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Wang Hao vs Alireza Firouzja

World Rapid Championship 2019 round 14

1.d4Nf6 2.Nf3g6 3.c4Bg7 4.g3O-O 5.Bg2d6 6.Nc3Nbd7 7.O-Oe5 8.e4c6 9.h3Qb6 10.Re1exd4 11.Nxd4Re8 12.Nc2Qa5 13.Bd2Qc7 14.b a6 15.a4a5 16.Rb1Nh5 17.g4 Nhf6 18.Qf3Nc5 19.Qg3Nfd7 20.Red1Ne5 21.Be3Ned7 22.Nd4Nf6 23.f3Qe7 24.Nde2Rd8 25.Rd2Be6 26.Nd4Rac8 27.Nde2Ra8 28.f4Bd7 29.Bxc5dxc5 30.Rbd1Ne8 31.e5f6 32.exf6Nxf6 33.Qf2Be6 34.Rxd8+Rxd8 35.Rxd8+Qxd8 36.Qxc5 Qd2 37.Qf2Nd7 38.Qg3Nc5 39.Kh2Bf7 40.f5Bf8 41.Kg1Bd6 42.Qf3Be5 43.Ne4Qd1+ 44.Bf1Qxb3 45.Qxb3Nxb3 46.fxg6hxg6 47.N2c3g5 48.Kf2Kg7 49.Bd3Bg6 50.Ne2Bxe4 51.Bxe4Kf6 52.Ke3Nc5 53.Bc2Bb2 54.Kf3Ke5 55.Ke3Ba3 56.Kf3Bb4 57.Ke3Ne6 58.Bf5Nc5 59.Bc2Ba3 60.Kf3Bb2 61.Ke3Kd6 62.Kf3Ba1 63.Ke3Ke5 64.Kf3Bd4 65.Ng3Bg1 66.Ne2Bh2 67.Ke3Ne6 68.Bf5Bf4+ 69.Kf3Nd4+ 70.Nxd4Kxd4 71.Bc8Kxc4 72.Bxb7c5 73.Ke4Kb4 74.Kd3c4+ 75.Kc2Kxa4 76.Bd5Kb4 77.Kb2a4 78.Be6a3+ 79.Ka2Bd6 80.Bd5Kc3 81.Be6Kd3 82.Bf5+Kd2 0-1

Dalam perlawanan di atas ni. Wang Hao guna kaedah King's Indian dengan perkembangan gajah ke g2. Kaedah ini membolehkan Putih bermain secara tenang dengan perubahan-perubahan kecil, manakala Hitam tersekat untuk menyerang raja. Alireza Firouzja kelihatan banyak menanti lalu membolehkan Putih pecahkan bahagian tengah. Dan, dalam tempoh 20 gerakan, Putih berkelebihan, tapi Hitam pula berkelebihan di segi penguasaan ruang selepas pertukaran benteng. Wang Hao dilahirkan pada 4 Ogos 1989. Pada November 2009, Wang berjaya bergelar grandmaster China ke-4 melepasi rating melebihi 2700 Elo. Pada 2019, sebagai wakil Cina kedua, beliau menyertai kejohanan catur peringkat dunia setelah beliau menjuarai Kejohanan Catur Swiss FIDE 2019. Alireza Firouzja dilahirkan pada18 Jun 2003. Beliau menjuarai kejohanan catur di Iran sewaktu berusia 12 tahun dan bergelar grandmaster semasa berumur 14 tahun. Beliau adalah pecatur kedua termuda selepas Wei Yi yang mencapai rating 2700, beliau 16 tahun 1 bulan ketika itu

Esipenko, Andrey vs D`Costa, Lorin

A R European Rapid Championship 2019 round 10

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Bd3 e5 12. d5 Nf6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 b6 15. f3 Bd7 16. g4 Ne8 17. Ke2 f5 18. h3 Nd6 19. Rhg1 Rf7 20. Rg2 Kh8 21. h4 f4 22. Bf2 h6 23. Nb1 Be8 24. Nc3 Rc7 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Rgg1 Kg8 27. Rb2 a6 28. Rgb1 Rcb7 29. Rb3 Bf8 30. Ra3 Ra8 31. Kd2 Bd7 32. Be2 Kf7 33. Nd1 Ke8 34. Nb2 Kd8 35. Rb3 Rab8 36. a4 a5 37. Ra1 Kc7 38. Bd3 Re8 39. Rc3 Rbb8 40. Rcc1 Rb7 41. Ke2 Rbb8 42. Ke1 Rb7 43. Be2 Nf7 44. Kd1 Bd6 45. Be1 Bf8 46. Nd3 Bd6 47. Rcb1 Ra8 48. Kc2 Raa7 49. Kb3 Ra8 50. Ka3 Raa7 51. Bc3 Ra8 52. Rh1 Re8 53. Rag1 Re7 54. Nb2 Re8 55. Bd2 Bf8 56. Nd1 Bd6 57. Kb3 Bf8 58. Rh2 Bd6 59. Bf1 Bf8 60. g5 h5 61. Bh3 Bxh3 62. Rxh3 Rbb8 63. Kc2 Rb7 64. Kd3 Rbb8 65. Rhh1 Rb7 66. Nc3 Nd6 67. Rb1 Re7 68. Rhe1 Rf7 69. Nd1 Bg7 70. Nf2 Rf8 71. Kc3 Rf7 72. Nd3 Re7 73. Bc1 Nf7 74. Ba3 Re8 75. Bxc5 bxc5 76. Nxc5 Rxb1 77. Rxb1 Nd8 78. Na6+ Kc8 79. Rb8+ Kd7 80. c5 Ke7 81. Kc4 Nf7 82. Rb7+ Kf8 83. Nc7 Rc8 84. d6 Nd8 85. Rb6 Kf7 86. Kd5 Bf8 87. Nb5 Ke8 88. c6 1-0

Andrey Esipenko, raising Russian chess star facing international master Lorin D'Costa from England. Esipenko is better known for closed opening and elects d4 this time as well. D'Costa plays Grunfeld defense, which is extremely popular at all levels, however I must admit that recently Grunfeld players have been struggling a little bit to get comfortable positions again. Andrey plays main line and as in many instances queens get swapped. In theory Black's position should be OK - they don't have weaknesses and position is very closed: pawns can't hit one another and can be blocked. Esipenko shows great understanding of slow chess and wins a game in Magnus Carlsen style with a very nice piece sacrifice in the end. The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Black offers White the possibility of cxd5, when after ...Nxd5 White further gets the opportunity to kick the black knight around with e4, leading to an imposing central pawn duo for White. If White does not take the d5-pawn, Black may eventually play ...dxc4, when a White response of e4 again leads to the same pawn structure. In classical opening theory this imposing pawn centre was held to give White a large advantage, but the hypermodern school, which was coming to the fore in the 1920s, held that a large pawn centre could be a liability rather than an asset. The Grünfeld is therefore a key hypermodern opening, showing in stark terms how a large pawn centre can either be a powerful battering ram or a target for attack. The main line of the Grünfeld, the Exchange Variation (ECO codes D85–D89), is defined by the continuation 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4. Now White has an imposing looking centre – and the main continuation 5... Nxc3 6. bxc3 strengthens it still further. Black generally attacks White's centre with ...c5 and ...Bg7, often followed by moves such as ...Qa5, ...cxd4, ...Bg4, and ...Nc6. White often uses his big centre to launch an attack against Black's king. One subvariation, frequently played by Karpov, including four games of his 1987 world championship match against Kasparov in Seville, Spain, is the Seville Variation, after 6...Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bxf7+, long thought a poor move by theory, as the resultant light-square weakness had been believed to give Black more than enough compensation for the pawn. White can develop his pieces in a number of ways in the Exchange Variation. For decades, theory held that the correct method of development was with Bc4 and Ne2, often followed by 0-0 and f4–f5, playing for a central breakthrough or kingside attack. It was generally thought that an early Nf3 was weak in the Exchange Variation because it allowed Black too much pressure on the centre with ...Bg4. In the late 1970s, however, Karpov, Kasparov and others found different methods to play the Exchange Variation with White, often involving an early Rb1 to remove the rook from the sensitive a1–h8 diagonal, as well as attempting to hinder the development of Black's queenside. Another, relatively recently developed system involves quickly playing Be3, Qd2, and Rc1 or Rd1 to fortify White's centre, remove White's rook from the diagonal, and possibly enable an early d5 push by White. Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand are the leading practitioners as White, and Ľubomír Ftáčnik has had many fine results with the black pieces.

GM Kovalev, Vladislav - GM Ponkratov, Pavel

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 b6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Ne5 Bb7 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Ndf3 c5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Be7 Bxe7 14. Rxe7 Qd6 15. Qe2 Bc6 16. Bf5 g6 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. Qe5 Qc6 19. Qf4 Bf5 20. Rc7 Qb5 21. Qh6 Qxb2 22. Rf1 g5 23. Qxg5+ Bg6 24. h4 h5 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Qxd5 Qxc2 27. Rxc5 Rad8 28. Qg5 Qxa2 29. Ra5 Qe6 30. Re1 Qb6 31. Rea1 Rfe8 32. Ra6 Rd1+ 33. Rxd1 Qxa6 34. Rd2 Qc6 35. Qf4 Qc3 36. Rd6 a5 37. Kh2 Kg7 38. Rd5 Re4 39. Qb8 Rb4 40. Qa7 a4 41. Rd8 Re4 42. Qa8 Qc7+ 43. g3 Re2 44. Rg8+ Kf6 45. Qa6+ Re6 46. Qxa4 Qc5 47. Qa1+ Ke7 48. Qb2 Rb6 49. Qe2+ Re6 50. Qd2 Rd6 51. Qg5+ Qxg5 52. Nxg5 Ra6 53. Kg2 Kf6 54. Re8 Ra2 55. Re1 Bf5 56. Nf3 Bd7 57. Nd4 Rd2 58. Re4 Bc8 59. Rf4+ Kg6 60. Kf1 Bg4 61. Kg1 Rd1+ 62. Kg2 Bc8 63. Ne2 Bb7+ 64. f3 Rd2 65. Kf2 Ba6 66. Re4 Bxe2 67. Rxe2 Rd5 68. Ra2 Rd4 69. Ke3 Rb4 70. Ra6+ f6 71. Rd6 Rb3+ 72. Rd3 Rb1 73. Rd4 Re1+ 74. Kf4 Rh1 75. Rd2 Ra1 76. Re2 Rh1 77. Re6 Rh2 78. Re1 Ra2 79. g4 hxg4 80. fxg4 Rf2+ 81. Kg3 Ra2 82. Re6 Kf7 83. Re3 Kg6 84. Rf3 Ra1 85. Rc3 Rg1+ 86. Kf4 Rf1+ 87. Rf3 Ra1 88. h5+ Kg7 89. Rd3 Rf1+ 90. Rf3 Ra1 91. Kg3 Rg1+ 92. Kh3 Rh1+ 93. Kg2 Ra1 94. Kg3 Rg1+ 95. Kf4 Ra1 96. Rf2 Ra4+ 97. Kg3 Ra1 98. Rc2 Rg1+ 99. Kf3 Rf1+ 100. Kg2 Ra1 101. Rc7+ Kg8 102. Rb7 Ra3 103. Kf2 Rc3 104. Re7 Ra3 105. Re3 Ra4 106. Kf3 Kf7 107. Rb3 Ra7 108. Rb5 Kg7 109. Kf4 Rc7 110. Kf5 Ra7 111. Rd5 Rb7 112. Ke6 Rb6+ 113. Rd6 Rb4 114. Rd7+ Kh6 115. Kf5 Ra4 116. Rf7 Ra5+ 117. Kxf6 Ra6+ 118. Kf5 Ra5+ 119. Kf6 Ra6+ 120. Ke7 Ra4 121. Rf6+ Kh7 122. g5 Rh4 123. Kf7 Rg4 124. Rh6# 1-0

The French Defense is a sharp counterattacking weapon against white’s first move 1.e4. From black’s first move, he looks to black the a2-g8 diagonal which is usually a big weakness for black and prepares to take control of the light squares in the center after 2.d5. Some of the greatest players of all time have had a hard time playing against the French Defense because it plays so much differently than a normal black defense. The biggest problem you will see if you are black is the blocked bishop on the queen side that is blocked by the very first move of 1.e6. Many times the entire game will revolve around this key weakness of black’s. Always know your weaknesses in a chess game. One of the big concepts to notice about the French Defense is that black usually counterattacks on the queen side while white will normally focus on the king side. This type of game can many types turn into a race to see who can strike first. The French Defense ranks second in popularity only to the Sicilian against white’s 1.e4 and as many chess games start with 1.e4, the French Defense is a very good tool to have your chess repertoire. Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same. Kejohanan ditaja Coca-Cola, Rietumu Bank, Tolmets dan Latvijas Balzams.

Safarli, Eltaj - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime World Blitz Championship 2019 round 13

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qd3 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Bg5 Nf6 10. Rd1 Qe6 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Rac8 13. Rfe1 Nd7 14. Qd2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nde5 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Qe2 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Nc4 19. Rd3 f6 20. Bh6 Rfe8 21. h4 d5 22. h5 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Nd6 24. Qd5+ e6 25. Qf3 Nf5 26. Be3 Rxc2 27. g4 Nxe3 28. Rdxe3 Qxd4 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. Rxe6 Rc3 32. Qe2 Rg3+ 33. Kh2 Rxg4 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kh6 36. Qf8+ Kg5 37. Re3 Qf4+ 38. Kh1 Qxf2 39. Re5+ f5 40. Qd8+ Kf4 0-1

This is round 13 of World blitz championships. As we see many times MVL's opponents do not risk going into main lines of the Najdorf. In the last round of Candidates Nepomniachtchi went for French defense instead. Eltaj is playing side line with Nc3 and quick development. This kind of move order can;t promise anything for white but at least he has a long game and both players on their own shortly. MVL definitely knows what he is doing and quickly equalizes the position. 2019 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships Moscow, 2019 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (French pronunciation: [maksim vaʃje.laɡʁav]; born 21 October 1990), is a French chess player, the top ranked of his country.[1] He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2005, at age 14. His peak Elo rating of 2819 makes him the seventh-highest rated player of all time. He is often referred to by his initials, MVL. He was world junior champion in 2009 and is a three-time French champion (2007, 2011, shared 2012). Vachier-Lagrave is a five-time winner of the Biel Grandmaster Tournament (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), and won the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting in 2016 and the Sinquefield Cup in 2017. He participated in seven Chess Olympiads (2006–2018) and four European Team Chess Championships (2007, 2011–2015) as a member of the French national team and has been a member of the winning team of the French Team Championship multiple times (in the "Paris NAO", "Évry Grand Roque", "Club de Clichy-Echecs-92" teams). Contents By advancing the c-pawn two squares, Black asserts control over the d4-square and begins the fight for the centre of the board. The move resembles 1…e5, the next most common response to 1.e4, in that respect. Unlike 1...e5, however, 1...c5 breaks the symmetry of the position, which strongly influences both players' future actions. White, having pushed a kingside pawn, tends to hold the initiative on that side of the board. However, 1...c5 does little for Black's development, unlike moves such as 1...e5, 1...g6, or 1...Nc6, which either develop a minor piece or prepare to do so. In many variations of the Sicilian, Black makes a number of further pawn moves in the opening (for example, ...d6, ...e6, ...a6, and ...b5). Consequently, White often obtains a substantial lead in development and dangerous attacking chances. Meanwhile, advancing a queenside pawn has given Black a spatial advantage there and provides a basis for future operations on that flank. Often, Black's c5-pawn is traded for White's d4-pawn in the early stages of the game, granting Black a central pawn majority. The pawn trade also opens the c-file for Black, who can place a rook or queen on that file to aid their queenside counterplay.

Firouzja, Alireza - Zubov, Alexander

World Blitz Championship 2019 round 12

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Bb3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 11. exd4 exd4 12. h3 O-O 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Qc4 Qe7 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Be6 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Bxb3 19. axb3 Rfe8 20. b4 h5 21. f3 Rad8 22. Kf2 Kh7 23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 g5 25. Be3 Kg6 26. b5 axb5 27. Nxb5 Nd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Nc7 Red8 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Rc1 Rb5 32. Rc2 f6 33. Rd2 Kf7 34. Ke2 Ke6 35. Kf2 Rb3 36. Re2 Kf7 37. Rd2 Ne5 38. Ke2 Nc4 39. Rd3 Rxb2+ 40. Kd1 Nxe3+ 41. Rxe3 b5 42. Kc1 Rb4 43. Kc2 f5 44. Re5 Kg6 45. Rxf5 Rc4+ ½-½

Alireza Firouzja plays not very well know in a chess community, but very strong grandmaster Zubov who never recoils any authority and always plays his best game. Alireza played an interesting pawn sacrifice opening up a line against Zubov's queen and making threats against not castled king. 2019 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships Moscow, 2019 The Queen's Gambit Accepted (or QGA) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 The Queen's Gambit Accepted is the third most popular option on Black's second move, after 2...e6 (the Queen's Gambit Declined) and 2...c6 (the Slav Defense). In both of these variations, slow and subtle manoeuvres are often necessary to complete development. White will try to exploit an advantage in space and development, while Black will defend the position and aim for queenside counterplay.[clarify] The Queen's Gambit is not considered a true gambit, in contrast to the King's Gambit, because the pawn is either regained, or can only be held unprofitably by Black. Black usually allows the pawn to be recaptured, and uses the time expended to play against White's centre. As Black's 2...dxc4 surrenders the centre, White will try to seize space in the centre and use it to launch an attack on Black's position. Black's game is not devoid of counterchances, however. If the white centre can be held at bay, Black will try to weaken White's centre pawns to gain an advantage in the ensuing endgame by playing ...c5 and ...cxd4 at some stage, and if White responds with exd4, the result will be an isolated pawn on d4 – which can also lead to a keen middlegame battle. If White recaptures with a piece at d4 instead, the centre will be liquidated and a fairly even game will usually ensue.

GM David Navara - GM Ivan Saric

European Individual Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2018, Skopje, Macedonia Pirc defense

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. Bd3 Ngf6 7. f3 b5 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Qa5 10. Ne2 b4 11. Nd1 b3+ 12. Ndc3 bxc2 13. Rc1 c5 14. d5 Ne5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. O-O Rhg8 18. Qh3+ Ke8 19. f4 Ned7 20. Rxc2 g5 21. fxg5 Rxg5 22. Ng3 c4 23. Nf5 Rb8 24. Kh1 h5 25. Qe3 Rg6 26. Ne2 Qc5 27. Ned4 Ne5 28. h3 Kd7 29. b3 e6 30. Nh4 Rbg8 31. Nxg6 Rxg6 32. bxc4 h4 33. Rb1 Nh5 34. Rb7+ Kc8 35. Rcb2 Ng3+ 36. Kg1 Nd7 37. R7b5 Qc7 38. Nc6 Nb6 39. Nxa7+ Qxa7 40. Rxb6 1-0

The Pirc Defence is a relatively new opening; while it was seen on occasion in the late nineteenth century, it was considered irregular, thus remaining a sideline. The opening began gaining some popularity only after World War II, and by the 1960s it was regarded as playable, owing in large part to the efforts of Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles. Black, in hypermodern fashion, does not immediately stake a claim in the centre with pawns; rather, Black works to undermine White's centre from the flanks. Its first appearance in a World Championship match was in 1972, when it was played by Bobby Fischer against Boris Spassky at Reykjavík (game 17); the game ended in a draw. Pirc Defence normally refers to the opening moves 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 This is the most commonly played line after Black responds to 1.e4 with 1...d6. It has been claimed to give rise to somewhat interesting and exciting games, where Black will have counterplay but has to be cautious about playing too passively. According to Garry Kasparov, the Pirc Defence is "hardly worth using in the tournaments of the highest category", as it gives White "too many opportunities for anybody's liking". Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same. A distinction is usually drawn between the Pirc and lines where Black delays the development of his knight to f6, or omits it altogether; this is known as the Modern or Robatsch Defence. The tenth edition of Modern Chess Openings (1965) grouped the Pirc and Robatsch together as the "Pirc–Robatsch Defense".

Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2767) Yu, Yangyi (2738)

Event: World Rapid 2019 Site: Moscow RUS Date: 12/28/2019 Round: 15.11 Score: 0-1 ECO: C42 Petrov, Nimzovich attack

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Bf5 9.O-O-O Qd7 10.h3 O-O 11.Rg1 Rae8 12.g4 Be4 13.Be2 Bd8 14.h4 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Rxe5 16.Bd4 Ree8 17.h5 Qa4 18.a3 Qxc2+ 19.Qxc2 Bxc2 20.Rd2 Bb3 21.g5 f5 22.c4 b6 23.h6 g6 24.Rg3 Ba4 25.f4 Re4 26.b3 Bc6 27.Bf3 Re1+ 28.Rd1 Rxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Re8 30.Re3 Rxe3 31.Bxe3 Be4 32.b4 c6 33.Bb3 d5 34.b5 dxc4 35.Bxc4+ Bd5 36.Bxd5+ cxd5 37.Kd2 Kf7 38.Kd3 Be7 39.a4 Bb4 40.Bd4 Bd6 41.Be3 Ke6 42.Bd2 Bc5 43.Bc1 Kd7 44.Bd2 Kc7 45.Bc3 Kb7 46.Be5 a6 47.Kc3 axb5 48.axb5 Kc8 49.Kd3 Kd7 50.Bb8 Ke6 51.Be5 Bg1 52.Bc7 Bf2 53.Bb8 Bc5 54.Be5 d4 55.Bxd4 Kd5 56.Bb2 Bf2 57.Ba3 Bg3 58.Bc1 Kc5 59.Be3+ Kxb5 60.Kd4 Kc6 61.Ke5 b5 62.Bd2 Bf2 63.Bb4 Bc5 64.Bxc5 Kxc5 65.Kf6 b4 66.Kg7 b3 67.Kxh7 b2 68.Kxg6 b1=Q 69.Kh7 Qb7+ 70.Kh8 Qb8+ 71.Kh7 Qc7+ 72.Kh8 Qxf4 73.h7 Kd6 74.g6 Ke7 0-1

Nepo plays last round of World Rapid against Yu Yangyi's Petrov defense, very popular opening in Chinese chess circles. With open e file hard to keep heavy pieces on board and that it intention of world cup semi-finalist to make Nepomniachtchi play endgame which he normally doesn't like to do. Petrov's Defence or the Petrov Defence (also called Petroff's Defence, Petrov's Game, Russian Defence, or Russian Game – Russian: Русская партия) is a chess opening characterised by the following moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 Though this symmetrical response has a long history, it was first popularised by Alexander Petrov, a Russian chess player of the mid-19th century. In recognition of the early investigations by the Russian masters Petrov and Carl Jaenisch, this opening is called the Russian Game in some countries. The Petrov has a drawish reputation; however, it offers attacking opportunities for both sides, and a few lines are quite sharp. Often a trade occurs and Black, after gaining a tempo, has a well-placed knight. Pillsbury's game in 1895[1] against Emanuel Lasker testifies to this. The Black counterattack in the centre also avoids the Ruy Lopez, Giuoco Piano (and other lines of the Italian Game), and the Scotch Game. The Petrov has been adopted by many of the world's leading players, including world champions Vassily Smyslov, Anatoly Karpov, and Vladimir Kramnik.

Firouzja, Alireza (2723) vs Le, Quang Liem (2713)

Event: World Rapid 2019 Site: Moscow RUS Date: 12/28/2019 Round: 12.13 Score: 1-0 ECO: C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Bd6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Be6 9.Nbd2 g5 10.Bg3 Nd7 11.d4 Qf6 12.Re1 O-O-O 13.c4 g4 14.c5 Bxc5 15.dxc5 gxf3 16.Qxf3 Qe7 17.b4 h5 18.h4 Rhg8 19.Qc3 Rg4 20.a4 Rdg8 21.Nf3 Rxg3 22.fxg3 Rxg3 23.Qe3 f6 24.Kh2 Rg4 25.Rac1 Qg7 26.Re2 Nf8 27.Rd2 Qh7 28.Qd3 Bd7 29.Re1 Ne6 30.Red1 Nf8 31.Qb3 Rxe4 32.Rxd7 Nxd7 33.Qe6 Kd8 34.Qxf6+ Ke8 35.Qe6+ Kd8 36.Nxe5 1-0

Le Quang opts for keystone variation of today opening theory: Berlin Defense. Alireza decides to play d3, many times chosen by Magnus Carlsen, giving black very good engine odds, as evaluation is very black-friendly. Le Quang plays very ambitiously with long castling and g5 breakthrough. Engine giving him favour, but as story shows, Alireza is very good with worse positions, playing not only for draw, but for win. Le Quang being under impression that he is much better sacrifices exchanger for thereat to king, which looks weak, but appears to be defended just enough to throw back blacks attack.

Sargsyan, Anna M. vs Zhukova, Natalia

Women's World Blitz Championship 2019 round 6

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. e4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Bxa6 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qa6 13. Qd1 Nbd7 14. Qc2 Rfb8 15. b3 Ng4 16. Rfe1 c4 17. Rab1 Nc5 18. h3 cxb3 19. axb3 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Nd3+ 21. Kg3 Nxe1 22. Bxe1 Rc8 23. e5 dxe5 24. Qe2 Qd6 25. Kf2 f5 26. Na4 Qxd5 27. Kg1 Qb7 28. Qa2 h6 29. Kh1 Kh7 30. Qa3 Qe4 31. Ra1 Rc7 32. Nd2 Qd4 33. Nf3 Qd5 34. Bb4 Rb8 35. Nc5 Rc6 36. Rc1 Rbc8 37. Rc4 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 e4 39. Qa7 exf3 40. Qxe7 R6c7 41. Qe6 Rc6 42. Qe7 Qe2 43. Qxe2 fxe2 44. Kg3 Rxc5 0-1

2019 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships Moscow. In this blitz match Zhukova played Benko gambit accepted. Parties arrived at more or less typical set uo, engine was giving advantage to the white. Zhukova didn't wait for opponent to attack her and chose an active plan with Ng4. Very interesting sacrifice by Black giving two minor pieces for a rook, which normally favors other side. She noticed that she has very good rooks and knight of opponent do not have squares to infiltrate.

10.

Andreikin, Dmitry (2724) vs Nihal Sarin (2612)

King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships Moscow 12/30/2019 Round: 20 ECO: D02 Queen's pawn game

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Nd7 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.Rc1 Rfe8 15.Qc2 h6 16.Bh4 c5 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Rcd1 Rac8 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Qf5 Nf8 21.a3 a5 22.Bg3 Qe4 23.Qxe4 Rxe4 24.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 Ne6 26.Kf1 Bd4 27.Rb1 f5 28.f3 Kf7 29.Bf2 Bxf2 30.Kxf2 Kf6 31.Rd1 Rc6 32.g3 g5 33.Rd2 Nc5 34.Rd8 Ne6 35.Rh8 Kg7 36.Rb8 Rd6 37.Ke3 f4+ 38.gxf4 Nxf4 39.Nc2 Rd3+ 40.Ke4 Rb3 41.Nd4 Rxb2 42.Kf5 Rd2 43.Rb7+ Kf8 44.Nc6 Rd5+ 45.Ke4 b5 46.Ne5 Rd2 47.Kf5 Rd6 48.Rxb5 a4 49.Ra5 Rd2 50.Ra8+ Ke7 51.Ra7+ Ke8 52.Rxa4 Rxh2 53.Ra7 Rd2 54.a4 Rd5 55.Ke4 Rd6 56.a5 Nd5 57.Rb7 Nc3+ 58.Kf5 Ra6 59.Kg4 Rxa5 60.Rb8+ 1-0

Another queen's pawn game doesn't give White any sensible advantage, merely a healthy position towards the endgame. For Andreikin game only starts when only rooks and knights are on board. He combines different threats at once which is always difficult to parry. White makes an aggressive claim to the centre. At this point, Black must decide how to face White's aggression. Traditionally, the two most popular replies are 1...d5 and 1...Nf6, as most other moves tend to allow White a broad center with 2. e4. Allowing the broad center was frowned upon in classical times, but is more of a matter of preference today. Another reason 1...d5 and 1...Nf6 are the main replies considered is that many of the alternatives transpose into main lines anyway. One notable exception is the Dutch Defense (1...f5), whose character prevents 2. e4 whilst remaining unique. 1...d5 directly challenges White's plan to establish a broad center. 1...Nf6 prevents an immediate 2. e4 while maintaining flexibility to play a number of 'Indian' systems or move back into a system typical of 1...d5. To play 1. d4 correctly, the White player should learn the basic Queen's Gambit positions, the King's Indian, Queen's Indian, Nimzo-Indian positions, and even some of the Benoni positions. This may seem intimidating to the beginner, but fortunately it is not as difficult as it may sound at first. Furthermore, there are several practical advantages to becoming familiar with playing 1. d4 as White: 1. d4 openings tend to be more forgiving than 1. e4 openings so far as traps are concerned. Pieces should be mobilized quickly, but it is less common for a natural-looking move to lead to a sudden demise, in contrast to several 1. e4 traps such as the Philidor Defense, Hanham Variation. While there are many transpositions between the different 1. d4 openings, this is true because the underlying strategic goals are very similar. The Queen's Indian has much in common with some of the main variations of the Queen's Gambit Declined — much more so than the typical Caro-Kann has with the French Defense or Ruy Lopez in the 1. e4 world. Even today, at least at amateur levels, the 1. d4 openings are still less frequently encountered than 1. e4 openings.

11.

GM David Navara - GM Svane Rasmus

Mikhail Tal memorial, Riga, 2019 Blitz chess and rapid chess

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. N2f3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 O-O 9. c3 Bd6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O a6 12. Re1 N7f6 13. c4 Nf4 14. Bc2 b6 15. b4 Bb7 16. c5 bxc5 17. bxc5 Bc7 18. c6 Bc8 19. Rb1 Re8 20. Qc1 Ng6 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qc5 e5 25. Rb7 Bd6 26. Qd5+ Kf8 27. Rd7 Bxd7 28. cxd7 exd4 29. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. g3 Kd7 32. Nxd4 Qe5 33. Qc6+ Ke7 34. Qb7+ Kf8 35. Qc8+ Kf7 36. Qc4+ Kf8 37. Nc6 Qb5 38. Qe4 Qf5 39. Qxf5+ gxf5 40. Nd4 g6 41. Kf1 Ke7 42. Ke2 Kd7 43. Kd3 Bc5 44. Kc4 Kd6 45. f3 Bb6 46. Ne2 g5 47. Nd4 Ke5 48. Nc6+ Kd6 49. Nd4 Ke5 50. Nc6+ Kd6 51. Nb4 a5 52. Nd5 Bf2 53. a4 Bg1 54. h3 Bf2 55. g4 fxg4 56. fxg4 Ke5 57. Ne7 Kf4 58. Kb5 Kg3 59. Nf5+ Kxh3 60. Nxh6 Be1 61. Kc4 Bb4 62. Kb5 Kg3 63. Kb6 Kf4 64. Kb5 Be1 65. Kb6 Bd2 66. Kb5 Bc3 67. Kb6 Bb4 ½-½

The French Defense is a sharp counterattacking weapon against white’s first move 1.e4. From black’s first move, he looks to black the a2-g8 diagonal which is usually a big weakness for black and prepares to take control of the light squares in the center after 2.d5. Some of the greatest players of all time have had a hard time playing against the French Defense because it plays so much differently than a normal black defense. The biggest problem you will see if you are black is the blocked bishop on the queen side that is blocked by the very first move of 1.e6. Many times the entire game will revolve around this key weakness of black’s. Always know your weaknesses in a chess game. One of the big concepts to notice about the French Defense is that black usually counterattacks on the queen side while white will normally focus on the king side. This type of game can many types turn into a race to see who can strike first. The French Defense ranks second in popularity only to the Sicilian against white’s 1.e4 and as many chess games start with 1.e4, the French Defense is a very good tool to have your chess repertoire. Tournament organized with support of Coca-Cola, Rietumu Bank, Tolmets, Latvijas Balzams.

12.

GM Navara, David - GM Predke, Alexandr

Tal Memorial Rapid, Riga 2019 round 4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Nxg4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Nb3 O-O 17. d5 Nb4 18. Bb1 f5 19. a3 Qe8 20. exf5 Qh5 21. Be4 Rxf5 22. Nbd2 Nd3 23. Bxd3 Rxf3 24. Be2 Rh3 25. Bxg4 Rh1+ 26. Kg2 Qh2+ 27. Kf3 Qf4+ 28. Ke2 Qxg4+ 29. f3 Rh2+ 30. Kd3 Qd4+ 31. Kc2 Bg5 32. Re4 Rc8+ 33. Kb1 Qd3+ 34. Ka2 Bxd2 35. Bxd2 Rxd2 36. Qb3 Rxb2+ 37. Qxb2 Rc2 38. Rc1 Rxb2+ 39. Kxb2 Qxf3 40. Ree1 h5 41. Rh1 Kh7 42. Rh2 Kh6 43. Rc8 g6 44. Rd2 h4 45. Rc6 Qf4 46. Kc2 e4 47. Rxa6 e3 48. Re2 Qc4+ 49. Kd1 Qxd5+ 50. Ke1 Qh1# 0-1

Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same. he Ruy Lopez is the cornerstone of classical play in chess. There are probably more variations for the Ruy Lopez than any other opening. With the common use of the double king’s pawn opening (1.e4 e5), the Ruy Lopez is one of the most played openings that any chess player will come across. It’s almost imperative that any chess player study some of the more popular defenses against the Ruy Lopez and understand some of the key concepts of the opening. From the beginning, white looks to develop his bishop while pinning down black’s knight to the king. Although many openings focus on the f7 square early on, the Ruy Lopez is a slower and more methodical approach to attacking black’s king. Always be aware of what your opponent is trying to do when playing the Ruy Lopez, as many players have a very specific defense designed for playing against the Ruy Lopez. The Ruy Lopez is sometimes considered a slow and boring opening but the better player should usually come out with the win. There are not as many tricks or surprises in the Ruy Lopez and is recommended against any opponent that you know you have a distinct advantage in skill level.

13.

GM Alexei Shirov - FM Kirill Chukavin

Mikhail Tal Rapid chess memorial, Riga 2019 Blitz chess and rapid Sicilian defense

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 e5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nf5 h5 10. Bg5 Nh7 11. f4 g6 12. Ne3 Nxg5 13. fxg5 Be7 14. h4 hxg4 15. Kf2 f5 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. Ncd5 Rf8 18. Kg3 Na6 19. Qxg4 O-O-O 20. Raf1 Qxg4+ 21. Kxg4 Bh8 22. Ne7+ Kd7 23. Nxg6 Rg8 24. Rf7+ Ke6 25. Re7+ Kf6 26. Kh5 1-0

By advancing the c-pawn two squares, Black asserts control over the d4-square and begins the fight for the centre of the board. The move resembles 1…e5, the next most common response to 1.e4, in that respect. Unlike 1...e5, however, 1...c5 breaks the symmetry of the position, which strongly influences both players' future actions. White, having pushed a kingside pawn, tends to hold the initiative on that side of the board. However, 1...c5 does little for Black's development, unlike moves such as 1...e5, 1...g6, or 1...Nc6, which either develop a minor piece or prepare to do so. In many variations of the Sicilian, Black makes a number of further pawn moves in the opening (for example, ...d6, ...e6, ...a6, and ...b5). Consequently, White often obtains a substantial lead in development and dangerous attacking chances. Meanwhile, advancing a queenside pawn has given Black a spatial advantage there and provides a basis for future operations on that flank. Often, Black's c5-pawn is traded for White's d4-pawn in the early stages of the game, granting Black a central pawn majority. The pawn trade also opens the c-file for Black, who can place a rook or queen on that file to aid their queenside counterplay. White square domination and puzzle rush finish.

14.

Alexei Shirov vs Vitaly Kunin

Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 round 6

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bxf3 10. gxf3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ng6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5+ Kd7 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Qf5+ Kd8 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Nc4 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Ke7 22. Re1 Kf8 23. Qf4 Nxd5 24. Qf3 Nf6 25. Bc4 Re8 26. Qa3+ Kg8 27. f4 g6 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. Qb3 Qd4+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+ 34. Qf3 Qc2+ 35. Qf2 Qe4+ 36. Qf3 Qc2+ 37. Qf2 ½-½

GM Kunin plays Siclian Nc6 against 1.e4 of Shirov. Alexei is well know specialist in Sveshnikov, however decided to play less principled but extensively popular Rossolimo variation. Shirov shows good preparation and quickly gets a winning position with Black's king in the center. However he starts making mistakes and first impression after game ended was as follows: "Terrible game!" The Rossolimo Variation 3.Bb5 is considered to be one of the strongest replies to 2…Nc6 in the Sicilian Defence. The fact that the move has been played by practically all the top players proves its popularity and strength. But the most interesting aspect of playing 3.Bb5 is that we force sharp, attacking players who love to have the initiative to forget about the Open Sicilian and to adjust themselves to a new world, one full of positional ideas, manoeuvres and nuances. Time has proved the correctness of his theory and nowadays the best answer to 3…g6 is considered to be 4.Bxc6; also after 3…e6 one of the best replies is again 4.Bxc6. We should not be afraid of conceding the bishop pair to our opponent. In exchange we get very good coordination of our pieces, usually by placing the pawns on squares of the opposite colour to that of our bishop. Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess. Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.

15.

Pustovoitova, Daria - Paehtz, Elisabeth

Women's King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2019 round 7

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d5 Na5 6. e4 c5 7. Qc2 Bg4 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O e5 12. Ndb1 O-O 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Qe7 15. Nd2 Rab8 16. a4 Bc8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Nd7 20. Nf3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rf2 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 Rf8+ 28. Kg1 Qd4+ 29. Qxd4 cxd4 30. Ne4 Nxc4 31. b3 Rf4 32. Re1 Ne3 33. Nxd6 Nxd5 34. Nxb7 Ne3 35. Nc5 Rf6 36. b4 Rd6 37. Re2 d3 38. Rd2 Nc2 39. Rxd3 Rb6 40. a5 Rxb4 41. Nxa6 Ra4 42. Rd5 Ne3 43. Re5 Nc4 44. Re6 Rxa5 45. Rxh6 Kg7 46. Rc6 Ne5 47. Rc7+ Kg6 48. Nb4 Ra1+ 49. Kh2 Kf5 50. Nd5 Re1 51. Rc8 Re2 52. Rf8+ Ke6 53. Nc3 Re3 54. Nd1 Re2 55. Nf2 Ng6 56. Rf3 Nf4 57. h4 Kf5 58. g3 Ra2 59. gxf4 g4 60. Rg3 Rxf2+ 61. Rg2 Rxf4 62. Ra2 Rf3 63. Kg2 Rh3 64. Ra5+ Kf6 65. h5 Kf7 66. Rg5 Kf6 67. Rxg4 Rxh5 ½-½

In this game black played by Elisabeth Paehtz is taking a lot of strategic risk int the opening by playing c5 and putting early developped knight to a5. Engine shows big advatage for white pieces. At some point black plays really courageuosly pushing g5 and f5, which appears to give black surprisingly better chances. Game eventually is decided in a rook and knight endgame. Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess. Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments The Nimzowitsch Defence is a somewhat unusual chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 Nc6 This opening is an example of a hypermodern opening in which Black invites White to occupy the centre of the board at an early stage with pawns. Black's intent is to block or otherwise restrain White's central pawns and, if allowed to do so by inaccurate play by White, eventually undermine the White pawn centre by well-timed pawn advances of his own or by attacking the white pieces defending the centre. World Champion Garry Kasparov and Grandmaster Raymond Keene wrote that it "has never been fully accepted as a dependable opening. Nevertheless it is sound and offers the maverick spirit a great deal of foreign territory to explore."

16.

WIM Solozhenkina, Elizaveta vs GM Ponkratov, Pavel

Tal Memorial Rapid, 2019, Riga

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nb3 d6 8. a4 Nf6 9. Re1 a6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. f3 Rc8 13. Qe2 Ra8 14. Qf2 Qc7 15. Nd2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. c3 e5 19. c4 Bc6 20. Nb3 Rfe8 21. a5 bxa5 22. Nxa5 e4 23. fxe4 Bxe4 24. Bf4 Qc5 25. Bxe4 Bd4 26. Be3 Rxe4 27. Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 29. Rad1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Ne5 31. Rd5 f6 32. Rd6 Kf7 33. b3 h5 34. Rb6 Rd8 35. Rxa6 Ng4 36. Ra7+ Ke6 37. Kf1 Rd2 38. c5 Ne3+ 39. Ke1 Rc2 40. c6 Nxg2+ 41. Kd1 Ne3+ 42. Ke1 f5 43. c7 Kd7 44. Ra6

The Hedgehog is a pawn formation in chess adopted usually by Black that can arise from several openings. Black exchanges his pawn on c5 for White's pawn on d4, and then places pawns on squares a6, b6, d6, and e6. These pawns form a row of "spines" behind which Black develops his forces. Typically, the bishops are placed on b7 and e7, knights on d7 and f6, queen on c7, and rooks on c8 and e8 (or c8 and d8). Although Black's position is cramped, it has great latent energy, which may be released if Black is able to play ...b5 or ...d5 at some point. These pawn breaks are particularly effective because White usually places his own pawns on c4 and e4 (the Maróczy Bind).

17.

Galliamova, Alisa (2438) vs Gunina, Valentina (2492)

King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships Moscow 12/30/2019 Round: 16.5 ECO: A45 Queen's pawn game

1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Bg2 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Qb3 Qc8 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Nh4 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Bf4 Be7 13.Rc1 dxc4 14.Qxc4 Nb6 15.Qd3 Qd7 16.O-O Bd6 17.Be5 Rd8 18.Rcd1 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Qxd3 20.Rxd3 Rxd3 21.exd3 Nfd7 22.d4 Ke7 23.Ne4 Nc4 24.b3 Ncb6 25.Nd6 Rb8 26.f4 Nc8 27.Nc4 Ncb6 28.Na5 Ke8 29.f5 gxf5 30.gxf5 exf5 31.Rxf5 g6 32.Rf2 Nc8 33.Re2 Ne7 34.Nc4 Kf8 35.Nd6 Nc8 36.Nxf7 Kxf7 37.e6+ Ke7 38.exd7+ Kxd7 39.Bf3 Ne7 40.Bg4+ Ke8 41.Kf2 Rd8 42.Rd2 Kf7 43.Ke3 Nd5+ 44.Kd3 Re8 45.Rf2+ Kg7 46.Rf3 Nb4+ 47.Kc4 Nc2 48.Kc3 Ne3 49.Bd7 Nd5+ 50.Kd2 Re7 51.Bg4 Nb4 52.a3 Nd5 53.Kd3 a5 54.h4 Nf6 55.Bc8 b6 56.a4 Nd5 57.Bg4 Re1 58.Bd7 Re7 59.Bg4 Nf6 60.Bh3 Re1 61.Rf1 Re7 62.Bg2 c5 63.dxc5 bxc5 64.Kc4 Re5 65.Kb5 Ng4 66.Rc1 Ne3 67.Bc6 c4+ 68.Ka6 cxb3 69.Rb1 Rc5 70.Bb5 Rc3 71.Kxa5 Nc2 72.Kb6 Nb4 73.a5 Nd5+ 74.Kb7 Rc7+ 75.Ka6 Rc3 76.Kb7 Kf6 77.a6 Rc7+ 78.Kb8 Rc5 79.Rxb3 Nc7 80.a7 Ke7 81.a8=Q Nxa8 82.Kxa8 Rh5 83.Rh3 Kf6 84.Be2 Re5 85.Bg4 Re4 86.Rg3 Re7 87.Kb8 Rh7 88.Rh3 Ke5 89.Kc8 Kf4 90.Be2 Re7 91.Bd3 Kg4 92.Rh1 Rh7 93.h5 Rh8+ 94.Kd7 gxh5 95.Be2+ Kg5 96.Kd6 h4 97.Kd5 Kf4 98.Kd4 Rd8+ 99.Kc3 Kg3 100.Bd3 h3 101.Rg1+ Kf2 102.Rh1 Rh8 103.Kd2 h2 104.Be4 Rd8+ 105.Kc3 Kg3 106.Ra1 Rf8 107.Kd4 Rb8 108.Ra7 Rh8 109.Ra1 Rb8 110.Ke3 Rb3+ 111.Kd4 Rb2 112.Ra3+ Kf2 113.Rh3 Kg1 114.Rg3+ Kf1 115.Rh3 Rb4+ 116.Kd3 Rb3+ 117.Kd4 Rxh3 0-1

Galliamova plays with white pieces has obvious plan to exchange queens and in long game slowly pose problems against attacking player Gunina. Valentina defends all game long and waits for her chance. The Queen’s Pawn Opening, beginning with 1. d4, is one of white’s most popular and sound options to begin a chess game. White immediately takes control of the center and opens lines of development for his pieces. It’s clear that the Queen’s Pawn Opening adheres to the Chess Opening Principles. Many modern Grandmasters prefer to begin their chess games by advancing the d-pawn to the center of the board. In contrast with the King’s Pawn Opening, the Queen’s Pawn is already defended (by the queen) upon its arrival in the center of the board, so any threat to this pawn doesn’t necessarily have to be immediately addressed. This tends to afford each player a higher degree of flexibility than can be seen in a King’s Pawn opening. Many opening systems under the umbrella of Queen’s Pawn Openings are defined more by their ideas than by specific move orders – though that’s not to say that sharp, precise variations don’t exist! Many distinct opening systems can arise from the Queen’s Pawn Opening. I’m going to break them down into two broad categories: Black places their own Queen’s Pawn in the center with 1…d5, equalizing control of the center. Black does not play the move 1…d5 and seeks to contest the center by other means.

18.

Svidler, Peter - Adly, Ahmed

King Salman World Blitz Championship Moscow 2019 round 21

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 h6 8. O-O g5 9. Bd2 Bg7 10. Bb4 a5 11. Ba3 b6 12. c3 O-O 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Ne1 Ng6 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Qc2 f4 17. Nd3 Ndf8 18. Bd6 Qd7 19. Nd2 Nh4 20. g3 Nf5 21. Bxf8 Bxf8 22. Rae1 Qe6 23. Nf3 c5 24. Qd1 c4 25. Nc1 g4 26. Ne2 fxg3 27. Nf4 Qd7 28. Nd2 gxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Ng7 30. Rg1 h5 31. f3 f5 32. Nf1 Qd8 33. Ne3 Qg5 34. Nexd5 Rad8 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Kf1 Ne6 37. Nxe6 Rxe6 38. Nc7 Rc6 39. Nb5 g3 40. Kg2 h4 41. Rh1 Rh6 42. f4 Qg4 43. Qxg4 fxg4 44. f5 Be7 45. Re4 Bg5 46. Rxg4 Rh5 47. Nd6+ Ke7 48. Ne4 Be3 49. f6+ Ke6 50. Rhxh4 Rxh4 51. Rxg3 1-0

This has been last round of World Blitz 2019 with large prize at stake. Adly definitely played Caro-Kann for a win against extremely experienced veteran Peter Svidler, who is well known for his speed chess capabilities. Adly played Korchnoi system with h6 and g5 push against the king given that Black's king can;t be attached directly as centre is closed. Peter didn’t find exact counterplay and Adly started to be very optimistic about his chances. The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c6 The Caro–Kann is a common defence against the King's Pawn Opening and is classified as a "Semi-Open Game" like the Sicilian Defence and French Defence, although it is thought to be more solid and less dynamic than either of those openings. It often leads to good endgames for Black, who has the better pawn structure. The 3...Bf5 variation that follows with 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 has gained popularity after having previously been widely regarded as inferior for many years, owing chiefly to the strategic demolition that Aron Nimzowitsch (playing as White) suffered at the hands of José Capablanca in one of their games at the New York 1927 tournament.[5] The Advance Variation has since been revitalized by aggressive lines such as the Bayonet Attack (4.Nc3 e6 5.g4), a popular line in the 1980s and later favoured by Latvian grandmaster Alexei Shirov, or the less ambitious variation 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3, popularised by English grandmaster Nigel Short and often seen in the 1990s. Another less popular but aggressive line is the Tal variation (4.h4 h5), popularised by grandmaster Mikhail Tal. Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler, born 17 June 1976, is a Russian chess grandmaster and an eight-time Russian Chess Champion who now frequently commentates on chess. Svidler has competed in three World Championship tournaments—in the period with split title the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 and 2005, and after reunification the World Chess Championship 2007. He also played in three Candidates Tournaments, in 2013, 2014 and 2016. Svidler assisted Vladimir Kramnik at the Classical World Championship matches in 2000 and 2004. Ahmed Adly, born 18 February 1987, is an Egyptian chess Grandmaster. In 2005, 2011 and 2019 he won the African Chess Championship, and in 2007 he won the World Junior Chess Championship. He tied for 1st-5th with Gabriel Sargissian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Igor-Alexandre Nataf and Pendyala Harikrishna in the Reykjavík Open 2006. In 2008 he tied for 1st-3rd with Zigurds Lanka and Dorian Rogozenko at Hamburg. He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2009 and was knocked out by Viktor Bologan in the first round.

19.

GM Ivanchuk Vassily - GM Parham Maghsoodloo

Rapid chess match in Leon Masters final 2019, Game 2, Sicilian defense.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O g6 9. Qe1 Qc7 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bg5 Bg7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. b3 e6 14. Be2 Nf6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 Be6 17. Bf3 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qd2 Rad8 20. Qxh6 Bg7 21. Qg5 Qa5 22. Qd2 Qc7 23. Rfe1 f5 24. Qg5 Kh7 25. Qc1 Qa5 26. Rd3 d5 27. exd5 cxd5 28. b4 Qxb4 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Qc5 31. c4 f4 32. Re4 Rb8 33. h4 Rf7 34. Qc2 Kh6 35. Rb3 Rfb7 36. Qd1 Qc8 37. Kh2 a5 38. g4 a4 39. Rh3 Rb2 40. Qf3 Qc5 41. Kg2 Rxa2 42. g5+ Kh7 43. h5 Rbb2 44. hxg6+ Kg8 45. Rxf4 exf4 46. Nf6+ Bxf6 47. Qa8+ Qf8 48. Qd5+ Kg7 49. Rh7+ Kxg6 50. Qe4+ Kxg5 51. Qd5+ Be5 52. Qxe5+ Kg6 53. Qh5+ Kf6 54. Rh6+ Qxh6 55. Qxh6+ Ke5 56. Qg5+ Kd4 57. Qxf4+ Kc5 58. Qe5+ Kb4 59. Qb5+ Kc3 60. Qe5+ Kb3 61. Qb5+ Kc2 62. Qf5+ Kd1 63. c5 a3 64. c6 Rxf2+ ½-½

20.

Nihal Sarin - Vassily Ivanchuk

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Re1 Rfd8 14. Bb2 Rac8 15. Rad1 Nf8 16. g3 Bf6 17. h4 h6 18. e5 Be7 19. Nd2 cxd4 20. cxd4 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Qg4 Kh8 23. Bb1 Qf7 24. Ne4 Be7 25. Re3 Rd5 26. Rde1 Rcd8 27. Qe2 Qh5 28. Nc3 Qxe2 29. Nxe2 Rb5 30. Ba1 Ra5 31. Bb2 Bd6 32. Ba2 Bd5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rc1 Kg8 35. Kg2 Rf5 36. Nc3 Kf7 37. Ne4 Rd5 38. Rc6 Be7 39. Kf1 Rb5 40. Rc2 Rbd5 41. Ke2 Nh7 42. Rc7 R8d7 43. Rxd7 Rxd7 44. Rc3 Nf6 45. Nxf6 Bxf6 46. Rc6 Ke7 47. Ke3 Rd6 48. Rc7+ Rd7 49. Rc6 ½-½

Vassily Ivanchuk - Nihal Sarin, Rapid chess match in Leon Masters 1st semifinal 2019, Nimzo-Indian defense. Leon Masters - annual elite tournament of rapid chess participating chess legends such as Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Leko, Alexei Shirov, Wesley So, Vassily Ivanchuk and rising chess stars as Magnus Carlsen, Nihal Sarin & Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess. Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments Nihal Sarin (Malayalam: നിഹാല്‍ സരിന്‍ born 13 July 2004) is a 14-year-old Indian Chess Grandmaster with a FIDE rating of 2610. He is currently the youngest player and third youngest in history to reach a rating of 2600, accomplishing this feat at age 14. He is considered by some to be among the greatest talents in chess history Vassily Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk (Ukrainian: Василь Михайлович Іванчук; born March 18, 1969) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading player since 1988,[1] Ivanchuk has been ranked at No. 2 on the FIDE world rankings three times (July 1991, July 1992, October 2007).[2] Ivanchuk has won Linares, Wijk aan Zee, Tal Memorial, Gibraltar Masters and M-Tel Masters titles. He has also won the World Blitz Championship in 2007 and the World Rapid Championship in 2016. Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.

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GM Parham Maghsoodloo - GM Vassily Ivanchuk

Rapid chess match Reti opening, Leon Masters Final 2019 Game 3

1. Nf3 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfd1 a6 12. Ne1 Ne4 13. Qe3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qc7 16. Qe3 Nf6 17. a4 Rab8 18. Rd4 Rfc8 19. Qh6 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rh4 bxc4 22. bxc4 Ra8 23. Rc1 Ra2 24. Qe3 Bxg2 25. Nxg2 d5 26. Ne1 Ra4 27. c5 Rxh4 28. gxh4 e5 29. Nf3 Re8 30. c6 d4 31. Qb3 Rb8 32. Qc4 Ne4 33. Kg2 Rb2 34. Ng5 Nd6 35. Qd5 Rb5 36. Rc5 Rxc5 37. Qxc5 Nf5 38. Qd5 Qe7 39. Kf1 Kg7 40. Ne4 Qc7 41. Ng5 Qe7 42. Qd7 h6 43. Nf3 Kf6 44. h5 gxh5 45. Qd5 Qc7 46. Qd7 Qxd7 47. cxd7 Ke7 48. Nxe5 f6 49. Ng6+ Kxd7 50. Nf4 h4 51. Kg2 Kd6 52. Kf3 Ke5 53. Ng6+ Kd5 54. Nf4+ Ke5 55. Kg4 Ne7 56. Nd3+ Ke4 57. Kxh4 Nd5 58. Kh5 Nc3 59. Nc1 Nd1 60. Nd3 Nc3 61. Nc1 Nd1 62. Nd3 Nc3 ½-½

Leon Masters - annual elite tournament of rapid chess participating chess legends such as Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Leko, Alexei Shirov, Wesley So, Vassily Ivanchuk and rising chess stars as Nihal Sarin & Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess. Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments Parham Maghsoodloo (Persian: ‎, born 11 August 2000) is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He was Iranian Chess Champion in 2017 and World Junior Chess Champion in 2018. Vassily Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk (Ukrainian: Василь Михайлович Іванчук; born March 18, 1969) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading player since 1988, Ivanchuk has been ranked at No. 2 on the FIDE world rankings three times (July 1991, July 1992, October 2007).Ivanchuk has won Linares, Wijk aan Zee, Tal Memorial, Gibraltar Masters and M-Tel Masters titles. He has also won the World Blitz Championship in 2007 and the World Rapid Championship in 2016. The opening is named after Richard Réti (1889–1929), an untitled Grandmaster from Czechoslovakia. The opening is in the spirit of the hypermodernism movement that Réti championed, with the center being dominated from the wings rather than by direct occupation. 1.Nf3 develops the knight to a good square, prepares for quick castling, and prevents Black from occupying the center by 1...e5. White maintains flexibility by not committing to a particular central pawn structure, while waiting to see what Black will do. But the Réti should not be thought of as a single opening sequence, and certainly not a single opening move, but rather as an opening complex with many variations sharing common themes. Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.

22.

GM Navara, David vs GM Predke, Alexandr

Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 Riga round 4 Live blitz and rapid chess. Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments Ruy Lopez

Ruy Lopez is the cornerstone of classical play in chess. There are probably more variations for the Ruy Lopez than any other opening. With the common use of the double king’s pawn opening (1.e4 e5), the Ruy Lopez is one of the most played openings that any chess player will come across. It’s almost imperative that any chess player study some of the more popular defenses against the Ruy Lopez and understand some of the key concepts of the opening. From the beginning, white looks to develop his bishop while pinning down black’s knight to the king. Although many openings focus on the f7 square early on, the Ruy Lopez is a slower and more methodical approach to attacking black’s king. Always be aware of what your opponent is trying to do when playing the Ruy Lopez, as many players have a very specific defense designed for playing against the Ruy Lopez. The Ruy Lopez is sometimes considered a slow and boring opening but the better player should usually come out with the win. There are not as many tricks or surprises in the Ruy Lopez and is recommended against any opponent that you know you have a distinct advantage in skill level.

23.

Aizenberg, Benny vs Guseinov, Gadir

European Rapid Championship 2019 round 1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 a5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bxd5 Rc8 16. h5 Rh8 17. O-O-O Qb6 18. g4 e6 19. h6+ Kf8 20. Bb7 Qxb7 21. Qxd6+ Ke8 22. Qd4 Rg8 23. Rd2 Rc7 24. Qg7 Rf8 25. Qxh7 Ke7 26. Qg7 Qc8 27. g5 Rh8 28. Qf6+ 1-0

Shocking game: it started out with Sicilian defense Guseinov quickly getting big advantage. White hasn't managed to start the attack against the king, black didn't castle, merely playing for exchanges. At some point White's bishop got trapped and young player gave it up and continued playing. Gadir was totally confident that White has anything whne miraculeus queen sacrifice was played. The Sicilian Defense is the most popular defense against white’s opening 1.e4 and is used extensively at top level play. It is a very aggressive defense and immediately stakes claim at the center, denying white the double pawns on e4 and d4. Many chess champions actually prefer to start with 1.d4 because of how well the Sicilian Defense plays against 1.e4. Eventually the c-pawn of black is usually exchanged, opening the semi-open c file for black to bring his queen or rook to and add pressure to the queen side attack. White not only has to worry about black’s defense but also the counter attack that the Sicilian Defense presents. White tends to have the advantage on the king side while black will usually look to attack on the queen side. For those chess players that play against the 1.e4 opening quite often, the Sicilian Defense is an opening that you should spend quite a bit of time studying. There are many variations and they each are designed for specific types of players.

24.

Vladimir Fedoseev vs Viswanathan Anand

King Salman World Blitz & Rapid Championship 2017, Riyadh KSA, rd 17, Dec 28 King's Indian Attack (A07)

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 d4 6. e3 e5 7. ed4 ed4 8. d3 Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bc1 Nf6 12. Na3 a6 13. Ne5 Ne5 14. Re5 Bd6 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Nc2 h6 17. b4 b6 18. bc5 bc5 19. Ba3 Qa5 20. Qc1 Rd8 21. Nd4 cd4 22. Bd6 Rd6 23. Qf4 Qc7 24. c5 Rd7 25. c6 Qf4 26. cd7 Qc7 27. Re8 Kh7 28. d8Q Ne8 29. Qe8 Bf5 30. Qa4 Qc3 31. Rd1 Bd3 32. h4 Rb1 33. Rb1 Bb1 34. Qe8 Bg6 35. Bd5 d3 36. Bf7 Bf7 37. Qf7 Qe1 38. Kg2 d2

The "King Salman World Blitz & Rapid Championships 2017" in Riyadh from December 26th to 30th. The first five rounds of the rapid tournament take place on December 26th. A record $2 million prize fund has attracted most of the world's best players.

25.

Garry Kasparov vs Lajos Portisch

The Niksic Tournament of 1983

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cd5 Nd5 7. e3 Nc3 8. bc3 Be7 9. Bb5 c6 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. c4 cd4 16. ed4 Na5 17. d5 ed5 18. cd5 Bd5 19. Bh7 Kh7 20. Rd5 Kg8 21. Bg7 Kg7 22. Ne5 Rfd8 23. Qg4 Kf8 24. Qf5 f6 25. Nd7 Rd7 26. Rd7 Qc5 27. Qh7 Rc7 28. Qh8 Kf7 29. Rd3 Nc4 30. Rfd1 Ne5 31. Qh7 Ke6 32. Qg8 Kf5 33. g4 Kf4 34. Rd4 Kf3 35. Qb3

Garry Kasparov and Lajos Portisch produced one of the greatest games of chess from their round 4 encounter at the Niksic Tournament in 1983. This is one of the best chess games in large part for its combination of a double bishop sacrifice, and king walk. Garry Kasparov is, for a very large number of chess enthusiasts, the best chess player of all time. Only about 2 years after the featured game, Kasparov would become the best chess player in the world, winning the World Chess Championship title in 1985. Kasparov would remain among the best chess players in the world for approximately 20 years, retiring in 2005. The Niksic Tournament of 1983 included 13 other players, namely Bent Larsen, Boris Spassky, Anthony Miles, Ulf Andersson, Mikhail Tal, Jan Timman, Yasser Seirawan, Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Svetozar Gligoric, Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, Predrag Nikolic, Gyula Sax, and Bozidar Ivanovic. One interesting note about Niksic 1983 was that tournament organizers attempted to get Bobby Fischer to compete, but found Fischer's demand of $30,000 too high.

26.

Garry Kasparov vs Sergey Karjakin

2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 4, Round 1

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 Qh4+ 4. Ke2 Qd8 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bxf4 Bb4 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Kf2 c5 12. h3 Re8 13. Qd3 b6 14. Re1 Bb7 15. g3 Nc6 16. Bg2 Rac8 17. a3 Nb8 18. Re3 Nd7 19. Rf1 Qe7 20. Kg1 Bxe4 21. Qe2 d5 22. Nh4 g6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qg4 Nf6 25. Qg5 Nh5 26. Qg4 Nf6 27. Qg5 Nh5 28. Qg4 Ng7 29. Qe2 cxd4 30. cxd4 f5 31. Ng2 Qd6 32. c3 Qxa3 33. Qd2 Ne6 34. g4 Ng5 35. gxf5 Nf3+ 36. Rfxf3 exf3 37. Rxf3 Rf8 38. Nh4 Qe7 39. Qf2 Qg5+ 40. Rg3 Qc1+ 41. Kg2 Rxc3 42. Nxg6 Rxg3+ 43. Qxg3 Qd2+ 44. Kh1 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Qe2+ 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qc2+ 48. Kg1 Qb1+ 49. Kh2 Qb2+ 50. Kh1 Qb1+ 51. Kh2 Qa2+ 52. Kg1 Qa1+ 53. Kh2 Qb2+ 54. Kh1 Qb1+ 55. Kh2 Qc2+ 56. Kh1 Qd1+ 57. Kg2 Qd2+ 58. Kg1 Qd1+ 59. Kh2 Qd2+ 60. Kh1 Qd1+

27.

Garry Kasparov vs Veselin Topalov

"Kasparov's Immortal" It (cat.17), Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) 1999 rd 4, Jan 20 Pirc Defense: General (B06)

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bh6 9. Qh6 Bb7 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 ed4 15. Rd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4 Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbd5 23. ed5 Qd6 24. Rd4 cd4 25. Re7 Kb6 26. Qd4 Ka5 27. b4 Ka4 28. Qc3 Qd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rb7 Qc4 31. Qf6 Ka3 32. Qa6 Kb4 33. c3 Kc3 34. Qa1 Kd2 35. Qb2 Kd1 36. Bf1 Rd2 37. Rd7 Rd7 38. Bc4 bc4 39. Qh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4 Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7

If Topalov had not taken the Rook, the game could have finished in a draw: Veselin would have had half a point more, I - half a point less. He would have win a little bit, I would have lost a little bit, but chess and chess amateurs would have lost a lot. However, Caissa was kind to me that day. I do not know what I was rewarded for, but the development of events became forced after the capture on d4.

28.

Grigory Serper vs Ioannis Nikolaidis

The Usurper (game of the day Jun-08-2004) St Petersburg Open (1993), St. Petersburg RUS King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation (E70)

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nge2 Nbd7 6. Ng3 c6 7. Be2 a6 8. Be3 h5 9. f3 b5 10. c5 dc5 11. dc5 Qc7 12. O-O h4 13. Nh1 Nh5 14. Qd2 e5 15. Nf2 Nf8 16. a4 b4 17. Nd5 cd5 18. ed5 f5 19. d6 Qc6 20. Bb5 ab5 21. ab5 Qb5 22. Ra8 Qc6 23. Rfa1 f4 24. R1a7 Nd7 25. Rc8 Qc8 26. Qd5 fe3 27. Qe6 Kf8 28. Rd7 ef2 29. Kf1 Qe8 30. Rf7 Qf7 31. Qc8 Qe8 32. d7 Kf7 33. de8Q Re8 34. Qb7 Re7 35. c6 e4 36. c7 e3 37. Qd5 Kf6 38. Qd6 Kf7 39. Qd5 Kf6 40. Qd6 Kf7 41. Qe7 Ke7 42. c8Q Bh6 43. Qc5 Ke8 44. Qb5 Kd8 45. Qb6 Kd7 46. Qg6 e2 47. Kf2 Be3 48. Ke1

29.

Bukhuti Gurgenidze vs Mikhail Tal

USSR Championship 1957, Moscow

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 ed5 5. cd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. Re1 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Qc2 Ng4 14. h3 Nf2 15. Kf2 Qh4 16. Kf1 Bd4 17. Nd1 Qh3 18. Bf3 Qh2 19. Ne3 f5 20. Ndc4 fe4 21. Be4 Ba6 22. Bf3 Re5 23. Ra3 Rae8 24. Bd2 Nd5 25. Bd5 Rd5 26. Ke2 Be3 27. Re3 Bc4

Amazing brutality by Mikhail Tal. Every piece is homed in on target! The 24th Soviet Chess Championship took place in Moscow from January 20th to February 22nd, 1957. The championship was held in a theater attended by hundreds, and followed by radio. The championship was significant due in large part to the debut of Mikhail Tal to international chess attention. His "sacrificial style" made a strong impression not only on the grandmasters at the event but around the world as well. The success of his style of play earned him first place among the very best in the Soviet Union with 14/21 at the final.

30.

Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Wesley So

Paris Rapid & Blitz, 21.6.2021., round 12 Blitz Nimzovich-Larsen attack, classical variation (A01)

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.c4 c6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.d4 Ne4 8.a3 Bd6 9.Bd3 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Qe7 12.O-O a5 13.e4 O-O 14.Bb2 dxe4 15.Qxe4 Nf6 16.Qh4 b5 17.Bc1 bxc4 18.bxc4 c5 19.a4 Rfc8 20.Be3 cxd4 21.Bxd4 Rab8 22.Bc3 Bb4 23.Be5 Bd6 24.Rfd1 Bxe5 25.Nxe5 Qc7 26.Qg5 Qc5 27.Qf4 Rb7 28.h3 h6 29.Rd3 Rcb8 30.Kh2 Rb2 31.Rf3 Qc7 32.Re1 Ra2 33.Qg3 Kh7 34.Qh4 Rbb2 35.Ree3 Re2 36.Qd4 Rxf2 37.Rxf2 Rxf2 38.c5 Nd5 39.Rg3 Rf4 40.Qb2 Rf5 41.Nf3 Nf6 42.Qb6 Rxc5 43.Qb1+ Kg8 44.Nd4 Nh5 45.Ne2 Nxg3

31.

Fabiano Caruana vs Garry Kasparov

Ultimate Blitz Challenge (2016) (blitz), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 12, Apr-29 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Adams Attack (B90)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. Bg2 Nfd7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O Nd4 12. Bd4 Qc7 13. f4 b5 14. g5 b4 15. Na4 e5 16. Be3 ef4 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Qf2 Rb8 19. h4 Bg4 20. Rd2 Rfc8 21. b3 Qa5 22. Bh3 Be6 23. h5 Nc4 24. Re2 Bg5 25. bc4 Bc4 26. Bg5 Qg5 27. Re3 Bd3 28. Qg3 Rc2 29. Kd1 Qh5 30. Qg4 Qe5 31. Rd3 Ra2 32. Rd2 Qa1 33. Ke2 Rd2 34. Kd2 Qh1 35. Nb2 Qh2 36. Bg2 h5 37. Qg5 Qe5 38. Qe5 de5 39. Bf1 a5 40. Bc4 h4

32.

Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match (2018), rd 6, Nov-16 Russian Game: Karklins-Martinovsky Variation (C42)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Ne5 d6 4. Nd3 Ne4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nf4 Nc6 7. Nd5 Nd4 8. Ne7 Ne2 9. Nd5 Nd4 10. Na3 Ne6 11. f3 N4c5 12. d4 Nd7 13. c3 c6 14. Nf4 Nb6 15. Bd3 d5 16. Nc2 Bd6 17. Ne6 Be6 18. Kf2 h5 19. h4 Nc8 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. g3 c5 22. Bc2 O-O 23. Rd1 Rfd8 24. Ng2 cd4 25. cd4 Rac8 26. Bb3 Nc6 27. Bf4 Na5 28. Rdc1 Bb4 29. Bd1 Nc4 30. b3 Na3 31. Rc8 Rc8 32. Rc1 Nb5 33. Rc8 Bc8 34. Ne3 Nc3 35. Bc2 Ba3 36. Bb8 a6 37. f4 Bd7 38. f5 Bc6 39. Bd1 Bb2 40. Bh5 Ne4 41. Kg2 Bd4 42. Bf4 Bc5 43. Bf3 Nd2 44. Bd5 Be3 45. Bc6 Bf4 46. Bb7 Bd6 47. Ba6 Ne4 48. g4 Ba3 49. Bc4 Kf8 50. g5 Nc3 51. b4 Bb4 52. Kf3 Na4 53. Bb5 Nc5 54. a4 f6 55. Kg4 Ne4 56. Kh5 Be1 57. Bd3 Nd6 58. a5 Ba5 59. gf6 gf6 60. Kg6 Bd8 61. Kh7 Nf7 62. Bc4 Ne5 63. Bd5 Ba5 64. h5 Bd2 65. Ba2 Nf3 66. Bd5 Nd4 67. Kg6 Bg5 68. Bc4 Nf3 69. Kh7 Ne5 70. Bb3 Ng4 71. Bc4 Ne3 72. Bd3 Ng4 73. Bc4 Nh6 74. Kg6 Ke7 75. Bb3 Kd6 76. Bc2 Ke5 77. Bd3 Kf4 78. Bc2 Ng4 79. Bb3 Ne3 80. h6 Bh6

33.

Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

No Castling Match (2021), Game 1, Jun 15 English, symmetrical variation (A30)

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.a3 Nc6 8.b4 Ba7 9.Bb2 h5 10.Qc2 h4 11.Rd1 Kf8 12.Rg1 Ne7 13.g4 hxg3 e.p. 14.hxg3 Bd7 15.g4 Qc7 16.g5 Ne8 17.Qd3 Bc6 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Ne2 Bb5 20.Qb1 Ng6 21.Nc3 Bxf1 22.Rxf1 Rd8 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Nxd5 Qd7 25.Nc3 Rh3 26.Qe4 Nd6 27.Qd5 Kg8 28.Ne4 Rxf3 29.Nxd6 Qh3 30.Nc4 Qg2 31.Qd8+ Kh7 32.Qa8 Nf4 33.Qxa7 Nd3+ 34.Ke2 Nxf2 35.Rg1 Qxg1 36.Qd4 Qxg5 37.Kxf3 Nh3 38.Nd6 Ng1+ 39.Kf2 Nh3+ 40.Ke1 Qg3+ 41.Kd1 f6 42.Qe4+ Kh8 43.Qe8+ Kh7 44.Qh5+ Kg8 45.Qf7+ Kh8 46.Qh5+ Kg8 47.Qd5+ Kh8 48.Nxb7 Qxe3 49.Nc5 Nf2+ 50.Kc2 Qe2+ 51.Kb3 a5 52.bxa5 Qb5+ 53.Ka2 Qxa5 54.Bxf6 Qe1 55.Bb2 Nd1 56.Qa8+ Kh7 57.Qe4+ Qxe4 58.Nxe4 Kg6 59.Bd4 Kf5 60.Nc5 g5 61.a4 g4 62.a5 g3 63.a6 g2 64.Kb3 Kf4 65.a7 Ne3 66.Ne6+

34.

Fabiano Caruana 2806 Vs Wesley So 2772

Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield 20 October 2021 Round 4 Result 1/2-1/2

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. e4 Bb4 9. Qe2 d6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bg2 Bd7 12. f4 Ng6 13. Rc1 Bc6 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 a5 16. Qe3 Ra6 17. c5 dxc5 18. Nxc5 Raa8 19. Nb3 Qxe3+ 20. Rxe3 Ng4 21. Rc3 Rfd8 22. Rc4 Bb5 23. Rc5 Ba4 24. h3 Nf6 25. e5 Nd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Nd4 b6 28. Rc7 Rac8 29. Rb7 Rb8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Kf2 Rc8 32. b4 axb4 33. Bxb4 h5 34. Ke3 Rc4 35. h4 Nf8 36. Bxf8 Kxf8 37. Rb1 b5 38. Kd3 g6 39. f5 gxf5 40. Rf1 b4 41. axb4 Rxb4 42. Rxf5 Bd1 43. Rf6 Bg4 44. Ke3 Rb1 45. Nf5 Rb3+ 46. Kd4 Bxf5 47. Rxf5 Rxg3 48. Rxh5 Kg7 49. Kxd5 Rg4 50. Rg5+ Rxg5 51. hxg5 Kg6 52. e6 fxe6+ 53. Kxe6 Kxg5

35.

Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Leko

"Marshalling his Forces" Kramnik - Leko World Championship Match (2004), Brissago SUI, rd 8, Oct-07 Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Main Line (C89)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a4 Qg6 22. axb5 Bd3 23. Qf2 Re2 24. Qxe2 Bxe2 25. bxa6 Qd3 26. Kf2 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 Ne4+ 28. Ke1 Nxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3+ 30. Kf2 Qxa1 31. a7 h6 32. h4 g4

In 2002, the annual Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting had an added significance: it also functioned as a Candidates Tournament, for the winner would earn the right to play Vladimir Kramnik for the title. Seven of the top ten players competed in Germany, and emerging as winner was the Hungarian chess prodigy, Peter Leko. The financial backing for the match (a prize fund of $1.2 million) was contributed by the the cigar manufacturer Dannemann, the latest in a line of corporate sponsors (Intel, Braingames, and Einstein) for the non-FIDE World Championship title. The match was only 14 games, one of the shortest in World Chess Championship history. Kramnik was to retain the title in the event of a tie match, a detail which was to prove very important. The very first game illustrated Kramnik's incredible defensive techniques. Leko, by most accounts, had the advantage by move 23; but Kramnik's masterful handling of the ending, combined with an error by Leko, enabled the Russian to take the full point. Not until the fifth game was Leko able to accomplish what Garry Kasparov could not: beat Kramnik in a World Championship match. Then in the eighth game, Leko was able to take the lead, when he achieved victory with the Black pieces by alertly finding over the board a serious flaw in Kramnik's immense opening preparation. Games 9 through 13 were all draws, leaving Leko ahead in the match with only one game left. Come game 14, Leko needed only one more draw to secure the title of World Chess Champion. Kramnik was faced with the task of winning, at all costs, in order to save his title.

36.

Elizabeth Harmon vs Vasily Borgov

Netflix Series - The Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit Accepted, 3.e4 (D20)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. d5 Ne7 7. Bxc4 Ng6 8. f3 Bd6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Nge2 a6 11. Bb3 b5 12. a4 O-O 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rac1 Nh5 15. g3 h6 16. Bc2 Rab8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra1 Ra8 19. Bd3 Bb4 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Qc2 Bc5 22. Nd1 Bd6 23. Nf2 Nhf4 24. Rc1 Qg5 25. Kh1 Qh5 26. Ng1 Nxd3 27. Nxd3 f5 28. Nc5 Bc8 29. Rf1 Ne7 30. Qd3 fxe4 31. fxe4 Qg6 32. Kg2 Kh7 33. Nf3 Ng8 34. Nh4 Qg4 35. Nf5 Nf6 36. h3 Qg6 37. Ne6 Ra4 38. b3 Rxe4 39. Nxd6 Bxe6 40. dxe6 cxd6 41. e7 d5 42. Bc5 Qe8 43. Qf3 Qc6 44. b4 Qe8 45. Qf5+ Kh8 46. Qxf6 gxf6 47. Rxf6 Qh5 48. Rf8+ Kg7 49. e8=Q Re2+ 50. Kf1 Qxh3+ 51. Kxe2 Qg2+ 52. Rf2 Qe4+ 53. Kd2

37.

Robert James Fischer vs Bent Larsen

"Denver Omelette" (game of the day Oct-26-2007) Fischer - Larsen Candidates Semifinal (1971), Denver, CO USA, rd 1, Jul-06 French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C19)

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bc3 6. bc3 c5 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Bd7 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 f6 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Ba3 fe5 14. de5 Nce5 15. Ne5 Ne5 16. Qd4 Ng6 17. Bh5 Kf7 18. f4 Rhe8 19. f5 ef5 20. Qd5 Kf6 21. Bf3 Ne5 22. Qd4 Kg6 23. Re5 Qe5 24. Qd7 Rad8 25. Qb7 Qe3 26. Kf1 Rd2 27. Qc6 Re6 28. Bc5 Rf2 29. Kg1 Rg2 30. Kg2 Qd2 31. Kh1 Rc6 32. Bc6 Qc3 33. Rg1 Kf6 34. Ba7 g5 35. Bb6 Qc2 36. a5 Qb2 37. Bd8 Ke6 38. a6 Qa3 39. Bb7 Qc5 40. Rb1 c3 41. Bb6

Two weeks after Fischer's sensational 6-0 shutout streak in the Fischer - Taimanov Candidates Quarterfinal (1971), at Vancouver, he met at Temple Buell College, Denver, Colorado USA to play a 10-game candidates match against Bent Larsen starting on July 6, 1971. Larsen had qualified from the Larsen - Uhlmann Candidates Quarterfinal (1971). Fischer said to a reporter before the match: "Been traveling for a year, match to match. I need a personal life. I'm not as narrow as some people think, you know. But right now all I think of is the world championship. Chess is my whole life" ... "(Larsen)'s good. But I think I'm the best around. I don't say that to brag. I think it's true. I love the game - and I hate the Russians because they've almost ruined it. They only risk the title when they have to, every three years. They play for draws with each other but play to win against the Western masters. Draws make for dull chess, wins make for fighting chess." (1) And fighting chess is what Fischer delivered. After six consecutive wins he dispensed with Denmark's best, repeating another amazing 6-0 performance. Preparing to face Boris Spassky in a World Championship match, he would first meet the winner of the Petrosian - Korchnoi Candidates Semifinal (1971). This turned out to be Petrosian, hence the Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final (1971).

38.

Byrne, Donald vs Fischer, Robert James

Game of the Century, New York 17 October 1956

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 c6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 Na4 12. Qa3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxc3 16. Bc5 Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 18. Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Nxd4+ 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4 Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1

39.

Robert Eugene vs Bobby Fischer

1963/1964 United States Chess Championship, held in New York

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3(E60 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto)c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Qd2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1 Nd3 15. Qc2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. Qd2 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 d4 20. Nxd4 Bb7+ 21. Kf1 Qd7

Bobby Fischer creates a chess masterpiece in only 21 moves against Robert Eugene Byrne, an International Master. At 20 years young, Grandmaster Robert James Fischer was already among the world's very best chess players. In this brilliancy, Fischer demonstrates how to inject multiple imbalances into a highly symmetrical position, how to properly highlight these differences to benefit oneself, and how to accurately assess the true value of the pieces as they rest on the board.

40.

Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match (2018), rd 6, Nov-16 Russian Game: Karklins-Martinovsky Variation (C42)

41.

Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

"Nerves of Steel" (game of the day Jan-16-2013) Tata Steel Group A (2013), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 4, Jan-15 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D47)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dc4 7. Bc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. Ng5 c5 13. Nh7 Ng4 14. f4 cd4 15. ed4 Bc5 16. Be2 Nde5 17. Bg4 Bd4 18. Kh1 Ng4 19. Nf8 f5 20. Ng6 Qf6 21. h3 Qg6 22. Qe2 Qh5 23. Qd3 Be3

World Champion Magnus Carlsen survived a last-round scare to draw against Ivan Saric and win the first supertournament of 2015 by half a point. That kept him just ahead of a pack of hungry young wolves – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (who beat Fabiano Caruana), Anish Giri (who drew with Radek Wojtaszek), Wesley So (who beat Loek van Wely) and Ding Liren (who upended Levon Aronian) all finished on 8.5/13 and made it clear Carlsen will face fierce competition in the years to come. Wei Yi also drew to secure the Challengers title and a place in next year’s tournament.

42.

Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

King Salman World Rapid Championship (2017), Riyadh KSA, rd 2, Dec-26 Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. c3 a6 8. a4 Ba7 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Re1 c6 11. Bb3 Ng6 12. Bc2 Re8 13. d4 Nh5 14. Nf1 Nhf4 15. Ng3 ed4 16. cd4 d5 17. e5 c5 18. Bg6 Ng6 19. Bg5 Ne7 20. Qd2 h6 21. Bf6 Kh7 22. Ng5 Kg8 23. Nh5 gf6 24. Nf7 Kf7 25. Qh6 Nf5 26. Qh7 Kf8 27. ef6 Be6 28. Nf4 Qf6 29. Ng6 Qg6 30. Qg6 Ng7 31. Re3 Re7 32. Rae1 Rae8 33. Rg3 Rf7 34. h4 Bb8 35. Rge3 Rfe7 36. dc5 Bf7 37. Qf6 Re3 38. Re3 Re3 39. fe3 Bc7 40. g4 Ne8 41. Qh8 Bg8 42. h5 Bd8 43. Qh6 Ng7 44. Qd6 Be7 45. Qb8 Ne8 46. b4 a5 47. Qb7 ab4 48. Qb4 Nf6 49. Qf4 Ke8 50. c6 Be6 51. h6

43.

Vassily Ivanchuk vs Garry Kasparov

"Chess Boxing" (game of the day Mar-23-2010) Linares 9th (1991), Linares ESP, rd 1, Feb-23 Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5 Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O cd4 6. Qd4 a6 7. Bd7 Bd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bf6 gf6 10. c4 e6 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Kh1 h5 13. a4 h4 14. h3 Be7 15. b4 a5 16. b5 Qc7 17. Nd2 Qc5 18. Qd3 Rg8 19. Rae1 Qg5 20. Rg1 Qf4 21. Ref1 b6 22. Ne2 Qh6 23. c5 Rc5 24. Nc4 Kf8 25. Nb6 Be8 26. f4 f5 27. ef5 Rf5 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. g4 Rc5 30. Rc5 dc5 31. Nc8 Bf8 32. Qd8 Qg6 33. f5 Qh6 34. g5 Qh5 35. Rg4 ef5 36. Nf4 Qh8 37. Qf6 Kh7 38. Rh4

The 9th Annual Linares Super Tournament held from February 22nd to March 15th, 1991 was a category XVII event. Fourteen of the world's top players, including the World Champion, competed in a round robin format that was the strongest tournament in the world at that time. The participants were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2800), Anatoli Karpov (2725), Boris Gelfand (2700), Vassily Ivanchuk (2695), Mikhail Gurevich (2650), Jaan Ehlvest (2650), Valery Salov (2645), Alexander Beliavsky (2640), Gata Kamsky (2640), Vishwanathan Anand (2635), Jan Timman (2630), Jonathan Speelman (2610), Artur Yusupov (2605), and Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2595). It was a second phenomenal victory for Ivanchuk who finished clear first with an impressive 9.5/13, even winning his head to head match with second place and world champion, Kasparov.

44.

Magnus Carlsen vs Vasyl Ivanchuk

chess24 Legends of Chess 25 July 2020 GAME 1 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation (E11)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nfd7 8. Nb1 d5 9. Nc3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nf6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Neg5 c5 13. Be3 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Qc7 15. Rd1 b6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. h4 Qc7 20. Rh3 Bb7 21. Re1 Rbd8 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Bd2 h6 24. Bc3 Rfe8 25. Kg1 Rd7 26. Nf3 Bd6 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Red8 29. Bc3 Qc7 30. Qc1 Ne4 31. Rf3 Nxc3 32. Qxc3 Rd4 33. g3 R8d7 34. b3 Qc6 35. Rfe3 a5 36. a4 Qd6 37. Qc2 Qc6 38. Qe2 R7d6 39. Qh5 Qd7 40. Qf3 Qd8 41. Kh2 Rd2 42. R1e2 Rxe2 43. Qxe2 Rd2 44. Qe1 h5 45. Rf3 g6 46. Qe4 Rd4 47. Qb7 Rd7 48. Qc6 Kg7 49. Kg2 Rd6 50. Qb7 Qd7 51. Qe4 f6 52. Re3 e5 53. Kh2 Rd2 54. Re2 Rd4 55. Qa8 Rd3 56. Rb2 f5 57. Qb8 Qd6 58. Qb7+ Kh6 59. Qc8 Qf6 60. Qc7 f4 61. Re2 fxg3+ 62. fxg3 e4 63. Qb8 Rxb3 64. Qe8 e3 65. Kg2 Rc3 66. Rxe3 Rxc4 67. Rf3 Qg7 68. Qe3+ Kh7 69. Qe6 Rc2+ 70. Kh3 Kh6 71. Qe3+ Kh7 72. Qe8 Kh6 73. Qe3+ Kh7 74. Qb3 Qd7+

The chess24 Legends of Chess is the 4th stage of the $1 million Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour and features Magnus Carlsen and his predecessors as World Champion Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. It consists of two stages, a 10-player preliminary, where each player plays each other once, followed by a knockout among the top 4. Prelim ties are played as 4-game rapid matches, while knockout ties are the best of 3 such matches. The prize fund is $150,000, with $45,000 for first place, while the winner also qualifies for the $300,000 Grand Final.

45.

Jeffery Xiong vs Fabiano Caruana

Sinquefield Cup (2021), Aug 24, Round 5 Reti, King's Indian attack (A08)

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Ne2 Qd8 8.a3 Ba5 9.Ng3 Ne7 10.Bc4 Bg6 11.h4 h6 12.h5 Bh7 13.Qg4 Kf8 14.O-O Nd7 15.Nce4 Bc7 16.Ba2 Nf5 17.Nxf5 Bxf5 18.Qf3 Qe7 19.Ng3 Bh7 20.Qg4 c5 21.Bd2 Rd8 22.f4 Nb6 23.Bc3 Nd5 24.f5 Ne3 25.Qf3 Nxf5 26.Nxf5 Bxf5 27.d5 Bb6 28.Bc4 Kg8 29.d6 Qh4 30.b3 Rd7 31.Qe2 Qg4 32.Rxf5 Qxf5 33.Rf1 Qg5 34.Bd2 Qd8 35.Qg4 a6 36.Rxf7 Kxf7 37.Qxe6+ Kf8 38.Qf5+ Ke8 39.Qg6+ Kf8 40.Qf5+ Ke8 41.Qg6+ Kf8 42.e6 Qf6 43.exd7 Qxg6 44.hxg6 Bd8 45.Be6 h5 46.Kf2 h4 47.Bg4 b5 48.Kf3 b4 49.axb4 cxb4 The Sinquefield Cup is a 10-player classical round-robin taking place in the Saint Louis Chess Club from 17-27 August 2021. It's the fifth and final stage of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, a series of five events with a total prize fund of $1.275 million.

46.

Frank James Marshall vs Jose Raul Capablanca Capablanca

Marshall (1909), New York, NY USA, rd 5, Apr-27 Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense (D53)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 Ne4 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Bd3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Nd7 9.Nf3 O-O 10.Qc2 h6 11.O-O c5 12.Rfe1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 b6 14.Qe4 Rb8 15.Bd3 Nf6 16.Qf4 Bb7 17.e4 Rfd8 18.Rad1 Rbc8 19.Re3 cxd4 20.cxd4 Rc3 21.Bb1 g5 22.Nxg5 Rxe3 23.Qxe3 Ng4 24.Qg3 Qxg5 25.h4 Qg7 26.Qc7 Rxd4 27.Qb8+ Kh7 28.e5+ Be4 29.Rxd4 Bxb1 30.Qxa7 Nxe5 31.Rf4 Be4 32.g3 Nf3+ 33.Kg2 f5 34.Qxb6 Nxh4+ 35.Kh2 Nf3+ 36.Rxf3 Bxf3 37.Qxe6 Be4 38.f3 Bd3 39.Qd5 Qb2+ 40.Kg1 Bb1 41.a4 Qa1 42.Qb7+ Kg6 43.Qb6+ Kh5 44.Kh2 Ba2 45.Qb5 Kg6 46.a5 Qd4 47.Qc6+ Qf6 48.Qe8+ Qf7 49.Qa4 Qe6 50.a6 Qe2+ 51.Kh3 Bd5 52.a7 Bxf3

Games 1-5 were played in New York (until Tuesday, April 27th); game 6 in Morristown, NJ; game 7 in Scranton, PA; game 8 in Wilkes-Barre, PA; and games 9-23 in New York resumed on Saturday, May 8. The match started on Monday, April 19th and finished by late June. "No difficulty was experienced in arranging the match. Marshall was disposed to play in this case where he naturally discounted his victory. How far he was wrong the result proved. I beat him eight to one with fourteen draws thrown in between. I can safely say that no player ever performed such a feat, as it was my first encounter against a master, and such a master, one of the first ten in the whole world. The most surprising feature of all was the fact that I played without ever having opened a book to study the openings; in fact, had Marshall played such things as Danish Gambits, Vienna Openings, or the like, the result might have been different. I certainly should have experienced more difficulty in obtaining such a result. I had only looked an analysis of the Ruy Lopez by Lasker, on the 3...f5 defense, but the analysis was wrong, as it did not give the strongest continuation for Black. This, and whatever I knew from experience or hearsay, was all of my stock of knowledge for the match. My victory put me at once in the foremost rank among the great masters of the game. The play during the match showed that I was weak in the openings and just strong enough in the simple play for position. My great strength lay in the endgame, and I also excelled in combinations of the middlegame. I had a fine judgment as to whether a given position was won or lost, and was able to defend a difficult position as few players could, as I repeatedly demonstrated during the course of the match, in repulsing Marshall's onslaughts. I may add that my style was not as yet either definite or complete, though it had a wide range, that is, I could attack almost as well as I could defend, and could make combinations in the middlegame nearly as well as play the endings where I felt more at home and was decidedly strongest" - Capablanca in My Chess Career.

47.

Daniel Naroditsky vs Wesley So

Aimchess US Rapid | Prelims (2021), Aug 29, Round 6 Ruy Lopez, 5.O-O (C78) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.d3 d6 8.a4 Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 O-O 12.Qe1 Qe7 13.Nh4 g6 14.Nc3 Nb4 15.Qg3 Kg7 16.Nf5+ Bxf5 17.Rxf5 Nd7 18.Raf1 f6 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.Bxd5 Nb6 21.h4 c6 22.Bxc6 Qc7 23.Bxb5 Qxc2 24.h5 Qxb2 25.h6+ Kh8 26.Qg5 Qxb5 27.Rxf6 Rfe8 28.Rxg6 Nd7 29.Rg7 World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is back for the 16-player Aimchess US Rapid, the 9th and last event on the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour before the Final. It runs from August 28 to September 5 on chess24. The 3-day preliminary stage sees the players face each other once before the bottom 8 are eliminated while the top 8 advance to a knockout consisting of 2-day matches.

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Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So Aimchess US Rapid | Prelims (2021), Aug 28, Round 1 Queen's pawn game (E00) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg3 c5 6.e4 Nf6 7.Nd2 Nc6 8.e5 Nd7 9.Ngf3 cxd4 10.Bc4 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rc1 Nc5 13.a3 a5 14.Nb3 b6 15.Nbxd4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Bb7 17.Nb5 Ne4 18.Nd6 Qb8 19.Qd4 b5 20.Bxb5 Nxg3 21.hxg3 Bd5 22.Bc6 Bxd6 23.exd6 Ra6 24.Bxd5 Rxd6 25.Rc5 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 exd5 27.Qxd5 Qxb2 28.Qxa5 g6 29.Qb4 Qf6 30.a4 Rc8 31.a5 h5 32.Qa4 Rc6 33.Qa1 Kg7 34.Rb1 Qxa1 35.Rxa1 Ra6 36.f3 Kf6 37.Kf2 Ke5 38.Ke3 Kd5 39.Kf4 f6 40.g4 hxg4 41.Kxg4 Ke5 42.f4+ Ke6 43.Ra2 Ke7 44.Kf3 Kd6 45.Ke4 Ke6 46.Ra1 Kd6 47.f5 gxf5+ 48.Kxf5 Ke7 49.Kg6 Ke6 50.Re1+ Kd7 51.g4 Kd8 52.Kf7 Rd6 53.Re4 Rc6 54.Rd4+ Kc8 55.Rf4

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Firouzja, Alireza (2759) - So, Wesley (2772) Aimchess US Rapid | Knockout (chess24.com) [1] 2021.08.31 Nimzo-Indian, Kmoch variation (E20) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.e4 O-O 7.e5 Ne8 8.f4 exd5 9.cxd5 d6 10.Nf3 c4 11.a4 Nd7 12.Be2 Qb6 13.Bd2 Nc7 14.Nxb5 Nxd5 15.Bxb4 Nxb4 16.Nxd6 Ba6 17.Qd2 Nc5 18.a5 Qb8 19.O-O Nb3 20.Qe3 Nxa1 21.Ng5 h6 22.Nf5 Qc7 23.Ne4 f6 24.Qg3 Kh8 25.exf6 Rxf6 26.Nxf6 Qc5+ 27.Kh1 Qxf5 28.Nh5 Qf7 29.f5 Nac2 30.f6 g5 31.Ng7 c3 32.Bxa6 cxb2 33.Be2 Rf8 34.Nh5 Nd4 35.Qc3 Nxe2 36.Qxb4 Kg8 37.Ng3 Nxg3+ 38.hxg3 Qh5+ 39.Kg1 Qe2 40.Qb3+ Rf7 41.Rb1 Qe5 42.Qxb2 Qxa5 43.Qd4 Qc7 44.Qe4 Rxf6 45.Rb7 Qxb7 46.Qxb7 Rf7 47.Qc6 Kg7 48.Kh2 Rf8 49.Kh3 Rf6 50.Qd7+ Rf7 51.Qd4+ Kg6 52.Qe4+

50.

Carlsen, Magnus (2847) - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof (2738) Aimchess US Rapid | Knockout (chess24.com) [1] 2021.08.31 Reti, King's Indian attack (A07) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.b3 Ne4 7.d4 O-O 8.Bb2 Bf5 9.e3 a5 10.Nc3 Nd7 11.Qe2 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Qb5 Qc7 15.Rfc1 Qc6 16.Qxc6 bxc6 17.Ne1 g5 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Rc2 Rfb8 20.Rac1 a4 21.b4 a3 22.Bd2 e6 23.Rxc6 Bf8 24.Nc2 Nf6 25.Rb1 Nd5 26.Rb3 g4 27.b5 Rb7 28.Bc1 Rba7 29.Rc5 Ra4 30.Bxa3 Bxc5 31.dxc5 e5 32.Nb4 Nxb4 33.Bxb4 Rxa2 34.b6 Rc2 35.Bc3 f6 36.b7

51.

Van Foreest, Jorden (2698) - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof (2738) Aimchess US Rapid | Prelims (chess24.com) [13] 2021.08.30 Queen's Gambit Declined (D30) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.h4 c5 9.g4 cxd4 10.exd4 g6 11.g5 hxg5 12.hxg5 Bg7 13.Qd2 Nc6 14.O-O-O Re8 15.Rh4 a6 16.Kb1 dxc4 17.Bxc4 e5 18.Qc2 Bf5 19.Ne4 exd4 20.Ka1 d3 21.Rxd3 Nb4 22.Bxf7+ Kxf7 23.Qc4+ Re6 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.Rh1 Bxe4 26.Qxb4 Rd3 27.Re1 Bxf3 28.Qf4+ Kg8 29.Qc4 Bd5 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Rb1 Re2 32.Qc1 Ra3

52.

Firouzja, Alireza (2759) - So, Wesley (2772) Aimchess US Rapid | Knockout (chess24.com) [10] 2021.09.01 C42 Petrov's defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 d5 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.O-O Nd6 8.Qd1 Qd8 9.Re1+ Be7 10.Nc3 c6 11.b3 O-O 12.Ba3 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.Qe2 Bf6 15.Qe3 Re8 16.Qf4 Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 Ne8 18.g4 Bg6 19.Bxg6 hxg6 20.Qb4 Nd7 21.Qxb7 Rc8 22.Na4 Nc7 23.Qxc6 Ne6 24.Qxd5 Rxc2 25.Bd6 Ndc5 26.Nc3 Bxc3 27.dxc3 Nf4 28.Qxc5 Nxh3+ 29.Kg2 Nxf2 30.Kg3 Qd7 31.Qd4 Qc6 32.Bf4 Qc8 33.Bd2

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Firouzja, Alireza (2759) - Artemiev, Vladislav (2704) Aimchess US Rapid | Knockout (chess24.com) [15] 2021.09.02 C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.Re1 g6 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.c4 Bg7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.d4 Re8 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Be3 Bg4 14.Nd2 c6 15.c5 Be6 16.h3 Qc7 17.a3 Rad8 18.Rad1 Nd7 19.Qa4 Bf8 20.b4 a5 21.Nf3 f6 22.Qc2 axb4 23.axb4 b6 24.Na4 bxc5 25.bxc5 Rb8 26.Rd3 Rb4 27.Red1 Qa5 28.Nb6 Nxc5 29.Rd8 Rxd8 30.Rxd8 Nb7 31.Ra8 Qxb6 32.Bxb6 Rxb6 33.Nd2 Kg7 34.Nc4 Rb4 35.Ne3 Rb6 36.Nd5 Bxd5 37.exd5 c5 38.Qa4 Nd6 39.Qd7+ Nf7 40.Ra7

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