Nihal Sarin dilahirkan di Thrissur, Kerala pada 13 Julai 2004. Beliau dinobatkan sebagai grandmaster ke-53 India ketika berusia 14 tahun satu bulan satu hari. Sewaktu berusia tiga tahun, beliau boleh cam bendera 190 negara dan tahu nama-nama saintifik bagi pelbagai jenis serangga dan tumbuh-tumbuhan. Beliau fasih berbahasa Inggeris sejak di tadika, malah mampu menghafal sehingga sifir 16 ketika mula masuk sekolah rendah. Nihal Sarin diperkenalkan kepada permainan catur sewaktu beliau berumur 6 tahun. Dalam gambar di atas, beliau sedang menentang grandmaster Vietnam, Le Quang Liem di suatu kejohanan blitz dunia pada 2018.

Round 2 Piala Dunia FIDE 2021 Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Rusia

Tumpuan tidak diberi kepada keputusan permainan seri

 

Sasa Martinovic vs Magnus Carlsen

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul15 Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Variation D85

1.d4Nf6 2.c4g6 3.Nc3d5 4.cxd5Nxd5 5.Bd2c5 6.Rc1Nc6 7.dxc5Bg7 8.e4Ndb4 9.Nf3O-O 10.a3Nd3+ 11.Bxd3Qxd3 12.Qe2Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2Be6 14.Nd5Bxb2 15.Rc2Bxa3 16.Ra1f5 17.Rxa3fxe4 18.Nxe7+Nxe7 19.Nd4Bd7 20.Rb2Nc6 21.Be3Nxd4+ 22.Bxd4Bc6 23.Rba2a6 24.Ke3Rad8 25.Rd2Rd5 26.Ke2Rfd8 27.Be3Rd3 28.Ra1Kf7 29.g3Rxd2+ 30.Bxd2Bb5+ 31.Ke1Rd3 32.Rb1Ke6 33.Rb4Bc6 34.Rb2Kd5 0-1

 

Fabiano Caruana vs Susanto Megaranto

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening C55

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bc4Nf6 4.d3h6 5.c3d6 6.Nbd2g6 7.Nf1Bg7 8.Ng3Qe7 9.O-OO-O 10.h3Na5 11.Bb5a6 12.Ba4b5 13.Bc2c5 14.d4cxd4 15.cxd4Bd7 1-0 (dihentikan kerana Megaranto positif COVID-19.)

 

Anish Giri vs Boris Savchenko

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense A13

1.Nf3Nf6 2.c4e6 3.g3d5 4.d4c6 5.Bg2dxc4 6.a4c5 7.O-OBd7 8.dxc5Bc6 9.Qxd8+Kxd8 10.Ne5Bxg2 11.Kxg2Ke8 12.Na3Nbd7 13.Nxd7Nxd7 14.c6bxc6 15.Nxc4Bb4 16.Bf4f6 17.Rfd1Ke7 18.Rac1Rhd8 19.b3Nf8 20.Rxd8Kxd8 21.e4Nd7 22.h4h5 23.Kf3Ke7 24.Ke2Rc8 25.e5Nb8 26.Be3Rc7 27.f3Nd7 28.exf6+gxf6 29.g4hxg4 30.fxg4Bc5 31.Bd2e5 32.Na5Kd6 33.h5Kd5 34.h6Nf8 35.b4Bd6 36.Nc4Ne6 37.Kd3e4+ 38.Kc3c5 39.b5Bf4 40.Rd1Bxd2+ 41.Rxd2+Nd4 42.Rh2Rh7 43.Rh5+f5 44.Ne3+Ke5 45.Kc4 1-0

 

Sergey Karjakin vs Shamsiddin Vokhidov

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation B67

1.e4c5 2.Nf3d6 3.d4cxd4 4.Nxd4Nf6 5.Nc3Nc6 6.Bg5e6 7.Qd2a6 8.O-O-OBd7 9.f3Nxd4 10.Qxd4h6 11.Bd2Qc7 12.Bd3Qc5 13.Qxc5dxc5 14.a4b5 15.axb5axb5 16.b3Rb8 17.Bf4Rb7 18.Be2Bc6 19.Kd2Be7 20.Ra1O-O 21.Ra6Rd8+ 22.Kc1Rc8 23.Rd1Kf8 24.Ra5c4 25.bxc4bxc4 26.Bd6Be8 27.e5Bxd6 28.Rxd6Nd7 29.f4Rb4 30.g3Nb6 31.Kd2Rb8 32.h4Nc8 33.Rd8Ne7 34.Rxb8Rxb8 35.Bxc4Nf5 36.Ne2Bc6 37.Bd3g6 38.Bxf5gxf5 39.Nd4Be4 40.Nb5Rc8 41.Ra2Rc5 42.Nd6f6 43.Nxe4fxe4 44.exf6e5 45.fxe5Rxe5 46.Ke3Kf7 47.c4Kxf6 48.Rf2+Ke6 49.Rf4Ra5 50.Rxe4+ 1-0

 

Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Guillermo Vazquez

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense D38 

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.Nc3Bb4 5.cxd5exd5 6.Bg5h6 7.Bh4O-O 8.e3Bf5 9.Qb3Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3Nbd7 11.Be2c6 12.Qa3g5 13.Bg3Ne4 14.Nd2Nxg3 15.hxg3Qf6 16.g4Bh7 17.Nf1Kg7 18.Ng3Bg6 19.Bd3Rfe8 20.Rd1Nb6 21.Qb3Re7 22.a4Nc8 23.a5a6 24.Rd2Nd6 25.Qb4Rae8 26.Bf5Nc4 27.Re2Qd6 28.Qxd6Nxd6 29.b3Rh8 30.f3b6 31.axb6Rb8 32.Bxg6fxg6 33.Kf2Rxb6 34.Rc1Re6 35.Rec2Kf7 36.Rc3Nb5 37.Rd3Nd6 38.Re1a5 39.Rh1Kg7 40.Ra1Rb5 41.Rc3Nb7 42.Rac1Rb6 43.e4Nd6 44.e5Nb5 45.Rd3Ra6 46.Ne2a4 47.bxa4Rxa4 48.f4gxf4 49.Nxf4Re8 50.Rxc6Rxd4 51.Rxd4Nxd4 52.Rc7+Kg8 53.Nxd5Kf8 54.Nf4g5 55.Ng6+Kg8 56.Ke3Ne6 57.Re7Rxe7 58.Nxe7+Kf7 59.Nf5Nf4 60.g3Nd5+ 61.Ke4Nc3+ 62.Kd4Nb5+ 63.Kc5Nc3 64.Kd6Ne4+ 65.Kd7Nc5+ 66.Kc6 1-0

 

Dmitry Andreikin vs Emre Can

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense A06 

1.Nf3d5 2.e3Nf6 3.c4e6 4.Nc3dxc4 5.Bxc4a6 6.a4b6 7.O-OBb7 8.Qe2Bb4 9.d3O-O 10.e4Nc6 11.Be3Na5 12.Ba2c5 13.Bg5Qc7 14.Nh4Nd7 15.Qg4Kh8 16.f4c4 17.f5exf5 18.Rxf5Ne5 19.Qg3f6 20.Bf4Qd7 21.Bxe5fxe5 22.Ng6+Kg8 23.Nxf8Bxf8 24.Raf1Re8 25.Kh1 1-0

 

Peter Svidler vs Pablo Salinas Herrera

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Neo-Archangelsk Variation C78

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5a6 4.Ba4Nf6 5.O-OBc5 6.c3b5 7.Bb3d6 8.d4Bb6 9.h3Bb7 10.Re1O-O 11.Be3Na5 12.d5Bxe3 13.Rxe3c6 14.dxc6Bxc6 15.Nbd2Nxb3 16.axb3a5 17.Qc2Qc7 18.Rae1Bd7 19.Nf1Be6 20.Ng5a4 21.Nxe6fxe6 22.Rd3Ra6 23.Rd2Rb8 24.Ne3axb3 25.Qxb3Kf7 26.Ng4Nxg4 27.hxg4h6 28.Qd1Kg8 29.g3b4 30.Re3Rc6 31.Kg2bxc3 32.bxc3Rbb6 33.Red3Qb8 34.g5hxg5 35.Qh5Rc8 36.Qg6d5 37.Qxg5Rf8 38.exd5e4 39.Rd4Qc8 40.c4exd5 41.Qxd5+Kh8 42.Qxe4Rh6 43.Rd7Rhf6 44.R7d6Rf5 45.R6d5Qc6 46.f3Qh6 47.Rd8g6 48.R2d7Rxd8 49.Rxd8+Kg7 50.Qe7+Rf7 51.Qe5+ 1-0

 

Velimir Ivic vs Francisco Vallejo Pons

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation C11

1.e4e6 2.d4d5 3.Nc3Nf6 4.e5Nfd7 5.f4c5 6.Nf3Nc6 7.Be3a6 8.Ne2Qb6 9.Qc1Be7 10.c3f6 11.h4O-O 12.h5Qa5 13.h6g6 14.Kf2cxd4 15.cxd4fxe5 16.fxe5Ndxe5 17.dxe5Nxe5 18.Kg1Ng4 19.Bd4Bd7 20.Qe1Qd8 21.Qg3e5 22.Nxe5Bd6 23.Qb3Bxe5 24.Bxe5Qg5 25.Bd4Rf7 26.Qg3Raf8 27.Rh4Qf5 28.Rxg4Qxg4 29.Qe5Rf6 30.Nc3Bc6 31.Nxd5 1-0

 

P Iniyan vs Evgeny Tomashevsky

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation C67

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5Nf6 4.O-ONxe4 5.d4Nd6 6.Ba4exd4 7.c3Be7 8.cxd4O-O 9.Nc3b5 10.Bc2Nb4 11.Bb1Bb7 12.Re1Nd5 13.Nxd5Bxd5 14.Ne5f5 15.a4c6 16.Ba2Nc4 17.axb5cxb5 18.Nxc4bxc4 19.Re5Bf7 20.d5Bf6 21.Re2Qa5 22.Rc2Rac8 23.d6Rc6 24.Bf4Qb4 25.Qc1Rb8 26.Bd2Qb5 27.Bc3Bxc3 28.bxc3Qc5 29.Qf4Qxd6 30.Qe3Qc5 31.Qf4Qd6 32.Qe3Qc5 33.Qf4Re8 34.h3Qe5 35.Qc1g6 36.Rd2Rd6 37.Rxd6Qxd6 38.Bb1Qe5 39.Ba2a5 40.Qd2Qd5 41.Qxd5Bxd5 42.Rd1Bf7 43.Kf1Rb8 44.Rd2Kf8 45.Ke2Ke7 46.h4a4 47.Ke3a3 48.Kd4Rb5 49.Ke3Re5+ 50.Kf4Re4+ 51.Kg3Be6 52.f3f4+ 53.Kf2Re3 54.Rc2Bf5 55.Rc1Bd3 0-1

 

Yu Yangyi vs Denis Kadric

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 English Opening: King's English Variation. General A20

1.c4e5 2.g3d6 3.Nc3Be7 4.Bg2f5 5.Nf3Nf6 6.O-OO-O 7.b4Kh8 8.d3c6 9.b5c5 10.a4a5 11.e3Nbd7 12.Bb2Nb6 13.Nd2Qc7 14.Qc2Be6 15.Rae1Rad8 16.f4exf4 17.exf4Bg8 18.Nb3Nc8 19.Re2d5 20.Nxd5Nxd5 21.cxd5Bxd5 22.Bxd5Rxd5 23.Nd4Qd7 24.Ne6Rf6 25.Rfe1Kg8 26.Bxf6Bxf6 27.Qa2Nb6 28.Ng5Bxg5 29.fxg5Kf8 30.Re6Rd6 31.Re8+ 1-0

 

Bassem Amin vs Hovhannes Gabuzyan

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Botvinnik System Reversed A37

1.Nf3c5 2.g3g6 3.Bg2Bg7 4.c4Nc6 5.Nc3e5 6.a3d6 7.O-Oa5 8.d3Nge7 9.Rb1O-O 10.Bg5f6 11.Be3Be6 12.Ne1b6 13.Nd5Bxd5 14.cxd5Nd4 15.a4b5 16.axb5Nxb5 17.Nc2Nc7 18.Na3Kh8 19.Qb3Qd7 20.Bd2Rfb8 21.Qc4a4 22.b3h5 23.bxa4Rxb1 24.Rxb1Rxa4 25.Qb3Ra6 26.e4Kh7 27.Nc4Nc8 28.Ba5Ra7 29.h4g5 30.Kh2Bh6 31.Bh3g4 32.Bg2Na6 33.f3Nc7 34.fxg4hxg4 35.Rf1Rb7 36.Qd1Kg7 37.Rf2Kf7 38.Bf1Ne7 39.Be2 1-0

 

Juraj Druska vs Jorden van Foreest

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line B52 

1.e4c5 2.Nf3d6 3.Bb5+Bd7 4.c4a6 5.Bxd7+Nxd7 6.d4cxd4 7.Nxd4Rc8 8.b3Ngf6 9.Nd2g6 10.O-OBg7 11.Bb2O-O 12.Qe2Qa5 13.a3Rfe8 14.b4Qh5 15.N2f3Rc7 16.Rac1Rec8 17.Nb3Bh6 18.Rc2b5 19.Na5bxc4 20.Bxf6Nxf6 21.Rd1Qb5 22.e5dxe5 23.Nxe5c3 24.Qxb5axb5 25.Kf1e6 26.Ke2Nd5 27.Ng4Bg7 28.Ne3Rd7 29.g3Nxe3 30.fxe3Rxd1 31.Kxd1f5 32.Ke2Kf7 33.Nb3Ke7 34.Nc5h5 35.Ra2Rd8 36.a4bxa4 37.Nxa4Rb8 38.Nc5Rxb4 39.Ra7+Kf6 40.h4c2 41.Nd7+Ke7 42.Kd2Kd6 43.Kxc2Bh6 44.Nf6Bxe3 45.Rg7Bd4 46.Ne8+Kd5 47.Nc7+Ke5 0-1

 

Ante Brkic vs Yurij Kryvoruchko

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense C65

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5Nf6 4.d3Bc5 5.c3d5 6.exd5Qxd5 7.Bc4Qd6 8.b4Bb6 9.Nbd2O-O 10.O-OBf5 11.Qc2Rad8 12.a4a5 13.b5Ne7 14.Qb3Bc5 15.Nxe5Qxe5 16.d4Bxd4 17.cxd4Qxd4 18.Ba3Rd7 19.Nf3Qf4 20.Rad1Rd6 21.g3Qh6 22.Bxd6cxd6 23.Rxd6Be4 24.Re1 1-0

 

Vladimir Fedoseev vs Axel Bachmann

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Russian Game: Millenium Attack C42

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nf6 3.Nxe5d6 4.Nf3Nxe4 5.Bd3Nf6 6.O-OBe7 7.Re1O-O 8.Bf1d5 9.d4Bf5 10.c4Nc6 11.Nc3Bg4 12.cxd5Nb4 13.Bc4Bxf3 14.gxf3Re8 15.Qb3Qd7 16.Bf4a5 17.Bb5c6 18.dxc6bxc6 19.Bc4Nfd5 20.Bg3Qa7 21.Bxd5cxd5 22.Nb5Qd7 23.Nc7a4 24.Qd1Rec8 25.Nxa8Rxa8 26.Rc1Bf8 27.Rc7Qf5 28.a3Nd3 29.Qc2Rb8 30.Rc3Rb3 31.Rd1 1-0

 

Maxim Matlakov vs Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B96 

1.e4c5 2.Nf3d6 3.d4cxd4 4.Nxd4Nf6 5.Nc3a6 6.Bg5e6 7.f4h6 8.Bh4Qb6 9.Qd2Qxb2 10.Rb1Qa3 11.e5dxe5 12.fxe5Nd5 13.Nxd5exd5 14.e6Bxe6 15.Nxe6fxe6 16.Bd3Be7 17.Bxe7Kxe7 18.c4Nd7 19.cxd5Rhf8 20.Rxb7Rab8 21.Rxb8Rxb8 22.O-OQc5+ 23.Kh1Qxd5 24.Qc3Qe5 25.Qa3+Qc5 26.Qxa6Rb2 27.h3Rd2 28.Be4Rd6 29.Qe2Qe5 30.Qc2Qb5 31.Rc1Qg5 32.Rf1Nc5 33.Bf3Nd3 34.a4Qc5 35.Qe2Rd4 36.Be4Ne5 37.Qf2Nd7 38.Qf7+Kd6 39.Bf3Qg5 40.Bg4Qe7 41.Qf2e5 42.Qc2Nc5 43.Rc1Rd5 44.Qg6+Qf6 45.Qe8Qe7 46.Qa8e4 47.a5h5 48.a6hxg4 49.a7Qg5 50.Qb8+Ke7 51.a8=QQxc1+ 52.Kh2Nd7 53.Qd8+Kd6 54.Qab8+Ke6 55.Qg8+Ke7 56.Qxg7+Ke6 57.Qe8+ 1-0

 

Alexander Areshchenko vs Ivan Ivanisevic

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening C55

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bc4Nf6 4.d3Be7 5.O-OO-O 6.Re1d6 7.a4Kh8 8.h3Ng8 9.Nc3f5 10.Nd5fxe4 11.dxe4a5 12.c3Nb8 13.b4Nd7 14.Ba3Ndf6 15.bxa5Rxa5 16.Bf1Nxd5 17.exd5Ra8 18.c4Qe8 19.Bb4Qf7 20.Ra3Nh6 21.g3Bf5 22.Bg2Bg6 23.Qd2Nf5 24.a5h6 25.Bc3Bf6 26.Qb2e4 27.Nd4Bxd4 28.Bxd4Rae8 29.Be3Bh530.g4Nh4 31.Bxh6Re5 32.Bc1Bg6 33.Bh1Qf6 34.Rae3Bh7 35.R1e2Nf3+ 36.Bxf3exf3 37.Rxe5fxe2 38.Rxe2Bd3 39.Qxf6Rxf6 40.Re7Kg8 41.Rxc7Rf7 42.Rc8+Rf8 43.Rxf8+Kxf8 44.c5 1-0

 

Cristobal Henriquez Villagra vs Anton Korobov

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation B48  

1.e4c5 2.Nf3e6 3.d4cxd4 4.Nxd4Nc6 5.Nc3Qc7 6.Be3a6 7.g4b5 8.Nxc6dxc6 9.Qf3Bb4 10.g5Ne7 11.Bd2O-O 12.Qg3e5 13.h4Be6 14.a3Bd6 15.h5a5 16.Nd1f5 17.gxf6Rxf6 18.Rg1Rf7 19.Bh6Nc8 20.Ne3Bf8 21.Rd1Nb6 22.Bh3Bxh3 23.Qxh3Kh8 24.Bg5h6 25.Bh4Na4 26.Qe6Nxb2 27.Rd8Rxd8 28.Bxd8Qa7 29.Bb6Qb7 30.Rg6b4 31.a4Nxa4 32.Bxa5Nc3 33.Qxc6Qa7 34.Qb6Qa8 35.Rc6Nxe4 36.Ng4Ra7 37.Nxe5Rxa5 38.Nf7+Kg8 0-1

 

A R Saleh Salem vs Aleksandar Indjic

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.g3Bb4+ 5.Bd2a5 6.Bg2O-O 7.O-Odxc4 8.Bg5h6 9.Bxf6Qxf6 10.a3Bd6 11.Nbd2b5 12.b3cxb3 13.Qxb3Ba6 14.Ne5Ra7 15.Ne4Qe7 16.Qe3Bb7 17.Rfb1Bxe4 18.Qxe4Bxe5 19.Qxe5c6 20.Rc1Rc8 21.Qe3Rb7 22.h4Qd8 23.Qc3Qb6 24.Rab1Rbc7 25.Qb2Nd7 26.e3Rb8 27.Bf1Nf6 28.Rc5Nd5 29.Qc2Rbc8 30.Bg2Nf6 31.Qb2Nd7 32.Rcc1Rb8 33.Bf1Rcc8 34.Qd2Qa7 35.Rc2Nf6 36.Qc1Qd7 37.Bg2Nd5 38.Rc5Ne7 39.Be4Rb6 40.Qd2a4 41.Bc2Rcb8 42.Qd3f5 43.e4Rd8 44.Rb4Rbb8 45.h5Rf8 46.Qe3Qe8 47.Qe2Qf7 48.Re5f4 49.Bb1fxg3 50.fxg3Qf3 51.Qxf3Rxf3 52.Ba2Rxg3+ 53.Kh2Rxa3 54.Bxe6+Kf8 55.d5Rd8 56.Rd4Rf3 57.d6Nc8 58.Bxc8Rxc8 59.Rc5Rf6 60.e5Re6 61.Rf4+Kg8 62.Rd4Rd8 63.Rd3b4 64.Rd4Rb8 65.Rxc6b3 66.Rcc4b2 67.Rd1b1=Q 68.Rxb1Rxb1 69.d7Rd1 70.Rc8+Kf7 0-1

 

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Gabriel Sargissian

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Scotch Game: Potter Variation C45

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.d4exd4 4.Nxd4Bc5 5.Nb3Bb6 6.Nc3Nge7 7.Bg5O-O 8.Qd2d6 9.O-O-OQe8 10.Bb5f6 11.Be3Qf7 12.Nd5Nxd5 13.exd5Bxe3 14.Qxe3Ne5 15.f4Nd7 16.Rhe1a6 17.Be2f5 18.Qc3Nf6 19.Bf3Ne4 20.Bxe4fxe4 21.Rxe4Bf5 22.Rc4Bg4 23.Rdd4Rac8 24.Qg3Bf5 25.Na5b6 26.Nc6Rce8 27.Rd1Bd7 28.b3b5 29.Rcd4Bxc6 30.dxc6Re2 31.R1d2Rxd2 32.Kxd2Qh5 33.h3Qc5 34.Qc3Qf5 35.Qf3Qc5 36.Qe4Qh5 37.Qe6+Kh8 38.Qe7Re8 39.Qxc7Qe2+ 40.Kc3b4+ 41.Kb2 1-0

 

Ravi Haria vs Etienne Bacrot

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line B52

1.e4c5 2.Nf3d6 3.Bb5+Bd7 4.Bxd7+Qxd7 5.c4Nf6 6.Nc3g6 7.d4cxd4 8.Nxd4Bg7 9.f3Qc7 10.b3Qa5 11.Bd2O-O 12.Nd5Qd8 13.Be3e6 14.Nxf6+Bxf6 15.O-Od5 16.exd5exd5 17.Rc1Re8 18.Bf2dxc4 19.Rxc4Qa5 20.a4a6 21.Qc2Nd7 22.b4Qh5 23.Nb3b5 24.axb5axb5 25.Re4Be5 26.h3Nf6 27.Rh4Rac8 28.Nc5Qg5 29.Qd3Rcd8 30.Qxb5Bg3 31.Qc4Bxf2+ 32.Rxf2Re1+ 33.Rf1Rxf1+ 34.Kxf1Rd1+ 0-1

 

Boris Gelfand vs Arik Braun

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Indian Game: Dzindzi-Indian Defense E10

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3a6 4.Nc3d5 5.cxd5exd5 6.Bg5Be6 7.Bxf6Qxf6 8.Qb3Ra7 9.a3Qd8 10.h4Be7 11.Qc2Nd7 12.e4dxe4 13.Nxe4Nf6 14.Neg5Bd5 15.Ne5c6 16.Bc4O-O 17.O-O-OBxc4 18.Nxc4g6 19.Ne5Nh5 20.Nxh7Kxh7 21.g4Nf4 22.Qe4Ne6 23.h5Ng5 24.hxg6+Kg7 25.Qc2f6 26.Nf7Rxf7 27.gxf7Qd6 28.Qf5Qd5 29.f8=Q+Bxf8 30.f4Qxf5 31.gxf5Nh7 32.Rdg1+Kh8 33.Rg6Bg7 34.Rg3Kg8 35.Re3b6 36.Re8+Nf8 37.Rc8Kf7 38.Rxc6Nd7 39.Kd2Ra8 40.Ke3Re8+ 41.Kf3a5 42.Rc7Re7 43.Rhc1Nf8 44.d5Rd7 45.d6Ke8 46.Rxd7Nxd7 47.Rc8+Kf7 48.b4axb4 49.axb4b5 50.Rd8Nb6 51.d7 1-0

 

David Anton Guijarro vs Pouya Idani

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation D33

1.d4d5 2.c4e6 3.Nf3Nf6 4.Nc3c5 5.cxd5exd5 6.g3Nc6 7.Bg2cxd4 8.Nxd4Bc5 9.Nxc6bxc6 10.O-OO-O 11.Na4Bb6 12.Nxb6axb6 13.b4Qe7 14.Qc2Qxb4 15.Qxc6Bd7 16.Qc2Rac8 17.Qb2Qxb2 18.Bxb2Rc2 19.Bxf6gxf6 20.Rfb1Be6 21.a4Ra8 22.e4d4 23.e5Rd8 24.exf6d3 25.Bf3d2 26.Bd1Rc6 27.Rb2Rd7 28.Kg2Rc1 29.Rxb6Rb7 30.Rd6Rb8 31.Ra3Rxd1 32.a5h5 33.Kf3Bg4+ 34.Kf4Rb5 0-1

 

Rasmus Svane vs Ivan Cheparinov

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack B51

1.e4c5 2.Nf3d6 3.Bb5+Nd7 4.d4cxd4 5.Qxd4a6 6.Bxd7+Qxd7 7.Nc3e5 8.Qb6Qc6 9.Nd5Qxb6 10.Nxb6Rb8 11.Be3Nf6 12.Nd2Be6 13.c4Be7 14.f3Nd7 15.Nd5Bd8 16.Ke2g6 17.a4f5 18.a5h5 19.b4Nf6 20.Rhb1fxe4 21.Nxf6+Bxf6 22.fxe4Rc8 23.Kd3Rh7 24.b5Bd8 25.bxa6bxa6 26.Rb6Bxb6 27.axb6Ra8 28.Nb3Rf7 29.Na5Bc8 30.Rd1Rd7 31.Rf1Rf7 32.Rd1Rd7 33.h4Rb8 34.Nc6Ra8 35.Na5Rb8 36.Kc3Bb7 37.Nxb7Rbxb7 38.Kb4Rb8 39.Ka5Rc8 40.c5dxc5 41.Rxd7Kxd7 42.b7Re8 43.Kb6c4 44.Bd2 1-0

 

Vladimir Malakhov vs Daniele Vocaturo

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation D74

1.Nf3Nf6 2.g3g6 3.Bg2Bg7 4.c4O-O 5.d4d5 6.cxd5Nxd5 7.O-ONc6 8.Nc3e5 9.Nxd5e4 10.Ne5Qxd5 11.Nxc6Qxc6 12.Bf4Qb6 13.e3f5 14.b4Be6 15.Qc2c6 16.Rab1Qd8 17.g4g5 18.Be5Bxe5 19.dxe5Qd5 20.gxf5Bxf5 21.b5c5 22.Rfd1Qxe5 23.Qc4+Be6 24.Qxe4Qf6 25.Qxb7Bxa2 26.Be4Qxf2+ 27.Kh1Qh4 28.Rd7Qh6 29.Rxh7Qf6 30.Rg1Rfb8 31.Rxg5+Kf8 32.Rf5 1-0

 

Alexey Shirov vs Yaroslav Zherebukh

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul15 Slav Defense: Quiet Variation D11 

1.d4d5 2.c4c6 3.Nf3Nf6 4.e3e6 5.b3Ne4 6.Nbd2Bb4 7.Bd3f5 8.Ne5Nd7 9.Qh5+g6 10.Nxg6Ndf6 11.Qh3Rg8 12.Ne5Bc3 13.Bxe4dxe4 14.Rb1c5 15.f4cxd4 16.exd4Qxd4 17.Ke2e3 18.Ndf3Qxf4 19.Bb2Bxe5 20.Bxe5Qe4 21.Rbc1Nd7 22.Bd6f4 23.Rhd1e5 24.Qe6+ 1-0

 

Baskaran Adhiban vs Neuris Delgado Ramirez

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation E20

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nc3Bb4 4.f3d5 5.a3Bxc3+ 6.bxc3c6 7.e4dxe4 8.fxe4e5 9.Nf3Qa5 10.Bd2Nxe4 11.Bd3Nxd2 12.Qxd2exd4 13.O-OO-O 14.Ng5f5 15.c5Kh8 16.Qe2Nd7 17.Nxh7dxc3 18.Qh5Qxc5+ 19.Kh1Kg8 20.Bxf5Qd5 21.Ng5Nf6 22.Qh7+ 1-0

 

Benjamin Bok vs Samuel Sevian

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation E37

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nc3Bb4 4.Qc2d5 5.a3Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3Ne4 7.Qc2c5 8.dxc5Nc6 9.Nf3Qa5+ 10.Bd2Qxc5 11.e3Nxd2 12.Nxd2dxc4 13.Nxc4Ne5 14.Rc1Nxc4 15.Bxc4Qb6 16.O-OBd7 17.Rfd1Bc6 18.b4O-O 19.Bd3h6 20.Bh7+Kh8 21.Be4Rac8 22.h3a5 23.Bxc6Rxc6 24.Qe4axb4 25.axb4Rfc8 26.Rxc6Qxc6 27.Qd3b5 28.Qd7Qxd7 29.Rxd7Rc4 30.Rxf7Rxb4 31.Re7Re4 32.Kf1Kh7 33.Ke2Kg6 34.Kd3Re5 35.e4Kf6 36.Rc7b4 37.Rb7Ra5 38.Rxb4Ra2 39.Ke3Ra3+ 40.Ke2Ra2+ 41.Kf3Ra3+ 42.Kg4Ra2 43.Kg3g5 44.f3h5 45.h4gxh4+ 46.Kh2Ra5 47.Rb8Rc5 48.Rf8+Kg6 49.Kh3Rc1 50.Kxh4Rh1+ 51.Kg3h4+ 52.Kf2h3 53.gxh3Rxh3 54.e5Kg5 55.Ke3Rh6 56.f4+Kh5 57.Ke4Rh7 58.Re8Rh6 59.f5exf5+ 60.Kxf5Rh7 61.e6Kh6 62.Kf6Kh5 63.Rg8Rh6+ 64.Kf5 1-0

 

Constantin Lupulescu vs Abdelrahman Hesham

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation D31

1.d4d5 2.c4e6 3.Nc3a6 4.cxd5exd5 5.Bf4Nf6 6.e3c5 7.Nge2c4 8.Bg5Nbd7 9.g3h6 10.Bxf6Nxf6 11.Bg2b5 12.a3Bb7 13.Nf4Qd7 14.Nh5Nxh5 15.Qxh5Rd8 16.Qe5+Qe7 17.O-Of6 18.Qf5Qd7 19.Qc2f5 20.b3Rc8 21.bxc4Rxc4 22.Qb3Be7 23.Rfc1O-O 24.a4Rfc8 25.axb5axb5 26.Ra7Kh8 27.Rxb7Qxb7 28.Bxd5Qa6 29.Bxc4Rxc4 30.Rb1b4 31.Ne2Bd6 32.Qd3Qb5 33.Rc1Rxc1+ 34.Nxc1Qd5 35.Nb3h5 36.Nd2h4 37.Qc4Qa8 38.d5h3 39.Kf1g6 40.Ke2Kg7 41.Qc6Qb8 42.Nb3Kf6 43.Nc5Ke7 44.Qd7+Kf6 45.Nb7Bf8 46.Nd8Kg5 47.Qh7Qb5+ 48.Ke1Kg4 49.Nc6Qxd5 50.Nd4 1-0

 

Sandro Mareco vs Jorge Cori

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Tal Variation B12 

1.e4c6 2.d4d5 3.e5Bf5 4.h4h5 5.Bd3Bxd3 6.Qxd3e6 7.Bg5Be7 8.Nf3Nh6 9.c4dxc4 10.Qxc4Nf5 11.Nc3Nd7 12.Rd1a5 13.Ne4Nb6 14.Qe2Nd5 15.O-Oa4 16.a3Qa5 17.g3Bxg5 18.Nfxg5Rd8 19.Rd3Nc7 20.Rfd1Nb5 21.Nf3O-O 22.Nfg5g6 23.Nf6+Kg7 24.Nxh5+gxh5 25.Qxh5Nh6 26.Rf3Nd6 27.exd6Qd5 28.Rf6Kxf6 29.Qxh6+Kf5 30.f3Rh8 31.g4+ 1-0

 

Alexander Onischuk vs David Paravyan

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation. Original Defense D78

1.d4Nf6 2.c4g6 3.g3c6 4.Bg2d5 5.Nf3Bg7 6.O-OO-O 7.Nbd2Bf5 8.b3Nbd7 9.Nh4Be6 10.Bb2Rc8 11.Rc1Qa5 12.a3Rfd8 13.b4Qa6 14.c5b6 15.h3Ne4 16.Nhf3bxc5 17.Nxe4dxe4 18.Nd2cxd4 19.Nxe4d3 20.Qd2dxe2 21.Bxg7exf1=Q+ 22.Bxf1Qxa3 23.Qh6Qxc1 24.Qxc1Kxg7 25.Ba6Rb8 26.Qxc6Nf6 27.Nxf6exf6 28.Qc5Bxh3 29.b5Rb6 0-1

 

Mustafa Yilmaz vs Haik M Martirosyan

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Defense Blockade Line D37

1.Nf3Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nc3d5 4.d4Be75.Bf4O-O 6.e3Nbd7 7.c5c6 8.h3b6 9.b4a5 10.a3Ne4 11.Nxe4dxe4 12.Ne5Nxe5 13.Bxe5Qd5 14.Be2bxc5 15.bxc5Bxc5 16.Qc2Be7 17.Bc4Qd7 18.Qxe4Ba6 19.Qg4g6 20.Bxa6Rxa6 21.h4h5 22.Qe2Rb6 23.g4Qb7 24.O-Of6 25.Qc2fxe5 26.Qxg6+Kh8 27.Rab1Rb5 28.Qh6+Kg8 29.Qg6+Kh8 30.Qh6+Kg8 31.Rxb5cxb5 32.Qg6+Kh8 33.Qh6+Kg8 34.Qxe6+Kg7 35.Rc1Rf6 36.Qxe5Bd6 37.Qg5+Rg6 38.Qf5Rxg4+ 39.Kf1b4 40.Qxh5Rg6 41.Ke2bxa3 42.Qxa5Qb2+ 43.Qd2Qb5+ 44.Qd3Qh5+ 45.Kf1Bh2 46.Ke1Rg1+ 47.Kd2Qa5+ 48.Rc3a2 49.Qe4Qxc3+ 0-1

 

Rinat Jumabayev vs Alexander Motylev

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Variation A04 

1.Nf3Nf6 2.g3d5 3.Bg2e6 4.O-OBe7 5.d4O-O 6.c4a5 7.Nc3c6 8.b3b6 9.Nd2b5 10.cxb5cxb5 11.Nxb5Qb6 12.a4Nc6 13.e4Ba6 14.e5Nd7 15.Nf3Na7 16.Re1Nxb5 17.axb5Bxb5 18.h4Rfc8 19.h5Qc6 20.h6Qc2 21.Bd2gxh6 22.Bxa5Qxd1 23.Rexd1Be2 24.Rd2Bxf3 25.Bxf3Nb8 26.Ra4Nc6 27.Rc2Nxa5 28.Rxa5Bb4 29.Rxa8Rxa8 30.Kf1Ra7 31.Ke2Rb7 32.Bh5Be7 33.Rc3Kg7 34.f4Rb4 35.Rc7Kf8 36.Rc8+Kg7 37.Rc7Kf8 38.Rc8+Kg7 39.Re8Bf8 40.Rd8Be7 41.Re8Bf8 42.g4Rxd4 43.f5Re4+ 44.Kd3Rxe5 45.f6+Kxf6 46.Rxf8Re1 47.Rxf7+Ke5 48.Rxh7d4 49.Rxh6Re3+ 50.Kc4Rc3+ 51.Kb4Rc7 52.g5d3 53.g6Kd5 1-0

 

Aryan Tari vs Evgeny Bareev

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 15 French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation C11  

1.e4e6 2.d4d5 3.Nc3Nf6 4.e5Nfd7 5.f4c5 6.Nf3Nc6 7.Be3Be7 8.Qd2a6 9.dxc5Nxc5 10.O-O-OQc7 11.Qf2b6 12.Kb1O-O 13.h4f6 14.Qg3fxe5 15.fxe5b5 16.Bxc5Bxc5 17.Bd3Ra7 18.h5Be3 19.h6g6 20.Bxg6Kh8 21.Bxh7Bf4 22.Qg7+Qxg7 23.hxg7+Kxg7 24.Bd3Kg8 25.Rh5Rg7 26.Rdh1Bd7 27.Ne2Be3 28.Nh4Rg5 29.Rxg5+Bxg5 30.Nf3Bd8 31.c3Bc7 32.Rh5Be8 33.Rg5+Kh8 34.Ned4Nxd4 35.Nxd4Bf7 36.a4bxa4 37.Bxa6Bg8 38.Ka2Rf4 39.Bc8 1-0

 

Magnus Carlsen vs Sasa Martinovic

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General B56

1.e4c5 2.Nf3d6 3.d4cxd4 4.Nxd4Nf6 5.Nc3Nc6 6.Nb3g6 7.Be3Bg7 8.Qd2O-O 9.f3Be6 10.O-O-ORc8 11.Kb1Ne5 12.Be2Bc4 13.Bd4Bxe2 14.Qxe2Nc6 15.Bxf6Bxf6 16.Nd5Bg7 17.h4e6 18.Ne3Qe7 19.h5d5 20.exd5exd5 21.Qd2d4 22.Ng4Rfd8 23.hxg6hxg6 24.f4Nb4 25.Rde1Qd6 26.Rc1Nd5 27.f5Ne3 28.Nxe3dxe3 29.Qxd6Rxd6 30.Rce1Re8 31.fxg6Rxg6 32.Re2Rg3 33.c3Re4 34.Nd2Reg4 35.Nf1Rxg2 36.Rxg2Rxg2 37.Nxe3Re2 38.Nf5Rf2 39.Rh5Bf8 40.a4f6 41.a5Re2 42.Nd4Re5 43.Rxe5fxe5 44.Nf3Bd6 45.Kc2Kf7 46.Kd3Ke6 47.Ke4a6 48.Ne1Bc7 49.Nd3Bd6 50.b3Be7 51.b4Bd6 52.c4Bf8 53.c5Bh6 54.b5axb5 55.c6Kd6 56.cxb7Kc7 57.a6Bf8 58.Nxe5Bd6 59.Nd7Kc6 60.Kd4Bc7 61.Kd3Bd6 62.Ke4Bc7 63.Kf5Bg3 64.Ne5+Kc7 65.Ke4b4 66.Nd7Kc6 67.Kd3Bc7 68.Kc4Bd6 69.Kb3Bc7 70.Kxb4Bd6+ 71.Kc4Bc7 72.Kd3Bd6 73.Ke4Bc7 74.Kf5Bd6 75.Ne5+Kc7 76.Ke6Bc5 77.Nc6 1-0

 

Boris Savchenko vs Anish Giri

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Catalan Opening: Closed Variation E06

1.Nf3d5 2.d4Nf6 3.c4e6 4.g3Be7 5.Bg2O-O 6.O-Odxc4 7.Qc2a6 8.a4Bd7 9.Qxc4Bc6 10.Bf4Nbd7 11.Qc2Bd6 12.Nbd2Bxf4 13.gxf4Qe7 14.Rfc1Rfc8 15.f5e5 16.e4exd4 17.Nxd4Nh5 18.Nc4Nf4 19.Ra3Bxa4 20.Qxa4b5 21.Qc2bxc4 22.Qxc4Ne5 23.Qc2Rd8 24.Ne2Nfd3 25.Rb1Qg5 26.Ng3c5 27.Rba1h5 28.Bf1c4 29.Bxd3cxd3 30.Qc7Nf3+ 31.Kg2Rac8 0-1

 

Alexander Grischuk vs Federico Perez Ponsa

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Defense C67

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5Nf6 4.O-ONxe4 5.d4Nd6 6.Bxc6dxc6 7.dxe5Nf5 8.Qxd8+Kxd8 9.h3Be7 10.Nc3Nh4 11.Rd1+Ke8 12.Nxh4Bxh4 13.Ne2Be7 14.g4h5 15.f3hxg4 16.hxg4f6 17.exf6gxf6 18.Bf4Kf7 19.Kf2Be6 20.Nd4Bc5 21.Kg3Bxd4 22.Rxd4c5 23.Re4Bd5 24.Ree1Rae8 25.b3c4 26.Bxc7cxb3 27.cxb3Rxe1 28.Rxe1Rc8 29.Rh1Kg6 30.Rc1Bc6 31.Bf4Rd8 32.Be3Rd3 33.Kf2a6 34.Ke2Rd7 35.Kf2Rd3 36.Ke2Rd7 37.Bf4Bb5+ 38.Kf2Rd3 39.Rc5Bc6 40.Be3Rd5 41.Rc3Rd7 42.a4Rd5 43.Kg3Rd1 44.Kf4Kf7 45.Bc5Rd5 46.Bb6Rd7 47.a5Rd5 48.b4Rd7 49.Bc5Rd5 50.Kg3Rd7 51.Re3Bb5 52.Kh4Bd3 53.Re1Bc2 54.Kg3Bd3 55.Rh1Rd8 56.Rd1Rd7 57.f4Kg7 58.Kh4Kf7 59.Kg3Kg7 60.Be3Bb5 61.Rc1Bc6 62.Rc3Rd1 63.f5Kf7 64.Kf2Rd8 65.Rc1Rg8 66.Kg3Rd8 67.Rc3Re8 68.Bc5Re1 69.Rd3Re5 70.Rd6Rd5 71.Re6Rd7 72.Kh4Bd5 73.Re3Ba2 74.Re1Bc4 75.Kg3Bd3 76.Kf4Bc2 77.Rh1Kg7 78.Rc1Bd3 79.Ke3Bb5 80.Bd4Re7+ 81.Kf4Bd3 82.Kg3Rd7 83.Ba1Re7 84.Rd1Re3+ 85.Kf4Re4+ 86.Kf3Bc2 87.Rd7+Kg8 88.Rxb7Rc4 89.Rd7Rc6 90.Kg3Bb3 91.Bd4Bc4 92.Bc5Bb3 93.Kf4Bc4 94.Rb7Bb3 95.Ke4Bd1 96.Rb6 1-0

 

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Elshan Moradiabadi

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Formation: King's Indian Attack A07  

1.e4c5 2.Nf3e6 3.g3Nc6 4.Bg2Nf6 5.Qe2d5 6.exd5Nxd5 7.O-OBe7 8.Rd1O-O 9.d4cxd4 10.Nxd4Nxd4 11.Rxd4Bf6 12.Rd1Qc7 13.c4Nb6 14.Na3Bd7 15.Bf4e5 16.Be3Rad8 17.c5Nc8 18.Nb5Qb8 19.Nc3Rfe8 20.Nd5Be7 21.Rd2Be6 22.Rad1Rd7 23.Nf6+ 1-0

 

Shamsiddin Vokhidov vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Italian Game: Classical Variation. Giuoco Pianissimo C53 

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bc4Bc5 4.c3Nf6 5.d3O-O 6.O-Od5 7.exd5Nxd5 8.Re1Bg4 9.h3Bh5 10.Nbd2Nb6 11.Bb5Bd6 12.Ne4f5 13.Ng3Bxf3 14.Qxf3Qd7 15.Nf1Rae8 16.Bxc6bxc6 17.Be3c5 18.b3c6 19.c4Na8 20.a3Nc7 21.Rab1Ne6 22.b4h6 23.b5cxb5 24.Rxb5e4 25.Qd1f4 26.Bc1Nd4 27.dxe4f3 28.Rb2fxg2 29.Kxg2Rf3 30.Ng3Bxg 331.fxg3Qd6 32.Bf4Qg6 33.Rf2Rxa3 34.Qg4Qxg4 35.hxg4Ra4 36.g5hxg5 37.Bxg5a5 38.Bd2Nc6 39.Rb1Rxc4 40.Rb6Nb4 41.Rb7Rc2 42.Be3Rxf2+ 43.Bxf2Nd3 44.Rb5Ra8 45.Bxc5Nxc5 46.Rxc5a4 47.Rc2a3 48.Ra2Kf7 49.Kf3Ra4 50.Ke3Ke6 0-1

 

Pentala Harikrishna vs Yasser Quesada Perez

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack B30 

1.e4c5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5e6 4.O-ONge7 5.Re1a6 6.Bf1b6 7.c3d5 8.exd5Nxd5 9.d4cxd4 10.Nxd4Bb7 11.Nf3Be7 12.c4Nf6 13.Bf4Qxd1 14.Rxd1Ne4 15.Nc3Nxc3 16.bxc3Bc5 17.Rab1Rc8 18.Nd2Na5 19.Nb3Be4 20.Rb2Ba3 21.Rbd2O-O 22.Nxa5bxa5 23.Bd6Bxd6 24.Rxd6Bb7 25.f3g6 26.Kf2Rc7 27.Ke3Rfc8 28.Rb6Kf8 29.Rdb1Bc6 30.Rxa6a4 31.Rab6e5 32.a3Ke7 33.Bd3f5 34.Ra6Ra8 35.Rxa8Bxa8 36.g3Bc6 37.f4Kd6 38.c5+Kd5 39.c4+Kxc5 40.fxe5Re7 41.Kf4Kd4 42.Rb6Rc7 43.Be2Rc8 44.e6Kc5 45.Rxc6+Rxc6 46.Ke5Rc7 47.Bd1Ra7 48.Kf6Ra6 49.Kf7Ra7+ 50.e7 1-0

 

Nikita Vitiugov vs Vojtech Plat

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation E16 

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3b6 4.g3Bb7 5.Bg2Bb4+ 6.Bd2Qe7 7.O-OBxd2 8.Qxd2O-O 9.Nc3d5 10.cxd5exd5 11.Nh4Rd8 12.Nf5Qf8 13.Qf4Na6 14.Rac1c5 15.Rfd1Bc6 16.Ne3Qe8 17.dxc5Nxc5 18.Nexd5Nxd5 19.Nxd5Rac8 20.Qe3Qxe3 21.Nxe3Bb5 22.Bf3Ne6 23.Rxc8Rxc8 24.Bg4Kf8 25.Kf1Rc5 26.Ke1h5 27.Bxe6fxe6 28.Rd4Rc1+ 29.Rd1Rc8 30.h4Ke7 31.f3Kf6 32.Kf2g6 33.Rd2Rc1 34.Rd1Rc8 35.a3Ke7 36.Rd2Rc1 37.Rd1Rc8 38.Rd2Rc1 39.Nd1Bc6 40.Ke3e5 41.Nc3Rg1 42.Kf2Rc1 43.Na2Rb1 44.Nc3Rc1 45.Rd1Rc2 46.Rb1Bd7 47.Nd5+Ke6 48.Nb4Rc8 49.Nd3Bb5 50.Rc1Rd8 51.Ke3Bxd3 52.exd3Kd6 53.Ke4Rg8 54.b4a6 55.a4g5 56.b5axb5 57.axb5gxh4 58.gxh4Rf8 59.Rc6+Kd7 60.Rxb6Rf4+ 61.Kxe5Rxf3 62.Rh6Rxd3 63.Rxh5Rb3 64.Kf6 1-0

 

Victor Mikhalevski vs Jeffery Xiong

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation. Original Defense D78

1.Nf3d5 2.g3g6 3.Bg2Bg7 4.d4Nf6 5.O-OO-O 6.c4c6 7.Qb3Qb6 8.Nc3Rd8 9.h3h6 10.Qd1Ne4 11.Qc2Nxc3 12.bxc3Bf5 13.Qb3dxc4 14.Qxc4Nd7 15.Nh4Be6 16.Qd3Qa5 17.Qc2Nb6 18.f4Bc4 19.f5g5 20.f6exf6 21.Nf5Qa4 22.Qd2Re8 23.Rf2Bd5 24.Qd3Qc4 25.Bd2Bxg2 26.Kxg2Re6 27.Ne3Qa4 28.Nf5Qb5 29.g4Rae8 30.a4Qd5+ 31.Kg1Nc4 32.Raf1b5 33.Ng3Nd6 34.Ra1a6 35.axb5axb5 36.Qf3Qb3 37.Be1Re3 38.Qg2b4 39.Nf1Qb2 40.Rd1bxc3 41.Nxe3Rxe3 42.Bxc3Qxc3 0-1

 

Evgeny Tomashevsky vs P Iniyan

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Panno Variation E63

1.d4Nf6 2.Nf3g6 3.c4Bg7 4.g3O-O 5.Bg2d6 6.O-ONc6 7.Nc3a6 8.Bf4Rb8 9.Rc1h6 10.b3g5 11.d5gxf4 12.dxc6fxg3 13.hxg3b5 14.Qd3b4 15.Nd5e6 16.Nxf6+Qxf6 17.Rfd1Qb2 18.Rc2Qa3 19.Qe3Qa5 20.c5dxc5 21.Ne5c4 22.Nxc4Qb5 23.Qa7e5 24.Rd5Qxc6 25.Qxb8Bh3 26.Ne3 1-0

 

Denis Kadric vs Yu Yangyi

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation. Traditional B25 

1.e4c5 2.Nc3Nc6 3.Bb5Nd4 4.Nf3a6 5.Bd3g6 6.O-OBg7 7.Re1Nf6 8.e5Nh5 9.b4Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3cxb4 11.Nd5e6 12.Nf4Nxf4 13.Qxf4d6 14.Qxb4Bxe5 15.Rb1O-O 16.Ba3b5 17.Rxe5dxe5 18.Qe4Bd7 19.Bxf8Qxf8 20.Qxe5Rc8 21.h4Qc5 22.Qf6Bc6 23.Re1Qd5 24.f3Qd8 25.Qf4Qb6+ 26.Kh1Rd8 27.Re5Qd4 28.Qg3Rd5 29.Rg5Kg7 30.Kh2Rxg5 31.Qxg5h6 32.Qg3Bd5 33.a3Bc4 34.Be4Qxd2 35.Qe5+Kf8 36.Bd3Bxd3 37.Qd6+Ke8 38.Qc6+Ke7 39.Qc7+Kf6 40.Qd8+Kg7 41.Qd4+Kh7 42.Qf6Kg8 43.Qd8+Kg7 44.Qd4+e5 45.Qxe5+Kh7 46.cxd3Qxd3 47.Qf6Qc4 48.h5Qc7+ 49.Kh1a5 50.hxg6+fxg6 51.f4h5 52.Qg5Qd7 53.a4bxa4 54.Qxa5Qd1+ 55.Kh2Qd4 56.Qc7+Kh6 57.Qb8Kg7 58.Qb7+Kf6 59.Qa6+Kf5 60.g3h4 61.Qb5+Kf6 62.Kh3hxg3 63.Kxg3Qe3+ 64.Kg4Qe6+ 65.Kh4a3 66.Qb4a2 67.Qf8+Qf7 68.Qh8+Ke7 69.Qe5+Qe6 70.Qg7+Ke8 71.Qh8+Kf7 72.Qh7+Kf6 73.Qh8+Kf5 74.Kg3Qe1+ 0-1

 

Michal Krasenkow vs Kirill Alekseenko

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation D02 

1.Nf3d5 2.d4Nf6 3.c4e6 4.g3Bb4+ 5.Bd2Be7 6.Bg2O-O 7.O-ONbd7 8.Qc2c6 9.Rc1a5 10.a4Re8 11.Na3Bd6 12.Bf4e5 13.dxe5Nxe5 14.Bxe5Bxe5 15.cxd5Nxd5 16.Nxe5Rxe5 17.Nc4Re8 18.Rd1Be6 19.e4Nb4 20.Qc3Qc7 21.Nd6Re7 22.e5Qb6 23.Rd2Nd5 24.Qc2Rd7 25.Rad1Rad8 26.Rd4Nb4 27.Qc1h6 28.Rh4f6 29.Rxh6gxh6 30.Qxh6Qc7 31.Qxf6Bb3 32.Bh3Rf8 33.Be6+Bxe6 34.Qxe6+Kh8 35.Qh6+Kg8 36.Rd4Nd5 37.Qe6+Kh8 38.Ne8Qd8 39.Qh6+Kg8 40.Rg4+Kf7 41.Nd6+ 1-0

 

David Navara vs Nodirbek Yakubboev

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. General E15 

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3b6 4.g3Bb4+ 5.Bd2Be7 6.Nc3Bb7 7.Bg2O-O 8.Qc2d5 9.cxd5exd5 10.O-ONa6 11.Rac1c5 12.Rfd1h6 13.Bf4Re8 14.Be5Ng4 15.dxc5bxc5 16.Qf5Bc8 17.Qb1Be6 18.Bf4Nf6 19.Ne5Rc8 20.Nxd5Nxd5 21.Bxd5Bxd5 22.e4Bxe4 23.Qxe4Qb6 24.Rd7Nb8 25.Rb7Qe6 26.Qc4Bd6 27.Nxf7Bxf4 28.Qxf4Nc6 29.Rxc5Rf8 30.Rf5Ne7 31.Re5Qxf7 32.Qxf7+Rxf7 33.Rexe7Rxe7 34.Rxe7Rc2 35.Rb7Kh7 36.a4a5 37.Kg2Rc4 38.b3Rc3 39.h4h5 40.Rb5g6 41.Rxa5Rxb3 42.Rg5Ra3 43.a5Kg7 44.f4Kf6 45.Kf2 1-0

 

Axel Bachmann vs Vladimir Fedoseev

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 English Opening: King's English Variation. General A20

1.c4e5 2.g3Nf6 3.Bg2c6 4.Nf3e4 5.Nd4d5 6.d3Bb4+ 7.Nc3O-O 8.O-ORe8 9.cxd5cxd5 10.Bg5Bxc3 11.bxc3h6 12.Bxf6Qxf6 13.Qb3Qe5 14.f4Qd6 15.Rfd1Nd7 16.dxe4dxe4 17.Qb4Qc5 18.a4a6 19.a5Qh5 20.Rf1Nf6 21.f5Qg5 22.Kh1Qe3 23.Rac1h5 24.Qb6Rb8 25.Qc7Bd7 26.h3Rbc8 27.Qxb7Qxg3 28.c4Qe5 29.Rfd1Ba4 30.Rd2Rb8 31.Qxa6Qf4 32.Rcd1e3 33.Rd3Bxd1 34.Rxd1Rbd8 35.Qb6Rd6 36.Qa7Ne4 0-1

 

Samuel Shankland vs Baadur Jobava

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Tal Variation B12

1.e4c6 2.d4d5 3.e5Bf5 4.h4h6 5.g4Bd7 6.Nc3e6 7.Be3h5 8.gxh5Ne7 9.Nf3Nf5 10.Bg5Qb6 11.Na4Qa5+ 12.c3Na6 13.a3Rxh5 14.b4Qc7 15.Nb2Rh8 16.Nd3b6 17.Nf4Qb7 18.Bd3Nc7 19.Qe2a5 20.O-Oaxb4 21.axb4Be7 22.Rxa8+Qxa8 23.Bxf5exf5 24.Bxe7Kxe7 25.Qe3Be6 26.h5Kd7 27.Ng5Re8 28.Qg3Re7 29.Re1Qh8 30.Ra1Qh6 31.Qh4Re8 32.Kh2Nb5 33.f3Kc7 34.Ngxe6+fxe6 35.Rg1Kd7 36.Rg6Qh8 37.Qg5Re7 38.Nxe6Nxc3 39.Nxg7Nb5 40.e6+ 1-0

 

Radoslaw Wojtaszek vs Evgeny Alekseev

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense D38

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.Nc3Bb4 5.cxd5exd5 6.Bf4c6 7.e3Bf5 8.a3Bd6 9.Ne5Qe7 10.Qf3Bg6 11.h4Nh5 12.Nxg6fxg6 13.Bxd6Qxd6 14.e4dxe4 15.Nxe4Qe7 16.Bc4Nd7 17.Bf7+Kf8 18.Bxg6+Nhf6 19.Bf5g6 20.Bxd7Qxe4+ 21.Qxe4Nxe4 22.Bg4Kg7 23.Rd1Nf6 24.Be2Rae8 25.Rh3Nd5 26.Rf3Re7 27.Kf1Rd8 28.g3Red7 29.Rfd3Ne7 30.Bg4Nf5 31.Bxf5gxf5 32.Re1f4 33.Re4fxg3 34.Rxg3+Kf6 35.Rf3+Kg6 36.Rff4Rd6 37.Ke2Rf6 38.Rg4+Kf7 39.Ke3Rdd6 40.Re5h6 41.Rge4Rd7 42.h5a6 43.a4Rfd6 44.a5Rd5 45.Rxd5Rxd5 46.Re5Rd8 47.Ke4Rg8 48.d5cxd5+ 49.Rxd5Ke6 50.Re5+Kf6 51.b4Rg1 52.Rc5Re1+ 53.Kf4Rb1 54.Rc4Rh1 55.Kg4Rg1+ 56.Kf4Rh1 57.Kg4Rg1+ 58.Kf3Rg5 59.Rc5Rxc5 60.bxc5Kg5 61.Ke4Kxh5 62.Kf5Kh4 63.f4h5 64.Ke5Kg4 65.f5h4 66.f6h3 67.f7h2 68.f8=Qh1=Q 69.Qg7+ 1-0

 

Aleksandar Indjic vs A R Saleh Salem

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko A46  

1.d4Nf6 2.Nf3c5 3.d5b5 4.Bg5g6 5.a4b4 6.Nbd2Bg7 7.e4O-O 8.Bd3d6 9.Nc4h6 10.Bh4Nbd7 11.Nfd2Nb6 12.O-Oe6 13.dxe6Bxe6 14.Re1Qc7 15.Bg3Ne8 16.Qc1Rd8 17.c3bxc3 18.bxc3Nf6 19.a5Nxc4 20.Bxc4Nh5 21.Qc2Nxg3 22.hxg3Rfe8 23.Qd3Rb8 24.Re3Rbd8 25.a6Bc8 26.Rb1Kh7 27.Rf3Re7 28.Nf1Rf8 29.Ne3Ree8 30.Nd5Qd8 31.Rb8Qg5 32.Ne3f5 33.Qxd6Be5 34.Qxf8Rxf8 35.Ra8Qe7 36.Nd5Qg7 37.exf5gxf5 38.Re3Bd6 39.Ne7Bxa6 40.Bg8+Qxg8 41.Nxg8Rxa8 42.Nf6+Kh8 43.Re6Rd8 44.Ne8Bf8 0-1

 

Gabriel Sargissian vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense. Steinitz Development Variation D26 

1.d4d5 2.c4dxc4 3.e3Nf6 4.Bxc4e6 5.Nf3c5 6.O-ONc6 7.Nc3a6 8.a3b5 9.Ba2Bb7 10.d5exd5 11.Nxd5Nxd5 12.Bxd5Bd6 13.e4O-O 14.b4c4 15.Bb2Qc7 16.Qc2Be7 17.Rad1Rad8 18.h3Rfe8 19.Nh2Nb8 20.Ng4Nd7 21.Qc3Nf6 22.Rfe1h5 23.Nh6+gxh6 24.Re3h4 25.Rf3Rd6 26.g4Bd8 27.Kg2Qe7 28.Rf4Bxd5 29.Rxd5Rxd5 30.exd5Qd6 31.Qf3Qxd5 32.Bxf6Qxf3+ 33.Kxf3Bxf6 34.Rxf6Re6 35.Rf5Rd6 36.Ke2Kg7 37.a4bxa4 38.Ra5Rd3 39.Rxa4Rxh3 40.Rxa6Rb3 41.Rc6h3 42.Rxc4Rb1 0-1

 

Kacper Piorun vs Markus Ragger

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Variation D85

1.d4Nf6 2.c4g6 3.Nc3d5 4.Nf3Bg7 5.cxd5Nxd5 6.e4Nxc3 7.bxc3c5 8.Bb5+Nc6 9.O-OO-O 10.Be3Bg4 11.Bxc6bxc6 12.Rc1Qa5 13.Qc2Be6 14.c4cxd4 15.Nxd4Bxd4 16.Bxd4Rfd8 17.Be3Rab8 18.h3Qa6 19.Bc5Rb7 20.Rfd1Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1Qa5 22.Qd4Rd7 23.Qe5Qc7 24.Qg5Qb7 25.Be3Qb2 26.Qc5Qxa2 27.Qxc6a5 28.Bh6Rd8 29.Qc7 1-0

 

Etienne Bacrot vs Ravi Haria

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 French Defense: Exchange Variation C01

1.e4e6 2.d4d5 3.exd5exd5 4.Nf3Bd6 5.Bd3Ne7 6.O-ONbc6 7.Nc3Bg4 8.Nb5f6 9.c3Qd7 10.b4O-O 11.Nxd6Qxd6 12.a4Rfe8 13.Ba3Qd7 14.h3Bf5 15.Re1Bxd3 16.Qxd3Ng6 17.b5Na5 18.Nd2Nf4 19.Qf3g5 20.Bb4Nc4 21.Nxc4dxc4 22.Qxb7Qd5 23.Qxd5+Nxd5 24.Kf1Kf7 25.Rxe8Rxe8 26.Re1Rd8 27.Rb1Re8 28.g3h5 29.Re1Rd8 30.Re4c6 31.bxc6Rc8 32.h4g4 33.Re2Rxc6 34.a5a6 35.Rb2Rc7 36.Bd6Rd7 37.Bc5Nxc3 38.Rc2Ne4 39.Ke2c3 40.Ke3f5 41.Rc1Rb7 42.Bb6Ke6 43.Kd3Kd5 44.Kc2f4 0-1

 

Ivan Cheparinov vs Rasmus Svane

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation E20

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nc3Bb4 4.f3d5 5.a3Be7 6.e4dxe4 7.fxe4c5 8.d5exd5 9.exd5O-O 10.Be2Re8 11.Nf3Bg4 12.O-OBd6 13.Nb5a6 14.Nxd6Qxd6 15.Qc2Nbd7 16.h3Bh5 17.Bd3Bxf3 18.Rxf3Ne5 19.Rf1Nxd3 20.Qxd3b5 21.b3Re4 22.Be3Rae8 23.Bf2bxc4 24.bxc4Nd7 25.Rab1Qg6 26.d6Qe6 27.Rb7Rd8 28.Rfb1h6 29.Qd5Qxd5 30.cxd5Re5 31.Be1Nf8 32.Ba5Rxd6 33.Bc7Rdxd5 34.Bxe5Rxe5 35.Ra7Ne6 36.Rb8+Kh7 37.Rxf7Kg6 38.Rf3Nd4 39.Rg3+Kh7 40.Kh2Re2 41.Rf8g5 42.Rf6Ne6 43.Rff3Nf4 44.Rc3Re5 45.Rge3Rd5 46.Rc2Kg6 47.Re4Kf5 48.Ra4h5 49.Rxa6Ke4 50.Rc6Nd3 51.Rc4+Ke5 52.a4Rd8 53.Rg6Kd5 54.Rc2g4 55.Rg5+Kc6 56.hxg4hxg4 57.Rxg4Ne5 58.Re4Rh8+ 59.Kg1Nd3 60.Rc3Kd5 61.Rg4Ne5 62.Rg5Kd4 63.Rxc5Kxc5 64.Rxe5+Kd4 65.Rb5Rc8 66.a5Rc1+ 67.Kf2Ra1 68.Kf3 1-0

 

Yaroslav Zherebukh vs Alexey Shirov

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation A01

1.b3d5 2.Bb2Bg4 3.f3Bh5 4.h4f5 5.Nh3Nf6 6.Nf4Qd6 7.e3Bf7 8.d4Nbd7 9.Nc3a6 10.Nce2g6 11.Nd3Bh6 12.Qd2c5 13.dxc5Nxc5 14.Ne5Ncd7 15.Nxf7Kxf7 16.O-O-Oe5 17.Kb1Qc5 18.f4Rhe8 19.h5Bg7 20.Nc3exf4 21.hxg6+hxg6 22.exf4Rad8 23.g4Nxg4 24.b4Qc6 25.b5Qe6 26.Nxd5Bxb2 27.Nc7Qe3 28.Bc4+Kg7 29.Nxe8+Qxe8 30.Kxb2Ne3 31.Qd4+Ne5 32.Qxd8Nxd1+ 33.Rxd1Nxc4+ 34.Kc3Qxd8 35.Rxd8axb5 36.Rd7+ 1-0

 

Sanan Sjugirov vs Sarin Nihal

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Spanish Game: Closed Variations C84

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5a6 4.Ba4Nf6 5.O-OBe7 6.Re1b5 7.Bb3O-O 8.a4Bb7 9.d3d6 10.Nbd2Nd7 11.c3Nc5 12.Bc2Nxa4 13.Bxa4bxa4 14.Rxa4Bc8 15.Nf1f5 16.Ne3fxe4 17.dxe4Kh8 18.b4Qe8 19.Nd2Bh4 20.Re2Ne7 21.Ndf1Ng6 22.Ng3Nf4 23.Rea2Rb8 24.Ngf5Bd8 25.Ng3Qg6 26.f3h5 27.Kh1h4 28.Ngf5h3 29.g3Ne6 30.Rf2Qh7 31.Nc4Bb7 32.Kg1d5 33.Nxe5dxe4 34.fxe4Bxe4 35.Nd7Rxf5 36.Nxb8Rxf2 37.Kxf2Qf5+ 38.Ke1Bd3 39.Be3Bf6 40.Ra3Bc4 41.Bf4Nxf4 42.gxf4Qe4+ 43.Kd2Qxf4+ 44.Kc2Qxh2+ 45.Kb1Qe2 0-1

 

Neuris Delgado Ramirez vs Baskaran Adhiban

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Bayreuth Variation C77 

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5a6 4.Ba4Nf6 5.Bxc6dxc6 6.d3Bd6 7.Nbd2Be6 8.h3Nd7 9.b3b5 1 0.Nf1f611.Ne3c512.h4h513.Nf5Bf814.Nd2g615.Ne3Nb816.a4Nc617.Bb2Bh618.O-OO-0 19.Re1Nd4 20.c3Nc6 21.axb5axb5 22.Rxa8Qxa8 23.Qc2Qd8 24.Nf3Bg4 25.Nh2Be6 26.Ra1Qd7 27.Ra6Rd8 28.Nhf1Kf7 29.Ba3Bf8 30.c4Nb8 31.Ra8Nc6 32.Rxd8Qxd8 33.cxb5Nd4 34.Qb1Nxb5 35.Bb2Nd4 36.Bxd4cxd4 37.Nc4Qa8 38.Qb2Bb4 39.f4exf4 40.Qxd4Qf8 41.Qf2Bxc4 42.bxc4Qd6 43.Qf3Be1 44.g3Bxg3 45.Nxg3fxg3 46.Kg2c5 47.Qe3Kg7 48.Qf3Qe5 49.Kh3Kf7 50.Qe3g5 51.hxg5Qxg5 52.Qxg3Qxg3+ 53.Kxg3Ke6 54.Kf4h4 55.Kg4Ke5 56.Kxh4Kd4 57.Kg4Kxd3 58.Kf5Kd4 0-1

 

Samuel Sevian vs Benjamin Bok

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul16 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense. Alekhine Variation D38

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.Nc3Bb4 5.Qa4+Nc6 6.e3O-O 7.Qc2b6 8.Bd2Ne7 9.a3Bxc3 10.Bxc3a5 11.b3Ba6 12.Nd2a4 13.bxa4dxc4 14.e4Qd7 15.Be2Bb7 16.Bxc4Rxa4 17.Bb3Rxd4 18.Bxd4Qxd4 19.O-ONxe4 20.Nxe4Qxe4 21.Qxe4Bxe4 22.Rfc1Rc8 23.Bc4Kf8 24.a4Ra8 25.f3Bd5 26.Bd3Ra7 27.Ra3g6 28.Kf2Ke8 29.a5bxa5 30.Rc5a4 31.Bb5+c6 32.Rxa4Rxa4 33.Bxa4Kf8 34.h4h6 35.g4g5 36.h5Kg7 37.Ra5Kf6 38.Ra7e5 39.Bc2c5 40.Ra6+Kg7 41.Ra5c4 42.Be4Bxe4 43.fxe4Kf6 44.Ke3Ng8 45.Rc5Ne7 46.Rxc4Ng8 47.Rc5Ne7 48.Rb5Ng8 49.Rb8Kg7 50.Kf3Ne7 51.Re8Nc6 52.Ke3Kf6 53.Kd3Nd4 54.Rb8Ne6 55.Kc4Nf4 56.Rb6+Kg7 57.Rb2Kf6 58.Ra2Kg7 59.Kc5Kf6 60.Kd6Nd3 61.Ra3Nf4 62.Rf3Kg7 63.Ke7f6 64.Rf2Nd3 65.Rxf6Nc5 66.Rg6+Kh7 67.Kf7Nxe4 68.Rg7+Kh8 69.Kg6 1-0

 

Abdelrahman Hesham vs Constantin Lupulescu

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense D40

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.Nc3c5 5.e3dxc4 6.Bxc4a6 7.O-Ob5 8.Bb3Bb7 9.Qe2Nbd7 10.Rd1Qb6 11.d5Nxd5 12.Nxd5Bxd5 13.Bxd5exd5 14.Rxd5Qb7 15.Rg5g6 16.b4Be7 17.Bb2O-O 18.Rg3cxb4 19.Ng5Bf6 20.Rd1Rfd8 21.f4Bc3 22.e4Nf6 23.Bxc3bxc3 24.Rf1h6 25.f5hxg5 26.fxg6Qxe4 27.gxf7+Kf8 28.Re3Qd4 29.Kh1c2 30.Qf2Qf4 31.Re8+Kxf7 0-1

 

Pavel Ponkratov vs Yurij Kuzubov

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Variation C43

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nf6 3.d4Nxe4 4.Bd3d5 5.Nxe5Nd7 6.O-ONxe5 7.dxe5Nc5 8.f4g6 9.Be3Nxd3 10.Qxd3c5 11.Rd1d4 12.Bf2Bg4 13.Rd2Qd7 14.c3Bh6 15.h3Bf5 16.Qg3Bxb117.Qh4Qf5 18.Qxh6O-O-O 19.cxd4cxd4 20.Bxd4Qe4 21.Kh2g5 22.Qf6g4 23.hxg4Rhg8 24.e6fxe6 25.Rxb1Qxb1 26.Qxe6+Kb8 27.Qe5+Ka8 28.Qa5a6 29.Qb6Rxd4 30.Rxd4Rb8 31.Rd8Qxa2 32.Rxb8+Kxb8 33.Qd8+Ka7 34.Qd4+Kb8 35.f5Qf7 36.Kg3Kc7 37.Kf4h6 38.Qc5+Kd7 39.Qd4+Kc6 40.f6a5 41.Kf5b6 42.Qe4+Kd6 43.Qf4+Kd7 44.Qxh6Qe6+ 45.Kg5a4 46.Qh7+Ke8 47.Qf5Qg8+ 48.Kf4Kd8 49.Qd3+Kc7 50.g5Qf8 51.Qc4+Kb7 52.Ke4 1-0

 

Jorge Cori vs Sandro Mareco

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 English Opening: King's English Variation. Kramnik-Shirov Counter A21 

1.c4e5 2.Nc3Bb4 3.Nd5a5 4.Nf3d6 5.a3Bc5 6.e3c6 7.Nc3Ba7 8.d4Nd7 9.b4Ngf6 10.Bb2O-O 11.Be2Re8 12.O-Oe4 13.Nd2d5 14.cxd5cxd5 15.Qb3Nf8 16.Rfc1Bb8 17.Nf1axb4 18.Qxb4h5 19.Rc2h4 20.Rac1Bd6 21.Qb3Bd7 22.a4Bc6 23.Ba3Bb8 24.Bb4Re6 25.a5Bc7 26.a6bxa6 27.Na4Bxa4 28.Qxa4Bd6 29.Ba5Qd7 30.Qxd7N8xd7 31.Nd2Kh7 32.g3hxg3 33.hxg3Rb8 34.Kg2Bb4 35.Bc7Rc8 36.Nb3Ba3 37.Bf4Rxc2 38.Rxc2Bd6 39.Bg5Kg6 40.Bxf6Nxf6 41.Bxa6Ba3 42.Bc8Rb6 43.Na5Rb2 44.Rxb2Bxb2 45.Nc6Ng8 46.Bb7Kf5 47.Nd8Ne7 48.Nxf7Bc3 49.Nd6+Ke6 50.Ne8g5 51.Nc7+Kf5 52.Bxd5Ba5 53.g4+Kxg4 54.Be6+Kh5 55.Ne8Kg6 56.Nd6Kf6 57.Bc4g4 58.Nxe4+Kf5 59.Nd6+Kg5 60.Nf7+Kh4 61.Be6 1-0

 

David Paravyan vs Alexander Onischuk

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Dutch Defense: General A80  

1.d4f5 2.Bf4Nf6 3.e3e6 4.Nf3b6 5.Bc4Bb7 6.O-Oh6 7.Nc3g5 8.Bg3d5 9.Bd3Bd6 10.Ne5Nbd7 11.h3h5 12.f4h4 13.Be1g4 14.hxg4Nxg4 15.Nxg4fxg4 16.Bg6+Kf8 17.Qxg4Qf6 18.f5e5 19.Nb5Ba6 20.a4c6 21.Nxd6Qxd6 22.dxe5Nxe5 23.Qf4Bxf1 24.Bc3Nf7 25.Qxd6+Nxd6 26.Bxh8Be2 27.Re1Bg4 28.Rf1Ke7 29.Bg7 1-0

 

Alan Pichot vs Ivan Saric

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B94

1.e4c5 2.Nf3d6 3.d4cxd4 4.Nxd4Nf6 5.Nc3a6 6.Bg5Nbd7 7.Qe2e6 8.f4Qc7 9.O-O-Ob5 10.a3Bb7 11.g4Be7 12.Kb1h6 13.Bh4g5 14.fxg5Nh7 15.Bg3hxg5 16.h4Nhf8 17.Bg2gxh4 18.Nf5exf5 19.exf5Ne5 20.Bxe5dxe5 21.Bxb7Qxb7 22.Qxe5f6 23.Qe3Kf7 24.Rhe1Rh7 25.Nd5Bd8 26.g5fxg5 27.f6Bxf6 28.Rf1Kg7 29.Nxf6Rh6 30.Ne8+Kg8 31.Qxg5+ 1-0

 

Chithambaram V R Aravindh vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 16 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation D35

1.d4d5 2.c4e6 3.Nc3Nf6 4.cxd5Nxd5 5.e4Nxc3 6.bxc3c5 7.Nf3cxd4 8.cxd4Bb4+ 9.Bd2Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2O-O 11.Bc4Nd7 12.O-Ob6 13.Rfe1Bb7 14.Rad1Rc8 15.Bb3h6 16.Re3Nf6 17.d5exd5 18.Qe1Re8 19.e5Ng4 20.Re2Ba6 21.Rxd5Qxd5 22.Bxd5Bxe2 23.Qxe2Rc1+ 24.Ne1Nxe5 25.Kh1Kf8 26.h3Nc4 27.Qf3Rcxe1+ 28.Kh2Ne5 29.Qa3+Re7 30.f4Re3 31.Qc1Ng6 32.Qc8+Re8 33.Qc7R3e7 34.Qd6Nh4 35.Bc6Nf5 36.Qd3Rc8 37.Be4Ne3 38.f5Nf1+ 39.Kg1Ng3 40.Qxg3Rxe4 41.Qd6+Kg8 42.Qd7Ra8 43.Qb7Ree8 44.a4f6 45.Kh2a5 46.Qxb6Re5 47.g4Rc8 48.Qb3+Kh7 49.Kg3Rec5 50.Kh4Rc3 51.Qe6Rd8 52.Qf7Re3 53.Qb7Rdd3 54.Qg2Ra3 55.Qh1Rf3 56.Qg2Rad3 57.Qh1g5+ 58.fxg6+Kxg6 59.Qg2Rxh3+ 0-1

 

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall Variation C42

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nf6 3.Nxe5d6 4.Nf3Nxe4 5.d4d5 6.Bd3Bd6 7.Nbd2O-O 8.O-ONxd2 9.Bxd2Bg4 10.h3Bh5 11.Re1Nd7 12.c3c6 13.g3f5 14.Kg2Nf6 15.Qc2Bxf3+ 16.Kxf3Ne4 17.Kg2Qf6 18.f4Rae8 19.Bxe4fxe4 20.Be3g5 21.Rf1Qg6 22.f5Rxf5 23.Rxf5Qxf5 24.Rf1Qg6 25.Qe2Rf8 26.Rxf8+Bxf8 27.Qg4Be7 28.Qc8+Kf7 29.Qxb7Qf6 30.Kh2h6 31.Qd7Qf3 32.Bg1Qe2+ 33.Kh1Qf1 34.Qxc6Qxh3+ 35.Bh2Qf1+ 36.Bg1Qf3+ 37.Kh2e3 38.Bxe3Qxe3 39.Qxd5+Qe6 40.Qxe6+Kxe6 41.g4Kd5 42.a4Kc4 0-1

 

Jahongir Vakhidov vs Leinier Dominguez Perez

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Two Knights Line A37 

1.c4c5 2.g3g6 3.Bg2Bg7 4.Nc3Nc6 5.Nf3d6 6.O-OBg4 7.d3Qd7 8.Nd5Nf6 9.Nxf6+Bxf6 10.Rb1Bh3 11.Bh6Bxg2 12.Kxg2d5 13.cxd5Qxd5 14.Qa4O-O-O 15.b4cxb4 16.Be3Kb8 17.Rfc1Qa5 18.Qxa5Nxa5 19.Bf4+Ka8 20.Bc7Rd5 21.e4Rb5 22.a4Rb6 23.Bxb6axb6 24.Rxb4Rd8 25.e5Bg7 26.d4Ka7 27.Rcb1e6 28.Rxb6Rd7 29.Rd6Re7 30.Nd2Rc7 31.Ne4Bf8 32.Rd8Be7 33.Rh8h5 34.Rh7Nc6 35.Rc1Ba3 36.Rc4Rd7 37.Nf6Re7 38.f4Bb2 39.d5exd5 40.Nxd5Rd7 41.Rxc6bxc6 42.e6Rxd5 43.e7Rd2+ 44.Kf1 1-0

 

Daniil Dubov vs D Gukesh

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Catalan Opening: Closed Variation E06

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.g3Be7 5.Bg2O-O 6.O-Odxc4 7.Qc2a6 8.a4Bd7 9.Qxc4Bc6 10.Bg5Nbd7 11.Nc3a5 12.Rfd1h6 13.Bxf6Nxf6 14.Ne5Bxg2 15.Kxg2c6 16.e3Bd6 17.Qe2Qe7 18.Nc4e5 19.d5Bb4 20.e4Qc5 21.Rac1Bxc3 22.Rxc3cxd5 23.Nxe5Qb4 24.exd5Qxa4 25.d6Rad8 26.d7Nxd7 27.b3Qb4 28.Rcd3Qb5 29.Qb2Nxe5 30.Rxd8Qc6+ 31.R8d5Ng4 32.Qc1Qe6 33.Qc2g6 34.h3Nf6 35.Rxa5Rc8 36.Rc5Re8 37.Qc4Qb6 38.Qb5Qa7 39.Rc7 1-0

 

Parham Maghsoodloo vs Kiril Georgiev

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense C65

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5Nf6 4.d3Bc5 5.c3O-O 6.O-Od6 7.Re1Bd7 8.d4Bb6 9.a4a6 10.Bxc6Bxc6 11.Nbd2exd4 12.Nxd4Re8 13.f3h6 14.Nf1Bd7 15.a5Ba7 16.Ng3b5 17.axb6Bxb6 18.Kh1a5 19.Qd3a4 20.Bd2Re5 21.f4Re8 22.h3c6 23.c4d5 24.cxd5cxd5 25.exd5Nxd5 26.Ndf5Nf6 27.Nxg7Rxe1+ 28.Rxe1Bxh3 29.Qc2Bf2 30.Ba5Rxa5 31.Qxf2Bg4 32.b4Rd5 33.b5Kxg7 34.Qb2Rd1 35.Rxd1Qxd1+ 36.Kh2Qb3 37.Qe5Qd5 38.Qb2Bc8 39.b6Bb7 40.f5Kg8 41.Kh3Ne4 42.Qa3Nf2+ 43.Kh4Qxg2 0-1

 

Dmitry Jakovenko vs Timur Gareyev

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Old Indian Formation A15

1.Nf3Nf6 2.c4d6 3.d4g6 4.Nc3Bf5 5.d5Bg7 6.Nd4Bd7 7.e4e5 8.Nc2a5 9.Be2Na6 10.Be3Nc5 11.f3Nh5 12.g3O-O 13.Na3f5 14.exf5gxf5 15.Qc2Na6 16.O-O-ONb4 17.Qd2f4 18.Bf2e4 19.fxe4f3 20.Bd3Qf6 21.Kb1Qg6 22.Nc2Nxd3 23.Qxd3Bxc3 24.Qxc3Nf6 25.e5Ne4 26.Qe1dxe5 27.Ka1Ba4 28.Rc1Bxc2 29.Rxc2Rae8 30.Be3b6 31.Rf1Nc5 32.Bxc5bxc5 33.Rc3e4 34.Qe3Qh5 35.Qxc5Qxh2 36.Qe3Rf5 37.a3Qg2 38.Rcc1f2 39.c5Qf3 40.Rc3Qxe3 41.Rxe3Kf7 42.c6Kf6 43.Ka2Ke5 0-1

 

Vasif Durarbayli vs Alexandr Predke

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Neo-Archangelsk Variation C78

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5a6 4.Ba4Nf6 5.O-OBc5 6.c3b5 7.Bc2d5 8.a4b4 9.exd5Qxd5 10.d4exd4 11.Re1+Be7 12.Bb3Qd6 13.cxd4O-O 14.Nbd2Na5 15.Ba2Bb7 16.Re5Bd5 17.Bxd5Nxd5 18.Qc2Rad8 19.h4Rfe8 20.h5h6 21.Qd3Qc6 22.Rf5f6 23.Nf1Qc4 24.Qe4Nb3 25.N1d2Nxd2 26.Bxd2Bf8 27.Qg4Qd3 28.Bxh6Qe4 29.Bf4Nxf4 30.Rxf4Qe6 31.Qh4Rd5 32.Rg4Qf5 33.h6g5 34.Qh5Re2 35.Rf1Kh8 36.Rg3Re7 37.Rc1Rh7 38.Qe8Kg8 39.Nxg5fxg5 40.Rf3Re7 41.Rxf5Rxf5 42.Qg6+ 1-0

 

A R Saleh Salem vs Aleksandar Indjic

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation D37 

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.Nc3Nbd7 5.Bg5h6 6.Bh4Be7 7.e3O-O 8.Bd3c5 9.O-Odxc4 10.Bxc4a6 11.a4b6 12.Qe2Bb7 13.Rfd1Nd5 14.Bxd5Bxd5 15.Bxe7Bxf3 16.Qxf3Qxe7 17.d5Nf6 18.d6Qd7 19.e4e5 20.Rd2Rfd8 21.Rad1c4 22.h3Rac8 23.Qe3Rc6 24.Nd5Nxd5 25.Rxd5Re8 26.f4exf4 27.Qxf4c3 28.bxc3Rxc3 29.e5Rc2 30.R1d3b5 31.axb5axb5 32.Rg3Kh8 33.Kh2Rc4 34.Qd2Re4 35.Qc3b4 36.Qc7Rd8 37.Rc5Kh7 38.Qb6Re8 39.Rc7Qe6 40.Qb7Qxe5 41.Rxf7Rg8 42.Re7 1-0

 

Alexey Shirov vs Yaroslav Zherebukh

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Variation D85

1.d4Nf6 2.c4g6 3.Nc3d5 4.cxd5Nxd5 5.e4Nxc3 6.bxc3Bg7 7.Be3c5 8.Nf3Qa5 9.Qd2O-O 10.Rc1Nd7 11.Bh6Nf6 12.Bd3Rd8 13.d5e6 14.O-Oc4 15.Bb1exd5 16.Bxg7Kxg7 17.e5Ne4 18.Qf4Re8 19.h4h6 20.Nd4Qc7 21.f3Nc5 22.Qf6+Kg8 23.Bxg6fxg6 24.Qxg6+Kf8 25.Qxh6+Qg7 26.Qd6+Qe7 27.Qxd5Be6 28.Nxe6+Nxe6 29.Qxc4Rac8 30.Qe4Nc5 31.Qf5+Kg7 32.Qg4+Kh6 33.Rce1Ne6 34.f4Rg8 35.Qh3Rc4 36.Rd1Nxf4 37.Rxf4Rxf4 38.Rd6+Kh5 39.Qd3Qg7 40.Qd5Rgf8 41.Rf6Kxh4 42.Rxf4+Rxf4 43.e6 0-1

 

Sandro Mareco vs Jorge Cori

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Van der Wiel Attack Bishop Hunt B12

1.e4c6 2.d4d5 3.e5Bf5 4.Nc3e6 5.g4Bg6 6.Nge2c5 7.h4h6 8.Be3Nc6 9.f4cxd4 10.Nxd4Nxd4 11.Qxd4Ne7 12.O-O-ONc6 13.Qa4a6 14.f5Bh7 15.Bg2Rc8 16.Nxd5exd5 17.Bxd5Qc7 18.e6f6 19.Bf4Qb6 20.Rh3h5 21.Rb3Qa7 22.Be3Qa8 23.Bxc6+Rxc6 24.Rd7b5 25.Rxb5Rxc2+ 26.Qxc2axb5 27.Bb6 1-0

 

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation. General D37

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.Nc3a6 5.cxd5exd5 6.Bg5Be6 7.e3Nbd7 8.Bd3Bd6 9.O-Oc6 10.a3Qc7 11.Rc1h6 12.Bh4O-O 13.Bg3Bxg3 14.hxg3Rfe8 15.b4Qd6 16.Na4Bg4 17.Qc2Ne4 18.Nc5Nexc5 19.bxc5Qf6 20.Rb1Rab8 21.Nh2Be6 22.Rb3h5 23.Rfb1h4 24.g4Qg5 25.f4Qh6 26.g5Qh5 27.Be2Qg6 28.Qxg6fxg6 29.Rxb7Bf5 30.Rxb8Nxb8 31.Rb7 1-0

 

Leinier Dominguez Perez vs Jahongir Vakhidov

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon B27  

1.e4c5 2.Nf3g6 3.d4cxd4 4.Nxd4Bg7 5.c4Nc6 6.Be3Qb6 7.Nb5Qa5+ 8.N1c3Nf6 9.Bd2Qd8 10.Be2O-O 11.Be3d6 12.O-Oa6 13.Nd4Nxd4 14.Bxd4Bd7 15.f3a5 16.Qd2Bc6 17.b3Nd7 18.Be3Nc5 19.Rab1e6 20.Rfd1Be5 21.g3Qe7 22.Bg5Bf6 23.Bxf6Qxf6 24.Qd4Qe5 25.a3Qxd4+ 26.Rxd4Rfd8 27.Bd1e5 28.Rd2Ne6 29.Kf2f5 30.Ke3Nd4 31.exf5Nxf5+ 32.Kf2Rf8 33.Nd5Nd4 34.Ne7+Kg7 35.Nxc6bxc6 36.b4axb4 37.axb4Ra3 38.Kg2Rc3 39.b5Rxc4 40.b6Rb8 41.Ra2Nb5 42.Be2Rc5 43.Bxb5Rxb5 44.Ra7+Kf6 45.Rd1d5 46.Rxh7R5xb6 47.Rc1d4 48.h4Ke6 49.Rg7Kd5 50.Rxg6c5 51.Rg7R6b7 52.Rg5Rb1 53.Rxb1Rxb1 54.h5d3 55.Rg8Kd4 56.h6Rb2+ 57.Kh3Rb6 58.Rh8d2 59.Kg4Ke3 0-1

 

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi vs Alexandr Fier

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Catalan Opening: Open Defense. Modern Sharp Variation E04

1.d4d5 2.c4e6 3.Nf3Nf6 4.g3dxc4 5.Bg2Nc6 6.Qa4Bb4+ 7.Bd2Nd5 8.Qc2b5 9.a4Bxd2+ 10.Nbxd2Ncb4 11.Qc1c6 12.b3c3 13.Ne4c2 14.a5O-O 15.Qd2Qe7 16.O-ORd8 17.Nc5Na6 18.Qxc2Nxc5 19.Qxc5Qxc5 20.dxc5Bd7 21.Rfd1Be8 22.Kf1Kf8 23.Ng5Ke7 24.Ne4f6 25.Nd6Bg6 26.Rac1Rab8 27.Rd4b4 28.Rcc4e5 29.Rh4Ke6 30.a6Bb1 31.Bh3+Ke7 32.Bf5Bxf5 33.Nxf5+Kf7 34.Rxh7Kg6 35.Rxg7+Kxf5 36.e4+Ke6 37.exd5+cxd5 38.Rh4Rdc8 39.Rb7Ra8 40.Rhh7Rc6 41.g4d4 42.Rbd7Re8 43.Rxa7Rxc5 44.Rab7d3 45.Rb6+Kd5 46.Rd7+ 1-0

 

Thai Dai Van Nguyen vs Andrey Esipenko

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Slav Defense: Chameleon Variation. Advance System D15

1.d4d5 2.c4c6 3.Nf3Nf6 4.Nc3a6 5.c5Nbd7 6.h3Qc7 7.g3e5 8.Nxe5Nxe5 9.Bf4Nfd7 10.dxe5Bxc5 11.Bg2Nxe5 12.O-OQe7 13.Rc1Ng6 14.Bd2Ba7 15.a3O-O 16.e4d4 17.Na4c5 18.Ba5b5 19.Nb6Rb8 20.Nd5Qd7 21.Qh5Bb7 22.b3Rfe8 23.h4Re5 24.Qd1Rbe8 25.Qd3Ne7 26.Nb6Qe6 27.f4Bxe4 28.Qd2Bxg2 29.Qxg2Re2 0-1

 

Vladislav Artemiev vs Volodar Murzin

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Variation A04

1.Nf3Nf6 2.g3d5 3.Bg2Bg4 4.c4c6 5.Ne5Be6 6.cxd5Bxd5 7.Nf3c5 8.Nc3Bc6 9.O-ONbd7 10.d3e6 11.e4Be7 12.Qe2e5 13.a4O-O 14.Nd2Re8 15.Nc4Bf8 16.Bd2b6 17.Nd1Bxa4 18.Rxa4b5 19.Ra2bxc4 20.dxc4Nb8 21.Nc3Nc6 22.Nd5Nd4 23.Qd3Nxd5 24.cxd5Qb6 25.Qc4Reb8 26.Bc3Qb3 27.Qxb3Rxb3 28.Kh1f6 29.Bh3Nb5 30.Be6+Kh8 31.Rfa1Rb8 32.Kg2Nd6 33.Rxa7Nxe4 34.d6R3b6 35.d7Nxc3 36.Rc7Rd8 37.Ra8Rxa8 38.Rc8Rd6 39.Rxa8 1-0

 

Alexandr Predke vs Vasif Durarbayli

FIDE World Cup 2021 Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Reti Opening: Advance Variation A09 

1.Nf3d5 2.c4d4 3.b4f6 4.d3e5 5.a3a5 6.b5c5 7.bxc6Nxc6 8.g3Bd6 9.Bg2Nge7 10.Nbd2O-O 11.Rb1b6 12.Ne4Bc7 13.O-OBe6 14.Nh4h6 15.f4f5 16.Nf2exf4 17.Bxf4Bxf4 18.gxf4Qd6 19.Qc1Rab8 20.Nh1Kh7 21.Ng3Bd7 22.Rxb6Rxb6 23.c5Qf6 24.cxb6Qxh4 25.Qc5Rb8 26.Qd6Be8 27.Qc7Rc8 28.Nxf5Rxc7 29.Nxh4Rb7 30.Rb1Nc8 31.Be4+Kg8 32.Nf5Rb8 33.b7N8a7 34.Rb6Kf8 35.Kf2Bd7 36.Nd6Ke7 37.Nc4Kd8 38.Rb1a4 39.h4h5 40.f5Ne7 41.Rb4Bxf5 42.Bf3Bg4 43.Bxg4hxg4 44.Rxa4Rxb7 45.Nd6Rd7 46.Rxd4Nac6 47.Nb7+Ke8 48.Rxd7Kxd7 49.Nc5+Kd6 50.Ne4+Ke5 51.Kg3Kd4 52.Kxg4Ke3 53.Ng3Ne5+ 54.Kg5Nf7+ 0-1

 

 

Aleksandar Indjic vs A R Saleh Salem

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation D30

1.d4d5 2.Nf3e6 3.c4Nf6 4.Bg5Nbd7 5.Nbd2Be7 6.Qc2O-O 7.e3b6 8.Bd3h6 9.cxd5Nxd5 10.Bxe7Qxe7 11.Be4Ba6 12.Bxd5exd5 13.Qc6Qe6 14.Qa4Bd3 15.Qb3Ba6 16.Qa3Bb5 17.Qb3Ba6 18.Rc1c5 19.Rc3Rfe8 20.Qa4b5 21.Qa5b4 22.Rc1Rac8 23.Kd1cxd4 24.Rxc8Rxc8 25.Nxd4Qg4+ 26.N4f3Nc5 27.Rg1Qg6 28.Ne5Nd3 0-1

 

 Etienne Bacrot vs Ravi Haria

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 French Defense: Classical Variation. Alekhine's Folly C11

1.e4e6 2.d4d5 3.Nc3Nf6 4.Bg5h6 5.Bxf6Qxf6 6.exd5Bb4 7.Bc4O-O 8.Ne2exd5 9.Bxd5Rd8 10.O-ONc6 11.Bb3Bxc3 12.bxc3Bg4 13.Qd3Ne7 14.Ng3Nd5 15.Rae1Nf4 16.Qe3Re8 17.Ne4Qf5 18.f3Bh3 19.g4Qg6 20.Qxf4Bxf1 21.Kxf1Re7 22.Kf2Rae8 23.h4a5 24.a4Qc6 25.g5Kh8 26.Rg1Qg6 27.gxh6Qxh6 28.Qxh6+gxh6 29.Bc4Rg8 30.Rxg8+Kxg8 31.Ng3c6 32.Nf5Rc7 33.Nxh6+Kf8 34.Nf5b5 35.Bb3bxa4 36.Bxa4Rb7 37.Nd6Rb2 38.Ne4Ra2 39.Nc5Ra3 40.Bb3Ra1 41.Ke3Rh1 42.Ba4Rxh4 43.Bxc6Rh1 44.d5Rd1 45.Ke2Rc1 46.Kd2 1-0

 

M Amin Tabatabaei vs Ferenc Berkes

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi RUS, rd 2 Jul 17 Philidor Defense: General C41

1.e4d6 2.d4Nf6 3.Nc3e5 4.Nf3Nbd7 5.Rg1h5 6.h3c6 7.a3Be7 8.Be3Qc7 9.g4hxg4 10.hxg4d5 11.exd5Nxd5 12.Nxd5cxd5 13.dxe5Nxe5 14.Nxe5Qxe5 15.Qd4Qxd4 16.Bxd4Rh4 17.Be2f5 18.Bxg7fxg4 19.O-O-OBe6 20.Bd4a6 21.Kb1Rc8 22.c3Kd7 23.a4Bd6 24.a5Rg8 25.Bd3Rh5 26.Rh1Rh3 27.Bc2Bc7 28.b4Rxh1 29.Rxh1g3 30.fxg3Bxg3 31.Rh6Rf8 32.Ba4+Ke7 33.Kb2Bd6 34.Bb3Kd7 35.Rh5Bf7 36.Rh7Be7 37.Ba4+Kd8 38.Ka3Kc8 39.Bg7Rg8 40.Bd4Rf8 41.Kb3Bd6 42.Rh6Be7 43.Kb2Be8 44.Bb3Bc6 45.Rh5Rd8 46.Bb6Rf8 47.Bxd5Bxd5 48.Rxd5Rf6 49.Kb3Rd6 50.Re5Rd7 51.Kc4Kb8 52.Rh5Bf6 53.Rh6Rf7 54.Rg6Kc8 55.Rg8+Kd7 56.Rb8Kc6 57.Rc8+Kd6 58.Kb3Be5 59.Rd8+Ke6 60.Rd3Bc7 61.Bc5Rg7 62.Re3+Kd7 63.Re4Rh7 64.Ka4Rh1 65.Re7+Kc6 66.Kb3Rh6 67.Bd4Rg6 68.Rh7b6 69.axb6Bxb6 70.Bxb6Kxb6 71.Rh5Rg3 72.Re5Rh3 73.Kc4Rg3 74.Re6+Kb7 75.Kd4Rg4+ 76.Kd5a5 77.b5Ra4 78.Kc5Rh4 79.Re7+Kc8 80.Ra7Ra4 81.c4Kb8 82.b6Ra1 83.Kc6a4 84.Rh7 1-0

 

Varuzhan Akobian vs Nils Grandelius

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Variation D85

1.d4Nf6 2.c4g6 3.Nc3d5 4.Nf3Bg7 5.cxd5Nxd5 6.e4Nxc3 7.bxc3c5 8.Bb5+Nc6 9.Rb1O-O 10.d5Ne5 11.O-Oa6 12.Be2Nxf3+ 13.Bxf3b5 14.Be3Qd6 15.Qd2Be5 16.g3f5 17.exf5Bxf5 18.Rbd1Bh3 19.Bg2Bxg2 20.Kxg2Rad8 21.Qc2c4 22.a4Qf6 23.axb5axb5 24.Bd4Rxd5 25.Bxe5Rxe5 26.Rfe1Rf5 27.Re2Rf3 28.Rc1Rd3 29.Kg1Rfd8 30.Qb1Qf3 31.Rce1Qxe2 32.Rxe2Rd1+ 33.Re1Rxb1 34.Rxb1Rd5 35.Kf1Kf7 36.Ke2Ke6 37.h4Kd6 38.Ra1Rd3 39.Rc1Kc5 40.g4Rh3 41.f3Rxh4 42.Ke3Rh2 43.g5e5 44.Rd1Rc2 45.Rd7Rxc3+ 46.Ke4Rc1 47.Kxe5Rh1 48.Rc7+Kb4 49.f4Kb3 0-1

 

Matthias Bluebaum vs Viktor Erdos

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Formation: Queen Pawn Game: London System D02

1.d4Nf6 2.Bf4d5 3.Nf3Bf5 4.c4e6 5.Nc3Bd6 6.Bxd6Qxd6 7.e3Nc6 8.c5Qd7 9.Bb5Bg4 10.a3a6 11.Ba4O-O 12.O-Ob5 13.Bc2Rfe8 14.h3Bh5 15.Re1e5 16.dxe5Bxf3 17.Qxf3Nxe5 18.Qf4c6 19.Rad1a5 20.Qd4Rad8 21.Ne2a4 22.Ng3Nc4 23.Nf5Qc7 24.f4h5 25.g4hxg4 26.hxg4Re6 27.g5Nh5 28.Kf2Rde8 29.Rh1Re43 0.Bxe4Rxe4 31.Rxh5Rxd4 32.Rdh1Rxf4+ 33.Ke2f6 34.g6Rxf5 35.Rh8# 1-0

 

Nijat Abasov vs Shant Sargsyan

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation C26 

1.e4e5 2.Nc3Nf6 3.d4exd4 4.Qxd4Nc6 5.Qd3Bb4 6.Bd2O-O 7.O-O-Od6 8.f3Be6 9.g4Nd7 10.Nd5Nc5 11.Qe3Bxd5 12.exd5Re8 13.Qf4Bxd2+ 14.Qxd2Ne5 15.g5Qd7 16.h4Qa4 17.Kb1Re7 18.h5Rae8 19.h6Ng6 20.Ne2Re5 21.hxg7Kxg7 22.b3Qd7 23.Ng3Kf8 24.Rxh7Qe7 25.Bb5c6 26.dxc6Nxb3 27.axb3Rxb5 28.Ne4bxc6 29.Qxd6Rd5 30.Rxd5cxd5 31.Qxd5Qc7 32.Nd6Re1+ 33.Kb2Ne5 34.g6Qd7 35.g7+Kg8 36.Qa8+ 1-0

 

Yaroslav Zherebukh vs Alexey Shirov

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General A06

1.Nf3d5 2.b3Bg4 3.Bb2Nd7 4.d3Bxf3 5.exf3e5 6.g3Bb4+ 7.c3Ba5 8.Bg2Ne7 9.O-OO-O 10.c4d4 11.f4exf4 12.Bxb7Rb8 13.Bg2fxg3 14.hxg3c5 15.Nd2f5 16.Nf3Ng6 17.Nh2f4 18.Qh5Qc7 19.Kh1Rbe8 20.Ng4Nf6 21.Nxf6+Rxf6 22.Be4Re5 23.Qg4Rxe4 24.dxe4Ne5 25.Qd1Qd7 0-1

 

Bogdan-Daniel Deac vs Grigoriy Oparin

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted C67 

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5Nf6 4.O-ONxe4 5.Re1Nd6 6.a4Be7 7.Nc3a6 8.Bf1e4 9.Nxe4Nxe4 10.Rxe4d5 11.Re1Bg4 12.c3d4 13.d3O-O 14.Be2Bf5 15.Bf4Re8 16.Rc1Bd6 17.Qd2Bc5 18.Bf1Qd7 19.Bg3h6 20.Qc2Bb6 21.Nd2Rad8 22.Rxe8+Rxe8 23.Nc4Ba7 24.Qb3Rb8 25.Re1Be6 26.Qc2Rd8 27.Nd2Ne7 28.Nf3Nf5 29.Bf4Re8 30.h3c6 31.g4Ne7 32.Bg3Ng6 33.Nxd4Bxd4 34.cxd4Qxd4 35.Re4Qd7 36.Qc5Rd8 37.b4Ne7 38.f4f5 39.Re5Nd5 40.gxf5Bxf5 41.Kh2Bg6 42.b5axb5 43.axb5Rf8 44.bxc6bxc6 45.Qd4Qf7 46.Bg2Nxf4 47.Bxc6Qa2+ 48.Bf2Qc2 49.Qc5Qxd3 50.Re3Qd2 51.Rf3Rf6 52.Qd4Qc1 53.Bd5+Kh7 54.Bc4Ne6 55.Bxe6Rxf3 56.Kg2Rf6 57.Bd5Qg5+ 58.Bg3Qf5 59.Qd2Qc2 60.Qxc2Bxc2 61.h4Rf5 62.Bf3Rb5 63.Kf2Bf5 64.Ke3g5 65.hxg5hxg5 66.Kf2Rb2+ 67.Kg1Kg6 68.Bf2g4 69.Bd5Kg5 70.Bg3Bd3 71.Bc6Rc2 72.Bb7Kf5 73.Bg2Rd2 74.Bc7Be4 75.Bf1Bf3 76.Bg3Ke4 77.Bc7Rc2 78.Bb8Rc8 79.Bg3Ke3 80.Bh4Kf4 81.Be1Rc2 82.Bb4g3 83.Bd6+Kg4 84.Ba3Ra2 0-1

 

Alireza Firouzja vs Javokhir Sindaron

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. General E91 

1.d4Nf6 2.c4g6 3.Nc3Bg7 4.e4d6 5.Nf3O-O 6.Be2c5 7.d5e6 8.Nd2Nbd7 9.O-Oe5 10.a3Ne8 11.b4f5 12.Rb1Nef6 13.Nb5Ne8 14.Qc2b6 15.Nc3Qe7 16.Bb2f4 17.Bg4Nc7 18.Nb5Nxb5 19.cxb5Nf6 20.Bxc8Raxc8 21.Rbc1Qd7 22.Qd3f3 23.Nxf3Nh5 24.Ng5Nf4 25.Qd1Qxb5 26.a4Qxb4 27.Bc3Qc4 28.Rc2Qxa4 29.Bd2h6 30.Bxf4hxg5 31.Bxg5Qxe4 32.Re1Qf5 33.h4Bf6 34.Bh6Rf7 35.g3Qh5 36.Qc1Rh7 37.Be3Bxh4 38.Qd1Qxd1 39.Rxd1Bf6 40.Ra1Rb7 41.Ra6Kf7 42.Kg2Ke7 43.Rca2Rcc7 44.Bd2b5 45.Ba5Rd7 46.f4b4 47.Re2Rb5 48.g4Kf7 49.Rf2e4 0-1

 

Yaroslav Zherebukh vs Alexey Shirov

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General A06

1.Nf3d5 2.b3Bg4 3.Bb2Nd7 4.e3Ngf6 5.h3Bh5 6.g4Bg6 7.g5Ne4 8.h4h6 9.d3Nd6 10.Rg1hxg5 11.hxg5e6 12.Nbd2a5 13.a3Nf5 14.Qe2a4 15.b4c5 16.e4dxe4 17.dxe4Nh4 18.b5Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3Qc7 20.Nc4Qh2 21.Rg2Qh1 22.Qe2Rh2 23.Rxh2Qxh2 24.Qe3Bh5 25.Be2Bxe2 26.Kxe2Qh5+ 27.f3Rd8 28.Qf4Be7 29.Rg1Nf8 30.Qg4Qh2+ 31.Qg2Qh5 32.Qg4Qh2+ 33.Qg2Qh5 34.Ke3Ng6 35.Bxg7Nh4 36.Qg4Bxg5+ 37.f4Qxg4 38.Rxg4Be7 39.Bc3f5 40.Rg8+Kd7 41.Rg7fxe4 42.Ne5+Kc8 43.Kxe4Nf5 44.Rh7Nd6+ 45.Kf3Nxb5 46.Rxe7Nxc3 47.Rxe6Nb5 48.Kg4Nxa3 49.f5Nxc2 50.f6Nd4 51.Re7a3 52.Nc4a2 53.Re1Nc2 0-1

 

Samuel Sevian vs Benjamin Bok

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Quiet Line A28

1.c4Nf6 2.Nc3e5 3.Nf3Nc6 4.e3Be7 5.a3a5 6.d4exd4 7.exd4d5 8.h3O-O 9.Bd3h6 10.O-OBe6 11.cxd5Nxd5 12.Bc2Nf6 13.Qd3Re8 14.Rd1Bd5 15.Ne5Bf8 16.Ng4Ne4 17.Ne3Qh4 18.Rf1Nxd4 19.Qxd4Bc6 20.Bxe4Bxe4 21.Nf5Qd8 22.Nxe4Qxd4 23.Nxd4Rxe4 24.Be3Be7 25.Nb3a4 26.Nd2Re6 27.Rac1c6 28.Nf3Bf6 29.Bd4Bxd4 30.Nxd4Re4 31.Rfd1Kf8 32.Kf1Ra5 33.Ne2Ke8 34.Nc3Re6 35.Rd4b5 36.Ne4Ra7 37.Nd6+Kf8 38.Rxc6g6 39.Nxb5Rxc6 40.Nxa7Rc1+ 41.Ke2Rc2+ 42.Rd2Rc5 43.Ke3Ke7 44.Rd4 1-0

 

Jorge Cori vs Sandro Mareco

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 English Opening: Agincourt Defense. King's Knight A13

1.c4e6 2.Nf3d5 3.e3Nf6 4.b3b6 5.Bb2Bb7 6.Be2Bd6 7.O-OO-O 8.d4Nbd7 9.Nc3a6 10.a4c5 11.cxd5exd5 12.Qb1Re8 13.Rd1Rc8 14.Qf5Qe7 15.Rac1Qe6 16.Qb1Ne4 17.Nxe4dxe4 18.Ng5Qh6 19.Nh3cxd4 20.Bxd4Ne5 21.Rxc8Rxc8 22.Nf4Nf3+ 23.gxf3g5 24.Kh1Kf8 25.Qb2exf3 26.Bc4gxf4 27.e4Ke7 28.Bg7Qg6 29.Rg1Qxe4 30.Qf6+Kd7 31.Qxf7+Kc6 32.Rd1Kc5 33.Bc3a5 34.Qd7Rc6 35.Qxb7 1-0

 

Alexey Sarana vs Vladislav Kovalev

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Rubinstein Variation E16 

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3b6 4.g3Bb7 5.Bg2c5 6.d5exd5 7.Nh4g6 8.Nc3d6 9.Nxd5Nxd5 10.Bxd5Nc6 11.O-OBg7 12.Nf3Qd7 13.Rb1O-O 14.Bf4Rad8 15.Re1Nb4 16.Bxb7Qxb7 17.a3Nc6 18.Qd5Na5 19.Qxb7Nxb7 20.Red1Rfe8 21.Kf1h6 22.h4Na5 23.b3Re6 24.Rd3a6 25.Nd2Nc6 26.Rd1b5 27.Nf3bxc4 28.bxc4Nd4 29.Nxd4cxd4 30.e3dxe3 31.Bxe3Rc8 32.Rxd6Rxc4 33.Rxe6fxe6 34.Rd6Ra4 35.Bc5Kf7 36.Rd7+Kg8 37.Bb4a5 38.Be7Bb2 39.Rd2Bd4 40.Rc2Kf7 41.Rc7e5 42.Bg5+Ke6 43.Bc1h5 44.Rc6+Kf7 45.Ke2e4 46.Kf1Bf6 47.Ke2Bd4 48.Rc8Ke6 49.Re8+Kd5 50.Rg8Rc4 51.Bd2a4 52.Rxg6Rc2 53.Rg8Ra2 54.Rd8+Kc4 55.Rc8+Kd5 56.Rd8+Kc4 57.Rc8+Kb3 58.Rb8+Kxa3 59.Kd1Ra1+ 60.Bc1+Ka2 61.Kc2a3 62.Ra8Rxc1+ 63.Kxc1Kb3 64.Rb8+Kc3 65.Kb1Bxf2 66.Rh8e3 67.Rxh5Bxg3 68.Rc5+Kb3 69.Rb5+Kc4 70.Rb7e2 71.Re7e1=Q+ 72.Rxe1Bxe1 73.Ka2Kb4 0-1

 

Alexey Shirov vs Yaroslav Zherebukh

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack B51 

1.e4c5 2.Nf3d6 3.Bb5+Nc6 4.O-OBg4 5.h3Bd7 6.Re1e5 7.c3a6 8.Bf1g5 9.d4h6 10.Nbd2Qc7 11.Nc4Nf6 12.Ne3Rg8 13.Nd5Qd8 14.dxc5dxc5 15.Qb3b5 16.a4b4 17.cxb4cxb4 18.Be3Nxd5 19.Qxd5Qf6 20.Red1Qe6 21.Nxe5Qxd5 22.Rxd5Nxe5 23.Rxe5+Be6 24.Ra5Bg7 25.e5 1-0

 

Benjamin Bok vs Samuel Sevian

FIDE World Cup 2021 (rapid) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation E20 

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nc3Bb4 4.f3d5 5.a3Be7 6.e4dxe4 7.fxe4c5 8.e5Nfd7 9.dxc5Nc6 10.Nf3a5 11.Bf4Nxc5 12.Qxd8+Nxd8 13.O-O-OO-O 14.Be2b6 15.Nd4Bb7 16.Ndb5f6 17.exf6Bxf6 18.Bc7Ne4 19.Bxb6Nf2 20.Bxf2Bg5+ 21.Kb1Rxf2 22.Bf3Bxf3 23.gxf3Bf6 24.Rhe1Rxh2 25.Re2Rxe2 26.Nxe2Rc8 27.b3Nf7 28.Rd7Ne5 29.Ra7Nxf3 30.Nd6Rb8 31.Kc2Be5 32.c5Bxd6 33.cxd6Rd8 34.Rxa5Rxd6 35.Kc3g5 36.b4h5 37.b5Kf7 38.Ra6Rd8 39.a4Ne5 40.Nd4h4 41.Nxe6Rg8 42.Nxg5+Rxg5 43.Rh6Rg3+ 44.Kd4Nf3+ 45.Ke3Kg7 46.Rh5Kg6 47.Rh8Kg7 48.Rh5Kg6 49.Rh8Kg7 50.Rc8h3 51.Rc1h2 52.Rh1Rg1 53.Rxh2Nxh2 54.b6Rb1 55.a5Kf6 56.Kd4Ke6 57.Kc5Kd7 58.a6Kc8 59.Kc6Rc1+ 60.Kb5Kb8 0-1

 

Ivan Cheparinov vs Rasmus Svane

FIDE World Cup 2021(blitz) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Catalan Opening: Closed Variation E06

1.d4Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.g3Be7 5.Bg2O-O 6.O-Odxc4 7.Qc2a6 8.a4Bd7 9.Qxc4Bc6 10.Bf4Bd6 11.Qc1Nbd7 12.Re1Re8 13.Nc3Bxf3 14.Bxf3Bxf4 15.Qxf4c6 16.a5Qe7 17.Red1Rad8 18.Bg2h6 19.Ra4Nf8 20.Qe3Ng6 21.Qc1Rd7 22.e4Red8 23.e5Ne8 24.f4Nc7 25.Qe3Nb5 26.Ne4c5 27.Nxc5Qxc5 28.dxc5Rxd1+ 29.Bf1Ne7 30.Rc4Nf5 31.Qe4R8d2 32.c6bxc6 33.Rxc6Nbd4 34.Rc8+Kh7 35.g4Ne2+ 0-1

 

Rasmus Svane vs Ivan Cheparinov

FIDE World Cup 2021 (blitz) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto A04

1.Nf3g6 2.e4Bg7 3.d4d6 4.Bd3Nf6 5.O-OO-O 6.Re1Nc6 7.Nbd2e5 8.dxe5dxe5 9.Nc4Qe7 10.a4h6 11.c3a5 12.Qe2Nh5 13.g3Be6 14.Ne3Rad8 15.Bc4Nf6 16.Bd3Nd7 17.Bc4Nb6 18.Bxe6Qxe6 19.Nd2f5 20.Ndc4f4 21.Nd5Nxd5 22.exd5Qxd5 23.Bd2g5 24.Rad1Qd3 25.Qxd3Rxd3 26.Bc1Rfd8 27.Rxd3Rxd3 28.Kf1Kf7 29.Ke2Rd5 30.Nd2Ke6 31.f3b6 32.b3Ne7 33.Ba3Nf5 34.Ne4Ne3 35.Bc1Nf5 36.Ba3Bf6 37.g4Ne7 38.Bxe7Bxe7 39.c4Rd8 40.Rd1Rb8 41.Kd3h5 42.h3hxg4 43.hxg4Rh8 44.Rf1Rh2 45.Rf2Rh1 46.Kc2Kf7 47.Rd2Ke6 48.Rf2Rh3 49.Kd3Kf7 50.Ke2Kg6 51.Rf1Rh2+ 52.Rf2Rh8 53.Rf1Bc5 54.Nxc5bxc5 55.Rd1Rh2+ 56.Kd3Kf6 57.Rf1Ke6 58.Kc3Re2 59.Kd3Rb2 60.Kc3Rh2 61.Kd3Rg2 62.Kc3e4 63.fxe4Rxg4 64.Rh1Rg3+ 65.Kd2Rxb3 66.Rh7g4 67.Rxc7Ke5 68.Re7+Kd4 69.e5g3 70.e6Ke5 71.Rf7Kxe6 72.Rxf4Ke5 73.Rg4Kf5 74.Rg8Kf4 75.Ke2Rb2+ 76.Kf1Rc2 77.Ra8Rxc4 78.Ke2Rxa4 79.Rf8+Ke4 80.Re8+Kd5 81.Rd8+Kc4 82.Rg8g2 83.Ke3Ra2 0-1

 

Ivan Cheparinov vs Rasmus Svane

FIDE World Cup 2021 (armageddon) Sochi rd 2 Jul 17 Scotch Game: Mieses Variation C45 

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.d4exd4 4.Nxd4Nf6 5.Nxc6bxc6 6.e5Qe7 7.Qe2Nd5 8.h4Qe6 9.Nd2a5 10.g3Ba6 11.c4Nb4 12.Bh3Qg6 13.Ne4h5 14.a3Nd5 15.O-ONb6 16.Qf3Qh7 17.Bf5Qg8 18.c5Nd5 19.Re1Be7 20.Nd6+Kd8 21.Bd2Bc8 22.Ne4f6 23.exf6gxf6 24.Rad1Qg7 25.Nc3Bb7 26.Be4Nxc3 27.Bxc3Kc8 28.Bf5Rd8 29.Rxd7Rxd7 30.Rd1Kb8 31.Rxd7Qf8 32.Qf4Bd8 33.Qd4Be7 34.Qf4Bd8 35.Bd4Bc8 36.Rh7Bxf5 37.Qxf5Kb7 38.Qxh5Be7 39.Qf7Rd8 40.Qxf8Bxf8 41.Bxf6Rd1+ 42.Kg2Bxc5 43.Be5Bb6 44.h5Rd2 45.Rf7Rd5 46.f4Rd2+ 47.Kh3Bg1 48.Kg4Kb6 49.h6Rh2 50.h7c5  51.Kg5Bd4 52.Bxd4cxd4 53.Kg6d3 54.Rd7d2 55.Rxd2Rxd2 56.h8=QRd6+ 57.Kg5Rd5+ 58.f5Rd8 59.Qxd8 1-0