[Event "3rd Aeroflot Festival"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Sergey Dolmatov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 d6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. exf5 Bxf5 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Qxd4 Nf6 9. Bc4 c6 10. Bg5 b5 11. Bb3 Be7 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Qe7+ 13. Kd2 O-O-O)
12. O-O-O Qd7 13. Rhe1 Kd8 {[#]} (13... O-O-O 14. a4) (13... Kf8 14. Qf4 h6 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne2) 14. Rxe7 Qxe7 15. Qf4 Bd7 16. Ne4 d5 17. Nxf6 h6 18. Bh4 g5
19. Qd4 Rf8 (19... gxh4 20. Nxd5) 20. Nxd7 Kxd7 21. Bg3 1-0

[Event "Training"]
[Site "Training"]
[Date "1941.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Viacheslav Ragozin"]
[Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. Be2 Qb6 13. O-O O-O-O 14. h4 Bh6
15. a4 (15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. g3 c5 17. dxc5 Qc6 18. f3 Qxc5+ 19. Kh2 Rg8) 15...
Bxg5 16. hxg5 b4 17. Ne4 c5 18. a5 Qc7 19. Ng3 Ne5 20. a6 Bc6 21. Qc1 Rxd4 22.
Qe3 {[#]} Rdh4 (22... Re4 23. Nxe4 (23. Qxc5 Rxe2) 23... Nf3+) 23. Rfc1 Rh2 24.
f4 (24. f3 Ng4) 24... Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Rh3 26. Qxc5 Rgxg3 27. Qf8+ Qd8 28. Qxd8+
Kxd8 29. fxe5 Rh1+ 30. Kf2 Rg2+ 31. Ke3 Rh3+ 32. Kd4 Rxe2 33. Rxc4 Re4+ 34. Kc5
Rxc4+ 35. Kxc4 Rg3 0-1

[Event "Curacao Candidates"]
[Site "Willemstad CUW"]
[Date "1962.05.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mikhail Tal"]
[Black "Miroslav Filip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1962.05.02"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 b5 7. a3 Bb7 8. Qf3
Nf6 9. Bd3 Bc5 10. Nb3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd2 d6 13. g4 d5 14. e5 Nfd7 15. Qh3
g6 16. Nd4 Nc6 17. Nce2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. b4 Ne4 20. Be3 Rfe8 21. Rae1 Bf8
22. Nf3 a5 23. f5 exf5 24. gxf5 Rxe5 {[#]} 25. fxg6 (25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Bxe4 (
26. c3 Qxc3 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Qd7)) 25... hxg6 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 27.
c3 axb4 28. Bd4 Bc8 29. Qg2 Qh5 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Qxe4 Qg5+ 32. Kh1 Be6 33. Be5
Rd8 34. h4 Qh5 35. Qf4 Rd3 36. Bf6 Qd5+ 37. Kg1 bxc3 38. Re4 Bc5+ 39. Kh2 Qa2+
0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.31"]
[Round "10.12"]
[White "Rauf Mamedov"]
[Black "Anna Muzychuk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2
a5 9. Nf1 Ba7 10. Ng3 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. h3 c6 13. Bf1 Re8 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Be3
Bd7 16. Rad1 a4 17. Qc1 Kh7 18. Bd3 c5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Bc4 Be6 21. Bb5 Reb8
22. c4 Bb6 23. a3 Ba5 24. Rf1 Bd7 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Nf5 Nf4 27. Bxf4 exf4 28.
Rd6 Nf8 29. Qxf4 Ng6 30. Qg4 Ra6 31. Rd5 Re8 32. e5 f6 {[#]} 33. Rfd1 Nf8 34.
Rd7 Nxd7 35. Qxg7# 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar"]
[Date "2019.01.31"]
[Round "10.73"]
[White "David Gavrilescu"]
[Black "Andres Aguilar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2307"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. O-O Ne7 8. Be3
b6 9. Nbd2 f6 10. a3 Qc7 11. b4 f5 12. Nc4 f4 13. Bc1 b5 14. Na5 Bf6 15. Bb2 h5
16. c4 g5 17. Nh2 g4 18. hxg4 hxg4 19. Nxg4 Bxg4 20. Qxg4 Kf7 21. cxb5 Rag8 22.
Qf3 Ng6 23. d4 Nh4 24. Qb3+ Kf8 25. Rfd1 Qg7 26. Kf1 Qxg2+ 27. Ke2 Qxe4+ 28.
Kd2 Rg2 29. dxe5 Bg5 30. Qd3 Rxf2+ 31. Kc1 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Ng6 33. Kb1 Rh1+ 34.
Ka2 Rhh2 35. Rb1 cxb5 36. bxc5 Nxe5 37. Rd5 Bf6 38. Kb3 Rh3+ 39. Kb4 Nd3+ 40.
Rxd3 Rxd3 41. Bxf6 Kf7 42. Ba1 Rc2 43. Rf1 f3 44. Nc6 Ke8 45. Nxa7 Rd5 46. Nxb5
Rdxc5 47. Rxf3 R2c4+ 48. Ka5 Kd7 49. Bc3 Rc8 50. Rd3+ Ke6 51. Rd6+ Kf5 52. Bb4
Ra8+ 53. Kb6 Rc1 54. Nd4+ Ke4 55. Nb3 Rcc8 56. Na5 Rcb8+ 57. Kc5 Rc8+ 58. Nc6
Rc7 59. Kb6 Rh7 60. Rd4+ Kf5 61. Bc5 Rh1 62. Kb7 Rah8 63. a4 Rb1+ 64. Bb4 Rh7+
65. Kb6 Ra1 66. a5 Rh6 67. Rc4 Ra4 68. Kb5 Ra2 69. a6 Rh7 70. Kb6 Ke6 71. a7
Rh8 72. Re4+ Kf5 73. Rd4 Rc8 74. Ne7+ Ke5 75. Rd5+ Ke4 76. Nxc8 Rxa7 77. Rd2
Rh7 78. Bc5 Kf4 79. Nd6 Rh1 80. Kc6 Rh5 81. Bd4 Ra5 82. Rf2+ Kg5 83. Ne4+ Kg4
84. Nc5 Ra8 85. Kd5 Rd8+ 86. Ke4 Kg3 87. Rf1 Kh2 88. Nd3 Re8+ 89. Be5+ Kg2 90.
Rf2+ Kg1 91. Ra2 Rd8 92. Nf4 Re8 93. Nh3+ Kf1 94. Ng5 Ke1 {[#]} 95. Nf3+ Kd1 (
95... Kf1 96. Ke3) 96. Kd3 Rd8+ 97. Bd4 Rc8 98. Bc3 Rd8+ 99. Nd4 Ra8 100. Rxa8
1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.31"]
[Round "10.38"]
[White "Tingjie Lei"]
[Black "Fernando Peralta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 e6 5. c4 b5 6. dxe6 Bxe6 7. cxb5 d5 8. Ne2
Bd6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. exd5 Bxd5 11. Nbc3 O-O 12. Qd2 a6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ng3 Nbd7
15. Nf5 Re8 16. Bd6 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Nd6 Bc8 19. g4 Nb6 20. g5 Ne8 21.
Nxc8 Qxc8 22. bxa6 c4 23. h4 Rxa6 24. h5 Qa8 25. Kb1 Qxf3 26. Bg2 Qf5+ 27. Be4
Qe5 28. Bc2 Nc7 29. h6 g6 30. Rhe1 Qc5 31. Ne4 Qa5 {[#]} 32. Qd4 Ne6 (32...
Qxa2+ 33. Kc1 Ne8 34. Nf6+) 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. Rxe6 fxe6 35. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.30"]
[Round "9.73"]
[White "Seshadri Srija"]
[Black "Pauline Guichard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2210"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. a4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nb6 11. Nd2 Nd4 12. Qd1 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 f6 14. c3 Nf5
15. Qf3 g6 16. Qxb7 Qxd3 17. Ne3 Bd6 18. Rd1 Qe2 19. Qd5+ Kh8 20. b4 Rad8 21.
Ra2 Qh5 22. Rad2 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qh4 24. e4 g5 25. Qc6 g4 26. hxg4 Rg8 27. c4
Rxg4 28. c5 {[#]} Rdg8 (28... Rxg2+ 29. Rxg2 Bxc5+) 29. cxd6 Qh3 30. Qc2 Qe3+
31. Kf1 Rh4 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.30"]
[Round "9.44"]
[White "Jonas Buhl Bjerre"]
[Black "Evgeny Zanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Qd3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 a6 8.
Be2 Ne7 9. Be3 b5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qd2 Be7 12. Bf4 Qa5 13. a3 O-O 14. Rfd1 Rd8
15. Bd6 Bb7 16. b4 Qb6 17. a4 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 bxa4 19. Nxa4 Qa7 20. Nc5 Qb6 {[#]}
21. c4 Rdc8 (21... Qxb4 22. Rab1) 22. b5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. cxb5 Ra2 25.
Nxd7 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar"]
[Date "2019.01.31"]
[Round "10.115"]
[White "Raul Munoz"]
[Black "Rotimi Dasaolu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2040"]
[BlackElo "2038"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. a3 Nf6 7. Be3 d6 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O Nc6 10. f4 O-O 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 b5 14. f5 Bb7 15.
Bf3 Rac8 16. Rf2 Bc6 17. g4 Qb7 18. Qd3 h6 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 Rfd8 21. Rg1
Kf8 22. Rfg2 a5 23. b4 Ra8 24. Bd2 axb4 25. axb4 Ra3 26. Rxg7 Rxc3 27. Bxc3 d5
{[#]} 28. Bxe5 dxe4 (28... Ke8 29. Rg8+ Nxg8 30. Rxg8+ Bf8 31. Bg7) 29. Bxf6
exd3 30. Rg8# 1-0

[Event "67th NH Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alexander F. Relyea"]
[Black "Aidan Burchard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "Alburt, Lev"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 {[#]} (3... Nf6) 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7
7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 (8. Qxg7 Rg8) 8... cxd4 {[#]} 9. Qxd4 (9. Ne2 dxc3 10. Qxg7
Rg8 11. Qxh7 Qxe5) 9... Nbc6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Qe3 Qxe5 12. Nf3 Qxe3+ 13. Bxe3 a6
14. Ba4 (14. Be2) 14... Na5 {[#]} 15. Bb3 Rc8 16. Bd4 Nf5 17. Ne5 Nxd4 (17...
f6 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. f4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Nxb3 21. cxb3 Rc3 22. Rb1 Rhc8) 18. cxd4
Bb5 19. a4 (19. Kd2) 19... Bc4 20. Rb1 Bxb3 21. cxb3 Nxb3 {[#]} 22. Nd3 (22.
Rxb3 Rc1+) (22. Kd1) 22... Rc3 23. Ke2 Nxd4+ 24. Ke3 Nf5+ 25. Kd2 Rc7 26. Rhc1
Rxc1 27. Kxc1 Nd6 28. Nc5 O-O {[#]} (28... Ke7) 29. Nxb7 Rc8+ 30. Kd1 Rb8 {[#]}
0-1

[Event "FIDE World Fischer Random Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2019.10.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[Annotator "Hess, Robert"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnbrkbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNBRKBRN w GDgd - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

{[#] To Wesley So, Fischer Random Chess "demonstrates the essential beauty of
chess. A game that starts from the first move is a real war game. Fischer
Random revives the need to be quick, resourceful, clever, and deeply creative.
" Wesley was all that and more at the first official FIDE World Fischer Random
Championship. After a shaky first 'slow rapid' game in which Magnus Carlsen
had him on the ropes, Wesley pounced in the second with a tactical flourish
and precise endgame play.} 1. d4 b6 2. Ng3 Ba6 {Magnus takes a clever approach,
trying to stymie White's right to castle.} 3. b3 e6 ({It's important to avoid
tunnel vision. Black's prior move directly prevented his opponent from playing
c4. Yet merely attacking the square does not make the pawn push impossible:} 
3... d5 4. c4 (4. Ba3 {returns the favor and makes Black's development
difficult.}) 4... dxc4 5. e4 cxb3 6. Bxa6 Nxa6 7. axb3 Qb7 8. O-O {is a
standard way to seize the center at the cost of a pawn. Most top players would
gladly take White in such a position, as the activity provides sufficient
compensation.}) 4. c4 d5 5. e3 Be7 ({Just like in the Queen's Indian Defense,} 
5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 {was a viable alternative.}) 6. Nc3 Ng6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
{[#]} Nd7 ({An idea that must always be considered but can be hard to make
work in practice is} 8... c5 9. cxd5 (9. Nb5 $5 {deserves consideration.}) 9...
cxd4 (9... Bxd3 $2 10. Rxd3 cxd4 11. Rxd4 {is a tempo down version of the
variation.}) 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Rxd4 Bf6 12. Rdd1 Rxd5 13. Rxd5 Bxc3 (13... exd5
14. Bb2 {is bad news for Black, whose isolated pawn is a permanent weakness.})
14. Qxc3 Qxd5 {with a pull for White, whose bishop is clearly superior to the
enemy knight.}) 9. cxd5 Bxd3 10. Rxd3 exd5 {Now in a Carlsbad pawn structure,
the game looks completely normal. Well, with the exception being the queens do
not belong in the corner.} 11. Nf5 Rfe8 12. Nxe7+ Rxe7 13. b4 {The right
approach against the Carlsbad, though the absence of light-squared bishops
makes Black's life easier. White has to go for a pawn minority attack, as
there is no time to pile up on the backward c-pawn.} Nf6 14. b5 c6 ({Initially
it appears that} 14... a6 {is simply a better pawn to trade off, but White has
the important intermezzo} 15. a4 axb5 16. Ba3 $1 {Black is fine after} b4 17.
Bxb4 Re6 {but White will obtain some play on the queenside.}) ({Since Magnus
was unafraid of the capture on c6,} 14... c5 {was preferable. The hanging pawn
structure after} 15. Ba3 Rc7 16. dxc5 bxc5 {is promising for Black, who can
play on both sides of the board and go after the overextended pawn on b5.
White would have been better off with immediately capturing en passant.}) 15.
a4 h5 {Carlsen opts for aggression on the kingside, which also serves as a
preemptive defensive measure against White's expansion of f3 followed by g4.}
16. h3 Qc8 17. bxc6 ({Wesley could not just ignore his opponent's looming
threats. For instance,} 17. Ba3 Rc7 18. Rc1 Nh4 {is the beginning of a
menacing attack.} 19. bxc6 Qf5 20. Rdd1 Ne4 {and White lacks defenders to
protect the kingside. Even if there is no mate,} 21. Qb2 Qg6 22. f4 Rxc6 23.
Nxe4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxe4 {results in light-square domination, with a
strategically winning position.}) 17... Re6 18. f3 Rxc6 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 {
[#] We reach an absolutely critical juncture, where Black seems to be
adequately fighting White's center. Magnus' choice is the most natural, but
there was a tactical flaw undermining his plan.} Ne5 ({Although it looks a tad
slow,} 20... Rd7 {is a legitimate means of readying Black for the action in
the center.} 21. Bg5 (21. Bb2 Re6 22. Re1 h4 {might be alright for White, but
there are loose squares on both flanks to keep an eye on.}) 21... Nh7 22. Bc1 {
is an amusing repetition if Black wants it. Of course play can continue with a
move like 22...Rc4.} Rc4) (20... Qa6 21. Rfd1 Rdc8 22. Bg5 {is murky. White's
center for the time being remains intact, but it's always susceptible to
attack.} Rxc3 $5 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Nxe4 25. Qe3 Qxa4 {with chances for
both.}) 21. Re3 Nc4 ({It's surprisingly easy to overlook that} 21... Rxd4 {
loses material to} 22. Ne2 ({Not} 22. Nd5 $2 Nxd5 {when White's pieces are en
prise.} 23. Qxd4 (23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Qxe5 Rxc1) 23... Nxe3)) 22.
Ref3 $1 {Wesley wisely plays on, not wanting to return to d3 in a game in
which he has two central pawns and his opponent has none.} Rxd4 23. Nd5 Rxe4
24. Bh6 $6 {This move dazzled commentators and spectators alike, but it in
fact is inaccurate.} ({Sometimes the best approach is the obvious one:} 24.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Qxf6 Qc5+ (26... Qe6 27. Qg5+ Qg6 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29.
Bg5 Re6 {is playing with fire for Black, but there might not be a clear
breakthrough.}) 27. Kh1 Qe7 28. Qf3 Qe6 29. Qxh5 Re1 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8
32. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 33. Kh2 {King safety ensures that White is better, but with so
few pieces remaining a win is far in the distance.}) 24... Ne8 {The World
Champion misses his chance, which relies on an amazing resource.} (24... Qd7 $1
25. Rg3 (25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. Bxg7 (26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Qxf6 Qd4+ {is the point of
bringing the queen to d7. White is just down a pawn in an ending.}) 26... Rxf3
27. Rxf3 {leaves Black a pawn ahead and better, though some precaution must
still be taken.}) 25... Qxd5 26. Rxf6 {looks scary for Black, but all of his
pieces coordinate beautifully after} Qe5 $1 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Qxe5 Nxe5 {
and the knight is a hero, protecting both rook on c6 and pawn on f7. The game
peters out.}) 25. Bxg7 Nd2 ({Black is completely hopeless after} 25... Nxg7 26.
Rxf7 Rg6 27. Rxg7+ Rxg7 28. Nf6+ {Equal material means nothing when one side's
kingside is blown open.}) 26. Rxf7 {Wesley worked through the complications
knowing the sacrifice was temporary as Black's king is on the run.} Nxf1 27.
Rf8+ Kh7 28. Be5 Rc1 ({I highly recommend taking out a board and trying to
work through the complications if Black had tried to keep extra material with} 
28... Re6) 29. Rh8+ Kg6 30. Ne7+ {[#] What a position! Both queens are under
attack and neither king is safe. Importantly, White's queen is protected.} Kf7
31. Rh7+ Ke6 ({It is hard to give the game move a question mark, but} 31... Kf8
32. Nxc8 Rxa1 33. Bxa1 Rxa4 {should result in a draw, as the black king and
knight remain in contact with one another.}) 32. Nxc8 Rxa1 33. Bxa1 Ng3 (33...
Rxa4 34. Bh8 $1 {gets the bishop to safety and wins a knight, since both are
under threat with Re7+ coming next.}) ({There may seem to be little
distinction between Magnus' retreat and} 33... Ne3 {but from here the knight
can help defend the b6 pawn, which turned out to be the decisive factor in the
game.} 34. Re7+ (34. Rxh5 Rxa4) 34... Kd5 35. Rxa7 Nc4) 34. Rxa7 Nf5 35. Bh8
Re2 {After this imprecision, Wesley converted with ease. Magnus had one final
opportunity to hold the balance.} (35... Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rc1 37. Nxb6 Rc2+ 38. Ke1
(38. Kg1 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 h4 {turns the tides in Black's favor, as the mating net
is set.}) 38... Ned6 {and the quality of Black's knights and the vulnerability
of White's king make a win unlikely.}) 36. g4 $1 hxg4 37. hxg4 Ne3 ({Instead
of going down a piece, Magnus could have gone down two pawns. Yet} 37... Ng3
38. Re7+ Kd5 39. Nxb6+ Kc6 40. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 41. Kf2 {is winning for White, since
the bishop outclasses the knights.}) 38. Re7+ Kd5 39. Rxe8 Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rxg4
41. Rxe3 Rh4+ 42. Kg2 Rxh8 43. Nxb6+ Kc5 44. Rb3 {[#] The dust settled with
Wesley a piece and pawn ahead. The rest of the game was straightforward.} Rh4
45. Rb5+ Kc6 46. Rb1 ({It wasn't too late to get careless with} 46. Kf3 $4 Rxa4
) 46... Rh5 47. Nc4 Rh4 48. Nb6 Rh5 49. Nc4 Rh4 50. Nb2 Kb6 51. Kg3 Rd4 52. Kf3
Ka5 53. Ke3 Rd8 54. Rh1 Rd5 55. Rh4 Rg5 56. Kd3 Rc5 57. Rc4 Rh5 58. Kc2 Rh3 59.
Rc3 Rh6 60. Kb3 Rb6+ 61. Ka3 Rc6 {A clever joke by Magnus. Taking the rook
results in stalemate!} 62. Rc4 Rh6 63. Rc5+ Ka6 64. Kb4 Rh1 65. Rc6+ Ka7 66.
Nc4 Kb7 67. Rb6+ Ka7 68. Rg6 Rb1+ 69. Ka5 Rh1 70. Rg7+ Kb8 71. Ka6 Rh5 72. Rg8+
({Even on the game's final move it was possible to blunder.} 72. Nb6 $4 Ra5+
73. Kxa5 {is stalemate!}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2019.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, H."]
[Black "Dubov, D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "Hartmann, John"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

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60,56,56,31,31,0,47,50]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6.
d4 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Na4 Bb6 12.
Nxb6 axb6 13. Qc2 c5 {1-0 (41) Nakamura,H (2754)-Dubov,D (2700) Paris 2019})
9... Bb6 $1 {The defining move in Dubov's approach.} 10. O-O (10. Nxd5 Be6 {
"Development before everything!"}) (10. Na4 O-O 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. Be3 h5 $5 {
1/2-1/2 (35) Mamedyarov,S (2765)-Dubov,D (2700) Riga 2019}) 10... d4 11. Na4
O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Nxb6 (13. Re1 {is "the big test" according to L'ami. After
the forcing} h6 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxd4 {Black has
to prove compensation for the pawn. L'ami analyzes out to move 37 in the main
line, claiming an equal endgame.}) 13... axb6 14. e3 d3 15. Bxf6 gxf6 {[#]
Modern chess.} 16. a3 Be6 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Rc3 Ne5 19. Nd4 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Qc7 21.
Qd2 Bd7 22. Re1 Rc8 23. Rc1 Qc5 24. f4 Nc4 25. Qxd3 Qxa3 26. Rb1 Nd6 27. Ne2
Bf5 28. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kotronias 6.dxc5 analysis"]
[Black "sketch"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D32"]
[Annotator "Hartmann, John"]
[PlyCount "26"]

{[%evp 0,22,38,34,27,-16,-23,0,27,21,35,32,22,15,39,45,58,57,47,34,41,25,41,55,
64]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 {Though it
looks innocuous, this move has proved quite a challenge for Tarrasch players.
Kotronias introduces an important new idea in a critical line.} (6. g3 Nf6 7.
Bg2 Be7 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 {is the Dubov variation}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 c4)
6... d4 7. Na4 Bxc5 8. Nxc5 Qa5+ {A key juncture.} 9. Qd2 (9. Bd2 Qxc5 10. Rc1
({Kotronias thinks that Black equalizes after the gambit idea} 10. b4 $5 Nxb4
11. Rc1 Qd6) 10... Qb6 11. e3 {and Kotronias analyzes two ideas: the "solid
option"} Nf6 $5 ({and the dynamic} 11... dxe3 12. Bxe3 Qxb2)) 9... Qxc5 10. a3
{Intending b2-b4 and the long fianchetto.} (10. e3 {is nothing to worry about
after} dxe3 11. Qxe3+ Qxe3+ 12. Bxe3 Nge7) 10... Nf6 $5 {A move that the
engine hates until high depths, but over the course of 10 (!!) pages Kotronias
shows that 10. ... Nf6 is fully playable. His analysis extends out to a 4 vs 3
same-side rook endgame, and the notes are both deep and didactic, even
including a thumbnail sketch of how to draw such an ending.} (10... Nge7 {
was Aagaard & Ntirlis' suggestion. Kotronias analyzes it too, giving} 11. b4
Qb6 {as his mainline, but also offering the "evil" idea} (11... Qh5 $5)) 11. b4
Qe7 $1 {Kotronias shows that Black can sacrifice the pawn with} 12. Nxd4 (12.
b5 Ne4 $1) 12... Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O *

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2019.10.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "josiwales"]
[Black "boo786"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "de Firmian, Nick"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+5"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. e4 e5 8. Ne2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qd3 b6 11. f4 h6 {[#]} 12. d5 Na5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. c5 bxc5
(14... c6 15. Rd1 cxd5 16. exd5) 15. Qb5 Nb7 16. Be3 (16. Rxf6 gxf6 17. Bxh6)
16... Nd6 17. Qa4 c4 18. Qc2 (18. Rab1) 18... Bg4 19. Bc5 Bh5 20. Rae1 Bg6 21.
Nc1 Nxd5 22. a4 a5 23. Kh1 Nb6 24. Rd1 Qd7 (24... Rb8) 25. Rxd6 cxd6 26. Bxb6
Reb8 27. Bg1 Rb7 28. Qd1 Rab8 {[#]} 29. Qd5 Qxa4 30. Qxd6 f6 (30... Qb5) 31.
Ne2 (31. Ba7 Rf8 32. Qd5+ Rbf7) 31... Qc2 32. Ba7 {[#]} Qxe2 33. Bxb8 Rb2 34.
Qd5+ (34. Rg1 Qxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Rb1+ 36. Rg1 Bxe4#) 34... Kh8 35. Rg1 Rxb8 36. h4
a4 37. Ra1 Rb2 38. Rg1 a3 {boo786 won by resignation} 0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2019.10.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "FishThatRoared"]
[Black "natrost2000"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2274"]
[Annotator "de Firmian, Nick"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+5"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O c5 7. c4 d4 8. b4 Nc6
9. bxc5 e5 10. d3 Nd7 11. Nfd2 Nxc5 12. Ba3 Qa5 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxf8 Bxf8 (
14... Nxf2 15. Rxf2 Bxf8) 15. Bxe4 Qc7 16. Nd2 a5 17. Bg2 f5 18. a3 a4 19. Qc2
Bc5 20. Rfb1 Qe7 21. Qb2 Ra6 {[#]} 22. Qc1 Kg7 23. Rb5 Na7 24. Rb2 Nc6 25. Raa2
g5 26. Rb1 Kg6 27. Rb5 Na7 28. Rbb2 Nc6 29. g4 Bxa3 30. gxf5+ (30. Rxa3 Qxa3
31. Rb6) 30... Bxf5 31. Ne4 (31. Rxa3 Qxa3 32. Qb1 Qd6 33. Rxb7 a3 34. Qb5)
31... Bxb2 32. Qxb2 Qb4 33. Qc1 h6 34. Ng3 a3 35. Nxf5 Kxf5 36. Be4+ Kf6 37.
Qf1 Kg7 38. Qh3 Ne7 39. Qd7 Kf6 40. Qxb7 Rb6 (40... Qxb7 41. Bxb7 Rb6 42. Be4
Rb3 43. Kf1 Ke6 44. Ke1 Kd6 45. Kd2 Kc5 46. Kc2 Kb4) 41. Qa8 (41. Qc7) 41...
Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qxa2 43. Qf8+ Ke6 44. Qxh6+ Kd7 45. Qxb6 Qb2 46. Qa7+ Ke8 47. Qa4+
Kf8 48. Qd7 (48. Qa8+ Kf7 49. Qa7 a2 50. Bd5+ Kf6 51. Qa6+ Kg7 52. Qa7 Kf8 53.
Qa8+ Kg7 54. Qa7) 48... a2 49. Bd5 Nxd5 (49... Qb6) 50. cxd5 a1=Q {[#]} 51.
Qd8+ Kf7 52. Qd7+ Kf6 53. Qe6+ Kg7 54. Qe7+ Kg6 55. Qe6+ Kg7 56. Qe7+ Kg6 57.
Qe6+ Kh5 58. Qh3+ Kg6 59. Qe6+ {Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Live Chess - Chess960"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2019.10.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PSvidler"]
[Black "GMWSO"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2956"]
[BlackElo "2875"]
[Annotator "Hess, Robert"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr4/p4n1p/3Pp3/1pp5/6p1/1P1P4/P1P3P1/R5KB b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

{[#] In a must-win game, Svidler is down a pawn. Yet bishops and rooks
coordinate extremely well together. That is, when they have open lines to
operate on.} 1... g3 $1 {Ouch! The bishop is never getting out from the corner,
so for all intents and purposes White is simply down a piece.} (1... Nxd6 2. g3
{gives White outside chances to play for a win, especially in a blitz game.})
2. Rf1 Nxd6 3. Rf6 b4 4. Kf1 Kd7 5. Ke1 Ke7 6. Rh6 Rh8 {Of course Black is
crushing here, but So only needed a draw to move on.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Fischer Random Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2019.10.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[Annotator "Hess, Robert"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7r/7P/1p1R4/8/P1p1pK2/4P3/2k5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

{[#]} 1. Rd6 {It'd be cruel to give this move a question mark, but it loses
the game.} ({Caruana had one path to survival:} 1. Rh5 $1 c2 2. Kxe3 b4 3. axb4
Kb2 4. Rc5 {as White sacrifices the rook for the passer when Black has no
better than to do the same after} Rxh6 5. Kd4 c1=Q 6. Rxc1 Kxc1 7. Kc5 {
when the b-pawn rolls.}) ({Amazingly,} 1. Rxb5 {snags a pawn but loses!} c2 2.
Kxe3 (2. Rh5 Kb2 3. Rb5+ Kxa3 4. Rc5 Kb3 {The rook will take the h6 pawn and
then assist the pawn's promotion.}) 2... Rxh6 3. Rc5 Rd6 4. Kf4 Kd2 5. e4 Rd3
$1 {White must sacrifice immediately lest Black play ...Rc3. Black is in time
to corral the e-pawn.}) 1... c2 {And now the king is shielded by the b-pawn.}
2. Rb6 Kd2 3. Rd6+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Fischer Random Championship"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2019.10.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Hess, Robert"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrbbkrqn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBBKRQN w FBfb - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[TimeControl "600"]

{[#]} 1. f4 f5 2. Qxa7 {absolutely must be considered with the pawn en prise.
Nepomniachtchi played 2. c4, but So demonstrated a firm grasp of the
consequences, showing the commentators} Nb6 3. Qxb8 Qxa2 4. Nb3 Qxb1 5. Qa7 Ng6
6. Ng3 e6 7. e3 Ne7 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Qxb6 cxb6 10. Nc3 Qxc1 11. Nxc1 d6 {where he
thought Black could equalize in the ending.} *

[Event "Wash Congress"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2019.10.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hevia Alejano, Carlos Antonio"]
[Black "Yu, Jennifer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Annotator "Yu, Jennifer"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

{Starting the tournament with a horrible blunder in a winning position that
led to a 400-point upset in the first round, I didn't have very high hopes for
the rest of the tournament. For the last few months, I haven't had good
results, so the Washington Chess Congress ended up being the strangest
tournament result of my life. Entering this round, I had drawn and beaten IMs,
in a way redeeming my first round loss. It's been a good while since I held my
own against a higher rated player. This round, I was paired against a GM.} 1.
Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 {This opening caught me off-guard. I had prepared to
play the Slav, and decided to continue with it.} d5 4. Bb2 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. d4
b6 {At this point, I realized it transposed to a semi-slav. Although I don't
play this as black, I play this occassionaly with White so I had some idea of
how to play the position.} 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O dxc4 {I spent some time before
playing this move. I had a feeling it was uncommon and it turns out that it's
only been played 3 times previously. My idea was to try to get my b7 bishop
active soon with c5, but an obvious drawback is it concedes control of the
center.} ({I knew this is how black usually plays, but I wanted to get out of
opening book. Since my knowledge of this opening was limited to what I played
as white, I thought it made more sense to deviate.} 8... Be7 9. Nc3 O-O) 9.
Bxc4 (9. bxc4 {I was expecting this move more, because of the principle of
recapturing pawns towards the center. Additionally, the bishop still controls
the e4-square. I would've followed up with} c5 {controlling the e4-square and
activating the light-squared bishop. However, white has a surprising and
strong positional pawn sacrifice.} 10. d5 $1 exd5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. e4 Bc6 13.
Re1 {positionally, white is completely dominant. Black lags behind in
development and desparately wishes to be castled. With attacks on f7 coming
with Bc4, white's compensation is more than enough.}) 9... Bd6 ({I was
considering Be7 and Bd6 for a while. It would be annoying having a bishop on
d6 if white could push e4, because of the e5 double-attack threat. However,
the bishop on d6 is more active than on e7 and could support an e5 pawn push.
Since e4 isn't possible for white yet, I decided to go for Bd6 and prepare for
th e5 push if white chooses to go for e4.} 9... Be7) 10. Nbd2 {possibly
preparing e4} c5 11. Qe2 cxd4 ({This exchange isn't necessary, but I didn't
want to play the position after} 11... O-O 12. e4 Bc7 {where although black is
doing well and it's playable for both sides, I disliked the small space
advantage that white has.}) 12. Nxd4 a6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 ({The rook's power down
the d-file is evident after} 13... O-O $6 14. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16.
Nc4 Bc7 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bxd7 {I have slight compensation because of the
bishop pair, but being down two pawns is still two pawns!}) 14. e4 {setting up
another tactic} Ne5 {stopping e5} (14... O-O 15. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 16. e5 Nxe5 17.
Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Nd5 {The isolated pawn on e6 may become an annoying
weakness.}) 15. N4f3 {a good pawn sacrifice I was surprised by and didn't
consider} (15. f4 $6 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bc5 (16... Bxf4 $4 17. Ba3 Qc7 18. e5 $1)
17. e5 Ne4 $15) ({If white plays normally like} 15. Rac1 O-O {I have a
pleasant position because of my active pieces}) 15... Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Nxe4 17.
Rd4 f5 $6 {I underestimated the imbalance that happened in the game} (17... Nf6
{I didn't want to play this because I thought there may be future kingside
threats and it's relatively passive. However, I didn't see any real threats my
opponent could've followed up with so I should've trusted my initial thought
with this move.} 18. Rad1 Bc5 19. Rf4 b5 $11) 18. Rad1 Bc5 19. Rd7 $1 {[#] I
had seen this when I played 17.f5 but underestimated how strong the queen
would become in the endgame. My opponent recognized the weakeness of e5 and
other dark squares, my king, and undeveloped rooks and took advantage of it
with the exchange of 2 rooks for my queen.} (19. Bb5+ $5 {an interesting move
I looked at in the game. It doesn't work for white and black survives.} axb5
20. Qxb5+ Kf8 21. Rd7 Ba6 22. Qc6 Rc8 23. Rxe7 Rxc6 24. Ra7 Bxf2+ 25. Kh1 Rc8
$11) 19... Qxd7 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Ng5 {my opponent spent a significant portion
of his remaining time on this move. It's a very smart idea, but other options
take advantage of my weaknesses more.} (21. Ne5+ Kc7 (21... Ke7 22. Qh5 $1) 22.
Nd3 {two of my pawns are threatened and my c5-bishop is threatened to be
exchanged. White is better.}) 21... Nxg5 22. Qd2+ Kc6 (22... Bd5 {an unnatural
move but since d5 isn't hanging because white needs to take back the
sacrificed knight on g5, it works.} 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Qxg5 Rhe8 25. Qxf5+ Kc6
$11) 23. Qxg5 {starting from here we entered a messy time-scramble. Since the
time-control was 10 seconds delay instead of increment, there was almost no
time to think!} Rhd8 $6 (23... b5 {this move order would've been more accurate}
24. Bxe6 (24. Be2 Kb6 $11) 24... Rhe8 25. Qc1 (25. Qxf5 $6 Rad8 26. h4 g6 27.
Qf6 Rd6) 25... Rxe6 26. Bd4 Re1+ 27. Qxe1 Bxd4 28. Qe6+ Kc7 29. Qe7+ $11) 24.
Be2 b5 25. Qxg7 Kb6 26. b4 $1 Bxb4 27. Bd4+ Rxd4 28. Qxd4+ Bc5 29. Qd7 Bc6 30.
Qxh7 Rd8 {Here I realized that I had to cause some trouble or complications
before we reached move 40. Otherwise, I wouldn't survive this endgame if we
both had time.} 31. Qh6 Rd6 32. h4 e5 33. Qc1 $2 {this misses my idea behind
Rd6 and e5} Rg6 $1 34. Bf1 Rg4 35. h5 Rf4 $1 {the point behind the Rd6-Rg6-Rg4
manouver! I'm not afraid of trading a rook and bishop for the queen if my
opponent chooses to defend the f2-pawn. I knew that here I had at least a draw
and may even be slightly better.} 36. Qd2 (36. Kh2 Bxf2 37. g3 Rg4 $11 {
It's equal but understandably not something most players would go for as white.
} 38. Qd2 Bxg3+ 39. Kh3) (36. Qe1 {maybe slightly more accurate than Qd2. The
idea is that White doesn't have to capture the rook.} Rxf2 37. Kh2 e4 $11)
36... Rxf2 37. Qxf2 Be4 (37... Be8 $1 38. h6 (38. Be2 f4) 38... Bg6 {stopping
the pawn without creating the light-squared weaknesses after f4 and preparing
to push the queenside pawns} 39. Be2 a5) 38. a4 $4 {An inexplicable blunder in
time trouble. Most likely, my opponent thought this would weaken my queenside
pawns by making them doubled. However, the passed a-pawn is too fast to be
stopped. Additionally, it's very easy to make strange and overly-aggressive
decisions if you were better earlier in the game, which my opponent was.} bxa4
39. h6 f4 40. Bc4 Bh7 41. Kf1 Bxf2 42. Kxf2 Kc5 43. Be6 Kd4 44. Kf3 a3 45. Kg4
e4 46. Kxf4 e3 47. Kf3 Kd3 {A topsy-turvy but exciting game with lots of
interesting moments!} 0-1

[Event "Dubna"]
[Site "Dubna URS"]
[Date "1976.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aivars Gipslis"]
[Black "Jerzy Kostro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 {[#]} 5. d4 (5. O-O) (5. d3) (5. Nc3)
(5. Bxc6) 5... exd4 (5... Nxe4) (5... b5) 6. O-O d6 (6... b5) (6... Bc5) (6...
Be7) 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 (10. Qf3) 10... O-O 11. e5 (
11. Qd3) (11. Qf3) 11... Ne8 12. Re1 (12. Qe2) (12. Qf3 d5) 12... d5 13. Nb3 a5
14. Na4 f6 (14... g5) (14... Qb8) 15. e6 Bc8 16. Nd4 Bb7 (16... c5 17. Nc6) (
16... Ra6) 17. Re3 (17. Nf5 Nd6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Qg4) 17... c5 (17... f5) 18.
Nf5 d4 19. Rg3 Kh8 (19... Rb8 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Nf7+) 20. Qh5 Qd5 21. Qxh7+ Kxh7
22. Rh3+ Kg6 (22... Kg8 23. Nxe7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM I"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/6p1/8/4Q3/q1r5/2B5/PPb5/K5R1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Qxa2+ 2. Kxa2 Ra4# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM II"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/r7/8/5nP1/4k3/6PK/6R1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Rh6+ 2. Kg3 Ne2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM III"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rrk/R3Q3/8/8/6q1/8/6PP/6RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{[#]} 1... Qxg2+ 2. Rxg2 Rf1+ 3. Rg1 Rfxg1# (3... Rgxg1#) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM IV"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q5k1/5R2/8/4b3/3r4/1Q6/2B3P1/1K6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{[#]} 1... Qa1+ 2. Kxa1 Ra4+ 3. Kb1 Ra1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM V"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/Q7/8/7N/1k1r1n1q/8/5PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{[#]} 1... Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Qxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM VI"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1Q4pp/1b6/q7/3n4/8/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{[#]} 1... Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Ng3+ 3. hxg3 Qh5# 0-1

[Event "Winter Chess Classic - A Group"]
[Site "chess24.com"]
[Date "2019.11.13"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O Ba7 7. a4 d6 8. Nbd2
h6 9. b4 Ne7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Bd3 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Ned5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6
15. Qe2+ Be6 16. b5 a5 17. Bd2 Bb6 18. Qe1 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Ra3 O-O 21.
Qc1 Rfe8 22. Bb1 f5 23. Rg3 Kh7 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Ba2 f4 26. Rf3 Bf7 27. Rxe8
Rxe8 28. Bxa5 Kg8 29. Bd2 Qd4 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Bxf4 Qc5 32. Rc3 Qd4 33. h3 Re2
34. Be3 Qe4 35. Qd1 Bd5 36. f3 Qe5 37. Qd4 Qxd4 38. Bxd4 c6 39. bxc6 Bxc6 40.
a5 Ra2 41. Rc5 Rd2 42. Bc3 Rd6 43. h4 Kf7 44. Kf2 Rd5 45. Rc4 Bb5 46. Rf4+ Kg8
47. Rg4 Rd7 48. Rg6 Bd3 49. Rb6 Ba6 50. g4 Rc7 51. Bd4 Rd7 52. Bc3 Rc7 53. Be5
{[#]} Rd7 (53... Rc2+ 54. Ke3 Re2+ 55. Kf4 g5+ (55... Rf2 56. Rg6) 56. Kf5 Bd3+
57. Ke6 gxh4 58. Rd6 Bc4+ 59. Kf5) 54. f4 Kh7 55. Ke3 {[#]} h5 56. gxh5 (56. g5
Bd3 (56... g6 57. f5)) 56... Rd3+ (56... Rf7 57. h6 gxh6 58. h5 Bc4 59. Rd6 Rf5
60. Rd7+ Rf7 (60... Kg8 61. Rxb7 Rxh5 62. Kd4) 61. Rd8) 57. Ke4 Rh3 58. Re6 (
58. Rg6 Bd3+) 58... Rxh4 59. Rg6 Rxh5 60. Rxg7+ Kh6 61. f5 Rh4+ {[#]} 62. Kd5
Ra4 63. Ke6 (63. f6 Rxa5+ 64. Ke6 Bc4+ 65. Kf5 (65. Kd6 Rd5+) 65... Bd3+ 66.
Kf4 Bg6 67. f7 Ra8 68. Rg8 Ra4+) 63... Bc4+ (63... Rxa5 64. Rc7) 64. Kf6 Rxa5
65. Rg4 Ra6+ 66. Ke7 {[#]} b5 (66... Bd5 67. Bf6 Bf3 68. Rg3) 67. Bd6 Ra7+ 68.
Kf6 Rf7+ 69. Ke5 Kh7 70. f6 Rd7 71. Rg3 Kh6 72. Kf5 Kh7 73. Be5 Rb7 74. Kg5 Bf7
75. Kf5 Bc4 76. Bd6 Rd7 77. Ke5 Bf7 78. Rg7+ Kh8 79. Rg4 Kh7 80. Be7 Kh8 81.
Rh4+ Kg8 82. Bd6 Ra7 83. Rg4+ Kh8 84. Bf8 Rd7 85. Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Winter Chess Classic - A Group"]
[Site "chess24.com"]
[Date "2019.11.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Gabuzyan, Hovhannes"]
[Black "Sethuraman, S.P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nbd2 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
d4 9. Ne1 e5 10. e4 dxe3 11. fxe3 Bg4 12. Qc2 Be2 13. Rf2 Bh5 14. Ne4 Ng4 15.
Rf1 f5 16. Nf2 Qd6 17. Nxg4 Bxg4 18. a3 Nd4 19. Qf2 Nxb3 20. Rb1 Nxc1 21. Bd5+
Kh8 22. Rxc1 Rab8 23. a4 b6 24. Ng2 Bh5 25. Rce1 Be8 26. Qc2 Bd7 27. Rf2 a6 28.
Qa2 g6 29. Ref1 Bf6 30. e4 Bg7 31. exf5 Bxf5 32. Qb3 Bd7 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 35. Nh4 Qf6 36. Nf3 Bh6 37. Kf2 g5 38. a5 bxa5 39. Qb8+ Bf8 40. Kg2
Qd6 41. Qb7 Qe7 42. Nxg5 Bf5 43. Nf7+ Kg7 44. Qb6 Qf6 45. Qc7 Be7 46. Qb8 {[#]}
Bh3+ 47. Kxh3 Qf1+ 48. Kg4 (48. Bg2 Qf5+ 49. g4 Qxd3+) 48... h5+ 49. Kxh5 Qh3#
0-1

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wheeler, Cameron"]
[Black "Hong, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1269"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.03.04"]
[WhiteTeam "Dallas Destiny"]
[BlackTeam "San Francisco Mechanics"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qa4 Bd7 9. Qc2 Rb8 10. e4 h6 11. Be3 b5 12. a3 Be7 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Na5 15.
Bxa7 Ra8 16. Be3 Nb3 17. Rad1 Bd6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Re8 20. Rfe1 Re7 21.
Qd2 Ra6 22. h3 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bf8 24. Kh2 Qb8 25. Be5 Qb6 26. d6 cxd6 27. Bxf6
gxf6 28. Nd5 Qd8 29. Qf4 f5 30. h4 Be6 31. Nb4 Rb6 32. Bd5 Qf6 33. Qe3 Rb8 34.
Bxe6 fxe6 35. Qxe6+ Qxe6 36. Rxe6 Kf7 37. Re2 Re8 38. Rd2 Re5 39. Kg2 Ke6 40.
Nc6 Rc5 41. Nd4+ Kd7 42. Nc2 Bg7 43. Nb4 Ke6 44. f4 d5 45. Na6 Rc8 46. Nb4 d4
47. Re2+ Kd6 48. Kf3 d3 49. Rd2 Kc5 50. g4 fxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Kd4 52. Kf3 Re8 53.
Nc2+ Kc5 54. Nb4 Bd4 55. f5 Re3+ 56. Kf4 Rh3 57. Kg4 Rh1 58. Kh5 Be3 59. Nxd3+
Kb6 60. Nf2 {[#]} Rh2 (60... Rf1) (60... Rxh4+ 61. Kxh4 Bxd2 62. Kh5) 61. Rd6+
Kc5 (61... Kc7 62. Ne4) 62. Ne4# 1-0

[Event "2009 Northern Regional Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ashley Lynn Priore"]
[Black "Anonymous"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Priore, Ashley Lynn"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1kb1r/p1q1p2p/1nP3pn/1p1pPp2/5P2/2NB1N1P/PPP3P1/R1B1QRK1 w kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{[#]} 1. Nxb5 Qxc6 2. Nd6+ Kd8 (2... exd6 3. exd6+ Kd8 (3... Kd7 4. Ne5+) (3...
Kf7 4. Ne5+) 4. Qh4+) 3. Bb5 Qc7 4. Nxc8 (4. Nd4) 1-0

