shot:} 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19.
Qh5 Nef5 {Anand returned the material to exchange queens.} 20. exf5 Qg5 21.
Qxg5+ hxg5 22. f6 {The knight on e5 is dominating and black has weak pawns and
a weak king. Anand soon went astray. Caruana was tied for the lead, but
unfortunately lost the final round to Karjakin.} 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "Olympia Conference Center"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B96"]
[Annotator "Peterson, Macauley"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O b5 13. g4 g5 14. h4 gxf4 15.
Be2 {Diagram [#]} b4 $5 {For 15 moves the players followed one of the most
extraordinary games of 2016 – Giri-MVL from the Norway Chess tournament.
Here Maxime was on his own and thought for 32 minutes before coming up with
15…Rg8!?, a move that in practical terms proved inspired, since it got Anish
out of his preparation. His first independent move of the game, 16.Rdg1,
proved to be essentially the losing blunder after 16…d5!. In London,
meanwhile, we perhaps got to see how the world’s best computer hardware
would treat the position.} (15... Rg8 16. Rdg1 d5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. Qh3 exd5 19.
Re1 Kf8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Bc5 22. Qf1 d4 23. Nb1 Ne4 24. Bf3 Nxf2 25. Bxa8
Ned3+ 26. Kd2 Nxe1 27. Qxf2 d3 28. Qxe1 Be3+ {Giri, Anish (2790) 0-1
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2788) 4th Norway Chess 2016}) 16. axb4 Ne5 17. Qxf4
Nexg4 18. Bxg4 e5 19. Qxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Qd8 {"The dizzying sequence after 15...
b4!? was blitzed out so fast you had to do a double take to realise White had
just given up his queen for two minor pieces." Hikaru was obviously expecting
21.Nc6 now, when Black is forced to give back the queen, and after 21…Bxg4
22.Nxd8 Bxd8 23.Rd2 the mutual sacrifices have led to an endgame with equal
material where both sides have their trumps.Instead, though, what followed was}
21. Nf5 $3 {when Nakamura spent 35 minutes confirming he was in deep trouble.
Caruana explained: 'I’d analysed this and the computer doesn’t show. The
problem is that the computer doesn’t understand that after Bxf5 Black is
pretty much just lost. It’s one of the saddest positions I’ve ever seen
for Black.' Caruana revealed that after his second Rustam Kasimdzhanov played
the move on the board against him in a training session it took almost no
analysis to realise how strong it was. So how had Nakamura missed it? Fabiano:
'It is possible to overlook if you’re not going deeply into the position and
you’re more or less making the computer’s first line. I think if he played
this over the board as White he’d play Nf5 very quickly. I think this is
just over-reliance on the computer.' The position was a minefield, and one
which neither player could navigate easily. For instance, after} Rb8 22. Nxf6+
Qxf6 23. Rxd6 (23. Nxd6+ $1 {was the move the computer was crying out for, when
} Kf8 {is met by the killer quiet move} 24. Bf5 $3 {illustrating just how
helpless Black is. Fabiano had missed that and instead went for 23.Rxd6, but
it was such an overwhelming position for White that there always seemed to be
a second (or even third) chance to play any idea.}) 23... Be6 24. Rhd1 O-O 25.
h5 Qg5+ 26. Be3 Qf6 27. Nxh6+ Kh8 28. Bf5 Qe7 29. b5 (29. Nxf7+ {was already
winning, but Fabiano saw some ghosts – and another attractive idea – and
instead played 29.b5.} Rxf7 30. Rxe6 Qxb4 31. Rh6+ Kg8 32. Rg1+ Rg7 (32... Kf8
33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. Rxb8 Qxb8 35. Bc5+ Kd8 36. Rg8+ Kc7 37. Rxb8 Kxb8 38. Bd6+ Kb7
39. h6) 33. Be6+ Kf8 34. Bc5+ Qxc5 35. Rh8+ Ke7 36. Rxg7+ Kd6 37. Rxb8) 29...
Qe8 (29... axb5 30. Nxf7+ Rxf7 31. Rxe6) (29... Rbe8 {would at least have
posed resistance} 30. b6 Qh4 31. Rg1 Qxh5 32. b7 $18) 30. Nxf7+ Rxf7 31. Rxe6
Qxb5 32. Rh6+ {Nakamura resigned, since a forced sequence wins back the queen
with an easily won ending. Caruana, Fabiano (2823) 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru (2779)
8th London Classic 2016} *

[Event "26TH ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN OPEN"]
[Site "Las Vegas, Nevada"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nguyen, Anh"]
[Black "Friedel, Joshua"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Friedel, Josh"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r2/2p4k/2bpq3/P1p2p2/2P2Pp1/R3P2p/2Q1B1PP/1R4K1 w - - 0 30"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "MonRoi"]

30. g3 {Diagram [#] White's king is extremely vulnerable, but how to break
through? On the queenside, of course!} Rxa5 $1 {Distracting the rook that
guards e3. If White refuses to capture it is hopeless, so he takes up the
gauntlet.} 31. Rxa5 Qxe3+ 32. Kf1 Bg2+ $1 {An extremely important move, and
one you need to have spotted before taking on a5.} (32... Be4 $2 33. Rb3 $1 {
and the tables are turned.}) 33. Ke1 Be4 34. Qc1 (34. Rb3 $2 Qg1+ {is the
point.}) 34... Qg1+ 35. Kd2 Qd4+ 36. Ke1 Bxb1 (36... Re8 {is even stronger
according to the silicon beast, but it is not necessary.}) 37. Qxb1 Qg1+ (37...
Qc3+ 38. Kf1 Qxa5 39. Bxg4 {is less clear than the game, though I'm sure Black
is still won with best play.}) 38. Bf1 Re8+ 39. Kd2 Qxh2+ {Simplest. Black
gives up the initiative for the moment in order to secure a kingside pawn
avalanche.} (39... Qf2+ {also wins, but you have to be precise.} 40. Kc3 Qd4+ (
40... Kg6 {also does the job, with the idea of taking on h2 next.}) 41. Kc2 Re3
42. Qa1 $1 {The only try.} Qe4+ 43. Kd2 Rf3 (43... Qf3 {wins as well.}) 44. Qe1
(44. Be2 Qe3+ 45. Kd1 Rxg3 $1 {is a nice shot.}) 44... Qd4+ 45. Kc2 Qf2+ {
and the ending will be an easy win.}) 40. Kc3 (40. Kd1 Re4 {is also hopeless.})
40... Qxg3+ {The rest is trivial.} 41. Bd3 Kg6 42. Ra1 Qxf4 43. Qb5 Re3 44. Rd1
h2 45. Qb8 Rxd3+ 0-1

[Event "26TH ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN OPEN"]
[Site "Las Vegas, Nevada"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Feng, Roland"]
[Black "Li, Ruifeng"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Friedel, Josh"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/pbq2ppp/2pb1n2/1p6/3NP1n1/2N5/PPQ1BPPP/R1BR2K1 w - - 0 15"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "MonRoi"]

15. h3 {Diagram [#] It's barely out of the opening and already Ruifeng smells
blood.} Bh2+ 16. Kf1 Nxf2 $1 17. Kxf2 {The attack looks promising, but how to
bring more pieces into it?} b4 $1 {By using the whole board, of course! Moves
like this can be the trickiest to find. Black brings the bishop into the game
with gain of time.} 18. Na4 (18. Nf5 {should have been tried, but after} g6 $1
19. Nh6+ Kh8 {White still has a whole lot of problems.}) 18... c5 19. Bf3 {
Not the best defense, but the position was already unenviable.} (19. Nxc5 Qxc5
$1 (19... Rac8 $1 {is also simple and strong.}) 20. Qxc5 Nxe4+ {leads to a
pawn up ending for Black.}) 19... Qg3+ 20. Kf1 cxd4 {Black is up material and
the attack keeps rolling. The rest was pretty easy.} 21. Rxd4 Ba6+ 22. Be2 Rac8
23. Bc4 Qc7 24. b3 Be5 25. Bb2 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxc4+ 27. bxc4 Qxc4+ 0-1

[Event "26TH ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN OPEN"]
[Site "Las Vegas, Nevada"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelashvili, Tamaz"]
[Black "Aldama, Dionisio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Friedel, Josh"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1nq2k1/3b1rbn/1ppp4/p2P2p1/P1P1NpP1/1P3P2/1B1QR2N/1B2R2K b - - 0 34"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "MonRoi"]

34... c5 {Diagram [#] White's position is obviously dominating, but how does
Gelashvili finish off his opponent?} 35. Nf1 $1 {Sometimes brute force is not
what's called for. He simply moves a useless piece and prepares to get his
rook into play.} Qf8 36. Rh2 {Black is completely helpless.} Bxb2 37. Qxb2 Qg7
38. Qxg7+ $1 {White can win in many ways, but I like the attitude of this move.
He knows that the ending will not make Black's life easier in any way.} Rxg7
39. Rh6 {One of many strong options.} Re7 40. Re2 {Another move I like,
bringing the rook to the h-file.} Ra7 41. Reh2 Be8 42. Rxh7 $1 {The last touch.
} Rxh7 43. Nf6+ Kg7 44. Nxe8+ Kf8 45. Rxh7 Rxh7+ 46. Bxh7 Kxe8 47. Nd2 1-0

[Event "Pan-Am Intercollegiate"]
[Site "Kenner USA"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Durarbayli, V."]
[Black "Popilski, G."]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Vasif Durarbayli"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]
[WhiteTeam "Webster University - B"]
[BlackTeam "University Of Texas - Dallas - A"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qe2 $5 Bd6 13. Bg5 O-O 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bd3 {î /\} f5 $2 (15... Bxh2+ $1 16. Kf1 (16. Kh1 Bf4 17. Qh5 f5
18. g4 Rd8 19. Nf3 Qc6 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Re7 Qf6 22. Rae1 b5 23. Nh4 Bd6 24.
Rxf7 Qxf7 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qxd8+ Bf8 27. Qd4+ Bg7 28. Qd8+ Bf8 $11) 16... Bf4
17. g3 Rd8 18. c3 Bh6 19. Qh5 Bg7 20. Bxh7+ Kf8 21. Rad1 b5 $1 {Diagram [#]} (
21... Bd7 22. Kg1 Rac8 23. Be4 Rb8 24. Bf3 b6 25. Kg2 f5 26. Qg5 $14 {1-0 (47)
Giri, A (2552) -Wiedenkeller,M (2434) Ohrid 2009}) 22. Qg4 Bb7 23. Nf5 Qc4+ 24.
Qxc4 bxc4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Be4 Rb8 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. Re2 $11)
16. Qh5 Be5 17. c3 Kh8 (17... Bf6 18. g4 $1 Kh8 19. gxf5 Rg8+ 20. Kh1 $16) 18.
Re3 Rg8 19. Rae1 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Qc6 $6 (20... Bd7 21. d5 $1 (21. Qxf7 $4 Rxg2+
$1 22. Kf1 Qxh2 $17) 21... Rg7 22. Qh4 Qd6 23. Re5 $16) 21. Bf1 Rg6 {î /\} 22.
d5 (22. Rh3 h6 23. Ree3 e5 24. Rxe5 Be6 25. Rd3 $16) 22... Qxd5 $2 (22... Qd6
23. b3 Bd7 (23... b5 24. dxe6 Bxe6 25. Rd3 Qc6 26. Qe2 $16) 24. dxe6 Bxe6 25.
Rd3 Qc6 26. g3 $16) 23. Rd1 Qa5 24. Qh4 $1 {Diagram [#]} *

[Event "2016 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess"]
[Site "Kenner Louisiana USA"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "STUKOPIN, ANDREY."]
[Black "GRABINSKY, AARON."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "Lawrence, Al"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]
[TimeControl "6000+640"]
[WhiteClock "0:57:09"]
[BlackClock "1:05:59"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 c5 8.
Ne5 Nd7 9. Bb5 Bd6 10. Qg4 Qf6 (10... Kf8) 11. Bg5 Qf5 12. Qxf5 exf5 13. O-O-O
Bxe5 14. Rhe1 O-O 15. dxe5 h6 16. Be7 Re8 {Diagram [#]} 17. e6 $1 fxe6 18. Bxc5
Rd8 19. Rxe6 a6 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Bd4 Kh7 (21... Nf6 22. Rxf6) 22. Re7 {Diagram 
[#]} 1-0

[Event "2016 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess"]
[Site "Kenner Louisiana USA"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "GOROVETS, ANDREY."]
[Black "ROBSON, RAY."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Lawrence,Al"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]
[TimeControl "6000+1915"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:37"]
[BlackClock "0:00:52"]

{Not many can claim the scalp of Webster's GM Ray Robson. Texas Tech IM Andrey
Gorovets has tried and failed. But this time, in round four, things went
Andrey's way, as Ray never got the compensation he was looking for out of the
Gruenfeld Defense..} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6.
cxd5 c5 7. dxc5 Nd7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxc5 10. Nge2 Qb6 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Nd4 Rac8
13. O-O Qb4 14. Be2 Na4 15. Rab1 Rfd8 16. Rfc1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qa5 18. Rxb7 Qxd5
19. Bf3 Qa5 20. Qb2 Be8 21. h3 Rd6 22. Rb8 Rxb8 23. Qxb8 Rd8 24. Qb2 Kg7 25.
Bc6 Qc7 {Diagram [#]} 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. c4 Qc5 28. Qd2 e5 29. Nb3 Qc6 30. c5
Rd8 31. Qc3 e4 32. Nd4 Qd5 33. c6 Qxa2 34. c7 Rc8 35. Qc5 Qb2 36. g3 Be7 37.
Qe5+ Bf6 38. Qc5 Be7 39. Qc6 Bd6 {Diagram [#]} 40. Rc2 {Diagram [#]} (40. Nb5
$18 Be5 41. Rd1) 40... Qb6 $18 (40... Qb1+ $11 41. Kg2 Rxc7 42. Qxd6 Rxc2 43.
Nxc2 Qxc2 44. Qd4+ Kg8 45. Qxa7 $11) 41. Qd7 {Diagram [#]} Rxc7 42. Ne6+ Kh6
43. Rxc7 Bxc7 44. Qxf7 {with the threat 45. Qf4 mate.} 1-0

[Event "2016 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess"]
[Site "Kenner Louisiana USA"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "GOROVETS, ANDREY."]
[Black "ROBSON, RAY."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Lawrence, Al"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]
[TimeControl "6000+1915"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:37"]
[BlackClock "0:00:52"]

{Not many can claim the scalp of Webster's GM Ray Robson. Texas Tech IM Andrey
Gorovets has tried and failed. But this time, in round four, things went
Andrey's way, as Ray never got the compensation he was looking for out of the
Gruenfeld Defense..} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6.
cxd5 c5 7. dxc5 Nd7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxc5 10. Nge2 Qb6 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Nd4 Rac8
13. O-O Qb4 14. Be2 Na4 15. Rab1 Rfd8 16. Rfc1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qa5 18. Rxb7 Qxd5
19. Bf3 Qa5 20. Qb2 Be8 21. h3 Rd6 22. Rb8 Rxb8 23. Qxb8 Rd8 24. Qb2 Kg7 25.
Bc6 Qc7 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. c4 Qc5 28. Qd2 e5 29. Nb3 Qc6 30. c5 Rd8 31. Qc3 e4
32. Nd4 Qd5 33. c6 Qxa2 34. c7 Rc8 35. Qc5 Qb2 36. g3 Be7 37. Qe5+ Bf6 38. Qc5
Be7 39. Qc6 Bd6 {Diagram [#]} 40. Rc2 (40. Nb5 $18 Be5 41. Rd1) 40... Qb6 $18 (
40... Qb1+ $11 41. Kg2 Rxc7 42. Qxd6 Rxc2 43. Nxc2 Qxc2 44. Qd4+ Kg8 45. Qxa7
$11) 41. Qd7 Rxc7 {Diagram [#]} 42. Ne6+ Kh6 43. Rxc7 Bxc7 44. Qxf7 {with the
threat 45. Qf4 mate.} 1-0

[Event "Pan-Am Intercollegiate"]
[Site "Kenner USA"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Durarbayli, V."]
[Black "Popilski, G."]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Durarbayli, Vasif"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.12.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.18"]
[WhiteTeam "Webster University - B"]
[BlackTeam "University Of Texas - Dallas - A"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qe2 $5 Bd6 13. Bg5 O-O 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bd3 {Diagram [#] î /\} f5 $2 (15... Bxh2+ $1 16. Kf1 (16. Kh1 Bf4
17. Qh5 f5 18. g4 Rd8 19. Nf3 Qc6 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Re7 Qf6 22. Rae1 b5 23. Nh4
Bd6 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qxd8+ Bf8 27. Qd4+ Bg7 28. Qd8+ Bf8 $11)
16... Bf4 17. g3 Rd8 18. c3 Bh6 19. Qh5 Bg7 20. Bxh7+ Kf8 21. Rad1 b5 $1 {
Diagram [#]} (21... Bd7 22. Kg1 Rac8 23. Be4 Rb8 24. Bf3 b6 25. Kg2 f5 26. Qg5
$14 {1-0 (47) Giri, A (2552) -Wiedenkeller,M (2434) Ohrid 2009}) 22. Qg4 Bb7
23. Nf5 Qc4+ 24. Qxc4 bxc4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Be4 Rb8 28. Bxb7
Rxb7 29. Re2 $11) 16. Qh5 Be5 17. c3 Kh8 (17... Bf6 18. g4 $1 Kh8 19. gxf5 Rg8+
20. Kh1 $16) 18. Re3 Rg8 19. Rae1 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Qc6 $6 (20... Bd7 21. d5 $1 (
21. Qxf7 $4 Rxg2+ $1 22. Kf1 Qxh2 $17) 21... Rg7 22. Qh4 Qd6 23. Re5 $16) 21.
Bf1 Rg6 {î /\} 22. d5 (22. Rh3 h6 23. Ree3 e5 24. Rxe5 Be6 25. Rd3 $16) 22...
Qxd5 $2 (22... Qd6 23. b3 Bd7 (23... b5 24. dxe6 Bxe6 25. Rd3 Qc6 26. Qe2 $16)
24. dxe6 Bxe6 25. Rd3 Qc6 26. g3 $16) 23. Rd1 Qa5 24. Qh4 $1 *

[Event "Buenos Aires ol (Men) f-A"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1939.09.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Isaias Pleci"]
[Black "Lucius Endzelins"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1939.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 {Diagram [#]} 4. Ngf3 (4. exd5) 4... dxe4 (4...
cxd4) (4... Nc6) (4... Nf6) 5. Nxe4 Nd7 (5... cxd4) (5... Nc6) 6. dxc5 Nxc5 7.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg5+ (8. Nfg5) 8... f6 9. O-O-O+ Ke8 (9... Kc7 10. Bf4+ Kc6 (
10... e5 11. Nxc5 exf4 12. Nd3 Bd6) 11. Nd4+ Kb6 12. Be3) 10. Bb5+ Kf7 (10...
Nd7) 11. Rd8 Be7 (11... fxg5 12. Ne5+ Ke7 13. Re8#) 12. Ne5+ fxe5 13. Nd6+ Kg6
(13... Bxd6 14. Be8+ Kf8 15. Bg6#) 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Rxh8 a6 16. Be2 (16. Be8+)
(16. Re8) 16... e4 17. f4 (17. Re8) (17. h4) 17... b5 18. Re8 Kf6 19. Rf8+ (19.
g4) 19... Kg6 20. h4 Bb7 21. h5+ Kh6 22. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#1"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/6kp/4p3/3n2K1/4N1PP/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... h4+ 2. Kh3 Nf2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#2"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/pk6/8/BKR5/1Pn5/2r5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... a4+ 2. Ka2 Ra1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#3"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4R3/8/8/8/1b4b1/4B3/5KBk/3r4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Be1+ 2. Kf1 Bg3# (2... Bh4#) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#4"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/k7/8/6b1/2b1BB2/3nNKR1/3r4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Ne4+ 2. Bxe4 Be1+ 3. Kg1 Bg3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#5"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b5/8/8/1k6/N7/1K6/1P3R2/2r5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Be6+ 2. Ka3 Ra1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "#6"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2b5/3n4/6k1/8/5BK1/6P1/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{Diagram [#]} 1... Ne4+ 2. Kh3 Nf2# 0-1

[Event "Gijon Gallego Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Gijon"]
[Date "2002.05.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gonzalez Pruneda, Arturo Jose"]
[Black "Alvarez Fernandez, Enrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2249"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. h4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 h6 10. Bb5 Qc7 11. f4 O-O-O 12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 a6 14. Bd3 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 Bc5 16. Ne2 Ne7 17. h5 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc6 19. O-O-O Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qc4
21. Qxc4+ dxc4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {Diagram [#]} 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ (23... Rg8 {Diagram 
[#]} 24. Rd4 g6 25. Rxc4+ Kd7 26. hxg6 (26. g5 hxg5 27. h6 (27. hxg6 Rxg6 28.
Kd2) 27... g4) 26... Rxg6 27. f5 Rg5 28. Rf4 h5 29. fxe6+ fxe6 30. gxh5 Rxh5
31. Re4 Kc6 32. c4 Kc5 {Diagram [#]}) 24. Kxd1 Kc7 25. Kd2 Kc6 26. c3 (26. Ke3
c3 27. b4) 26... Kd5 27. Ke3 a5 28. a4 b6 29. Kf3 {Diagram [#]} f5 (29... g6
30. g5 {Diagram [#]}) (29... Kc5 30. Ke4 b5 31. f5 (31. axb5 Kxb5 32. Kd4 {
Diagram [#]}) 31... bxa4 32. f6) (29... f6) 30. exf6 gxf6 31. g5 hxg5 32. fxg5
fxg5 33. h6 {Diagram [#]} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.03.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "For isolation"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Variant "illegal"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pp1/4p2p/4P2P/5PP1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

{Training}  *

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.20"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.20"]
[WhiteTeam "USA"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qc2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Be2 Bd7 13. b4 Bb6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15.
Rad1 Nd5 16. Qb3 Rxc3 17. Bxc3 Ba4 18. Qxa4 Nxc3 19. Qc2 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 Qb8 21.
Nf3 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Qa4 Qa1+ 25. Bf1 {Diagram [#]} Be7 26.
Qxa7 Bxb4 27. Qxb7 Qxa3 28. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saltsjobaden Interzonal"]
[Site "Saltsjobaden"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Pirc, Vasja"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1948.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bd2 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qe7 11. O-O-O e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. f4 e4
15. Be2 Rfd8 16. b4 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Qa4 a6 20. Bxf6 gxf6
21. Qd1 Qxd1+ 22. Kxd1 f5 23. c5 b5 24. Kd2 Kg7 25. Kc3 Kf6 26. Kd4 Ke6 27. Bd1
Bd5 28. g4 c6 29. g5 Bc4 30. a4 Bd5 {Diagram [#]} 31. h4 Bc4 32. h5 Bd5 33. h6
Ba2 34. Kc3 Bd5 35. a5 Kd7 36. Bh5 Ke7 37. g6 fxg6 38. Bxg6 Kf6 39. Bxh7 Be6
40. Kd4 Bd7 (40... Bf7 41. Bxf5) 41. Bg8 1-0

[Event "26th Continental Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jay Stallings"]
[Black "David Baran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Stallings, Jay"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/ppq2pp1/1n2p3/4P2b/2PN1QRP/8/PP2B3/R5K1 w - - 0 22"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Diagram [#]} 22. Rxg7+ (22. Rg5 Bg6 (22... Bxe2 23. Qf6 g6 24. Nxe6) 23. h5
Bf5 24. Nxf5 exf5 25. Qxf5) 22... Kxg7 23. Qf6+ Kh7 24. Bd3+ Bg6 25. Nxe6 fxe6
26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Qh5+ (27. Kh1 Rf5) 27... Kg8 28. Kh2 Rf7 (28... Rf2+) 29.
Rg1+ Rg7 (29... Kf8) 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ 1-0

