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  • Karpov to Attend 2021 US Open

    Karpov to Attend 2021 US Open

    We’re just a few weeks away from the start of the 2021 U.S. Open and US Chess has announced that legendary World Champion GM Anatoly Karpov will be in attendance on August 4th for a lecture, Q & A session, and book signing. Here is the official release info from the US Chess Federation:

    Mr. Karpov will deliver a lecture, to be followed by a question-and-answer period.  Then, Mr. Karpov will appear at a book signing in the US Open bookstore.  He’ll be joined there by a former World Junior Champion, GM Maxim Dlugy!  This special event is happening thanks to the combined generosity of the New Jersey State Chess Federation, Chess Max Academy, and US Chess Sales.  US Chess thanks all of these partners for helping to provide our attendees with this great visit!

    According to US Chess, the Crowne Plaza, which is hosting the event, is almost out of rooms but the federation has secured local hotels at the same discount rate. For details, visit the official website for the 2021 US Open.

  • Personal Analysis – A Closed Conundrum

    Personal Analysis – A Closed Conundrum

    One of my favorite parts of playing daily chess is how the battles unfold over several days. There are some positions that go fast and others that seem to drag on forever. Then there are those moments where it seems that both sides are ready to lash out. I find myself constantly checking to see if I’ve received a notification that it’s my turn to move when there are tight positions and it’s all hanging by a thread. The game that follows is one such game that I recently played. It was a close battle for most of the game with blunders and mistakes on both sides, but ultimately, I pulled out a very nice win.

    [pgn] [Event “Let’s Play!”] [Site “Chess.com”] [Date “2021.06.30”] [Round “-“] [White “Internet Opponent”] [Black “CMDRExorcist”] [Result “0-1”] [StartTime “14:26:45”] [ECOUrl “https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense”] [BlackElo “1034”] [WhiteElo “1103”] [Termination “CMDRExorcist won by checkmate”] [Link “?”] [Timezone “UTC”] [EndDate “2021.07.05”] [EndTime “18:08:56”] [UTCDate “2021.06.30”] [CurrentPosition “7k/7P/p7/Pp6/1P3p2/Kqr2P2/5b2/R2R4 w – – 0 48”] [TimeControl “1/86400”] [ECO “B20”] [UTCTime “14:26:45”] 1. e4 c5 {One day I hope to be proficient at the Sicilian Defense. For now, its almost an automatic reply that descends quickly into madness.} 2. e5 {White pushes forward in an effort to strange my position, but I’m happy to give up a pawn for pawn to break open and bring some power into the center.} d5 3. exd6 Qxd6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Qe2 $2 {White would do better to further develop their pawn structure and activate other pieces before bringing out the Queen. I did so out of necessity.} Be7 7. g4 O-O 8. h4 {A very unusual combination. Obviously designed to display my Knight and add pressue to my King side.} Nc6 {Ignoring the King side pawn push at the moment in favor of additional center development.} 9. Nb5 Qd7 10. c3 a6 11. Na3 b5 12. Bh3 Nd5 {With the intention of trying to fork Qe2 and Bh3, but I wasn’t expecting my opponent to allow such a move.} 13. g5 {An obvious effort to bait me into the fork and to trade Queens. Not interested.} Qd6 14. d3 $2 {White seemingly ignores the fork with the unusual move 14.d3?} Nf4 15. Qe4 Nxh3 16. Nxh3 {I have a very nice pair of Bishops bearing down on the h-file side. White’s Queen is totally exposed in the center and in a growing danger zone.} g6 17. Nc2 Bf5 18. Qe2 Bxd3 {I thought about this move for a long time, but the fork was a somewhat intuitive move.} 19. Qd2 c4 20. b4 {The engine move after 20.b4 is 21.cxb4, but I preferred to keep my pawn structure in tact to prevent White from developing any counterplay.} f5 21. Ne3 f4 {Adding more of a strangehold on White’s position. Things are very closed at this point with little to no wiggle room.} 22. Ng4 Kh8 {Avoiding any unnecessary checks or forks with the approaching Knights.} 23. Nhf2 h5 24. gxh6 g5 25. hxg5 Bxg5 26. h7 {This little pawn would provide a nice bit of protection for my King for the rest of the game.} Qd5 27. Qd1 Rae8 28. Nxd3 {White begins trying to break open the position. Tactics are going to be key in future positions.} cxd3 29. Nf2 Bf6 30. Ne4 {White really wants my Bishop and I really want that pawn, but neither of us we were willing to give up at this point.} Qd8 31. a4 Bh4+ {The engine doesn’t like this move, but I don’t care. I was willing to sacrifice the Bishop for the Rook or just to bring White’s King out into the center so I could push him around a bit.} 32. Kd2 Qb6 {A threat of mate in one if White isn’t careful.} 33. Kxd3 $4 {A devastating mistake. White’s Queen is lost.} Rd8+ 34. Kc2 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Rd8 {Offering a Rook trade.} 36. a5 {White declines the offer.} Qa7 37. Rh1 {An odd position…back to putting pressure on my Bishop.} Nd4+ 38. cxd4 Qxd4 39. Bb2 Qc4+ 40. Bc3 Qe2+ 41. Nd2 Bf2 {I thought in this position for a very long time and ran a few lines on my analysis board. Ultimately, I was ready to sacrifice my Rook to completely blow open White’s position, but…suddenly…} 42. Bxe5+ $4 {I noticed after the game that my opponent had sent me a sad faced emoji as he recognized what he’d done. Now it’s just time to put a bow on the game.} Qxe5 43. Rhd1 Qc7+ 44. Kb1 Rc8 45. Ka2 {There is no escape.} Qc2+ 46. Ka3 Rc3+ 47. Nb3 Qxb3# 0-1 [/pgn]

  • Complete Chess Scholastic Tournament

    Complete Chess Scholastic Tournament

    Complete Chess in San Antonio is holding an online tournament for scholastic chess players (K-12) from any state on Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th. Registration is limited to 50 people, so hurry now to register if you’re interested. See the release below from Complete Chess for details:

    Complete Chess Scholastic Tournament – Saturday, June 26th

    This is an unrated chess tournament open to all students(K-12) in San Antonio and nearby areas. We will play on Saturday at 10a.m. until finish (usually around 1p.m). Registration online only, no registration on site. Registration ends at 8:00pm on Friday.

    FREE TOURNAMENT – LIMIT 50 PEOPLE FOR THIS EVENT.

    Register Here

    Complete Chess Grand Prix Tournament – Friday, June 25th

    This is our weekly online rated Swiss Scholastic arena tournament on Lichess. The tournament will run on Friday, June 25th and the first round will start promptly at 5:15 pm CST. Any K-12 players from any state are allowed to participate in the tournament. By the end of the tournament, a running total of points will be collected, based on the number of wins/draws, and it will be recorded on the website. The 2021 Complete Chess Summer Season will continue to have weekly tournaments until the second week of August. By the end of the Season, the top 10 players with the most points will each receive an individual trophy.

    Entry fee: $15 if received by June 24th, and $25 on tournament day.

    Register Here

  • Personal Analysis – Pushing and Discovering

    Personal Analysis – Pushing and Discovering

    Since I returned to writing about and playing chess regularly, I’ve tried to center myself more on developing a comprehensive study plan and maintaining some sense of focus. Previously, I was obsessed with openings, but these days I’m trying to focus more on positional play and strategic level positions in the middlegame. I’m finding myself more able to find discovered checks and push my pawns forward with more momentum and purpose.

    [pgn] [Event “Daily Chess (1 Day/Move)”] [Site “Chess.com”] [Date “2021.06.14”] [White “Internet Opponent”] [Black “CMDRExorcist”] [Result “0-1”] [Termination “CMDRExorcist won by checkmate”] [BlackElo “980”] [ECO “B20”] [TimeControl “1/86400”] [EndDate “2021.06.14”] [WhiteElo “984”] 1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 $6 {I’ve seen this move many times in games against people with my rating. It looks wrong at first, but it can be a deadly trap if not handled properly.} d6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qf3 e5 {The problem with trying to gain position in the center with Knights is that you often lose the protection for the other squares. In this case, the d5 square is free for White to capture.} 6. Nd5 Be6 {A nice skewer.} 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 {White wants to remove my Knights from the board and I’m okay with that. Given the choice in trade, I prefer to keep Bishops whenever possible.} 10. Qc3 $4 {A major blunder for White. His path of attack is obvious, but I couldn’t understand what he hoped to gain from it. The space on my Queenside is wide open, but defended by my e6 Bishop and a8 Rook.} Be7 {In anticipation of 11.Qa5!?…} 11. Qa5 O-O {King to safety and whatever White’s plan was on the Queenside is finished.} 12. Qc7 Qg5 13. g3 Qg4 14. Qxc6 {The only free pawn that Black could hope to capture on that side of the board. Notice that none of Black’s other minor pieces are activated. Everything is still hidden behind a pawn blockade.} Rac8 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Qxa7 {Black takes the bait.} Qxe4+ $3 17. Kf1 {I actually thought for several hours about this position and analyzed a few ideas on my Chessmate pocket board. I knew that I was going to take the Rook, but wasn’t sure when. Then, I noticed Bb5+! would absolutely crush my opponent’s position.} Bb5+ 18. d3 Qxh1 {White’s position is quicky crumbling.} 19. Qxe7 c4 {Thus begins one of the reasons I chose to annotate this game. The pushing of pawns and use of discovered checks in this game are very fulfilling for a learning chess player.} 20. Qxd6 cxd3 21. cxd3 Rfd8 22. Qxe5 $2 {Another fatal mistake for Black. He should have kept his Queen on the d-file to protect the d3 pawn. Another discovered check is coming and it’s mate in 7.} Bxd3+ 23. Ke1 $2 {Removes the defender of the Knight on g1.} (23. Qe2 Bxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Rc2+ 25. Bd2 Rdxd2+ 26. Ke3 {Is not much better, but at least it puts up a fight.}) Qxg1+ 24. Kd2 {Everything else is forced.} Qxf2+ 25. Kd1 Bc2# {My opponent came out swinging with his Queen, but things fortunately turned out in my favor. This game was exciting for a number of reasons, especially the pawn pushes and discovered checks. A worthy opponent, for sure.} 0-1 [/pgn]

    The game above was played against an internet opponent on Chess.com on the Daily Chess function. The time control was 1 move per day, but we finished it much sooner than that. I decided to annotate this game because while it’s filled with amateur mistakes, I believe it’s representative of my improvement in the middlegame and my growing ability to identify key moments that can turn a losing position into a winning steamroller. My opponent played hard, but I was fortunate that the chess gods shined their light on me for this one.

  • Endgame – A Movie Review

    Endgame – A Movie Review

    Up against the border between the United States and Mexico is the town of Brownsville, Texas, where the residents get much of their past and contemporary culture from a mixture of the two nations. Jose, the unlikely protagonist of Endgame is an elementary school student who is struggling to find his way in a world where he feels disconnected, unappreciated, and unwanted. When he’s not getting into trouble at school, being lectured by the most insufferable movie Principal in history, or arguing with his mother, Jose spends time with his grandmother playing chess.

    Endgame does its best to mimic many of the feel good chess movies that have come before it. There are times it tries to channel Searching for Bobby Fischer with a mix of Knights of the South Bronx. Although it certainly doesn’t come close to the beauty of Searching, there are moments that make Endgame a worthy family movie.

    Given the story’s setting, the producers do take time to address some of the contemporary political discussions surrounding illegal immigration in the United States and the consequences that come with it for the families involved. Without giving too much away, there is a subplot involving one of the chess team members who’s parents are illegal immigrants. The way in which the film deals with this subplot is very interesting because it has a resolution, but not in the way that one would expect for a film that seems to be geared toward a family friendly audience.

    As the world around him seems to crumble, Jose finds himself immersed deeper into the world of scholastic chess. He’s encouraged by the eccentric tutorage of his chess coach, Mr. Alvaredo, who is based on the real life Brownsville chess coach J.J. Guajardo. Mr. Guajardo was a teacher at Brownsville (Russell) Elementary School in the 1980s when he took a group of kids given detention for allegedly destroying a school record collection and taught them to play chess. Since then, Brownsville has been overrun by curious media and chess fanatics curious about its incredibly strong scholastic teams.

    Through his effort to win on the board, Jose faces a myriad of challenges that mirror the movement of his pieces. Friends come and go just as though they were nothing more than pieces on the board. There is deep symbolism in chess, which requires little effort from any competent producer or director to bring out in a film. Endgame does a good job of juxtaposing the challenges of daily life and the struggles around us with the endless struggle to checkmate our opponent’s King.

    How does Endgame stack up against the increasingly crowded field of feel good chess movies and feel good sports movies in general? Well, for me, it’s a mixed bag. There are some interesting characters, for sure. The Principal is one of the scummiest people I’ve ever seen in a film. Very rarely has a character created a sense of physical rage inside me, but the school’s smug Principal certainly did the job. My main issue with this movie was the character of Jose. It’s obvious that the producers wanted to create a character who was realistic and relatable, but he’s often an obnoxious and annoying boy who’s eventual victories are sometimes overshadowed by his overall attitude and demeanor.

    Endgame is not a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination. It has its fun moments and it has some legitimate tear-jerking moments. You can’t go wrong with giving it a try if you’re looking for a lightweight chess film or something for the family to sit down and enjoy over a bowl of popcorn one evening.

    Verdict: ♟︎♟︎♟︎♙

  • Mamedyarov Victorious In Romania

    Mamedyarov Victorious In Romania

    The Superbet Chess Classic came to a dramatic end earlier today with GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov claiming ultimate victory in this leg of the Grand Chess Tour. All games in the final round were drawn, but Mamedyarov finished the tournament a full point ahead of Levon Aronian after forcing a draw against Anish Giri.

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    There will be very little rest for many of the players as they travel from Romania to Paris for the second event in the Grand Chess Tour, the 2021 Paris Rapid and Blitz tournament. Participants include Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Peter Svidler. In the meantime, you can replay all of the games from the Superbet Chess Classic in Romania below.

    [pgn] [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.05”] [Round “1”] [White “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Black “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “1”] [WhiteElo “2765”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13400924”] [WhiteEloChange “1”] [BlackElo “2820”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “2020009”] [BlackEloChange “-1”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:54]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:52]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:18]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:17]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:41]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:57]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:32:02]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 1:31:56]} h6 {[%clk 1:32:10]} 6. Bxf6 {[%clk 1:29:41]} Qxf6 {[%clk 1:32:29]} 7. e3 {[%clk 1:29:57]} O-O {[%clk 1:32:22]} 8. Rc1 {[%clk 1:26:04]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:31:06]} 9. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:24:53]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:24]} 10. O-O {[%clk 1:18:58]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:29:58]} 11. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:15:03]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:29:29]} 12. Qb3 {[%clk 1:00:03]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:28:41]} 13. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:49:50]} Bxc3 {[%clk 1:28:44]} 14. Rxc3 {[%clk 0:44:09]} Bxc6 {[%clk 1:29:00]} 15. Bb5 {[%clk 0:43:48]} Bd5 {[%clk 1:29:12]} 16. Bc4 {[%clk 0:44:10]} Bc6 {[%clk 1:29:37]} 17. Bb5 {[%clk 0:44:34]} Bd5 {[%clk 1:30:02]} 18. Bc4 {[%clk 0:44:58]} Bc6 {[%clk 1:30:25]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.05”] [Round “1”] [White “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “2”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13401319”] [BlackElo “2770”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “5202213”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:49]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:42]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:29:29]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:32]} 3. c4 {[%clk 1:29:27]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:30:00]} 4. e3 {[%clk 1:29:33]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:11]} 5. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:29:53]} a6 {[%clk 1:30:30]} 6. O-O {[%clk 1:29:51]} c5 {[%clk 1:30:51]} 7. dxc5 {[%clk 1:21:30]} Bxc5 {[%clk 1:30:33]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%clk 1:21:49]} Kxd8 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 1:21:56]} Ke7 {[%clk 1:31:05]} 10. Rd1 {[%clk 1:21:44]} Nbd7 {[%clk 1:20:38]} 11. Nd4 {[%clk 1:17:59]} Ne5 {[%clk 1:16:44]} 12. b3 {[%clk 1:16:00]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:10:37]} 13. Bb2 {[%clk 1:15:42]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:07:18]} 14. Nxc6+ {[%clk 1:08:47]} Bxc6 {[%clk 1:07:38]} 15. Rc1 {[%clk 0:59:22]} Bb4 {[%clk 0:54:07]} 16. Na3 {[%clk 0:58:00]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:42:32]} 17. Nc4 {[%clk 0:40:50]} Bd5 {[%clk 0:41:18]} 18. a3 {[%clk 0:34:21]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:40:27]} 19. b4 {[%clk 0:33:46]} Ba7 {[%clk 0:40:50]} 20. Na5 {[%clk 0:33:31]} Rhc8 {[%clk 0:39:45]} 21. Bd3 {[%clk 0:26:43]} f5 {[%clk 0:38:01]} 22. Bc4 {[%clk 0:23:00]} Bxc4 {[%clk 0:30:19]} 23. Nxc4 {[%clk 0:23:11]} b5 {[%clk 0:29:58]} 24. Na5 {[%clk 0:20:52]} g6 {[%clk 0:28:56]} 25. Kf1 {[%clk 0:18:15]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:25:42]} 26. Nb3 {[%clk 0:16:21]} e5 {[%clk 0:24:46]} 27. Ke2 {[%clk 0:16:39]} Rxc1 {[%clk 0:23:25]} 28. Rxc1 {[%clk 0:17:04]} Ra7 {[%clk 0:23:43]} 29. e4 {[%clk 0:11:28]} Rc7 {[%clk 0:23:35]} 30. Rxc7 {[%clk 0:11:22]} Bxc7 {[%clk 0:24:00]} 31. f3 {[%clk 0:11:32]} Ke6 {[%clk 0:21:07]} 32. Bc1 {[%clk 0:09:25]} f4 {[%clk 0:20:22]} 33. g3 {[%clk 0:06:22]} g5 {[%clk 0:20:38]} 34. g4 {[%clk 0:05:34]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:20:34]} 35. h3 {[%clk 0:04:57]} Kd6 {[%clk 0:20:11]} 36. Kd3 {[%clk 0:05:13]} Bf2 {[%clk 0:19:34]} 37. Ke2 {[%clk 0:05:32]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:19:56]} 38. Kd3 {[%clk 0:05:57]} Bg1 {[%clk 0:19:55]} 39. Bb2 {[%clk 0:03:21]} Nb6 {[%clk 0:19:53]} 40. Na5 {[%clk 0:03:25]} Na4 {[%clk 0:19:08]} 41. Ba1 {[%clk 0:02:03]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:19:19]} 42. Nb3 {[%clk 0:02:20]} Be3 {[%clk 0:19:27]} 43. Bc3 {[%clk 0:00:36]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:18:46]} 44. Ba1 {[%clk 0:00:55]} Be3 {[%clk 0:19:13]} 45. Bc3 {[%clk 0:01:19]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:19:41]} 46. Ba1 {[%clk 0:01:43]} Be3 {[%clk 0:19:41]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.05”] [Round “1”] [White “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Black “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “3”] [WhiteElo “2776”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “RUS”] [WhiteFideId “4126025”] [BlackElo “2760”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “FRA”] [BlackFideId “623539”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:51]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:16]} g6 {[%clk 1:31:22]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:17]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:46]} 4. cxd5 {[%clk 1:31:36]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:32:11]} 5. e4 {[%clk 1:31:52]} Nxc3 {[%clk 1:32:37]} 6. bxc3 {[%clk 1:32:17]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:32:57]} 7. Nf3 {[%clk 1:32:14]} c5 {[%clk 1:33:21]} 8. Rb1 {[%clk 1:31:49]} O-O {[%clk 1:33:38]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 1:32:15]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:34:00]} 10. cxd4 {[%clk 1:32:40]} Qa5+ {[%clk 1:34:23]} 11. Bd2 {[%clk 1:33:03]} Qxa2 {[%clk 1:34:49]} 12. O-O {[%clk 1:33:25]} Bg4 {[%clk 1:35:14]} 13. Rxb7 {[%clk 1:25:01]} Bxf3 {[%clk 1:34:40]} 14. Bxf3 {[%clk 1:25:05]} Bxd4 {[%clk 1:34:59]} 15. e5 {[%clk 1:24:33]} Na6 {[%clk 1:34:35]} 16. Rxe7 {[%clk 1:24:41]} Rad8 {[%clk 1:34:52]} 17. e6 {[%clk 1:24:50]} fxe6 {[%clk 1:35:13]} 18. Qe1 {[%clk 1:25:04]} Bf6 {[%clk 1:30:24]} 19. Rxa7 {[%clk 1:23:30]} Rxd2 {[%clk 1:30:44]} 20. Rxa6 {[%clk 1:23:53]} Qxa6 {[%clk 1:31:09]} 21. Qxd2 {[%clk 1:24:16]} Qb6 {[%clk 1:31:19]} 22. g3 {[%clk 1:22:26]} Bd4 {[%clk 1:30:39]} 23. Qe2 {[%clk 1:21:57]} Rf6 {[%clk 1:21:38]} 24. Kg2 {[%clk 1:20:21]} Qb2 {[%clk 1:21:22]} 25. Qxb2 {[%clk 1:18:47]} Bxb2 {[%clk 1:21:19]} 26. Rd1 {[%clk 1:19:15]} Kg7 {[%clk 1:20:00]} 27. Rd8 {[%clk 1:17:43]} Rf8 {[%clk 1:17:51]} 28. Rd6 {[%clk 1:15:27]} Kf6 {[%clk 1:17:15]} 29. h4 {[%clk 1:12:28]} Re8 {[%clk 1:15:57]} 30. Be2 {[%clk 1:09:21]} Be5 {[%clk 1:12:34]} 31. Rc6 {[%clk 1:08:46]} Rd8 {[%clk 1:12:52]} 32. f4 {[%clk 1:09:04]} Bd6 {[%clk 1:13:00]} 33. Bg4 {[%clk 1:09:08]} e5 {[%clk 1:13:16]} 34. fxe5+ {[%clk 1:09:29]} Kxe5 {[%clk 1:13:41]} 35. Rc8 {[%clk 1:09:54]} Rxc8 {[%clk 1:14:07]} 36. Bxc8 {[%clk 1:10:20]} Kf6 {[%clk 1:14:33]} 37. g4 {[%clk 1:10:44]} g5 {[%clk 1:15:00]} 38. hxg5+ {[%clk 1:11:09]} Kxg5 {[%clk 1:15:26]} 39. Kf3 {[%clk 1:11:35]} h5 {[%clk 1:15:53]} 40. gxh5 {[%clk 1:12:00]} Kxh5 {[%clk 1:16:18]} 41. Ke4 {[%clk 0:53:39]} Bf4 {[%clk 1:16:18]} 42. Bd7 {[%clk 0:53:39]} Kh4 {[%clk 1:16:18]} 43. Bh3 {[%clk 0:53:39]} Kxh3 {[%clk 1:16:18]} 44. Kxf4 {[%clk 0:53:39]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.05”] [Round “1”] [White “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Black “Aronian, Levon”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “4”] [WhiteElo “2656”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1207822”] [WhiteEloChange “2”] [BlackElo “2781”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ARM”] [BlackFideId “13300474”] [BlackEloChange “-2”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:19]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:16]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:38]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:31:40]} 4. Qc2 {[%clk 1:31:57]} c5 {[%clk 1:32:04]} 5. dxc5 {[%clk 1:31:50]} O-O {[%clk 1:32:27]} 6. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:34]} Na6 {[%clk 1:32:39]} 7. g3 {[%clk 1:31:22]} Nxc5 {[%clk 1:33:04]} 8. Bg2 {[%clk 1:31:36]} Nce4 {[%clk 1:33:28]} 9. O-O {[%clk 1:31:03]} Nxc3 {[%clk 1:33:45]} 10. bxc3 {[%clk 1:31:26]} Be7 {[%clk 1:34:11]} 11. e4 {[%clk 1:31:07]} d6 {[%clk 1:34:35]} 12. e5 {[%clk 1:30:41]} dxe5 {[%clk 1:34:59]} 13. Nxe5 {[%clk 1:30:54]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:35:25]} 14. Qe2 {[%clk 1:29:30]} Nd7 {[%clk 1:35:44]} 15. Bf4 {[%clk 1:29:03]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:36:08]} 16. Bxe5 {[%clk 1:28:54]} Bd6 {[%clk 1:36:33]} 17. Bxd6 {[%clk 1:26:42]} Qxd6 {[%clk 1:37:01]} 18. Qe3 {[%clk 1:26:53]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:37:19]} 19. Rfb1 {[%clk 1:18:11]} Qxc4 {[%clk 1:37:24]} 20. Bxb7 {[%clk 1:08:46]} Bxb7 {[%clk 1:36:21]} 21. Rxb7 {[%clk 1:09:05]} h6 {[%clk 1:36:28]} 22. Rxa7 {[%clk 1:02:21]} Rxa7 {[%clk 1:36:51]} 23. Qxa7 {[%clk 1:02:46]} Qxc3 {[%clk 1:37:16]} 24. Rb1 {[%clk 1:01:29]} Qc2 {[%clk 1:37:35]} 25. Rb8 {[%clk 0:58:37]} Qd1+ {[%clk 1:37:57]} 26. Kg2 {[%clk 0:59:00]} Qd5+ {[%clk 1:38:24]} 27. Kg1 {[%clk 0:59:21]} Qd1+ {[%clk 1:38:50]} 28. Kg2 {[%clk 0:59:42]} Qd5+ {[%clk 1:39:13]} 29. Kg1 {[%clk 1:00:07]} Qd1+ {[%clk 0:51:54]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.05”] [Round “1”] [White “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Black “Giri, Anish”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “5”] [WhiteElo “2627”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1226380”] [WhiteEloChange “2”] [BlackElo “2780”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “NED”] [BlackFideId “24116068”] [BlackEloChange “-2”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:12]} c6 { [%clk 1:31:20]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:29:24]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:29]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 1:28:29]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:21]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 1:28:25]} h6 {[%clk 1:30:33]} 6. Bh4 {[%clk 1:25:17]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:29:59]} 7. e4 {[%clk 1:25:44]} g5 {[%clk 1:30:03]} 8. Bg3 {[%clk 1:26:09]} b5 {[%clk 1:30:30]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 1:24:52]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:29:47]} 10. Qc2 {[%clk 1:24:20]} Nh5 {[%clk 1:28:27]} 11. Rd1 {[%clk 1:23:18]} Nxg3 {[%clk 1:28:52]} 12. hxg3 {[%clk 1:23:43]} Na6 {[%clk 1:29:20]} 13. a3 {[%clk 1:09:37]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:22:00]} 14. e5 {[%clk 1:07:16]} Qe7 {[%clk 1:08:03]} 15. Ne4 {[%clk 1:02:45]} O-O-O {[%clk 1:05:40]} 16. Nd6+ {[%clk 0:48:46]} Rxd6 {[%clk 0:52:59]} 17. exd6 {[%clk 0:49:03]} Qxd6 {[%clk 0:53:27]} 18. O-O {[%clk 0:48:21]} g4 {[%clk 0:50:27]} 19. Ne5 {[%clk 0:48:22]} Bxe5 {[%clk 0:50:45]} 20. dxe5 {[%clk 0:48:46]} Qxe5 {[%clk 0:51:13]} 21. Bxg4 {[%clk 0:49:06]} h5 {[%clk 0:51:29]} 22. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:41:08]} Qf6 {[%clk 0:50:26]} 23. Bf3 {[%clk 0:41:33]} h4 {[%clk 0:44:50]} 24. b3 {[%clk 0:37:10]} cxb3 {[%clk 0:31:05]} 25. Qxb3 {[%clk 0:37:18]} hxg3 {[%clk 0:31:18]} 26. fxg3 {[%clk 0:37:38]} Qg7 {[%clk 0:23:37]} 27. Qd3 {[%clk 0:25:22]} Nc7 {[%clk 0:22:00]} 28. Qd6 {[%clk 0:18:57]} c5 {[%clk 0:21:36]} 29. Qd7+ {[%clk 0:07:42]} Kb8 {[%clk 0:21:04]} 30. Bxb7 {[%clk 0:08:07]} Kxb7 {[%clk 0:21:21]} 31. Rxe6 {[%clk 0:07:45]} Qxg3 {[%clk 0:20:16]} 32. Qc6+ {[%clk 0:08:08]} Kb8 {[%clk 0:12:33]} 33. Qd6 {[%clk 0:08:17]} Qxd6 {[%clk 0:06:46]} 34. Rexd6 {[%clk 0:08:39]} Kb7 {[%clk 0:06:49]} 35. Rf6 {[%clk 0:07:38]} Rh7 {[%clk 0:05:36]} 36. Rd7 {[%clk 0:07:20]} b4 {[%clk 0:05:48]} 37. axb4 {[%clk 0:06:35]} cxb4 {[%clk 0:06:16]} 38. Kf2 {[%clk 0:05:37]} a5 {[%clk 0:04:49]} 39. Ke2 {[%clk 0:03:39]} Rg7 {[%clk 0:03:43]} 40. Rfxf7 {[%clk 0:03:48]} Rxg2+ {[%clk 0:04:02]} 41. Kd1 {[%clk 0:04:12]} Rg1+ {[%clk 0:04:29]} 42. Kc2 {[%clk 0:04:13]} Rg2+ {[%clk 0:04:53]} 43. Kb1 {[%clk 0:02:20]} Rg1+ {[%clk 0:05:17]} 44. Kb2 {[%clk 0:02:44]} Rg2+ {[%clk 0:05:45]} 45. Kb1 {[%clk 0:03:04]} Rg1+ {[%clk 0:06:12]} 46. Kb2 {[%clk 0:03:23]} Rg2+ {[%clk 0:06:12]} 47. Kb1 {[%clk 0:03:10]} Rg1+ {[%clk 0:06:41]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.06”] [Round “2”] [White “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Black “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Result “1-0”] [Board “1”] [WhiteElo “2820”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “USA”] [WhiteFideId “2020009”] [WhiteEloChange “3”] [BlackElo “2656”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ROU”] [BlackFideId “1207822”] [BlackEloChange “-3”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:31:21]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:47]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:44]} 4. Bg5 {[%clk 1:32:09]} dxe4 {[%clk 1:32:03]} 5. Nxe4 {[%clk 1:32:32]} Nbd7 {[%clk 1:32:26]} 6. Nf3 {[%clk 1:32:44]} h6 {[%clk 1:32:24]} 7. Bxf6 {[%clk 1:33:05]} Nxf6 {[%clk 1:32:39]} 8. Bd3 {[%clk 1:33:22]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:29:49]} 9. Bxe4 {[%clk 1:33:25]} c5 {[%clk 1:29:14]} 10. Qe2 {[%clk 1:33:41]} Qa5+ {[%clk 1:28:43]} 11. c3 {[%clk 1:34:04]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:27:36]} 12. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:34:27]} Be7 {[%clk 1:25:07]} 13. O-O-O {[%clk 1:33:49]} O-O {[%clk 1:23:11]} 14. Kb1 {[%clk 1:33:37]} Rd8 {[%clk 1:11:40]} 15. Bc2 {[%clk 1:30:08]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:44:46]} 16. Qe4 {[%clk 1:18:28]} g6 {[%clk 0:44:35]} 17. h4 {[%clk 1:17:49]} Ba4 {[%clk 0:31:02]} 18. Bxa4 {[%clk 0:51:58]} Qxa4 {[%clk 0:31:14]} 19. h5 {[%clk 0:51:37]} g5 {[%clk 0:30:43]} 20. Qxb7 {[%clk 0:51:24]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:30:21]} 21. Qc6 {[%clk 0:43:30]} Qxc6 {[%clk 0:15:58]} 22. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:43:34]} Rxd1+ {[%clk 0:14:47]} 23. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:43:59]} Bxf2 {[%clk 0:15:10]} 24. Rd7 {[%clk 0:43:51]} f6 {[%clk 0:05:22]} 25. Nd8 {[%clk 0:41:10]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:02:42]} 26. Nf7 {[%clk 0:40:52]} Rf8 {[%clk 0:02:10]} 27. Nxh6+ {[%clk 0:41:15]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:02:37]} 28. Kc2 {[%clk 0:41:09]} 1-0 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.06”] [Round “2”] [White “So, Wesley”] [Black “Aronian, Levon”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “2”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “USA”] [WhiteFideId “5202213”] [BlackElo “2781”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ARM”] [BlackFideId “13300474”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:48]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:13]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:26]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:45]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:47]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:32:11]} 5. Qa4+ {[%clk 1:31:31]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:32:33]} 6. e3 {[%clk 1:31:55]} O-O {[%clk 1:32:58]} 7. Bd2 {[%clk 1:31:50]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:33:08]} 8. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:32:11]} Bd6 {[%clk 1:33:33]} 9. Qc2 {[%clk 1:32:18]} e5 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 10. dxe5 {[%clk 1:32:38]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:31:53]} 11. Nxe5 {[%clk 1:32:59]} Bxe5 {[%clk 1:32:19]} 12. O-O-O {[%clk 1:32:36]} Qe7 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 13. Kb1 {[%clk 1:31:55]} Be6 {[%clk 1:28:13]} 14. Bxe6 {[%clk 1:28:06]} Qxe6 {[%clk 1:28:23]} 15. f3 {[%clk 1:28:27]} Rad8 {[%clk 1:18:58]} 16. e4 {[%clk 1:28:32]} Rd7 {[%clk 1:11:19]} 17. Bc1 {[%clk 1:28:36]} Rfd8 {[%clk 1:09:56]} 18. Rxd7 {[%clk 1:27:29]} Qxd7 {[%clk 1:10:16]} 19. Ne2 {[%clk 1:15:11]} c6 {[%clk 1:07:15]} 20. Be3 {[%clk 1:09:27]} Bc7 {[%clk 1:06:46]} 21. Rc1 {[%clk 0:52:53]} Bb6 {[%clk 1:00:59]} 22. Bg5 {[%clk 0:48:46]} Qe6 {[%clk 0:59:14]} 23. Qb3 {[%clk 0:40:51]} h6 {[%clk 0:50:30]} 24. Qxe6 {[%clk 0:39:13]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:50:49]} 25. Bf4 {[%clk 0:38:53]} Nh5 {[%clk 0:50:17]} 26. Be5 {[%clk 0:38:24]} Rd2 {[%clk 0:50:33]} 27. Rc2 {[%clk 0:38:49]} Rd1+ {[%clk 0:50:57]} 28. Rc1 {[%clk 0:39:15]} Rd2 {[%clk 0:51:23]} 29. Rc2 {[%clk 0:39:43]} Rd1+ {[%clk 0:51:45]} 30. Rc1 {[%clk 0:40:10]} Rd2 {[%clk 0:51:54]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.06”] [Round “2”] [White “Giri, Anish”] [Black “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “3”] [WhiteElo “2780”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “NED”] [WhiteFideId “24116068”] [BlackElo “2765”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “AZE”] [BlackFideId “13400924”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:55]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:20]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:17]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:45]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:31]} 4. g3 {[%clk 1:32:10]} Be7 {[%clk 1:31:33]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 1:32:34]} O-O {[%clk 1:31:51]} 6. O-O {[%clk 1:32:59]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:32:09]} 7. Qc2 {[%clk 1:33:24]} a6 {[%clk 1:32:16]} 8. a4 {[%clk 1:33:49]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:32:21]} 9. Qxc4 {[%clk 1:34:12]} Bc6 {[%clk 1:32:40]} 10. Bf4 {[%clk 1:34:37]} Bd6 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 11. Nc3 {[%clk 1:34:39]} Nbd7 {[%clk 1:25:42]} 12. Rfd1 {[%clk 1:34:36]} Bxf4 {[%clk 1:17:43]} 13. gxf4 {[%clk 1:34:51]} Nb6 {[%clk 1:12:31]} 14. Qd3 {[%clk 1:28:55]} a5 {[%clk 1:08:05]} 15. Ne5 {[%clk 1:26:25]} Bxg2 {[%clk 1:04:51]} 16. Kxg2 {[%clk 1:24:22]} Nbd5 {[%clk 1:05:06]} 17. Qf3 {[%clk 1:20:44]} c6 {[%clk 1:03:33]} 18. e3 {[%clk 1:19:17]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:58:06]} 19. h3 {[%clk 1:10:20]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:56:14]} 20. Nxd7 {[%clk 0:57:33]} Qxd7 {[%clk 0:56:18]} 21. Ne4 {[%clk 0:57:15]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:51:54]} 22. Kh2 {[%clk 0:53:39]} b6 {[%clk 0:48:01]} 23. Rac1 {[%clk 0:48:03]} Rac8 {[%clk 0:47:01]} 24. Rc4 {[%clk 0:47:47]} Rc7 {[%clk 0:45:29]} 25. Rdc1 {[%clk 0:47:24]} Rfc8 {[%clk 0:44:40]} 26. b3 {[%clk 0:43:29]} Qa3 {[%clk 0:38:27]} 27. Qd1 {[%clk 0:40:41]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:38:42]} 28. Qf3 {[%clk 0:39:34]} Qa3 {[%clk 0:39:08]} 29. Qd1 {[%clk 0:37:47]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:39:33]} 30. Qf3 {[%clk 0:36:59]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.06”] [Round “2”] [White “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Black “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “4”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13401319”] [BlackElo “2776”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “RUS”] [BlackFideId “4126025”] 1. c4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} c5 {[%clk 1:29:40]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:30]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:29:58]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:29:44]} 4. d4 {[%clk 1:30:19]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:30:08]} 5. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:30:46]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:21]} 6. e4 {[%clk 1:29:39]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:26:59]} 7. Nxc6 {[%clk 1:29:59]} bxc6 {[%clk 1:27:24]} 8. Bd3 {[%clk 1:30:23]} e5 {[%clk 1:27:15]} 9. O-O {[%clk 1:27:13]} O-O {[%clk 1:27:19]} 10. Be3 {[%clk 1:23:56]} Bxc3 {[%clk 1:17:54]} 11. bxc3 {[%clk 1:22:54]} d6 {[%clk 1:18:18]} 12. c5 {[%clk 1:17:40]} d5 {[%clk 1:13:47]} 13. exd5 {[%clk 1:15:19]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:11:59]} 14. Re1 {[%clk 1:12:31]} Nxe3 {[%clk 1:06:11]} 15. Rxe3 {[%clk 1:12:34]} Qd5 {[%clk 1:06:32]} 16. Bc 2 {[%clk 1:04:54]} Qxc5 {[%clk 1:02:04]} 17. Qh5 {[%clk 1:04:50]} g6 {[%clk 0:59:24]} 18. Qxe5 {[%clk 1:04:30]} Qxe5 {[%clk 0:59:46]} 19. Rxe5 {[%clk 1:04:57]} a5 {[%clk 0:54:33]} 20. Rc5 {[%clk 1:01:51]} Be6 {[%clk 0:54:13]} 21. a4 {[%clk 0:59:33]} Rfc8 {[%clk 0:52:34]} 22. Be4 {[%clk 0:58:31]} Bd5 {[%clk 0:51:51]} 23. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:58:45]} cxd5 {[%clk 0:52:16]} 24. Rxd5 {[%clk 0:59:06]} Rxc3 {[%clk 0:52:40]} 25. g3 {[%clk 0:59:09]} Rc4 {[%clk 0:52:30]} 26. Kg2 {[%clk 0:59:23]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:52:51]} 27. Kg1 {[%clk 0:59:49]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:53:14]} 28. Kg2 {[%clk 1:00:14]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:53:41]} 29. Kg1 {[%clk 1:00:38]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:54:08]} 30. Kg2 {[%clk 1:01:03]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:54:33]} 31. Kg1 {[%clk 1:01:29]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.06”] [Round “2”] [White “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Black “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Result “0-1”] [Board “5”] [WhiteElo “2760”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “FRA”] [WhiteFideId “623539”] [WhiteEloChange “-7”] [BlackElo “2627”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ROU”] [BlackFideId “1226380”] [BlackEloChange “7”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:55]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:58]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:19]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:24]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:45]} a6 {[%clk 1:31:47]} 4. Ba4 {[%clk 1:32:11]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:32:13]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:32:36]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:32:38]} 6. d4 {[%clk 1:33:00]} b5 {[%clk 1:33:05]} 7. Bb3 {[%clk 1:33:17]} d5 {[%clk 1:33:32]} 8. dxe5 {[%clk 1:33:34]} Be6 {[%clk 1:33:59]} 9. Nbd2 {[%clk 1:32:38]} Be7 {[%clk 1:34:16]} 10. c3 {[%clk 1:31:49]} O-O {[%clk 1:34:36]} 11. Bc2 {[%clk 1:30:02]} f5 {[%clk 1:34:49]} 12. exf6 {[%clk 1:30:03]} Nxf6 {[%clk 1:35:12]} 13. a4 {[%clk 1:28:32]} b4 {[%clk 1:35:32]} 14. Re1 {[%clk 1:27:41]} Bg4 {[%clk 1:31:02]} 15. Nf1 {[%clk 1:16:24]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:24:25]} 16. Be3 {[%clk 1:08:10]} d4 {[%clk 0:53:53]} 17. cxd4 {[%clk 1:08:02]} Nxd4 {[%clk 0:53:12]} 18. Bxd4 {[%clk 1:08:19]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:53:38]} 19. Qxf3 {[%clk 1:08:00]} Qxd4 {[%clk 0:53:46]} 20. Rad1 {[%clk 1:08:18]} Qxb2 {[%clk 0:52:09]} 21. Re2 {[%clk 1:07:23]} Qc3 {[%clk 0:51:46]} 22. Rd3 {[%clk 1:07:44]} Qa1 {[%clk 0:52:06]} 23. Rd1 {[%clk 1:07:57]} Qc3 {[%clk 0:52:30]} 24. Rd3 {[%clk 1:08:21]} Qa1 {[%clk 0:52:57]} 25. g4 {[%clk 0:56:28]} b3 {[%clk 0:38:07]} 26. Bxb3+ {[%clk 0:53:33]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:38:27]} 27. g5 {[%clk 0:51:01]} Ng8 {[%clk 0:35:57]} 28. Qd5 {[%clk 0:44:26]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:27:18]} 29. Rh3 {[%clk 0:40:42]} g6 {[%clk 0:26:34]} 30. Qd3 {[%clk 0:28:15]} Rf5 {[%clk 0:23:02]} 31. Qc3+ {[%clk 0:24:17]} Qxc3 {[%clk 0:23:12]} 32. Rxc3 {[%clk 0:24:40]} Rxg5+ {[%clk 0:23:22]} 33. Ng3 {[%clk 0:25:02]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:22:10]} 34. Kf1 {[%clk 0:25:01]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:20:59]} 35. h3 {[%clk 0:24:15]} Re5 {[%clk 0:14:56]} 36. Bc4 {[%clk 0:23:57]} Rc5 {[%clk 0:04:57]} 37. Rcc2 {[%clk 0:23:06]} Ra5 {[%clk 0:05:12]} 38. Ne4 {[%clk 0:21:22]} Nxe4 {[%clk 0:05:30]} 39. Rxe4 {[%clk 0:21:49]} Rxa4 {[%clk 0:05:53]} 40. h4 {[%clk 0:52:14]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:31:32]} 41. h5 {[%clk 0:52:34]} gxh5 {[%clk 0:31:21]} 42. Re1 {[%clk 0:52:21]} Rbb4 {[%clk 0:31:12]} 43. Be2 {[%clk 0:52:35]} Rh4 {[%clk 0:31:26]} 44. Bf3 {[%clk 0:52:58]} a5 {[%clk 0:30:23]} 0-1 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.07”] [Round “3”] [White “Aronian, Levon”] [Black “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “1”] [WhiteElo “2781”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ARM”] [WhiteFideId “13300474”] [WhiteEloChange “1”] [BlackElo “2820”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “2020009”] [BlackEloChange “-1”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:54]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:08]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:31:17]} 3. e3 {[%clk 1:31:24]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:32]} 4. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:31:40]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:54]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 1:32:01]} c5 {[%clk 1:32:16]} 6. O-O {[%clk 1:32:23]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:32:39]} 7. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:43]} a6 {[%clk 1:32:56]} 8. Ne5 {[%clk 1:23:06]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:17:22]} 9. Nxc6 {[%clk 1:18:34]} Qxc6 {[%clk 1:17:14]} 10. d5 {[%clk 1:17:48]} exd5 {[%clk 1:03:53]} 11. Nxd5 {[%clk 1:18:11]} b5 {[%clk 1:02:40]} 12. Nxf6+ {[%clk 1:14:16]} Qxf6 {[%clk 1:03:05]} 13. Bd5 {[%clk 1:14:28]} Rb8 {[%clk 1:01:54]} 14. e4 {[%clk 1:02:57]} Be7 {[%clk 1:01:42]} 15. a4 {[%clk 1:03:23]} O-O {[%clk 0:53:56]} 16. axb5 {[%clk 0:35:47]} Rxb5 {[%clk 0:53:30]} 17. Ra3 {[%clk 0:33:49]} Rb6 {[%clk 0:52:44]} 18. Rf3 {[%clk 0:28:55]} Qe5 {[%clk 0:43:18]} 19. Bd2 {[%clk 0:28:24]} Rg6 {[%clk 0:38:54]} 20. Bc3 {[%clk 0:23:37]} Qc7 {[%clk 0:36:12]} 21. Rg3 {[%clk 0:18:39]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:35:34]} 22. Rxg6 {[%clk 0:15:55]} hxg6 {[%clk 0:35:59]} 23. Bxb7 {[%clk 0:13:54]} Qxb7 {[%clk 0:36:17]} 24. Qg4 {[%clk 0:13:59]} c4 {[%clk 0:30:18]} 25. e5 {[%clk 0:13:47]} Bb4 {[%clk 0:23:55]} 26. Bxb4 {[%clk 0:10:38]} Qxb4 {[%clk 0:24:19]} 27. e6 {[%clk 0:11:04]} Qxb2 {[%clk 0:22:46]} 28. Qxc4 {[%clk 0:08:45]} Qf6 {[%clk 0:22:05]} 29. Qxa6 {[%clk 0:06:42]} Qxe6 {[%clk 0:22:30]} 30. Qxe6 {[%clk 0:06:59]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:22:57]} 31. Kh1 {[%clk 0:07:05]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:23:23]} 32. Kg1 {[%clk 0:07:31]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:23:51]} 33. Kh1 {[%clk 0:07:56]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:24:18]} 34. Kg1 {[%clk 0:08:19]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:24:11]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.07”] [Round “3”] [White “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Black “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “2”] [WhiteElo “2627”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1226380”] [WhiteEloChange “2”] [BlackElo “2770”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “AZE”] [BlackFideId “13401319”] [BlackEloChange “-2”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:47]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:23]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:51]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:29:28]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:59]} 4. g3 {[%clk 1:29:32]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:31:09]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 1:29:56]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:30]} 6. Qa4 {[%clk 1:30:17]} Bb4+ {[%clk 1:31:39]} 7. Bd2 {[%clk 1:30:36]} Nd5 {[%clk 1:31:38]} 8. Bxb4 {[%clk 1:16:01]} Nxb4 {[%clk 1:32:02]} 9. O-O {[%clk 1:16:26]} Rb8 {[%clk 1:29:18]} 10. Na3 {[%clk 1:16:16]} O-O {[%clk 1:28:14]} 11. Qb5 {[%clk 1:16:27]} b6 {[%clk 1:28:33]} 12. Qxc4 {[%clk 1:16:55]} Ba6 {[%clk 1:28:59]} 13. Nb5 {[%clk 1:17:17]} Qe8 {[%clk 1:29:24]} 14. Rfc1 {[%clk 1:13:49]} Nd5 {[%clk 1:28:59]} 15. e4 {[%clk 1:05:06]} Na5 {[%clk 1:28:11]} 16. Nxc7 {[%clk 1:05:23]} Nxc4 {[%clk 1:28:37]} 17. Nxe8 {[%clk 1:05:44]} Rfxe8 {[%clk 1:29:05]} 18. exd5 {[%clk 1:02:46]} exd5 {[%clk 1:29:32]} 19. b3 {[%clk 1:02:36]} Nd6 {[%clk 1:30:01]} 20. Ne5 {[%clk 0:45:16]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:29:52]} 21. Nc6 {[%clk 0:38:19]} Bxc6 {[%clk 1:26:15]} 22. Rxc6 {[%clk 0:36:38]} Nb5 {[%clk 0:48:23]} 23. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:33:44]} Re7 {[%clk 0:48:33]} 24. Bc4 {[%clk 0:23:48]} Nxd4 {[%clk 0:48:48]} 25. Rd6 {[%clk 0:24:13]} Nf3+ {[%clk 0:46:06]} 26. Kg2 {[%clk 0:24:11]} Ne1+ {[%clk 0:45:31]} 27. Kf1 {[%clk 0:21:21]} Nf3 {[%clk 0:45:49]} 28. h3 {[%clk 0:21:35]} g5 {[%clk 0:42:35]} 29. Rad1 {[%clk 0:14:18]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:41:14]} 30. R6d5 {[%clk 0:07:11]} h6 {[%clk 0:29:33]} 31. Ba6 {[%clk 0:03:39]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:28:52]} 32. Kg2 {[%clk 0:03:57]} Rbe8 {[%clk 0:26:52]} 33. a4 {[%clk 0:02:35]} Rc7 {[%clk 0:22:01]} 34. a5 {[%clk 0:02:15]} Re6 {[%clk 0:18:43]} 35. Re1 {[%clk 0:01:39]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:16:00]} 36. axb6 {[%clk 0:02:00]} axb6 {[%clk 0:15:54]} 37. Re4 {[%clk 0:01:10]} Rc3 {[%clk 0:13:47]} 38. Rb5 {[%clk 0:00:45]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:12:48]} 39. Rxe6+ {[%clk 0:00:47]} Kxe6 {[%clk 0:11:30]} 40. Rb4 {[%clk 0:31:03]} Kd6 {[%clk 0:40:26]} 41. Bc4 {[%clk 0:28:16]} f6 {[%clk 0:40:17]} 42. Rb5 {[%clk 0:26:23]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:39:26]} 43. f4 {[%clk 0:26:08]} Rc2+ {[%clk 0:36:56]} 44. Kf3 {[%clk 0:24:59]} Rc3+ {[%clk 0:37:24]} 45. Kg2 {[%clk 0:25:10]} Rc2+ {[%clk 0:37:51]} 46. Kf3 {[%clk 0:25:35]} Rc3+ {[%clk 0:38:18]} 47. Kg2 {[%clk 0:25:55]} Rc2+ {[%clk 0:38:45]} 48. Kf3 {[%clk 0:26:19]} Rc3+ {[%clk 0:39:11]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.07”] [Round “3”] [White “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “3”] [WhiteElo “2776”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “RUS”] [WhiteFideId “4126025”] [BlackElo “2770”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “5202213”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:51]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:20]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:15]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:30:41]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:32]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:34]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:31:42]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:30:15]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:31:56]} Nd6 {[%clk 1:29:42]} 6. Bxc6 {[%clk 1:32:13]} dxc6 {[%clk 1:30:03]} 7. dxe5 {[%clk 1:32:41]} Nf5 {[%clk 1:30:21]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%clk 1:33:05]} Kxd8 {[%clk 1:30:44]} 9. h3 {[%clk 1:33:25]} Be7 {[%clk 1:24:50]} 10. Rd1+ {[%clk 1:25:09]} Ke8 {[%clk 1:23:45]} 11. g4 {[%clk 1:24:02]} Nh4 {[%clk 1:24:00]} 12. Nxh4 {[%clk 1:24:29]} Bxh4 {[%clk 1:24:22]} 13. Nc3 {[%clk 1:24:56]} h5 {[%clk 1:17:53]} 14. g5 {[%clk 1:24:42]} f6 {[%clk 1:17:11]} 15. exf6 {[%clk 1:24:23]} gxf6 {[%clk 1:17:33]} 16. Ne4 {[%clk 1:24:35]} fxg5 {[%clk 1:13:48]} 17. Bxg5 {[%clk 1:24:15]} Bxg5 {[%clk 1:14:11]} 18. Nxg5 {[%clk 1:24:41]} Ke7 {[%clk 1:14:01]} 19. Re1+ {[%clk 1:09:49]} Kf6 {[%clk 1:12:19]} 20. Ne4+ {[%clk 1:09:43]} Kf7 {[%clk 1:05:55]} 21. Ng5+ {[%clk 1:08:41]} Kf6 {[%clk 1:05:52]} 22. Ne4+ {[%clk 1:08:56]} Kf7 {[%clk 1:05:59]} 23. Ng5+ {[%clk 1:09:07]} Kf6 {[%clk 1:03:54]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.07”] [Round “3”] [White “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Black “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “4”] [WhiteElo “2765”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13400924”] [BlackElo “2760”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “FRA”] [BlackFideId “623539”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:21]} g6 {[%clk 1:31:23]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:40]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:49]} 4. cxd5 {[%clk 1:32:01]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:32:16]} 5. e4 {[%clk 1:32:22]} Nxc3 {[%clk 1:32:43]} 6. bxc3 {[%clk 1:32:44]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:33:10]} 7. Nf3 {[%clk 1:32:05]} c5 {[%clk 1:33:34]} 8. Rb1 {[%clk 1:31:21]} O-O {[%clk 1:33:46]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 1:31:41]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:34:13]} 10. cxd4 {[%clk 1:32:04]} Qa5+ {[%clk 1:34:41]} 11. Bd2 {[%clk 1:32:05]} Qxa2 {[%clk 1:35:07]} 12. O-O {[%clk 1:32:18]} Bg4 {[%clk 1:35:34]} 13. Rxb7 {[%clk 1:07:32]} Bxf3 {[%clk 1:35:26]} 14. Bxf3 {[%clk 1:04:50]} Bxd4 {[%clk 1:35:48]} 15. e5 {[%clk 1:04:13]} Na6 {[%clk 1:36:09]} 16. Rxe7 {[%clk 1:03:53]} Rad8 {[%clk 1:36:33]} 17. e6 {[%clk 1:04:18]} fxe6 {[%clk 1:36:56]} 18. Qe1 {[%clk 1:04:44]} Nc5 {[%clk 1:37:17]} 19. Be3 {[%clk 1:04:41]} Nd3 {[%clk 1:37:39]} 20. Bxd4 {[%clk 1:05:02]} Nxe1 {[%clk 1:38:05]} 21. Rg7+ {[%clk 1:05:27]} Kh8 {[%clk 1:38:31]} 22. Rd7+ {[%clk 1:05:51]} Kg8 {[%clk 1:38:59]} 23. Rg7+ {[%clk 1:06:16]} Kh8 {[%clk 1:39:26]} 24. Rd7+ {[%clk 1:06:40]} Kg8 {[%clk 1:39:53]} 25. Rg7+ {[%clk 1:06:53]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.07”] [Round “3”] [White “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Black “Giri, Anish”] [Result “1-0”] [Board “5”] [WhiteElo “2656”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1207822”] [WhiteEloChange “7”] [BlackElo “2780”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “NED”] [BlackFideId “24116068”] [BlackEloChange “-7”] 1. c4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:02]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:14]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:36]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:30:30]} 4. e3 {[%clk 1:31:57]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:28:59]} 5. Qc2 {[%clk 1:32:10]} Bxc3 {[%clk 1:29:06]} 6. Qxc3 {[%clk 1:32:19]} Qe7 {[%clk 1:29:27]} 7. d4 {[%clk 1:32:29]} Ne4 {[%clk 1:25:54]} 8. Qd3 {[%clk 1:30:40]} exd4 {[%clk 1:26:16]} 9. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:30:53]} Nc5 {[%clk 1:26:38]} 10. Qd1 {[%clk 1:26:58]} Nxd4 {[%clk 1:26:51]} 11. Qxd4 {[%clk 1:27:23]} O-O {[%clk 1:24:55]} 12. Be2 {[%clk 1:24:20]} b6 {[%clk 1:24:45]} 13. O-O {[%clk 1:19:14]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:23:21]} 14. f3 {[%clk 1:18:12]} a5 {[%clk 1:14:41]} 15. Bd2 {[%clk 1:11:47]} f5 {[%clk 1:08:35]} 16. Rad1 {[%clk 1:02:51]} d6 {[%clk 1:02:22]} 17. b3 {[%clk 1:00:25]} Rae8 {[%clk 1:01:54]} 18. Rf2 {[%clk 0:57:44]} Rf6 {[%clk 0:52:27]} 19. Bd3 {[%clk 0:47:41]} Qf7 {[%clk 0:36:30]} 20. Re2 {[%clk 0:30:27]} Qh5 {[%clk 0:14:19]} 21. Be1 {[%clk 0:28:13]} Be4 {[%clk 0:13:52]} 22. Bb1 {[%clk 0:19:15]} Rg6 {[%clk 0:11:26]} 23. Bg3 {[%clk 0:15:44]} Bxb1 {[%clk 0:11:49]} 24. Rxb1 {[%clk 0:16:07]} Ne4 {[%clk 0:11:50]} 25. Rbe1 {[%clk 0:06:04]} Nxg3 {[%clk 0:11:37]} 26. Qd5+ {[%clk 0:06:21]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:08:02]} 27. hxg3 {[%clk 0:06:46]} Rxg3 {[%clk 0:08:19]} 28. e4 {[%clk 0:06:39]} Qxf3 {[%clk 0:08:07]} 29. Qf7 {[%clk 0:06:49]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:07:23]} 30. exf5 {[%clk 0:06:53]} Qc6 {[%clk 0:01:35]} 31. Rf2 {[%clk 0:05:43]} Qc5 {[%clk 0:01:54]} 32. Re7 {[%clk 0:03:39]} Qd4 {[%clk 0:01:13]} 33. Re8 {[%clk 0:02:15]} Rxg2+ {[%clk 0:00:47]} 34. Kxg2 {[%clk 0:02:37]} Qg4+ {[%clk 0:01:14]} 35. Kh2 {[%clk 0:02:58]} Qh4+ {[%clk 0:01:38]} 36. Kg2 {[%clk 0:02:33]} Qg4+ {[%clk 0:02:01]} 37. Kf1 {[%clk 0:02:51]} Qh3+ {[%clk 0:01:55]} 38. Ke1 {[%clk 0:00:44]} Qc3+ {[%clk 0:02:10]} 39. Rd2 {[%clk 0:00:51]} 1-0 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.08”] [Round “4”] [White “So, Wesley”] [Black “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Result “1-0”] [Board “1”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “USA”] [WhiteFideId “5202213”] [WhiteEloChange “6”] [BlackElo “2820”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “2020009”] [BlackEloChange “-6”] 1. c4 {[%clk 1:30:53]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:40]} 2. g3 {[%clk 1:30:56]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:30]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 1:30:50]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:30:42]} 4. d3 {[%clk 1:29:52]} c6 {[%clk 1:30:34]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 1:29:55]} d6 {[%clk 1:30:52]} 6. O-O {[%clk 1:29:49]} O-O {[%clk 1:31:11]} 7. Nc3 {[%clk 1:29:29]} a5 {[%clk 1:30:49]} 8. d4 {[%clk 1:22:25]} exd4 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 9. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:22:46]} a4 {[%clk 1:30:59]} 10. Rb1 {[%clk 1:18:30]} Re8 {[%clk 1:25:12]} 11. e3 {[%clk 1:05:46]} Qa5 {[%clk 1:10:59]} 12. Bd2 {[%clk 1:04:55]} Bg4 {[%clk 1:05:21]} 13. f3 {[%clk 0:53:52]} Bh5 {[%clk 1:05:16]} 14. Ne4 {[%clk 0:38:28]} Qd8 {[%clk 0:59:24]} 15. Nxc5 {[%clk 0:35:06]} dxc5 {[%clk 0:59:41]} 16. Ne2 {[%clk 0:35:33]} Qd3 {[%clk 0:59:06]} 17. Nf4 {[%clk 0:33:21]} Qxc4 {[%clk 0:58:44]} 18. b3 {[%clk 0:32:50]} axb3 {[%clk 0:59:00]} 19. axb3 {[%clk 0:32:58]} Qb5 {[%clk 0:59:15]} 20. e4 {[%clk 0:32:18]} Bg6 {[%clk 0:56:44]} 21. Bc3 {[%clk 0:29:28]} Na6 {[%clk 0:46:14]} 22. h4 {[%clk 0:27:51]} h5 {[%clk 0:34:10]} 23. Qc1 {[%clk 0:26:19]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:31:11]} 24. Rd1 {[%clk 0:23:28]} Rad8 {[%clk 0:28:01]} 25. Qb2 {[%clk 0:22:42]} c4 {[%clk 0:14:14]} 26. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:22:02]} gxf6 {[%clk 0:14:38]} 27. Qxf6 {[%clk 0:22:19]} Rxd1+ {[%clk 0:14:08]} 28. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:22:46]} Qc5+ {[%clk 0:14:10]} 29. Kh2 {[%clk 0:22:19]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:12:58]} 30. Qxe7 {[%clk 0:22:25]} Rxe7 {[%clk 0:13:24]} 31. bxc4 {[%clk 0:22:51]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:13:41]} 32. Bh3 {[%clk 0:16:44]} Nc5 {[%clk 0:13:06]} 33. Rd6 {[%clk 0:16:52]} f6 {[%clk 0:11:54]} 34. Ne6+ {[%clk 0:10:22]} Nxe6 {[%clk 0:12:17]} 35. Bxe6 {[%clk 0:10:47]} Be8 {[%clk 0:09:15]} 36. c5 {[%clk 0:09:36]} Bf7 {[%clk 0:09:41]} 37. Bc8 {[%clk 0:09:58]} Re5 {[%clk 0:08:51]} 38. Bxb7 {[%clk 0:09:47]} Rxc5 {[%clk 0:09:16]} 39. Rxc6 {[%clk 0:09:48]} Rb5 {[%clk 0:09:21]} 40. Ba6 {[%clk 0:38:58]} Rb2+ {[%clk 0:39:36]} 41. Kg1 {[%clk 0:39:21]} Be8 {[%clk 0:39:15]} 42. Rc5 {[%clk 0:36:06]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:37:39]} 43. Kf1 {[%clk 0:36:28]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:37:13]} 44. Be2 {[%clk 0:35:57]} Be8 {[%clk 0:36:38]} 45. Kf2 {[%clk 0:36:10]} Rb3 {[%clk 0:37:00]} 46. Rd5 {[%clk 0:35:34]} Ra3 {[%clk 0:36:45]} 47. Bd3 {[%clk 0:35:15]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:36:19]} 48. Ke3 {[%clk 0:35:25]} Rb3 {[%clk 0:36:28]} 49. Kf4 {[%clk 0:35:34]} Rb4 {[%clk 0:36:53]} 50. Rc5 {[%clk 0:33:24]} Bf7 {[%clk 0:36:49]} 51. Rc7 {[%clk 0:32:27]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:35:51]} 52. g4 {[%clk 0:25:59]} 1-0 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.08”] [Round “4”] [White “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Black “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Result “1-0”] [Board “2”] [WhiteElo “2776”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “RUS”] [WhiteFideId “4126025”] [WhiteEloChange “3”] [BlackElo “2627”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ROU”] [BlackFideId “1226380”] [BlackEloChange “-3”] 1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:47]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:52]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:30:46]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:18]} 3. c4 {[%clk 1:30:52]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:45]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 1:30:54]} c5 {[%clk 1:32:05]} 5. cxd5 {[%clk 1:20:26]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:29:44]} 6. Qxd4 {[%clk 1:20:48]} exd5 {[%clk 1:30:03]} 7. Bg5 {[%clk 1:15:23]} Be7 {[%clk 1:30:24]} 8. e3 {[%clk 0:44:21]} O-O {[%clk 1:30:33]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 0:43:23]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:11:57]} 10. Qd3 {[%clk 0:43:20]} h6 {[%clk 1:00:18]} 11. Bh4 {[%clk 0:39:11]} Be6 {[%clk 0:52:09]} 12. O-O {[%clk 0:38:28]} Qb6 {[%clk 0:50:48]} 13. a3 {[%clk 0:3 4:42]} Rfd8 {[%clk 0:48:07]} 14. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:34:06]} Ne4 {[%clk 0:33:45]} 15. Bxe7 {[%clk 0:28:03]} Nxe7 {[%clk 0:33:56]} 16. Nd4 {[%clk 0:23:40]} Nxc3 {[%clk 0:24:44]} 17. Qxc3 {[%clk 0:23:32]} Rac8 {[%clk 0:24:52]} 18. Qd2 {[%clk 0:17:00]} Nf5 {[%clk 0:20:33]} 19. Bf3 {[%clk 0:11:04]} Rc4 {[%clk 0:12:11]} 20. Nxf5 {[%clk 0:08:19]} Bxf5 {[%clk 0:12:35]} 21. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:08:13]} Be6 {[%clk 0:07:31]} 22. e4 {[%clk 0:08:29]} Bxd5 {[%clk 0:02:10]} 23. exd5 {[%clk 0:08:32]} Qb5 {[%clk 0:02:01]} 24. h3 {[%clk 0:01:41]} Rd6 {[%clk 0:01:45]} 25. b4 {[%clk 0:01:31]} Rc7 {[%clk 0:00:38]} 26. Qf4 {[%clk 0:00:40]} Rcd7 {[%clk 0:00:36]} 27. Rac1 {[%clk 0:00:34]} Rxd5 {[%clk 0:00:34]} 28. Rxd5 {[%clk 0:00:36]} Qxd5 {[%clk 0:01:02]} 29. Qb8+ {[%clk 0:00:59]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:01:28]} 30. Qxa7 {[%clk 0:01:20]} Qd2 {[%clk 0:01:47]} 31. Qc5 {[%clk 0:01:16]} g6 {[%clk 0:01:45]} 32. Qc3 {[%clk 0:00:56]} Qf4 {[%clk 0:02:05]} 33. Re1 {[%clk 0:00:59]} Rd2 {[%clk 0:02:16]} 34. Qe3 {[%clk 0:01:08]} Qd6 {[%clk 0:02:32]} 35. Qf3 {[%clk 0:00:39]} Qc7 {[%clk 0:02:08]} 36. Qf6 {[%clk 0:00:47]} Rd6 {[%clk 0:02:29]} 37. Qe7 {[%clk 0:00:53]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:02:13]} 38. Qe5 {[%clk 0:01:07]} Qd8 {[%clk 0:02:15]} 39. g3 {[%clk 0:00:53]} b6 {[%clk 0:02:07]} 40. a4 {[%clk 0:30:34]} Rd4 {[%clk 0:32:14]} 41. Re4 {[%clk 0:14:35]} Rd1+ {[%clk 0:25:30]} 42. Kh2 {[%clk 0:10:17]} Qa8 {[%clk 0:25:32]} 43. b5 {[%clk 0:06:41]} Rf1 {[%clk 0:20:54]} 44. Qd4 {[%clk 0:05:54]} Qb7 {[%clk 0:17:49]} 45. Qe3 {[%clk 0:05:12]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:17:00]} 46. Qd4 {[%clk 0:03:15]} Rf1 {[%clk 0:14:04]} 47. Qe3 {[%clk 0:03:01]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:12:11]} 48. g4 {[%clk 0:02:43]} Rd1 {[%clk 0:11:54]} 49. Qf3 {[%clk 0:01:19]} Rd4 {[%clk 0:11:38]} 50. Re3 {[%clk 0:01:47]} Qc7+ {[%clk 0:09:30]} 51. Qg3 {[%clk 0:01:57]} Qd7 {[%clk 0:08:20]} 52. Qb8 {[%clk 0:01:48]} Rxa4 {[%clk 0:08:35]} 53. Qxb6 {[%clk 0:00:38]} Rf4 {[%clk 0:06:43]} 54. Kg3 {[%clk 0:01:04]} g5 {[%clk 0:04:52]} 55. Rf3 {[%clk 0:00:37]} Rb4 {[%clk 0:04:14]} 56. Qc6 {[%clk 0:00:51]} Qe6 {[%clk 0:02:49]} 57. Kg2 {[%clk 0:00:41]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:00:36]} 58. Qa8+ {[%clk 0:00:40]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 59. Qf8 {[%clk 0:00:51]} Rf4 {[%clk 0:00:38]} 60. Rxf4 {[%clk 0:01:16]} gxf4 {[%clk 0:01:00]} 61. Qa8 {[%clk 0:00:54]} h5 {[%clk 0:01:29]} 62. Qc6 {[%clk 0:01:06]} 1-0 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.08”] [Round “4”] [White “Giri, Anish”] [Black “Aronian, Levon”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “3”] [WhiteElo “2780”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “NED”] [WhiteFideId “24116068”] [BlackElo “2781”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ARM”] [BlackFideId “13300474”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:53]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:24]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:17]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:47]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 4. g3 {[%clk 1:32:13]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:32:04]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 1:32:41]} c5 {[%clk 1:32:27]} 6. O-O {[%clk 1:33:04]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:32:52]} 7. dxc5 {[%clk 1:33:31]} Qxd1 {[%clk 1:33:15]} 8. Rxd1 {[%clk 1:33:58]} Bxc5 {[%clk 1:33:36]} 9. Nbd2 {[%clk 1:34:23]} c3 {[%clk 1:33:58]} 10. bxc3 {[%clk 1:34:51]} O-O {[%clk 1:34:18]} 11. Nb3 {[%clk 1:35:12]} Be7 {[%clk 1:34:42]} 12. c4 {[%clk 1:35:38]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:35:02]} 13. a4 {[%clk 1:35:46]} Rad8 {[%clk 1:28:57]} 14. Bb2 {[%clk 1:15:56]} Bc8 {[%clk 0:56:45]} 15. Nfd4 {[%clk 0:59:27]} Nxd4 {[%clk 0:56:48]} 16. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:59:37]} b6 {[%clk 0:57:15]} 17. a5 {[%clk 0:53:02]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:57:37]} 18. axb6 {[%clk 0:52:02]} axb6 {[%clk 0:57:55]} 19. Bc6 {[%clk 0:52:05]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:52:07]} 20. Bb5 {[%clk 0:38:31]} g5 {[%clk 0:49:47]} 21. f4 {[%clk 0:22:22]} gxf4 {[%clk 0:46:26]} 22. gxf4 {[%clk 0:22:31]} Bxd4+ {[%clk 0:25:40]} 23. Rxd4 {[%clk 0:20:51]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:22:31]} 24. Ra7 {[%clk 0:20:10]} e5 {[%clk 0:16:16]} 25. fxe5 {[%clk 0:20:07]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:16:43]} 26. Ra8 {[%clk 0:17:44]} Rxd4 {[%clk 0:15:40]} 27. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:18:02]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:16:02]} 28. Rb8 {[%clk 0:18:16]} Be6 {[%clk 0:16:00]} 29. Rxb6 {[%clk 0:18:42]} Bxc4 {[%clk 0:16:05]} 30. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:18:39]} Nxc4 {[%clk 0:16:31]} 31. Rc6 {[%clk 0:18:51]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:16:55]} 32. Rb6 {[%clk 0:19:19]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:17:18]} 33. Rc6 {[%clk 0:19:47]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:17:43]} 34. Rb6 {[%clk 0:20:16]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:16:29]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.08”] [Round “4”] [White “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Black “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “4”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13401319”] [BlackElo “2765”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “AZE”] [BlackFideId “13400924”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:23]} g6 {[%clk 1:31:08]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:48]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:31:29]} 4. g3 {[%clk 1:32:13]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:28]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 1:28:20]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:25:51]} 6. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:27:22]} O-O {[%clk 1:25:13]} 7. Nc3 {[%clk 1:27:40]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:20:52]} 8. Nd5 {[%clk 1:27:35]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:19:48]} 9. cxd5 {[%clk 1:28:00]} d6 {[%clk 1:19:45]} 10. O-O {[%clk 1:28:18]} Qb6 {[%clk 1:17:31]} 11. Nb3 {[%clk 1:28:44]} Qa6 {[%clk 1:12:32]} 12. Re1 {[%clk 1:17:00]} Nd7 {[%clk 1:07:20]} 13. e4 {[%clk 1:13:37]} Ne5 {[%clk 1:02:09]} 14. Bg5 {[%clk 1:10:22]} Bg4 {[%clk 0:57:11]} 15. f3 {[%clk 1:10:05]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:57:26]} 16. Bf1 {[%clk 1:08:55]} Qb6+ {[%clk 0:55:38]} 17. Be3 {[%clk 1:07:57]} Qb4 {[%clk 0:55:17]} 18. Bd2 {[%clk 1:07:42]} Qb6+ {[%clk 0:55:44]} 19. Be3 {[%clk 1:07:38]} Qb4 {[%clk 0:56:11]} 20. Bd2 {[%clk 1:08:04]} Qb6+ {[%clk 0:56:35]} 21. Be3 {[%clk 1:08:31]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.08”] [Round “4”] [White “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Black “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “5”] [WhiteElo “2760”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “FRA”] [WhiteFideId “623539”] [WhiteEloChange “-1”] [BlackElo “2656”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ROU”] [BlackFideId “1207822”] [BlackEloChange “1”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:31:22]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:22]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:47]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:47]} 4. e5 {[%clk 1:32:14]} Nfd7 {[%clk 1:32:10]} 5. f4 {[%clk 1:32:41]} c5 {[%clk 1:32:34]} 6. Nf3 {[%clk 1:33:08]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:32:57]} 7. Be3 {[%clk 1:33:34]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:33:04]} 8. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:33:59]} Qb6 {[%clk 1:33:27]} 9. Qd2 {[%clk 1:34:06]} Qxb2 {[%clk 1:33:29]} 10. Rb1 {[%clk 1:34:31]} Qa3 {[%clk 1:33:51]} 11. Bb5 {[%clk 1:34:50]} Nxd4 {[%clk 1:32:58]} 12. Bxd4 {[%clk 1:35:08]} a6 {[%clk 1:33:07]} 13. Bxd7+ {[%clk 1:35:30]} Bxd7 {[%clk 1:33:31]} 14. Rxb7 {[%clk 1:35:55]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:29:35]} 15. O-O {[%clk 1:34:27]} Bc8 {[%clk 1:24:12]} 16. Rb6 {[%clk 1:29:22]} O-O {[%clk 1:13:30]} 17. Rb1 {[%clk 1:24:23]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:07:53]} 18. R6b3 {[%clk 1:02:39]} Qa5 {[%clk 0:55:16]} 19. Bxc5 {[%clk 1:01:38]} Qxc5+ {[%clk 0:53:56]} 20. Qf2 {[%clk 1:00:58]} Qxf2+ {[%clk 0:46:36]} 21. Kxf2 {[%clk 0:58:48]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:45:32]} 22. Ne2 {[%clk 0:57:07]} Ba4 {[%clk 0:28:01]} 23. Rc3 {[%clk 0:55:17]} Rfc8 {[%clk 0:24:54]} 24. Rxc8+ {[%clk 0:54:31]} Rxc8 {[%clk 0:25:20]} 25. Nd4 {[%clk 0:54:51]} g6 {[%clk 0:22:57]} 26. Ke3 {[%clk 0:49:34]} Rc4 {[%clk 0:16:54]} 27. a3 {[%clk 0:38:01]} Bxc2 {[%clk 0:12:28]} 28. Rc1 {[%clk 0:38:21]} Bd3 {[%clk 0:12:31]} 29. Rxc4 {[%clk 0:38:46]} Bxc4 {[%clk 0:12:46]} 30. g4 {[%clk 0:37:40]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:09:00]} 31. Nc2 {[%clk 0:35:03]} Bb3 {[%clk 0:08:46]} 32. Nb4 {[%clk 0:31:40]} Bc4 {[%clk 0:08:22]} 33. g5 {[%clk 0:31:23]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:08:02]} 34. Kd4 {[%clk 0:31:16]} h5 {[%clk 0:07:21]} 35. Nc6 {[%clk 0:29:06]} Bb5 {[%clk 0:07:34]} 36. Na5 {[%clk 0:29:23]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:07:37]} 37. Kc5 {[%clk 0:29:11]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:07:24]} 38. Nb3 {[%clk 0:29:32]} Bc4 {[%clk 0:06:02]} 39. Nd4 {[%clk 0:28:00]} Bd3 {[%clk 0:06:17]} 40. a4 {[%clk 0:58:23]} Bf1 {[%clk 0:36:15]} 41. a5 {[%clk 0:58:12]} Bd3 {[%clk 0:36:26]} 42. Kc6 {[%clk 0:57:10]} Bc4 {[%clk 0:34:43]} 43. Kc5 {[%clk 0:57:23]} Bd3 {[%clk 0:35:03]} 44. Kc6 {[%clk 0:56:51]} Bc4 {[%clk 0:35:19]} 45. Kc5 {[%clk 0:56:33]} Bd3 {[%clk 0:35:02]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.09”] [Round “5”] [White “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “1”] [WhiteElo “2627”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1226380”] [WhiteEloChange ” 2″] [BlackElo “2770”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “5202213”] [BlackEloChange “-2”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:29:48]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:26]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:08]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:49]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:31]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 1:32:11]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:28:45]} 5. e4 {[%clk 1:29:17]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:28:57]} 6. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:20:14]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:29:15]} 7. O-O {[%clk 1:20:39]} Nxc3 {[%clk 1:29:39]} 8. bxc3 {[%clk 1:21:03]} Be7 {[%clk 1:30:05]} 9. Ne5 {[%clk 1:18:16]} O-O {[%clk 1:29:25]} 10. Qg4 {[%clk 1:17:31]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:29:07]} 11. Re1 {[%clk 1:14:51]} f5 {[%clk 1:28:28]} 12. Qf3 {[%clk 1:11:25]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:27:05]} 13. Rxe5 {[%clk 1:11:19]} Kh8 {[%clk 1:27:31]} 14. Bf4 {[%clk 1:10:15]} Bd6 {[%clk 1:27:23]} 15. Re2 {[%clk 0:54:59]} Bxf4 {[%clk 1:27:22]} 16. Qxf4 {[%clk 0:55:22]} Qd6 {[%clk 1:27:44]} 17. Qxd6 {[%clk 0:50:11]} cxd6 {[%clk 1:28:06]} 18. Bxe6 {[%clk 0:50:38]} Re8 {[%clk 1:28:28]} 19. Rae1 {[%clk 0:49:51]} Bxe6 {[%clk 1:27:55]} 20. Rxe6 {[%clk 0:49:56]} Rxe6 {[%clk 1:28:20]} 21. Rxe6 {[%clk 0:50:18]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:28:43]} 22. Rxd6 {[%clk 0:50:23]} Kg8 {[%clk 1:29:05]} 23. h4 {[%clk 0:42:24]} Rxc3 {[%clk 1:28:52]} 24. Rd8+ {[%clk 0:42:22]} Kf7 {[%clk 1:29:13]} 25. Rd7+ {[%clk 0:42:48]} Kf6 {[%clk 1:29:37]} 26. Rxb7 {[%clk 0:43:13]} Ra3 {[%clk 1:29:08]} 27. d5 {[%clk 0:39:06]} Rxa2 {[%clk 1:28:01]} 28. d6 {[%clk 0:39:30]} Rd2 {[%clk 1:28:24]} 29. Rxa7 {[%clk 0:39:40]} Rxd6 {[%clk 1:28:47]} 30. g3 {[%clk 0:40:01]} h5 {[%clk 1:29:09]} 31. Kg2 {[%clk 0:40:16]} Re6 {[%clk 1:29:35]} 32. Ra8 {[%clk 0:40:35]} Rd6 {[%clk 1:29:59]} 33. Rf8+ {[%clk 0:40:41]} Kg6 {[%clk 1:30:23]} 34. Re8 {[%clk 0:41:00]} Kf6 {[%clk 1:30:47]} 35. Rf8+ {[%clk 0:41:19]} Kg6 {[%clk 1:31:13]} 36. Re8 {[%clk 0:41:44]} Kf6 {[%clk 1:31:39]} 37. Rf8+ {[%clk 0:42:09]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.09”] [Round “5”] [White “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Black “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “2”] [WhiteElo “2765”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13400924”] [BlackElo “2776”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “RUS”] [BlackFideId “4126025”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:54]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:34]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:19]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:41]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:19]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 1:32:01]} Be7 {[%clk 1:30:32]} 5. Bf4 {[%clk 1:19:18]} O-O {[%clk 1:30:37]} 6. e3 {[%clk 1:19:41]} Nbd7 {[%clk 1:30:10]} 7. c5 {[%clk 1:17:15]} Nh5 {[%clk 1:29:00]} 8. Bd3 {[%clk 1:14:55]} Nxf4 {[%clk 1:28:40]} 9. exf4 {[%clk 1:15:19]} b6 {[%clk 1:29:05]} 10. b4 {[%clk 1:15:40]} a5 {[%clk 1:29:32]} 11. a3 {[%clk 1:16:03]} c6 {[%clk 1:29:57]} 12. O-O {[%clk 1:16:23]} Ba6 {[%clk 1:28:09]} 13. Bxa6 {[%clk 1:05:09]} Rxa6 {[%clk 1:28:13]} 14. Qe2 {[%clk 1:05:21]} Qa8 {[%clk 1:27:06]} 15. b5 {[%clk 1:03:28]} cxb5 {[%clk 1:24:42]} 16. Qxb5 {[%clk 1:03:18]} Ra7 {[%clk 1:24:44]} 17. Ne5 {[%clk 0:59:12]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:23:17]} 18. cxb6 {[%clk 0:58:10]} Nc4 {[%clk 1:23:29]} 19. bxa7 {[%clk 0:58:35]} Qxa7 {[%clk 1:23:54]} 20. f5 {[%clk 0:54:32]} Qxd4 {[%clk 1:19:04]} 21. Qd7 {[%clk 0:53:29]} Nd2 {[%clk 1:09:38]} 22. Qxe7 {[%clk 0:49:17]} Nxf1 {[%clk 1:08:42]} 23. fxe6 {[%clk 0:49:18]} fxe6 {[%clk 1:07:21]} 24. Qxe6+ {[%clk 0:48:18]} Kh8 {[%clk 1:07:31]} 25. Rxf1 {[%clk 0:48:21]} Qxc3 {[%clk 1:07:51]} 26. Qxd5 {[%clk 0:48:44]} Qxa3 {[%clk 1:08:14]} 27. g3 {[%clk 0:48:17]} Qb4 {[%clk 1:06:02]} 28. Ra1 {[%clk 0:47:58]} a4 {[%clk 1:06:00]} 29. Qc6 {[%clk 0:46:20]} Qb2 {[%clk 1:02:06]} 30. Qxa4 {[%clk 0:46:10]} Qxf2+ {[%clk 1:02:28]} 31. Kh1 {[%clk 0:46:38]} Qf3+ {[%clk 1:02:50]} 32. Kg1 {[%clk 0:47:06]} Qf2+ {[%clk 1:02:28]} 33. Kh1 {[%clk 0:47:32]} Qf3+ {[%clk 1:02:51]} 34. Kg1 {[%clk 0:47:58]} Qe3+ {[%clk 1:03:04]} 35. Kh1 {[%clk 0:48:10]} Qf3+ {[%clk 1:03:30]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.09”] [Round “5”] [White “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Black “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Result “0-1”] [Board “3”] [WhiteElo “2656”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1207822”] [WhiteEloChange “-3”] [BlackElo “2770”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “AZE”] [BlackFideId “13401319”] [BlackEloChange “3”] 1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:56]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:34]} 2. e3 {[%clk 1:31:18]} e6 {[%clk 1:26:03]} 3. c4 {[%clk 1:29:58]} Be7 {[%clk 1:24:51]} 4. b3 {[%clk 1:27:15]} Bf6 {[%clk 1:20:55]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 1:25:46]} Ne7 {[%clk 1:20:34]} 6. Bb2 {[%clk 1:23:07]} c5 {[%clk 1:17:27]} 7. Qc2 {[%clk 1:10:26]} Nbc6 {[%clk 1:10:59]} 8. Na4 {[%clk 0:56:21]} b6 {[%clk 1:09:33]} 9. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:54:23]} gxf6 {[%clk 1:09:58]} 10. cxd5 {[%clk 0:52:53]} Qxd5 {[%clk 0:54:27]} 11. Nc3 {[%clk 0:44:15]} Qh5 {[%clk 0:51:37]} 12. Ne4 {[%clk 0:31:03]} Qg6 {[%clk 0:49:45]} 13. Nh4 {[%clk 0:27:03]} Qh6 {[%clk 0:44:41]} 14. Nd6+ {[%clk 0:26:34]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:42:53]} 15. Nxc8 {[%clk 0:25:59]} Rxc8 {[%clk 0:39:46]} 16. g3 {[%clk 0:25:36]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:40:15]} 17. Be2 {[%clk 0:18:35]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:38:14]} 18. a3 {[%clk 0:17:27]} Rd6 {[%clk 0:36:30]} 19. f4 {[%clk 0:14:09]} Rhd8 {[%clk 0:29:54]} 20. Rd1 {[%clk 0:13:57]} f5 {[%clk 0:29:14]} 21. Nf3 {[%clk 0:11:18]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:26:34]} 22. O-O {[%clk 0:10:56]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:26:13]} 23. Rb1 {[%clk 0:09:40]} a5 {[%clk 0:24:13]} 24. Bb5 {[%clk 0:07:33]} Nce7 {[%clk 0:24:32]} 25. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:06:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:20:13]} 26. Bf1 {[%clk 0:04:41]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:18:37]} 27. h3 {[%clk 0:04:22]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:19:01]} 28. d3 {[%clk 0:04:20]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:15:16]} 29. Re1 {[%clk 0:04:07]} Qg7 {[%clk 0:13:21]} 30. Qf2 {[%clk 0:03:24]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:12:21]} 31. Kh2 {[%clk 0:03:33]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:10:16]} 32. Be2 {[%clk 0:03:28]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:08:55]} 33. Bf1 {[%clk 0:03:45]} e5 {[%clk 0:07:29]} 34. fxe5 {[%clk 0:02:27]} Rg6 {[%clk 0:07:14]} 35. Nh4 {[%clk 0:01:22]} Rxg3 {[%clk 0:07:36]} 36. d4 {[%clk 0:00:43]} Qg5 {[%clk 0:05:55]} 37. Ng2 {[%clk 0:00:40]} cxd4 {[%clk 0:06:20]} 38. exd4 {[%clk 0:00:51]} Nxd4 {[%clk 0:06:44]} 0-1 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.09”] [Round “5”] [White “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Black “Giri, Anish”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “4”] [WhiteElo “2820”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “USA”] [WhiteFideId “2020009”] [WhiteEloChange “-1”] [BlackElo “2780”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “NED”] [BlackFideId “24116068”] [BlackEloChange “1”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:57]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:22]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:23]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:46]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:40]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:32:03]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:32:06]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:32:25]} Nd6 {[%clk 1:32:33]} 6. Bxc6 {[%clk 1:32:28]} dxc6 {[%clk 1:32:58]} 7. dxe5 {[%clk 1:32:52]} Nf5 {[%clk 1:33:25]} 8. Qe2 {[%clk 1:33:13]} Nd4 {[%clk 1:27:53]} 9. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:33:33]} Qxd4 {[%clk 1:28:20]} 10. h3 {[%clk 1:33:51]} Be6 {[%clk 1:21:36]} 11. Rd1 {[%clk 1:33:42]} Qc4 {[%clk 1:21:18]} 12. Rd3 {[%clk 1:34:01]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:55:51]} 13. b3 {[%clk 1:33:45]} Qh4 {[%clk 0:55:48]} 14. Rxd8+ {[%clk 1:33:42]} Qxd8 {[%clk 0:50:00]} 15. Be3 {[%clk 1:30:46]} Be7 {[%clk 0:45:52]} 16. Nc3 {[%clk 1:29:42]} O-O {[%clk 0:46:09]} 17. Rd1 {[%clk 1:23:46]} Qc8 {[%clk 0:46:01]} 18. f4 {[%clk 1:23:45]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:41:04]} 19. Rf1 {[%clk 1:21:42]} f5 {[%clk 0:37:24]} 20. exf6 {[%clk 1:19:22]} Bxf6 {[%clk 0:37:37]} 21. Ne4 {[%clk 1:19:39]} Be7 {[%clk 0:37:30]} 22. Bc5 {[%clk 1:01:44]} Bxc5+ {[%clk 0:35:44]} 23. Nxc5 {[%clk 1:02:06]} Bf5 {[%clk 0:35:49]} 24. g4 {[%clk 0:51:06]} b6 {[%clk 0:35:58]} 25. Na4 {[%clk 0:51:07]} Qe6 {[%clk 0:34:15]} 26. Rf2 {[%clk 0:39:31]} Qg6 {[%clk 0:28:48]} 27. Nc3 {[%clk 0:39:25]} h5 {[%clk 0:27:51]} 28. Rg2 {[%clk 0:39:10]} hxg4 {[%clk 0:25:40]} 29. hxg4 {[%clk 0:39:34]} Qf6 {[%clk 0:24:54]} 30. gxf5 {[%clk 0:27:19]} Qxc3 {[%clk 0:20:40]} 31. Qe5 {[%clk 0:27:39]} Qxe5 {[%clk 0:19:16]} 32. fxe5 {[%clk 0:28:04]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:18:58]} 33. Kh2 {[%clk 0:21:29]} Rd4 {[%clk 0:17:50]} 34. Kg3 {[%clk 0:21:38]} Re4 {[%clk 0:16:17]} 35. e6+ {[%clk 0:22:00]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:16:44]} 36. Kf3 {[%clk 0:22:24]} Re5 {[%clk 0:12:40]} 37. Rg6+ {[%clk 0:21:28]} Kxf5 {[%clk 0:13:07]} 38. Rxg7 {[%clk 0:21:54]} Kxe6 {[%clk 0:13:23]} 39. Rxc7 {[%clk 0:22:18]} Ra5 {[%clk 0:13:44]} 40. Rxc6+ {[%clk 0:52:36]} Kd7 {[%clk 0:44:11]} 41. Rc3 {[%clk 0:52:59]} Rxa2 {[%clk 0:44:39]} 42. Ke4 {[%clk 0:53:22]} Kd6 {[%clk 0 :44:59]} 43. Rc8 {[%clk 0:53:49]} Kd7 {[%clk 0:45:26]} 44. Rc3 {[%clk 0:54:16]} Kd6 {[%clk 0:45:53]} 45. Rc8 {[%clk 0:54:43]} Kd7 {[%clk 0:46:21]} 46. Rc3 {[%clk 0:54:43]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.09”] [Round “5”] [White “Aronian, Levon”] [Black “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “5”] [WhiteElo “2781”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ARM”] [WhiteFideId “13300474”] [BlackElo “2760”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “FRA”] [BlackFideId “623539”] 1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:52]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:47]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:16]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:12]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:40]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:38]} 4. cxd5 {[%clk 1:32:04]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:32:05]} 5. e3 {[%clk 1:32:26]} e6 {[%clk 1:32:31]} 6. Bc4 {[%clk 1:29:19]} Be7 {[%clk 1:29:14]} 7. O-O {[%clk 1:29:41]} O-O {[%clk 1:29:38]} 8. Qe2 {[%clk 1:29:57]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:22:42]} 9. d4 {[%clk 1:25:05]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:14:00]} 10. exd4 {[%clk 1:24:51]} Nb6 {[%clk 0:59:09]} 11. Bd3 {[%clk 1:20:31]} Nxd4 {[%clk 0:59:05]} 12. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:20:53]} Qxd4 {[%clk 0:59:32]} 13. Rd1 {[%clk 1:21:04]} Qh4 {[%clk 0:57:49]} 14. g3 {[%clk 1:20:50]} Qh3 {[%clk 0:58:13]} 15. Be4 {[%clk 1:20:40]} e5 {[%clk 0:57:50]} 16. Bg2 {[%clk 1:17:42]} Qg4 {[%clk 0:57:30]} 17. Qxe5 {[%clk 1:15:40]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:57:43]} 18. Qe1 {[%clk 1:16:05]} Bf5 {[%clk 0:56:43]} 19. h3 {[%clk 1:10:50]} Qb4 {[%clk 0:45:25]} 20. Ne4 {[%clk 1:07:37]} Qxe1+ {[%clk 0:45:06]} 21. Rxe1 {[%clk 1:08:02]} Bd4 {[%clk 0:45:02]} 22. Nd6 {[%clk 1:06:48]} Be6 {[%clk 0:44:53]} 23. Nb5 {[%clk 1:02:26]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:35:24]} 24. Be3 {[%clk 0:53:59]} Bxe3 {[%clk 0:34:31]} 25. Rxe3 {[%clk 0:52:51]} Rad8 {[%clk 0:28:57]} 26. b3 {[%clk 0:43:03]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:22:31]} 27. Re5 {[%clk 0:41:59]} Nb4 {[%clk 0:22:26]} 28. Re2 {[%clk 0:31:53]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:16:01]} 29. Bxc6 {[%clk 0:29:15]} bxc6 {[%clk 0:16:14]} 30. Nxa7 {[%clk 0:29:31]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:16:40]} 31. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:27:24]} Bxb3 {[%clk 0:16:58]} 32. Rb2 {[%clk 0:25:40]} Be6 {[%clk 0:15:53]} 33. a4 {[%clk 0:24:39]} Ra6 {[%clk 0:14:05]} 34. Ne7+ {[%clk 0:22:21]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:14:32]} 35. a5 {[%clk 0:22:32]} g6 {[%clk 0:11:37]} 36. Rb6 {[%clk 0:16:09]} Rfa8 {[%clk 0:11:51]} 37. Rxa6 {[%clk 0:16:18]} Rxa6 {[%clk 0:12:09]} 38. g4 {[%clk 0:14:27]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:12:29]} 39. f4 {[%clk 0:14:45]} f5 {[%clk 0:10:45]} 40. Rb1 {[%clk 0:45:01]} Rxa5 {[%clk 0:40:14]} 41. Nc6 {[%clk 0:45:24]} Ra4 {[%clk 0:39:45]} 42. Rb7+ {[%clk 0:45:38]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:39:57]} 43. Rb8+ {[%clk 0:46:01]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:40:22]} 44. Rb7+ {[%clk 0:46:27]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:40:49]} 45. Rb8+ {[%clk 0:46:51]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:41:17]} 46. Rb7+ {[%clk 0:47:00]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.11”] [Round “6”] [White “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Black “Aronian, Levon”] [Result “1-0”] [Board “1”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13401319”] [WhiteEloChange “5”] [BlackElo “2781”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ARM”] [BlackFideId “13300474”] [BlackEloChange “-5”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:55]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:20]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:20]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:29]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:42]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:53]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:32:08]} 5. Qa4+ {[%clk 1:31:22]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:32:30]} 6. e3 {[%clk 1:31:39]} O-O {[%clk 1:32:52]} 7. Bd2 {[%clk 1:31:54]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:33:11]} 8. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:32:15]} Bd6 {[%clk 1:33:37]} 9. Qc2 {[%clk 1:29:26]} e5 {[%clk 1:33:48]} 10. dxe5 {[%clk 1:29:10]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:34:13]} 11. Nxe5 {[%clk 1:29:36]} Bxe5 {[%clk 1:34:38]} 12. f4 {[%clk 1:29:57]} Bxc3 {[%clk 1:34:52]} 13. Bxc3 {[%clk 1:30:23]} Ng4 {[%clk 1:35:07]} 14. Bd4 {[%clk 1:30:35]} c5 {[%clk 1:35:18]} 15. Bxc5 {[%clk 1:30:54]} Re8 {[%clk 1:35:26]} 16. O-O {[%clk 1:25:50]} Nxe3 {[%clk 1:35:08]} 17. Bxe3 {[%clk 1:23:58]} Rxe3 {[%clk 1:35:33]} 18. Rfe1 {[%clk 1:16:24]} Rxe1+ {[%clk 1:30:33]} 19. Rxe1 {[%clk 1:16:07]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:22:36]} 20. Qb3 {[%clk 1:08:24]} Qf6 {[%clk 1:22:33]} 21. Qxb7 {[%clk 1:05:16]} Qd4+ {[%clk 1:22:30]} 22. Kh1 {[%clk 1:05:40]} Re8 {[%clk 1:22:55]} 23. Rxe8+ {[%clk 0:59:02]} Bxe8 {[%clk 1:23:00]} 24. Bxf7+ {[%clk 0:59:30]} Kf8 {[%clk 1:18:24]} 25. Bb3 {[%clk 0:59:27]} Qc5 {[%clk 1:11:49]} 26. Qd5 {[%clk 0:52:40]} Qc1+ {[%clk 1:12:14]} 27. Bd1 {[%clk 0:48:25]} Qxf4 {[%clk 1:09:06]} 28. Qc5+ {[%clk 0:44:58]} Kg8 {[%clk 1:08:01]} 29. Qxa7 {[%clk 0:39:40]} h5 {[%clk 1:06:30]} 30. h3 {[%clk 0:36:15]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:48:54]} 31. Bb3+ {[%clk 0:35:12]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:43:42]} 32. Qf7 {[%clk 0:35:31]} Qc1+ {[%clk 0:22:54]} 33. Kh2 {[%clk 0:35:52]} Qc5 {[%clk 0:23:20]} 34. Qg8+ {[%clk 0:34:25]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:23:09]} 35. Qe6+ {[%clk 0:34:33]} g6 {[%clk 0:20:01]} 36. Qf6 {[%clk 0:34:07]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:17:55]} 37. h4 {[%clk 0:29:19]} Qc7+ {[%clk 0:15:42]} 38. g3 {[%clk 0:29:41]} Qc8 {[%clk 0:16:08]} 39. Qf4+ {[%clk 0:29:52]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:15:07]} 40. Qf7+ {[%clk 1:00:16]} 1-0 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.11”] [Round “6”] [White “So, Wesley”] [Black “Giri, Anish”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “2”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “USA”] [WhiteFideId “5202213”] [BlackElo “2780”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “NED”] [BlackFideId “24116068”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:50]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:12]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:22]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:30:48]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:31:45]} 4. e3 {[%clk 1:31:02]} O-O {[%clk 1:31:55]} 5. Bd3 {[%clk 1:29:07]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:20]} 6. a3 {[%clk 1:29:26]} Bxc3+ {[%clk 1:31:04]} 7. bxc3 {[%clk 1:29:48]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:31:17]} 8. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:30:12]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:43]} 9. Nf3 {[%clk 1:27:43]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:30:29]} 10. Be2 {[%clk 1:27:58]} b6 {[%clk 1:29:55]} 11. Bb2 {[%clk 1:28:15]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:30:15]} 12. cxd4 {[%clk 1:28:08]} Ba6 {[%clk 1:30:41]} 13. O-O {[%clk 1:26:09]} Bxe2 {[%clk 1:20:47]} 14. Qxe2 {[%clk 1:26:32]} Nbd7 {[%clk 1:20:37]} 15. e4 {[%clk 1:24:55]} Rac8 {[%clk 1:19:46]} 16. Rfc1 {[%clk 1:22:19]} Qb7 {[%clk 1:19:03]} 17. Re1 {[%clk 1:22:43]} h6 {[%clk 1:07:45]} 18. Rab1 {[%clk 1:08:59]} Rc7 {[%clk 1:03:49]} 19. Nd2 {[%clk 1:05:06]} Rfc8 {[%clk 1:02:37]} 20. Nf1 {[%clk 1:01:49]} Qc6 {[%clk 0:56:11]} 21. f3 {[%clk 0:56:32]} Qc2 {[%clk 0:55:18]} 22. Qb5 {[%clk 0:49:14]} Qc6 {[%clk 0:53:05]} 23. Qe2 {[%clk 0:44:17]} Qc2 {[%clk 0:53:29]} 24. Ne3 {[%clk 0:44:41]} Qxe2 {[%clk 0:53:48]} 25. Rxe2 {[%clk 0:45:07]} Ne8 {[%clk 0:51:55]} 26. d5 {[%clk 0:41:06]} Nc5 {[%clk 0:51:11]} 27. dxe6 {[%clk 0:29:35]} Nxe6 {[%clk 0:50:57]} 28. Rd2 {[%clk 0:29:41]} b5 {[%clk 0:49:05]} 29. Kf2 {[%clk 0:26:16]} Rb7 {[%clk 0:42:44]} 30. h4 {[%clk 0:19:30]} h5 {[%clk 0:40:17]} 31. Nd5 {[%clk 0:16:27]} f6 {[%clk 0:38:57]} 32. Rbd1 {[%clk 0:14:22]} a5 {[%clk 0:33:19]} 33. Bc3 {[%clk 0:13:49]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:33:15]} 34. Rb2 {[%clk 0:13:09]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:32:20]} 35. Be1 {[%clk 0:11:10]} Ra6 {[%clk 0:27:50]} 36. Ne3 {[%clk 0:09:40]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:25:47]} 37. Bxa5 {[%clk 0:35:58]} Rxa5 {[%clk 0:26:11]} 38. Rxd6 {[%clk 0:36:22]} Rxa3 {[%clk 0:26:31]} 39. Rd5 {[%clk 0:36:42]} Nf4 {[%clk 0:26:55]} 40. Rdxb5 {[%clk 0:37:06]} Rxb5 {[%clk 0:26:55]} 41. Rxb5 {[%clk 0:37:26]} g6 {[%clk 0:26:59]} 42. Rb7+ {[%clk 0:32:23]} Ke6 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 43. Rb6+ {[%clk 0:26:47]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 44. Rb7+ Ke8 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 45. Rb8+ Kf7 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 46. Rc8 Ra2+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 47. Rc2 Rxc2+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 48. Nxc2 g5 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 49. hxg5 fxg5 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 50. Nd4 h4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 51. g3 hxg3+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 52. Kxg3 Nd3 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 53. Nc6 Kg6 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 54. Ne7+ Kf6 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 55. Nd5+ Kg6 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 56. Ne3 Kf6 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 57. Ng4+ Ke6 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 58. Kg2 Nf4+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 59. Kf2 Nd3+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 60. Ke3 Nf4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 61. Nh2 Ng2+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 62. Kf2 Nf4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 63. Nf1 Nd3+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 64. Ke3 Nf4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 65. Nd2 Ng2+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 66. Kd4 Nh4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 67. Ke3 Ng2+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 68. Kf2 Nf4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 69. Nc4 Nd3+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 70. Ke3 Nf4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 71. Nb2 Ng2+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 72. Ke2 g4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 73. fxg4 Ke5 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 74. Kf3 Nh4+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 75. Kg3 Ng6 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 76. Kf3 Nh4+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 77. Kg3 Ng6 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 78. g5 Kxe4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 79. Kg4 Ne5+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 80. Kh5 Kf5 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 81. Kh6 Nf7+ {[%clk 0:24:38]} 82. Kh5 Nxg5 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 83. Nc4 Ke4 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 84. Ne3 Kxe3 {[%clk 0:24:38]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.11”] [Round “6”] [White “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Black “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Result “1-0”] [Board “3”] [WhiteElo “2776”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “RUS”] [WhiteFideId “4126025”] [WhiteEloChange “3”] [BlackElo “2656”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ROU”] [BlackFideId “1207822”] [BlackEloChange “-3”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:50]} c5 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:07]} d6 {[%clk 1:31:19]} 3. d4 {[%clk 1:30:01]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:31:32]} 4. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:30:25]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:57]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 1:30:46]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:32:23]} 6. Bg5 {[%clk 1:29:20]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:32:09]} 7. Qd2 {[%clk 1:28:42]} a6 {[%clk 1:32:28]} 8. O-O-O {[%clk 1:22:08]} e6 {[%clk 1:32:39]} 9. f4 {[%clk 1:22:07]} b5 {[%clk 1:32:04]} 10. Bxf6 {[%clk 1:21:54]} gxf6 {[%clk 1:32:30]} 11. Kb1 {[%clk 1:21:52]} Qb6 {[%clk 1:32:14]} 12. Nxc6 {[%clk 1:21:45]} Bxc6 {[%clk 1:32:40]} 13. f5 {[%clk 1:21:43]} b4 {[%clk 1:32:52]} 14. Ne2 {[%clk 1:22:08]} e5 {[%clk 1:33:18]} 15. Ng3 {[%clk 1:22:24]} Qc5 {[%clk 1:32:15]} 16. b3 {[%clk 1:21:45]} h5 {[%clk 1:22:35]} 17. h4 {[%clk 1:21:36]} Bb5 {[%clk 1:17:03]} 18. Qe1 {[%clk 0:40:33]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:00:44]} 19. Bxb5+ {[%clk 0:40:16]} axb5 {[%clk 0:42:01]} 20. Qe2 {[%clk 0:40:07]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:31:19]} 21. Rd5 {[%clk 0:34:50]} Qa7 {[%clk 0:31:20]} 22. Qxb5+ {[%clk 0:35:09]} Kd8 {[%clk 0:30:51]} 23. a4 {[%clk 0:29:57]} bxa3 {[%clk 0:30:56]} 24. Rhd1 {[%clk 0:26:08]} Be7 {[%clk 0:23:43]} 25. Qe2 {[%clk 0:06:25]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:16:05]} 26. c4 {[%clk 0:05:09]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:03:48]} 27. Nxh5 {[%clk 0:04:31]} a2+ 28. Ka1 {[%clk 0:04:56]} Rb8 29. R5d3 {[%clk 0:05:20]} Qa3 30. Qc2 {[%clk 0:05:45]} Rg4 31. c5 {[%clk 0:06:10]} Rc8 32. Rc3 {[%clk 0:06:10]} d5 33. Rxd5+ {[%clk 0:06:35]} Ke8 34. g3 {[%clk 0:06:59]} Qb4 35. Rc4 {[%clk 0:06:59]} Qe1+ 36. Rd1 {[%clk 0:07:24]} Qe3 37. Qd3 {[%clk 0:07:49]} 1-0 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.11”] [Round “6”] [White “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Black “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “4”] [WhiteElo “2760”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “FRA”] [WhiteFideId “623539”] [WhiteEloChange “1”] [BlackElo “2820”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “2020009”] [BlackEloChange “-1”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:50]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:23]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:09]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:49]} a6 {[%clk 1:31:28]} 4. Ba4 {[%clk 1:32:16]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:48]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:32:42]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:32:06]} 6. c3 {[%clk 1:32:41]} b5 {[%clk 1:32:15]} 7. Bc2 {[%clk 1:32:29]} d5 {[%clk 1:32:35]} 8. a4 {[%clk 1:32:48]} dxe4 {[%clk 1:31:23]} 9. axb5 {[%clk 1:33:04]} Bg4 {[%clk 1:29:19]} 10. bxc6 {[%clk 1:32:18]} exf3 {[%clk 1:29:43]} 11. gxf3 {[%clk 1:30:41]} Bh3 {[%clk 1:29:19]} 12. Re1 {[%clk 1:28:15]} O-O {[%clk 1:29:21]} 13. Ra5 {[%clk 1:23:41]} Qd6 {[%clk 1:27:46]} 14. b4 {[%clk 1:20:27]} Bxf2+ {[%clk 1:27:50]} 15. Kxf2 {[%clk 1:20:51]} e4 {[%clk 1:28:16]} 16. Kg1 {[%clk 1:19:41]} Rae8 {[%clk 1:28:01]} 17. Re3 {[%clk 1:17:44]} Nh5 {[%clk 1:27:38]} 18. f4 {[%clk 1:14:00]} Nxf4 {[%clk 1:24:19]} 19. Rg5 {[%clk 1:13:41]} f5 {[%clk 1:12:11]} 20. d4 {[%clk 0:51:04]} Bg4 {[%clk 0:49:23]} 21. Rxg4 {[%clk 0:50:09]} fxg4 {[%clk 0:49:46]} 22. Qxg4 {[%clk 0:50:32]} Nd3 {[%clk 0:42:14]} 23. Bxd3 {[%clk 0:44:42]} exd3 {[%clk 0:42:38]} 24. Rxe8 {[%clk 0:45:05]} Rxe8 {[%clk 0:43:04]} 25. Bf4 {[%clk 0:45:28]} Qxc6 {[%clk 0:35:31]} 26. Be5 {[%clk 0:45:20]} Qh6 {[%clk 0:33:48]} 27. Bf4 {[%clk 0:34:50]} Qc6 {[%clk 0:29:29]} 28. Be5 {[%clk 0:35:11]} Qh6 {[%clk 0:29:11]} 29. Bf4 {[%clk 0:35:15]} Qc6 {[%clk 0:27:32]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.11”] [Round “6”] [White “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Black “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “5”] [WhiteElo “2627”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1226380”] [WhiteEloChange “2”] [BlackElo “2765”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “AZE”] [BlackFideId “13400924”] [BlackEloChange “-2”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:21]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:46]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:45]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:31:10]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:31:09]} 5. Re1 {[%clk 1:31:26]} Nd6 {[%clk 1:31:29]} 6. Nxe5 {[%clk 1:27:17]} Be7 {[%clk 1:31:42]} 7. Bf1 {[%clk 1:27:43]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:31:45]} 8. Rxe5 {[%clk 1:28:11]} O-O {[%clk 1:32:03]} 9. d4 {[%clk 1:27:51]} Bf6 {[%clk 1:30:12]} 10. Re1 {[%clk 1:17:57]} Re8 {[%clk 1:30:09]} 11. Bf4 {[%clk 1:17:24]} Rxe1 {[%clk 1:30:06]} 12. Qxe1 {[%clk 1:17:52]} Ne8 {[%clk 1:29:05]} 13. c3 {[%clk 0:55:29]} d5 {[%clk 1:28:55]} 14. Bd3 {[%clk 0:48:45]} g6 {[%clk 1:27:10]} 15. Nd2 {[%clk 0:45:35]} Ng7 {[%clk 1:25:48]} 16. Qe2 {[%clk 0:42:43]} c6 {[%clk 1:24:25]} 17. Re1 {[%clk 0:36:36]} Bf5 {[%clk 1:22:35]} 18. Nf3 {[%clk 0:29:32]} Qd7 {[%clk 1:17:36]} 19. Be5 {[%clk 0:27:01]} Re8 {[%clk 1:09:28]} 20. Qd2 {[%clk 0:26:42]} Bxe5 {[%clk 0:59:07]} 21. Nxe5 {[%clk 0:25:56]} Qd8 {[%clk 0:55:28]} 22. Bxf5 {[%clk 0:19:11]} Nxf5 {[%clk 0:55:43]} 23. g3 {[%clk 0:19:17]} f6 {[%clk 0:54:10]} 24. Nd3 {[%clk 0:18:47]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:52:07]} 25. h4 {[%clk 0:17:47]} Rxe1+ {[%clk 0:48:15]} 26. Qxe1 {[%clk 0:18:06]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:48:39]} 27. f3 {[%clk 0:14:04]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:45:30]} 28. Kf2 {[%clk 0:06:00]} Nf5 {[%clk 0:43:03]} 29. Qd2 {[%clk 0:04:11]} Qd6 {[%clk 0:41:37]} 30. Qf4 {[%clk 0:04:33]} Qxf4 {[%clk 0:39:02]} 31. Nxf4 {[%clk 0:05:01]} g5 {[%clk 0:38:44]} 32. hxg5 {[%clk 0:05:19]} fxg5 {[%clk 0:39:12]} 33. Nd3 {[%clk 0:05:01]} h5 {[%clk 0:35:49]} 34. g4 {[%clk 0:05:05]} hxg4 {[%clk 0:35:50]} 35. fxg4 {[%clk 0:05:28]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:36:14]} 36. Ke2 {[%clk 0:04:16]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:36:13]} 37. Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:08]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:34:06]} 38. Nxc4 {[%clk 0:00:39]} dxc4 {[%clk 0:34:31]} 39. Ke3 {[%clk 0:01:04]} b5 {[%clk 0:32:51]} 40. Ke4 {[%clk 0:31:09]} Ke6 {[%clk 1:03:17]} 41. a3 {[%clk 0:19:36]} a5 {[%clk 1:03:41]} 42. Kf3 {[%clk 0:19:36]} Kd5 {[%clk 1:04:06]} 43. Ke3 {[%clk 0:19:35]} Kd6 {[%clk 1:04:31]} 44. Ke4 {[%clk 0:20:00]} Ke6 {[%clk 1:04:31]} 45. Kf3 {[%clk 0:20:24]} Kd5 {[%clk 1:04:31]} 46. Ke3 {[%clk 0:20:49]} Kd6 {[%clk 1:04:55]} 47. Ke4 {[%clk 0:21:14]} Ke6 {[%clk 1:04:55]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.12”] [Round “7”] [White “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Black “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Result “0-1”] [Board “1”] [WhiteElo “2820”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “USA”] [WhiteFideId “2020009”] [WhiteEloChange “-6”] [BlackElo “2770”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “AZE”] [BlackFideId “13401319”] [BlackEloChange “6”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:22]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:19]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:48]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:30]} 4. d3 {[%clk 1:30:04]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:31:49]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 1:30:00]} Nd4 {[%clk 1:31:58]} 6. Ba4 {[%clk 1:15:11]} c6 {[%clk 1:19:44]} 7. O-O {[%clk 1:12:06]} d6 {[%clk 1:13:50]} 8. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:11:05]} Bxd4 {[%clk 1:13:00]} 9. h3 {[%clk 1:10:22]} g5 {[%clk 1:10:33]} 10. Ne2 {[%clk 1:07:26]} Bb6 {[%clk 1:10:54]} 11. c3 {[%clk 0:45:10]} Rg8 {[%clk 1:05:29]} 12. d4 {[%clk 0:39:50]} Nxe4 {[%clk 0:56:09]} 13. Bc2 {[%clk 0:35:34]} d5 {[%clk 0:48:17]} 14. Bxe4 {[%clk 0:20:13]} dxe4 {[%clk 0:48:27]} 15. dxe5 {[%clk 0:20:18]} Qxd1 {[%clk 0:47:19]} 16. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:19:14]} g4 {[%clk 0:47:41]} 17. h4 {[%clk 0:19:09]} g3 {[%clk 0:48:03]} 18. Nd4 {[%clk 0:19:12]} Bd8 {[%clk 0:44:39]} 19. fxg3 {[%clk 0:17:22]} Rxg3 {[%clk 0:44:56]} 20. Re1 {[%clk 0:17:31]} Rg4 {[%clk 0:43:38]} 21. Bg5 {[%clk 0:17:29]} Bxg5 {[%clk 0:43:18]} 22. hxg5 {[%clk 0:17:58]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:42:28]} 23. Rad1 {[%clk 0:08:17]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:41:35]} 24. e6 {[%clk 0:04:43]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:35:12]} 25. g6 {[%clk 0:05:07]} hxg6 {[%clk 0:27:41]} 26. Nb3 {[%clk 0:05:25]} e5 {[%clk 0:28:03]} 27. Na5 {[%clk 0:02:18]} Be6 {[%clk 0:21:50]} 28. Rd2 {[%clk 0:02:23]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:21:31]} 29. b4 {[%clk 0:01:23]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:16:57]} 30. a4 {[%clk 0:00:52]} Rg3 {[%clk 0:10:11]} 31. Rxe4 {[%clk 0:00:42]} Bd5 {[%clk 0:09:30]} 32. Rh4 {[%clk 0:00:33]} Rxc3 {[%clk 0:09:45]} 33. Rh7 {[%clk 0:00:53]} b6 {[%clk 0: 09:13]} 34. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:00:44]} Bxc6 {[%clk 0:09:03]} 35. Rc7 {[%clk 0:01:09]} Rc1+ {[%clk 0:07:05]} 36. Kf2 {[%clk 0:01:36]} Rf8 {[%clk 0:05:21]} 37. b5 {[%clk 0:01:54]} Ke6+ {[%clk 0:03:27]} 38. Kg3 {[%clk 0:02:21]} Rc3+ {[%clk 0:03:53]} 39. Kh2 {[%clk 0:02:43]} Rh8+ {[%clk 0:04:19]} 40. Kg1 {[%clk 0:33:10]} Rh1+ {[%clk 0:34:13]} 41. Kxh1 {[%clk 0:31:50]} Bxg2+ {[%clk 0:34:36]} 42. Rxg2 {[%clk 0:32:16]} Rxc7 {[%clk 0:35:01]} 43. Rxg6+ {[%clk 0:32:43]} Kd5 {[%clk 0:35:25]} 44. a5 {[%clk 0:30:58]} Kc5 {[%clk 0:35:13]} 45. axb6 {[%clk 0:31:01]} axb6 {[%clk 0:35:41]} 46. Re6 {[%clk 0:31:18]} Kxb5 {[%clk 0:35:35]} 47. Rxe5+ {[%clk 0:31:23]} Rc5 {[%clk 0:35:45]} 48. Re1 {[%clk 0:31:44]} Rg5 {[%clk 0:36:08]} 0-1 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.12”] [Round “7”] [White “Aronian, Levon”] [Black “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Result “1-0”] [Board “2”] [WhiteElo “2781”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ARM”] [WhiteFideId “13300474”] [WhiteEloChange “5”] [BlackElo “2776”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “RUS”] [BlackFideId “4126025”] [BlackEloChange “-5”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:54]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:34]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:19]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:44]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:18]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 1:32:08]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:28]} 5. e3 {[%clk 1:32:31]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:30:48]} 6. a3 {[%clk 1:32:48]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:24:44]} 7. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:32:14]} a6 {[%clk 1:25:08]} 8. O-O {[%clk 1:32:29]} b5 {[%clk 1:25:30]} 9. Ba2 {[%clk 1:32:54]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:24:42]} 10. d5 {[%clk 1:32:23]} exd5 {[%clk 1:12:43]} 11. Nxd5 {[%clk 1:32:24]} Be7 {[%clk 0:55:51]} 12. e4 {[%clk 1:31:33]} O-O {[%clk 0:55:49]} 13. Bf4 {[%clk 1:26:15]} c4 {[%clk 0:41:00]} 14. Re1 {[%clk 1:24:52]} Re8 {[%clk 0:13:03]} 15. Qd2 {[%clk 1:15:17]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:10:48]} 16. Bg5 {[%clk 1:11:23]} Be7 {[%clk 0:11:05]} 17. h4 {[%clk 0:58:03]} h6 {[%clk 0:07:33]} 18. Bf4 {[%clk 0:48:54]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:04:48]} 19. Bc7 {[%clk 0:44:51]} Qc8 {[%clk 0:05:17]} 20. Nxf6+ {[%clk 0:44:56]} gxf6 {[%clk 0:05:46]} 21. Qf4 {[%clk 0:43:28]} Nd4 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 22. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:41:05]} Bxd4 {[%clk 0:03:28]} 23. Rad1 {[%clk 0:41:06]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:00:58]} 24. Bb1 {[%clk 0:38:51]} Bf8 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 25. Re3 {[%clk 0:37:24]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:01:02]} 26. Rg3 {[%clk 0:37:39]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:01:26]} 27. e5 {[%clk 0:36:01]} Qe6 {[%clk 0:00:34]} 28. Bf5 {[%clk 0:35:18]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:00:42]} 29. Rd7 {[%clk 0:35:15]} 1-0 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.12”] [Round “7”] [White “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “3”] [WhiteElo “2765”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13400924”] [BlackElo “2770”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “5202213”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:17]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:21]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:40]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:44]} d5 {[%clk 1:29:38]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:54]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:28:38]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 1:31:14]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:26:59]} 6. e4 {[%clk 1:28:04]} h6 {[%clk 1:26:51]} 7. Bxf6 {[%clk 1:24:13]} Qxf6 {[%clk 1:27:12]} 8. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:24:26]} c5 {[%clk 1:25:27]} 9. e5 {[%clk 1:14:07]} Qd8 {[%clk 1:24:45]} 10. O-O {[%clk 1:11:34]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:25:03]} 11. Ne4 {[%clk 1:11:58]} O-O {[%clk 1:25:25]} 12. Qe2 {[%clk 1:10:58]} Be7 {[%clk 1:25:26]} 13. Rad1 {[%clk 1:06:49]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:23:54]} 14. Ng3 {[%clk 1:00:54]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:22:25]} 15. Nh5 {[%clk 0:55:59]} g6 {[%clk 1:21:52]} 16. Bd3 {[%clk 0:47:15]} Bc6 {[%clk 1:10:47]} 17. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:46:13]} Nd7 {[%clk 1:09:50]} 18. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:43:09]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:04:53]} 19. Qxe5 {[%clk 0:37:48]} Qxe5 {[%clk 1:05:13]} 20. Rxe5 {[%clk 0:38:15]} gxh5 {[%clk 1:05:36]} 21. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:36:31]} bxc6 {[%clk 1:06:00]} 22. Rxh5 {[%clk 0:36:51]} Kg7 {[%clk 1:03:52]} 23. Kf1 {[%clk 0:27:17]} Rfd8 {[%clk 1:03:34]} 24. Ke2 {[%clk 0:27:32]} Rd5 {[%clk 1:00:39]} 25. Rh3 {[%clk 0:26:05]} Rad8 {[%clk 1:00:54]} 26. Rg3+ {[%clk 0:24:01]} Kf8 {[%clk 1:00:18]} 27. Bc2 {[%clk 0:21:02]} Re5+ {[%clk 0:58:50]} 28. Re3 {[%clk 0:20:23]} Rxe3+ {[%clk 0:59:14]} 29. fxe3 {[%clk 0:19:52]} Rxd1 {[%clk 0:59:38]} 30. Kxd1 {[%clk 0:20:16]} Bf6 {[%clk 1:00:00]} 31. Be4 {[%clk 0:20:39]} Bxb2 {[%clk 1:00:24]} 32. Bxc6 {[%clk 0:21:06]} a5 {[%clk 1:00:50]} 33. a4 {[%clk 0:21:33]} Be5 {[%clk 1:01:16]} 34. g3 {[%clk 0:21:57]} Ke7 {[%clk 1:01:41]} 35. Ke2 {[%clk 0:22:23]} Kf8 {[%clk 1:02:08]} 36. Kd1 {[%clk 0:22:50]} Ke7 {[%clk 1:02:35]} 37. Ke2 {[%clk 0:23:16]} Kf8 {[%clk 1:03:02]} 38. Kd1 {[%clk 0:23:40]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.12”] [Round “7”] [White “Giri, Anish”] [Black “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Result “1-0”] [Board “4”] [WhiteElo “2780”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “NED”] [WhiteFideId “24116068”] [WhiteEloChange “5”] [BlackElo “2760”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “FRA”] [BlackFideId “623539”] [BlackEloChange “-5”] 1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:57]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:52]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:23]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:18]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:47]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:44]} 4. cxd5 {[%clk 1:32:10]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:32:11]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:32:26]} Nxc3 {[%clk 1:27:54]} 6. bxc3 {[%clk 1:32:46]} g6 {[%clk 1:28:08]} 7. e3 {[%clk 1:33:07]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:28:32]} 8. Bb5+ {[%clk 1:33:31]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:28:18]} 9. Bd3 {[%clk 1:33:51]} O-O {[%clk 1:26:09]} 10. O-O {[%clk 1:34:02]} Qa5 {[%clk 1:26:34]} 11. Qb3 {[%clk 1:30:59]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:20:20]} 12. Rb1 {[%clk 1:22:57]} b6 {[%clk 1:19:24]} 13. Ba3 {[%clk 1:10:12]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:16:00]} 14. dxc5 {[%clk 1:09:39]} Be6 {[%clk 1:11:20]} 15. cxb6 {[%clk 1:00:38]} axb6 {[%clk 1:09:41]} 16. Qxb6 {[%clk 1:00:35]} Qxb6 {[%clk 1:06:04]} 17. Rxb6 {[%clk 1:00:56]} Rxa3 {[%clk 1:05:24]} 18. Rxc6 {[%clk 1:01:14]} Bd5 {[%clk 0:51:36]} 19. Rc5 {[%clk 0:58:53]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:51:59]} 20. gxf3 {[%clk 0:59:18]} Bxc3 {[%clk 0:49:14]} 21. Bc4 {[%clk 0:58:49]} Bb4 {[%clk 0:49:40]} 22. Rb5 {[%clk 0:58:40]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:50:04]} 23. Rc1 {[%clk 0:58:44]} Rfa8 {[%clk 0:49:06]} 24. f4 {[%clk 0:53:19]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:46:28]} 25. Bb3 {[%clk 0:53:16]} R8a5 {[%clk 0:46:52]} 26. Rd5 {[%clk 0:49:24]} Rxd5 {[%clk 0:45:27]} 27. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:49:49]} h6 {[%clk 0:45:29]} 28. h3 {[%clk 0:49:46]} g5 {[%clk 0:44:10]} 29. fxg5 {[%clk 0:49:55]} hxg5 {[%clk 0:44:36]} 30. Bb3 {[%clk 0:47:37]} Ra5 {[%clk 0:40:00]} 31. a4 {[%clk 0:41:07]} Rc5 {[%clk 0:40:21]} 32. Rb1 {[%clk 0:39:22]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:34:31]} 33. Kg2 {[%clk 0:35:59]} Bc7 {[%clk 0:32:28]} 34. Bd1 {[%clk 0:34:39]} Rd5 {[%clk 0:30:34]} 35. Rc1 {[%clk 0:24:00]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:25:55]} 36. Be2 {[%clk 0:23:17]} Rc5 {[%clk 0:24:31]} 37. Ra1 {[%clk 0:22:05]} Rc3 {[%clk 0:21:33]} 38. a5 {[%clk 0:14:03]} Ra3 {[%clk 0:21:54]} 39. Rxa3 {[%clk 0:14:28]} Bxa3 {[%clk 0:22:19]} 40. Kf3 {[%clk 0:44:12]} e6 {[%clk 0:50:57]} 41. Bd3 {[%clk 0:35:53]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:46:46]} 42. Kg4 {[%clk 0:35:05]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:33:57]} 43. a6 {[%clk 0:30:51]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:34:09]} 44. Bb5 {[%clk 0:31:19]} Ba7 {[%clk 0:33:15]} 45. Be8 {[%clk 0:30:49]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:33:42]} 46. Bxf7 {[%clk 0:30:59]} Kxf7 {[%clk 0:34:09]} 47. Kxg5 {[%clk 0:31:24]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:34:36]} 48. h4 {[%clk 0:26:27]} e5 {[%clk 0:34:45]} 49. Kf5 {[%clk 0:24:55]} Bb8 {[%clk 0:35:13]} 50. Ke4 {[%clk 0:21:17]} 1-0 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.12”] [Round “7”] [White “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Black “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “5”] [WhiteElo “2656”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1207822”] [BlackElo “2627”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ROU”] [BlackFideId “1226380”] 1. c4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:35]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:09]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:58]} 3. e3 {[%clk 1:31:27]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:17:22]} 4. a3 {[%clk 1:31:05]} g6 {[%clk 1:17:31]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:30:49]} exd4 {[%clk 1:08:01]} 6. exd4 {[%clk 1:30:07]} d5 {[%clk 1:00:10]} 7. Bg5 {[%clk 1:27:39]} Be7 {[%clk 0:59:37]} 8. Nf3 {[%clk 1:26:09]} O-O {[%clk 0:53:26]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 1:25:10]} Be6 {[%clk 0:50:43]} 10. cxd5 {[%clk 1:09:27]} Bxd5 {[%clk 0:46:45]} 11. Nxd5 {[%clk 1:07:35]} Nxd5 {[%clk 0:38:06]} 12. Bh6 {[%clk 1:07:09]} Re8 {[%clk 0:38:33]} 13. O-O {[%clk 1:07:28]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:35:45]} 14. Rc1 {[%clk 0:55:09]} a6 {[%clk 0:21:24]} 15. Bc4 {[%clk 0:48:56]} Qd6 {[%clk 0:20:39]} 16. Ba2 {[%clk 0:40:09]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:12:16]} 17. Bxg7 {[%clk 0:36:59]} Kxg7 {[%clk 0:12:30]} 18. Qb3 {[%clk 0:36:18]} Nce7 {[%clk 0:12:31]} 19. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:36:24]} Qb6 {[%clk 0:09:02]} 20. Qxb6 {[%clk 0:29:44]} cxb6 {[%clk 0:09:08]} 21. Re5 {[%clk 0:27:28]} Red8 {[%clk 0:08:31]} 22. g3 {[%clk 0:27:20]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:06:56]} 23. Re2 {[%clk 0:25:58]} f6 {[%clk 0:06:54]} 24. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:20:54]} Nxd5 {[%clk 0:07:01]} 25. Rec2 {[%clk 0:20:46]} g5 {[%clk 0:05:17]} 26. Kf1 {[%clk 0:17:59]} Re8 {[%clk 0:05:03]} 27. Re2 {[%clk 0:17:10]} Red8 {[%clk 0:04:49]} 28. Ne1 {[%clk 0:15:16]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:02:42]} 29. Nc2 {[%clk 0:14:32]} b5 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 30. Ne3 {[%clk 0:13:11]} Ne7 {[%clk 0:01:10]} 31. Rd2 {[%clk 0:13:05]} h5 {[%clk 0:00:59]} 32. Rcd1 {[%clk 0:11:34]} Nc8 {[%clk 0:00:47]} 33. d5 {[%clk 0:11:16]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:00:57]} 34. Rc2 {[%clk 0:11:04]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:55]} 35. Rd4 {[%clk 0:08:31]} Re8 {[%clk 0:00:38]} 36. h4 {[%clk 0:06:20]} Ne4 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 37. Kg2 {[%clk 0:05:28]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:00:42]} 38. Kf1 {[%clk 0:04:53]} Rde7 {[%clk 0:00:57]} 39. Rc1 {[%clk 0:04:05]} Ne4 {[%clk 0:00:53]} 40. Ng2 {[%clk 0:32:00]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:30:54]} 41. Ne3 {[%clk 0:29:47]} Rf7 {[%clk 0:24:46]} 42. Kg2 {[%clk 0:27:21]} Re5 {[%clk 0:24:33]} 43. Kg1 {[%clk 0:25:18]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:21:59]} 44. Kf1 {[%clk 0:24:12]} Rde7 {[%clk 0:06:51]} 45. Kg2 {[%clk 0:22:21]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:07:07]} 46. Kf1 {[%clk 0:22:28]} Rde7 {[%clk 0:04:28]} 47. Kg2 {[%clk 0:22:32]} gxh4 {[%clk 0:02:33]} 48. gxh4 {[%clk 0:11:57]} Re4 {[%clk 0:02:54]} 49. Rcd1 {[%clk 0:11:39]} f5 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 50. Kf3 {[%clk 0:11:21]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:02:18]} 51. Ng2 {[%clk 0:08:06]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:02:39]} 52. Rxe4+ {[%clk 0:04:22]} fxe4+ {[%clk 0:03:07]} 53. Ke2 {[%clk 0:04:42]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:01:46]} 54. Ne3 {[%clk 0:04:20]} Nxb2 {[%clk 0:01:09]} 55. d6 {[%clk 0:04:36]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:01:14]} 56. Rd5+ {[%clk 0:05:02]} Ke6 {[%clk 0:01:35]} 57. Rxh5 {[%clk 0:05:28]} Kxd6 {[%clk 0:01:40]} 58. Rh8 {[%clk 0:03:35]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:01:03]} 59. h5 {[%clk 0:03:19]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:00:50]} 60. Re8+ {[%clk 0:02:36]} Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:44]} 61. Rf8+ {[%clk 0:02:57]} Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:58]} 62. Rf5+ {[%clk 0:02:59]} Kh4 {[%clk 0:00:37]} 63. Nxc4 {[%clk 0:02:11]} bxc4 {[%clk 0:00:58]} 64. Rc5 {[%clk 0:02:16]} b5 {[%clk 0:00:51]} 65. a4 {[%clk 0:01:58]} Rh7 {[%clk 0:00:39]} 66. axb5 {[%clk 0:01:56]} axb5 {[%clk 0:01:05]} 67. Rxb5 {[%clk 0:02:20]} Rxh5 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 68. Rb8 {[%clk 0:02:07]} Rc5 {[%clk 0:01:34]} 69. Re8 {[%clk 0:02:10]} c3 {[%clk 0:01:52]} 70. Rxe4+ {[%clk 0:02:36]} Kh3 {[%clk 0:02:13]} 71. Kd1 {[%clk 0:02:59]} c2+ {[%clk 0:02:37]} 72. Kc1 {[%clk 0:03:26]} Kg2 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 73. Re2 {[%clk 0:03:21]} Kf3 {[%clk 0:03:29]} 74. Rxc2 {[%clk 0:03:46]} Rxc2+ {[%clk 0:03:53]} 75. Kxc2 {[%clk 0:04:15]} Kxf2 {[%clk 0:04:10]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.13”] [Round “8”] [White “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Black “Giri, Anish”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “1”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13401319”] [BlackElo “2780”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “NED”] [BlackFideId “24116068”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:24]} g6 {[%clk 1:31:23]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:44]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:49]} 4. cxd5 {[%clk 1:32:07]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:32:16]} 5. e4 {[%clk 1:32:32]} Nxc3 {[%clk 1:32:43]} 6. bxc3 {[%clk 1:32:54]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:33:10]} 7. Nf3 {[%clk 1:33:12]} c5 {[%clk 1:33:33]} 8. Rb1 {[%clk 1:33:14]} O-O {[%clk 1:33:48]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 1:33:37]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:33:43]} 10. cxd4 {[%clk 1:34:02]} Qa5+ {[%clk 1:34:10]} 11. Bd2 {[%clk 1:34:27]} Qxa2 {[%clk 1:34:33]} 12. O-O {[%clk 1:34:48]} Bg4 {[%clk 1:34:52]} 13. Rxb7 {[%clk 1:35:08]} Bxf3 {[%clk 1:35:05]} 14. Bxf3 {[%clk 1:35:34]} Bxd4 {[%clk 1:35:29]} 15. e5 {[%clk 1:35:58]} Na6 {[%clk 1:35:49]} 16. Rxe7 {[%clk 1:36:16]} Rad8 {[%clk 1:36:15]} 17. e6 {[%clk 1:36:33]} fxe6 {[%clk 1:36:43]} 18. Qe1 {[%clk 1:36:55]} Nc5 {[%clk 1:37:03]} 19. Bc3 {[%clk 1:37:18]} Nd3 {[%clk 1:37:29]} 20. Bxd4 {[%clk 1:37:44]} Nxe1 {[%clk 1:37:55]} 21. Rg7+ {[%clk 1:38:11]} Kh8 {[%clk 1:38:19]} 22. Rd7+ {[%clk 1:38:37]} Kg8 {[%clk 1:38:44]} 23. Rg7+ {[%clk 1:39:03]} Kh8 {[%clk 1:39:12]} 24. Rd7+ {[%clk 1:39:28]} Kg8 {[%clk 1:39:39]} 25. Rg7+ {[%clk 1:39:52]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.13”] [Round “8”] [White “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Black “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “2”] [WhiteElo “2776”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “RUS”] [WhiteFideId “4126025”] [WhiteEloChange “1”] [BlackElo “2820”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “USA”] [BlackFideId “2020009”] [BlackEloChange “-1”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:49]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:14]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:16]} a6 {[%clk 1:31:43]} 4. Ba4 {[%clk 1:31:42]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:32:06]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:32:06]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:32:30]} 6. c3 {[%clk 1:31:30]} b5 {[%clk 1:32:48]} 7. Bb3 {[%clk 1:31:47]} d6 {[%clk 1:33:04]} 8. d4 {[%clk 1:31:06]} Bb6 {[%clk 1:33:27]} 9. a4 {[%clk 1:31:27]} Bg4 {[%clk 1:33:33]} 10. axb5 {[%clk 1:08:48]} axb5 {[%clk 1:33:36]} 11. Rxa8 {[%clk 1:06:22]} Qxa8 {[%clk 1:34:00]} 12. h3 {[%clk 1:06:48]} Bh5 {[%clk 1:28:56]} 13. Re1 {[%clk 0:37:21]} h6 {[%clk 1:06:35]} 14. g4 {[%clk 0:19:59]} Bg6 {[%clk 1:06:32]} 15. Be3 {[%clk 0:20:26]} exd4 {[%clk 0:53:46]} 16. cxd4 {[%clk 0:20:22]} O-O {[%clk 0:54:01]} 17. d5 {[%clk 0:20:04]} Bxe3 {[%clk 0:47:56]} 18. Rxe3 {[%clk 0:20:06]} Na5 {[%clk 0:48:18]} 19. Bc2 {[%clk 0:07:22]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:47:33]} 20. Re1 {[%clk 0:06:41]} Nxb2 {[%clk 0:47:40]} 21. Qd4 {[%clk 0:07:06]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:46:11]} 22. Bd3 {[%clk 0:06:15]} Qa4 {[%clk 0:20:46]} 23. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:04:40]} bxc4 {[%clk 0:16:30]} 24. Nc3 {[%clk 0:04:53]} Qc2 {[%clk 0:16:38]} 25. Qd2 {[%clk 0:03:54]} Qb3 {[%clk 0:15:54]} 26. Nd4 {[%clk 0:04:03]} Qa3 {[%clk 0:15:38]} 27. Ndb5 {[%clk 0:01:20]} Qa5 {[%clk 0:14:32]} 28. Nd4 {[%clk 0:01:49]} Re8 {[%clk 0:13:28]} 29. f3 {[%clk 0:02:17]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:12:31]} 30. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:13]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:08:25]} 31. Rb1 {[%clk 0:01:29]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:06:32]} 32. Kg3 {[%clk 0:01:14]} Nd3 {[%clk 0:06:21]} 33. Nde2 {[%clk 0:01:28]} Qc5 {[%clk 0:04:05]} 34. Nf4 {[%clk 0:01:54]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:04:28]} 35. Qf2 {[%clk 0:01:31]} Qa5 {[%clk 0:02:36]} 36. Qd4 {[%clk 0:01:43]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:01:24]} 37. Nfe2 {[%clk 0:01:08]} f6 {[%clk 0:01:23]} 38. f4 {[%clk 0:00:46]} c5 {[%clk 0:00:48]} 39. dxc6 {[%clk 0:00:49]} Nxc6 {[%clk 0:01:12]} 40. Qxd6 {[%clk 0:30:32]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:30:38]} 41. Rb7 {[%clk 0:25:09]} Qd8 {[%clk 0:19:35]} 42. Rd7 {[%clk 0:14:02]} Qf8 {[%clk 0:13:14]} 43. Qxf8 {[%clk 0:11:14]} Rxf8 {[%clk 0:13:40]} 44. Rc7 {[%clk 0:11:11]} Be8 {[%clk 0:12:57]} 45. Rc8 {[%clk 0:10:41]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:12:42]} 46. Nd5 {[%clk 0:09:37]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:13:01]} 47. Rc7 {[%clk 0:08:26]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:12:26]} 48. Kf2 {[%clk 0:05:48]} Be8 {[%clk 0:11:13]} 49. Ng3 {[%clk 0:05:23]} Nd4 {[%clk 0:09:08]} 50. Rxc4 {[%clk 0:05:18]} Nb5 {[%clk 0:09:34]} 51. Nf5 {[%clk 0:03:53]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:08:00]} 52. h4 {[%clk 0:02:50]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:05:23]} 53. Nfe3 {[%clk 0:01:25]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:05:00]} 54. Rd4 {[%clk 0:01:00]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:05:22]} 55. Rb4 {[%clk 0:00:33]} h5 {[%clk 0:04:16]} 56. Nc3 {[%clk 0:00:31]} hxg4 {[%clk 0:04:38]} 57. Nxg4 {[%clk 0:00:37]} Bxe4 {[%clk 0:04:10]} 58. Nxe4 {[%clk 0:00:42]} Nxe4+ {[%clk 0:04:35]} 59. Rxe4 {[%clk 0:01:09]} f5 {[%clk 0:05:02]} 60. Re5 {[%clk 0:01:29]} fxg4 {[%clk 0:05:28]} 61. Kg3 {[%clk 0:01:56]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:05:48]} 62. Kxg4 {[%clk 0:02:20]} Rd1 {[%clk 0:06:09]} 63. Rf5+ {[%clk 0:02:47]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:06:33]} 64. Re5 {[%clk 0:03:13]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:07:01]} 65. Rf5+ {[%clk 0:03:39]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:07:28]} 66. Re5 {[%clk 0:04:03]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:07:48]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.13”] [Round “8”] [White “So, Wesley”] [Black “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “3”] [WhiteElo “2770”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “USA”] [WhiteFideId “5202213”] [BlackElo “2760”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “FRA”] [BlackFideId “623539”] 1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:54]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:57]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:16]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:24]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:34]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:51]} 4. cxd5 {[%clk 1:31:58]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:32:18]} 5. e4 {[%clk 1:26:22]} Nb4 {[%clk 1:32 :17]} 6. Bc4 {[%clk 1:26:44]} Nd3+ {[%clk 1:32:44]} 7. Ke2 {[%clk 1:27:09]} Nf4+ {[%clk 1:33:11]} 8. Kf1 {[%clk 1:27:33]} Ne6 {[%clk 1:33:36]} 9. h4 {[%clk 1:27:57]} Nd4 {[%clk 1:33:29]} 10. Nb5 {[%clk 1:28:19]} Ndc6 {[%clk 1:33:54]} 11. d4 {[%clk 1:28:33]} a6 {[%clk 1:34:17]} 12. d5 {[%clk 1:29:00]} axb5 {[%clk 1:34:42]} 13. Bxb5 {[%clk 1:29:25]} e6 {[%clk 1:35:06]} 14. Qe2 {[%clk 1:29:48]} Be7 {[%clk 1:32:43]} 15. dxc6 {[%clk 1:26:03]} Nxc6 {[%clk 1:33:06]} 16. Rh3 {[%clk 1:26:25]} O-O {[%clk 1:33:29]} 17. Rg3 {[%clk 1:26:50]} Bxh4 {[%clk 1:33:51]} 18. Nxh4 {[%clk 1:17:47]} Qxh4 {[%clk 1:34:10]} 19. Rh3 {[%clk 1:18:13]} Qf6 {[%clk 1:34:35]} 20. Qh5 {[%clk 1:16:04]} h6 {[%clk 1:26:49]} 21. Rg3 {[%clk 1:00:18]} Kh7 {[%clk 1:24:28]} 22. Bxc6 {[%clk 0:57:23]} bxc6 {[%clk 1:24:30]} 23. Kg1 {[%clk 0:57:48]} Ra4 {[%clk 1:12:10]} 24. e5 {[%clk 0:41:40]} Qh4 {[%clk 1:11:05]} 25. Qxh4 {[%clk 0:40:58]} Rxh4 {[%clk 1:11:03]} 26. Rc3 {[%clk 0:41:25]} Re4 {[%clk 1:02:13]} 27. Rxc5 {[%clk 0:40:57]} Re1+ {[%clk 1:02:20]} 28. Kh2 {[%clk 0:40:28]} Rd8 {[%clk 1:02:18]} 29. Bg5 {[%clk 0:37:47]} Rxa1 {[%clk 1:02:44]} 30. Bxd8 {[%clk 0:38:13]} Rxa2 {[%clk 1:03:09]} 31. Rxc6 {[%clk 0:38:39]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:03:32]} 32. Rc7 {[%clk 0:38:58]} Bd5 {[%clk 1:03:58]} 33. Rxf7 {[%clk 0:39:20]} Rxb2 {[%clk 1:04:20]} 34. Bf6 {[%clk 0:39:43]} Rb7 {[%clk 1:04:48]} 35. Rxb7 {[%clk 0:40:08]} Bxb7 {[%clk 1:05:16]} 36. Bd8 {[%clk 0:40:35]} Bd5 {[%clk 1:05:43]} 37. Bc7 {[%clk 0:41:03]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:06:10]} 38. Bd8 {[%clk 0:41:31]} Bd5 {[%clk 1:06:38]} 39. Bc7 {[%clk 0:41:59]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:07:05]} 40. Bd8 {[%clk 1:12:26]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.13”] [Round “8”] [White “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Black “Aronian, Levon”] [Result “0-1”] [Board “4”] [WhiteElo “2627”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “ROU”] [WhiteFideId “1226380”] [WhiteEloChange “-3”] [BlackElo “2781”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ARM”] [BlackFideId “13300474”] [BlackEloChange “3”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} c5 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:19]} d6 {[%clk 1:31:18]} 3. Bb5+ {[%clk 1:31:24]} Nd7 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 4. d4 {[%clk 1:31:41]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:32:02]} 5. Qxd4 {[%clk 1:32:00]} a6 {[%clk 1:32:25]} 6. Be2 {[%clk 1:32:24]} Ngf6 {[%clk 1:31:29]} 7. O-O {[%clk 1:32:25]} e6 {[%clk 1:27:14]} 8. Rd1 {[%clk 1:27:30]} Be7 {[%clk 1:26:13]} 9. Nc3 {[%clk 1:21:15]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:25:53]} 10. a4 {[%clk 1:21:40]} O-O {[%clk 1:22:23]} 11. a5 {[%clk 1:20:10]} Rd8 {[%clk 1:19:59]} 12. Be3 {[%clk 1:15:40]} Ng4 {[%clk 1:18:33]} 13. Bg5 {[%clk 1:10:44]} Ngf6 {[%clk 1:18:58]} 14. Qc4 {[%clk 1:00:56]} Qxc4 {[%clk 1:13:06]} 15. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:58:52]} b5 {[%clk 1:13:32]} 16. axb6 {[%clk 0:58:23]} Nxb6 {[%clk 1:13:59]} 17. Be2 {[%clk 0:50:08]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:13:02]} 18. Nd2 {[%clk 0:44:24]} Rd7 {[%clk 1:08:23]} 19. Bd3 {[%clk 0:37:33]} Rc7 {[%clk 1:06:15]} 20. f3 {[%clk 0:29:11]} d5 {[%clk 1:01:30]} 21. Be3 {[%clk 0:22:39]} dxe4 {[%clk 1:00:11]} 22. Ndxe4 {[%clk 0:22:40]} Nfd5 {[%clk 0:43:27]} 23. Bd4 {[%clk 0:21:53]} f6 {[%clk 0:36:00]} 24. b3 {[%clk 0:20:35]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:30:54]} 25. Nxd5 {[%clk 0:15:31]} Nxd5 {[%clk 0:31:07]} 26. Bc4 {[%clk 0:13:35]} a5 {[%clk 0:28:16]} 27. c3 {[%clk 0:06:32]} g5 {[%clk 0:18:44]} 28. Ra4 {[%clk 0:05:21]} f5 {[%clk 0:15:46]} 29. Ng3 {[%clk 0:04:37]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:12:58]} 30. Bxc5 {[%clk 0:03:37]} Rxc5 {[%clk 0:13:17]} 31. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:03:57]} Bxd5 {[%clk 0:11:28]} 32. c4 {[%clk 0:04:11]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:11:52]} 33. Ra3 {[%clk 0:04:37]} a4 {[%clk 0:09:24]} 34. Rda1 {[%clk 0:04:35]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:07:07]} 35. bxa4 {[%clk 0:04:34]} g4 {[%clk 0:07:22]} 36. f4 {[%clk 0:03:00]} Rxc4 {[%clk 0:07:27]} 37. Ne2 {[%clk 0:03:27]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:06:03]} 38. R3a2 {[%clk 0:01:03]} Bd5 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 39. a5 {[%clk 0:00:46]} Rcb4 {[%clk 0:02:26]} 40. Rd2 {[%clk 0:31:13]} Rb2 {[%clk 0:31:04]} 41. Rad1 {[%clk 0:30:37]} Rxd2 {[%clk 0:29:59]} 42. Rxd2 {[%clk 0:30:56]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:29:53]} 43. Nc3 {[%clk 0:20:34]} Rxa5 {[%clk 0:29:56]} 44. Kf2 {[%clk 0:21:02]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:29:16]} 45. Nd1 {[%clk 0:19:22]} Ra4 {[%clk 0:25:41]} 46. g3 {[%clk 0:16:51]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:25:18]} 47. Nb2 {[%clk 0:15:18]} Rh1 {[%clk 0:25:42]} 48. Nd3 {[%clk 0:15:42]} Rxh2+ {[%clk 0:22:23]} 49. Ke3 {[%clk 0:15:59]} Rxd2 {[%clk 0:21:43]} 50. Kxd2 {[%clk 0:16:12]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:22:04]} 51. Ne5 {[%clk 0:16:07]} Kd6 {[%clk 0:22:13]} 52. Ke3 {[%clk 0:13:43]} Kd5 {[%clk 0:22:37]} 53. Kd3 {[%clk 0:14:08]} Be8 {[%clk 0:20:41]} 54. Ke3 {[%clk 0:14:30]} h5 {[%clk 0:21:05]} 55. Nd3 {[%clk 0:14:01]} Kc4 {[%clk 0:17:47]} 56. Ne5+ {[%clk 0:14:12]} Kc3 {[%clk 0:17:15]} 57. Nd3 {[%clk 0:14:25]} h4 {[%clk 0:15:41]} 58. gxh4 {[%clk 0:14:23]} g3 {[%clk 0:10:30]} 59. Ne5 {[%clk 0:10:59]} Bh5 {[%clk 0:10:31]} 60. Nd7 {[%clk 0:11:25]} e5 {[%clk 0:07:42]} 61. Nxe5 {[%clk 0:09:00]} Kc2 {[%clk 0:07:40]} 62. Nd3 {[%clk 0:09:11]} Kd1 {[%clk 0:07:56]} 0-1 [Event “Superbet Chess Classic”] [Site “Bucharest”] [Date “2021.06.13”] [Round “8”] [White “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Black “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [Board “5”] [WhiteElo “2765”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [WhiteCountry “AZE”] [WhiteFideId “13400924”] [WhiteEloChange “-2”] [BlackElo “2656”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [BlackCountry “ROU”] [BlackFideId “1207822”] [BlackEloChange “2”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} c5 {[%clk 1:30:53]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:24]} d6 {[%clk 1:31:18]} 3. d4 {[%clk 1:31:43]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 4. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:32:11]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:32:05]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 1:32:33]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:32:32]} 6. Bg5 {[%clk 1:31:20]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:32:45]} 7. Qd2 {[%clk 1:26:20]} a6 {[%clk 1:32:29]} 8. O-O-O {[%clk 1:23:53]} e6 {[%clk 1:32:23]} 9. f4 {[%clk 1:18:17]} b5 {[%clk 1:32:26]} 10. Bxf6 {[%clk 1:16:36]} gxf6 {[%clk 1:32:05]} 11. Kb1 {[%clk 1:14:20]} Qb6 {[%clk 1:32:03]} 12. Nce2 {[%clk 1:10:49]} b4 {[%clk 1:08:39]} 13. f5 {[%clk 1:06:00]} Nxd4 {[%clk 1:05:06]} 14. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:04:12]} e5 {[%clk 1:05:27]} 15. Nf3 {[%clk 0:55:23]} h5 {[%clk 0:59:18]} 16. Bc4 {[%clk 0:54:45]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:54:17]} 17. Qd5 {[%clk 0:43:41]} Rh7 {[%clk 0:53:04]} 18. Nd2 {[%clk 0:39:55]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:39:21]} 19. Qd3 {[%clk 0:39:56]} a5 {[%clk 0:39:46]} 20. Bd5 {[%clk 0:34:32]} Bb5 {[%clk 0:38:07]} 21. Bc4 {[%clk 0:34:53]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:36:03]} 22. Bd5 {[%clk 0:31:18]} Bb5 {[%clk 0:36:24]} 23. Bc4 {[%clk 0:31:44]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:36:23]} 24. Rhe1 {[%clk 0:28:49]} a4 {[%clk 0:24:42]} 25. Nf1 {[%clk 0:21:15]} Bh6 {[%clk 0:22:21]} 26. b3 {[%clk 0:19:24]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:21:04]} 27. Qe2 {[%clk 0:14:32]} h4 {[%clk 0:15:55]} 28. Rd3 {[%clk 0:13:29]} axb3 {[%clk 0:12:22]} 29. cxb3 {[%clk 0:12:46]} Bb5 {[%clk 0:12:40]} 30. Bxb5 {[%clk 0:05:20]} Qxb5 {[%clk 0:13:06]} 31. Nd2 {[%clk 0:04:55]} Bxd2 {[%clk 0:13:07]} 32. Qxd2 {[%clk 0:05:23]} Qb6 {[%clk 0:11:44]} 33. Rd1 {[%clk 0:04:08]} Rc6 {[%clk 0:10:42]} 34. g4 {[%clk 0:00:34]} hxg3 {[%clk 0:10:21]} 35. hxg3 {[%clk 0:01:02]} Rg7 {[%clk 0:09:26]} 36. Qe2 {[%clk 0:01:11]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:04:59]} 37. g4 {[%clk 0:00:59]} Qc5 {[%clk 0:03:06]} 38. Rd5 {[%clk 0:01:03]} Qc3 {[%clk 0:02:33]} 39. R5d3 {[%clk 0:01:17]} Qc5 {[%clk 0:02:38]} 40. Rd5 {[%clk 0:31:42]} Qc3 {[%clk 0:32:34]} 41. R5d3 {[%clk 0:31:06]} Qc5 {[%clk 0:30:40]} 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Classic 2021”] [Site “Bucharest ROU”] [Date “2021.06.14”] [Round “9.1”] [White “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”] [Black “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [WhiteElo “2760”] [BlackElo “2770”] [ECO “C47”] [Opening “Four knights”] [Variation “Scotch, 4…exd4”] [WhiteFideId “623539”] [BlackFideId “13401319”] [EventDate “2021.06.05”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Ne2 c5 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. h3 Bxe2 17. Bxe2 d4 18. Bc4 Rab8 19. b3 Bc7 20. Rd3 Ba5 21. Rf3 Kg7 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Rf3 Kg7 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Rf3 Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Classic 2021”] [Site “Bucharest ROU”] [Date “2021.06.14”] [Round “9.2”] [White “Giri, Anish”] [Black “Grischuk, Alexander”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [WhiteElo “2780”] [BlackElo “2776”] [ECO “C53”] [Opening “Giuoco Piano”] [WhiteFideId “24116068”] [BlackFideId “4126025”] [EventDate “2021.06.05”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. O-O Qe7 10. b4 Be6 11. a4 O-O 12. b5 Nb8 13. d4 axb5 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. axb5 Nd7 17. Nc4 Qe6 18. Qd3 exd4 19. cxd4 Bb6 20. h3 Rae8 21. Rfe1 d5 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Ne3 Qe4 24. Qc4 Nf6 25. Ng4 Qf5 26. Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qd5 Rb8 28. Re5 Rbd8 29. Qe4 Qg6 30. Qxb7 Rxd4 31. Nxd4 Bxd4 32. Ree1 Bxa1 33. Rxa1 Qd6 34. Rc1 Re8 35. Qc6 Qxc6 36. Rxc6 Re5 37. Rxc7 Rxb5 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Rc7 Kg8 40. Rc8+ Kh7 41. Rc7 Kg8 42. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Classic 2021”] [Site “Bucharest ROU”] [Date “2021.06.14”] [Round “9.3”] [White “Aronian, Levon”] [Black “Radjabov, Teimour”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [WhiteElo “2781”] [BlackElo “2765”] [ECO “C67”] [Opening “Ruy Lopez”] [Variation “open Berlin defence, l’Hermet variation”] [WhiteFideId “13300474”] [BlackFideId “13400924”] [EventDate “2021.06.05”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Classic 2021”] [Site “Bucharest ROU”] [Date “2021.06.14”] [Round “9.4”] [White “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [WhiteElo “2656”] [BlackElo “2770”] [ECO “E32”] [Opening “Nimzo-Indian”] [Variation “classical variation”] [WhiteFideId “1207822”] [BlackFideId “5202213”] [EventDate “2021.06.05”] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. e3 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Nc6 17. g3 Qb7 18. Kg2 Ne5 19. Qf4 Kg7 20. e4 Nxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxb2 22. Rd7 Rfd8 23. Rhd1 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Qe5 25. Qg4+ Kf8 26. Qe2 Rb8 27. Rxa7 f5 28. Qh5 Qxe4+ 29. f3 Rb2+ 30. Kh3 Rxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Qe2+ 32. Kg1 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qe2+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event “Superbet Classic 2021”] [Site “Bucharest ROU”] [Date “2021.06.14”] [Round “9.5”] [White “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Black “Deac, Bogdan-Daniel”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [WhiteElo “2820”] [BlackElo “2627”] [ECO “A07”] [Opening “Reti”] [Variation “King’s Indian attack (Barcza system)”] [WhiteFideId “2020009”] [BlackFideId “1226380”] [EventDate “2021.06.05”] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 d4 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. a4 O-O 10. b3 Re8 11. h4 Bb4 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. h5 a6 15. a5 Nf8 16. Nh4 b5 17. axb6 cxb6 18. Bxb4 Nxb4 19. Qd2 Nc6 20. Nf5 g6 21. Nh4 b5 22. Na5 Nxa5 23. Rxa5 Rb6 24. Raa1 Qe7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. f4 Qh7 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Rf2 Qg7 29. c3 dxc3 30. Qxc3 Ne6 31. Nf3 Rd6 32. Rc1 Bd7 33. Nxe5 Nd4 34. Nxd7 Qxd7 35. b4 Qg4 36. Re1 Rd7 37. Re3 Qg5 38. Qc1 Kg7 39. Bh3 Rde7 40. Kg2 Rh8 41. Re1 Qh5 42. Rh1 Qe5 43. Qb2 Nc6 44. Rc1 Qxb2 45. Rxb2 Ne5 46. Rd1 Rd8 47. d4 Nc6 48. d5 Rd6 49. Rf1 Ne5 50. Be6 Rc7 51. Ra1 Rc4 52. Rba2 Rxe4 53. Rxa6 Rxa6 54. Rxa6 Rxb4 55. Kf2 Ra4 56. Rb6 Ra2+ 57. Kf1 Nc4 58. Rxb5 Kf6 59. Ke1 Nd6 60. Rb3 Ke5 61. Kd1 Rg2 62. g4 Ne4 63. Ke1 Rh2 64. Ra3 Rb2 65. Bf7 g5 66. Be6 Nf6 67. Ra5 Rb4 68. Ke2 Nxg4 69. Bxg4 Rxg4 70. Kf3 Rd4 71. Kg3 Rxd5 72. Rxd5+ Kxd5 73. Kg4 Ke4 74. Kxg5 1/2-1/2 [/pgn]

  • Leader Standings Challenged in Superbet Round 5

    Leader Standings Challenged in Superbet Round 5

    GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan is quickly gaining ground on GMs Alexander Grischuk and Wesley So going into the fifth round of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest with a score of 7.5 to So’s 8 and Grischuk’s 7.75.

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    After getting off to a sleepy start, the games have started to get more interesting as well. It’s obvious that Anish Giri’s loss the other day affected him severely as he’s fallen to 8th place in the standings with a score of 5. Mamedyarov’s game and performance from Round 4 has certainly been of interest given his quick rise and challenge to the tournament’s current leaders.

    [pgn initialHalfMove=65] [Event “Superbet Classic 2021”] [Site “Bucharest ROU”] [Date “2021.06.09”] [Round “5.3”] [White “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Black “Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar”] [Result “0-1”] [WhiteTitle “GM”] [BlackTitle “GM”] [WhiteElo “2656”] [BlackElo “2770”] [ECO “A06”] [Opening “Reti opening”] [WhiteFideId “1207822”] [BlackFideId “13401319”] [EventDate “2021.06.05”] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 e6 3. c4 Be7 4. b3 Bf6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Bb2 c5 7. Qc2 Nbc6 8. Na4 b6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Nc3 Qh5 12. Ne4 Qg6 13. Nh4 Qh6 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. g3 Rd8 17. Be2 Kg7 18. a3 Rd6 19. f4 Rhd8 20. Rd1 f5 21. Nf3 Nd5 22. O-O Kg8 23. Rb1 a5 24. Bb5 Nce7 25. Rfd1 Nf6 26. Bf1 Ng4 27. h3 Nf6 28. d3 Nc6 29. Re1 Qg7 30. Qf2 Kh8 31. Kh2 Rg8 32. Be2 Nd5 33. Bf1 e5 34. fxe5 Rg6 35. Nh4 Rxg3 36. d4 Qg5 37. Ng2 cxd4 38. exd4 Nxd4 0-1 [/pgn]

    Today was a rest day for the players, but tomorrow we get back to business as So and Grischuk work to maintain their leads. But…in chess, like life, anything can happen. You can read more in-depth analysis on Chess.com or The Week in Chess.

  • Giri Smoked in Superbet Day #3

    Giri Smoked in Superbet Day #3

    I spent a good portion of this morning with the boards from the Superbet Chess Classic up while I worked my day job. I watched the full game between Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian. It had a few good moments, but was mostly a sleeper that ended in a draw. It wasn’t until I switched to Anish Giri’s game that things got very interesting.

    [pgn initialHalfMove=63][Event “Grand Chess Tour Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021”] [Site “Chess.com”] [Date “2021.06.07”] [Round “3”] [White “Lupulescu, Constantin”] [Black “Giri, Anish”] [Result “1-0”] [WhiteElo “2656”] [BlackElo “2780”] [TimeControl “5400+30”] 1. c4 {[%clk -1:0-1:0-27]} 1… e5 {[%clk 0:00:28]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 0:00:13]} 2… Nf6 {[%clk 0:00:29]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 0:00:08]} 3… Nc6 {[%clk 0:00:03]} 4. e3 {[%clk 0:00:09]} 4… Bb4 {[%clk 0:02:01]} 5. Qc2 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 5… Bxc3 {[%clk 0:00:23]} 6. Qxc3 {[%clk 0:00:21]} 6… Qe7 {[%clk 0:00:09]} 7. d4 {[%clk 0:00:20]} 7… Ne4 {[%clk 0:04:03]} 8. Qd3 {[%clk 0:02:19]} 8… exd4 {[%clk 0:00:08]} 9. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 9… Nc5 {[%clk 0:00:08]} 10. Qd1 {[%clk 0:04:25]} 10… Nxd4 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 11. Qxd4 {[%clk 0:00:05]} 11… O-O {[%clk 0:02:26]} 12. Be2 {[%clk 0:03:33]} 12… b6 {[%clk 0:00:40]} 13. O-O {[%clk 0:05:36]} 13… Bb7 {[%clk 0:01:54]} 14. f3 {[%clk 0:01:32]} 14… a5 {[%clk 0:09:10]} 15. Bd2 {[%clk 0:06:55]} 15… f5 {[%clk 0:06:36]} 16. Rad1 {[%clk 0:09:26]} 16… d6 {[%clk 0:06:43]} 17. b3 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 17… Rae8 {[%clk 0:00:58]} 18. Rf2 {[%clk 0:03:11]} 18… Rf6 {[%clk 0:09:57]} 19. Bd3 {[%clk 0:10:33]} 19… Qf7 {[%clk 0:16:27]} 20. Re2 {[%clk 0:17:44]} 20… Qh5 {[%clk 0:22:41]} 21. Be1 {[%clk 0:02:44]} 21… Be4 {[%clk 0:00:57]} 22. Bb1 {[%clk 0:09:28]} 22… Rg6 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 23. Bg3 {[%clk 0:04:01]} 23… Bxb1 {[%clk 0:00:07]} 24. Rxb1 {[%clk 0:00:07]} 24… Ne4 {[%clk 0:00:29]} 25. Rbe1 {[%clk 0:10:33]} 25… Nxg3 {[%clk 0:00:43]} 26. Qd5+ {[%clk 0:00:13]} 26… Kh8 {[%clk 0:04:05]} 27. hxg3 {[%clk 0:00:05]} 27… Rxg3 {[%clk 0:00:13]} 28. e4 {[%clk 0:00:37]} 28… Qxf3 {[%clk 0:00:42]} 29. Qf7 {[%clk 0:00:20]} 29… Rg8 {[%clk 0:01:14]} 30. exf5 {[%clk 0:00:26]} 30… Qc6 {[%clk 0:06:18]} 31. Rf2 {[%clk 0:01:40]} 31… Qc5 {[%clk 0:00:11]} 32. Re7 {[%clk 0:02:34]} 32… Qd4 {[%clk 0:01:11]} 33. Re8 {[%clk 0:01:54]} 33… Rxg2+ {[%clk 0:00:56]} 34. Kxg2 {[%clk 0:00:08]} 34… Qg4+ {[%clk 0:00:03]} 35. Kh2 {[%clk 0:00:09]} 35… Qh4+ {[%clk 0:00:06]} 36. Kg2 {[%clk 0:00:55]} 36… Qg4+ {[%clk 0:00:07]} 37. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:12]} 37… Qh3+ {[%clk 0:00:36]} 38. Ke1 {[%clk 0:02:37]} 38… Qc3+ {[%clk 0:00:15]} 39. Rd2 {[%clk 0:00:23]} 1-0 [/pgn]

    In this position, Giri blundered with 31…Qc5, which allowed White a win with 32.Re7. I missed the move when it was originally made, but it was apparent when the inline analysis tool on Chess.com’s events viewer went from balanced to completely White. It was obvious that the game was over with no real way for Giri to escape. This is an interesting win, especially given that Constantin Lupulescu, the GM who beat him, was chosen to participate as part of the tournament’s local talent pool.

    Obviously, Giri is human and nobody’s perfect. He’ll certainly shrug off the blunder and move on to the next drawn game… See the game itself on Chess.com or more commentary on today’s round from The Week in Chess.

  • Website Code Refresh and Updates

    Website Code Refresh and Updates

    It’s taken a few weeks, but I’m almost finished with the code refresh and cleaning out all of the junk here on Campfire Chess. You’ll notice that quite a few things have changed. Some are subtle and some are not so subtle. I’m still in the process of going through all of the old content to determine its historical merit. Some older content has been removed because the YouTube videos they reference or the websites/products they reference no longer exist. The world of chess is always changing and so will we. Here’s a brief overview of what’s happening so far:

    • More regular updates of news, events, and games from top players as well as local games and events.
    • Completely redesigned the Downloads page. More game collections are on their way.
    • Realigned all 300+ posts since the website opened to make sure they align with proper categories.
    • Removed 10+ posts referencing websites, products, and YouTube videos that no longer exist.

    Additionally, I’m working to add some new features to the site as well.

    • Started working on the chess utility. Right now it’s just a board that can be used for quick online analysis. Eventually it’ll include libraries and openings, but it’s just basic at the moment.
    • More interaction and cross-blogging with Chess.com. Campfire Chess is now a Chess.com premium member and I’d eventually like to feature the content on this website alongside their top blogs as well. You can view certain content from this site cross-blogged here.
    • The YouTube channel for this site is dead, but I hope to revive it before the end of the year with some new content. I just have to decide what kind of chess content I’m going to feature.

    I’m very excited to be bringing this project back to life and I hope that you’ll continue to take the journey with me. The best way to engage with Campfire Chess is on our social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

  • 2021 Complete Chess Summer Camp

    2021 Complete Chess Summer Camp

    Learn chess this summer with San Antonio Chess Champion
    National Chess Master
    Jesse James Lozano

    This summer, Complete Chess will offer a series of five-day chess camps for children of all grade levels and chess skill sets. Each camp, taught by City Champion Jesse James Lozano and experienced chess coaches, will provide a range of chess related activities including chess lessons, puzzle competitions, blitz games, Bughouse chess, game analysis, tactics training and strategy workshops. To keep camp fun, additional activities include Rubik’s Cube, LEGO, Pokémon and movie night.

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