[Event "World-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2016.11.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[Annotator "Hartmann, John"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5b2/1b4k1/p3Bpp1/2p3P1/P1P5/1P2K3/3N4 b - - 0 45"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2017 Update 06"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.01"]

{Diagram [#]} 45... f4 (45... Be6 {Key idea seems to be (via Giri) to avoid
the two fortress-type setups with (a) Bg3/Ne3 or (b) Bd4/Nf2 by making a
productive waiting move here.} 46. Nf2 (46. Ne3 $2 f4) (46. Ke1 $2 f4) (46.
gxf5+ Kxf5 $1 {Giri} 47. Bd6 (47. Bg3 {Chirila, Chess Life Feb 2017}) 47... Bf7
48. Nf2 Bh5+ 49. Ke1 Bf3 50. Bg3 Be3 $19) (46. a4 {Giri} f4 47. Kf3 Bd7 48. Bd4
Bxa4 49. Nf2 Bxd4 50. cxd4 c3 51. bxc3 Bb5 $19) (46. Bd6 {Giri} f4 47. Kf3 Kf6
48. Bb8 Bd7 49. Bd6 Ba4 50. Nf2 Bxf2 51. Kxf2 Bd1 $19) (46. Kf3 {Lund} fxg4+
47. Ke2 Kf5 48. Bg3 Ke4 {and White cannot enact the d5/f5 blockade} 49. Nf2+
Kd5 {is similar to the main lines after 46.Nf2}) 46... Bd7 $1 {Giri (NIC
2016#8) and Chirila} (46... fxg4 47. Nd1 Kf5 48. Bg3 Ke4 49. Nf2+ Kf5 {Svi@ler
î chess24 summary show; now Black just has to improve position of pieces. A
sample line runs} (49... Kd5 {Lund} 50. Nd1 Kc6 $1 {"What is the difference
between this position and the one on move 45 if Black prematurely takes on g4?,
you might ask. The main reason is that the threat of invading the queenside
with ...Ka4-b3 is real now. Black is simply better prepared."} 51. Ne3 (51. a4
Kd5 $1 52. Bb8 (52. Nf2 Bd7 53. Nd1 Ke4 54. Nf2+ Kf5 55. Nd1 Bxa4 56. Ne3+ Ke4
57. Nxc4 $140 $2 Bb5 $19) 52... g3 53. Bxg3 Bg4+ 54. Ke1 Ke4 $19) (51. Nf2 Bf5
(51... Bc7 $2 52. Bxc7 Kxc7 53. Ne4 Bd5 54. Ng3 Kd6 55. Ke3 $11) 52. Nd1 Kb5
53. Ne3 Bd3+ 54. Kd2 Ka4 55. Nxg4 Kb3 56. Kc1 Bf5 $19) 51... Kb5 $1 52. Nf1 Bf5
53. Nd2 Bd3+ 54. Ke1 Ka4 55. Bh2 (55. Bf2 Bc7 $19) 55... Be3 56. Bg3 Bf4 $19)
50. Nd1 Bf7 {pass move to white} (50... Ke4 $145 51. Nf2+ Kd5 52. Kd2 Bd7) 51.
Ne3+ Ke4 52. Nd1 (52. Nxg4 $2 Bh5 $19) (52. Nf1 $145 $1) 52... Bg6 53. Nf2+ Kd5
{transfer light-squared bishop to f3 and "the game is effectively over as
White will just run out of squares"}) 47. Bd4 (47. Nd1 f4 48. Kf3 Ba4 49. Ke2
f3+ 50. Ke1 Bxd1 51. Kxd1 a4) (47. gxf5+ Kxf5 $1 {and here Chirila continues}
48. Bd4 Bc7 49. Nd1 Ke4 50. Nf2+ Kf4 51. Be3+ Kf5 52. Nd1 g4 $19) 47... Bc7 $1
{"and there is no longer any hope of setting up a blockade to stop the g-pawn.
Not to mention that ...Bf4-Bc1 idea."}) (45... fxg4 $2 46. Ne3 {and the White
knight controls / attacks too many squares. Giri gives} Be6 47. Bg3 Kf6 48. Kd2
Bc5 49. Ke2 Ke7 50. Kf2 Kd7 51. Ke2 Kc6 52. Kd2 Kb5 53. Nc2 Ka4 54. Nd4 Bxd4
55. cxd4 Kb3 56. d5 Bxd5 57. Be5 g3 58. Ke1 $1 $11) 46. Bd4 Bc7 47. Nf2 Be6 48.
Kf3 Bd5+ 49. Ke2 Bg2 50. Kd2 Kf7 51. Kc2 Bd5 52. Kd2 Bd8 53. Kc2 Ke6 54. Kd2
Kd7 55. Kc2 Kc6 56. Kd2 Kb5 57. Kc1 Ka4 58. Kc2 Bf7 59. Kc1 Bg6 60. Kd2 Kb3 61.
Kc1 Bd3 62. Nh3 Ka2 63. Bc5 Be2 64. Nf2 Bf3 65. Kc2 Bc6 66. Bd4 Bd7 67. Bc5 Bc7
68. Bd4 Be6 69. Bc5 f3 70. Be3 Bd7 71. Kc1 Bc8 72. Kc2 Bd7 73. Kc1 Bf4 74. Bxf4
gxf4 75. Kc2 Be6 76. Kc1 Bc8 77. Kc2 Be6 78. Kc1 Kb3 79. Kb1 Ka4 80. Kc2 Kb5
81. Kd2 Kc6 82. Ke1 Kd5 83. Kf1 Ke5 84. Kg1 Kf6 85. Ne4+ Kg6 86. Kf2 Bxg4 87.
Nd2 Be6 88. Kxf3 Kf5 89. a4 Bd5+ 90. Kf2 Kg4 91. Nf1 Kg5 92. Nd2 Kf5 93. Ke2
Kg4 94. Kf2 {Sources: Chirila: Chess Life, February 2017 Giri: New in Chess,
2016 #8 Lund: http://silasesbenlund.com/2017/02/
position-from-the-carlsen-karjakin-wcc-match/ Svidler: https://youtu.be/
laH8U0hu2UM?t=28m50s} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Day in Ostankino"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.08.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikhail Osipov"]
[Black "Yury Averbakh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bc4 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd2 Re8 12. Bf4 d5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Bd3 Qb6
15. b3 Rac8 16. Ne2 Bc5 17. Rf1 e5 18. Bg5 e4 {[#]} 19. Bxf6 exd3 20. Qxd3 gxf6
21. Qf3 Bf8 22. Qxf6 Bg7 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Rac1 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "Maroczy Memorial"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1961.10.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arthur Bisguier"]
[Black "Mark Taimanov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bf4 d6 6. h3 Nfd7 7. Qd2 Re8 8. Bh6
Bh8 9. e4 c5 10. d5 Na6 11. Bd3 Nc7 12. O-O a6 13. a4 e5 14. Nh2 Bg7 15. Ng4
Bxh6 16. Nxh6+ Kg7 17. f4 Kxh6 18. fxe5+ Qg5 19. Rf4 Rxe5 20. h4 Qd8 21. Rxf7+
g5 22. Raf1 Ne8 23. Ne2 Kg6 24. R7f5 h6 25. hxg5 hxg5 {[#]} 26. Nf4+ gxf4 27.
Qxf4 Nef6 28. Be2 Qe7 29. Qg5+ Kh7 30. Qh4+ Kg8 31. Rxf6 Nxf6 32. Rxf6 Qg7 33.
Rxd6 Bf5 34. exf5 Rxe2 35. Rg6 Rae8 36. Qg5 Qxg6 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. f6 Rxg2+ 39.
Kxg2 Rg8 40. Qxg8+ Kxg8 41. d6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Baadur Jobava"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Bc2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 O-O 8. O-O
Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1 Rc8 12. a3 b5 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Nb3 Na5 15.
Nxa5 Qxa5 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Bg5 Rfe8 18. Qd2 a5 19. Bh6 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. e5
Nd5 22. Be4 e6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nh2 Ne7 25. Ng4 Ng8 26. Re3 dxe5 27. dxe5 Bc6
28. Bxc6 Rxc6 29. Rf3 Rd8 30. Qf4 Qc7 31. Nf6 Rc4 32. Qe3 Rcd4 {[#]} 33. Qxd4
Rxd4 34. Ne8+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. c4 O-O 8.
Nc2 d6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. b3 Qd7 11. Bb2 Bh3 12. Ne3 Rfd8 13. Qb1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e6
15. Rd1 a6 16. Rd2 Ne5 17. f3 b5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 bxc4 20. bxc4 Rab8 21.
Rad1 f5 22. Qf4 {[#]} g5 23. Qxe5 (23. Qxg5 Rxb2) (23. Qd4 Ng4) 23... Bxe5 24.
Bxe5 Qa7 25. Bd4 Qe7 26. Bb2 Rbc8 27. Ba3 f4 28. Ng4 h5 29. Nf2 Rxc4 30. Bxd6
Qh7 31. g4 Kf7 32. gxh5 Rc2 33. Ne4 Rxd2 34. Nxg5+ Kg8 35. Rxd2 Qg7 36. h4 Qc3
37. Bb4 Qxd2 38. Bxd2 Rxd2 39. a4 Rxe2+ 40. Kh3 Kg7 41. Kg4 e5 42. Ne4 Re3 43.
Nc5 a5 44. Nb7 Rc3 45. Nxa5 Kf6 46. h6 Rc1 47. Nb7 Rg1+ 48. Kh5 Kf7 49. a5 Kg8
50. Nc5 Rg3 51. Nd7 Rxf3 52. Nxe5 Re3 53. Ng4 Rg3 54. a6 Ra3 55. Kg5 Ra4 56.
Ne5 Kh7 57. a7 Rxa7 58. Kxf4 Kxh6 59. Kf5 Kh5 60. Kf4 Kxh4 61. Nf3+ Kh5 62. Ne5
Ra8 63. Kf5 Rf8+ 64. Ke4 Kg5 65. Nf3+ Kg4 66. Ne5+ Kg3 67. Kd5 Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Alexandr Hilario Takeda dos Sa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "229"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. O-O Bb5 12. Bxb5+ Qxb5 13. Nbd2 Be7 14. Rae1
Rc8 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Qb1 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 O-O 18. Re3 g6 19. Bf4 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Bf8
21. h4 Nh5 22. Bg5 Bg7 23. g4 Nf6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. g5 Bg7 26. f4 Qd7 27. Nf3
b5 28. b4 a5 29. bxa5 Qc7 30. Ne5 Qxa5 31. Qb3 Rc7 32. Rf1 Rec8 33. Rff3 Qa4
34. Qxa4 bxa4 35. Kf1 Rb8 36. Ng4 Rb1+ 37. Re1 Rb2 38. Re2 a3 39. Rd3 Rcb7 40.
Rd1 Kf8 41. Ke1 Ke7 42. Nf2 Rxe2+ 43. Kxe2 Rb2+ 44. Rd2 Rb1 45. Rd1 Rb2+ 46.
Rd2 h6 47. Nd3 Rb8 48. Rd1 f6 49. Rg1 Kf7 50. Kd2 hxg5 51. hxg5 Rh8 52. Kc2 Rh3
53. gxf6 Kxf6 54. Ne5 Kf5 55. Nxg6 Bf6 56. Rg2 Bd8 57. Ne5 Kxf4 58. Rf2+ Ke4
59. Re2+ Kf5 60. Nc6 Bg5 61. Re5+ Kf6 62. Nd8 Re3 63. Rxe3 Bxe3 64. Nc6 Kf5 65.
Kb3 Bc1 66. Nb4 Ke4 67. Na6 Kf5 68. Nc5 Bd2 69. Nd3 Ke4 70. Kc2 Bh6 71. Nc5+
Kf5 72. Nd7 Bf4 73. Kb3 Bd2 74. Ne5 Ke4 75. Nc6 Kd3 76. Nb4+ Ke4 77. Nc2 Kd3
78. Nb4+ Ke4 79. Kc2 Bh6 80. Nc6 Bf4 81. Kb3 Bd2 82. Na7 e5 83. dxe5 Kxe5 84.
Nb5 Ke4 85. Kxa3 Bg5 86. Kb3 Ke5 87. a4 Ke6 88. Kb4 Be7+ 89. Ka5 Bd8+ 90. Ka6
Kd7 91. a5 Kc8 92. Nd4 Bh4 93. Kb6 Bd8+ 94. Kb5 Kb7 95. a6+ Ka8 96. Ne6 Bh4 97.
Nc7+ Ka7 98. Nxd5 Bf2 99. c4 Bg1 100. Nb4 Bf2 101. Nc6+ Ka8 102. Ne7 Ka7 103.
Nc8+ Kb8 104. Nd6 Ka7 105. Ne4 Be3 106. c5 Bd4 107. c6 Be5 108. Nc5 Bg3 109.
Ne4 Bh2 110. Nc3 Bg3 111. Nd5 Kb8 112. Kc5 Kc8 {[#]} 113. a7 Bf2+ 114. Kd6 Bxa7
115. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B98"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O g5 11. fxg5 hxg5 12. Bg3 Qc7 13. Bb5 g4 14. Qe2 e5
15. Nf5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qc6 17. Nbxd6+ Bxd6 18. Nxd6+ Kf8 19. a3 Ne8 20. Nf5 Ra4
21. Be1 Ndf6 22. Ng3 Nxe4 23. Rd8 Be6 24. Bb4+ Rxb4 25. axb4 Nxg3 26. Qxe5 Ke7
27. Rhd1 Rxh2 28. b5 Ne2+ 29. Kb1 Qc4 {[#]} 30. Rxe8+ (30. Qxh2 Qa2#) 30...
Kxe8 31. Qb8+ Bc8 (31... Ke7 32. Qd8#) 32. Qxh2 Nc3+ 33. bxc3 Qxb5+ 34. Kc1
Qg5+ 35. Rd2 Qa5 36. Rd4 Qg5+ 37. Kd1 Qf6 38. Qc7 Qf1+ 39. Kd2 Qxg2+ 40. Kc1
Qf1+ 41. Rd1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bator Sambuev"]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Be7 9. e4 Na5 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Qe2 b5 12. Rad1 Bb7 13. Ne5 a6 14. g4 Ne8 15. d5
exd5 16. Nxd5 Nd6 17. g5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 c6 19. Rdd1 Qc7 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qh6 Nxe4
22. Nd7 Nd6 {[#]} 23. Bh3 Rfd8 24. Rd4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2
Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. h4 Nde5 11. g5 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 O-O 14. O-O-O b5
15. f4 Nc4 16. Kb1 e5 17. Qd3 exf4 18. Bxf4 Re8 19. Qg3 Qa5 20. Bc1 b4 21. Ne2
Rab8 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. h5 Qe5 24. Bf4 Qc5 25. Rhf1 Rec8 26. Rf2 a5 27. Bc1 a4 28.
g6 fxg6 29. hxg6 h5 {[#]} 30. Bh3 Bxh3 (30... Na3+ 31. Ka1 Bf6 32. Rxf6) 31.
Qxh3 Qe5 32. Rf5 Qxe4 33. Rxh5 Na3+ 34. Ka1 1-0

[Event "chess.com"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jacksup13"]
[Black "nestor1949"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B86"]
[WhiteElo "1671"]
[BlackElo "1886"]
[Annotator "Alburt, Lev"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.09.08"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Bb3 b5 10. a3 Re8 {Diagram [#]} 11. Bg5 Nbd7 (11... Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Nxc3
13. Bxd8 Nxd1 14. Bc7 Nxb2 15. Rab1) 12. f4 (12. Nc6 -- 13. Nxe7+) (12. Qd2)
12... h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 (13... Nxe4) 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nh7 {Diagram [#]} 16.
Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qh5 (17. Qg4 Qg5) 17... Qc5 (17... Qg5) 18. Rad1 f6 19. Kh1 Ng5 {
Diagram [#]} (19... Bd5 20. Nxe6) 20. Nxe6 (20. Nf5 Nf8) (20. h4) 20... Nxe6 {
Diagram [#]} (20... Kh8 21. Rxd7 Qc6) (20... Nf8) 21. Rxd7 (21. Bxe6+) (21.
Bxe6+ Rxe6 22. Rxd7 Re7) 21... Bxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Qc6+ 23. Rd5 (23. Bd5) 23... Nf4+
24. Kf1 Kf8 {Diagram [#]} (24... Nxh5 25. Rd6+ (25. Rc5+ Qe6) 25... Qc4+ 26.
Bxc4+ bxc4) 25. Qf3 (25. Qf5) 25... g5 26. Rd3 Qxf3+ (26... Qc8) 27. Rxf3 Rxe5
28. Rxe5 fxe5 {Diagram [#]} 29. Nd5 Kg7 (29... e4 30. Rf2 Rd8 31. Nxf4 Rd1+) (
29... e4 30. Re3) 30. Nxf4 (30. Re3) (30. Rc3) 30... exf4 31. Bd5 (31. Rd3)
31... Rd8 32. c4 a5 33. Rd3 bxc4 (33... g4 34. c5) 34. Bxc4 Rxd3 35. Bxd3 {
Diagram [#]} Kf6 (35... a4 36. Bc2) 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Ke5 38. b5 h5 39. Bg6
(39. b6 Kd6 40. Bb5) 39... h4 40. h3 Kd5 41. Bd3 Kc5 42. Kf2 g4 43. hxg4 h3 44.
Kg1 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Isle of Man International"]
[Site "Douglas ENG"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "3.28"]
[White "James Tarjan"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Hess, Robert"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]

{"Isle of Tarjan" Beating a grandmaster is extremely difficult, particularly
with the black pieces. In round three of the Chess.com Isle of Man
International, two anything-but-ordinary competitors met across the board. As
a former world champion, Vladimir Kramnik needs no introduction to the chess
public. James Tarjan, on the other hand, disappeared from the chess world for
three decades to become a librarian. An interesting question arises: what
psychological burden is placed on a player attempting to qualify for the
Candidates' by rating when he faces a former Olympian gold medalist whose
rating belies his experience and strength? With expectations to win - and a
hefty ELO cost for not doing so - the task becomes more cumbersome.} 1. c4 Nf6
2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 {Keeping in mind that Kramnik quite desperately
needed a victory in this game, Tarjan's solidity feels like the correct choice.
} Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. d3 {Tarjan opts for an extra solid
setup, giving his c4 pawn an additional protector.} ({Judging by his postgame
interview, Tarjan maintained a cautious mindset for the game. There was
nothing wrong with the standard} 8. d4 O-O 9. Nbd2) 8... O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 {
This inconspicuous move suddenly makes White's progress difficult.} (9... e5 {
would have played into White's hands. Now} 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 ({Perhaps
stronger is} 11. Nh4 {to delay pushing the g-pawn.}) 11... Bg6 12. Nh4 {
snags the bishop. Of course, here the tradeoff is an exposed kingside.}) 10. h3
Bh5 11. Re1 ({It is important to note that due to an intermezzo, White is
unable to go after the bishop.} 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 Nxg4 13. Nxg6 {leaves White
a full pawn down after either 13...Nh6 or the more creative 13...Nh2, since
the knight on g6 is trapped.} Nh6 (13... Nh2)) 11... a5 12. a3 {[#]} e5 ({
Another option is} 12... Qb6 {Black's main intention is to prevent e2-e4,
which fails in the current position:} 13. e4 ({Black has no issue with} 13. d4
{because White wants to be able to recapture on e4 with the d-pawn.}) 13...
dxe4 14. dxe4 (14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. dxe4 Bxg3 {remains an issue for White.} 16.
Bd4 c5 17. Bxg7 Bf4 $1 {with an enormous advantage for Black.}) 14... Bxg3 15.
Bd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd1 17. fxg3 e5 {is a necessary touch that leaves Black a
pawn ahead.}) 13. cxd5 cxd5 {While Tarjan has given Black a big center, these
positions don't always adhere to the classical notion that you must directly
control the center. White's double fianchetto pressures the pawns and black
often finds it hard to push either one, as d4 will weaken the c4 and e4
squares, while the e4 push vacates the d4 square and lengthens white's
dark-squared bishop. What follows is a series of maneuvers for Kramnik aimed
at optimizing his pieces for the e4 advance, while Tarjan must prepare for the
day it will come.} ({Here} 13... Nxd5 {makes little sense, for it frees up the
c4 and e4 squares for the knight.}) 14. Nh4 ({An important line to consider is
} 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nh4 Nc5 {where Black, temporarily, stands well. The
complication lies with the fact that in the long run, the bishop pair will be
powerful. Black currently has a fine structure, but the path forward is
difficult. What are Black's next few moves? What is the plan? For instance,
the plausible variation} 16. Rc1 Ne6 {(both 16...Ra6 and 16...Qe7 deserve
serious attention)} (16... Ra6) (16... Qe7) 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. e3 Qe7 {is
unclear. The engines will prefer Black for the time being, but the scope of
the white bishops keeps the center under fire. Any imprudent move can cause
Black to lose the thread. White, meanwhile, has less space and targetable
pawns. It is not evident how either side breaks through to obtain more than a
symbolic advantage.}) 14... Nc5 15. Qc2 ({Rerouting the knight with} 15. Nf1 {
would have initiated action as Black can no longer sit idly and maneuver.} e4 {
is a very worrisome move to make, opening the bishop on the long diagonal and
settling for an isolani. Tactical attempts don't fully equalize.} 16. dxe4
Ncxe4 ({Recapturing with the pawn both leaves it as a future liability and
allows White a quick initiative.} 16... dxe4 17. Nf5) 17. Nf5 Bc5 18. N1e3 Nxf2
{(Black can instead retreat with 18...Bg6, but White then continues logically
with 19. Bd4. Despite the current equality, the structural advantages are in
White's favor.)} (18... Bg6 19. Bd4) 19. Kxf2 Rxe3 20. Nxe3 Qb6 21. Bf3 Bxe3+
22. Kg2 {and Black has compensation but stands worse.}) 15... Ne6 16. Rac1 Nd4
17. Qd1 ({Handing Black the bishop pair with} 17. Bxd4 exd4 {would not be wise
here. The doubled pawns are not that easy to get to and White will be tied
down to the defense of his dark squares and vulnerable pawns.}) 17... Nb5 18.
Nb1 {[#] Sticking to his bend-but-don't-break strategy, Tarjan accepts
passivity.} ({Along with 18. g4,} 18. a4 {also is tempting. The issue remains
that weak squares are left behind. While g4 may be met with a piece sacrifice,
a4 hands Black the b4 square. However, there are immediately some problems to
resolve: if Black plays Nd4, White can capture and play Ndf3. If Black
retreats his knight, White similarly plays Ndf3 and aims to improve his piece
placement. It is completely understandable that Tarjan did not want to give
his esteemed opponent any tangible edge, so he continued to play reactionary
chess.} Nd4) (18. g4) 18... Qd7 19. Kh2 {Played to maintain the status quo. Of
course White could have chosen to play a4 and return his knight into the game,
but instead he stood his ground and forced Kramnik to overpower him.} ({
Kramnik inches forward, preventing} 19. g4 {because of the straightforward
attack starting with} Nxg4 20. hxg4 Qxg4 {Even if White were able to survive -
which is unlikely - the margin of error is exceptionally small. Thus, without
being able to fully wade through all of the calculations, Tarjan prefers to
keep the calm.}) (19. a4) 19... Ra6 20. Nf3 e4 21. dxe4 Nxe4 {[#]} 22. Rf1 ({
Inferior is} 22. Kg1 {which runs right into the crossfire.} Bc5 23. Nd4 (23. e3
Rg6) 23... Rc6 $1) {Kramnik is out of useful moves in the position that
maintain the tension. Thus, he decides to retreat.} 22... Bb8 23. Nc3 {After
this move, Black obtains a legitimate advantage.} ({It was necessary to push
forward with} 23. a4 {Sacrifices on the kingside are always in the air but
should not pan out. This particular line is spectacular:} Nxf2 ({Retreating
with} 23... Na7 24. Nc3 Nxf2 25. Qxd5 {is good for White.}) 24. Rxf2 Bxg3+ 25.
Kxg3 Qd6+ 26. Ne5 Rxe5 {[#]} 27. Kh2 $3 {Can you blame anyone for overlooking
this amazing, saving, only move that wins the game?}) 23... Nbxc3 ({Now the
knight sacrifice leads to rook and two pawns versus two minors.} 23... Nxf2 24.
Rxf2 Bxg3+ 25. Kg1 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 {is difficult to evaluate.
Practically speaking, Black has the advantage for the imminent future. However,
if White is able to consolidate, the minor pieces will turn the tide.}) 24.
Bxc3 Rae6 25. Be1 {Defending the kingside.} ({Getting greedy loses:} 25. Bxa5
$2 Nxf2 26. Rxf2 Bxg3+ 27. Kg1 Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Qe7 {and White has no way to
defend e2, since} 29. Rc2 {fails to} Bg6 {since the rook is overloaded
protecting e2 and preventing Qc5+.}) 25... h6 26. Rc2 Ba7 27. Qc1 Bb6 28. e3
Qb5 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. exd4 {Black has achieved a strategically commanding
position. But just when Kramnik transitions from a purely spatial edge to a
positional one, he errs.[#]} Bf3 $2 {Both 30...Be2 and 30...b6 left Kramnik
well ahead. His blunder is understandable; if he were able to get away with a
bishop trade, he'd enter a structurally winning position with dominant knight
against a weak bishop. Unfortunately for him, he overlooked that his piece can
simply be captured. If Kramnik had instead played patiently, he likely would
have reeled in the full point.} (30... Be2) (30... b6) 31. Bxf3 Nxg3 ({
Mistakes often come in pairs. The former world champion must have been so
disappointed in himself for missing an 'obvious' response that he had already
mentally resigned. If he had kept his composure, he of course would have seen
the following variation, which appears to be a draw.} 31... Qxf1 32. Be2 Nxg3
33. Bxf1 Nxf1+ 34. Kg2 Rxe1 {[#]} 35. Qb2 (35. Qf4 {is an attempt to be worse,
not better. After 35...R8e6 the white king is in danger.}) 35... R8e6 36. Rc8+
Kh7 37. Rc1 Rg6+ 38. Kh1 Ng3+ 39. Kh2 Nf1+) 32. fxg3 Qxf1 33. Bf2 {An only
move, but as Tarjan has coordinated, he's completely winning. The rest
requires no commentary.} Qd3 34. Rc3 Qf5 35. Kg2 Rf6 36. Qc2 Qd7 37. g4 Rc6 38.
Rc5 Rd8 39. Qf5 Rxc5 40. Qxd7 Rxd7 41. dxc5 d4 42. Kf1 d3 43. Ke1 d2+ 44. Kd1
Kf8 45. Bg3 Ke7 46. Bd6+ Ke6 47. Kxd2 b6 48. Ke3 bxc5 49. Bxc5 Rd8 50. b4 axb4
51. axb4 f5 52. b5 fxg4 53. hxg4 g6 54. b6 h5 55. g5 Kd7 56. b7 {
Counterituitively, James Tarjan won this game by doing nothing. He understood
that despite the rating differential his opponent would not have an easy time
landing the knockout blow. At a critical moment Kramnik erred and Tarjan
pounced. Chess is evil like that - a great game can be ruined in an instant
when your opponent stubbornly defends.} 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi World Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Rogers, Ian"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r4/4nk2/7p/pN2PppP/3p2P1/PP1R1P2/5K2/8 b - - 0 44"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2017.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]

{[#] Black is suffering but only after Lenderman's unfortunate next move does
White take complete control.} 44... Rd5 $2 (44... fxg4 $1 45. Rxd4 (45. fxg4
Nc6 {is nothing for White.}) 45... g3+ $1 46. Kg2 Rb8 {keeps Black in the game.
}) 45. e6+ $1 Kf6 46. Nxd4 $1 Rd6 {"I had intended} (46... Nc6 {," said
Lenderman, "but had missed} 47. Nxc6 $1 Rxd3 48. e7 $1 Kf7 49. Ne5+ {, winning.
So now I am just two pawns down."}) 47. b4 axb4 48. axb4 f4 49. b5 {Around
here Eljanov admitted to starting to get ahead of himself, using Lenderman's
thinking time to decide what he would play with Black the next day. Meanwhile
Lenderman was concentrating on the game in front of him, however depressing...}
Ke5 50. Rd2 $1 Kf6 (50... Rxd4 $2 51. Rxd4 Kxd4 52. b6 Nc6 53. b7 Kd5 54. e7 {
is hopeless for Black.}) 51. Ke1 Nd5 {[#]} 52. Re2 $2 {Now it is Eljanov's
turn to miscalculate. After} (52. Kd1 $1 {, neither knight check is effective
and White's king will soon activate and decide the game.}) 52... Ne3 $1 53. e7
Kf7 $1 {"I guess this is what Eljanov missed - it's not a very natural move,"
explained Lenderman. "I suppose he expected} (53... Rxd4 54. Rxe3 $1 {when
White wins."}) 54. Rd2 $2 {The final error.} (54. Rxe3 {was necessary, when
after} fxe3 55. Nf5 Rd3 $1 {, heading for b3, a draw is the most likely result.
Lenderman also thought}) (54. Rb2 {might be playable, but he had missed that
after} Rxd4 55. b6 Rb4 $1 {Black wins easily.}) 54... Rxd4 $1 {"Now I could
see that he was upset," said Lenderman. "It went from [lost for me] to about
equal to lost for him in just a few moves."} 55. Rb2 Rd7 56. b6 Rb7 57. Ke2 Nd5
{"I got very lucky," admitted Lenderman.} 0-1

[Event "Tbilisi World Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Rogers, Ian"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/p2k2BP/P2bn1p1/4p1N1/4K3/8 w - - 0 69"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2017.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]

{[#] Duda appears to be in desperate trouble but the young Pole, while running
himself down to his final seconds, finds an amazing way to save the game...} 
69. Nxe4 Kxe4 70. h6 g3 71. h7 g2 {[#]} 72. Bxe3 $1 Bxe3 73. h8=Q g1=Q {[#]}
74. Qh1+ $1 Kd4 75. Qe4+ $1 Kxe4 {Stalemate!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi World Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Rogers, Ian"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6r1/1p2k1P1/2p3R1/p4p2/P2PpP2/1P6/4K3/8 w - - 0 37"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2017.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]

{[#] Onischuk who has just recaptured a bishop on e4, probably thought that he
would pick up the g pawn and convert without problems, but Wojtaszek has one
shot left in his locker...} 37. d5 $1 cxd5 38. Ke3 $2 {Wojtaszek returns the
favour. With} (38. Rb6 $1 Rxg7 39. Rxb7+ Kf6 (39... Kf8 40. Rb5 d4 41. Rxf5+
Kg8 42. Rxa5 {is also, despite first appearances, a draw, with White's king
sitting in front of the pawns and White's rook behind whichever Black pawn
advances to the sixth rank first.}) 40. Rb6+ Kf7 41. Rd6 {White can hold the
game.}) 38... Kf7 39. Rb6 Rxg7 40. Rxb7+ Kg6 $1 41. Rb5 {[#]} Kh5 $1 {Now
Black will secure connected passed e and f pawns, with a king to support them.}
42. Rxd5 Rg3+ 43. Ke2 Kg4 44. Rxa5 Rxb3 45. Ra8 Kxf4 46. a5 Rb2+ 47. Kd1 Ra2
48. a6 Ke3 49. a7 f4 0-1

[Event "Tbilisi World Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.09.14"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir3"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Rogers, Ian"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5R2/5k2/p1r1b2p/2B1P1p1/1P1K2P1/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 70"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2017.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]

{[#] Here, with both players having about 30 seconds plus increments to finish
the game and White close to victory, Rodshtein thought until he had 7 seconds
left and very calmly played the ridiculous 70...Kg8!!??. (Rodshtein later
claimed in a tweet that this move was caused by "too much stress" but his
demeanour on the video would suggest otherwise.) Fedoseev immediately pointed
to the king, Rodshtein smiled, and the arbiter stepped in to stop the clocks
and give Fedoseev a two minute penalty. (In most rapid games one illegal move
loses the game, but in the World Cup the players were allowed two illegal
moves before being forfeited.) It seems that Rodshtein was hoping that
Fedoseev would do something natural like take the Black king, whereupon, under
the bizarre FIDE rule instituted by Guert Gijssen, it would be Rodshtein who
was the player who could claim an illegal move. (Under Gijssen's 2002 rule,
the traditional method of pointing out your opponent's illegal move, taking
their king, is now an illegal move itself and dozens of games have since been
won by unethical players deliberately placing their king in check.) The two
minute penalty might not have worried Fedoseev but the interruption to his
composure might have been consderable. Unfortunately for Rodshtein, Fedoseev
did not seem fazed at all by Rodshten's sharp play and won the game without
problems.} 70... Kg7 71. Rf6 Bd7 72. Bf8+ Kg8 73. Bxh6 Rxf6 74. exf6 Bc6 75.
Ke3 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi World Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Li, Chao"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Rogers, Ian"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3k4/8/2R4r/2K5/1P6/8/8 b - - 0 68"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2017.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]

{[#] A textbook endgame, where Sevian has only one move to draw, and finds it..
.} 68... Rh8 $1 69. Kb4 {The big point behind Sevian's play is that} (69. b4 {
can be met by} Rc8 $1 {, either reaching a drawn pawn ending or enabling the
Black king to move in front of the White pawn.}) 69... Kd6 70. Rc3 Rb8+ 71. Ka5
Ra8+ 72. Kb6 Rb8+ 73. Ka6 (73. Ka7 Rb4 $1 74. Ka6 Rb8 $1 {offers no progress
for White.}) 73... Kd5 74. Ka5 Ra8+ 75. Kb4 Rb8+ 76. Ka3 Ra8+ 77. Kb2 Rb8 78.
Rc4 Rh8 79. Kc3 Rg8 80. Kb4 Rb8+ $1 {Forcing the White king back again, though
it took another 15 moves before Li would accept the inevitable.} 81. Ka3 Ra8+
82. Kb2 Rh8 83. Rc7 Kd6 84. Rc3 Rb8 85. Rc4 Kd5 86. Rc2 Kd6 87. Rc1 Kd5 88. Rc4
Rh8 89. Ka3 Ra8+ 90. Ra4 Rb8 91. Rh4 Ra8+ 92. Kb4 Rb8+ 93. Kc3 Rc8+ 94. Kb2 Rg8
95. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi World Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Rogers, Ian"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2017.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nge2 $5 {White's
system aims to hold back on developing the c1 bishop until Black has committed
his h pawn, while omitting Qd2 for as long as possible,} O-O 8. Ng3 a6 9. a4 h5
(9... exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 {is the other main line.}) 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Qd2 exd5
12. cxd5 Nh7 {Vachier-Lagrave also seeks to delay a natural move, ...Nbd7, for
as long as possible, but thereby walks into some stunning preparation by
Aronian.} 13. Bh6 (13. Bh4 $5 {has scored well for Matlakov.}) 13... h4 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 {[#] This position has been reached three times previously and every
time White played the forced move 15.Ne2. Yet in seconds Aronian whipped out
the incredible...} 15. Bc4 {!!?? simply giving away the knight. No doubt the
sacrifice was a little easier to play in a win-or-go-home game.
Vachier-Lagrave responded almost as quickly, finally stopping to think (for
only a minute) on move 17. This speed by Vachier-Lagrave looked more likely to
be bluff than prepartion, however.} (15. Nge2) 15... hxg3 16. hxg3 Rh8 17. e5
$1 Qe7 18. O-O-O Nd7 (18... Qxe5 {loses to} 19. Rde1 {followed by 20.Qh6+}) 19.
exd6 Qxd6 {Only now did Vachier-Lagrave satrt to think seriously but he is
already under severe pressure.} 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. d6 g5 $2 {Looks and is bad,
but Vachier-Lagrave was tired of the threat of Qh6_ hanging over his head
every move.} (21... Ndf8 {would hang on.}) 22. Rhe1 $1 b5 23. Bd5 Rb8 {[#]} 24.
f4 $1 Qd4 25. Qe2 $1 Qb4 26. Qh5 {A game where both players finished with more
than half their time left.} 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi World Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[Round "6.9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Rogers, Ian"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/3Pkp1K/r3P3/5Pr1/8/p3R3/R7 w - - 0 53"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2017.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]

{[#] Taking the a pawn would lead to a draw and leave Aronian eliminated, so
White finds one last try...} 53. f5+ $1 Kxf5 54. e6 $1 Ra8 $2 {With six moves
to play until increments begin and only seconds on the clock, Vachier-Lagrave
had to play by instinct. He knew that White's king is dangerous placed on the
edge of the board, but unfortunately for the Frenchman, his move was not the
way to exploit it. After} (54... Raa4 $3 {, with the threat of mate in three
starting with 55...Rg6+, White would have nothing better than} 55. Rf1+ {
but then} Raf4 $1 56. Rxf4+ Rxf4 {threatens to queen and secures the half
point after} 57. Rxa2 Kxe6 {. Instead, Aronian is given a chance, which he
gratefully takes.}) 55. Rf1+ $1 Rf4 56. Rxf4+ Kxf4 57. Rxa2 $1 Rxa2 58. e7 Rd2
59. e8=Q Rxd6 60. Qe7 {The rest was easy for Aronian - like Ding, his
technique proved more than sufficient.} Rd4 61. Qxf6+ Ke3 62. Kg5 Rd5+ 63. Kg4
Rd4+ 64. Kg3 Rd3 65. Qe5+ Kd2+ 66. Kf2 Kc2 67. Qc5+ Rc3 68. Qf5+ Kb2 69. Ke2
Rc2+ 70. Kd3 Rc3+ 71. Kd2 Rb3 72. Qe5+ Kb1 73. Qd4 Rh3 74. Qb6+ Ka1 75. Qf6+
Ka2 76. Qe6+ Rb3 77. Kc2 Ka1 78. Qa6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 1"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Gibbons, Bart"]
[Variant "illegal"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2Q5/8/4b3/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

{[#] Training}  *

[Event "Petropolis Interzonal"]
[Site "Petropolis BRA"]
[Date "1973.08.16"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Samuel Reshevsky"]
[Black "Vladimir Savon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A77"]
[Annotator "Gibbons, Bart"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1973.07.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Rb8 12. Qc2 a6 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Na3 Bd7 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bf4 Nxa4 17. Bxd6 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nxe4 19. Bxb8 Nxc3 20. Bf3 Qxb8 21.
Rae1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 b5 23. Qd2 Qd6 24. Re3 Na4 25. Qa5 c4 26. Nb1 Bf5 27. Nd2 c3
28. Ne4 Qa3 29. Nxc3 Bxc3 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. g4 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Bf6 33. Qd6 Bb1 34.
Re8 Qc5 35. Qb8 Nb6 36. Rh8 Be7 37. Rg8+ Kh7 38. Qe8 h5 39. Qxf7+ Kh6 {[#]} 40.
Qxg6+ (40. g5+ Kxg5 41. h4+ Kxh4 (41... Kh6 42. Rh8#) 42. Qf4#) 40... Bxg6 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 3"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Gibbons, Bart"]
[Variant "illegal"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/1q6/8/8/8/2k1N3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

{[#] Training}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 4"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Gibbons, Bart"]
[Variant "illegal"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/4pp2/6pB/8/8/8/1Q6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

{[#] Training}  *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 5"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Gibbons, Bart"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qkbnr/ppp2ppp/2np4/4p2b/2B1P3/2N2N1P/PPPP1PP1/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

{[#]}  *

[Event "World Student Team Championship"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Boris Spassky"]
[Black "William James Lombardy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Annotator "Gibbons, Bart"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
Qd2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 h6 11. Be3 Ne5 12. Ba2 Qc7 13. Qe2 b5 14. f4 Neg4 15.
h3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O 17. Rae1 e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 {[#]} d5 20. Qxe5 Bd6
21. Qe2 Bxa3 22. Nd1 Rae8 23. Qf3 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qa5 26. Nc3 b4 27.
Nxd5 Qxa2 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Qc6 Qc4 0-1

[Event "Morphy - Harrwitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1858.09.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Daniel Harrwitz"]
[Black "Paul Morphy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Annotator "Gibbons, Bart"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1858.09.??"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. Nge2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Ng3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. g4 Nb4 14. gxf5 exf5
15. Qd2 Rae8 16. Rae1 Qh4 17. Bb1 Re6 18. Qf2 Qh5 19. d5 Rh6 20. Qf3 Qh4 21. a3
Na6 22. b4 Nb8 23. Ne2 Nd7 24. Ng3 g6 25. Kf2 Nf6 26. Rh1 Ng4+ 27. Kg1 Qf6 28.
Rxh6 Nxh6 29. Qd1 Ng4 30. Qd2 Qh4 31. Nf1 Re8 32. g3 Qh3 33. b5 Nf6 34. Qg2
Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 a6 36. a4 axb5 37. axb5 Ra8 38. Nd2 Ra3 39. e4 fxe4 40. Nxe4
Nxe4 41. Bxe4 Rc3 42. Bf3 Kf7 43. Re4 Bc8 44. Be2 Bf5 45. Rd4 h5 46. Kf2 Kf6
47. Rd2 Bc2 48. Ke1 {[#]} Be4 (48... Kf5 49. Rxc2 Rxc2 50. Bd3+) 49. Kf2 Kf5
50. Ra2 h4 51. gxh4 Kxf4 52. Ra7 Rh3 53. Rxc7 Rh2+ 54. Ke1 Ke3 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1971.09.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mikhail Tal"]
[Black "Nikolai Krogius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1971.09.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {[#]} 4. Ba4 (4. Bxc6) 4... Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O (7... d6) 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 (9... e4) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5
c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 (14. h3 Bxh3 15. gxh3 Qxh3 16. Bxd5 Bh2+ 17.
Kh1 Bg3+ 18. Kg1 Qh2+ 19. Kf1 Qxf2#) 14... Qh3 15. Re4 (15. Be3) 15... Qd7 (
15... f5 16. Rh4) (15... g5 16. Bxg5 Qf5) 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Rh4 Bb7 18. Nf3 Rae8
19. Bg5 Ne4 (19... Nd5) 20. Bc2 f5 21. Bb3+ Rf7 (21... Kh8 22. Ne5) 22. Bf4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM I"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q2k1/6p1/8/8/3b3r/8/4Q1PP/3R1R1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Rxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Qh4# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM II"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q7/8/7r/8/2k5/8/PP3Q2/KR6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Qxa2+ 2. Kxa2 Ra6# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM III"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/1B6/5b2/8/6k1/8/6P1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Bd4+ 2. Kh2 (2. Kh1) 2... Rh8# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM IV"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b6/1k6/8/8/2Q5/7q/5P2/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

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

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM V"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R4/6k1/8/6N1/8/3n3r/KP6/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Nb4+ 2. Kb1 (2. Ka1) 2... Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM VI"]
[Black "Mating net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2b4R/8/4r3/8/3B4/6PK/4k3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Rh5+ 2. Kg1 Bb6# 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tarjan, James"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. d3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 a5 12. a3 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nh4 Nc5 15.
Qc2 Ne6 16. Rac1 Nd4 17. Qd1 Nb5 18. Nb1 Qd7 19. Kh2 Ra6 20. Nf3 e4 21. dxe4
Nxe4 22. Rf1 Bb8 23. Nc3 Nbxc3 24. Bxc3 Rae6 25. Be1 h6 26. Rc2 Ba7 27. Qc1 Bb6
28. e3 Qb5 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. exd4 {[#]} Bf3 (30... b6 31. Rb2 Ng5 32. Bd2 Nf3+
33. Bxf3 Bxf3) 31. Bxf3 Nxg3 (31... Qxf1 32. Be2 Nxg3 33. Bxf1 Nxf1+ 34. Kg2
Rxe1 {[#]} 35. Qf4 (35. Qb2 R8e6 36. Rc1 Rg6+ 37. Kh1 Ng3+ 38. Kh2 Nf1+) 35...
R8e6 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Qxf7 Rg6+ 38. Kf3 (38. Kh1 Ne3+ 39. Kh2 Rg2#) (38. Qxg6+)
38... Nd2+) 32. fxg3 Qxf1 33. Bf2 Qd3 34. Rc3 Qf5 35. Kg2 Rf6 36. Qc2 Qd7 37.
g4 Rc6 38. Rc5 Rd8 {[#]} 39. Qf5 Rxc5 40. Qxd7 Rxd7 41. dxc5 d4 42. Kf1 d3 43.
Ke1 d2+ 44. Kd1 Kf8 45. Bg3 (45. Be3 Rd3 46. Bxb7 Rxe3 47. c6) 45... Ke7 46.
Bd6+ Ke6 47. Kxd2 b6 {[#]} 48. Ke3 (48. b4 axb4 49. axb4 bxc5 50. bxc5 Rxd6+
51. cxd6 Kxd6 52. Ke3 Ke5 53. Be4 g6 54. Bb1 f5 55. Kf3 fxg4+ 56. hxg4 Kf6 57.
Kf4 g5+) 48... bxc5 49. Bxc5 Rd8 50. b4 axb4 51. axb4 f5 52. b5 fxg4 53. hxg4
g6 54. b6 h5 55. g5 Kd7 56. b7 1-0

[Event "Douglas PokerStars op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2015.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Walton, Alan J"]
[Black "Tarjan, James Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "210"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 03"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. h3 b5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Bh6 e5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qe3 c5 14. O-O c4 15.
Be2 Qc7 16. Rfd1 Nc5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rad8 19. Nh4 Nxd5 20. Nf5+ Kh8 21.
Qh6 Rg8 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Na4 24. b3 cxb3 25. cxb3 Nc3 26. Rdc1 Nxe2+ 27.
Qxe2 Qd6 28. a4 b4 29. Rd1 Qe6 30. Qe4 a5 31. f4 exf4 32. Qxf4 Rge8 33. Rxd8
Rxd8 34. Rf1 Kg8 35. Qc7 Rd5 36. Kh1 h5 37. Qa7 Kg7 38. Qc7 Rf5 39. Rxf5 Qxf5
40. Qc4 Qe5 41. Qd3 Kf6 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qd3 g5 44. Qf3 h4 45. Qd3 Kh6 46. Qf3
Kg6 47. Qc6+ f6 48. Qc2+ Qf5 49. Qc4 Qe5 50. Qc2+ Kf7 51. Qh7+ Ke6 52. Qg8+ Kf5
53. Qc4 Qe1+ 54. Kh2 Qc3 55. Qg4+ Ke5 56. Qe2+ Kf4 57. Qg4+ Ke5 58. Qe2+ Kd4
59. Qd1+ Ke3 60. Kg1 Qd4 61. Qc2 Qc3 62. Qd1 Qe5 63. Qc2 Qd4 64. Kh1 Qa1+ 65.
Kh2 Qe5+ 66. Kg1 Qd5 67. Kh2 Kf4 68. Qf2+ Ke5 69. Qe3+ Kf5 70. Kh1 Qe5 71. Qd3+
Ke6 72. Qc4+ Ke7 73. Qg8 Qe1+ 74. Kh2 Qe6 75. Qh7+ Kd6 76. Qd3+ Kc7 77. Kh1
Qe1+ 78. Kh2 Qc3 79. Qd1 Kc6 80. Kh1 f5 81. Qb1 Qe5 82. Qc1+ Qc3 83. Qb1 Qc5
84. Qd3 Kc7 85. Qd2 f4 86. Qd3 Qe5 87. Qc4+ Kb6 88. Qf1 Qd5 89. Qf2+ Kb7 90.
Qb2 f3 91. Qg7+ Kc6 92. Qf6+ Kc5 93. gxf3 Qd1+ 94. Kg2 Qe2+ 95. Kg1 Qe1+ 96.
Kg2 Qg3+ 97. Kf1 Qxh3+ 98. Ke2 Qh2+ 99. Kf1 Qh1+ 100. Ke2 Qh2+ 101. Ke3 {[#]}
Qf4+ 102. Qxf4 gxf4+ 103. Kxf4 Kd4 104. Kg4 Ke3 105. Kxh4 (105. f4 h3) 105...
Kxf3 0-1

[Event "Chicago"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tarjan, James Edward"]
[Black "Suttles, Duncan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb4 7. Be2 Be4 8. Nc3
Bc2 9. Qd2 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Bf3 Na5 12. Bxa8 Qxa8 13. f3 d6 14. Nxg6 hxg6
15. Qe2 Qc6 16. b4 Nb7 17. e4 Qd7 18. Be3 Be7 19. Rfd1 Kf8 20. c5 a5 21. b5 Qe8
22. cxb6 cxb6 23. Rac1 Bd8 24. e5 Nd7 25. Qc4 dxe5 26. Qc6 exd4 27. Qxb7 Nc5
28. Qc8 e5 29. Ne4 Be7 30. Qxe8+ Kxe8 31. Bd2 Kd7 32. Nxc5+ Bxc5 33. f4 f6 34.
fxe5 fxe5 35. Re1 Kd6 36. Re4 Kd5 37. Rg4 d3+ 38. Rxc5+ bxc5 39. Kf2 a4 40.
Rxa4 c4 41. Ke3 Rh4 42. b6 Re4+ 43. Kf3 c3 {[#]} 44. Ra5+ (44. Rxe4 cxd2) (44.
Ra3 Rb4) 44... Kc4 45. Bxc3 Rf4+ 46. Ke3 Kxc3 47. Rc5+ Kb4 48. b7 Kxc5 (48...
Rf8 49. Rc8) 49. b8=Q Kd5 50. Qb5+ Ke6 51. Qxd3 Kf6 52. g3 Rf5 53. a4 Rh5 54.
h4 Rh8 55. a5 g5 56. Qd6+ Kf5 57. Qd7+ Kf6 58. hxg5+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Trevor Brooks"]
[Black "Craig Fisher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1691"]
[BlackElo "1810"]
[Annotator "Brooks, Trevor"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5n2/1b2rk2/p1n1p1pp/1p1pPp2/1P1P1N1P/PN1B2PK/5P2/2R5 w - - 0 34"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

{[#]} 34. g4 fxg4+ (34... Kg7 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. Rg1+ Kh7 37. Be2) 35. Kxg4 Kg7
36. Kf3 Rf7 37. Ke3 Ne7 38. Nc5 Bc8 39. Rg1 Nf5+ 40. Bxf5 Rxf5 1-0

